Bell System 6971.9 USB 1832 UTC 13 OCT 2025

[Radiouser]

Listening via the K1VL SDR

1832 Telephone ops handling calls.
1929 OTA.

[ChrisLobdell]

1832 Dial tones, operators speaking .. S7
1931 off then YL with numbers till 1933 QRT

[jackroberts]

better at 6971.9
1840  telephone operator sounds and rings, National Bureau of Standards WWV Fort Collins Colorado;
1845 continuing - try your call again later; what number did you dial; there appears to be a receiver off the hook
1849 ID OM - You have been listening to the Bell System; this is the Bell System
1850 continuing - this is the recording in Ashbury North Carolina; you have 5 cents credit
1855 continuing - if you share your line with others, be a good party line neighbor; please check your instruction manual or call the repair service for assistance
1900 continuing - what number did you dial please;
1905 continuing - the number you have reached is not in service at this time; something in French!
1910 continuing - time to order a kitchen extension telephone; this is a recording from Trinidad
1915 continuing - WWV; remember, haste makes waste.  You save time by dialing accurately;
1920 continuing - these experimental transmissions are originating; please stay on the line and an operator will answer
1925 ID

I still say that this is a perfect example of a John Cage composition
Please EQSL to [email protected]
Shrewsbury VT SDR
SINPO:  45454

[myteaquinn]

1844: Weak indistinct female voice. Hearing dial tones so she is maybe answering phones.

[ChrisSmolinski]

1848 A fair to good signal - thanks for helping to #keep43mweird - especially by being on exactly 43 meters!

[J. Carlos Pérez Montero]

Broadcaster:  Bell System
Listening date: 13 October 2025
Listening time: 18:40 to UTC time
Frequency: 6971.9 USB
SINPO: 45544
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: Aziloop Active Orthogonal Loop
Details of the programme listened to:
Telephone operators with calls to communicate

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]

Thank you for your show.

[Treehouse SWL]

S7 signal with pretty good audio heard via the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, with noticeable static and noise ...

1851 UTC: Operators talking and phone noises.
1853 UTC: Operator: "Please deposit ..."
1855 UTC: Montage of more operators talking with callers.
1901 UTC: Continuation of phone noises and operators talking.
1904 UTC: "This is a recorded announcement ... Your call did not go through."
1907 UTC: "What number are you calling, please?"
1911 UTC: "The telephone company wishes you happiness all through the year!" Reception has improved, as this signal's a little stronger now and better against the background noise levels.
1915 UTC: WWV audio mixed in among all the phone-related sounds and operators talking.
1925 UTC: Male-voiced ID: "You are listening to The Bell System," then more phone sounds and operators.
1929 UTC: Off.

Thanks for the broadcast. For somebody who grew up in the 1970s and '80s, all these phone noises and operator conversations are very nostalgic!

[AlexRadioDX]

18.45 UTC, listening via websdr NA5B, SINPO - 35533, S7 on peak, 18.49 UTC - talk male ID  - ..You have been listening to the Bell System; this is the Bell System,
18.50 UTC - continuing - this is the operator in Asheville North Carolina, operator call.

[Andrew Yoder]

Weak signal at 1902. Dialtones, operator messages, "hellos," etc. Love hearing this show, but signal is down around the threshold today

Signal's improved a good bit. Think I heard a couple of IDs intertwined with the other messages and sounding like one of them. Something to the effect of "This transmission is a broadcast of the Bell System"

YL numbers next. Part of same show or something else?

[Ct Yankee]

Very good reception

1907 Various pre-recorded phone system messages
1909 "What number did you dial, please?"

[dxwingr]

1910utc  good signal on Fair Hill, MD. SDR

telephone  talk  operator answering calls

[Danx73]

1910 UTC
Phone Operators talking, phones ringing, phone companies ads, even a Montreal metro announcement in French: Next station, Berri-UQAM

SINPO: 55545

Hilarious

via KiwiSDR Shrewbury, VA

[Buccaneer]

1919 UTC phone company operators...very retro.

strong clear signal S9