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Author Topic: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025  (Read 1596 times)

Tony_Pavick

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Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« on: October 16, 2025, 0218 UTC »
0210 Eagle - Take it Easy
0213 ID and I think address for reception reports
0214 Brief bit of Iron Man by Black Sabbath -- break in music and then restart

Noisy but strong signal

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Re: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2025, 0225 UTC »
Very good signal and audio directly on my radio here near Seattle with some noise and fading; I'm also hearing an S9 signal and nice audio via the Southern Alberta SDR, albeit with moderate noise and fading ...

0223 UTC: "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp.
0227 UTC: Male host with shout-outs to Tony and me and saying he hopes we got the QSL cards (I did!). He explained the station's name by describing his beat-up transmitter and then gave the email address ([email protected]).
0228 UTC: "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" by Don Felder.
0234 UTC: "Band of the Hand" by Bob Dylan & The Heartbreakers.
0238 UTC: Host shouting out RadioUser, giving the email address again, and saying he hopes somebody's listening with a tube radio (sorry, listening on my 2018-produced Eton radio).
0239 UTC: "Gone Hollywood" by Supertramp.
0244 UTC: "Comfortably Number" by Pink Floyd.
0250 UTC: Host back on the mic asking for reception reports.
0251 UTC: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC. Reception's holding up nicely here; even better than at the North Seattle SDR 20 miles south of me.
0253 UTC: Host stopped the song for a moment, said something I didn't catch, then resumed the AC/DC song.
0255 UTC: "Barracuda" by Heart.

Thanks again for the broadcast!
« Last Edit: October 16, 2025, 0300 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2025, 0232 UTC »
0231 "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" - Don Felder.
0234 "Band of the Hand" - Bob Dylan & The Heartbreakers.
0238 OM with email explaining why using CUSB.
0239 "Gone Hollywood" - Supertramp.
0244 "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd.
0250 OM with email into "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC.
0255 "Barracuda" - Heart.
0300 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.
0302 Op signing off with last song tonight.
0303 "Foil" - "Weird Al" Yankovic.
0305 OTA.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
« Last Edit: October 16, 2025, 0305 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2025, 0248 UTC »
0247 Comfortably Numb
0251 Op made announcement, into Highway to Hell
0255 Barracuda, then I Love Rock n Roll
0303 ID and email; Foil
0306 off air

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« Last Edit: October 16, 2025, 0311 UTC by jackroberts »
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2025, 1103 UTC »
Just a very weak carrier here on my SDR recording this time.
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6985 CUSB 0210 UTC 16 OCT 2025
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2025, 1328 UTC »
I managed to capture about 50 minutes before it faded away

20251016_0200_UT_6985_khz_USB_North_America_Band_Aid_Radio.mp4

From what I have read elsewhere, the frequency choice is causing some grief to CFARS on 6981

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