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Author Topic: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025  (Read 377 times)

Offline Radiouser

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Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« on: October 17, 2025, 0145 UTC »
s5-6 Direct

0144 Telephone Operators answering calls.
0153 WWV ID on top of the operators voices.
0155 Operator with "Please deposit 40 cents for the first three minutes".
0159 Operator with "What number are you dialing please?"
0202 OM with Bell System ID.
0203 WWV ID on top of the operators voices.
0208 OP with "Please check your manual or call Technical assistance".
0212 OTA.

Listening to the Bell System brings to mind Ruth Buzzi as the telephone operator with "One Ringy Dingy..." on Roman & Martin's Laugh In program.  ;D

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )

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« Last Edit: October 20, 2025, 1847 UTC by Radiouser »
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Offline Quasar

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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2025, 0148 UTC »
0148 S9 with no fading.
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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2025, 0152 UTC »
0150: People answering telephones with other telephone sound effects. S7 signal with noise but readable.
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Offline hsmith77

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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2025, 0152 UTC »
0151 telephone operators answering calls  S7
0202 "The Bell System " Id by Om
0212 OFF
« Last Edit: October 17, 2025, 0212 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Offline Sarge94

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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2025, 0158 UTC »
0156 - Telephone operators, dial tones, ringing, etc.          S7

Offline hflstnr

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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2025, 0204 UTC »
0204 - talking about answering machine
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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Re: Bell System 6847 USB 0144 UTC 17 OCT 2025
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2025, 1127 UTC »
Very good on the SDR recording - thanks for the memories of 80s and 90s "telephone experimentation" and for helping to #keep43mweird!
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