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Author Topic: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025  (Read 452 times)

Offline myteaquinn

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Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« on: December 31, 2025, 0210 UTC »
0209: California Girls by The Beach Boys.
0212: Love Me Do by The Beatles.
0215: Little Things by Bobby Goldsboro.
0259: Off
« Last Edit: December 31, 2025, 0259 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2025, 0212 UTC »
S7+ signal with fair to good audio heard via the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, with noise and fading ...

0212 UTC: "Love Me Do" by The Beatles.
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2025, 0212 UTC »
Must be your email program. Maybe set up another account on another server. Proton.me or even Gmail.

Sounding as good as ever.

0212 "Love Me Do" - The Beatles.
0214 "Little Things" - Bobby Goldsboro.
0216 ID.
0217 "Sunny" Bobby Hebb.
0220 "Liar Liar" - The Castaways.
0222 "Pipeline" - The Chantays.
0225 "The Pied Piper" - Crispian St. Peters.
0227 "Catch Us If You Can" - The Dave Clark Five.
0230 "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan.
0235 "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" - Eydie Gorme.
0238 "Walk Like a Man" - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
0240 "Shakin' All Over" - The Guess Who.
0242 "I'm Henry the Eighth I Am" - Herman's Hermits.
0244 ID.
0245 "Look Through Any Window" - The Hollies.
0247 "I'm Your Puppet" - James & Bobby Purify.
0250 "The Poor Side Of Town" - Johnny Rivers.
0253 "Tired of Waiting for You" - The Kinks.
0256 "Foil" - "Weird Al" Yankovic.
0259 OTA.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
« Last Edit: December 31, 2025, 0303 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Band Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2025, 0212 UTC »
S8-9  SIO 444  SINPO 45444

0211 UTC California Girls by The Beach Boys
0212 ID, OM comments into Love Me Do by The Beatles
0214 Little Things by Bobby Goldsboro
0217 OM comments into Sunny by Bob Hebb
0219 Signal peaks at S9+5

Thanks!
« Last Edit: December 31, 2025, 0218 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2025, 0214 UTC »
S9+10

0212 Love Me Do - The Beatles
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2025, 0223 UTC »
0221 UTC Received in Portland 5x5
0221 UTC Pipeline - The Chantays
0225 UTC I'm the Pied Piper -  Crispian St. Peters.
 SWITCHED TO KIWI SDR
0227 UTC Catch Us If You Can - The Dave Clark 5
0229 UTC Sunshine Superman - Donovan
0234 UTC ID - THE STATION SOUNDS GREAT!
0235 UTC Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme
0238 UTC Walk Like a Man - Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons
0240 UTC Shakin' All Over - The Guess Who
0243 UTC Henry the 8th - Hermits
0244 UTC Station ID
0245 UTC Look Thru Any Window - Hollies
0247 UTC I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
0250 UTC The Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
0253 UTC Tired of Waiting for You - Kinks
0255 UTC ID End of Show
0256 UTC Foil - Weird Al

Thank you my friend!
« Last Edit: December 31, 2025, 0259 UTC by artsoul »
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2025, 0224 UTC »
0224 S7 with some local QRN but otherwise signal is excellent.
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2025, 0226 UTC »
S7 and sounding good with the Pied Piper
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2025, 0227 UTC »
0225 "Pied Piper"
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2025, 0229 UTC »
Off the air at 0229 utc when I check
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2025, 0233 UTC »
0232 on Traverse City MI sdr with fair S9-S9+10 signal, "sunshine superman" by Donovan, "walk like a man" Four Seasons, at 0241 down to S7-S9,
« Last Edit: December 31, 2025, 0241 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2025, 0234 UTC »
0233 Peaking S9 with some fading, but overall hanging in there.
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2025, 0240 UTC »
0238: S5 with moderate QRN on the Shrewsbury VT KiwiSDR. Heard "Blame it on the Bosa Nova" and "Walk Like a Man." 
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Re: Band-Aid Radio 6950 USB 0209 UTC 31 DEC 2025
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2025, 2251 UTC »
Really poor reception for me in BC. Only caught Love Me Do at 0212

20251231_0212_UT_6950_khz_USB_North_America_Band_Aid_Radio.mp4

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