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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026  (Read 471 times)

ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« on: January 31, 2026, 1551 UTC »
1549 Paul Simon "Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard" - very good signal.

« Last Edit: January 31, 2026, 1637 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: ION RADIO 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2026, 1554 UTC »
1554utc SIO433 direct

50 ways to leave your lover
I'd   by YL   missed it
Graceland
OM  Talking    then ID   ION radio
Mother and child reunion
Late in the evening
SSTV
BAD bad Leroy brown
Operator
Greenback Dollar
One  toke over the line
SSTV
Shanty
Green eyed lady
If you wanna get to heaven
SSTV
YL   signing off

Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: January 31, 2026, 1640 UTC by dxwingr »
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ION Radio 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2026, 1601 UTC »
Very good reception, some fades
1600 OM "If I was the Prince of Darkness I would engulf the entire world in darkness"
1603 ION ID, "Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon
Maybe "Kodachrome"?
1610 SSTV
1613 "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce
1615 to "Operator" JC
1619 ID to "Greenback Dollar" The Kingston Trio
1622 "One Toke Over the Line" Brewer & Shipley
1625 SSTV
« Last Edit: January 31, 2026, 1626 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: ION RADIO 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2026, 1604 UTC »
1602 >S5 Good Audio
1603 YL w/ID ION Radio
1604 Mother and Child Reunion Paul Simon
1608 "Sat right down and smoked myself a J"
1610 SSTV
1612 Jim Croce Bad Leroy Brown
1615 YL w/ID
1619 YL w/ID - ION RADIO
1622 One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley
1630 S7 Good Audio
1634 If you want to get to heaven
1638 SSTV
1639  YL w/ID AND SIGN OFF
1640 OTA
« Last Edit: January 31, 2026, 1642 UTC by Zenith.swl »
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2026, 1615 UTC »
Poor in heavy local noise with Jim Croce "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" at 1614
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Re: UNID 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2026, 1617 UTC »
1617  Just usable in Wyomissing.  Only about 10 dB above the noise.

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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 1549 UTC 31 JAN 2026
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2026, 1619 UTC »
1617 "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" - Jim Croce.
1619 ION Radio ID into "Greenback Dollar" - The Kingston Trio.
1622 "One Toke Over the Line" - Brewer & Shipley.
1625 Scottie 1 sstv image.
1628 "Shanty" - Jonathan Edwards.
1630 ID into "Green Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf.
1634 "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
1637 Scottie 1 sstv image.
1639 YL with ID, eQSL email info and sign-off message.
1640 OTA.



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