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Author Topic: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026  (Read 1233 times)

DangerKitty

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WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« on: February 28, 2026, 0259 UTC »
0254: carrier appears for ~1 minute then off
0259: carrier briefly appears; now in USB, "Are 'Friends' Electric?" - Gary Numan; CW of "WDOG"
0301: shoutout to DK, will move to 470? or 4870? ; QSY to 4870U
0303: "Let Me Be Your Pirate" - Nena, dog barks
35242, a bit noisy, but otherwise "fair" to "good/OK"
0307: ID, from Pittsburgh: "Ah! Leah!" - Donnie Iris
0311: Mr. Dog Prof. Magnetron talks, "Mad World" - Tears for Fears
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0323: ID jingle, "Uncertain Smile" - The The. That's That's Redundant Redundant.
0327: ID, a Bow Wow Wow song: "Do You Wanna Hold Me?"
0331: "She Blinded Me" - Thomas Dolby. (I can give you the name of a good lawyer.)
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0338: 45444, signal generally stronger and more stable than earlier
0340: ID, "Once In A Lifetime" - Talking Heads
0412: shoutouts to HFUers - thank you!
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0422: ID by Professor Magnetron, "Hitch A Ride" - Boston

Thanks for the repeat show! And playing the bird songs!

REQUEST: Could you play a song or 2 about birds, mice or squirrels? DangerKitty loves them. Especially with BB sauce. TIA!
One great one is "Surfin' Bird" aka "Bird is The Word" by the Trashmen  ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4
« Last Edit: February 28, 2026, 0423 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 0254 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2026, 0302 UTC »
0301: Op talking about moving up to 4870.
0303: Up on 4870 now with a good S7 signal with little noise. Into Let Me Be Your Pirate by Nena.
0307: Station ID, into Ah! Leah! by Donnie Iris.
0411: Thank you for the shout out.
« Last Edit: February 28, 2026, 0411 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2026, 0311 UTC »
434 SIO at 0311 UTC in Jacksonville NC
Mad world tears for fears 0312
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2026, 0312 UTC »
0311 Solid S9 and a bit less QRM and QRN than the 43M signal had
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2026, 0313 UTC »
0313 - Mad World - Tears for Fears            S8
0315 - Grip - The Stranglers
0324 - Uncertain Smile - The The
0327 - Do You Wanna Hold Me? - Bow Wow Wow
0340 - Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads
« Last Edit: February 28, 2026, 0341 UTC by Sarge94 »
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William Hassig

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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2026, 0318 UTC »
0317 on Empire MI sdr1 with fair S7 signal, 0319 said "and the squirrels get to eat during the winter months" then another pop tune, nice program, thanks, 0409 dogs howling, at 0412 he read my name from my post on HFU, off at 0537.   
« Last Edit: February 28, 2026, 0539 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2026, 0347 UTC »
0346 "I'm an Adult Now" by The Pursuit of Hppiness.
0349 ID into "Like the Weather" by 10,000 Maniacs.
0353 ID into "In Between Days" by The Cure.
0357 "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil.
« Last Edit: February 28, 2026, 0358 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2026, 0348 UTC »
S9+5 Nice wide audio Thx THW
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Re: WDOG 4870 was 4855 USB 02 UTC 28 FEB 2026
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2026, 0412 UTC »
0403  'What I Like About You' - The Romantics, DJ talk, 'Are "Friends" Electric?' - Paralox, "WDOG" in CW several times, dog howls, DJ talk & shout out to HFU.

S8.  Good reception here.
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