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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026  (Read 1366 times)

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Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« on: March 17, 2026, 1758 UTC »
1757 Good signal at tune in - Ion Radio? Allman Brothers.
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2026, 1801 UTC »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2026, 1811 UTC »
Hello all. Testing a different audio feed. Trying to simplify things here.

No more EQ or tuner. Got almost 25% more power without the tuner.

Let me know how it sounds especially the EQ, lows-mids-highs.

Thanks!

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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2026, 1812 UTC »
1812: Very weak unid music.
1815: Seems totally lost here.
« Last Edit: March 17, 2026, 1815 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2026, 1814 UTC »
Fair reception, much noise
1813 "Five to One" The Doors
1815 "Gloria" TD, waves of noise occasionally obscuring entire transmission
1818 Peaks and valleys of noise continue, unusual for your broadcasts received here
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« Last Edit: March 17, 2026, 1825 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2026, 1814 UTC »
S9ish signal and good audio heard via the SDR in Shrewbury, Vermont, with some noise and occasional fading ...

1814 UTC: "Gloria" by The Doors. (Sounds good overall, though maybe the low end's a bit weak. That part is hard to judge on a Doors song, though.)
1820 UTC: "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors.
1823 UTC: "L.A. Woman" by The Doors.
1829 UTC: The fading is getting more frequent as "L.A. Woman" wraps up.
1831 UTC: "Light My Fire" by The Doors.
1839 UTC: After a minute-long pause after "Light My Fire," the signal went off.

The audio sounded good overall. Might need a slightly more bass-forward band than The Doors to squarely judge how the low end sounds.
« Last Edit: March 17, 2026, 1840 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2026, 1816 UTC »

1814 UTC: "Gloria" by The Doors. Sounds good overall!

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Re: UNID 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2026, 1818 UTC »
Good/VG here with some slow fading. Doors cover of "Gloria" at 1817. Audio sounds pretty good to me
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Re: Ion Radio 6955 AM 1757 UTC 17 MAR 2026
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2026, 1837 UTC »
1837utc  weak and little noisy direct

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