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Author Topic: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026  (Read 1679 times)

DangerKitty

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Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« on: July 10, 2026, 2355 UTC »
2354: music "Night On Bald Mountain" - Leonard Bernstein & NY Philharmonic, w/VO of ?airline? comms
2358: YL talking
2359: ID, "Let's see what's in store ...", "Golden Years" - David Bowie
35333, will likely improve with twilight, particularly astronomical
0004: "Oh! You Pretty Things" - David Bowie
0007: talk about David Bowie, more DB mx
0012: YL talking, "something completely different ...", "Pretty Vacant" - Sex Pistols; several more SP tunes
0023: ID, email reports to [email protected], more mx
0030: News stories, audio pause
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0053: sign off announcements, EOT

Thank you for the wonderful shows you put on!
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0054 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Well, it's come to this: It's midnight and I'm listening to a heavy metal cover version of "The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round" on pirate short wave radio on Sternradio. Is life great, or what!?
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Re: UNID 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2026, 2356 UTC »
s7 here

2355 'Night On Bald Mountain' by Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonica.
2358 Dita talking.
0000 ID into 'Golden Years' by David Bowie.
0004 'Oh! You Pretty Things' by David Bowie.
0007 Dita talking.
0008 'The Man Who Sold the World' by David Bowie.
0012 YL talking.
0013 'Pretty Vacant' by The Sex Pistols.
0020 'No Feelings' by The Sex Pistols.
0022 Vita with ID and email info.
0023 'Train In Vain' by The Clash.
0026 Dita talking into 'Train Kept A-Rollin' by The Yardbirds.
0030 Coa at the Radio Free Spirit News desk and the racoons.
0034 ID by Dita into 'Swamp Thing' by The Chameleons UK.
0040 'Dance with Me' by Lords of the New Church.
0043 'Medusa' by Clan of Xymox.
0049 Dita with ID and email info into 'In Shreds' by The Chameleons.
0054 Dita signing off and OTA.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0054 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: UNID 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2026, 2357 UTC »
2356 Mussorgsky! with military (Nasa?) talk over it
2358 It's been 3 months! 
0000 Radio Free Spirit ID into music Golden Years
0004 Oh You Pretty Things
0007 on a Bowie kick since 1988
0008 another Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
0012 before it turns into Radio Free Bowie ... Pretty Vacant
0016 segued into another Sex Pistols - Problems
0020 No Feelings
0022 Dita's ID and reception reports email address
0023 get the train rolling - Train in Vain
0026 ID, and back with the news right after this - Train Kept a-Rolling
0030 news!  but cut off - Oh no, did you get hit by lightning?
0032 back on - raccoons spotted near Studio B, one carrying a clipboard; coffee reserves inside the studio remain stable = Thanks Koa!
0034 ID and Swamp Thing
0040 Dance With Me
0043 Medusa
0049 Dita ID and email address, into In Shreds
0053 Dita signing off with email address again- and a very kind plug for Ballsmacker

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« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0054 UTC by jackroberts »

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Re: UNID 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2026, 2358 UTC »
2358utc  fair  noisy

People talking
Oh  you Pretty things
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0004 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2026, 0001 UTC »
Broadcaster: Radio Free Spirit
Listening date: 11 July 2026
Listening time: 00:00 to UTC time
Frequency: 6958 USB
SINPO: 45544
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: 250 Ft end fed, 35 ft AGL
Details of the programme listened to
0000 "Golden Years - David Bowie
0004 "Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie
0008 "The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie
0012 "Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
0020 "No Feelings - The Sex Pistols
0023 "Train In Vain - The Clash
0026 "Train Kept A-Rollin - The Yardbirds

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Thank you for your excellent show.
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0029 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2026, 0002 UTC »
00:00 Radio Free Spirit ID then into Golden Years by Bowie  Good signal here in NE PA and great audio. Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2026, 0003 UTC »
Listening via the SDR in Shrewsbury, Vermont, which is receiving an S9 signal and good audio despite the background noise levels this evening ...

0002 UTC: "Golden Years" by David Bowie.
0004 UTC: "Oh! You Pretty Things" by David Bowie (two great Bowie tunes in a row!).
0007 UTC: Female co-hosts talking about David Bowie, with Dita talking about first hearing Bowie's music. (I've been on a Bowie kick for more than 40 years myself.)
0009 UTC: "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie.
0012 UTC: Co-hosts talking again and moving on to The Sex Pistols with "Pretty Vacant."
0016 UTC: "Problems" by The Sex Pistols.
0020 UTC: "No Feelings" by The Sex Pistols.
0022 UTC: Dita giving ID and the email address and inviting listeners to write in.
0023 UTC: "Train in Vain" by The Clash (Hot take: I LOVE The Clash; they're my favorite band. But this tune, one of the band's most popular songs, is overrated, IMHO).
0026 UTC: Dita with ID again, followed by "Train Kept a Rollin'" by The Yardbirds.
0030 UTC: Instrumental news-like theme into the co-hosts giving the "Radio Free Spirit News." As the first story started, however, the transmitter hiccupped on and off.
0032 UTC: The broadcast came back on in the middle of a news story. That was followed by a report about raccoons being seen near the studio and engaging in suspicious activity.
0034 UTC: End of the news, followed by an ID from Dita. That was followed by "Swamp Thing" by The Chameleons UK.

Thanks for the broadcast and music!
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0034 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2026, 0008 UTC »
I have it with a poor noisy signal.   British YL telling a story.
0009 Another David Bowie song.
0012 Playing a Clash song
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0013 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2026, 0008 UTC »
0007 - fading in and out, can hear a YL with an English accent
0009 - The man who sold the world- David Bowie
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2026, 0009 UTC »
Very good signal but noisy tonight - 55244

0004 - Oh! You Pretty Things / DAVID BOWIE
0007 - YL talking about being on a Bowie kick for years
0012 - ID (yl), Radio Free Spirit
0013 - Pretty Vacant / SEX PISTOLS
0022 - ID (yl), You're listening to RFS followed by email address
0023 - Train In Vain / THE CLASH
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0027 UTC by aurora »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2026, 0019 UTC »
Station: Radio Free Spirit
Listening date: 11 July 2026
Listening time: 00:17 - 00:54 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6958 USB
SINPO: 35333 - 45444
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Tustin, MI, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Tustin, MI, USA
Antenna used: Dipole
Details of the programme listened to:
  0017 "Problems" by Sex Pistols
  0020 "No Feelings" by Sex Pistols
  0023 OM ID & email address
          "Train In Vain" by The Clash
  0026 YL ID
          "Train Kept A-Rollin'" by The Yardbirds
  0030 YL news
  0034 YL ID
          "Swamp Thing" by The Chameleons UK
  0040 "Dance With Me" by Lords of the New Church
  0043 "Medusa" by Clan of Xymox
  0049 YL ID & email address
          "In Shreds" by The Chameleons
  0053 YL ID & email address & signing off message & Good Night
  0054 off

Thank you for your music show.   I enjoyed your music show...

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« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0054 UTC by DXerKen »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2026, 0035 UTC »
0030: Getting a fairly weak S5 with loud QRN using the Shrewsbury VT KiwiSDR.
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2026, 0036 UTC »
0034 S8 with storm QRN - SDR direct
0034 Swamp Thing by The Chameleons UK
0040 Dance With Me by Lords of the New Church
« Last Edit: July 11, 2026, 0042 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6958 USB 2354 UTC 10 JUL 2026
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0049  ID at tune in, 'In Shreds' - The Chameleons, YL speaking as signal faded.

Started at S7 and faded into static floor.
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