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Author Topic: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026  (Read 644 times)

DangerKitty

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Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« on: July 31, 2026, 2343 UTC »
2343: YL talking - 2 sentences then quiet; mentioned sending report for QSL
2344: few bars of music, off/on, "Night On Bald Mountain" - Leonard Berstein & New York Philharmonic for a few seconds, then quiet
2352: a few more seconds of "Night On Bald Mountain", then quiet
2354: ditto
2355: ditto, + YL mentioning R. Free Spirit, this time music continues w/VO of spacecraft comms
2357: Dita (? spelling) talking about "Juan Valdez", rewarding criminal behavior, remembering romance exists, national eye exam month, and more
0000: Dita declares this as National Pirate Radio Month, ID, "Sunny Afternoon" - Ingrid Lucia
0004: "God Save The Queen" - Sex Pistols
0007: ID by Dita, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" - X-Ray Spex
0013: ID, more mx
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0033, 0034: waterfall ID


Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0040 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2026, 2346 UTC »
s7 here

2344 "Night On Bald Mountain" - Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic. Played opening twice then stopped. 2345.
2353 Another short clip of "Night On Bald Mountain" then off.
2354 Another short clip of "Night On Bald Mountain" then off.
2355 "Night On Bald Mountain" with Military comms voice overs with ID.
2357 Dita from Radio Spirit talking.
0000 ID into "Sunny Afternoon" - Ingrid Lucia.
0004 "God Save The Queen" - Sex Pistols.
0007 ID into "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" - X-Ray Spex.
0010 "You Drive Me Wild" - The Runaways.
0013 ID and Dita talking about a racoon that took off with half a peanut butter sandwich.
0014 "It's Okay (To Punch Nazis)" - Cheap Perfume.
0016 "Sonido para dar Noticas de Impacto asomoo" - Asomo Audio into Dita with tonight's news talking about putting the sun on a subscription plan and satellies.
0019 ID and "Sonido para dar Noticas de Impacto asomoo".
0020 "Space Oddity" - David Bowie.
0025 Celebrating National Pirate Radio month and requesting reports with [email protected] email info.
0026 "Blister On the Moon" - Taste.
0029 "Split Part 2" - The Groundhogs.
0034 ID and Spiderman song.
0035 Kill The Poor" - Dead Kennedys.
0038 "Complete Control" -  The Clash.
0042 "Slip It In" - Black Flag with ID and "keep 43 meter weird" voice over.
0048 "Rock & Roll" - The Velvet Underground.
0053 Vita tahnking listeners for tuning in and asking for reports then signing off.
0055 OTA.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0055 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2026, 2356 UTC »
2355: Unid music, station id? Weak signal.
2358: "Welcome to August, a curious little month" into Sunny Afternoon by Ingrid Lucia.
0004: God Save the Queen by Sex Pistols.
0009: Oh Bondage, Up Yours by X-Ray Specs.
0010: You Drive Me Wild by The Runaways.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0010 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2026, 2359 UTC »
S3  SIO 343  SINPO 35443

2359 UTC Conversation
0003 Sunny Afternoon by Ingrid Lucia
0005 God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols
0007 Oh Bondage, Up Yours by X-Ray Spex
0013 YL comments
0014 It's Okay (To Punch Nazis) by Cheap Perfume
0016 YL comments
0019 YL ID into Space Oddity by David Bowie
0035 YL ID into Kill the Poor by Dead Kennedys

Thanks!
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0036 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2026, 0001 UTC »
0000 National Pirate Radio Month!  and Dita's ID
0001 Billie Holiday wannabe - Sunny Afternoon
0004 God Save the Queen
0007 ID and it sounds like one of the raccoons singing  O Bondage Up Yours
0010 You Drive Me Wild
0013 ID and a raccoon has just made off with a peanut butter sandwich
0014 It's OK to Punch Nazis
0016 "This is Dita broadcasting from Studio B" - proposal - put the sun on a subscription plan; the photons have agreed to remain tasteful
0019 David Bowie - Space Oddity
0025 reminder that August is Pirate Radio Month -  ID and email
0026 Blister on the Moon
0029 Split Part 2
0034 quick ID, couple of weird sounds, then Spider Man song
0035 "Here's some punk - time to wake the neighbors" - Kill the Poor
0038 Complete Control
0042 Slip It In, over which we heard Dita's ID
0048 Rock & Roll
0052 email address twice - and radiofreespirit.carrs.co? and off

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SINPO 45343, getting stronger - 55344
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0054 UTC by jackroberts »

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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2026, 0006 UTC »
0006utc  fair  signal

God save the queen
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2026, 0006 UTC »
0006 UTC
S-9+20
MUSIC
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2026, 0012 UTC »
Station: Radio Free Spirit
Listening date: 01 August 2026
Listening time: 00:09 - 00:50 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6960 USB
SINPO: 35333
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: LZ1AQ 1.2m dia
Details of the programme listened to:
  0009 "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" by X-Ray Spex
  0010 "You Drive Me Wild" by The Runaways
  0013 YL ID & talking
  0014 "It's Okay (To Punch Nazis)" by Cheap Perfume
  0016 YL talking (News)
  0020 "Space Oddity" by David Bowie
  0025 YL email address
  0026 "Blister On the Moon" by Taste
  0029 "Split Part 2" by The Groundhogs
  0034 YL ID & Waterfall image ID as "RFS"
          OM song
  0035 YL ID
          "Kill The Poor" by Dead Kennedys
  0038 "Complete Control" by The Clash
  0042 "Slip It In" by Black Flag & YL ID
  0045 Waterfall image ID as "RFS" w/ "Slip It In" by Black Flag
  0048 "Rock & Roll" by The Velvet Underground
  0050

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

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« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0050 UTC by DXerKen »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2026, 0013 UTC »
A hearty s9+ salute to RFS from a cabin in the woods indeed!  The dogs are enjoying the program and begging for popcorn.

0020 Space Oddity - Bowie (always sounds great in the aether)
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0023 UTC by Halloween Jack »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2026, 0014 UTC »
0014 - It's Okay - Cheap Perfume              S8
0016 - Breaking News - SnowMusicStudio
0034 - Spider Man
0035 - Kill The Poor - Dead Kennedys
0042 - Slip It In - Black Flag
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0042 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2026, 0018 UTC »
Good reception, high noise floor
0017 Brit OM & Brit YL talking....."..after four hours of discussion...." "...driven price to $43."
0020 "Space Oddity" David Bowie
0025 "August is Pirate Radio month" email addy, reception reports
0026 "Blister on the Moon" Taste
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0027 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2026, 0029 UTC »
Rough copy in Tulsa tonite, S-5 with lots of storm qrm,

"Space Oddity" - Bowie 0023

yl announcer 0025

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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2026, 0036 UTC »
0034 S8 - SDR Direct
0034 Spider man song
0035 Kill The Poor by Dead Kennedys
0038 Complete Control by The Clash

« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0039 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2026, 0038 UTC »
0038 - mostly in the noise, sounds like punk rock
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6960 USB 2343 UTC 31 JUL 2026
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2026, 0136 UTC »
Broadcaster: Radio Free Spirit
Listening date: 1 August 2026
Listening time: 00:00 to  UTC time
Frequency: 6960 USB
SINPO: 35443
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 "Sunny Afternoon - Ingrid Lucia
0004 "God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
0007 "Oh Bondage, Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex
0010 "You Drive Me Wild - The Runaways
0014 "It's Okay (To Punch Nazis) - Cheap Perfume
0020 "Space Oddity - David Bowie
0026 "Blister On the Moon - Taste

I would be grateful to  - your eQSL at: [email protected]

Thank you for your excellent show.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2026, 0139 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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