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Author Topic: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026  (Read 679 times)

artsoul

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Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« on: October 04, 2026, 0202 UTC »
s20 Portland, OR

0200 Fine Time to Leave Me Lucille - Kenny Rogers
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2026, 0203 UTC »
0202: Lucille by Kenny Rogers.
0204: Bad Boy by Geordie Kieffer.
0207: Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen.
0218: Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy by Terry Allen.
0235: Lake of Fire by Nirvana.
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0236 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2026, 0204 UTC »
0203 - Lucille - Kenny Rogers            noisy S6
0211 - Come Dancing - The Kinks
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0211 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2026, 0206 UTC »
0205 - Bits of audio jumping above the noise, signal is S4 into my NYC shack.

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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2026, 0209 UTC »
0208: "Surfin' Bird / Bird is the Word" - Trashmen

Thanks for the show!
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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: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2026, 0212 UTC »
Signal is S7-9+. Audio is good.

0211 Come Dancing by The Kinks
...
0219 Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy by Terry Allen

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« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0219 UTC by Robot Matrix »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2026, 0213 UTC »
0212 S-5/7 into WNY. Holding well above the noise floor.
0215 Eye of the tiger
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0216 UTC by MrMomB »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2026, 0235 UTC »
0233 on Empire MI sdr2 with weak S3-S7 signal and some fading, some QRM, strange pop music, obscure Halloween songs. 
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0241 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2026, 0252 UTC »
Hi Bandaid Radio

Tonight first time your signal over Bogotá, Colombia SIO 333

Noted after 0240UTC

Female voice ID station and mentions QSL



thanks for the show

Some eQSL very apreciated

Locator: FJ24xr

I uploaded a short video in HFU´s Facebook page
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0324 UTC by DXrafaelcolDX »
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refmo

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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2026, 0258 UTC »
S6 @ 0257 with "New Age Girl" Deadeye Dick
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2026, 0301 UTC »
S8  SIO 434  SINPO 45444

0258 UTC New Age Girl by Deadeye Dick
0259 OM comments, YL ID
0300 If Love is a Red Dress by Maria McKee
0305 OM comments
0306 One More Swing by RIVN

Thanks!!!!
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0306 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2026, 0321 UTC »
0321 "Snow White" - Streetheart.
Dave in Hamilton, ON Please eQSL to [email protected]

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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2026, 0324 UTC »
SIO 444, very clean copy. Thanks for the show!
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2026, 0337 UTC »
03:30z Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
04:00z Row your boat? I am unfamiliar with this song.
04:05z Off

444 Lansing Michigan thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0406 UTC by Nielsbo »
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Re: Bandaid Radio 6940 USB 0200 UTC 4 OCT 2026
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2026, 0400 UTC »
0354 "Paint It Black"   S7 via W3HFU SDR
0403 "Row Your Boat"? by a child group? Laughing ...
0405 Off The Air or fade out ....
« Last Edit: October 04, 2026, 0406 UTC by ChrisLobdell »
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