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Author Topic: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14  (Read 15666 times)

jFarley

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XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« on: December 13, 2014, 0041 UTC »
0040 rolling it out

S9+5 initially
Heading out for a while, but we will leave the recorder on you, redhat!
Thanks for the show!

Got a nice recording of the entire show, and listening to it today.  The signal strength held up quite well tonight, and here is the strength vs. time for the entire show.



The somewhat weaker reception prior to 19000 seconds would be WHYP.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2014, 1959 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2014, 0042 UTC »
S8 here at 0042z.
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2014, 0042 UTC »
SINPO: 43334 - nice fidelity - recording this one for posterity
                        juicy signal 10 kHz to 15 kHz wide and more at peaks

0042 - S/On music - nice bassy tones
0043 - Positive ID by OM as "This is Radio Station XFM. Please Stand by......"
0046 - "XFM is now on the Air..."
           and into music B52s
0051 - ID by OM - will play all genres - E-Mail addy as: [email protected]
           taking possible requests - shoutouts to the HFU HF and other boards (Thanks !!)
0057 - into some Metallica... (head banging music)
0101 - UTC time check, into Duran Duran
0107 - ID, time check, e-mail addy... ..."the more you drink, the better we sound..."
0108 - Over & Over - Hot Chick (?)
0120 - Keep On Dancing - No Doubt
.......
0140 - I Will Follow - U2
0156 - signal fades down some now...
0158 - mentions he is backed up in sending eQSL's - says he has to send some back from July 4th program
           and this is Show #6
0158 - What Do I have To Do
.......
0233 - mentions they got a report from Europe and are making it across the Big Pond...
           more shoutouts
0242 - Canned ID
0243 - music from Slipknot
.......
0357 - S/Off - QRT

Thank You for the Show.

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« Last Edit: December 13, 2014, 1317 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2014, 0043 UTC »
Got it here as well, S6-S8.  Looking forward to the show!

0137z: Teddybears "Punkrocker" - thanks Redhat, you made my kid's night with that request :-)  Another pirate radio fan born!

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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2014, 0044 UTC »
6975 ~24 khz bandwidth  S7 - S9+10

00:45 utc " X FM is Now On The Air"
00:52 utc  XFM CEO, broadcast engineer, and DJ, RedHat talking various including
Shout outs, E-mail address, requesting request, splendid audio as usual.
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3:50 utc  Thanks for the Show Redhat, Excellent signal for the entire show tonight!
« Last Edit: December 13, 2014, 0351 UTC by Rockpicker »
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 0048 UTC »
00:39 heard BIG AM Signal
00:40 to 00:47 repeated ID's with deep muffled bass then into music B52's Whopping S9 signal into 10+ peaks!
00:52 live shoutouts...thanks Redhat!
01:54 still going strong

Request....anything by Crystal Method?
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2014, 0054 UTC »
Got XFM in Wyomissing with a fair signal.  A bit of noise and fading make it "fair."  SINPO 45343

From 0051, talking about the broadcast.


Thanks,


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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2014, 0058 UTC »
XFM sounding good in NH tonight, S9+10

0055z XFM ID, "gonna be playing heavier music tonight", [email protected]
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2014, 0100 UTC »
XFM Shortwave on 00:56 UTC Hearing some hard rock with the dee jay giving the name of the song. Excellent signal plus 20 with little interference here in Western South Carolina using a Eton E1XM radio with Alpha Delta DX Ultra Antenna  inverted V . I hope he has some warm beverage with him maybe he can catch some meteors!

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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2014, 0103 UTC »
0100z ID
0101z "Follow Me Down"
0159z "What Do I Have To Do?" Stabbing Westward  ;)

s9-10+ tonight... Some light fades but sounding good Redhat...

Thanks for the shoutout!!!
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2014, 0105 UTC »
1:00  Announced Duran Duran.  Signal gradually rising as the evening progresses. S-9 here with the Christmas LED switching lights hovering an S-8.5
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2014, 0110 UTC »
Very nice sounding audio here tonight
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2014, 0115 UTC »
0111utc
I hear XFM here. The fades aren't so bad. Lots of signal. Difficult to tune with my meager usb.

Using my new antenna. A random wire. Its the remains of my horizontal loop that got taken out by a palm frond in last night's wind and rain storm. Then the branch of the tree that was supporting it got cracked so I had to cut the branch down.

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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2014, 0116 UTC »
X-FM, 6975, 0108, 12.13.14.  Nice mix of music, talk and ID's.  

Good (S8) signal with pleasant audio.

Thanks for the show.
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Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2014, 0119 UTC »
S9 and pretty good audio.  Some selective fading, but good copy.
"Steal My Sunshine" by Len @ 0116.  Fading has gotten better @ 0125, sounding great here.
0200 - "What Do I Have to Do" by Stabbing Westward [great band!]
0222 - still S9 with "Monkey Gone to Heaven"  [another nice selection!]
Thanks for playing my request from the last show - sounded good.  Turns out it was by a band called Living Syndication.
0254 - 'Love Song' by 311
0314 - even stronger now - S9+10 with the B52's
0338 - down to S8 at times, but still good copy "Trap Doors" by Broken Bells
0348 - I switched antennas and back up to S9+ with "Insoluble"
Thanks for the tunes!
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