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Author Topic: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z  (Read 1004 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z
« on: April 29, 2016, 2213 UTC »
2214z  Rock Music...signal fair
2216z Static...off air briefly, return with heavy metal rock.  Signal much better.
2220z  OM speaking (distorted) or part of song?
2225z A song I recognize but forgot name (Jesse?)
2227z Much more noise on transmission...another song but cannot make it out.
2235z unid heavy metal......off air briefly to another heavy metal song
2241z Significantly stronger, clearer transmission....unid heavy metal
2244z distortion, off air, return with another heavy metal song (all unid by me)
« Last Edit: April 29, 2016, 2245 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2016, 2228 UTC »
S6 with very nice audio here at 2227 UTC with "Hail to the King"-Avenged Sevenfold
(Signal is USB!)
2231 UTC OM with ID...(sounded like WREC-Radio Free East Coast test?...a bit distorted), into "Bad Girlfriend"-Theory of a Deadman ***
2235 UTC OM with ID...WREC and wrecradio@gmail.com ...into "Remedy"-Seether ***
2239 UTC OM with ID...Very clear this time...no distortion!, followed by "Cum On Feel the Noize"-Quiet Riot
2244 UTC OM (tough copy on the announcer this time), into "Feed My Frankenstein"-Alice Cooper
2249 UTC OM with ID and email addy for reception reports (the music is much louder than the announcing :-X), into "I Love Rock N Roll"-Joan Jett
2252 UTC "My Kind of Lover"-Billy Squier
2255 UTC OM with ID, into "The Warrior"-Patty Smyth
2300 UTC OM with ID, into "Hold On Loosely"-38 Special
2304 UTC OFF

Thanks for the early Friday evening pick me up Radio Free East Coast! :)
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« Last Edit: April 29, 2016, 2305 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2016, 2254 UTC »
SIO 333 at 2254z.
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2016, 2254 UTC »
Tough copy into NE Ohio at 22:45 UTC. Signal at S3, but improving
Location: NE Ohio

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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6930 USB 4/29/16 2214z
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2016, 2257 UTC »
2257- "The Warrior" Patty Smyth S6-7
2300- ID and said audio test into "Hold On Loosely" 38 Special
2304- off.

 Thanks for the show! Music sounded very good but the voice announcements were a bit low.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2016, 2305 UTC by JoeFLIPS »