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Author Topic: RELAY STATION 5150 5150 AM 2058 UTC December 24, 2016  (Read 955 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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RELAY STATION 5150 5150 AM 2058 UTC December 24, 2016
« on: December 24, 2016, 2059 UTC »
2058 UTC "Paint It Black"-Eric Burdon & War at S7 here with light fading and usual excellent audio
2100 UTC "87.9 Newport Pirate Radio broadcasting from Providence...the Apocalypse will not be broadcast"
2101 UTC "Paint It Black" continued...
2126 UTC "Down To the Waterline"-Dire Straits
2128 UTC "His Holy Modal Majesty"-Al Kooper (Classic album! Haven't heard the Bloomfield Kooper Stills Supersession in a couple of decades!  8))
2143 UTC OM with ID
2150 UTC Signal is dropping out quickly now...just above the noise floor now
2157 UTC Mostly deep in the noise with some fadeups to S1

Wishing Relay Station 5150 and also the crew from Newport Pirate Radio a Merry Christmas!
« Last Edit: December 24, 2016, 2157 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: 5150 Relay 5150 AM 2058 UTC December 24, 2016
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2016, 2104 UTC »
Good reception

2102z "Paint it Black"
2105z OM talking over unid song in Spanish
« Last Edit: December 24, 2016, 2106 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: RELAY STATION 5150 5150 AM 2058 UTC December 24, 2016
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2016, 2158 UTC »
SIO 444 at 2159z.
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Re: RELAY STATION 5150 5150 AM 2058 UTC December 24, 2016
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2016, 2223 UTC »
Seems to still be there @ 2222 - with "Lonely Boy" by Iron Butterfly.  S4 with utility QRM.
2250 - S4 to S5, listening in LSB to avoid utility data station.  "Let's Go" by The Ventures
2303 - in the clear now, sounding good, but I don't recognize the song
2333 - Steely Dan tune.  S6 peaks, some deep fades.
2359 - "Magnetic Rag" by Cesare Poggi.  S6 with some deep fades.
0008 - "Land of Confusion" mashup.  5khz audio, nice bass, S6
0014 - "Sugar, Sugar" mashup.  S7
0030 - up to S9 at times, mostly S7 with mashups.
0107 - down to S5, still decent copy
0136 - S5 with the mashups continuing
0158 - Metallica/Brian Adams mashup.  S4 and fair copy
0220 - Nirvana/Def Lepard mashup.  S4 to S6.
0246 - S4 and fair copy with music.  Some fades to the noise.
0306 - down to S3 and poor copy now, some music peaking through but too weak to id.

« Last Edit: December 25, 2016, 0307 UTC by refmo »
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