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Offline PirateSWL

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Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« on: May 06, 2017, 2335 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB S7 in NY

2335: DJ Dickweed on the air as promised
2336: Talking about internet bandwidth
2337: Starting off the show by saying Goodbye by playing Grouplove "Adios Amigo"
2341: I.D. into William Shatner "Common People"
2346: Queens Of The Stone Age "How To Handle A Rope (A Lesson In The Lariat)"
0014: Foster The People "Pay The Man"
0017: Talking about doing 43 MPD into a Speed Trap and getting pulled over by the COPS !
0019: INHEAVEN "Vultures"
0030: I.D. into Grandaddy "Evermore"
0036: Bleached "Can You Deal?"
0038: DJ Dickweed with I.D. and overview of past few songs. Things running smoothly without Stavin there ; )
0041: Rilo Kiley "Science Vs. Romance"
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0043 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2017, 2336 UTC »
RFW is S9 here in New Hampshire

2355z Still sounding good, S9+10
0102z No fading yet, still S9+
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0101 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2017, 2336 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever, 6940U, 2333, 4.6.17.  Soviet N.A., Dick Weed with ID, working feverishly to get his computer working ...

S6 with good reception.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2017, 2337 UTC »
2335 UTC with Soviet Anthem then DJ Dickweed chatting about coming back on if reception conditions were better than last night
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2017, 2338 UTC »
S6 and good audio @ 2337 with Dick Weed talking, then into "Adios Amigos" Grouplove
2351 - S6 to S7.  "King of a One Horse Town" Dan Auerbach
0021 - "Vultures" INHEAVEN
0022 - "Wallflowers" The Chain Gang of 1974
0045 - S7.  "Science Vs. Romance" Rilo Kiley
0118 - up to S8.  "Need A Friend" EL VY.  sounding very good!!!
0119 - ID, then "Learning To Fly" Deep Sea Arcade
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0120 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2017, 2340 UTC »
SIO 555 at 2340.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2017, 2342 UTC »
2340z Strapping signal here
2341z recorded ID, "Common People" William Shatner
2349z LIVE ID by DW, track titles, into "King of a 1 Horse Town" Dan Auerbach
0040z DW [rant] banishes assistant Stavin from bunker, due to smoking & fire violations ;)
0132z s/off

Great show DW!!!

s9+10-20
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2017, 2348 UTC »
23:46 UTC   Queens of the Stone age   How to handle a rope    S7 - s9
00:15 UTC   Foster The People  Pay The Man
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0018 UTC by Azimuth Coordinator »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2017, 2349 UTC »
S9

2348 Rock tune playing and sounding good DW.
2349 ID From DW.
0059 ID
0002 DW w/song rundown. ID RFW, shout outs to HFU!
0004 "Half Way Home"
0017 ID
0019 "Vultures"
0038 ID. DW with song rundown. DW talking about Stavin burning big hole in his couch last night.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0041 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2017, 2351 UTC »
S9 and sounding great!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2017, 2353 UTC »
RFW 23:50 6940 USB
  Blew the dust off the radio and tuned in to RFW slowing gaining ground over the static floor.
 
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2017, 2357 UTC »
Just a hint of a signal out here. Any plans to make this a long show?

0234 Decent but muffled sounding signal here in Denver. Thanks for coming back on the air!
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0238 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2017, 0000 UTC »
Tuned in at 2359utc, weak but clear with very quiet background, heard RFW ID, R-2000 & dipole.
(edit) At 0018 heard DJ=Dick Weed talk about getting pulled over for going 45 in a 35 zone.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0019 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2017, 0001 UTC »
@0000utc signal is s9+10.  Very good signal comrads.
signal still going strong at 0055UTC.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2017, 0056 UTC by Bill F »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6940 USB 2335 UTC 6 May 2017
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2017, 0016 UTC »
0017z - RFW coming in to NYC weak barely above noise level
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