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Author Topic: UNID 6880 AM 1520 UTC 18 Oct 2017  (Read 1219 times)

Offline R4002

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UNID 6880 AM 1520 UTC 18 Oct 2017
« on: October 18, 2017, 1525 UTC »
UNID pirate station
Frequency: 6880 kHz 6.880 MHz 6.88 MHz
Mode: AM (wideband!)

UNID 6880 kHz pirate station, S5-S7 locally with strong AM modulation (as usual) 10 kHz or so wide AM audio, pushing 12 kHz wide on the peaks.

1523 UTC - minor fade down to S3, then back up to S7, some selective fading
1525 UTC - Orgy - Blue Monday
1527 UTC - more selective fading (at one point, nearly the entire USB was gone, then LSB)
1528 UTC - Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
1533 UTC - Rachel Platten - Stand By You
1536 UTC - Live - I Alone
1540 UTC - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside (more selective fading, but sounding like a broadcast station on peaks)
1542 UTC - "Otherside" cut off abruptly, then several seconds of dead air/unmodulated carrier
1543 UTC - "Otherside" back on for a few seconds, then back to dead air
1544 UTC - audio back for 1 second, then dead air, possibly having audio issues
1547 UTC - music back
1554 UTC - MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
1624 UTC - Blur - Song 2
« Last Edit: October 18, 2017, 1624 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1520 UTC 18 Oct 2017
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2017, 1809 UTC »
1808 UTC - Ground Control to Maj. Tom / David Bowie, signal S7 in WNY, some fading on the signal.
1812 UTC - It Can Happen / Yes, audio is good.
1817 UTC -Bloody Well Right / Supertramp, signal S9.
1830 UTC - From The Beginning / Emerson, Lake & Palmer, signal S9+ at peaks.
2042 UTC - Signal is S9+, still making it into WNY.
2101 UTC - Dust In The Wind / Kansas  :)
2149 UTC- World Without Love / Peter & Gordon

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: October 18, 2017, 2151 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1520 UTC 18 Oct 2017
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2017, 2041 UTC »
Really nice signal at 2041z, I have the NRD 545 feeding audio to the Fender amp, sounds great. As always, thanks for the music!
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1520 UTC 18 Oct 2017
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2017, 2044 UTC »
2040 UTC "59th Street Bridge Song"-Simon & Garfunkel (Live Version)
2042 UTC "Blowing In the Wind"-Peter, Paul, & Mary (Live Version)
(Nice S9 +10 signal with superb audio!)  :)
2045 UTC "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"-Crosby, Stills, & Nash
2053 UTC "The Times They Are A Changing"-Bob Dylan (Live at Carnegie Hall)
(Love the tunes! Great to hear this sort of thing on pirate radio! Thanks 6880 op!  8))
2057 UTC "In the Still of the Night"-Dion & Belmonts
2100 UTC "Don't Worry Baby"-Beach Boys "segue" into "Dust In The Wind"-Kansas
2104 UTC "Just the Way You Are"-Billy Joel
2109 UTC "Stuck In the Middle With You"-Stealers Wheel
2151 UTC "Early Morning Rain"-Peter, Paul, & Mary
2154 UTC "It Ain't Me Babe"-Joan Baez
2157 UTC CW, into Cool AM's Global Weekend promo clip!  :)
2200 UTC OFF


Thanks for the tunes and the great audio!  :)
« Last Edit: October 18, 2017, 2201 UTC by Skipmuck »
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