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Author Topic: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017  (Read 1422 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« on: October 23, 2017, 1154 UTC »
1154 Very weak signal, but a little music now and then.
1254 SIO 444 now.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 1254 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2017, 1350 UTC »
1349 S3 with good audio playing Explosions in the Sky per Shazam
1353 Beck/ loser
1400 Milky Chance/ flashed junk mind
1402 The Shins/ girl sailor

1523 REM/ losing my religion

1628 Suzanne Vega/ Tom's diner
1633 Average White Band / pick up the pieces

1800 Elton John/ tiny dancer      moderate fading at this time
1810 The Youngbloods/ get together    Great old song 
1814 Peter Paul and Mary/ puff the magic dragon 
1819 Scott McKenzie / San Francisco     
1823 Simon and Garfunkel / times they are a changin ..

1955 The Highway men/ cotton fields back home
1958 Bob Dylan / hey Mr tambourine man

2032 The Beatles/ when I'm 64
2034 Lovely Rita, Meter Maid   I looked it up. sure enough,McCartney got a ticket
2040 A Day in the Life. S7
2046 Baby you're a rich man

2158 Three Dog Night/ shambala

Thanks for the shortwave while fixing all the stuff my family broke over the weekend while I was at work.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 2159 UTC by Davep »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2017, 1431 UTC »
1427 UTC - Signal is S9+ in WNY, audio is good. Playing Eurythmics / Here Comes The Rain Again.
1433 UTC - Off the air ?
1437 UTC - Back on, The Temptations / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone , audio is excellent.
1449 UTC - We're Going to Be Friends/ The White Stripes
1454 UTC - Greg Kihn Band / Jeopardy, signal now wavering at S9.
1510 UTC - Dire Straits / The Walk of Life
1922 UTC - Angel of the Morning / Juice Newton, signal S9.
1925 UTC - Blondie / Rapture
2025 UTC - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite / The Beatles

« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 2029 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2017, 1609 UTC »
UNID pirate station 6880 AM
6880 kHz 6.880 MHz 6.88 MHz

Via NY remote SDR 

1609 UTC - S7-S8 signal with rock music...very loud and wide AM audio as usual, great AM modulation
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2017, 1725 UTC »
1723- "Jenny" Tommy TuTone (acoustic version)  S5-6 signal
1731- "Love Is A Battlefield" Pat Benatar 
1739- S8-9 signal now
1746- "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson remix version
1750- "Golden Years" David Bowie remix
1753- "Dedicated To The One I Love" Mamas and Papas version
1759- "Tiny Dancer" Elton John
1807- "Burning Down The House" Talking Heads remix  signal faded down to S4-5
1810- "Get Together" Youngbloods  S8-9 again

 Thanks for the music!  :D
« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 1811 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2017, 2133 UTC »
UNID 6880 AM S9+10db in NY

2133: Passion Pit "Take A Walk"
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2017, 2148 UTC »
Excellent reception....on the '36 Zenith Console 8S154 (see photo) sounds like a concert hall

2143z  "Another Weekend" Ariel Pink
2149z "Either Way" Beta Radio
2156z Off?
Thanks for the program.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 2158 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: UNID 6880 AM 1154 UTC 23 Oct 2017
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2017, 2153 UTC »
2152 UTC "Rivers and Roads"-The Head and the Heart (S9 +10 with the usual superb AM audio  8))
2156 UTC "Shambala"-Three Dog Night (Signal dropped down to S7)
2200 UTC OFF
« Last Edit: October 23, 2017, 2201 UTC by Skipmuck »
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