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Author Topic: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017  (Read 2156 times)

Offline R4002

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UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 2113 UTC »
Pirate Log 29-OCT-2017
UNID pirate
Frequency: 6949.3 kHz 6.949.3 MHz 6.9493 MHz
Mode: AM
Start Time: 2110z

2110 UTC - several tune up carriers, changed frequencies by .1 kHz up and down a few times
2112 UTC - spooky music into "Don't Fear The Reaper" mash up/remix with "Highway To Hell"
2115 UTC - another mash-up playing, but due to fading I can't readily ID it
2116 UTC - S4 signal with peaks at S5, vocals with echo heard, unable to ID
2119 UTC - OM talking with lots of echo, possible ID??
2119 UTC - off the air / QRT

[came back on the air at 2126 UTC on 6950.1 kHz - see new log further down the thread]
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2139 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2017, 2114 UTC »
6949.3 AM S5 in NY

2211: On the air with some erie music then into a remix of Blue Oyster Cult "The Reaper (Don't Fear)"
2215: More spooky sound effects into The Necro Tonz "I Love The Dead"
2219: More spooky sound effects into unknown song
2220: Off the air

2126: Back on 6950.1 AM with Rube Waddell "Oh Death"
2127: Comedy skit about zombies
2128: Primus "Coattails Of A Dead Man"
2134: YL giving info about the Day Of The Dead then into Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground"
2137: The Necro Tonz "I Love The Dead"
2139: Spooky music & sound effects into The Great Kat "Funeral March"
2142: O'Death "Down To Rest"
2146: Blue Oyster Cult "The Reaper (Don't Fear)", The Doors "Break On Through" Black Sabbath "Children Of The Grave" megamix
2150: Dead Man's Bones "My Body's A Zombie For You"
2152: Primus "Coattails Of A Dead Man"
2153: Off the air mid song

« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2153 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2017, 2115 UTC »
S6 carrier, fair copy with repeat of show that was on yesterday.
Hoping propagation is kinder today.
2126 - back on, this time around 6950.2 with "Oh Death" Rube Waddell
2127 - mention of zombies and screaming in the
2130 - up to S8 peaks now, "Coattails Of A Dead Man" Primus
2135 - "Hallowed Ground" Violent Femmes
2149 - audio from zombie flicks
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2149 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2017, 2115 UTC »
2114 UTC "Don't Fear the Reaper"-BOC (S6 peaks with slight fades....nice audio!)
2115 UTC Spooky music with OM talkover, into "I Love the Dead"-The Necro Tonz
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2117 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2017, 2117 UTC »
2113 - hearing The Reaper - BOC
2215  spooky music into UNID song Fades poor to good
SteadyS7-8 now
2137 - I Love The Dead - The Necro Tonz
2153 off
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2154 UTC by Helicaster »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2017, 2119 UTC »
Very good signal here, SIO 444 at 2119z.
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2017, 2127 UTC »
2126 UTC "Oh Death"-Rube Waddell
2127 UTC Some kind of audio bit about zombies
2129 UTC "Coattails Of a Dead Man"-Primus
2134 UTC YL talking into "Hallowed Ground"-Violent Femmes
2137 UTC "I Love the Dead"-Necro Tonz
2140 UTC "Funeral March(Piano Sonata in Bflat Minor;arranged for guitar)-The Great Kat
2143 UTC OM said something, into "Down to Rest"-O'Death
2145 UTC Audio skit, into Don't Fear the Reaper/Break On Through mash up with OM talking over the end
2147 UTC YL and OM with audio skit....
2150 UTC "My Body's a Zombie For You"-Dead Mans Bones
2152 UTC OFF

Thanks for the early Halloween show whoever! Gotta listen back on the recording to see if I can pull an ID out....  8)
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2154 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2017, 2128 UTC »
Very strong AM carrier showed up at 2125 UTC,

2127 UTC - OM talking about saving the world, warewolves, blacklights, Republicans, and the bloodthirsty dead
2128 UTC - "bloodthirsty zombies and shotguns...don't think I'm not working on it!" into creepy music
2130 UTC - this is the same station that was on 6949.3 kHz from 2110 UTC to 2119 UTC
2133 UTC - YL talking about The Day of The Dead
2145 UTC - clip from Zombieland
2146 UTC - carrier disappeared for a minute, then clips of various songs about death
2147 UTC - clips from music about death continues, with distorted voice over it
2147 UTC - "the source has not been identified" "radio amateurs have identified it as possible hoax"
2148 UTC - "for greatest safety...please avoid...the English language...please, do not translate this message"
2149 UTC - clips continue, sometimes with voices talking over each other "UFOs don't exist"
2150 UTC - back to music with a very rapid fade, then back to S6-S7 very strong modulation
2151 UTC - "don't think I'm not working on it!" clip, then back to music
2152 UTC - off the air
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2153 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2017, 2129 UTC »
2127 S5-8
2128 - Coattails Of A Deadman - Primus
2134 - Hallowed Ground Violent Femmes
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 2134 UTC by Helicaster »
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2017, 2135 UTC »
Clear signal at S9+10 with fading up and down some. Thanks for the show. Best reception at 6950.2
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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2017, 2137 UTC »
2136 S7 signal. "Hallowed Ground" by Violent Femmes.

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Re: UNID 6950.1 from 6949.3 AM 2110 UTC 29 Oct 2017
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2017, 2209 UTC »
UnId, 6950.2, 2130, 10.29.17.  Weak music and occasional talk (partly by a woman).  Signal never came up enough to get a good idea of what was being played.

Poor S4.
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