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Author Topic: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018  (Read 1149 times)

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UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« on: March 17, 2018, 1635 UTC »
UNID 6950 USB S2-S3 in NY

1635: The Yardbirds "For Your Love"
1638: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs "Li' Red Riding Hood"
1641: The Rolling Stones "Out Of Time"
1644: Deep fade in signal unfortunately
1650: Deep Purple "Help"
1659: Country Joe & The Fish "Bass Strings"
1703: SSTV
1724: Another SSTV
1744: Black Sabbath "War Pigs"
1752: Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound Of Silence"
1755: Off the air
« Last Edit: March 17, 2018, 1755 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1633 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2018, 1635 UTC »
1635 "For Your Love", SIO 433.

1703 SSTV:

« Last Edit: March 17, 2018, 1705 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2018, 1641 UTC »
Weak in New Hampshire, S3, but low daytime noise allows pretty good copy

1640z Sham The Sham - Li'l Red Riding Hood
1641z Stones - Out Of TIme
1646z Steppenwolf? (sounds like John Kay)
1649z Beatles "Help" cover (Deep Purple)
1654z Country Joe - Bass Strings
1700z Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation
1703z SSTV of lone "UNID" text
1706z Creedence - Ramble Tamble (Down The Road I Go)
1713z Kinks - You Really Got Me
1714z Janis Joplin -
1717z Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
1723z 2nd SSTV: "IT IS UNID NO DOUBT - OR IS IT"
1726z Cover of "I'm Your Puppet"
1728z Small Faces - It's All Too Beautiful
1731z Doors - Love Me Two Times
1744z Black Sabbath - War Pigs
1752z Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
1755z Off
« Last Edit: March 18, 2018, 1709 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2018, 1643 UTC »
SINPO34433 @ 1643 with "Out Of Time" The Rolling Stones"
1651 - "Help" Deep Purple
1701 - "Crown Of Creation" Jefferson Airplane
1704 - SSTV UNID ID
1705 - "Ramble Tamble" CCR
1720 - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Vanilla Fudge
1727 - "I'm Your Puppet" The Box Tops
1754 - "The Sound Of Silence"
1755 - the sound of silence (off)

Thanks for the cool tunes!



« Last Edit: March 17, 2018, 1756 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2018, 1650 UTC »
UNID pirate radio station 6950 USB
6950 kHz 6.950 MHz 6.95 MHz
USB mode

March 17th, 2018 tuned in at 1649 UTC [1249 local]

1649 UTC - [tune in time] Hearing music fading in and out, checked NY and NH SDRs, heard nothing
1650 UTC - switched to IN-based SDR, weak music on 6950 kHz USB seems to be drifting? or maybe [slightly] off-frequency
1650 UTC - Adjusted the passband a bit, tuned down to 6949.95 kHz and it sounds considerably better
1651 UTC - Cover of "Help!"
1652 UTC - signal now SIO 222, some fading from S3 to S4, some quick S5 peaks
1655 UTC - sudden signal increase up to S6, then back down to S3-S4
1657 UTC - checked another online SDR (this time in OH), same signal as locally but less noise
1700 UTC - music continuing...tried tuning 6949.98 kHz and now it sounds more "natural" but I'm splitting hairs at this point
1702 UTC - SSTV startup sounds and screeeeechhhhhh
1704 UTC - SSTV: "UNID" - UNID Radio? 
1705 UTC - CCR track, signal has come up a little bit
1712 UTC - signal up even more, just in time for "You Really Got Me Now"
1719 UTC - "You Just Keep Me Hangin' On"
1732 UTC - The Doors - Love Me Two Times
1736 UTC - signal jumped up to S6!  SIO 333 now
1741 UTC - abrupt break in the middle of track...2 seconds or so of silence, then back on the air
1744 UTC - the iconic intro to Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" - just peaked at S7
1746 UTC - another S7 peak...signal slowly getting stronger
1751 UTC - "The Sound of Silence" - now S5-S6 again
1755 UTC - off
« Last Edit: March 17, 2018, 1800 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2018, 1727 UTC »
1726 Getting this in Colorado! I had tuned into a Kiwi SDR on Virginia but wasn't logged, but noticed the SSTV that just went was showing on MY waterfall too. It's about SIO 222 at best, but amazing considering the time of day.
1733 faded away here, still good on the Virginia SDR with "Love Me Two Times" The Doors
« Last Edit: March 17, 2018, 1733 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1635 UTC 17 Mar 2018
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2018, 1755 UTC »
 S3 "  War Pigs " "The sound of silence"
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