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Author Topic: Radio Halfwise 6955 USB from AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019  (Read 1695 times)

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Radio Halfwise 6955 USB from AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« on: September 04, 2019, 0122 UTC »
Unid carrier seen on Chris' kiwi at S9, music pushed it to +10. SIO555

ID'ed on RocketChat as Radio Halfwise

Off air or faded to oblivion around 0150.
« Last Edit: September 04, 2019, 0237 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Radio Halfwise 6955 AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2019, 0123 UTC »
UNID 6955 AM S3-S5 in NY

0120: Motorhead "Cat Scratch Fever"
0123: Big Head Todd & The Monsters "Boom Boom"
0127: ZZ Top "I Gotsta Get Paid"
0132: Motley Crue "Live Wire" (Signal has dropped to almost nil)

Now on USB S5-S8 in NY

0247: Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie”
0249: Muse “Hysteria”
0253: Radio Halfwise I.D. & e-mail

Video clip of above I.D. and music: https://youtu.be/_AlAx2ve9LE
« Last Edit: September 04, 2019, 0306 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Radio Halfwise 6955 AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2019, 0142 UTC »
0141 S9+20 carrier, audio down at S-7  Stairway to Heaven Led Zep
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Re: Radio Halfwise 6955 AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2019, 0150 UTC »
Had a carrier for a couple of minutes but no audio. It went QRT at 0149.
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Hearing music with a good signal as of 0300 UTC in USB.
« Last Edit: September 04, 2019, 0300 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: Radio Halfwise 6955 AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2019, 0201 UTC »
on 6954.9    direct
0128 weak carrier
0135  weaker carrier
(0158 gone)

on 6955 USB  direct
0208 extra weak, to very weak, rock, 0212
0214 maybe like CNR, without the kilowatts ?
0219 couple of words ? into next rock record, very weak
ID : see reply from Radio Boogie (lost in the merge)
0223 ID?, rock, 0226 rock (0230 short OHR bursts)
more rock records, but lost suddenly at 0238
0246 still some signal, fading up from nil to extra weak
0251 very weak music, 0252 talking, music, 0255 ID(no copy), rock, 0258 fading out
« Last Edit: September 04, 2019, 0259 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Radio Halfwise 6955 USB from AM 0121 UTC 4 SEP 2019
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2019, 1228 UTC »
Quite a nice signal on the SDR recording from 0119 sign on, SIO 444. 

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