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Author Topic: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019  (Read 1029 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« on: September 08, 2019, 2057 UTC »
2057 FDR mentioning invasion of Poland. SIO 555.
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2019, 2059 UTC »
Here also at 2057 UTC slightly above the noise floor
2125 UTC Signal improving a bit now....partial copy of FDR speech
« Last Edit: September 08, 2019, 2127 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2019, 2104 UTC »
2100 FDR speech on war in Europe.

Fading in and out with peaks at S6 and dropping to S3 noise floor
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2019, 2107 UTC »
WFDR 6925 USB S1 in NY

2107: Can just barely make out FDR's voice giving a speech "In All The World"
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2019, 2110 UTC »
Station is easliy recogized by the voices. Signal is in and out at times, and possibly S8 which is about the noise floor. Sometimes all trace of the signal is gone totally.

2115 utc- suddenly the station is much louder and I can recognize a lot of FDR's speech.
« Last Edit: September 08, 2019, 2116 UTC by blw »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2019, 2118 UTC »
S4 to S5 and pretty good copy @ 2118 with FDR speech
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2019, 2120 UTC »
2115 - Station is audible (listenable, actually) on my Grundig Sat 800, s4. SIO 253.
Listening to a wartime speech by FDR.
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2019, 2136 UTC »
on 6925 usb    Direct across the pond
2134 historical speech, but in the noise of storms, 2145

(2210 gone)
« Last Edit: September 08, 2019, 2213 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2019, 2136 UTC »
Excellent signal with speech of first draft pick for WWII & other speeches & speech segments. Haven't heard an ID, but have switched radios, etc
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 2057 UTC 8 Sep 2019
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2019, 2225 UTC »
Better DJ than the ones before on this channel. We need more WFDR Radio on 6925.
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