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Title: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: refmo on November 01, 2019, 0104 UTC
XFM starting up at 0104, S6 and fair copy
0106 - "Ghost Riders In The Sky" The Outlaws, S6 to S7
0111 - Redhat with ID
0121 - sounding good with "Planet Claire", signal had faded considerably for a few minutes with Tom Waits[?] but back up now.
0127 - "The Killing Moon" Echo And The Bunnymen, S6 to S7
0133 - "Possum Kingdom" Toadies
0139 - "Ava Adore" The Smashing Pumpkins
0144 - "Ghost Town" Shiny Toy Guns
0148 - "Hocus Pocus"  Focus
0154 - Redhat talking and giving shoutouts, S8 peaks
0159 - "Don't Fear The Reaper" BOC, S8 and sounding good (but it needs more cowbell)
0205 - "Darkness, Darkness" The Youngbloods [nice one!]
0208 - "Monster Hash" The Toyes      lol
0229 - signal doing well, S8 to S9, occasional light fade, "Come Into Our Room" Clinic
0238 - "Ghosts N Stuff" Deadmau5, S9 with occasional light fade, excellent audio
0243 - "Hands Around My Throat" Death In Vegas, S7 to S8
0248 - "The Raven" APP, S7 to S9 [great tune]
0254 - "Into The Void" NIN, S8 to S9+
0305 - Redhat getting ready to shut down, and gave shoutouts
0309 - "When The Levee Breaks" A Perfect Circle, S9+10

Thanks for the show!  Condx here started out a little shaky but really improved from 0200 onward.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: bandarr3000 on November 01, 2019, 0106 UTC
0105 - Barely a carrier here in west Michigan.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: MDK2 on November 01, 2019, 0108 UTC
Just a carrier here. I had to check for this post to know it was X-FM.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: jasmine on November 01, 2019, 0109 UTC
nothing up here in Washington, though i've picked them up before.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: myteaquinn on November 01, 2019, 0109 UTC
Weak and in the noise but still able to hear some music, occasionally.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Treehouse SWL on November 01, 2019, 0109 UTC
Listening via Northern Utah SDR, as it's rising at no better than noise-floor level up here at my house.

0108 UTC: "Riders in the Sky" by The Outlaws
0111 UTC: Redhat chatting with the "Halloween" theme song going in the background, reading HFU posts and giving the email address.
** stepped away from the radio **
0125 UTC: Heard Redhat chatting, an ID, then "Killing Moon" by Echo & the Bunnymen
0131 UTC: After brief chatting and ID, "Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies
0137 UTC: Redhat named the previous songs, then "Ava Adore" by the Smashing Pumpkins
0142 UTC: "Ghost Town" cover by Shiny Toy Guns. Still listening via Utah, as the signal's still nonexistent up here near Seattle.
0145 UTC: "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. A great classic!
0153 UTC: Redhat chatting and giving shoutouts (including to me!). Then read emails and chatboard fodder, including my requests, more chat, then a canned ID.
0158 UTC: "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. Just checked the SDR across town from me up here, and there's a trace of the signal now.
0203 UTC: Canned ID, then "Darkness, Darkness" by The Youngbloods.
0207 UTC: "Monster Hash" by The Toyes, then "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" by The Charlie Daniels Band, followed by "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" by Dave Edmunds.
0219 UTC: Redhat chatting about the previous songs, gave the phone number and email address and talked about the lousy propagation. Then played "TNT for the Brain" by Enigma and "Come into our Room" by Clinic.
0232 UTC: Redhat chatting, giving HFU shoutouts and reading posts here, then played "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" by Deadmau5. After intro by Redhat, "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas, then "The Raven" by The Alan Parsons Project.
0251 UTC: Redhat back, then played "Into the Void" by Nine Inch Nails. Just checked the local SDR again up here, and the traces of the signal aren't audible anymore. Still listening via Northern Utah.
0255 UTC: "Aenima" by Thomas V. Warren, then "Aenema" by Tool.
0304 UTC: Redhat chatting, giving shoutouts again and wrapping up the broadcast. Played "When the Levee Breaks" by A Perfect Circle.
0314 UTC: One last ID, then off. Thanks for all the music tonight, Redhat!
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Andrew Yoder on November 01, 2019, 0110 UTC
Decent carrier, but a lot of noise. Light pop music
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on November 01, 2019, 0111 UTC
S5 with some noise but making the trip.  Thanks for the show!
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: aurora on November 01, 2019, 0122 UTC
Not making it over my high static level - just an occasional burst of music

0120 - music playing
0215 - ID (signal improved - now 333)
0215 - The Creature From The Black Lagoon
0219 - recap
0220 - time  / ID / phone# / email announcements
0224 - T.N.T. For The Brain
0227 - signal now stable at an SIO=444
0228 - Come Into Our Room
0232 - Redhat recap / ID / email address
0233 - HFU comments review
0236 - Ghosts 'N' Stuff
0239 - signal still trying to improve - peaking S9 now
0241 - ID with sound effects
0243 - Hands Around My Throat

Thanks for the Halloween show Redhat! Happy Halloween
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: DX2GO on November 01, 2019, 0124 UTC
Barely there with music through a high noise level here in Alberta.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: sciurus on November 01, 2019, 0127 UTC
0127 UTC: the killing moon by echo & the bunnymen

Pretty intelligible S6 here in GA, occasionally overwhelmed by static
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Josh on November 01, 2019, 0137 UTC
Possum Kingdom -Toadies @ 0136Z

Oddly better recovery in AM than SSB

Smashing Pumpkins @ 0140.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on November 01, 2019, 0153 UTC
0152 About an SIO 222, maybe 333.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: William Hassig on November 01, 2019, 0155 UTC
Tuned in at 0154utc, very weak, barely hear male speaking under the moderate noise,
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Ghost Rocket on November 01, 2019, 0203 UTC
Don't fear the reaper sounding great in North Central Alabama tonight!
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: AD227529 on November 01, 2019, 0204 UTC
2:02 UTC
Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Good signal into central Kentucky with only a little fading, but very readable.  Great to hear you on the air tonight! 
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: MrMomB on November 01, 2019, 0204 UTC
01:59 Don't fear the reaper. Weak but I have a 90% copy.
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: Ghost Rocket on November 01, 2019, 0211 UTC
Should have read how to post first...

Ghost Rocket
Title: Re: XFM 4185 AM 0140 UTC 01 Nov 2019
Post by: blw on November 01, 2019, 0226 UTC
Red Hat's voice carries well. The station is very weak for my area in the southern half of Alabama. Music is coming in now a bit with a good sound at times. DDC bandwidth is maxed down to just 20 kHz wide. Thanks for the Halloween show.