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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: BOR on April 12, 2014, 0142 UTC

Title: Radio True North 6950 then 6955 AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: BOR on April 12, 2014, 0142 UTC: On with big signal to the west coast of Canada. Playing RTN theme song at 0140Z. S9+20db on peaks...
0154Z Shoutout to me and others...RTN ID..into Great Big Johnson, my favorite RTN song...thanks RTN
0344Z Still going strong on 6955 AM...signal averaging S9+10db. Hotel California playing at the moment
0520Z Still pounding into my west coast location, playing lots of great old tunes...
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: jFarley on April 12, 2014, 0143 UTC: Started seeing carrier abt 0134 around S6

0140 Dance track- poss RTN opening mx?
0153 ID and op talk while in a fade valley here
0201 Reception here has been tailing off, and is now JBA :(
0213 IDs, addy, B52s - "Planet Claire" -- thought I heard an RTN CW ID over the mx
0226 RTN promo, unid light 'n breezy YL vocal, ONJ - "Let Me Be There"
0300 Announced moving to 6955kHz - slid on up mid song
0302 Loverboy - "For the Weekend", Santana - "Oye Como Va", Doors - "Riders on the Storm" -- back up to S6-7 now and sounding great

Some occas QRM de the ute in the LSB; ECSS:USB sounding good when the signal's up
Thanks for the show, RTN; appreciated it!
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: Rockpicker on April 12, 2014, 0147 UTC: 6950 AM 15 khz BW Super Nice Audio
1:41 z Playing opening theme
Hello to all - RTN ID , shout outs, "Big Johnson" by request
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: Kilokat7 on April 12, 2014, 0149 UTC: S5 carrier while tuning up, on the air now at 0148z with RTN theme music. Audio seems low but good to hear you anyway!
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: glimmer twin on April 12, 2014, 0154 UTC: About S7 in KCMO
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: hsmith77 on April 12, 2014, 0215 UTC: S7 here now with the intf. gone. RTN Id at 0215
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM then 6955AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: William Hassig on April 12, 2014, 0216 UTC: Tuned in at 0202utc, poor/weak, heard ID ok, rapid fading, R2000 & dipole. Edit at 0338, noticed he's on 6955 now.
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: Antennae on April 12, 2014, 0246 UTC: ID at about 0204utc
Some European sounding music. I like it.

Gnarly interference from a utility near 6947
SINPO
32332
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950 then 6955 AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: philcobill on April 12, 2014, 0316 UTC: Really rough copy of something here in Maryland. s3-4
0300 changed freq to 6955
0304 "Working for the Weekend."
0307 "Black Magic Woman" Santana
0311 "Riders in the Storm" Doors
0319 Can not ID song, but piano notes make it through the noise.
0321 Talking

Checked in StarChat #pirateradio chatroom and it looks like I may have it.

Bill Harms
QSL appreciated [email protected]

SDR-IQ
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950 then 6955 AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: glimmer twin on April 12, 2014, 0412 UTC: Heard on 6955 with fairly good signal while I walked the dog. 4 out of 5 bars on funky PL660 s meter.
Title: Re: Radio True North 6950 then 6955 AM, 0140Z April 12, 2014
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on April 12, 2014, 1424 UTC: SDR recording catch.

0136 sign on, fairly weak at first, just audible, but improving over time.