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Title: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: jFarley on December 13, 2014, 0041 UTC
0040 rolling it out

S9+5 initially
Heading out for a while, but we will leave the recorder on you, redhat!
Thanks for the show!

Got a nice recording of the entire show, and listening to it today.  The signal strength held up quite well tonight, and here is the strength vs. time for the entire show.

(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s387/jFarley44/XFM-2014-12-12-235749_zpsc5656992.png) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/jFarley44/media/XFM-2014-12-12-235749_zpsc5656992.png.html)

The somewhat weaker reception prior to 19000 seconds would be WHYP.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on December 13, 2014, 0042 UTC
S8 here at 0042z.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: ByteBORG on December 13, 2014, 0042 UTC
SINPO: 43334 - nice fidelity - recording this one for posterity
                        juicy signal 10 kHz to 15 kHz wide and more at peaks

0042 - S/On music - nice bassy tones
0043 - Positive ID by OM as "This is Radio Station XFM. Please Stand by......"
0046 - "XFM is now on the Air..."
           and into music B52s
0051 - ID by OM - will play all genres - E-Mail addy as: xfmshortwave@gmail.com
           taking possible requests - shoutouts to the HFU HF and other boards (Thanks !!)
0057 - into some Metallica... (head banging music)
0101 - UTC time check, into Duran Duran
0107 - ID, time check, e-mail addy... ..."the more you drink, the better we sound..."
0108 - Over & Over - Hot Chick (?)
0120 - Keep On Dancing - No Doubt
.......
0140 - I Will Follow - U2
0156 - signal fades down some now...
0158 - mentions he is backed up in sending eQSL's - says he has to send some back from July 4th program
           and this is Show #6
0158 - What Do I have To Do
.......
0233 - mentions they got a report from Europe and are making it across the Big Pond...
           more shoutouts
0242 - Canned ID
0243 - music from Slipknot
.......
0357 - S/Off - QRT

Thank You for the Show.

"Ya ain't gonna get this kind of radio up and down the dial."
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Kilokat7 on December 13, 2014, 0043 UTC
Got it here as well, S6-S8.  Looking forward to the show!

0137z: Teddybears "Punkrocker" - thanks Redhat, you made my kid's night with that request :-)  Another pirate radio fan born!

Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Rockpicker on December 13, 2014, 0044 UTC
6975 ~24 khz bandwidth  S7 - S9+10

00:45 utc " X FM is Now On The Air"
00:52 utc  XFM CEO, broadcast engineer, and DJ, RedHat talking various including
Shout outs, E-mail address, requesting request, splendid audio as usual.
....
3:50 utc  Thanks for the Show Redhat, Excellent signal for the entire show tonight!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: RCCI on December 13, 2014, 0048 UTC
00:39 heard BIG AM Signal
00:40 to 00:47 repeated ID's with deep muffled bass then into music B52's Whopping S9 signal into 10+ peaks!
00:52 live shoutouts...thanks Redhat!
01:54 still going strong

Request....anything by Crystal Method?
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on December 13, 2014, 0054 UTC
Got XFM in Wyomissing with a fair signal.  A bit of noise and fading make it "fair."  SINPO 45343

From 0051, talking about the broadcast.


Thanks,


Ron

Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: DimBulb on December 13, 2014, 0058 UTC
XFM sounding good in NH tonight, S9+10

0055z XFM ID, "gonna be playing heavier music tonight", xfmshortwave@gmail.com
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: slowtrain on December 13, 2014, 0100 UTC
XFM Shortwave on 00:56 UTC Hearing some hard rock with the dee jay giving the name of the song. Excellent signal plus 20 with little interference here in Western South Carolina using a Eton E1XM radio with Alpha Delta DX Ultra Antenna  inverted V . I hope he has some warm beverage with him maybe he can catch some meteors!

Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Rafman on December 13, 2014, 0103 UTC
0100z ID
0101z "Follow Me Down"
0159z "What Do I Have To Do?" Stabbing Westward  ;)

s9-10+ tonight... Some light fades but sounding good Redhat...

Thanks for the shoutout!!!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: MrMomB on December 13, 2014, 0105 UTC
1:00  Announced Duran Duran.  Signal gradually rising as the evening progresses. S-9 here with the Christmas LED switching lights hovering an S-8.5
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: hsmith77 on December 13, 2014, 0110 UTC
Very nice sounding audio here tonight
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Antennae on December 13, 2014, 0115 UTC
0111utc
I hear XFM here. The fades aren't so bad. Lots of signal. Difficult to tune with my meager usb.

Using my new antenna. A random wire. Its the remains of my horizontal loop that got taken out by a palm frond in last night's wind and rain storm. Then the branch of the tree that was supporting it got cracked so I had to cut the branch down.

SINPO
35333
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Markokpik on December 13, 2014, 0116 UTC
X-FM, 6975, 0108, 12.13.14.  Nice mix of music, talk and ID's.  

Good (S8) signal with pleasant audio.

Thanks for the show.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: refmo on December 13, 2014, 0119 UTC
S9 and pretty good audio.  Some selective fading, but good copy.
"Steal My Sunshine" by Len @ 0116.  Fading has gotten better @ 0125, sounding great here.
0200 - "What Do I Have to Do" by Stabbing Westward [great band!]
0222 - still S9 with "Monkey Gone to Heaven"  [another nice selection!]
Thanks for playing my request from the last show - sounded good.  Turns out it was by a band called Living Syndication.
0254 - 'Love Song' by 311
0314 - even stronger now - S9+10 with the B52's
0338 - down to S8 at times, but still good copy "Trap Doors" by Broken Bells
0348 - I switched antennas and back up to S9+ with "Insoluble"
Thanks for the tunes!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Hornet0123 on December 13, 2014, 0125 UTC
Heearing Gwen Steffani with a good s8 signal in Maine, although some bad noise (think its local) on the low side
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: hammarhead on December 13, 2014, 0131 UTC
S5 with some fading here in Phoenix, Az at 01:15 UTC. Thanks for the show!

And thanks for the shout out too!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: textim on December 13, 2014, 0134 UTC
Music from TV on the Radio per Redhat at 0132z.

Decent signal with moderate fades, S7 up to S9+10 on peaks.

Thanks Redhat!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: MrMomB on December 13, 2014, 0135 UTC
1:30 - Come with Me Now  Propagation up.  Enjoying the show.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Tuco on December 13, 2014, 0137 UTC
Pretty good S9 signal here at 0135z.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Skipmuck on December 13, 2014, 0147 UTC
Been listening since 0126 UTC while eating dinner at the listening post! Pretty good signal here into Western MA, S8 peaks and great audio but some fades into the noise. I though it was going to be lousy propagation tonight with the noise level, but I guess I'm mistaken ;)
0157 UTC Thanks for the shoutout Mr. Redhat!
0340 UTC Time to call it a night here as soon as Gold Dust Woman is over :)
Thanks for the marathon broadcast X-FM!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: chucks on December 13, 2014, 0149 UTC
XFM with a good signal here tonight,
some qsb but over all a good signal and show.
0050z was and ID and e-mail addy. sio 344
then Metallica


thanks for the great show.

ChuckS
Harrisburg Pa


Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: CaptnKliegle on December 13, 2014, 0158 UTC
01:58UTC S-6/7
Nice W I D E signal tonight, from cold dark and lightly snowing NH.
Shout outs..
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: William Hassig on December 13, 2014, 0204 UTC
Tuned in at 0201utc, fair/poor, sounds like dance music, Id at 0203utc "broadcasting in cquam stereo this is XFM", now rock tune in minor chord, R2000 and dipole.
(edit) At 0219utc I sent a reception report and a request to xfmshortwave@gmail.com and he played my request of the punk rock tune "big takeover" by Bad Brains. 
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: BDM on December 13, 2014, 0216 UTC
Nice sig north of Detroit (10 over+). But naturally I have some sort of man-made interference giving me hell right now  >:(
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: BDM on December 13, 2014, 0217 UTC
Oh yes, I was able to tune out that RFI with the loop  ;D Sounding good XFM!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Gino Italy on December 13, 2014, 0248 UTC
XFM Radio, sufficent signal and good sound .
Thanks for Show !
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: halifaxtap on December 13, 2014, 0250 UTC
0247  XFM ID and address.   Noisy, S5-7, fades in Halifax.
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: moof on December 13, 2014, 0303 UTC
0258 I will Always Love You song coming in clear 15 over.  Shoutouts,requests, wondering about signal, etc 0300.
Nice
0307 ID
0314 B52s Juliet of the Spirits
Final shoutouts at signoff 0353
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: ChrisLobdell on December 13, 2014, 0312 UTC
Just got in from our annual Boston Area DXers Christmas dinner to hear X-FM with a very nice AM signal at 0305 with an Everything But The Girl remix of "Missing"  S-8 with slow fades.  Off at 0357 thanks for the show!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: radio_cosmo on December 13, 2014, 0342 UTC
Good copy in Chicago with some QSB - nice find on this Friday nite - just started playing Gold dust woman by Fleetwood Mac - thanks for the show!
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Mentholyptus on December 13, 2014, 2055 UTC
Noisy S9 on both the R75 & Tecsun 660 w just the whip

0111, tune in progress
0113, DJ gab & tune
0116, DJ gab
0119, No Doubt - Keep On Dancin'
0123, tune
0127, tune
0131, DJ gab, tune w DJ gab & Teddybears tune
0138, DJ gab & U2 - I Will Follow
0142, ID & King Crimson tune
0147, timecheck & techno tune
0152, timecheck, DJ gab, email addy, HFU logs
0159, tune
0202, tune
0207, ID & tune
0211, DJ gab & Crystal Method tune
0214, DJ gab & tune
0220, ID & tune

=== Thanx for the k00l tunes XFM !!! ===
Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: Kilokat7 on December 15, 2014, 0236 UTC
3 hour off-air wideband stereo recording posted here:

6975_kHz_X-FM_C-QUAM_STEREO_0057-0357_UTC_13DE14.mp3 (http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_Other/6975_kHz_X-FM_C-QUAM_STEREO_0057-0357_UTC_13DE14.mp3)


Title: Re: XFM 6975 AM 0040 UTC 13Dec14
Post by: redhat on December 15, 2014, 0710 UTC
Thanks Kilo, and everyone else for that matter.  It was a show worth braving the weather for!

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