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Title: Radio Zed 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: blw on March 31, 2016, 0315 UTC

0300 utc, with a very clear signal but not very strong. S7 signal with occasional static crash to S9. Swing era music with some great tunes. Really good sounding show. No fades and mostly quiet. Thanks for the songs from that era. Maybe Louie Armstrong right now?

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0243 UTC 30 Mar 2016
Post by: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 0325 UTC

Ah, very good to know, blw!  That was (and still is at the moment) definitely me playing the swing.  Good to know I made it east of the Mississippi!   Playing some Marty Robbins right now.  :)

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0243 UTC 30 Mar 2016
Post by: Yankee Charlie on March 31, 2016, 0345 UTC

  

  0329 Z: playing various oldies songs, mainly Om singers (I don't know 50's mx), 0352 OTHR Blast, gone/off by 0355 Z, best in LSB, distant T-Storm crashes, S3, SINPO: 2,4,3,3,2. About 30% copy just under noise. Just saw JR's post CONGRATS  :o,Tnx!

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0243 UTC 30 Mar 2016
Post by: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 0358 UTC

Thanks, YC!  All that from a tuned downspout antenna!   ;D

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0243 UTC 30 Mar 2016
Post by: Yankee Charlie on March 31, 2016, 0406 UTC

  Hi JR: nice going, would have been better without the T-Storm crashes ! Sorry didn't know the 50's Om music. Great the antenna works, condx will get better, A=9 and the K=3, the SFI 88 low so not the best condx. Again Congrats !

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on March 31, 2016, 1346 UTC

Noted on the SDR recording from 0253 UTC, about an SIO 222.
Possible ID by OM at 0321?
Off around 0356?

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 1351 UTC

Quote from: ChrisSmolinski on March 31, 2016, 1346 UTC

Noted on the SDR recording from 0253 UTC, about an SIO 222.
Possible ID by OM at 0321?
Off around 0356?

Sorry, I have to play dumb...what's "OM?"   :D

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: ff on March 31, 2016, 1356 UTC

Quote from: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 1351 UTC

Sorry, I have to play dumb...what's "OM?"   :D

Radio Amateur shorthand.  OM=Old Man.  It denotes a male voiced announcer.  I'm always showing my age here.  Most texter shorthand eludes me but radio stuff is like a second language.  I guess I have now turned into an OM... :)

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 1528 UTC

Quote from: ff on March 31, 2016, 1356 UTC

Quote from: jackson_r on March 31, 2016, 1351 UTC

Sorry, I have to play dumb...what's "OM?"   :D

Radio Amateur shorthand.  OM=Old Man.  It denotes a male voiced announcer.  I'm always showing my age here.  Most texter shorthand eludes me but radio stuff is like a second language.  I guess I have now turned into an OM... :)

Ah, makes sense now!  I sort of consider myself part of that club as well, hence the love of swing music.  Don't get me wrong, I like some Eminem once in awhile when I'm working out, but I know if I tried to blast it over HF I'd have the FCC at my door in about 5 minutes...out of principle more than anything.   ;D

Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 0253 UTC 31 Mar 2016
Post by: Yankee Charlie on March 31, 2016, 2109 UTC

  Hi JR: Your not being dumb, you just don't know, its all good, "Om/OM" is a man (old man), "YL" is a young woman/girl (young lady) and a "XYL" is a woman (ex-young lady). These left over short cuts from the telegraph, morse code (CW code word) era, saved the Op(s) a few dots/dashes. Take care my friend, YC.