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Title: UNID 6925 AM 1500 UTC 31 Aug 2017
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on August 31, 2017, 1501 UTC
Hearing some music, tough copy this early, about an SIO 222.

The signal has been quite good since about 1645z, mostly SIO 444.
Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 1500 UTC 31 Aug 2017
Post by: R4002 on August 31, 2017, 1513 UTC
UNID pirate station logs 31 August 2017 1500 UTC +
Frequency: 6925 kHz 6.925 MHz
Mode: AM


Hearing some Pink Floyd at 1510 UTC, lots of fading and OTH radar or databurst QRM - the daytime 6925 AM station is back

1512 UTC - remix or live recording of "Another Brick In The Wall, Part II", fading down into the noise
1513 UTC - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
1518 UTC - Pink Floyd - Time (barely readable on Ohio and New York remote receivers)
1533 UTC - hearing music still, S2-S3 signal with low noise floor this morning
1538 UTC - Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows
1539 UTC - Signal up slightly, now hanging around S5 with some fading
1541 UTC - The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
1547 UTC - this is like my playlist from senior year of high school...
1548 UTC - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1555 UTC - The Killers - Somebody Told Me
1557 UTC - significant fade now just above the noise
1558 UTC - Weezer - Say It Ain't So
1603 UTC - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
1604 UTC - signal back up to S5-S6 level, sounding much better
1618 UTC - Pearl Jam - Jeremy
1630 UTC - signal down a bit, but still readable due to low noise levels
1633 UTC - Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
1635 UTC - Tears For Fears track
1641 UTC - Spin Doctors - Two Princes
1651 UTC - signal dropped down again, difficult copy

[was away from the radio/computer for a while, returned at 1900 UTC]

1901 UTC - carrier only now on 6925 kHz, getting bits and pieces of audio
1906 UTC - can hear an OM singer but signal too noisy for positive music ID at this time
1907 UTC - Player - Baby Come Back
1908 UTC - S8 signal with some noise, more pronounced fades than earlier today
1911 UTC - Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
1921 UTC - signal up considerably, now a strong S7 with powerful modulation and wide audio
1922 UTC - "Saturday Night Fever" with some minor fading
1929 UTC - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend
1930 UTC - very deep fade down to S3, then back up to S5-S7
1939 UTC - The Drifters - This Magic Moment
1944 UTC - minor utility ute data link QRM
1948 UTC - song with YL singer [signal now pushing S9 with nice modulation on peaks]
1951 UTC - Green Day - When I Come Around
Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 1500 UTC 31 Aug 2017
Post by: PirateSWL on August 31, 2017, 1550 UTC
UNID 6925 AM S1-S2 in NY (very rough copy)

1548: Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"

2136: Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy" (still barely readable in NY  :'()
Title: Re: UNID 6925 AM 1500 UTC 31 Aug 2017
Post by: Tuco on August 31, 2017, 1755 UTC
1752z S6 signal on a VA SDR receiver. "Don't Dream it's Over" by Crowded House followed by "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell.