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Title: Radio Echo One 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: halifaxtap on October 28, 2013, 0101 UTC

ID sign on  0101 loud, excellent signal here, S9+10 dB

0104 RE1 ID, Ocarina tune
0107 "non stop music" "free music radio, Radio Echo 1"
0110 Address for reports, ID
0111 fanfare tune, more ID's
0111 'Echo 1', repeated ( no question of IDing this signal !)
0112 Highway to the Danger Zone version ( from top gun)
Fired up R390A to hear this signal, it's excellent quality.
0115 "Not a test" "Free Music Radio", sounds like a Soviet marshal tune
0118 ID before/after every music selection,
0121 Hitting +20 over S9 now.. goodness !
0122 "Good morning Vietnam", Robin Williams, ID, some fading now
0123 Dropped down to S7, noisy now, tough copy.
0125 Back up to good signal +20 dB over S9
0126 ID,
0135 ID, spoof song to "God Save the Queen" score, about FCC, hilarious lyrics ( I am SDR recording this)
0138 ID, 1 year aniversary special, HFU shoutouts
0140 Champagne "pop"
0141 Announcement of Justin Bieber special (not !) on Halloween
0142 Happy Birthday tune, clarinet version
0144 ID, deep fade .....  off ? Lost signal here, but apparently broadcast ran to  0158. Sorry I didn't hear it all.

Great show !  Nice production of FCC/FU song.

In a tip from RE1.. found choral version of the FCC song... here is a link:  http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/ME/FCCFU_TheAnthem_Choir.mp3

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: myteaquinn on October 28, 2013, 0104 UTC

0103z station id Radio Echo One

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: olddxer on October 28, 2013, 0105 UTC

0106 S9 here
0108 Radio echo one ID

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: BOR on October 28, 2013, 0121 UTC

Got him weak on the west coast...hearing bits of music in the noise

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: clobdell on October 28, 2013, 0121 UTC

Just a weak carrier under the noise here at 0120 :(

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: hsmith77 on October 28, 2013, 0124 UTC

S5/7 here at 0124
 Stronger now  with The chain FleetWood Mac at 0153

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: Andrew Yoder on October 28, 2013, 0126 UTC

Nice sig here, starting at 0123, in fading with electronic & produced IDs and a variety of music.
Thanks for the show!
Andrew

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: Lord Windemere on October 28, 2013, 0128 UTC

Readable here at S9 but some fading in and out of the noise level.  Echo One ID at 01:31utc, very clear.

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: Rockpicker on October 28, 2013, 0140 UTC

S6 - S7 peaks  
1:35 z  Sounded like "God
Save the Queen"
1:38 z possible ID - talking but can't make it out

1:43 z "Wish You a Merry Christmas"  then  Radio Echo One id nice and clear

Title: Re: Radio Echo One 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 28, 2013, 1146 UTC

SDR recording catch, 0100 sign on with "Red Alert".
Peak to S9 around 0122 then a deep fade, gone except for an extremely weak carrier, which went off at 0202..

Title: Re: RE1 6929.45 AM 0101 Oct 28 2013 UTC
Post by: Echo_One on October 28, 2013, 1150 UTC

Quote from: Rockpicker on October 28, 2013, 0140 UTC

1:43 z "Wish You a Merry Christmas"  then  Radio Echo One id nice and clear

Are you really sure about that...?