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Title: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: skeezix on July 05, 2014, 0206 UTC

0204Z 25532 S5 Music. ID "This is radio station X-FM. Please stand by."
0207Z 25532 S5 Computer voice over music. Too many static crashes to tell what it said.
0211Z 25532 S5 Clips from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem
0212Z 25532 S5 Don Henley "Dirty Laundry"
0215Z 25532 S5 Casey Kasem with the #3 song for the week of November 15, 1975
0217Z 25532 S5 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons "Who Loves You"
0220Z 25532 S5 Casey Kasem with the #2 song for the week of November 15, 1975
0220Z 25532 S5 Eagles "Lying Eyes"
0225Z 25532 S5 Casey Kasem with the #1 song for the week of November 15, 1975
0226Z 25532 S5 Elton John "Island Girl"
0229Z 25532 S5 ID + Redhat talking
0231Z 25532 S5 Ray Charles "America the Beautiful"
0234Z 25532 S3 Redhat
0240Z 25532 S3 ID
0240Z 25532 S3 Sarah McLachlan "Sweet Surrender"
0244Z 25532 S3 ID
0244Z 25532 S3 Rammstein "Amerika"
0248Z 25531 S3 ID
0253Z 25532 S3 ID
0253Z 25532 S3 Midlake "Antiphon"
0256Z 25532 S3 ID + Redhat
0301Z 25532 S3 Soundgarden "Fresh Tendrils"
0305Z 25532 S3 ID + Redhat
0305Z 25532 S3 Bad Suns "Salt"
0309Z 25532 S3 ID + Redhat
0313Z 25532 S3 The Fixx "Saved By Zero"
0316Z 25532 S3 ID + Redhat
0316Z 25532 S3 The Charlie Daniels Band "Still in Saigon"
0320Z 25532 S3 Redhat + ID
0321Z 25532 S3 Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe"
0325Z 25532 S3 Redhat + ID
0325Z 25432 S3 The Alan Parsons Project "Standing On Higher Ground"
0330Z 25431 S3 Redhat + ID
0334Z 25432 S3 Santigold "Disparate Youth"
0339Z 25432 S3 ID + Redhat
0339Z 25432 S3 Ian Brown "Just Like You"
0342Z 25432 S3 ID + Redhat
0342Z 25432 S3 Tokio Hotel "Monsoon"
0347Z 25432 S3 Fiona Apple "Criminal"
0351Z 25432 S3 Redhat + ID
0358Z 25432 S3 Redhat
0358Z 25433 S3 Golden Earring "Twilight Zone"
0405Z 25433 S3 Redhat
0412Z 35433 S5 Fastball "The Way"
0416Z 35433 S5 ID + Redhat
0416Z 35433 S5 Good Charlotte Feat "The River"
0420Z 35433 S5 ID + Redhat
0420Z 35433 S5 Queens Of the Sone Age "I Sat By the Ocean"
0424Z 35433 S5 ID
0424Z 35433 S5 Toad the Wet Sprocket "Something's Always Wrong"
0428Z 35433 S5 ID + Redhat
0429Z 35433 S5 The Smashing Pumpkins "Freak"
0433Z 35433 S5 ID
0433Z 35433 S5 Jamiroquai "Virtual Insanity"
0438Z 35433 S5 ID + Redhat
0438Z 25432 S3 Janet Jackson "Go Deep"
0443Z 25432 S3 Redhat + ID
0443Z 25432 S3 Incubus "Small Sad Little World"
0450Z 25432 S3 Redhat + ID
0451Z 25432 S3 Skrape "I Can't Breathe"
0455Z 25432 S3 Redhat + ID
0455Z 25432 S3 The Shapeshifters "Lola's Theme"
0458Z 25432 S3 Télépopmusik "Breathe"
0503Z 25431 S3 Redhat signing off.
0512Z 25432 S3 ID
0512Z Off air.


Thanks Redhat. Good to hear you again.


_{Yaesu FT-847 with 10' wire (the wire was broken & I didn't know it until the following day)
Sony ICF-2010 was a solid S5 with the built-in whip}

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: rdla4 on July 05, 2014, 0209 UTC

A really nice signal into GA tonight, nice punch on the bass notes. 0209 UTC

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Markokpik on July 05, 2014, 0210 UTC

X-FM, 0205, 7/5/14.  Tuned in to a few seconds of instrumental electronica, then an ID.

About S6, but clear.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: JohnS on July 05, 2014, 0211 UTC

6945 AM /0202 /JUL 05
Male announcer stating broadcast of XFM to begin in 5 minutes in C-QUAM AM stereo.
Haven't been able to listen much, but station still going strong @ 0430.  Still good signal/audio at my location.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: RCCI on July 05, 2014, 0212 UTC

02:10 hearing music. hearing song Dirty Laundry Signal an S8. AM mode -
02:15 Solid ID - some OP talk
03:22 Still going strong!

Thanks Redhat!

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Skipmuck on July 05, 2014, 0215 UTC

Thanks for saving the evening Red Hat! Fair signal with great AM audio here at 0206 UTC amidst some static! ID and now at 0212 UTC we have Dirty Laundry.
0218 UTC "Who Loves You"-Frankie Valli
0221 UTC Casey Kasem intro to "Lying Eyes"-Eagles
0226 UTC "Island Girl"-Elton John
0245 UTC Signal down quite a bit from 15 minutes ago...the bass is booming in nicely, but the high end is lost in the static.
0300 UTC I believe you were giving shoutouts to the HFU posters....heard one to rdla4 and RCCI...if I was in their somewhere I missed it, but thanks if you did!
In addition to some tunes I can't ID, were "Saved by Zero" and Lunatic Fringe which ended at 0325 UTC. Couple clear "Power of X" IDs here and there also.
0332 UTC Thanks for the shoutout! Heard it that time :)

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Token on July 05, 2014, 0216 UTC

X-FM is about 10 over S9 here in the Mojave Desert of California, nice signal.  Odd to hear Casey on HF ;)

T!

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: William Hassig on July 05, 2014, 0217 UTC

Tuned in at 0207utc, fair sig some static, good audio with good bass, spacey dance music, XFM ID, clips of Amer top 40 w/kasey kasem, song "dirty laundry", more kk with AT40, dipole & R8 with ext 30 watt amp & big speaker. (edit) left the air at 0512utc after 3+ hours of nice pop music of various types.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on July 05, 2014, 0237 UTC

S9+ into AL.  Great audio as usual!  Wonderful to hear you and great show!  Thanks!

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: glimmer twin on July 05, 2014, 0244 UTC

S9+20 in KCMO with superior audio as always.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: refmo on July 05, 2014, 0259 UTC

S9 and sounding good @ 0259z with shoutouts.
  -- still S9  @ 0350z with "Criminal"

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Kilokat7 on July 05, 2014, 0321 UTC

Just turned the radio on and found X-FM on 6945.  Great audio as usual with S6-S7 signal over moderate static.

Looking forward to decoding the C-QUAM from the SDR recording, which has been running all night.

Great to hear you again!

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Dxcan on July 05, 2014, 0326 UTC

6945 in AM mode, slowly coming in during sunset enhancement with better audio by 03:17 hours +++, hearing lot'sa great music, ID's for "X-FM shortwave"  but local T-storms 03:25 T-check and Red Rider selection....
Many thanks for the first time hearing this station out here in the Prairies....

Edward Kusalik

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Rockpicker on July 05, 2014, 0345 UTC

6945 AM  S8 - S9  Fantastic audio in between annoying static crashes.
XFM Id's 3:39 & 3:42 utc

4:39 utc  ID talk - Holding S9 fairly steady at this hour -
Static subsiding some as small local storms move East.- time to go set off some artillery. ;D

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: l0ngwire on July 05, 2014, 0354 UTC

First pirate I've heard in a long time.  Fairly decent signal in Santa Barbara, Calif., at 0455 UTC.  Currently listening in USB on a Index Labs QRP Plus rig which does not have AM, but am able to notch the carrier out via an Autek QF-1A filter. 

Have they given a QSL address yet?  I heard something about a Gmail address, but was not able to copy it all.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: radio_cosmo on July 05, 2014, 0354 UTC

XFM with a great signal north of Chicago - gave ID and announced playlist (Fionna Apple) -superb audio - some QRN
from static crashes but good copy.  Minimal QSB

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Zane on July 05, 2014, 0359 UTC

X-FM @ 0355z, 45343. S7-S9 after just getting home from a buddy's party. Nice sounding audio as usual. Great to hear X-FM and Redhat again. Been a while.

ID at 0357z. Golden Earring "Twilight Zone"

Thanks for the shout  8)

Z

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: l0ngwire on July 05, 2014, 0401 UTC

 ::)  ummm... make that 0355 UTC...

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: oly1959 on July 05, 2014, 0407 UTC

Got back from the fireworks to catch X-FM here with a solid S9 and great audio above the storm just south of my QTH with ID at 0330 and same details as fellow posters. Thanks for the great 4th of July Show Redhat, sounding good in the neighborhood! Also, awesome compiled list of songs skeezix! :D

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Antennae on July 05, 2014, 0430 UTC

Welcome l0ngwire, I'm a fellow Californian. Here's the email:
xfmshortwave@gmail.com

0237 (sun was up)

I hear bass along with musisc but fading in and out. And a despicable beacon beeping away as interference.
SINPO
34333

0429 (sun is down)
"Power of X"
Reception about the same.

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: l0ngwire on July 05, 2014, 0528 UTC

Thanks, Antennae!   I'll send them a QSL e-mail.  What part of California are you in?

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Chanter on July 05, 2014, 0648 UTC

Tuned around the common pirate frequencies at 0410 UTC and boom!  Good signal on to the isthmus tonight, including clear IDs and songs by Fastball and Good Charlotte.  SINPO 44344, and thanks for the show! 

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: ByteBORG on July 05, 2014, 1212 UTC

SDR Recording Catch
SINPO: 44333
Signal improved as night wore on.

0201 - First noticed carrier
0217 - "Who Loves You" - Frankie Valli
0223 - "Lying Eyes" - Eagles
0227 - "Island Girl" - Elton John
0230 - Time check, Positive  ID by OM as "XFM... ...Music to the power of X",
          E-Mail addy given: xfmshortwave@gmail.com
          solicits reception reports
0231 - "America the Beautiful" - Ray Charles (a great version)
0241 - "Sweet Surrender"
...
0512 - S/Off - QRT


Thank You for the great show !

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: Kilokat7 on July 05, 2014, 1309 UTC

Here's a 22 minute recording of what this sounded like in C-QUAM stereo with the bandwidth wide-open, S7-S8 signal at the beginning of this:

6945 kHz X-FM C-QUAM STEREO 0303-0322 UTC 05JL14.mp3 (http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_Other/6945%20kHz%20X-FM%20C-QUAM%20STEREO%200303-0322%20UTC%2005JL14.mp3)

Due to the summer noise, Sodira had a rough time locking onto the C-QUAM pilot at times, but X-FM's quality audio still shines through.  I hope other listeners with SDRs are taking advantage.

Great show Redhat!

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on July 05, 2014, 1515 UTC

SDR recording catch, mostly an S8 signal here.

Email address: xfmshortwave@gmail.com

The HFU has an extensive list of pirate radio station email addresses here: http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/Pirate_radio_station_email_addresses

Title: Re: X-FM 6945 C-QUAM 0204 UTC 5 July 2014
Post by: jFarley on July 05, 2014, 2107 UTC

Recorder Catch on 6945 AM

Couldn't listen live (had company last nite) but caught and recorded the show starting at the Eagles tune at 0222z.  The recording showed very nice S9 to +5 reception with little fading but a scoche of atmospheric noise (what new?). 

Thank you for the show, and a Happy 4th weekend to the crew at XFM!