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Title: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: MDK2 on May 18, 2019, 0201 UTC
0200 signal signed on, fair strength. ID based on email received saying he would be on tonight. No Redhat as of yet. (Signal stronger as of 0202)
0203 now having terrible static crashes, hearing OM sounds like Redhat.
0205 "Radio" Rammstein
0210 Redhat with X-FM ID and talking about conditions.
0215 HFU shoutouts
0217 X-FM canned ID and Redhat with email into "Long Gone" Chris Cornell
0222 X-FM ID inot "Lullaby" Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
0226 "Pardon Me" Incubus
0230 "Runaway" Linkin Park
0233 "Victoria" Eve 6
0236 Redhat on the mic... the suicides of Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington... Something about Genesis from 1974... X-FM email, inviting reception reports.... other topics... recordings count as reception reports.... doesn't care if you hear him on an online SDR... checking to see if anything's happening at the Free Radio Cafe... Reading HFU posts... thanks for tuning in... xfmshortwave at gmail dot com.
0246 "When is the Future?" VNX Nation
0250 "The Geeks Were Right" The Faint

Probably going to retire from the shack soon... have work in the morning and the signal is having a hard time fighting the static. Thanks as always for the show Redhat. ++
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: refmo on May 18, 2019, 0202 UTC
S8 with a few fades and static crashes with sign-on music @ 0200
0203 - Redhat with ID
0205 - "Radio" Rammstein
0215 - Redhat with shoutouts [thanks!]
0218 - "Long Gone" Chris Cornell
0251 - "The Geeks Were Right" The Faint
0319 - "Anytime" MSG
0332 - lots of fades and mostly poor copy now :(
0339 - S7 peaks and fair copy with "Is That You Mo-Dean?" B-52's
0352 - "Inhaler" Foals
0401 - "Days Go By" Dirty Vegas
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: Matambale on May 18, 2019, 0202 UTC
0202Z: Static S9, signal S9+
0205Z: Familiar RH voice, Rammstein ann.
0212Z: Acknowledges the thunderstorm sizzle...but the static persists
0257Z: QRN still brutal
0330Z: (appx) Led Zeppelin, thank you, cutting through the static, but wow it's even more intense now.
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: texas1dxer on May 18, 2019, 0206 UTC
Listening on KiwiSDR and 130-foot dipole in Warwick, RI.

SIO 352 to 353 due to lightning crashes.

More than enough lightning crashes!!

0205 - X-FM ID, into music (sounds techno)

0210 - X-FM ID and into weather (pretty bad!)

0211 - X-FM Shortwave ID, mention of HFU, email address, phone number

0215 - Another mention of HFU

0216 - Shoutout. Thanks

0217 - Song by Chris Cornell from album "Scream"
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: William Hassig on May 18, 2019, 0213 UTC
Tuned in at 0212utc, weak signal, DJ talking about posting to various pirate sites and also email address, giving playlist of tunes he played, at 0216 mentioned posters to hf underground including me, said xfmshortwave@gmail.com   
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: dandan22 on May 18, 2019, 0219 UTC
0206 kl  Radio by Rammstein...noisy, scratchy...describes a QSL...gave the address as xfmshortwave@gmail.com
ID at 0211, loved the description of the QSL requirement.  SINPO 24222
0214   man gave the time...talked a lot, gave the time at 0216...
gave the address again (email), and then the next song   Long Gone   by Chris Cornell
AOR-7030+ gives better audio than Perseus here in Central Maryland--S8+
0222   Lullaby   by Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
0227  gotta go, Redhat...thanks for great b/cast!
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: Radio Star on May 18, 2019, 0220 UTC
Just Tuning In
S6 w/static crashes but decent copy

Thanks for the show Redhat!

0219 - "Long Gone" - Chris Cornell
0223 - Id into: "Lullaby" - Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
0226 - "Pardon Me" - Incubus
0230 - ID into: "Runaway" - Linkin Park
0234 - "Victoria" - Eve 6
0236 - Redhat behind the mic. No I don't think you're loosing your mind! w/qsl instructions and other topics.......
email address given.
Thanks for the shout-out Redhat. Signal is improving.
0246 - "When Is The Future?" - VNV Nation
0251 - "The Geeks Were Right" - The Faint
0254 - "I Don't Care" - Fall Out Boy
0258 - "Wrong" - Everything Bu The Girl

I've got to bow-out RH. It was good to hear you again! Work day tomorrow. Thanks so much for the awesome tunes!
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: Davep on May 18, 2019, 0225 UTC
0224 Frank Carter Lullaby
0227 Incubus/ pardon me
0236 Yeah, that is bad about CC.
0244 Shouts


S7  a little noisy here as well but coming through just fine     Good to hear you RH  Thanks as always
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: jFarley on May 18, 2019, 0242 UTC
All gear is down here due to a recent lightning strike, but have been sampling Kiwis across the USA and CAN with generally good signals.

Also checked in at a cupla my fave overseas NDB Kiwis:

Bjargtangar, Iceland with a surprisingly nice signal at times.
Carlow, Ireland with JBA audio from time to time.
Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay noting a carrier from time to time.

Thanks for the show!

FWIW; there's also a bit of lightning QRN up in ISL tonite...

(https://i.imgur.com/i7nrJlr.png)

0330 "...I come from the land of ice and snow..."   still able to listen in AM mode via this remote; very impressed with how you're getting out tonite.
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: Labviewguru on May 18, 2019, 0249 UTC
Solid S9 with lightning crashes.
First pirate with my new SDR and 120' dipole.

Thanks for the show!



Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: oly1959 on May 18, 2019, 0253 UTC
Hello RH. Catching the Mighty X on 6285 here among the nasty storms with a S7-S9 and great audio doing shout outs to HF Underground at 0244 into "Wings Of The Future" at 0247. Storms are getting closer with horrible lightning going on. Switching over to the NA5B online SDR and signal is S8 and audio excellent. ID at 0250. Fallout Boy at 0254. Thanks for the show RH, awesome tunes! Too bad there are so many storms up here, but that is summertime! :)
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: Traveling Wave on May 18, 2019, 0320 UTC
0318 UTC - Signal S5 in WNY, audio  making it above the noise.
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: BigAl on May 18, 2019, 0328 UTC
03:23 XFM ID followed with "Risk" by Metric.  A tough copy tonight even with S7-9 signal because of storm static all around here in SE VA tonight.  Basically I'm dealing with "Storms to the left of me, lightning to the right and here I am, stuck in the middle with you"   ;D Still a good listen as always & thanks for the show Redhat!
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: radiogaga on May 18, 2019, 0338 UTC
S5 @ 0306, listening on Iceland sdr.
Nice job RH

rgg
Title: Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0200 UTC 18 MAY 2019
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on May 18, 2019, 1925 UTC
SDR recording catch, heard from 0200 sign on. Generally an SIO 433