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Author Topic: Metro Radio International 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013  (Read 2324 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Metro Radio International 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« on: September 03, 2013, 2355 UTC »
Hearing some faint music.
Possible ID at 2356, but I could not pull it out of the noise.
OM and YL talking - Metro Radio International?

I checked the SDR recording:
I first saw a sign on at 2348 on 6950.335. It sounded like MRI went right into music. S8 signal, but the static levels were S8 as well.
2356 OM talking, possible ID?
2359 Back into music
0005 YL then OM talking
0015 YL and OM talking, into more music
0029 another break from the music, with an OM and YL.  Just not quite enough signal to pull out what was being said.
0042 A nice peak to the signal right about now.
0056 Off

« Last Edit: September 04, 2013, 1915 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 2357 UTC »
I can barely hear them also.  Can't make much out, other than someone is talking.

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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2013, 2358 UTC »
2351 Dance music
2355 OM and YL talk - it does seem like this could be MRI
2359 back to music
0005 OM/YL talk again
0009 back to music in growing LSB pesc QRM - also some now at 0011 in the USB it seems
0015 some YL/OM talk - really nice peak during this, but not during an ID
0019 back 2 mx
0025 sounded like a solid Metro Radio International ID
0042 getting some nice audio now  :)
0054 Carrier seemed to drop around 15dB in about 30 seconds; still hearing drum/bass beat at 0056?
0057 off now - nothing in the waterfall

About S6 here with deep choppy fades - nice audio - mx and studio - on peaks
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« Last Edit: September 04, 2013, 0058 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Metro Radio Int'l 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2013, 0009 UTC »
Barely above the noise floor here, tough copy, but floating on the verge of legiblity.

0027, music
0029, dialog " and, uh... Because"
0034, music
0038, Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
0043, song with yelling
0045, dialog, ID??
0052, ---fell down the hole---
0056, ---back, relatively, briefly, ---off---

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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2013, 0014 UTC »
I can hear some talking down in the noise.  Can't tell if its the pirate or peskies.
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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2013, 0015 UTC »
Carrier. Thats it in GA 0014 UTC...Oh yeah, Carrier and some peskies.

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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2013, 0021 UTC »
Talk by OM/YL, sounds like the Metro folks at 0015, possible ID 0018, into music. Terrible pesce QRM and static tonite.
0026 Song by The Killers? [Shazam couldn't ID it though]
S-6 on peaks.

0030 Metro ID.
0038 Depeche Mode - Live Recording?
0045 Clear ID for Metro
« Last Edit: September 04, 2013, 0046 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2013, 0021 UTC »
Faint audio above static levels.   Music which was too weak to id.
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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2013, 0025 UTC »
Can hear bits of om/yl talk and now music at 0024. Pesties on lsb combined with the noise making for rough conditions .
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Re: UNID 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2013, 0028 UTC »
Very weak here. Not far enough above the noise to make any audio out.
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Re: Metro Radio International 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2013, 0047 UTC »
just a carrier and occasional bits of music, talk at 0044

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Re: Metro Radio International 6950.3 AM 2355 UTC 3 Sep 2013
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2013, 0048 UTC »
S6 over the usual summer static with occasional pesky interference above and below 6950.

0043z: Remix of a Depeche Mode song
0044z: OM/YL banter, familiar to Metro Radio, mentioning the Depeche Mode song.  Only bits of talk can be understood.  On a quiet band and without the interference, this would be a nice copy.
0056z: Off

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« Last Edit: September 05, 2013, 0017 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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