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Author Topic: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017  (Read 1098 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« on: December 23, 2017, 1834 UTC »
Channel Z Christmas show, SIO 444
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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2017, 1836 UTC »
1832 UTC I'm getting some threshold audio here but the noise level is high....I'll keep it parked on 4065 and see if it gets better  :)
1837 UTC "Stone Soul Christmas"-Binky Griptite (Getting some S7 peaks over an S5 noise floor)
1839 UTC "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"-James Brown
1842 UTC "Christmas Rap"-Kurtis Blow
1847 UTC OM with "Channel Z Christmas show"
(Signal pretty much in the noise since 1848 UTC....)
1857 UTC Signal back up with "Christmas at CBGB's"-Baghdaddios
1859 UTC "Merry Christmas(I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)"-Ramones
1902 UTC Deep fade then back up after a minute with "Jingle Bells"-?
1905 UTC OM chat...into unid tune with YL singer
1909 UTC "Fairy Tale of New York"-Florence & the Machine with Bill Bragg
1915 UTC "December Will Be Magic Again"-Kate Bush
1919 UTC "I Hate You This Christmas"-Kate Nash
1922 UTC "Christmas Wrapping"-Waitresses
1927 UTC OM with talk about White Christmas song, Christmas greetings, then UNID version of White Christmas
1929 UTC Channel Z jingle, and OFF

Thanks for the Christmas show Z! A Merry Christmas to you also!  :)
« Last Edit: December 23, 2017, 1930 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2017, 1843 UTC »
Nothin' here, but it's early for that part of the spectrum. On the ham bands it's all locals on 75 meters yakking it up and getting in some early afternoon drinking.

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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2017, 1845 UTC »
Just at the noise level. Faint music at 18:44 UTC.
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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2017, 1859 UTC »
Channel Z 4065 AM S3-S5 in NY

1857: The Baghdaddios “Christmas At C.B.G.B.S” (one of my friends was in this band)
1900: The Ramones “Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)”
« Last Edit: December 23, 2017, 1901 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2017, 1901 UTC »
Very Good reception

1900z Unid "Merry Christmas?" song
1902z "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
1914z email/mail address for reception reports
1924z "Christmas Wrapping" The Waitresses
1927z "just about reached the end" to "White Christmas" Patti Smith Group
1929z Off
« Last Edit: December 23, 2017, 1929 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Channel Z 4065 AM 1832 UTC 23 Dec 2017
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2017, 1923 UTC »
1922 Tuned in to .... Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses, S-8 with high local noise.
1929 Off after Phil Muzak ID.... Great Show Z!!
« Last Edit: December 23, 2017, 1930 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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