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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022  (Read 726 times)

Offline hammarhead

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Ion Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« on: October 19, 2022, 2028 UTC »
UNID station just above noise level here at 2025 UTC with ELO "I can't get her out of my head"
2027 UTC- ELO "Strange Magic"
« Last Edit: October 19, 2022, 2044 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 OCT 2022
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2022, 2030 UTC »
20:29 UTC - Slight carrier but no modulation / audio received;
20:31 UTC - Some audio is now starting to come through over the noise.


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Re: UNID 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2022, 2039 UTC »
2039 SIO 444
2044 ID
« Last Edit: October 19, 2022, 2044 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: ION Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2022, 2045 UTC »
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Vermont / 6974.75
20.44 ID
20.44 song "End of the Line"
20.47 song "U.S. 41"
20.50 song "God Bless This Mess"
20.52 ID, email
20.53 song "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
20.57 song "The Great Gig In The Sky"

Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2022, 2057 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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ION Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2022, 2045 UTC »
20.42 UTC Van Morrison - Tell Me What You Want
20.44 UTC station ID ION RADIO by OM
20.44 UTC The Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line
20.47 UTC Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - U.S. 41
20.50 UTC Sheryl Crow - God Bless This Mess
20.53 UTC Station ID by canned YL voice; India-Oscar-November, ION ID, e-mail
20.53 UTC Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad
20.57 UTC Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky

Doomsday mood on ION RADIO:
And I am not frightened of dying
Any time will do, I don't mind
Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime
If you can hear this whispering you are dying

21.02 UTC It's A Beautiful Day - White Birds (live)
21.08 UTC live track sung by OM: Little Woman
21.13 UTC "This ION RADIO" ID by OM, rock tune sung by OM
21.16 UTC another rock song sung by OM

fair to good on the AB1KW KiwiSDR in Concord, NH
Please eQSL to my addy, Mr. ION and thanks for the records today!
« Last Edit: October 19, 2022, 2118 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Ion Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2022, 2048 UTC »
Very good reception, thanks for broadcast.  Will be listening while busy about house.

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Re: Ion Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2022, 2131 UTC »
2128 UTC song "Here today , Gone tomorrow"
2131 UTC song "Can't you hear me knocking"


S - 4 Direct, thanks for the show Pls Qsl  ;D
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Re: Ion Radio 6974.7 AM 2025 UTC 19 Oct 2022
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2022, 2132 UTC »
I have it with a poor signal (Low audio).  Playing Rollin Stones Can't you hear me knocking.  Thanks for the show.
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« Last Edit: October 19, 2022, 2140 UTC by JustGreg »
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