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Author Topic: Pirates Week 6925 KHz USB 03/12/2013 0057 UTC+  (Read 1317 times)

Offline Beerus Maximus

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Pirates Week 6925 KHz USB 03/12/2013 0057 UTC+
« on: March 12, 2013, 0100 UTC »
Pirates Week popped up at 0057 UTC. About S4 here in the Boston burbs.
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Re: Pirates Week 6925 KHz USB 03/12/2013 0057 UTC+
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 0120 UTC »
I missed the first 30 sec or so? NO ID's of relay station yet..

Nice S7 - S8 sig, very good USB audio

00:58 ut - 01:15 ut  Pirates Week Relayed by UNID
01:44 ut - Off Air - steady S8 - S9 last 30 mis of broadcast
« Last Edit: March 12, 2013, 0147 UTC by Rockpicker »
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Re: Pirates Week 6925 KHz USB 03/12/2013 0057 UTC+
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 0135 UTC »
Started out at S3 with S5 static crashes, so was rough copy.  Signal slowly improved to S5 by 0130, so much better copy now.
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Re: Pirates Week 6925 KHz USB 03/12/2013 0057 UTC+
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 1213 UTC »
SDR catch here, around S3 or so, tough copy with the static and pescadore QRM.

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