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Author Topic: X-FM/Radio Illuminati via Radio Illuminati 5185 AM 2255 UTC 30 OCT 2022  (Read 1417 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Excellent reception - Yay  ;D, finally.  Nice to hear you, Redhat. Thanks, tAC!  Nothing here terrestrial on 4185.
2255 Carrier
2300 "Reload" PPK
2302 Show audio snippets to "London Calling" The Clash
2307 Redhat with ID and on with tAC, Mix wants to broadcast, too.
2311 New XFM number 909 907-6925
2312 tAC attempting  ;D to give out his email addy to "Rock N Roll Fantasy" Bad Company
2316 ID, introduces "Lazy" Deep Purple, gives time
2332 RH talking remembering lyrics, forgetting everything else  :D
2337 tAC and RH talking QSL's
2338 DJDW talking with RH and tAC
2343 "I've Seen That Movie, Too" Elton John - Excellent selection, tAC
2350 ID to "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" The Alan Parsons Project....will be listening away from computer
« Last Edit: October 31, 2022, 0018 UTC by Skipmuck »
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S9+10 with the W3HFU KiwiSDR.

2257 UTC-Carrier only
2300 UTC-Reload (Space Club Mix) by PPK
2302 UTC-Many people talking about radio
2304 UTC-London Calling by The Clash
2307 UTC-“X-FM and Radio Illuminati are on the air”, Azimuth Coordinator is on the air, greetings from Azimuth Coordinator, MRI has sent an email asking to relay X-FM, reading email reception reports, hello to listeners on the HFU (thanks!), also on 4185 kHz C-QUAM, the phone number he usually uses is gone so the new one is 909-970-6925, Azimuth Coordinator talking about the music that is going to be played, email address’s for both stations
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2313 UTC by Shortwave_listener »
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2258 just a carrier, not very strong.
2331 Got some audio at this point, it comes and goes.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2331 UTC by MDK2 »
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Just a weak carrier in the waterfall here
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signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Vermont
23.00 instrumental music
23.02 talking + song in the background
23.04 song "London Calling"
23.07 ID "X-FM and Radio Illuminati are on the air"
23.07 talking and answers to reports, new phone-number, ID, email of both stations
23.13 ID
23.13 song "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"

« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2315 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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2301 Hello Red Hat. S9+ into Southern New England. Electronica type stuff playing.
2308 RH chatting.
2312 AC on the mic with Red Hat via satellite I think they said. Doing a joint show, very cool.
2319 A good alternate version of "Lazy". Maybe live.
2326 A little fade and noise now.
2327 ID XFM. And I want to give a hello to AC also.
2332 Joint ID, XFM and Radio Illuminati.

2336 Better signal on 6865 usb,S9+30


Time for dinner, I will have recorder going for the rest of of show. Thanks and Happy Halloween.


« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2337 UTC by ION Radio »
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2300 - Decent reception here. Audio snippets
2304 - "London Calling" - The Clash
2307 - Redhat behind the mic with the Azimuth Coordinator via satellite.

Just a great show guys! Really enjoying the tunes!
« Last Edit: October 31, 2022, 0025 UTC by Radio Star »
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SIO 555 - super loud - great audio
2306 - London Calling - Clash
2307 - X FM ID - talk about relays (also Radio Illuminani)
2309 - mention of 4185 khz and yes, they are S8 in MD
2311 - gave xfmshortwave@gmail address
2313 - "Music to the Power of X" ID
2313 - Rock-n-Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
2314 - great great great audio.... this is how it's done.  Reminds me of the RADIO CLANDESTINE audio of  my youth!
2315 - 4185 khz is now picking up and sounding almost as good as 5185
2316 - X-FM ID and Time Check
2316 - Lazy - Deep Purple
2327 - X-FM ID
2327 - I Surrender - Rainbow
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2328 UTC by FelixChapel »
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2315. XFM S9
Bad Company/ rock and Roll Fantasy
2338. Dick Weed call in 😎😎

5185   Thanks for the shout

Sounding good !
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2339 UTC by Davep »
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2212 utc  sinpo 55555
Rock in roll fantasy

XFM Halloween  🎃
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Offline Molvania Poacher

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2318- "Lazy" (live) by Deep Purple.
2327- Recorded OM ID.
2327- "I Surrender" by Rainbow.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2329 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
All reception from this location, radio and antenna.
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2320 UTC Lazy Deep Purple

S9+ Here In Ma. On RSPdx Direct
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Sounds a bit better with a tight bandwidth setting - like 3.5 kHz
S9, but it's all carrier in Toronto tonight.
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Reception into NE Ohio:

S7  SIO 333  SINPO 35333

2323 UTC Lazy by Deep Purple
2327 ID Rockin' your dial, XFM into I Surrender by Rainbow
2331 Host comments on previous songs, Thankyou professor!!!!! Memory challenges!!!
2338 DJ Dickweed on phone

Thanks for the entertaining broadcast!!!!
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2339 UTC by Chuck54 »
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23.05 UTC The Clash - London Calling
23.08 UTC X-FM and Illuminati, live via satellite tonight, who is somewhere out in the stars
23.10 UTC email from MIX, want's to relay also, about upload link
23.12 UTC Illuminati address given out with problems, e-mail of X-FM also
23.13 UTC Jingle-ID, Bad Company - Rock'n Roll Fantasy
23.15 UTC much talk, annother announcer also, other HFU listeners mentioned
about being on 4185 in C-QUAM, together with Radio Illuminati
23.18 UTC Deep Purple - Lazy (live) on 4185 and much better on 5185 kHz AM.
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23.29 UTC Rainbow - I Surrender
23.31 UTC Station announcement, about frequencies, and etc.
23.32 UTC ... I can't remember..., about HFU listeners
23.39 UTC DickWeed of Radio Free Whatever on the phone
23.42 UTC phone number given, e-mail of X-FM and Illuminti given
23.43 UTC time given, frequencies, jingle, Elton John - I've Seen That Movie Too

I was listening via the AB1KW KiwiSDR in Concord, NH
Nice programming indeed! Greetings from Germany and I hope you may answer
to my preceding report on 6285 kHz

I don't want to pressure you, it was just a reminder, no worries.
Of course, I was very happy about the last replies from you!
A great show tonight. Happy Halloween!
« Last Edit: October 30, 2022, 2345 UTC by RainBrandy »
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