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Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« on: November 13, 2022, 2147 UTC »
UNID 6869.0 kHz USB 21:46 UTC 13 NOV 2022
Mix Radio International (tentative)

21:46 UTC - Good readable with a Doobie Brothers mix; running at approx 6 kHz wide;
21:47 UTC - Radio 48 ID, most likely a Mix Radio International relay;
00:50 UTC - Still sounding good with a +/- S8 signal and marginal fading.


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« Last Edit: November 14, 2022, 0054 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2022, 2147 UTC »
2145 with oldies rock
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2022, 2148 UTC »
Killer signal here, S9+10 and CLEAR!

2147 Radio 48 ID then "Another One Bites the Dust," Queen
2152 Radio 48 ID then "Rebel Rebel," David Bowie
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2209 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2022, 2149 UTC »
S9+  MRI relay?  Sounding good. Thanks for the tunes Radio 48!

2142 -"What A Fool Believes" - Doobies
2147 - ID: "This is Radio 48"
2148 - "Another One Bites The Dust" - Dance Mix
2152 - David Bowie ID into: "Rebel Rebel" - Legion Of Dynamic Diskord
2158 - "Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones
2204 - "Take Me Home" - Cher
2213 - "Long Time" - Boston
2339 - "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" -  Frank Zappa
2341 - ID: "Radio 48"
2341 - "Cocaine" - Clapton
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2343 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2022, 2150 UTC »
2147 Radio 48 ID ....
        Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2203 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2022, 2151 UTC »
2150"Another one Bites the Dust"  Queen  S7
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2022, 2153 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S9+  SIO 555  SINPO 55555

2150 UTC Bites the Dust by BL
2153 ID into Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
2157 Host talking about Rolling Stones
2159 Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones live
2205 Take Me Home by Cher
2213 Foreplay/Long Time by Boston
2219 Music by The Doors
2223 All My Love by Led Zeppelin
2230 Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
0140 Dandy by Herman's Hermits
0200 Witch Doctor Bump by Chubakos
0203 Kiss and Say Goodbye by The Manhattans    ***Signal still strong and clear!!!!!***
0207 Think Twice by Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker
0209 Let's Live for Today by The Grass Roots
0211 email reception reports email, CW, sstv images, Radio 48, CoolAM Radio
0215 closing down
Thank you for the broadcast!
« Last Edit: November 14, 2022, 0215 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2022, 2154 UTC »
2150 Another one bites...mix
2152 ID
2153 Rebel Rebel mix
Excellent wide sound and signal
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2022, 2200 UTC »
S0/S5 promo in the clear into Stones track 2159Z 13NOV22
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2022, 2200 UTC »
on 6869 USB           DIRECT
2159 rock, Rolling Stones,
more music, but Chinese QRM from 6865 is rising, 2213

2301 rock, 2306 ID? no copy, music, now stronger than China on 6865,
2311 clear ID Radio 48, music, 2315 talking about Elvis Presley, ID, music
2357 R&R, 2359 ID, "Tequila"
« Last Edit: November 14, 2022, 0000 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2022, 2207 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Vermont
22.05 song "Take Me Home"
22.12 ID (a man) / "Radio 48"
22.12 song "Foreplay/Long Time"
22.18 ID
22.19 song "Been down so Long"


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« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2220 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2022, 2222 UTC »
2220 utc  sinpo  33333
id   into song
2325 utc  advertising movies  dean martin and jerry lewis
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2328 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2022, 2226 UTC »
20 over and sounding great!
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2022, 2233 UTC »
2233 fair to good signal here. Wide on the SDR but not really overcoming the noise floor completely yet. Thanks for the show.
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Re: Radio_48 6869 USB 2146 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2022, 2244 UTC »
SINPO=44344

2243- "Heart of Glass" Disco Breaks Remix by Beatamix (and Blondie).
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2316 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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