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Author Topic: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022  (Read 920 times)

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UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« on: December 21, 2022, 2203 UTC »
AM signal playing music, almost sounded like the Dropkick Murphies, then into a voice ID (??). Signal is not strong in the Boston burbs and the audio may be a little low.
« Last Edit: December 22, 2022, 0152 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2022, 2208 UTC »
Exact frequency is 6974.89 kHz, must be Nowhere Radio. S9+10 with the KX4AZ KiwiSDR in Tustin, Michigan. At least 20 kHz wide signal.

2206 UTC-Unknown Christmas rock music
2206 UTC-Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas by The Staple Singers
2209 UTC-Presents for Christmas by Solomon Burke
2212 UTC-You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by The Misfits
2214 UTC-Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto by James Brown
« Last Edit: December 21, 2022, 2215 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2022, 2214 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Milford, PA / 6974.9 / noisy
22.10 song "Presents For Christmas"
22.12 song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
22.15 song "Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto"
22.18 song (a man)
22.21 song "8 Days of Hannukah"
22.24 song
22.27 song "Baby It's Cold Outside"

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« Last Edit: December 21, 2022, 2229 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2022, 2216 UTC »
2215 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY with slight fade, audio is decent, hearing James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2022, 2219 UTC »
2217z  Just tuned in. Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC.   S9+
This is a really good AM signal.
2227z starting to fade a bit, S7
« Last Edit: December 21, 2022, 2228 UTC by autovon »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2022, 2221 UTC »
I have the carrier but that is all.  No audio heard.
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2022, 2223 UTC »
2222 UTC: Just tuned in, nice S7 signal with some noise and slight fading.
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2022, 2240 UTC »
S8 here in Central Wisconsin.
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2022, 2253 UTC »
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2022, 2256 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2022, 2254 UTC »
2254  Drummer Boy ?
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2022, 2259 UTC »
S7 here with qrn
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2022, 2327 UTC »
23:26 UTC - Very faint carrier and no modulation.


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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2022, 2339 UTC »
SIO 343 lots of fading.  Sometimes signal is sold 5
2338 Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Amos Milburn
2340 Skating - Vince Guardaldi Trio
2342  What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas - The Emotions (answer... listen to SW radio)
2346  Soul Santa - Funk Machine
2348  Dreaming of a White Christmas
« Last Edit: December 21, 2022, 2349 UTC by FelixChapel »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2022, 2347 UTC »
2345 UTC Music fading in and out of the S5 noise level.
2355 UTC Nice solid fadeup with "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"-Brenda Lee
2357 UTC Sounds like the Dropkick Murphys
0016 UTC "Jingle Bell Rock"
« Last Edit: December 22, 2022, 0016 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2202 UTC 21 DEC 2022
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2022, 0016 UTC »
6975 AM
0013 UTC I'll Be Your Santa Baby, Rufus Thomas, other Xmas R&B funk songs. Good audio and signal peaks with some fading, via MD SDR with ginormous sky loop. Just a carrier via home rx with indoor antenna.
0015z Jingle Bell Rock, Hall & Oates
0017z Santa Claus Slide (remix), Big G
0022z dead air for a minute, back with Irie Christmas rumbling dub bass, Freddie McGregor
0030z deep fade, even carrier barely there now

Good while it lasted, thanky kindly.

0103z peaked just enough briefly to copy Christmas Time is Here Again by The Flirtations
0104z keyboard instrumental, just barely audible, no ID, Shazam sez maybe Natural Born Dub (Riverside Xmas remix), Hiroshi Fujiwara
0112z Jingle Bells, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, signal peaking a bit stronger now and then, still fadey

Two recordings, first much stronger than second: https://archive.org/details/xmas-music-22-dec-2022-0013-0030-utc-6975-sam/Xmas-music_22Dec2022_0110UTC_6975-SAM.wav
« Last Edit: December 22, 2022, 0426 UTC by Zoidberg »
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