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Author Topic: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022  (Read 724 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« on: December 24, 2022, 1413 UTC »
1412 Santa back with his "ho ho ho". Weak, SIO 222? Maybe some slight peaks higher.
1851 Heard again

1932 SSTV








« Last Edit: December 24, 2022, 2009 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2022, 1422 UTC »
1421 Not even a Ho heard here ?
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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2022, 1438 UTC »
1437 UTC A hearty Ho Ho Ho heard here..loud and clear
1438 UTC Another one...Santa sounds like he's happy!
2004 UTC ScottieDX SSTV with Ho Ho Ho's over the top

2018 UTC ScottieDX SSTV followed by Easypal


And a Merry Christmas to you UNID Santa!
« Last Edit: December 24, 2022, 2030 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2022, 1936 UTC »
1930 - SSTV with many Ho Ho Ho Hos....


« Last Edit: December 24, 2022, 2023 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2022, 1945 UTC »
This has been going on for 5 hours? He should play "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer" and fess up to his hit and run past. It would be good for us all.

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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2022, 2026 UTC »
my best one:

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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2022, 2051 UTC »
SSTV images and lots of Ho Ho Hos the K3FEF KiwiSDR.


« Last Edit: December 24, 2022, 2300 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: UNID Santa 6955 USB 1412 UTC 24 DEC 2022
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2022, 0357 UTC »
1855+ with Ho Ho Ho's and SSTVs....

« Last Edit: December 25, 2022, 0400 UTC by clobdell »
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