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Author Topic: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0255z & 0307z 4.13.13  (Read 2298 times)

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Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0255z & 0307z 4.13.13
« on: April 13, 2013, 0256 UTC »
0255z "Hungry like the  Wolf" Duran Duran
0258z 2nd song, audio dropout, [gone?]

bk on 0307z "Don't You Forget About Me" Simple Minds
0314z ID /testing audio [I actually knew it was you by the good audio]
0329z "Highway to Hell" AC/DC
0333z mention of China Mercury Trader email [LOL, those spammers are so cute in their Chinengrish!!!]
0336z releasing band, 73
0337z "Highway to Hell" piano instrumental version
0340z /off

s7-8 [FYI a little pescadore QRM from 6925 LSB!]
s9 peak at end of broadcast!!!

Is that you RML??? LOL it was!!!

Thanks for the shoutout Spike & Co.!!!
« Last Edit: April 13, 2013, 0342 UTC by RAFman »
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Re: ??? 6925 USB 0255z 4.12.13
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2013, 0259 UTC »
02:53 Music just came on with No ID - Rock - audio then vanished...  POOF!   Signal was about an S4.
03:06 Music back on... audio here is poor - 03:07 can't tell if they're still on... heavy QRN here
03:09 cna hear more music...

03:12 Clearly hearing song "Don't You Forget About Me"  Simple Minds I'm hearing clearly in USB
03:14  Shoutout to people on HFU board...Cool - testing equipment, especially audio. Sig. S7-8
03:28 song "Highway to Hell" -
03:33 OP talked about getting an Email fro "Allen" about their company that produces real mercury
03:36 OP signed off w/ 73's then immediately into piano music. (Back to Grizzly Bear Shortwave?)  
Thanks for the Show RML.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2013, 0342 UTC by RCCI - Radio Comedy Club International »
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Re: ??? 6925 USB 0255z 4.12.13
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2013, 0259 UTC »
S7 here with pretty good audio.  'Hungry Like the Wolf', then into 'Fade Into You' and suddenly off....
Back on @ 0312z with "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds.
Shoutouts to everyone reporting.  Still S7 and pretty good audio.
Into 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' @ 0316z
Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: April 13, 2013, 0317 UTC by refmo »
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Re: ??? 6925 USB 0255z 4.12.13
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2013, 0300 UTC »
I caught the Duran Duran song, and another, sounded like Mazzy Star "Fade into you" - then the station dropped.
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Re: ??? 6925 USB 0255z 4.12.13
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2013, 0302 UTC »
about S7 here. Audio drop on second song.
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Re: ??? 6925 USB 0255z 4.13.13
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2013, 0307 UTC »
UnId, 6925 USB, 2156, 3/13/13.  1 1/2 songs and off.  20 sec. dead air between songs.

Back on 0309, ID, testing equipment, shout out to all of us here, more music.

Excellent signal here.

Thanks for the show RML.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2013, 0322 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0255z & 0307z 4.13.13
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2013, 0335 UTC »
Nice S9 signal in S. Ontario. AC/DC - Highway to Hell!!!

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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0255z & 0307z 4.13.13
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2013, 0336 UTC »
Sounding very good into NE Ohio, about s-8..some highway to hell @ around 0320z.  Thanks for the show!

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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0255z & 0307z 4.13.13
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2013, 0343 UTC »
Not me on that last "Highway to Hell" piano instrumental version...and with that said the audio was S9+15ish

Very nice signal whoever you are... :)
« Last Edit: April 13, 2013, 0352 UTC by RedMercuryLabs »
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