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Author Topic: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023  (Read 715 times)

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Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« on: January 22, 2023, 1636 UTC »
1636 Just tuned in, SIO 333
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2023, 1642 UTC »
S7 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR in Pennsylvania. A very weak carrier direct here on the other side of North America!

REPORT VIA K3FEF KIWISDR:

1641 UTC-The Rock Show by blink-182
1721 UTC-Scottie 1 SSTV
1724 UTC-Time of My Life (Radio Edit) by Clokx
1726 UTC-Lush Life by Zara Larsson
1726 UTC-Talking over the music you give ID, frequency, and time in the Netherlands, propagation is going down, hope everyone was able to copy the SSTV, hello to TheHappyWanker and Chris Smolinski, S5 to S7 on a KiwiSDR in Massachusetts and S4 in Arizona, greetings to listeners including me (thanks!)
1731 UTC-This Girl by Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners
1733 UTC-Mister Feeling by Masterboy
1736 UTC-Cupid Radio ID, hello to a listener, propagation is getting worse, greetings to Skipmuck, it’s totally dark in the Netherlands and has been for over an hour, still S5 to S7 in Westminster Maryland, going to close down so thanks to many listeners including me (thanks!), go to our homepage Cupid Radio Shortwave
1737 UTC-Ride by twenty one pilots
1742 UTC-Wait for Me by Kings of Leon
1744 UTC-Tougher Than the Rest by Bruce Springsteen
1748 UTC-Words by Alesso & Zara Larsson
1750 UTC-Cupid Radio Shortwave from Holland jingle, signal down quite a bit now
1750 UTC-This is Cupid Radio, thanks for listening, frequency is 21.460 MHz
1751 UTC-Hide U (Tinlicker Remix) by Sian Evans
1754 UTC-OFF



REPORT DIRECT:

1646 UTC-Very weak carrier only direct, too weak for Sync AM to find
1652 UTC-Carrier now strong enough for Sync AM to detect, maybe some music coming through
1703 UTC-No audio heard since 1652 UTC, very weak carrier now
1708 UTC-Signal almost totally gone

Thanks so much for the broadcast! Very happy to hear a European pirate direct, I thought it would never happen  :D
« Last Edit: January 23, 2023, 1548 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2023, 1646 UTC »
on 21460.0 at home  (about 700 km from NL)
1644 some audio in the noise,
1650 some music on a peak at noise level,
1702 talking (no copy), 1703 music, 1706 talking above music
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1707 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2023, 1703 UTC »
1700 Rinus Chatting and saying hi to me too!
1704 Alone - Heart S7
1710 Danza Kuduro (featuring Don Omar) - Lucenzo
1714 Harry Stiles tune ...
1716 Sun Don't Shine - Klangkarrussell
1722 SSTV
1724 Time of My Life (radio edit) - Clokx
1727 signal fading a bit now ..... S3/4
1736 fading in again ...
1737 Ride - twenty one pilots
1739 Rinus with lots  of shoutouts!
        Wait For Me - Kings Of Leon
1744 Tougher Than the Rest - Bruce Springsteen
1749 Words - Alesso & Zara Larsson  (nice signal peak now!)
1750 Hide U (Tinlicker Remix) - Sian Evans
1751 ID and closedown info .... freq announced.  (S5/6
1754 Off - Great Show  Rinus !


Welcome Sheldon !
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1755 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2023, 1706 UTC »
Hearing Cupid Radio in Greenfield Park, Quebec at 1655 UTC.  Song - Diamonds.  DJ thanking Chris Smolinski for his report; also thanking listener in British Columbia. Another thank you to Chris Lobdell.  Song "Alone" by Heart.

Sheldon Harvey
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2023, 1708 UTC »
Still holding forth as of 1700 UTC via Vermont and Westminster
Can always depend on Cupid for a great show
Another SSTV aroun 1721 but too weak to decode
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1723 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2023, 1717 UTC »
Thank you so much guys for the reports. will trow out a sstv here in 5 minutes

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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2023, 1731 UTC »
1730 UTC Nice AM S5+.
1736 UTC ID Cupid Radio from NL Nice programing!
1754 UTC Done Thx for all your efforts!
recording link here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TLNcZUpho79E6sOPQQ_N8jSPmiSWjHbH/view?usp=drive_web
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1925 UTC by TheHappyWanker »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2023, 1732 UTC »
1729 UTC I'm hearing this directly across the pond. Rinus chatting and giving shoutouts over a dance tune. Signal is fading in and out of the low noise. Some very solid peaks!
1733 UTC Unid pop/dance tune
1736 UTC Rinus chatting over the music
1737 UTC Thanks for the shoutout! "It's been dark here for more than an hour". Unid reggae pop tune
1739 UTC Any chance of one more SSTV?
1740 UTC Another round of shoutouts! (Signal is S7 now!)
1742 UTC Song with lyrics "Wait For Me"-OM singer
1743 UTC "Tougher Than the Rest"-Bruce Springsteen
(1746 UTC Signal dropped down to the noise floor...band going long!)
1748 UTC Signal back up again with unid dance tune-YL singer
1750 UTC Unid dance tune, then Rinus over the music with ID...going to close down...21460 megahertz
1754 UTC OFF

Thanks for the show Cupid Radio! Always nice to hear you across the pond!
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1755 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Cupid Radio 21460 AM 1636 UTC 22 JAN 2023
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2023, 1740 UTC »
signal S5+ on the SDR in Rockport, Maine
17.39 ID, greetings to reporters (a man)
17.41 song "Wait For Me"
17.43 song (a man)

Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 1750 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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