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Author Topic: Cool AM Radio via NAPRS (TEST) 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023  (Read 1014 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Cool AM Radio via NAPRS (TEST) 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« on: February 05, 2023, 0027 UTC »
0027 UTC S9 carrier with some very undermodulated music here.
0028 UTC Modulation much better now with "Roadhouse Blues"-The Doors  8)
0033 UTC OM with an advertisement for Unisex stereo? Sounds like a commercial station.
0034 UTC OM said something about "Brought to you by UAI Upper Atmosphere Ionization"?, into unid funky pop tune OM singer
0036 UTC Silence, but the S9 carrier is still on
0038 UTC "Cool AM" ID, into an instrumental version of a song...more ID's as Cool AM Radio
0041 UTC "Karn Evil 9"-ELP

Here's my recording from 0027-0041 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iyi8FCJre5bnJC0yt-Ia04M4GA1ySebW/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 1305 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: UNID 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2023, 0032 UTC »
The Doors as of 0032 UTC -- fair signal at PA SDR
But sounds like a an AM station -- heard commercial at 0033.
Then male mentions "upper ionization"
"This is COOL AM Radio"
« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 0039 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Cool AM Radio via UNID 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2023, 0035 UTC »
S9+20 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR but low modulation. Some Peskie QRM. Maybe Locomotive Radio?

0033 UTC-Unisex Stereo parody ad
0034 UTC-Parody song about ham radio
0036 UTC-No modulation
0038 UTC-Cool AM Radio ID
0038 UTC-Overture from Tommy by The Assembled Multitude, lots of jingles over the music
0040 UTC-Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
0045 UTC-Lots of jingles
0045 UTC-Unknown Music
0047 UTC-Jingles
0047 UTC-Overture from Tommy by The Assembled Multitude, lots of jingles over the music
0050 UTC-Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 0050 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: UNID 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2023, 0039 UTC »
0038 - This is Cool AM Radio announcements and Jingles
0040 - "Karn Evil 9" - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
0045 - Music deep in the noise
0049 - Overture from Tommy. Peaks above the noise otherwise, nada.
« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 0051 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: UNID 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2023, 0039 UTC »
S6, fluttery audio and rough copy @ 0035 with what sounds like ads.
0049 - S7 now with "Overture from Tommy"
0050 - ID, then sounds like ELP tune
« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 0051 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2023, 0042 UTC »
0042 Music amid the noise
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2023, 0044 UTC »
0042 ELP Karn Evil 9 - Remember seeing them at the old Boston Garden in 1973 i think!  S7 mod a bit low ...
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2023, 0053 UTC »
Just a trace on the waterfall here
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2023, 0055 UTC »
Same as the rest of the folks, S-9 carrier and under modulated audio on a Westminster, MD Kiwi SDR. Sound like good production skills when I can hear it.

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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2023, 0103 UTC »
And same here. S9 signal strength but way undermodulated and seems too much low end audio boost. I've heard Cool AM sound much better in the past. Good programming too.
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2023, 0117 UTC »
Synch AM on the USB side has got full audio but has a little squeal to it.

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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2023, 0126 UTC »
signal S9+5 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland / undermodulated audio
01.25 song "Roadhouse Blues"
01.28 talking (a man) / commercial
01.30 ID
01.30 song (a man) / unknown
01.34 music "Hall Of The Mountain King"
01.38 song "Voodoo Chile Blues"
01.46 ID, email
01.47 song "One of These Days"



« Last Edit: February 05, 2023, 0219 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2023, 0129 UTC »
"Roadhouse Blues" Admiral Morrison's Kid and His Pal's. SSTV.

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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2023, 0130 UTC »
0130 Just a carrier here
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Re: Cool AM Radio 6980 AM 0027 UTC 5 FEB 2023
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2023, 0139 UTC »
"Unisex Stereo" ad "Where the phonograph needle is free". We need to get down there now!

Signal is starting to fade but it sounds like the old punk classic "Everyone's Got Nice Stuff But Me."

 

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