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Author Topic: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM/USB 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023  (Read 876 times)

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WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM/USB 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« on: February 12, 2023, 0200 UTC »
S5 with the W3HFU KiwiSDR with the 900 ft sky loop antenna. S9 with the W3PIE KiwiSDR.

0159 UTC-Lead a Normal Life by Peter Gabriel
0202 UTC-What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M.
0209 UTC-Switched to USB, still playing What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M.
0213 UTC-(I've Been) Searchin' So Long by Chicago
0215 UTC-Make Me Smile by Chicago
0225 UTC-Johnny B. Goode (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 15th February, 1964) by The Beatles
0228 UTC-WTF Radio Worldwide ID
0228 UTC-Lucille by The Beatles
0230 UTC-Sweet Little Sixteen (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963) by The Beatles
0233 UTC-My Own Space by Steve Miller Band
0236 UTC-Fly Like An Eagle (Live) by Steve Miller Band
0240 UTC-I Have the Touch by Peter Gabriel
0241 UTC-WTF Radio Worldwide ID
0242 UTC-I Don't Remember by Peter Gabriel
0244 UTC-What Do You Do When the Old Man's Gone? / From the Upper Class by Jethro Tull
0248 UTC-Combination by Aerosmith
0250 UTC-WTF Radio Worldwide ID
0250 UTC-Walkin' The Dog by Aerosmith
0254 UTC-Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel
0254 UTC-Keep the Customer Satisfied by Simon & Garfunkel
0256 UTC-The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
0259 UTC-Unknown Music
0304 UTC-Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin
0305 UTC-Feelin' Stronger Every Day by Chicago
0309 UTC-Down To The Waterline by Dire Straits
0312 UTC-Fanfare for the Common Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
0314 UTC-Are We Ourselves? by The Fixx
0316 UTC-It Never Rains by Dire Straits

0350 UTC-OFF

The times in the report above are probably wrong because the W3PIE internet connection is so awful the audio is over a minute behind the actual broadcast.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 0351 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2023, 0207 UTC »
0206 - I hear music there, but even with the low noise tonight it is rough copy.
0210 - switched to the Wellbrook, hear WTF CW ID,over music in USB now.
0212 - Nice peak up to S7 with "Searchin' So Long" by Chicago
0214 - S8 with "Make Me Smile" Chicago
0232 - OM with ID and into "Fly Like An Eagle" Steve Miller Band

« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 0232 UTC by refmo »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2023, 0207 UTC »
Just a carrier here about 10db above the noise with occasional modulation detectable in AM.
02:11 Better in USB, hear faint music now .
02:37  WTF Radio Worldwide ID - Signal improving now.
02:31 Excerpt from Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull  -  My first MW Pirate station!
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 0242 UTC by BigAl »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2023, 0210 UTC »
0209 UTC: Very weak music, have to tune in using USB to hear it at all.
0219 UTC: Signal has increased to S3, nice music.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 0220 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2023, 0215 UTC »
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Vermont / USB
02.09 song + cw over the song
02.12 song "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
02.13 "Make Me Smile"
02.16 song "So Much To Say, So Much To Give"

02.22 song "Johnny B. Goode"
02.24 ID (a man)
02.24 song "Lucille"
02.26 song "Sweet Little Sixteen"

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« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 0247 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM/USB 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2023, 0237 UTC »
VG signal with Steve Miller "Fly Like an Eagle." Nice to hear someone down here again
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM/USB 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2023, 0312 UTC »
Decent signal with occasional deep fades here in Western Michigan:

0305 UTC: Chicago song
0309 UTC: "WTF Radio Worldwide" ID
0310 UTC: Mark Knopfler song
0319 UTC: "WTF Radio Worldwide" ID
0320 UTC: Boston "Long Time"
0325 UTC: "WTF Radio Worldwide" ID
0329 UTC: Paul Harvey mention
0334 UTC: A version of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?" with the vocals stripped out over brief Morse code.
0352 UTC: Off

PLS QSL recording:  https://youtu.be/3vvfZVDOZZM

Thanks for the show and medium wave test!
« Last Edit: February 13, 2023, 0057 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 1720 AM/USB 0159 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2023, 1424 UTC »
SDR recording catch

0159 Weak carrier noted
0209 Switched to USB, SIO 433 now.
0216 Now around SIO 444 with Chicago.
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