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Author Topic: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023  (Read 680 times)

Offline refmo

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S7 carrier, decent copy with "Liberation Frequency" by Refused @ 1654.  Occasional deep fades.
1657 - YL announcement 'this is an unauthorized....'. Fades getting more frequent.
1658 - "Free Radio Gainesville" by Hot Water Music.  Nice copy on the short peaks.
1704 - "Pirate Radio" Mojo Nixon.  Signal propagation is deteriorating, mostly poor copy.  Still decent on the occasional peak.
1706 - "We Want the Airwaves" Ramones
1742 - nice peak with ID and talking with an operator that had recently (1995) been raided by FCC.

Thanks for the relays, TRI.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1743 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2023, 1703 UTC »
1700 UTC Unid music
1702 UTC OM speaking followed by pirate sounding music with "Home of the Brave" lyrics..."I Like Pirate Radio"?
1705 UTC OM speaking followed by a familiar punk tune..."We Want the Airwaves"-Ramones
1708 UTC Spoken word skit..."What are they doing on the roof"...dramatic music
(Signal is mostly solid above the high noise with moderate fades)
1711 UTC Punk rock tune
1715 UTC Talk about the FCC, into a folk tune with OM singer with lyrics about "Radio Free Burlington" (This was a well known free radio operation in Vermont!)
1722 UTC YL with spoken word
1728 UTC OM and YL speaking....sadly, it's rough copy. Seem to be talking about a free radio operation
1731 UTC OM with "It's an on air rebellion"
1734 UTC Signal cleared up quite a bit...YL talking about San Francisco
1736 UTC Clear ID as Free Radio Santa Cruz
1738 UTC Punk rock tune
1741 UTC Getting some deep fades now...rough copy
1745 UTC OM with mention of a shutdown followed by YL
1750 UTC OFF

Thanks for the relay TRI! That was another one I've never heard, although I recall the story about Radio Free Burlington in VT...I wish propagation had been better!
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1752 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2023, 1714 UTC »
Decent signal with Anti-Flag "Underground Network"
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2023, 1726 UTC »
1726 UTC discussion of free radio  -- signal good at Vermont
Very quick eQSL via TRI!
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1737 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2023, 1734 UTC »
signal S8+- on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
17.32 conversation / about free radio + also music in the bacjground
17.36 info about "Free Radio Santa Cruz"
17.37 song "Rebel Radio"
17.39 talking
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1739 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2023, 1734 UTC »
S9+20 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

1733 UTC-Free Radio Santa Cruz ID
1733 UTC-YL talking about bumper stickers and the “food not bombs” program
1735 UTC-Talking about free radio, freakradio.org website and email address
1737 UTC-Station ID
1737 UTC-Rebel Radio by U.K. Subs
1739 UTC-Talking about low power FM pirate broadcasting and why people do it
1742 UTC-Freak Radio Santa Cruz ID, talking to another station op who was raided
1750 UTC-OFF in the middle of a discussion
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1750 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2023, 1735 UTC »
6925 am 17:31 utc 12 Feb SINPO 45454 in Milford
OM talk food not bombs
17:36 I'd
17:37 "Rebel Radio" by U. K. Subs
17:39 talk about low power pirate
17:42 ID, talk with ghost from radio in Tennessee
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1743 UTC by Pravotorov »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2023, 1749 UTC »
1748 Yl talking ? very noisy  S3
« Last Edit: February 12, 2023, 1755 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: Free Radio Santa Cruz (relay by TRI) 6925 AM 1653 UTC 12 FEB 2023
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2023, 1749 UTC »
1745 - Tough copy here. Peaks above the noise
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