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Author Topic: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023  (Read 583 times)

Offline DaveJV

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Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« on: March 05, 2023, 2159 UTC »
2158  Someone just popped up here with music.  Guitar solo.  Audio not that strong.

« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2203 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream via UNID 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 March 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2023, 2200 UTC »
Exact frequency is 6919.64 kHz. S9+20 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

2159 UTC-Unknown Music, several Radio Ice Cream IDs
2201 UTC-“For the greatest heavy metal and hard rock”
2202 UTC-I Want It All by Queen
2208 UTC-ID, postal address (Belfast) for QSLs
2209 UTC-Heavy Metal by Sammy Hagar
2213 UTC-Radio Ice Cream ID
2215 UTC-Unknown Music
2217 UTC-Silence
2218 UTC-Start of a Radio Ice Cream program (same as before)
2220 UTC-Radio Ice Cream ID
2221 UTC-I Want It All by Queen
2238 UTC-OFF
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2238 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 2201 UTC »
2159 UTC Ice cream truck music, children talking and dog barking
2200 UTC YL and OM with "Radio Ice Cream" ID"s repeated
2202 UTC "I Want It All"-Queen
(Signal is hitting S9 peaks with some light fading)
2208 UTC OM with "Ice cream man...Radio Ice Cream", followed by Belfast NY mail drop address for QSL, into an unid song sounding like Sammy Hagar
2213 UTC Children talking about cookies and ice cream, into an unid speed metal tune-OM vocals
2218 UTC Repeat of the program

Thank you for the driveby Mr Ice Cream Man!  :)
Here's my recording from 2159-2238 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AP4qfiqMLVg9nr-eZjx1v6lhj5_ib_zB/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2338 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2023, 2213 UTC »
2213 SIO 444
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2023, 2218 UTC »
2216-Carrier only, barely above the noise floor. Unable to pull up any discernible audio.
All reception reports are direct into Norfolk, Nebraska unless otherwise specified.

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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2023, 2223 UTC »
SINPO 45454 in Milford
22:20 Station ID
22:22 "I want it all" by Queen
22:26 "Velero fly" by ZZ top
22:28 ID, postal address
22:29 "Heavy metal" by Sammy Hagar
22:34 "Ptolemy" by Blue Murder
22:37 off
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2239 UTC by Pravotorov »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2023, 2223 UTC »
signal S7-8 on the SDR in Rockport, Maine
22.18 instrumental music
22.21 ID's (a man and a woman)
22.22 song "I Want It All"
22.26 song "Velcro Fly"
22.28 ID, postal address (a man)
22.29 song "Heavy Metal" + 22.32 ID (a woman)
22.33 Children talking, ID's
22.35 song / unknown
22.37 off

Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2238 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2023, 2226 UTC »
on 6919. 6   direct
2224 very weak and noisy, music,
2230 audio lost in noise and QRM
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2230 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2023, 2233 UTC »
2233 weak here      S1 with noise
2237 music ?
« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2237 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2023, 2238 UTC »
Very good reception

2235 Unid Hard Rock
2237 Off
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2023, 2238 UTC »
2236 UTC - Signal is S5 in WNY, audio just above the noise.
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Re: Radio Ice Cream 6919.67 AM 2158 UTC 5 MAR 2023
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2023, 2240 UTC »
Tuned in at the end - just enough signal to lock a carrier, but no audio. Assuming a relay.

Radio Ice Cream was one of the best QSL's I ever got. Very original.
https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:Radio_Ice_Cream.jpg

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« Last Edit: March 05, 2023, 2243 UTC by Zane »
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