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Author Topic: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023  (Read 18357 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« on: March 18, 2023, 2243 UTC »
2242: techno music - can't ID, seems to be very wide BW
55555, S9+10 peaks, very strong (SNR: 22 dB, S+N: -69 dBm)
2246: silent, then back on for a second on ~ 6962, back on steady again
2250: YL with ID "Radio 48" looping over bkg sounds
2252: email radio48@protonmail.com (?or ..proton.com) - sorry, my memory is really short -> song "19" - Paul Hardcastle, about Vietnam, with ID VO
2302: OM: "Welcome to Mix Radio International"

Thank you for the broadcast!
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2305 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2023, 2245 UTC »
Very good signal. 110B data cutting right across the station on 6961.1 usb intermittently. Signal is S6 and sounding good. Nice techno tunes. Radio 48 ID over and over by female. Thanks for the broadcast.
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2251 UTC by blw »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2023, 2246 UTC »
techo music
2246 utc

big wide signal in NEPA
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2023, 2246 UTC »
S8 signal

2245 mx
2252 ID Radio 48
2253 19 - Paul Hardcastle
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2254 UTC by elburndx »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2023, 2247 UTC »
SINPO 45454 in Maryland
22:44 "Pirate's Anthem" by Shabba Ranks
22:47 on 6962 khz
22:50 ID Radio 48
22:52 "19" by Paul Hardcastle
22:56 "Rainforest" by Paul Hardcastle
22:59 ID Mix Radio International,
23:02 ID Radio 48 and MRI, "Situation" by Yazoo
23:14 ID, "Enjoy the silence" by Depeche Mode
23:20 ID, "Wire" by U2
23:25 ID, "Don't stand so close to me" by The Police
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2327 UTC by Pravotorov »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2023, 2247 UTC »
2246 Music ? Techno
2247 dead air ?
2259 Id Mix Radio International
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2300 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2023, 2249 UTC »
2249: Nice S9 signal with techno music and reverb effects.
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2023, 2250 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S8-9  SIO 444  SINPO 45444

2249 UTC techno music
2251 Radio 48 repeated by female voice
2252 email for reception reports given
2253 19 (Destruction Mix) by Paul Hardcastle
2256 "Yes, this is...."
2257 Rainforest by Paul Hardcastle
2300 Situation by Yazoo
2316 Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
2326 Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 by The Police
2331 ID into Ship of Fools by World Party
2336 Don't Let's Start by They Might Be Giants
2338 Things Can Only Get Better by Howard Johnson

Thanks!!!!
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2339 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2023, 2250 UTC »
Very good reception

2250 Techno music
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2023, 2252 UTC »
2251 Repeated IDs Radio 48, S9+.
2259 YL ID Mix Radio. Wide sideband signal, sounding great!
2303 Mix and Radio 48 IDs.
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2303 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2023, 2254 UTC »
22.49 UTC music
22.50 UTC "Radio 48" by YL loop and sirens
22.51 UTC Yes, OK; ladies&gentlemen, about airwaves, jingles
22.52 UTC male announcer gives e-mail, 48 Crash by Suzi Quatro
22.53 UTC Paul Hardcastle - 19 feat. Kid Crab
22.56 UTC male announcer Radio 48, Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest
22.59 UTC Station ID by YL: MRI Mix Radio International Worldwide
23.00 UTC Yazoo - Situation
...
23.15 UTC Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
23.19 UTC station ID again by Radio 48
23.20 UTC U2 - Wire
23.25 UTC Station ID by OM, The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
...
00.04 UTC station ID by YL: MRI
00.04 UTC Waterfall picture:


00.05 UTC female announcer.... Mix Radio International on Shortwave
00.05 UTC Big Audio Dynamite - E=Mc2
00.10 UTC ID by OM:... finest sound... M.R.I.
00.13 UTC YL with station ID, R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
00.17 UTC Radio 48 ID by OM, Raggae music: A Message to You Rudy
...
03.35 UTC Gabriel Wenner - Mumma Said (feat. LCKDWN &Elliot James Reay)
...
03.41 UTC phone call, female annoncer, Van Halen promo and Why Can't This Be Love
03.42 UTC another advertisement by OM,
03.43 UTC advert of Saturday Night Fever, then 48 Crash by Suzi Quatro and Radio 48 ID and e-mail given
03.44 UTC jingles with echo, Radio 48 final words, this free radio station closing down trailer, often
03.45 UTC Mr. Presto info, Shabba Ranks feat. Coca  Tea & Home T - Pirates Anthem
03.50 UTC some tones extracts, quite often
03.52 UTC a kind of echo announcements and finally sign off

Wow, directly here in NW Germany! Weak signal here 12321
The signal is improving now. At 00.00 UTC SINPO 24332!
 
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« Last Edit: March 19, 2023, 0900 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2023, 2258 UTC »
Big signal 2258 utc
But MIX Radio ID just before 2300
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2300 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2023, 2259 UTC »
 have it with a good signal playing dance/techno music.  Thanks for the show.
2300 Id as Mix Radio International, MRI by a female voice.
2319 Depeche Mode song followed by Radio 48 ID


« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2320 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2023, 2302 UTC »
2259 utc sinpo 33333  direct
I'd mix radio international into song
« Last Edit: March 18, 2023, 2315 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2023, 2304 UTC »
Mix Radio International noted in western NY on 6962

2300 UTC   ID as "Broadcasting from the United States of America. This is Mix Radio International"
2302 UTC   "You are listening to Radio 48 ... welcome to Mix Radio International"

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