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Author Topic: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023  (Read 520 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« on: April 18, 2023, 2001 UTC »
Excellent reception Milford, PA sdr - nothing direct in Shaker Heights, OH
2000 "Space Age Love Song" A Flock of Seagulls
2004 "In The Mood" Robert Plant
2010 "Riders On The Storm" Yves V & Robert Falcon
2028 "Show Me The Way" Peter Frampton
Request? "Évidemment" La Zarra, should be the Eurovision winner this year - IMHO
2031 "Goodbye Blue Sky" Pink Floyd
2037 "U.S. 41" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2340 "Runaway" The Traveling Wilburys
2042 "I'm Going Slightly Mad" Queen
2052 "Baby Let's Drive" Neil Diamond
2054 "On Broadway" George Benson
2100 "Sir Duke" Stevie Wonder
2104 "Out On The Weekend" Neil Young - nice playlist today  8)
2108 ID to "Bitch" The Rolling Stones
2112 "Over Now" Coverdale/Page
2131 "Thanks for listening to ION Radio, email addy, your reception reports are always appreciated."  OFF
« Last Edit: April 18, 2023, 2132 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2023, 2015 UTC »
2015 UTC 90's rock tune I forgot the name of... (S9 peaks with light fading and excellent audio)
2017 UTC "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"-Dada
2022 UTC YL with "This is ION Radio", followed by "I Wanna Be With You Everywhere"-Fleetwood Mac
Listening while I do some afternoon chores here...also have you on the Sony 2010!
2119 UTC "California Kid"-Beat Farmers (Chores done!)
2126 UTC "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"-Allman Brothers cover?
2131 UTC YL with sign off announcement, then OFF

Thanks for the Tuesday afternoon entertainment ION!
« Last Edit: April 18, 2023, 2134 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2023, 2017 UTC »
ID as ION Radio at 2014 UTC: 80's Music Compilation; S7-S9 on Fair Hill, Maryland kiwisdr; Zero here in Central Wisconsin. Second ID at 2017 UTC. 3rd ID at 2022. Switched to 70's with Peter Frampton Live at 2027 UTC...Neil Diamond wanting to go for a "Drive" and George Benson "On Broadway" at 2050 UTC; Stevie Wonder at 2100 UTC. Off at 2130 UTC.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2023, 2136 UTC by dxbill »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2023, 2029 UTC »
signal S9+15-20 on the SDR in Milford, PA
20.26 song "Show Me The Way"
20.30 song "Goodbye Blue Sky"
20.33 song "Can't Find My Way Home"
20.36 song "U.S. 41"
20.39 ID "This is ION Radio" (a woman)
20.39 song "Runaway"
20.42 song "I'm Going Slightly Mad"


Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2023, 2044 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2023, 2034 UTC »
2034 UTC S6 in the noise just yet but coming up. Low spark of the high healed boys Traffic
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2023, 2036 UTC »
2036 Just tuned in, SIO 555
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2023, 2043 UTC »
S9 Nice audio here Ion. Thx for the tunes!
2042 - "I'm Going Slightly Mad" - Queen
2046 - "San Francisco Bay" - Eric Clapton
2108 - YL w/ID "This Is ION Radio" into: "Bitch" - Rolling Stones
2123 - "Out Of Our Heads" - Sheryl Crow
« Last Edit: April 18, 2023, 2125 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2023, 2045 UTC »
2045: Weak barely readable.
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2023, 2056 UTC »
20:50 UTC - Weak unreadable. Hovering around an S3 but very little audio to be heard;
20:52 UTC - Switched antennae from the loop to the T2FD with some improvement (S5).

Welcome back ION Radio. Have not heard you since November 23, 2022. Actual frequency 6954.980 kHz AM.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD and Wellbrook loop antennae
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2023, 2110 UTC »
2108  Out On the Weekend, by Neil Young
2108  ION Radio station ID
2109  Bitch, by The Rolling Stones
2112  Over Now, by Coverdale/Page

S8, with some fading and QRN
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Re: ION Radio 6955 AM 2000 UTC 18 APR 2023
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2023, 2126 UTC »
2126 utc  sio 333 direct
Song playing
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