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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023  (Read 896 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« on: May 09, 2023, 2232 UTC »
2232 Just signing on now, SIO 333
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2023, 2238 UTC »
2237 UTC DJDW chatting...(signal is just above the noise floor this evening)...doing a recap of Sunday's show
2240 UTC Unid indie pop song (S7 peaks amidst the noise)
2246 UTC DJDW giving playlist so far...talking about propagation conditions
2248 UTC "Brass Bell"-Screaming Females
(2254 UTC Signal improving...now up to S8 peaks and beating the noise)
2257 UTC DJDW with shoutouts (Thanks!)
2315 UTC DJDW with rundown of songs played and lament about the solar conditions
« Last Edit: May 09, 2023, 2317 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2023, 2239 UTC »
2239 listening via MIXLR, there ain't nothing out west on the air.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2023, 2243 UTC »
2242 Id
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2023, 2244 UTC »
2242 UTC
s 9 signal
music playing
 singing

2244 UTC
Id Radio Free Whatever

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2023, 2250 UTC »
Pretty good in Wyomissing:  45353  Almost 30 dB over the noise, which is up at minus 116 dB
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2023, 2253 UTC »
Very good reception

2251 Unid indy rock
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2023, 2253 UTC »
S7 SIO: 444 More Dickweed? Whatever....... It's a RFW Superfecta! Thanks for the tunes Dickweed!
2249 - "Brass Bell" - Screaming Females
2252 - "What A Man" - Debby Friday
2308 - "Centipede" - FIDLAR
 2315 - "Fast Pace" - Grade 2
« Last Edit: May 09, 2023, 2317 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2023, 2254 UTC »
S8-S9 here this evening at 2253 UTC
Location: NE Ohio

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2023, 2310 UTC »
I have it with a fair/good signal.  Playing nice Indie tunes as usual.  Thanks for the show.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2023, 2311 UTC »
Sounds great here 

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 09 MAY 2023
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2023, 2317 UTC »
23:12 UTC - Weak readable with fading. Sorry comrade, not booming because of the solar conditions;
23:41 UTC - Shout-out to HFU listeners followed by sign-off.


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« Last Edit: May 09, 2023, 2342 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2023, 2320 UTC »
2319UTC

Solid S9 into the mountains of Virginia.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2023, 2324 UTC »
2321 Punk/Indie style song playing, S9 and mostly above the noise but hearing a few crashes. Thanks the tunes again tonight.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2232 UTC 9 MAY 2023
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2023, 2333 UTC »
Coming in ok on the little Tecsun PL-368 with the whip antenna.  All the big stuff and outdoor antennas disconnected due to the t-storms.  Thanks for the show Comrade!
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