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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013  (Read 3853 times)

Offline RCCI

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Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« on: July 05, 2013, 0212 UTC »
02:09  Strong carrier with Recording of possible old time radio comedy routine Carrier is S9 - audio low, faint
02:17 No ID yet
02:18  old song - It does sound like Fibber Mcgee and Molly
02:30 break in the skit with a song
02:37 mention of WMAQ radio station in Chicago - older stuff
Thanks for ID Dimbulb!
02:54  harder time getting the audio portion now. - carrier S-7 now
03:46  hearing faint music - tough time here picking it up.
04:04 hearing some nice 30's music
04:08  live chat with OP and another in the Studio?

Thanks for the Show RFW!
« Last Edit: July 05, 2013, 0412 UTC by RCCI - Radio Comedy Club International »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2013, 0215 UTC »
Assuming the same thing, I can hear that myself. Sounds more like a recording of a comedy show than anything else
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2013, 0216 UTC »
Comedy skit at 0214 S7
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2013, 0217 UTC »
Good S8 signal in NH tonight, local thunderstorms causing lots of static

0210z Fibber McGee and Molly radio show, can copy about 80% through the static

Molly: "Do you want a globe with Japan on it?"
Boss:  "Of course!"
Molly: "Well you better get one quick!"

0230z Martha Tilton - The Last Time I Saw Paris (part of the show...)
0237z Brought to you by Johnson's Wax, Buy War Bonds, end of episode

0238z Radio Free Whatever!  -  Into another Fibber McGee and Molly episode, making a cake

McGee: "Put this egg up on the shelf and I'll put the other in this drawer"
Molly:   "Why?"
McGee  "The recipe says to separate two eggs"  

(not quite a quote but something like that...)

0255z The King's Men - Three Blind Mice
0301z Johnson's Glo-Coat makes your linoleum last six times longer, end of episode

0302z Radio Free Whatever ID, dickweeddj@gmail.com
0304z Eddie Money - Shakin'
0307z Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
0311z Oasis - Live Forever
0316z Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
0321z Meredith Brooks - Bitch
0325z Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment
0336z Radio Free Whatever ID, shout-outs to the Radio Comrades (thanks!)

« Last Edit: July 05, 2013, 0337 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2013, 0217 UTC »
Lots of fading, so all over the map signal-wise, but peaking at S9. Old comedy skit?
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2013, 0220 UTC »
S8 here with Fibber McGee skit.  Occasional quick dips to S5.

S7 @ 0336 with ID.  Shoutouts to everyone @ 0338z
« Last Edit: July 05, 2013, 0339 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2013, 0242 UTC »
0243 UTC. 6925 USB.
S7 with S9 peaks. A little muffled but able to make it out.
ID 0302. Radio Free Whatever.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2013, 0313 UTC »
Tuned in at 0245Z, Fibber McGee and Molly skit.  ID at 0302Z, nice shout-out to Echo One.

S5-7 with some static, but good audio.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2013, 0325 UTC »
Alanis Morrisette "I'm a bitch, I'm a lover.." on at 0322utc.
s9+30.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2013, 0358 UTC »
Checked when I got home at 3:45z fair signal better in USB. Music,I can't make out the song though. occasionally creeps up to S4.
I'm really sorry I missed the Fibber mcgee& Molly part. I am a Fibber Mcgee connoisseur I listen to several episodes a day at otrrlibrary.org. One of the absolute best shows ever on radio.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2013, 0400 UTC »
Getting a mostly S8-S9 signal with static crashes here. 

Like last night, somebody is in RFW's upper sideband.  Unlike last night, the other signal isn't standing still, but wandering back and forth.  Is it a ute?
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2013, 0422 UTC »
Best signal so far from RFW - can almost hear him at peaks.

S6 - S7 signal  S6 - S8 static - storm crashes


4:40 z Signal up a bit sounds like maybe an ID?  S9 peaks now

Oops some one just fired up almost on top of ya - 6924.6 AM
« Last Edit: July 05, 2013, 0451 UTC by Rockpicker »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2013, 0456 UTC »
Off at 0453utc after several minutes of QRM de weak carrier on 6924.6, they did marathon bcst, must be well hidden from Uncle Sam.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2013, 1105 UTC »
Sorry for late posting, but had to get ready for work as RFW was starting up.

Shortly after 0200 UTC, after some gab, was announced they were gonna play a vintage Fibber Magee & Molly radio program from 1931 or 41. Audio & signal very good, really easy copy, a pleasure to listen, but had to turn radio off @ 0225  :^(

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 02:09 UTC July 5 2013
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2013, 1330 UTC »
Recorder Catch on 6925AM

Only was able to hear the very end of the show last night, 0436-0452* UTC.  Very nice signal here, with banter about QSLing, aging, and getting nude pictures of DXers girlfriends.

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