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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6925 then 6945 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013  (Read 4478 times)

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Radio Free Whatever 6925 then 6945 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« on: August 05, 2013, 0034 UTC »
Just signing on now. S9, but lots of QRM from 6925 LSB pescadores.

Moved to 6945 at 0057z.
« Last Edit: August 05, 2013, 0057 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2013, 0034 UTC »
Solid S+15 here, peaking at S+20!!
LSB peskies not a problem here, they were audible till RFW squashed them.

0033, music intro, ID, DJ gab
0036, tune
0040, ID & 3 tunes
0050, lead-in tune & DJ gab, email addy
0053, They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
0056, DJ gab, moving to 6945 kHz....

=== 6945 kHz ===   Coming in S9 here for me now, peaking at S+15
0058, music intro, ID, DJ gab
0102, tune, ID, Strokes & Panic At The Disco tunes
0116, DJ gab & ID
0119, They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
0122, ID & 3 tunes
0134, ID & tune     --(signal peaking at S+20 now!)--
0138, tune - YL vocal
0141, DJ gab, ID & 3 tunes   --(signal getting pulse-y)--
0154, DJ gab, ID & tune
0159, Whispered ID and...  ---off---

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« Last Edit: August 05, 2013, 0159 UTC by Mentholyptus »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2013, 0037 UTC »
Dick Weed with the RFW ID at 0034 UTC. Signal is very good, but the Pescadore (Azore fishermen) QRM on 6925 LSB is interfering heavily.

Ops, please consider a move for us in the Northeast. The 6925 Azores Net is a nightly event and is now killing this frequency.  :(


« Last Edit: August 05, 2013, 0040 UTC by Beerus Maximus »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2013, 0040 UTC »
6925 AM (listening in USB)

Fair signal so far, but seems to be improving with tx.

00:39z Radio Free Whatever ID

6945 AM

Signal is a bit better here, but not strong

Audio (01:36z-01:52z ): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RadioFreeWhatever6945Am0136z-0152z08-05-13.mp3

Thanks RFW! :)
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2013, 0041 UTC »
Radio Free Whateverrrrrr ID very clear at 0039UTC.  Into music. Decent signal, but a failrly high nois floor tonight. RFW is running asbout S7, S4 noise, static crashes well over S9.

Cant wait for Fall and quieter cndx.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2013, 0042 UTC »
0032 On with RR N/A, IDs

Very good +5 signal, but is killed intermittently by LSB pescs.  Listening USB only.

0058 Now on 6945 with similar signal strength, less QRM

Thanks RFW!
« Last Edit: August 05, 2013, 0059 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2013, 0046 UTC »
RFW about S-9 here with QRM from the fishermen at times.  :'(

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2013, 0048 UTC »
Doing as J Farley is doing USB is my only option . Pestadores are killing me tonight .
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2013, 0054 UTC »
fair reception in usb here. listening on sat 750 due to extreme laziness...SDR & other radios are in another room. RFW is about S7 with pesca comms starting to piss me off. This is about the strongest I've ever gotten RFW & those pescas are really screwing it up.....stupid fishermen.


noticed that pescas are strong on Twente. I don't usually see that. Don't usually look for them either but still. They are quite strong on there tonight.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2013, 0055 UTC »
00:54 Just tuned in. Hearing some talk. S4 signal with fairly muffled audio. Good SSB signal though.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 then 6945 AM 0033 UTC 5 Aug 2013
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2013, 0100 UTC »
Very good S9+ signal here and nice and clear after the move off of 6925. Thanks RFW!!
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Unid 6945 AM 0107 8/5
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2013, 0108 UTC »
S8 Here just above the noise playing music.
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Re: Unid 6945 AM 0107 8/5
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2013, 0111 UTC »
S8 Here just above the noise playing music.

Its radio Free Whatever - He QSYed from 6925
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Re: Unid 6945 AM 0107 8/5
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2013, 0112 UTC »
OK. Yep. Just heard the ID.He was much stronger earlier on 6925. I  just turned the radio on again.
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Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 0107 8/5
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2013, 0116 UTC »
01:15 Excellent signal S8 with very good Audio. 2 OP's speaking - has a bit of echo talking back and forth about music selection.
01:37 Music coming in fairly well... don't recognize song though
01:40 ID signal about an S7-8 OP's speaking then into song
01:59 off --- Wolverine Radio came right on...

Thanks for the Show RFW!
« Last Edit: August 05, 2013, 0206 UTC by RCCI - Radio Comedy Club International »
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