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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 0155 UTC 8/11/2013  (Read 3720 times)

Offline myteaquinn

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Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 0155 UTC 8/11/2013
« on: August 11, 2013, 0202 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever just signed on at 0158z. S7 into northern Ohio this evening.
« Last Edit: August 12, 2013, 1417 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2013, 0206 UTC »
S7-S8 with Digital Underground at 0205z.  Off at 0341z.  Good music selection as always, thanks RFW!
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0342 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2013, 0206 UTC »
Coming in here S9 with crummy band noise, some S+15 peaks

0204, Digital Underground - Humpty Dance (in progress)
0207, hip hop tune "Nothin' But Love For Ya"
0215, hip hop tune
0224, MC Hammer - Can't Touch This

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« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0226 UTC by Mentholyptus »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2013, 0217 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever, 0215, 8/11/13.  House music.

Poor.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2013, 0220 UTC »
Station ID at 0216
S7 - S9 through thunderstorm static crashes.
Unable to identify the ghetto "music"

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0227 MC Hammer
0229 Station ID
0233 Comments about unidentifiable music, SID, Email address
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0235 UTC by Labviewguru »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2013, 0220 UTC »
Better than usual into GA tonight, running S9+5db here. It sounds like a Hip-hop song, which I cannot identify.
0218UTC
Cant touch this, MC Hammer at 0225. I could ID that one!

Phil COllins after a talk break
Robert Plant
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0241 UTC by rdla4 »

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2013, 0224 UTC »
Whatever at 0216 with S-9 +20
With song by DJ Kool
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2013, 0228 UTC »
0226z "Can't Touch This" MC Hammer

Nice signal tonight DJ Dick Weed!!!

10-20 over, through storm static!!!

***Note: Got do something I don't often get to do. I was able to hear you from the mobile!!! s6-7 on an Alinco DX-70 & a 40M hamstick!!! You were my XM radio tonight DJ Dick Weed!!! And Yes, I thought you were playing MC Hammer again, till I listened more closely to lyrics!!!

0329z "Whose Gonna Drive You Home Tonight" Cars
0340z s/off

Thanks for the show tonight...
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0348 UTC by Rafman »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2013, 0238 UTC »
10 over S9 in Wyomissing with a clean signal.

Phil Collins now singing.

Thanks for the BC,

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2013, 0239 UTC »
Good signal, details as above.  Signal came way up while playing ' In too Deep ' by Genesis @ 0239z.  Sounding good and lots of bass power.
Started to weaken after 0330z....   whisper ID and off @ 0342z.   Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0344 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2013, 0257 UTC »
Tuned in at 0250utc. Hear pop music under static. Song "video killed the radio star" at 0304utc.
« Last Edit: August 11, 2013, 0305 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2013, 0329 UTC »
I can only hear a carrier on SSB and occasional bits of audio but not enough for a copy. Sigh, its a new one for me and I'd like to hear them better.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2013, 0339 UTC »
S10, peaks of 20 over at times, nice signal in tonight
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2013, 1343 UTC »
0155 sign on with a really great signal, and not much static.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2013, 2350 UTC »
Heard weakly while out with my dog at 3:00z. Using Tecsun pl360.
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