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Author Topic: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024  (Read 632 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« on: January 01, 2024, 1343 UTC »
1342 Carrier, no audio yet.
1345 Programming now, WRKO Shortwave. SIO 333
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1348 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2024, 1348 UTC »
Very good reception
1348 Allan Weiner talking
Snippet of conversation on 1937 Zenith 8S154 (sunlight not cooperating  :-\): https://imgur.com/a/QqTyMTu
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1401 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2024, 1351 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S7  SIO 333  SINPO 35343

1349 UTC Conversation about Pirate/Free radio
1405 ID   ****Very good story!!!!****  Access to the Airwaves book

Thanks for the conversation
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1406 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2024, 1408 UTC »
1407 OM talking ?
1414 using USB
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1416 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2024, 1416 UTC »
1414 utc SIO544 direct
2 men talking
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1419 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2024, 1420 UTC »
S9 SIO 444
1419 - Allan Weiner and another talking about the FCC
1426 - WRKO ID
1433 - Off?
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1434 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2024, 1423 UTC »
1422 UTC Just tuned in to two men talking.
1426 UTC Station ID. and speaking with Al.

S - 5 to 7 with moderate noise and fading. Thanks for the show and pls qsl and thanks.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1427 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2024, 1429 UTC »
S7 signal at 1428 UTC. Radio discussion
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Re: WRKO Shortwave 6935 AM 1342 UTC 01 JAN 2024
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2024, 1431 UTC »
14:29 UTC - Weak barely readable and noisy with fading;
14:32 UTC - "We are ..." nothing else heard.


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