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Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« on: September 01, 2013, 0134 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever ID at 0133 and then into Superdrag. Nice S9+10 signal.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2013, 0136 UTC »
0125 On w/ Russian N/A
0127 DJ Dick Weed with IDs with heavy reverb.  "Has wonderful show for us tonight".
0205 Seems 2B some CW in the USB
0226 off

S9+7 with roller coaster fades and high storm QRN
Thanks RFW!
« Last Edit: September 01, 2013, 0229 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2013, 0139 UTC »
Yikes!

I normally get RFW a solid S+15, but it's in the muck tonight  :^(
Even USB trick isn't helping
« Last Edit: September 01, 2013, 0145 UTC by Mentholyptus »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2013, 0139 UTC »
RFW, 0125 on with music, Dick Weed w/ ID and talk - hard to understand, music & another round of ID and talk at 0133.

S7 signal.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2013, 0148 UTC »
RFW is nice & strong here but very noisy band makes it tough copy most of the time.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2013, 0152 UTC »
Down in the noise tonight, just bits and pieces of audio.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2013, 0205 UTC »
Very good NE Ohio at sign on.  Deep fades and dropping off quickly after 0152.

Excellent signal.  Will email RR to the E-mail given.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2013, 0226 UTC »
Still in there at 0225, playing some ambience type music.  Mostly in the noise but can recognize the announcer's voice.
Lots of storms coming thru here tonight.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 KHz AM 0133 UTC+ 9/1
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2013, 1354 UTC »
SDR recording catch. 0125 sign on with Soviet Anthem.
S9+10 signal at sign on, signal started to crash at 0134, still there after that, but not much above the noise floor.
Off at 0226
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