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Author Topic: WMPQ 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024  (Read 560 times)

Offline ✠ Blue Max

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WMPQ 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024
« on: January 08, 2024, 0237 UTC »
S7, moderate QRN and fading, but definitely very listenable here

0237 "My Sidepiece"
0243 "Slide On," Johnnie Taylor
0248 "Booty Scoot," Chuck Roberson
0253 Probably an ID given but I can't make it out then "A Letter to My Baby," Donnie Ray
0258 OM "You are listening to WMPQ" then "Got My Whiskey," Mel Waiters
0301 "That's Still My Love," Wilson Meadows
0309 SSTV
0311 Instrumental
0316 WMPQ ident then "Gettin' Tired of Gettin' Old," Robert Connelly Farr. Noise floor is creeping up.
0319 "Skinny Dippin'," Justin Johnson
0324 "Coffee & a Joint," Little Stranger
0328 "Shot Glass Slidin'," Justin Johnson
0333 "Deep Down South," Trainyard Blues Band
0336 "No Good Feeling Blues," Josh Porter
0349 WMPQ ident then "Riding the Blues," Snowy White & The White Flames
0357 "Rebel on the Run," Dakota Ray Parker
0400 "Setting Sun," BLP Brian Lucas Project
0406 SSTV then OFF

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/wmpq-6950-usb-0237-utc-8-jan-2024

Decode of second SSTV, right before signoff:


The first SSTV was identical but without the QSL information at the bottom.

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: January 08, 2024, 2011 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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Offline Molvania Poacher

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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2024, 0249 UTC »
SINPO=34322, with some deep fades here.
248- "Booty Scoot" (remix) by O.B. Buchana.
253- "A Letter To My Baby" by Donnie Ray.

Now SINPO=44333
300- Stepped back to radio, and hearing stronger signal with, "Got My Whiskey" by Mel Waiters.
302- "That's Still My Love" by Wilson Meadows.
« Last Edit: January 08, 2024, 0302 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2024, 0259 UTC »
Announcer with possible ID at 0258 UTC
Signal fair to good at MD
Dan in Potomac, MD (USA)  eQSL to:  dxace1@gmail.com

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Re: WMPQ 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2024, 0314 UTC »
Tuned in during an SSTV image, then into an instrumental blues song. Excellent signal
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