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Author Topic: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8, 2013  (Read 4634 times)

Offline RCCI

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X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8, 2013
« on: September 08, 2013, 0215 UTC »
02:14 hear a pulsing type music then OP gave a few words No ID yet Signal S7-8
02:17 Sounds a bit like a radio show.
02:19 Into rock song
02:23 OP came on with live time.
02:24 X-FM ID gave live phone number (408) 800-6925
02:27 Shoutouts! Thanks X-FM! Great to hear you again!
02:40 song Money for Nothing
02:46 ID and time
02:48 song - don't recognize
02:53 ID - OP talking - shoutouts again at 02:58
03:08 Called the number, received cool voice mail message. Give them a call!
03:15 signal up to S9+ here
03:32 Thanks X-FM
03:52 Still going strong---nice tune selection!
04:02 ID - Signal's been steadily dropping, S-5-6 now into Illinois.
05:43 Still going Strong! --

Thanks for the Show X-FM!
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0545 UTC by RCCI »
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Re: UNID 02:14 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2013, 0219 UTC »
Hearing it here also.

Pulsing music with various voices.  Although signal is more than adequate (S8), I'm having trouble making out more than a few words.  A variety of short voices.  0219 into rock.

0224 ID, talk, taking requests at (408) 800-6925, 0226 TC

Signal good (S8) now ... clear
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0231 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: UNID 02:14 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2013, 0221 UTC »
S7 over heavy static tonight:

0221z: B52s "Roam"
0223z: X-FM ID!
0224z: some light CW interference on 6962.7
0226z: live time check by op
0326z: Peter Murphy "Cuts you up"
0338z: Big Country "In a big country"

Nice selection of music tonight, great to hear X-FM again!

Off-air stereo recording with the bandwidth opened up to 20 kHz during the music: 6960 kHz X-FM C-QUAM STEREO 0234-0342 UTC 08SE13.mp3
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 1235 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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Re: UNID 02:14 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2013, 0223 UTC »
Great signal here S9+10

0224 B-52's
0225 ops speaking
0225 XFM ID
0511 signal still go strong here!
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0511 UTC by olddxer »
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Re: X-FM 02:14 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2013, 0228 UTC »
Fair signal here @ 0228 giving shoutouts to RCCI and others.
Very good audio.
Playing 'Before I Die' by Papa Roach @ 0232
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0232 UTC by refmo »
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Re: X-FM 02:14 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2013, 0230 UTC »
ID at 0230Z and signal is S7, but a ton of static crashes which drowns it. When the static crashes subside, then X-FM sounds great.



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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2013, 0233 UTC »
XFM Shortwave 10 over S9 on 6960 AM.  Audio struggling to get through all the static crashes but readable.
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2013, 0234 UTC »
Nice S9 +10 signal into AL.  Great audio!  Great program!  Thanks for the show!!!!
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2013, 0238 UTC »
6950 AM
Tuned in around 2:20 ut Talking then X FM ID
I have a strong storm zeroing in on my QTH - gotta go now!!
I'll try again after this storm passes...
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Back up running again - static decreasing.
3:32 ut  X talking then into BOC Godzilla
3:35 ut XFM Id

strong relatively steady S8 - S9 occasional S9+10 peaks 
!!!!!Wow Audio!!!!!!!
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0339 UTC by Rockpicker »
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2013, 0240 UTC »
S8 here with some noise. Heard ID and then into Money For Nothing
Shout outs to the group.
Enjoying the tunes.
Thanks for the show
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0250 UTC by PghScanner »
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2013, 0253 UTC »
Hearing it @s7-8 through static crashes...

0350z "It's All Mixed Up" Cars

0549z "Pain" Johnny Cash
0553z /off

Pretty rough copy but X-FM is still the home of LIVE Time Check! ;)

Thanks for the show X-FM!!!
« Last Edit: September 08, 2013, 0557 UTC by Rafman »
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8 2013
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2013, 0310 UTC »
Steady S9+20 on Sat 750 & longwire. Also heard while outside on ATS909x with fair signal, although it rarely registered on weird little S-meter on that radio.
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8, 2013
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2013, 0405 UTC »
Brilliant signal.
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8, 2013
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2013, 0410 UTC »
Nice fade up around 0404 with ID, announcer wondering when Andy Yoder's book is coming out and something about fire prevention.
Into tune 0409. S-7 with pescadore chatter in background.
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Re: X-FM 02:14 utc 6960 AM September 8, 2013
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2013, 0413 UTC »
04:00 UTC X-FM 6960 (6959.970) Good signal but lots of QRN as well in to Alberta, Canada

04:07 Email address contacts and back into music



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