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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024  (Read 1350 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« on: February 18, 2024, 2141 UTC »
2140 Just signed on, SIO 555
« Last Edit: February 18, 2024, 2144 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 feb 2024
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2024, 2142 UTC »
2142 UTC
S9 +20

MUSIC
DJ Dickweed

Shes a country music fan-- Wheeler Walker Jr
« Last Edit: February 18, 2024, 2149 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2024, 2144 UTC »
6950 USB

Fair at the moment

21:44z country tune w/slide
21:57z RFW ID by Dickweed
22:15z signal just came up

Thanks for the show RFW!
« Last Edit: February 19, 2024, 1332 UTC by Sealord »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2024, 2146 UTC »
2145 UTC Unid C&W song-OM singer followed by Soviet Anthem (S9 with light fading and excellent audio)
« Last Edit: February 18, 2024, 2149 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2024, 2146 UTC »
Good reception, volume a bit low/noisy
2145 "She's A Country Music Fan" Wheeler Walker, Jr.
2146 Soviet anthem
2148 DJDW introducing music to "Fever" Sherwyn & Sariah Mae
2152 ID to "Change My Mind" White Cliffs
2154 "Pizza Guy" Khary
2157 DJDW talking about the f bombs last song, HFU shoutouts (thanks  8))
2159 Shazam couldn't ID, I think I heard DJDW mention it was by Art School Girlfriend, reception getting noisier
2203 ID to "Sylvia" Bay ledges
2207 "I Just Wanna" Superfan, reception improving
2210 "taste of u" King Isis
« Last Edit: February 18, 2024, 2211 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2024, 2147 UTC »
Tuned in at 2145 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S7-S9 signal, C&W tune, old ussr national anthem, at 2148 DJ = Dick Weed said hello, played various tunes, at 2158 read HFU posts including mine, more music, said he's playing music from around the world, at 2338 signal up to S9+10, nice program, thanks.     
« Last Edit: February 18, 2024, 2339 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2024, 2150 UTC »
RFW with an early start on this Sunday
Music at fair to good lvl as of 2150 UTC
Heard via na5b in VA
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2024, 2153 UTC »

2153 - Nice signal. Good reception S7
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2024, 2200 UTC »
2152  DJ Dickweed talking and playing Indy music, IDs at 2154 & 2159 during talk breaks.

S5 here in the afternoon.

Thanks for the show!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2024, 2201 UTC »
Listen to our live stream at https://radiofreewhatever.mixlr.com/events/3180949

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2024, 2201 UTC »
S7 with a high noise level here this afternoon.  Thanks for the show Comrade!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2024, 2206 UTC »
2206utc SIO444 direct
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2024, 2209 UTC »
Listening online. Congrats on meeting your fundraising goal.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2024, 2218 UTC »
S9 signal here at 2215 UTC.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2140 UTC 18 FEB 2024
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2024, 2226 UTC »
Good signal here S9+ peaks
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