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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024  (Read 1418 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« on: September 02, 2024, 2101 UTC »
2100 Just signed on, I believe this is the Ion Radio interval signal music. SIO 444.
2101 ID
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2024, 2106 UTC »
Huge signal excellent at Vermont with jazz
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2024, 2107 UTC »
Very good reception, minor noise/fades
2105 "When I Get Low, I Get High" The Speakeasy Three
2107 "Puttin' On The Ritz" Herb Alpert
2111 "Bright Lights Late Nights" The Speakeasies' Swing Band
2114 "India Oscar November" ID to "He-Ho" cast of thousands, Ion ID in song twice
Time to start dinner, will be listening
2159 "America the Beautiful" Ray Charles, then off
« Last Edit: September 02, 2024, 2159 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2024, 2110 UTC »
2108 UTC

S 9 + 10

PUTTING ON THE RITZ
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2024, 2122 UTC »
S9+30 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

2122 UTC-Joe’s Garage by Frank Zappa
2128 UTC-YL ID
« Last Edit: September 02, 2024, 2128 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2024, 2125 UTC »
2122 UTC Tuned in to "Joe's Garage"-Frank Zappa in progress. 45333 with excellent audio!
2128 UTC YL with ID and email addy, followed by "It's Hard to Be Humble"-Mac Davis? (Live version)
2131 UTC "Sixteen Tons"-Tennessee Ernie Ford
2134 UTC YL with ID and email addy, followed by "Working Man's Blues"-Merle Haggard? (Live version)
2138 UTC YL with ID and email addy, followed by "Turn to Stone"-ELO (Signal up a bit to 45444)
2143 UTC "Drive"-Neil Diamond
2147 UTC "It Never Rains in Southern California"-Albert Hammond
2150 UTC "Working Class Hero"-unid cover version (live)
2156 UTC ION theme music with YL giving ID, email, and sign off announcement, followed by "America the Beautiful"-OM singer
2159 UTC OFF

Thanks ION! Some great tunes!  :)
« Last Edit: September 02, 2024, 2200 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2024, 2133 UTC »
2133utc SIO 222  direct  Pretty weak here
16 ton #9 coal
2136 lady I'd ION
« Last Edit: September 02, 2024, 2135 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2024, 2147 UTC »
2145 - Baby Let's Drive - Neil Diamond                       S8
2147 - It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
« Last Edit: September 02, 2024, 2149 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2024, 2154 UTC »
2153 UTC S3 with QSB +QRN into my SDR direct
2153 I can just make out music when the audio peaks briefly above the noise.
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Re: Ion Radio 6925 AM 2100 UTC 2 SEP 2024
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2024, 2203 UTC »
Just caught half of "America" & some dead carrier. No ID heard, but I guess this was the end of the Ion show? VG/excellent signal
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