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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013  (Read 2985 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« on: November 09, 2013, 2112 UTC »
RFW ID at 2114z.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2013, 2116 UTC »
RFW at S-9 here 2115, audio slightly overdriven at times
Sunset here today 4:28 pm
Bastille tune 2200 UT  S-7 and fading
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« Last Edit: November 09, 2013, 2212 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2013, 2120 UTC »
2121 - Radio Free Whatever (S3-ish)

2123 - Another song

2126 - ID and a mention of George Michael and their black cat

2127 - ID and e-mail and into a song by some singer/s

2134 - ID and then into a song by a human singer

2142 - ID and into "In One Ear" by Cage The Elephant

2146 - ID and talk about songs

2146 - A song by a female singer

2154 - ID and a song by singer/singers

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Also, I think by the strict definition of IDing song, I am correct so far!

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« Last Edit: November 09, 2013, 2154 UTC by Echo_One »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2013, 2123 UTC »
Awesome S9+20 signal with an ID at 2121 UTC.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2013, 2144 UTC »
ID @ 2141z.  Pretty weak copy here though, S3.  Still 45 minutes until sunset here.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2013, 2210 UTC »
Here in Belgium I noted SINPO 25232. at 22.00 UTC. I hope it gets better
73' Hugo Matten

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6924.5 AM 2110 UTC 9 Nov 2013
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2013, 1700 UTC »
RECEPTION REPORT from BELGIUM
51°1’ 56”N – 2°40’36”E
     
From: Hugo Matten
To: Radio Free Whatever
DATE:  November 09, 2013
TIME:  22.00 – 22.10 UTC (= signing off)
FREQUENCY: 6924,5  kHz AM
Quality of reception in SINPO-code:
Signal strength: 2
Interference: 2 (interference came from (I think) a French station on the same frequency in the LSB mode
Noise: mostly 2
Propagation disturbance: 3
Overall merit : 2 

MY RECEIVER:  Perseus SDR
ANTENNA: T2FD 17 metres long
PROGRAMME DETAILS AND REMARKS:

You can find a mp3 audio file from what I heard from 22.06 to 22.10 (= signing off) on: https://app.box.com/s/xvglzpsbzddb6p59ky5t

Pity about the interference. Thereby, it was difficult to hear your station.
I heard not an identification but  I hope you recognised your programme.

I live in the city Veurne This is in the western part of Belgium, 15 Km from the France frontier and 10 Km from the North Sea coast
You can find more about my hobby of radio listening on my blog: http://dxhoekje.skynetblogs.be

Please QSL this report!

Thanking you in advance for your reply

73,

Hugo Matten

E-mail : h.matten@hotmail.be



 

 

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