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Author Topic: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024  (Read 936 times)

Offline Radiouser

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Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« on: December 29, 2024, 2233 UTC »
2233 UTC "Fruitcake" by The Eraserheads.
2235 UTC "Fruitcakes" by Jimmy Buffett.
2242 UTC "Noboby Likes a Fruitcake".
2245 UTC "Fruitcake".
2247 UTC "The Fruitcake Song" by The 5 Chinese Brothers.
2254 UTC "Fruitcakes" by Jimmy Buffett.
2301 UTC "Noboby Likes a Fruitcake".
2305 UTC Off.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2024, 0123 UTC by Radiouser »
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Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2024, 2236 UTC »
A bit noisy w/nice peaks.

2235 - "Fruitcakes" - Jimmy Buffett
2248 - "The Fruitcake Song" - 5 Chinese Brothers
2251 - More fruitcake madness!
2254 - "Fruitcakes" - Jimmy Buffett
« Last Edit: December 29, 2024, 2303 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2024, 2237 UTC »
It's the Fruitcake Station!
2236 Jimmy Buffet Fruitcake
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2024, 2245 UTC »
Fruitcake here as of 2245 UTC
Fair signal at Maryland
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2024, 2251 UTC »
2250: The Fruitcake Song by 5 Chinese Brothers. Very noisy signal S7 with the background noise.
« Last Edit: December 29, 2024, 2315 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2024, 2253 UTC »
Fairly noisy, reception right at noise floor
2250 "The Fruitcake Song" The 5 Chinese Brothers
2254 "Fruitcakes" Jimmy Buffet, more peaks that are noise free
2301 Female stand up, then OM singing
« Last Edit: December 29, 2024, 2304 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: UNID 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2024, 2254 UTC »
Excellent signal. Fun to hear the fruitcake station again!
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2024, 2256 UTC »
Broadcaster: Fruitcake Station
Listening date: 29 December 2024 (UTC)
Listening time: 22:50 time 23:05 UTC time
Frequency: 6934 KHz
SINPO: 55444
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Princeton Junction, NJ (USA)
Receiver used: kiwiSDR Princeton Junction, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: DX Commander
Details of the programme listened to:
2250 UTC "The Fruitcake Song - The 5 Chinese Brothers)
2254 “Jimmy Buffett - Fruitcakes
2301 Female comedian singing
2305 UTC Off


For more information about my listening listen to the audio in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i1tpm7ymswvu4nub8xynv/Fruitcake-Station-6934-KHz-2250-2330-UTC-29-12-2024.mp3?rlkey=631pfld8n3nlosn1z7bngal00&st=ihlbqdiv&dl=0

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Happy New Year 2025 to all radio friends.
« Last Edit: December 29, 2024, 2306 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2024, 2258 UTC »
2256 UTC

S-8

STRANGE SONGS
« Last Edit: December 29, 2024, 2301 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: UNID 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2024, 2301 UTC »
2300utc  noisy  fade in and out
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Re: UNID 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2024, 2305 UTC »
2301 S8 with over-modulated audio and Fruitcake songs
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Re: UNID 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2024, 2306 UTC »
2305  Fading in and out of the noise floor here
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6934 AM 2233 UTC 29 DEC 2024
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2024, 0305 UTC »
Mainly fading in and out at 0247.   Very noisy.   There were some nice peaks

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