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Author Topic: WDEF 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025  (Read 812 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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WDEF 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« on: June 15, 2025, 0158 UTC »
0158: music "No Quarter" - Led Zeppelin
35343, pretty good considering conditions
0204: mx continues, 45344
0205: "Chip Away" - Jane's Addiction
0207: "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" - The Cure
0231: in progress "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" - Yes
0253: Thank you for the shoutouts to HFUers!
0255: can't ID the music, but pretty cool; 45444
0308: W-D-E-F ID, then EOT

Thank you for the music!
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0308 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: WDEF6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2025, 0201 UTC »
0200 "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin.
0205 "Chip Away" by Jane's Addiction.
0208 "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" by The Cure.
0213 "To Be Over" by Yes.
0222  Robotic voice with HFU Shout-outs.
0223 "Something's Got to Give" by The Beastie Boys.
0308 Robotic voiced W-D-E-F ID and OTA.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0308 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2025, 0202 UTC »
0202 S9 with some fading. Tnx for the broadcast.
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2025, 0203 UTC »
0201 - No Quarter - Led Zeppelin

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Re: WDEF 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2025, 0205 UTC »
0204: No Quarter by Led Zeppelin. Very noisy tonight but a useable signal.
0221: To Be Over by Yes.
0222: Sounds like many id's but with the noise?????
0308: Station id sounded like WDEF and off.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0309 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2025, 0206 UTC »
0159  'No Quarter' - Led Zeppelin. 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep - The Cure, 'To Be Over' - Yes, 2 repeated HFU shout outs (including me) repeated like spy numbers by a robotic voice, 'Something's Got to Give' - Beastie Boys, all Yes, 'Cry Baby'  - Cage the Elephant, robotic OM voice - shout outs to HFU, Unfamiliar YL w/ progressive operatic sound, 0308 OM indistinct "W ... D ... E ... F" (had to listen to the recording to get it). off.

S5.  Decent signal.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0312 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2025, 0209 UTC »
SINPO=44343

208- "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" by The Cure.
212- "To Be Over" by Yes.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0213 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2025, 0210 UTC »
0210 If Only Tonight We Could Sleep - The Cure. S8
0213 To Be Over - Yes
0223 OM repeating various words including my name, lol.
0228 Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) - Yes
0307 ID and off ... WDEF?
« Last Edit: June 15, 2025, 0309 UTC by ChrisLobdell »
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2025, 0217 UTC »
0216 "To Be Over " Yes
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2025, 0217 UTC »
SIO 333

0217 - To be over- Yes
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2025, 0224 UTC »
Hearing you pretty good here in Jacksonville, NC. 433 SIO
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Re: UNID 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2025, 0257 UTC »
0255 S9+10. Shazam could not identify the current music which sounds like a strange operatic.
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Re: WDEF 6875 USB 0158 UTC 15 June 2025
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2025, 1404 UTC »
ARRR! That opera was Stravinsky "LES NOCES" from a Nonesuch LP. Thanks for listening.

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