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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358-0058* UTC 7Apr14  (Read 1952 times)

Offline jFarley

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Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358-0058* UTC 7Apr14
« on: April 08, 2014, 0003 UTC »
2358 RR N/A
0000 "Greetings radio comrades" by DJDW and Steven, into "RPM Show" and will be playing 45s tonite.
0008 Petula Clark - "Downtown"
0017 Dean Martin - "Everybody Loves Somebody"
0034 Elvis Prasley - "In the Ghetto"
0046 Perry Como - "Katarina (Ho Ho Ho)"
0058 off

S8 and much better signal than the previous AM show
Thanks RFW!
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 0123 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2014, 0005 UTC »
Excellent signal.

2359: National Anthem
0001: RFW ID
0002: Red Sovine - Teddy Bear
0010: Going Down Town
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 0010 UTC by Evil Elvis »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2014, 0008 UTC »
S9+10 at 0008z.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2014, 0008 UTC »
0002 UTC with killer USB signal playing a heartbreaker of a CB "good buddy" tune...seemingly dead on 6949 KHZ with S9 signal!
0007 UTC "Bird Dog"-Everly Brothers
0010 UTC "Downtown- Petula Clark
0013 UTC "Lollipop"-Chordettes
0015+ UTC "I'm Not You're Stepping Stone"-Monkees
0017 UTC Dick Weed & Stephen with mention of "RPM-Revolutions Per Minute"
0018 UTC "Everybody Loves Somebody"-Dean Martin
0021 UTC "There's a Kind of a Hush"-Hermans Hermits
{The USB audio quality is fantastic! I can even use the 6 KHZ filter.}
0023 UTC "Help Yourself"-Tom Jones
0026 UTC "This is Radio Free Whatever, followed by "Winchester Cathedral"-New Vaudeville Band
0029 UTC ? Jay and the Americans?{Dick Weed says "Forget Him"-Bobby Rydell}
0031 UTC "Spinning Wheel"-Blood, Sweat, and Tears
0033+ UTC Dick Weed with ID, naming previous songs and next song
0035 UTC "In the Ghetto"-Elvis Presley
0038 UTC UNID C&W tune(Dick Weed says "Hello Darling"-Conway Twitty)
0040 UTC Dick Weed with ID and "RPM", into "In the Year 2525"-Zager & Evans
0044 UTC "Great Balls of Fire"-Jerry Lee Lewis
0046 UTC "King of the Road"-Roger Miller (one of those good old scratchy records!)
0048 UTC "Catherina"-Perry Como
0050 UTC "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"-Lynn Anderson
0053 UTC "Hot Rod Lincoln"-Commander Cody
0056 UTC Dick Weed talk..."That about wraps it up", ID'd songs played, gmail address then "DO WHATEVER!
0058 UTC OFF
(Thanks for the entertainment tonight DJ Dickweed and assistant Steven! Now I can hit the sack...3:30 AM arrives early!)
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 0102 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2014, 0013 UTC »
Catching RFW here also with a S7-8 signal and great audio playing "Bird Dog", then into "Downtown". Sounds like a great Oldies Show this evening. Thanks DJ Dickweed! :)
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 0020 UTC by oly1959 »

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2014, 0015 UTC »
S6 to S7 at 0014 with "Lollipop".
Into "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" @ 0015
Thanks for the tunes!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2014, 0021 UTC »
Solid s5 to Pittsburgh tonight.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2014, 0039 UTC »
00:38 solid S7 signal with good audio
00:45 song - King of the Road

Thanks for the Show RFW!
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 0129 UTC by RCCI »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2014, 0051 UTC »
0050Z Starting to come in to the west coast. Very weak but I can tell there's music playing. Just had a carrier come up on 6950 khz which is wiping it out now...

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6949 USB *2358 UTC 7Apr14
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2014, 0058 UTC »
Just caught closing announcements 0058*  S-9 +10
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