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Author Topic: London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014  (Read 2423 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« on: November 16, 2014, 2342 UTC »
30/40s era music, BBC news reports.
London Calling ID at 2247z
Address by Churchill, then a speech by Princess Elizabeth.

Email: londoncalling6930@gmail.com

Scottie 1 SSTV:


« Last Edit: November 17, 2014, 0014 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6930 USB 2241 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2014, 2345 UTC »
Time Warp?  Newsreel and 40's period mx.

2347 and 2350 "This is London Calling", Churchill address?
0007 off

S6 here and thanks for the show!

With M9 filtering:


« Last Edit: November 17, 2014, 0015 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2241 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2014, 2348 UTC »
SINPO: 33343

2347 - Also hearing old time music, drum solos
2348 - This is London Calling ID - report on British fighters, hearing gunshots, plane down in flames
           German dive bombers attacking a convoy
2350 - This is London Calling ID - into Winston Churchhill address
2354 - a tenor aria by OM
2356 - This is London Calling ID - E-Mail addy given: londoncalling6930@gmail.com
2356 - Mention of Princess Elizabeth - She speaks about the War, as a child - dangers of war

17 NOV 2014

0000 - Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run... (?)
0003 - This is London Calling ID
0003 - Sounds like a weather report
0005 - This is London Calling ID - E-Mail addy given: londoncalling6930@gmail.com
0005 - SSTV
0007 - S/Off - QRT

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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2241 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2014, 2350 UTC »
6930 USB  S5 - few S6 peaks

23:45 utc Some swinging big band music.
23:47 utc ID -- counting german ? parachutes? tough copy here.  "Air Invasion"
23:51 utc Churchill speech?
« Last Edit: November 16, 2014, 2352 UTC by Rockpicker »
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2241 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2014, 2353 UTC »
Speech from Churchill 2350 - Hitler's invasion of France, etc. S-9 +10
londoncalling6930@gmail.com

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« Last Edit: November 17, 2014, 0227 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2014, 0003 UTC »
London Calling, S8-S9/ S7 noise at 0001z with an old tune "Run Rabbit" (?), ID at 0002z repeated twice.
45343

Loaded my MMSSTV late


Thanks for the show.

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« Last Edit: November 17, 2014, 0010 UTC by Zane »
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2014, 0003 UTC »
S7 here.  "This is London Calling" @ 0002z followed with wx report.
A couple seconds late starting mmsstv, but got most of it.

« Last Edit: November 17, 2014, 0014 UTC by refmo »
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2014, 0010 UTC »
tuned in 0004z to om reading wx reports for areas in britain
then "this is london calling" with gmail (londoncalling6930@gmail.com) off 0007z
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Re: London Calling 6930 USB 2341 UTC 16 Nov 2014
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2014, 0226 UTC »
Stavin and I both listened to and enjoyed this show. Thank you for the entertainment!
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