We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

Author Topic: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14  (Read 3519 times)

Offline atrainradio

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 942
  • Ask your doctor if shortwave is right for you
  • Magic Mushroom Salad
    • View Profile
WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« on: November 28, 2014, 0030 UTC »
Hearing some music. Fair signal. Can't tell who the music is.

Heard an ID "W??B" all something music all the time"
« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0039 UTC by Beerus Maximus »
QTH, New Jersey, America's landfill
Tecsun PL-990 W/ Extendable Whip Antenna

rdla4

  • Guest
Re: UNID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2014, 0037 UTC »
I am getting a fairly strong carrier here in GA, but no audio to speak of 0036

Hearing some segments of audio on peaks 0055.
« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0055 UTC by rdla4 »

Offline slowtrain

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1189
  • Central Savannah River Area of South Carolina
    • Yahoo Instant Messenger - Slow Train
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: UNID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2014, 0038 UTC »
I'm hearing some music on 6870 kHz a good bit of noise man singing with a piano in the background. poor conditions.
Brant Hunt 
Eton E1XM Radio Sony ICF-2010 Radio
Alpha Delta Ultra DX antenna
300ft beverage antenna
W6LVP Loop Antenna use for AM dxing and SWL

Offline Beerus Maximus

  • Administrator
  • DX Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 1409
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • hold my beer and watch this
    • View Profile
    • Beerus' 30 Below Site
    • Email
Re: UNID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2014, 0039 UTC »
Peaks to S9+10 but taking some longish fades, and somewhat bothered by peskies. WMID ID at 0038 UTC.
# Genetically engineered sentient sausage & undisputed inventor of the end-fed dipole. I also invented the schlumpy dipole.
# KiwiSDR, NetSDR, Airspy HF+, Airspy HF+ Discovery, TS-590, IC-7610, FTDX10, ANAN 7000 DLE MKII
# beerusmaximus@gmail.com * North Shore, Massachusetts

Offline DimBulb

  • Global Moderator
  • DX Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 1988
  • New Hampshire
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2014, 0042 UTC »
WMID putting a fair signal into NH S3-S7 - slow, deep, fades taking the signal down into the noise now and then

0038z WMID ID 6869.4 AM
0043z ID
0058z Byrds - Mr. Spaceman
0100z Zombies - She's Not There
0103z Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
0111z Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
0114z Fabulous Thunderbirds - Ain't That Tough Enough?
0118z Donovan - Sunshine Superman

0119z Signal has faded way down into the noise, only S4 now and tough to copy

0122z Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff (Live)
0129z ID, "Happy Thanksgiving from WMID" and off

Thanks for the show, nice playlist and good copy for most of the show

« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0130 UTC by DimBulb »
Location: New Hampshire  eMail: dimbulb999@gmail.com

Offline refmo

  • Moderator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 7812
  • Northeast Kentucky
    • View Profile
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2014, 0044 UTC »
S9+ with ID @ 0043 and into "Blues Before and After" by the  Smithereens.
S8 to S9 @ 0114 with "Ebony Eyes" followed by ID. Into "Tuff Enuff".  Impressive barber-poling on the waterfall, but decent copy.
« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0116 UTC by refmo »
Northeast Kentucky
Please eQSL to refmo[at]outlook[dot]com
Radios: Afedri AFE822x, Airspy HF+, RX-888, RSPdx, Tecsun PL880
Antennas: 700' Loop Skywire, Wellbrook ALA1530LN Loop, 400' Beverage, 34' Vertical, low dipoles on upper bands.

Offline Skipmuck

  • Global Moderator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 12119
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2014, 0048 UTC »
Fair to good signal with fades here at 0040 UTC with UNID tune WMID ID after the song
0046 UTC Man announcer with "WMID", into another UNID tune
0049 UTC Man announcer with "WMID-All music all the time, into yet another song I don't know the name of ???
0053 UTC ID, then another UNID tune ??? ???
0058 UTC Man announcer...WMID, into "Mr. Spaceman"-Byrds ;D
0101 UTC "She's Not There"-Zombies ;D
0103 UTC "I Want You(She's So Heavy)"-Beatles (3 in a row!)
(During the Beatles, I measure the frequency on around 6869.3 KHZ or so)
0011 UTC WMID, followed by UNID tune
0014 UTC WMID All music all the time, into "Tuff Enuff"-Fabulous Thunderbirds
0018 UTC ID, then "Sunshine Superman"-Donovan
(Signal is down to just above the noise floor now... :()
0022 UTC Getting difficult to hear now....fragments of "I Shot the Sheriff"-Eric Clapton coming through. I think it's Eric Clapton's version...not sure(signal came up a bit at 0028 UTC and I think DimBulb is correct with it being Bob Marley!)
0029 UTC Man announcer with..."Thanks for listening to WMID...it's all music and all ID's all the time...(something about The Crystal Ship?)...Happy Thanksgiving from WMID", then OFF

Thanks for the post Thanksgiving dinner and dessert entertainment tonight WMID! A Happy Thanksgiving to you also! :)

Any chance at all for an email here? :-X
« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0238 UTC by Skipmuck »
QSL's to poorbrookking >at< aol.com are greatly appreciated! All reception and postings using My radio, My antenna, and generally in real time(excluding posting of SSTV images!).
QTH:Springfield, MA
JRC NRD-515 with 43 meter half wave dipole into MFJ 949E Versa Tuner: also Grove SP-200 & SONY 2010's

Offline DreamWeeVA

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 31
  • Central Virginia
    • View Profile
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2014, 0055 UTC »
Strong signal.  Carrier frequency 6869.31 at 00:53 UTC with very small, slow drift lower.
Mr. Spaceman by the Byrds nice to hear 00:59 UTC.
Carrier down to 6919.25 01:03, Lots of IDs.
« Last Edit: November 28, 2014, 0103 UTC by DreamWeeVA »
Elecraft K3 + P3(SVGA)
93m horizontal loop

Offline ChrisSmolinski

  • Administrator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 31106
  • Westminster, MD USA
    • View Profile
    • Black Cat Systems
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2014, 0101 UTC »
S7 signal at 0058 with "Hey Mr Spaceman", then an ID and into "She's Not There".
Chris Smolinski
Westminster, MD
eQSLs appreciated! csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com
netSDR / AFE822x / AirSpy HF+ / KiwiSDR / 900 ft Horz skyloop / 500 ft NE beverage / 250 ft V Beam / 58 ft T2FD / 120 ft T2FD / 400 ft south beverage / 43m, 20m, 10m  dipoles / Crossed Parallel Loop / Discone in a tree

Offline radioguy73

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 64
  • Michigan
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: WMID 6869 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2014, 0116 UTC »
Making it into south central Lower Michigan (near Lansing) as well -- but just barely.

0100 started listening with an ID and into "The Way She Looks" then a Beatles tune and "Your Eyes" and "Tough Enough" as I type (0115). Many IDs by OM Computer voice "WMID All Music and IDs all the time" between pretty much every song.
All above the noise floor, but just barely. 343+42+ with 'fair' peaks.

DXing *either* from:
MI -- South Central Lower Michigan with a 25 m randomwire and a LOT of local noise!
or
MI2 -- the tip of Michigan's Thumb with a 100 metre longwire and much quieter conditions.  Radios can be either an SPR-4 or IC-R71A or SDRplay

QSLs appreciated! radioguy73@gmail.com

Offline John Poet

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 917
  • Lansing, Michigan, USA
  • I survived the Mad Lagomurph
    • View Profile
    • Free Radio Cafe forums
    • Email
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2014, 0132 UTC »
Just caught the end of this.... unid music, and then

"what's (something) favorite radio station?  The Crystal Ship of course.  Happy Thanksgiving from WMID" and off at 0129.

Really, thanks WMID!

Signal was fair, I didn't quite have time to do "numbers" on it.  I don't think my antenna is hooked up quite right here at the moment..

John Poet

"A treasonous voice of dissent"

The Crystal Ship Shortwave
Free Radio Cafe Forums

Offline Kilokat7

  • Global Moderator
  • DX Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 1450
  • West Michigan
    • View Profile
    • Kilokat7 DX
Re: WMID 6870 kHz 0029z 11/28/14
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2014, 0359 UTC »
Came on the air at 0028z with Billy Joel's "Big Shot" with signal bouncing from S5 up to S9 and carrier drifting slightly downward during show.

0031z: April Wine "Enough is Enough"
0035z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  All music, and IDs, all the time"
0035z: Madness "It Must be Love"
0038z: Short robo voiced ID "W-M-I-D"
0039z: Blues Brothers "She Caught the Katy"
0043z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  John T Arthur's second favorite radio station"
0044z: Smithereens "Blues before and after"
0046z: Short robo voiced ID "W-M-I-D"
0046z: Cars "Don't Cha Stop"
0049z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  All music, and IDs, all the time"
0049z: Berlin "Masquerade"
0053z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  John T Arthur's second favorite radio station"
0053z: Fatboy Slim "Praise you"
0058z: Short robo voiced ID "W-M-I-D"
0058z: Byrds "Mr. Spaceman"
0100z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  All music, and IDs, all the time"
0100z: Zombies "She's not there"
0103z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  All music, and IDs, all the time"
0103z: Beatles "I want you"
0110z: Short robo voiced ID "W-M-I-D"
0110z: Bob Welch "Ebony Eyes"
0114z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  All music, and IDs, all the time"
0114z: Fabulous Thunderbirds "Tuff Enuff"
0117z: Robo voiced ID with "W-M-I-D.  John T Arthur's second favorite radio station"
0117z: Donovan "Sunshine Superman"
0122z: Short robo voiced ID "W-M-I-D"
0122z: Bob Marley "I shot the sheriff"
0129z: Non-robo voiced OM with "Thanks for listening to W-M-I-D, all music and IDs all the time. John T Arthur's second favorite radio station.  What's his favorite radio station?  The Crystal Ship of course.  Happy Thanksgiving from W-M-I-D" and carrier off.

Sounded great here tonight with a mostly S8 signal and good audio.  Thanks for the broadcast!  Pls QSL?
PLS QSL kilokat7(at)gmail.com
Location: Western Michigan
Perseus SDR / DKAZ loops
1980s pirate off-air archive
West Michigan DX