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Author Topic: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015  (Read 8013 times)

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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2015, 0339 UTC »
ID, shoutouts by OM ancr, "the music sounds best on X-fM" into Ulysses by Franz Ferdinand  S-9 with occas fades.
Excellent audio with the E1 in synch mode.
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Re: XFM Shortwave 6950 AM 03:10
« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2015, 0343 UTC »
03:38 "Ulysses"  Franz Ferdinand   - Sounding great with S9+10 signal and 8KHz of clean audio!
03:41 "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" Arctic Monkeys
  FYI I have your carrier at 6950.014 KHZ on freshly calibrated Elad.  Keep up the great show!
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2015, 0347 UTC »
Huge +30 signal into AL tonight!  Sounding fantastic! 
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2015, 0414 UTC »
S9+10, SINPO 54444
Just tuned in, kind of late. :-\
0406 UTC, 4minutes after 4, ID, The power of X.

Thanks for the great show X-FM.Always a pleasure.
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0517 UTC by Oliver »
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2015, 0418 UTC »
Great songs playing. SDR filters set to 10 kHz wide! Great audio and really good bass. I may reboot into the Perseus GUI because I can get even wider filters.

Awesome show X-FM!!!! Sorry I missed the MW tests.

Thanks for the great show.

Can't let Dr. Strangelove beat me- the signal just hit S9+30 peak a minute ago.
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0509 UTC by blw »
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Re: XFM Shortwave 6950 AM 03:10
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2015, 0420 UTC »
xfmshortwave @ gmail.com

Audio at 0335 UTC - https://app.box.com/s/is2o7uhwe3h5binatcb2cb7ak051zctr .

Ron, listening at Asilomar State Beach, near Monterey, California

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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2015, 0438 UTC »
+1 to +3 with fades to 0 and peaks at +5 w. no preamp
04:24 tune in
04:24 station ID
04:24 new song....maroon 5?...."all day all night"
04:28 station ID with accelerating car sound
04:28 new song....lenny cravits?...."girl like you"
04:33 DJ announcing next song
04:33 new song....mahjong?....."war dance"
04:37 live DJ
04:38 thanks for the shout out!
04:43 canned station ID
04:44 live DJ announcing next song
04:44 new song....missed band and artist name...
Signal improving +3 to +5 lows of +3 and highs of +9!
04:53 canned ID
04:57 live DJ announcing next song and time in UTC
05:00 canned ID
signal fading to +1 to +5 lows of 0 and peaks of +6
05:06 new song... reggae ..."is this love"
Signal fading 0 to +2 peaks of +3
05:14 live DJ
Signal fading to 0 with peaks of +1 almost unintelligible
05:18 heard time in UTC
05:20 signal almost gone...just make out music...sometimes
05:26 station ID and loss of signal

« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0527 UTC by Twoguysmining »
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2015, 0441 UTC »
S9+ with very good sounding audio as usual.
Giving shout outs.
Ramstein - Du Hast Mich

Thanks for the show
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2015, 0450 UTC »
So much noise that I can not hear anything. If I get lucky I can ID a song and hear a voice.

SINPO 15211
fades in
04:29 Lessons in Love (all day, all night) - Neon Trees feat. Kaskade
fades out
fades in
04:38 a man's voice can be heard
fade out

There is so much noise (crackling, buzzing, and fading) that it impossible to really make a good log entry.
Current weather conditions are; freezing rain mixed with snow and heavy overcast.
Radio used is an Sangean ATS-909x and I just have the antenna (longwire) that came with the radio wrapped around the window.
Since this is my official first pirate log entry and X-FM is the first pirate I ever logged, I wish I could give you better results.
I am supposed to tell you that Al sent me.
Could I please have an QSL or eQSL even though this is a really small entry?

I have sent a detailed report to XFMshortwave@gmail.com. My fingers are now crossed.  ;)
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 0609 UTC by robman501a »

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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #24 on: February 08, 2015, 1343 UTC »
SDR Recording Catch
SINPO: 33222 - I've heard you under better conditions :(

0323 - Positive ID by OM as: XFM Shortwave
          E-Mail addy given: xfmshortwave@gmail.com
          OP mentions various radio forums and testing of MW frequency
          earlier in the evening
0324 - time check - OP mentions broadcasting in CQAM Stereo
.......
0338 - A song from Franz Ferdinand from 2009
0345 - Saved By Zero - The Fixx
.......
0525 - Canned ID
0525 - S/Off - QRT

Thanks for the Show !
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 1358 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: X-FM 6950 AM 03:12 UTC Feb 8, 2015
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2015, 1609 UTC »
Good copy here on the SDR recording, thanks for the show!
Chris Smolinski
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