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Author Topic: Radio True North 6935 AM 0341 UTC MAY 2, 2015  (Read 4889 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Re: Radio True North 6935 AM 0341 UTC MAY 2, 2015
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2015, 1658 UTC »
Generally a weak signal here on the SDR recording.
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Re: Radio Free Mars 6935 AM 03:46 UTC 05/02/2015
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2015, 1825 UTC »
SDR Recording Catch

0349 - Only a faint carrier at the times noted by others.
           No audio heard.
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Re: Radio Free Mars 6935 AM 03:46 UTC 05/02/2015
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2015, 1930 UTC »
I heard the ID at 0408 on the SDR recording, at about half past the minute. To me, it sounds like Radio True North.
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Re: Radio Free Mars (tentative) 6935 AM 03:46 UTC 05/02/2015
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2015, 2219 UTC »
This was definitely Radio True North 8)
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Re: Radio True North 6935 AM 0341 UTC MAY 2, 2015
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2015, 2256 UTC »
I just remembered catching RTN last night, though didn't hang around due to way too much local QRM.
                                        ::)  not to mention way too much tch.  ::)
                                                                  8)