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Author Topic: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015  (Read 1958 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« on: August 18, 2015, 2343 UTC »
Signal just at or above noise floor at 2331 UTC with "Stranglehold"-Ted Nugent in progress
2335 UTC OM with ID..."Cold Country Canada...weakest pirate station in the nation"
2337 UTC signal fading back in with "Free Falling"-Tom Petty
2340 UTC OM with ..."sixty nine sixty nine", into "I Want to Rock & Roll All Night"-Kiss
2346 UTC Signal faded up to S3 for a bit with "Layla"-Eric Clapton
2350 UTC OM with ID, into "More Than A Feeling"-Boston
2354 UTC "Space Oddity"-David Bowie
2359 UTC OM with ID, into "Suite:Judy Blue Eyes"-Crosby, Stills, and Nash
0006 UTC OM with ID, into "Enter Sandman"-Metallica
(Signal is above the low noise floor now with peaks up to S4)
0012 UTC OM with ID, into "Smoke On The Water"-Deep Purple
0016 UTC OM with ID and mention of "check us out on Facebook", into "Sunshine Of Your Love"-Cream
0021 UTC OM with ID, into "Keep On Rocking In The Free World"-Neil Young
0025 UTC OM with ID, into "You're Just What I Needed"-Cars (featuring CCC op)
0029 UTC OM with ID, into "Rambling Man"-Allman Brothers Band
0034 UTC OM with ID, into "Rocket Man"-Elton John
0039 UTC OM with ID, into "Live and Let Die"-Paul McCartney
0044 UTC Signal has dropped into the noise in the last few minutes. Poor copy now :(
0045 UTC OM with ID, into "The Boys Are Back In Town"-Thin Lizzy
« Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 0046 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2015, 2345 UTC »
Weak, but OK copy due to relatively low noise levels.
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2015, 2347 UTC »
very weak signal here - cant really make anything out
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2015, 2348 UTC »
2348- hearing music at noise level
2352- "More Than A Feeling" Boston S3
2353- OM with ID into David Bowie tune
0001- signal jumped up to S5-6 now with CSN tune
0006- ID into "Enter Sandman" Metallica
0012- "Smoke On The Water" Deep Purple
0017- ID into "Sunshine Of Your Love" Cream
0029- sporadic UTE QRM
0030- "Rambling Man" Allman Bros
0034- ID into "Rocket Man" Elton John
0039- "Live And Let Die" Paul McCartney and Wings
0048- "Boys Are Back In Town"
0049- ID into "Tom Sawyer" Rush S5
0053- "Backwater" Doobie Bros
0058- "Show Me The Way" Frampton
0101- ID "Roxanne" The Police
0109- "Don't Fear The Reaper" BOC ID and mentioned have to reboot the computer due to blue screen of death
0113- back on now using an Android tablet for music
0117- ID and "weakest pirate station in the nation" slogan into "Ramble On" Led Zepp
0122- "Sweet Child O Mine" Guns and Roses
0129- "Don't Stop Believing" Journey S5-6 now
0133- "Sweet Home Alabama" Skynyrd
0155- off.
 Thanks for the show and great tunes! Since 0048 I have been able to pick up signal on only one of my antennas(40 meter dipole)
« Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 0157 UTC by JoeFLIPS »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2015, 0002 UTC »
In and out of the noise at 0002z with CSN - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.  CCC ID over the music at 0003.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 0005 UTC by textim »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 2331 UTC August 18, 2015
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2015, 0119 UTC »
Just audible in Wyomissing.  Fading and noise are a problem.

Had a computer failure at 0110 and is now using an Android tablet.


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