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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 0110 UTC 29 Aug 2015  (Read 1276 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 0110 UTC 29 Aug 2015
« on: August 28, 2015, 1622 UTC »
SDR recording catch.  RFW Anthem played a few times, off at 0119.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 0110 UTC 29 Aug 2015
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2015, 2121 UTC »
SDR Recording Catch from last night

0108 - Seeing an intermittent carrier - S7 - testing?
0110 - Soviet National Anthem #1 - S7 to S9+
0112 - Soviet National Anthem #2 - S7 to S9+
0114 - Soviet National Anthem #3 - S4 to S9+
0117 - Soviet National Anthem #4 - deeper fading now - S2 to S5
0119 - S/Off - QRT (maybe... the plot thickens...)
.......
0125 - Hearing DJ DickWeed saying: "Hello, hello... propagation, propagation...
          ...tonight is a terrible night for propagation, and uh, nobody can hear me...
0126 - ...hello, testing propagation 1, 2, 3, 4... can anyone copy me ?...
           ....OK... proly not... Dickweed done testing for now..."

0126 - S/Off - QRT


Bad Condx last night Radio Comrade, but we heard you testing at S5 to S6...
« Last Edit: August 28, 2015, 2142 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 0110 UTC 29 Aug 2015
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2015, 2243 UTC »
Yeah it was a total bummer playing the anthem repeatedly and there was crickets on HFU. I logged into chat to see what was heard and it was slim pickings for ops able to copy. Assistant Stavin says its not the sun, its all the gov't chemtrails absorbing signals to make propagation impossible.  He also says the Earth is flat, and that Nibiru (planet x) is coming to destroy the world in Sept too so I'm not sure I believe him. Looks like ill be spending way too much money on beer and hookers for entertainment while there's no propagation. :(
« Last Edit: August 28, 2015, 2355 UTC by Dick Weed »
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