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Author Topic: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015  (Read 2140 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« on: September 25, 2015, 2248 UTC »
News, ID at 2247, then mention of VW and into business news. S8 signal.
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BBC Pirate? 6850.2 AM 2249- 09/25/15
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2015, 2249 UTC »
Business News with OM in English, ID.  S-6
Audio a bit "clipped" as Beerus mentions..
« Last Edit: September 25, 2015, 2308 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2015, 2253 UTC »
Solid S7 here at 2249 UTC on 6850.2 AM with BBC commentary. Great audio!
2315 UTC Noticed the other posters comments about the clipped audio. I've been listening in USB (I usually do with AM signals), and the audio is much better with USB and a tweak of the Passband tuning knob and the appropriate graphic equalizer settings on the stereo. When I switch to AM, the audio sounds slightly muffled. There...you have an official Skipmuck  subjective analysis of the broadcast audio. Of course...I've lost about a third of my hearing from working in manufacturing all my adult life!
Still solid S7 here and quite intelligible! :)
« Last Edit: September 25, 2015, 2320 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2015, 2255 UTC »
S3 here at 2255
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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2015, 2300 UTC »
Peaks to S9+20, so a very strong signal here. Audio seems kind of overmodulated and somewhat clipped, like some ALC action, but is loud. Conversation about taxi drivers and Uber.
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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2015, 2301 UTC »
2300- S7-8 at tune in with OM talking about currency
2302- mentioned World Business report and BBC World Service
2303- time pips and OM reading world news
2309- host Oliver Conway talking about FIFA scandal
2316- talk about John Boehner stepping down
2318- talk about Volkswagon scandal
2327- sports report S8-9 now
2340- documentary about childrens toys
2353- BBC World Service ID
 First time logging this pirate,thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: September 25, 2015, 2353 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2015, 2316 UTC »
Solid S7 signal here.

I think Pirate BBC Radio should consider a test broadcast to North Korea given Kim Jong-Un's fondness for Radio 1.

Thanks for the show!
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Re: Pirate BBC Radio 6850 AM 2247 UTC 25 Sep 2015
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2015, 2342 UTC »
S7 signal at 2340z with a story about dolls.
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