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Author Topic: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15  (Read 3532 times)

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WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« on: October 27, 2015, 2243 UTC »
2240 Music with Halloween theme   S-8
2253 ID by P.J. Sparx
2300 All but faded into the noise now!
« Last Edit: October 27, 2015, 2300 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: UNID 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2015, 2246 UTC »
S5 to S7

2240 - Hearing "The Pirates Life for Me" on frequency
2245 - a Hard Rock number
2248 - Sound effects
2249 - possible ID ? thought I heard OM say "WREC. Radio Free..."
2250 - Running With The Devil - Van Halen
2252 - "Halloween" Movie Theme Music
2253 - possible ID ?
2254 - Hells Bells - AC/DC
2301 - a song with Ozzy
2305 - a comedy bit about Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and Frankenstein
2306 - Positive ID by OM over Munsters Theme as : "Radio Free East Coast"
2306 - E-Mail Addy given by YL
« Last Edit: October 27, 2015, 2307 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: UNID 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2015, 2249 UTC »
Even with the noise floor here, tough copy in AL.
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Re: UNID 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2015, 2250 UTC »
2250- just a weak carrier detected on 6873.3 here

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Re: UNID 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2015, 2253 UTC »
Spooky sound effects
22:49 Running with the Devil Van Halen.
22:52 Halloween movie theme John Carpenter.
22:54 Hells Bells - ACDC.
22:59 WREC ID Halloween show.
23:00 Ozzy or Sabath song
23:04 Comedian act
23:05 Munsters Theme WREC ID Halloween show.
23:06 Female giving addy


S-4 Signal with fades
Thanks for Halloween show
« Last Edit: October 27, 2015, 2309 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2015, 2256 UTC »
Great signal and loud audio 555 +20dB over S9  !!

2247 - ID, Radio Free East Coast - WREC
2249 - Running With The Devil
2253 - ID

Great to hear you again after all these years. Last heard in 1994!!
« Last Edit: October 27, 2015, 2258 UTC by aurora »
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2015, 2257 UTC »
S9+ into Missouri. Some fading and noise but over all good sounding show this evening.  Thanks for the broadcast!!!
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2015, 2258 UTC »
Very weak carrier here :(
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2015, 2305 UTC »
2248 Van Halen Running with the Devil
2252 Hells Bells AC/DC
2259 WREC ID

S3 signal fading here but I can still hear.

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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2015, 2306 UTC »
Thanks for the show, PJ. Not very loud but fair. Great to hear WREC on the air again!!!!
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2015, 2319 UTC »
S6 to S7, fair copy @ 2318 with "Bad Moon Rising"
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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2015, 0252 UTC »
Caught a few minutes of this with AC-DC and Ozzy...

Was a big, loud signal at my location, S-7 to S-9 without much antenna.


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Re: WREC-Radio Free East Coast 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2015, 1523 UTC »
Generally an S8/S9 on the SDR recording, thanks for the show!
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