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Author Topic: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015  (Read 3671 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« on: November 25, 2015, 2359 UTC »
Just signing on now with Meat Puppets "Backwater". S7 signal.
ID at 0002.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0002 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2015, 0001 UTC »
Here also at 2359 UTC with alt rock tune at S9!
0003 UTC OM with "WMID...all music and ID's all the time", into 80's tune by Tears For Fears
0007 UTC "WMID", into Megadeth tune
0012 UTC "WMID", into metal tune
0016 UTC "WMID...John T Arthurs second favorite radio station", into "She Blinded Me With Science"-Thomas Dolby
0021 UTC "WMID...all music and ID"s all the time", into UNID 80's rock tune
0028 UTC "WMID", into "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"-Rolling Stones  8)
(Still hitting the S9 here with awesome audio :) )
0036 UTC "WMID...all music and ID's all the time", into "Let Me Down Easy"-?
0040 UTC "WMID", into "Superman"-Kinks
0046 UTC "WMID", into "I Want You To Want Me"-cover version or original  Cheap Trick studio?
0049 UTC "WMID...John T Arthur's second favorite radio station", into "Ah Leah"-Donny Iris
0052 UTC "WMID...all music and ID's all the time", into girl group garage tune
0056 UTC "WMID", into "You Got Lucky"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
0059 UTC "WMID...John T Arthurs second favorite radio station", into "Jeapordy"-Greg Kihn Band  :)
0103 UTC "WMID", into UNID 80's punk techno tune
0110 UTC "WMID...all music and ID's all the time", into "Down By The River"-Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Great tune from a great album from a great time to be a teenager! :)
0119 UTC "WMID...WMID...John T Arthur's second favorite radio station", then OFF

Thanks for a great night of entertainment WMID! Good signal, good tunes, and great audio!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0120 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2015, 0002 UTC »
0002z WMID, into "Alive and Kicking " Simple Minds
0007z ID, metal
0011z ID
0012z more metal
0016z "She Blinded Me With Science" Thomas Dolby
0029z ID "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" Rolling Stones
0036z "Let Me Down Easy" Billy Currington
0040z ID "Superman" Kinks
0045z ID "I Want You to Want Me" cover
0048z ID
0052z ID
0056z ID "You Got Lucky" Tom Petty
0059z ID "Jeopardy" Greg Kihn Band
0103z ID
0109z ID "Down by the River" Neil Young
0119z ID x2 "John T Arthur's second favorite radio station" /off

Steady s8-9+ here! [Some heavy fades since 0040z, almost gone 0112z, back up!]

Thanks for the Great Show tonight!!! Please QSL!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0120 UTC by Rafman »
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2015, 0003 UTC »
It takes 8 1/2 turns on the loop tuning control to get here from 43M, but it's an S9 signal and sounding great!

0002 WMID ID
0017 ID, "She Blinded Me With Science"

Thanks!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0017 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2015, 0004 UTC »
 S 3 Id  "Alive and Kicking " Simple Minds
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2015, 0004 UTC »
S9 and good audio, better than a lot of AMBC stations. "Alive and Kicking" @ 0004.
Thanks for the Thanksgiving eve show!
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2015, 0016 UTC »
I have them with music S4.
00:18 Blinded me with Science - Thomas Dolby
00:22 WMID ID by OM All music and IDs.
00:28 Cant you hear me Knocking - Rolling Stones
00:36 WMID ID All music and IDs.
00:40 Superman - Kinks.
00:46 WMID ID
00:46 I want you to want me - Cheap Trick
00:49 WMID ID.
00:53 WMID ID.
00:53 Punk sounding song.
00:56 Tom Petty - You got lucky.
01:00 Jeopardy - Greg Kihn.
01:09 Neil Young - Down by the River.
01:18 WMID ID.
01:19 Off the air
Signal now S-7.
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Thanks for the show on different freq!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0231 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2015, 0019 UTC »
0018 "blinded me with science" S7
0021 ID WMID rock/punk tune
0028 ID into Rolling Stones "Can you hear me knocking".. good sig!
0036 ID rock tune..."Let me down easy"..
0040 ID WMID the Kinks "I wanna fly like Superman"
0046 ID Cheap Trick (cover?) "I want you to want to want me"
0048 ID WMID OM "...second favorite radio station", into rock tune .."Here we go again"..
0052 ID OM..."All music, all ID all the time".. into punk tune w/YL singer
0056 Tom Petty "Good love is hard to find". sig holding very well! S9
0059 ID OM "....second favorite radio station". into tune
0103 ID tune rock/pop
0109 ID WMID, into Neil Young
0119 ID WMID 2X, OM "John T. Arthurs second favorite radio station"...OFF

Thanks for the show on 3440 kHz! Where there is a will, there is a way
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0120 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2015, 0021 UTC »
Weak and noisy here in South/Central NY. I hear the music but can't make it out.
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2015, 0021 UTC »
S8 copy here with Thomas Dolby tune at 0021z, sounding really nice here!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2015, 0027 UTC »
Well, the noise is at S8 and the signal + noise is S9+10 dB.

35343

Less noise and the quality of what I am receiving is improving.


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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2015, 0030 UTC »
Excellent S9 copy here in NC, superb audio, great tunes. Wish I could upload them on YouTube, oh well. Thanks for the Thanksgiving eve show!
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2015, 0033 UTC »
When all else fails switch antennas. Went from eavesdropper dipole in attic to 100' longwire outside.
Stones playing now.
"Can't you hear me knocking"
S9+ Noise down too.
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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2015, 0046 UTC »
S7 signal at 0046z.

Deadman's Party at 0108z.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 0108 UTC by Tuco »

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Re: WMID 3440 AM 2358 UTC 25 Nov 2015
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2015, 0050 UTC »
S7 here in AL.  Sounding great!  Thanks for the show!
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