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Author Topic: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015  (Read 1929 times)

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Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« on: December 17, 2015, 2128 UTC »
Nice signal this afternoon. Station id at 2126z; 5+.
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2015, 2130 UTC »
A good signal here as well.
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2015, 2135 UTC »
2135- YL ID into "Layla" Cream S5-6
2143- song by CSN
2150- "Enter Sandman" Metallica
2156- "Smoke On The Water" Deep Purple
« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2156 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2015, 2137 UTC »
Sounding great here too - S9
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2015, 2203 UTC »
Fair signal here at 2200 w/ Sunshine of Your Love

2240 F Mac - Go Your Own Way, ID, Barracuda
2245 ID, shoutout to the Pirate Radio Cafe, Feel Like Makin' Love

Thanks CCC
« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2246 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2015, 2209 UTC »
Solid S6 here at 2152 UTC tune in with "Enter Sandman"-Metallica in progress
2154 UTC "Smoke On the Water"-Deep Purple (Talkover ID at 2156 UTC..."Cold Country Canada...6969" and also at 2158 UTC..."Cold Country Canada..weakest pirate station in the nation..rocking the shortwaves")
2159 UTC OM with "Cold Country Canada", into "Sunshine of Your Love"-Cream
2203 UTC "Rocking In the Free World"-Neil Young
2208 UTC synth YL with ID..."This is Cold Country Canada...6969 shortwave", into "You're Just What I Needed"-Cars (Hmmm...an extra vocalist in the mix ;D)
2212 UTC OM with "Cold Country Canada...6969...weakest pirate radio station in the nation", into "Rambling Man"-Allman Brothers
(Signal starting to fade a bit....intermittently)
2216 UTC Synth voiced YL with ID, into "Rocket Man"-Elton John
2221 UTC "Live and Let Die"-Paul McCartney & Wings
2225 UTC Synth voiced YL with ID, into "Sultans of Swing"-Dire Straits (Hmmm...different version...live! Mark Knopfler is right up there with the best of the guitarists...awesome lead!)
(Talkover ID during the end of the song)
2238 UTC "Go Your Own Way"-Fleetwood Mac
2241 UTC ID, into "Barracuda"-Heart (Signal was up to S9 here and then quickly disappeared...OFF, or maybe Skipmuck fell into the skip zone ???)

Thanks for the rocking show CCC!
« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2244 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2015, 2225 UTC »
S5 here w/Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing " 2224.
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2015, 2236 UTC »
S7 to S9 here in the Midwest on LSB
Some QRM from UTE (?) a few kHz up

2236 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
2336 - Positive ID by OM as: "Cold Country Canada"
2338 - Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2239 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2015, 2240 UTC »
SINPO: 35554
22:20 - Rocket Man- Elton John
22:21 - Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
22:25 - Cold Country Canada ID
22:26 - (no idea what this song is called but really enjoyable)
22:31 - song change, sounds like a live version and starts off with a piano
22:34 - signal faded out

Recording start: 22:25
Recording stop: 22:35

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« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2253 UTC by robman501a »

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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2015, 2252 UTC »
S-3 to S-4 in Lansing with Clapton's 'Cocaine' at 2252 UTC.

Gone by 2311.   :-[
« Last Edit: December 17, 2015, 2312 UTC by John Poet »

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Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 2126 UTC 17 Dec 2015
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2015, 2334 UTC »
Heard here in southwest Michigan at fair level initially but faded somewhat. Generally S5.

2239 UTC - "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac
2241 UTC - ID: "You're listening to our (unreadable) pirate station of the nation, Cold Country Canada 69-69 shortwave..."
2242 UTC - "Barracuda" Heart
2245 UTC - ID: "Cold Country Canada 69-69...the Pirate Radio Cafe, Could Country music!"

Telescoped aircheck at:

https://soundcloud.com/andy-robins-436370472/cold-country-canada-6969khz-2239utc-121715

Please QSL to: kb8qgf@hotmail.com

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Andy Robins
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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