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Offline Kilokat7

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Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« on: December 27, 2015, 0023 UTC »
S4 or so over the t-storm crashes, slow song playing right now, signal peaks aren't long enough to ID music.  RTN I'm betting.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 0047 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2015, 0034 UTC »
0034z slight patches of audio. ahhhh it's "Glory Days" Springsteen

s5 carrier, not much audio to work with due to noise...
« Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 0037 UTC by Rafman »
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Re: Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2015, 0047 UTC »
Heard a bit of audio for a few seconds, then back down to just a carrier.
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Re: Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2015, 0048 UTC »
0047 s3 lets go to the hop danny and the juniors?
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Re: Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2015, 0101 UTC »
00:58 listening but not hearing anything (slight carrier in USB( - RTN always been a tough one to catch here.
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Radio True North, 6950 AM, Dec 27 2015, 0047Z
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2015, 0104 UTC »


  Tip from HFU Chat, ID I just caught " Radio ??? by YL/OM, 0047 " Lets Go To The Hop", by 0056 music loud and clear enough to Shazam the song names, 0056 " A Good Heart". Still loud at 0102Z. S9 on the NRD 535D. Several IDS!
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Re: Radio True North, 6950 AM, Dec 27 2015, 0047Z
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2015, 0141 UTC »
I've got them here in Iowa at about an S5 with Duran Duran's Wild Boys.
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Re: Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2015, 0157 UTC »
0153Z Switched to 4070 AM...good signal and audio at my location...peaking to S7
0211Z Still good into my location..averaging S9 with peaks to S9+10db
« Last Edit: December 27, 2015, 0212 UTC by BOR »
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Re: Radio True North, 6950 AM, Dec 27 2015, 0047Z
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2015, 0158 UTC »
Switched to 4070 kHz at 0153Z Peaking to S7 at my west coast location with good audio.
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Re: Radio True North 6950 am 0019 UTC 12/27/2015
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2015, 0207 UTC »
Moved to 4070.  Thanks for the reports so far.  Hope condx clear up.  A high K index does not do anybody any good.
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