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Author Topic: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016  (Read 2352 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« on: January 23, 2016, 1326 UTC »
Just noticed this signal, playing instrumental music.
WEEK ID by YL at 1328. About an S9 here.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1335 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950 M 1326 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2016, 1329 UTC »
S6 here above the noise at 1325 UTC with a childrens tune ? "Seven Days Are In a Week", followed by accented OM with ID "This is WEAK WEEK Radio", into surf instrumental music
1329 UTC YL with ID "This is WEAK WEEK Radio" followed by UNID music
1331 UTC YL with ID..."You're listening to the radio station for every day of the week", into "Manic Monday"-Bangles
1334 UTC "Monday Monday"-Mamas & Papas
(Hmmm...we have a theme here folks :))
(Hmmm again....yes, WEEK certainly makes more sense!)
1339 UTC "I Don't Like Mondays"-Boomtown Rats
1341 UTC ID and addy....? weekradioshortwave@gmail.com ?, into "Ruby Tuesday"-Rolling Stones
1348 UTC "Tuesday Afternoon"-Moody Blues
1355 UTC The local solar power QRN is getting the better of the signal here now >:(

Thanks for the show while it lasted WEEK Radio! Hope to hear this one again...great tunes from MY era ;D
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1416 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WEAK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2016, 1329 UTC »
ID with "The Radio Station for Every Day of the Week" at 1329 UTC. Good S9 signal here in the Boston burbs.
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Re: WEAK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2016, 1332 UTC »
WEEK radio with Manic Monday at 1332 about S9 +
Off at 1457*, thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1458 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2016, 1337 UTC »
Via K2SDR,
S7 - S9, around 4 kHz wide on the SDR
1335 UTC, ID"Week Radio" & email: weekradioshortwave@gmail.com
1336 UTC, The Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays
1341 UTC, The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
1344 UTC, The Pogues - Tuesday Morning

1350 UTC, The Moody Blues - The Afternoon
1352 UTC, YL with "The Radio Station for every day of the week"
1353 UTC, Simon & Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning
1355 UTC, Johnny Cash - A Wednesday Car
1357 UTC, The Royal Guardsmen - Any Wednesday
1359 UTC,  ID & email addy
1400 UTC, Donovan - Jersey Thursday
1402 UTC, Morphine - Thursday
1405 UTC, David Bowie - Thursday's Child
1409 UTC, Harry Nilson - (Thursday) Here's why I didn't go to work today
1414 UTC, YL with ID into The Easybeats - Friday on my mind
1417 UTC, The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
1420 UTC, George Strait - Friday Night Fever
1422 UTC, ID and Week Radio jingle
1423 UTC, Bee Gees - Night Fever
1426 UTC, OM with ID & email addy into Herman Brood - Saturday Night
1430 UTC, Chicago - Saturday in the Park

Thanks Week Radio for the cool theme show.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1431 UTC by Oliver »
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2016, 1341 UTC »
Just above the noise @ 1341, mostly poor copy, but able to make out "Ruby Tuesday".
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2016, 1342 UTC »
S9 some fade

1342 Rolling Stones "Ruby Tuesday"
1344 tune "...on a Tuesday morning..."
1347 Moody Blues "Tuesday Afternoon"
1353 YL " ...for every day of the week" into tune
1356 "...Car made on Wednesday..."
1357 "...my shadow running after me...Wednesday..."
1359 ID YL, OM email addy
1410 "...Thursday such a crazy, lazy day..."
1414 ID YL
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1414 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2016, 1343 UTC »
1342z "Goodbye Ruby Tuesday"

s5-6 decent copy!!!
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2016, 1345 UTC »
1339- "I Don't Like Mondays" song S7-8 and noisy here
1344- "Ruby Tuesday" Rolling Stones
1347- big fade into the noise  :'(
1352- signal up to S8-9 now ID given "the station for every day of the week"
1353- "Wednesday Morning 3 AM" Simon and Garfunkle
1356- "A Wednesday Car" Johnny Cash
1406- back down into the noise
1439- hearing music but down in the noise  ???
1447- signal coming back up with tune "Read All About It Sunday"? S6-7
1449- YL ID and slogan
1454- echo ID by YL voice into "Eight Days A Week" The Beatles  :D
1457- ID and OM gave weekradioshortwave@gmail.com for QSLs
1458- off.
 Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: January 23, 2016, 1458 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2016, 1348 UTC »
S5 to S6 peaks

1348 - Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2016, 1355 UTC »
s2 here . Hope signals improves
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2016, 1430 UTC »
"Station for every day of the week" Easybeats "Friday on My Mind," Bee Gees, etc. Nice signal.
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Re: WEEK 6950 AM 1324 UTC 23 Jan 2016
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2016, 1438 UTC »
1437z Sunday Morning by No Doubt.

Signal bouncing around by peaking at S9 at times.

 

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