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Author Topic: Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016  (Read 1287 times)

Offline refmo

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Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« on: February 20, 2016, 0325 UTC »
S7 with some long fades, playing various rock music.
0325 - "Wish You Were Here" by Incubus
0327 - "Earache My Eye" by Alice Bowie [lol, from Cheech and Chong movie?]
0330 - maybe some audio difficulties.  Bits of "Breaking the Law", mentions of marijuana and mushrooms.
0338 - possible ID - Voice of ?????, followed by FCC parody song, mentions of Plymouth Rock.
0342 - several minutes of silence.
0350 - getting audio again.  
0353 - mentions of Jamba, just got back from Plymouth Rock.
0354 - FCC song again, repeat of audio heard earlier
0356 - "Mama Tried"
« Last Edit: February 20, 2016, 0356 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2016, 0339 UTC »
ID'ed as Kracker Radio at 0336z. Nice S5+ signal.
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Re: Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2016, 0407 UTC »
S6 here in the cornfields with a song called Beer Is Good For You.

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Re: Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2016, 0414 UTC »
Kracker Radio, 6925 AM, 0352, 2/20/16.  Program of parody songs and talk.  Several ID's last one at 0412.

Highly variable from S8 and clear to S5 and not audible.
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Re: Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2016, 0417 UTC »
0416- just a weak carrier here
0422- carrier off.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2016, 0423 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Kracker Radio/Jamba 6925 AM 0305 UTC 20 Feb 2016
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2016, 0421 UTC »
came across the signal found out its Kracker - heard some morse code ids? S6 in Chicago
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