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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016  (Read 1700 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« on: December 03, 2016, 1825 UTC »
Sign on with Soviet Anthem, SIO 444.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2016, 1827 UTC »
1826z Strapping signal, SIO 555 with big band music.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2016, 1828 UTC »
S3 peaks, but lots of fades into the noise, poor copy so far...   :(
1915 - signal has settled to a steady S2, hearing 40's music.
« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1917 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2016, 1829 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM S7-S9 in NY

1829: Frank Sinatra "Oh! Look At Me Now"
1838: Talk about Hawaii and Japan and KGMB
1839: Sammy Kaye "Daddy"
1841: I.D. into Jo Stafford "Yes Indeed!"
1911: This is the Radio Free Whatever Time Warp
1924: ID and E-mail
1925: Off the air

Video clip of sign off: https://youtu.be/9VU_0XcgXWQ
« Last Edit: December 04, 2016, 1410 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2016, 1834 UTC »
18.31 UTC oldtime music, singers
18.32 UTC OM announcements CBS (?) calling Honolulu
18.33 UTC Harry James & Orchestra - You made Me Love You
18.36 UTC Free Whatever ID, Honolulu, Manila, talk by OM about war
18.37 UTC Japanese, Hawaian Island, O'ahu
18.38 UTC Sammy Kaye - Daddy
18.42 UTC Radio Free Whatever ID by OM, Jo Stafford - Yes Indeed!
18.45 UTC The Andrews Sisters - I'll be with you in...
 
via K2SDR today on 6925,2 kHz AM, very nice audio, good signal, SINPO 44444 at it's best
Thanks a lot comrades for this nice swing sound and historical excerpts.
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« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1851 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2016, 1837 UTC »
Weak, at noise level here

1828 - Look at Me Now
1831 - old time radio ann "...this is CBS in America, calling Honolulu..."
1833 - into more period music
1835 - canned ID as: "Radio Free Whatever"
1836 - news report of attack on Pearl Harbor
1842 - canned ID
1845 - Apple Blossom Time

Thank You for this Memorial Show
« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1846 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2016, 1841 UTC »
1840z Good signal in New Hampshire, S9 on 6925.2 AM
1842z "This is a Radio Free Whatever time warp"
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2016, 1841 UTC »
1840 UTC "Daddy"-Sammy Kaye with a slightly fadey S7 signal here and very nice audio  :)
1842 UTC OM with "This is a Radio Free Whatever Time Warp", into "Yes, Indeed"-Jo Stafford
1846 UTC "I'll Be with You In Apple Blossom Time"-Andrews Sisters
(Getting some nice S9 peaks here since 1850 UTC)
1918 UTC "Chattanooga Choo Choo"-Glenn Miller (Signal holding up very nicely!)
1921 UTC "Stardust"-Artie Shaw (Love this song!  :))
1925 UTC DJ Dickweed and Stavin with request for money and "Do Whatever", then OFF

Kudos to RFW and relay for this early Pearl Harbor day tribute! 8)
« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1925 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2016, 1843 UTC »
1842- ID as "This is a Radio Free Whatever Time Warp"  S9
1843- big band music
1846- "Apple Blossom Time" YL vocals
1848- Pearl Harbor attack news report
1853- "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" OM vocals
1854- RFW ID
1858- big band music
1900- Pearl Harbor attack news report
1903- President Roosevelt "Day Of Infamy" speech
1912- RFW ID into big band music
1918- "Chattanooga Choo Choo" OM vocals
1924- DJ Dick Weed and Assistant Stavin talking
1925- off with "do whatever!"

 Thanks for the show!  :)
« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1926 UTC by JoeFLIPS »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2016, 1851 UTC »
S9+

1848 "Apple Blossom Time" ending, OM 1,2,3,4.., Pearl Harbor.
1854 "This a RFW Time Warp"
1859 Pearl Harbor news.
1911 ID.  A very steady S9+10
« Last Edit: December 03, 2016, 1913 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 1815 UTC 3 Dec 2016
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2016, 1856 UTC »
S9, great Audio
1854 UTC, Announcement: This is Radio Free Whatever Time Warp
1855 UTC, Xavier Cugat - Perfidia

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