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Author Topic: UNID 1690 AM 27 Dec 2016 UTC 2140  (Read 2214 times)

Offline skeezix

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UNID 1690 AM 27 Dec 2016 UTC 2140
« on: December 27, 2016, 2149 UTC »
Was listening to WVON from ~2125 to 2140 and the audio level dropped.

2140Z Dead carrier on top of WVON?
2145Z Indeed was a dead carrier. Came on in the middle of a Spanish language ad. Then into "Real Oldies." RF bandwidth 20 kHz (audio +/- 10 kHz)
2148Z 55555 S9+ Three Dog Night "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
2151Z 55555 S9+ Jay & The Americans "Come A Little Bit Closer"
2153Z 55555 S9+ The Essex "Easier Said Than Done"
2156Z 55555 S9+ Bobby Vee "Come Back When You Grow Up"
2158Z 55555 S9+ ID "The Real Oldies live here, on the Real Oldies Channel"
2158Z 55555 S9+ The Mamas and the Papas "Creeque Alley"
2209Z 55555 S9+ The Grass Roots "Sooner or Later"
2210Z 55555 S9+ ID "The Real Oldies live here, on the Real Oldies Channel"
2210Z 55555 S9+ The Caravelles "You Don't have to Be A Baby to Cry"
2220Z 55555 S9+ Keith "98.6"
2222Z 55555 S9+ Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On"
2225Z 55555 S9+ Dionne Warwick "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
2228Z 55555 S9+ The Jackson 5 "I Want You Back"
2231Z 55555 S9+ Sonny & Cher "I Got You Babe"
2234Z Off air mid song.



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« Last Edit: December 27, 2016, 2235 UTC by skeezix »
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Re: UNID 1690 AM 27 Dec 2016 UTC 2140
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2016, 1749 UTC »
How strong was the signal? I guess pretty damn strong if the RF bandwidth was 20kHz! Musta been a local guy with a talkinghouse or something more sinister...
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