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Author Topic: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC 18 FEB 2017  (Read 1780 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC 18 FEB 2017
« on: February 18, 2017, 0142 UTC »
Music now just above the noise floor..."Party Train"-Gap Band
(Signal is fading quite a bit....)
« Last Edit: September 12, 2017, 0002 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 0142 UTC »
Same here, barely audible music, not able to ID song so far.
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 0144 UTC »
Good copy S7
144 -The Gap Band / party train
148 no audio/ off
215 Funkadelic/ one nation under groove
218 Jermaine Stewart partial and punk song / then no audio
« Last Edit: February 18, 2017, 0221 UTC by Davep »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 0205 UTC »
Good copy from about 0200, S9. Wasn't hearing anything earlier.
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2017, 0210 UTC »
02:10 Jungle Love - Nice S7 signal. Thanks for the show!
02:11 One Nation Under a Groove
02:60 Disco Inferno
02:40 That's The Way I Like It
02:49 Candy - Cameo    Oh yeah
03:01 Rhythm Nation
« Last Edit: February 18, 2017, 0303 UTC by BigAl »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2017, 0216 UTC »
S9+ with good audio

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2017, 0231 UTC »
  

  6940 USB 0227 Z: Nothing only occasional othr sounds.
                 0228 Z: Suddenly Disco Inferno - The Tramps. SINPO: 3,3,3,3+,3. S4 - S5 signal. Audio clear   
                              enough to Shazam.
                 0238 Z: Back with That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & Friends.
                 0243 Z: Mo Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp.
                              Then Big fade out or off...
                 0248 Z:  Back with Candy - Cameo.
                 0252 Z: Signal way down now, at times equal to noise floor. SINPO: 2-2+,3,3,3,2+. S3-S4 at best.
                 0300 Z: Signal back at S4 - S5 with Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson. SINPO: 3,3,3,3+,3.
                 0309 Z: Signal faded or gone long, barely audible. Tnx for the show.
« Last Edit: February 18, 2017, 0320 UTC by Yankee Charlie »
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2017, 0247 UTC »
0247- disco type song then OM said "Friday night dance party"  S2-3
0248- another disco tune
0254- "Shining Star" Earth, Wind and Fire
0255- off.

 Thanks for the broadcast whomever you are!  8)
« Last Edit: February 18, 2017, 0256 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2017, 0256 UTC »
UNID 6940 USB S5 in NY

0253: Earth, Wind & Fire "Shining Star"
0255: Off the air
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2017, 0318 UTC »
UnId, 6940U, 0309 - 0312, 8/18/17.  One disco song and off.
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Re: UNID 6940 USB 0141 UTC February 18, 2017
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2017, 1710 UTC »
SIO 444 on the SDR recording from 0136 sign on.
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