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Author Topic: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17  (Read 2525 times)

Offline Helicaster

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Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« on: June 24, 2017, 2230 UTC »
2229 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
2232 summer time song. Shazam not working
Good signal  bit of static and fading
2233 Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
2237 - Summertime - Billy Stewart
Signal here is about 6949.5
2242 - In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry  S8 Slight fading
2246 - Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone
2248 - captain Morgan ID
S9 now
2251 blues song
2255 blues song
Sounding great- Thanks for the show
2259 You Upset Me Baby - BB King
2308 - Voodoo Child - Jim Hendrix
Signal dropping a bit
2314 Night Moves - Bob Seger. Signal strong again
2324 Great signal! Even hearing on portable with built in antenna. Several Stones songs
2325 David Bowie - Lets dance
2326 David Bowie - Fame
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2327 UTC by Helicaster »
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Re: UNID 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2017, 2236 UTC »
S 5 "Summer Breeze"
"In the Summertime"
 "Hot Fun "
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2247 UTC by hsmith61 »
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Re: UNID 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2017, 2238 UTC »
2235 UTC Just caught the end of "Summer Breeze"-Seals and Crofts
2237 UTC "Summertime"-Billy Stewart (Signal is S6 peaks with an S3 noise floor and moderate fading)
2242 UTC "In The Summertime"-Mungo Jerry
(I have the frequency as 6949.6 and with excellent audio!)
2245 UTC "Hot Fun In the Summertime"-Sly & Family Stone
2248 UTC OM with ID...."Captain Morgan Shortwave", then YL also with ID  :)
2249 UTC Some kind of sound effects/audio clip...hmmm
2251 UTC Unid blues tune OM singer
2255 UTC Unid rocking blues tune OM singer
2259 UTC OM and YL with ID's, into "You Upset Me Baby"-BB King
2302 UTC OM and YL with ID's, into "Hard Working Woman"-BB King
(Signal is punching through at S9 here!)
2304 UTC Buzzing noise, then Twilight Zone theme
2305 UTC OM with "You are listening to Captain Morgan shortwave, into "Sweet Home Alabama"-Lynyrd Skynyrd
2307 UTC "Voodoo Child"-Jimi Hendrix
2312 UTC OM with ID string and email addy captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com , into "Night Moves"-Bob Seger
2318 UTC "We Didn't Start the Fire"-Billy Joel
2322 UTC OM and YL with ID's and email addy, into "Jumping Jack Flash"-Rolling Stones (Signal is dropping quite a bit and fast)
2325 UTC "Let's Dance/Fame" medley-David Bowie
2327 UTC "Born To Be Wild"-Steppenwolf (Still punching through at S5 here)
2331 UTC "All Along the Watchtower"-Jimi Hendrix (Signal jumped up to a solid S9!)
2334 UTC "Hey Joe"-Jimi Hendrix
2338 UTC "Jumping Jack Flash"-Rolling Stones
2341 UTC "La Grange"-ZZ Top
2344 UTC "Jet Airliner"-Steve Miller Band
2348 UTC "All I Wanna Do"-Sheryl Crow
2352 UTC OFF

Thanks for the excellent Saturday evening entertainment Cap'n!  :)
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2353 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2017, 2239 UTC »
S7 to S9+ @ 2238 with "Summertime" Billy Stewart
2242 - "In The Summertime" Mungo Jerry
2248 - multiple ID's
2307 - S7, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" JH
2328 - S7, "Born To Be Wild" Steppenwolf
2350 - S8, "All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow
2352 - off suddenly
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2352 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2017, 2243 UTC »
Heard on the New York City #2 rx on Globaltuners, weakish signal and some fading.

22:42z "in the summer time"
22:45z  unid song
22:47z  ID Capt. Morgan
fading up n down
22:49z blues music ff
23:02z ID
23:05z ID, "Sweet home Alabama"
23:09z "Voodoo Child" Jimi Hendrix
23:12z ID
23:15z "Night moves"
23:18z "We didn't start the fire" Billy Joel
23:22z ID
23:23z "Jumping jack flash" RS, followed by "Honky tonk woman", "It's only R'nR"
23:26z "Let's dance" David Bowie, "Fame"
23:29z "Born to be wild" Stepenwolf
23:32z "All along the watchtower" JH, "Hey Joe"
23:36z vy low again, strong fading
23:38z back with "Jumping jack flash" RS
23:41z "La grange" ZZTop
23:44z  vy low agn
23:50z "All i wanna do...", lowish
23:53z OFF
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2353 UTC by Cornel »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2017, 2253 UTC »
Captain Morgan SW, 6949.6 AM, 2246, 6.24.17.  Rock, ID, hard to tell what was next on a fade, then suddenly jumped up to S7 at 2251 with nice blues.

S5 or below until 2251, then S7.  Noisy here.
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2017, 2255 UTC »
2253z The Captain is sounding pretty good in New Hampshire, S6 with static peaks S7-S9
2310z Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile, signal S8 now
2312z Bob Seger - Night Moves
2324z Stones - Honky Tonk Woman, It's Only Rock and Roll
2325z Bowie - Let's Dance, Fame
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2326 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2017, 2313 UTC »
S9 peaks, fade and noise

2312 "Night Moves"
2317 ID Captain Morgan Shortwave
2322 ID and email into The Rolling Stones. S7, noise.
2326 David Bowie, signal dropping to noise floor.
2327 Steppenwolf, back up to S9
2330 Jimi Hendrix
2334 More Jimi Hendrix, "Hey Joe"
2337 Rolling Stones. S5
2340 ZZ Top
2343 Steve Miller
2340 Sheryl Crow playing.
2352 OFF?
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2352 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2017, 2327 UTC »
2326- medley of David Bowie songs  S4-5 (6949.6 AM)
2328- "Born To Be Wild" Steppenwolf
2332- "All Along The Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix
2335- "Hey Joe" Hendrix
2339- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" The Rolling Stones
2341- "La Grange" ZZ Top  S7 signal now
2347- "Jet Airliner" Steve Miller Band
2352- off.

 Thanks for the show!  :)
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2352 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2017, 2335 UTC »
Captain Morgan Shortwave S5 in NY

2334: The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Hey Joe"
2338: The Rolling Stones "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
2341: ZZ Top "La Grange"
2344: Steve Miller Band "Jet Liner"
2348: Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
2352: Off the air
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2355 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2017, 2339 UTC »
Good reception

2338z "Jumping Jack Flash" Rolling Stones
2341z "La grange"  ZZ Top
2344z "Jet Airliner" Steve Miller Band (Saw it performed live at first ever concert at Giant Stadium/Meadowland in July '78 - others performing: Beach Boys, Pablo Cruise, and Stanky Brown, where does the time go?  ;D)
2348z "All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow
2352 off
« Last Edit: June 24, 2017, 2352 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 Am 2229 UTC 6-24-17
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2017, 2345 UTC »
Steve Miller at 2344z with a solid SIO 555 signal.
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