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Author Topic: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6949.6 AM from 6950.5 2225 UTC 16 Jul 2017  (Read 2124 times)

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Captain Morgan Shortwave 6949.6 from 6950.5 AM S5 in NY

2225: Ringo Starr "No No Song"
2228: Jimi Hendrix "All Along The Watchtower"
2231: Twilight Zone Theme
2232: Off the air
2236: Back on 6949.6 AM with several Captain Morgan Shortwave I.D.'s into Ringo Starr "No No Song"
2249: Jimi Hendrix "All Along The Watchtower"
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2240 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6950.5 AM 2225 UTC 16 Jul 2017
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2017, 2229 UTC »
2228 UTC "All Along the Watchtower"-Jimi Hendrix fading in and out of the noise.....
2231 UTC Twilight Zone theme
2232 UTC OFF
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2232 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Captain Morgan 6949.6 AM 2237 UTC 16 July 2017
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2017, 2237 UTC »
2237 UTC ID by OM "This is Captain Morgan shortwave"....repeated
2238 UTC "No No Song"-Ringo Starr
2240 UTC "All Along the Watchtower"-Jimi Hendrix (S6 peaks amidst considerable noise)
2243 UTC Twilight Zone theme
2244 UTC "With A Little Help From My Friends"-Beatles
2247 UTC "Nowhere Man"-Beatles
2250 UTC "All Along the Watchtower"-Jimi Hendrix
2251 UTC OFF

Always good to hear the Captain! Thanks!  :)
« Last Edit: December 29, 2017, 2007 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Captain Morgan Shortwave 6949.5 AM 2237 UTC 7/16/17
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2017, 2237 UTC »
2237- Captain Morgan ID  S4
2238- unknown song OM vocals
2240- "All Along The Watchtower" Hendrix  S5-6 signal now and above the noise
2243- Twilight Zone music
2245- "With A Little Help From My Friends" The Beatles
2248- "Nowhere Man" The Beatles
2252- suddenly off.

 Thanks for the show CM!  :)
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2252 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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S6 @ 2236 with a clear ID
S5 @ 2240 with deeps fades to nothing.  "All Along The Watchtower"
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22.39 UTC music detected here also on 6949,7 kHz AM
22.44 UTC Beatles - With a little help from my friends?!
22.46 UTC extracts of tunes, e.g. Stevie Wonders Superstitious
22.48 UTC Bealtles - Nowhere Man
22.49 UTC guitar sound, fading down
22.51 UTC off, carrier gone

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« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2252 UTC by RainBrandy »
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2246 - Really weak here but can hear The Beatles coming thru
2248 - Nowhere Man - The Beatles
2250 -  All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Signal a bit better
2252 - off?
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2252 UTC by Helicaster »
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at tops S5 with QSB, fading back under the noise at times
very rough copy due to geo-storms

2240 - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
2243 - The Twilight Zone Theme
2245 - A Little Help From My Friends
2246 - Superstition/Twilight Zone medly
2247 - Nowhere Man - Beatles
2252 - ...gone...no carrier... S/Off - QRT

Thanks for the evening broadcast...
:)
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2254 UTC by ByteBORG »
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I could hear some audio now and then, but generally fairy weak.

Seems to be back on as of 2259z as I heard the Twilight Zone music.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2300 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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S5 peaks, noise and fade

2256 Hendrix ending, Twilight Zone music into "Little Help From My Friends"
2259 "Superstition" clip, Twilight Zone, The Beatles "Nowhere Man"
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2257 UTC "With A Little Help From My Friends"-Beatles (6950.2 AM again)
2309 UTC "Silly Love Songs"-Paul McCartney & Wings
2313 UTC "Revolution"-Beatles
2315 UTC OM talking....
2320 UTC "Nowhere Man"-Beatles and OFF abruptly at the beginning of the song
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2320 UTC by Skipmuck »
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2318- OM talking  S3-4 (6950.3 AM now)
2320- music then off.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2017, 2321 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

 

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