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Author Topic: RNZI 7425 am 0938 UTC 29 July 2017 **EXTENDED RECEPTION**  (Read 644 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Good signal and improving....just broke through at 0933z, our sunrise time.  This has been a regular pattern.

0938z Unid C&W song, OM singer
1000z Time pips, News - lead story: counter terrorism actions by police
1011z Weather....."widespread frost followed by showers"
1012z Unid song, YL singer
1025z "Before She Goes"
1029z "Superstition" Stevie Wonder
1034z Unid mining song....."scary tones" and talked lyrics (It's not Big Bad John, but similar)
1038z Unid island/tropical song, in the vein of "Spill the Wine"
1042z "Edge of the Universe" Bee Gees.  Reception to the point of just using whip on T/O 7000.
1052z  "Amazing Grace"  YL & OM singers
1057z "Mac the Knife" - Bobby Darin
1100z time pips....news, station remained on  :D, usually antenna switch and then off.
1107z Church choir
1116z Choir music continues
1151z Reception (surprisingly) continues, 2OM's talking with singing
1159z Piano music to time pips to news by YL
1209z 2YL's talking - some signal degradation - into west indies (?) song
1215z Signal lost
« Last Edit: July 29, 2017, 1217 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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