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Author Topic: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017  (Read 1551 times)

Offline refmo

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Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« on: November 12, 2017, 2132 UTC »
S6 and good copy.
On with bells, then radio comms of ships from the time.
2131 - "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
2137 - ID/email
2147 - ID/email
2148 - bells tolling for those lost, up to S9 now!
2207 - roll call, then bells.  S8

« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2208 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2017, 2132 UTC »
Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM S3-S7 in NY

2132: Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
2137: Edmund Fitzgerald I.D. & e-mail
2138: Comms about last position of the ship
2140: Comms about conditions
2141: Another Gordon Lightfoot song ?
2143: Comms Missing Edmund Fitzgerald and mention of Coppermine Point
2144: Comms The Edmund Fitzgerald went down, were talking about life or death, and survivors
2145: Brian Burns "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
2147: Another I.D. then bells
2149: More Comms "He was 10 miles ahead of us"
2151: Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" (again)
2157: Another I.D. & e-mail into more Comms
2202: Another Gordon Lightfoot song ?
2204: Back into Comms
2206: Brian Burns "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" (again)
2208: Another I.D. & e-mail then into more Bells
2209: Off the air
« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2210 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2017, 2133 UTC »
Bells heard at 2127 UTC, JBA signal in Colorado. But thanks for the show!

2135 switched over to the Pennsylvania web SDR, where the signal is much better. Fair copy with peskie QRM. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot
2137 Edmund Fitzgerald radio email, followed by OM speaking
2141 unknown song, OM vocals and acoustic guitar, likely Gordon Lightfoot again,
2143 ship comms, more legible this time. Search and rescue
2146 Music with OM voice reading names of Edmund Fitzgerald crew
2147 Edmund Fitzgerald Radio ID
2147 Bell tolling.
2149 More ship comms. OM "Last time I talked to him he said he was holding his own."
2151 "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot
2157 edmundfitzgeraldradio@gmail.com
2158 Ship comms
2206 music, OM reading names of ship's crew
2208 email, bells tolling
2209 OFF
« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2210 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2017, 2134 UTC »
2129 UTC Bells tolling, followed by ship comms
2131 UTC "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"-Gordon Lightfoot
(Signal is just above the noise floor at peaks....best here using USB due to peskie QRM on LSB)

Hearing this program each year still gives me the chills....a great tribute!
« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2137 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2017, 2136 UTC »
2135  "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" playing but in the noise.
2137 Ships comms. (or Peskies)
2141 Music. Poor copy.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2142 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2017, 2154 UTC »
Gordon Lightfoot again 2154z S4 here
more radio comms 2158z peaking S5
« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2201 UTC by autovon »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2017, 2159 UTC »
Tough copy here at 2157z USB best
Thanks for keeping the memory alive - as sad & tragic as it is...
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« Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 2206 UTC by fpeconsultant »
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2017, 2209 UTC »
2154 - "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon "Leadfoot", barely above the noise level here

            Thanks for the Fitzgerald show; I once knew the daughter of one of the captains - thankfully
             before the wreck.
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Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Radio 6925 AM 2130 UTC 12 Nov 2017
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2017, 2255 UTC »
Heard from 2126 UTC on the SDR recording, co-channel with Yeah Man Radio until he went QRT. Then reception became an SIO 333 to 444. Thanks as always for the show!
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