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Author Topic: WLVS 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017  (Read 1515 times)

Offline NN4F

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WLVS 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« on: December 17, 2017, 2215 UTC »
Playing Elvis song, weak but above the noise here in SC

« Last Edit: December 17, 2017, 2250 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Unid 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2017, 2222 UTC »
S9 into AL.  Sounding good!
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Re: Unid 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2017, 2225 UTC »
Hearing some Elvis songs for the past few minutes 22:22UTC with a fair signal at S9! Old Man came on and gave ID unable to identify at 22:32UTC and then with Elvis "Heartbreak Hotel" Old Man ID "WLVS" if that is correct? at 22:46UTC! Love me Tender at 22:48UTC
« Last Edit: December 17, 2017, 2248 UTC by slowtrain »
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Re: Unid 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2017, 2231 UTC »
2229 UTC Tuned in to "It's Now Or Never"-Elvis Presley (Barely moving the S-meter with very nice audio and very quiet noise floor!)
2233 UTC "Heartbreak Hotel"-Elvis Presley
2235 UTC "I Was The One"-Elvis Presley
2238 UTC "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"-Elvis Presley
2241 UTC "Don't Be Cruel"-Elvis Presley
2243 UTC "Hound Dog"-Elvis Presley (Signal is just above the noise floor now, but still copyable!)
2245 UTC Singing "WLVS" jingle  :) , into "Love Me Tender"-Elvis Presley
2248 UTC "Any Way That You Want Me"-Elvis Presley
2251 UTC "Too Much"-Elvis Presley
2253 UTC "Playing For Keeps"-Elvis Presley
2256 UTC "All Shook Up"-Elvis Presley
2258 UTC "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"-Elvis Presley (I'm losing the signal now....at or below the noise floor now  :()
2302 UTC Somebody dropped on top for a minute with a strong signal....gone after a minute...moved down to 6935U then back to 6940U. Hmmm

Hey WLVS! Thanks for the Elvis tunes! Long time Elvis fan here..... 8)
« Last Edit: December 17, 2017, 2306 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Unid 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2017, 2238 UTC »
22.28 UTC Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
22.33 UTC Pause, ID sung OM "W-L-V-S"
22.33 UTC Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
22.35 UTC Elvis Presley - I Was The One
22.37 UTC Elvis Presley - I Want You, I Need you, I Love You
22.41 UTC Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
22.42 UTC Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
22.43 UTC faded out now
22.45 UTC male announcer again with "WLVS" (twice) into Love Me Tender
22.49 UTC another Elvis song but illegible, deep fading now

first nice direct reception in Germany, SINPO 23222, might be a CNR relay?!
Thanks for the Elvis tunes and please QSL to my e-mail address!
« Last Edit: December 17, 2017, 2250 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Unid 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2017, 2248 UTC »
2228 Elvis
2230 It's now or never
2233 Heartbreak hotel
2240 Don't be cruel
Very weak signal on this side of the pond, then lost at 2243 or 2244
edit :
2251 still a signal, but too much noise, 2252 maybe Elvis...
2259 ..or maybe not , 2300 lost again

« Last Edit: December 17, 2017, 2305 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: WLVS 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2017, 2348 UTC »
Generally an SIO 322 on the SDR recording.  Thanks for the great Elvis tunes!

It's unfortunate that someone else (and let's face it, we know who) chose to jam this station.
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Re: WLVS 6940 USB 2214 UTC 17 Dec 2017
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2017, 2359 UTC »
 the Good thing here, around this time, there are enough stations to get into an interference situation.  :o
Radio is dying. We need to give it shelter

 

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