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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6925.7 AM 1743 UTC 20 Jan 2018  (Read 888 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6925.7 AM 1743 UTC 20 Jan 2018
« on: January 20, 2018, 1744 UTC »
1743 An S6 carrier just popped up.
1745 Music. Ryan Teague "Cascades" if Shazam is correct.
1755 Send "RADIO" in CW. Well, that narrows down the station ID  ;D
1758 "Lost Weekend" The Beat Farmers
1801 Ion Radio ID
1819 Ion Radio CW ID and SSTV then off. Thanks for the show!

« Last Edit: January 20, 2018, 1821 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925.7 AM 1743 UTC 20 Jan 2018
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2018, 1815 UTC »
Fair to good signal - 333

1800 - ID & email address
1800 - country music
1804 - ID (yl)
1804 - Highway Song
1819 - ID, cw "de ion radio"
1819 - sstv scottie 1 with noise band, https://imgur.com/KNQKpIu
1821 - off air

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: January 20, 2018, 1824 UTC by aurora »
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Re: Ion Radio 6925.7 AM 1743 UTC 20 Jan 2018
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2018, 1821 UTC »
Barely audible S6 via online sdr in Burke Va, using Wellbrook ALA1530LNP.
1802 unid music
1804 female: This is _____
1806 Southern rock song
1813 music heard, but signal deteriorating further
1815 Better copy at S5 via Fair Hill, MD site, but still can't ID song
1817 inaudible


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Re: Ion Radio 6925.7 AM 1743 UTC 20 Jan 2018
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2018, 0007 UTC »
The Beat Farmers? Play "She's All Liquored Up" one of their best love ballads. Supposedly written by Country Dick Montana and Mojo Nixon on a weekend bender. And not about the behavior of Mrs. Montana or Mrs. Nixon.