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Author Topic: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018  (Read 1694 times)

Offline refmo

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XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« on: June 16, 2018, 0312 UTC »
S5 to S6 with "Hardest Geometry Problem In The World" Mark Mothersbaugh [according to Shazam]
0313 - "Spoonful"
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0326 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: XLR8 Radio USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2018, 0315 UTC »
Sounding great at 0315: Solid S9
"Spoonful."
0322: sounded like a short ID into The Skints, This Town.
Ah, XLR8. nice to hear your station.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0347 UTC by SevenTrees' »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2018, 0320 UTC »
XLR8 6950 USB S3-S5 in NY

0315: “Spoonful”
0320: XLR8 I.D. into The Skints “This Town”
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0322 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2018, 0320 UTC »
320 S5  XLR8 id
330 midnight Oil/ dreamworld
336  Paranoid Black Sabbath in double time
341 part of the Flamingos song / only have eyes for you , then a speed metal song

Great to hear you again
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0400 UTC by Davep »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2018, 0321 UTC »
0320 id XLR8
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2018, 0324 UTC »
0324- This Town - The Skints
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2018, 0330 UTC »
0328 music, extra-weak in USB

0345 music, barely above noise level
0359 not better

0425 a bit better, music (but unknown)
0440 tweaking the knobs, really hard to get it from the noise, music
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0441 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2018, 0332 UTC »
0332 at/below the noise floor. Hope it picks up!
0355 getting stronger, staying above the noise floor now. Thanks for the show!
0356 XLR8 ID into "London's Burning" The Clash
« Last Edit: June 16, 2018, 0356 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2018, 0338 UTC »
I really don’t often catch xlr8, but i am hearing “paranoid” at 03:36z rather well :-) sinpo 34333
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2018, 0441 UTC »
Fair signal deep in noise floor.
Do not recognize angst-ridden piece played @ 0436 but did catch XLR8 ID @ 0439.
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2018, 1641 UTC »
Heard from 0308 on the SDR recording, mostly an SIO 333.
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Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0309 UTC 16 Jun 2018
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2018, 1756 UTC »
Listened around the camp fire at Keyuka lake State Park in N.Y.   Above the noise floor and peaking higher.
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