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Author Topic: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018  (Read 2318 times)

Offline PirateSWL

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WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« on: July 21, 2018, 2359 UTC »
WFDR 6940 USB S7 in NY

2358: FDR Speech
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2018, 0003 UTC »
0000 FDR speech
0001 ut. QRM, but remains clear, 0003
(0005 gone)
0010 speech the day after Pearl Haarbour attack

0042 speech
0050 music (sounds very old recording)
0052 off
« Last Edit: July 22, 2018, 0053 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2018, 0003 UTC »
Awesome signal and audio for USB to listen to FDR's speech
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2018, 0004 UTC »
S6 and good copy here @ 0002
0003 - off ?
0009 - back on with speech
« Last Edit: July 22, 2018, 0009 UTC by refmo »
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2018, 0005 UTC »
Strong signal into NYC S9, but quickly faded into the noise.

0009 UTC - Pearl Harbor speech
« Last Edit: July 22, 2018, 0010 UTC by intellman »
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2018, 0005 UTC »
Nothing here at 00:04UTC!!! Well I kept the radio on the same frequency at about 00:15UTC the signal was strong and I could hear FDR! Not a big fan of him since he did many things that led to our country becoming more dependent on government!!
« Last Edit: July 22, 2018, 0024 UTC by slowtrain »
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2018, 0009 UTC »
0009    Day Of Infamy speech 12/08/1941
0017   D Day Prayer / 6/6/1944
0024   Fala speech 9/23/1944
0029   Address to Congress  Yalta / 3/1/1945
0041 Inaugural Address/ 3/04/1933
0045 Banking Fireside Chat/  3/12/1933

 S9 great signal
« Last Edit: July 22, 2018, 0046 UTC by Davep »
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2018, 0012 UTC »
0012 Weak but largely noise free copy here. Thanks for the broadcast.
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2018, 0013 UTC »
0010z Big signal is New Hampshire, S9+10
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2018, 0013 UTC »
S8 Signal

0012 - FDR - Pearl Harbor Speech
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2018, 0019 UTC »
S98-9 here best I have heard this station
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2018, 0022 UTC »
Heavy thunderstorms passed over, but signal is +20 and well above the static noise levels. Super good signal. Thanks for the broadcast!
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2018, 0027 UTC »
SINPO = 25432 in Ukraine. I can hear male voice, but can not copy.
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2018, 0031 UTC »
Picking up strong from here in jamaica. Using a Tecsun Pl-600
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Re: WFDR 6940 USB 2358 UTC 21 July 2018
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2018, 0035 UTC »
Any QSL info on WFDR???
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