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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« on: October 30, 2018, 2105 UTC »
2103 Carrier
2104 A bit of audio from a radio show, heard a mention of Count Dracula, the audio stopped, then Ion Radio ID in CW. SIO 444.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2018, 2108 UTC »
HFU STANDBY...standing by!!

spooky vampire stuff at 2108z
S7 with low audio here in CNY
completely lost at 2120z
« Last Edit: October 30, 2018, 2120 UTC by PresentedIn4D »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2018, 2109 UTC »
2108 S5 SIGNAL WITH SOME INTERMITTENT DIALOGUE.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2018, 2111 UTC »
2109 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY, with some fading, audio is good. Kellogg's presenting Dracula.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2018, 2116 UTC »
Just the barest trace of carrier here on 6930.4ish....
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2018, 2117 UTC »
Hearing it well here, using NRD-515 and Wellbrook, in // to the Westminster SDR.   Recorded radio drama at 2117 UTC -- good signal, using ANC-4 noise reduction on NRD-515.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2018, 2117 UTC »
howdy Ion radio.
tuned in and listening.
thanks for the entertainment while im at work.  8)
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2018, 2122 UTC »
Weak and generally poor here @ 2122 with OM talking and howling noises (maybe a bit of CW too).  S4 carrier.
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2018, 2130 UTC »
Ion Radio 6930 kHz AM carrier seems to be right on 6930.3 kHz


2123 UTC - tuned in using Chris' SDR in Westminster, MD - hearing ads now and an ID for WOR
2125 UTC - S4-S5 signal, good copy with nice AM audio, 7-8 kHz wide at the moment
2126 UTC - 6933.5 kHz - CW
2127 UTC - "Count Dracula" - very strong ute burst on the lower side (center freq around 6928.5 kHz)
2128 UTC - somebody dropped a carrier on 6930.0 kHz for a second or two, heavy heterodyne QRM
2128 UTC - "we must be quick with a transfusion"
2129 UTC - strong SSB QRM appeared to be on 6933 LSB or 6930 USB
2130 UTC - more SSB QRM
2132 UTC - wideband ute QRM roughly 6920 kHz to 6950 kHz obliterating Ion Radio now :(
2134 UTC - SSB and ute QRM have now completely taken over the frequency, I can just barely hear Ion Radio
« Last Edit: October 30, 2018, 2134 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2018, 2136 UTC »
Ion, 6880Khz is free for you to use if you want, which is why i shut down an hour earlier than normal today, to let others use it in the event this annoying wide band UTE starts up (which it did)
a wide-band UTE just appeared on top of someone being foolish at 6930 USB.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2018, 2141 UTC by TheRelayStation »
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2018, 2136 UTC »
Weak here  - 222 - a lot of interference

2136 - radio show
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2018, 2137 UTC »
6930 just blasted by utility station...
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2018, 2140 UTC »
weak here. I can hear voices that sound like they're from OTR shows (thanks to Chris & Traveling Wave for IDing it), but it's tough to copy anything
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2018, 2145 UTC »
  The frequency was hijacked by some weird SSB station that I can hear a supressed carrier always on. Ion was taken out. Language is Spanish..
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Re: Ion Radio 6930 AM 2103 UTC 30 Oct 2018
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2018, 2145 UTC »
Thanks for tuning in everyone, I shut down at 2140z. Only about halfway through the show. That damn ute!
Maybe I'll replay soon.

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