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Author Topic: Fruitcake Station 6956 AM 2259 UTC 28 Dec 2018  (Read 668 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Fruitcake Station 6956 AM 2259 UTC 28 Dec 2018
« on: December 28, 2018, 2259 UTC »
2259 First time I have heard them this year. Some tech problems? Carrier on and off a lot. Good SIO 444 signal when on.
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6956 AM 2259 UTC 28 Dec 2018
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2018, 2301 UTC »
S6 to S7 with fruitcake and Festivus references.
2203 - "Fruitcakes" Jimmy Buffett, S5 to S7
2314 - "The Fruitcake Song" 5 Chinese Brothers
« Last Edit: December 28, 2018, 2315 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Fruitcake Station 6956 AM 2259 UTC 28 Dec 2018
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2018, 2319 UTC »
Happy Festivus to you as well!
Primarily a user of WebSDRs; so I can be like the wind out here.

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Re: Fruitcake Station 6956 AM 2259 UTC 28 Dec 2018
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2018, 2319 UTC »
The Fruitcake Station 6956 AM s5 in NY

2317: 5 Chinese Brothers “The Fruitcake Song”
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