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Author Topic: Celtic Music Radio 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019  (Read 1167 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Celtic Music Radio 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« on: February 20, 2019, 2219 UTC »
2219 Signal just appeared / faded in, SIO 222.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2305 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2019, 2225 UTC »
2224 UTC - Hearing some music but down in the noise.
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Re: UNID 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2019, 2226 UTC »
Lots of static crashes.
2238 ID “Celtic Music Radio”  coming in about a s7.
2253 “The Foggy Dew”
2259 “Carrickfergus”
« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2303 UTC by Fuse »
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Re: Celtic Music Radio 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2019, 2229 UTC »
Great signal 55555

2223 - Galway Bay
2225 - ID, "This is Celtic Music Radio"
2226 - ID and email address, islandfreeradio (at) gmail (dot) com
2227 - Mo Ghile Mear
2231 - Email address repeated several times followed by ID
2232 - Cry Of The Celts (S9+20 !!)
2237 - email address corrected irelandfreeradio (at) gmail (dot) com
2238 - Celtic Dream
2241 - ID / Op stated using 300 watts
2242 - HFU shoutout / ID / email address  irelandfreeradio (at) gmail (dot) com
2243 - Spancil Hill
2247 - ID (yl), "Bringing you the best in Irish music entertainment" Could not understand the hosts' name
2248 - Galtec Mountain Boy (signal suddenly dropped down to S3 - now tough to copy)
2251 - still in there playing music but can barely make out.

Great show and fantastic signal ! Thanks


« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2253 UTC by aurora »
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Re: UNID 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2019, 2230 UTC »
direct here
2230 music, 2232 IDs : Celtic Music Radio, music, 2235 fiddler, jig
2237 IDs, also ...at gmail.com (can't copy more), music
2243 more Celtic music, 2247 clear IDs, but the e-mail is given too weak, more music
 till 2307 off
« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2309 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: UNID 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2019, 2240 UTC »
Celtic Music Radio 6948 USB S5 in NY

2238: Ronan Hardiman "Celtic Dreams"
2240: Celtic Music Radio I.D. & email over the music
2244: The Dubliners "Spancil Hill"
2250: Signal lost unfortunately
« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2309 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2019, 2302 UTC »
2302 Can make out music right at the noise floor level.
2306 Irish sounding music now rising above the noise.
2308 seems to be off now.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2019, 2308 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: Celtic Music Radio 6948 USB 2219 UTC 20 Feb 2019
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2019, 1333 UTC »
Strange one this.
They're using both the name and logo of a legitimate station based in Glasgow, Scotland.  :o

 

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