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Author Topic: Skippy Radio relay of KIPM 6950 AM then USB 0219 UTC 23 Mar 2019  (Read 629 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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0219 Sign on, audio tone heard. SIO 444
0220 Theremin / Sci Fi movie type music.
0226 Alan Maxwell and old KIPM mailing address
0229 "This show entitled Interview" (?) An OTHR blast came on just as he was announcing it
0235 Off, then back on in USB, somewhat better reception
0252 SSTV:



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« Last Edit: March 23, 2019, 1155 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Skippy Radio relay of KIPM 6950 AM then USB 0219 UTC 23 Mar 2019
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2019, 1352 UTC »
big.badfish.al reported this on the Rocket Chat general board last night. I had nothing in my QTH despite copying Skippy decently on 6926 USB shortly before this, and searching a few web SDR's also came up empty.
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Re: Skippy Radio relay of KIPM 6950 AM then USB 0219 UTC 23 Mar 2019
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2019, 1656 UTC »
big.badfish.al reported this on the Rocket Chat general board last night. I had nothing in my QTH despite copying Skippy decently on 6926 USB shortly before this, and searching a few web SDR's also came up empty.

Lol u need a bev cut for two wavelengths at 49m, pointed at pittsburgh.
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