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Author Topic: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019  (Read 1273 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« on: July 04, 2019, 1834 UTC »
1832 UTC Hearing something at the noise floor
1834 UTC "Star Spangled Banner"
1858 UTC "Roxanne"-The Police during a bit of a fadeup
« Last Edit: July 04, 2019, 1859 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Unid 6950 USB 1833 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2019, 1835 UTC »
1834 UTC Playing an orchestral arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner

1844 UTC “Benny & The Jets”

1845 UTC “Radio Free USA” into “Fat Bottom Girls”

1850 UTC “Born in the USA”

1855 UTC ID into “Roxanne”

1900 UTC “Another Saturday Night”

1906 UTC “Sugar Sugar”

S6 to occasional peaks at S9, sometimes dropping to noise level.
« Last Edit: July 04, 2019, 1907 UTC by Mixer »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2019, 1842 UTC »
1841 UTC SIO 444 signal
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2019, 1851 UTC »

Very weak into NE Ohio.
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2019, 1854 UTC »
Not hearing anything here at 18:54UTC today.
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2019, 1857 UTC »
Just starting to hear some music with YL singer @ 1857, mostly under the noise floor.
1909 - getting a bit of a peak, enough to make out "Bang Shang-a-lang" The Archies
« Last Edit: July 04, 2019, 1910 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2019, 1901 UTC »
1853    Born in the USA   by Bruce Springsteen   ....S7 here in Central Maryland SINPO 34243
1855    Man anncr with ID as Radio Free USA, and gave email address as RadioFreeUSApirate@gmail.com .  Asked for requests to HFU .
1856    Next song--Roxanne by The Police.....How about Janice Joplin's version of 'Me and Bobby McGee'.as a request?..
1859    man anncr ID and email address...Then Another Saturday night  by Sam Cooke
1901    After ID by man, then Tutti Fruitti  by Little Richard....
1903    ID by man, then Everything's Archie  by The Archies
1904    Man gives power as 300w.
1905    Next song  "Sugar Sugar"  by The Archies.
1907   man with ID for Radio Free USA  running 300watts...Then gave names of requestors of songs, then played "Bang-Shang-A-Lang by the Archies.
1910   Man ID'd me as requestor--Janis Joplin's version of "Me and Bobby McGee".....A great Chris Kristofferson song!!
1914   Man anncr with ID for Radio Free USA, requestor's name...
1915   Then next song--"I had too much to Dream" by The Electric Prunes.
1918    Next song--"Holy Are You" by the Electric Prunes...with anncr in the background with the ID...
1920   Next song--"4th of July" by Shooter Jennings.
1924    Next song--"Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Toby Keith.How about a request--Andante, Andante by ABBA
1927    man anncr with ID for Radio Free USA, and telling a story about the background of "the angry American"...and it was played again.
1931   man announcer started "God bless America"..by Knightsbridge.
1934   Yankee Doodle.







« Last Edit: July 04, 2019, 1935 UTC by dandan22 »
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2019, 1938 UTC »
Just tuned in about 15 min ago. Good signal with a bit of t-storm noise
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Re: Radio Free USA 6950 USB 1832 UTC 4 July 2019
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2019, 1941 UTC »
19.35 UTC silent piano sound
19.36 UTC announcer about Radio Free USA
19.37 UTC Lily James - Andante, Andante
19.40 UTC Radio Free USA IDs, into John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
19.43 UTC Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
19.47 UTC ID by OM, e-mail as radio freeusapirate@gmail.com
19.47 UTC Dan Fogelberg - The Leader Of The Band
19.51 UTC Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
19.54 UTC ID Radio Free USA, e-mail given, greetings to RainBrandy, Germany (thanks, OM!)
19.55 UTC Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
19.57 UTC Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
19.59 UTC Announcer, e-mail and about requests and Andy Yoder
20.00 UTC Rammstein - America (German version, many thanks Mr. Red Sky!!)
20.04 UTC IDs, name mentions, Rammstein - Radio (German version!) GREAT STUFF, I love this song!
maybe you know, Rammstein honor KRAFTWERK with that song!

20.08 UTC ID, RainBrandy, My name is Mr. Red Sky! Rammstein - Deutschland (wow!)
20.14 UTC ID, e-mail, Kraftwerk - Das Modell (English version)
20.18 UTC ID, e-mail, Kraftwerk - Radioland (English version)
20.22 UTC ID, thanks for listening, final words by Mr. Red Sky, bye bye
20.23 UTC The Star Spangled Banner - orchestral version by US Coast Guard Band
20.24 UTC close down
Thank you so much, Mr. Red Sky for this great show!

via K2ZN Rochester, NY KiwiSDR, nice signal (SINPO-34444) and good audio (4kHz)
Nice to have you back on air, Mr. Red Sky! Please eQSL to my addy!
Thanks in advance, OM! PS: My musical request: Rammstein - AMERICA!
Happy "4th of July" everyone!
« Last Edit: July 04, 2019, 2025 UTC by RainBrandy »
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