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Author Topic: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019  (Read 1785 times)

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WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« on: July 12, 2019, 1715 UTC »
1715 Just tuned in, mostly an SIO 333
1753 WREC ID. Solid SIO 444 now.

2119 Still going. SIO 333/444
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 2119 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2019, 1715 UTC »
6930 kHz 6.930 MHz USB mode 6930 USB shortwave HF pirate station WREC - Radio Free East Coast pirate

1715 UTC - Days of The New - Shelf In The Room at tune in time
1720 UTC - Soul Asylum - Somebody To Shove
1721 UTC - a pause for a few seconds, then back into music
1722 UTC - Screaming Trees - I Nearly Lost You There (great music selection so far!)
1725 UTC - signal dropped down a bit
1726 UTC - Better Than Ezra - Good
1729 UTC - Eve 6 - Inside Out
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 1757 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: UNID 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2019, 1747 UTC »
Thanks for the modern rock tracks!
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WREC 6930 USB 1744 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2019, 1748 UTC »
1744 UTC Mostly threshold here, with some peaks to just above the low noise floor
1746 UTC "Mr. Jones"-Counting Crows
1749 UTC "Hold My Hand"-Hootie & the Blowfish
1803 UTC Brief fade up with what Shazam says is "Our Grand Adventure"-Beds and Beats
1808 UTC A few seconds of Jethro Tull...
1814 UTC "Can You Understand"-Renaissance
1815 UTC Partial ID/OM heard "Radio Free East Coast"
1829 UTC "Second Chance"-Shinedown
1835 UTC Not even a trace of audio now  :(
1848 UTC Hearing some audio jumping up out of the silence with "Blurry"-Puddle of Mud
1853 UTC Sounds like a bit of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood music, followed by OM with ID "Radio Free East Coast"-WREC
( Nothing since 1855 UTC here....another dismal day for propagation  :( )

Thanks for the entertainment PJ!
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 1926 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2019, 1755 UTC »
Good signal - 34444

1736 - Semi-Charmed Life
1737 - gone
1746 - Mr. Jones (S5)
1748 - Hold My Hand
1753 - ID, Radio Free East Coast - WREC
1753 - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong (S5)
1757 - ID with PJ Sparx / email address (S2)
1758 - All I Want (S2)
1801 - ID (live) followed with several canned ID's (S1)
1804 - Teacher
1808 - ID (live) (S4)
1808 - Can You Understand (S2-3)
1831 - signal slowly improving, S6 now

Thanks for the summer show! Great music.
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 1832 UTC by aurora »
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2019, 1913 UTC »
always enjoy some entertainment on a friday workday - thanks !
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LOL @ the RoboCop commercials  ;D
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 2114 UTC by TheRelayStation »
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2019, 1951 UTC »
Frequency: 6930
Mode: USB
Date: 12 July 2019
Time: 1940
SIO: 333 via Uniontown kiwisdr

1940 - Shinedown - Simple Man
1947 - ID
1948 -  Jackyl - We're An American Band
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2019, 2019 UTC »
20:19 - Radio Free East Coast - WREC - ID
20:23 - PJ Sparx announcement  S7 - SIO (544)  QSB!
20:25 - Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot   
20:30 - Main Title from the Reviers - John Williams
20:32 - The Beatles - Help!
20:34 - The Beatles - Back in the U.S.S.R.
20:37 - The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
20:41 - WREC ID
20:43 - The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon (Esher Demo!)
20:46 - The Beatles - Julia (Esher Demo!)
20:46 - Cut to REO Speedwagon - Time for Me to Fly
20:49 - Rush - The Spirit of Radio (nice choice!)
20:55 - WREC ID
20:55 - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 2055 UTC by EvenLess »
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2019, 2032 UTC »
Can hear a old man speaking at 20:30UTC signal strength is S5 at best now hearing some music at 20:32UTC!! Signal is about the same at 20:56UTC!!
« Last Edit: July 12, 2019, 2056 UTC by slowtrain »
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2019, 2124 UTC »
Nice signal. Tuned in a few min ago, just before PJ came on with an announcement. Hi to HFU people including Aurora, Chris, & TRS. E-mail address & said to write in for a nice QSL
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Re: WREC 6930 USB 1715 UTC 12 Jul 2019
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2019, 2130 UTC »
2129 UTC - Signal S7 in WNY, audio just above the noise. WREC Radio ID and concluding another pirate radio broadcast.
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