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Author Topic: 6955AM XFM  (Read 1229 times)

rdla4

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6955AM XFM
« on: November 26, 2011, 0021 UTC »
XFM, playing The Who. Good audio. Good signal in GA. 0020UTC
ID, gave a gmail addy
0024-Into "The Secrets that you keep"

Seems to be a good amount of fishermen hear too.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2011, 0029 UTC by rdla4 »

Offline Bowman1

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Re: 6955AM
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2011, 0024 UTC »
Just ID'ed as an XFM (?) transmitter test.

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Re: 6955AM XFM
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2011, 0030 UTC »
Nice S9 signal into Western PA too
I hear the SSB chatter as well
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Re: 6955AM XFM
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2011, 0031 UTC »
Coming in kind of ok here, but going to try to put my longer coil outside on the whip to see if it helps.  Always love the show.  

Still too windy to put up my better antenna and it seems to of dropped off completely for me now.  :(
« Last Edit: November 26, 2011, 0037 UTC by HTP »

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Re: 6955AM XFM
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2011, 0043 UTC »
Tuned in at 0035 just in time to catch final ID.

Coming in S7-S9 on a 120ft balanced folded dipole
Coming in S5-S6 on the remote loop
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