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Author Topic: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019  (Read 1028 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 2146 UTC »
2145 Just signed on with ID, SIO 555
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2019, 2147 UTC »
S5 good signal here in Eastern Mass
2147 - "Big Ten Inch Record - Bullmoose Jackson
2148 - ID: "Big Johnson Radio"
2149 - "Rotten C---sucker's Ball" - The Clovers
2150 - "Big Long Slidin' Thing" - Dinah Washington
2153 - Lost signal here......
2200 - Partial ID....
2200 - Super Condom commercial followed by ID: You're tuned to the biggest Pirate Station there is, Big Johnson Radio"
2202- "I've got a big ol' Johnson"
2206 - ID w/ email address given
2207 - "Are You Ready" - AC/DC
2208 - Voice-over "Big Johnson Radio" (Possible two stations????)
2210 - Comedy sketch: "she's got a penis"
2213 - ID w/email addy into: "Big Ten Inch Record" - Bullmoose Jackson
2215 - ID w/ email addy
« Last Edit: October 17, 2019, 2217 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2019, 2149 UTC »
on 6955 USB        direct
2148 music, 2150 W singer (some blues), 2152 deep fading? or tech. problems?
2153 no signal

2159 music, 2200 few words by op ?, then some talk/speech from a record?
2202 ID : Big John Radio (not heard Johnson), some blues
2212 full ID (W voice, with e-mail), then by man, 2213 jazzy blues
2215 full ID, then an interval signal, 2216 off
« Last Edit: October 17, 2019, 2217 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2019, 2151 UTC »
Great signal - 44444

2148 - ID, "You're tuned to Big Johnson Radio"
2152 - signal jumping up and down - ID (yl)
2153 - barely readable now / gone?
2158 - back on with music

Great tunes!
« Last Edit: October 17, 2019, 2159 UTC by aurora »
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2019, 2154 UTC »
2152 Fair copy ,  fading  ..heard the lady singing
« Last Edit: October 17, 2019, 2156 UTC by Davep »
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2019, 2158 UTC »
Via Burke, Virginia ...

2147 UTC: “Big Ten Inch Record” by Bullmoose Jackson
2148 UTC: ID: “You’re tuned into the biggest pirate radio station there is, Big Johnson Radio.” Then “Rotten Cocksuckers’ Ball” by The Clovers.
2150 UTC: “Big Long Slidin’ Thing” by Dinah Washington.
2152 UTC: “This is Big Johnson Radio” ID by YL synth voice, which also gave the email addy.
Big fade out as the next song started ...
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2019, 2207 UTC »
2207 Rock, S9
2210 ID
2213 ID and email. S3-4 now. "Big 10 inch Record".
« Last Edit: October 17, 2019, 2214 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2019, 2216 UTC »
Nice signal in Italy BJR !
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Re: Big Johnson Radio 6955 USB 2145 UTC 17 Oct 2019
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2019, 2324 UTC »
As others heard, using ICOM 8600 6955 USG with
"This is Big Johnson Radio....." with Gmail address
Signal fair to good here in Potomac using W6LVP loop.
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