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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6934.76 AM 1528 UTC 21 Dec 2019  (Read 650 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Ion Radio 6934.76 AM 1528 UTC 21 Dec 2019
« on: December 21, 2019, 1528 UTC »
1528 Instrumental music, sounds like Ion Radio signing on? Yes, ID. SIO 444, if not 555.
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Re: Ion Radio 6934.76 AM 1528 UTC 21 Dec 2019
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2019, 1531 UTC »
S6 peaks with chime-y music @ 1530.  Maybe the best I have heard them.  Winter Solstice is likely helping out.
1532 - "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"
1554 - "Winter Wonderland", carrier occasionally hits S7
1620 - weaker now, mostly down in the noise.
1629 - off

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« Last Edit: December 21, 2019, 1631 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Ion Radio 6934.76 AM 1528 UTC 21 Dec 2019
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2019, 1609 UTC »
Good signal (S9+-) on the KIWI-SDR operated by the Pennsylvania State University
16.10 ID
16.10 song by a woman

16.28 off
« Last Edit: December 21, 2019, 1630 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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