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Author Topic: Radio Free Potato (rebroadcast from 2012) 6960 AM 0059 UTC 03 April 2020  (Read 1819 times)

Offline Bali_Frank

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signal S8 on the SDR i Milford, PA
01.03 two man talking
01.10 music + ID ("Radio Free ...") talking by a man
01.14 off
01.15 back again
01.15 music + a man talking


Must by a old recording
« Last Edit: April 03, 2020, 1707 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Unidentified pirate, two men in conversation...
Identified as Radio Free Potato rebroadcast unclear if this was a relay...
« Last Edit: April 03, 2020, 0116 UTC by dxace1 »
Dan in Potomac, MD (USA)  eQSL to:  dxace1@gmail.com

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Offline Big Badfish Al

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Frequency: 6960
Mode: AM
Time: 0059 UTC to 0132 (sign off ?)
SINPO: 44444 via Uniontown PA sdr
Signal meter: S7+ to S9+ with some minor ult interference.

Program Detail:
Two OM DJ speaking about playlists etc. Radio Free Potato Ep.#1.

Thank for the rebroadcast of Radio Free Potato. If you qsl, please e-QSL at bad_fish@hotmail.com
« Last Edit: April 03, 2020, 0134 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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Clear signal at S9+10. Thanks for the broadcast.

Person talking about Christmas. Sounding good.
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Said that this was episode one. Breaks in the transmission and some type of utility signal interference.
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Offline JohnS

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Got this in AM mode.  Man talking about past Christmas experience.
Some ute QRM.  Deep signal fades at times but becoming more legible.
Hearing various childhood stories but tough to hear at times.
Lost signal ~0148.


 
« Last Edit: April 03, 2020, 0149 UTC by JohnS »
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0113 OM talking about his grandmother's Christmas tree as compared to his family's...
0016 Talk about video games. S-7
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Unidentified pirate, two men in conversation...
Identified as Radio Free Potato rebroadcast unclear if this was a relay...
Any eQSL appreciated RFP!
Dan in Potomac, MD (USA)  eQSL to:  dxace1@gmail.com

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Long talk but weak signal. I'll probably need to back back through the recording to copy anything
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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Noted from 0054 UTC sign on, on the SDR recording. 
« Last Edit: April 03, 2020, 1711 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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