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Author Topic: Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020  (Read 1115 times)

Offline refmo

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Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« on: May 11, 2020, 0006 UTC »
S7 @ 0003 with Corona parody song of "Stayin Alive".
0006 - OM announcer, sounds like Radio Free Mars
0008 - "Sound Of Silence" parody, fair copy with all the static crashes
0021 - S9 peaks now with "50 Ways To Catch Corona"
0025 - "Imagine" parody, S9+
0039 - "I Gotta Wash My Hands" ("I Want To Hold Your Hand" parody), S9
« Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 0040 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2020, 0009 UTC »
Radio Free Mars 6872 AM S3 in NY

0008: "The Sound Of Silence" parody
0010: "Rhinestone Cowboy" parody
0012: "Dancing Queen" parody
0014: "Friends Theme" parody about quarantining
0025: "Imagine" parody
0028: "Yesterday" parody
0033: Radio Free Mars I.D.
0039: "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" parody "I Gotta Wash My Hands"
0041: "Stayin' Alive" parody
0042: Off the air
« Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 0042 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2020, 0013 UTC »
0013 Dancing Queen

S7
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2020, 0014 UTC »
Strong signal but a lot of noise. Nice playlist so far. Thanks for the broadcast.
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2020, 0015 UTC »
S9 Dancing Queen  parody . Love this kind of programming
 "50 Ways  to catch carona "
 Parody to "Imagine "
 Thanks for turning a bad situation into  a enjoyable pirate program   
« Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 0034 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2020, 0017 UTC »
Light rock with good audio. Signal is S8 at the moment. Thanks for the show.
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2020, 0021 UTC »
0021 good signal a bit noisy -parody songs
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Re: UNID 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2020, 0023 UTC »
signal S9 on the SDR in Milford, PA
00.20 song "50 ways to catch Corona"
00.23 song "Satisfaction"
00.25 song "Imagine"
« Last Edit: May 11, 2020, 0026 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2020, 0029 UTC »
Frequency: 6972
Mode: AM
Date: 11 May 2020
Time: 0008
SINPO: 33333
Signal: S5+

0008: "The Sound Of Silence" parody
0010: "Rhinestone Cowboy" parody
0012: "Dancing Queen" parody
0014: "Friends Theme" parody about quarantining
0018 -Radio Free Mars ID by Marvin The Martin
0018  - We Did Not Start The Virus (Billy Joel Parody)
0021 - Radio Free Mars ID by Marvin The Martin
0021 - "50 Ways To Catch Corona" parody

Thanks for the show. PSE e-QSL if you can. Good parodies and thank you.
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Re: Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2020, 0032 UTC »
Now this is what Al Gore invented pirate radio for!
Great tunes, listening through east coast SDR
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Re: Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 0002 UTC 11 May 2020
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2020, 0037 UTC »
0035 Pretty good AM signal but some fades ... enjoying the tunes!!
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