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Offline Zoidberg

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Red Mercury Labs 6925
« on: April 20, 2012, 0047 UTC »
4/20/12, 6925 USB, 0045z: RML just fired up with clear ID and music (sounds like Chris Cornell vocals, not sure which band)
0058z: More Chris Cornell, "Fell On Black Days" with Soundgarden.
0103z: Says he has no web connection tonight, no way to check signal reports.  (Where's that pirate radio homing pigeon?)
0138z: Wondering if anyone's hearing him, signal still banging through with some fades, Soundgarden "Spoonman"
0156z: Sounds like he's signing off - hoping signal was heard.

Overall so far, SINPO=44333, moderate static crashes and fades.  Will upload off air recording to archives later.

1 hr 12 min mp3 here.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 0228 UTC by Lex »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 0058 UTC »
Came on at 0045z with solid S8 signal.  The RV Red Mercury has no comms tonight and cannot check boards or email.
0055 Tonight's show is dedicated to Dick Clark.  More Chris Cornell.
0109 cut off on the high seas; "I feel like it's October 2, 1959" (On this date the Twilight Zone series premiered, with the
        episode "Where Is Everybody?"
0117 "Powering thru the dark...haven't seen a soul for days."
0125 "I can almost see the radiation coming off the yardarm dipole"
0133 "...I pray someone can hear us..."; sig has been getting even better as show progressed
0154 Has been summoned to the deck by Vanderdecken (Captain Hendrick, captain of the ill-fated "Flying Dutchman" ?)
0156 "If you're just joining us, the show is over", s/off

Thanks RML!
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 1516 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 0105 UTC »
Barely got it SINPO 22222, lots of noise tonight here....S6 in S5 noise level.
Soundgarden and barely caught the ID
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2012, 0107 UTC »
Red Mercury Labs doing fairly well on a noisy pre-summer evening, peaking S7 which is about even with the static crashes.

0103z ID and into more Soundgarden

Gotta love the Wikipedia entry on "Red Mercury", lots of strangeness...
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 0122 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2012, 0112 UTC »
Good copy here into DFW area on a 4' loop into an ALinco DX-70 .... 0111z
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 0117 UTC »
About S6 here, thanks for the show!

Checking the SDR recording... looks like they signed on at 0045 UTC with music, then an ID and mention of the ship being taken over by pirates.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 1404 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2012, 0122 UTC »
0100 35443 in the Great Plains
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2012, 0137 UTC »
Tuned in at 0129 to RML, signal not as good as usual, but slightly above a hissy noise floor. Signal started to improve after 0136 as well.
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 0158 UTC »
Red Mercury Labs, 6925u, 4-20-12, SINPO 25231
Nasty QRN when I tuned in at 0155z. Did hear a clear RML ID at 0156z after
what sounded like the end of a Soundgarden song. Heard the op saying something
about "facing his fears". Just too much noise.

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« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 0201 UTC by Zane »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2012, 0201 UTC »
Red Mercury Labs, 6925 USB, 0153, 4/20/12.  Music, ID talk & off  at 0157.

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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2012, 1203 UTC »
Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 333-433

Good signal & audio with some fading.  Similar details as others posted.

00:44z-01:56z  Red Mercury Labs dedication show

Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RedMercuryLabs6925Usb004z-0156z04-20-12.mp3

Thanks RML! :)

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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2012, 2059 UTC »
My captures as well: http://corqswl.posterous.com/red-mercury-labs-6925u-67451

Signal here in New Smyrna Beach, FL  was roughly SIO 323.

Much thanks, RML!
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 2100 UTC by corq »
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