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Author Topic: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020  (Read 1226 times)

Offline Radio Star

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Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« on: July 09, 2020, 0105 UTC »
SIO: 333 S5
0102 - "Space Oddity" - David Bowie
0107 - OM w/ID (unintelligent)
0107 - "The Man Who Sold The World" - David Bowie
0111 - "Changes" - David Bowie
0114 - ID:"You are listening to Black Star Radio"
0115 - "Life On Mars?" - David Bowie
0118 - ID: "Blackstar Radio" into: "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
0125 - "Starman" - David Bowie
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0135 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2020, 0105 UTC »
Weak music in noisy conditions - "Space Oddity", other music (don't know it), ID, fade down right after ID ... fade back up 0123.

Was S5 in noisy conditions - slow fading.
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0123 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2020, 0109 UTC »
signal S6-7 on the SDR in Milford, PA
01.07 song (a man)
01.10 song (a man)
01.14 ID (a man) "You are listening to Black Star Radio"
01.14 song (a man)
01.18 ID (a man) "Riding the atmosphere, this is Black Star Radio"
01.21 song (a man)
01.24 ID (a an) "Black Star Radio"

« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0137 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: UNID 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2020, 0110 UTC »
Black Star Radio 6925 USB S3-S5 in NY

0109: David Bowie "The Man Who Sold The World"
0111: David Bowie "Changes"
0114: You Are Listening To Black Star Radio" I.D. into David Bowie "Life On Mars ?"
0118: David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust"
0124: Another I.D. into David Bowie "Starman"
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0126 UTC by pirateswl »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2020, 0116 UTC »
S6 and good copy @ 0115 with David Bowie tunes.
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2020, 0121 UTC »
Second time hearing Black Star in the last week or so (do they eQSL)?? ;)
Rock classics at 9:21 PM EDT 0121 UTC -- strong signal on W6LVP loop and via na5b SDR in VA
Sorry should have noted -- it's all Bowie...
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0129 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2020, 0125 UTC »
Great signal here, S9+. Lots of Bowie tunes.
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2020, 0126 UTC »
Very good signal here with a little fading. Signal is S8 at the moment. Thanks for the show.

David Bowe- Star Man
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Signal has improved a lot. Much better audio which is very clear and sounds great.
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0155 UTC by blw »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2020, 0130 UTC »
0129  Fair/ good here playing David Bowie
0134 David Bowie/ Jean Genie
« Last Edit: July 09, 2020, 0138 UTC by Davep »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2020, 0139 UTC »
0105 - started out very strong with an S9+20 signal
0137 - signal has faded down into my noise level, S6
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2020, 0142 UTC »
SINPO=33222.

140- "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" by Bowie.
141- OM IDs station.
141- "Rebel Rebel" by Bowie.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2020, 0320 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2020, 1726 UTC »
SDR recording catch, signed on 6930 USB at 0044, then moved to 6935 USB, then down to 6925 USB.
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UNID 6925 USB 0205 UTC 9 July 2020
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2020, 2241 UTC »
S9  SIO 555

0205 "Blue Danube" played by an orchestra
0213 Off the air

????? Caught just the tail end of a broadcast ????
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