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Offline zackers

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Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« on: April 21, 2012, 0046 UTC »
Tuned in while playing Wipeout; then ID at 0043Z
Good signal, 44334
Special 4-20 show! (and I forgot yesterday was Bicycle Day)
0044 Song I didn't recognize
QRN here moderately bad
Signal came up over last few minutes, S9 here now
0056Z Bob Dylan Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
0059 ID
0059 Don't Bogart That Joint
0111 SSTV
0113 Morse "RGG420" repeated several times
0113 "This is Radio Ga Ga, smoke 'em if you got'em, thanks for listening," then off

Thanks for the show Radio Ga Ga!
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 0115 UTC by zackers »
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 0047 UTC »
About S7 here.
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 0047 UTC »
6925 USB SIO 322-323

Fair signal through the noise with slight fade.  Signal is competing with some QRM from pescadores in LSB

00:44z 'Stand' - Sly & The Family Stone
00:50z Radio GA-GA ID
00:56z 'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35' - Dylan
00:59z ID
01:13z Scottie 1 SSTV followed by CW & voice ID
01:14z Off



Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RadioGa-ga6925Usb0039z-0114z04-21-12.mp3

Good to hear ya again Radio GA-GA! :)
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 1614 UTC by Sealord »
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 0050 UTC »
Good at S8 but a little fady

0040 On w/ CW, and into "Wipeout"
0043 ID "...with the Four Twenty Special", "Stand" - Sly
0046 "Smoke 'em if you gottem", Geico Piggy loop
0059 ID, "Don't Bogart That Joint", comedy bit. "Smoke With Me" or something vaguely resembling that
0105 ID, "...the big Four Twenty"
0112 SSTV (big fade here during most of this), CW
0114 s/off


Thanks Radio GaGa!
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 0115 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 0053 UTC »
Radio GaGa, 6925 USB, 0047, 4/21/12.  Music, 0050 clear "Radio GaGa"

Initially poor, improving to fair.
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 0058 UTC »
4/21/12 got em here too. Signal up and down - moderate static noise..... BUT NICE MUSIC !
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 0114 UTC »
I've got them in Central Iowa at about an S6 or so, but with a fair amount of static on the band. Clear ID followed by I'll Never Smoke Weed with Willie Again. SSTV image followed.

Thanks, Gaga!

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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2012, 0115 UTC »
S6 siganl into Ohio tonight with a few static crashes - Thank you GaGa RGG420 at end
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2012, 0122 UTC »
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2012, 0127 UTC »
0113Z 45333 S9 Music, ID, SSTV, then off.  Decent signal, lots of static.

Only caught the last few songs.
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Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 U 0040Z
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2012, 0128 UTC »
had him in here at s8 for awhile, static was a killer tonight.
took a little fade but started back up when he started the sstv
my image not the best  thought it said chia pet at the top but it
was POT....

great to hear you

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