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Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« on: April 21, 2012, 0437 UTC »
Fair with music by INXS, S4 with slight fading, no ID yet...
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 0441 UTC »
Good signal here but rough copy due to heavy local RFI.
0459z: INXS "Disappear" punching through local RFI.
0550z: INXS "Listen Like Thieves", RML ID, still strong here at home.
0635z: Said band may be going long for some listeners, shout out to Bender.  Still coming in very well here in Texas.
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 0636 UTC by Lex »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 0459 UTC »
04/21/2012

0433Z 35333 S9 INXS "Need You Tonight" Song faded in.
0434Z 35333 S9 INXS "What You Need"
0438Z 25332 S7 ID "Red Mercury Labs" Not on the high seas tonight, but in dry dock. A little busy tonight in the harbor.
0438Z 35333 S8 INXS "By My Side"
0441Z 25332 S7 ID. Looking out in the harbor this evening and seeing quite a few boats. Its INXS night and thinking about Michael Hutchence tonight (but not a dedication).  
0443Z 35333 S8 INXS "Taste It"
0446Z 35333 S8 INXS "New Sensation"
0450Z 25332 S8 ID The needle is banging in pretty hard on the power meter. They're in dry dock due a little bit of an accident today. Hit a shoal earlier. Checking forums & email with the high seas Internet. Also working on the new eQSL.
0454Z 35333 S8 INXS "The One Thing"
0457Z 25322 S7 INXS "Disappear"
0504Z 25322 S7 Live op. His world disappeared yesterday. (and his signal does too tonight). ID. Quite a few ships out there in the harbor tonight. They're in dry dock and getting the hull looked at.
0504Z 35323 S9 INXS "Never Tear Us Apart"
0508Z 35323 S8 INXS "Original Sin"
0513Z 25322 S8 Live Op. ID. They're feeling pretty good.    (audio level is a little lower than the music).
0515Z 35323 S9 INXS "Mystify"
0522Z 35323 S9 INXS "This Time"
0524Z 35323 S9 INXS "Suicide Blonde"
0528Z 25322 S8 Op. Coming to us live from dry dock. Got an email report from Robert in CA. Spike met some laaaadies and he's got them on board.
0532Z 35323 S9 INXS "Beautiful Girl"
0534Z 25322 S8 ID "Red Mercury Labs. We're at 6935 upper sideband, the manliest of modes. Using the Yoshi transmitter that they got in New Mexico. Its alien technology and not going to open it up. at 053904, he said it was 053902 and we could take it to the bank.
0539Z 35322 S8 INXS "The Gift"
0545Z 25322 S8 ID. The Red Mercury is on a budget.
0547Z 35333 S9 INXS "Listen Like Thieves"
0553Z 35333 S8 Spike is down below. Shout out to me, up here in the Twin Cities. He is well traveled. Has an atomic clock on the ship.
0554Z 35333 S9 INXS "Devil Inside"
0559Z 25332 S8 Research lab has been put on hold. Spike is down below and the ship is rockin', even though the ship is in dry dock.
0600Z 25332 S8 INXS "Bitter Tears"
0604Z 25332 S8 INXS "Not Enough Time"  :D
0608Z 25332 S8 ID "Red Mercury Labs" The hull is being repaired. Shoutout to Bender. Atomic clock is accurate. Spike is still busy down below. Gave email address. (I checked my clock... it wasn't sync'd. I accept full responsibility for being off by ~2 seconds. The clock was corrected and now the bank won't kick me out).
0611Z 35333 S9 INXS "Salvation Jane"

(Below here are loggings from the SDR recording)

0617Z 35333 S9 ID. Forums are quiet, including skeezix (yes, I went to bed, but stayed up listening anyway). Lots of activity in the harbor. Thought he saw a shooting star earlier. And Spike is still below decks.
0621Z 45333 S9+ INXS "Tight (Dan The Automator Extended Remix)"
0626Z 35333 S9 ID "Red Mercury Labs we're coming at you live tonight via dry dock." The Red Mercury hit a shoal earlier and that's why they're in dry dock.  Tim requested the next song.
0629Z 35333 S9 INXS "Don't Change"
0634Z 35333 S9 Talking about propagation. Got another email from Bender. Shoutout to zacker.
0636Z 35333 S9 Alice In Chains "Grind"
0641Z 35333 S9 Shoutout to Myrton from Rhode Island. Red Mercury is in dry and may have an extended stay there. They're expensive too. Spike still below deck. Also giving a shootout to Mars and their M&M's, specifically the red ones. Has a 14 oz(?) resealable bag of peanut M&M's. 220 calories per serving.
0648Z 45334 S9+ Alice In Chains "Brush Away"
0652Z 45334 S9+ Brief ID
0652Z 45334 S9+ Alice In Chains "Sludge Factory"
0659Z 35333 S9 ID. Has a giant bottomless bag of M&M's and said the yellow ones have no calories.
0702Z 45334 S9+ Alice In Chains "Heaven Beside You"
0707Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "Head Creeps"
0714Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "Again"
0718Z 45334 S9 ID
0718Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "Shame In You"
0724Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "God Am"
0728Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "So Close"
0731Z 45334 S9+ Alice In Chains "Nothin' Song"
0736Z 45334 S9 Alice In Chains "Frogs"
0745-0751Z 15321 S-. Can just barely hear RML now. Some talking. Occasional music. Unable to ID music.
0755Z Off?


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« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 1736 UTC by skeezix »
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 0459 UTC »
Good signal in GA, ID and the INXS 0455UTC.

Gave a Time check at 0502 Zulu, shoutouts to posters on several forums. Giving a yahoo emal addr
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 0503 UTC by rdla4 »

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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 0503 UTC »
Got RML with a big signal on 6935 with INXS music. SIO 444

Announced the time as 0502 UTC.
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Re: Red Mercury Labs 6935u 0436 UTC 4/21/12
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 0615 UTC »
Just got home and tuned in at 0610. Great signal here, S9 or better. Very clear.

0618 Red Mercury Live ID, mentioned Skeezix. You do still have some listeners!
0634 Shoutout to me! Thanks!
« Last Edit: April 21, 2012, 0636 UTC by zackers »
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