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Author Topic: Damn Skippy 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020  (Read 1114 times)

Offline refmo

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Damn Skippy 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« on: July 19, 2020, 0119 UTC »
S8 @ 0119 with "Space Oddity"

« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0222 UTC by pirateswl »
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2020, 0121 UTC »
Damn Skippy 6955 USB S5-S7 in NY

0120: David Bowie “Space Odity”
0122: SSTV
0124: David Bowie “Starman” briefly then into Cosmic Gate “Exploration Of Space” (this is such a killer Techno song, how about Quadraphonia or T-99 ?)
0128: Another SSTV into Dr. Kucho! “Nexus”
0132: Alpha 9 “Come Home”
« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0222 UTC by pirateswl »
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2020, 0123 UTC »
SINPO=44444, excellent.

122- SSTV.
124- Opening chords (maybe 6-7 seconds) of a Bowie song played twice.
124- "Exploration of Space" by Cosmic Gate. Instrumental techno sound.
128- SSTV.
129- "Come Home" by Alpha 9. Instrumental electronic sound.
135- "Time (Pen Perry Remix)" by Hans Zimmer. Instrumental electronic sound.
<<137- Deteriorating signal all of a sudden>>
« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0142 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2020, 0126 UTC »
0124 Caught the end of an SSTV into techno music "...Exploration Space..."
0136 Electronica type tune playing, nice music. SIO 333
0142 SSTV
0144 SSTV. Can't post them, sorry but some nice spacey erotica!
« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0146 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2020, 0129 UTC »
0128 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY, audio is decent, heard "Exploration Space" then SSTV transmission.
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2020, 0133 UTC »
Good show tonight good signal coming in crystal clear just heard the stones thanks Wolverine 
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2020, 0138 UTC »
+20 and sounding great!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2020, 0141 UTC »
0139 catching instrumental music here. Weak but clear copy.
0159 SSTV but too weak to copy
« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0159 UTC by Shawndx »
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Re: UNID 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2020, 0151 UTC »
     

     
« Last Edit: July 19, 2020, 0207 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Damn Skippy 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2020, 0227 UTC »
Listening off and on since 0048.  0119 Atmospheric music with space themed SSTV same as above, including "Damn Skippy." off 0149

S7 here.
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Re: Damn Skippy 6955 USB 0118 UTC 19 Jul 2020
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2020, 1911 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

SIO 444  SINPO 55445

0118 Space Oddity- David Bowie
0123 SSTV woman & man
0124 Exploration of Space-Cosmic Gate
0128 SSTV pink skin female, scottie 2 mode
0129 Come Home- Alpha 9
0131 station ID?
0135 Time- Hans Zimmer
0139 The Night is Ours- Alpha 9
0142 sstv green skin female
0143 Etheric Echoes- Dream State Logic
0144 sstv sci-fi

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