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Author Topic: 6930u Voice of Captain Ron 0159 UTC 5/5/2012  (Read 1052 times)

Offline Kilokat7

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6930u Voice of Captain Ron 0159 UTC 5/5/2012
« on: May 05, 2012, 0200 UTC »
Rough copy with the high static levels here, but clear ID pulled from the noise at 0159 UTC...
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Re: 6930u Voice of Captain Ron 0159 UTC 5/5/2012
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2012, 0214 UTC »
I've got them here on the Drake R8 in Iowa under a wall of static. Beck's Come Back Down from This Cloud.

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Re: 6930u Voice of Captain Ron 0159 UTC 5/5/2012
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2012, 0250 UTC »
A pretty fair signal, about S-3 over S-1 noise. I recognized the voice as soon as I tuned in. Always great to hear the Cap'n!
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