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Author Topic: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020  (Read 970 times)

Offline Brian

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The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« on: September 13, 2020, 2008 UTC »
Music. High noise level and weak signal.
Pres. The Vault. If so, my first copy of them.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2020, 2109 UTC by Skipmuck »

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The Vault 6985 AM 2045 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2020, 2048 UTC »
SINPO=34232, and improving.

2045- "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
2047- "Amapola" by The Spotnicks.
2049- Recorded OM station ID with jingle.
2039- "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2020, 2050 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2020, 2120 UTC »
on 6985       (Sony portable)    no ID here
1958 trace   2001 fading in, Donovan "Sunshine superman", 2005 some ID??,music
2010 "Hotel California" ...  2045 "God only knows"
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2020, 2124 UTC »
2123 UTC Nice S7 peaks here direct with light fades and OM "This is the Vault", into "Telephone Man"-Meri Wilson
2126 UTC "Gasoline Alley Bred"-Hollies
« Last Edit: September 13, 2020, 2127 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2020, 2156 UTC »
2156 SIO 444, great signal tongiht.
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2020, 2202 UTC »
Excellent reception

2200 Unid music
2211 "Let's Stay Together" Tina Turner, I don't think she was singing about Ike  ;)
2215 "All Along The Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix
2219 ID to "Rock On" David Essex
2222"Unlocked" ID to unid song
2227 ID to "Flawless" George Michael. Sounding like a local AM station, unbelievable!
2235 "History Repeating" Shirley Bassey, biggest morning AM show in Connecticut uses instrumental part of song for daily intro.
2238 "Unlocked" ID to "Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison
2241 "Who Are You" The Who
« Last Edit: September 13, 2020, 2242 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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The Vault 6985 AM 2242 UTC 13 Sep 2020
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2020, 2311 UTC »
Monitoring a very weak here signal here in western Tennessee, rising this as sunset approaches. Getting good enough after 2300 to start hearing the songs.

2242: The Who - Who Are You
2307: Chiliwack - My Girl
2311: Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
2315: Enigma - Silence Must Be Heard
2320: Dire Straits - Calling Elvis
2326: "Another song you thought you would never hear again"
2326: Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
Signal S6-7 now
2331: Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
2336: Fleetwood Mac -  Rhiannon
2340: Elvis - In The Ghetto
2343: Peter & Gordon - True Love Ways
2350: Neil Diamond - Play Me
2353: Paris France Transit - Souvenir from Rio
2359: Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
Signal S3-4 now
0001: "Welcome to the Vault"
0001: Police - Bed's Too Big Without You

Awesome show, thanks for the Elvis stuff. Ended up being a great signal!
« Last Edit: September 14, 2020, 0013 UTC by Evil Elvis »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2020, 2344 UTC »
The Vault 6985 AM S3 in NY

2341: Elvis Presley "In The Ghetto"
2343: "The Vault, Waiting To Be Unlocked" I.D. into Peter & Gordon "True Love Ways"
2347: Supertramp "Dreamer"
« Last Edit: September 13, 2020, 2348 UTC by pirateswl »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1955 UTC 13 Sept 2020
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2020, 2345 UTC »
2343 - Signal into New York State campground S2 heard Elvis Presley.

Thanks for the show!
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