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Author Topic: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020  (Read 795 times)

Offline Ray Lalleu

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The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« on: September 21, 2020, 1926 UTC »
on 6985.0--
1925 "Airport"       1938 "In the desert", a fade, 1944 strong, 1946 a fade, pop
1949 extra weak, ID, Santana "Black magic woman"
2018 ID, "Mull of Kyntire"          2026 trace     2114 extra weak,music
2256 extra weak, noisy stormy, ID
« Last Edit: September 21, 2020, 2257 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
D/E/F/G/It/Sp : Dutch/English/French/German/Italian/Spanish
+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2020, 2113 UTC »
Good signal into Cape Cod this early evening S6-S7 SINPO: 34333
2111- ID: "The Vault"
2111 - "Love Over Gold" - Dire Straits
All Reception Direct and Local on Cape Cod, MA
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2020, 2235 UTC »
Excellent reception, not familiar with most of music at start but it's nice - thanks!

2235 Wispy YL singer, unid tune
2237 ID to another YL singer
2254 "Bang a Gong" T. Rex
2256 ID to "How Long" Ace
2300 "Walk Away Renee" The Left Banke  ;D
2303 "Hey Nineteen" Steely Dan
2307 ID to "Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen
« Last Edit: September 22, 2020, 1028 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2020, 2249 UTC »
2246 SINPO 34433 DJ ID, The Eve of the war  Jeff Wayne
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2020, 2313 UTC »
S3-S4 into NE Ohio tonight. Thanks for the show!
Location: NE Ohio

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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2020, 2343 UTC »
Clearly heard music on 6984.979 AM. I can't identify the song yet. This is the best reception I've had for The Vault. Thanks for the broadcast. It's great to finally hear The Vault.
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1925 utc 21 Sep 2020
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2020, 1712 UTC »
Just getting around to transcribing my notes on this one!

Great reception and thanks for the show!

2310 Pumpkin Soup, Kate Nash
2313 Ooh La La, Rod Stewart
2317 "Welcome to the Vault" ID then Close to You, Carpenters
2321 Because the Night, Patti Smith
2324 ID then Baby Now That I've Found You, Foundations
2327 Stormy Classics IV
2331 "This is the Vault" ID then Sweet City Woman
2335 Two unid songs, lots of whistling
2339 Disco La Passione, Chris Rea
2342 "The is the Vault" ID, long silence, another ID then Dreadlock Holiday, 10cc
2346 Pipeline, Chantays
2351 Forever in Blue Jeans, Neil Diamond
2354 "Lock It" Vault ID then Oxygene Part 4, Jean Michel Jarre
2357 Air raid sirens, polytone signal, Vault ID, then off the air

Recording:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3p98t7rcv919lgl/Vault%20%5BThe%5D%206985%20AM%202310%20UTC%2021%20SEP%202020.wav?dl=0
« Last Edit: September 24, 2020, 1714 UTC by BlueMax »
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