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Author Topic: Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 2312 UTC 18 OCT 2020  (Read 596 times)

Offline ✠ Blue Max

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Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 2312 UTC 18 OCT 2020
« on: October 18, 2020, 2313 UTC »
S9 into Washington D.C. area

2312 I'm Still Standing
« Last Edit: October 19, 2020, 1125 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Unid 6872 AM 2312 UTC 18 OCT 2020
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2020, 2325 UTC »
Hearing a Rocket Man/Major Tom Mix a2 2324 utc.  good signal.  Went back to see the level on the meter and poof gone at 2325.
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Re: Radio Free Mars 6872 AM 2312 UTC 18 OCT 2020
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2020, 1154 UTC »
Heard from 2257 on the SDR recording catch, SIO 555. Almost certainly Radio Free Mars. And indeed, there's an ID at 2258. The usual mix (literally) of Elton John / Rocketman / etc. Off at 2324 mid song.

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