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Author Topic: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020  (Read 1553 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« on: November 26, 2020, 1411 UTC »
Very Good Reception

1411 "Alice's Restaurant" Arlo Guthrie.  Thanks (AC?) for the early play of this holiday favorite  :D!
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1429 Unid music. Please stand by for our Cladestine Transmission, Radio Illuminati is on the air - several times (ugh, just as the Mrs. is using the mixer for pumpkin pie, I'm not going to stop progress on such a savory toiling)
1432 Unid airy music
1436 Beatles (forgot title  :-[)
Holiday Music "Merry Christmas from the Family" Robert Earl Keene?
1440 Unid song
1445 "It's My Life" Bon Jovi
1448 ID, email addy for reception reports
1449 YL singer (Joan Jett?)
1453 Unid song
1502 "I Can't Drive 55" Sammy Hager - mixer interference again
1506 ID to unid song
1514 Reception now has some fades/noise, song by The Police
1517 "Daydream Believer' The Monkees
1520 ID, email addy to unid Christmas song YL & OM, more fades to below noise floor
1525 "The Stranger"  Billy Joel.  reception better
1530 unid tune
1532 Song by maybe Go-Go's?  more, deeper fades
1535 unid song
1538 Greetings to HFU listeners to unid tune
1542 Instrumental I believe was in Pulp Fiction
1547 "Waiting for a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl. reception very good again
1548 "Video Killed the Radio Star". The Buggles
1553 "To Be a Star". The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens
1555 AC with thanks, email addy
1558 "Star Spangled Banner"
1559 Off
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1559 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Unid 5190 am 1311 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2020, 1413 UTC »
1412 Alice's Restaurant, SIO 444
1430 Radio Illuminati ID
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1430 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Unid 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2020, 1415 UTC »
Alice's Restaurant at 1415 UTC, very nice S8-S9 signal.
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Re: Unid 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2020, 1419 UTC »
1419 - "Alice's Restaurant", S5
1430 - ID's, 'please stand by...'
1530 - still going with music, S4 to S5
1538 - 'greetings HFUnderground listeners', S4 to S6
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1540 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Unid 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2020, 1426 UTC »
And this morning's Turkey Day breakfast music by Arlo Guthrie! Nice to hear "Alice's Restaurant" today! S7 signal with superb AM modulation!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1427 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2020, 1456 UTC »
1455 Solid copy on RI, some light fade. Mellow tune playing.
1503 "I Can't Drive 55" playing.
1505 AC thanking HFU posts,  "Driver's Seat".
1517 "Daydream Believer".
1520 ID and email.
1538 Greetings from AC.
1542 "Sleepwalk", one of my favorites. 8)
1557 AC signing off, Thanks for the great sounding music!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1558 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2020, 1514 UTC »
Reception Report from NE Ohio:

SIO 323   SINPO 33223 Great audio through the noise!!!

1436 What is Life by George Harrison

1440 Life by Cat Stevens

1445 It's My Life by Bon Jovi

1447 ID

1449 It's My Life by No Doubt

1453 Holding On For Life by Broken Bells

1457  Life or Just Living by Caveman

1502 I Can't Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar

1505 Thanks HF Underground Listeners

1506 Driver's Seat by Sniff "N" the Tears

1509 Driven Out by The Fixx

1514 Driven to Tears by The Police

1517 Daydream Believer by The Monkees

1520 ID, email

1521 Everybody Has A Dream by Billy Joel

Thanks for the tunes this morning!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1522 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2020, 1516 UTC »
signal S9+10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
15.12 song "Driven Out"
15.13 song "Driven To Tears"
15.17 song "Daydream Believer"
15.20 ID. email + music in the background
15.21 song "Everybody Has A Dream"
15.27 song "Hang On to Your Dreams"
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1528 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2020, 1520 UTC »
1517 Daydream Believer - Monkees  Nice Audio S-7/9 with occasional fades.  Thanks for the show.
1520 ID & Email ...  radio.illuminati6150@gmail.com
1559 Off after ID and USA NA ..... thanks for the entertainment!
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1603 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2020, 1536 UTC »
SINPO:35333 S5
1535 - "Sleepwalk" - Ultravox
1538 - "Sleepwalking" - The Chain Gang of 1974
1543 - "Sleepwalk" - The Shadows
1546 - "Waiting For A Star To Fall" - Boy Meets Girl
1548 - "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
1952 - "Night" - Jack City
1555 - Azimuth Coordinator w/ thanks
1558 - "Star Spangled Banner"
1600 - Off
« Last Edit: November 26, 2020, 1603 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio Illuminati 5190 am 1411 utc 26 Nov 2020
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2020, 1731 UTC »
S7 signal
1420: Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant"
1430: ID
1501: Sammy Hagar "I Can't Drive 55"
1505: Sniff'n' the Tears "Driver's Seat"
1514: Police "Driven to Tears"
1518: Monkees "Daydream Believer"
1525: Billy Joel "The Stranger"
Lost connection to remote SDR.