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Author Topic: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020  (Read 1362 times)

Offline Kilokat7

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UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« on: December 24, 2020, 2318 UTC »
Carrier tuning up prior to 2315z and now faint music being heard above the noise floor.  Off at 2318z but this channel probably bears watching tonight.

0158z: Thin Lizzy "The Boys Are Back In Town", signal weak and just above the noise floor, which is now filled with static crashes.
0232z: Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
0233z: Dire Straits - So Far Away
0248z: off mid-song
0251z: back but too weak to ID song
0259z: Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
0305z: Supertramp - Give A Little Bit
« Last Edit: December 25, 2020, 0305 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315-0311*? UTC 24/25 December 2020
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2020, 0133 UTC »
0132 Carrier fading with audio at times. Lots of local noise here.
0134 Audio up and fairly strong now .
0135 Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods  S-8
0138 Tragedy - The Fleetwoods
0143 Slip Away - Clarance Carter peaking S-9 +10
0147 Time - Pink Floyd
0152 Talk by OM, saying show's dedicated to Jim Thompson of New Jersey.  [thanks for the correction Chris S.]
        Time - Pink Floyd
0155 The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
0311 After reviewing recording,  audio seemed to stop after 0311 but noise was higher and signal weaker at the time.

Sorry about the loss of your friend Jim. Thanks for the show.
« Last Edit: December 26, 2020, 2201 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2020, 0144 UTC »
SIO: 555 S8 here on Cape Cod this evening
0141 - "Mr. Blue" - The Fleetwoods
0144 - "Slip Away" - Clarence Carter
0146 - "Hey Joe" - Hendrix
0150 - "Time" - Pink Floyd
0152 - OM: "This show is dedicated to Jim ???? from New Jersey"
0155 - "The Boys Are Back In Town" - Thin Lizzy
0200 - "In Dreams" - Roy Orbison
0202 - "Crying" - Roy Orbison
0107 - "5:15 Am" - Mark Knopfler
0239 - "Sea Of Heartbreak" - Don Gibson
« Last Edit: December 25, 2020, 0241 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2020, 0152 UTC »
SIO: 444 via N1NTE

0146 - "Hey Joe' - Jimi Hendrix
0150 - "Time' - Pink Floyd
0155 - "Boys Are Back In Town' - Thin Lizzy
« Last Edit: December 25, 2020, 0156 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2020, 0203 UTC »
S3 to S4, fair copy with "Crying" by Roy Orbison @ 0202
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2020, 0305 UTC »
Not bad at times, but fighting a lot of noise. Supertramp "Give a Little Bit" at 0301. Nice to see some Christmas activity above the AM band again!
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Re: UNID 1720 AM 2315 UTC 24 December 2020
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2020, 1649 UTC »
SDR recording catch

2300 On and off a few times with music, sounded like a 60s Doo Wop song.
2316 Back on with the same song, much stronger now, S9+20 dB. 2
2319 Off

0100 Back on with the National Anthem, SIO 444 to 555, mostly S9+10 or 20 dB.
0102 The same unshazamable Doo Wop song.
0104 "This show is dedicated to James Thompson of New Jersey"
0105 "Chasha"
0108 "Stranger On The Shore"
0111 "Gone"
0113 "My True Love"
0116 "This Time"
0119 "Hang On Sloopy"
0125 This show is dedicated to James Thompson of New Jersey who is no longer with us, rest in peace Jimmy"
0133 "Come Softly To Me"
0136 "Mr. Blue"
0146 "Hey Joe"
0308 Off. Thanks for the show! Any chance of an eQSL?  ;D

« Last Edit: December 25, 2020, 1727 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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