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Author Topic: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 Jan 2021  (Read 1298 times)

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Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 Jan 2021
« on: January 30, 2021, 1624 UTC »
SIO: 444 via NA5B

1622 - Musical Chimes IS
1624 - ION Radio ID
« Last Edit: April 10, 2021, 1934 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2021, 1624 UTC »
1623 Ion Radio interval signal/music
1624 IDs, SIO 444
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2021, 1626 UTC »
1623 Cascades by Ryan Teague
1625 Ion Radio ID by OM
1627 SIO from 343 to 121 ....
1633 Back to SIO: 343 now ... SOS - Aerosmith.
1638 Nothing now ....
1702 Audio returning! Breezin' George Benson.
1712 On Broadway - George Bensen  still a bit unstable.
1717 gone again.
1728 Back with Knocking On Heaven's Door ....
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1730 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2021, 1633 UTC »
6869.71 Mick Jagger at 1633 UTC
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2021, 1635 UTC »
1631 UTC "Lord of the Thighs"-Aerosmith (Started out at S7 then at 1633 UTC, the signal dropped out....weak carrier only)  :(
1658 UTC Signal climbed up out of the noise to S8 with "Livin Thing"-ELO
1701 UTC "India Oscar November" by OM, into "Breezin"-George Benson
1707 UTC "Breezin"-George Benson (Again! Must be a double play Saturday!  ;D)
1712 UTC "On Broadway"-George Benson
1717 UTC YL with "This is ION Radio", into "Venus"-Shocking Blue
1720 UTC "Year of the Cat"-Al Stewart
1727 UTC "Knocking On Heaven's Door"-Eric Clapton
1733 UTC YL with ID, into "Peace Frog"-The Doors
1736 UTC "Riders On the Storm"-The Doors  8)
1743 UTC "The Wasp (Texas Radio & The Big Beat)"-The Doors
1748 UTC "Happy Boy"-Beat Farmers

Thanks for the Saturday show ION! Wicked cold here and a good day for hanging out in the radio room!
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1748 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2021, 1642 UTC »
signal S7 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
16.38 song "Going Up The Country"
16.40 music "Parthenogeneis"
16.42 ID (a woman)
16.42 song "Black Night"
16.45 song "The Same Thing"
16.48 song "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
16.52 song "Evil Woman"
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1654 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2021, 1652 UTC »
Nice signal with ELO "Can't Get It Out of My Head," "Evil Woman," & "Livin' Thing"
George Benson "Breezin'"
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Computer YL with phonetic ID
Doors "Peace Frog" "Riders on the Storm"
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1737 UTC by Andrew Yoder »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2021, 1653 UTC »
Music Evil Woman ELO
SIO 333
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1655 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2021, 1654 UTC »
SIO 343 S4- S5
1651 - "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" - ELO
1653 - "Evil Woman" - ELO
1656- Nothing now, dropped off?
1708 - Audio retuneth! "Breezin" - George Benson
1712 - "On Broadway" - George Benson
1717 - YL w/ID: "This is ION Radio" into: " Venus" - Shocking Blue
1720 - "Year Of The Cat" - Al Stewart
1733 - YL w/ ID: "India-Oscar-November this is ION Radio" into: "Peace Frog" - The Doors
1737 – “Riders On The Storm” – The Doors
1747 - "Happy Boy" - The Beat Farmers
1752 – YL w/ email addy & reception report info “this is ION Radio Signing off”
1752 - OFF
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 1753 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2021, 1732 UTC »


1731 Very faint music here
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
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Re: Ion Radio 6869.70 AM 1622 UTC 30 January 2021
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2021, 1735 UTC »
17:09 UTC Breezing
17:12 UTC On Broadway
17:20 UTC Venus
17:21 UTC Year of the cat
17:27 UTC Knocking on heavens door
17:33 UTC Yl India Oscar November This is Ion Radio
17:33 UTC Peace frog

Signal here on Westminster MD WEB SDR is 4/4/4/4/4

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