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Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« on: February 13, 2021, 2235 UTC »
2235 SIO 444 - great to hear RFW again!
2236 Shoutout, Dickweed talking about the new food service he is using, which he said is full of carbs and causing him to gain weight.  ;D
2237 Back to the music.
« Last Edit: February 13, 2021, 2237 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2021, 2238 UTC »
2234 DW plugs Hello Fresh foods ..... now has girl friend ... maybe?   S8  Nice to hear you back on!
2237 Shell Island - Favorite People
2303 Habits - Tove Lo   (Thanks DW!)
0010 Flag Day / The Mother Stone - Caleb Landry Jones  Still booming in here!
0203 Off after email address. Great show DW!!
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« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0230 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2021, 2241 UTC »
Very Good reception Thanks for broadcast this chilly winter weekend night, outstanding stuff you have introduced me  :D

2240 Unid instrumental music to ID
2248 DW giving run down of songs played, HFU poster shout outs - thanks
2250 "The Black Exit"
2255 ID (will be playing cribbage and listening)
2325 DW saying he played new one from Smashing Pumpkins, shout out to Red Hat, yours truly, Skipmunk, and others.  Talking about his almost marriage.
2327 Oinga Boinga (?) song
2340 OM "Are you ready.....let's do it."  YL "Whateeeeeever"
2354 DW complaining about distance of play buttons, DW rocking' a DX-160: https://imgur.com/a/ANIAYRi (turn volume on & up)
0002 "Love Will Keep Us Together"
0005 ID. Reception better than local am now
0022 "Hee haw, hee haw - your favorite jack*ss" "That was Flag Day" (that's my birthday  ;D)
0024 "Never Say Never" RS request
Request? Seu Jorge's Portuguese cover of "Life on Mars"
0029 Song includes Munster's theme
0036 "Energy Czar"
0042 "Life on Mars" Seu Jorge. Thanks, DW!  ;D. Song is from film sound track The Life Aquatic... with Bill Murray
0103 ID

DW - From Groucho Marx, "Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?". Says the poster married 39 years  ;).
« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0103 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2021, 2245 UTC »
22:41 UTC - Great signal into Toronto, Ontario Canada, S8 (-90 dBm). Appreciate the 5 kHz of bandwidth. Sounding clear.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2021, 2249 UTC »
S7 @ 2248 with DJ Dick Weed at the microphone, reviewing the songs just played.
2309 - S8 with "Look Alive" Shakey Graves
0104 - still going strong, S8, with "Works Every Time" Mini Mansions

Nice to hear you again.
« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0105 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2021, 2259 UTC »
Big, clear signal here, SINPO=45444.

2256- "Best For You" by Blood Cultures.
2257- OM recorded ID over next tune.
2257- "Said The Shovel" by Oh Sees.
2303- DJ IDs station and last song. "Some weird, weird stuff" he says. IDs prior two songs as well. "RAAAdio Free Vatever!" Playing a request for Chris L next.
2304- "Habits" by Tove Lo.
2307- OM recorded ID "From us, to the ionosphere, to you...This is...Radio Free WHATeverrrrr."
2307- "Look Alive" by Shakey Graves. <Now SINPO=55555>
2313- "Let Go" by Potty Mouth.
2316- OM recorded ID, "Shortwave's new rock alternative....Radio Free Whatever."
2316- "Holding Poison" by Foo Fighters.
2321- "Minerva" by The Smashing Pumpkins.
2324- DJ Dickweed talking Smashing Pumpkins comeback. IDs Foo Fighters tune too. IDs station. Says hello to HFU posters, thanks! Back from the dead (a relationship!) IDs and next tune.
2327- "Egocentric" by Death By Unga Bunga.

105- DJ Dickweed still going strong with "Works Every Time" by Mini Mansions.
108- "Cowboy" by The Wytches.

Sounding awesome and introducing some new music to me. Thanks DJ DW...Keep shortwave weird!
« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0108 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2021, 2303 UTC »
23:01 UTC - That frequency is working for you very well. Peaking over S9 now in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Appreciate the shout-out at 22:49 UTC.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2021, 2303 UTC »
RFW with huge signal and great audio here in NC.  DJ Dick Weed, it's been way too long!  Thanks for the show!

2304 Tove Lo "Habits" - great song!

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« Last Edit: February 13, 2021, 2305 UTC by ncjay »

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2021, 2306 UTC »
22:56 UTC song "Best for you"
22:58 UTC ID This is Radio Free Whatever
22:58 UTC song "Said the Shovel"
23:03 UTC Dj Dickweed playing a song for Chris L
23:04 UTC song "Habits"
23:07 UTC Station ID
23:07 UTC song "Look alive"
23:14 UTC song "let go"


SINPO 5/5/5/5/5 via W3HFU Westminster MD


« Last Edit: February 13, 2021, 2315 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2021, 2308 UTC »
Great Saturday night signal via na5b and my regular antennas and radios in MD
"From us, to the ionosphere, to you this is RFW" ID at 2308 UTC
Lots of talk at 2346 UTC
"I'm Glad That We Broke Up"
« Last Edit: February 13, 2021, 2347 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2021, 2308 UTC »
2307 Music playing, ID. S7 good reception.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2021, 2309 UTC »
S7 to S9 Signal.

2307 ID and into music.

Thanks for the show.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2021, 2312 UTC »
Greetings Radio Comrade...  Just Tuned in   Solid S9  Good Audio

23:11z  Look Alive Shakey Graves.   
00:36z  Energy Czar  Zolas


Welcome Back...
« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0041 UTC by Azimuth Coordinator »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2021, 2319 UTC »
Nice big S9+10 signal here. SIO 555.
ID at 2317z, then into Foo Fighters - Holding Poison.
Thanks for the shout. Good to hear you again.

0126z - still S9+5 and yes you've got a (weak) heckler.

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« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0129 UTC by Zane »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 4020 USB 2235 UTC 13 Feb 2021
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2021, 2319 UTC »
2317 UTC Solid S7/S8 signal here and sounding good with "Holding Poison"-Foo Fighters
2321 UTC "Minerva"-Smashing Pumpkins
2325 UTC DJ DW chatting about being in a relationship.....thanks for the shoutout!
2327 UTC "Egocentric"-Death By Unga Bunga
2330 UTC RFW ID, into "Octopus"-ISLAND
2333 UTC "In the Meantime"-Major Murphy
2337 UTC "One + One"-Death From Above 1979
0022 UTC "Donkey noises, then DJ DW "your favorite jackass"....... ;D
Hey DJ DW....how about "Love In a Trashcan" by the Raveonettes?
0045 UTC "Love In A Trashcan"-Raveonettes (Thanks DJ DW!)
0057 UTC DJ DW says the transmitter rf got into the inductive cookpad and almost started a fire  8)
0108 UTC "Cowboy"-The Wytches (Awesome tune!)
0112 UTC DJ DW says he's only got a few more before he fades out

Thanks for the marathon show DW! Good to hear you again!
« Last Edit: February 14, 2021, 0123 UTC by Skipmuck »
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