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Author Topic: Mix Radio International 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021  (Read 2305 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Mix Radio International 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« on: February 20, 2021, 1553 UTC »
1553 Just signed on with what sounds like smoooooooth jazz. Mix Radio? A very good signal, SIO 444.
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« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1913 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2021, 1604 UTC »
signal S9+10-20 on the SDR in Milford. PA
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2021, 1605 UTC »
Excellent reception

1604 Several people talking over Chuck Mangione instrumental "Feels So Good", maybe British accented group?
1612 OM's and YL talking over tail end of music, accents make comprehension a bit tough (plus wife QRM), picked out a few words
1614 New jazz instrumental tune
1616 Unid song YL singers start with "London?"
1622 Group of people talking over end of song, when they are talking the signal fades often but music is always very crisp.  Modulation problem?
1624 Signal at noise floor now
1737 Reception back to good, just out of "Crisscross" song, OM's chatting but they are tough to understand.  Music is very clear.
1741 Phone call messages (?) to Becky and Rod played, wishing them well over music.  Greeter mentions "BSJ".
1806 "Jazz" and "Mix...thanks for listening" ID's over music - Excellent reception
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1808 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2021, 1605 UTC »
1605 I can hear it just above the noise level here in Colorado.
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2021, 1616 UTC »
1645 S9 music
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2021, 1625 UTC »
ive been listening since i got the head up from Chris.
enjoying my morning coffee while listening  8)
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Best Smooth Jazz Relay via MRI - 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2021, 1644 UTC »
Frequency: 6930
Mode: USB
Date: 20 Feb 2021
Time: 1620 -
SINPO: 44444 in DC
Signal meter: S7+ to S9+

Program details:
1620 - Relay of Best Smooth Jazz (from the UK)

Super strong signal today and thanks for the morning jazz music Best Smooth Jazz and MRI. - GREAT JOB.

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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2021, 1657 UTC »
S3 - 333 in SW Michigan

1655 - ID Mix Radio Shortwave maybe?

Can't make out the voices due to fading and accent.

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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2021, 1706 UTC »
1705 UTC: Sounded like a "Radio England" jingle. But clearly the station isn't in England.
1709 UTC: It's "Smooth Jazz", from an online stream.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1709 UTC by Ethernut »

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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2021, 1729 UTC »
1726 UTC "The Way You Smile"-Carl Stanley featuring Dwight Sills (Per Shazam)
1727 UTC OM DJ chatting
(Signal is solid above the noise but not moving the S-meter much....excellent wideband sideband audio!)
1728 UTC "Sneakin Out the Front Door"-Chris Standring
1732 UTC OM DJ chatting, into "Criss Cross"-Wolfgang Haffner featuring Roy Ayers
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1733 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2021, 1735 UTC »
 :o  Yeah, good Jazzy signals here in Green River Valley. The Spectro scope shows audio well beyond 4 khz, but as usual with SSB such is not always good idea. Beyond 4 khz, NOISE begins to creep in. Shotwave is NOT FM.
The mod level is great and quality as good as it gets.

my 2 cents and some pocket change.
Put it on the "blue tooth", my wife is grooving inside the bull pen. Sounds great on HUGE speakers with band limited 4 khz to keep HF noise and junk out of pass band !
Signal is now up S9 * 10, and BW to 5.5 khz, I do heard more noise, but better percussion highs.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1821 UTC by skyman »

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Re: MIX RADIO 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2021, 1747 UTC »
17:40 UTC shout out to several listners
17:40 UTC song "Nikki's dream"
17:45 UTC song"A private getaway"
17:50 song "The road less traveled"
17:55 Mix Radio Station ID.

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« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1755 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2021, 1816 UTC »
Nice signal - 555

1814 - OM telling everyone to go to bsjonair.com (Best Smooth Jazz)
1814 - ID, (YL) "Mix Radio International"
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Unid 6960 USB 1815 utc 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2021, 1820 UTC »
Jazz music - believed to be a rebroadcast of BSJ-FM in England - definitely *not* direct reception from UK, as this is the loudest pirate signal I've ever encountered (at S9+40!) in upstate New York, U.S.
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Re: MRI 6960 USB 1553 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2021, 1839 UTC »
S8 / SIO 333 at 1838z with jazz programming. Some light fading.

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« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 1913 UTC by Zane »
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