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15070 AM Radio True North
« on: August 11, 2012, 1755 UTC »
1750Z Could hear RTN testing on 15070 AM....definitely recognised his theme music before he faded out...surprised to hear him at this short distance

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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 1800 UTC »
S1 signal, low noise levels, so fair overall.
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 1814 UTC »
Good Het here with odd pieces of audio from time to time

Music at 1817UTC
« Last Edit: August 11, 2012, 1817 UTC by Shawndx »
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 1831 UTC »
At best, an S1, but mostly I can't copy it. Pretty sure I may have heard an ID at 1830z, and then some kind of TV show theme song, but I kind of suck at identifying those...
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 1928 UTC »
Excellent signal from RTN into California this afternoon.

SIO = 555 No QSB, Excellent Audio quality

1925 - Pump up the Volume remix

Great to hear AM on 41m !!

Keep up the excellent work !!

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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 2022 UTC »
Moved to 15080 at 2020 UTC.
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 2101 UTC »
Complete fade outs, coming up only occasionally. I believe I heard a couple of male-voiced computer IDs around 2101. 15080 kHz.

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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 2125 UTC »
Have a carrier at 2125Z. About S1 here in GA

around 2230 the signal really improved here. I am hearing Audio most of the time now. Not super strong, but above the b\noise.

ID at 2228Z
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2012, 2135 UTC »
Have them here in Iowa on the FT-2000. With preamps off, they're peaking at about an S5 but with some deep fades.

Kate Bush, Running up that hill (great tune)

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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2012, 2140 UTC »
Peaking at S5 now (!!) in the Boston burbs. Very fast propagation change. Techno music (which I like). Thanks RTN>
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2012, 0043 UTC »
8/12/12, 15080 AM, 0040z: Just tuned in to hear Lady Gaga "Pokerface" with ute QRM that nearly matches the song's rhythm.
0043z: Radio True North ID
0055z: Chaka Khan "I Feel For You", RTN moved to 15090
0059z: RTN ID and email contact info, Cold Play song

Roller coaster peaks/fades.  Significant improvement by 0100z, still roller coaster fades but stronger peaks.

0130z: Outdoors with portable on the whip, RTN ID and Pink Floyd
0205z: Via east coast SDR, Rush "Tom Sawyer" just barely audible, same roller coaster peaks/fades as via midwest remote and home tuner.

0250z: Via indoor receiver/ceiling wire, RTN ID, B-52's "Love Shack" - S2-S5 via indoor rig.
0310z: Outdoors with Sony 2010 in AM sync, heard RTN on 15090 until sign-off.
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2012, 0133 UTC »
15090.2 KHz - Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" just above the noise floor at 0131 UTC.  No sign of you earlier this afternoon, but now getting bits of music fading in.
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Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2012, 0209 UTC »
S4 to S5 signal with little or no fading into Ohio tonight. Thanks for the show RTN
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