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Author Topic: ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021  (Read 985 times)

Offline refmo

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ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« on: April 18, 2021, 0014 UTC »
S7, some fading, with country tunes.  Lots of static crashes on the band this evening.
Songs include "Pretty Little One", "Oh Girl".
Nice looking AM signal
0022 - ID/email given, but I missed it
0027 - "Get Rhythm" Johnny Cash
0029 - ID, ION Radio
0030 - more ID's
0033 - "Baby Elephant Walk" Henry Mancini
0042 - "Watermelon Man" Herbie Hancock
0045 - "Where's The Music"
0048 - "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Gogos, S8 peaks
Nice song selection.  Thanks for the show.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2021, 0048 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2021, 0026 UTC »
Just even with the noise floor here.
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2021, 0031 UTC »
on 6870.0    direct
0030 music (and talking above ?), weak, noisy
0031 instrum. oldie (60s), 0034 snatches (undermod ?), 0040 not recovering
« Last Edit: April 18, 2021, 0040 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2021, 0041 UTC »
SIO: 333 to a low 444 in Uniontown PA tonight

Heard Johnny Cash 'Get Rythm' tonight and other music.

Thanks for the show ION RADIO
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2021, 0051 UTC »
0049z - just enough signal for a sync lock, but no audio with all the evening LED's on.

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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 0005 UTC 18 Apr 2021
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2021, 0059 UTC »
Occasionally peaking up to S9+8

0058 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - Primus

0103 Jordan - Buckethead
« Last Edit: April 18, 2021, 0104 UTC by elburndx »
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