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Author Topic: ION RADIO 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 Jul 2021  (Read 1055 times)

Offline Big Badfish Al

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ION RADIO 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 Jul 2021
« on: July 30, 2021, 2141 UTC »
SIO: 444 in Uniontown

2139 - Me and Bobby McGee
2144 - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
2147 - Please Come To Boston
2300 - Still Strong Lady Marmamade - La Belle
« Last Edit: January 09, 2022, 2113 UTC by Skipmuck »
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ION Radio 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2021, 2145 UTC »
2140 UTC Weak carrier here but no audio heard
2205 UTC Music starting to fade in a bit now with "When Will I See You Again"-Three Degrees
2213 UTC "More Than A Feeling"-Boston
2218 UTC "Best of My Love"-The Emotions (Signal solid above the noise floor now)
2223 UTC "At Seventeen"-Janis Ian
2226 UTC "Whenever I Call You "Friend"-Kenny Loggins
2229 UTC "I Go Crazy"-Paul Davis
2233 UTC "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"-Meatloaf (Signal jumped up to S9 at 2235 UTC!)
2238 UTC Back down to S4 now with "After the Love Is Gone"-Earth, Wind, and Fire
2243 UTC "You're Only Lonely"-J.D. Souther (Hit S9 again at 2246 UTC)
2246 UTC "Longer"-Dan Fogelberg
2250 UTC "Got To Be Real"-Cheryl Lynn
2252 UTC Deep fade into oblivion  :()

Thanks for the tunes! Sigh......another voiceless unid in the wilderness  :-\
Good to hear you again ION! Thanks for posting!  :)
« Last Edit: July 31, 2021, 0856 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: ION Radio 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2021, 2146 UTC »
signal S9 on the SDR in Vermont
21.44 song "I Can See Clearly Now"
21.46 song "Please Come To Boston"
21.50 song "Lean on Me"
21.55 song "Brandy"
21.58 song "Dust In The Wind"
22.01 song "Your Mama Don't Dance"
22.04 song "When Will I See You Again"


A ID will be good. And a QSL also.  :)
« Last Edit: July 30, 2021, 2304 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2021, 2149 UTC »
2149 SIO 444
2203 Maybe SIO 555 now
« Last Edit: July 30, 2021, 2303 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: ION Radio 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2021, 2233 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S3  SIO 232  SINPO 25332

Propagation: Just Okay   Current Solar Flux report: SFI: 76 A-index: 8 K-Index: 1

Signal is just above the noise level with some fading

2227 UTC Whenever I Call You Friend by Kenny Loggins

2229 I Go Crazy by Paul Davis

2304 The Tide is High by Blondie

2306 Reception same as 2227 UTC

Thanks!

« Last Edit: July 30, 2021, 2306 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2021, 2250 UTC »
Catching it via the online NA5B with "Your Only Lonely" by JD Souther playing at 2243 into "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg at 2246 Signal is a S9 with peaks at 5 over and audio great. "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn at 2250. "Cover Of Rolling Stone" at 2255 and "Lady Marmalade" at 2259. Thanks for the show this early evening! :)
Your welcome Ion Radio! Great Show and enjoying the tunes!
« Last Edit: July 30, 2021, 2309 UTC by oly1959 »

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2021, 2257 UTC »
Thanks for listening!  8)
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Re: ION RADIO 6960 AM 2139 UTC 30 July 2021
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2021, 2308 UTC »
S7 nice signal SINPO: 44444
2307 - "Let Her In" - John Travolta
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