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Author Topic: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021  (Read 1035 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« on: September 25, 2021, 1933 UTC »
1932 UTC "Nothing Else Matters"-Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox featuring Caroline Baran
(Solid S8 signal with excellent audio!)
1936 UTC "Come As You Are"-Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra
1940 UTC YL with phonetic ID and "This is ION Radio", into "Smells Like Teen Spirit"-Robyn Adele Anderson
1943 UTC An instrumental tune Shazam will not ID
1947 UTC YL with ID, into "Creep"-Scary Pockets featuring India Carney
1951 UTC Comedy skit with OM talking about God making a DJ
1953 UTC YL with ID, into "Funky Snakefoot"-Alphonse Mouzon
1957 UTC "Snoopy's Search"-Billy Cobham
2003 UTC "Little Walter Rides Again"-Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood
2008 UTC YL with ID, into "That Man"-Caro Emerald
2012 UTC "Crazy In Love"-Swing Republic
2015 UTC "Clash"-Caravan Palace
2018 UTC "Just One Dance"-Caro Emerald
2023 UTC "Drag-Quine"-Caravan Palace
2026 UTC YL with "Thanks for listening to ION Radio......this is ION Radio signing off"

Thanks for the really cool cover songs and swing tunes ION! Very nice signal here this afternoon!
« Last Edit: September 25, 2021, 2029 UTC by Skipmuck »
QSL's to poorbrookking >at< aol.com are greatly appreciated! All reception and postings using My radio, My antenna, and generally in real time(excluding posting of SSTV images!).
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Re: ION radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2021, 1938 UTC »
S9 1937 "Come As You Are" - Bebo Best, good signal here also.
1940 ID as ION radio , "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Robyn Anderson
« Last Edit: September 25, 2021, 1941 UTC by raypfaff »
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2021, 1946 UTC »
1945 Nice signal .... jazzy instrumental music S8
1947 Phonetic ID by YL ...
        Creep - Scary Pockets featuring India Carney
1950 "so God made a DJ" talk by OM ...
2008 That Man - Caro Emerald
2012 Crazy In Love - Swing Republic ....
2027 off  Great Show Ion !!!
« Last Edit: September 25, 2021, 2027 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
Receiver: Eton E1, JRC NRD-525, 535 and 545, Icom IC-7300
Aerial: MFJ G5RV dipole
near Lowell Massachusetts - Gateway To The Merrimack Valley.
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2021, 1950 UTC »
1950 SIO 444
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2021, 1955 UTC »
S7 Nice signal IR.
SINPO: 44444

1952 - "God Made a DJ" (Paul Harvey spoof?)
1953 - YL w/ ID: "India-Oscar-November, this is ION Radio"
1953 - "Funky Snakefoot" Alphonse Mouzon
2015 – “Clash” - Caravan Palace
« Last Edit: September 25, 2021, 2018 UTC by Radio Star »
All Reception Direct and Local on Cape Cod, MA
"Right here, right now"
Please eQSL to: swradio@comcast.net

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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2021, 2002 UTC »
2001 Hear music but noisy with fades
2008 "That Man" Caro Emerald, reception getting better
2012 "Crazy in Love" Swing Republic, midsong reception became like local am  ;D
2016 "Clash" Caravan Palace, got noisy again
2019 "Just One Dance" Caro Emerald
2027 ID to off
« Last Edit: September 25, 2021, 2029 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2021, 2002 UTC »
Frequency: 6870
Mode: AM
Date: 25 September 2021
Time:
SINPO: 34333 in Uniontown PA
Signal meter: S7+

2000 - jazz fusion music

Thank you for the broadcast. 
Reciever: Degen DE-1103

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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2021, 2016 UTC »
SINPO=24222

2015- "Clash" by Caravan Palace.
All reception direct-- From my location, radio and antenna.
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2021, 2020 UTC »
2019 UTC song "Just One Dance"

SINPO via W3HFU 5/5/5/5/5
We need another card to shut out the draught HW ABT URS?
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2021, 2026 UTC »
2023 - Picking up a slight signal using an Airspy HF+ Discovery, Windows Tablet and an Air Antenna. I'm in a park in Yonkers NY. S2
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Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1932 UTC 25 Sep 2021
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2021, 2029 UTC »
2027 UTC Drag Quine
2028 UTC You Are Listening To Ion Radio Female Announcer
2028 UTC Sign Off

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