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Author Topic: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021  (Read 1053 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« on: September 28, 2021, 2202 UTC »
Hello Vault Keeper.  Just above noise floor, peaks very good.  I live closer to the equator than Skippy so reception is not as good as his yet  ;).

2202 "Yeha-Noha" Sacred Spirit
2206 "Let's Stick Together" Bryan Ferry
2208 ID to "Children Say" Level 42, reception now very good.
2213 "Changes" Faul & Wad Ad & PNAU  (This is what my last scrabble hand looked like)
2219 Old Radar Commercial to ID to "Precious Little Diamond" Fox the Fox (wasn't that a Dr. Seuss book?)
2224 "Time" Pink Floyd....SSTV during song
2235 ID to "Dare" Gorillaz, like local AM at this point
2241 "Fame 90" David Bowie
2249 "Dance Away" Roxy Music
2312 "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" Simple Minds, no interference here
2325 SSTV
« Last Edit: September 28, 2021, 2325 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."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
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The Vault 6985 AM 2158 UTC 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2021, 2202 UTC »
2158 UTC "In Your Eyes"-Peter Gabriel (Blasting in here from across the pond at S9!)
2200 UTC Spoken word, then OM with ID "Rip the knob off....This is The Vault
2202 UTC "Yeha-Noha"-Sacred Spirit
2205 UTC "Let's Stick Together"-Bryan Ferry
« Last Edit: September 28, 2021, 2206 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!).
QTH:Springfield, MA
JRC NRD-515 with 43 meter half wave dipole into MFJ 949E Versa Tuner: also Grove SP-200 & SONY 2010's

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Re: Thw Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2021, 2204 UTC »
2200 Old Ad for Commodore computers/software, ID The Vault at 2201z. Good reception, a little noise and and fade. S9 pks.
2209 ID and more music.
2252 ID. More fade now but still good.
2301 Some serious QRM, side band chatter and a ute maybe?
« Last Edit: September 28, 2021, 2302 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2021, 2222 UTC »
2221 SIO 444 signal
Chris Smolinski
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6985 kHz AM The Vault 2221 UTC 09-28-21
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2021, 2223 UTC »
SIO = 333 in SE PA

Playing Fox the Fox Precious Little Diamond

Lots of QSB before the song at tune in, heard a former US Gov VO about a RADAR system

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RSPduo w/SDRPlay Software
25 foot random wire 15 feet AGL

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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2021, 2227 UTC »
on 6985.0
2226 only a weak carrier here
D/E/F/G/It/Sp : Dutch/English/French/German/Italian/Spanish
+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2021, 2237 UTC »
2233 S9+20 stable SINPO 34444  Bad  U2
2235 DJ ID  Dare Gorillaz
2311 S9+15 Someone somewhere  Simple Minds
« Last Edit: September 28, 2021, 2313 UTC by kris »
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QTH: Gdańsk N.Poland  Ru/Sp/Gr/Sb=Russian,Spanish,Greek,Serbien
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2021, 2304 UTC »
SINPO=43343 (some voice [UTE?] QRM plus QRN, but very solid signal and minimal fading).

2302- "Home At Last" by Steely Dan.
2307- Audio clip followed by recorded OM ID with sound effects.
2307- "Opus 40" by Mercury Rev.

Welcome back Vaultkeeper!
« Last Edit: September 28, 2021, 2308 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
All reception from this location, radio and antenna.
QTH New Hampshire (70 miles north of Boston).
Tecsun S-8800 and Kenwood R-2000, with about 135 feet of wire thrown up in the trees.
eQSLs most appreciated to molvaniapoacher@gmail.com.

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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2202 utc 28 Sep 2021
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2021, 2321 UTC »
Using various online SDRs, hear them from some New England and Iceland only.
Airspy HF+ Discovery <-> PTRX7300  <-> Icom 7300
SDR++ / Mac Mini
135' end fed antenna and some other dipole stuff

 

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