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Author Topic: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021  (Read 621 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« on: October 29, 2021, 2015 UTC »
2010 Already getting some audio direct here in the USA.
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2021, 2021 UTC »
2018 S9+10 Miss Sarajevo  Passanger
2027 Love on a real train  Tangerine Dream
2037 S9+15 The new pollution  Beck
2225 Don't you want me  The Human League
2226 ID  The munsters  - noise in the channel
2340 S9+20  Foreigen affair  Mike Oldfield
2342    ID  confirmed
« Last Edit: October 29, 2021, 2344 UTC by kris »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2021, 2031 UTC »
around 2015 some faint carrier and voice on 6985 USB

2027 just guessing some music in the L-side
2034 up to extra weak, much noise, SSB voice is gone
« Last Edit: October 29, 2021, 2035 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2021, 2133 UTC »
21:29 UTC - Weak and barely readable with an S5 ~ S7 on the main antenna but I can hear the music. About the same results on the end-fed longwire and much quieter background noise on the Wellbrook loop.
23:13 UTC - Signal is still hanging in there fading in and out.


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« Last Edit: October 29, 2021, 2314 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2021, 2242 UTC »
SINPO=34343

2241- "Ghost Town" by The Specials.
2244- Audio clip of Vincent Price speaking about "The House on Haunted Hill," with spooky sound effects.
2245- "Life Is Life" by Opus.
« Last Edit: October 29, 2021, 2245 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2021, 2302 UTC »


2302 Getting music but just above noise floor tonight, solar flare maybe?  :-\
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Re: The Vault 6985 AM 2010 UTC 29 OCT 2021
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2021, 2335 UTC »
2334 UTC 35342  Due to fading.  Nice old rock tunes.

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