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Author Topic: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5 AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021  (Read 822 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5 AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« on: October 30, 2021, 2206 UTC »
2204 UTC I have 2 AM stations that I can't separate with the NRD 515. I am hearing music but the het is rendering copy quite difficult....Shazam is of no assistance. Anybody else hearing these?

Thanks Andy! I am hearing music on at least one of them!
« Last Edit: January 18, 2022, 0225 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2021, 2208 UTC »
I've been checking them from time to time, too. I haven't heard any audio, so I was assumed they were utilities (but I keep checking it, just in case :)

Listening on the N1NTE receiver, I can hear Led Zep "Ramble On" at 2225

ID at 2227. Sounded like he said "You're listening to Range Master Radio" ? I'm still recording 6930U, so I missed it & can't recheck (also, I'm probably totally wrong)
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2021, 2209 UTC »
I have both of them here also, the 6940.0 has weak audio and S5 carrier, the 6940.5 has S3 carrier and no audio here in Kentucky
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2021, 2212 UTC »
6940.00 AM had country like music but audio is low and 6940.5 has been like S2+ for the past 3 hours and weak ultra-week early.   
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2021, 2214 UTC »
Weak here - 22322 (tuned to USB for better reception)

2211 - Fleetwood Mac / Go Your Own Way
2214 - Hank Williams / Lost Highway
2217 - John Hiatt / You Must Go
2222 - Led Zeppelin / Ramble On (more fading)
2226 - ID, think it was computer generated - audio hard to understand clearly, "You are listening to BLue Blocker Radio / Blue Rocker Radio ??"

ID was not repeated - then off air
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2021, 2216 UTC »
2216 very weak, but definitely copying some music here.
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2021, 2222 UTC »
Ditto in Wyomissing.  A substantial signal--30 dB over the noise at one time--and very faint music.

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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2021, 2222 UTC »
Found it at 2210 playing "Go Your Own Way" on an SDR in Maryland. Really weak. Maybe a 2/2. Faded into oblivion by 2220.
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Re: UNID 6940 AM and 6940.5ish AM 2204 UTC 30 Oct 2021
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2021, 2222 UTC »
Barely audible here in NC. s1 noise level and the station is just right there. I can tell it's music of some kind, but can't pick it out.