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Author Topic: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 Dec 2021  (Read 561 times)

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Captain Morgan Shortwave 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 Dec 2021
« on: December 22, 2021, 2308 UTC »
On suddenly and at fair to good level at Maryland SDR
Off briefly, then back at 2310 UTC
"Captain Morgan shortwave" by female pre-recorded ID
« Last Edit: January 20, 2022, 2024 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Captain Morgan SW 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 December 2021
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2021, 2310 UTC »
S6 with "Takin' Care of Christmas" by Randy Bachman
2308 - ID, then a bit of blues and then off or faded
2310 - sounds like back on with same tune
2311 - S6 to S8 now
2330 - still S6 to S8 with "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" BB King
« Last Edit: December 22, 2021, 2330 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Captain Morgan SW 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 December 2021
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2021, 2312 UTC »
2310 UTC "Taking Care of Christmas" parody of the BTO tune....S8 peaks and very nice audio amidst noise with light fading
2313 UTC YL with "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave, into unid blues song with Christmas theme
2317 UTC Different tune now with OM soul singer
2320 UTC Different tune but the noise is getting really loud now. OM singer
2323 UTC "Run Run Rudolph"-Chuck Berry
2325 UTC YL with ID, into a bluesy Christmas tune(2327 UTC Signal banging in here at S9 now! Sounds like Eric Clapton)
2329 UTC Bluesy Christmas song OM singer "Christmas Comes But Once A Year"
2333 UTC Blues tune OM singer (Harmonica sounds like John Popper!)
2337 UTC ID by YL and OFF

Thanks for the Christmas blues tunes Cap'n!  8)

Here's a link to the last 9 minutes of my recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OOyawI9KpST1uoGgzkji-mjvVaYz8eCk/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: December 22, 2021, 2343 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Captain Morgan SW 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 December 2021
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2021, 2312 UTC »
 Reception into NE Ohio:

S7  SIO 433   SINPO 45343 Fades to S0

2306 UTC Takin' Care of Christmas

2308 OTA

2310 Takin' Care of Christmas

2313 ID Captain Morgan Shortwave

2313 Christmas Celebration by BB King

2317 White Christmas by Otis Redding

2320 ID Captain Morgan Shortwave

2320 Silent Night by The Impressions

2322 Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry

2324 Signal now S8 with fades to S1

2325 ID into Christmas Tears by Eric Clapton

2330 Christmas Comes But Once a Year by BB King

2334 Christmas Blues by Eric Clapton & John Popper

Thanks!
« Last Edit: December 22, 2021, 2336 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Captain Morgan SW 6924.30 AM 2308 UTC 22 December 2021
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2021, 2340 UTC »
Captain Morgan sounding weak but clear. Thanks for the show, Captain.
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