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WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« on: January 01, 2022, 0058 UTC »
0058 testing 1 2 3
0101 heading to 4015 per Drunken DJ, but back into testing 1 2 3 (but heading to 4015 anyway). QRT
0103 now on 4015 USB, Testing 1 2 3 (quite a bit weaker for me)
0104 WDDR ID into "Stir It Up" Johnny Nash
0108 DDJ on the mic, HFU shoutouts. Happy New Year DDJ!
0109 "Modern Love" David Bowie (whoa, signal jumped way up for a moment there at 0112)
0113 DDR on the mic, another HFU shoutout.
0114 "Look Out Cleveland" The Band
0117 DDJ on the mic
0118 "Thing Called Love" Bonnie Raitt
0122 "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" Ry Cooder (won't be logging the rest of DDJ's mic breaks, he takes them between every song, unless he says something noteworthy)
0127 "And It Stoned Me" Van Morrison
0133 "Dixie Chicken" Little Feat.
0138 "Dead Man's Party" Oingo Boingo
0144 "In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel
0151 "Lucky in Love" Mick Jagger
0157 "Rock Steady" Aretha Franklin
0201 "It's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" Leon Russell
0206 SSTV coming up


0209 "A Dream Like Mine" Bruce Cockburn
0214 "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" Dave Mason
0220 "Midnight Rider" The Allman Brothers Band
0228 "Party Out of Bounds" The B-52's
0231 SSTV


0233 "Cold Sweat" James Brown
0237 "Sweet Blindness" Laura Nyro
0240 signal is starting to become nothing but noise... I can hear DDJ under it...
0242 switched to Elida OH kiwi SDR (KH6ILT) and it's much better here. "Life's Been Good" Joe Walsh
0248 moved to Chris Smolinski's Kiwi SDR with the 250' V beam and it's pretty clean and clear here. "Till The Morning Comes" Grateful Dead
0251 "Twist & Crawl" The English Beat
0257 "Whiskey Train" Procol Harum (probably a couple of minutes into the song. I had to step out for a moment.)
0259 DDJ says another SSTV following the next tune, which is "Brand New Car" The Stone Coyotes
0304 SSTV (via kiwi SDR - vive la difference, except for computing error noise line, amirite?)


0306 "Romance" Joan Armatrading
0310 DDJ now taking requests.... I request "Night Boat to Cairo" Madness, please and thank you
0311 "Don't Take Me Alive" Steely Dan
0316 "Night Boat to Cairo" Madness (by request) Thank you!!
0320 "Free Man in Paris" Joni Mitchell
0324 "Red Neck Friend" Jackson Browne
0329 "One Love/People Get Ready" Bob Marley & The Wailers
0332 "Uninspired (Sometimes I Feel So)" Traffic
0340 SSTV


    If you're ready for another of my requests, how about "Radio Song" by REM?
0342 "Vitamin C" Can by request
0347 "Whipping Post" Frank Zappa (by request, and with "some trepidation," LOL)
0355 "Radio Song" REM by request (thanks!!)
0400 "Have Mercy on the Criminal" Elton John by request
0407 SSTV


0410 "Illegal Smile" John Prine
0414 "Money" Pink Floyd
0421 "The Analog Kid" Rush (nice choice, requester)
0425 DDJ is about 3/4 through his bottle of wine.... so am I, but I'm sharing with my wife. "I Shot the Sherriff" Eric Clapton
0432 "Red Shoes (The Angels Wanna Wear My)" Elvis Costello by request
      time for another request... "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements, please & thank you
0435 "Everyday I Write the Book" Elvis Costello
0440 "I Wanna Be Sedated" The Ramones by request
0444 "Don't Do Me Like That" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
0447 "Alex Chilton" The Replacements (thanks!!)
0450 SSTV


0453 "Lunatic Fringe" Red Rider by request (well, a few false starts delayed it, then he canceled it, didn't like the audio levels on any of the youtube videos he found)
0456 "Fever" Joe Cocker
0501 "Skull" Sebadoh by request (thanks requester, I love this song)
0504 "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" The Hollies
0508 "Hooked" Bulbous Creation
0513 "Extreme Ways" Moby
0517 "White Room" Cream
0523 "Love Me Two Times" The Doors
0527 "The Right Stuff" Bryan Ferry
0532 "God Save the Queen" Sex Pistols by request
0536 DDJ "what do you expect? Professionalism? You gotta look somewhere else." LOL
0537 "To Live and Die in L.A." Wang Chung
0543 "Panic In Detroit" David Bowie
0547 "You Can Get It If You Really Want" Jimmy Cliff
0550 SSTV


0553 DDJ "getting close to the end... playlist is depleted"
0554 "Carnival" Natalie Merchant (funny, was about to request a 10,000 Maniacs song but guess I'll try to remember it for next time)
0601 "Found Out About You" Gin Blossoms
0605 "Good Lovin'" The Young Rascals
0608 "one more tune before I sign off"... into "West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys
0613 "Good Vibrations" The Beach Boys
0618 "Easy to Slip" Little Feat.
0621 DDJ signing off, a final SSTV to come then QRT
0622 SSTV


0624 Giving a final sign off message in spite of having the strength to go on... then QRT

Thanks for the show DDJ! Happy New Year!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0624 UTC by MDK2 »
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WDDR 6955 USB 0100 UTC 1 JAN 2022
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2022, 0100 UTC »
0100 UTC Testing 1,2,3 Can Anybody Hear me
0101 UTC OM chatting but nada on the copy....back to Testing 1,2,3
Signal is right at noise level
0103 UTC Signal marginally better.....WDDR  :)
0104 UTC Reggae tune "Stir It Up"-Bob Marley & Wailers version? Tough copy with the high noise here
0108 UTC Drunken DJ chat.....did I hear a shoutout? Thanks!
0109 UTC Modern Love"-David Bowie
0113 UTC DDJ chat....mention of a bottle of wine, into a song by The Band I think
0118 UTC "Are You Ready For The Thing Called Love"-Bonnie Raitt
0128 UTC "And It Stoned Me"-Van Morrison
0133 UTC Signal slipping more into the noise  :( Hearing "Dixie Chicken"-Little Feat
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Need to find an SDR that works....... http://ssi.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/
Found one and using IQ too! "In Your Eyes"-Peter Gabriel (S9 + 10)
0221 UTC Don't usually post when listening to online kiwi's but Midnight Rider-Allman Brothers is CLASSIC!
0230 UTC Signal picked up very nicely directly.....S5 peaks during the SSTV.....logged out of the kiwi
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0237 UTC "Oh Sweet Blindness"-Fifth Dimension Laura Nyro
0241 UTC "Life's Been Good"-Joe Walsh
0248 UTC Signal dropping down....not moving the S-meter but very little noise....Grateful Dead tune
(Switched to kiwi here: http://sdr.hfunderground.com:8076/


Happy New Year Drunken DJ!

How about "Have Mercy On the Criminal"-Elton John?
0401 UTC Thanks for the request DDJ!
0443 UTC Looks like I'm going to make it to midnight! Hearing you direct again with S7 peaks!


0501 UTC First song of the New Year is "Skull" by Sebadoh!
0504 UTC "Long Cool Woman"-Hollies

« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0505 UTC by Skipmuck »
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WDDR Radio 4015 USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2022, 0102 UTC »
0101 - Weak here. Just above the noise for now
0103 - Testing 1,2,3 Much better on this freq
0104 - ID: WDDR Radio S5 SINPO:34333
0104 - "Stir It Up" Johnny Nash
0108 - Shout-outs to all HFU posters. Thanks DDJ Radio! Happy New Year!
0109 - "Modern Love" - David Bowie
0114 - "Look Out Cleveland" - The Band
0118 - More HFU shout-outs into: "Thing Called Love" - Bonnie Raitt
0123 - "Don't Mess Up A Good Thing" - Ry Cooder
0128 - "And It Stoned Me" - Van Morrison  --- Nice signal DDJ!
0133 - "Dixie Chicken" - Little Feat
0137 - "Dead Man's Party" - Oingo Boingo
0144 - "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
0151 - "Lucky In Love" - Mick Jagger
0157 - "Rock Steady" - Aretha Franklin
0201 - "It's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Leon Russell
0206 - SSTV

Thanks for the awesome shout-out DDJ! Doing Well here. Always enjoy your shows. Happy New Year!
0214 - "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" - Dave Mason
0220 - "Midnight Rider" - Allman Brothers
0224 - "Happy" - Rolling Stones
0228 - "Party Out Of Bounds" - B-52's
0233 - "Cold Sweat" - James Brown
0237 - "Sweet Blindness" - Laura Nyro
0241 - "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh
0248 - "Till The Morning Comes" - Grateful Dead
0252 - "Twist & Crawl" - The English  Beat
0254 - "Whisky Train" - Procol Harum
0300 - "Brand New Car" - The Stone Coyotes

Great Show DDJ! Happy New Year!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0307 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2022, 0105 UTC »
S7 to S9 @ 0105 with "Stir It Up" Johnny Nash
0118 - "Thing Called Love" Bonnie Raitt



« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0631 UTC by refmo »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2022, 0106 UTC »
S9+24 signal

0104 WDDR ID
0104 Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2022, 0107 UTC »
Tuned in at 0106utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr, good S9 signal over S3 noise level, hear reggae tune by Johhny Nash as announced by DJ, mentioned my name along with others who posted on HF underground, at 0207 utc SSTV/FAX, at 0218 I switched to Normal IL sdr with S9 signal, 
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0220 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2022, 0110 UTC »
0108 - SIO 333 with David Bowie "Modern Love".

Nice to celebrate another year with DDJ on this side of the dirt.  Thanks for the show, as always. 

0222 - Stronger now, with "Midnight Rider"

     
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0419 UTC by bandarr3000 »

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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2022, 0111 UTC »
Nice signal into West Michigan / Grand Rapids. SIO=445
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2022, 0111 UTC »
Very nice S9+ signal on 4015. Thanks fir the New Years's broadcast WDDR.

Thanks for the shout-out.

             
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0628 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2022, 0113 UTC »
Good reception into Masset, BC at 01:11 tune in with David Bowie's Modern Love
Checked on and off after dinner until the final SSTV image of Wolverine Radio after 06:20.  Record for length of a pirate broadcast!  Well done and Happy New Year from off the NW coast of North America!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0642 UTC by canswl »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2022, 0115 UTC »
+20 and sounding great!  Happy New Year!  Thanks for the tunes!
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2022, 0115 UTC »
SINPO=24332
113- OM speaking and mentions HFU.
114- "Look Out Cleveland" by The Band.
117- OM IDs last song and station, but tough copy on vocal audio here.
117- "Thing Called Love" by Bonnie Raitt.

Now SINPO=44444, with a nice and improved signal here!
211- "A Dream Like Mine" by Bruce Cockburn.
213- DDJ OM speaking-- IDs last song, and shout-outs to HFU posters. IDs station.
214- "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave" by Dave Mason.

Now SINPO=44444 still, strong signal!
448-"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements.
450- OM DDJ IDs last song and station, then announces an SSTV with a coundown, 4-3-2-1...
451- SSTV.
453- OM DDJ responding to requests and IDs station. Starts a tune and then tries another on youtube. IDs again. Shout-outs to HFU.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0455 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2022, 0121 UTC »
0120 UTC Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love  S6 signal here in SE WI.
0124 UTC Ry Cooder - Don't Mess Up A Good Thing  S5 signal.
0131 UTC Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me S6 signal.
0156 UTC Mick Jagger - Lucky In Love  S7 signal.
0222 UTC The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider  S3-S4 signal.
0242 UTC Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good  S5 signal.

Thanks for the shout out!


Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0242 UTC by Sparkyzilla85 »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2022, 0121 UTC »
Best signal yet tonight - 55555

0117 - Drunken DJ shouting out to HFU listeners
0117 - ID, WDDR Drunken DJ Radio
0323 - signal still improving, 55555+

Sounding great tonight! Happy New Year
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0324 UTC by aurora »
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Re: WDDR 4015 (was 6955) USB 0058 UTC 01 JAN 2022
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2022, 0122 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S8  SIO 444   SINPO 45444   Slight fades at times but strong and clear tonight!!!!

0119 UTC Thing Called Love by Bonnie Raitt

0122 Shoutouts!!!!!

0123 Don't Mess Up a Good Thing by Ry Cooder

0127   Enjoy!!!!!!!    into And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison

0132 Shoutouts from WDDR, will transmit SSTV at top of hour

0134 Dixie Chicken by Little Feat.

0137 Hello to DX Ace... into Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo

0148 In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

Thanks!!!! What kind of wine you drinking tonight???
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 0148 UTC by Chuck54 »
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