X-FM 6285 AM 0235 UTC 10 JUL 2022

[~SIGINT~]

X-FM 6285.0 kHz AM 02:35 UTC 10 JULY 2022

02:08 UTC - Low power carrier only observed then off;
02:35 UTC - Weak, barely readable, S7 ~ S8, with music;
05:00 UTC - Still going on strong.

Thank you for still putting on the show despite the microphone conundrum.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

[Treehouse SWL]

Listening via the Weiser, Idaho, SDR since 0252 UTC; before that, I was listening via the Northern Utah SDR ...

0235 UTC: Heard the electronic "warm-up" music starting. So far, I can only hear a carrier signal on my own radio here near Seattle.
0240 UTC: Spoken word soundbite. Heard to hear it, though. Then song "No Control" by Pepper.
0243 UTC: Redhat cracks open the mic, says he forgot his good one. Not bad sound for a $25 mic, Redhat!
0249 UTC: HFU shout-outs from Redhat.
0252 UTC: "Before I Die" by Papa Roach after a canned ID.
0257 UTC: "What You Know" by Two Door Cinema Club (love that song!), then a canned ID followed by "Move in the Right Direction" by Gossip.
0304 UTC: Redhat back on the mic, reviewing the just-played songs and giving a time check. Then talking about music, cellphones, reception conditions, shout-out to HFU posters.
0310 UTC: Canned ID, then "Wild" by Spoon (also love that song).
0313 UTC: Canned ID, then "Shot in the Dark" by AC/DC.
0316 UTC: Played request for "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop (also a great song!).
0322 UTC: "Chaise Longue" by Wet Leg (my favorite song of 2021!). Thanks, Redhat, for playing the request.
0325 UTC: Redhat on the mic reviewing the last few songs played and talking about his mic again. Also, shout-outs to latest HFU posters.
0330 UTC: "How Not to Drown" by CHVRCHES and Robert Smith.
0335 UTC: Canned ID, then "Lay Down" by Alberta Cross.
* * * *
0412 UTC: I've been listening on and off the past ~40 minutes via the Idaho SDR, but I just checked my own radio out here near Seattle again and I can hear audio, albeit just barely, in SSB on my radio as sunset takes over here. I also can hear the carrier in AM mode.
0450 UTC: Checked again and I can now hear snippets of audio at the peaks in AM mode on my home radio here.

Thanks for the broadcast, Redhat!

[MDK2]

0239 also copying the intro music, very nice signal considering I'm using my MLA-30 antenna tonight. (I had also noticed a carrier around 0207, it was extremely faint at the time)
0240 Recorded OM introduction
0241 "No Control" Pepper (amended version per Shazam)
0244 Redhat on the mic apologizing for the quality of the transmission, apparently he forgot his good microphone, goes into detailed explanation of what he's using tonight
0248 announcing the new music that will be played later, xfmshortwave at gmail dot com for requests
0250 HFU shoutouts, notes that whatever I saw at 0207 wasn't him. Good to know
0253 "Before I Die" Papa Roach
...
0308 missed a bit taking care of household stuff, redhat on the mic currently
0310 "Wild" Spoon
0313 X-FM ID
0314 "Shot in the Dark" AC/DC
0317 "Brimful of Asha" Cornershop
...
0322 "Chaise Longue" Wet Leg
0325 redhat on the mic
0330 "How Not to Drown" CHVRCHES & Robert Smith
0335 X-FM ID
0336 "Lay Down" Alberta Cross
...
0345 was out of the shack again, back to hear redhat giving shoutouts to listeners
0350 redhat saying what music has been played so far
0351 noting that I can hear the show this time. Yes indeed I can, good sir
0353 "Discipline" Nine Inch Nails
0357 "Beautiful James" Placebo
0401 "Cd Repo Man" Aqua Bats
0405 redhat on the mic
0407 guess it's muggy where redhat is
0408 got beer and sandwiches. Always good for when you're out in the field
0414 "Best Friend" Foster the People

[Pravotorov]

6285 AM 10 July 02:37 UTC SINPO 45444 in Milford
02:37 "Перезагрузка" by PPK
02:40 "No control" by Pepper
02:43 talk, greetings to listeners ( my reception too)
02:53 "Before I die" by Papa Roach
02:57 "What you know" by Two door cinema club
03:00 "Move in the right direction" by Gossip
03:04 talk
03:10 "Wild" by Spoon

[refmo]

S9 @ 0243 @ No Control" Pepper
0244 - Redhat on the microphone talking about this evening's mishaps

[myteaquinn]

0243 UTC: Redhat ia apologizing for the quality of his transmission.

[Molvania Poacher]

SINPO=24322

246- Redhat on the mic (over mellow atmospheric music), but tougher copy than usual here. Describing music he will be playing, and gives email address. HFU poster shout-outs...thanks! Time check and email address provided again. IDs next tune and album.
253- Recorded OM ID.
253- "Before I Die" by Papa Roach.
257- Recorded OM ID.
257- "What You Know" by Two Door Cinema Club.

Great to hear you Redhat...Thanks as always for the well curated tunes and commenary!

[ute_johnny]

Decent carrier, weak modulation

0246 OM talking about a $25 microphone, apologizing for sound
0248 email address provided
0251 comments from this forum read out (including mine!)
0253 Music starts up again (can't make out song, possibly due to weather in my region)
0257 unidentified song
0301 Move in the Right Direction by Gossip

[Shortwave_Listener]

S9+20 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR but high static.

0258 UTC-What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club
0300 UTC-X-FM Station ID
0301 UTC-Move In The Right Direction by Gossip
0304 UTC-Talking about the music by Gossip, time is 0305 UTC, I’m having a hard time understanding due to high static and the poor mic, talking about a joke about cell company, xfmshortwave@gmail.com, welcoming posts on the internet, hello to someone on the Free Radio Network, hello to posters on the HFU, station ID
0310 UTC-Wild by Spoon
0313 UTC-Station ID
0313 UTC-Shot In The Dark by AC/DC
0316 UTC-Going to play a request from CT Yankee
0317 UTC-Brimful Of Asha by Cornershop
0322 UTC-Station ID
0322 UTC-Chaise Longue by Wet Leg
0325 UTC-The last two songs were requests, current time, broadcasting from east of the Rockies but west of normal, the $25 crystal CB mic sounds bad, email address, welcoming posts on the HFU or the Free Radio Network, taking requests, hello to me (thanks!) and other posters on the HFU, other stations logged on the HFU
0330 UTC-How Not To Drown by CHVRCHES & Robert Smith
0335 UTC-Station ID
0336 UTC-Lay Down by Alberta Cross
0340 UTC-Station ID, time, using a crystal mic
0341 UTC-Goodbye by Cannons
0344 UTC-Time, hello to people who have sent in emails, he usually has a list of things to bring, not having a good mic is a big problem, going to get a mic he can leave in the mobile unit, not always worth paying for a very nice microphone, email address, posts on the internet welcome, hello to Skipmuck, music that has been played, hello to other people that have posted, station ID
0353 UTC-Discipline by Nine Inch Nails
0357 UTC-Station ID
0357 UTC-Beautiful James by Placebo

No that wasn’t me that requested that. Around 0343 UTC you were trying to figure out who requested one of the songs and you said it was me.

I was listening around 0430 UTC from my own QTH with my 11 meter dipole (I don’t have a very good antenna or location for shortwave listening) and I could just barely hear some audio.

That $25 mic sounds pretty bad. Just checked at 0330 UTC and Radio Pushka is indeed still going. They have been going non-stop since last night.

[Markokpik]

0246  Redhat talking about a variety of things, 0252 ID, "music to the power of X", canned ID, "Before I die" - Papa Roach, ID sequence, "What you know" - Two door cinema club

Would be fair except for waves of QRN unfortunately making the signal difficult to listen to. 

[Ct Yankee]

Hello There Sir, you are actually making it over the hill tonight - albeit some noise but certainly better than it has been.

0301 "Move In The Right Direction" Gossip
0304 Redhat talking but can't pick out enough to understand
0311 "Wild" Spoon
0314 "Shot in the Dark" AC/DC
0317 "Brimful os Asha" Cornershop...Thanks for play
Will be listing with bedside portable......thanks for broadcast RH !

[William Hassig]

Tuned in at 0302 utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak S7 to S9 signal, dance music, at 0306 switched to Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9 to S9+10 signal, DJ talking about HF underground posts including mine, many nice tunes, thanks. Still on at 0537 when I couldn't stay awake any longer and closed down.   

[oly1959]

Catching the Mighty X on 6285 via the Utah WebSDR #1 at 0237 UTC with a 5 over S9 and audio sounding really good except for the microphone. Oops!
0237 Reload by PPK into No Control by Pepper at 0240. At 0243, Redhat apologizing for the bad mic sound. He forgot it and bought a CB truckers mic and soldered it into the XLR connector. Great ingenuity dude! RH talking about new music on the agenda and gave email, xfmshortwave@gmail.com. Papa Roach at 0252, then ID at 0300 and into Move Into the Right Direction by Gossip. How about a request for some AC/DC my friend. Thanks for the show this evening Redhat! Looking forward to it!
Thanks for playing "Shot In The Dark"!

[M R I]

0245  Hello Redhat. Nice to hear you tonight. You are coming in with a nice signal with just a few static crashes in
         SAM mode on the R-390A. Your CB mic is getting the job done.

[Skipmuck]

0340 UTC I've been listening for the last half hour outside on my Sony 2010! Nice S8 peaks here with light fading now in the radio room with the NRD-515 and the half wave. Redhat mentioned something about using a crystal microphone
0349 UTC Thanks for the shoutout redhat!