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Author Topic: 6925 X-FM Testing 0406 UTC 2/13/2012  (Read 1489 times)

Offline Kilokat7

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6925 X-FM Testing 0406 UTC 2/13/2012
« on: February 13, 2013, 0415 UTC »
Thanks to IRC tip, UNID music player transmitting in double sideband with suppressed carrier.  Blue October's "X Amount of Words" at 0406 with clear S6 signal and then complete fade-out at 0408z after song ended.  Maybe someone playing with Kahn ISB?  
« Last Edit: February 14, 2013, 1552 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: 6925 XFM 0406 UTC 2/13/2012
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2013, 1320 UTC »
Noted here on the SDR recording, looks like 0355z sign on.  Pretty good signal, I demodulated in USB which worked but was not perfect.

XFM ID at 0417z after the last song.
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Re: 6925 UNID 0406 UTC 2/13/2012
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2013, 0512 UTC »
Yes it was indeed DSBSC, 7.5KHz audio bandwidth.

Songs you heard....

John Vanderslice - Exodus Damage (Alias Remix)
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Blue October - X Amount of Words
King Missile - Detachable Penis
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shuffle Your Feet
X-FM Other Stations ID

Also, Thank you to Sealord and WEAK for the nice recordings :)

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« Last Edit: February 14, 2013, 0518 UTC by redhat »
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Re: 6925 UNID 0406 UTC 2/13/2012
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2013, 1117 UTC »
My attempt at decoding this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br6WwDFVc4A

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