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Author Topic: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020  (Read 810 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« on: December 23, 2020, 2138 UTC »
2137 Tuned in, SIO 444
2138 ID
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2020, 2139 UTC »
S5, light fades @ 2132 with a Christmas parody of Aqualung.
2134 - "Blotto In The Grotto"
2140 - "Brand New Bike" Junkyard Dogs
2222 - ID
2223 - big fade into the noise :(
« Last Edit: December 23, 2020, 2223 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2020, 2152 UTC »
2158 UTC - Signal is S5 in WNY, audio is just above the noise.
2235 UTC - SSTV than gone.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2020, 2235 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2020, 2159 UTC »
2159 Fair overall quality.  Noise and lower strength signal.  Playing MOR music.
2201 Grandpa just got run over by a reindeer.

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« Last Edit: December 23, 2020, 2202 UTC by Ron Hunsicker »
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2020, 2200 UTC »
Tuned in at 2159utc, heard a bit of very weak music under slightly elevated noise level,
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2020, 2204 UTC »
2204 - Music just above the noise in Eastern Mass
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Re: Radio Nova 6930 USB 2137 UTC 23 Dec 2020
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2020, 2226 UTC »
2226 hearing it here in Denver, SIO 121.
2231 nice peak, SIO 333 now
2232 bit of CW then SSTV


(signal's taken a nosedive... I heard something after the SSTV but now I hear nothing, 2235 UTC)
« Last Edit: December 23, 2020, 2235 UTC by MDK2 »
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