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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024  (Read 1806 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« on: March 17, 2024, 2134 UTC »
2133 Just signed on, music. SIO 444
2135 OM speaking, RFW sign on music - I hope this is Dickweed's long promised all Polka show!
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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2024, 2136 UTC »
S7 SIO: 444
2136 - Sounds Like DJ Dickweed signing on
2141 - "Losers" - Youngtones
2143 - "Hallways" - The Nues

2246 - "Our Walls" - Johnny Burgos & Jeremy Page
2301 - "Easier Said Than Done" - The Sacred Souls
2335 - Dickweed is still Rock'in! w/ "One More Time" - Sorensen
« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2337 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2024, 2137 UTC »
2136 Music, choppy audio, distorted?
2138 DW on the mic, audio good.
2146 ID.
2150 DW with song run down.
2111 IDs.
2249 Song and station IDs from DW.
« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2250 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2024, 2144 UTC »
Sounding wonderful here as usual. S9+ sig on my indoor loop.

Thanks for the great show!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2024, 2148 UTC »
Live stream is available for you here: https://radiofreewhatever.mixlr.com/events/3261771

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« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2151 UTC by Dick Weed »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2024, 2153 UTC »
S2-3 here in WREC ville  :P

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2024, 2153 UTC »
2153 UTC

S 9

MUSIC
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2024, 2157 UTC »
2157 UTC S4, Audio just coming out of the noise using my SDR direct
2157 Our Love by Samm Henshaw
2158 Radio Free Whatever ID then back to music.
2158 Take My Nirvana by Pvris
2200 Hell You Call A Dream by The Warning
Thanks for the program
« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2213 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2024, 2204 UTC »
2203 - Hearing music, good signal from RFW. Your signal into my NYC shack is S5.

Thanks for the show DJDW!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2024, 2212 UTC »
I have it with a good signal.  Thanks DJ Dickweed for the nice after dinner music.   
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2024, 2225 UTC »
(My first post - just registered.)
Radio Free Whatever - Good signal into Carroll County, MD.
Radio is Icom IC-756PROII, unfortunately, antenna is only a random wire around the ceiling of my listening post (maybe 50').

> Thanks for the on-air shout-out at 22:33 - nice to be here.  ;D

« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2240 UTC by n5std »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2024, 2228 UTC »
2227 utc SIO444 direct
Music 🎶 🎵    I tuned in late
Thanks for show!!
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2024, 2230 UTC »
Music at 2227z. SIO 333. ~S4 via KiwiSDR 2 and 31' vertical. Moderate static crashing, but otherwise generally copyable.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2024, 2240 UTC »
Barely in to Fort Smith AR, but getting stronger @ 2240z. Mostly got a "squirrely" that is drifting up and down the 6950 range.

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Probably a spiked iced tea somewhere close
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2133 UTC 17 MAR 2024
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2024, 2248 UTC »
on 6950 USB     direct
2248 music barely heard, 2249 talking (no copy), 2251 music

2351 better now, but stormy-noisy, with some noise burts, unk. music
« Last Edit: March 17, 2024, 2353 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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