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Offline textim

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Real Pirate Radio 6925 USB
« on: January 10, 2009, 2333 UTC »
Came on about 2308 playing Reveille on bugle.
2312 - C.W. McCall - Convoy
2315 - RPR ID into Steely Dan - FM
2320 - Reveille again, into The Clash - Rock the Casbah
2324 - RPR ID with QSL info

SIO 232 in central NC.  Weak but mostly audible.

Thanks RPR!

« Last Edit: January 10, 2009, 2338 UTC by textim »
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Re: Real Pirate Radio 6925 USB
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 2347 UTC »
About 2320z receiving good signal on 6925 USB


at 23:22z  in NC TX    S7 at times and good S/N ratio at the moment


23:25z

"I'm just a *issy little mobile" ...

23:36z

Too weak to copy now

23:52z broadcast continues

End at approx. 2355z


Update:

Clip of some of what was heard here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPdpgdPBZm0

Also:

Heard reveille at about 00:35z again.

« Last Edit: January 11, 2009, 0038 UTC by SWJ »
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Re: Real Pirate Radio 6925 USB
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2009, 0915 UTC »
6925 USB, 1/10/09, 2308-2349 UTC, Real Pirate Radio, several positive IDs, rock music, occasional bugle calls.  SINPO - 34323, good audio, fair signal peaks, some fading to nearly inaudible. Other station ID'd as "Godzilla Radio" occasionally audible during RPR fades.  (N. Central TX - indoor fugloop antenna)

2308z: Bugler playing Reveille
2312z: "Convoy"
2315z: "RPR - Real Pirate Radio" ID
2315z: Steely Dan "FM"
2320z: Reveille on bugle again.
2321z: Clash "Rock the Casbah"
2324z: RPR - Real Pirate Radio ID, QSL to FRN
2325z: Timtron "Piss Weak Little Mobile" song. Sounds very yellowy.
2326z: Journey
2334z: Led Zep "Black Dog"
2338z: RPR ID just barely audible, big fade during Led Zep song.
2342z: Faded, background noise suddenly up.
2349z: "RPR - Real Pirate Radio" ID just audible during fade of Godzilla Radio

mp3 starts with bugling, "Convoy" about 2 minute mark, RPR ID at 5:40 mark: http://www.mediafire.com/?uulmynmmlyi
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