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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013  (Read 2326 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« on: October 01, 2013, 2344 UTC »
Just signing on now with the Soviet (or is that Russian?) Anthem.  Very copy here, weak signal, and the audio sounds distorted? Tough to tell.

6924.647 or so. I'm trying to receive in USB.  "Special Time Warp Show"

« Last Edit: October 01, 2013, 2345 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 2346 UTC »
its coming in here clearer then ever in south jersey- S 20!!!- my precise location is 5 miles east of philly. Using my grundig 750 on this one.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 2352 UTC »
Has been picking up in the last few minutes; heavy pesc QRM.  Sounds like Old Time Radio.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2013, 2353 UTC »
2354z Fibber McGee and Molly episode, S8 in NH
0041z SSTV (missed it) and off
« Last Edit: October 02, 2013, 0041 UTC by DimBulb »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2013, 2356 UTC »
Noisy S9 here. Not the usual RFW signal, perhaps a relay?

2350, dialog in progress
2355, swing music interlude of "Fascinatin' Rhythm"
2357, dialog
0010, end credits of Fibber McGee episode from 1945    ---noise subsiding, still S9---
0011, ID, email addy, "time warp back to 1944"
0013, Johnson's Wax presents Fibber McGee & Molly (1944)
0020, swing music interlude
0022, dialog
0037, Fibber end credits, DJ gab, ID
0038, SSTV tones to 0040, and... ---off---

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« Last Edit: October 02, 2013, 0042 UTC by Mentholyptus »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2013, 0001 UTC »
S5 here at 0000 sounds like comedy radio >
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2013, 0004 UTC »
Pretty good at 2350, but faded to almost nothing at 0000... :(
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2013, 0046 UTC »
Indeed, this was relay station. Thanks PRB relays! WE will make special relay identifier for you to use in the future. Damn pescs are like HF cockroaches. They are blasting through with all they got to keep hold on 6925.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2013, 0049 UTC by Dick Weed »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2013, 0048 UTC »
That will be great Comrade!!!

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6925 AM 2343 UTC 1 Oct 2013
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2013, 1811 UTC »
Heard RFW very loud on Tecsun 660 portable and whip while on fishing trip about 1 hour SW of Halifax. Amazing signal. Mentholyptus reports doing this all the time on her Tecsun 660, but first time I have heard anything this loud on 6925 or vicinity.

Listened to Fibber McGee and Molly broadcast, final ID and SSTV scan.

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