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Author Topic: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024  (Read 858 times)

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The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« on: December 22, 2024, 2301 UTC »
6959.5 


S-8   weak audio
Christmas songs
Old news broadcast  (uso)

OTA 2358 UTC
« Last Edit: December 22, 2024, 2358 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2024, 2304 UTC »
2302 UTC "He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother" by Neil Diamond.
2306 UTC OM talking about the USO family and Vietnam info.
2307 UTC "Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582" by Ton Koopman.
2308 UTC OM with Vietnam speech.
2311 UTC "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison.
2315 UTC "Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock" by The Hollyridge Strings.
2351 UTC "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens.
2355 UTC "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.
2357 Off.

Thanks for tonight's show!

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« Last Edit: December 22, 2024, 2358 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2024, 2305 UTC »
I have the carrier only with no audio.  Carrier is a fair signal,
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2024, 2310 UTC »
S3 carrier, no audio.
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2024, 2315 UTC »
Broadcaster: The Cosmonaut System
Listening date: 22 December 2024 (UTC)
Listening time: 23:10 to 23:58 UTC time
Frequency: 6959.3 KHz
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Ohio (USA)
Receiver used: kiwiSDR Ohio (USA)
Antenna used: 6BTV
Details of the programme listened to:
2310 UTC George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (Live)“
2315 "Hollyridge Strings - Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock
2320 News


For more information about my listening listen to the audio in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/03x81qq7c75h3blc8o9jt/UNID-6960-KHZ-2310-0000-UTC-22-12-2024.mp3?rlkey=2vkcw3v2fxvt7s1y191fo2ctb&st=4f21wovq&dl=0

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: laradioymuchomas@gmail.com

Merry Christmas friends.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2024, 1405 UTC by J. Carlos Pérez Montero »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2024, 2319 UTC »

2318 Music heard at sporadic peaks
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2024, 2321 UTC »
2317: Weak signal on a noisy band tonight. Sounds like a news broadcast. I have it on 6959.3 AM.
2330: Football scores? A lot of numbers being mentioned.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2024, 0145 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2024, 2323 UTC »
S9 with the Tustin, MI KiwiSDR.

2322 UTC-OM speaking
2358 UTC-OFF
« Last Edit: December 22, 2024, 2358 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2024, 2334 UTC »
2332 UTC S5 carrier with moderate fading and noise...At peaks I'm hearing an OM talking
2336 UTC Music now
2352 UTC Just had a fair fadeup with "Everything Is Beautiful"-Ray Stevens
2354 UTC A YL announcer, followed by "Sound of Silence"-Simon & Garfunkel (S7 peaks with weak, but clear audio)
2358 UTC OFF...no carrier noted

Thank you for posting the ID/QSL picture! Looking forward to hearing more of this back from my high school days !
« Last Edit: December 23, 2024, 0354 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2024, 2339 UTC »

2339 - Just a carrier at my QTH
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2024, 2342 UTC »
S9+ carrier but low audio and noisy conditions

2340 OM - mention of trillion $ economy
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2024, 2346 UTC »
2345 - Faint audio coming through at times
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2024, 2350 UTC »
SINPO=34333

2348- Strong carrier and weak audio. OM speaking, then music briefly, and now YL speaking. Some recorded program, like news or commentary?
2350- Sounds like Christmas music.
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2024, 2353 UTC »
S8 signal but extremely low audio. "Everything is Beautiful" at 2352 UTC.
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Re: The Cosmonaut System 6959.3 AM 2300 UTC 22 DEC 2024
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2024, 2356 UTC »
S2-3  SIO 222  SINPO 25242

2355 UTC Audio Music barely above the noise level

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