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Author Topic: R. Sovereign 6318 AM 0658 utc 16 oct 2018  (Read 983 times)

Offline Ray Lalleu

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R. Sovereign 6318 AM 0658 utc 16 oct 2018
« on: October 16, 2018, 0702 UTC »
on 6318,0 very weak
0658 fading in and out, Shadows
1131 Tamla sound, Four Tops ?, very weak, pescadores  6320 USB
1430 early 60's ?, 1432 jingle 'remember', music, very weak, 1442
1529 rock, hard rock show, but pescadores on 6320 USB
1541 rap
« Last Edit: October 16, 2018, 1542 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
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Re: R. Sovereign 6318 AM 0658 utc 16 oct 2018
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2018, 2050 UTC »
still on 6318,0 weak, to very weak, noisy, atmos
2042 music, seems fading down with the night, 2048 jingle (no copy, still no real ID today)
2048 Supertramp, 2050
2110 some music, hard to sort from the mud now, 2112 guessing "Funkytown"
2135 even the carrier is hard to check now
2142 some audio back from nowhere... but can't give any detail
2146 only can say the carrier is here
« Last Edit: October 16, 2018, 2147 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
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Radio Sovereign 6318 AM 2210 UTC October 16, 2018
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2018, 2122 UTC »
2120 UTC Getting some threshold audio now but too weak to ID the tune....best in USB here due to some static buzzing ute on the low side
2132 UTC Signal up a bit and I think I hear "Light My Fire"-Jose Feliciano?
2138 UTC "Everybody's Talkin"-Harry Nilsson  :)
2141 UTC "War Baby"-Tom Robinson (Per Shazam)
2144 UTC "Hey Little Girl"-Ice House (Per Shazam)
2149 UTC "Who Needs Love Like That"-Erasure (Per Shazam)
(Signal is right at the noise floor with some fade ups)
2153 UTC "Loves Me Like A Rock"-Paul Simon
2154 UTC "The Show Must Go On"-Three Dog Night
2157 UTC "Green Eyed Lady"-Sugarloaf
2201 UTC Possibly a jingle ID?, into "Just Got Lucky"-Jo Boxers (Per Shazam)
2207 UTC "Never Can Say Goodbye"-The Communards (Per Shazam)
2210 UTC "What About Love"-Heart
2214 UTC "Rhiannon"-Fleetwood Mac
2217 UTC "Beg, Steal, or Borrow"-The New Seekers (Per Shazam)
2220 UTC "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"-Natalie Cole
2222 UTC "Lily The Pink"-The Scaffold (Per Shazam)
(Signal dropped down a bit deep into the noise....haven't been able to ID a song since 2222 UTC)
Has an email address been given out for Radio Sovereign?

Thanks for the broadcast Radio Sovereign! If you see my posting here I would be thankful for a QSL or email confirmation! Hope to hear you again!  :)

Checked back on my recording and there is a clear "Radio Sovereign" singing jingle ID at 2201 UTC after "Green Eyed Lady"  :)

Fascinating article about the original Radio Sovereign at this link http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/Sovereign_UK/Sovereign_UK.html
« Last Edit: October 17, 2018, 0007 UTC by Skipmuck »
QSL's to poorbrookking >at< aol.com are greatly appreciated! All reception and postings using My radio, my antenna, and generally in real time(excluding posting of SSTV pics and recordings).
QTH:Springfield, MA
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Re: R. Sovereign 6318 AM 0658 utc 16 oct 2018
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2018, 2157 UTC »
2157 Getting some audio now
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Re: Radio Sovereign 6318 AM 2210 UTC October 16, 2018
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2018, 2055 UTC »
2120 UTC Getting some threshold audio now but too weak to ID the tune....best in USB here due to some static buzzing ute on the low side
2132 UTC Signal up a bit and I think I hear "Light My Fire"-Jose Feliciano?
2138 UTC "Everybody's Talkin"-Harry Nilsson  :)
2141 UTC "War Baby"-Tom Robinson (Per Shazam)
2144 UTC "Hey Little Girl"-Ice House (Per Shazam)
2149 UTC "Who Needs Love Like That"-Erasure (Per Shazam)
(Signal is right at the noise floor with some fade ups)
2153 UTC "Loves Me Like A Rock"-Paul Simon
2154 UTC "The Show Must Go On"-Three Dog Night
2157 UTC "Green Eyed Lady"-Sugarloaf
2201 UTC Possibly a jingle ID?, into "Just Got Lucky"-Jo Boxers (Per Shazam)
2207 UTC "Never Can Say Goodbye"-The Communards (Per Shazam)
2210 UTC "What About Love"-Heart
2214 UTC "Rhiannon"-Fleetwood Mac
2217 UTC "Beg, Steal, or Borrow"-The New Seekers (Per Shazam)
2220 UTC "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"-Natalie Cole
2222 UTC "Lily The Pink"-The Scaffold (Per Shazam)
(Signal dropped down a bit deep into the noise....haven't been able to ID a song since 2222 UTC)
Has an email address been given out for Radio Sovereign?

Thanks for the broadcast Radio Sovereign! If you see my posting here I would be thankful for a QSL or email confirmation! Hope to hear you again!  :)

Checked back on my recording and there is a clear "Radio Sovereign" singing jingle ID at 2201 UTC after "Green Eyed Lady"  :)

Fascinating article about the original Radio Sovereign at this link http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/Sovereign_UK/Sovereign_UK.html

Hey Skipmuck.

Wow thats some log :) Brilliant. Much appreciated. Working on the first Sovereign QSL card at the minute so will pop one off to you as soon as.

Cheers.
Radio Sovereign 1494 AM

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Re: R. Sovereign 6318 AM 0658 utc 16 oct 2018
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2018, 2105 UTC »
Hi Tony D! Wow! That is awesome! It is always a thrill to hear a new station from across the big pond! Good to see you on the HFU and THANKS!  :)
QSL's to poorbrookking >at< aol.com are greatly appreciated! All reception and postings using My radio, my antenna, and generally in real time(excluding posting of SSTV pics and recordings).
QTH:Springfield, MA
JRC NRD-515 with 43 meter half wave dipole into MFJ 949E Versa Tuner: also Grove SP-200 & SONY 2010's

 

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