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Author Topic: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026  (Read 3530 times)

myteaquinn

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The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« on: April 12, 2026, 0008 UTC »
0007: Masters of War by Bob Dylan. Strong S7.
0013: Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire.
0015: For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield.
0018: The 'Fish" Cheer/I-feel-like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (Live at Woodstock) by Country Joe McDonald.
0021: Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel.
0035: The Unknown Soldier by The Doors.
0037: Last to Die by Bruce Springsteen.
0044: Lost In a Lost World by The Moody Blues.
0052: Wildest Dreams by Asia.
0059: Civil Defense warning information? Into Say It Isn't True by Jackson Browne.
0140: Station ID by The Cosmonaut System relaying The Crystal Ship. Giving email address for QSL's


Thanks to John Poet and DCtoLight for the station ID.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2026, 0142 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2026, 0009 UTC »
0008 - Very Faint here but can tell its music
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Re: UNID 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2026, 0010 UTC »
0010: JBA
QSL to [email protected] would be greatly appreciated!
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Well, it's come to this: It's midnight and I'm listening to a heavy metal cover version of "The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round" on pirate short wave radio on Sternradio. Is life great, or what!?
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Re: UNID 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2026, 0014 UTC »
0004  'War' - Edwin Starr
0006  'Masters of War' ~ Bob Dylan

0010  "War Is Not The Answer" + ID as The Crystal Ship   :D
into 'Eve of Destruction' ~ Barry McGuire
0014  'For What it's worth' ~ Buffalo Springfield
0017  'Feel like I'm fixing to die RAG' ~ Country Joe McDonald
0020  'Goodnight Saigon'  ~ Billy Joel

"War is not the answer.  You are listening to The Crystal Ship" ID
into
0026  "Get Out of Iraq" ~ Simple Fears
0030  'Waist Deep in the Big Muddy' ~  Pete Seeger
("We were waist deep in the Big Muddy-- the BIG FOOL says to PUSH ON!!")
((YES, I kept misspelling 'waist' as "WASTE" before I corrected it---
must have been some kind of 'Freudian slip'!   LOL))

0033  'The Unknown Soldier' ~  The DOORS
0037  'The Last to Die (for a mistake)"  ~  Bruce Springsteen
0040  "War is not the answer"/TCS ID into "Lost in a lost world" ~ The Moody Blues
0045  "Goodbye Blue Sky" ~ Pink Floyd
0048   "Wildest Dreams"  ~ ASIA
0054 ID and 'Manhattan Project' ~ RUSH
0059--- British cold-war PSA featured in the movie 'Threads'-
"Stay where you are--- fallout can kill.  You are better off in your own home"
0100   'Say it isn't true'  ~ Jackson Browne
0105  'Russians'  ~ Sting  (mid-80's solo work by the lead singer of 'The Police'
"I hope the Russians love their children too")
0109   'ONE TIN SOLDIER'
0113  'Zor and Zam' ~ The MONKEES with Micky Dolenz on lead vocals,
yes, now an extremely obscure album track---
"they gave a war, and nobody came"   

0115  'Lucky Man'  ~  Emerson Lake and Palmer

'Imagine' by John Lennon, and 'Us and them' by Pink Floyd.... going into 0130 UTC...



S-3 to S-4 on Chetek WI SDR, good audio with some T-storm static
http://22303.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/
Better signal here:   http://kiwi.k8bmz.net:8073/


YES, this was MY program for my station 'The Crystal Ship' which I produced more than ten years ago,
but I am not responsible for this particular broadcast of it---
but am extremely grateful for this 'relay' of it at this particular time, which seems extremely appropriate-----!

(so long ago that I couldn't even recall the playlist, but now I am pretty damned proud of it!)


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« Last Edit: April 12, 2026, 0135 UTC by John Poet »

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Re: The Crystal SHip 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2026, 0014 UTC »
0011Z "War is not the Answer - The Crystal Ship" then in to "Eve of Destruction.

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Re: UNID 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2026, 0016 UTC »
0015utc  weak 
Music
For what it's worth
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2026, 0039 UTC »
Station: The Crystal Ship
Listening date: 12 April 2026
Listening time: 00:38 - 00:58 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6959 USB
SINPO: 35232 - 23232
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: 130ft end-fed Antenna
Details of the programme listened to:
  0038 "Last to Die" by Bruce Springsteen
  0041 OM ID as "You are listening to The Crystal Ship."
          "Lost In a Lost World" by The Moody Blues
  0046 "Goodbye Blue Sky" by Pink Floyd
  0049 "Wildest Dreams" by Asia
  0053 OM ID as "You are listening to The Crystal Ship."
  0054 "Manhattan Project" by Rush
  0058

Thank you for your music show.   I enjoyed your music show...

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]
« Last Edit: April 12, 2026, 0058 UTC by DXerKen »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2026, 0042 UTC »
Just even with the noise floor here.
R-390a, WJ-8718, Rohde & Schwarz EK07 and EK56, Siemens E311, 51-J4, R8, IC-7610. All reports are from my radios and antennas at my QTH.  Please QSL to [email protected]   Northwest AL EM64

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2026, 0043 UTC »
S7-8  SIO 444  SINPO 45444

0042 UTC Lost in a Lost World by The Moody Blues
0046 Goodbye Blue Sky by Pink Floyd
0049 Wildest Dreams by Asia
0053 ID into Manhattan Project by Rush
0059 OM talking about atomic risks
0100 Say It Isn't True by Jackson Browne
0106 Russians by Sting

Thanks!!
« Last Edit: April 12, 2026, 0106 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2026, 0045 UTC »
0045 - Lost In a Lost World - The Moody Blues
0046 - Goodbye Blue Sky - Pink Floyd

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2026, 0045 UTC »
0044 "Lost in a Lost World" by The Moody Blues.
Dave in Hamilton, ON Please eQSL to [email protected]

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2026, 0059 UTC »
Good with one of the old "You are tuned to the Crystal Ship" IDs, then '80s pop/new wavish song that I didn't realize was Rush. Great to hear TCS again!
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0101  Good signal here S8.
Receiver: Tecsun S-2200x, JRC NRD-525, 535 and 545, Icom IC-7300, Kiwi2SDR
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2026, 0115 UTC »
0111  'One Tin Soldier (From Billy Jack (1971))' - Brian Potter, Coven & Dennis Lambert, 'Zor and Zam' - The Monkees, 'Lucky Man' - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, ID, 'Imagine' - John Lennon.

S5.  Fairly noisy.

Nice to hear you again Poet!
« Last Edit: April 12, 2026, 0121 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6959 USB 0007 UTC 12 APR 2026
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2026, 0207 UTC »
A reminder from the Cosmic Overlord
for all good Earthbound
to get along and behave.

Thanks for listening! Good evening, Crystal Ship!
This is The Cosmonaut System
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Doppler corrected for Earthbound reception