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Author Topic: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015  (Read 4790 times)

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The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« on: January 15, 2015, 2327 UTC »
Just signing on now, good signal.
Yes "Changes"
ID at 2343.
« Last Edit: January 15, 2015, 2343 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2015, 2330 UTC »
Peaking at S9+
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2015, 2335 UTC »
S9 into Georgia. "Only time will tell" 2335 UTC

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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2015, 2336 UTC »
S9+5 and sounding great here

0014 "Heartbreak Hotel" ID
0108 more mx now after normal TCS s/off sequence; Yes - "Changes"

Thanks TCS and relay!
« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 0112 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2015, 2337 UTC »
Also with S9 into Northern Kentucky,
A few deeper fades but overall very strong.

2335 UTC, Asia - Only time will tell
2340 UTC, Def Leppard - Bringing on the heartbreak
2344 UTC, ID - The  Chrystal Ship
2345 UTC, Jackson Browne - Late for the sky
2350 UTC, No Doubt - Don't speak

Thanks for the show TCS.
« Last Edit: January 15, 2015, 2350 UTC by Oliver »
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2015, 2340 UTC »
Very nice S9 Am signal . "Bringing on the Heartbreak"
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2015, 2340 UTC »
SINPO: 44334
"Heartbreak Hotel" Show
Signal varies from S9+15 at peaks to S5

2338 - hearing Asia on freq when I returned from dinner...
2339 - Bringing On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard
2343 - Positive ID by JP as:" This is The Crystal Ship, demonstrating a deliberate
           disregard of the FCC and its' rules. Amen."
2349 - Don't Speak - No Doubt
2353 - I Can't Live - Harry Nilsson
2357 - ID, E-Mail addy given...
0001 - I Wish I Were Blind -Bruce Springsteen (Thanks JP)
0006 - UNID Tom Petty tune
0012 - Don't Expect Me to Be your Friend - Lobo
0014 - ID by JP: "You've checked into the Heartbreak Hotel on the Crystal Ship"
0014 - Stone Cold - Rainbow
0031 - Positive ID by JP as:" This is The Crystal Ship, demonstrating a deliberate
           disregard of the FCC and its' rules. Amen."
0031 - E-Mail addy by YL
0033 - Ad for a strange animal dating website... lol
0036 - Love Hurts - Nazareth
0040 - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf
0044 - Winner Takes It All - Abba
0050 - ID by JP
0050 - Burning Heart - Vandenberg

....... - faded out...
....... - faded back up a bit to S3...
0115 - Only Time Will Tell - Asia
.......
0124 - S/Off

Thanks for the Show tonight.
Was "jonesing" for some action, and you satisfied me.
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« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 0130 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: UNID 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2015, 2343 UTC »
S8 here at 2330 UTC tune in with "Changes"-Yes in progress. Very nice audio but lots of selective fading, so I switched to USB.
2333 UTC "Only Time Will Tell"-Asia
2337 UTC "You're Bringing On the Heartbreak"-Def Leppard
2342 UTC ID...."The Crystal Ship, demonstrating a deliberate disregard for the ????", music, then "You've checked in to the Heartbreak Hotel...The Crystal Ship...TCS relay network"
2345 UTC UNID Jackson Browne tune
2353 UTC "Without You"-Harry Nilsson
2356 UTC Tarzan yell, "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum"...email address..."Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" clip from Gone With the Wind
0101 UTC UNID Bruce Springsteen tune(hmmm, looks like ByteBORG asked the same question and already got an answer!)
0013 UTC ID, then "Stone Cold"-Rainbow
0018 UTC UNID tune (signal starting to drop a bit and deeper fades)
0023 UTC "Which Way You Going Billy"-Poppy Family
0030 UTC "Deliberately disregarding the authority of the FCC and it's rules", Amen, "We don't want pioneers with good taste, we want pioneers that taste good", "Can't resist looking for the Crystal Ship", email address, then animal fun.
0035 UTC "Love Hurts"-Nazareth
0039 UTC "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"-Meatloaf
0043 UTC "Winner Takes It All"-Abba
0049 UTC JP with ID's, into UNID Rock ballad
0054 UTC "Here Without You"-3 Doors Down
0058 UTC "Heart of the Matter"-Don Henley
0103 UTC Audio Clip , then ID by JP "You are tuned to the Crystal Ship....blue state republic", QSL address, "Get your damn hands off her"
0104 UTC "We Want the World"-Ramones
0106 UTC End of program, which seems to be repeating as I hear "Changes" by Yes at 0109!

Thanks for the program tonight JP! Haven't heard this one in it's entirety before. There has been a bit of a drought on the airwaves since New Years...much appreciated! :)
« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 0112 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2015, 2351 UTC »
Great signal tonight, +20 / S9 PLUS!!

Thanks for the show. HNY
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2015, 0015 UTC »
S9 signal, good audio into Kentucky.  "Stone Cold" by Rainbow @ 0015.
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2015, 0016 UTC »
sounds like Foreigner at 0014.  but, after seeing above post, it's definitely "stone cold."  deep fades here with signal at S8 to +5.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 0018 UTC by S. McArdle »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2015, 0029 UTC »
0027 utc listen @ SDR WebRX Kensington 

s7 8 peaking
some interfering ssb - not real problem!

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2015, 0034 UTC »
Catching The Crystal Ship sailing here also with a solid S9 and peaks to S15 doing there Heartbreak Hotel Show. ID at 0013. Heard tunes by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Rainbow, Lobo and others. Thanks for the show JP and the Relayer for the broadcast. :)

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2015, 0048 UTC »
Tune in at 0034 with ID, songs by Meat Loaf and Abba followed S-8/9, the usual nice audio.
Pleasant listening after a barren week.
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6925.6 AM 2327 UTC 15 Jan 2015
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2015, 0101 UTC »
05:56 Just tuned in. Killer Signal peaking at S10+ and super nice audio! (some of the best from TCS)
00:59 new song Don Henley - Heart of the Matter -
01:03 Movie clip Humphrey Bogart with reverb ID followed short clip from JAWS
01:20-01:25 music was fading as signal took a dive here... off?

Thanks for the Show TCS, relay, and Mr. Poet!
« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 0131 UTC by RCCI »
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