TCS 6876 AM 2353 UTC 14 Apr 2016

[ChrisSmolinski]

Just signing on now.

[JohnS]

The Crystal Ship on 6876 AM @ 2352 APR 14
On now opening with "The International"
Fair signal.

Station ID @2355.

Dramatic signal improvement here @ 0028.

[MDK2]

2357 Almost completely inaudible unfortunately, but hopefully will improve as the broadcast goes on.
0001 Kansas "Carry On My Wayward Son" briefly surfacing, then fading and coming back. Improvement!
0008 BTO "Let it Ride."
0013 Judas Priest "You Got Another Thing Coming"
         Signal now pretty consistently audible, still fading out sometimes. I'm going to guess that this is what you guys mean by "S2" or "S3."
0018 The Boss "No Surrender"
0022 Autograph "Turn Up the Radio"
         Copy is a bit rougher again.
0027 Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing"\
        I think I detect a theme...
0030 Steely Dan "Do It Again"
0036 Mudcrutch "Scare Easy" (new music for me)
0040 YL and OM, The Crystal Ship ID, voices continued for a couple of minutes.
0043 Dokken "Breaking the Chains"
        Copy is now about as rough as it was for me at 0000, noise with the occasional half second of audible music.
0047 "You are listening to..." [became inaudible] into new metal song (turns out to be "Unchained" Van Halen)
0050 The Who "I'm Free"
0053 YL Crystal Ship station ID
0054 OM, too faint to make out.
0056 The Who "Magic Bus"
0059 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
        Signal drops are sometimes enough to sound like TCS is off, but it resurfaces to let me know it is not.
0103 38 Special "Rockin' into the Night"
0107 Springsteen again, "Born to Run"
0112 YL, presumably station ID but I couldn't make it out. OM with lute or something. Into Jackson Browne "Running on Empty"
0117 OM, station ID, into Boston "Don't Look Back"
0124 OM with email (tcsshortwave@gmail.com) and I think he sang "good night ladies"
0125 Ramones "We Want the Airwaves"
0128 OFF

Thanks for the show!

[JoeFLIPS]

2356- music right at the S3-4 noise level some S5 peaks
2357- TCS ID
2359- "Carry On My Wayward Son" Kansas  
0004- rock tune OM vocals
0008- "Let It Ride" BTO
0012- "You've Got Another Thing Coming" Judas Priest
0020- Bruce Springsteen tune
0024- "Turn Up The Radio" Autograph
0025- TCS ID into "Been Caught Stealing" Jane's Addiction
0030- "Do It Again" Steely Dan
0038- song by Tom Petty I think S7 peaks now
0039- Tarzan yelling soundbyte into TCS ID by YL voice
0040- bestiality dot com parody ad
0043- "Breaking The Chains" Dokken

 Thanks for the show tonight TCS!  

[Dr. Strangelove]

S9 here in Bama but the qrn level is through the roof.

[ByteBORG]

S5

2358 - Positive ID by OM as: "The Crystal Ship Shortwave Relay Network'
2358 - Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
0006 - Keep Pushing - REO Speedwagon
0009 - Let It Ride - BTO
0013 - You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest

[Ct Yankee]

moderate signal

2359z Kansas "Carry on my wayward son"

[Skipmuck]

S5 here with fades amidst moderate band noise this evening at 0008 UTC with "Let It Ride"-BTO
0012 UTC YL and OM with ID
(Darn...tough copy this evening )
0030 UTC "Do It Again"-Steely Dan
0054 UTC Signal picking up here now
0056 UTC "Magic Bus"-Who
0108 UTC "Born to Run"-Bruce Springsteen
0125 UTC "We Want the Airwaves"-Ramones
0128 UTC OFF

Thanks JP! Signal got better and better right up to the end!

[slowtrain]

 Just came in from mowing the yard since they are predicting rain tomorrow, listening to the Crystal Ship tonight hearing Turn up the Radio can not remember the group but signal is not ideal tonight here in South Carolina some noise on the frequency tonight and some static clashes too but we will enjoy no matter what! Thanks for the show!!!!  Do it again by Steely Dan. Signal strength is good around plus 8 here! A ID by young female 00:40UTC and hearing John Poet too! Doing a radio ad for Pirate radio cafe at 00:55UTC! Magic Bus by The Who! Heavy Metal by Don Felder have not heard this in many many years!! Great song!! Rocking into the Night by 38 Special, Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen at 01:09 UTC. Signal has improve in the last few minutes! Jackson Browne Running on Empty and now hearing Boston Don't look back! We want the airwaves by the Ramones at 01:28UTC! Sounds like he is gone at 01:30UTC!

[refmo]

S8 and sounding good @ 0031 with Steely Dan.

[oly1959]

Catching The Crystal Ship sailing in here at a S7-8 and great audio with ID at 2358. Peaks hitting S9+ at times with some fading.
2358 TCS ID
2358 "Carry On Our Wayward Son"
0004 "Keep Pushin"
0008 "Let It Ride"
0012 TCS ID "Unchained"
0012 "Another Thing Coming"
0017 "No Surrender"
0021 Turn Up The Radio
0023-signal tanked and faded out and has not come back 
Thanks for the show anyway John and Relayer! Good while it lasted!

[skeezix]

0038Z Not hearing any audio, just a hint of carrier in SSB.
0053Z 45544 S7 ID. Plus "Commander Bunny" clip talking about Free Radio Café.
0055Z 35534 S7 The Who "Magic Bus"
0058Z Fade out and loss of signal.
0108Z 15521 S5 Right at the noise level. Can hear slight bits of audio, but nothing recognizable.
0121Z 45534 S7 Boston "Don't Look Back"  Signal came way up.
0124Z 25523 S5 ID + QSL information
0125Z 25523 S5 Ramones "We Want The Airwaves"
0128Z Off air.



_{Yaesu FT-847 with PA0RDT Mini-Whip}

[chucks]

TCS has good signal in here tonight solid S9 and some of the good old music

He always has a good show.

ChuckS

[Rafman]

0104z "Rocking in to the Night"

s3-5 faint copy... [condx]