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Author Topic: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am  (Read 1974 times)

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Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« on: May 09, 2012, 0117 UTC »
hearing ID through difficult noise with female qsl instructions at 01:15utc, simulated adverts afterward. SIO 212 from New Smyrna Beach FL getting a weak capture for posting in a few minutes.

Tarzan call at :21 past hour and add'l Crystal Ship ID.
« Last Edit: May 09, 2012, 0121 UTC by corq »
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Re: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 0118 UTC »
Got them about S8 here with lots of static crashes.
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Re: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 0122 UTC »
TCS relay, 6900.6am, 5-9-12, SINPO 25432
Fairly weak signal, but the noise level is fairly low tonight.

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Re: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 0140 UTC »
just a detectable carrier on 6900.5 up here :(

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Re: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2012, 0204 UTC »
Weak but clear, bad noise on the low side of 6900, so could only use the USB AM synch on the E1. rock mx, full ID and email address
given at 0153 tcsshortwave@gmail.com. Signed off at 0157. SIO: 232
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Re: Crystal Ship Relay 6900am
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2012, 2105 UTC »
SDR recording catch: Carrier came up at 0059, audio started at 0101. Mostly S7 to S8 signal strength, moderate t-storm static.
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