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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: Zoidberg on August 28, 2015, 0112 UTC

Title: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: Zoidberg on August 28, 2015, 0112 UTC

Carrier popped up around 0045z.  Just barely audible, hearing bits and pieces of '80s rock, Cure "Just Like Heaven", Tom Petty & HB "The Waiting".
0115z: The Crystal Ship Relay Network ID
0118z: Scorpions "No One Like You"
0124z: Donnie Iris "Ah Leah"
0135z: Peaking again after faded for several minutes, Belinda Carlisle "I Get Weak"

As of 0118z, SINPO=23332, just strong enough during peaks to copy familiar music and IDs.

Battling steady intermittent beeping tone that's nearly always audible around 6875 this year.

0207z: Just barely audible again after long fade-out.  Moody Blues "I know you're out there somewhere" and TCS ID.
0235z: Harry Nilsson "Without You"
0310z: Roxette "Fading Like a Flower" - never heard this one before, ID'd from a Google lyric search during a signal peak.
0325z: Meat Loaf, two outta three slices ain't bad.  One outta three = food poisoning.

Unusual conditions, I'm betting on gray line peak.  TCS and OTR stronger than usual, while local pesquitoes on 6900 LSB were barely audible.  Likewise the two aviation weather freqs I check daily for a rough gauge of conditions flip-flopped: 6754 Trenton was stronger than usual, while 6604 NY was weaker.  Then both resumed usual patterns after 0200 UTC.

Title: Re: Unid 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: KMD3HR on August 28, 2015, 0113 UTC

May be the TCS relay...but cant pull them out tonight...too noisy.
Looks like propogation favorable to the south, but cant pull it out here in VA.
Did here a carrier @ 00:45.
Thanks JP for heads up on the show

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: blw on August 28, 2015, 0117 UTC

Very loud and very good!!!! Great signal in SAM.

0130 utc with S9 + signal. Very good audio. Some noise getting past noise reduction, but conditions get better by the minute. Really good right now.

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: ChrisLobdell on August 28, 2015, 0119 UTC

Nothing here 0118  >:( Band pretty dead tonite.

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: textim on August 28, 2015, 0124 UTC

Good signal on a very noisy band tonight.

Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! at 0122z. 

Thanks JP!

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: Rafman on August 28, 2015, 0129 UTC

0126z "Street of Dreams" Rainbow
0130z ID w/email, "Thunder Road" Springsteen

s7-8 w/mod-hvy static

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: Lee49 on August 28, 2015, 0138 UTC

Nothing in NY.

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: Lee49 on August 28, 2015, 0145 UTC

It is trying to come through but continues to be weak and noisy.
In South/central NY.
Icom r 75 with eavesdropper antenna.

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on August 28, 2015, 1616 UTC

Just the faintest of a carrier here.

Title: Re: The Crystal Ship via Relay Network 6876 AM 28 Aug 2015 0045z
Post by: ByteBORG on August 28, 2015, 2151 UTC

Unbelievably bad conditions!!
Nothing noted on the overnight recording during the times
noted by others. No carrier, no nuthin'...
:(