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Title: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on May 26, 2018, 2217 UTC
2152 Very weak audio, SIO 222?
2253 Now SIO 444 with "Come A Little Bit Closer"
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: PghScanner on May 26, 2018, 2220 UTC
S7 with fading in and out of the noise. Tough copy.

David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
2226 Signal improved. Good audio above the noise floor.
2226 - Sweet - Fox On The Run
2228 - ELO - Mr Blue Sky
0006 - Peaking at S9+ now with very nice audio. Still some fading.
0055 - VORW Signing on.


Thanks for the show
Thanks for the EQSL for 5/19
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: refmo on May 26, 2018, 2239 UTC
S6 with some fades @ 2238 with "Surrender" Cheap Trick.
2244 - "Father And Son" Cat Stevens
2329 - up to S9 now with very good audio, "Up All Night" Beck
2339 - "Wish I Knew You" The Revivalists
2354 - sounds like an old recording of a german numbers station
2358 - "High And Low" Empire Of The Sun
0032 - SSTV's
0047 - SSTV's
0054 - East German anthem ?
0055 - Voice of the Report of the Week
0143 - S8 to S9, "You Got It" Roy Orbison
0220 - SSTV, S9
0224 - "99 Luftballons" Nena
0258 - SSTV's, S9

(https://i.imgur.com/eyvPeG2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6SEiPvm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/stxG7N9.jpg)
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: MDK2 on May 26, 2018, 2255 UTC
Good signal on the K1RA SDR in Virginia. Thanks for the show!

0231 over the past hour or so the signal has been slowly building, and is now a solid if fair copy.
Title: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Skipmuck on May 26, 2018, 2257 UTC
Mostly a weak carrier here during several checks over the last 15 minutes....just a few traces of music  :(
2323 UTC Signal picked up nicely! "Wait By the River"-Lord Huron
2328 UTC "Up All Night"-Beck
2331 UTC "Adventure of a Lifetime"-Coldplay (booming in now at S8!)
2336 UTC "Wish I Knew You"-The Revivalists
2341 UTC "Celebrate"-Dirty Heads
2349 UTC "Va Va Va Voom"-Brett Smiley (S9 +10!)
2353 UTC Bells tolling, into German #s station with "Achtung" breaks and RTTY in the background (I believe this was an East German operation)
2358 UTC "High and Low"-Empire of the Sun
0001 UTC "Outside"-Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding
0005 UTC Toasted white bread with four chickens and a coke......hmmm  ;)
0006 UTC "Get Outta My Way"-Kylie Minogue

(https://i.imgur.com/aX2wN7Y.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/s0Kp9Jt.jpg)

0027 UTC "Right On Track"-Breakfast Club

(https://i.imgur.com/fn2Kdvk.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rPGq3Oo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GPE3agV.jpg)

Repeat of first image, into some kind of national anthem...presumably the East German one from the old days
 Thanks Radio Stasi and thanks Relay Station! Cool show!
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Hunting Pirates on May 26, 2018, 2303 UTC
Signal booming Lima Charlie in W.N.Y.
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: William Hassig on May 26, 2018, 2303 UTC
Tuned in at 2302utc, very poor, hear bits of audio, much static.
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Helicaster on May 26, 2018, 2342 UTC
2341 -  good signal here - Celebrate - The Unlikely Candidates
Slight fading and a few static crashes
2351 - Va va va Voom - Brett Smiley
0011 - 2  SSTVs
0027 - Right on Track - Breakfast Club hitting s 9 + now
0211 - Kraftclub
0213 - Modern Tlaking
S9 with qrm here
0228 - Major Tom - Peter Schilling
Good signal cutting through the qrm very well
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Ct Yankee on May 26, 2018, 2343 UTC
Reception good, just started coming through

2340z Unid rock song
2342z "Momma Can U Hear Me" Solomon Childs. Reception now excellent
If you take requests "Va Va Va Voom" by Brett Smiley, I've got a story about him.
2350z "Va Va Va Voom". So, Brett was 2 years my senior when we attended PS 102 in the blue collar Elmhurst section of the Borough of Queens in NYC.  At age 10 (1965), he was Oliver in the Broadway production of "Oliver Twist". A cast mate of his was THE Davy Jones.  He was dropped from the film as an all English cast was wanted.  He had a garage band that was the school band in '67.  A mutual friend of ours thought we should become the band when Brett graduated from PS 102, so we did. Brett finshed schooling in LA.  Went on to try a solo career in music to be a David Bowie-like persona before Bowie hit it big, he was managed by the Stones' manager.  It sounds like there was career/music/personal mishaps along the way.  Oddly, Smiley died within two days of Bowie.  Last I knew if you checked out the book "Oliver Twist" from the Elmhust Library above the title page in ink was written "Brett Smiley is...."   Thanks for the play :)!
0005z OM & YL talking about chicken to music
0017z Excellent reception continues, unfamiliar with songs.
0024z "Were you crying there?"
0030z Count down from 5.
0035z "Venus" Bananarama
0051z National Anthem of East Germany - "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" - Really enjoyed Radio Stasi!
0055z Time pips to VORW
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: R4002 on May 26, 2018, 2344 UTC
Massive signal, sounds like a local station, peaking at 30db over S9.  Looks like a commercial broadcaster on the waterfall
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: DimBulb on May 26, 2018, 2348 UTC
2347z Great signal in New Hampshire, S9+15
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Markokpik on May 26, 2018, 2354 UTC
2348 Fading in and out with instrumental music

S6 at peaks.
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: TheRelayStation on May 27, 2018, 0007 UTC
thanks gentleman !
i hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend !
i did my best to send out confirmation reports based on the time reported in this forum thread (https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,42699.0.html) from 5/19 to everyone i could obtain an email address from, i hope i didnt make any errors since i did each one individually.
for those of you that did not get the confirmation report for 5/19 and wish to have one, you can send me an email at shortwavepirate@aol.com and i will make you one.
tonight's shows will be two "Stasi" shows and one VORW show as requested by the producers who created them, thanks to you !
edit 1: (im not sure how well the SSTV will work through AM due to phase issues caused by fade but i guess we will see)
edit 2: im currently having some slight power issues, line voltage has been dropping below 240VAC, down to 200VAC several times and hovering around 210VAC, seems to be an issue with the 7.2KV supply to the step-down transformer, kind of annoying watching the power fluctuate all over the place on the ACV-RMS needle meter.
edit 3: props and hats off to powerhouse Wolverine Radio ;)
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Ray Lalleu on May 27, 2018, 0008 UTC
0004 now music (only a carrier at 2327)
0005 M+W duo talking(short), music again
0009 SSTV
0035 "Venus" (not the original)
0132 DX news, recent pirate log
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on May 27, 2018, 0017 UTC
S5 here.  Tough copy with the storm noise
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: hammarhead on May 27, 2018, 0018 UTC
S9+20 signal with great audio into NE Ohio tonight at 0017 UTC. Thanks for the show!!
Title: Re: UNID 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: bandarr3000 on May 27, 2018, 0053 UTC
S9+ in west Michigan
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Andrew Yoder on May 27, 2018, 0102 UTC
Peaking at S9+20. Not much fading & sounds great here!
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Alternative3d on May 27, 2018, 0123 UTC
Booming s9 signal into southern Ontario at 0120. Station ID and announcer reading listeners emails.
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Andrew Yoder on May 27, 2018, 0127 UTC
Signal's pretty good (voice copyable) on the Twente web receiver

Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: steveyoth on May 27, 2018, 0203 UTC
He's about S7 here in Georgia.  Not so strong.
I hope there's another image coming!  I tuned in too late!
I heard him identify as "VORW."
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: noshojones on May 27, 2018, 0205 UTC
0205 Bells Ringing S9 + 10
0238 Doctor Strangelove S9 + 10
0240 Der Kommissar
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Davep on May 27, 2018, 0253 UTC
Just got in from my brutal sevice job - @0253z fair/ good copy with short fades  M and H / popcorn disco copy
300 SSTVs
305 GroBes Rundfunkorchester/ nationalalthymne der Ddr

Thanks THE Relay Station

Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: myteaquinn on May 27, 2018, 0300 UTC
New SSTV image at 0255z.
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: Monophonia on May 27, 2018, 0303 UTC
S9 with noise at websdr.wc8voa.org:8073 VOA museum RX on a cushcraft R7.
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: noshojones on May 27, 2018, 0308 UTC
sstv
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: TheRelayStation on May 27, 2018, 0311 UTC
thanks to everyone for listening and thanks to everyone for posting reports !
thank you to the producers who created their shows for broadcast !
this was a terrific and fun evening !
have a great weekend everyone !
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: RainBrandy on May 27, 2018, 1609 UTC
02.21 UTC SSTV 1 (Stasi Dish)
02.22 UTC SSTV 2 (Sex Is Great)
02.23 UTC Nena - 99 Luftballons
02.26 UTC Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
02.31 UTC Alphaville - Forever Young
02.33 UTC SSTV, same as SSTV 2
02.36 UTC SSTV, same as SSTV 1
02.37 UTC Announcer, a kind of comedy (tent.)
02.40 UTC Falco - Der Kommissar
02.44 UTC Progaganda - Duel
02.49 UTC Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
02.52 UTC M & H - Popcorn (Disco Version)
02.56 UTC ID by OM, countdown by YL
02.57 UTC SSTV 3 (paited diva)
02.59 UTC SSTV 4 (Pirate Operators Relay Network)
03.01 UTC SSTV 5 (Stasi Radio)
03.03 UTC SSTV 6 (Nuclear Bomb outside)
03.04 UTC Grosses Rundfunkorchester Berlin - GDR National Anthem
03.05 UTC Elton John - Solar Prestige A Gammon
03.11 UTC sign off

Great AM signal in NW Germany tonight! SINPO 34433
I made a recording with my Perseus SDR also.
I heartly would appreciate to receive an e-QSL like for the others!
Please send it to my e-maill addy! Thanks for your kind assistance!
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: RainBrandy on May 27, 2018, 1616 UTC
more SSTV pics and my Perseus recording pic!
I was really impressed about the good quality of reception!
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: TheRelayStation on May 27, 2018, 1621 UTC
considering that its AM, i agree.
its much more difficult to get nearly the same results one would get with SSB because AM is very inefficient.
can you imagine if i did broadcast in SSB though ?
i sent you a PM by the way.
i cant find any email on your profile, personal text or signature.
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: MDK2 on May 27, 2018, 1649 UTC
can you imagine if i did broadcast in SSB though ?

I would be interested in seeing how that comes in where I am.
Title: Re: The Relay Station 6880 AM 2152 UTC 26 May 2018
Post by: TheRelayStation on May 27, 2018, 1657 UTC
can you imagine if i did broadcast in SSB though ?

I would be interested in seeing how that comes in where I am.
i may consider it but id have to purchase a new transceiver, one that can be easily modified for at least 10Khz bandwidth for USB/LSB, preferably a "hybrid" one from the 80's/90's, theyre easier to modify and work on than the modern ones of today which are three layer based PCB's with surface mounted components making modifications near impossible, leaving the only option to adjust/modify through the service calibration menu which is often limited in adjustment ranges.
the secondary issue with SSB transmission is many SDR software used for receiving, their filters for low audio frequency is usually cut off at 200Hz and for high frequency, it cant be adjusted more than 4Khz, so transmitting hi-fidelity audio on SSB is only realized if the user is using software that permits an adjustable filter beyond the common restricted limits imposed on most SDR software for SSB.
the current transceiver i use though it is SSB capable, is modified for AM use only and wont work properly for SSB, im an AM guy anyway ;)