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Author Topic: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013  (Read 3766 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Tuned in to hear some music, HPRS ID by an OM, and then into "We Got The Beat" by The Go-Go's
S9 here.
I hope Fansome is listening.
0018 TCS ID
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0018 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2014, 0008 UTC »
<g> Decent into GA at 0007. S8. Some Peskie talking over the music.

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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2014, 0008 UTC »
S8 when I tuned in slightly past the hour. HPRS ID then into the GoGo's and the Cars, "Touch and Go",
Falco "Der Kommissar.

0029z - TCS ID via TCS relay network
0057z - Thomas Dolby - Blinded Me with Science - still S8
0138z - S7

Nice show - thanks very much TCS and HPRS

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« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0139 UTC by Zane »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2014, 0009 UTC »
00:08 hearing song Signal a nice S7 here
00:27 80's music song Don't You Want Me Baby
00:29 ID Male OP "You're listening to the 80's sound from the Crystal Ship via High Plaines Relay Service
00:42 Female announcer ID (extemely clear)
00:54 song Whip It - Devo - (nice audio!)
00:58 another 80's song - signal peak of S9+ but very steady at S7-8
01:24 still going strong!


Thanks for the Show! TCS & HPRS!
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0127 UTC by RCCI »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2014, 0009 UTC »
Hearing the same here at S7-S8.  Nice audio.

0030 in from pushing around the snowthrower to hear "I Ran" and "In Cars"

Thanks TCS and also HPRS!
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0036 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2014, 0010 UTC »
clear here at 0009z guitar solo now
clean audio - the cure? cars (touch & go)
s7 or so
0012z new tune
now 0016 up to s9 some fading
Crystal Ship via hprs id 0018z
0035z gary neuman cars
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0035 UTC by fpeconsultant »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2014, 0010 UTC »
Nice s 7 signal tonight"Touch and Go ' The Cars
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2014, 0011 UTC »
S6 here and fairly decent audio.  Details same as others have already posted.
S7 and better audio @ 0016 with "Der Kommissar".
'The 80s Sound and TCS ID @ 0018z and into "Love My Way".
Still S7 to S8 @ 0143z with some fading. "To Live and Die in LA"
Thanks for the show.
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0144 UTC by refmo »
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Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2014, 0017 UTC »
Tuned in at 0015 UTC to a familiar 80's pop tune...fair to good signal here.
0018 ID...Relay Service of the Crystal Ship!
0026 Don't You Want Me Baby-Human League
{Bouncing around here from 6935 to 6950 and my computer which is in another room becuase of 19.2 KHZ spaced whiny QRM...a pirate at a time per time slot please...LMAO}
0029 ID
0041-Comedy Skit regarding taboo subject matter, then something about Commander Bunny.
0054 "Whip It"-Devo{Signal really good here!}
0057{It took me a google search, but I found it after 3 tries} "She Blinded Me With Science"-Thomas Dolby
0012 "Tainted Love"-Soft Cell {Still fair to good signal here}
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0115 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2014, 0023 UTC »
Tuned in at 0020utc, fair sig, music from 1980's, R-2000 & dipole. 0033utc song "I ran so far away".
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0034 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2014, 0028 UTC »
Good signal into Ontario with Human League song.
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2014, 0029 UTC »
TCS ID at 0029 UTC and then into Flock of Seagulls. S6 signal.
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2014, 0037 UTC »
S7 and sounding good here in AL!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2014, 0039 UTC »
 S9 signal into NE Ohio on the HQ-180 tonight
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Re: TCS via High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2014, 0047 UTC »
The Crystal Ship via High Plains Relay Service per others reports, 1-19-14, 0045-0111, 6.950U, sigs at S3-5, 0045 talk of pirate radio qsl's....free radio cafe.com....at 0046...S3-5...."you're listening to 80's.....ID....."song, "video killed the radio star"  down in the noise now at 0053.  "she blinded me with science" at 0057 down in the noise.  can still detect programming at 0104 but it's very weak...not good reception tonite on this one. a tad stronger now at 0111.
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 0314 UTC by S. McArdle »
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