The Crystal Ship 6850.5 AM 2340 UTC 18 Jan 2015

[ChrisSmolinski]

"Age Of Aquarius", S9 signal.

[ByteBORG]

S9 to S10 overall - S9+25 at peaks - S7 at lows
Thanks for the heads-up, JP.
"Flower Power Show"

2340 - Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
2342 - Age Of Aquarius - 5th Dimension
2347 - Live For Today - Grass Roots
2350 - Going to San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
2352 - Positive ID by JP as: "The Crystal Ship" - "...total disregard for you know who... Amen..."
2356 - Along Comes Mary - The Association
2359 - Eight Miles High - The Byrds
19 Jan 2015
0002 - Journey to  the Centre of Your Mind - Amboy Dukes
0006 - ID by JP
0007 - White Wabbit - Jefferson Airplane
0009 - Too Much To Dream Last Night - Electric Prunes
0012 - Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
0015 - Venus - Shocking Blue
0018 - UNID talk YL & OM - sound clip - "paid for by  the coalition...."
0019 - ID by JP
0020 - Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In - Kenny Rogers/First Edition
0023 - Picture of Matchstick Men - Status Quo
0026 - Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers
0029 - Hair - The Cowsills
0032 - PSA AD for NORMAL by Willie Nelson - "...turn on, tune in, drop out..."
0032 - Time of the Season - The Zombies
0036 - So Happy Together - The Turtles
0038 - For Your Love - Yardbirds
0041 - Bus Stop - The Hollies
0044 - Positive ID by JP as: "The Crystal Ship" - "...total disregard for you know who... Amen..."
0045 - "equal rights under the law" - "affordable healthcare" - "why aren't you a democrat ?"
0046 - ID by YL
0047 - AD for an Aussie website - "tap a Tasmanian Devil"
0048 - All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
0053 - Groovy Kind of Love
0054 - ID by JP
0054 - Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
0057 - Come On Down To My Boat Baby - Every Mother's Son
.......
0100 - abruptly faded down to the noise floor
           not even painting on the SDR
           Propagation is a Fickle Mistress

Great Show !!
Thanks JP and the Relay Network located somewhere in Upper Borborygmi.

[Skipmuck]

2345 UTC S9 here with "Let The Sunshine"-5th Dimension (In progress at tune in)
2346 UTC "Let's Live For Today"-Grassroots (My first rock concert-1970)
2350 UTC "If You're Going to San Francisco"-Scott McKenzie
2353 UTC JP with friendly statement about the FCC , ID with clip of "White Rabbit", into
"Itchycoo Park"-Small Faces
2356 UTC "Along Comes Mary"-Association
2359 UTC "Eight Miles High"-Byrds
0002 UTC "Journey to the Center of the Mind"-Amboy Dukes (Ted says he never did drugs...hmmm...the album cover depicts bongs )
0006 UTC JP mentions "JT Arthur...The Crystal Ship...TCS shortwave relay network, into
"White Rabbit"-Jefferson Airplane
0009 UTC "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night"-Electric Prunes
0012 UTC "Incense and Peppermint"-Strawberry Alarm Clock (Does anybody remember the movie "Pysch-Out with a young Jack Nicholson and soundtrack by the SAC?)
0015 UTC "Venus"-Shocking Blue
0018 UTC Audio clip of some movie..."Turn on, Tune In, Drop Out"....TCS shortwave relay network"
0019 UTC "What Condition My Condition Is In"-First Edition (Starring Hippy Kenny )
0022 UTC "Pictures of Matchstick Men"-Status Quo
0026 UTC "Green Tambourine"-Lemon Pipers
0029 UTC "Hair"-Cowsills
0032 UTC PSA for "NORML", into "Time of the Season"-Zombies
0035 UTC "Happy Together"-Turtles
0039 UTC "For Your Love"-Yardbirds (I think Eric Clapton played on this track)
0041 UTC "Bus Stop"-Hollies
0044 UTC ID...PSA for "I'm A Democrat"...even John T Arthur can't resist listening to the Crystal Ship...Donner Pass Diner..."there's no sin in loving nature"
0048 UTC "All You Need Is Love"-Beatles
0051 UTC "Groovy Kind of Love"-Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
0054 UTC ID, then "Brown Eyed Girl"-Van Morrison
0057 UTC "Come On Down to My Boat Baby"-Every Mothers Son
0100 UTC ("For Pete's Sake"-Monkees.....thanks JP and Google!)
0102 UTC "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"-Peter, Paul, and Mary
0105 UTC ID..."You are tuned to the Crystal Ship on the TCS shortwave relay network"...email address for QSL... tcsshortwave@gmail.com ...(what is the name of that folksy pirate sounding ditty?)
0107 UTC "We Want the Airwaves"-Ramones
0110 UTC Dragnet clip, the OFF

Finally got the whole show without the band going long on me!!! Thanks JP....been trying to get this for awhile. Hmmm, what was the name of that song at 0100 UTC and who is the artist?

[Markokpik]

6850.5 AM, 2340, 1/18/15.  "Somebody to love," "Age of Aquaris," "Live for Today." Crystal Ship - Flower Power broadcast ID and on with various "Flower Power" songs.

Blasting in at S9+10.  Great signal.

[S. McArdle]

S9 +5 at 2350 here with "San Francisco."  ID at 2352, "The Crystal Ship."  qsb now with sigs at S8 to S9+10 at 0016 with the song, "Venus."  off at 0110.

[Oliver]

S7 with long fades into Northern Kentucky

2351 UTC, Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
2354 UTC, Itchycoo Park - Small Faces

Thanks for the show TCS.

[BigAl]

"Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces with S7-8 signal here.

[slowtrain]

Hearing the Crystal Ship on 6850.50khz @ 00:06UTC with Flower Power some fading but signal a plus 10.

[blw]

Wow, great to hear TCS tonight. Fair to good signal with some noise. A little fading.

Green Tamborine by The Byrds playing now.

Happy Together playing now at 0035 utc with improving signal.

Brown Eyed Girl coming in better with S9 signal.


Thanks Mr. Poet for the show! Really enjoyed the playlist for tonight.

[Rafman]

Listening since 0000z

0033z "Time of the Season"

s6-8 w/quick fades but very little static... Good copy!!!

Thanks for the show & the memories!!!

[John Poet]

If you don't yet have a "Flower Power" eQSL, send your details, with start and end times (we do full data) to  tcsshortwave@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

[robman501a]

I have heard 'Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison' and it sounded really good for me but then I lost the signal after that song. Was that good enough to request an QSL even though it was only a few minutes?