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Author Topic: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350-0119* UTC 3/8-9/16  (Read 4191 times)

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The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350-0119* UTC 3/8-9/16
« on: March 08, 2016, 2351 UTC »
2350- "Somebody To Love" S7-8
2352- "Age Of Aquarius" peaking to S9 and nice AM audio
2354- "Where's The Sunshine"
0003- ID and mention of "Flower Power" show
0004- "It's Off To The Future Show" ?
0006- "Along Comes Mary"
0014- "Journey To The Center Of Your Mind"
0016- TCS ID and "turn on tune in and drop out"
0017- "White Rabbit"
0022- "Incense and Peppermints"
0025- "Venus"
0029- Bernie Sanders parody tune then a political ad for Bernie Sanders  :D
0030- ID "It's flower power on the TCS relay network" into "My Condition" song
0037- "My Green Tambourine"
0043- ad for NORML then YL voice ID into "Time Of The Season" song
0050- "So Happy Together" into "For Your Love" signal still S7-8 and S9 peaks
0055- ID "You're listening to The Crystal Ship" by OM then ID by YL voice
0057- parody ad for bestiality.com
0058- "All You Need Is Love"
0102- "Groovy Kind Of Love"
0116- ID and gmail address for reports into "We Want The Airwaves" The Ramones
0119- off.

 Thanks for the show!  :)
« Last Edit: March 10, 2016, 0017 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: TCS 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2016, 2352 UTC »
Catching sign on of TCS at 2348 into " Somebody To Love" at 2349. Signal is S8-9 with some fading and great audio doing his "Flower Power"show. Great to have you back JP!
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0021 UTC by oly1959 »

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Re: TCS 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2016, 2354 UTC »
Tuned in at 2352 UTC with "Age of Aquarius"-Fifth Dimension S7 here and well above the noise level here :)
Welcome back from hibernation TCS Relay Network 8)
2357 UTC "Let's Live For Today"-Grassroots
0003 UTC ID jingle, into "Itchycoo Park"-Small Faces
0016 UTC ID jingle...into "White Rabbit"-Jefferson Airplane
0045 UTC Signal still at S7!
0100 UTC Still at S7 and All You Need Is Love :)
0116 UTC "We Want the Airwaves"-Ramones
0120 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entertainment this evening TCS Relay Network! :)
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0121 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: TCS 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2016, 2355 UTC »
Was waiting on 6876 and barely heard J Airplane "somebody to love", now I barely detect carrier with BFO, R2000 & dipole.
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2016, 0001 UTC »
TCS @  6876 AM
doing s8 - 9+10 peak  @ webrx Kensington/NH

2359utc - Scott McKenzie - San Francisco

RX Recording @  http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/GIyYEPvD/file.html

another recording  http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/ZWvt0kgQ/file.html

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« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0129 UTC by CoolAM Radio »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2016, 0006 UTC »
S9 here in Bama with some storm static but sounding great.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2016, 0007 UTC »
S7 tonight with a bit of QRM/N

0006 - Along Comes Mary - The Association
0009 - Eight Miles High - The Byrds
0012 - Journey to the Center of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes
.......
0022 - Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
0025 - Venus - Shocking Blue

Thanks for the Show Tonight, TCS.
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« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0029 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2016, 0008 UTC »
S6
2351Z -  Somebody To Love
2353Z -  another song
2354Z -  Lets's Live for Today  / Grass Roots  -fading in and out of the noise now
0000Z -  San Francisco
0003Z -  ID "Displaying a complete disregard for ......"
0006Z -  Along comes Mary
0013Z  - Journey to the Center of the Mind.  S8 now.
0016Z  - ID TCS relay network
...
0027Z - took a walk in the yard with the 7600G tuned in.  "Venus" coming in clear on the "little" radio :)

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0036 UTC by Bones »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2016, 0019 UTC »
Hearing The Crystal Ship tonight in South Carolina at 00:17UTC with a plus 9 signal but there is some static taking place.  Jefferson  Airplane now!!! Great to hear the Poet tonight! FLOWER POWER! Looking forward to the show!  Still listening tonight here the signal is still good and there a more static but I am enjoying it!

« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0113 UTC by slowtrain »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2016, 0020 UTC »
Getting it here in Denver - very weak to the point of almost being indistinct, but you can't miss Grace Slick's voice. (White Rabbit @ 00:18.)

Signal better at 00:27 - Venus.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 0027 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2016, 0038 UTC »
Good signal into the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350 UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2016, 0040 UTC »
0037 - S5, noisy conditions here
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350-0119* UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2016, 0134 UTC »
6876 AM, 0115z: Got home late, just in time to catch sign-off IDs and theme songs for TCS.  Juliana Montana "pants" ID, Quint's song, Ramones "Airwaves". Tough copy through heavy local RFI and t-storm crashes.  Outdoors with barefoot Sony 2010 portable in AM sync.
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350-0119* UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2016, 1422 UTC »
SDR recording catch. S9+20 from sign on until 0005z when the band went long, and it dropped to just barely audible (although I could still hear music).
Came back at 0019z during "White Rabbit", strong until it suddenly dropped out again at 0032.
Back again at 0049 for a minute or so, dropped out, then back at 0052 and stayed until 0120 sign off.

Here's quick graph I made of the signal strength, you can see the background noise level before and after the broadcast, as well as the various fade outs and ins:

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2350-0119* UTC 3/8/16
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2016, 1753 UTC »
^ Nice. Explains why I could hear it at those times. Pirate transmissions are hard to come by where I am, especially with what I'm currently using.
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