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Author Topic: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017  (Read 2167 times)

Offline refmo

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The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« on: March 24, 2017, 2307 UTC »
2304 - "Carry On, Wayward Son" by Kansas.  S6.  Occasional audio drop-outs.
2308 - "Keep Pushin'" by REO Speedwagon.
2312 - "Let It Ride" by BTO

2317 - ID, then "You Got Another Thing Coming" by Judas Priest

0009 - still going strong, S8 to S9 with "Magic Bus" by The Who
0034 - "Don't Look Back" by Boston.  S9
0043 - ID and email. S9
0049 - off
Thanks for the show.  Great propagation all the way thru here
« Last Edit: March 25, 2017, 0050 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2017, 2310 UTC »
The Crystal Ship 6876 AM S7 in NY

2307: Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son"
2308: REO Speedwagon "Keep Pushin'"
2312: Bachman Turner Overdrive "Let It Ride"
2316: The Crystal Ship I.D. into Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming"
2338: Steely Dan "Do It Again"
2344: Mudcrutch "Scare Easy"
2348: I.D.
2351: Dokken "Breaking The Chains" (kick ass song)
« Last Edit: March 24, 2017, 2351 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: UNID 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2017, 2316 UTC »
2313z "Let it Ride" BTO  S4-5 signal on a noisy band.

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Re: UNID 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2017, 2317 UTC »
Good signal into AL but the storm qrn is making it tough
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2017, 2325 UTC »
Wow! That Crystal Ship T-shirt sounds just too good to pass up! S9 at the bunker and sounding great!
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2017, 2326 UTC »
2323 Tuning in via NE Penn SDR, OM talking about Crystal Ship t-shirts for sale. Let me share the link for that:
https://teespring.com/tcs1#pid=522&cid=101894&sid=front
2324 OM speaking about pirate radio history, into rock song. Faint and Penn SDR seems like it's a bit overloaded, lots of pauses and apparent rebuffering. SIO about 222 there.

Faint carrier detectable in Colorado.

2329 Signal just came up to 333 levels in NE Penn. Autograph "Turn Up The Radio"
2333 Crystal Ship ID into "Been Caught Stealing" Jane's Addiction (hmm, seem to be getting WBCQ audio on the web SDR now)
2337 switched to Jersey Shore web SDR, and I'm getting no audio
2338 Ah, there we go. "Do It Again" Steely Dan
        Signal was S7 on the meter but just took a deep dive, starting to come back. S3.
        Carrier disappeared for a few seconds at 2343, before next song began
2343 "Scare Easy" Mudcrutch
        Signal improving to S5 at 2346. Still listening via Jersey Shore SDR. Still nothing in Denver.
2348 Crystal Ship ID with Tarzan cry, "yadda yadda yadda." Into parody ad, a bit too much fading for me to follow. It finishes with music from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliette, then into a brief announcement, OM
2351 "Breaking The Chains" Dokken
2355 Crystal Ship ID into "Unchained" Van Halen
        Alleluia! Getting some weak audio on my own equipment now.
2359 The Who "I'm Free"
0001 The Who "Going Mobile"
0005 YL Crystal Ship ID (or OM voice processed to sound high pitched)
0007 The Who "Magic Bus"
0011 "Heavy Metal" Vins

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 25, 2017, 0011 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2017, 2328 UTC »
Catching The Crystal Ship here also at a S7 and good audio doing their "Unchained" Show. Suffering a bit from some deep fades but otherwise doing good here. ID at 2317 and T-shirt ad at 2322. Thanks JP!

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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2017, 2332 UTC »
23.30 UTC carrier detected on 6876,25 here now
23.33 UTC most likely station ID by OM then off or fade out
23.38 UTC now fading in again: 100% Steely Dan - Do It Again
23.43 UTC carrier gone shortly, into unknown tune, male singer
23.44 UTC fade out
23.53 UTC fade in again fast, Dokken - Breaking the Chains?
23.55 UTC TCS station ID now by OM, guitar music
00.04 UTC fade in again, talk by OM about Free Radio Campaign and QSL
00.19 UTC Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run faded in shortly
00.48 UTC Kansas - Carry On...
  
direct reception in NW Germany, wow! SINPO 13211, tiny audio, ups and downs
Awesome conditions, many deep fadings and then clear signals for a short moment.
Thanks TCS for the great music. I will write my report to you tomorrow! 
« Last Edit: March 25, 2017, 0051 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2017, 2358 UTC »
good reception

23577 Unid hard rock
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2017, 0015 UTC »
SIO 333 at 0015z
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Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2017, 0039 UTC »
0038 REO/ back on the road again

Lots of heavy static SIO 222
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