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Author Topic: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016  (Read 3183 times)

Offline JCMaxwell

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TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« on: March 11, 2016, 2302 UTC »
S3, noisy, Huey Lewis - Power of Love


Lot's of great songs tonight.  Thank you.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 0018 UTC by JCMaxwell »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2016, 2305 UTC »
2304- hearing some music at noise level S3-4 on 6850.4 AM
2310- music peaking to S5 but very noisy conditions here  :'(
2321- "Like A Virgin" Madonna then TCS ID
2323- "Land Of Confusion" Genesis
2327- "Cruel Summer" Bananarama
2335- "99 Red Balloons" Nena
2354- parody of "Mr Sandman" song about Bernie Sanders
2355- Bernie Sanders political ad
2356- ID and mention of "80's Time Machine" program
2358- "Come On Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners
0001- "Hungry Like The Wolf" Duran Duran
0009- "Voices Carry" 'Til Tuesday
0018- "Panama" Van Halen

 Thanks for the show TCS!
« Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 0019 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2016, 2306 UTC »
S9+5 here, and sounding great!

Recording while the plumbers - hopefully *crossfingers* - finish up some work.
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2016, 2309 UTC »
S9+++ into Bama.  Sounding great!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2016, 2311 UTC »
S7-S9, with moderate to strong noise
2307 UTC, ID "TCS"
2308 UTC, The Go-Go's Head over Heels
2311 UTC, Kim Wilde - Kids in America
2313 UTC, light ute interference
2315 UTC, Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian

Thanks for the show TCS & Realyer

Via K2SDR  
« Last Edit: March 11, 2016, 2317 UTC by Oliver »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2016, 2313 UTC »
SIO 444 at 2313.
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2016, 2313 UTC »
Battling the S6 noise here also this evening, but I'm hearing music on 6850.5 Tough copy tonight :(
2315 UTC "Walk Like An Egyptian"-Bangles
'Like A Virgin"-Madonna
2321 UTC TCS "FCC" ID
"Land of Confusion"-Genesis
"Harden My Heart"-Quarterflash
0018 UTC "Panama"-Van Halen (Signal has improved over the noise level)
"Photograph"-Def Leppard
0033 UTC "867-5309"-Tommy Tutone
0037 UTC tcsshortwave@gmail.com , into "Spanish Ladies" and OFF (hmmm...no Ramones?)

Thanks for the entertainment this evening TCS and relay! :)
« Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 0039 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2016, 2320 UTC »
S9 on the Yaesu; freq seems high 6850.50 kHz or so

2320 - Like a Virgin - Madonna
2321 - Positive ID as: "TCS Shortwave Relay Network"
2323 - Land of Confusion - Genesis
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2330 - Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
« Last Edit: March 11, 2016, 2331 UTC by ByteBORG »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2016, 2349 UTC »
Tuned in at 2330utc, fair sig at first but now fading away at 2348, heard songs "harden my heart" then "99 red balloons", ID as the Crystal Ship, then song "I can't drive 55", I emailed him at tcsshortwave@gmail.com R8 and dipole, program is 80's time machine. (edit) sig beginning to improve now. (2nd edit) playing song "Bernie Sanders for 2016", then radio ad for Bernie. BTW, I voted early in the Illinois primary and I voted for Bernie Sanders. 
« Last Edit: March 11, 2016, 2357 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2016, 2357 UTC »
2356 Bernie Sanders ad
2358 Come on Eileen
0010 til Tuesday/ voices carry
0014 Ratt/ round and round.  S7
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« Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 0017 UTC by Davep »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2016, 0002 UTC »
Barely heard in Central NY, but I can make out "Come On Eileen" and "Hungry Like The Wolves"
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2016, 0007 UTC »
Good signal into Virginia
S 7
00:13 TCS ID jingle
80s show with political content
Signal changing..getting hard to pull out at times
00:25 TCS ID
00:31 Jennie Jennie 867-5309
00:37 TCS ID YL
00:38 email addy YL

Thanks for the show JP
« Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 0038 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2016, 0015 UTC »
0010 - Voices Carry - Til Tuesday.
0013 - ID
0014 - Round and Round - Ratt

Reception has been varying. Thanks TCS.
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2016, 0021 UTC »
0020 Panama.... Van Halen
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Re: TCS - 6850 AM - 2300 Mar 11, 2016
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2016, 0024 UTC »
Sounding good radio comrade! S-9 at the bunker with rockin tunage.
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