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TCS 6870 am 0058 utc 5-13-17
« on: May 13, 2017, 0059 UTC »
Tuned in at 0058utc, good signal for an AM pirate, Hear bubble gum music, said Crystal Ship bubblegum express, R-2000 & dipole.
(edit) as of 0111 fading away under low noise level.
« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 1720 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2017, 0100 UTC »
The Crystal Ship 6870 AM S5 in NY

0100: The Lemon Pipers "Green Tambourine"
0157: Tommy Roe "Dizzy"
0200: David Cassidy & The Partridge Family "I Think I Love You"
« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 0200 UTC by PirateSWL »
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2017, 0101 UTC »
S8 to S9, ID @ 0100.
0103 - "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" The Ohio Express
0158 - S7.  "Dizzy" Tommy Roe
0216 - "Last Train To Clarksville".  S7 with selective fading
« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 0217 UTC by refmo »
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2017, 0103 UTC »
0101 UTC "Green Tambourine"-Lemon Pipers at S4 here and slight fading
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy  :o
Chewy, Chewy  ;D (I think this must be the Bubble Gum show)  8)
0108 UTC "Sugar Sugar"-Archies
« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 0108 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2017, 0117 UTC »
0117- "My Baby Loves Love"  S3-4
0119- "Jingle Jangle" The Archies
0121- The Crystal Ship ID then YL voice with tcsshortwave@gmail.com for reports
0122- "Elenore" The Turtles
0155- "Bang Shang A Lang" The Archies  S5-6 signal now
0157- "Dizzy" Tommy Roe
0200- "I Think I Love You" The Partridge Family
0209- "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations

 Thanks for the show JP!  :D
« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 0210 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2017, 0130 UTC »
0130 very faint. Thanks for the show.
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2017, 0141 UTC »
Down in the noise tonight
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2017, 0145 UTC »
145 Edison Lighthouse love grows where my Rosemary goes
217 Monkees / last train to Clarksville

Lots of Storm noise and fading  S2

Thanks TCS

« Last Edit: May 13, 2017, 0218 UTC by Davep »
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Re: TCS, 6870am, 0058utc, 5-13-17.
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2017, 0153 UTC »
Sounding good with the classics on AM, the way they were meant to be heard. S7 at the bunker. Thank you radio comrades.
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Re: TCS 6870 am 0058 utc 5-13-17
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2017, 1744 UTC »
Was able to hear The Crystal Ship last night before I went to bed near 02:00UTC
Snoopy vs The Red Baron by The Royal Guardsmen Just too tired too listen been a long week! Signal was rather fair last night.
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