Since the transformation of the pirate radio station 'The Crystal Ship', into a program broadcast by other widespread pirate radio operators known as the 'TCS Shortwave Relay Network', our coverage of the North American continent has greatly increased. Listeners in the western United States and western Canada are now able to receive TCS Shortwave at much better signals than we were ever able to achieve when we were broadcasting from Michigan. Part of that is due to the wide use of SSB transmissions, which are able to provide a better signal-to-noise ratio than AM.
We received many reception reports for our recent show "That Awful Seventies Station", received on a wide range of frequencies from 6.925 up to 18 mHz, and from listeners located from New York to Oregon to Italy. (I was surprised at the number of listeners able to hear the 18 mHz transmission.) We replied with our TCS Shortwave Relay Network eQSL, in use since late 2011, shown below:
Following are a few of the reception reports recently received. Names have been omitted:
