KG5JST Radio Reception Logs, May 7, 2018, from the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in Rensselaer, New York

The following receptions (and two ham radio QSO’s) were done from the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in Rensselaer, New York.

Picture of KG5JST at the Albany Amtrak station

Albany-Rensselaer amtrak station

Locator Map: Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station

• Albania
  • Cerrick
    • China Radio International via Relay 6020 May 7, 00:41. SIO 555 in Eng. Promo spot for show “Horizons”
• Cuba
  • Bauta
    • Radio Progreso 4765 on May 7, 00:40. SIO 453 in Spa. Music.
    • Radio Rebelde 5025 on May 7, 00:42. SIO 443 in Spa. Music
    • Radio Havana Cuba 5040 on May 7, 00:43. SIO 353 in Spa. Talk
• USA
  • Florida
    • Okeechoobee
      • WRMI 5850. SIO 332. Female voice, sounds like announcer from Radio Slovakia International but can’t be sure. Signal is buried in noise.
  • New York
    • Helderberg Mountain ¹
      • K2CT repeater on 145.190 Mhz. FM (with -0.6 Mhz. Offset) located on Helderberg Mountain gave station ID in CW when I pinged it on Mar 7, 00:35. After that I got call back from W2HRM (“Ham Radio Man”) and later W2XBS who joined the conversation. We talked briefly about my traveling and the experience of pinging repeaters in other locales. W2XBS also mentioned that I should listen to the latest edition of “This Week in Amateur Radio” which has a story on the experience of doing ham radio while riding trains. SIO 555/SR:5×9.
  • North Carolina
    • Greenville
      • Radio Marti 6030 on May 7, 00:47. SIO 544 in Spa. Talk.
  • South Carolina
    • Cypress Creek
      • WHRI 5920 on May 7, 00:45. Religious pop music. SIO 554 in Eng.
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville
      • WWCR 5935 on May 7, 00:40. SIO 555 in Eng. Usual announcements of the University Network regarding how to get tickets to watch the Rev. Melissa Scott in action.

1.  https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/details.php?state_id=36&ID=458