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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: DangerKitty on August 20, 2026, 2145 UTC
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2145: music "Legs (Dance Mix)" - ZZ Top
2153: "Viva Las Vegas" - ZZ Top
- 25222 to 35333, some deep fades; hereafter, unless otherwise indicated, all music is from ZZ Top
2158: "Got Me Under Pressure"
2206: waterfall images; my waterfall was not configured to get a nice image, but anyway, here's one:
(https://i.postimg.cc/06kQkhW5/Screenshot-From-2026-08-20-18-07-33b.png) (https://postimg.cc/06kQkhW5)
2208: "Pearl Necklace", "Arrested for Driving While Blind", "Blue Jeans Blues", "Jesus Just Left Chicago", "La Grange"
2230: waterfall picutres (could not get a good rendition - too little signal and too much noise). OM: "The only one of the 3 that didn't have a beard", "Bar-B-Q"
- anywhere from 25222 to 4534[3-4]
2251: SSTV, verbal ID
(https://i.postimg.cc/NLjQK1kz/20260820-225059z-M1.png) (https://postimg.cc/NLjQK1kz)
2316: SSTV, 1st part of image not decoded
(https://i.postimg.cc/MXpjzfMG/M1-20260820-231702.png) (https://postimg.cc/MXpjzfMG)
2321: DJ talking about Marshall guitar amplifiers, and the "Marshall bark"
- Frank would likely appreciate of a shortwave pirate radio show dedicated to his memory - Thanks!
Thanks for the show!
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2146 Good signal at tune in, some static from departing storms. ZZ Top, in memory of Frank Beard?
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Excellent signal here in western TN WAY before sunset.
Request: Mexican Blackbird ✓
ZZ Top
2147: Legs
2208: Pearl Necklace
2216: Blue Jeans Blues
2220: Waitin' For the Bus
2223: Jesus Just Left Chicago
2226: DJ "I don't blame him!" into La Grange
(http://swldx.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frank-Beard.jpg)
2235: Francine
2239: Heard It On the X
2241: Goin' Down to Mexico - First Awesome Album
2244: Mexican Blackbird - Thank you, thank you very much!
2247: Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
2251: SSTV and I didn't have SSTV going :-[
2253: Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service ID into Enjoy and Get It On
2256: Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
2300: Still blasting in with Nationwide
2305: Tube Snake Boogie
2308: Shaking Your Tree
2310: It's Only Love
2316: SSTV
(http://swldx.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ThunderChickenZZ.png)
2318: TV Dinners
2321: Trivia question on Marshall Amp Bark
2322: RIP Frank into Stages
2325: Delirious
2330: Velcro Fly
2333: Trivia question: what movie featured Doubleback (Back to the Future Part III - thanks Google)
2341: What's Up with That
2352: Pincushion
2356: Rhythmeen
2358: I have to make a beer run. If Thunder Chicken hits the roost before I get back, thanks for the awesome show! RIP Frank , RIP Dusty, carry on Billy!
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S8 SIO 444 SINPO 45334
2154 UTC Viva Las Vegas by ZZ Top
2158 Got Me Under Pressure by ZZ Top
Thanks!!
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s6 here
2158 "Got Me Under Pressure" - ZZ Top.
2202 "Rough Boy" - ZZ Top.
2207 Digital image in honor of ZZ Top's drummer.
2208 "Pearl Necklace" - ZZ Top.
2212 "Arrested for Driving While Blind" - ZZ Top.
2215 "Blue Jeans Blues" - ZZ Top.
2220 "Waitin' for the Bus" - ZZ Top.
2223 "Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top.
2227 "La Grange" - ZZ Top.
2230 Digital image in honor of ZZ Top's drummer.
2231 "Bar-B-Q" - ZZ Top.
2235 "Francine" - ZZ Top.
2239 "Heard It On the X" - ZZ Top.
2241 "Goin' Down to Mexico" - ZZ Top.
2244 "Mexican Blackbird" - ZZ Top.
2247 "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" - ZZ Top.
2251 Martin 1 sstv image.
2253 Thunder Chicken Radio IS into "Enjoy and Get It On" - ZZ Top.
2256 "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" - ZZ Top.
2300 "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" - ZZ Top.
2305 "Tube Snake Boogie" - ZZ Top.
2308 "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree" - ZZ Top.
2310 "It's Only Love" - ZZ Top.
2315 Martin 1 sstv image.
2317 "TV Dinners" - ZZ Top.
2320 Op with history of the users of Marshall amps.
2322 "Stages" - ZZ Top.
2326 "Delirious" - ZZ Top.
2330 "Velcro Fly" - ZZ Top.
2233 "Doubleback" - ZZ Top.
2337 "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top.
2342 "What's Up With That" - ZZ Top.
2347 "Bang Bang" - ZZ Top.
2351 "Pincushion" - ZZ Top.
2356 "Rhythmeen" - ZZ Top.
0000 "36-22-36" - ZZ Top.
0002 "Fuzzbox Voodoo" - ZZ Top.
0007 "She's Just Killing Me" - ZZ Top.
0012 "World of Swirl" - ZZ Top.
0016 "Sleeping Bag" - ZZ Top.
0020 "Cheap Sunglasses (Live)" - ZZ Top.
0025 "Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top.
0030 "Ghost Chickens In The Sky" - ZZ Top.
0033 Thunder Chicken Radio ID and OTA.
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Listening via the SDR in Fork Union, Virginia, which is receiving an S5ish signal with pretty good audio ...
2246 UTC: "Mexican Blackbird" by ZZ Top.
2247 UTC: "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" by ZZ Top.
2251 UTC: SSTV transmission of a chicken image.
2253 UTC: Fanfare with rooster crowing and male-spoken ID for Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service. That was followed by "Enjoy and Get it On" by ZZ Top.
Thanks for the Frank Beard tribute, TCBS!
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2247utc fair signal
Mexican Blackbird
Beer drinkers & he'll raisers
2252utc SSTV sent
Enjoy and get it on
Thanks for show
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Station: Thunder Chicken Radio
Listening date: 20 August 2026
Listening time: 22:54 - xx:xx (UTC time)
Frequency: 6950 USB
SINPO: 35333
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: LZ1AQ 1.2m dia
Details of the programme listened to:
2254 "Enjoy and Get It On" by ZZ Top
2257 "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" by ZZ Top
I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]
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2322 UTC Om speaking
S - 9 via W3HFU
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2332 - Velcro Fly - ZZ Top S6
2333 - Doubleback - ZZ Top
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TCR with fair to good signal in thunder storm noise in VA and MD
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0000 on Empire MI sdr1 with weak noisy S5-S7 signal, blues-rock, per other posters music by ZZ Top,
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0000 S-6/9 QSB Sound good into WNY