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Author Topic: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022  (Read 1675 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« on: November 13, 2022, 2052 UTC »
2051 Just tuned in, SIO 444 but off frequency. Sounds like Jethro Tull? Let me see if I can tune it in...
2052 Might be 6879.9 ?
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2159 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2022, 2053 UTC »
music selection maby a test tune up no id yet SIO 555 Moved frequency ? 6.880.080
Audio seems a little hot ?
there we go operator changed some settings sounds better now ... at least to my ears  ;D
looks like it's dead on 6.880 now . signal came up a bit as well
Cluck, Cluck, Cluck !  Must be thunder chicken sounds like their voice audio
Cant go wrong with some Jethro Tull
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2218 UTC by Syck0 »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2022, 2055 UTC »
2054 "Nothing is Easy. " Jethro Tull
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2022, 2055 UTC »
2052 UTC hearing music in with the noise
2022 UTC group singing
2106 UTC song man singing chazam can't id
2109 Om talking then another song

S 1 to 2
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2110 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2022, 2057 UTC »
Actual freq is maybe between 6879.8 and 6879.9, and probably drifting a bit

"Nothing is Easy," Jethro Tull
2058 "Beggar's Farm," Jethro Tull
2113 "Witch's Promise," Jethro Tull
2117 "Mother Goose," Jethro Tull
2121 "With You There To Help Me," Jethro Tull
2131 "Life Is A Long Song," Jethro Tull
2135 SSTV fighting enormous bandsplatter!
2136 Thunder Chicken voice ID, into another SSTV
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2138 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2022, 2057 UTC »
signal S7+- on the SDR in Vermont
20.55 song / unknown
20.58 song "Beggar's Farm"
21.02 song "Living in the Past"
21.06 song "A Song for Jeffrey"
21.09 song "A New Day Yesterday"
21.13 song "Witches Promise"


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« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2114 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2022, 2058 UTC »
55555

2057z Love Story-Jethro Tull
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2022, 2108 UTC »
Decent reception S6
2107 - "Song For Jeffrey" - Jethro Tull
2110 - "A New Day Yesterday" - J.T.
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2110 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2022, 2112 UTC »


2112 Faint music
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2022, 2118 UTC »
21.15 UTC Jethro Tull - The Witch's Promise
21.17 UTC Jethro Tull - Mother Goose
21.21 UTC Jethro Tull - With You There To Help Me
21.28 UTC Jethro Tull - Teacher
21.31 UTC Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song

nice reception on the AB1KW KiwiSDR in Concord, NH

Thanks for these great JT tunes. Please eQSL to my addy!
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2133 UTC by RainBrandy »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2022, 2119 UTC »
S9 @ 2118 with "Mother Goose" JT

« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2303 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2022, 2120 UTC »
21:18 UTC - Good readable with Jethro Tull;
21:35 UTC - SSTV: Thunder Chicken Radio
21:37 UTC - Station ID: Thunder Chicken Radio (and yes, the SSTV got hammered by the "blob");
21:37 UTC - Re-sending SSTV.




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« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2142 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2022, 2120 UTC »
A good S9 USB signal on 6880 USB no fading excellent copy music of Jethro Tull into Central Wisconsin.
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2022, 2129 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S9+  SIO 555   SINPO 55555 strong and clear

2127 Teacher by Jethro Tull
2132 Life is a Long Song by J T
2135 sstv
2136 id, comments
2137 sstv
2139 Sweet Dream by J T
2143 Aqualung by J T

Thanks for the Broadcast!!!
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2144 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6880 USB 2051 UTC 13 NOV 2022
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2022, 2136 UTC »
SSTV at 2135 but I was not quick enough to decode but
then another one ran that I got...
Jethro Tull show...
Thunder Chicken SSTV Image 2207 UTC
« Last Edit: November 13, 2022, 2208 UTC by dxace1 »
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