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Author Topic: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022  (Read 1425 times)

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Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« on: December 19, 2022, 2134 UTC »
S9+10 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

2134 UTC-Beggar's Farm by Jethro Tull
2136 UTC-Living In the Past by Jethro Tull
2139 UTC-A Song For Jeffrey by Jethro Tull
2143 UTC-A New Day Yesterday by Jethro Tull
2147 UTC-Witches Promise by Jethro Tull
2151 UTC-Mother Goose by Jethro Tull
2154 UTC-With You There To Help Me by Jethro Tull
2201 UTC-SSTV
2203 UTC-Unknown Music
2207 UTC-Life Is a Long Song by Jethro Tull
2210 UTC-Sweet Dream by Jethro Tull
2214 UTC-Aqualung by Jethro Tull
2221 UTC-SSTV
2223 UTC-Minstrel in the Gallery by Jethro Tull
2226 UTC-Unknown Music
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2357 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2022, 2142 UTC »
2141 "A Song For Jeffery " Jethro  Tull  S7
2143 A New DAY Yesterday       "
2150 "Witches Promise "           "
2151  " Mother Goose "             "
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2152 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2022, 2201 UTC »
2201 SSTV
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2022, 2213 UTC »
2213 Music playing. SIO:233
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2022, 2216 UTC »
2215 UTC Very weak signal amidst the high noise level, but I can make out "Aqualung"-Jethro Tull
2221 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV (Signal picked up quite a bit just before this)

2223 UTC Unid song by Jethro Tull
2227 UTC Unid song by Jethro Tull (Some QRM from a peskie on LSB)
2230 UTC (Signal back down to the noise floor)
2235 UTC "Cross Eyed Mary"-Jethro Tull
2239 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV

2241 UTC "Bouree"-Jethro Tull
2257 UTC ScottieDX SSTV

2307 UTC "Bungle In the Jungle"-Jethro Tull

Dinner time here....thanks for the Tull!
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2317 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Thunder Chicken 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2022, 2219 UTC »
2218 UTC song "Aqualung"
2221 UTC SSTV signal
2225 UTC song "Minstrel in the gallery"
2228 UTC song shazam can't id
2231 UTC song shazam can't id
2240 UTC sstv SIGNAL
2258 UTC SSTV SIGNAL
2317 UTC music still going  8)

s 2 to 3 thanks for the show pls Qsl and thanks  :D
« Last Edit: December 20, 2022, 0929 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2022, 2229 UTC »
2228 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, audio is good, hearing Jethro Tull song.
2235 UTC - Jethro Tull - Cross Eyed Mary
2240 UTC - SSTV transmission
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2240 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2022, 2229 UTC »
S5 here with some noise
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2022, 2235 UTC »
signal S7-8 on the SDR in Lorain County, Ohio
22.32 song "Weathercock"
22.35 song "Cross-Eyed Mary"
22.49 SSTV
22.41 music "Bourée"
22.45 song "Dun Ringill"
22.48 song "Heavy Horses"



Thank you for the show. If possible, please QSL. Thank you.
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2255 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2022, 2238 UTC »
22:36 with Jethro Tull "Cross Eyed Mary"

S9+ with a small to moderate level of RFI.
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2022, 2308 UTC »
6950 USB

Fair signal with some fading.

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23:07z 'Bungle In The Jungle' - Jethro Tull

Looks like Thunder Chicken from the wf
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00:10z Thunder Chicken Radio ID & off

Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2228z-0010z 12-19_20-22

Thanks for the show TCR!
« Last Edit: December 20, 2022, 0039 UTC by Sealord »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2022, 2311 UTC »
Jethro Tull, Bungle in the Jungle heard. Sounded good with no audio issues. Thanks for the show this afternoon.
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2022, 2322 UTC »
Approx S9 at my QTH.
Amazing, this has been on the air for nearly 2 hrs w no ID.  Maybe it's "festivus radio" :-)
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2022, 2328 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S8-9  SIO 444  SINPO 45444

2325 UTC Songs From the Wood by Jethro Tull
2328 The Whistler by Jethro Tull
2348 One White Duck/010= Nothing at All
2350 Cup of Wonder by Jethro Tull

Thanks!!!!!
« Last Edit: December 19, 2022, 2350 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2134 UTC 19 DEC 2022
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2022, 2337 UTC »
23:35 UTC - Weak readable with SSTV followed by music.


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