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Author Topic: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022  (Read 1217 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« on: December 29, 2022, 2357 UTC »
mx at 2357
S6, 34333
no ID so far
2359: easy listening music, can't ID
0000: sci-fi type music (or sound fx?), again, can't ID
0002: breaks in audio, frequency seems to be drifting up/down
song: You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
0008: now S7-8, 33333 (except for some distortion); QRM from some digital signal from about 4147-4180 or so
0014: audio off/on; "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Tom Petty & HBs
0023: "Won't Back Down" - TP & HBs
0025: "Running Down A Dream" - TP & HBs
0030: OM: "Cluck, cluck, cluck. I think the transmitter's warmed up now." -> "Free Falling" - TP & HBs
0033: S+N: -87 dBm, SNR: up to 16 peaks, freq. still seems to drift now and again
0034: ? more TP & HBs, I believe
0042: SSTV
0044: "Learning to Fly" - TP & HBs
0105: "Rare and Precious Chain" - Jethro Tull

Not sure if the audio distortion is from frequency drift or variable speed playback of vinyl or cassette.

0109: "Kissing Willie" - Jethro Tull
Waterfall image at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JAOzdNzCujrxo-aK7oEm4GvhWcOe-jIx/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for the show! Very nice musical selection.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0134 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2022, 0001 UTC »
0000 UTC: Good signal with sound effects, moaning and blowing wind, ect..

     
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0150 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2022, 0003 UTC »
0002 UTC "You Got Lucky"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
(S5 peaks and solid above the high noise level...signal is drifting badly)
0009 UTC "Don't Come Around Here No More"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
(Still drifting)
0020 UTC "Jammin Me"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Signal is unstable)
0022 UTC "I Won't Back Down"-TP & H
0026 UTC "Running Down A Dream"-TP & H
(Frequency seems to be varying a few hz up and down and occasional transmission breaks)
0030 UTC OM with "Cluck Cluck Cluck...I think the transmitters ? now", into "Free Falling"-TP & H
0042 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV

0130 UTC OFF

Thanks for the TP and the Tull!
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0231 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2022, 0006 UTC »
20 over here and sounding good.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2022, 0007 UTC »
on  4180 USB   DIRECT
0005  guessing some music in the noise
0018 peaking, music, 0019 fax QRM
fading up very slowly, 0030 talking (no copy), music
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0030 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2022, 0008 UTC »
S9+10

distorted audio and occasionally going off air

0006 You Got Lucky - Tom Petty
0009 Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0011 UTC by elburndx »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2022, 0014 UTC »
signal S9+ on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
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Thunder Chicken 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2022, 0024 UTC »
0017 UTC Just tuned in to music song / also hear humming sound.
0022 UTC more music
0026 UTC song "Runnin down a dream"
0029 UTC Om said hes getting the transmitter warmed up now then the song "Free fallin"
0035 UTC song "A face in the crowd"
0038 UTC song "Yer so bad"

S 7 to 8, using Shazam to id songs. Thanks for the show pls Qsl and thanks.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0041 UTC by TRI International »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2022, 0028 UTC »
0027 Tom Petty playing. Fair/good signal, audio is a little rough.
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2022, 0031 UTC »
I have it with a fair signal and some QRM for wideband trading signal.  Playing Tom Petty.  Thanks for the show.
0124, Just sent Thunder Chicken ID in waterfall.  Neat!
0126, ID via SSTV image.
0144, Happy New Year, followed by images.  SSTV is an old vacuum tube receiver.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0151 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2022, 0033 UTC »
SINPO=24222

032- "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty.
034- "A Face In The Crowd" by Tom Petty.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0035 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2022, 0033 UTC »
Tuned in at 0032 utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal and some 60hz powerline buzz, slow pop tune "free falling", songs are playing at unsteady speed like an old cassette player, at 0042 SSTV/FAX, thanks for the tunes.   
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0044 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2022, 0106 UTC »
Good sig into west TN.

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0105: more Tull
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2022, 0150 UTC »
01:50UTC, 4180 khz USB, Jethro Tull.... S9 signal, good audio
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 4180 USB 2357 UTC 29 DEC 2022
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2022, 0203 UTC »
0202utc SIO 444, S7  using a Maryland kiwisdr
0203 rock song but no ID sounds like Jethro Tull?
0207 Rock song starting with a flute
Thanks for the program!
0212 Farm On The Freeway by Jethro Tull
0222 Digital signal followed by SSTV
« Last Edit: December 30, 2022, 0224 UTC by Sky Waves »
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