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Author Topic: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023  (Read 714 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« on: March 02, 2023, 2242 UTC »
2241: instrumental rock music
45444, S9+
2243: another rock tune, followed by crowd cheering
2257: more mx - "(Opening Intro)" - Tom Waits
2305: "Intro to "On A Foggy Night"" - Tom Waits
2311: "Intro to "Eggs and Sausage"" - TW
2324: "Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)" - TW
0000 (3 Mar 2023) - waterfall pic of "Why so serious", with skull/head
« Last Edit: March 03, 2023, 0020 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2023, 2249 UTC »


2249 Faint rock music
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2023, 2252 UTC »
2250 UTC - Solid S9 signal in WNY, audio is very good.
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2023, 2324 UTC »
2322 - Better Off Without A Wife - Tom Waits
2335 - SSTV                      S-8
« Last Edit: March 02, 2023, 2337 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2023, 2350 UTC »
2347 UTC with old recording
Really fine clear signal at Maryland
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2023, 0006 UTC »
Tuned in 0000Z 03/03/2023
Solid signal about S8 no QSB - good audio

0000 - Transmitted waterfall image - face with text couldn't make out.
0000 - Nobody - Tom Waits
0003 - Big Joe and Phantom 309
           (sounds like playing multiple cuts from "Nighthawks at the Diner")
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2023, 0023 UTC »
Northeast Ohio
Now using Shazam for song identification
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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2023, 0024 UTC »
2359 "Nobody", "Big Joe and Phantom 309", Spare "Parts and Closing" all live recording by Tom Waits. SSTV (colorful drawing of Thunder Chicken), "From the barnyard to the ionosphere.  This is Thunder Chicken Radio.", 0018 off

S7 here.  Good signal.
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Music identified with help from Shazam.

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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2023, 0025 UTC »
No "Filipino Box Springs Hog"? That's one of Tom's more sentimental works from early in his career.

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Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2241 UTC 02 Mar 2023
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2023, 1627 UTC »
0000 - Transmitted waterfall image - face with text couldn't make out.
This is what that waterfal image & text was.