{"id":53793,"date":"2022-08-27T05:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=53793"},"modified":"2022-08-27T05:59:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T09:59:05","slug":"andy-hears-morse-code-in-b52s-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/andy-hears-morse-code-in-b52s-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy hears Morse Code in B52s concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/B52s-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53797\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/B52s-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/B52s-1-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/B52s-1-1-300x292.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andy, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thomas,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I was just listening\u00a0 to an old B52&#8217;s music gig on YouTube when it got<br \/>\nto 51:57 mins in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You can clearly hear NAWS DE CFH and some other stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">How did that get there&#8211;?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bVXfkG7q_0s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">73 de Andy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for sharing, Andy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ah yes, <em>Planet Claire<\/em>! I actually heard the eB52s play this one live at a concert in the early 90s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The &#8220;CHF&#8221; that you hear is the callsign of the Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove. This is a partial recording of a CHF broadcast listing frequencies for RTTY transmissions. The B52s have been known to incorporate radio feedback and snippets in their work. You can hear CW more clearly in this video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOjAzI5zALo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, when I saw the B52s live, Fred Schneider used a walkie talkie Morse Code button (the type that you could find on kids&#8217; walkie talkies) for audio feedback in at least <em>Planet Claire<\/em> and <em>Rock Lobster<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I bet there are some other B52s fans out there who will have even more insight! Thanks again, Andy!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Andy, who writes: Thomas, I was just listening\u00a0 to an old B52&#8217;s music gig on YouTube when it got to 51:57 mins in. You can clearly hear NAWS DE CFH and some other stuff. How did that get there&#8211;? 73 de Andy Thanks for sharing, Andy! Ah yes, Planet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[442,3],"tags":[9938,88],"class_list":["post-53793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-news","tag-b52s","tag-morse-code"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dZD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16020,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/morse-code-training-in-the-air-force\/","url_meta":{"origin":53793,"position":0},"title":"Morse code training in the Air Force","author":"Thomas","date":"December 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0Pete Carron (W3DKV) who writes: \"Thought you might be interested in the following article from Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas, posted May 20, 2015.\u00a0Apparently Morse Code still isn\u2019t dead, not even in the military!\" Morse code training moving to Goodfellow GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":" (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/111116-F-BD983-002.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/111116-F-BD983-002.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/111116-F-BD983-002.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1308,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/passion-for-morse-code-night-of-nights-featured-in-ny-times\/","url_meta":{"origin":53793,"position":1},"title":"Passion for Morse Code, Night of Nights featured in NY Times","author":"Thomas","date":"July 15, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Many of you reading the SWLing Post are not only passionate shortwave radio listeners, but also amateur radio operators. 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