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Title: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on March 26, 2022, 0058 UTC
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:58 UTC 26 MARCH 2022

00:58 UTC - Carrier is up with interval signal; good signal (average S7) with some fading;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:00 UTC - We have a "tuner" slightly up on the frequency;
02:35 UTC - SSTV (just in time, signal is starting to fade heavily);
02:38 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: https://ballsmacker.net/ (https://ballsmacker.net/)


RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: KMD3HR on March 26, 2022, 0059 UTC
Wildfire Interval
Good evening ham Samiches
Ballsmacker Radio ID
02:00 With a Little Luck Paul McCartney formerly with The Beatles and Wings Linda McCartney on background vocals Pauls favorite Bass is a Rickenbacker Bass Guitar
02:05 Goodluck Charm Elvis Presley King of Rock and Roll

How about anything from The Clovers?
Anything from The Fortunes?
Hardluck Story Elton John Captain Fantastic Album?
Take a Chance on Me ABBA?
Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones?



Ballsmacker Radio ID Wires up in the Tree
02:08 Fortunate Son The CCR featuring John Fogerty on guitar and lead vocal
02:10 Luck be a Lady The Chairman of the Board Frankie Baby Crooner of the 40s and 50s Head of the infamous Rat Pack Daughter is Nancy Sinatra



NO PINK PLEASE!!!!! lol
Alanis Morisseitt too!

Ballsmacker.net ID
02:15 Back in the USSR The Beatles
DONT THINK YOU WANT TO BE BACK IN RUSSIA TODAY? THE FORMER USSR
THE 1960s was the Cold War with the USSR.
Keep your Comrade Warm! LUCKY!!!
02:18 Lucky Man ELP

Anybody up for some Lucky Charms? They are magically delicious!


Ballsmacker ID
02:23 Some Guys have all the luck Rod Stewart Pop Rocker of the seventies and eighties Still rocking today
02:27 Lucky Lucky Me The late Marvin Gaye A very young Marvin
Protonmail.com for Theme and reception Report
02:30 You got Lucky Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...Saw them in early eighties at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland
Was once a Travelling Willbury
02:34 Lucky Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
02:37 Get Lucky Daft Punk Feat
02:41 Chances Are Johnny Mathis Song used in the movie Goodfellows Considered a Slow Dance at highschool hop in the 1960s
Ballsmacker Radio ID
02:44 Born Under a Bad Sign The Cream featuring Eric Clapton on Guitar, Jack Bruce on Vocals The late Ginger Baker on Drums
02:47 This is the Song Punch Brothers
Ballsmacker Radio ID
02:51 Lucky Ones Loverboy
02:55 Unlucky in Love Leo Sayer 1970s Pop Big hit was Long Tall Glasses
Proton Mail addy given for Reception Report and Theme
02:59 While You See a Chance Steve Winwood formerly with Spencer Davis Group
03:03 Luck Ball and Chain They Might Be Giants
Ballsmacker ID
03:05 Bad Luck Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes   1970s Soul hit! Also DISCO Disco Sucks was the cry!

WHAT WERE WE THINKING? LEASURE SUITS???? POWDER BLUE? FUSHA PINK RUFFLED POLYESTER SHIRTS, PLATFORM SHOES??? POLYESTER FLARED TROUSERS
03:11 A Good Run of Bad Luck Clint Black
Ballsmacker Radio ID
03:14 I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter
Big Country Pop hit with the Boogie Piano licks
03:17 Ironic Alanis Morisseitte

YOUR KILLING ME HERE BALLSMACKER!!

03:21 The Gambler The purveyor of Fried Chicken Kenny Rogers formerly with The First Edition abd The Christie Minstrels


Just about faded out?????

Twist of Fate Olivia Newton John of Austrailia
Signal about gone............

Thanks for the Show...lost you completely!
























Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: intellman on March 26, 2022, 0101 UTC
0059 - Picking up the signal, S5, into my NYC QTH

Thanks for the show!
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: myteaquinn on March 26, 2022, 0102 UTC
0101 UTC: Nice S7+ signal here with some noise and light fading.

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Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Bali_Frank on March 26, 2022, 0102 UTC
signal S9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "With A Little Luck"
01.06 song "Good Luck Charm"
01.08 ID
01.08 song "Fortunate Son"
01.10 song "Luck Be a Lady"
01.15 ID
01.15 song "Back in the U.S.S.R."
01.18 song "Lucky Man"

Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: elburndx on March 26, 2022, 0107 UTC
S9+12

0105 Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on March 26, 2022, 0111 UTC
20 over and sounding great!
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Sparkyzilla85 on March 26, 2022, 0113 UTC
0112 UTC Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady S7-S8 signal in Horicon, WI


Thanks for the show!

Radio: Airspy HF+ Dual

Antenna: 40 meter double bazooka
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: William Hassig on March 26, 2022, 0122 UTC
Tuned in at 0119utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with S9+10 signal but occasional QRM de ham QSO, also S7 to S9 on Normal IL sdr, song "what a lucky man he was", at 0123 Ball Smacker ID with bowling sound, variety of tunes with the word luck or lucky in them,   
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Sky Waves on March 26, 2022, 0136 UTC
0132 UTC SIO 444. Slight fading but otherwise S7 into my RSPduo SDR
0133 UTC music "We Got Lucky" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
0137 YL ID Ballsmacker Radio
0137 music "Get Lucky" Daft Punk
0141music "Chances Are" Johnny Mathis
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Molvania Poacher on March 26, 2022, 0143 UTC
SINPO=14111, tough copy here tonight (with occasional slight peaks).

141- "Chances Are" by Johnny Mathis.
144- YL recorded ID, I believe.
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Jon Shoe - N8UL on March 26, 2022, 0157 UTC
10 over.  Sounding great.  Thanks for the show.
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 MAR 2022
Post by: Davep on March 26, 2022, 0220 UTC
0219  playing Alanis Morissette  S7   Great audio
Thanks BS Radio