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Author Topic: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024  (Read 1233 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« on: April 27, 2024, 0056 UTC »
Very good reception, some noise
0056 IS "Wildfire" Michael Murphy
0058 Signal being over taken by significant noise at points
0100 ID/frequency to "Pennsylvania 6-5000"Glenn Miller
0104 "Long Distance Runaround" Yes
0107 "Last Four Nickels" Son Seals, reception getting very rough
0111 "Party Line" The Kinks
0114 "Love On The telephone" Foreigner
0119 ID
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 1023 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2024, 0057 UTC »
0057 UTC
STRONG AM SIGNAL
S 9 + 20
RAG TIME MUSIC

YES
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0105 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2024, 0058 UTC »
0057 - Ballsmacker interval signal being heard, signal is S9 into my NYC shack

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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2024, 0059 UTC »
S9+30 with QRN
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2024, 0101 UTC »
0100: S9 with noise playing Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller.
0105: Long Distance Runaround by Yes.
0108: Last Four Nickels by Son Seals.
0112: Party Line by The Kinks.
0115: Love On the Telephone by Foreigner.
0125: Operator by Jim Croce.
0128: Bad Connection by Yaz.
0224: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You by Sugarloaf.
0232: Off, no SSTV tonight.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0234 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2024, 0102 UTC »
I have it with a good signal, but with interference from wide band stock trading signal.  Playing what sounds like a big band song.  Thanks for the show.
0103 Yes, Long Distance Run Around. Guess on theme traveling  maybe
0111 Stock Trading Signal getting bad here.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0112 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2024, 0103 UTC »
0102 utc SIO333 direct  kindy noisy in and out
Pennsylvania station
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2024, 0104 UTC »
Music at 0102z. SIO 322. KiwiSDR 2 and 31' vertical. Heavy UTE interference.

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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2024, 0105 UTC »
Ball smacker runniNg s9+10 TO +20 HERE JUST PLAYED Glenn Millers  pennsylvania 6900
  way above the static here
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2024, 0105 UTC »
Good Signal, crushing the OTHR.
0102-Glenn Miller Pennsylvania-65000.
0103-segue into Yes.
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 27 APR 2024
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2024, 0111 UTC »
Tuned in at 0106 utc on Brookfield Wi sdr with noisy S9-S9+10 signal, much storm static, "long distance runaround" by Yes, at 0111 Ballsmacker ID, at 0116 switched to Traverse City MI sdr with noisy S9+20 signal because Brookfield WI sdr kicked me out, it's a telephone themed program, at 0140 got back into Brookfield WI sdr with louder signal, at 0149 "Wichita lineman" but not by Glen Campbell, at 0155 signal improved at bit, nice tunes, thanks. At 0228 goodbye announcement, piano interval, off at 0233.  FYI I spent 36½ years at Ma Bell in the central offices.         
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0233 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2024, 0114 UTC »
SINPO=33333

114- "Love On The Telephone" by Foreigner.
117- "Never There" by Cake.
119- Recorded YL ID. Sounded like a new version, over "Sunflower" by Vampire Weekend.
120- "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0121 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2024, 0123 UTC »
While sites like this are awesome, they kind of take the sport away from Ball Smacker's guess-the-theme nights! Strong into NE once that wideband thing went away 0125.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0125 UTC by n2avh »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2024, 0136 UTC »
Listening from Fort Erie Ont. Canada, sdrplay RSPDX receiver, SDRUno Software, Long Wire Antenna out on my 4 floor balcony. S4, right in the noise but can pick the signal up good.
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0056 UTC 26 APR 2024
« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2024, 0140 UTC »
6960 AM

Noisy conditions making for a fair signal & some ute competition earlier.

01:37z REM
01:44z ID

Thanks BR!
« Last Edit: April 27, 2024, 0145 UTC by Sealord »
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