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Offline N2MLP

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BallSmaker Radio 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« on: July 13, 2024, 0402 UTC »
S 9 + 10

DANCE MUSIC


Gangnam Style
Alice cooper heard
« Last Edit: July 13, 2024, 1830 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2024, 0408 UTC »
0403 If I only had a brain
0405 Rick Astley’s 1987 “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
0406 Illegal in my yard
Signal is S9+10 with heavy static crashes because of local storms.
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2024, 0411 UTC »
Tuned in at about 0404

Heard Never Gonna Give You Up and a 2nd transmission doing Illegals In My Yard and other sound effects on top of it.

0411: Gangnam Style

0423: ID'd as "BallSmacker Radio"
0449: another BallSamcker ID.
« Last Edit: July 13, 2024, 0452 UTC by nitroengine »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2024, 0436 UTC »
0437 - Music just above the noise floor but cant ID
0441 - sounded like a YL ID
0527 - electronic music
« Last Edit: July 13, 2024, 0527 UTC by hflstnr »
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2024, 0444 UTC »
0442 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, audio just above the static, Elvis Costello - Radio, Radio
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2024, 0453 UTC »
BallSmaker Radio QSL info at -0450z then into music. SIO 333 via ATS-20+ and 60' loop-on-ground.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2024, 0503 UTC »
SINPO=35343

457- Rock/folk sounding tune with OM and YL vocals, and guitar.
459- OM mention of post office, and then Ball Smacker mention, with bowling pins sound.
459- Folk/rock sounding tune with YL vocals.
501- OM speaking.
502- "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush.
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2024, 0552 UTC »
on 6960 USB ?
0550 some music on SDR in UK ?  not quite on 6960 I think
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Re: UNID 6960 USB 0400 UTC 13 JULY 2024
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2024, 0638 UTC »
and...they're back @ 0637z?

not much signal...S5-7

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