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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025  (Read 1047 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« on: March 08, 2025, 0158 UTC »
0158: Wildfire IS
0200: YL w/ID, "Turn Up the Radio" - Autograph
45444

Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0201 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Unid 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2025, 0158 UTC »
0158 - Intro music
0201 - Turn up the Radio- Autograph] good signal tonight!
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0202 UTC by hflstnr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2025, 0159 UTC »
0159 - Wildfire
0200 Turn Up The Radio - Autograph                   S9+10
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0201 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2025, 0200 UTC »
SINPO=45444

158- Nice signal tonight with Wildfire IS.
200- Recorded YL ID with bowling pins sound effect, over first tune, into...
200- "Turn Up The Radio" by Autograph.
All reception direct-- From my location, radio and antenna.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2025, 0202 UTC »
0201utc SIO433
TURN UP THE RADIO 📻
Turn the beat around
Don't turn around
Turn the page
Still you turn me on
Turn me loose
Turning Japanese
Turn back time

Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0235 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2025, 0203 UTC »
0202 UTC

S 9 + 20

AUTOGRAPH
Vicki Sue Robinson
Ace of Base
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0210 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2025, 0204 UTC »
S9, weaker than 4032
Unless noted otherwise, all reports are direct from my location on Long Island NY.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2025, 0205 UTC »
0203 SIO 444 direct SDR
0203 Turn Up The Radio by Autograph
0205 Turn The Beat Around by Vicki Sue Robinson
0208 Don't Turn Around by Ace of Base
0212 On The Turning Away by Pink Floyd
Thanks for the program!
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0213 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2025, 0207 UTC »
0206: Turn the Beat Around by Vicki Sue Robinson. Nice S7 signal.
0328: Turn Down Day by The Cyrkle.
0334: I'll Turn to Stone by Four Tops.
0336: The Tide Is Turning by Roger Waters.

« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0342 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2025, 0212 UTC »
0212 20 over with punchy audio. tnx for the show.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2025, 0217 UTC »
0206 on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S9-S9+10 signal, parallel 4032 usb, classic rock music, 0232 "I think I'm turning Japanese" by the Vapors from 1980, 0237 switched to Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9+10 to +20 signal, 0239 "turn turn turn" the Byrds from 1965, 0340 SSTV/FAX,   
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0340 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2025, 0218 UTC »
0200 "Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph.
0204 "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson.
0208 "Don't Turn Around" by Ace of Base.
0212 ID by YL into "On the Turning Away" by Pink Floyd.
0218 "Turn the Page (Live)" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
0223 "Still...You Turn Me On" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer & email for reports.
0226 Email for reports into "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy.
0231 "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors.
0235 "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher.
0239 "Turn, Turn, Turn" by The Byrds.
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0241 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2025, 0241 UTC »
Fair signal into southern Illinois tonight but lots of fast deep fading  SINPO 43333

Tuned in 0240

0240 Turn Turn Turn
0245 Turn Your Love Around
0250 ID with bowling SFX
0250 (don't know this one)
0254 (don't know this one)
0258 Turn To Stone
0300 bad QRM hid the music for several seconds, hope that doesn't continue
0302 ID with email address with invitation for QSL also mentioned that tonight's program has a theme.
0306 One Of My Turns
0310 Judy's Turn To Cry
0312 Too Late To Turn Back Now
0315 Tossin And Turnin
0317 ???
0320 "Nothin but the hits... BallSmacker Radio, somewhere in the northeast"
0320 ???
0327 Turn Down Day
0332 "Check out our website at BallSmacker dot (something)"
0332 I'll Turn To Stone
0340 SSTV a little more music then OTA


(I definitely see a pattern here)
Thanks for the music tonight!


« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0345 UTC by Crater Eddie »
Unless otherwise stated all reception made with Tecsun PL-880 fed by 100 foot Long wire antenna.
Other radios in the shack - Realistic DX-160, Realistic DX-390

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2025, 0246 UTC »
The signal is possibly too weak to hear much past possible talking. What a shame on a Friday nite.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0158 UTC 8 Mar 2025
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2025, 0303 UTC »
DX-398 direct. SINPO 45333

02:58 UTC "Turn to Stone" by Electric Light Orchestra.
03:01 UTC BallSmacker email address.
03:02 UTC "Turn Off the Light" by Nelly Furtado.
03:06 UTC "One of My Turns," by Pink Floyd.
03:10 UTC "Judy's Turn to Cry" by Lesley Gore.
03:12 UTC ID: It's BallSmnacker Radio. Bowling pin sound effects.
03:12 UTC "It's Too Late to Turn Back Now" by Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose.

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 0314 UTC by WPE6HET »
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