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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025  (Read 1327 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« on: April 05, 2025, 0058 UTC »
0058: Wildfire IS
0000: YL w/ID, "Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M.
better in LSB/SAM, QRM from UTE
0103: "Joy To The World" - 3 Dog Night


Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0105 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Unid 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2025, 0059 UTC »
0058 - wild fire intro
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Re: Unid 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2025, 0059 UTC »
0059 -55dbm testing signal? Sounds good into NYC.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2025, 0059 UTC »
0058 "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey.
0100 "Shiny Happy People" by  R.E.M.
0103 "Joy To the World" by Three Dog Night.
0107 "When I See You Smile" by Bad English.
0111 ID and email into "When You're Smiling" by Louis Armstrong.
0116 "Smile Away" by Paul & Linda McCartney.
0119 "Make Me Smile" by Chicago.
0122 "Keep On Smilin'" by Wet Willie.
0126 "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow.
0130 "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth.
0132 "Secret Smile" by Semisonic.
0137 "Smile" by Uncle Kracker.
0140 "Best Fake Smile" by James Bay.
0143 ID and email into "I Love Your Smile" by Shanice.
0148 "Smile a Little Smile For Me" by The Flying Machine.
0151 "Make You Smile" by Elle King.
0154 "Sara Smile" by Daryl Hall & John Oates.
0156 "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Gerry Granahan.
0159 "Laughing" by The Guess Who.
0201 ID into "Your Smiling Face" by James Taylor.
0204 "Smile" by Katy Perry.
0207 "Laugh Laugh" by The Beau Brummels.
0210 "Laughter In The Rain (feat. Dara Sedaka)" by Neil Sedaka.
0212 "Smile" by Nat King Cole.
0215 ID and url into "I See Your Smile" by Gloria Estefan.
0220 SSTV image.
0221 Signoff message and email.
0222 "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey.
0223 OTA.

Thanks for tonight's program.



« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0223 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2025, 0100 UTC »
SINPO=45333

059- Wildfire IS, repeating.
100- Recorded YL ID over music.
100- "Shiny Happy People" by REM.
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Re: Unid 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2025, 0100 UTC »
0100 - Shiny Happy People - R.E.M.               S9+10
0103 - Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0104 UTC by Sarge94 »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2025, 0101 UTC »
0100: Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. With a noisy S7 signal tonight.
0105: Joy To the World by Three Dog Night.

« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0222 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2025, 0101 UTC »
0100utc SIO333  NOISY  Better in LSB
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
Joy to the world
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0105 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2025, 0101 UTC »
Great sig. -25 dBFS on a G5RV. SIO: 454.

0101: REM :)
0106: Joy to the World (Tell me Jeremiah might be around?)
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0107 UTC by osiris »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2025, 0102 UTC »
SINPO- 44444 fading and static

0100z
Shiny Happy People -R.E.M.
0103z
Joy To the World- Three Dog Night
0107z
When In See you Smile-Bad English
0112z
When You're Smiling-Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
0116z
Smile Away- Paul & Linda McCartney
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0135 UTC by Paul65 »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2025, 0103 UTC »
0101 on Brookfield WI sdr with noisy S9+10 signal, hear bits of audio, at 0105 "joy to the world" by 3 Dog Night from 1971, at 0121 switched to Traverse City MI with noisy S9+20 signal, a song by Chicago Transit authority (later just called Chicago), 
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 0123 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2025, 0104 UTC »
0103 "Shiny Happy People " R. E. M.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2025, 0108 UTC »
0107 UTC song "When I see you smile"

S 3 to 4
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2025, 0119 UTC »
0115 Nice AM signal tonite! S8
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 5 Apr 2025
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2025, 0132 UTC »
0132 UTC

S 9 + 20


MUSIC
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