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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025  (Read 471 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« on: April 26, 2025, 0058 UTC »
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0000: YL w/ID -> music "Standing On Higher Ground" - Alan Parsons Project
55454
0105: "Rocket Man" - Elton John


Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0105 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2025, 0059 UTC »
0059 BS signing on.
0100 YL with ID into "Standing On Higher Ground" by The Alan Parsons Project.
0105 "Rocket Man ( I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Long Time)" by Elton John.
0116 "Digging in the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel.
0119 "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" by Willie Nelson.
0123 "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil.
0129 "Space Oddity by David Bowie.
0140 "From the Ground Up" by Dan + Shay.
0144 "Getaway" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
0148 "6 Underground" by Sneaker Pimps.
0152 YL with ID into "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder.
0156 "Only So Much Oil In the Ground" by Tower Of Power.
0159 "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" by George Harrison.
0203 YL with email into "Party At Ground Zero" bt Fishbone.
0209 "Earth Angel" by The Penguins.
0212 "The Hole In the Ground" by Bernard Cribbins.
0214 YL with ID into "Get Ready" by Rare Earth.
0216 "Where Do the Children Play" by Cat Stevens.
0220 "Shaky Ground" by Delbert McClinton.
0223 ID by YL into "Higher Ground" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
0226 "Shake Your Body (Down To the Ground" by The Jacksons.
0230 YL with website into "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye.
0233 SSTV image.
0235 YL with email into "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphy.
0237 Carrier OTA.

Thanks for tonights show.


« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0239 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2025, 0100 UTC »
0100 UTC

JUST STARTING
S-9 + 20

Alan Parsons Project
Rocket Man - Elton John
Heaven is a place on earth
Midnight Oil
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0126 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2025, 0102 UTC »
0101utc SIO444
standing on higher ground
Rocket man
Heaven is a place on earth
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0113 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2025, 0103 UTC »
0102 - Standing on Higher Ground - The Alan Parsons Project          S9+10
0114 - Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel
0152 - Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0153 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2025, 0104 UTC »
0104: Standing On Higher Ground by The Alan Parsons Project.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2025, 0105 UTC »
0102 "Standing on Higher Ground " Alan Parsons Project    S 7
0105 Elton John
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2025, 0106 UTC »
0106 S9+20 Elton John . Tnx for the show.
0126 Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil  30 over signal now.
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0127 UTC by Quasar »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2025, 0109 UTC »
0108 on Brookfield WI sr with fair/noisy S9+10 signal, "rocket man" Elton John,
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0111 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2025, 0110 UTC »
0110 Booming in at S9+20
Unless noted otherwise, all reports are direct from my location on Long Island NY.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2025, 0111 UTC »
SIO 555

0110 - Heaven is a place on earth- Belinda Carlisle
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2025, 0117 UTC »
Rockin' signal as always.

Sig: 45 dB
SIO: 555 (some QSB)
Ant: G5RV
Rec: AirSpy Discovery

0116: Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel
0119: Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground - Willie Nelson (getting a bit distorted)
0123: Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (Dostortion Gone)
0234: Silent Running - Mike and the Mechanics
0238: I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: April 26, 2025, 0141 UTC by osiris »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2025, 0121 UTC »
0120 - Just tuned in, signal is 434 into my NYC shack.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2025, 0133 UTC »
0106 - Rocket Man
0110 - Belinda Carlisle
0119 - Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
0123 - Beds Are Burning
0128 - noticed possible OTH RADAR during STATION ID
0129 - Ground Control to Major Tom

S9 +10 with GAIN max/
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 26 Apr 2025
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2025, 0137 UTC »
SINPO=45544

134- "Silent Running" by Mike and The Mechanics.
137- "I Feel The Earth Move" by Carole King.
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