Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 MAY 2025

[N2MLP]

Music

S-9 + 20

The Cars
Paul Simon
Shania Twain
Dire Straits
GO-GO'S
Sneaker Pimps
Nu Shooz
Nigel Olsson
Kenny Loggins
Caludja Barry
Tears for fears
Rocky Burnette

[hflstnr]

SIO 555

0109 - Moving in stereo- The Cars

[Sarge94]

0111 - Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon                     S9+10

[dxwingr]

0112utc  noisy
Music

[blw]

Ball Smacker Radio heard with music playing. The signal isn't very strong, but it's clear.

[Molvania Poacher]

SINPO=33222, noisy tonight, and now QRM (talking and music) as of 116.

112- "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon.
116- "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" by Shania Twain.

[Quasar]

0113 S9+20 over with usual excellent audio into NYC. Tnx for the show.
0212 big difference in signal compared to an hour ago. Usual S5 noise floor currently and BallSmacker is gone.

[Radiouser]

0013 "Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon.
0016 "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" by Shania Twain.
0020 ID by YL into "Skateaway" by Dire Straits.
0126 "Head Over Heals" by The Go-Go's.
0130 "6 Underground" by Sneaker Pimps.
0134 ID and email into "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz.
0139 "Dancin' Shoes" by Nigel Olsson.
0143 "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins.
0147 ID into "(Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes" by Caludja Barry.
0151 "Head Over Heals" by Tears for Fears.
0155 "Tired of Toein' the Line" by Rocky Burnette.
0158 ID into "Bad Sneakers" by Steely Dan.
0202 "New Shoes" by Paolo Nutini.
0205 "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn.
0208 Email.
0209 "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant.
0212 "Boogie Shoes" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
0214 "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley.
0216 ID into "Hi-Heel Sneakers" by Tommy Tucker.
0219 "Brand New Key" by Melanie.
0221 "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens.
0223 ID into "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.
0226 "Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes" by Bobby Freeman.
0228 "My Adidas" by Run-DMC.
0231 ID into "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
0234 "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King.

Thanks for tonight's show!

[Jim Renfrew]

Good signal in western New York    SINPO  43233

0100z   Big open carrier. then a repeating piano intro
            "Woman's voice: "Good evening ... listening to Ballsmacker Radio"
0113z   Music by Paul Simon

Thanks for the program!

Drake R8B, 700 ft long wire aimed west

[Que si es?]

0110 Moving In Stereo (The Cars)
0111 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Paul Simon)
0116 Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under
0120 Skateaway (Dire Straits)
0127 Head Over Heels (Go Gos)
0205 Off the air suddenly

S9 in Tunkhannock, PA
IC-7300
Inverted V @ @20 feet

Thanks for the program!
[email protected]

[Professor]

0118 S9+20 with Shania
0209 Conditions have collapsed here. I wonder if a solar storm is underway. They are barely audible here right now.

[Zoidberg]

6960 AM
0135 UTC Ball Smacker ID, just audible through heavy local RFI.
0211 UTC Boogie Shoes, KC and Sunshine Band, just barely audible.

[Professor]

Confirms my earlier post as to why Ballsmacker may have suddenly dropped in signal strength.

Per Spaceweather.com - SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM... This was not in the forecast. An unexpected G2-class geomagnetic storm occurred during the early hours of May 17th, sparked by the glancing blow of a CME. Originally expected to miss Earth, the CME was launched on May 12th by an erupting magnetic filament in the sun's northern hemisphere. The ejecta was wider than models predicted, and some of the debris struck Earth after a 4-day tansit from the sun.