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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025  (Read 385 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« on: October 18, 2025, 0058 UTC »
0057: carrier appears
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0100: YL w/ID and music
45444

Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0104 UTC by DangerKitty »
QSL to umst777@yahoo.com would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2025, 0100 UTC »
0059utc SIO444 direct
Wildfire
Champagne Supernova
Message in a bottle
Cracking Rosie
Spill the wine
Rehab
Kisses sweeter than wine
Hotel California
Red red wine
Big shot
Scenes from an Italian  restaurant


Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0139 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2025, 0101 UTC »
0100 "Champagne Supernova" - Oasis.
Dave in Hamilton, ON   Please eQSL to drossm@sympatico.ca
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Favorite Pirate Radio stations from the 80's both heard and QSL'd were Voice of Venus, RNCI, Tangerine Radio, Voice of To-morrow, Voice of Laryngitis, Radio Sound Wave, Radio Paradise International and Radio Clandestine among many others.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2025, 0101 UTC »
0100: Station id, into "Champagne Supernova by Deal.

« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0248 UTC by myteaquinn »
Northeast Ohio
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2025, 0102 UTC »
on 6960 AM       direct
0102 music
D/E/F/G/It/Sp : Dutch/English/French/German/Italian/Spanish
+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2025, 0102 UTC »
S9+20 with QRN

0102 Champagne Supernova - Oasis
50mi west of Chicago, IL.  SDRPlay, Kenwood R-1000, Icom IC-R71A, AOR AR8200, Racal RA17 (being restored) with dual 100' inverted V's into MFJ-1026.  eQSL please to elburndx@gmail.com

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2025, 0102 UTC »
0058  'Wildfire', 0100 ID & bowling ball strike sfx. over intro. to 'Champagne Supernova' - Oasis.

S7.  Good signal.
Mark Taylor
Cambridge, Wi. (20 miles SE of Madison)
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Offline RadioNomad

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2025, 0107 UTC »
01:05   S3


Currently listening along the shore of lake Lowry in the middle of Vancouver Island. BC Canada.
Chasing frequencies and good weather in my van.
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Offline Quasar

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2025, 0110 UTC »
0110 S9+20 The Police-Message In A Bottle. Tnx for the show.
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
Main toys are a Flex 3000 SDR, Icom 756 Pro II and other assorted odds & ends. They may be older, but work very well for me.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2025, 0112 UTC »
0110 - Message In a Bottle - The Police                     S9+
0112 - Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
0116 - Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon & War
0205 - Babylon Sisters - Steely Dan
« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0205 UTC by Sarge94 »

Offline N2MLP

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2025, 0113 UTC »
0113 UTC

S-9 + 10

MUSIC
ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

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Offline William Hassig

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2025, 0129 UTC »
0127 on Empire MI sdr with fair S7-S9 signal, "Hotel California" the Eagles, various pop tunes, ID with bowling ball sound, nice program, thanks. At 0244 SSTV/FAX. at 0246 goodbye announcement, piano interlude then off at 0247.   
« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0247 UTC by William Hassig »
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Offline Mick Boyle

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 OCT 2025
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2025, 0211 UTC »
Central PA SDR  S8

0210 Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs
0212 Killer Queen - Queen
0214 Ballsmacker ID
0215 Old Red Wine - The Who
0218 Lilac Wine - Nina Simone
0222 Days of Wine and Roses - Frank Sinatra
0225 Just Between You and Me - April Wine
« Last Edit: October 18, 2025, 0225 UTC by Mick Boyle »
eQSLs welcome:    cliyok@post.com    Thank you.
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