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N2MLP

BALLSMACKER RADIO 6960 AM 0200 UTC JAN 24 2026
« on: January 24, 2026, 0204 UTC »
VERY WEAK SIGNAL

MUSIC

CSN
ELTON JOHN
MADONNA
R.E.M.
BEATLES
FACO
BILLY JOEL
CARLY SIMON
« Last Edit: January 24, 2026, 0237 UTC by N2MLP »
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ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

Receivers:
FT-950
RSPdx (SDR)
Antennas:
560FT LONG WIRE
40M double bazooka
43 ft vertical
G5VR
Portable setup YB-400-Datong AD37 active antenna or 25 ft wire

BallSmacker

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Re: BALLSMACKER RADIO 6960 AM 0200 UTC JAN 24 2026
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2026, 0213 UTC »
350W (1400W PEP) on 6960AM, 100W PEP on 4032USB, low SWR on both antennas. 

It's like the sky forgot to reflect the signal!  Barely present on VT SDR or Washington DC SDR on either frequency. 

Worst propagation yet.

Full power and good SWR here. 

You can join the stream at https://ballsmacker.net/ but that is over the air (as always) as well so who knows how that is coming in.

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Radiouser

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Re: BALLSMACKER RADIO 6960 AM 0200 UTC JAN 24 2026
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2026, 0214 UTC »


0213 "Vogue" - Madonna.  very weak
0214 "Man On The Moon" - R..E.M.
0217 signal lost now.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2026, 0217 UTC by Radiouser »
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