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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026  (Read 3897 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« on: April 04, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0058: Wildfire IS
- note that Radio 48/MRI is overlapping this freq., see photo (dark red line is Ballsmacker carrier)


0100: ID by YL, pretty much totally covered by R48/MRI; music "Take Me To The River" - Talking Heads
« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 0104 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Well, it's come to this: It's midnight and I'm listening to a heavy metal cover version of "The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round" on pirate short wave radio on Sternradio. Is life great, or what!?
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100 - Take Me to the River - Talking Heads            S9+
0105 - Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
0109 - Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 0116 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0100 "Take Me to the River" by Talking Heads.
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2026, 0103 UTC »
Ballsmacker Radio, initially very heavy QRM from Mix Radio International, side monitoring on the live stream until they reduced bandwidth and ended waterfalls

0057 Signal on
0058 "Wildfire" Interval Signal
0100 Opening announcement
0100 Talking Heads - Take Me To The River
0105 Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
[also, at the same time MRI changed signal and I have the bandwidth opened up again, signal is a bit drowned by general QRM (no longer MRI), I'd say 2 to 3 out of 10 now.]
0109 Rufus featuriing Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good
0113 website information [Liner]
0113 Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me
[At this point, I switched to the NA5B KiwiSDR which has a sputtering in it's audio, but the signal is much better, about 5 to 6 out of 10]
0119 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
0123 Real Life - Send Me An Angel
0127 QSL/E-Mail [Liner]
0127 Thomas Dolby - Blinded Me With Science (Extended Version)
0132 Ambrosia - You're The Biggest Part Of Me
0137 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
0141 Wires in the Trees [ID]
0141 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
0144 Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
0149 George Benson - Give Me The Night
0153 [Station ID]
0153 The Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
0156 Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive
0200 The Who - See Me, Feel Me
0204 Tonight's Special Theme [Liner]
0204 Vanilla Fudge - Keep Me Hangin' On
0207 Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?
0210 The Kinks - Your Really Got Me
0212 Ballsmacker Radio [Promo]
0212 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That
0215 Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
[ahh, you reminded me I wanted to watch the Neon Genesis Evangelion movies this weekend, this is the closing theme, but by a female artist]
0218 Eddie Money featuring Ronnie Spector - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby
0221 Nothing But the Hits [Liner]
0221 Blondie - Call Me
0224 Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
0227 Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
0230 Greatest Hits Of All Time [Liner]
0230 Pat Benetar - Hit Me With your Best Shot
0233 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
0236 Check Out Our Website [Liner]
0236 Three Dog Night - Momma Told Me Not To Come
0238 Signal Lost
a moment later the signal returned
0240 Bowling Ball [SFX]
0240 SSTV Scan E-Mail info and closing Message
0242 "Wildfire" Interval Signal
0243 Signal Dropped
0244 Mix Radio International Waterfall images[oops, I was looking at another signal and noticed them pop up]


Starting Reception is a 0 to 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, from the K1VL KiwiSDR in Shrewsbury VT.
and I only have that much as I'm running bandwidth narrowed to about half of narrow AM mode, I note the music is 2 to 4 seconds ahead of the live stream
Reception from the DC kiwi was much better as mentioned above


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« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 0247 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2026, 0103 UTC »
0102utc   interference from mix

Take me to the river
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2026, 0107 UTC »
I lowered the bandwidth and turned off the waterfalls.
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2026, 0111 UTC »
Nothing there except MRI you must be hearing their echo.
BS was heard well enough to ID at first, and is better now with MRI waterfall graphics turned off and narrower BW. SAM w/LSB helped a good bit.
BS has no qrm as of about 0104 (see photo):
QSL to [email protected] would be greatly appreciated!
SDRplay RSP2/RSPdx  w/SDRuno or SDRconnect SW ; N-S 43M Dipole /  Disclaimer: Shazam/Sound-Hound used to ID many songs.

Well, it's come to this: It's midnight and I'm listening to a heavy metal cover version of "The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round" on pirate short wave radio on Sternradio. Is life great, or what!?
😺 🐕================🐕 😺



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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2026, 0112 UTC »
0112 Nice S9+15 signal tonight
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2026, 0112 UTC »
0109 on Empire MI sdr1 with weak noisy S7-S9 signal, storm static, QRM from Radio 48/Mix Radio, urban contemporary pop, at 0240 SSTV/FAX, goodbye announcement, piano interval, off. 
« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 0242 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2026, 0114 UTC »
0113 SIO 555 SDR direct
0113 Tell Me Something Good by Rufus
0114 Ballsmacker Radio ID by YL
0115 Better Be Good To Me by Tina Turner
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2026, 0126 UTC »
Station: Ballsmacker Radio
Listening date: 04 April 2026
Listening time: 01:25 - 02:08 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6960 AM
SINPO: 35333
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: 130ft end-fed Antenna
Details of the programme listened to:
  0125 "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life
  0127 YL eQSL info(email address)
  0128 "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby
  0132 "Biggest Part of Me" by Ambrosia
  0137 "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones
  0141 YL ID
          "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra
  0145 "Miss Me Blind" by Culture Club
  0149 "Give Me the Night" by George Benson
  0153 YL ID
          "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" by The Doobie Brothers
  0156 "Don't Take Me Alive" by Steely Dan
  0200 "We're Not Gonna Take It" by The Who
  0204 YL eQSL info(email address)
          "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge
  0207 "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work
  0208

Thank you for your music show.   I enjoyed your music shiw again...

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]
« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 0209 UTC by DXerKen »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2026, 0131 UTC »

tuned in at 01:30  and Just a carrier and some barley detectable audio.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2026, 0134 UTC »
I lowered the bandwidth and turned off the waterfalls.

Thank you!  Sorry we can't move...we are very remote tonight and pretty much rock bound on 6960! 

We love MRI!

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2026, 0142 UTC »
as every friday, this local night listened the  program.

I upload a shortvideo in HFU¨s facebook page with a part of listen here

Thanks for the show

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 4 APR 2026
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2026, 0155 UTC »
0153 Music from BSR with QRM from 6950.  ;D
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