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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026  (Read 325 times)

DangerKitty

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« on: October 17, 2026, 0058 UTC »
0058: "Wildfire" IS
0100: YL VO mx, "Good evening ham sammiches", ID, freq. "somewhere in the north-east", "Hurrican" - Bob Dylan

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0126 UTC by DangerKitty »
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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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dxwingr

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0059utc good signal
Wildfire
Hurricane
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0100 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0059 "Wildfire".
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Dave in Hamilton, ON Please eQSL to [email protected]

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Chasing Pirate Radio stations since 1980.
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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DJ Kraze

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2026, 0101 UTC »
Listening from the K8BMZ Traverse City, NI KiwiSDR
Signal is about 2 to 3 out of 10. looking for a different radio to try
Ended up on NA5B KiwiSDR with 8 to 9 out of 10 but drifting out slowly as time goes by (I had nearly a full 10 not long ago)


0057 [Carrier On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Sign On]
0100 p1976-189 & m1976-039 & u1976-341 - Bob Dylan - Hurricane
0108 p1984-026 & m1984-163 & u1984-010 - Nena - 99 Red Balloons
0112 p1966-028 - The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. The Red Barron
0115 [Wires In The Trees - Liner]
0115 1970-NCS - Neil Young - Ohio
0118 p1994-A06 & m1994-006 - The Cranberries - Zombie
0123 1971-NCS - Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
0125 [Special Theme - Liner]
0125 p1973-055 & m1972-041 & u1977-172 - Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (LP Version)
0131 m1970-096 - Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
0135 m1969-004 - The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
0139 [Station ID]
0139 p1976-036 & c1976-312 & m1976-084 & u1977-311 - Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
0145 p1968-103 - Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair/Canticle
0148 2007-NCS - Barenaked Ladies - Big Bang Theory Theme
0150 [Most Friday Nights - Liner]
0150 p1998-A26 & m1998-092 - Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
0154 p1972-003 & m1972-093 & u1972-020 - Don McLean - American Pie (Parts 1 & 2)
0202 {digital signal burst for 2 seconds on 6961}
0203 1990-NCS - They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
0205 [Special Theme w/e-mail - Liner]
0205 p1986-015 & m1986-033 - Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is
0209 m1983-067 - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
0214 p1986-132 & m1986-092 - David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose
0218 [Nothing but the hits - Liner]
0218 m1968-115 - Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (Album)
0224 p1975-245 & m1975-161 & u1975-455 - Steely Dan - Black Friday
0228 p1955-006 & u1955-020 - Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
0231 [Greatest Hits Of All Time - Liner]
0231 p1989-007 & m1989-106 - Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
0235 p1975-036 & u1975-394b - John Denver - Calypso
0239 [Check Out Our Website - Liner]
0239 p1970-098 & m1970-069 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Woodstock
0242 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0242 [SSTV]
0244 [Closing Message]
0244 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0245 [Program End]
0246 [Transmission Ended]



Short form code list:
C= Country Chart
M= Rock Singles chart
P= Pop Chart
U= UK Chart

Please send an eQSL to [email protected], and as always thanks for the show and the chance to give my memory a good workout.
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0246 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Currently hunting the elusive 104.5 oldies station somewhere in Northern Middlesex County, CT. [HEY! I want to do your voice-overs]

Coastal NC DX

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2026, 0102 UTC »
544 SIO here in Jacksonville, NC at 0102 UTC
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Professor

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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2026, 0106 UTC »
0104 The signal, which is usually monstrous here, is completely unreadable on Long Island. I can just about see it on the panadapter. The band must be running long.
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William Hassig

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2026, 0110 UTC »
0106 on Empire MI sdr1 with fair/poor S3-S9 signal, "the ballad of Hurricane" by Bob Dylan, "99 red balloons" Nena, "Snoopy VS Red Baron" Royal Guardsmen, "4 dead in Ohio" Crosby Stills & Nash,   
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0121 UTC by William Hassig »
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Que si es?

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2026, 0132 UTC »
0131-Casey Jones
0136-The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
0141-The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
0146-Scarborough Fair
0151-Zoot Suit Riot
0200-American Pie
0203-Istanbul Not Constantinople
0212-Sunday Bloody Sunday
0215-Yankee Rose
0218-Sympathy for the Devil
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0219 UTC by Que si es? »
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Reports are direct from Tunkhannock, PA
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myteaquinn

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2026, 0139 UTC »
0138: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band.
0139: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.
0154: American Pie by Don Mclean.
0203: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants.
0232: We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel.

« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0247 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Markokpik

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2026, 0143 UTC »
0112  'Snoopy vs The Red Baron' - The Royal Guardsmen, ID, 'Ohio' - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 'Zombie' - The Cranberries, 'Indian Reservation' - Paul Revere & The Raiders, 0125 ID w/ eQSL offer, 'Smoke On The Water' - Deep Purple.

S6 Fair - good signal w/ fades.
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Mark Taylor
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Perseus, Web-880, Tecsun H501x, bunch of portables; W6LVP, K180WLA loops & 130' random wire antennas
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MrMomB

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2026, 0153 UTC »
0150 Just a faint line on the waterfall tonight with occasional music.
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...I recognize the songs but I don't know the names...

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0235 UTC 17 OCT 2026
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2026, 0243 UTC »
started on the European SW forum as Ball  smackerer Radio 6960 khz  AM     US  3.35 GMT

listened via US SDR..http://sdr.hfunderground.com:8077/?f=6925usb Closed 3.45GMT 0245 UTC
« Last Edit: October 17, 2026, 0910 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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