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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020  (Read 1350 times)

Offline MDK2

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Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« on: March 07, 2020, 0200 UTC »
Good signal with solo piano music
0203 signal has faded just as another song started up
0221 "No Sleep til Brooklyn" Beastie Boys
0225 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (clearly the theme is American cities/towns) (signal is way up at 0227)
0229 "nothing but the hits here on Ball Smacker radio! Somewhere in the northeast" OM. Into "To Live and Die in LA" Wang Chung
0234 Ball Smacker Radio ID into next song (signal's faded a bit, hard to make it out)
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0235 UTC by MDK2 »
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Offline Big Badfish Al

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UNID 6960 AM 0158 UTC 07 March 2020
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2020, 0200 UTC »
SINPO: 44444 with signal meter S9+

0158 - piano music
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 0202 UTC »
Nice S7+ signal but some noise starting to sneak in.
Signal has faded but definite ID of Ball Smacker Radio at 0209z.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0212 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Offline Dr. Strangelove

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Re: UNID (presumed Ball Smacker Radio) 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2020, 0205 UTC »
S7 with some noise plaing Waterloo.  Thanks for the show!

Signal really popped up at 02:27
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0229 UTC by Dr. Strangelove »
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Re: UNID (presumed Ball Smacker Radio) 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2020, 0208 UTC »
S9+ @ 0207 with "Philadelphia Freedom" EJ
0210 - ID's, then Tony Bennett
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0211 UTC by refmo »
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Re: UNID (presumed Ball Smacker Radio) 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2020, 0209 UTC »
0208 - SIO 444 into West Michigan with Elton John "Philadelphia Freedom".

Great music.  Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0218 UTC by bandarr3000 »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2020, 0216 UTC »
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Elida, Oh (02.13)
02.17 ID + frequency
02.17 song by a man
02.21 ID + frequency
02.21 song

02.26 "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
02.28 ID + frequency
02.28 song
02.34 ID + frequency
02.34 song
02.39 ID + frequency
02.39 song
02.42 Id + email address

« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0244 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2020, 0228 UTC »
S9 Using na5b some fading but clear. Loved the show, thanks you!

02:26 Song, Chattanooga Choo Choo
02:29 Station ID
02:29 Song "To Live and Die in LA"
02:34 Station ID
02:34 Song, Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan
02:40 Station ID
02:40 Song Glen Campbell, By The Time I Get To Phoenix
02:43 Station ID Reception report had trouble hearing
02:43 Song, Sting - Englishman In New York
02:47 ID
02:47 Song, The Animals, San Franciscan Nights
02:51 ID But loads of fading.
02:52 Song, Marc Cohn - Walking in memphis(hard to make out)
02:54 Lost in the noise now
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0255 UTC by Orb »
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Offline Andrew Yoder

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2020, 0242 UTC »
faint during some crooner songs, then pretty good for Beastie Boys "No Sleep 'til Brooklyn" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Clear ID, DJ said 100 watts
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0200 UTC 07 MAR 2020
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2020, 0300 UTC »
Hiya Andrew. Ballsmacker Radio coming in fine with the signal showing S9+10. Thanks for the Friday nite pirate radio. It is much appreciated.

Ballsmacker ID by YL with sound of bowling pins flying around.
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Eagles- Sister Golden Hair
« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 0316 UTC by blw »
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