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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22  (Read 3741 times)

blw

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Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« on: April 17, 2022, 0104 UTC »
Ball Smacker radio starting up and sounding good. Signal is about S7 at the  moment with F. Sinatra singing It Was a Very Good Year. Outstanding song! Thanks for the show. Glad to hear B.S.again.

Great song list tonight. Thanks BallSmacker.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0140 UTC by blw »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2022, 0106 UTC »
0106  Frank Sinatra/ It was a very good year
0111 Shirley and Lee/ let the good times roll
0155 Good Bad and the Ugly
0221 Led Zeppelin/ good times bad times

Sounds great S7
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0222 UTC by Davep »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2022, 0108 UTC »
SIO 454 into NE Indiana at 0108UTC with a little Sinatra.

0112: Katy Perry
0118: Ballsmacker ID followed by Bad to the Bone.
0127: ID with email for theme guesses, with some Chuck Mangione "Feels So Good"

« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0130 UTC by caylorman »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2022, 0109 UTC »
Ball Smacker pirate station at 6960 khz. Frank Sinatra song. Great signal here in south/central NY. Icom r75 and 100' wire.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2022, 0109 UTC »
0058 with instrumental "Wildfire IS"   S9 Great Audio
0100 ID, into "Good Golly Miss Molly"
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2022, 0111 UTC »
SINPO=45544

108- "It Was A Very Good Year" by Frank Sinatra.
110- "Let The Good Times Roll" by Shirley and Lee.
113- YL recorded ID with website address and bowling pins sound effect.
113- "Last Friday Night" by Katy Perry.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0114 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2022, 0115 UTC »
S9+12

0113 website promo
0113 Last Friday Night - Katy Perry
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 17 Apr 22
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2022, 0116 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
01.13 song "Last Friday Night"
01.17 song "Good Times"
01.19 ID
01.19 song "Bad to the Bone"
01.24 song "For the Good Times"
01.27 ID + email
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0129 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2022, 0116 UTC »
0114 Ball Smacker on the air at S9+10 in CT. YL ID and "check out our new website". Tune "Friday night", "Bad To The Bone".
0124 "Lay Your Head Upon My Shoulder"(?) S9+20
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0127 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2022, 0116 UTC »
Very Good Reception

0116 "Last Friday Night" Katy Perry
0117 "Good Times" Sam Cooke
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2022, 0129 UTC »
0103 ID "That was a very good year", "Last Friday Night" ...

S8 here
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2022, 0130 UTC »
55455
S9+20

0127z  For the Good Times-RogerMiller
0128z Ballsmacker ID email eQSLs
0129z Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2022, 0133 UTC »
0130 utc. SIO 444 S8
0130 "Feels So Good" Chuck Mangione
0131 "Hello Friday"  Flo Rida
0134 YL Ballsmacker ID
0134 "Friday I'm in Love" The Cure
« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0137 UTC by Sky Waves »
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R. Comeau

Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2022, 0139 UTC »
0132 - Heard here in AM on 6.95999 with OM pop song. At 0135, The Cure's Friday I'm in Love. Excellent signal here, with no interference, little noise, and good, steady audio. Take Good Care of My Baby at 0138.
0147- YL ID, "here in the northeast," followed by Chucj Berry: Johnny Be Goode.
0149 - Steely Dan with Black Friday.
0158 - YL: Playing the greatest hits of all tiem, the Ballsmacker, on SW, followed by a bowling pin strike.
0202 - Friday on My Mind by The Easybeats. Still very good signal.

Ross Comeau
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« Last Edit: April 17, 2022, 0204 UTC by R. Comeau »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2022, 0143 UTC »
770142" Bad Friday "  S7
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