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Title: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: MDK2 on March 28, 2020, 0059 UTC

0058 Piano music, I think Ball Smacker uses this for an interval.
0100 Ball Smacker ID into "Dancing Queen" ABBA
0104 "Weekend in New England" Barry Manilow
0107 Ball Smacker ID into "Piano Man" Billy Joel (signal's a bit weaker now, poor/fair with occasional good peaks)
0112 "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas
0117 Ball Smacker ID into Blondie song (don't know what the title is, Shazam not working)

Title: Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: myteaquinn on March 28, 2020, 0101 UTC

Yes they do, station ID at 0100z into Dancing Queen. +20 signal.
Wow signal just crashed.

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: Markokpik on March 28, 2020, 0103 UTC

0058 Classical piano, ID, "Dancing Queen,"

S6.

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: Bali_Frank on March 28, 2020, 0103 UTC

signal S9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.57 piano music
01.00 ID
01.00 ABBA "Dancing Queen"
01.04 song by a man
01.07 ID
01.07 song by a man "Piano Man"
01.12 song by a man
01.17 ID

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: elburndx on March 28, 2020, 0106 UTC

S9+11 with QRN

0102 Dancing Queen - Abba
0103 Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow

Thanks for the fastest eQSL ever!!!

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: William Hassig on March 28, 2020, 0110 UTC

Tuned in at 0109utc, fair signal with some fading, song "piano man" played with piano and harmonica, at 0130 song "Saturday", at 0142 "everybody's working for the weekend", at 0155 the Monkees "pleasant valley Sunday", said ballsmacker@protonmail.com , at 0216 I sent email, I'll see if it went through, it did, off suddenly at 0224utc after piano music. Thanks for the show. 
 

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on March 28, 2020, 0113 UTC

S5 with some noise.  Sounding good though.  Thanks for the show and the eqsl I just got!

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: rooftopper on March 28, 2020, 0144 UTC

0117 Sunday Girl - Blondie
0122 Saturday in the Park - Chicago
0125 "Nothing but the hits on Ball Smacker Radio" - ID
0126 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday - Doors
0128 Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
Ballsmacker@Proton.mail.com for eQSL with QTH
0131 Saturday Night - Elton John
0135 Last Friday Night - Katy Perry
0139 Easy - Commodores
0143 Everybody’s Working for the Weekend - Loverboy

Fading in and out signal into SE Wisconsin.  Blasting out the hits with a very nice music format!!  GREAT show!   Thanks      SINPO 35323

Icom 7300, rain gutter antenna and MFJ 1020C, also using B & W AS-40 Trap Dipole in da garage attic

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: JohnS on March 28, 2020, 0153 UTC

Just tuned in at 0150.  Cam hear a female vocalist but difficult because of heavy static.
Reception in LSB improving legibility.
By 0215 signal too deep in noise floor.  Ute QRM  further hampering reception.
Next time.

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: refmo on March 28, 2020, 0156 UTC

S9+ and excellent 10khz+ audio!
0155 - "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
0159 - ID and QSL info, then into "Black Friday"

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: super skyrider on March 28, 2020, 0157 UTC

Yep, Pleasant Valley Sunday blasting into the Bible Belt, (0156), thanks!

Chris  KC5IIE

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: jasmine on March 28, 2020, 0208 UTC

great signal here in seattle. hearing
0207 I Can't Feel My Face" by the Weeknd!   :)
0210 "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" - U2

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: CV26THST on March 28, 2020, 0209 UTC

Hear it loud n clear in chicago!

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: jasmine on March 28, 2020, 0214 UTC

not sure if you all hear it but out here there is a very loud over-the-horizon radar occasionally on the upper sideband of the signal.

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: BallSmacker on March 28, 2020, 0305 UTC

Thanks for your awesome reports! If you had an email in your sig or emailed the address announced on the air we did or will send eQSL!  See you next week!  Stay safe and stay well!  :D

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
Post by: jasmine on March 28, 2020, 1444 UTC

i guessed the theme and they sent me this eQSL!
(https://i.imgur.com/l4Frs17.png)

amazing i could pick them up out here in seattle. propagation seemed pretty good the last two days.