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Title: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 2 Jan 2021
Post by: Bali_Frank on January 02, 2021, 0159 UTC
signal S9+10-20 on the SDR in Vermont
01.58 piano
02.00 ID
02.00 song "After Midnight"
02.03 song "1999"
02.06 ID
02.06 song "Bringing In A Brand New Year"
02.11 song "Let's Start The New Year Right"
02.14 ID + email
02.14 song "New Year's Day"

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: R. Comeau on January 02, 2021, 0201 UTC
Hearing here as well, since 0200. Very strong signal, little noise, and nice clear audio. "You are listening  to Ballsmacker Radio," followed by Eric Clapton with After Midnight.
0203: Prince: 1999 (Signal is booming here in NE MA). Two light jazz tunes followed.
0215: ID and announcer mentioned that if you guess the theme, you get the special QSL. Email given as Ballsmacker@protonmail.com
0216: U2 New Year's Day (still a killer signal)
0224: Ballsmacker ID, and bowling pin strike sound effect.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Radio Star on January 02, 2021, 0201 UTC
SINPO: 44444 S7-S8
0200 - "After Midnight" - Eric Clapton
0203 - "1999" - Prince
0206- YL: "check out our new website, into: "Bringing In A Brand New Year" - Charles Brown
0212  - "Let's Start The New Year Right" - Bing Crosby
0214 - YL w/email addy info
0215 - "New Year's Day" - U2
0219 - "Happy New Year" - ABBA
0223 - "A Long December" - Counting Crows
0228 - "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" - Ella Fitzgerald
0231 - "Raise Your Glass" - P!nk
0235 - "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" - Barry Manilow
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: ChrisLobdell on January 02, 2021, 0202 UTC
0201 After Midnight - Clapton S-9+ Nice audio
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: bigd on January 02, 2021, 0203 UTC
0202: Hearing music barely under the noise.
0203:  Nothing now.  :(
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: KMD3HR on January 02, 2021, 0204 UTC
Wildfire Interval
Ballsmacker Radio
02:00 After Midnight Eric Clapton formerly with The Cream in the 1960s The Slow Hand
02:03 1999 Prince RIP Prince.
Ballsmacker.net ID
02:06 Bringing in a Brand New Year Charles Brown
02:12 Lets Start the New Year The late Bing Crosby
Ballsmacker email addy given for valid reception report and theme...location needed too
02:14 New Years Day U2
02:19 Happy New Year ABBA Swedish Rock/Pop band of the 1970s
02:21 A Long December Counting Crows
02:28 What are you doing The late Ella Fitzgerald of Newport News, Virginia Jazz singer of the 40s
Ballsmacker Radio ID
02:31 Raise a Glass Pink
It's just another New Year's Eve Live Barry Manilow Massive Pop hits in the 1970s Was Bette Midlers piano player before coming popular
02:39 New Year's Resolution The late Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
02:42 Auld Lang Syne Mariah Carey
Ballsmacker ID
02:45 Same Old Lang Syne Danny Folgelberg
02:51 Better Days The Goo Goo Dolls
Ballsmacker ID
02:55 New Year's Day Bon Jovi
02:59 New Year's Day Taylor Swift
Ballsmacker Radio
03:03 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas
02:07 New Year's Eve Tom Waits
03:12 Next Year Foo Fighters
03:16 New Year's Day Penatonix
03:20 The Final Countdown Europe
03:25 F2020 Avenue Beat
Ballsmacker Addy given.
Wildfire Interval
Off the Air.

Thanks for the show AND HAPPY NEW YEAR BALLSMACKER
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: RadioConfusionFan on January 02, 2021, 0205 UTC
Tuned in 0201 to Eric Clapton "After Midnight"
Prince "1999" after
Noise is brutal tonight. S7-S9 here in SW FL.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: raypfaff on January 02, 2021, 0206 UTC
0205 Prince, "Party like it's 1999". S5  At 0214 had ID and QSL info, but all I could really copy was "dot com"
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Molvania Poacher on January 02, 2021, 0207 UTC
SINPO=55555, wow!

206- "Bringing In A Brand New Year" by Charles Brown.
211- "Let's Start The New Year Right" by Bing Crosby.
214- YL IDs with email repeated.
214- "New Year's Day" by U2.
218- "Happy New Year" by ABBA.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: blw on January 02, 2021, 0209 UTC
Ball Smacker Radio sounding good with a signal showing S8 at the moment. Thanks for the broadcast.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: William Hassig on January 02, 2021, 0213 UTC
Tuned in at 0212utc, low noise level, barely detect weak carrier in ssb mode, barely hear audio at times, signal has improved to poor, hear music, at 0320 heard Ballsmacker ID then sound of bowling ball hitting pins. 
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: sgreenstreet on January 02, 2021, 0217 UTC
Getting Ballsmacker with a S7 signal in western New York.  I'd probably have a better report, but I'm in between antennas right now and am using my rain gutter. 

8:58     "Wildfire" marker
9:00     Greeting,  After Midnight
9:03     1999
9:06     "Bringing in a brand new year"
9:11     "One minute to midnight"

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: redhat on January 02, 2021, 0242 UTC
First run with the new Airspy HF+ on a linux PC and GQRX.  Homemade power injector for the MLA-30, but lower noise with the MW transmit antenna on the SDR.
No calibrated carrier measurement at this time, signal peaking to about S4 S6 here, assuming my math is correct.

0235 a mellow piano piece in a minor key.  Too close to the noise for identification.
0239 some kind of ID followed by a new song.  Motown kinda sounding?
0244 a dance version of the new years eve song.  Sounds like Mariah Carey.

Carrier looks to be about 50 Hz off.

Thanks for the show!

+-RH
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on January 02, 2021, 0245 UTC
S7 and sounding good!  Thanks for the show!
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: ChrisLobdell on January 02, 2021, 0325 UTC
0324 Not nearly as good as last weekend .... weak signal with tons of local QRN ....... I hope others are having better reception.

Maybe the band will recover like it did last night?
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Markokpik on January 02, 2021, 0326 UTC
0305 New Year's themed music - ID at 0322 into "The final countdown,"

S6 - 7 in noisy conditions with some fading.