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Title: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on April 10, 2021, 0059 UTC
00:58 UTC - Ball Smacker Radio on air with pre-broadcast jingle;
01:00 UTC - "Welcome to Ball Smacker Radio"; broadcast begins;
01:13 UTC - Station ID, propagation conditions are varying with a high level of atmospheric crashes & static;
01:20 UTC - Transmission has now gone into a deep fade period;
01:25 UTC - Loss of signal.


RSPduo | Barker & Willianson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 USB 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: blw on April 10, 2021, 0100 UTC
Good signal from Ball Smacker Radio.Thanks for the broadcast tonight. Good music.

"Dying" seems to be the theme.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: KMD3HR on April 10, 2021, 0101 UTC
Wildfire Interval.
Good evening ham sandmiches
Ballsmacker Radio ID.
01:00 Funeral for a Friend Love Lies Bleeding Sir Elton John from the double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973 Bernie Taupin writer Pipe Organ used for Funeral section.

Pump up the power Ballsmacker! Another station in there! But now your fading.Interference on my end...sounds like a radio station??
01:10 Deadman's Curve Jan and Dean Based on real accident by Dean that almost killed him. Jan and Dean part of the early sixties surf scene. Did many backups with the Beach Boys.

LOVE THE THEME from a former Funeral Director lol.

The Ballsmacker ID.
01:13 In my time of Dying The Led Zeppllin RIP Jon Bonham Massive rock Gods in the 1970s featuring Jimmy Page on Guitar Robert Plant on vocal Classic Zep!

How about We are the Dead David Bowie?
Anything by the Grateful Dead.
Honey Bobby Goldsboro..about Suicide.
Vincent Don Mclean about Vincent vanGogh suicide.
Rock and Roll suicide David Bowie?
The Day the Music Died Don Mclean?
Golden Slumbers/Carry that weight The Beatles.
Go Rest High Vince Gill...A classic funeral tune used in many funerals these days

01:23 I would die for you The late Prince Prince from Minniepolis, Minnesota.
Proton addy given for Theme and Reception Report.
01:27 Knocking on Heavens Door Eric Clapton...The Slow hand..Formerly with the Cream and Derick and the Dominos Dylan did well with this song and also Gunns and Roses
01:32 Another One Bites the Dust Queen Glam rock band in the 70s, 80s featuring the late Freddie Mercury RIP Freddie
01:35 The Living Years Mike and the Mechanics.
01:40 Live and Let Die Wings 1973 featuring former Beatle Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman McCartney Song was used for theme of James Bonds Live and Let Die with Roger Moore.

A Jazz station trying to over ride you.
But your winning
Ball Smacker Radio ID Most Friday Nights.
01:44. Freddies Dead The late Curtis Mayfield Classic Soul from the days of Black Explotation in the theatres.
Curtis is da main man!  Featured on Super Bad Album from Ktell records! 20 Soul .sational hits from the Brothers and sistas who made them great! Super Bad $7.99, eight track tape $8.99 from Kkkkkkktellllllll.

What happened to the Ballsmacker??????? Gone????????





Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 USB 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: Bali_Frank on April 10, 2021, 0102 UTC
signal S7-8 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding"
01.10 song "Dead Man's Curve"
Title: 6960 AM 0100 UTC April 10 Very weak Here in SC
Post by: Crellitor on April 10, 2021, 0104 UTC
Can't make out what it is, but there is something there. Music is playing now.

Title: Re: 6960 AM 0200 UTC April 10 Very weak Here in SC
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on April 10, 2021, 0108 UTC
0107  There was a really strong signal in Wyomissing with music.  The music stopped at 0102 and there has been dead air since with the carrier 15 or 20 dB above the noise.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: MDK2 on April 10, 2021, 0109 UTC
0109 tuning in to a fair signal fighting static crashes. Elton John song. Thanks for the show
0118 Bit of a rise in signal, "In My Time of Dying" Led Zeppelin (about halfway through the song)
0158 "Only the Good Die Young" Billy Joel
Title: Re: 6960 AM 0200 UTC April 10 Very weak Here in SC
Post by: raypfaff on April 10, 2021, 0111 UTC
S7 at 0111 with Jim and Dean "Dead Man's Curve"
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: raypfaff on April 10, 2021, 0115 UTC
S7 at 0111 with Jim and Dean "Dead Man's Curve"
0113 ID as Ball Smacker Led Zeppelin "In My Time of Dying"
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: refmo on April 10, 2021, 0125 UTC
S8 @ 0125 with "I Would Die 4 U" Prince

(https://i.imgur.com/j8WjyUr.jpg)
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 10 Apr 2010
Post by: myteaquinn on April 10, 2021, 0230 UTC
Pretty good signal tonight even through the noise. Thanks for the songs.

(https://i.imgur.com/8JCmNHY.jpg)