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Title: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 Jul 2021
Post by: Big Badfish Al on July 03, 2021, 0059 UTC
SIO: 444 in Uniontown PA

0057 - Wildfire
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: bandarr3000 on July 03, 2021, 0101 UTC
0100 - Ballsmacker ID SIO 333 into Grand Rapids, MI. 
Title: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 3 July 2021
Post by: Markokpik on July 03, 2021, 0101 UTC
Piano IS, ID, "Bend me, shape me"

S7 here
Title: Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 00.58 UTC 3.July 2021
Post by: bigd on July 03, 2021, 0101 UTC
0101:  Just below the noise.  Unid music selection.
0102:  Carrier dropped.
0108:  Carrier back. Just below the noise.  Unid music selection.
0121:  Signal up with unid music selection.
0130:  Carrier gone.
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Bali_Frank on July 03, 2021, 0101 UTC
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Bend Me, Shape Me"
01.03 song "American Woman"
01.07 ID
01.07 song "American Baby"
01.12 song "The All American Boy"
01.15 ID + email
01.16 song "American Horse"
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: intellman on July 03, 2021, 0102 UTC
0100 - Signal into NYC is S3
0100 - The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me

Thanks for the show!
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Radio Star on July 03, 2021, 0104 UTC
S8 Sounding Good this evening BS
0100 - "Bend Me, Shape Me" - The American Breed
0103 - "American Woman" - The Guess Who
0107 - "American Baby" - Dave Matthews Band
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on July 03, 2021, 0109 UTC
10 over and sounding good!  Thanks for the show!
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Ray Lalleu on July 03, 2021, 0109 UTC
on 6960.0      direct in Europe
0108 noisy, music
0120 "In the deset"
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on July 03, 2021, 0111 UTC
0110  S9+20 dB in Wyomissing!

Ron
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: ChrisLobdell on July 03, 2021, 0111 UTC
0103 American Woman - Guess Who S5 with deep rapid fades. Not the best conditions tonight!
0141 American Idiot - Green Day   Signal making a bit of a comeback now.
0158 American Jesus - Bad Religion (Signal best of the broadcast right now).
0200 Station ID, bowling ball sound fx.
        American Dream - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 
0205 She's American - The 1975  S9+ now
0209 America - Niel Diamond  Now strong and clear S9 +10
0219 American Storm - Bob Seger  Still S9 but with more deep fades
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: myteaquinn on July 03, 2021, 0112 UTC
Good strong signal with some noise. Thank you for the broadcast tonight BallSmacker Radio.
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: M R I on July 03, 2021, 0114 UTC
0113 S6

Thanks for the show.
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: William Hassig on July 03, 2021, 0114 UTC
Tuned in at 0113 on Normal IL sdr, weak signal but readable, C&W tune playing, at 0142 barely hear tune "American idiot(?)"
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on July 03, 2021, 0114 UTC
0114  S8 or so since 0035 but with some deep fades that made me think that the broadcast was over.


Ron
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Molvania Poacher on July 03, 2021, 0120 UTC
Tough copy here tonight, SINPO=14211

Can't ID tunes so far, but can make out faint signal.

126- Can recognize melody of "Horse With No Name" by America.

130- Heard vocals, presumably an ID.
131- "I'm Afraid of Americans" by David Bowie, super faint.
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on July 03, 2021, 0120 UTC
01:14 UTC - Weak but readable. I am currently at the 49th parallel and can receive the signal using my Belka-DX and the telescopic antenna. All told, great long distance.

Belka-DX | Telescopic antenna | 49th parallel of Ontario, Canada
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: blw on July 03, 2021, 0128 UTC
Horse With No Name by America playing. Signal is S9 and some noise from thunderstorms nearby. Thanks for the show, Ball Smacker Radio. Great show again.
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Davep on July 03, 2021, 0146 UTC
0146   nice copy  with minor static
0149 James Brown/ living in America
0154 Styx/ miss America
sounding good
S5
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Paul Turkk on July 03, 2021, 0154 UTC
0148 S 6-7 Moderate fading. Sometimes vg audio.
0153 BS strike YL ID
0200 American people, S6 fade in w/ great audio
0201 ID "somewhere in the northeast"
Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: KMD3HR on July 03, 2021, 0210 UTC
Ballsmacker Addy given for reception Report and theme
02:09 Coming to America Neil Diamond.
02:13 Breakfast in America Supertramp
Ballsmacker ID.
02:16 American Girl The late Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers Song used in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont. Tom Petty was also a Traveling Willbury.
02:19 American Storm Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.

How about the Star Spangled Banner at the end???
Young American by David Bowie???


Ballsmacker Radio ID.
02:23 We're an American Band The Grand Funk Railroad.
02:26 America The Beautiful The late Ray Charles! Ray Charles a Soul and R and B pioneer also crossed over into Country Music (I Can't stop loving you)
SSTV image Bowling Pins and Ball.
Ballsmacker Proton Mail addy.
Thats all for tonight.
Wildfire Interval.
Off the Air








Title: Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 3 July 2021
Post by: Venom6733 on July 03, 2021, 0212 UTC
unfortunate Im not getting a good reception at all right now near Indy @ 0211...
 Hearing Neil Diamond right now