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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: blw on April 17, 2022, 0104 UTC

Title: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: blw 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.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: Davep 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
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: caylorman 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"

Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: Lee49 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.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: ChrisLobdell on April 17, 2022, 0109 UTC
0058 with instrumental "Wildfire IS"   S9 Great Audio
0100 ID, into "Good Golly Miss Molly"
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: Molvania Poacher 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.
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: elburndx on April 17, 2022, 0115 UTC
S9+12

0113 website promo
0113 Last Friday Night - Katy Perry
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 17 Apr 22
Post by: Bali_Frank 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
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: flexoman61 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
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: Ct Yankee on April 17, 2022, 0116 UTC
Very Good Reception

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

S8 here
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: rpjjpr 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
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: Sky Waves 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
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: R. Comeau 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
Andover, MA
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: hsmith77 on April 17, 2022, 0143 UTC
770142" Bad Friday "  S7
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: N9QIW on April 17, 2022, 0206 UTC
Ballsmacker Radio doing S-7 with some fading here in Crown Point, Indiana (Chicagoland) on 6960 AM at 02:06 UTC.  Radio is a IC-7300 on a G5RV up 40-50 feet.   Great selection of songs.  Sinata, AC/DC/ party songs...
Title: Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100 utc 16 Apr 22
Post by: William Hassig on April 17, 2022, 0216 UTC
Tuned in at 0212utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with good S9 to S9+10 signal, also tried Normal IL sdr with fair signal, pop tunes that I can't ID, Ballsmacker ID by woman then bowling ball sound at 0218utc, SSTV/FAX at 0223 then announcement then piano IS then off at 0226.