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Title: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on July 09, 2022, 0057 UTC
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 09 JULY 2022

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; good S+10 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:47 UTC - SSTV;
02:50 UTC - End of broadcast.

Thank you for the show.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio (https://ballsmacker.net/)


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Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: KMD3HR on July 09, 2022, 0057 UTC
Wildfire Interval
Good evening Ham Samiches
Ballsmacker Radio ID
01:00 Someone Saved My Life Tonight Sir Elton John from Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Album Song about Elton's troubled life that led him to a suicide attempt. Big hit for mid seventies
01:06 Drivin My Life Away Eddie Rabbit
01:09 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles


How about In My Life The Beatles?
She's Out of My Life Michael Jackson?


01:14 I love the Nightlife Alicia Bridges DISCO SUCKS!!!
Ballsmacker Radio ID
01:18 Life is a Highway Tom Cochrane
01:22 Life is a Rock Reunion Over 200 artists listed
01:25 Walk of Life The Dire Straights
01:30 I will Buy you a new Life Everclear
01:33 A Day in theLife The Fab Four...The last chord in the song lasts over a minute long
01:38 My Life The Beatles
Ballsmacker ID
01:41 Back In The Highlife Again Stevie Winwood formerly with The Spencer Davis Group
01:45 Beautiful Life Ace of Base
Ballsmacker Radio
01:48 What is Life George Harrison Solo effort after the Beatles Break up
01:53 Back to Life Soul II Soul
Ballsmacker Radio ID
01:56 Once in A Lifetime The Talking Heads
02:00 Life On Mars David Bowie from The Hunky Dory Album.
Proton Addy Given for Theme and Reception Report
02:04 Lifes Been Good Ham operator Joe Walsh
02:12 Once in My Life Stevie Wonder Pioneer of Motown
Ballsmacker Eadio ID
02:16 Life In a Northern Town The Dream Academy
02:20 Its My Life Billy Joel From Brooklyn, New York
02:24  Good Life One Republic
02:28 It's My Life Talk Talk
Ballsmacker ID
02:32 Reflections of My Life Marmalade
02:36 I Love You With My Life Sweet Comfort Band
Ballsmacker.net ID
02:40 Bring Me To Life Evansnsense
02:44 Got To Get You Into My Life EWF from Sgt Peppers Soundtrack in the 78s
Beatles tune
SSTV Image
proton Addy given
Thats all
Wildfire Interval
Off the Air

Thanks for the line up







Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: intellman on July 09, 2022, 0059 UTC
0058 - Great signal into NYC S9
0100 - Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight
0106 - Eddie Rabbit - Driving My Life Away
0109 - The Eagles - Life in The Fast Lane
0114 - Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife
0117 - Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway
0121 - Reunion - Life Is A Rock


Thanks for the show!!
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Ct Yankee on July 09, 2022, 0059 UTC
Excellent reception

0058 Wildfire IS
0100 "Someone Save My Life Tonight" Sir Elton, excellent play 8)
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: JustGreg on July 09, 2022, 0100 UTC
Yes, I have him too.  Fair/Good signal due to local noise.  Interval signal playing now.  Thanks for the show.
0101, Elton John, Someone saved my life tonight.
0107, Eddie Money, I think, Driving my life away.
0109, Eagles, Life in the fast lane My guess on tonight's theme, Life.
0114 Disco Song, I loved the night life.
0117 Prince Life is a highway.
0127 Dire Straights, Walk of life.
0134 Beatles Day in the Life
0138 Beatles Places I remember
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Bali_Frank on July 09, 2022, 0101 UTC
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
01.06 song "Drivin' My Life Away"
01.09 ID
01.09 song "Life In The Fast Lane"
01.14 song "I Love The Nightlife"
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Molvania Poacher on July 09, 2022, 0101 UTC
SINPO=45343

058- IS "Wildlfire."
100- Recorded YL ID, "Good evening ham sandwiches, you're listening to Ball Smacker Radio, broadcasting from somewhere in the Northeast," followed by bowling pins sound effect, into...
100- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" by Elton John.
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: hsmith77 on July 09, 2022, 0102 UTC
0101 Elton John   S7
0107 Eddie Rabbitt
0110 ID Eagles
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: dxwingr on July 09, 2022, 0103 UTC
0102 utc  S9+15  signal
0102 utc someone saved my life tonight
0106 utc driving my life away
0110 utc life in the fast lane
0114 utc I love the night life
0118 utc life is a highway
0123 utc life is a rock
0125 utc  ID
0125 utc walk of life
0129 utc I will buy you a new life
0133 utc ID  ballsmaker 6960 am


0134 utc in my life
0141 utc back in the high life again
0145 utc beautiful life
0148 what is life
0153 utc back to life

Thanks for show!!
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on July 09, 2022, 0107 UTC
S9+ and sounding good.  Well above the high static level tonight
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Sarge94 on July 09, 2022, 0108 UTC
0106 - Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt        S-9 +10
0110 - Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: William Hassig on July 09, 2022, 0113 UTC
Tuned in at 0111 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9 to S9+15 signal, song: "life in the fast lane" playing, at 0122 song: "life is a rock but the radio rolled me", nice variety of tunes with the word "life" in them, at 0248 bowling ball sound then SSTV/FAX, goodbye announcement then piano IS then carrier off at 0252. Thanks for the nice program.   
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Cross the Rubicon on July 09, 2022, 0118 UTC
Very strong into Detroit.  S8 -  S9 clear with some fading.  The legions salute Ball Smacker Radio.
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Shortwave_Listener on July 09, 2022, 0127 UTC
S9+10 with the W3HFU KiwiSDR.

0125 UTC-Ballsmacker@protonmail.com email address
0126 UTC-Walk Of Life by Dire Straits
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Sky Waves on July 09, 2022, 0127 UTC
0125 UTC 544, S9 with local weather static crashes
0125 YL giving station information
0126 "Walk Of Life" Dire Straits
0129 "I Will Buy You A New Life" Everclear
0134 "A Day In The Life" The Beatles
0139 "In My Life" The Beatles
0140 "YL gave Ballsmacker Radio ID then into song "Back In The High Life Again" Steve Winwood
0145 "Beautiful Life" Ace Of Base
0148 " What Is Life" George Harrison
0248 SSTV (https://i.imgur.com/j1IlAye.png)
Thanks for the show.
0250 Off
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: bfrederi on July 09, 2022, 0131 UTC
A big, beautiful S9+20 signal into NW suburban Boston tonight. A little bit of fading, a little bit of static, but hardly noticeable.
(First logging on a brand new antenna put up today.)

Thanks, Ballsmacker!
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: rpjjpr on July 09, 2022, 0137 UTC
55444

0137z A Day In the Life-The Beathles
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: currentsitguy on July 09, 2022, 0139 UTC
S9 with occasional quick fade

0130 "I Will Buy You A New Life" Everclear
0133 "Day in the Life" The Beatles
0137 "In My Life" The Beatles
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: Skipmuck on July 09, 2022, 0139 UTC
0133 UTC Killer signal here and sounding excellent with "A Day In the Life"-Beatles
0138 UTC "In My Life"-Beatles
0141 UTC YL then pin fall, into "Back In the High Life Again"-Stevie Winwood
0148 UTC "What Is Life"-Beatles
0156 UTC YL with ID and pinfall, into "Once In a Lifetime"-Talking Heads
0205 UTC "Life's Been Good"-Joe Walsh
0213 UTC "For Once In My Life"-Stevie Wonder
0220 UTC "My Life"-Billy Joel
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: ChrisLobdell on July 09, 2022, 0154 UTC
0152 "Back To Life" - Soul II Soul   S9 +15 great audio too.
Title: Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 09 JUL 2022
Post by: dxbill on July 09, 2022, 0229 UTC
Up and down into the noise to band noise free on the july 8th 6960 kHz AM broadcast into Mosinee, Wisconsin tonight (9-10:30 pm EST). Thanks for the show Ballsmacker!  Received with SDR, Airspy and dipole 22ft. up.