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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« on: January 27, 2024, 0158 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 01:57 UTC 27 JAN 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; weak barely readable;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:40 UTC - SSTV;
03:43 UTC - End of broadcast.

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« Last Edit: January 27, 2024, 0342 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2024, 0200 UTC »
0159: Good S5 signal and now announcer up with ID. Baby I'm -A Want You by Bread.
0220: Desperately Wanting by Better Than Ezra
0303: Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lambert

« Last Edit: January 27, 2024, 0342 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2024, 0202 UTC »
0202  UTC

S 8 signal

Baby I'm A Want You - Bread               
You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
« Last Edit: January 27, 2024, 0212 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2024, 0204 UTC »
0202 utc SIO333 direct  A little noise
Baby I'm a want you
You can't  always get what you want
I want it all
I just want to be your everything
Do you want to know a secert
« Last Edit: January 27, 2024, 0218 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2024, 0347 UTC »
SSTV Picture distortion is not you, it is us.  We can't figure out why that happens.  Will do tests this weekend to track it down.  Sorry.

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 27 JAN 2024
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2024, 0352 UTC »
Thanks for the information, I've been trying to figure out why it was happening, I just assumed it was me and my equipment.
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