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Author Topic: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022  (Read 1659 times)

Offline Traveling Wave

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2022, 0133 UTC »
0132 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, audio is decent, The Young Rascals - People Got To Be Free
0133 UTC - Rod Stewart - Young Hearts Be Free Tonight
« Last Edit: September 17, 2022, 0134 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2022, 0146 UTC »
 01:47 S-9 into WNY while camping POTA.
Western New York - Buffalo - Niagara Falls.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2022, 0157 UTC »
SINPO=44333

156- "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty.
200- "Carefree Hightway" by Gordon Lightfoot.
204- "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird" by Will to Power.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2022, 0205 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2022, 0240 UTC »
An ancient pirate law states, "An AM op has the right to sign on when and where they please and to make those who operate in the mode known as Satan's Sideband move off of the frequency."

In other words, Hi-Fi AM sounds better than squawk boxes, so quit your bitchin'.

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2022, 0250 UTC »
An ancient pirate law states, "An AM op has the right to sign on when and where they please and to make those who operate in the mode known as Satan's Sideband move off of the frequency."

In other words, Hi-Fi AM sounds better than squawk boxes, so quit your bitchin'.

While do do hate Satan Sideband, I still think that when there are so many frequencies available and all the stations have a VFO (no crystals, which was the case tonight) the station that got there later should just move. I do wish less stations used SSB though. It sounds awful and it’s the reason I often use SDR’s to listen to Europirates. The use of Satan Sideband is extremely rare among pirates in Europe.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2022, 0259 UTC »
Another outstanding Friday night show. Thank you for the broadcast.

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2022, 0307 UTC »
The cuties you meet in bowling alley's. :)

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 17 SEP 2022
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2022, 0418 UTC »
17 Sept 22
6960 AM
0119z Elton John, Philadelphia Freedom
0130z Rascals, people everywhere just got to be free
0132z bowling alley sounds, Ball Smacker Radio ID
0133z Rod Stewart, Young Turks
0137z Joni Mitchell, Free Man in Paris
0145z Free Your Mind
0150z Neil Young, Rocking in the Free World
0152z Hendrix, Freedom
0225z Learned Skinhead, endless riffing Free Bird

Good audio through crashy conditions, peaky/fadey via Sony portable in the backyard
That li'l ol' DXer from Texas
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Roger: Magnavox D2935
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