BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 22 OCT 2022

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BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 22 OCT 2022

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; loud and clear (S+10) with some fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
01:30 UTC - Antenna switch; went from an S+10 on the vertical to an S7 ~ S9 on the G5RV with considerably more fading;
02:00 UTC - Antenna switch; went from an an S7 ~ S9 on the G5RV with considerable fading and noisy background to and S+10 on the vertical with much quieter background noise. The vertical is the winner to my location;
02:35 UTC - Starting to get some pretty nasty fade outs; Abba - Waterloo;
02:37 UTC - Now unreadable and buried in the noise;
02:42 UTC - SSTV;
02:45 UTC - End of broadcast.

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RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

[n3tel]

00:59 Starting off S7-S9 in Charles Town WV Icom 7300, G5RV

[JustGreg]

I have the carrier but no audio.  This is the same as last week.  The shows are good, so it is a bummer to miss them.

[William Hassig]

Tuned in at 0059 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9 to S9+10 signal, S-ON with piano IS then ID, song: "bridge over troubled waters", Elton John "madman across the water", CCR "green river", song: "smoke on the water", various tunes about water, at 0135 up to S9+20 good signal,   

[currentsitguy]

01:02 UTC

Signal about a 4. Quiet but copyable.

Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

[hsmith77]

0100  "Bridge over Troubled Water " Simon & Garfunkel  S7
0105 "Still Water " Four Tops
0110 " Madman Across the Water " Elton John
0130 Big jump after Antenna switch

[Bali_Frank]

signal S7 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
01.04 song "Still Water"
01,07 ID
01.07 song "Madman Across The Water"
01.13 song "Green River"

signal S9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
01.30 song "Walk On The Ocean"

[MDK2]

About SIO 222 here. Thanks for the show.

[dxwingr]

0101 utc  nothing here  worse than last week??

[Markokpik]

0058 "Wildfire" IS, 0100 'You are listening to Ballsmacker Radio on 6960 AM' bowling pin sfx., "Bridge over troubled water" - Simon and Garfunkle, " "Still Water" - Four Tops, ID.  "Water" theme?

S8, although noisy with slow fades.

[BallSmacker]

We might try an experiment at 9:30 EDT and switch antennas to the G5RV.  Good for Northeast US, worse everywhere else.  We'll go silent for about 5 seconds during the switch.  It will be fun to compare.  We'll switch back to the Vertical at 10:00 PM EDT. 

[FelixChapel]

455
0117 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
0121  Down By THe Water - PJ Harvey
0123  Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
0123 Ball Smacker ID and email given out
0129 Walk On The Ocean - Toad the Wet Sprocket

[currentsitguy]

I'm guessing the antenna just got switched, because the signal significantly improved.

[TheHappyWanker]

0137 UTC kicking it S9 +20 Super Audio. Blossom in the water..

[Dr. Strangelove]

20 over here in Alabama.  Best I've ever heard this station