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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« on: October 29, 2022, 0057 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 29 OCT 2022

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up;  S8 ~ S9 with some fading; TX antenna unknown for tonight but it is not doing so well to my location, lots of deep fades; audio sounds narrow;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
01:14 UTC - Station ID; conditions have improved over the past 15 minutes;
01:48 UTC - Unreadable, just went into a deep fade;
02:06 UTC - Still has not returned, signal is buried in the noise;
02:35 UTC - Station ID; starting to fade back in but still very weak;
02:39 UTC - Faded out again;
02:42 UTC - SSTV;
02:45 UTC - End of broadcast.

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« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0245 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2022, 0057 UTC »
SINPO=24232, with significant QRN tonight
057- Carrier here too.
058- Wildfire IS, repeating.
100- Recorded YL ID.
100- "Saturday Night's Allright (For Fighting)" by Elton John.
(102- Another carrier just wiped out the signal here for about 20 seconds, and then gone).

Much improved signal, SINPO=44433, nice!
116- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2.
119- "Another Saturday Night" by Sam Cooke.
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0119 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2022, 0101 UTC »
signal S9+5-10 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
00.58 oiano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
01.05 song "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M"
01.07 ID
01.07 song "The Afternoon"
01.12 song "Thursday"
01.14 ID
01.14 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0115 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2022, 0102 UTC »
0101   Elton John  S5
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2022, 0103 UTC »
0100 utc sinpo  44444
Saturday nights are allright
0105 utc Wednesday morning
0108 utc Tuesday afternoon
0116 utc Sundays
0119 utc Saturday nights ain't got no body
0123utc id
0126 utc  just lost good signal  noisy now
0130 utc leaving on Sunday morning
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0130 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2022, 0104 UTC »
Good signal northeast, Connecticut.

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2022, 0109 UTC »
Nice clear, solid signal (S9+25) with no fading - SINFO 55455. Moody Blues' "Tuesday Afternoon"
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2022, 0113 UTC »
0111 UTC SIO 544 with some fading
0113 Thursday by Jim Croce
0115 YL ID Ballsmacker Radio
0115 Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
Thanks for the program!
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0121 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2022, 0114 UTC »
s-9+ 10 to 15 here in CNY, noisy hr tonite but near full quieting signal, good quality
at this moment, s9+20 signal....condx improvement
01:21 s-9+20
i'm an radio amateur but no contester..
take note sw listeners.. cq ww ssb contest this weekend, all HF bands will be swamped with contesters
this area of radio is the only refuge from the madness..

01:42 radical change in condtions.. signal faded into noise
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0143 UTC by mount intermod »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2022, 0119 UTC »
Tuned in at 0116 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with fair/poor S7 to S9+ signal, song "Sunday bloody Sunday", song "another Saturday night and I got nobody",
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2022, 0120 UTC »
Down in the noise tonight.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2022, 0124 UTC »
Moderate to low AM carrier sometimes copyable but often not. Disappointing Ballsmacker! Signal slight improvement into consistently copyable range with medium to high AM carrier during latter part of the broadcast.
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0217 UTC by dxbill »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2022, 0125 UTC »
S9 + tonight
2124 - "Sunday Morning" - No Doubt
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2022, 0138 UTC »
0138 UTC Unid disco tune with lyrics "Friday (Thank God It's)"...signal is up to S9 now....was much weaker before.
0140 UTC "Saturday Night"-Bay City Rollers
0143 UTC "Saturday In the Park"-Chicago
0155 UTC Signal deteriorated badly....  :(
0200 UTC A weak carrier only now....it was great while the signal lasted!
« Last Edit: October 29, 2022, 0202 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2022, 0142 UTC »
0140 Now coming in S9+, could barely hear them before ... weird, band going from long to short!
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