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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022  (Read 521 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« on: December 17, 2022, 0225 UTC »
0223 UTC Solid carrier with traces of music...somethings there deep in the noise...maybe?
0230 UTC Carrier is pretty much in the noise also....oh well...
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 1337 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2022, 0228 UTC »
Carrier in the waterfall. Intermittent very faint modulation.

Cooking it through noise filtering. There is music modulation present, but it is largely down in the noise floor here at the moment.
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0234 UTC by RobRich »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2022, 0232 UTC »
signal S8+- on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
02.29 song "On and On"
02.30 ID
02.30 song "And the Beat Goes On"
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0243 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2022, 0237 UTC »
SINPO=34333

236- "On A Carousel" by The Hollies.
238- Recorded ID for Ball Smacker Radio.
239- "You Keep Me Hanging On" by The Supremes.
241- "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot.
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0242 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2022, 0308 UTC »
According to this post, this is BallSmacker Radio.

Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022

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Sorry, lost mains power and the RX team lost Internet shortly into broadcast.
25W AM 4030, 15W AM 6960.  Emergency power.  Lost audio but never carrier.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2022, 0333 UTC »
Yes, it's us running on Peanut Power, about 15W on 6960 AM on batteries...lost mains power about 10 minutes into the show.

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0223 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2022, 0348 UTC »
SIO 253 - just barely there
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