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Author Topic: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022  (Read 587 times)

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BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« on: December 17, 2022, 0158 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 4030.0 kHz AM 01:58 UTC 17 DEC 2022

01:58 UTC - Carrier is up; very weak with interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins; unreadable.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
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« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0200 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2022, 0200 UTC »
"Wildfire" IS

S7 here
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0157 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2022, 0201 UTC »
signal S8-9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
01.58 piano
02.00 ID
02.00 song "Tears On My Pillow"
02.03 song "Carry On Wayward Son"
02.08 ID
02.08 song "You Dropped A Bomb On Me"
02.09 no audio / 02,11 back
02.13 song "Down On The Corner"
02.16 ID
02.16 song "Running On Empty"
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0216 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2022, 0202 UTC »
Nice signal with piano IS
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2022, 0248 UTC »
Wildfire Interval
Ballsmacker Radio
02.00 Tears On My Pillow
02.03 Carry On Wayward Son Kansas Ballsmacker ID Given
02.08 You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band
02.13 Don'tOn The Corner CCR
Carry On Fun
Lets Hang On Frankie Valli and The Four seasons
Propogation terrible
Ballsmacker Radio ID
02:54 Nights on Broadway The BeeGees DISCO SUCKS
02:58 Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon An REO is a older brand name for a fire engine
03: 02 I Don't Want to go on with you Elton John
03:06 The Beat Goes On Sonny and Cher
Ballsmacker ID
03:10 Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Ritchie formerly of The Commodores
03:14 Love on the Rocks Neil Diamond
Ballsmacker Radio ID
03:18 Your Kiss is On My List Hall and Oates
Ballsmacker ID
03:26 Turn it on Again Genesis

ALE Military Broadcast Callout Digital signal

Loosing your signal.....
Living On tbe Edge Aerosmith
Ballsmacker Radio ID
Sail On Lionel Ritchie
Girl on Fire Alicia Keys...,REALLY????
Ballsmacker Rafio ID
03:42 Take On Me A HA
03:45 Take A Chance On Me ABBA
Ballsmacker Radio ID
03:49 Hanging On A heart Attack Device
Ballsmacker.net ID
03:53 Roll On The Highway BTO
SSTV Image
Proton Addy Given
Wildfire Interval
Off

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tune


« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0359 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2022, 0250 UTC »
Weaker than 6960 here, SINPO=24232

248- "Cary On" by Fun.
250- "Let's Hang On" by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
« Last Edit: December 17, 2022, 0251 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2022, 0253 UTC »
Tuned in at 0251 on Traverse City MI sdr with poor noisy S7 to S9 signal, barely hear audio under the noise,
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2022, 0257 UTC »
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.

Stream should be up now (thank you Starlink)

eQSLs on the way, sorry real busy here! 

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 4030 AM 0158 UTC 17 DEC 2022
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2022, 0407 UTC »
Thanks for the broadcast tonight and sounds like you worked out a number of issues. Appreciate the effort you put into your broadcast.

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