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Author Topic: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023  (Read 871 times)

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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« on: April 29, 2023, 0057 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 29 APR 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; good quiet S7 to S8 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:35 UTC - SSTV;
02:38 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
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« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0239 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2023, 0058 UTC »
Wildfire Interval
Goodevening Ham Samiches
Ballsmacker Radio ID
01:00 Promises in the Dark Pat Benatar
Dark Moon Gale Storm
Ballsmacker.net ID
01:07 Dark Star CSNY
01:12 On the Darkside John Cafferty
Out of the Darkness CSNY


How about anything from Darkside of the moon Pink Floyd?
Dark Lady Cher?
Reachout of the Darkness Friend and Lover
Proton email addy given
01:22 Breathe The Pink Floyd
Proton Ap ID
01:29 Time The Pink Floyd
01:36 Great Gig In the Sky The Pink Floyd....The great Orgasm in the Sky


THE FLOYD SO MUCH BETTER THAN DISCO OR TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!

Ballsmacker Radio ID

01:40 Money The Pink Floyd
Darkside longest album on the charts
You cut Money???? Horrors
01:47 Us and Them The Pink Floyd
RIP Richard Wright
Ballsmacker.net ID
01:55 Any Colour You Like Pink Floyd
David Giimour on Guitar
Brain Damage The Floyd


THERE IS NO DARKSIDE OF THE MOON....AS A MATTER OF FACT ITS ALL DARK

Is the Lunatic in your mind BS? Shorten version of money????
Proton mail addy given
If you Leave

« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0205 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2023, 0059 UTC »
0058 UTC Tuned in to the "Wildfire" interval signal (S9 and solid above the noise with light fading and excellent audio)
0100 UTC YL with "Good evening ham sammiches", followed by unid song-YL singer
0105 UTC Unid 50's sounding tune-YL singer (Dark Moon lyrics)
0107 UTC "Dark Star"-Crosby Stills & Nash
0112 UTC "On the Dark Side"-John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band
0115 UTC "Out of the Darkness"-Crosby & Nash
0119 UTC "Reach Out In the Darkness"-Friend and Lover
0122 UTC YL with email address, into "Breathe (In the Air)"-Pink Floyd
0129 UTC "Time"-Pink Floyd
0140 UTC "Money"-Pink Floyd
0147 UTC "Us and Them"-Pink Floyd
(Seems like the entire Dark Side of the Moon LP was played)
0204 UTC YL with email address, followed by a song I do not recognize
0208 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0217 UTC "Dancing In the Dark"-Bruce Springsteen
0221 UTC "In the Dark"-Billy Squier
0225 UTC "Slipping Into Darkness"-War
0228 UTC "Rainbow In the Dark"-Dio
0235 UTC Ooops! Forgot to turn on the SSTV app!

Thank you for the Friday evening entertainment Ballsmacker...it's getting to be a weekly habit!  :)
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0237 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2023, 0059 UTC »
S9 here with storm noise tonight
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2023, 0103 UTC »
signal S9+10 on the SDR in Gair Hill, Maryland
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "Promises In the Dark"
01.05 song "Dark Moon"
01.07 ID
01.07 song "Dark Star"
01.12 song "On the Dark Side"
01.14 ID
01.14 song "Out of the Darkness"
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0116 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2023, 0104 UTC »
0103: Noisy S9 signal with Promises In The Dark
0105: Dark Moon
0107: Dark Star
0112: On The Dark Side
0115: Out Of The Darkness
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0115 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2023, 0106 UTC »
0104 Dark Moon - Gale Storm S7/9 here nice audio.
0108 Dark Star - C, S &
0112 On The Dark Side - John Cafferty
0119 Reach Out of The Darkness - Friend & Lover
0126 On The Run - Pink Floyd
0129 Time - Pink Floyd
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0131 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2023, 0106 UTC »
0101 utc S-9  some noise direct
0101 utc promises in the dark
0105 utc dark moon 🌚
0107 utc dark star 🌟
0112 utc on the darkside
0115 utc out of the darkness
0119 utc reach out in the darkness
Thanks for show!!😊

Pink Floyd  time
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0142 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2023, 0107 UTC »
0106 UTC
S 9 +10 signal
music with female singing
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2023, 0108 UTC »
0104 SIO 444,S7 with local storm noise into my SDR direct
0104 Dark Moon by Gale Storm
0107 Dark Star by C,S, N & Y
0111 On The Dark Side by John Cafferty
0114 ID by YL
0114 Out Of The Darkness by Nash & Crosby
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0115 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2023, 0111 UTC »
0111 super faint, per usual. One day I hope this station will be audible here again.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2023, 0127 UTC »
SINPO=44343

126- "On The Run" by Pink Floyd.
129- Recorded YL ID with email address and bowling pins sound effect.
129- "Time" by Pink Floyd.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0130 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2023, 0132 UTC »
59+10 SE PA. Peaking +20
« Last Edit: April 29, 2023, 0134 UTC by KB3OLJ »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2023, 0204 UTC »
Fair signal in western NY at 0145 UTC
0145 UTC   "Money" by Pink Floyd
0203 UTC   ""Ballsmacker Radio" QSL info

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2023, 0229 UTC »
Ballsmacker ID heard and then the pins being hit. Signal isn't very strong sounding, but the audio is very good. Thanks for the show tonight.
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