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Author Topic: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023  (Read 723 times)

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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« on: May 06, 2023, 0057 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 06 MAY 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up;  good quiet S7 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

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« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0059 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2023, 0058 UTC »
signal S9+10 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "25 Or 6 To 4"
01.04 song "Five O'clock World"
01.07 ID
01.07 song "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
01.11 song "59th Street Bridge Song"
01.14 ID
01.14 song "Signs"
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0115 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2023, 0103 UTC »
0100 utc Sio333 direct
25 or 6 to 4
0106 utc 5:00 world
0109 utc age of aquaris
0112 utc feeling groovey
0115 utc signs
0118 utc you were on my mind
0122 utc 50 ways to leave ur lover
0124 utc in the year 2525
0135 utc 65 love affair
0138 utc ABC 123
0142 utc 8675309
0145 utc 9 to 5    DOLLY!!
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0145 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2023, 0103 UTC »
Tuned in at 0100 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with noisy S9+10 signal, song "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago, still noisy S9 to S9+10 at 0132 utc, song "feeling glad all over" from 1960's, bowling ball ID, 
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0134 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2023, 0104 UTC »
SINPO=45444

102- "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago.
104- "Five O'Clock World" by The Vogues.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2023, 0105 UTC »
S5 here
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2023, 0110 UTC »
0108 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY, audio is good, 5th Dimension- Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
0112 UTC - Simon & Garfunkel- Feelin' Groovey
0116 UTC - Five Man Electrical Band - Signs
0120 UTC - We Five - You Where on My Mind
0122 UTC - Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
0125 UTC - Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0125 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2023, 0119 UTC »
Bouncing between S7-S9 here, modulation rising up and down out of the noise floor. Got a bit QRN from some storms to the south of me.
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0122 UTC by nitroengine »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2023, 0128 UTC »
I have Ballsmacker playing "In the Year 2525" at 0127 UTC, then into an ID, then "50 Ways to Say Goodbye". Good S8-S9 signal.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2023, 0156 UTC »
0155 UTC "9 to 5"-Sheena Easton (S9+ and sounding great as usual!)
0158 UTC "Mambo #5"-Lou Bega
0201 UTC "Hawaii Five-O"-Ventures
0203 UTC "Love Shack"-B-52's
0211 UTC "I'm Gonna Be(500 Miles)"-The Proclaimers
0220 UTC "57 Channels(And Nothin On)"-Bruce Springsteen
0222 UTC "I Can't Drive 55"-Sammy Hagar
0229 UTC SSTV(Forgot to turn on the app!)

High Fives to you tonight Ballsmacker!
« Last Edit: May 06, 2023, 0230 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2023, 0200 UTC »
0159 "Mambo No 5 "  S7
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