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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020  (Read 2030 times)

Offline MDK2

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Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« on: March 28, 2020, 0059 UTC »
0058 Piano music, I think Ball Smacker uses this for an interval.
0100 Ball Smacker ID into "Dancing Queen" ABBA
0104 "Weekend in New England" Barry Manilow
0107 Ball Smacker ID into "Piano Man" Billy Joel (signal's a bit weaker now, poor/fair with occasional good peaks)
0112 "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas
0117 Ball Smacker ID into Blondie song (don't know what the title is, Shazam not working)
« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0118 UTC by MDK2 »
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Re: UNID 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2020, 0101 UTC »
Yes they do, station ID at 0100z into Dancing Queen. +20 signal.
Wow signal just crashed.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2020, 0103 UTC »
0058 Classical piano, ID, "Dancing Queen,"

S6.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2020, 0103 UTC »
signal S9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.57 piano music
01.00 ID
01.00 ABBA "Dancing Queen"
01.04 song by a man
01.07 ID
01.07 song by a man "Piano Man"
01.12 song by a man
01.17 ID

« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0117 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2020, 0106 UTC »
S9+11 with QRN

0102 Dancing Queen - Abba
0103 Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow

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« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0121 UTC by elburndx »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2020, 0110 UTC »
Tuned in at 0109utc, fair signal with some fading, song "piano man" played with piano and harmonica, at 0130 song "Saturday", at 0142 "everybody's working for the weekend", at 0155 the Monkees "pleasant valley Sunday", said ballsmacker@protonmail.com , at 0216 I sent email, I'll see if it went through, it did, off suddenly at 0224utc after piano music. Thanks for the show. 
 
« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0224 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2020, 0113 UTC »
S5 with some noise.  Sounding good though.  Thanks for the show and the eqsl I just got!
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2020, 0144 UTC »
0117 Sunday Girl - Blondie
0122 Saturday in the Park - Chicago
0125 "Nothing but the hits on Ball Smacker Radio" - ID
0126 Peace Frog/Blue Sunday - Doors
0128 Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
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0131 Saturday Night - Elton John
0135 Last Friday Night - Katy Perry
0139 Easy - Commodores
0143 Everybody’s Working for the Weekend - Loverboy

Fading in and out signal into SE Wisconsin.  Blasting out the hits with a very nice music format!!  GREAT show!   Thanks      SINPO 35323

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2020, 0153 UTC »
Just tuned in at 0150.  Cam hear a female vocalist but difficult because of heavy static.
Reception in LSB improving legibility.
By 0215 signal too deep in noise floor.  Ute QRM  further hampering reception.
Next time.


« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0217 UTC by JohnS »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2020, 0156 UTC »
S9+ and excellent 10khz+ audio!
0155 - "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
0159 - ID and QSL info, then into "Black Friday"
« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0200 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2020, 0157 UTC »
Yep, Pleasant Valley Sunday blasting into the Bible Belt, (0156), thanks!

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2020, 0208 UTC »
great signal here in seattle. hearing
0207 I Can't Feel My Face" by the Weeknd!   :)
0210 "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" - U2
« Last Edit: March 28, 2020, 0211 UTC by jasmine »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2020, 0209 UTC »
Hear it loud n clear in chicago!

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2020, 0214 UTC »
not sure if you all hear it but out here there is a very loud over-the-horizon radar occasionally on the upper sideband of the signal.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 28 MAR 2020
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2020, 0305 UTC »
Thanks for your awesome reports! If you had an email in your sig or emailed the address announced on the air we did or will send eQSL!  See you next week!  Stay safe and stay well!  :D

 

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