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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020  (Read 1271 times)

Offline Bali_Frank

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Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« on: June 06, 2020, 0101 UTC »
signal S9+5 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
00.59 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song (a man)
01.04 song "Walking on the Moon"
01.09 ID + email (a man(
01.10 song "Final Countdown"
01.14 song


« Last Edit: June 06, 2020, 0115 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2020, 0103 UTC »
Ballsmacker Radio.....Hello Hammies! 01:00 Moondance Van Morrison Lead singer of 60s group Them.
01:04 Walking on the Moon The Police.
Theme is pretty Clear!
Its a Full Strawberry Moon tonight over Florida and the world!
Contest with email addy for Valid Reception Report and Theme.
01:09 The Final Countdown Europe.
01:14 Rocket Def Lepard
Winner in Contest from St. Louis Elton John was the answer.
01:19 Space Oddity David Jones (Bowie) 1969 Became popular in England before the US. The Landing on the moon helped! From David Bowies Space Oddity Album.
US cover featured Bowie's Face on front Cover. No. 1 in England.
 01:24 A Sky Full Of Stars Cold Play
Ballsmacker ID
01:28 Satellite Dave Matthews Band
01:33 Intergalactic Beastie Boys.

How about some Pink Floyd Interstellar Overdrive?
Elton Rocket Man.
Steve Miller Space Cowboy
Bad Moon Rising CCR.
Age of Aquarius


01:36 Ballsmacker ID
Sister Moon Sting..Lead Singer of The Police gone Solo
01:40 Jack Names The Planets ASH.
Addy given for Reception Report
01:44 Champagne Supernova Oasis.
01:51 Space Cowboy 1969 The Steve Miller Band from California Steve Miller known as The Space Cowboy, Gangster of Love and a Joker! Early SMB featured Guitarist Boz Scaggs
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01:57 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden.
02:01 Under The Milky Way The Church
02:06 Elton Hercules John (Reginald Dwight) Rocket Man 1972 from Eltons Honky Chateau album produced in France! Elton's 5th studio album!
02:11 Fly Me To The Moon Ole Blue Eyes Frankie Baby Sinatra...Top crooner of the early fifties Leader of the Rat Pack.
02:14 Lucky Star Madonna from Detroit 1980s
02:17 Eclipse 1974 The Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon! RIP Sid and Rick Wright! There is no darkside of the moon...as a matter of fact...its all dark.
 02:19 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling.

Major Tom never returned! Remember Major Tom is a junkie!


02:24 Counting Stars OneRepublic.
02:28 Fade Into You Mazzy Star.
02:33 Man on the Moon R.E.M.

US landed on the moon in July 1969 Sea of Tranquility.
Armstrong Aldrin and Collins.
I was 10 years old in 1969
End of show...email addy given.
Michael Murphy Wildfire interval.
Off the air



Thanks for the show...Good theme!
« Last Edit: June 06, 2020, 0239 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2020, 0108 UTC »
Detect weak carrier in SSB mode but hear no audio.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2020, 0112 UTC »
Sounding good Ball Smacker Radio. Some noise left to tune out of. Thanks for the broadcast.

The Final Countdown Theme (from the '80s)
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2020, 0118 UTC »
0104 Mellow pop, The final countdown, ID, hard rock.

S7 falling to S6 here.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2020, 0127 UTC »
01:24  A Sky Full of Stars - Coldpay
01:28 Ballsmacker Radio ID
S7-8 signal into SE VA tonight with very good sounding audio. Thanks's for the show!
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2020, 0138 UTC »
I have them in NE Ohio with SINPO=35333 since 0105.  Getting a good bit stronger at 0131, but still some fades.  onteresting mix of music.  Will post some details later, as I'm on a phone call and  trying to jot down some broadcast details at the same time. 
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2020, 0149 UTC »
S9 @ 0148 with "Champagne Supernova" Oasis
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2020, 0158 UTC »
 Excellent copy at 0157   Black Hole Sun Soundgarden
0206 Elton/ rocket man and R4002 won a contest
0214 early Madonna tune
0231 Mazzy Star/ fade into you.  S level down a bit and lots of summer Qrn

Thanks BSR sounding good
« Last Edit: June 06, 2020, 0236 UTC by Davep »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2020, 0200 UTC »
 0157 "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden during brief fade in !
0237 Talking fade back in ....
        Instrumental piano music ...
0240 fade out again ...
« Last Edit: June 06, 2020, 0243 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2020, 0217 UTC »
on 6960.0--        direct
0213 music, stormy, 0218 talking ...@protonmail (?), next pop,
0237 ID hard to hear, ...send report to BallSmaker ... @protonmil.com,
0238 music  0239 or 0240 off
« Last Edit: June 06, 2020, 0241 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0059 UTC 6 June 2020
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2020, 0234 UTC »
About 5-5 in Chicago with some QSB playing Mazzy Star “Fade Into You” and REM “Man On The Moon”
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