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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020  (Read 1223 times)

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Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« on: November 07, 2020, 0156 UTC »
S9+10 in the D.C. suburbs. Occasional moderate QRN and brief fades, but otherwise a very good and stable frequency here. One instance of voice QRM noted below.

0155 Carrier up, presumed Ballsmacker Radio.
0158 Interval signal, Ballsmacker Radio.
0200 YL Ham Sammiches ID and 6960 frequency given, male voice adds 3480. Into Lonesome Loser, Little River Band
0204 We Are the Champions, Queen
0207 Ballsmacker@protonmail.com address for eQSL then Winner Takes It All, ABBA
0211 Beautiful Loser, Bob Seger
0215 "From Some Wires Strung Up In The Trees" Ballsmacker ID then We Just Disagree, Dave Mason
0218 Freedom, Jimi Hendrix
0221 Station ID then Vote For Me, Chicago
0225 Democracy, Leonard Cohen
0232 "License to Smack" Station ID then Bad Decisions, Ariana Grande
0236 Freedom, Rage Against the Machine
0242 Vote For Me, Joe Walsh
0246 Democracy, The Lumineers
0253 Station ID with eQSL info then The Dictator Decides, Pet Shop Boys
0258 Politician, Cream
0302 "Nothin' But the Hits" Station ID then Bad Decisions, The Strokes
0307 Even the Losers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
0310 "Greatest Hits of All Time" Station ID then Election Day, Arcadia
0315 Politics of Dancing, Re-Flex. Brief voice QRM a few kilohertz down from you.
0318 Ballsmacker.net web address given then Loser, Beck
0322 Him, Rupert Holmes
0326 "That's our show for tonight." E-mail addy and eQSL information. Interval signal and off at 0328.

Thanks for the show! Great theme with a creative playlist.

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/ballsmacker-radio-3480-am-0155-utc-7-nov-2020
« Last Edit: November 15, 2021, 1538 UTC by Blue Max »
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Re: UNID 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2020, 0159 UTC »
Some one playing Micheal Murphy song and spots it - urgh

0159 - ID as Ballsmacker Radio
0200 - Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (for Joe Biden) - thanks
0204 - Queen -We Are The Champions (for President Trump) - thanks
0205 - QSL Information
0207 - Abba - Winner Takes It All
0211 - Bob Segar - Beautiful Losers
0215 - ID

« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0225 UTC by Big Badfish Al »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2020, 0200 UTC »
Wildfire Interval
Ballsmacker ID Ham Sandwiches with mention of 3480 frequency
02:00 Lonsome Loser Little River Band.
02:03 We are the Champions Queen Glam rock group of the 70s featuring Freddie Mercury with lead singing RIP Freddie.
Ballsmacker Addy given for Reception Report and Theme...Location too.
02:07 The winner takes it all ABBA Swedish pop band of the 1970s with many #1 hits including Disco Still active today.
02:11 Beautiful Looser Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. Rock star with many great hits in the 1970s. Still active today.
02:15 We just disagree Dave Mason.
02:18 Freedom The late Jimmy Hendrix! Best damn guitar in the late 60s! Was a band member of James Brown! Passed away in 1970 of an overdose! Also a Veteran Hendrix played Woodstock!
The Ballsmacker ID.
02:22 Vote for me Chicago.
Used to be Chicago Transit Authority Major rock band of the seventies and still active!
Has one of the best horn sections in rock music
02:25 Democracy Leonard Cohen.

How about Candidate David Bowie?
Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkle...with Canadates debate mentioned in the lyrics.
Pink Floyds Mother mentioning should I run for President?
Savior Machine David Bowie...About President Joe once had a dream about a Savior Machine

Don't have licence but License to Smack Ballsmacker ID
02:31 Bad Decisions Ariana Grande.
02:35 Freedom Rage Against the Machine.
Ballsmacker Radio ID.
02:42 Vote for Me Joe Walsh
Guitarist with Eagles in the 1970s and 80s. Joe has a sucessful career! He is also a Ham radio operator WB6ACU
02:46 Democracy The Lumineers
02:53 The Dictator The Pet Shop Boys.
Ballsmacker Addy given Proton Mail for valid reception Report and Theme
02:57 Politician The Cream featuring the Ginger Baker on drums and Eric Clapton on Guitar Massive Rock group of the 1960s
Nothing but the hits Ballsmacker Radio ID
03:01 Bad Decisions The Strokes.
03:06 Even the Losers The late Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers! Massive rock group of the 1980s Tom Petty was also a Traveling Wilbury Sang big hit with Fleetwood Macs Stevie Nicks Stop Dragging my Heart Around
Playing the greatest hits of all time The Ballsmacker.
03:11 Election Day Arcadia
03:15 Ballsmacker.net.
03:15 The Politics Reflex
Ballsmacker ID
03:17 Loser Beck
03:22 Him Rupert Holmes Couple of big pop hits in the 1980s
Thats our show tonight with Email addy given.
Wildfire Interval.
03:27 Off the air





« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0329 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2020, 0201 UTC »
signal S9+20 on the SDR in Milford, PA
01.59 piano
02.00 ID
02.00 song "Lonesome Loser"
02.03 song "We Are the Champions"
02.06 ID + email
02.07 song "The Winner Takes It All"
02.12 song "Beautiful Loser"
« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0212 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2020, 0201 UTC »
Better copy than usual for BSR here, SINPO=22222, with annoying UTE splash and QRN to boot. Election theme!

200- "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band.
204- "We Are The Champions" by Queen.
206- YL IDs with email address (repeatedly). Valid reception reports will receive an official eQSL.
207- "The Winner Takes it All" by ABBA.
211- "Beautiful Loser" by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band.
215- YL IDs briefly with bowling ball sound effects.
215- "We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason.

« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0217 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2020, 0202 UTC »
0202 weak signal, mostly under the noise but rising a bit above it from time to time. There's also supposed to be a simulcast on its normal 6960 AM frequency but I have only a tenuous trace of a carrier there.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2020, 0202 UTC »
S4 here in TN.

0100: Little Rover Band - Lonesome Loser
0104: Champs
« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0204 UTC by Evil Elvis »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2020, 0206 UTC »
SINPO: 44444 S7-S8
0159 - Intro w/ID
0200 – “Lonesome Loser” – Little River Band
0204 – “We Are The Champions” - Queen
0207 – Email address w/qsl info
0208 – “The Winner Takes It All” - ABBA
0212 – “Beautiful Loser” – Bob Seger
« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0213 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2020, 0207 UTC »
0205 Bohemian rhapsody

S5 here - somewhat noisy
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2020, 0207 UTC »
Doing well here 10 over S9.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2020, 0212 UTC »
Tuned in at 0211, fair/poor signal with some fading, hear woman singing a familiar tune (edit: "winner takes all"), now song "beautiful loser", at 0215½ Ballsmacker ID and bowling ball sound, at 0226 song "democracy is coming" by Leonard Cohen, I just emailed them at ballsmacker@protonmail.com, at 0248 "democracy is coming" by another artist,   
« Last Edit: November 07, 2020, 0250 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2020, 0213 UTC »
S5 with some noise here in AL.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 3480 AM 0155 UTC 7 NOV 2020
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2020, 0214 UTC »
Heard S7 into North Iowa. What I can hear, is sounding good.  8)