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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 Feb 2021  (Read 2365 times)

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Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 Feb 2021
« on: February 20, 2021, 0202 UTC »
0201 - S9 with "Against the Wind" by Bob Seger
« Last Edit: April 08, 2021, 2234 UTC by Skipmuck »

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2021, 0203 UTC »
S9+ signal with QRN

0200 Against the Wind - Bob Seger
0207 Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0207 UTC by elburndx »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2021, 0203 UTC »
S9 @ 0202 with "Against The Wind"
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Ball Smacker 4030 AM 20.Feb 2021 01.58 UTC
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2021, 0203 UTC »
signal S9+5-15 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
01.58 piano
02.00 ID
02.00 song "Against the Wind"
02.05 song "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
02.07 ID
02.07 song "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
02.13 song "California Dreamin'"
02.15 ID. email
02.15 song "Riders On The Storm"
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0217 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ball Smacker 4030 AM 20.Feb 2021 01.58 UTC
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2021, 0204 UTC »
Wildfire Interval
Ballsmacker Radio
02:00 Against the Wind Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
Baby Its Cold Dean Martin Rat Packer and Entertainer
02:07 I Wish It Would Rain Phil Collins Formerly with Genesis as Lead Singer and Drummer.
02:13 California Dreaming Mommas and the Poppas featuring Momma Cass Elliott..Hit group of the 1970s RIP Cass Elliott and John Phillips.
Email Addy given for reception report and theme.
02:16 Riders on the Storm The Doors Hit from the Doors first album The Doors. featuring the late Jim Morrison The Lizard King! Left us in 1970 Died in Paris, France where he is buried! RIP Ray and Jimmy! the Doors name derived from the Book,  The Doors of Perception. The legend has Jim still alive but hiding from society? What do you believe? Riders on the Storm about a Killer on the road
02:22 Who will stop the Rain Creedance Clearwater Rivival featuring John Forgerty...CCR played Woodstock
02:25 Don't let the Sun Go Down on me..Sir Elton John from the Caribou album...back up singers The Beach Boys and Toni Tenile Horn section Tower of Power featured on Caribou album
02:30 Heat Wave Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Motown hit also featured on American Grafiti Part 2.
License to Smack Ballsmacker Radio ID.
02:33 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden.

How about Laughter in the Rain Neal Sedaka?
Rainy Day Woman Waylon Jennings?
Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley.
Raindrops Dee Clark?
Here comes the Rain Eurythmics?

02:38 Hazy Shade of Winter The Bangles
02:41 Some Like It Hot The Power Station

Jim Moorison was said to be hawking chicken in a North Carolina Colonel Sanders...Just saying lol.

02:45 Rainy Day People Canada's own Gordon Lightfoot! Classic story teller with his music
02:48 Here comes the Rain The Eurythmics featuring Annie Lennox Highly polished hit of 1983 Monster hit and video
02:53 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls.....(Really)  Ughhhhhh!
02:56 Like The Weather 10,000 Maniacs.


SKYMAN Is Jim Morrison at the Great Chicken House Roost?? Lol.

03:00 Smokey Mountain Rain Amateur Radio Operator Ronnie Milsap WB4KCG Blind Country Music prodigy! Mandrells as Backup singers.
Ballsmacker Addy for Theme and Reception Report.
03:04 Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross with Michael McDonald
03:08 Singing in the Rain Gene Kelly.1952..Monster musical and movie featuring the dance and singing in the rain featuring Gene
03:11 Candle in the Wind Sir Elton John. Song about Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean) once married to Joltin Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees
Song is from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Double Album 1973 RIP Norma Jean! died of an accidental overdose
03:15 The Thunder Rolls Garth Brooks Country Western hit maker!
03:19 Please Don't Go KC and the Sunshine Band of Miami Florida Monster hit maker during the Disco Craze of the 1970s Disco Sucks! Lol. Harry Wayne Casey lead singer and keyboards
03:23 Only Happy When it Rains Garbage.
03:26 The Heat is On The late Glenn Frey formerly of the Eagles...Song featured in a Miami Vice emisode in the 80s Glenn also starred on a couple Miami Vice episodes
03:29 Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves.
Thats all Email Addy Given Proton addy
Wildfire Interval.
Off the air.

Thanks for a good show Ballsmacker!



« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0335 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2021, 0204 UTC »
0158 IS theme, ID into "Against the wind."

S4 in somewhat noisy conditions here.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2021, 0207 UTC »
SINPO=44433.

205- "Baby It's Cold Outside" by Dean Martin.
207- YL recorded ID, thanks for tuning in, over next tune starting.
207- "I Wish It Would Rain Down" by Phil Collins.
213- "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0213 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2021, 0207 UTC »
0207z  Baby It's Cold Outside (Dean Martin)

I detect a theme...
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2021, 0209 UTC »
SINPO: 45444 S8
0208 - "I Wish It Would Rain Down" - Phil Collins
0213 - "California Dreamin" - Mama & Papas
0216 - "Riders On The Storm" - The Doors
0226 - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - Elton John
0230 - "Heatwave" - Marth Reeves & The Vandellas
0234 - "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
0238 - "Hazy Shade Of Winter" - The Bangles
0242 - "Some Like It Hot" - The Power Station
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0243 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2021, 0214 UTC »
02:07 UTC, S7 to S9 with some fading from Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Thank you for bringing in something worthwhile listening to on a Friday night.

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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2021, 0214 UTC »
Tuned in at 0212utc, weak signal under moderate noise, hear pop music "California Dreamin'" Mamas and Papas, at 0255 signal improved to fair/poor with fading, variety of pop music, thanks for the program. 
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0258 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2021, 0221 UTC »
Noisy conditions but the signal still gets through. Thanks for the show.

0300 utc and the signal is louder and just better.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2021, 0313 UTC by blw »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2021, 0236 UTC »
Good signal tonight as usual Ball Smacker. Thanks for the broadcast.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2021, 0240 UTC »
S7 with a high noise level.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0200 UTC 20 February 2021
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2021, 0249 UTC »
 :)  S-9 pumping Plus ten on Vt SDR
      Here on the Great Chicken House Roost- S-5 with noise from whatever.
       Modulation seems less than 100 percent, Audio Quality TUUUrific

 

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