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Author Topic: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021  (Read 1545 times)

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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« on: May 08, 2021, 0109 UTC »
signal S9 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
01.06 piano
01.08 ID
01.08 song "Take Me Home"
01.14 song "Homeward Bound"
01.17 ID
01.17 song "Home By The Sea"
01.21 song "Jailhouse Rock"
« Last Edit: January 10, 2022, 0140 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2021, 0109 UTC »
01:04z - Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy
01:08z - ID
01:11z - Take Me Home - Phil Collins
01:14z - Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel
01:18z - Home By the Sea - Genesis
01:22z - Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
01:25z - Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp
01:29z - Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0131 UTC by Nielsbo »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2021, 0110 UTC »
0109 - Signal into NYC S7
0109 - Phil Collins - Take Me Home
0114 - Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
0016 - Genesis - Home By The Sea
0122 - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
0125 - Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home
0129 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Our House
0132 - Sublime - Jailhouse
0137 - Madness - Our House
0140 - John Cougar Melloncamp - Little Pink Houses
0145 - John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads


Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0146 UTC by intellman »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2021, 0110 UTC »
0105:  Piano instrumental.  S/5.
0108:  "Good evening this is Ballsmacker Radio,"  ID.  S/5
0109:  Phil Collins "Take Me Home". S/5.
0114:  Simon & Garfunkel "Homeward Bound".  S/5
0116:  Laser bursts mixed in.
0116:  Ballsmacker Radio ID.  Just above the noise.
0117:  Genesis "Home on The Sea".  S/5
0122:  Just above the noise.  Elvis "Jailhouse Rock."
0124:  Ballsmacker Radio ID with email address given for eQSL.  Just above the noise.
0125:  Supertramp "Take The Long Way Home". Just above the noise.
0129:  CSN "Our House".  S/5, better.
0131:  Ballsmacker Radio ID with bowling pins crashing. Just above the noise.
0132:  Unid music selection.  Just above the noise.
0137:  Madness "Our House".  S/5.
0140:  Ballsmacker Radio ID with bowling pins crashing.
0140:  John Mellencamp "Pink Houses".  S/5.
0145:  John Denver "Take Me Home Country Roads".  Just above noise.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0147 UTC by bigd »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2021, 0112 UTC »
0110 - SIO 222 in noisy conditions into Grand Rapids, Michigan. Phil Collins "Take Me Home"

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2021, 0113 UTC »
Late start threw me! Thought I wasn't getting anything?? Lol
Wildfire Interval
Ballsmacker Radio ID.
01:08 Phil Collins Take Me Home.
01:14 Homeward Bound Simon and Garfunkel Hit duo in the late 1960s Both with successful solo careers
01:16 Home By the Sea Genesis featuring Phil Collins who sang the first song on this set.
01:22 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley.
Elvis's 2nd movie was Jailhouse Rock Movie about Elvis being sent to prison.
Big Rock and Roll hit with excellent guitar licks. Elvis started doing movies after his return from Germany in the Army. The movies were to revitalize his absence from music while serving.
Ballsmacker Addy given for theme and reception report Proton Mail. All songs have the theme tonight
01:25 Take the long way Home Super Tramp Super Tramp with run of great hits in the late seventies.
01:29 Our House CSNY CSY played Woodstock in 1969
Ballsmacker.
01:32 Jailhouse Sublime.
01:37 Our House Madness New Wave era 1983
01:40 Little Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp Song about days in the midwest belt of the US. Indiana, Iowa, Illinois Monster hit.
01:44 Country Roads John Denver Singer and Activist for conservation Died tragically in a plane crash. This song does convey the feeling of those Country Roads in the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah basin! Know West Virginia well!
01:48 Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard Southern Rock icons. Lead Singer and many of the band members parished in a plane crash. Remaining members restarted as the Rosington Collins Band SHA is a homage to the south and Alabama! And a southern man don't need Neil Young around anyhow! RIP Ronnie Van Zant
01:52 House of Pain Van Halen featuring the late Eddie Van Halen on guitar!
01:55 Who says you cant go home Bon Jovi.
02:00 Is their anybody Home The Pink Floyd from The Wall 1978 Song by Roger Waters The Wall, Monster sensation for the Floyd. The Wall is about Roger Waters look into Pinks life (his life) Great concept double albim and show.
02:03 House of the Rising Sun The Animals featuring Eric Burden The House of the rising Sun is a house of ill reput in Louisiana! Big hit for the Animals.
02:08 Sunny said Come Home Shawn Colvin.
Momma I'm Coming home Ozzie Osbourne. The Prince of Darkness and former lead singer of the Sabbath Song about Ozzy's lack of being home as his endulgent days on the road
02:16 Jump Around House of Pain Early Hip Hop
Proton Mail Addy given.
02:20 Stranger in my House Ronnie Milsap Ham Radio Operator KB4KCG. Do you think Ronnie does any pirate radio??? Lol
Big Country music star in the 1970s and 80s.
02:24 Take Me Home tonight The late Eddie Money who trained for New York City Police at one time.
02:27 Roadhouse Blues The Doors from the 1st Doors Album The Doors and Roadhouse Blues Album Doors made it big in LA scene in mid to late 60s Regulars at the Whiskey a go go in LA. The Lizard King Lives! Jimmy isn't dead!! He was seen hawking chicken in a Colonel Sanders in North Carolina! The Poet lives on!
02:31 Brickhouse The Commodores.
Mpnster hit in the funk filled late seventies! Dat one phat biatch!!!! Yeah baby!

Pass me some urb baby!!!

Ballsmacker.net.

02:35 Burning down the House Talking Heads New Wave/2nd phase punk era.
02:39 Don't Dream it Crowded House.
Ballsmacker SSTV image Bowling Pins.
Thats the show.
Wildfire Interval.
Off the Air.


Thanks BS and too the crew for another fine show!


























« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0245 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2021, 0113 UTC »
01:10 UTC - A nice S9 to +10 tonight with Phil Collins.


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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2021, 0113 UTC »
S9 and sounding good.  Thanks for the tunes!
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2021, 0120 UTC »
01:10 UTC - A nice S9 to +10 tonight with Phil Collins. Tuning in with a 10 kHz wide filter and sounding great.
02:35 UTC - The stations has gone into a deep fade.
02:40 UTC - Starting to come back from the fade out.
02:42 UTC - SSTV Station ID.
02:45 UTC - End of broadcast. Thank you for the show.


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« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0245 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2021, 0126 UTC »
SINPO=34333.

125- "Take The Long Way Home" by Supertramp.
129- "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
132- "Jailhouse" by Sublime.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0134 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2021, 0149 UTC »
Very nice signal only marred but the static crashes from the lightning. Excellent play list as always.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2021, 0150 UTC »
Sounding good in NW GA!

01:50 UTC - Sweet Home Alabama
02:05 UTC - House of the Rising Sun
02:09 UTC - Sunny Came Home
02:13 UTC - Mama, I'm Coming Home
02:16 UTC - Jump Around
« Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 0218 UTC by LRFox »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2021, 0153 UTC »
0151 Sweet home Alabama
Sig 3 moderate fades but noise is better than 10 min ago
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2021, 0202 UTC »
0107 End of piano IS, ID and bowling pins falling into "home" themed songs.

S7 here improving with less QRN as the evening went on.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0104 UTC 8 May 2021
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2021, 0243 UTC »
SSTV - 02:43
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