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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022  (Read 1378 times)

Offline Erik Mattson

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« on: March 13, 2022, 1830 UTC »
1830 - YL w/ "Welcome to..." Ballsmacker Radio ID, into REM's Man On The Moon, SIO 444, great audio.
1844 - Light QRN/QSB now. But still sounding great.
1848 - Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven
1850 - YL w/ info about BC, including "Special Theme" of show, and proton email addy given for theme answers and reception reports.
1854 - Continuing to sound great into SE-central Maryland, w/ Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman.
1916 - YL "Check out our new website at https://ballsmacker.net/."
1927 - Billy Joel's Easy Money, (RIP Rodney) Damn, now I have to watch the movie  ;D



Thanks, Ballsmacker! Great show. 
 
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2053 UTC by Erik Mattson »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2022, 1832 UTC »
Good S7 signal with some noise here.



Very nice Sunday afternoon broadcast, thank you.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2008 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2022, 1836 UTC »
signal S9+5 on the SDR in Elida, Ohio
18.35 song "Great Balls Of Fire"
18.37 ID
18.37 song "Sweet Home Alabama"
18.41 song "Love Potion No. 9"
18.43 ID
18.43 song "Breakfast At Tiffany's"
18.48 song "My Blue Heaven"
18.50 ID + email
18.50 song "Men In Black"
18.54 song "Oh Pretty Woman"
18.57 ID + email
18.57 song "Lean on Me"
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 1857 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2022, 1837 UTC »
S8 signal with some fading. ID as Ballsmacker Radio at 1836 UTC.
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2022, 1843 UTC »
18:42 UTC - Weak but readable at an S6 with some fading.

Thank you for the encore presentation. I was working on repairing my Racal RA6778C and the show gave me something to listen to.


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« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 1905 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2022, 1845 UTC »
1845 SIO 444
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2022, 1850 UTC »
1850 YL talk ?
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2022, 1902 UTC »
1900 UTC SIO 444 S7 into my RSPduo SDR
1902 UTC music " St Elmos Fire" John Parr
1907 music "Can't Buy Me Love" Beatles
1910 music "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr.
1913 music "Hard Day's Night" Beatles
1916 muic "La Bamba" Richie Valens
1926 YL ID Ballsmacker Radio



Thanks for the tunes. Good signal into north Central North Carolina
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2012 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2022, 1905 UTC »
Very Good Reception, thanks for broadcast and clever theme 8)

1905 "St. Elmo's Fire" John Parr
1907 "Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles
1909 ID to "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker, Jr.
1913 "A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles
1916 "La Bamba" Richie Valens
1918 "American Pie" Don McLean
1926 ID to "Easy Money" Billy Joel
1928 Reception going through deep fades and peaks, about to lose you....thanks Ballsmacker
1930 Buried in the noise
1937 You are coming back....."All Of Me" Frank Sinatra
1939 ID to "Fame" Irene Cara
Hmmmm.......I'm hoping you squeeze in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" by CT's Gene Pitney
1943 "My Girl" The Temptations
1946 "Stand By Me" Ben E. King
1949 "Nobody Does It Better" Carly Simon
1953 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" The Rolling Stones
1956 "Roxanne" The Police
1959 ID to "Grease" Frankie Valli
2002 "Some Kind Of Wonderful" Grand Funk Railroad
2006 SSTV
2007 email addy, special theme, "see you next time" to "Wildfire" IS, off
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2008 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2022, 1914 UTC »
SINPO=44533, strong signal from BSR!

1913- "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles.
1916- Recorded YL ID, with email, over next tune.
1916- "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens.
1918- "American Pie" by Don McLean.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 1918 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2022, 1916 UTC »
S9 great reception. Thanks for the encore Ballsmacker

1914 - A Hard Day's Night" - Beatles
1916 - "La Bomba" - Ritchie Valens
1918 - "American Pie" - Don McLean
1926 - "Easy Money" - Billy Joel
1930 - "I Walk The Line" - Johnny Cash
2006 - SSTV
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2010 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2022, 1919 UTC »
Big signal here, 10 over S9.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2022, 1931 UTC »
Good signal  s9
Johnny Cash  walk the line
1933 footloose
1944- my girl   
1946 stand by me
Great oldies!!
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2022, 1939 UTC »
1938 UTC Unid Crooner song..sounds like Frank Sinatra
1939 UTC YL with ID and pinfall, into "Fame"-Irene Cara
1943 UTC "My Girl"-Temptations
1946 UTC YL with ID, into "Stand By Me"-Ben E. King
1949 UTC "Nobody Does It Better"-Carly Simon
1952 UTC YL with ID, into "Jumping Jack Flash"-Rolling Stones
1956 UTC "Roxanne"-The Police
1959 UTC YL with "Nothing but the hits here on Ballsmacker", into "Grease"-Frankie Valli
(Signal up to S9 +10!)
2002 UTC "Some Kind of Wonderful"-Grand Funk



2007 UTC YL with end of broadcast ID, into "Wildfire"
2008 UTC OFF

Late to the show and late on the SSTV here! Thanks for the movie themed show!
« Last Edit: March 13, 2022, 2009 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 1829 UTC 13 MAR 2022
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2022, 1949 UTC »
55545

1949z Nobody Does It Better-Carly Simon
1952z Ballsmacker Radio ID pool break sounds
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