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Author Topic: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022  (Read 1105 times)

Offline JustGreg

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Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« on: March 27, 2022, 0104 UTC »
Excellent signal playing P. McCarthy Wings tune A little luck.  Thanks for the show.
0105UTC Elvis tune.
0107UTC ID then into Clarence Clearwater Revival.
0115UTC Emerson, Lake Palmer, Lucky Man.


« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0121 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2022, 0105 UTC »
S9+27

0100 With A Little Luck - Wings
0104 Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0124 UTC by elburndx »
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Re: Unidentified 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2022, 0106 UTC »
0104 UTC SIO 454 S8 with some fading
0105 UTC music "Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley
0108 YL ID Ballsmaclerr Radio
0108 music "Fortunate Son" CCR
0110 music "Luck Be A Lady" Frank Sinatra
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0111 UTC by Sky Waves »
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Re: Unidentified 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2022, 0107 UTC »
S9 and sounding great tonight.  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Unidentified 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2022, 0107 UTC »
Probably Ballsmacker doing an encore broadcast. Decent signal here in Colorado. Thanks for the show!
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2022, 0108 UTC »
Came on waterfall at 0100, tuned in on Barrington Hills sdr with fair S9 to S9+10 signal, at 0107 Elvis, at 0012 Sinatra "luck be a lady", at 0123 Ball Smacker ID with bowling ball sound, luck themed program, began to fade away at 0220utc, thanks for the nice tunes.   
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0227 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2022, 0109 UTC »
signal S9+5-15 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
01.08 ID
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2022, 0111 UTC »
0111 UTC: Very nice S9+20 signal with what sounds like a repeat of last nights broadcast.

« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0245 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Unidentified 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2022, 0112 UTC »
0108 " Fortunate Son" CCR
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2022, 0114 UTC »
on 6960.0       direct
0113 music, noisy here,
0116 couple of words, Beatles "Back to the USSR"
0129 blues-rock, 0130 ID + @
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0130 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2022, 0117 UTC »
0105 "Good Luck Charm" - Elvis   SIO: 454
0108 ID
       " Fortunate Soon" - CCR
0111"Luck Be A Lady" - Frank Sinatra
0117 Back In The USSR - The Beatles
0119 "Lucky Man" - ELP
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0119 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2022, 0119 UTC »
0117 The Beatles ending into "Lucky Man". +10 with nice AM audio BS.
0122 ID BS, bowling pins fx into a Rod Stewart tune I think.
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0124 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2022, 0124 UTC »
SINPO=34333

122- Recorded YL ID.
122- "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart.
127- "Lucky Lucky Me" by Marvin Gaye.
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0127 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2022, 0128 UTC »
0109  "Fortunate son" - CCR, "Luck be a lady" - Frank Sinatra, ID, "Back in the USSR" - Beatles, "Lucky man" Emerson, Lake & Palmer; apparently "Luck" theme

S9.  Good audio.
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Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0100UTC 27 March 2022
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2022, 0132 UTC »
0129 Very good reception in the Northeast from Ball Smacker Radio, music then email info into Tom Petty.  :)
        Pleasant AM audio! ;)
0134 Next tune and I got the volume up, steady S9+20. Another "Lucky" tune.
0139 Signal way down in about 30 seconds, just above noise floor now. Thanks for the tunes BSR!
« Last Edit: March 27, 2022, 0140 UTC by ION Radio »
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