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BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« on: April 15, 2023, 0057 UTC »
BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 15 APR 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up with a nice S8 signal tonight and some deep fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:50 UTC - SSTV;
02:53 UTC - End of broadcast.

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« Last Edit: April 15, 2023, 0253 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2023, 0058 UTC »
0058 UTC "Wildfire" Interval Signal (Solid S9+ here and sounding good!)
0100 UTC YL with ID, into "We Are Family"-Sister Sledge
0103 UTC "Mother Child Reunion"-Paul Simon, followed by a song that sounds like The Cranberries
0111 UTC "Family Affair"-Sly & The Family Stone, followed by a hip-hop rap sounding thingie
0119 UTC "Color Him Father"-The Winstons
0122 UTC YL with email address for special eQSL if you guess the theme
0123 UTC "Babylon Sisters"-Steely Dan
0128 UTC "Mother's Little Helper"-Rolling Stones
0130 UTC Pinfall and YL with ID, into "Sister Golden Hair"-America
0136 UTC "Sister Christian"-Night Ranger
0141 UTC "Family of Man"-Three Dog Night
0144 UTC "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"-Hollies, followed by three songs I do not know
0200 UTC "Stomp All Night"-Brothers Johnson
0204 UTC "Let Your Love Flow"-Bellamy Brothers
0207 UTC "Father and Son"-Cat Stevens
0210 UTC "Lady Marmalade"-Labelle
0219 UTC "Little Sister"-Elvis Presley
0224 UTC "Mother"-Pink Floyd
0230 UTC "Brother Louie"-Stories
0233 UTC "Which Way You Going Billy"-Poppy Family
0237 UTC "Fire"-Pointer Sisters
0243 UTC "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"-Neil Diamond
0250 UTC SSTV followed by closing announcement and Wildfire IS



Thanks BS crew!
« Last Edit: April 15, 2023, 0253 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2023, 0059 UTC »
Wildfire Interval
Good evening Ham Samiches
Ballsmacker ID
01:00 We are FamIiy Sister Sledge
DISCO SUCKS!!!
01:03 A Motion Away Mothers Child Reunion Paul Simon
Ballsmacker.net ID
01:07 Ode To my Famjly The Cranberries


0111 UTC "Family Affair"-Sly & The Family Stone, followed by a hip-hop rap sounding thingie
0119 UTC "Color Him Father"-The Winstons
0122 UTC YL with email address for special eQSL if you guess the theme
0123 UTC "Babylon Sisters"-Steely Dan
0128 UTC "Mother's Little Helper"-Rolling Stones
0130 UTC Pinfall and YL with ID, into "Sister Golden Hair"-America
0136 UTC "Sister Christian"-Night Ranger
0141 UTC "Family of Man"-Three Dog Night
0144 UTC "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"-Hollies, followed by three songs I do not know
0200 UTC "Stomp All Night"-Brothers Johnson
0204 UTC "Let Your Love Flow"-Bellamy Brothers
0207 UTC "Father and Son"-Cat Stevens
0210 UTC "Lady Marmalade"-Labelle
0219 UTC "Little Sister"-Elvis Presley
0224 UTC "Mother"-Pink Floyd
0230 UTC "Brother Louie"-Stories
0233 UTC "Which Way You Going Billy"-Poppy Family
0237 UTC "Fire"-Pointer Sisters
0243 UTC "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"-Neil Diamond
0250 UTC SSTV followed by closing announcement and Wildfire IS

Proton addy given





« Last Edit: April 15, 2023, 1520 UTC by KMD3HR »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2023, 0059 UTC »
SINPO=34343

059- Wildfire IS.
100- Recorded YL ID over music, with sound effects.
100- "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2023, 0101 UTC »
0100 UTC s9 SIGNAL
CLEAR AUDIO
PLAY MUSIC
We are family
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2023, 0101 UTC »
signal S9 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland
00.58 piano
01.00 ID
01.00 song "We Are Family"
01,04 song "Mother and Child Reunion"
01.06 ID
01.06 song "Ode to My Family"
01.11 song "Family Affair"
01.14 ID
01.14 song "Parents Just Don't Understand"
« Last Edit: April 15, 2023, 0115 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2023, 0105 UTC »
Tuned in at 0058 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with noisy S9+10 signal, heard piano IS then ID then song "we are family" under the noise, Other sdr's in upper Midwest even worse, song "mother and child reunion" by Simon & Garfunkle, 
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2023, 0107 UTC »
S20 here. EDIT: Atmospherics.

SIO: 555
Ant: MLA-30
Rec: Eton Elite 750

0106: ID
0107: Linger
0111: Family Affair
0113: ID
0114: Parents Just Don't Understand
0130: ID
0132: Sister Golden Hair
« Last Edit: April 15, 2023, 0136 UTC by osiris »
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2023, 0120 UTC »
SINPO 35333

0101 We are Family
0104 Mother and Child Reunion Paul Simon
0106 Cranberries
0110 Family Affair
0114 ID bowling pins
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2023, 0125 UTC »
0124 utc  S-9  some noise  direct
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Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2023, 0135 UTC »
Very weak in the noise here. Could just make out Sister Golden Hair by America.
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