LOGS : 08 - 14 SEP. 2014

[Ray Lalleu]

Hi,

Again an active week. Again a number of short UNID transmissions, but also a few longer ones (on Tuesday: 6305,0 - 6280,2; on Sunday: 7375,0 - 6239,9).
Strange logs on Friday :
- Armadillo (tent.) on 6205 (not ROZ as reported with some doubts elsewhere),
- same music on 6300 and on 6305-6307 but not same talking above ?
Look for the details, if you can make all that clear, please...


* * * * * MON. 08 SEP. 2014 * * * * *

6396,9 1646-1712 WMR, v.weak \PLC; 1652 ID+@, WMR story, 1700 squeezed by ut+strange signal, 1703 ID, tk
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6397,0 1818-2005 R. GSV, v.weak \PLC; jazz, IDs, 1939 ID, rock, g's, rock

6290,0 1705-1925 RODE ADELAAR, weak > fair-good \PLC; instrum mx, -- Adelaar!, D mx > C&W, ID (1927 gone)

6205,9 1823-1830 trace (some mod) \atmos; [cf ONDA CALIENTE ]

6206,0 1914-1924* UNID, v.weak \atmos; SSTV, Abba"Gimme...", 1924 noname c'/d, s/off at 1924'30" [cf HITMIX ]

6424,9 1929-1941 R. RONALISA, e.weak\atmo; tk above ZZ Top"Gimme...", 1936 ID+@, mx, 1940 ID+@, Shadows

4026,0 1942,2128 LASER HOT HITS, 1942 ID+@, mx. 2128-2133 strong\fading,loc.noise; mx, tk.

6263,5 2006-2140 OZNRH %, e.weak \atmos, deep fades,..; instrum jazz (heard at times only)

6950,0 2105-2117 LITTLE FEAT R., fair \atmos; rock, IDs, time to c/d, Crunchy granola, 2117 canned ID
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6950,0 2118-2123 UNID, P.Sarsted"Where..my lovely", tk, ID=?, M+W tk about FM, mx

3929,9 2129-2131* R. BATAVIA, v.weak \traffic 3925u,atmos; mx, ID+web, end.

6295,0 2137-2139* UNID, mx, tk (no copy), mx, s/off just before 2139



* * * * * TUES. 09 SEP. 2014 * * * * *

6304,9 1628-1704 UNID, v.-e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, 1700 Shadows

6290,0 1630-1633 UNID, e.weak; tk in D, accn, mx, 1633 hum from other stn (on 6289,85 ?) [cf HITMIX ]
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6290,0 1641-1642 UNID, tk in D, ment' The Voice (then bad PLC here) [ cf VOTN ]
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6290,0 1643-1647 UNID, D song, allo, ment' the V. of the NL, Telstar,Hitmix, Satellit,.... 1647 D song [cf TELSTAR ]
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6290,0 1704-1706 RODE ADELAAR, g's to many D stns too, but clear ID at 1705

6305,0 1831-1930 UNID, \RTTY6300,atmos; mx, 1842 "Eloise", 1900 Adamo"Vous permettez Monsieur" (1950 gone)

6280,2 1835-1903 UNID, v.weak \atmos; Abba "Fernando"+"Gimme...", 1857 crooner \PLC,hum (maybe Merlin ??)

6397,0 1847-2044* R. GSV, fair+peaks \ut.L-side,atmos,PLC; mx, IDs, 1853 studio B, ID+@, 2042 bye-bye

6255,0 1931-2046 R. MERLIN INT, fair, 1933 ID, Pretty woman, pops, 2009 Open up your eyes, ID+hl, etc

6305,0 1958-2028 UNID, mx, 1958 rock with dropouts, later mx. (2045 gone)

6263,4 1959-2039 OZNRH %, e.weak-trace \ut.,atmos, hard to hear; mx, 2001 some tk, mx again

4025,9 2003-2034 LASER HOT HITS, good\fading,atmos; mx, 2005 ID, ads:FSN, OEM, JID, Dave Simpson, mx, 2031 lists the LHH DJs, R&R, 2034 berk

6290,0 2008-2009 UNID, fair-good\atmos; mx, s/off just before 2009.

6320,0 2018-2028* UNID, fair\fading,atmos; pop, instrum, 2026 blues(Howlin' Wolf?), 2027 blank, end

6150,0 2247-2250 EUROPA 24, rock, 2250 ID






* * * * * WED. 10 SEP. 2014 * * * * *

6304,8 1649-1655 R. MERLIN INT, v.weak\RTTY6300,PLC; mx, ID, Sweets for my sweet(reprise), tk above, ID
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6304,7 1814-2235 R. MERLIN INT, \RTTY on side; mx, 2059 More than a feeling, tk, ID+@, mx

6267,8 1815-1916 UNID, e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, 1859 Hendrix, 1916 Grocer Jack. (1940 gone) [cf VOTN ]

6320,1 1829-1830* UNID, v.weak\PLC,atmos; (blank at 1822), "Last night a DJ...", cut and s/off

6380,0 1830-2042 UNID, mix pop-D songs, Ha ha said the clown, Come on Eileen, 2041 Bzn? [cf JAMAICA ]

6397,0 1839-1857 R. GSV, weak\PLC; ID, R.Stones show, Get off my cloud, The last time, It's all over now (1926 gone)

6290,0 1845,1854 R. PYTHON, ID in E, mx. 1854 tk in E, ID

6320,0 1917-1957 UNID, Dr Jivago, instrum, accn, tango, pop, instrum. [cf MONTFERLAND ]

6735 L 1928- 1933 UNID,v.weak, mx, Greek singer, 1933 passing hets, blank

6285,0 1937, 1959 UNID, v.weak\noisy,atmos; mx

6263,5 1944-2141 OZNRH %, trace>v.weak\atmos; mx, jazz.

3929,8 2005-2140 UNID, e.weak\v.noisy, atmos, mx, 2037 \traffic3927u, some loc. FM image; mx [cf BATAVIA]

4025,9 2007-2039 LASER HOT HITS, good\fading,noisy,atmos; rock, ID, mx

6320,0 2020-2109* LITTLE FEAT R., "Caroline", ID, pops, IDs, 2107 Crunchy granola, JID and end.

6295,0 2032-2032 UNID, tk above Dire Straits"Sultans..." (2101 gone)

6220,0 2103-2104 UNID, e.weak; mx, then lost.

6320,0 2140-2146* LITTLE FEAT R., C&W, pop, jingle, ID and s/off



* * * * * THURS. 11 SEP. 2014 * * * * *Mobile, with Sony + - 2 kHz

6210 1443-1525* MIKE R., strong \occ.traffic, odd fades and atmos; mx, IDs from 1515, parts of tracks

6150 1540-1552 EUROPA 24, weak \odd fades; mx, 1550 multi-ID

6290 1556-1556 UNID, weak +peaks, "Radar love". (1600 gone)

6290 1639-1643 UNID, fair \atmos; accn, brass mx (1650 gone) [cf RODE ADELAAR ]
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6290 1651-1654* RODE ADELAAR ?, good\atmos; brass mx, tk in D, ID or g's?
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6290 1655-1658 GROTE VERSIEDER, brass-yodl, rep. to Adelaar, 1656 ID

6240 1641-1702 UNID, e.weak; mx, Bzn, D mx, 1700 "Casanovas" song. [cf HITMIX ]

6295 1948-1949 weak\atmos; mx, then lost

4026 1953-2030 LASER HOT HITS, mx, tk about the Laser jocks

6264 2000-2034 OZNRH %, trace > v.weak \het from 6265; mx, 2027 jazz




* * * ** * FRI. 12 SEP. 2014 * * * * *Back home, + - 0,2 kHz
6286,0 1921-2049 R. BRITANNIA, strong; mx, tk, IDs (sometimes sounds as "Bucanneer"?), 1921 "Love like a man", 1940 Sandie Shaw, 2027 Back on the chain gang, 2041 London calling, 2049 Happy Jack
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6286,0 2113-2220 FOCUS INT, 2113 ID+@+hl, Beatles"8 days a week", 2137 tk, "Mashed potatoes", 2211 ID+@+hl

6205,0 1929-2216 R. ARMADILLO ?, fair\PLC; 1929 Auld Lang Syn, rock medley, mx.. 2005 No milk today, 2030 We've got to get out of this place, Shadows, 2142 tk, Green green grass of home, Got to get you into my life, 2154 Beach Boys "Do it again" (ID "Ar..." above), 2156 "This was Radio Ar - - - from England", King of the road, Baby I need your loving, tk, 2215 J.Cash "Boy named Sue" (tk above once again)

6320,0 1946-2041 LITTLE FEAT R., (1934 blank), 1941 Watermelon man, 1956 IDs, R&R, 2002 ID+@, pops, Message in a bottle, mx, 2040 ID, mx

6397,1 1944-2040 R. GSV, pops, 2038 ID, tnx rpt, live from W. coast of Scotland.

6300,0 2000-2013 UNID, weak; Dragonslayer, tk, War of the worlds, g's (2014 gone) [ cf WITTE REUS ]

6305,1 2007-2017 UNID, v.weak, Dragonslayer and War of the worlds too!, JM.Jarre"Oxygene" (to 6307,1 ?)

6300,0 2014-2033* UNID, JM.Jarre"Oxygene"too!, 2017 allo, 2019 (Cool??) AM, tk, mx [ cf WITTE REUS ]

6307,1 2020-2024 UNID (ex 6305,1 ?), same mx as 6300, but talks above: ...last record .. duplex ..., 2021 tk, no mx, 2022, 2024 mx (again in // with 6300). [ cf WITTE REUS ]

6263,5 2028-2141 OZNRH %, e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, jazz

6240,0 2050-2050 UNID, pop mx. [ cf PYTHON ]

3929,9 2116-2123 R. BATAVIA, v.weak\noisy; mx, IDs, "Summertime" by choir, web site

4026,0 2117-2219 LASER HOT HITS %, fair\noisy,fading; mx, mx, tk.

6305,0 2127-2128 UNID, tk station (no music), in Russian (?)

6295,0 2203-2203 UNID, recording from RNI (Man of action, ID, Stimorol...) (2219 gone)



* * * * * SAT. 13 SEP. 2014 * * * * *

6286,1 0704-0819 FOCUS INT, strong>fair \fading; pop-rock, IDs, @,hl, online, 0814 "Echo beach"
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6286,0 1220-1459 FOCUS INT, weak\big PLC; pops, tk, IDs
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6286,0 1907-2058 FOCUS INT, pop-rock, IDs (2159 trace only)

6150,0 0712-0803 EUROPA 24, v.weak \atmos,PLC,fading; multi-ID, mx

6095,0 0805-0811 MIGHTY KBC, strong\fading, "Coast-to-coast-Country", E.Rosko(at roadrunner.com)
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6095,0 1221-1230 MIGHTY KBC, strong, Golden-age-of-R&R, ID, KBC-Import, Stray Cats, ID, Elvis?

9510,0 0824-0831 R. CITY, v.strong, it. song, jazz singer, typ. tk-voice, early 50s song

6310,0 1427-1457 R. WAVES INT, v.weak\PLC; F songs, 1430 La vie en rose, 1436 ID, Cl.François, 1457 POB

6210,0 1438-1443 UNID, trace > e.weak \PLC; mx, 1443 tk, mx, and lost (end?)

6295,0 1448-1459 F.R. VICTORIA, v.weak\PLC; Stairway to heaven, 1456 ID, mx, tk.

6324,9 1905-2028 CWR, weak; ID in E, rock, 2004 tk in G, jingle classics(R. Malaisy, Mystery R.), mx. (to 6319,8)

6306,0 1906-2215 R. TOWER, good > strong, rock, IDs(not OK at first), 1924 KISS, ZZTop, "I got you babe", etc

6265,4 1908-2251 R. TANGO ITALIA, fair\fading; jazz, latino mx, mx from Argentina. 1909 ID

6239,7 1910-2103 R. PANDORA, v.weak\PLC; mx, IDs (not OK at first),@,hl, 2100 many IDs, OK

6220 a 1914-2103 R. WAVES INT, e.weak\some drift around, PLC,ut.QRM; J.L.Lewis"Whole lotta.., 1945 ID

6205,0 1920-1953 weak \ut.,atmos,PLC; C&W, 1950 "Sixteen tons". (2028 gone)

6299,8 1958-2051 R. NORTON, fair \fading,CPL,atmos,splash from 6306; D or G mx, 2050 IDs

6400 L 2006-2013 UNID, e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, rock-blues. (2053 killed by 6395) [cf OVER 60° ]

6425,1 2013-2213 UNID, weak-fair\ut. u-side; mx, D or G mx, later pop. [cf STUDIO 52 ]

3905,1 2030-2151 R. ALICE, fair > strong \fading; D mx, 2105 Hendrix, ment' Magic AM, 2151 ID+@ (2248: mx)

4026,0 2038-2249 LASER HOT HITS, mx, tk, ID, mx.. 2249 weather report !

3985,0 2042-2043 R. 700, G version of "Ca plane pour moi", ID, mx

6319,8 2046-2048 CWR, mx, tk in E+G, ID

6394,9 2051-2053 R. POWERLINER, gd ev', ID as "P.R. Radio" (above record)

6257,9 2200-2204 ODYNN R., weak-clear; Chicago"25-Oh-6-2-4", ID+hl+@. (2244,2251: trace only)

6290,0 2215-2226* R. POWERLINER, good\fading; mx background, rpt, g's, 2221 ID, "in QSO with RNW"

6290,1 2227-2238* R. NEW WORLD, v.weak, sirtaki, tk about ouzo, 2230 IDs, c'/d, in QSO, bye-bye

6290,0 2238-2205 R. POWERLINER, good\fading; Tommy theme, ID, rep. to RNW, g's to US DXers



* * * * * SUN. 14 SEP. 2014 * * * * *

6286,1 0733-1359 FOCUS INT, strong\fading > weak\PLC; rock, IDs, duo tk, 0759 R.Stones, 1232 Blondie
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6286,1 1523-2015 FOCUS INT, weak > strong; mx, a few IDs and tk. 2045 blues shouter, ID

6259,8 0739-1322 R. WAVES INT, weak-fair > v.weak; relayed blues and rock programme with story in E (Scottish accent ?), J.L.Lewis. Then some C&W and mixed mx, 0857 ID, 0903 ID, mx.

6250,0 0747-0927 UNID, weak>v.weak \PLC; Paty Labelle, allo test-1-2, 0819 Radar love 0906 Baccara [cf N. POLE ]

6150,0 0750-0955 UNID, e.weak \PLC, deep fades; mx, 0955 tk by M+W (no copy), mx (maybe Europa 24 %)

6045,1 0751-0929 LASER HOT HITS, via ?, weak\PLC; mw, Stewart Ross, ID, mx, 0808 "Hot stuff", mx.

6295,0 0755-0759 R. CONDOR, weak - v.weak\PLC,splash fr.6286; mx, ID, bpm mx, synthe mx.

6005,0 *0800-1002 R. MI AMIGO INT, fair \fading; many IDs at first, Maggy May, mx, Captain Kurt(?), etc (in G too)

6095,0 0810-0956 MIGHTY KBC, v.strong; Trucker Radio show, usual ads, C&W, rock

6380,0 0832-0921 R. UNIVERSE, v>e.weak\PLC; Bang-Bang, pops, My generation, Madness, 0918 ID, c'/d, @, bye

6397,1 0835-0917 WMR, v.weak \PLC,het6397,6 all along; mx, tk, West Side R. story, IDs, mx, rock. (1003 mx)

6320,0 0934-0936* UNID, mx, s/off at 0936'30"

6305,0 0937-0942 UNID, e.weak; bpm-synthe mx, tk (no copy except "sinpo"), mx, tk... [cf PYTHON ]

7375,0 1004-1012 UNID, tk: radio in GB in 1974, 1007 RNI jingle, clips. 1010 \bad PLC back.

6239,9 1238-1324* UNID, e.weak, mx, Nabucco, E.Europe instrum, .. 1253 yodl, Jean Ferrat "La montagne", D songs

6305,8 1310-1345 UNID, e.weak\PLC; mx, 1315 More than a feeling, pops. (1358 gone). [ cf JOEY ]

6220,0 1400-1429 UNID, trace + e.weak peaks \PLC; accn, tk, ment' Rode Adelaar ? [cf WITTE REUS ]

6305,8 1429-1717 R. JOEY, e.weak>weak\PLC; mx, IDs, short tk. 1455 Love desire, 1517 known voice, 1539 More than a feeling, 1543 ID+@ \short hum6305,9; pop-rock, IDs, 1607 D songs, 1643 Driver's seat,1701 Mr Bluesky, 1710 polka
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6305,8 1956-1959 R. JOEY %, weak-fair\PLC,atmo; "Vietnam", reggae. (2012 gone)

6310,0 1522-1522 UNID, e.weak\PLC, atmos; mx (1539 gone). [ cf TWENTANA ]

6239,9 1525-1528 trace w. mod. [cf HITMIX ]

6240,0 1532-1627 UNID, trace-e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, tk, 1617 Bzn, 1627 instrum mx, bye bye [cf HITMIX ]

6240,0 1631-1632* R. LUXEMBURG, ID in E just above noise, maybe a (short) report

6290,0 1634-1713 RODE ADELAAR, weak \atmos,etc, squeezed; polka, 1711 ID, ID+@

6406,0 1645-1724 SUNDOWN R., v.weak\atmos; mx, 1647 ID+@, 1720 "In the summertime" (reprise); 60s trumpet

6979,7 1727-1734 UNID, good\fading,atmos,traffic; medley incl' Scarborough fair, rock; pop mx.

6970,0 1935-2127 UNID, e.weak \noisy,atmos,het U-side. tk, mx, 2039 "Premier(?) R." (or usual far away stn?)

6948,8 1939-1942 UNID, e.weak \v.hard to hear; (2018 gone)

6397,0 1943-2016 R. GSV, rock, IDs+@, Hendrix? Little Richard?, ann' Johnny Winter, ment' WMR, some blues

6380,1 1952-2103 LITTLE FEAT R., rock, 1953 IDs, 2100 "I put a spell on you" (said "by CCR").

6324,6 1955-1955* UNID, a few seconds of R&R, sudden s/off.

6263,4 2001-2105 OZNRH %, e.weak \v.hard, atmos; mx, cool jazz.

6199,9 2003-2054 UNID, e.weak \atmos; mx, tk (in G ?), 2048 \hum (f'up Lhassa); whistler song.

6318,7 2008,2045 R.CAROLINE INT, v.weak \PLC,atmos; mx, 2012 JID R.Caroline. 2045 mx

6945 L 2018-2059 BSR, rock, seagulls+IDs+@(only some IDs OK), Stray Cats"Rock this town", Born to be wild, ZZ Top "Gimme all your loving", \now short dropouts quickly becoming longer, breaks; 2057 Route 66, 2058 ID+@

6949,8 2020-2036 UNID, e.weak \atmos,v.hard to hear; mx, tk. [ cf COAX ]

4026,0 2055-2056 LASER HOT HITS %, weak-fair; tk, mx.

6240,0 2106-2115 R. CAROLINE INT, e.weak\PLC,atmos; mx, JID, mx.

6925,0 2115-2130 UNID, \traffic QRM; mx, 2119 break, 2121 back on, mx, 2128 piano, 2130 violin


Format:
kHz UTC1-UTC2 Station-ID, signal \QRM-QRN etc..., details

(Sometimes : UTC1,UTC2 : no intermediate check)

Tips are in time order, except when linked with a "|" in the spacing line.

mx=music, tk=talk, D=Dutch, E=English, G=German, F=French, it.=Italian, sp.=Spanish, rpt=report, v.=very,
e.=extremely w.=with, '=..ing, c'/d=closing down, M/W=man/woman, g'=greeting, ut=utility, SM=summer meeting ad
ID+@=ID+e-mail address, J=jingle, PLC=PowerLineComm'(noise), \=but, %=guess, hl=hotline, accn=accordion
> =becoming/then, bb=boom-boom mx, bpm=beat per min, [ between sq. brackets : best fit ID, thanks quick logs ]
Please note that c'/d is a period from a few seconds to well more than an hour before the real switch off !
"Strength" notes (from e.weak to V.strong) are rather S/N notes by ear, not S-meter levels.

Ray

[uk-pandora]

hi ray, thanks for your logs of us radio pandora(.uk). you say weak. what does your s meter read of our weak signal.? interested to know. power is 20 watts.that tx is now poor. not well.rig blew a fuse. no mod. steve.

[Ray Lalleu]

Helllo Steve,

Sorry for your attempt with a powerful TX... I even wrote "v.weak" meaning "very weak", but I usually have an "e.weak" for "extremely weak" in my scale (also "trace with mod" is still weaker). As I explain in the final notes, my "strength" values are rather signal/noise by ear, not S meter levels.

BTW, I have no standard S-meter, only a 10 segments row. And of course, I don't see it as a signal meter, it's only a "signal+noise" meter ! And I cannot switch off the AGC.

You should note I had "CPL" noise (network over power line, from a neighbour, grrrr...). Maybe in a noise free place I would have given you a fair or good level. But here, the 48mb is plagued by those pesky PLC plugs, including one almost on 24h a day, an other one stronger but only part time, and who knows what else... I worked hard to find ways around those noises, but nothing is perfect.

There are frequencies free from PLC noise, around the amateur bands (US limits, with almost 100 kHz guard bands around those limits, even around the discrete 5 MHz frequencies).

Maybe some day I will get a better RX, but for now, it 's not realistic here.

Hope to hear you again,

best wishes and season's greetings,


Ray