Strange conditions this weekend. Friday was horrible ... only the strongest stations were audible.
Saturday started very well, with signals starting to fade in early on 48 m and an incredibly loud test on 11428 kHz by Channel Z from the US. Unfortunately, 48 m did not continue to improve as usual, and stayed relatively weak for most of the night. One exception to to the weak conditons was Fox 48 ... this northern station is extemely difficult to log here ... but I caught a little of his signal Saturday night (Sunday morning utc).
Conditions were good Sunday night, and lots of stations on the air
. Late Sunday night, conditons went to very long skip. I heard Sycko Radio from the US with decent signal. A UK listener could also hear him, and a listener in the Ukraine could get enough of a signal to tell talk from music. But one US listener checked online receivers around the US, and there was almost no signal there! Those sunspots must finally be having some effect.Friday, June 10
6305,0 . . 2200-2224 . UNID, continuous country music, off without ID, 25332
6300,0 . . 2304-2324 . Black Bandit Radio, Dutch music, dance, ID and greetings to chatters, 43442 ssb QRM
Saturday, June 11
6304,9 . . 0036-0106 . Marconi Radio, Cutting Crew “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight”, ID and greetings 0050, c/d 010645443
6935,0 . . 2027- 2040 , Radio Malta, “Wild Thing”, ID, 25331, moved to 11500 for a few minutes (barely audible), then to 6937,0 until 0100, played Artem’s World of Radio twice
11428,4 . 2038-2057 . Channel Z Radio (US), Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, ID, announced it was a DX test, Bowire “Rebel Rebel”, incredible signal 45444 (audio file at http://www.mediafire.com/?97zo5zm83us72si)
6260,1 . . 2111-2120 . RSI greetings, Coldplay, ID, 23341 QRM from Cairo on 6270
15066,7 . 2120-2130 . Channel Z Radio (US), much weaker signal than 11428, heard a few clear words at the start, but faded to very weak
6420,0 . . 2140-2143 . Black Bandit Radio, “Don’t You Forget About Me”, ID, greetings, asked for QSO, c/d at 2143, 44333, back at 2155-2225 with reduced power, country music, 35443
6210,0 . . 2200-2210 . Radio Powerliner, barely audible music and talk under loud ute QRM, ID via Iann’s chat, 32331
6300,0 . . 2215-2240 . TRX Radio, country and blues, ID, 24342
6219,8 . . 2225-2245 . Radio Caroline Int., very weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 15341
6304,7 . . 2233-2245 . Radio Bravo Sierra, very weak music and talk, ID popped through the noise at 2337, 15331
6238.0 . . 2245-2305 . Radio FSM, weak music and talk, ID at 2253, 24331
6204.6 . . 2325-0039 . Island Radio, relayed Artem’s World of Music show, “Hotel California”, ID, “from a little island in the middle of the Atlantic”, 34342
Sunday, June 12
6234,9 . . 0021-0025 . .Radio FSM, weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 23331, moved to 6239,9 at 0025 until 0100, 24331
6305,0 . . 0037-0115 . Radio Fox 48, barely audible music and talk in am mode, switched to lsb around 0103, heavy metal music, ID barely heard
6954.4 . . .0120-0135 . Radio Ronin Shortwave (US), ID, Queen “Fat Bottomed Girls”
6304,6 . . 2019-2315 . Radio Marconi, faded in quite early, weak music at alk at first, ID at 2032, climbed to 44443 by 2300
6420,0 . . 2036-2116- . Black Bandit Radio, country, BZN, ID and greetings 2048, c/d 2116, 24442
6937,0 . . 2104-2200 . Radio Malta . Donna Summer “Knock on Wood”, ID, 24342
6285,5 . . 2133-2142 . Radio Telstar South, very weak music, recognized op’s voice, 24441
6300,0 . . 2142-2200 . TRX Radio, country, ID 2158, 23442 ute QRM
6401,0 . . 2151-2200 . Radio Mustang, “Driver’s Seat”, instrumental, ID and greetings, 34442
6240.0 . . 2255-2317 . Radio Borderhunter, techno and Dutch music, ID and greetings before c/d at 2317, 34443
6325,1 . . 2319-2335 . Radio Northcoast, techno, rap, greetings, ID, “I’ve Got the Power”, “Born to be Wild”, 34442
6930.0 . . 2324-0126 Irish Music Radio, Haddaway “What is Love”, ID: “from the emerald isle, this is IMR”, 34432
5799,6 . . 2356-0100 . Radio Armadillo (tent), continuous music, 24331
Monday, June 13
6912,0 . . 0000–0050 . Radio Malta (tent), continuous music, no ID heard but almost certain it was Malta, c/d 0150, 34443
6925,2 . . 0018-0103 . Sycko Radio (US), strange music, IDs, talk with some very odd sound effects, 34442 (heard in England and Ukraine!)
4026,0 . . 0106-0120 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, “More Than Words”, 23441 ute QRM
6945,0 . . 0130-0140 . Laser Hot Hits, pop music, ID, Kid Rock, 25331
Cheers, Terry
