London Calling.

Post by **Andy Richards** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 20:49 pm

Easter weekend has come and gone.
My prediction?;

>I have a feeling in my old Pirate bones that it might be a bit special.

>I might be wrong,but stay tuned anyway................

I WAS wrong..................not for the first time and probably not the last!!!
Conditions were still really weird and terrible.
I am not a radio expert.But I know a few experts read this forum.
Please answer this question;

When,exactly will SW conditions improve?

Good Friday 10/04/09

4025Khz - 1552-1557 - Laser Hot Hits - 33332 - French Song.Vanessa Paradis?
6055Khz - 2205-2210 - KBC - 54444 - Wolfman Jack.
6220Khz - 1545-1550 - Mystery/Playback - 43333 - ZZ.Top,"The Power of Love".JJ Live.
6220Khz - 1820-1825 - Mystery/Playback - 54434- Dance Music.
6870Khz - 1820-1825 - Mystery/Playback - 33333 - Dance Music.
6870Khz - 2120-2125 - Mystery/Playback - 35433 - Mix of music.No signal on 6220.

Saturday 11/04/09

4025Khz - 1458-1503 - Laser Hot Hits - 34334 - Oldies.
6325Khz - 1140-1145 - Radio Mustang? - 35222 - "Sweet Home Alabama".
6400Khz - 1245-1250 - Radio Monte Carlo - 35333 - "We built this city","Fame".
6870Khz - 0825-0830 - Playback - 34333 - Nena - "99 Red Balloons"

Easter Sunday 12/04/09

3930Khz - 2210-2215 - The Bogusman - 44434 - Chat & Indie Rock.Kate Bush.
4025Khz - 0750-0755 - Laser Hot Hits - 33322.
6220Khz - 0755-0800 - Mystery/Playback - 34333 - Chris Ise playing Bon Jovi & Dandy Warhols.
6220Khz - 2200-2205 - Mystery/Playback - 54434 - George Harrison.
6290Khz - 1121-1126 - Radio Mustang? - 34433 - CCR - "Proud Mary".Slightly muffled mod.
6300Khz - 1115-1120 - Radio Boomerang - 43443 - Simple Minds.Antenna problems.
6870Khz - 0810-0815 - Mystery/Playback - 34333 - Chris Ise playing Bon Jovi & Dandy Warhols.
6870Khz - 2205-2210 - Mystery/Playback - 45434 - Different prog from 6220.
9770Khz - 1035-1040 - Big L via KBC - 55434 - "Dancing in the streets","Brown eyed handsome man".

Easter Monday 13/04/09

4025Khz - 1740-1745 - Laser Hot Hits - 42433 - Oldies.
5815Khz - 1042-1047 - UNID - 35323 - "Walking on sunshine(In Dutch),Deep Fading.
6200Khz - 0857-0902 - Radio Scotland - 45434 - Albert chatting & playing Nice Rock.Closed at 0950.
6220Khz - 1745-1750 - Mystery/Playback - 53334 - "The Letter"(Disco Version).
6250Khz - 0925-0930 - UNID - 25432 -
6265Khz - 0840-0845 - Antonio Radio - 34433 - Instrumental.Giving out phone number & e-mail address.
6280Khz - 0845-0850 - Radio Saxonia - 45444 - German & English.Santana - "Black Magic Woman".
6295Khz - 0920-0925 - UNID - 45323 - Dutch Music.Deep Fading.
6425Khz - 0850-0855 - Studio 52? - 25443 - Dire Straits,Alice Cooper.Later Culture Club & Nena.
6870Khz - 0950-0955 - Mystery/Playback - 25232 - Barely audible.
9770Khz - 1120-1125 - Big L via KBC - 55544 - "I'm a Man","Tap turns on the Warer".

Andy Richards.

RadioRamona · Post by **RadioRamona** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 00:50 am

Hi Andy,

As far for propegation i found this usefull page http://www.solarcycle24.com/

the more sunspots the better the propegation on SW.

Borderhunter · Post by **Borderhunter** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 15:18 pm

Hi Andy,

We need the follow sunspot. Now we are between the last one and the follow up. Happyness we are closer to the follow up one.
Its normal on SW. Some YEARS its a very hard job for broadcasters to send the signal away and for the listeners a even hard job to receive the stations. But when we have the follow sunspot its so easy that you can dream for times we have now. Its just the moment we are between this.
Stay alive and don't loss the intrest. One day...it start again!

73's
Frans.

Borderhunter · Post by **Borderhunter** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 15:38 pm

I forgot, one sunspot is good for a day or night.
But we need the follow solar maximum. In that time there are many sunspots and now we are comming out of the solar minimum.
Every 11 years we have a solar maximum. Those people who were listening or broadcasting at the last solar maximum knows how unbelievable strong the signals can be during that time. But most people who just begin at the end of a solar maximum they lost there intrest before the follow one. I know, its a long time between but keep on smiling and before you know its there again.

73s,
Frans.

RadioRamona · Post by **RadioRamona** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:36 pm

Another nice topic about this.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009 ... htm?friend

Foton · Post by **Foton** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 19:00 pm

RadioRamona wrote:Another nice topic about this.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009 ... htm?friend

Great link Ramona.
I started to follow "Sun numbers" few months ago. Solar Flux was around 73. I read that time in an article, that it is so low that it is nearly impossible to be lower. Now we have 68...... This is excellent described in NASA's article:

The sunspot cycle is behaving a little like the stock market. Just when you think it has hit bottom, it goes even lower.

Also best answer of Andy's question:

Modern technology cannot, however, predict what comes next.

So we know only it must be better but nobody knows when.

But maybe conditions will be better soon?
I monitor 15476kHz because LRA36 transmits here - only station from Antarctica continent (in AM). I hear only noise last months and whole 2008. But last weak I heard their program. Also yesterday there was signal too.
I belive current solar minimum is close to the end... It's time for it!

Post by **Andy Richards** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 22:01 pm

Thanks Ramona,Borderhunter & Foton!

I will keep the faith......................it can only get better.

Andy Richards.

freeradionova · Post by **freeradionova** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 15:14 pm

Great news now I'm experementing on 9.x kHz! The next few years will be good for higher bands, hopefully 15.8x kHz will be in use again.

73's

http://www.listentoradionova.com/novanews/index.html

Jan II · Post by **Jan II** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 16:57 pm

Sounds good to me Nova! High frequencies reach me easily, but will probably skip central Europe where most of the listeners are...

And Foton I have strange memories about that Antarctic station. 2 December 1989 I came home from the hospital (my lady had given birth to my elder daughter) and I didnÂ´t know what to do that evening so I swiched on the radio and happened to hear this Radio Nacional from the base Arcangel San Gabriel on 15476, with a long scientific talking in spanish. Some kind of lecture I think. I sent a report to them and also got their beautiful QSL-card in return. Stamped and posted on Antarctica.
LRA36 was a "hard catch" that time, later they raised power and became regular. I never did hear that other station on Antarctica. The US-station from McMurdo base. I think they were on 6030 kHz... DX-peditions in northern Finland did hear also this station with long beaverage-antennas directed South America. In December 1989 also 15 MHz was in use by pirates. I remember at least Eurosat, VOTN and WMR were using frequencies 15000-15070, trying to reach America.

Jan

freeradionova · Post by **freeradionova** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 07:42 am

Sounds good to me Nova! High frequencies reach me easily, but will probably skip central Europe where most of the listeners are...

Till now I have never received any reception report from Asia or Africa.. that will be a challenge instead of central Europe. I can always fall back on 76 mtr.
9.x kHz can be used in the evening as well instead of 15.x kHz which is a typical day band, however always nice to try!

73's

http://www.listentoradionova.com

Foton · Post by **Foton** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 22:20 pm

Just additional portion of description The Sun influence on HF conditions titled "Why don't I hear anything?" on HCDX:

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/solar/solar.html

and

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/solar/solar2.html