It was another active, but challenging week. Lots of stations heard, but most very weakly, which made identification difficult. As always, thanks to the users of Iann's chat and the frn for assistance with IDs.
I have noticed an interesting phenomenon lately. I have been getting a brief peak in signals on 48 m around 2100, which I assume is sunset or shortly after in Europe. Signals then fade a little, and return about an hour later. I have only noticed this the past few weeks, somaybe a summer thing. Any other North Americans notice a similar effect?
Best of wishes to all the attendees at Summermeeting. I really wish I could be there.
I'll actually be flying the other way next Sunday to visit my mother on Canada's west coast, so no logs for a few weeks.
. The logs:
Monday, June 22
6925u 2027 Spider Radio (tent) weak music, 14441
6220 2050 Mystery Radio, ID, oldies, 33442
6660u 2145 UNID, weak music under SSB traffic, 12441
3900 2151 Radio Nooderlicht (tent), barely audible music and talk, surprisely early for 76 m,
6870 2204-0030 The New Voice of the Free Canary Islands (suspected pirate relay), music, talk in Spanish, positive ID at 2302, 34443
3910 2252 Radio Fox 48, very weak music under strong ham QRM (3910 is a popular amateur frequency locally)
6925u 2351 WEAK Radio (US), music, ID, 24341
Tuesday, June 23
5775 0018 UNID, talk, music, too weak to determine if a pirate, but nothing official listed, 14341
6220 2030-2230, Playback/Mystery Radio, JJ live, taking requests, thanks for the greetings and essecpially for the Great Big Sea (Newfoundland band), 44443
Wednesday, June 24
6924,2 0045 Captain Morgan (US), Mr Bojangles, 34342
4024,6 0057 Laser Hot Hits, music, ID 24341
6940 0130 Radio Casablanca, IS, ID, 30's/40's music 34342
6925u 2030 Spider Radio (tent), weak music, 14441
6220 2035 Mystery Radio, music, ID 34443 already!
6870 2040-0030 Playback Int., music, ID 34342
6925u 2349 Radio GaGa (US) (tent), weak music and talk, no ID heard,
Thursday, June 25
6925u 0007 WMR (We Monkey Radio) (US), music, ID, 24341
6925u 0037 CHKN (Chicken Radio) (US), skit, ID, "Bird Dance", 34343
4024,6 0115 Laser Hot Hits, music, ID, 24341
6925u 0125 Radio Marlene (US), music, ID with very heavy echo, 44443
Friday, June 26
4024,6 0025 Laser Hot Hits, music, ID, 24342
6846,9 0030 Captain Morgan (US), music, email 24241
6925u 0145 Captian Morgan (US), music, ID 33443
6220 2051 Mystery Radio, music, ID 24442 now, much better later
6870 2125 Playback Int., music, ID, 24442
6210 2318 Radio 48 (tent), music, no ID heard 14341
6553,3 2356 Radio Galaxy, music, talk, 24341
Saturday, June 27
1665 0006 Relmus Radio, music (thanks for the Floyd), ID, phonetic email, greetings, 24442
6925u 0106 Radio Marlene (US), music, ID 44443
6925u 0147 Thinking Man Radio (US), music, ID 24341
6220 2017 Mystery Radio, music, ID, fading in early, 34443
6870 2121 Playback International, music, IDs, on late tonight (past 0200), 34342
6650u 2133 UNID, music, 24341
6910 2125-2225 Cactus Jack Radio, music, echo ID 24342
6375 2209 Polaris Radio, music, ID, 24342
6905 2225-0030 Cactus Jack Radio, moved to avoid splatter from American station on 6910, music, IDs, 24342
6265.4 2230 Cupid Radio, music, IDs,
6553,3 2246 Galaxy Radio (tent), weak music, barely audible
6375 2209 Polaris Radio, music, ID, 24342
3904,4 2328 Polaris Radio (tent), music, 13341
3945 2332 Bogusman, music, talk, ID, 24341
6400 2353 Best of Britan Radio (tent), pop music, no ID heard, 14241
6925 2358 WMPR (US) (tent), dance music, no ID heard 14341
Sunday, June 28
6850,8 0041 MAC Shortwave, music ("The Bird's the Word"), ID 34443
6913,5 0055 Test Tube Radio??? (US?), weak music, one possible ID captured, sounded like "Test Tube Radio", frn reports UNID station giving IDs of several US pirates, 24442
6925u 0104 Radio Mushroom (US), music, ID, email,"nuclear powered radio", 44343
6925u 0137 Voice of the Beast (US), easy listening music, ID, 44343
6930u 0200 Barnyard Radio (US), talk about Michael Jackson, "Beat It", 34343
6220 2022 Mystery Radio, music, ID, 24442 now, musch better later
5800 2037-2345 Radio Rapido, music, ID, peaked at 34342 at 2335
5810 2043 Radio Telstar South (tent), oldies, talk, too weak for ID. 14441
5805 2134 UNID, weak music, 14341
6309,5 2138 UNID, music, no talk or ID heard, splatter from cairo on 6290, 23341
3920 2150 Radio Nooderlicht (tent), music, talk in Dutch?, no ID heard, ham QRM, 23341
6265 2245 Radio Altrex, music, ID, 24341
3945 2304 Bogusman, music, yalk, 24341
Monday, June 29
6925 0034 WMR (We Monkey Radio), "monkey" loop, "Betty Davis Eyes", ID 34342
6850,8 0105 MAC Shortwave, Ultraman show, ID, 34342
Cheers, Terry
