A few logs from Newfoundland, Jan 16 & 17

[newfoundland dxer]

Hi everyone:

I only have a few logs this week, because I have been suffering from an exteme noise problem. Only Saturday afternoon was quiet enough for good reception, but I was luckly enough to catch Russian pirate station Radio Snowball during this quiet period.

I have been getting extreme noise for several weeks now. I thought it might be a "leak" in my antenna feed system, allowing in electrical noise from my house. I replaced each piece of the feed system this Saturday, but the noise returned. I then checked online and discovered that I am receiving powerline noise, from a fault in the electrical distribution system. Using my car meduimwave receiver, I have traced the source to the next street. By checking online, I also discovered that elecric utilities are required to fix this type of "radio frequency interference" (rfi), so I called my electric company, and the "rfi expert" will visit late this week or early next week.

I hope to be hearing all my favourite stations clearly again soon!

Saturday, January 16
7665,0 . . 1818-1825 . UNID, pop music and talk, too weak for details, 14341
7610,0 . . 1825-1835 . Radio Amica, dance music, ID in Italian, 24342
3815,0L . 1856-1905 . Radio Snowball, psychadelic sounding and pop music, very weak, 14441
3885,0L . 1905-1926 . Radio Snowball, moved from 3815, more similar music, 14441
3905,0 . . 1930-2100 . Skyline Radio Int., lots of good classic rock, IDs, greetings, weak at first, improving to 34442, variable ham QRM.
1670,0 . . 2025-2145 . Radio Barones, on at 2025, IDs, greetings to listeners in Iann's chat, 24341
3932,1 . . 2100-2110 . Radio Jan van Gent, weak music with severe ham QRM, 22341
6925,0u . 2200-2202 . UNID (US?), "That's the Way I like It", c/d without announcement, 34442
6924,8 . . 2219-2225 . WMPR (Micro Power Radio) (US), dance music, ID, 34342

Sunday, January 17
5815,0 . . 0843-0916 . Orion Radio, a few bars of music occassionally between the noise, including "I Love Rock and Roll" at 0912, am forum promo, and ID, signal would have been quite good if not for the noise.
6200,0 . . 0919-0930 . Radio Scotland Int., weak music and talk under the noise, ID via Iann's chat,
6210,2 . . 1012-1020 . Borderhunter Radio , "On the Border", ID and talk, then the noise returned,


Cheers, Terry

Receivers: JRC NRD-525 & Yaesu-Musen FRG-7
Antenna: 75 m long wire, 30 m from house
QTH: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada

Abbreviations and references:
(US) = United States
IS = Interval Signal
u = usb (upper side band)
L = lsb (lower side band)
v = variable
tent = tentative
pos = possible
QRM = interference
QSO = conversation
ham = licensed radio amateur operator
c/d = close down (transmitter off)
op = operator
othr = over the horizon radar
frn = Free Radio Network (US) http://www.frn.net/vines/
Iann's chat = http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/rad ... e/english/

[Joe K]

Hi Terry,

The 7665 log on Saturday was me testing a new antenna on 20 watts for Central radio international.

Hope you get rid of your nasty interference problems.

Thanks for the report

Joe (CRI)

www.centralradio.info

[JoJo]

Thanks Terry for the log, Hope the problem will be solved soon

[newfoundland dxer]

Thanks for the ID Joe, and thanks to both for wishing me luck with the noise problem.

Look like it will be another noisy weekend, but I hope to be back to regular listening next weekend.

Cheers, Terry