LOGS : 15 - 28 DEC. 2014

[Ray Lalleu]

Hi,

At home till Sunday 21, then Xmas week in bad places and back home on ev' of 28th. I went outdoor a few times with a Sony (and wire), but it was chilly.

I include some MW tips from a friend in S. France, where he heard many times Radio Activity (from Italy) on 1395 kHz.


* * * * * MON. 15 DEC. 2014 * * * * *
6115,1 0749,1713 UNID, light music, 1715 Carmen(Bizet). Also 1905 (no Xmas mx now)

6150,0 0751,1000 EUROPA 24 %, \much fading, hard to hear; mx, 1000: news in G

3939,8 1630-1710 (LONDON-RTL), mx, 1636 Shaft, blues, My true love, Slowdown(?), Let's go, R. London jingle...

3939,8 1902-2400 (LONDON-RTL), mx, fair>good; nonstop mx. 2350 slow fading. (Also 0218 on Tuesday)


* * * * * TUES. 16 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6290,1 0747-0841 RODE ADELAAR, slow fade (e.weak to strong!)\PLC; pops, 0747 One for you one for me, 0816 accn, 0821 ID, "A little bit me a little bit you"(part), D song, messing, 0823 live ID, C&W, mx

6115,1 0751-1011 UNID, weak\fading; 0751 opera, 0834 "Penny Lane" reprise, 0838 Vienna mx(also 1527)

6150,0 0831,0953 EUROPA 24, v.weak+peaks, news, weather rpt and ID in G, mx. Also 1527 fair\fading, hets +-5k

6299,1 1528-1706 R. ODYNN, weak \bad fading, later \traffic,bad PLC; London calling, 25or6to4, 1530 ID, g's Pluto, Jefferson Airplane, 1551 Fire, My Sharona,1608 Get back,1616 The opera, 1648 Tainted love, 1701 ID+hl+@

6290,0 1536-1619 HOT R.(?) & HITMIX R., mx, IDs not OK at first, gmx.de, Losing my self control, 1618 ID 2 names

6290,0 1640-1707 HITMIX, Judy in disguise, 1648 Stop the cavalry, 1702 ID \bad PLC, Yaketi yak

3939,9 1625-1639 (LONDON-RTL), pops, Porto-Rican mx?, reggae~, 1639 R.London jingle

3939,6 1707-2335 (LONDON-RTL), \occ.traffic; pops, 1903 Suddenly you love me, 1907 Give me some loving, strong after 2100, 2118 London jingle, 2140 Big RTL jingle.

3930,1 2057-2137* UNID, weak+good peaks \image from FM band; Owimbowee, Let's go to the hop, Maybelene, guitar, Bye bye love, R&R, late 50s-early 60s pops, 2121 Tequila, messing with mod level, Be bop a lula, C&W, Walk don't run, Johnny & the Hurricanes.

6263,5 2127-2132 OZNRH %, e.weak \noisy; cool jazz


* * * * * WED. 17 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

3939,6 0228-0245 (LONDON-RTL), v.weak +peaks \traffic; 0230 Game of love.

6150,0 0804-0846 EUROPE 24, weak-fair\fading; 0806 ID in E, mx. 0824 ID in G, "Eve of destruction", etc

6150,0 1422,1648 EUROPA 24, 1422 I shot the sheriff, 1648 I heard it thru the grapevine, ID in G \QRM on 6150

7265,0 0847-0850 HLR %, fair \bad fading; "Train running up the hill", tk in G. (Also 1417 : in sp.)

6305,0 1419-1420* UNID, mx, sudden s/off

6307,0 1629-1646 CAROLINE-RAINBOW, v.weak+peaks \fading,ut.QRM. "Beat it", ID, mx, tk...

3939,9 1638-1655 (LONDON-RTL) ?, weak\fading,noise; mx, Delilah, 60s pops, pops.
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3939,7 1839-1959 (LONDON-RTL) ?, \big noise,hard to hear; mx
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3939,8 2408-2410 (LONDON-RTL) ?, v.weak - fair; pops.

6299,9 1841-1947 UNID, weak>E.weak \fading,PLC; polka, D mx, accn, f'/out then lost. - - - [cf NORTON ]

6300,0 2119-2210 UNID, e.weak on peaks, mx, pop-rock, 2133 Apache, mx barely heard. [cf ENTERPRISE ]



* * * * * THURS. 18 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6290,0 1448-1503 HITMIX ?, e.weak\PLC+loc.noise; mx, 1502 tk (Hitmix-like)

6300,0 1500-1504 UNID, v.weak\PLC+loc.noise; mx,mx... - - - - - - - - - [ cf NMD ]

3939,9 1850-2209 UNID, v.weak>weak\noisy,occ.traffic +peaks; pops. Also 2427, fair-good\fading,noisy;



* * * * * FRI. 19 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6205,0 0746-0957 LASER HOT HITS, weak>e.weak; IDs, 0752 Mustang Sally, 0953 ID (1240 trace)
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6205,0 1351-1605 LHH %, v.-e.weak\ bad fading, later bad PLC; mx, tk, no copy at all.

6290,0 1541-1607 HITMIX ?, weak\PLC, a Xmas theme, mix of accn and pops, 1556 tk, ..gmx.de...

6239,9 1547-1603 CAROLINE-RAINBOW, v.-e?weak\loc.noise,PLC; mx, tk ..democracy.., blank, 1601 ID

6383,0 1747-1818 NMD R., weak\fading; 1747 Wind of change, 1753 ID(spelled), 1814 ID+@, multi ID, g's

3930,0 1756-2257 UNID, good peaks>e.weak; pops, 1803 Get back, Hit the road Jack, 1932 Suzy Q, blues, I feel good, 2015 I heard it thru the grapevine, 2026 jingle "Remember...", now v.hard to hear. (2356 still a trace)

6244,1 1809-1818* UNID, v.weak; mx, 1811 long blank, 1817 blank, 1818 s/off

6305,6 1943-2002* PAARDENKRACHT, v.weak\PLC, mx, ID, tk, D singer, ID, Walk don't run, c'/d

6290,0 1952-1953* UNID, tk in D, .. on Erecta(??) Radio !, mx, end



* * * * * SAT. 20 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6285,1 0757-0830 RODE ADELAAR, Daddy's cool, mx, 0829 ID, brass mx, ID+@ (0836 gone)

6205,0 0801-0916 UNID, weak>v.weak \bad ut.QRM (jamming?), mx, 0848 1 word, hard to hear. [ cf KING SW ]

6095,0 *0900-1024 MIGHTY KBC, triumphal entrance of Emperor Rosko, C&W-rock, e.rosko(at) roadrunner.com

9510,0 0927-0940 R. CITY, v.strong \fading, noisy(bad TX?), Xmas mood, Carrie-Ann, 0936 ID, samba

6305,9 1445-1833 R. TOWER, fair\ut.bursts; D mix, tk in D, IDs, 1558 pops, techno, 1617 ID+@, 1655 Belfast
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6306,0 1945-2352 R. TOWER, v.weak\PLC at times; pops, IDs, 2024 Funky town, 2137 Camouflage

6925,0 1500-1517 TRANSEUROPE R., fair\loc.noise; mx, ID+fq in E, g's, 1504 ID+@, 60 W, pops. (1552 gone)

6290,0 1553-1606* NMD R., fair-clear\fading; ID+@, pops, some C&W, 1605 c'/d ID+@

6240,0 1607-1703 UNID, v.weak\loc.noise; mx, This is Radio ..., a SW mx stn, 1612 Sunny (1710 gone) [cf GOOFY ]

6290,0 1619-1711? HITMIX & STUDIO 52, v.weak\loc? noise; tk+IDs over mx, 1630 CCR, 1633 Stop the cavalry

6322,9 1638-1729 R. UNDERGROUND, good,no drift \fading,loc?noise; SW pirate logbook, ID, D song, g's e-mails

6330,05 1642-1646* UNID, v.weak; mx, tk: ..amateur .. reakties .., 1645 guitars, blank, end - - -[cf WEGPIRAAT ]

6746,9 1647-1712 UNID, fair\fading; D songs, D instrum mx. (1801 gone) - - - [ cf PIONEER ]

6280,1 1656-1712 UNID, v.weak\stanag6275; Crunchy G., I feel love, 1704 in D, messing, soul, Popcorn [cf AKENZO ]

6290,0 1730-1833 UNID, non stop D songs - - - - - - - - - - - - [ cf AKENZO ]

6285,1 1833-2153 UNID, v.>e.weak\PLC,fading; mx, 1834 "Radio - - -", mx, mx, 2147 f' in&out [ cf CARRIERWAVE]

6295,0 1925-1936* ABU-DHABI R., v.weak+peaks \PLC,loc.noise; accn, 1933 Heart of gold, 1935 ID,g's, c'/d

6290,0 1937-2221 AKENZO ?, e.weak\big PLC; D mix, 2004 Maybe tomorrow, 2045 Viva Espa~na, tk in E+D, 2051 "Akenzo" (clear, was it the ID?), hl, 2055 Funky town, later f'in & out, loc.storm here, traffic...

6315,0 1953-1955 UNID, v.weak\ut.QRM,PLC; mx, end ?

6299,9 2104-2225 R. NOR...., e.weak \PLC, atmos; mx, 2106 scottish mx?, then W singers, 2154 ID (part copy), mx

6940,0 2155-2216 UNID, e.weak\ut.noise 6935; tk, mx, hard to hear. [cf HOBART via PREMIER ]

From friend in S. France :
1395 R. ACTIVITY at 1620a


* * * * * SUN. 21 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6205,0 0700-0820 UNID, trace > v.weak; mx. - - - - - - - - - [ cf KING SW ]

6305,1 0747-0819 UNID, weak \ut.noise; mx, mx. - - - - - - [ cf BIZON ]

6290,3 0748-0820 UNID, v.weak > trace; mx, 0812 maybe an ID. - - - [cf CAROLINE INT ]

6281,9 0812-0815 UNID, fair-good; gd m' over R.Stones"She's like a rainbow", blues (0819 gone)

>>> Then to bad places for the next 7 days, with Sony + - 2 kHz (+wire at times) <<<

6283 1714-1717 UNID, instrum mx, end ?

6325 1718-1728 UNID, g's to Gino, .. reakties .., More than a feeling, g's, rock, 1728 bye-bye [ cf TELSTAR]

From friend in S. France :
1395 R. ACTIVITY at 0700a
1602 R. SEAGULL at 18-19 ("UK Blues today")
1660 ROMEO R. (Serbian?) at 1925
1670 UNID Greek at 1935


* * * * * MON. 22 DEC. 2014 * * * * *
6308 1532-1540 UNID, fair-good; 1534 Rose garden, 1540 J.Cash ? (1543 gone)

6295 1543-1546 blank, RX overloaded ?


* * * * * TUES. 23 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

No listening


* * * * * WED. 24 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6285 0810-0955 FOCUS, Jungle rock, If you gotta go.., ID, 0828 Joe Cocker, ..; 0954 ID+hl

6240 0819-0952 MARABU, \RTTY6242a; mx, long tk in G, later mx, 0900 "non stop Marabu", m

6285 1100-1120 FOCUS, good (outdoor), pop-rock, ID, R&R, rockabilly

6265 1108-1108* UNID, last seconds

6240 1108-1120 MARABU, hard rock, "Marabu sixties", 1113 "non stop Marabu"

From friend in S. France :
1521 RKNW, at 2025-2205 (// 3905, with Chris Ise)
1395 R. ACTIVITY at 2135-2215
1665 UNID Serbian, at 2005


* * * * * THURS. 25 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

3930 0130-0203 UNID, \occ. strong noise; mx, 0142 Dancing in the street. (Maybe FOCUS still on ? )

6285 0813-1025 FOCUS INT, v.weak at first, 0832 strong, pops, 0944, 0959 IDs, R&B, etc, 1025 \fading

6239 0815-1017 R. MARABU, \much ut.QRN; tk, mx, 1011 IDs

6265 0937-0957 UNID, v.weak\noisy; much tk, - - Radio(at)hotmail, This is R. - - Int'l, also mx. (1011 gone) [cf HOBART]

6212 1003-1018 R. MISLETOE, good(outdoor), hohoho, Xmas tune, ID, DrTim addr., etc

7310 1008-1024 UNID, strong (*not* // 6240), mx, mx, song in G - - - [ cf MARABU ]

6285 1540-1653 FOCUS, good(outdoor), mx, IDs, 1623 musical comedy, 1653 ID+hl+@

6239 1547-1655 MARABU, (outdoor), mx, "non stop marabu", 1616 G song

6208 1548-1643 UNID, weak(outdoor), mx, 1621 "This is - - Radio, SW music stn", mx - - - [cf GOOFY ]

6380 1551-1625 QSO ?, (outdoor) mx, tk about stns, 1603 PLUTO ID, ... 1625 rock

6395 1557-1656 WMR, fair(outdoor) \RTTY; mx, 1626 tk, ID

6300 1607-1613 UNID, (outdoor); rock~, 1611 IDs, heard "R.skywire (??)", mx. - - - [ cf CARRIERWAVE ]

6264 1614-1642 OZNRH %, weak-v.weak(outdoor), light jazz.

6995L 1631-1640 UNID, (outdoor), mx, 1640 ID ??, mx - - - - - - - - - [ cd BALTIC SEA ]

6380 1656-1656 UNID, strong (outdoor), accn - - - - - - - - - - - - [ cf ABU DHABI ]

From friend in S. France :
1395 R. ACTIVITY at 0645
1512 UNID from NL, at 0700 - - - [ cf KERSTMAN ]
1602 TRANSPORT R., joint with R. WADDENZEE, at 0920-1030 (// 6095 but about 2 min late)


* * * ** * FRI. 26 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6070 0720-0914 CHANNEL 292, weak\loc.noise; "Africa", 0726 ID+@, pops.

3985 0728-0830 UNID, fair\loc.noise; "Knowing me knowing you"

6285 0830-0912 UNID, v.weak\loc.noise, bad fading; R&B, 0847 "Radio gaga", 0910 \bad fading; 60s R&B [cf FOCUS]

6240 0835-0913 R. MARABU, strong >weak\loc.noise; mx, 0838 ,0848 IDs.

7310 0836-0918 UNID, *not* // 6240(or shifted?); v.weak; mx, tk in G. - - - - - - [ cf MARABU ]

6295 0845-0910 R. TOWER, trace>fair; 0858 Who'll stop the rain(+ID-?), 0901 ID, Lil' drummer boy, 0908 ID+@

6305 0904-0906 UNID, e.weak peaks; mx. - - - - - - - - - - - - [ cf MERLIN ]

From friend in S. France :
1395 R. ACTIVITY, at 0500-0700, Xmas carols. (Also at 1850 playing classic mx)
1745,1750v UNID from Balkans
1611 UNID Greek pirate


* * * * * SAT. 27 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6285 0818-1024 FOCUS INT, e.weak, 0924 v.weak\loc.noise; mx, 0948 ID+@

6070 0822-0828 UNID, v.weak; "Monday monday", \then v.noisy; tk ? - - - - - - [ cf MARABU ]

6005 0823-0827 R. BELARUS, mx, 0827 tk, ID. (0930 noise only. 1027 UNID: tk in G)

6095 0926-1026 KBC, strong \under strong loc.noise ! ; C&W, 1006 "Coast-to-coast", 1026 "Rosko"

7310 0930-1002 R. 700, weak-fair; (0825 tk in G), pops, 0935 ID, 0955 news in G, IDs, Get down


6095 1123-1147 KBC, strong-clear (outdoor), mx, ad for KBC Import, 1147 While my guitar gently weeps

6285 1124-1150 UNID, (outdoor), good-strong; long DX news, Xmas mx [ cf HOBART ]

6190 1128,1140 HLR %, weak (outdoor); tk in G

6150 1128-1140 EUROPA 24 %, good\fading(outdoor); pop, kurz nachrichten, mx.

6070 1131-1151 R. MARABU, (outdoor); pop mx, 1151 ID

6005 1132,1148 UNID, good(outdoor); tk in G, some Xmas mx.

7310 1135-1135 R. 700 %, strong (outdoor); pop mx.

7620 1138-1151 RWI, good(outdoor); ID+POB, Gilles Dreu"Alouette", Téléphone"Argent trop cher", 1151 Jacques Dutronc "Et moi et moi et moi", tk in F.

6325 1148-1150 UNID, e.weak (outdoor); mx

7620 1615-1635 RWI, fair\noisy (outdoor); Jacques Dutronc "Et moi et moi et moi", tk, Francis Cabrel"Je l'aime à mourir", 1635 pop mx.

6995 1619-1623 UNID, mx in SSB mode ("Shaft" ?), hard to clarify, several hets. - - - [ cf BALTIC SEA ]

6285 1625-1643 FOCUS INT (outdoor), good; mx, 1636 R&B, ID, pop.

3930 1627-1643 FOCUS INT (outdoor, strong \car computer noise); mx, IDs, You always find me in the kitchen...", tk about Jona Lewie, mx (*not* // 6285, or shifted ?)

6070 1637-1638 UNID, (outdoor), mx, mx

6150 1638-1640 EUROPA 24 % (outdoor), disco.



* * * * * SUN. 28 DEC. 2014 * * * * *

6205 0807-0807 trace. (0911 gone) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ cf KING SW ]

6005 0809-0914 UNID, weak-fair; mx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ cf MI AMIGO ]

6285 0826-0925 UNID, weak>fair; mx, 0830 ID in E (no copy), 0916 jazz - - - [ cf FOCUS ]

7310 0915-0915 UNID, just f'/in (*not* // 6005)

6305 0915-0925 UNID, v.weak\noisy; mx. - - - - - - [cf MERLIN ]

>>> Then back to home, with + - 0.2 kHz readings <<<

6295,0 1758-1909 REFL. EUROPE, relig.

6150,0 1801-1801 EUROPA 24 %, pops mixed with chinese

6395,0 1803-1806* WMR, fair-good\bit of PLC; tk: radio reception, ID, "Ba moin tibo doudou", IDs, long blank

3930,0 1811-1946 FOCUS INT, strong (weak with loc.noise cancelled), mx, IDs+hl+stream, R&B, 1946 f'/out

3905,0 1915-1950 R. ALICE, weak\loc. noise +fair-good peaks; Susanna, accn, IDs, Three caballeros polka, tk(weather), C&W, 1931 Downtown(reprise), 1937 Satisfaction tune, 1939 ID, tk(long skip), D mx, mx.

3929,9 2142-2345 FOCUS INT heard again, weak\noisy; Doors"Hello, I love you..", 2146 IDs, mx, many IDs, hl, ann' 6285, rock. 2219 \het>QRM from 3930,2, 2345 Focus lost (heard again at 2631-2634: mx, ID)

3930,2 2219-2348 UNID, het-QRM under Focus, 2345 e.weak, mx, 2348 tk (much too weak)

5109,6 2637-2640 UNID via WBCQ (in AM-USB), Star Wars, tk, ID no copy, then tk without mx background

(2600 hour on Sunday is 0200 on Monday !)

From friend in S. France :
1395 R. ACTIVITY at 0615 (techno-rave mx) (Also at 1710)
1660 UNID Greek, at 0625
1675 UNID (Serbian?Croatian?) at 2005
1680 UNID Greek, at 2125 (playing Robert Plant and Greek mx, QRM from Serbian/Croatian pirate)




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