It has been 3 weeks since I last posted my logs. During the weekend of Jan. 23/24, I still had very bad local noise, and conditions were poor, so I only had a few very weak receptions (not included here). By Jan. 29-31, the noise was gone, but conditions were still poor. There were a lot of stations on the air, and I did hear quite a few, but most receptions were just above the noise. (I did not get achance to post last week due to long work hours.)
This last weekend (Feb. 5-7) had very good evening conditions on Friday and Saturday. In fact, conditions were so good Saturday that I was very excited about Sunday morning. Unfortunately, conditions died completely overnight. I rose at my usual 0830 (0500 local) on Sunday, but there were no pirates to be heard at all, not even a carrier! Only the strongest of broadcast stations could be heard! Conditions have improved gradually through the day, but still too poor for pirate reception. (At least I got my logs done
)Thanks to all the ops and listeners in Iann's chat for help with IDs, and for making this hobby fun even in the poor conditions.
Friday, January 29
4025,0 . . 2144-2150 . Laser Hot Hits, better than usual tonight, could understand about 50% of the talk, including ID, 24341
3905,0 . . 2154-2350 . Skyline International Radio, Dutch music, ID 34443 at tune in, 32441 later (ham QRM)
Saturday, January 30
6924,0 . . 0010-0055 . Outhouse Radio (US), CCR "Run through the Jungle", IDs, 44443
6925,0u . 0059-0120 . Radio Station XXP (US), Tom Petty "Refugee", Eagles "All Night Long", ID and email, 34432
7610,0 . . 1737-1745 . Radio Amica, dance music, canned ID in Italian, 24432 now, better later
6300,0 . . 1748-1815 . Radio Golfbreker, weak music, cd 1815, confirmed by op, 24431
6220,0 . . 1855-1900 . Mystery Radio, cw ID, dance music, 34342
3932,0 . . 1932-2008 . Radio Jan van Gent, weak signal at first, but improved to 24342 near the end with "I Fought the Law" and the Beverly Hillbillies theme song
6325,1 . . 2037-2045 . UNID, barely audible music, fading in and out, with ssb QRM, too weak for details
1636,0 . . 2159-2205 . Radio Orban, very weak music and talk, ID via Iann's chat
1670.0 . . 2205-2210 . Radio Barones, clear ID, talk in Dutch, pop music, 24342, only minor QRM from US station at this time
6925.0 . . 2321-2358 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), "Abracadabra", ID and email, "Rehab", 24342
Sunday, January 31
5815,0 . . 0840-0930 . Orion Radio, Meatloaf, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", ID, 24341
6260,0 . . 0845-0855 . Radio Scirocco, barely audible music and talk, ID via Iann's chat
6418,5 . . 0910-0916 . Radio Waves Int., barely audible music, ID via Iann's chat
6295,1 . . 0943-0950 . UNID, very weak pop music, fading in and out, 22441 cw and utility QRM
6300,0 . . 0959-1010 . Radio Golfbreker, very weak music and talk, ID via Iann's chat
6420,0 . . 1019-1050 . Radio Pioneer, very weak music, utility QRM, ID via Iann's chat
6395.0 . . 1053-1101 . Radio Scotland Int., barely audible music and talk, ID via Iann's chat
15070,2 . 1212-1308 . Cupid Radio, CCR "Bad Moon", ID, greetings, 34432, .
15065,2 . 1309-1515 . Cupid Radio, moved here to avoid splatter from Egypt on 15080, usual good pop music, lots of IDs and greetings, peaked at 34443 around 1400.
15066,8 . 1630-1640 . Channel Z Radio (US), 5th anniversary show, talking abou his first transmission, 24432
7610,0 . . 1705-1710 . Radio Amica, talk by man in Italian, many mentions of "Amica", 34443
6305,0 . . 1710-2125 . Radio Malaisy, weak dance music, ID via Iann's chat, 24341
3905,0 . . 1945-2040 . Skyline International Radio, mostly older pop music tonight, IDs, 34443, surprisingly free of ham QRM early in the night
3940,0 . . 2042-2050 . Radio Jan van Gent, weak polka music, 24441
3899,9 . . 2220-2225 . Polaris Radio, just a few notes of music between very loud hams, ID via Iann's chat
4018,8 . . 2226-2232 . Polaris Radio, moved here to escape ham QRM, unfortunately, still barely audible music, ID via Iann's chat
5385,4 . . 2359-0059 . The Crystal Ship (US), usual selection of great rock music from the Poet, 24342
Monday, February 1
6926,2 . . 0011-0030 . Outhouse Radio (US), ID repeated over and over, speeding up, 24332, changed to usb (on 6925.0) around 0020 (34443), heard again at 0149 on 6925,7, am mode (24342)
Friday, February 5
6420,2 . . 2010-2108 . Studio 52, John Fogerty "Centerfield", country song "Oh, Lonesome Me?", "Spirit in the Sky", "I Fought the Law", 23441 (my first time hearing Studio 52)
3905,0 . . 2024-2325 . Skyline International Radio, ID, greetings, mix of Dutch and EG pop music, 34442 at start, increasing ham QRM
3885.0 . . 2053-2115 . Continental Radio, weak music, 24342 at start, but unfortunately, ham QRM destroyed the signal around 2115 (3885 is the main frequency for am mode ham QSOs), ID via Iann's chat
3932,0 . . 2143-2149 . Radio Jan van Gent, just traces of music between strong hams, ID via Iann's chat
6957,0 . . 2150-2155 . Radio Jan van Gent, moved here from 3932, free of QRM, but weaker signal and more noise on this band, so still barely audible
3899,9 . . 2201-2210 . Cupid Radio, AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long", ID and email, 33442
6450,2 . . 2237-2308 . Radio Marconi, on at 2237, Free "All Right Now", Ram Jam "Black Betty", "Born to Be Alive", and more good tunes, IDs, 34443
Saturday, February 6
6309,0 . . 0905-0915 . Radio Altrex, barely audible music and talk, ID via Iann'schat
6376,5 . . 0950-1010 . Radio Dutchwing, barely audible music and talk on fade ins, ID via Iann's chat
6940,0 . . 1053-1100 . UNID, very weak music and talk, too weak for details
9300,0 . . 1349-1413 . Mike Radio, dance music, ID, 14341
13980,0 . 1402-1411 . Radio Jan van Gent, testing on this unusual freq, weak music fading in and out, ID via Iann's chat
9300,8 . . 1412-1413 . UNID, about 30 seconds of guitar music, 23342, covered JVG, then c/d or QSYed,
9290,0 . . 1414-1430 . Radio Jan van Gent, moved here to avoid QRM, slightly stronger signal, 24331
7610,0 . . 1930-1945 . Radio Amica, dance music, ID and email in English, nice reggae tune, more dance, 34342
6963,1 . . 2002-2150 . Cactus Jack Radio, lots of jazz, mixed with dance and others, CJR echo ID over the music, 34443 at first, gradually fading.
3885,0 . . 2027-2035 . Overijssel Radio, ID, talk in Dutch, music, strong ham QRM already, 22441 to 24442
3904,6 . . 2213-2230 . Cupid Radio, testing new tx, IDs, SMS number, 33442
6375,0 . . 2253-0011 . Radio Face de Blatte, in am mode at first, switched to usb at 2256, a cappella songs, including "Footloose"; pop, including "Barbie Girl", country and Elvis. IDs and email, c/d 0010, 34433
Sunday, February 7
6924,8 . . 0105-0115 . Outhouse Radio (US), hard rock, ID, 24341
(No other logs Sunday, no pirates heard)
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
Iann's chat = http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/rad ... e/english/
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