Logs from Newfoundland, Oct 14-17, Good conditions

[newfoundland dxer]

Hi everyone:

Conditions were quite good and the bands were busy each night.

Some new stations this weekend, including Northern Relay Service, Osaka, Jampie Westerbeek and Batavier. Alice, Marconi, Mustang, Baltic Sea and Powerliner had the best signals of the weekend. And it was nice to hear Tropiq back on the air again.

This was the best weekend on mw since last spring, with clear details from Relmus, Euromast, Batavier and Baro. Autumn has been good for mw the last two years, so I hope these good conditions continue.

Friday, October 14
6930,3 . . 0128 . Northern Relay Service (North America), weak music and talk, “NRS” morse ID, 24341
6420,0 . . 2027 . Radio Mustang, Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do With It”, ID, dance, 44443, good signal but low audio
6290,7 . . 2049 . UNID very weak music and talk, announcer sseemed to have a British accent, so maybe Rainbow, 24331
6550,0 . . 2049 . Radio Rising Sun, very weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 24341
6985,1 . . 2108 . Radio Tropiq, weak pop music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 24331
6930,0L . 2119 . Baltic Sea Radio (presumed), arab music, dance, 34433
6325,0 . . 2131 . Radio Osaka, barely audible music, got a couple decent peaks around 2250, but did not recognize the songs, 25331
1625,0 . . 2145 . Relmus Radio, CCR “Suzie Q”, greetings, ZZ Top “Give Me All Your Lovin”, 35332
4030,0 . . 2152 . UNID, very weak instrumental music, 24341
6293,0 . . 2159 . Radio Altrex, weak music and talk, heard one of his distinctive “moos”, 24331
6300,0 . . 2209 . Radio Fox 48, weak music, ID via Iann’s chat, 25341
6304,5 . . 2228 . Radio Marconi, Bowie “Heroes”, ID, 35342
6929,0 . . 2355 . UNID (US?), weak music, no talk heard, off 0027

Saturday, October 15
6954,6 . . 0027 . Radio Ronin Shortwave (US), very weak music, ID via Free Radio Café, 14331
6924,9 . . 0135 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), blues, ID/email, 34432
6950.0L . 2004 . Baltic Sea Radio (presumed), Arabic music, GnR “Paradise City”, 35443
6375,0 . . 2017 . Radio Universe, heard a minute of weak music, then my rx cut out, ID via Iann’s chat, 32441, pulsing ute QRM
6288,3 . . 2031 . Radio Jampie Westerbeek, weak music for a minute, then rx cut out again!, heard again at 2107 and 2230 (mixing with Alice on 6285 at 2230)
6305,5 . . 2053 . Radio de Wittereus, weak music and talk at first, dance music, “On and On” at 2255, ID, 34342
3905,0 . . 2118 . Radio Quintus, AC/DC “Runaway Train”, ID, 24341
1655,0 . . 2128 . Radio Euromast, pop music fading in and out, talk, Monkees “Daydream Believer”, ID via Iann’s chat, 24331
1635,0 . . 2139 . Radio Batavier, “Whiter Shade of Pale”, ID, greetings, email, 24341
6285,1 . . 2155 . Radio Alice, ID, greetings, talk about problems with tx, dance music, 35443
6324,5 . . 2203 . Radio Marconi, Van Morrison “Baby Please Don’t Go”, ID, 34443
1630,0 . . 2212 . Radio Barones, Dutch cover of CCR “Lodi”, faded during talk by woman DJ, increasing QRM from US station, 24431
6295,0 . . 2231 . Radio Fox 48, weak music ( I think “A Daisy a Day”, but not English), talk, but too weak to copy, 24331
6420,4 . . 2250 . Black Bandit Radio, old country music, ID, greetings, 34443
6924,5 . . 2316 . Radio Free Mars (US), electronic dance music, distorted talk, 25442

Sunday, October 16
3999,8 . . 0003 . Radio Armadillo, very weak pop music and talk with a British accent, ID via Iann’s chat, 24441
6924,7 . . 0041 . Family Radio? (US), variety of music including Iron Butterfly and dance, muffled IDs very hard to understand, 34442
6950,0u . 0208 . Wolverine Radio, on with IS of Bare Naked Ladies “Testing 123”, songs from the 40’s?, ID, 44443, usual great signal and audio
6420,4 . . 1750 . Black Bandit Radio, traces at 1750, up to 35442 by 1840, ID, “A Daisy a Day”
6550,0 . . 1953 . Radio Rising Sun, weak easy listening music, ID via Iann’s chat, 23341
6326,4 . . 1959 . Cupid Radio, ID, greeting listeners, Whitesnake “Is This Love”, said about 500 watts, “Whiter Shade of Pale”, 34443
6305,4 . . 2014 . Radio de Wittereus, dance music, talk, hip hop at 2115, followed by Phil Collins "I Wish It Would Rain Down", “Walking on Broken Glass”, greetings, c/d 2137, 24442
6565,0 . . 2022 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, email, greetings, Ultravox “Dancing With Tears in My Eyes”, 35443
6288,2 . . 2033 . Radio Jampie Westerbeek, very weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, c/d 2110, 24441
6950,0 . . 2140 . The Crystal Ship (US), the long awaited return of TCS to the airwaves, via relay, unfortunately just some traces of music and talk for about 10 minutes, then faded completely

Monday, October 17
6924,8 . . 0128 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), The Who “Who Are You”, ID/email, 25441

Cheers, Terry