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Log : 08 - 14 OCT. 2012

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 22:42 pm
by Ray Lalleu
  • About PLC, look in the November 2012 issue of Practical Wireless. A radio-amateur discovering that PLC devices are a plague outside of the amateur bands and that HE is the one disturbing the SW all around his home. Look at the scope of the PLC signal: strong spikes 100 times per second.


    * * * * * MON. 8 OCT. 2012 * * * * *

    6085,0 0705,0739 BNL ROCK R. %, strong \bit of fading, rock

    6967,5 0741-0742 LASER HOT HITS %, v.weak, \hiss, atmos, occ. ut. mx, tk. LAST DAY HEARD ON 43m

    6325,8 1850-1907 R. CAROLINE INT, \various noises, 6328 het. mx, ID+@

    6289,15 1854-1900* UNID, v.good mod, ad Radio TV Flashback Mag, g's to lisnrs, sudden off [ cf RAINBOW ]

    6265 a 1906-1915 UNID, defective mod, mx, tk

    4026,0 1918-2218 LASER HOT HITS, mx, tk, rec' of R. One in public, 2218 "live on SW"

    3955,0 2217-2415 BNL ROCK R., strong \sounds bad, rock



    * * * * * TUES. 9 OCT. 2012 * * * * *

    6085,0 0909-0911 BNL ROCK R., mx, ID

    6300,0 1550-1707* UNID, \fading, D mix of mx

    6325,0 1830-1844 UNID, strong \fading, accordion, D schlager in a stadium, 1841 adapt. from Beatles (1849 gone)

    6307,0 1833-1932 R. NEW WAVE INT, v.weak \several hets, PLC, mx, oldies, 1921 unclear ID

    6307,0 1945-1956 R. NEW WAVE INT, v.weak, strange sound: ASCONA QRM till 1956 s/off

    6307,0 1956-2047 R. NEW WAVE INT, v.weak, in the clear, IDs+@, pops, Hey Jude, H.Rising Sun.

    6289,1 1852-1900* UNID, \fading, occ. fax, mx, tk in E, annt R.Whittaker song. 19.00.00 sudden off [cf RAINBOW ]

    4026,0 1909-2027 LASER HOT HITS, \weak-noisy at first, various mx styles, IDs by Gary Drew.

    6306,0 2059-2106* R. POWERLINER, \deep fading, mx, rpt for R. New Wave



    * * * * * WED. 10 OCT. 2012 * * * * *


    6085,0 0648-0755 BNL ROCK R., strong, rock, 0653 ID \fading, splashes from Arabic language

    6284,0 0756-0854 UNID, weak \fades,peaks, D songs [ cf ALTREX ]

    6295,0 0803-0828 UNID, v.weak, D mix with 60s pops, 0804 Daydream believer 0823 Whiter.. ( cf MISTI ]

    6319,6 1651-1701 R. CAROLINE INT ??, \PLC,atmos, mx, 1701 JID+slogan (not a true ID) [ cf BNA ]

    6319,6 1813-1813 R. CAROLINE INT ??, same slogan as at 1701, same doubt. [ cf BNA ]

    6299,9 1653-1702 UNID, \PLC,atmos, mx, pops. [ cd LUXEMB.]

    6280,0 1654-1656 UNID, v.weak \PLC,atmos, mx, mx. (1702 gone)

    6304,9 1814-1912 R. TWENTANA, mx (mainly D songs), tk in D, tnx for rpts in E, IDs.

    6289,1 1823-1900* R. RAINBOW, progr. Rainbow on Laser Hot Hits, later with CoolAM, up-to-date IDs+@

    4026,0 1836-2231 LASER HOT HITS, \atmos, noisy. long tks, mx, R. Monique 963 souvenir

    6295,0 1913-1933 UNID, v.weak \PLC,atmos.. "Downtown", rock... [ cf TROPIQ ]

    6295,0 1953-2001* UNID, \het from 6292,5 jazz, 60s pop, short part of "Venus" and off [ cf TROPIQ ]

    6295,0 2009-2027 UNID, e.weak, medlay: "Tequila", twist, R&R, 2024 Hit the road Jack. [ cf TROPIQ ]

    6293,6 2003-2007 UNID, \occ. Morse QRM, parts of Greek mx




    * * * * * THURS. 11 OCT. 2012 * * * * *

    6085,0 0654-1015 BNL ROCK R., easy, rock, IDs, Radar love, Paranoid, In a gada davida, Man's man's world

    6095,0 0800-0850 TRANSPORT R. (KBC), in D, traffic in the NL and elsewhere

    6295,1 0806-0830 UNID, good. D and pop mx, 0815 On the border, 0822 Ride my see-saw. (Osaka ?)

    6303,3v 0813-0838 MISTI R., weak, pops, 60s mx, 0826 on 6303,0 Mungo Jerry 0837 ID+@

    6284,1 0831-0924 R. ALTREX, v.weak \loc.noise, D songs, ID (good voice :-), morning temperature, mx

    6283,95 1005-1010* UNID, e.weak, mx, song "Osaka" and off.

    6304,9 1457-1520 UNID, \strong CPL and atmos, accordion, D songs. [ cf OSAKA ]

    6283,8 1459-1524 R. ALTREX, v.weak \strong PLC, mx, rock, ID by "moohs" at 1459.

    6283,8 1710-1721 R. ALTREX %, v.weak > e.weak, Nirvana, mx

    6210,0 1503-1525 MONTECARLO R., \PLC,atmos, ID, pops, 1508 ID, rock, Blondie ?

    3955,0 1659-1922 R. 700 (SIEBEN-HUNDERT), \muffled, maybe a DX program in G, 1901 news, later songs

    6324,9 1704-1706 UNID, "Reveille rock" then long blank (1721 gone) [ cf SKYWIRE ]

    6290,6 1706-1722 ARTEM'S WORLD MUSIC, \ut.QRM, modern African mx, tk, Natacha Atlas, mx, mx

    6239,6 1711-1722 R. UNDERGROUND, strong \weaker RTTY, ID+@, JID, 1715 Coucou song in G, D song

    6289,1 1829-1848 R. RAINBOW, recordings from LHH, Thunderbird, in a patchwork with today's IDs

    6070,0 1835-1908 R. 6150, squeezed, other stn on 6070 too!, first time since 7th of Oct., 1903 unsqueezed, bad audio

    6735,0 1850-1900* COOL AM R., e.weak \PLC at first, pops, shoubidouwah.. 1900 ID+@ and off.

    6300,0 1908-1914 UNID, strong (OC at 1901), "Mexico" pop, instrum, mx (Morse 6298 QRM) [ cf LUXEMB. ]

    4026,0 1919-2326 LASER HOT HITS, weak \noisy > good, tk : Caroline 558, Ross revenge 2315 tk : Mi Amigo

    6304,0 1924-1930 UNID, \ut.noise, mx, mx (seems ex-6300). [ cf LUXEMB. ]

    6290,6 1928-2045 CAROLINE-RAINBOW, mx, IDs, tk (v.bad voice or mike). 1931 H.Alpert, 2018 Man of action

    3905,15 1936-1953 UNID, e.weak > v.weak, non stop mx.

    6294,05 1955-2008 UNID, \6290,6 het, mx, D song... but fading out.

    6324,7 2002-2015 UNID, \strong het, "motorboating" noise, hard to hear some mx.

    3929,9 2022-2050 R. BATAVIA, mx, IDs+@, f'/up, some atmos, 2026 live ID, tnx rpt, pops, D song, name origin.

    3995,0 2316-2320 LIFE FM (from Cork), road and weather rpt for Ireland, IDs, religious message, song.

    3955,0 2320-2332 BNL ROCK R., rock, 2330 "She's not there", 2332 ID.



    * * * * * FRI. 12 OCT. 2012 * * * * *

    6085,0 0650-0819 BNL ROCK R., strong \some splashes from Arabic voice (Vatican 6075), rock, ID

    6326,2 0739-0807* UNID, \ut. on U side. Parts of pop and rock tracks, some messing [ cf ROCKFELLER ]

    6207,0 0742-0755 UNID, e.weak \some ut's, 0744 "Help", 0751 drumboxed"O sole mio ? 0754 Heatwave [cf MISTI]

    6296,3 0803-0820 UNID, e.weak +weak peaks \ut, PLC, often droxned. mx, D mx, 0820 synthe+W singer

    6095,0 0818-0818 TRANSPORT R. %, v.strong, R&R, C&W.

    6305,0 1620-1625* UNID, v.weak \noisy,PLC,atmos. mx, 1624 "-- -- Radio", part of track and off.

    6284,0 1625-1721* R. ALTREX, v.weak, mx, tk, IDs. 1716 I won't come back for any QSO. 1720 bye bye

    6310,0 1642-1658* NORA R., v.weak \noisy,atmos > f'up +strong peaks, J.Hendrix, Magic bus, polka, IDs, c'/d

    6304,8 1658-1700 R. MAZDA, strong \hum,sp. traffic on 6301,25U. rep. in D to R.Nora.

    6305,5 1704-1706 SALLANDSE BOER ?, rock, rep. to Mazda, then het

    6305,0 1707-1711* R. NORA, mx, rep. to Sall.B. and Mazda

    6304,8 1712-1715 R. MAZDA again, rep. to Sall.B. and Nora

    3905,05 1723-2115 SKYLINE INT R., \fading, hum in fades, 1726 ID in E+D, g's to D stns, pops.

    4026,0 1737-2118 LASER HOT HITS, weak \fading,noisy for a while, Dragonslayer, IDs, tk, mx.

    6284,8 1745-1824 R. MAZDA, strong, Do wah Diddy, waltz, Pretty W, I get around, tk in D,... 1819 ID, ZZ Top.

    6239,7 1748-1750 R. UNDERGROUND, synthe, ID, Middle Age cartoon, g's...

    6289,1v 1811-1900* R. RAINBOW, Mazda splash, drift to 6289,3. OEM ad, IDs LHH, P.Sarsted, 1859 ID

    6525,0 1825-2002 PINK PANTHER, v.weak +peaks \PLC,atmos,fading. mx, IDs+@

    6937,5 1832-2129 IMR R., v.weak \deep fading,atmos. Eloise, ID, 60s pops, 2124 Staying alive, ID

    6297,0 1839-1857 UNID, strong, accordion then synthe, pops... [ cf BOOM. ]

    6294,0 1900-1900 UNID, mx (1902 gone)

    6295,2 1903-1915 UNID, e.weak \noisy,atmos. Greek or balkanic mx.

    3915,0 1920-1925* UNID, D songs, hello amateur... 1925 c'/d, tnx ... bye bye, bit of mx and off. [ cf BOOM. ]

    6735,0 1950-2003 UNID, e.weak > soon drowned in atmos. mx, " ---- hotmail.com", ... [cf COOL AM ]

    6275,0 2003-2003 UNID, e.weak. mx





    * * * * * SAT. 13 OCT. 2012 * * * * *

    6283,7 0808-0905 UNID, weak \noisy,fading,occ.ut. D songs only. [ cf ALTREX ]

    4026,0 0816-0822 LASER HOT HITS, v.weak \noisy, loc.noise. mx, tk. 0821 "10 o'clock in UK"

    4026,0 2020-2322 LASER HOT HITS, easy, mx (J.Starship), ID,facebook,web,rpt, etc...

    6095,0 *0900-1600 KBC, powerful, "Coast to coast country" by Emperor Rosko, C&W. Later: pops

    7265,0 0903,1213 HAMBURG LOKAL R. %, tk progr. in G (0903 polar stern, kapitan... 1213 arbeit...)

    6274,9 1159-1628 UNID, e.weak \PLC at times, mx, almost no tk, back & forth to 6275,0 [ cf ROZ ]

    6936,5 1305-1401 IMR R., e.weak +odd peak, DJ, "Barbra Streisand", ID by W, 1358 Shadows (1540 on 6937,5)

    6937,5 2004-2211 IMR R., v.weak, 2004 ID, rock, 2032 Eloise, 2037 ID, 2130 foghorn ?

    6240,5 1408-1413 UNID, e.weak \QRM (on 6240,1 Taiwan ? still on at 1456 in Chinese), mx, tk in D [cf SUNDOWN]

    6305,0 1420-1450 WITTE REUS, v.weak \PLC, Beethoven, song, ID in E+D, parts of mx, 1446 Dragon filler mx

    6298,0 1423-1449* UNID, e.weak \PLC, mx heard on peaks, at last PLC phased out, but stn s/off.

    6209,9 1456-1527 R. WAVES INT, weak +peaks \6208 het at first, Polnareff"Radio", Country mx USA, 1501 ID+POB

    6210,0 1759,1920 R. WAVES INT %, 1759 fair +peaks, Polnareff"Radio". (1920 double trace)

    6208,0 1456-1500 UNID, blank?, techno dance mx, blank (1503 gone)

    6306,9 1505-1625 UNID, e.weak \PLC at times, Sound of silence, Somebody to love, Hurricane [ cf NEW WAVE ]

    6219,0 1630-1633 UNID, \noisy ut. on U side, blanks, mx in a loop

    6325,8 1758-1924 R. CAROLINE INT, mx, JID, mx. Later e.weak, hard to hear, 1924 ID R. RAINBOW INT.

    6289,8 1758-1800 R.MAZDA, \occ.fax, mx, g's, ID.

    6304,9 1910-1912 UNID, \atmos, D mx (1925 flattened by ut.)

    6241,0 1913-1936* UNID, e.weak \deep fades, atmos, 6240 het. mx, 1927 S&G"Cecilia", D mx. [cf KLABAUTERMAN ]

    6450,6 1942-2029* UNID, v.weak, D songs (+a few other), 1951 euro-song, bubble QRM bursts [cf READYMIX ]

    3929,8 2024-2026 UNID, v.weak \hiss, mx, on/off stn

    6325,15 2039-2052 DELTA R., good peaks, pops, Wooly bully, hello Terry, ID, Respect, Beach Boys?, gd ev' Gino

    3904,6 2058-2102* UNID, good-clear, D songs, sudden off. [ cf UNDERGROUND ]

    6450,5 2108-2111* UNID, weak \PLC, ut.bursts, mx, tk (no copy) [cf READYMIX ]

    6540,0 2113-2129 R. POWERLINER INT, IDs+@, Tarzan shouting, Mull of Kyntire, gd 'ev' Gino, etc... f'/down

    6925 U 2135-2151* UNID (USA), \atmos,Morse. whispered ID mixed mx, 2150 cow, cock. [ cf UNDERCOVER ]

    3995,0 2315-2320 LIFE FM (Cork) %, \het 3991, mx, then duo tk with African native (French accent)



    * * * * * SUN. 14 OCT. 2012 * * * * *
    6070,0 0600-0905 R. 6150, v.weak \usual Vatican and Canada QRM, new stn for 21st Oct., Laser 558 tape.

    6070,0 1911-1926 R. 6150, weak, new stn annt (over "Tommy"), mx.

    4026,0 0615-0703 LASER HOT HITS, weak \fading, pops, ID, annt Flock of seagulls, IDs+@, etc...

    4026,0 1832-2020 LASER HOT HITS, weak \noisy at first, mx, ID, rpts, mx, ID+@

    6205,25 0629-0744 R. ORANG UTAN, \PLC, mushy carrier, bad mod at first. D mx and rock. 0658 clear hl+ID+@

    6305,0 0704-0737 R. LOWLAND, \fading > strong, JM.Jarre?, drums pop, 0736 ID+@, Mighty Quinn, 0737 schlager

    6295,0 0738-0808 UNID, v.weak > trace \PLC, splash from Lowland. pops, Sugar baby love, mx. [ cf MISTI ]

    6280,0 0739-0813 BORDERHUNTER R., strong \later:PLC, No milk today, ID+@, G song, "Satisfaction"...

    7599,9 *0752-0948 FRS HOLLAND, strong \bad fading, at times:strong PLC, warmup mx and IS, countdown, ID, JID, 0800'21" time pips, "Music!", gd m', ID, fq, date, back on the SW, @. 0830 30th anniv., 10CC, Herb Alpert, etc...

    6400,5 0814-0840 R. WALDMEISTER, weak \strong PLC, hard to hear, Black magic woman, 0829 ID, 0840 weak \low PLC, Eve of destruction.

    6300,0 0841-0911 UNID, \under noise and PLC, barely heard: pops, 0852 tk on 6300,1a

    6240,0 0844-1045 R. WAVES INT, v.weak \ut.bursts, PLC at times. 0844 A.Souchon, 0846 ID, 1042 Dalida, Lio.

    6240,1 1240-1246* UNID, mx, "Beat it", tk in E: Caroline (but s/off)

    6213 a 0847-0945 UNID, defective TX [ cf KING SW ]

    6201,3 0848-0946 R. LIKEDEELER, e.weak, tk in G, hl, mx, ID in G, mx.

    6095,0 0905,1248 KBC %, 0905 v.strong, C&W, 0946 strong C&W, 1248 strong, pop-rock.

    6304,5 0909-0913 UNID, v.weak \noise, PLC. pops, 0913 piano [ cf SONIC ]

    6304,5 0930-0940 UNID, e.weak \noise, PLC. web site, mx under noise. [ cf ZEEWOLF ]

    6295,0 0926-0943 UNID, e.weak, Whiter shade of pale, more mx under noise. [ cf MISTI ]

    6305,1 *1030-1035* R. LOWLAND, in QSO with Zeewolf, JM.Jarre mx?, rpt to Zeewolf, ID

    6304,6 *1036-1042* R.ZEEWOLF, e.weak\PLC, mx, tk, low power, ID, mx.

    6284,7 1241-1244 UNID, mx, tk in E, Blue Oyster Cult

    6260,1 1242-1246 SLUWE VOS R., v.weak \PLC, mx, ID, D mx

    6525,0 1249-1249 UNID, e.weak/PLC

    6525,0 1635-1902 PINK PANTHER R., v.weak \PLC, MX 1830 ID no copy, 1900 ID+@ (1635 2nd carrier briefly)

    6937,5 1251-1829 IMR R., e.weak at first, \atmos later, mx, tk, 1622 ID

    6928,5 1623-1634 UNID, e.weak \noisy,atmos, mx. (1721, 1824,1830 : trace)

    6449,0 1637-1907 STUDIO??, \strong it. traffic on 6450 L, Que calor la vida, ..girl coconut, 1859 ID ? [ cf STUDIO 52 ]

    6325,8 1648-1825 R. CAROLINE INT, \PLC, mx, JID, also ID Rainbow, f'/down

    6304,0 1653-1853* COSMIC R., mx, 1810 \strong PLC, 1850 clear mx, ID, c'/d bye bye

    6212,0 1706-1716 UNID, long mx piece, and signal f'/down, atmos. (1722 gone)

    6284,8 1718-1720 UNID, mx : some C&W, then D song.

    6300,9 1928-1932 UNID, \strong RTTY on 6300,2. tk in E, no copy at all. [ cf MUSTANG ? ]

    6302,0 2023-2051 R. POWERLINER INT, \CPL,atmos,RTTY. Rose garden, ID+@, Tarzan shouting, also 2041 \f'/d

    6910 L 2044-2050 UNID, tk, ID ? (name not simple), f'/down

    6925,0 2229-2240 UNDERCOVER R., weak \noisy,atmos, Legend of Tiamat again?, 2232 ID+@, f'/down.


    mx=music, tk=talk, D=Dutch, E=English, G=German, F=French, it.=Italian, rpt=report, v.=very,
    e.=extremely w.=with, '=..ing, c'/d=closing down, M/W=man/woman, g'=greeting, ut=utility,
    ID+@=ID+e-mail address, J=jingle, PLC=PowerLineComm'(noise), \=but, %=guess, hl=hotline
    > =becoming/then, [ between sq. brackets : best fit ID, thanks quick logs ]

    Ray

Re: Log : 08 - 14 OCT. 2012

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 21:19 pm
by Caroline
Hi Ray,

thanks a lot for such 3 logs of us there!!

Great logs in general, keep on so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Best wishes to you,
Radio Caroline International
. :veryhi