Pirate Report from Dunlo, PA, USA for 23 November 2008

[Dave Valko]

23 November 2008: Other than LHH 4024.6, there were no other stations on the air to gauge conditions when I awoke . It was worth the effort and cold temperature to listen up at the remote site though as at least 14 stations were heard. I probably would have stayed longer than I did had it been warmer and the rechargeable battery not died. Conditions weren’t too bad. Just a little better than last week and almost as good as 26 Oct. Fading was an issue again. Fairly heavy quick fading. The 0.5 – 4.0 Angstrom X-Ray Flux had a small spike at the time I was listening. The MUF was 5 mhz too. There was about 15 cm of snow on the ground. Toes and fingers got cold in the last hour.

RX: JRC NRD-535D
ANT: 315' at 50° Beverage (BOG)
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0700-1030 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 69, A Index = 1, K Index = 1. No storms.
WX: Cloudy then clear. Cold, 19° to 11° F. (-5° down to -11° C.)!!

6325.07 R. Lowland 0709 weak mx at start. Definitely C&W-like song at 0722. 0726 “Easy Loverâ€

[lowland]

thanks dave for listening in .
we thank you for the time and work you do for us pirate's.
sorrie for the clod fingers , we wish you a good and warm week.
73 radio lowland / jos

[sciroccoam]

Thank you for the Pirelli loging,,,ps i send you an personal message

[JoJo]

Thanks Dave for the log, Indeed I started a little later. Because of the cold I couldn't start the power supply but after six times the fuse stays on, that was just after 0800utc. Cold it was, also in the box just 5 degrees at start and only 8 degrees after two hours px, so went in the house for a nice cut off coffee, followed by Hot Chocolate, have a nice week, John

[Radio Scotland]

Hi Dave,
Thanks for reporting!
Good to see that-despite the cold conditions-you went out for listening to us, pirates. You'r a hero!
(or a snowman)
Greetings,
Albert.

[Box73]

Toes and fingers got cold in the last hour.

Ha, ha, maybe you should supply more of the battery power to your heating device instead of your receiver.
Or maybe use a manually driven generator ??

Tnx for excellent work !!

[Ray Lalleu]

Hello Dave Valko,

On Sunday 23rd of November, you heard not one, but two different stations on 6400 khz approx. I heard that one on 6399.97 (well above 6399,9 for me) with Human League at 8.02, along with a weaker one between 6399.8 and 6399.9 (your signal received on 6399.84). I could not identify either one. With the help of Iann, Jari and Achim, I know that these stations were Island Radio and Radio Baken 16, but these three reporters give only rounded frequencies, so I still don't know which one is which one. (Also Toutatis, Axel, Andy, Foton and Rick reported at least one UNID on 6400 around 8-9 UTC). More details badly needed. Perhaps ISLAND or BAKEN 16 could help ?

[Johnno]

Hi Dave and Ray.

Island Radio (no ID given on air) did play Ringo Starr "It didn't come easy " on Sunday morning. They also played Led Zep and Human League at some point.