Logs from Newfoundland, March 10-14

[newfoundland dxer]

Hi everyone:

It was an unusual weekend. I was listening Friday night, but logged no stations from Europe! On Saturday, we had a major solar flare which knocked out reception on the daylight side of earth. Signals finally faded in around sunset, but another quiet night from Europe.

Sunday morning had absolutely horrible conditions … even FRSH and the 250 kW WRI relay had trouble making it here. Sunday afternoon and evening, however, saw good conditions and several stations on the air.

Saturday, March 10
6925,0u . 0000 . Voice of KAOS, “Get Smart” theme, ID, “Hooked on a Feeling”, ID, email, 35443
6925,0 . . 0157 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), Twilight Zone theme, country/folk song, ID, America “Ventura Highway”, 25332
6300,0 . . 2101 . Radio Witte Reus, “I Walk the Line”, more country, IDs in English and Dutch, instrumental, email, c/d 2159, 25332
3905,1 . . 2255 . Skyline Int. Radio, “Born in the USA”, talk, but just a little too weak to copy, 24341 (high noise level on 76 m)

Sunday, March 11
6924,9 . . 0003 . WMPR (US), dance music, ID, 24341
6300,2 . . 0010 . Radio Flying Dutchman, “Sledgehammer”, jingle ID, “Another Brick in the Wall”, 35442
6925,0u . 0222 . Wolverine Radio (US), oldies, “Little on the Lonely Side”, “Lonely Avenue”, ID, 45444
6325,0 . . 0828 . UNID, weak music, no announcement heard, c/d 0843, 25441
7600,6 . . 0905 . Free Radio Service Holland, weak music and talk, steady but weak signal until fade out around 1000, 25341
9301,4 . . 1001 . Free Radio Service Holland, //7601, jingle ID, rock music, English show, (IDs were clear, but talk was “bassy” and hard to copy), 25432
15770,0 . 1016 . WR International (via legal relay), just starting to fade in with pop and British-accented DJ, “Big Country” at 1028, ID, 24331, signal climbed to 35442 at 1055, “A World Without Love”, started news, c/d 1100
15090,0 . 1550 . Trans Europe Radio, IDs, email, music, c/d 1553, 25441, back on 1608 with “Our Lips Are Sealed”,
15490,0 . 1554 . Radio Black Arrow, “Black Velvet”, greetings, ID, 24431 at tune in, up to 34342 at 1615 c/d
27951,4 . 1656 . Irish Church Service, speech was barely audible, but some nice clear vocal solos, 24341
27814,9fm.1707 . Irish Church Service, sermon about refugees, could occasionally listen in fm mode, but mostly followed using am, c/d 1740, 34342
6930,0 . . 1958 . Irish Music Radio, current pop song, ID, just fading in, 25341
6423,2 . . 2008 . Radio Uncle Sam, polka music, had to use lsb to separate from HUGE noise ute on 6425 (just learned this is Halifax military), c/d 2022, 32441
6307,2 . . 2024 . Radio Caroline Int., very weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 15441
6207,0u . 2035 . UNID, repetitive percussion music on and on, 25442
6420,0 . . 2048 . Black Bandit Radio, “Every Breath You Take”, greetings, CCR “The Old Man Down the Road”, 44443
6925,0 . . 2251 . Radio Ronin Shortwave (US), IS, ID, nice blues tunes tonight, 24442
3935,0 . . 2330 . Radio Mi Amigo via Radio Armadillo, pop music, talk by British-accented announcer, could only copy some words, ID via Iann’s chat, 24431
6959,6 . . 2350 . Atlantic Radio (presumed), just a s5 carrier with some ute QRM, either audio missing or turned way down
6970,0 . . 2355 . Laser Hot Hits (presumed), oldies pop under severe ssb QRM, music was pretty clear at times, but voice was impossible to pull out of the QRM, (Brazilians have moved onto 6970 for QSOs recently), 22441
6940,0 . . 0113 . Radio Casablanca (US), barely audible music (strange, Casablanca is usually loud here), ID via www.hfunderground.com

Tuesday, March 13
6970,0 . . 0010 . Laser Hot Hits, weak pop music and talk, laser effect during the song, 24341, ssb QRM
6959,7 . . 0020 . Atlantic Radio (presumed), impressive, but empty s5 carrier, seems to have lost audio again
4015,0 . . 0023 . Laser Hot Hits, Heart “These Dreams”, ID, Bee Gees “How Deep is Your Love”, 25442
6924,1 . .0100 . Hot Legs Radio (US), “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, “Time After Time”, “One Way or Another”, other girl songs, fading above and below the noise, ID via www.hfunderground.com
6955,2 . . 0131 . WMPR (US), techno/dance music, ID 0133, 35442

Wednesday, March 14
6925,0 . . 2302 . Radio Vixen Int. (US), easy listening music, including blues and “Always Loving You”, clear ID before c/d at 2318, 34442 (new station for me!)
4015,0 . . 0015 . Laser Hot Hits, dance and pop music, could only copy occasional words of talk, 24341, ssb QRM
6970,0 . . 0025 . Laser Hot Hits, very weak music and talk under very loud ssb QRM from Brazil, 22341

Cheers, Terry

[Glowbug]

I definately want to know about this vixen radio newcomer...

Cheers!

[Dave Jones]

Hi Terry,
Thanks for the mention of WR International in your logs for Sunday 11-03-2012 on 15770 Khz. Glad to see it made the trip.

73's
Dave.

[Caroline]

Hi Terry and dog,

again thanks a lot for such log of us there!

Power had been the same, 150watts, but seems to be of cause also and
question of conditions.

Best wishes to you, your dog, your family and your mother!!!
R.Caroline International.

[newfoundland dxer]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Glowbug, there is a QSL from Vixen on my blog: http://freeradioreport.blogspot.com/

Cheers, Terry