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Log 2025-9-22

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Monday 2025-9-22 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -10 .. +7 nT, noise: floor MW=S1, static crashes from Italy, central Mediterranean, Tunisia, Algeria +S1 1611      17.36     unid, S4-8, thanking for reports, Merle Haggard - Today I started loving You Again, Loretta Lynn - My Shoes keep walking back to You, 17.38: talking, Alan Jackson - Little Bitty, accordion waltz, cd 1629      17.42     unid, S3-7, Greek on freq, "Cowboy meisje"-polka, "Soldaten"-waltz, 17.58: "XX met een paar platjes" 1638      17.45     unid, S3-7, other carriers 1635 and 1640, rock tracks 1647      17.48     unid, S2-6, Shadows tracks, rock tracks 1656      17.51     unid, S3-7, ute 1657-60, rock, 17.52: greez, Dutch song, 20.54: greez to Casablanca, 18.04: versions of "Proud Mary" and "Have You ever seen the Rain" 1665      17.55     ...
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Log 2025-9-21

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  Radio Blacksmith Knoll, 6120 kHz, 2025-9-21, 8.20 UTC  
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Log 2025-9-20

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Saturday 2025-9-20 Calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, late evening static crashes from Russia, France Spain +S1, floor MW=S1 6320      16.39     unid, S3-5, Europe - The final Countdown, cd 16.41 6120      16.43     Blacksmith Knoll, S9-S9+5 / T2FD, Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere, 16.51: waterfall id, Alphaville - Forever Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor, Roy Orbison - Oh pretty Woman 6308      17.54     unid, S5-7, Stranglers - No more Heroes, Koto - Dragon's Legend, ass. Delta 48 6321      18.13     unid, S4-6, rock version of "Hall of the Mountain King", 18.15 cd  1611      18.17     unid, S4-7, 1602 splashing, "De trein in Texas"-polka, "Bella Verona"-waltz, Dutch songs, 18.39: "Alle mooie dromen"-song 1629      18.20     unid, S5-8, Greek on freq, other carrier...
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Log 2025-9-19

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Friday 2025-9-19 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Spain +S1, shortwave bands closing, 180 meters opening, Greeks dominating, floor MW=S1 6285      17.37     Skywave, S6-8, occ. ute 6285-95, Kelly Marie - Feels like I'm in Love, George McCrae - Rock Your Baby, Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy, Tavares - It only Takes a Minute, 17.56-58 carrier only, more disco, 18.00: a few words, 18.04: id, S4-6 6268      17.57     unid, S1-3, rock tracks 6300      18.06     unid, S2-5, other carrier 6301 covering, rock track, 18.09: Sniff 'n Tears - Driver's Seat 5800      18.10     WDR, S5-7, greez, "Radio WDR uit studio 2", Pussycat - Hey Joe   1620      18.18     unid, S4-6, ute 1614-19, Hank the Knife & The Jets - Stan The Gunman, "Warum warum"-song, 18.25: greez, "Rode rozen op witte z...
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Log 2025-9-18

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Thursday 2025-9-18 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -1 ..3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crahes from Finland, the Black Sea, Türkiye +S1 5870      18.03     Mike, S7-9, rock, Golden Earring - Weekend Love, rock, 18.12: Herman Brood - Never be Clever, Gruppo Sportivo - Hey Girl, 18.19: Q65 - The Life I Live, Radio Luxemburg jingles, Dutch rock, 18.28: id-jingles, "Swinging Radio England"-jingle, U2 - Ordinary Love Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peak at 20 UTC, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, slightly elevated proton flux, noise: floor SW=S1, 180 meter signals in slow and deep fading 1665      20.18     unid, S4-9, Marbles - Only One Woman, Uriah Heep - Lady in Black, rock tracks 1620      20.22     unid, S3-8, Greek on freq occ. covering, Dutch songs 1629      20.23     unid, S4-9, Joe Cocker - With a little Help from my Friends, Dutch songs, 20.31: Dutch version of "Puttin' on the Style", ...
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Log 2025-9-17

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Wednesday 2025-9-17 - only short listening periods while updating a reserve laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 11 At first fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +2 nT, G4-G2-G4-G2-peaks at 20-20.30 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, Greeks dominating on 180 meters 6275      18.45     Yogi met de Katz, S6-8, greez, Fischer Z - So Long, Bob Dylan - Like a rolling   Stone 6290      18.48     WDR, S6-8, greez, Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary, German rock, cd 19.20 5880      19.22     unid, S5-7, surrounded by utes, BB & Q Band - On the Beat, disco tracks 5880      20.24     unid, s/on, S5-7, surrounded by utes, R&R, talking, audio breaks, ass. Magdalena 6275      20.29     unid, S5-7, Dutch song, cd 20.33 1656      20.35     Spanningzoeker, S5-7, ute 1656-60, Yes - Owner of a lonely Heart 20.38: id + gre...
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Log 2025-9-16

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Tuesday 2025-9-16 Unsettled ionosphere after last night's G2-storm, latest G1 peak at 15 and 16.30-17.30 and 18.30-19  UTC, Bz erratic: -4 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Italy, Slovenia + S1-2 6290      17.30     Ronalisa, S4-6, occ. ute 6285-95, laser gun whistle, Madonna - Into the Groove, Idina Menzel - Let it Go, 17.36: "Radio Ronalisa with a short test, low power, inverted V antenna at 25 meters" 6300      17.51     unid, S4-6, surrounded by occ. utes, Elvis - Jailhouse Rock - Hound Dog - You were always on my Mind - In the Ghetto, 18.00: "This is Radio XX, with some music from Elvis of course, windy weather in the Netherlands", Elvis - Blue Suade Shoes", 18.03: "Testing a 50 meter longwire", ass. R. Dead 5880       18.48     Magdalena, S5-7, ute 5877-80, jazz, country song, "I can't stop loving You"-song, 18.54: greez in ute and sta...
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