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Wednesday 2025-4-2 Unsettled ionosphere after G1-storm at 0-6 UTC, latest G1-peaks at 10-11.30 and 14 UTC, R1 (C8.1)radio blackout at 11 UTC, almost S1 solar radiation storm continuing, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Spain +S1 6199      17.41     unid, S4-6, other carrier 6200 occ. covering, rock, Dutch hosting, "You've got what I want, you've got what i need"-rock, 17.44: greez, cd 17.46, pres. Delta 48 6295      17.46     Cuckoo, S4-6, occ. ute 6285-95, station id-song, 17.49: "Yes, you are listening to Radio Cuckoo", Status Quo - Whatever You Want, id-jingle, hosting, Smokie - Needles and Pins, 18.00: Shakin' Stevens - You drive me Crazy, Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache, id, email, 18.14: "Contact Radio Cuckoo:", email, Rod Stewart - Sailing, cuckoo bell chimes, Smokie - Don't play your Rock 'n' Roll to Me, 18.22: email, Pussycat - Mississippi Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peaks at 18.30-19.30 UTC, Bz: -6 .. 0 nT, elevat...

Tuesday 2025-4-1 Fairly calm ionosphere, S1 solar radiation storm continuing, Bz: +1 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Türkiye, Greece, the Ionian Sea +S1, floor MW=S1, 180 meter signals weakening after 20 UTC < Bz becoming erratic: -6 .. +9 nT, SW signals in fast fading 6290      17.38     Ronalisa, S4-6, "Radio Ronalisa closing down on 6290", instr. polka, "Using the longwire", Dutch songs + greez, 17.43: "Low power, high tower", Aneka - Japanese Boy, cd 17.44 6199      18.11     Delta 48, S4-6, ute 6202-05, "You've got what I want, you've got what i need"-rock, techno, 18.26: "XX Radio with the greatest hits", AC / DC - Thunderstruck, 18.31: "You're listening to Delta Radio", 18.34: "You're listening to Delta Radio broadcasting from the south west of the Netherlands", Dizzy Man's Band - The Opera, moved to 6295 ? 6230      18.37     Markies, S6-8, CW on freq, rock, 18.41: Dut...

Monday, 2025-3-31 Unsettled ionosphere, S1 solar radiation storm since 10 UTC, R1(M1.3) radio blackout at 10.30 UTC, Bz: -7 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Türkiye, Bulgaria, the Aegean Sea, Greece, Sicily, central Mediterranean + S1, floor MW=S1 6300      17.14     Ronalisa, S4-6, other carrier on freq, instr.rock, "Ronalisa with a 36 meter longwire test", Rheingold - Dreiklangs Dimensionen, 17.28: id-jingle, "Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer"-song 1629      17.36    unid, S3-8, "Wenn kommt die Frühling .."-song, German "Rosamunde"-polka + polka cavalcade, 17.43: Dutch waltz 1620      17.46     unid, S2-7, other carrier 1621, Dutch waltz, 17.51: greez 1638      17.47     Akai, S2-6, other carrier on freq, greez to Spanningzoeker, 17.48: id, instr. polka, cd 17.49 1638      17.53     Luka, S2-6, id, in QSO, i...

Sunday 2025-3-30, sunset at 17 UTC , local time UTC+3 Unsettled ionosphere, R1 (C8.3) radio blackout at 10 UTC, latest G1-peaks at 15.30-16 UTC, Bz: -4 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Russia, Greece, Albania, central Mediterranean +S1 5800      17.33     unid, S3-7, occ. ute 5798-5801, Dutch songs, 17.39: Flash And The Pan - Something about You, 17.44: Everclear - Santa Monica, Tokens - The Lion sleeps Tonight, 17.58: Smiths - How soon is Now, 30^, 18.05: version of "On the Bayou" 6325      18.06     Weekend Music, S3-6, talking about R. Woodpecker, Kiki Dee Band - I've got the Music in Me, id, hosting 6170      17.22     Horizon, S3-6, 6165 CRI, listenable in USB, techno disco tracks, 17.29: Phil Collins - Sussudio, techno disco tracks, 17.43: "Good evening people, this is the Horizon", greez to France R1 (M1.6) radio blackout at 17 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -1 .. +3 nT, sta...

Saturday 2025-3-29 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Türkiye, Greece, Bulgaria, the Adriatic Sea +S1 6288      17.40     Uferlos, S5-7, Böhse Onkelz - Nur die besten sterben jung, 17.43: German hosting, id 6210      17.47     pres. King SW, S4-6, rock tracks 6325      17.56     Weekend Music, S4-6, disco, hosting id 6297      17.58     JT, S6-8, Dutch songs, instr. R&R, 18.06: AC / DC - Witch's Spell, country songs,  18.15: Merle Haggard - When my blue Moon turns to Gold Again, 18.17: moved to 6300, 18.21: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man, 18.25: talking, greez to Misti 6270      18.36     unid, S3-6, instr. polkas, 18.47 cd Calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +2, noise: floor SW=S0, statics +S1-2, floor MW=S1 6280      19.29     unid, S4-6, disco, ass. Markies 6223...

Friday 2025-3-28 Unsettled ionosphere, several daytime G1-peaks, latest G1-peak at 16.30 UTC, Bz erratic: -3 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Türkiye, Greece, Albania, Macedonia +S1, SW signals in fast fading, floor MW=S1, 180 meters not open yet 5800      17.32     ContiKenzo, S6-8, Caro Emerald - A Night like This, instr. techno, 17.37: "Test, 1,2,3", Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime, 17.48: id, Alphaville - Forever Young, Supertramp - Dreamer 6300      17.55     pres. JT, S7-9, Brazilian song, Dutch version of "Comment Ça Va", 18.02: part of Scorpions - When You came into my Life, AC/DC - Witch's Spell, Bette Midler - Beast of Burden, 18.20: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man, 18.25: Jope Ruonansuu - Työnnä kännykkä hanuriin, Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light 1621      18.37     unid, S1-3 other carrier 1620, Marlene Dietrich - Lili Marleen, Dutch song, 18.48: German ve...