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Thursday 2024-7-25 G1-peak at 17 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz collapsing at 13 UTC: +8 > -11  nT, currently -10 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye +S1-2 6205      18.22     Mike, S7-9, ute 6197-6303, Bananarama - Love in the first Degree, disco tracks, 18.35: part of Bryan Adams - (Everything I do) I d it for You, "Happy Birthday"-mx, Cats - Be my Day, Jock Jams - Are You ready for This, 18.41: Jimi Hendrix Experience - All along the Watchtower, Vandenberg - Burning Heart, Dutch rock, 30^, Genesis - Mama, 19.16: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms, 19.24: "Mike Mike Mike Radio", carrier only, cd 19.25  6267      18.51     unid / Argus, s/on, S5-7, rock tracks and English hosting, 18.55: "You're listening to XX",  19.00: id, email, Shirley Bassey - I never want to be in Love with anyone but You, 19.09: email, id, 19.35: S6-8 6237,2   19.37     Moonair, S5-7, ute 6234-3

Wednesday 2024-7-24 Ionosphere unsettled during daytime, but calming, Bz: +5 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Finland, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Italy +S1-3 6272      18.36     unid / FRSH, S7-9, Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball, 18.37: FRS Holland id-jingle, Barry Ryan - Eloise, hosting, David Bowie - Space Oddity, 19.45: S8-S9+5 5030      19.01     Deltracks, S4-6, Cats - Sure He's a Cat, 19.07: hosting, id, Deep Purple - Highway Star, 20.15: S5-7 1627      20.20     unid, S5-8, 1629 Greek splashing, polka song, cd 1611      20.22     Luka, S5-7, 1602 R. Tsentr splashing, "Aan de noordpool wil ik drauen"-polka, Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper, 20.27: id-jingle, email 1620      20.29     unid, S6-8, other carrier on freq moved to 1629 at 19.30, instr. R&R, Jim Reeves - I missed Me, Yankovic polka "Thanks for the wonderful Memories", Dutch country song, "I can't forget that N

Tuesday 2024-7-23 Calm ionosphere, Bz: +2 .. +3 nT, S1 solar radiation storm since 3 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Germany and isolated ones from northern and eastern Europe + S1-3 6275      18.12     Mike, S7-9, Dutch rock, polka song, 18.16: Dutch version of "Piano Man", 18.19: greez, "Dit is De Mike", Dutch songs, 18.53: cd-ann., 18.55: cd-rock, 18.58: contact info, cd 5015      19.13     Deltracks, S4-6, hosting in Dutch, id-jingle in English, Marbles - Only one Woman 1638      19.39     DB, S3-6, Dutch talking, CCR - Born on the Bayou - Up around the Bend, 19.47: CCR - Lodi, 19.54: CCR - Cotton Fields back Home, 19.54: CCR - Cotton Fields back Home, id 19.57, cd 1620      19.43     Marianne, S3-6, greez to stations, "Dit is Marianne" 1665      20.00      Armada, S3-5, instr.techno, 20.03: Koto - Dragon's Legend, greez, "Dit is de Radio XX", id 20.27, instr. techno, S3-6

M onday 2024-7-22 Unsettled ionosphere, latest G1-peaks at 14.30-15 UTC < Bz negative since yesterday, currently -6 .. -2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Slovenia, Italy +S1-3, sunset 19.25 UTC 6290      18.30     unid, S4-6, occ. ute 6285-95, Dutch song, Johnny Bolk - Lovin' on the Highway, Dutch song "Lolita Lolita", yodel polka song, Dutch and German songs, 30^, ass. Ronalisa 1629      19.06     Bluebird, S4-7, yodel polka, 19.09: Dutch country song "Hand in hand met Suzie", 19.12: talking, "Hoi, hier is de Bluebird Zender vanaf Noord-Oost Groningen", 19.19: Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby

Sunday 2024-7-21 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. -3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, all-covering constant static crashes from Russia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Tyrrhenian Sea + S1-4, R1 (M1.0) radio blackout at 16.30 UTC, G1 -peaks at 20-20.30 UTC > disappearing MW signals 5940      18.57     unid / FRSH, s/on, S6-8, rock, 18.59: FRSH program start mx, 19.00: time beeps, Summer Splash 2024 s/on-announcement  9301      19.03     unid / FRSH, S4-6, id, Beatles - Magical mystery Tour, hosting, Rolling Stones - Get off of my Cloud 6285      19.11     Weekend Music, S5-7, id, old Radio Tonga recording 6395      19.12     unid, S6-8, rock tracks, ass. Joey 6205      19.16     unid, S3-5, covered by 6195 RealMix splashes, rock tracks + English hosting, ass. LHH 5800      19.20     pres. ContiKenzo, S6-8, talking, Amanda Lear - Follow Me 6950      19.24     unid, S3-5, disco tracks, ass. Enterprise 6325      19.48     Johnny Tobacco, S7-9, utes 6322 and 6328, Trinity - Django Unc

Saturday 2024-7-20 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -3 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, the Netherlands, France + S1-3,  R1 radio blackout (M1.6) at 18.40 UTC > signals first weakening and then strengthening 6392      19.08     unid, S6-8, techno tracks, at 20.20: S7-9, ass. Joey 6285      19.09     Weekend Music, S5-7, id, hosting, rock, at 20.25: S6-8 6305      19.12     unid, S3-5, mx tracks in the statics, 20.20: Dutch songs, S4-6 6273      19.53     Mustang, S7-9, "1,2,3, hello, cuckoo", Culture Beat - Mr. Vain, Haddaway - What is Love, Corona - The Rhythm of the Night, 20.04: talking, Dr. Alban - Sing Hallelujah, 20.09: Dr. Alban - It's my Life, 20.10: ids in Dutch and English, greez to Panda, Misti, Klaus and others, cd 20.25 G1-peaks at 20-20.30 UTC, Bz: -2 .. +3 nT, noise:floor SW=S0, statics +S1-2, very weak signals on 180 meters 6195      21.22     RealMix, S9-S9+10, Delta Mike giving