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ID list 9/2022-8/2023 + Log 2023-8-30

The identifications list of pirate radio broadcasts which have been receivable at my remote QTH during the last twelve months, September 2022 - August 2023 , and  for 3/2023 - 8/2023 a comparison between  the previous years' numbers: https://betajbk.blogspot.com/p/audio-test-wma.html   Log 2023-8-30 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz dropping +5 >-5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Adriatic Sea +S1-4 6300      17.26     Misti, S4-6, occ. ute 6297-6300, Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby, Elvis - That's all right Mama, id 17.29, greez, more R&R tracks, 17.35: greez to Ray, id 6380      18.31     Mexico / Hitmix, S6-8, German and Dutch songs, 18.55: Sandra - In the Heat of the Night, 30^, 19.11: Abba - Dancing Queen, 19.13: "Thanks for listening to this small radio station", 19.15 id and relayer id, Albert Hammond - Free electric Band, at 19.58: Clout -

ID list 3-8/2023 + Log 2023-8-29

The identifications list of pirate radio broadcasts which have been receivable at my remote QTH during the last six months, March 2023 - August 2023, and a comparison between the previous years' numbers: https://betajbk.blogspot.com/p/audio-test-wma.html   Tuesday 2023-8-29 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -4 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria + S1-2 6380      16.31     unid / Skyline Radio Germany, S5-7, lots of id-jingles, German hosting and rock tracks  6306      16.45     Sombrero, S7-9, "This is Radio Sobrero broadcasting from Finland, 6306 kHz", email, 16.47: Hullujussi - Polta tupakkaa, 16.55: Juice Leskinen - Vaimoni on Frankenstein, 16.57: id-jingle, 16.58: Juice Leskinen - Osapäivänatsi, 17.05: id-jingle, Bee - Viimeisiä sanoja, Juice Leskinen - Panomies Settling ionosphere, Bz erratic: -1 .. +3, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant and all-covering statics fro

ID list 3-8/2023 + Log 2023-8-28

The identifications of pirate radio broadcasts which have been receivable at my remote QTH during the last six months, March 2023 - August 2023, and a comparison between the previous years' numbers: https://betajbk.blogspot.com/p/audio-test-wma.html   Log 2023-8-28 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz negative since 5.30 UTC, currently -5 .. -1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Belarus, Russia +S1 6380      16.06     unid / SRG, S3-5, Dio - Rock 'n' Roll Children, 16.07: "This is Skyline Radio Germany", hard rock tracks, German hosting and id-jingles Settling ionosphere, Bz: -3 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Belarus, Russia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy + S1-2 6290      18.57     pres. JT, S7-9, oriental version of "On the Bayou", more oriental songs, 19.02: Perry Como - For the good Times, Matt Monro - Walk Away, 19.09: Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki, Norweg

Log 2023-8-27

Sunday 2023-8-27 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz negative since 21 UTC yesterday, currently -5 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, western Mediterranean, Türkiye +S1-2 6306      16.47     Sombrero, S6-8, Sielun Veljet - Peltirumpu, "This is Radio Sombrero, radio.sombrero (at) proton.me", the same id in Finnish, 16.56: Portion Boys - Samaa taivasta katsotaan,  Petri Nygård - JuomaPeli, 17.03: "Tämä on Radio Sombrero", email, Joan Jett - I love Rock and Roll - I hate myself for loving You, 17.09: id-jingles in English and Finnish, Rehupiikles - Meksikoon, Juice Leskinen - Munasillaan, 17.15: Wolde Valdemar Punnala - Naulaan ja naputan, 17.21: id, "We are closing down, keep on listening", email, cd 17.22 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, western Mediterranean +S1-2, G1-peak at 21 UTC > signals fading and

Log 2023-8-26

Saturday 2023-8-26 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz negative since 8 UTC, G1-peaks at 15-30-16 UTC, Bz currently -3 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, France, Spain +S1-4 6305      17.45     Ronalisa, S4-6, id, instr. techno, 17.51: cd-ann., Jeff Wayne - The Chances of Anything coming from Mars, cd 17.52 6380      17.46     unid / unid, S6-8, German "Oh Lydia"-song, German songs, 17.52: Kastelruther Spatzen - Alexandra komm Heim, Fancy - Hör den Bolero, 18.03: "XX uit Holland", German rock tracks, 18.12: Lorenz Büffel & Knossi - Trinken ist auch Sport, 30^, at 19.30: German tracks, S7-9 6275      18.11     unid, S6-8, techno disco tracks, ass. Joey 6210      18.19     King SW, S4-6, surrounded by occ. utes, ute 6213-17, rock tracks in the statics, 18.28: "King SW" 6290      18.29     unid / Weekend Music, S4-6, id, hosting, Melanie -

Log 2023-8-25

Friday 2023-8-25 Calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, France + S1-3 6380      15.43     Mexico, S4-7, 6378 other carrier, occ. ute 6379-82, instr. techno, 15.46: CCR - I put a Spell on You, German song, instr. R&R, 15.56: "This is Mexico Radio, a free radio station on SW", email, German id-jingle 6280      17.06     Avia, S4-7, "Good evening listeners also in Europe, this is Avia Radio", hard rock tracks, cd 18.04 5800      17.16     Deltracks, S3-6, Bachmann Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing Yet, 17.17: Dutch talking and id in the statics, disco mx, 17.23: talking, id, disco mx, 18.56: Fischer Z - So Long, hosting, Charlie Rich - The most beautiful Girl, 19.03: "Deltracks International", S5-8 6270      18.02     unid, S2-4, mx in the statics Calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: 0 .. -4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static c

Log 2023-8-24

Thursday 2023-8-24 , sunset 18 UTC Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -6 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static hassle and crashes from Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France +S1-3 6295      17.30     Misti, S3-6, R&R tracks, 17.33: "Good evening, this is Misti Radio" 6380      17.38     unid, S5-8, Bon Jovi - Runaway, rock tracks, 18.31: Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me Crazy, ass. Joey 6305      17.43     unid, S2-5, occ. ute 6304-07, "This is XX Radio", Kim Wilde - Cambodia, rock tracks in the statics, 17.52: Koto - Jabdah, Mary Wells - My Guy, 18.06: Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, 18.18: Loreen - Euphoria, ass. Ronalisa 1620      18.22     King Kong, S4-7, instr. polkas,18.26: "Luisteraars, dit is de Zender King Kong", greez to Oldtimer, 18.28: instr. "Roll out the Barrel" 1641      18.50     unid, S2-5, other carrier 1640, "Rode roze

Log 2023-8-23

Wednesday 2023-8-23 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -1 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Finland +S2 6300      17.26     Misti, S3-5, ute 6300-02, listenable in LSB, R&R tracks, 17.28: greez to Switzerland, id 6380      17.34     pres. Mexico, S4-6, ute 6377-80, listenable in USB, German and Dutch songs Calm ionosphere, Bz erratic : -1 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S1 for some reason, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Finland, Romania, Albania, Austria, Italy +S1-2, distorted and fast fading SW-signals, noisy and deep fading MW-signals 6300      19.29     Blauwe Panter, S5-7, amateurs on freq, rock covering, 19.30: talking, greez to Misti, id 6270      19.31     Time, S5-7, occ. ute 6300-02, "Test, test, hello", country mx, Blue Diamonds - Ramona, instr. R&R, 19.37: "This is the sound of Time Radio, this is your station - Time Radio", 19.40: Highwaymen - Waiting for a long Time 5810      19.47     Deltracks, S4-6, ute, Abba - SOS, ute 580

Log 2023-8-22

Tuesday 2023-8-22 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -1 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Spain +S1-3 6270      18.45     Red Eagle = Rode Adelaar, s/on, S4-7, instr. polkas, 18.51: "My Girl ain't pretty, what do I Care"-polka, 18.53: "Good evening, this is XX from the Netherlands",  18.57: "You are listening to Radio Red XX from the Netherlands", email, Typically Tropical - Barbados, 19.04: talking, instr. mx,        waltz song, 19.09: greez to UKDXer, Achim, 19.13: id, email, 19.17: greez to Deltracks, "Good evening, this is the Red Eagle, de Rode Adelaar" 5810      19.27     Deltracks, S4-7, ute 5805-08, occ. ute 5811-14, rock, 19.30: "Non-stop Retro Hits", Deep Purple - Child in Time 5880      19.33     Rock Revolution, S4-7, rock, 19.34: "Radio Rock Revolution, where it's not about my way but about the high way", Oasis - Wonderwall  5140      19.37 

Log 2023-8-21

Monday 2023-8-21 G1-peaks at 6, 8 and 12 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -2 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine +S1-2 6380      16.35     unid, S3-6, occ. amateurs on freq, other carrier 6378, occ. ute 6380-83, Dutch and German songs, 16.46: Jürgen Marcus - Ein Festival der Liebe, 16.53: Rene Carol - Rote Rosen rote Lippen roter Wein, 25^, pres. Mexico Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +1 nT, noise:  floor SW=S1 = up from normal for some reason, static crashes from Sweden, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia +S1-2 5800      18.37    unid, S4-7, 5803 occ. CW, Jackson 5 - Blame it on the Boogie, Take That - Relight my Fire, KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up, Emotions - Best of my Love, 18.51: id-jingle ?, more disco tracks, 19.03: Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing, 30^, 19.07: Duran Duran - The Reflex, 19.10: Russian anns. on freq, 19.11: Mr. Mister - Broken Wings 6290      19.13     unid, S2-5, occ. ute 6290-92, rock and techno tracks in the noi

Log 2023-8-20

Sunday 2023-8-20 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: 0 .. +8 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6306      08.08     unid   Spaceshuttle / Bristol, S6-8, Finnish hosting, rock track cavalcade, 08.12: ?? "Spaceshuttle Radio International" , Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft, 08.22: Bristol Radio id, Love Unlimited - Walking in the Rain with The One I Love, not via Spaceshuttle reports Dick Spacewalker Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania + S1-3 6306      17.53     unid / unid / .. / Sombrero, S6-9, occ. ute 6298-6302, Finnish OP-bank commercial, rock, German song, 18.02: Sturm Und Drang - Indian, rock, 18.10: Finnish OP-bank commercial, Judas Priest - Breaking the Law, 18.18: Iron Maiden - Doctor Doctor, "Kesäsoittolista - kesän raikkaimmat", 30^, 18.23: Clash - London Calling, 19.00: "Tämä on Radio Sombrero, this is Radio Sombrero", Bomfunk FC's - Freestyler, Manseste

Log 2023-8-19

Saturday 2023-8-19 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: 0 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Russia +S1-3 6270      16.55     unid, S2-4, "Come on Everybody let's dance to the Red River Rock"-R&R, more R&R tracks in the statics 6210      17.08     King SW, S3-5, surrounded by occ. utes, rock tracks in the statics, id 17.11 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz dropping: +5 > -6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Denmark +S1-3, SW signals in fast fading < G1-peaks at 20-20.30 UTC 6270      18.18     unid, S3-5, Russian anns. on freq, Fortunes - Here It comes Again, more 60's rock tracks in the statics 6290      18.27     Weekend Music, S6-8, id, old Radio Finland 963 kHz transmission s/off-announcement and interval signal, 20.47: Little River Band - Reminiscing, id, S7-9 6380      18.30     unid, S6-8, Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of

Log 2023-8-18

Friday 2023-8-18 Disturbed ionosphere, Bz erratic: -6 .. +8 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia +S1-3 9290     16.30     Spaceshuttle, S3-6, other carrier on freq, id, song: "Eight days a Week", 16.36: Kinks - All Day and all of the Night, Easybeats - Friday on my Mind, Hollies - I'm Alive, Tremeloes - Silence is Golden Settling ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina +S1-5  6380      18.08     unid / Hitmix, S5-7, occ. ute 6380-83, Dutch and German songs, 18.19: greez to UKDXer, Dolfijn, 18.23: Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello, 18.28: id, email, Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung - Ba-Ba Banküberfall 5810      19.32     Deltracks, S5-7, occ. ute 5806-09, Grand Funk Railroad - The Loco-Motion, 19.38: "Retro Hits" 5880      19.39     Rock Revolution, S4-6, rock tracks in the statics, 19.45: "Rock Revoluti

Log 2023-8-17

Thursday 2023-8-17 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -6 .. +9 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Czechia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia + S1-3 6269      17.34     Joey, S4-7, ute 6268-71, occ. ute 6270-80, 17.38: Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me Crazy, Bette Midler - Beast of Burden, Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra, 17.56: PhD - I won't let You Down, 18.13: id, Max Werner - Rain in May 6280      17.40     unid, S3-5, rock tracks in the statics 6290      17.41     Ronalisa, S1-3, mx in the statics, id 18.34, "Low Power", S2-4, occ. Russian anns. on freq 6380      17.51     unid, S4-7, Dutch and German songs, e.g. 17.52 German song "Anushka", 18.01: id in the statics, polkas, waltzes, 18.23: polka version of "Sweet Child O' Mine", 18.23: polka version of "Sweet Child O' Mine", Buck Owens - Act Naturally, Calimeros - Ein Sommer mit Angela, id 18.33: "XX, many thanks for listening&qu

Log 2023-8-16

Wednesday 2023-8-16 Disturbed ionosphere, Bz steady -8 .. -6 nT, G1-peaks at 16-17 and 19.30-20 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Estonia, Russia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Switzerland, Italy +S1-4 6380      18.41     Mexico / Hitmix, S4-7, parts of tracks, German song, instr. polka, 18.45 song: "Liebe ist nur ein Word", instr. polka, 18.47: instr. R&R, 18.50: "This is Hitmix Radio live on SW", Sonny & Cher - I got You Babe, 18.53: "... via Mexico Radio", Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 1635      19.07     Pandora, S4-7, Boney M - Ma Baker, 19.10: greez, id in the statics, instr. polka, 19.12: greez to Frank and others, Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA, 19.16: id in the statics, Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire, instr. country mx, instr. waltz, 19.24: Bucks Fizz - Making your Mind Up, 19.31: id, S7-9 6931      19.47     pres. Indy, S3-5, occ. ute 6920-30, Spanish songs

Log 2023-8-15

Tuesday 2023-8-15 Calm ionosphere, Bz dropping: +1 > -5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Czechia, Austria, Italy +S1-3 6290      17.36     Blackstone, S5-7, id, greez to Frank, email, Bryan Adams - Run to You, Loreen - Euphoria, "This is Radio Blackstone transmitting from the Netherlands", Police - Message in a Bottle 6380      17.48     unid / Radio 60, S4-6, Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime, "This is Radio 60" 6940      17.56     unid, S6-8, ute 6937, Animals - Don't let me be Misunderstood, 17.57 moved to 6945, ute 6947-50, disco track, 18.02: Shirley Bassey - This is my Life, Spanish rock, cd 18.08, no id Calm ionosphere, Bz steady -5 .. -3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant statics from Estonia, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, +S1-3 5800      18.59    ContiKenzo, S5-7, id, good evening wishes, phone number, "Your party station on 5800" + "Chicken

Log 2023-8-14

Monday 2023-8-14 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz -3 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static hassle and crashes from Russia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Greece, Türkiye, Spain +S1-3 5810      18.32     Deltracks, S3-5, occ. ute 5805-08, Feargal Sharkey - Never Never (It never happens to Me), Toto - Africa, 18.44: id-jingle, Michael Jackson - Billy Jean 1648      18.51     Oldtimer, S4-8, wobbling carrier 1647, 1650 Greek occ. splashing, instr. waltz, polka song, Dutch songs, e.g. 18.57 song: "Annemarie", techno polka song, 19.59: greez, "Zilverdraden tussen het goud"-wals, S5-9 1638      18.54     Bluebird, S5-9, Tom Jones - Green green Grass of Home, "Ein Mädchen für alle Zeiten .."-song, Dutch songs, 19.19: Bernd Clüver - Mexican Girl, 19.29: Edwyn Collins - A Girl like You, 19.34: Proclaimers - I would walk 500 Miles, 20.03: talking, 20.17: Matchbox - Midnight Dynamos, 20.18: greez to UKDXer, S7-S9+5 1617      19.0

Log 2023-8-13

Sunday 2023-8-13 Calm ionosphere, Bz: -1 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Russia +S1 6274,6   17.37     unid / El Condor Pasa + Meteor + unid, S3-5, other carrier 6275, occ. ute 6276 + Russian QSOs, "Kiitos kuuntelusta", talking in Finnish, playing Jimi Hendricks, 17.39: instr. version of "El condor pasa", "Radioasema El Condor Pasa kutsuu kuuntelijoitaan", 17.42: hosting in Finnish, Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood, hosting, Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar, change of program,  17.49: Les Reed Orchestra - Man of  Action, Los Lobos - La Bamba, 17.56: "Tämä on Radio Meteor , suomalainen vapaa radio", Hurriganes -  Get On, "Tämä on Radio Meteor, this is Radio Meteor from Finland", S5-7, more info in Finnish:  http://www.vapaaradio.fi/?s=artikkelit&id=24 , the station stopped broadcasting in 1994,  19.10: S3-5, LHH on 6275, listenable in LSB, possibly another station id, hosting in Finnish, oldies, po box in Wuppertal, c

Log 2023-8-12

Saturday 2023-8-12 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -3 .. +1 nT and dropping, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Russia +S1 6210      16.55     King SW / Caroline North, S2-4, surrounded by occ. utes, Beatles - Eleanor Rigby, 16.57 and 17.00: Caroline North id and hosting, 17.00: King SW id-jingle, carrier only 6320      18.09     unid, S5-7, techno disco tracks, ass. Joey 6380      18.36     unid, S5-7, John Miles - Music (was my first Love), Spandau Ballet - Through the        Barricades, Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes, ass. Joey 6210      18.47     King SW, S3-5, surrounded by occ. utes, rock tracks, 18.50: id-jingle 6275      18.51     LHH, S3-5, other carrier 6277, rock, 18.54 id 6290      18.54     Weekend Music, S5-7, ute 6285-6315, id, hosting 5800      18.57     Free Radio Victoria, S5-7, ute on freq, 5803 occ. CW, Eagles - Lyin' Eyes, 19.00: talking about his noise generator, generator on, 19.03: "Thank you for your patience", noise generator specifics,

Log 2023-8-11

Friday 2023-8-11 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Finland, Russia, Ukraine +S1-2 6290      17.30     unid, unassessable, ute 6285-6315 covering, techno disco tracks, 18.42: techno version of song "Send me an Angel", S6-8, occ. covered by ute 6285-6315, ass. Joey 6208      17.37     Zanzibar, S3-5, surrounded by utes, mx, cd 17.40, on again 18.49: Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer, greez, id, S4-6, surrounded by occ. utes, 19.00 id, Billy Joe Royal - Down in the Boondocks, 19.02: cd-ann, cd 19.03, S5-7 6270      17.42     Mexico / Hitmix, unassessable, ute on freq covering, big band waltz, instr. "Ghost Riders in the Sky", instr. R&R, polka, 17.51: Mexico id-jingle, 18.52: Mexico id, ute on freq, accordion+band polka, 18.54: "You're listening to Hitmix Radio", email, S5-7, ute on freq, 20.02: Hitmix id, "This free radio is now closing down ...", cd 20.03 6943      18.30   

Log 2023-8-10

Thursday 2023-8-10 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz negative all day long, currently erratic: -5 .. +8 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia +S1-2 6290      17.29     Blackstone, S4-7, 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Let me be Free, techno disco tracks, 17.42: "You're tuned into Radio Blackstone on SW", T. Rex - Get It On, 17.48: Elton John - Rocket Man 6305      17.32     Mike, S6-9, occ. ute 6300-10, Nick Schilder - Shatterproof, disco cavalcade, 17.38: Whispers - And the Beat goes On, Righteous Brothers - Lost that loving Feeling, Dutch tango, Dutch songs, 17.54: instr. R&R, Dutch song, 18.01: "This is Mike Radio from the Netherlands with the golden oldies", moved to 6300, 18.42: "More power, more music - Go Mike", 18.49: De Makkers - Zomerzon, jingle, 18.53: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, 18.56: cd-techno + 18.59: "Mike Mike Mike Radio" + 19.02: website, cd 19.03 Settling ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +7

Log 2023-8-9

Wednesday 2023-8-9 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Czechia, Germany, Austria +S1-2 6320      17.43     unid, S5-7, techno disco tracks, ass. Joey 6270      17.45     Mexico / Radio 60, S5-7, covered by occ. ute 6255-75, German song, techno version of "Popconrn", 17.47: "Hier ist Mexico Radio mit ein testsendung von Radio 60" 6285      17.54     Mexico / R. 60, S5-7, other carrier 6287, ute 6285-6315, parts of a-ha - Take on Me, part of Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire, 17.59: part of Joan Jett - I love Rock 'N Roll, off-shore tune played twice, Dutch song, 18.09: Abba - Head over Heels, "This is Radio 60 together with Radio Mexico", same as on 6270 6241      18.06     unid, S3-5, occ. ute 6240-6243, Elvis - Suspicious Minds, country song, 18.13: Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music, 18.19: Platters - The great Pretender, rock and country tracks, 19.20: Traveling Wilbur

Log 2023-8-8

Tuesday 2023-8-8 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 ..0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Finland, Sweden +S1-3 6270      17.33     unid / Skyline Radio Germany, S5-7, occ. utes 6265-85, jingles, hosting, rock tracks 6241      17.47     unid, S4-6, ute 6235-45 occ. covering, country rock tracks, 18.05: Gordon Lightfoot - Rich Man's Spiritual, 18.36: Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood, Shania Twain - Forever and for Always, 18.46: B. J. Thomas - Raindrops keep fallin' on my Head, at 20.00: S6-8 5800      18.50     Deltracks, S4-6, 5803 occ. CW, Kiss - I was made for loving You, English and Dutch hosting in the statics, 18.52-53: covered by ute 5798-5802, 18.55: hosting in the statics, Boney M - One Way Ticket, 18.59: "You're tuned to XX", 19.05: Rodriguez - Cause, Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Dutch song, 19.16: "SW Radio Deltracks broadcasting from Holland" 5840      19.08     unid, S5-7, other carrier 5841, Abba - Take

Log 2023-8-7

Monday 2023-8-7 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. +5 nT and dropping, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Finland , Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Russia +S1-3 6290      18.04     Ronalisa, S3-5, ute 6285-6315, Dschinghis Khan - Moskau, instr. R&R, Blondie - Heart of Glass, 18.10: id, greez to chat, email, cd 18.11 6290      18.16     unid, s/on, unassessable, covered by ute 6285-6315, on all evening, id 20.29, rock tracks 1638      18.41     Bluebird, S5-8, Mud - Dynamite, "Sonja Sonja"-song, 18.44: greez to Birmingham, "This is the Bluebird for you", "Zilverdraden tussen het goud"-wals, at 20.00: S7-9 1648      18.42     Oldtimer, S3-6, other carrier 1650, "Jee jee"-song, Dutch song, instr. polka, 18.51: Dutch version of "My only Sunshine", part of big band tango, 18.54: "Susanna"-polka, instr. waltz, cd 19.00-01, march polka, 19.04: Jim Reeves + Alvadean Coker - Are You the One, German yodel waltz, 1

Log 2023-8-6

Sunday 2023-8-6 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Sweden, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Poland, Balarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia+ S1-4 6270       17.07     Blackstone, S5-7, Fleetwood Mac  - Go your own Way, Jimi Hendrix Experience - All along the Watchtower, Koto - Dragon's Legend, 17.14: "Listeners in Europe, good evening, you're listening to Radio Blackstone", " ... new transmitter ... old antenna ... very cold", several greez to chat, 17.22: Bryan Adams - Run to You, Bachmann Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing Yet, Rod Stewart - Baby Jane 5840      17.34     Mike, S6-8, Dutch songs, 17.37: live id, Pussycat - Hey Joe, greez to Vendor, Dutch version of "Let your Love Flow", 18.26: "Two weeks of rain here", Kinks - Sunny Afternoon, website,  18.55: cd-ann., cd-techno, cd 18.58, S7-9 5800      17.35     ContiKenzo, unassessable, ute 5

Log 2023-8-5

Saturday 2023-8-5 , several corrections of false ids, thanks to Paul, Achim, Irish Paul and Lars for the correct ones Last night's G2-G3-storm weakening, currently in progress a G1-geomagnetic storm and an S1 -solar proton event 5990      12.52     Nauen / Studio 52, S6-8, 125 kW, Cyndi Lauper - Girls just want to have Fun, 12.55: "You're listening to The 52 Radio" Geomagnetically fairly calm ionosphere, Bz steady -2 .. +0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crahes from Sweden, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, the Adriatic Sea +S1-2, distorted, fast fading and weak SW-signals < S1 -solar proton event still in progress 6290      18.45     Weekend Music, S3-6, ute 6285-6315, occ. ute 6292-95, Edwyn Collins - A Girl like You, hosting, id, "73s and thank you for listening", cd-ann, jingles, bagpipe station tune, 18.49: another show beginning 6270      18.50     unid  Mi Amigo , S2-5, occ. covered by ut

Log 2023-8-4

Friday 2023-8-4 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -12 .. 0 nT, G1-peaks 18-18.30 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static hassle and crashes from Finland, Russia, Sweden, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, the Adriatic Sea, Italy, the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily +S1-3, all signals in fast fading 6295      17.38     Ronalisa, S4-6, Tiffany - I think We're alone Now, Dutch song, 17.52: greez to Paul, Ray, Kris, id 1638      18.47     DB, S3-7, Christie - San Bernadino, Heintje song, Chris Andrews - Pretty Belinda, 18.53: "Hello Alf, you're listening to Radio DB", 18.58: Bee Gees - Spicks and Specks, 19.08: Gus Backus - Sauerkraut Polka, 19.12: Archies - Sugar Sugar, Bernd Clüver - Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika, 20.33: "Hokey Pokey"-polka, S9-S9+10 1646      19.17     unid, S2-6, 1650 Greek splashing, Q65 - The Life I Live, 18.20: Terry Stafford - Suspicion, cd 19.25 6290      19.26     unid, S7-9, George Strait - Amarillo by Morni

Log 2023-8-3

Thursday 2023-8-3 Settling ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, Slovenia +S1-4 6270      17.23     unid / Skyline R. Germany, S4-6, lots of jingles, e.g. "This is all-Europe radio - Skyline Radio Germany", Who - Baba O'Riley (Teenage Wasteland), at 18.30: S5-7 6285       17.56     unid, S4-6, rock tracks, 17.58: U2 - I'll be with You Again - Gloria, 18.05: Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales, Drifters - Save the last Dance for Me, Eddie Hodges - I'm gonna knock on your Door, Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou, 18.16: REO Speedwagon - Keep on loving You, Starship - Nothing's gonna stop us Now, 18.23: Falco - Rock me Amadeus, 30^, Mr. Mister - Broken Wings, Ben E. King - Stand by Me, Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol, Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown, Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, 45^, S5-7 6960      18.43     unid, S3-5, Aphrodite's Chi

Log 2023-8-2

Wednesday 2023-8-2 Disturbed ionosphere, G1-peaks at 13, 14.30-15, 16 and 17 UTC, Bz negative since 5 UTC, currently -6 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Finland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova + S1-3, SW signals in fast fading 6262      17.55     unid, S5-8, Dutch rock and song tracks, 17.57: moved to 6265, 18.04 songs: "Zomermorgen", version of "Heart of Gold", cd 18.20 5800      18.13     Mexico / Skyline R. Germany / Hitmix, S3-5, ute 5794-98, 18.18: "This is Skyline Radio Germany", rock tracks and jingles covered by the ute, 18.24: ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas, 18.52: Harpo - Movie Star, 18.58: "This is Hitmix Radio on 5800 kcs über de transmitter of Radio Mexico", S4-6 1636      18.41     Moonbreker, 3-5, greez, instr. polka, "Dit was de Moonbreker, goede avond, cd, on again 18.47, German song, QSO Meteoor 1636      18.43     Meteoor, s/on, S3-5, polka song, QSO Moonbreker, id, cd 18.46 Disturbed ionosphere,

Log 2023-8-1

Tuesday 2023-8-1 G1-peaks at 14, 17.30 and 18 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -4 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Finland, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye, Poland, Czechia, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary +S1-2, SW signals in fast fading 6262      17.31     unid, S6-8, occ. ute 6258-63, Nik Kershaw - The Riddle, instr. techno, 17.37: "Django Rock", techno song, big band polka, 17.44: rock version of "Pippi Långstrump"-song, Dutch songs,        17.53: "This show is over"-song, instr.techno, Bots - Was wollen wir trinken (7 Tage lang), German rock tracks, 30^, 18.17: carrier off, carrier on, 18.20: techno song 6295      17.47     Ronalisa, S3-5, Kim Wilde - Cambodia, version of "Boys Boys Boys", id 17.51, greez to Mike, 18.26: "Good evening all listeners, this is Radio Ronalisa", S5-7 6380      18.13     unid, S4-6, other carrier 6378, techno tracks, 18.30: S5-7 5845      18.33     unid / Pacman / unid, S7-9, f

Log 2023-7-31

Monday 2023-7-31 , sunset 19 UTC Unsettled ionosphere, Bz negative since 1 UTC, currently -2 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania +S1-3 6280      18.01     Avia, S4-6, ute 6282-85, Motörhead - Ace of Spades, id 18.03, parts of rock tracks and many ids, cd 18.08 Settling ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Finland, Russia: on SW: +S1-3, on MW: +S1-4 6960      19.37     pres. Zeppelin, S5-7, Greek songs 6241      19.50     unid, S5-7, occ. ute 6230-70, country mx, 19.53: Perry Como - For the good Times, Santana - Samba Pa Ti, Townes Van Zandt - Pancho & Lefty, Gerry & The Pacemakers - I like It 6270      20.11     unid, S7-9, occ. ute 6230-70, Dutch songs, cd 20.16 6295      20.13     Ronalisa, S6-8, whistle march polka, Shadows - Apache, Tina Turner - Simply the Best, Rolling Stones - Paint It Black, instr. R&R, 20.25: "Radio Ronalisa