Log 2023-12-13

Wednesday 2023-12-13

Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. -2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, occ. static crashes from Croatia, all signals in slow fading

6950      15.24     New Dance R., S2-5, disco mx, 15.28: id-jingle, rock

6270      15.29     unid / Skyline Radio Germany, S5-8, A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You), id, hosting, Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Paul Young - Come back and Stay

6205      15.35     unid, S3-6, ute 6206-22, rock, 15.38: Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal im Sperrbezirk, rock tracks, 15.47: Heino - La Montanara, rock tracks, 16.42: instr. polka, Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider, rock  and rave tracks, S2-5, occ. ute 6205-6208, 6200 fax splashing

6290      15.42     unid / Skyline Radio Germany, S5-8, A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran, 15.45: id- jingle

1660      15.57     unid, S3-6, Greek on freq, rock, 15.59: id, cd-ann., cd 16.00-16.12, in QSO with the one at 16.09, cd 16.15

1630      16.00     Zwarte Boekanier, S5-8, big band polka, 16.01: greez, id, phone number, instr. R&R

1620      16.02     Alcapone, instr. polka, S3-6, greez to Maurits and others, 16.05: Dutch version of "Ghost Riders in the Night", Dutch version of "Let me go I wanna go Home", 16.13: Proclaimers - I'm gonna Be (500 Miles), rock, Dutch song, country song "Saturday Night", 16.25: Hollies - Long cool woman in a black Dress, 16.30: id, "I'm in Love with Melinda"-country song, "We were raised on Love"-country song

1660      16.09     unid, S5-8, Greek on freq, in QSO with the one at 15.57, Dutch song, cd 16.10

6300      16.33     Monique, S4-7, audio breaking at first, Cat Stevens - Morning has Broken, 16.37: seagull screams, id-tune, 16.39: live French, Dutch, German and English ids, "Turn your radio louder", Fleetwood Mac - Yesterday's Gone

5150      17.09     Charleston, S3-6, occ. ute 5145-48, "Charleston Radio International"

1634      17.12     Pontiak, S8-S9+10, other carrier 1632, Jim Reeves + Alvadean Coker - Are You the One, waltz song, march mx, instr. polkas, 17.26: "In de warme zomerzon"-polka, 17.29: id, Sniff 'n Tears - Driver's Seat, 17.31: greez to Alf and others, id

1647      17.16     unid, S5-8, 1645 Russian occ. covering, instr. polka, 17.20: talking, Noordzee mentioned, waltz song, Dutch and German songs, 17.34: Peter Maffay - Du

Increased ionospheric disturbances since 17.30 UTC, G4-peak at 18.30 UTC, Bz: -6 .. 0 nT, noise: floor MW=S2, deep fading signals distorting, Russians and Greeks dominating on 180 meters

1636      18.33     Moonbreker, S6-9, 1635 Greek, 1635U Norwegian Coastal Radio, Hammerfest-Forsoel occ. splashing, Dutch and German songs, 18.39: Cindy & Bert - San Bernardino , 18.41: id-jingle, Dutch version of "Puppet on a String"

1620      18.46     Alcapone, S3-8, wobbling other carrier 1621 occ. covering, Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire, another Springsteen song, 18.51: Smokie - Lay back in the Arms of Someone, Johnny Cash - Cats in the Cradle, 18.58: German song, 19.05: Christie - San Bernadino, 19.11: instr. techno, id 19.12, 19.21: cd-ann.

1628      19.01     unid, S3-8, "In the Ice and Snow"-yodel polka, big band R&R, 19.05: Tremeloes - Silence is Golden, instr. polkas, 19.14: talking, in QSO, 19.15: greez to Noordster, instr. polka, German "Kleine Erica du bist mein Sonnenschein"-polka, instr. polka, covered by 1629 at 19.32-19.43, "Blaue Augen"-polka, more polkas, ass. Polkaman

1638      19.22     unid, S3-8, Russian 1635 covering and and Greek 1640 splashing, "Je sind verbonden met de Radio XX", greez + "Pop Corn" playing in the background, 19.26: greez to Digital, Skywire, 19.27 id: "Radio XX", polkas, 19.46: greez to Orban, Maurits, id, Los Bravos - Black is Black, Dutch songs

1629      19.32     unid, S9-S9+15, other carrier 1628, Dutch rock, Spanish version of "La Paloma"-tango, Dutch song, 19.40: Amigos - Schenk mir bitte keine Rosen, cd 19.43, no id

Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -6 .. 0 nT, noise: floor MW=S2, signal strengths reaching their winter time high

1620      20.59     Spakenburg, S8-S9+10, Dutch song, 21.00: greez, Loretta Lynn- Don't Come Home A-Drinkin', 21.10 id, Marty Robbins - Devil Woman

1638      21.03     Korenbloem, S5-8, 1635 splashing, instr. R&R, "Dit is de Korenbloem op 1638 mittelgolf", song: "Heel alleen op de wereld"

1635      21.08     unid, S5-8, other carrier on freq, 1629 Greek, 1638 and 1644 splashing, "Hello Johnny"-polka, Dutch songs, polkas, waltzes, 21.19: Roy Black - Du bist nicht allein, 21.25 song: "Humana humana", 21.28- carrier only, cd

1644      21.24     unid, S9+5 - S9+20, Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool, German and Dutch songs, 21.51: "Moon sailing on high where is my Darling tonight"-polka, part of Martin Lauer - Die letzte Rose der Prärie, 21.59: AC/DC - Fire your Guns, next: Eric Clapton - Before You accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself), AC/DC - Moneytalks, 21.11: parts of rock tracks interchanging ... , Beatles - Get Back - The Ballad of John and Yoko, David Bowie - Tonight, Byrds - Mr. Spaceman, rock, 60^ , 22.24: We Five - You were on my Mind, march mx

1655      21.35     Melkbus, S6-9, Dutch song "Kansas City Baby", Die Jungen Zillertaler - Komm in mein Hexenhaus, 21.39 song: "I know where I stand with You, in prison or free ..", next: Anita Hegerland and Roy Black -  Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein, 21.46: id, greez to Alf: "Good evening to You", Dutch waltz song, 21.50: instr. polka