Log 2024-1-20

Saturday 2024-1-20

Calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -4 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0

6289      11.03     Mordor, S8-S9+5, drifting down, Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning, id-jingle, Blondie - Heart of Glass, Status Quo - In the Army Now, 11.15: "Many greetins go to Sweden, yes this is Radio Mordor", Abba - Gimme gimme Gimme, 11.17: "Big greetins go to Sweden", Bon Jovi - Runaway, 11.20: greetings to Radio Meteor, Les Reed Orchestra - Man of Action, Fortunes - Caroline, 11.24: id-jingle, Bachmann Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing Yet, 11.27: email, Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky, 11.29: "Only few songs and then we are closing down", Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild, 11.32: Neil Young - Rockin' in the free World, 11.34: instr. cd-rock, thanking free stations for listening, cd-ann., cd 11.38

Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz falling 0 > -4 nT, noise: floor SW=S1, busy and congested on 48 meters,  noise: floor MW S2 > S3

6290      15.17     ass. Mexico, s/on, S6-8, occ. other carrier 6291, Dutch version of "Little Bitty" country song, Peter Hinnen - Auf meiner Ranch bin ich König, Daniela Alfinito - Auf einem kleinen Stern, German songs

6260      15.27     unid, 2-5, occ. ute 6260-63 and 6255-65, Oliva Newton-John - Xanadu, "... XX, we broadcast 24 hours ...", Limahl - The Never Ending Story, 16.13: Doris Day - Que Sera Sera, Elvis - Don't be Cruel + Russian ann.s on freq permanently covering

6300      15.33     ass. Ronalisa, S4-7, occ. other carrier 6310, 6290 splashing, rock tracks, 15.40-: Dutch songs, 16.09 moved 6300>6305>6304>6300>6290>6270, 6273 splashing, Dutch version of "Oh pretty Woman", Dutch songs, 16.21: Yes - Owner of a lonely Heart, 16.25: Dutch song

6270      15.34     ass. JT, S7-9, s/on, 6273 other station splashing, country mx, instr. techno, Dutch waltz song, country song, 15.49 moved to 6320, ute 6310-20 covering, Ray Prise - For the good Times

6273      15.54     Lighthouse, S6-8, ute 6275, "This is XX Broadcasting System, this is only test", instr. techno, 16.02: "Lighthouse testing on 6273 kHz", Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Run Away), 16.06: "XX Broadcasting System, this is only a test, this station is conducting a test, only a test"

6280      15.58     ass. Deltrack, S6-8, St Trinians - Uh Oh We're in Trouble, rock tracks 

6295      16.29     unid, S5-7, 6290 splashes covering, rock tracks, 16.34: jingle

5140      16.38     Charleston, S5-7

1627      16.38     unid, S4-8, Dutch songs, e.g. 16.40: Dutch version of "Wie eine Ladung Dynamit", 16.46: Queen - A kind of Magic, Pussycat - Teenage Queenie, 16.57: greez to David, Whitesnake - Here I go Again

1655      16.42     unid, S2-6, "I'll dance every Night"-polka, instr. polkas, polka songs

1638      16.44     Luka, S4-8, Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing in the Streets, polka song, 16.47: greez to  Maurits, id, Wally Tax - Miss Wonderful

1646      16.51     unid, S3-7, other carrier 1647, Shadows - Apache, polka song, Dutch songs

Increased ionospheric disturbances 17 UTC onwards, Bz: -4 .. 0 nT, noise: floor MW=S3

1638      18.18     Johnny Camaro, S7-S9+5, rock tracks, 18.22: greez to Achin and others, "Dit is Johnny Camaro met de golden oldies"

1655      19.11     Yogi met de Einstein, S8-S9+10, Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown, Don Williams - We should be Together, 19.20: Walkers - Jack of Diamonds , Chi Coltrane - You Were My Friend, 19.29: Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), Johnny Cash - Heart of Gold, 19.35: greez, id, Dr Hook - When You're in Love with a beautiful Woman

1621      19.15     Turftrekker, S7-S9+5, instr. R&R, "Turftrekker uit de Veluwe", phone number, 19.18: greez to Nigel, Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid

G1-peaks at 20-20.30 UTC, Bz very erratic: -5 .. +5 nT, noise: floor MW=S3, distorted 180 meter signals in fast fading

1636      21.40     Mi Amigo, S7-9, Beatles - Help, greez to Terry, Concorde, Spakenburg, id

1644      21.42     unid, S8-S9+10, instr. techno, 21.47: "Himmelbet Polka", Dutch, German and several Irish songs, e.g. 22.00: "Dirty old Town"-song, 30^, 22.12: instr. polka, "Etherpiraat"-polka, waltz song

1665      21.43     unid, S7-9, Les Reed Orchestra - Man of Action, instr. polka, cd 21.48

1673      21.45     Monte Carlo, S7-9, greez, id, instr. R&R, Dutch song, later moved to 1663, id 22.12, greez to Digital, waltz song

1629      22.22     unid, s/on, S8-S9+5, 1621 splashing, waltz song, 22.24: "De mooie Canada"-waltz, yodel polka, polka song, 22.33 again: "De mooie Canada"-waltz, polka song, 22.38: Heintje - I'm your little Boy, "Ne ne ik wil niet"-polka, 22.43 again: "De mooie Canada"-waltz, "Falderi faldera de wereld is voor mij"-polka, polka song, "Trubadur"-song, 30^, instr. polka, 22.58: Freddy Quinn - Hundert Mann und ein Befehl, again: "De mooie Canada"-waltz, cd 23.01, no id

Receiving Radio Mordor, 2024-1-20, 11.04 UTC, 6289 kHz