Log 2024-8-23

Friday 2024-8-23

G1-peaks at 18.30-19 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz:  -5 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static hassle +S1, weakening SW signals in fast fading, more G1-peaks at 19-20 UTC > weakening 180 meter signals distorting

6280      18.39     Argus, S6-8, jamming of So Hope on freq, occ. ute 6270-80, English hosting, rock tracks, 18.58: Babys - Every Time I think of You, 19.01: "You're listening to Bert Bridges on Radio Argus"

6295      18.41     Cuckoo, S5-7, "This is Radio XX", rock, 18.44: English hosting, 18.48: cuckoo bell chimes, New Musik - Living by Numbers, 18.54: "Radio station where the dreams come true - Radio Cuckoo"

6206      19.11     Sombrero, s/on-rock, S7-9, occ. ute 6205-08, Madonna - Hung Up, recording about Simo Häyhä and the Finnish Winter War, hard rock tracks, 19.22: id-jingle

6270      19.20     Zomerzon, s/on, S6-8, occ. ute 6270-80, Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms, Meat Loaf - Two out of three ain't Bad, 19.29: "This is Radio Summersun from the eastern part of the Netherlands", 19.33: moved to 6265

6239      19.37     Mustang, S7-9, rock, parts of tracks, 19.38: Nickelback - Rockstar, techno songs, 19.48: "Hello", child talk, 19.50: Marillion - Kayleigh + child + woman talking, 19.52: "Listeners good evening, this is Mustang Radio broadcasting from the Netherlands", child hosting + Beatles - Octopus's Garden

1650      20.12     unid, S7-S9+5, Céline Dion - It's All coming back to me Now, Toto - Love isn't always on Time (Hold the Line), Tina Turner - Simply the Best

1629      20.20     unid, S5-8, Dutch and German songs, 20.24: Die Paldauer - Tränen der Liebe

1637      20.26     unid, S4-7, other carrier 1635, Dutch and German songs 

1620      20.34     unid, S3-6,  other carriers 1620 and 1622, Lipps Inc. - Funky Town

1660      20.43     unid, S5-8, Greek on freq, Doors - Light my Fire