BetaJBK DXing

Monday 2024-9-30 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Türkiye, Algeria, Marocco +S1, G2-peak at 20 UTC, Bz erratic: -5 .. +5 nT > distorted 180 meter signals 1638      16.26     unid, S2-5, big band rock, Ray Charles - What'd I Say 5835      17.19     Evropa, S5-7, Ukrainian song, 17.21- : hosting and Ukrainian rock tracks, 17.26: Ukrainian id, "Ukrainian amateur station, Radio Evropa", 17.28: Roy Orbison - Oh pretty Woman, Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man, Scott McKenzie - San Francisco, 17.38: ELO - Mr. Blue Sky, Ukrainian and English ids, "Slava Ukraini", Ukrainian rock 1629      17.44     Bluebird, S4-7, Greek on freq, Dutch song, 17.46: Robert Palmer - Bad Case of loving You (Doctor, Doctor), "Banjo und Fidel an Colorado River"-song, Nina & Mike - Fahrende Musikanten, 17.59: "Jaren komen jaren gaan"-song, Dutch country song, Ans...

Sunday 2024-9-29 Unsettled ionosphere, latest G1-peaks at 13.30-14.30 UTC, Bz erratic: -10 .. +12 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Russia, the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Greece, Türkiye +S1-2  6285      17.24     Weekend Music, S4-6, 4 Non Blondes - I said hey What's going On, hosting, id 6382      17.31     unid, S3-5, rock tracks, 17.38: talking 6235      17.41     Panda, S4-6, amateurs on freq, Michael Jackson - Don’t stop 'til You get Enough, "XX - all Europe radio", techno, 17.46: "We're gonna try a little bit of music on 6235", reggae, 17.50: "Hello, Panda Radio", Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans 5880      17.58     Rock Revolution, S5-7, "Radio Rock Revolution, stay tuned now", music jingle, Eric Carmen - All by Myself 5843      18.03     unid, S7-9, techno and rock tracks 1620      18.14...

Thursday 2024-9-26 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. 1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England +S1-3, weak 180 meter signals in slow and very deep fading 6295      17.20     unid, S4-6, techno, polkas, waltzes, Dutch songs, 30^, sounds like Ronalisa's playlist 1629      17.53     Luka, S2-5, Elvis - His latest Flame, country rock, "It's a beautiful Day"-song, 17.59 jingle: "Dit is Radio Luka", 18.01: greez to stations, 18.05: Bob Dylan - Ballad of a thin Man 6285      18.45     unid, S7-9, instr. R&R, Frank Yankovic - Polka Face, Patsy Cline - Seven lonely Days, Doris Day - Que Sera Sera, 18.57: "Northern Lights of Labrador"-song, 19.07-08 carrier only, parts of Tol Hansse - Big City, Danish rock tracks, 30^, 19.19: Scorpions - When You come into my Life, pres. JT 1629      19.24     Torpedoj...

Wednesday 2024-9-25 Unsettled ionosphere after last night's G2-storm, latest G1-peaks at 14.30-17 UTC, Bz erratic: -7 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, Romania +S1-2, G1-G3-G6-G3-G1-G3-G1-peaks at 18.30-20 UTC > 180 meter signals weakening 1620      18.11     King Kong, S5-7, QSO Columbia, id 1647      18.13     Admiraal, S3-5, QSO Columbia, id, Boney M - Children of Paradise, cd 18.14 1636      18.15     Alabama, S4-6 QSO Columbia, King Kong, "Just Because"-polka, cd 18.17, on again 18.27: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Big Weekend, 18.28: QSO stations, greez to David, "I'm closing down, because there is football on TV, only a few records more", S5-7 1647      18.17     Tarzan, S4-6, "I never had a Girl like You"-rock, Walker Brothers - Love Minus Zero, id 18.21, Stan Ridgway - Camouflage, 18.26: greez, id 6285 ...

Tuesday 2024-9-24 G1-peaks at 0-7 and 12-16 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -3 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Italy, western Mediterranean +S1-3, G1-G2-G4-G5-G2-G1-peaks at 19.30-20.30 UTC > 180 meter signals weakening 1611      17.46     Mike, S4-7, 1602 R. Tsentr splashing, Greek on freq occ. overriding, 1615 Greek splashing, Van Morrison - Have I told You Lately, Dutch songs, 18.07: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger, id 18.09, greez to Luxemburg, contact info, 18.11: Van Halen - Jump, 18.26: cd-rock, greez , 18.28: "Toot volgende keer, dit was de Mike", cd 18.31 1638      17.51     unid, S4-7, polkas, waltzes, Dutch songs, 18.02: Dutch version of "Marmor Stein und Eisen Brich", cd 18.13 1665      17.53     Bonanza, S4-7, Dutch song, id 17.54, Dutch songs 1620      17.57     Marianne, S3-6, occ. ute 1620-25, Dutch songs, 18.50: Ge...

Monday 2024-9-23 Stormy ionosphere, G1-peaks at 12.30, 13.30-14.30 UTC, G1-G3-G5-G3-G2-G1-peaks at 16-17.30 UTC, Bz erratic: -8 .. +10 nT, suddenly jumping to +8 .. +11 nT at 17 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Germany, Italy +S1-3, 180 meter signals weakening and  propagation turning to southeast 6290      17.23     unid, S3-5, Dutch songs, R&R tracks 1629      17.32     unid, S5-7, occ. Greek on freq, Dutch songs, 17.52: Los Lobos - Come on let's Go, Dutch rock, Dutch songs 1638      17.40     Luka, S3-5, other carriers 1636 and 1640, Dutch song, id 17.42 5880      19.31     Rock Revolution, S5-7, 5875 No. Korean jamming splashing, Player - Baby come Back, 19.37: "You're listening to Radio Rock Revolution on SW" 1629      19.42     Ziekbok, unassessable, Greek on freq overriding, ...

Sunday 2024-9-22, Autumnal Equinox at 12.44 UTC Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Türkiye, the Black Sea, Libya, Algeria, France +S1-2, floor MW=S1 6285      16.58     Weekend Music, unassessable, ute 6282-85, Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane, id, "One more record before whe go to the second part of our programme" 6275      17.02     Sunrise, S4-6, rock, instr. big band R&R, R&R songs, 17.08: greez, id, more R&R songs 5841      17.18     LHH, S7-9, rock, English hosting, id-jingles 17.18, Jacksons - Everybody, later on 5840: 18.44: id, Alan Parsons Project -You're gonna get your Fingers Burned, S7-9 5880      17.38     Rock Revolution, S5-7, rock tracks, 17.42: "Radio Rock Revolution, only rock and roll - but I like it" 5055      17.45     unid, S6-8, 5053 CW, rock tracks 1620...

Saturday 2024-9-21 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from Türkiye, England, Spain +S1-2 1629      16.42     unid, S4-7, waltz songs, 16.46: "Aan de noordpool wil ik drauen"-polka, waltz and polka songs, 17.01: "Banjo und Fidel an Colorado River"-song 1656      16.43     unid, S4-6, occ. other carrier 1655 covering, Dutch songs 6210      16.49     King SW, unassessable, ute 6190-6210 covering, id 5880      16.51     Rock Revolution, S4-6, Zombies - Time of the Season, 16.54: "Radio Rock Revolution - where the music never ends, never ends", Kinks - Lazing on a sunny Afternoon 1665      16.57     unid, S4-6, Manfred Mann - If You gotta go go Now, big band version of "Bella Ciao", instr. R&R, tracks, instr. polka, 17.07: Tommy Roe - Dizzy 6240      17.12    ...

Friday 2024-9-20 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -1 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from the Black Sea, France, England, Wales +S1-3, floor MW=S1, weak and late opening 180 meter signals 5800      16.58     unid, S5-7, occ. Russian ann.s on freq, Tony Esposito - Calimba da Luna, Dutch song, Faith Hill - Piece of my Heart, Dutch song, big band polka, Dutch "Seniorita"-song, 17.15: "Ela Ela (Dat zijn de Nederlanders)"-song, "Witte Rozen"-song, "Hand in hand op Mallorca"-song, Dutch song, 30^ 6205      17.28     LHH, S6-8, disco, 17.30: "Playing great music for your weekend - Laser Hot Hits International", Indeep - Last Night a DJ saved my Life, Shalamar - Second Time Around, "Laser - music action !" 5840      18.14     Golden Oldies, S7-9, Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson, 18.20: "Golden Oldies Radio", 18.27: Hank the Knife & The Jets - Stan The Gunman, 18.30: "Golden Oldie...

Thursday 2024-9-19 G3-storm 23.30-4 UTC, G1-storm at 12.30-15, G5 > G1-peaks at 15-16 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -4 .. +2 nT, proton flux back to normal level, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from the Black Sea, Türkiye, Italy, the Strait of Otranto, Germany, Spain +S1-3, floor MW=S1, G1-G5-G3-G1-peaks at 18-19.30 UTC, Bz collapsing +3 > -6 nT > distorted 180 meter signals 6300      17.49     unid, S7-9, U2 - I still haven't found what I'm looking For, reggae, cd 17.51 1642      18.25     Marskramer, S5-7, other carrier 1640, German song, 18.27: Rolling Stones - Satisfaction, Dutch songs, e.g. 18.38: "Mississippi in de zomershijn", 18.42: greez to Oldtimer, Goran, Paul, "This is the Marskramer Radio on 1642" 1665      18.29     Tarzan, S5-7, instr. techno, Shadows - Apache, 18.36: greez to Paul, id, Stranglers - Skin Deep 1621      18.45     Tu...

Wednesday 2024-9-18 Calming ionosphere, latest G2-G1-peaks at 17-17.30 UTC, Bz: -1 .. +4 nT, elevated proton flux subsiding, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy, central Mediterranean, Tunisia +S1-3, 180 meter signals still weakened by proton flux, floor MW=S1 6290      17.46     unid + unid, S4-6, two stations on freq, the other playing rock, the other polkas and waltzes, "Goede avond, dit is de Radio XX", instr. "Chiquitita", 18.29: both playing Dutch songs, 18.35: Dutch song on 6289, rock on 6290, 18.50: only 6289 left: Dutch songs, cd 18.51, 18.59: also 6290 on: Dutch techno polka, polka song, S3-5  6895      18.00     unid, S4-6, Greek songs, ass. Zeppelin 6880      18.05     unid, S5-7, rock, 18.07: Metallica - Until It Sleeps, 18.12-13 carrier only, cd 6300      18.14     Boomerang, unassessable, other carrier o...

Tuesday 2024-9-17 G3-storm at 0-16 UTC, latest G1-peaks at 17.30-18.30 UTC, Bz: -4 .. -2 nT, proton flux reaching S1 solar radiation storm level at 8 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Italy, the Adriatic Sea +S1-2, floor MW=S1, weak solar radiation storm conditions on 180 meters, G1-G2-G4-G5-G3-G2 peaks at 20-21 UTC 6290      18.06     Ronalisa, S4-6, greez, id, "Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer"-song, "Manuel"-song, 18.11: Tony Christie - Is this the Way to Amarillo Dutch songs, 18.17: greez, id, 18.18: Boney M - Going back West, 18.20: "Ronalisa from studio 1", 18.26: Avicii - Hey Brother, Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild 5800      18.56     unid, S6-8, Ofenbach - Overdrive ft. Norma Jean Martine, 18.58-59: cd, Ofenbach continuing, ute 5795-5800, 19.03-05: carrier only, cd, on again at 19.17, techno tracks, occ. ute 5802, 19.22: Def Leppard - Animal, Dutch song, 19.29: Uriah Heep - Easy Living, 19.34...

Monday 2024-9-16 Continuous G1-G2-peaks at 1-15 UTC, Bz erratic: -5 .. +5 nT, SW=S0, only occ. static crashes, floor MW=S1, weak 180 meter signals < elevated proton flux continuing 5835      17.58     Evropa, S6-8, "Ukrainian amateur station Radio Evropa, slava Ukraini", instr. version of Beatles - Day Tripper, 18.02: Beatles - Revolution, 18.06: multilingual id, Beatles - Get Back - Don't let me Down - The Ballad of John and Yoko, cd 18.17 6285      18.59     Batavia, s/on, S6-8, Honeybus - I can't let Maggie Go, French version of "Kasatshok", 19.08: march-jingle "Batavia", 19.13: "Batavia", instr. "Music to watch Girls go By", Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin, 20.02: Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow, "Batavia", S7-9 6205      19.20     LHH, S4-6, occ. ute 6205-08, rock, 19.23: English hosting, T. Rex - Telegram Sam, hosting, version of "Tainted Love", 19.34: id-jingle 6895    ...

Sunday 2024-9-15 Unsettled ionosphere, G1-G2-peaks all day long, latest G1-peaks at 16 and 17 UTC, proton flux intensifying, Bz erratic: -8 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Poland, the Black Sea +S1-3, G2-G3-peaks at 19-20 UTC > fluttering SW signals, only Greeks on 180 meters 5840      17.10     Joey, S7-9, Nazareth - Love Hurts, Belinda Carlisle - Leave a Light On, 17.19: "Radio Joey Joey Joey", Chicago - Hard to say I'm Sorry 5880      17.13     Rock Revolution, S5-7, "You're listening to Radio Rock Revolution", Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence 5800      17.18     ContiKenzo, S7-9, instr. R&R, 17.19: "Test, hello, hello, ContiKenzo Boys here", 17.22-24: greez to Paul and others, contact info, Madonna - La Isla Bonita 6210      17.27     King SW, S5-7, Billy Joel - She's always a Woman, 17.29: id- jingle, cd 6942  ...

Saturday 2024-9-14 Settling ionosphere, latest G1-peaks at 11-12.30 UTC, Bz: 0 .. +4 nT, R3 (X4.5) radio blackout at 15.30 UTC, somewhat elevated proton flux continuing, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine +S1-3, 19 UTC onwards solar flux on the rise towards S1 solar radiation storm > 180 meter signals weakening 5840      17.37     Mi Amigo, S3-5, Doors - Light my Fire, 17.40: id in the statics, 17.45: "This is R. Mi Amigo from the Netherlands", id-jingles, email 5829      17.42     Joey, S5-7, rock, cd 17.44, on again at 18.43, techno version of Johnny Cash - I walk the Line, 18.45: "Je sind verbonden met de Studio Joey", S6-8 5880      17.48     Rock Revolution, S5-7, rock tracks, 54: "Rock Radio Revolution , fasten your seatbelts cause here we go", Dire Straits - Money for Nothing 5135      17.56 ...

Friday 2024-9-13 Ionosphere settling from last night's G2-storm, latest G1-peaks at 15-15.30 UTC, Bz negative since 17 UTC yesterday, currently: -5 .. 0 nT, latest R1 (M1.3) radio blackout at 15 UTC, still somewhat elevated proton flux, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia +S1-4, fluttering SW signals, weak 180 meter signals in deep fading, G1-G2-peaks at 18-20 UTC, Bz: -10 .. -3 nT 6273      17.26     Mordor, S5-7, Eric Clapton - I shot the Sheriff, "Hello my friends, this is Radio Mordor broadcasting from the northern mountains", Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA, same id-jingle, 17.32: CCR - Bad Moon Rising, "This is Radio Mordor from northern Europe", Bryan Adams - Summer of '69,  Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama, 17.41: id-jingle, Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning, id-jingle, Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing, Neil Young - Rockin' in the free World, 17.52: cd-rock, 17.53: falling airplane so...

Thursday 2024-9-12 Daytime stormy: G1-G2-peaks at 7-16.30 UTC, Bz: -25 .. +14 nT, several R1-R2-R3 radio blackouts, latest at 14.30 UTC, still somewhat elevated proton flux, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Croatia, the Tyrrhenian Sea +S1-2, G1-G2-peak at 18-19 UTC, Bz: -23 .. -20 nT > distorted SW signals weakening in fast fading, G6-peak at 19.30 UTC > also 180 meter signals weakening and disappearing 6235      16.50     Batavia, S5-7, Joost Klein - Europapa, Dutch version of "Forget domani", 16.54: "Batavia", 16.59: id-jingle, Finlanders - Enemmän kuin milloinkaan, 17.53: Amanda Lear - Follow Me, S5-7, 19.00: S1-3 6285      18.31     Akenzo, S6-8, rock, 18.35: Kraftwerk - Radioactivity, 18.41: greez to Achim, Dokkum DX, Alex of Belarus, 19.00: S2-4 6300      18.40     unid, S6-8, instr. mx, 18.41-42: carrier only, instr. R&R, 18.45...

Wednesday 2024-9-11 Unsettled ionosphere, latest G1-peak at 17.30 UTC, Bz: -6 .. +1 nT, several R1 (M2) radio blackouts after 12 UTC, latest at 18 UTC, somewhat elevated proton flux continuing, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Romania, the Black Sea, Italy +S1-3, G1-peak at 20.30 UTC 1636      18.00     Gouden Ster, S5-7, "Dit is de Sterre", part of Abba - Does your Mother Know, cd 18.01 1629      18.01     Tarzan, S5-7, Schocking Blue - Never marry a Railroad Man, 18.04: Procol Harum - Homburg, David McWilliams - Days of Pearly Spencer, 18.10: greez to Paul, id, 20.40: greez to Tony of London, Alf, "This is Radio Tarzan from the north of the Netherlands, good evening", S6-8 1666      18.14     Ijsvogel, S4-6, Billie Jo Spears - 57 Chevrolet, march mx, 18.18: talking in statics, 18.28: id, greez to Meteoor, instr. R&R, cd 18.30 6300      18.21  ...

Tuesday 2024-9-10 Settling ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +5 nT, latest R1 (M1.6) radio blackout at 16 UTC, elevated proton flux continuing, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from the Aegean Sea, Greece, Albania, the Ionian Sea +S1-2, G1-peak at 20.15 UTC 6300      17.41     unid, S4-6, Audrey Landers - Manuel, "Anushka"-polka, more polkas, 17.53: CCR - Have You ever seen the Rain, 18.00: Dutch rock, Dutch song 5030      18.06     Deltracks, S5-7, Dana - All kinds of Everything, 18.07: music-id-jingle, Dutch song, 18.12: "Goede avond, dit is Deltracks", 20.55: Hans De Booij - Annabel, music id-jingle, Kincade - Dreams are ten a Penny, Heart - Barracuda, Yes - Owner of a lonely Heart, S6-8 5040      18.13     unid, S4-6, ute 5040-43 covering, listenable in LSB, instr. polkas, waltzes 6295      18.21     Flux AM, S5-8 techno ,18.22: John Denver - Take m...

Monday 2024-9-9 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz very erratic: -7 .. +7 nT, several weak R1-radio blackouts during daytime, latest R1 (M 3.5) at 14 UTC, S1 solar radiation storm 8 UTC onwards, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S2, constant static crashes from Türkiye, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Adriatic Sea, Italy +S1-3, 180 meter signals weakening, SW signals in fast fading, G2-peak at 20-20.30 UTC > distorted 180 meter signals disappearing 1647      17.58     unid, S3-7, CCR - As long as I can see the Light, T. Rex - Get It On, 18.09: Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar, 18.15: Kiki Dee Band - I've got the Music in Me, more rock tracks, 30 ^, 18.29: Ellen Foley - We Belong To The Night, Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil 1620      18.01     King Kong, S4-8, ute 1615-20, Greek on freq occ. covering, waltz song, 18.04: Dutch version of "Harbour Lights"-waltz, Dutch songs, 20.04: "Ja jonges, dit was de Zender King Kong", greez to stati...

Sunday 2024-9-8 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz very erratic: -7 .. +7 nT, proton flux still up a bit, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Türkiye, the Black Sea, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sardinia + S1-4 6210       17.06     unid, S4-6, surrounded by occ. utes, rock tracks, pres. King SW 6275      18.04     ContiKenzo, S7-9, Hollies - Jennifer Eccles, 18.09: id, Middle Of The Road - Samson and Delilah, Gerry And The Pacemakers - I'm the One, id, Golden Earring - In my House, 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says 6300      18.24     unid / Weekend Music, S4-6, id, hosting, rock 5800     18.27     ContiKenzo, S7-9, id, greez to Frank, Fortunes - Caroline, Simon & Garfunkel - A hazy Shade of Winter 1656      18.34     Alabama, S6-8, R&R, rock, 18.39: Spencer Davis Group - Keep on Running, Lovi...

Saturday 2024-9-7 Settling ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +8 nT, still somewhat elevated proton flux, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Türkiye, the Black Sea, Greece, Macedonia, France +S1-3 6210      17.28     King SW, S4-6, surrounded and covered by occ. utes, songs, rock, 17.41: "King SW" 5840      17.42     Mi Amigo, S4-6, jazz, part of a Christmas song, German song, 17.44: greez to Sweden, id, 17.46: Spanish id, "Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer"-song 1670      17.51     Digital, S4-7, Rolling Stones - Rebel Rebel, 17.59: REM - Losing my Religion, Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop, Beach Boys - Good Vibrations, 18.11: id, cd-ann., Queen - I want to break Free 1602      18.17     Scandinavian Weekend R., S7-9, R.Tsentr on freq, id, Juliet Jonesin Sydän - Helppo elämä, hosting, Pelle Miljoona - Juokse villi lapsi 6895    ...

Friday 2024-9-6 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: +3 .. +6 nT, still somewhat elevated proton flux, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Bulgaria, Greece, Bosnia-Hertzegovina, the Netherlands, Algeria +S1-3   6280      17.00     Lowland, S4-6, id-jingle 6265      17.01     unid, S4-6, occ. ute 6265-75, multilingual id-jingle, ass. Mi Amigo 6290      17.47     Misti, S5-7, occ. ute 6285-95, rock tracks, 17.50: New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral, 17.54: live cd-ann., cd 17.56 6300      17.51     West Finland, S7-9, rock tracks, 17.57: id-jingle, techno tracks, 18.00: id-jingle in English and Finnish, "Support the independent media", Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 6275      17.55     Mike, s/on, S7-9, offshore tune, Dutch song, polka song, polka version of "Sweet Caroline", German rock tracks, 19.15: "Gute abend aus Ho...

Thursday 2024-9-5 Calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +2 nT, elevated proton flux slowly weakening, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, the Adriatic Sea +S1-3 6285      18.13     Akenzo, S6-8, occ. ute 6285-95, "Akenzo en Radio Tina aan de band", rock tracks, 18.20: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee, Fancy - Bolero, CCR - Up around the Bend, Billy Ocean - When the Going gets tough the Tough get Going, 18.32: greez to Ray, "Dit is Continental en de Zender Akenzo" 6273      19.02     Lighthouse, S7-9, Enterhaken-jingle ?, instr. techno, "This is XX Radio", XX(at)gmx.net, 19.11: Finnish humor strip, instr. jazz rock, 19.17: "This is Lighthouse Radio" email 19.20: id-jingle + Enterhaken-jingle 1656      19.44     Armada, S6-8, greez, "Dit is de Radio Armada", Equals - Baby come Back 1612      19.46    ...

Wednesday 2024-9-4  G2-peak at 10 UTC and several G1-peaks after that, the latest at 15 UTC, Bz currently +5 .. +8 nT, elevated proton flux slowly subsiding, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Germany, Austria, Italy, France, western Mediterranean +S1-4 1620      18.37     unid, S4-7, occ. ute 1621-24, instr. polka, "Charms of your beautiful dark Eyes"-polka, instr. polka, more polkas, 18.56: talking in the statics, cd 1665      18.45     Vonkentrekker Vonkenboer , S2-5, rock tracks, Dutch songs, polkas, 18.58: talking in the statics, 19.25: Sting - Englishman in New York, "Je bent mij hip"-song, Dutch rock, 19.45: 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday,  Kraftwerk - Radioaktivität, 19.54: "Hier is de Vonkenboer Radio" , S4-6, real id from Radio Coax:  Radio Coax 5050      19.00     unid, S4-6, ute 5050-53, Dutch polka songs, 19.03: "Arriva Bonere"-polka, 19.09: "Angelin...

Tuesday 2024-9-3 F airly calm ionosphere, Bz: +3 .. +7 nT, R1 (M3.4) radio blackout at 16 UTC, elevated proton flux since 9 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Finland, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Denmark, Switzerland, France, western and central Mediterranean, Italy, Spain +S1-3 6275      18.02     Mike, S7-9, U.K. - Rendezvous, rock tracks, 18.16: Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm, 18.29: Rolling Stones - Angie, 30^, 18.37: "Mike Mike Mike Radio", Jock Jams - Are You ready for This, 18.40: "Mike broadcasting live from Holland", 18.48: Elton John - Sorry seems to be the hardest Word ,19.08: "Especially Finnish listeners keep on listening", Blondie - Rapture, 19.29: cd-rock, cd-ann., 19.32: contact info, cd 19.33, S8-S9+5 1620      19.14     Marianne + unid, S6-8, other Dutch on freq playing Dutch songs, at times both equally strong and interchanging, 19.18: greez to DB 1638    ...

Monday 2024-9-2 G1-peaks at 16 and 19 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Lithuania, Russia, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the North Sea, Spain +S1-3, radio blackout R1 (M1.0) at 20 UTC, only Greeks on 180 meters 6206      18.07     Sombrero, S7-9, occ. ute 6205-10, s/on-rock, 18.10: Pate Mustajärvi & Sakari Kuosmanen - Sydän syrjällään, 18.19: Kiss - Rock and Roll all Nite, 18.22: id-jingles in Finnish and English, Police - Don't stand so close to Me, cd 18.31 6895      18.41     unid, S4-6, other carrier 6894, experimental jazzrock tracks, ass. Zeppelin 5880      19.27     Rock Revolution, S5-7, occ. covered by ute 5880-85, 5875 No. Korean jamming splashing, 19.34: "Radio Rock Revolution - music power on SW" 5035      19.47     Deltracks, S5-7, "Deltracks - where we belong", rock tracks in h...

The identifications list of pirate radio broadcasts which have been receivable at my remote QTH during the last six months, March 2024 - August 2024 and a comparison between the previous years' numbers are here:  IDs 03/2024 - 08/2024   Sunday 2024-9-1 Ionosphere setting after last night's G1-storm, Bz still erratic: -5 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6195      11.20     RealMix, S8-S9+5 G1-peaks at 14.30, 15.30-16 UTC, 17.30-18, 18.30-19.30 UTC, radio blackout R1 (M5.5) at 13 UTC slowly subsiding to C-cathegory at 17.30 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, floor SW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, Türkiye, Austria, Swizerland, Spain +S1-3 6205      18.05     pres. LHH, S7-9, occ. ute 6205-10, rock tracks and English hosting, reminiscing R. Veronica recordings 6270      18.21     Cuckoo, S5-7, id- jingle, cuckoo bell chimes, rock, 18.24: "Radio Cuckoo broadcasting all around" 5800    ...