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Wednesday 2025-6-18 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Sweden, Russia, Belarus, Serbia, the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, Spain, Marocco +S1-2, floor MW=S1 6305,5   18.25     unid, S3-5, 6305 amateurs, instr. techno, 18.26 talking, Dutch song, talking, cd 18.29 5840      18.29     Mike, S6-8, "Mike Mike Mike Radio", Mr. Mister - Broken Wings, id-jingle, Nirvana - Smells like Teenage Spirit, Laura Branigan - You take my Self Control 6285      18.44     Taxus, S5-7, Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven, Annika Bruhns - Fernando, Toto - Love isn't always on Time (Hold the Line), Eric Carmen - All by Myself, 18.57: "Je luistert naar XX Radio Internationaal", greez, Mike Radio id-jingles, greez, 19.01: id, Shadows - Apache, S6-8 6305,5   19.46     Delta 48 / unid ?, S3-6, drifting down, occ. ute 6306-09, techno, Dutch song, Dutch talking, Dutch...

Tuesday 2025-6-17 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -6 .. +7 nT,, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Spain +S1-2, floor MW=S1, G1-G2-G1-peaks at 19-20.30 UTC > weakening 180 meter signals 6238      18.34     unid, S3-5, Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei, ZZ Top - Gimme all your Loving, rock tracks, cd 18.49, ass. Delta 48 6237      18.50     Markies, s/on, S3-5, DJ Paul Elstak - Rainbow in the Sky, "Dit is kort aan de band Radio Markies", QSO Delta 48 4945      19.14     unid, unassessable, ute on freq, rock tracks 6274      19.32     Markies, s/on, S4-6, instr. polka, id 19.36, Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil went down to Georgia 6238      19.40     ass. Delta 48 / unid, S4-7, Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei over and over, 19.48: Dutch hosting, id, rock tracks, 19.54: Les Reed Orchestra - Man of Action, 19.57: id-jingle, carrie...

Monday 2025-6-16 R2 (M6.4) radio blackout at 9.30 UTC, R1 radio blackouts: (11.30 UTC: M1.4, 15 UTC: M1.2), latest G1-peak at 10 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, the Black Sea, Croatia, Slovenia, the Adriatic Sea, Italy +S1-3 6285      18.26     Nachtpiraat, S3-6, occ. ute 6285-95, German waltz, instr. techno, panflute polka, 18.35: id, instr.R&R, cd 18.37 6290      18.46     Wilskracht, S4-7, occ. ute 6285-95, "Dit is Radio Wilskracht met een kleine test", QSO Nachtpiraat, 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday, German rock 6295      18.49     unid, S3-5, occ. ute 6285-95, 6290 splashing, Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky, rock, 18.56: talking in the statics, rock tracks, 19.44: English talking, Chicory Tip - Son of my Father 6304,3   19.39     unid, S2-5, occ. ute 6295-6305, jazz, 19.47: Dave Edmunds - ...

Sunday 2025-6-15 G1-storm at 5-8.30 UTC, R1 radio blackouts (8 UTC: M2.3, 11 UTC: M2.0), latest G1-peak at 12.30 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, the Black Sea, Poland, Chechia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain +S1-2 5840      17.55     WDR, S2-5, Classics - Gimme that Horse, Phil Collins - Sussudio, 18.04: Smokie - Needles and Pins, Maywood - Rio, Walkers - Jack of Diamonds, CCR - Down on the Corner, Billy Joel - Uptown Girl, Culture Club - Karma Chameleon, Classics - San Sebastian, 30^, id: 18.27 + Koto -Dragon's Legend + greez 5858      18.30     WDR, S1-4, same as 5840 6295      18.33     ContiKenzo, S3-6, Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei, hosting, Ram Jam - Black Betty 6185      19.00     RealMix / Igloo, S9-S9+10, program som presenterar Västkustens DX-Klubbs historia och dess verksamhet samt...

Saturday 2025-6-14 G1-G2-storm periods at 4-7 UTC, several G1-peaks during daytime, latest at 15-16 UTC, Bz: -6 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Poland, Germany Italy, France, Spain +S1-2 5860      17.57     unid / Golden Oldies, S6-8, waltz song, "The best music all the time - Golden Oldies Radio", 18.00: Golden Oldies nieuws 5835      18.06     unid, S4-6, occ. ute 5834-37, rock tracks, ass. Evropa (UKR) 6325      18.15     Weekend Music, S3-5, hosting about listening to the Irish pirates in the 80's, id G1-G2-peaks at 19-20.30 UTC, Bz:-2 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant statics + S1-2 6295      19.36     JT, S6-8, accoustic guitar + band mx, 19.42: Tol Hansse - Big City, 19.56: Freddy Quinn - Heimatlos, 20.22: moved to 6300, 20.24: Elvis - One Night with You, id 20.27, S7-9 6285      19.38  ...

Friday 2025-6-13 - Nonexistent pirate signals under today's conditions, except: G1-G2-storm periods at 21-13 UTC, G1-storm at 13-20 UTC, Bz negative since 19 UTC yesterday, currently -10 .. -7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from France, the English Channel, Spain +S1-2, SW signals in fast fading, 180 meters with carriers only 1638      19.48     Turftrekker, S1-5, instr. "Cuckoo"-polka, talking, 19.53: moved to 1640, occ. covered by Greek on freq, 19.55: greez to Sweden, Italy, Achim, 20.08: id, greez to Nigel

Thursday 2025-6-12 G1-peaks at 16-16.30, 17.30-18, 19-19.30 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. 0 nT > -10 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Russia, Türkiye +S1-2 6295      17.59     unid, S2-4, occ. ute 6295-98, instr. R&R tracks, 18.02: "Can't stop loving You"-song, Cliff Richard - The young Ones, 18.10: Cliff Richard - Lucky Lips, 18.20-21: changing freqs, cd 5830      18.26     unid, S6-8, part of New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral, parts of tracks, 18.33: Lou Rawls - See you when I get There, 18.51: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't leave me this Way, 30^, Rammstein - Sonne 6285       19.04     ContiKenzo, S6-8, Abba - Take a Chance on Me, 19,05: " Boys and girls, you're listening to the little pirate", greez +  "I fought the Law (and the Law Won)"-rock 6235      19.12     Batavia, S3-6, Lighthouse Family - Hi...

Wednesday 2025-6-11 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz collapsing at  15 UTC: +5 > -10 nT > G1-G4-G2-G1-peaks at 17-18 UTC > Bz erratic: -10 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, France, Spain, the Biscaya Bay +S1-2 6875      18.23     pres. Zeppelin R, S4-6, occ. ute 6873-77, rock tracks, 18.28: Simple Minds - Don't You (forget about Me), Survivor - Eye of the Tiger 6290      20.11     Ronalisa, S5-7, occ. ute 6285-90, Bryan Adams - Summer of 69, 20.13: id, cd-ann., Cartoons - Doo Dah, 20.17: greez to RainBrandy, 20.20: Rammstein - Radio, "Short test with the helical antenna 4 meters high", 20.27: Kerstin Ott - Die immer lacht, 20.34: greez to me, thanks !, 20.36:  Tokens - The Lion sleeps Tonight, cd 20.40 1629      20.42     Spakenburg, S5-7, greez to me, thanks !, Michael Holm - Mendocino, Dutch version of Carola Hägg...

Tuesday 2025-6-10 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -5 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Marocco +S1-2, G2-G1- peaks at 21-22 UTC 6290      16.16     unid, S3-5, rock tracks, cd 16.19 5830      17.45     unid / unid, S5-7, hosting, Engelbert Humperdinck - Les bicyclettes de Belsize, 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle -  Dreadlock Holiday, 17.57: 5th Dimension - Age of Aquarius, Al Stewart - Year of the Cat, 18.10: Rolling Stones - House of the rising Sun, 18.13-15 carrier only, 30^, Aphrodite's Child - Rain and Tears, Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever, 18.56: Jimi Hendrix Experience - All along the Watchtower, S7-9, Sir Douglas Quintet - She's about a Mover, cd 19.02 6875      19.49     unid, S5-7, ute 6875-85, Paul Anka - Diana, mambo, version of "La Bamba", Steve Lavrence - Footsteps, cd 20.13 6237      20...

Monday 2025-6-9 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -1 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece + S1-2 6205      17.06     Radio Piraat Wereldomroep, S2-5, beeping ute 6203-05, "Het Wilhelmus"-anthem, id, "Het Wilhelmus" again, id, 17.10: polkas 6285      17.15     unid, S3-6, big band polka, rock songs, cd 17.20 5858      17.21     unid / Hitmix, S5-8, instr. R&R, talking, Billy Ocean - When the Going gets tough the Tough get Going 5880      17.30     unid / Hitmix, S5-8, ute 5879, Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling, 17.34: SWCH summer meeting info, Zender Obama jingle, "This is Hitmix Radio live" 6295      18.12     Cuckoo, S2-4, 6291 Russian ann.s rock, English hosting, rock tracks, 18.26: Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's, 18.38: email 6237      18.15...

Sunday 2025-6-8 Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peaks at 14 and 15 UTC, Bz: -7 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Poland, Kaliningrad, Russia, Ukraine, Romania +S1-3, G1-peak at 18-18.30 UTC > Bz dropping: -9 .. -5 nT 5990      17.23     Piepzender ? / FRS Holland, S4-6, id 5841      17.26     Mike ?  / FRS Holland, S6-8  7700      17.28     FRS Holland, S2-4 5800      17.30     ContiKenzo, S5-7, id 6280L    17.36     unid / FRS Holland, S3-5 6285      17.40     ContiKenzo, S4-6 6295      18.40     Black Power, S5-7, id, cd 18.51 5140      18.44     Deltracks, S3-5, id 6325      18.47     Weekend Music, S4-6, id 6205      18.53     unid, S3-5, occ. ute 62...

Saturday 2025-6-7 Several G1-peaks during daytime, settling ionosphere, Bz: -7 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia + S1-3, G1-G2-G4-G6-G3-G1-peaks at 19.30-22 UTC 6210      16.44     King SW, S2-5, rock, 16.50: "King SW", rock 5842      18.03     unid / Golden Oldies, S6-8, Dutch hosting, id, rock tracks, 18.07: Les Humphries Singers - Mexico, same as 5860, 18.10: id, 18.13: Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today 5860      18.04     unid / Golden Oldies, S5-7, rock, 18.06: Dutch hosting, id, Les Humphries Singers - Mexico, same as 5842, 18.11: Fortunes - Caroline 6290      19.04     unid, S3-6, occ. ute 6285-95, Asia - Heat of the Moment, 19.07: "This is a test transmission of XX", cd 19.09 6280      19.11     unid, S3-6, occ. ute 6277-80, occ. Russian amateurs o...

Friday 2025-6-6 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes from Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia +S1-3 5842      17.41     Mike / Mi Amigo / Veronica, S5-7, Infernal - From Paris to Berlin, Dutch hosting, id, 17.49: "De Mi Amigo Fan Club"-advertisement, Soft Cell - Tainted Love, 17.53: R. Veronica jingle, Abba - Eagle, 17.56: "Goede avond dit is De Mike met een audio test", 17.59: Mi Amigo jingle, "Mike Radio with a test broadcast", 18.33: id, greez to me, thanks !, Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street, 18.40: Patti LaBelle - Lady Marmalade, S7-9, 19.11: info on FRSH's Whit Sunday broadcast, instr. polka + hosting, Falco - Der Kommissar, 19.24: cd-rock, 19.28: cd-hosting, cd 19.30 5858      18.04     WDR, S4-6, Dutch song, greez, 18.05: id, Fleetwood Mac  - Go your own Way, 19.31: S6-8 6237      18.47     Markies, S3-5, occ. ut...

Thursday 2025-6-5 Several G1-G2-storm periods during daytime, latest at 13-16 UTC, elevated proton flux weakening, Bz erratic: -4 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Belarus, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Italy +S1-3, sunset 19.50 UTC 5858      17.50     WDR, S5-7, "De telefonist"-song, CCR - Oh lonesome Me, 18.00: greez, 18.01: id, email, instr. "Moonlight Shadow" + greez 6870      18.44     pres. Zeppelin R., S3-5, 6865 So Hope splashes covering 6295      19.18     unid, S2-4, ute 6296-98, occ. ute 6285-95, rock tracks in the statics, ehkä MAR 5800      19.25     unid, S5-7, techno dance tracks, 19.33: Milk Inc. - Losing Love 6340      19.43     unid, S3-5, Lobo - Me and You and a Dog named Boo, Carpenters - Top of the World

Wednesday 2025-6-4 G1-G2 storm periods during morning and daytime, latest at 11-13, 14-16 UTC, G3-G2-G1 period at 16-18.30 UTC, elevated proton flux weakening, evening Bz: -8 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Kaliningrad, Poland, Czechia, Germany + S1-3 5845      17.34     Music Wave, S7-9, Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday, Russian hosting, "This is Music Wave Radio", 17.41: Madonna - Crazy for You, 17.46: Ark Identity - Take me to Tokio 5840      18.36     Mike, S4-6, Kraftwerk - Autobahn, German song "Adios Mexico", Opus - Life is Life, 18.43: talking in the statics, id, Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal im Sperrbezirk, cd 19.01 5858      19.30     WDR, S4-6, other carrier 5857, 20.33: Pussycat - Teenage Queenie, Tommy Steiner - Die Fischer von San Juan, S6-8  6285      20.24     unid, S4-6, occ. ute 6285-95, techno, cd 20.32

Tuesday 2025-6-3 All-night and all-day G1-storm continuing and subsiding 16 UTC onwards, elevated proton flux weakening, R1 (M1.5) radio blackcout at 13 UTC, early evening Bz: 0 .. +5 nT nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Germany, Italy, France, Spain +S1-2 6290      19.18     Batavia, S4-6, rock tracks, 19.27: Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat, id, Tom Jones - Help Yourself, Marvin Gaye - It takes Two 6870      19.36     pres. Zeppelin R., S4-6, Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia, Johnny Burnette - Dreamin'  5800      19.56     ContiKenzo, S5-7, id, Baltimora - Tarzan Boy Fairly calm ionosphere, elevated proton flux weakening, Bz: 0 .. +5 nT, floor SW=S0, constant statics +S1, only carriers on 180 meters 6322      21.02     pres. Markies, S3-6, occ. ute 6322-32, mx, instr. polka, 21.06: waterfall image, R&R vers...

Monday 2025-6-2 G1-storm at 0-13 UTC, G2-storm 13-20 UTC, R1 (M3.3) radio blackout at 11 UTC, elevated proton flux subsiding, Bz: -10 .. -5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Spain +S1-2, SW signals in fast fading 6280      17.52     unid, S2-4, jamming of So Hope on freq, rock tracks, cd 18.17 6237      19.07     Markies, S4-6, Dutch song, instr. mx tracks, 19.14: R&R version of "Besame Mucho", "Good evening, this is De Markies from the south east of the Netherlands", Mud - Dynamite 6870      19.46     pres. Zeppelin R., S4-6, rock, 19.49:  Johnny Tillotson - Poetry in Motion, 19.57: Cliff Richard - Lucky Lips, 20.00: Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid G1-storm continuing, solar radiation storm subsiding, Bz: -5 .. 0 nT, noise: floor MW=S1, constant statics + S1-2, floor SW=S1, SW signals in fast fading 1620    ...

Sunday 2025-6-1 , stormy ionosphere G1 > G2 > G3-G4 > G1-storm at 21-18 UTC, S2 solar radiation storm 6- 18 UTC, radio blackout C9.0 at 15 UTC, early evening Bz: +6 .. +17 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Russia, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Chechia, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain +S1-3 5858      17.51     WDR, S5-7, instr. "Wenn ich träum in der Nacht träum ich immer von dir", Dutch songs 5800      17.59     ContiKenzo, S5-7, Renée - High Time He Went  6290      18.03     Mike, S4-6, disco, 18.05: Madness - Night Boat to Cairo, Patrick Hernandez - Born to be Alive, 18.12: "Good evening, this is Mike Radio broadcasting with medium power", 18.16: Kim Wilde - Cambodia, 18.18: id, cd-ann., "Moving to 5845", cd 18.20  5845      18.22     Mike, S7-9, carrier on, 18.24: Trammps - Disco Inferno, 18.28: id, hosting, 18.33: "Mike MIke Mike ...