BetaJBK DXing

Wednesday 2026-1-21 , only checking if propagation has returned after Monday's solar explosion > starting to improve  All-day G1 storm, S1 solar radiation storm and negative Bz values, C6-8 solar flares at 18.30-19.30 UTC, on 180 meters only carriers and weak Greek stations, except: 1647      20.38     unid, S3-6, Modern Talking - Brother Louie, AronChupa - I'm an Albatraoz, Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around, Novaspace - To France, 20.52: moved to 1645, talking, Ultrabeat - Pretty Green Eyes, cd 20.54 1629      20.58     Blauwe Fazant, S4-7, Seemon & Marijke - I Saw You, Bee Gees - Tragedy, 21.01: greez, id

My Web-888 SDR receiver is now ready for evaluation by me and the public. It can be accessed here: Web-888 SDR  If you want to send feedback, you can do so via my blog: Blog Please use the Contact Form of the blog, which can be accessed by pressing the three horizontal lines shown in picture. Things under assessment during this preliminary testing phase are at least: - general performance of the service - stress testing of the receiver and its settings - stress testing of my router and internet connection - necessity of further local noise reduction issues from me and my neighbors.   Thanks ! Test Log Tuesday 2025-4-15 with the Web-888 Disturbed ionosphere, R1 (M1.5 ) radio blackout at 10.30 UTC, G2-G1-peaks at 17.30-20 UTC, Bz erratic: -20 .. +20 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Germany, France, Spain, Algeria +S1, floor MW=S1 1629      18.40     unid, S5-7, Greek on freq, other carrier 1630, Dutch songs 1620      1...

Sunday 2025-4-13 - Web-888 first time tests in stormy ionospheric conditions Unsettled ionosphere, latest G1-G2-G1-G3-G2-G1-peaks at 1-9 UTC, Bz: - 5  .. -1 nT, noise: floor SW=S1, SW signals in deep fading   6205      11.32      Mordor, S4-8, s/on-rock, 11.34: "Ok my friends, you are now listening to Radio Mordor", 11.37: greez to stations, id, Hollies - Long cool Woman in a black Dress, greez to listeners, Abba - Gimme gimme Gimme (a Man after Midnight), 11.44: email, id spelled out, CCR - I heard it through the Grapewine, Boney M - Rasputin, 11.50: "This is a very short broadcast and soon we'll be closing down", Eric Clapton - Cocaine, Who - Won't get fooled Again, The Swedish National Anthem: Du Gamla Du Fria, 11.57: cd-ann., Neil Young - Keep on rocking in the free World, 11.59: falling airplane sounds, cd Unsettled ionosphere, G2-G1-peaks at 13.30-14, 19-19.30 UTC,G1-G2-peaks at 19-20 UTC, Bz collapsing at 17 UTC, currently -6 .. -4 nT, nois...

 Saturday 2024-8-3 New antennas under testing :  Text and drawing Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peak at 15.30 UTC, a few R1 radio blackouts during daytime, Bz negative since 7 UTC, currently -5 .. -1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, constant static crashes from Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Germany, Italy, the Adriatic Sea + S1-2, radio blackout R1 (M2.9) at 16.50 UTC > increased atmospheric hissing 6210      16.33     King SW, S3-5, rock tracks, id 16.43 6170      16.50     Scandinavian Weekend Radio, S7-9, progressive rock with DJ Esa, 17.00: "From the town of Virrat this is SWR" 6275      17.04    Weekend Music, S6-8, ute 6277-82, s/on-mx, id, hosting, 17.05 in CW: "Weekend Music Radio Scotland", later moved to 6272 6393      18.24     unid, S6-8, greez to Scotland DX, "Mission impossible"-tune, 18.26: "Listeners, good evening, hello, hello", Jennifer Paige - ...

Monday 2024-1-22 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz very erratic: -3 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, 48 meters closing for local signals, floor MW=S2 6290      15.09     Mexico, S7-9, off-shore tune + greez, instr. polka, 15.20: "This is Mexico Radio, a free radio station on SW", German id-jingle, email 6258      15.12     Sombrero, S7-9, hard rock, 15.13: "Olemme Sombrero Radio Suomesta, testaamme, we are Sombrero Radio from Finland, we are testing", Pate Mustajärvi - Mä elän vieläkin, cd 15.19 6306      15.22     Sombrero, s/on, S4-7, Bogart Co. - All the best Girls, OneRepublic - Runaway, 16.30: same id-jingle as on 6258, cd 15.31 6205      15.43     unid, S3-6, surrounded by occ. utes, rock tracks, cd 16.41 1665      16.23     Digital, S5-8, instr. R&R tracks, 16.24: greez to Uitzendkracht 1619,5   16.26     Zwarte Boe...

During summer 2023 I have conducted several antenna tests with the existing antennas. The aim has been to increase their directivity towards the south west. The tests are now completed and have resulted in modifications to the Beverage- and Double-Kaz antennas. The modified antennas for winter 2023-2024 are illustrated in the Remote QTH subfolder. The antennas in the following video are: 1. Beverage 630 meters long 2. Beverage 70 meters long 3. T2FD 40 meters long 4. Newly designed 40 meters long Kaz antenna, the MDDK, "Modified Doubled Double Kaz". After several years of trying the Kaz finally seems to be working almost as well as the 630 meter Beverage. Still a lot of day time D-layer absorption on 49 meters between Finland and Denmark:

Thursday 2023-10-5 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -2 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Romania, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro +S1 6295      14.27     Radio 42, S4-6, "Dit is XX, gorde middag", instr. polka, 14.28: "1,2, test, 1,2, XX met een kort toestje", "Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund"-song, 14.34: "This is Radio 42 on SW, Sie hören Radio 42 auf Kurzwelle", multilingual id-jingles, 14.36 cd 6290      16.59     Mike / R. Mi Amigo, S8-S9+5, id, instr. polka, rock tracks, 17.07: "Dit is Mi Amigo Internationaal", Miley Cyrus - Jaded, 17.10: "Mike Mike Mike Radio", David Garrick - Dear Mrs. Applebee, 17.12: id-jingle, Dutch songs, 17.19: Beatles - Penny Lane, 17.22: "Free and independent - that's Mike Radio", 17.27: Police - Every little Thing She does is Magic, 17.31: id, email, Kinks - Sunny Afternoon 6270      18.28     Deltracks, S6-8, s/on, rock, 18.31: "Retro Hits", Guns N' Rose...

Remote connection between my QTHs has been established using SDRPlay RSP2Pro and SDRConnect. The latter is the new server/client program introduced in August 2023 by SDRPlay: https://www.sdrplay.com/sdrconnect/   This is how the client program looks like running in remote mode. Videotest: recorded with OBS Studio, trimmed with Online_video_cutter.com. Click screenview to enlarge, increase volume to hear properly. 

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Wednesday 2023-5-3, test phase day 3/7 Calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece +S1 6280      15.41     unid, S3-5, instr. "El condor pasa", instr. polkas, 15.54: instr. R&R, 15.56: instr. polkas,  16.04: Fischer Z - So Long, , Golden Earring - When the Bullet hits the Bone (Twilight Zone), 30^,  16.17: AC / DC - It's a long Way to the Top - Thunderstruck, 45^, 16.30: instr. polkas .......  6270      15.43     Mexico, S3-5, ute 6265-75, 15.45: "Sie hören Radio Mexico auf 6270", 15.47: German version of "Oh my Darling Clementine", more German songs 6280      16.43     unid, S4-6, rock, instr. polka, 16.45: techno polka, Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Do You wanna Dance, interval signals, German song, cd 16.53, no id Calm ionosphere, Bz calm: -1 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, statics +S1 from Ukraine, Greece,...

 Friday 2023-4-28 G1-peak at 17 UTC, Bz erratic: -3 .. +4 nT, disturbed ionosphere, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant  static crashes from Russia, Germany, Switzerland, France +S1-2, signals in fast fading, 180 meters not open yet: 6295      17.49     unid, S3-5, surrounded by occ. wobbling carriers, oldies and R&R tracks 6260      17.53     Avia, S3-5, ute 6256-59, occ. ute 6262-65, rock tracks, id 18.23 6300      17.55     Ronalisa, S3-5, mx, 17.58: talking in the statics, id, cd 18.02  6205      18.07     unid, S6-9, surrounded by utes,  "Wat wil je van me"-rock, Dutch songs, e.g. 18.12  version of  "Make me an Island", more Dutch songs, cd 18.28, no id 5800      18.33     unid, S4-7, country and R&R tracks, 30^ 1629      19.15     unid, S4-6, Dutch songs, 19.32...

Receiving Ros AM Radio 2018-8-6

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This might do. Monday 202x-4-17 Fairly calm ionosphere, sudden collapse of Bz at 11 UTC: +7 > -8 nT, then negative, currently -1 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Serbia, Albania, Türkiye +S1, floor MW=S1, 180 meters gradually opening 6205      17.36     Misti, S4-6, surrounded by utes, Zombies - Time of the Season, 17.37: "Good evening, this is Misti Radio", R&R tracks 6300      17.38     unid, S6-8, 17.40: Madonna - American Pie, Duran Duran - Ordinary World, 17.51-: carrier only + partly payed tracks, cd 17.54 6270      17.46     unid, totally covered by ute 6265-75, mx 1638      17.51     Bluebird, S3-7, other carriers 1635 and 1640, Dutch version of "Puttin' on the Style", polka song, Dutch songs, 18.10: greez id, at 20.30: S9+5-S9+5 1660      17.58     unid, S2-6, big band mx tracks, 18.10: "XX uit Achterh...