BetaJBK DXing

Wednesday 2024-1-31 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +2 nT, noise: floor MW=S1, floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Norway 1620      14.00     Schaduwjager, S4-6, 14.01: id, greez to Luka, Concorde, Fancy - Bolero, 14.02: id, cd 14.03 1638      14.27     Luka, S3-6, id, greez, Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 6265,5   15.09     unid, S2-4, rock tracks, 15.43: Melanie - Look what They've done to my Song Ma, 16.25: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon, 16.36: Fairground Attraction - Perfect, 16.42: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger, 16.48: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart, Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red, Neffex - I'm not worth It, S3-6, 18.32: Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax, S3-5 1620      15.13     unid, S2-4, other carrier 1618, Dutch song, 15.15: talking, "Hand in hand"-song, 16.02: talking, id 6260      15.25  ...

Tuesday 2024-1-30 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz erratic: -4 .. +2 nT, noise: floor MW=S1, floor SW=S0, static crashes from Greece, eastern Mediterranean +S1 1629      15.08     unid, S2-6, Loreen - Tattoo, Beach Boys - Kokomo, 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Come take my Hand  6306      15.19     Sombrero, S7-9, rock tracks, 15.23: "Radio Sombrero täällä taas moi, meillä on ruuhkaa raportoinnissa" 6300      15.20     Mexico, S7-9, "Meine kleine Katarina"-song, German and Dutch songs, 15.34: Bernd Clüver - Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika, 15.40: "This is Mexico Radio, a free radio station on SW many thanks for listening, hier ist Mexico Radio, eine freie Radiostation auf Kurzwelle", email, David Bowie - Modern Love 6290      15.21     unid, s/on, S6-8, occ. ute 6285-95, Easybeats - Friday on my Mind, cd 15.24 6277      15.26     unid, S3-5, p...

Monday 2024-1-29 Disturbed ionosphere, Bz: -7 .. +7 nT, S1 solar radiation storm since 5 UTC, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from the Norwegian coast line +S1, SW signals in fast fading, floor MW=S1, 180 meters opening in slow and deep fading 6306      15.20     Sombrero, S8-S9+5, 6310 CW, 15.21: Scatman John - Scatman, Jerry Lee Lewis - Great balls of Fire, rock tracks, 15.30: instr. march mx, instr. techno, id, "Kivaa iltaa mussukat" 6294      15.24     unid, S6-8, mx, cd 15.26 6280      15.26     Mexico / Radio 60, S7-9, "Gluk gluk gluk", talking, instr. techno + greez, big band polka, 15.34: instr. techno, Mexico id 15.38, 16.05: "This is Radio 60", Yazoo - Only You 6320      15.35     unid, S5-7, ute 6321-26, Bucks Fizz - Making your Mind Up, Bangles - Manic Monday, 15.44-49 carrier only, cd 6260      15.40     unid, una...

Sunday 2024-1-28 Unsettled ionosphere after this morning's G1-storm at 3.30-7.30 UTC, Bz currently falling +7 > -6 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, occ. static crashes from Türkiye 6302      15.46     unid / BBC Radio 3 / Music Radio 95,7 / Community Radio, S4-7, wobbling carrier 6304, two presenters talking in English about pirate radio stations, 16.20: "This was a BBC Radio 3 documentary", 16.35: "You're listening to Music Radio 95,7", 17.11: moved to 6318, "This is X Community Radio Station" 6270      15.57     unid, S5-7, ute on freq, rock tracks, 16.04 moved 6270>6276>6270, Dutch rock, rock tracks, 16.14: Prince - Purple Rain, 16.28: U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love), instr. polka, rock, cd 16.33 6280      15.59     ContiKenzo, S6-8, Scorpions - Send me an Angel, Dutch song, 16.03: greez to Vulcan, Dutch songs, 16.10: talking, Dutch songs, id 16.29, "We have two transmissions on fo...

Saturday 2024-1-27 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from the Norwegian coast line 6306      10.32     Sombrero, S7-9, PMMP - Rusketusraidat, "Olemme Radio Sombrero Suomesta, we are Radio Sombrero from Finland", email, Mansesteri X MiikaTheMachine - Bensaa lenkkareissa, cd 10.38 6273      12.45     Lighthouse, S7-9, sterotesti, id, "This is Lighthouse Radio, we hope you have a nice  Saturday, we are testing", instr. rock, jingle: "Hello and welcome to the medical hotline ..", techno version of Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love 6260      15.17     JT, S7-9, Mary Duff - Will You walk with Me, Eddie Hodges - I'm gonna knock on your Door, country, polka and waltz tracks, 15.30: greez to DXAce and others in chat 6280      15.24     unid / R. Luxemburg, S5-7, So Hope on freq, rock, 15.27: UK advertisements, songs, 15.32:...

Friday 2024-1-26 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz very erratic: -5 .. +6 nT, noise: floor MW=S2, floor SW=S1 1638      15.16     Bluebird, S3-9, ute 6275-80, German and Dutch waltz and polka songs, 15.33: talking 6280      15.21     Mexico / Hitmix, S7-9, ute 6275-80, greez and rock, id 15.24 6290      15.23     unid, S5-7, instr. rock, 15.25: instr. "Popcorn", cd for a few seconds, less power, instr. polkas, S2-4, ass. Ronalisa 6300      15.27     unid, S2-4, rock tracks, cd 15.36 6306,3  15.35      Sombrero, S7-9, occ. ute 6305-15, audio breaking at first, rock, 15.41: Finnish and German id-jingles, Sam Cooke - What a wonderful World, 15.45: id-jingles, disco cavalcade, 15.50: id-jingles, Freddie Mercury - Living on my Own, rock tracks + German and Finnish id-jingles, 16.44: Reckless Love - Hot, Kwan - Shine, id-jingle, 16.52: Technicolour - Teach me Love...

Thursday 2024-1-25 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz erratic: -3 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, SW signals in fast fading, floor MW=S1, 180 meter signals in slow fading 6275      15.34     unid, S3-5, occ. amateurs on freq, polka song, techno, cd 15.40, no id 6290      15.47     Ronalisa, S3-5, id-jingle, email, CCR - Sweet Hitchhiker, rock tracks 6320      15.58     Kiss AM, S3-5, Mud - Dynamite, 16.00: id-jingle 6260      16.21     Monique, S6-8, instr. rock, instr. country mx, 16.28: "This is Radio Monique", station id mx, 16.30: live hosting, Beatles - Yellow Submarine 1630      16.32     Eigen Risico, S5-7, other carrier 1628, Hawaii guitar polka, instr. polkas, 16.41: waltz song, 16.44: greez, "This is the station Eigen Risico" 1646      16.35     Rietvink, S3-6, Annie Lennos & Eurythmics - And I want You, i...