BetaJBK DXing

Sunday 2024-3-31, Easter Sunday Unsettled ionosphere after G1-G3-G5-G2-G1-peaks at 2-5 UTC, Bz currently - .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. static crashes from Sweden +S1 6306      12.27     Sombrero, S7-9, Roxette - Sleeping in my Car, "This is Radio Sombrero from Finland broadcasting on 48 meter band", email Unsettled ionosphere, Bz: +1 .. +7 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, constant static crashes and hassle from Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain +S1 6306      16.24     Sombrero, S7-9, Boston - More than a Feeling, 17.32: Van Halen - Jump, 17.36:" This is Radio Sombrero from Finland broadcasting on 48 meter band", email 6300      16.37     unid, S6-8, ABC - All of my Heart, cd 17.39-40, ABC - North, cd 17.46 6205      16.46     LHH, S6-8, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale, id, hosting  6290      16.50  ...

Saturday 2024-3-30, Holy Saturday Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -1 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6185      08.55     RealMix, S7-9, Olivia Newton-John - Physical, "You're listening to RealMix Radio ... good DX and 73s from Finland", Paul McCartney - Hope Of Deliverance, 9.00: Delta Mike on Air: versions of Beatles' records by different artists, 9.57: cd-ann., Peter Sellers - Hard Days's Night, 9.59: RealMix Afternoon-segment of the broadcast, 12.03: Joakim hosting, 10.05: Eddie Money - Take me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) 6306      10.56     Sombrero, S6-8, Juice Leskinen - Atomisuoja, 10.58: "This is Radio Sombrero from Finland broadcasting on 48 meter band", email, "Olemme Radio Sombrero, vapaaradio Suomesta, vapaata toimintaa jo vuodesta 2004", email, cd 10.59 Unsettled ionosphere after almost G1-peaks at 10-11.30 UTC , Bz: 0 .. +8 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1, static crashes from France, Switzerland, Italy +S1 6300  ...

Friday 2024-3-29, Good Friday Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: 0 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, occ. early evening static crashes from Ukraine +S1, floor MW=S1 6306      16.52     Sombrero, S6-8, occ. ute 6304-07, occ. amateurs on freq, rock, "Olemme suomalainen vapaaradio lyhytalloilla, Radio Sombrero", email, English id-jingle, Finn hits and id-jingles, 17.10: Pauli Hanhiniemi - Muutkin mokaa 1630      17.02     Meteoor, S3-7, instr. polka, id 17.03, greez to stations, polka song, cd 17.06 1638      17.06     Luka, s/on, S6-8, instr. polka, QSO Meteoor, Markonist, Polkaman, cd 17.07 1645      17.14     Markonist, S6-8, id, CCR - Who stopped the Rain, cd 17.17 1660      17.19     Studio 19, S6-8, Greek on freq occ. covering, Dutch polka version of "Jinglebells", polka song, 17.22: CCR - I heard It through the Grapevine, Schocking Blue - Venus, ...

 Thursday 2024-3-28 Settling ionosphere after nearly G1-peaks 0-16 UTC, Bz: -1 .. +1 nT, noise: floor MW=S1, floor SW=S0 1665      17.09     Digital, S5-8, id, instr. R&R, march mx, Yankovic polka cavalcade, 17.20: Haddaway - What is Love, Cats - Love is a golden Ring 1620      18.17     Schaduwjager, S5-8, Greek on freq, instr. polka, id, greez to Casablanca, instr. polka, cd 18.22 1629      18.22     Nachtzwerver, S4-7, other carrier 1627, rock, 18.23: covered by another carrier on freq, 18.28: Van Halen - Jump, id 18.32, Toto - Hold the Line 1629      18.24     Kwicksilver, s/on, S4-7, instr. polka, 18.25: id, cd 1635      18.31     Marskramer, S4-7, waltz, Dutch version of "Schön ist die Jugendzeit"-waltz, waltzes, id 18.41 1647      18.36     Luka, S3-6, polka song, 18.37, "XX Radio op de mittelg...

Wednesday 2024-3-27 Unsettled ionosphere after G-disturbances at 11.30-15.30 UTC, Bz: 0 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1 1638      18.21     Moonbreker, S3-5, greez to stations, Zangeres Zonder Naam - Mandolinen in Nicosia 1620      18.25     Monza, S4-6, instr. polka, id 18.26, 18.27: Men At Work - Land down Under, cd 18.29 5800      18.33     unid, S7-9, ute 5802, rock, cd 18.34 6295      18.40     unid, S7-9, Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzales, Rod Stewart - Every Beat of my Heart, 18.52: part of Meat Loaf - I’d do anything for Love (but I won’t do That), 18.54-55 carrier only, cd, no id , on again 19.02, reggae, 19.05-07: carrier only, Foreigner - Cold as Ice, 19.15: part of Sylvester - You make me Feel, carrier only, 19.19: "Run run Run"-techno, 19.23: carrier only, cd, no id 6285      18.50     Akenzo, s/on, S6-8, techno, 18.5...

Tuesday 2024-3-26 G1-G2-G1-peaks at 13-14.30 UTC, G1-peaks at 15.30-16.30 UTC, G1-G3-G4-peaks at 18.30-19 UTC, unsettled ionosphere, Bz: -2 ..0 nT, noise: floor SW=S1, fading SW signals, no signals on 180 meters 6295      18.35     unid, S7-9, Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry, 18.43. moved to 6276 6277      18.37     Flux AM, S6-8, other carrier 6275, "Bye bye Bambi"-song, "This is Flux AM broadcasting from the Netherlands", Dutch  songs, moved to 6287 6320      18.40     ass. Joey, S7-9, techno version of "Happy Together", rock and techno tracks 6287      18.46     Flux AM, S5-7, Dutch song, id 18.48 6276      18.48     unid, S7-9, 18.49 moved back to 6295, cd 18.53 6275      18.50     unid, S4-6, other carrier 6276, Dutch talking + song, 18.52: "XX experimenteel", 18.55: Dutch version of "Only the Lonely" ...

Monday 2024-3-25 Ionospheric disturbances continuing with G1-peaks at 16.30-17 UTC, solar radiation storm at S1-level, Bz steady: 0 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Algeria +S1 6306      17.00     Sombrero, S7-9, Talking Heads - Psycho Killer, "Olemme Suomen aktiivisin vapaa radio lyhytaalloilla, Radio Sombrero", English id-jingle, email, Lapinlahden Linnut - Tenukeppi 6300      17.06     unid, S5-7, Dutch pirate song, Proclaimers - I'm gonna Be (500 Miles), 17.09: SWCH summer meeting 2024 info, cd 17.12, no id 6210      17.23     unid, S2-5, occ. ute 6207-10, Imagination - Just An Illusion, more disco tracks Ionospheric disturbances weakening, solar radiation storm at S1-level, Bz: -2 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S2, weak 180 meter signals 5815      18.28     unid, S7-9, ute 5816-19, Ukrainian ? songs, 18.30: carrier only, cd 1640  ...