Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 6 - 15 - limited opportunities

January 6^th. If only we had the antennas in order this morning could have been quite fun. It took a long time before any signals at all. Ideal on 1130 was one of the first 02 and then went surprisingly well as did Greenland on 570 and 650. Some regular Colombians at 03 and then more and more NA and at best 06 - 07 but far too much noise and crackling on our only "whole" antenna for anything weaker to be able to be ID-ed.

7^th. with a little "proof" that the antenna does not behave as expected - a Thai station on 1350 went brilliant at 22. At 00 KXE as a local on 1540. Some east coast NA later, but noise and an "angry chatter" increased and towards morning there were hardly any signals at all.

8^th. VOCM was good already at 22 and most of the night, otherwise fewer NA this night. Instead, it was mainly some Colombians who made it through the interference.

9^th. some mixed NA and Colombia with a small peak at 02 and then also with Puerto Rico. At 03 only Colombians left, but they were soon drowned out for the rest of the morning by far too strong interference.

10 – 15/1 nothing recorded.

 

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Asien

1350 6.1 2200 Phon Neung Ror. Or., Bangkok ”kanonbra” med marscher och annonsering inklusive id med frekvenser. (1350,077) JE

Nordamerika

1410 6.1 0704 WPOP Hartford CT ”NewsRadio 14-10” och en fm-frekvens som bör ha varit 100.9, men som jag ine kunde uppfatta...

1460 6.1 0600 WOPG Albany NY EWTN.program JE

1550 9.1 0159 CBEF Windsor ON helt ensam på denna vanligtvis röriga frekvens JE

Sydamerika

830 8.1 0200 YVLT R Sensación, San Antonio de los Altos JE

870 8.1 0700 HCLY2 R Cristal, Guayaquil kom upp tillsammans med puertoricanen ett par minuter vid heltimmen (869,974) JE

1200 8.1 0100 HJIJ La Voz de la Raza, Medellin fadade upp lägligt till id (1200,175) JE

1560 8.1 0100 HJHE Voces Rovirenses, Málaga fanns där i bruset JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 1 - 5 - very limited listening

January 1^st. New Year's Eve sounded very different to how it has been lately. Whether it is due to the conditions, or whether it is because some snow has fallen over the "usable" 285-degree antenna, which is largely down to the ground, is anyone's guess. In any case, the level of interference was suddenly perceived to be significantly lower. There was also significantly more NA (at 02 – 03 and then again at 07), even though there were yhe “usual” stations but from a bit inland, and mostly weak signals. Quite chaotic though, since Colombia and/or PR were also on at the same time on most frequencies.

2^nd. it took a long time before there were any signals at all. Between 02 – 04 there was however a bit of “action” with mainly the NA east coast. Some with quite ok strength, but only regular stations. Some Colombians too. Few and weak signals towards the morning.

3^rd. the noise level was again far too high. Harbour Light 1400 and WEGA 1350 were the only ones that really got through., a handful more that I recognized (1130, 1140, 1200, 1320, 1580) and that I probably could have identified if I had tried a little harder...

4^th. Not until 02 did some signals start to come through on the band, only the most common ones from Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico as well as HIAK 1440. A few NAs also later but generally far too weak and far too bad.

5^th. nothing recorded due to power outage. Unfortunately we will probably have to accept that our antennas in Fredriksfors are now in far too poor condition for it to be really meaningful to listen after all the storms. The restoration will take a long time.

 

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Nordamerika

1120 1.1 0300 KMOX St Louis MO envisas med att ligga snett (1119,990) JE

1170 1.1 0700 WWWA Wheeling WY - den här tiden kom en del NA tillbaka som t ex denna. JE

Västindien

1060 1.1 0100 WMIA Arecibo PR med Wapa-id”. Störd av vad som troligen var Santa Fé JE

1210 1.1 0400 WHOY Salinas PR på övertid räknade ner för 2026 JE

1440 4.1 0200 HIAK R Impactante. Santo Domingo tog sig genom bruset. JE

1480 1.1 0400 WMDD Fajardo PR räknade in det nya året JE

Sydamerika

1000 2.1 0258 HJAQ La FM, Cartagena nu här. JE

1060 1.1 0103 HJMV R Furatena, Chiquinquirá svag (1060,212) JE

1100 1.1 0300 HJCN BBN, Bogotá tog sig upp i läslig styrka JE

1100 2.1 0300 HJAT Caracol R, Barranquilla har ”spårat ur”. Kändes igen på Caracols juljingel (1100,284) JE

1130 2.1 0656 HJCS La Voz de Bogotá, Bogotá id-ade JE

1320 4.1 0302 YVWP R Apolo, Turmero hade ”lite att prata om” så här kvällen efter Trumps tillslag. JE

1500 1.1 0400 YVRZ R Dos Mil, Cumaná på övertid för nyåret med nationalsång och andra glada sånger – föga visste de vad som snart skulle ske... JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 29 - 31 - Back again after the storm

On December 29^th. I was up and running again, the power was back but the storm felled lots of trees and all the antennas except 285 with the reverse direction of 105 degrees are heavily damaged. 285 degrees is at least intact, however I still don't know if it is partly knocked to the ground or hanging up. Nothing audible until around 03 when some of the most common NA stations started to come through. On high frequencies then came the usual South Americans, best at 05.

30^th. Very noisy. A few NA with WHBY 1150 as the best At 06 some mixed LA with decent strength but poor sound and still far too noisy.

31^st. the last night of the year was just as sad as the previous ones. I got a little hope at 02 - 03 when it "simmered" a little on the band. NA signals, but too weak and too noisy to be of any use and long before 04 everything was gone..No trace of WNAM 1280 and their "DX test" before closing for good. A few "uninteresting" LA at 06...

 

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Europa

1431 29.12 0400 R 210, Veluwe var det med testprogram (Golden Oldies Radio-program) kunde Andree Bollin på RealDX berätta. (1431,018) JE

Nordamerika

1110 31.12 0200 WBT Charlotte NC med sport – byter format 7 januari JE

1150 30.12 0004 WHBY Kimberly WI var först ut för natten (tillsammans med Harbour Light) JE

1280 31.12 0100 CFMB Montreal QC med ”väldig” styrka i förhållande till hur bandet lät i övrigt JE

1560 31.12 0200 WFME New York NY med musik och ett brusigt id JE

Centralamerika

1560 29.12 0501 R Adventista, Llano Bonito JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 24 - 28 - Bad conditions and storm

December 24^th. there were some weak signals from Brazil at 00. At 02 and a couple of hours ahead a little more southerly signals especially Argentina, but not particularly good. Bad towards the morning with some usual from Brazil weak at 07.

25^th. very poor signals, possibly with a little overweight for Colombia and Puerto Rico.

26^th.some Colombians and probably also Puerto Rico, most of it too weak to sort out. After 04 also a few NA east coast but blurred signals.

27^th. it was different, but not good. Almost no signals from Latin America all night. Instead NA, "best" between 00 and 03 but quite blurred signals and a lot of fading. After 04 nothing but noise.

28^th. nothing recorded due to power outage caused by storm “Johannes”. Very extensive damage was caused throughout the region, leaving us with fallen trees and torn antennas and, it seems, only one antenna (285 degrees with a backswing of 105) intact!

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Nordamerika

1100 27.12 0300 WTAM Cleveland OH JE

1180 27.12 0300 WHAM Rochester NY med id före nyheterna JE

1230 26.12 2359 CFFB Iqaluit NU med id före nyheterna JE

1530 27.12 0000 WCKY Cincinnati OH med ESPN JE

Sydamerika

1100 26.12 0100 HJCN BBN R, Bogotá med id JE

1130 25.12 0154 YVRI R Ideal Maiquetia med id. (1129,996) JE

1140 24.12 0300 CB114 R Nacional, Santiago inte stark och en del långfading men hörbar (1140,124) JE

1160 24.12 0300 LU32 R Olavarria, Olavarria med nationalsång men väldigt svag. JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 19 - 23 - a continued "wandering in the desert"

December 19th.it took until 01 before some signals started to appear, mainly Puerto Rico and Colombia. Best 02 - 03 but it takes more now before Christmas to get through the fog of interference that the Christmas decorations in Delsbo cause. After 04 hardly anything at all.

20th. even worse. Some from the east coast of Canada (580, 750, 800, 1140, 1280) now and then, some probable PR and Colombia. After 04 a little more Colombians on higher frequencies and with better strength, as well as Venezuela (1450, 1490) and Ecuador 1510. But nothing "exciting".

21st. and now USA signals were added on 1030,1130, 1200, 1500. On the other hand, there was not a single station from South America with a discernible signal all night. Incredibly bad, in other words.

On 22nd. the first transatlantic came through so well that they could be heard at 02! VOCM 590 and Harbour Light 1400. At 05 it had been extended to Canada also on 750, 800 and 1140 and the USA on 1039 and 1140... That was it!

On 23rd. I had given up on 285 and switched on the 255 degree antenna. It got better, but not great. Some more common Brazilians (like 740, 940, 1380) already at 23, 24 a couple of Argentinas were added and on 01 some more common La Plata. Especially around 03 when some went quite good, even though most of it was too weak or disrupted.

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Europa

981 20.12 1230 Göteborgs Radio Muséum, Lindholmen med testslinga med musik, morseanrop och anrop på engelska och svenska. Hyfsat ostörd så länge det var ”dagsljus”, fler ville vara med (framför allt tjecken och irländaren) på kvällen.JE

1440 20.12 1900 Asfalttelegrafen, Ludvika med ARC:s julspecial med Peter Stillberg vid mikrofonen och gamla välkända signaturen Chattanoga Cho-Cho. Irländsk pirat störde till att börja med. JE

Västindien/Centralamerika

1160 19.12 0200 Caribbean R Lighthouse, Saint Mary/Jennnings tillbaka med hyfsad hörbarhet (men reducerad effekt) igen efter de två sändarbränderna JE

1440 19.12 0500 YNRM R Maranatha, Managua hyfsat bra, men ett par till som försökte vara med JE

Sydamerika

1110 23.12 0300 LS1, La Once Diez ( R Ciudad), Buenos Aires med nationalsången JE

1110 19.12 0303 HJDL R Bolivariana AM, Medellin hördes med sin ”klassiska” signaturmelodi JE

1130 23.12 0259 Emisora Santiago y Copla, Cd Evita gick bra i samband med nationalsången JE

1190 23.12 0203 LRA15 R Nacional, Tucumán med ett Radio Nacional-anrop”JE

1330 23.12 0100 ZP13 R Chaco Boreal, Asuncon är ju inte ovanlig, men visade att transatlanterna inte sopats bort från bandet i alla fall. JE

1550 23.12 0300 LT23 R San Genero, San Genero Norte var framme igen JE

1560 19.12 0300 HJXZ R Santa Maria de la Paz, Medellin inte bra men visade trots allt på lite uppåt i konditionerna. Julmusik JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 15 - 18 - a short Canadian opening

December 15^th. I had switched to 285 degrees – to no avail. It took until 01 before Harbour Light appeared as the first for the night, along with a couple of other (too) weak stations. Occasional signals then from NA, Puerto Rico before the next really readable signal came; R Maria 1220 at 04. 05 also WEGA 1350 quite ok together with Uniminuto 1580 and probably WUNR 1600. but 06 it was only WEGA that held out.

16th. nothing until CBI 1140 appeared really strong 01. When then WDEA 1370 came in 02 with Christmas music it almost felt like something had happened to the conditions. At 04 there was NA on a large number of frequencies, at least on the upper half of the band, But only the most common ones. Gradually, an increasingly intense crackling came and most of the NA signals disappeared. Instead, there were a few (regular) Colombians left.

17th. I moved over to the 317-degree and hoped that the conditions would move inwards towards NA. A disturbance with a greatly increased solar wind and far too high A_index spoiled my hopes. Some from Canada around 04 and a Colombia opening at 06, which could have been really nice if I had had a more suitable antenna connected.

On 18th. I managed to get "Your Christmas Station VOCM" on 590 at 22 into my headphones for the first time this year - but not for long. And nothing else... There was a strong disturbance again, the K-index and solar wind shot up and the 285-degree antenna was of no use. A little hum, a few carriers, most of them probably from from Puerto Rico and Colombia, so it probably wouldn't have mattered much if I had had another antenna either.

 

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NA

740 17.12 0400 CBX Edmonton AB ”The CBC News is next...” JE

840 17.12 0400 CFCW Camrose AB med country JE

880 17.12 0400 CHED Edmonton AB id och nyheter svag och brusig JE

930 17.12 0400 CJCA Edmonton AB ”The Light” orkade fram JE

1110 16.12 0402 WBT Charlotte NC annonserade WBT-FM som tagit över WBT:s mellanvågsprogram. Ligger kvar på MV till alldeles i början av januari då 1110 ska komma med nytt format. JE

1230 17.12 0059 CFFB Iqaluit NU id-ade - nattens första och länge enda signal. JE

1370 16.12 0200 WDEA Ellsworth ME ”Rudolph the rednosed reindeer” blev första NA jullåten i mina lurar för säsongen Säger väl allt om konditionerna. JE

Västindien

1550 16.12 0300 R Rebelde har inte hörts här på jättelänge, men nu var det dags. Också på 1180 där jag heller inte uppfattat den på länge. JE

1560 16.12 0600 R Adventista, Llano Bonito gick ganska bra den här tiden. Körsång JE

Sydamerika

1380 17.12 0600 HJEJ Esperanza R, Palmira en överraskning eftersom jag lyssnade på 317-gradersantenn även om tyvärr svag och brusig, men här vid 06 kom en öppning mot Colombia med signaler som orkade fram också på t ex 1430, 1450, 1460, 1470, 1580, 1590 JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 10 - 14 -"Best" from Brazil

On December 10th. I realized early that it was wrong to have the 255-degrees antenna connected. Apart from some too weak ones from Brazil, it was Dos Mil 1500 that was on at 00. Fragments of the national anthem on 1130 at 03, a little mumbling on 1230 and 1270 were what reminded me of La Plata. Some weak probably Colombians, Harbour Light 1400 – and then actually a decent ID from HIAK on 1440...

On 11th. Harbour Light was alone for a long time. Judging by the splitters, quite a few La Plata stations at 03 but too weak. Ñandutí 1020 was an exception with a readable signal. Also Caribbean Lighthouse the night before fire number two in the transmitter. At 04 Paraguay 920 and R Nacional Brasilia 980, then far too noisy.

12th. good against Brazil especially 23 – 00. Some La Plata stations also came, but also with worse strength and gradually fewer stations. Hardly anything at all after 03.

13th. and still "the best" signals from Brazil but also still some Spanish-speaking southerners. However, the signals came one or two hours later than the day before. 04 was mostly gone, but then suddenly CBI went on 1140. Then there was no more audible signals, except for Colombians on 1560 and 1580 at 07.

14th. it sounded quite promising with Brazil, but also Paraguay (920, 970), "both" Argentina on 1270 etc already at 23. But it never really took off. At 03, Peru surprised (despite the fact that I was running 255 degrees) with good ID on 1220 (Melodia), but also 1180, 1360, 1500, 1570.. At 06, conditions had become even trickier – WWKB 1520 and KXEL 1540 were distorted, Colombia on 1580, 1589 and Bolivia 1560.

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Västindien

1440 10.12 0300 HIAK R Impactante, Santo Domingo id-ade – en av få trots ”fel” antenn Också 11/12 vid 05. JE

Sydamerika

780 14.12 0400 ZP70 R Primero de Marzo, Caacupe Mi JE

1010 11.12 0400 ZYH448 R Aleluia, Salvador BA oväntat bra med tanke på hur bandet lät i övrigt. JE

1120 12.12 0300 ZYL272 R Itatiaia, Ouro Preto MG med fotboll från moderstationen Rádio Itatiaia i Belo Horizonte (610). Rudolf Grimm kunde konstatera att det var fotboll med hemmalaget Atletico Mineiro. Inget id men man nämner smeknamnet ”Galos = Tupparna” och Itatiaias kommentatorer kändes igen. (1120,017) JE

1220 14.12 0300 OAX6X R Melodia, Arequipa överraskande på ”fel” antenn och med bara några enstaka brassar. Inte så stark men rent och fint (1220,021) JE

1330 13.12 0303 ZP13 R Chaco Boreal Asunción id-ade (1329,989) JE

1340 12.12 0200 CW53 La Voz de Melo, Melo sprakigt id JE

1390 13.12 0102 ZYK209 R Esperança AM Porto Alegre RS svårt splattrad (1390,007) JE

1400 12.12 0000 ZYJ462 R Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ stark men störd av Zorilla de San Martin däremot inget från Harbour Light runt heltimmen JE

1560 14.12 0559 R Luz del Mundo, La Paz var inte vad jag väntade denna tid med dessa konditionr JE