Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 1-2 - New Year but not "Happy"

New Year's Eve "always" offers some surprises in the log. So also this time - because who could have guessed that it would be so quiet on the band?. A few from Brazil, possibly Argentina at 1230, 1270 and 1350, Paraguay 920, maybe PR at 1350 and 1520...

January 2^nd. was actually even worse. After 03, some of the most common from Brazil were "readable" for an hour or two and Paraguay on 920 (the backup transmitter this night) also started to be heard. But it wasn't more than that.

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Sydamerika

1240 1.1 0258 ZYK653 R Aleluia Santos SP med mässa (1240,011) JE

1450 31.12 2359 ZYK591 Rádio Boa Nova Guarulhos SP ensam hörbar här men dränktes tidvis helt av splatter från 1449 även när signalstyrkan senare blev mycket bättre. (1449,987) JE

1470 1.1 0000 ZYJ616 R Rural de Parelhas Parelhas RN stängde för natten så här tidigt på nyårsafton, slog av sändaren dryga minuten senare. Väldigt svag. (1470,010) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 26 . 31 - last for the year with Peru

December 26^th.some weak Brasilians at 22 UTC, then not much until after 00. Quite a few Latin Americans but most far too weak to identify.

27^th.got even worse. Decent strengths on an some Brazilians at 00. Then at 02 and a few hours ahead mostly NA as well as some Cuba, Puerto Rico and Colombia. Would probably have been better strengths (but also more noise) if I had connected the 285-degrees antenna.

28^th. I switched to 285 degrees and the conditions followed. But it is hardly noticeable on the log. There was a small opening towards Peru around 00 UTC, but then it was mostly NA. Many with good strength. But there was nothing there that I did not expect, only what is almost always heard.

29^th. during the early night it was mainly North Americans but with weak signals. A few minutes around 00 UTC there was then an opening against Peru at the highest part of the band and with in several stations with surprisingly good signal. Otherwise still mostly NA. After 01, the NA stations became fewer and in many cases even weaker. There was some added from Colombia and Cuba, but they didn't go well either, and hardly anything was then enough to really get through our high noise level.

30/th. I had changed to 255 degrees. Not good. Some of the more common NAs were heard early and continued fairly steadily. Only at 03 UTC some LA signals came, but it was not southern, as should be expected, but eg Dominican Republic (1430), Venezuela (1450), Colombia (1470), Ecuador (1610 – as a local station).

On 31^st. I apparently missed most of a hot openening against Peru because I had the 255 degree plugged in. Now it was so good that it also spilled over a bit on my antenna, especially between 1470 and 1600 but where I had better signals two nights before. Otherwise, nothing of interest during the last night of the year - insofar as there were any signals at all.

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Nordamerika

1040 28.12 0200 WURN Miami FL stark men ”långfading” JE

1560 28.12 2345 WFME New York NY Elvis sjöng ”Silent Night” - Family Radio är f ö en av få jag hört med julmusik denna säsong, även om det förstås varit mer ”klassiska” julsånger JE

Västindien/Centralamerika

1430 20.12 0301 HIBQ79 R Emanuel Santo Domingo gick fint -första LA-station för natten! JE

1560 30.12 0400 R Adventista Llano Bonito / (Cd de Panama) kanonstark (1669,993) JE

Sydamerika

1040 27.12 0000 ZYK537 R Capital inte stark men i alla fall hörbar JE

1070 26.12 0151 LR1 El Destape Mundo Wilde annonserade och spelade musik JE

1250 31.12 0005 R HGV Santa Cruz de Succhubamba överraskade med att komma igenom trots mitt antennval (1250,002) JE

1350 30.12 2359 OAU1H Radio Visión Ferreñafe en av de peruaner som gick bättre denna natt hos mig, eftersom jag valt fel antenn (255 grader), och missade det mesta av denna öppning (1349,985) JE

1420 26.12 0300 YV.. R Sintonia id-ade JE

1510 28.12 2358 OCX4J R Tarma går ofta men nu ovanligt bra. JE

1520 29.12 0000 OBU7X R Avance Espinar/Yauni, - också en ”andinsk” 32 Hz högre, möjligen Cristal eller LV del Atalaya? (1519,980) JE

1540 28.12 0001 OBU2 A R Tropicalisima Trujillo id-ade – hittades tack vare tips av FD/Sim. Ännu bättre 29/12. (1540,006) JE'

1570 29.12 0002 oid Peru som ”konkurrerade” med Carraviz. Efter en del inspel från RealDX pekar det mot Musuq Chaski i Ayacucho, men för osäkert. (1570, 010) JE

1580 28.12 2357 OBX1M R Naylamp Lambayeque gick överraskande bra med ett id. JE

1590 28.12 2356 OAM2S R Municipal San Marcos San Marcos stark (1589,984) JE

1600 29.12 0000 OBM7Antena 5 Wanqhaq lite blandad men bättre än WUNR JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Dec 21 - 25 - not much for Christmas

December 21 was not a good night but there was some usual eastern NA going along with Puerto Rico at and before 01, then especially Colombia. But no good strengths.

22^nd. was a rock bottom. Around 03 – 03 the most common NA stations with ok strength and then above all Cuba but not very well. The interesting thing was possibly that Cuba's national anthem appeared at 05 on a split unknown to me (1349.991), ads were drowned out by WEGA though.

23^rd. a little better but very unstable signals and often far too weak. Some Colombia but also a couple of entries from Ecuador and Peru. After 04 also somewhat more common NA.

24^th. I had changed to 255 degrees - there was a warning of a disturbance that did not come... Despite antenna mostly Colombia but also some Paraguay, very few Brazil/Argentina.

25/12 with some weak signals from Brazil at 22. Just before 00 it could have been a "Peru opening" if I hadn't had 255 degrees switched on. Now it was just a little "fragment". The rest of the night some weak signals mainly from Colombia – nothing at all southern as the antenna was intended...

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Nordamerika

1430 21.12 0058 WOIR Homestead FL. Mina misstankar bekräftades av FD JE

1580 21.12 0100 WSRF Fort Lauderdale FL med sounder och id – CKDO störde lite JE

Västindien

1320 21.12 0100 WKSN San Juan PR ”Radio Isla” - inte så vanlig i mina lurar den här säsongen JE

1400 21.12 0300 YNRM R Maranatha Managua lyckades ta sig igenom ”208” några sekunder på heltimmen JE

Sydamerika

860 23.12 0403 YVOL R Mundial San Crristobal tillbaka på MV visste FD. Med nationalsång här.JE

930 24.12 0057 CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo JE

940 21.12 0500 HJTL RCN Cúcuta gick över dominanten WIPR JE

1010 23.12 0003 HJOP AWR Colombia Barranquilla bäst här när det började gå lite colombianer JE

1020 24.12 0604 ZP14 R Ñanduti, San Lorenzo med svajig signal och ”mesig” musik där fading förstörde id. Här ett reklamblock som fick mig på rätt spår -Jag hade missat TN:s tips i senaste Ekot... (1019,978) JE

1030 23.12 0200 HC0096 R Ecuatena Guayaquil gick igen – lång annonserande ,med Red Aleluia JE

1110 21.12 0304 HJEW R Reloj Cali går ofta nu men aldrig särskilt bra eftersom det brukar vara fler som vill komma fram JE

1140 24.12 0457 ZP22 Central R Ypané fadade upp och ner men bra i toppar. JE

1220 24.12 0500 OAX6X R Melodia Arequipa trängde undan Maria (1220,017) JE

1240 24.12 2357 OAU4V R Cumbre Huancayo – hade egentligen fel antenn för Peru JE

1290 24.12 0302 HJTH LV de los Estrellas Medellin id.ade inklusive frekvens och callbokstäver JE

1360 23.12 0308 OBM2A R Capulí Julcán överraskande bra, trots långfading, Stängde 03.25. Inget annat från Peru. (1359,965) JE

1450 21.12 0301 HJNL La Cariñosa Manizales Manizales, fint lokal-id inklusive frekvens (1449,992) JE

1480 25.12 0000 OAZ7G R Espinar Espinar/Yauni gick också att urskilja på 255-gradaren JE

1550 24.12 2347 OAM7D, R Checca Checca överröstade R Visión några korta stunder JE