Heard in Fredriksfors Mar 18 - 22 - Great opening to Uruguay

March 18 – 19 no recording

20th. some early ones from Brazil, partly with very good strength. Later also La Plata. Best on the low end of the band. Ended shortly after 03.

21st. it was a strong solar storm decideding. Strong crackling and noise, few stations, at times with heavily distorted sound. The more common ones from Brazil went on and on really strong, otherwise not much. Uruguay on 1430, 1470, 1480, Paraguay 920, 970 was probably all. Most notable perhaps that neither Harbour Lighth nor Caribbean Lighthouse came through properly.

22nd Brazil again early but already at 23 also good signals towards La Plata. Above all Uruguay excelled with strong signals from several stations, and also some unusual ones made it through the noise. Unfortunately a lot of football as it was the World Cup qualifying match Argentina – Uruguay. Bad on high frequencies and already after 02 most of it started to be over, starting "from the top".. Some Argentina held out longer.

 

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Oceanien

729 20.3 2100 5RN ABC R National, Adelaide brusigt, men gick igenom skapligt JE

1152 20.3 2105 7PB ABC Newsradio, Busselton riktigt fint med ABC-id efter nyheterna JE

Sydamerika

610 20.3 0300 CX4 R Rural, Santiago Vasques strålande fint – inte ett spår av brassen JE

670 20.3 0313 LU9 R Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata id-ade. Har tydligen LRI209 som officiellt call, men använder sitt gamla LU9 (559,995) JE

680 21.3 2256 ZYI793 R Grande Rio AM, Petrolina PE. FD hjälpte mig få ihop id "Grande Rio AM, quarenta e cinco anos" innan de stängde 22.58 JE

680 21.3 2300 Tent ZP11 R Caritas Ñemby – splitten stämmer för denna, men har de verklilgen fotbollsreferat? JE

700 20.3 0300 ZYK686 Nossa R, São Paulo SP var den som dominerade här denna natt JE

750 20.3 0241 LRI203 R AM750, Buenos Aires fortsätter att gå kanonbra JE

760 20.3 0002 LU2 R Atlantica, Mar del Plata med fint id – inte lika vanlig som för något år sedan men gick bra denna natt JE

770 21.3 2259 CX12 R Oriental, Montevideo starkt och fint redan denna tid JE

850 20.3 0101 CX16 R Carve Montevideo illa splattrad men tycks ha en bra period nu JE

880 21.2 0149 ZYL275 R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG en av få som trotsade solstorm och knaster JE

930 21.3 2358 LV7 R Tucumán, Tucumán slogs med Monte Carlo om herraväldet, fick ge sig större delen av tiden (929,986) JE

1010 22.3 0000 CX24 Carve Deportivo, Montevideo – inget id men sport från Uruguay (fotboll) JE

1110 22.3 0101 LS1 R Ciudad, Buenos Aires nästan utan sedvanligt splatter och stark ”La Once Diez” JE

1120 21.3 2359 CW31 R Salto, Salto sounder och id (1119,990) JE

1150 19.3 2204 ZYJ617 R Cabugi do Seridó, Jardim do Seridó RN rent osannolikt bra med id och programannonsering. Inget “A Voz do Brasil.” JE

1180 22.3 0100 CB118 R Portales, Santiago id-ade (1179.998) JE

1220 22.3 0409 L.... Cadena Eco Radio AM 1220, Buenos Aires gick av och till under natten, men först här ett id som TJ kände igen. (1219,999) JE

1230 21.3 2200 ZYK699 Rádio Atual, São Paulo tidigt ute, men också argentinaren Radio 2 ökade snabbt i styrka (1229,975) JE

1240 22.3 0410 LRI218 R Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca. FD hjälpte mig med id www.uns.edu.ar (1239,995) JE

1250 21.3 2301 CX36 R Centenario, Montevideo med ett par id och sounder. Inte stark men kom igenom bra. Kallade sig också “La Treinta y seis” (1250,005) JE

1250 22.3 0003 CW125 R Bella Unión, Bella Unión gick hyggligt med musik, betydligt mer stört vid ett blixtsnabbt id, som dock Sim “knäckte” och även FD bekräftade. (1249,999) JE

1270 21.3 2305 R Nacional, Las Lomitas delvis över Provincia med VM-kvalet Argentina - Uruguay, som så många sände JE

1430 20.3 0200 CW25 R Durazno, Durazno måste väl betecknas som en av säsongens överraskningar som gått från att há varit tämligen ovanlig den här säsongen gå så fort det är minsta konditioner söderut JE

1470 21.3 0303 CX147 R Cristal, Las Piedras var nog vanligare förr JE

1480 21.3 0300 CW43B R Internacional, Rivera lyckades tränga igenom (1480,005) JE

1560 20.3 0201 R Luz del Mundo, La Paz inte stark men tydligt id JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Mar 12 - 17 - mostly southern signals

On March 12th. there was a mix of stations. It would probably have been better with 285 degrees instead of the 255 I had set. At first there were some from Canada and Puerto Rico, then mainly Coombia, many with strong signals, first on lower frequencies towards the morning on high ones. But there were also some from Brazil and further south.

13th. was a disappointment considering that there were lots of stations going. But it was about the same "pattern" with some Canada to start with, then a lot of Colombia, and gradually also some from Brazil and south of there. There were also differences because even though many signals were strong, there was also much stronger interference (even some thunder in the distance?) and also until at least 03 also very distorted signals.

14th. it was quite noisy as I tried our 240-degree antenna which was now repaired and connected again. It was really bad. Some from Brazil, some La Plata, but above all terribly strong splatter all over, but also very loud noise and crackling. Whether it was just the fault of the atmosphere, or if the antenna is not working well remains to be seen.

15th. no recording

16th. I had shifted to 255 degrees and got a good response from Brazil and south of there. Although there was nothing new in the headphones, it was not just the most common stations. With spring some Andean signals also start to appear. Not much after 03 UTC.

17th. I used 285 degrees. A lot of regular Puerto Rico, which was gradually added with signals from Colombia. At midnight I started to hope that there would be a “real” opening towards Peru and maybe Bolivia, but it never really took off, although a couple went really well. And after 02 something happened in space – the signal strengths dropped and the noise took over more and more.

 

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Europa

1350 13.3 2200 Mid Downs R, Haywards Heath med id och nyheter JE

1431 13.3 2200 R Redhill, Redhill Hospital alldeles ”ren” vid id och nyheter. JE

Nordamerika

1230 16.3 2259 CFFB, Iqaluit NU finns att höra ännu en tid JE

Västindien

600 12.3 0356 WYEL, Mayagüez PR id-ade JE

760 12.3 0255 WORA, Mayagüez PR med Noti Uno-id JE

1210 16.3 2359 WHOY, Salinas PR ”Radio Hoy” JE

1300 17.3 0102 WOSO, Mayagüez PR //WAPA 1160 WMTI JE

1430 17.3 0100 WNEL, Caguas PR med id, men Uniminuto tog snart över (1429,993) JE

1470 17.3 0000 WKUM, Orocovis PR ”Cumbre” JE

1490 17.3 0000 WDEP, Ponce PR ”Radio Isla” JE

1560 12.3 0500 HO... La Voz de la Esperanza, Llano Bonito kostade på ett ordentligt id (1559,993) JE

1590 16.3 2300 WXRF, Guayama PR WAPA-id JE

Sydamerika

680 16.3 0203 LT3 AM680, Rosario med id – troligen var det Nihuil som var med också. JE

680 16.3 0300 LV6 R Nihuil Mendoza id-ade före nationalsången JE

730 15.3 2300 ZP7 ABC Cardinal, Asunción med paraguayansk fotboll. JE

770 12.3 0100 HJJX La FM, Bogotá ”Esta es La FM” väldigt stark jämfört med andra signaler JE

850 16.3 0103 OBU7Z R Pachamama, Puno med ett mycket ”skramligt” id – inget fel på styrkan men splattret var förfärligt. (850,004) JE

890 16.3 0300 CX18 Sport 890, Santiago Vasquez går ofta, sällan bra. JE

930 13.3 0100 CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo annonserade på ””Diario Oral Nocturno” en la Superradio!” JE

940 12.3 0259 Tent LRG200 R Chaiari AM, Chaiari hördes med en snutt av ”Don´t worry, be happy” innan Argentinas nationalsång, men dränktes av ”Super-brassen”JE

1070 14.3 0002 ZYI673 R Dif Caiazeiras PA med id och musik JE

1110 17.3 0100 HJEW R Reloj, Cali ovanligt stark men Bolivariana kom efter ett par minuter (1109,992) JE

1130 15.3 2300 L... Em. Santiago y Copla, Cd. Evita stark men växlade med Radio Nacional Uruguay. JE

1140 16.3 0300 ZP22 Central R, Ypané gjorde som grannarna i Argentina och spelade nationalsång (men Paraguays då förstås) (1139,989) JE

1150 13.3 0100 LRA2 R Nacional, Viedma hade fotboll JE

1150 16.3 0001 LT9 La Nueva, Sauce Viejo stark men med kraftiga störningar från landsmannen Radio Nacional med fotboll. (1149,991) JE

1160 12.3 0200 LU32 R Olavarria, Olavarria stark men också rejält störd av Caribbean Lighthouse JE

1180 17.3 0000 OCU4K NSE R, Lima kom tidigt (1180,010) JE

1210 16.3 0001 LRI229 R Las Flores, Las Flores ovanligt bra med id (1210,003) JE

1220 16.3 0100 OAX6XR Melodia AM, Arequipa ovanligt stark med id och sedan en lokal förmåga som sjöng ”Girls want to have fun” medan en hallåman kastade in ett par id-n i sången. (1220,021) JE

1230 15.3 2359 CW35 R Paysandú, Paysandú ”bröt” fotbollsreferatet för ett id (1239,976) JE

1250 16.3 0003 ZP3 RCC R, Asuncion med annonsering. Kristna program om familjen verkar vara huvudtemat (1249,997) JE

1270 12.3 0255 CB127 R Festival, Vina del Mar toppade ovanligt nog Provincia stundtals under några ”strategiska” minuter runt heltimmen. Också 16/3 02 med id. (1289,974) JE

1270 17.3 0201 HJARAlerta Caribe, Cartagena med otaliga ”Alerta” i annonseringen (1270,029) JE

1310 16.3 0100 LRA42 R Nacional, Gualeguaychú, som de andra i kedjan JE

1320 16.3 0101 ZYJ351 CBN. Foz do Iguaçu (1320,018) JE

1340 13.3 0101 ZYH661 R Pitaguaray, Fortaleza CE nra styrka men ”sprucken” signal, som nästan alla transatlanter den här tiden JE

1340 12.3 0101 CW53 La Voz de Melo, Melo tittade fram även om signalen var svag. Id och musik Starkare men mer störd vid 02 Stark vid 00 16/3. JE

1360 13.3 0200 OAX7R R Sicuani, Sicuani med id och musik JE

1370 16.3 0259 CW137 R Rgional, San Javier med ett fint id Stängde alldeles efter 03. (1369,950) JE

1390 16.3 0158 ZYK209 Rádio Esperança AM, Porto Alegre RS – inte ofta något tar sig igenom splattret här JE

1400 15.3 2352 CX140 R Zorrilla de San Martín, Tacuarembó härligt fin med id och musik (1399,987) JE

1440 16.3 0100 OAM7L R Solar, Espinar/Yauri fint en kort stund sedan Asfalttelegrafen stängt och en annan (grekpirat?) tog över (1440,018) JE

1470 16.3 2359 OCU4Y R Voz Cristiana, Huancaio lyckades tränga igenom med id men Mega Mix var i princip jämnstark (1469,981) JE

1500 16.3 0002 CP,, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Laja stört id, bättre före och efter... (1500,031) JE

1510 17.3 0000 OCX4J R Tarma, Tarma – har jag aldrig hört med sådan styrka vid det långa id-et (1509,975) JE

1530 17.3 0008 OCU2O R Superior FM, Bambarmarca – inget id men upprepat nämnande av ”Bambamarca” och diverse telefonnummer. Tack för tipset FD! (1530,038) JE

1540 17.3 0000 OAN7I R Lorena, Cusco stark redan nu (1540,001) JE

1550 12.3 0259 LT23 R San Genaro, San Genaro del Norte ganska svag men fint ändå (1549,990) JE

1570 12.3 0459 O.... R Frecuencia Cinco, Chanta Alta kom upp ovanligt starkt med id, men splattrad förstås (1570,034) JE

1590 16.3 0000 CP.. Radio Kollasuyo Marka, Tiawanacu stark bärvåg men väldigt svagt ljud (1590,094) JE

1600 16.3 2359 OBM7A Antena Cinco, Wanchaq kom fram en stund JE

 

Heard in Fredriksfors Mar 9 - 11 - nice opening towards Ecuador

March 9th. was the “new premiere” of the 285-degree antenna, which had received a final overhaul on Saturday after the storms of the Christmas and New Year. Among other things now fitted with a new transformer. Now it worked, as did the 105-degree reverse direction. Whether it was the conditions or the antenna adjustment that gave the best results, we will never know, but there were sharp signals, especially towards Ecuador and Colombia, before it faded at dawn.

10th. significantly worse than the day before. Much more interference and weaker and fewer signals. A lot of Puerto Rico at the beginning of the night, then more Colombia but at 02 03 actually also some Argentina despite the 285-degree antenna.

11th. no recording

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Västindien

780 9.3 0000 ZBVI, Tortola id-ade efter religiöst program. Iden mån den hörs brukar det inte vara lika tidigt JE

1390 10.3 0200 WISA, Isabela PR förfärligt splttrad från 1386 (1390,010) JE

Sydamerika

730 8.3 2359 HJXU R Melodia Stereo, Bggotá med någon form av lotteridragning Stark hela natten. JE

740 9.3 0100 HJNS R Guatapuri, Valledupar (739,974) Malande långprat...JE

780 9.3 0303 HJEV R Viva, Pasto starkoch trevlig musik JE

830 8.3 2305 YVLT R Sensación, San Antonio de los Altos id-ade JE

850 9.3 0103 HJKC Novedad Radio, Bogotá hjälpte mig FD id-a (849,998) JE

930 9.3 0000 HJCS La Voz de Bogotá, Bogotá med telefonprogram JE

970 9.3 0200 HJCI, R Uno Bogotá ” en Radio Uno 970 AM” JE

1030 9.3 0303 HJDJ Alerta Boyaca, Duitama men Rcuatena dominerade JE

1030 9.3 0031 HC0096 E Ecuatena Guayaquil, fading men tidvis ganska bra..Starkare sedan under natten med Iglesia Universal-program. JE

1050 9.3 0303 HCRQ2 R Aguila Guayaquil stark med ”espacio comercial”, massor av musik och till sist också ett id som motstodd splattret (1050,136) JE

1110 9.3 0102 HJDI R Bolivariana, Medellin men R Reloj gick ungefär ”lika mycket”, ensam och bättre vid 02 JE

1170 9.3 0259 HCRV2 R Filadelfia, Guayaquil kom fram vid id tots Capodistria. Tack för tipset FD! JE

1180 10.3 0200 OCU4K R NES, Lima överrskande bra eftersom peruanerna inte alls utmärkt sig hittills (1180,009) JE

1200 9.3 0100 HJNF R Red, Cali id-ade och ett litet RCN-pling, men många här. JE

1210 9.3 0102 HCJM6 R SIRA, Ambato annonserade att ”espacio comercial” Id + nationalsång 0303 (1209,751) JE

1250 9.3 0100 HJQK Em ABC, Barranquilla jämte Capital JE

1290 9.3 0200 HJTH La Voz de las Estrellas, Medellin tog sig igenom flygfyren utan besvär JE

1320 10.3 0000 HJTA R Maria Colombia, Medellin med id och spelade ”Ave Maria” // 1220 (1319,975) JE

1360 9.3 0102 HC0106 R Oyambaro, Yaruqui starkt och bra trots lite splatter (1359,896) JE

1420 9.3 0042 HC0277 R Integración, Salcedo kom upp ok någon minut då och då och faktiskt även med id (1419,998) JE

1490 9.3 0100 HJBS Em Punto Cinco, Bogotá – jag har varit brydd över hur ”frånvarande” den varit, men nu gick den som tåget. JE

1530 9.3 0159 HJDN La Voz de la Nostálgia, Medellin jättestark ”El corazon de la radio” JE

1560 9.3 0100 HJHE Voces Rovirenses, Malaga ovanligt stark JE

1570 9.3 0056 O.... Frecuencia Cinco, Chanta Alta med musik och id, tyvärr väldigt splattrad (1570,029) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors March 5 - 8 - mixed result

March 5^th. I was back recording on the ungrounded 255-degreer but with rather poor results. At 01 some La Plata and brass on lower frequencies and where AM750 went "strangely well" to suddenly disappear without any announcement. Full 100 kW to low night power, or what? Later the occasional Venezuela/Colombia and towards the morning among others a couple from the Dominican Republic on higher frequencies.

6^th. it was WEGA instead of R Buenos Aires on 1350 - a sign as good as anything of completely changed conditions. A few occasional La Plata during the earlier part of the night. Then the 255-degreer was just "wrong" - it went some Caribbean (PR), some Colombia and Venezuela, even a NA (WQBA 1140), but everything was splattered, weak and bad.

7^th. I was still on what I thought was 255 degrees. But it soon became clear that the antenna repairs earlier in the day had indeed led to 285/105 degrees now working. But 255 degrees was instead the reverse direction 75 and 205 degrees gone. A little "consolation" though - I found a new Australian for me (1152)

8^th. Australia on 1152 also went this evening - otherwise much fewer Asians. Radio Six International's test from France "with one million Watts" went excellent of course even though my antenna was pointing in the wrong direction.

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Europa

1467 7.3 2258 R Six International Network test med 1 000 kW från Roumoules i Frankrike JE

Asien

729 7.3 2159 Voice of Vietnam 2, Luang Ninh med någon ”konstig” sifferuppräkning i samband med morgobstart JE

1287 6.3 2200 Sor.Or.Tor, Samut Prakarn gick ganska bra JE

1530 6.3 2205 DZME Obando var flitig med callbokstäverna (1530,010) JE

Oceanien

1152 6.3 2159 6PB ABC Newsradio Bussselton med annonsering. fanfar och nyheter. Också 7/3. (1152,994) JE

Nordamerika

1140 6.3 0503 WQBA Miami FL med ett uselt id och musik visade att konditionerna svängt (1140,024) JE

Västindien

1430 5.3 0502 HIBQ79 R Emanuel, Santiago – ganska svag men rent och fint JE

1440 5.3 0501HIAK R Impactante, Santo Domingo stark vid id JE

Sydamerika

750 5.3 0058 LRL203 R AM 750, Buenos Aires med ”märkligt bra” styrka – försvann tvärt utan annonsering alldeles före 01. Över till låg natteffekt? ”Brukar” aldrig vara i närheten av denna hörbarhet. JE

930 6.3 0000 CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo svårt splattrad JE

1020 5.3 2258 ZP14 R Ñandutí, San Lorenzo ovanligt tidigt och ganska ensam på bandet. JE

1130 5.3 0400 YVRL R Ideal Maiquetia bäst av alla vid den här tiden när det var dags för nationalsång. Också 920 Nueva Esparta samtidigt JE

1150 5.3 0100 ZYJ617 R Cabugi do Seridó, Jardim do Seridó RN var framme igen JE

1210 6.3 0005 LRI229 R Las Flores, Las Flores id-ade. Ganska ”murrigt” ljud JE

1590 5.3 0501 HJIP BBN Medellin stark men kraftig fading JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Feb 25 - March 4 - some really good nights

On February 25th.there were very good signals, especially from La Plata and Brazil. If it hadn't been for all the splatter, it would have been "perfect". After 03, however, there were fewer and fewer La Plata stations. Brazil "kept in style" throughout the morning, but from 05 there were also a lot from Colombia and the West Indies.

26th. continued very nice conditions from southernmost South America. But perhaps not quite as sharp as the night before. Strong deterioration of signal strengths after 03 and not particularly good on high frequencies. Uniminuto 1580 at 06 the only "northern" signal of the night.

27th. started promisingly with good earlysignals to especially Paraguay. As a whole, however, it was a bit duller than the nights before. Weaker signals and more interference. Towards the morning, some more Argentina and Brazil on lower frequencies, occasional Colombia and Puerto Rico on high frequencies.

28th. and everything was completely different, or maybe back to what had been the case for a long time before. A lot of crackling, enormous splatter, distorted sound on most stations – basically hopeless to hear anything. Many of the stations from the last few days were there now and when too, along with some Peru, Colombia and Puerto Rico, but almost nothing was clear.

April 1 – 4 I had missed the recording.

 

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Sydamerika

620 25.2 0155 LR.... R Nacional-stationen från okänd ort kom fram hörbart lite tidigare den här natten. Bl,,a fotbollssnack som övriga Radio Nacional. (619,958) JE

680 26.2 0500 LV6 R Nihuil, Mendoza ”Radio Nihuil desde Mendoza” JE

680 25.2 0130 ZP11 R Cáritas, Nemby poppigt religiöst blandat med bibelord. Möjligen var det Nihuil som störde vådligt långa stunder. (679,991)

710 25.2 0000 LRL202 R Diez, Buenos Aires med id och sounder JE

730 26.2 2300 ZP7 ABC Cardinal, Asunción - bra signal redan JE

750 25.2 0258 LRA7 R Nacional, Córdoba – eftersnack från tidigare fotbollsmatch JE

760 27.2 0000 Oid Brasilien med fotboll framme under några minuter. Enda på frekvensen ska enligt MWList numera vara ZYJ478 Rádio Manchete (760,002) JE

780 26.2 2300 ZP70 R Primero de Marzo, Asunción -ok men inte lika bra som grannen på 730 (779,994) JE

800 25.2 0102 ZP73 R La Unión R800 AM, Asunción med fotboll men tyvärr var brassen för stark. (799,994) Mindre störd någon timme senare. JE

850 25.2 0300 CX16 R Carve Montevideo med id och en ”stillsam” sång (hymn?). Mycket splatter JE

860 27.2 0500 ZYH592 R Cidade 860 AM, Fortaleza CE med fin och stadig signal under tidiga morgonen JE

920 26.2 2200 ZP1 R Nacional del Paraguay, Asunción redan den här tiden med stark signal vid id. Den här natten på (920,001) JE

930 27.2 9402 LV7 R Tucumán, Tucumán id-ade efter musik – starkare än Monte Carlo (929,985) JE

960 26.2 0202 CX96 R Yi, Durazno var en överraskning i splattret. FD fick ut komplett id på min inspelning: "Transmitiendo desde Durazno, República Oriental del Uruguay, Sudamerica ... 960 AM". 

970 26.2 2300 ZP9 Universo 970, Asunción – ännu en paraguayan som var tidigt ute. Fotboll(970,008) JE

1000 27.2 0400 CB100 BBN, Santiago spelade ”Amazing Grace” bl. a, men för svag (999,997) JE

1000 25.2 0032 ZP36 R Mil AM José Falcón Hade inte fotboll utan musik och nyhetsprogram (999.994) JE

1010 25.2 0600 ZYH448 R Bahia, Salvador BA med ett ”felfritt” Radio Bahia-id. Program ”Rede Aleluia” JE

1020 25.2 0101 LT10 R UNL, Santa Fé med ”informacion internacional” men Ñandutí med fotboll var mestadels för stark. JE

1060 25.2 0004 ZYL278 R Deus é Amor. Belo Horizonte MG bara lätt splatter JE

1100 26.2 0303 CB110 BBN, Vina del Mar med ”pausmusikklink”, annonsering och stillsan sång, Gick också på 1000 men för illa splattrad där. (1099,987) JE

1120 25.2 0101 CW31 R Salto, Salto bra vid id, annars röra med flera stationer (1119,989) JE

1130 26.2 0254 CX30 R Nacional, Santiago Vasques id-ade. Stark men fading Em. Santiago y Copla tog över när det var dags för Argentinas nationalsång JE

1140 25.2 0105 ZP22 Central R, Ypané id-ade (1139,989) JE

1150 25.2 0105 LT9 La Nueva, Sauce Viejo mestadels den starkare med Nacional Viedma fanns med hela tiden (1149,91) JE

1150 26.2 0159 LRA2 R Nacional, Viedma alldeles utmärkt med lokalt id före nyheterna JE

1190 26.2 0600 LRA15 R Nacional, Tucumán har blivit vanligare igen (1189,999) JE

1250 26.2 0302 ZP3 RCC, Asunción med ett långt id som FD hjälpte mig med. Hade lämnat sin sneda frekvens där de ofta ”synts” men sällan hörts. (1249,997)JE

1270 27.2 0200 LRA20 R Nacional, Las Lomitas id-ade ”genom” dominanten Provincia med god styrka JE

1290 26.2 0259 ZYJ310 R Brasil Sul, Ibiporã PR gick en dryg minut med brasiliansk countrymusik och jättekort jingel och "Rádio … Sul 11 horas 59 minutos".som Andrew Brade, Rudolf Grimm och FD lyckades knäcka på Realdx (1289,957) JE

1300 25.2 0102 LRA5 R Nacional, Rosario – fotboll 26/2 01 lokalt id med 104.5. däremot inte 1300 JE

1310 25.2 0100 LRA42 R Nacional, Gualeguaychú - fotboll även här förstås JE

1320 25.2 0001 ZYJ351 CBN, Foz do Iguaçu PA tillbaka på tidigare splitt efter en utflykt (1320,019) JE

1330 24.2 2359 ZP13 R Chaco Boreal, Asunción ovanligt rent och fint (1329,987) JE

1340 25.2 0305 ZYH661 R Pitaguaray, Fortaleza CE stängde mitt i en pågående sång (1340,004) JE

1360 25.2 0200 CW41 R 41 San José de Mayo gick helt ok (1359,985) JE

1370 28.2 0159 CW137 R Regional, San Javier distat ljud som på de flesta dem här natten(1369,951) JE

1430 25.2 0200 CW25 R Durzno, Durazno har gått ”som ett spjut” flera nätter (även 26, 27) JE

1470 25.2 0307 LT28 R Rafaela, Rafela id-ade (1470,007) JE

1480 27.2 0003 CW43B R Internacional, Rivera lite murrigt ljud och fading (1480,006) JE

1510 28.2 0002 OCX4J R Tarma, Tarma med sitt id – visade att konditionerna svängt från senaste dagarnas La Plata JE

1540 25.5 0212 CX154 R Patria, Treitna-y-Tres gick bäst men illa störd av en annan LA, möjligen Lorena (1540,033) JE

1560 25.2 0200 CP--- La Voz del Mundo, La Paz blandade sig i La Platastationerna JE

1570 25.2 0258 ZYH621 R Sertão Central, Senador Pompeu CE kom upp starkt (men väldigt ”grötigt”) över Carraviz med id inklusive frekvens Bra också 06.JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Feb 17 - 24 - at last quite enjoyable again

February 17th. no recording

18th. some weak ones were heard from Brazil at first but from midnight and a couple of hours there were many stations with quite good strength from Brazil and La Plata. Chile was also noticed and in addition to the logged ones there were 930, 1000 and 1100 but out of phase with possible IDs at 00.30 and 01. Paraguay fine with music on 1120, but when there was ID only Uruguay and Brazil.... After 03 only a few weak ones left.

19th. Brazil during the early night then gradually also some other from southern South America and with a peak around 02. After 03 only sporadic signals. Few stations on high frequencies until the morning and then it was mostly from Colombia but also some Peruvian..

20th. continued strong signals from some La Plata, but mixed with a few more Colombians. Unfortunately, there was also very strong splatter, which made listening painful and fairly hopeless at getting any weaker stations.

21st. Brazil but also Paraguay (730,780, 920,970) "early", and gradually also some Argentina. A little fewer than the nights before and already at 03 it started to fade out. A small "rush" at 06 on frequencies above 1400 but then from the Caribbean/Central America..

22nd. was largely a disappointment - there were a lot of stations that went very well, but it was the same dominants from mainly Brazil but also some Argentina. Many frequencies also suffered from very strong splatter from the few remaining Europeans.

23rd. nothing recorded

24th. it started with Brazil and was soon followed by Argentina, strong signals from the more common ones. But what started so well turned into a pretty bad night. The signals got weaker but the splatter was still strong. And not at all as interesting as a couple of nights earlier.

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Västindien/Centralamerika

1420 21.2 0600 WUKQ, Ponce PR id-ade. Ensam, men irriterande splatter från 1413 JE

1430 21.2 0602 HIBQ79 R Emanuel, Santiago med ett anrop bara sekunder efter Tiempos konstaterade FD som hjälpte med id. JE

1430 21.2 0602 WNEL, Caguas PR med ”Radio Tiempo” JE

1440 21.2 0600 YNRM R Marantha, Managua predikade JE

1490 21.2 0558 WDEP, Ponce PR stark med ”Isla-id” JE

Sydamerika

620 19.2 0500 L.... R Nacional anropade, ovisst vilken– Nattprogram(?) med bara popmusik och ett Radio Nacional-id. (619,958) JE

680 21.2 0159 LV6 R Nihuil, Mendoza skymtade med ett id, men två jämnstarka (WAPA + en till) pratade samtidigt här JE

730 20.2 2302 ZP7 ABC Cardinal Asunción med fotboll Libertad vs Rubio Ñu Jag tyckte först det var en brasse, men Paul Crankshaw, Ruolf Grimm och Andrew Brade på Realdx ledde mig rätt på Realdx. Paraguayansk fotboll också på 970 samtidigt. Program på guarani 24/2 vid 04.JE

750 18.2 0102 LR203R AM 750, Buenos Aires starkast, men förmodligen var det Córdoba också plus lite splatter som gjorde det oangenämt lyssna JE

770 18.2 0302 CX12 R Oriental, Montevideo gick ganska bra några minuter tidigare men uselt vid id Desto bättre 04 22/2JE

860 18.2 0001 ZYH592 R Cidade AM860, Fortaleza CE ovanligt stark men en del fading och splatter JE

870 18.2 0300 LRA1 R Nacional. Buenos Aires får vara med enbart för sin roliga version av nationalsången, som också väckte stora applåder då den tydligen spelades live av ett ”tradjazzband” med trumpet, horn/tuba, klarinett, bas, trummor... JE

930 18.2 0058 LV7 R Tucumán, Tucumán gick faktiskt bättre än Monte Carlo (929,986) JE

950 18.2 0102 LR3 StreAM 950. William C Morris – efterträdaren tll CNN första gången för mig JE

980 19.2 0201 ZYH767 R Nacional, Brasilia. Jag fattade inte min inspelningen, men FD kunde lösa det; Ett inslag på spanska tillägnat ”senoras y senores” innan det blev portuguisiska och id för ”Rádio Nacional da Amazônia”. FD letade också fram att stationen har ett antal 5-minuterspass på spanska. JE

1000 19.2 0104 ZP36 R Mil AM, José Falcón kom igenom med ett id ”Radio Mil AM presenta...”. Väldigt splattrad av 999 JE

1080 18.2 0100 ZP25 R Monumental, Asunción ovanligt tidig men störd av spanjorer den här tiden. Också stark 02 19/2.JE

1120 18.2 0210 CW31 R Salto, Salto med ett svagt id på rörig frrekvens där var vad som måste vara Paraguay med marimba/dragspel men inget hörbart id lite lägre och brassen Itatiaia lite högre. JE

1140 18.2 0200 CB114 R Nacional de Chile, Santiago – har nog aldrig hört så fint id där. (1140,124) JE

1150 19.2 0154 LRA2 R Nacional, Vedma med anrop, även 02.02 JE

1150 22.2 0103 LT9 La Nueva 9, Sauce Viejo har jag inte hört på ett bra tag JE

1150 18.2 2202 ZYJ617 R Cabugi do Seridó, Jardim do Seridó RN jättefint med musik och id före ”A Voz do Brasil” JE

1160 20.2 0300 LU32 R Olavarria, Olavarria har gått strålande stundtals några dagar, men har en väldig ”förmåga” att fada så att id aldrig blir särskilt bra... JE

1180 18.2 0155 CB118 R Portales, Santiago id-ade i musikprogram JE

1190 18.2 0304 LR9 Perfil R Buenos Aires id-ade (1189,986) JE

1190 19.2 0400 LRA 15 R Nacional, Tucumán var dominerande argentinare den här natten JE

1320 18.2 0103 ZYJ351 CBN, Foz de Iguaçu PA Avslutade ”A Voz do Brazil” vid denna ”knepiga” tid! FD hade koll på att den i dagarna halkat upp nästan 90 Hz till (1320,108) JE

1330 22.2 0203 ZP17 R Chao Boreal Asunción med tecnomusik före id. (1329,987) JE

1360 19.2 0600 OCU4I Bethel R, Lima prkade precis över brusnivån JE

1420 20.2 0201 CX142 R Felicidad, Paysandú med nöd och näppe, alldeles för mycket splatter JE

1430 20.2 0204 CW25 R Durazno, Durazno blandade med Uniminuto, men kom med ett id Ensam på frekvensen 22/2 04JE

1440 19.2 0254 HJOC Colmundo R, Medellin har jag inte hört på länge och egentligen inte nu heller för modulationen var fortfarande förfärlig JE

1500 21.2 0134 R Tawantinsuyo, Laja id och musik. Kite senare ett långt föredrag (1500,031) JE

1500 19.2 0302 HJUW R Maria Colombia, Manizales med id (1490,990) JE

1510 24.2 0300 LRI253 R Belgrano, Suardi alldeles utmärkt– dåligt med La Plata-stationer på höga frekvenser annars. (1509,984) JE

1550 24.2 0403 LT23 R San Genaro, San Genaro Norte id-ade efter nyheter ”desde San Genaro, Santa Fé...”. Var dominant i höstas, inte alls lika vanlig nu /1549,981) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Feb 9 - 16 - not much enjoyable

On February 9th. there were actually some Andean signals at 23.30 and a bit past 24 (8/2), mainly some Peruvians, but also probably Bolivia (1500, 1560, 1590) Then mixed NA/LA (especially Colombia). Pretty good strengths but far too strong interference to be able to get anything.

10th. and possibly the interference was even worse, as the S-meter needed to show "7" to get a reasonably readable signal, and there are not many of those signals. At 00 some NA,Puerto Rico and Colombia, at 03 R Nacional Buenos Aires 870 was also going really well. Gradually more NA, the more common ones completely "audible". At 06 it had swung west, but the signals could no longer really make it through the noise.

11th. Puerto Rico was relatively good and then some from Venezuela with good strength, but also Colombia. Towards the morning more and more USA. At 05 also some carriers that I identified as coming from Peru – it would have been clearly exciting if the sound had managed to get through the noise.

12th. strong signals from some of the most common from Puerto Rico (680, 8780, 1070, 1350, 1480 for example) while Caribbean Lighthouse (1160) was going with such a signal that you thought that they already had a new transmitter up and running. Gradually also some strong NA east coast. Later in the night also more and more Colombians. As usual, however, far too strong signals were required for anything “interesting” to get through the noise.

13th. nothing recorded

14th. and the now ungrounded 255-degree antenna connected. Significantly lower (about 15 dB) noise and much wider loob, but also more splatter. Puerto Rico to start with, but then some stations from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (= the antenna's "main target"). But towards the morning it was Colombia and Puerto Rico that dominated, but also some Peruvians and NA with good strengths.

15th. the solar disturbance took its toll. Some from Brazil at 23 – 00, but not very good. Then also some La Plata, but most of them even weaker.

16th. it was difficult to find any signals at all for a long time. Some from Brazil but weak and a lot of fading. Suddenly at 03 several of the Brazilian stations became stronger and there were also some Argentines and not only the most common ones, although that was nothing new to me either. Bad towards the morning.

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Europa

819 16.2 0610 Radio Zanussi en Hercule, Mastenbroek kom till sist med ett id (819,010) JE

1440 14.2 0500 Regional R, Narno med id och musik JE

NA

1130 10.2 0600 WISN Milwaukee WI och inget spår av WBBR längre vid denna tid. Även fler västligare signaler den här tiden, men de flesta inte tillräckligt starka för att överrösta bruset. JE

1170 9.2 0000 WWVA Wheeling WV ovanligt tidig JE

1550 14.2 0500 WAMA Tampa FL oväntat stark med call på engelska, mexikanskt program. ”La Ley” JE

Västindien

1210 11.2 0000 WHOY Salinas PR ”RadioHoy” stark men ack så störd JE

1230 11.2 0301 WNIK Arecibo PR med ett fint id. JE

1440 11.2 0202 HIAK R Impactante, Santo Domingo nådde inte upp till mitt ”nya normala” för id. -80 dB räckte för denna. JE

Sydamerika

670 11.2 0158 YVLL R Rumbos, Caracas med flera id och väl tilltagen signalstyrka JE

780 14.2 0105 ZP70 R Primero de Marzo, Asunción med fotboll JE

780 14.2 0500 OAX4X R Visión, Lima ”La Voz de Salvación-id” lite ”brum” men stark signal (780,094) JE

830 11.2 0200 YVLT R Sensación, San José de los Altos. Bra fart på signalerna från Venexuela. JE

930 11.2 0059 YVQX R Nueva Esparta, Porlamar ovanligt stark JE

1010 16.2 0300 LV16 R Rio Quarto, Eio Quarto, en till spansktalande här också – men illa kvickt tog sedan Rede Aleluia i Bahia över JE

1020 14.2 0000 ZP14 R Ñandutí, San Lorenzo faktiskt en av de tidigaste denna natt (tillsammans med Argentina 1230 och 1270) men en del fading. Fotboll - Guaraní mötte Sportivo San Lorenzo (1019,976) JE

1110 16.2 1110 LS1 R Ciudad Buenos Aires ”La Once Diez” t o m mindre splattrad än vanligt JE

1310 16.2 0300 LRA42R Nacional, Gualeguaychú fading och splatter men ok bitvis JE

1330 14.2 0200 ZP13 R Chaco Boreal, Asunción hade fotboll i likhet med andra från Paraguay (1329,987) JE

1340 14.2 0201 CW53 La Voz de Melo, Melo id-ade, svag. JE

1360 12.2 0400 HJUO AWR Esperanza R, Cartagena stark signal (1359,991) JE

1360 8.2 2330 OAX7R R Sicuani, Sicuani religiöst JE

1400 8.2 2330 ZYH200 Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco AC var stark (1399,941) JE

1470 9.2 0000 Oid , troligen Peru. Splitten ”tillhörde” väl en gång Amistad – är den tillbaka eller Voz Cristiana som glidit lite? För svag och för störd. (1469,979) JE

1540 9.2 0405 HJZF R Cóndor Manizales – en av få som var starka nog att ta sig igenom bruset. Men Bahamas var mestadels ännu lite starkare. JE

1540 8.2 2359 OAM7I R Lorena, Cusco id-ade – lite andra signaler än vad jag varit van, även om störningarna är öronbedövande(1540,003) JE

 

Heard in Fredriksfors Feb 4 - 8 - some Brazilians on 7th.

On February 4th. it was only towards 01 that some Puerto Ricans started to go, but weak signals. At 02 there was also Colombia on several frequencies, as well as some more common Peruvians starting to go. After 04 also a lot of east coast NA but also more and more interference

On 5th. the sun had "spit itself up" again but I was still at 285 degrees. Not good. Harbour Light was the only one to go fairly stable during the night. "Most of it" (NA east coast, Puerto Rico, Colombia), which in this case was not much. Weak signals, even worse and noisier towards the morning.

On 6th. it was not at all successful after switching to the ungrounded 255 degreer. Few signals and weak signals. Some Brazilians (with football) at 00 – 01. A bit mixed the rest of the night but nothing good and nothing seemingly interesting.

7th. there were some weak signals from Brazil during the early night, but got better at 02 and a couple of hours ahead Also some from Argentina. Around 04 signals also from some from Uruguay and Paraguay but most of them far too weak. Very poor on higher frequencies.

8th. it was probably wrong to stay on 255 degrees, but maybe it didn't matter, because there was a lot of noise and crackling. Some from Brazil, Paraguay on 920 and 970. But towards the morning it was Colombia on e.g. 1580 and 1590, Canada on 590 and 1140 and Greenland on 570 and 650...

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Västindien

1120 5.2 0400 WMSW Hatillo PR har inte alls varit vanlig under en period, men nu kom den fram om än svagt JE

Sydamerika

590 7.2 0556 LS4 R Continental, Buenos Aires kom in mot morgonen JE

610 7.2 0158 ZYL268 R Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG väldigt stark jämfört med vad som fanns i övrigt JE

680 7.2 0401 ZYJ452 Rede Aleluia (R Copacabana), Rio de Janeiro RJ id-ade. JE

760 7.2 0200 ZYH58 Rede Aleluia (R Uirapuru), Fortaleza CE JE

790 7.2 0100 LR6 R Mitre gick inte bra men var i alla fall hörbar JE

970 8.2 0400 ZP9 Universo 970 Asunción gick riktigt njutbar med marimbamusik när resten av mellanvågen mest bestpd av ”viskningar” och sprak. JE

1010 8.2 0100 ZYH448 Rede Aleluia Salvador BA var den första (tillsammans med R Super 940) som var någotsånär läsbar denna natt. JE

1110 4.2 0159 HJEW R Reloj, Cali ”ovanligt bra” med id (1109,994) JE

1130 7.2 0300 L.... Em. Santiago y Copla, Cd. Evita med nationalsången JE

1150 7.2 0300 LRA2 R Nacional, Viedma. Amerikanska ”standards” (Ray Charles t ex) och id före nationalsången 03 JE

1160 7.2 0259 LU32 R Olavarria, Olavarria med id före nationalsången

1200 5.2 0100 YVOZ R Tiempo, Caracas id-ade JE

1230 7.2 0159 LT2 R Dos, Rosario har inte hörts på ett bra tag men var nu tillbaka i Fredriksfors också JE

1320 7.2 0304 ZYJ351 CBN, Foz do Iguaçu PA fadade upp hörbart några minuter då och då. (1320,019) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 31 - Feb 3 - Many NA-stations butt to disturbed

January 30^th. No recording

31^st.the 285-degreer sounded different compared to lately. A lot of NA and with good strength until after 00 UTC. CBG on 1400 has hardly been heard at all this season, but now dominated completely. Before 01, however, almost all NA;s were gone - now it was R Nacional, Buenos Aires on 870 and R Nacional Asunción on 920, weak Spanish speakers a little "here and there". 03 mostly NA again but also increasing noise and already after 05 the signals started to disappear.

February 1^st. it was almost only NA, but also noisier again and thus difficult to identufy. Remarkable, however, that the Seattle station KNWN went quite well on our 285-degreer. Around 00 there were some Peruvians too, but a little too weak to get through the noise..

2^nd. fewer NA signals and perhaps also a little more interference than the day before. Towards morning, more and more Spanish speakers on higher frequencies. Among them were some peruvians, who would have been really interesting if the interference hadn't made it impossible.

3^rd.. Stations on most channels, at least when you start getting above 800 kHz, but with a strong noise at the bottom that forces the signals up to at least -85 dB if there is to be any possibility of id in most cases, you don't get that much anyway. Few of what can be called "interesting" reach that strength. Sad to get so little out when there are such pretty good conditions against NA.

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NA

1000 1.2 0500 KNWN Seattle WA var en överraskning när dem kom fram i störningsdimman på defekta 285-gradaren JE

1000 2.2 0500 WMVP Chicago IL - samma tid som dagen innan, men nu var det ESPN-sporten och inte KNWN JE

1080 1.2 0300 WTIC Hartford CT är ju vanlig men jag tror aldrig jag hört den utan någon annan störning än fyren – inte ett spår av spanjorerna. JE

1100 1.2 0500 WTAM Cleveland OH riktigt prydligt vid id och ABC News-annonsering JE

1110 31.1 0200 WBT Charlotte NC verkar ha svårt hitta nytt format för mellanvågen Kör fortfarande slingan om att man ska ställa in fm-frekvensen JE

1150 2.2 0700 WHBY Kimberly WI en av de sista signalerna för morgonen som gick att få fram genom störningarna JE

1160 2.2 0500 WYLL Chicago IL gick hyfsat – inget spår av Harbour Light JE

1180 3.2 0700 WHAM Rochester NY med call och jingel Rebelde höll sig i bakgrunden JE

1190 31.1 0403 WOWO Fort Worth IN id-ade efter nyheter JE

1220 1.2 0600 CJRB Bossevaine MA id-ade efter religiöst program JE

1250 3.2 0700 CHSM Steinbach MA - ”klassisk” musik JE

1270 31.1 0400 WXYT Detroit MI – inte mycket att lyssna på numera även n när den går bra JE

1380 3.2 0700 KOTA Rapid City SD ”Western South Dakota´s Information station” JE

1400 30.1 2359 CBG Gander NL dominerade här i ett par timmar. Bara små inspel av vanliga dominanten Harbour Light JE

1420 2.2 0100 WOC Davenport IA med Fox News –hade glidit över till KTOE m,ed ABC News när nyheterna slutade efter ungefär tre minuter... JE

1420 1.2 0300 WBSM New Bedford MA med id och nyheter JE

1420 3.2 0400 WHK Cleveland OH SRN News JE

1440 31.1 0500 WMAX Bay City MI ”Ave Maria Radio” JE

1520 31.1 0400 WWKB Buffalo NY - hade hoppats på något mer spännande med tanke på splitten (1520,009) JE

1530 3.2 0000 WCKY Cincinnati OH ensam och stark JE

1560 1.2 0000 WFME New York NU ”Family Radio” JE

1590 3.2 0702 WAKR Akron OH jättebra! JE

1600 3.2 0559 WAAM Ann Arbour MI ”This is Waam Radio...” - äntligen en station som gick fram ordentligt, även om WUNR stack upp emellanåt. JE

Sydamerika

1510 1.2 0002 OCX4J R Tarma, Tarma id-ade JE

Heard in Fredrikfors Jan 25 - 29 - too much interference

On January 25th. nothing from the other side of the Atlantic made it through the interference fog, not even WEGA or Harbour Light. Judging by the carriers it probably didn't matter – there wouldn't have been anything audible on a interference-free band either...

On 26th. the feeling was that there wasn't as much noise and crackling, especially towards morning, but that didn't help much. Another night without a single transatlantic signal to be added to the record.

On 27th. I started to wonder if it was really "just" the conditions that were completely under the ice because nothing was heard at all other than terrible interference for the fourth night. At 00 in any case Harbour Light 1400 and Caribbean Lighthouse 1160 came, an hour later also WEGA 1350. Not good, but at least signals. At 02 also Ideal 1130. 04 WEDP R Isla 1490 and 06 actually several stations from 1400 and upwards albeit quite distorted. The disturbances are probably not just what the Delsbo community is causing anymore. The antenna is also damaged, even though it seems to be full length and intact, the 105 degree reverse direction does not work and it is still on the ground under a couple of trees and there under half a meter of snow.

On 28th. there were a few stations that according to the carriers were strong enough that they should have come through reasonably well, but there is far too much interference that drowns out the noise. At the same time, the status of the antenna has probably meant that the signals have also become significantly weaker.

On 29th. about ten NAs went through, of which six of them were "readable" at 02, but they disappeared about as quickly as they appeared. Then it was just noise and crackling until around 07 when WEDP went strong on 1490. Carraviz 1570 and Uniminuto 1580 went quite well too. Signal on many other "high" frequencies, but the interference took over.

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NA

650 28.1 0200 Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa, Qeqertarsuaq/Godhavn var tillsammans med Harbour Light den enda stationen som var tillräckligt stark för att ”kunna lyssnas på”. JE

1230 29.1 0159 CFFB Iqaluit, NU id-ade med helt ok signal, NA ”läsbart” också på 1250 (WDSP), 1330 (WRCA), 1420 (WOC). 1500 (WFED) 1540 (KXEL) JE

1540 28.1 0700 KXEL Waterloo IA stark men fading och distad. JE

Sydamerika

1400 27.1 0659 ZYH200 R Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco AC fadade upp jämte Harbour Light. Troligen också Z Uno som tittade fram. (1399,942) JE

1410 27.1 0701 HJDU Emisora Cultural Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín – ingen ovanlig station och inte bra, men ändå en stor överraskning på fjärde natten med ”total bedrövelse” (1409,998) JE

1560 27.1 0700 HJXZ R Santa Maria de la Paz, Medellin brukar kunna vara mycket starkare (1559,992) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 21 - 24 - Two hours from Brazil rejoyed

January 21st. continued with an “empty band” band, while the solar disturbance continued at full strength. Not a transatlantic, as far as I could see, not even a carrier for all night. I tried with the battered 255-degree, which is off and ungrounded and largely beaten to the ground. It gave no results.

22nd and a lot of Brazilian stations! Especially at 22 – 23, that is “A Voz do Brasil time”. Some “suspected” La Plata later, but far too weak strengths on them. Overall much better than in a long time.

23rd. there were maybe ten LA from Harbour Light in the north to Rosario (Radio Dos) in the south. All had one thing in common that they were far too weak to even make an effort. The only station with a really readable signal was Eritrea just before 03 on 840.

On 24th. I had switched back to 285 degrees, which is the least damaged of our antennas, and the solar interference had subsided. But it got even worse, if possible. At 02 some very weak carriers began to appear. At 05 and towards sunrise you could possibly sense some sound also from some of the carriers. But far too weak to be able to decipher, at the same time as the noise also became increasingly loud,

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Afrika

840 23.1 0258 Dimtsi Hagash 2, Asmara med nattens bästa signal – när det var Sydamerika jag lyssnade efter... JE

Sydamerika

620 22.1 0000 ZYH590 R Assunção Cearense, Fortaleza CE. Fotboll via Bandeirantes JE

860 22.1 0001 ZYH592 R Cidade AM860, Fortaleza CE kom upp ganska bra trots splatter JE

1070 21.2 2300 ZYI673 R Difusora Cajazeiras, Cajazeiras PI. Fotboll JE

1150 21.1 2201 ZYJ617 R Cabugi do Seridó, Jardim do Seridó RN – första transatlanten på tre nätter i mina hörlurar svag men ostört id. JE

1190 21.1 2309 ZYH459 R Juazeiro, Juazeiro BA kanonfint på övertid. Sport (fotboll?) Reklam id och jingel vid den här tiden. JE

1350 22.1 0000 LS6 R Buenos Aires började fada upp JE

1380 21.1 2201 ZYI773 R Continental, Recife PE gick från IPDA till A Voz do Brasil JE

1470 21.1 2305 ZYJ616 R Rural de Parelhas, Parelhas RN. Blev kraftigt störd av en station som dök upp några korta stunder efter heltimmen,men ”tog sig” när den försvann 23.04..(1470,010) JE

1600 21.1 2300 ZYK779 R Nove de Julho, São Paulo SP id-ade efter A Voz do Brasil. (1599.991) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Jan 17 - 20 - strong solar storm

January 17th.I was up and running again and considering the current antenna conditions it was a little better, although it is mostly weak signals and a lot of interference. Mostly Colombia but actually some Peruvians too. At 07 slightly better strengths on many stations, including some NA, but only regular.

18^th.. Most interesting was a Peruvian on 1360 (which FD ID'd a couple of days earlier) which was heard, but too weak and too noisy, with ID and then cd at 01.03. Otherwise Ideal 1130 very strong at 03 and also other Venezuela (1320, 1450, 1490) at 03 – 04, and some regular from Colombia and PR. Not a good morning.

19^th. it looked for a long time that Harbour Light and Ideal (1130, especially at 03) were the only ones that would come through with acceptable strength. But at 06 – 07 there were suddenly strong signals on high frequencies, some NA, some Colombia, Carraviz on 1570 and Maranatha 1440. However, they all not only had strength in common. They were also so distorted that they were “incomprehensible”.

20^th. – strongest solar disturbance in 24 years wrote Jan Alvestad. A check of the band does not contradict in any way – not a transatlantic all night. Carrier on 920 which may have been Paraguay at 02 and 04, towards dawn carriers on 1350 and 1400 (WEGA and Harbour Light?) but far from “audio”.

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Nordamerika

1500 19.1 0600 WLQV Detroit MI. När det plötsligen kom några NA med bra styrka men hopplöst distade signaler var det WLQV och inte WFED som gick här. JE

Västindien/Centralamerika

580 17.1 0500 WKAQ, San Juan PR ovanligt stark Enda PR i övrigt var 1280 och 1280.JE

1210 18.1 0102 WHOY, Salinas PT med ”Radio Hoy”-id – gick riktigt bra JE

1440 19.1 0600 YVRM R Maranatha, Managua. Väldigt distad signal men bra styrka. JE

1490 18.1 0100 WDEP, Ponce PR var framme med sitt ”Radio Isla” kedje-id igen JE

Sydamerika

610 16.1 2359 ZYL268 R Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG bra styrka men distad signal JE

780 17.1 0600 OAX4X R Visión, Lima mycket sprak men kom igenom tydbart några minuter. (780,095) JE

1100 17.1 0100 HJCN BBN, Bogotá har blivit dominant här sedan Caracol-stationen hamnade snett. JE

1220 17.1 0405 OAX6X R Melodia, Arequipa orkade nätt och jämt igenom (1220,022) JE

1360 18.4 0400 HJUO, AWR Esperanza R, Cartagena (1359,994) JE

1560 17.1 0103 HJHE Voces Rovirenses, Málaga med ett par id:n. Ganska mycket fading. JE

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