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