Heard in Fredriksfors Nov 1 - 5 - African loggings "saved me"

November 1^st. was almost "worthless". At 04 UTC came the first signals strong enough to identify (as when at Caribbean Lighthouse and Candelita Siete) - it was the Venezuelans on 1130, 1320 and 1450. Around 05 a few Venezuela/Colombia and 06 a handful of eastern NA. But all to extremely modest strength.

Nov 2 it was like a "new" medium wave, but unfortunately it was not enough. There were many stations and already at 23. Unfortunately, however, there was a lack of signal strength as the signals were also scattered and thus difficult to understand. Already after 03, the signal strengths dropped noticeably and the only one that kept up until the morning was Santa Maria de la Paz at 1560.

And then another deep dive on the 3^rd.. First "real" signal came from Radio Nacional Paraguay 920 at 03. Then nothing again until 06 (half an hour after sunrise) when it sounded "almost normal" on frequencies between 1400 and 1600, i.e. the usual ones from Colombia, someone from Peru, even if the signals were weak, and Monumental with good strength.

Nov 4^th.was then if possible even worse. Some from Puerto Rico and Venezuela and at 03 also some Colombia, but most of it was too weak and based on known splits Not even that as it approached morning.

Nov 5 was a "long pass" in Fredriksfors because we were to improve the "navigability" of a road before winter, and I also wanted to listen to Asia. Good strengths on the Indians, but almost nothing else. However, Banda Aceh 1251 went better than I've ever heard it at opening 22. I then turned to Africa which was the joy of the night with Angola and South Africa in the log! Conditions to the west later were more uninteresting. Good signals towards Puerto Rico and some others from the Caribbeann, Some common northern South Americans and some east coast NA.

Logg

Afrika

828 4.11 22.34 Magic 828 Cape Town/Klipheuwel med pop och techno ”Magic 8-2-8” Blandades med BBC Asia Kraftiga åskstörningar. JE

1135 4.11 23.21 RNA Canal A Mulenvos stängde väldigt anrupt mitt i prat. 22.25 – 23 amerikanska popballader som ”Everything I do, I do it for you”, nyheter(?) 23. Svår fading och svåra åskstörningar. (1135,322) JE

1377 4.11 2300 R Free Asia Mwabza svagare än både 828 och 1135! (1376,995) JE

Asien

1251 4.11 2200 RRI Banda Aceh började efter paussignal med musik och id innan nationalhymnrn. Gick mycket bra med tanke på att Asien ”svikit” så när som tidiga från Indien. JE

Nordamerika

1490 1.11 2300 WBAE Portland ME gav lite ”NA-hopp” med att gå så pass tidigt. Men det blev inget den här natten heller JE

Västindien

1060 1.11 2358 WCGB Juana Diaz PR svag men ensam på frekvensen. JE

1120 5.11 0102 WMSW San Juan PR ”Radio Once” är ju vanlig, men så här ”perfekt” störningsfri är en ovanlighet. JE

1210 2.11 0002 WHOY Salinas PR kort id vid musikväxling Kanonfint vid id 02 5/11. JE

1240 5.11 0200 HIBQ81 R Maria Dominicana Santa Domingo kom fram riktigt fint den här natten JE

1570 4.11 0158 WPPC Penuelas PR – gick några vanligare PR också, men en överraskning så få stationer som kunde ta sig igenom. ”Felicidad” JE

1590 1.11 2258 WXRF Guayama PR kom med ett id (WAPA). På timmen var det WARV. Gick länge men aldrig stark. JE

Sydamerika

920 1.11 0453 YVQX R Nueva Esparta Porlamar med ett par id och musik (920,003) JE

1100 1.11 0500 HJCN BBN R Bogotá med id och musik. Caracol tog över efter någon minut. JE