Heard in Fredriksfors Nov 12 - 16 - "A different listening experience"

November 12^th. offered “a different listening experience". At 00 1400 Zorilla de San Martin was already heard unexpectedly well, other southern signals also on e.g. 870, 920,930,950,970, 1070, 1130,1230, 1270. But not long later the signals were blown away, as was most of the interference. The band was almost empty and only a little "rattling". At first I thought the antenna had suddenly broken, before I realized that it was then that there was a solar storm with almost K9. The rest of the night it was barely possible to hear even the strongest Europeans!.

13^th. the Europeans were back almost as usual, so was much of the interference. Brazil on 940 was the only transatlantic that made it all the way here. Some far too weak carriers could also be glimpsed.

14^th. significantly more stations were heard. At first with La Plata and someone from Brazil, but after 03 the place started to have some more from Brazil but also Colombia. At 05 several strong Colombians (despite 255-degree antenna) on high frequencies but also some more common Peruvians (mainly from Lima)..

15^th. I assumed that the disturbance had passed and switched to 285 degrees. The only thing I heard was a very strong noise and crackling, which the very few stations I could “see” couldn´t break through. A little less interference towards the morning but still no signals.

16^th. and quite similar to the day before, possibly a little less noise. This night Harbour Light 1400 could also be heard off and on and Ay 07 R Buenos Aires 1350 also came with a fairly strong signal..

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Sydamerika

830 14.11 0300 ZYL244 R America Belo Horizonte MG kom upp ett par minuter precis runt heltimmen (829,956) JE

940 13.11 0100 ZYJ453R Super R Brasil. Rio de Janeiro RJ var första (och också enda!) transatlant att återkomma i lurarna – drygt ett dygn efter att solstormen sopat rent på transatlamtiska signaler JE

1130 14.11 0101 CX30 R Nacional Santiago Vásquez ”La Treinta” JE

1330 14.11 0005 ZP13 R Chaco Boreal, Asunción annonserade och spelade populärmusik. Ganska svag (1329,987) JE

1400 12.11 0004 CX140 R Zorrilla de San Martín, Tacuarembó kom fram ”läsligt”, Harbour Light rejält borttryckt (1399,987) JE

1550 14.11 0200 LT23 R San Genaro, San Genaro Norte hörde också till dem som gick ”som vanligt” igen efter störningen JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Nov 7 - 11 - very disturbed, but some La Plata ,ade it

November 7^th. it looked like it would be "blank" for a long time. A few weak ones from Brazil and Argentina could be sensed. At 04, however, there were suddenly some fairly strong La Plata stations on the lower part of the band. But only briefly

11^th. weak stations from Brazil at first but especially around 03 some Argentina and Paraguay were on low frequencies, while there was too much noise and very weak signals on the upper half. However, by 04 most of the signals were gone...

9^th. fairly similar conditions as the nights before except for 03. Then some weak signals from Colombians also appeared on the upper half of the band.

10^th. fewer from Brazil, instead some early ones from Puerto Rico and Colombia on the higher part of the band, even though I had 255 degrees. At 02 some stations from Uruguay, worse towards Argentina. Gradually the noise increased sharply on the higher part of the band, quite interference-free on the lower but hardly any signals either.

11^th.. slightly better signals on the upper half of the band and especially then at 01 and an hour ahead with a "feeling" towards mainly Uruguay. Very weak morning again.

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Sydamerika

680 8.11 0302 LT3, Rosario id och dragspelstango efter nationalsången JE

700 8.11 0402 ZYK686 Nossa R São Paulo SP släppte inte igenom Argentina JE

730 8.11 0300 ZP7 R ABC Cardinal, Asunción med id och nationalsång JE

780 8.11 0308 XP70 R Primero de Marzo, Caacupe Mi fint ”ostört” id JE

1020 7.11 2258 ZP14 R Ñandutí, San Lorenzo - bara några ytterst svaga brassar i övrigt på bandet. JE

1080 7.11 0402 ZP26 R Monumental, Asunción spelade ”Obladi oblada” och annonserade ”Monumental Madrugada” JE

1110 7.11 0400 LS1 R Ciudad, Buenos Aires starkare än alla andra transatlanter under natten, men bara någon minut åt gången. JE

1160 11.11 0100 LU32 R Olavarria, Olavarria – jag kände mig ”övertygad” om att det var den, men splitten var fel. TN pekade dock på några ”Olavarria-hänvisningar” i reklamer (1159,996) JE

1210 10.11 0157 LRI229 R Las Flores, Las Flores – för natten väldigt distad (1209,985) JE

1240 10.11 0211 CW35 R Paysandú, Paysandú var bara framme korta stunder åt gången (1239,975) JE

1290 11.11 0103 ZYJ310 Rádio Brasil Sul, Ibiporã PA lyckades ta sig fram trots alla störningar på den här frekvensen (1289,958) JE

1360 10.11 0200 CW51 R 41 San José de Mayo, San José de Mayo mer fading än på ”grannen” på 1370. (1369,985) JE

1370 10.11 0200 CW137 R Regional San Javier, San Javier förhållandevis bra – om så ofta den särpräglade lokala musiken (1369,849) JE

1420 11.11 0101 CX142 R Felicidad, Paysandú – som ofta på stationer i Uruguay en för oss ”särpräglad” folkmusik JE

1540 11.11 0001 ZYK721 R Deus é Amor (R Novo Milenio),Sertãozinho SP IPDA JE

1580 10.11 0158 HJQT Uniminuto R Cundimarca, Bogotá fladdrar omkring, nu på ”ny lägsta” (1579,985) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Nov 4 - 6 - "old times listening night" in solar storm

November 4th. A bit of a “reverse” condition this night where I listened to 255 degrees, but during the “early” night had a couple of Peruvians among other things. Then increasingly “expected” La Plata, but mostly at very weak strengths. And then 1080 Monumental, which really went with “monumental” strength. However, it did not pull other Paraguayan stations that I hunt for decent sound from, such as 1250 and 1450.

5th. I switched to 285 degrees and it was probably not wrong, because what was heard was mainly Colombia, Puerto Rico and the occasional Venezuelans. The problem was instead far too much noise together with far too weak signal strengths. There were some carriers that could have been interesting if only there had been a usable signal.

On 6th. Dan Andersson and I had booked a "listening night like in the old days" in the shack. Full moon, the advance forecasts were not brilliant but at least ok, the stove was crackling, it smelled of coffee and buns. But oh how wrong it turned out. Huge disturbance. An afternoon and early evening check towards Asia with some of the most common super-strong Indians. At 22 Harbour Light could be detected on 1400 - but it soon disappeared. At 01 the most common from Brazil and some Argentina on frequencies below 1100, the higher ones were far too noisy. After 02 it only got worse...But a "live night" still has its charm, so there may probably be a repeat later – however, I don't like it with K-index 7...

 

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Västindien

1590 3.11 2359 WXRF. Guayama PR med sitt långa Wapa-id JE

Sydamerika

930 4.11 0100 CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo ovanligt stark JE

1180 3.11 2357 Tent OAM2U R Los Chukos, Santiago de Chuco peruansk musik och annonsering men tybärr för mycket splatter (1179,983) JE

1360 4.11 0102 OAX7R R Sicuani, Sicuani – var nog på quechua JE

1440 4.11 0005 OAM7L R Solar. Espinar Yauni den som gick bäst här (1440,015) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Oct 25 - Nov 3 - some good but also total failure

On October 24^th. and 25^th. I took a chance that it would be open to Asia, but I was wrong. Almost to the point that I doubt that I had connected the right antenna (255 degrees). A small opening at 18 25/10 and 15 26/10.

On 27^th. there was an opening to the western USA which coincided with me connecting 317 degrees. No "sensations" in the headphones, but still a nice variation in what was heard. Best around 03, then quickly got worse and towards the morning there were some regular east coasters and even a Colombian.

On 28^th. I still had 317 degrees and it didn't match the interference that came. There was some regular east coast but most of it with pretty poor strength.

29^th. a lot of regular Brazilians at the beginning, but then (especially around 03) mostly La Plata stations, where Paraguay came last in line at 05 when most of the others had become too weak.

30^th. – November 3^rd. nothing recorded due to “operating error” (I should have pressed an “OK button”...

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Asien

711 24.10 1800 BEC72 Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Hsinfeng med fanfar och id genom rumänen JE

738 24.10 1800 BEL2 Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Penghu jättefint med (sjö-?)väderrapport JE

882 25.10 1500 TWR, Puttalam med engelska den här tiden JR

1080 24.10 1800 DWIN, Dagupan City dök oväntat upp när CGTM Xuanwei stängde. Svag och störd an ryska fyren men ”Eagle Broadcasting” och ett bokstavscall som låter som DZEC innan en kvinna annonserar ”Radyo Agila”. (1080,016) JE

1296 25.10 1500 BED47 BCC News Tainan - soundern i samband med id gick att känna igen, men inte myckt mer JE

1377 25.10 1500 Xizang GD, Lhasa med id JE

1413 25.10 1500 JOIF Fukuoka – med så usla konditioner hade jag inte väntat mig en japan JE

Nordamerika

840 27.10 0402 CFCW Camrose AB med country, troligen var det väl WHAS som pratade i bakgrunden JE

880 27.10 0359 WHSQ New York NY -förvirrade mig, kag hade glömt att WCBS inte finns längre JE

930 27.10 0300 CJCA Edmonton AB ”The Light” jättestark JE

1000 27.10 0400 KNWN Seattle WA stark även om det var en hel del splatter JE

1140 27.10 0257 CJRB High River AB ”AM 11-40” med ”People´s gospel hour” JE

1200 27.10 0300 KPNW West Fargo ND helt dominerande ”The Faith” JE

1220 27.10 0301 CJRB Bossevaine MB alldeles utmärkt vid id JE

1280 27.10 0259 WWTC Minneapolis MN ”The Patriot” JE

1300 27.19 0400 KGLO: Mason City IA in ned fint id före nyheterna (CBS) JE

1330 27.10 0305 WHBL Sheboygan WI ”1330 AM 101.5 FM” JE

1380 27.10 0400 KOTA Rapid City SD id-ade men väldigt rörigt här JE

1510 27.10 0400 KPLS Littleton CO id-ade JE

1510 27.10 0402 WLAC Nashville TN sport gjorde att jag hoppades på annat, men id här. JE

1520 27.10 0107 KKXA Snohomish WA ”Classic Country KXA 15-20 AM and 101 FM” JE

1530 27.10 0103 KFBK Sacramento CA ”Now Sacramento´s weather” efter nyheterna (1530,009) JE

1550 27.10 0300 KRPI Ferndale WA en massa reklamer på blandat engelska & sydindiskt språk och en jingel JE

1560 27.10 0300 KNZR Bakersfield CA med id innan Fox News JE

1600 27.10 0268 KGYM Cedar Rapids IA ”The Gym” JE

Sydamerika

770 29.10 0259 Tent CX12 R Oriental Montevideo – FD kollade en Kiwi i Montevideo och splitten stämmer med den (770,099) JE

780 29.10 0501 ZP60 R Primero de Marzo, Caacupe Mi id, dragspels- och marimbamusik JE

1070 29.10 0100 LR1 El Destape Mundo, Wilde gick bra men lite fading JE

1080 29.10 0548 ZP25 R Monumental, Chacol överröstade spanjorerna med råge med massor av paraguayreklamer HE

1110 29.10 0300 LS1 R Ciudad, Buenos Aires. När det var dags för nationalsången gick ”La Once Diez” sällsynt bra som omväxling. JE

1130 29.10 0100 L... Em Santiago y Copla, Satiago del Estereo ovanligt stark JE

1150 29.10 0300 LT8 La Nueva 9, Sauce Viejo dubbla nationalsången och i olika versioner. (1149,992) JE

1180 29.10 0202 CB118 R Portales Santiago med fint anrop fast den inte var särskilt stark (1179,997) JE

1340 29.10 0100 CW53 La Voz de Melo, Melo svag men ganska ostörd JE

1360 29.10 0400 CW41 R 41, San José de Mayo id-ade, men ganska svag. JE

1430 29.10 0102 CW25 R Durazno, Durazno inte stark men ren och fin signal JE

1510 29.10 0100 LRI253 R Belgrano, Suardi kraftig långfading (1509,985) JE

1550 29.10 0101 LT23 R San Genaro, San Genaro Norte med bra anrop. Går ofta ”märkligt bra” för sina 250 Watt JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Oct 20 - 24 - just a few worth mentioning

October 20^th. and generally a really bad night, although some strong stations came through, mainly from Brazil, but also some from La Plata. However, the interference was overwhelming most of the time where the European spectrum completely drowned out the mostly weak signals.

21^st. hopes rose quickly. Even before 21, CFEB was going and then everything got better for more than an hour. But hey, how wrong I was. There was nothing more - the most common from Colombia like Uniminuto on 1430 and 1580 and Radio Maria 1220, some regular Puerto Ricans Radio Maria Venezuela 1450.

22^nd. I had the 285 degree antenna instead of 255. Mostly some Puerto Rico and Colombia, but also some Peruvian, although there was no real opening. At 03 also some NA but with distorted signals so that they mostly worked as interference. Towards the morning nothing interesting.

On 23^rd. it was mostly Colombia but nothing out of the ordinary. Quite noisy too. After 03 some NA but only the most common eastern.

24^th. and also this night there were many regular Colombians. At 02 some east coast NA also started to be heard and with a little cleaner signals than the last few nights - 03 they also got company from Ecuador, which felt more unexpected. From 03 east coast NA dominated but some Colombians were able to penetrate. 04 all NA were gone, after that there were only a few of the most common Colombians left. 

 

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Nordamerika

1230 20.10 2059 CFFB. Iqaluit, NU första ”NA” på mer än en vecka i mina lurar! JE

Västindien

1210 24.10 0000 WHOY, Salinas PR stark JE

1320 22.10 0205 WSKN. San Juan PR ”Radio Isla” gick parallellt och nästan lika bra som 1490 WDEP som blivit väldigt vanlig i höst JE

Sydamerika

740 19.10 2200 ZYH446 R Sociedade da Bahia. Salvador BA gjorde den här kvällen skäl för alla kilowatten man pumpar ut i antennen (749,007) JE

830 24.10 0301 HCRM2 R Huancanavilca Guayaquil med massor av oannonserad musik och ett murrigt id till sist. (829,991) JE

830 22.10 0301 YVLT, R Sensación, San Antonio de los Altos med fler fina id:n JE

860 20.10 0101 ZYH592 R Cidade. Fortaleza CE tog igenom störningarna från 855 JE

870 24.10 0233 HCLY2 R Cristal Guayaquil kom upp över WQBS några minutr i ett omgångar här kom ett id. (869,979) JE

970 20.10 0001 ZP9 Universo 970. Asunción stark men också mycket splatter JE

980 22.10 0200 HJES La FM Cali, Cali med id och diverse sounders, inklusive den ”gamla vanliga” RCN-soundern JE

1010 20.10 0100 LV16 R Rio Cuarto. Rio Cuarto stack upp sporadiskt men Aleluia/Bahia dominerade JE

1010 22.10 0231 OBU1L R TV Cable Huarmaca. Huarmaca. Hade jag inte väntat. Gick av och till i en timme med massor av musik och en del annonseringar Starkare 02 24/10, men då brakade också WINS in(1009, 980) JE

1020 20.10 0300 ZP14 R Ñandutí. San Lorenzo oväntat stark med tanke på hur det lät på bandet i övrigt (1019,979) JE

1100 23.10 0159 HJAT Caracol R, Barranquilla ”Caracol Radio Barranquilla”, annars har det mest varit BBN här på sistone JE

1110 23.10 0300 HJDI R Bolivariana, Medellin gick starkast här vid id JE

1360 22.10 0102 OBM2A R Capulí. Julcán . Nattens hittills bästa signal och gick länge (1359,965) JE

1560 24.10 0059 HJHE Voces Rovirenses. Málaga. Lånfading JE