Heard in Fredriksfors May 3 - 10 - a few short openings

May 3rd. there were a lot of strong signals from Peru and Bolivia already an hour before 00, especially on high frequencies. However, they faded out very quickly and the rest became less exciting with a mix of some regular ones from Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia, but also a couple from Argentina.

4th. everything was different. Not even the carrier of the Bolivians that were eard with strong signnals the day before. A couple of the Peruvians, but at 01 when 1140 Nacional Chile and 1130 Ideal also went. 01 it was 1160 Olavarria and 870 Nacional, Buenos Aires,, at 02 1430 RPP Cusco as well as 1440 Santa Monica.

5th. was simply improbably bad. A "thin" signal for a couple of hours in the middle of the night from Harbour Light 1400. extremely weak from probably Radio Dos 1230 and Carraviz 1570 at 02. Otherwise hardly even a carrier that could be guessed from the other side of the Atlantic.

6th. not much better than the night before (if at all). Possibly stronger noise. Nothing new to the log.

On 7th. there were more and stronger signals again, but also more splatter on most frequencies. Again mainly Peru and Bolivia but a little later than what is usually the "best time". Now it was 02 to around 02.30 mainly.

8th. looked much better, when you checked the carriers, than it really was. The result was instead a big disappointment. Some quite strong from Brazil already at 22, despite the 285-degree antenna. Some Peruvians started going at 23.30, but it never really took off - some ordinary and with bad sound. Then after 01 it was Puerto and Colombia and then Venezuelan Ideal as the only one that went really well...

9th. was also a disappointment. More early from Brazil than the night before. Some "ordinary" from Bolivia were really good and also some from Peru at 00 - 00.30. Some from Brazil again at 01.30. But all had in common that it was very difficult to understand what was being said, even on quite strong signals, because the sound was very distorted.

10th. even a little worse. Some of the more common Peruvians at 00 – 00.30. After 01 some of the more common USA/Canada went from the northeast, some occasional Peruvian together with Uniminuto 1580 and Ideal 1130.

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Västindien

1370 8.5 0100 WIVV Viquez Island PR med sitt ”trestatiosanrop” (1369,996) JE

Sydamerika

1220 2.5 2332 OAX6X R Melodia, Arequipa kom igång bra (1220,020) JE

1240 7.5 0059 OCU7Z R Pachatusán, Sicuani – inte den vanligaste här, nu ensam men väldigt splattrad (1239,993) JE

1300 2.5 2335 OAX7X La Decana, Juliaca (1299,995) JE

1340 7.5 2201 ZYH661 R Pitaguary, Fortaleza CE ovanligt stark, lite lägre i frekvens igen (1340,002) JE

1370 7.5 2300 ZYH628 R Vanguarda, Caridade CE, stark bärvåg men svagt ljud (1370,129) JE

1400 8.5 0130 ZYJ462 R Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ ”toppade” stundtals Harbour Light – flera från Brasilien den här tiden, men det som verkade ”intressant” antingen för svagt eller för dåligt ljud. JE

1420 7.5 2301 ZYJ754 R Guarujá, Florianópolis, SC svagt ljud JE

1470 9.5 2301 ZYI913 R Ingazeira, Paulistana PI kom fram med en ganska bra signal innan Rural blev för stark (1469,987) JE

1480 7.5 0130 CP.. R Bendita Trinidad , Santa Cruz håller ut långt senare än 1540 (stängde 02)(1479,979) JE

1480 3.5 0000 CP.. R Pan de Vida, El Alto – mest som en ”andeviskning”, borde ha gått mycket bättre med tanke på bärvågens styrka (1480,075) JE

1490 2.5 2330 OCU7R Cadena Sur, Cusco ”Dios es Amor” (1490,069) JE

1500 2.5 2310 Tent CP.. R Gigante, Cochabamba men bara fragment av tal och lite musik. Stark bärvåg (som 1480 och 1590-bolivianerna) men väldigt lite ljud. Likaså vid 02 4/5. (1499,767) JE

1520 2.5 2304 CP..R La Voz del Atalaya, El Alto lite ”skramligt” på frekvensen men ok styrka. Bendita Trinidad 1540 väldigt stark samtidigt och även Tawantinsuyo 1520 gick fint (1520,006) JE

1520 7.5 0100 OCU5F Bethel R Huanta religiös musik i mängd (1519,978) JE

1540 3.5 0005 OAM7I R Lorena, Cuscoid-ade ensam och stark sedan Bendita slagit igen vid midnatt (1540,002) JE

1560 7.5 0030 OAZ7N R Maria, Cusco, troligen Luz del Mundo som tog över mer och mer några Hz högre (1559,998) JE

1570 7.5 2200 ZYH621 R Sertão Central, Senador Pompeu CE dök upp igen, trots att jag lyssnade på 285 grader. Id och musik både före och efter, ingen ”A Voz do Brasil” (1570,004) JE

1580 8.5 2301 ZYI898 R Santa Clara Floriano, PI gick bättre en stund före id... (1580,002) JE

1590 2.5 2359 OCX6S R el Mundo para Cristo, Arequipa avslutade ett religiöst program med körsång sedan id (1589,998) JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Apr 28 - May 2 - Mostly Andean, but too weak

On April 28th.there were some Andean stations from about 23.30 and over 00 UTC. Then fairly empty until around 02 and a while past 04 when instead it was eastern Canada and northeastern USA that surprised, although there was nothing unusual that was heard.

29th. a lot of activity on at least the upper half of the medium wave after 23 but most of the stations were too weak and disturbed to be able to get something out of the signals. At first it was mainly Peruvians on many frequencies but only shortly after 00 were most of them gone. Then mixed LA/NA but not many good enough.

30th. some weak Andean signals at 00 UTC, then a small opening again at 02 with a number of strong signals, but only on high frequencies. At 02.30 just before sunrise it then slipped south with some from Brazil and Argentina. Suspected Chile, but far too weak, on 1560 and 1570.

May 1st. nothing recorded

2nd. could have passed without recording too – a little chatter but almost no stations. 1430 RPP Cusco and 1360 Sicuani went well 02, 1400 Harbour Light and 1570 Carraviz decent 02.30, otherwise almost nothing.

 

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Nordamerika

1270 28.4 0302 WXYT Detroit MI ”our listeners here on 97 1” JE

1410 28.4 0300 CJWI Saint-Constant, QC ovanligt fri från störningar Franska (1409,993) JE

1430 28.4 0200 CHKT Toronto ON ”Fairchild Radio” nästan oförskämt bra med tanke på årstiden JE

1450 28.4 0400 WPGG Atlantic City NJ fortsatt hygglig styrka id denna tid JE

1460 28.4 0400 WOPG Albany NY med EWTN Radio JE

1490 28.4 0403 WBAE Portland ME id-ade JE

1530 28.4 0300 WCKY Cincinnatti OH med sport JE

1550 28.4 0200 CBEF Windsor ON med franska nyheter men en spansktalande tog delvis över JE

1560 28.4 0200 WFME New York, NY ”Family Radio” JE

1580 28.4 0200 CKDO Oshawa ON gammal god rockmusik JE

1600 28.4 0158 WUNR Brookline MA engelska med en massa anrop och promos JE

Sydamerika

1140 28.4 2359 OCU2D Chami R, Otuzco id och annonserade ”palabra de Dios” innan det blev lite panflöjt, men framför allt också nyheter från CBC som tog över. JE

1180 29.4 0000 OCU4K NSE R, Lima ”psalmsång” och predikan (1180,010) JE

1240 28.4 2358 OAU4V, R Cunbre, Huancayo med ett par ”Cumbre” (1239,994) JE

1430 30.4 0200 OAZ7M RPP Noticias, Cusco. Sport B'ättre 2/5 när ”ingenting annat” gick. (1430,003) JE

1440 29.4 0158 OAM7L R Solar, Espinar/Yauri gick ganska stadigt. (1440,018) JE

1440 30.4 0200 OAX6R R Santa Mónica, Arequipa var ”högljudd”. Klämde i med ett ”Santa Arequipa” också! (1439,970 JE

1470 27.4 2330 OCU4Y R Voz Cristiana, Huancayo predikar (1459,981) JE

1470 30.4 02.02 OAU6E R Victoria, Arequipa nästan övertydlig med id i motsats till många andinska stationer (1469,951) JE

1480 30.4 0002 CP.. R Bendita Trinidad – inte // 1540 (1479,979) JE

1490 30.4 0201 OCU7Y R Dios es Amor, Cusco (1490,067) JE

1500 30.4 0200 CP.. R Tawantinsuyo, Laja starkare än andra. Stängde 02.07 (1500,031) JE

1510 27.4 2359 OAX4J R Tarma, Tarma brukar gå mycket bättre. Driver omkring från dag till dag. Nu (1509,995) JE

1530 28.4 2335 OCU2O R Superior FM, El Tambo tipsade Sim om. Hittade ett par id en knapp kvart tidigare här. (1530,039) JE

1540 28.4 0001 CP.. R Bendita Trinidad, El Alto med id och lite panflöjt Förmodligen var det Lor4ena som blandade sig i också. (1539,993) JE

1550 30.4 0235 LT23 R San Genaro, San Genaro Norte kom här när de flestaredan fadat bort i gryningen Brassen Pitaguary 1340 var den enda stationen i övrigt som gick bra denna tid.(1549,989) JE

1560 28.4 0001 CP.. R Luz del Mundo, La Paz kom igenom när de andra andinska signalerna försvunnit JE

1570 28.4 2332 O.... R Frecuencia Cinco, Chanta Alta men svårt splattrad (1570,028) JE

1580 28.4 2340 OBX1M R Naylamp, Lambayeque – omöjligt avgöra vilken split 1579,988 eller 1579,995 JE

Heard in Fredriksfors Apr 23 -27 - Boring conditions

On April 23rd. I had changed to 285 degrees antenna, but it didn't get any better. Rather worse. A couple of Peruvians at 00, a few more (1180, 1350, 1449, 1470, 1500, 1570) at 02. Ideal 1130 most of the night. But nothing for a log.

24th. was probably actually even worse overall than the night before. It was at 02.30 that a handful of Peruvians came through legibly and showed that it probably wasn't the antenna that was at fault anyway...

25th. Bahamas 1540 was almost the only one producing a legible signal. A few "mumbles" could also be heard. It probably wouldn't have been quite as bad if I had the 255-degreer connected, because there were clear carriers on several plits that I'm convinced came from Brazil or La Plata...

26th. and another night of disappointment. I had hoped that there would be some Andean signals during the few hours that the early sunrise allows, but not a single such signal this night either. A couple from Brazil at 00, otherwise an occasional one from Puerto Rico etc.

27th. actually went R Carraviz 1570 at 02.30 and half an hour before there were probably Melodia on 1220 and Sicuani on 1360. Otherwise a little mumbling on some frequencies, but nothing that could be made out, and nothing to indicate that it would have been interesting if it had been heard better...

 

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Europa

1530 25.4 2200 Holländsk pirat har lagt beslag på ännu en mv-frekvens. Id-ade Olympic Radio Classic. Eric van Gorkom på stationen berättar att Olympic Classic är en ren web-radio 24/7 och har aldrig funnits på någon radiofrekvens. Han säger vidare att han inte har någon aning om att stationen gått ut på mv, eller vem som streamar hans web-sändning i realtid. Stängde 22.08 JE

Västindien

1540 25.4 0231 ZNS, Nassau – ensam är stark heter det ju. Inte mycket annat hördes denna natt. JE

Sydamerika

1340 26.5 0002 ZYH661 R Pitaguary, Fortaleza CE väldigt splattrad JE

1360 24.4 0230 OAX7R R Sicuani, Sicuani kom fram hörbart och visade att bandet inte var helt dött JE

1440 24.4 0230 OAX6R R Santa Monica, Arequipa faktiskt riktigt hyggligt – visade att det knappas var antennens fel att det var så uselt på bandet (1438,970) JE

1570 26.4 0010 ZYH621 R Sertão Central, Senador Pompe CE id-ade efter att ha spelat ”hissmusik” nonstop vidare förbi toh. JE