Heard in Fredriksfors Oc 30- not much due to antenna problems

My last night at the schack during this October ended with a flop.
My expectations were high. It started also ok; CBC 1 on 1230,005 (wiithout local id though) already at 21 UTC.
But what happened?
During the night the more common west coast and prarie stationens were heard on 317 degrees, although not quite stable. On 255 degrees some peruvian stations were heard long before sunrise and together with some of the more common La Plata and some Brazilian stations not the be identidied (either football or preaching...).
But the most interesting antennas, 285 and 300 degrees? What had  happened? Could propagation suddenly be this bad? Almost nothing at all, besides of some Venezuelan stations. Not even the Cubans except for 1180 and 1620.
I tried, but nothing. Hour after hour.
The answer occured some hours later; Dan Andersson and Rolf Larsson checked the antennas. 285 degrees was broke. 300 degrees was on the ground for quite a length.

Logg

NA
920 30.10 0325 CFRY Portage  la Prarie MB med kanonstyrka och country. JE
1430 30.10 0519 KLO Ogden UT - har fixat till frekvensen sedan sist jag hörde dem och låg nu så nära nominell frekvens man kan komma. JE
1460 30.10 0454 KLTC Dickinson ND med lokal reklam och country. JE
1500 30.10 0500 KSTP  St Paul MN med id på heltimmen. All News. JE
1510 30.10 0500 KCKK Littleton CO med Mile High Sports växlade med KGA som hade Fox Sports. JE
1570 30.10 0450 CKLW Winkler MB annonserade ”here on CKLW”. JE

Västindien
1330 30.10 0557 Radio Vision Cristiana Santio Domingo överraskade med ett lokalt anrop ”13-30 en la isla...” och Santo Domingo. Gick dessutom som en av mycket få på den avslitna (100  meter ”kvar”) 285-gradaren.  1329,991JE

SA
1320 30.10 0245 Radio Peru Juliaca har jag aldrig hört så rent och fint, trots att jag lyssnade på 255 grader. 1319,946.JE
1360 30.10 0320 Nueva Q FM Lima var den enda som tog sig igenom brummet på frekvensen.
1540 30.10 0250 Radio Corporación Cerro de Pasco kom fram trots att jag egentligen lyssnade på ”fel” antennriktning 255 grader). 1540, 154. JE

ARC Newsflash: Changed final day for Radio Sweden

SWEDEN Radio Sweden International will pay attention to the final transmissions during the Russian and English services only on Saturday, October 30th, 2010. It is the final day of broadcasting on 1179 kHz from Sölvesborg.

On their webpage they have changed the final day from the 31st to the 30th, Saturday evening/night.
There will also be a funeral feast at Hörby transmitter centre after midnight local time on Saturday night. (Bengt Ericson. ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: WPLA Dry Branch GA 1670 new call

1670  WPLA Dry Branch GA, new call ex WFSM, now Fox Sports. (NRC via Tore Larsson, ARC)

ARC Newsflash: DRM 1485 off tonight

The DRM transmitter on 1485 kHz is off tonite, October 25th, 2010. Several stations are available. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: XEPE 1700 changes to ESPN

1700 XEPE San Diego - It has been rumoured that XEPE 1700 AM will change it's current talk format
("The Talk of San Diego") to all-sports (=ESPN). In fact on Radiotime.com pages it's already called
"ESPN Radio 1700". The station has a website at http://www.sandiego1700.com/
(San Diego Union Tribune & Radiotime.com via finndxer 15.10.2010 via Tore Larsson, ARC)

ARC Newsflash: WRN transmissions from Sri Lanka delayed

The new WRN transmission from Sri Lanka on 1125 kHz with 50 kW is delayed due to technical problems. Technicians are working on curing the problem with RF induced on the 1125 twin masts. According to Victor A. Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka the tests will be carried within the next weeks. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: Radio 10 Gold, Holland reactivated

Radio 10 Gold has now reactivated the transmitter in Heinenoord, Holland on the frequency of 828 kHz. Very good signal in Växjö,Sweden. Sometimes QRM from the German station on the same frequency. Power said to be 20 kW during day and 5 during night. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)