Globo DX

Easter DX

2010-04-16T01:20:00.001-07:00

Easter was again good time to travel countryside for DX'ing. As usually, besides of catching new stations, this was a moment to check recordings and organize things, preparing for example for the new FM-season. I also checked several hours of these recordings what I have made during last 5 years, mostly there is no surprises anymore. Now there are less than 50 C-cassettes under checking, when starting the project last christmas; they were very numerous, probably over 70. Little by little the recording archive will be fully organized.

This time I found a nice clip of DRS Musigwälle 531 kHz, already silent on MW. It has verified but still nice to have a 5 minutes recording of it's programme, as a souvenir. Aswell I checked old FM-recordings where found surprisingly Bacau regional of Radio Trinitas with ID "En Bacau ascultate Radio Trinitas Nouazecsase virgola opt, nurazul Bacau optzeciopt virgola patru.." The first frequency is for Bacau and another for Onesti, both in Bacau region. Seems to be regional for sure. However it's hard to say what was the frequency, while recording this one, I was smoking outside and left recording for empty frequency. I never knew that there was anything, probably only white noise. However there faded in a romanian station giving a nice ID. This is not the first time to hear something interesting with not really listening at the moment. Once I got Radio Fiat with same method from Poland, but it has luckily only one frequency. Once while smoking again, I got BRF 89.0 from Belgium with 400 watts. That time I came back and found surprisingly oh there is something on the recording. And once sleeping and having siesta Prague's local Radio Expres come with nice commercial spot. These are kinda nice catches! It's said it's need to have professional antennas and receivers and a lot of work. Well for sure, but if I got with whip antenna and unprofessional receivers that amount of stations, also good ones, and not only network stations, I could never manage to solve every clip and station heard with 8-el yagi and Sony XDR... There must be too much recordings then!

Aswell I found an old recording, made August 5, 2005 during the conditions when Eastern and Middle European stations were widely heard in Finland. I caught hungarian talk on 88.4 MHz for a minute, this is what the conditions normally are in Central Part, while South-West Finland is having band full of stuff till 108MHz. It's said something like "Balaton Enis Radio" and soon after that "Szoltoko Radio". After these clues station got Irene Cara's What A Feeling on air and faded away. Nice but these names do not exist. Only listed stations are Slager and Nyugat, which was on air since Oct 15, 2005. Balaton has been only on 88.2.

There was aswell a local DX-meeting in Jyväskylä with 7 collegues participating to it. It was kinda nice meeting after a long break to me. And nice to see that local DX organisations are still living under umbrella FDXA.

About my equipment this moment

for FM-DX Technics ST-Z45 with quad built by myself, one element(!), Philips AZ1518 CD-cassette -recorder, excellent for rare station hunting and Fisher PH403 with analog frequencies, both of them have whip only.

for MW/SWDX Icom IC-R71E with ground and balun for 25mtrs long antenna. For next season have to build longer and bigger, when having 375mtrs I also heard something interesting but it was broken by wind.

for fun Tecsun PL-310 with DSP, Grundig YB 208, AS multiband radio (kind of cheap scanner for 54-176MHz) and Fintec (no model number in memory)

for broken moments =) Sangean ATS-909 often used with FM-dipol, Philips Autoilona (1960's car receiver) and Yamaha TX-330. All of these are working, but not properly.

These following stations have been logged in April in Uurainen by myself.

666 2222-2315 3/4/10 GRC: ERA Radio Filia, Athens. "Kosmos Enenda Tria koma Eksa".

765 0619-0622 1/4/10 RUS: Radio Carelia, Petroskoi. Regional programme.

801 2100-2105 3/4/10 D: On 3 Radio, München/Nürnberg.

819 1925-1950 1/4/10 EGY: ERTU Batra. Phone-in-show with music and jingles "min al-Qahira".

963 0407-0500 3/4/10 FIN: Radio 86, Pori. "Hiinatund" -programme in Estonian.

981 1859-1901 1/4/10 GRC: ERA Spor, Athens. Soccer with "Era Spor ekaton ena koma okto"

1197 1840-1851 1/4/10 ROU: Radio Neumarkt, Brasov. Speaking and playing songs in German.

1314 0532-0537 4/4/10 ROU: Radio Antena Satelor, Constanta/Timisoara. No Oltenia Craiova =(.

1431 2107-2107 3/4/10 DJI: Radio Sawa, Dorale. Is this new site or another name for Arta?

1440 0557-0600 10/4/10 LUX: RTL Radio. There was very few stations audible.

1449 0520-0520 4/4/10 RUS: Radio Mayak, Monchegorsk. "na maiache"

1530 0547-0600 4/4/10 ROU: Radio Romania Actualitati, Radauti. No Constanta here.

1602 0535-0553 3/4/10 FIN: Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Liedenpohja. SINPO 35454 S6.

1657 2015-2020 3/4/10 HOL: Radio Barones, Ruurlo. Giving ID when I came on the fq.

4789,5 0503-0524 3/4/10 PRU: tent. Radio Vision. Probably this station with religious programmes every morning. No ID. Other TA-stations coming on 4840/4885/4915/4960/4985/5025/5040.

4800 2020-2035 3/4/10 CHN: CNR Golmud. "Chung Kuo zhi Sheng" = "Voice of China".

4845 2100-2100 7/4/10 MTN: Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott announcing it's name in Arabic.

4976 2039-2139 6/4/10 UGA: UBC Radio, Kampala. Tips for good marriadge with music.

5045 2104-2104 7/4/10 B: Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Belém. Sounds like new name for this?

5815 0800-0830 4/4/10 HOL: ORN, Elburg. Offshorerecords.com and jingle in Finnish.

5930 0627-0627 4/4/10 CZE: Radio Prag Deutschesprachige Sendungen.

6000 0610-0615 1/4/10 BUL: Radio Balgarska, unid-tx. Giving ID with these words.

6140 0419-0419 3/4/10 ROU: Radio Romania Actualitati, unid-tx. Nothing's gonna stop us now.

6160 0630-0700 4/4/10 RUS: GTRK Arkhangelsk. "Radio Pamore." Regional daily this time.

7610 0604-0615 10/4/10 I: Radio Amica Onde Corte, Bologna. Playing italodisco and then news.

15120 0742-0759 3/4/10 NIG: LV du Nigerie, Abuja(?). Might be new tx-site in Abuja. No QRM.

15120 0601-0605 4/4/10 CHN(?): CRI in Chinese. Under CRI there was probably VON in English.

88400 1708-1710 5/8/05 HNG: UNID mentioning "Balaton Änis Radio" and "Szoltoko Radio...magyar" and playing Irene Cara then. Must be Slager only?

96800 1450-1450 14/6/06 ROU: Radio Trinitas Bacau, Bacau. Probably this frequency, found clear ID on the recording "Bacau Ascultati Radio Trinitas 96,8 nurazul Bacau 88,4" Sounds regional, but is there regional programmes on Radio Trinitas at all? Who knows...?

March 27th loggings

2010-03-27T06:02:00.000-07:00

1200 UTC 13625 Radio Free Asia, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. Jammed by China National Radio which announced "ChungYang Renmin Guangbo Dientai, ChungKuo Zhi Sheng"

March 20th and 21st loggings

2010-03-20T06:48:00.001-07:00

20.03.2010

1340 UTC 6205-6 kHz Radio Spaceshuttle International, Finland; with mostly soul music programme. "On shortwave" and "spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com", "Combination with Cool AM". Splashes from 6200 kHz German speaking station.

2020 UTC 6220 kHz Radio PlayBack International, Italy; Baby I Ain't Your Love, Give It Up by K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Somebody Dance With Me by DJ Bobo, Kung Fu Fighting, Runaway (I wo-wo-wo-wo-wonder) and speaking like "live from the island of nowhere Playback International, playbackinternational@gmail.com". Probably via Mystery Radio's transmitter.

21.03.2010

0955 UTC 15070 kHz Cupid Radio, the Netherlands; absolutely strongest signal never heard from a Dutch pirate in my Turku QTH. Alternative rock songs and greetings to the listeners from every side of the world. That's was a great experience! Promised special QSL.

1030 UTC 6205 kHz Radio Spaceshuttle International, Finland; a bit weaker signal than yesterday. Too early? Alternative frequency 9290 kHz was not heard here.

1215 UTC 6450 kHz Marconi Radio, the Netherlands; mostly music, including instrumental version of ABBA's Waterloo.

1400 UTC 6210 kHz Radio Spaceshuttle International, Finland. Playing Black Velvet ecc.

1640 UTC 6425 kHz Radio Marconi, the Netherlands; Schlagers and seldom announcing

From December to March

2010-03-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

From December to March

This has been a very radioactive period for me. I have been several times on the countryside, in the middle of nowhere, in a village called Uurainen for listening medium and short wave stations. I used to live there but nowadays I only visit my old home and listen during weeks or weekends which are free from the university studies. Finally I have aswell started organizing the recordings and numbering all the cassettes I have, and checking these recordings. I have also reported the stations which have been found on these recordings. I have around 75 hours of these recordings which means over sixty C-cassettes! Many of the cassettes are still under listening and checking but I still believe that one day I would have organized them all.

Besides of these activities, I have aswell organized the folders full of QSL's and documents from the stations since 2001, putted the bigger world map to the wall, behind the table of my radio equipment and putted nail in the every city where I have heard a station from and sent so called follow up reports to the stations which have not yet sent QSL or any document of listening. Especially I have ”fupped” the stations from countries from where I have no any QSL. Few of these stations have now reacted to my mails and letters very kindly and verified the reception. At the moment I have verified 123 countries to be heard!

Let's have a look at the loggings; stations are mostly heard in Uurainen, except loggings marked with L, Lassila in Satakunta region, T, Turku and U, Uusikaupunki both in Varsinais-Suomi region, which are heard during so-called DX-expeditions, weekends stayed with friends and DX! However, these DX-expeditions are just for fun. I never ever send reception reports if the station is not heard in my own QTH, with my own antenna and own receiver. But listening without reporting is fun also with borrowed equipment! Italic stations are tentatives, or the station identification/location is unclear.

Europe

153 06.01.2010 1537 RUS: Radio Unost, Taldom “UFM”

171 06.01.2010 1643 KLG: Radio Rossii, Bolshakovo pop mx on the background

183 06.01.2010 2246 D: Europe 1, Saarlouis “Europe 1”

216 06.01.2010 2206 F: RMC Roumoules “RMC”

216 07.01.2010 0010 RUS: Radio Rossii, Krasnoyarsk RMC off air

216 07.01.2010 2153 F: RMC Roumoules

234 06.01.2010 2316 LUX: RTL Beidweiler “RTL”

270 25.12.2009 0744 CZE: CRo1, Topolna “Rádiózurnal”

585 06.02.2010 1659 RUS: Radio Rossii, Perm only network

684 06.02.2010 1701 RUS: Radio Radonezh, St. Peterburg own programme

738 23.12.2009 1346 RUS? Golos Rossii, Moskva? might be via WRN

747 20.12.2009 0624 HOL: Radio 5, Zeewolde Goede Zontag etc

810 19.12.2009 2130 RUS: Radio Mayak, Volgograd

891 21.12.2009 2227 HOL: Radio 538, Hulsberg Yunost off air since 2200

900 20.12.2009 0557 I: RAI Radiouno, Milano network px

900 23.12.2009 0607 I: RAI Giornale Radio della Lombardia. regional px

918 07.01.2010 2255 SVN: Radio Slovenia 1, Domzale huge ID with all stns!

936 23.12.2009 0600 D: Bremen 1, Bremen Oberneuland.

1026 19.12.2009 2032 RUS: Radio Mayak, Arkangelsk

1062 07.12.2009 0558 CZE: Country Radio, Praha

1080 06.01.2010 1547 RUS: GTRK Radio Mordoviya, Kovylkino local weather

1098 19.12.2009 1539 SVK: Slovensko Radio Patria, Bratislava verified with card

1107 28.12.2009 0205 D: AFN, Kaiserslautern dominating

1116 06.01.2010 1622 HNG: Kossuth Rádío no regional today

1179 27.12.2009 2230 S: Radio Sweden , Solvesborg in English

1197 01.01.2010 0535 ROU: Antena Brasovului, Brasov RTM-px till 0600

1224 25.12.2009 1911 BUL: Radio Balgarija, Vidin playing carols

1314 22.12.2009 1513 ROU: Antena Satelor, Constanta/Timisoara was not a regional!

1314 07.01.2010 2248 ARM: Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio, Gavar

1323 28.02.2010 0431 ROU: Radio Târgu Mures, Târgu Mures local programme

1323 28.02.2010 0500 RUS: Radio Grad Petrov, Olgino signing on 0500

1323 28.02.2010 0600 D: World Service of VOR, Wachenbrunn signing on 0600

1341 19.12.2009 1529 HNG: Magyar Katolikus Rádío, Szolnok

1350 23.12.2009 2348 F: Radio Orient, Nizza idhaat’ll shaab

1359 05.02.2010 2230 UKR: Radio Center, Donetsk local night show

1395 19.12.2009 0709 HOL: The Big L, Trintelhaven with jingle

1404 22.12.2009 1656 ROU: Postule Radio Sighet, Sighetul Marmatiei local programmes

1485 19.12.2009 0730 LVA: Radio Merkurs, Riga www.radiomerkurs.lv

1485 27.02.2010 0755 LVA: Radio Merkurs, Riga Roy Orbison etc.

1494 01.01.2010 0625 MDA: Radio Moldova Nazional, Cahul/Edinet H.N.Y by ABBA

1494 01.01.2010 0700 F: TDF France Info, Clermont-Ferrand

1530 22.12.2009 1732 ROU: Radio Constanta, Nufarul not dominating

1530 22.12.2009 1742 ROU: Radio Romania Actualitati, Radauti

1557 27.02.2010 0555 F: TDF France Info, Nizza ”Sur France Info”

1575 29.12.2009 0619 I: RAI Liguria, Genova too weak for RR

1575 01.01.2010 0620 I: RAI Radiouno, Genova that day network

1584 28.12.2009 2230 POL: Twoje Radio AM trying Arctic R.

1602 02.01.2010 0900 FIN: Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat “Ekoradio” -px

1602 06.02.2010 1440 FIN: Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat

3985 05.12.2009 2340 HRV: La Voz de Croazia, Deanovec in Spanish

5930 27.02.2010 0730 CZE: Radio Praha, Litomysl in German

6000 03.01.2010 2155 BUL: Radio Varna, Varna registered letter

6005 21.12.2009 0905 D: Radio 700, Kall-Krekel verified with QSL

6010 02.01.2010 2100 D: Family Radio, Wertachtal Open Forum

6070 05.01.2010 0440 BLR: Radio Brest, Brest verified with card

6100 19.12.2009 2157 BIH: International Radio of Serbia, Bijeljina via tx in Bosnia-H.

6185 27.02.2010 0612 VAT Vatikaanin Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria in Finnish

9585 05.03.2010 0808 D: Radio Farda, Lampertheim

British Isles

1089 28.12.2009 0110 G: talkSPORT, multi-tx with echo

1197 01.01.2010 0600 G: Absolute Radio under of ROU

1368 28.12.2009 0150 G: Manx Radio, Douglas strong british night

1458 25.12.2009 0627 G: Sunrise Radio, London

1485 27.02.2010 0732 G: BBC Radio Humberside, Hull heard after 7 years

1566 28.12.2009 0020 G: County Sound Radio, Guildford dominating

Iberia

1386 26.12.2009 0159 E: Euskadi Irratia, Bilbo classical music

1386 06.02.2010 0127 E: Euskadi Irratia, Bilbo classical music

1476 22.12.2009 0636 E: Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian news morning

Africa

864 21.12.2009 1600 EGY: ERTU Radio Qu’ran, Santah

1431 28.12.2009 0115 DJI: Radio Sawa, Dorale another than Arta?

1530 22.12.2009 1858 STP: VOA São Tomé & Principe, Pinheira LV du Amerique

5005 05.12.2009 2145 GNE: Radio Bata, Bata verified with letter

6297 21.12.2009 1748 ALG: Radio Nacional de la RASD, Rabouni Huna sawt’l shaab

21695 22.12.2009 1241 LBY: LJBC Sabrata Hiini Saut Afrikia

Asia

702 25.12.2009 1920 IRN: IRIB Kiashar Turkish & Russian

936 23.12.2009 1351 IRN: IRIB Orumiyeh regional program

1206 05.01.2010 2158 ISR: Kol Israel, Acre “sawt’ll yisrael”

1305 05.01.2010 2246 ISR: Galei Zahal, Rosh-Pina

1575 23.12.2009 2339 UAE: Radio Farda, Dhabbaya S.O.S by ABBA

4975 20.12.2009 1800 TJK: World Service of VOR, Dushanbe

5990 02.01.2010 2340 CHN: CRI Hohhot in Russian

6010 28.12.2009 1619 CYP: BBC Zygi

6100 19.12.2009 2155 CHN: CRI Xi’an in Arabic

6205 26.12.2004 1208 RUS: VOR, Chita

6285 26.12.2004 1154 KRE: La Voix du Corée, Kujang in French

7255 28.02.2010 2038 CHN: CRI Baoji (near Xi'an) in Russian

9000 06.02.2010 1450 TWN: Sound of Hope Radio International nonstop music

11610 05.03.2010 0800 CHN: CNR Beijing

11985 05.03.2010 1110 TWN: RTI Huwei in Russian

17785 26.02.2010 0900 ARS: BSKSA Radio Riyadh, Riyadh in French.

Oseania

5765 31.12.2009 1035 GUM: AFRTS, Barrigada. (USB-mode). “CNN Radio”

North America

590 07.11.2004 U 0622 CAN: VOCM Radio, St John's (NF) music programme

1130 25.12.2009 2357 USA: WBBR, New York, (NY) Bloomberg Radio

1130 02.01.2010 2202 USA: WBBR, New York, (NY) AB Radio News

1310 29.12.2009 0645 CAN: CIWW, Ottawa, (ON) “Oldies 13-10”

1390 26.12.2005 0724 USA: WEGP, Presque Isle, (ME) ”WEGP 13-90”

1410 20.12.2009 1310 CAN: CFUN, Vancouver (BC) “the Team 14-10”

1470 24.12.2009 0731 USA: WLAM, Lewiston-Auburn (ME) ‘songs from70-89’

5070 19.12.2009 0857 USA: WWCR, Nashville (TN)

6875 27.02.2010 0604 USA: WYFR , Okeechobee (FL) in Spanish

9265 24.12.2009 1210 USA: WINB, Red Lion (PA) in Spanish

Central America

5025 19.12.2009 0715 CUB: Radio Rebelde, La Habana Kool & the Gang

6110 24.12.2009 1135 CUB: Radio Habana Cuba, La Habana Deportes en R.H.C

11775 24.12.2009 1139 AIA: The University Network, The Valley

South America

1390 07.11.2004 U 0522 VEN: Radío Fe y Alegria, Caracas

1470 29.10.2005 0436 VEN: Radío Vibración, Carúpano Eros Ramazotti

1470 29.10.2005 0436 PRU: CPN Radio, Lima surprise found

1500 30.12.2009 0652 VEN: Radio 2000, Cumanà “En Dos Mil..”

3280 28.03.2005 0234 EQA: La Voz del Napo, Tena incl. R. María

4885 25.12.2009 0427 B: Rádio Clube do Pará, Belém

4915 30.12.2009 0750 B: Rádio Daqui, Goiânia shouting “Daqui”

4985 05.12.2009 2350 B: Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia “em R. Brasil C.”

5035 26.12.2009 0222 B: Rádio Aparecida, Aparecida verified with card

5045 05.12.2009 2359 B: Rádio Cultura do Pará, Belém Discoteca Cultural

9630 02.01.2010 2350 B: Rádio Aparecida, Aparecida

11735 03.01.2010 0943 B: Rádio Trans Mundial, Santa Maria

Pirates

1620 20.12.2009 2305 HOL: De Technische Man, Ruurlo

1623 21.12.2009 2205 HOL: Monte Carlo Radio giving reports

1629 06.02.2010 0104 HOL: Radio Anton giving reports

1636 06.11.2004 U 2015 HOL: Radio Zender Bizon, Veenendaal first pirate for me

1636 07.11.2004 U 0655 HOL: Oklahoma

1636.5 21.12.2009 2055 HOL: Radio De Nooitgedacht

1646 21.12.2009 2134 HOL: Radio Calypso van Noord-Groningen

1655 20.12.2009 2113 HOL: Zender Napoleon

1656 20.12.2009 2333 HOL: De Lachende Oliebol

1660 30.01.2010 T 0100 HOL: Radio Relmus, Holwerd

1665 05.02.2010 2353 HOL: Radio Relmus, Holwerd

1670 20.12.2009 2050 HOL: Radio Orwan “Dit is R. Orwan”

1671 02.01.2010 2220 HOL: Radio Barones, Ruurlo playing Natalie

1690 05.02.2010 2322 GRC: Stathmos Sylvania, Thiva

5815 20.12.2009 0830 HOL: Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg

5815 27.12.2009 1000 HOL: Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg “Dr. Tim” spots

5815 31.01.2010 T 1000 HOL: Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg

5815 21.02.2010 L 0900 HOL: Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg

6205 30.01.2010 T 1100 FIN: Radio Spaceshuttle International

6205 31.01.2010 T 0930 FIN: Radio Spaceshuttle International

6210 31.12.2009 1043 HOL: East Coast Holland/VOTN trad. new year broadcast

6220 19.12.2009 2133 I: Mystery Radio year after year

6220 20.12.2009 1655 I: Mystery Radio Queen, ABBA etc.

6220 31.01.2010 T 0945 I: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio in German

6260 19.12.2009 1333 HOL: Radio Quintus, Arnhem Moonlight shadow

6265 25.12.2009 0836 UNID: Radio Mistletoe

6278 25.12.2009 1033 HOL: Radio Mazda, Nijverdal Pastinaak 4, 7443 JD

6280 03.01.2010 1020 FIN: Radio Spaceshuttle International from finnish forest

6294 20.12.2009 1205 HOL: UNID, jingles sounded like "Grenstad Radio 62-94"

6298 27.12.2009 1105 HOL: VOTN Voice of The Netherlands

6298 27.12.2009 1131 HOL: Radio Zender Boomerang, Neede

6301 19.12.2009 0900 HOL: Radio Mustang verified by e-mail

6305 20.12.2009 1045 HOL: Mazda Radio International, Nijverdal

6305 25.12.2009 0803 HOL: Overijssel Radio, Zwolle verified by e-mail

6306 19.12.2009 1234 HOL: Radio Brandaris International, Doesburg promised QSL

6310 19.12.2009 1000 HOL: Radio Scirocco first heard as Zero

6376 06.02.2010 1020 HOL: UNID Radio Continental(?) from the North of the Netherlands

6395 31.01.2010 T 1100 HOL: Radio Scotland no ID, greez to me

6401 20.12.2009 1305 G: WMR, Central Scotland DX-news

6415 20.12.2009 1110 HOL: Radio Marconi, Weiteveen

6524 06.12.2009 0935 HOL: Radio Ramona, Franeker verified by e-mail

7610 03.01.2010 0922 I: Radio Amica, Bologna verified by letter

11401 07.11.2004 U F: Radio Waves International

Utility

1020 06.01.2010 1615 RUS: DK, Glotaevo.

1290 25.12.2009 0138 RUS: TU, Bely. call every 31 sec

February 2010 first weekend DX

2010-02-07T11:14:00.000-08:00

This weekend I visited my old QTH in the countryside, in the middle of nowhere, Central Finland region. RX: Icom R71E with long wire of 25 mtrs in the forest, with ground and balun. Loggings from 5th to 6th February.

585 kHz 16:59 RUS: Radio Rossii, Perm. Network ID, not daily station.
684 kHz 17:01-18:05 RUS: Radio Radonezh, SPB. Strong, QRM from middle-eastern station, which may happen during this kind of conditions.
1359 kHz 22:30-23:16 UKR: Radio Center, Donetsk. Regional programming in the night time with nonstop music and local ID as "...Donetsku..Radio Center"
1386 kHz 01:27-02:05 E: Euskadi Irratia, Bilbo-Bilbao. Classical music program and news.
1602 kHz 14:40-14:50 FIN: Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Liedenpohja. Extremely bad signal, weak, noisy and hard to understand what they said, but clear Yankee stylish ID!
1629 kHz 01:04-01:08 HOL: Radio Anton. Giving reports.
1665 kHz 23:53-01:25 HOL: Relmus Radio, Holwerd. Pirate station operated by 23 yrs old guy from Friesland, playing the best 70's songs and giving nice jingles.
1690 kHz 23:22 GRC: Stahtmos Sylvania, Thiva. Mentioning Sylvania several times. Thiva is situated 100km north from Athens.
6376 kHz 10:20-10:35 HOL: tent Radio Continental, Noord-Nederland. Fading in and giving clear ID. Nice surprise, new station for me and the only heard 48-pirate during these horrible conditions. EDIT: not sure of this one, logged as Radio Dutchwing at this time(!)
9000 kHz 14:50-15:44 TWN(?): Sound of Hope Radio International. Interesting one. Playing nonstop chinese classical and at the top of the hour silence for 5 minutes, WRTH clandestine section solved this mystery easily. A jammer jamming for nothing organized by a Christian Church. WTF!?

Some DX this weekend

2010-01-30T03:17:00.000-08:00

Having time and interest in DX'ing again after a break.

QTH: Turku

RX: Tecsun PL-310, little chinese pocket receiver with Digital Signal Processing and it's whip antenna

January 30th, 2010

0100 UTC 1660 kHz HOL: Radio Relmus, Holwerd, Friesland. Heard some wellknown 80's songs, then I went to Pirate Chat to ask who's it and meet the DJ there. Verified with online greetings. The DJ was surprised that his signal was catch with this kind of receiver.

1100 UTC 6205 kHz FIN: Radio Spaceshuttle International. Playing Finnish rock classics.

2330 UTC 1670 kHz HOL tent. Radio Barones, Gelderland. Sounded like him and logged this time.

January 31st, 2010

0930 UTC 6205 kHz FIN: Radio Spaceshuttle International. Better signal than yesterday.

0945 UTC 6220 kHz I: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio. Announcing in German.

1000 UTC 5815 kHz HOL: Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg. Noisy signal but clear id finally.

1100 UTC 6395 kHz HOL: Radio Scotland. No ID but heard personal greetings to me, report given in pirate chat.

Free QSL's

2010-01-24T05:37:00.000-08:00

Germany

Radio East Side, 6305, 2005, 50w
Radio Doctor Tim, 6295, 2005
On Air AM, 6300, 2006, 80w
Skyline Radio Germany, 6240, 2006
Radio Sonar, 6280, 2007, 40w

The Netherlands

Groningen
Radio Alpenroos, Veendam, 6325, 2005, 20w

Friesland
Extreme Radio, Eesterga (Lemsterland), 6331,5, 2007, 25w
Radio Station Relmus, Holwerd, 1656, 2008, 400w

Radio Ramona, Franeker, 6524, 2010, 10w

Drenthe
Radio Lowland, Klazienaveen, 6311, 2007, 250-300w
Radio Marconi, Weiteveen, 6415, 2009

Overijssel
Radio Tower en Veronique, Markelo, 6275, 2005
Radio Mazda, Nijverdal, 6305, 2005, 300w
Overijssel Radio, Zwolle, 6305, 2009, 40w

Flevoland

Gelderland
Radio Barones, 1646, 2004, 1500w
Spaceman Radio, 6275, 2005, 1000w
Delta Radio, Ruurlo, 3927, 2005, 700w
Radio Quintus, Arnhem, 3928 & 6280, 2006, 25/150w
De Technische Man, Ruurlo, 1655, 2006, 1000w
Radio Titanic AM, Borculo 1655, 2006, 1500w
Orion Radio Nederland, Elburg, 6400, 2006, 400w
Antonio Radio, Elburg, 6300, 2006, 65w
Radio Boomerang, Neede, 3922, 2006, 800w
Radio Zodiac, Harderwijk, 6333,3 2007

Utrecht
Radio Tornado Shortwave, Utrecht, 6299, 2008, 40w
Radio Paardenkracht, Lopik, 6260, 2008, 400w

Noord-Holland

Zuid-Holland
West Coast Radio, Katwijk, 6305, 2006, 80w - 6375, 2007, 80w

Zeeland

Noord-Brabant

Limburg

Onbekende lokatie
Alfa Lima Internationaal, 6265, 2005, 400w
East Coast Holland, 6275, 2005 800w
Radio Utopia, 1636,5, 2006, 1000w
Cupido Radio, 6210, 2006, 150-200w
Radio Bonofox, 6300, 2006
Radio Borderhunter, 3925, 2006, 400w
Radio Foxfire, 6306, 2007
Mustang Radio, 6301, 2009

France

Radio Waves International, 6325, 2006, 30/40w
Radio Face de Blatte, 6327, 2006, 120w

Norway

Radio Fox48, 6275, 2006, 250w

Finland

Radio Sombrero, 6258,3, 2004
Radio Spaceshuttle International, 6295, 2004, 20w
Finn Hits Radio, 6300, 2006, 15w
Radio White Star, 6270, 2006
Radio Milliwatti, 6260, 2006

Italy

Radio Malaisy, 6310, 2005, 600w
Radio Playback International, 6882, 2008
Radio Amica, Bologna, 7610, 2010, 1000w

Radio Playback via Mystery Radio, 6220, 2010

British Isles

Laser Hot Hits, 6219, 2005, 100w
Britain Radio, 6240, 2006, 6255, 2008, 100w
WNKR, Kent, 5825, 2007, 10w
Weekend Music Radio, Scotland, 6400, 2007, 150w
Radio Merlin International, 6280, 2008

Greece

Radio Odyssey, Athens, 6310, 2007, 1000w
Spider Radio, Athens, 6925USB, 2008

Serbia

Radio Daleki, Kucevo, 1695, 2006, 500w

Poland

Radio Galaxy, Gliwice 6553, 2008

Onbekende lokatie

Radio Blue House, 6305, 2006
Radio Mistletoe, 6260, 2006

Easy Listening April

2009-04-05T07:59:00.000-07:00

Loggings for RM magazine and GloboDX

Taajuus/UTC/asema/kommentti/päiväys/kuuluvuus/avustaja
963 0440 SUOMI: CRI Pori eestiksi. Vaikutti siltä että tämä eestinkielinen ja sitä seuraava venäjänkielinen lähetys ovat Radio 86:n tuotantoa, niitä lyhyitä pätkiä höystettynä klassisella ja kiinalaisella popilla, joita monet FM-asemat releoivat. Suomessa mm. Classic Radio. Kuulutti toki myös "Raadio 86 punkt com" 16.04. 5 JMN
1635 2020 ALANKOMAAT: Radio Barones, Gelderland. Kiitteli kuuntelijoita illan lähetyksen päätteeksi Bonanzan tunnarin soidessa taustalla. S9 tälle. 18.04. 4 JMN
1655 2245 ALANKOMAAT: Radio Barones, Gelderland. Tämä piraattiasema on niin usein tässä lauantai-iltaisin että uskaltanee pistää jo vihjeisiin. Kuuluu heppoisemmallakin laitteistolla isojen tehojen ansiosta. Soitteli Bonanzan tunnarin, "Gute Nacht Freunde" ja sulki sitten 2253 toivotellen vielä hyvät pääsiäiset. 11.04. 4 JMN
1670 2050 SUOMI: Old Time Radio. Vetäisi lyhyen 10 minuutin lähetyksen jota kuultiin myös Euroopassa. 18.04. 5 JMN

UTC/taajuus/asema/kommentti/päiväys/kuuluvuus/avustaja
0659 6105 SAKSA: TWR Nauen HFCC:n listan mukaan. Aloitteli englanniksi toivottamalla hyvät huomenet ja heti toisessa lauseessa jatkoi jo uskonasioilla. En kuullut idiä mutta tunnussävelen kylläkin. 10.04. 4 JMN
0825 9700 ROMANIA: Radio Romania International, Tiganesti. Romaniaksi keskittyen runsaasti Italian uutisaiheisiin: EU-vieraiden suojeluun Vatikaanin retkellä ja Abruzzon järistyksen tuloksiin. HFCC:n mukaan vain sunnuntaisin tässä. 12.04. 4 JMN
1000 11830 ROMANIA: Radio Romania International, Galbeni. "Ici Bucarest" ja ranskaa. 05.04. 3 JMN
1003 12020 PORTUGALI: RDP Internacional pela tudo em mundo. Lähetin tässä São Gabriel. 05.04. 3 JMN
1030 9510 SLOVAKIA/ITALIA: Italian Radio Relay Service, Milano sekalaisin ohjelmin. Nämä aamupäivän asemat on kuunneltu JJH:n kera mesepeditionilla kunnes tiemme päivän mittaan erosivat. HFCC:n listan mukaan tulisi Milanosta mutta lukuisten muiden listojen mukaan Slovakiasta Rimavska Sobotasta. 05.04. 2 JMN
1145 11700 BULGARIA: Radio Bulgaria, Plovdid. Englantia tässä muhevammin kuin 15700:lla. Uuden ohjelmalehtisen mukaan asemalla on valikoimassaan vielä 10 kieltä, tällä erää arabia oli tippunut pois. Kello 12.00 alkoi melkomoinen puuro ja kiisseli taajuudella. 05.04 3 JMN
1236 15585 ESPANJA: REE Noblejas vuodesta toiseen samasta reiästä. "Las Noticias" tyydytti alkuiltapäivän uutistarpeen. 05.04. 4 JMN
1245 9525 SAKSA: Polish Radio, Wertachtalista pitkäpiimäistä juputusta EU-parlamenttivaaleista. Puolalaiset valkkaavat kyseiseen kerhoon kuulemma 50 jäsentä. 05.04. 4 JMN
1258 15690 SRI LANKA: Radio Farda, Iranawila. Tämänkin IDin olisi voinut vaikka arvata etukäteen. Sitä tavanomaista musiikkia. Lähetinpaikka vanhan WRTH:n mukainen, voinut siis muuttua. 05.04. 2 JMN
1302 11760 OMAN: BBC A'seela. "BBC News" mitäpä muutakaan. Tämänkin lähetinpaikka varmistui HFCC:n listasta. 05.04. 3 JMN
1327 15310 THAIMAA: BBC Nakhon Sawan. "BBC News" ja "paikallisuutisia" Thaimaasta. 11.04. 4 JMN
1333 15180 PORTUGALI: RDP Internacional Radio Portugal kuului asemakuulutus. São Gabriel jälleen. Messevää musiikkia ja lopuksi taajuuksia. Tässä vain la-su tähän aikaan. 11.04. 2 JMN
1449 12095 KYPROS: BBC Zygi urheilutuloksia. 11.04. 3 JMN
1456 12095 ISO-BRITANNIA: BBC WS Rampisham. Aloitti 5 sekuntia sen jälkeen kun Kyproksen lähetin sammutettiin. 11.04. 4 JMN
-1900 11945 RANSKA: NHK World. Lienee Issoudonista, tokko Ranskassa muita lyhytaaltoasemia enää onkaan.. Kevyttä musiikkia japaniksi juonnettuna ja lopetus. Grundigin asteikko tosin näytti 11800, mutta lopetusajasta päätellen taajuuden on oltava tämä. Silti varauksella.. ID: "NHK Warldo Rajio Nippon" 05.04. 5 JMN
1950 3902 ALANKOMAAT: Delta Radio, Ruurlo. S9. Lujaa kuuluva gelderlandilaispiraatti siis tässä. Soitteli myöhemmin Radio Carolinen offshorenauhoituksia. 18.04. 5 JMN
-2100- 6040 MOLDOVA: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Kichinev. Soitteli Loretta Goggin "Maledetta Primaveran", mistä propsit tälle asemalle, kuulutti kaksi 49 metrin taajuutta ja siirtyi uutisiin hollanniksi. 11.04. 4 JMN
2110 6255 EGYPTI: Radio Cairo, Abu Zaabal lopetteli ranskaksi ja aloitteli englanniksi uutisotsikoilla ja aikakuulutuksella. Vain taajuus on muuttunut vuosien saatossa. Alimodulaatio ja sisältö on yhä sitä samaa vanhaa. Ja tietysti uusi TX-site! 11.04. 4 JMN
2215 9760 KYPROS: CyBC Zygi. Kreikankielinen puolituntinen meni messevästi jutellen ortodoksisen uskonsuunnan syntyvaiheita muistellen. 11.04. 4 JMN

QSL's 2009

2009-03-15T01:56:00.000-07:00

Radio Galaxy, Southern Poland 6553 kc/s

Britain Radio Int, British Isles, 6255 kc/s

December loggins for 2008

2008-12-24T11:35:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas to all radio enthustiatics let's check what have been going on airwaves this month

918 Radio Rossii, Arkhangelsk -tx. ''Radio Rossii Novosti Sport'' 28/12 1007
1215 Absolute Radio, UK. ''Merry Xmas, Absolute Radio'' 25/12 0640
1413 BBC Radio Gloucestershire ''BBC Radio Gloucestershire' 25/12 0628
1440 Radio Zvezda, SPB -tx. ''Vy slushete Radio Zvezda 95.6 FM Moskva'' 6/12 1022
1458 Sunrise Radio, London -tx. ''The greatest radio station in the world'' 8/12 0657
1500 WFED, Washington, DC-tx. ''WFED Washington, WWFD Frederick, Washington DC, home of...'' 24/12 0653
1521 SER, Castellò -tx. ''Cadena Dial'' 9/12 0535
1521 Radio Mayak, Kazan -tx. ''Radio Mayak'' 9/12 0536
1575 Voice of Russia, Burg -tx. ''Russian-by-radio'' 8/12 0654
1602 Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Liedenpohja -tx. ''SWR'' 25/12 0730
1620 WDHP, Christiansted -tx. ''You're listening to WDHP 16-20 AM from United States Virgin Islands'' 10/12 0640
1677 Turku Radio. ''Turku Radio'' USB Mode. 27/12 2245
4645 Tallinn Airport, Tallinn -tx. USB mode. ''This is Tallinn Airport Information'' 6/12 1020
5800 Radio Playback International. ''This is Playback Nonstop'' 27/12 2230
5820 Orion Radio, Elburg together with Radio Tina from Germany. ''Orion Radio'' 28/12 0838-1023
6005 Radio 700, Krekel -tx(?). ''Radio Siebenhundert'' 25/12 -1100 Closing down
6209 Radio Mistletoe. ''Radio Mistletoe'' 26/12 0937
6210 Radio Mistletoe. ''Radio Mistletoe'' 25/12 0810
6219 Mystery Radio. ''it's Midnight on Mystery Radio'' Hosted show!!!! 27/12 2255
6220 Mystery Radio. ''Mystery Radio'' 25/12 0901
6255 Britain Radio International. ''on 6255, xmas on Britain Radio International'' 25/12 0822
6260 Radio Paardenkracht. ''Radio Paardenkracht'' 26/12 0940
6265 Antonio Radio, Elburg -tx. ''antonioradio(a)hotmail.com'' 25/12 0901
6305 Radio Optimod. ''You are tuned to Radio Optimod Optimod'' 26/12 1002
6325 Radio Quintus, Arnhem. ''radioquintus(a)hotmail.com'' 28/12 1024
6553 Radio Galaxy, Poland. ''Enjoy the music with Radio Galaxy'' 28/12 0935
9290 Unidentified station, Ulbroka -tx. ''Latvia 9290'' 6/12 0930
11735 Radio Trans Mundial, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. ''Isso è Radio Trans Mundial..'' 6/12 0953
11815 Radio Brasil Central, Goiania. ''na Radio Brasil Central'' 6/12 0900
93400 ERR4, Koeru -tx. ''Radio Chetyrje'' 15/12 0655
94500 ERR4, Tallinn -tx. //93.4 15/12 0655
95000 Iskelmä, Nokia -tx. ''Iskelmä'' 15/12 1830
95800 SR P3, Vännäs -tx. ''i din gata på P3'' 14/12 0202
95800 YLEX, Kerimäki -tx. ''yleäks'' 15/12 1836
96400 Radio 957, Orivesi -tx. ''Radio Ysiviisseiska'' 15/12 1833
96700 Iskelmä Oikea Asema, Kuopio -tx. ''Iskelmä Oikea Asema'' 15/12 1535
98700 SR P3, Lycksele -tx. //95.8 14/12
102900 ERR2, Kohtla-Nõmme -tx. ''Raadio Kaks'' 14/12 2015
103100 Voice, Iisalmi -tx. 15/12 1825
105400 Make@Radio, Ylivieska -tx. ''Make@Radio, tune it on'' 14/12 2015

My equipment

2008-12-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

This photo is taken of my reception equipment, in the picture you can see Icom-IC R71E for SW, MW and LW, Technics ST Z45 mostly for FM, but it has also working MW-band. The most under receiver is Yamaha, but it's not working properly at the moment. Behind the clock there is Sangean ATS-909 world band receiver, which was the happy boy's first toy. On the left side 2 cassette recorders which I have noticed to be reliable way of recording voice, I don't trust minidisc or another digital technology that much... On the background nails are QSLed stations only.

November Log

2008-11-02T06:47:00.001-08:00

153 kHz Radio Yunost, Taldom -tx. ''Radio Yunost'' 8/11 1159
162 kHz France Inter, Allouis -tx. ''France Inter'' 8/11 1201
234 kHz RTL, Junglister -tx. ''sur RTL'' 22/11 0926
296 kHz JYV, Tikkakoski/Hiekkapohja -tx. 8/11 1215
306 kHz L, Tikkakoski/Kaasumäki -tx. 8/11 1214
319 kHz G, Halli/Laajakallio -tx. 8/11 1216
329 kHz IB, Tallinn -tx. 8/11 2131
344 kHz HEK, Porvoo/Heka -tx. 8/11 2210
346 kHz MI, Mikkeli/Korpikoski -tx. 8/11 1217
351 kHz SAV, Savonlinna/Sydänmaa -tx 9/11 0836
365 kHz VS, Pirkkala/Vesilahti -tx. 8/11 2156
368 kHz SK, Sodankylä/Sattanen -tx. 8/11 2142
370 kHz JR, Varkaus/Järvikylä -tx. 8/11 1223
381 kHz ESP, Espoo/Hämevaara -tx. 8/11 2130
385 kHz KV, Halli/Talasniemi -tx. 8/11 1226
387 kHz JL, Kuopio/Tynnörinen -tx. 9/11 0837
396 kHz HYV, Hyvinkää -tx. 8/11 2150
404 kHz JAN, Halli/Vaihijärvi -tx. 8/11 1228
418 kHz L, Tallinn/Ülemiste -tx. 8/11 2206
630 kHz NRK More og Romsdal, Vigra -tx. ''NRK More og Romsdal'' 6/11 0705
630 kHz Voice of Russia, Königslutter -tx. ''World Service of Voice of Russia'' 6/11 0623
675 kHz NRK Nordland, Bodo -tx. ''NRK Nordland'' 7/11 0503
765 kHz Vesti FM, Petrozavodsk -tx. ''Vesti FM'' 10/11 0620
828 kHz NDR Info, Hannover-Hemmingen -tx. ''NDR Info'' 11/11 0535
828 kHz Caz! Heinenoord -tx. ''This is Caz!'' 11/11 0531
828 kHz Radiogazeta Slovo, St Petersburg -tx. ''Radiogazeta Slovo'' 11/11 0600
999 kHz COPE, Madrid -tx. ''Cope'' 4/11 0430
999 kHz DW, Grigoriopol -tx. ''Deutsche Welle, Historia Germania'' 10/11 0615
1053 kHz Radio Iasi, Iasi -tx. ''Radio Iasi" 3/11 0635
1053 kHz Radio Maria, St Petersburg -tx. ''govorit hristianskoye radio mariya'' 3/11 0658
1062 kHz DR, Kalundborg -tx. ''Du lytter till DR's mellenbolgesender på 1062 kHz'' 4/11 0441
1062 kHz Country Radio, Praha -tx. ''Country Radio'' 4/11 0557
1062 kHz RAI Marche, Ancona -tx. ''Giornale Radio delle Marche'' 4/11 0620
1188 kHz RFI, St Petersburg -tx. ''Er Ef I'' 2/11 1437
1296 kHz COPE, Valencia -tx. ''la mañana de cope'' 4/11 0448
1350 kHz Radio Orient, Nizza -tx. ''Idhaat al Shaab'' 4/11 0343
1350 kHz Kossuth Radio, Györ -tx. ''Kossuth Radio'' 4/11 0414
1384 kHz Radio Makedonia, Northern Greece -tx. "Radio Makedonia" 4/11 0334
1390 kHz Radio Fe y Alegria, Caracas -tx. "Radio Fe y Alegria'' 3/11 0608
1395 kHz AIR, Bikaner -tx. ''All India Radio" 2/11 1730
1395 kHz Armenian National Radio, Yerevan -tx. ''Hayastani Azgain Radio'' 2/11 1552
1410 kHz tentatively CFUN, Vancouver BC. ''Coast-to-coast'' -show'' 24/11 0735
1413 kHz JOIF, Fukuoka -tx. ''K-B-C Rajio'' 2/11 1428
1470 kHz CJVB, Richmond (BC) -tx. //webstream 22/11 1008
1494 kHz France Info, Clermont-Ferrand -tx. ''Le matin de France Info'' 25/11 0558
1494 kHz Radio Moldova, Cahul/Edinet -tx. ''continuamo Radio Moldova transmite'' 25/11 0645
1503 kHz Radio Center, Kurkino -tx. ''Family Radio'' 2/11 1508
1503 kHz IRIB Radio Iran, Bushehr -tx. (No ID but the Iranian Bells) 2/11 1530
1510 kHz KGA, Spokane (WA) -tx. ''Sports Radio 15-10 KGA Everything Sports'' 22/11 1256
1560 kHz WQEW, New York (NY) -tx. ''Radio Disney'' 12/11 0612
1575 kHz IBB Radio Farda, Dhabbaya -tx. ''Radio Fardoo'' 2/11 1548
1629 kHz Radio Delta, Giannitsa -tx. ''6949398344" 2/11 2200
1635 kHz Groene Radio, Ruurlo -tx. ''Groene Radio'' 8/11 2300
1640 kHz Radio Barones, Gelderland -tx. ''Baro'' 1/11 2306
1644 kHz Radio Barones, Gelderland -tx. ''Barones Radio'' 1/11 2155
1645 kHz Radio Santana, Beilen -tx. ''Santana in Beilen'' 8/11 2255
1650 kHz De Kleine Man, Unk -tx. ''Dit is de Kleine Man'' 9/11 0017
1652 kHz Radio Calypso, Noord Groningen -tx. ''Radio Calypso'' 9/11 1655
1655 kHz Radio Santana, Beilen -tx. ''AM Radio Santana'' 1/11 2242
1655 kHz Barones Radio, Gelderland -tx. ''Baro'' 8/11 2257
1656 kHz Bandung Radio, Unk -tx. ''Bandung Radio'' 2/11 2239
1656 kHz Radiostation Relmus, Unk -tx. ''Radiostation Relmus'' 8/11 2000
1662 kHz Barones Radio, Gelderland -tx. ''Barones'' 9/11 0026
4765 kHz Radio Tojikiston, Yangiyul -tx. ''Radio Tojikiston'' 4/11 0229
4915 kHz Radio Difusora de Macapa, Macapa -tx. ''Radio Difusora, Amapa'' 13/11 0620
5815 kHz Oron Radio, Elburg -tx. ''Asema jota kuuntelet tällä taajuudella on Orion Radio'' 16/11 0810
5945 kHz Bible Voice Broadcasting, Wertachtal -tx. ''www.biblevoice.org'' 22/11 0857
6219 kHz Mystery Radio, Unk -tx. ''Mystery Radio'' 9/11 0023
6220 kHz Radio Marabou, Unk -tx. ''Ein Marabou-Hit'' 1/11 2220
6518 kHz Voice of the People, Goyang/Gyeonggi-do -tx. //3912. 23/11 1325
6915 kHz WYFR Okeechobee (FL) -tx ''Family Radio'' 22/11 0827
7190 kHz RTT, Sfax -tx. ''Idhaat al-wataniya'' 10/11 0624
7465 kHz WHRA, Greenbush (ME) -tx. ''World Harvest Radio'' 5/11 0614
9560 kHz Radio Ethiopia, Geja Jawe -tx. ''Idhaat t'll Ithiopia min Addis Ababa'' //7165 23/11 1341
11815 kHz Radio Brasil Central, Goiania -tx. ''Goiania'' 22/11 0902
89700 kHz Iskelmä Mikkeli, Mikkeli -tx. ''Iskelmä Mikkeli'' 7/11
93400 kHz ER 4, Koeru -tx. //94.5 7/11
94500 kHz ER 4, Tallinn -tx. //93.4 7/11
95000 kHz Radio Pooki, Pihtipudas -tx. ''uusinta Radio Pookin päivälähetyksestä'' 5/11 1830
95400 kHz SR P2, Lycksele -tx. ''Här i P2'' 7/11
95800 kHz SR P3, Vännäs -tx. //98.7 7/11
98700 kHz SR P3, Lycksele -tx. ''gatta i P3'' 7/11 1515
100000 kHz SR P3, Skellefteå -tx. ''P3'' 7/11
102900 kHz SR P4, Älvsbyn -tx. ''sr.se'' 7/11 2105
103300 kHz SR P4 Radio Västerbotten, Lycksele -tx. ''från Norrbotten'' 7/11 1710
103900 kHz SR P4 Radio Västerbotten, Skellefteå -tx. ''nyheter från Västerbotten'' 7/11 1637
105400 kHz Vikerraadio, Kohtla-Nõmme -tx. ''Rahvusringhääling uudised'' 7/11 2200
105500 kHz NRJ, Varkaus -tx. ''Energy'' 7/11

MW-loggings from October

2008-10-10T17:00:00.001-07:00

666 kHz LR, Sitkunai -tx. ''Lietuvos Radijas'' 04/10/08 0745
819 kHz ERTU, Batra -tx. "Huna al-Qahira" 10/10/08 2200
819 kHz RAI, Trieste -tx. ''RAI'' 10/10/08 2220
864 kHz France Bleu Île de France, Paris -tx. "France Bleu Île de France'' 17/10/08 0455
927 kHz VRT Radio 1, Wolvertem -tx. "De Ochtend in Radio Een'' 31/10/08 0610
945 kHz France Info, Toulouse -tx. ''France Info'' 22/10/08 0544
945 kHz R. Romania 1, M.C. -tx. ''Antena Unu, Aici Bucuresti, Radio Romania" 22/10/08 0600
999 kHz RAI, multi -tx. ''Radiouno'', ''Erreuno''. 22/10/08 0531
1053 kHz Radio Mariya, St.Petersburg -tx. "Radio Mariya" 05/10/08 1905
1089 kHz Radio Teos, Krasnyy Bor -tx. "Radio Teos" 07/10/08 2025
1224 kHz Radio Bulgaria, Vidin -tx. ''Radio Bulgaria'' 22/10/08 0540
1278 kHz France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg -tx. "France Bleu Alsace" 10/10/08 0450
1287 kHz Radio Yunost, Yazykovo -tx. ''U-FM'' 10/10/08 2300
1287 kHz Galei Zahal, Ramla -tx. ''Galei Zahal'' 10/10/08 2237
1413 kHz RNE Girona, Girona -tx. ''Radio Nacional de España, Catalunia'' 22/10/08 0525
1413 kHz BBC Radio Gloucestershire. ''BBC Radio Gloucestershire'' 22/10/08 0529
1467 kHz IRIB Radio Qom, Qom -tx. ''Radio Qom" 29/10/08 1458
1467 kHz TWR Bishkek -tx. (No ID, interval signal heard) 29/10/08 1515
1485 kHz Radio Merkurs, unid -tx. "1485 kHz frekventsija Radio Merkurs'' 19/10/08 1344
1503 kHz Radio Nacional de España, multi -tx. ''Radio Nacional de España'' 31/10/08 0605
1521 kHz Radio Mayak, Kazan -tx. ''na Radio Mayak'' 29/10/08 1404
1521 kHz CRI, Hutubi -tx. ''Mezhdunarodnoye Radio Kitaya'' 29/10/08 1440
1566 kHz TWR, Parakou -tx. "Trans World Radio" 21/10/08 0437
1566 kHz BBC Somerset, Taunton -tx. ''BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset'' 21/10/08 0456
1602 kHz SWR, Liedenpohja -tx. ''Scandinavian Weekend Radio'' 4/10/08 0735
6055 kHz Radio Slovakia Int, Rimavská Sobota -tx. ''Slowakei International'' 19/10/08 0803
6060 kHz Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta -tx. ''here in Habana'' 20/10/08 0605
9930 kHz KWHR, Naalehu (HI) -tx. "World Harvest Radio'' 19/10/08 0822

FM conditions September 17th 2008

2008-09-17T11:18:00.001-07:00

Tropokelit olivat tänään selkeästi heikentyneet idän suhteen, aamulla tuli kotosalla ilmeisesti:

08:49 SKA 103.0 tentative YLE Radio Åboland, Eurajoki, siirtyi tietysti 08.50 samaan ohjelmaan kuin muut Vegan taajuudet eikä palannut omaan tasan uutisten jälkeenkään.. Minuutin aikana markkinoi Turun Svenska Teatteria, sanovat isot poijjaat että tässä olisi Åbolandin alueohjelmia tullut ainakin joskus, mutta itse en ole niitä kuullut aiemmin. Aina on osunut korviin vain Helsingin ohjelmaa..

Muita kotona kuuluneita olivat ilmeisesti mm. ER4 94.5 Tallinn kun puhuttiin itäkieltä taajuudella. Susirajasta ja Kaakkois-Suomesta ei havaintoja..

Autoradiolla sitten tuli RDS-voimakkuudella 97.6 Kruunupyy [YLEKPOHJ].

Jokohan sitä kohta pääsisi Pohjanlahden yli..

FM conditions September 16th 2008

2008-09-16T13:33:00.001-07:00

Aamulla kotona:
07:30 100.6 Hollola koodasi [YLEBORGA] ja spiikkejä Radio Östnylandista

Autoradiolla:

08:30 94.8 [YLESATAK] + audio ID 'Satakunnan Radio', Eurajoki
10:30 95.2 Radio Extrem, Lapua audio ID
10.30 98.6 Radio Extrem -ID + [YLE_X3M_] Kristiinankaupunki
10.35 94.3 [__YLEX__], Vuokatti
10.35 96.9 [YLEKYMEN] + audio-id, Anjalankoski
10.45 97.6 [YLEKPOHJ], Kruunupyy
10.55 95.8 [__YLEX__], Kerimäki +audio-id
10.55 93.1 [YLEEPOHJ], Lapua
11.03 98.4 [YLE_OULU] + audio-id, Haapavesi
11.24 96.5 [YLE_SAVO] + id, Iisalmi
11.33 99.1 [YLEESAVO] + id, Kerimäki
11.42-12.25 89.5 Iskelmä Oikea Asema 89.5 MHz, Iisalmi. Taajuuskohtaisia idejä, paikallisesti juonnettua ohjelmaa ilmeisesti kaikkien Oikeiden Asemien kesken ja paikallisia mainoksia, uutiset saattoivat sentäs olla ketjua. Viikon autoradiosieppaus!

FM conditions September 15th 2008

2008-09-16T13:31:00.001-07:00

Aamulla ennen töihinlähtöä kuulostelin ja raportoin Pohjois-Karjalaa ja tuskastuin nonstoppia metallia, teknoa ja iskelmää lähettäneen 105.4:n kanssa.. Tästä on irronnut nyt tällainen UNID, Groove FM ja Voice idailivat myös ja joskus aiemmin tässä on tullut Eestin Vikerraadio.. No kyllä Mix Megapol Skellefteå vielä joskus nousee..

Töissä työkaverin kanssa ihmeteltiin mitä Clarion-autoradiolla kuulimme, etenkin 98.9 oli mielenkiintoinen taajuus, asema vaihtui siinä noin 200m välein ja vuorotellen feidailivat Espoon 60kW ja Vuokatin 60kW kummankin kuuluessa RDS-voimakkuuksilla, melkoista puuroa.. Ajan siis töissä autoa sen muutaman tunnin aamupäivästä ennen lounastuntia klo 13.00 ja tietystihän radiota sohlaan aina kun voin näin tropojen aikaan..

Lokia, ajat Suomen aikaa

Kotona
7.30 99.6 YLE Pohjois-Karjalan Radio, Lieksa
7.55 105.4 Voice Lapua
8.00 94.5 ER 4 Tallinn, ei IDIä mutta tokko tässä muita venäjääpuhuvia??
8.06 98.9 YLE Extrem, Esbo kuulutti lennossa
8.21 105.4 Groove FM, Joensuu
8.25 105.4 Sotaharjoitusradio, Kiiminki. Soitteli nonstoppina metallia, teknoa ja tanssimusiikkia, ei spiikkejä ja vain 1 id tallentui nauhalle, harjoitusradion nimikään ei selvinnyt, levyjen välissä pitkät tauot, tuli heikosti jo 14.9. illalla.. QTH-selvityksestä kiitokset TET:lle! 2kW.

Töissä
9.20 99.6 YLE Pohjois-Karjalan Radio, Lieksa [YLEPKARJ]
10.30 98.9 YLE Extrem, Espoo [YLE_X3M_]
11.00 98.9 YLE Kainuun Radio, Vuokatti [YLEKAINU]
11.10 93.0 UNID Groove FM:n tapaista musiikkia? Oisko peräti Rock Mikkeli sitten..
11.40 103.0 YLE Radio Vega, Eurajoki [YLE_VEGA]
11.45 102.7 Voice, Anjalankoski [_VOICE__]
11.50 96.6 YLE Pohjanmaan Radio, Ähtäri [YLEEPOHJ]
11.50 93.1 YLE Pohjanmaan Radio, Lapua [YLEEPOHJ]
12.00 101.8 YLE Radio Peili, Mikkeli [YLEPEILI]
12.10 103.8 Radio Nova, Joutseno audio-ID
12.15 104.4 Radio Nova, Lahti [__NOVA__]
12.17 106.3 Radio Nova, Mikkeli [__NOVA__]

kotona jälleen:
16.40 94.3 YLE Turun Radio, Turku
17.07 105.4 Groove FM, Joensuu

short wave loggings

2008-07-22T04:50:00.000-07:00

Sangean ATS-909 with it's whip antenna

Identified stations
Spain 15585 kHz July 22, 2008 1130 UTC Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas program in Spanish
Oman 11760 kHz July 22, 2008 1200 UTC BBC, A'Seela in English news.

Unidentified stations
India 9870 kHz July 22, 2008 1145 UTC All India Radio(?) program in Hindese S/Off 12:00 UTC

FM conditions June 29th 2008

2008-06-29T03:39:00.000-07:00

Tropospheric conditions

tentative Radio Sun, Teisko 106.1 0750 UTC

Es

Radio Adygeya Plus, Maykop 1650 UTC 67.88
Radio Rossii, Maykop-tx 1657 UTC 69.08

more stations coming later if there was ID's on recording - really later because i'm not here during July. See you all in August!

FM conditions June 28th 2008

2008-06-29T03:38:00.000-07:00

Few stations on OIRT

67.58 Antena C, Straseni-tx 1750 UTC
69.53 tentative Radio Svodobna from Moldova 1820 UTC

Tropospheric

103.8 Iskelmä Tampere 1923 UTC

aswell other Finnish station all over the band

FM conditions June 3rd 2008

2008-06-03T14:47:00.002-07:00

I missed the conditions towards Balkan this morning. By the way I had chance to heard two new stations from UK tonight and I reported aswell YLE Radio Keski-Suomi and went directly to the station with the reception report where the DJ confirmed and signed it.

89.0 1745-1747 Manx Radio, Isle of Man
94.7 1755-1757 BBC Radio Scotland
97.0 0814-0831 YLE Radio Keski-Suomi, Pihtipudas

FM conditions June 2nd 2008

2008-06-03T14:47:00.001-07:00

08H10 UTC 69.00 2 stations talk px and another exotic music
08H17 UTC 71.95 tentative Radio Mayak sounds like ''na Mayak'' whatever-QTH
08H19 UTC 73.30 tentative Yana Gasur Radio no ID find yet
08H29 UTC 67.85 UNID weak
08H45 UTC 69.00 UNID
08H53 UTC 68.00 R.Mayak "telefon slushba reklama Radio Mayak" etc
08H55 UTC 73.10 UNID disco weak
08H58 UTC 72.80 Yunost with jingles "U FM" and ''Hit Radio".. finally clear "Radio Stantsia
Junost".. what a pity
09H03 UTC 72.30 UNID with news from Sichuan, China
09H04 UTC 71.80 Retro FM, Ulyanovsk with local commercial spot listed on 71.78
MHz
09H08 UTC 72.80 Radio Mayak giving sms number 7702 with QRM from Yunost. Nice porridge and both were boring stations.
09H27 UTC 72.45 Vashe Radio, Ibresi, Chuvashiya.
09H32 UTC 71.20 Radio Rossii "muzyka na Radio Rossii"
09H32 UTC 70.90 //70.40 and 70.20 program about muzikalnaja miri (musiikkihelmistä?)
09H36 UTC 72.60 Radio Mayak advertising AMF.ru
09H36 UTC 71.80 Retro FM now without local announcing
09H40 UTC 67.65 NRJ, Ulyanovsk-tx.
09H53 UTC 102.9 Avtoradio. Probably Tambov-tx. Aftaexpress program might come from this station, later Smokie's song "What can i do" which I heard also on 101.9
09H58 UTC 102.9 Russkoye Radio Nizhni Novgorod with many clear local announcements.
09H55 UTC 71.45 UNID
10H13 UTC 101.9 Avtoradio probably from Nizhni Novgorod. I heard Smokie's song and after that only "Avtoradio" ID.
10H18 UTC 101.9 Avtoradio Nizhni Novgorod with local commercials.
10H18 UTC 103.8 Avtoradio Syzran. Commercials for Samara region
10H21 UTC 103.1 UNID
10H23 UTC 106.4 UNID
10H30 UTC 71.50 Radio Mayak//70.80
10H45 UTC 69.50 Radio Mayak UNID-QTH
11H07 UTC 71.40

FM conditions May 28th 2008

2008-05-29T06:46:00.001-07:00

94.8 0740 UTC YLE Satakunnan Radio, Eurajoki (tropospheric scatter) feidaili lujaa ja tuli heikosti, 238 km etäisyyttä, joten ei ihan huikeimpia mittoja mutta jälleen uusi YLE:n alueradio kuultuna! 20:stä YLE:n suomenkielisestä alueradiosta nyt 11 on kuultuna :D

FM conditions May 25th 2008

2008-05-25T03:46:00.001-07:00

10:21 UTC 88.8 MHz UNID Station with rock music for a while
11:18 UTC 88.8 MHz France Culture with long discussion, audible over 40 minutes -12:00
11:22 UTC 89.0 MHz UNID Station in French

FM-conditions May 24th 2008

2008-05-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

I missed the afternoon conditions when I was at my girlfriend's home doing duties. By the way I came home a bit earlier and heard several station in OIRT band during the night. I made a mistake with my recorder and I lost all the recordings. But these were the first notable conditions during this summer!

18:35 UTC 69.7 MHz tentative Radio Brest, Belarus, I heard same kind of programme as my collegue Marko Weck at the same time but I missed the ID and it's not 100% sure.
18:42 UTC 68.6 MHz probably Radio Ukraine mentioned ''Ukraine''
18:42 UTC 67.4 MHz Belaruskaye Radio with musical program including several clear ID's
18:54 UTC 69,1 MHz UNID station with religious programme
18:56 UTC UNID FQ Program of ukrainian diaspora
18:58 UTC 69.5 MHz Radio Svobodna from Ungheni Moldova with commercial spot and the news
19:00 UTC 67.6 MHz UNID Station all night long with Eurovision Song Contest
19:21 UTC 88.0 MHz UNID Station with classical music
19:22 UTC 88.9 MHZ UNID Station with pop music
19:39 UTC 67.9 MHZ UNID Station with musical program but no ID. Played Natalie Imbruglia's ''Thorn''

That's all from me, I missed all what I could but I'm happy to hear that my friends and collegues had more luck. Italian stations were heard all over Finland, aswell several French stations and also Spain!

FM conditions May 23rd 2008

2008-05-23T01:31:00.000-07:00

93.1 MHz 0821UTC- YLE Pohjanmaan Radio, Lapua tropo (tuli kvadiantennin sivukeilasta todennäköisesti)

Uudet QSL't --------------- new QSL's
Bulgarian National Radio 828 with card in 1,5 year! Tämä asema siis harrastaa edelleen samaa itäblokin toimintaa kuten kuulemma on eräitten kuuntelijoiden mukaan ollut tapana itäisissä maissa. Raportti oli keskiaalloilta mutta kortissa seisoo 5900 kHz. Nooh pikkuvikoja ja jos tämä kerran on kulttuurinen tapa niin lykkään sen kansioon vaan, tästä siis Bulgarian HS-piste. Kortin lisäksi tuli pitkää vastausaikaa anteeksipyytelevä kirje ja kaksi postikorttia.

Radio 957, Tampere by e-mail. V/s on aikoinaan työskennellyt Eesti Raadiossakin ja postitellut sieltä kuusillejä ihmisille. Tämä oli lähitropojen tulosta, sillä Ruoveden lähettimelle ei ole kovin pitkää matkaa, ehkä noin 100km..

Radio 105, Italia
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rivi huutomerkkejä lähetetyn noin viidensadan raportin kunniaksi, joista yhteen yritykseen tuli lopulta jopa monitulkintainen vastaus. Ensinnäkin v/s totesi ettei ole kovin helppoa vahvistaa kolmen vuoden takaisia ohjelmakohtia, johon vastasin että olen kyllä silloinkin kirjoittanut asemalle mutta oletettavasti ''Italian postilaitos'' on ''hukannut'' kirjeen koska vastausta ei ole saapunut ja lisäsin perään että odottelen vielä josko hän pystyisi mahdollisesti vahvistamaan raportin. Tähän hän ystävällisesti vastasi että ok, homma klaart ja lupasin lähettää vielä gadgetin asemasta. En tosin tiedä vielä mitä sieltä sitten on tulossa:D. Mutta näin tänään.

FM-conditions May 22nd 2008

2008-05-22T12:04:00.000-07:00

88.9 MHz UNID station in French, the first ES-skip for this summer
103.3 MHz Radio 957, local spots, otherwise same show than Radio Jyväskylä on 102.5 MHz
103.8 MHz Iskelmä Tampere, local spots, tropospheric
106.1 MHz Radio Dei, Kuopio unfortunately without local programmes, tropo

these stations were hears May 19th during tropospheric conditions:
95.8 SR P3 Vännäs and
103.9 SR P4 Skellefteå

Springtime DX'ing

2008-05-10T15:31:00.000-07:00

At first QSL's from March and April

-Radio Playback International, Italian international pirate station broadcasting on 6882 verified by e-mail QSL
-Radio Tornado, Dutch pirate this time on 6299 verified by e-mail
-YLE Radio Peili verified finally by a traditional QSL card, Helsinki AM station 558 is silent nowadays
-Radio Doctor Tim 6295 verified my ancient report by a colourful e-mail qsl because of a good explanation why I was so late.
-Galei Zahal 6973 kHz a.k.a Israel Army Forces Radio Station with a traditional QSL-card
-Radio St Helena 11092.5 kHz,, USB mode verified my report form with a little QSL-card, posted directly from St Helena island and stamped there. I enclosed and paid 5 euros for this QSL. My country number 118 verified now
-RTV Djibouti 4780 with a copy fulled with data is one of the surprising QSL's, the reply lasted over one and half year. But better late than never! Reported summer 2006
-Voice of Zimbabwe has started to reply reports finally. A brief simple e-mail verification, reported 2006 from the harmonic frequency 6612 kHz. My country number 119 verified!

The DX'ing has been totally sporadic during the springtime. I have DXed only twice, both times to report a new station. At first Radio Svizzera from 558 kHz which will end it's operation June 30th 2008 and another is my first coast radio station from Denmark, Lyngby Radio 1704 kHz. Mode USB. Both are reported aswell.

This is what's going on here.. My equipment is at the moment very unprofessional but it cannot stop me. Never!

DX-week 9

2008-03-02T02:18:00.000-08:00

In the beginning of this week I received two QSL's:

-Radio Merlin International 6280 kHz envelope including a QSL-card, a DVD and a CD to an e-mail reception report! CD was concerning of the historical pieces of the pirate programmes on FM and SW under the names Radio Merlin International and Radio Galaxy. Galaxy was the original name of the RMI, but they changed it when realized that there was another Galaxy on air from Germany. By the way Galaxy-broadcasts were continued on FM with the old name. Both stations are operating from the England. Radio Merlin International is contactable by radiomerlin(@)blueyonder.co.uk

-Avtoradio 96.0 MHz with full data e-mail in Russian for a Russian language report by e-mail. This station was heard here in my QTH during the ES-conditions June 2006. Transmitter site is a famous city of Togliatti, well-known because of the car factory. I heard probably the local commercial spot but I have lost the recording, so only programme details were the network news and several song names.

Because of the QSL from Avtoradio I was enthustiatic of reporting another Russian stations aswell. I sent reception reports to Radio Shanson 88.8 MHz, Radio Don-TR 70.28 MHz, Radio Studio 103.1 MHz and Russkoye Radio Udmurtii 71.72 MHz. Thanks to friends for the kind help of solving these stations!

During weekend I listened short waves with Sangean 909 and it's telescopic antenna. I also realized that the FM-Quad makes the signal quality better on SW! It caused less electronical noise. I received Radio Exterior de España from Spain on 15585 kHz and Orion Radio from the Netherlands on 5815 kHz. Orion Radio replied very fast that it was really their programme which I heard tentatively. Orion Radio has a good looking website here.

Orion has been always very interested in DX-reports and replying fast. It used to be on air around 6300-6400 two years ago. Nowadays our friend John seems to be on air around 5700-5800. Normally during Sunday mornings.

Later sunday afternoon I received Radio Playback from Italy on 6882 and Radio Tornado from the Netherlands on 6299.

QSLed COPE Valencia 1296 OM

2008-02-13T12:16:00.000-08:00

This time I have received a friendly e-mail from Valencia located in the East Coast of Spain. Some years ago I have heard the programme "La manana de COPE" with local breaks on the medium wave frequency 1296 kHz. Unfortunately they did not verify my report. When I started to use gmail, I tried to send a follow-up reception report to the several addresses.

Sometimes it seems to be useful to follow-up because... This Monday I received a reply by e-mail where the verie signer Mrs. Marga Soto told me they have greeted me on air. Aswell she told that the details are correct except one of them, I have spelled the name of the announcer wrongly. During the local break the frequencies 1296 kHz and 93.4 FM were announced. Aswell the famous supermarket company ''El Corte Ingles'' was advertised.

COPE Valencia has it's own website at www.copevalencia.es. At these days local Spanish stations on medium wave are pretty rare to catch. To be honest this QSL was my first private QSL from Spain. Hopefully not the last one. The reports might be able to mail to the following address: magazine.valencia(@)cadenacope.net.

YLE's and NRK's regional stations

2008-01-30T10:40:00.001-08:00

In the beginning of this year I have been especially interested in the stations located next to me. It has been a great pleasure to listen FM and MW bands with the Sangean. At first i want to inform that two Norskrikskringkasting's transmitter are catchable on MW. 630 kHz located in Vigra (100 kW) and 675 kHz located in Rost (20 kW). even though the DX-news were tolding that Vigra will close down permanently in the end of last year. The best of all is that NRK has local programs at least in the hours during the local morning time.

About the YLE, I have received 5 regional stations broadcasting on FM based in Oulu, Kokkola, Kuopio, Kajaani and Tampere. All of them has QSLed already with a full data QSL letters by e-mail. The biggest surprise was the telephone interview made by Kainuun Radio about the radio hobby and listening the distant broadcasts. It's always a pleasure to make the hobby better-known.

In fact Kainuun Radio, located in the northern part of Finland is one of the most difficult catches here, next morning I received an another YLE station Radio Extrem located in Esbo, South Finland on the same frequency so it's all about the conditions. I have reported also stations based in Mikkeli and Lahti in the year 2002 and they verified by the letter.

QSLed WLAM 1470 AM

2008-01-30T10:15:00.000-08:00

WLAM is a part of Nassau Broadcasting in Maine, the United States of America. WLAM broadcasts nationwide ESPN program for Lewiston Auburn (L-A) with local station identifications. The transmitter is located in 'L-A' but the headquarters are based in Portland. I was able to catch their signal several times during the season 2005-2006 with my 350 meters long wire pointing towards the USA. The signal was usually weak but I heard many clear station identification, unfortunately without call letters. Same time I received usually WEGP 1390 AM from Maine, too. Maine is located in the East Coast of the United States and it's the easiest state to hear in the Europe for sure.

The sister stations are the Wolf 99.9 MHz, the Frank 107.5 MHz and Bone Radio. My reception report was verified by Mr. Steve Mondor and Mr. Chuck Homler by e-mail. The sister stations are visitable in www.999thewolf.com, www.1075frank.com and www.boneradio.com. Instead the WLAM's own website is without the details. There are only mentioned the partnership with Nassau Broadcasting.

QSLed - Radio Rio Mar, Manaus. Brazil

2008-01-19T14:13:00.000-08:00

This is a good example how a radio station should be reacted to the listeners' reception reports. Radio Rio Mar is one of the first brazilian radio stations received in my QTH. I heard it 2002 but reported 2006 when I finally started to use e-mail reports.

After six months I received an e-mail from Mrs Izabel Matos with a verification text in Portuguese and enclosed with several photos from Radio Rio Mar studios and equipment.

In the beginning of January 2008 I got a new friend from Brazil in my msn. It seemed to be a new secretary of Radio Rio Mar. She was reading the old mails and found my reception report aswell. So she decided to add me. Later they have done some special programmes for me which I was able to listen via webstream. In the end of 2007 Radio Rio Mar opened its' new website www.riomaronline.com.br where is possible to listen to the webstream.

It's a part of Rio Mar Foundation which is a Catholic organisation working in Amazonas region. Radio Rio Mar broadcasts on 9695 kHz in the 31 mb, 6160 kHz in the 49 mb and 1290 AM in the medium wave band.

QSLs 2007

2007-12-31T16:33:00.000-08:00

In the end of year it's time to list QSL's

Europa
1. Magyar Radio Nyiregyhaza, Hungary 1251 card via R. Budapes
2. Rikisutvarpid, Reykjavik, 13865 card (reported of the last transmission ever)
3. Deutschlandfunk 1269 card
4. Virgin Radio, 1215, England card
5. Radio Seagull 1602, the Netherlands, letter
6. KBC Radio Lithuania 1386, 6255 card etc
7. BBC Radio Ulster, 1341, letter
8. American Forces Network Radio, 873, Germany card
9. Radio Baltic Waves. Lithuania, Vilnius 612 e-mail QSL
10. Truck Radio, Germany, 738 e-mail (follow-up)
11. Scandinavian Weekend Radio 1602 card

Africa
12. Radio Cairo, Abis -tx, 9990, card, sch

Asia
13.China Radio International, Hohhot -tx 5915 and 5990 two cards
14. Radio Veritas Asia, the Philippines (short wave) card
15. IRIB Zahedan 13800 card
16. IRIB Ahwaz 3985 card
17. KCBS Pyongyang card
18. KCBS Kanggye card
19. KCBS Pyongsong card
20. Radio Haeju 4557 via Radio Pyongyang
21. Voice Of Russia Tajikistan, Orzu 17495
22. Voice of Vietnam 1242 card
23. AIR Trivandrum 5010 card
24. AIR Hyderabad 4800 card
25. Cyprus BC 963 card
26. Bangladesh Betar 4750 e-mail, card

Oseania
27. ABC Perth, 7875 USB via Exmouth military tx, e-mail
28. KHBN Koror, Belau 9965 card
29. KFBS Saipan (shortwave) card, letter, sch, info, sticker

North America
30. WWRB 3185 letter via Overcomer
31. WBCQ Monticello 5110 USB QSL via Good Friend Radio Network

Latin America
32. Radio Rebelde, La Habana 5025 e-mail
33. Radio Fe y Alegria 1390 e-mail
34. CBN Radio Anhanguera, Brazil e-mail
35. Radio Argentina al Exterior 15345 e-mails
36. Radio La Hora, 4855 Peru, card, vimpel
37. HCJB Ecuador home service 6050, card, e-mail
38. Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, Amazonia 9695 e-mail, photos
39. Radio Congonhas, Congonhas 4775 letter

Internet
40. Radio Waves International QSL-card
41. Radio Fox e-mail QSL-letter
42. Random Radio e-mail QSL-card
43. Golden Radio Italia e-mail
44. Radio Merlin International UK e-mail, card

Pirates
45. Radio Mistletoe 6260 e-mail card
46. Radio Bonofox, the Netherlands 6300 only christmas card
47. Radio Sonar, Germany 6280 e-mail card
48. Britain Radio, Ireland, 6240 e-mail
49. Skyline Radio Germany, 6240 card, letter, etc
50. Radio Zodiac, Holland 6270 2 cards, e-mail
51. Radio Spaceman, Holland 3927 e-mail
52. Radio Lowland, Holland 6311 e-mail
53. Extreme Radio, Holland 6331.5 e-mail
54. Radio West Coast, Holland, 6375 e-mail QSL
55. Radio Boomerang, Holland 3922 e-mail QSL, infosheet
56. Finn Hits Radio, Finland 6300 e-mail QSL
57. WNKR, Kent, England 5825 QSL, letter
58. Radio Odyssey, Athens, Greece 6310 card, e-mail
59. Weekend Music Radio Scotland 6400 letter, card etc
60. Radio Daleky, Kucevo, Serbia 1695 2 cards and letter
61. Radio Foxfire, Holland 6306 e-mail
62. Radio Merlin International 6280 e-mail

FM
63. Fashion FM 105.5 Italy card and stickers
64. Radio Aalto, 101.00 Finland, e-mail
65. Europa FM 89.3 Romania letter, postcards
66. RMF FM 93.0 Katowice, Poland e-mail
67. Radio Expres 88.4 Slovakia e-mail
68. Radio Slager 95.9 Hungary e-mail
69. Radio Cymru/BBC Wales 96.8 e-mail
70. Iskelmä Yläpirkanmaa, Jämsä, Finland 100.3 e-mail
71. Radio Impuls, Czech Republic 102.0, 96.5, 89.0 e-mail, letter, QSL-letter, stickers etc
72. BBC Radio Solent 96.1 e-mail
73. Radio Gospel, Keuruu, Finland (contemporarily) 95.7 e-mail
74. VRT Radio Klara, Belgium 90.4 e-mail
75. Cesky Rozlas Radio 2, Czech Republic 90.3 card, sch via Radio Prague
76. Radio Niederösterreich, Austria 91.5 card, postcard, stickers
77. Radio Stalica, Belarus 71.81 card via Radio Belarus
78. Radio Resita, Resita, Romania 105.6 card via R. Romania International

Week 52

2007-12-29T02:29:00.000-08:00

This week I've returned Icom receiver to the it's owner Hannu Perttula Mr. HPE. Thanks Monsieur. So we calculated with empirically that I've used it around 3 years.. In his QTH we tried to DX a bit without any special results.

For the new year I'll punish again my old dear lad ATS-909. Also I'll use the CD-cassette recorder AZ 1518 made by Philips which is pretty excellent receiver. I have heard with it Vietnam 1242, Taiwan 1557, China 1377, Afghanistan 1296, India 1566 and Thailand 1575 on the medium wave band with it's own ferritic ANT. Unfortunately only MW and LW are included. (Of course FM too). That's it, Good DX folks and Happy Year 2008!

December Loggings

2007-12-25T09:50:00.000-08:00

558
1735-1901 UTC
Dec 24 Radio Peili, Espoo will close down Dec 31...

1089
1035-1135 UTC
Dec 25 Radio Teos, Russia. Propably St. Petersburg local.

1602
1305-1315 UTC
Dec 25 Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat reading SMS messages.

4760
1640-UTC
Dec 24 Radio Transmundial. Swaziland announced address for Maputo after Portuguese service.

4828
1646-1715 UTC
Dec 24 Voice of Zimbabwe with commentary in English.

4905
2125-2300 UTC
Dec 19 Radio Chad, N'Djamena. Closing down with the national anthem which sounded similar than the anthem of Chad. 2200 Very detailed news report, because the newspapers propably do not exist in the country side of Chad.

6300
1255-1305 UTC
Dec 25 Radio Spaceman, Gelderland. Planning to closing down.

6310
1318-1336 UTC
Dec 25 Radio Optimod, The Netherlands, nonstop music with jingles and s/off.

11092.5 USB
2015-2040 UTC
Dec 15 Radio St. Helena, St. Helena. Programme directed to Europe.

98.4
0445-0500 UTC
Dec 19 Oulu Radio, Finland. Tentatively, a report from Oulu international airport. Only "YLE Radio Suomi" identifications.

Welcome

2007-12-25T08:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome to GloboDX -blog. I have opened this one for 2 reasons: after a break of several months I'm again interested in shortwave and mediumwave DXing. The another is that the coming year 2008 will be my 10th year having this great hobby.

Visit also the website www.webbisivu.com/jmn. I think the blog may be better way to inform about the latest news. By the way I'll update also the website regularly. Even English is not my native language, I decided to write in it. The website I'll keep in Finnish.

Let's enjoy the hobby through every possible way in the future wishing you all Happy Year 2008 and good DX!