31 July 2019

eQSL from Radio 48

Another great eQSL from NA pirate station Radio 48. Many thanks to the Staff and Management of Radio 48!


30 July 2019

New eQSL from Mix Radio International

Thanks a lot to the station’s operator for the new nice eQSL!




26 July 2019

Es catches 07.07.2019 – 11.07.2019

07.07.2019

1230  088.0 MHz TUN Radio Zitouna FM           Zaghouan               80   kW 2250 km

11.07.2019

1603  088.0 MHz GRC Menta FM 88                Athina/Ymittos (tent.) 40   kW 1470 km
1621  090.4 MHz GRC ERA2 Deutero Prog. (tent.) Rodos/Profitis Ilias?  35   kW 1580 km
1640  087.7 MHz I   Radio Venere               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1653  088.3 MHz GRC ERA1 Proto Programma       Assea-Tsemperou        10   kW 1590 km
1659  088.3 MHz GRC Energy 88.3                Veroia/Kypseli         5    kW 1250 km
1709  088.6 MHz GRC UNID                       ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1711  088.6 MHz GRC ERA1 Proto Programma       Florina & Kastoria     100  kW 1290 km
1713  089.8 MHz GRC ERA1 Proto Programma       Lefkimmi               35   kW 1080 km
1718  088.6 MHz SYR SRTV Sawt al-Shabab        Latakia/Slanfah        150  kW 1700 km

All the stations were identified by ID jingles, RDS or parallel web streams. Power values are ERP, distances are approximate.

RX:  Degen DE-1103
ANT: 80 mb dipole / built-in telescopic whip

24 July 2019

Free Radio Logs 17.06.2019 – 21.07.2019

17.06.2019

19.18 – 6295.0 – UNID – 45444 – The Spotnicks – The Rocket Man, 19.23 – George de Fretes – Royal Hawaiian Hula, 19.28 – The Spotnicks – Amapola, 20.10 – CD
20.03 – 7725.0 – Zeppelin Radio – 35322 – Some music on peaks
22.35 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 44433 – En Vogue – Too Gone Too Long, 22.42 – ID jingle

20.06.2019

20.46 – 6300.0 – Mohammed Radio – 55444 – The Shorts – Comment Ça Va, 20.49 – TNN – La Cucamarcha, 20.50 – Saragossa Band – Rasta Man

21.06.2019

20.37 – 6285.0 – Quadzilla Radio (tent.) – 35433 – Some music on peaks, 20.39 – CD
21.02 – 6305.0 – Radio Tidal Wave – 45444 – Baltimora – Tarzan Boy, 21.04 – Boston – Amanda, 21.06 – Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire, 22.41 – Def Leppard – Hysteria
21.10 – 6285.0 – UNID – 45444 – Los Paraguayos – Amapola, 21.15 – Lola Flores – Pena Penita, Pena
21.24 – 3925.0 – Radio Elvis (tent.) – 44433 – Pop music
21.44 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 44433 – Oldies music
21.46 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 44444 – Bonnie Tyler – It’s a Heartache

22.06.2019

20.54 – 3905.0 – Technical Man – 45343 – Berlin – Take My Breath Away
22.44 – 6300.0 – UNID – 45444 – Serge Gainsbourg – Je t’aime moi non plus, 22.46 – Françoise Hardy – Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles, 22.49 – Marie Laforêt – Viens viens
22.50 – 6290.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 35433 – Queen – Radio Ga Ga

23.06.2019

20.54 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45444 – Sermon in English
21.00 – 6211.8 – Technical Man (tent.) – 44333 – Ginger – Blind Date
22.58 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 43433 – The Temptations – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me

26.06.2019

20.18 – 6270.0 – UNID – 55445 – Gipsy Kings – Amor d’un Día, 20.23 – Govi – Andalusian Nights, 20.32 – CD
20.35 – 6300.8 – Radio Dr. Juice (tent.) – 24332 – Some music on peaks

28.06.2019

00.52 – 6275.0 – Kennemer Radio 1 – 35433 – Clear identification by male voice, 01.04 – France Gall – Poupée de cire poupée de son
21.42 – 6394.1 – Radio Zeewolf (tent.) – 44444 – Operator’s speech, dance music
21.46 – 6210.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 45444 – M – Pop Muzik
21.53 – 6286.0 – Channel 92 – 45444 – Some funky pop music, 21.59 – Little Big – I`m OK, 22.41 – Underworld – Scribble, 22.58 – Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue

30.06.2019

18.04 – 6303.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 55444 – Lee Towers – I Can See Clearly Now, greetings to me (thanks!), 18.07 – Corry en de Rekels – Adio, Adio, Adio
18.09 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45444 – Sermon in English
18.11 – 6320.0 – Radio Joey (tent.) – 45433-45444 – Dance music, 18.14 – Jewel – Hands
18.23 – 6280.0 – Johnny Tobacco (tent.) – 55444 – Sondrey – Fordi jeg elsker deg, 18.25 – QSY to 6285 kHz
18.26 – 6285.0 – Johnny Tobacco (tent.) – 55444 – Lucienne Boyer – Parlez-moi d’amour, 18.29 – Eddie Cochran – Three Steps To Heaven

03.07.2019

20.16 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 45444 – Short ID, Robbie Williams – She’s the One
20.31 – 6290.0 – Radio Fox 48 – 35422-44434 – Deep Purple – Black Night, 20.40 – short speech by male voice, 21.17 – Judas Priest – Tyrant
21.26 – 12141U – Mix Radio Int’l – 24432-34433 – Some music on traces, 22.12 – Geoff Alpert – Shoreline Drive, 22.17 – The Braxton Brothers – Whenever I See You

04.07.2019

02.05 – 6866U – Radio 48 (via Mix Radio Int’l) – 25432 – Traces of music on peaks
20.24 – 6295.0 – UNID – 55445 – Nat King Cole – Brazilian Love Song, 20.26 – Nat King Cole – The Girl From Ipanema
20.36 – 6285.0 – Radio Elvis – 45433 – Electronic dance music, 20.38 – ID, 20.52 – Berlin – Like Flames
22.08 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 45444 – Eric Carmen – Make Me Lose Control
22.15 – 6210.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 34433 – Some pop music
22.22 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 44433 – Oldies music

05.07.2019

20.18 – 6275.0 – Quadzilla Radio (tent.) – 35433 – Some music, 20.21 – CD
20.23 – 6297.0 – UNID – 55444 – Some commercial (probably relay of an official station), 20.25 – Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, 20.27 – Johnny Preston – Cradle of Love
20.40 – 6285.0 – Focus Radio Int’l (tent.) – 34333 – Some pop music
20.43 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 45333 – ABBA – Money Money Money
21.02 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 34333 – Oldies music
21.13 – 5775.0 – Zenith Classic Rock (tent.) – 34333 – Some rock music
21.17 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 34433-44433 – ID by male voice, pop music
21.24 – 6295.0 – UNID – 55444 – Laura Branigan – Self Control
21.28 – 6300.0 – Radio Batavia – 43433-44434 – Jermaine Jackson – When the Rain Begins to Fall, 21.33 – Plácido Domingo – Annie’s Song, 21.38 – Men At Work – Down Under
22.16 – 6323.0 – Channel 92 – 45444 – Don McLean – American Pie, 22.20 – Billy Joel – Piano Man, 22.23 – ID, greetings to me (thanks!)
23.55 – 6300.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 25432 – Traces of music

06.07.2019

17.22 – 6255.0 – Radio Casanova – 45333 – Some Dutch schlager song, greetings to listeners, 17.31 – Eydie Gorme – Blame It On the Bossa Nova, 17.34 – Doris Day – Que Sera Sera
17.30 – 6290.0 – Radio NMD (tent.) – 25322-35322 – Traces of music on peaks
17.44 – 6295.0 – Radio Joey (tent.) – 45433 – Vandenberg – Burning Heart, 17.48 – Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart, 17.52 – Europe – Carrie
19.35 – 6334.0 – UNID – 55444 – Oldies music non-stop
21.40 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 45433 – Chromeo – Jealous, 21.45 – No Mercy – Where Do You Go
22.02 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433 – Oldies music
22.08 – 6285.0 – Focus Radio Int’l (tent.) – 34422-34433 – Pop music

07.07.2019

00.11 – 6370.0 – Triple L Radio – 55444 – Perry Como – Catch a Falling Star, 00.14 – The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again, 00.22 – CD
19.33 – 6275.0 – Quadzilla Radio – 45333-45344 – Dawn – Knock Three Times
20.12 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45333 – Some announcements in English, chorus
20.34 – 12255.0 – Reflections Europe (tent.) – 154×1-25422 – Male voice speech on peaks
20.46 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 44333 – Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything For Love
21.41 – 6275.0 – Johnny Tobacco (tent.) – 55445 – ABBA – Dancing Queen, 21.46 – Robert Cray – Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
21.55 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 34322 – Some pop music
22.01 – 5135.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 45333 – Oldies music
23.01 – 6284.9 – Focus Radio Int’l (tent.) – 35422 – Some music on peaks

13.07.2019

01.58 – 6285.0 – Kennemer Radio 1 (tent.) – 24332-34333 – Music and speech on peaks
20.00 – 6275.0 – Quadzilla Radio – 35433 – Oldies rock music, some announcements, 20.37 – T. Rex – Bang A Gong, 21.01 – Eruption – Go Johnny Go
20.07 – 6295.0 – Radio Joey – 45433 – Nance – Big Brother Is Watching You, club dance music, 20.33 – Lasgo – Surrender
20.13 – 6305.0 – Triple L Radio – 55545 – Instrumental music, 20.16 – Guy Mitchell – Heartaches By the Number, 20.25 – Elvis Presley – One Night
20.26 – 6285.0 – Radio Fox 48 – 44444 – ID by female voice, 20.27 – KOTO – Dragon’s Legend, 20.48 – The Fortunes – Caroline, 20.49 – short ID and CD
21.05 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 32432-34433 – Pop music, DJ’s speech
21.12 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 44433 – Oldies music

20.07.2019

20.23 – 6290.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 44333 – The Clash – Rock the Casbah
20.33 – 6295.0 – Radio Joey (tent.) – 45343 – Little Eva – The Locomotion
20.35 – 6305.0 – Enterprise Radio (tent.) – 45333 – A-Ha – Take On Me
20.58 – 6280.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 55344 – Eros Ramazzotti – Cosas De La Vida, 21.03 – ID, greetings to me (thanks!)
21.20 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 35333 – Some pop music
21.35 – 6285.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 45343 – Kajagoogoo – The NeverEnding Story

21.07.2019

20.26 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45444 – ID, addresses announcement
20.48 – 6875.0 – UNID – 45433-45434 – Light jazz music, 20.53 – CD
21.00 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 34333-44333 – DJ’s speech
21.05 – 6285.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 55445 – Bill Black’s Combo – Hearts of Stone, 21.09 – Texas Kitty – I Don’t Care, 21.12 – Maureen Evans – I Love How You Love Me
22.44 – 12140U – Mix Radio Int’l – 35433 – Instrumental jazz music
23.37 – 6280.0 – Radio Batavia – 35433-45433 – Peter Frampton – Show Me the Way, 23.46 – ABBA – Voulez-Vous, 23.49 – ID by female voice, 00.14 – CD

20 July 2019

eQSLs from Südwestrundfunk

Three scanned QSL-cards from Südwestrundfunk  for reception of SWR 2 and SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg have recently been received via email. Thanks to Udo Merzig! The original paper cards were returned to the technical department of the station as undeliverable, despite the printed postal address is absolutely correct  😒 Shame on our Ukrainian postal service clerks!😡




15 July 2019

Ukrainian Radio Signal from Chaplynka and Chongar Towers Blocked in North of Crimea

A signal of seven Ukrainian radio-broadcasting stations in 20 settlements of the Northern Crimea is blacked out by a signal of Russian FM radio stations.

This is an outcome of the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) monitoring held in March – April 2019.

The CHRG monitors checked 13 broadcast frequencies of 7 Ukrainian radio stations granted a permission of the National TV and Radio Broadcasting Council to broadcast on the territory of the Northern Crimean from settlements of Chongar and Chaplynka controlled by Ukraine and located close to the administrative border.

The monitoring was carried out with car audio units in the settlements of Northern Crimea located in the vicinity of Chaplynka Check Point.

20 settlements were monitored: Nadezhyno. Krasnoarmeyskoye, Vishnevka, Krepkoye, Tankovoye, Proletarka, Krasnoperekopsk, Sovkhoznoye, Tavricheskoye, Risovoye, Pochetnoye, Perekop, Armiansk, Suvorovo, Piatikhatka, Karpova Balka, Filatovka, Ishun’, Tomashevka, Voinka.

As reported by Mr Sergey Kostinsky, a National TV and Radio Broadcasting Council representative, the National Council has licensed and allowed seven radio broadcasters to broadcast temporarily through a radio tower mounted in the settlement of Chaplynka.

ARMIA FM  96 MHz
KRYM REALII RADIO 98.6 MHz
NV RADIO 99.8 MHz
PROMIN’ UA RADIO (NSTU[1]) 106.4 MHz
Meydan FM  102.3 MHz
PERETS FM, STIL’NOYE 96.4 FM
KULTURA UA RADIO (NSTU)  95.3

The monitoring outcomes showed that as at early April 2019 the signal of two of these stations, and only in two settlements of 20 checked, was picked up at seven frequencies.

This being said, the Russian SPUTNIK v KRYMU radio is heard at Meydan FM  102.3 MHz frequency in 17 settlements.

There is no signal in all 20 settlements at the KRYM REALII RADIO 98.6 MHz frequency.
There is no signal at ARMIA FM  96 MHz frequency.

PERETS FM at 96.4 FM is heard only in one settlement of 20, with the Russian MORE Radio broadcasting at this frequency in 18 settlements.

There is no signal at NV RADIO 99.8 MHz frequency.

KULTURA Radio is heard only in 2 settlements of 20, with the Russian KRYM Radio broadcasting at this frequency in 17 settlements from the monitoring list.

At 106.4 MHz frequency the VATAN SEDASY radio controlled by the occupation authorities is heard in 19 settlements instead of the PROMIN’ Radio, with no signal at all in one settlement.
The signal of these Ukrainian radio broadcasting stations in these settlements is also blocked on other frequencies granted to them for broadcasting from Chongar.

ARMIA FM Radio is heard at these frequencies in 3 settlements, while the Russian KRYM Radio is heard in 17.

KRYM. REALII Radio, at the frequency for broadcasting from Chongar, is heard in 4 settlements of 20, with the Russian VESTI FM Radio broadcasting at this frequency in 16.

The MEYDAN Radio at the frequency the station was granted to broadcast from Chongar Radio Tower is heard jammed only in one settlement, with the signal of the Russian KRYM Radio broadcasted in other 19 settlements at this frequency.

NV RADIO at the Chongar broadcasting frequency is heard in 8 settlements from the list, with the Russian MORE radio blacking out its signal in other 12.

PERETS FM Radio is heard in 4 settlements at the frequency granted to broadcast from Kherson.
And in all 20 settlements the Russian VESTI FM radio is broadcast instead of PROMIN’ Radio at the Chongar broadcasting frequency.

Based on the monitoring outcomes, one may conclude that the Crimean occupation authorities have been blacking out deliberately the signal of Ukrainian broadcasters through, inter alia, switching the Russian radio stations at the same frequencies. 

We would remind that in November 2018 the Crimean Human Rights Group monitored already the broadcasting of Ukrainian radio stations in Crimea. That time broadcasting of radio stations in 13 settlements at 8 frequencies was checked. The monitoring also confirmed a consistent blocking of the Ukrainian radio signal in Crimea by switching the Russian FM stations at these frequencies.

[1] National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine

11 July 2019

Fax charts from VMW Wiluna

Several facsimile charts from Australian Bureau of Meteorology have been received in park on 9th of July 2019 and decoded. That was transmission of VMW Wiluna on 7535 kHz where the signal was the best among all TX frequencies then. Here are results for broadcasts at:
  1. 15.30 UTC – Australian Mean Sea Level Pressure 4-day forecast (1st of 2 pages);
  2. 16.00 UTC – Asian Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis Valid 0000;
  3. 16.30 UTC – Recommended Frequencies for VMC (Charleville) (1st of 3 pages);
  4. 16.40 UTC – Recommended Frequencies for VMC (Charleville) (2nd of 3 pages).





RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: Built-in telescopic whip

08 July 2019

eQSL from Charleston Radio International

Great oldies-style eQSL from Charleston Radio International which is regularly active on 5140 kHz ±QRM at local evenings now. Thanks a lot to the station’s operator!


07 July 2019

Es catches 21.06.2019 – 26.06.2019

21.06.2019

1043  088.7 MHz F   M Radio                    Caen/Saint-Contest     2    kW 2200 km
1047  087.6 MHz BEL RTBF Classic 21            Léglise/Vlessart       10   kW 1760 km
1120  088.1 MHz F   Virgin Radio (St.-Quentin) Soissons/Meunier Noir  1    kW 1930 km
1145  087.6 MHz F   NRJ                        Montgenèvre            0.2  kW 1870 km
24.06.2019
1203  088.0 MHz ARS Rotana FM                  Al Qurayyat An Nabk?   10   kW 2190 km

1228  088.0 MHz JOR JRTV Hadaf FM (tent.)      Amman                  20   kW 2100 km
1232  088.2 MHz ISR KAN 88                     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1241  088.8 MHz ISR MaKan                      Jerusalem/Eitanim      40   kW 2100 km
1245  088.5 MHz ISR KAN 88                     ?                      ?    kW ???? km

25.06.2019

1103  088.6 MHz I   Radio Sportiva             Parabita/Loc. Matino   40   kW 1490 km
1107  088.5 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1112  088.0 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km

26.06.2019

1020  088.2 MHz CYP CyBC RIK Tetarto Programa  Mount Olympos          30   kW 1720 km
1029  089.6 MHz TUR Erkam Radyo                Konya-Meram/Akyokuş    ?    kW 1400 km
1034  089.5 MHz TUR TRT FM                     Silifke-Sarıaydın?     ?    kW 1540 km

All the stations were identified by ID jingles, RDS or parallel web streams. Power values are ERP, distances are approximate.

RX:  Degen DE-1103
ANT: 80 mb dipole

06 July 2019

Amazingly strong signal of Radio Pakistan on 1260 kHz

That was the best reception of the 400 kW  transmitter in Peshawar on 1260 kHz for me so far. But only the last several minutes before the end of transmission have been recorded during my traditional evening walk in park. There is a fragment of The National Anthem of Pakistan on my audio file.

Closing down of the Radio Pakistan broadcast was observed at about 19.05 UTC on the 3rd of July 2019, instead of 18.13 UTC mentioned in MWList. May be some occasional prolonged program, because I had no luck in a couple of next days at the same time and frequency.

RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: Built-in telescopic whip

Station’s website: https://www.radio.gov.pk/ 

04 July 2019

eQSL from Radio Fox 48

Nice eQSL from Radio Fox 48. Thanks to the station’s operator! The reception was really outstanding that evening!


03 July 2019

Tropo catches 26.06.2019

0243  088.30 MHz POL PR 1                       Siedlce/Łosice?       30   kW 570  km
0246  089.30 MHz UKR UA: Ukrainske Radio        Novohrad-Volynskyi    1    kW 200  km
0248  090.80 MHz ROU SRR Radio Iași             Câmpulung Moldovenesc 30   kW 480  km
0250  088.60 MHz BLR BR Radio Stalitsa          Smetanichi            4    kW 250  km
0256  088.50 MHz UKR Radio Shanson              Antopil (tent.)       1.5  kW 290  km
0305  087.80 MHz UKR UA: Ukrainske Radio        Antopil               1.5  kW 290  km
0309  090.50 MHz POL PR Radio Rzeszów           Krosno/Sucha Góra     120  kW 620  km
0313  087.90 MHz POL Radio Plus                 Lublin/Piotrków       25   kW 550  km
0317  088.10 MHz BLR Pravda Radio               Smetanichi            6.3  kW 250  km

All the stations were identified by ID jingles, RDS or parallel web streams. Power values are ERP, distances are approximate.

RX:  Degen DE-1103
ANT: 80 mb dipole

01 July 2019

eQSL from Radio Freedom

Thanks to the station’s operator for the nice eQSL!