Es catches 27.06.2020

That was propagation from at least two different directions in parallel from about 06.30 till 07.00 UTC, so it was quite difficult to identify transmitter locations for Italian stations in some cases.

06:37	88.00	MHz	I	Radio Maria (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:37	88.10	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Monopoli (tent.)	4	kW	1470	km	229	°
06:37	88.20	MHz	I	RDS	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:37	88.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:37	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Bari	Bari	32	kW	1470	km	231	°
06:37	89.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Martina Franca (tent.)	200	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:37	89.40	MHz	I	Radio Radicale	Martina Franca	2	kW	1480	km	229	°
06:37	90.10	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Martina Franca (tent.)	50	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:37	90.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:37	91.00	MHz	MNE	Radio Svetigora (tent.)	Bar/Volujica	0.3	kW	1270	km	228	°
06:37	91.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Martina Franca (tent.)	200	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:37	92.00	MHz	I	RMC - Radio Monte Carlo	Modugno (tent.)	40	kW	1470	km	231	°
06:38	87.60	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Cassano delle Murge	5	kW	1490	km	230	°
06:38	89.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:38	91.90	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Cesarò/ Monte Soro (tent.)	50	kW	1860	km	228	°
06:39	88.70	MHz	I	Radionorba Music	Monopoli	7.9	kW	1470	km	229	°
06:39	90.40	MHz	I	Radio 24	Monopoli (tent.)	3.2	kW	1470	km	229	°
06:39	90.50	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	252	°
06:39	91.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	San Giovanni Gemini (tent.)	200	kW	1950	km	230	°
06:39	92.00	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:39	92.20	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	San Giovanni Gemini (tent.)	32	kW	1950	km	230	°
06:40	87.70	MHz	I	Radio Italia Anni 60	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	63	kW	1570	km	252	°
06:40	89.00	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:40	89.30	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Brisighella (tent.)	6.3	kW	1560	km	251	°
06:40	89.80	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Martina Franca	25	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:40	89.90	MHz	I	RDF 102.7	Buti/Monte Serra	13	kW	1670	km	252	°
06:40	91.40	MHz	I	RMC - Radio Monte Carlo	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	252	°
06:40	91.70	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Martina Franca (tent.)	5	kW	1480	km	229	°
06:40	92.20	MHz	I	RDS	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:41	87.90	MHz	I	Radio 105	San Giovanni Gemini (tent.)	2	kW	1950	km	230	°
06:41	88.10	MHz	I	Radio 105	Martina Franca (tent.)	40	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:41	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Maria (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:41	89.10	MHz	I	Virgin Radio	Quarrata/Monte Fiore (tent.)	20	kW	1640	km	251	°
06:41	89.40	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:41	91.10	MHz	I	RDS	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:41	91.80	MHz	I	RDS	Rossano (tent.)	4	kW	1610	km	227	°
06:42	88.20	MHz	I	Radio 105	Cesena-Tessello/M. dei Feriti (tent.)	20	kW	1540	km	250	°
06:42	88.60	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Cesena (tent.)	63	kW	1540	km	250	°
06:42	89.30	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Quarrata (tent.)	16	kW	1640	km	251	°
06:42	89.50	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	San Giovanni Gemini (tent.)	?	kW	1950	km	230	°
06:43	87.60	MHz	HRV	Laganini FM	Krk/Kras-Sv.Juraj	1	kW	1320	km	250	°
06:43	88.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (tent.)	80	kW	1580	km	232	°
06:43	89.00	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Sassofeltrio (tent.)	25	kW	1540	km	249	°
06:43	89.30	MHz	I	Radio Studio Delta	Montescudo-Monte Colombo	50	kW	1530	km	249	°
06:43	90.10	MHz	I	Radio 105	Modigliana/Monte Trebbio	40	kW	1560	km	251	°
06:43	91.70	MHz	I	Radio Bruno	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:44	88.60	MHz	I	Radio 105	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:44	89.20	MHz	I	Radio LatteMiele (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:44	90.00	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:44	90.30	MHz	I	RDS	Cesena (tent.)	32	kW	1540	km	250	°
06:44	90.70	MHz	I	RDS	Castiglione della Pescaia/Tirli	16	kW	1700	km	248	°
06:44	90.90	MHz	I	Radio Tour.fm (tent.)	Colobraro	4	kW	1570	km	229	°
06:44	91.00	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Siena (tent.)	6.3	kW	1650	km	249	°
06:45	88.90	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:45	90.40	MHz	I	Radionorba	Gravina in Puglia	3.2	kW	1520	km	231	°
06:45	91.30	MHz	HRV	Hrvatski Katolički Radio (tent.)	Dubrovnik/Velika Petka	0.63	kW	1270	km	233	°
06:45	91.30	MHz	I	RDS	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:46	87.80	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Cesena (tent.)	7.9	kW	1540	km	250	°
06:46	90.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (tent.)	80	kW	1580	km	232	°
06:47	88.30	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Molfetta (tent.)	0.79	kW	1480	km	232	°
06:47	89.90	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:47	90.50	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Molfetta	4	kW	1480	km	232	°
06:47	90.60	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Arezzo (tent.)	5	kW	1610	km	249	°
06:47	91.40	MHz	HRV	HRT-HR 1	Pula/Veli Vrh	5	kW	1380	km	250	°
06:47	91.60	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:47	92.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 3	Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (tent.)	80	kW	1580	km	232	°
06:48	90.70	MHz	I	Radio Splash	Capo d'Orlando	0.25	kW	1840	km	228	°
06:49	88.10	MHz	HRV	HRT Radio Sljeme	Zagreb/Sljeme	5	kW	1180	km	251	°
06:49	88.50	MHz	F	France Culture	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:49	90.70	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Rossano	0.9	kW	1620	km	227	°
06:49	91.50	MHz	ALB	Radio Club FM	Sarandë/Mile	?	kW	1430	km	218	°
06:49	91.90	MHz	I	RMC - Radio Monte Carlo	Villa Castelli (tent.)	1.6	kW	1480	km	228	°
06:50	89.20	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:50	90.10	MHz	I	RDS	San Giovanni Gemini	1	kW	1950	km	230	°
06:50	90.80	MHz	HRV	HRT-HR 1	Kalnik/Vranilac	15	kW	1140	km	251	°
06:50	91.70	MHz	I	Radio Stella (Modena)	Rignano sull'Arno	32	kW	1620	km	250	°
06:51	88.50	MHz	I	Radio Fantastica (Gruppo RMB)	Palermo/Monte Pellegrino Est	20	kW	1910	km	231	°
06:52	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Cesena (tent.)	32	kW	1540	km	250	°
06:52	89.20	MHz	F	France Culture	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:53	92.00	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
06:54	89.60	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Nova Siri (tent.)	16	kW	1570	km	229	°
08:14	88.60	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	Pihtipudas (tent.)	50	kW	1470	km	350	°
08:14	88.90	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	Mikkeli - Sankt Michel (tent.)	30	kW	1260	km	353	°
08:14	89.00	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	Haapavesi	30	kW	1570	km	351	°
08:14	91.10	MHz	FIN	YleX (tent.)	Pihtipudas	50	kW	1470	km	350	°
08:15	89.90	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	Jyväskylä	30	kW	1350	km	349	°
08:15	90.40	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	Oulu - Uleåborg	50	kW	1650	km	352	°
08:16	88.50	MHz	FIN	YLE Radio Yksi	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°

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

RX: Airspy Mini SDR

ANT: 80 mb dipole

Marconi Radio International on air on 31 October 2020 with a Special Halloween Broadcast

 Greetings from Italy!

Please be advised that  Marconi Radio International will once again be on air tomorrow, Saturday, 31 October 2020, as follows:  07.00-08.00 UTC on 11390 kHz and 16.00-17.00 UTC on 7720 kHz (USB Mode).

To celebrate  Halloween, we’ll air  a special show, with  a number of rock songs, from punk to power metal,  with the word "Halloween" in their title.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. Our electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com - 

Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least, we need your help! If you are  a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook or send out a tweet the day before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI) 

Source: station's mailing list

eQSL from Radio Voyager

 Thanks to the station's operator for the nice eQSL from Radio Voyager!

News of OIRT broadcasting in Ukraine

 New frequency of UA:Radio Promin in Khmelnytskyi is 102.1 MHz (1 kW). Thus, OIRT transmitter on 70.46 MHz in this city will be switched off.

Source: ukrtvr.org

eQSL from World Music Radio

  Just received this nice eQSL from the Danish station WMR. Thanks, Stig Hartvig Nielsen!

Marconi Radio International schedule of test transmissions for this week

Please be advised that Marconi Radio International (MRI) will be on the air this week with test transmissions on 20, 23, 24 and 25 October 2020, as follows:

05.00-06.00 UTC. The frequency is 6170 kHz (USB mode).

Reception reports (verified by eQSL) to this E-mail address: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com

Some lucky listeners will also receive our printed QSL card. Please don't forget to include your postal/street address, too!

Last but not least, we need your help! If you are a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook or send out a tweet. You can also forward this message to a friend.

Stay tuned!

Marconi Radio International

Source: station's mailing list

SAQ Grimeton Transmission on October 24th, 2020

 On United Nations Day, October 24th, 2020, the SAQ transmitter in Grimeton will again send out a message to the whole world on 17.2 kHz CW.

Programme:

On air & YouTube Live Stream

16:30 (14:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.

17:00 (15:00 UTC): Transmission of a message from SAQ.

We are proud to announce that this year’s message has been composed by Anders Tegnell – Chief Epidemiologist Public Health Agency of Sweden.

Only on YouTube Live Stream

17:20 (15:20 UTC): Live music concert from the transmitter hall.

Anna Louise Ekman www.annalouiseekman.se will perform Swedish and Italian songs, accompanied by a pianist.

The entire transmission event and the following concert can be seen live at our YouTube Channel starting at 16:30 (15:30 UTC).

QSL Reports to SAQ

QSL reports to SAQ are very welcome and appreciated. This time we will only accept reports via our ONLINE FORM (click link to enter your report).

The online form will be open from October 24th until November 6th.

We have no possibility to confirm reports received by Email / mail / bureau.

Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ

The Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV on the following frequencies:

– 7.035 kHz CW or

– 14.035 kHz CW or

– 3.755 kHz SSB

QSL-reports to SK6SAQ are kindly received via:

– Email to info/a/alexander.n.se

– or via: SM bureau

– or direct by postal mail (see address above)Two stations will be on the air most of the time.

Due to the Corona pandemic, there will be no visitors to the transmission hall at the radio station during the transmission. The association will try to carry out the transmission to the world from the old Alexanderson alternator SAQ with minimal staff in place.

World Heritage Grimeton Radio station and The Alexander Association

For further details, se grimeton.org or alexander.n.se

*The world heritage site Grimeton is a living cultural heritage. All transmissions with the long-wave transmitter SAQ are therefore preliminary and may be cancelled at short notice.

Source: station's mailing list

Pirate Radio Logs 14.09.2020 - 06.10.2020

14.09.2020

20.48 - 6288.0 - UNID - 45433 - Juanes - La Camisa Negra, 20.50 - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Summer Wine, 21.03 - CD

21.24 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 44444 - Melotron - Der Blaue Planet, 21.27 - ID, 21.29 - Metric - Die Happy

23.09.2020

18.18 - 6290.0 - Odynn Radio - 35433-45433 - Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain, 18.23 - Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil, 18.26 - Golden Earring - Radar Love

18.37 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45444 - Club dance music non-stop, 22.03 - Eule - Stehaufmäedchen

21.02 - 6985.0 - The Vault - 35433-45344 - Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife, 21.45 - Marc Almond - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart, 21.49 - ID

21.31 - 6940.0 - Radio Parade Int'l (tent.) - 24322-34322 - Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before

22.08 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 45333 - Bix Beiderbecke - At The Jazz Band Ball

22.11 - 5885.0 - Radio Rock Revolution (tent.) - 33333 - Florence + The Machine - Never Let Me Go, 22.13 - New Radicals - You Get What You Give, 22.19 - The Babys - Isn't It Time

22.33 - 6205.0 - Laser Hot Hits - 34333 - Roxy Music - Same Old Scene, 22.35 - ID, 22.36 - Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

24.09.2020

22.48 - 5780.0 - Harmony Radio - 25432 - Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves

23.04 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 35433-45433 - Oldies music of 30's-40's

25.09.2020

17.14 - 6290.0 - Radio Zeewolf - 45433 - Dash Berlin & Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren - Man On The Run, 17.15 - Miss Montreal & Diggi Dex - Alles Is Zoals Het Zou Moeten Zijn, 17.26 - Greetings to me (thanks!), 17.27 - Scooter - The Logical Song

17.20 - 6387.0 - Radio 319 -  45343-45444 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - In And Out Of Love, then QSY to 6390 kHz

17.37 - 6390.0 - Radio 319 - 45344 - 45444 - The Animals - It's My Life, 17.40 - ID by female voice, 17.41 - Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman

17.46 - 6260.0 - UNID - 45444 - René And His Alligators - In The Mood, 17.48 - Harry Govers - Holiday, 17.54 - Space Monkey - Can't Stop Running

18.38 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45444 - Revolverheld - Lass Uns Gehen, 18.40 - Leaf - Sol

18.46 - 5780.0 - Harmony Radio (tent.) - 35333 - Some slow ballad on peaks, 18.54 - Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love

19.02 - 6295.0 - Radio Igloo - 45433-45444 - Bobby Vee - Summertime Blues, 19.05 - Enya - Only Time, 19.09 - ID by female voice, 19.10 - Waylon Jennings - Luckenbach, Texas, 19.32 - CW transmission, 19.33 - CD

19.20 - 6260.0 - Studio 52 (tent.) - 24332 - Some music on peaks

19.43 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 35433 - Retro music, 22.37 - Ted Lewis - Here You Come With Love, 22.38 - Nitsa Molly - Den Thelo Sopen Kai Bach

19.49 - 6985.0 - The Vault - 45444 - The Pogues - Rainy Night In Soho, 19.52 - ID, 19.52 - R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

20.06 - 6205.0 - Laser Hot Hits - 32432 - Robin S. - Show Me Love, constant UTE QRM, 21.29 - Mabel & Not3s - Fine Line

20.29 - 3935.0 - Radio Batavia - 24332-34333 - Sounds of flute on peaks, 20.33 - Donna Summer - State Of Independence

20.45 - 3910.0 - Sluwe Vos Radio - 35333-45333 - Scorpions - Holiday, 20.55 - Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, 21.05 - Fantastique - Mama Told Me

22.05 - 6305.0 - Radio Merlin Int'l (tent.) - 143x1-24322 - Some music on peaks

26.09.2020

18.17 - 6390.0 - Radio 319 - 35433-45333 - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life, 18.26 - Chas & Dave - The Sideboard Song

20.58 - 6290.0 - Johnny Tobacco - 35333-45344 - Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money, 21.02 - Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2), 21.15 - ID, greetings to me (thanks!), 21.16 - Walter Ostanek - 707 Polka, 21.35 - CD

27.09.2020

16.52 - 6262.0 - UNID - 44344 - Eva Dahlgren - Vem Tänder Stjärnorna, 16.56 - Bobby Prins - Ik Zit In Een Cafeetje, 16.58 - Nystogs - Polkafeber

17.01 - 6295.0 - Reflections Europe - 45344 - Sermon in English

17.10 - 6993.9 - Zeppelin Radio (tent.) - 35333 - Some music on peaks, 17.26 - Leona Lewis - Better In Time, 18.23 - Macy Gray - I Try, 18.26 - Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

18.47 - 3935.0 - Sluwe Vos Radio - 45333 - Oxia - Domino, 18.55 - ID, 19.21 - 2 Unlimited - Faces, 19.24 - Moby - Porcelain

20.23 - 6283.0 - Johnny Tobacco - 35333-55444 - Frank Yankovic & His Yanks - Blue Skirt Waltz, 20.40 - Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks - Milwaukee Polka, 20.44 - greetings to me (thanks!)

21.36 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 45433-45444 - Francisco "Charro" Avitia - Entre Copa Y Copa, 21.38 - Fred Astaire - Steppin' Out With My Baby, 21.41 - Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang - Dusky Stevedore

22.06 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45444-55444 - Mariliis Jõgeva - Corona, 22.13 - Real McCoy - Another Night, 22.16 - short ID, 22.21 - HIM - Pretending

01.10.2020

20.01 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45444 - ID jingle, 20.07 - Fox The Fox - Precious Little Diamond, 20.12 - M83 - Reunion, 20.15 - BEHM - Tivolit

20.49 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 45433 - Al Jolson - That Little German Band

02.10.2020

18.41 - 6390.0 - Radio 319 (tent.) - 35433-45433 - C. C. Catch - Strangers By Night

18.50 - 6262.0 - UNID - 55444 - Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back, 18.52 - Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache, 18.56 - Kim Wilde - Cambodia

20.55 - 6255.0 - Studio 52 (tent.) - 24432 - Some music and speech on peaks

20.58 - 6262.0 - Radio Batavier (tent.) - 33433 - Abba - Chiquitita

03.10.2020

21.40 - 6985.0 - The Vault - 34333 - Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy, 21.44 - Bonobo - Kong

23.25 - 5140.0 - Charleston Radio Int'l - 35333 - Retro music on peaks

04.10.2020

18.45 - 6295.0 - Reflections Europe - 35433 - Speech in English, music

22.44 - 4700.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45444 - PeterLicht - Wir Werden Siegen, 22.46 - ID, 22.47 - Play & Win - Close The Door, 22.51 - New Music - They All Run After The Carving Knife

06.10.2020

19.54 - 6292.0 - Johnny Tobacco - 45433-45444 - Engelbert Humperdinck - Please Release Me, 19.56 - Van Halen - Jump, 20.06 - greetings to me (thanks!), ID, 20.19 - Merle Haggard - I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink

20.35 - 4875.0 - Mystery Radio 21 - 45433 - Roald Velden - There She Was, 21.24 - Roald Velden - Last Sunset

News of OIRT broadcasting in Ukraine

  New changes on OIRT frequencies in Dnipro:

• UA:Radio Kultura    88.1 MHz 1 kW    instead of TX on 66.74 MHz which will be switched off soon.
• Hromadske Radio on 73.46 MHz is currently off.

Source: ukrtvr.org

News of OIRT broadcasting in Ukraine

 UA:Radio Promin is now broadcasting on the new frequency of 106.9 MHz in Shostka, so 1 kW OIRT transmitter on 67.49 MHz will be switched off soon.

Update: this concerns also transmitter in Volochysk on 68.72 MHz, which will be switched off (if not alredy silent) due to new CCIR frequency of 100.8 MHz for UA:Ukrainske Radio / UA:Ukrainske Radio - Podillia Tsentr in this town.

Source: ukrtvr.org

eQSL from Radio Igloo

 Thanks to Iglooman for the nice eQSL received from Radio Igloo!

eQSL from Red Sands Radio

 Non-detailed eQSL and station information leaflet from Red Sands Radio for reception of the Bob's 60's Splash show via Channel-292 on 6070 kHz. Thanks!