QSL for reception of the Heart FM

 Many thanks to the Global Engineering Team for the detailed QSL-letter confirming reception of the Heart on two frequencies of 96.6 and 106.2 MHz during sporadic propagation from United Kingdom!

Radio Merlin International was raided today

 Sad news came from the United Kingdom: famous free radio station Radio Merlin International, which was regularly active on the frequency of 6305 kHz, raided today. Studio equipment is taken by Ofcom and police.

Source: DX blogs, Pirate Chat

Es catches 13.07.2020

09:04	88.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:04	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Maria	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:04	90.40	MHz	AUT	Hitradio Ö3 (tent.)	Klagenfurt 1	100	kW	1300	km	258	°
09:04	91.20	MHz	AUT	Ö1	Graz 1/Schöckl (tent.)	80	kW	1150	km	258	°
09:04	91.70	MHz	I	Radio Company (tent.)	Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera	16	kW	1420	km	257	°
09:04	91.90	MHz	I	Radio Cuore	Buti/Monte Serra	?	kW	1670	km	252	°
09:04	92.20	MHz	I	Radio Duemila (Lucca)	Buti/Monte Serra	?	kW	1670	km	252	°
09:06	87.30	MHz	I	Radio Studio X	Marliana	2	kW	1640	km	252	°
09:06	87.50	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	63	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:06	87.90	MHz	I	Radio Sportiva	Bologna/Colle Barbiano	40	kW	1570	km	253	°
09:06	88.60	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Serramazzoni (tent.)	63	kW	1610	km	253	°
09:06	89.90	MHz	I	RAI Radio 3	Vo'/Monte Venda (tent.)	320	kW	1500	km	255	°
09:06	90.95	MHz	I	m2o	Menconico/Monte Penice	25	kW	1690	km	257	°
09:06	91.20	MHz	I	Radio LatteMiele (Em. Romagna)	Serramazzoni (tent.)	25	kW	1610	km	253	°
09:07	87.60	MHz	I	Easy Network	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:07	88.00	MHz	HRV	Radio Istra (tent.)	Rovinj/Bubani-Vrh Sv. Martina	10	kW	1370	km	251	°
09:07	88.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Vo'/Monte Venda (tent.)	320	kW	1500	km	255	°
09:07	89.00	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Vo'/Monte Venda	320	kW	1500	km	255	°
09:07	90.20	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Buti/Monte Serra (tent.)	63	kW	1670	km	252	°
09:07	90.50	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:07	90.80	MHz	I	Radio Viva FM	Pellegrino Parmense (tent.)	4	kW	1650	km	256	°
09:07	91.40	MHz	I	RMC - Radio Monte Carlo	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:07	91.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:08	89.50	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Bologna/Colle Barbiano (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	253	°
09:10	89.10	MHz	I	Virgin Radio	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:10	89.30	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Quarrata (tent.)	16	kW	1640	km	251	°
09:10	90.10	MHz	I	Radio 105	Modigliana/Monte Trebbio	40	kW	1560	km	251	°
09:10	90.60	MHz	I	RAI GR Parlamento	Travo/Frazione Pigazzano	32	kW	1670	km	257	°
09:10	91.50	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	Travo/Frazione Pigazzano (tent.)	63	kW	1670	km	257	°
09:11	89.70	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Travo/Frazione Pigazzano (tent.)	40	kW	1670	km	257	°
09:13	89.60	MHz	HRV	Radio Centar - Studio Poreč (tent.)	Poreč/Funtana-Punta Groša	7	kW	1380	km	252	°
09:13	91.20	MHz	I	Radio Basilica Verolanuova-inBlu	Verolanuova	1	kW	1610	km	258	°
09:14	91.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:15	88.00	MHz	I	Virgin Radio	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:15	89.50	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara (tent.)	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	50	kW	1840	km	282	°
09:15	89.90	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara (tent.)	Genk	20	kW	1750	km	282	°
09:15	90.70	MHz	I	Radio Italia Uno	Mango/Frazione San Donato (tent.)	4	kW	1780	km	258	°
09:15	91.70	MHz	BEL	VRT Radio 1 (tent.)	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	50	kW	1840	km	282	°
09:16	89.00	MHz	I	Radio Lodi-inBlu	San Colombano al Lambro	50	kW	1660	km	258	°
09:16	90.40	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara (tent.)	Egem	50	kW	1910	km	283	°
09:16	91.80	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	Mango (tent.)	32	kW	1780	km	258	°
09:17	88.70	MHz	F	France Musique (tent.)	Lille/Bouvigny le Mont (tent.)	130	kW	1960	km	281	°
09:17	92.00	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	79	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:18	91.10	MHz	I	Radio Zeta	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:18	91.10	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	Casnigo/Frazione Colle Bondo	4	kW	1600	km	260	°
09:19	88.20	MHz	I	RTL 102.5	Caneva (tent.)	50	kW	1420	km	257	°
09:19	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Piper	Caneva	3	kW	1420	km	257	°
09:19	90.40	MHz	I	Canale Italia	Caneva (tent.)	160	kW	1420	km	257	°
09:19	92.00	MHz	I	Viva FM (tent.)	Brescia/Mt. Maddalena (tent.)	79	kW	1590	km	258	°
09:20	87.60	MHz	I	Virgin Radio	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:20	88.70	MHz	I	Millennium	Milano	50	kW	1670	km	259	°
09:20	89.50	MHz	I	Radio Fantastica (Piemonte)	Bagnolo Piemonte/Rucas	32	kW	1840	km	259	°
09:20	90.20	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Serramazzoni (tent.)	50	kW	1620	km	253	°
09:20	90.50	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Bagnolo Piemonte (tent.)	25	kW	1840	km	259	°
09:20	92.10	MHz	I	RAI GR Parlamento	Conco/Cima Forcella	400	kW	1480	km	257	°
09:20	92.10	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	Torino/Eremo (tent.)	200	kW	1790	km	259	°
09:21	89.10	MHz	I	Radio Fantastica (Piemonte)	Mango/Frazione San Donato (tent.)	25	kW	1780	km	258	°
09:21	91.80	MHz	I	Radio Birikina	Ragogna	6.3	kW	1370	km	257	°
09:21	91.90	MHz	I	Radio Nostalgia (Piemonte)	Magnano/Frazione Broglina	7.9	kW	1750	km	261	°
09:22	87.50	MHz	I	Radio Subasio	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:22	91.20	MHz	I	RAI Radio 1	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:25	91.60	MHz	I	Radio Italia Uno	Netro/Regione Le Bline	16	kW	1750	km	261	°
09:28	87.70	MHz	I	Radio Italia Anni 60	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	63	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:28	88.00	MHz	I	Radio Capital	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:28	90.30	MHz	I	Radio Capital	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:28	90.40	MHz	I	Radio Capital	Parzanica/Monte Creò (tent.)	7.9	kW	1600	km	259	°
09:29	89.10	MHz	I	Radio LatteMiele (Emilia Romagna)	Castel San Pietro Terme (tent.)	50	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:30	89.30	MHz	I	Radio Studio Delta	Montescudo-Monte Colomboo	50	kW	1530	km	249	°
09:31	87.60	MHz	HRV	HRT-HR 2 (tent.)	Ugljan/Mala Glava	5	kW	1350	km	245	°
09:32	89.90	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2 (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:32	91.40	MHz	I	Radio Nostalgia (Piemonte)	Mirabello Monferrato	10	kW	1740	km	258	°
09:32	92.10	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3 (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:33	88.30	MHz	I	Radio Evangelo (Bologna)	San Lazzaro di Savena	1.5	kW	1570	km	252	°
09:33	88.60	MHz	I	Radio Viva FM	Parzanica/Monte Creò-Traliccio	16	kW	1600	km	259	°
09:33	91.70	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Bologna/Colle Barbiano (tent.)	130	kW	1570	km	253	°
09:35	90.90	MHz	AUT	Ö1 (tent.)	Salzburg 1/Gaisberg	100	kW	1290	km	264	°
09:36	88.60	MHz	I	Radio Camaldoli Stereo	Vico Equense/Monte Faito	20	kW	1640	km	235	°
09:37	87.80	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Cesena (tent.)	7.9	kW	1540	km	250	°
09:37	89.60	MHz	I	Radio Deejay	Castellammare di Stabia	16	kW	1640	km	235	°
09:38	87.60	MHz	I	Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana	Vico Equense/Monte Faito (tent.)	100	kW	1640	km	235	°
09:38	88.20	MHz	I	Radio 105	Vico Equense/Monte Faito (tent.)	200	kW	1640	km	235	°
09:39	87.80	MHz	I	R101	Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (tent.)	10	kW	1630	km	235	°
09:40	88.70	MHz	D	Bayern 2 (tent.)	Grünten (Allgäu)	100	kW	1500	km	266	°
09:41	89.00	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	Napoli/Camaldoli Eremo (tent.)	200	kW	1640	km	236	°
09:41	91.90	MHz	I	Radio Maria	Napoli (tent.)	16	kW	1640	km	236	°
09:41	92.10	MHz	I	Radiofreccia	Napoli (tent.)	5	kW	1640	km	236	°
09:42	89.30	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2 (tent.)	Holme Moss (tent.)	250	kW	2220	km	292	°
09:42	90.90	MHz	I	Radiofreccia	Pecetto Torinese (tent.)	63	kW	1790	km	259	°
09:42	91.00	MHz	I	m2o	Milano (tent.)	50	kW	1670	km	259	°
09:43	91.20	MHz	D	SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg	Walburg	25	kW	1530	km	267	°
09:44	87.70	MHz	D	SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg	Wannenberg	2.6	kW	1630	km	268	°
09:44	88.50	MHz	SUI	SRF 1	Buchberg/Honegg (tent.)	0.5	kW	1620	km	267	°
09:44	88.80	MHz	I	Radio Kiss Kiss	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:45	87.90	MHz	SUI	SWR 1 Baden-Württemberg	Sankt Chrischona	5	kW	1680	km	268	°
09:45	89.70	MHz	HRV	HRT-HR 1	Biokovo/Sveti Jure	80	kW	1280	km	238	°
09:45	90.00	MHz	D	B5 aktuell (tent.)	München-Ismaning	25	kW	1370	km	267	°
09:45	90.60	MHz	SUI	SRF 1	Bettingen/St. Chrischona	33	kW	1680	km	268	°
09:45	91.30	MHz	D	Bayern 1 (tent.)	München-Ismaning	25	kW	1370	km	267	°
09:46	90.70	MHz	I	RAI Radio 2	Motta Montecorvino (tent.)	200	kW	1540	km	236	°
09:46	91.90	MHz	F	NRJ	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:47	89.50	MHz	SUI	SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg	Sankt Chrischona	5	kW	1680	km	268	°
09:48	88.10	MHz	F	Skyrock	Dole/Mont Roland	1	kW	1860	km	268	°
09:48	88.60	MHz	F	France Culture	Mulhouse/Belvédère (tent.)	100	kW	1700	km	269	°
09:48	89.00	MHz	D	SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg	Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (tent.)	5	kW	1590	km	269	°
09:48	89.20	MHz	D	SWR 1 Baden-Württemberg	Blauen	8.4	kW	1670	km	269	°
09:48	89.80	MHz	D	SWR 1 Baden-Württemberg	Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (tent.)	5	kW	1650	km	269	°
09:48	90.40	MHz	D	SWR 2	Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (tent.)	40	kW	1590	km	269	°
09:48	91.60	MHz	F	France Musique	Mulhouse/Belvédère (tent.)	100	kW	1700	km	269	°
09:49	88.20	MHz	F	Cerise FM	Mulhouse/colline de la Loh	1	kW	1710	km	269	°
09:50	91.10	MHz	D	SWR 4 Baden-Württemberg	Villingen-Schwenningen/Marbach	1	kW	1610	km	269	°
09:50	91.30	MHz	F	Fréquence Amitié Vesoul	Vesoul/la Demie	1	kW	1790	km	269	°
09:51	88.70	MHz	F	Chérie FM (tent.)	Gray/les Capucines	1	kW	1840	km	269	°
09:52	91.80	MHz	D	SWR 2	Raichberg (tent.)	40	kW	1570	km	270	°
09:53	89.20	MHz	D	SWR 2	Ulm/Kuhberg	10	kW	1500	km	269	°
09:54	88.90	MHz	F	Mouv'	Dijon	1	kW	1880	km	269	°
09:54	89.40	MHz	I	Ciao Como Radio	Como/Monte Croce	16	kW	1660	km	260	°
10:05	89.00	MHz	F	France Culture	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°

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

RX: Airspy Mini SDR

ANT: 80 mb dipole

Unidentified LF transmission on 55.5 kHz

 Right now (10.09.2020, 09.30 UTC) I see a signal of unidentified military station on LF frequency of 55.5 kHz. Results of TDoA analysis show signal source on the territory of the northern part of England.

The frequency was formerly used by GXH, Thurso, Great Britain. However, this station closed in 1992.

Es catches 19.06.2020

09:28	88.50	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Pontop Pike (tent.)	140	kW	2210	km	296	°
09:28	90.70	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Pontop Pike (tent.)	140	kW	2210	km	296	°
09:29	87.90	MHz	D	NDR Info	Heide/Welmbüttel	15	kW	1500	km	295	°
09:29	90.50	MHz	D	NDR Welle Nord	Heide/Welmbüttel	15	kW	1500	km	295	°
09:30	89.00	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Bilsdale West Moor (tent.)	5	kW	2170	km	294	°
09:30	89.30	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Holme Moss (tent.)	250	kW	2220	km	292	°
09:30	91.50	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Holme Moss (tent.)	250	kW	2220	km	292	°
09:30	92.10	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:30	92.20	MHz	HOL	Omrop Fryslân Radio	Jirnsum	25	kW	1720	km	290	°
09:42	89.10	MHz	HOL	Grunn FM	Groningen	4	kW	1660	km	290	°
09:45	88.80	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Belmont (tent.)	14	kW	2110	km	291	°
09:45	90.00	MHz	D	NDR Kultur (tent.)	Aurich	25	kW	1600	km	291	°
09:45	90.90	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Blaenplwyf (tent.)	250	kW	2390	km	289	°
09:46	90.50	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Sutton Coldfield (tent.)	250	kW	2230	km	289	°
09:46	91.30	MHz	HOL	Simone FM	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:47	87.70	MHz	HOL	Radio 10	Lelystad	110	kW	1740	km	288	°
09:47	88.60	MHz	HOL	NPO 3FM	Smilde	40	kW	1680	km	289	°
09:47	91.90	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Tacolneston (tent.)	250	kW	2030	km	288	°
09:48	89.70	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Tacolneston (tent.)	250	kW	2030	km	288	°
09:48	90.10	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Peterborough (tent.)	40	kW	2130	km	288	°
09:49	88.00	MHz	HOL	NPO Radio 2	Smilde	93	kW	1680	km	289	°
09:49	90.80	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:50	89.50	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Oxford/Beckley (tent.)	50	kW	2200	km	286	°
09:50	89.50	MHz	HOL	100% NL	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:50	90.80	MHz	HOL	Radio Drenthe (tent.)	Smilde	3	kW	1680	km	289	°
09:50	91.80	MHz	HOL	NPO Radio 1	Smilde	93	kW	1680	km	289	°
09:51	89.00	MHz	HOL	100% NL	Lochem	3	kW	1680	km	286	°
09:52	87.90	MHz	HOL	Omroep Zeeland	Goes	15	kW	1860	km	284	°
09:52	88.10	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:52	91.00	MHz	HOL	SLAM! (tent.)	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:53	88.30	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Sutton Coldfield (tent.)	250	kW	2230	km	289	°
09:53	89.30	MHz	HOL	Omroep West	Rotterdam	20	kW	1810	km	285	°
09:54	88.60	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	?	?	kW	????	km	???	°
09:54	89.00	MHz	BEL	VRT MNM	Schoten	20	kW	1810	km	283	°
09:54	89.10	MHz	G	BBC Radio 2	Wrotham (tent.)	250	kW	2110	km	285	°
09:55	90.40	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara	Egem	50	kW	1910	km	283	°
09:55	91.30	MHz	G	BBC Radio 3	Wrotham (tent.)	250	kW	2110	km	285	°
09:55	92.00	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara	Antwerpen/Amerikadok	1	kW	1820	km	283	°
09:57	88.90	MHz	BEL	BNL	Diksmuide/IJzertoren	1	kW	1930	km	283	°
09:58	89.40	MHz	HOL	RADIONL	Lelystad	0.09	kW	1740	km	288	°
09:58	89.80	MHz	HOL	Omroep Flevoland	Lelystad	25	kW	1740	km	288	°
09:58	91.40	MHz	HOL	NPO Radio 4	Markelo	81	kW	1670	km	286	°
10:00	89.50	MHz	BEL	VRT Klara (tent.)	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	50	kW	1840	km	282	°
10:01	93.50	MHz	G	BBC Radio 4 FM	Wrotham (tent.)	250	kW	2110	km	285	°
10:05	100.9	MHz	G	Classic FM	Wrotham (tent.)	250	kW	2110	km	285	°

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