Normal service is resumed!

Well I'm very happy to report that conditions on the MW were something like back to normal this evening with plenty of signals arriving from the Netherlands with good strength. For the last week or so I had been thinking maybe the antenna here was not working properly - but no such problem this evening and even the old 1940s valve receiver was even able to pick up the pirates . . . 

And here are the stations heard at our location in England during the last few days


Saturday, May 19, 2012
1645       2304       Digitaal 54544 qsoing
1653       2305       Barones 55444 music programme
1630       2305       Mondeo 34433-45444 qsoing
1665       2306       Polkaman 24322-35533 music programme
1636       2306       Keizer En Keizeren music programme
1620       2312       Spakenburg 35433-45444 qsoing
1633       2315       Barcelona qsoing 55544
1620       2318       Utopia 33433-44544 qsoing
1620       2322       Zonneschijn 45444-55544 qsoing radiozonneschijn@hotmail.com
1512       0037       Unidentified station mixing with another but very strong on peaks

Friday, May 18, 2012
1640       2349       Batavier 35433 music programme
1665       2350       Polkaman 25342-35443 music programme
1645       0039       Pandora 55444 music programme

Thursday, May 17, 2012
1645       2114       Barones 35533 music programme
1670       2118       Eldorado 25432 music programme
1638       2119       Witte Tornado
1620       2121       Spanningzoeker 34533 qsoing
1675       2123       Albatros weak signal music programme
1665       2144       Polkaman  weak signal music programme
1647       2306       Casablanca 35433-45534 music programme
1635       2308       Zeearend 23432 music programme
1656       2330       Powerliner weak signal music programme
1645       2332       Pandora 35533-45544 qsoing

Observations

• We have been listening late during the evening for the last three nights, and reception on Saturday was best of all, with some fine signals. Digitaal was doing really well and Mondeo was giving maybe the strongest signal we have heard from him
• Zonneschijn was coming in very well during his qso and although we haven't heard this station before, the voice behind the microphone sounded very familiar. Click here for a recording
• If you are up and around very late in the evening, try checking 1645 because Radio Pandora can often be heard. On Friday night he came on to play a few records and had a real powerhouse signal
• Radio Polkaman has been busy for the last few nights, playing his favourite music into the early hours with some very long programmes. His transmitter power is not much but there can be some very nice peaks on his signal. Click here for an example from Friday evening