Saturday night fever!

For most of Saturday I was working, but I arrived home at around 2200 UTC and after watching a little TV, I switched on the radio at around 2300. With recent conditions on MW very poor for listening in the UK, it was a very nice surprise to hear some fine signals on 186 metres. Here are the stations we heard, together with some other recent logs . . . 


Saturday, June 16, 2012

1650       2320       Batavier 33533 music programme

1650       2320       Moby Dick 33533 (later 44444) music programme

1647       2323       Monte Carlo 42543 qsoing

1665       2325       Polkaman 24422-35443 music programme

1636       2328       Repower 33333-44444 qsoing

1645       2331       Spakenburg 44444-54544 qsoing

1657       2334       Napoleon 55534 music programme

1645       2348       Monte Carlo 44433 qsoing

1640       0004       Monte Carlo 45444-55444 qsoing

Thursday, June 14, 2012

1629       2258       Calipso 42542 (later 54444) qsoing

1630       2304       Barcelona 42542 (later 44544 music programme

1646       2313       Casablanca 34533-44544 music programme

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

1630       1950       Unidentified station playing Donna Summer I Feel Love. Nice audio

1645       2011       Kristal 25422-45434 music programme

1672       2054       Armada 35433-45434 music programme

1630       2108       Noordzee 33533 music programme     

1646       2146       Vrolijke Mijnwerker 54444-55444 report for Noordzee

1630       2200       Barcelona 35433-55544 music programme

1646       2214       Casablanca 34433-45544 report for Mijnwerker      

1647       2221       Noordzee 35433 report for Mijnwerker

1645       2231       Pandora 35433-55555 qsoing

Saturday observations

• Listening to 1650 was interesting. Batavier was broadcasting a music programme with Relmus behind the microphone, but Radio Moby Dick was also on the channel. There was no hetrodyne, just two signals mixing and the stations taking it in turn to peak. One minute Batavier was coming though and the next it was Moby Dick.... much to the annoyance of Mr Relmus! Later in the evening, at around 0050 UTC, just Moby was on the frequency and he was coming in very well. Listen here
• Very nice to hear Napoleon with some late-night music on 1657. The signal was very good and at first it sounded a little like Barones - and with some of his music as well! Click here for a short recording
• Spakenburg was coming through with a very fine signal as usual, together with Monte Carlo, who tried a few different frequencies but was best of all on 1640
• There was a well-known voice on 1636 but with a different name to usual! Radio Repower had some nice peaks on his signal. Click here for a listen