12.12 - 15.12 Geminids

Geminids meteor shower provided a lot of tiny pings and some longer ones. Longest was +2 minutes. Althought the peak was on the 14th around 11 UTC, the most usable (long ones) pings were in the nights. The effect of repositioning the antenna (due strong homeland tropo) was that almost no east European pings heard this time. Instead those, a lot of Norwegian and Swedish and BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal peaks. Nan Gaidheal has 150 kw so it was expected, but no luck/id althought it was a regular visitor.

Log:
97.5 D: SWR3, Bornberg 13.12 6.11
98.7 D: AFN Hessen-The Eagle. Taunus 50kw 14.12 12.30
98.7 NOR: NRK P2. RDS 800-1100 km. 14.12 16.18
98.7 NOR: NRK P3 Petre 700-1100 km.13.12 23.00
98.7 D: NDR Kultur, Hannover 15kw 14.12 15.05
102.8 D: DLF Wesel-Buderich. 13.12 18.59
102.8 S: SR P4 Västernorrland. Sundsvall 14.12 16.09
102.8 D: NDR Info, Marlow 13.12 17.59
103.8 D: Hit-Radio Antenne Niedersachsen Barsinghausen 14.12 9.59
103.8 D: Radio SH, Heide 12.12 9.57
104.2 D: Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg 12.12 20.03
107.3 D: Ostseewelle Hit-Radio Mecklenburg-Vorpommern West, Schwerin 14.12 10.28

17.10 - 23.10 Lapland Pedition

Savux4 Pedition took place between 17th and 24th October. There were good conditions in a couple of times during that week. Mostly it was NA east coast conditions in the middle of the week until sun hit back at the end of week. During that turbulence there were couple of interesting peaks from east cost and in the afernoons from Philippines. Due the work schedules log is jammed in somewhere.

15.-16. 8. Swedish tropo continued - The end of pedition

Nice tropo continued towards Sweden until was the time to pack home from Utö.

Weather was fine during the whole week, as usual here. Radio conditions were ok, small ES on one day, but good meteor scatter almost all the time and very good tropo to Stockholm area and Klaipeda, pity it just stopped near the cost. Some problems with gear and the over all disturbance with the cottage, some directions were impossible for the roof antenna. Quite heavy wind had a say when selecting favorable direction for the antenna.

14.8.2010 - Good tropo to Stockholm

This time there were tropo, to Stockholm!

Tropo-log:
Tropo:
88.0 S:Stockholms Närradio, Stockholm *
88.4 S:Södertälje NR, Södertälje /TENT/ Spanish. Radio Belem *
88.9 S:Radio Sydväst *
90.2 S:Skärgårdsradion *
91.1 S:Stockholm Järva / /?Radio Hambastagi/ 14.8 18.52
94.2 S:Radio Järfalla (Radio Hamsafar) 14.8 16.51
98.5 S:Radio Haninge, Handen 14.8 20.58
99.9 S:Radio Nacka, Stockholm 14.8 19.50
104.0 S:Rix FM Kalmar, Färjestad 14.8 13.02
104.3 S:Rix FM 104.3, Linköping 14.8 10.17
104.3 S:Mix Megapol Stockholm 14.8 12.01
104.5 S:Rix FM 104.5 Mälerdalen, Torshälla 14.8 21.15
104.7 S:Mix Megapol 104.7 Örebro 14.8 10.26
105.3 S:Rix FM Uppsala, Uppsala 14.8 22
106.1 S:Mix Megapol Västmanland, Västerås 14.8 12.59
106.3 S:Rock Klassiker 106.3, Örebro 14.8 10
106.5 S:Bandit Rock 106.5 Uppsala 14.8 10.43
106.5 S:Rix FM Norrköping 14.8 11.32
106.9 S:Mix Megapol 106.9 Östergotland, Linköping 14.8 9.31
106.9 S:106.9 Rock Klassiker Mälerdalen, Västerås 14.8 20
107.4 S:Rock Klassiker Sundsvall 14.8 10.30

Poland:
98.4 POL: RFM FM, Gdansk 14.8 11.50
101.7 POL: R Plus, Gdansk 14.8 10.04

Meteor:
88.0 D:SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner 14.38 18.38

13.8.2010 - The peak of the Perseids

This day in Utö was mainly moving away from tropo frequencies, which was suprise, suprise to Stockholm like all other previous days. There was quite interesting flow of meteor peaks, max peak here was between 7-8.

Tropo:
88.0 S:Stockholms Närradio, Stockholm 13.8 17.31 "Radio Galaxia"
88.9 S:Radio Sydväst 13.8 20.34

Meteor-log:
106.5 AUT:Kronehit 13.8 5
106.5 AUT:Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 50kw 13.8 8.27
106.8 D:Alster Radio 13.8 8.10

12.8.2010 - The 'ES' day

Uto day #4 with ES and meteors, notably around 23-24 UTC. I was mainly avoiding tropo this trying to be in a free zone for meteors, antenna was towards Bretagne, which had the effect of creating peaks from France, Germany and UK.

ES-log:
87.80 I:Subasio 12.8 14.04
88.00 I:Subasio 12.8 14.04
88.00 I:Deejay 12.8 14.21
88.80 I:Deejay 12.8 14.58
89.00 I:Kiss Kiss 12.8 13.45
96.4 I:Radio Margherita, Napoli 12.8 14.03

Meteor:
96.4 F:BFM 12.8 14.19
104.2 BEL: AFN Benelux. SHAPE/Mons 12.8 10.53
104.2 G:BBC Radio Northampton, Northampton, 4kw, 12.8 12.04
104.2 G:BBC Radio Kent, Swingate, 10kw, 12.8 12.09
106.8 G:Original 106 fm, Durris 19kw, 1410 km 12.8 11.04

11.8.2010 - Strong tropo to Stockholm

Utö day #3 showed good troposferic conditions to Stockholm. Also there were some notably meteors early in the morning, wating for the Perseids peak to arrive.

Tropolog:

91.1 S:Radio Hambastegi via Stockholm Järva 11.8 20.40
91.4 S:Tyresöradion 91.4, Tyresö 11.8 16.51
97.5 S:V97, Vallentuna 11.8 22.25
97.8 S:Radio Lidingö, Lidingö 11.8 20
97.9 S:Radio Wix, Valdersmark 11.8 18.53
98.3 S:Radio AVA/Radio Rangarang, Sollentuna 11.8 22.42
100.5 LVA:Radio Ventspils, Ventspils 11.8 8.03
100.6 S:Bandit Rock Norköping (104.9) 11.8 14.40

Meteor:
100.5 G:Classic fm 11.8 8.04

10.8.2010 - Visby & Klaipeda tropo

There was good tropo to Klaipeda and Visby from Utö. The Perseids meteor shower has it's peak arriving 12th day, it produced steady flow of bigger than usual burst, nothing spectacular though.

Tropolog:
89.2 S:Radio Wisby, Visby. 10.8
90.6 LTU:Russkoje Radio Baltia, Klaipeda 10.8
92.5 LTU:ZIP FM, Klaipeda 10.8
94.9 LTU:Laluna, Klaipeda 10.8
98.3 LTU:M1-Plius, Klaipeda 10.8
104.4 S:Rix FM Gotland, Visby 10.8
106.1 S:Mix Megapol Gotland, Visby 10.8

9.8.2010 - 16.8.2010 Utö FM pedition #7

First day of this pedition showed nothing spectacular. Körner 15.11 is now up and running above the cottage, still I hope as here is quite windy.

Tropolog:
92.5 LTU:Zip FM, Klaipeda - fading better part of the early night.

ES:
99 I:Unid. Got id while computer says crash. And that's it. While computer went up ES went down.

4.8.2010 - Wednesday for Hurricane

I was watching with amusent how trees where in trouble Jyväskylä city. I should have known better. Hankasalmi got severe hit of this storm. Roads and electricity were blocked. Houses were damaged and the nearby forest took the best/worst part of the storm. There was a forest... which had my mw beverages. It seems that the next mw-season is to be cancelled.

1.8.2010 - A new beginning, hopefully better month for the ES

Short ES to France and Holland.

87.9 HOL:Omroep Zeeland, Goes 13.02
89.7 F:Radio Boomerang, Lille 13.03

25.7.2010 - Strong tropo scatter to Sankt Petersburg

Usually there are no tations audible from Sankt Petersburg down here. But today was all different. Early in the morning there was very strong domestic tropo to the south, Lahti for example. But later Russia took over the low power stations from Finland.

Log:
105.3 RUS:Love FM, Sankt Petersburg 7.35
107.4 RUS:Biznes FM, Sankt Petersburg 9.59

22.7.2010 - The of day small ESsies

Early in the morning two small ES skips to Holland. Later and longer started with Istanbul, moved to Balkan and spent most of the time in Germany and finishing touch with Luxembourg.

88.900 LUX: RTL R Letzeburg. [RTL LETZ]. 10.44
89.300 BIH: Radio Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine. Vlasic. [RADIO-F] 9.22
89.300 SRB: R AS, Sabac. "AS AS Radio" 9.08
89.500 BIH: Hit R. Udrikovo. [RTV HIT] 9.17
89.700 D: gong fm, Regensburg (bay). 10.08
89.700 D: Hitradio RT1 Nordschwaben. Dillingen (bay) 10.04
90.200 TUR: R Turkuvaz, Istanbul. 9.29
90.200 SUI: Radio Zürisee, Winterthur 10.08
90.300 D: Radio 8. Gunzenhausen 10.03
90.600 D:_R SA 10.03
90.700 D: BR 1 Franken regional. Ochsenkopf. [BR 1 FRA] 10.12
90.700 D: BR 1 Schwaben regional. [BR 1 SCH] 10.17
92.900 D: Hit Radio N1, Nürnberg. 10.20
93.200 CZE:R Ergensis. 10.13 [ERGENSIS]
103.20 D: Antenne Bayern. [ANTENNE] 10.21
103.20 D: R Ton, Heilbron [RADIOTON] 10.21
105.00 D: R 7. Iberger Kugel(bay) 10.24
105.30 HOL: Delta FM, Vroomshoop 6.10
105.30 HOL: RTV Stadskanaal, Stadskanaal 6.11
107.70 D:Die Neue 107.7, Stuttgart 10.32
107.80 D:Star FM 10.23 [STAR]
107.80 SUI:RS1 10.22 [GOTTARDO]

18.7.2010 - Best of the month

After a dryish month ES dropped a visit.

Log:

87.800 ROU: R KIT, Onesti. "You are listening to radio KIT". [ONESTI] RDS. 10.47
87.800 ROU: R Son. Reghin. 10.47
87.800 ROU: R. Brasov, Brasov. 14.14
88.200 ROU: One FM. Bistrita. 11.10
88.200 ROU: R Europa FM. Botoşani. "Europa FM" [ROPA]. 11.17
88.300 ROU: Itsy Bitsy. Tulcea. // 88.7 10.33
88.800 TUR: Metro FM. Samsun. 10.32
89.500 MNE: R Crne Gore 1. Rozaje. 12.33
89.600 ROU: R Alfa. Bacau. "Radio Alfa" & [ALFA]. 11.08
89.700 ROU: Kiss FM, Botosan. 10.57
89.700 UKR: Retro FM, Dnipropetrovsk. 10.30
90.500 HNG: Kek Duna, Komarom. 12.34
92.700 ROU: Activ EFEM, Bucurest. [ACTIV][EFEM]. 11.48
95.700 POL: R Zlote Przeboje 95,7 FM, Rzeszów. 14.07
98.400 HNG: Ha-Jo Radio, Vaja. 13.58
101.800 UKR: R Melodiya. Sniatyn (IF) 11.24
101.900 ROU: Romantic FM, Bucurest. 11.45
103.200 SRB: R Index. Kopaonik. Id. 12.33
103.800 POL: VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów. 12.07
104.000 SRB: R Beograd 202.[RTS 202]. 13.35
106.800 SRB: Top FM, Beograd. "On top, Top F-F-F-M".12.33

17.7.2010 - France and Germany

Another short July ES. This time France and Germany.

Log:
87.8 F:France Bleu Bourgogne, Troyes (10). 9.38
87.8 F:Radio Star, Montbeliard (25). 9.30 This Star has a quick&rapid RDS "STAR".
88.7 F:Cherie FM, Gray (70). 9.36
89.7 D:gong FM, Regensburg 7.50
91.2 D:Radio 91.2, Dortmund 8.04

7.7.2010 - Bulgagia and Romania

Short ES to Bulgaria and Romania today.

Log:
89.7 ROU:Maria Radio Erdely 10.45
97.5 BUL:R Vidin, Belogadchik 10.59

24.6.2010 - African contact

While waiting to good ES conditions to show up there was a brief first contact from African continent!

Log:
88.8 ALG:Radio Annaba, Annaba 16.18

23.6.2010 - Night ES to Alps

ES at the night to Alps and in the morning to Danmark and Benelux.

Log:
87.8 I: Ravegnana Radio. Bertinoro (FC) 22.6 22.18
87.8 D:big FM 4.48
87.8 BEL: RTBF Pure FM. Waremme 05.34
87.8 HRV: Radio Zabok. Zabok 7.24
87.8 DNK:Nova FM 4.41
90.6 CZE:Hitradio FM Most, Chomutov 22.6 22.53
95.9 I: Viva FM. Castiglione delle Stiviere (MN)22.6 23.00
96.4 AUT: Ö2 Radio Tirol 22.6 23.04
97.5 D:Radio Oberland 22.6 23
97.5 I: Südtirol Eins. Terlago-Paganella(TN)22.6 22.10
100.0 D:Hitradio FFH 4.12
100.0 BEL:Nostalgie 4.30

20.6.2010 - Mega ES Day, Again

This ES started about 9 UTC with Spanish stations, which disappeared when Balkan hitted roof (108). Around the same time also Italy came aloud. At 10 Hungary started it's participation. One hour later at 11 and it was Czech time. One hour more and it was time for Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

Just before ES disappearing it was a brief Spanish time again at 14.00.


Log:

96.3 HOL: Wild FM, Alkmaar 17.01
96.5 CZE: Kiss Morava Olomouc 13.44
96.5 CZE:Kiss Publikum 10.07
96.5 CZE:Radio Impuls 13.00
96.5 AUT:Radio Arabella 13.30
96.5 SVN:Radio Slovenia 3 10.21
96.5 I:RAI3 13.03
96.5 HNG:Isis Radio 10.00
102.0 CZE:Radio Impuls 11.01
102:0 I:Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana 11.00
102.0 HRV:Radio Osijek 8.34
102.0 D:Harmony FM 11.43
107.8 CZE:Radio Beat 13.04
107.8 CZE:Hitradio FM Plus 11.14
107.8 I:Radio Metro 9.32
107.8 BIH:Radio Postaja Mir Medugorje 10.12
107.8 SVN:Radio Velenje 13.40
107.8 SUI:Rete Uno 12.15

19.6.2010 - Italy and Crne Gore


A brief opening in Central Finland.

Log:
96.5 I:LAltra Radio 17.38
96.5 MNE:Radio Crne Gore 1 18.10

17.6.2010 - Day of the big rock

There was 3 min of the flying rock audible at 9 UTC.

Meteor log:
96.5 DNK:DR P4 København 8.59
102.0 CZE:Radio Impuls 8.59

15.6.2010 - UK and Ireland go for ES

ES conditions started here from Italy and Balkan but then turned to UK and Ireland.

Log:

92.4 G:BBC Radio Leeds. Holme Moss. 10.24
94.4 SRB:Radio Boom 93 09.00
96.5 G:Radio Wave, Blackpool 11.22
96.8 G:Radio Borders, Selkirk 11.46
96.9 G:Viking FM. High Hunsley 10.30
97.1 G:Metro FM. Tyne Tunnel 11.23
97.5 I: Radio Delta 1 10.12
97.6 G:Lincs FM 97.6 10.13
100.7 G:100-102 Real Radio 12.17
102.0 G: Dearne FM. Ardsley 10.23
102.0 G: Town FM. Ipswich 9.25
103.1 G: Beacon Radio. The Wrekin 12.30
103.2 G:Star Radio Darlington 11.56
103.8 IRL: Spin 103.8, Dublin 12.33
105.3 G: Galaxy FM. Burnhope 11.25
107.4 IRL:Newstalk 106-108, also on 106, 106.9
107.9 G: Trax FM. Worksop 12.43

14.6.2010 - Belgium and Holland

1½ hours ES skip to two countries Belgium and Holland, that's sound good. There was also heavy fading involved, 3 mins very strong signal then 3 minutes nothing.

Log:

88.3 BEL: MNM, Brussel (1kw 1845km 236°) also on 89.0 11.30
88.4 HOL:Slam!FM also on 88.6, 88.8, 97.5 11.30
89.1 HOL: RadioNL, Groningen (1.97 1545km 238° ) 12
90.3 HOL: Radio Lelystad (0.4kw 1652km 238°) 12.16
90.6 BEL: Joe FM, Turnhout (5kw 1778km 236°) also 96.5 11.21
91.9 HOL: Omroep Brabant, Loon op Zand (2kw 1748km 237°) 12.35
92.3 BEL: RTBF Vivacite, Anderlues (50kw 1892km 235°) 12.43
97.1 HOL:RadioNL, Smilde (0.933kw 1579km 237°) 11.34
97.2 HOL:RadioNL, Zwolle (0.316kw 1626km 237°) 12.31
97.2 HOL:Kempen FM (0.4kw 1761km 236°) 12.34
97.5 HOL:Radio Noord, Groningen (20kw 1545km 238°) 11.21
97.5 BEL:VRT2 Antwerpen 11.39 id as Radio 3, radio3.be, which turns ou to be Klara.
100.1 HOL:BNR Nieuwsradio ( 235-239° ) 11.35

13.6.2010 - Short ES, Benelux and UK

Short skip to Belgium, Holland & UK. Just before Holland-ES-break there was low strength signal in Spanish, which was slammed away by Slam!FM.

Log:
87.9 HOL: Omroep Zeeland, GoES 17.25
88.0 HOL: Radio 2, Smilde 17.23
88.4 HOL:Slam!FM, Roosendaal 17.14
89.0 BEL: MNM, Schoten 17.29
89.3 HOL: Radio West, Rotterdam 17.27
95.6 HOL: Fresh FM 17.20 RDS "95.6"
95.7 G:BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Peterborough 17.47
96.8 HOL: 3FM, IJsselstein 17.20
95.9 G:BBC Radio Humberside, High Hunsley 17.48

11.6 2010 - Short ES skip to UK

Log:

93.7 G:BBC R4 13.26
95.8 G:BBC Radio Merseyside 13.28
95.9 DNK:DR P4 Østjylland, Århus, 1152km 13.06
96.4 G:CFM 13.43
97.5 G:Smooth Radio Northeast 13.40

7.6.2010 - Europe wide ES

ES started with the strong signals from the Germany around 14 UTC. Half an hour later there was short skip with spanish and arabic. Nothing identified at the moment though. 17.45 there was BIH, D, G, CZE, SRB, HRV, HNG and ROU audible. These countries were audible for the rest of the day.

Around 18 it was obvious that MUF hit the ceiling 108. Half an hour later was short skip to Greece at 107.9. After Greece disappeared was the time for the Polish stations, it seemed that every second frequency was occupied with Polish stations.

Around 19.30 there was again short opening to Greece and this time along also with Turkey. Suprisingly with the Turkish stations there were Holland and UK stations aloud for a brief occasions.

Last identified was 89.0 RTL Brocken at 20.30.

Log:
87.8 IRL:RTE1 18.24
89 D:RTL Brocken 19.40
89 ROU:Radio ZU *
89 BEL:MNM 16.42 only RDS
89.7 D:WDR3 14.41
90.1 SRB:Radio Beograd 2
90.1 D:SWR4 14.30
90.2 HOL: 100%NL 19.43
90.2 UNID GRC:Radio Oros 19.46
90.2 BBC WS 16.15
90.2 D:MDR Jump 16.16
90.2 CZE:Kiss Delta 16.20
90.4 ROU:Realitatea FM, Sibiu 17.17
90.6 UKR:Radio Sharmanka 17.42
93.4 CZE:Radio Frekvence 1 19.49
94.9 G:BBC Radio Lincolnshire 17.28
94.9 ROU:Pro FM 17.12
95.7 G:BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 17.30
95.4 G:BBC_Radio_Newcastle 17.52
95.7 G:Penistone FM 17.49
95.8 G:Capital Radio London 16.57
95.8 BEL: Q-Music. Veltem-Beisem 16.59
95.8 HNG:Info Radio, Budapest 18.47
95.8 G:BBC Radio 4 18.35
95.9 G:BBC Radio Suffolk 17
95.9 G:Heart, local add 16.58
95.9 POL:PR Radio Euro 20.01
96.0 GRC:Flash 96, Athina 19.25
96.1 G:BBC Radio Cumbria 18
96.1 ROU:Kiss FM 18.26
96.3 G:R Aire, Leeds 17.47
96.3 ROU:Galaxia FM 17.08
96.4 HNG:Roxy Radio, Budapest 17.08
96.3 G:Heart 17.59
96.7 G:Radio City 96.7 17.47
96.8 BIH: Radio Skala 14.53
96.8 HRV: Radio Banovina 15.01
97.2 HOL:Kempen FM 16.59
98.3 D: Baern 1 Mainfranken. Kreuzberg 14.35
98.3 E: Tentative: Radio Intereconomía. Barcelona 14.37
98.3 E: Catalunya Informació. Montserrat 14.40
98.3 CZE:Cas Radio Slezko 15.22
98.3 CZE:Hitradio Faktor 15.45
100.4 G:Smooth FM Northwest 18.03
106.4 CZE:CRo Budejovice 15.59
106.4 POL:Radio Centrum, Kalisz 16
107.6 D:Radio Lausitz 15.55
107.8 CZE:Radio Evropa 2 15.30
107.8 BIH:Radio Mir Medugorje, Bihac 15.30
107.9 POL:Radio Plus, Opole 15.29

That was a quite interesting mixture of Europe tonight! Of course there is missing (from log) semi local tropo from Sweden, Russian and Estonia. Also there are missing couple of unid French stations.

6.6.2010 - ES on 107.9

This time ES was to Greece, Romania, Serbia, Moldova and Hungary. Particularly interesting was 107.9, which had 5 Romanian speaking stations.

Log:
87.8 F:France Bleu Nord 16.56
96.3 GRC:Red 96.3, Athina 7.57
96.3 BIH:Radio Doboj 10.19
96.3 HNG: Juventus Radio 10
107.9 MDA:Serebryanyy Dozhd Chisinau 9
107.9 ROU: Studio B, Moldova Noua 8.27
107.9 ROU: Radio Info Pro 8.35
107.9 SRB: Radio Beta RFI 9.56
107.9 ROU: Radio 21, Tulcea 8.54
107.9 ROU: Kiss FM, Satu_Mare 8.38

5.6.2010 - Unids from France

Tonight ES was towards France. 3 times unid from 96.3 and one from 107.9. /Update 3.4.2011: Thanks JMN for help with:

Log:
96.3 F: Hot Radio Chambéry, Lancey (38). 2282 km, 1kw, 225 deg.

1.6.2010 - Mega ES all over Europe

This was the best ES happening ever, here. It started with unidentified Italians at 15.00 but turned quick to Istanbul and Turkey mixed with occasional Greek and Balkan stations. Then from 17 there was some French influence. One hour later there was short Benelux skip, which was spread a while to UK. Whole show was in the package 7½ hours later!

First scratch of log:

88.8 TUR: Burc FM 1.6 16.18
88.9 SRB:Radio Beograd 1, Subotica 1.6 15.47 (5kw 1863km 197°)
89.0 TUR: TRT FM, Uzunköprü-Cöpköy (30kw 2365km 179°)
90.8 ROU:Magic FM, Bucuresti 1.6 16.40 (2kw 1996km 181° )
90.8 TUR:Mega 17, Canakkale (2kw 2477km 180°)
90.8 ROU:Magic FM 16.40
96.3 GRC:Red 96.3, Athina 16.45
96.3 SVK:SRo1 Radio Slovensko 21.45
96.4 F:BFM, Lille 18.54
96.8 TUR:TRT3 Radio Uc 16.19
96.8 F:France Inter, Reims 17.11
96.8 ROU:Favorit FM 21.11
96.8 HRV:Skala Radio 21.31
96.9 F:Voltage FM, Paris 1.6 17.35
96.9 ROU:Gold FM, Bucurest 1.5 17.50
96.9 HOL:CFN 1.6 18.05
96.9 SRB:Radio Beograd 1 17.25
97.1 BEL: Maximum FM, Liege 17.14
97.5 HRV:HRT HR2 18.35
97.5 TUR:TRT4 Radyo Diyabakir 16.34
97.6 I:Radio International 16.47
97.6 SUI/F:Rouge FM 16.51
98.6 HNG:Radio Cafe, Budapest 18.40
100.4 D:BR Klassik 22.01
101.8 BIH:Radio Slobomir 21.31
101.8 POL:RFM FM 21.35
101.9 HNG:Radio 1 Eger 21.30
101.9 UKR:Radio Zakarpattya FM, Zakarpattya 21.10
102.0 TUR:Luxury Lounge, Istanbul 19.15
102.0 BUL:BNR Horizont, Shumen 19.17
103.1 F:France Bleu 20.52
104.1 F:Europe 1 1.6 17
104.1 ROU:Radio Romania Cultural 20.43
104.2 SVK:Radio Hornet 21.45
104.2 SRB:Radio Krajina 104.2 21.22
104.8 SVK:Europa 2, Bratislava 19.10
104.8 F:Europe 1 17
105.0 TUR:Moral FM 19.35
105.3 HNG:MR3 Bartok Radio 17.05
105.6 G:Kiss FM, Cambridge 18.27
105.6 HNG:Kossuth Radio, Gerecse (10kw 1708km 201°) 1.6 17.06
106.0 BEL:RTBF Premiere 17.26
106.0 HOL: RTV Borger-Odoorn, Borger 17.55
106.4 D:Top FM 18.19
106.9 BIH:BN Radio, Veliki Zep 18.58
107.4 F:M'FM, Nevers (1kw 2250km 231°) Nevers 1.6 17.14
107.4 ROU:National FM 20
107.4 POL:RFM FM 17.14
107.6 ROU:Info Pro 17.10
107.7 D:Antenne Bayern 17.44
107.8 BEL:Radio Contact 17.07
107.8 SUI:RSI1 17.13
107.9 BEL: Twizz Radio, Jodoigne 17.58
107.9 BEL:VBRO Radio 18.05
107.9 BEL: Topradio 18.07
107.9 D: Radio SA 18.17
107.9 F:RMC 20.26
108.0 TUR:Radyo Dolunay, Istanbul 19.22

2.6.2010 - Good conditions continue

Log:

95.9 CZE:ČRo 1 - Radiožurnál, Liberec (20kw 1468km 213° ) 2.6 9.01
95.9 D:Bayern 3, Hochberg (5kw 1830km 214°) 2.6 8.34
95.9 HNG:Neo FM, Pecs (25kw 1884km 200°) 2.6 8.44
95.9 SVK:Radio Kiss, Snina, SVK (10kw 1519km 192°)
95.9 D:SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (25KW 1829km 226°)
96.5 SVN:Slovenija 3, Krim (5kw 1981km 208°)
96.5 D:SWR3, Waldenburg (100kw 1792km 223°) 2.6 10.02
97.6 D:BFBS R1, Visselhövede (30kw 1439km 231°) 2.6 10.19
97.6 CZE:ČRo 1 - Radiožurnál, Mariánské (1kw 1620km 218°) 2.6 9.57
97.6 SRB:Radio Beograd 2/3, Avala (75kw 2003km 194°)
97.6 SVK:Radio Hey!, Banská Bystrica (75kw 2003km 194°) 2.6. 8.37
97.6 SVN:Val 202, Trdinox (10kw 1978km 206°) 2.6 9.27

31.5.2010 - Short ES - UK and Romania

Log:
96.1 G:BBC Solent 96.1, Rowridge 9.35
96.1 ROU: Kiss FM. Bucurest 10

27.5.2010 - ES to British Isles and France

There were very shortish breaks to British Isles except on 95.9, which had a long broadcast from BBC Humberside.

95.9 G:BBC Radio Humberside, High Hunsley (9.6kw, 1831km, 251°) 27.5 16.51
96.1 G:Rother FM, Rotherham (0.134kw, 1898km, 251°) 27.5 16.51
96.1 F:Rire & Chansons, Paris? 27.5 19.36

21.5.2010 - Short ES to Czech, Hungary and Italy

A handful of very brief openings to Czech, Italy and Hungary.

Hungarian unids at 16.45: at 88.7 and at 90.3 and brief Italian opening at 18.00:at 90.3 Mhz with Radio Pace, Marano di Valpolicella-Monte Noroni (vr). Thanks Jan, JMN, for valuable help with investigating this!


ES-log:
90.3 CZE:Expres Radio, Praha (1551km, 5kw, 214°) 21.5 17.45
90.3 I:Radio Pace, Marano di Valpolicella-Monte Noroni (vr) (2116km, 5kw, 215°) 21.5 18.01

20.5.2010 - Russian ES

Two local Radio Rossii stations from this OIRT-band ES:

68.84 RUS: GTRK Penza. Meshcherskoye (PZ) (1521km, 15kw, 126°) 20.5 10.30
68.87 RUS: GTRK Bashkortostan. Oktyabrskiy (BA) (1816km, 1.2kw, 106°) 20.5 10.07

These were the first loggings for the new Tecsun PL-380 used along with the Körner 15.9 antenna.

Meteor log:
90.3 D:NDR 90.3. Hamburg-Moorfleet. (1371km, 80kw, 232°) 18.5 5.11.

13.5.2010 - First ES of the season

A little bit ES on the air. ES season has been officially opened!

Es log:
88.8 CZE: ČRo 5 Sever, Ústí nad Labem (1496km, 100kw) 13.5 10.39 RDS "CR Sever"
88.8 D:SWR2,Heidelberg. (1804km, 100kw) 13.5 10.47 RDS "Swr2 B"
88.8 D:Radio Hitwelle. Isen. (1814km, 0.5kw) 13.5 10.48

Meteor log:
88.8 D:RBB Berlin 88.8. Berlin. (1348km, 80kw) 13.5 5.37

5.5.2010 - Eta Aquarids

New FM-season is about to begin. While waiting for the fabulous ES performances, there is Eta Aquarids meteor shower now upon us. Peak will be 7th May in the morning, but so far this shower has proved to be remarkable.

Log:
100.4 D:Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde 5.5.2010 5.55 (1900km 80kw)
100.4 D:WDR2 Studio Köln, Bonn (1744km, 50kw) 3.5 6.25
100.4 SVK:Radio Regina BB. Namestovo-tx (1509km, 8,2kw) 3.5 8.55
100.4 HNG: Neo FM, Szentes (1795km, 34.7kw) 2.5 21.10
100.5 HNG: Class FM, Kabhegy 4.5 3.36 (1792km, 70kw)
100.5 MDA:Radio Moldova, Straseni 4.5 9.16 (1702km, 10kw)
100.5 D:NDR Info, Heringsdorf 4.5 9.16 (1178km, 1kw)
100.5 D:Vogtland Radio, Reichenbach 4.5 6.52 (1566km, 1kw)
104.2 D:Landeswelle Thuringen, Inselsberg (1603km, 100kw) 5.5.2010 7.24

Most suprising has been two 1kw's on 100.5 also Radio Moldova with 10kw's is not every day visitor rigth here.

23.4.2010 - Lyrids

Lyrids meteor shower produced some decent reflections this year and one new catch.

Log:

99.7 D:Antenne Brandenburg, Potsdam (1340km, 100kw) 23.4 6

BBC, Czech, Slovak, Polish and German were heard this years Lyrids in 99.7 MHz. Nothing spectacular but remarkably different than last 4 months.

5.4.2010 - Fun Radio

Some meteors flying around.

Log:

104.0 SVK:Fun Radio, Banská Bystrica (1585km, 100kw)5.4 7.51

31.3.2010 - big FM and Radyus FM

Couple of meteors showing outside of the major showers. It seems improving situation in meteor wise.

Log:

104.0 BLR:Radyus FM, Slonim (1043km) 28.3.2010 14.00
104.0 D:big FM, Koblenz (1753km) 31.3.2010 9.45

25.3.2010 - FM season about to start

First FM catch this year is Radio Resita 105.6 from Romania, Resita, with a record meteor reflection of 1933 km. Station has power of 100 kW, which explains part of it.

100th North American QSL

Just received my 100th verification from NA and what is more appropriate than it's being CJRB Boissevain MB 1220 AM a Golden West Radio station. Thanks for very friedly doc! CJRB can be heard here in regular basis in Winter time, this time it was heard in SAVUX3 pedition in quite clear channel.

NA QSLs can be found from here: Na Qsl.

The Quadrantids meteor shower

It's been kind of dry meteor shower season for the last half year. There has been generally good conditions to the Americas, which is good for AM and bad for FM activities. There has been some technical failures and there has been software failures. Perhaps some unluck too with the chosen frequencies and timings. Today I fixed Total Redorder file, which got corrupted on the 5th January.

The Quadrantids meteor shower was not remarkable for the quantity of meteor scatters, there was quite low number of scatters compared to the Perseids. This time there were very lucky timings!

Log:
98.7 D:AFN Hessen-The Eagle, Taunus 5.1 12.46 (1736km) 50kw
98.7 CZE:Hitradio Orion, Trinec 5.1 08.07 1kw, very low power for a meteor scatter. ( 1497km ).
98.7 D:SWR1 Baden Wurttenberg Grünten-tx 5.1 0919 30kw (1931km). Full id and record distance for a meteor.
103.0 D:BFBS Radio 1, Bielefeld 22.12 9.24 (1571km, 70kw)

7.2-8.2.2010 SAVUX3 - Day 10 and closing down

There were Japan & Korea opening in the 7th day afternoon. In the night and morning there were general/weak east coast conditions with some south Americans. Nothing clear to log though.

What an interesting week it has been in Lapland. Those NA west coastish stations, which are reasonably rare to hear in south Finland are quite common in Lapland. These include KFI 640, KBOI 670, KFRC 1550, KWKW 1330, KCLK 1430 and several SD radios: KNWC 1270, WNAX 570 and not to forgetting Oregon: KXL 750, KEX 1190, KWOD 1390. Alaska (590,660,670,680,790,820,970,1140,1170) and Washington (950, 1000 of course, 1090, 1430, 1460, 1480, 1510) were strong almost every afternoon. The problem being here to avoid splatter from euro frequencies.

East cost NA DX was pretty much the same as in south Finland, mostly the same big ones, and also the rare ones. Highlight being here daytimer 1510 WRRD Waukesha WI with ESPN Deportes.

Memorable moments were first catchs from graveyards: CFFB Iqaluit NU, heard this also in south, which is no wonder because it was storming night after night. Other found graveyarders were:
1230: KKEE,
1240: KTIX, KDLR, WMMB,
1340: CFYK strong in afternoons
1400: -
1450: KONP
1490: -

It was good moments to be in openings to Hawaii, Mexico, China, Korea and Japan.

South Asia and Central/South America were lacking appropriate antenna, so there was not much effort to these directions.

Here is SAVUX3 log, currently on the fly status.

6.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 9

Afternoon opening to Korea & Japan, again. Elsewhere there were mexicans in the band in the early morning hours.

Log:
550 WSAU Wausau WI 6.2 8
560 KLZ Denver CO 6.2 8 "KLZ The Source"

Asia:
1179 JOOR MBS Osaka 6.2 14

5.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 8

5.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 8

Japan & Korea were audible for the second time in this pedition. Elsewhere there were mostly big guns from NA.

4.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 7

Improving. Interesting prospects at the nigthtime, but quite hard to get identified.

Log:
630 CHED Edmonton AB 4.2 12.59
660 KFAR Fairbanks AK 4.2 16.08

3.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 6

Small disturbances on and one little bigger one, which isn't settling down. NOAA says geomagnetic field is unsettled, well I'm too.

Log:

1030 KTWO Casper WY 3.2 4.56 "AM 10-30 K Two Radio"
1310 WDTW Dearborn MI 3.2 0.57
1310 WIBA Madison WI 3.2 5.02
1360 KSCJ Sioux City IA 3.2 5
1370 WSPD Toledo OH 3.2 4
1380 WKJG Fort Wayne IN 3.2 1
1390 WLCM Charlotte MI 3.2 1
1460 WHIC Rochester NY 2.2 23

and one good from AM 1330: "It's 5 past the hour and you are listening, well you know what you are listening to"

2.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 5

Disturbances here and there, one around 2, which cleared the band. In the morning signals were quite poor.

Log:
650 KNR Qeqertarsuaq 2.2 1
1130 WISN Milwaukee WI 2.2 1
1460 WBRN Big Rapids MI 2.2 1 "News radio WBRN Big Rapids Michigan"
1620 WPNT South Bend IN 2.2 1 "South Bend, ESPN 16-20"
1650 KBJD Denver CO 2.2 1 "Radio Luz"

1.2.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 4

Morning was best was than ever here in terms of signal levels, then just before 13 disturbance cleared all away. Even KOMO was not audible, only visible.

Log:
560 WGAN Portland ME 1.2 7 "Newsradio 5-60 WGAN Portland"
1190 CFSL Weyburn SK 1.2 6.22
1240 WMMB Melbourne FL 1.2 7
1240 KTIX Pendleton OR 1.2 11
1440 WHKZ Warren OH 1.2 7
1410 WING Dayton OH 1.2 6.54 "WING Espn radio"
1450 KONP Port Angeles WA 1.2 12
1470 KBSN Moses Lake WA 1.2 12.05

Asia
1422 Taiyuan PBS, Vo the Elderly 1.2 13

31.1.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 3

Conditions still improving. Mostly West coast and gravyards have also life this day.

560 KMON Great Falls MT 31.1 6
640 KFI LA CA 11.12 6.57
1190 KEX Portland OR 31.1 8
1230 KKEE Astoria OR 31.7 13.03 "Fox Sports" "KKEE 12-30"
1420 KITI Chehalis WA 31.1 14.46
1460 KARR Kirkland WA 31.1 13 "Family R"
1480 KGOE Eureka CA 31.1 12.02 "North Coast KGO"

30.1.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 2

Improving conditions. Highlights of this day were mornings short Mexican break, afternoons short Hawaiian break and evenings strong east coast opening.

990 KHBZ Honolulu HI 30.1 13.30 "Sports, talk radio 9-90 KHBZ 3.30"
1230 tent XEEX Culiacan SN 30.1 6.30 "R Formula"
1230 CFFB Iqaluit NU 30.12 22.30
1270 KNWC Sioux Falls SD 31.12 5 "Faith 12-7 KNWC Sioux Falls"
1370 WXXI Rochester NY 30.1 23
1470 WNYY Ithaca NY 30.1 23 "Progressive talk AM 14-70 WNYY"
1590 KLFE Seattle WA 30.1 12.50 "15-90 KLFE Seattle"

Yesterdays friends from Alaska were also audible today and with better signals too.

29.1.2010 - SAVUX3 Day 1

Savux3 Lapland DX-pedition has started with fine moderate -30 degrees Celsius freeze and equally cool stations, log:

590 KHAR Anchorage AK 29.1 15.25
650 KENI Anchorage AK 29.1 15.33
790 KCAM Glenallen AK 29.1 16.08
1140 KSLD Soldotna AK 29.1 18.00
1250 KKDZ Seattle WA 29.1 15 "KKDZ and KKDZ Disney Seattle"
1340 CFYK Yellowknife NT 29.1 14.30
1390 KWOD Salem OR 29.1 15 "Espn Deportes"
1480 KBMS Vancouver WA 29.1 15.05
1520 KGDD Oregon City OR 29.1 15 "La Gran D"
1580 KGAL Lebanon OR 29.1 15

AK, OR and WA were mid strong and in the evening there were VOCMs.

21.1.2010 - M-class flare - Verifications

Now the sun is storming with the M-class flare, so nothing to expect through radio from trans Atlantic connections. Quite poor conditions since superb new years eve an new years day.

Some verifications though, vs-infos thanks TUA, JPR, Bjarne and Gert:

KDZR Lake Oswego OR 1640	CHGM Gaspe QC 1150	CHNC New Carlisle QC 610	KFI LA CA 640
KEYS ST.Cloud MN 1180	WLOL Minneapolis MN 1330	WCNZ Marco Island FL 1660	WCRN Worcester MA 830
KJRB Spokane WA 790	KMA Shenandoah IA 960	WLOB Portland ME 1310	WLQV Detroit MI 1500
KEYZ Williston ND 660	CJWW Saskatoon SK 600

2.1. - 11.1.2010 - Mostly east coast

Drop down in the conditions on the 2nd day. Still something to catch on, but generally quieter.

Log:

990 CKGM Montreal QC 6,8.1 8
1150 CHGM Gaspe QC 11.1 22
1160 WCCS Homer PA. "Newstalk 1160 WCCS" 10.1 0
1430 WXNT Indianopolis IN. "Newstalk 14-30 AM, WXNT"
1480 WLMV Madison WI. "Portuguesa AM LMV La Movida". 4.1 10

1.1.2010 - Happy New Year Conditions

Again season best conditions, now for the log:

610 CHNC New Carlisle QC 1.1 0
640 CFMJ Richmond Hill ON 1.1-10 8
960 KMA Shenandoah IA. 1.1-10 8 "regional radio - KMA Shenandoah"
1360 KHNC Johnstown CO 1.1-10 8 "The Lion - KHNC"
1370 KDTH Dubuque IA 1.1-10 8 "Time to relax KDTH"
1460 KXNO Des Moines IA 1.1-10 8
1470 XERCN Tijuana BC 1.1-10 12 "Radio Hispania"
1490 KNDC Hettinger ND 1.1-10 11.03 "KNDC and KNDCradio.com"
1550 KKAD Vancouver WA 1.1-10 11 "Another hour Americas best music is here 15-50 KKAD Vancouver"
1620 KOZN Bellevue, NE. 1.1-10 11 "The Zone 16-20"
1640 KBJA Sandy UT 1.1-10 11
1660 KTIQ Merced CA 1.1-10 "R Amistad"
1690 WVON Berwyn IL 1.1-10 803

28.12 - 31.12.2009 Superb conditions

Best conditions so far for the Perseus, I'm also very pleased.

Log:
770 WABC New York NY. "Breaking news on WABC and WABCradio.com" 30.12 7
920 KXLY Spokane WA 28.12 10
1270 WTSN Dover NH 30.12 7
1280 CFMB Montreal QC 29.12 With Italian programming
1310 WLOB Portland ME. 31.12 8 "Fox news 13-10, WLOB"
1330 KWKW Los Angeles CA 30.12 1004 "ESPN Deportes"
1430 KCLK Asotin WA 30.12 9 "AM 14-30 The Sports Fan".
1430 KEZW Aurora CO 30.12 1005 "Studio 14-30" + "KEZW"
1460 WDDY Albany NY 30.12 0922 R Disney
1490 KCID Caldwell ID 30.12 12

22.12.2009 - New York

Little better conditions up.

Log:

1370 WXXI Rochester NY 22.12 8
1370 WSPD Toledo OH 22.12 9.59