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Real Time Space Weather measurements, in English, from the Finnish Meteorological Institute:
http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/auroras-and-space-weather
Real Time Atmospheric Weather near my city and remote QTH's, from the Finnish Meteorological Institute: https://testbed.fmi.fi/
Thursday 2021-12-2
Early evening ionosphere unsettled, solar wind: 500 km/s, density: 8 p/cm3 > noisy MW signals:
1665 17.00 Digital, S6-9, Andrea Berg - Du hast mich tausendmal belogen, id 17.03, greez,
Drafi Deutscher And His Magics - Cinderella Baby, 17.09: G.G. Anderson -
African Baby, Nicole - Einbischen Frieden
1655 17.17 Belladonna, S4-7, surrounded by carriers, Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City
Limit, instr. polkas, 17.24: tracks of instr. techno polka, 17.32: Men Without
Hats - Safety Dance, id 17.40, greez to UKDXer, Johnny Camaro and others
1620 17.27 Dolfijn, S6-9, surrounded by other carriers, Dutch songs, polkas, 17.36:
"Luisteraars, goede avond, dit is Dolfijn Radio", instr. charleston polka
G1 storm peaks at 17 and 18.30 GMT, rattling sounds like the presymptoms of a CME hit
> distorted and fading MW signals:
1629 19.47 Marskramer, S6-9, wobbling carrier on freq, id, Dutch songs
1638 19.49 unid, S6-9, 1629 splashes covering, Dutch version of "Arrivederci Hans",
Canada-waltz, rock, accordion waltz, yodel polka, march polka, 20.03 song:
"Mandolinen in de nacht", next: "Tulip Time in Holland"-waltz, 20.23 song:
"It's gonna be better tomorrow ...", 20.28 song: "Das sind die einsame Jahren",
20.35: Dutch version of "In einer kleinen Konditorei", 20.44: German "Bella
bella Donna goodbye auf Wiedersehen"-waltz, 20.50: Dutch version of "Yesterday Man", 60^ 1665 19.51 unid, S7-S9+5, Dutch songs, e.g.20.01: Dutch version of "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht mein Darling", 20.12-14 carrier only, waltzes, 20.17 Dutch version of "Hundert Mann und ein Befehl", cd 20.30, no id, 40^
Wednesday 2021-12-1
G1 storm peaks at 16-17 UTC, after which solar vind: 550 km/s, density: 9 p/cm3 > early evening MW conditions weak, very noisy and deep fading, Russians and Greeks dominating
1611 17.07 R. Augusta, S5-9, RNS and Greek on freq and 1602 R. Center disturbing, instr.
polka, almost vanished, 17.28: Pretenders - I'll stand by You, 17.46: Earth And
Fire - Maybe tomorrow maybe Tonight, Smokie - Living next Door to Alice,
17.53: "Remember this golden classic - Radio Augusta", covered by the Greek
1645 17.10 Telefunken, S5-9, 1644 wobbling carrier, Billie Jo Spears - Blanket on the
Ground, Pussycat - My broken Souveniers, 17.18: Sammy Davis Jr - Mr.
Bojangles, Mamas & Papas - Dedicated to the One I love, Moody Blues - Nights
in white Satin, Platters -Smoke gets in your Eyes, 17.33: "Goede avond, dit is
de RTI, Radio Telefunken", 17.35: Albert Hammond - Free electric Band
1665 17.39 Turfsteker, S5-9, rock, "Dit was de Radio Turfsteker, goede avond", cd
G1-G2 storm peaks 19-20.30 > mid evening signals in fast fading, but in fairly good strength, Greeks and Serbians dominating:
1630 19.43 unid, S7-S9+5, Greeks on freq occ. overriding, Doris D & The Pins - Shine Up,
19.54: Dutch version of "Lapaloma Blanca", Dutch songs, e.g.20.05: "Monica"-
rock, 20.19: Buddy Holly - Oh Boy
1645 19.45 Meteoor, S7-S9+5, Dutch waltz, polka and march songs, 20.09: thanking
Vrienchap for listening, 20.21: Bud Flanagan - Who do You think You are
kidding Mr. Hitler, 20.26: greez to Eigen Risico, Marconist, id
1670 19.47 unid, 1665 splashes covering, S5-9, Shadows - Apache, more Shadows, 19.52:
part of an instr. polka, carrier only, cd, on again 19.57, instr. polka, pirate waltz, cd 20.03
1665 19.48 Columbia, S8-S9+5, Greek on freq and occ. 1664, Van Morrison - Brown eyed
Girl, Jim Reeves - Wreck of the Number 9, John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls,
Dutch songs, 20.00: Christie - San Bernadino, 20.12: greez to Digital, David, id,
Who - Won't get fooled Again, cd 20.15
Further G3-G1 storm peaks 20.30-22 UTC, despite those this is probably the strongest signal of this station I've received so far:
1646 21.58 Eigen Risico, S7-S9+5, waltz song, 22.00: talking, polka march, 22.04:
"Luisteraars en amateurs, dit was de Eigen Risico", greez, cd-ann, song, cd 22.07
Tuesday 2021-11-30
Evening ionosphere calm, static crashes from Turkey, eastern Black Sea, Russia, MW signals in slow and very deep fading, Greeks dominating. The aurora oval is almost
reaching my remote QTH. G1 storm peak at 21 UTC, solar wind: 430 km/s, density: 15 p/cm3, G2-G1 peaks at 21.30-22 UTC: solar wind: 460 km/s.
1646 15.30 Eigen Risico, S4-6, id, waltz and polka songs, id 15.37, greez to Marianne and
others, 15.39: "Luisteraars, dit was de Risico, goede dag", cd 15.40-48,
id 15.50
1620 15.40 Utopia, S4-6, other carrier 1622, "Dit was Radio Utopia, experimentelle",
Fiction Factory - Feels like Heaven, cd 15.42
5140 16.00 Charleston R., S5-7
4875 16.54 Mystery 21, S6-9, "Mystery 21, the sound of free and independent music
station on SW"
1629 17.22 Alcapone, S4-7, blues: "American Woman", Dutch country mx, R&R version of
"The old Spinning Wheel", 17.38: Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights, next:
Searchers - Don't throw your Love Away, rock, id 17.48, Instr. R&R,
Tremeloes - My little Lady, Cliff Richard - Power to all our Friends
1660 17.32 Josje Power, S6-S9+5, Dutch and German songs, 17.37: id, greez to Digital
1648 18.12 Pereboom, S4-8, Yankovic - Crazy Polka, instr. polkas, 18.18: German polka
with cuckoo sounds, 18.22: "Hello, hello, dit is de XX", greez, talking, id 18.24
1617 19.55 Marianne, S5-9, id, greez to Tornado, Zorro, Zwarte Man and others stations,
20.15: Flippers - Ein kleines Hotel bei Cuxhaven, 20.18: greez to Alf, id 1629 Bluebird, S7-S9+5, id, greez to Alf, song: "Morny Fingers"
1648 22.14 Pereboom, S7-S9+5, 1650 Greeks occ. splashing, accordion waltzes and polkas, 22.28: "Hello Hello", id, "Hello hello hello", greez, several id's, more polkas
The Unid's:
1629 15.32 unid, S5-7, Dutch song: "Hasta la vista manana", cd
1640 15.44 unid, S3-5, Everly Brothers - Wake up little Susie", id in the noise
1611 18.26 unid, S5-9, RNS on freq badly covering, 1602 R. Center splashing, instr. polka,
18.28: Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA, 18.30: Fischer Z - So Long, 18.35:
John Fogerty - Big Train, 18.39: Bruce Springsteen - Janey don't You lose Heart,
U2 - Sunday bloody Sunday, song: "Diese blauen Augen war so wunderbar",
18.52 song: "In Prison or free It would'n be hard if You're with me", 30^
1665 19.58 unid, S5-8, wobbling carrier on freq occ. covering, Badfinger - Day after Day,
Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay, part of Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner,
covered by the other carrier, 20.07: part of Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the
Middle with You, part of Tom Petty - American Girl, cd 20.14, no id
Monday 2021-11-29
Fairly calm evening ionosphere, constant static crashes from Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey
6260 15.53 Parade (UK), S5-7, occ. ute 6260-62, Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star, "This
is Radio Parade", Cilla Black - If I thought You'd ever change your Mind, id-
jingle, Cliff Richard -The Day I met Marie, id-jingle, Diana Ross – Do You know
where you’re going To,
6275 16.05 Cuckoo R., S5-8, Neil Young - Heart of Gold, parts of tracks, 16.13: "On a
frequency in the 48 meter band you're listening to Radio Cuckoo"
6387 16.27 unid, S3-6, tracks of hard and gothic rock, 16.35 R. Caroline id, Toto - Africa
5140 16.44 Charleston R., S3-6, talking about Greta Garbo's career
1621 16.47 Zwarte Boekanier, S6-9, several id's: "Dit was de Zwarte Boekanier uit Vrieloo",
phone number, polka song
1656 16.49 Eigen Risico, S3-7, organ waltzes, 16.54 accordion polka, 16.57: "Oklahoma
Waltz", 16.58: "Goede avond luisteraars, hier is de Risico", cd 16.59
1665 16.51 Digital, S5-7, id, "Just Bacause"-polka, cd 16.52
1655 17.53 Oldtimer, S3-6, children's song "Eskimo", Dutch rock and songs, 18.21: greez,
UB 40 - Kingston Town, greez
1630 17.54 Belladonna, S5-7, accordion polka, Dutch rock, 17.59: Dutch version of "Weine
nicht kleine Eva, polkas, waltzes, 18.16: Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special,
Dutch version of "Where do You go to my Lovely", 18.28: "Dit is Radio
Belladonna uit Emmen", greez + instr. jungle rock, cd 18.30
1645 18.07 Nachtzwerver, S5-7, song: "Tomorrow tomorrow I love You", next:
"Downtown", id 18.10, song: "Kazachok" 1655 18.42 Belladonna, S6-9, Men Without Hats - Safety Dance, 18.43 id, 18.45: greez to UKDXer and others, instr. techno rock 1611 18.55 Zorro, S5-8, on freq Greek and RNS occ. covering, 1602 R. Center splashing, waltzes, id 19.02
G2-G1 storm peaks at 19.30-20.30 and 21 UTC > signals in fading
1630 21.03 Pandora, S7-S9+10, Them - Here comes the Night, German song, instr. polka,
21.10: Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight, Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid
Mistake), Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn, Dutch song, 21.29: Boudewijn
De Groot - The Land at Rainbow's End, 21.33: London Boys - Requiem, 30 ^,
id 22.09, cd 22.13
1645 21.24 Kamelenboer / Oldtimer, S6-9, Dutch songs, 21.40 greez, id, both id's at 21.58,
cd 22.00-22.09, QSO Pereboom, cd 22.13
1648 22.00 Pereboom, s/on, S5-8, instr. polka, QSO Kamelenboer, id, cd 22.08
Sunday 2021-11-28
The CME hit did eventuate > G1 storm peaks during the night at 23.30, 2.30, 1.30 and 3 UTC >
signals in fast fading and noise, but fairly strong:
6260 08.22 Quintus, moved 6220>6210>6260, S3-6, Dutch polka song, 8.28: Dutch version
of "I left my Heart in San Francisco = "Roos van Casablanca", yodel polka, 8.36:
Dutch version of "Pour un flirt avec toi", occ. covered by ute 6263-65, more
Dutch songs, 8.43: ragtime piano mx, 8.50: Johnny Lion & Jumping Jewels -
Let's make a Habit of This, more Dutch songs, 10.15: "Dit is Radio Quintus, this
is Radio Quintus on 6260 the pirate radio from the Netherlands", Audrey
Landers - Manuel Goodbye, jingle: "Radio Quintus on SW", S4-7
6130 08.52 Casanova, S5-8, greez to David, "Die Heimat da ist ..."-waltz, "Piraten Sender
aus den ganzen Land"-song, greez to Vrolijke Mijnwerker, Dutch version of
"Country Roads take me Home", "You will love Radio Casanova, and Radio
Casanova loves you", email, Dutch songs
5880 09.07 unid, S2-5, tracks of rock and hosting in the ionospheric noise
6020 09.10 R. Monique / Delta R., S6-9, 6022 fax, Carpenters - Top of the World, jingle,
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill, "Listeners, welcome to Radio Monique, we are a
station in the Netherlands ...", Police - Message in a Bottle
6185 09.20 Radio Classic Sunday / Piepzender, S6-9, id, Dutch talking about pirates,
Shadows - Let me be the One
6280 09.26 RSI, S7-S9+5, reggae, 9.27: "I was supposed to do something else than
searching for music, ok, this is Scotland", Dave Clark Five - Glad all Over, greez
to guys on chat, Del Shannon - Runaway, Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown, "Yes,
it is 60's music, and I like it", Everly Brothers - Temptation, 9.38: Fleetwood
Mac - Oh Well
6204 09.40 Ros AM, S6-9, Sherbet - Howzat, "We welcome you at Ros AM Radio, enjoy our
music"
6290 09.54 Blauwe Panda Panter S4-7, Fats Domino - Red Sails in the Sunset, 10.00: Christie -
Yellow River, Hawaii guitar polka, 10.04: talking,"Dit is de Blauwe Panda Panter
goede morgen, hello, hello, hello", instr. flute polka, cd 10.09, real id from Irish Paul: https://irishpaulsradioblog.blogspot.com/
6275 10.45 unid, S6-9, Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill, Shorts - Comment Ca Va, 10.55: Roxette - Things will never be the Same, ass. JT
Weak, fading and noisy early and mid evening MW conditions after last night's CME impact:
1620 14.25 Zwarte Boekanier, S3-5, waltz songs, 14.32: greez, id 14.34
1660 16.49 Josje Power, S7-9, id 16.51, cd-ann, cd 16.53-58, techno mx, clarinet polka, id,
QSO Concorde, accordion polkas, cd 17.02
1660 16.54 Concorde, S2-5, QSO Josje Power, id, cd 16.58
1629 17.09 unid, s/on, S3-6, surrounded by other carriers, song: "Willie The Wino", Dutch
songs, 17.22: Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew
1666 17.13 unid, S5-8, Tom Petty - A Face in the Crowd, part of Deep Purple - Child in
Time, Tom Petty - I won't back Down, Fortunes - You've got your Troubles,
CCR - Lookin' out my Back Door, 17.29: Elvis - Wooden Heart, Buddy Holly -
Heartbeat, instr. R&R, Emma Louise & Husky Gawenda-RocKwiz - Sound of
Silence, Manuela - Schwimmen lernt man im See, ass. Digital 1640 19.17 Alabama, S7-9, other Dutch playing polka on freq, Backstreet Boys - Everybody 1627 19.23 Eigen Risico, S6-8, 1630 Dutch occ. splashing, instr. polkas only, id 19.32, greez 1630 19.30 unid, S3-6, 1627 splashes covering, in QSO, song "Shalalala shalalali", German song, moved to 1612 at 19.44 into the splashes of 1602 R. Center 1617 19.46 Mondeo, S6-8, id, thanking for report, Dutch songs 1623 19.52 Turftrekker, S6-8, id, instr. polka
G2 disturbance peaks at 21-22 UTC > signals distorted and in fast fading, but in good strength, static crashes from western Mediterranean, Greece
1647 21.16 Nachtzwerver, S6-9, Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil, id 21.19
1617 21.18 Mondeo, S7-S9+5, Abba - Ring Ring, song: "Cowboy mensen ..", 21.21: CCR -
Who stopped the Rain, 21.28: id, greez to R. Delta, Schaduwjager, email in
English, 21.29: cd-ann., 21.30: Heart - Alone, 21.34 id, greez to Napoleon and
others, "Dit was de Zender Mondeo vanaf Twente", R&R, part of Mickey
Mouse-polka, id 21.38, email: "for you your report on this broadcast",
the rest of Mickey Mouse-polka, cd 21.40
1655 21.20 Wilskracht, S6-9, instr. polka, 21.21: greez, polkas, waltzes, id 21.40, greez to
Oldtimer, Witte Raaf, Snowman,Snoek, 21.41: "Luisteraars, dit is de Wilskracht
met een kleine testuitsendung", instr. polka, cd 21.54
1666 21.45 Digital, S7-S9+5, Free - All right Now, Bachman Turner Overdrive - You ain't
seen nothing Yet, instr. polkas, 22.00: whistling country polka, 22.01: id,
thanking for reports, cd-ann., whistling continuing, instr. polkas, 22.08: River Kwai-march: 22.09: "Je luistert naar frei radio op mittelgolf, Digital AM, Digital Am, this is Digital AM", cd 22.10-15, instr. waltz, 22.15: QSO Monte Carlo, instr. "Weine nicht kleine Eva", clarinet polka, cd 22.23 1665 22.11 Monte Carlo, s/on, S7-9, Mr. Walkie Talkie - Be my Boogie Woogie Baby, 22.12: id, QSO Digital, cd 22.14-24, "Rode rozen"-song, QSO DIgital, Nachtzwerver, greez to Toulouse and others, 22.27: "Mijn vaderland"-wals, cd 22.30 1635 22.33 unid, S3-6, other carrier 1637, Alvin and The Chipmunks-R&R: "Now this is the moment we've all been waiting for", 22.39: George Harrison - What is Life, song: "Ein Mädchen für alle Zeiten ..", Blumen-wals, 22.53: James Taylor - You've got a Friend, 23.00: Whistling Jack Smith - I was Kaiser Bill's Batman, Norwegian Coastal Service to freq covering
Saturday 2021-11-27
Daytime and early evening ionosphere very calm
6209 11.45 Mordor R., S8-S9+5, instr. techno rock, 11.48: "Free radio from northern
Europe, this is Radio Mordor", email, 11.39: id spelled out, 13.51-52: several
id's, email, instr. polka, cd 11.53
6290 13.22 unid, S2-5, Dutch waltz song, Hawaii guitar polka, 13.30 fell into noise, back
again at 13.45: Dutch waltz song, 13.47 song: "Aan de noordpool wil ik
drauen ..."
5880 13.31 unid, S3-5, English hosting, Brotherhood of Man - United We Stand, R. North
Sea Int. id, 13.37: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning, RNI id
5140 13.43 Charleston R., S3-5
1624 13.51 unid, S3-5, other carrier 1623, train whistle polka, march mx
6290 15.37 unid, S3-7, ute 6280-6320 occ. covering, Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild, dance
version of Donna Summer - I feel Love, ass. R. Joey
6255 15.40 unid, S3-7, occ ute 6252-54, tracks of R&R, cd 15.45
6295 15.43 Pioneer, S3-7, ute 6280-6320 occ. covering, id-jingle
1639 16.02 Drukstoomjager, S8-S9+5, QSO Interpool, cd 16.04
1620 16.04 unid, S8-S9+5, McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead and Gone, tracks of rock,
talking several times + phone number, no id's detected in 30 minutes
1640 16.07 Casablanca, S8-S9+5, id 16.08, in QSO, greez to Achim
1638 16.11 Interpool, S7-9, in QSO, Peret - Borriquito
1638 16.29 Noordzee, S7-9, German polka march song, in QSO
1633 16.32 Prof. Ziegbok, S6-8, instr. polkas, 16.40: part of Queen - Radio Ga Ga, polka,
part of same Queen track again, rock tracks, id 16.51, thanking David for report
1617 16.53 unid, S6-8, 1620 splashes badly covering, instr. techno polka, trumpet +
accordion mx, German and Dutch songs, 17.02: instr. techno polka, polkas
Ionosphere measurements showing calm conditions, yet distorted and fading MW signals, Greeks dominating > predicted CME hit beginning ?, static crashes from western Mediterranean, Italy, Greece, Turkey
3940 19.40 pres. pres. R. Free Waves Bay, S6-9, Russian hosting + mx, weaker than usually
6955 19.48 unid, S3-6, 50's oldies and R&R, ass. Zeppelin R.
1647 19.56 unid, S6-9, 1650 Greeks splashing, country version of "Me and Bobby McGee",
song: "Dans dans dans ...", more Dutch songs, ass. K&K
1654 20.01 unid, S6-9, 1660 and 1650 Greeks splashing, German and Dutch song: "Witte
rozen in zomerwind ..", Scott McKenzie - San Francisco, Dutch and German
songs, e.g. 20.29 song: "Kom zurück I love you so", next: Uriah Heep - Lady in Black
1660 20.08 Greek station, 15 kHz wide audio, S7-S9+5, covering Dutch on freq playing
polkas, waltzes
Signals in fast fading:
1615 22.22 unid, S7-9, German and Dutch songs, 22.34 talking, country waltz song, 22.36
and 22.41 talking, parts of tracks, cd 22.47, ass. Sapporo
1653 22.24 Snowman, S7-9, Boney M - Rivers of Babylon, greez to Aren, Johnny Cash - Ring
of Fire, Lulu - Marley Purt Drive, 22.35: Bryan Adams - Summer of 69, 22.42
moved to 1656, id, Hollies - Long cool Woman in a black Dress
1695 22.48 Korenklopper, S8-S9+5, song: "Goede avond, goede avond", instr. mx, "Good
evening listeners, you're listening to Korenklopper Radio", greez to Squonkie,
Netzmo and others
1621 22.52 unid, S8-S9+5, other carrier 1652, waltz song, 22.55: "1,2,3, hello", waltz song,
22.57: "1,2,3", Hawaii guitar polka, waltz songs, tracks of rock, Dutch songs,
parts of tracks
1652 22.54 unid, S7-9, 1656 splashing, polkas, 23.08: Dutch version of "Mohikana Schalali",
polkas, Dutch songs, e.g. 23.14: "Marionet", next: "Michaela", ass. Moby Dick
1638 22.58 Nachtzwerver, S7-9, 1635U Norwegian Coastal Service splashing, other carrier
1640, Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley - If I had Words, id 23.06
