Gianni Serra – Roma-Italy (DST UTC +2) Equipment: JRC NRD 525 — Sony ICF 2001D (when stated); Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S antenna for both Receivers; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP audio filter; JRC NVA 319 external speaker unit; Kenwood HS-5 & Sony MDR 101 stereo headphones
Loggings:
5879.97 PIRATE (Europe) Radio Rock Revolution 05.23.2024 0213-0237 (5879.969 kHz per utwente,very good), playing rock and hard rock songs (Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven; etc),man dj w/ hoarse ID at times after a track (Radio…Rock…Revolution); better in usb/lsb sync,rapid no deep qsb,moderate qrn increased from 0225,fair/almost good w/ loud audio/from 0225 poor for some seconds,then almost fair/poor briefly at times (Serra,Roma,Italy)
5879.97 PIRATE (Europe) Radio Rock Revolution 05.29.2024 0345-0405 (5879.97 kHz per utwente,very good), playing rock and hard rock songs, hoarse ID at 0351 by usual man dj,at about 0358 woman ID and brief announcement (You are listening Radio Rock Revolution…), brief rock music break and man dj hoarse ID,continuing w/ hard rock songs; heard in usb/lsb sync and in am too,non stop rapid fluttering qsb,moderate to stronger qrn,almost fair/fair or almost good at times w/ loud audio/almost fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)
5925 BOTSWANA VOA,Selebi-Phikwe,in English 05.26.2024 0320-0350 (5925.001 – .002 – 5924.996 kHz per utwente,good/fair w/ moderate splats), music program w/ techno,rock,disco pop,pop,rap songs,man ID at 0320 (This is VoA),man and woman very brief announcement at 0333; non stop rapid qsb,lite/moderate qrn rustle when fading,good w/ loud audio ssb sync/almost good in am; in // 6080 kHz same site (6079.999 – 6080.000 – .001 kHz per utwente,good),good w/ loud audio;in // 4930 kHz same site (no signal per utwente), almost fair/fair in Lsb sync,w/ moderate qrm/ poor in usb sync and am due to strong stream noise qrm (Serra,Roma,Italy)
5939.91 BRAZIL Rádio Voz Missionária,Camboriú SC,in Portuguese 05.24.2024 0053-0107 (5939.905 – .904 – .905 kHz per utwente,fair/almost good), man w/ long talk no much clear till 0100, music break, brief announcements by some men,slow music,man brief talk ment Missionária twice,slow chant,same man talk; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid fluttery qsb,strong qrn,poor/almost fair; in // 9665.03 kHz fair (9665.026 kHz per utwente,good) (Serra,Roma,Italy)
5955 NETHERLANDS Radio Veronica,Westdorpe 05.27.2024 2228-2250 (5954.996 – .997 kHz per utwente,almost good/good w/ loud audio),playing slow and lively songs of various genres,w/ man dj unclear talk in a low tone of voice after each track; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop very rapid and deep qsb,strong qrn rustle and moderate crackles,poor (Serra,Roma,Italy)
5995 MALI Radio Mali,Bamako,in French 06.06.2024 2301-2322 (5995.000 – .5994.999 – .5995.000 kHz per utwente,good), music program,playing Afro pop songs,w/ woman ID and brief announcement over songs at times,man ID at 2305 after a track (…la Radio National du Mali),at 2311 brief local instrumental music break,and man brief announcement ment ID,at 2315 man ID (Ici la Radio National) and brief announcements by same man and woman, continuing w/ Afro pop songs, w/ same woman ID and brief announcement at 2320 after a track; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,lite to moderate qrm rustle,good w/ loud audio (Serra,Roma,Italy)
6279.89 PIRATE (Europe) Black Power 06.01.2024 1916-1934 (6279.889 kHz per utwente,good w/ loud audio), playing pop,disco pop,rock,hard rock songs (Bruce Springsteen:Human Touch; etc), man dj talk (in Dutch?) in between a song; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid fluttery no deep qsb,moderate qrn,fair (on HFU, ID caught by Achim at 1910,same day and frequency) (Serra,Roma,Italy)
6289.99 PIRATE (Europe) Radio Batavia 06.02.2024 2010-2028 (6289.991 kHz per utwente,good), playing some Dutch pop songs,one rockabilly,one disco pop,w/ man unclear talk after first track heard; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid fluttery qsb,strong qrn,at 2019 and at 2026 strong pulse jamming for some seconds,poor/almost fair at times (on HFU, ID caught by Ray Lalleu at 2004 and by Grey Fox at 2022, same day and frequency) (Serra,Roma,Italy)
6931.14 PIRATE (Europe) Indy Radio (p) 05.25.2024 1832-1848 (variable frequency)(6931.136 – .127 – .142 – .135 – .136 – .135 – .142 kHz per utwente,barely audible/poor w/ audio up and down at times and strong qrn), ongoing pop songs only; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid fluttery qsb,strong qrn,barely audible w/ audio up and down at times/poor/sometimes almost fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)
6931.10 PIRATE (Europe) Indy Radio,in Spanish 06.08.2024 0128-0142 (variable frequency) (6931.101 – .087 – .094 – .095 kHz per utwente,poor/almost fair), playing lively and slow Spanish pop songs,woman and man brief talk after first track heard,man ID at 0135; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid fluttery qsb,strong qrn,poor/almost fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)
6954.99 PIRATE (Europe) Unidentified Radio 06.04.2024 1906-1944 (6954.993 – .992 – .993 kHz,poor/very poor),playing a unknown slow music track,man long unclear speech and singing some songs cutouts at times,w/ people on the road cheering at times,then same man singing two slow songs clipping,continuing w/ another brief unclear speech, hard rock music w/ electric guitar solo virtuosity; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid qsb,strong qrn,poor (Serra,Roma,Italy)
7269.98 PIRATE (Europe) Rock Power Radio 05.30.2024 1752-1819 (7269.983 – .982 – .983 kHz per utwente,good/almost good w/ moderate qrn crackles and loud audio), ongoing pop songs of ’80 (Spandau Ballet:True; Bryan Ferry:Slave to Love; Cyndi Lauper:Time after Time; etc),woman ID at 1809 (This is Rock Power Radio), followed by brief man unclear synth announcement; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid qsb,moderate t strong qrn,lite/moderate qrm splats for some minutes,poor/almost fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)
