Gianni Serra – Roma-Italy (UTC +1) Equipment: JRC NRD 525 — Sony ICF 2001D (when stated) — Bearcat DX-1000 (when stated) — <New> Tecsun PL-990X (when stated); Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S antenna for all Receivers; Diamond SS500 RX Splitter; 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; Zoom Handy Recorder H2
Loggings:
4500 CHINA P.R. PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, in listed Mongolian 12.02.2025 1624-1638 ( 4499.999 – 4500.000 kHz per UTwente, poor w/ 5.59 kHz filter; qrm loud unid carrier on approx. 4500 kHz), man talk, slow Far East music pause and other man and woman talk, slow song, brief music break, man talk, other man talk over slow Far East music, continuing talk by woman and man; heard better in usb/ lsb sync mode, moderate rapid no deep qsb, moderate rustle and loud crackles qrn, poor (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)
4880.01 PIRATE (EUROPE) Radio Mix Channel via Mystery 21, in English 12.04.2025 2317-2340 (4880.014 – .015 kHz per UTwente, almost fair w/ 6.15 kHz filter; qsb rapid) playing disco pop, techno, afro pop like (?), etc songs, man dj IDs and brief announcements at times after a track (This is Radio Mix Channel Poland…; also ment Mystery 21); heard in Lsb sync w/ 2.3 kHz filter, rapid no deep qsb, qrn moderate rustle and loud crackle, moderate buzz qrm, fair/ almost good (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)
5955 NETHERLANDS Radio Veronica (p), Westdorpe/Overslag (Zeeuws Vlaanderen) 12.07.2025 0406-0418 ( no signal per UTwente), playing various genres of songs and slow music (rap, slow songs, etc ); heard only in usb or lsb sync due to buzz noise, better w/ 2.3 kHz filter, light rapid qsb, qrn loud rustle, qrm loud buzz noise, poor / very poor at times (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)
5835.20 PIRATE (EUROPE) Radio Europe UA (p) 11.27.2025 1556-1620 (5835.195 kHz per UTwente, very good w/ loud audio), ongoing various genres of songs (blues, some rockabilly, a crooner, a slow oldie, rock and roll, etc); heard better in usb/ lsb sync, rapid shaky led needle qsb, loud rustle and crackles at times, almost fair/ fair at times w/ loud audio/ poor in am (Serra – Roma, Italy)
6140 LUXEMBOURG Radio Gloria, Junglinster, in German 12.13.2025 0654-0706 ( 6139.989 – .990 kHz per UTwente, poor/ almost fair w/ 5.59 kHz audio filter), slow music and slow chorus chant, from about 0701 man brief unclear talk, then woman unclear talk (presumed religious sermon); heard better in usb/lsb sync w/ 2.3 kHz filter, almost steady poor signal, moderate to louder qrn rustle, qrm moderate buzz in ssb sync (loud buzz in am), poor / from about 0700 very poor w/ audio up and down the qrn threshold; in // < https://radiogloria.ch > (website is in German) w/ some seconds of delay from 6140 kHz; more news in German about Radio Gloria on shortwaves: <https://radiogloria.ch/empfang/> (at the bottom of page) (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)
6931 PIRATE (EUROPE) Indy Radio (p) 12.04.2025 2243-2251 (6931.007 – 021 – .008 – .007 etc. kHz per UTwente, barely audible/ no audio w/ 4.20 kHz filter), playing unid songs, presumed talk by man; heard only in ssb sync w/ 2.3 kHz filter, rapid qsb, loud qrn, very poor/ audio up and down (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)
13755 NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific, Rangitaiki, in English 12.09.2025 0807-0840 (13754.998 – .999 kHz per UTwente, good), current affair from ABC Australia (as program schedules), w/ some men and a woman talk in turns, w/ a brief music break, from 0830 slow tune loop, from 0836 RNZ National (as scheduled) w/ a lively song; heard in usb/lsb sync better w/ 3.00 kHz filter, rapid no deep qsb, loud rustle qrn, almost fair to poor in ssb sync/ poor / very poor in am; < https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/schedules – UTC +13 > (Serra – Roma, Italy – w/ Tecsun PL-990X)