Ascolti

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:

4774.99-PERU Radio Tarma,Tarma,in Spanish 06.18.2024 0123-0144 (4774.987 – .986 – .987 – .986 – .987 kHz per utwente,almost fair), music program Onda Tropical de Oro, w/ typical local lively songs w/ instrumental music,man brief talk at times (no much clear); better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid and deep qsb,strong qrn,almost fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)

4985.01-BRAZIL Rádio Brasil Central,Goiânia GO,in Portuguese 06.24.2024 0137-0216 (per utwente: 4985.010 – .011 – .012 kHz,poor w/ rtty splats; in // 11815.014 kHz,poor), music program,playing slow mellow songs and slow music tracks (Granada; etc),w/ man brief unclear talk w/ Braz accent at times; better in Lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,moderate to stronger qrn,qrm rtty nulled in Lsb sync, poor/almost fair at times in Lsb sync/poor w/ strong rtty ringing qrm in usb sync and am; no audio on // 11815.010 kHz w/ light s/on only (Serra,Roma,Italy)

5840-PIRATE (Europe) Mighty KBC,in English and Dutch 06.22.2024 2007-2048:37″* (5840.003 kHz per utwente,very good), playing hard rock,one disco dance,some pop etc songs and music (Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al; Eagles: Hotel California; etc),w/ man dj brief and longer talk in English after tracks at times (once in Dutch), at 2035 dj chatting briefly w/ another man, carrier on only from about 2048, pulled the plug at 2048:37″; better in usb/lsb sync,qsb fluttery rapid no deep,lite/moderate to strong qrn,good/almost good/fair/almost fair in ssb sync w/ loud audio; (on HFU,ID caught by Ray Lalleu at 1922 and at 2003,same day and frequency) (Serra,Roma,Italy)

5879.96-PIRATE (Europe) Radio Rock Revolution (p) 06.27.2024 2143-2155 (5879.959 kHz per utwente,very good/good w/ crackles qrm), playing hard rock songs only; better in Lsb sync (no audio in am),fluttery no deep qsb,strong qrn rustle,barely audible/very poor/poor/no audio briefly at times in Lsb sync (Serra,Roma,Italy)

5879.97-PIRATE (Europe) Radio Rock Revolution 06.16.2024 2230-2245 (5879.968 – .967 – .968 per utwente,good), playing hard rock and rock songs,at 2241 hoarse ID by usual man DJ (Radio..Rock..Revolution); better in usb sync w/ inter filter to avoid qrm lite/moderate splats,rapid qsb,moderate qrn rustle,almost fair in usb sync (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6059.96-NETHERLANDS Radio Casanova,Winterswijk,in Dutch 06.14.2024 1857-1922 (6059.957 – .956 kHz per utwente,very good), man talk,playing Dutch Polka songs and music,from about 1916 man brief unclear talk twice,at 1919 man brief talk ment ID twice; better in usb/lsb sync,rapid no deep fluttery qsb,moderate to stronger qrn rustle,good/almost good/fair w/ loud audio/ almost fair at times (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6179.94-BRAZIL Rádio Nacional da Amazônia,Brasilia DF,in Portuguese 06.12.2024 0123-0152 (6179.938 kHz per utwente,good), music program playing some local pop songs,man brief and longer talk at times ment Brasil,then chatting w/ a woman by phone till 0142,again playing pop songs,interspersed by same man brief and longer talk,brief women jingle at 0144,ment ID during talk at 0146 as Rádio Nacional da Amazônia,and chatting briefly w/ another woman by phone,talk and chatting w/ a man by phone; heard in usb/lsb sync,non stop no deep qsb,lite to moderate qrn,good/almost good at times w/ loud audio; in // 11780.01 kHz,same site,poor/almost fair/poor; (11780.008 – .009 kHz per utwente,almost fair/fair at times) (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6204.99-PIRATE (Europe) Technical Man,in English and Dutch 06.29.2024 1903-1955 (6204.990 – .989 – .988 – .989 kHz per utwente,very good/good/almost good w/ loud audio and moderate crackles), playing various pop,country,rock,folk etc slow and lively songs (Alphaville:Big in Japan; The Fortunes:Caroline; Oasis:Wonderwall; The Connells:’74-’75; etc) and one lively music w/ accordion after the first track heard, sometimes man dj talk in spurts after a track in slow English,ment ID in Dutch twice (Hallo…Technische Mens,Technische Mens…), and later talk in Dutch in spurts,ment IDs in Dutch and English (This is Technical Man in The Netherlands,Technical Man….); heard in usb/lsb sync,fluttery no deep qsb,light to stronger crackles qrn,good/almost fair/fair/ almost good with loud audio (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6205-PIRATE (Europe) Laser Hot Hits,in English 06.21.2024 1822-1907 (6204.998 – .999 kHz per utwente,very good), playing disco dance,techno songs and music tracks (KC & The Sunshine Band: Please Don’t Go, etc), w/ man dj brief talk (once with reverb) and SFX at times,at 1850 dj talk over some music,continuing w/ techno songs, w/ brief chorus jingle at times,woman announcement at 1900, man reading news in brief, continuing w/ disco dance and techno songs; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,moderate qrn rustle,almost good w/ loud audio and S9+15 of peak; in // < www.laserhothits.co.uk > (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6276.99-PIRATE (Europe) Radio Batavia 06.28.2024 1851-1921 (6276.989 – 6274.987 kHz from 1857 per uwente,barely audible/no audio at times), playing two unid songs (rock?), w/ man dj brief unclear talk twice,at 1857 frequency shifted to 6274.99 kHz, continuing w/ disco pop,pop,rock songs, man dj unclear enhanced talk after two tracks; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,strong qrn rustle,poor/almost fair (on HFU,ID caught at 1907 by Ray Lalleu on 6275.0- kHz,same day) (Serra,Roma,Italy)

6931.10-PIRATE (Europe) Indy Radio (p) 06.15.2024 2302-2317 (6231.100 – .108 kHz per utwente,almost fair), playing hard rock and pop songs,at 2326 man unclear talk in a low tone of voice after first track heard; better in usb/lsb sync,lite qrm splats,rapid no deep qsb,strong qrn rustle,almost fair/fair (Serra,Roma,Italy)

9818.82-BRAZIL Rádio 9 de Julho,São Paulo SP,in Portuguese 06.20.2024 0330-0354 (9818.816 kHz per utwente,very poor/barely audible), slow song,man unclear talk w/ Braz accent,slow songs,women chorus jingle at time; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid and deep qsb,strong qrn,poor/very poor at times; in // < radio9dejulho.com.br > in streaming w/ many seconds of delay (Serra,Roma,Italy)

7269.98-NETHERLANDS RockPower Radio,Nijmegen 06.25.2024 2107-2141 (7269.980 – .979 – .980 – .979 – .980 kHz per utwente,good/very good/almost good or fair at times), ongoing retro disco hits songs and one slow pop song (Spandau Ballet: True); better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,strong qrn,poor/almost fair in ssb sync (Serra,Roma,Italy)

Domenica 30 Giugno 2024 alle ore 9:00 UTC  è stata effettuata una trasmissione relativa all’ Alexanderson Day sulla frequenza di 17,2 kHz.

Quest’ anno ricorre il 100° anniversario della costruzione e della prima trasmissione.

Ho effettuato l’ ascolto usando contemporaneamente 2 ricevitori: un SDRPlay e un vecchio voltmetro selettivo Wandel & Goltermann SPM3 che
non sfigura affatto ed una antenna miniwhip.

Prossimo appuntamento Dicembre 2024.

Francesco Paroli (Buglio in Monte Sondrio)

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)