Logs, Feb 26-29

Great conditions this weekend!  Winter conditions seem to be coming to an end early.  Low noise, clear signals and lots of stations on the air.

Feb. 26
6270,0 . . 2340 . Radio Desperado, Billy Joel “Piano Man”, ID, 25442
6747,0 . . 2359 . Pioneer AM Radio, fast polka, instrumental, 35432

Feb. 27
6205,0 . . 1920 . Energy FM, ID, dance, 34443
6305,0 . . 1930 . Radio Countdown, lots of pop/rock music, 34443
6225,4 . . 2002 . Radio Sunflower, rock music, Scorpions “Wind of Change”, IDs, 25442, up to 34443 at 2117 with Bonnie Tyler “It’s a Heartache”
6289,8 . . 2015 . Radio Mazda, polkas, Dutch music, ID, email, great signal, 45443
3903,0 . . 2103 . Radio Alice, “Bad to the Bone”, 25442 , up to 45443 at 2255 with polka, ID, said would c/d
6300,0 . . 2108 . TRX Radio, “Midnight Special”, “Jailhouse Rock:, 34442
6270,0 . . 2215 . Radio Desperado, oldies, “Spanish Eyes”, 34443
6930,0 . . 2230 . TRX Radio, blues show, 43442
6970,0u . 2239 . Italian Broadcasting Corp., acknowledging listener reports, email, 35443
6295,0 . . 0007 . Radio Johnny Tobacco,  talk, “Blueberry Hill”,  French song, ID, 45444
6305,0 . . 0011 . TRX Radio, classical music,  ID, 45443

Feb. 28
6280,0 . . 1820 . UNID, music on tune in, c/d suddenly a minute later, 35442
6970,0u . 1825 . Italian Broadcasting Corp., “Stairway to Heaven”, ID, email, dx report, 25442
6205,0 . . 1900 . UNID, relay of Laser Hot Hits. news headlines, ID, 35442, relaying Energy FM at 0055 with dance, 45443
6320,0 . . 1903 . Radio Joey, techno/dance, ID, greetings, 25442
6305,0 . . 1910 . Radio Paardenkracht, hard rock, “Ballroom Blitz”, 24441
6270,0 . . 2110 . Radio Desperado, polkas, 35443
1629,0 . . 2145 . UNID (Greek?), Greek sounding music, 24442
1618,0 . . 2155 . Radio Barones, talk about time, ID, “Sound of Silence”, 25442
1647,0 . . 2229 . Radio Witte Tornado, talk, polka, 24431

Feb. 29 
6205,0 . . 2030 . Energy FM, dance, ID jingle, 45443, open carrier at 2115 recheck
6984,8 . . 2103 . QBC (presumed), faded in with clear indie music for a few minutes, then at noise level
4026,0 . . 2130 . Laser Hot Hits, dance, ID, 34442
1645,8 . . 0006 . Radio Vrolijke Mijnwerker, talk, Bob Dylan-ish song, duet, greetings, ID, “Whatever You Want”, amazing signal for mw, 44433

Logs, Feb. 21

6262,0 . . 1900 . Zender Akenzo, greetings, ID, Dutch music, Heart “Barracuda”, 35443
6284,8 . . 2015 . Focus Int., ID, Argent “Hold Your Head Up”, 34433
4026,0 . . 2140 . Laser Hot Hits, AC/DC, ID, email, 25442

Logs, Feb. 20

6300,0 . . 2351 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, French songs, country, greetings, 45443
3905,0 . . 0010 . Radio Technical Man, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” techno/dance version with banjo, ID, said would c/d, 44443
6284,8 . . 0024 . Focus?, pop and English-accented talk, nasty noise on this frequency tonight, 32442
1655,0 . . 0040 . Relmus Radio, dance beat, talk, fading in at noise level, and out again, ID via Iann’s chat

Logs, Feb. 5-14

Feb. 5
  (Was not free to listen, but I did set the recorder for IBC's scheduled broadcast.)
6970,0u . 2151 . Italian Broadcasting Corp., intermittent IS, IDs, email, “Footloose”, “Eye of the Tiger”, Abba “Super Trooper”, Blondie “Heart of Glass” and lots more 80’s pop, 24442  at start, improved to 34443 by 2300, and steady until 0100 c/d

Feb. 12
6970,0u . 2220 . Italian Broadcasting Corp., ID, interview in Italian?, talk about World Radio Day special program, 24342
6285,0 . . 2330 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, ID, greetings, pop, 45343
6325,0 . . 2333 . Radio Verona, ID, greetings, Boston “Foreplay/Longtime”, 34343

Feb 13
6317,5 . . 1911 . Rock Radio Network, mellow rock music, 25442
6284,9 . . 1934 . UNID, badly distorted music, 34443
7599,4 . . 1948 . UNID, unnamed station in central Europe testing 10 watt tx, weak electronic music, 15441
6286,0 . . 2045 . Focus Int., Lionel Richie “Easy” ID, “Benny and the Jets”, 35443
6295,0 . . 2058 . Radio Black Arrow, greetings, Petula Clark, “Downtown”, 35443
3903,0 . . 2140 . Radio Alice, Dutch music, country, ID, 25442

6282,0 . . 2154 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, “Hello”, talk in English and Spanish, 45444

6299,7 . . 2230 . Radio Monique, ID, “The End of the World As We Know It”, 24342

6260,0 . . 0140 . Radio Desperado, Dutch music, 35442

Feb. 14

6220,0 . . 1850 . Radio Technical Man, dance, 35433, c/d 1901

6305,0 . . 2025 . Borderhunter Radio, techno, Nena “99 Luft Balloons”, Al Stewart “On the Border”, ID, greetings, 45443

6284,8 . . 0000 . Focus Int, rock music, jingle ID, 35443

6300,0 . . 0010 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, old country, 45444

Logs, Feb. 4

6210,4 . . 2120 . UNID, weak music and talk just at noise level,  I think British?
6220,0 . . 2230 . UNID, music and talk, signal just too low and too much ssb QRM for details, 13441
4026,0 . . 2325 . Laser Hot Hits, Offshore Echoes promo, pop, IDs, fair signal
tonight, 45443

Logs, Feb. 2

6305,0 . . 2300 . UNID, Dutch music, 34442
6300,0 . . 2338 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, ID, greetings to Marco, said low power, Hawaiian style instrumental, 34442
4026,0 . . 0033 . Laser Hot Hits, Bowie “Modern Love”, 25442

Logs, Feb. 1

6270,0 . . 2130 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, dance, country, Dutch version of “Wild Man” at 2226, Hawaiian style instrumental, a familiar and unmistakable “Hello” at 2331, 34442, still going 0105, but faded to barely audible
4026,0 . . 2320 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, pop, decent signal despite some noise, 35342

Logs, Jan. 31

6802,8 . . 1935 . Pink Panther Radio, ID, email, pop, 24431
6286,3 . . 2000 . Focus?, Squeeze “Tempted”, Scorpions “Wind of Change”,  talk much lower than music, so no ID copied, 25442
3930,0 . . 2115 . Radio Batavia, ID jingle in Dutch, followed by dead air, 44433
6209,3 . . 2323 . UNID, dance music just above noise level, 24341,