*  The season has begun better than expected! No night to remember but a few OK ones...
*  Reception report follow up letters have resulted in a few verifications. See separate
    page!. As for a few years now a reply percentage of around 30% can be expected but
    it is not the ones you expect that QSL...  A few surprises makes it even more interesting!
*  My short wire (500 meter) antenna project has not been launched yet...
*  This winter's expeditions are just beginning to interest listeners all over Sweden but
    nothing is planed so far. Parkalompolo could be an interesting alternative for many! 
    Interested in going on your own expedition or joining another group?  Send me a mail! 

The new season has started off in an interesting way. Better than expected I think.  On the 10th I made my first all night check for this season and was fortunate enough to hear and record a few program details and a station ID from the new Texas station on 1620!  "New" as to my knowledge noone in Sweden has logged it before this... They came on air too late last season to make it here. Should become a fairly easy catch as nights are getting longer. On the 11th WTAW was real strong and dominant and on the 12th  the new KQWB (Only slogans heard.) 1660 made it fine. Nothing from AL-1700 so far...  The rest of the AM band did not interest under these conditions, but a couple of hundred stations were heard.  I guess I would have had problem finding any interesting ones...

1-3.9       No listening/recording as Barbro and I were on our way home from a trip to Denmark.
4-8.9       A few nights with the videorecorder only gave Argentina 1620.
9.9          My all night video recording gave WAFN-1700 for 30 minutes with weak but constant signal.
10.9        First active listening.  Disturbed signals jumping from Venezuela via Puerto Rico to Nova Scotia
               and back for well over one hour.  After 0120 better signals from Canada and then USA
               came too. Several dominats heard well for short periods and short and weak fade ins of most
               X-banders on the east coast and in Texas.  After 0315 UTC too weak to continue listening.
11.9        A days work ahead so only 90 minutes active listening in the late night, but very interesting
               minutes. . .  Most X-banders east of the Rockies were heard and WTAW 1620 very strong
               dominant.  Forgot to check 1660 for ND but heard them next night...
12.9        Had to go to work one hour earlier than normal so no time for listening.  Recorded 1660
               and 1700 all night on the video and heard this new format from KQXX and the all new
               "Star 1660" from Fargo ND!  They were dominant under these auroral conditions.
13-22.9    Nothing.  Only X-band frequencies checked so maybe some 50 kW stations at sunrise...
23.9         Lots of Brazilian stations in the night and about one hour before sunrise some Manitoba and
               Iowa stations. First west coast signal from KGA 1510. After sunrise a fine South America
               opening. I did not check any of the SS signals for ID...
24.9         No LA stations in the night. Same sunrise opening as the day before. Better signals and more
                states covered. At about 0400 UTC a fine Peru skip. Radio Santa Rosa 1500 real strong on
                my 1200 m North America longwires. 1470 also strong but no ID.
25.9         A few canadians around sunrise here. Ustable signals and only a few standard stations heard.
26-27.9    Not much noted. CKMW-1570 both mornings and on 1700 KQXX 26.9 but very badly.
28-30.9    Nothing heard.


North America    (UTC)

1000  10.9  0202  CKBW Bridgewater NS  with heavy slop but good signal.  BOS
1150  24.9  0247  WHBY Kimberly WI  with a clear "WHBY" ID in a promo.  Q2-3  BOS
1190  24.9  0350  CFSL Weyburn SK  fine with "This is AM 1190" non-ID. They do use
                               this way of identifying...  C&W.  BOS
1200  24.9  0317  WCHB Taylor MI  Q3 ID. UC and "The Peoples Station" slogans. Have
                               not verified last years report so far ....  Obviously 15 kW now.  BOS
1230  24.9  0405  CHFC Churchill MB  with short regional Manitoba weather forecast after
                               the CBC News.  So they are still in service here. CFFB obviously also
                               here as there was a severe echo during the CBC news!  Q2-3  BOS
1250  24.9  0304  WEMP Milwaukee WI  good ID and slogan.  BOS
1250  24.9  0302  CHSM Steinbach MB  Local temperatures and "AM 1250 Newstime ..."
                               Another canadian trying to avoid mentioning the call letters... See 1190
                               above. Real strong for long periods with soft music.  BOS
1290  24.9  0314  WIRL Peoria IL  just a weak ID when CFST had a fade down.  BOS
1290  24.9  0324  CFST Winnipeg MB  with jingle: "Starlight CFST".  NOS and Q2-4  BOS
1300  25.9  0300  CJME Regina SK  "From Regina; CJME Newstalk 1300, The
                               Information Station."  QRK 3   BOS
1320  10.9  0049  CKEC New Glasgow NS  with a constant S9 signal!  BOS
1360  25.9  0300  WGEE Green Bay WI  only with a weak ID.   BOS
1370  25.9  0300  CFOK Westlock AB    "We are 1370 CFOK."  QRK 3   BOS
1380  24.9  0234  WPHM Port Huron MI  with fine "Information Radio 1380 WPHM"
                               jingle and also the same ID by the announcer.  QRK 3  BOS
1450  10.9  0142  CFAB Windsor NS  Good AVR slogan after the 20/20 weather.  BOS
1460  24.9  0213  CJOY Guelph ON  still here. "Good Time Oldies" and "CJOY" ID.  BOS
1470  24.9  0322  KLBP Brooklyn Park MN  Minnesota State Lottery ad plus a "KLBB"
                               identification.  Q2-3  BOS
1470  23.9  0340  KWSL Sioux City IA  fine ID and music.  BOS
1490  10.9  0141  CKEN Kentville NS  very strong with AVR 20/20 Weather   BOS
1500  24.9  0300  WLQV Detroit MI  real strong. "Victory 1500 WLQV Detroit." "Michigan
                               Homecoming 2000" promotion.  QRK 4 for several minutes.  BOS
1500  23.9  0235  KSTP St Paul MN  only a weak "KSTP" ID i a short fade in.  BOS
1510  23.9  0307  KGA Spokane WA  with a fine QRK 4 "Newstalk 1510 KGA". 20 minutes
                               earlier several fine Spokane ads.  BOS
1540  23.9  0230  KXEL Waterloo IA  with fine signal and good ID.  BOS
1560  10.9  0251  WQEW New York NY  fine signal and only "Radio Disney" ID.  BOS
1570  25.9  0240  CKMW Winkler MB  "Country 1570"  heard well. The station heard
                               most regulary this month.  Many nights and at good signal.  BOS
1600  24.9  0242  KCRG Cedar Rapids IA  "Newsradio 1600, KCRG Cedar Rapids." BOS
1620  10.9  0259  +WTAW College Station TX  for the first time in Sweden? Clear ID
                               and enough details to send a report.    BOS
           11.9  0249  WTAW  dominant on 1620 for two hours with lots of local details and
                               often QRK 3-4 ID:s!  Some interference from an Omaha station, hi! BOS
1640  11.9  0159  WKSH Sussex WI  with an ID when I happened to pass the QRG.
                               Other X-banders heard around this time but not identified, besides the
                               ones specified here, were IA-1630, NJ-1660 and  IA-1650 plus one
                               station on 1620 with soft music.  Something on 1690 too.  BOS
1660  10.9  0133  WMIB Marco Island FL  best signal of the X-banders. Dual ID.  BOS
           11.9  0400  WQSN Kalamazoo MI  with fine ID.  Several calls heard next hour.
                               Number two on 1660 after ND on the 12th of September too.    BOS
           12.9  0200  +KQWB West Fargo ND  with fine ID; "Star 1660"  Heard for 90
                               minutes with about a dozen slogans. No call letters heard.Mostly NOS
                               mx but a couple of commercials heard. First time in Sweden.  QRK 4
                               a few seconds now and then.   BOS
          12.9  0245  KXOL Brigham City UT  just a short ID plus a few minutes of OLD.  BOS
1670  11.9  0234  WTDY Madison WI  weak ID.  WRNC fine with C&W too. BOS
1680  11.9  0321  WTTM Princeton NJ  "ESPN Radio 1680" only ID heard.  Music
                               station mosltly on top here, probably WJNZ?    BOS
1700    9.9  0315  WAFN Miami FL  Sports talk. A couple of identifications. Weak but
                               fairly constant for 30 minutes.  Better on the 10th. BOS
           11.9  0206  KTBK Sherman TX  up with a "Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket"  Q2  BOS
           12.9  0153  KQXX Brownsville TX  with frequent separate ID:s for 1700, for
                               example "La 1700 K-Q-double-X."  Soft "Romantic" SS mx format.
                               Not just Mexican style.   Very dominant this night.     BOS
           12.9  0300  KBGG Des Moines IA  with only a weak ID   BOS