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1- 2.9 Nothing on tape.
3.9 My videotape revealed fair reception on the highest frequencies at least. I did no active
listening but not too bad DX for a little more than two hours this night I guess.
4-16.9 Nothing. A few days ruined by a proton disturbance. This plus high A-index etc.
17.9 Three hours of sporadic NA reception. Only short peaks of reportable strength. KNAX 1630
heard with SS preaching and ranchera type music. A weak Id on the hour, but too weak to be
readable. But later I can compare the signal with a better one for 100% ID I guess.
18.9 First night this season that I tried a little active DXing. But turned out to be real bad. Only
Radio Corporacion 1380 from Chile at reportable strength. Lots of fine ID:s on the hour, but
I do not report LA:s so I went back to bed.
19-20.9 Nothing.
21.9 Two hours of distorted signals. Nothing reportable, but still the first sign of an upcoming
DX season! Could be a few good days soon!
22.9 A normal five hour DX-night , but almost nothing heard for more than seconds. Lots of
stations but barely readable or reportable. Until I switched over to the prairie wire! Much
better signals there and much less disturbance from the Aurora. But far from quiet
conditions. First Californians for the season and 1560 an few more real fine! Radio Disney
1680 too! But I did not stay to get an ID. Soon....
23.9 Just like 21st and 22nd except for the hour after sunrise when signals became quite clear.
24.9 Very good now and then for several hours. CJWI Montreal PQ 1610 now identified!
25.9 More than six hours of NA, but the noise floor too high for graveyarders to come through.
26.9 Strong signals for a few seconds but most of the time nothing. Puerto Rico alone on many
frequencies with good signal but I did not wait for any ID:s. Then suddenly NS or NY in
with great signal for a few seconds/minutes. Long periods with nothing readable.
27-28.9 Did not check. But fine conditions reported from all over Sweden on the 28th...
29-30.9 First days of PAX21 expedition. See separate log.
North America (UTC)
The result of overnight video taping on 1630 and 1700 after start of season Aug. 29th plus a four hours of active listening. Lots of weak and very distorted signals on the 21st. The Aurora only let each station pop up for a few seconds each and from any direction. Mostly NA but a few LA:s too. It would have been hard to find material for a reception report on any station heard! But QRK 3 for a couple of seconds so some clear ID:s. Many frequencies with 3-4 stations but none readable.
800 25.9 2333 VOWR St John's NF with a locally produced program with Classical music BOS
930 22.9 0054 CJYQ St John's NF "Radio Newfoundland" BOS
950 25.9 2332 CHER Sydney NS "Oldies 950 Cheer" BOS
24.9 0338 WWJ Detroit MI dominant with weather report. BOS
1000 21.9 0227 WMVP Chicago IL "Chicago's ESPN Radio 1000" BOS
1010 24.9 0247 CFRB Toronto ON strong like many dominants this night. But I was mostly parked
on 1610 to get a fine report on new CJWI. BOS
1040 24.9 0330 WHO Des Moines IA only a weak ID. They are said to be on a temporary antenna
now while the mast is having service. Not much here to look for... BOS
1160 24.9 0500 WYLL Chicago IL only one weak ID this time. BOS
1190 24.9 0149 WLIB New York NY sounded a little different than last winter in format. Q3-4 BOS
1230 23.9 0449 WSBB New Smyrna Beach FL dominant with NOS. A couple of stations below BOS
1240 24.9 0505 WMMB Melbourne FL weak but clear ID long after sunrise. BOS
1290 24.9 0530 CJBK London ON almost only station left here at this late hour. TLK and ID. BOS
25.9 0451 KKAR Omaha NE last identified this morning in full daylight. BOS
1350 26.9 0407 KRNT Des Moines IA always on top... SS QRM, probably WEGA? BOS
1360 21.9 0406 CKBC Bathurst NB with an ID. Weak signal but fairly constant. BOS
1370 25.9 0244 WDEA Ellsworth ME always faded out to ID but this time I got an ID. Their "NOS"
format was more of OLD. Mostly 50's and 60's music. BOS
25.9 0107 WFEA Manchester NH was a big surprise. A clear "... Music of Your Life. AM
1370 WFEA." was heard. Almost 20 years since I heard this last time! And I do
not recall anyone else having heard them either... Several NOS stations on
the frequency when I was looking for WWLG. BOS
25.9 0206 WSPD Toledo OH was not easy to identify but I got two ID:s. TLK. BOS
25.9 0033 KDTH Dubuque IA one of the NOS stations heard. ID after weather report. BOS
1380 24.9 2337 CKLC Kingston ON right when I tuned in. BOS
1390 21.9 0225 WGCI Chicago IL "WGCI Chicago" and "Gospel Radio 1390" BOS
1400 23.9 0300 KART Jerome ID fine legal ID and "Real Country" announcements. BOS
1470 23.9 0429 WZOU Lewistown ME "WMTW" id. Sometimes WLMC SC took over the
frequency with Southern Gospel! At least three more on the fq. BOS
24.9 0335 WMBD Peoria IL BOS
1480 23.9 0245 KRXR Gooding ID fine signal and "Fiesta Mexicana Internacional" BOS
1490 24.9 2347 WBAE Portland ME ID:s through the night. The most common of all GY:s BOS
1500 22.9 0107 WTOP Washington DC Q3 and only local DC-news. "WTOP Newstime..." BOS
1510 22.9 0100 WWZN Boston MA very weak ID in a five second fade in... BOS
1520 22.9 0200 WWKB Buffalo NY proud over having 50,000 Watts obviously... BOS
1540 23.9 0425 WPTR Albany NY "Legends 1540 WPTR". and Albany Ad:s. At times a station
with Mexican music format on top. Probably Mexico? BOS
1560 26.9 0043 WQEW New York NY "AM 1560 Radio Disney" and New York ad's. BOS
1570 22.9 0241 CKMW Winkler MB "Country 1570 CKMW" but mostly sports. BOS
1590 21.9 0256 WAKR Akron OH commercial and ID in sports ... BOS
1600 22.9 0311 KCKK Lakewood CO strong. "Classic Country 16Kicks" Colorado also on 1280 with
typical La Buena format. BOS
1610 24.9 0131 +CJWI Montreal PQ identified when I switched the radio on for this night. Heard
most of the night but signal was very unstable because of atmospheric conditions.
QRK 4 at peaks but mostly Q0-1. Strange music format with mostly Spanish
songs but also italian and unidentified. Sometimes French announcements but
also some program in Spanish and Radio Union ID:s and other combinations.
This is the sam station I had as UNID three days earlier! If I had only understood
then... I will have to chech my 21.9 recording for ID now. BOS
25.9 0400 CJWI Montreal PQ with a perfect call letter ID for the collection.. Q4+ BOS
1630 3.9 0113 KCJJ Iowa City IA with fine ID and music. Fair signal for half a minute now and then
over a two hour period. Interference from a SPT station, probably WTEL. BOS
17.9 0143 KCJJ only a weak ID. KNAX was on top most of the time! If anything heard. BOS
21.9 0305 WTEL Augusta GA "1480 WRDW Augusta. 1630 WTEL Augusta." after the
news and then into "Sporting News Radio" BOS
22.9 0429 KKWY Fox Farm WY over a long period but seldom very strong. Many ID:s BOS
23.9 0243 KKWY best signal of all NA:s for more than an hour. QRK4 at ID. BOS
1640 22.9 0319 KBJA Sandy UT with a dual ID, that is; in two languages. 1480 not mentioned!
I hope I got details for a good reception report now... BOS
1650 21.9 0344 KCNZ Cedar Falls IA "KCNZ AM 1650 and 1250, good evening ..." and then into
Jim Bohannon Show. KCNZ or KDNZ on 1650? BOS
1660 23.9 0229 KXOL Brigham City UT w/ weak ID and a few OLD BOS
1670 23.9 0338 WRNC Macon GA Same ID as last season: "AM 1280 WLCG Macon and AM 1670
The Light." Good only for a few seconds at a time. GOS. BOS
1680 23.9 0349 WTIR Winter Garden FL with "WTIR" jingle and "AM 1680" BOS
1700 3.9 0044 KTBK Sherman TX "Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket" w/ fine ID:s. BOS
17.9 0127 KTBK with a few weak ID:s this night BOS
3.9 0130 KBGG Des Moines IA not too good but clear ID-slogans. BOS
17.9 0327 KBGG with a few reportable details and a little more local touch than last years
automated sound and standard spots. BOS
3.9 0132 KQXX Brownsville TX "oldies Radio KQXX 1700 AM" fine for a couple of short
fade ins. Q3-4 for half a minute. Well known hits from the 60's mostly. Auroral
conditions so most of the time not heard at all. BOS
South of the border (UTC)
1380 18.9 0201 CB138 Radio Corporacion, Santiago many fine ID:s and the only station that was
heard for more than seconds. QRK 3-4 at ID. BOS
1410 22.9 0239 XECF Los Mochis SN "La Mexicana" ID:s with fine signal for a few minutes. BOS
1620 25.9 2259 WDHP Frederiksted USVI only station on 1620 and heard well. Fine network ID.
I have not heard them before, but then I have not been looking for it ether. BOS
1660 26.9 0038 WGIT Canovanas PR Cadena Gigante BOS
UNID (UTC)
1610 21.9 0351 UNID station with French phone talk! A little too strong and constant to be the new
Canadian I think!? Less influenced by the Aurora than all other NA:s heard. BOS
/Now it is clear that this was CJWI! Must check my recording.../
1620 22.9 0208 Tent KBLI Blackfoot ID very strong with latin music, but I did not have my listening
syncronized with their ID:s, hi! Heard mentioning Idaho on the 23rd. BOS
23.9 0342 UNID w/ a few C&W records, but probably VI as DJ had Caribbean accent! BOS
1630 17.9 0255 Tent KNAX Fort Worth TX on top with Ranchera type music at first and later SS
religion (preaching). A very bad ID on the hour, not 100% ID. Will be back! BOS
1660 21.9 0321 Tent KQWB West Fargo ND Fargo ad's, NOS and a cople of network slogans,
like "Your Home for America's Best Music." BOS
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