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Here are my loggings between the 5th and the 22nd of February. I could easily say that this is possibly the best (station qualitywise) log blog post here ever. The evening of the 5th had outstanding sunset-propagation to ME/MA-region around 2200z. Next days provided such a stations as Radio Curom and VON on 860 kHz. The 12nd in the morning there was short peak to Lima with very rare midband Peru stations etc.

British Isles

990 5.2. 2200- G: Magic AM, Crimpsall (Doncaster). TIK

Asia

1350 7.2. 2100- PHL: Radyo La Verdad, Manila. “UNTV Radyo”

Pohjois-Amerikka

540 6.2. 0259- CAN: CBGA-1 Grande Anse NB. New one.
620 6.2. 0000- USA: WZON Bangor ME. Very strong briefly. Rare in the southern Finland.
640 6.2. 0159- USA: +WNNZ Westfield MA. Clear chain-ID with the frequencies. Also HN confirmed what I heard. V/s W1CLD wrote: “I have a couple of friends who are Finnish DXers; one once edited DX Kuuntelijat magazine back in the 90’s- Mika Palo”.
670 6.2. 0128- USA: WWFE Miami FL. “La Poderosa”. TIK
680 14.2. 0500- CAN: CJOB Winnipeg MB. TIK
790 6.2. 0300- USA: WPRV Providence RI. In the jam of the frequency weak ID.
920 14.2. 0500- CAN: CFRY Portage la Prairie MB. TIK Editoi
920 5.2. 2159- USA: WHJJ Providence RI. New one. “Newsradio 9-20 WHJJ, Providence”. 920 kHz has been treasure box: 6 NA, 1 CA & 2 SA heard. TIK
930 5.2. 2159- USA: WPKX Rochester NH. Call sign was buried to QRM but clear “in Rochester, 930 AM Fox Sports Radio”, “iHeart Radio” and ad area code 603 convinced me. Heard below CFBC just in the local sunset. TIK
1020 14.2. 0259- USA: WURN Kendall FL. “This is WURN 10-20, Kendall, Florida”.
1050 14.2. 0200- CAN: CHUM Toronto ON. TSN. TIK
1060 5.2. 2159- USA: WQOM Natick MA. “The station of cross” good loud signal just before local sunset. Probably still daytime 50 kW.
1120 14.2. 0500- USA: KMOX St. Louis MO. TIK
1140 14.2. 0500- CAN: CHRB High River AB.
1140 6.2. 0300- USA: WQBA Miami FL. Also 7.2. with exactly same programme.
1160 5.2. 2200- USA: WABY Mechanicsville NY. Comes up with daytime power from the noise just after 2200Z, which was almost 15 minutes before local sunset.
1260 5.2. 2159- USA: WMKI Boston MA. King of the QRG this time. Radio Disney + local IDs. Very loud later at night.
1280 13.2. 0500- BER: VSB2 BBN, Hamilton. “BBN WYFQ FM Wadesboro”. Finally 100% iD.
1300 5.2. 2200- USA: WJDA Quincy MA. In Portugues programme English ID: “You are listening to WJDA 13-00 AM Quincy Massachusetts”. Probably daytime power also here.
1320 5.2. 2159- USA: WDER Derry NH. So loud that most likely another daytime power station.
1320 6.2. 0200- USA: WLQY Hollywood FL. TIK
1320 14.2. 0500- USA: WLQY Hollywood FL. “This is WLQY, Hollywood, Miami”. TIK
1360 7.2. 0328- USA: WKAT North Miami FL. Now for a while with good signal with ads. After them call ID.
1490 5.2. 2200- USA: WBAE Portland ME. TIK

Keski-Amerikka

750 13.2. 0101- CUB: CMNC R Progreso, Palmira. “RP”. TIK
820 6.2. 0359- CUB: CMCA Radio Ciudad de La Habana, Arroyo Arenas, CH. Paradise now QRT and gives room for other stations.
830 7.2. 0401- DOM: R HIJB, Santo Domingo. Now better ID than in November.
830 13.2. 0300- DOM: R HIJB, Santo Domingo. Fine IDs at this time.
840 12.2. 0503- PNR: HOL80 R Nacional de Panama. “Nacional FM” now second time here. At midnight played Panama himno.
860 8.2. 0605- CUW: PJZ86 R Curom, Willemstad. Good signal with a jingle which was hard to understand. I listened to web audio and there one similar kind of jingle was played. Then Patrik, PW got it: they say “peejii z 8-6“. Now I understood also that I heard this station (as UNID) already on the 22nd Oct. Curom was heard weakly still at 0730Z. [.997]
860 6.2. 0000- KNA: VON R, Charlestown. “V-O-N Radio“.
890 7.2. 0328- UNID. Dominican artists Leslie Grace, Grupo Wasabi and Karlos Rose played but this station is not on split like DOM in the frecuency should be! 2-3 stations here, at least Radio Galeon, perhaps PNR too.
1140 7.2. 0402- CUB: CMBF R Musical Nacional, Villa Clara.
1150 7.2. 0500- CUB: CMKX R Bayamo, Entronque Bueycito. Also 12.2. 0200Z.
1240 14.2. 0402- DOM: HIC26 R María de La Altagracia, Santo Domingo. Bells and avemaria.
1350 14.2. 0600- PNR: HOZ38 BBN Panamá, Panamá. Kera Ciudad del Marin. TIK
1470 14.2. 0558- PNR: HO.. La Primerisíma, Panamá. .001]. TIK
1560 18.2. 0532- PNR: HO… R Adventista de Panamá, Panamá.

Etelä-Amerikka

560 12.2. 0533- EQA: HCRN2 C.R.E. Satelital, Guayaquil. TIK
590 12.2. 0602- CLM: HJCR W Radio, Medellín. TIK
600 13.2. 0601- CLM: HJHJ Radio Libertad, Barranquilla.
610 12.2. 0529- CLM: HJKL La Carinosa, Bogotá.
640 12.2. 0300- VEN: YVQO Unión R, Puerto La Cruz. TIK
660 12.2. 0530- CLM: HJJM Radio Auténtica, Cali. TIK
660 13.2. 0533- PRU: OCX4R R La Inolvidable, Lima.
680 12.2. 0602- VEN: YVQR R Continente, Cumana. TIK
700 6.2. 0659- EQA: HCRS2 R Sucre, Guayaquil. Also 12.2.
710 12.2. 0530- CLM: HJNX R Red RCN, Medellin. In Autumn this had a big split. Now near nominal (maybe .997)
730 12.2. 0600- PRU: OAX4G RPP Noticias, San Isidro, Lima.
760 12.2. 0605- PRU: OBZ4X Radiomar Plus, Lima.
770 8.2. 0532- CLM: HJJX RCN Bogotá. “Nocturna de RCN, La Radio” and Tropicola ad.
780 12.2. 0605- PRU: OAX4X Radio Victoria, Lima.
850 11.2. 0528- EQA: HCVS2 R San Francisco, Guayaquil. “San Fransisco, 8-50 AM, un radio …” [.002] Also 13.2. 0659Z.
920 19.2. 0100- PRG: ZP1 R Nacional del Paraguay, Asunción.
930 12.2. 0558- PRU: OAX4E R Moderna, Lima. No own ID but relaying Chiclayo based church “Iglesia Pentecostal La Cosecha” programme. Few minutes very loud.
950 11.2. 0500- CLM: HJFN Caracol Colombia, Pereira.
960 13.2. 0502- CLM: HJHN Caracol, Magangué. “Caracol Radio”.
960 12.2. 0558- PRU: OAX4D Radio Panamericana, Lima. “Hifi-quality”
990 12.2. 0559- PRU: +OBX4J R Latina, Lima. Below UK stn first Peru anthem then ID: “Radio Latina, Latina, 9-90, La Poderosa” (tnx JPR and PÄ).
1000 13.2. 0100- CLM: HJAQ RCN, Cartagena. “…HJAQ RCN…”.
1010 13.2. 0401- CLM: HJCC Acuario Estéreo, Santa Fé de Bogotá.
1010 14.2. 0600- CLM: HJJR Caracol, Neiva. TIK
1020 11.2. 0601- VEN: YVMX R Continente, Maracaibo. TIK
1050 13.2. 0131- CLM: HJBB Caracol R, Valledupar. TIK
1060 7.2. 0158- CLM: HJLY R Delfín, Riohacha. TIK Editoi
1070 7.2. 0528- CLM: HJCG Q’hubo Radio – R Santa Fé, SF de Bogotá. http://www.qhuboradio.com/. TIK
1130 12.2. 0600- VEN: YVRL R Ideal, Maiquetia. TIK
1160 11.2. 0600- CLM: HJOC Fuego A.M, Bogotá. TIK
1200 11.2. 0401- B: ZYH585 R Clube Fortaleza CE. [.005]
1200 21.2. 0403- B: ZYH585 Rádio Ceará Clube, Fortaleza CE. [.033] Also Brasil 1120, 1270, 1280, 1349.958, 1369.922, 1460, 1520 and 1540. TIK
1250 6.2. 0259- CLM: HJOK Emisoras ABC, Barranquilla. 100th heard MW CLM.
1300 21.2. 0401- B: ZYH568 R Iracema, Fortaleza CE. [.985].
1310 13.2. 0401- CLM: HJAK La Voz de la Patria, Barranquilla. [.677]. TIK
1350 6.2. 0503- EQA: HCVP2 Teleradio 13-50 AM Digital, Guayaquil. TIK
1450 7.2. 0558- CLM: HJNL La Cariñosa, Manizales. Local ID. New split: [.024]. TIK
1480 11.2. 0559- CLM: HJTZ RCN Antena 2, Bucaramanga. TIK
1520 21.2. 0359- B: ZYH611 R Sant’Ana, Tianquá, CE. Rede Aparecida -px with address to Sao Paolo (tnx JEÖ). TIK
1520 21.2. 0402- B: ZYH635 R Regional de Ipú, Ipú CE. Rough audio [.002]. TIK
1560 7.2. 0601- CLM: HJXZ Santa Maria de la Paz R, Medellín. Also 1400 Mariana and 1570 Bethel

I am behind with reception reports (2 months) and the listening of files (1 month) because I travelled two weeks in Argentina and Uruguay. I had my world radio with me, but unfortunately I had very little time to listen to bands. In Buenos Aires our hotel was few blocks from RNA 870 AM office and in Montevideo I spotted the office of Radio SODRE. But here are my latest QSLs:

-. WHBY Kimberly WI 1150 kHz
Steve Brown, Director of Broadcast Engineering confirmed with DOC-QSL and JPG-photo 9 months after my email to the station. Better later than never, thanks Steve! Edit: I found that Steve already sent me a short email in March, so this was an extra QSL.

616. WMMN Fairmont WV 920 kHz
This was a cool catch. As far as I know this has been heard in Finland only by HN in October 2013 (in Southern Finland). This was heard “accidently” when I was checking new Panama station logged by PK. Radio Mía identified few minutes after WMMN. I got v/s info from Hannu and then Mark Thompson, Founder/Owner VP of Operations Spectrum Radio Group LLC replied to me quickly.

617. WNNZ Westfield MA 640 kHz
Another very cool QSL. This is not even mentioned here in my blog before as I heard it on the 6th of February. This station has not been heard in Finland before afaik. Chuck Dube, CPBE, Chief Engineer of New England Public Radio, who is a radio amateur (W1CLD) like me (OH1NOA), replied quickly and later send me some material via snail mail too. Chuck even knows some Finnish DXers and has visited at YLE in Helsinki. Certainly this will be very high in my all time QSL top list!

618. Harbour Light, Carriacou 1400 kHz
Harbour Light is very common station but somehow I have not sent me a reception report before. Now I did it and Randy Cornelius replied quickly. Grenada was a new country confirmed.

619. YVNE R Uno, Caracas 1340 kHz
I have heard this YV station 3 times: twice in December and once in January. Carolina Martínez P., Directora General de Administración replied to my email. QSLs from Venezuela are difficult to get!

620. HJKM Emisora Mariana, Bogotá 1400 kHz
The most commong SA station on 1400. Helen Bautista replied in 2 days.

621. HJCS La Voz de Bogotá 930 kHz, 622. HJKN Radio Única, Bogotá 1280 kHz and 623. Radio Cordillera, Bogotá 1190 kHz
Yaned Caro, Coordinadora Administrativa, TODELAR Bogota confirmed all of these (thanks for v/s info to PEH). LV de Bogotá and Cordillera are very common stations, Única is a bit more difficult to hear and I have heard it only once.

624. HJJD NSE Radio, Medellin 1380 kHz
This was quite good catch in December but I heard it again in March. NSE headquarters in Spain confirmed my reception via Facebook.

The first weeks of February were very interesting propagation-wise. I am still listening to the 6th Feb files, so lots of files to listen.

North America

560 4.2. 0400- USA: WQAM Miami FL. Also WIOD 610 loud.
590 5.2. 2359- USA: WEZE Boston MA. New one for me. Here below VOCM but later dominant with a programme sponsored by Amazing Grace Ministry.
650 5.2. 0702- USA: WSM Nashville TN. Trinity River Band in studio.
700 5.2. 0400- USA: WLW Cincinnati OH. “Newsradio 700 W-L-W, Cincinnati”. Later in the frequency also tentative Radio Sucre.
750 5.2. 0332- USA: WSB Atlanta GA.
790 5.2. 0200- USA: WAXY South Miami FL.
850 4.2. 0500- USA: WFTL West Palm Beach FL.
890 5.2. 0700- USA: WLS Chicago IL.
920 4.2. 0559- USA: WDMC Melbourne FL. Alone.
920 5.2. 0258- USA: WMMN Fairmont WV. FSR. I was checking a new Panana station which PK logged here. Suprisingly I heard this rare WV-stn with a weak ID “Fox Sports Radio, 920 AM WMMN Fairmont”. The local ad to Fairmont before this confirmed the identification. Replied to my reception report quickly.
940 3.2. 0500- USA: WINZ MIami FL. “The Sports Animal”.
1060 4.2. 0600- USA: WQOM Natick MA.
1240 4.2. 0600- USA: WMMB Melbourne FL. “…12-40 and 13-50 WMMV”.
1270 4.2. 0500- CAN: CJCB Sydney NS.
1290 4.2. 0500- USA: WJNO West Palm Beach FL.
1310 5.2. 0700- USA: WLOB Portland ME.
1520 3.2. 0459- USA: KOLM Rochester MN.

Central America

840 5.2. 0502- CUB: CMHW Doblevé, Santa Clara.
920 5.2. 0301- PNR: HOS56 R Mía, Los Santos. Tnx to PK for finding this. Played a song of “Mi Banda El Mexicano”. After it an ID when USA was down here.
1070 4.2. 0500- CUB: CMAM R Guamá, Guane.

South America

570 5.2. 0630- CLM: HJND Señal Radio Colombia, Bogotá.

I work CQ WPX RTTY contest from the station of Jukka, OH6LI with a club call OH4A.

CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: OH4A
Operator(s): OH1NOA
Station: OH4A

Class: SOAB HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 30
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 275
40: 416
20: 770
15: 595
10: 196
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Total: 2252 Prefixes = 788 Total Score = 5,332,396

Club:

Comments:

Thanks to Jukka, OH6LI for the opportunity to operate this contest from his fine
station. The station worked very well. Propagation was below normal and bands
went up and down quite rapidly. Low bands provided very little DX.

Despite of tricky condx, this score is above the current Finnish SOAB record.

73, Timo OH1NOA

A bit slowish time between the 26th of Jan and the 2nd of Feb, but I haven’t logged all the stations I’ve heard before during the season.

North America

680 29.1. 0458- USA: WRKO Boston MA.
890 30.1. 0459- USA: WAMG Dedham MA. “La Mega”
920 31.1. 0400- CAN: CKNX Wingham ON.
930 29.1. 0429- CAN: CFBC St. John NB. CJYQ’s tower has been collapsed so CFBC dominates now. Below is another NA, maybe WBEN?
930 31.1. 0400- USA: WDLX Washington NC. 2nd time for “Pirate Radio”.
1160 31.1. 0400- USA: WYLL Chicago IL.
1180 31.1. 0400- USA: WHAM Rochester NY.
1450 30.1. 0700- USA: WPGG Atlantic City NJ.
1460 31.1. 0700- USA: WDDY Albany NY. New one.
1670 1.2. 0500- USA: WPLA Dry Branch GA.
1700 27.1. 0503- USA: WJCC Miami Springs FL. TIK

Central America

1060 30.1. 0400- CUB: CMDL R 26, Matanzas. This has been very common lately, when ever there is propagation to Cuba.
1320 26.1. 0301- PTR: WSKN R Isla, San Juan PR.
1390 26.1. 0301- PTR: WISA Isabela PR. TIK

Slow QSL start for this year.

609. R Rossii/Karelii, Petroskoi 765 kHz
Back in the days I remember that I’ve sent them a reception report from their Finnish programme but got no replay. Now “Юлия Громова” replied in 11 days via email.

610. WLQY Hollywood FL 1320 kHz
I have found this FL-stn few times, but it’s not the most common Florida-station. I got confirmation from Rick Hunt, who is the Vice President and Director of Radio Engineering Entravision Communications.

611. WGIT Faro de Santidad, Canovanas 1660 kHz
WGIT used to be the most common CA-station on Mediumwaves. Lately its signal has been weaker. They also changed their format from news station to religious station with name “Faro de Santidad”. I got my replay from Facebook.

612. HJZI G12 Radio, Bogotá 1550 kHz
G12 has had very good signal lately during the Bogota openings. Fabi Locutora confirmed my reception.

613. Radio Turbo Mix AM, Cajamarca 1540 kHz
This Peru station is fairly easy catch on its split, 1540,5 kHz. Quick replay via email.

614. OCX4R Radio La Inolvidable, Lima 660 kHz
After several attempts I found a v/s information which worked. Manuel Soto F. kindly confirmed my reception via email. Perhaps this is the second QSL from this station to Finland?

615. R Beograd 202 1503 kHz
Thanks to JUS, I got a quick replay from Svetomir Cuckovic, who is 80 years old and has a ham radio call YU7SC. It is also my first QSL from Serbia.

The peak of the propagation was on the 21st Jan when there was one hour extremely good peak to Medellin, Colombia area. The band was full of unheard stations when usual Bogota dominants were absent. Also some NA/CA-condx but not many new ones for me. Reception report -wise I am much behind – sending out reports for stations heard in late December. And already heard almost 100 new stations this year!

British Isles

630 19.1. 0700- G: BBC R Cornwall, Lanner. TIK

North America

560 17.1. 0603- USA: WQAM Miami FL. TIK
570 17.1. 0600- USA: CFCB Corner Brook NL. TIK
840 18.1. 0658- USA: WHAS Louisville KY. “WHAS iHeart Radio”. TIK
850 18.1. 0600- USA: WFTL West Palm Beach FL. Fourth time in 12 months. TIK
900 19.1. 0559- CAN: CHML Hamilton ON. New one! TIK
920 19.1. 0600- CAN: CKNX Wingham ON. “This is CKNX AM 9-20”, very loud. TIK
920 18.1. 0658- USA: WURA Quantico VA. “Radio Unida 9-20 AM”. TIK
940 17.1. 0447- USA: WINZ MIami FL. NBC Sports Radio with outstanding signal strength. Time to time also TLK-stn in the QRG. Listened at train via remote! TIK
940 18.1. 0559- USA: WMAC Macon GA. “News Talk 9-40 WMAC Macon”. Heard also 16.1.14 0559Z. TIK
960 21.1. 0500- USA: WEAV Plattsburgh NY. Condx down before HJ-peak but this one came nicely. TIK
1020 19.1. 0600- USA: KDKA Pittsburgh PA. TIK
1090 19.1. 0559- USA: WBAL Baltimore MD. TIK
1100 19.1. 0359- USA: WTAM Cleveland OH. TIK
1180 19.1. 0500- USA: WHAM Rochester NY. “Wham 11-80”. TIK
1250 19.1. 0500- CAN: CJYE Oakville ON. CJYE/CJMR-double ID. TIK
1290 19.1. 0500- CAN: CJBK London ON. “Newstalk 12-90, CJBK”. TIK
1290 18.1. 0630- USA: WHIO Dayton OH. TIK
1430 19.1. 0500- USA: CHKT Toronto ON. TIK
1460 19.1. 0502- CAN: CJOY Guelph ON. New one! TIK
1510 18.1. 0730- USA: WLAC Nashville TN. TIK
1530 18.1. 0602- USA: WCKY Cincinnati OH. ESPN Radio. TIK
1590 19.1. 0459- USA: WAKR Akron OH. TIK

Central America

640 17.1. 0703- CUB: CMBC R Progreso, Guanabacoa/Las Tunas. Played George Micheal. TIK
650 17.1. 0231- CUB: CMBC R Progreso, Ciego de Avila. New Progreso-QRG for me. Certain Peru audio in the signal. Also Progreso on 660. TIK
840 17.1. 0359- CUB: CMHW Doblevé, Santa Clara. TIK
940 18.1. 0728- MEX: XEQ Ciudad de México DF. Radio Apasionada [.879]. TIK
1060 18.1. 0700- MEX: XEEP R Educación, Mexico DF. With another SS. TIK
1060 19.1. 0603- MEX: XEEP R Educación, Mexico DF. IDs after himno. TIK
1470 21.1. 0602- PNR: HO.. La Primerisíma, Panamá. Busy QRG but this was the strongest. Male ID. TIK
1530 21.1. 0658- PNR: R Avivamiento, Panamá. TIK
1560 18.1. 0529- PNR: HO.. R Adventista de Panamá, Panamá. Loud: “Somos la señal de Esperanza, 15-60 AM y 105.3 FM..” – new FM frequency? Another REL Santa Maria de la Paz R also same time. TIK

South America

940 21.1. 0600- CLM: HJA76 Frecuencia U, Medellin. IDs after instrumental Beatles. I heard this tentatively last Autumn but probably not heard in Europe before. TIK
1080 21.1. 0600- CLM: HJAX La Voz de la Nostagia, Medellín. During the ID lots of RUS-QRM. When played music, was loud. HK approved my ID. TIK
1130 21.1. 0600- VEN: Tentative: YVKQ R Popular, Barquisimeto. No ID but good signal on split [.897]. TIK
1140 21.1. 0558- CLM: HJDL R Paísa, Medellín. Very loud, played Vicente Fernande like LV de La Raza. TIK
1140 21.1. 0530- CLM: HJKO R Esperanza, Cartagena. TIK
1160 21.1. 0558- CLM: HJAZ Frecuencia Bolivariana, Montería. Classic, Roberto Faz and then several “UPB” and Montería-mentions. Loud and the 99th heard MW-CLM. [.998]. TIK
1170 21.1. 0601- CLM: HJNW Caracol, Cartagena/Tunja. TIK
1190 22.1. 0500- EQA: HCDE2 UCSG Radio y Televisión, Guayaquil. TIK
1190 21.1. 0633- VEN: YVZD La Cultural del Táchira, San Cristóbal. TIK
1200 21.1. 0558- CLM: HJIJ LV de La Raza, Medellín. Strong on split [.172]. They played Joe Arroyo’s “Por Ti No Morire” and Vicente Fernandez’s “Camino Al Cielo”. TIK
1210 21.1. 0628- CLM: La Cariñosa, Pereira/Cucuta. [.994] most likely Pereira. Played Fernando Valadés song “Dos Caminos Diferentes”. TIK
1230 21.1. 0600- CLM: HJIL Minuto de Dios, Medellín. Another loud new one. TIK
1260 21.1. 0559- CLM: HJDA R Auténtica, Medellín. CBM Antioquia. [.983]. TIK
1260 21.1. 0601- VEN: YVRM BBN Radio, Caracas. No EU but 3 SS-stations here [.999]. TIK
1280 21.1. 0558- VEN: YVOF Radio Trujillo, Trujillo. TIK
1310 21.1. 0631- CLM: HJDG Caracol R, Montería. TIK
1320 21.1. 0558- CLM: HJTA R Maria, Medellín. //1580. TIK
1340 21.1. 0600- VEN: YVNE R Uno, Caracas. TIK
1350 21.1. 0600- CLM: HJDS Ondas de la Montaña, Medellín. Played Enrique Rodriguez & Orchestra song “Yo Tambíén Tuve Un Cariño”. TIK
1350 18.1. 0558- CLM: HJHL Oxigeno, Ibagué. TIK
1350 21.1. 0600- EQA: HCVP2 Teleradio AM 13-50, Guayaquil. Below Ondas de la Montaña. Also 3rd SS heard, most likely from Cuba. TIK
1380 22.1. 0500- CLM: HJJD NSE Radio, Medellín. TIK
1390 22.1. 0500- PRU: R Fé, Chiclayo. Now I heard this the 3rd time. Phone number to station was given (tnx HK) and was finishing the daily programme. Around 0504Z carrier was gone. TIK
1410 22.1. 0500- CLM: HJDU Em. Universidad Cultural de Antioqia, Medellin. Jazz and classic. TIK
1430 17.1. 0530- VEN: Deportes Unión Radio Maracay. [.905]. TIK
1460 23.1. 0700- CLM: HJJW Emisora Nuevo Continente, Bogotá. TIK
1470 18.1. 0502- PRU: OAU4B R Capital, Lima. Strong this morning. TIK
1470 21.1. 0659- VEN: YVJW Union Radio Cultural, Valencia. TIK
1480 18.1. 0459- CLM: HJOD R Rodadero, Santa Maria. Nice new one. IDs and peaceful music. TIK
1490 21.1. 0657- VEN: YVXD La Dinámica, Caracas. Now a bit lower [.011] than on December. Call-sign and jingle. TIK
1550 18.1. 0500- CLM: HJCB R El Sol, Barranquilla. Himno and nice IDs. TIK
1570 21.1. 0600- CLM: HJZT R Auténtica, Manizales. Another new one. TIK

Condx have been awesome lately. Good period of radio propagation started on the 16th January, so this post has only a small portion of which was heard. The reason is that I haven’t listened through all the files – 16th Jan took almost two full days to listen all!

Europe

900 16.1. -0630 I: RAI Lombardia, Milano. TIK

North America

540 16.1. 0559- USA: WFLF Pine Hills FL. Nice station to start the harddisk listening: “WFLF Pine Hills Orlando, WTKS…”. In some point I heard on CW: “RJCBB QRL K”. TIK
610 15.1. 0200- USA: WIOD Miami FL. TIK
750 16.1. 0500- USA: WSB Atlanta GA. TIK
920 16.1. 0600- USA: WURA Quantico VA. “Radio Unida” . A Half hour later UNID Fox Sports Radio. TIK
930 16.1. 0605- USA: WBEN Buffalo NY. Busy QRG: CFBC, CJYQ, WDLX, Reloj and then this alone. TIK
930 16.1. 0459- USA: WDLX Washington NC. “This is Pirate Radio 12-50, WGHB Farmville … WDLX …”. TIK
970 11.1. 0600- USA: WZAN Portland ME. With Red RCN. TIK
1140 16.1. 0600- USA: WQBA Miami FL. Also some other hours. Also ID of Radio Musica Nacional of Cuba. TIK
1250 16.1. 0259- USA: WGHB Farmville NC. It helped to hear at first same Pirate Radio 12-50 on 930. TIK
1260 16.1. 0400- USA: WSKO Syracuse NY. “The Score”. Earlier Radio Disney. TIK
1270 16.1. 0600- USA: WXYT Detroit MI. TIK
1280 16.1. 0300- CAN: CFMB Montréal QC. Many Ethnic languages and immigration ads. At 0300Z “Radio Multilingue” and “Radio Montreal” IDs. Heard between 2358-0700. [.997]. TIK
1290 16.1. 0330- USA: WJNO West Palm Beach FL. 0600z IDing WHIO. TIK
1300 16.1. 0100- USA: WGDJ Rensselaer NY. TIK
1330 16.1. 0558- USA: WFNN Erie PA. TIK
1380 16.1. 0500- USA: WABH Bath NY. TIK
1390 16.1. 0500- USA: WKPA Lynchburg VA. Power is claimed to be 34 watts. 200th Perseus-era North American. TIK
1410 16.1. 0100- CAN: CJWI Montreal QC. TIK
1470 11.1. 0703- USA: WLAM Lewiston ME. “The true oldies channel” + few SA stations. TIK
1480 16.1. 0458- USA: WHBC Canton OH. “News Talk 14-80 WHBC”. TIK
1640 16.1. 0600- USA: WTNI Biloxi MS. TIK
1680 16.1. 0604- USA: WOKB Winter Garden FL. TIK

Central America

580 16.1. 0501- CUB: CMBA R Rebelde, Mabujabo. TIK
660 12.1. 0600- CUB: CMBC R Progreso, Jovellanos. TIK
680 14.1. 0300- PTR: WAPA San Juan PR. TIK
850 16.1. 0428- CUB: R Reloj, Nueva Gerona. WEEI was the strongest. TIK
890 16.1. 0601- CUB: CMDZ R Progreso, Chambas. TIK

South America

820 16.1. 0701- CLM: HJED Caracol, Cali. TIK
1020 10.1. 0330- VEN: YVMX R Continente, Maracaibo. TIK
1070 10.1. 0600- CLM: HJAH Emisora Atlantico, Barranquilla. TIK

Radioamateurs’ Scandinavian Activity Contest results, both CW and SSB, have now been published. I was operating with another Timo, OH1TM at our club OH1F in the multi-single class. We are happy with the results 🙂

SAC CW
Multi Operator Single Transmitter

Rank 	Call 	Year 	Mode 	Class 	Band 	Power 	Overlay	QSO 	Points 	Mult. 	Score 	Operators

1	OH1F	2013	CW	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	2257	5.322	252	1.341.144	OH1NOA OH1TM
2	OG7F	2013	CW	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	2243	5.221	241	1.258.261	OH5DA DJ9DZ
3	OH5Z	2013	CW	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	2205	5.150	237	1.220.550	OH5TS OH5WH
4	SA8C	2013	CW	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	2016	4.640	211	979.040	SM3PHM SM3VAC
5	OH9W	2013	CW	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	1821	4.261	227	967.247	OH2BCI OH2TA OH5BQ OG2W

SAC SSB
Multi Operator Single Transmitter

Rank 	Call 	Year 	Mode 	Class 	Band 	Power 	Overlay	QSO 	Points 	Mult. 	Score 	Operators

1	OH1F	2013	SSB	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	2019	4.934	292	1.440.728	OH1NOA OH1TM
2	SA8C	2013	SSB	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	1996	5.010	234	1.172.340	SM0W SM0SHG SM0SYP SM0MLZ
3	OH9W	2013	SSB	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	1616	3.840	263	1.009.920	OH2BCI, OH2KM, OH2TA, OH5BQ
4	OH1TX	2013	SSB	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	1338	3.056	221	675.376	OH1TX, OH1RX
5	SK2T	2013	SSB	MULTI-ONE	ALL	HIGH	NONE	1411	3.192	195	622.440	SM2EKA SM2LIY SM2SYV SM2UVU SM2VJX SA2BRJ

Propagation has been up and down recently. 29th Dec was very good morning to Columbia with 1140 HRVC La Voz Evangélica, Choluteca as a big suprise. 1st Jan was reasonably good but so far the best day in 2014 has been the 7th of January. Highlight that day was 940 HCBZ1 R Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Quito.

New improvement for the station has been that I am using now TeamViewer 9 for remote control. I can now listen to Perseus-files over the internet and also listen live.

Asia

1107 6.1. 1400- CHN: Xinjiang PBS, Hutubi. “Xinjang Golos Radiostanitsa”.
1116 6.1. 1400- CHN: CNR5 Zhonghua zhi Sheng, Shaowu.
1368 4.1. 1400- IRN: IRIB R Golestan, Gorgan. Own programme with local IDs. Quite different format than other IRIBs. Splitti [.965].
1377 4.1. 1400- CHN: CNR 1. Thanks for MTM’s article, I understang eg. that news are starting: “Zhongguo zhi sheng, yang guang ye xinwen”!

North America

540 1.1. 0704- CAN: CBT Grand Falls NL.
1480 28.12.2013 0628- USA: WLMV Madison WI. “La Movida”.
1500 28.12.2013 0628- USA: WLQV Detroit MI. [.003].
1520 8.1. 0700- USA: WWKB Buffalo NY.
1600 8.1. 0658- USA: WUNR Brookline MA.
1610 30.12.2013 0358- CAN: CHHA Toronto ON. “Radio Voces, Latinas”. New one.
1650 30.12.2013 0402- CAN: CINA Missisauga ON. “16-50 AM, CINA”.
1680 7.1. 0458- USA: WOKB Winter Garden FL. New one.

Central America

950 5.1. 0457- CUB: R Reloj. With CKNB. Reloj also 790, 860 & 930.
1000 5.1. 0459- CUB: CMNM R Granma, Media Luna GR. TIK
1070 5.1. 0500- CUB: CMKS R Trinchera Antimperialista, Guantánamo. After few poor mornings, some TA-condx. Unfortunately quite weak mixed propagation. Trinchera and Reloj same time also on 1020.
1120 7.1. 0000- PTR: WMSW R Once, Hatillo. Almost all night.
1140 7.1. 0300- CUB: CMBF R Musical Nacional, Villa Clara. New Cuban for me! “Radio Musical Nacional transmitiendo desde La Habana, Cuba”. Mielenkiintoiset kelit 7.1.
1140 29.12.2013 0528- HND: HRVC La Voz Evangélica, Choluteca. I noticed this split Spanish [.028] station, which was quite weak and signal had lots of fading. Although split indicated that this is something interesting, I couldn’t figure out anything from this. Then I heard that in Sweden this was identified as Hondurasian with CVC programme “Píldoras y reflexiones”. Again to the file and after careful listening, I found “HRVC”-ID. ID approved by HK & PW, tack!
1570 29.12.2013 0600- GTM: TGVE VEA Voz Evangelica de América, Guatemala. Appearently signing off.

South America

730 7.1. 0531- CLM: HJCU Melodía Stereo, SF de Bogotá. Rebelde was dominating low band.
850 1.1. 0730- VEN: YVZC R Fé y Alegría, Maracaibo. New day’s propagation was up and down, but this was new one.
940 7.1. 0357- EQA: HCBZ1 R Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Quito. I heard this few minutes with very nice signal with clear ID. HK approved this also, tnx. They had station promo with Glenn Miller tune (In the mood). Although OLL has no loggings for this, it has been heard back in the days. [.998] Afterwards I heard Glenn Miller tune also 1.1.2014 0302Z.
1020 10.1. 0330- VEN: YVMX R Continente, Maracaibo. 10th Jan some VEN on low band, but no new ones.
1100 7.1. 0300- CLM: HJCN R BBN, Bogotá. With Caracol.
1130 27.12.2013 0637- CLM: HJVA Vida AM, Bogotá.
1140 1.1. 0704- CLM: HJDL R Paisa, Medellin.
1260 29.12.2013 0700- CLM: HJDA R Auténtica, Medellín. Weak on split [.984]. PUL’s log entry helped with ID.
1280 27.12.2013 0633- CLM: HJKN R Única, Bogotá. Quite rare recent years. Below NotiUno [.972].
1300 1.1. 0258- PRU: OAX4S R Comas, Comas. Audio had typical Peru sound. Fine IDs and strong signal few minutes. No other Peru heard!
1310 29.12.2013 0500- B: ZYJ684 R Globo Rondônia, Pôrto Velho.
1310 29.12.2013 0601- CLM: HJAK La Voz de la Patria, Barranquilla. [1309.681].
1330 1.1. 0657- CLM: HJFE RCN Antena 2, Pereira. Good signal. New one. [.003].
1350 1.1. 0700- CLM: HJDS Ondas de La Montaña, Medellín.
1380 29.12.2013 0655-0705 CLM: HJJD NSE Radio, Medellín. This station I was wondering for a long time. WWW-address was given and I thought it is something like “mferadio.com” and this must be Nuevo Tiempo. It made me suspicious as I didn’t notice any other stations from Lima. Then I saw PK’s log entry for NSE Radio and it “opened” this case. It didn’t help that WRTH 2014 lists this with full name (R. Nuestra Señora del Encuentro con Dios).
1520 7.1. 0500- CLM: HJLQ Radio Minuto, Barranquilla. At this point the strongest SA on the band.
1540.5 29.12.2013 0701- PRU: R Turbo Mix AM, Cajamarca. “Turrrrrrbo Mix … aa emme!”.
1550 7.1. 0358- CLM: HJCB R El Sol, Barranquilla. New one from CLM. Radio El Sol- and RCN-IDs. [.000].
1580 7.1. 0358- CLM: HJQZ R Maria, Barranquilla. Lately Radio Maria has had problems with audio. Also Caracol heard.
1580 29.12.2013 0632- CLM: HJRM Caracol Radio, Sincelejo. [.997].