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Lousy lousy October so far. Especially with my current antenna. Excellent PRG/URU-condx in the 15th of October!

North America

1200 1.10. 0428- USA: WXKS Newton MA. Bloomberg.

South America

590 11.10. 0400- ARG: LS4 Radio Continental, Buenos Aires.
730 15.10. 0502- PRG: ZP7 Radio Cardinal, Asunción. WWW-address few times, split [.018]. Amazing LaPlata this morning: 560, 610, 640, 670, 680, 700, 710, 760, 800 …
770 15.10. 0428- URG: CX12 Radio Oriental, Montevideo.
780 15.10. 0502- PRG: ZP70 Radio Primero de Marzo, Asunción. Announced the name of their programme: “Madrugada 780”. [.995] 799.988 possibly La Unión and 1029.092 Nanduti.
790 15.10. 0333- ARG: LR6 Radio Mitre, Buenos Aires BA.
820 15.10. 0456- ARG: LRA8 Radio Nacional, Formosa. //870, 960.
940 15.10. 0333- ARG: LRH200 Radio Chajarí, Chajarí. //790 Mitre.
1300 1.10. 0433- CLM: HJLD Q’Hubo Radio, Pereira. The first CLM with ID for me from this QRG.
1350 1.10. 0402- CLM: HJDS Ondas de la Montaña, Medellín.
1560 1.10. 0426- CLM: HJXZ Santa Maria de la Paz Radio, Medellin. 1580.068 with interesting mx. 1530 rel with a bit rough audio.

The propagation was the worst I remember for a while in SAC. I operated with another Timo, OH1TM. I was more or less sick all weekend. Same QRN from FK races that made QRM to MW, was also on SW bands.

Claimed scores (looking good):

http://sactest.net/blog/result/region_results.php?&mode=CW&region=73&claimed=1

Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW

Call: OH1F
Operator(s): OH1NOA OH1TM
Station: OH1AF

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Viasvesi
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
——————-
80: 295 42
40: 593 57
20: 611 63
15: 267 62
10: 28 28
——————-
Total: 1794 252 Total Score = 1,003,212

Club: Contest Club Finland

Comments:

Low signal levels overall and a strange local s9 QRM on 40 & 20 meters made copying difficult (sorry guys..).

There was a big camping around because of formula karting race at our neighbour (Pori Circuit http://www.porinfkkerho.fi). I think that was the reason for the QRM.

Anyway, thanks for the QSOs, CU in SSB leg!

The new MW season started here and I switched from FM to MW. FM season was reasonably ok as late summer had few decent openings. I still have few recordings from Es season, but I have mostly done with it. MW propagation has been as bad as it was during the spring. La Plata has been heard the most mornings when there has been a transatlantic opening. The best catch so far has been 780 Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Juliaca. I think this was the first time when this station was heard in Finland and I managed to get a reply via Facebook from the station.

QSLs are copied from another forum:

FM

61. BIH: Radio Preporod 95.20 16.7.15 em 0d
62. CZE: Český rozhlas Vltava 95.60 26.6.15 em 1d v/s Mgr. Lukáš Hurník Ph.D., šéfredaktor
63. D: Bayern 3 94.00 26.6.15 em 1d v/s Stephanie Noll, Hörerservice
64. AUT: Ö2 Radio Steiermark 95.40 26.6.15 em 1d v/s Kurt Nuspl, ORF STEIERMARK I Kundenservice
65. CZE: Český rozhlas Plzeň 106.70 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Michal Žák, vedoucí podpory programu
66. D: B5 Aktuell 106.90 26.6.15 em 4d v/s Manfred Schmitz
67. CZE: Rádio Bonton 99.70 26.6.15 em
68. D: RBB Kulturradio 100.20 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Katrin Stiller
69. SUI: Radio SRF 3 105.60 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Pascal Glaus
70. D: Antenne Niedersachsen 106.30 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Kathrin Gatzemeier
71. D: Antenne 1 100.10 26.6.15 via Facebook
72. D: NDR 2 99.10 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Angie Meister
73. G: BBC Radio Norfolk 95.10 3.7.15 v/s Clare Worden
74. D: YOU FM 95.30 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Andrea
75. D: Hitradio RTL Sachsen 105.20 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Sabine Hickmann, Hörerservice
76. D: BB Radio 105.00 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Sarah Moritz, Hörerservice
77. D: BB Radio Cottbus 107.2 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Sarah Moritz, Hörerservice (korvaa tavan BB Radion)
78. BEL: RTBF Classic 21 96.60 26.6.15 em 0d v/s Le Service Médiation
79. HNG: MTVA Petöfi Rádió 96.70 25.6.15 kirjattu ki, ta v/s Kornél Süveges, Technical Department
80. G: KLFM 96.70 3.8.15 em 0d v/s Darren Taylor, Managing Director
81. D: r.s. 2 103.90 26.6.15 em 1d v/s Frank Nitzschmann, Chefredakteur
82. AUT: Antenne Steiermark 91.20 8.7.15 em 0d v/s Tanja Löscher, Programmassistenz
83. D: RBB Radio Eins 106.10 26.6.15 ko snailmail
84. CZE: ČRo České Budějovice 106.40 26.6.15 ko, avaimenperää, kaulanauhaa ym
85. I: Radio Fragola 104.80 FFF 16.7.15 em 10d v/s Lucia
86. AUT: Ö1 91.20 8.7.15 em 6d v/s Mathilde Soukup
87. KOS: Radio K4 90.20 16.7.15 em 2d v/s Ilir Hamiti, Media Engineer (all time uusi maa!)
88. HNG: Rádió 1 Pécs 88.30 16.7.15 em 1d v/s Incze Annamaria, chief editor, head of news
89. I: Radio Center Music FM 99.10 16.7.15 em 2d
90. I: RAI Radio 1 Veneto 88.10 16.7.15 ki, ko, tarroja ym.
91. I: RAI Radio 1 Emilia Romagna 89.50 16.7.15 em 8d
92. CZE: Rock Radio 89.00 26.6.15 em 11d v/s Jitka Nekolová
93. D: MDR Sachsen-Anhalt 106.50 26.6.15 ko
94. BUL: BNR Hristo Botev 95.30 7.8.15 em 0d v/s Anelia Krandeva
95. BUL: BNR Radio Shumen 93.40 7.8.15 em 2d
96. SVN: Radio Capodistria 103.60 16.7.15 em em 10d v/s Antonio Rocco, Assistant Director General for Italian Programmes
97. ROU: Stil FM 105.50 7.8.15 em 0d v/s Florin Driga
98. NOR: NRK Østlandssendingen 88.70 20.8.15 (eka kuitattu norjalainen!)
99. S: Radio Söderhamn 89.70 20.8.15 em 5d v/s Kjell, Programledare/Reporter (Kjell also mentioned my report in his morning show)
100. D: hr3 106.20 26.6.15 ko
101. D: hr-info 107.30 26.6.15 ko

AM

871. KFQD Anchorage AK 750 em 3d v/s Scott Smith, GM
872. KPOW Powell WY 1260 em 1d v/s Scott Mangold
873. CKWX Vancouver BC 1130 em 1d v/s John Streit
874. CBEF Windsor ON 1550 em 0d v/s Reza Moemeni
875. KHAR Anchorage AK 590 em 0d v/s Joe Campbell, Program Director (1000th “DX rank point”)
888. TRT1 Catalca 702 ko ym
889. TRT Antalya R, Antalya 891 ko ym
890. TRT 1 Radyo Bir, Izmir 927 ko ym
891. TRT Trabzon Radio 954 ko ym
892. SER Radio Zaragoza 873 em 0d v/s Pablo Ignacio Blanco
893. RNE5 Galicia 1503 em 1d v/s Ana Isabel Alvarez Iglesias f/up
894. WPHM Port Huron MI 1380 em 6d v/s Paul Miller
895. KMNQ Brooklyn Park MN 1470 em 0d v/s Steve Miller, Director of Operations
896. KFAR Fairbanks AK 660 em 0d v/s Glenner Anderson
897. WRTO Chicago IL 1200 em 0d v/s Doug Levy, Senior Vice President and General Manager
898. KXSP Omaha NE 590 em 1d v/s John Gaeta, Radio Engineer
899. WPGG Atlantic City NJ 1450 0d via Facebook
903. WTMJ Milwaukee WI 620 0d via Facebook
904. KVNT Eagle River-Big Lake AK 1020 0d v/s Tom Lambert, Broadcast Engineer
905. KYES Rockville MN 1180 8d v/s Bob Benes
906. WDCZ Buffalo NY 970 2d v/s Brian Cunningham, Chief Engineer
910. KSRM Soldotna AK 920 1d v/s Matt Wilson, General Manager
911. KSLD Soldotna AK 1140 1d v/s Matt Wilson, General Manager
912. WSKO Syracuse NY 1260 1d v/s Tom Mitchell, Syracuse Operations Manager
913. KBBI Homer AK 890 0d v/s Terry Rensel, Program Director
914. KNR Qeqertarsuaq 650 0d v/s Leif P. Hendriksen, AV-assistent NEW COUNTRY, GREENLAND!
915. KNR Nuuk 570 0d v/s Leif P. Hendriksen, AV-assistent f/up
916. Sistema Dos, Guayaquil 1080 0d em f/up
917. CX20 Radio Monte Carlo, Montevideo 930 em 0d v/s Franco Benvenuto, Gerente de Programación NEW COUNTRY, URUGUAY!
918. LV9 Radio Salta, Salta 840 via Twitter
919. OAZ7S Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Juliaca 780 FFF via Facebook
920. RNE1 Melilla, Melilla 972 ltr NEW COUNTRY, MELILLA!

Few excellent ES openings have provided some nice QSLs. This time I copied my QSL-list from FMDX.tk forum:

HF

842. KGO San Francisco CA 810 em 0d v/s John Buckham, CE
862. CJYM Rosetown SK 1330 em 0d v/s Barb Bell

FM

37. D: RBB Radio Berlin 88.8 88.80 2.6.2015 card via snail mail
38. E: Catalunya Radio (Collsuspina-tx) 99.70 21.6.2015 em 0d v/s Toni Arbonès, journalist, whose programme I heard
39. I: Radio Number One 104.90 21.6.2015 via Facebook v/s Mirko Bertoldi, who speaks Finnish and has lived in Helsinki
40. I: Radio Blackout 105.25 21.6.2015 em 0d v/s Raoul Resta, whose travel programme I heard
41. AUT: Antenne Vorarlberg 106.50 21.6.2015 em 0d v/s Dirk Klee, Programmchef
42. SUI: Rhône FM, Sion (VS) 100.00 FFF 22.6.2015 via Facebook
43. F: Magnum la Radio 94.40 22.6.2015 via Facebook
44. F: Générations 88.20 14.5.2015 em 2d v/s Cédric Badet
45. F: MFM Radio 88.80 3.7.2014 em 0d v/s Cédric Badet
46. HOL: Beat FM, Heiloo 106.30 SFF 25.6.2015 em 0d v/s John Geels
47. F: Yes FM, Mont Salève-tx (74) 91.80 via Facebook (Swiss but, tx in France) – 100th QSL in 2015
48. F: Radio Totem 93.50 21.6.2015 em 7d v/s Fabrice Lavoisier
49. I: Radio Nichelino Comunità 107.30 21.6.2015 em 8d
50. S: Radio Örnsköldsvik 89.80 16.6.2013 em 3m v/s Erik Bergström, Tekniker och administratör f/up
51. D: Radio ISW 106.40 26.6.2015 em 11d v/s Hans Hausner
52. F: Radio Rézo 106.50 25.6.2015 em 0d v/s Richard Jeune
53. D: RPR1. 101.50 25.6.2015 em 0d v/s Franziska Bohnet, Hörerservice
54. D: RPR1. Trier 102.10 FFF 25.6.2015 em 0d v/s Franziska Bohnet, Hörerservice
55. SRB: Pannon Rádió 91.50 25.6.2015 em 0d v/s Gazsó Attila, Head of production + email from Soós Georgina!
56. BIH: BH Radio 1 93.70 20.6.2015 em 22d v/s Milan Trivić
57. BEL: RTBF Pure FM 96.60 250615 em 2d v/s Le Service Médiation
58. D: SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz und das Rheinland 97.50 250615 ko, 2ta via snailmail
59. SRB: Radio Beseda 91.80 250615 em 0d v/s Milorad Milovic, + one other email
60. CZE: Evropa 2 88.20 260615 em 1d v/s Radka Pilzová, PR Manager

FM Es-season has been lousy so far. Even I have been quite active (and able to monitor remote via my mobile phone), Es-openings have been few and short. So far:

14.5. the first and the best day so far. Several short openings along the day. At first some AUT/DL then Italy and Slovenia and finally some French + BBC.
15.5. very short opening giving big stations from Germany and Belgium
16.5. short Yugo-opening, 90.20 Radio K4 Shqip gave me new country heard (not QSLed so far)
27.5. short one to Italy, only 88.70 Radio Maria identified
29.5. 10 minute low band opening to Italy, in the evening short opening to Romania
2.6. in the morning Bolid FM from Russia, not much else. Then some short bursts from Italy. After 12z about 10 min opening to Italy.
3.6. Radio Beograd 1 90.9 almost alone on the band
5.6. very short opening, only Ö3 Hitradio identified.
9.6. short up and down opening to France. Long skip over 2000 km.
12.6. evening opening to BLR/UKR with short skip. Only 88.5 BR Kanal Kultura (1044 km) and 88.7 Radio 24 (1212 km) identified.

QSLS:

833. DZRM Radyo Magasin, Valenzuela City 1278 via Facebook
834. CKBI Prince Albert SK 900 em 2d v/s Garth Kalin, Operations Manager
835. KOTA Rapid City SD 1380 1d via Facebook
836. CKRM Regina SK 620 em 0d v/s Grant Biebrick, Program Director
837. RDL 89.60 via FB
838. Fréquence 10 89.20 via FB
-. RFI (Paris) 89.00 em 1d v/s Sébastien Bonijol, Relations Auditeurs RFI
839. Radio Cuore 95.90 em 1d v/s Simona Giorgi, Ufficio Editoriale
840. Play Capital 89.70 em 2d
841. Sunshine 106.80 em 0d f/up
-. SWR1 Baden-Württemberg 88.30 card via snail mail f/up

After the last post I found Mayotte 1458 from our Aihkiniemi files. By my suprise they also verified my email quickly giving me a new country confirmation. Also I’ve got more QSLs for 2014 FM f/ups. And even new season started on FM. I heard few new stations both on 14th and 15th of May.

QSLs

815. Primaradio (Asti) 92.20 0d em v/s Don Moreno f/up
816. La Radio Plus. Thonon-les-Bains-tx 93.00 via Facebook
817. RJFM. Montluçon-tx 92.30 4d em v/s Damien Tardieu
818. Hit FM Radio 94.10 via Facebook (Hit Music FM)
819. Hot Radio Chambéry 96.30 0d em v/s Loïc Bolzon, Promotion Hot Radio
820. Radio Zeta 95.90 0d em v/s Massimo Sangiovanni, Responsabile tecnico
821. South East Radio 95.60 0d em f/up
822. Radio Slovenija 1 88.50 20d em f/up
823. Rouge FM. Mont Salève-tx 97.60 1d em v/s Philippe Martin f/up
824. Virgin Radio 88.00 ltr, strip, notebook v/s Ufficio Tecnico f/up
825. 96.4 Eagle, Guildford 96.40 em 2w v/s Kimberley Weston, Front of House and Office Manager f/up
826. Perrine FM 98.00 em 2d
827. Radio Activity, Ferrara 1395
828. WILS Lansing MI 1320 em 3d v/s Scott Loomis
829. DZME Quezon City 1530 via Facebook
830. RNE5 Galicia, La Coruña 558 ltr v/s José Antonio Garcia Merino
831. RNE5 Galicia, Vigo 1413 ltr v/s José Antonio Garcia Merino
832. Mayotte 1ère, Pamandzi 1458 em 0d v/s RAKOTONDRAVOLA Andry NEW COUNTRY!

FM LOG

88.200 14.5. 1632- F: Générations, Paris. TIK
88.400 14.5. 1139- F: Ouï FM. Granville-tx. Ei ole vastannut viime kesän raporttiin. TIK
88.500 15.5. 1039- BEL: BRF 1. Liège-tx. Hetken bandi täynnä Beneluxin myllyjä. TIK
88.700 15.5. 1012- D: Bayern 2. Grünten-tx. Päivän keli alkoi näiden megasakujen tökinnällä. TIK
88.800 14.5. 1632- F: Contact FM. FM List väittää, että Carcassonne-tx. En usko. TIK
89.000 14.5. 1632- F: RFI Paris. TIK
89.200 14.5. 1157- F: Fréquence 10, Dinan. RDS-tunnistus. Kuului Porissa siis 3,5 tuntia aiemmin kuin Utössa. TIK
89.600 14.5. 1127- F: RDL. Saint Omer-tx. 10 min myöhemmin myös 89.1:llä. TIK
89.700 15.5. 1038- D: WDR 3. Münster-tx. TIK
89.700 14.5. 1040- I: Play Capital. TIK
90.800 14.5. 1134- F: Radio Caroline. Rennes-tx. TIK
92.300 15.5. 1042- BEL: RTBF Vivacité. Charleroi-tx. TIK
92.500 14.5. 0844- D: MDR Thüringen. “MDR Thüringen, Das Radio”. TIK
93.000 14.5. 1052- I: Radio Sportiva. TIK
93.800 14.5. 1052- SVN: Radio Center. Markovec-tx. TIK
94.600 14.5. 1054- SVN: Radio SI, Tinjan-tx. TIK
95.600 14.5. 1057- I: Radio Stereocittà. Muggia-tx. TIK
95.900 14.5. 1055- I: Radio Cuore. Audio-ID:n lisäksi PI:522F PS:CUORE. TIK
100.100 14.5. 1106- F: France Bleu Haute Normandie. Rouen-tx. TIK
100.600 14.5. 1107- F: France Bleu Picardie. PI:F209 PS:BLEU.PIC. TIK

Propagation has been lousy lately (again) and I have mainly listened to Aihkiniemi DX-pedition’s Asia-files.

801. OAU4B Radio Capital, Lima 1470 em 0d v/s Trujillano Guimaray, Luis f/up (after the last post I noticed that I have France Bleu Alsace already on MW QSLed)
802. COPE Jaen 1143 em 2d
803. Radio Istra 96.90 1d em v/s Adriana Jovičić f/up
– BBC Radio York 103.70 1d em v/s Matt Foster, Deputy Editor f/up
804. Free Radio, Prijedor 105.70 1d em f/up
805. NRG FM 88.1 88.10 0d em f/up
806. SRo 3 Radio Devín 88.70 0d em v/s Makýšová Andrea f/up (new country!)
807. Radio Tok FM 89.20 0d em v/s Kamila Ceran, Editor-in-chief f/up
808. Radio Europa FM 89.30 0d via Facebook f/up
809. Radio Skellefteå 89.70 0d em v/s Berth Gustafsson f/up
810. TSF Jazz 90.20 30714 0d em v/s Benoît SIMON f/up
811. Kiss Hády 89.00 270714 2d em v/s Jan Zběhlík, Technik f/up
812. Radio Padania Libera 91.10 0d em v/s Cesare Bossetti f/up
813. Rire et Chansons 91.10 1d via Facebook
814. RTL2 91.20 0d em v/s Tiphaine Delangle f/up

Few new QSLs arrived. I have also now f/upped some old FM-reports from 2013 and got some replies. Next I will do same with 2014. Also Aihkiniemi unlistened files are still plenty.

794. SER Radio Segovia 1602 em 0d v/s David Matarranz Casado, Director de Marketing y Desarrollo
795. Wǔhàn Rénmín Guǎngbō Diàntái, Xīnwén Guǎngbō, Qianjiang 1242 em 0d
796. Wǔhàn Rénmín Guǎngbō Diàntái, Xīnwén Guǎngbō, Chibi 1251 em 0d
797. Wǔhàn Rénmín Guǎngbō Diàntái, Chángjiāng Jīngjì Guǎngbō Diàntái, Wǔhàn 1125 em 4d
798. DZEM Quezon City 954 via Facebook
799. Radio Taiwan International, Minhsiung 1206 QSL via snailmail
800. HJDA Radio Auténtica, Medellín 1260 em 0d v/s Jose Raul Hernandez Echavarria
-. SR1 Europawelle 88.00 2d em v/s Margit Rutz, Redaktionsassistenz f/up
-. ČRo Region-Vysočina, Jihlava/Strážník 87.90 0d em v/s Milan Kopecký, editor
801. France Bleu Alsace 101.40 0d em v/s Patrick Genthon, Grand Reporter

(Numbering is one lower than before because I removed one old dublicate from 1980s).

Radio propagation has still been lousy. Some openings to Peru but not much to talk about.

Slowly but anyhow steadily QSLs arrive. I was two weeks on vacation in Puerto Rico and New York, so I haven’t sent much reports lately.

778. DZEC Radyo Agila, Quezon City 1062 via Facebook
779. DWCM Aksyon Radio, Dagupan City 1161 via Facebook
780. WSPD Toledo OH 1370 em 0d v/s Scott Sands
781. WLQR Toledo OH 1470 em 4d v/s Rick Hood, Chief Engineer, Cumulus Toledo/Monroe
782. KXTG Portland OR 750 em 3d v/s Noah Homsley
783. KDTH Dubuque IA 1370 em 0d v/s Tom Parsley, GM
784. WDND South Bend IN 1620 em 0d v/s Bob Henning, Chief Engineer
785. WXYT Detroit MI 1270 em 0d v/s James Powers
786. ZNS1 R Bahamas, Nassau 1540 em, QSL-doc 0d v/s Vivian V. Arnett NEW COUNTRY, BAHAMAS!
787. YVRH R Nacional de Venezuela, Ciudad Guayana 560 via Facebook
788. YVKA R Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas 630 via Facebook
789. Radio Nacional de Venezuela, Güigüe 650 via Facebook
790. Radio Nacional de Venezuela, Barcelona/Guri 1310 via Facebook
791. YVSV R Nacional de Venezuela, Acarigua 1370 via Facebook
792. R Nacional de Venezuela, Mérida 1560 via Facebook
793. OAX4X Radio Victoria, Lima 780 via Facebook 12months, v/s Serveleón Juan Alberto
794. Voice of Guyana, Georgetown 560 em 2d v/s Michella Abraham-Ali, Assistant Manager Radio NEW COUNTRY, GUYANA!

Voice of Guyana

Propagation is still lousy. Some hope during the last nights with openings to Colombia. No new ones anyway.

770. SER Radio Castilla de Burgos 1287 em 17d v/s Ángel Benito del Álamo
771. esRadio, Las Palmas 1008 em 0d v/s José Ramirez Perera, Departemento Técnico
772. CBI Sydney NS 1140 em 0d v/s Denise Wilson, Managing Director
773. WNTD Chicago IL 950 em 3d v/s Rose Schauer
774. CKHJ Fredericton NB 1260 em 0d v/s Pat Brennan, General Manager
775. KGDD Oregon City OR 1520 em 0d v/s Amador S. Bustos, President, BUSTOS MEDIA HOLDINGS
776. WSPD Toledo OH 1370 em 0d v/s Scott Sands
777. XERF Cd. Acuña 1570 via Facebook