MW SCAN   -   September 1997

First - a trans-Atlantic logbook from John McGibbon

590024519.07VOCM St John's NFphone-inJM
930025018.07CJYQ St John's NFpop/oldiesJM
1010024521.07CFRB Toronto ONMarkets News, Weather report for TorontoJM

Second - some closer to home logs

234140027.08RTLFR pop ... but horrible 500Hz het with itselfFR53553MH
585210610.08BBC Scotland, DumfriesYL ID, OM with ezl musicEG33333IW
684214402.08RNE-1, Sevilla, SpainOM talk, YL ID at 2145SP33333IW
702230824.07Slovensko 1 (multi-tx)OM pops, talk, phone-in //1098SL33312IW
702212110.08NDR-4, Flensburg, GermanyYL-OM talk, OM with "NDR4", YL jazzGM44344IW
765220116.08R Suisse Romande, SottensOM news, 2204 ID, YL classical musicFR44344IW
828220302.08Hit Radio Veronica, Rotterdamback to back pop, ID at 2231 // 1224DU43323IW
846232012.08RAI, Rome, Italy2 OM talk, ezl, ID //900IT34323IW
864221316.08R Bleue, Franceezl, YL ID at 2219FR44433IW
864230012.08Egyptian R, SantahHoly Quran PrgmARgoodDSh
900230012.08RAI, Milan, Italypips, YL IT id/nx, 2203 OM EG id/nx, 2206 FRIT34433IW
936224123.07Yorkshire Dales R, KendalOM DJ Jukebox Memories, promos, adv'sEG44423IW
945222816.08South Coast R, Eastbourneads, 2231 OM id, classic hits & Elvis songsEG44323IW
954234426.07R España, Madrid, SpainOM phone in, 2346 IDSP44423IW
954000027.07R Wyvern, HerefordIRN nx, YL sung "R Wyvern" idEG33322IW
981231429.07Alger Chaîne 3, AlgiersOM talk, Arabic songsFR43343IW
230013.08R Algiers, Algerpips, OM annARgoodDSh
1098222024.07Slovensko 1, NitraOM news reports, 2300 pop, talk, ezl // 702SL44333IW
1107230429.07Talk Radio UK (multi tx)YL ID and addressEG32422IW
1125110023.08R Argus (pres), London piraterock music poor mod and v weakEG14421MH
1134111419.07R London (rsl)jingles & 60's musicEGpoorDSh
1224221202.08Hit Radio Veronica, Ijsselmeerpop // 828DU33322IW
1278150027.08R Caroline m/v Ross Revengerock with Graham L HallEG45554MH
1413232923.07Yorkshire Dales R, SkiptonOM DJ Jukebox Memories // 936EG22312IW
1413234223.07Premier R, Southallads, "Premier Gospel Classic"EG34323IW
1440225512.08BSKSA, Damman, Saudi ArabiaCall of Islam prgmARgoodDSh
224118.08BSKSA, Damman, Saudi ArabiaOM talk, vocal song. off at 2300AR44333IW
1566234514.08AIR Nagpur, IndiaOM ann, national songsHinfairDSh

Third - some news items

RUSSIA
Radio 1 has moved onto 1305 kHz in Moscow. This used to be the freq for Radio Vozrogdenie. (OAM)
 
UNITED KINGDOM
R Caroline 1278 has been heard in Germany and Holland as well as well into the UK. Signal improved at end of August. (MH)

CONTRIBUTORS

DSh-Doug Sharrard, LeicesterGrundig Yacht Boy 400, Anoraks-UK loop
IW-Ian Wilson, Edinburgh, ScotlandGrundig Yacht Boy 400, built-in ferrite rod
JM-John McGibbon, WeymouthNRD 525
MH-Mark Hattam, Hayes, MiddlesexAOR 7030 & loop + dma
OAM-Oleg A Merkulov, Moscow, Russia

Thanks to all the above for their help this month. Hopefully we shall have more logs next month as signals across the Atlantic improve especially around dawn. Try WINS 1010, WBBR 1130, WTOP 1500 and WNRB 1510 for instance.

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