venerdì 24 gennaio 2020

Monitoring the MW X Band: pirates & coastal maritime stations

BC 348 working on the high side of MW
Monitoring the Medium Wave X Band: pirates & maritime coastal stations. Report by Carlos Gonçalves in Portugal

1611.0 1936-... 18/1 HOL R.Twentana - pir. Songs. ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1611.0 1847-... 19/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1611.0 1904-... 23/1 HOL R.Moonbrekker (t) - pir. Mx. Splatter de E on 1602  14341
1615.0 1752-... 19/1 HOL R.Moonbrekker - pir. Mx. Country ID & stn ID via Twente SDR 15331
1615.0 1917-... 20/1 HOL ? UNID, Dutch? - pir. Mx. 15331
1615.0 1921-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs, tks. Echo during speech. 15341
1615.0 2153-... 23/1 HOL R.Meteoor - pir. Du, Dutch songs, tks. ID via Twente Web SDRx. 25331
1615.1 1948-... 18/1 HOL R.Turftrekker - pir. Mx. Country ID & stn ID via DX press. 15341
1615.4 1919-... 20/1 ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1616.0 2143-... 19/1 HOL R.Spakenburg (t) - pir. Songs. T-ID via DX press. 15341
1617.0 1944-... 21/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. 15341
1617.0 2141-... 21/1 HOL R.Marianne - pir. Du, mx, songs, tks. 25341

1620.0 1835-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 15331
1620.0 1840-... 19/1 HOL R.Marianne (t) - pir. Folk songs, pops. T-ID via DX press. 25341
1620.0 2143-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tradit. songs, tks. 35332
1620.0 2241-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs, phone nr. ann. Echo during speech. 35342
1620.0 2146-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk mx, tks, Grk songs. 25342
1629.0 2207-... 17/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tradit. songs, tks. 25341
1629.0 1903-... 20/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs. 15331
1629.0 1919-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk mx. 15341
1629.0 1943-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs. 15341
1630.0 2219-... 18/1 HOL UNID - pir. Empty carrier, then mx. Country 15331

1630.0 1743-... 19/1 HOL R.Uniek - pir. Songs. Country ID & stn ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1631.0 2215-... 20/1 HOL R.Blauwe Koe (t) - pir. Songs. 15331
1631.3 1944-... 18/1 HOL R.Uniek (t) - pir. Mx.  15331
1633.0 1908-... 23/1 HOL R.Dolfijn - pir. Mx. Country & stn ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1636.0 2211-... 17/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1637.0 1745-... 19/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1638.0 1931-... 20/1 HOL R.Blauwe Vogel (p) - pir. Dutch songs, pops. Better at 2200. 25331
1638.0 1902-... 23/1 HOL R.Marskramer - pir. Du, Dutch songs, tks. ID via DX press. 15341
1638.0 2156-... 23/1 HOL R.Morgenster (t) - pir. Du, Dutch songs, tks. 15341

1640.0 2207-... 18/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. 25342
1640.0 2222-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Echo during speech. 15341
1640.0 1852-... 22/1 HOL R.Twentana - pir. Songs, tks. ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15341
1640.0 2149-... 23/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx. 15331
1640.1 1911-... 21/1 HOL R.Dr Einstein & Yogi Bear - pir. Mx.  Better at 2145. 15331
1642.1 1948-... 23/1 ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1644.0 2242-... 20/1 CNR Arrecife R, Los Hoyos. Wx rpt. 25342
1645.0 1903-... 23/1 HOL R.Turftrekker - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx 15331
1646.0 2217-... 20/1 HOL R.Boomerang (t) - pir. Songs.  15341
1646.0 1926-... 22/1 ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1646.9 1942-... 18/1 HOL R.Keizer en Keizerin - pir. Songs. ID via Twente Web SDRx. 25341
1647.0 2209-... 17/1 HOL R.Nachtzwerver - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx,  15341
1647.0 1747-... 19/1 HOL R.Witte Tornado - pir. Songs. Better at onwards 1840, rtd. 25342. 15331
1647.0 2146-... 21/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1647.0 1932-... 23/1 HOL R.Nachtzwerver (t) - pir. Mx.  15341

1650.0 1938-... 18/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs, tks. Echo during speech. 25341
1650.0 1830-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 15341
1650.0 1905-... 20/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 25342
1650.0 1918-... 22/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Songs, tks. 15331
1650.0 1924-... 22/1 F CROSS Corsen, Pointe de Corsen. Wx rpt. Unusually poor. 15341
1650.0 2238-... 22/1 HOL R.Vrolijke Mijnwerker - pir. Oldies, Dutch songs.  15341
1650.0 2142-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs, tks. Echo during speech. 15341
1654.0 1854-... 22/1 HOL R.Boomerang - pir. Pops, tks. ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15341
1655.0 2212-... 19/1 HOL ? UNID, Dutch? - pir. Songs. 15331
1655.0 2220-... 20/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1655.0 1907-... 21/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 15341
1656.0 2235-... 22/1 ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1657.8 1909-... 20/1 HOL UNID - pir. Songs. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15331
1659.3 1947-... 20/1 ? UNID - pir. Songs. 15331

1660.0 *2223-... 17/1 HOL UNID - pir. Mx. Country ID via Twente Web SDRx. 15341
1660.0 2332-... 18/1 HOL R.Montecarlo - pir. Songs. ID via Twente SDR. QRM de PTR. 14341
1660.0 1904-... 19/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Tks, mx. 15331
1660.0 2154-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs. 15341
1660.0 1907-... 20/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 35443
1660.0 1909-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs. 25331
1660.0 1908-... 22/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Echo during speech. 25342
1660.0 1905-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Echo during speech. 15341
1660.9 1933-... 20/1 ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1665.0 2209-... 18/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 35342
1667.0 2330-... 18/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Mx. QSY 1665 at 2331. 15341

1670.0 2213-... 18/1 HOL R.Matrix - pir. Mx. Country  Better at 2320. 15341
1670.0 1945-... 20/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Songs. 15331
1670.0 2137-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. 25341
1670.0 2240-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Echo during speech. 35332
1670.0 2144-... 23/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx. 15331
1672.0 2148-... 19/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 15331
1675.0 1837-... 19/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic mx. 15331
1675.0 2205-... 20/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs & mx. 25342
1675.0 1930-... 22/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1675.0 2216-... 22/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Croat/Serb, Slavic songs, tks. 25331
1675.0 1906-... 23/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 15341
1677.0 2307-... 17/1 E Matxitxako R, Cabo Quejo. Wx rpt. 35343

1680.0 1948-... 17/1 GRC UNID - pir. Songs, tks. Uty. QRM. 34342
1680.0 1940-... 18/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, greetings. Echo insertion. Uty. QRM. 14341
1680.0 1851-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Uty. QRM. 14341
1680.0 1915-... 20/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, mx. Uty. QRM. 24341
1680.0 1917-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Electr. mx. Uty. QRM. 24341
1680.0 2136-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Uty. QRM. Much better at 2225. 34342
1680.0 1928-... 22/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Uty. QRM. 24341
1680.0 1910-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. Uty. QRM. 24341
1689.0 2240-... 20/1 CNR Las Palmas R, Pico del Inglés. Wx rpt. 25342

1690.0 2213-... 17/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx, tks. 15341
1690.0 1853-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 25342
1690.0 1911-... 20/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk songs. 15341
1690.0 1913-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Pops, tks. 25342
1694.9 2150-... 19/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Songs. 15331
1695.0 1903-... 22/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15341
1698.0 2306-... 17/1 E Finisterre R, Finisterre. Wx rpt. 35443

1700.0 2233-... 18/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx. 15341
1700.0 1913-... 20/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Croat/Serb, Slavic mx, tks. Echo during speech. 25342
1700.0 1915-... 21/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Croat/Serb, tks, pop mx. 15341
1700.0 2221-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks, Grk songs. QRM de Balkan pir. stn. 34342
1700.0 1911-... 22/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. Echo insertion. 15341
1700.0 2211-... 23/1 GRC UNID - pir. Grk mx. 15331
1704.0 2336-... 18/1 E Cabo de Gata R, La Guapa. E, gale warnings. 35332
1707.0 2305-... 17/1 E A Coruña R, Ortiguiera. Wx rpt. 35443

1710.0 1858-... 19/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Songs. 15331
1710.0 2243-... 21/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Tks. 15331
1715.0 1950-... 21/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Empty carrier. 15331
1717.0 2219-... 19/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 15331

1720.2 1948-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 15341
1720.6 2308-... 22/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Croat/Serb, tks. 15341
1723.0 1938-... 21/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331

1730.0 2259-... 17/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Pop mx. 15341
1730.0 2231-... 18/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Electr. mx, pops. 25342
1730.0 1855-... 19/1 GRC UNID - pir. Match rpt (surely relaying some BC stn, ERA-3?). 25341
1730.0 1921-... 20/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Pop mx. 25331
1730.0 1923-... 21/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Electr. mx. 35342
1730.0 2221-... 22/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Pop mx. Better at 2315. 25331
1730.0 2215- 23/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Pop mx. 25331

1731.0 2244-... 20/1 ? UNID - pir. Empty carrier. 15341
1735.0 1954-... 18/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Mx. 15331
1735.0 1924-... 20/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Slavic songs. 15331
1735.0 1940-... 21/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Empty carrier. 35342
1735.0 1938-... 23/1 Balk. ? UNID - pir. Empty carrier. 15341

1750.0 2209-... 20/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx. 15331
1750.0 1925-... 21/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Tks, mx. 15331
1750.0 2224-... 21/1 GRC UNID - pir. Tks. 25331
1750.0 2221-... 23/1 GRC ? UNID, Greek? - pir. Mx. 15331
1752.0 2238-... 18/1 IRL Valentia Coastguard R, Valentia. Navig. warnings. 25342
1755.0 2337-... 18/1 E Palma R, Forrells. E, gale warnings. 35332
1765.0 1953-... 21/1 Balkan UNID - pir. Croat/Serb, tks. 15341
1767.0 2338-... 18/1 E Cabo La Nao R, San José. E, gale warnings. 35343

1888.0 2228-... 21/1 I Civitavecchia R, Civitavecchia. Wx rpt, navig. warnings? 15331
1925.0 2230-... 21/1 I Livorno R, Castellaccio (Livorno). Wx rpt, navig. warnings? 15331
2656.0 1727-... 19/1 I Ancona R, Ancona. Wx rpt, navig. warnings? 15331
2680.0 2234-... 21/1 I Cagliari R, Quartu Sant'Elena. Navig. warnings. 25342
2719.0 2232-... 21/1 I Porto Torres R, Porto Torres. Navig. warnings. 25342