WKIP POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 1450 QSL

WKIP was heard with a identification also mention the sister station on 1370.  Nice QSL this evening. My NY nr. 70.

WLEC SANDUSKY, OH 1450 QSL

Heard WLEC with a good signal one evening on AND10 with it's American Best Music.  Nice verification received today.

WTJK SOUTH BELOIT, IL 1380 QSL

WTJK was heard with a good signal on AND10.

WSFW SENECA FALLS, NY 1110 QSL

WSFW was heard on the 30th October with a nice TOH ID.  This station belongs to CSN International,  broadcasting Christian programmes 24 hours a day.  Verification received from CSN Intern. headquater.

KQSP SHAKOPEE, MN 1530 QSL

KQSP was heard during AND9 (October 2013).  Finaly received a verification from Victor Fuentes.  Thank you Victor !

WADO NEW YORK, NY 1280 QSL

WADO was also heard on the 28th October.  The v/s said my recording was one of the best he have received from Scandinavia :)

WVTL AMSTERDAM 1570 QSL

WVTL was heard on the 28th October with a good signal.  My report was the second one they have received from Norway the last 14 days.

WATS SAYRE, PA 960 QSL

WATS was also heard on the daytime opening 30th October.

KWON BARTLESVILLE, OK 1400 QSL

KWON was heard during the good opening to Oklahoma on the 28th October.

WYLF PENN YAN, NY 850 QSL

Hearing WYLF was one of the highlights on AND10.  A daytime opening on the 30th October gave many stations from western New York state and WYLF was alone on 850 when thei gave the ID.  Nice verification received.

KTIL NETARTS, OR 1590 QSL

KTIL heard With a very good signal on AND10.

NOVEMBER 2014 QSL

WCJW Warsawa, NY 1140
WMBO Auburne, NY 1340
WKYO Caro, MI 1360
KBAM Longwiev,WA 1270
WTSL Hanover, NH 1400
WBRN Big Rapids, MI 1460
WIOU Kokomo, IN 1350
HI.. Radio Amanecer, Sant Domingo 1060
WHHQ Brigeport, MI 1250
WPDM Postdam, NY 1470
KDMO Carthage, MO 1490
KWBW Hutchinson, KS 1450
KTMC McAlester, OK 1400
KGHM Midwest City, OK 1340
KKRX Lawton, OK 1380
KWDJ Ridgecrest, CA 1360
KEYE Perrytone, TX 1400
KEBC Del City, OK 1560
KLZS Eugene, OR 1450
KHRT Minot, ND 1320

Hi !  If anyone thougt I was dead, I'm not :)  At least one persone have encouraged me to start blogging again after more than 4 years silence.  I am still a active DX-er, mostly listening to recordings from our  annual dx-peditions to Andoya late October.  But hunting FM-stations at my home QTH .

The last expedition to Andoya (AND10 20. - 31.10.2014) gave some outstanding openings. The daytime opening to Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas the 28th and to Western New York on the 30th gave me a lot of new stations. Hearing WYLF 850 and KZUE 1460 as example with good signals is amazing.

October 2014 QSL's

WXKS Newton, MA 1200
Radio Dolomiti, Trento 88.85
Nation Radio Wales 106.8
ZYK209 Radio Esperanca, Porto Alegre 1390
WRJN Racine, WI 1400
KRKK Rock Springs, WY 1360
CHRF Montreal, QC 980
KTMM Grand Junction, CO 1340

LATE E-SKIP 25.5

A late e-skip on FM from 21:50 until 23:00 UTC last night with a lot of stations from France, a couple of UK's and on Spanish station.

Logg:

88.1 22:29 France Bleu Loire Ocean, Saint Nazaire (44)
88.4 21:58 La Mer, Granville (50) _LA MER_ FAA7
88.6 22:05 Virgin, Châteaubriant (44) VIRGIN
89.0 22:02 France Culture, Le Mans (72)
89.1 21:59 M-FM, Saint Nazaire (44) M-FM
89.7 22:00 RFM, Saint Nazaire (44) RFM
89.8 22:08 Los 40 Principales, Zamora, ZA CUARENTA
90.7 22:23 BBC Radio 3 BBC R3
100.3 22:31 Classic FM

WIBG OCEAN CITY, NJ 1020 VERIFICATION

WIBG suprised me with a fair ID one day on LIS31. Nice e-mail received from the VP of Programming and Operations verified my report. Thank you!

KGEM BOISE, ID 1140 VERIFICATION

KGEM was heard with a good signal on AND5. The President of Salt & Light Radio verified my report.

WTEM WASHINGTON, DC 980 VERIFICATION

WTEM was heard a couple of times on LIS31. Brief e-mail verified my report.

WGKA ATLANTA, GA 920 VERIFICATION

Second new GA station to me on LIS31 was WGKA. The GM kindly verified my report.

WMAC MACON, GA 940 VERIFICATION

940 become a very interesting frequency when CINW "left the building". WMAC was heard on LIS31 and a brief e-mail verified my report.

WHJJ PROVIDENCE 920 VERIFICATION

WHJJ was also heard on LIS31. Brief e-mail verified my report.

WCAP LOWELL, MA 980 VERIFICATION

WCAP was heard on LIS31 (29th January - 7th February 2010) at Lista, southern Norway. E-mail from the Operations Manager verified my report.

WYOS BINGHAMPTON, NY 1360 VERIFICATION

The v/s of WNBF also verified my report to WYOS.

WNBF BINGHAMPTON, NY 1290 VERIFICATION

WNBF is heard now and then on our AND DX-expeditions. I have sent several reports to the station but no QSL. Thanks to Jari Ruohomäki for giving me v/s information. E-mail verified my report.

KLFF ARROYO GRANDE, CA 890 VERIFICATION

KLFF was heard one morning on AND5 with a ID in a CJDC fade. The PD kindly confirm my report today. KLFF is one of the better stations found from the AND5 files so far:-)

KIQI SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1010 VERIFICATION

KIQI was heard on AND5 one morning. Nice verification received from the CE today.

KATA ARCATA, CA 1340 VERIFICATION

KATA was heard a long time one morning on AND5 but it's difficult to get a local ID on ESPN stations. When they also "forgott" to put in a local ID in a ESPN brake I almost gave up. But finaly I manage to hear a ID and the PD kindly verified my report.

HOQ62 RADIO RITMO STEREO, CHITRÉ 890 VERIFICATION

We did not hear only NA stations on AND5 in October 2009. But, so far we haven't payed mutch atencion to the LA stations. Radio Ritmo Stereo was heard with a good signal one morning. Nice e-mail with several photos received yesterday.

KRVN LEXINGTON, NE 880 VERIFICATION

KRVN was heard with a good signal during AND5. Very nice verification received from the CE.

WRIE ERIE, PA 1260 VERIFICATION

WRIE is not so common but I manage to hear a station ID from them one evening on AND5. Brief e-mail verified my report today.

WWTC MINNEAPOLIS, MN 1280 VERIFICATION

WWTC "The Patriot" is heard often in Northen Norway. I haven't sent them any report before now. E-mail from the CE verified my report and promissed to send me a verification via mail also.

WPIE TRUMANSBURG, NY 1160 VERIFICATION

WPIE was hear with a fair signal for some time one early evening on AND5. The General Manager kindly verified my report.

KTUC TUCSON, AZ 1400 VERIFICATION

The second citcomm station from Tucson, KTUC, was heard the same morning as KCUB. Nice TOH ID was heard and the Chief Engineer verified this report also. Thank you!

KCUB TUCSON, AZ 1290 VERIFICATION

Stations from Arizona is most welcome and we have heard many of them on Andoya. KCUB was heard on AND5 with they legal TOH identification one morning. Chief Engineer verified my report.

KQXL LISBON, ND 890 VERIFICATION

Happy new year to my readers:-) First QSL in 2010 came from KQXL. Heard them during a very good opening on AND5 in heavy competition by WLS.

KGNO DODGE CITY, KS 1370 VERIFICATION

KGNO was heard with a good signal on AND4 in January 2009. Finaly I received a e-mail verifying my report.

KOLY MOBRIDGE, SD 1300 VERIFICATION

KOLY had a weak signal on AND5 one evening, but the top of the hour ID was good enough to send as a MP3 to the station. E-mail verified my report.

KLOH PIPESTONE, MN 1050 VERIFICATION

In 2000 I was visiting Pipestone, MN. This is a very special place and if you ever come to this area you must visit the place the indians came togetther smoking "Peace pipes"! Hearing KLOH was one of the highlights on AND5. A brief e-mail verified my report.

WROL BOSTON, MA 950 VERIFICATION

WROL was heard with a weak signal on AND5. The Chief Engineer kindly verified my report.

KTKZ SACRAMENTO, CA 1380 VERIFICATION

KTKZ have been heard a couple of times on our AND expeditions. Finaly received a brief e-mail verifying my report.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Wish the readers of this blog all the best for the holidays. We have a white Christmas here at my QTH, temperature around -15 degrees C.

KSLL PRICE, UT 1080 VERIFICATION

KSLL had a fair signal one evening on AND5. E-mail vweification from this one also.

WKKX WHEELING, WV 1600 VERIFICATION

WKKX was heard during AND4 in January 2009. E-mail from their sales manager verified my report.

WJML PETOSKEY, MI 1110 VERIFICATION

WJML was heard with good signals a couple of times during AND5. E-mail from the owner verified my report.

WCFR SPRINGFIELD, VT 1480 VERIFICATION

Brief e-mail verified my report to WCFR. Due to mutch snow th v/s promised to send a longer e-mail later:-)

KZQZ ST. LOUIS, MO 1430 VERIFICATION

KZQZ was heard on AND3 in October 2008. E-mail verified my report.

CJYE OAKVILLE, ON 1250 VERIFICATION

CJYE is easy to hear but I haven't sent them any report before. I sent them a very good recording from AND5 and the PD kindly verified my report. He also write: "It's been quite a month for reception from your part of the world...mostly

notably Finland and Sweden. This one of the first from Norway."

KDOW PALO ALTO, CA 1220 VERIFICATION

KDOW had also a good signal for some minutes on AND5. E-mail verified my report.

CHNL KAMLOOPS, BC 610 VERIFICATION

Not easy to hear new Canadians, but on AND4 I heard CHNL. Verification received from the Chief Engineer.

WLKD MINOCQUA, WI 1570 VERIFICATION

WLKD had a good signal on AND5, e-mail from the General Manager received.

WPDR PORTAGE, WI 1350 VERIFICATION

WPDR was also heard on AND5. Brief e-mail from the Sports Director verified my report.

KRCN LONGMONT, CO 1060 VERIFICATION

KRCN is heard now and then. They had a very good signal one night on AND5 and the Operation Manager kindly verified my report.

KOEL OELWEIN, IA 950 VERIFICATION

KOEL was heard with a good signal on AND5. E-mail from the News Director verified my report.

KTNF ST. LOUIS PARK, MN 950 VERIFICATION

KTNF "The Voice of Minnesota" had a fair signal one evening on AND5. E-mail from the President verified my report this evening.

KCOL WELLINGTON, CO 600 VERIFICATION

KCOL was heard with a legal ID on AND5. E-mail from the PD verified my report.

WWJC DULUTH, MN 850 VERIFICATION

We had VERY good conditions to Minnesota one day on AND5. One of the nice stations was WWJC. They played non stop gospel music and had a station ID when the signals was at the best. E-mail from the GM verified my report.

WTLB UTICA, NY 1310 VERIFICATION

CIWW is dominating 1310 early evnings at Andoya. But one evning on AND5 they took a deep fade and open the way for WTLB. They used 13-10 WTLB and 13-10 The Fan ID's. 2 e-mails this evening verified my report.

KLBB STILLWATER, MN 1220 VERIFICATION

For some reason we had perfect timing with ID's on AND5. KLBB was one of the stations that was strongest when they was given a ID. E-mail this evening verified my report.

KTNN WINDOW ROCK, AZ 660 VERIFICATION

I have seen that KTNN have been heard in Scandinavia so I have been looking for them. But, it was hard to belive it was KTNN dominating the frequency on night on AND5. Nice programing before they started a local Sport Show from Window Rock Stadium. E-mail verified my report this evening.

WATZ ALPENA, MI 1450 VERIFICATION

Suprise suprise:-) WATZ had a nice ToH ID when I heard them on AND5. Nice e-mail from Operation Manager verified my report.

KUBC MONTROSE, CO 580 VERIFICATION

KUBC was barley heard one morning with the top of the hour ID on AND5. E-mail with 2 nice photos attached received this evening.

WKY OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 930 VERIFICATION

WKY or "La Indomable" was heard a couple of times during AND5. Their Assistent Engineer send me a informative e-mail with bouth daytime and nightime coverage map attached. Thanks to OJS also for comming up with v/s information.

KLER OROFINO, ID 1300 VERIFICATION

KLER was also heard with a good signal on AND5. Very nice e-mail verified my report and I also received a photo of Orofino.

KTIC WEST POINT, NE 840 VERIFICATION

KTIC was heard with a good signal during the close down sermony one evening on AND5. WHAS faded down and KTIC was alone on the frequency, amazing. The PD verified my report.

KLIX TWIN FALLS, ID 1310 VERIFICATION

KLIX was heard one evening when we had very good conditions towards Idaho/Oregon and the usual WA-stations was not there:-) Brief e-mail from the chief engineer verified my report.

KNEB SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 960 VERIFICATION

Conditions towards Nebraska was very good a couple of days on AND5. One new station for me was KNEB. The PD verified my report with a nice e-mail.

KNML ALBUQUERQUE, NM 610 VERIFICATION

KNML was briefly heard with a ToH ID on AND5. E-mail from the Director of Engineering verified my report. Thank You! My second NM station.

CBE WINDSOR, ON 1550 VERIFICATION

CBE is an easy catch, often dominate 1550. Nice QSL-card received in my mail box today.

KBUF HOLCOMB, KS 1030 VERIFICATION

KBUF was heard with a ToH ID on AND5. The PD kindly verified my report.

KRVM EUGENE, OR 1280 VERIFICATION

KRVM was heard with daytime power during AND5. Very nice and informative e-mail from the Chief Operator verified my report. He say KRVM will go IBOC in December or January. KRVM is a Non-commercial Educcational station and mainly supported y the listerners. Thanks for a nice verification Randy!

KMBI SPOKANE, WA 1330 VERIFICATION

KMBI was heard with daytime signal one evening. Brief e-mail verified my report this evening.

KTAR PHOENIX, AZ 620 VERIFICATION

Heard KTAR with a fair signal one morning on AND5. The Vice President kindly verified my report. Thank you!

KACI THE DALLAS, OR 1300 VERIFICATION

KACI was heard with a fair signal one evening on AND5. Informative e-mail from the Operation Manager verified my report. I got many new Oregon stations on this expedition. Nice:-)

KZMQ GREYBULL, WY 1140 VERIFICATION

I did not belived my own ears when KZMQ faded up with country music and a perfect top of the hour ID alone on frequency. A real daytimer. Nice e-mail verified my report today.

WEOK POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 1390 VERIFICATION

WEOK, Radio Disney, was heard early one evening on AND5. The band was full of stations already 2030 UTC. Luckely WEOK fade up to their local ID. Nice e-mail from Contract Engineer verified my report.

WMEQ MENOMONIE, WI 880 VERIFICATION

Hearing "8-80 AM W-M-E-Q" when I was going trough a recording from AND5 and find out that it was a station in Menomonie, WI with that call is a good feeling:-) Received a e-mail with attached QSL letter from CE and even a e-mail from the Vice President.

KDZR LAKE OSWEGO, OR 1640 VERIFICATION

Radio Disney from Oregon on 1640 is an easy catch in northen Norway. I have tried several reports via e-mail the past 4-5 years with no luck. But finaly a nice letter and a lot of promo stuff was found in my mail box when I came home from AND5 expedition.

KNPT NEWPORT, OR 1310 VERIFICATION

Another nice Oregon station is KNPT. Not easy to hear but on AND5 this station also had a nice signal. General Manager verified my report.

KBND BEND, OR 1110 VERIFICATION

KBND has been on my "wanted list" for a while. And when I first heard them the signals was very good. The PD kindly verified my report.

KVLV FALLON, NV 980 VERIFICATION

Hearing KVLV with country music and a top of the hour ID with huge signal was one of the high lights on AND5, And when one of the owners verified my report the story was completed:-) This is a station witch started the year I was born, 1957, a golden year!

KDSJ DEADWOOD, SD 980 VERIFICATION

KDSJ was heard with a fair ID on AND5. The PD verified my report with a e-mail.

KIXW APPLE VALLEY, CA 960 VERIFICATION

Some times it's hard to belive what you hear. To hear KIXW is such a moment. Catch the top of the hour ID when CFAC had a seconds brake. The PD kindly verified my report.

KBGN CALDWELL, ID 1060 VERIFICATION

KBGN was heard a couple of times with ID just before they switched from daytime to nightime power. Very nice and informative e-mail verified my report.

KMTI MANTI, UT 650 VERIFICATION

KMTI is KSVC's sister station. We heard KMTI with a good signal on AND3 in October 2008. The PD verified my report.

KSVC RICHFIELD, UT 980 VERIFICATION

Another new "not heard in Scandinavia" station, one of many, on AND5 was KSVC. They had a good signal with "Senior High School Sport's Action". The News Director verified my report.

KXMA AURORA, CO 1090 VERIFICATION

KXMA "La Tricolor" was heard with a huge signal a couple of times on AND5. Brief e-mail from the GM verified my report.

KVKK VERNDALE, MN 1070 VERIFICATION

KVKK was heard a bit earlier than KFTI. KVKK is a bit low in frequency. Very nice e-mail verified my report.

KFTI WICHITA, KS 1070 VERIFICATION

KFTI "Rhe Ranch" had a good signal one evening on AND5. (A VERY succesful DX-expedition between 22nd October - 1st November 2009). Nice veification received from the Operation Manager.

KXGN GLENDIVE, MT 1400 VERIFICATION

"Amazing AM" was briefly heard a couple of times during AND4. The General Manager kindly verified my report. Thank You Paul!

KUYO CASPER, WY 830 VERIFICATION

This station realy surprised us one evening on AND3 in October 2008. Nice e-mail verified my report.

WNEM BRIDGEPORT, MI 1250 VERIFICATION

The VP/GM verified my AND4 report with a e-mail. WNEM promoting their web stream when I heard them.

WEBC DULUTH, MN 560 VERIFICATION

The Sports Director at WEBC kindly verified my AND4 report. Nice signal from this station some days in January 2009.

WBGX HARVEY, IL 1570 VERIFICATION

WBGX was briefly heard with a top of the hour ID in the middle of the day on AND4. E-mail verified my report.

CJMS SAINT-CONSTANT, QC 1040 VERIFICATION

Finaly a e-mail verification from CJMS. This station was heard with a very good signal on our AND1 expedition in October 2007. TNX Arnstein Bue for v/s information.

KXTL BUTTE, MT 1370 VERIFICATION

KXTL is often heard at Andoya but have been difficult to get a verification from. But, today Chris Ackerman, GM made my day verifying my report with a e-mail. Thank you Chris!

WJMO CLEVELAND, OH 1300 VERIFICATION

"Praise 1300" or WJMO is heard from time to time in Scandinavia. Today Christopher Forgy, VP/GM verified my report with a e-mail. Thank you!