Monday, February 28, 2011

Mon Feb 28

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Advert for FSN News @ 1000, then Everley Brothers song. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Caroline Int. Jingles and dance and pop music, heard @ 1700, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6221: Radio Experience Int. "The Only Way Is Up" @ 1625, IDs and off 1639. Noisy signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Black Bandit (pres). Rock n roll @ 0955, long pause after record finished. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305. Unid. "If You Leave Me Now" @ 1715, weak signal but flattened by strong station signing on same frequency. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Black Bandit (pres). No IDs but strong signal. Moved from 6305 @ 1730. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Altrex. "I Want to Go Home" @ 0945. Signal struggling today. Weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy" @ 1015. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sun Feb 27

5800: FRS Holland. The final part of the FSH history, looking at end of the 90s and into the 2000s. Manic Street Preachers @ 0900, parallel 7600 not heard at this time. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" @ 0845, ad for Offshore Echoes. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5820: Free Radio Victoria. IDs @ 1042, "Don't Walk Away," weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6005: Radio Gloria via Radio 700. Marillion song @ 1055 then giving contact details. SINPO 34333.

6085: FRS Holland via Radio 700. Dave Scott continuing the FRSH story @ 1105, playing "Bad Day." SINPO 34333.

6200: Trans Europe Radio. "It's My Party" @ 0942 before closing down. SINPO 34333.

6204: Radio Dr Buis. Oldies and Dutch music, heard @ 1048, weak signal with splash from Laser. SINPO 24332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Squeeze "Senses" @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Caroline. Weak signal but music heard @ 0948 and IDs and Caroline jingles. SINPO 24332.

6268: Radio Experience Int. Polka @ 1142, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6282: Radio Shadow. "Creatures of the Night" @ 0850, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Northpole. Instrumental music and signing off @ 1110. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6301: Radio Bonofox. IDs, greetings and playing polka @ 1025, splash from 6305. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. Moved from 6310, "Stuck in the Middle With You" @ 0935. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Paardenkract. Slade "Far Far Away" heard @ 0855, strong SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6311: Radio Sonic. Soft rock @ 1455, followed by IDs and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6375: Low Power Radio. QSO in Dutch @ 1205 with Baken 16. SINPO 34333. Baken 16 came back @ 1208. SINPO 34333.

6380: Radio Scotland Int. Osmonds "Crazy Horses" @ 1005, talking about transmitter problems. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6524: Radio Ramona. B52s "Love Shack" @ 1408, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6530: Marine Broadcaster. "Wheels on Fire" heard @ 1420, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Pink Floyd "Arnold Lane" @ 1213. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

7600: FRS Holland. Signal now faded in and very strong, continuing the look back at FRSH's history with Dave Scott @ 1145. SINPO 55444. Unfortunately the signal didn't last and faded out again.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Sat Feb 26

3905: Radio Underground. Music @ 2325, good signal via Barneys TenTec web receiver. SINPO 44433.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Dance song "Always Something there to Remind Me" @ 0927. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6219: Bluestar Radio. ID, giving out hotline and web address @ 1310, song "What Kind of Man Am I", good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Misti Radio. Jingles with station ID and email address, then Rose Royce "Carwash" @ 0848. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6240: Radio Altrex. Moved from 6295 to avoid splash from strong station on 6300. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Royal. Instrumental music @ 1000, weak and noisy signal. SINPO 24332.

6289: Radio Rainbow. Roxy Music "Love is the Drug" @ 1045, some utility QRM. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6290: Skylab Radio. Weak signal, talk and instrumental music @ 1327, not easy to hear through utilities. SINPO 23332.

6295: Radio Altrex. Talking about the weather, greeting listeners, playing 70s music @ 0850, slight whistle ... probably from the Sahara station 6297. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Boomerang. Strong station with oldies, Roxy Music "Virginia Plain" @ 1005, ID and off at 1020. SINPO 54444.

6300: Trans Europe Radio. ID and email address @ 1108, playing soft rock. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6300: Radio Black Power. Strong signal, ID @ 1336, talk in Dutch and off 1338. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Black Bandit. Strong signal, non-stop country sounds, "Tell Me Why" @ 0935. SINPO 54444. Heard again @ 1725 with a very strong signal, giving IDs, greeting listeners, "Honky Tonk Man". SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. Dutch songs @ 1840, ID at 1846. Signal still holding up OK. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Skywire. Calling Black Power @ 1340. SINPO 34333. Black Power returned on 6305. SINPO 54444.

6314: Radio Low Power. Queen songs @ 1610, IDs and greeting other stations. Good signal but some utility splash. SINPO 43433.

6315: Trans Europe Radio. Giving out ID and email address @ 1315, some SSB chatter. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. A German song then "We Belong to the Night" @ 0855. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6905: Cactus Jack Radio. "Good Bad & Ugly" ID jingle @ 2315, but then lost signal (went off air?) but music again 2327, Janis Joplin. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" @ 1305, live show, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Fri Feb 25

3905: Skyline International Radio. Eagles "Hotel California" @ 1945. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart playing "You're My Everything" @ 0950. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Boney M "Sunny" @ 0930. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

FRS Holland this Sunday

Dear FRS Friend,
At long last Sunday February 27th 2011 the final & 3rd FRS 30th Anniversary broadcast will take place. We will then complete the FRS Anthology !

We will feature the period 1998- 2010. Mind you: we will kick off at already 07.52 UTC=08.52 CET.

Here's the schedule:
07.52- 14.00 UTC 7600//5800 kHz
07.52- 11.00 UTC 48 mb frequency (unknown)
11.00- 14.00 UTC 6085 kHz

Of course we have special QSLs for this broadcast. With the ones issued for the previous two broadcasts, it will form the FRS 30th Anniversary QSL Series.

Hope to have your company on the 27th...it will be great fun: 30 Years of FRS-Holland on SW!

73s, on behalf of the FRS staff (Peter V., Jan van Dijk, Paul Graham, Dave Scott, Brian & Bobby Speed)

a Balance between Music & Information joint to one Format....

FRS-Holland
PO Box 2702
6049 ZG Herten
The Netherlands

e-mail: frs.holland@hccnet.nl
e-mail: frs@frsholland.nl

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Thurs Feb 24

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson with a REO Speedwagon song @ 1035, then Visage "Night Train." SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. "Wait Until the Midnight Hour" @ 1025. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Radio Experience International QSL


Many thanks!

Wed Feb 23

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Pat Benatar "Love is a Battlefield" @ 0955. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Non-stop oldies, "It's A New Dawn" @ 1020, then "Peggy Sue." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tues Feb 22

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Cher "Love and Understanding" @ 1035. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Dutch music @ 1020, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Boney M "Sunny" @ 0955, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Mon Feb 21

4075: Radio Black Bandit. Country music @ 1745, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James with Moody Blues "The Actor" @ 0945. SINPO 34333. Good signal @ 1755 but splash from strong station on 6205. SINPO 43433.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" @ 1008. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433. Strong signal @ 1750 ... SINPO 54444.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Sun Feb 20

3905: Continental Radio. Dutch songs @ 1910, followed by IDs and greetings in Dutch and English. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Star Int. Signing on @ 0900 with Roger Dale, fair signal but not as good as parallel 6221. SINPO 34333.

5810: Free Radio Victoria. Hot Chocolate "Emma" @ 0920, followed by IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Offshore Echos promo, then Dutch music. Good signal but some sort of utility noise on frequency. SINPO 43433.

6165: Radio Borderhunter. Dance track "Got to Move It" @ 0912. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. ID and country music song @ 0907. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "What I Am" @ 1215. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6221: Radio Star Int. Golden Gate Strings tune @ 0905, strong signal, in parallel with 5800. SINPO 54444.

6251: Radio Iceman. Polka @ 1110, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6267: Bluestar Radio. Nena @ 1150, good-strong signal but lot of fading. SINPO 44433.

6282: Radio Shadow. "I Only Want to be With You" @ 0925, utility splash. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Altrex. "Let's Twist Again" @ 0930, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Top Radio. OMD "Joan of Arc" @ 1020, splash from strong station on 6305. SINPO 33333. Also heard on 6375 @ 1100. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi. Instrumental and Dutch music @ 1125, ID 1127. Good-strong signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Atlantis. Polka @ 1235, weak-fair signal, quite noisy. SINPO 24332.

6315: Old Timer Radio. "Yellow River" @ 1035, not many IDs. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Music heard just above the noise @ 1115. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Scotland Int. Status Quo @ 1000, also talking about report received from New Zealand. SINPO 54444.

6400: Radio Bontekoe. IDs and rock music @ 1242. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Universe. "Legend of Xanadu" @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona. ID and rock music @ 1140. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6525: Radio Saturnus. Roxy Music "Love is the Drug" @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6551: Central Radio Int. Kasabian song heard @ 1015, utility noise, faded out. (see comments). SINPO 33333.

6880: Voice of the Kettle. Dance music @ 1335, followed by jingle ID,  fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Live show @ 1205, mention Facebook page, song "Pretty Flamingo." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Sat Feb 19

3905: Skyline Radio Int. "So Far Away From Me" @ 1650, polka then ID jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3910: Radio Likedeeler. Gary Moore tribute with "The Boys Are Back in Town" @ 2300. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

3932: Radio Northcoast. Abba @ 1705, weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

3932: The Ghoul. Back on the air again, heard @ 2000 with David Bowie "Heroes" and Stranglers "Get A Grip." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4075: Radio Black Bandit (pres). Blues music @ 2305, good signal but quite noisy. SINPO 44333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Marshall Haine "Dancing in the City" @ 0905. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Heard with TV themes ... Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett @ 1115. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6280: Radio Marconi. Polka and IDs @ 1600, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6282: Radio Black Power. Dance music @ QSO with Radio Titanic @ 1340. Strong signal 54444. Titanic replied ... not so strong. SINPO 33333.

6289: Radio Rainbow. IDs and oldies @ 1325, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6295: Trans Europe Radio. Pink Floyd @ 1515. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Mickey Mouse. Calling Trans Europe @ 1555, IDs in English, fair signal.  SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Baken 16. Joining in the QSO @ 1622. SINPO 44333.

6304: Radio Altrex. "Keep on Holding On" @ 0855, ID and talk about the weather. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Underground. "You Can do Magic" @ 1330, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Continental Radio. "Ballroom Blitz" @ 1640, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Music just above the noise level @ 1000. SINPO 24332.

6380: Unid. "Paranoid," "I Fought the Law" @ 1110. Strong signal, no ID. SINPO 54444.

6400: Trans Europe Radio. "Don't Leave Me This Way" @ 1320, IDs, splash from strong utility on 6407. SINPO 33333.

6425: Radio Universe. "Eye of the Tiger" @ 1535, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Reggae @ 0940, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

9510: Radio City via Nexus. Sign on @ 0900, "station of the cars" ID and into music. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.

Radio Star International this Sunday

Radio Star International will be on the air this Sunday 20th on 6220 and 5800. Programme details are on the website http://www.radiostarinternational.com/
New QSL cards will be available via the contact address which will be given out during the shows.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Fri Feb 18

4075: Radio Black Bandit (tent): "Everlasting Love" @ 0945, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Goombay Dance Band "Seven Seas" @ 0930, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Altrex. Dance music @ 0935, occasional cow noises, ID and greetings at 0944, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin. Jim Reeves @ 1035, fair signal with good peaks, only 10W. SINPO 34333.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Thurs Feb 17

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Offshore radio documentary @ 0940 with mentions of Radio Caroline and Mi Amigo, among others. SINPO 34333.

6251: Radio Iceman. New station on shortwave, IDs and Dutch music @ 1115, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

Suspected pirate station raided in West Midlands

Recording equipment believed to be used for pirate radio and cannabis plants have been seized from a Bilston (near Wolverhampton, West Midlands) house.

The plants and equipment were found in a raid by West Midlands Police.
A police spokesman said officers executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a property in Wellington Road at around 1130 GMT on Tuesday (Feb 8).

Two men, aged 55 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of cannabis, and bailed pending further inquiries.

He added officers had seized nine cannabis plants and hydroponics equipment as well as a number of computers, webcams and music mixing decks.

An address in Castlecroft Avenue, Castlecroft, was subsequently searched and hydroponics equipment found.

The radio equipment was handed over to enforcement officers from the Office of Communications (Ofcom) who will decide on any further action.

(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ )

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wed Feb 16

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Denise Williams "Free" @ 0955, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tues Feb 15

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "Always Something There to Remind Me" @ 1028, fair signal but quite bit of fading. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. Instrumental music @ 1032, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Music for DXing



I have had an email from First Fold Records about a project called "Music for DXing" by Spunkle. It is  described as a "collection of songs based on the experience of DXing."

The music can best be described as electronic experimental music. There are a couple of videos and more information at this link: http://www.firstfoldrecords.com/?page_id=1321

Mon Feb 14

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Japan "Ghosts" @ 0925, then UB40 "One In Ten." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Atlantis. Short test, heard @ 1115 with polka and ID, off a minute later. Fair signal but some fading and noise. SINPO 34333.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sun Feb 13

5800: Free Radio Victoria. "It's Not Unusual" Tom Jones @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Dutch song, ID and plug for AM-Forum @ 0905, weaker signal today. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Atlantic 2000 via Radio 700. French song @ 0953 followed by talk in French. SINPO 34333.

6170: Radio Scotland Int. Greeting listener in New Zealand @ 0957, off 1002, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6198: Radio Torenvalk. QSO with Orang Utan @ 1040, weak and noisy signal. SINPO 24332.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. "Rose Garden" @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6206: Misti Radio. Music @ 1025, splash from Laser. SINPO 23332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson with Sailor "Girls Girls Girls" @ 1028. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6240: Radio Borderhunter. Talk about propagation and weather, Boston "More than a Feeling" @ 0915, strong signal but utility QRM. SINPO 53433.

6260: Radio Marconi. Polka and IDs @ 1050. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6279: Radio Experience Int. Oldies @ 0920, weak-fair signal under some sort of utility noise. SINPO 23332.

6287: Radio Shadow. Slade "Coz I Luv You" @ 0930. Fair signal but ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6295: Radio Trans Europe. Greeting listeners @ 1130, said closing down. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. Latin American music @ 1445, better signal than earlier. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. Boney M "Belfast" @ 1045. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6314: Radio Low Power. Green Day song @ 1500. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Moved to 6314 @ 1507, playing Echo & The Bunnymen. SINPO 44433.

6320: Radio Zodiac. IDs and "You've Got the Look" @ 1200. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Oldies @ 1400, poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6381: Unid. Non-stop Dutch music, logged @ 1140 with SINPO 34333.

6546: Central Radio Int. Marillion "Kayleigh" @ 1320, ID and email address heard. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Blondie "One Way or Another" @ 1010, good signal but some annoying noise on frequency. SINPO 43433.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Sat Feb 12

3932: Radio Baken 16. Oldies @ 1700, signal peaked at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

4075: Radio Black Bandit (tent). Non-stop music, Dutch song @ 1705, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

5820: Orion Radio. Polka @ 1000, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Stewart Ross programme @ 1030, song "Blue World," fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Weak signal @ 1015, music heard just above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Scotland Int. Joy Division "Love Will Tears Us Apart" @ 1520 then jingle ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Pluto. OMD "Enola Gay" @ 1558, looking for QSO. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu (ROZ): The Who "My Generation" @ 1530, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Mike Oldfield "Moonlight Shadow." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter. Dutch songs @ 1510, good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Altrex. Whistling song @ 1012, followed by ID and greetings, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Rainbow. "See You Later Alligator" @ 1050, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Time Radio. AC/DC song @ 1535, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Bizon. "Rhinestone Cowboy" @ 1618, giving out email address, radio97.1@hotmail.com Strong signal but splash from Merlin. SINPO 53443.

6305: Radio Brandaris. Signing off @ 1500, mention Saturnus coming on in a minute. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Saturnus. Promo AM-Forum @ 1515, then Joan Jett "I Love Rock n Roll." SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Zodiac. Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf" @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Pluto. Dutch song @ 1648, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Weak-fair signal @ 1025, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

6330: Trans Europe Radio. "I Won't Let you Down" @ 1505, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6390: Radio Baken 16. Freddie Mercy "Living on my Own" @ 1610, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6940: Mike Radio. REO Speedwagon "Keep on Loving you" @ 0920. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Back on the air, Beatles "Hello Goodbye" @ 0955. SINPO 44433.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Fri Feb 11

1629: Radio Calypso. ID and chat in Dutch @ 2115, then song "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

1655: Radio Barones. IDs, mention Mi Amigo, "Hellraiser" @ 2125. Usual strong signal but fair bit of fading. SINPO 54433.

3905: Skyline International Radio. Dire Straits song @ 1840, Dutch song and then ID jingles. Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Polka @ 1105, also playing Black Eyed Peas, off 1117. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Bangles songs @ 1030, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Weak-fair signal, "I Can Never Say Goodbye" @ 1020. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Merlin Int. "Poetry in Motion" @ 1017. Good signal, some fading and slight SSB chatter. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Music heard just above the noise @ 1120. SINPO 24332

Borderhunter Summer Meeting 2011

Hi Free Radio and pirate fans!
It's already time for another one! From the 1st to the 3th of July 2011, everyone of distinction in the scene meets once again - both listeners and stations!

On this particular week-end, it's provisionally planned that the next Borderhunter summer meeting (well-known and well-loved across Europe) will take place in the first weekend of July.

Only those who already know about this fantastic meeting, know what the home stayers miss.

As in every year, the question of where to stay overnight is no problem! You can stay in a car, tent, caravan, hotel, B&B or at the accommodation at the camp site (complete with beds, but bring a sleeping bag) - everything can be brought along, as everything is best provided for. The meeting begins officially on Saturday, as usual. In addition, every year many hobbyists travel on Friday, which the boss of the organisation also has no problem with. Everyone is always most cordially welcome at any time!

You can safely leave your picnic basket at home with your mother - the selection of meals and drinks is so vast, that you will be a little bit heavier when you return home on Sunday! And all this and more at affordable prices. However in order not to drive the meeting organisation into financial ruin, there is a small contribution of 2 Euros per person which is obligatory.

Radio Borderhunter will organise a meeting for friends of the free radio and pirate hobby, that is not only unique, but will also remain unsurpassed - that we promise all hobbyists! In order that we can better plan, we request that you let us know when you are coming, in advance if possible. As we want to make sure that we have enough food beforehand, for example.

Reservations, applications and questions should be directed to the following e-mail address: meeting2011@live.com  or to PO BOX 2702, 6049 ZG HERTEN, THE NETHERLANDS.

The exact route to the meeting will be given in advance. Most of you will know it from previous years.
Our motto for this meeting, as always is: come, see, be amazed, be at home.
All free radio friends are cordially welcome at the BORDERHUNTER SUMMER MEETING on the 1st untill the 3th of July 2011!!!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Thurs Feb 10

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James with Black "Everything Coming Up Roses" @ 0935. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6220: Misti Radio. Music just above the noise @ 1040. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Dutch medium wave pirates

I have had an email from Radio Sylvania with some useful information about some Dutch medium pirates. I'll also add these addresses to my pirate address list

Radio Sylvania Zwolle: info@radiosylvania.nl  webpage: http://www.radiosylvania.nl/  this station is broadcasting on 1640khz.
Transmitter power now 175watt, later this year 400 to 500watt


Rebecca Radio Zwolle: rebecca@radiosylvania.nl, this shortwave station is testing around 6200khz.
Transmitter power 175watt

Radio Armada Lemeleveld: radioarmada@gmail.com  offen on 1660khz.
Transmitter Power 400watt

Radio Stormvogel Zwolle, has now own mail adress, but you can reach him via: info@radiosylvania.nl  1645khz
Transmitter power 200watt

Wed Feb 9

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews playing songs by Bread and the Carpenters @ 1015. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Tues Feb 8

6210: Laser Hot Hits. China Crisis "Wishful Thinking" @ 1000. Weak-fair signal today. SINPO 34333.

Monday, February 07, 2011

Mon Feb 7

5820: Radio Saturnus. Eurythmics "Love is A Stranger" @ 1020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Rock music @ 1010, weaker signal today. SINPO 34333.

Pirate radio station raided in north London

A PIRATE radio station operating from a house in Ponders End (Enfield) was shutdown this morning (Feb 4) after a police raid.

Officers from Ponders End Safer Neighbourhood Team swooped on the Alexandra Road address after monitoring the illegal station broadcasting locally.

Officers from media watchdog OFCOM were involved in the operation, after receiving reports of a pirate station interfering with legal broadcasts and containing offensive language.

Around £5,000 worth of equipment was seized, and two men, aged 40 and 51, were arrested on suspicion of broadcasting offences. They are currently being questioned at a north London police station.

(Source: http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk)

Sunday, February 06, 2011

The history of British underground music through cassettes of pirate stations

While pirate radio has existed in the US since the very invention of the medium, it’s had a far more significant impact in the UK. The movie Pirate Radio (the American name for 'The Ship That Rocked') dramatized how pirates forged cracks in the dam that the staid BBC built against R&B and rock n’ roll in the 60s. But British pirates retained cultural influence long after the Beeb embraced rock and commercial stations took to the dial.

In particular, pirate radio was the catalyst for British underground electronic dance music and hip-hop. Though less well known in the US, genres such as Jungle, Garage, Grime and drum ‘n’ bass were catalyzed and popularized by pirates, especially in London.

A new documentary by filmmaker Rollo Jackson tells the history of this music through the path of cassette tape recordings of prominent London pirates in his film Tape Crackers. The film just screened at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London.

(Read full story at: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/02/03/the-history-of-british-underground-music-through-cassettes-of-pirate-stations/)

Sun Feb 6

4075: Radio Black Bandit. Focus "Hocus Pocus" @ 1645, strong signal, ID finally at 1726. SINPO 54444.

5800: Radio Geronimo SW. Dave Scott giving out contact details, greeting listeners, talking about Alfalima forum @ 1010, playing Fleetwood Mac. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Dutch songs @ 0855, good-strong signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5824.5: WNKR. Jonah Lewie "You'll Always Find Me In the Kitchen" @ 1100, testing antenna. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal. Pink Floyd @ 0949. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.

6200: Radio Experience. Abba "Dancing Queen" @ 0859. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6205: Radio Free Limburg. Weak signal, "You're So Vain" @ 1225, splash from Laser. SINPO 23332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Greetings to listener n Belgium, playing dance music @ 1040. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent). Weak signal @ 0905, music just above noise. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Rona Lisa. Another weak signal, music just above the noise, talk and ID. SINPO 24332.

6220: Misti Radio. ID jingles and song "I Want Money" @ 1038. SINPO 24332.

6240: Radio Caroline. Echo IDs and music @ 0943. SINPO 24332.

6250: Radio Marconi. "My Lady of Spain" @ 1148, moved to 6260. Possibly same station as was on 6280 & 6275 earlier. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Telstar South. Faded in now, The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" @ 1340, ID jingle. Good signal but some splash from 6260. SINPO 43433.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW. Now on this frequency @ 1105, Radiohead "Paranoid Android," heterodyne from nearby station coming and going. SINPO 53443.

6280: Unid. Baccara song @ 1120, no IDs heard. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Jackie Frost with oldies @ 1140, clear after other statino moved to 6275. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Altrex. "Sylvia's Mother" @ 0910, IDs and greeting Andy and Johan, some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Sonic. Dance music, ID jingle @ 0955, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Caroline Int. Jingles IDs and dance music @ 1550. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Marconi. Chumbawumba song @ 1615 followed by ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6315: Radio Paardenkracht. IDs @ 1400, song "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town," fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6315: Trans Europe Radio. OMD "Electricity"  @ 1555. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6325 @ 1608 to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 34333.

6315: Old Timer Radio. ID jingle @ 1635, country and Dutch music. Very strong signal but beginning to fade out. SINPO 54444.

6325: Farmers from Holland. Low power test @ 1150, oldies, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. Moved to 6305, heard @ 1255 with weak-fair signal still. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Northpole. Dutch sonmgs @ 1235, ID heard at 1253. SINPO 34333.

6390: Radio Scotland Int. Instrumental tune @ 1000 then song "Come A Little Bit Closer", ID and off at 1005. SINPO 54444.

6390: Radio Pink Panther. Phil Collins "One More Night" @ 1155, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6390: Top Radio. Meat Loaf @ 1015, ID jingles. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid. Pink Floyd @ 1200. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6413: Radio Scirocco. Abba "Gimme Gimme Gimme" @ 0952. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Universe. Signing off @ 0948, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6547: Central Radio Int. Toto "Rosanna" @ 1350. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

Sat Feb 5

1675: Radio Barones. Usual good-strong signal, heard @ 2315 with Creedence Clearwater Revival ... recently he was heard in Japan, which is quite amazing. SINPO 54343.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Disco version of "Stop in the Name of Love" @ 0845. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4070: Radio Bluestar & Radio Continental. Joint programme with Dutch music @ 1855, then ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Dance version of "I've Had Time of My Life" @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Underground. Polka @ 1230, greetings and said had to put new antenna up as other blown down by the wind, Bob Dylan song. Fair-good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Staple Singers "Private Number" @ 1005. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6219: Bluestar Radio. Rock music @ 1505, IDs and greetings, said will be on 76m this evening. Very good signal and audio. SINPO 54444.

6220: Misti Radio. Blues music @ 0900, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Trans Europe Radio. ID and email address @ 1340, Blondie "Denis Denis." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6245: Unid. Dutch songs and polka @ 0945. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6247: Radio Scotland Int. French song @ 1530, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6260: Radio Atlantis. Abba "Money Money Money" @ 1215, weak-fair signal, low audio with whistle. SINPO 23332.

6305: Radio Altrex. ID and thanking listeners for reports @ 0855, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Tina (tent). Non-stop jingles @ 1450 but difficult to understand, then animal noises and Black Sabbath "Paranoid." SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Pluto. IDs and song "In the Heat of the Night" @ 1350, fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Weak signal, music just above noise @ 0905. SINPO 24332.

6374: Radio Rainbow. IDs heard @ 1540 but signal not that clear with fair bit of noise around the frequency. SINPO 33333.

6385: Radio Experience Int. 10CC "Wall Street Shuffle" @ 0850, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Low Power. Rock music @ 1200, good signal with strong peaks, some fading. SINPO 44433.

9510: Radio Joystick via Nexus. Dance music @ 0950. Good signal with strong peaks, but quite fady. SINPO 44433.

Friday, February 04, 2011

Fri Feb 4

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Laser 558 recordings with Bad Company "Alright Now" @ 1045. Good signal but lot of fading. SINPO 44333.

6306: Radio Altrex. "Give A Little Love" @ 1035, occasional cow noises! Lot of fading but reaching good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Thursday, February 03, 2011

Thurs Feb 3

6210: Laser Hot Hits. OMD "Pandora's Box" @ 0945 and Martin Scott talking about radio in the UK. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Wed Feb 2

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "Dancing in the City" @ 1000, fair signal, but not as strong as some days. SINPO 34333.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Tues Feb 1

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Abba "Name of the Game" @ 0950, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Polka @ 1055, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6375: Radio Baken 16. U2 "In the Name of Love" @ 0955. Fair signal with occasional good-strong peaks. SINPO 34333.