Sun Jan 31

6170 0910 Mike Radio. Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You," ID, email. SINPO 45444.
6200 6200 Radio Technical Man. Euro-pop. SINPO 44433.
6210 6210 Radio Merlin Int. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6220 0951 Sluwe Vos Radio. ID jingle, greetings, "In Zaire." SINPO 44433.
6230 0915 Radio Nora. ID, greetings, oldies. SINPO 45444.
6240 0923 Radio Benelux. "Whiter Shade of Pale," talk in GM. SINPO 34333.
6240 1053 Telstar Radio. Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plas Pour Moi." SINPO 44433.
6265 0928 Radio Digital. Instrumental music. SINPO 44433.
6286 1005 Radio Focus Int. Squeeze "Tempted," ID, Scorpions "Winds of Change." SINPO 34333.
6295 1010 Radio Verona. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6305 1019 Radio Underground. Reggae, chat. SINPO 44433.
6318 0933 Radio Altrex. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6325 1025 Radio Verona. Rock n roll, Dutch music. SINPO 44433.
6389 0938 Radio 102. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6399 0943 Weekend Music Radio. Looking back at logs from 1987, Harry Chapin "WOLD." SINPO 24332.
6803 1103 Pink Panther Radio. "Cotton Eye Joe." SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jan 30

4026 1832 Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. "Love Town," then Ed Stewart tribute. SINPO 54444.
6220 1528 Radio Flamingo. Dutch songs, ID. SINPO 34333.
6222 1427 Delta Radio. Testing with 3W. The Cure "A Forest," Queen "Another One Bites the Dust." SINPO 34333.
6254 1419 Unid. Recordings of Pirate Radio Essex, maybe Telstar South. SINPO 44433.
6280 1402 Radio Verona. Dutch song. SINPO 54444.
6286 1411 Radio Focus Int. "Sonic Boom Boy," SINPO 43433.
6310 1459 Radio OZNRH (pres). Mellow jazz, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6325 1545 Radio Montferland. Nena "99 Red Balloons," Paul Hardcastle "19." SINPO 54444.
6385 1435 Radio AC DC. Greetings, Dolly Parton "Nine to Five." SINPO 34433.
6385 1510 Radio Blackstone. Calling AC DC in Dutch. SINPO 44433.
6390 1355 Radio Orion 2000. Kinks "Lola" then "Solsbury Hill." SINPO 54444.
6395 1442 Studio 52. Jingle, Dutch song. SINPO 44433.
6807 1450 Radio Pioneer. Country music. SINPO 44433.
6915 1540 Radio Orion 2000. Jingle ID in German, "In the Summertime." SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

Italian Broadcasting Corporation on air this Friday

Dear listeners, we will broadcast again on Friday 29 January on the frequency of 6970 kHz from 12.00 UTC, and then probably on 3905 kHz.

Please spread the news and report to ibc@europe.com .
Thank you from the Italian Broadcasting Corporation crew!

https://www.facebook.com/IBC-Italian-Broadcasting-Corporation-42794031466

Italian Broadcasting Corporation QSL card

It is unusual to get a QSL card in the post these days, rather than by email. But today an envelope arrived from Italy with the above QSL from IBC who I logged earlier the month. Thanks for the QSL card.

Radio Igloo eQSL

Great eQSL from new station Radio Igloo. Yesterday was his second time on air, He uses a FET transmitter with inverted-V antenna. Power output 40W. Address radioigloo @ gmail.com. Many thanks Iglooman.

Sat Jan 23

4026 1553 Laser Hot Hits. Wings "Silly Love Song." SINPO 34333.
5765 1517 Igloo Radio. Oldies, off,  short test. SINPO 25332.
6280 1519 Radio Merlin Int. Kansas track. SINPO 34333.
6285 1352 Radio 42. Smokie "I'll Meet You At Midnight." SINPO 44433.
6305 1527 Radio Telstar. Status Quo "Sweet Caroline." SINPO 54444.
6324 1700 Radio Pirana. Latin American music, signing off. SINPO 44433.
6385 1527 NMD Radio. Report to Zodiac. SINPO 44433.
6985 1545 QBC (pres). London FM pirate relay, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

(via Twente SDR)

QSL from Radio Hefner

Thanks Radio Hefner!

Ocean Radio - pirate radio 200 yards off Worthing

Ray of the Radio Workshop with the very amusing and well told story of offshore radio station Ocean Radio, which transmitted with 10 watts on medium wave one Sunday 200 yards from Worthing Beach (on the south coast of England), and how the GPO raid when the operator came back in was unsuccessful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VW6eJkxUAY

If you go to his YouTube channel there's a 30 minute video, which he mentions, about how 19 sets were used for pirate transmissions on the Combined Cadet Force nets, the Echo Charlie. marine and amateur bands he's also posted this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gadSpnAQxYo

His extensive vintage radio repair and restoration website.

www.radio-workshop.co.uk

(Mike Barraclough, Radio Anoraks UK Yahoo group)

New relay for Hobart Radio Int

The Shortwave Service in Germany just announced that Hobart Radio International will be broadcast via their transmitters for the first time this weekend, the details are below:

Hobart Radio International will be on air over our transmitters for the first time on Sunday.

7310 Khz @ 0930 UTC
6005 Khz @ 1130 UTC
3985 Khz @ 1630 UTC
3985 Khz @ 2100 UTC

They also list another new programme called Shortwave Service 'Radiospecial', this is in German, and takes place on the last Sunday of the month, with the 0900 UTC broadcast going out live:

7310 0900-1000 Shortwaveservice Radiospecial (live) Deutsch last Sunday of the month
6005 1100-1200 Shortwaveservice Radiospecial Deutsch last Sunday of the month
3985 1600-1700 Shortwaveservice Radiospecial Deutsch last Sunday of the month

(Alan Gale, BDXC-Yahoo group)

QSL from Radio Orion 2000

Great eQSL from new station Orion 2000. In a reply station operator Commander McLane said he was using DDS transmitter, power 200 watts, antenna dipole. Thanks for the QSL.

Sun Jan 17

4026 1551 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
4770 1519 Radio Panda. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6170 0925 Mike Radio. ID, greetings, "Born to be Wild." SINPO 45444.
6170 1411 Laser Hot Hits v Blackbeard. George Michael. SINPO 24332.
6201 0937 Radio Likedeeler. ID, country rock, QRM 6205. SINPO 43433.
6205 0920 Radio  King Shortwave. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6225 0915 Radio Casanova. Instrumental music. SINPO 44433.
6240 1004 Radio Quadzilla. "Bette Davis Eyes." SINPO 24332.
6240 1430 Radio AC DC. The Band. SINPO 44433.
6265 0954 Radio 42. Toto "Africa," ID. SINPO 34333.
6285 1424 Radio Akenzo. Meat Loaf song. SINPO 44433.
6295 0949 Top Radio. Dutch song, ID jingle. SINPO 45444.
6295 1523 Radio Zwarte Panter. Music, poor signal. SINPO 24332.
6305 0931 Radio Merlin Int. Soft rock. SINPO 34333.
6305 1405 Radio Telstar. The Doors "Riders on the Storm." SINPO 54444.
6310 1505 Radio OZNRH. Mellow jazz. SINPO 24332.
6318 1528 Rock Radio Network. Rock music, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6380 1435 NMD Radio. Polka, ID and off. SINPO 34333.
6395 1541 Laser Hot Hits. David Bowie "Life on Mars." SINPO 34333.
6803 1419 Radio Pink Panther. "Johnny Remember Me." SINPO 34333.
6905 1442 Radio Orion 2000. Oldies. SINPO 44433.
6985 1512 QBC. Relay of London FM pirate. SINPO 34333.
9290U 1447 Mike Radio. Country rock. SINPO 45444.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jan 16

4026 1714 Laser Hot Hits. Tribute to Ed Stewart then Shakatak. SINPO 44433.
5800 1710 Radio Mebo 2. "Oxygene." SINPO 24332.
6205 1352 Hefner Radio. "Black Velvet," "Poison." SINPO 54444.
6220 1435 Ronnie AM. Music, low power. SINPO 24332.
6265 1347 Top Radio. IDs, electro music. SINPO 44433.
6265 1421 Radio 42. IDs, "Year of the Cat." SINPO 44433.
6285 1400 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
6285 1500 Radio Enterhaken. Talk in GM, comedy and music. SINPO 44433.
6295 1342 Radio Verona. Dutch songs. SINPO 55444.
6307 1426 Radio Caroline Int. Jingles, rock. SINPO 34333.
6320 1410 Telstar Radio. Ernst Mosch music. SINPO 54444.
6985 1650 QBC (pres). Dance music, SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Weekend relays via Channel 292

SATURDAY 16/01: 
2030-2130 UTC Hobart Radio International - The Buzz No.20

SUNDAY 17/01: 
0900-1000 UTC SuperClan Radio
1000-1100 UTC DARC
1900-2000 UTC European Music Radio

MONDAY 18/01:
1600-1700 UTC DARC
2000-2100 UTC DARC

More at: www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings

Channel 292 uses 6070 kHz

Hobart Radio Int this weekend

We are on air this weekend 16-17/01/2016 (SW + FM):
Channel 292 6070 20h30-21h30 Saturday (Europe)
WRMI 9955 4h30-5h00UTC Sundays (N.Am/S.Am/India)
WBCQ 5110 4h30-5h00UTC Sundays (N.Am)
World FM 88.2MHz 3h30UTC Thursdays (New Zealand 21/01/16)

The Buzz Variety Show No.20
On today's show: David Bowie tribute
Mailbag segment
Jimmy Fallon Acapella
Muppet Show "Pigs in Space" comedy
Europirate Logs‪
#‎TheBuzzHRI‬

LISTEN (MP3): https://archive.org/download/TheBuzz20/TheBuzzNo20.mp3
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Radio City, HLR and EMR relays this weekend

Radio City Relays:
The scheduled of Radio City programmes in January 2016 are:
Friday 15th between 19 to 20 UTC via IRRS on 7290 kHz and via Challenger Radio, Italy on 567, 846 and 1368 kHz
Saturday 16th between 09 to 10 UTC repeat via IRRS on 9510 kHz.
Saturday 23rd between 13 to 14 UTC via Hamburger Lokalradio on 7265 kHz (different programme).
Every Saturday between 20 to 21 UTC via Radio Merkurs, Riga, Latvia on 1485 kHz (different programmes).
Contact address remains: citymorecars@yahoo.ca

Hamburger Lokal Radio 
Saturday HLR:
07.00 to 09.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
09.00 to 12.00 UTC, on 6190 KHz
12.00 to 16.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
Sunday HLR:
12.00 to 16.00 UTC on 9485 kHz
E-mail: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de  Thank you!
HLR FM-DAB+ Program via the Internet :    www.hamburger-lokalradio.net  Daily 24 h

European Music Radio Relays on Sunday
08.00 to 09.00 UTC  on 7265 KHz  Tom Taylor & Tony Currie Mail Box (from Dec 2015)
09.00 to 10.00 UTC  on 6045 & 9485 KHz  Tom Taylor & Tony Currie Mail Box (January 2016)
20.00 to 21.00 UTC  on 6070 KHz  Tom Taylor & Tony Currie Mail Box (January 2016)

Internet Repeats on 17th January 2016:
EMR will have this months Transmission via two streams running at the following times:16.00, 18.00, 20.00 UTC
http://nednl.net:8000/emr.m3u will be on 96 kbps /44 KHz stereo for normal listening
http://nednl.net:8000/emr24.m3u will be 24 kbps / 22 KHz mono will be especially for low bandwidth like mobile phones.

website: www.europeanmusicradio.com
email:    emrshortwave@gmail.com

The Irish Pirates Archive recordings

Anyone interested in the Irish pirate radio scene in the 1980s might like to take a look at this site which includes many recordings from stations such as Radio Nova, Q102, Sunshine Radio, Kiss FM and Radio Dublin.

The link is https://www.mixcloud.com/irishradio

Source: Garry Stevens free radio board

Sun Jan 10

3930 1546 Radio Batavia. Greetings, Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
4026 1600 Laser Hot Hits. Specials "Gangsters." SINPO 34333.
6170 0920 Mike Radio. French song. SINPO 55544.
6205 1000 Radio Altrex. "Man of Action," ID, cow noises. SINPO 23332.
6210 0935 Radio Merlin Int. Vapors then Sham 69. SINPO 34333.
6225 0925 Radio Casanova. Instrumental music, greetings. SINPO 55444.
6240 1540 Radio Goofy. European music. SINPO 34333.
6245 1017 Radio Digital. Dutch song, ID, "The Final Countdown." SINPO 44433.
6260 1006 Free Radio Victoria. Supertramp "The Logical Song." SINPO 44444.
6265 0932 Radio Nora. Instrumental music, sign off. SINPO 34333.
6285 0952 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch songs. SINPO 44444.
6285 1535 Radio Akenzo. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6295 1025 Mike Radio. Polka, moved from 6170. SINPO 55444.
6306 0940 Tower Radio. "Whisky in the Jar," SINPO 44433.
6380 0955 Radio Road Pirate. QSO Lowland, "I Don't Care." SINPO 44433.
6395 0947 Radio Lowland. Oldies, greetings. SINPO 44433.
6510 1527 Straightline Radio. Rock, synth voice. SINPO 34333.
6877 1011 Radio Europe. Instrumental music. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jan 9

4026 1705 Laser Hot Hits. "How Low Can You Go," "Funky Gold Medina." SINPO 34333.
6985 1648 Flex FM London (via QBC?). Shout outs, r n b, relay of FM pirate. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Thurs Jan 7

1628 2155 Radio Barones. Rolling Stones "Angie." SINPO 55555.
4026 2145  Laser Hot Hits. Rock music. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed Jan 6

4026 2125 Laser Hot Hits. Naughty Boy feat Beyonce "Lose it All." Talking about energy efficient lightbulbs. SINPO 44333. (via Twente SDR)

eQSL from XTC

eQSL received today from the Xenon Transmitting Company. Thanks for the eQSL.

Sat Jan 2

4026 1618 Laser Hot Hits. Candi Statton "Young Hearts Run Free." SINPO 44333.
6240U 1604 Mike Radio. Animals "House of the Rising Sun." SINPO 34433.
6245 1225 Radio AC DC. "Rawhide", ID, AC DC song. SINPO 34333.
6260.5 1455 Radio Zwarte Panter. Abba "SOS," splash 6265. SINPO 33333.
6265 1228 Radio 42. Closing down. SINPO 44333.
6265 1503 Anthony Radio. Pet Shop Boys "Domino Dancing," SINPO 44444.
6285 1239 Radio Verona. Dutch songs, ID. SINPO 44433.
6285 1450 Radio Python. Editors "Racing Rats," SINPO 34333.
6295 1427 Radio Waves Int. Country mx, ID. SINPO 24332.
6300 1235 Radio Rona Lisa. Dutch song, ID. SINPO 34333.
6304 1516 Magic AM. Blondie "Rapture," SINPO 24332.
6305 1252 Radio Scotland Int. ID, dance music, strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6324 1500 Radio Pirana. Abba "Happy New Year," multi-lingual IDs. SINPO 34333.
6325 1320 Radio Montferland. ID, greetings, dance music. SINPO 55444.
6383 1258 NMD Radio. Robert Cray Band. SINPO 34333.
6510 1557 Straightline Radio. Pop, synthesizer voice ID,  low audio. SINPO 44433.
6940 0923 Radio Voyager. Easy listening music. SINPO 34333.
6970 0932 IBC (tent). "Hold Me Tight in the Rain," jingles difficult to understand. SINPO 34333.
6970 1530 IBC. Sign on, ID, disco music, good peaks. SINPO 34333.
6985 1540 QBC. Dance music. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Hobart Radio International on shortwave this weekend

The Buzz Variety Show with Pirate News & Logs No.19
On today’s show we start with the latest music from Coldplay and Enya, satire news, audio from the Muppet Show “Pigs in Space” and launch off the plank into the world of pirate radio news and logs.

We are on air this weekend 03/01/2016 (SW + FM):
MV Baltic 9485 11-11h30UTC Sunday (Europe)
WRMI 9955 4h30-5h00UTC Sundays (N.Am/S.Am/India)
WBCQ 5110 4h30-5h00UTC Sundays (N.Am)
World FM 88.2MHz 3h30UTC Thursdays (New Zealand)

LISTEN (MP3): https://archive.org/download/TheBuzz19/TheBuzzNo19.mp3
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Kind regards,

Rob Wise.
Hobart Radio International - The Voice of Tasmania