Sat Feb 17

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with oldies and rock @ 0905. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with non-stop pop @ 1535. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the usual excellent signal @ 2230. SINPO 55555.

6275: Unid station playing schlager, polka @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Kentucky Int @ 1445 with schlager, frequent IDs and giving hotline number. Good signal but weak station (Laser) underneath causing het. SINPO 43433.

6276: Laser Hot Hits @ 1555 completely squashed by Kentucky. Managed to ID Laser in usb. SINPO 32432.

6280: West Coast Radio heard @ 1450 playing "Love's Unkind." SINPO 34333.

6290: Free Radio Holland playing oldies, schlager @ 0840. Gave email address as freeradioholland @ hotmail.com SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Quintus @ 1455 greeting listeners in Germany and playing "Those Boots Were Made For Walking." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6308: Radio Universe from Greece heard @ 2330 playing 80s pop. Also mention Radio Odyssey and talk in Greek and English. Clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Orion with schlager and oldies @ 0845. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Odyssey from Greece heard @ 1845 with ID by woman then into Led Zepellin "Whole Lotta Love." Fair signal here. SINPO 33333.

6320: Radio Lycos @ 0835 playing schlager. Some ute QRM. SINPO 33433.

6324: Radio Waves Int heard with ID and song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" @ 1545. Fair signal on a clear channel. SINPO 34433.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka signing off @ 0857. SINPO 45544.

(updated 11.40pm)

Fri Feb 16

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1815 playing pop. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Odyssey (tent) heard @ 1845 with oldies but lot of noise and fading on this frequency making it difficult to get clear ID. SINPO 33333.

Pirate recordings

The Medium Wave Circle is pleased to announce the release of its latest CDs.

It's an 80+ hour triple CD set of British landbased pirate stations recorded between 1983 and 1991. The first two CDs are all London stations such as well remembered R Jackie, R Sovereign, Horizon FM, LWR etc, and many long forgotten weekend hobby pirate stations.

The third CD consists of recordings of stations from Liverpool, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex etc.

Back in the 1980s, pirate stations offered a bigger variety of formats than they do today. On these recordings, you will find stations broadcasting rock, rock & roll, pop, oldies, easy listening, r & b, reggae, soul, jazz etc.

A full itinerary, prices and ordering details can be found on our website at: http://www.mwcircle.org

(Medium Wave Circle DX Club via radioanoraksuk)

Wed Feb 14

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1815 with non-stop pop and jingles. Bit of local QRM . SINPO 33433.

Radio Rainbow

Radio Rainbow has moved to 6250, 24 hours a day according to message left on this blog.

Unfortunately I can't hear anything on 6250 at present (1130UTC), apart from occasional utilities, to confirm it. Not hearing anything on 6300 either!

If 6250 is the new frequency then RRI might face co-channel QRM during parts of the day from North Korea and Iran who are both listed as using this frequency.

Tues Feb 13

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1730 with non-stop pop. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Mon Feb 12

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2135 with pop music. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Sun Feb 11

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2120 playing pop, with jingles. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6225: Radio Atlantis heard playing schlager and rock @ 0920. Splash from utility on 6230. SINPO 43443. Later heard @ 1020 on 6220 with good signal (44444).

6240: Britain Radio Int v JRRI heard @ 1000 with Roger Davis playing music, mainly from 60s and 70s. SINPO 44433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing blues and gospel music @ 1225. SINPO 44433.

6260: Radio Thunderbird came on with IDs and playing oldies @ 0925. Fair signal but faded out. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing oldies @ 0950. SINPO 34433.

6265: Delta Radio with a good signal @ 1335 playing 80s music. Email address given as deltapirate @ hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6269: Radio Rainbow heard @ 1010 talking in English about its use of frequencies, in particular 6300, and playing oldies. Fair signal here but squeezed between Premier Radio and Laser. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0955 with 60s music. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Golfbreker playing schlager @ 1040, echo on voice. SINPO 34433.

6292: Antonio Radio with polka and schlager, gave out hotline number. Heard @ 1005 with SINPO 34333.

6296: Flux AM playing Scissor Sisters "I Don't Feel Like Dancing" @ 1100, jingle ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6296: Radio Zodiac @ 1220 with report to WCR who came back on same frequency. SINPO 44433.

6302: Radio Robbie playing oldies and giving out holtine number @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Scirocco heard with schlager, spelling out email address @ 1035 but splash from WCR on 6305.

6305: West Coast Radio playing rock and pop @ 1045. Good signal here (44433).

6310: Radio Bonofox with oldies, ID and email address @ 1105. SINPO 33433.

6315: Radio Tornado playing dance music @ 1245. SINPO 33433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio playing recordings of 80s Scottish pirate Radio Woodstock @ 1200. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6525: Radio Ramona with an American pirate radio programme @ 1015. SINPO 34333.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) with schlager @ 1110. SINPO 33433.

(updated 9.20pm)

Sat Feb 10

Not bad conditions today with many stations heard:

3908: Cupid Radio heard playing rock music @ 2300, greeting Mike from Norway. Some local QRM. SINPO 33433.

3927: Delta Radio heard @ 2200 greeting listeners in Germany in German, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0920. Poor-fair signal (33433).

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1505. SINPO 44333. Also heard @ 2020 with a live programme from Chris Ise and Andy Walker. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania. Usual massive signal. Heard @ 2205 playing a Rolling Stones track. SINPO 55555.

6265: Radio Robbie @ 1500 with ID in Dutch and schlager. SINPO 34333.

6268: ROZ playing rock music from Golden Earring and Status Quo @ 1150. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6276: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1015 with one of its sponsored shows. Station has now arranged relays via North American pirates and is interested in hearing from listeners there. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Whitesnake testing a new antenna. Heard @ 1245 giving out hotline number in Dutch, English and German. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Blackbird with polka and schlager @ 0910. ID saying "from north eastern part of the Netherlands." SINPO 33433.

6290: Orion Radio testing his transmitter, playing The Kooks @ 0850. Good signal here (44433). At 0908 noted on 6300, greeting Jaroslav. Signal remained good (44433). Mentioned would be back on 5725 tomorrow.

6290: Flux AM with polka and schlager. First heard @ 1205, ID at 1228 in Dutch and English. Good signal but some occasional utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Merlin Int @ 1430 playing oldies, frequent IDs, good peaks but co-channel QRM. SINPO 43433.

6304: Unid station heard @ 1035 playing Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," no IDs heard. Good signal but some fading (44433).

6308: Radio Odyssey from Greece playing 80s music from Madonna, Cutting Crew etc @ 1815, with IDs by man and woman. Fair signal but on clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6320: Lycos Radio @ 1240 heard with polka, announcing hotline. SINPO 33433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio (pres) @ 1250 playing country music. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona heard testing @ 1025 with oldies and jingles. SINPO 33433.

6540: Radio Brigitte with ID, oldies and schlager @ 1435. SINPO 34433.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka @ 0855 talking about Latvian history. Off 0900. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio City v Ulbroka signing on @ 0900, playing oldies. Gave email address as: citymorecars @ yahoo.ca SINPO 45444.

(updated 11.05pm)

Latvia relays

Relays on 9290 KHz this weekend (100kW, Ulbroka, Latvia)

February 10
Radio Six Int: 0700 - 0800UTC
Latvia Today: 0800 - 0900 UTC
Radio City: 0900 - 1100UTC

February 11
Latvia Today 1300 - 1400UTC

(info via Tom Taylor)

Fri Feb 9

6220: Mystery Radio with Andy Walker and Chris Ise @ 2300 playing The Who "Who Are You" followed by the Mystery Radio mystery song contest where you can win a subscription to DX Tuners. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

Radio Rainbow to move

Message from Radio Rainbow:

Dear freedom lovers;

It came to our knowledge there is a unwritten agreement between several free radio stations about 6300 khz.

There is also a free radio station transmitting from the Sahara which choose this frequency.

Because of our great respect for free radio stations of good will, we have decided to change our frequency of our 24 hour service Radio Rainbow International - the Voice of Peace.

We ordered equipment for another frequency. It will take about 2 weeks before we are receiving this. Until than we will be on 6300 khz, as published worldwide.

We wish you all the best and are looking forward of cooperation between our stations for free radio and peace sake! Let us all promote real freedom, peace of mind and loving awareness, no matter what 'they' say!

Best wishes;
crew
RRI

(info via Dr Tim News)

At the moment Radio Rainbow is inaudible for most of the time on 6300, even when the frequency is clear. As I type this @ 1045, I can hear nothing on 6300. If it want to provide a 24 hour service, the station will need to do something so its signal can be heard properly. ukdxer

Radio City

Please find below the current schedule of Radio City - The Station of the Cars:

Radio City relays Saturdays:
February 10: 09.00 - 11.00 UTC
March 19: 09.00 - 11.00 UTC
April 08 (Easter Sunday): 11.00 - 13.00 UTC
May 12: 09.00 - 11.00 UTC

All transmissions will be 100 kW via Ulbroka transmitter 9290 kHz. Please note the use of Saturdays and the programme length.

(info via Dr Tim's News)

Thurs Feb 8

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1810. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Odyssey from Greece heard @ 1730 playing music by Bob Marley, before playing rock music. Occasional IDs heard in English. Fair signal here. Email address: odyssey.greece @ yahoo.gr SINPO 33333.

Sonnet Radio Europe

Just to let you know that Sonnet Radio Europe will be making a return after 6 years on the 48m band.

We anticipate to start tests towards the end of this month/early March.

For more information, our schedules will be announced at
http://sonnetradio.110mb.com/index.html

Many thanks,
Terry 'Cotters'
SRE

Wed Feb 7

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2315 with pops. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Rainbow (tent). Weak signal @ 1015 - could just detect pop music at peaks. SINPO 24332. I don't how much power the station's running on this frequency but it can't be much.

(updated 11.15pm)

Tues Feb 6

6220: Mystery Radio is propagating well to the UK at the moment. Listening @ 1810 to the usual non-stop pop, some fading (44433). Still strong @ 2120 - peaking at S9+20dB.

Mon Feb 5

6220: Mystery Radio booming in @ 2245 with 80s pop music. SINPO 44444.

Sun Feb 4

Conditions variable today with some strong signals then fading out.

5725: Orion Radio not as strong as last Sunday but still on a clear channel, playing oldies @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

5965: MV Baltic Radio v Juelich with one hour programme. Heard signing on in German and English @ 1300. Gave web address as: www.rrms.de SINPO 55555.

6208: Unid station @ 1230 but impossible to ID due to Bogusman 2kHz away, still strong here.

6210: Cupid Radio greeting Paul Stuart of Radio Galaxy, playing oldies @ 0855. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6210: Bogusman talking about air pollution and cycling beside canals @ 1115. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0910 with another live show from Chris Ise and Andy Walker. Always enjoyable to listen to. SINPO 34433.

6239: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing a Tina Turner song @ 1045, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6239: Outlaws for Peace via JRRI heard @ 1200. This is an American country music show often relayed by JRRI. SINPO 43433.

6260: Unid station playing oldies @ 1150. No IDs heard. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Robbie @ 1415 playing oldies and schlager but squeezed by stronger stations on 6260 & 6269. SINPO 33433.

6269: Radio Rainbow heard @ 1215 playing a Billy Joel song. Much better reception than 6300. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with 70s oldies @ 1050. SINPO 34333.

6280: West Coast Radio coming in well @ 0900, playing a Pink Floyd song. SINPO 44444.

6281: Radio Bermudadreieck (tent). Weak signal but sounded German and thought I heard Bermudedreieck ID. SINPO 24332. (Radio Polkawave, see comments)

6295: Radio Northpole closing down @ 1000 with "Pump Up the Volume." SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Vrolijke Frans @ 1105with schlager, ID in Dutch. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Rainbow (tent). Poor signal and later flattened by other Dutch stations. Heard @ 1015 with 24332 SINPO.

6300: Radio Rob 007 with oldies @ 1100, talk in Dutch. SINPO 33433.

6300: Unid. Station heard @ 1545 playing schlager, co-channel QRM. ID but beginning to fade out. Caught part of phone number 0031 631 975....SINPO 33433.

6304: Radio Zodiac with talk in Dutch @ 1110 and off. SINPO 44433. At 1125 moved to 6300 where heard calling Fox 48. SINPO 43433.

6305: West Coast Radio playing "On the Border" for Mike in Norway @ 1400. Good signal here (44444).

6311: Radio Lowland heard @ 1437 with ID, playing schlager and country music. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Brigitte with schlager @ 1120. Not a good choice of frequency as flattened by Paardenkracht. SINPO 32332.

6326: Radio Paardenkracht with oldies @ 0905. SINPO 43443.

6401: Weekend Music Radio playing rock music @ 0915. SINPO 44444.

6525: Radio Sparks with non-stop music. A nice, clear signal here, playing Simple Minds @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

(updated 4.20pm)

Radio Campervan

Radio Campervan will be on air Sunday morning around 08.30 UTC on 6475 khz.

If you hear us, send your e-mail to radiocampervan @ hotmail.com

All the Best

Mr. Campervan

Sat Feb 3

Good conditions this morning with quite a lot of activity today:

3925: West Coast Radio @ 1715 playing rock and pop music, ID and email address. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 1105. Poor signal here (24332).

6220: Mystery Radio with live show from Chris Ise and Andy Walker @ 2150 playing 80s pop. Good signal (44433).

6255: KBC Radio signing on with weekly one hour show @ 2200. Signal started at S9 but by 2240 was S9+30dB. Email from station said email has changed to kbc @ planet.nl or info @ k-po.com. The old e-mail kbc @ wxs.nl. is not in use anymore. However the old address still announced in tonight's show. SINPO 44433 at 2200 to 55555 at 2240.

6276: Laser Hot Hits @ 1015 playing "We Love the Pirate Stations" (I think this song is played somewhere on 48 metres every weekend!). Splash from Flux AM. SINPO 33433.

6280: Flux AM @ 0900 giving out hotline, greeting Marcel and playing schlager. Good signal (44433).

6284: Unid station heard @ 1215 playing The Prodigy and other dance music. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Bonofox playing oldies and dance music, including a Bee Gees medley @ 1010. As usual on this frequency some occasional utility QRM, plus splash from Flux AM. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Vrolijke Frans heard @ 1520 with polka and schlager, ID in Dutch. SINPO 43443.

6293: West Coast Radio (tent) with "The Final Countdown," @ 1510. Splash from 6290. Off or faded out @ 1522. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Rainbow (tent) suffering CW QRM @ 1130. Playing oldies. Message via Dr Tim's news says station is now 24 hours on this frequency. SINPO 33433.

6300: Relay of Dutch FM station playing dance music @ 1420. Couldn't catch name (Slam FM?). SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Scirocco playing polka and schlager @ 0910. SINPO 34433.

6320: Lycos Radio @ 1115 with schlager, ID and email address. SINPO 33433.

6327: Unid station with oldies and schlager @ 1335. Sudden off at 1343. SINPO 44433.

6401: Radio RP heard on this frequency @ 0920 with schlager. Announced email address of radiorp @ live.nl SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Casblanca via Latvia with German pop and schlager @ 1055. Off 1100. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia @ 1100. Was due on at 0900 but seemed to be problems with the transmitter so started two hours later with the one hour programme of dance music in German. SINPO 45444.

9290: Latvia Today via the Latvia transmitter. Also on late, starting @ 1200. Heard @ 1220 talking in English about Latvia in the world. SINPO 55544.

(updated 10.45pm)

Fri Feb 2

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2105 with pop. SINPO 44433.

Weekend relays

Relays this weekend via Ulbroka, Latvia on 9290:

Saturday February 3
0700-0800UTC: Radio Six Int
0800-0900UTC: Latvia Today, e-mail info @ swh.lv
0900-1000UTC: Radio Joystick
1000-1100UTC: Radio Casablanca WS

Sunday February 4
1300-1400UTC: Latvia Today

MV Baltic Radio via Juelich, Germany from 1300-1400UTC on 5965 kHz

(info via Tom Taylor, EMR)

And don't forget KBC on 6255 tomorrow (Saturday) from 2200-2300UTC via Lithuania, in parallel with 1386kHz.

Thurs Feb 1

3927: Cupid Radio heard @ 2100 playing the Cure, Bruce Springsteen, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1800 playing oldies. Good signal here (44433).

Radio Six International

After a rather longer hiatus than we had anticipated, Radio Six International is delighted to resume its weekly live broadcasts to Europe and the Pacific on shortwave from Saturday, 3rd February.

The weekly Saturday broadcast will be (as before) from 0700 to 0800 UT on 9290 kHz with 100 kW from Ulbroka, Latvia.

For February the programme during that hour will be the Tony Currie Show. More details at http://www.radiosix.com

(TONY CURRIE, Programme Director, Radio Six International, Jan 30, WORLD OF RADIO 1345, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Being the first Saturday of the month I guess Radio Joystick will be on from 0900. It would be nice to get detailed info about the relays from Latvia. It seems to be down to the stations themselves to promote their own broadcasts! ukdxer

Planet FM

On 6878 kHz (29/1, 0145) Planet FM, the rebroadcast of FM Italian radio Planet FM, is still on air on SW.

This night with "Planet Night" programme. This FM radio is located in Lombardia, North Italy their web is: http://www.radioplanet.fm (reported by PlayDX)

(Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italy, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Widely reported, heard via Pirate Music, Italy

Tues Jan 30

Mystery Radio on 6220 last night (Jan 29) @ 2200 playing pop. SINPO 33433. No pirate activity heard tonight as I type this.

Sun Jan 28

Conditions today a bit hit and miss with some good reception but also fading out of stations.

5725: Orion Radio on his new 52mb frequency. Good reception here @ 0845, playing a selection of oldies and Dutch music. Off at 0915. Was using 350W. SINPO 45444.

6210: Bogusman heard @ 1240 talking about rock magazines and playing his usual selection of obscure indie music. SINPO 44433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 1015. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1430 playing oldies, ID. SINPO 43443.

6239: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI with the A to Z of Pop @ 1255. Transmitter had drifted down slightly since I heard BRI. SINPO 44433.

6240: Britain Radio Int v JRRI @ 1035 with Roger Davis presenting the 60s flashback show. SINPO 33433.

6245: Crazy Wave Radio with Andy Walker and Chris Ise playing oldies @ 0920. SINPO 33433.

6260: Unid station playing rock music and oldies @ 1435 but clashing with religious station from Asia (Christian Voice, I think) on same frequency. SINPO 32332.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Stuart Ross programme @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Rainbow @ 1245 with oldies, suffering occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Northpole heard playing music from Donna Summer and Ultravox @ 1010. Gave email address as radio.northpole @ planet.nl SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Shadowman coming in with a strong signal @ 1025, playing polka, ID in Dutch. SINPO 44444.

6299: Wave Radio (tent) playing oldies @ 1300 but quite noisy frequency and difficult to be sure. SINPO 33333.

6304: West Coast Radio heard playing Donna Summer "State of Independence" @ 1455. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Antonio Radio with oldies, ID and hotline number @ 1005. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Zodiac Int playing rock music @ 1250. SINPO 43443.

6310: Radio Scirocco playing oldies, ID and announced hotline in English, Dutch and German @ 1020. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Brigitte announcing mailing address, email address in several language @ 1502. SINPO 34433.

6326: Radio Paardenkracht heard playing the Rolling Stones @ 0910. Co-channel QRM from another station but Paardenkracht the stronger. SINPO 43433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio coming in well here, heard @ 0925 playing 70s music - George McRae, KC & The Sunshine Band. SINPO 44444.

6525: Sparks Radio playing music by Queen @ 0915. Fair signal and on a clear channel (34433).

6878: Pirate Music @ 0855 with pop music and Planet FM jingles. SINPO 34333.

9290: KWRN Nordland Radio v Latvia signing on @ 0900 in German and English, Using the SRS Germany address and email address: kwrn @ freenet.de Played German and English oldies. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Marabu v Latvia signing on @ 1000 in German at the end of KWRN's programme. Three hour programme of alternative music. SINPO 44444.

(updated 3.10pm)

Sat Jan 27

3907: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2140 playing rock n roll. Some local QRM so best here in upper side band. SINPO 33433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania. This former pirate blasting in with one hour programme from 2200, also in parallel on 1386. Heard at 2200 with sign on followed by Primal Scream song. Gave web address as www.kbcradio.eu and email address as kbc @ wxs.nl SINPO 55544.

6276: Laser Hot Hits playing Rainbow and Shalamar from the 80s @ 1320. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int heard @ 1505 playing Paul Weller, Cyndi Lauper. For most of the day station inaudible here but finally has faded in. Splash from Laser and co-channel QRM from Family Radio (US religious station). SINPO 33433.

6300: Antonio Radio with 60s music @ 1405, ID, giving out hotline number and email address. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Intercity with a test transmission @ 1520, announcement in English, playing some pop music. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Delmare testing @ 1515 with pop, rap and dance music. Fair to good signal here. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Robbie heard @ 0940 playing "I Love Rock n Roll." ID and off at 0948. SINPO 33433.

6320: Radio Lycos with schlager @ 0920, followed by ID and email address. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Brigitte playing schlager @ 0940, ID in French, German, English and Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio @ 1410 with rock and pop. Fair to good signal. SINPO 44333.

6878: Pirate Music (pres) @ 1425 with relay of Italian pop station. SINPO 23332.

(updated 10.20pm)

Fri Jan 26

3925: Unid. Non-stop Greek music. First heard @ 2320 and still going now at midnight. No IDs heard but fair signal suggesting it is probably not coming from Greece, but from closer to home (Netherlands, UK?) Any ideas? SINPO 34333.

3928: Radio Quintus @ 2000 with ID, hotline number, playing rock n roll. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3930: Unid. Very weak signal @ 2150 - I can pick out beat of music but not strong enough to identify music or hear ID. Could it be Radio Universe from Greece? SINPO 14331.

(updated 12am)

Thurs Jan 25

3924: West Coast Radio heard @ 2320 playing oldies from Status Quo, Wings, hotline number. Fair to good signal. SINPO 34333.

I see on the Alfa Lima forum that a Greek pirate called Radio Universe was on 3930 this evening. Logged by Chris in Italy and by Radio Ramona. Not heard here but message from station says will be on 3930 tomorrow from 2100.

Latvia relays

KWRN has changed its time for its Sunday broadcast via Ulbroka:

KWRN Radio Nordland is on air from 0900-1000 hours UT (Sun January 28)

Followed by Radio Marabu 1000-1300 UT

Finally, Latvia Today 1300-1400 UT

Regards, Raimonds
(via Wayne Bastow, Wyoming, NSW, Australia, ARDXC via DXLD)

Tues Jan 23

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2140. SINPO 34433.

KBC on shortwave

KBC Radio via Sitkunai, Lithuanua, on 1386 kHz is heard every Saturday 2200-2300 UT with a musical program announced in English.

The manager Tom de Wit says that as from next week KBC will be on both 1386 kHz and new 6255 kHz.

Tom does not state the location for 6255 kHz but it is most likely also Sitkunai, since their transmitter is used for VOIRI (Iran) transmissions on nearby 6250 kHz (and also 6255) a little earlier in the evening.

Address: KBC, Argonstraat 6, 6718 WT Ede, Holland.
E-mail addresses: kbc @ wxs.nl (seems to be the most reliable) and info @ k-po.com

(Ullmar Qvick in Norrköping, Sweden, Jan 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Item does not say but I assume 6255 will run in parallel with 1386 at 2200 on Saturday.

Sun Jan 21

Not good conditions today with a lot of stations fading in and out.

5965: European Music Radio with one hour programme via Julich from 1300-1400. Heard @ 1330 with letters programme. Strong signal (55555). Email from the station said this programme will also be broadcast via the internet service at http://bereik.net:9290/listen.pls
1300-1400UTC and repeated at 1600-1700, 1900-2000, 2200-2300.

6206: Radio Scotland Int @ 0905 greeting Jaroslav and talking about his transmitter power (350-400W). He also mentioned he has loaded RSI videos onto You Tube which can be accessed via his website: www.radioscotland.nl Good signal (44433).

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0925. SINPO 33433.

6239: Laser Hot Hits via JRRI talking about being relayed in the USA @ 1025. Sponsored show. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Robbie with schlager @ 1135. SINPO 33333.

6265: Premier Radio Int @ 0915 playing XTC "Senses Working Overtime," ID. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 1205. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Kentucky Int heard @ 1510 playing schlager. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.

6280: Radio Merlin Int @ 1010. Strong utility noise (local QRM?). Rock music but weak signal here (23432). Better signal @ 1400 when heard playing "Layla," "Band on the Run" and giving ID. Some spash from Laser on 6275. SINPO 33433. Email address: radiomerlin @ blueyonder.co.uk

6295: Radio Atlantis Int in USB @ 1525 playing Madonna songs, with IDs. Fair signal (34333).

6299: Delta Radio playing oldies @ 0910, co-channel QRM. SINPO 33433.

6300: Unid station playing Celine Dion @ 1015. Spash from WCR. SINPO 33433.

6305: West Coast Radio playing oldies @ 1005. SINPO 33433.

6305: Unid station @ 1520 playing non-stop 60s music. No ID heard before it faded out. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Scirocco playing schlager @ 1030, hotline and giving out email address. SINPO 33333.

6324: Radio Waves Int heard with country music @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

6401: Weekend Music Radio heard with rock music @ 0920. SINPO 34333.

(updated 3.40pm)

Sat Jan 20

3925: West Coast Radio heard @ 2350 playing The Stranglers "No More Heroes." Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1640 with pop and dance music. SINPO 44433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits (tent) @ 1055 playing pop. Weak and fading signal. SINPO 24332.

6281: Radio Quintus heard @ 1240 with ID, playing schlager. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6294: On Air AM from Germany heard @ 1515 playing rock and oldies. SINPO 34333.

6305: Orion Radio with schlager @ 0945, testing. SINPO 34333.

6324: Radio Waves Int @ 1615 with easy listening and country music, talk in French and English. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio RP with schlager @ 1040. SINPO 34333.

6401: Weekend Music Radio (tent) heard @ 1620 with recording of American station playing Beatles songs. Faded out soon after. SINPO 44433.

(updated 11.50pm)

Fri Jan 19

3925: West Coast Radio heard @ 2335 with ID, email address and playing Abba's "Fernando." Fair signal here (34333).

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 2125, currently playing a dance version of "Save A Little Prayer For You.". SINPO 44433.

(updated 11.45pm)

Thurs Jan 18

My longwire survived the strong winds that have been hitting the UK today. It's quieter now after a very stormy day! Only one station heard this evening:

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2310 with pop music. SINPO 44444.

Jolly Roger Radio International

Jolly Roger Radio International, which broadcasts from the Republic of Ireland has revamped its website.

To see the new look site visit: http://listen.to/jrri/ There you will find information about JRRI, a history of the station, some photos and audio.

JRRI can be heard most Sunday mornings on 6239 (variable), usually with relays of Britain Radio International, Laser Hot Hits or bluegrass or country music programmes from America.

The station can be contacted at: jr_radio @ hotmail.com

European Music Radio

European Music Radio this Sunday, 21st of January 2007 at 1300 UTC on 5965 kHz (via Juelich)

Good Listening

73s
Tom

(info via Tom Taylor)

Tues Jan 16

6220: Mystery Radio with 80s pop. Very similar to last night - good signal but some fading @ 2150 (44444).

Had a listen on 6775 for Radio KOS, Greece after announcement on Alfa Lima forum. Nothing here except a strong utility station.

KWRN Nordland Radio

Hello free radio friends,

KWRN Nordland Radio is back on 9290 kHz.

On January 28th 2007 we will present you our last transmission for a long time, via Ulbroka-Latvia from 06.00 to 07.00 hours UTC.

Brand new QSLs are printed - catch yours! Don´t forget return postage. You will get our e-card for an e-mail report.

Our address is: SRS Germany, KWRN, P.O.Box 101145, 99801 Eisenach, Germany.

You can call us during our transmission: 0049-163-6227837

Please inform your hobby friends.
Felix Stein

(info via Martin Schoech, SW Pirates)

Mon Jan 15

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well this evening. Heard @ 2150 playing pop, SINPO 44433.

Sun Jan 14

Clear blue skies, sunshine but poor conditions today with a lot of noise on the bands.

6210: Radio Bonofox heard playing oldies followed by ID and email address @ 1230. Fair peaks but weak most of the time. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1030. SINPO 33433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio with 60s music @ 1025. SINPO 33433.

6265: Orion Radio heard @ 0855 giving contact details, playing oldies and greeting listeners. One of the best signals here today. SINPO 44444.

6275: Premier Radio Int on a different frequency, due to Orion on its usual channel of 6265. Heard @ 0915 playing a Dave Edmunds song. Also heard greeting Dr Tim. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing Robert Miles "Children" @ 1200, gave email address. SINPO 34333.

6280: Unid. Dutch station playing polka @ 1000. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Scirocco with instrumental music plus schlager @ 0920. Some SSB and utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Atlantis Int playing oldies @ 0930. Gave email address as dutchradiointernational @ hotmail.com Good signal (44433).

6310: Unid. Station playing pop @ 0910. Achim's blog said it was Fox 48. SINPO 33433.

6326: Radio Paardenkracht playing the Beach Boys @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio with rock music @ 1005. Also announced new web address: www.wmrscotland.com SINPO 44433.

9290: Latvia Today heard signing on @ 1300 from Ulbroka, Latvia. Introduction followed by some Latvian pop music. SINPO 35433.

(updated 1pm)

Sat Jan 13

3927: Cupid Radio heard @ 2245 playing song by Oasis, followed by ID and hotline number, then into Europe "The Final Countdown." Fair to good signal here. SINPO 33333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing non-stop pop @ 1600. Good signal (44433).

6275: Radio Kentucky Int @ 1030 playing schlager. He said no email or postal address at the moment but gave out hotline number. Fair signal, reaching good peaks, but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits (tent). Weak signal @ 1300, sounds English - could be Laser. SINPO 24332.

6300: Lycos Radio with schlager and comedy sketches in Dutch @ 0840. Gave email address as lycosrds @ hotmail.com SINPO 34433.

6305: West Coast Radio @ 1455 playing oldies, talking about the recent storms in the Netherlands. SINPO 44444.

6309: Unid station playing rock music @ 1240. Heard signing off at 1250 but couldn't catch ID through fading and static. SINPO 33333.

6326: Radio Paardenkracht with schlager and polka @ 1230. He said will be back tomorrow. SINPO 44333.

9290: Latvia Today produced by Radio SWH via Ulbroka heard @ 0835 with Latvian music. Off at 0900. SINPO 44444.

(updated 10.50pm)

Fri Jan 12

3923: West Coast Radio (pres) @ 2355. Weak signal - could just detect music and talking. ID from Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1525. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Scirocco testing new antenna after last one was blown down in the storms. Heard @ 1515 giving out hotline and playing polka, schlager and oldies. Email address given as scirocco104 @ hotmail.com Fair signal (34433).

Thurs Jan 11

3927: Cupid Radio and Radio Whitesnake heard @ 2115 with a fair signal, playing rock music and taking a call from Tony in England. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with 80s pop @ 2125. SINPO 44444.

Wed Jan 10

Mystery Radio coming in well at the moment on 6220 - 2155UTC. Signal hovering between S9 and S9+10dB - SINPO 44444. Playing 80s pop/dance music.

Radio Bila Hora

Radio Bila Hora - a pirate station from the Czech Republic (3334 kHz) has a new web site: http://rbh.czechian.net/

It contains photos, copies of reception reports and a text on history of this station (in Czech). The station has been on the air always on the last day of the year

(Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic (Czechia), Jan 9, HCDX via DX Listening Digest)

(station widely reported on Dec 31/Jan 1 on 3334)

Spaceshuttle website

For information about Finnish pirate Radio Spaceshuttle and future broadcasts, visit its website at:

http://spaceshuttleradio.freeservers.com/

Jan 8 & 9

Monday: Mystery Radio on 6220 with non-stop pop @ 2140. SINPO 44333.

Tuesday: Mystery Radio on 6220 with start of Chris Ise & Andy Walker show @ 1801. SINPO 44433. But unfortunately signal faded away after that good start and had gone by 1815. Signal is back now (2055) but only fair.

Sun Jan 7

3927: Radio Delmare playing dance music @ 0010. Difficult to hear until Cupid on 3925 signed off at 0005. SINPO 34333.

5965: MV Baltic Radio via Julich, Germany. Sign on in German and English @ 1300 followed by Rolling Stones "Start Me Up." Web address given as www.rrms.de SINPO 55555.

6210: Bogusman with his usual offbeat chat and indie music @ 1040. Strong signal (44444).

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1100. SINPO 33433.

6260: Radio Robbie (tent) heard with schlager @ 1025, splash from Premier Radio on 6265. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with the usual 70s music @ 0855. Good signal - strongest for a long time. SINPO 44433.

6265: Delta Radio playing oldies with jingles @ 1305. Announced and spelt out email address of deltapirate @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing 60s music and talking about the offshore station Radio Atlantis @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Zodiac (tent) @ 1435 playing Killing Joke and Soft Cell. Quite a lot of fading so couldn't be sure of ID. Also heard Flux AM mentioned. Off at 1445. SINPO 33333.

6280: Orion Radio @ 0900 reading messages, playing oldies, off at 0918. Some utility noise around the frequency but a good signal. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Scirocco (tent) heard playing Fine Young Cannibals song @ 1005. SINPO 33333.

6288: Unid. Station playing oldies @ 0920 but utility QRM made it difficult to get ID. I see from Cupid Radio on Alfa Lima's forum that it was Fox 48. SINPO 33433.

6291: Skyline International Radio in QSO @ 1210. SINPO 44433.

6292: Flux AM reading messages @ 1145 before going for QSO. SINPO 34433.

6292: West Coast Radio in QSO with Flux AM, Lycos and Brandaris @ 1157. SINPO 44444.

6295: Radio Enjoy Deluxe @ 1035 playing Kinks song, ID. Always a good, clear signal from this station. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Shadowman with a report to Enjoy Deluxe @ 1105. SINPO 44433.

6297: Radio Vrolijke Frans with voice report in Dutch to Shadowman and Enjoy Deluxe @ 1110. Weak signal (24332).

6300: Lycos Radio @ 1200 playing polka, ID, co-channel QRM. SINPO 33433.

6308: Radio Paardenkracht playing oldies @ 0910. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid. Non-stop pop from 80s and 90s @ 1530. Probably Radio Malaisy. SINPO 44433.

6324: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0925. SINPO 34333.

6387: Hot Radio with polka and schlager @ 1250 and ID in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6403: Unid. Station heard @ 1245 playing pop in Dutch, sudden off at 1250 with no ID. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rap music @ 1050, followed by ID and email address. Signal fair-good (34433).

6540: Radio Brigitte playing Boney M song @ 1015, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6550: Sparks Radio (tent) @ 1020 with dance music. SINPO 34333.

6575: Sparks Radio playing Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", followed by ID @ 1030. Station on 6550 gone so could've been Sparks moving to this frequency. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Caroline Eifel via Ulbroka, Latvia @ 0905 playing oldies with talk in German. Playing excerpts from numbers stations. SINPO 55444.

(updated 3.35pm)

Sat Jan 6

3922: Radio Boomerang playing pop from the 70s @ 2215. Off at 2230. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3925: Cupid Radio with rock music and IDs @ 2315. Mentioned had reports from Norway and Spain. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave heard @ 1000 announcing email address of kingshortwave @ hotmail.com and playing Beatles songs. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1545. SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Blackbird with polka and country music @ 1330. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing 60s music @ 1050. Weak signal not helped by SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

6292: West Coast Radio playing oldies @ 1315, but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Northpole calling Lycos Radio in Dutch @ 1041. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Shadowman moved from 6305 for QSO with Lycos and Northpole @ 1100. SINPO 44433.

6299: Radio Albatross with 60s music @ 1325. Gave email address as radioalbatross @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6300: Lycos Radio calling Shadowman @ 1035. SINPO 34433.

6300: Delta Radio with techo music, ID @ 1235. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Shadowman with "Eye of the Tiger," @ 1026, off at 1030 before returning for QSO. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Valenica playing schlager @ 1300. SINPO 34333.

6310. Unid. Station heard @ 1555 with "Tubular Bells" theme by Mike Oldfield but poor-fair and fading out. SINPO 23332.

6324: Radio Paardenkracht testing @ 1155, with IDs and email address. SINPO 44333.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka with talk in English about amber in Latvia @ 0850. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Ulbroka with Charlie Prince playing dance and techno music. ID and address in English and German @ 0945. SINPO 44444.

(updated 11.20pm)

MV Baltic Radio

MV Baltic Radio this Sunday, 7th of January 2007
at 1300 UTC on 5965 kHz (via Julich, in German)

(Tom Taylor)

Fri Jan 5

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2030. SINPO 434433.

6309: Radio Valencia. Long programme. First heard @ 0945 with polka and schlager. SINPO 34333. Still on @ 1130 playing rock music by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and U2 but some SSB QRM on 6310. SINPO 43433. ID in Dutch and email address announced as pk152 @ hotmail.com Off at 1145.

(updated 10.30pm)

Thurs Jan 4

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 2135. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. Not back home in time to catch Andy and Chris.

No sign of Whitesnake on 6300. Signal obviously skipping over UK.

Wed Jan 3

6220: Mystery Radio with 80s disco music. Good signal @ 2030 but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Orion Radio heard playing "Bohemian Rhapsody" @ 1005, using 350W, closedown at 1035. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6298: Radio Paardenkracht in QSO with West Coast and Antonio @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6300: Antonio Radio playing schlager and polka @ 1010, followed by QSO. SINPO 44433.

6300: West Coast Radio playing oldies, QSO with Antonio Radio @ 1040. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Free Radio Holland playing schlager @ 1020. Announced email address of freeradioholland @ hotmail.com

(updated 8.30pm)

Tues Jan 2

6295: Cupid Radio with a good signal in QSO @ 1115 with Antonio Radio, Dr Tim and West Coast. SINPO 44433.

6299: Antonio Radio heard in QSO from 1020. SINPO 44433.

6300: West Coast Radio with 80s music and QSO @ 1015. SINPO 44433.

6301: Dr Tim's was weakest signal. Only identified by the other stations (24332).

Mon Jan 1

Strange conditions again today. Nothing heard at all when I switched on at 0845 and it wasn't until an hour later that I heard anything.

6210: Radio Telstar South with oldies from the 1960s, playing Gilbert O'Sullivan song @ 1425 then signal suddenly faded out. SINPO 34433. By 1505 faded back again with a strong signal!

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) @ 1000 on fairly clear channel (for a change) playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing non-stop pop @ 1455, SINPO 34333.

6256: West Coast Radio putting in good signal @ 1415, playing New Order song, giving out hotline number. SINPO 44433.

6300: Orion Radio just caught signing off @ 0950 in Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio playing music by King Crimson @ 0945. Fair signal (34333).

6540: Radio Brigitte heard @ 0955 with schlager and pop and wishing listeners Happy New Year in English and French. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music (pres) with non-stop pop @ 1500. Weak signal (24332).

(updated 3.05pm)

Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2007.

Sun Dec 31

Conditions again are disappointing and it's very windy. I hope my longwire doesn't blow down!

3334: Radio Bila Hora (tent). Long talk by men in Czech (?) with extracts of music, playing Boney M "Daddy Cool" @ 2023. Deep fades but reaching fair-good peaks. Buzzing on band making listening difficult and occasional CW QRM. SINPO 33333.

6210: Radio East Coast Holland and Voice of the Netherlands with their New Year's Eve broadcast. Heard @ 0855 playing rock and greeting listeners. SINPO 44333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) playing oldies @ 1025, splash from 6210. Weak signal with fair peaks (23432).

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6260: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 1057, hoping he was on a clear channel and playing some oldies. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int heard with recording of an American radio station from the 60s @ 1005. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Tornado playing oldies @ 1250 and announcing email address: radiotornadoshortwave @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Victoria playing oldies @ 0905. Email address: freeradiovictoria @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Lycos from Germany heard @ 1345 playing schlager and polka. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Boomerang with a very strong signal @ 0900 playing U2's "New Year's Day." SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Northpole with oldies @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Foxfire with dance music @ 1400. Gave email address as radiofoxfire @ hotmail.com

6327: Radio Saturnus with rock and oldies @ 0910 and reporting no damage from the storms that hit the Netherlands.

6375: Radio Brigitte with schlager, ID and email address. Signal weak. SINPO 24332.

6401: Weekend Music Radio with rock and oldies @ 0850. SINPO 44333.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka, Latvia @ 1300. Repeat of the current affairs programme in English produced by Latvian broadcaster Radio SWH. SINPO 44444.

(updated 8.25pm)

Sat Dec 30

Conditions started well and been going downhill rest of the day. Conditions as bad as the weather here this afternoon (rain and strong winds).

6210: Radio Blue House via Dutch relay heard with a strong signal on 6210 @ 1005 playing blues and rock n roll. Email: radiobluehouse @ hotmail.com and uses SRS Germany mailing address. SINPO 44444.

6210: Unid Dutch station playing oldies and schlager @ 6210. Weak signal (23332). Another station came on top but again not strong enough to get ID.

6220: Mystery Radio with live programme from Chris Ise and Andy Walker starting @ 1800. After the miserable conditions this afternoon Mystery Radio booming in with strong signal here but some fading. SINPO 44433. But problem with the feed as signal went off at 1806 leaving dead air, back on at 1810.

6265: Premier Radio Int (tent) playing 60s music @ 1400. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with pop @ 1135. Signal poor to fair (34433).

6290: Unid station @ 1235 playing schlager. Weak signal. SINPO 23332. Achim's logs say Radio Scirocco.

6300: WNKR heard with brief test @ 1245 with Dave Martin playing a Walker Brothers song. Splash from Boomerang on 6310. SINPO 33433.

6305: Scab (?) FM playing long periods of schlager. First heard @ 1010, with ID and greeting listeners in Dutch @ 1040. Good signal (44444) . Still audible @ 1230 but signal only fair. Not sure about the name. Sounds like Dutch FM pirate. According to Jari on Alfa Lima's forum it is De 8 Onwiezen uut Marle.

6310: Radio Boomerang testing his antenna. Strong signal (44444) @ 1250 playing oldies from 60s and 70s. Also sent greetings to Bycross Radio and Dave.

6475: Radio Campervan (pres) heard playing Black Sabbath track and "We Love the Pirate Stations," @ 0905 but then the signal faded out and nothing more heard. Some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

9290: Latvia Today via the Ulbroka, Latvia transmitter. Heard in English @ 0855 with talk about Latvian food. Signed off @ 0900 to be followed by German dance music station Radio Joystick with one hour programme. Then at 1000 Latvia Today was repeated. SINPO 45444.

(updated 6.10pm)

Fri Dec 29

3922: Radio Boomerang with a great signal @ 2145 playing Billy Idol song, announced antenna test. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1445. Signal weak at moment with frequency quite noisy. Should improve later on. SINPO 23332.

6300: Unid station playing rock, oldies and polka @ 1140. Signal poor-fair with lot of fading. Dutch station but couldn't hear ID before I went out. SINPO 34333.

(updated 9.45pm)

Radio Bila Hora

Radio Bila Hora from Czech Republic will be on air on Sunday (31.12.2006).

Show starts at 1600 GMT.

Frequency is 3333 khz.

Attractive programme with amazing music!

(info via SW Pirates)

Radio Campervan

"Radio Campervan will make an freq change to 6475 khz on the 30th of December starting the show at 09.00UTC.

We will have a special guest in the studio - DJ Starfighter from ex Radio Ravens, a Swedish pirate station active 1998.

So you can look forward to a nice show and a lot of rock music.

Best regards from Mr Campervan and DJ Starfighter"

Thurs Dec 28

Mystery Radio coming in well this evening on 6220 @ 2115 with non-stop pop and jingle IDs. Signal 9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

East Coast Holland/VO The Netherlands

Radio East Coast Holland and Voice of the Netherlands have announced their traditional New Year's Eve broadcast:

31-12-2006 on shortwave and medium wave:
6210Khz Eastcoastholland & V.O.T.N. (Voice of the Netherlands) short wave. (100watts)
1584Khz Vrij Drenthe & Stem van Nederland medium wave. (500watts).

We try too start around 08.00 local time (0700UTC).

Our new adress for only letters the broadcasting on 31-12-2006.
E.C.H. & V.O.T.N.
ERICALAAN 16
7906ND HOOGEVEEN
THE NETHERLANDS

E-Mail: eastcoastholland @ hotmail.com
HL: 0031-6-23968182
http://www.listen.to/eastcoastholland (we also update the homepage)

Thanks for your cooperating and greetings and also happy Christmas.

(info via Dr Tim's Pirate News)

Tues Dec 26

Conditions started off okay but faded during the morning, better in afternoon.

3902: Unid Dutch station playing schlager, two men in long talk in Dutch @ 2050. Didn't hear mention of station name. Maybe Radio Continental? SINPO 34333. (Dr Tim's logs IDed this as Wig Wam Team).

6200: Radio Mistletoe with a repeat of Christmas show @ 1020. Good signal (44444).

6210: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 1120. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0940 with non-stop pop. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Robbie heard with Christmas music @ 0915. Signal poor-fair (34333).

6260: West Coast Radio playing Pink Floyd, 10CC, @ 1425. Good signal but occasional burst of strong utility. SINPO 43433.

6265: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0915, co-channel with another station. SINPO 43433.

6265: Premier Radio with 70s music @ 1305. Signal struggling. SINPO 34433.

6277: Bogusman reading out emails @ 1400 and playing his usual obscure music. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Atlantis with a good signal @ 0920, but QRM from another station on 6281 (Merlin?). Atlantis playing oldies, dance music. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with dance music, IDs. Giving out phone number and email address: radiomerlin @ blueyonder.co.uk SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1015 talking about testing his transmitter which was giving problems, played New Order song. SINPO 33433.

6295: Unid station playing rock/indie music @ 1125. Poor signal but sounded like UK station (XTC, Bogusman?). SINPO 23432.

6300: Hot Radio @ 0925 with dance music, talk in Dutch. SINPO 34433. (New info says this Top Radio, see comments)

6310: Radio Bonofox playing Boney M songs @ 0930. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station playing non-stop dance music @ 1445. Probably Radio Malaisy (how about a few jingles?). SINPO 33333. As I type this at 1525, all pirates have faded out except 6310 and Mystery Radio on 6220 - suggesting both these stations from southern Europe (Italy).

6315: Dutch station playing oldies @ 1025. Signal poor-fair. Talk in Dutch but couldn't catch station name. SINPO 23332.

6575: Radio Sparks (tent) @ 1035 with oldies. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 9.55pm)

Mon Dec 25

Merry Christmas! Conditions not that great though, but in between eating Christmas dinner and unwrapping presents I did have time to listen to the radio:

3926: Radio Pacman heard with voice only report to Delta Radio @ 2358 in English. SINPO 34333. Also heard in QSO with Radio Delmare.

3927: Delta Radio "from the east part of the Netherlands" heard @ 2235 playing 80s pop, ID and hotline in Dutch and English. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Bogusman heard with his off-beat comments about life and playing alternative music @ 1010. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with Andy Walker & Chris Ise @ 1600. They are still on at 1715. SINPO 44333.

6239: Britain Radio Int with the Christmas programme but reception not good today with signal poor-fair @ 1015. SINPO 34333.

6260: Radio Mistletoe back with festive music @ 0855. Good signal again - SINPO 44444.

6272: Flux AM with schlager @ 0905 but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Delta Radio playing oldies, greeting Dave from England @ 1000 but only 3kHz from Flux AM so some splash. SINPO 43433.

6280: Unid station playing schlager @ 0910 but problem of utility on same channel. SINPO 34333. I see from Achim's logs this was Radio Black Power.

6285: WNKR with relay of 1476MW service with the very-busy Andy Walker. Heard @ 1025. Email address: wnkr @ rock.com SINPO 34333.

6288: West Coast Radio with oldies @ 1440. SINPO 44333.

6295: Radio Boomerang playing a Kim Wilde song, ID in Dutch @ 1445. SINPO 44433.

6298: Antonio Radio with polka, announcement in Dutch @ 0900. Later QRM from station on 6300. SINPO 34333.

6300: Unid station playing Christmas music @ 0915, QRM Antonio. SINPO 33433.

6300: Unid station with dance music @ 1455. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid. Non-stop pop @ 1505. Could be Malaisy. SINPO 34333. Still audible as I type this at 1710.

6305: Radio Boomerang with oldies, greeting Marcel @ 1050. SINPO 44433.

6325: Orion Radio playing Christmas music @ 0845. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona (tent). His signal struggling today, not helped by loud buzzing on that part of the band. Heard @ 1015. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio City via Latvia, playing oldies @ 1005. Email address: citymorecars @ yahoo.ca SINPO 44433.

(updated 12.00am)

Sun Dec 24

Conditions very unstable today with lot of fading:

3920: Radio Mistletoe on air again tonight playing Christmas music. Heard @ 2250 with good signal but fluttery fading. SINPO 44333.

5775: European Music Radio via IRRS. Sign on @ 1930 with 30 minute Christmas show. Very strong signal (55555).

6205: Radio Mistletoe @ 1230 with repeat of programme aired earlier on 6242. Signal not so strong. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with instrumental music @ 0900, splash from Mystery Radio. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0925, SINPO 33433.

6242: Radio Mistletoe is a Christmas station which unsuprisingly played a lot of festive music. One hour programme repeated twice. Heard signing on @ 0910. Email address radiomistletoe @ hotmail.com for QSLs. Probably best signal on 48m today. SINPO 54444.

6265: Antonio Radio playing rock music and oldies @ 1405. ID at 1415, giving out hotline number. SINPO 34333.

6270: Flux AM playing polka @ 0830. Good peaks but fading. SINPO 44333.

6280: Orion Radio heard playing "We Love the Pirate Stations" @ 0840. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6280: Cupid Radio came on after Orion closed down with a strong signal, playing Wham "Last Christmas," @ 0910. SINPO 44444.

6300: Skyline International Radio playing Abba songs @ 0845, IDs in English, German and Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6300: Unid. Weak station playing schlager @ 1035.

6305: Radio Boomerang with report to Shadowman @ 1110. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1340. Not a strong as usual for Mazda (34433).

6307: Radio Shadowman playing pop and schlager @ 1020. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Bonofox with oldies, email address @ 0855 but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6324: Radio Waves Int with talk in French and country music @ 0920, later lost under Dutch station. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio RP playing schlager @ 1305. QRM from Radio Waves. SINPO 32332. Better @ 1545 when in the clear. SINPO 34333.

6375: West Coast Radio playing the Beatles @ 1030, greeting Gert from Sweden, some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6401: Weekend Music Radio, with Jack @ 0930 talking about the poor N American medium wave DX conditions, playing rock music. Good signal (44444).

6524: Radio Ramona playing 60s music @ 0905, including Cliff Richard "The Young Ones," signal quite good. SINPO 44333.

(updated 10.50pm)

Dec 22 & 23

Out all day today so no time for listening. Hopefully I'll get a few hours over Christmas...

I did hear the first programme from the Latvia transmitter for about six months this morning (Saturday). Radio Joystick with dance music on 9290 @ 0905 in German. SINPO 44433. More programmes to come from Latvia (see earlier posting).

Mystery Radio last night (Fri) @ 2300 on 6220 with a 33433 SINPO. This evening @ 1805 with pop and IDs. Again fair signal (33433). Listening now to Andy Walker & Chris Ise show @ 2340, playing the KLF. Enjoyable stuff but reception only fair (34333).

Radio Marabu very strong (9+40dB!)on 5775 via IRRS @ 2115, playing alternative music. SINPO 55555.

Unid station on 3929 (Quintus?) @ 2125. Just heard snatch of polka and signal disappeared or faded out. SINPO 23432. Possibly something on 3925 but can barely detect a carrier.

(updated 11.40pm)

FRS Holland repeat on internet

Last Sunday FRS-Holland was heard on 6220 kHz between 09.00- 13.00 UTC.

Conditions were rather unstable compared with the 10th December when we carried out a promotional broadcast. Nonetheless we received numerous mails.

On Xmas Eve Dec 24th FRS-Holland will repeat the complete broadcast of the previous week on the Internet. Times are the same: between 09.00- 13.00 UTC. We'd like to thank all listeners for the many e-mails.

If you would like to give it a try listening to FRS in good quality on Sunday, then check this:

For those using Win Amp use http://bereik.net:8500/listen.pls
Windows Media Player users should surf to http://bereik.net:8500

Early next Sunday morning FRS will be broadcasting a 60 min. show hoping to reach North America. We could be on 48 metres but perhaps also on 41 metres, around 7490 kHz.
Test will start at approx 05.00 UTC.

Peter Verbruggen (via SW Pirates yg)

(Email is not clear whether next Sunday for 0500 test is tomorrow or New Year's Eve)

Christmas broadcasts from IRRS

IRRS-Shortwave is running some additional broadcast at high power (150 kW) around Christmas and the New Year. Although we will be beaming to Europe, North Africa and Middle East, we expect that reception will also be possible outside our target ares in the Americas, Asia and Australia.

Saturday Dec. 23, 2006 on 5,775 kHz (150 kW):
1900-2300 UTC (2000-0000 CET): Radio Rasant (first hour) followed by three hours of Radio Marabu

Sunday Dec 24, 2006 on 9,310 kHz (150 kW):
From 1030-1300 UTC (1130-1400 CET), a mix of the usual Sunday programs from European Gospel Radio, featuring a special IPAR (International Public Access Radio), music program from Radio Six International from 1200-1300UTC (1300-1400 CET)

Our usual Sunday schedule follows (150 kW): on 15,735 kHz from 1300-1330 UTC to India (in English), and on 5,775 kHz from 1500-1600 UTC to Europe (in German), and on 5,775 kHz from 1700-1930 UTC to EU, N Africa and Middle East (in English)

Check our special feature: "39 Dover Street" at on Dec. 24, 2006 on 5,775kHZ from 1845-1900 UTC, an IPAR program with poetry from New Zealand (http://www.doverstreet.org)

Also on Sunday Dec. 24, 2006 we have a special 30 min. extension, on 5,775 kHz from 1930-2000 UTC (2030-2100 CET) featuring EMR/European Music Radio from London, England.

Lastly for this year on Sunday Dec. 31, 2006: on 9,310 kHz from 0930-1030 UTC (150 kW) we will broadcast a special program from Radio Rasant (http://www.radiorasant.org/), the student radio from Sundern in Germany, followed by our usual Sunday schedule.

We will appreciate receiving your reception reports for any of our broadcasts. You can email reports@nexus.org - We will reply and answer all your requests by email, and forward your reception reports to our broadcasters for further verification by letter or QSL.

We hope you can enjoy our members programs during this Christmas season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New year from us all here at NEXUS-IBA in Milan!

Ron Norton

Latvia relays

Relay schedule of the Ulbroka transmitter on 9290 kHz (100 kW) between Xmas and New Year:

Sat December 23: Radio Joystick 0900-1000

Mon December 25: Radio Six International 0600-1000
Radio City 1000-1200

Sat December 30: Latvia Today* 0800-0900
Radio Joystick 0900-1000

Sun December 31: Latvia Today* 1300-1400

* Latvia Today is produced by the national Latvian commercial radio station Radio SWH

(Raimonds Kreicbergs via Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, Dec 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Tues Dec 19

6220: Mystery Radio with pops @ 1515. Fair signal (33433). Tried to listen to Andy Walker and Chris Ise but signal @ 1850 poor-fair with a lot of noise just below 6220. Now as I type this at 2115, signal booming in with non-stop pop at s9+10dB - shame they're not on now!!

6300: Free Radio Holland heard @ 1605 playing schlager. Signal fading out. Gave email address as freeradioholland @ hotmail.com SINPO 34433.


updated 9.15pm

Hamburg Local Radio

Non-commercial Hamburg Local Radio on air with SPECIAL programmes via T-systems Juelich site on 6045 kHz, 100 kW, monopole vertical cache antenna, non-dir to Europe.

Reception Reports desired, please include RETURN POSTAGE.

1000-1100 UT December 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th and 31st, 2006.
January 1st, - and from Sun Jan 8th - every Sunday in 2007!

Das nichtkommerzielle Hamburger Lokalradio sendet am 24.12.-26.12. sowie 30.12.06 - 1.1.2007 und danach jeden Sonntag von 1000-1100 UTC auf der Kurzwelle 6045 kHz. Ausgestrahlt werden die Sonderprogramme ueber einen 100 kW Sender der T-Systems aus Juelich. Fuer die europaweiten Sendungen wird eine Quadrant-Antenne benutzt. Empfangsberichte sind erwuenscht. Bitte Rueckporto beifuegen.

Hamburger Lokalradio
Kulturzentrum LOLA
21031 Hamburg
Germany

E-mail: redaktion @ hamburger-lokalradio.de

Wir wuenschen ein friedliches Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Rutsch ins Jahr 2007. Michael Kittner, Stationsleiter HLR

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 17 via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)

European Music Radio

EMR Christmas Programme next Sunday Night
On - 5775 khz (via IRRS)
At - 1930-2000UTC Christmas Eve
On - 24th of December for 30 mins.

This Programme is a short transmission from EMR with a new output power that will be used for 49 metre broadcasts on Sunday nights along with 5965 khz.

The Programmes on 5775 khz will be different from our 5965 outlet (Julich).

Good listening.

73s Tom

web address: www.emr.org.uk

Sun Dec 17

Poor conditions today with a lot of fading, so quite a few unids:

6205: Radio Blackbeard (tent) heard giving out phone number and email @1135. Poor-fair signal but definately a UK station. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) heard with oldies and email @ 0925. Some splash from 6220. SINPO 33433.

6220: FRS Holland signing on @ 0910 via Mystery Radio. Longer programme from FRS but unfortunately conditions meant not easy to hear later on. SINPO 34433.

6260: Unid station with schlager @ 0900. Poor-fair signal. I see Achim had this as Radio Robbie. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Christmas music @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6271: Radio Devalon with Christmas show, playing 60s mx and giving out free radio news. Heard at 1000 talking about the Seekers. Uses SRS Germany mailing address. SINPO 44333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 1110 with pop and rock. Better signal than yesterday so possibly different relay. SINPO 33433.

6280: Orion Radio heard playing "Mary's Boy Child" @ 0855. Good signal but fading (44433). Off as usual at 0900.

6280: Radio Atlantis playing polka, schlager and electro music @ 1035. Good signal (44333).

6285: Radio Rainbow with oldies and talk @ 1010. Fading in and out. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Boomerang @ 1130 playing Freddie Mercury, Stranglers. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Boomerang @ 1325 playing Mud "Tiger Feet", Kraftwerk "The Model" and off, announcement in English, Dutch. SINPO 44433

6308: Radio Powerliner (tent) playing Abba's "Happy New Year" @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

6310: West Coast Radio in QSO with Powerliner and Quintus @ 1155. SINPO 44433.

6322: Radio Zodiac playing oldies, greeting listeners @ 1140. SINPO 44333.

6325: West Coast Radio playing oldies, deep fades @ 1015. SINPO 34333.

6401: Unid station playing funky music @ 1030 (WMR?). SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona @ 0930 talking about the Borderhunter summer meeting. SINPO 34333.

(updated 1.30pm)

Sat Dec 16

Fairly quiet today - I think a combination of poor conditions and Christmas shopping!

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1600 with pop. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 1450 with pop and rock. Weak signal (24332).

6298: Flux AM heard playing schlager @ 1405. SINPO 34333.

6305: Unid station playing 80s music @ 0930. SINPO 44333.

6305: West Coast Radio heard with oldies @ 1335 but suffering co-channel QRM for some of the programme. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Boomerang playing a Midnight Oil song @ 1345. As usual, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Quintus with schlager and polka @ 1400. SINPO 34333.

6950: Radio Sparks (tent). Music heard on this frequency @ 1430 but weak and competing against strong buzzing noise (local QRM). SINPO 24232.

FRS Holland

Hello SW Friends,

After nearly a year's silence FRS-Holland will return on SW next Sunday, December 17th 2006. Pxs will be aired on 6220 kHz/ 48 metres and start at 09.00 UTC/ 10.00 CET.
We will be closing down at 13.00 UTC/ 14.00 CET.

Next Sunday will feature FRS Magazine with letters, a retrospect to December 1979 (including afew radio extracts) and great music.
The German Service will be hosted by a new voice: Jan van Dijk.
He will replace Mark Jones who was our German presenter since the late 90s. We like to thank him for all the great pxs on FRS-Holland. We hope (and think) Mark will remain involved with FRS in the background!
Jan's show will feature present-day music and two interesting radio-related features. Worth while!
SW News and News from Around the World in FRS Goes DX part 1 & 2.

Tune in next Sunday. Reports and letters are (as usual) highly appreciated.
POBox 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands or e-mail at <frs@frsholland.nl> or <frs.holland@hccnet.nl>.

Have a nice weekend,
73s,
Peter Verbruggen

(via SW Pirates)

This I imagine will be via Mystery Radio like FRS's 1-hour programe last Sunday. Came in quite well here.

Thu Dec 14

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2155 playing 80s oldies, fading signal. SINPO 34333.

No sign of the Cupid & Whitesnake broadcast on 6305 here.

Radio Six International

Christmas broadcasts from RADIO SIX INTERNATIONAL:

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24th
9,310kHz (150kW) to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and at www.radiosix.com:
1200 - 1300UTC
CHRISTMAS IN THE LIVELY LOUNGE: Tony Currie live from Glasgow with an instrumental extravaganza!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25th
9,290kHz (100kW) to Europe, the Far East and Pacific and at www.radiosix.com:
0600 - 0700UTC TONY CURRIE'S CHRISTMAS CRACKER - live from Glasgow, fun and games for Christmas morning
0700 - 0703UTC NEWS SUMMARY
0703 - 0755UTC SOUNDWAVE - John Cavanagh with a festive edition of his alternative music show
0755 - 0800UTC LETTER FROM SCOTLAND - Patsy Dewar Gibb describes Scottish celebrations of the winter season
0800 - 1000UTC RECORD OF THE YEAR 2006 - live from Scotland, Tony Currie counts down the records you've voted for in this year's nail-biting finale

Randomly chosen reception reports will receive surprise Christmas gifts.
Radio Six International, PO Box 600, Glasgow G41 5SH, Scotland

Dec 11 & 12

Not home in time to hear the new show from Mystery Radio but have heard the station later on in the evening on 6220 with non-stop pop and jingles:
Yesterday @ 2330 with SINPO 34333.
Today @ 2150 with SINPO 33333.

Mystery Radio new show

"Tune in every day from Monday to Friday for the evening show from 18:00 to 19:00 UTC (19:00 CET)

We like to hear from you

mysteryradio@googlemail.com

Thanks to hundreds of listeners writing in so far."

(info via SW Pirates Yahoo! group)

Email from station I had said this would be Andy Walker and Chris Ise. Uses 800W-1kW from southern Europe on 6220. Added they don't QSL.

Sun Dec 10

Another busy day on the bands - conditions don't seem too bad....

6210: Radio Borderhunter with a good strong signal, playing Dire Straits @ 1015. SINPO 54444.

6216: Unid station, possibly co-channel QRM as whistle on signal plus splash from 6220 @ 0915. So not easy to hear! SINPO 32332.

6220: FRS Holland via Mystery Radio. Sign on @ 0910 with Peter Verbruggen. Gave mailing address of PO Box 2702, 6049ZG Herten and said the station would be on again from 0900-1300UTC next Sunday on the same channel. Today's was one hour programme but good to hear FRS back on the air. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with Chris Ise in German and English @ 1010. SINPO 33433.

6239: Britain Radio Int with their regular 2nd Sunday programe but suffering utility QRM @ 1005 so not too easy to hear. SINPO 33433.

6260: Orion Radio playing Christmas music @ 0855. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6265: Premier Radio Int @ 0905 with 70s music, later a whistle on signal suggesting another station underneath. SINPO 43433.

6275: Radio Powerliner heard @ 0850 playing oldies. Gave email address of radiorpi(@)hotmail.com SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Zeelandia playing schlager and polka, ID in Dutch @ 1225. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Atlantis playing schlager @ 0920. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6290: Radio Scirocco with pop, schlager and polka @ 1025. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Blackbeard from the UK with Dave Norris (from Radio Galaxy). Heard playing Michael Jackson song @ 1150, giving out phone number but said no email at present. SINPO 33433.

6295: Unid station playing instrumental music @ 1200. Off 1203 with no announcements. SINPO 44444.

6300: Flux AM with schlager, ID, hotline number, talk in English. Heard @ 0900 with a good signal but some QRM. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Bonofox heard @ 1535 playing oldies and closing down in English and Dutch. Nice signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6306: Radio Brandaris with schlager @ 1315, but not good choice of frequency with splash from Spaceman. SINPO 32432.

6310: Unid station (Radio Malaisy?) playing Euro-pop music. Strong signal here @ 1545 - peaking at 9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6311: Radio Spaceman playing rock, pop, schlager. Good strong signal @ 1020. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Rainbow talking about Russia in English @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6401: Weekend Music Radio. Jack talking about problem of finding a clear channel @ 0925, playing oldies. Coming in very well well here. SINPO 54444.

6425: Zender Ascona (tent). Caught a station playing schlager @ 1345 but signal faded into the noise. Might improve later. SINPO 24332.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rock music @ 1035, also heard with the Pirates Week show from the USA. SINPO 33433.

(updated 3.45pm)

Sat Dec 9

Bright sunny day here but conditions don't seem that great. No signal at 1300 heard here from Spaceshuttle on 9290 or Cupid on 15070 at this QTH. But this is what I have listened to:

6220: Mystery Radio with a good signal on 6220 @ 1600. SINPO 44444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing pop @ 1030 but a weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6295: Radio Whitesnake @ 1015 with pop and giving out phone number and email address: radiowhitesnake(@)hotmail.com SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Boomerang @ 1350 with dance music, ID, off @ 1354. SINPO 44444. Back again @ 1410 before moving down to 6295 to avoid Mazda. SINPO still 44444.

6301: Radio Valencia playing schlager but suffering from another station on the same frequency. Heard @ 1520 with SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Boomerang @ 1005 playing dance music, ID in Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda @ 1335 playing polka and schlager, calling other stations. SINPO 34333.

6306: Unid station heard @ 1605 playing rock music, greeting Marko & Jaroslav before closing down but not giving ID while I was listening. He said would be on again tomorrow. SINPO 44433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio (presumed) playing non-stop rock and pop from 70s & 80s. Good signal (44444).

(updated 4.10pm)

Fri Dec 8

A day off today so a chance for a bit of listening:

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1730. Some fading of signal and splash from strong international station, Radio International (a clandestine broadcasting to Iran) on 6225. SINPO 33433.

6300: Flux AM heard @ 1505 playing schlager with 'Flux AM' jingles. Some splash from WCR. SINPO 43433.

6305: West Coast Radio @ 1500 playing song by the Eurythmics and greeting listeners in Norway and Sweden. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

Wed Dec 6

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2000 coming in well with pop music. SINPO 44444.

9290 (lsb): Radio Spaceshuttle Int: Very weak signal @ 1045 - only s1 on my s-meter. Clear ID heard @ 1109 followed by "House of the Rising Sun." SINPO 14431.

Britain Radio International

Roger Davis writes: "BRI should be on air December 10th/24th Dec from 10am, using 6240khz, features in the programme includes a tribute to the late Alan Freeman who died recently, also the DJ profile is Mike Lennox, rare 60s archive, and a sprinkling of Xmas songs.

Also look out for us on Xmas day morning, possibly Boxing Day and New Years Day, of course all broadcasts are subject to change or cancellation depending on the situation/availability at the TX site.

Any messages for the Christmas Day/New Years Day broadcasts please send them in good time to britainradio@hotmail.com "


(info via Alfa Lima forum)

Dec 4 & 5

6220: Mystery Radio still continues to be heard at all times of the evening. Yesterday @ 233o with a 34433 SINPO and today @ 2010 with a SINPO of 44444. Usual pop and jingle IDs.

Sun Dec 3

Better conditions but very windy here today:

6210: Cupid Radio @ 0900 mentioning he has two new QSL cards available for reports to his Oldebroek mailing address. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter @ 1010 thanking listeners for their reports, and playing song by the Police. SINPO 44433.

6214: Radio Brandaris heard with ID @ 1143 and polka music. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 0910 with Chris Ise programme in English and German. SINPO 33433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio @ 1020 with oldies. SINPO 33433.

6260: West Coast Radio playing rock and pop and signing off @ 0850. SINPO 43444.

6265: Radio Scotland Int with short broadcast playing New Order's "Blue Monday" @ 0855 followed by ID. SINPO 44444.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing 70s music @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with 60s music and the Jolly Roger Show. Signal poor to fair. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Atlantis (pres) with schlager @ 0853. Didn't hear ID and gone when rechecked frequency. SINPO 44444.

6280: Flux AM @ 1200 playing Harpo "Movie Star," giving out email and hotline. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Rainbow @ 1015 talking about peace in English. SINPO 33433.

6290: West Coast Radio with dance music @ 1100 but problem with 'bleeping' utility on frequency. SINPO 43433.

6294: Alfa Lima International playing dance music @ 0840. SINPO 43433.

6295: Radio Shadowman with rock and pop @ 1030. SINPO 43433.

6299: KBC & Radio Quintus promoting the new programmes from KBC on 1386kHz starting in a few weeks time. Playing 60s music and KBC jingles and promos.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka and schlager with echo-effect on voice, splash from Delta. SINPO 33433.

6305: Delta Radio playing 80s music, giving out phone number @ 0905. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6315: Unid station playing dance music @ 1045 with operator and his child at the mic. Couldn't pick out ID. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Hamamelis with schlager, polka, pop and talk in Dutch @ 1135. SINPO 34433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio talking about recent jamming on the frequency @ 1000 and playing pop and rock. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Ascona giving ID and hotline number @ 1125 but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona continues to put a good signal on this frequency. Heard playing David Hasselhoff song @ 1115. SINPO 44433.

Quintus & KBC

In consultation between Radio KBC and Radio Quintus a promo rebroadcast will be on Sunday 3 Dec on 48m at 10:00 Netherlands time (0900 UTC).

The programme will last approximately 1 hour with jingles and music from 1960s and 70s.

Greetings from Radio KBC (ERIC) and Radio Quintus (Wilco)

Sat Dec 2

Poor conditions today and very little to report although I was out doing some Christmas shopping early afternoon - it is getting closer!

3927: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 2245 playing Katrina & The Waves, Dire Straits. But signal not the usual strength and frequency quite noisy. SINPO 33333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1610 with pop but not usual booming signal. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with pop, but weak signal competing against strong SSB QRM @ 1200. SINPO 22432.

6301: Radio Lowland heard @ 1555 playing polka. SINPO 33433.

6401: Unid (Weekend Music Radio?). Non-stop 60s oldies but no IDs heard @ 1600. Signal also fading out. SINPO 34333.

(Updated 10.50pm)

Fri Dec 1

Strong signal from Mystery Radio on 6220 coming in with s9+10dB @ 2230 playing the usual pop music. SINPO 54444.