Fri July 20

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 1945 playing schlager, giving out hotline in Dutch. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania heard signing on @ 2200 and going straight into the 70s punk classic "Have You Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't Have" by the Buzzcocks. SINPO 55544.

6304: Unid station playing schlager @ 2150. Some utility QRM. Sudden off at 2157 with no announcements. SINPO 33433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Thurs July 19

6220: Mystery Radio with pop. Fair signal @ 1720. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1800 playing dance music and 'anorak' tunes. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

Tues July 17

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1900 with pop. Seems to be more active again - maybe he was on his holidays. SINPO 43433.

Mon July 16

3910: Unid station playing schlager @ 1915. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1910. SINPO 44433.

Sun July 15

Strange conditions with a lot of deep fading on signals today.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing "Everlasting Love" @ 1955. SINPO 44333.

6200: Radio Rapido heard announcing the Merlin, Ontario address for letters @ 0815 and playing alternative music. Fair signal to start with but faded out within 15 minutes. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1630. Station doesn't seem to be on the air quite so much these days. Splash from 6225 (Radio Racja). SINPO 33433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me," @ 0910. SINPO 33333.

6250: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 1125 playing 80s disco music. He said it was just a short broadcast to say hello. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with oldies @ 0830. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Saturnus playing pop @ 1130. Poor to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with schlager @ 0825. One of the better signals first thing. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Odyssey from Greece with a good signal here @ 2250 playing "Time After Time," with occasional IDs by woman. SINPO 44333.
Click here for short audio clip

6324: Radio Waves Int (tent) with a weak signal @ 0920. SINPO 24332.

6380: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 0820 but signal fading out. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with a Frankie Miller song @ 0835. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona heard @ 0915 talking about the summer meeting, playing the song "Come Back My Love" @ 0915. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:55UTC)

Sat July 14

3904: Bogusman heard @ 2120 with his usual offbeat views about life and playing indie music. SINPO 44444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio in parallel with 6400, broadcasting archive recordings of Irish pirate radio stations. SINPO 34433.

3910: Radio Boomerang switched to this frequency @ 2125 to avoid Spaceman, but unfortunately jamming WMR! SINPO 32432.

3926: Radio Delmare heard @ 2250 calling Spaceman. Modulation sounded a bit rough. Spaceman came back in reply. Radio Thunderbird and West Coast Radio also involved in the QSO. SINPO 34433.

3927: Radio Boomerang playing some 70s glam rock @ 2005. The usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

3927: Radio Spaceman playing Creedance Clearwater Revival @ 2115. Another Dutch powerhouse. SINPO 54444.

3940: Radio Underground talking about Laser Hot Hits @ 1805. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania playing Heart "Some Kind of a Secret" @ 2225. Tonight, only S9+10dB. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0805 playing oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Rainbow @ 1600 playing Nena's "99 Red Balloons," and talking about peace. Power might have been increased as signal is a lot better than previous Saturdays. SINPO 34433.

6288: Unid station. Weak signal @ 2015 suffering from utility splash from 6290. Can just hear some music and talking. SINPO 23332.

6324: Radio Waves Int talking about upcoming RWI broadcasts on 9290 @ 1730 and playing the Rubettes "Sugar Baby Love." SINPO 34433.

6380: Laser Hot Hits suffering strong CW QRM @ 1740. Heard giving out mailing address and playing oldies. Fair signal but difficult to listen to with the constant morse code. SINPO 32432.

6400: Weekend Music Radio blasting in @ 1735, signal 9+20dB. Jack Russell playing The Doors "Riders on the Storm." SINPO 54444.

(updated 23:00UTC)

Red Sands Radio

Red Sands Radio broadcasting from the Red Sands Fort in the North Sea, seven miles from Whitstable in Kent, has gone on the air. The station will be broadcasting on 1278kHz until July 23, having been given a temporary licence by Ofcom.

The station is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act which saw the closure of most of the offshire pirates in 1967. The wartime structures were used by several stations between 1964 and 1967.

HD de Boer sent me an audio clip he made of Red Sands Radio in Dokkum in the north of the Netherlands. Click here to hear the recording.

The station also has streaming audio via its website, where you can also find out more about the project. Go to http://www.redsandonline.co.uk/

Fri July 13

3908: West Coast Radio heard playing some rock music @ 2220, thanks for the very nice mention. SINPO 44433.

3925: Radio Atlantis playing Madonna @ 2145. Also experimenting with lsb and usb modes. Good signal. Jingle gave email address as dutchradioatlantisinternational @ hotmail.com But the email was returned but I tried dutchradioatlantis @ hotmail.com and it went through okay. SINPO 44444. Hear a clip here

6255: KBC via Lithuania slightly weaker this week (only 9+20dB). Heard @ 2236 playing Iggy Pop "Lust for Life." SINPO 55544.

6286: West Coast Radio calling Condor Radio @ 1755, playing some techo music. SINPO 34433.

6288: Radio Condor trying out a new frequency @ 1745, playing dance music with IDs. Weak signal but clear channel. SINPO 24432.

6311: West Coast Radio heard @ 1735 playing Soft Cell "Tainted Love." Fair signal but deep fades and local QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Station addresses

Today I have posted a list of shortwave pirates' addresses including email, snail mail and web details - where known. There might be some gaps in my list so any corrections welcome. You can view it at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersaddresses

Wed July 11

6295: Unid station @ 1805. Weak signal, possibly Radio Northpole but not strong enough to identify. SINPO 24332.

Tues July 10

Busy evening for a Tuesday...

3900: West Coast Radio heard @ 2210 with what he said was "gothic and alternative music." Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

3927: Radio Spaceman with his usual mighty signal. Heard @ 2035 playing Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights." SINPO 54444.

6286: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 2045 with reports to Northpole and Brandaris. Quite a good signal from Germany! SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Northpole @ 2020 with schlager. Sounded like there was a station underneath. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Brandaris heard @ 2030 calling Northpole and Bonofox. SINPO 33433.

6300: Radio Northpole playing schlager @ 1840, the usual co-channel QRM from the Western Sahara clandestine. Best in usb. SINPO 32432.

6305: Radio Boomerang @ 1845 calling Northpole, usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6312: Radio Bonofox (tent) playing schlager @ 1850. SINPO 34333. (Didn't have time to wait for an ID - time for my dinner!).

(updated 22:15UTC)

Mon July 9

3900: Radio Jimmy heard in QSO with Radio Pacman @ 2007. Pacman said he was on low power. Some ssb and utility noise on the frequency. SINPO for both 33333.

3913: Unid station heard @ 2013 playing Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing." Good signal but some utility splash. No ID heard. SINPO 43433.

3929: West Coast Radio with rock music followed by station jingles @ 2230. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Sun July 8

Poor conditions so far today with very few stations heard:

3927: Radio Spaceman with his usual strong signal @ 1950, playing schlager, greeting Axel in Germany. SINPO 44444.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with Jack reading listeners' letters and emails @ 1945. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Rapido heard @ 0950 thanking listeners who had contacted the station, playing rock music. Sounded like English station but weak signal. SINPO 23432. (Confirmed by station)

6210: Radio Geronimo heard @ 0810 playing rock music, advert for the British DX Club, then a feature about Radio Caroline. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1510 with pop and jingle IDs. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing the song "I Drove All Night" @ 0830. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Zeelandia heard playing Shadows "Apache" @ 1955 before announcing he was closing down. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with schlager @ 0820. Also announced a new website at http://www.radiobrandaris.com/ although the site is still under construction. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Merlin Int just faded in, heard @ 0920 playing Duran Duran, greeting Michael from Poland. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1500 playing the Rolling Stones "Paint it Black." SINPO 34433. Listening to WMR now @ 2145 - signal is S9+20dB - SINPO 55544!

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat July 7

3900: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2205. Some splash from WMR, very strong now on 3910. SINPO 43443.

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing Irish Radio Nova recordings @ 2010, strong signal (s9+10db). Some sort of warbling noise on signal. See Alfa Lima's forum. I hope it is not deliberate jamming of WMR. SINPO 44433. Update - recheck at 2030, the warbling's stopped. Listening now to WMR @ 2245, super signal (S9+20dB) - I'm pleased to report no reception problems. Let's hope the warbling was a one-off!

3925: Bogusman heard @ 2200 with the usual chat and indie music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground with free radio news and recordings @ 2005. Always enjoyable programmes. SINPO 44333.


6255: KBC v Lithuania @ 2225 with ads for its business and playing oldies. Tonight, the S-meter is pushing S9+40dB. SINPO 55555.

6265: Premier Radio Int heard @ 0930 playing Golden Earring "Radar Love," jingle ID.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Stewart Ross programe @ 0810. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Rainbow playing Commandards "Don't Leave This Way" @ 1115, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6286: Radio Scotland Int playing a song by U2, followed by ID and jingle. Good signal but some splash from the Chinese music station on 6280. SINPO 44444.
Click here to hear a short clip

6300: Radio Albatross playing song "Little Arrows" @ 1105, followed by ID and email address. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Saturnus playing oldies @ 1705, commenting that it was hot in the studio, Saharan station heard underneath but not faded in yet. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int heard @ 1335 playing polka, lots of IDs, then "Popcorn." SINPO 34433.

6306: Telstar Radio and Radio Brandaris heard @ 2020 playing schlager, greeting listeners in Dutch and English. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station playing "Stand By Me" @ 2218, before going into Eurthymics song and closing down suddenly, no IDs. SINPO 33333.

6314: Radio Altrex heard @ 1735 calling Radio Saturnus and Rob 007. SINPO 33433.

6318: Radio KTL (tent) at 1715 playing "The Great Pretender," but audio very bassy. Went off suddently at 1718. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Quintus playing schlager and testing audio @ 1720 but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Fri July 6

3907: Radio Spaceman @ 2100 greeting Weekend Music Radio and playing "Scotland the Brave." SINPO 43433. In parallel with 3927 - or is it a spur from 3927, or someone else relaying Spaceman there?

3910: Weekend Music Radio (pres) @ 2045 playing non-stop rock music. Strong signal (s9+10db). SINPO 44444.

3927: Radio Spaceman @ 2005 playing Four Non-Blondes. As usual, very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with its first Friday evening broadcast. Heard @ 2245 with S9+30dB signal here, playing rock music. SINPO 55544.

6305: Radio Merlin Int heard @ 2050 playing a Lily Allen song. Good signal but splash from the Saharan station on 6300 which is strong tonight. SINPO 43433.

6380: Laser Hot Hits @ 2055 with ID, playing oldies but strong morse QRM making listening difficult. SINPO 22432.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Thurs July 5

6300.7: Unid station with relay of Dutch commercial station. Heard @ 1720 playing Gnarls Barkley "Crazy." Obviously with the Sahara clandestine on the same frequency IDing it was not easy. Nasty heterodyne. SINPO 32432.

6305: Radio Boomerang heard @ 2045, playing music by OMD. Unfortunately Brandaris was still on 6306, so bit of a mess. Fortunately Boomerang went off again a few minutes later. SINPO 43433.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard @ 1950 playing instrumental music, some utility and ssb QRM. Saying was switching transmitters. SINPO 33433. Back @ 1955 with second transmitter and much better signal. SINPO 44433.

6380: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2050 with the Jolly Roger Show. Poor-fair signal with non-stop morse code. Comment left on previous post said LHH was testing 24 hours on this frequency. SINPO 234332. Tuned in again at 2145, signal had improved, now peaking at s9, although morse code still going. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:50UTC)

Wed July 4

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1550 with advert for Radio Review magazine and playing dance music. The station said it was hoping to return to 24 hour broadcasting again. Fair signal but within 10 minutes faded out completely. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Northpole still persisting with 6300 despite sharing the frequency with the Sahara station. Northpole is the stronger at the moment, heard @ 1730 playing pop music, but there is a whistle on the signal. SINPO 33433.

(updated 17:35UTC)

Tues July 3

3930: West Coast Radio heard @ 2230 playing ELO "It's A Living Thing." Good signal peaking @ s9+10db. SINPO 44333.

6275: The Overcomer Ministry @ 0905 with Brother's Stair's religious rants. Hardly a new station (see posting below) - Brother Stair can be heard all over the shortwaves with much better reception than here. I don't who is putting the relay out. Is it Laser? Or is it one of Laser's relayers like JRRI or Radio Rainbow? I wonder how much Br. Stair pays for these relays? Let's hope this does not mean religion 24/7 on 6275! Poor signal so couldn't really hear much anyway. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Northpole heard @ 1910 playing Gorillaz, but reception only possible in usb due to the Sahara clandestine station on the same frequency. It's a pity Northpole didn't check the channel before switching on (I assume the Sahara station can be heard in the Netherlands). SINPO 42332.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Mon July 2

6316: Radio Altrex (tent) heard @ 2000 playing country music and schlager. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

New station

Hello dear radiofriends!

Tuesday July 3, 2007 between 0900 -1500 UTC there will be a test transmission of a new radio station on the frequency 6275 khz.

Its important for us that you send reports and comments to the 2 addresses given in the transmission. Please help us.

We will respond! Best wishes and good luck. Tuesday July 3, something to put in your diary!

Thank you.
AZP

N American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925usb, The Voice of Captain Ron-Shortwave. June 30. 0225-0240. First log of this station. The good Captain with numerous IDs playing heavy metal mx in the genre of “Man O’War.” Serious QRM from station broadcasting in AM mode. Poor.

Sun Jul 1

3930: Alpenroos Radio (tent) signing off @ 2020. Weak signal so can't be sure if this was correct ID. SINPO 24332.

3945: Weekend Music Radio on its Sunday 75m frequency, in parallel with 6400. Heard @ 2025 playing Nik Kershaw. SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio playing polka @ 0810. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6205: Radio Borderhunter playing schlager, country, pop etc. Good signal but rapid fading @ 1000. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0830 with pop. SINPO 33433. At 2035, Andy Walker heard playing a selection of music. Good signal here with a bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

6245: The Overcomer Ministry via JRRI (?) @ 0920. The usual religious ranting from Brother Stair. He's on enough shortwave frequencies - do we really need him on 48 metres as well? SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int @ 0835 playing ELO "Don't Bring Me Down." SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Scirocco with polka, ID and announcing hotline in Dutch @ 0820. SINPO 34333.

6316: Radio Altrex heard playing schlager and country @ 1045, sign off at 1100. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6324: Radio Waves Int (tent) @ 1050 relaying an American country music show. Some utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6374: West Coast Radio playing Steeleye Span "All Around My Hat" @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio putting in a good signal this morning. Heard @ 0925 talking about Irish station Energy 103 and playing Lenny Kravitz. New email address: studio @ wmrscotland.com SINPO 44444.

6540: Radio Hamamelis @ 0910 playing schlager followed by Robbie Williams, then ID and chat in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Sat Jun 30

Longer skip conditions this evening with Radio Underground not as strong as previous weeks and no sign of announced WNKR on 6285. Mystery Radio booming in however!

3900: Unid station with rock music @ 2045. Sudden off. SINPO 24332.

3907: Radio Atlantis playing dance music @ 1945 but annoying WMR on 3910. See Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 43433.

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard in parallel with 6400 @ 1955, suffering splash from Atlantis. SINPO 43433. Later heard @ 2110 with very strong signal - peaking at 9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3927: Radio Kentucky playing schlager. Putting in a good signal @ 1950 but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground @ 1705 talking about the Summer Meeting. Signal not really faded in yet so still fairly weak. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop with jingles @ 2025. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuanua heard @ 2205 playing Flock of Seagulls " I Ran" from the 80s. Usual strong signal - s9+30dB. SINPO 55555.

6270: Unid station - possibly the one on 3900 - heard @ 2100 with rock, snatch of Beethoven's 1812. Announcements heard but couldn't pick out clear ID. Possibly Radio White Star. SINPO 24332.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0940 playing The Who "Who Are You." Fairly poor signal with deep fading. SINPO 24432.

6306: Sallandse Boer QSOing with Radio Alice. Heard @ 1700. SINPO 33433.

6310: Orion Radio playing the song "Movie Star" @ 0820, also mentioning Radio Tina. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Alice in QSO with Sallandse Boer @ 1655. SINPO 33333.

6315: Unid station playing A-ha "Take on Me" @ 2020 but sudden faded out midway through. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Hamamelis calling Sallandse Boer @ 1710. SINPO 34333.

6326: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1720 giving out contact details, greeting Radio Tina, signal fading quite a lot. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing 60s music. Heard @ 1940 with a strong signal but was gone later in the evening before returning @ 2125. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Radio RWE

This Sunday, July 1, 2007 at 0700UTC a new show of Radio RWE will be relayed via Mystery Radio, on 6220 kHz.

The new show will be devoted to historic broadcasts, inter alia, a pirate broadcaster relaying Radio Free Europe in Poland in 1956 !

Reception reports are very welcome! QSL confirmation cards (individually numbered) will be distributed for e-mail or postal reports. Please go to www.radiorwe.com for details (We finally got our QSL cards printed! Soon we start to distribute them!)

Kind regards,
Frank, Radio RWE

(Station direct)

Also tomorrow (July 1) MV Baltic Radio has its regular monthly broadcast via Juelich on 6045 starting at 1200UTC.

Fri Jun 29

3927: Radio Spaceman back again, now on 75m. Heard @ 2015 with strong signal, peaking at 9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1915 playing rock n roll, but whistle under signal. SINPO 43433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 2000 playing a Supertramp song followed by ad for Offshore Echoes magazine. Fair-good signal from Laser (better than daytime reception). Spaceman had signed off. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:20UTC)

North American loggings

Some more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925 WMPR. 0053-0118. June 29. Several synthesized IDs and techno mx. ID as "This is WMPR-6925" with OM synthesized voice followed by YL synthesized voice. I think this is the first time I have heard this particular ID. Good.

12471v The Crystal Ship. 0146-0213, June 29. John Poet and the Xtal Ship sailing on another odd frequency. The signal was audible from 12471-12473. Several IDs heard. The programming consisted of mx by Bob Seeger, BTO, and others followed by a Star Trek parody. Signal VP from 0146-0153 then improved greatly and then fell to barely audible at 0213. There was a fair amount of static throughout the bx. P-F.

Finn Hits Radio broadcasts

FINNHITSRADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Fri 29.6 - Sat 30.6 - Sun 1.7 - 100 W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FRIDAY 29.6.2007
18.00 - 18.15 UTC 6273 kHz
20.00 - 20.15 UTC 6273 kHz
Perhaps also later

SATURDAY 30.6.2007
08.00 - 08.15 UTC 15061 kHz
14.00 - 14.15 UTC 15061 kHz
18.00 - 18.15 UTC 6273 kHz
20.00 - 20.15 UTC 6273 kHz
Perhaps also later

SUNDAY 1.7.207
08.00 - 08.15 UTC 15061 kHz

---------------------------------------
FINNHITS RADIO
P.O.Box 85,
9410 AB Beilen
HOLLAND

Online during/after brodcasts:
finnhitsradio@gmail.com

(info via Dr Tim yg)

Thu Jun 28

3945: Weekend Music Radio. I guess Mr Hoaxer is back with his WMR re-broadcasts. Strong signal pushing 9+10dB but splash from the international powerhouse on 3955. WMR programe with rock music mentioning "new" website and email address! SINPO 43443.
Click here for audio clip

Wed Jun 27

3945: Weekend Music Radio (which one?) playing "One Night in Bangkok" @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 1945 but lost under strong SSB chatter. SINPO 32432.

6320: Dantrax Radio (tent) @ 2000 playing dance music. Weak signal. ID as per Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 24432.

N American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925 WMPR. 2349-2354. June 26. Several synthesized IDs and techno mx. Strong signal with fades. Fair to Good.

He also received a QSL from WTCR, heard on 6925u at 0136-0206*on 3 June 2007. Received a f/d card in 18 days for an EG report, three mint stamps and $1 (US). Address WTCR, Twentieth Century Radio, POB 1, Belfast, NY 14711, USA.

Tue Jun 26

3927: Radio Kentucky with a good signal @ 1915 giving out hotline and mailing address and playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

3936: Cupid Radio with low power, using 30W, @ 2015. Heard @ 2015 playing rock music. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int on late tonight, but putting in a good signal from the west coast of Ireland. Heard @ 2145 playing Blondie "Sunday Girl" and The Motors "Airport." SINPO 44433.

6306: West Coast Radio heard @ 1750 giving out snail mail address and playing the song "Yellow River." Fair signal but quite a bit of fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:50UTC)

Mon Jun 25

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 2000 talking about Red Sands Radio and playing archive pirate recordings. SINPO 44333.

Sun Jun 24

Not great conditions today and a few unids among the logs:

3900: Radio Shadowman in QSO with Radio Jimmy and Zender Athletico @ 1925. SINPO 34333.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 0815 playing ELO, but fading out. SINPO 24332.

3930: West Coast Radio with non-stop rock music @ 2230, with occasional jingles. Good signal but fair bit of static crashing. SINPO 44333.

3931: Radio Atlantis playing pop, jingle IDs. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio (the real one) @ 1935 playing "Never Met A Girl Lke You." SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio with Radio Tina heard @ 0800 playing polka and schlager. SINPO 33433.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing the Monkees "Daydream Believer" @ 1930. Suffering ute splash just above their frequency. SINPO 43433.

5825: WNKR playing "American Pie" @ 1915. Unfortunately poor-fair signal with deep fades. SINPO 33333.

6245: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0955 talking about its 27 years on the air.

6252: Unid station heard playing Veronica recordings @ 0830. SINPO 33433.

6260: Unid station heard playing David Bowie "Let's Dance" @ 0820 but signal not strong enough to ID. SINPO 23432.

6270: Radio Summermeeting giving out hotline in German and English @ 1000, playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6270: Radio Zeelandia with schlager and polka @ 1920. Not a good frequency due to the numbers station coming on this channel. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Kentucky heard playing 60s music @ 1540. SINPO 34333.

6299: Radio Rainbow announcing itself as "the Voice of Peace" and playing oldies @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6300: West Coast Radio greeting Radio Altrex @ 1535. Fair signal but some splash from Reflections Europe on 6295. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1855 in QSO with Zodiac. SINPO for both 43433.

6325: Radio Saturnus greeting a listener in Austria @ 0810, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 0905 playing the song "Breakfast at Tiffanys." Andy Walker also a guest DJ this weekend. SINPO 44433.
Click here for audio clip

(updated 22:30UTC)

Sat Jun 23

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1910 in parallel with 6400 playing The Who, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

3945: Weekend Music Radio (hoax station) @ 2215 with Jack Russell. Meanwhile the real WMR is on 3910/6400. SINPO 43433. (see comment)

6255: KBC via Lithuania playing rock and blues music. As usual, very strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6265: Premier R (tent) @ 1440. Weak signal with music heard on peaks. SINPO 23432.

6270: Unid station with schlager @ 1815. Also playing promos for the Summermeeting. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6271: Radio Summermeeting moved from 6275. Heard at 2035 suffering QRM from first a numbers station then a utility. SINPO 43433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0955. Weak signal reaching fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6275: Radio Summermeeting has taken to the air. First heard @ 1920 playing Duran Duran. Fair signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Zodiac with a short programme @ 0750 before heading to the Summermeeting. Heard playing "I Shot the Sheriff," deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Underground with Andy Walker @ 1000, giving out hotline and email address, playing a varied selection of music, all with a radio theme. Signal S7-9 here. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) with Euro-disco music @ 1705, very similar to the type pumped out by Mystery Radio. My guess is that the music is from the 80s, although I don't recognise any of it. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2200. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1710 playing Pink Floyd, followed by jingle ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia heard @ 1100 signing on, playing German pop and schlager. SINPO 45433.
To hear a clip, click here

(updated 22:15UTC)

Fri Jun 22

3900: Radio Quintus heard @ 1930 in QSO with Shadowman. SINPO 34333. Other stations also heard in lsb including Zender Athletico and Radio Jimmy. Also heard was Radio Boomerang.

3927: Radio Spaceman and KWRN Radio Nordland heard @ 1940 playing Slade and the Rolling Stones. Very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6275: Radio BOA putting in a good signal @ 2200 playing techno music, asking for phone calls. Some splash from the Chinese music station on 6280. SINPO 43443.
Click here for audio clip

6295: Radio Northpole playing polka @ 1800, said was test transmission. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Underground with Andy Walker playing a pirate radio song @ 1805. Station due to stay on the air until tomorrow evening. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:10UTC)

More from N.America

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925 WMPR. 0012-0032. June 21. Standard WMPR prgm. Electronic mx and synthesized IDs. G-VG.

Thurs Jun 21

3910: Weekend Music Radio (pres) playing rock music @ 1920 in parallel with 6400. SINPO 44333.

3927: Radio Albatross @ 1930 in QSO with Boomerang. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Northpole playing John Miles "Music" @ 1935. Some splash from the Saharan station on 6300. Email address given as radio.northpole @ planet.nl SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music, greeting Dr Tim @ 1925. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Bonofox heard @ 1635 playing schlager and German pop, ID and gving email address. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio in parallel with 3910 @ 1922. Strong signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

(updated 19:45UTC)

Wed Jun 20

3927: Radio Boomerang on this frequency @ 2015, co-channel with another station. Other station closed down. SINPO 43443 to 44444.

3930: West Coast Radio heard @ 2200 with Kraftwerk's "The Model." Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.
Click here for a audio clip

3935: Radio Boomerang heard playing Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" @ 2005. Good signal before moving to 3927. Thanks for mention. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Kentucky moved here from 6310, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

6275: On Air AM with very strong signal - s9+10dB - playing pop music. Programme via Borderhunter's transmitter. SINPO 54444.
Click here to hear short clip

6285: Radio Atlantis heard @ 1915 playing "Rock Your Baby," having moved from 6290. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Atlantis with dance music @ 1845, but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Kentucky with schlager @ 1920. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Tues Jun 19

3900: Radio Shadowman heard @ 1950 with QSO with Radio Pacman. Shadowman had a SINPO of 44333 while Pacman was 24322.

3927: Radio Boomerang with rock music @ 1958 having moved from 3935. He said was using low power but still peaking at s9+10db! Off 2004. SINPO 44444.
To hear a clip click here

3930: Unid station playing non-stop music from Blondie, David Bowie etc @ 2245. Possibly West Coast but no IDs heard. Off at 2250. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6306: Radio Brandaris playing polka @ 1945. Modulation sounded better. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:50UTC)

Mon Jun 18

3930: West Coast Radio (pres) playing Thin Lizzy's "Whisky in the Jar" @ 2220. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1615. QRM from station on 6225. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard @ 1645 playing schlager, but modulation sounds a bit rough today. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station playing schlager @ 1705, but fading and splash from Brandaris makes it difficult to identify. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:25UTC)

North American pirate logs

North American pirate logs heard by Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:
6925u Unid. June 16, 2311-2314, OM in EG with repeated calls of "Happy Halloween." Poor.
6925u Northwoods Radio June 17, 0312-0325, ID and call of the Loon. Parody mx and poetry. Fair.
6925u WBNY/Radio Bunny June 15, 2315, Cdr. Bunny with ID as "WBNY-Radio Bunny," and nothing else thru the static. P-VP.
6955 Unid, June 16, 2314-2320. Electronic dance mx with no ID heard. Poor.

Sun Jun 17

3928: West Coast Radio playing Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 2055. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with soft rock @ 1945, but not in parallel with 6400. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio playing schlager @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6045: European Music Radio via Juelich signing on @ 1200 and going into a song by Mika. SINPO 44433.
Click here to hear a audio clip

6200: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 0935. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0945. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio playing a Saw Doctors song @ 0925. A different programme to 6275. SINPO 44433.

6260: Radio Doctor Tim with a tribute programme in German to Peter Hell heard @ 0905. The strongest signal on 48m this morning. Off at 1040. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int suffering splash from 6260 @ 0955. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 23432.

6265: Radio Boomerang with a short broadcast, heard @ 1055 with dance music. Signal only S6-7 (not the usual S9+ for Boomerang!). SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Scirocco with schlager @ 0830. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6300: Unid station playing non-stop oldies @ 0940. Another station underneath making whistle on signal. SINPO 43433.

6305: Radio Waves Int (tent) relaying an American country music programe. SINPO 33433.

6316: Radio Zodiac heard playing "Roxanne" by the Police @ 1050. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Brigitte with dance music, followed by ID @ 0950. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Golden Earring "Radar Love" @ 1940. Not // with 3945. Good signal now but no reception this morning of WMR. SINPO 44444.

6524: Radio Ramona Int playing XTC "Senses Working Overtime" @ 0825. Fair signal on a clear channel. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:30UTC)

Sat Jun 16

3904: Bogusman very strong tonight - peaking at s9+20dB @ 2145 with the usual chat and indie music. SINPO 54444.

Click here for a recording

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing "Summer Breeze" @ 1720. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

3927: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1840 playing rock music. Strong signal, as usual. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1835 playing a Radio Merlin recording taken from this blog (it's okay, I don't mind). Fair to good signal. 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with 70s disco @ 1615, some form of two-way communication on the same frequency. SINPO 33433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing ambient music @ 2040. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with a strong signal but about 10dB down on some weeks - only peaking at S9+20dB! Playing Bachman Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," @ 2205. SINPO 55544.

6268: Unid station playing non-stop 80s music @ 1850. Possibly ROZ. SINPO 33333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 0755. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6280: Orion Radio heard signing off @ 0745. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing "Just Be Good To Me" by Beats International @ 1625. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Boomerang heard @ 1845 playing Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and calling West Coast Radio. Good signal. SINPO 44444.
Click here for a recording

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6324.5: Radio Waves Int playing French music @ 1915, jingle ID. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1730 with Jack Russell talking about QSL cards and new DJs. Signal not great at the moment with deep fades. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Fri Jun 15

3927: Radio Spaceman very strong tonight. Heard playing Midnight Oil song @ 2055, sign off at 2130. SINPO 54444

6220: Radio Borderhunter with dance and rock music @ 2100, greeting friends and playing his Summer Meeting promo. SINPO 44444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1135 playing "Walking Back to Happiness," deep fades with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:30UTC)

European Music Radio

EMR THIS SUNDAY

June 17, 2007 at 1200 to 1300utc on 6045 khz (via Juelich)

Good Listening

73s Tom

(info via Tom Taylor, EMR)

website: www.emr.org.uk

Thu Jun 14

3935: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2155. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6265: Premier Radio heard @ 1915 with oldies, giving out email address, but suffering splash from ROZ. SINPO 33433.

6268: ROZ playing "Funky Town," @ 1910 followed by ID, talk in Dutch. Good clear audio. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Merlin playing folk rock @ 1920, with ID. Fair-good signal but some static QRM. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Sonar heard @ 1845 playing German rock and with talk in German. Fair signal but quite a lot of static here. SINPO 34333.
To hear a recording, click here

(updated 22:00UTC)

The Crystal Ship

The Crystal Ship - Summer 2007 Frequency Schedule

The Crystal Ship, a North American shortwave pirate radio station based in the Great Lakes region, releases its summer frequency schedule:

Our primary and preferred frequency remains 6875 kHz. If we are on the air on any other frequency, we will also be on the air on this frequency; and reception and audio quality may be superior on 6875 kHz, if you can receive it.

Secondary frequencies are as follows:
5386 kHz. While using the less powerful Viking II transmitter, this frequency has been relatively useful to reach nearby listeners regionally within the Great Lakes area, for whom 6875 kHz becomes blacked out ('goes long') sometime after local darkness. We will be active on this frequency throughout the summer, as a frequent parallel
to 6875 kHz.
3275 kHz may be used as a parallel frequency this summer, but probably only in such cases when transmissions will run beyond 0300 UTC.
Experimental frequencies:
Tests on 7575 kHz, while free of QRM have proven less effective than 6875 kHz with the antennas in use. 7575 kHz may yet be used as a parallel in the future, if a new resonant antenna is erected for it. We intend to make some test transmissions around 12500 kHz, intended to reach listeners based west of the Rocky Mountains, as well as in Europe. Tests may also be done on 13 and 15 MHz. For specific frequency and program announcement information, potential listeners should ask to subscribe to our Email list, at tcsshortwave @ gmail.com

Days and times of transmission:
As a pirate station, naturally we have no 'official schedule' although we are likely more predictable than most others. Through the summer of 2007, likely hours of operation will extend somewhere from 2200 hours through 0400 UT on any of the aforementioned frequencies as well as on 6875 kHz. Most likely days of operation are Sunday evenings (US local time), as well as random weeknights.

First-time QSL requests may be Emailed to us at tcsshortwave @ yahoo.com and we'll pick up the postage. U.S. listeners desiring additional QSLs from The Crystal Ship should send their reception reports, including three First Class stamps, to: The Crystal Ship, P. O. Box 1, Belfast, N.Y. 14711, USA

All non-U.S. reports should be mailed to the Belfast address, and should include $2 US or I.R.C.s for return postage.

(John Poet, The Crystal Ship, June 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Radio Sonar

RADIO SONAR is active 14 June (today), 17-1900 GMT on 48m.

We certify reception reports with our June-QSL - mp3-files are very appreciated.

Phone in or sending text messages:
Tel: + 49 (0) 176 - 262 171 42 (during broadcast)
email: radiosonar @ hotmail.de

Yours
DJ Dycke

(info via Alfa Lima)

Wed Jun 13

6305: Radio Kentucky playing schlager, greeting Jaroslav @ 1920. Good signal but some splash from the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 43433.
Click here for recording

9290: Radio Mi Amigo via Latvia @ 1915, playing rock, jingles. SINPO 55544.

Tue Jun 12

6220: Radio East Coast Holland @ 1950 suffering from strong utility QRM. Can just hear the station underneath. SINPO 22332.

North American pirates

Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, contacted me with details of The Crystal Ship which he heard on an unusual frequency.

5386 The Crystal Ship. 0358-0441. June 6, 07. The Xtal Ship sailing on an odd freq. Lots of music from the 1980s including: "What About Love,""Heat of the Moment," "Midnight Blue" and several others that I couldn’t ID. Station ID at 0431 by YL as "You are listening to the Crystal Ship" followed by unreadable comments. ID by John Poet at 0432-"You’re tuned to the Crystal Ship." Audio clip about the war in Iraq at 0436. Signal audible from 5384-5388 and // 6875. The signal was lost on 6875 at 0425. Static closed in at 0440 on 5386. Some fades throughout the bx. Fair to good signal on 5386 until 0437 then very poor until 0440. Poor signal on 6875 throughout.

He says the pirates over there are also starting to use 6875 and 6855 in addition to the regular 6925 and 6955 channels.

He adds that Weekend Music Radio and Mystery Radio are fairly regularly heard in the USA.

Anyone interested in hearing North American pirates can check out the Free Radio Network forum for the latest news.

Mon Jun 11

6290: Radio Atlantis Int playing schlager and Summer Meeting promo @ 1935. Strong signal, peaking at 9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6322: Radio Zodiac testing equipment @ 1930, giving out hotline and email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Unid station playing music @ 2015, before sudden off. Possibly WMR testing. SINPO 44433.

(updated 20:20UTC)

Sun Jun 10

A lot of signals fading in and out today. One minute booming in, the next gone completely!

3930: West Coast Radio with a good signal tonight (s9), playing rock music and oldies @ 2110. SINPO 44333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio @ 2005 playing recordings from London 80s pirates. High levels of static noise on 75m tonight made reception difficult. SINPO 34232. Parallel 6400 much better (54444).

5725: Orion Radio playing 60s music. Heard @ 0755 with a fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys playing music from the 60s @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6205: Britain Radio Int celebrating its 27th anniversary, using this frequency to avoid Borderhunter. Playing 80s music. Although the signal reached reached good levels it also disappeared completely a few times. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop, jingle ID @ 1540. SINPO 34433.

6245: Radio Borderhunter with talk about the Summer Meeting @ 0855. One of the stronger signals this morning. SINPO 44433.

6245: Radio Boomerang heard in QSO with Borderhunter @ 1010. Also joining in were Brandaris Radio and Sallandse Boer. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Thunderbird with rock music @ 0910, talk in German. Poor-fair signal here. SINPO 24432.

6265: Premier Radio heard with a relay of Premier FM @ 0805, with 60s music. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Spaceman with a good signal @ 1255, playing "Like a Rolling Stone," some fading. SINPO 44433.
Click here for a recording

6280: Radio Scirocco heard @ 0905 with ID and hotline number. Poor-fair signal with some sort of noise on the frequency making reception difficult. SINPO 23432.

6290: Radio Shadowman with a strong signal, but also splattering quite a lot. Heard @ 0915 playing Man of Action, ID. SINPO 44444.
Click here to hear a clip

6305: Radio Merlin Int @ 0945 playing oldies. SINPO 3433.

6315: Unid @ 1255 with oldies, heard "Love is a battlefield" but poor signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24432.

6325: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1315 playing Dire Straits "Money for Nothing," but co-channel with weaker station. Sign off 1324. SINPO 32432.

6325: Radio Saturnus in clear @ 1325 after Zodiac signed off. Heard playing Bronski Beat, ID @ 1335. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6374: Unid station @ 1000. I thought it was West Coast but Achim's blog had Radio Brigitte. Utility QRM made ID difficult here. SINPO 23432.

6385: Unid station. Weak signal heard briefly @ 0925 before faded out. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing a Fairport Convention song @ 0800. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 21:15UTC)

Sat Jun 9

Very quiet during the day but more activity this evening.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1815, moved here to avoid Radio Underground. Signal improving. SINPO 34333.

3940: Radio Underground @ 1810 with free radio chat, reading messages, using 20W. Thanks for mention. SINPO 44433.
Click here to hear an audio clip

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing rock music @ 1725 in parallel with 6400. Deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6255: KBC v Lithuania heard @ 2245 playing Dutch music. Usual strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6290: Radio Atlantis Int playing Dutch song followed by Summer Meeting promo @ 1830. Good signal but the usual intermittant ute qrm. SINPO 43433.

6310: Unid Dutch station playing schlager and polka @ 2100. Occasional announcements in Dutch. Good signal. Sudden off at 2115. SINPO 44333.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 2125. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing a Tom Petty song @ 1720. Fair-good signal strengthening all the time. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Fri Jun 8

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing pop music @ 1820. Weak signal and static makes listening difficult. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing reggae and dance music @ 1745. Fair-good signal but some static crashes. Email address given as radiomerlin @ blueyonder.co.uk SINPO 34333. Radio Merlin heard @ 2040 with recording of its FM programme, announcing 87.7FM. Signal much stronger now. SINPO 44433.
Click here for short clip or this second clip here

6310: Radio Boomerang playing Dutch music @ 2020 before closing down at 2024. Strong signal as usual. SINPO 44444.

6311: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2025 after Boomerang went off. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Britain Radio's 27th anniversary

BRI 27th year on SW schedule

It was 27 years ago when we made our first test transmission on SW back in June 1980, 27 years later we are still here broadcasting most 2nd/4th Sundays of the month!

We hope to celebrate in a small way on Sunday 10th/24th June, remembering the first 10 years of broadcasting playing the music from that period. We think 1980 to 1990 was the most exciting time for the station we often received over 100 letters for each broadcast, we had a full team of DJs and helpers, how times have changed in 2007!!

But we still have our listeners which is the most important thing, without their support we would of almost certainly closed down by now.

Subject to TX availability we shall be using 6245khz or possibly 6240khz from 10am UK time, if conditions are unfavourable then the programme should also be going out via our webstream which is available at www.geocities.com/britainradio48

Reception reports are especially welcome for this month's broadcasts to britainradio @ hotmail.com

Thanks for your support - listeners past and present.
73s Roger

(Roger Davis via Alfa Lima)

Wed Jun 6

6290: Radio Bonofox heard closing down @ 2040. Moved here for avoid Radio Condor on 6310. Some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: West Coast Radio @ 1815 playing rock music, signal quite good but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1935 playing dance music. Whistle caused by a co-channnel weaker station. SINPO 33333.

6310.7: Radio Bonofox flattened by Radio Condor. Could only ID in usb. But clear ID and email address heard @ 2042. Station playing schlager. SINPO 32332.

9290: Radio Mi Amigo v Latvia with a strong signal. Sign on @ 1900 with a jingle and straight into a track by Bob Dylan. SINPO 55444.

(updated 20:50UTC)

Tues Jun 5

6285: Radio Skywire playing rock music @ 2055. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with polka and schlager, ID in English with hotline number @ 1815. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:30UTC)

Offshore pirates reunion

From the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame website:

The Radio Academy is holding a major event in August to celebrate the legacy of sixties offshore radio.

The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame has been helping with the planning. Dozens of offshore radio DJs of the era have been invited and although they probably won't all be able to attend, it could be the biggest gathering of ex-pirates ever.

And you could be there too! Check out the Radio Academy web site for more details and to book your ticket.

There is a discount if you get in quick. (The site will require you to register on-line. You will then be sent an email giving details of how to order tickets.) And if you were a sixties pirate and you haven't heard from us yet, please let us know.

Radio Academy webpage on the event:http://www.radioacademy.org.uk/record.jsp type=event&ID=81

Pirate Radio Hall of Fame website with link for any offshore radio staff they have not yet contacted: http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/

(info via radioanoraksuk)

Sun Jun 3

3930: West Coast Radio playing that all-time pirate classic "Caroline" by the Fortunes @ 2150. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing "Word Up" @ 1955. Good signal. SINPO 44333. Look forward to more live broadcasts!

5720: Orion Radio with oldies @ 0810. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6045: MV Baltic Radio v Juelich with sign on @ 1200, playing rock music. Very strong here. SINPO 55544.

6220: Mystery Radio with the usual pop @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits playing pop @ 1025. SINPO 34433.

6259: Antonio Radio with 60s music @ 0915, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard reading out reception reports @ 0900. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Skywire playing non-stop schlager @ 1755. ID heard @ 1810 with email address of qsl48 @ hotmail.com. SINPO 34433.

6290: Unid station playing the Summer Meeting promo (twice) @ 1015 and then closed down with no announcement. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Scirocco @ 0910 with IDs in Dutch and English, playing polka and rock. Off at 1030. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Malaisy @ 1235 playing 80s disco. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2030 with Ike & Tina Turner "Nutbush City Limits." Signal has improved in last 10 minutes as it starts getting dark here. S7 here. SINPO 33333.
Click here to hear short clip

6311: Radio Lowland @ 1202 calling Radio Alice in Dutch for QSO, playing polka. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Saturnus announcing his hotline @ 0855, asking about conditions, playing oldies. SINPO 33433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing rock music @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Brigitte with multi-lingual IDs @ 0925, playing schlager and oldies. SINPO 34433.

6878: Laser Hot Hits v Pirate Music with the Jolly Roger show @ 1805. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Jun 2

Summer has decided to make another appearance today with blue skies and warm sunshine so it looks like a day for doing things outdoors as daytime conditions poor. Reception improved by the evening.

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing the Lighthouse Family @ 2025. As usual, in parallel with 6400, but not so strong as the other frequency. SINPO 34433.

3925: Bogusman was on @ 2155 playing Echo & The Bunnymen from the 80s before telling a Canadian anecdote. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

3930: Unid station heard @ 1950 playing Fleetwood Mac song, gone by 2000 recheck. SINPO 34333.

3932: Radio Pacman heard @ 2205 calling West Coast (but not getting a reply). SINPO 44333.

3940: Radio Underground with Steve Underground reading out free radio logs @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio booming in tonight @ 2015 playing 70s disco. SINPO 44444.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with its usual powerful signal peaking at s9+30dB, signing on @ 2200. SINPO 55555.

6265: Premier Radio on again this evening. Heard @ 2000 with oldies and IDs. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1055 playing Abba's "Money Money Money." Poor signal fading in and out. SINPO 24332.

6280: Orion Radio with schlager and polka @ 0745. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Scotland Int with rock music @ 2145, occasional ute qrm (as always on 6290). SINPO 44444.

6295: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 2150, ID and email address, some splash from Scotland. SINPO 33433.
Click here to hear a recording.

6306: Brandaris Radio Int with a late night programme on 6306 @ 2230, playing schlager and giving out hotline and email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433.
Click here for a recording

6307: West Coast Radio @ 1530 playing oldies, rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 1720 with Andy Walker's London pirates programme, including a recording of the closedown of 70s pirate Kaleidoscope. Good signal but slow fades. SINPO 44433. In parallel with 3910 which is very weak at the moment.

6878: Laser Hot Hits is now being relayed by Pirate Music. Heard @ 2005 with a dance music show. Fair-good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Fri Jun 1

3927: Radio Quintus heard @ 1945 playing country music, ID at 1953. Fair-good signal but fluctuating signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1915 with a live programme from Chris Ise playing disco music from the 70s and 80s. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int, also with a live programme. Heard @ 1930 playing Samantha Mumba, giving ID and email address. Fair-good signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.
Click here to listen to a recording.

6275: Unid station playing schlager @ 2035. some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333. (Unid was Radio Skywire: confirmed by station)

Thurs May 31

It's gone very quiet during the week with very few stations firing up their transmitters for evening broadcasts.

Even Mystery Radio has stopped broadcasting daily.

What is going on?

After posting the above message, a station came on...

3930: West Coast Radio playing oldies @ 2200, with a good signal (s9) but some fading. Also heard in long conversation with Radio Pacman (via Skype?). Thanks for the mention. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Wed May 30

6275: Station heard @ 1155 playing dance music but signal not strong enough to catch ID, although it sounded Dutch. SINPO 24332.

Mon May 28

3930: West Coast Radio back on the air, heard playing rock music @ 2130, jingle ID at 2140. Good signal but some static. SINPO 44333.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys playing lots of music from the 1960s. Heard @ 1650 with a fair-good signal on a clear channel. Very slick and enjoyable programme. SINPO 34433.
Hear a couple of clips from the station at: Ukdxers recordings

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 1840 giving out address and ID, playing oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6310: Radio Free Holland @ 1710 with a very weak signal covered by lot of noise and utility QRM. Caught snatches of music through the peaks. SINPO 22322. Free Radio Holland still going strong @ 2145, signal much improved and no other stations co-channel. SINPO 34333.

6310: Electron Radio (tent) suffering QRM from Zodiac. IDed in LSB @ 1940 giving out email address. In clear after Zodiac moved @ 1850. SINPO 32332 before Zodiac moved. Sounded like Free Radio Holland was underneath. Bit of a mess around this frequency!

6312: Radio Zodiac playing blues music @ 1935. I told him about QRM and he changed frequency. SINPO 43433.

6327: Radio Zodiac moved here @ 1950. Good signal on clear frequency, peaking at s9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sun May 27

Pouring with rain outside and reception conditions not much better today:

3928: Antonio Radio heard with schlager @ 2130, followed by ID and email address. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio @ 2125 with oldies, but splash from the high-powered Skelton transmitter on 3955 relaying Radio Korea (which went off at 2130). Tonight 3945 stronger than parallel 6400 here. SINPO 43433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with more golden oldies from the 60s. Heard @ 2055 with a SINPO of 34433.

6045: Radio Gloria via Juelich signing on @ 1200 in German for one hour programme. SINPO 44433.
Hear an audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/be1f26bd-b444-4e59-88f2-78f132cadbdb/RGloria-2007-05-27_13h02m06s

6210: Radio Borderhunter had one of the better signals. Heard @ 0910 playing "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 2120. SINPO 44433.

6245: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0805 with Roger Davis playing oldies and talking about free radio and offshore radio. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Thunderbird (tent) with oldies @ 0815. Just caught a jingle but soon faded out. SINPO 24332.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing a Billy Ocean song @ 0810. SINPO 34433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits (tent) suffering co-channel QRM from another station (according Alfa Lima's forum this was Scirocco). SINPO 22432.

6280: Unid Dutch station (the same one as yesterday) but my Dutch is not good enough to pick out an ID through the noise and fading. Heard at 0925 with fair signal giving out phone number. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Atlantis Int playing dance music @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6306: Brandaris Radio Int with schlager @ 2050. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Atlantis Int (tent) playing Dire Straits. Deep fades. SINPO 33333.

6310: Free Radio Holland finally getting a reasonable signal out @ 2100 after a poor weekend for conditions. Heard playing schlager but splash from Brandaris. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio probably had the best signal this morning. Heard @ 0755 playing rock music. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia @ 0930 with dance music. SINPO 35433.

(updated 21:35UTC)

Sat May 26

Bad conditions again today:

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1935 with an Andy Walker programme about the history of London pirates. In parallel with 6400 but not as strong. SINPO 34333.

3940: Radio Underground @ 1930 with free radio news and recordings and music. Steve was also complaining about being splattered over by Delta Radio last Saturday. Good signal but static noise level quite high. SINPO 44333.

5180: Orion Radio testing @ 2210, playing "Come Up and See Me." Lot of buzzing around frequency making listening difficult. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop just beginning to fade in @ 1610 but local interference making reception difficult. SINPO 33433. At 1950, heard live programme with Chris Ise playing The Pretenders. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio RWE via Mystery Radio @ 2130 with talk about radio in the 1940s interspersed with pieces of classical music. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC v Lithuania playing rock music. Usual strong signal @ 2205. SINPO 55544.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing oldies @ 1550, giving out email address premierradio @ yahoo.ie SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hots Hits (v tent) @ 1155. Can just detect a signal here and music on peaks. SINPO 24332.

6280: Unid station (Kentucky?) with schlager @ 1720. Quite a noisy frequency with fading of signal. SINPO 33333.

6290: Unid station heard @ 1735 with schlager. Could be Mazda but only on a short time. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Valencia being squeezed by stations on 6300 & 6310. ID @ 2120 and schlager. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Malaisy heard @ 1700 playing dance music, canned ID @ 1712. Fair-good signal but signal fluctuating. No sign of Free Radio Holland. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station heard @ 2115 playing Black Sabbath, Roxy Music then into schlager before going off with no ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 1745 playing rock music and recordings of international radio stations from the past, like Radio Moscow. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca v Latvia with schlager, German pop @ 1130. Signal down on the usual strength from Latvia. SINPO 35433.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Radio RWE via Mystery Radio

Today (Saturday, May 26, 2007) at 21.00 UTC a new show of Radio RWE will be relayed via Mystery Radio, on 6220 kHz.

Reception reports are very welcome! QSL confirmation cards (individually numbered) will be distributed for e-mail or postal reports.

Please go to http://www.radiorwe.com/ for details.
Kind regards,
Frank
Radio RWE

(Station direct)

I see on Achim's blog that Radio Marabu will also relayed via Mystery Radio tomorrow (Sunday) from 12-1400. The address is Radio Marabu, Box 1166, 49187 Belm, Germany -E-mail: info @ radiomarabu.de, website www.radiomarabu.de
However I notice the post doesn't say whether the broadcast is at 12UTC or CET.

Fri May 25

There's not been much to report this week which I suspect is because conditions have been bad.

6305: Radio Valencia heard playing schlager @ 2000, followed by ID in Dutch. Some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33333.

6310: Free Radio Holland (pres) with its weekend music marathon. Heard @ 1750 with schlager but signal only weak with a lot of static crashes. Hopefully will improve later on. SINPO 24332.

6878: Pirate Music (pres) with pop music and talking @ 1800. But weak signal makes it difficult to hear what is being said. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:05UTC)

Free Radio Holland marathon

Message from Free Radio Holland:

"After a time of absence on the 48 metres.

A complete weekend long of Dutch music. Also English and German music will find their way through my antenna.

There will be tests around Wednesday 24 May and from Friday 25 May - 12 hours there will be music.

This will go on to Monday 28 May - 24 hours.

I hope to do this on the 6310 khz."

(info via Dr Tim's Yahoo! group)

Wed May 23

9290: Radio Mi Amigo v Latvia @ 1910 playing soft rock. SINPO 55544.

Relays from Latvia

Here's what's coming up via the Latvia relay on 9290 during the next week:

Wednesday May 23rd
Mi Amigo 19.00 - 21.00UTC

Saturday May 26th
Latvia Today 10.00 -11.00UTC
Radio Casablanca 11.00 - 12.00UTC

Sunday May 27
Radio Joystick 09.00 -10.00UTC
Latvia Today 10.00 -11.00UTC

(info via Tom Taylor)

Mon May 21

Conditions don't seem so good this evening.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1810 playing pop. Fair signal with quite a bit of fading. SINPO 34433.

Sun May 20

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of last night's programme. Heard @ 1955, signal probably stronger than last night. SINPO 44433.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing oldies but suffering splash from Underground and the international powerhouse on 3955 @ 2000. Moved here to avoid Reflections Europe on 3910 which doesn't seem to on today as nothing on 3910 or //6295.

5720: Orion Radio playing Dutch music @ 0750, mentioning other stations on today. SINPO 34433.

5805: Orion Radio testing @ 0930. Playing schlager but buzzing noise a problem (could be local QRM). SINPO 34333.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) @ 0900. Weak signal so can't be sure. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio back on the air today. Heard @ 1230 with pop music and usual jingle ID. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI with the Colin Dixon programme @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

6270: Premier Radio with a relay of Premier FM, playing oldies from the 70s. Heard @ 0815 playing Neil Sedaka.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with 70s disco music @ 0915, not in parallel with 6245. SINPO 34433.

6292: Voice of the Netherlands heard with rock music, giving out phone number @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6292: Radio Scotland Int with a report to VOTN @ 1020. Not as strong as usual. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Valencia with schlager @ 1000, greeting Marcel in France. SINPO 33433.

6300: Delta Radio (Gelderland) playing pop music @ 1050. Not as strong as last night on 75m. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Viking testing a new antenna, short broadcast heard @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6306: Brandaris Radio giving out the telephone number, greeting Radio Columbia and playing schlager @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Marconi testing @ 0910. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Delta Radio playing Stranglers music @ 1850. Good signal but some splash from 6300. SINPO 43443.

6311: Radio Lowland heard playing polka, ID and then off @ 1110. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with oldies @ 0810. Signal only fair at the moment but should strengthen later on. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing "Knock on Wood" @ 0820. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 19:10UTC)

Audio clips of Orion Radio and Radio Viking posted at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

Sat May 19

Lots of stations taking advantage of the good conditions on 75m and 48m tonight. Audio clips of Bogusman, Delta and Underground (see end of this posting)

3904: Bogusman talking about the Iraq war @ 1940 and playing the Psychedelic Furs. Good signal but a bit of splash from WMR. SINPO 44444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard in parallel with 6400. Talking about offshore radio recordings @ 1710. Signal fair as still quite early in the evening. SINPO 34333.

3927: Radio Kentucky with schlager @ 2120 but suffering splash from Delta Radio. SINPO 33433.

3935: Delta Radio with a strong signal @ 2115 playing dance music, peaking @ s9+20db. Gave mailing address as PO Box 65, 7260AB Ruurlo, Netherlands. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground back on the air after a long break. Heard @ 1745 with music and free radio news and recordings. Operator Steve Underground gave out the phone number and email but said the station does not issue QSL cards. Fair signal. Email address radiounderground @ go.com SINPO 34333. Good to hear him back.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with its weekly Saturday night show. Heard signing on @ 2200. As usual, very strong here. SINPO 55555.

6270: Orion Radio heard @ 0820 playing some Dutch music, fair signal with some good peaks, but SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Atlantis Int with schlager @ 1930 and the Summer Meeting promo. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6276: Laser Hot Hits with one of its sponsored shows @ 1015. Fair bit of fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Atlantis Int playing a long version of "Heard it through the Grapevine" @ 2135, occasional utility QRM (as always on this frequency). SINPO 44444.

6295: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 2145 but a bit squeezed by Atlantis on 6290 and the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6306: Brandaris Radio greeting Marco and playing schlager @ 1635. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Marconi heard @ 1450 playing schlager, announced was signing off. SINPO 33333.

6310: Cupid Radio with a short test @ 1720, mentioning will be back @ 2200 with a test to Japan. Also heard on 6277 @ 1740 greeting listeners. SINPO on both frequencies 44444.

6311: Unid station playing schlager @ 1255. Strong utility QRM making it difficult to ID. SINPO 32432.

6322: Radio Zodiac Int playing Pink Floyd's "Money" @ 2125. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Antonio Radio playing instrumental music, ID in Dutch @ 1100. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Kentucky playing schlager @ 1730. Audio a lot better and clearer. SINPO 44444.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 1710 mentioning the website www.offshoreradio.org where you can download offshore radio recordings. Very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:05UTC)

More audio: The latest recordings are of Radio Quintus Friday morning on 6325, and Radio Alice and Marconi in a QSO yesterday night. Also added from Saturday night are Radio Underground, Bogusman and Delta Radio. They can accessed via http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

Fri May 18

6310: Radio Boomerang heard @ 2105 in QSO with Radio Alice and Radio Marconi. Strong signal as usual but some SSB QRM around the frequency. SINPO 43433. Both Marconi and Alice also coming in well. At 2155, Alice was 9+10dB, at 2200 Marconi was s9.

6325: Radio Quintus heard @ 1000 playing schlager, occasional announcements in Dutch. Quite a lot of fading on the signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Radio Gloria

Radio Gloria International will broadcast in teamwork with MV Baltic Radio on 6045 KHz (via Juelich).

The first transmission of Radio Gloria International on this channel is planned for May 27 at 12:00 UTC.

(info via Tom Taylor)

Thurs May 17

3927: Radio Sensation heard @ 2020 playing oldies suffering splash from Boomerang on 3935. SINPO 33433.
Hear a recording after Boomerang signed off: http://www.esnips.com/doc/f5d5bae8-797e-432f-b300-cb828cca3d4c/RSensation-2007-05-17_21h55m40s

3935: Radio Boomerang with a massive signal @ 2025, playing "Blockbuster" by The Sweet. Steady at s9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) @ 0940 very weak here, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

6270: Radio Borderhunter on 6270 with a very good signal @ 0930, playing oldies. Signal s9+10dB, greetings to Dr Tim. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Skywire playing "I'm On Fire" and other 70s music @ 0940. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station playing country music @ 2140. Sudden off @ 2144 with no ID. SINPO 44333.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Wed May 16

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 2010 playing a Dire Straits song and greeting Orion Radio and Fox 48. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Delmare heard @ 2215 playing oldies and giving out email address of radiodelmare @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:15UTC)

MRF Radio

Recording of MRF Radio signing off on Monday on 3932 @ 2015 now uploaded at http://www.esnips.com/doc/13cd5801-7614-4a83-858c-d034d3d7a2e4/MRFRadio-2007-05-14_21h14m50s

Anyone have problems hearing these recordings can also access them via Achim's excellent blog. Click on the link for "Achim's Free Radio Disaster." There is also an opportunity there for you to leave your own recordings.

Tues May 15

6306: Brandaris Radio with schlager and polka @ 1625. ID with hotline and email address given. SINPO 34433.

Mon May 14

3932: MRF Radio heard @ 2010 playing "Summer Breeze," followed by automated announcement and sign off with "Man of Action." Quite heavy static tonight. SINPO 44333.

Sun May 13

3945: Weekend Music Radio back on this frequency to avoid Reflections Europe on 3910. Heard @ 1730 playing ELO. SINPO 34433.

5720: Orion Radio heard @ 0755 playing "My Sweet Lord," some occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with a good signal @ 0850, with Summer Meeting promo and playing Men At Work song. Having problem with his phone. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0810 with pop. SINPO 23432.

6245: Britain Radio Int via JRRI with its regular 2nd Sunday programme. Fair signal @ 0905 reaching good levels but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing oldies @ 1120. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio with Premier FM programmes @ 0800, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Zeelandia playing polka, greeting Dr Tim @ 2005. Fair signal with good peaks, but some static noise. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Geronimo with a test broadcast. Heard @ 0915 giving out email address of geronimoshortwave @ hotmail.com and mailing address via SRS Germany, and playing song by Supertramp. Fair signal with good peaks on a clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6287: Radio Skyline (tent) in QSO with Scotland. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Scotland in QSO @ 1055 with several stations including Hot Radio, Albatross and Skyline. SINPO 44433.

6302: Radio Titanic playing rock n roll @ 1130. Poor with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Shadowman with a strong signal @ 0930, playing schlager with IDs in Dutch. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Scotland Int in QSO with Shadowman @ 1000. SINPO 44433.

6306: Brandaris Radio Int playing schlager @ 1705, sudden off with quick ID at 1720. Audio sounded a bit distorted. SINPO 34333.

6309: Unid station heard @ 2050 playing oldies. The accent sounded French, possibly Zoulu Kilo but I might be completely wrong! Just couldn't quite get a clear ID. SINPO 24332. Message on Alfa Lima from Radio Pirana said this was him testing. (see comment)

6400: Weekend Music Radio chatting about Irish pirate radio @ 0805. SINPO 44433.
Time now 2140 and WMR still strong on 6400 - s9+10dB. Good on 3945 as well - s9. Very enjoyable programmes hearing about olden days of pirate radio!

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) with non-stop schlager and oldies @ 1035. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333. Robertas in Belgium logged Radio Hamamelis.

Latest recordings: Borderhunter, Britain Radio and Shadowman audio clips at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

(updated 21:40UTC)

More recordings

The latest audio clips from last night are: Weekend Music Radio (on 6400), WNKR and Radio Victoria. Check them out at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles/

Sat May 12

3900: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1925 playing polka, a few minutes later moved to 3927. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Boomerang playing Depeche Mode @ 2105, then sign off. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio talking about UK pirates @ 1935, in parallel with 6400. Still announcing 3945. Good signal here but not as strong as 6400. SINPO 44433.

3925: Radio Borderhunter playing dance music @ 1850. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

3927: Radio Spaceman moved here @ 1928, but Borderhunter still on 3925 so bit of a mess until Borderhunter closed down. SINPO 43443. After Borderhunter closed - SINPO 54444.

3940: WNKR heard @ 1855 playing King Crimson music. Good signal here. SINPO 44433. By 2235 signal booming in - SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop but lot of noise around frequency @ 1645. SINPO 33333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the usual massive signal @ 2225 playing music from the 60s to today. SINPO 55555.

6276: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0920 with ads for Radio Review magazine and Laser tee shirts. Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6293: Radio Victoria playing the Monkees @ 2110, gave email address as freeradiovictoria @ hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6300: Flux AM with schlager @ 1635. Just caught "Flux AM" jingle. Poor signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Zeelandia @ 2115 playing polka, ID in Dutch and off. Fair-good signal but some local QRM. SINPO 43433.

6311: Radio Lowland with mix of schlager and oldies @ 1700. ID heard at 1709 with email address and hotline number. Fair signal but another noisy frequency. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1715 with guest DJ Paul Graham, playing some oldies from the 70s and 80s. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6878: Pirate Music (tent) audible just above the noise level @ 1630. Can just detect pop music. SINPO 23332.

9290: Radio City v Latvia heard @ 1025 with mention of the station's slogan "Station of the Cars," and email address: citymorecars @ yahoo.ca Also playing 60s music. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 45433.
Hear audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/10b0fe6e-8260-4c1a-b5fd-df9a64f873d6/RCity-2007-05-12_11h59m45s

(updated 22:25UTC)

Fri May 11

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme from Chris Ise @ 1730. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Hear a couple of short audio clips from the programme - click on Ukdxer's Recordings in Links column.

6275: Radio Zeelandia playing polka @ 1630, off at 1638. Seemed to be having some technical problems. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Odyssey (tent) @ 1720 with ballads. Noisy frequency with ute qrm. At 1735 lost as strong Dutch station signed on same frequency. SINPO 33333.

6310: Unid Dutch station playing polka @ 1735. Slight whistle from station underneath. SINPO 43433.

Strangely quiet on 76m tonight. If it is as wet in the Netherlands as it is here, I'm not surprised!

(updated 21:55UTC)