Sun Sept 16

Strange conditions today but this is what has been heard here:

3945: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1755 with the start of the Andy Walker show, with a T Rex special marking the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio with a good signal today, heard @ 0745 playing the song "I'm Alive." Some utility QRM but not a problem here. Off at 0840. SINPO 44444.

6045: European Music Radio v Juelich @ 1240 playing a song by Tears for Fears and reading listeners' letters. Very good signal here. SINPO 55555.

6220: Laser Hot Hits with adverts for Radio Review and Offshore Echoes magazines @ 0800. Some local QRM but a good signal. SINPO 43433.

6250: Antonio Radio playing non-stop country and 60s music @ 0850. Hum on the frequency. ID at 0919, thanking Michael from Potsdam. SINPO 43433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing rock music @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Mazda with schlager and polka @ 0750. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Free Radio Holland playing schlager @ 1800. Good signal here but some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43333.

6310: Radio Sunshine (tent) playing polka, giving out hotline number @ 1125, but QRM from Zodiac. Off at 1130. SINPO 32332.

6311: Radio Zodiac heard playing oldies @ 1115 but seemed to be having transmitter problems. Het from weaker station underneath. SINPO 43433.

6324: Radio Waves Int playing country music @ 0900. Struggle to hear the signal. SINPO 23432.

6324: Radio Zodiac coming in loud and clear @ 1230, playing rock and pop, using 200W. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing rock music @ 0910. Another one struggling here with the propagation. SINPO 34433.

(updated 18:05UTC)

Sat Sept 15

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing UFO "Doctor Doctor" @ 1720, some splash from the BBCWS on 3915. SINPO 33433.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int @ 2105 with jingle ID, followed by the song "Spirit in the Sky." Good clear signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Laser Hot Hits heard back on its old frequency @ 0800 playing 60s music with a SINPO 34433. By 0900, signal coming in very well, peaking at S9 - SINPO 44433.
Update at 2010, very good signal S9+10dB - SINPO 54444. Best signal for a very long time!

6255: KBC via Lithuania with a strong signal signing on @ 2200. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing Joan Armatrading song @ 0940. Not //6220. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Rainbow via LHH @ 0950, giving out both the Rainbow and Laser addresses for contact. Playing music by The Police. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Mazda heard @ 1000 playing 60s music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Orion Radio with 60s music @ 0805. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6296: Unid station heard @ 2135 playing country music. Quite good signal at first but by 2145 had faded out with no ID heard. Some ute QRM. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with ID and hotline @ 2000, he said would be on until 3am! Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard with Jack reading reception reports @ 1805. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Fri Sept 14

3927: Radio Quintus putting in a good signal tonight @ 2045, heard greeting WMR, playing schlager and oldies. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC v Lithuania heard @ 2225 with the Wolfman Jack show. Achim said on his blog he was having poor reception in Germany. No problems here - S9+30dB although signal was fading a bit. SINPO 55544.

(updated 22:30UTC)

European Music Radio

EMR - NEW QSL Card + Information Sheet

Our next transmission is on Sunday, September 16 at 1200utc on 6045 khz via MV Baltic Radio from Germany.

From this transmission onwards EMR will have a new QSL card and a completely new information sheet for listeners who send in correct reception reports to our email or postal address.

This is a new design QSL card and information sheet. Also the September transmission will be the last transmission of 2007, due to personal reasons (family life) and workload.

Good Listening and good DX to all our listeners.
73s
Tom

Thu Sept 13

6290: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1820. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording.

6310: Free Radio Holland with schlager @ 1815. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music, ID @ 1903. Co-channel QRM from slightly weaker station (possibly Free Radio Holland). SINPO 43333.

Wed Sept 12

3927: Radio Gloria @ 1915 in German, playing oldies. I wonder if the station knows about these broadcasts of its programmes or whether someone is rebroadcasting it, like the WMR hoaxer does with WMR programmes? Whoever it is - good signal. SINPO 44333.

Tues Sept 11

6265: Premier Radio Int putting in a good signal here @ 2010, playing Tom Robinson's "2, 4, 6, 8, Motorway." Some fading and occasional utility splash. SINPO 44433.

North American log

Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u Random Radio. 0242-0248*. 8 Sep 07. English. First log of this station. OM with mentions that this was a repeat bx. Recording of President Lyndon Johnson’s speech on not seeking a second full term. Theme from“Bonanza,” and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” Anncr mentioned that he would QSL via the FRN.net. ID and off at 0248. Good.

Mon Sept 10

3910: Celtic Music Radio back via unknown relay, with a good signal but some fading @ 1920. Folk music with adverts for businesses in Glasgow, Scotland. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station playing oldies music @ 1850. SSB QRM and quite a lot of noise making identification difficult. SINPO 33333.

Sun Sept 9

3945: Weekend Music Radio @ 1920 playing Laser 558 recordings. Good signal on 75m (6400 still coming in well). SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio heard @ 0800 playing schlager with guest DJ Mr Spock from Planet Vulcania. SINPO 34443.

6200: Unid station @ 1125 playing rock music. Rapid fading and signal disappeared before I could hear ID. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI with Lee Richards playing Duran Duran @ 0815. SINPO 33433.

6245: Britain Radio Int v JRRI @ 0915 with Roger Davis talking about offshore radio and playing oldies. Coming in quite well today. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording

6265: Premier Radio Int with 70s music @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 1910, but strong utility a few khz below the signal making it difficult to hear. SINPO 22332.

6290: Radio Mazda playing schlager @ 0920, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6302: Magic AM heard @ 1550 playing Bruce Springsteen "Glory Days." Good signal but some splash from Reflections Europe on 6295. SINPO 43433. Click here for recording

6305: Radio Altrex suffering QRM from stronger station on 6306, best in lsb @ 0810. SINPO 22332.

6306: Viking Radio @ 0820 playing "Wheels on Fire" but he seemed to have a problem remembering his hotline number. Het caused by Altrex on 6305. SINPO 33333.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int heard @ 1030, with another station co-channel (possibly Viking). As mentioned on Alfa Lima, definately a bit of mess between 6300-6310 this morning. SINPO 32432.

6310: Unid station playing non-stop music. Heard with an Eagles song @ 1545. Possibly Malaisy? SINPO 44433.

6325: Heineken Radio with Mr Spock, after the sign off of Orion Radio. Heard @ 0910 playing rock music. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording

6325: Unid station with a weak signal @ 1915. Heard a snatch of country music but utilities making it difficult to hear clearly. SINPO 23332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with guest DJ Andy Walker playing oldies @ 0830. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 19:25UTC)

Sat Sept 8

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1740 with talk about Irish radio. Weak signal at the moment with splash from the BBC on 3915. SINPO 23432. Update @ 2245 - SINPO now 54444 while 6400 has faded out.

3927: Orion Radio with guest DJ Mr Spock heard @ 1920 playing Golden Earring "Radar Love." Good signal. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording.

3927: Unid station playing schlager @ 2250. No ID heard as yet. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with a good signal @ 2130, playing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania heard @ 2240 playing schlager. SINPO 55555.

6268: Radio Oscar Zoulu (ROZ) playing oldies @ 1840. Fair-good signal with some utility splash. He said he isn't using the email address at the moment and doesn't have a mailing address. SINPO 33433. Click here for recording

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Radio Rainbow programme @ 0850, playing the Pet Shop Boys. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler continuing his nightly broadcasts. Unfortunately signal quite weak @ 2000. Propagation seems to be vary night to night. SINPO 24332.

6291: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 2115 marking Pavarotti's funeral today by playing some of his music. Fair signal but beginning to fade out. SINPO 34433. Click here for recording.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int putting in a very good clear signal this evening - peaking @ 9+10dB. Heard @ 1730 playing instrumental music with IDs. SINPO 54444.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Pussycat "Mississippi" @ 1750, in parallel with 3910. Signal suddenly improved in the last few minutes from barely audible to +10dB! SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:55UTC)

Fri Sept 7

3919: Radio Atlantis Int @ 2140 playing dance music with ID jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3927: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2040 playing rock music. Good signal tonight - I don't know if he's using more power or there is good skip from Norway - around S8. SINPO 34433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania signing on @ 2200 with the Wolfman Jack Show. Usual strong signal. SINPO 55555.

6275: Radio Likedeeler with a weak signal @ 1930. Could only just hear the station. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Mazda heard @ 1330 playing schlager. Finally, IDed @ 1350, giving out email address. Fair signal but lot of fading. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Thurs Sept 6

6275: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 1900, but not so good as last night with only a weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6290: Radio Mazda heard for the first time for while with a very good signal @ 1945, playing schlager and polka. ID in English, off 1950. SINPO 54444.

6310: Unid station @ 1905 going off and coming on again, playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

Wed Sept 5

3910: Celtic Music Radio @ 1900 with full ID followed by Scottish folk music. Good signal again tonight. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler also putting in a good signal @ 1910 with a S-reading of 8-9. Clear ID by woman who spelt out station name, playing rock and pop. SINPO 34333.

Tue Sept 4

3910: Celtic Music Radio back on tonight @ 1815, via unknown relay, with folk music from Scotland. SINPO 44333. To hear recording, click here

3927: Cupid Radio testing @ 1915, playing pop music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Free Radio Holland with ID and giving out hotline and email details @ 1800, playing schlager and polka. Fair signal, getting better. Some local and utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 19:30UTC)

Mon Sept 3

3910: Celtic Music Radio playing Scottish folk music @ 1810. This is a legal FM station broadcasting to the Glasgow area. It is probably being relayed by unknown station (possibly WMR). Fair signal, although still quite early for 75m. SINPO 34433. By 1830, SINPO up to 44433.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int heard @ 2055 playing dance music, canned IDs. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6878: Pirate Music with pop @ 1830. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American logs

Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA, heard a couple of pirates Stateside:

6925 WMPR. 2350-2353*. 31 Aug 07. Techno music and ID as "WMPR - You’re tuned to Micro Power Radio," and off. Fair.

6925 Laser Hot Hits. 2215-2230. 01 Sept 07. English. Presumed relay of this Europirate. Dance club music with OM anncr. Ads for T shirts and British SW publication. Lost signal w/o any s/o ancmts or relay ID. Fair.

Sun Sept 2

Another Sunday, and again poor conditions. A few stations have managed to make it through the noise and fading.

3925: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2220, before signing off. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio playing schlager @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 0810. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing "Let's Do The Twist" @ 0905. Again fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Magic AM back on the air after a long absence. Heard @ 0815 giving out the station hotline, playing oldies. One of best signals this morning. Fair-good. Announced new email address of magic.am @ orange.nl SINPO 34433. Signal improved by 0925 to 44433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int playing instrumental music @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6308: Radio Zodiac playing rock music @ 1650. Fair signal with some fading. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Gloria heard @ 0900 with oldies, talk in German. I imagine this station is probably being relayed by another station as it's normally only heard via the Juelich transmitter. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing recordings of Radio Veronica @ 1820. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Sat Sept 1

3910: Weekend Music Radio making a welcome return to the airwaves after Jack's holidays. Heard @ 2120 with a good signal. SINPO 44433.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int playing non-stop dance music @ 2130, ID at 2145. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing alternative music @ 2140. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

6220: Play FM via Mystery Radio @ 2300 playing "Let's Groove Tonight." Mystery's signal still holding up well. Web address is http://www.play.fm/ for this Vienna-based internet station. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2205 playing song by the Spencer Davis Group. SINPO 55555.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 0905 playing a song by Kate Bush. SINPO 24332.

6310: Unid station heard @ 2150 playing song by Kim Wilde. Couldn't catch the ID, except station was from the Netherlands. SINPO 34333.

6327: Radio Zodiac testing the equipment @ 2155. Good signal. Playing "Band on the Run." SINPO 43433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack playing rock music @ 2115, talking about his holidays. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia playing dance music @ 0910. Programme hosted by Charlie Prince in German. SINPO 55555.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri Aug 31

3904: Bogusman back on the air with a good signal here - 9+10dB. Heard @ 2040 playing song by St Etienne. Always good to hear Mr B with his views on life etc. SINPO 44444. (see comment)

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack Show heard @ 2225. Strong signal, as always. SINPO 55544.

6275: Radio Likedeeler being heard much better this evening, with a fair to good signal. Heard @ 1830 with woman spelling out station name, chat by man (Uncle Bernard) in German and English and playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor (tent) @ 2130. Could hear dance music but weak signal on a noisy frequency. SINPO 23332.

6421: Laser Hot Hits also coming through tonight @ 1840 playing 60s music. Fair signal - hovering around S7. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Thu Aug 30

6275: Radio Likedeeler (tent) heard @ 2000. Weak signal here but sounded like Likedeeler. He's quite active at the moment. SINPO 24332.

Caroline denied shortwave licence

Rob Leighton of Radio Caroline writes:

Back in May this year we started talking to Graham Warren, Head of Broadcast Technical Policy at Ofcom, with the intention of applying for a 12 month test & development licence to relay Caroline’s Satellite Service from the UK, using 1kW on either 41m or 49m shortwave.

We proposed carrying out research into the ruggedness of DRM reception when the signal was subjected to conditions of severe selective fading as found in and around the edge of a shortwave transmitter’s skip zone.

We proposed using a 50/50 mix of DRM and AM, so that listeners with traditional AM shortwave receivers could listen to our AM programmes and be informed of what was happening when we switched to DRM mode, and how they could contribute data if they wished to be involved with the research findings.

By proposing these tests we envisaged introducing Caroline to a substantial new audience of European shortwave listeners, whilst at the same time promoting the use of a new, efficient, high quality digital modulation technique and contributing to DRM’s global pool of knowledge.

Listeners to our AM transmissions using traditional receivers would be fully aware of what we were doing at the AM/DRM switch-over, would be told how and when to decode our DRM signals, and from where to obtain the necessary software and equipment.

We received a reply from Ofcom earlier this month, in which Mr Warren informed us that the particular aspect of research we had proposed had already been investigated, and that our licence request was therefore unsuccessful.

Naturally we are disappointed, as the granting of the licence we requested should have resulted in a win-win situation for everyone.

But it’s understandable that Ofcom have little desire to grant a test & development licence to repeat aspects of research that have already been completed. We still have other confidential irons in the fire - Caroline has never liked the word ‘no’!

(Source: Rob Leighton, Radio Caroline via Radio Netherlands Media Network blog)

Tue Aug 28

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1650. Fair signal but splash from 6225 (Radio Racja). SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 1910, giving out hotline number and playing music. Talk by man and woman. Signal not as good as on Sunday with lot of static noise. SINPO 24332.

6290: West Coast Radio playing Irish/Scottish drinking songs @ 2220. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor putting in a good signal tonight @ 1930, playing dance music. Signal peaking at S9. Some SSB and morse QRM. SINPO 43333.
Heard the station again @ 2205 with an S9 signal, but some CW QRM and fading, but 48m staying open late tonight. SINPO 43433.

6400: Unid station @ 1900. Good signal. Still listening @ 1940 - now playing Euro-pop, I doubt it's WMR. Probably Dutch. SINPO 44444. (Seems to be Russian or East European - see comments)

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2210 playing pop. Fair to good signal on clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music playing pop @ 1920. Weak signal with rapid fading. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Mon Aug 27

5805: Radio Telstar South playing offshore radio recordings. Good signal here. Today was a public holiday here. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio already coming in a good signal @ 1630. Playing the usual non-stop pop, some deep fades. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int making an evening broadcast tonight. Heard @ 1945 playing "Axel F" from the 80s. Some splash from Iran on 6255 but a good signal. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Altrex heard @ 1735 with a poor signal and deep fades, playing oldies. Caught ID on a peak. SINPO 23332. I was listening again @ 1955, signal much better - peaking at S9 (34433). Click here for a recording.

6310: Radio Condor pumping out the beats with his dance music @ 1750, some local QRM and splash from Altrex. Said was signing off. SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station playing non-stop rock music @ 1935. Poor at first but improving by 2000. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music with a weak signal, but in the clear @ 1640. Sounding very much like Mystery Radio, but not so strong, with non-stop pop/dance music. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:00UTC)

More offshore nostalgia

On Friday August 31 there will be a special radio programme commemorating the end of the Dutch offshore pirate stations 31 August 1974.

This programme will start at 6 AM BST on the 675 kHz transmitter of the Dutch Arrow Classic Rock Radio and will lasts to the (very late) evening on that day.

For more information about this you can read a press-message in the Dutch language on http://www.norderney.nl/ and then click on the green "nieuws"button.

I hereby wish you all much enjoy to listen to this very special programme!

Pirate radio greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.

(via Anorak Nation)

Sun Aug 26

3923: West Coast Radio heard @ 2150 putting in a good signal here, playing Rush. SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio heard signing off @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South heard playing Dusty Springfield @ 2005. Good signal but quite a lot of static in the air. SINPO 44333.

6200: Radio Geronimo (according to Robertas's logs on Alfa Lima) @ 1045 playing ZZ Top. Some SSB QRM. Not good short skip conditions today. Faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 33433.

6205: Radio Sonar heard briefly @ 0810. Just caught ID and some music but a few minutes later signal was gone. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well this evening. Heard @ 1750 with the usual pop/disco/dance music. SINPO 43433.

6260: Radio Thunderbird playing rock, IDs @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Devalon Int with one of his occasional programmes. Heard @ 0900 playing The Beatles "Paperback Writer," and then into free radio news and short recordings. A very well put together programme. Fair signal with good peaks. Off 0930. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6275: Radio Likedeeler @ 1805 giving out mailing address and hotline, playing rock music. Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Kentucky @ 0935 playing schlager, giving out hotline number. SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Valencia playing 60s music @ 0925, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Lowland with oldies @ 1730 but suffering QRM from another station on 6309. Lowland had the stronger signal. SINPO 33433.

6324: Radio Waves Int with ID, playing country music. Heard @ 1225 with a fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard with song by Kool & The Gang @ 2010, part of a sponsored show presented by Jolly Roger. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6430: Radio Victoria with oldies, some SSB QRM @ 1020. SINPO 33333.

6878: Pirate Music with non-stop pop @ 1740. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 25

3905: Radio Victoria heard @ 2110 playing a Tina Turner song, then ID and email address. At first, there was some sort of telephony QRM but that seems to have stopped now. SINPO 34333.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Telstar theme tune @ 2020, IDs and into a programme marking the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6274: Radio Fox 48 playing rock music @ 2040, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits marking the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death with music by The King @ 0930. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34433.

6280: Orion Radio playing polka @ 0805. Fair signal but noisy channel. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Kentucky heard @ 1830 playing non-stop schlager. Het with another station on 6307. ID @ 1855. Strong signal. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Altrex struggling to be heard under Kentucky. Caught REM @ 1845. SINPO 32432.

6308: Radio Kentucky heard @ 2115 giving out phone number and mail address in Dutch and English. Not as strong as earlier, but still good. SINPO 44333.

6310: Radio Altrex changed frequency @ 1905. Was better for about a minute but now I think Kentucky has moved to 6308 so it's back to square one!! Shame he didn't check as Altrex moved first. SINPO 32432.

6324: Radio Waves Int coming in very well tonight. Heard @ 1902 with talk in French, followed by jingle ID and country music. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6325: Delta Radio @ 2125 playing a song by OMD, greeting Mike from Norway. He said was testing new antenna. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with a promo for its sponsored shows @ 1858, playing oldies. No utility at this time although fair bit of static crackle. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music playing pop @ 1920. Fair signal but some static. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:25UTC)

Fri Aug 24

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack show, playing "Summer in the City" @ 2240. SINPO 55544.

6310: Delta Radio very strong @ 2025, playing pop, with signal peaking at S9+20dB. Still going strong at 2130. SINPO 54444.

6420: Laser Hot Hits heard with fair signal @ 2020 but suffering from heavy utility QRM. It seems to be proving difficult for Laser to find a clear channel in that area of the band. SINPO 32432.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Thurs Aug 23

6301: Unid station @ 1910 playing "On Blueberry Hill." Nasty het with Sahara station on 6300, so best in usb. Went off a few minutes later. SINPO 32432.

6310: Radio Skywire with rock music @ 1905, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music (tent) playing pop music @ 1900. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Wed Aug 22

3910: Weekend Music Radio (tent) @ 1910 playing John Lennon "Number Nine Dream." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

3923: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2215. Fair-good signal but some static. SINPO 44333.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Radio Jackie history

RADIO JACKIE
As the 1967 offshore era is marked and Ofcom considers its Future Of Radio consultation there is a new slideshow of early Jackie history here:
http://www.radiojackie.com/pics/slideshow.php?set_albumName=Radio-Jackie-Archive

(Trevor Brook, Website Editor and Engineering, Radio Jackie, 110 Tolworth Broadway, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7JD, via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Note: Radio Jackie is now a licensed local radio station broadcasting to south west London and north Surrey on 107.8FM having originally started out as a landbased pirate broadcasting on medium wave to the London area.

Tues Aug 21

6878: Pirate Music (pres) playing non-stop disco music @ 1930. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

Mon Aug 20

6307: Radio Altrex @ 1935 playing music by UB40. Fair signal here but some noise. Also heard with ID and greeting Dr Tim. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music (pres) with pop music @ 1955. Some SSB and static noise but could hear music through it. SINPO 233332.

North American log

Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee heard this pirate yesterday:

6925usb: Radio Bunny/WBNY @ 0020-0050. 19 Aug in English. A well produced show oriented towards Cdr. Bunny’s run for the Presidency. Endorsements from several NA pirate operators and notable SW aficionados. Mentions that Cdr.Bunny shirts were available on EBay. Poor.

Sun Aug 19

Very quiet on 48m today. This is what's been heard:

3927: Radio Likedeeler coming in well @ 2145, reading reports, playing rock music, chatting in English about stations heard. SINPO 44333.

5720: Orion Radio playing "Does Your Mama Know?" @ 0750. Fair signal but no major QRM so comfortable listening. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) with a weak signal @ 0840, with music heard on peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1815. Good signal but some fading and local QRM. SINPO 43433.

6222: Unid station heard @ 0940. Sounded like schlager but difficult to hear due to weak signal and heavy utility. SINPO 22432.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing the Pet Shop Boys @ 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 0835 with a advert for Laser t-shirts. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music @ 0845 and canned IDs. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) @ 1810 playing pop and then sudden off with no announcement. Good signal. SINPO 43433.

6322: Radio Zodiac greeting Kai in Norway @ 0925, giving out hotline and email details, playing rock music. SINPO 34333.

6374: Unid station playing schlager @ 0950. Possibly Hamamelis or Brigitte. Weak signal and utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6420: Laser Hot Hits back on this frequency. Heard @ 2130 playing a dance track but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat Aug 18

3935: Unid. Very weak signal @ 2230 and I can just hear faint music. I think conditions are poor tonight on 75m although 48m has stayed open quite late.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with a dance track @ 2225. Strong signal. SINPO 55544

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing offshore recordings @ 0820. Deep fades with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6280: Orion Radio heard @ 0815 playing Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You." Fair to good signal. SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Valencia @ 1050 playing song by Queen, giving out email address and hotline number. Poor to fair signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int coming in well tonight. Heard @ 2005 playing schlager, signal peaking at 9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2100. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Altrex heard @ 1810 playing T Rex "Get It On" followed by ID in English. SINPO 23432.

6315: Radio Boomerang with rock music @ 1935. Usual strong signal. Signed off a few minutes later. SINPO 44444.

6322: Radio Zodiac playing a song by the Doobie Brothers @ 2215. He said was testing the equipment for the morning. Signal good at first but fading out. SINPO 44333.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia signing on @ 1100 and into German pop. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Fri Aug 17

3927: Radio Quintus heard playing schlager and polka, greeting Dave from England and several Dutch pirates @ 2145. He said was closing down soon. SINPO 44333.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int heard with ID @ 2208, playing rock music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: West Coast Radio heard @ 2155 playing New Order's "Blue Monday," greeting Marcel, QSO with Condor. Signal started fair but faded right down to nothing before fading up again. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor in QSO with WCR @ 2203. Signal much weaker but could just hear Condor. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Thurs Aug 16

3927: Radio Boomerang in QSO with West Coast and Cupid Radio @ 2105. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

3936: Cupid Radio with a good signal @ 2010 playing rock and pop music, greeting listeners. SINPO 44333.

3936: West Coast Radio heard @ 2057 playing Depeche Mode from the 80s. Nice signal from WCR as well. Seems to be good conditions tonight. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Doctor Tim playing Elvis songs - obviously to mark the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death today. Heard playing "Now Or Never" at 2000. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Skywire heard @ 2130 playing "Man of Action," giving ID and email address. SINPO 34333. Click here for a recording

(updated 21:40UTC)

Pirate nostalgia

This last few week there has been no end of pirate radio nostalgia emanating from the United Kingdom with commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act, which saw the outlawing of the offshore radio staions in 1967.

The national newspapers have been full of reports of the swashbuckling pioneers from the 1960s and the broadcasts recreating those days via the Red Sands Radio RSL and Pirate BBC Essex.

Read about one writer's view in an item called Could Pirates Rule The Airwaves Once More? on The Guardian newspaper's blog at http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/08/piracy.html

Tues Aug 14

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 2015 playing Radio Caroline airchecks from 1967. A repeat of Sunday's programme, so not sure if the real one or the hoaxer (real one - see comments). Good signal but some ute QRM. SINPO 43433. Of course today is the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act.

Mon Aug 13

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1655. Some splash from 6225. SINPO 33433.

6280: Unid station playing schlager and polka @ 2020. Weak signal with fair peaks. Noisy frequency. SINPO 23432.

6878: Laser Hot Hits via Pirate Music heard @ 2035 playing Blondie. Fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33433. I've not had a lot of luck hearing 6420 - I don't know how frequently it is on or whether it is just poor propagation.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Sun Aug 12

Poor conditions today with a lot of deep fading and signals going from very good to poor within a matter of minutes. There has been very little on today - even now at 1940, the only stations I'm hearing is Mystery Radio with a good signal on 6220 and WMR on 6400 (but not 3945) also coming in well.

3926: West Coast Radio rounding off the weekend. Heard @ 2145 playing Pink Floyd with a S9 signal here, but quite a lot noise tonight. SINPO 44333.

5720: Orion Radio coming in well @ 0740 playing the song "No More Mr Nice Guy." SINPO 34433.

6200: Radio Rapido (tent) @ 0920 playing an Echo & The Bunnymen song, some splash from 6207. Signal faded out before could get ID. SINPO 33433.

6207: Radio Scotland Int playing "House of the Rising Sun" @ 0930. He said was testing transmitter after connector problem last night. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0755, weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6245: Britain Radio Int v JRRI with a Marine Offences Act special programme. Heard @ 0910 with a good signal. SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Borderhunter back from his holidays, playing Boney M "Ma Baker" @ 0900. Sounds like weak station underneath (possibly Premier Radio). SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Merlin with full ID and contact details @ 0914, asking for reports. Op said station was commemorating the 40th anniversary of the MOA with Radio London recordings and offshore radio documentaries. Reception conditions very varied. Currently a very good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Saturnus with an Abba song @ 0750. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack talking about offshore radio @ 0800. SINPO 34333.


6540: Radio Ramona playing oldies @ 0950, sounded like he was testing his mic. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 11

3904: Bogusman heard @ 2100 reading emails and playing alternative rock. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

3927: Radio Likedeeler greeting DJ Dipol and playing German rock @ 2110. Good signal - S9. SINPO 44433. Click here to hear a recording.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing a news report about the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act @ 1810. Fair signal but some splash from 3955. In parallel with 6400. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1600. Some splash from 6225 (Radio Racja). SINPO 33433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania playing David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" @ 2210. Strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0800. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6280: Unid station (Merlin?) playing a recording of the final hour of offshore station Radio London. Heard @ 1610. Some local QRM. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor (tent) heard @ 2105. Sounded like dance music, but weak signal on noisy frequency. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Six International via Latvia @ 0745 with Saturday Sounds. Back on shortwave after several months absence. SINPO 45444.

6300: Radio Valencia playing "Ring of Fire" @ 1555, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack talking about the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act @ 1805. Deep fades. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Fri Aug 10

Out all day so no chance for listening any earlier on.

6255: KBC v Lithuania signing on @ 2200 with usual strong signal. SINPO 55544.

Thu Aug 9

6265: Premier Radio Int heard @ 2000 playing 70s music. Live programme with time checks and mentions of "broadcasting from the west coast of Ireland." Some splash from Iran on 6255. SINPO 33333.

6285: Radio Skywire heard @ 1910, playing schlager. But noisy frequency with SSB and other QRM but ID came through on signal peak. SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music@ 2140, said was signing off soon. Went off at 2151. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34333. Click here for audio clip.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Pirate BBC Essex

BBC presenters are taking to the sea on board a former lightship to mark 40 years since the Marine Offences Bill became law.

Johnnie Walker of BBC Radio 2, Emperor Rosko, Norman St John and John Kerr are just four of the DJs taking part.

Programmes from the LV18 start on Thursday August 9 and continue 24-hours a day until 15:00 on Tuesday August 14 - 40 years to the day and time that nearly all the original pirate stations went off air.

Tim Gillett, Programmes Editor for BBC Essex, said the original pirate DJs were queuing up to take part in this unique radio event, legally broadcasting from the bridge of the LV18.

"We did a similar thing in 2004 when we celebrated 40 years since the start of pirate radio, when pirate radio, led by Radio Caroline, broadcast off the Essex coast," he said. "It was phenomenally popular, with thousands of emails and hits to the website from all over the world.

As well as by tuning in to Pirate BBC Essex on 729, 765 and 1530 MW, the shows can also be heard via the BBC Essex website. (Waveguide)

(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)

-----------------------------------

More details and the internet connection is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/local_radio/pirate_bbc_essex/

Wed Aug 8

6275: Radio RWE v Laser Hot Hits @ 2045, talking about radio with classical music interludes, IDs and giving out email address. Bit of surprise since announcement on Alfa Lima said this was going out at 0600UTC tomorrow morning. Web address is http://www.radiorwe.com/ Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Tues Aug 7

6311: Radio Bonofox heard @ 1710 playing polka following by ID. He said was testing modulation. Deep fades with signal disappearing into the noise. SINPO 24332.

Mon Aug 6

3927: West Coast Radio heard @ 2145 playing rock music, asking for reports. Good signal but some static noise. SINPO 44333.

Martin Schoech's pirate address list

I've updated my pirate-radio address-list PWdB:
http://www.schoechi.de/pwdb.html

The main part of the list (other names, P.O. boxes, activity, etc.) is only for subscribers, since I want to get some reward for my work and also because some of the pirates are rather suspicious about the publication of certain data on the web.

But the part of the list with the E-mail-addresses and the www-pages can be seen for free:
http://www.schoechi.de/pwdb-ema.htmlhttp://www.schoechi.de/pwdb-emb.html

Orders and critical comments are welcome!

Payment for a subscription to the list please via PayPal, the price is 5 EUR / 6 USD for 2 years .
For the same you can also get free access to the files of the QSL Info Pages QIP.

Yours
Martin Schoech

(info via swpirates)

Sun Aug 5

3927: Radio Likedeeler playing rock music @ 2125, greeting listeners. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing oldies @ 1935. Good signal but some static noise. SINPO 44333.

6045: MV Baltic R v Juelich signing on @ 1200. Gave web address as http://www.rrms.de/
Playing rock and pop. SINPO 55544.

6200: Radio Rapido @ 0910 greeting listeners, playing rock music. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433. Clip here for audio clip.

6210: Radio Geronimo playing a documentary about Radio Caroline @ 0800, then some soft rock before closing down at 0815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433. Clip here for audio clip

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0805. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Altrex playing oldies @ 0813. Weak signal but just caught ID. Later heard in QSO with Sallandse Boer. SINPO 24332.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int playing song "You're Daddy's Little Girl" @ 1230 followed by ID and hotline number, signing off - "very hot in the studio". SINPO 34433.

6307: Sallandse Boer in QSO with Radio Altrex @ 0900. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Odyssey with non-stop 80s music @ 2135 and occasional IDs by woman. SINPO 34333.

6314: Radio Kilo Tango Lima playing oldies @ 1730, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6315: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1125 playing Simple Minds. Deep fades but fair peaks. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Saturnus heard playing the song "Chequered Love" @ 0750. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" @ 0755. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6420: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by the Human League @ 1740. Best reception I've had of Laser since they moved here. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Hamamelis @ 0805 with schlager, deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6730: Unid station in lsb. Thanks to tip from Marcel on Alfa Lima forum. Tuned in @ 1940 to hear station playing "I Am What I Am" with man talking almost continuously in Portuguese. Fair signal here (S5). I wonder who this is? Click here to hear recording.

(updated 21:40UTC)

Sat Aug 4

3935: Radio Nova heard @ 2000 giving out mailing address of PO Box 2702, Herten and web address of www.listentoradionova.com Also playing 80s music. Some splash from Radio Underground. SINPO 23332.

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1750 with radio news and music. According to message left on the Alfa Lima forum, it might be the last time. Let's hope not as it's always an interesing listen. Poor-fair signal at the moment. SINPO 24432.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with offshore radio documentary @ 1800. Jack said was using this frequency to avoid clashing with the Dutch on 3910. Again, poor-fair at moment. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise @ 1950 playing dance music. Good signal here. Andy Walker heard @ 2150. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania, signing on @ 2200. Signal peaking at S9+30dB. I think long skip conditions are doing better on 48m tonight. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0845. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6290: Unid station playing A-ha "Take on Me" @ 2145, with periods of silence. SINPO 33433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard playing recordings of Red Sands Radio @ 2135. Deep fades with signal going from very good to inaudible.

9290: Radio Joystick in German via Latvia with dance music @ 0905. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Fri Aug 3

3904: Bogusman with a repeat of a programme he aired a week or so ago. Heard @ 2040 with the usual reflections on life and playing alternative music. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with a show by Wolfman Jack, playing the Four Seasons @ 2243. Usual "mighty" signal. SINPO 55544.

6270: Radio Gloria (see comments) playing lots of 60s music, probably via an unknown station. Coming in with a fair to good signal @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Romeo Echo playing "Ha, Ha, Said the Clown" from the 60s @ 2035. Fair signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6400: West Coast Radio playing rock music. Poor signal plus utility noise making reception very difficult @ 2140. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Thurs Aug 2

3927: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2210. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6311: Unid station playing polka and country music @ 1955. SINPO 33333.

Radio Six to return to shortwave

Effective August 11th, Scotland’s only independent international broadcaster, Radio Six International, returns to shortwave with a resumption of its Saturday morning broadcast on 9290 kHz beamed to Europe, the Far East and Pacific regions.

The programme – transmitted every Saturday between 0700 and 0800 GMT – will be relayed from the 100 kW facility at Ulbroka, Latvia as well as from the 2.7 kW medium wave transmitter on 945 kHz in Riga, Latvia.

The station has recently expressed reservations about the effectiveness of short wave transmissions, and is available 24 hours a day on the internet at http://www.radiosix.com as well as via satellite and FM in various parts of the world at certain times of day.

The shortwave and MW transmissions will continue until the end of September, when the situation will be reviewed.

For further information contact Tony Currie, Programme Director, at Radio Six International – tony @ radiosix.com

Radio Six International, PO Box 600, Glasgow G41 5SH, Scotland
Telephone and fax: +44 141 427 0531


(Tony Currie, July 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Wed Aug 1

3927: Radio Whitesnake and Cupid Radio playing plenty of rock music on an otherwise quiet night on the bands. Heard @ 1900 playing Bad Company "Feeling Like Making Love." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

Tues July 31

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1850. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station @ 2020. Weak signal - could just hear music but not strong enough to identify.

Mon July 30

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

Sun July 29

3927: West Coast Radio playing Europe "The Final Countdown" @ 2200. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34333.

3930: Pacman Radio heard playing "Fade to Grey" @ 1900, ID. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio on his Sunday frequency playing The Clash "I Fought the Law" @ 1910. SINPO 44333.

5720: Orion Radio heard @ 0835 playing Golden Earring "Radar Love." No signal heard when I first tuned in at around 0740. But now coming in well - best signal for a long time. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South @ 1925 with 60s music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0745. SINPO 34433.

6225: LMR heard @ 0925 playing easy listening music, asking for reports to be sent in by text. Good signal and clear audio. SINPO 44333. Click here for a short audio clip

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Fleetwood Mac @ 0825, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6276: Radio Blackbird playing schlager and giving out hotline number. Weak signal. Email address: blackbird @ wanadoo.nl SINPO 24332.

6292: Voice of the Netherlands playing the Police "Every Little Thing She Does," @ 0850 and asking for reports. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6292: Radio Scotland heard in QSO with VOTN @ 0935. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Valencia with schlager and ID @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard @ 1235 playing schlager. Also announcing new email address of info @ radiobrandaris.com SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Alice @ 1510 playing a mix of schlager, country and oldies. SINPO 34433.

6312: Radio Altrex (tent) @ 0830. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Meatloaf @ 0740. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Sat July 28

3900: Unid station @ 2210 heard while another unid station on 3901 off briefly. Both stations suffering splash from Bogusman. 3900: SINPO 22332, 3901: SINPO 33433

3904: Bogusman back with his highly individual take on life and playing alternative music. Some splash from WMR. Heard @ 2100, with signal peaking at 9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1710 with Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of Hell." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

3927: Delta Radio with a good signal, playing schlager and greeting Marcel @ 2030. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1720. Weak signal but beginning to improve. Splash from Radio Racja on 6225. SINPO 22432.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio heard @ 2125 playing alternative music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2205 with advert for K-PO receivers and playing rock music. SINPO 54444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0800 with Jolly Roger playing the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations." Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6275: Radio Romeo Echo heard @ 2050 playing the song "Black Velvet" followed by ID and email address. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Skywire with schlager @ 2045, followed by ID and said he was "listening out on 48m." SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Bermudadreieck heard @ 1920 with lots of jingles, mention of Eisenach address and hotline. Some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6301: Radio Zeelandia with schlager and polka and occasional IDs. Heard @ 1605, off at 1619. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6307: Radio Fox 48 with dance music @ 1905, giving out email address. SINPO 24332.

6385: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1935 playing David Bowie "Golden Years." SINPO 24432.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard briefly with a fair signal @ 1705 with ID before disappearing. Recheck @ 1725, back with S9 signal. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia playing country music @ 0750. Off at 0800. SINPO 45444. To hear an audio clip, click here

9290: RMRC (Rhein Main Radio Club) v Latvia heard @ 1700 signing on with "Man of Action," then into programme in German. SINPO 45444.

(updated 23:10UTC)

Fri July 27

3899: Pacman Radio heard with a low power test, asking for QSO @ 2035. Fair signal here. SINPO 33333.

3927: Radio Likedeeler playing rock music, ID, talk in German @ 2025. Signal about S7 here. SINPO 34333.

3932: Radio Pacman playing rock music @ 2145. According to West Coast, only using 6W. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Waves Int v Latvia @ 2140 with country music. SINPO 45444.

Thurs July 26

3945: WMR hoaxer (pres). I measured frequency to 3944.7 suggesting it's the hoaxer as WMR last night was above 3945. Playing recording of Nova. Strong signal but splash from the powerhouse on 3955. SINPO 43443.

6385: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1910 playing Four Seasons "Who Loves You." There was CW QRM at first but this stopped a few minutes later leaving Laser on a clear channel. Certainly better than 6380 where the morse seems to be continual. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

RWI via Latvia

Here is RWI's next schedule via Riga on 9290khz with a special country music show dedicated to N°1 festival in France - the Country Rendezvous Festival.

It is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with 15 groups performing 24 hours of live music during the last weekend of July.

RWI:

Friday July 27, 21.00 to 22.00 utc

Saturday July 28, 07.00 to 08.00 utc

Sunday July 29, 06.00 to 07.00 utc

We will be on holiday for two weeks but the radio programs continue on the net. Now listen to us on the net via http://www.pirateradionetwork.com/

73s

Philippe & Peter Hills

(info via swpirates)

******************

Dr Tim's News reports RMRC (Rhein Main Radio Club) back on the air via 9290 this Saturday from 1700-1900. Web address: http://www.rmrc.de/

Wed July 25

3945: WMR (pres) playing 80s electro-pop @ 1930. Off with no ID. SINPO 44433.

3945: WMR (the real one - see comments) back with archive recording of Kiss FM, Ireland, @ 2155. Strong signal here. SINPO 54444.

6289: West Coast Radio playing Abba "Fernando" @ 1740. ID and went off a few minutes later. Poor-fair signal with some ute QRM. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Tues July 24

3929: West Coast Radio (pres) playing non-stop oldies. Heard @ 2230 with a SINPO 44433.

3945: WMR hoaxer (pres) back on tonight @ 1955 with recordings of Radio Nova from Ireland. Excellent signal peaking at S9+10dB here. It seems the station's coming from Ireland (see comments on previous posting). Click here for an audio clip. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Optimod playing dance music @ 2055. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Mon July 23

3945: Weekend Music Radio (pres) playing a recording of Kiss FM, Ireland, with an American top 40 show from the 80s. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Thought to be the hoaxer (see comments).

6294: West Coast Radio playing rock. Good signal peaking at S9, but some splash from the Sahara clandestine on 6300. SINPO 43433.

6311: Unid station playing schlager and rock n roll @ 1050. Achim's blog says Radio 5 from the Netherlands was being heard on this frequency. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6311: Radio Lowland and Radio 5 in a joint programme. ID in English heard @ 1935 announcing hotline and Lowland's email address. Stations playing schlager. Fair signal but some local QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sun July 22

Lot of deep fading on the signals today. Here's what's been heard:

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 2050 playing the Mamas & The Papas, good peaks on the signal. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing the Rolling Stones @ 2140, some slight SSB QRM. SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio @ 0745 with John talking about the weather and playing some schlager. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" @ 0905. Usual fast moving, slick programmes. Good peaks but also deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6045: Radio Gloria via Juelich signing on @ 1200 in German before playing a dance track by Leftfield. SINPO 45444.

6200: Radio Rapido heard @ 0940 playing punk music. Fair peaks but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing schlager, pop and rock. Heard @ 1010 with a fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Merlin Int @ 0855 playing "Unchained Melody," ID. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 2045. SINPO 33433.

6245: Britain Radio Int v JRRI signing on @ 0900 with pop and radio chat with Roger Davis. Fair signal today. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio heard @ 0750 playing a Dr Tim promo and oldies. SINPO 24332.

6275: Unid station with rock music @ 2040, some utility QRM. Sudden off at 2050. SINPO 33433.

6290: Delta Radio with some soft rock @ 0845, occasional utility QRM. Audio sounded a bit distorted. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Valencia @ 2035 with schlager, some splash from 6300. SINPO 43433.

6306: Brandaris Radio greeting listeners @ 0850 and playing a mix of oldies and schlager. SINPO 34433.

6308: Bluestar Radio with schlager and signing off @ 0755. Weak signal but just able to catch ID. SINPO 24332.

6310: Brandaris Radio moved to this frequency @ 0930. Signal S7-8 but some utility noise. SINPO 33433.

6325: Unid station heard @ 1155 playing rock music. Sudden off. SINPO 34433.

6385: Laser Hot Hits playing a George Michael song @ 1050. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack playing archive recordings @ 0805, including Radio Budapest's final English broadcast last month. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rock music @ 1055, followed by Ramona ID. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat July 21

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1945 playing archive interval signals and recordings of Radio Impact from 1979, which certainly brought back a few memories. SINPO 34333.

3925: Radio Sensation heard @ 2110 giving out hotline in several anguages, playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2235 playing Bryan Adams. Usual strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1050 with Stewart Ross asking for listeners to support the station. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6300: Antonio Radio (tent) with long talk in Dutch @ 1045 followed by schlager then off. Possibly a QSO but couldn't hear other station. SINPO 24332.

6302: Radio Brandaris moved here @ 2030, heard palying polka but squeezed between the Saharan station on 6300 and Valencia on 6305. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Merlin playing a song by Wet Wet Wet @ 1430 (very appropriate considering the bad weather we've been having. Much of England seems to be under water at the moment!). Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Valencia giving out his hotline in English @ 2025, playing schlager. SINPO 43433.

6306: Radio Brandaris @ 2010 playing polka and instrumental music, whistle caused by Valencia. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Delta with instrumental music @ 2035, ID at 2042. Gave Ruurlo address as contact. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6311: Lowland Radio heard briefly @ 2005 with polka and schlager. SINPO 33333.

6385: Laser Hot Hits coming in with a pretty good signal here @ 1115 playing David Bowie's "Golden Years." Averaging S8 and on a clear channel. Not parallel with 6275. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio coming in with a good signal, playing music from the 60s including Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" @ 1725. Bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia signing on @ 1100 and going into German pop and schlager. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

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)