New Irish radio group

Hello from "The Irish Pirate Radio Aircheck Collectors" E-Mail Group.

You must have thought Irish pirate radio was dead and buried, well we intend to resurrect the memories of those glorious days of the 80's and 90's when our radios were blasting with the sounds of Radio Nova, Sunshine 101, South Coast Radio and many many more.

If you have a collection of recordings of the Irish Pirate Radio Stations, no matter how big or how small, you're welcome to join in the fun, buy, swap or sell your recordings and enlarge your recordings collection - TODAY!

Naturally, if you have a collection of recordings of British land-based offshore radio stations you're welcome to join the IPRAC as WE also have a sizeable collection of recordings of these stations for sale or swap.

You can join our Yahoo Group by going to: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Aircheck_Collectors/?yguid=303962619

(via swpirates)

Mon Jun 30

3907: Radio Black Arrow heard @ 2055 playing Kraftwerk "The Model." SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1855 with a very good signal - S9+10dB. Stewart Ross playing dance music and giving out contact details. SINPO 54444.

5805: Radio Telstar South absolutely blasting in tonight, heard @ 1945 playing music and chatting about the 60s. Signal S9+10dB. Great listening! SINPO 54444. To hear recording click here

Sun June 29

3905: Orion Radio with some 60s music and IDs @ 1845. Fair signal but some noise. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the song "Roadrunner" @ 1855. Good, clear signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with 60s music @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0750 greeting Robin in Guernsey, playing some 60s music. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 0810 with alternative music. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Saxonia playing Status Quo @ 0910, with IDs. Good signal - first log of this station. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6261: Delta Radio with oldies and jingles, playing Rod Stewart @ 1237. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Michael Jackson "Beat It" @ 0755. SINPO 34433.

6269: Crazy Wave Radio with a weak signal @ 0905. Just caught ID. SINPO 23332.

6275: Summer Meeting Radio 2008 back on the air this morning (with a few hangovers, no doubt!), playing a Phil Collins song @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6275: Camping Radio playing Bonnie Tyler "Lost in France" @ 1900 with station jingles. Some static noise - S7. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2055 talking about tonight's final, congratulations to Spain, playing football music. Strong morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

6316: Radio Lowland playing the song "Forever Young" @ 1125. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Quintus with schlager and polka @ 1225. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Pionier heard playing Dutch music @ 1100. Weak signal, fading in and out. SINPO 24332. Improved by 1135 to 34433.

6875: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 0815. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing oldies @ 2050. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Sat June 28

3905: Radio Sensation with a good signal heard @ 1910 playing Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart." SINPO 44444. Thanks to Iann for ID.

3905: Radio Boomerang playing the Eurythmics @ 2110. Very strong - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Pacman calling Boomerang @ 2113. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Barclay James Harvest @ 1820. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6055: Britain Radio Int via Lithuania signing on @ 2130 with Roger Davis for a one hour show, via KBC. Excellent signal. SINPO 55555. To hear recording click here

5805: Radio Telstar South heard @ 1050 playing 60s music. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise. Heard @ 0920, poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Crazy Wave Radio v Mystery Radio with Andy Walker talking about the summer meeting. Heard @ 1515 with rock music and announcing email address: shortwave @ gmx.de SINPO 34433.

6245: Crazy Wave Radio @ 2025 with Andy Walker talking about how shortwave is dying. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6270: Radio Altrex playing dance music @ 0910. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6270: Crazy Wave Radio now on this frequency, with AW playing Snap @ 2125. Splash from Summer Meeting Radio. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Diamond with rock music @ 1650. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433. For recording click here

6275: Radio Skywire signing off @ 1825 after short test. SINPO 34433.

6275: Summer Meeting 2008 Radio heard @ 1925 playing "Born to be Wild." Good signal. Email address summermeeting2008 @ hotmail.com SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6278: Camping Radio playing Nilson "Without You" @ 1850. Fair signal here - S6-7. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with a Shakin' Stevens song @ 1045. Fair signal but fading. SINPO 34433.

6875: Radio Playback Int with jazz music @ 1830. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Status Quo "You're in the Army Now," @ 2030. S5-6 tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:35UTC)

Fri June 27

3900: Antonio Radio heard @ 1920 in a big QSO with other Dutch stations - including Shadowman, Boomerang, Meteor, Cassandra. SINPO 43433.

3930: Cupid Radio playing the Rolling Stones @ 2150 followed by jingle ID. SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys playing Dusty Springfield @ 1930. Usual slick presentation. SINPO 44343.

6270: Radio Altrex playing oldies, talk about summer meeting @ 1915. Fair-good signal here. S8-9...best I've heard Altrex for a long time! SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Skywire (tent) with oldies @ 1805. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Alice with oldies @ 1800, mentioning Lowland. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing A-Ha "Take on Me" @ 2020. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Thurs June 26

3900: Radio Shadowman in QSO with Radio Daiwa and Radio Pacman @ 1818. SINPO 44444. Daiwa heard with SINPO 34433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 @ 2045 with congratulations to Spain for their victory in the second semi-final. Static noise quite bad tonight but signal coming in well again - S8-9. SINPO 34333.

6875: Pirate Music with pop music and jingles @ 2055. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Blondie @ 2035. SINPO 24332.

Wed Jun 25

6270: Camping Radio playing Suzi Quattro @ 2003. Poor-fair signal but seems to be improving. SINPO 24332.

6306: EM Radio 2008 celebrating tonight as Germany go through to the finals. Heard @ 2045 with a fair signal, splash from 6300 (Sahara station). SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station with a strong signal heard @ 2055 playing pop music. Possibly UK station. SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio with usual canned ID @ 2027 followed by The Specials "Ghost Town." Coming in well this evening. SINPO 34333.

Tues June 24

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2120 on again tonight with a fair signal, heard talking about reception reports and playing German music. SINPO 33333.

Mon June 23

3905: Radio Boomerang playing instrumental music @ 2040. Usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Unid station playing schlager @ 2048, covering EM Radio. Sudden off 2053 (maybe he realised!). SINPO 44444.

6306: EM Radio 2008 with schlager @ 2025. Just getting dark here - signal 8-9. SINPO 44333.

6310: Free Radio Holland heard playing oldies. Heard @ 2010 with "One Day I'll Fly Away." Fair signal but audio distorted and heavy static making IDing difficult. SINPO 33333.

Britain Radio Int v KBC

Britain Radio International (BRI) will be on the air via the Mighty KBC on Saturday 28th June 08 using 100kw on 6055khz from 21.30utc... repeated on 29th June from 02.00utc on 6110khz.

BRI is celebrating its 28th year on SW in style with 100kw!!

The programme will also be available via our webstream at www.geocities.com/britainradio48

Our contact email address is britainradio @ hotmail.com

We ask you kindly to pass on this info to any of your contacts in the radio world to inform them of this BRI special broadcast.

Thank you and we look forward to your company.
73s
Roger Davis

Sun June 22

Very poor conditions today with signals fading in and out. I guess many stations decided not to bother.

3940: Radio Underground with free radio chat and music @ 2000. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0755 playing Mike Oldfield and talking about next weekend's summer meeting. SINPO 34433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertachtal signing on @ 1200 and playing rock music, mentioned Dr Tim. Good signal but rapid fading and static affecting it. SINPO 44333.

6199: Radio Rapido playing "The Only Way Is Up" @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0855. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6254: Britain Radio Int with a Supergrass song @ 0905. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34433.

6268: Radio Altrex playing the Brotherhood of Man @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter @ 0850 with promo for the summer meeting then playing a Kim Wilde song. Good signal but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 44444.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2135 playing dance music, giving out email address. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6325: Unid station heard @ 1005 playing pop music. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

7480: Unid station with oldies @ 0935. Weak signal, fading out. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat June 21

3905: Voice of the Netherlands with soft rock, including REO Speedwagon "Keep on Loving You" @ 1840. SINPO 34333. ID thanks to Achim.

3915: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 1835, ID. Utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

3932: Bogusman talking about politics @ 2300 and playing alternative music. Just caught him in time as the signal faded out a minutes late. SINPO 54444.

3940: Radio Underground back on with the usual free radio chat and recordings. Heard @ 1715 with a fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6268: Radio Altrex @ 0820 with weak signal. Music heard on peaks. SINPO 24332. Update: Tuned in again @ 0925, signal better now. Heard Henk talking about the football championships then into Petula Clarke "Downtown." SINPO 34333.

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

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri June 20

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1820 with free radio news and recordings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with usual canned ID by woman @ 2055 and playing oldies. S5-6 signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American log

Here's another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6955u WBNY. 0219-0227. Fri 20 June. English. First log on this freq in almost a year. Replay of the Commander’s Presidents’ Day show. Talk of Cdr. Bunny’s run for President. Fair.

Thurs June 19

6306: EM Radio 2008 with much to celebrate tonight as Germany goes through to the semi-finals. Heard @ 2140 greeting Altrex and Marcel. Signal coming in well. Some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33333.

North American logs

Here's a few more logs from the USA by Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925u UNID. 0033-0051*. Thurs 19 June. English. MOR rock mx with unread ID and off at 0051. Poor.

6925u Sycko Radio. 0115-0127. Thurs 19 June. English. IDs at 0017 and 0212 as "Sycko Radio 6-9-2-5- upper side band." Ments of several pirate DXers. Modern hard rock music. I do not know if this was a continuation of the earlier UNID, but the signal was MUCH better. Fair-Good.

6925u International Shortwave. 0206-0226. Thurs 19 June. English. A couple of IDs, "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, and lots of unid mx. F-G.

Wed June 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Lloyd Cole & The Commotions @ 1830. Signal strength down a bit on yesterday. SINPO 34433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2045, congratulating the Russian team for their victory. Fair-good signal, S8-9. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing some easy listening music @ 2015. Signal reaching fair peaks - S5-6. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:45UTC)

North American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925u RPR (p). 2153-2200*. Tuesday 17 June. English. Ments of Cdr. Bunny and his presidential campaign. Partial ID and slogan -“Vote Vegetarian”. Very faint.

Tues June 17

4025: Laser Hot Hits putting in a great signal this evening - S9+20dB. Heard with a Kim Wilde song @ 1850 and talking about station's 15th anniversary. SINPO 54444.

Mon June 16

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with a repeat of its 28th birthday programme @ 1815, including various birthday greetings. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2100 with details of the station hotline and email address. Utility QRM making reception more difficult tonight. SINPO 33333.

(updated 21:05UTC)

Sun June 15

3900: Radio Shadowman with schlager and polka @ 1830. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman heard @ 2020 talking about buying orange juice and playing a record by British Sea Power. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of yesterday's programme, going through Dr Tim's logs @ 1730. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with 60s music @ 1735. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5805: Orion Radio playing the song "Casanova" @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Victoria with rock n roll @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Spaceshuttle via World Music Radio with dance music and echo-effect IDs @ 0755. SINPO 34433. Programme repeated from 1900UTC - tuned in @ 2015 to hear letters programme. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal heard @ 1200 with Tom Taylor playing the Isley Brothers. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager and country music @ 1010. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin with oldies @ 2025. Signal not as good as yesterday evening. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Northpole with ID and playing Imagination "Just an Illusion" @ 1000. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio with oldies @ 1005. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Shadowman playing Dire Straits @ 0917, followed by ID. SINPO 44433.

6300: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 1515. SINPO 34433.

6301: EM Radio 2008 with schlager and IDs @ 1030 and giving out email address. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 back @ 2045 with German football commentary, techno and IDs in German and English. Signal S8-9 here. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with Euro-pop @ 1630. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Camping (tent) @ 2028 with a weak signal, couldn't pick out clear ID. SINPO 23332. Iann heard the station earlier in the evening.

6311: Radio Bonofox with dance music @ 1330, ID and off a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int with rock music @ 0850. Poor signal covered with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2040 playing "Never Can Say Goodbye." SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Sat June 14

What excellent conditions tonight on both 48 & 75 metres with stations coming in with great signals. It was good to hear Laser doing a live show and to have WNKR back on shortwave. It is a pity propagation can't always be like that!

3890: Radio Boomerang moved down 10khz, S9+10dB signal, playing some Dutch music @ 2055. SINPO 54444.

3895: Radio Boomerang now on this frequency @ 2110. SINPO 54444.

3895: MRF Radio heard @ 2112 with report for Boomerang (44433) followed at 2114 by Pacman (34433).

3899: Radio Bluestar with schlager @ 2230. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3900: Radio Boomerang with his usual strong signal @ 2040 playing dance music, off 2050. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Zanussi playing schlager @ 1840, ID heard @ 1905. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

3930: Antonio Radio with schlager @ 2030, ID in Dutch and English. SINPO 34433.

3940: Radio Underground with free radio news and recordings. Heard @ 1825 with a fair-good signal - S8/9. SINPO 34433. Steve said recordings came via this blog. You hear these and many others by clicking here.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1830 with a live programme, giving out a weather forecast and playing Duffy "Warwick Avenue". Coming in really here, I'm pleased to say. SINPO 44444. Thanks for mention!

4032: WNKR heard @ 2050 playing Crowded House, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6262: Radio Altrex heard @ 0850 with ID and playing "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." SINPO 34433.

6270: Unid station heard playing schlager @ 1850. Sudden off with no IDs at 1855. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin playing Gerry Rafferty @ 1845. I don't know if Merlin has been on all day - but this is first time I've them heard here! SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6295: Grensstad Radio from the northern part of Belgium with IDs @ 1100, playing Bob Marley. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with dance music @ 1820. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 2100 playing The Shadows and testing his new antenna. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1730 with jingle IDS and recent hits. Signal fair-good. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight playing Marillion "Kayleigh" @ 2020, followed by usual canned ID by YL. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Fri June 13

3905: Radio Zanussi with schlager @ 1925. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Roy Orbison @ 1930. SINPO 44433.

6295: Grensstad Radio playing polka and oldies music. Heard @ 1055 with ID, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24432.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2045 congratulating the Dutch team and playing "We Will Rock You." SINPO 33433.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Thurs June 12

3900: Unid station playing polka and schlager @ 2050. I came back to the radio an hour later and the station was still on, and still no IDs. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott @ 2005, good signal but unfortunately strong utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

5815: Radio Telstar South with jingle ID @ 2010 and into the song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1845 playing the Rolling Stones, deep fades, ID at 1912. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:00UTC)

Spaceshuttle on the air

Radio Spaceshuttle will be on 5815 kHz next Sunday 15th June (if everything works as planned....) from 06-10UTC and still more 19-23UTC.

Please e-mail results of audibility here to my e-mail and reception reports to our Herten Box welcome as well....

Program includes
*various but nice music for everyone,
*Spaceshuttle contest with some RSI prizes,
*Spaceshuttle goes DX
*Spaceshuttle Letterbox (=too long but perfect ;) ....????)

If any interests please tune when Spaceshuttle Goes Strong....Pssst, please spread the message that Spaceshuttle is on once again ;)
Greetings,
Captain Spacewalker and DJ Star

(station direct)

They don't say whether this will be via their own transmitter or World Music Radio.

Wed June 11

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing the "Theme from MASH" @ 2035. Good signal, bit of SSB QRM. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso with a good signal @ 1950, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

Tues Jun 10

3905: Unid Dutch station (Bluestar?) with schlager @ 2030. Couldn't catch station name. SINPO 44433. Iann in France logged Radio Zanussi.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Eagles @ 2040. Co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

5815: Radio Telstar South with oldies @ 2025. SINPO 44333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 back on again tonight. Heard @ 2045 spelling out station name and playing schlager. Tonight's congratulations go to Sweden! SINPO 34333.

Mon Jun 9

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the song "Let Your Love Flow" @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1755 playing oldies, including the Rolling Stones. Fair signal but some crackling and fading. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 @ 2045 congratulating the Dutch team on their victory tonight, playing schlager and football songs. SINPO 33333. To hear recording click here (stick with it, the signal improves)

6310: Unid station with oldies. Heard @ 0830 playing "I'm the Urban Spaceman." Caught Radio Northsea Int ID so somebody putting out old offshore recordings? SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2025 playing Steve Miller Band "The Joker", with occasional SSB over top of signal. SINPO 23332.

(updated 20:50UTC)

Sun Jun 8

48 metres very quiet this morning with a few unusual frequencies being used. However, it is hot and sunny here today, so it's not all bad news!

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1800 with free radio news and recordings. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with 28th birthday broadcast. Playing Duran Duran @ 1100. Weak signal with fair peaks - hopefully it will get repeated later when Laser is stronger. SINPO 24432.

5815: Orion Radio playing Elvis Presley "In The Ghetto" @ 0745. SINPO 44433.

6177: Unid station playing Dutch music @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6200: Radio Rapido with rock music @ 0920. Heard announcing the PO Box 293, Merlin, Ontario address for QSLs. Not sure if email address is still the same. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1110 calling Skywire. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Sallandse Boer playing polka @ 2120. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6281: EM Radio 2008 (tent) with schlager @ 2125 but signal beginning to fade out so difficult to hear IDs. SINPO 33433 to 23432.

6395: Premier Radio Int on a new frequency, playing "Keep on Running" @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1810 playing music from 50s. Fair signal but local QRM, which fortunately stopped at 1815. SINPO 34333.

7490: Voice of the Netherlands with rock music @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:35UTC)

Sat June 7

3932: Bogusman back on tonight - strong signal here - S9+10dB @ 1900. Usual chat and alternative sounds. I always enjoy listening to Mr Bogusman's ramblings. SINPO 54444.

3940: Radio Underground with radio news and playing a recording of the Bogusman @ 1705. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with archive recordings of Laser FM @ 1655. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Victoria playing Tina Turner @ 2015. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South with jingles and oldies. Heard @ 1920 with SINPO 43433.

6200: Radio Rapido with a repeat of yesterday evening's programme. Heard @ 0815 with ID and playing song "Echo Beach." Coming in quite well here. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6262: Radio Altrex with ID and oldies @ 0810. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6280: Radio Merlin playing "99 Red Balloons" @ 1145. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6290: Radio Quintus with schlager @ 1505, co-channel with Cairo but just slightly stronger. SINPO 33433.

6307: It sounds like there are three stations here @ 2020. Radio Altrex, Radio Eastside and Antonio Radio over both of them! Antonio Radio is 43433. Other two almost impossible to hear.

6325: Radio Quintus with Jean Michel Jarre music @ 1845, greeting Marco. Sounds like station underneath. SINPO 43433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1720 with oldies. Poor signal at the moment with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Abba @ 2032. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia signing on @ 0900 and into dance music. SINPO 45444.

(updated 20:30UTC)

Fri June 6

3904: Radio Bluestar heard @ 2215 playing some Dutch comedy. Good signal, pushing S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

3905: Radio Continental @ 1955 with schlager. Signal S8-9 here. SINPO 34433.

5815: Radio Telstar South with "Ha Ha Said the Clown" @ 1950. Good signal again tonight. SINPO 44433.

6256: Radio Doctor Tim with rock music @ 2050 followed by contact details. Signal S7-8 here. Occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6275: Radio Spaceman playing instrumental music. Strong signal @ 1830. Major Tom came on at 1847 with ID, thanks for the mention! Good to hear you. SINPO 54444.

6282: Radio Boomerang heard @ 2030 with IDs in Dutch and English. Usual good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6305: Radio Oscar Zulu heard with an Aerosmith track @ 1930 followed by ID. Good signal but some splash from the strong Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43433.

6326: Radio Rapido playing "Pass the Dutchie" @ 1935, utility QRM. First time I've heard him for a long time. SINPO 33433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1840 with a live programme, heard playing KC & The Sunshine Band. Clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Hobart Radio Int via Spider Radio heard @ 2015 with a DX programme. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Thurs June 5

5815: Radio Telstar South with 60s & 70s music and jingle IDs @ 2055. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Wed Jun 4

5815: Radio Telstar South on again this evening with 60s music and jingles @ 2000. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Calypso with polka and schlager. Heard @ 2030 with SINPO 44444. ID at 2046.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Michael Jackson "Thriller" @ 2015. SINPO 24332.

Brazilian pirate

Cicade Oldies is a Brazilian shortwave pirate station, transmissions are 0300-1100 Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays on 7695, reports to cidadeoldies@ live.nl. Transmitter power is 50 watts.

(Adalberto, Brazil, SW-Pirates via Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Conexion Digital via DX Listening Digest via World DX Club)

Tues Jun 3

6306: Radio Doctor Tim playing the song "Baby How Are You" @ 2030. Splash from the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 33333. Thanks for mention!

6925u: Spider Radio with ID @ 2055 and playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

Mon Jun 2

5815: Radio Telstar South playing oldies @ 2055 with ID. Lot of static in the air tonight. SINPO 34333.

6270: Radio Altrex (tent) with oldies @ 0835. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio with pops @ 2100. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

Hobart Radio relay appeal

Dear pirates,

I'm very concerned for this station's future after JRRI has stopped broadcasting our shows. The effort, time and money spent has been wasted when last year's shows were not aired.

I have had my mail I sent to JRRI returned with a note of "gone away", however if someone goes on holiday normally someone simply collects their mail.

It does not add up. Hobart Radio International needs a station that is willing to relay content as we have no one.

Spider Radio in Greece said they are airing one show we have, the DX Extra, however they have not replied to my follow-up email.

Can anybody please help? This station cannot continue if we cannot get our programme on air.

In the past we tend to post CDs per 2 months or per month however recently a couple of stations have preferred to download shows from the website and relay them that way.

Unfortunately it is precarious to do broadcasting in Australia as the authorities easily will catch anyone who tries, and a licence to do community broadcasting is $3,000.

Cheers,
Robb Wise,
Manager.
Hobart Radio International
http://www.hriradio.org/

(info via swpirates)

Sun Jun 1

3903: Radio Bluestar playing the Mamas & The Papas "California Dreaming" @ 2010. SINPO 34433.

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of yesterday's programme. Heard @ 1740 with Steve reading listeners' emails. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1745 with a Spandau Ballet song from the 80s. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Telstar South playing oldies @ 0855. Signal faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34433. Heard again @ 2005 with a much better signal, playing oldies and station jingle. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0740 playing the song "Golden Years." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6140: MV Baltic Radio v Wertchatal signing on at 1200. SINPO 44444.

6270: Free Radio Holland with ID @ 0905, playing Dutch music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6302: Radio Viking with schlager @ 0750, giving out hotline number. Coming in well but signal splashing a bit. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6308: Radio Shadowman playing Midnight Oil @ 0910, a few breaks in transmission, came back mentioning Sallandse Boer. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 1010. SINPO 33433.

6311: Radio Bonofox with instrumental music @ 0755. Some splash from Viking. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona with country music @ 0850, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6915: Bluestar Radio heard playing polka @ 1030, ID at 1040. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us," followed by jingle ID. Signal S4-5 tnoight. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia signing on @ 1100 and into Visage "Fade to Grey." Mentioning 25th anniversary broadcast on Sept 28. More details at http://www.radiovictoria.de/ SINPO 45444. To hear recordings click here and here

(updated 20:35UTC)

I've also made some updates to the Shortwave DX website and changed the front page.

Sat May 31

3906: Radio Spaceman with polka, schlager and rock. Heard @ 2225 with usual strong signal, playing "Born to be Wild" - S9+10db here. SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman back on the air after a while away, with more anecdotes and alternative music. Signal sounds really good. Heard @ 2045. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1715 talking about Dutch medium wave stations. Fair-good signal here - S7-8. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Laser 558 recordings @ 1720. SINPO 34433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with a weak signal @ 0915. I can just hear music but signal is poor today. SINPO 24432.

6290: Antonio Radio giving out contact details @ 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Eastside playing Madonna @ 2105. Fair peaks but not easy to hear. SINPO 23432. Haven't logged this station for a long time! To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Malaisy @ 1705 with dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2050 asking if channel was clear, which it is now. SINPO 34333.

6322: Radio Pionier (tent) @ 1920 with schlager and polka, poor modulation. SINPO 33333.

6327: Unid station heard @ 2145. I can hear music on peaks but with utility QRM, very difficult to hear. Talk sounded Italian. SINPO 23332. To hear recording click here

(updated 21:50UTC)

Fri May 30

3905: Radio Continental came on after Spaceman signed off. Heard @ 2215 playing a Blondie song. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

3906: Radio Spaceman greeting Tony in Serbia @ 1955 and playing oldies. Haven't heard Major Tom on the short waves for some time. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing pop @ 2020. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South (pres) with 60s music - sounds like the same tape that's been running all week. SINPO 34333. It might not be Telstar - I've heard no IDs. But Ray on the Alfa Lima forum said he heard Telstar IDs on May 25.

6275: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 2030. Very strong - S9+20dB. Said closing to avoid QRM to Merlin. SINPO 54444.

6280: Radio Merlin also coming in well tonight. Heard @ 2035 with IDs and playing rap and dance music. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Boomerang heard here @ 2040 with dance music. Still strong. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Thurs May 29

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing dance music @ 1750. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South (tent) with non-stop 60s music @ 1925. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Skywire with polka and schlager @ 1745. ID with email address. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Bonofox playing schlager @ 1910, some SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing a U2 song @ 2040. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Wed May 28

3935: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1835 with an ad for Laser t-shirts and playing Kraftwerk. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a different programme to 3935. Stewart Ross playing 90s dance music @ 1840. Stronger than 3935. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso and Radio Bluelake in a joint broadcast with a good signal @ 1810 playing schager. ID at 1825. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1845 playing dance music and asking about his modulation. Sounds good here. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing the song "Sorry About Ray" @ 2015. Signal around S6-7 tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:20UTC)

Tues May 27

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the KLF "Justified & Ancient" @ 1725. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South (tent) with music from 60s & 70s. Heard @ 1820 with a fair signal, morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

6275: Radio Skywire playing schlager @ 1920, with ID and giving out email address. Fair-good signal but quite of lot static in the air. SINPO 34333.

(updated 19:25UTC)

Mon May 26

It's a holiday here in the UK today - and, true to form, usual holiday weather...cold and pouring with rain!

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of yesterday's programme. Heard @ 1805 looking through the Alfa Lima forum. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a George Michael song @ 1620. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South (tent) with non-stop 60s music @ 2040. Occasional bursts of utility and quite a lot of static noise disturbing the signal. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard playing an Abba song @ 2030. Again, coming in quite well this evening. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Anyone interested in the Radio Nova documentary on Irish TV last week, see the comments under that posting (May 20)

North American logs

Some logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u Channel Z. 0227-0233*. Sun 25 May. English. First log of this station. The last few minutes of the bx. Music by Alice Cooper, "Elected"and The Sex Pistols, "Anarchy in the UK." ID and uncopied email add. F-P

6925u International Shortwave. 0237-0249/0311-0315. Sun 25 May.English. First log of this station. "Turn up the Radio" heard twice alongwith "Funky Town." Several IDs. F-p

6925u Radio First Termer. 1740-1936. Sun 25 May. English. First log of this station. OM anncr "Dave Rabbit" with show reminiscent of AFRTS Vietnam era broadcasts. IDs as "Radio First Termer, 69 megacycles." music included items from Bloodrock, Led Zeppelin, Three Dog Night, Jimi Hendrix,and others. Faint but clear signal that improved in strength as the show progressed. Fair.

Britain Radio news

On Saturday 28 June BRI will present a 60min show via the KBC 100kw TX facility from 21.30 UTC on 6055khz and repeated on 6110khz from 02.00 UTC. BRI celebrates its 28th year on SW during June. To be offered this relay via KBC will make our birthday ocassion even more special for which we thank Eric and everyone at the Mighty KBC for offering us some of their valuble airtime.

..................................................................................................................................

As from the 2nd Sunday of June BRI can be heard via Laser's 4025khz facility to run alongside their programmes on repeat through until the following weekend, we will return to the usual 2hr show which we had to reduce a while back due to various problems.

Of course BRI will enter its 28th year on SW during June so we thank everyone at Laser for offering BRI the chance to move forward with the next phase in our broadcasting history, alongside the relay via Laser we shall still appear from time to time using 6255khz on the 2nd/4th Sunday

Our programmes will also continue as normal via our webstream www.geocities.com/britainradio48 We shall add a 'listen again' option shortly as another way to hear our programmes at anytime of the day or night.

Reception reports to our usual email address. britainradio@hotmail.com

73s
Roger Davis.

Sun May 25

3940: Radio Underground back on the air after a long absence. Heard @ 1945 playing Gwen Stefani. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal with a short sign-on in English and German @ 1200 and straight into the music. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio with rock @ 0855. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

6240: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0905 coming in well today (at the moment), playing oldies. Fair-good signal, peaking at S9. The station is also going to be relayed by Laser Hot Hits from June and KBC on June 28. SINPO 44433.

6250: Antonio Radio with instrumental music @ 0850, giving out email address and hotline number. Fair-good signal. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Huey Lewis & The News @ 0840. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Unid station playing U2 @ 1815. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6281: Radio Titanic (tent) with a report to Borderhunter @ 1149. SINPO 24332.

6283: Radio Zodiac with a report to Borderhunter @ 1140. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Scotland Int heard signing off @ 0745. SINPO 44444.

6285: Unid station playing country music @ 0940, sudden off at 0947. Splash from Borderhunter. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 0930 with country rock. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Scirocco came on @ 1135 after Borderhunter signed off with a report for Borderhunter. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Doctor Tim joining the QSO @ 1154. Utility QRM and from another station wanting to come on. SINPO 33433.

6295: Grensstad Radio playing "Love is in the Air" @ 0945. Weak signal and deep fades with splash from 6290. SINPO 23432.

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer @ 0830 with schlager, report to Skyline Radio. SINPO 34333.

6307: Radio Brandaris Int with schlager @ 0835. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0900. SINPO 33333.

6380: Radio Face de Blatte with dance music, giving out email and mailing address @ 0740. SINPO 34433.

6878: Radio Playback Int with jazz and talk in Italian. Strong RTTY splashing over channel. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Rod Stewart song @ 2000. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:05UTC)

Sat May 24

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1815. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5805: Unid station heard @ 1820 playing Andy Williams "Watching the Girls Go By." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Skywire (tent) playing oldies @ 1755, heavy SSB QRM on same frequency. Signed off at 1800 but SSB all over sign off announcement. SINPO 32432.

6295: Radio Grensstad with rock n roll @ 0905. Weak-fair signal. Signing off at 0935. SINPO 24332.

6295: Radio Scotland Int @ 0940 with a report for Grensstad Radio. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Oscar Zulu with rock music @ 1745 but splash from 6310. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid station with dance music and a strong signal @ 1735. Boomerang? SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Waves Int @ 1810 giving out mailing address, playing country music. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

9290: Radio City v Latvia signing on @ 0900 with music from the Eagles. SINPO 45444.

(updated 18:20UTC)

Fri May 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing recordings of Laser 558 from the 1980s @ 1800. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Calypso @ 0825 with schlager, polka and oldies with occasional jingles. ID and sign off at 0838 giving out email address. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Skywire (see comments) heard playing schlager and polkas @ 1805. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing the song "Abracadabra" @ 2040. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Thurs May 22

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Stranglers @ 1840. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso (tent) with instrumental music @ 0815. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

(updated 18:40UTC)

Wed May 21

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1835 with a recording of Jessie Brandon on Laser 558. Good signal here - just peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio with the song "Strangers of the Night" @ 2035, usual ID by woman at 2041 followed by song "Ring My Bell." Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Nova documentary

TV viewers in Ireland will be able to watch a one-hour documentary tomorrow (Wednesday) night on the TV3 channel celebrating the 25th anniversary of the closure of Radio Nova, once the biggest pirate radio station in Ireland.

The programme will feature many of the presenters and DJs who worked on the station and who went on to become household names in Irish radio and television broadcasting. It airs on Wednesday evening at 9pm (2000 utc).

(Sunday Business Post, via Mike Terry, anoraksuk)

Mon May 19

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2020 playing a Queen song. Frequency seems a lot clearer than 4032. SINPO 44444.

5805: Unid station playing non-stop oldies. Heard @ 2030 playing 10cc then Elvis Presley, sudden off at 2100. SINPO 44433.

6270: Radio Altrex playing 60s music @ 0835. Signal poor-fair with utility QRM and deep fades. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio with ID then U2 song @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American logs

Some more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

5386 Xtal Ship. 0107-0148+. Mon 19 May 08. English. Nice program featuring mx from The Doors, ZZ Top, The Ramones and others. Audio clips from speeches by JFK and some political rhetoric. Nice ID giving freqs in MHz and stating power of 100-150 watts. S7/Good. //6700 P-F.

6925u Wolverine Radio. 0250-0327*. Sun 18 May 08. English. Very nice program consisting of Motown and Beach music. IDs heard at 0309 and 0327. Very strong signal with reports seen from Scotland. G-VG.

Sun May 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on with a good signal @ 1745, playing r&b from Snoop Dogg. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 0750 followed by jingle. Good signal today. SINPO 44444.

5815: Voice of the Netherlands playing "The Final Countdown" @ 0950, followed by ID and giving out email address. SINPO 33433.

5815: Radio Black Arrow heard again this afternoon @ 1740 playing oldies and asking for reports to radioblack arrow @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal starting mid-programme @ 1303. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Borderhunter @ 0920 playing 60s music. Good, clear signal, as always. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Black Arrow heard with dance music @ 0745. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1550. SINPO 34333.

6241: Radio Perfekt heard with schlager and ID in English @ 0910. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6255: Radio Altrex playing 60s music @ 0905. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing recordings of Irish station Sunshine Radio @ 0755. Co-channel QRM from weaker station. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Victoria heard @ 0930 playing oldies, talk in Dutch. Some fading. SINPO 33433.

6272: Radio Paardenkracht with rock music @ 0810. Lost when Calypso signed on 4khz away a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

6276: Radio Calypso with schlager @ 0815. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6285: Unid station playing reggae @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

6285: Radio Northpole playing dance music @ 1020, off a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio with polka @ 0805, voice quieter than the music. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Boomerang with strong signal @ 0915, report to Radio Shadowman and playing techno music. SINPO 54444.

6295: Radio Shadowman (44444) @ 0922 and Sallandse Boer (33433) @ 0924 with reports to Boomerang.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 0800. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6308: Radio Shadowman heard @ 1000 with oldies, talk in Dutch, mention Sallandse Boer. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with a jingle and the song "Speedy Gonzales" @ 1455. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Zodiac heard @ 0937 testing modulator, playing Katie Melua song. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Lowland playing the song "Glass of Champagne" @ 1300. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6325: Delta Radio with jingles and rock music @ 1450. Fasir signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station with non-stop 70s disco music @ 1415. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6425: Radio Dutchwing (tent) @ 1440 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6524: Radio Ramona talking about his new transmitter and playing 60s music @ 0825. Signal coming in quite well today but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6875: Radio Playback Int playing jazz music @ 1600. Fair signal with good peaks. Some morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

(updated 17:45UTC)

Sat May 17

3901: SW Pirate (tent) with a weak signal playing rock music @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

3910: Radio Borderhunter coming in well @ 2240, playing "Hey Mr Tambourine Man." SINPO 44444. Thanks for the greeting!

3935: Radio Nova heard @ 1915 playing James Blunt "You're Beautiful," with occasional station jingles. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu with a song by the Cure @ 1905. Good signal but deep fading. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6265: Premier Radio Int from Ireland playing the song "Little Red Rooster" @ 2050, off at end of song. Some SSB QRM. Signal here: S8-9. SINPO 33433.

6275: Unid station playing oldies. Heard @ 1315 with U2 song, weak to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6277: Radio Boomerang moved here from 6282. Tuned in to hear station signing off @ 2045. Signal still strong - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6282: Radio Boomerang heard with a strong signal @ 1950 playing "Kung Fu Fighting." ID at 2000, giving out email address. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Mazda with a short broadcast. Heard @ 1745 playing polka and schlager, off at 1755. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Bonofox playing polka @ 0845, giving out email address. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 1305. Weak signal with fair peaks. Also heard jingle ID "This is Radio Condor." SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Condor back on again @ 1940 playing dance music and reading logs from this blog. Much better signal now. SINPO 44433. Thanks for mention!

6315: Unid station with polka @ 0745. Weak signal and difficult to catch clear ID. Might have been Bonofox testing on this frequency. SINPO 24332.

6875: RadioPlayback Int on its new frequency heard @ 1715 playing a Madonna song. Signal fading in and out. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 playing rock music. Signal about S5 tonight. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Fri May 16

3905: Radio Continental heard @ 2040 with Dutch songs, ID and giving out email address. Good signal. Some fading. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso @ 2220 with a good signal peaking at S9+10dB with a bit of late night polka and schlager. SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio with rock music @ 2050. Fair signal tonight - hovering around S6. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Thurs May 15

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 with canned ID by woman and oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Wed May 14

4032: Laser Hot Hits with dance tunes @ 1750. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

My website

Many of you will have probably already visited my website at http://www.freewebs.com/ukdxer/ which is an extension of this blog.

I've uploaded a selection of QSL cards gathered since 1999. You can also find snail mail, email and web addresses for many of the pirate stations. There are also recordings of free radio stations made since I launched this site in March.

In addition, as I've upgraded it, it is also ad-free!

Any comments welcome, either in the guestbook, via this blog or by email to the usual address.

Tues May 13

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Stewart Ross playing pop @ 1825. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

Serbian pirate broadcast

Harri Kujala from Finland is heading to Serbia in a few weeks and will linking up with a Serbian pirate for a special broadcast:

"We will be on the air on Radio Vihor (from Pancevo, 25 km NE from Belgrade) on Sunday evening.

We will have a one hour broadcast with Serbian pirate-guys and will play Serbian and Finnish music.

The broadcast will be on Sunday May 18 on 1650, 1660 or 1670 kHz with 1 kW. We start at 2200 Central European Time (2000 UTC) and close at 2300 CET (2100UTC).

I hope some frequency will be free. We will take prepaid GSM for callings and SMS to live transmission.

All reports of this special broadcast can be sent to Radio Vihor, P.O.Box 1104, 8001BC Zwolle, Holland (This P.O.Box belongs to Radio Bluebird who has been in QSO with Serbians before). Please enclose one IRC for Special-QSL. There will be no e-mail-box!"

(info via Harri's blog, Pirate Radio DXing in SW Finland)

Mon May 12

3905: Unid station heard playing instrumental music @ 1805. Fair-good signal but some crackling on the band. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Radio Jackie documentary @ 1715. SINPO 33433.

6275: Monte Carlo Radio playing "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," @ 0925. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6281: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 0920 with a fair signal, playing schlager and greeting Achim. SINPO 33433.

6882: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1600 with a promo for the Summermeeting 2008 and playing rock n roll. Fair to good signal but quite a lot of noise. SINPO 34333.

(updated 18:15UTC)

Sun May 11

3905: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 1910, splash from Reflections Europe on 3910. SINPO 33433.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and his A-Z of Classic Pop playing Hazel O'Connor @ 1725. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio coming in well today - modulator seems to be working OK. Heard @ 0740 playing "Ring My Bell." SINPO 44433.

6200: Radio Scotland Int playing rock music @ 0750. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter @ 0810 talking about Mother's Day in Holland and having to make the breakfast. SINPO 44444.

6254: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0940 talking about station's 28th birthday in June and plans for a relay via Laser. Fair signal here with good peaks and on a clear channel but faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34433. Update: 1050 - BRI faded back in - 34433.

6275: Voice of the Netherlands and Alfa Lima with a joint programme, heard @ 0755 playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6262: Radio Altrex with 60s music and IDs @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Paardenkracht playing the Beach Boys @ 0900. Some splash from 6275. SINPO 33433.

6298: Radio Sallandse Boer with short broadcast @ 1050 with ID in Dutch and off. SINPO 33433.

6307: Radio Royal playing schlager @ 0820, with ID and email address. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Shadowman and Radio Blackfoot on the air @ 0930 playing oldies with child giving IDs. Strong signal but station underneath (Royal?). SINPO 43443. To hear recording click here

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) playing polka @ 0905. Fair signal but heavy fading. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int playing blues music @ 1545. Fair signal but some static disturbance. SINPO 34333.

(updated 19:15UTC)

Sat May 10

3905: Radio Borderhunter with a great signal here @ 2153, playing 10CC "Dreadlock Holiday," and greeting Iann in France. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: SW Pirate heard playing instrumental music @ 2005. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Christopher Cross song @ 1720. Loud hum making reception difficult (possibly local QRM). SINPO 32432.

6268: Radio Altrex with rock music @ 0900. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6275: Unid station @ 1705 playing "Eye of the Tiger." Couple more songs then sudden off at 1710. SINPO 44433.

6275: Voice of the Netherlands heard @ 1935 playing dance music. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. Signing off at 2000, saying he will be back tomorrow morning with joint broadcast with Alfa Lima. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6280: Orion Radio heard @ 1335 playing some schlager, mentioning Radio Tina. Fair signal - no sign of Merlin. SINPO 34433.

6882: Radio Playback Int with a live programme @ 1715, playing jazz music. Fair signal and some SSB QRM. Hopefully signal will pick up later. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well @ 2015 (just getting dark here) with oldies. Signal S7. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Fri May 9

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing "In the Summertime" @ 1810. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1635 with ID and playing rock music. Very humid today and lot of static in the air. Signal improving - up to S7-8. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int with soul and jazz music @ 1805 and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

(updated 18:15UTC)

Barretina - the end?

Franja DX reports that the Spanish PTT has now closed down Radio Barretina with a photo of papers and sealed package on his blog.

Meanwhile on the Barretina blog, the station operator has announced his new project - free radio from Mauritania!

He has deleted the previous postings and renamed the blog "Radio Far Int - Catalonian shortwave station in Mauritania."

He says he has a friend in the west African country who tells him there is an abandoned boat with functioning shortwave equipment capable of delivering 2kW of power, with the antenna system intact.

He plans to return to the airwaves in January 2009. Read more about it on his blog.

Is this for real or is it another of Barretina's "jokes?"

Thurs May 8

3907: Bluestar Radio playing the song "Chanson D'Amour" @ 1830. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34333. Update: Bluestar's signal booming in now @ 2035, peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 1825. SINPO 44433.

6925u Spider Radio @ 2030 relaying Greek station - talking in Greek followed by song by the Police. SINPO 33333.

(updated 20:35UTC)

Summer Meeting 2008

Wow!! Time surely flies when you're having fun.

Greetings all my dear friends in free radio shortwave land. The time has come to announce the upcoming summer meeting here in the Dutch/Belgian border area. Station operators and listeners are welcome. The meeting last year was a huge success. We will have another one, just like last year's with a barbeque, drinks, fun and laughter and we hope you will come as well.

The meeting will be taking place on the last weekend of June, from Friday 27th non-stop until Sunday afternoon. You can stay the night(s) over in a huge tent with bed (take only a sleeping bag with you), your own tent, carcamper or at a local hotel.

The exact place where it all will be happening will be announced 1 month before the meeting to those that want to come. People who visited us before know that we use a real nice place.

If you are interested please let us know by e-mail or letter!!!!!!! You can get more info on summermeeting2008@hotmail.com.

We hope lots of you will come. It's the place to be!

Greetings from the Borderhunter Summermeeting organisation.

Tues May 6

3904: Bluestar Radio @ 2037 using only 8W in QSO with Continental and Zoulu Kilo. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

3905: Radio Continental playing 60s music and schlager. Heard @ 1820 with a good signal. ID at 1830 giving out email address, although I've had a problem with his email (see comments). SINPO 44433.

3905: FRM Radio (tent) with short voice report to Continental @ 2035. SINPO 34433.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 1805. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid station @ 1930 with a weak signal. Couldn't make ID out from the noise. SINPO 23332.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) with music @ 2020 - not as strong as previous nights. I can just hear music without being able to easily identify the songs. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:25UTC)

Mon May 5

4032: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1755 with a documentary about Radio Jackie - the former London pirate which is now a licensed station serving SW London. SINPO 44444.

6300.6: Unid station playing schlager @ 1820. Bad frequency to use due to the Western Sahara clandestine on 6300. Best in usb. SINPO 32432.

North American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u KBLU (p). 0049. Fri 2 May 08. English. Presumed reception of this pirate playing electric blues with a hard driving beat. Partial ID. VOX and mx almost unreadable. Poor.

Sun May 4

3902: Bluestar Radio heard @ 2020 playing polkas before signing off. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing "Always on my Mind" @ 1815. Fair signal but sounded like carrier on same frequency. SINPO 33433.

5825: Orion Radio with oldies @ 0745, sign off at 0800. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 with German and English and into the first song, the Beatles "Revolution". SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Atlantic 2000 with instrumental music @ 0805, IDs and giving out email address. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6275: Radio Calypso with polka @ 0750. SINPO 44433.

6285: Radio Devalon Int with one of his occasional programmes playing rock n roll and reading out free radio news. SINPO 34433.

6295: Unid station playing Dutch music @ 0935. SINPO 34433. Maybe Northpole or Grensstad?

6300: Radio Scotland Int with rock music @ 1005. He said was testing the transmitter and signed off a few minutes later. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Paardenkracht with ID, playing song "Let's Do The Twist" @ 1030. SINPO 34433.

6305: Unid station with Dutch songs @ 0815. No ID heard. SINPO 34433.

6524:Radio Ramona with ID and oldies @ 1020. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio with a Bob Dylan song @ 2010. SINPO 33333.

(updated 20:25UTC)

Sat May 3

3905: Radio Borderhunter with a strong signal @ 2155, playing "I Love Rock N Roll," and greeting Marcel. SINPO 44444.

3932: SW Pirate with rock and canned IDs asking for reports. Heard @ 2020 with SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with country rock @ 2005. Occasional strong CW QRM. SINPO 43433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave with oldies @ 0910. SINPO 24332.

6275: Radio Calypso with Dutch songs @ 0745. Good signal again, pushing S9+10dB. Some fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Orion Radio testing with instrumental music @ 0735. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid station playing instrumental music @ 1955 but fading out a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight. Heard @ 2015 with rock music, signal S6-7. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick v Latvia @ 0915 with usual dance music show. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Fri May 2

4032: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1930. SINPO 43433.

6275: Radio Calypso coming in well again this morning. Heard @ 0825 playing Roxette "She's Got the Look." SINPO 44433. Supposedly on until Sunday.

(updated 19:35UTC)

Thurs May 1

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing music from the 60s @ 1955. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager @ 0855. Usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6291: Unid station with instrumental music @ 0935. Weak signal with occasional utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6310: Orion Radio heard @ 0850 playing Dutch music and oldies, testing out the modulator. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight. Heard @ 2010 playing the usual non-stop pop with occasional IDs. S7 signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:15UTC)

Barretina to close?

This from Silveri Gomez on Franja DX:
Sad news, I just received this communication from the man behind the Radio Barretina International project. The original is in Catalan, as usual.

Seems that some PTT man was visiting his home and saying to closing down because the stations was interfering some French maritime station. A new visit on next Monday 5, may just at 9 AM is foresseen to put a seal strap on the Yaesu FT-757 GX transceiver.

Also,he said that no fine was issued at the moment, because the positive collaboration of the operator. An alternative project must be in the mind of the operator.

Feel free to sent your condolences and solidarity to the well known: radiobarretina@hotmail.com
Long life to RADIO BARRETINA INTERNATIONAL!

This is sad news if Barretina has to close...

Wed Apr 30

4032: Laser Hot Hits heard with 60s music @ 2030 with a good signal, but some strong morse QRM. SINPO 43443.

6275: Radio Calypso with a great signal, peaking at S9+10dB. Heard @ 0840 playing Kim Wilde. SINPO 44444.

(updated 20:35UTC)

Tue Apr 29

4032: Laser Hot Hits @ 1800 with the Jolly Roger show. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. Heard playing music from the 1970s. SINPO 44444.

6310: Unid station with 60s music @ 1830. Off at 1835 with no announcements. SINPO 34433.

Mon Apr 28

4032: Laser Hot Hits back on the air. Heard @ 2050 playing a song by ABC with a good signal but some utility QRM. According to Martin Scott on Alfa Lima's forum the reason LHH was not being heard well recently was due to a transmitter fault. Good to hear them back on the air. SINPO 43443.

6925u: Spider Radio with a fair signal tonight. Heard @ 2035 playing a Midnight Oil song, followed by "All the Young Dudes," then the usual canned Spider Radio ID by a woman. Signal around S6. SINPO 34333.

Caroline on shortwave

This from Peter Moore, Caroline station manager, following the station's recent 9290 shortwave broadcast:

The Radio Caroline shortwave transmissions on 9290 with 20kW brought 16 replies from the UK, Italy, Norway, Japan, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Sweden and South Africa. I also received a report from Germany for 945 and from the United States for 6925. They were all from QSL seekers not listeners in the true sense, the music and presentation was noted for verification not for enjoyment.

I spent three hours writing replies and forwarded the reports to Raimonds in Latvia. Some people sent recordings on cassette or mini CD disc. I have 10 dollar bills and 8 IRCs. Raimonds gifted us the airtime so we will probably break even and of course the geographical spread of the signal was interesting but aside from state broadcasters shortwave really is just a novelty.

Radio Caroline may have a further dabble to see if listeners would come to a permanent shortwave music channel but mostly this is a project we are trying to complete out of respect for our departed colleague Rob Leighton. It has to be considered of course that only among a small anorak clique did anyone know about this broadcast; the reports were from people who discovered the signal and only had a three hour window to do so.

One could assume a better response if the signal was on full time. Rob Leighton loved shortwave and had built, at the time of his death, an almost complete and very efficient transmitter with a final output of 1 kW.

We had a loose arrangement that Raimonds in Latvia would link it in to the big aerial for 9290 and run a regular Caroline service. In his memory we will do our best to finalise that. Of course it will not be a mighty 100 kW but it will be an affordable project.

(Peter Moore, Caroline station manager, Pirate/Free Radio message board, via May World DX Club Contact via DX Listening Digest)

North American logs

Some more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u WAIR. 2258-2329UTC. Sat 26 Apr. English. Music by Arlo Guthrie, Tom Tom Club, The Amphibians and others. Several IDs as “You’re listening to WAIR - All Indie (or India) Radio.” Either would fit the bx. Gave defunct maildrop add of POB 69, Elkhorn, NE 68022, USA. Poor.

6925u Moonshine Radio. 2347-0004UTC. 26/27 Apr. English. Very nice music from the 80s and 90s. YL announcer, Moonshine, and OM announcer, Lawnmower, with a parody of two pirate ops with similar names. Nice show. S5/F-G.

6925 UNID, 0110-0125+. Sun 27 Apr. English. Unid pirate playing “Roots” and “Americana” music including “Ain’t No Bugs on Me,”and “Erie Canal.” Lost in static at 0125. Poor.

6925 WMPR (t). 0144. 27 Apr. Pirate playing techno music generally associated with WMPR, but no ID heard. Fair.

Sun Apr 27

Poor conditions and the sun is not even shining here!

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal @ 1200 with a one hour show in German and English, with rock and pop. S9+20dB signal. SINPO 54444.

6215: Radio King Shortwave playing Bryan Adams "Summer of 69"@ 0845. SINPO 24432.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 0800 with pop and rock. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with 80s pop and jingles @ 1715. SINPO 34433.

6265: Radio Altrex with IDs and playing oldies @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6268: Radio Altrex moved from 6265. Heard @ 0850 playing 60s music. Fair but fading signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager and pop @ 0755. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6312: Radio Barretina relaying Radio L'Arboc @ 1945 playing some easy listening music. Signal coming in well. SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona @ 0945 with a weak signal playing "Mississippi" but it is improving from earlier when I could hear nothing at all! Fair peaks. SINPO 23332.

6882: Radio Playback Int with a live programme @ 1625 playing a variety of music - jazz, soul, oldies. Easy listening for a Sunday afternoon. SINPO 34433.

(updated 19:50UTC)

Sat Apr 26

3900: SW Pirate with IDs and oldies @ 2015. SINPO 34333.

3910: Radio Pandora heard @ 1830 with oldies, Steve St John giving contact details then playing some archive radio recordings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3935: Laser Hot Hits with offshore radio recordings @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King Shortwave playing rock music @ 0840. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6265: Radio Altrex @ 0800 with 60s music followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6273: Radio Calypso with a good signal. ID @ 1625, playing rock and pop. SINPO 44444.

6275: Unid station playing schlager and oldies. Heard @ 1550 with the Beatles. Lot of fading on signal. Fair peaks. SINPO 243332.

6306: Radio Alice with instrumental music and Dutch pop @ 1540. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6312: Radio Barretina relaying Radio L'Arboc with a dance music programme @ 2005. Quite a good signal. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1658 with live programme, playing "Keep on Running," followed by chimes on the hour. Signal beginning to come in well now - climbed up to S9 in the last few minutes. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia @ 1155 playing German pop and giving out station address in German. Off at 1200. SINPO 45444.

(updated 20:25UTC)

Fri Apr 25

3904: Radio Bluestar heard @ 2035 playing schlager and polka and greeting Marcel and Iann in France. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

3925: Radio Continental @ 2250 playing schlager and oldies. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

3935: Laser Hot Hits with Steve Roberts @ 2045 with a listener's sponsored show. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits @ 2050 underneath strong carrier. Maybe another frequency change will be needed. SINPO 32432.

6210u: Voice of the Netherlands testing in usb. Good signal but audio sounds a bit tinny in single side band. Heard @ 1350 with ID and Dire Straits track. SINPO 44433.

6882: Radio Playback Int with pop, rock and jingle IDs @ 2055. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Thurs Apr 24

3935: Laser Hot Hits @ 1815 with Tony James playing a song from Sioxsie & The Banshees. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits not doing so well on this freqency @ 1820. Only barely audible with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

Wed Apr 23

3935: Radio Rainbow playing a Tears for Fears song @ 1820. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Radio Caroline recordings @ 1825. SINPO 43333.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1835 with a live programme, playing dance music. Fair signal but quite noisy on the band tonight. SINPO 34333.

Tues Apr 22

3935: Radio Rainbow playing oldies @ 1845, mentioning Foton's website. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing the Beatles @ 2050 but it sounds like the station is underneath a strong carrier - possibly a utility station. SINPO 32432.

6925u: Spider Radio (tent) heard @ 2055. Weak pop music heard with occasional peaks. SINPO 24332.

Mon Apr 21

3935: Radio Rainbow with IDs @ 2050 and "Like A Rainbow" theme tune. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 2045. Good signal, just over S9. SINPO 44444.

Greek pirate harmonic

On 3258 you can receive the second harmonic of the Greek pirate Anatolia, most nights a consistent presence on 1629

(Alexander [Koutomanis?], Netherlands, April 19, harmonics yg via DX Listening Digest)

North American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925U Sycko Radio. 0049-0109UTC. Apr 20. Sycko and Uncle Bob with mx by Robert Plant, Kiss, and others. Several IDs. Most of the mx was unreadable as were Uncle Bob’s comments. Sycko was coming in better. P-F.