Sat Aug 2

3900: Classic Rock Radio playing Queen @ 2010, ID at 2035. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

3900: Voice of the Netherlands taking over after Classic Rock signed off. Heard @ 2105 playing "Voyage Voyage." Very good signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3910: Radio Fox 48 playing oldies, heard @ 2030 with the song "Rock N Roll is Dead." SINPO 44433.

3925: Skyline Radio Germany now faded in as it's dark here @ 2020. Heard playing "We're in Heaven" followed by "Skyline Radio Germany - SRG" IDs. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

3935: Radio Nova with jingles and playing the Style Council @ 1930. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1830 with a good signal, playing Pink Floyd. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise, playing Starship @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu with Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes" @ 1955. SINPO 33433.

6309: Magic AM back on the air, heard @ 1945 greeting Jaroslav in Czech Republic, playing song "Slow Hand." SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Paardenkracht testing. Heard @ 1540 with barrel organ music, IDs then playing "Radar Love," off 1548. Fair signal - S8. SINPO 34433.

6327: Unid station with a weak signal, suffering utility QRM. Couldn't quite hear the ID @ 2045. SINPO 23332.

6375: Free Radio Holland with oldies @ 2000. Weak signal but fair peaks - just able to catch ID. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia with dance music @ 0945. Signal a bit disturbed today. SINPO 45433.

(updated 21:10UTC)

Fri Aug 1

3932: Bogusman on again. Heard @ 2150 with the usual chat and strange music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH @ 1945 with oldies and a promo for Dr Tim's news. Very god signal. SINPO 54444.

6270: Free Radio Holland (pres) with Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 1958. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23332.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland with IDs @ 0900, playing instrumental music and Dutch songs. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid station with German announcement repeated over and over again. Heard @ 1955. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:50UTC)

Thurs July 31

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1950 with an offshore radio documentary. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB.

6310: Unid station playing instrumental music @ 1910 with long gaps between the music. Someone testing? SINPO 44433.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland with IDs in Dutch and English @ 2200. Could well have been the station on all evening on 6310 (see above). SINPO 33333.

6400: Another unid with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 1930 playing "Give Me the Night. " Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2040 with Abba "Gimme Gimme Gimme." SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Wed July 30

3932: Bogusman with a midweek broadcast. Heard @ 1950 playing alternative music, broadcast ended at 1958. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Rhianna @ 1820. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2025 playing "Every Breath You Take." SINPO 24332.

Tues July 29

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 2110. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6401: Radio Borderhunter in Luxembourg playing schlager @ 2055. Good signal but slight whistle from weaker station. SINPO 44433. (see comments)

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

Mon July 28

4025: Laser Hot Hits with rock, greeting listeners @ 2040. Good signal, pushing S9+10dB but quite lot of crackle tonight (very humid, here). SINPO 44333.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland (Radio Lowland, Alice, Marconi & Belfast) heard @ 2140 with oldies and schlager. Also announced special broadcast next weekend. Email: radiolowland @ hotmail.com Fair-good signal. SINPO 43333. To hear recording click here

6400: Unid station playing African music @ 2055. Probably not a pirate at all. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2048 with usual canned ID by woman, then Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." SINPO 34333.

North American log

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

6925u Red Radio. 2332-0011+. 25/26 July 08. English. First log of this station. YL announcer with MOR mx. The mx included funk, soul, and pop with the second portion of Meat Loaf this week. I think this was a joint effort with Sycko Radio. Fair.

Sun July 27

Clear blue skies, looks like it's going to be another hot day!

3900: Antonio Radio heard @ 2125 greeting listeners, giving out email address. Good signal but lot of static tonight. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with recording of 80s London pirate Tip Top Radio @ 1755. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio playing Dutch songs @ 0800. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and playing "The World is not Enough." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 0825 with oldies. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing a Jimi Hendrix song @ 0900. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1155. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 4433.

6300: Unid station with good signal @ 0930. Off a few minutes later. SINPO 44444.

6309: Radio Valencia playing oldies @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with ID jingle @ 1743 and playing Eagles "Hotel California." SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Nova (tent) playing Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" @ 2120. Weak-fair signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6430: Radio Victoria @ 0805 with non-stop 60s music. ID finally came at 0830 with email address. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Hamamelis with "Eye of the Tiger" @ 0815. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. ID according to Iann's website. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:25UTC)

Sat July 26

3932: Bogusman heard @ 2040 talking about buying train tickets, playing the usual alternative music. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music @ 1910. Some utility QRM and heavy static crashes. SINPO 33333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing "Electric Dreams" @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6276: Radio Dr Tim (tent) with schlager @ 2115. Best in usb due to strong utility on 6275. SINPO 33333 (in usb).

6400: Radio Mordor with rock music @ 1920. Weak-fair signal with deep fading. Sign off at 1933. SINPO 24332. (See comments) For recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Nothing's Going to Stop Us Now" @ 2035. SINPO 24332.

Fri July 25

3905: Bluestar Radio playing "Live is Life" @ 2055. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Steve Roberts @ 2100 with the song " I Can Hear Music." Very good signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

Thurs July 24

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH heard @ 1935 with Roger Davis talking about a radio meeting and thanking Laser for their support. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. It's good to hear BRI coming in well on shortwave.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "I Just Called to Say I Love You" @ 2050. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed July 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits now moved to this frequency. Good signal @ 2035, with Stewart Ross playing Gerry Rafferty. Signal peaking at S9+10dB, some fading. SINPO 44433.

4032: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1855 with soft rock music. Good signal, some utility QRM but no sign of the strong utility that totally blocked the frequency yesterday evening. SINPO 43333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2042 with Iggy Pop "The Passenger." Signal 5-6 tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Tues July 22

5050: Unid station heard in the tropical bands @ 1955 with non-stop dance music. No ID at the top of the hour - as you would expect from a licensed station. Good signal but who is it? SINPO 44333. Update: Still going @ 2145 - SINPO 34333.

Reports on SW Pirates and Alfa Lima report hearing African music later so could have been Tanzania testing, and not a pirate.

Mon July 21

4032: Laser Hot Hits with songs by Shampoo and Tori Amos @ 1845, a recording from Laser's FM days. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 2045. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with Gary Numan's song "Cars" @ 2055. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

North American logs

Here's a few weekend logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6925u Northwoods Radio. 0134-0202*. Sat 19 July. English. A show featuring biting political satire and rhetoric. Several IDs. Nicely done show. F-G.

6925u Radio Jamba International. 0221-0226. Sat 19 July. English. OM with hypnosis routine repeated in segments. Several IDs. Fair.

6925u Radio El Loco (t). 0234. Sat 19 July. I never caught a clear ID on this one. The show consisted of announcers doing comedy with one of thespeaking with a Spanish accent. Fair.

Sun July 20

3900: Radio Black Arrow @ 2040 playing the Animals. Weak-fair signal and quite a lot of crackle and fading. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Bryan Adams song @ 1640. SINPO 43433.

5815: Orion Radio playing "Dancing in the City" @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal heard @ 1200 with Paul Graham playing 60s music. Good signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1630. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with Abba "SOS" @ 0855. Signal slowly improving. SINPO 33433.

6275: Unid station with schlager @ 0800 but utility QRM on same frequency. SINPO 33433. (Not Calypso - see comments)

6280: Radio Brandaris Int with polka and ID @ 0840. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Malaisy with pop and jingle IDs @ 1620. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Pionier (tent) with schlager @ 1255 and ID and hotline number. Weak-fair signal with deep fading. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

Sat July 19

3900: Radio Spaceman playing rock music @ 2135. Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3927: Delta Radio from Gelderland with dance music @ 2130. signal peaking at S9+10dB, ID at 2142. SINPO 44444.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by the Nightcrawlers @ 0910. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music. Fair-good signal (S8-9) @ 2050. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station heard @ 2100 with schlager. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB but faded before ID heard. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia with German pop and folk music @ 1105. SINPO 44433.

(updated 21:40UTC)

Fri July 18

3905: Radio Boomerang with non-stop rock and pop music @ 2020. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444. ID from Franja DX.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing Bryan Ferry @ 2035. Good signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.

6306: Unid station heard @ 2050 with talk in German. Deep fading and some morse QRM making IDing difficult. SINPO 23332.

Tues July 15

4032: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing Counting Crows @ 1750, followed by promos for Offshore Echos and the BRI website. Fair-good signal but a bit of utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with 60s and 70s music @ 2035. SINPO 34333.

6308: Unid station playing 70s disco @ 1635, occasionally saying "hello, hello" into the mic (sounded Dutch). Sudden off at 1647. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Pionier playing a song by Mika @ 1650, off few minutes later. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Pirate radio documentary

Pirates of the Airwaves, ITV1 Yorkshire, July 10 (now on Google Video)

The activities of non-licenced radio stations presently broadcasting throughout West Yorkshire, UK, following Leeds station Radio Frequency. These latter-day pirates have fallen foul of media regulator Ofcom for their refusal to end their transmissions. Tony Blackburn, himself a radio pirate in the 1960s, offers an insight into this type of lawbreaking, with comment from a Scarborough MP who set up his own station 40 years ago.

The documentary has been uploaded to Google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6913287523754352609&hl=en

(via Mike Barraclough, anoraksuk)

Sun July 13

3900: Radio East Coast Holland playing Status Quo @ 1850 followed by ID and email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

3900: Radio Spaceman heard @ 2230 with some polka. Very strong signal - peaking at S9+30dB. SINPO 54444.

3900: Skyline International Radio with a report for Spaceman @ 2237. SINPO 34333.

4032: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing "Dancing in the City" @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with jingles and playing 60s music @ 1935. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio playing rock music @ 0805 with fair-good signal, off at 0910. SINPO 34433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with a weak signal, heard @ 0825 with a Roxy Music song. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0830. SINPO 34433.

6255: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0920. Signal struggling at the moment. SINPO 24332.

6255: Radio Altrex playing a song by OMD @ 1945. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6277: Camping Radio (pres) relaying Radio L'Arboc. Heard @ 2000 with time pips and woman talking in presumed Catalan - in parallel with internet feed. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music and signing off @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6300: Delta Radio from Gelderland back on today. Heard @ 0923 with ID and playing dance music. Surprisingly good signal, considering the poor conditions. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda with polka, schlager and country and western @ 1145. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station with oldies, heard @ 1210 playing "Some Girls Will." Splash from Mazda. SINPO 33433.

6310: Free Radio Holland (tent) @ 0810 with oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0955. Weak signal here - I can only just hear him. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2010 with oldies. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Sat Jul 12

3900: Radio Spaceman playing rock music @ 1815. Strong signal peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Zanussi with schlager @ 1820. Weak signal suffering splash from 3900. SINPO 23432. See comments

3910: Radio Optimod @ 1940 playing Dire Straits. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

3934: Radio Ramona with rock music and IDs @ 2020. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

4032: Laser Hot Hits moved back to this frequency. Heard @ 0920 playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 1945. Coming in well. SINPO 44433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing a song from 10CC @ 1955. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int now faded in, heard @ 0935 playing dance music with two DJs chatting over the music. SINPO 44433.

6310: Delta Radio with "Axel F" @ 2015. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio with rock music @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Fri July 11

3933: Radio Whitesnake heard @ 2210 playing soft rock, followed by ID. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing music by Madonna @ 2200. Fair signal with good peaks, but beginning to fade out. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Mazda playing schlager @ 1945, some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2050. Fair signal, some static noise. SINPO 34333.

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

(updated 22:15UTC)

Thurs July 10

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing the song "Radar Love." Signal hovering around S4-5 tonight. SINPO 24332.

Wed Jul 9

6878: Radio Playback Int back on this frequency tonight, heard @ 2045 playing jazz music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 playing "Brown Eyed Girl." Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Tues July 8

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing rock music @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6888: Radio Playback Int @ 1815 playing oldies, but strong utility QRM making reception difficult. SINPO 32432. Update: Tuned in again @ 1955 - utility gone off and Playback in the clear, with a live programme. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Threat to shortwave listening in UK

This message came via sw pirates:

"A severe threat to your hobby of using shortwave is on its way to a house near you!

BT (British Telecom) are supplying their customers with devices called Home Plugs (power line adapters) that send TV/data around the house using the mains wiring of that house. To do this they use the frequency range of 3-30 Mhz. You would have thought it very basic to understand that unshielded wires will act as transmitting antennas for this frequency range. Well this is exactly what it does.

Myself and other radio fans are already finding terrible QRM at +30db in my case from a house over 100 feet from mine. Don't let apathy ruin your hobby. We are coming together on a new Yahoo group to organise petitions and other actions to try and save our hobby. Please feel free to join and add your valuable support.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

I am Mike from the UK who has a very unhelpful neighbour with BT equipment giving me +30db of QRM from 3-30 Mhz. This could happen to you! All it takes is one of your neighbours to swap ISP and then you could be sitting there with 100's £ of radio doing nothing.

To this end I urge you to consider joining our group that is planning a fight back against this in the UK.

Unless we join forces we will lose our hobby.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

And if you want to hear what the noise is like try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XT99wSm4Gw

Regards and thanks for your time
Mike"

North American log

Another Stateside logging from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925U Sycko Radio. 0309-0319+. Sat 5 July. English. Sycko with whatsounded to be a live bx with at least one sidekick involved. Ments of being on 6925.1 USB. F-G.

Sun July 6

3905: Bluestar Radio playing Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" @ 2050. SINPO 44444.

3925: Bogusman moved to this frequency as another station now on 3932. Signal even stronger @ 2100 - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman on again this evening, heard @ 2045 giving out the station address. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

3932: Radio Likedeeler @ 2105 playing music by The Doors, then long talk in German, about summer meeting, I think. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1710 with Steve Roberts playing oldies. SINPO 43433.

5815: Orion Radio with Dutch music @ 0805. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing "On the Border" and greeting listeners @ 0945. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Geronimo heard @ 0850 with Dave Scott reading listeners' emails. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with the usual pop and jingle IDs @ 1720. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Scotland Int @ 0950 talking about stations he heard this morning, playing rock music. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Shadowman playing dance music @ 0915, strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6285: Radio Northpole with non-stop 60s music @ 1000. ID and signing off @ 1009. SINPO 34433.

6285: Radio Brandaris with a report for Radio Northpole @ 1025. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0810. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6390: Unid station with Boney M songs @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Bluestar testing a new antenna. Heard @ 0905 playing an Elvis song. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia playing Siouxsie and the Banshees @ 1105. Local QRM affecting reception. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:05UTC)

Sat July 5

3905: Classic Rock Radio with rock music @ 1945 and occasional jingles. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3932: Bogusman reflecting on life and playing music no-one's ever heard of! Heard @ 1955 with SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground back on this weekend with free radio news and chat about the summer meeting. Andy Walker also on the station this week. Heard @ 1705 with SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show @ 0820. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Eastside playing music for Dr Tim @ 2200. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6220: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 2240 playing Flash & The Pan and greeting Gunther in Potsdam. Fair-good signal. SINPO 33333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing "The Great Pretender" @ 0830. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex on again tonight. Heard @ 2215 with a good signal playing "Like A Rubber Ball." SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu playing a song by ELO @ 1855. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 33433.

6278: Camping Radio (tent) with a Sade song @ 1900. Weak signal with fair peaks but conditions not good tonight on 48m. SINPO 23432.

6285: Radio Northpole with ID, greetings and signing off @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing r&b @ 0825. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1845 but signal fading and splash from Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6309: Unid station @ 2210 with a weak signal and heavy utility QRM. SINPO 22332.

6888: Radio Playback Int (pres) with American radio recordings @ 1935. Fading made it difficult to follow. SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia with dance music @ 0900. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Fri July 4

3900: Radio Delamare heard @ 2130 greeting Dr Tim, playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

3905: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 1750. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Update: Still going at 2140, signal much better - 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 1800. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing blues music tonight @ 2025, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Merlin Int on a new frequency, heard @ 2015 playing Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars." Signal S9+10dB. SINPO 54444. Thanks for mention.

6888: Radio Playback Int trying out another new frequency. Heard @ 2055 with fair-good signal, playing song "Slip Sliding Away." Clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Van Halen "Jump" @ 2030. Signal around S5. SINPO 24332.

North American logs

Today is American independence day so expect plenty of activity from those USA pirates. Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, has already heard a few:

6925u Radio Free Speech. 2348-2354. 3 July 08. English. OM announcer, Bill Of Rights, with a show of parody ads and political rhetoric. Lost signal at 2354 w/o any s/off ancmts. S5/Fair.

6700 The Crystal Ship. 0128-0305+. Independence Day, 2008 (July 4). English. Great show by Mr. Poet. Music by REO Speedwagon, Styx, Steely Dan, and many others. Lots of martial music as befits the Holiday including some nice sets by a Fife and Drum Corps. There were fewer political items than in the past. S9+10/VG. // 5385.5 S9/G.

Thurs July 3

3905: Unid station with polka @ 1745. Weak signal that went off/faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1755 with a fair-good signal, playing soul music, some fading. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with a repeat of the June transmission. Heard @ 2210 with Roger Davis. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with a good signal @ 2005, playing oldies. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "War of the Worlds" @ 2015. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Wed July 2

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing pop music @ 1900. Static noise levels quite high tonight. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int putting in a strong signal @ 2050, peaking at S9+10dB. IDs and dance music. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

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)