Sun Aug 24

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and playing a song by Robert Palmer. SINPO 44444.

6200: Premier Radio Int heard @ 0800 with "La Bamba." SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6257: Radio Zodiac playing "Sweet Home Alabama" @ 0950. Also on weaker 6325 - parallel or transmitter fault? SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Golfbreker with polka and schlager @ 1115. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6299: Radio Caroline Eifel playing oldies @ 1130. Weak signal (see comments). SINPO 24432.

6306: Radio Little Star with oldies, canned IDs @ 0750. Deep fades. SINPO 33333. To hear recording click here

6306: Radio Doctor Tim @ 0850 with announcement about contact details. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station playing the recent hit by Duffy @ 0930. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6325: Radio Zodiac playing oldies, giving out contract details. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6375: Free Radio Holland with schlager @ 0920, ID heard at 0940. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1345 playing "Girl You've Really Got Me Going." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 14:47UTC)

Sat Aug 23

3935: Radio Baggerteam playing Dutch music @ 1945. Good signal. Hotline number given out, mention "centre of Holland". SINPO 44333. To hear recording click here
(see comments)

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1705 with usual jingle ID and playing pop. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex (tent) playing Meatloaf @ 0955, fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6306: Unid station playing polka @ 2105, some splash from Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Lowland playing song by Simple Minds @ 1835. Good signal - S9. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station playing Bob Marley music @ 2110, sudden off/fade out 2120. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio back on the air. Heard @ 2000 with archive Radio Caroline recordings. Signal was weak 10 minutes ago but has sudddenly faded in - S9+10dB! SINPO 54444. Good to hear them back.

(updated 21:20UTC)

Radio Merlin raided

RMI has been raided again, making this the 14th raid on the life of Radio Merlin .

This happened whilst the station was off air. We still hope to broadcast live on FM and low power on SW from our party on the 30th of Aug , but this could be the last time you will hear from us until we can sort out a new TX site.

Thanks for everyone's letters over the last few years
Paul

email us at radiomerlin@blueyonder.co.uk

(station direct)

Fri Aug 22

3931: Bogusman with chat and playing alternative music. Very good signal @ 2055 - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 2050 greeting Dr Tim and playing oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Oscar Zulu playing rock music @ 2145 followed by ID. Fair signal, splash from the Saharan station on 6300 which is S9+10dB here. SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station with oldies. Good signal @ 2020 but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Thurs Aug 21

6305: Radio Zeelandia playing Dutch music @ 1930. Came on at 1935 with ID and said was signing off. Splash from the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne via an unknown relay heard @ 2025 playing polkas. SINPO 34333.

Wed Aug 20

6400: Celtic Music Radio (a licensed station in Glasgow, Scotland) being relayed. Heard @ 1955 with a good signal and Scottish folk music. SINPO 44444.

Tues Aug 19

3900: Unid station heard @ 1810 playing Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure." Off at the end of the song with no announcement. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) playing Steve Miller Band "The Joker" @ 2045. Possibly relay of another station as talking between each record but not strong enough to ID, some bursts of QRM. SINPO 23332.

Mon Aug 18

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) @ 2055 with a weak signal. Could just hear music. SINPO 24332.

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA

6925U Sycko Radio. 0243-0250. Sat 16 Aug. English. ID as “Sycko Radio 69-25,” “Old McDonald had a Farm,” and not much else readable. Poor.

Sun Aug 17

3898: Polaris Radio with a one of his occasional broadcasts. Heard @ 2145 playing dance music, with jingle IDs. SINPO 44444.

3931: Bogusman coming in with a very good signal @ 1910, playing Mega City 4 and talking about watching other people work! Signal S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott @ 1800 playing a song by Culture Club. SINPO 44444.

6210: Premier Radio Int with a Sunday evening broadcast, heard @ 1740 playing "Eye of the Tiger." SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and ID @ 1650. SINPO 34433.

6240: Unid station with rock music @ 1920. Weak signal, difficult to hear above noise levels. SINPO 24332.

6255: Radio Altrex playing "Blue Jeans" followed by ID @ 1930. Occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming live from the V Festival in Essex. Good signal @ 1745 but audio a bit distorted. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda (tent) with schlager @ 1750. Signal pushing S9+10dB, ID at 1756. SINPO 44444.

9290: Alice's Rock Restaurant via Latvia signing on @ 1700 and playing, as the name suggests, rock music. Good signal. Web address: http://www.rockradio.eu.com/ SINPO 45444. To hear recording click here

9290: Radio Caroline via Latvia playing Barclay James Harvest @ 1945. SINPO 55444.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and Mr X playing Hall & Oates @ 0755. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) @ 0850 with oldies, suffering SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6320: Radio Waves Int playing country music. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia heard @ 1105 with German pop. SINPO 45444.

Fri Aug 15

3932: Unid station heard @ 2040 playing the song "No Milk Today." Weak signal and SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with 60s instrumental music @ 2035. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Kool & The Gang @ 2050, followed by usual jingle ID. SINPO 44444.

6255: Radio Altrex (pres) playing Madonna songs @ 2030. Nice signal here - S8 with good audio. SINPO 34333.

6269: Radio Scotland Int playing rock music with jingles. Very good signal @ 2025. SINPO 54444.

6307: Unid station with rock music @ 2020. Sudden off @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Waves Int (pres) with an American country music show @ 2015. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Aug 14

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music, followed by promo for Offshore Echoes @ 2155. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio heard @ 0900 playing oldies, including "Rock Me Amadeus". Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station heard @ 2202 playing Joan Armtrading. A few minutes ago the signal was only fair, around S8, but has suddenly picked up. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Wed Aug 13

3935: Unid station with rock music @ 1850, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH playing Icehouse "Hey Little Girl" @ 1947. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6400: The Achtung station heard @ 1940 with announcements in German. SINPO 34333.

Tues Aug 12

3900: Unid relay of internet station Play Radio UK, with the James Whale Show @ 2000 - a well-known UK commercial radio broadcaster. Good signal. SINPO 44343.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with Roger Davies talking about Big L and playing the Supremes @ 2005. SINPO 44343.

6400: Unid station playing David Bowie @ 1950. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Mon Aug 11

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing U2 @ 1725. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Playback Int (tent) with pop music @ 0915. Weak signal and utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6325: Radio Borderhunter still on his holidays in Luxembourg with a low-powered broadcast. Heard @ 2040 with IDs and playing dance music. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6400: Unid station playing 10cc songs @ 2045. Very good signal and nice, clear audio. SINPO 54444.

(updated 20:50UTC)

Clampdown on Dutch FM pirates

The Dutch Radiocommunications Agency is stepping up its efforts to catch illegal FM broadcasters.

The Agency says the recent level of complaints about interference to licensed broadcasters and air traffic communications is 20 per cent higher than in the same period last year.

Dutch pirate stations often organise extended broadcasts during the summer months, which makes it easier to track them down. The east of the Netherlands is the area with the most pirates. So far this summer, 20 stations have been caught and closed down.

The pirates can be fined up to €4,500 and sometimes even more.

(Source: ANP via Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Eight comments also on this story

North American log

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

6925u WBNY-Radio Bunny. 2313-2321*. 08-08-08. English. The good Commander with political satire and rock music. Ments of T shirts and bumper stickers for sale. Good.

Battle of the airwaves

Ofcom, which police's Britain's airwaves, has done a deal with a company to monitor the radio spectrum to discover any unathorised use.

It also has produced a leaflet called Illegal Broadcasting: The Impact on Local Communities as it steps up its battle against pirate radio.

To read full article click here

(Thanks to Roger Davis of BRI for sending me this)

Sun Aug 10

3925: Bogusman heard @ 2145 talking about dentists, door-to-door salesmen and playing alternative music. SINPO 44444.

3930: Antonio Radio with 60s music and schlager @ 1920, ID and contact details given by woman at 1938. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James @ 1750 playing a Ray Stevens song. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingle ID @ 0810. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6240: Radio Playback Int on a new frequency, heard @ 0800 with jazz music. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int heard @ 0930 talking about their party on Aug 30 and playing song by the Pogues. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6281: Polka Radio Melbourne heard @ 1945 with polkas, some splash from Cairo on 6290. SINPO 33433.

6300: Delta Radio heard @ 0925 in QSO with Skyline Int Radio and Sallandse Boer. SINPO 34433.

6306: Big L via unknown relay. Heard @ 0815 playing "Some Girls Will." SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Borderhunter on his holidays, broadcasting from Luxembourg. Fair signal here with dance music @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6395: Premier Radio Int @ 0805 with Derek & The Dominoes "Layla." DJ talking about conditions. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 9

3935: Unid station with rock music @ 1915. Audio a bit distorted. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Boney M @ 1905. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Black Bones with classical music heard @ 1640. Gave email as radioblackbones @ gmail.com (possibly not via Mystery) SINPO 34433. For recording click here

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme with Chris Ise @ 1950. Good signal. Sound likes there's another station co-channel but swamped by Mystery. SINPO 44444.

6225: Radio Monte Carlo playing Dutch songs with IDs @ 1505. Splash from strong utility on 6230. SINPO 33433.

6240: Radio Blackbones moved to avoid Mystery Radio. Heard @ 2115 with classical music. Also briefly on 6245 @ 2110. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Madonna songs @ 1550. SINPO 34433.

6267: Voice of the Netherlands playing "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" @ 1310. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int playing rock and pop. Heard @ 0850 with fair signal but rapidly fading. SINPO 34433.

6300: Delta Radio with ID in Dutch and playing country rock @ 1512. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Zeelandia (tent) playing oldies @ 1345. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager and ID jingles @ 1530. SINPO 34433.

6310: Delta Radio greeting listeners and playing rock @ 2105, splash from 6305. SINPO 43443.

6320: Radio Caroline Eifel with oldies @ 0900. Weak signal with some utility QRM. SINPO 23432. (Thanks to Alex at Eastside for ID)

(updated 21:15UTC)

Fri Aug 8

3934: Radio Ramona with rock music @ 2040. Poor-fair signal with some SSB QRM and static noise. SINPO 23332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits starting the Anorak Hour @ 1945 with an offshore radio documentary. Good signal again. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio (pres) with pop @ 1935. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing blues music @ 2035. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming in well now @ 2140, playing Moby. Although signal strong it sounds like there's a weaker station underneath. SINPO 43443.

6370: The Achtung station has moved but difficult to hear due to strong utility @ 2150. SINPO 22332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing The Pretenders @ 2047. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Aug 7

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music. Very good signal @ 1915. SINPO 54444.

6267: Voice of the Netherlands putting in a good signal @ 2155, playing rock music and greeting listeners. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming in very well at the moment. Heard @ 1925 playing Hot Chocolate, DJ complaining about the hot studio! SINPO 44444.

6400: The Achtung loop tape heard @ 1920. Fair signal - SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Abba @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

Wed Aug 6

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 2150. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: Polka Radio Melbourne with polkas @ 2155. Clear ID. SINPO 34333.

Tues Aug 5

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing song by America @ 1845. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6306: PRM with polkas @ 1935. Fair signal here - S7. SINPO 34333.

6400: The Achtung loop tape on again. Heard @ 1945 with SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 with oldies. Weak signal tonight and buzzing QRM. SINPO 23332.

Mon Aug 4

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1845 featuring Tip Top Radio. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 2010. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444. (see comments)

6400: The strange "Achtung Achtung" loop tape back on again. Heard @ 1840 with SINPO 33333. For recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Madness song @ 2025. SINPO 24332.

Sun Aug 3

Poor conditions today with only Magic AM putting in a decent signal on 48m. Several just not strong to pull out an ID.

3930: Antonio Radio with non-stop schlager. Heard @ 1930 with a fair and improving signal. SINPO 34433. Still going @ 2200, now SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1857 playing that great song from the 80s, New Order "Blue Monday." SINPO 44433.

6210: Radio Waves Int with oldies @ 0805. Weak signal. SINPO 24432. (see comments)

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

6255: Radio Altrex @ 2145 playing oldies, but covered by utility noise. SINPO 23432.

6270: Unid station heard @ 0940. Weak music heard just above the noise level. SINPO 23332.

6280: Radio Merlin's signal has finally faded in here - peaking at S9+10dB. Heard with the Doors @ 1115. Unfortunately it will probably fade out again just as quickly! SINPO 44444.

6291: Unid station with polka @ 0755, some utility QRM. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6308: Magic AM playing Men At Work @ 0745. SINPO 34433. Thanks for greetings.

6308: Radio Kilo Tango Lima heard @ 1505 greeting Radio Zodiac, lots of IDs, playing some instrumental music. SINPO 34433.

6380: Premier Radio Int playing David Bowie "Life on Mars" @ 0855. SINPO 33433.

6400: Radio Pionier with 60s music @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid. The "Achtung, achtung" loop tape back on again tonight. Fair signal here @ 1915. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station coming in very strong @ 2150 - S9+20dB, playing oldies. Probably the same station as logged on Thursday. The German station seems to have gone. SINPO 54444.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia with another programme as parts its 25th anniversary celebrations. Sign on in German and English @ 1100, playing 80s music plus offshore radio recordings. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

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.