Sun Oct 26

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing oldies and talking about the credit crunch @ 0940. SINPO 44433.

5803: Radio Playback Int playing "The Twist" @ 0810. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio greeting listeners @ 0815, good signal. SINPO 44444.

5830: Radio Geronimo Shortwave heard @ 1115 talking about the Boat That Rocked film and giving out contact details. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertachtal signing on @ 1300 and opening with the Icicle Works "Love is a Wonderful Colour." SINPO 54444.

6200: Radio Scotland Int with a song by OMD @ 0845. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Saturnus with "Creatures of the Night" @ 0915, splash from Scotland. SINPO 43433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and usual jingle ID @ 0825. SINPO 34433.

6241: Old Time Radio still going @ 0830, playing that pirate classic "Caroline," fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Telstar South faded in. Heard @ 1245 playing Russ Conway. Usual slick presentation. SINPO 34433.

6261: Radio Doctor Juice just heard @ 0920 suffering splash from 6265 and utility QRM. SINPO 22332.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing the Divine Comedy "National Express" @ 0840. SINPO 34433.

6285: Unid station playing Laser 558 recordings @ 1240. SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Doctor Juice greeting listeners @ 0930, move from 6261, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Boomerang playing the Police "Roxanne" @ 1015, ID, on top of Brandaris. SINPO 53443.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard with instrumental music and jingle ID @ 1005. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Grensstad Radio with Booker T & The MGs @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy heard @ 1305 playing Euro-pop, followed by jingle ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6311: Radio Bonofox with ID and playing Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing" @ 0955. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Dutchwing with ID, playing country rock @ 1020. SINPO 34433.

6925: DRP Radio heard with IDs, playing r&b @ 1250. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6961: Unid station with dance music @ 1253. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

7480: Thunderbird Radio with oldies and IDs. Deep fades but reaching fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 13:10UTC)

Sat Oct 25

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a Johnny Cash song @ 0935. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

5803: Radio Playback Int heard @ 0820 playing "Tell It To My Heart." Fair signal but fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio Saturnus heard @ 1155 playing oldies and giving out hotline number. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6216: Radio King SW (tent) with rock music @ 0930. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6241: Old Time Radio playing "Born to be Wild" @ 2110, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6250: Radio Altrex with instrumental music @ 0815. Fair signal but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Merlin playing Mi Amigo recordings @ 0955. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6290: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 0800. Good signal, off a few minutes later. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Optimod @ 0805 with instrumental music and polka, ID jingles. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6305: Old Time Radio from Finland heard @ 1600 giving out hotline number, email and mailing address, playing rock music. Fair signal but quite a bit of fading. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6306: Unid. Animal noises, rock music and Dr Tim jingles @ 1145. SINPO 33433.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta playing "Creatures of the Night" @ 0920, child giving IDs. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6308: Radio Golf Victor from north coast of the Netherlands calling Condor @ 1025. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0950. Very good signal - best I've heard him but flattened Zulu Delta. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo playing "Heaven is a Place on Earth" @ 1442 with ID at 1447. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rock music @ 1010. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6554: Unid station playing Spanish music @ 1620. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

7315: DRP Radio playing pop @ 1210, deep fades. SINPO 23432.

7490: Voice of the Netherlands playing dance music @ 0940. Fair-good signal but quite a lot of fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:20UTC)

Fri Oct 24

5803: Radio Playback Int with oldies and jingles @ 1830. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6210u: Radio Spaceshuttle Int (tent) @ 0855. Very weak music heard in usb but not strong enough for clear ID.

6220: Radio Playback Int playing "We Are Family" @ 0912, followed by jingles. Weak to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6307: Delta Radio playing "Stairway to Heaven" @ 0845 followed by jingles and off. SINPO 44444.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing reggae @ 1240 followed by ID, fair-good signal, S7-8. SINPO 34433.

(updated 18:35UTC)

Thurs Oct 23

3932: Bogusman heard @ 1910. Not such good reception tonight - only a fair signal and much fading. Usual offbeat chat and music. SINPO 34433.

Tues Oct 21

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1900 with oldies. No utility QRM tonight. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int playing The Verve "Bitter Sweet Symphony" @ 0850. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. Might fade in later. Slightly better at 0910 - 34433, by 0925 - 44444.

(updated 19:00UTC)

Mon Oct 20

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1820 blocked by strong utility. Can just hear station underneath. SINPO 32432.

North American logs

Here a few more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6925 Radio Free Speech. 2157-2331* Fri 17 Oct. English. Bill O Rights with his return to shortwave. A well produced show consisting of political satire, parodies and commentary. Gave several IDs and add as POB 1, Belfast, New York 14711, USA. A very strong and clear signal. Nicely done Mr. Rights.VG-Exc.

6925u The Wave. 2329-2344. Fri 17 Oct. English. First log of this station. "Rock the Boat," "Beyond the Sea," and others. ID at 2344 as "6-9-2-5 The Wave." Poor.

6925u WAHR. 2355-2359. Fri 17 Oct. English. First log of this station. Recitation of "The Raven," and scary radio drama. Poor.

6925u The Wave. *0006-0032*. Sat 18 Oct. English. S/on with "Anchors Aweigh" into "Ride Captain Ride," "Yellow Submarine," Sail on Sailor," "Wooden Ships," with a couple of IDs, s/off ancmts and off with "The Class of 1907 March." One would think that this station has a nautical motif. Bravo Zulu The Wave! Possible add of POB 1, Belfast, NY 14711, USA. Fair.

Sun Oct 19

3932: Bogusman coming in well this evening @ 1645, peaking at S9+10dB. Talking about what he's been watching on TV and visiting charity shops plus playing indie music. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with non-stop music and jingles. Heard playing Ike & Tina Turner "Nutbush City Limits" @ 1630. Good solid signal. SINPO 44444.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Hot Chocolate @ 0745. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio with instrumental music @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6140: European Music Radio v Werchatal heard @ 1252 playing Rainbow "Since You've Been Gone." SINPO 54444.

6200: Radio Doctor Juice playing Caribbean music and cow noises @ 0927. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 0910 with talking in German. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: RNI WS with talk in German, offshore recordings and playing oldies. Heard @ 1025. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0825, whistle on signal caused by another station. SINPO 33433.

6241: Radio Perfekt playing German songs, ID in German from Cowboy Charlie @ 0835. Fair-good signal but fading quite a lot, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6250: Free Radio Victoria playing 60s music @ 0810. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6255: Radio Telstar South on new frequency. Heard @ 0915 playing Isaac Hayes "Shaft," and Golden Boys IDs. Good signal but some splash from 6250.

6266: Radio Scotland playing Sisters of Mercy @ 0935 having moved from 6400. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6267: Radio Titanic heard @ 1050 with Captain John talking in Dutch. SINPO 33433.

6280: Orion Radio with instrumental music @ 0805, moved from 5820. John said he was having transmitter problems. SINPO 44444.

6282: Radio Zodiac heard @ 0948 giving out contact details and playing rock music. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6283: Radio Zeelandia heard @ 1110 in QSO with Radio Scotland, Zodiac, Kilo Tango Lima. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Atlantis playing oldies, some utility QRM. Heard @ 1040 with SINPO 43433.

6295: Antonio Radio playing German songs @ 0815, ID at 0830. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Titanic playing schlager, taking part in QSO with Antonio and Shadowman. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Shadowman @ 0913 with ID and playing song "Funky Town." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music and IDs @ 0820. Strong signal but QRM from nearby stations. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta playing the Eurthymics @ 0755. In the clear while Brandaris off. Weak-fair signal, splash from Paardenkracht. SINPO 23432.

6310: Radio Paardenkracht heard @ 0800 playing Boney M. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing "The Final Countdown" @ 1150 before signing off, splash from Brandaris. SINPO 33433.

6310: DRP Radio playing "Pretty Woman" @ 1635. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Brigitte heard playing Kool & The Gang @ 1105. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Scotland heard @ 0930 with rock music before moving down to 6266. SINPO 44444.

6524: Radio Ramona heard @ 0920 playing "I Saw A Mouse." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6540: Radio Brigitte with Dutch songs @ 0925. SINPO 34333.

9290: European Music Radio v Latvia signing on @ 1300 and playing "Thank You For Being A Friend" before continuing the Radio Jackie Story. Strong signal. SINPO 55544.

(updated 16:45UTC)

Sat Oct 18

3905: Unid station playing rock music @ 1720. Fair signal but lot of fading and some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing polka @ 1930. Fair signal - S7. SINPO 34333.

3934: Baggerteam with talk in Dutch @ 1710 and ID in English. Splash from 3940. SINPO 33333.

3940: Unid station playing rock and oldies @ 1700. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Toto "Africa" @ 1525. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int with soft rock music @ 0750. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (pres) with rock music @ 0850. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with usual ID jingle then playing the song "A Walk in the Park" @ 1510. Fair signal but getting stronger. SINPO 34333.

6250: Radio Altrex coming in well @ 0800, playing rock music. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int playing rock music @ 1005, audio a bit muffled. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300: Orion Radio heard @ 1250 with polka and schlager. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Boomerang (tent) heard @ 1320 playing Boney M. At 1327 moved to 6310 to avoid Orion. No ID heard. SINPO 44444 to 54444

6307: Radio Zulu Delta palying Tears for Fears @ 0800 with child announcing station name. According to message on Alfa Lima only using 1W. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Condor with instrumental music @ 0840, closed down a few minutes later. He said was using 20W. SINPO 44433.

6310: Grensstad Radio with polka then the song "Love Hurts" @ 0915 and ID. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: De Grote with voice report to Boemi @ 1334. SINPO 34433.

6310: DRP Radio with talk in German @ 1730 and playing rock music. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo playing Van Halen "Jump" @ 1305. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio City via Latvia signing on @ 0900 and playing a Michael Nesbith (of the Monkees) song. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.

(updated 19:40UTC)

Fri Oct 17

3903: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 1900 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. Signal improving. SINPO 24332.

3905: Radio Boomerang playing rock music @ 2020. Usual strong signal - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

5800: Radio Playback Int with rock music and jingles. Heard @ 1910 with SINPO 34333.

6310: DRP Radio with pop music. Fair signal @ 1815. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Oct 16

3900: Polaris Radio heard @ 2040 playing Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good," with ID jingles. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 2045 with the Anorak Hour featuring recordings of Radio Caroline. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio still on @ 2150, playing the Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin." Fair peaks. SINPO 24432.

Wed Oct 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Donovan @ 1810. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Nice mention for this site - thanks guys!

6925: Spider Radio with a very weak signal here @ 2055. Been listening for 10 minutes and can only just hear music. Also warbling QRM. Sign-off music played at 2100.

Tues Oct 14

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and Mr X @ 1830, playing song by Bryan Ferry. A good signal again but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2020. Weak signal - hovering around S3-4 but low noise levels tonight. SINPO 24432.

North American log

A new station log for Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6925u Balls to the Wall Radio. 2308-2330*. Mon 13 Oct. English. First log of this station. Good show featuring music by ZZ Top, Golden Earring, Foghat, and others. Several IDs. Some fading and static. Also, QRM from Spanish speaking stations with yells and whistles. Lost signal at 2330 after OM gave test count. No s/off ancmts or add copied. Fair.

Mon Oct 13

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a very good signal @ 2000, playing a recording of the Caroline Top 500 featuring Culture Club. S9+10dB but whistle on signal - another station? Broadcast or utility? SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) heard @ 2005 with oldies, but only just above noise level. SINPO 24332.

Sun Oct 12

3904: Radio Bluestar playing Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" @ 1910. Good signal, slight splash from Reflections Europe.

3932: Bogusman with alternative music and giving out email address @ 1905. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing oldies and greeting listeners @ 1915. SINPO 44433.

5805: Orion Radio coming in well today. Heard @ 0800 playing Dutch songs. SINPO 44444.

5820: Radio Playback Int with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" @ 0755 followed by "This is Playback" jingle. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6140: Radio Bluestar via Werchatal signing on @ 1200 with the RNI theme then playing a country music song. S9+20dB signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Geronimo with rock music @ 0930. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock @ 0825, splash from Mystery. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0830. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6250: Radio Altrex greeting Marcel and Jaroslav @ 0805. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int live from the west coast of Ireland, playing Cindy Lauper "Time After Time" @ 0820. Good signal today. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with polka @ 0815, bit of a whistle on signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Paardenkracht with "Ring My Bell" @ 0810. Deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Lowland with Dutch songs @ 1150, sudden off at 1153. SINPO 34333.

6540: Radio Brigitte heard @ 1135 with IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925: DRP Radio with oldies @ 1140. Weak signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

(updated 19:15UTC)

Sat Oct 11

3900: Radio Rainbow (tent) with weak signal @ 1850. Caught tentative ID. SINPO 24332.

3910: Voice of the Netherlands playing rock music @ 1745. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

3920: Radio Oscar Zulu with ID @ 1752 and playing "Rock the Boat." Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

3940: Radio Spaceman playing the Pet Shop Boys @ 1810. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing a Maggie Riley song @ 1530. SINPO 44444.

5820: Radio Playback Int playing "Ebony & Ivory" @ 1745 but having technical problems. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands playing "House of the Rising Sun" @ 0900. Good signal. ID finally at 0953. SINPO 44444.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0820. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingle ID @ 2115. Strong isgnal. SINPO 44444.

6250: Radio Altrex playing oldies @ 0815. SINPO 34433. Altrex back @ 1445 with accordian music and cow noises. Occasional utililty QRM but mostly clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6266: Radio Doctor Juice heard @ 1640 with IDs and music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6285: Unid station with dance music @ 1430. Strong signal, off abruptly at 1437. SINPO 44444.

6296: Radio Little Star heard @ 0915 with ID, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6307: Unid station playing non-stop Irish or Scottish folk music @ 1740. Some splash from Grensstad. SINPO 33433.

6310: Grensstad Radio with instrumental music @ 0905. SINPO 34433. Heard again @ 1740 with similar reception - 34433.

6310: Radio Condor @ 0923 with ID, dance music. Co-channel with Gresstad but dominant. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with ID @ 0945, playing soft rock. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid station playing pop @ 1115. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6925: DRP Radio (pres) playing oldies. Fair signal @ 1840 but fading. Possibly German. SINPO 34333 to 24332.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia with German pop @ 1110. SINPO 45444.

(updated 21:20UTC)

Fri Oct 10

3905: Radio Bluestar heard @ 1745 talking in English to Radio Forever on the phone. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1855 featuring Radio Caroline. SINPO 44433.

5820: Radio Playback Int on a new frequency, playing ballads @ 1810. Fair signal (S8) and some ute qrm. SINPO 33433.

6792.5: Radio Free Speech (USA) with very weak signal. But can hear talk and music @ 2255. ID via Iann's chat.

Latvia relays

Relays this weekend via 9290kHz

Sat October 11th
Latvia Today 10.00 - 11.00UTC
Radio Casablanca 11.00 - 12.00UTC

Sun October 12th
Latvia Today 13.00 - 14.00UTC

Good Listening
73s Tom

(Tom Taylor)

Thurs Oct 9

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a programme looking at the history of the UK dance scene @ 2025. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2030 playing Hall & Oates "Maneater." Less noise tonight. SINPO 24432.

Wed Oct 8

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott @ 1850 talking about the credit crisis and playing an early Human League track. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2030 with oldies. QRM on the frequency making it difficult to hear. SINPO 23332.

Tues Oct 7

4025: Laser Hot Hits with recordings of Radio Caroline @ 1900. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight. Heard @ 2030 playing "Total Eclipse of the Heart." SINPO 34333.

Mon Oct 6

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1820. SINPO 44433.

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 0840 playing accordian music. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) @ 2045 but quite high noise level so difficult to hear station. Could just hear music. SINPO 24332.

(updated at 20:45UTC)

Tests from Hungary

Hi!

I'm testing my rig on 6990 khz today (sunday) untill 16.00 utc and from 20.00 to 24.00.

It's on almost every night from 20.00 utc and sometimes in the afternoon from around 13.00.

The transmitter is a ten watt Grenade, antenna is a crap end fed longwire with tuner. Location is Eastern Hungary.

Email: ossr (@) rock.com

Greetings, Peter

(via swpirates)

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA

6925u Northwoods Radio. 1338-1409+UTC. Sat 4 Oct. Novelty music and ID at 1339 as "Broadcasting Freedom from the Great Lakes" by YL followed by the call of the Loon. Audio clips from WNIS AM 790 in Norfolk, Virginia featuring an interview with JTA. Good.

Sun Oct 5

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing dance music @ 0755. SINPO 44444.

4025: Britain Radio Int via Laser with Roger Davis @ 1530. SINPO 34333.

6140: MV Baltic Radio v Werchatal @ 1225 playing Kings of Leon. Signal S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock music @ 0810. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Paardenkracht with Dutch songs @ 0825. Signal fair-good. SINPO 34433.

6260: Delta Radio with oldies and jingles @ 1220. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with 60 music @ 0900 and ID jingle. SINPO 34433.

6282: Radio Zodiac Int with guest DJ Andy Richards playing The Clash "London Calling" @ 0905. Good steady signal here, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6291: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 0910 giving out address. Poor signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka, ID @ 0913. SINPO 34433.

6300: Unid station playing "No Milk Today" @ 0930. On top of Golfbreker, moved to 6305 at 0940. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Mazda with birdsong music @ 1215 and greeting Dave in England and Iann in France. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Brigitte heard @ 1000 with a poor-fair signal, IDs. SINPO 23432.

6325: Radio Lowland playing Black Sabbath @ 1505. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6400: Radio Scotland with 60s music @ 0935. SINPO 54444.

(updated 16:15UTC)

Sat Oct 4

3900: Radio Boomerang with usual strong signal @ 1930, playing "So Far Away From Me." SINPO 54444.

3901: Undercover Radio (tent) @ 2035. Very weak signal but posts on Iann's chatroom think it might be. SINPO 14321.

3925: Radio Atlantis with schlager @ 1935. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1340 playing the song "Yellow River." Fair-good signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 34433.

6205: Unid station playing rock music. Sudden off @ 1245. SINPO 44444.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0835. SINPO 34433.

6240: Radio Altrex playing Enya "Orinoco Flow" @ 0825. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6280: Orion Radio heard @ 1240 playing French songs. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6285: Unid station heard @ 0930 playing Simple Minds. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Paardenkracht @ 0830 with polka. SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Doctor Tim playing French music for Iann in France. Heard @ 1505 with a S7-8 signal. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Brigitte with schlager @ 0940, lost under Studio 52. SINPO 32432.

6307: Radio Skywire playing Dire Straits @ 1435. Fair-good signal. SINPO 33433.

6310: Studio 52 playing dance music @ 0910, ID and contact details at 0919, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 1230. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo playing Boney M "Rivers of Babylon" @ 1425. SINPO 44433.

6400: Radio Scotland Int playing Del Shannon "Runaway" @ 1443. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "99 Red Balloons" @ 2015, followed by canned ID by woman. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia with dance music @ 0925. SINPO 454444.

9770: KBC via Lithuania with its final test to Australia, signing on @ 1030 and playing oldies. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

(updated 20:35UTC)

Fri Oct 3

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by The Monkees @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6221: Unid station with dance music @ 1055, deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Zeelandia heard with schlager, polka and oldies. ID @ 1137. Fair-good signal, slight whistle. SINPO 34433.

6320: Radio Caroline Eifel (tent) with rock n roll @ 1130, weak-fair signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

(updated 21:30UTC)

Radio St Helena test transmission

Dear RadioClubs and DXers everywhere,
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Radio St. Helena TEST Transmission on either 03. or 04. October 2008
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On either 03. October or 04. October starting at the earliest at 1800 UT, Radio St. Helena will broadcast a TEST transmission on 11092.5 kHz in USB. It is assumed that the TEST will last for one hour. It is assumed that the antenna will be aimed at Europe.

As is usual for TEST transmissions, Radio St. Helena will NOT issue QSL cards. However, RSH would be interested in short emails describing the audio quality of the various parts of the broadcast (music, presenters voices, interviews).

Thank-you and good listening, Robert Kipp
(via Mark Nicholls, Editor NZ DX Times, NZ Radio DX League, ripple via DX Listening Digest)

The annual Radio St Helena Day is set to take place on Sat Nov 15 on 11092.5usb from 20-2100UTC to Japan, 21-2230 to Europe and 2230-2330 to North America.

Thurs Oct 2

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with another airing of its August show. Heard @ 1900 with Roger Davis playing soft rock music, rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

Wed Oct 1

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH heard with a very good signal @ 2005, playing Paul McCartney. Signal S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6261: Radio Doctor Tim playing schlager @ 0930, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433. ID via Iann's website.

6925u: Spider Radio with a Billy Idol song @ 2050. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Tues Sept 30

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing The Scorpions @ 2050. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2055 playing the Police "Every Breath You Take." Deep fades but peaking at S7. SINPO 24332.

Radio Victoria hoax broadcast

We are deeply astonished about hearing Victoria on 6290 today (sunday). We celebrated the 25th station's birthday with seven memorial broadcasts ending in our absolutely FINAL transmission last Sunday. We are NOT COMING BACK.

If there are any fans out there rebroadcasting some excerpts of former programs: will be ok. But we do not want any station transmitting under our name. Some German fans heard this broadcast and thought about continuing programs. This is wrong. This broadcast has not been authorized by us nor we have been informed about it....

For Radio Victoria it's over! Nice memory, thanks for support and enthusiastic reactions after all these years....

Who has been that station today on 6290 ?

Roger Kirk ("boss" of Radio Victoria 1983-1986, 2008)

(station direct)

Mon Sept 29

3907: Cupid Radio heard @ 1840 with a song by Rod Stewart followed by "Cupido Radio" ID in Dutch. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing a song called "What A Wonderful World" @ 1845. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2055 with oldies. Better signal - fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Sun Sept 28

3930: Skyline Int Radio playing "What's Going On" by Four Non Blondes @ 0825. Unusual to hear station on this band in the morning. SINPO 34333.

3935: Unid station heard with weak signal just above the noise @ 1745. SINPO 14331.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with its Anorak Hour programme featuring recordings of RBL. Heard @ 0830. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and into soft rock music by group called 1927. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6203: Radio Paardenkracht playing "The Lion Sleeps tonight" @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

6210: Radio Playback Int with recordings of US radio shows @ 0810. SINPO 33433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio with alternative music @ 0820. SINPO 44433.

6237: Cactus Jack Radio heard briefly on this frequency @ 1830 before moving to 6240. Heard with pop and IDs. Fair bit of static and fading. SINPO 34333 for both.

6240: Radio Altrex heard @ 1008 playing "Take My Breath Away." SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing oldies @ 0815. SINPO 33333.

6265: Premier Radio (pres) with oldies from 60s & 70s. SINPO 34433.

6280: Orion Radio on 48m for his Sunday morning programme. Heard @ 0800 with 60s music and schlager. Some fading. SINPO 44433.

6282: Radio Zodiac giving out contact details, playing rock music, strong signal - 9+10dB @ 1045. SINPO 54444.

6290: Radio Victoria playing "We Built this City" @ 0805, talk in German. This might be a relay as the station's recent programmes have all been via the Latvia transmitter. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Golfbreker suffering co-channel QRM from another station @ 1015. SINPO 32432.

6305: Radio Mazda very strong with schlager @ 0920. SINPO 54444.

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne playing polka @ 0755. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0925, splash from Mazda. Said using 20W. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0935. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) with a weak signal @ 1950. Just hear music above the noise. SINPO 14331.

(updated 19:50UTC)

Sat Sept 27

3925: Skyline Radio Germany giving out its mailing address @ 1753, lots of IDs. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

3932: Radio Cochiguaz with South American music, just heard above the noise level @ 2020. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with rock n roll @ 1647. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Playback Int moved here to avoid Mystery Radio. Heard @ 1625 playing "We Love the Pirate Stations." Fair-good signal. SINPO 33433.

6216: Radio King SW (tent) with rock music @ 0905. Deep fading. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 0800, and jingles. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1630. SINPO 44444. Heard @ 2040 with a live show presented by Chris Ise playing "D.I.S.C.O." SINPO 44433.

6281: Unid station with rock music @ 0855. SINPO 24332.

6310: Unid station with dance music @ 1535. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23332.

6325: Radio Lowland with ID and polka @ 1515. Off a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid station playing soft rock @ 1445. Good signal but deep fades. Maybe WMR. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Dutchwing calling Lowland @ 1525, ID in Dutch and English. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies. Weak signal @ 2015. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Fri Sept 26

4025: Laser Hot Hits with rock n roll @ 1825 and reading emails. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Unid playing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" @ 1805. SINPO 34433. Probably not Mystery, maybe Playback?

6245: Cactus Jack Radio @ 2055 with oldies. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) with a weak signal @ 2020. SINPO 24332.

RWI anniversary

Radio Waves Special 25th birtday announcement

Dear listeners,
R.W.I's crew is very happy to give you a way to join us for the special event "our 25th birthday on the air," nothing could be without you, it's the occasion to thank you for your continuous support.

We are inviting you to joint us in different ways:
-ask for a request song
-sending your greetings to your station to celebrate together this event (english + your own language)
-send us a photo of your shack (for security reasons no name will be added - just your country or first letter of name and surname) so we will add special pages on our website and put your mp3 msg on air "RWI's call DXs spots"
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

-the complet schedule via own TXs and relays will be soon available on our web-site
http://go.to/rwi or http://www.wrwi.fr/

73's thanks
Peter HILLS & Philippe

Now listen to us on the net via http://www.pirateradionetwork.com/

RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL http://go.to/rwi
Country music show, French service, Rock City & Pirate memories - the sounds on short-waves around the world "on the highway to freedom"
Peter HILLS & Philippe " The terrible twins"
For review and airplay send your promos to: RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL, BP130, 92504 RUEIL Cedex, FRANCE

Attention : for UPS or Fedex mail ask us for a special delivery address.

(via swpirates)

Wed Sept 24

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1850 with Martin Scott reading listeners' emails. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues Sept 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards playing Lulu "The Man Who Sold The World" @ 1900. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with the song "For the Very First Time" @ 2010. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 22

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews @ 1715 playing a song by John Cougar Mellencamp. He also mentioned Britain Radio is taking a short break from the airwaves due to the poor SW conditions. SINPO 44433.

Sun Sept 21

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing a Bee Gees song @ 1645. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio putting in a very good signal today. Heard @ 0750 with Dutch songs. SINPO 45444.

6140: Radio Bluestar via Wertachtal heard @ 1225 playing a Dutch song before signing off. Good signal. SINPO 45444.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertachtal taking over @ 1230 and playing "Let's Go Round Again" by the Average White Band. Also a reminder that EMR continues on 9290 at 1300 with the Radio Jackie story. SINPO 45444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter greeting listeners, playing some oldies @ 0920. SINPO 44433.

6210: Radio Paardenkracht @ 1125 with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Yazoo @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6245: Cactus Jack Radio with "Good, the Bad & The Ugly" ID followed by jazz music. Occasional utility QRM. Weak-fair but better than it was 10 minutes ago. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Van Halen "Jump" @ 0755. SINPO 33433.

6268: Bluestar Radio playing Tammy Wynette "DIVORCE" @ 0900, ID at 0909. SINPO 34333.

6280: Orion Radio playing polka and greeting Radio Tina @ 1312. SINPO 44444.

6290: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 0830, coming in on top of Dr Tim. SINPO 44444.

6291: Radio Doctor Tim playing Pink Floyd @ 0805. Weak signal with fair peaks and deep fades, some ute QRM. SINPO 23332.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka @ 1040, some splash from Mazda. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Mazda with oldies. Heard @ 1240 playing "Venus," ID at 1310, giving out address. SINPO 44444.

6307: Delta Radio heard @ 1600 playing Paul Hardcastle "19" with occasional jingles. SINPO 34433.

6310: Grensstad Radio with Bob Marley songs @ 0820. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Lowland playing "Good Year for the Roses" @ 1728, followed by jingles, very close to Delta. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Skywire playing oldies. Heard @ 1105 playing ELO. ID at sign off at 1125. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio RFB playing rock music, giving out snail mail and email address @ 0800. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Whitney Houston song @ 1750. Coming in early tonight. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia @ 1015 with 80s music and talk in German. Four hour programme today. SINPO 45444.

9290: EMR via Latvia took over as Radio Victoria ended its programme @ 1300. EMR featured a documentary about pioneering London MW pirate Radio Jackie. SINPO 45544. To hear recording click here

(updated 17:55UTC)

Sat Sept 20

3905: Radio Borderhunter back on the air after his holidays. Strong signal here peaking at S9+10dB. Heard @ 2155 playing "Summer in the City." SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman heard @ 1905 playing alternative music and chatting about life. SINPO 44433.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with offshore memories @ 1700. SINPO 44433.

6165: Radio Bluestar testing a new antenna, greeting Iann in France and playing Bryan Adams "Summer of 69" @ 1255. Nice signal here - S7-8. SINPO 34433. Listen out for Bluestar via Wertchatal tomorrow from 1200-1230UTC on 6140.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0900. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music, usual canned ID by woman @ 1652. SINPO 44433.

6249: Radio Monte Carlo playing oldies with ID @ 1707. Whistle on signal due to station on 6250 (probably North Korea). SINPO 43433.

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 0810 playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6280: Orion Radio with polka and schlager @ 1245. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Skywire playing schlager @ 1315 and later rock. ID at 1352. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music, ID @ 0915. Weak signal today. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio from Belgium playing Alison Moyet "Invincible" @ 1645 followed by ID. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

9290: Radio City v Latvia playing a Neil Diamond song @ 0905. SINPO 45444.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Fri Sept 19

3909: Can just detect a signal but very weak here @ 2025.

3939: Free Radio Victoria playing non-stop 60s music @ 2005. Fair signal with good peaks. Achim got ID. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with Roger Davis talking about Big L @ 1730. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Delta Radio playing a mix of oldies and Dutch music with jingles @ 0940. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing U2 "I Still Haven't Found..." @ 2012. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Thurs Sept 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing a song by Roxette @ 1715. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6305: Voice of the Netherlands playing dance music @ 1815. IDs and mentioned the AM forum. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne with polka @ 1855. Signal S6-7. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station with schlager @ 1840. Disappeared or faded out soon after. SINPO 24332.

Wed Sept 17

4025: Britain Radio Int via Laser Hot Hits playing recordings of Radio London from the 1960s @ 2145. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues Sept 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1725 featuring recordings of Irish station Sunshine Radio. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Delta Radio playing dance and reggae music with jingles @ 2215. Signal holding up quite well - S7-8. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing Pink Floyd "Money." SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Mon Sept 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing dance music @ 1745, some SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.

6400: Unid station heard @ 0935 playing The Doors. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2015 with oldies. Weaker signal tonight. SINPO 23332.

(updated 20:15UTC)

Pirate radio documentary

On the Run: London pirate stations 1967-1973 documentary

Frank on the Garry Stevens messageboard spotted that this 90 minute documentary has now been put online for streaming or download, I remember buying this on cassette at the time:
http://www.transdiffusion.org/rmc/features/on_the_run_the.php

(Mike Barraclough, anoraksuk)

This looks like a fascinating website with all sorts of interesting radio-related recordings and features. Well worth a visit!

Sun Sept 14

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on the air. Heard @ 0920 with the Anorak Hour. Fair-good signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio with schlager @ 0755, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Bluestar Radio via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and giving out contact information. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6210: Radio Paardenkracht playing Boney M @ 0810, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and IDs @ 1135. SINPO 34433.

6240: Radio Playback Int heard @ 0825. Weak signal covered by utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Abba @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with electronic jingle and "In The Year 2525" @ 0855. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Viking playing schlager @ 0900. Strong signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) difficult to hear @ 1155 due Viking's strong signal splashing all over it. SINPO 32432.

6325: Radio Waves Int (tent) @ 1150 with ballads. SINPO 24332.

6400: Unid station with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 0820 playing Supertramp. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia heard @ 1100 with 80s music. Good signal. SINPO 45444.

(updated 12:00UTC)

Sat Sept 13

3905: Radio Oscar Zulu playing oldies, including Simply Red @ 1830. Fair-good signal. He said had new transmitter - first time I've heard ROZ on 75m. SINPO 34333.

6215: Cactus Jack Radio on again tonight playing rock n roll @ 2000. Fair signal but lot of static noise. SINPO 33333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock music @ 0905. Fair signal but IDs difficult to understand. SINPO 33333.

6240: Radio Playback Int with oldies weak-fair signal @ 1415. SINPO 24432.

6250: Radio Monte Carlo playing Sting "Alien in New York" @ 1440, followed by schlager. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing Dr Hook @ 0815. Fair signal. SINPO 34433. Thanks for greetings.

6281: Unid station playing polka, possible Polka Radio Melbourne. Heard @ 1910 with SINPO 33433.

6305: Orion Radio with a short test @ 0805, trying out the modulation, playing instrumental music. Good audio and signal here. SINPO 44444. Heard again @ 1410 - another good signal (44433).

6306: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 1155 playing Kiss. Seemed to be several people in the studio talking in Dutch. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Lowland with jingle giving out contact details @ 1400. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Caroline Eifel with pop music and lots of IDs @ 0855, bit of whistle on signal. SINPO 33433.

6400: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 1430. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Stevie Wonder @ 2015, buzzing here but signal quite good tonight. SINPO 33433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia with German pop @ 1145, talk in German. Signal only S7 here. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:15UTC)

Fri Sept 12

6210: Unid station with dance music @ 1930. Splash from Iran on 6205. SINPO 23332.

6220: Cactus Jack Radio with dance music @ 1915. Deep fades. SINPO 33433. Franja DX has more info about this new station. To hear recording click here

6305: Radio Zeelandia playing oldies, such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight @ 1910." Splash from 6300. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio with Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face" @ 2025. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Sept 11

6925u: Spider Radio taking to the air for another evening's broadcasting @ 2000, starting with "Worried About Ray" from the Hoosiers. Skip from Greece still good - SINPO 34333.

Wed Sept 10

6220: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1850 with pop. SINPO 34333. Tuned in later @ 2055 to hear live programme with IDs. Still coming in well - SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Joan Armtrading @ 2050. SINPO 24332.

Tues Sept 9

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2035 playing "Life is Live." Fair signal again tonight. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 8

3935: Baggerteam with non-stop rock, pop and reggae. Heard @ 1845 playing "Bohemian Rhapsody." Fair-good signal. Occasional announcements - difficult to understand. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing oldies. Heard @ 2015 with "True Colours." SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight, heard @ 2005 playing "Lady" Lionel Ritchie (I think). Signal S6-7. SINPO 34333.

Sun Sept 7

6220: Mystery Radio with pop at 1830. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6240: Radio Playback Int with 60s and 70s oldies. Fair-good signal @ 1920 but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing "Ring My Bell". SINPO 24332.

Sat Sept 6

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 0905. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia @ 0915 with long talk in German and dance music. SINPO 45444.

Fri Sept 5

6243: Unid station with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 1855 playing Depeche Mode, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Jazz music heard @ 2050, could be Playback.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2145. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Sept 4

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) difficult to hear tonight @ 2030 due to buzzing on the frequency at S6 level. Can just hear music underneath. SINPO 22322.

Merlin's summer party

Just to let you know our party was a great success...here are a few pics taken on a mobile. The FM tx was on from 15.00hrs, and the SW came on at 17.30 had reports back from france, europe, etc but just on 15 watts .

It looks like the raid on merlin was done by a local FM pirate who we had trouble before with under a different name .

On Saturday we had 7 DJs, 2 rappers, MCs, 1.000 pa system, plus lasers, fire eaters, over 150 people turned up.

The party didnt end until 4.30, there was no trouble and everyone had a good time.

The SW tx was shut off about 11.00pm .

Hope you like the pictures
paul watt

Merlin has put more pictures and video on Facebook under RMI Shortwave, although you have to join to view them. Also plans to put some older pics of the station on Facebook as well.

Wed Sept 3

3932: MRF Radio heard @ 2005 with recorded announcements and playing oldies. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Billy Idol song @ 2020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Tues Sept 2

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2005 playing Prince "When Doves Cry." Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Mon Sept 1

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2155. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

North American log

Here's a log from Joe Wood, Greenback, TN:

6925u Unid. 0143-0150. Fri 29 Aug. English. Repeated calls of “Hello Radio” followed by the theme music from “Felix the Cat.” Poor.

Sun Aug 31

3932: Bogusman back on with chat and alternative music. Heard @ 1900 with a good signal but fair bit of static noise - quite stormy weather today. SINPO 44343.

5815: Orion Radio putting in a good signal @ 0755, greeting Radio Tina and Supersound, playing the song "Kayleigh." SINPO 44444.

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

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio heard @ 0910 with talk in German and playing alternative music. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing the song "Kayleigh" @ 0745, electronic jingles. SINPO 34433.

6281: Radio Thunderbird with talk in German and playing "Keep on Running" @ 0810. SINPO 34433.

6291: Radio Southsea Melody heard @ 0930 giving contact details and signing off. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer with a short broadcast @ 0805, playing schlager, slight whistle. SINPO 43433.

6305: 8 Onwiezen playing schlager @ 0820. Good signal. SINPO 44433. ID according to Achim's blog. This is a Dutch FM pirate station. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Condor with dance music, splash from 6305. Heard @ 0815 with SINPO 33433.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia heard signing on @ 1100, playing 80s electro pop. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia taking over the frequency @ 1159 with a rare Sunday programme, playing r&b. SINPO 45444.

(updated 19:05UTC)

Sat Aug 30

3900: SW Pirate @ 2010 playing pop, occasional announcements. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

3925: Skyline Radio Germany with IDs and music @ 1930. Weak signal, difficult to hear through static crashes. SINPO 24332.

3935: Radio Nova playing Heaven 17 @ 1910 before giving out web address and contact details. SINPO 34333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0940. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Premier Radio Int heard @ 2040 playing 70s music. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing a Tears for Fears song @ 2230. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu putting in a good signal @ 1855, playing rock and pop. Some static noise. SINPO 44333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int @ 1900 live from the RMI summer party, playing dance music and giving out phone number. SINPO 33433.

6270: Radio Altrex heard @ 0915 playing oldies and greeting listeners. Coming in quite well here. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 2030. Some utility splash. SINPO 33333.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rock music @ 1905, followed by ID. SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Fri Aug 29

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 2155 playing soul music. Fair signal but strong bursts of utility. SINPO 33333.

Thurs Aug 28

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne heard with polka @ 2000. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2010 with oldies, canned IDs. Weaker signal tonight and buzzing QRM. SINPO 23332.

Wed Aug 27

6240: Unid station with non-stop pop heard @ 1905. Fair-good signal, S8-9. SINPO 34333. I wonder if it is anything to do with Playback International?

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Funky Town" @ 2010. SINPO 24332.

Tues Aug 26

6240: Unid station with programme in Italian playing pop and Latin music. Heard @ 1900. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Blondie "Call Me" @ 2025. Fair signal again tonight. SINPO 34333.

Jingles offer from Rainbow

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RRI
(station direct)

Mon Aug 25

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Moonlight Shadow" @ 2055. Not a bad signal this evening. SINPO 34333.

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)

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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)