Thurs July 13

ROZ was heard on 6268 @ 1915 playing rock and pop from the 70s & 80s. Some splash from Laser on 6275. SINPO 33433.

Solar Radio was on 6305 @ 2035 playing a wide selection of music from the 60s, 70s & 80s. Giving out mobile phone number for contact. Some ssb qrm (43433). Still on at 2300 (midnight UK time).

Radio Digital made a short broadcast on 6313 @ 2040 playing dance mx, and mentioning Intercity Radio. Talk in Dutch. 44333.

Weekend Music Radio was on 6400 @ 2150. It could be the hoax WMR as programme was one aired a few weeks ago. Coming in quite well with a 44333 SINPO.

Wed July 12

Not good conditions so not much heard.

I did pick up Eldorado Radio on 6297 @ 2000 with schlager and IDs. SINPO 34333.

Radio Ruigezand heard on 6301 @ 2040 playing rock music and giving out its email address. Another 34333 SINPO.

Hoax WMR

This message left by Jack Russell of the real Weekend Music Radio at Swedish Report Service forum: "Hey there guys, If anyone has been tuning around 6400.2 recently. The hoax WMR has been back playing recordings of WMR from 2 weeks ago. Heard Sunday night and monday night so far. The real WMR freq is more like 6401, although another crystal is needed to bring the freq down a bit. WMR has a new e mail address... wmrscotland [at] yahoo.co.uk."


Whoever this WMR hoaxer is was putting out a signal as good as the real WMR. The only giveaway was the slight difference in frequency. Of course, he is not pretending to be WMR - he is rebroadcasting the programmes of the real WMR - but why?

Tues July 11

Radio Intercity was heard @ 2000 on 6312 playing 80s mx. Coming in well here with a 34333 SINPO. Off at 2055. Announced email address of intercityradio@hotmail.com

Dutch station on 6294 playing dance mx @ 2010. Signal not quite strong enough to hear an ID. 24332.

No problems hearing Radio Mazda on 6290 @ 2100. Very good signal (54444) with schlager.

Another unidentified station on 6285. Playing non-stop mx. Went off suddenly @ 2140. 44433.

West Coast Radio on 6295 @ 2145. Good signal again (44444), playing rock mx. He was also joined by Rob 007 and Radio Ramona. Off at 2320. Thanks for the kind words about this site. Much appreciated.

Mon July 10

Weekend Music Radio on 6400 @ 1905. Coming in well with 44444 SINPO.

Tentative log of Wave Radio on 6300 @ 1915. Station playing rock music but no ID while I was listening. 33333 SINPO.

Station on 6304 @ 1920 playing music by 80s band The Smiths (43433). Again no ID and lost at 1930 when Radio Mazda signed on on 6305 with schlager. Bit of a whistle between the two signals (43443).

West Coast Radio heard @ 2155 on 6295 playing 80s pop. A good signal here (44444). Reception held up until 2310UTC when it faded out. WCR announced email address of westcoastam@hotmail.com and snail mail address of Baljuwstraat 24, 2225GG Katwyk, Netherlands.

Still a horrible mess on 6305 @ 2200. Station playing 90s dance mx competing with a station playing 80s soft rock. Bad heterodyne and couldn't pick an ID out of either. It's a shame stations can't check whether frequencies are clear before switching on to avoid this situation!

Sun July 9

Quite a lot of activity on Sunday morning. Cool and windy day here - heatwave is over!

Starting off with Orion Radio on 6400 @ 0740 playing oldies, giving out the address (in Oldebroek) and email. 34333 SINPO.

Radio Borderhunter was on 6210 @ 0745 playing 60s mx. Always seems to be well received here - today no exception (44444).

On 6292 @ 0750 was Antonio Radio playing instrumental music and in qso with Sallandse Boer and Digital. 34333.

Premier Radio Int from the west coast of Ireland was on 6265 @ 0755 playing the usual 70s mx. 34433 here.

Radio Mazda was playing schlager on 6305 @ 0820. Good signal here - 44444.

Radio Paardenkracht was on 6325 @ 0825, co-channel with a weaker station underneath. Playing dance mx. 33443.

On 6269 was Radio Saturnus playing 80s mx @ 0830 with 33433 SINPO and giving out its email address of radiosaturnus@hotmail.com

Jolly Roger Radio was on 6242 with Big Bill's Country Classics - an American country music show @ 0835 with 33433. JRR also relayed Britain Radio Int @ 0905. Roger Davis heard talking about 40th anniversary of start of Radio 270 - an offshore station that broadcast off the Yorkshire coast in the mid-1960s.

Radio Shadowman was on 6297 @ 0910 playing schlager & oldies, talk in Dutch. Gave email address as radioshadowman@hotmail.com

Couple of German station stations heard on 6205 & 6285. Not strong enough to ID here. Bermuda DX logged Thunderbird on 6205 & Likedeeler on 6285.

On 6265 was Delta Radio @ 0940 with schlager, oldies. At first co-channel qrm (probably with Premier Radio) but later in the clear. SINPO 43433. Gave email address as deltaradio@tiscali.nl Off 1155.

On 6300 was a station playing polka @ 1045. Again not strong enough to ID.

Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1630 on 6400 - slight change from previous frequency of 6401. Featured rock music and recordings of old shortwave stations. 44433 SINPO. Still going strong @ 2300, when signal began to fade out. Around 2200, signal was 9+20dB.

Radio Ridiculous was testing equipment on 6309 @ 2040. Good signal here - 44444. Playing instrumental 'anorak' music. Went off @ 2045.

Cupid Radio was on 6305 @ 2030, playing rock & dance mx. Some splash from Ridiculous on 6309. SINPO 43443. Announced PO Box 9, 8096ZG Oldebroek, Netherlands address.

Mystery Radio was on 6220 with usual pop and canned IDs. Stronger than co-channel Laser @ 2145. SINPO 43443.

Sat July 8

Solar Radio was heard @ 1430 with 34433 SINPO on 6305 playing oldies and announcing a phone number - still the only way to contact this UK station.

West Coast Radio was on 6298 @ 1515 playing Status Quo among others, English announcements. 34433 SINPO.

Tentative logging of ROZ (Radio Omroep Zuid) on 6268 @ 1745. Lot of non-stop oldies music and a few announcements in Dutch. 34433.

Delta Radio (Gelderland) on 6305 @ 1815. Reception difficult due to co-channel qrm - possibly Solar Radio. Playing dance music. 43443.

Radio Zodiac Int back on 6321 @ 2035 using 50W of power. Playing oldies, including Rolling Stones. SINPO 33433.

Radio Mazda (presumed) on 6290 @ 2040 playing schlager. Strong signal (54444) but no announcements while I was listening. Went out of the room and when I came back was gone!

Radio Ramona heard on 6400 playing 60s mx and jingles @ 2100. 44433 SINPO.

Radio Fox 48 on 6298 @ 2200 playing pop and signing off. 33433. Suffering splash from Radio Victoria on 6295 (34333).

Delta Radio back @ 2240 on 6310 but 48 metres fading out by now so only a 33333 SINPO.

Fri July 7

Radio Zodiac Int was heard @ 2135 on 6321 with a good signal. Announced hotline, email address of radiozodiac@hotmail.com and playing oldies music. SINPO 44444.

Radio Borderhunter was heard on 6280 @ 2220 with a very strong signal (54444) playi ng rock music. There was a Chinese station on the same frequency but with Borderhunter's signal hitting 9+20dB it was not really a problem.

Thurs July 6

Solar Radio heard on new frequency of 6305 @ 2215 playing 80s mx. Coming in well here - 44333. Went off at 2230.

Wed July 5

Huge thunderstorms last night - not good for shortwave DX.

Station very weak on 6305 @ 2200. Heard some 80s mx but couldn't make out any speech. I see on Bermuda DX that it was World Cup Radio. 23232

Bad conditions here - a lot of static in the air.

Tues July 4

Not good conditions on 48m - lot of noise and static on the bands.

A tentative log of Radio Eldorado on 6298 @ 1755. Signal just rising above the noise level (24332).

A station playing rock music on 6300 @ 2000 but signal not strong enough to be heard above noise (23332).

I did managed to ID Radio Digital @ 2010 on 6295 with a short broadcast of schlager, ID in Dutch and off. 34333.

On 6288 station playing pop music @ 2200. Possibly heard West Coast Radio jingle through the crashes but no voice announcements (44333).

Mon July 3

Solar Radio is one of the most active UK stations on 48 metres at the moment. Heard again @ 1920 playing dance music on 6209. Some spash from Iran on 6205. SINPO 33433.

A new Dutch station on shortwave is Radio Ruigezand (Roughsand). Heard for the first time on 6305 @ 2240 playing schlager with announcements in English. Some splash from a utility station on 6310 but not a bad signal (33433). Repeated email address several times. This is pckom@hotmail.com

Sun July 2

Strange conditions today - very few stations heard well.

Weekend Music Radio continued today on 6401. Strongest in the evening. Heard WMR playing recordings of the station when it first opened in 1980!

Orion Radio was on 6325, heard signing off @ 0800. Reception not as good as last week (34433), no doubt due to conditions.

Radio Brigitte was on 6540 playing schlager @ 0815. Announced email address of radiobrigitte@hotmail.com Reception was 34433.

A new station, GPT Radio heard @ 0825 on 6300 playing oldies. Email address gptradio@hotmail.com Another 34433 SINPO.

I don't know how much power Radio Borderhunter was using, but certainly the best signal on 48m this morning. Heard @ 0900 on 6210 with SINPO of 44444. Closed down soon after.

Radio Underground did not fade up here until 0955 on 6311 with 34333 SINPO. Steve was talking about last week's summer meeting plus reading an email from Laser Hot Hits explaining why they had been off 6275. It seems a JCB cut through the transmitter cable. Underground faded out again after about 30 minutes!

Radio Golfbreker on 6300 @ 1150 playing schlager and polka with announcements in Dutch (34333).

MV Baltic Radio was heard via Julich on 6045 @ 1200 with a one hour programme. Sign on in English and German and announced web address of www.rrms.de Reception excellent (55555).

Radio Fox 48 on 6306 @ 2020, playing the Birdie Song and giving ID. Signal here 34333.

Solar Radio on 6209 @ 2035 playing 70s/80s music, The Jam, Human League etc. Reception here 34333.

Intercity Radio on 6300 playing rock music @ 2040 with a 33433 SINPO. QRM from Reflections Europe on 6295. Off @ 2041.

Sat July 1

Radio Pandora was back on 6264 @ 1940 with 'chuckling' Steve St John playing oldies and chatting away. Coming in well here with SINPO of 44444.

Weekend Music Radio was on 6401 @ 1945. The station apologised for its non-appearance last weekend due to technical problems. Playing rock music and talk about Radio Caroline. Excellent signal - 44444.

At 2015 was Radio Omroep Zuid (ROZ) playing 80s pop on 6301. Signed off a few minutes later (34333).

Another Dutch station on 6270 @ 2025 suffering splatter from Laser on 6275. Also a numbers station on 6270 so couldn't pick out an ID. 42332.

Radio Albatross was on 6295 @ 2030 with a good clear signal playing oldies music. 44444.

On his own on 75 metres was Radio Spaceman on 3927 playing rock and reading out text messages @ 2130. As always a great signal - 44444.

Back on 48m, Radio Mazda was on 6305 @ 2140, powering in playing schlager with announcements in Dutch & English. Another 44444 SINPO.

On 6324 was Radio Fox 48 from Scandinavia @ 2220 playing rock and pop. Coming in with a 34333 SINPO.

Radio Victoria was on 6295 playing 80s pop @ 2235 with a 44444 SINPO. Announced email address of freeradiovictoria@hotmail.com

On 6300 was Radio Shadow playing schlager and 70s/80s music @ 2240. Some splash from Victoria but not bad reception - 34333.

West Coast Radio was on 6311 @ 2245 playing 80s mx. Not as strong as usual as I think 48 metres was beginning to fade at this time of the night. SINPO 34333.

Finally, I've noticed Mystery Radio has not been on 6220 the last two nights leaving Laser Hot Hits in the clear. LHH has been running different programmes on 6220 and 6275, while 4025 is in parallel with 6275.

Fri June 30

Station heard playing rock music on 6300 @ 1930. No ID heard. 33333.

Another unidentified station on 6281 playing non-stop pop and rock @ 43443. A bit of splash from the newly-reactivated Laser on 6275. Signal was blasting in after dark but also suffered a whistle due to qrm from a Chinese station on 6280 after 2100.

On 75m, Boomerang, Scotland and Mi Amigo heard in QSO on 3909 @ 2140 in Dutch. Scotland and Boomerang the strongest of the three stations.

West Coast Radio was coming in very well on 6298 @ 2145 with 50W, playing rock and pop. 44444 although went off suddenly.

Not so lucky was Intercity Radio who came on 6301. Heard @ 2150 but splash from WCR meant 32432 SINPO.

Finally, a UK station I've not heard for some time - Radio Skeleton was on 3900 @ 2245 with Oscar playing a varied selection of music and chatting about free radio. Bit of a rumble on the signal - could be some local qrm? 33433. He can be contacted at radioskeleton@go.com

Thurs Jun 29

Out all evening. When I got back I heard Radio Digital playing polka music @ 2135 on 6311. Coming in well here with 44444 SINPO. Gave email address of digital480@hotmail.com

Laser Hot Hits returned to 6275. Playing pop and oldies @ 2140. Good signal here - 44444.

Wed June 28

Radio Mazda on 6305 @ 2000. There was another station underneath creating a whistle on the signal (43433).

A Dutch station on 6300 playing instrumental music and testing his microphone. There was a lot of "testing, 1, 2..." but I didn't hear any IDs. Went off at 2055 (33433).

Continuous music from the 80s was being played on 6284 @ 2050. Could be Island Radio testing his transmitter. Coming in well here with 44444 SINPO.

After Mazda had gone, weak station on 6306 @ 2100. But lot of ute noise so difficult to hear (22332).

More continuous music on 6220 with Mystery Radio and the usual canned IDs. Good signal @ 2230.

Tue June 27

Premier Radio Int heard @ 1955 on his usual frequency of 6265 playing oldies with Premier Radio jingles. Sign off @ 2006 with invitation to write to premierradio@yahoo.ie SINPO 44343.

Radio Mazda was playing 60s music on 6305 @ 2030. Coming in well with 44343. Again a fair bit of static noise on 48 metres.

On 6211, another station playing 60s music @ 2055. Splash from 6205. Didn't catch an ID - could be Radio Nordsee Int (33433).

I see from Dr Tim's news that Laser Hot Hits is planning to be back on 6275 with a new transmitter. Certainly at night they are losing the battle for 6220 with Mystery Radio. Last night @ 2200, Mystery was the dominant station on that channel, playing 80s pop and canned IDs.

Sun June 25

Orion Radio coming in well at 0750 0n 6400 (SINPO 44444). Later heard with a programme in German.

VO The Netherlands heard announcing a hotline and playing rock music on 6290 @ 0800. Another good signal. SINPO 44444.

Andy Walker was heard presenting Summer Meeting Radio's breakfast show @ 0755 on 6300 (34433). Another station came on top on it for about 15 minutes, which I see from Alfa Lima's forum was Magic AM who couldn't hear SMR.

Premier Radio from Ireland on 6265 @ 0805 with a 33433 while Radio Paardenkracht was playing dance music @ 0815. Another good signal - 44444.

On 6271 @ 0830 was Radio Quintus playing oldies and instr mx with a 34333.

Britain Radio Int was heard on 6242 with a repeat of the 26th birthday programme. 34333 @ 0925 but signal improved during the morning. BRI has a website at www.geocities.com/britainradio48

One of the most active stations recently has been Solar Radio. Again on 6209 this morning with a 34433 SINPO. Microphone still sounds very tinny and still no sign of an email address.

This afternoon was pretty quiet. Spaceman was on 6292 @ 1315 with a 34333 while I heard him on 6275 @ 1700 playing schlager, pop, rock etc. Signal strength was now 44444.

Radio Boomerang was on briefly @ 1430 on 6305 (44433). Playing some rock music before going off at 1435.

Polka music was heard on 6270 @ 2130 (34333). But too much static noise and fading to be able to make out ID. Any ideas?

Radio Nordsee Int was 6211 @ 2135 playing pop music (44343).

Radio Borderhunter, back from the summer meeting, was on 6305 @ 2200 playing rock and pop mx (44343). Started off with a strong signal but by 2230 had faded out.

Sat June 24

Radio Underground was on early, as the operator was heading for the summer meeting. Heard at 0900 on 6311 and a 34333 SINPO. Plenty of free radio recordings. Signal varied during the day - faded out in the afternoon before returning in the evening. Booming in after dark.

Antonio Radio was on 6300 playing schlager @ 0925 and giving out a hotline number (34333). Email address is antonioradio@hotmail.com

Solar Radio playing 80s pop and giving out a hotline number on 6209 @ 1100. SINPO here 24332. Also heard in the evening with a better signal on 6209.

All quiet then until the evening when UK station Radio Pandora was heard on 6264 @ 1850 with 'Chuckling' Steve St John, playing oldies. SINPO 34333 here.

He was followed by the return of Radio Geronimo on 6264 @ 1945. SINPO 34343. Dave Scott was heard reading listeners' letters and playing rock music. Email address is geronimoshortwave@hotmail.com

Another UK station, Galaxy Radio made the most of Laser's absence from 6275 by coming on 6276. Heard @ 2000 with an excellent signal - pushing 9+20dB at times! As usual, a live programme reading out text messages and putting phone calls out on the air. SINPO 44444.

Summer Meeting Radio was on 6300, from the pirate meeting on the Dutch/German border. Heard @ 2005 with a 34333 SINPO. Announcement in Dutch, English and German. Gave email address of piratemeeting2006@hotmail.com

Radio Paardenkracht heard on 6325 playing 60s music @ 2010 with a 44444 SINPO.

75m was quiet last night apart from Radio Spaceman on 3927 @ 2030 playing schlager music. Good signal as usual. 44444.

Premier Radio Int was on 6268 but QRM from Pandora and Galaxy made him difficult to hear. At 2045 SINPO was 32332.

Finally on 6294 @ 2305 was Radio Golfbreker playing schlager and IDs in Dutch. 34333 SINPO.