Mon Nov 20

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1910. SINPO 44444.

6285: Radio Caroline heard with pop and rock @ 1000. SINPO 23332.

Sun Nov 19

Busy Sunday on the bands:

5965: European Music Radio via Julich heard with the Mailbox programme @ 1335. Very strong signal (55555).

6205: Radio Borderhunter, moved from 6210 @ 1025 to avoid interference. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with a good signal @ 0925. Playing rock music, commenting that it's raining. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with Chris Ise playing dance music @ 0905. SINPO 44433.

6239: Radio Scirocco playing schlager @ 0930 and heard spelling out station name. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6239: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio, playing pop, but co-channel QRM (Scirocco?). SINPO 43443.

6245: Radio Caroline with a relay of satellite service @ 1320. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Deep Purple @ 1015, but co-channel QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Alpenroos with some heavy rock @ 1430, ID and email, and signing off. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Caroline test transmissions moved from 6300 @ 0935. Less interference on this channel. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Atlantis (presumed) @ 1100 with non-stop dance music but some co-channel SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.

6279: Electric Radio International (presumed) @ 0915 with instrumental music. No ID heard, signal gone or faded out by 0930. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Spaceman had a great signal on 6280, with rock music. SINPO 54444.

6285: Radio Caroline (satellite relay) with religious programme @ 0905. SINPO 23332.

6290: Radio Mazda (presumed) @ 1035 with non-stop schlager. SINPO 43443.

6294: Solar Radio from the UK heard giving out phone number @ 0945, playing oldies. SINPO 33433.

6295: Kenwood Radio playing dance music and ID in Dutch @ 1440. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Caroline with test transmission @ 0920. SINPO 33433.

6300: Skyline International Radio with dance music and ID @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Lowland @ 1310 playing a U2 song followed by QSO with Skyline. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Spaceman part of massive Dutch QSO @ 1410. Reports to VO The Netherlands, Rob 007, Lowland, Quintus, Flux AM and West Coast (phew!). SINPO 44444.

6304: Antonio Radio with rock and pop @ 1010. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Brandaris heard with schlager @ 1435. SINPO 34433.

6310: Orion Radio playing oldies @ 0845. Good punchy signal. SINPO 44433.

6327: Radio Saturnus using 25W, playing oldies @0940. Great signal for that amount of power. SINPO 44444.

6327: Radio Quintus playing oldies and closing down @ 1315. Good signal (44444).

6374: Radio Pandora heard for first time for several months with Steve St John playing INXS record @ 1405. Giving ID and contact information and mention for this site (thanks). SINPO 43443.

6380: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio @ 1055 with pop and rock. SINPO 44433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio from Scotland was booming in on 6401 @ 0850, playing rock music. SINPO 54444.

6524: Radio Ramona with oldies @ 0855. SINPO 33433.

(updated 2.55pm)

Sat Nov 18

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2325 with a programme from Chris Ise of Crazy Wave Radio in English, playing dance music. Gave email address as mysteryradio(@)googlemail.com SINPO 44444

6260: Radio Caroline (another one!) @ 0920 announcing that this was test transmission and asking for reports to studio(@)radiocaroline.co.uk SINPO 33433

6275: Unid station heard @ 0915 playing non-stop schlager. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger programme (not to be confused with Jolly Roger Radio) @ 1015. SINPO 344433.

6285: Radio Caroline (different to 6260) with relay of internet service @ 0930. As usual, barely audible. SINPO 24332.

6295: Cupid Radio greeting a listener in the USA @ 1440. Also announced 15070. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Spaceman playing some French music for Marcel @ 1005. Good signal (44444).

6300: Radio Scotland with a report to Spaceman @ 1045 Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6301: Orion Radio heard playing rock and pop @ 1240, ID in Dutch. Off at 1245. SINPO 44444.

6308: Radio Valencia with a strong signal @ 6308. I don't know if he's increased his power recently. Playing schlager, greeting Gunter in Germany, giving out the email address. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Optimod with a short broadcast @ 1000, playing dance music. SINPO 44444.

6324: West Coast Radio in a long chat with Rob 007 in Dutch @ 1525. SINPO 44444.

6401: Radio Robbie with schlager @ 1520, ID in Dutch. SINPO 33433.

(updated 11.30pm)

Fri Nov 17

Radio Caroline heard on 6285 @ 1005 playing rock, pop and oldies. If it's coming from the UK, the relay must be using 10W or less as most of the time it's barely audible. SINPO 24332.

Thu Nov 16

Mystery Radio back on tonight after a few days absence.

Heard on 6220 @ 1905 with pop and jingles. SINPO 44444.

European Music Radio

EMR 19th November 2006 AT 1300 UTC ON 5965 KHZ (via Julich)

1300 TOM TAYLOR
1315 PAT EDISON (DJs Radio History)
1330 MIKE TAYLOR (Mail Box)
1400 CLOSE DOWN

Good Listening
73s Tom

(Info via Tom Taylor)

Contact details:
Postal Address: EMR, c/o A Taylor, 32 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1BL, United Kingdom
Web address: www.emr.org.uk
Email: studio(@)emr.org.uk

Pirate address list

Martin Schoech has updated his Pirate-Radio address-list PWdB:

http://www.schoechi

"The main part of the list (other names, P.O. boxes, activity, etc.) is only for subscribers, since I want to get some reward for my work and also because some of the pirates are rather suspicious about the public.

But the part of the list with the E-mail-addresses and the www-pages can be seen for free:

http://www.schoechi

Orders and critical comments are welcome! Payment for a subscription to the list please via PayPal, the price is 5 EUR /6 USD for 2 years ."

Martin Schoech (via SW Pirates Yahoo! group)

Wed Nov 15

Here's one from this morning.

Flux AM heard closing down in Dutch, English and German @ 1140 on 6293. SINPO 33333.

Latvia relays

9290 khz relays from Latvia

The relay service on 9290 khz from Latvia will be returning to the air in mid December 2006.

If there are any stations that would like to be relayed via this service please send an email
to the following address: kreicbergs@parks.lv

Only this email address will be valid.

More information will follow in December 2006
73s
Tom

(info via Tom Taylor)

Sun Nov 12

Good conditions and very busy today on 48 metres....

6202: German station. Faded up briefly. German rock heard. Think it was On Air AM. Heard @ 0935 with SINPO 33433.

6205: RNI World Service heard @ 1300 with ID in English and German, playing oldies but some splash from Telstar. SINPO 33433.

6210: Cupid Radio playing oldies @ 0850 but suffering co-channel QRM. SINPO 43443.

6210: Radio Telstar South in the clear @ 0955 after Cupid closed down. Playing 60s music, lots of IDs. SINPO 34433. No contact details heard for this UK station.

6239: Britain Radio Int via Jolly Roger Radio, with Roger Davis talking about BRI's webstream @ 0925 and playing tribute to the late Norman Nelson of Radio East Coast Commercial. SINPO 44444.

6265: Premier Radio Int heard playing "Do The Locomotion" @ 0920. SINPO 33433. Lost when Borderhunter came on same channel. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Borderhunter, noting a lot of stations on today, @ 1015. Premier Radio underneath. SINPO 43443.

6265: Flux AM heard @ 1200, after Borderhunter gone. Email: info(@)fluxfm.nl SINPO 34433.

6266: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1430 using an old transmitter as his main transmitter broken. After playing some oldies closed down. SINPO 44444.

6270: Radio Mazda playing schlager and polka @ 1255. Good signal (44444).

6270: West Coast Radio with a report to Mazda @ 1305. SINPO 34433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Steve Roberts programme @ 0910. SINPO 34433.

6282: Flux AM giving out email and hotline @ 0900. Easier to hear after Orion signed off at 0900. SINPO 33433.

6285: Orion Radio heard @ 0855 reading reports, mentioning On Air AM broadcast. Some QRM from Flux AM. SINPO 43443.

6290: Radio Northpole closing down @ 1030 after playing rock and pop. Splash from Tower plus utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6290: Brandaris Radio with polka @ 1230, ID. SINPO 43443.

6301: Tower/Veronique with the usual powerful signal. Heard @ 0905 taking live phone calls, plus the usual programme of schlager and oldies. SINPO 54444.

6308: Radio Paardenkracht with schlager @ 0907, suffering splash from Tower. SINPO 43443.

6310: Unid station playing pop music @ 1515. Could be Malaisy. SINPO 43433.

6315: West Coast Radio @ 1240, with report to Paardenkracht, giving out hotline number. SINPO 43443.

6324: Radio Waves Int heard playing French songs @ 1000. SINPO 34433.

6373: Radio Essentia (tent). I'm not sure about the spelling. Heard @ 0925 playing schlager, Boney M song, ID. SINPO 33433.

6375: Radio Rob 007 with long talk in Dutch, then Osmonds song @ 1420, splash from Laser. SINPO 33433.

6380: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio @ 0915 with Lee Richards' A-Z of Pop. SINPO 44444.

6390: Kenwood Radio in QSO with West Coast. Playing Creedence Clearwater Revival song, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6400/6401: Weekend Music Radio. Strange situation here! Two WMR programmes heard going out on 6400 and 6401 @ 1020. Result was a mess and difficult to hear either. This might have been the real WMR on 6401 and the hoax WMR on 6400. SINPO for both 42332.

6524: Radio Ramona coming in well, playing Simple Minds song @ 0930. SINPO 44444.

(updated 3.40pm)

Sat Nov 11

3905: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 2250 playing a song by Alvin Stardust and asking for reports. Some utility or local interference here but strong signal. SINPO 43433.

6220: Mystery Radio suffering a heterodyne from a station underneath @ 1620. Usual pop. SINPO 43443. Hearing it now at 1955, no major QRM, SINPO 44444.

6265: Radio Bonofox playing oldies, including Abba, @ 1345. IDs and email address. SINPO 34433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with recordings of Veronica - probably the Anorak Hour. This was at 1000. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Mazda coming in well @ 1350, playing schlager, but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6300: Radio Atlantis International with a good signal and audio @ 1305, playing oldies with frequent jingle IDs. Email: dutchradioatlantis(@)hotmail.com SINPO 44444.

6300: Skyline International Radio putting in a good signal on this frequency @ 1510, with schlager. SINPO 44444.

6306: Unid station with rock music @ 1605. Didn't catch ID unfortunately. Good signal though - SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Valencia was playing schlager @ 1315. SINPO 34433.

6324: Radio Waves Int's anniversary celebrations continue. Heard @ 1600 with ID, rock n roll, mentioning 1983-2006. SINPO 34433.

6380: Radio Lowland giving out email and hotline number, playing schlager @ 1455. Later heard in QSO. SINPO 34433.

(updated 10.55pm)

Sierra Whiskey Tango

Here's a challenge:

"Hi to all!

SWT is relatively new to the pirate radio scene, our new shortwave transmitter having only recently been built.

For more information on our history, please click on the link below.

SWT shall be running half a watt of power from North Dorset (South West England) at 10 PM(GMT) this friday, the 10/11/06. Operating frequncy will be 29.498MHZ- not ideal, but the only one we have crystals for!

Transmission will be short, of five-ten minute duration and will be in CW mode. Expected range is only 6-10 miles under optimum conditions, so we do not expect mass reports.

Yes, I admit, we are small-fry- but everyone has to start somewhere!"

http://www.henhouse.8k.com/index_1.html

(info via Alfa Lima forum)

Thu Nov 9

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1600 with pop and IDs. SINPO 44433.

6300: Cupid Radio. Can only just get trace of carrier @ 2130 - can't hear anything else!

6401: Weekend Music Radio (pres) @ 1030. Non-stop oldies using low-power transmitter (see comment on yesterday's posting). SINPO 34433. Still on at 1615.

(updated 9.40pm)

Wed Nov 8

6220: Mystery Radio still pumping out the pop music. Heard @ 1630 with SINPO of 44433.

6401: Unid station on again. Heard @ 1610 playing non-stop oldies from the 60s and 70s.
SINPO 34333.

Britain Radio International

Hopefully we shall be on air Sunday 12th/26th November from 10am UK time using 6240khz.

Features in this month's programme include the DJ profile looking at Tony Brandon's radio career, also we remember John Peel, and the late Norman Nelson from RECC, you will hear his voice once again on SW as we pay tribute too a good friend who is still sadly missed on SW, even though 11 years have now passed, the rare 60s archive includes 3 rare 7" records including a few scratches!! mixed in with various pieces of radio news etc..

Possibly further webstream tests will follow up to Christmas via our webstream www.geocities.com/britainradio48

Good listening..
Roger.

(info via Alfa Lima forum)

Tues Nov 7

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1630 with ID followed by Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls." SINPO 44444.

6280: Flux AM heard @ 1000 playing schlager, giving out hotline and email address: info(@)fluxfm.nl SINPO 33433.

6296: Radio Bonofox playing Abba songs @ 1540, followed by an ID. SINPO 44433.

6311: Radio Quintus greeting Gunther from Potsdam and playing polka @ 1525. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6325: Radio Robbie heard with schlager and IDs @ 1550. SINPO 33433.

6401: Unid playing relaxing 'chill out' music @ 1615, no IDs. SINPO 33433.

Mon Nov 6

6220: Mystery Radio booming in @ 1530 with a SINPO of 44444.

6295: Unid German station (not pirate) @ 1615. Discussion between man and woman. Was someone relaying this or is it another legal station moved into 48 metres from the overcrowded 49 metre band? SINPO 34433.

6300: unid station @ 1445, playing non-stop pop, no IDs. Strong signal - maybe someone testing their transmitter. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Fox 48 testing @ 1610, playing pops. SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Alpenroos playing Status Quo, ID in Dutch, @ 1545. Gave email address as barres60(@)hotmail.com

Sun Nov 5

Good conditions today with plenty of activity on 48 metres.

5965: MV Baltic Radio via Julich, Germany. Sign on in German and English @ 1300, rock music. Off 1400. Gave web address of www.rrms.de SINPO 55555.

6209: Radio Paardenkracht playing oldies, David Bowie "Let's Dance" @ 1600, occasional IDs. Signal beginning to fade now (1620), as is the light here. SINPO 43443.

6210: Radio Borderhunter coming in very well @ 0855, playing a Bryan Adams song, ad for the Summer Meeting 2007. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1040, suffering some splash from Borderhunter. SINPO 33433.

6239: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio with the Jolly Roger show @ 1015. SINPO 44444. This is one of three frequencies you could hear Laser today.

6260: Orion Radio signing off @ 0900. Strong utility QRM on the channel, making Orion difficult to hear. SINPO 32332.

6265: Premier Radio Int from Galway, Ireland with the usual selection on 70s music @ 0920. He also mentioned new QSL cards were being printed. Off at 1100. SINPO 33433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with a sponsored show @ 0905. SINPO 44444.

6280: Radio Mazda playing schlager, ID in Dutch @ 1245. SINPO 43443.

6285: Radio Bonofox heard with oldies. SINPO 33333.

6290: Flux AM, a new station for me, heard @ 0930 heard playing Dutch songs with jingles. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6290: West Coast Radio playing a ZZ Top, mentioning Radio Holland. Good signal but some fading and occasional utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6290: Radio Lowland playing polka @ 1550. Mentioned Boomerang. SINPO 33433.

6291/6294: Radio Holland AM. Started on 6291 @ 1220 (43443) before moving to 6294 @ 1230 (44444). Playing mainly 60s music. Gave email as radiohollandam(@)hotmail.com

6300: Radio Zodiac Int heard signing on @ 1155, whistle from a station underneath. SINPO 43443.

6300: Radio Boomerang with a very strong signal @ 1545 but another station underneath. Playing dance music. SINPO 53443.

6305: Radio Northpole playing pop and rap music @ 1030. Email given as radio.northpole(@)planet.nl SINPO 34433.

6306: Cupid Radio putting in a good signal @ 0850, heard reading listeners' reports. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Brandaris International @ 1345, mentioning Marko, giving out email, playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Bonofox with oldies and schlager @ 1215. SINPO 33433.

6324: Radio Waves Int playing sounds from 1987 @ 0910. SINPO 34433.

6380: Laser Hot Hits v JRR with rock music @ 1045. SINPO 43433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio blasting in @ 1010, playing rock music. Email address: wmrscotland(@)yahoo.co.uk SINPO 54444.

6524: Radio Ramona on its new frequency with a fair signal @ 0915, giving out email address of radioramona(@)hotmail.com SINPO 34433

6540: Radio Ammerilis playing rock 'n' roll @ 1035. SINPO 34333.

(last update 4.20pm)

Sat Nov 4

A lot of activity this afternoon with a few QSOs going on between different Dutch stations. This is what I've heard:

6210: Radio Borderhunter @ 1550 with his usual clear, crisp signal, playing some instrumental music and dance music. SINPO 44444.

6265: Unid station playing mostly 60s music @ 1545. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing 70s music @ 1710. SINPO 44433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits. Heard @ 0905 with Tony James, ad for Offshore Echoes and song by OMD. SINPO 34433.

6297: Radio Quintus: QSO with Lowland, Shadowman, Digital @ 1527. SINPO 44444.

6290: On Air AM playing oldies, talk in German. Heard @ 1535, poor at first but improved as the light faded. SINPO 33433.

6300: Radio Lowland @ 1510 giving out hotline and email address, radiolowland(@)hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Scotland Int in QSO with WCR, Northpole @ 1257. Moved from 6305. SINPO 44444.

6300: Magic AM testing, giving out email, snail mail and hotline. Heard playing T Rex song @ 1555. Some QRM from other Dutch stations but signal improved from 43443 to 54444 @ 1625. Closed a few minutes later.

6305: West Coast Radio in QSO with Kenwood Radio (on same frequency) @ 1140. Both with SINPO 44433

6305: Radio Scotland Int with a QSO with Radio Northpole @ 1240. ID in Dutch, English. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Digital in QSO with Shadowman and Quintus @ 1515. SINPO 44444.

6310: Unid station heard playing polka @ 1300. Possibly Valencia? SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Bonofox playing Deep Purple @ 1610. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Lowland @ 2020 playing oldies, giving out hotline and email. Signal fading a lot. SINPO 34333.

6324: Radio Waves Int, mentioning 23rd anniversary in English @ 0910. SINPO 34433.

6401: Weekend Music Radio heard playing Pink Floyd music @ 1605. Jack Russell heard at 1800 talking about radio (thanks for the mention). SINPO 44444.

6524: Radio Ramona testing a new frequency. Heard @ 1700 playing oldies, giving out email. SINPO 33333 - some SSB QRM.

Fri Nov 3

Temperature is dropping towards freezing here...another frosty night in store. Caught some stations on 48m this afternoon.

Radio Bonofox was on 6305 @ 1600 playing rock and pop, IDs in English. Asked for reports to radiobonofox(@)hotmail.com Signed off at 1640. SINPO 34433.

Radio Digital was on 6311 @ 1700. Started well but faded rapidly. Playing schlager, ID and email in Dutch. SINPO 34333.

Station heard on 6310 @ 2040 playing dance music. Signal coming in well (34433) but by 2048 had faded away before ID could be heard.

Checked for Radio Free Italy on 7485 @ 2050, but nothing heard here. Strong buzzing (s7) rules out hearing any weak signals. It will be interesting to see if anyone else has better luck.

(updated 2055)