Thurs Apr 5

3939: West Coast Radio heard in a QSO with Radio Pacman @ 2147 in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Pacman is 34433.

3940: Radio Whitesnake playing rock music @ 1900, greeting Jari in Finland. Gave hotline and email address of radiowhitesnake @ hotmail.com SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing 80s disco @ 1610. Fair signal (34433).

6240: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1550 with Colin Dixon programme, giving out contact details. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits also heard on this frequency @ 1555, with a sponsored listener's show of high-energy music. Not in parallel with 6240 and not as strong. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Mazda @ 1650 playing schlager, with ID @ 1653 with station contact details. IDed as "Mazda Radio International." Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

(updated 2150UTC)

Radio Pirana Int

Radio Pirana Int
Here is the schedule for our Easter transmissions from South America:

Wednesday 4 April - ending Monday 9 April
2200 - 1200 UTC (on Monday 9 ending at 10 UTC) on 6307kHz
20 watts

Please reply to: rpi @ radiopirana. com

(info via swpirates)

Wed Apr 4

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2205 playing UB40 song. Signal beginning to fade a bit. SINPO 34433.

Tues Apr 3

3925: Unid station with programe about Irish pirate radio @ 1900. Strong signal here suggesting possibly from the UK. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1910 with the usual pop. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Odyssey or Universe (tent). Non-stop pop and dance music first heard @ 1855. Still coming in well @ 2005. Heard muffled announcement @ 2000 but couldn't make out ID. SINPO 34333. (See comments)

Mon Apr 2

6220: Mystery Radio with pop, coming in well @ 1955. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Alice heard with a good signal @ 1845, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

Sun Apr 1

Very bad conditions today here. I turned on the radio just before 0800UTC and there was nothing audible on 48 metres at all. After some breakfast I returned to the radio and could hear a few signals but not much. Only by 0930 did conditions improve (slightly). This is what I've managed to hear:

6045: MV Baltic Radio via Juelich heard @ 1230 giving contact details in English and playing rock music. Very strong signal - 55555.

6210: Radio Borderhunter had one of strongest signals this morning. Heard signing on @ 1010 talking about the strange propagation and playing Ike & Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits." SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," @ 0900, but some splash from Transworld Radio on 6230 (very strong). SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with oldies @0905, but utility QRM adding to the problems. SINPO 23432.

6285: Radio Kentucky with schlager @ 0945. Signal fading in and out. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Valencia playing schlager @ 0920. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with oldies but very weak. SINPO 24332.

(updated 1230UTC)

Sat Mar 31

Again, conditions not that great during the day, but better than last Saturday! Evening conditions on both 48 & 75 metres very good.

3904: Bogusman coming in very strong tonight. Heard @ 1915 reading listeners' letters and playing the usual indie music. On until 2230. SINPO 54433.

3927: Radio Kentucky putting in a good signal @ 1940, giving out hotline number and playing schlager. Couldn't catch mailing address: PO Box 98, 3770AB, ???, Netherlands. Anyone copy it? SINPO 44433. (See comments)

3927: West Coast Radio heard @ 2240 with ID, hotline and email address. Playing rock music. SINPO 34333.

3940: Cupid Radio heard @ 2220 playing rock music, greeting listener in Poland. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1440. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Andy Walker was heard with a live show @ 1740, playing 70s/80s disco. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2215 with the usual powerful signal. Heard playing song by Mungo Jerry. SINPO 55555.

6276: Laser Hot Hits with oldies but signal struggling @ 1055. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Valencia with schlager @ 1030. SINPO 34333. By 1105, signal improved to 44433.

6306: Radio Galaxy Int back with a live programme from the English countryside. Heard @ 1355 with Paul Stuart, Dave Norris and Gina playing dance music, using 50W. Giving out phone number for contact and taking live phone calls. Email address: studio @ buzzfm.net and web address www.buzzfm.net SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Odyssey from Greece heard @ 2230 with ID, greeting George from New York before playing a Stranglers track. SINPO 34433.

6325: Orion Radio heard playing a Kinks song @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio (pres) playing non-stop rock and new wave music. Heard @ 1115 playing The Vapors "Turning Japanese." Good peaks but some slow fading. SINPO 44433. At 1725, did hear WMR properly with Jack talking about jamming of his station. SINPO still 44433. Signal disappeared for most of the afternoon.

9290: Latvia Today via Ulbroka, Latvia with Latvian music @ 1155 before closedown announcements. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio Casablanca v Latvia with sign on @ 1200 in German and into schlager and German pop. SINPO 45444.

(updated 2240)

Fri Mar 30

3927: Antonio Radio heard @ 2155 playing rock music from Tom Petty and The Clash. Closedown @ 2225. SINPO 34333.

3927: West Coast Radio with a report in Dutch to Antonio Radio @ 2230. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 2200. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 44444.

6300: Unid station relaying Dutch commercial broadcaster Radio Veronica @ 1240. It could be Radio Holland AM which I logged last week relaying Veronica. SINPO 34433.

(updated 2245)

Weekend relays

Via Latvia 9290kHz:
Sat March 31st:
Latvia Today 1100 - 1200UTC
Radio Casablanca 1200 - 1300UTC

Sun April 1st
Latvia Today 1400 -1500UTC

Latvia Today have the QSL cards and confirm receptions please write to E-mail info @ radioswh.lv

Via Juelich, Germany, 6045kHz
Sun April 1st
MV Baltic Radio: 1200-1300 UTC

(info via Tom Taylor)

Via Lithuania 1386/6255kHz
Sat Mar 31st:
KBC Radio (new times)
1386 kHz: 2300-2400 CET (2200-2300 UTC)
6255 kHz: 0000-0059 CET (2300-0000 UTC)

The Mighty KBC
Argonstraat 6
6718 WT Ede
Holland
Tel ++31 318 552491
Fax ++31 318 437801
info @ k-po.com www.kbcradio.eu

(station direct)

Times were given in CET - which is UTC+1hr. But is it summer time - if so it would be UTC+2hrs? That would mean start times would be 1386 (2100UTC)/6255 (2200UTC) If all times were given in UTC there would be no confusion!

Thu Mar 29

3940: Cupid Radio and Radio Whitesnake playing rock music @ 2030. Good peaks on the signal (S9) but fading. ID @ 2047 and greeting Lycos Radio, Peter in Glasgow, Marcel in France. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1900 with pop and jingles. SINPO 44433.

Wed Mar 28

3927: West Coast Radio heard @ 2230 playing dance music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music and jingles @ 1850. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 2240)

Tues Mar 27

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1700. SINPO 34333.

6304: Radio Marconi (tent) playing 60s music @ 1655. ID at sign off at 1657 difficult to hear due to fading. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Alice heard @ 1730 playing schlager, the "Telstar" tune and country music. ID in Dutch and English giving out email address as radioalice @ hotmail.com Good signal but audio slightly distorted. SINPO 44433.

Mon Mar 26

3935: Radio Tornado (v. tent). I can just detect a very weak signal on 3935 @ 2140. If Tornado is still on ID would be via Alfa Lima postings. Another very weak signal detected on 3930 - just caught "0031..." so I guess it's Dutch. I see Marcel on Alfa Lima logged Rob 007 on 3929.8.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 2130. Fair signal but a bit of fading. SINPO 34433.

Sun Mar 25

Conditions bad again today with stations fading in and out of the noise but these are the ones that made it...

5720: Orion Radio heard playing Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" @ 0835, mentioned On Air AM (who I couldn't hear here). SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 0845. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int @ 0940 with oldies. Fair but fading out. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Shadowman had strongest signal this morning. Heard @ 0930 playing "Funky Town," followed by ID. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1115, ID at 1122 spelling out address. SINPO 34433.

6300: Voice of the Netherlands with Beatles songs @ 0950, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Quintus playing rock music @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station heard playing pop music @ 1235. SINPO 34333.

6327: Radio Zodiac Int playing oldies @ 1100 but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio didn't fade in until lunchtime, and then signal down on the usual strength. Heard @ 1220 playing Irish music for St Patrick Day's (last weekend). SINPO 34333.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) heard @ 1000 playing song "Walk on Water." But weak signal which kept disappearing. SINPO 24332.

(updated 1230UTC)

Sat Mar 24

Very poor conditions today with no good reception of any stations so far today. Only by late afternoon did conditions begin to improve.

3940: Cupid Radio heard with rock music @ 2230. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1545. SINPO 33433. Also heard @ 2015 with a live show presented by Chris Ise playing dance music. Good signal. 44433. Andy Walker heard @ 2315 pumping out the tunes - signal still coming in well (44433).

6255: KBC v Lithuania blasting in tonight @ 2235 playing the Stars on 45 Beatles remix (remember that from the 70s!). SINPO 55555.

6268: ROZ with 80s pop @ 1450. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6276: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1245 with oldies. Fair peaks but disappearing into the noise. SINPO 24332.

6295: Radio Quintus playing schlager @ 1500. Probably best signal this afternoon - peaking at good levels. SINPO 34333.

6300: Unid station playing country & western music @ 1505. Possibly Radio Blackbird but too much fading to get an ID. SINPO 33433. According to Bermudadreieck's blog, it was Radio Face de Blatte (RFB).

6325: Lycos Radio with schlager @ 1240. Caught an ID but signal poor-fair. SINPO 24332.

6401: Radio RP (tent) with schlager and oldies @ 1540. Signal struggling. SINPO 24332.

(updated 11.15pm)

Fri Mar 23

3927: Unid station heard with non-stop 60s music @ 2140. Fair signal but faded out after 2150. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio booming in again tonight @ 1810 with non-stop pop and jingles - peaking at s9+10db. The live shows from Chris Ise and Andy Walker seem to have dried up recently. Hopefully there'll be some more soon as they were always entertaining. SINPO 44444.

(updated 10.45pm)

Thu Mar 22

3928: Unid station heard @ 2150 with David Bowie "Heroes" and Madonna "Material Girl." SINPO 34333. (Not West Coast, according to station on Alfa Lima forum, who came on at 2230).

3928: West Coast Radio @ 2315 with pop music. SINPO 34333. According to station on Alfa Lima forum only using 5 watts! Also logged in Sweden.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1815 playing Eurodisco, ID. Good strong signal. SINPO 44444.


6270: Unid station playing schlager @ 1805, competing against co-channel utility. Off with no announcement @ 1817. SINPO 33333.

Wed Mar 21

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1920. On the way out with a SINPO of 34333.

6300: Radio Holland AM with relay of Dutch station Radio Veronica @ 1000. ID just before close down @ 1002, with email address: radiohollandam @ hotmail.com SINPO 34433.

Tue Mar 20

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1945. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

Radio Waves Easter broadcasts

RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL (RWI) & WORLD COMMUNICATION SERVICE (WCS)

On the Easter weekend we will use 9290's relay & our second name of WCS (World Communication Service) with a special QSL card.

The planned dates & times:
Friday Apr 6 from 23.00 to 00.00 UTC (French Service) - it'll be Philippe's birthday
Saturday Apr 7 from 23.00 to 00.00 UTC (Country Music Show)
Sunday Apr 8 from 10.00 to 11.00 UTC (Pirates memories)
Monday Apr 9 from 09.00 to 10.00 UTC (WCS 80s medley)

73s & 88s and have a nice Easter Weekend
Peter HILLS
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Country music show, French service, Rock City & Pirate memories...the sounds on short-waves around the world..."on the highway to freedom" with Peter HILLS & Philippe "The terrible twins"

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