Thursday, April 12, 2007

Thu Apr 12

3940: Cupid Radio and Radio Whitesnake heard @ 2035 with their regular Thursday night broadcast, greeting listener in Austria and playing some Austrian rock. Good signal here. Thanks for the mention! SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music. Coming in well @ 2040. SINPO 44433.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Wed Apr 11

6220: Mystery Radio again with a good signal this evening. Non-stop pop with jingles. Signal peaking at 9+10dB @ 2040. SINPO 44444.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Tues Apr 10

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1705. SINPO 44433.

European Music Radio broadcasts

Two transmissions from EMR on Sunday, April 15, to mark its 31st birthday

1130 to 1200UTC on 9310 khz (via IRRS)
Paul Graham programme - part 1

1500 to 1700UTC on 9290 khz (via Latvia)
Tom Taylor programme - 1500 to 1530
Paul Graham - part 2 - 1530 to 1600
Mike Taylor mail box - 1600 to 1700

These are all new programmes. There will be repeats via the internet service on Sunday night

73s
Tom

Website: www.emr.org.uk

Monday, April 09, 2007

Mon Apr 9

5825: WNKR's Easter marathon continues although daytime reception here has been difficult. Heard Steve Underground @ 0905 with a poor/fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 23432. Steve Underground was on again @ 1745, signal stronger - 34333, but carrier came on same frequency five minutes later.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) playing oldies @ 0850. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1735 with pop. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Marconi "from north part of the Netherlands" playing oldies @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6303: Unid station just heard through utility noise @ 0855. SINPO 22332.

6305: Radio Shortwave is a new station heard @ 1740 playing "Lay Down Sally," followed by clear ID. Some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Skywire heard @ 2005 with ID and rock. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6308: Unid station heard playing 70s disco @ 1805. No ID heard. SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Lowland with 70s and 80s rock and pop @ 1825. Mostly non-stop music. SINPO 43433. Still going strong @ 2025, greeting listener in Austria and playing The Scorpions "Winds of Change." Email address: radiolowland @ hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6374: West Coast Radio playing oldies, some utility QRM but a fair-good signal. SINPO 33433.

9290: World Communications Services/Radio Waves Int v Latvia @ 0900 with a one hour programme of 80s oldies, offering special QSL for reports. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio Marabu v Latvia took over @ 1000 for a three hour programe in German. SINPO 45444.

(updated 20:35UTC)

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Sun Apr 8

The good weather and better propagation certainly brought the stations out today with plenty heard although deep fades a problem early on.

3927: Radio Spaceman with a massive signal @ 2000, playing rock music and schlager, greeting listeners. Peaking at S9+20dB here. Strongest signal heard on 75m for a long time. SINPO 54444.

3927: Radio Delmare heard with voice report to Spaceman @ 2240. SINPO 24332.

3930: Radio Rob 007 (tent) @ 2246 playing "Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood" and Heatwave "Boogie Nights." Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

5725: Orion Radio heard @ 0755 playing A-Ha's "Take on Me", sign off at 0830. Coming in well today. SINPO 44433.

5825: WNKR with Andy Walker talking about Radio Telstar South @ 1010. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6210: Radio Bonofox @ 0915 with oldies, but deep fades of the signal making listening difficult. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with the usual pop @ 0820. SINPO 33433.

6239: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI @ 1125 with the A-Z of Classic Pop, playing Christopher Cross. SINPO 34433.

6245: Unid station with badly disorted signal @ 0955 not helped by utility QRM. SINPO 33432.

6260: Premier Radio Int with 70s music, on this frequency to avoid Cupid on 6265. Heard @ 0935 with SINPO of 34333.

6265: Cupid Radio @ 0750 reading a message from Germany, playing oldies. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6270: Radio Spaceman back on the air with the usual super signal - strongest on 48m this morning. Usual mix of rock and schlager. Signal peaking @ S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 1055 but suffering splash from Spaceman's monster signal. SINPO 32432.

6290: Radio Mazda putting in a good signal @ 0920 with schlager and country music. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Northpole playing oldies, greeting Radio Bonofox @ 0930, but splash from Mazda. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Zodiac @ 1005 asking for reports, greeting Radio Galaxy. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Malaisy playing dance music, jingle ID heard @ 1351. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Bluehouse heard @ 2015 playing blues music, announced "this is a free radio station from Finland," although being relayed, probably by a Dutch station. Very good signal. Uses the SRS Germany mailing address in Eisenach. SINPO 44444.

6311: Radio Lowland giving out his email and hotline @ 0940 before playing "Heat of the Moment." SINPO 33433.

6325: Saturnus Radio playing rock and pop, email address: radiosaturnus @ hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio reading letters and playing Hot Chocolate "You Sexy Thing," @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona heard @ 0805 playing Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart." Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick v Latvia signing on @ 0900 for a one hour programme of dance music, in German. SINPO 454444.

9290: World Communication Service/Radio Waves Int v Latvia with an hour of oldies and pirate memories from 1000. SINPO 45444.

9290: Radio City v Latvia with two hours of oldies, starting @ 1100. Strange email address: citymorecars @ yahoo.ca SINPO 45433.

(updated 23:00UTC)

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sat Apr 7

The early arrival of summer has certainly not helped the propagation with 48 metres very quiet today with signals going from strong to nothing within a few minutes, although the 100kW transmitter in Latvia has been busy on 9290.

3927: Radio Scotland Int heard playing rock music @ 2025. Some utility noise but Scotland's signal was just above it. SINPO 33433.

3940: Cupid Radio heard @ 2230 greeting listeners and playing "Bad Moon Rising." Also mentioned RWI's 9290 broadcast tomorrow and said was closing down on 3940 and moving to 6265. Signal peaking at S9 but rapid fading. Fair/good. SINPO 34433.

5825: WNKR continuing its Easter broadcast. Heard here @ 1235 with Andy Walker spinning the discs. Fair signal (S6) but fading. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave heard @ 0945 playing oldies, jingle ID. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 1545. SINPO 43433.

6255: KBC v Lithuania putting in a good signal @ 2220 with oldies. SINPO 55544.

6265: Premier Radio Int from Ireland with a live Saturday evening broadcast. Heard @ 2005 playing "Kung Fu Fighting." Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6276: Laser Hot Hits @ 1225 playing blues music, mentioned has relays in North America on 6925 and 6955. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Valencia heard @ 1245 playing 70s music from KC & The Sunshine Band and The Sweet. ID and hotline number @ 1300. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio (tent) with non-stop oldies @ 1410. SINPO 34433. Heard with Jack @ 1700, strong signal (peaking at S9+10dB) but deep fades. SINPO 44433.

9290: German Radio Caroline with a two hour programme via Latvia. I heard it @ 0740 playing rock music and closing @ 0800 with "Caroline" by the Fortunes. Web address: www.radiocaroline.de SINPO 44433.

9290: Latvia Today via Latvia took over @ 0800 with a one hour programme about Latvia. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Joystick v Latvia followed with a one hour programme of dance music in German. Heard @ 0910. Reception had improved to 44444.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Friday, April 06, 2007

Fri Apr 6

3927: Antonio Radio with polka and schlager @ 1935. Weak signal with fair peaks here. SINPO 24332.

3930: Radio Quintus heard here@ 2110 before moving @ 2113 to 3935 to avoid QRM with Antonio Radio. Signal booming in (S9) but rapid fading. Playing Status Quo song and greeting listeners. SINPO 44433 (both frequencies).

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1610 with 70s disco. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Bonofox heard with instrumental music @ 1415. ID and operator said very interested in reception reports which should be sent to radiobonofox @ hotmail.com Fair signal here but quite a bit of fading (34433).

6301: Radio Tarzan (tent) with schlager, ID in English and Dutch @ 1505 but signal faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:25UTC)

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Easter relays via Latvia

Relays for Easter via 9290Khz (Ulbroka, Latvia).

Friday April 6th
WCS/RWI (Radio Waves Int) 23.00 -00.00UTC

Saturday April 7th
German Caroline 6.00 -8.00UTC (Caroline Eifel?)
Latvia Today 8.00 -9.00UTC
Radio Joystick 9.00 -10.00UTC
WCS/RWI 23.00 - 00.00UTC

Sunday April 8th
Radio Joystick 9.00 -10.00UTC
WCS/RWI 10.00 - 11.00UTC
Radio City 11.00 -13.00UTC
Latvia Today13.00 -14.00UTC

Monday April 9th
WCS/RWI 9.00 -10.00UTC
Radio Marabu 10.00 -13.00UTC

(info via Tom Taylor)

Busy long weekend on 9290....let's hope for good conditions there and on 48 and 75 metres!

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)

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Wed Apr 4

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

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

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)

Monday, April 02, 2007

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.

Sunday, April 01, 2007

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)

Saturday, March 31, 2007

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)

Friday, March 30, 2007

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!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

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.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

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)