Sun May 20

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of last night's programme. Heard @ 1955, signal probably stronger than last night. SINPO 44433.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing oldies but suffering splash from Underground and the international powerhouse on 3955 @ 2000. Moved here to avoid Reflections Europe on 3910 which doesn't seem to on today as nothing on 3910 or //6295.

5720: Orion Radio playing Dutch music @ 0750, mentioning other stations on today. SINPO 34433.

5805: Orion Radio testing @ 0930. Playing schlager but buzzing noise a problem (could be local QRM). SINPO 34333.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) @ 0900. Weak signal so can't be sure. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio back on the air today. Heard @ 1230 with pop music and usual jingle ID. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI with the Colin Dixon programme @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

6270: Premier Radio with a relay of Premier FM, playing oldies from the 70s. Heard @ 0815 playing Neil Sedaka.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with 70s disco music @ 0915, not in parallel with 6245. SINPO 34433.

6292: Voice of the Netherlands heard with rock music, giving out phone number @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6292: Radio Scotland Int with a report to VOTN @ 1020. Not as strong as usual. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Valencia with schlager @ 1000, greeting Marcel in France. SINPO 33433.

6300: Delta Radio (Gelderland) playing pop music @ 1050. Not as strong as last night on 75m. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Viking testing a new antenna, short broadcast heard @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6306: Brandaris Radio giving out the telephone number, greeting Radio Columbia and playing schlager @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Marconi testing @ 0910. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Delta Radio playing Stranglers music @ 1850. Good signal but some splash from 6300. SINPO 43443.

6311: Radio Lowland heard playing polka, ID and then off @ 1110. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with oldies @ 0810. Signal only fair at the moment but should strengthen later on. SINPO 33433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing "Knock on Wood" @ 0820. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 19:10UTC)

Audio clips of Orion Radio and Radio Viking posted at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

Sat May 19

Lots of stations taking advantage of the good conditions on 75m and 48m tonight. Audio clips of Bogusman, Delta and Underground (see end of this posting)

3904: Bogusman talking about the Iraq war @ 1940 and playing the Psychedelic Furs. Good signal but a bit of splash from WMR. SINPO 44444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard in parallel with 6400. Talking about offshore radio recordings @ 1710. Signal fair as still quite early in the evening. SINPO 34333.

3927: Radio Kentucky with schlager @ 2120 but suffering splash from Delta Radio. SINPO 33433.

3935: Delta Radio with a strong signal @ 2115 playing dance music, peaking @ s9+20db. Gave mailing address as PO Box 65, 7260AB Ruurlo, Netherlands. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground back on the air after a long break. Heard @ 1745 with music and free radio news and recordings. Operator Steve Underground gave out the phone number and email but said the station does not issue QSL cards. Fair signal. Email address radiounderground @ go.com SINPO 34333. Good to hear him back.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with its weekly Saturday night show. Heard signing on @ 2200. As usual, very strong here. SINPO 55555.

6270: Orion Radio heard @ 0820 playing some Dutch music, fair signal with some good peaks, but SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Atlantis Int with schlager @ 1930 and the Summer Meeting promo. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6276: Laser Hot Hits with one of its sponsored shows @ 1015. Fair bit of fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Atlantis Int playing a long version of "Heard it through the Grapevine" @ 2135, occasional utility QRM (as always on this frequency). SINPO 44444.

6295: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 2145 but a bit squeezed by Atlantis on 6290 and the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6306: Brandaris Radio greeting Marco and playing schlager @ 1635. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Marconi heard @ 1450 playing schlager, announced was signing off. SINPO 33333.

6310: Cupid Radio with a short test @ 1720, mentioning will be back @ 2200 with a test to Japan. Also heard on 6277 @ 1740 greeting listeners. SINPO on both frequencies 44444.

6311: Unid station playing schlager @ 1255. Strong utility QRM making it difficult to ID. SINPO 32432.

6322: Radio Zodiac Int playing Pink Floyd's "Money" @ 2125. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Antonio Radio playing instrumental music, ID in Dutch @ 1100. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Kentucky playing schlager @ 1730. Audio a lot better and clearer. SINPO 44444.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 1710 mentioning the website www.offshoreradio.org where you can download offshore radio recordings. Very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:05UTC)

More audio: The latest recordings are of Radio Quintus Friday morning on 6325, and Radio Alice and Marconi in a QSO yesterday night. Also added from Saturday night are Radio Underground, Bogusman and Delta Radio. They can accessed via http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

Fri May 18

6310: Radio Boomerang heard @ 2105 in QSO with Radio Alice and Radio Marconi. Strong signal as usual but some SSB QRM around the frequency. SINPO 43433. Both Marconi and Alice also coming in well. At 2155, Alice was 9+10dB, at 2200 Marconi was s9.

6325: Radio Quintus heard @ 1000 playing schlager, occasional announcements in Dutch. Quite a lot of fading on the signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Radio Gloria

Radio Gloria International will broadcast in teamwork with MV Baltic Radio on 6045 KHz (via Juelich).

The first transmission of Radio Gloria International on this channel is planned for May 27 at 12:00 UTC.

(info via Tom Taylor)

Thurs May 17

3927: Radio Sensation heard @ 2020 playing oldies suffering splash from Boomerang on 3935. SINPO 33433.
Hear a recording after Boomerang signed off: http://www.esnips.com/doc/f5d5bae8-797e-432f-b300-cb828cca3d4c/RSensation-2007-05-17_21h55m40s

3935: Radio Boomerang with a massive signal @ 2025, playing "Blockbuster" by The Sweet. Steady at s9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) @ 0940 very weak here, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

6270: Radio Borderhunter on 6270 with a very good signal @ 0930, playing oldies. Signal s9+10dB, greetings to Dr Tim. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Skywire playing "I'm On Fire" and other 70s music @ 0940. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station playing country music @ 2140. Sudden off @ 2144 with no ID. SINPO 44333.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Wed May 16

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 2010 playing a Dire Straits song and greeting Orion Radio and Fox 48. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Delmare heard @ 2215 playing oldies and giving out email address of radiodelmare @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:15UTC)

MRF Radio

Recording of MRF Radio signing off on Monday on 3932 @ 2015 now uploaded at http://www.esnips.com/doc/13cd5801-7614-4a83-858c-d034d3d7a2e4/MRFRadio-2007-05-14_21h14m50s

Anyone have problems hearing these recordings can also access them via Achim's excellent blog. Click on the link for "Achim's Free Radio Disaster." There is also an opportunity there for you to leave your own recordings.

Tues May 15

6306: Brandaris Radio with schlager and polka @ 1625. ID with hotline and email address given. SINPO 34433.

Mon May 14

3932: MRF Radio heard @ 2010 playing "Summer Breeze," followed by automated announcement and sign off with "Man of Action." Quite heavy static tonight. SINPO 44333.

Sun May 13

3945: Weekend Music Radio back on this frequency to avoid Reflections Europe on 3910. Heard @ 1730 playing ELO. SINPO 34433.

5720: Orion Radio heard @ 0755 playing "My Sweet Lord," some occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with a good signal @ 0850, with Summer Meeting promo and playing Men At Work song. Having problem with his phone. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 0810 with pop. SINPO 23432.

6245: Britain Radio Int via JRRI with its regular 2nd Sunday programme. Fair signal @ 0905 reaching good levels but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6245: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing oldies @ 1120. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio with Premier FM programmes @ 0800, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Zeelandia playing polka, greeting Dr Tim @ 2005. Fair signal with good peaks, but some static noise. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Geronimo with a test broadcast. Heard @ 0915 giving out email address of geronimoshortwave @ hotmail.com and mailing address via SRS Germany, and playing song by Supertramp. Fair signal with good peaks on a clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6287: Radio Skyline (tent) in QSO with Scotland. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Scotland in QSO @ 1055 with several stations including Hot Radio, Albatross and Skyline. SINPO 44433.

6302: Radio Titanic playing rock n roll @ 1130. Poor with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Shadowman with a strong signal @ 0930, playing schlager with IDs in Dutch. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Scotland Int in QSO with Shadowman @ 1000. SINPO 44433.

6306: Brandaris Radio Int playing schlager @ 1705, sudden off with quick ID at 1720. Audio sounded a bit distorted. SINPO 34333.

6309: Unid station heard @ 2050 playing oldies. The accent sounded French, possibly Zoulu Kilo but I might be completely wrong! Just couldn't quite get a clear ID. SINPO 24332. Message on Alfa Lima from Radio Pirana said this was him testing. (see comment)

6400: Weekend Music Radio chatting about Irish pirate radio @ 0805. SINPO 44433.
Time now 2140 and WMR still strong on 6400 - s9+10dB. Good on 3945 as well - s9. Very enjoyable programmes hearing about olden days of pirate radio!

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) with non-stop schlager and oldies @ 1035. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333. Robertas in Belgium logged Radio Hamamelis.

Latest recordings: Borderhunter, Britain Radio and Shadowman audio clips at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles

(updated 21:40UTC)

More recordings

The latest audio clips from last night are: Weekend Music Radio (on 6400), WNKR and Radio Victoria. Check them out at http://www.esnips.com/web/ukdxersBusinessFiles/

Sat May 12

3900: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1925 playing polka, a few minutes later moved to 3927. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Boomerang playing Depeche Mode @ 2105, then sign off. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio talking about UK pirates @ 1935, in parallel with 6400. Still announcing 3945. Good signal here but not as strong as 6400. SINPO 44433.

3925: Radio Borderhunter playing dance music @ 1850. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

3927: Radio Spaceman moved here @ 1928, but Borderhunter still on 3925 so bit of a mess until Borderhunter closed down. SINPO 43443. After Borderhunter closed - SINPO 54444.

3940: WNKR heard @ 1855 playing King Crimson music. Good signal here. SINPO 44433. By 2235 signal booming in - SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop but lot of noise around frequency @ 1645. SINPO 33333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the usual massive signal @ 2225 playing music from the 60s to today. SINPO 55555.

6276: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0920 with ads for Radio Review magazine and Laser tee shirts. Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6293: Radio Victoria playing the Monkees @ 2110, gave email address as freeradiovictoria @ hotmail.com SINPO 44433.

6300: Flux AM with schlager @ 1635. Just caught "Flux AM" jingle. Poor signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Zeelandia @ 2115 playing polka, ID in Dutch and off. Fair-good signal but some local QRM. SINPO 43433.

6311: Radio Lowland with mix of schlager and oldies @ 1700. ID heard at 1709 with email address and hotline number. Fair signal but another noisy frequency. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1715 with guest DJ Paul Graham, playing some oldies from the 70s and 80s. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6878: Pirate Music (tent) audible just above the noise level @ 1630. Can just detect pop music. SINPO 23332.

9290: Radio City v Latvia heard @ 1025 with mention of the station's slogan "Station of the Cars," and email address: citymorecars @ yahoo.ca Also playing 60s music. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 45433.
Hear audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/10b0fe6e-8260-4c1a-b5fd-df9a64f873d6/RCity-2007-05-12_11h59m45s

(updated 22:25UTC)

Fri May 11

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme from Chris Ise @ 1730. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Hear a couple of short audio clips from the programme - click on Ukdxer's Recordings in Links column.

6275: Radio Zeelandia playing polka @ 1630, off at 1638. Seemed to be having some technical problems. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Odyssey (tent) @ 1720 with ballads. Noisy frequency with ute qrm. At 1735 lost as strong Dutch station signed on same frequency. SINPO 33333.

6310: Unid Dutch station playing polka @ 1735. Slight whistle from station underneath. SINPO 43433.

Strangely quiet on 76m tonight. If it is as wet in the Netherlands as it is here, I'm not surprised!

(updated 21:55UTC)

Another free radio wiki

Recently this blog featured the free radio wikipedia (www.srs.pp.se) set up by Jonny of SRS, which unfortunately hasn't really taken off.

This week, while surfing the internet, I discovered Jonny was not the first as there is another pirate radio wikipedia. Its address is http://freeradio.wiki-site.com and it mainly concentrates on landbased pirates on FM and medium wave in England - in particular the Midlands and Northern England. It is a detailed look at stations, broken down by both decade and area.

There are also short sections on UK shortwave pirates from the 80s, Irish pirates and Laser 558.

Another section features radio-related terminology. Certainly well worth a visit.

Now, I wonder if there are any more wikis out there?

Thu May 10

3925: Unid station @ 2000 playing music. Barely audible here. SINPO 24332.

3927: Cupid Radio heard with a good signal @ 2030 playing Joan Jett "I Love Rock N Roll." Station using 300W. SINPO 44433.
Hear audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/ecb007ba-9b9c-46ce-a274-7eb39f1a9f54/CupidR-2007-05-10_21h37m55s

6306: Brandaris Radio heard @ 1720 playing polka and schlager, giving out email address and hotline. Poor to fair signal with deep fading. SINPO 34333. At 1750 moved to 6303 before going to 6307.

More recordings

I've downloaded some more audio clips from last weekend.

In this latest batch are KBC, MV Baltic Radio, Radio Joystick and Radio Lowland.

To hear any of them click on 'Ukdxer's Recordings' in the Links column and it will take you to the page.

Wed May 9

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1955. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Mi Amigo v Latvia with a strong signal @ 2000, playing soft rock with jingles. SINPO 55544.

Radio Mi Amigo

9290 khz Relay (via Latvia) this Wednesday May 9th

Radio Mi Amigo 19.00 - 21.00UTC

(info via Tom Taylor, EMR)

I didn't hear them last week. I'm also still waiting for a reply from an email I sent them several weeks ago. Their website still seems to be under construction or very minimal.

Mon May 7

It might have been a public holiday today in the UK but there was no pirate activity during the day, unless there were stations on and no reception here.

3945: Weekend Music Radio testing @ 1705 with non-stop music. Fair signal. Can't hear anything from WNKR on 3940 yet. SINPO 34433. (see comments)

5805: Radio Telstar South still going strong here @ 1735. I guess they were on all day but no signal here but faded in now with a good signal, playing Tony Christie SINPO 44433.
Audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/ade19719-0968-4371-86ba-1c728a34560b/RTelstarS-2007-05-07_18h39m35s

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well with pop @ 1635. SINPO 44433.

6285: WNKR back on 48mb. Heard @ 2030 with Steve Underground playing some 60s sounds. A good weekend of programmes from the station. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Condor with pop music @ 1640 and IDs. Gave email address as condorradio @ hotmail.com Poor-fair signal with much fading. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Alice heard @ 1725 playing Hot Chocolate's "Everyone's A Winner." Good signal. SINPO 44433.
Audio clip: http://www.esnips.com/doc/dd2fdad5-2b4e-4ed2-a046-7d38fb9ce98b/RAlice-2007-05-07_18h33m41s

6326: Radio Kilo Tango Lima playing Duran Duran's "Save a Prayer." @ 1745. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 44333.

(updated 20:35UTC)

Audio clips

I've downloaded some clips from the weekend.

First Andy Walker on WNKR
http://www.esnips.com/doc/e120adac-5664-45e7-abfe-921c80e05cc3/WNKR-2007-05-05_20h25m26s


Now an ID from Fox 48:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/6c2fc96d-b556-4127-9080-93a2f9d4d741/RFox48-2007-05-05_22h44m28s

And sign off from Radio Zodiac:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/6442a908-52e0-4ef6-a10f-c49a6f825abc/RZodiac-2007-05-05_22h28m57s

Radio Scotland Int on Sunday morning:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/ff9d7c69-b626-44a4-9a32-83964fe55f23/RScotland-2007-05-06_10h47m18s

Here's Radio Tina and Radio Spaceman on Sunday afternoon:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/6f145fcf-03a6-4bbd-ab00-fea0e82c9ed8/RSpaceman.Tina-2007-05-06_16h04m00s
Let me know if it works - or if it doesn't!
By the way the time in the catchline is British Summer Time (UTC+1).