Sun Aug 5

3927: Radio Likedeeler playing rock music @ 2125, greeting listeners. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing oldies @ 1935. Good signal but some static noise. SINPO 44333.

6045: MV Baltic R v Juelich signing on @ 1200. Gave web address as http://www.rrms.de/
Playing rock and pop. SINPO 55544.

6200: Radio Rapido @ 0910 greeting listeners, playing rock music. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433. Clip here for audio clip.

6210: Radio Geronimo playing a documentary about Radio Caroline @ 0800, then some soft rock before closing down at 0815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433. Clip here for audio clip

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0805. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Altrex playing oldies @ 0813. Weak signal but just caught ID. Later heard in QSO with Sallandse Boer. SINPO 24332.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int playing song "You're Daddy's Little Girl" @ 1230 followed by ID and hotline number, signing off - "very hot in the studio". SINPO 34433.

6307: Sallandse Boer in QSO with Radio Altrex @ 0900. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Odyssey with non-stop 80s music @ 2135 and occasional IDs by woman. SINPO 34333.

6314: Radio Kilo Tango Lima playing oldies @ 1730, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6315: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1125 playing Simple Minds. Deep fades but fair peaks. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Saturnus heard playing the song "Chequered Love" @ 0750. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" @ 0755. Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6420: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by the Human League @ 1740. Best reception I've had of Laser since they moved here. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Hamamelis @ 0805 with schlager, deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6730: Unid station in lsb. Thanks to tip from Marcel on Alfa Lima forum. Tuned in @ 1940 to hear station playing "I Am What I Am" with man talking almost continuously in Portuguese. Fair signal here (S5). I wonder who this is? Click here to hear recording.

(updated 21:40UTC)

Sat Aug 4

3935: Radio Nova heard @ 2000 giving out mailing address of PO Box 2702, Herten and web address of www.listentoradionova.com Also playing 80s music. Some splash from Radio Underground. SINPO 23332.

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1750 with radio news and music. According to message left on the Alfa Lima forum, it might be the last time. Let's hope not as it's always an interesing listen. Poor-fair signal at the moment. SINPO 24432.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with offshore radio documentary @ 1800. Jack said was using this frequency to avoid clashing with the Dutch on 3910. Again, poor-fair at moment. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise @ 1950 playing dance music. Good signal here. Andy Walker heard @ 2150. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania, signing on @ 2200. Signal peaking at S9+30dB. I think long skip conditions are doing better on 48m tonight. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0845. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6290: Unid station playing A-ha "Take on Me" @ 2145, with periods of silence. SINPO 33433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard playing recordings of Red Sands Radio @ 2135. Deep fades with signal going from very good to inaudible.

9290: Radio Joystick in German via Latvia with dance music @ 0905. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Fri Aug 3

3904: Bogusman with a repeat of a programme he aired a week or so ago. Heard @ 2040 with the usual reflections on life and playing alternative music. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC v Lithuania with a show by Wolfman Jack, playing the Four Seasons @ 2243. Usual "mighty" signal. SINPO 55544.

6270: Radio Gloria (see comments) playing lots of 60s music, probably via an unknown station. Coming in with a fair to good signal @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Romeo Echo playing "Ha, Ha, Said the Clown" from the 60s @ 2035. Fair signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6400: West Coast Radio playing rock music. Poor signal plus utility noise making reception very difficult @ 2140. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Thurs Aug 2

3927: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2210. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6311: Unid station playing polka and country music @ 1955. SINPO 33333.

Radio Six to return to shortwave

Effective August 11th, Scotland’s only independent international broadcaster, Radio Six International, returns to shortwave with a resumption of its Saturday morning broadcast on 9290 kHz beamed to Europe, the Far East and Pacific regions.

The programme – transmitted every Saturday between 0700 and 0800 GMT – will be relayed from the 100 kW facility at Ulbroka, Latvia as well as from the 2.7 kW medium wave transmitter on 945 kHz in Riga, Latvia.

The station has recently expressed reservations about the effectiveness of short wave transmissions, and is available 24 hours a day on the internet at http://www.radiosix.com as well as via satellite and FM in various parts of the world at certain times of day.

The shortwave and MW transmissions will continue until the end of September, when the situation will be reviewed.

For further information contact Tony Currie, Programme Director, at Radio Six International – tony @ radiosix.com

Radio Six International, PO Box 600, Glasgow G41 5SH, Scotland
Telephone and fax: +44 141 427 0531


(Tony Currie, July 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Wed Aug 1

3927: Radio Whitesnake and Cupid Radio playing plenty of rock music on an otherwise quiet night on the bands. Heard @ 1900 playing Bad Company "Feeling Like Making Love." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

Tues July 31

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1850. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station @ 2020. Weak signal - could just hear music but not strong enough to identify.

Mon July 30

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

Sun July 29

3927: West Coast Radio playing Europe "The Final Countdown" @ 2200. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34333.

3930: Pacman Radio heard playing "Fade to Grey" @ 1900, ID. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio on his Sunday frequency playing The Clash "I Fought the Law" @ 1910. SINPO 44333.

5720: Orion Radio heard @ 0835 playing Golden Earring "Radar Love." No signal heard when I first tuned in at around 0740. But now coming in well - best signal for a long time. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South @ 1925 with 60s music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0745. SINPO 34433.

6225: LMR heard @ 0925 playing easy listening music, asking for reports to be sent in by text. Good signal and clear audio. SINPO 44333. Click here for a short audio clip

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Fleetwood Mac @ 0825, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6276: Radio Blackbird playing schlager and giving out hotline number. Weak signal. Email address: blackbird @ wanadoo.nl SINPO 24332.

6292: Voice of the Netherlands playing the Police "Every Little Thing She Does," @ 0850 and asking for reports. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6292: Radio Scotland heard in QSO with VOTN @ 0935. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Valencia with schlager and ID @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard @ 1235 playing schlager. Also announcing new email address of info @ radiobrandaris.com SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Alice @ 1510 playing a mix of schlager, country and oldies. SINPO 34433.

6312: Radio Altrex (tent) @ 0830. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Meatloaf @ 0740. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Sat July 28

3900: Unid station @ 2210 heard while another unid station on 3901 off briefly. Both stations suffering splash from Bogusman. 3900: SINPO 22332, 3901: SINPO 33433

3904: Bogusman back with his highly individual take on life and playing alternative music. Some splash from WMR. Heard @ 2100, with signal peaking at 9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1710 with Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of Hell." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

3927: Delta Radio with a good signal, playing schlager and greeting Marcel @ 2030. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1720. Weak signal but beginning to improve. Splash from Radio Racja on 6225. SINPO 22432.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio heard @ 2125 playing alternative music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2205 with advert for K-PO receivers and playing rock music. SINPO 54444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0800 with Jolly Roger playing the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations." Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6275: Radio Romeo Echo heard @ 2050 playing the song "Black Velvet" followed by ID and email address. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Skywire with schlager @ 2045, followed by ID and said he was "listening out on 48m." SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Bermudadreieck heard @ 1920 with lots of jingles, mention of Eisenach address and hotline. Some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6301: Radio Zeelandia with schlager and polka and occasional IDs. Heard @ 1605, off at 1619. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6307: Radio Fox 48 with dance music @ 1905, giving out email address. SINPO 24332.

6385: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1935 playing David Bowie "Golden Years." SINPO 24432.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard briefly with a fair signal @ 1705 with ID before disappearing. Recheck @ 1725, back with S9 signal. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia playing country music @ 0750. Off at 0800. SINPO 45444. To hear an audio clip, click here

9290: RMRC (Rhein Main Radio Club) v Latvia heard @ 1700 signing on with "Man of Action," then into programme in German. SINPO 45444.

(updated 23:10UTC)

Fri July 27

3899: Pacman Radio heard with a low power test, asking for QSO @ 2035. Fair signal here. SINPO 33333.

3927: Radio Likedeeler playing rock music, ID, talk in German @ 2025. Signal about S7 here. SINPO 34333.

3932: Radio Pacman playing rock music @ 2145. According to West Coast, only using 6W. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Waves Int v Latvia @ 2140 with country music. SINPO 45444.

Thurs July 26

3945: WMR hoaxer (pres). I measured frequency to 3944.7 suggesting it's the hoaxer as WMR last night was above 3945. Playing recording of Nova. Strong signal but splash from the powerhouse on 3955. SINPO 43443.

6385: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1910 playing Four Seasons "Who Loves You." There was CW QRM at first but this stopped a few minutes later leaving Laser on a clear channel. Certainly better than 6380 where the morse seems to be continual. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

RWI via Latvia

Here is RWI's next schedule via Riga on 9290khz with a special country music show dedicated to N°1 festival in France - the Country Rendezvous Festival.

It is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with 15 groups performing 24 hours of live music during the last weekend of July.

RWI:

Friday July 27, 21.00 to 22.00 utc

Saturday July 28, 07.00 to 08.00 utc

Sunday July 29, 06.00 to 07.00 utc

We will be on holiday for two weeks but the radio programs continue on the net. Now listen to us on the net via http://www.pirateradionetwork.com/

73s

Philippe & Peter Hills

(info via swpirates)

******************

Dr Tim's News reports RMRC (Rhein Main Radio Club) back on the air via 9290 this Saturday from 1700-1900. Web address: http://www.rmrc.de/

Wed July 25

3945: WMR (pres) playing 80s electro-pop @ 1930. Off with no ID. SINPO 44433.

3945: WMR (the real one - see comments) back with archive recording of Kiss FM, Ireland, @ 2155. Strong signal here. SINPO 54444.

6289: West Coast Radio playing Abba "Fernando" @ 1740. ID and went off a few minutes later. Poor-fair signal with some ute QRM. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Tues July 24

3929: West Coast Radio (pres) playing non-stop oldies. Heard @ 2230 with a SINPO 44433.

3945: WMR hoaxer (pres) back on tonight @ 1955 with recordings of Radio Nova from Ireland. Excellent signal peaking at S9+10dB here. It seems the station's coming from Ireland (see comments on previous posting). Click here for an audio clip. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Optimod playing dance music @ 2055. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Mon July 23

3945: Weekend Music Radio (pres) playing a recording of Kiss FM, Ireland, with an American top 40 show from the 80s. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Thought to be the hoaxer (see comments).

6294: West Coast Radio playing rock. Good signal peaking at S9, but some splash from the Sahara clandestine on 6300. SINPO 43433.

6311: Unid station playing schlager and rock n roll @ 1050. Achim's blog says Radio 5 from the Netherlands was being heard on this frequency. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6311: Radio Lowland and Radio 5 in a joint programme. ID in English heard @ 1935 announcing hotline and Lowland's email address. Stations playing schlager. Fair signal but some local QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sun July 22

Lot of deep fading on the signals today. Here's what's been heard:

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 2050 playing the Mamas & The Papas, good peaks on the signal. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing the Rolling Stones @ 2140, some slight SSB QRM. SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio @ 0745 with John talking about the weather and playing some schlager. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" @ 0905. Usual fast moving, slick programmes. Good peaks but also deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6045: Radio Gloria via Juelich signing on @ 1200 in German before playing a dance track by Leftfield. SINPO 45444.

6200: Radio Rapido heard @ 0940 playing punk music. Fair peaks but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing schlager, pop and rock. Heard @ 1010 with a fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Merlin Int @ 0855 playing "Unchained Melody," ID. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 2045. SINPO 33433.

6245: Britain Radio Int v JRRI signing on @ 0900 with pop and radio chat with Roger Davis. Fair signal today. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio heard @ 0750 playing a Dr Tim promo and oldies. SINPO 24332.

6275: Unid station with rock music @ 2040, some utility QRM. Sudden off at 2050. SINPO 33433.

6290: Delta Radio with some soft rock @ 0845, occasional utility QRM. Audio sounded a bit distorted. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Valencia @ 2035 with schlager, some splash from 6300. SINPO 43433.

6306: Brandaris Radio greeting listeners @ 0850 and playing a mix of oldies and schlager. SINPO 34433.

6308: Bluestar Radio with schlager and signing off @ 0755. Weak signal but just able to catch ID. SINPO 24332.

6310: Brandaris Radio moved to this frequency @ 0930. Signal S7-8 but some utility noise. SINPO 33433.

6325: Unid station heard @ 1155 playing rock music. Sudden off. SINPO 34433.

6385: Laser Hot Hits playing a George Michael song @ 1050. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack playing archive recordings @ 0805, including Radio Budapest's final English broadcast last month. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6524: Radio Ramona playing rock music @ 1055, followed by Ramona ID. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat July 21

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1945 playing archive interval signals and recordings of Radio Impact from 1979, which certainly brought back a few memories. SINPO 34333.

3925: Radio Sensation heard @ 2110 giving out hotline in several anguages, playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2235 playing Bryan Adams. Usual strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1050 with Stewart Ross asking for listeners to support the station. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6300: Antonio Radio (tent) with long talk in Dutch @ 1045 followed by schlager then off. Possibly a QSO but couldn't hear other station. SINPO 24332.

6302: Radio Brandaris moved here @ 2030, heard palying polka but squeezed between the Saharan station on 6300 and Valencia on 6305. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Merlin playing a song by Wet Wet Wet @ 1430 (very appropriate considering the bad weather we've been having. Much of England seems to be under water at the moment!). Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Valencia giving out his hotline in English @ 2025, playing schlager. SINPO 43433.

6306: Radio Brandaris @ 2010 playing polka and instrumental music, whistle caused by Valencia. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Delta with instrumental music @ 2035, ID at 2042. Gave Ruurlo address as contact. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6311: Lowland Radio heard briefly @ 2005 with polka and schlager. SINPO 33333.

6385: Laser Hot Hits coming in with a pretty good signal here @ 1115 playing David Bowie's "Golden Years." Averaging S8 and on a clear channel. Not parallel with 6275. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio coming in with a good signal, playing music from the 60s including Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" @ 1725. Bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia signing on @ 1100 and going into German pop and schlager. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Fri July 20

3928: Antonio Radio heard @ 1945 playing schlager, giving out hotline in Dutch. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania heard signing on @ 2200 and going straight into the 70s punk classic "Have You Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't Have" by the Buzzcocks. SINPO 55544.

6304: Unid station playing schlager @ 2150. Some utility QRM. Sudden off at 2157 with no announcements. SINPO 33433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Thurs July 19

6220: Mystery Radio with pop. Fair signal @ 1720. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1800 playing dance music and 'anorak' tunes. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.