Sat Sept 8

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1740 with talk about Irish radio. Weak signal at the moment with splash from the BBC on 3915. SINPO 23432. Update @ 2245 - SINPO now 54444 while 6400 has faded out.

3927: Orion Radio with guest DJ Mr Spock heard @ 1920 playing Golden Earring "Radar Love." Good signal. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording.

3927: Unid station playing schlager @ 2250. No ID heard as yet. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with a good signal @ 2130, playing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania heard @ 2240 playing schlager. SINPO 55555.

6268: Radio Oscar Zoulu (ROZ) playing oldies @ 1840. Fair-good signal with some utility splash. He said he isn't using the email address at the moment and doesn't have a mailing address. SINPO 33433. Click here for recording

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Radio Rainbow programme @ 0850, playing the Pet Shop Boys. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler continuing his nightly broadcasts. Unfortunately signal quite weak @ 2000. Propagation seems to be vary night to night. SINPO 24332.

6291: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 2115 marking Pavarotti's funeral today by playing some of his music. Fair signal but beginning to fade out. SINPO 34433. Click here for recording.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int putting in a very good clear signal this evening - peaking @ 9+10dB. Heard @ 1730 playing instrumental music with IDs. SINPO 54444.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Pussycat "Mississippi" @ 1750, in parallel with 3910. Signal suddenly improved in the last few minutes from barely audible to +10dB! SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:55UTC)

Fri Sept 7

3919: Radio Atlantis Int @ 2140 playing dance music with ID jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3927: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2040 playing rock music. Good signal tonight - I don't know if he's using more power or there is good skip from Norway - around S8. SINPO 34433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania signing on @ 2200 with the Wolfman Jack Show. Usual strong signal. SINPO 55555.

6275: Radio Likedeeler with a weak signal @ 1930. Could only just hear the station. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Mazda heard @ 1330 playing schlager. Finally, IDed @ 1350, giving out email address. Fair signal but lot of fading. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Thurs Sept 6

6275: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 1900, but not so good as last night with only a weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6290: Radio Mazda heard for the first time for while with a very good signal @ 1945, playing schlager and polka. ID in English, off 1950. SINPO 54444.

6310: Unid station @ 1905 going off and coming on again, playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

Wed Sept 5

3910: Celtic Music Radio @ 1900 with full ID followed by Scottish folk music. Good signal again tonight. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler also putting in a good signal @ 1910 with a S-reading of 8-9. Clear ID by woman who spelt out station name, playing rock and pop. SINPO 34333.

Tue Sept 4

3910: Celtic Music Radio back on tonight @ 1815, via unknown relay, with folk music from Scotland. SINPO 44333. To hear recording, click here

3927: Cupid Radio testing @ 1915, playing pop music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Free Radio Holland with ID and giving out hotline and email details @ 1800, playing schlager and polka. Fair signal, getting better. Some local and utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 19:30UTC)

Mon Sept 3

3910: Celtic Music Radio playing Scottish folk music @ 1810. This is a legal FM station broadcasting to the Glasgow area. It is probably being relayed by unknown station (possibly WMR). Fair signal, although still quite early for 75m. SINPO 34433. By 1830, SINPO up to 44433.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int heard @ 2055 playing dance music, canned IDs. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6878: Pirate Music with pop @ 1830. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American logs

Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA, heard a couple of pirates Stateside:

6925 WMPR. 2350-2353*. 31 Aug 07. Techno music and ID as "WMPR - You’re tuned to Micro Power Radio," and off. Fair.

6925 Laser Hot Hits. 2215-2230. 01 Sept 07. English. Presumed relay of this Europirate. Dance club music with OM anncr. Ads for T shirts and British SW publication. Lost signal w/o any s/o ancmts or relay ID. Fair.

Sun Sept 2

Another Sunday, and again poor conditions. A few stations have managed to make it through the noise and fading.

3925: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2220, before signing off. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio playing schlager @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingles @ 0810. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing "Let's Do The Twist" @ 0905. Again fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Magic AM back on the air after a long absence. Heard @ 0815 giving out the station hotline, playing oldies. One of best signals this morning. Fair-good. Announced new email address of magic.am @ orange.nl SINPO 34433. Signal improved by 0925 to 44433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int playing instrumental music @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6308: Radio Zodiac playing rock music @ 1650. Fair signal with some fading. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Gloria heard @ 0900 with oldies, talk in German. I imagine this station is probably being relayed by another station as it's normally only heard via the Juelich transmitter. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing recordings of Radio Veronica @ 1820. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Sat Sept 1

3910: Weekend Music Radio making a welcome return to the airwaves after Jack's holidays. Heard @ 2120 with a good signal. SINPO 44433.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int playing non-stop dance music @ 2130, ID at 2145. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing alternative music @ 2140. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

6220: Play FM via Mystery Radio @ 2300 playing "Let's Groove Tonight." Mystery's signal still holding up well. Web address is http://www.play.fm/ for this Vienna-based internet station. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording.

6255: KBC via Lithuania @ 2205 playing song by the Spencer Davis Group. SINPO 55555.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 0905 playing a song by Kate Bush. SINPO 24332.

6310: Unid station heard @ 2150 playing song by Kim Wilde. Couldn't catch the ID, except station was from the Netherlands. SINPO 34333.

6327: Radio Zodiac testing the equipment @ 2155. Good signal. Playing "Band on the Run." SINPO 43433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Jack playing rock music @ 2115, talking about his holidays. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia playing dance music @ 0910. Programme hosted by Charlie Prince in German. SINPO 55555.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri Aug 31

3904: Bogusman back on the air with a good signal here - 9+10dB. Heard @ 2040 playing song by St Etienne. Always good to hear Mr B with his views on life etc. SINPO 44444. (see comment)

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack Show heard @ 2225. Strong signal, as always. SINPO 55544.

6275: Radio Likedeeler being heard much better this evening, with a fair to good signal. Heard @ 1830 with woman spelling out station name, chat by man (Uncle Bernard) in German and English and playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor (tent) @ 2130. Could hear dance music but weak signal on a noisy frequency. SINPO 23332.

6421: Laser Hot Hits also coming through tonight @ 1840 playing 60s music. Fair signal - hovering around S7. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Thu Aug 30

6275: Radio Likedeeler (tent) heard @ 2000. Weak signal here but sounded like Likedeeler. He's quite active at the moment. SINPO 24332.

Caroline denied shortwave licence

Rob Leighton of Radio Caroline writes:

Back in May this year we started talking to Graham Warren, Head of Broadcast Technical Policy at Ofcom, with the intention of applying for a 12 month test & development licence to relay Caroline’s Satellite Service from the UK, using 1kW on either 41m or 49m shortwave.

We proposed carrying out research into the ruggedness of DRM reception when the signal was subjected to conditions of severe selective fading as found in and around the edge of a shortwave transmitter’s skip zone.

We proposed using a 50/50 mix of DRM and AM, so that listeners with traditional AM shortwave receivers could listen to our AM programmes and be informed of what was happening when we switched to DRM mode, and how they could contribute data if they wished to be involved with the research findings.

By proposing these tests we envisaged introducing Caroline to a substantial new audience of European shortwave listeners, whilst at the same time promoting the use of a new, efficient, high quality digital modulation technique and contributing to DRM’s global pool of knowledge.

Listeners to our AM transmissions using traditional receivers would be fully aware of what we were doing at the AM/DRM switch-over, would be told how and when to decode our DRM signals, and from where to obtain the necessary software and equipment.

We received a reply from Ofcom earlier this month, in which Mr Warren informed us that the particular aspect of research we had proposed had already been investigated, and that our licence request was therefore unsuccessful.

Naturally we are disappointed, as the granting of the licence we requested should have resulted in a win-win situation for everyone.

But it’s understandable that Ofcom have little desire to grant a test & development licence to repeat aspects of research that have already been completed. We still have other confidential irons in the fire - Caroline has never liked the word ‘no’!

(Source: Rob Leighton, Radio Caroline via Radio Netherlands Media Network blog)

Tue Aug 28

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1650. Fair signal but splash from 6225 (Radio Racja). SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 1910, giving out hotline number and playing music. Talk by man and woman. Signal not as good as on Sunday with lot of static noise. SINPO 24332.

6290: West Coast Radio playing Irish/Scottish drinking songs @ 2220. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor putting in a good signal tonight @ 1930, playing dance music. Signal peaking at S9. Some SSB and morse QRM. SINPO 43333.
Heard the station again @ 2205 with an S9 signal, but some CW QRM and fading, but 48m staying open late tonight. SINPO 43433.

6400: Unid station @ 1900. Good signal. Still listening @ 1940 - now playing Euro-pop, I doubt it's WMR. Probably Dutch. SINPO 44444. (Seems to be Russian or East European - see comments)

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2210 playing pop. Fair to good signal on clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music playing pop @ 1920. Weak signal with rapid fading. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Mon Aug 27

5805: Radio Telstar South playing offshore radio recordings. Good signal here. Today was a public holiday here. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio already coming in a good signal @ 1630. Playing the usual non-stop pop, some deep fades. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int making an evening broadcast tonight. Heard @ 1945 playing "Axel F" from the 80s. Some splash from Iran on 6255 but a good signal. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Altrex heard @ 1735 with a poor signal and deep fades, playing oldies. Caught ID on a peak. SINPO 23332. I was listening again @ 1955, signal much better - peaking at S9 (34433). Click here for a recording.

6310: Radio Condor pumping out the beats with his dance music @ 1750, some local QRM and splash from Altrex. Said was signing off. SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station playing non-stop rock music @ 1935. Poor at first but improving by 2000. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music with a weak signal, but in the clear @ 1640. Sounding very much like Mystery Radio, but not so strong, with non-stop pop/dance music. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:00UTC)

More offshore nostalgia

On Friday August 31 there will be a special radio programme commemorating the end of the Dutch offshore pirate stations 31 August 1974.

This programme will start at 6 AM BST on the 675 kHz transmitter of the Dutch Arrow Classic Rock Radio and will lasts to the (very late) evening on that day.

For more information about this you can read a press-message in the Dutch language on http://www.norderney.nl/ and then click on the green "nieuws"button.

I hereby wish you all much enjoy to listen to this very special programme!

Pirate radio greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.

(via Anorak Nation)

Sun Aug 26

3923: West Coast Radio heard @ 2150 putting in a good signal here, playing Rush. SINPO 44433.

5720: Orion Radio heard signing off @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South heard playing Dusty Springfield @ 2005. Good signal but quite a lot of static in the air. SINPO 44333.

6200: Radio Geronimo (according to Robertas's logs on Alfa Lima) @ 1045 playing ZZ Top. Some SSB QRM. Not good short skip conditions today. Faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 33433.

6205: Radio Sonar heard briefly @ 0810. Just caught ID and some music but a few minutes later signal was gone. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well this evening. Heard @ 1750 with the usual pop/disco/dance music. SINPO 43433.

6260: Radio Thunderbird playing rock, IDs @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Devalon Int with one of his occasional programmes. Heard @ 0900 playing The Beatles "Paperback Writer," and then into free radio news and short recordings. A very well put together programme. Fair signal with good peaks. Off 0930. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6275: Radio Likedeeler @ 1805 giving out mailing address and hotline, playing rock music. Fair signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Kentucky @ 0935 playing schlager, giving out hotline number. SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Valencia playing 60s music @ 0925, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Lowland with oldies @ 1730 but suffering QRM from another station on 6309. Lowland had the stronger signal. SINPO 33433.

6324: Radio Waves Int with ID, playing country music. Heard @ 1225 with a fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard with song by Kool & The Gang @ 2010, part of a sponsored show presented by Jolly Roger. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6430: Radio Victoria with oldies, some SSB QRM @ 1020. SINPO 33333.

6878: Pirate Music with non-stop pop @ 1740. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 25

3905: Radio Victoria heard @ 2110 playing a Tina Turner song, then ID and email address. At first, there was some sort of telephony QRM but that seems to have stopped now. SINPO 34333.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Telstar theme tune @ 2020, IDs and into a programme marking the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6274: Radio Fox 48 playing rock music @ 2040, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits marking the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death with music by The King @ 0930. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34433.

6280: Orion Radio playing polka @ 0805. Fair signal but noisy channel. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Kentucky heard @ 1830 playing non-stop schlager. Het with another station on 6307. ID @ 1855. Strong signal. SINPO 43433.

6307: Radio Altrex struggling to be heard under Kentucky. Caught REM @ 1845. SINPO 32432.

6308: Radio Kentucky heard @ 2115 giving out phone number and mail address in Dutch and English. Not as strong as earlier, but still good. SINPO 44333.

6310: Radio Altrex changed frequency @ 1905. Was better for about a minute but now I think Kentucky has moved to 6308 so it's back to square one!! Shame he didn't check as Altrex moved first. SINPO 32432.

6324: Radio Waves Int coming in very well tonight. Heard @ 1902 with talk in French, followed by jingle ID and country music. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6325: Delta Radio @ 2125 playing a song by OMD, greeting Mike from Norway. He said was testing new antenna. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with a promo for its sponsored shows @ 1858, playing oldies. No utility at this time although fair bit of static crackle. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music playing pop @ 1920. Fair signal but some static. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:25UTC)

Fri Aug 24

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack show, playing "Summer in the City" @ 2240. SINPO 55544.

6310: Delta Radio very strong @ 2025, playing pop, with signal peaking at S9+20dB. Still going strong at 2130. SINPO 54444.

6420: Laser Hot Hits heard with fair signal @ 2020 but suffering from heavy utility QRM. It seems to be proving difficult for Laser to find a clear channel in that area of the band. SINPO 32432.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Thurs Aug 23

6301: Unid station @ 1910 playing "On Blueberry Hill." Nasty het with Sahara station on 6300, so best in usb. Went off a few minutes later. SINPO 32432.

6310: Radio Skywire with rock music @ 1905, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6878: Pirate Music (tent) playing pop music @ 1900. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Wed Aug 22

3910: Weekend Music Radio (tent) @ 1910 playing John Lennon "Number Nine Dream." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

3923: West Coast Radio playing rock music @ 2215. Fair-good signal but some static. SINPO 44333.

(updated 22:15UTC)