Wed Oct 17

4025: Laser Hot Hits still going strong tonight. Heard @ 1900 playing dance music. S8 signal here. SINPO 34433.

KBC & Mi Amigo

KBC and Mi Amigo 192 is on 1386kHz and 6255kHz this weekend

Friday October 19th
The Mighty KBC on SW 6255 kHz (100 kW, 259 deg) at 2200-2300UTC (00:00-00:59 CET)with a Wolfman Jack Show

Saturday October 20th
Radio Mi Amigo 192 & The Mighty KBC on AM 1386 kHz (500 kW) at 2100-2200GMT (23:00-24:00 CET) with Marcel Strücker,
Repeated 2200-2300UTC (00:00-00:59UTC) on SW 6255 kHz (100 kW, 259 deg)
Also via the stream of Radio Mi Amigo 259 on http://www.miamigo259.eu/

Sunday October 21st
Radio Mi Amigo 192 & The Mighty KBC on SW 6255 kHz (100 kW, 259 deg) at 0100-0200UTC (03.00-03.59 CET) with Marcel Strücker

For more information please checkout the websites http://www.radiomiamigo.eu/kbc.html and http://www.kbcradio.eu/

Tues Oct 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1730 playing dance music but seemed to be problem with sound which kept cutting out. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

Mon Oct 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1845 playing The Who "Who Are You." Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

Sun Oct 14

Good conditions and a lot of stations heard:

3930: Unid station playing dance music @ 1915, then sudden off. Strength of signal suggests Atlantis or Boomerang. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger programme @ 1910 playing Golden Earring. SINPO 34433.

5705: Radio Boomerang playing rock music @ 0830, before moving to 5700 10 minutes later. Usual massive signal. SINPO 45444.

5720: Orion Radio playing the song "Lola" @ 0800. Coming in well with a SINPO of 44444.

6200: Radio Rapido (tent) with non-stop rock music. Heard @ 0945 playing "I Shot the Sheriff." Splash from East Coast Holland. SINPO 33433.

6205: Radio East Coast Holland with rock music, announcing email address @ 0935. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording

6216: King Shortwave playing oldies, splash from Mystery Radio @ 0815. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0810. SINPO 44433.

6255: Britain Radio Int v JJRI with his regular 2nd Sunday broadcast. Moved here to avoid utility on 6245. Good move as signal coming in very well with Roger talking about offshore radio and playing oldies. SINPO 44444.

6255: Laser Hot Hits v JRRI playing dance music @ 1215. SINPO 44433.

6266: Radio Galaxy International playing dance music @ 0955. Sounded like recording as they were saying it was Saturday afternoon! Good to hear them though. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording

6268: Radio Oscar Zoulu (ROZ) playing Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" @ 1225, ID at 1237. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin playing song by Queen @ 0930, announced also in parallel with 6325. SINPO 43443.

6290: Radio Shadowman with a good signal @ 0920, playing polka. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Scotland Int in QSO with Radio Shadowman @ 0910. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka @ 1055, echo on voice. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Scotland Int playing song by the Bee Gees @ 0840 before moving to 6300. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Condor coming in well, playing dance music @ 0925. SINPO 43443.

6310: Radio Altrex with very weak signal @ 2155. Just caught ID, but not I had not expected to hear anything at this late hour. SINPO 23332.

6311: Radio Foxfire playing 60s music, ID ad email address @ 1205. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6314: Radio Altrex heard @ 0915 with Gerry Rafferty's song "Baker Street," asking for reports. Splash from Condor. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Merlin in parallel with 6280 @ 0932. Sounded like another station on frequency. Signal weaker than 6280. SINPO 33433.

6404: Unid station playing schlager @ 1050, but IDs difficult to understand. SINPO 34433. Robertas and Goran logged this as Radio Pioneer on Alfa Lima.

6540: Radio Brigitte paying ELO "Don't Bring Me Down," @ 0805. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Sat Oct 13

3905: Radio Atlantis in QSO with Radio Jimmy @ 2010. SINPO for Atlantis 44433, Jimmy was 24332.

3935: Unid station playing pop @ 1915, some morse QRM. Couldn't catch ID and station went off few minutes later. SINPO 23432. Harri's blog had it as Radio Nova.

3940: Radio Underground back on the air. Heard @ 1645 talking about free radio, greeting listeners. Unfortunately strong SSB QRM at this time on same frequency. SINPO 33433. Update, by 1700 signal improved and SSB stopped - SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on this freqency @ 1950 playing Rhianna "Umbrella." Fair signal and a clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1445. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania signing on @ 2200 with Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb." SINPO 55555.

6265: Premier Radio Int putting in a very good signal this afternoon. Heard @ 1600 playing a song by Big Country. Also heard playing a promo for Dr Tim's logs. Signal between S9 and S9+10dB. SINPO 44433. Click here for recording

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0815 with the Radio Rainbow programme, reading letters. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin playing Ultravox @ 1620. Some splash from Laser and weak co-channel QRM (Taiwan). Running in parallel with 6325. SINPO 43433.

6310: Two stations fighting over this frequency @ 1705. One playing rock music and the other schlager. The rock station has the edge!

6325: Radio Altrex heard @ 0930 playing Johnny Cash, asking whether anyone can hear him. Signal coming in well here with a S8 signal. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Merlin running in parallel with 6280. Not so strong but clearer channel. Heard @ 1625 with SINPO of 34433.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Fri Oct 12

3905: Radio Boomerang heard @ 2030 playing rock music. Good signal, as usual. SINPO 44444.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack Show @ 2220, playing 60s music. Signal peaking at S9+40dB. SINPO 55555.

6308: Radio Altrex heard @ 0920 playing instrumental music. ID at 0930 giving out email address. Fair signal but some occasional SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Thurs Oct 11

6285: Radio Blackbird heard @ 0930 giving out the station hotline and email address, playing polka. SINPO 34433.

Radio Rainbow International

Hello dear Radio friends!

This mail is to promote Radio Rainbow International, the voice of peace, a free independent radio station with a clear goal; promoting peace and a better environment.

Please help us by promoting us, forwarding these links and of course; listen. On several frequencies, and on Laser Hot Hits (the best and most fanatic European pirate since 1994) with the program Rainbow every Saturday on 6275 khz.

Thank you, hope to hear from you!

See these links, if you want more promotion material, just ask!

http://radiorainbow.blogspot.com/2006/01/radio-rainbow-international.html

http://radiorainbow.blogspot.com/

http://statesofunrest.mypodcast.com/index.html

http://www.frn.net/new/story.php?story_id=30&c=15&PHPSESSID=58afb5d199d43aab87ba92dcf7383c01

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio_in_Europe

Tues Oct 9

3927: Unid station playing dance music and schlager @ 1845, also heard "testing 1-2" but no IDs yet. Sounded Dutch. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

Sun Oct 7

Good conditions and a lot of stations heard today:

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing a song by Smokie @ 1745. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio with Dutch songs @ 0755, coming in well. SINPO 44444.

6045: MV Baltic Radio via Juelich with a strong signal @ 1250, playing oldies, programe in German. Signal peaking at S9+30dB. SINPO 55544.

6200: Radio Rapido playing rock music @ 0815, SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6243: Sligo European Radio via JRRI with its final broadcast @ 0810, playing oldies and greeting listeners. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43443. Click here for recording

6260: Radio Likedeeler moved here from 6309 @ 0935 to avoid QRM. SINPO 34333.

6266: Radio Galaxy back on the air after many months away, playing dance music, greeting listeners @ 1125. Fair signal but utility noise. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Underground @ 0820 playing song by Bjork, usual free radio chat. Coming in well but slight whistle on signal. SINPO 43433.

6280: Radio Merlin heard with offshore recordings @ 1030, some splash from Radio Underground. SINPO 33333.

6286: Radio Doctor Tim playing Rammstein @ 0825, giving out email and hotline number. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Mazda @ 0845 playing schlager, QRM from utility and co-channel station. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Boomerang playing oldies. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Scotland Int calling Boomerang @ 0930. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Kentucky giving out address @ 1045, joining in the QSO. SINPO 44433. Also heard in QSO was Zeelandia and Valencia.

6306: Radio Brandaris playing schlager @ 1245, followed by ID. SINPO 44433.

6309: Radio Likedeeler playing rock music @ 0915, some splash from Boomerang. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid station heard @ 1630 playing The Eagles, off @ 1645. Fair signal but couldn't make out the ID. I've included a short recording. To listen click here. Any ideas welcome. SINPO 34433. (see comments)

6327: Radio Waves Int (tent) playing ballads @ 0925. SINPO 33433.

6374: West Coast Radio with pop and rock @ 0840, giving out hotline number. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing recordings of QSOs from the Echo Charlie band @ 0800. Very strong. SINPO 54444.

6430:Radio Victoria playing oldies @ 0830. Fair signal on clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona with a weak signal @ 1035, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

6540: Radio Brigitte playing schlager and oldies @ 0833, multi-lingual IDs. SINPO 34333.

(updated 17:45UTC)

Sat Oct 6

3910: Weekend Music Radio with Mike James @ 1715 playing a Robert Palmer song. Good signal but some splash from the BBC on 3915. SINPO 43443.

3932: Radio Atlantis (tent) heard @ 1910 playing dance music. Good signal but whistle from nearby station. SINPO 43433.

3940: Radio Underground on @ 1550 chatting about free radio and reading listeners' messages. Fair-good signal, currently S7-8. SINPO 34333.

6255: KBC via Lithuania playing German music. Signal fading more tonight between S9 and S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0805 with the Jolly Roger programme, playing 60s music. SINPO 34433.

6285: Radio Boomerang heard @ 1410 playing song "Roses Without Thorns," talk in Dutch. SINPO 44444.

6286: Unid station playing German rock music @ 1650. Fair signal but no ID heard yet. SINPO 34433. (Radio Dr Tim - see comments)

6290: Radio Titanic (tent) heard @ 1420 with the song "Electric Dreams" but by time came to ID at 1430 was flattened by Radio Boomerang on 6295. SINPO 34333-32332.

6295: Radio Boomerang playing OMD, mentioned Dr Tim. Heard @ 1005 with a good signal. SINPO 44444. Boomerang back on @ 1430 with SINPO 54444, off 1443.

6295: Scotland Radio Int with a report to Boomerang @ 1450. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6296: MRF Radio joining in the QSO @ 1455. Signal a lot weaker. SINPO 24332. Also taking part @ 1500 on 6296 was Radio Titanic. SINPO 34333.

6309: Radio Valencia playing some instrumental music @ 1415 then a Beatles medley. SINPO 34433.

6310: Orion Radio playing schlager @ 0910. Good signal, but unfortunately on top of Radio Condor. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor also heard @ 0910 playing Pet Shop Boys underneath Orion Radio. SINPO 32432. In the clear @ 0931 when Orion signed off, but also closed down a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio back on the air playing the Specials "Too Much Too Young" @ 1705. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia playing dance music @ 0925. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Fri Oct 5

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Friday night Wolfman Jack Show, playing Simon & Garfunkel @ 2215. Signal back up to full strength this week. SINPO 55555.

6307: Unid station with schlager and phone calls @ 1845. Foton's log has this as Radio Paradise and Radio Kentucky. Good signal but gone a few minutes later (signed off or faded out?). SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Thurs Oct 4

It's been a quiet week for pirate activity but heard a station this evening:

3930: Unid station @ 1920 playing rock music, then A-ha "Take on Me." Good signal but telephony QRM in usb. Break of several minutes before coming back with a track by Dire Straits. SINPO 43443.

Sligo European Radio final broadcast

To Anoraks Everywhere!


It is with deep regret that Sligo European Radio announces that it is to make its final (relay) broadcast this coming Sunday, October 7th 2007 via the transmitters of Jolly Roger Radio on 6235khz short-wave.


The final broadcast will coincide with the 20th anniversary of our first broadcast on October 4th 1987.


The precise time of our final broadcast is unknown, just listen in to Jolly Roger Radio on Sunday and you should hear us at some time.


And please remember to send your reception reports to: sligoeuropeanradio@hotmail.com along with your snail mail address and we just might make it worthwhile.


So listen in to the final broadcast of Sligo European Radio, featuring Stephen MacLeod, Jon Seabrook and Chris Jensen, this Sunday on 6235khz short-wave.


Chris Jensen - station owner & presenter

(info via alfa lima forum)

Mon Oct 1

3927: Radio Kentucky with a good signal @ 1840, giving out phone number in Dutch, English and German, playing schlager. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

Sun Sept 30

Strange reception again on 48 metres. Some signals coming in very well while others not heard at all here.

3910: Weekend Music Radio with IDs, song by Slade @ 0805. SINPO 34433. Not heard at all on 6400 at this time.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing a song by Roger Daltrey @ 1700 and talk about radio. Another excellent weekend of entertaining programmes from Jack and his team. Great stuff. SINPO 34433.

5720: Orion Radio, joined today by Peter from Radio Waves Int, heard @ 0750 playing country music. Quite good reception here. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Borderhunter back on the air with a super signal. Heard signing on @ 0905, playing rock and pop. Always very clear and crisp audio from Borderhunter. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6290: West Coast Radio playing the song "American Pie" @ 0940. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Victoria struggling to get through @ 0900. ID and oldies. SINPO 24432.

6295: Radio Boomerang playing instrumental music @ 1055. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 1115, off at 1120. SINPO 44444.

6303: Magic AM playing Robert Palmer song @ 0850. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6309: Unid station playing instrumental music @ 1330, then John Lennon "Imagine," then into 80s disco-funk type music. Sounds like Malaisy but no anns. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

6311: Unid station with oldies @ 1035. Deep fading. Maybe Radio Lowland? SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio faded in now. Heard playing "Private Life" by the Pretenders @ 1030. SINPO 44433.

(updated 17:05UTC)

Sat Sept 29

A lot of stations on 75 metres this evening:

3900: Skyline Radio Germany (tent) @ 1820. But like last night, signal just about heard above the noise level. SINPO 24332.

3910: Radio RWE v Weekend Music Radio @ 1735 with programme about Polish radio in the 1940s and 50s. In parallel with 6400. SINPO 33433.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 2035 with Andy Walker commemorating the 40th anniversary of the launch of BBC Radio 1 this weekend (the station set up by the BBC to try and replace the offshore stations closed down by the Government a few weeks earlier). SINPO 44444.

3920: Unid station playing dance music @ 2020. Strong signal but also strong heterodyne from another signal on same frequency making it difficult to listen to. SINPO 42432.

3925: Bogusman heard @ 2000 reading listeners' emails and giving out contact details. Some splatter from Boomerang. SINPO 43433.

3929: West Coast Radio in QSO with Radio Jimmy in Dutch @ 1857. SINPO 34433.

3930: Radio Jimmy @ 1855 QSOing with WCR. SINPO 34433.

3935: Radio Boomerang playing song by the Stranglers @ 2005. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

3940: Radio Underground back on the air tonight after absence of nearly two months. Heard @ 1815 with Steve talking about free radio. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1340 with ID, playing pop music. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 1830, playing a song by the Stereophonics, followed by woman in German and jingle ID. Signal very strong now. SINPO 54444.

6255: KBC via Lithuania heard @ 2250 reading listeners' reports. Like yesterday, fair bit of fading on the signal. SINPO 44433.

6291: Radio Lowland heard @ 1840 playing oldies. Good signal here but some fading. Announced phone number and email address for contact. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6310: Unid station playing dance music @ 1740. Signal seemed too strong for Condor, could be Atlantis? SINPO 44444.

6400: Radio Mazda heard @ 1220 playing schlager, ID @ 1244. I've not heard Mazda on this frequency before. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio RWE v Weekend Music Radio @ 1730 with programme about Polish radio in the 1940s and 50s. In parallel with 3910. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

(updated 22:50UTC)

Fri Sept 29

3900: Skyline Radio Germany (pres) @ 2015 with a weak signal here. Just able catch snatches of music on peaks. ID through Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 24332.

3927: Radio Atlantis Int with a strong signal @ 2005, playing schlager and dance music, peaking at S9+10dB. Off at 2015. SINPO 44444.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack show @ 2230. Weaker signal than usual (only S9, rather than usual S9+30dB) with rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:35UTC)

Thurs Sept 27

3928: Radio Whitesnake with Cupid Radio heard @ 1855 playing rock music. Fair to good signal. SINPO 34433. Tuned in again @ 2055, to hear them thanking listeners and closing down. Signal up to S9. SINPO 44433.