Sun Nov 25

3945: Weekend Music Radio faded back in @ 2245, with Jack talking about and playing recording of station called Scotland Community Radio from 1989. SINPO 34433

5965: Radio Gloria via Germany signing on @ 1300 in English and German. Strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6199: Radio Rapido giving out morse ID, playing Prefab Sprout @ 1030. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio 48 greeting listeners, playing the song "Hocus Pocus" @ 1005. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (pres) @ 1025, weak signal, could just hear music through the noise. SINPO 23332.

6220: Unid station playing Veronica recordings @ 1155. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6255: Britain Radio Int v JRRI with his usual 4th Sunday broadcast, radio chat and playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6258: Radio Pionier playing schlager @ 1245, moved/drifted to 6262 by 1305. Modulation still a bit rough. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Altrex playing "Nutbush City Limits" @ 0850, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing 70s music, co-channel with another station @ 1040. SINPO 23432.

6265: Radio Oscar Zoulu (ROZ) playing Supertramp @ 1220, followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Underground going through Dr Tim's logs @ 0930. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin (tent) heard @ 1205 with recordings of Laser 558. SINPO 33333.

6281: Radio Black Power playing "Big in Japan" @ 1100. Good signal but het from station on 6280. SINPO 43433.

6290: Radio Mazda playing schlager, utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6299: Unid station playing rock music @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Skyline Int playing "Simply the Best" @ 0915, signal sounded a bit undermodulated. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Shadowman with a strong signal @ 1010, playing rock and pop. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor giving out hotline number @ 0840, playing dance music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Unid station playing pop and dance music @ 1255. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. Achim's blog says Radio Malaisy.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0855. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 0910 with Andy Walker talking about the evils of DAB, playing The Who. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1210, playing offshore radio recordings. SINPO 44433.

6540: Radio Brigitte (pres) playing schlager, sudden off @ 1035. SINPO 34333.

6430: Radio Victoria giving out email address @ 1015, said had no PO Box number, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia playing country music and signing off @ 0857. SINPO 55544.

9290: Radio Caroline Eifel via Latvia signing on in German @ 0900 with "Caroline" by the Fortunes. SINPO 55544. To hear recording click here

(updated 22:45UTC)

Sat Nov 24

3930: Unid station heard playing dance music and oldies @ 2245. Announced saying it was a test txn and giving email address ending in ...@rock.com. Weak signal so couldn't catch station name. SINPO 24332. Possibly the sw-pirate @ rock.com mentioned in Dr Tim's logs earlier this week.

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1650 talking about free radio, giving out contact details. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Young Hearts Run Free" @ 1615. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio 48 playing "Owner of a Lonely Heart," greeting Robertas in Belgium @ 1205. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6235: KBC v Lithuania @ 2240 with another Wolfman Jack show. Better signal than last night, peaking at S9+30dB. SINPO 544444.

6275: Laser Hot Hits playing the B52s @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6311: Radio Lowland heard with Men At Work "Down Under" @ 1350, ID came at 1404, asking for reports. Fair signal but moderate fading, off 1410. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Alice (tent) in QSO @ 1553 with other stations. Also heard mentioned Radio Dutchwing, Lowland and Skyline. SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio City via Latvia heard @ 0925 playing 60s music. Strong signal here. SINPO 55544.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri Nov 23

6235: KBC via Lithuania with Wolfman Jack playing spoof phone calls @ 2240. Signal not as strong as previous weeks with fading - only S9. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Altrex heard @ 1010 playing Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U." Had just changed frequency slightly from 6308. ID and asking for reports. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with a Madonna feature @ 1115. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:45UTC)

More from North America

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee USA:

3420, Undercover Radio/Laser Hot Hits. 0237-0300. 23 Nov 07. English. Dr. Benway with UCR ID and remarks about relaying Laser Hot Hits and ments of Merlin mail drop for QSLs. LHH program with dance club music, ads for T-shirts and radio-related magazine Offshore Echoes, and several IDs. Good.

Thurs Nov 22

6302v: Unid station playing country music @ 1505. Station seemed to be drifting between 6301-6304, modulation also poor. SINPO 34432.

North American logs

Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6700, The Crystal Ship. 0052-0100, 21 Nov 07. Mr Poet locking through Chickamauga on yet another unusual frequency. A weak signal with fades and some dead air during the bx. I managed to hear Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine, and Journey to the Center of Your Mind by Young Ted and the Amboy Dukes. Unfortunately, the reception was marginal.

6925u, WTCR (p). 0105-0110, 21 Nov 07. Partial ID, unid mx, and snippets of A Little Help from my Friends. Poor.

Wed Nov 21

6421: Laser Hot Hits coming in well @ 1130 with Steve Roberts playing a Mike Oldfield song. Signal peaking @ S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

Tues Nov 20

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music @ 2020 and greeting listeners. Poor signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Sun Nov 18

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1410 talking about Scottish pirates. In parallel with 6400. SINPO 23332.

3932: Unid station heard playing dance music @ 1525. Poor-fair signal, some telephony QRM. SINPO 23332.

3945: Weekend Music Radio now moved here to clear way for Reflections Europe. Heard @ 1450, talking about offshore radio. Fair signal but some utility noise. SINPO 33333. Signal at 1615 had improved to 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Blondie "Heart of Glass" @ 1405. Fair signal. Nothing on 6421 at this time. SINPO 34333.

5802: Radio Telstar South slight off its usual 5805 frequency. Heard @ 1050 with the Golden Boys playing music from Marmalade. Usual slick programme. SINPO 34333.

5813: Orion Radio playing Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax" @ 0850. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio 48 with Queen "We Will Rock You" @ 1045. SINPO 34333.

6220: FRS Holland via Mystery Radio looking back at the events of 1980 @ 0850. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. Click here for recording

6240: Skyline Radio Germany heard @ 1110 playing the Star Wars theme. Weak signal with fair peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6270: Radio Mazda playing schlager @ 0910. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6270: Radio Royal (tent) came on after Mazda signed off, playing OMD @ 1105, ID and email address ....@live.nl Bad modulation (could be same station that was on 6303 earlier). SINPO 34333. (According to Dr Tim's news station name is Radio Royal and email address is radioroyal @ live.nl)

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming in well @ 1040, playing the Rolling Stones. SINPO 43433.

6292: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 0915, some utility QRM. SINP 33333.

6297: Voice of the GDR with a programme in German, with occasional English announcements. Heard @ 1005 playing the Human League. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433. Click here for recording

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer with talk in Dutch, playing schlager @ 1145. SINPO 33433.

6303: Unid station with schlager @ 0900. Modulation sounded a bit rough. SINPO 34333.

6305: Delta Radio (Gelderland) playing dance music @ 1305. SINPO 43433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 0935. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Sallandse Boer calling Lowland @ 0925, playing schlager. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Waves Int playing country music @ 1030. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Andy Walker playing novelty records like "Mr Blobby," and "Nellie the Elephant" @ 1220. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6421: Laser Hot Hits playing Whitney Houston @ 1230. SINPO 33433.

6540: Radio Brigitte with IDs and playing Donna Summer @ 1135. SINPO 34333.

(updated 16:15UTC)

Sat Nov 17

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 2120 playing recordings of Scottish pirate Radio Woodstock. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

3940: Radio Underground heard very briefly @ 1550 with Steve mentioning Dr Tim's logs. Strong Russian SSB QRM. Signal went off or faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Underworld "Born Slippy" @ 1545. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) @ 1015 with oldies. Some local QRM making reception difficult. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2300 playing pop. Weak signal tonight with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6235: KBC via Lithuania heard @ 2255 playing The Police before signing off with their theme music. SINPO 55544.

6270: ROZ playing Pink Floyd @ 1045. Good signal but some splash from Laser on 6275. SINPO 43433.

6270: Radio Mazda playing non-stop schlager @ 1420. ID at 1445, greeting all DXers. Good signal, some splash from Laser. SINPO 43433.

6275: Radio Rainbow via Laser @ 1010 playing the Electric Light Orchestra. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Robbie @ 1025 with schlager, giving out hotline and email in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6305: Orion Radio playing "Hey There Mary Lou" @ 0915. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Valencia heard with dance music @ 1000, and ID. SINPO 34333.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri Nov 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1900 playing "Reasons to be Cheerful." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6235: KBC via Lithuania on a new frequency signing on @ 2200 with the Wolfman Jack Show. Strong signal hitting S9+30dB. SINPO 55544.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Wed Nov 14

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1100 with good peaks reaching S9+10dB, but some fading on signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues Nov 13

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music @ 1635. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6300: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1250 calling Pionier. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6302: Radio Pionier @ 1245, playing oldies but bad modulation made it difficult to understand. SINPO 34332.

6421: Laser Hot Hits @ 1125 with Lee Richards playing his A-Z of Classic Pop. Signal fading a lot today, some intermittant SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 16:50UTC)

North American pirate

Log from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee. Unusual frequency for a North American pirate:

3420 The Crystal Ship. 0303-0308*. 12 Nov. English. The Xtal Ship sailing the pirate seas on another odd frequency. I heard the last few minutes of the bx. Music included a Sea Chantey and a punk rock sounding song, and audio clips including something by Jack Webb from Dragnet. I lost the signalat 0308 w/o sign off ancmts. Fair to Good.

Mon Nov 12

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Jolly Roger playing Ronnie & The Datonas @ 1635. Good signal at the moment, pushing S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard with "More Than A Woman" @ 1400, then off for a few minutes before returning. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Brandaris and Radio Altrex both on the same frequency @ 1515. Brandaris slightly the stronger but both cancelling each other out. Shame they couldn't check the frequency before signing on. Brandaris signed off around 1630, SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Altrex playing schlager @ 1155. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6311: Radio Altrex now moved @ 1520 to avoid clash with Brandaris, playing rock music. SINPO 34333.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with a programme about the making of the record "Telstar" @ 1040. Fair signal and clear channel. SINPO 34433.

(updated 16:40UTC)

Sun Nov 11

Strange conditions today with some signals fading in and out, while others staying steady.

3945: Weekend Music Radio playing a Stevie Wonder song @ 1605. Good signal, bit of splash from 3955. SINPO 44433.

5805: Orion Radio heard @ 0855 playing some instrumental music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6199: Radio Rapido playing Echo & The Bunnymen "Killing Moon" @ 1110. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34433.

6220: Laser Hot Hits with an advert for Radio Review magazine @ 0850, playing oldies. Station underneath (Mystery Radio?). SINPO 43433.

6220: Mystery Radio battling it out for control of this frequency with Laser. At 1600 both at equal strength making both unlistenable. SINPO 42332.

6255: Britain Radio Int v JRRI talking about offshore radio @ 1110. Signal finally faded in and coming in well now. SINPO 44433.

6269: Crazy Wave Radio heard with ID @ 1200, splash from Underground, which is strong now. SINPO 23432.

6275: Radio Underground heard briefly @ 0910 before fading out again. Talking about West Coast raid. SINPO 34433.

6293: Radio Bluestar playing "If I Could Turn Back Time," @ 0920. SINPO 34333.

6295: Unid station with non-stop easy listening Dutch music. Heard @ 1225. Fair signal. SINPO 34433. Saturnus?

6300: Radio Shadowman playing 80s pop @ 1015. Strong signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager and polka @ 0900. Co-channel QRM. SINPO 43433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int @ 1100 greeting listeners and playing instrumental music. SINPO 34433.

6312: Radio Pioneer playing the song "The Crying Game" @ 1435, ID and email adress. Audio a bit distorted and spreading over several frequencies. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Waves Int playing country music @ 0915. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6373: Radio Altrex heard @ 0930 with country music. Fair signal on clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio (pres) heard briefly @ 1035 with recording of US station before signal faded out again. SINPO 34333. Update @ 1145 - signal back again and now 44444.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with a Madonna feature @ 1140. SINPO 44433.

(updated 16:10UTC)

Sat Nov 10

1657: Radio Barones @ 2050 greeting Dave in England and a listener in Finland, playing AC-DC. Fair-good signal here. SINPO 34333.

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing Slade @ 1845. Poor-fair signal. Reception bad on 75m tonight. SINPO 24332.

5820: Orion Radio playing non-stop polka @ 0910. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing a song by The Cult @ 0900. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 2315. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6270: ROZ @ 1105 with a song by The Cure, some splash from Laser on 6275. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Rainbow via LHH playing the Pet Shop Boys @ 0905. Not as strong as 6220. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Zeelandia heard with Boney M song @ 1015, followed by ID in Dutch and English, then polka and off. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Mazda playing schlager @ 1535. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6324: Radio Waves International giving out address, playing country music @ 1540. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and his A-Z of Pop @ 1135. SINPO 34433.

(updated 23:15UTC)

Fri Nov 9

3905: Unid station @ 2255 with very weak signal. Can just detect music above noise level on peaks. (Radio Bluestar - see comment)

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show, playing music from Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds," @ 1640, just getting dark here. Signal reaching S9 but moderate levels of noise & fading. SINPO 34433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack show @ 2250, playing 60s music. Strong signal but splash from equally strong carrier on 6250. SINPO 54444.

6421: Laser Hot Hits playing "Layla" by Derek & The Dominoes @ 1040. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:55UTC)

Thurs Nov 8

6275: Unid station @ 1220 playing schlager, then "Please Release Me," before signing off. Too much fading to catch the ID. SINPO 24332.

6300: Bluestar Radio playing rock, pop and schlager. Heard @ 1510, with the operator joined in the studio by his 4-year-old son! SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Zeelandia playing polka @ 1210, ID in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits @ 1205 reading listeners' letters, playing song by Fragma. SINPO 34433.

(updated 15:15UTC)

Wed Nov 7

6421: Laser Hot Hits back on this frequency. Heard @ 1135 playing Eric Clapton "I Shot the Sheriff." Fair-good signal, S8-9. SINPO 34433.