Sun Jan 6

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing blues music @ 0845. SINPO 34433.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 1300 then playing Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love." SINPO 45544.

6220: Mystery Radio playing "Oops Upside Your Head" @ 0855. SINPO 34433.

6266: Unid station playing rock music @ 1100, off a few minutes later with no IDs. SINPO 43433.

6271: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1035 with fair-good signal playing the song "Rock N Roll Music," giving out hotline, using 100W. SINPO 34433.

6295: Radio Shadowman with a strong signal @ 1010, playing dance music. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Black Power @ 1200 playing rock and dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer in QSO with Black Power @ 1235. SINPO 34333. Also thought I heard West Coast in there as well on 6302.

6305: Radio Bonofox playing polka @ 1405, wishing listeners a happy New Year. Fair signal on a clear channel. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Royal with schlager @ 1020 but suffering QRM from station on 6308. SINPO 32432.

6308: Grenstad Radio playing polka but QRM from Radio Royal. SINPO 32432.

6311: Radio Barretina with relay of local programme in Catalan (?) @ 1600. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 1030. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Quintus playing song by ELO @ 1215. Co-channel QRM from weaker station - RWI? SINPO 33433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Andy Walker playing a Terry Jacks song @ 0930. Good signal - but couldn't hear WMR at all yesterday! SINPO 44444.

6524: Radio Ramona with rock music @ 1015. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6882: Pirate Music (tent) with Michael Jackson's "Beat It" @ 1710. Signal certainly seems stronger than when on 6878. SINPO 34333.

(updated 17:25UTC)

Sat Jan 5

3905: Antonio Radio with 60s music @ 2320. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

3932: SW-Pirate heard @ 2015 playing oldies with canned announcements asking for reports. Some morse QRM. SINPO 23332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "More Than A Feeling" @ 1355, in parallel with 6421. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave heard @ 0925 playing oldies followed by ID and email address. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio @ 2330 with jingle ID and pop/disco music. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Rainbow via Laser signing off @ 0930 followed by a Laser Hot Hits programme. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Northpole playing instrumental music @ 1105, ID saying it was a test transmission. SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int playing schlager @ 1350, QRM from other stations nearby. SINPO 43433.

6308: Radio Grenstad (after reading Dave Valko's logs on alfalima I suspect this was Grenstad not Northpole). Playing instrumental music @ 1325, QRM from Brandaris and another station. SINPO 32432.

6311: Radio Barrentina (tent) @ 1020 with long talk in Spanish. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Skywire playing blues music @ 1335, ID. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Quintus playing polka, plus IDs @ 1440. Coming in well with S9 signal. Off at 1500. SINPO 44433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits @ 1145 with recordings of Radio Atlantis. SINPO 34433.

6878: Pirate Music with pop music @ 1030. Some utility QRM but reasonable signal. SINPO 33433.


6882: Pirate Music (tent) booming in tonight @ 2335 with a S8-9 signal, playing non-stop pop. If it is PM, then it's strongest I've heard them. SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia playing dance music @ 0940. SINPO 55544.

(updated 23:35UTC)

Fri Jan 4

3903: Bluestar Radio playing schlager @ 2100 and giving out contact details. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show @ 1015, playing Dave Clark Five "Bits and Pieces." This frequency is providing better daytime reception of Laser than 6421 at the moment. Signal S8-9, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour playing offshore radio recordings @ 1245. In parallel with stronger 4025. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:15UTC)

North American pirate

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN

6925 WMPR 1955-2014. Jan 1. English. First log of the New Year. Techno mx with IS at 2010. S5/F-G.

Thurs Jan 3

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1005 playing dance music and talking about jamming of its 6220 frequency. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34433.

6265: KBC via Lithuania signing on @ 2130 with another Wolfman Jack Show. Signal not as strong as last night: S9-S9+10dB and more fading. Still a good signal. SINPO 45544.

(updated 21:33UTC)

Wed Jan 2

4025: Laser Hot Hits coming in well @ 1125 on this frequency - no signal on 6421. Heard playing reggae music, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: KBC via Lithuania @ 2155 with a very strong signal - S9+30dB, with the Wolfman Jack Show. It seems the daily broadcasts are now 2130-2230UTC, except nobody knew. I did tune in last night just before 2230UTC and heard the KBC theme tune then dead air and thought they were having technical problems. Seems that was the end of the broadcast! Tonight's SINPO 55544.

(updated 22:00UTC)

North American logs

Some logs from across the pond from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925u Unid. 1703-1804*. Dec 29. English. A very nicely produced show parodying the Oxygen Channel. Very clear signal. No station ID heard. VG.

6925 Jamba Int. 1658*. Dec 30. I just caught the sign off announcement of A Happy New Year from the Bowling League. Too bad, it was a flamethrower signal. VG.

Tues Jan 1

Had to work this morning, but back now to see what's still on.

3931: Bogusman coming in well @ 1500 playing song by Elvis Costello, but signal fading. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1515 playing a Dave Edmunds song, not in parallel with 6240. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID and usual non-descript pop @ 1510. SINPO 33433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits with Steve Roberts playing a song by the Stylistics @ 1505. SINPO 34433.

Mon Dec 31

3902: Radio Bluestar putting in a good signal @ 2035, giving out contact details and greeting listeners. SINPO 44433.

3925: Top Radio (see comments) @ 2040 playing pop and dance music. Strong signal peaking at s9+20dB. Sounded like relay of an FM station with IDs spoken very quickly. SINPO 44433. Anyone got any ideas? Click here for short recording

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Brown Eyed Girl" @ 2045. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Happy New Year to all readers of this blog. Let's hope for good reception conditions in 2008.

Radio Bila Hora

Listen out for Radio Bila Hora on shortwave 3334 kHz on December 31, 2007, from around 1600 UTC.

The station's Czech language website, contains photos, reception report copies and a text on the station's history.

Radio Bila Hora broadcast always on the last day of the year.

The broadcast was aired last year on Sunday, December 31, 2006, at 1600-1657 UTC.

Website: http://rbh.czechian.net/

Email: bila_hora @ centrum.cz

(info via Shortwave Central)

Nothing noted here at the moment but checking my logs for Dec 31, 2006, I see I logged the station at 2023UTC with a SINPO 33333.

Sun Dec 30

5800: Radio Telstar South faded in, heard @ 1200 playing song by Johnny Mathis. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio coming in well this morning. Heard @ 0845 playing oldies. SINPO 44444.

5815: FRS Holland signing on @ 1005, before going into the FRS Magazine programme, not in parallel with 6220. Better signal than 6220. SINPO 44444. Said show will be repeated on 5815 from 20-2400UTC. To hear recording click here

6205: Cupid Radio playing the song "Free Electric Band," @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6210: Radio 48 heard @ 1205 playing Billy Idol song, followed by ID from Mike Peters. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave heard @ 0855 playing oldies, followed by ID and email address. Fair signal but splash from 6220. SINPO 33333.

6220: FRS Holland via Mystery Radio looking at radio news from 1991 @ 0850. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6262: Radio Altrex playing "Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams @ 0915. Deep fades on signal. SINPO 24332.

6276: Radio Jingle Bells (tent) heard @ 1100 with talk in German. Weak signal. SINPO 24332. Later in QSO with Radio Scotland.

6276: Radio Scotland Int playing Alice Cooper @ 1115, asking for QSO. SINPO 44444.

6295: Unid station playing rock n roll. Heard @ 1130 with "24 hours from Tulsa." SINPO 34433.

6306: Radio Lowland playing schlager @ 0900. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Paardenkracht with song by Queen @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio with Andy Walker playing recordings of Radio Kaleidoscope @ 1015. Fair signal but improving. SINPO 34433.

6421: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1155 giving out mailing address. Only heard briefly before fading out again. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Caroline Eifel via Latvia with rock n roll @ 0910. SINPO 45444.

(updated 12:05UTC)

Sat Dec 29

3906: Bluestar Radio now on 76m. Heard @ 1540 with ID, playing Dire Straits. Good signal - S9 here. SINPO 44433. At 1600, moved to 3904. Still coming in well - SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1545 with Dave Simpson playing song by Roxy Music. Coming in well as it just begins to get dark here. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio coming in well @ 2315 playing the usual 80s pop, followed by jingle. SINPO 44433.

6260: Unid station playing country music @ 1030. Poor signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. According to Achim's blog it is Radio Altrex.

6260: Radio Bluestar playing "99 Red Balloons" @ 1410, giving out contact details. SINPO 34333.

6270: VOTN/RECH playing rock and pop @ 0955, preparing for their NY Eve's px on this frequency. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with a Christmas show @ 0950. Splash from 6270. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Kentucky playing schlager, giving out contact details @ 1405. SINPO 34433.

6305: Cupid Radio with a song by The Darkness @ 1415. Good signal and good music but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6305: Double (Dubbel?) Kilo Radio heard @ 2325 playing Men At Work "Down Under." Announced PO Box 65, 7260AB Ruurlo address. Coming in at S9 but deep fades. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Lowland heard briefly @ 1400 with email address. Station says will be on all-day tomorrow. Splash from Cupid. SINPO 33433.

(updated 23:25UTC)

Fri Dec 28

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the song "Feel the Need in Me" @ 1950. Not a bad signal but some sort of utility/local QRM plus SSB making reception difficult. SINPO 33433.

6235: KBC via Lithuania with the Wolfman Jack show heard @ 2220. Strong signal. SINPO 55544.

Thurs Dec 27

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music @ 2240. Signal improving but utility qrm. SINPO 33333.

FRS Holland

Next Sunday, December 30th, FRS-Holland will take to the airwaves with another 4-hour seasonal broadcast.

We will be on 6220 kHz 08.00-12.00 UTC. In addition we are on 5815 kHz 10.00-14.00 UTC.

Pxs will be presented by Jan van Dijk, Mike Anderson & Peter Verbruggen.

Mike Anderson will present his debut show DX-Welle in German.

Jan van Dijk will be doing the German Service plus an extra 30 min 2007 review.

Peter V. presents an extra long FRS Magazine flashing back to December 1991 and news from the world of radio in a new edition of FRS Goes DX.

Ingredients: great music from the past 4 decades, radio news, 2007 review, listeners' letters from November, a listeners' competition, the Phrase that Pays, New Year Greetings and much, much more....

FRSH on a Sunday means fun & enjoyment....

(Station direct)

Wed Dec 26

3910: Weekend Music Radio's 75m band frequency faded in now. Heard @ 1510 with bagpipes music. SINPO 34333.

3925: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 2250 with "Ballad of Xanadu" and greeting listeners. Great signal and nice, clear audio. SINPO 44444. Thanks for kind comments!

3932: Bogusman with chat and playing alternative music @ 1415. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard playing the Pussycat Dolls @ 1505. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Telstar South @ 1030 with the Golden Boys playing 60s music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6200: Skyline Radio Germany heard @ 0930 playing rock music. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6216: King Shortwave playing oldies @ 0935. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1325 with a live programme presented by Chris Ise playing dance music. SINPO 33433. Update: Andy Walker now on Mystery Radio @ 1940, SINPO 43433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits with a live programe presented by Martin Scott. Heard @ 0940 playing dance and r&b. SINPO 44444.

6247: Britain Radio Int with Roger Davis playing oldies. Coming in well here @ 1035 but a bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with another Wolfman Jack show @ 1040. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6270: Orion Radio playing "Wonderful Christmas Time" (how many times have I heard this song over the last few days?) @ 0905. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6275: Delta Radio playing schlager @ 1135, followed by ID in Dutch and then the song "Jingle Bells." SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1455 in QSO with RECH. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6280: Antonio Radio heard with 60s music, ID and giving out contact details @ 0925. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio East Coast Holland @1400 with a short test, talking about New Year's Eve broadcast with VOTN. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Mistletoe @ 0900 with Christmas music and festive tales. Good signal but some ute qrm. SINPO 43433.

6291: Radio Jingle Bells heard @ 1020, suffering splash from Shadowman and ute QRM. IDs in German. SINPO 23432.

6295: Unid station playing non-stop Christmas music @ 0920, splash from Mistletoe. Went off while I was checking another station. SINPO 33433.

6300: Radio Shadowman playing polka and schlager @ 1025. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6306: Radio Brandaris together with Free Radio Holland playing schlager @ 0910. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Paardenkracht with schlager @ 0915. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Borderhunter giving out contact details and playing song by Dire Straits @ 1050. Good signal but some splash from 6305. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Malaisy playing 70s music with jingle IDs. Some splash from 6306. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Merlin Int playing dance music @ 1015, also announced 100FM. Het caused by weak co-channel QRM. SINPO 43433.

6374: Radio Kentucky Int with schlager @ 1420, giving out hotline and ID - said first time tried this frequency. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio warming up with rock music @ 1125 with live programmes due to start at midday. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

(updated 23:00UTC)

Tues Dec 25

No white Christmas here...pouring with rain!

3930: Bogusman with a Christmas Day afternoon broadcast of anecdotes and alternative music. Heard @ 1510 playing The Cure. SINPO 44433.

6200: Unid station heard @ 0920. Foton's logs had Radio Arctica. SINPO 24332.

6205: Crazy Wave Radio @ 0900 playing rock music, using 80W. SINPO 34333.

6205: Radio Nordsee Int with Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" @ 1047. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio 48 heard with a song by Genesis @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6220: Laser Hot Hits back with another live broadcast. Heard @ 0915 with dance music. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio (or maybe not - see comments) with pop @ 1100. Did they come on to jam Laser? SINPO 33433.

6240: Laser Hot Hits moved from 6220 @ 1050 to avoid what they said was "jamming from Mystery Radio." Playing song by Ultravox. Better reception here - local QRM on 6220. SINPO 44433.

6245: Britain Radio Int with Roger Davis playing the Beatles @ 1015. SINPO 33433.

6255: KBC via Lithuania with a Wolfman Jack programme @ 1005. SINPO 44444.

6260: Radio Mistletoe back for its annual festive programme playing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" @ 0845. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6265: Unid station playing oldies, including Boney M "Belfast" @ 1515. Fair signal here. SINPO 3433.

6270: Radio Geronimo with feature about landbased pirates @ 1000, also playing rock music. SINPO 34433.

6275: Skyline Radio Germany heard briefly @ 0905 playing rock music, splash from 6280. SINPO 23332.

6280: Antonio Radio (tent) playing 60s music. Heard with "Hey Mr Tambourine Man" @ 0855. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Mistletoe back again @ 1245, heard greeting Marcel in France. Another excellent signal and clear audio. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Boomerang playing Christmas music @ 0925. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Spaceman greeting listeners @ 1025. Usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with schlager @ 0910. Later squeezed by Spaceman and Borderhunter. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Borderhunter with festive sounds @ 0955. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Blue House heard @ 2250 with rock and blues music. Surprise to hear a signal this late on 48m - weak but caught ID. SINPO 24332.

6327: Radio Black Arrow (confirmed by Foton's recordings). Just caught end of the programme @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) playing Christmas music. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia playing dance music @ 0930. SINPO 45444.

9290: Caroline Classic Rock via Latvia playing Tears for Fears "Sowing Seeds of Love" @ 1010. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:55UTC)

Merry Christmas

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Many thanks for all your support for this blog over the past year. It has been a good year for free radio with plenty of activity on 48 metres (and elsewhere) keeping things interesting.

Nice to hear Laser back to 24 hour operation (even though propagation has not been too kind) and some great programmes from Weekend Music Radio.

The Dutch stations always there to keep us entertained and keeping the free radio flag flying.

I wonder what 2008 will bring?

Mon Dec 24

6210: Radio Waves Int playing country music @ 1135. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6220: Laser Hot Hits @ 1035 with a live Christmas Eve programme presented by Martin Scott. Nice to hear some live shows from Laser. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6240: Crazy Wave Radio playing rock music @ 1025 with Chris Ise. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Altrex (confirmed by station) heard @ 1040 playing polka and oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Shadowman heard @ 1250 playing Ultravox "Vienna," followed by ID in Dutch then off. Strong signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Black Power heard with schlager and polka @ 1445. SINPO 34433. Heard @ 1515 in QSO with Shadowman.

6307: Radio Boomerang playing Christmas music @ 1405, before signing off and asking for QSO. A station came on briefly on 6300 but possible techincal problems as went off again. SINPO 44444.

(updated 15:15UTC)

Sun Dec 23

3910: Weekend Music Radio playing "Wonderful Christmas Time" @ 0850. Coming in better now on this frequency than yesterday evening. SINPO 44433.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with Andy Walker playing Christmas records @ 1550 and talking what stations will be on over Christmas. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1545 with Colin Dixon playing "Wonderful Christmas Time" (seems to be a popular record, today!) and greeting listeners. Good signal at the moment. SINPO 44444.

5815: Orion Radio playing Christmas music @ 0845, greeting listeners. Not as strong this week. SINPO 34433.

5825: Radio Pandora heard @ 1310 with Steve St John giving out contact details. Signal here S5-6. I've not heard this station properly for a long time. Some buzzing-type QRM. SINPO 33433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Germany signing on @ 1300 and playing The Escape Club "Come Alive." SINPO 55544.

6200: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1225 playing "It's A Family Affair." Good signal here. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio 48 heard @ 1255 playing rock music, utility QRM. Poor short skip conditions today so not much heard from the UK. SINPO 23432.

6216: King Shortwave (tent) playing "Fairytale of New York," by the Pogues @ 1008, splash from Brother Stair on 6220. SINPO 23432.

6220: A terrible mess here @ 1215. Mystery Radio seemed to be in there, plus Brother Stair and possibly a third station. All on exactly 6220. None of them dominant on the channel.

6265: Radio Altrex playing rock music @ 1015, fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6271: Radio Zodiac @ 1057 playing U2 "Sunday, Bloody Sunday." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Doctor Tim playing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" @ 1003. Fair signal, S6-7 here. SINPO 34433.

6280: Antonio Radio @ 0945 playing schlager and oldies, ID at 0955. SINPO 34433.

6284: Radio Royal heard @ 1200 playing polka, with some help from his child! SINPO 34333.

6292: Radio Perfekt playing German Christmas songs @ 1040, some utility QRM. Signal reaching fair peaks. SINPO 33433.

6300: Radio Shadowman playing Dire Straits @ 1030, ID in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Boomerang playing Wham's "Last Christmas" @ 1120. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Northpole playing Christmas records @ 1035. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1130 with dance music, some splash from Boomerang. SINPO 33433.

6310: Delta Radio playing schlager @ 1205, ID and contact info in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Quintus with schlager and oldies @ 0935, giving out email address and hotline number. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio now faded in on this channel @ 0925 with Jack playing some seasonal music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6430: Radio Victoria playing oldies @ 1025, contact only possible by email. SINPO 34433.

6524: Radio Ramoma @ 0930 playing Paul McCartney's "Frog Chorus." SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) playing schlager @ 1045. SINPO 34433.

(updated 15:50UTC)