Sun May 25

3940: Radio Underground back on the air after a long absence. Heard @ 1945 playing Gwen Stefani. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal with a short sign-on in English and German @ 1200 and straight into the music. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio with rock @ 0855. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

6240: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0905 coming in well today (at the moment), playing oldies. Fair-good signal, peaking at S9. The station is also going to be relayed by Laser Hot Hits from June and KBC on June 28. SINPO 44433.

6250: Antonio Radio with instrumental music @ 0850, giving out email address and hotline number. Fair-good signal. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Huey Lewis & The News @ 0840. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Unid station playing U2 @ 1815. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6281: Radio Titanic (tent) with a report to Borderhunter @ 1149. SINPO 24332.

6283: Radio Zodiac with a report to Borderhunter @ 1140. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Scotland Int heard signing off @ 0745. SINPO 44444.

6285: Unid station playing country music @ 0940, sudden off at 0947. Splash from Borderhunter. SINPO 33433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 0930 with country rock. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Scirocco came on @ 1135 after Borderhunter signed off with a report for Borderhunter. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Doctor Tim joining the QSO @ 1154. Utility QRM and from another station wanting to come on. SINPO 33433.

6295: Grensstad Radio playing "Love is in the Air" @ 0945. Weak signal and deep fades with splash from 6290. SINPO 23432.

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer @ 0830 with schlager, report to Skyline Radio. SINPO 34333.

6307: Radio Brandaris Int with schlager @ 0835. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0900. SINPO 33333.

6380: Radio Face de Blatte with dance music, giving out email and mailing address @ 0740. SINPO 34433.

6878: Radio Playback Int with jazz and talk in Italian. Strong RTTY splashing over channel. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Rod Stewart song @ 2000. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:05UTC)

Sat May 24

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1815. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5805: Unid station heard @ 1820 playing Andy Williams "Watching the Girls Go By." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Skywire (tent) playing oldies @ 1755, heavy SSB QRM on same frequency. Signed off at 1800 but SSB all over sign off announcement. SINPO 32432.

6295: Radio Grensstad with rock n roll @ 0905. Weak-fair signal. Signing off at 0935. SINPO 24332.

6295: Radio Scotland Int @ 0940 with a report for Grensstad Radio. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Oscar Zulu with rock music @ 1745 but splash from 6310. SINPO 33433.

6310: Unid station with dance music and a strong signal @ 1735. Boomerang? SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Waves Int @ 1810 giving out mailing address, playing country music. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

9290: Radio City v Latvia signing on @ 0900 with music from the Eagles. SINPO 45444.

(updated 18:20UTC)

Fri May 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing recordings of Laser 558 from the 1980s @ 1800. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Calypso @ 0825 with schlager, polka and oldies with occasional jingles. ID and sign off at 0838 giving out email address. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Skywire (see comments) heard playing schlager and polkas @ 1805. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing the song "Abracadabra" @ 2040. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Thurs May 22

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Stranglers @ 1840. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso (tent) with instrumental music @ 0815. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

(updated 18:40UTC)

Wed May 21

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1835 with a recording of Jessie Brandon on Laser 558. Good signal here - just peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio with the song "Strangers of the Night" @ 2035, usual ID by woman at 2041 followed by song "Ring My Bell." Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Nova documentary

TV viewers in Ireland will be able to watch a one-hour documentary tomorrow (Wednesday) night on the TV3 channel celebrating the 25th anniversary of the closure of Radio Nova, once the biggest pirate radio station in Ireland.

The programme will feature many of the presenters and DJs who worked on the station and who went on to become household names in Irish radio and television broadcasting. It airs on Wednesday evening at 9pm (2000 utc).

(Sunday Business Post, via Mike Terry, anoraksuk)

Mon May 19

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2020 playing a Queen song. Frequency seems a lot clearer than 4032. SINPO 44444.

5805: Unid station playing non-stop oldies. Heard @ 2030 playing 10cc then Elvis Presley, sudden off at 2100. SINPO 44433.

6270: Radio Altrex playing 60s music @ 0835. Signal poor-fair with utility QRM and deep fades. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio with ID then U2 song @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American logs

Some more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

5386 Xtal Ship. 0107-0148+. Mon 19 May 08. English. Nice program featuring mx from The Doors, ZZ Top, The Ramones and others. Audio clips from speeches by JFK and some political rhetoric. Nice ID giving freqs in MHz and stating power of 100-150 watts. S7/Good. //6700 P-F.

6925u Wolverine Radio. 0250-0327*. Sun 18 May 08. English. Very nice program consisting of Motown and Beach music. IDs heard at 0309 and 0327. Very strong signal with reports seen from Scotland. G-VG.

Sun May 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on with a good signal @ 1745, playing r&b from Snoop Dogg. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 0750 followed by jingle. Good signal today. SINPO 44444.

5815: Voice of the Netherlands playing "The Final Countdown" @ 0950, followed by ID and giving out email address. SINPO 33433.

5815: Radio Black Arrow heard again this afternoon @ 1740 playing oldies and asking for reports to radioblack arrow @ hotmail.com SINPO 34333.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal starting mid-programme @ 1303. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Borderhunter @ 0920 playing 60s music. Good, clear signal, as always. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Black Arrow heard with dance music @ 0745. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1550. SINPO 34333.

6241: Radio Perfekt heard with schlager and ID in English @ 0910. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6255: Radio Altrex playing 60s music @ 0905. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing recordings of Irish station Sunshine Radio @ 0755. Co-channel QRM from weaker station. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Victoria heard @ 0930 playing oldies, talk in Dutch. Some fading. SINPO 33433.

6272: Radio Paardenkracht with rock music @ 0810. Lost when Calypso signed on 4khz away a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

6276: Radio Calypso with schlager @ 0815. Strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6285: Unid station playing reggae @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

6285: Radio Northpole playing dance music @ 1020, off a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio with polka @ 0805, voice quieter than the music. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Boomerang with strong signal @ 0915, report to Radio Shadowman and playing techno music. SINPO 54444.

6295: Radio Shadowman (44444) @ 0922 and Sallandse Boer (33433) @ 0924 with reports to Boomerang.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 0800. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6308: Radio Shadowman heard @ 1000 with oldies, talk in Dutch, mention Sallandse Boer. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with a jingle and the song "Speedy Gonzales" @ 1455. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Zodiac heard @ 0937 testing modulator, playing Katie Melua song. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Lowland playing the song "Glass of Champagne" @ 1300. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6325: Delta Radio with jingles and rock music @ 1450. Fasir signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station with non-stop 70s disco music @ 1415. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6425: Radio Dutchwing (tent) @ 1440 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6524: Radio Ramona talking about his new transmitter and playing 60s music @ 0825. Signal coming in quite well today but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6875: Radio Playback Int playing jazz music @ 1600. Fair signal with good peaks. Some morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

(updated 17:45UTC)

Sat May 17

3901: SW Pirate (tent) with a weak signal playing rock music @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

3910: Radio Borderhunter coming in well @ 2240, playing "Hey Mr Tambourine Man." SINPO 44444. Thanks for the greeting!

3935: Radio Nova heard @ 1915 playing James Blunt "You're Beautiful," with occasional station jingles. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu with a song by the Cure @ 1905. Good signal but deep fading. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6265: Premier Radio Int from Ireland playing the song "Little Red Rooster" @ 2050, off at end of song. Some SSB QRM. Signal here: S8-9. SINPO 33433.

6275: Unid station playing oldies. Heard @ 1315 with U2 song, weak to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6277: Radio Boomerang moved here from 6282. Tuned in to hear station signing off @ 2045. Signal still strong - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6282: Radio Boomerang heard with a strong signal @ 1950 playing "Kung Fu Fighting." ID at 2000, giving out email address. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Mazda with a short broadcast. Heard @ 1745 playing polka and schlager, off at 1755. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Bonofox playing polka @ 0845, giving out email address. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 1305. Weak signal with fair peaks. Also heard jingle ID "This is Radio Condor." SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Condor back on again @ 1940 playing dance music and reading logs from this blog. Much better signal now. SINPO 44433. Thanks for mention!

6315: Unid station with polka @ 0745. Weak signal and difficult to catch clear ID. Might have been Bonofox testing on this frequency. SINPO 24332.

6875: RadioPlayback Int on its new frequency heard @ 1715 playing a Madonna song. Signal fading in and out. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 playing rock music. Signal about S5 tonight. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Fri May 16

3905: Radio Continental heard @ 2040 with Dutch songs, ID and giving out email address. Good signal. Some fading. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso @ 2220 with a good signal peaking at S9+10dB with a bit of late night polka and schlager. SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio with rock music @ 2050. Fair signal tonight - hovering around S6. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:25UTC)

Thurs May 15

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 with canned ID by woman and oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Wed May 14

4032: Laser Hot Hits with dance tunes @ 1750. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

My website

Many of you will have probably already visited my website at http://www.freewebs.com/ukdxer/ which is an extension of this blog.

I've uploaded a selection of QSL cards gathered since 1999. You can also find snail mail, email and web addresses for many of the pirate stations. There are also recordings of free radio stations made since I launched this site in March.

In addition, as I've upgraded it, it is also ad-free!

Any comments welcome, either in the guestbook, via this blog or by email to the usual address.

Tues May 13

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Stewart Ross playing pop @ 1825. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

Serbian pirate broadcast

Harri Kujala from Finland is heading to Serbia in a few weeks and will linking up with a Serbian pirate for a special broadcast:

"We will be on the air on Radio Vihor (from Pancevo, 25 km NE from Belgrade) on Sunday evening.

We will have a one hour broadcast with Serbian pirate-guys and will play Serbian and Finnish music.

The broadcast will be on Sunday May 18 on 1650, 1660 or 1670 kHz with 1 kW. We start at 2200 Central European Time (2000 UTC) and close at 2300 CET (2100UTC).

I hope some frequency will be free. We will take prepaid GSM for callings and SMS to live transmission.

All reports of this special broadcast can be sent to Radio Vihor, P.O.Box 1104, 8001BC Zwolle, Holland (This P.O.Box belongs to Radio Bluebird who has been in QSO with Serbians before). Please enclose one IRC for Special-QSL. There will be no e-mail-box!"

(info via Harri's blog, Pirate Radio DXing in SW Finland)

Mon May 12

3905: Unid station heard playing instrumental music @ 1805. Fair-good signal but some crackling on the band. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Radio Jackie documentary @ 1715. SINPO 33433.

6275: Monte Carlo Radio playing "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," @ 0925. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6281: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 0920 with a fair signal, playing schlager and greeting Achim. SINPO 33433.

6882: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1600 with a promo for the Summermeeting 2008 and playing rock n roll. Fair to good signal but quite a lot of noise. SINPO 34333.

(updated 18:15UTC)

Sun May 11

3905: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 1910, splash from Reflections Europe on 3910. SINPO 33433.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and his A-Z of Classic Pop playing Hazel O'Connor @ 1725. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio coming in well today - modulator seems to be working OK. Heard @ 0740 playing "Ring My Bell." SINPO 44433.

6200: Radio Scotland Int playing rock music @ 0750. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter @ 0810 talking about Mother's Day in Holland and having to make the breakfast. SINPO 44444.

6254: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0940 talking about station's 28th birthday in June and plans for a relay via Laser. Fair signal here with good peaks and on a clear channel but faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34433. Update: 1050 - BRI faded back in - 34433.

6275: Voice of the Netherlands and Alfa Lima with a joint programme, heard @ 0755 playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6262: Radio Altrex with 60s music and IDs @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6270: Radio Paardenkracht playing the Beach Boys @ 0900. Some splash from 6275. SINPO 33433.

6298: Radio Sallandse Boer with short broadcast @ 1050 with ID in Dutch and off. SINPO 33433.

6307: Radio Royal playing schlager @ 0820, with ID and email address. SINPO 34433.

6307: Radio Shadowman and Radio Blackfoot on the air @ 0930 playing oldies with child giving IDs. Strong signal but station underneath (Royal?). SINPO 43443. To hear recording click here

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) playing polka @ 0905. Fair signal but heavy fading. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int playing blues music @ 1545. Fair signal but some static disturbance. SINPO 34333.

(updated 19:15UTC)

Sat May 10

3905: Radio Borderhunter with a great signal here @ 2153, playing 10CC "Dreadlock Holiday," and greeting Iann in France. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: SW Pirate heard playing instrumental music @ 2005. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Christopher Cross song @ 1720. Loud hum making reception difficult (possibly local QRM). SINPO 32432.

6268: Radio Altrex with rock music @ 0900. Fair signal here. SINPO 34433.

6275: Unid station @ 1705 playing "Eye of the Tiger." Couple more songs then sudden off at 1710. SINPO 44433.

6275: Voice of the Netherlands heard @ 1935 playing dance music. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. Signing off at 2000, saying he will be back tomorrow morning with joint broadcast with Alfa Lima. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6280: Orion Radio heard @ 1335 playing some schlager, mentioning Radio Tina. Fair signal - no sign of Merlin. SINPO 34433.

6882: Radio Playback Int with a live programme @ 1715, playing jazz music. Fair signal and some SSB QRM. Hopefully signal will pick up later. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well @ 2015 (just getting dark here) with oldies. Signal S7. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Fri May 9

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing "In the Summertime" @ 1810. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1635 with ID and playing rock music. Very humid today and lot of static in the air. Signal improving - up to S7-8. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int with soul and jazz music @ 1805 and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

(updated 18:15UTC)