Thurs Aug 7

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music. Very good signal @ 1915. SINPO 54444.

6267: Voice of the Netherlands putting in a good signal @ 2155, playing rock music and greeting listeners. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming in very well at the moment. Heard @ 1925 playing Hot Chocolate, DJ complaining about the hot studio! SINPO 44444.

6400: The Achtung loop tape heard @ 1920. Fair signal - SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Abba @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

Wed Aug 6

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 2150. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: Polka Radio Melbourne with polkas @ 2155. Clear ID. SINPO 34333.

Tues Aug 5

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing song by America @ 1845. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6306: PRM with polkas @ 1935. Fair signal here - S7. SINPO 34333.

6400: The Achtung loop tape on again. Heard @ 1945 with SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 with oldies. Weak signal tonight and buzzing QRM. SINPO 23332.

Mon Aug 4

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Anorak Hour @ 1845 featuring Tip Top Radio. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 2010. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444. (see comments)

6400: The strange "Achtung Achtung" loop tape back on again. Heard @ 1840 with SINPO 33333. For recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing a Madness song @ 2025. SINPO 24332.

Sun Aug 3

Poor conditions today with only Magic AM putting in a decent signal on 48m. Several just not strong to pull out an ID.

3930: Antonio Radio with non-stop schlager. Heard @ 1930 with a fair and improving signal. SINPO 34433. Still going @ 2200, now SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1857 playing that great song from the 80s, New Order "Blue Monday." SINPO 44433.

6210: Radio Waves Int with oldies @ 0805. Weak signal. SINPO 24432. (see comments)

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

6255: Radio Altrex @ 2145 playing oldies, but covered by utility noise. SINPO 23432.

6270: Unid station heard @ 0940. Weak music heard just above the noise level. SINPO 23332.

6280: Radio Merlin's signal has finally faded in here - peaking at S9+10dB. Heard with the Doors @ 1115. Unfortunately it will probably fade out again just as quickly! SINPO 44444.

6291: Unid station with polka @ 0755, some utility QRM. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6308: Magic AM playing Men At Work @ 0745. SINPO 34433. Thanks for greetings.

6308: Radio Kilo Tango Lima heard @ 1505 greeting Radio Zodiac, lots of IDs, playing some instrumental music. SINPO 34433.

6380: Premier Radio Int playing David Bowie "Life on Mars" @ 0855. SINPO 33433.

6400: Radio Pionier with 60s music @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid. The "Achtung, achtung" loop tape back on again tonight. Fair signal here @ 1915. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station coming in very strong @ 2150 - S9+20dB, playing oldies. Probably the same station as logged on Thursday. The German station seems to have gone. SINPO 54444.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia with another programme as parts its 25th anniversary celebrations. Sign on in German and English @ 1100, playing 80s music plus offshore radio recordings. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Sat Aug 2

3900: Classic Rock Radio playing Queen @ 2010, ID at 2035. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

3900: Voice of the Netherlands taking over after Classic Rock signed off. Heard @ 2105 playing "Voyage Voyage." Very good signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3910: Radio Fox 48 playing oldies, heard @ 2030 with the song "Rock N Roll is Dead." SINPO 44433.

3925: Skyline Radio Germany now faded in as it's dark here @ 2020. Heard playing "We're in Heaven" followed by "Skyline Radio Germany - SRG" IDs. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

3935: Radio Nova with jingles and playing the Style Council @ 1930. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1830 with a good signal, playing Pink Floyd. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise, playing Starship @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu with Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes" @ 1955. SINPO 33433.

6309: Magic AM back on the air, heard @ 1945 greeting Jaroslav in Czech Republic, playing song "Slow Hand." SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Paardenkracht testing. Heard @ 1540 with barrel organ music, IDs then playing "Radar Love," off 1548. Fair signal - S8. SINPO 34433.

6327: Unid station with a weak signal, suffering utility QRM. Couldn't quite hear the ID @ 2045. SINPO 23332.

6375: Free Radio Holland with oldies @ 2000. Weak signal but fair peaks - just able to catch ID. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia with dance music @ 0945. Signal a bit disturbed today. SINPO 45433.

(updated 21:10UTC)

Fri Aug 1

3932: Bogusman on again. Heard @ 2150 with the usual chat and strange music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH @ 1945 with oldies and a promo for Dr Tim's news. Very god signal. SINPO 54444.

6270: Free Radio Holland (pres) with Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 1958. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23332.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland with IDs @ 0900, playing instrumental music and Dutch songs. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6400: Unid station with German announcement repeated over and over again. Heard @ 1955. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:50UTC)

Thurs July 31

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1950 with an offshore radio documentary. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB.

6310: Unid station playing instrumental music @ 1910 with long gaps between the music. Someone testing? SINPO 44433.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland with IDs in Dutch and English @ 2200. Could well have been the station on all evening on 6310 (see above). SINPO 33333.

6400: Another unid with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 1930 playing "Give Me the Night. " Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2040 with Abba "Gimme Gimme Gimme." SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:00UTC)

Wed July 30

3932: Bogusman with a midweek broadcast. Heard @ 1950 playing alternative music, broadcast ended at 1958. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Rhianna @ 1820. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2025 playing "Every Breath You Take." SINPO 24332.

Tues July 29

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 2110. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6401: Radio Borderhunter in Luxembourg playing schlager @ 2055. Good signal but slight whistle from weaker station. SINPO 44433. (see comments)

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2050. SINPO 24332.

Mon July 28

4025: Laser Hot Hits with rock, greeting listeners @ 2040. Good signal, pushing S9+10dB but quite lot of crackle tonight (very humid, here). SINPO 44333.

6310: Shortwave Combination Holland (Radio Lowland, Alice, Marconi & Belfast) heard @ 2140 with oldies and schlager. Also announced special broadcast next weekend. Email: radiolowland @ hotmail.com Fair-good signal. SINPO 43333. To hear recording click here

6400: Unid station playing African music @ 2055. Probably not a pirate at all. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2048 with usual canned ID by woman, then Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." SINPO 34333.

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA:

6925u Red Radio. 2332-0011+. 25/26 July 08. English. First log of this station. YL announcer with MOR mx. The mx included funk, soul, and pop with the second portion of Meat Loaf this week. I think this was a joint effort with Sycko Radio. Fair.

Sun July 27

Clear blue skies, looks like it's going to be another hot day!

3900: Antonio Radio heard @ 2125 greeting listeners, giving out email address. Good signal but lot of static tonight. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with recording of 80s London pirate Tip Top Radio @ 1755. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio playing Dutch songs @ 0800. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and playing "The World is not Enough." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 0825 with oldies. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing a Jimi Hendrix song @ 0900. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1155. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 4433.

6300: Unid station with good signal @ 0930. Off a few minutes later. SINPO 44444.

6309: Radio Valencia playing oldies @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with ID jingle @ 1743 and playing Eagles "Hotel California." SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Nova (tent) playing Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" @ 2120. Weak-fair signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6430: Radio Victoria @ 0805 with non-stop 60s music. ID finally came at 0830 with email address. SINPO 34433.

6540: Radio Hamamelis with "Eye of the Tiger" @ 0815. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. ID according to Iann's website. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:25UTC)

Sat July 26

3932: Bogusman heard @ 2040 talking about buying train tickets, playing the usual alternative music. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music @ 1910. Some utility QRM and heavy static crashes. SINPO 33333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing "Electric Dreams" @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6276: Radio Dr Tim (tent) with schlager @ 2115. Best in usb due to strong utility on 6275. SINPO 33333 (in usb).

6400: Radio Mordor with rock music @ 1920. Weak-fair signal with deep fading. Sign off at 1933. SINPO 24332. (See comments) For recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Nothing's Going to Stop Us Now" @ 2035. SINPO 24332.

Fri July 25

3905: Bluestar Radio playing "Live is Life" @ 2055. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Steve Roberts @ 2100 with the song " I Can Hear Music." Very good signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

Thurs July 24

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH heard @ 1935 with Roger Davis talking about a radio meeting and thanking Laser for their support. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. It's good to hear BRI coming in well on shortwave.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "I Just Called to Say I Love You" @ 2050. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed July 23

4025: Laser Hot Hits now moved to this frequency. Good signal @ 2035, with Stewart Ross playing Gerry Rafferty. Signal peaking at S9+10dB, some fading. SINPO 44433.

4032: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1855 with soft rock music. Good signal, some utility QRM but no sign of the strong utility that totally blocked the frequency yesterday evening. SINPO 43333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2042 with Iggy Pop "The Passenger." Signal 5-6 tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Tues July 22

5050: Unid station heard in the tropical bands @ 1955 with non-stop dance music. No ID at the top of the hour - as you would expect from a licensed station. Good signal but who is it? SINPO 44333. Update: Still going @ 2145 - SINPO 34333.

Reports on SW Pirates and Alfa Lima report hearing African music later so could have been Tanzania testing, and not a pirate.

Mon July 21

4032: Laser Hot Hits with songs by Shampoo and Tori Amos @ 1845, a recording from Laser's FM days. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 2045. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with Gary Numan's song "Cars" @ 2055. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

North American logs

Here's a few weekend logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6925u Northwoods Radio. 0134-0202*. Sat 19 July. English. A show featuring biting political satire and rhetoric. Several IDs. Nicely done show. F-G.

6925u Radio Jamba International. 0221-0226. Sat 19 July. English. OM with hypnosis routine repeated in segments. Several IDs. Fair.

6925u Radio El Loco (t). 0234. Sat 19 July. I never caught a clear ID on this one. The show consisted of announcers doing comedy with one of thespeaking with a Spanish accent. Fair.