Wed Aug 27

6240: Unid station with non-stop pop heard @ 1905. Fair-good signal, S8-9. SINPO 34333. I wonder if it is anything to do with Playback International?

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Funky Town" @ 2010. SINPO 24332.

Tues Aug 26

6240: Unid station with programme in Italian playing pop and Latin music. Heard @ 1900. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Blondie "Call Me" @ 2025. Fair signal again tonight. SINPO 34333.

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(station direct)

Mon Aug 25

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Moonlight Shadow" @ 2055. Not a bad signal this evening. SINPO 34333.

Sun Aug 24

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertchatal signing on @ 1200 and playing a song by Robert Palmer. SINPO 44444.

6200: Premier Radio Int heard @ 0800 with "La Bamba." SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6257: Radio Zodiac playing "Sweet Home Alabama" @ 0950. Also on weaker 6325 - parallel or transmitter fault? SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Golfbreker with polka and schlager @ 1115. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6299: Radio Caroline Eifel playing oldies @ 1130. Weak signal (see comments). SINPO 24432.

6306: Radio Little Star with oldies, canned IDs @ 0750. Deep fades. SINPO 33333. To hear recording click here

6306: Radio Doctor Tim @ 0850 with announcement about contact details. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station playing the recent hit by Duffy @ 0930. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6325: Radio Zodiac playing oldies, giving out contract details. Some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6375: Free Radio Holland with schlager @ 0920, ID heard at 0940. SINPO 24332.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1345 playing "Girl You've Really Got Me Going." Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 14:47UTC)

Sat Aug 23

3935: Radio Baggerteam playing Dutch music @ 1945. Good signal. Hotline number given out, mention "centre of Holland". SINPO 44333. To hear recording click here
(see comments)

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1705 with usual jingle ID and playing pop. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex (tent) playing Meatloaf @ 0955, fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34433.

6306: Unid station playing polka @ 2105, some splash from Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Lowland playing song by Simple Minds @ 1835. Good signal - S9. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station playing Bob Marley music @ 2110, sudden off/fade out 2120. SINPO 33333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio back on the air. Heard @ 2000 with archive Radio Caroline recordings. Signal was weak 10 minutes ago but has sudddenly faded in - S9+10dB! SINPO 54444. Good to hear them back.

(updated 21:20UTC)

Radio Merlin raided

RMI has been raided again, making this the 14th raid on the life of Radio Merlin .

This happened whilst the station was off air. We still hope to broadcast live on FM and low power on SW from our party on the 30th of Aug , but this could be the last time you will hear from us until we can sort out a new TX site.

Thanks for everyone's letters over the last few years
Paul

email us at radiomerlin@blueyonder.co.uk

(station direct)

Fri Aug 22

3931: Bogusman with chat and playing alternative music. Very good signal @ 2055 - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6255: Radio Altrex heard @ 2050 greeting Dr Tim and playing oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Oscar Zulu playing rock music @ 2145 followed by ID. Fair signal, splash from the Saharan station on 6300 which is S9+10dB here. SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station with oldies. Good signal @ 2020 but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Thurs Aug 21

6305: Radio Zeelandia playing Dutch music @ 1930. Came on at 1935 with ID and said was signing off. Splash from the Saharan station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6309: Polka Radio Melbourne via an unknown relay heard @ 2025 playing polkas. SINPO 34333.

Wed Aug 20

6400: Celtic Music Radio (a licensed station in Glasgow, Scotland) being relayed. Heard @ 1955 with a good signal and Scottish folk music. SINPO 44444.

Tues Aug 19

3900: Unid station heard @ 1810 playing Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure." Off at the end of the song with no announcement. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) playing Steve Miller Band "The Joker" @ 2045. Possibly relay of another station as talking between each record but not strong enough to ID, some bursts of QRM. SINPO 23332.

Mon Aug 18

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) @ 2055 with a weak signal. Could just hear music. SINPO 24332.

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA

6925U Sycko Radio. 0243-0250. Sat 16 Aug. English. ID as “Sycko Radio 69-25,” “Old McDonald had a Farm,” and not much else readable. Poor.

Sun Aug 17

3898: Polaris Radio with a one of his occasional broadcasts. Heard @ 2145 playing dance music, with jingle IDs. SINPO 44444.

3931: Bogusman coming in with a very good signal @ 1910, playing Mega City 4 and talking about watching other people work! Signal S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott @ 1800 playing a song by Culture Club. SINPO 44444.

6210: Premier Radio Int with a Sunday evening broadcast, heard @ 1740 playing "Eye of the Tiger." SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and ID @ 1650. SINPO 34433.

6240: Unid station with rock music @ 1920. Weak signal, difficult to hear above noise levels. SINPO 24332.

6255: Radio Altrex playing "Blue Jeans" followed by ID @ 1930. Occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int coming live from the V Festival in Essex. Good signal @ 1745 but audio a bit distorted. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda (tent) with schlager @ 1750. Signal pushing S9+10dB, ID at 1756. SINPO 44444.

9290: Alice's Rock Restaurant via Latvia signing on @ 1700 and playing, as the name suggests, rock music. Good signal. Web address: http://www.rockradio.eu.com/ SINPO 45444. To hear recording click here

9290: Radio Caroline via Latvia playing Barclay James Harvest @ 1945. SINPO 55444.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Sat Aug 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Lee Richards and Mr X playing Hall & Oates @ 0755. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) @ 0850 with oldies, suffering SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6320: Radio Waves Int playing country music. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia heard @ 1105 with German pop. SINPO 45444.

Fri Aug 15

3932: Unid station heard @ 2040 playing the song "No Milk Today." Weak signal and SSB QRM. SINPO 23432.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with 60s instrumental music @ 2035. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Kool & The Gang @ 2050, followed by usual jingle ID. SINPO 44444.

6255: Radio Altrex (pres) playing Madonna songs @ 2030. Nice signal here - S8 with good audio. SINPO 34333.

6269: Radio Scotland Int playing rock music with jingles. Very good signal @ 2025. SINPO 54444.

6307: Unid station with rock music @ 2020. Sudden off @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Waves Int (pres) with an American country music show @ 2015. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Aug 14

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing dance music, followed by promo for Offshore Echoes @ 2155. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio heard @ 0900 playing oldies, including "Rock Me Amadeus". Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station heard @ 2202 playing Joan Armtrading. A few minutes ago the signal was only fair, around S8, but has suddenly picked up. SINPO 44433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Wed Aug 13

3935: Unid station with rock music @ 1850, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH playing Icehouse "Hey Little Girl" @ 1947. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6400: The Achtung station heard @ 1940 with announcements in German. SINPO 34333.

Tues Aug 12

3900: Unid relay of internet station Play Radio UK, with the James Whale Show @ 2000 - a well-known UK commercial radio broadcaster. Good signal. SINPO 44343.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with Roger Davies talking about Big L and playing the Supremes @ 2005. SINPO 44343.

6400: Unid station playing David Bowie @ 1950. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Mon Aug 11

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing U2 @ 1725. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Playback Int (tent) with pop music @ 0915. Weak signal and utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6325: Radio Borderhunter still on his holidays in Luxembourg with a low-powered broadcast. Heard @ 2040 with IDs and playing dance music. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6400: Unid station playing 10cc songs @ 2045. Very good signal and nice, clear audio. SINPO 54444.

(updated 20:50UTC)