Sat Nov 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1510 playing a Celine Dion song. Not had much luck hearing Laser over the past week but coming in well this afternoon. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Soft Cell "Tainted Love" @ 1516. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6216: Radio King Shortwave with oldies @ 0925. SINPO 23432.

6220: Radio Zulu Delta heard @ 1210 playing Lionel Ritchie "Easy." Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23432.

6241: Radio Altrex asking about conditions @ 0935. Moved from 6270. SINPO 33333.

6270: Radio Altrex with rock music @ 0915. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Record heard @ 1040 playing Barclay James Harvest. Announcing 6285. SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 1030. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6302: Rammstein Radio with music by Rammstein @ 1155. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6305: DRP Radio with oldies and echoey jingles @ 1405. Lost after stronger station on 6310 came on a few minutes later. SINPO 34433. Moved to 6300 @ 1430 - still some splatter from 6310. SINPO 33433.

6310: DRP Radio with a Fine Young Cannibals song @ 0910. SINPO 23332.

6310: Voice of the Netherlands with non-stop dance music @ 1230. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Black Power with oldies and Dutch songs. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB, but splattering over large area. SINPO 44444.

6310: Grensstad Radio came on after Black Power signed off. Heard @ 1442 with "Reet Petite" followed by ID. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with instrumental music @ 1500. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Diana underneath Monte Carlo @ 1550. Heard ID. SINPO 32432.

6377: Radio Duchwing with oldies and IDs, SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

(updated 15:50UTC)

European Music Radio

EMR – 16th of November 2008 with Radio Jackie

Time Programme Channel
1300 to 1400 utc Tom Taylor with 6140 khz
The Radio Jackie History
Part 3 with Colin King


The Radio Jackie book can be bought from www.jackiebooks.com
The price in the UK and the world is £10 + postage & packing.

Good Listening
73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Fri Nov 14

6302: Rammstein Radio heard @ 1450 with ID and email address and playing music by Rammstein. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6310: Radio Condor playing pop and dance music @ 1500, he said doing short broadcast. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Quintus with different types of music - schlager, country, instrumental. ID @ 1515. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Unid station with non-stop soft rock @ 1425. Good signal peaking at s9+10dB but whistle caused by North Korea on 6398. SINPO 43433.

Latvia relays

Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz

Sat November 15th
RWI 18.00 -19.00 UTC
RWI 21.00 -22.00 UTC

Sun November 16th
RWI 08.00 -09.00UTC
Latvia Today 14.00 - 15.00UTC
RWI 15.00 -16.00UTC

Good listening
73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Thurs Nov 13

3924: Radio Fox 48 playing polkas and schlager for Dr Tim. Heard @ 2135 with a good signal. SINPO 44333.

Wed Nov 12

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2030 playing Abba "Fernando." Better signal than last few nights, but still weak. SINPO 23332.

Tues Nov 11

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia playing "Caroline" by the Fortunes @ 0940. The station is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. SINPO 55544.

Mon Nov 10

6991: Radio Bank 69 (tent) from Hungary. Very weak music heard just above the noise level. Heard @ 2152 with Cornershop "Brimfull of Asha." SINPO 24332.

Sun Nov 9

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Werchatal signing on @ 1300 with a special programme marking the anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall on this day in 1989. The programme will continue on 9290 at 1400. SINPO 54444.

6210: Unid station heard @ 0920 playing "If You Leave Me Now." IDs difficult to understand. SINPO 34433.

6210: Unid station with rock @ 1055 and "super weekend" jingles. Good signal, off 1100. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with rock music @ 1140. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1150 with a live show presented by Chris Ise playing rock and pop. SINPO 33433.

6240: Radio Altrex with oldies @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6255: Britain Radio Int back on the air with Roger Davis playing soft rock @ 1025. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" @ 0915 followed by jingle ID. SINPO 44333.

6266: Radio Scotland Int playing rock and dance music @ 1345. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with rock @ 0910. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6285: Radio Record with oldies @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

6295: Cupid Radio playing a Snow Patrol song @ 0940. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Shadowman with polka and schlager @ 1005. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with Dutch music @ 1130 and IDs, giving out hotline number. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Optimod playing Toto "Rosanna" @ 1100. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Unid station playing "Rocking All Over The World." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta with a Madonna song @ 0925. SINPO 33433.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing Chic "Le Freak" @ 1015 followed by ID. Splash from Shadowman. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0935, some morse QRM. SINPO 33433.

6377: Radio Dutchwing heard @ 1020 with IDs, playing oldies. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6390: PRM playing polkas @ 1045. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Freebird Int playing rock music and IDs @ 0930. SINPO 34433.

(updated 13:45UTC)

Sat Nov 8

3890: Radio Fox 48 playing dance music @ 2345 - move from 3930. SINPO 34333.

3905: Radio Bluestar playing Johnny Cash @ 2320. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

3930: Radio Fox 48 playing dance music @ 2315. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing non-stop 60s music and jingles. Heard @ 1220 with a good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5800: Power FM v Playback heard @ 0945 with pop music and announcements in Italian. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Chris de Burgh "Don't Pay the Ferryman" @ 1820. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6215: Radio Cannibal with 80s/90s dance music @ 1455, difficult to understand jingles. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock and pop @ 1000. Weak signal with fair peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6220: Mystery Radio with a Carpenters song @ 2310. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6240: Radio Altrex playing the song "Rock Your Baby" @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

6290: Unid station with dance music @ 1235. Short broadcast, was on 6300 earlier. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with IDs and schlager. SINPO 34433.

6306: Unid station with schlager @ 1510. Very good signal, S9+10dB, off 1519. SINPO 54444.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta playing old 78rpm records @ 1205. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Grensstad with the song "Smooth Criminal" @ 0910, followed by IDs in Dutch. SINPO 34433.

6310: Polka Radio Melbourne with polkas @ 0955. Weak-fair signal, utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6312: Radio Alice playing schlager. Good signal @ 1450, some QRM from nearby stations. SINPO 43433.

6315: Radio Lycos with schlager @ 1445, splash from Alice and utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Hamamelis heard @ 1440 with rock n roll. Fair signal, off a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with oldies @ 1530. Fair-good signal, off at 1603. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Lowland with schlager, in the clear @ 1605 after Monte Carlo signed off. SINPO 34433.

6554: Radio Galaxy from Poland heard @ 2325 playing dance music followed by Simple Minds. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies but weaker signal tonight @ 2020. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia signing on @ 1200 and playing German pop. Very good signal today. SINPO 55544.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia heard @ 1640 playing George McCrae "Rock your Baby." Very good signal. SINPO 55544.

(updated 23:50UTC)

Fri Nov 7

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music and recordings of Gordon Brown talking about "Boom & Bust" @ 1900. SINPO 34433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing "What A Feeling" @ 1907. Signal coming in well - S8-9. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio with "Don't Dream It's Over" @ 2030. Fair signal again - SINPO 34333.

Latvia relays

Relays via 9290 kHz

Sat November 8th
Radio Casablanca 12.00 -13.00UTC
Latvia Today 13.00 -14.00UTC
RWI 16.00 -17.00UTC

Sun November 9th
RWI 07.00 -08.00UTC
Latvia Today 08.00 -09.00UTC
Baltic Radio 14.00 -15.00UTC

Tues November 11th
RWI 09.00 -10.00UTC

Good listening
73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Thurs Nov 6

3932: Bogusman heard @ 2000 talking about his cooker, but went off in mid-sentence so either testing or transmitter problems. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" @ 1920. SINPO 34333.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta with instrumental music and polka @ 1345. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station with dance music @ 1910. Fair signal reaching good peaks, deep fades. Faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2020 playing Talking Heads, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Wed Nov 5

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing "I Love Rock N Roll" @ 1933. Signal improving. Fair levels but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

3915: Radio Atlantis Int heard @ 2112 playing the RNI theme and jingles, went off a few minutes later. Good signal but co-channnel BBC and utility. SINPO 43433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1930 playing Specials "Ghost Town." Fair signal, ID as "Laser International." SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing the Eagles @ 2050. Best signal for a while - S6-7. SINPO 34333.

Tues Nov 4

3931: Radio Whitesnake playing rock music @ 1920, said would be closing down. Weak signal here but just readable. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing its sign off music @ 2055. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

Mon Nov 3

6240: Radio Altrex heard @ 1000 with schlager. Fair signal and occasional utility QRM. SINPO 34433.

Sun Nov 2

3932: Bogusman heard @ 1550 playing alternative sounds, but no chat heard yet. Must be testing. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Heard later with end of one his programes - testing or tx problems?

4025: Laser Hot Hits with non-stop music and jingles. Heard @ 1540 playing Queen. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Joe Dolce @ 1252. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0845 playing Ultravox "Vienna." Good signal today. SINPO 44433.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Werchatal signing on @ 1300 in German and English and playing Derek & The Dominoes "Layla." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6200: Radio Freebird Int testing with relay of Dutch station. Heard @ 1010 with a fair signal, some fading. SINPO 34433.

6210: Unid station with rock n roll music @ 0900. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6210: Free Radio Victoria with IDs in English and oldies @ 1235. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6220: FRS Holland via Mystery Radio signing on @ 0905 for a four hour programme. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise. Heard @ 1440, with splash from religious station on 6225. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" @ 0855 followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin with rock music @ 1030. Good signal at the moment, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6286: Radio Record (tent) heard @ 1035 playing Blur "Parklife." Weak signal getting splash from Merlin. SINPO 23432. ID from Robertas' logs on alfalima

6290: Unid station playing Rolling Stones songs @ 1110 after c/d of Halloween Radio. SINPO 33433.

6291: Halloween Radio with spooky sounds @ 0920, utility QRM. SINPO 23432. To hear recording click here

6300: Unid station playing dance music @ 1015. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with polka @ 1210. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Brandaris Int with the Beach Boys @ 0910 followed by IDs and hotline in Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6310: Grensstad Radio with oldies @ 0850. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) with non-stop pop @ 1400. SINPO 44433.

6325: Unid station playing classical music @ 1020. SINPO 34433.

6325: Delta Radio (tent) come on top of the classical station. Stronger signal. Heard @ 1105, causing heterodyne. Supposedly 3rd station on the same frequency! SINPO 43433.

6325: Radio Hamamelis playing "The Twist" @ 1120 - only station on this frequency now. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Caroline Eifel with oldies and ID @ 0930. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6524: Radio Ramona playing "Hippy Hippy Shake" with new female DJ @ 0940. SINPO 34433.

6922u: Spider Radio with oldies. Weaker signal than last night. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia playing country music @ 0945. Strong signal - S9+20dB. SINPO 55444.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Sat Nov 1

3905: Radio Bluestar heard @ 1625 playing Elvis Presley and closing down. He said will be back in an hour. SINPO 44433.

3924: Radio Fox 48 with modern rock @ 1735. Weak-fair signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

3930: Skyline International Radio playing polka @ 1630. Fair signal but low modulation. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1545 with the start of Martin Scott's show, playing pumping dance tunes. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int heard @ 0910 with "War, What Is It Good For?" Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: RNI WS (tent) with non-stop rock n roll @ 0855. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. ID according to Iann's chat.

6219: Radio Bluestar heard @ 1507 playing "What's Going On." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 1705 followed by ID jingle. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing Guns N Roses @ 1955. Fair signal but fading. SINPO 34433.

6250: Radio Altrex playing dance music with cow noises @ 0850. SINPO 34433. Heard @ 1028 on 6240 - SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing a Rick Astley song @ 1015. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with schlager and polka. Heard @ 1525 with SINPO 34433.

6302: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 1030. Good signal but fading. Off a few minutes later. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Bermudadreieck heard @ 1500 with talk in German, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Lycos heard for the first time for a while, playing "Radar Love" @ 1455 before signing off. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6310: Grensstad Radio playing Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal" @ 1025. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6320: Radio Caroline Eifel (tent) @ 0925. Very difficult to hear due to strong utility QRM. SINPO 31331.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with instrumental music @ 1530. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6376: Radio Dutchwing with ID and signing off @ 1330. SINPO 33433.

6922: Spider Radio with a better signal tonight @ 2025, with a short SSTV transmission then playing an 80s song by Talk Talk. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia @ 0900 with dance music. SINPO 45444.

(updated 20:30UTC)

Fri Oct 31

1655: Radio Barones who is probably the strongest of the Dutch MW pirates. Heard @ 2150 playing 10cc "Wall Street Shuffle." SINPO 34333.

FRS Holland this Sunday

Hello SW Friends,

FRS-Holland will be on air on Sunday November 2nd. The broadcast will start at 08.00 UTC/09.00 CET and close down will be at 12.00 UTC/13.00 CET. Of course we do hope propagation will be satisfactory that day.

Programme line-up consists of FRS Magazine, German Service, FRS Goes DX and FRS Golden Show. Ingredients. ...great music, DX News, letters, the day calendar for November 2nd, a radio related Internet item and an extract of a landbased pirate station of the past.

Radio entertainment on a Sunday. Tune in...6220 kHz/ 48 metres. That same day 15.00- 18.00 UTC/16.00- 20.00 CET will see a full repeat on the internet. Check on your computer http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u.

All letters from the previous broadcast are coming your way very soon (with the brand new QSL cards).

In February 2007 we started a new series consisting of four different QSL cards called the FRS Transmitter Series. QSL #4 will be issued ifor next Sunday's broadcast.

Edition 33 of FRS News is out now containing four A4 pages full of information and columns. A copy can be obtained simply by sending 2 euro to our mailing address. Alternatively you can get yourself a free digital copy provided you have MS Publisher on your computer. In that case just send us an e-mail.

73s, Peter V.
(on behalf of the FRS staff)

FRS-Holland
POBox 2702
6049 ZG Herten
The Netherlands

e-mail: frs.holland @ hccnet.nl or frs @ frsholland.nl

Also this weekend French station Radio Waves International are starting a month of special broadcasts to celebrate their 25th anniversary. You can hear them via Latvia on 9290 tomorrow (Saturday) from 19-2000UTC and on Sunday on 9290 from 09-1000UTC. Visit their website http://go.to/rwi for full details and how to get a QSL.