Wed Dec 3

3900: Skyline International Radio with IDs, hotline number and polka @ 1800. Noisy but fair-good signal. SINPO 33333.

3905: Radio Borderhunter with short test. Heard with rock music @ 1620. SINPO 34433. Also heard @ 2300 with SINPO 44433.

3905: ROZ (tent) with oldies @ 1830, just above the noise. SINPO 24332.

3924: Radio Fox 48 with rock music @ 1630, some SSB QRM. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio (tent) with music @ 2030. Very weak signal - can just hear music above the noise. SINPO 13331.

Tues Dec 2

6925u: Spider Radio heard with oldies @ 2055 and into the sign off music. Weak signal but audible tonight. SINPO 24332.

Mon Dec 1

5800: Radio Blackbones playing classical music @ 0955, sudden sign off. Possibly relayed by Playback. SINPO 33333. (see comments)

6215: Radio Altrex playing Kiss @ 0950. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

Christmas is coming

Two stations have announced special programmes over the festive season:

First up is Radio Mistletoe with a seasonal greeting from Kris Kringle:

"Ho Ho Ho!!! It's almost time for Radio Mistletoe!!

We should be on the air once again over the Christmas season broadcasting from the North Pole. So be sure to listen for us!! We'd really like to personalise the show this year. If you wish, you can send us a greeting or dedication and we'll be glad to include it in the program!!!

Our e-mail address is now open. Write to us at radiomistletoe @ live.com

Make sure you get your greeting, dedication, or request in early. Help us make this year's programme a special one!!" (via www.alfalima.net)

Also planning to take the airwaves is FRS Holland:

"On December 28th, FRS-Holland will continue a long time tradition. And that means we invite you - the listener to participate. Forward your very own personal New Year Greetings to the Free Radio Service Holland and we will make sure it will be read out during our broadcast.

You can dedicate your greetings to friends etc. but you can also make a 'general' NY Greeting. It can be written or (preferably!) taped (cassette, CD, MD or MP3 file) and send to our P.O.Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten in the Netherlands.

Of course the easy & quick way is by sending an e-mail to frs.holland @ hccnet.nl or frs @ frsholland.nl.

You can add something special to our December 28th broadcast by participating. So….don't hesitate and take part in the FRS Party that day. It'll be great fun. Make sure your contribution reaches us before December 5th. We are looking forward hearing from you !!! Tune on the 28th...it'll be great fun !!"

On December 28th FRSH plans to be on 6220 for at least 4 hours from 0800-1200UTC. In addition they hope to be on a different frequency as well, probably in the afternoon. FRSH also adds there is a Christmas Day surprise as the station co-operates with two other long-serving shortwave stations. It promises more details soon.

(station direct)

Sun Nov 30

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott's Credit Crunch special, playing The Specials "Ghost Town" @ 1020. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int with the station theme song @ 0852. SINPO 33333.

5815: Orion Radio playing a French song @ 0850. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5825: Radio Geronimo with IDs and playing rock n roll @ 1050. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 33433. Heard on 5830 @ 1115, giving out contact details. SINPO 34433.

6201: Radio Doctor Tim playing French ballads @ 0915. SINPO 24332.

6205: DRP Radio with dance music @ 1025, splash from Antonio Radio. SINPO 23432.

6210: Antonio Radio giving ID and hotline number @ 1005, playing 60s music. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0845. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio playing Christmas music @ 0930. SINPO 44433.

6235: Radio Freebird Int playing "You're So Vain" @ 1000, utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6241: Radio Perfekt playing Christmas carols @ 0855, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Men At Work "Down Under" @ 0910. SINPO 44433.

6289: Radio Saturnus with ID and 60s music @ 0905, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6303: Radio Boomerang (tent) playing the Flintstones @ 0925. No ID heard but strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Brandaris Int heard @ 1015 giving out contact details. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6306: Unid station playing Haddaway "What Is Love" @ 1245. SINPO 34333. Possibly Farmers From Holland.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0900. SINPO 33433.

6400: Celtic Music Radio relayed by unknown station (Island Radio?). Heard @ 0940 with Scottish folk music. SINPO 34333. Update: Heard @ 1120 talking about Scottish wildlife with SINPO 54444.

Sat Nov 29

3935: Baggerteam heard playing schlager @ 2025, followed by ID and hotline number in Dutch and English. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing Black "Wonderful Life" @ 1015, greeting listener Steven Overall. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing the Playback theme music with jinges @ 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6205: DRP Radio (tent) with dance music. Weak signal under buzzing (local QRM?). SINPO 23332.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) with rock @ 1005. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2315 playing Christmas music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6241: DRP Radio heard @ 1020 playing pop. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Altrex with a fair signal, playing oldies @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6291: Rammstein Radio with rock music by Rammstein @ 0910, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6299: Delta Radio playing "Scatman" @ 1130 followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34433.

6305: Unid station playing oldies @ 0930. SINPO 33333.

6310: Lycos Radio from Germany heard playing polka, giving IDs and talking about his antenna. Said was using 45W, off 1345. SINPO 33433.

6310: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 1510. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with German pop @ 0905. SINPO 34333.

(updated 23:15UTC)

Fri Nov 28

3890: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 2220 playing Tubeway Army's "Are Friends Electric?" Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3905: Radio Oscar Zulu with a Lionel Ritchie song @ 2140. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits difficult to hear @ 2235 due to whistle caused by fair-strength carrier just above 4025. Hear music underneath the whistle. SINPO 32332.

5800: Radio Playback Int coming in well tonight @ 2225, playing oldies. Fair to good signal. SINPO 34333.

Latvia relays

Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz

Sat November 29th
RWI 19.00 - 20.00UTC

Sun November 30th
Latvia Today 15.00 - 16.00UTC
RWI 16.00 -17.00UTC
RWI 20.00 -21.00UTC

Good listening
73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Thurs Nov 27

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2130 with a fair-good signal, playing oldies. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio with a much better signal tonight. Heard @ 2040 playing The Cure "Boys Don't Cry." SINPO 34333.

Wed Nov 26

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard with dance music @ 1915. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

6220: Voice of the Netherlands playing "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" @ 1345. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Tues Nov 25

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1940 with a good signal, playing UB40's "One in Ten." Some SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.

Mon Nov 24

4025: Laser Hot Hits fading in late tonight. Heard @ 2240 with Tony James playing Hot Chocolate "No Doubt About It". Nothing earlier but now a fair-good signal, up to S9. SINPO 34333.

Sun Nov 23

3932: Bogusman on the air with a strong signal. Heard @ 1550 playing alternative music and talking about his inability to cook. Always entertaining stuff. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott playing Status Quo @ 1245 and talking about the state of the economy. SINPO 44433.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing the Police "Every Breath You Take" @ 0905. SINPO 33433.

5815: Orion Radio with a Boney M song @ 0900. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5816: Radio Morning Star playing rock n roll @ 1130. Weak signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6140: Radio Gloria via Werchatal signing on @ 1300 and playing rock music. SINPO 55544.

6200: Heintje Radio playing Christmas music @ 1035. Just audible above the noise. ID through Iann's chat. SINPO 24332.

6205: DRP Radio playing "Big in Japan" @ 0915. SINPO 33433.

6210: Radio Waves Int airing a programme about 9/11 featuring US news reports @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and jingle ID @ 1415. SINPO 33433.

6235: DRP Radio with schlager @ 1435, weak signal with fair peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6240: Misti Radio from the Netherlands heard @ 1025 with ID and giving out email address, playing oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys playing oldies @ 1200. SINPO 33433.

6265: Premier Radio playing Chicago "If You Leave Me Now" @ 0930. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Quintus with a good signal @ 0920, playing "I Was Made for Loving you" and greeting Jaroslav. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with polka @ 1010. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Boomerang with 100W heard @ 1050 with IDs and greetings. Strong signal, moved from 6305. SINPO 54444.

6306: Radio Brandaris playing oldies, splash from Boemi, @ 1053. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Pirelli playing schlager @ 1005, ID at sign off at 1015 but audio distorted. SINPO 34333. (see comments)

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 1205, he said snowing in the Netherlands. Good signal but some ute QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Voice of the Netherlands with a strong signal @ 1505, playing oldies. Peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

6320: Radio Caroline Eifel (tent) heard @ 1020 under strong utility QRM. SINPO 32432.

6325: Radio Lowland playing polka @ 1215. SINPO 34333.

6326: Grensstad Radio (v. tent) playing Dutch songs @ 0925. SINPO 33433. Quick ID at sign off at 1130.

6377: Radio Dutchwing playing "I Fought the Law" @ 1220. SINPO 34433.

9290: Radio Waves Int via Latvia signing on @ 1400 and playing French music. SINPO 55544.

(updated 16:15UTC)

Sat Nov 22

3932: PRM with polka @ 2220. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by Roxette @ 0930. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6205: DRP Radio playing techno music @ 1430. SINPO 33433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) heard @ 0935 with Wings "Live & Let Die." Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6221: Radio Polkawelle with polka. Weak signal suffering splash from strong religious station on 6225. SINPO 23432.

5800: Radio Playback Int with the song "If You Leave Me Now" @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing the song "Painter Man" @ 0915, some utility QRM. Joined in the studio by Radio Forever. SINPO 33433.

6265: ROZ playing the X Factor Finalists "Hero" @ 1425. Co-channel QRM. SINPO 32432.

6265: Premier Radio co-channel and underneath ROZ, IDing as "Premier FM" so relay of local service? SINPO 32432.

6268: DRP Radio with schlager @ 1230, weak-fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6305: Radio Boomerang playing dance music, using only 50W due to antenna problem. Still good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Lowland heard playing Simple Minds @ 1300. Fair-good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 34433.

6553: Radio Galaxy from Poland playing dance and film music. Heard @ 2315 with SINPO 33433. Some SSB QRM.

6925u: Spider Radio heard with oldies @ 2015, weak signal but fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

9290: Radio City via Latvia signing on @ 1000 and playing music. Strong signal. SINPO 55544.

(updated 23:25UTC)

Best of British Radio

Hope to be testing this weekend (probably Saturday pm) on 6920
Bob

http://www.bestofbritish.radiouk.com

(via europirates yg)

Fri Nov 21

3932: PRM (tent) heard @ 2050 with polkas. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" by the Kinks @ 2045. SINPO 34333.


5800: Radio Playback Int with pop music @ 1540. Signal improving but splash from Chinese stations on 5810. SINPO 23432. ID heard @ 1605, SINPO 33433.

Latvia relays

Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz

Sat November 22nd
Radio City 10.00 -11.00UTC
Latvia Today 11.00 -12.00UTC
RWI 20.00 - 21.00UTC

Sun November 23rd
Latvia Today 13.00 -14.00 UTC
RWI 14.00 -15.00UTC

Good listening
73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Thurs Nov 20

3932: PRM with polkas @ 2120. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 2000. Fair-good signal tonight, hovering around S7-9. SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Playback Int (pres) heard @ 2125 playing "Walk Like A Man." Weak signal with occasional fair peak, splash from 5810. SINPO 23432.

6280: Radio Merlin back on the air after having their aerial cut on Sunday. Heard @ 1045 with a good signal, playing rock music. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio (pres) with oldies @ 2005. Weak signal but can hear music. Propagation better this evening. SINPO 23332.

(updated 21:30UTC)

Tues Nov 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a weak signal @ 2110, just hear it above the noise level. SINPO 24332. On the other hand, listen to Laser on the internet with a SINPO 55555!! Martin Scott playing classic hits - Abba @ 2130. More details see below.

Mon Nov 17

6210: Radio Zulu Delta playing Christmas music @ 1055. Weak-fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6255: Radio Altrex on the air. Heard @ 1000 playing "Kung Fu Fighting." Fair signal but a bit fady. SINPO 34333.