Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Tues Jan 20

Still not much happening on shortwave but some activity on medium wave.

1636: Unid station with Dutch songs @ 2337. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

1647: Radio Napoleon heard playing Dutch songs @ 2325, followed by ID and giving out email address in English. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

1662: Radio Relmus with yodelling music @ 2330 before going off. SINPO 24332.

Dutch Radio Day 2009

For 30 years, the annual Dutch "Radio Day" has been a "must" for all (offshore) radio experts and enthusiasts. About 350 people are normally attending the event each year.

The 2004 Radio Day saw the Radio Caroline 1973/74 reunion with many former deejays, technicians and crew members, and in 2005, "RNI in 1970" attracted several former Radio North Sea employees who had a magnificent discussion on the podium.

In November 2006, the Voice of Peace reunion formed a major highlight, as 20 former VoP jocks and technicians got together from all over the world.

But the biggest event ever was the 2007 one with 450 visitors. We listened to Tom Mulder (Klaas Vaak) and saw the Swinging Radio England reunion. And we were fascinated to hear Johnnie Walker, Robbie Dale, Roger Day and other well known jocks telling their stories on Radio Caroline after Monday August 14th 1967...

In 2007 we also introduced the "Radio Day Awards" as a bi-annual event to acclaim the efforts of several special people who stood up for free radio without governmental control.

The 2008 Radio Day included an in-depth interview with Radio Atlantis' Adriaan van Landschoot and saw "Radio Caroline in the late seventies (1977-80)" as a main topic. Four panels discussed that exciting era just before the MV Mi Amigo sank in March 1980. This included nearly all the English and Dutch colleagues who worked for the legendary offshore radio station around thirty years ago. Again it became a big class reunion.

Hans Knot, Rob Olthof and Martin van der Ven have been busily planning this year's event taking place on Saturday 14th November 2009.

We will meet again in Amsterdam's Hotel Casa 400 near the Amstel railway station (James Wattstraat 75) from 11:00 till 17:00 CET (which is Dutch local time). Doors will be open from 10:30. Admission is 12,50 ?.

More details on this year's schedule to be announced during the next few months. In 2010, you will find us in the new Casa building not far way from the old one.

http://www.radioday.nl/

(via Mike Terry, anoraksuk)

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Sun Jan 18

3930: Antonio Radio heard @ 0950 with schlager, just heard above the noise. SINPO 24332.

5801: Radio Playback Int playing jazz and blues @ 0848. SINPO 34433.

5814: Shortwave Cowboys came on after Orion signed off. Heard @ 1045 greeting listeners and playing polka. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio with the Proclaimers "500 Miles" @ 0852. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5830: Radio Geronimo with the song " Rock & Roll Dreams Come True" @ 1050. Faded out but faded back again a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertachtal with the continuing story of Radio Jackie @ 1315. SINPO 54444.

6200: Unid station with country music @ 0905, occasional cockerell noises. SINPO 34433.

6210: Misti Radio with ID and playing oldies @ 1100. SINPO 34433. Moved from 6240 where covered by strong utility.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) @ 1015 playing oldies, fading, splash from Mystery. SINPO 23332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0900. SINPO 44433. Heard @ 1235 with live programme presented by Chris Ise. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Borderhunter playing Dutch music @ 1330. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6316: Rammstein Radio with Rammstein music @ 1230. SINPO 34333.

6317: Shortwave Cowboys playing schlager @ 1445. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Saturnus with "Is Everybody Happy" @ 1010. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6524: Radio Ramona (pres) with weak signal and music, heard @ 1040. SINPO 24332.

6881: Radio Scotland Int now faded in - nothing earlier. Heard @ 1020 playing the Rolling Stones, peaking at S9+10dB, but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Sat Jan 17

3900: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1530 playing schlager. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3908: Radio Fox 48 with polka @ 2330, fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing oldies @ 0915. Fair signal. SINPO 33433.

6210: Unid station with dance music @ 1035. Faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 34433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock music @ 0955. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio coming in very strong - usual jingle ID and Derek & the Dominoes "Layla" @ 2325. SINPO 54444.

6241: Unid station playing Elvis songs @ 1020, move from 6251. SINPO 24432. On 6251 heard @ 1010 with SINPO 33433. Ute QRM.

6260: Radio Altrex playing Boney M "Daddy Cool" @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Palermo heard playing oldies, greeting Iann from France @ 1040. Signal fading. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo heard @ 1000 giving out email address, playing Dire Straits "Money For Nothing." SINPO 34433.

(updated 23:30UTC)

Friday, January 16, 2009

Fri Jan 16

6210: Voice of the Netherlands playing the song "Only Women Bleed" @ 1030, testing the modulation. Strong signal and good modulation. SINPO 54444.

6317: Radio Blue Boy (tent) heard @ 1330 with non-stop schlager, no IDs heard. Fair signal but poor modulation. SINPO 34433.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Thurs Jan 15

3905: Cupid Radio playing rock music @ 2120. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Unid station with schlager @ 1335. SINPO 34433.

The day the BBC's ship came in

Article in The Guardian newspaper, London, about offshore radio and the BBC, tying in the release of the film The Ship That Rocked later this year.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/12/radio-bbc-pirate-stations

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Wed Jan 14

With shortwave pretty dead at the moment, I thought I would see what was going on at the top end of medium wave. Always one of two Dutch stations here, and sometimes Greek and Serbian stations if you are lucky.

1645: Unid station playing polka @ 2140. Weak-fair signal.

1656: Radio Calypso with the song "Amsterdam" @ 2125, followed by ID and greeting listeners. SINPO 24332.

1665: Unid station playing the song "Wooden Heart" (not the Elvis original) @ 2130. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

EMR this Sunday

EMR This Sunday with Radio Jackie Part 5

Time: 1300 to 1330 utc
Freq: 6140 khz (via Wertachtal, Germany)
Date: Sunday 18th January
Tom Taylor + The Radio Jackie History Part 5 with Colin King


EMR/ Internet repeat times
All programmes are also repeated via the EMR internet stream at:
www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on left).
Today’s programmes will be repeated at the following time: 1700 - 2000 utc.

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

A Happy New Year and Good Listening
73s Tom

(info direct)

Radio Spaceshuttle

Hi, regular transmissions of Radio Spaceshuttle starting next weekend of 17-18th January 2009.

Saturday 17th January:
08 to 10 UTC for NE-Europe, 6305 kHz (or nearest free fq)
10 to 12 UTC for N-Europe, 6305 kHz (or nearest free fq)
08:30 to 10:30 UTC 9290 kHz for Central Europe

Sunday 18th January:
08:30-10:30 UTC 9290 kHz
10:30-12:30 UTC 12265 kHz

Greetings,
Radio Spaceshuttle Team 2009

(info direct)

Monday, January 12, 2009

Mon Jan 12

6260: Radio Altrex heard @ 0940 playing Thin Lizzy "Dancing in the Moonlight." Fair signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 34333.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Sun Jan 11

3905: Unid station playing pop @ 0955. SINPO 34333.

3915: Skyline International Radio with schlager @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

3930: Antonio Radio heard @ 0927 with the song "Let's Dance." SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Playback Int playing Rod Stewart "Maggie May" followed by ID jingle @ 0855. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio with Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 0900. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Bluestar Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 1300 in Dutch, German and English and playing a Dutch song. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Borderhunter playing The Smiths "Every Day is Like Sunday" @ 1127. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) with rock music @ 0920. SINPO 24332.

6220: Delta Radio playing pop @ 1015, ID and giving out hotline number. Strong signal but lot of fading. SINPO 54444.

6240: Misti Radio playing OMD "Enola Gay" @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio playing Heatwave "Boogie Nights" @ 0905. SINPO 34333. The station was raided at 1000 by the authorities and put off the air (see comments).

6284: Radio Scotland Int with a report in German for Dr Tim @ 1054. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6286: Radio Doctor Tim greeting listeners, playing SSTV @ 1010. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23332.

6300: Radio Quintus with schlager and ID @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1057 with IDs and giving out hotline, dance music. SINPO 34433.

6310: SW Cowboys heard @ 1225 playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

6324: Radio Waves Int with ID and country music @ 1005. SINPO 33333.

Pirate radio talk

Bristol Wireless will be hosting a fascinating talk on UK Pirate Radio in the 1960's and 70's on Wednesday 14th Jan at 8pm in The Zoo Bar, St Werburghs Community Centre.

Our Treasurer will be talking of how and why the pirate stations came about, their fascinating and ongoing conflict with the UK government and the draconian measures the government eventually took to get the North Sea broadcasters off the air once and for all.

The talk will feature original sounds from many of the pirate stations and stunning images from the North Sea. The talk will cover the ships, the transmitters, the music, the people - and, unfortunately, the authorities.

The Bristol Wireless bar will be open on the evening for your refreshment with all proceeds going to the Bristol Wireless project.

The talk will last for one hour with plenty of time for questions and answers afterwards.

THE BRISTOL WIRELESS PIRATE RADIO TALK, The Zoo Bar (Room 3), St Werburghs Community Centre, Horley Road, St Werburghs, BRISTOL BS2 9TJ
Wednesday 14th Jan, 8-9pm

Related Link: http://www.bristolwireless.net/news/?p=484
email - info (at) bristolwireless (dot) net

(for those that might not have seen this posted in the comments under Sat's post)

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Sat Jan 10

3905: ROZ playing Phil Collins "Groovy Kind of Love" @ 1910. Weak-fair signal not helped by local QRM. SINPO 23332.

3910: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1430 playing oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Playback Int with an American radio show @ 0900. SINPO 34333.

6210: Time Radio heard @ 1040 with ID, playing Queen. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) with oldies @ 0910. SINPO 24332.

6220: Delta Radio with pop @ 1930. Fair-good signal. Brief ID heard, off at 1942. SINPO 34333.

6260: Radio Altrex playing 60s music @ 0905. Fair signal but occasional bursts of utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6290: SW Cowboys with schlager @ 0945, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6305: Delta Radio playing "In the Year 2525" @ 1325, jingle IDs. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 1000, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Studio 52 playing The Sweet "Fox on the Run" @ 1355, splash from 6305. SINPO 33433.

6317: Radio Blue Boy (tent) with schlager @ 1030. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Lowland playing The Killers "Human" @ 1350 before signing off. SINPO 33433.

6326: Studio 52 heard @ 1445 playing oldies, IDs and giving out contact information. SINPO 34433.

6376: Radio Dutchwing playing "Spirit in the Sky" @ 1330, followed by IDs. SINPO 44433.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Fri Jan 9

3905: Radio Fox 48 with rock @ 2240, high noise level. SINPO 34232.

5800: Radio Playback Int with theme music and into live programe with JJ from the "island of nowhere" @ 2245. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio with IDs, playing oldies. Heard @ 1033 with a weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6317: Radio Kakadu with rock music, talk in German. Heard @ 1025 with a fair signal. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:50UTC)

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Closedown of Ireland's pirates 20 years ago

Saturday's Irish Times had an article on the 20th anniversary of the closedown of Ireland's pirates with some comments now posted afterwards:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0103/1230842388623.html

(Mike Barraclough, anoraksuk)

If you want to hear what some of the stations sounded like, visit http://www.irishpirates.com/

Wed Jan 7

3910: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1925 playing Dutch songs. Signal just above the noise level. SINPO 34232.

6240: Misti Radio playing Plastic Bertrand @ 0940. Weak-fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Tues Jan 6

6205: DRP Radio (tent) @ 1015 with dance music. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop, jingle ID @ 1010. SINPO 34433.

6240: Misti Radio playing the Bee Gees "Staying Alive" @ 0950 before going off. SINPO 34333.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Mon Jan 5

6205: DRP Radio playing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6240: Misti Radio with oldies @ 1035, only using 8W. Fair signal, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Sun Jan 4

3930: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 1020. Just heard above the noise level. SINPO 24332.

5801: Radio Playback Int playing an American radio programe @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

5801: Radio RWE via PBI with a new radio history programme. Unfortunately signal quite weak here @ 1310. SINPO 24332. Due to be repeated at 2000 on 6220.

5815: Orion Radio playing that old pirate favourite "Caroline" by the Fortunes @ 0915. SINPO 44444.

5832: Radio Thunderbird playing The Killers "Human" @ 1005. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal playing The Beatles "Get Back" @ 1350. SINPO 54444.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands heard @ 1000 with dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 1050 with report for VOTN, playing 60s music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Time Radio came on after RSI signed off. Playing Abba "Dancing Queen" @ 1105 followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6221: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 0925 giving out address and playing schlager. SINPO 34333.

6240: Misti Radio with oldies @ 0920. Weaker signal today. SINPO 24332.

6261: Radio Zodiac playing Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" @ 1013. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Moody Blues "Go Now" @ 0955. SINPO 34433.

6273: Radio Kilohertz playing rock n roll @ 1505, splash from strong utility on 6275. SINPO 33433.

6285: Crazy Wave Radio with IDs and rap music @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6290: SW Cowboys playing schlager @ 1510, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Crazy Wave Radio moved here to avoid QRM. Heard @ 1035 with country music. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with polka @ 1315. SINPO 34333.

6307: Radio Zulu Delta playing The Proclaimers @ 1125 followed by child giving ID, splash from Altrex. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Altrex playing dance music @ 0930. SINPO 34333.

6310: DRP Radio playing dance music @ 1550. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6316: Radio Contact moved to avoid QRM. Heard @ 1025 playing "Movie Star." SINPO 34433.

6321: Radio Contact with the song "Postman Jack" @ 0935. Interference from a station on 6322. SINPO 33433.

6322: Radio Waves Int in clear after Contact moved, but suffering SSB QRM. Heard @ 1040 playing country music, IDs and giving out mailing address. SINPO 33433.

6325: Radio Wave Int with a US country music show @ 1100. SINPO 34433.

6425: Radio Pionier with IDs and playing dance music @ 1320. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent) with polka @ 1030, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.