Mon May 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1820 with the Anorak Hour and part 2 of the Laser 558 story. Signal strong tonight, peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

5805: Radio Telstar South with a good signal @ 2045, playing the song "Eloise" and talking about the 60s. SINPO 44444, peaking at S9+10dB.

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

Sun May 17

3945: Bogusman back on the air. Heard @ 1040 playing alternative music and talking about answering emails. According to message only using 20W. High noise level on 75m at home so better on DX web tuner. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford DX tuner) Heard at home @ 2135 still going strong, reading listeners' emails. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Bill Wyman "Je Suis Un Rock Star" @ 0815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5805: Radio Telstar South heard @ 1015 with 60s music and ID, much fading. SINPO 24322.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertachtal with David Bowie's "Jean Genie" @ 0908. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6202: Unid station with rock and oldies @ 0845, off with no ID five minutes later. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6205: Radio Suzuki playing rock @ 0805, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with Dutch version of the song "Camouflage" @ 0900, ID at 0910. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6240: Misti Radio heard @ 0930 with a weak signal, just above noise level. SINPO 24332.

6265: Antonio Radio with "Hey Mr Tambourine Man" @ 0855. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Altrex playing polka @ 0810, QRM from some sort of utility noise. SINPO 23432.

6280: Unid station playing Eminem @ 1550. Strong signal but faded out within 15 minutes. Signal back up to S9 at recheck at 1630. Possibly Merlin. SINPO 44433.

6304: Radio Moonlight with rock n roll @ 1005, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6415: Radio Dutchwing playing French songs @ 0935, ID at 0955. SINPO 34333.

6524: Radio Ramona with ID and oldies @ 0857, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6870: Unid station playing oldies @ 1620 including Yazoo @ 1620. Achim's site says might be Pirate Music. SINPO 33333.

QSLs: I have reorganised my QSL gallery after half of them disappeared from my Freewebs site. This time I have put them into folders for the year I received them. Many of the early ones were on QSL letters/sheets which don't reproduce too well so are not included. In recent years E-mail QSLs have really taken over from postcards.

Sat May 16

3905: Radio Piepzender playing Dutch songs @ 1840. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew playing Jamelia @ 0905. Good signal but noise level fairly high. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1725. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6289: Radio Mustang with Dutch songs @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6310: Grensstad Radio coming in well, playing an Elton John song @ 0855, signed off a few minutes later. SINPO 44433.

6325: Monte Carlo Radio playing Tina Turner followed by ID @ 0958. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6379: Radio Lowland (tent) with report to Pionier, playing music @ 1430. SINPO 34333.

6415: Radio Dutchwing with reports to Pionier and Lowland @ 1515, playing polka music. SINPO 34333.

6424: Radio Pionier in QSO with Lowland @ 1440. Fair signal but lot of fading. SINPO 34333.

Fri May 15

3900: Skyline International Radio playing polka @ 1750. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew playing Herb Alpert @ 1720. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop @ 1740, ID jingle. Good signal but quick fading. SINPO 44433.

6309: Sonnet Radio heard @ 2113 playing a song by the Dandy Warhols, Swedish DJ. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

6401: Radio Shadow playing the RNI theme @ 2050, then another instrumental tune. Good signal, some utility QRM. ID at 2158. SINPO 43433.

6870: Radio Playback Int (pres) with an American programme about Frank Sinantra @ 2045. SINPO 43433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing the Human League "Don't You Want Me" @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

European Music Radio

EMR relay this Sunday

Date: Sunday 17 May

Time: 09.00 to 09.30 utc

Channel: 6140 khz (via Wertachtal, Germany)

Programme: Tom Taylor with music and EMR updates

EMR Internet steaming service

The EMR Internet steaming service will be back on this Saturday 16 May and will continue until 2100 utc on Monday.

EMR Internet programme repeat times:

0900 - 1200 - 1500 - 1800 and 2000 utc

Good Listening 73s Tom

(via Tom Taylor)

Thurs May 14

3905: Radio Continental heard @ 2040 giving out email address, playing Dutch music. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH @ 1710 with a Stevie Wonder song ending the show, before Stewart Ross took over for Laser Hot Hits @ 1715. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1735 followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

Wed May 13

3890: Free Radio Victoria with oldies @ 2220. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3905: Unid station with instrumental music @ 2205. Switching transmitter on & off, brief announcement in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Heart "Sweet Dreams" @ 1955. Good signal but fair bit of static QRM tonight. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2225 playing easy listening music, ID jingle, off 2229. SINPO 44444.

Tues May 12

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1750 playing dance music. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South heard @ 1940 with music from the 60s and usual slick programming. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Mustang (tent) with schlager @ 1635. Strong utility QRM but Achim IDed it as Mustang. SINPO 32432.

Mon May 11

3935: Radio Piepzender with schlager @ 2040. Fair-good signal but lot of static crashes tonight. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1730 with Mike Andrews playing Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6870: Unid station with non-stop oldies. Heard @ 0955 playing OMD "Enola Gay." Weak signal with fair peaks, but utility and other noise. SINPO 23332. Via Beds UK web receiver

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2045 with oldies, whistle from co-channel station. SINPO 23332.

When Pirates Ruled the Airwaves

During April all the UK radio stations owned by the GMG group carried a two part documentary called When Pirates Ruled The Airwaves, presented by Bill Nighy, star of The Boat That Rocked and included contributions from Tony Prince, Tony Blackburn, Charlie Wolf, Johnnie Walker, Dick Palmer, Roger Day and Paul Burnett among others.

Part 1 concentrates on the birth of the offshore stations up until about 1966 while part 2 talks about '67, into the '70s, '80s and beyond.

The two parts are available to listen again or download via this link:

http://www.smoothradionortheast.co.uk/presenters-shows/listen-again-archive-bgc9/smooth-documentaries-listen-again/ycnjzzsg/

(via Axel Roese, swpirates)

Sun May 10

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0825 playing the song "Aint Gonna Bump With No Big Fat Woman." Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5780: Fantasy Radio heard @ 2210 with a strong signal, playing Oasis. SINPO 55444. To hear recording click here

5805: Radio Telstar South with music by the Kinks @ 1935, followed by the Who. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815: Shortwave Cowboys playing George Michael "Careless Whisper" @ 1000. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. (via Beds web receiver)

6210: Radio Borderhunter with his theme tune "On the Border" @ 0817, also mentioning it's Mother's Day in Holland. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Depeche Mode followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Altrex with rock n roll @ 0805. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Shadowman playing pop @ 0905, ID at 0911. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Moonlight with his first programme, playing polka @ 1925 and announcing email address radiomoonlight2009 @ hotmail.com Good signal but splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43433. To hear recording click here

6309: Radio Sonnet (tent) @ 1100 playing Cutting Crew "I Just Died in your Arms." Weak-fair signal and faded out a few minutes later. Iann heard ID. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing Supertramp @ 0855, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Moonlight heard @ 2220 playing pop and Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing polka and schlager @ 0940. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6380: Radio Marconi with Dutch music and IDs @ 1355. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6426: Studio 52 (tent) playing Robbie Williams "Angels" @ 1300. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6555: Radio Kima (tent) with a very weak signal - just heard snatches of music on peaks @ 1115. Supposedly only using 8W from Germany. SINPO 14331. Via Beds UK web receiver

6870: Unid with non-stop music. Heard @ 1745 playing "Japanese Boy." SINPO 34333. Not Playback, Pirate Music maybe. No IDs.

Sat May 9

3895: Skyline International Radio playing a Dutch song @ 2255, IDs in Dutch & English. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3895: MRF Radio heard with short voice report to Skyline @ 2319. SINPO 34333.

3900: Voice of the Netherlands playing "Bad Moon Rising" @ 2315, off before returning for QSO. SINPO 44444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1645 playing "State of Independence." Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54433.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing Roger Whittaker singing "Mammy Blue" in French @ 2055. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme hosted by Chris Ise, playing Boney M "Sunny" @ 2050. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6270: Radio Altrex heard @ 0905 playing "Nothing Compares to You." Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6280: Unid station playing barrel organ music @ 1555, co-channel with legal station (Family Radio). SINPO 32432. Heard on 6285 at 1615. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with a Whitney Houston song @ 0800 followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6870: Unid playing Talk Talk "It's My Life" @ 1610. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333. Not Playback, maybe Pirate Music.

6925u: Spider Radio closing @ 2058 with its distinctive trumpet sign off, which cuts through the SW noise. SINPO 24332.

Fri May 8

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1850 with Martin Scott playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with live show presented by Chris Ise playing dance music @ 1830 and giving out email address. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Mustang playing Ultravox "Vienna" @ 1820. Fair signal but beginning to fade. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Pionier testing a new transmitter @ 1825, playing oldies followed by ID jingle. SINPO 44433.

6870: Radio Playback Int (pres) with relay of American music show @ 1840. Fair signal but splash from Cairo's strong signal on 6860. SINPO 33333.

Thurs May 7

3900: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1840 playing "Roll out the Barrel" polka. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3930: Continental Radio @ 2015 greeting listeners, mentioning Skyline, playing instrumental music before signing off. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing "Sweet Dreams" by Heart @ 2025. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2030. Weak signal with occasional peaks. SINPO 24332.

Wed May 6

3904: Radio Roni playing pop, greeting listeners @ 1950. Fair signal but noisy. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew playing "Totally Addicted to Bass" @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

4012: Radio Bluestar testing @ 2000, playing CCR. Strong signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433. At 1903 moved to 3898 - SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South @ 1855 with the Golden Boys looking back at the 60s and playing The Who. SINPO 44433.

6283: Kilo Tango Lima Radio with oldies and jingles heard @ 1845. Splash from Cairo's badly-modulated signal on 6290 made it difficult to hear. SINPO 32432. (unid here, see comments)

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing offshore radio recordings @ 1850. Good signal but some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43433.

Tues May 5

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1745 with "call Laser now" jingle and playing Duran Duran. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Zodiac (tent) playing rock music @ 1815. Weak signal with much fading, occasional fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6200: Misti Radio heard @ 0920 playing Toto "Africa." Weak signal with occasional peaks. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies and transmitting SSTV @ 1950. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Mon May 4

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew mentioning this blog (thanks!) and playing song "Heartbreak Hotel" @ 1735. SINPO 44333.

5780: Unid station playing The Who @ 1415. Good signal - but some fading. SINPO 34433. Moved to 5770 @ 1425. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin with jazz and 50s music @ 1355. Signal finally faded in - station has been on all day but no signal until now. SINPO 34433.

Sun May 3

3900: Radio Pacman heard in voice-only QSO with Baken 16 @ 2138. SINPO 34333.

3900: Radio Baken 16 playing "That's The Way I Like It" @ 2230. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3905: Radio Noorderlicht heard @ 2250 talking in Dutch, mention Baken 16. SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.

3934: Bluestar Radio playing "Whole Lotta Loving." Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0852 with mentions of Offshore Echos. High noise level making reception difficult. SINPO 34232.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0745 playing polka followed by promo for the Summer Meeting. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 0900 and playing the Beatles "Revolution." SINPO 55444.

6210: Misti Radio with a weak signal, fair peaks @ 0935. SINPO 24332.

6220: Voice of the Netherands with the song "Grocer Jack" @ 0837. SINPO 34333.

6270: Radio Altrex heard @ 0845 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Back on this frequency @ 2245, playing blues music. SINPO 34333.

6282: Radio Zodiac playing "2468 Motorway" @ 0905 followed by ID, talking about propagation and the weather. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0830. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang playing "Sweet Home Alabama" @ signing off @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Grensstad with IDs and playing oldies @ 1120, co-channel QRM from weaker station. SINPO 34333.

6310: Sonnet Radio moved from 6325. Heard @ 2220 playing "The Lone Ranger" - amazingly good signal. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6325: Radio Sonic (tent) with Madonna/Justin Timberlake @ 0930. Weak signal with co-channel QRM. SINPO 23332. Co-channel QRM. To hear recording click here

6325: Sonnet Radio faded in @ 2210, playing BIg Country. SINPO 33433 but getting stronger.

6376: Radio Sonic heard @ 1005 playing U2, followed by ID. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. (via Beds web receiver)

6380: Radio Lowland playing polka @ 1010. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Also heard in QSO with Marconi.

6382: Radio Alice in QSO with Lowland and Marconi @ 1155. SINPO 34333.

6415: Radio Dutchwing with the Proclaimers @ 1140. SINPO 34333.

6650u: Unid station playing blues music @ 2135. SINPO 34433.

6870: Radio Playback Int @ 1910 playing Aerosmith "Don't Want to Miss A Thing." Fair-good signal but noisy frequency. SINPO 44333.

Sat May 2

3900: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1555 greeting listeners and playing country music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. Heard again at 1855, peaking at S9+20dB, giving out number for SMS messages. SINPO 54444.

3901: Radio Sallandse Boer heard @ 2242 with voice report ot Spaceman. SINPO 34333.

3908: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 1800 with a weak signal. SINPO 24332. Via Beds web receiver

3915: Radio Piepzender heard with talk in Dutch @ 2245 and playing Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.

3930: Antonio Radio playing "Tears of A Clown" @ 2135. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Verve "The Drugs don't Work" @ 0805. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6210: Misti Radio playing oldies @ 0930. Weak signal - just hear music above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6210: Unid station with schlager @ 1430. Weak signal - possibly Mustang. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music and ID jingle. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6260: Radio Altrex heard @ 2250 talking and playing music. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23332.

6280: Radio Merlin (tent) with oldies @ 0800. Weak signal just heard above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio heard @ 0840 with ID and oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Heard again briefly @ 2230 - SINPO 44333.

6310: Unid station heard @ 1440 with polka. ID came at 1505 but signal faded out. SINPO 34333.

6325: Monte Carlo Radio heard with ID and instrumental music @ 1135, some SSB QRM. Fair signal making it through the noise. SINPO 34333.

6400: Monte Carlo Radio with oldies @ ID @ 1600. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6415: Radio Dutchwing playing the Proclaimers "Letter to America" @ 1415, ID heard at 1427. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Pionier with canned ID @ 1435, playing the Monkees "I'm A Believer." SINPO 34333.

6870: Radio Playback Int playing Led Zep "Whole Lotta Love" @ 1925, followed by "This is Playback" jingle. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight, heard @ 2005 with jingle ID by woman, then Fleetwood Mac "Tell Me Lies." SINPO 34333.

9510: Radio Joystick via IRRS playing "Don't Stop the Music" @ 0845. SINPO 44433.

Fri May 1

3900: Skyline International Radio playing country music @ 1857. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing rock music @ 2025. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3931: Bluestar Radio playing CCR @ 2020. Good signal but a bit over-modulated. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love" @ 1920. SINPO 44433.

6220: Delta Radio (tent) @1835 playing the Rolling Stones "Angie." Signal good but beginning to fade out. SINPO 44433.

6870: Radio Playback Int with blues music @ 1850. Fair signal but frequency quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Dead or Alive @ 2045. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.