Wed June 10

3900: Radio Boomerang playing Frankie Goes to Hollywood @ 1925. Moved to 3890 @ 1935 then off with no ID. Very strong. SINPO 54444.

3900: Skyline International Radio playing Dutch songs and IDs @ 1815. Fair signal but high noise level. SINPO 34232.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1825. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

5810: Radio Telstar South with chat about the 60s and playing Badfinger @ 1915. Good signal. SINPO 44444. Shame they don't have a contact as they put out some good programmes.

6220: Delta Radio with pop @ 0850. Weak signal with fair peaks. ID jingle also heard. SINPO 24332.

6316: Radio Freebird with rock music @ 1940 - fair signal but noisy frequency. SINPO 33333.

6559: Radio Kima heard @ 2040 playing "Son of Jamaica." Weak signal. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

6925u: Spider Radio playing oldies @ 2050, slightly weaker tonight. SINPO 24332.

Pirates use the internet

RAIN (Radio And Internet Newsletter)
June 9, 2009

Pirate radio broadcasters are using the Internet to remotely access their transmitters, making it harder for authorities to find them. In the past, broadcast pirates would send their content to transmitters through radio or microwave links. Authorities, like UK airwave watchdog Ofcom, then developed tools to detect such remote links. Now, online audio streams "can also be used to get the signal via modem to a remote transmitter, " explains Paul Marks of New Scientist. This makes it much more difficult for the authorities to track where pirate broadcasters actually are, though Ofcom is developing tools to do so. Interestingly, their "dream is that pirates will migrate to the net and eventually ditch FM."

http://textpattern. kurthanson. com/

(via radioanoraksuk)

Tues June 9

3905: Cupid Radio heard @ 1925 playing rock music and asking for a QSO. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

4025: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 1915. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

US pirates drop snail mal

A couple of operators are no longer QSLing via snail mail. Per postings on the Free Radio Network:

Kracker of Radio Jamba International: "I have asked the drop operator to return any reports to sender. I have not given the Belfast drop as a contact point in over 2 years. With the advent of technology they can find me via E-mail @ krackerradio @ pmlol.com

If I am in the mood to do a QSL I will but not before. I just find it redundant to get a snail mail report for a show that happened 6 months ago and them expecting more than I already gave with my show. Especially when no qsl was offered. -Kracker "

The Poet of The Crystal Ship: "Since I finally figured out how to do a basic e-QSL, we are going to switch to those for any Emailed reports-- particularly since I can't really afford all the printing and postage right now, and they'll get done quicker. Please EMAIL any QSL reports to our GMAIL address, tcsshortwave at gmail.com -John Poet"

(Free Radio Weekly, June 5 via DX Listening Digest)

Mon June 8

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a Laser 558 documentary @ 1930. Strong signal peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

Sun June 7

3900: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1820 playing polka, and IDs. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0820 playing Steve Winwood "Roll With It." SINPO 34333.

5800: Radio Rapido playing "Lay Down Sally" @ 2035. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5810: Radio Telstar South coming in well @ 2020, playing 60s music. SINPO 44444.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 0900 in German and English. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Atlantique 2000 via Mystery heard @ 0805 signing on in French and playing the Beatles. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio 48 heard @ 1955 playing Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer." SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Altrex playing Nena @ 0750. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Merlin with Jackie Frost playing rock n roll @ 1235. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Ramona with rock n roll @ 0855. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Suzuki with a weak signal @ 1240, music just above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6400: Unid station playing Abba "I Have A Dream" @ 2040. Off a few minutes later with no ID. SINPO 34333.

6401: Radio Freebird with oldies @ 2005, difficult to hear due whistle caused by station 1khz away. SINPO 23332.

6850: Voice of the Netherlands heard with bagpipes music @ 0950. SINPO 34333.

6559: Radio Kima with oldies @ 2010, noise but weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

6910: Cactus Jack Radio heard playing pop @ 1835, jingle ID. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web tuner) Heard at home @ 2130 playing Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart." SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" @ 2050. SINPO 34333.

Sat June 6

3900: Skyline International Radio heard @ 2210 playing polka, ID, some technical problems. SINPO 44433.

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing "Roll Over Beethoven" @ 2015. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

3933: Radio Continental heard @ 2040 with IDs in Dutch, playing Dutch songs. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0800 playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5810: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys remembering the past and playing the Beach Boys @ 1710. SINPO 34333.

6220: Unid station with ELO "Don't Bring Me down" @ 0810. Weak signal, deep fades, might be Mystery. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and usual jingle ID @ 1630. Fair signal but noisy. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio 48 with Graham Peters playing Roxy Music @ 1545, talking about sunspots. Fair signal but deep fading. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

6280: Radio Merlin relaying American station WELW polka radio. Good signal @ 1705. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Northcoast testing @ 0850, playing polkas, later non-stop oldies. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. No ann, but ID via Radio Ramona in Iann's chat.

6310: Grensstad Radio heard @ 1520 with Village People "YMCA." SINPO 34333. Back on @ 2145, with instrumental music. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Fox 48 heard briefly rising above the noise @ 1730. Weak signal. SINPO 23332.

6325: Mustang Radio playing polka @ 1720, talk in Dutch with ID. SINPO 34333.

6395: Cool AM heard with rock music @ 1725. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6401: Radio Shadow playing Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street" @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44333. To hear recording click here

6425: Unid Dutch station playing Status Quo @ 1530. Weak signal - some talk heard but too much noise & fading to catch ID. SINPO 24332.

6870: Radio Playback Int/Mystery Radio with live programme presented by Chris Ise, playing Lily Allen @ 2010. Good signal, parallel with 6220. SINPO 44444.

9510: Radio Joystick via IRRS @ 0815 playing Scritti Politti. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

Atlantic 2000 on shortwave

Atlantic 2000 International will be on the air this Sunday June 7, on 6220 kHz from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC (10:00 to 11:00 CEST). Music from the 60s to nowadays, and of course, radio news.

Each correct reception report will be confirmed by a special QSL-card. Indeed, the 6th of June 1982, Atlantic 2000 International was broadcasting for the first time on shortwave.

(station direct)

Fri June 5

3900: Skyline International Radio heard @ 1930 greeting listeners and playing polka. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44333.

3910: Radio Baken 16 with dance music @ 2040. Good signal but noisy frequency. SINPO 44333.

3910: Radio Boomerang heard with report for Baken 16 @ 2050. SINPO 54444. Sallandse Boer came on @ 2053 with a short report. SINPO 33433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1857 playing the song "Feel the Need in Me." Good, clear signal. SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Queen "We Are the Champions" @ 2055. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Summer Meeting 2009

New Summer Meeting promo:



The Summer Meeting is the annual get together of free radio fans and operators on the Dutch/Belgian borders. This year it takes place on July 4 & 5.

For more information go to www.summermeeting.net

(promo via Cool AM)

Thurs June 4

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2020 playing Steely Dan, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio heard with dance music @ 1900. Good signal. SINPO 44444. But no QRM as RTE heard on 6225 tonight.

6310: Cool AM heard @ 1905 playing "These Boots Were Made for Walking," and jingles. SINPO 24332. (best on Bedford web receiver)

6925u: Spider Radio playing Madonna "Like A Prayer" @ 2030. Fair signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

Wed June 3

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on, heard @ 1830 playing "I Don't Need A Lover." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Dee-Lite "Groove is in the Heart" @ 1825. SINPO 34333.

Tues June 2

6220: Mystery Radio playing the song "Angel of the Morning" @ 2040. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2005 with jingle ID and playing U2. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Mon Jun 1

3900: Skyline International Radio playing Dutch music @ 1945, good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio heard with schlager @ 0835. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1825. SINPO 44433. I noticed RTE on @ 1935, still on 6220 - not 6225 as per station announcement. Mystery off.

6289: Radio Mustang with polka @ 0917, IDs in Dutch. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6304: Radio Moonlight heard @ 0850. Weak signal, just audible above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Sonic (tent) @ 0912 with music, just heard above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo playing pop @ 1940, some utility QRM. He said was closing in a few minutes. SINPO 44433.

Sun May 31

3900: Radio Spaceman playing rock music @ 1745. Signal beginning to fade in. SINPO 34333. By 1835, signal now peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3910: Unid station heard @ 2015 playing "Running With The Devil." Off without ID. SINPO 54444.

3920: Radio Borderhunter playing rock music @ 2055, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3945: Bogusman heard giving out email address @ 0750, weak signal at this time. SINPO 23332.

5800: Radio Rapido playing Eric Clapton @ 2037, no IDs, weak-fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 24332. (confirmed by email from station)

5810: Radio Geronimo Shortwave with Dave Scott reading out listeners' letters, playing Bob Dylan @ 0840. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing Dutch songs @ 0755, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery @ 0800, playing alternative music. SINPO 34333.

6305: Unid Dutch station heard @ 1200 playing Madonna "Material Girl" but no ID caught. Weak-fair signal just above the noise level. Off at 1208. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio heard playing Abba "Dancing Queen" @ 2032. SINPO 34333.

Sat May 30

3890: Free Radio Victoria with rock n roll @ 2240. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

3898: Bluestar Radio with schlager @ 1710. SINPO 24332.

3898: Radio Fox 48 playing Queen "I Want to Break Free" @ 2010. Best on web receiver. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

3905: Antonio Radio @ 1945 playing schlager. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3905: Radio Fox 48 now on this frequency, playing "Johnny Begood" @ 2245. SINPO 44333.

3906: Radio Sallandse Boer with schlager @ 2120, came on top of Antonio! SINPO 43433.

3920: Radio Borderhunter back on the air after a small fire in his transmitter last week. All fixed up and heard with dance music @ 2105. Strong signal - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3935: Radio Fox 48 with dance music @ 2130. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

3945: Bogusman heard @ 1950 talking about his visit to a record shop, playing the usual alternative sounds. Fair signal but improving. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Mike Andrews playing Steve Winwood "Roll With It" @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

5800: Radio Geronimo reading listeners' reports, music from the Loving Awareness album. Fair-good signal but strong CW QRM, best in USB. SINPO 33433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop and ID jingle @ 1700. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio 48 heard announcing a test transmission, playing "Eye of the Tiger" @ 2025. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Sonic (tent) @ 0800 with weak signal. Rock music but no ID heard but Achim logged Sonic on this frequency around this time. SINPO 24332.

6400: Radio Galaxy playing oldies @ 2005, fair signal but noisy. SINPO 34333. At 2025 heard relaying Radio Rainbow - SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight, heard @ 2020 playing Abba "Mamma Mia" followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

Fri May 29

3905: Radio Fox 48 with "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" @ 2000. Weak signal. SINPO 24332. (Via Bedford web receiver)

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Walking in Memphis" followed by LHH jingle@ 1950. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" @ 2032. Came on soon as RTE signed off. However ann at end of RTE's px said from Monday it will be on 6225. SINPO 44433.

6400: Radio Galaxy with oldies @ 1940. Weak signal with fair peaks, utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Nena "99 Red Balloons" @ 2015. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Thurs May 28

3925: Unid station with Laser 558 recordings @ 1840. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on the air. Heard with a strong signal @ 2030 playing song "Woman to Woman." Sounds like old recording as IDs as "Radio Laser 101FM." SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1830. SINPO 34333.

6280: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 2045 playing rock n roll, IDs. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6285: Radio Zeelandia (pres) with polka @ 1835. Bad choice of frequency with Cairo on 6290 splashing over signal. SINPO 32432. Achim heard ID.

6309: Sonnet Radio coming in well tonight - heard @ 2150 playing the Ramones. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2055 with oldies, followed by signing off tune. Not so strong tonight. SINPO 24332.

Wed May 27

3925: Unid station playing Laser 558 recordings, Depeche Mode @ 1845. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing dance music @ 1840. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

Tues May 26

3933: Continental Radio heard playing Abba "Ring Ring" @ 2015, greeting listeners, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

5810: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 2025. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and usual pop @ 1735. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2035 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.