Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tues June 16

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2010 with Gary Drew playing dance music and asking listeners to sponsor shows. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and playing pop @ 1915. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing "Rock Me Amadeus." Weak signal tonight. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

Monday, June 15, 2009

Mon June 15

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing oldies @ 2050, some SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2045 playing "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sun June 14

3895: Radio Bluestar with schlager @ 1835 followed by woman giving out contact details. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits
playing the song "We Will Lose Control" @ 0800. SINPO 443333.

5751: Best of British Radio heard @ 1630, playing "Since You've Been Gone." SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

5800: Radio Geronimo Shortwave reading letters @ 0900, move from 6210. SINPO 34333.

5810: Orion Radio with song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" @ 0805, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5825: Radio Rapido (tent) heard @ 0810 playing The Doors. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Geronimo Shortwave @ 0832 giving out contact details and playing promo for the British DX Club. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle, playing pop @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6254: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0815 with free radio chat, splash from 6265. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23332.

6260: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 1010 greeting listeners, playing Black Sabbath. Good signal, SINPO 44444.

6265: Radio 48 coming in well @ 0812, playing U2. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin blasting in @ 0818, playing Madonna, signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444. Heard on 6300 @ 0905, SINPO 44433.

6282: Unid station playing oldies @ 0915, no IDs heard. SINPO 34333.

6292: Radio Boomerang playing "Voyage Voyage" @ 1300. Fair signal. Had to close due to tecnhical problems. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Paardenkracht playing "Mississippi" @ 0825, splash from Merlin plus some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Saturnus with the song "Whisky in the Jar" @ 0827. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Northcoast playing "I Put A Spell on You" @ 0820. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Ramona via Northcoast heard @ 1025 playing rock n roll. SINPO 34433.

6312: Magic Radio signing off @ 1550, giving out contact details, talking about the conditions. SINPO 44333.

6325: Unid station heard @ 0950 playing Iggy Pop, signal slightly overmodulated, no IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6375: Cool AM heard with a weak signal @ 2010, playing some jingles. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

6379: Radio Zodiac playing Sugababes, greeting Jaroslav @ 1045. Good isignal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Polaris Radio playing Pink Floyd @ 1552. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6425: Studio 52 (tent) with Status Quo "Down Down" @ 1810, modulation a bit low. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

6559: Radio Kima with a German song @ 2005. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

6870: Radio Playback Int
playing "Bad Girls" followed by ID jingle @ 1800. SINPO 33333.

6910: Cactus Jack Radio @ 1820 with oldies. Weak-fair signal with some noise. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2000. SINPO 24332.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sat June 13

3900: Radio Sallandse Boer playing polka and Tina Turner @ 2145. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3905: Radio Piepzender & Continental
playing schlager and polka @ 1635. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. (via Bedford web receiver)

3925:
Unid station playing recordings of Laser 558 from the 80s @ 1900. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground
back on the air after a long absence, heard @ 2230 playing "Groove is in the Heart" and Wham "Wake Me Up," whistle on the signal here. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits
playing UFO @ 0730. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH with Roger Davis with his Rare 60s Archive feature @ 1700. SINPO 54444.

5825: Radio Rapido playing oldies @ 2135, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6200: Unid station heard with pop and talk in Italian. Strong signal @ 0835. Transmitter switched on & off. SINPO 54444.

6205: Unid station with pop @ 0830, moved to 6210 when station came on 6200. SINPO 24332. Testing using Radio Suzuki's equipment according to operator.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1620 and jingle ID. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio 48 heard @ 1925 giving out email and hotline details and playing Tina Turner. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Altrex with "Don't Fear the Reaper" @ 0815. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

6307: Radio Alice playing the song "Words" @ 1425. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Polaris heard @ 0740 playing Heaven 17 "Temptation." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Sonic heard @ 1735 with a weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6375: Radio Lowland playing The Killers "Human" @ 1725. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6379: Radio Marconi with ID and playing "Spirit in the Sky" @ 1430. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid station playing "Boys Boys Boys" @ 1600. Weak signal with fair peaks, then played some rock before going off with no ID. SINPO 24332.

6420: Cool AM heard briefly @ 2155 playing rock, also tried 6415 but more QRM on that freq. SINPO 34333.

6559: Radio Kima playing Ace of Base @ 1745. Weak signal. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

6870: Radio Playback Int with KC & The Sunshine Band followed by ID jingle @ 1705, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333. (via Bedford web receiver)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Fri June 12

3900: Skyline International Radio playing polka and greeting listeners @ 2130. SINPO 44333.

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH
with Roger Davis playing Billy Ocean "Red Light Spells Danger" @ 1800. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Altrex heard with IDs and playing Leo Sayer @ 2135. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333. At 2145 moved to 6240 to avoid QRM - SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio on @ 2145 on top of Altrex. SINPO 44433.

6308: Cupid Radio testing @ 2210, playing dance music. Good signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6325: Radio Mustang with oldies @ 1905, Fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6424: Radio Pionier heard @ 1910 with ID jingle, playing Dutch songs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6554: Radio Galaxy heard @ 2300 playing dance music. Weak signal. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

6870: Radio Playback Int playing "For Your Love" by Yardbirds @ 1915, followed by ID jingle. SINPO 33333.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Thurs June 11

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Loving Awareness Band @ 1845. Strong signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 54433.

6375: Sonic Radio playing oldies @ 1910, some utility QRM and static crashes. SINPO 33333. Heard on 6320 @ 1920. SINPO 33333.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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)

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

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)

Monday, June 08, 2009

Mon June 8

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

Sunday, June 07, 2009

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.

Saturday, June 06, 2009

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)

Friday, June 05, 2009

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)

Thursday, June 04, 2009

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.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

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.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

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.

Monday, June 01, 2009

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.