Tues Sept 22

3920: Radio Noorderlicht with polka @ 2135. Good signal with strong peaks, some SSB chatter in background SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio @ 0935 playing oldies. Weak signal, with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2000 playing Wham "I'm Your Man". Good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Mon Sept 21

6220: Mystery Radio @ 1910 playing "Ring My Bell." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6870: Radio Playback Int with a live programme @ 2145. Fair-good signal but noisy frequency. SINPO 34333.

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6876: The Crystal Ship. 0012. Mon 21 Sep. EG. Mr. Poet on with a rare show. The conditions hampered IDing any of the music. It may have been something by Springsteen and The Police. I did hear a clear ID at 0015. Poor.

Sun Sept 20

3925: Bogusman with indie music @ 1940, followed by farmyard noises. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3931: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch music @ 1950. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5810: Radio Merlin playing "Yackety Yak" @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6140: European Music via Wertachtal @ 0920 with Tom Taylor playing "Waiting for the Sun." SINPO 54444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 0805 playing Chubby Checker's "The Twist." Usual good signal. SINPO 44433.

6210: Voice of the Netherlands playing David Bowie "Let's Dance" @ 1005. Good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6265: Antonio Radio with 60s music @ 0810, co-channel with Altrex, but stronger. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Altrex in the clear now, with ID and Dutch music @ 0840. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Paardenkracht with oldies @ 0815. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Condor with a good signal @ 0935, playing dance music. SINPO 44433.

6292: Radio Scotland Int with a strong signal @ 0800, greeting listeners and playing The Sweet "Blockbuster." SINPO 54444.

6292: Radio Titanic heard with a weak signal @ 1030, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6300: Radio Trans Europe with oldies @ 0900. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Foxfire with ID and giving out email address @ 0755, playing "Scatman." SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Merlin moved here from 5810. Heard @ 0945 with IDs and playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

6310: Antonio Radio moved from 6265. Heard @ 0840 with ID and playing Dutch songs. SINPO 33333.

6310: Grensstad Radio heard @ 1015 with long talk in Dutch, mention Antonio Radio, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing Men At Work "Down Under" @ 1415. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6385: Radio Face de Blatte playing instrumental music @ 0845. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. ID via Iann's chat.

6424: Radio Pionier with country music @ 0750, fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

Sat Sept 19

3890: Radio Quintus signing on @ 1817 and playing a Dutch song and "Man of Action." Good signal. SINPO 44333.

3905: Radio Oscar Zulu with dance music @ 1835. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3925: Radio Likedeeler heard @ 2200 playing J Geils Band "Centrefold." Best-ever reception - signal peaking at S9. SINPO 44333. To hear recording click here

3945: Bogusman back on the air heard with indie music @ 1822 followed by bird sounds. SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio playing the song "Country Roads" @ 0855. Signal coming in well today - SINPO 34433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) heard @ 0805 with oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with the song "You're My Heart" @ 1605, followed by ID jingle. SINPO 34433.

6265: Radio Altrex talking about getting his haircut, playing the song "Jesus Christ Superstar" @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Altrex moved to this frequency, heard @ 0915 greeting listeners and playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6310: Grensstad Radio heard @ 0930 playing Aswad "Don't Turn Around." Fair signal but SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Mustang heard @ 1750 playing "No Milk Today." Fair-good signal but some fading and utility QRM. SINPO 33433,

6403: Radio Alice heard with oldies @ 1540, ID came at 1600. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6870: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 0810. Poor signal. SINPO 24332.

Fri Sept 18

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 2005, splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 43433.

6300: Radio Golfbreker heard @ 1130 with polka, ID came in Dutch and English @ 1150, email address given out in Dutch. Fair signal but quite a bit of fading. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing Coldplay @ 1635, followed by greetings to listeners. SINPO 34433.

6870: Radio Playback Int with Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" @ 1720. Fair signal but splash from Cairo's distorted signal on 6860. SINPO 33333.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2020 playing Talk Talk "It's My Life." Weak signal but fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Sept 17

3895: Skyline International Radio heard @ 2135 playing Dutch songs. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Mustang heard playing the Rolling Stones @ 1730 followed by IDs in Dutch and English and giving out email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6375: Sonic Radio with oldies @ 1750. Also some talk but difficult to hear clearly. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 23332.

6870: Radio Playback Int (pres) with tuning signal @ 1755, music from 1804, relay of WLS Chicago. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

EMR relay this Sunday

EMR relay this Sunday

Date: 20th September 2009
Time: 09.00 to 10.00 utc
Channel: 6140 khz
Programmes:
09.00 Tom Taylor programme
09.30 Mike Taylor (Mail Box programme)

EMR Internet radio service on Sunday and Monday
Programme repeats are at the following times:
0900 - 1200 - 1500 - 1800 and 2000 utc

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

(via Tom Taylor)

Wed Sept 16

3920: Radio Noorderlicht & Radio Pacman in QSO at 2140. Noorderlicht 54444 & Pacman 34333. MRF calling Pacman @ 2147 - SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music from 70s or 80s. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6377: Radio Dutchwing with IDs and playing 60s music. Heard @ 1710 with the Kinks "Lola", some CW QRM. Off at 1725. SINPO 34433.

Radio Lowland database

Radio Lowland wants to build a database with the shortwaves listeners, for his website.

If you want to be in this database, please send your NAME, CITY and COUNTRY to : radiolowland@hotmail.com

(via Iann Cwiklinski)

(Lowland's website can be accessed via http://swcholland.com/)

Tues Sept 15

6220: Mystery Radio playing dance music @ 1900, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Skywire heard with the songs "Runaway Train" and "Hungry Heart" and ID @ 1825. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 14

3900: Radio Pluto heard @ 2045 playing oldies. Weak signal with fair peaks, using 20W. SINPO 24332.

6210: Misti Radio playing Cuban salsa music @ 1415. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6870: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1725 playing a Billy Ocean song, followed by ID jingle. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sun Sept 13

3931: Radio Bluestar with Dutch songs @ 1935. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Jan van Gent heard signing off @ 1927, giving out email address and spelling out name, whistle from station on 3939, best in USB. SINPO 23332.

5802: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 0800 talking about his new transmitter, off at 0803. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with 60s music @ 1950, but signal beginning to fade out. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio with Dutch songs @ 0805. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6205: Radio Saturnus playing Dutch songs @ 0850, fair peaks but deep fades. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and oldies @ 0755. SINPO 44433.

6292: Radio Scotland Int back on @ 0905, playing ELO "Roll Over Beethoven." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Borderhunter heard @ 1000 playing "Walk on Water" and "It's A Beautiful Life." SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Golfbreker heard @ 1110 with IDs and Dutch music. In the clear after Borderhunter signed off. SINPO 34333.

6310: Grensstad Radio with instrumental music @ 0900, giving IDs and hoping for good conditions. SINPO 34333.

6321: Radio Quintus playing Dutch songs @ 0815, and ID. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang heard @ 1145 playing The Carpenters." Fair signal but fair bit of fading. SINPO 34333.

6377: Radio Dutchwing playing "Born to be Wild" @ 1105, canned ID. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6424: Radio Pionier heard @ 1120 with a Dutch song, then canned ID and email announcement, then the song "Doctor Doctor." SINPO 34333.

6870: Radio Playback Int heard with song "Kayleigh" @ 2000. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sat Sept 12

3895: Unid station playing dance music @ 1940, also heard playing country music. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. (possibly Skyline)

3905: Unid station playing techno music @ 1815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

3935: Radio Nova with oldies and jingles @ 1900. Weak signal and quite noisy frequency. SINPO 24332.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing "My Green Tambourine" @ 1845. Splash from station on 5810. SINPO 43443.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with rock music @ 0755. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pops @ 1710. Good signal already - SINPO 44433.

6240: Radio Altrex with dance music @ 0835, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333. Moved @ 0843 to 6265 to avoid the QRM - SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Trans Europe with ID and giving out email address, playing Dutch music @ 1135. SINPO 24332.

6300: Flux AM back on the shortwave after many years away. Heard @ 1320 with jingles and Dutch music. Only using 2W so weak signal but climbed to fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Spaceshuttle (tent) with techno music @ 1655 and occasional IDs. Weak signal, difficult to hear through the noise. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Lowland playing country music, then promo for the Summer Meeting 2010 @ 1750. Good signal and clear audio. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with ID and Dutch songs @ 0850. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang with non-stop music. Heard @ 1730 with Dutch songs and polka. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6328: Unid station heard @ 1140 playing Queen "It's A Kind Of Magic," before moving a minute later to 6399 where heard with more non-stop oldies. SINPO 34333.

6377: Radio Dutchwing with jingle ID and playing country music @ 1425. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Sonnet Radio heard playing Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" @ 1913. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6870: Radio Playback Int playing "You'll Never Find Another Love" @ 0745. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Sept 11

3900: Skyline International Radio with Dutch songs @ 1925. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3916: Unid station playing "Just Be Good to Me" @ 2115, good-strong signal but whistle due to BBC on 3915. Not a good choice of frequency. Off a few minutes later. SINPO 43443.

6220/6870: Mystery Radio/Playback International with a live programme. Heard @ 2035 with Fat Boy Slim "Praise You." Best signal on 6220 - 44444, weaker on 6870 - 24332.

6240: Radio Altrex heard playing "Railroadman" @ 2055, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6300: Delta Radio heard playing "Wild Thing" @ 1020, followed by ID jingle. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

Pirate DJ plans to get a licence

A PIRATE radio DJ thrown off the airwaves after a raid at his home in Dorchester (in Dorset, England) is vowing to be on the airwaves once again.

Single dad James Wilson, 26, was running the illegal radio station Bad Influence FM for five months before the communications regulator Ofcom raided his flat this month and took the station off air.

(via Dorset Echo, click here to read full story)

Thurs Sept 10

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies @ 2050. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Wed Sept 9

6220: Mystery Radio back on tonight, heard @ 2015 with oldies, splash from 6225. SINPO 43443.

6870: Radio Playback Int with a poor signal. Music heard on peaks @ 1945. SINPO 24332.

Tues Sept 8

6925u: Spider Radio with a weak signal, heard @ 2057 with Il Silenzio, which cuts through the noise. SINPO 24332.

7550: Radio Amica heard with a good signal @ 1930, with a programme featuring a discussion by two men in Italian - possibly a relay of a local station. SINPO 44433.

Mon Sept 7

6220: Mystery Radio with a strong signal @ 1905, playing dance music. SINPO 54444.

6870: Radio Playback Int also powering in tonight, peaking at S9+10dB. Heard @ 1855 with the song "Love Town." SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio with a poor signal - even via Barney's web tuner. Logged @ 2040 with SINPO 24432