Sun Nov 8

3898: Radio Sallandse Boer playing U2 "In the Name of Love" @ 1658, followed by ID in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

3898: Radio Pluto heard @ 1725 giving out email address and playing "Creatures of the Night." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

3900: Radio Likedeeler coming in surprisingly well @ 2240, with long talk and then rock music. SINPO 44333.

3907: Cool AM via Fox 48 heard @ 1710 with dance music and jingles. Weak-fair single. SINPO 24332. (via Bedford web receiver)

3932: MRF Radio with a short test @ 1625, playing RNI recording. SINPO 34333.

3932: Radio Baken 16 came on after MRF signed off. Heard @ 1640 playing "Big in Japan." SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0845 with Gary Drew playing Scritti Politti. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

5800: Antonio Radio with "Una Paloma Blanca" @ 0907. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio with the song "Let Me Tell You About the Birds & Bees" @ 0905. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Quintus heard @ 1040 calling Orion. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5835: Radio Thunderbird heard @ 1005 with jingle and giving out station address. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6200: Radio Scotland Int playing The Cure "Hanging Garden" @ 1220. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6202: Radio East Coast Holland with CCR "I Put A Spell On You" @ 0850. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Radio Paardenkracht with ID and the song "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" @ 0855. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with "I'm In Chains" @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6240: Misti Radio playing Meatloaf @ 1000, occasional utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6262: Unid station playing "Summer in the City" @ 1208, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6265: Radio Altrex with jingles and "In The Mood" @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6290: Trans Europe Radio with ID and playing Madonna @ 0950. SINPO 34333. Also heard on 6305 @ 1045 - SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio New Wave just audible @ 0955. SINPO 24332.

6295: Voice of the Netherlands playing "Smooth Operator" @ 1520, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6300: Radio Borderhunter playing dance music and greeting listeners @ 1550. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6301: Radio Optimod with a strong signal @ 1225, playing "Rock N Roll is King" with jingle IDs. SINPO 54444.

6301: Radio Northpole playing Guns N Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" @ 1125, followed by ID and asking for reports. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6302: Radio Dorzetter with report @ 1515. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music. Good signal @ 1135. SINPO 44433.

6308: Delta Radio playing Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" @ 1432. SINPO 44333.

6315: Radio Waves Int heard with a weak signal @ 0910. SINPO 23332.

6315: Radio Scirocco playing "Rhythm of the Night" @ 1457, ID, weak station underneath (Fox 48). SINPO 43433. Moved to 6401 @ 1510 - SINPO 44333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with polka @ 0900. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Mustang with a Dutch song @ 1145. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Baken 16 playing the Stranglers @ 1427. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Quintus and Marconi heard in QSO @ 1455. Both 44433.

6375: Radio Brigitte with ID and playing 60s music @ 1510, modulation a bit low. SINPO 34333.

6423: Radio Dutchwing with a Dutch song and ID @ 1230. SINPO 44333.

6550: Radio Brigitte with Dutch music @ 0945. SINPO 24332.

6870: Radio Playback Int with a live show, hosted by JJ @ 1150, playing a French song. High noise level. SINPO 34232.

Sat Nov 7

3900: Radio Fox 48 with dance music @ 2255, weak signal and high noise level, even via Bedford web receiver. SINPO 24232.

3925: Skyline Radio Germany @ 2315 heard briefly with talk in German. Occasional peaks above noise. SINPO 24232.

4025: Laser Hot Hits back on the air with dance music @ 2235. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Misti Radio @ 0948 giving out the station's email address, playing Cliff Richard. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Cupid Radio with "Bad Moon Rising" @ 0905, announced also testing to Australia on 15070. Using 35W on 6210 and 400W on 15070. SINPO 44433.

6210: Mike Radio testing @ 1355 with IDs and oldies. SINPO 24332.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) with oldies @ 0955, weak signal with some splash from Cupid. SINPO 23332.

6218: Unid station playing polka @ 1105, off with no ID @ 1111. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2000. Fair signal with splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Altrex playing promo for Dr Tim's News @ 0855 and then Eurythmics "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel." SINPO 34333.

6292: Radio Condor with techno music @ 1040. Good signal but some fading and utility QRM. SINPO 44433.

6295: Newwave Radio making its first shortwave broadcast. Heard @ 1440 playing "Born to be Wild." A new Dutch station. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6301: Radio Mustang with the song "You Bring on the Sun" @ 0915, ID and giving out email address. SINPO 44433.

6303: Trans Europe Radio heard @ 1510 with ID and greetings, then song "I Drove All Night." SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Baken 16 playing "Relight My Fire" @ 1335. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Skywire @ 1430 with ID and playing polka, whistle from Baken on 6305. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Black Power playing A Flock of Seagulls @ 1530, strong signal but also splattering +/-20kHz. SINPO 54444.

6315: Radio Waves Int with easy listening music @ 1520, some utility interference. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with polka @ 1035. SINPO 34333.

6423: Radio Dutchwing with barrel organ music @ 1525. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6870: Unid station relaying WABC New York - same as webstream @ 1605 with news programme. SINPO 44333.

9510: Radio Joystick via IRRS signing on @ 0900 and Charlie Prince playing a song by The Temptations. SINPO 44444.

Fri Nov 6

3900: Skyline International Radio with a weak signal @ 2300 and lot of noise. SINPO 24232.

3905: Radio Baken 16 with rock and dance music. Fair-good signal @ 1550, ID finally at 1645. SINPO 34333.

3905: ROZ (tent) playing The Who @ 2310. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Quintus with polka @ 1605, good signal but splash from adjacent stations. SINPO 43433.

6215: Radio Trans Europe playing Baccara @ 1525. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34433.

6324: Flux AM with Dutch, country and other music and ID jingles @ 1410, some utility and morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

6870: Unid station with relay of American station, talking about Iraqi oil @ 1445. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

New date for Big L relaunch

The relaunch of Big L International on 1395 kHz via the Dutch mediumwave transmitter at Trintelhaven is now expected to take place next weekend (14/15 November). A message on the website of KBC Radio, which will be providing the overnight programming, reads:

“We are almost ready for the relaunch of Big L International. We know you can’t wait for it to happen and apologise for the delay but we have been told it will take a little longer than expected to get everything done correctly and on time. However, if everything goes according to plan we hope to be up and running by next weekend. Once again we apologise, but it will be worth the wait.”

KBC Radio boss Eric van Willegen subsequently clarified that ‘next weekend’ means 14/15 November.

(via Radio Netherlands Media Network)

Thurs Nov 5

3900: Continental Radio playing Abba "Waterloo" @ 2035, followed by a Dutch song. Good signal now, nothing an hour earlier. SINPO 44333.

6870: Radio Playback Int (pres) with relay of an American local station, talk about Afghanistan @ 1015. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Wed Nov 4

6870: Radio Playback Int (tent) with relay of US station @ 1700. Just possible to hear on peaks above the noise level. SINPO 24232.

Pirate station raided

TWO teenagers have been arrested after police raided a pirate radio station in east London where drugs were found.

The youths aged 16 and 18 were collared for illegally broadcasting from premises at Leywick Street in West Ham.

Officials from Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, went in with the neighbourhood police team after detecting broadcasts being relayed through an illegal transmitter located in Stephens Parade, nearby.

The signal interfered with legal radio stations and could be picked up as far as Croydon in south London. The equipment worth £45,000 was seized by Ofcom.

The teenagers were held for broadcasting offences under the Wireless & Telecommunications Act, but later bailed pending further inquiries.

Class B drugs were discovered on the premise during the search carried out with a court warrant, Scotland Yard confirmed today. A 25-year-old woman was cautioned for possession.

(via East London Advertiser)

Other reports said the station was called Heat FM which broadcast on 96.6FM

Tues Nov 3

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 2130. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

Mon Nov 2

6210: Misti Radio playing country rock @ 1030. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1955 with an Abba medley of hits, splash from 6225. Good signal. SINPO 43433.

6280: Unid station playing Heintje @ 1050. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Altrex playing "Green Onions" @ 1035. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

North American log

A log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA ...

6925u Undercover Radio. 0447-0516. All Hallows Eve, 2009. EG. Replay of Halloween 2005 show. Several IDs and call for reports. Recipe for “Hotel Hot Dogs” which sounded very tasty albeit dangerous to prepare. Music and radio drama appropriate for the Holiday. Good.

Sun Nov 1

5815: Orion Radio playing Nena "99 Luftballons" and TV polka @ 0925. He said closing soon. Good steady signal. SINPO 44444.

5815: Radio Telstar South with the James Bond theme @ 1035, talking about the Mebo 2 and playing Ricky Nelson song. SINPO 44444.

5825: Radio Geronimo SW playing Foreigner "Cold As Ice" @ 1052 and giving out contact details. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal signing on @ 1000, marking 20 years since fall of the Berlin Wall, playing David Bowie "Heroes." SINPO 54444.

6177: Antonio Radio on an unusual frequency, playing Dutch music @ 1020. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Scotland Int with U2 "It's A Beautiful Day" @ 1025, greeting listeners. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Also heard on 6325 @ 1100 - SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Paardenkracht playing Dutch songs and Heaven 17 @ 0910. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with 70s music @ 0920. SINPO 34433.

6240: Mike Radio testing, ID, hotline number, said would be moving to 7600, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6260: Radio Scirocco playing "Boys of Summer" @ 1240, followed by IDs and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin playing themes from Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlett @ 1015. Strong signal but some co-channel QRM. SINPO 53443.

6285: Radio Trans Europe playing Blondie "Heart of Glass" @ 0905. SINPO 44433.

6292: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0945. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6293: Retro Radio playing Uriah Heep @ 1200. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Doorzetter playing Bruce Springsteen @ 0900, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Shadowman playing "Beds Are Burning" @ 1010, ID and asking for QSO. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Playback Int via Malaisy heard @ 1930 with Kevin Turner playing the Stereo MCs. Excellent signal, not heard on 6870. SINPO 54444.

6306: Radio Brandaris playing "It Takes Two" @ 1125, followed by IDs. Good signal, using 100W. SINPO 44433.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" @ 0950. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Black Power in QSO with Grensstad @ 1110. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6315: Radio Waves Int with "House of the Rising Sun" @ 0955. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Continental with Dutch songs @ 0850. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6325: Radio Mustang heard @ 1108 with IDs @ 1108. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Marconi with ID, playing "Bye Bye Baby" @ 1150. SINPO 34433.

6424: Radio Pionier with ID and playing Dutch music before signing off @ 1112. SINPO 34433.

6425: Voice of the Netherlands in QSO with Pionier @ 1245. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. also heard @ 1253 on 6330 calling Mustang. SINPO 54444.

Sat Oct 31

3880: Radio Pluto playing Soft Cell @ 2040, bit of whistle from another station. SINPO 33333.

3890: Radio Sophie heard with Dutch music @ 2055, giving out SMS number, audio a bit bassy. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3930: Central Radio with r&b @ 2110. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6210: Misti Radio playing "On the Cover on the Rolling Stone" @ 0845, followed by ID and greetings to listeners. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King SW (tent) @ 1005 with oldies. Usual weak signal and difficult to hear IDs. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1845, good signal but deep fades. SINPO 44433.

6260: Radio Continental with polka @ 1325. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin with a strong signal @ 1040, playing Michael Jackson. SINPO 54444.

6295: Radio Trans Europe playing rock @ 1330, IDs. SINPO 34333. Also heard on 6300 at 1355. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Malaisy playing "In Zaire" @ 1625, occasional jingles. SINPO 44433.

6308: Radio Powerliner Int with IDs @ 1600 and palying Dutch songs. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio with IDs and playing a French song @ 1045. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Mustang giving out his email address, playing oldies @ 1035. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Monte Carlo with Dutch songs, ID @ 1320. SINPO 34333.

6325: Continental Radio in QSO with Monte Carlo @ 1335. SINPO 34333.

6340: Unid station playing Dutch songs, strong signal but splatter from nearby strong utility @ 1435. SINPO 53443.

6375: Sonic Radio with "Me Myself & I" @ 0850 before signing off. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6423: Radio Dutchwing with ID, playing Dutch rock @ 1450. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6870: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 1535. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6950: Radio Jan van Gent with light music @ 1350. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Oct 30

3900: Skyline International Radio with dance music @ 2255, strong signal. Thanks for greetings. SINPO 54444.

3935: Baggerteam (tent) heard @ 2305 with a weak-fair signal, talk in Dutch. SINPO 24332.

6210: Misti Radio with oldies, fair-good signal @ 1020. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing reggae @ 2250 followed by ID jingle. Fair-good signal ... better than recent nights. SINPO 34333.

Radio Waves International's 26th birthday

Radio Waves International 1983 - 2009

November 2009 is our 26th birthday. R.W.I will be on the air every weekend on November on the 48 mb around 6325khz. We are planning also some broadcasts on 41mb if possible. We will keep you inform about that later on.

Listeners with their QSL will received a special booklet (26....), only the english version will be available. We hope you will enjoy the shows and support us.

73's many thanks for you support, ps: we add a forrum on our main webpage , don't hesitate to send us messages

Peter HILLS & Philippe " The terrible twins"

Now listen to us on the net via http://www.pirateradionetwork.com/

RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL
http://go.to/rwi
Country music show, French service, Rock City & Pirate memories, the sounds on short-waves, around the world "on the highway to freedom"

For review and airplay send your promos to :
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Who's watching you?

The Wireless Waffle blog has produced an interesting article about the reports drawn up by the regulatory administrations monitoring unauthorised use of the shortwave spectrum.

He has been through the report and picked out pirates whose activities have been noted by the monitoring stations. But the report does not make clear what happens once the station is noted . . . very few shortwave pirates tend to be raided, unless there is a specific complaint about QRM.

It is also worth noting there are also many international stations, such as Cairo, North Korea and China, who also transmit outside the international broadcast bands. Nothing seems to happen to them.

As the Wireless Waffler notes, these reports raise a lot of questions . . . but not many answers. He also has a link to the actual ITU monitoring reports themselves which feature a lot more than just the shortwave pirates.

See the article at: http://www.mf2fm.com/blog/

Thurs Oct 29

6210: Misti Radio with dance music @ 1030, with ID and announcing email address. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed Oct 21

6220: Mystery Radio & Playback with fair-good signal @ 2120, with live programme presented by JJ, playing Nena "99 Luft Ballons." SINPO 44333.

6870: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 0945. Weak signal. SINPO 23332. I don't know if 6870 also on this evening but no trace of a signal here at 2125.

Tues Oct 27

6220: Mystery Radio (pres) heard with Tubeway Army @ 2110. Weak signal disappearing into noise. SINPO 24332.

6870: Radio Playback Int heard @ 1015 with oldies. Weak signal with deep fades. SINPO 24332.

Mon Oct 26

3905: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch music @ 2000, weak signal and lot of noise. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 2010. Strong signal although some splash from 6225. SINPO 54444.

6240: Radio Dancemodulation with techno music @ 0955. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6310: Grensstad Radio playing "Relight My Fire" @ 1020, ID at 1034. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Hamamelis playing r&b @ 0940, ID in Dutch. Fair signal but occasional strong utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6870: Radio Playback Int with rock, ID jingle @ 0935. Some SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

Sun Oct 25

3900: Bluestar Radio with Dutch music @ 1615. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

3900: Radio Baken 16 with Toto "Hold the Line" @ 2240, strong noise. SINPO 34232.

5800: Antonio Radio with Dutch music, giving out contact details @ 0930. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio playing the TV polka and IDs @ 0840. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

5820: Radio Telstar South talking about Marc Bolan and playing a T Rex song @ 1500. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertachtal playing Pink Floyd @ 1005. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Borderhunter Radio playing "Summer of 69" @ 0825. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Suzuki on after Borderhunter signed off. Heard @ 1040 playing "Baby Come Back," audio a bit low. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Human League "Don't You Want Me" @ 0850. SINPO 34433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery with talk in German @ 0940 and a German song. SINPO 33333.

6240: Free Radio Victoria adjusting his antenna tuner and playing Desmond Dekker "The Israelites" @ 1030. SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Altrex heard @ 0845 greeting listeners, some utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6280: Radio Merlin with Jackie Frost playing a version of "Fade to Grey" @ 0830. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Scotland Int playing Talk Talk @ 1020 and signing off. SINPO 54444.

6290: Trans Europe Radio with many IDs, playing dance music @ 1155, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6292: Radio Condor with IDs and playing dance music @ 1235. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with polka and schlager @ 0855, splash from Rekro. SINPO 33433.

6304: Retro Radio playing oldies, ID "testing, testing, this is Retro Radio." Good signal @ 0835. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Merlin with Jackie Frost playing 50s music @ 1520. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Brandaris Int with "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" @ 1010. QRM from nearby Retro. SINPO 43433.

6310: Flux AM with instrumental tune, ID, then Dutch song @ 0820. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Grensstad (tent) playing "J'Taime" @ 1240, splash from 6306. SINPO 43433.

6325: Radio Paardenkracht with IDs and a Dutch song @ 0915. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Zodiac in QSO with Paardenkracht @ 1222. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Mustang with OMD "Enola Gay" @ 1510. SINPO 34433.

6330: Radio Scirocco with dance music @ 1625, strong splash from utility. SINPO 43433. Moved to 6326 @ 1630. SINPO 44433.

6375: Voice of the Netherlands with non-stop classical music @ 1110. Later heard with opera and rock. Finally ID and closing down at 1235. SINPO 44433.

6393: Radio Zodiac playing Lenny Kravitz @ 1035, followed by ID jingle then Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6400: Retro Radio heard here @ 1215 with IDs and oldies. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

6423: Radio Dutchwing playing "Spirit in the Sky" @ 1630, followed by ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6424: Radio Pionier with IDs and signing off @ 0837. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6425: Radio Baken 16 playing Iron Maiden @ 1115. SINPO 34333.

6550: Radio Brigitte with Dutch music @ 0920, low audio. SINPO 34433.

6942: Radio Jan van Gent with polka @ 1525. SINPO 34333.

6959: Radio Bluestar with Dutch music @ 1505. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

7570: Radio Geronimo Shortwave with Dave Scott playing a song by Landmarq @ 1015, giving out a free radio quiz and reading listeners' letters. SINPO 44444.

7600: Unid station playing Depeche Mode @ 1050. Strong signal but no IDs heard. SINPO 55444.