Thurs Apr 15

3912: Radio Festivum heard with recorded announcements and playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" @ 2045. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

3925: Unid station on again with Laser 558 recordings @ 2040. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with a strong signal @ 1900 playing Tori Amos. SINPO 54444.

6215: Unid station heard @ 1845 playing "You Got the Look." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed Apr 14

3925: Unid station with old recordings of Laser 558 from the 80s @ 1915. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

3932: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1955, co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1925 with dance music. Good signal. SINPO  44333.

6210: Bluestar Radio with a strong signal @ 1928, playing Dutch music, splash from Iran on 6205 signing on at 1930. SINPO 54444. Moved at 1937 to 6310 but Northpole still on... SINPO 43443.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1935. Good signal, some splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Northpole playing dance music @ 1910, good signal. SINPO 44433.

Tues Apr 13

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the song "It's Now or Never" @ 1850. Good signal but usual noise. SINPO 44333.

The iPhone that rocks: pirate radio in your pocket

Unlicensed broadcasters keep British music cool. But the next generation are heading online. 

Read the article by Matt Mason at http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/03/pirate-radio-vice-documentary

It is connected with the Palladium pirate radio documentary, which a link was posted on this site a few weeks ago.

Mon Apr 12

3932: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1935. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1800 with a documentary about RNI. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6376: Unid station heard @ 0915 playing dance music and possibly James Brown "Sex Machine." Deep fades, just audible through the noise. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio with a SSTV transmission then Talking Heads "Burning Down the House" @ 1950. Coming in well tonight. SINPO 34333.

Sun Apr 11

3899: Polaris Radio with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" @ 2157. Fair signal but noisy. SINPO 34333.

3905: Skyline International Radio playing the Carpenters "Jambalaya" @ 1855. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3932: MRF Radio with email address, playing oldies @ 1900, some CW QRM. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Rah Band "Clouds Across the Moon" @ 1130. Good signal but lot of fading. Best via Barney's web receiver due to high noise level at my QTH. SINPO 44433.

5820: Orion Radio greeting Radio Tina @ 0815, signing off with "power off, let's go" jingle. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5835: Radio Thunderbird playing "Love Hurts" @ 0810, talk in German. SINPO 34333.

6175: Radio Suzuki with the Beatles "Hey Jude" @ 0850. SINPO 34333.

6203: Radio Scotland Int playing "Magic Fly" @ 0845. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Borderhunter playing Abba megamix @ 1000, ID at 1015, talking need to do work in garden. Good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6210: Misti Radio heard with ID @ 0915, then oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio playing "Horse With No Name" @ 0820. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6240: Free Radio Victoria with ELO "Telephone Line" @ 0900. Good signal but slight whistle from weaker station, also fading. SINPO 44433.

6283: Radio Shadow playing "Why Does Your Love" @ 0755, then ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Devalon playing rock n roll and reading listeners' reception reports @ 0855. Good signal but a bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

6300: Radio Contact playing the Can Can @ 0955, audio very distorted and difficult to hear. SINPO 34332.

6301: Radio Northcoast with "Born to be Alive" @ 1145, tuning noise as if someone trying to jam signal. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Merlin with Peter Frampton "Show Me the Way" @ 1830, greeting listeners. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6315: Trans Europe Radio with Pat Benator's "Love is a Battlefield," testing different transmitters. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang with oldies, sudden off @ 1902. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6376: Sonic Radio playing dance music @ 0805, utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Also heard on 6325 @ 0920 playing country music - SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Star Int signing on with Roger Dale giving station contact details @ 0800, then playing Fairport Convention. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6450: Radio Marconi playing Abba "Waterloo" @ 1010. ID finally at 1035. SINPO 54444.

6525: Radio Northcoast with oldies @ 1045, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6530: Marine Broadcaster with a RNI programme @ 1835, weak signal but could hear programme through noise. SINPO 24332.

6851: MAC Shortwave heard @ 2245 with instrumental music, off a few minutes later with anthem. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio with oldies @ 1920, not as strong as last night. SINPO 24332. Back on later - heard @ 2255 playing "I'm So Excited." SINPO 34333.

Sat Apr 10

3905: Radio Fox 48 with IDs, playing rock song @ 1915. Weak-fair via Barney's web receiver,some SSB QRM. SINPO 23332.

3905: Radio Pacman heard with report for Fox 48 @ 1922. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing "Love the One You're With" @ 0930, good signal but noise & fading. SINPO 44333.

6211: Bluestar Radio heard @ 1645 with Dutch songs, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Unid station with Dutch music @ 1705, strong signal over Mystery. Moved to 6215 at 1708, bad news for Bluestar 4kHz away. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio in the clear now, heard @ 1715 with dance/funk music. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with Dutch songs @ 1240, good signal but fading. SINPO 44433.

6301: Radio Mustang with Madonna's "Spanish Lullaby" @ 1530, following by Culture Club. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. 

6306: Radio Altrex talking about the weather @ 0925, playing "Black is Black." SINPO 34333.

6310: Trans Europe Radio heard @ 1237 giving out email address, said was signing off. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Monte Carlo with BZN @ 1250, seemed to having some audio problems but managed to sort them out. SINPO 34333. Heard @ 1340 on 6325 - SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Waldmeister heard @ 1330 playing Sprinsteen's "Danicng in the Dark." Battling against the noise but able to catch ID. SINPO 34333.

6925usb: Spider Radio playing Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" @ 1905 followed by SSTV transmission. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1520. SINPO 34333.

Fri Apr 9

3905: Skyline International Radio with song "Railroad Man" @ 2140, greeting listeners. S9+10dB signal. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Carly Simon song @ 2000. Strong signal but utility and SSB QRM. SINPO 54444.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1845. Splash briefly from a strong Dutch station on 6215 (Boomerang?) playing polka, which signed off few mins later with no ID. Mystery - SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Spaceshuttle coming in with a fair signal @ 2055, music by female singer, but some utility and noise, deep fades. SINPO 33333.

Sat Apr 3

3905: Skyline International Radio playing Status Quo @ 1805. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1335 playing "Please Don't Go." High noise level. SINPO 34232.

5815: Bluestar Radio with Dutch music @ 1240. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6005: MV Baltic Radio via Radio 700, Germany, signing on @ 0901 with Roland in English saying it was "programme for music lovers." SINPO 44433.

6202: Bluestar Radio with Dutch music @ 1410, moved to 6210 @ 1413 to avoid splash from 6195. SINPO 54444 (for both).

6210: Misti Radio with a weak signal heard @ 0750, ID and email address. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Playback Int/Mystery Radio with jingle @ 1915 and playing the Playback theme after losing audio for about an hour. Then into Jackie Frost show. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Bonte Koe greeting Dr Tim and Radio Tina, playing a Dutch drinking song @ 1720. SINPO 44433.

6301: Radio Mustang with Dutch songs @ 0850, good signal, ID at 0905. SINPO 44433.

6305v: Radio KTL heard @ 1230 with IDs and playing "She Sells Sanctuary." Modulation not quite right and drifting towards 6302. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Merlin playing "Everyone's Going to the Moon" @ 1750. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Skywire with "Popcorn" @ 1730 and ID before closing down. SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Baken 16 heard @ 1325 in QSO with KTL and Rob 007. SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Scirocco with ID and rock music @ 1400. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6326: Unid station heard @ 1735 playing Dutch music, short ID and sign off at 1805, but couldn't make it out. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Isa playing 60s music @ 0845, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6400: Radio Waldmeister with ID, playing Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way" @ 1350. SINPO 34333.

6420: Radio Waves Int heard @ 1715 with talk in French and palying a French song. SINPO 34333.

6426: Radio Rob 007 with long talk in Dutch @ 1245. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1800. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

9515: Radio Joystick via IRRS heard on a new frequency, signing on @ 0800, playing ABC "All of my Heart." SINPO 44444.

Fri Apr 2

3900: Radio Batavia with a weak signal @ 1900, heard @ 1930 on 3935 with better reception. 3900: SINPO 24332, 3935: SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1005 with the song "Magic Woman." Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Playback Int/Mystery Radio heard @ 1735 with Playback jingles and the Eagles "Lying Eyes." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6245: Crazy Wave Radio with "The Wanderer" @ 0845. Fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Heard on 6200 @ 0945 - SINPO 34333.

6308: Radio Toekmast (tent) heard @ 1745 playing Dutch songs, also some oldies and country music. Occasional ID but not clear. SINPO 34333.

6925usb: Spider Radio on the air, playing "DISCO" @ 1935. Fair signal, first reception here since October! SINPO 34333.

Thurs Apr 1

3905: Radio Fox 48 playing BZN @ 2015. Weak signal, only using 30W. SINPO 24332 via Barney's web receiver.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2005 with dance music from Fragma. Good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6299: Radio Rainbow with a live programme, heard @ 0920 greeting listeners and playing the Rolling Stones. Fair signal. SINPO 343333.

6305: Radio Northpole heard @ 1845 playing instrumental music, also "testing, one, two," ID at 1853. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6960: Radio Jan Van Gent with polka @ 1835. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

Wed Mar 31

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2000 playing A-Ha. Good signal, with S9+10dB peaks. SINPO 44333.
 
6220: Radio Playback Int/Mystery Radio with a live programme, heard @ 1915 playing Oasis "Roll With It." Strong signal.SINPO 54444.

London pirate radio video

Interesting video about pirate radio in London:
http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/london-pirate-radio

(Source: Anorak Nation)

North America log

Here's a logging from Joe Wood in  Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6876 The Crystal Ship. 2332-2351. 30 Mar 2010. EG. Nice selection of rock music including REO and The Jefferson Starship. Signal hampered by static. Thx to RM for the tip. Fair.

Tues Mar 30

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2045 with Stewart Ross presenting a special programme marking the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Mi Amigo. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio with usual ID jingle and pop @ 2040. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Mon Mar 29

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1730 with Tony James playing "Video Killed the Radio Star." Good signal, some fading. SINPO 44333.

6210: Misti Radio with polka @ 1150, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1715. SINPO 44444.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing polka @ 1200, ID at 1204, giving out hotline in Dutch. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6310: Radio Altrex with IDs and greetings, playing "Owl City" @ 1155. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sun Mar 28

1665: Relmus Radio with dance music, playing "Cotton Eye Joe" @ 2200. Good signal via Barney's web receiver. SINPO 44433.

3900: Polaris Radio playing "A Little Peace" in German @ 2150. Fair signal but noisy. Polaris said was having antenna problems. SINPO 34333 via Barney's web receiver.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Yazoo "Nobody's Diary" @ 1150. Fair signal but noise a problem (as usual). SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio with a French song @ 0850. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertachtal playing "The End of the World" @ 1005. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6200: Radio Geronimo with rock music followed by ID jingle. Good signal, using 250W. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter heard with dance music @ 1125, good signal, French fishermen in SSB underneath SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery wth talk in German and oldies @ 0845. SINPO 34333.

6264: Radio Saturnus with ad for the AM Forum, playing song "Captain of the Airwaves" @ 0835. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Shadow heard @ 0853 playing Status Quo "Down Down" @ 34333.

6290: Skylab Radio with The Who @ 0935, followed by ID. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6296: Radio Isa heard @ 1050 playing that pirate classic "Caroline." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Merlin with Jackie Frost giving out the contact details @ 0845, playing music from 20s-50s. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Brandaris with instrumental music @ 1040, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6320: Radio Scirocco heard @ 0855 playing "My Sweet Louise" then polka. SINPO 44444. Also heard @ 0930 on 6310 but splash from utility. SINPO 43433.

6325: Sonic Radio playing Duran Duran "The Reflex" @ 1030. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Baken 16 playing "When Smokie Sings" @ 1105, greeting listeners. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Rob 007 in QSO with Baken @ 1140, also giving out email address in English. SINPO 34333.

6420: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0900 followed by ID. SINPO 34333

Sat Mar 27

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Stewart Ross playing "Come Back My Love" @ 1615. SINPO 44433.

6210: Radio Top (tent) heard @ 0850 with music and IDs. Weak-fair signal, ID via Iann's site. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Suzuki with ID and playing The Who @ 1510. SINPO 34333.

6220: Playback International/Mystery Radio with Chris Ise playing "Eye of the Tiger" @ 1515. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Misti Radio playing Bob Marley @ 0955. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6290: Skylab Radio playing CCR, giving ID and email address @ 1500. Utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Tina heard @ 0845 playing Falco followed by IDs and German pop song. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6301: Radio Mustang with ID and email address, playing Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" @ 1230. Fair-good signal but also fair bit of fading. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Tina playing instrumental music, IDs @ 1520. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. 

6310: Radio Altrex with IDs and oldies @ 0905. Fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6315: Trans Europe Radio playing song "End of Love" @ 1530, greeting listeners and playing BZN for Dr Tim. SINPO 44433

6325: Radio Monte Carlo playing Madonna "Like A Prayer" @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6376: Sonic Radio with country music @ 0950. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6420: Radio Waves International with IDs and country music @ 1535. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 1005. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Also heard on 7510 @ 1235 - weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Fri Mar 26

3905: Skyline Radio International with a strong signal @ 2250, playing oldies. SINPO 54444.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2255 with a fair signal but some co-channel SSB QRM plus high noise level. SINPO 33333.

6210: Misti Radio playing "Rock Around the Clock" @ 1045. Weak signal with SSB QRM. SINPO 23332.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2245 with dance song "Set Me Free." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

Thus Mar 25

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Four Seasons "Who Loves You" @ 1955. Good-strong signal, occasional SSB QRM. SINPO 54444.

6220: Playback International/Mystery Radio with a live programme @ 1945, playing "You'll Never Walk Alone." Good signal. SINPO 44444.