Sun July 11

3904: The Ghoul @ 2045 with warning about powerline adaptors, song "Living By Numbers" and then talking about random number generation. SINPO 44433.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0820. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Underground (tent) with a weak signal playing "Stars Across the Moon" @ 2220, faded out completely few minutes later. SINPO 24332.

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

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme, sounded like Chris Ise, playing Mika @ 0815. SINPO 24332.

6283: Radio Shadow playing Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart" and jingle IDs @ 0810. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang heard playing "Burning Heart" @ 0925. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6295: Trans Europe Radio with "You Were Always on my Mind" @ 0805. SINPO 34333.

6304: Cosmic Radio with rock music and jingle IDs @ 2050. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Sonic with "A Little Peace" in German @ 0800. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Caroline Int with instrumental music @ 2215 and off. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6315: Radio Northcoast with polka @ 1055. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6320: Radio Marconi playing 60s music @ 0900. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333. Also on 6325 @ 0940 ... SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang playing Black Eyed Peas @ 1545 then sign off. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Trans Europe Radio with IDs and playing Eagles "Hotel California" @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6375: Black Bandit Radio playing country music @ 2210 and talking about having to take his dog for a walk. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. To hear recording click here

6376: Radio Sonic moved from 6310, heard @ 0905 with German schlager. SINPO 34333.

6425: Premier Radio Int playing John Lennon @ 1550, followed by ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sat July 10

3940: Laser Hot Hits with dance music @ 0755. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing "Are You Going to San Francisco?" @ 2100. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6210: Misti Radio with a weak signal @ 0945, music heard on peaks. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with Chris Ise live @ 2020 playing Mika. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6280: Orion Radio playing instrumental music @ 0905. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6282: Old Timer Radio with a report to Orion @ 0955 in Dutch. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6289: Radio Rainbow heard giving out contact detils @ 1425. Weak-fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6310: Sonic Radio heard briefly @ 1620 with easy listening music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6320: Unid station with Dutch music @ 1555. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Caroline Int with quite a good signal @ 2055 but atmospheric crackling making it difficult to hear. SINPO 34232.

6425: Premier Radio Int with Chris Farlowe "Out of Time" @ 2010, old recording as mentions of "Sunday morning." SINPO 34333. By 2050 signal peaking at S9+10dB ... 54444.

6524: Northcoast Radio with oldies @ 2045. Fair-good signal but quite a bit of atmospheric noise. SINPO 34333.

Fri July 9

3901: Relmus Radio via Jan van Gent @ 2150 with Monkees "I'm A Believer." SINPO 34333. In parallel with Relmus's own transmitter on 1665.

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 2200 with a tune by John Barry called "Cutty Sark." SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with soul music @ 1910, ID jingle. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Old Timer Radio heard @ 2135 playing "Got to Get You into My Life," jingle IDs. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Marconi heard @ 2205, splash from Old Timer Radio. SINPO 43433. Moved to 6325 at 2207 - SINPO 44444.

6311: Sonic Radio playing reggae @ 1905, greeting Achim. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6326: Radio Caroline Int with oldies and IDs @ 2050. Weak to fair signal with some noise. SINPO 24332.

6375: Cool AM playing "It's the Same Old Song" @ 2140. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6941: Central Radio Int heard @ 2055 playing "Just the Way You Are." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Thurs July 8

3940: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 2040. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1845. Good signal but quick fading. SINPO 44433.

6315: Cool AM heard @ 2050 playing "Keep On Running." Weak signal with fair peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

Wed July 7

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard with rock music @ 1935. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystety Radio with a strong signal and playing oldies @ 2045. SINPO 54444.

6295: Phoenix Radio heard @ 2035 playing Big Country, good signal and good audio. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station with Dutch music @ 1855. No ID heard, possibly Northcoast, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6310: Cool AM with "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" @ 2050. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Also heard @ 2140 on 6375 - SINPO 24332.

6310: Top Radio came on @ 2048 after Cool AM signed off, playing "Popcorn." Only 10W. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang with rock music @ 2055. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6925usb: Spider Radio signing off @ 2028 with "Il Silenzio." That tune really cuts through the noise on shortwave. SINPO 24332.

Tues July 6

3940: Laser Hot Hits with Gary Drew playing 80s jazz-funk and soul. Heard @ 1935 with song "In the Rain." SINPO 44433.

6315: Radio Dirty Alex heard @ 1943 testing. Lot of noise. SINPO 24232. At 1945 QSY to 6295 ... less noise but audio very bassy and difficult to understand. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio playing Flock of Seagulls @ 1950. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with easy listening music @ 2040. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

North American log

Joe Wood in Greenback, TN, USA, using a Eton E1, DX 390, 7 metre random wire heard this pirate yesterday:

6950u WLDJ. 0530. Monday 05 July. EG. The only thing I could read in about ten minutes of listening was the station ID. Very poor.

Mon July 5

3905: Polaris Radio heard @ 2150 playing T Rex. Good signal tonight. SINPO 44433.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with the Cars @ 2055. Good signal but some noise & fading. SINPO 44333.

6310: Northcoast Radio with oldies @ 1840. Fair sgnal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6312: Central Radio Int playing Bruce Hornsby & The Range @ 2045, plus ID jingles. SINPO 44433. Heard @ 2155 with weaker signal on 6305. SINPO 34333.

6325: Polaris Radio heard @ 2208 with the Bay City Rollers in parallel with 3905. Only lasted about a minute before fading out on 48m. SINPO 34333.

Sun July 4

3904: Bogusman on a new frequency, playing Christine Hersch @ 2140, also playing a station jingle! Good signal. SINPO 44433 improving to 54444.

3940: Laser Hot Hits playing Paul Hardcastle "19" @ 0815. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio with instrumental music @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Joystick via Radio 700 @ 0905. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal with a good signal @ 0910, playing song "Dark Blue Star." SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio playing Barry White song @ 0810. SINPO 34333.

6240: Free Radio Victoria with Santana "She's Not There" @ 0845. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang with Free "All Right Now" @ 1015. SINPO 34333. Also heard @ 1022 on 6325 with report to Black Bandit. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Scotland Int heard @ 0915 greeting listeners, playing rock. Not as strong as usual. SINPO 34333.

6295: Trans Europe Radio playing Paul Young @ 1020, moved from 6310 to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 34333.

6320: Black Bandit Radio with IDs and country music @ 1010. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6376: Radio Sonic with Dutch music @ 1005, fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6396: Black Bandit Radio with rock music @ 1515, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6400: Radio Baken 16 with a weak signal, heard @ 1255. SINPO 24332.

6450: Radio Marconi playing dance music @ 0930. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

7480: Radio Waves Int/World Communication Services (tent) heard @ 0845 with a weak signal and deep fades. SINPO 24332.

Sat July 3

3900: Radio Underground heard talking about cricket and playing Crosby Stills Nash & Young @ 2140. Signal suddenly picked up in the last few minutes. Quite good now. SINPO 44333.

3932: Radio Saturnus with rock music @ 1815. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0755. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4101: WNKR heard playing archive shows. Fair signal @ 1745, with "Spaceman" song but noise level quite high. SINPO 34232.

6220: Mystery Radio with soul funk @ 1735. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Mustang with "Down on the Corner" @ 1830, fair signal with good peaks. ID at 1835. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Northcoast heard @ 2102 with polka. Fair-good signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6321: Sonic Radio with dance music @ 2215, fair signal but fading out. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 1930, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6966: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch songs @ 2055. Fair-good signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

9515: Radio Joystick via IRRS signing on @ 0800 with Charlie Prince playing Soul 2 Soul "Get A Life." SINPO 44444.

Fri July 2

3940: Laser Hot Hits with Elvis singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" @ 2005. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Caroline Int with a weak signal, music heard through the noise @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Mustang with "Mouldy Old Dough" @ 2220, ID. Good signal but a bit fady. SINPO 44433 improving to 54444.

6925usb: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2000. Weaker tonight. SINPO 24332.

Thurs July 1

3940: Laser Hot Hits with an Alexander O'Neill song @ 1855. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Altrex playing "Born to be Alive" @ 2150, followed by greetings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6219: Cool AM via Rainbow playing Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plas Pour Moi" @ 2200, splash from TWR signing on on 6225. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Fox 48 heard @ 2210 with music hovering around the noise level. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Northcoast playing CCR "Rolling Down the River" @ 1845. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6312: Central Radio Int with a weak signal @ 2155, fading out. SINPO 24332.

Wed June 30

3940: Laser Hits with oldies @ 2015. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6260: Radio Dirty Alex with Toto "Africa" @ 2100, splash from Cairo on 6270. SINPO 33333.

6301: Radio Mustang playing John Miles "Music" @ 1755. Fair signal but some utility splash. SINPO 33333.

6310: Radio Northcoast with BZN @ 1750. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6560: Radio Kima heard @ 2040 with music, not quite strong enough to ID songs. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio with "Never Ending Story" @ 2020, signing off at 2030. Fair signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

6966: Radio Jan van Gent heard @ 2030 with relay of Dutch station. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues June 29

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard with "Japanese Boy" @ 1840. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6291: Radio Flamingo with Latino music @ 2205 and occasional canned IDs, no email address heard. Possibly new station. SINPO 34333. To hear recording click here

Mon June 28

3940: Laser Hot Hits with "Heat of the Moment" @ 2135. Good signal, band noisier tonight. SINPO 44333.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing "Rubber Ball" @ 2035. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Caroline Int with oldies @ 2105. Weak-fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6325: Central Radio Int with "Perfect Day" @ 2140. Utility QRM. SINPO 33333. Moved to 6305 at 2145 but signal fading by now. SINPO 24332.

6375: Cool AM playing Rolling Stones, then ID jingle, @ 2055, splash from strong utility. SINPO 32332.

6401: Free Radio Victoria with low power, playing Dutch oldies @ 2045. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6560: Radio Kima with Michael Jackson "Black or White" @ 2050. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

Sun June 27

3900: Radio Underground @ 2125 with "Tainted Love" and "We Love the Pirate Stations" and talking about the World Cup. Best via Barneys web receiver. SINPO 44433.

3940: Laser Hot Hits with ELO "Standing in the Rain" @ 0805, good signal but ute QRM. SINPO 43443.

5820: Orion Radio playing "Black Betty" then promo for AM Forum @ 0800. SINPO 34333.

6140: Radio Gloria Int via Nauen, Germany signing on @ 0900 and playing dance music. SINPO 44444. Also heard in parallel on 6005, via Radio 700. Not so strong. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Borderhunter with dance music @ 0845 then Tina Turner. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery with rock music @ 0840, talk in German. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW heard @ 0930 with Dave Scott giving out contact details, playing rock music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Rob 007 heard giving out email address, palying dance music @ 0750. SINPO 34333.

6400: Low Power Radio playing "Whose Sorry Now" @ 0755.Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420: Central Radio Int with oldies @ 2135. Fair signal but high noise level. SINPO 34232.

Sat June 26

3940: Laser Hot Hits playing Argent "Hold your Head Up" @ 0750. Good signal, bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

5795: Radio Geronimo with Jan Hendrick and the German show, playing "Silver Machine" @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Mystery Radio with jazz-funk @ 1950. Good signal but some splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 43443.

6260: Free Radio Victoria playing Simple Minds @ 2030. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Merlin Int with rock music @ 1940. Coming in well ... nothing earlier. SINPO 44444.

6925usb: Spider Radio heard @ 2010 with canned ID by woman and oldies. Fair signal tonight. SINPO 34333.

Fri June 25

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1845 with Gary Drew playing the Dazz Band "Let It All Blow." Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Altrex playing blues music @ 2140, IDs and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Fox 48 with polka @ 2218. Weak signal with fair peaks, only 40W. SINPO 23332.

6305: Central Radio Int heard @ 2035 playing Kasbian and The Killers. Fair signal but lot of static noise. SINPO 34333. Also on 6960 @ 2210 - SINPO 24332.

6311: Midnite Rumba Radio with a weak signal @ 2045, just audible through the noise. SINPO 24332.

6315: Radio Dirty Alex with oldies @ 2030. Fair signal but high noise level. SINPO 24332.

6925usb: Spider Radio playing The Smiths @ 2020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6966: Radio Relmus via Jan van Gent heard @ 2050 with Dutch songs. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

Dublin FM pirate raided

Dublin dance pirate Digital FM have been taken off the air by Comreg officials. The station's mountain site was raided on Thursday evening and  all of their equipment was removed. The station say they are "baffled" at the actions and claim they were not causing any interference.
Most other pirate stations in Dublin have continued broadcasting as normal this weekend.

(Radiowaves via Mike Terry, anoraksuk)

Thurs June 24

3940: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1840 with Tony James playing the Alan Parsons Project. SINPO 44444.

6289: Radio Rainbow, IDing as "the voice of the world" playing "Blue Suede Shoes" @ 2140, greeting listeners. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43443.