Wed July 14

3905: Radio Fox 48 with "Rock n Roll is King" @ 2225. Fair signal via Barney's web receiver. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1905. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Caroline Int with IDs and dance music @ 2045. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6319: Radio Caroline Int also on this frequency, but not parallel with 6310. Either 2nd transmitter or a relay. Fair reception @ 2040. SINPO 34333.

6399: Central Radio Int playing the Ordinary Boys "Boys Will Be Boys" @ 2150 followed by new jingles (made by Cool AM). Good signal tonight. SINPO 44444.

6925usb: Spider Radio heard @ 2027 with its signing off tune "Il Silenzio." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6963: Radio Jan van Gent not so easy to hear tonight. Weak signal and lot of noise. SINPO 24332.

Tues July 13

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1755. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6304: Old Timer Radio with a country music song @ 1940, then "I Turn To You" followed by jingle IDs. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6319: Radio Caroline Int heard @ 2035 with a weak-fair signal, IDs and oldies. SINPO 24332.

6425: Radio Black Bandit with Dutch music @ 1955. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Heard again @ 2205, this time on 6375, still strong. SINPO 54444.

6925usb: Spider Radio with SSTV transmission and oldies @ 1950. Far signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon July 12

3940: Laser Hot Hits with a song by Otis James @ 1920. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle @ 1940 then Boney M "Rasputin." Good signal but that usual splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 43433.

6950: Central Radio Int (tent) heard @ 2150 with rock music. Fair-good signal but suddenly faded out before I could get ID. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with oldies @ 1930. Fair signal but high noise level made listening difficult. SINPO 34232.

Level 48 QSL

Nice surprise in the post today. Thanks Chris!

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.