Thurs Sept 16

3920: Phoenix Radio giving out the email address and playing Marillion "Kayleigh" @ 2010. SINPO 44433.

5810: Central Radio Int having modulation problems tonight, audio sounding muffled. Playing "Eye of the Tiger" @ 2020. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and pop @ 1900. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Spaceshuttle heard with a weak signal, fair peaks, @ 1745. SINPO 24332.

6310: Radio Altrex heard @ 1250 with Boney M "Rasputin" and ID. Fair signal but quite fady. SINPO 34333.

6319: Radio Caroline Int with IDs and palying oldies @ 2025. Fair signal but utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6325: Unid station with a strong signal @ 1750, playing mellow rock. SINPO 54444.

6400: Low Power Radio heard @ 2000 thanking listeners for reports, playing rock music. SINPO 44433.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch music @ 2005. SINPO 34333.

Radio pirate who sparked terror alert

A man has been jailed for 150 days after equipment used for his pirate radio station in Kent was found on top of a water tower, leading to a terrorism scare.
Dozens of residents had to be evacuated from the area around Bluebell Hill in Chatham while a controlled explosion was carried out on July 4 last year.

Full story:
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/regional/man_who_sparked_terror_scare_jailed_1_1157145

(via radioanoraksuk)

Central Radio QSL

Wed Sept 15

6210: Radio Spaceshuttle heard @ 1850. Music just audible above the noise, some splash from Mystery and a slight whistle on signal. SINPO 23332.

6220: Mystery Radio with ID jingle and dance music @ 1845. SINPO 44444.

Tues Sept 14

5807: Central Radio Int heard @ 2010 with ID jingle, playing Nena "99 Red Balloons." Good signal. SINPO 44444. Moved to 5810 by 2030.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 1845 with Human League. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Altrex signing off and playing instrumental music @ 1835. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6315: Unid station with rock music, heard @ 0855 playing "She's A Little Runaway." Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Mon Sept 13

6210: Misti Radio with only 12W, heard @ 0925 playing Neil Diamond song. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6295: Unid station with country music @ 1900, whistle from Sahara clandestine on 6297. SINPO 43433. Maybe Black Bandit.

6319: Radio Caroline Int clashing with Altrex @ 1935. IDs heard, best in lsb. SINPO 32432.

6319: Radio Altrex with the song "What Do You Want From Me" @ 0845, followed by ID and greetings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6320: Radio Altrex playing "Hot Stuff" @ 1855. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333. Moved to 6310 @ 1936 to avoid QRM from Caroline. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio 21 heard @ 1850 with dance music and talk in Russian. Fair signal some utility QRM. Relay from unid station, ID through Iann's chat. SINPO 33333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent playing "If I Could Read Your Mind" @ 1930. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

FRSH is 30

Hello FRS-Holland Friends,

In the meantime FRS-Holland has officially become 30 Years. That was on Tuesday August 31st. Following our previous mail from a few weeks ago, we have received a number of contributions.

We would like to inform you we still hope to receive some more.....if you are/ were an enthusiast FRS listener, then take your chance to produce a little personal contribution, your personal FRS memories.

Either you put them
1) on a sheet of paper or
2) send them by mail and
3) most wanted: record your personal message and send an mp3 audio file.

We realize most listeners are no deejays and do not have no recording facilities. Of course any written contribution is as much appreciated as a recorded one!!

All listener's contributions will be collected and together it will be our anthology of 30 years of SW broadcasts. When did you hear us for the first time, what was your favorite show, when did you get your first QSL, how much did you listen to FRS, any special on air moments you remember? All this info could be part of your personal FRS contribution.

Send your contribution to or POBox 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands.

Preparations continue day by day... Many tape recordings have been digitalized and endless audio extracts have been produced. The broadcast will contain many ingredients...special jingles, a listener's competition, interesting contributions, fantastic music and some nice surprises...

And not to forget a unique FRS 30 years QSL.
Be part of the festivities...we are eagerly awaiting more contributions!!
Very soon we will announce dates as the on air celebrations will be more than one broadcast!

The first one in October.
All the best from all of us at FRSH.
On behalf of the FRS Staff,

Peter Verbruggen

( I found this early FRSH QSL in my collection from November 1980!)

Sun Sept 12

3906: Central Radio Int playing 60s music @ 2000 and playing jingles mentioning Easter Bank Holiday. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5820: Orion Radio heard @ 0810 talking about Radio Saxonia and playing Neil Diamond song. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

5820: Radio Saturnus with rock music @ 1005. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Radio Boomerang with Cockney Rebel "Come Up and See Me" then c/d @ 1046. SINPO 34333.

5825: Radio Geronimo Shortwave playing the Foo Fighters @ 1010. New DJ (Not Dave Scott) heard giving out contact details. SINPO 34333.

6200: Misti Radio playing Toto "Africa" @ 0755. Weak signal. SINPO 24332. Also heard on 6210 @ 0850 - SINPO 24332.

6210: Time Radio with a weak signal @ 1000, heard with oldies. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Pluto playing Boney M @ 1110, lots of jingle IDs. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies  0805. SINPO 24332.

6280: Trans Europe Radio playing Tears for Fears "Shout" @ 0930. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6294: Radio Mazda with IDs and giving out contact details @ 1135, some splash from Brandaris on 6300. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Brandaris Int playing country music @ 0955. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Boomerang with Sweet "Ballroom Blitz" @ 1100, IDs and talk in Dutch. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6319: Radio Caroline Int back from his holidays, heard @ 1907 playing "Summer in the City." SINPO 34333.

6321: Radio Dutchwing playing country music, ID @ 1047. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Merlin Int faded in now, heard @ 0905 playing Stone Roses "Fool's Gold." C/d at 0910. SINPO 34333.

6374: Magic AM with a strong signal, heard @ 1940 with ID and said was a "short test transmission" and playing Blondie "Atomic." SINPO 54444.

6375: Unid station playing Kool & The Gang @ 0840. Good signal, off with no ID. SINPO 44444.

6375: Radio Pluto heard @ 1025 in QSO with other stations including VOTN and Radio Scotland. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Scotland Int with "Blinded by the Light" @ 0925, greeting listeners, good signal. SINPO 44444.

6401: Radio Waldmeister playing Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" @ 1915. Good signal, splash from strong buzzing between 6405-6410. SINPO 43433.

6424: Radio Pionier heard @ 1120 with canned ID and email address, off few minutes later. Weak and noisy signal. SINPO 24332.

6962: Radio Jan van Gent with bluegrass music @ 1945. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Sat Sept 11

3905: Antonio Radio with Dutch music @ 2215, ID at 2220, said closing down soon. SINPO 34333.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 2045, ID jingle. SINPO 44444.

6290: Radio Mazda playing Dutch music @ 2005, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6295: Old Timer Radio with Starship "We Built this City" @ 2000. Strong signal but only 2kHz from Sahara station so big whistle. SINPO 53433.

6304: Radio Pluto playing "You Spin Me Round" @ 2003, whistle from station on 6305. Off few minutes later. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Marconi with Dutch song @ 1250, said was signing off, c/d 1253. SINPO 34333. Heard again @ 2030. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Northpole playing dance music @ 1705, followed by ID, giving local time check. SINPO 44433.

6315: Top Radio with ID jingles and instrumental music @ 2013. SINPO 33333.

6325: Radio Merlin Int playing reggae music @ 1550, jingle IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6375: Radio Calypso greetings @ 1430 then playing Queen "It's A Kind of Magic." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Sonic heard @ 1955 with a good signal playing "Turn Back the Hands of Time." SINPO 44433.

6375: Trans Europe Radio playing REM @ 2032. Good signal but fading. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Contact with ID by woman @ 1625 and the song "You Can Leave Your Hat On." SINPO 34333.

6530: Radio Marine Broadcaster with a live show, playing "Baby I Love You" then ID @ 2007. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6553: Radio Rainbow heard with 60s music @ 2100, ID and email address. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6912: Cactus Jack Radio playing Smokey Robinson "Being With You" @ 2037. Weak signal reaching fair levels. SINPO 24332.

6940: Mike Radio heard @ 0850 playing instrumental music, greeting listeners and said was closing down soon. SINPO 44433.

6955: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 0845 before signing off. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6955: Radio Continental with Dutch music @ 2020 then Beatles "Eleanor Rigby." Faded out at 2027. SINPO 44433. ID through Iann's chat.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch music and talk in Dutch @ 1620 (possibly relay of another station). SINPO 34333.

Fri Sept 10

3905: Skyline Radio Int playing Queen "It's A Kind of Magic" @ 1845. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

3912: Unid station playing Creedance Clearwater Revival and OMD @ 1835. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Relmus heard @ 2005 with U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday", ID, fair signal in parallel with 1665. Either relay or own transmitter. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi with instrumental music @ 2100. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6325: Radio Merlin Int with Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street" @ 2045 followed by jingle ID. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Sonic with dance music @ 2040, ID and greeting to Terry. Good signal but whistle from another station. SINPO 43433.

6912: Cactus Jack Radio (tent) with "Eye of the Tiger"@ 2055. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6915: Continental Radio with Dutch songs @ 1955. Good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

Thurs Sept 9

3932: Radio Jan van Gent heard @ 1915 with polka. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station with schlager @ 1920, then techno, off or faded out, no ID heard. SINPO 24332.

6375: Radio Black Bandit with Julio Inglesias songs. Heard @ 1940 with a strong signal, at 2010 came on greeting listeners in Iann's chat. SINPO 54444.

Wed Sept 8

6310: Radio Quintus playing Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" @ 1910. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6320: Radio Pluto with a short test @ 1925, playing song "Bimbo." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6372: Radio Underground with Kate Bush @ 1955, then IDs and greetings. Audio sounding lot better. SINPO 44333.

6400: Free Radio Victoria heard @ 2055 playing George Michael song and into a Dutch song. Good signal but whistle from another station. SINPO 43433.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent with talk in Dutch and dance music @ 1920. SINPO 34333.

Tues Sept 7

3906: Central Radio Int playing r&b and dance music. Heard @ 2040 with good signal. SINPO 44333.

6310: Radio Altrex heard @ 2058 with IDs and greetings, playing music from the 50s and 60s. Band quite noisy tonight. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Jan van Gent heard @ 1915 playing Dutch music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon Sept 6

3901: Central Radio Int with the song "I'm In Chains" @ 2140, ID jingles. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

London pirate operator fined

A CHINGFORD man who operated a pirate radio station from his home which interfered with TV signals has been fined.
Paul Hampshire, of York Road, appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court yesterday where he admitted setting up Unknown FM.
He was fined £350 and told to pay more than £5,000 court costs.
Ofcom was alerted when several residents in South Chingford called to complain that their satellite televisions could not pick up BBC1 and BBC2.

Full story: www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/8355302.CHINGFORD__Pirate_radio_operator_fined/

(Source: Waltham Forest Guardian)

Sun Sept 5

3900: Radio Underground playing a few songs on a loop, heard with "Horse With No Name" @ 2015, audio a bit rough. SINPO 34333. Came on @ 2145, talking about problem with next door's TV.

3932: Bogusman playing a song by Diesel Park West @ 2005, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6005: Radio Joystick via Radio 700 signing on @ 0900 with a four hour show celebrating its 25th anniversary. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal playing Status Quo @ 0910. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6205: Radio Suzuki with a weak signal, music heard just above the noise @ 0945. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with oldies @ 0805. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6241: Free Radio Service Holland heard @ 1040 with weak signal, occasional peaks, utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6280: Radio Shadow with ID jingles, playing Brotherhood of Man "Angelo" @ 0750. SINPO 34333.

6289: Radio Rainbow with theme tune "Like A Rainbow" and greeting listeners @ 0935. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Sallandse Boer with "Under Pressure," @ 0850, off and then back with polka and ID. SINPO 34333. Also heard @ 0947 on 6310 - SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Golfbreker with Dutch songs @ 1140. SINPO 34333.

6304: Cosmic Radio heard @ 0940 giving out phone number, jingles, playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Black Bandit playing Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk Anymore" @ 1020, announcing "hoesten (coughing) piraat." SINPO 54444.

6310: Delta Radio with King "Love and Pride" @ 1500, occasional jingles. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Dubbel X with polka @ 2030. Fair signal but splatter from 6315. SINPO 33333.

6315: Radio Black Bandit playing 60s music, heard with "Pretty Flamingo" @ 2035. Strong signal and splattering 10kHz either side. SINPO 54444.

6324: Radio Romeo Echo playing "La Bamba" followed by ID and giving out email address @ 2025. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Merlin Int faded in now, playing Talking Heads "Road to Nowhere" @ 0920. SINPO 34333.

6374: Radio Altrex playing "Dizzy" @ 2045. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Lowland with Dutch songs, IDs @ 1145, said testing modulation, which sounded OK, but lot of fading on signal. SINPO 34322.

6400: Radio Scotland Int playing U2 @ 1055 and asking for QSO. SINPO 44433.

6400: Radio Marconi with report to Scotland @ 1110. SINPO 44433.

6420: Free Radio Victoria playing Dire Straits @ 2020, utility splash. SINPO 43433. Moved to 6400 @ 2022 - SINPO 44444.

6425: Radio Universe with the Rolling Stones "Fool to Cry" @ 0755. SINPO 34333.

Sat Sept 4

3905: Radio Mustang playing Dutch songs @ 2030. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

5810: Radio Telstar South with Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" @ 2010. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Trans Europe Radio heard briefly, playing James "Sit Down" @ 1530, talking about web receivers. SINPO 34333.

6211: Radio Spaceshuttle with IDs and jingles @ 2035. Fair signal, deep fades. SINPO 34333. Heard on 6205 at 2150. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio heard @ 2040 with oldies. SINPO 44444.

6240: Misti Radio with polka @ 0925, only using 5W. Reception via Barney's TenTec web rx. SINPO 24332.

6260: Free Radio Victoria playing "Good Golly Miss Molly" @ 2120. Fair-good signal but ute QRM. SINPO 32332.

6278: Radio Mazda with Dutch songs, ID @ 1427 and asking for QSO. Announced 6280. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Saturnus playing "War of the Worlds" @ 1245. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing New Order "Blue Monday" @ 1435, fair signal but quite fady. SINPO 34322.

6305: Radio Marconi playing "I Put A Spell on You" @ 2105. SINPO 44444.

6307: Radio Kilo Tango Lima with instrumental music @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Altrex with Madonna "Who's That Girl" @ 0755. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Trans Europe Radio with Dutch songs @ 1250. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6324: Radio Marconi with Dutch music @ 1450, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6324: Radio Sallandse Boer with report in Dutch to Marconi @ 1607, someone else tuning up on same frequency. SINPO 33333.

6375: Radio Dutchwing playing Dutch music @ 1445, ID and said would be closing in a few minutes, which he did. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Sonic with Abba's "Dancing Queen" @ 1505. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Pluto with the song "If You Could Read My Mind" @ 2005. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. Also heard on 6315 @ 2046 looking for QSO. SINPO 34333.

6425: Unid station with Dutch songs @ 1805, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6965: Radio Jan van Gent with country music @ 2020. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

9515: Radio Joystick via IRRS signing on @ 0800 playing "Outside My Window." Signal only fair today. SINPO 34433.

Fri Sept 3

3905: Radio Underground heard talking about free radio stations on air last week. SINPO 34333.

6205: Radio Spaceshuttle heard @ 2100, moved to avoid strong station on 6305. SINPO 24332.

6210: Radio Mustang with Jean Michel Jarre tune, IDs @ 2025. Strong signal but splash from Iran on 6205. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Playback Int via Mystery with Kevin Turner and JJ @ 2033 playing "Do the Locomotion." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Mazda giving out mailing address and playing "Man of Action" @ 2027 before signing off. SINPO 43333.

6300: Radio Golfbreker playing "The Birdie Song" @ 1525. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Spaceshuttle heard @ 2020 with a weak signal with fair peaks @ 2020. SINPO 23332.

6320: Radio Sonic playing UB40 "Lonely Girl" @ 2010. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. Also heard on 6390 @ 2036. SINPO 34333, then 6375 @ 2040. SINPO 34333.

6324: Magic AM giving out email address, IDs, greeting listeners and playing "Rhythm is a Dancer" @ 1530, off at 1605. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.  Heard again @ 2145 playing U2, asking for reports from North America, peaked at S9+10dB before fading out. SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Calypso with rock and Dutch music @ 1705, ID and off at 1738. SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Marconi with a strong signal @ 2135 playing instrumental Greek music. SINPO 54444.

6955: Radio Jan van Gent with Dutch songs @ 1630. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Heard on 6950 @ 1735. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Sept 2

3901: Central Radio Int playing "Eye of Tiger" @ 2050, jingle IDs. SINPO 34333.

3910: Skyline Radio Int with ELO "Don't Bring Me Down" @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6260: Cupid Radio playing "Rebel Yell" @ 2040, greeting listeners and asking about modulation ... which sounds good. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Marconi playing "Black is Black" followed by ID @ 2035. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6317: Radio Sallandse Boer with polka then playing Queen @ 2055, IDs in Dutch. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Altrex with Depeche Mode @ 1920. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wed Sept 1

5815: Radio Telstar South heard @ 2045 with a good signal, playing Engelbert Humperdinck @ 2048. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Spaceshuttle Int heard with a weak and noisy signal, fair peaks @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Caroline Int with oldies and IDs. Heard @ 2035 with a fair signal. SINPO 34333.