Fri Feb 4

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Laser 558 recordings with Bad Company "Alright Now" @ 1045. Good signal but lot of fading. SINPO 44333.

6306: Radio Altrex. "Give A Little Love" @ 1035, occasional cow noises! Lot of fading but reaching good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Feb 3

6210: Laser Hot Hits. OMD "Pandora's Box" @ 0945 and Martin Scott talking about radio in the UK. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Wed Feb 2

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "Dancing in the City" @ 1000, fair signal, but not as strong as some days. SINPO 34333.

Tues Feb 1

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Abba "Name of the Game" @ 0950, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Polka @ 1055, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6375: Radio Baken 16. U2 "In the Name of Love" @ 0955. Fair signal with occasional good-strong peaks. SINPO 34333.

Mon Jan 31

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Temptations "Keep A Light on in My Window" @ 0925, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Altrex. Rock music @ 0940, fair signal. SINPO 34333. Heard @ 1030 on 6315 playing Kraftwerk. SINPO 34333.

Sun Jan 30

4015. Laser Hot Hits. Laser 558 recordings with Dexys Midnight Runners "Come on Eileen" @ 0950. SINPO 44333.

5820: Radio Saturnus: Dutch songs @ 1000, ID at 1016, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Radio Quintus. ID and greeting listeners @ 1230, then Osmonds "Crazy Horses." Good signal but fair bit of fading. SINPO 44433.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. "Cotton Eye Joe" @ 0915, followed by ID and greetings to Dr Tim. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Reading emails, playing Beatles "Old Brown Shoe" @ 0905. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent). Oldies @ 0910, splash from LHH. SINPO 23332.

6240: Time Radio. Meat Loaf song @ 1045. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6282: Radio Shadow. "Rhythm of the Night" @ 0925. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Waldmeister. IDs in Dutch @ 1020, playing slow music. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Marconi. German songs @ 1240, good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

6305: Unid. Dutch songs @ 1250, some SSB QRM. Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 43333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Oldies @ 1115, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6424: Radio Scirocco. Status Quo @ 1100, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6450: Free Radio Victoria. Jean Michel Jarre "Oxygene" @ 0940, then the Hollies, said was testing audio. SINPO 44433.

6566: Radio Experience Int. ID at 1035, playing oldies, deep fades. SINPO 34333.

Sat Jan 29

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Song by The Byrds @ 0945, fair signal but noise level quite high. SINPO 34232.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Olivia Newton John song @ 0945. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Misti Radio. Queen songs @ 1015, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6260: Time Radio. "Popcorn" @ 1010, testing new antenna, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6285: Top Radio. Dance music @ 1245 and ID jingles. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6290 @ 1258 to avoid QRM from North Korea. SINPO 34333.

6301: Radio Bonofox. Sixties music, "Ring of Fire" @ 1300, ID jingle 1313. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Sonic. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" @ 0905, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Pluto. ID jingles and song "Touch Me," fair signal but fair bit of fading. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Oldies, weak signal @ 1400. SINPO 24332.

6326: Radio Caroline Int. Caroline jingles and dance music @ 1630, het from station on 6325. SINPO 33333.

6330: Radio Scirocco. Dutch songs @ 1600, ID at 1620, utility splash. SINPO 33333. Moved to 6425, heard @ 1635 with SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Altrex. IDs and greetings, then "Don't Stop Believing" @ 0950. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Baken 16. Kinks "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" @ 1255, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6450: Free Radio Victoria. Dutch songs @ 1610. SINPO 44333.

6540: Radio Brigitte (tent). Low modulation making audio difficult to hear @ 1420. SINPO 24332.

6547: Central Radio Int. Santana "She's Not There" @ 1345. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Mike Radio. "2468 Motorway" @ 0955, then Hot Chocolate "You Sexy Thing." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Jan 28

3905: Skyline International Radio. Sweet "Fox on the Run" @ 2245. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4035: Unid. Blues music @ 2255, strong signal via Barney's TenTec web receiver (strangely nothing here). SINPO 54444.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson with The Animals "House of the Rising Sun" @ 1010. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. BZN music @ 1000, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Pirate tests to Japan

Schedule for this weekend's (January 29/30) Japan tests at the Pirate Radio DXing in SW Finland blog. Ten stations have signed up so far ... nine in Europe and one in North America.

For full details click here

Thurs Jan 27

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "Some Kind of Magic" @ 1000. Fair signal but some fading. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Polka @ 0935, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6566: Radio Experience International. Instrumental music and greeting listeners @ 0940, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Wed Jan 26

6210: Laser Hot Hits. ELO "Turn to Stone" @ 1000, mentioning death of Gerry Rafferty. SINPO 34333.

10 years of Free Radio Victoria

Congratulations to Free Radio Victoria for 10 years on the air!

Tues Jan 25

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Recordings from Laser 558, Free "Alright Now" @ 1030. Fair signal but some fades. SINPO 34333.

Mon Jan 24

6210: Laser Hot Hits. The Police "Walking on the Moon" @ 1010. Fair signal, noisy, conditions still seem to be poor. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. New Order "Blue Monday" @ 1020. Fair signal but fady. SINPO 34333.

Sun Jan 23

3905: Skyline Radio Int. Greeting Baken 16, playing Jon and Vangelis @ 1550. SINPO 34333.

3905: Radio Baken 16. QSO with Skyline, playing "Mexican Girl" @ 1555. SINPO 34333.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Baccara "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" @ 0920. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Dutch songs and Offshore Echos ad @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Gloria via Radio 700. ID and mention website, song "Right Beside You" @ 1025. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing" @ 1240, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Steely Dan "Go Back Jack" @ 0955, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Music just above the noise @ 1000. SINPO 24332.

6265: Radio Geronimo Shortwave. Dire Straits song @ 1005, then mention of Geronimo QSLs. Good signal but quick fading. SINPO 44433.

6282: Radio Shadow. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones "Living Doll" @ 0850. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Baken 16. Oldies @ 1200, ID but signal fading out. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Sonic. Barry Manilow "Copacabana" @ 0845. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi. Instrumental music @ 1150, ID at 1228, fair signal but struggling with the poor conditions. SINPO 34333.

6315: Unid: Techno music heard @ 1015, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6315: Old Timer Radio. "Wait Until the Midnight Hour" @ 1510, occasional ID jingles. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6320: Farmers from Holland. Dutch music @ 1610,. faded out few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6375: Trans Europe Radio. Thomas Dolby "Blinded Me With Science" @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6385: Radio Dutchwing. Polka @ 1505, ID and greeting listeners in Europe. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Corona. Polka @ 1115, talk in Dutch with ID, then Dutch song. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Universe. "Lady Marmalade" @ 1110, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6935: Mike Radio. Reading reports and talk about propagation @ 0900, playing last record "It's My Life." Fair signal with occasional strong peaks. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Erasure "Oh L'Amour" @ 1045, fair-good signal but quite noisy today. SINPO 44333.

Sat Jan 22

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Ad for FSN news then rock song "Aint Not Love" @ 0855. SINPO 34333.

4070: Radio Black Bandit (tent). Sixties music @ 1605, good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

6200: Radio Underground. Steve talking about the weather @ 1140, then Kate Bush "Bambooshka." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Smokie Robinson "Being With You" @ 0850, good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44444.

6220: Misti Radio. Music heard @ 0845, weak signal just above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6280: Trans Europe Radio. Dance music @ 1020, then off few minutes later. Weak/fair signal and noisy. SINPO 24332.

6315: Old Timer Radio. Dutch songs @ 1545. Strong signal at first but begininng to fade by 1600. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Nena "Anytime Anyplace Anywhere" @ 0945. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Dutchwing. IDs and country music @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Caroline Eifel. Bits of music heard just above the noise level. Weak signal @ 0935. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Alanis Morrisette song @ 0920. SINPO 44433.

Fri Jan 21

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Laser 558 recordings from 80s, playing Thompson Twins @ 1000. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Abba @ 0950, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6308: Radio Altrex. Heaven 17 "Temptation" @ 0945. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Bananarama "Venus" @ 1007, good signal with strong peaks, some fading. SINPO 44433.

Thurs Jan 20

3906: Polaris Radio. Ultravox "Vienna" @ 2320 followed by jingle ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4065: Radio Black Bandit. "Dance Dance Dance" then greetings to listeners @ 2305. SINPO 44333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Promo for the FRS Holland's Herten mailing address, then reggae music @ 1000. Signal fair and fading today. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. Donna Summer "I Feel Love" @ 0950, weak signal, best on Barney's TenTec web receiver. SINPO 24432. Moved to 6240 @ 1005, SINPO 24432.

6308: Radio Altrex. Heard @ 1518 saying signing off because of the poor conditions. Certainly weaker than usual. SINPO 24332.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Polka @ 1615, weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Guns N Roses "Paradise City" @ 0935. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Pirate radio station broadcast from woman's home

A WOMAN who allowed pirate radio station Hot FM to broadcast from her home has been given a 12- month conditional discharge.

Equipment was found on the balcony of a flat belonging to 31-year-old Kizzy James of Ledbury Close, Ladywood, Birmingham, on July 22 last year, Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard. Investigating officers had gone to the property to stop the pirate radio station from broadcasting.

The equipment found on the balcony was attached to a transmitter which allowed the radio station to broadcast music.

Read more: http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/01/15/ladywood-flat-used-to-broadcast-pirate-radio-97319-27988880/#ixzz1BZHyZB2e

(Source: Birmingham Mail)

Wed Jan 19

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Couple of rarer Cliff Richard songs @ 0930, good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Misti Radio. Never easy to hear this low power station, signal fading in and out of the noise @ 0940. SINPO 24332.

6960: Atlantic Radio. The Hollies "Air That I Breathe" @ 0950. Good signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.