Fri Feb 18

4075: Radio Black Bandit (tent): "Everlasting Love" @ 0945, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Goombay Dance Band "Seven Seas" @ 0930, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Altrex. Dance music @ 0935, occasional cow noises, ID and greetings at 0944, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin. Jim Reeves @ 1035, fair signal with good peaks, only 10W. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Feb 17

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Offshore radio documentary @ 0940 with mentions of Radio Caroline and Mi Amigo, among others. SINPO 34333.

6251: Radio Iceman. New station on shortwave, IDs and Dutch music @ 1115, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

Suspected pirate station raided in West Midlands

Recording equipment believed to be used for pirate radio and cannabis plants have been seized from a Bilston (near Wolverhampton, West Midlands) house.

The plants and equipment were found in a raid by West Midlands Police.
A police spokesman said officers executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a property in Wellington Road at around 1130 GMT on Tuesday (Feb 8).

Two men, aged 55 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of cannabis, and bailed pending further inquiries.

He added officers had seized nine cannabis plants and hydroponics equipment as well as a number of computers, webcams and music mixing decks.

An address in Castlecroft Avenue, Castlecroft, was subsequently searched and hydroponics equipment found.

The radio equipment was handed over to enforcement officers from the Office of Communications (Ofcom) who will decide on any further action.

(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ )

Wed Feb 16

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Denise Williams "Free" @ 0955, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Tues Feb 15

6210: Laser Hot Hits. "Always Something There to Remind Me" @ 1028, fair signal but quite bit of fading. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. Instrumental music @ 1032, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

Music for DXing

I have had an email from First Fold Records about a project called "Music for DXing" by Spunkle. It is  described as a "collection of songs based on the experience of DXing."

The music can best be described as electronic experimental music. There are a couple of videos and more information at this link: http://www.firstfoldrecords.com/?page_id=1321

Mon Feb 14

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Japan "Ghosts" @ 0925, then UB40 "One In Ten." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Atlantis. Short test, heard @ 1115 with polka and ID, off a minute later. Fair signal but some fading and noise. SINPO 34333.

Sun Feb 13

5800: Free Radio Victoria. "It's Not Unusual" Tom Jones @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Dutch song, ID and plug for AM-Forum @ 0905, weaker signal today. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Atlantic 2000 via Radio 700. French song @ 0953 followed by talk in French. SINPO 34333.

6170: Radio Scotland Int. Greeting listener in New Zealand @ 0957, off 1002, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6198: Radio Torenvalk. QSO with Orang Utan @ 1040, weak and noisy signal. SINPO 24332.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. "Rose Garden" @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6206: Misti Radio. Music @ 1025, splash from Laser. SINPO 23332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson with Sailor "Girls Girls Girls" @ 1028. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6240: Radio Borderhunter. Talk about propagation and weather, Boston "More than a Feeling" @ 0915, strong signal but utility QRM. SINPO 53433.

6260: Radio Marconi. Polka and IDs @ 1050. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6279: Radio Experience Int. Oldies @ 0920, weak-fair signal under some sort of utility noise. SINPO 23332.

6287: Radio Shadow. Slade "Coz I Luv You" @ 0930. Fair signal but ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6295: Radio Trans Europe. Greeting listeners @ 1130, said closing down. SINPO 34333.

6301: Misti Radio. Latin American music @ 1445, better signal than earlier. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. Boney M "Belfast" @ 1045. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6314: Radio Low Power. Green Day song @ 1500. Good signal. SINPO 44433. Moved to 6314 @ 1507, playing Echo & The Bunnymen. SINPO 44433.

6320: Radio Zodiac. IDs and "You've Got the Look" @ 1200. SINPO 34333.

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

6381: Unid. Non-stop Dutch music, logged @ 1140 with SINPO 34333.

6546: Central Radio Int. Marillion "Kayleigh" @ 1320, ID and email address heard. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Blondie "One Way or Another" @ 1010, good signal but some annoying noise on frequency. SINPO 43433.

Sat Feb 12

3932: Radio Baken 16. Oldies @ 1700, signal peaked at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

4075: Radio Black Bandit (tent). Non-stop music, Dutch song @ 1705, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

5820: Orion Radio. Polka @ 1000, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Stewart Ross programme @ 1030, song "Blue World," fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Weak signal @ 1015, music heard just above the noise. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Scotland Int. Joy Division "Love Will Tears Us Apart" @ 1520 then jingle ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio Pluto. OMD "Enola Gay" @ 1558, looking for QSO. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu (ROZ): The Who "My Generation" @ 1530, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Mike Oldfield "Moonlight Shadow." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter. Dutch songs @ 1510, good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Altrex. Whistling song @ 1012, followed by ID and greetings, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Radio Rainbow. "See You Later Alligator" @ 1050, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300: Time Radio. AC/DC song @ 1535, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Bizon. "Rhinestone Cowboy" @ 1618, giving out email address, radio97.1@hotmail.com Strong signal but splash from Merlin. SINPO 53443.

6305: Radio Brandaris. Signing off @ 1500, mention Saturnus coming on in a minute. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: Radio Saturnus. Promo AM-Forum @ 1515, then Joan Jett "I Love Rock n Roll." SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Zodiac. Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf" @ 0915. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Pluto. Dutch song @ 1648, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Weak-fair signal @ 1025, playing oldies. SINPO 24332.

6330: Trans Europe Radio. "I Won't Let you Down" @ 1505, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6390: Radio Baken 16. Freddie Mercy "Living on my Own" @ 1610, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6940: Mike Radio. REO Speedwagon "Keep on Loving you" @ 0920. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Back on the air, Beatles "Hello Goodbye" @ 0955. SINPO 44433.

Fri Feb 11

1629: Radio Calypso. ID and chat in Dutch @ 2115, then song "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

1655: Radio Barones. IDs, mention Mi Amigo, "Hellraiser" @ 2125. Usual strong signal but fair bit of fading. SINPO 54433.

3905: Skyline International Radio. Dire Straits song @ 1840, Dutch song and then ID jingles. Good-strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Polka @ 1105, also playing Black Eyed Peas, off 1117. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Bangles songs @ 1030, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Weak-fair signal, "I Can Never Say Goodbye" @ 1020. SINPO 24332.

6305: Radio Merlin Int. "Poetry in Motion" @ 1017. Good signal, some fading and slight SSB chatter. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Music heard just above the noise @ 1120. SINPO 24332

Borderhunter Summer Meeting 2011

Hi Free Radio and pirate fans!
It's already time for another one! From the 1st to the 3th of July 2011, everyone of distinction in the scene meets once again - both listeners and stations!

On this particular week-end, it's provisionally planned that the next Borderhunter summer meeting (well-known and well-loved across Europe) will take place in the first weekend of July.

Only those who already know about this fantastic meeting, know what the home stayers miss.

As in every year, the question of where to stay overnight is no problem! You can stay in a car, tent, caravan, hotel, B&B or at the accommodation at the camp site (complete with beds, but bring a sleeping bag) - everything can be brought along, as everything is best provided for. The meeting begins officially on Saturday, as usual. In addition, every year many hobbyists travel on Friday, which the boss of the organisation also has no problem with. Everyone is always most cordially welcome at any time!

You can safely leave your picnic basket at home with your mother - the selection of meals and drinks is so vast, that you will be a little bit heavier when you return home on Sunday! And all this and more at affordable prices. However in order not to drive the meeting organisation into financial ruin, there is a small contribution of 2 Euros per person which is obligatory.

Radio Borderhunter will organise a meeting for friends of the free radio and pirate hobby, that is not only unique, but will also remain unsurpassed - that we promise all hobbyists! In order that we can better plan, we request that you let us know when you are coming, in advance if possible. As we want to make sure that we have enough food beforehand, for example.

Reservations, applications and questions should be directed to the following e-mail address: meeting2011@live.com  or to PO BOX 2702, 6049 ZG HERTEN, THE NETHERLANDS.

The exact route to the meeting will be given in advance. Most of you will know it from previous years.
Our motto for this meeting, as always is: come, see, be amazed, be at home.
All free radio friends are cordially welcome at the BORDERHUNTER SUMMER MEETING on the 1st untill the 3th of July 2011!!!

Thurs Feb 10

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James with Black "Everything Coming Up Roses" @ 0935. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6220: Misti Radio. Music just above the noise @ 1040. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Dutch medium wave pirates

I have had an email from Radio Sylvania with some useful information about some Dutch medium pirates. I'll also add these addresses to my pirate address list

Radio Sylvania Zwolle: info@radiosylvania.nl  webpage: http://www.radiosylvania.nl/  this station is broadcasting on 1640khz.
Transmitter power now 175watt, later this year 400 to 500watt


Rebecca Radio Zwolle: rebecca@radiosylvania.nl, this shortwave station is testing around 6200khz.
Transmitter power 175watt

Radio Armada Lemeleveld: radioarmada@gmail.com  offen on 1660khz.
Transmitter Power 400watt

Radio Stormvogel Zwolle, has now own mail adress, but you can reach him via: info@radiosylvania.nl  1645khz
Transmitter power 200watt

Wed Feb 9

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews playing songs by Bread and the Carpenters @ 1015. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues Feb 8

6210: Laser Hot Hits. China Crisis "Wishful Thinking" @ 1000. Weak-fair signal today. SINPO 34333.

Mon Feb 7

5820: Radio Saturnus. Eurythmics "Love is A Stranger" @ 1020. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Rock music @ 1010, weaker signal today. SINPO 34333.

Pirate radio station raided in north London

A PIRATE radio station operating from a house in Ponders End (Enfield) was shutdown this morning (Feb 4) after a police raid.

Officers from Ponders End Safer Neighbourhood Team swooped on the Alexandra Road address after monitoring the illegal station broadcasting locally.

Officers from media watchdog OFCOM were involved in the operation, after receiving reports of a pirate station interfering with legal broadcasts and containing offensive language.

Around £5,000 worth of equipment was seized, and two men, aged 40 and 51, were arrested on suspicion of broadcasting offences. They are currently being questioned at a north London police station.

(Source: http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk)

The history of British underground music through cassettes of pirate stations

While pirate radio has existed in the US since the very invention of the medium, it’s had a far more significant impact in the UK. The movie Pirate Radio (the American name for 'The Ship That Rocked') dramatized how pirates forged cracks in the dam that the staid BBC built against R&B and rock n’ roll in the 60s. But British pirates retained cultural influence long after the Beeb embraced rock and commercial stations took to the dial.

In particular, pirate radio was the catalyst for British underground electronic dance music and hip-hop. Though less well known in the US, genres such as Jungle, Garage, Grime and drum ‘n’ bass were catalyzed and popularized by pirates, especially in London.

A new documentary by filmmaker Rollo Jackson tells the history of this music through the path of cassette tape recordings of prominent London pirates in his film Tape Crackers. The film just screened at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London.

(Read full story at: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/02/03/the-history-of-british-underground-music-through-cassettes-of-pirate-stations/)

Sun Feb 6

4075: Radio Black Bandit. Focus "Hocus Pocus" @ 1645, strong signal, ID finally at 1726. SINPO 54444.

5800: Radio Geronimo SW. Dave Scott giving out contact details, greeting listeners, talking about Alfalima forum @ 1010, playing Fleetwood Mac. SINPO 34333.

5820: Orion Radio. Dutch songs @ 0855, good-strong signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

5824.5: WNKR. Jonah Lewie "You'll Always Find Me In the Kitchen" @ 1100, testing antenna. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6140: MV Baltic Radio via Wertachtal. Pink Floyd @ 0949. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.

6200: Radio Experience. Abba "Dancing Queen" @ 0859. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6205: Radio Free Limburg. Weak signal, "You're So Vain" @ 1225, splash from Laser. SINPO 23332.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Greetings to listener n Belgium, playing dance music @ 1040. SINPO 34333.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent). Weak signal @ 0905, music just above noise. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Rona Lisa. Another weak signal, music just above the noise, talk and ID. SINPO 24332.

6220: Misti Radio. ID jingles and song "I Want Money" @ 1038. SINPO 24332.

6240: Radio Caroline. Echo IDs and music @ 0943. SINPO 24332.

6250: Radio Marconi. "My Lady of Spain" @ 1148, moved to 6260. Possibly same station as was on 6280 & 6275 earlier. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Telstar South. Faded in now, The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" @ 1340, ID jingle. Good signal but some splash from 6260. SINPO 43433.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW. Now on this frequency @ 1105, Radiohead "Paranoid Android," heterodyne from nearby station coming and going. SINPO 53443.

6280: Unid. Baccara song @ 1120, no IDs heard. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Jackie Frost with oldies @ 1140, clear after other statino moved to 6275. SINPO 33333.

6290: Radio Altrex. "Sylvia's Mother" @ 0910, IDs and greeting Andy and Johan, some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Sonic. Dance music, ID jingle @ 0955, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6307: Radio Caroline Int. Jingles IDs and dance music @ 1550. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Marconi. Chumbawumba song @ 1615 followed by ID, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6315: Radio Paardenkracht. IDs @ 1400, song "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town," fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6315: Trans Europe Radio. OMD "Electricity"  @ 1555. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6325 @ 1608 to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 34333.

6315: Old Timer Radio. ID jingle @ 1635, country and Dutch music. Very strong signal but beginning to fade out. SINPO 54444.

6325: Farmers from Holland. Low power test @ 1150, oldies, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. Moved to 6305, heard @ 1255 with weak-fair signal still. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Northpole. Dutch sonmgs @ 1235, ID heard at 1253. SINPO 34333.

6390: Radio Scotland Int. Instrumental tune @ 1000 then song "Come A Little Bit Closer", ID and off at 1005. SINPO 54444.

6390: Radio Pink Panther. Phil Collins "One More Night" @ 1155, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6390: Top Radio. Meat Loaf @ 1015, ID jingles. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6400: Unid. Pink Floyd @ 1200. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6413: Radio Scirocco. Abba "Gimme Gimme Gimme" @ 0952. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6425: Radio Universe. Signing off @ 0948, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6547: Central Radio Int. Toto "Rosanna" @ 1350. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Sat Feb 5

1675: Radio Barones. Usual good-strong signal, heard @ 2315 with Creedence Clearwater Revival ... recently he was heard in Japan, which is quite amazing. SINPO 54343.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Disco version of "Stop in the Name of Love" @ 0845. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4070: Radio Bluestar & Radio Continental. Joint programme with Dutch music @ 1855, then ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Dance version of "I've Had Time of My Life" @ 0940. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Underground. Polka @ 1230, greetings and said had to put new antenna up as other blown down by the wind, Bob Dylan song. Fair-good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6210: Laser Hot Hits. Staple Singers "Private Number" @ 1005. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6219: Bluestar Radio. Rock music @ 1505, IDs and greetings, said will be on 76m this evening. Very good signal and audio. SINPO 54444.

6220: Misti Radio. Blues music @ 0900, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Trans Europe Radio. ID and email address @ 1340, Blondie "Denis Denis." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6245: Unid. Dutch songs and polka @ 0945. Fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6247: Radio Scotland Int. French song @ 1530, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6260: Radio Atlantis. Abba "Money Money Money" @ 1215, weak-fair signal, low audio with whistle. SINPO 23332.

6305: Radio Altrex. ID and thanking listeners for reports @ 0855, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Radio Tina (tent). Non-stop jingles @ 1450 but difficult to understand, then animal noises and Black Sabbath "Paranoid." SINPO 23332.

6310: Radio Pluto. IDs and song "In the Heat of the Night" @ 1350, fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Pink Panther. Weak signal, music just above noise @ 0905. SINPO 24332.

6374: Radio Rainbow. IDs heard @ 1540 but signal not that clear with fair bit of noise around the frequency. SINPO 33333.

6385: Radio Experience Int. 10CC "Wall Street Shuffle" @ 0850, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Low Power. Rock music @ 1200, good signal with strong peaks, some fading. SINPO 44433.

9510: Radio Joystick via Nexus. Dance music @ 0950. Good signal with strong peaks, but quite fady. SINPO 44433.