Fri Jun 24

3905: Skyline International Radio. "I Won't Let You Down" @ 2000, then "Crazy." ID and greetings. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. "Nobody's Perfect" @ 2005, Laser jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Altrex. Gipsy Kings music @ 2010, slight splash from strong Iran on 6205. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Underground. Talking about moving to 76m, summer meeting promo @ 2020, instrumental music and giving out hotline number. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Zeewolf via Marconi. "Don't Look Back" @ 2225, ID. Strong signal, also on 1647 MW. SINPO 54444.

6310: Radio Spaceshuttle. Heard signing off @ 2210, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Lowland. Moved from 6425 @ 2033 to avoid utility. Strong signal now. SINPO 54444.

6425: Radio Lowland. ID and greeting chatters @ 1950, song "Beast of Burden." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. "Show Me Heaven" @ 2025, then Style Council "Shout to the Top." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Thin Lizzy "Dancing in the Moonlight" @ 2215. Strong signal now, nothing earlier this evening. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Jesse Jay "Nobody's Perfect" @ 2223. Strong signal, like IMR - nothing earlier, strange propagation tonight. SINPO 54444.

Thurs Jun 23

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. "You Can't Blame Love" @ 2050, giving out contact details. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Royal. Dutch music @ 2025, ID. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Altrex. "I Want to be a Hippy" @ 2040, occasional cow sounds. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Baken 16. Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" @ 2055, ID and giving out email address, good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reports @ 2020, dance music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6955: Hit Mix Team. "In Zaire" @ 2030 then Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plus Pour Moi," Lady Angel behind the mic. SINPO 34333.

Wed Jun 22

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Bee Gees song @ 2055, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio FSM. Electro music @ 2037, greetings, fair signal. Moved from 6290. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Powerliner. Human League "Don't You Want Me" @ 2100. SINPO 44433.

6282: Radio Shadow. 70s soul @ 0855 with "Gonna Miss My Loving" and "Hang on in there Baby." SINPO 34333.

6420: Radio Black Bandit (pres). Country song "Don't Close Your Eyes" @ 2145, sudden off 2153, no ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Funk music @ 0925. Weak-fair signal, occasional peaks. SINPO 24332.

News from Britain Radio Int

I have had an email from Roger Davis of Britain Radio International. The station, which first started broadcasting  31 years ago, hasn't been on the air for some time but Roger hopes to return at some stage.

He writes: "I am pleased to say that BRI has not closed down for good, at some stage I will hopefully make some sort of comeback to the SW airwaves, one of the reasons we found it difficult to maintain our regular 2nd/4th Sundays was the loss of JRR relay, Laser Hot Hits kindly stepped in to offer assistance for which we were very grateful and the offer still stands for BRI to be relayed via their TXs, but although I have every intention to bring the station back in some shape or form its unlikely to happen in the immediate future."

He says any return will be announced on the BRI website which has been updated.

He concludes: "Send my best wishes to all the loyal listeners who have supported BRI over the past 31 years... BRI will return in the not too distant future."

The website address is: http://britainradio48.atspace.com/html/index.html

Tues Jun 21

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reception reports @ 2050, dance tune. Utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6285: Radio Telstar South. "Oh Happy Day" @ 2040. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Teach In's Eurovision Song Contest winner "Ding A Dong" @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Mon Jun 20

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading emails from Portugal and England @ 1905, song "Sweet Like Chocolate." Good steady signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Altrex. Weak signal, talk, mention Radio Altrex, Ultravox "If I Had You" @ 0845. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Altrex. Back on this evening, signal still poor. Blondie "Rapture" @ 1910. SINPO 24332.

6285: Radio Telstar South. Frequency shifted slightly downwards, guitar twanging tune "Peter Gunn" @ 1900. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. UB40 song @ 2050, fair signal but slight whistle. SINPO 34333.

Sun Jun 19

3905: Polaris Radio. Slade "Goodbye to Jane" @ 2217, instrumental tune, then jingle ID and off. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Joyce Sims "Come into my Life" @ 0750. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio. Accordion music @ 0740, talk in Dutch. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. The Byrds "Hey Mr Tambourine Man" @ 0745. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Borderhunter. The Animals "House of the Rising Sun" @ 1105, ID 1115. Fair signal but lot of fading today. SINPO 34333. Switched to 6205 @ 1127, SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Altrex. Instrumental music @ 2205, jingles with ID and email address. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Northpole. Instrumental music @ 1000, ID, best via Barney's FT840 web receiver. SINPO 34333.

6295: Bogusman. Gerry Rafferty "Shine A Light" @ 0815, talk about dropping his electric toothbrush down the toilet. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Baken 16. Fair signal, song by group called The Bintangs @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6301: Radio Sonic: New Order "Blue Monday" @ 1145, Visage "Fade to Grey." SINPO 34333.

6304: Cosmic Radio. Human League "Do Or Die" @ 2016, ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. ID @ 1135, "Little Red Rooster", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi. Dutch music @ 1630, ID and 1638, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. Heard on 6308 @ 1650, SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Underground. Fair signal @ 2012, Dutch music. SINPO 34333.

6425: Best of British Radio. Jingle ID @ 0950 then Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict A Riot." Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Universe. Al Stewart "Year of the Cat" @ 1645. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6425: Unid. Rock n roll @ 2005, super strong signal, could be Black Bandit. SINPO 54444

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Rod Stewart "Sailing" @ 1955 and ID, echo effect on voice. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Love Machine" @ 1607, then ID, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Reading report from USA @ 0810, song "I Need You Now." SINPO 34333.

7685: FRS Holland. Starting its warm up music @ 1652 before programmes began @ 1700 with Peter Verbruggen. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Signal still strong at sign off @ 2200. SINPO 54444.

Sat Jun 18

3905: Radio Quintus. Dutch music @ 2015, weak to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Reading out report for someone who wrote to the Merlin, Ontario mailing address @ 0842, then dance track. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4070: Overijssel Radio. Dutch songs @ 2010, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6085: Radio Marabu via Radio 700. Weak-fair signal @ 1155, rock music, splash from strong Deutsche Welle on 6075. SINPO 23332.

6200: Radio Underground. ID and giving out mailing address @ 0900, song "Lime and the Coconut." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Dance music @ 0925, weak-fair signal via Barney's TenTec RX320 web receiver. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Caroline Int. Jingles and pop music @ 1950. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio SWR. Testing @ 1725, Dutch music, weak-fair signal with some utility QRM. SINPO 233332. Email: swrnl (@) hotmail.com

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Roxy Music "Virginia Plain" @ 1427. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6400 at 1432. SINPO 34333.

6293: Enjoy Radio. Boney M "Ma Baker" @ 0913, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Bogusman. Reading reception reports @ 1955, playing alternative music. Not so strong tonight. SINPO 34333. Update: Bogus's signal picked up by 2045 ... now 54444.

6300: Radio Alice. Heard with report in Dutch to FSM Radio @ 1412. SINPO 44433.

6301: Radio Bonofox. Bay City Rollers "Bye Bye Baby" @ 0757, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: TRX Radio. Polka @ 1405, canned ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Underground. Dutch music @ 1435. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: BNA Radio. Jingles and dance music @ 2030, utility QRM plus occasional strong CW. SINPO 33333.

6388: Radio Low Power. Morrissey song @ 1708, giving out email address. SINPO 34333.

6423: Radio Oscar Zulu. Seal "Crazy" @ 2003, David Bowie "China Girl" then quick "ROZ" ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Tina Turner "Private Dancer" @ 1945. SINPO 34333.

6914: Hit Mix Team. Strong utility making difficult to hear, best with narrow filter. Music heard through the QRM @ 2020. SINPO 32332.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Hang on Sloopy" @ 1439, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Song "Slipping Away" @ 0855. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Jun 17

3905: Skyline Radio International. Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water" @ 2042. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3920: Radio Sallandse Boer. Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" @ 2212, ID. Low modulation. SINPO 34333.

4015. Laser Hot Hits. Good signal but some utility QRM. Tony James with "I'll Do Anything He Wants" @ 2220. SINPO 43433.

6220: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. Weak and noisy signal @ 2052, could just hear music. ID through the Pirate Chat. SINPO 23332.

6285: Radio Altrex. John Farnham "You're The Voice" @ 2040, followed by cow noises, fair signal but some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Sonic. Dance music @ 2035, good signal but fading and splash from 6305. SINPO 43433.

6308: Radio Marconi. ID @ 2048, "I'm In Love with Lolina," strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6317: Radio Kilohertz. German schlager @ 2148, talk in German, very good signal. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Underground. Steve giving out email address @ 2032, then Dutch music. SINPO 44333.

6420: Studio 52/VEV Combination. Joint programme. China Crisis "Wishful Thinking" @ 2043. Email given for Studio 52. Good signal, some ute QRM. SINPO 43433.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. "It Takes Two" @ 2157, followed by ID, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Billy Ocean "Get Out of My Dreams" @ 2028. Good signal with occasional strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6947: Radio Malta. Weak signal tonight, music heard @ 2230. SINPO 24332.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dance music @ 2223, utility in the background. SINPO 54444.

FRS Holland this Sunday

On Sunday (June 19th) FRS-Holland will be on air with full programming. Opposite to our usual broadcasts, this one will take place in the evening hours between 16:52- 22:00 UTC/ 18:52- 24:00 CEST.
FRS-Holland will be on 7685kHz avoiding 7600 and 7595 interference during the first part of the broadcast.
7685 isn't affected by adjacent channels being used by other stations. Especially during the last part of the broadcast it will be interesting if & how signals will be received to the east (Russia, Ukraine etc.).
We will take our time...it'll be an 'old fashioned' long FRS broadcast: 5 hours!!. Our full staff will be involved including Paul Graham who was absent for quite some time. This time we will deviate from the usual schedule: 3 blocks of resp. 60s, 70s and 80s tracks, a DX Show and a show with mostly tunes. We will handle no letters, there's no Phrase that Pays, the music comes first! Although each show will include 1 or 2 short radio related items !

We like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of you who responded to our brief evening tests May 22nd (7685).
These two 15 min. tests were widely heard across Europe and beyond. For 30 minutes we received some 30 reports.
And last but not least: we will soon start replying to the many, many listeners who responded to one or more of our 30th Anniversary broadcasts back in October & November 2010 and February 2011.
FRS has produced a special & informative commemorative 30th Anniversary booklet which will be available to each and everyone who sent a report/ letter. This booklet is almost finished. So please have a little more patience, you will get your special QSL card(s) and the booklet.
Thanks for your patience and understanding!!

Hope you are able to tune in next Sunday. We hope the full June 19th shows will go out via the Internet one week later, Sunday June 26th.
More news about that will follow.

73s, Peter Verbruggen (on behalf of the entire FRS staff)

Thurs Jun 16

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" @ 1908, greeting Borderhunter and mention the summer meeting. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Baken 16. The Knack "My Sharona" @ 1823. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Relmus. "You Were Always on My Mind" @ 1916, Relmus and his girlfriend on the mic. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. "Slipping Away" @ 1930, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

Wed Jun 15

4015: Laser Hot Hits. New frequency. Tony James programme. Paul McCartney & Wings song @ 1917. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Free Radio Victoria. ID, Mark Knopfler tune @ 1930, then Dire Straits, good signal but quite fady. SINPO 44333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Norris show. Duffy "Warwick Avenue" @ 1912. SINPO 44433.

Pirate Radio Annual 2011

Andrew Yoder writes:

"Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that the 2011 edition of the Pirate Radio Annual is now available and I just received the copies last week. At 184 pages, it's nearly 60 pages longer than last year's edition.

This year's edition includes a couple of “articles” in the front ("pirate" beacons, history of '60s pirate WKKD, 1710-kHz Review), 161 North American station entries, and 13 European station entries. Paperback, 5.5” x 8.5” trim, color glossy cover

The CD is just like last year (except that all clips are new): Clips from 84 different stations in North America and Europe. Nearly all clips were from 2010. The CD-R is in standard audio format. If you use a tight slot-loading CD drive (such as in a Mac laptop) and don't want a label on your CD, just let me know.

Cost is $16 + $2.50 shipping to the U.S.
To Canada: $16 + 4 (shipping) = $20
To the rest of the world: $16 + 10 (shipping) = $26

You can send checks or money orders to:
Cabinet Communications
POB 109
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214
USA

or you can send via PayPal to:
info@hobbybroadcasting.com

Thanks for your time & have a great day!
Andrew

Wed Jun 14

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Radio Caroline recording from the 60s - ads for Nescafe, London Academy of Modelling, then Small Faces "Itchy Coo Park." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6286: Radio Telstar South. Sixties guitar instrumentals @ 1925, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6291: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. Dance music @ 1955, jingles. Fair signal but splash from Telstar. SINPO 33333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Oldies @ 1945. Weak signal and quite noisy. SINPO 24332.

6915: Bluestar Radio. Dutch music @ 1935, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Imagination "Music and Lights" @ 1940. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

Top FM pirate stations in London

"All Crews author Brian Belle Fortune lists his top ten pirate radio stations...

Knowledge (magazine) asked me to compile a list of top ten pirates most influential to the jungle / drum & bass scene. Where do you start? How do you choose? Lists are often difficult since they're highly subjective. People tend to big up a station as it's the one they've always listened to - even if only out of habit. Does longevity rule over cultural significance? Or are the best stations the ones which broadcast passion, music and vibes, attracting and retaining an extremely loyal following?

The best stations weave compulsive musical webs through our lives. Switch on and magic floods out your speakers. The underground music we know and love would never of reached the global prominence it has without the support of the pirates.

Most listeners will be unaware of all the shenanigans involved in keeping a pirate radio station on air. Government agents from Ofcom whose search and destroy mission it is target illegal broadcasters, admit a certain admiration for pirates: "It's not easy to set up a station and broadcast, yet they achieve it, week in, week out."

See his top 10 at:
http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/top-ten-pirate-radio-stations.html

(info via Mike Terry, radioanoraksuk)

Radio Caroline features in the top 10, while the rest are from the urban/dance music scene in London from the early pioneers in the 1980s up to today. There is video and clips from some of these stations.

How about a top 10 of shortwave pirates?? Most influential, best programmes, best audio etc .... Any thoughts? Leave your suggestions in the comments box.

Mon Jun 13

Holiday in the Netherlands and Germany, so fair bit of activity.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Katie Melua "Nine Million Bicycles" @ 2030. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815: Orion Radio. Dutch music @ 0840, fair signal but conditions not great again today. SINPO 34333.

6291: BNA Radio. ID jingles, soft rock "Face of an Angel." Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6305: Dutch QSO. Featuring Powerliner, Marconi (S9+10dB), MRF (S9), Misti (S8), Lotis (S6-7), Orlanda from Italy (S6 in LSB) among others, heard from 1830.

6307: Radio Powerliner. Dutch music @ 2040, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Fair-good signal @ 2055, song "I've Been Thinking About You." SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Norris programme. Space Brothers @ 1845. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

Sun Jun 12

3905: Radio Wilskracht. "Happy Together" @ 2055, good signal but not many IDs. ID through Pirate Chat. SINPO 44433.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Talk about Eurovision Song Contest, Lyndsey De Paul "Rock Bottom" @ 0840. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan (tent). Caught end of ID @ 0925, M "Pop Music," off or faded out at end of song. Best via Barney's FT840 web receiver. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio FSM. Kraftwerk @ 2140, ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Northpole. IDs and giving out email address @ 0912, Abba "Knowing Me Knowing You." Best via Barney's TenTec web receiver. SINPO 34333.

6265: Radio Geronimo SW. Dave Scott show. Genesis song @ 0945, mention QSL cards. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6286: Radio Telstar South. "Oh Happy Day" @ 2143. Good signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6300: TRX Radio. Canned IDs @ 2158, soul music. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Marconi. Dutch music @ 2035. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6401: Radio Mustang. Instrumental music @ 2152, ID and greetings. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6420: Radio Black Bandit (tent). Version of "Happy Birthday" (no doubt for Dr Tim), country music, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333. Also on @ 2048 with strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. "Walking Back to Happiness" @ 2042, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Fairport Convention song @ 2205. SINPO 44433.

6937: Radio Malta (tent). Music and talk @ 2210 but weak signal and strong utility noise. SINPO 22332.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Weak signal, music just above the noise @ 0845. SINPO 24332.

Sat Jun 11

3900: Radio Zodiac. Billy Idol "White Wedding" @ 2040, IDs, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Joe Walsh "Life's Been Good" @ 0820. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4070: Overijssel Radio. "Is Everybody Happy" @ 2225. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Powerliner. BZN @ 2200, good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Without Borders Int via Caroline. Repeat of Artem's world music show @ 2005. SINPO 24332. This followed by Caroline programme. Heard at 2050 with occasional fair/good peaks.

6238: Radio FSM. Underworld "Born Slippy" @ 2245, fair signal but some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6292: Enjoy Radio. ID jingles @ 1530, off few minutes later. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: TRX Radio. Jingle IDs @ 2207, blues music. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Merlin Int. Rock and ID jingles @ 1145. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332. Better signal @ 1705, SINPO 44433.

6324: Radio Vendor. ID and email address @ 1710, Dutch music. SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Fox 48. Oldies @ 2000, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6420: Radio Black Bandit. Wishing Dr Tim a happy bithday @ 2210, playing BZN for him. SINPO 54444.

6427: Radio Waves Int. Country music @ 2015. SINPO 24332.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Abba "Winner Takes It All" @ 1720, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Thin Lizzy "Whisky in the Jar" @ 1525, links between each song, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6935: Radio Malta. Back after a few weeks absence, "Hippy Hippy Shake" @ 2025. Weak signal with occasional peaks. SINPO 24332. On 6937 @ 2055, signal now 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Same Mike Andrews programme as 4026, but not parallel. George Harrison song @ 0825. SINPO 34333.

6960: Polaris Radio. Greetings and song "A Time To Give" @ 0900, fair signal via Barney's FT840 web receiver. SINPO 34333.

Fri Jun 10

3905: Skyline International Radio. Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water" @ 2015. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. "My World Today" song, reading email from Austria. SINPO 34333.

6290: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. IDs and oldies @ 2030, weak signal with utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6392: Radio Lowland. Soul II Soul "Back to Life" @ 2025, ID, utility splash. SINPO 43443.

6423: ROZ (tent). Stereophonics "Have A Nice Day" @ 1850, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Plastic Betrand "Ca Plane Pour Moi" @ 2020, testing new antenna. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Jingle ID and announcing email address: imr6930 (@) yahoo.com, then Haddaway "What Is Love" @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. 80s dance music @ 2050, not as strong tonight. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Jun 9

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Greeting FRN crew @ 1927, Michael Zager Band "Let's All Chant." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio FSM. Kraftwerk @ 1940, weak-fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 24332.

6326: Radio Carousel. Jingles @ 1935, oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Joan Armatrading "I'm Lucky" @ 1925, signal fading a fair bit tonight. SINPO 34333.