Friday, March 23, 2012

Fri Mar 23

3905 2305 Skyline International Radio. Techno version of "Aquarius", ID and greetings. Good signal but bit fady. SINPO 44433.

4015 2315 Laser Hot Hits. Weak signal with some sort of ute noise on lower sideband. SINPO 23332.

EMR, Radio Gloria, HH Lokalradio this Sunday

E.M.R. /Radio Gloria/ HH Lokalradio are on the air this Sunday - 25th of March 2012

HH Lokalradio 05.00  to  08.00   7265 kHz   via MVBR (MV Baltic Radio)
Radio Gloria     08.00  to 10.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR
Radio Gloria     09.00  to 10.00    6140 kHz   via Media Broadcast
Radio Gloria     09.00  to 10.00    6005 kHz   via Radio 700
E.M.R.             10.00  to 11.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR
HH Lokalradio  11.00  to 12.00    7265 kHz   via MVBR
Radio Gloria      12.00  to 14.00    9480 kHz   via MVBR          
HH Lokalradio   14.00  to 18.00    7265 kHz   via MVBR        

All Reception reports to HH Lokalradio: m.kittner@freenet.de
All Reception reports to Radio Gloria: radiogloria@aol.com
All Reception reports to E.M.R: studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday    
Programme repeats are at the following times: 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 UTC
                                                                                                                                         
Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).
                                                   
Good listening!    73s Tom
 (via Tom Taylor)

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

QSL from Telstar Radio


QSL received from Dutch station Telstar Radio (after a follow-up). He says he uses a SK010 with 50W using inverted V antenna, 6 metres off the ground. He started on FM and he has been on shortwave since 2004. Thanks for the QSL.

Monday, March 19, 2012

The Pirates Week returns

American DXer Ragnar Daneskjold is bringing back his Pirates Week show from April 1 after a break of nearly a year and is looking for contributions which can be sent to piratesweek@gmail.com and files can be uploaded uploaded to his website. More information on his website: http://shortwavepirate.info/?p=1752

Thanks to Gary Drew for letting me know about this.

While looking at Ragnar's site I saw he also has a very good directory of American pirate addresses (plus a few Euro-pirates logged over there) at: http://piratedatabase.webhop.net/

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sun Mar 18

4015 1750 Laser Hot Hits. Moody Blues song, some utility splash. SINPO 43433.

5280 0907 Orion Radio. "It Never Rains in Southern California," promo for summer meeting, ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6005 0900 European Music Radio via Radio 700. Sign on with Tom Taylor, Pink Floyd "Arnold Layne," parallel with 9480. SINPO 44433.

6200 0850 Radio Orang Utan. IDs and oldies, weak-fair reception. SINPO 24332.

6210 1600 Misti Radio. Light music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6214 0938 Radio King Shortwave (tent). "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," fair signal but again poor mod. SINPO 34333.

6220 1045 Bogusman. Alternative music, talking about poetry and The Ghoul. SINPO 54444.

6250 1150 Wizard Radio. Weak and noisy signal, heard with talk and music. SINPO 24332. On 6262 at 1200, a bit better - 34333.

6256 1552 Radio Rainbow. ID, greeting Achim, Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." SINPO 34333.

6265 1129 Cupid Radio. ID, dance music, good with strong peaks but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6283 1535 Radio Mi Amigo (UK). Alan Parson Project "Eye in the Sky" and then "You Can Do Magic," talk and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. Heard on 6288 at 1655 - strong but some ute QRM. SINPO 53443.

6295 1015 Radio Blackbird. Female singer, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6305 1605 Radio Osaka. Jingle ID, oldies. SINPO 34333.

6306 0855 Radio Countdown. Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al." SINPO 34333.

6320 0952 Skyline International Radio. Yazz "The Only Way Is Up," ID and greetings. SINPO 34333.

6325 1545 Radio Telstar (NL). ID and email address, song "Tequila." SINPO 24332.

6326 1730 Radio Caroline-Rainbow. Caroline jingle, pop music, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6330 1110 Radio Zodiac. ID, The Clash "London Calling", fair signal with some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6420 1633 Radio Mustang. ID, Fleetwood Mac "You Can Go Your Own Way." SINPO 54444.

6450 0945 Radio Universe. Spencer Davis Group "Keep on Running," then ID, The Cure "Boys Don't Cry." SINPO 34333.

6930 1007 Irish Music Radio. Saying one year old today, Joe Dolan song. SINPO 34333.

6960 1615 Atlantic Radio (pres). Back on the air, dance music, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6970 1000 Laser Hot Hits. Sad Cafe "Strange Girl," then Talking Heads "Psycho Killer." Strong. SINPO 54444.

7475 1038 Trans Europe Radio. ID, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love," good signal. SINPO 44433.

7490 1105 Radio Geronimo SW. Faded in now, ELO song, Dave Scott giving contact details, reading emails. Strong now. SINPO 54444.

9480 0902 EMR via MV Baltic Radio. Running parallel with 6005, no as strong. SINPO 34333.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

New date for global pirate HF weekend

The global pirate HF weekend organised by Harri in Finland has been moved from the weekend of March 24-25 to the weekend of March 31-April 1.

Harri will be publishing details of stations taking part nearer the time although one new station Balkan Radio International plans to launch that weekend. It has a website at: http://www.balkanradiointernational.blogspot.co.uk/

Harri's blog for more information about the weekend is at: http://hkdx2.blogspot.co.uk/

Sat Mar 17

4015 1925 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love." Strong. SINPO 54444.

6095 1220 KBC via Wertachtal. The Applejacks "Tell Me When," then giving out email and web address. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6214 0925 Unid. Jean Michel Jarre music, then rock, possible ID but poor modulation. Maybe King Shortwave. SINPO 34333.

6240 0947 Unid. Non-stop oldies, Rubettes song at 0947, fair signal. SINPO 34333. (I was told in the pirate chat that this station has been on since Friday with no IDs!)

6293 1525 Misti Radio. BZN music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1555 Radio Witte Reus. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," then "Black Betty." SINPO 34333.

6300 1940 Geostar Radio. Lots of IDs, "Walking on Sunshine", fair signal but strong peaks, some splash from 6310. SINPO 33333.

6304 1550 Delta Radio. Testing with 10W, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6306 1605 Radio Countdown. Boney M then Nirvana. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6310 1945 Radio Tarzan. Boney M "Ma Baker" then ID and Madonna "Like A Prayer." SINPO 54444.

6315 1530 Old Timer Radio. Dutch music, good with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6325 1935 Radio Underground. Greetings and mention MW test, Dutch music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6375 1747 Radio Caroline Int. Pop/dance, jingle IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420 1800 Radio Tidalwave with Radio Mustang. ID, said short test, Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy," then U2 "In the Name of Love." utility splash. SINPO 53443.

6510 1755 Radio Rising Sun. Eighties music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 1010 Irish Music Radio. Pussycat "Mississippi", weak with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6940 1543 Trans Europe Radio. Peter Henn "Flip Flap", good signal, off few minutes later to test in 19mb. SINPO 44433. Heard on 6920 at 1937 - SINPO 34333.

6970 1000 Laser Hot Hits. Ad for FSN news, The Who "My Generation." SINPO 34333.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Fri Mar 16

3907 1935 Unid. Rock music followed by Dutch song. No ID but strong signal. SINPO 54444.

4015 1945 Laser Hot Hits. "Invitation to Saturday Night," fair. SINPO 34333.

European Music Radio 9480 & 6005 KHz

Dear Listeners,
European Music Radio is on the air this Sunday, the 18th of March 2012

EMR Schedule for 9480 & 6005 KHz with 1 KW:

09.00 to 10.00 UTC     9480 kHz    via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 to 10.00 UTC     6005 kHz    via Radio 700

Please send all E.M.R. reports to:  studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Programmes via 9480 and 6005 KHz:
09.00 to 09.30 Tom Taylor programme
09.30 to 10.00 Mike Taylor “mail box programme”

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday
Programme repeats are at the following times:
09.00, 1400, 18:00, 21:00 UTC

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

73s Tom

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Thurs Mar 15

4015 1800 Laser Hot Hits. Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew," good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6212 1715 Radio Sluwe Vos. Pink Floyd, Dutch song, jingle ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6290 1702 Radio FSM. "Flying Spaghetti Monster" ID, greetings, Editors song, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6425 1700 Misti Radio. "Ha Ha Said the Clown" signing off. SINPO 34333.

6925 1817 Radio Black Arrow. Depeche Mode song, ID at 1830 and greeting listener in Sofia, strong signal. SINPO 54433.

6970 1822 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson signing off, instrumental music, ad for Feature Story News, then Peter Frampton song, strong. SINPO 54444.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wed Mar 14

4015 2115 Laser Hot Hits. Kerry Ann "Better Than This." then The Corgis "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime." Good signal with strong peaks but some fading. SINPO 44433.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Laser Goes DX

If you haven't managed to hear Laser Goes DX presented by Gary Drew, he has posted some links so you can listen to the shows:

http://dl2.musicwebtown.com/gazlinks/playlists/295588/3297813.mp3
Laser Goes DX Show 1 - November 2011.

http://dl2.musicwebtown.com/gazlinks/playlists/295588/3301808.mp3
Laser Goes DX Show 2 - Xmas 2011.

http://dl2.musicwebtown.com/gazlinks/playlists/295588/3307305.mp3
Laser Goes DX Show 3 - Jan / Feb 2012.

In internet explorer browsers, right click and 'save target as' to keep the above files.

He also writes: "DXers in or near Dublin, Ireland please monitor Radio Fortunestown 91.8 FM most Sundays from 12.00 - 20.00 UTC, this should be a high power relay of South Herts Radio up to 40 miles. They do not always take the feed for the entire day but confirmation logs would be appreciated. http://www.southhertsradio.com

(Gary Drew, BDXC-UK Yahoo group)

Some of you might have noticed I haven't been posting many logs recently on this blog. I haven't had much time but will try and put stuff up when I get a chance.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sat Mar 10

3905 1815 Skyline International Radio. ID and greetings, Dutch song, good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015 1808 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. INXS "Disappear." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6095 1010 KBC via Wertachtal. Emperor Rosko show. Country music. SINPO 54444.

6326 1823 Radio Caroline Int. IDs, pop music, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6510 1820 Radio Rising Sun. IDs and email address, Bonnie Tyler "It's A Heartache." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930 0950 Irish Music Radio. IDs and rap music. Fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6970 0955 Laser Hot Hits. Song "Hey Matthew," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Wizard's medium wave pirate review

Wizard Radio writes: "Greetings from the UK

The latest monthly MW Pirate Review is now ready to download with many recordings of pirate stations heard in the UK during February. Click here http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?e4ntfn99i74utpu to download edition number eight.

In addition to our own recordings we have a selection of stations heard by Wire UK in the north-west of England, a recording made in the Netherlands and an archive recording.

Don't forget that there is a new review to download every month of the year. We are always trying to think of new things to include, so if there is anything you would like to hear please let us know and we will do all we can. Our email address is wizardshortwave@gmail.com

So, please enjoy the latest review which features over 50 recordings. If you have any comments please email us or leave them here on the AM Forum in Dutch or English.

If you missed any of our previous reviews, you can download them here.....

August 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qsw2txnhqakugbu
September 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?p55lmc1uqqe6fum
October 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uba4jd0dn9z6e2n
November 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?shbcnjjwx20rgxj
December 2011 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bivao6ccvpp2rnj
January 2012 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dgj64rdd49z7t4v
February 2012 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iz2a6ufn4xftain

All the best
David

(via AM Forum)

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

FRS Holland repeat online and shortwave

Hello FRS Friends,
Between 14.52- 21.05 UTC/ 15.52- 22.05 CET a repeat of the complete February 26th broadcast will be streamed via internet: < http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u>.

And more good news: next Sunday March 11th 07:52- 14:03 UTC/ 08:52-15:03 CET the broadcast will be repeated on 7600 and hopefully 9300 kHz.
 73s, FRS Crew

Monday, March 05, 2012

Pirates on Parade

Paul Hayes has today announced on Facebook's Keith Skues Fan Group:

"Hello all! Keith's birthday seems an appropriate day to announce here a two-part special looking back at the pirate radio era, being broadcast this Easter on BBC Radio Norfolk. Going out across two episodes at 12 midday on Easter Sunday and 1pm on Easter Monday, "Pirates on Parade" features Keith, Andy Archer and Tom Edwards chatting and swapping stories about their watery wireless days, interspersed with some appropriate pirate-era tracks! I've had the honour and pleasure of editing for broadcast David Clayton's interview session with the trio, and I can promise it's a must-listen for any fan of Keith, Andy or Tom in particular or the pirate days in general!

I'm afraid it's only scheduled for Radio Norfolk for now, but it will of course be available online! (And fingers crossed we may even have stopped snap, crackle and popping online by then... I can't promise anything though, out of our hands)."

(via Mike Terry, radioanoraksuk yg)

Here's a link to Keith Skuwes' Radio Norfolk page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001zwry

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Sat Mar 3

4015 1005 Laser Hot Hits. Stewart Ross show. Starship "Tell Me You Love Me." SINPO 34333.

6207 1705 Radio Merlin Int. Eagles "Hotel California," ID and greetings, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220 1655 Radio Sluwe Vos. Oldies, ID, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6295 1610 Unid. Laser 558 recordings, Blondie "Sunday Girl." SINPO 44433.

6299 1800 Radio Zeewolf. "Bend Me Shake Me", good signal. SINPO 44433.

6299 1825 Wizard Radio. Asking for QSO, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6306 1700 Misti Radio. Country music, some splash from unid station on 6310. SINPO 33333.

6325 1630 Radio Zeewolf. Oldies, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6420 1720 Radio Mustang. ID, The Doors "Light My Fire," strong. SINPO 54444.

6450 1615 Radio Universe. ID, greetings, giving out email address, Jean Michel Jarre music, "Pinacolado" song. SINPO 34333.

6510 1710 Radio Rising Sun. Chris de Burgh "Lady in Red," fair. SINPO 34333.

6920 1620 Trans Europe Radio. "I Won't Step Down", good signal, some fading, ID, greetings and email address, talking about Radio Shadow's operator passing away. SINPO 44433.

6930 0935 Irish Music Radio. Adele song, IDs, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960 1820 Atlantic Radio. Blank carrier for much of day but audio now, Roxy Music "More than This." SINPO 54444.

6970 0940 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. Odyssey "Inside Out." SINPO 34333. By 1815 up to SINPO 54444.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Sun Feb 26

4015 1835 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James programme.  Lyndsey de Paul "No Honestly", good signal. SINPO 44444.

5820 0845 Orion Radio. Song "Girls", ad for AM Forum, then "Walk Like A Egyptian." Strong. SINPO 54444.

6005 1035 Radio Gloria via Radio 700. Roger Whittaker song. SINPO 34333.

6045 0950 Radio Iceman via Wertachtal. Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Starting Something." SINPO 54444.

6095 1505 KBC via Wertachtal. Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit," reading email from listener in Ireland. SINPO 44433.

6172 0945 Misti Radio. Sixties music, weak signal but clear channel. SINPO 24332.

6200 0850 Radio Orang Utan. ID and said closing soon, Dutch song. SINPO 34333.

6203 1125 Radio Scotland Int. Slade "Mama We're All Crazy Now," off 1130. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6220 0940 Radio Sluwe Vos. ID jingle, Queen "We Are the Champions." SINPO 24332.

6240 0930 FRS Holland. Peter Verbruggen reading reception reports, parallel with 7600. SINPO 34333.

6265 1145 Radio Geronimo SW. Rock music, low power 20W test. SINPO 34333.

6285 0958 Radio Flying Dutchman. Boney M "Ma Baker," weak with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6323 1653 Radio Flying Dutchman. Bananarama "Venus", slight het on signal. SINPO 33333.

6325 1405 Baken 16 heard in QSO with Elvis AM. Both SINPO 34333.

6375 1725 Radio Caroline Int. Music just heard through the noise, ID through pirate chat.  SINPO 23332.

6420 1658 Radio Mustang. Turtles "Happy Together", strong. SINPO 54444.

6510 1710 Radio Rising Sun. "Sweets for My Sweet," weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6930 1015 Irish Music Radio. Boney M song, het on upper sideband. SINPO 23332.

6960 1825 Atlantic Radio. Rock song "Thought I'd Died And Gone to Heaven." Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6970 1010 Laser Hot Hits. Weak signal, music just audible. SINPO 24332.

7600 0935 FRS Holland. Oldies, parallel with 6240. SINPO 44433.

9480 1040 Radio Gloria via MV Baltic. Sixties music, not parallel with 6005. SINPO 34333.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sat Feb 25

3905 1850 Skyline International Radio. "Baby I Want You," ID and greetings, fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

4015 1010 Laser Hot Hits. Song from the Four Tops and Shakespeare's Sister. SINPO 34333.

6205 0933 Radio Sluwe Vos. The Cure "A Forest," ID jingle. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6245 1730 Telstar Radio. Dutch music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6250 1015 Telstar Radio. ID and greetings, oldies, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6300 1235 Radio Scotland Int. UFO "Doctor Doctor", ID and greetings. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6300 1720 Wizard Radio. Instrument music, ID, "Popcorn." SINPO 44433.

6300 1808 Radio Armadillo. Running through the alphabet, said first time used the mic on 48m for many years, using around 60W, Nick Cave song. SINPO 44333.

6306 0925 Radio Altrex. Oldies, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6325 1900 Radio Skywire. Weak signal, music just audible. SINPO 24332.

6420 1740 Radio Mustang. "Living Next Door to Alice," then The Shadows, ID and said closing down. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6920lsb 1732 Baltic Sea Radio. Jingle ID and email, oldies. Weak but clear signal. SINPO 24332.

6930 1005 Irish Music Radio. Whitney Houston song, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960 1000 Atlantic Radio. Big Country song, ID jingle, then Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive." SINPO 34333.

6970 0950 Laser Hot Hits. Coldplay song, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Fri Feb 24

4015 1815 Laser Hot Hits. Reading from Monitor magazine from 1985, Danii Minogue song. SINPO 44433.

6300 1635 Flying Dutchman Radio. "Dragon's Lair", ID jingle, then "Honey Honey." Using 7W, increased to 20W. SINPO 34333.

6325 1645 Gardner Radio. Poor modulation, weak signal, ID through pirate chat. Gave email as trachycarpus (@) gmail.com, said QSLs available. SINPO 24332.

6375 1740 Radio Caroline Int. Pop/dance music, ID jingles. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6930 1700 Irish Music Radio. Pop music, IDs, slight het on the signal. SINPO 33333.

6960 1705 Atlantic Radio. Manic Street Preachers "If You Tolerate This," then REM. SINPO 34333.

6970 1715 Laser Hot Hits. Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street," fair signal. SINPO 34333.