Pink Panther Radio QSL

Many thanks for the festive QSL from Pink Panther Radio. Also thank you to all those who have sent out Christmas greetings. You can see some of them by clicking HERE
There's a few more to upload which I hope to do at the weekend!

Wed Dec 19

4026 2247 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Steely Dan song, then ads for FSN News and Offshore Echoes. Also playing some old TV themes. SINPO 34333.

Tues Dec 18

4026 2147 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart show. Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water," then the Carpenters. Heard via the Twente SDR receiver. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon Dec 17

3930 1705 Radio Rainbow Int. "Man of Action", IDs, weak-fair signal via Twente SDR receiver. SINPO 24332.

6305 1615 Radio Winnetou. Polka and IDs, Elvis Presley "Return to Sender," also streaming on www.radioverona.nl SINPO 44333.

Sat Dec 15

4026 0950 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger" then the Rah Band. Good with strong peaks but quick fading. SINPO 44433.

6198 1020 Radio King SW (tent). Modulation still very poor not helped by strong SSB QRM on 6200. Result, a noisy mess! SINPO 32432.

6210 1400 Radio AC-DC. Queen "Fat Bottomed Girls," good signal. SINPO 44433.

6266 1510 Radio Python. Arctic Monkeys "When the Sun Goes Down," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6280 1442 Radio Luxemburg. "As Long AS You Love Me", "What's Going On", occasional ID jingles. SINPO 54444.

6290 1450 Radio Odynn. Dutch music, greetings, moved from 6285 to avoid Luxemburg. SINPO 34333.

6290 1410 Radio SWR. Polka, ID. Fair but some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6295 1125 NMD Radio. Monkees "I'm A Believer," and Eurythmics "Love is a Stranger. SINPO 34333.

6305 1145 Telstar Radio. Dutch music and IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305 1340 Radio Merlin Int. The Pogues "Fairytale of New York," ID and greetings. strong. SINPO 54444.

6325 1225 Delta Radio (Gelderland). ID, greetings, Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer", running 30W, strong. SINPO 54444.

6355 1526 Radio Ronex. ID and email address, Queen "It's A Kind of Magic", splash from strong utilities. SINPO 42432.

6375 1517 Radio Sonic. Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" and Prince "Purple Rain." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6425 1153 Radio Zwarte Panther. Dutch music, IDs, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6920 1430 Trans Europe Radio. "All Fall Down," IDs and greetings. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6937 1006 IMR. Country rock, fair reception. SINPO 34333.

7760 1010 Misti Radio. Weak signal with music occasionally lifting out of the noise. SINPO 24332.

Fri Dec 14

4026 1758 Laser Hot Hits. Simon & Garfunkel "The Boxer," fair signal. SINPO 34333. 

4507 1555 Misti Radio. Testing on unusual frequency, using less than 10W. Fair signal on Twente SDR receiver. SINPO 34333. 

6285 1520 Radio Altrex. "Graceland" Paul Simon, some QRM from SSB and utilities. SINPO 33333.

6299 1528 Radio Luxemburg. REM "Losing My Religion," ID jingles, Robbie Williams "Angels," splash from strong utility on 6305. SINPO 54444.

6304 1600 Radio Underground. Ce Ce Peniston "Finally", ID and greetings, fair. SINPO 34333.

6937 1545 IMR. Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman "Stumbling In," fair with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

Thurs Dec 13

6305 1440 Radio Merlin Int. Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer," ID by Jackie Frost then off. SINPO 44433.

6553 1550 Radio Pink Panther. Wizzard "Merry Christmas Everyone"  then "In the Heat of the Night," good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

NordAM broadcast

Hi there, friends around the globe,

As it is only a few weeks to go till Christmas, we thought we could send you some warm vibes of well-choosen music through the magic of international airwaves. As you might remember, NordAM is a little free-radio project, broadcasting via Radio 700's transmitting station in Kall-Krekel, Germany.

In last June, we announced to take a break for about a year, so until we return fully restored next August (yep, we're talking of August 2013 which seems to be a very long time!) on the radio, we bring you a "light version" of NordAM, which will be a little bit shorter than usual and consist of less talk, but more music. We hope you will enjoy it!

Our broadcast will be on the air on December 16th 2012, 2230 UTC on 3955 kHz and probably also on 1593 kHz. We expect 3955 kHz to be audible in many parts of Europe and maybe beyond even, while 1593 kHz can currently only be heard in parts of Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Furthermore, you can tune in via our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/nordamradio and at www.shortwaveservice.com (click on "Play" on the right hand side and select 3955 kHz).

If you like, you can send us your thoughts and reception reports via email at nordam @ shortwaveservice.com. Probably there will be some QSL cards (in electronical or regular form) soon. :-)

We hope you will all enjoy some nice December days!

All the best,

Daniel and Torben (who cannot be part of the broadcast this time actually but sends his warmest greetings)

Wed Dec 12

3905 1625 Radio Baken 16. Human League "Mirror Man," and Stranglers "Golden Brown." Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333. 

6305 1200 Radio Merlin Int. Jackie Frost show. Spandau Ballet "Gold," fair-good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 34333.

6325 1209 Radio Telstar. Instrumental music and signing off, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Tues Dec 11

3905 1555 Misti Radio. BZN songs, fair signal. SINPO 34333.  

3930 1742 Radio Batavia. Jingles and IDs, but then signal disappeared, maybe closing down or just a peak. SINPO 34333.

6305 1335 Radio Osaka. Dutch songs, ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325 1440 Radio Rockefeller. Polka and Dutch songs, good reception. SINPO 44433.

6554 1345 Radio Pink Panther. Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking." SINPO 34333.

Mon Dec 10

4026 2300 Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Tune by Air, then talk about great storm of 1987, then David Cassidy song. SINPOO 34333.

6300 1555 Radio Blackbeard. ID and email address, Blur "Song 2," fair signal, some splash from 6305. SINPO 33333.

6303 1607 Unid. Inner City "Good Life" then Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6305 1600 Radio Rockefeller. Polka, ID and said closing down. Good signal. SINPO 43433.

Sun Dec 9

0426 0854 Laser Hot Hits. Pulp "Do You Remember the First Time," reading emails. SINPO 44433.

6200 1105 Radio AC-DC. "Sweet Home Alabama", slight het. SINPO 33333.

6205 0850 Radio Orang Utan. Oldies, polka, ID and email address, splash from 6210. SINPO 33333.

6210 0930 Radio Marabu. Rock music, strong signal but overmodulated. SINPO 54444.

6219 1022 Rado Zeewolf. Report for Scotland. SINPO 44433.

6220 1005 Radio Scotland Int. Instrumental music, great signal and clear audio. SINPO 54444.

6220 1033 Voice of the Netherlands. QSO with Zeewolf/Scotland. SINPO 44433.

6240 0900 Radio Waves Int. The Carpenters "Close to You," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240 1015 Radio Condor. ID, instrumental, co-channel RWI. SINPO 43433.

6245 1530 Sluwe Vos Radio. Rolling Stones "Jumping Jack Flash," off 1540. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6255 Radio Sluwe Vos. Oldies, ID, greetings, said closing down. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6259 1040 FRS Holland. Associates "Party Fears Two," promo for FRSH's Christmas broadcasts. Strong. SINPO 54444.

6266 1215 Radio Blackbeard. Relaying Paul Stewart on Laser Hot Hits, pop music. SINPO 34333.

6279 0855 Magic AM. ID then The Doors "Light My Fire." Good signal but splash from strong ute on 6275. SINPO 43433.

6295 0910 Radio Nachtpiraat. Dutch music, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295 1115 NMD Radio. QSO with another station, maybe Nachtpiraat. SINPO 34333.

6295 1207 Top Radio. ID jingles, Blondie "Denis Denis." SINPO 34333.

6301 0935 Radio Bonofox. Instrumental music, ID. SINPO 34333.

6305 1035 Cupid Radio. Greetings, rock song "I Don't Care About That," SSTV transmission. SINPO 54444.

6315 1122 Radio Ascona. Wham "Last Christmas", ID and said clsoing down. SINPO 34333.

6325 1158 Radio Golf Victor. Polka, ID. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6937 1000 IMR. Rock music, good signal. SINPO 44433.

Sat Dec 8

3904 1615 Radio Alice. Dance music, ID 1630. Fair signal. SINPO 34333. 

4026 0855 Laser Hot Hits. Renaissance "Northern Lights", good signal. SINPO 44433.

6296 0847 Radio Waldmeister. Free "All Right Now", fair reception. SINPO 34333.

6299 1025 Radio Underground. Justin Hayward "Forever Autumn", said closing but listening out for QSO. SINPO 54444.

6301 1550 Radio Tidalwave. ID and greetings, country rock, good to strong peaks but then started fading out (already!). SINPO 44433.

6325 0940 Radio Ronex. Queen "I Want to Break Free", ID and email, then "Stars on 45." SINPO 34333.

6937 0840 IMR. Amen Corner "Hello Suzy," ID then Humble Pie song. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6985 1645 Lightning Radio. The Sundays, jingle ID, then Muse. Fair signal via the Twente SDR receiver. SINPO 34333.

Fri Dec 7

3460 lsb 2345 Unid. Dance music, talking in French. Fair signal. 34433. There has also been reports of a station calling itself Radio Caroline from Italy in SSB on 3495 kHz.  

3905 2100 Skyline International Radio. "Let's Twist Again," fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4026 2330 Laser Hot Hits. Earth Wind & Fire "Fantasy." Weak-fair. SINPO 24332.

Thurs Dec 6

4026 2250 Laser Hot Hits. Current pop, fair signal but quite fady. SINPO 34333. 

6295 1330 Radio Osaka. IDs and polka music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6299 1555 Radio Underground. Dutch music, ID, greetings, "Mull of Kintyre." Strong but on way down and faded out by 1615. SINPO 54444.

6554 1550 Radio Pink Panther. "Fly Robin Fly," ID, greetings. Testing new 50W transmitter. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Wed Dec 5

4026 2100 Laser Hot Hits. Paul Stuart programme. Olivia Newton John "Sam," reading emails. Signal good but suddenly faded away after 10 minutes. SINPO 44433.

Tues Dec 4

4026 2140 Laser Hot Hits. Stewart Ross programme. John Miles "That Was Yesterday." Listening via Twente SDR receiver. Good-strong signal, peaking S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

South Herts Radio to close

Gary Drew writes: "Just a little update for you regards Laser Hot Hits. Some Sunday's the webstream is relayed by Radio Blackbeard on 6266 KHz. Tests of Laser on other wavelengths will be carried out soon.

I am closing South Herts Radio at the end of the year. I have been running this hobby station for 5 and a half years and I want to start a new station later in 2013 trying something new. Plans are being made already and I hope to launch a new internet station with relays from the stream on FM and SW. I will be in partnership with others and I hope it will be on air '24/7' on-line with relays mostly on Sundays.

A new name is being considered and it will be registered for the domain on the web. I'm taking my time to get it right so it may be a good 9 months before it takes to the air so let's hope it's worth the wait."

Gary Drew, BDXC-UK Yahoo Group

More information at: http://www.southhertsradio.com/

Many will know Gary from his soul/funk programmes and his Laser Goes DX shows on Laser Hot Hits.

Sat Dec 1

3907 1700 Radio Activity. Christmas music, "Do They Know It's Christmas" then "Brown Girl in the Ring." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4026 1045 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. Chaka Khan "Eye to Eye" and Kim Wilde "You Came." SINPO 44433.

6304 1000 Radio Vendor. Bryan Adams "Run to You", ID. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6450 1010 Radio Polaris. ID and greetings, Finnish pop. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6937 1005 Irish Music Radio. Frankie Vaughan then Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing in the Street." SINPO 34333.

Fri Nov 30

3905 2320 Skyline International Radio. Instrumental music and close down. Good signal. SINPO 44433.