Sun Jun 8

6005 0825 Radio Atlantic 2000 via Radio 700. "The Show Must Go On," strong peaks. SINPO 44444.
6095 0900 KBC via Nauen. Jingles, "This One's For the Girls." SINPO 55555.
6070 0855 Channel 292 (pres). Non-stop rock music. SINPO 34333.
6205 0810 Radio King Shortwave. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6210 1723 Radio Flying Dutchman. ID jingle, Status Quo "Again Again," SINPO 54444 (signals suddenly improved!).
6210 1740 Shortwave Gold. Soul/disco from 70s. SINPO 34333.
6220 1730 Radio Flying Dutchman. Move to avoid co-channel QRM. SINPO 54444.
6220 1826 Radio Tango Italia. Classical music. SINPO 34333.
6240 1710 Radio Casanova. "My Guy," ID, greetings. SINPO 44333.
6240 1751 Skyline Radio Germany. "We Will Rock You." SINPO 24332.
6245 0805 Radio AC DC. Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody," ID and sign off. SINPO 34333.
6280 1804 Radio Merlin Int. "Come on Eileen," Dexys Midnight Runners. SINPO 34333.
6300 1705 Radio Joey. Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U." SINPO 44333.
6305 0818 Radio Merlin Int. Bowie "Life on Mars," SINPO 34333.
6320 0835 Radio Altrex. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6325 1734 Radio Verona. IDs in Dutch/English, instr mx, SINPO 54444.
6725 1645 Tower Radio. ID, Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
6803 1650 Radio Pink Panther. Pop, poor signal, lot of static noise. SINPO 24332. Much better at 1806  (SINPO 54444).
6960 1820 Premier Radio. "Brown Eyed Girl," "Play That Funky Music." SINPO 34333.
7590 1400 Trans Europe Radio. Dutch song, ID, greetings, instr music, "Jump for Joy." SINPO 45444.
7700 1630 FRS Holland. Eddie & Hotrods "Do Anything You Wanna Do," SINPO 44333.
9302 1640 FRS Holland. In parallel with 7700, het with carrier on 9305. SINPO 33333.
9485 0830 Radio Atlantic 2000 v MVBR. Parallel with 6005. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat Jun 7

3910 2000 Radio Technical Man. Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
4025 1955 Laser Hot Hits. Difficult to hear as blasted by utility just below it. SINPO 32432.
6150 1620 Unid. Non-stop music. ELO "Don't Bring Me Down," occasional IDs "This is a test transmission in the 49 metre band." Pirate? SINPO 34333.
6210 2010 Shortwave Gold. Het from station on 6211. Voyage "From East to West." SINPO 43333.
6211 1720 Radio Achterhoekse. Dutch FM pirate, Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6220 2005 Radio Flying Dutchman. "Blue Eyes," greetings. SINPO 54444.
6240 1713 Radio Flying Dutchman. Donna Summer "I Feel Love", "Love Reaction." SINPO 44433.
6255 2030 Radio Telstar South. Roy Orbison "Pretty Woman." SINPO 54444.
6282 1654 Radio Luxemburg. "Rock Star," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," occasional jingle IDs. SINPO 44433.
6282 2022 Radio Pluto. Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK," jingles. SINPO 34333.
6296 1600 Radio Joey. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6320 1935 Delta Radio. Polka. SINPO 44433.
6425 1748 Studio 52. Move from 6450. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian,"  ID jingle. SINPO 44433.
6450 1550 Studio 52. U2 "In the Name of Love." SINPO 34333.
6747 1611 Radio Pioneer. Thin Lizzy "Whisky in the Jar." SINPO 44433.
6803 1605 Radio Pink Panther.  Blondie "Denis Denis," Heatwave "Boogie Nights." SINPO 34333.
6925 1947 Station QRP. ID, blues music. SINPO 34333.
6960 1941 Premier Radio. Frank Sinatra "Come Fly With Me." SINPO 34333.
9800 1634 Radio Minipower. Disco music, said only using 5W. SINPO 34333. Switched to USB at 1636 (SINPO 44434)
9905L 1628 Baltic Sea Radio. Pop, seagulls jingle, short breaks in audio. SINPO 34433.

(via Twente SDR)

Atlantic 2000 and FRS Holland relays

Atlantic 2000 International 32nd anniversary show
Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Sunday 8th June from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC on 6005 and 9485 kHz (+ stream).  email: atlantic2000international@gmail.com

Also on Sunday June 8th FRS-Holland will be on air with a regular Sunday evening broadcast.
We start at 15:52 UTC (17:52 CEST) and 6 hours later close down will be at 22.03 UTC (00:03 CEST).
Frequencies will be 7700 kHz/ 39 metres as well as 9301 kHz/31 metres.
Programmes will consist of the well known line up including FRS Magazine/PV, the German Show/Jan van Dijk, Dave Scott/Radio Waves, 1980s Show/Paul Graham FRS Golden Show/Roger Davis.
Previous reports will be verified as soon as possible.....don't worry!

On Sunday June 15th we will repeat the broadcast via the Internet:  http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u
For mobile devices there is a 24 kbps mono stream: http://nednl.net:8000/frsh24.m3u

73s, the FRS team
e-mail:  frs@frsholland.nl

Fri Jun 6

4025 2010 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6210 1923 Shortwave Gold. ID jingles, oldies. SINPO 34333.
6220 1927 Radio Tango Italia. Tango music. SINPO 34333.
6240 2000 Radio Mustang (pres). "You Win Again," strong but no IDs. SINPO 54444.
6281 1949 Hitmix Radio. ID jingle, talk in German, "Summer in the City." SINPO 54444.
6290 1932 Radio Ronalisa. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6296 1910 Radio Joey. Soft rock. SINPO 44433.
6305 1944 Radio Marabu. Alternative music, talk in German. SINPO 54444.
6320 1937 Radio Norton. Dutch songs. SINPO 44333.
6803 1919 Radio Pink Panther. Ottawan "DISCO", some utility splash. SINPO 43433.
6935 2013 Little Feat Radio. Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Woman," ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Pirate radio is going the way of other mass media

FLEX FM is one of London’s best-known radio stations. For 22 years it has broadcast a mixture of house, garage, jungle and techno music; its DJs appear at parties across the city. Yet its primary output is illegal. Flex FM’s studio is in a secret spot in south-west London and its transmitters are hidden at the top of council tower blocks. Every few months Ofcom, Britain’s broadcast regulator, rings up to suggest the station gets a licence, says Daniel James, a DJ. “But that’s not for us.”

Britain has had pirate radio stations since the 1960s, when Radio Caroline broadcast from a ship in the North Sea. In the 1990s unlicensed operators helped drive the rise of British types of dance music such as jungle and garage. Now that anyone can broadcast on the internet, illegal transmissions might seem unnecessary. Yet pirate stations survive, particularly in London. Around 75 broadcast regularly from within the capital, according to Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, and around ten do so 24 hours a day.

To read full article go to:
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21603476-pirate-radio-going-way-other-mass-media-plank-walk

(via Mike Terry, Radioanoraksuk)

Thurs Jun 5

4025 2044 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 44433.
6220 2031 Radio Tango Italia. IDs, tango music. SINPO 44333.
6240 2025 Radio Python. Ambient music, strong peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6240 2052 Radio Mazda. "Venus," ID, greeting listeners. SINPO 44433.
6301 2015 Radio Seat. Dutch music, greetings. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed Jun 4

6210 1631 Radio Mustang. Kim Wilde "View from a Bridge," finally IDed 1708. SINPO 44433.
6240 1715 Radio Casanova. Move from 6265. Dutch abd country songs. SINPO 44433.
6265 1710 Radio Casanova. Instr music, IDs, greetings, ute QRM. SINPO 43433.
6285 1625 Telstar Radio. Johnny Cash song, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6296 1705 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6305 1637 Radio Merlin Int. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6747 1700 Radio Pioneer. "For the Longest Time," SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

400 pirate radio stations in Valencia

I spotted this article in the latest edition of "Communication," the British DX Club's monthly magazine, and managed to track it down online. It looks at the pirate radio situation in Spain, in particular Valencia where the article on the El Pais website says there are 400 stations broadcasting without a licence.

But that it not the country's biggest pirate hotspot. According to the Spanish Commercial Radio Broadcasting Authority there are even more unlicensed stations in the Canary Islands and Andalusia.

Obviously the commercial stations are very unhappy with the situation and want the authorities to take action.

Here is part of the article on the English language website of El Pais.
"A mixing console, a computer, an antenna and a small transmitter worth a total of €1,500 is all that you need to take control of a radio frequency. This is the equipment used by a thirtysomething who broadcasts dance music sessions out of Jávea, a popular resort on the Mediterranean coast.

“I don’t do this for profit,” he replies via email. Yet his website offers ad space, mobile disco services and even t-shirts. Juan (an assumed name) juggles his dexterity at the mic with a day job as a Civil Guard officer, according to the local businessman who has filed a complaint with the Spanish military police about the amateur DJ's activities.

Pirates have taken the Valencian airwaves by storm. More than 400 unlicensed stations are broadcasting across the region with near complete impunity, sometimes even pushing out the legal stations by interfering with their frequencies.

The government’s sluggishness when it comes to issuing fines for this activity, coupled with the technical complexity involved in catching wrongdoers, has created a breeding ground for a movement that has been growing since 2007.

The outlaw broadcasters are also contributing to the flow of layoffs and shutdowns at the 125 legal stations operating in the country, and whose advertising revenues have been slashed by half, according to industry figures."

To read the whole article go to: http://elpais.com/m/elpais/2014/05/01/inenglish/1398940943_100116.html

Tues Jun 3

4025 2048 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
6280 1945 Radio Merlin Int. Bryan Ferry "Let's Stick Together," Lenny Kravitz "Are You Goin g My Way." SINPO 34333.
6290 2008 Radio Pluto. "Pretty Brown Eyes," ID jingles. SINPO 44333.
6290 2039 Radio Python. Back on. Greetings, chat, indie sounds. SINPO 44333.
6295 1935 Radio Python. ID, greetings, alternative music, sudden off. SINPO 44433.
6300 2000 Radio Mazda. Dire Straits "Walk of Life," instr music. SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

QSL from Station QRP

QSL received from low power Dutch station, Station QRP, using just 8 watts. In his reply he said: "QRP is all about propagation, timing and antenna basics. In comparison to Dutch powerhouses I find it very challenging to reach as far as possible. Plus I live in a highly populated area so I must be very careful not causing interference…" Thanks for the QSL.

Sun Jun 1

4025 1800 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6060 0815 Radio Face de Blatte. French pop. SINPO 35333.
6205 0845 Radio King SW. Dead of Alive "You Spin Me Round." SINPO 34333.
6265 0835 Power AM. Jean Michelle Jarre, "Days of Pearly Spancer," fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6266 1725 Radio Onda Caliente. Oldies, weak. SINPO 24332.
6280 1452 Radio Silverback. Easy listening music. SINPO 34333.
6285 0828 Radio Focus Int. Undertones "Teenage Kicks," co-ch Power AM. SINPO 33333. In clear after Power AM moved to 6265.
6292 0910 Radio Scotland Int. Testing transmitter, Elton John "Saturday Night." SINPO 54444.
6300 0823 Radio Verona. ID jingles, Dutch songs. SINPO 44333.
6300 1746 Radio Merlin Int. "Aint No Stopping Us Now," SINPO 44433.
6305 1443 Radio Rode Adelaar. "Keep on Smiling." SINPO 44433.
6306 1629 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6325 1719 Telstar Radio. "Why Can't You Tell Me," SINPO 54444.
6385 1741 Radio Altrex. "Didn't I See You Crying." SINPO 24332.
6930 1735 Little Feat Radio. "Papa Told Me." SINPO 34333.
6950 1708 Laser Hot Hits v Blackbeard. Martin Scott show. Foreigner "Urgent." SINPO 54444.
7300 0915 U Boat 66 Radio. Soft Cell "Tainted Love," SINPO 24332.
7450 0941 Laser Hot Hits v Blackbeard. Scouting for Girls "You'll Never Keep Me Down". SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 31

3905 1828 Radio Alice. Dutch and country music. SINPO 44433.
4025 1917 Laser Hot Hits. Dance version of the "Batman" theme. SINPO 44433.
6070 1851 Cool AM. Country music, ID jingles and off. SINPO 34333.
6095 0830 KBC v Nauen. Dr Hook "When You're Love With A Beautiful Woman." SINPO 55555.
6220 1719 Tip & Elvis Show. "Going Back to My Roots," strong. SINPO 54444.
6240 1646 Radio Kilohertz. ID, talk in German, German music. SINPO 34333.
6255 1638 Radio Merlin Int. Dance music, ID, greetings, testing new mixer. SINPO 34333.
6285 1653 Radio Focus Int. Rolling Stones "Let's Spend the Night Together," SINPO 34333.
6292 1757 Radio Altrex. Oldies, weak. SINPO 24332.
6295 1623 Radio Black Arrow. "Knowing Me Knowing You," greetings. SINPO 34333.
6300 1846 Radio Klabautermann. German songs. SINPO 44333.
6305 2210 Radio Underground. House music, ID, greetings, signal quite jumpy. SINPO 54434.
6322 1802 Radio Verona. Dutch songs, ID. SINPO 44433.
6430 2127 Radio Powerliner. ID, greetings, instr mx. SINPO 54444.
6725 1735 Tower Radio. Oldies, greetings. SINPO 44433.
6925 1700 Station QRP. Oldies, ID, weak. SINPO 24332. Better signal at 1902 (44433).
6940 2147 Radio Little Feat. ID, greetings, "Rescue Me." SINPO 34333.
6950 1900 Premier Radio. "Video Killed the Radio Star," ID, "Happy Birthday." SINPO 34333.
7500 1855 Radio Technical Man. Accordion music, ID, email add, "Bette Davis Eyes."  SINPO 34333.
9510 0815 Radio City v IRRS. Pilot "Magic," Chuck Berry "No Particular Place To Go." SINPO 55544.
9925L 2125 Baltic Sea Radio. ID, Finnish pop. SINPO 44433.
15050 1907 Radio Waves Int. Country music, ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Fri May 30

3905 2000 Skyline International Radio. "It's Alright," ID, greetings. SINPO 54444.
4025 2010 Laser Hot Hits. "Don't Want to Fall in Love," SINPO 34333.
6205 1945 Radio Tango Italia. Tango music. SINPO 34333.
6215U 2248 Radio Minipower. Short test. Pop music. SINPO 34433.
6240 1929 Radio Experience. The Police "Do Do Do," utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6260 2240 Radio Flying Dutchman. 5000 Volts "I'm On Fire," greetings, strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6285 1920 Radio Black Arrow. Inst music, siging off. SINPO 54444.
6296 1910 Radio Seat. Dutch music, talk, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6300 2231 Radio Powerliner. FR David "Words," Champagne " Rock n Roll Song." SINPO 54444.
6306 1934 Radio Verona. Dutch songs, ID, greetings. SINPO 44433.
6930 2030 Premier Radio. "One Night in Bangkok," SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.
6930 2220 TRX Radio. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6950 2034 Premier Radio. Move from 6950. ID, greetings, "Caribbean Queen." SINPO 34333.
6950 2225 Radio Blackbeard. Dee Dee Jackson "Automatic Lover." SINPO 44433.
6981 2025 Rock Radio Network (tent). Rock music, no IDs. SINPO 44433.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed May 28

4025 1845 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. REO Speedwagon. SINPO 34333.
6215 1851 Radio Tango Italia. Tango music. SINPO 34333.
6280 1650 Radio Merlin Int. "Alley Oop," ID. SINPO 24332.
6290 1654 Telstar Radio. ID, greetings, Cliff Richard "Goodbye Sam." SINPO 54444.
6296 1825 Radio Joey. Dutch songs. SINPO 44333.
6300 1702 Power AM. Motors "Airport," poor modulation. SINPO 44433.
6305 1640 Radio Rode Adelaar. "I Do Anything For Love," "I Want It All." SINPO 44433.
6950 1645 Radio Blackbeard. Dance music, ID, greetings. SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues May 27

4025 1935 Laser Hot Hits. The Eagles. SINPO 44333.
6295 1845 Telstar Radio. ID, talk in Dutch, instrumental music. SINPO 54444.
6297 1900 Hitmix Radio. The Cats "One Way Wind," strong. SINPO 54444.
6305 1840 Radio Altrex. Elvis "Falling in Love With You," ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6325 1855 Radio Python. Electro music. Splash from utility. SINPO 43333.

(via Twente SDR)

Mon May 26

6280 1840 Unid. Station playing polka, heard saying "hello." SINPO 44433.
6295 1852 Radio Underground. Greeting XTC, "The Sun Rising." SINPO 54444.
6308 1835 XTC. Signing off, reggae, giving out email address. SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

Sat May 24

4025 1930 Laser Hot Hits. The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again," then the Beach Boys. SINPO 44333.
6205 1922 Artem's World Music via Sluwe Vos. African music special. SINPO 54444.
6265 1910 Radio Freeline. Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way," ID. SINPO 34333.
6283 1935 Hitmix Radio. German songs. SINPO 44333.
6285 1905 Radio Klabautermann. Abba "Mama Mia," polka. SINPO 44333.
6295 1945 Odynn Radio. Dutch songs. SINPO 54444.
6306 1900 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 44334.
6320 1939 Bogusman. Medina Lake "One Last Kiss", chat. SINPO 54444.
6725 1400 Radio Tower. Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer," also on 1611. SINPO 34333.
6747 1615 Radio Pioneer. Kraftwerk "Radioactivity." SINPO 34333.
6808 1630 Sundown Radio (pres). Jazz music, off with no ID. SINPO 34333.

(via Twente SDR)

Fri May 23

3905 1753 Skyline International Radio. "Goodbye Mary Lou," "I Can't Get No Satisfaction." SINPO 44333.
6205 1815 Radio King Shortwave (tent). "War of the Worlds," SINPO 44333.
6220 1748 Radio Tango Italia. Tango mx. SINPO 34333.
6290 1800 Radio Altrex. Music. Difficult to hear through the noise. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Radio Freeline QSL

Quick reply from new station Radio Freeline from Belgium. He said he hopes to get a more powerful transmitter in the future. Thanks for the QSL.

Thurs May 22

6210 1935 Shortwave Gold. 70s disco, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6290 1913 Radio Rode Adelaar. Country music, ID, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6300 1920 Radio Joey. Battling against the static, oldies, QRM from carrier on 6302. SINPO 33232.
13910L 1952 Baltic Sea Radio. Percy Faith Orchestra, ID jingle, polka. SINPO 55444.

(via Twente SDR)