Sun July 3

4029 2102 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333. (via Twente SDR)
6260 1813 Radio Panda. John Miles "Music," SINPO 24332.
6285 1708 Radio Focus Int. "Silver Machine," signal really struggling. SINPO 24332.
6290 1734 Radio Mazda. ID, greetings, Dutch songs.
6315 2112 Radio Nachtrijder. Tina Turner "Simply the Best." SINPO 34333 (via Twente SDR)
6320 1715 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 44433.
6390 2108 Radio Zwarte Panter. Rock music, closing down. SINPO 44444. (via Twente SDR)
6950 1832 Radio Quadzilla. Dire Straits "Money for Nothing." SINPO 34333.
6965 1840 QBC International (tent). Music just audible. SINPO 24332.

(via Central England SDR)

Sat July 2

6205 1758 Atlantis FM via relay. Fat Larrys Band "Zoom," Tenerife ads, news. SINPO 54444.22
6240 1745 Radio Waves Int. Instrumental music, talk in French. SINPO 34333.
6285 1823 Radio Focus Int. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6290 1834 Radio Goofy. "Riders on the Storm," jingles. SINPO 34333.
6305 1830 Radio Merlin Int. Cockney Rebel "Come Up & See Me." SINPO 24332.
6322 1807 Radio Odynn. "Shaking All Over," greetings. SINPO 44433.
6385 1837 Misti Radio.  Abba "Chiquitita", greetings. SINPO 44333.

(via Barneys Web SDR, near London)

Fri July 1

3905 2102 Radio Mustang. "La Bamba," greetings, "Black is Black." SINPO 55544.
4029 2045 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies, utility QRM. SINPO 33333.
5895 2019 Mike Radio. "Listen to the Music," jingle and off. SINPO 54444.
6205 2041 Coast FM via relay. Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing," SINPO 33333.
6235 2031 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6257 2027 Hitmix Radio. Rock n roll, closing down. SINPO 54444.
6285 2035 Radio Focus Int. Reggae. SINPO 44433.
6320 2038 Mike Radio. Quick test, move from 5895. SINPO 43433.
6375 2052 Radio Python. Drum n bass, chat in English. SINPO 55444.

(via Twente SDR)

Thurs June 30

4029 1948 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Norris show. Chat, oldies. SINPO 34333.
6255 2003 Free Radio Victoria. Flock of Seagulls "The More You Live," SINPO 54444.
6266 2010 Radio Batavier. Monkees "I'm A Believer." SINPO 44333.

(via Twente SDR)

Wed June 29

6275 1719 Radio Ronalisa. "Shaking All Over," move from 6290. SINPO 34333.
6275 1755 Radio Blackstone (tent). Possibly QSO, Dutch chat. SINPO 24332.
6285 1637 Hitmix Radio. "Bye bye blondie," greetings. SINPO 34433.
6305 1715 Radio Ronalisa. "Happy Together," moved to 6290 then 6275. SINPO 34433.
6305 1731 Mike Radio. "Eye of the Tiger," "Poison," SINPO 55444.

(via Barneys web SDR, near London)

Mon June 27

6260 1740 Radio Digital. Polka, instrumental versions of Jogn Lennon songs, ID & greetings. SINPO 54444.
6393 1813 Radio Jodelpiraat. Move from 6400.5. SINPO 24332.
6400.5 1803 Radio Jodelpiraat. Yodelling, mixing with N Korea. SINPO 23332.

(via Barneys web SDR, near London)

Sat June 25

6205 1755 Coast FM via relay. Duran Duran "Wild Boys." SINPO 34333.
6322 1801 Radio Odynn. Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends." SINPO 34333.

(via Barneys Web SDR, near London)

North American pirate radio annual 2015-16

American DXer Andrew Yoder reports: "The 2015-16 Pirate Radio Annual is now nearly finished and I'm taking advance orders for copies of the book... Just finished the cover tonight and the files are going to the printer tomorrow. From there, the finished books should be ready in 4-6 weeks."

Although the 230-page book concentrates on American stations, it also features Euro-pirates heard in North America.

If you're interested in ordering a copy visit Andrew's blog for more details at:
http://hobbybroadcasting.blogspot.com/

Channel 292 schedule

Broadcasts are on 6070 kHz. For the latest information visit: http://www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings

Tues June 21

3935 2035 Radio Batavia. Test, poor signal, ID from Iann's chat. SINPO 24332.
6280 2005 Radio Antony (NL). Dutch music, some utility splash. SINPO 43433.
6290 2020 Radio Ramona. Black Sabbath, ID, email address. SINPO 44444.
6320 2011 Hitmix Radio. Said closing down, "Ma Na Ma Na." SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

Marconi Radio Int on air tomorrow

Just a short reminder of our regular weekly brodcasts on Wednesdays. Marconi Radio International will once again be on air tomorrow 22 June 2016 as follows:
1645-1730 UTC on 13960 kHz (USB mode) 
1800-1900 UTC on 15070 kHz (USB mode) 
1955-2055 UTC and 2130-2215 UTC on 7700 kHz (USB Mode).

Our broadcasts include some kind of programmes now sadly missing from most shortwave radio stations:  an old style DX show in  English “Italian Short Wave Panorama”  and Italian "Panorama Onde Corte" with lot of recent logs  as well as  a mailbag programme in Italian. Our  station identification  announcements are not only in English and Italian but also in French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Catalan.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. Our electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI)

Mon June 20

6290 1941 Radio Batavier. Schlager, greetings, Summer Meeting promo. SINPO 54444.
6305 1930 Hitmix Radio. Greetings, instrumental music. SINPO 54444.
6319 1935 Radio Caroline Int. Slow music, jingles. SINPO 34333.
6965 1955 QBC International. Alternative music. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Radio Sylvia QSL

This eQSL received from Radio Sylvia for a broadcast via Channel 292. In an email the station included some information about its history:

"The station started broadcasting back in 1977 as a pirate. We were active for many years on FM, medium wave and short wave. In 1984 Radio Sylvia was raided by the German authorities and we were sentenced to heavy fines. After that we changed our name to Radio Scorpio and were relayed on a regular basis by Belgian, Scottish and Irish short wave stations.

In 2009 we restarted Radio Sylvia as an internet station. We are now broadcasting 24/7 with studios located in Hamburg, Germany. In addition to our online activities, short wave transmissions are conducted as well on every first Saturday of a month on 6070 kHz from 19:00 to 21:00 CEST.

By the way: On 2nd July we'll celebrate our 39th anniversary with a big live show. You'll be able to hear it on 6070 kHz from 18:00 to 21:00 CEST and online from 18:00 CEST until "open end". 

Our aim has always been (and still is) to provide a musical alternative to the "official" pop music radio stations. We focus on non-mainstream music and also support little-known bands and artists worldwide.

You can view the full history, our aims and all station details on our website www.radiosylvia.com."

Sat June 18

5805 1955 Laser Hot Hits. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6205 1928 Radio Northern Ireland v Coast FM. Oldies, utility on lower side band. SINPO 43333.
6225 1944 Radio Sunflower. Waterboys. SINPO 44333.
6260 1910 Radio Joey. "Crazy Horses," "Rhythm of the Night," utility QRM. SINPO 43433.
6290 1950 Radio Pioneer. Oldies. SINPO 34333.
6305 2010 Radio Skywave. "Run Like the Wind," SINPO 34333.
6920 2000 Key Channel Radio. Oldies, ID. SINPO 33333.
6965 2005 QBC International. Alternative music. SINPO 23332.

(via Twente SDR)

Key Channel Radio this weekend

Wed June 15

5805 2025 Laser Hot Hits. Chat & oldies. SINPO 34333.
6319 2052 Radio Goofy. Pop. SINPO 24332.
6965 2059 QBC International. The Killers. SINPO 24332.
7700U 2045 Marconi Radio Int. Weak signal, sounds like DX show. SINPO 24332.

(via Twente SDR)

Tues June 14

3930U 2057 IBC. Gnarls Barkley "Crazy," off 2100, also on 6970. SINPO 24332.
5805 2140 Unid. Dance music, jingles between records, Radio Duck according to Terry's blog.  SINPO 34333.
6235 2040 Radio Zwarte Panter. ID, Dutch song. SINPO 44333.
6267 2046 Radio Batavier. Dance music, utility QRM. SINPO 43333.
6965 2101 QBC International. Alternative music. SINPO 34333.
6970U 2050 IBC. Italian talk, ID, Italian rock. SINPO 54444.

(via Twente SDR)

Marconi Radio International on air tomorrow

Just a short reminder of our regular weekly broadcasts on Wednesdays. Marconi Radio International will once again be on air tomorrow 15 June 2016,as follows:
1730-1830 UTC on 13960 kHz (USB mode)
1915-2015 UTC on 15070 kHz (USB mode)
2045-2145 UTC on 7700 kHz (USB Mode)

Our broadcasts include some kind of programmes now sadly missing from most shortwave radio stations:  an old style DX show in English “Italian Short Wave Panorama”  and Italian "Panorama Onde Corte" with lot of recent logs  as well as  a mailbag programme in Italian. Our  station identification  announcements are not only in English and Italian but also in French, German, Spanish and Catalan.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. Our electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI)

QSLs from Coast FM Tenerife and WREC (Radio Free East Coast)

A couple of new eQSLs landed in my Inbox in the last few days. The Coast FM one is for the relay via a transmitter from UK/Ireland. It also relays programmes from Energy FM and Atlantis FM, also based in Tenerife.

A quick reply also from American station WREC who said he first started broadcast in 1992 until 1998 before returning to the airwaves last year. Recently he has been heard directly in Italy, Germany & the UK and often relays European and other American pirates. The operator said he was interested in relaying other stations. He can be contacted at wrecradio@gmail.com

Thanks for these great QSLs.

Sun June 12

*6070 1110 Superclan Radio v Ch292. Kraftwerk "Autobahn," ID. SINPO 35443.
*6236 1045 Radio Zwarte Panter. Dutch song, ID, greetings. SINPO 34333 to 54444!
6238 2028 WREC via relay. US pirate, rock music, spoof ads. SINPO 54444.
6265 2105 Radio Batavier. Talk in Dutch, "I Love You." SINPO 55444.
6267 2040 Radio 42. Oldies. SINPO 44433.
*6285 1611 Radio Akenzo. Dutch songs, greetings. SINPO 54444.
6305 2055 Radio Merlin Int. Jackie Frost giving contact details. SINPO 54444.
*6965 1625 Radio Quadzilla. Rock. SINPO 34333.
6965 2100 QBC International. Alternative music. SINPO 34333.
13895U 1315 Mike Radio. Suzi Quatro "Can the Can," SINPO 35443.

(*via Barneys Web SDR, near London/via Twente SDR)