Fri Nov 9

*5140 1820 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5780 1525 Zenith Classic Rock. Pat McManus "Give Me Love." SINPO 55444.
6205 1810 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6235 1510 Misti Radio. Dutch music, ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6270 1457 Radio Altrex. Rock, ID, greetings, signing off. SINPO 33333.
6290 1505 Radio KR1. Dutch instrumental music, promo KR1 t-shirts. SINPO 44433.
6305 1515 Radio Merlin Int. Hazel O'Connor "Will You." SINPO 44433.
6318 1520 Radio Sovereign. Suzi Quatro "48 Crash," Fortunes "You've Got Your Troubles." SINPO 34333.
6955U 2300 Green Monster Radio (USA). Bruce Springsteen "Glory Days," fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Barneys web SDR)

Hungarian pirate Chaos Radio raided

Message from Chaos Radio: 

"Thanks everyone, who wrote me reports here! It was a fun one month, but it is over.
"Unfortunatelly, today, while I was testing some, the Hungarian telecommunication authorities showed up, so looks like no more transmissions from Hungary.
"We had problems for like a year now with more and more frequent pirate radio raids on 3 meter band, so I tried to move to shortwave, and hoped the best.
"Sadly, they told me, they are monitoring these frequencies too, and no mercy to unlicensed activities even on sw, so they killed my sw station too, pretty quickly."

Source: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,47801.0.html

Radio Emmeloord eQSL

Dutch medium wave station Radio Emmeloord sent me an eQSL for a special broadcast they did last month on 6095 kHz via the high-powered Nauen transmitter.

Tues Nov 6

1625 2118 Radio Marianne. Dutch version of "Coward of the County." SINPO 44433.
5140 2134 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Mon Nov 5

6205 1806 Laser Hot Hits. Duran Duran, then Erasure. SINPO 34333.
6335 1813 Chaos Radio Int. Dance music. SINPO 24332.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Sun Nov 4

3915 1714 Radio Underground. The Smiths "Bigmouth Strikes Again,"  Grandmaster Flash "White Lines." SINPO 44433.
5140 1701 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 0950 Zenith Classic Rock. Queen "March of the Black Queen," SINPO 23332.
5900 1000 Radio 319 (tent). Dutch talk and pop music. Radio Mi Amigo programme? SINPO 24332
6205 0955 Laser Hot Hits. Damned "Grimly Fiendish," Talking Heads "Psycho Killer." SINPO 44433.
6230 1125 Radio Fox 48. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
6235 1007 Voice of the Netherlands. Abba "Knowing Me Knowing You," "I Have A Dream," short test. SINPO 44433.
*6238 1518 Radio Underground. Ultravox "Vienna," ID, greetings, chat, Dutch song. SINPO 44433.
6240 1412 Panda Radio. Sigue Sigue Sputnik "Love Missile." SINPO 24332.
6270 1115 Radio Focus Int. Signal faded in now. Searchers "Sweets for My Sweet," Martha & The Muffins "Echo Beach." Strong peak. SINPO 44433.
*6285 1542 Radio Underground. Freeze "Southern Freeze." SINPO 44433.
6287 1408 Radio Abu Dhabi. Three Degrees "When Will I See You Again." SINPO 55444.
6288 1113 Your Radio of Sea. ID heard repeated several times before going off. SINPO 34333.
6305 1109 Radio Merlin Int. Dexys Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen," ID. SINPO 34333.
*6312 1530 Bogusman. Alternative sounds, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6318 1015 Radio Sovereign. Elton John "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," Eddie Holman "Hey There Lonely Girl." SINPO 34333.
6335 1648 Chaos Radio Int. Drum & bass. SINPO 24332.
6375 1435 Radio Discovery. Kenny Loggins "She's A Maniac," The Police "Every Breath You Take." SINPO 34333.
6385 1423 Shortwave Combination Holland. Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight." ID & greetings. SINPO 33333.
*6393 1518 Radio Pandora. Bad Manners song. SINPO 23332.
6940 1121 Radio Orion 2000. Oldies. SINPO 24332.
7440 1655 Radio Universe via Channel 292. Signing off, thanking everyone for their reports. SINPO 34333.

(via Barneys web SDR/ *via Twente SDR)

Sat Nov 3

3900 2245 Radio Technical Man. Rolling Stones "Angie,"  Joe Cocker "When the Night Comes," ID. SINPO 44433.
3905 1607 Radio Alice. Instrumental music. SINPO 44433.
3915 1651 Radio Underground. Bangles "Manic Monday." SINPO 34333.
3935 2305 Radio Underground. Mike Oldfield "Moonlight Shadow," then Bjork song, giving out email address, asking for reports. SINPO 24332.
4775 1502 Radio 319 (pres). Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 34333.
5780 1540 Zenith Classic Rock. Rock music. SINPO 24332.
6205 1441 Laser Hot Hits. Bobby Pickett "Monster Mash." SINPO 44433.
6270 1436 Radio Focus Int. Steve Most show. Japanese rock song. Strong but then disappeared back into the noise. SINPO 54444 (briefly).
6280 1452 Radio Klabautermann. Schlager. SINPO 44433.
6290 1548 Radio Ronalisa. Robert Miles "Children," ID, signing off. SINPO 34333.
6318 1553 Radio Sovereign. "Tell Laura I Love Her," SINPO 34333.
6321 1446 Radio Mousjager. Polka & schlager. SINPO 33333.
6335 1613 Chaos Radio Int. Dance music, SINPO 34333.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Fri Nov 2

5780 1648 Zenith Classic Rock. Rock music. SINPO 24332.
*6070 2229 Sonnet Radio Europe via Channel 292. Thin Lizzy "Dancing in the Moonlight," Blondie "Union City Blues." SINPO 33433.
6205 1626 Laser Hot Hits. Bobby Pickett "Monster Mash," Michael Jackson "Ghost." SINPO 34333.
6335 1642 Chaos Radio Int. Red Hot Chill Peppers "By the Way," ID. SINPO 24332.

(via Barneys web SDR/ *Kiwi SDR, Devon)

Thurs Nov 1

3901 2031 Halloween Radio. Rock n roll. SINPO 33333.
3924 2025 Continental Radio. IDs, talk in Dutch, Pink Floyd "Arnold Layne," off. SINPO 34333.
3935 2042 Radio Rainbow. Greetings, Queen "Heaven for Everyone." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Global HF weekend starts tomorrow

The Global HF Weekend is coming up November 2-4, 2018.

The GHFW occurs the 1st weekend in April and the first weekend in November every year. The idea is that it's a set time for listeners and stations to try testing to different parts of the world.

Over the past few years, the high frequencies have not been great for propagation between Europe and North America, but stations have still been able to reach other continents by operating at other times, etc.

For more information visit: http://hobbybroadcasting.blogspot.com/

Tuning into the Dutch medium wave pirates

As the nights draw in, now is the time to tune to the top end of medium wave to try and hear some
of those Dutch pirates. Many use a fair amount of power and can be heard easily across the UK.

A good source of information is the MW Free Radio blog - which gives an English perspective of the Dutch free radio scene.

This week he has updated his blog after a break of more than three months. Here you can find loggings, recordings and other observations.

The address is: https://mwfreeradio.blogspot.com

Wed Oct 31

4780 1710 Radio 319. Wings "Silly Love Song," Radio Mi Amigo programme from 1976.  SINPO 44444.
4780 1738 Radio Merlin Int via Radio 319. Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice." SINPO 44433.
5780 1646 Zenith Classic Rock. David Bowie "Heroes." SINPO 55444.
6205 1655 Laser Hot Hits. Spear of Destiny "They'll never take me live." SINPO 55444.
6318 1630 Radio Sovereign. Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall," Michael Jackson "Rock With You." SINPO 44333.
6335 1705 Chaos Radio Int. Reggae. SINPO 34333.
6375 1640 Radio Discovery. Belouis Some "Imagination." SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Sovereign & Radio Igloo eQSLs

Radio Sovereign is a new station broadcasting from Ireland, who seems to be virtually 24/7 on 6318. His email address is 1494radio@gmail.com

The other QSL came from Radio Igloo who was relayed on Monday evening by a Dutch pirate on medium wave.

Thanks for the QSLs.

Tues Oct 30

5780 1405 Zenith Classic Rock. Genesis "Ballad of Big," Rolling Stones "It's All Over Now." SINPO 45444.
6205 1634 Laser Hot Hits. Bryan Adams "Run to You," Wild Youth "I Can't Move On." SINPO 44433.
6318 1335 Radio Sovereign. Kate Bush "Running Up the Hill," SINPO 34333.
6335 1646 Chaos Radio Int. Drum & bass. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Oct 29

*1638 2130 Radio Igloo. Abba "Thank for the Music," jingles, via Dutch relay, off 2132. SINPO 34333.
3915 1645 Radio Underground. "Just Be Good to Me," "Let's Hear It for the Boy," ID, greetings, chat, good peaks. SINPO 34333.
5140 2015 Charleston Radio Int. ID, old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1640 Zenith Classic Rock. Chicago "If You Leave Me Now," Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming," SINPO 55544.
6205 1635 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
7726 2008 Radio Zeppelin (pres). Song "Do Anything," SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Degen DE1103 & AN200 loop)

Sun Oct 28

1685 2254 Bogusman. Blue Aeroplanes, The Pixies "Where Is My Mind," chat about shopping for underpants, Orange Juice song. SINPO 34333.
5140 1756 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s to 40s. Weaker signal tonight. SINPO 24332.
5780 1040 Zenith Classic Rock. Eric Clapton "After Midnight." SINPO 55444.
6205 1034 Laser Hot Hits. Madonna "Ray of Light," jingles. SINPO 55544.
6240 1120 Radio Casanova. Dutch music, greetings. SINPO 55444.
6290 1054 Radio Scotland Int. Dance music, ID, greetings, off 1057 to work on transmitter. SINPO 55544.
6290 1059 Radio Black Arrow. Black Sabbath "Paranoid," calling RSI. SINPO 54444.
6297 1116 Abu Dhabi Radio. Travelling Wilburys "It's Alright." SINPO 55444. Moved to 6293 at 1118 then 6290 at 1122, with ID and greetings.
6305 1105 Radio Merlin Int. Halloween programme. Ray Parker Junior "Ghostbusters," Bobby Pickett "Monster Mash." SINPO 43433.
6318 1028 Radio Sovereign. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,"  Go West "We Close Our Eyes." SINPO 44433.
6325 1023 Radio Paardenkracht. "La Bamba," some splash from 6318. SINPO 43433.
6335 1045 Chaos Radio Int. Drum & bass. SINPO 24332.
*6375 1736 Radio Discovery. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
7726 1805 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Kiwi SDR, Ireland)

Sat Oct 27

*3920 1631 Unid. Cliff Richard "Power to all my Friends," then "Ha Ha Said the Clown," Mi Amigo jingles. SINPO 34333.
5780 1423 Zenith Classic Rock. Rock music. SINPO 45444.
6205 1415 Laser Hot Hits. ELO "All Over the World," SINPO 44433.
6240 1545 Radio Casanova. "Hello Mary Lou" sung in German, ID, greetings. SINPO 44444.
6270 1607 Ronnie AM. Techno then Dutch song. SINPO 24332.
6290 1411 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6318 1406 Radio Sovereign. The Drifters "Under the Boardwalk." SINPO 34333.
6335 1553 Chaos Radio Int. Techno. SINPO 24332.
*6385 1715 Ronnie AM. Chat in Dutch, greeting Erdmann, Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight." SINPO 34333.

(via Barneys web SDR/ *Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Oct 26

5055 1642 Radio 319 (pres). Dutch music programme - Mi Amigo? SINPO 34333.
5780 1635 Zenith Classic Rock. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around the Bend." SINPO 44444.
6205 1611 Laser Hot Hits. The Chainsmokers "This Feeling," Fisher "Losing It." SINPO 44433.
6287 1630 Radio Zeewolf. Dance & reggae music. SINPO 34333.
6318 1618 Radio Sovereign (pres). Radio Caroline North programme. SINPO 34333.
6335 1625 Chaos Radio Int. Dance music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Oct 25

5030 1724 Radio 319 (pres). Recordings of Radio Mi Amigo. SINPO 34333.
5140 1730 Charleston Radio Int. Usual sounds from early part of 20th century. SINPO 33333.
5780 1653 Zenith Classic Rock. Jethro Tull "Baker St Muse." SINPO 55544.
5826 1700 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Gabrielle "Dreams," SINPO 34333.
6205 1708 Laser Hot Hits. Laser DJs chatting, Bananarama "Shy Boy." SINPO 54444.
6230 1715 Coast FM. Journey "Don't Stop Believing", Tenerife ads, Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me." SINPO 54444.
6318 1633 Radio Sovereign. Cliff Richard "Bachelor Boy," Bruce Springsteen "Cover Me." SINPO 43433.
6335 1646 Chaos Radio Int. Instrumental music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sonnet Radio Europe & Dr Tim eQSLs

Sonnet Radio Europe sent this eQSL for recent reception via Channel 292. They are back on via Channel 292 on 6070 kHz tomorrow (Friday) night from 2000-2200 UTC.

Radio Dr Tim issued a special eQSL for a tribute programme to the French singer Charles Aznavour.

Many thanks for the QSLs.