Sun Dec 9

3920 1507 Mike Radio. ID, mention website mikeradio.nl, song "Oh Happy Days." SINPO 44433.
5140 1615 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5785 1038 Radio Harmony. 'Beautiful music' jingle, instrumental version of "As Time Goes By." SINPO 55544.
5900 1106 Radio 319. Instrumental music. SINPO 45444.
6200 1017 Radio Scotland Int. Rolling Stones, said testing, classical music "The Four Seasons." SINPO 55544.
6240 1044 Radio Klabautermann. ID, schlager. SINPO 44433.
6260 1024 Radio Jingle Bells. Festive music, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.
6264 1223 Radio Cuckoo (pres). Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star," low audio. SINPO 44433.
6270 1035 Radio Mazda. Dutch music, wide signal. SINPO 55544.
6275 1231 Rock Radio. Rammstein, jingles. SINPO 34433.
6280 1029 Premier Radio Int. Signing off, "Man of Action," splash 6270. SINPO 33433.
6288 1213 Your Radio of the Sea. Free "All Right Now," ID jingles, QRM from station on 6290. SINPO 53443.
6289 1048 Blueman Radio. Email address and off. SINPO 55544.
6290 1256 Ronnie AM. Greetings to Alf, Abba "Dancing Queen." SINPO 33333.
6320 1112 Radio Sovereign (pres). The Damned "Eloise," Elton John "That's Why They Call It The Blues," jingle Kiss 103.7. SINPO 44444.
6385 1027 Radio Lowland. QSO Zeewolf, Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy." SINPO 33433.
6385 1031 Radio Zeewolf. "Dancing in the Street," QSO Lowland, CW QRM. SINPO 33433.
6449.5 1100 Readymix Radio. Heavy rock, co-channel utility. SINPO 42432.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Dec 8

3921 1945 Continental Radio. Baltimora "Tarzan Boy," Genesis "Land of Confusion," ID in Dutch/English. SINPO 44333.
5030 1625 Radio 319.  Ottawan "DISCO," Abba "Dancing Queen," SINPO 24332.
5140 1955 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 33333.
5785 1645 Harmony Radio. Easy listening, weak. SINPO 25332.
6275 2003 Radio B4.  ID, music, off 2007, splash from China on 6280. SINPO 23332.
7726 1632 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Music just about audible. SINPO 24332.
10005 1655 Eldorado Radio. Broadcasting from southern Europe, testing, Jimi Hendrix music. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

FRS Holland's festive broadcast

Dear FRS & Radio Friends,

On Sunday December 30th FRS-Holland will be on air with its annual Holiday Season broadcast.
The broadcast will be on 7700//58xx  between 08:52- 14:00 UTC/ 09:52- 15:00 CET.
Similar to November 18th, the full broadcast will be repeated in the afternoon. More info follows later in December.

FRS-Holland offers you the opportunity to send in your December greetings to radio friends and relatives. Your contributions are highly appreciated and will add something special to our programmes!

You can easily produce a little (written) message and send it to [frs@frsholland.nl]. It only takes a few minutes of your spare time....

We raffle a radio DVD among those who participate in our December broadcast with their Seasonal greetings. We'd like to ask you to do it as soon as possible as some shows will be recorded within 10 days.

Don't hesitate but just do it!

If you have the opportunity to send in an audio (mp3) clip you are more than welcome!
Written messages are also welcome via POBox 2701, 6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands.

Join us ringing out 2018....the FRS-Holland staff is looking forward to hear from you...

73s, Peter Verbruggen on behalf of the staff

Fri Dec 7

4010 2250 Radio Stove Farmer. Dutch music, Guns n Roses "Paradise City" at 2310. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.
5785 1525 Harmony Radio. Manhattan Transfer "Chanson D'Amour," ID, Teresa Brewer "Let Me Go Lover." SINPO 24432, rose to SINPO 54444 at 1532 before fading again.
6290 1533 Ronnie AM. "Hey Brother," ID, greetings, Ultravox "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes," using 4W, utility splash. SINPO 33333.
6290 1627 Radio Fox 48. Schlager, off 1630. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Dec 6

6243 1612 Radio Zwarte Panter. Schlager, ID, greetings, some utility QRM. SINPO 43333.
6264 1548 Radio Cuckoo (pres). Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now," The Go Gos "Our Lips Are Sealed." SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Nov 30

6205 1620 Laser Hot Hits. Madonna "You'll See," Blur "The Universal." SINPO 33433.
7726 1814 Zeppelin Radio (pres). "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Nov 29

5780 1544 Zenith Classic Rock. Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown." SINPO 55544.
5826 1549 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Lou Reed "Take A Walk on the Wild Side," splash from 5830, low modulation. SINPO 33433.
6270 1531 Radio Fox 48. Country music. SINPO 34333.
6290 1520 Radio Tesla. Survivor "Burning Heart," IDs. SINPO 34333.
6305 1537 Radio Altrex. Dance music, IDs, cow sounds. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Nov 27

*1629 1747 Radio Spakenburg (tent). "Girl Like You," joining in the QSO. SINPO 34433.
*1650 1737 Radio Drustoomjager. Country music, back a few minutes later for QSO with Monte Carlo. SINPO 34333.
6205 1658 Laser Hot Hits. Blues rock, signal just above noise level. SINPO 23332.
6275 1710 Radio Johnny Tobacco. Dutch music, ID and greetings, said he was beaming to "Middle East and South Pacific." SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Grundig YB400)

Mon Nov 26

5780 1644 Zenith Classic Rock. Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion," SINPO 24332.
6205 1636 Laser Hot Hits. Jimmy Nail "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," Jim Diamond "I Should Have Known Better." SINPO 44433.
6270 1652 Premier Radio Int. Mouth & MacNeil "I See A Star," then Oliva Newton John song, closing down, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

eQSL from Radio Studio 23

Radio Studio 23 sent me this eQSL from reception yesterday. Many thanks for the quick reply.

Sun Nov 25

3945 1507 Energy Power AM via relay. Gibson Brothers "Give It Up," relay of Dublin MW pirate, announce 1395 kHz. SINPO 44444.
4030 1715 Radio Mustang. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
5780 1222 Zenith Classic Rock. Bebop Deluxe "Life in the Air," Rolling Stones "Undercover of the Night." SINPO 55444.
5800 1530 Free Radio Victoria. The Dutch "This Is Welfare,"  Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light." SINPO 54444.
5825 1106 Radio OZNRH (tent). Smooth jazz. SINPO 33333.
6190 1025 Mike Radio. The Moments "Girls," Golden Earring "Back Home." SINPO 55544.
6205 1120 Laser Hot Hits. Justin Bieber song, talk about Chinese singles day. SINPO 54444.
6233 1035 Studio 23. Instrumental music. SINPO 34433.
6264 1020 Radio Cuckoo. Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time," David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes." SINPO 44444.
6270 1207 Panda Radio. Seventies soul. SINPO 34333.
6285 1217 Radio Batavia. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones "Living Doll." SINPO 44444.
*6305 1414 Radio Merlin Int. Bette Midler song, then Sean Connery "In My Life." SINPO 34433.
*6312 1420 The Ghoul. Promo for archive programmes on internetradio.tripod.com then Unthanks "Flutter," Michael MacIntyre comedy clip, Sparks "I'm With You." SINPO 34433.
6318 1047 Radio Sovereign. Rod Stewart "Maggie May." SINPO 34433.
6385 1041 Radio Zwarte Non (tent). Nena "99 Luftballons." SINPO 34333.
6385 1450 Radio Lowland. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian," QSO with Zeewolf. SINPO 44433.
6385 1456 Radio Zeewolf. QSO Lowland, "Macarena." SINPO 34333.
6449.5 1113 Radio Readymix. Heavy rock, co-channel utility. SINPO 43433.
6925 1030 Radio Orion 2000. Dave Edmunds "I Hear You Knocking." SINPO 34333.
7726 1722 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Falco "Rock Me Amadeus," Farley Jackmaster Funk "Love Can't Turn Around." SINPO 34333.

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

Sat Nov 24

3905 1930 Radio Alice. IDs in Dutch & English, Dutch song. SINPO 44433.
5140 1917 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1347 Zenith Classic Rock. Godley & Creme "Strange Apparatus." SINPO 55544.
6205 1340 Laser Hot Hits. Van McCoy "The Hustle," Dire Straits "So Far Away From You," SSB QRM. SINPO 43443.
6264 1705 Radio Cuckoo. The Police "Message in a Bottle," cuckoo sound, then Cranberries "Zombie." SINPO 34333.
6280 1330 Radio Batavia. Albert Hammond "It Never Rains in Southern California," jingles. SINPO 54444.
6305 1438 Radio Underground. Jingle, The Beatles "She Loves You." SINPO 23332.
6380 1425 Radio Blauwe Panter. Schlager, ID and greetings at 1432 and off. SINPO 44433.
7726 1935 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Jazz music. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri Nov 23

5140 2010 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
7726 2017 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Jazz music. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs Nov 22

3905 1802 Radio Melkbus. Fool's Garden "Lemon Tree," Wet Wet Wet "Love Is All Around." SINPO 34333.
5780 1605 Zenith Classic Rock. Rock music. SINPO 24332.
6205 1552 Laser Hot Hits. New Musik "Living By Numbers," Christopher Cross "Ride Like the Wind." SINPO 44433.
6270 1810 Radio Black Pieter (tent). Pink Floyd "Cocaine," ID. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Nov 21

5150 2025 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music, ID. SINPO 34333.
6280 1719 Radio Batavia. New Seekers "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me," Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good," good peaks. SINPO 34333.
6375 1714 Radio Discovery. A version of "Forever Young," then KC & The Sunshine Band "Give It Up," frequent recorded IDs. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Nov 20

5140 1745 Charleston Radio Int. Continuous IDs before start of programmes at 1800. SINPO 24332.
5780 1733 Zenith Classic Rock. Genesis "Firth of Fifth," SINPO 34333.
6205 1715 Laser Hot Hits. Kim Wilde "If I Can't Have You," Deelite "Power of Love." SINPO 44433.
6375 1724 Radio Discovery. George Ezra "I'll Be Riding Shotgun," jingle ID. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Nov 19

3900 1636 Misti Radio. Snap "Eternity," greetings, off 1644. SINPO 34333.
5140 1820 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s-40s. SINPO 24332.
5780 1600 Zenith Classic Rock. Genesis "Down & Out," signal beginning to fade. SINPO 55444.
6205 1630 Laser Hot Hits. Erasure "Chains of Love," Michael Jackson "Earth Song," signal fading. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Pirate radio recordings

Charity Radio relayed


Little Feat Radio


Quadzilla Radio


Pandora Radio (UK)


Radio Delta


Radio Focus Int

Sun Nov 18

5780 1036 Zenith Classic Rock. Jefferson Airplane "Wooden Ships." SINPO 35333.
6205 1028 Laser Hot Hits. Morcheeba "Part of the Process." SINPO 44433.
6210 1002 Radio AC DC. ZZ Top "Legs," ID at 1023. SINPO 33433.
*6230 1452 Coast FM. The Police "Everything She Does Is Magic." SINPO 54444.
*6232 1142 Radio Dr Tim. Promo for summer meeting, schlager. SINPO 34333.
6250 0956 Radio Casanova. Dutch music, some utility splash. SINPO 43443.
6260 1032 Radio Casanova. Move from 6250. SINPO 44433.
*6260 1423 Radio Batavia. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson "Ebony & Ivory," signing off. SINPO 44433.
6260 1122 Radio Dolfijn. Men At Work "Down Under." SINPO 34333.
6270  1020 Radio Klabautermann. Greetings, ID and off. SINPO 34333.
*6270 1419 Telstar Radio. Johnny Cash "Boy Named Sue." SINPO 54444.
6280 1012 Radio KR1. ID, polka. SINPO 54444.
6305 1016 Radio Merlin Int. Cars "Drive." SINPO 34333.
6318 1116 Radio Sovereign. Status Quo "Down Down", Steve Miller Band "The Joker." SINPO 34333.
*6322 1436 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
*6335 1408 Radio 102. Instrumental music, ID, utility interference. SINPO 33333.
6375 1126 Radio Baken 16. Kraftwerk "Home Computer." SINPO 34333.
*6385 1433 Radio Lowland. ID & email address, "Dancing in the City." SINPO 44433.
6450 0954 Radio Readymix. Heavy rock. SINPO 44433.
*7700 1133 FRS Holland. Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper," SINPO 33433. Also on 9334, but only carrier here with splash from Brother Stair on 9330.

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

Sat Nov 17

3901 2304 Radio Doctor Tim. Polkas, good peaks. SINPO 33333.
3922v 2140 Continental Radio. Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger," Blondie "Hanging on the Telephone." SINPO 34333. Had drifted to 3923 by 2255.
5780 1530 Zenith Classic Rock. Moody Blues "Blue World." SINPO 33433.
6205 1359 Laser Hot Hits. Mandy playing Cornershop "Brimful of Asha," Feeder "Buck Rodgers," SINPO 54444.
6240 1409 Unid. Dutch music, too weak to catch ID. SINPO 23332.
6260 1600 Radio Black Arrow. "Oh What A Night," "Forever Young," "Down Under," ID, said closing down. Signal beginning to fade. SINPO 54444.
6270 1535 Radio 319 (pres). Dutch offshore radio recordings. SINPO 54444.
6290 1421 Radio Sinterklaas. Status Quo "What You're Proposing," Phil Collins "Sussudio." SINPO 34333.
6318 1349 Radio Sovereign. Status Quo "Sweet Caroline," Lobo "Baby I Love You To Want Me." SINPO 44433.
6325 1540 Ronnie AM. Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl," IDs. SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)