Saturday, March 23, 2019

Jan from Radio Wadloper passes away.

Sad news from Radio Zeewolf.

He writes: "I would like to inform you that Jan, Radio Wadloper passed away yesterday.
"Maybe you know it already because the message was posted already in different NL apps.
"I do not know the details but I know that he had cancer.
"Jan was active on MW with a powerful transmitter and high mast."

Friday, March 22, 2019

Fri Mar 22

1636 1744 Radio Alabama. ID, Shocking Blue "Venus," SINPO 34333.
5005 1750 Radio Dolfijn. Queen "I Want to Break Free," Pussycat "Mississippi." Moved to 5015 at 1755. SINPO 54444 on both.
5140 1803 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
6205 1704 Laser Hot Hits. Poco "Call It Love," Pure Praire League "Still Right Here In My Heart." SINPO 54444.
6230 1658 Coast FM. Local ads, news, Robbie Williams "Millennium." SINPO 43433.
6287 1809 Radio Zeewolf. Electro music, greetings, QSO with Ronnie AM, "Macarena." SINPO 54444.
6290 1730 Unid. Dutch music, Studio Dennaker jingles. SINPO 34333.
6290 1819 Ronnie AM. QSO with Zeewolf, greetings, said only using 4W. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Thurs Mar 21

1635 2258 Radio Pandora. "Love Is A Stranger," talk in Dutch, ID and off. SINPO 44444.
1638 2308 Radio Morgenster. Reports to Pandora & Wilskracht. SINPO 34333.
1640 2302 Radio Wilskracht. Report to Pandora, Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
1673 2039 Radio Armada. Dutch instrumental music, ID. SINPO 34333.
5140 2045 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5780 1705 Radio Harmony. Linda Ronstadt "What Will I Do." SINPO 44433.
6205 1652 Laser Hot Hits. AJ Tracy "Psych Out," Martika "Coloured Kisses." SINPO 54444.
6230 1700 Coast FM. News headlines, Shania Twain "That Don't Impress Me Much." SINPO 33433.
6955U 2315 Radio Humperdoo (USA). Female punk song, off with US National Anthem, 2320. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR,. SW England)

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Wed Mar 20

1635 2105 Radio Bluebird. Polka, then Paul Simon "Graceland." SINPO 54444.
1647 2135 Ros AM. Mezzoforte "Playing for Time," jingle ID and off 2138. SINPO 44433.
1665 2120 Radio B4. Rolling Stones "Paint It Black," "Honky Tonk Woman." SINPO 44433.
5140 1805 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s. SINPO 44333.
5780 1758 Radio Harmony. The Platters "The Great Pretender," time pips then invitation to buy time on the station, "Oh What A Beautiful Morning," utility QRM on the upper sideband. SINPO 53443.
5810 1635 Radio 319 (pres). Archive recordings of Radio Mi Amigo then Radio Veronica. SINPO 44433.
6205 1745 Laser Hot Hits. Tina Turner "Typical Male," Kissing the Pink "The Last Film." SINPO 55444.
6230 1751 Coast FM. George Benson "Give Me the Night," Jennifer Page "Crush." SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Tues Mar 19

*1617 2049 Radio Marianne. Dutch music, greeting Anton. SINPO 54444.
*1648 2040 Radio Markskramer. Dutch music, ID, chat in Dutch. SINPO 34333.
*1656 2029 Radio Concorde. Swedish song for Alf. SINPO 23332.
*1673 2023 Radio Armada. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
5005 1748 Radio Dolfijn. Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight." SINPO 33433.
5140 1743 Charleston Radio Int. Continuous IDs on a loop, utility interference. SINPO 32332.
6270 1707 Radio Klabautermann. Polka, ID, greetings, off 1715. SINPO 43333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Stibbington)

Monday, March 18, 2019

Mon Mar 18

1633 2102 Radio Twentana. IDs, Dutch instrumental music, signing off. SINPO 44433.
1633 2112 Radio Alabama. Report for Twentana, country music. SINPO 44433.
1645 2115 Radio Casablanca. "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love Tonight," then Dutch version of "The Sound of Silence." SINPO 34333.
5140 2128 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44333.
5780 1655 Radio Harmony. Margaret Whiting "But Beautiful." SINPO 55444.
6205 1639 Laser Hot Hits. Electronic "Getting Away With It." SINPO 54444.
6230 1646 Coast FM. Maroon Five "Make Me Wonder." SINPO 54444.
7726 2123 Radio Zeppelin. ID, chat, jazz music, covered by wideband utility. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Igloo from the other side of the Atlantic

On Saturday March 23 from 2200-2245 UTC Radio Igloo will be on air from North America, Radio Gaga who has promised to transmit our music. The frequency will be 6925 kHz USB.
thanks to

Reception-reports are highly appreciated, and we love audio clips. Send your reports to:  radioigloo@gmail.com

Correct reports will be verified with a brand new e-QSL

Greetings from the Igloo-studio
The Radio Igloo team

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Sun Mar 17

5140 1523 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5770 1107 Radio Pamela. The Scaffold "Lily The Pink," Bangles "Manic Monday." SINPO 34333.
5780 1044 Radio Harmony. "Anything Goes," then "I Just Want to Make Love to You." SINPO 55444.
5800 1504 Radio 319. ID then Madonna "Holiday" and off, splash from 5810. SINPO 43443.
5810 1443 Celtic Music Radio via relay. Traditional Irish music, relay of the licensed Glasgow station. SINPO 55544.
6205 1121 Laser Hot Hits. Will Young "Friday's Child." SINPO 55444.
6210 1050 Unid. Relay of Radio Caroline North on 648/1368, splash from Laser, off 1052. SINPO  33433.
6230 1116 Coast FM. Little Mix "Move." SINPO 54444.
6243 1023 Radio Cuckoo. Celebrating St Patrick's Day with programme of Irish music. Arcady "The Rocks of Bawn." SINPO 44444.
6270 1158 Panda Radio. Sixties music, ID, greetings, talking about poor conditions. SINPO 34333.
6290 1012 Radio Scotland Int. 5,000 Volts "I'm On Fire," then "Dragon Slayer," said using maximum power of 1.7kW. Strong signal. SINPO 55444.
6290 1026 Radio Zeewolf. Report to Radio Scotland, Time Bandits "Listen to the Man With the Golden Voice." SINPO 54444.
6290 1515 Radio Blauwe Panter. Polka, "Yesterday Man," splash from Reflections Europe on 6295. SINPO 43443.
6295 1031 Radio Quadzilla. Sister Sledge "Lost in Music," Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger." SINPO 34333.
6305 1102 Radio Merlin Int. Briefly faded in. Philip Oakley & Giorgio Moroder "Together in Electric Dreams," Fun Boy Three & Bananarama "I Aint What You Do." SINPO 34333.
6320 1508 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 54444.
6325 1206 Unid. Talking in Dutch, "You've Got Your Troubles." SINPO 24332.
6449.5 1052 Radio Readymix. Gary Moore "Friday on My Mind." SINPO 34433.
6951 2303 Captain Morgan Shortwave (USA). Blues music, occasional IDs. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Sat Mar 16

*1611 1903 Radio Veluwe Star. Stan Ridgway "Camouflage," Eruption "One Way Ticket." SINPO 33433.
*1615 2144 Radio Blauwe Koe. Ram Jam "Black Betty." SINPO 33433.
*1642 2150 Radio Moby Dick. Polka. SINPO 33433.
*1647 1913 Radio Keizer & Keizerin. Dutch music. SINPO 44433.
5140 1703 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1337 Radio Harmony. Eddie Fisher "Sayonara," Tony Bennett "If I Ruled the World." SINPO 55444.
5810 1621 Radio 319. Extended version ofr Depeche Mode "Master and Servant," then Spandau Ballet "Fight for Ourselves." SINPO 44433.
6220 1407 Love Parade Radio. Dance music. SINPO 23332.
6230 1345 Coast FM. Tenerife ads, Ariana Grande "Thank U Next." SINPO 54444.
6243 1427 Radio Cuckoo. Deacon Blue "Real Gone Kid," Beautiful South "Perfect Ten." SINPO 44433.
6270 1413 Radio Altrex. UB40 "Falling In Love With You," T'Pau "China In Your Hand." SINPO 34333.
6286 1644 Radio Mustang. Toto "Rosanna," very strong signal. SINPO 55544.
6310 1445 Unid. "Geordie Girl," "I Want to be A Hippy," Studio Denakker jingles. SINPO 44433.
6449.5 1452 Radio Readymix. Heavy rock. SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Stibbington)

Friday, March 15, 2019

Fri Mar 15

5140 1809 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s-40s, featuring  clips of Hollywood stars from that era. SINPO 44333.
5780 1646 Radio Harmony. Glenn Miller "Little Brown Jug," signal fading out. SINPO 34333.
6230 1632 Coast FM. Take That & Lulu "Relight My Fire." SINPO 53443.
6243 1755 Radio Cuckoo. Chic "Le Freak." SINPO 34333.
6270 1757 Radio BZN. ID/email address, BZN music. SINPO 24332.
6285 1626 Radio KR1. "Stars on 45" Beatles medley, then off or fade out. SINPO 34333.
6330 1806 Radio Ronalisa. ID, greeting, The Seekers "I'll Never Find Another You." SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Thurs Mar 14

1647 2132 Radio Turftrekker. Boney M "Rasputin," ID, greetings, REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You." SINPO 34333.
4070 2126 Continental Radio. Boney M "Daddy Cool," ID, email address, schlager. SINPO 44433.
5140 1745 Charleston Radio Int. IDs on a constant loop ahead of programme at 1800. SINPO 34333.
5780 1625 Radio Harmony. "Spanish Eyes," ID jingle, then "It's That Ole Devil Called Love." SINPO 55544.
6230 1632 Coast FM. Grace Carter "Heal Me," Jamelia "Superstar," co-channel & utility QRM. SINPO 53443.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Tues Mar 12

1631 1814 Radio Uitzendkracht. Report to Kleine Man. SINPO 24332.
1640 1755 Radio Kleine Man. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
1655 1827 Radio Moscou. Polka, report to Kleine Man. SINPO 34333.
5140 1810 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Radio Snowman eQSL


Radio Snowman sent me this eQSL for reception on Feb 10 on 1656 kHz. He was using 25W. Thanks, Snowman.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Radio Soerabaya and De Blauwe Koe eQSLs



Couple of great Dutch medium wave pirate eQSLs received over the last few days. Many thanks Blauwe Koe and Soerbaya.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Sun Mar 10

1645 1736 Radio Barones. Rammstein, greeting Waddenzee. SINPO 44433.
3935 1653 Radio Batavia. Greeting listeners, schlager. SINPO 44433.
5005 1013 Dance Wave Shortwave. Flashback Alternatives relay. SINPO 24332.
5140 1212 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
5770 1157 Radio Pamela. The Who "Pictures of Lily." SINPO 24332.
6205 1004 Laser Hot Hits. Jon & Vangelis "I'll Find My Way Home." SINPO 34333.
6230 0953 Coast FM. Tatu "All The Things She Said," Olly Murs song. SINPO 33433.
6243 1202 Radio Cuckoo. Roxette "Listen to Your Heart," The Waterboys "Fisherman's Blues." SINPO 34333.
6260 1708 Radio Republica da Banana. Salsa-type music, promo for my address list (thanks), ID/email address. SINPO 34333.
6265 1026 Radio Zwarte Panter. Schlager. SINPO 44433.
6270 1020 Unid. Talk in German, mentions Radio Caroline. SINPO 24332.
6305 1153 Radio Merlin Int. Briefly faded in. Pointer Sisters "Jump for My Love," James Brown "Living in America." SINPO 34333.
6320 1038 Radio Tesla. Schlager, ID 1047 with greetings to listeners. SINPO 34333.
6320 1527 Radio Joey. Mike & Mechanics "Silent Running." SINPO 54444.
6449.5 0958 Radio Readymix. Heavy rock. SINPO 44433.
6855 1751 Radio Freedom (Italy). Jingle ID, smooth jazz. SINPO 34333.
7726 1802 Radio Zeppelin. Style Council "Move On Up." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Saturday, March 09, 2019

Sat Mar 9

1656 2133 Radio Soerabaya. Dutch music, IDs. SINPO 23332.
1673 2148 Radio Armada. "My Lady of Spain," "A Girl Like You." SINPO 33333.
5005 0930 Dance Wave Shortwave. Relay of internet station Flashback Alternatives. SINPO 24332.
5140 1514 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s to 40s. SINPO 34333.
5820 1458 Radio 319. Jason Donovan "Too Many Broken Hearts," ID. SINPO 24332.
6205 0943 Laser Hot Hits. Non-stop music. Jonas Doom "Without Me." SINPO 55444.
6230 0935 Coast FM. Rag n Bone Man "I'm Only Human," Aswad "Don't Turn Around." SINPO 54444.
6270 1720 Premier Radio Int. Kinks "Waterloo Sunset," Elvis Presley "Way Down," off 1729. SINPO 33333.
6286 1705 Radio Mustang. Techno. SINPO 55444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Friday, March 08, 2019

Fri Mar 8

1611 2252 Radio Akai. Albert Hammond "It Never Rains in Southern California," splash from 1602. SINPO 33433.
1636 2233 Radio Twentana. Schlager. SINPO 44433.
1656 2256 Radio Monte Carlo. Polka, ID and off. SINPO 33433.
5140 2228 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
6230 1440 Coast FM. Three Days Grace "Never Too Late," Madonna "Papa Don't Preach." SINPO 54444.
6243 1428 Radio Cuckoo. Billy Swan "Let Me Help," Labelle "Lady Marmalade." SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thursday, March 07, 2019

Thurs Mar 7

5810 1731 Radio 319. New Edition "Candy Girl," Bangles "Manic Monday." SINPO 34333.
6230 1634 Coast FM. Tupac Shakur "California Love," Speeding Cars "Walking on Cars." SINPO 54444.
6240 1753 Unid. I've noticed a Dutch station on this frequency with traditional Dutch music for several weeks but signal never strong enough to get an ID when the operator does speak. I've not seen any IDs for this station. Bit of a mystery. SINPO 23332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Wed Mar 6

1630 2108 Radio Sapporo. QSO with Turftrekker. SINPO 34333.
1633 2103 Radio Turftrekker. Schlager, signing off, greeting Panda. SINPO 44433.
1637 1754 Radio Weg Piraat. "Good Vibrations," signing off. SINPO 23332.
1647 1748 Radio Digital. Demis Roussos songs, ID. SINPO 34333.
1658 2115 Radio Kristal. ID in English and said listening for other stations, het from Greek pirate on 1660. SINPO 43433.
1660 1757 Radio Concorde. Wings "Band on the Run," ID, greetings. Kim Wilde "Kids in America." SINPO 24332.
5140 1813 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
6230 1700 Coast FM. News headlines, Electronic "Getting Away With It," QRM from utilities and the Australian weather station. SINPO 53443.
6240 1649 Radio Carneval. IDs, schlager. SINPO 34333.
6429 1709 Radio 102. Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream," Paul Anka "Having My Baby," good peaks.  SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Tues Mar 5

1617 2158 Radio Marianne. Dutch instrumental music, ID and off. SINPO 34333.
5005 1702 Dance Wave Shortwave. Relay of internet station Flashback Alternatives. SINPO 34333.
5810 1734 Radio 319 (pres). Recordings of Stuart Henry show on Radio Luxembourg. SINPO 55444.
6205 1720 Laser Hot Hits. Mandy's show playing Rita Ora "That's How We Do It," Rubettes "Tonight" and Alien Ant Farm "Smooth Criminal." SINPO 54444.
6230 1710 Coast FM. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian," Little Mix "Think About Us." Splash from strong STANAG on 6225. SINPO 53433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)