Tues Sept 10

5870 1925 Radio Harmony. Safaris "Image of a Girl," Julie London "Laura," utility on lower side band. SINPO 53443.
5825 1909 Continental Radio (pres). Relay of Dutch FM or internet station with traditional Dutch music. SINPO 44333.
6205 1901 Laser Hot Hits. Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plane Pour Moi," Ian Dury "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick." SINPO 54444.
6280 1659 Radio 319. Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon Sept 9

5780 1906 Radio Harmony. Nelson Eddie "Rose Marie," Carpenters "Close to You." SINPO 54444.
6205 1844 Laser Hot Hits. Aztec Camera "Somewhere in My Heart," Paul Hardcastle "The Wizard" (Top of the Pops theme in late 80s). SINPO 34333.
6284 1852 Radio Joey. Delerium "Silence," Guru Josh Project "Infinity." SINPO 54444.
6955U 2157 WREC (USA). Deep Purple "Highway Star," weak but clear. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sun Sept 8

3905 2016 Radio Elvis. Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You," Pearl Jam "Black." SINPO 54444.
5780 0915 Radio Harmony. Ethel Merman "I Get A Kick Out of You." SINPO 34433.
5810 1655 FRS Holland. Repeat of 39th anniversary broadcast. Intro music before programmes started at 1700. Utility QRM. SINPO 23332. Better on Twente SDR - SINPO 33333. The signal was much improved at 2010, SINPO 54444.
6205 0909 Laser Hot Hits. Johnny Rivers "Summer Rain," The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make." SINPO 44433.
6230 1125 Radio Casanova. Dutch songs & polka, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.
6255 1133 Radio Southsea Melody (tent). Sarah Brightman "Time to Say Goodbye," Goombay Dance Band "Guantanamera." SINPO 24332.
6270 1120 Radio 319. Radio Caroline recordings. SINPO 34333.
6276 2029 Rammstein Radio. Rammstein music. SINPO 34333.
6285 0945 Radio Klaverboer. Polka, IDs in Dutch. SINPO 34433.
6305 1447 Panda Radio. Early 20th Century music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Sept 7

3930 1929 The Ghoul. The Kinks "Dedicated Follower of Fashion." SINPO 54444.
3930 1936 Bogusman. Microdisney song, talking about his heating system, Invalid Litter Dept "At the Drive In," The Cure "Cold." SINPO 54444.
3945 1955 Radio Pandora. music, only just audible. SINPO 24332.
5140 1700 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music and vintage radio clips from the era. SINPO 34333.
5780 1634 Radio Harmony. Emile Ford "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For," Tony Bennett "Shadow of Your Smile." SINPO 44433.
6200 1618 Radio Discovery. Michael Jackson "Girlfriend," splash from Laser. SINPO 33433.
6205 1623 Laser Hot Hits. Travelling Wilburys "Handle With Care," Madness "Yesterdays Men." SINPO 44433.
6255 1916 Radio Southsea Melody. Hawaiian music. SINPO 34333.
6275 2204 Radio Johnny Tobacco (pres). Tony Joe White "Going Down This Time," moved from 6264 then 6271 & 6272. SINPO 54444.
6284 1910 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 55444.
6290 1611 Radio Fox 48. Wet Wet Wet "Angel Eyes," then "Everybody Dance Now." SINPO 24332.
6305 2144 Panda Radio. Music from early part of 20th Century. SINPO 33333.
6305 2153 Channel 92. Disco music. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

New address for the Ukrainian DX Blog

Alex's excellent Ukrainian DX Blog has a new web address which is https://udxb.blogspot.com/

The site is dedicated to reporting all aspects of long and short distance radio reception from Kyiv.

If you haven't visited it before, why not take a look?

Fri Sept 6

5140 1706 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1655 Radio Harmony. Glenn Miller "Little Brown Jug," Roger Whittaker "River Lady." SINPO 44433.
6205 1643 Laser Hot Hits. Isley Brothers "Harvest for the World," Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away." SINPO 44433.
6270 1637 Radio 319 (pres). Radio Caroline recordings. SINPO 34333.
6290 2149 Channel 92. Jazz version on "Blue Moon." SINPO 24332.
6881U 2233 Mix Radio Int (USA). Prince "1999." SINPO 24332.
6900U 2200 Hi Fi Radio (USA). Thrash metal music, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6900U 2239 Hot Radio relay. NOFX "Creeping Out Sara," jingles. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

FRS Holland to repeat 39th anniversary broadcast this Sunday

Dear FRS Friends,

On Sunday (September 8th) FRS will repeat last Sunday's broadcast which suffered from very poor/ unstable propagation conditions. That means once again a start at 16:52 UTC/ 18:52 CEST.

Frequency: only 5810 kHz. It looks like higher freqs like 7700 suffer from very long skip nulling out reception in large parts of out target area. We hope for better/stronger reception but realize that the current conditions simply are (very) poor!

Sunday Sept. 8th  16:52- 21:00 UTC 5810 kHz ...FRS' 39th Anniversary featuring Jan, Bert, Dave, Peter & Mike. Tune in!

Have a good weekend,
73s  Peter V. (on behalf of the entire FRS Family).

Pirate radio recordings

Radio Zeewolf
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Radio Pandora (UK) - v good signal
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Radio Yogi Bear & Dr Einstein
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Radio Batavia

Thurs Sept 5

5140 1725 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1715 Radio Harmony. Paul Robeson "Mood Indigo," Eileen Barton "Baked A Cake." SINPO 44333.
6205 1706 Laser Hot Hits. Elton John "I'm Still Standing," Queen "We Will Rock You." SINPO 34333.
6224 1845 Skyline Radio Germany (tent). Rock music. SINPO 23332.
6265 1834 Radio Bella Italia. East Side Beat "Ride Like the Wind." SINPO 34333.
6270 1700 Radio 319. Radio Monique recordings. SINPO 34333.
6298 1824 Radio Fox 48. Shakin' Stevens "Oh Julie." SINPO 23332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Sept 4

5140 1726 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
6270 1642 Radio 319. Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Vintage pirate radio magazines online

Cool AM has provided a link to pirate radio fanzines which have been digitally scanned and turned into PDFs. These can be accessed via a Google Drive link.

Among titles featured are the Anoraks UK Weekly Report, Radio Argus News, Free Radio Waves, Pirate Connection, Wavelength and many more.

Back in the 1970s & 1980s, there was no internet so getting access to information about your favourite pirate radio stations was not easy.

Some pirate stations had DX shows, while there were free radio columns in DX clubs' monthly magazines. But enthusaists also published their own A4 typewritten fanzines with all the latest information that listeners could subscribe to.

These had all the latest news from shortwave, medium wave, Ireland and offshore. So if you want to wallow in some nostalgia why not take a look?

The link is
 http://radiocommunicationsmagazines.ml

FRS Holland's email problem fixed

Dear FRS Friend,

A third mail from us within a week, quite unusual. Yesterday I reported about mailbox problems. In the mean time this issue has been solved! Happy...

On the contrary: we  at FRS feel totally unhappy and disappointed about last Sunday's broadcast. In the past years almost all Summer Sunday evenings broadcasts produced a good response from all over Europe, partly due to good signals.

Things in 2019 are different! Already on July 28th we were confronted with unusual poor propagation in the evening hours. For that reason we repeated the broadcast two weeks later on Sunday August 11th. That one was slightly better, still not good.

Last Sunday we had good hopes for a satisfactory broadcast, our 39th anniversary. There was an interesting line up of programmes with interesting topics and all of our team was motivated to produce a great show.

But unfortunately things were even worse than in July. What never happened: 7700  was almost inaudible in areas where usually a good signal is produced. In several areas 5810 did better than 7700. But that was only during part of the broadcast. In some areas both signals couldn't be received at all. Signals were unstable and faded in and out. After 21 CEST we 'scored 'S9 in Slovenia and Poland. But: in areas we usually provide fair/good signals (almost) nothing was to be heard. And thus in our target areas there was little to enjoy.

For all of us very frustrating... With such unpredictable, unreliable conditions a repeat doesn't seem to be a solution. Finally it's possible that next weekend conditions are the same as they were last Sunday. We have to praise our engineer for doing the utmost to put out decent signals. But you cannot win from nature...

This evening and in the upcoming week there will be a number of streams on the Internet. See below!

Streaming
Choosing for ‘the best of both worlds’ FRSH goes for broadcasting on short wave in good old AM and digital high quality web streaming. That means that listeners can make their choice out of two separate streams: [http://laut.fm/jukebox] & [http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u].
Please refer to our website (frsholland.nl)for full details. At this moment I have already contacted the responsible ‘streaming persons’.
[http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u]  Wednesday Sept. 4th 17:00- 21.00 UTC/ 19:00- 23:00 CEST.
[http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u]  Sunday Sept. 8th 15:00- 19.00 UTC/ 17:00- 21:00 CEST.
[http://laut.fm/jukebox] Saturday Sept. 7th 15:00- 19:00 UTC/ 17:00- 21:00 CEST
[http://laut.fm/jukebox]  Sunday Sept. 8th 08:00- 12:00 UTC/ 10:00- 14:00 CEST
[http://laut.fm/jukebox]  Thursday Sept. 12th 16:00- 20:00 UTC/ 18:00- 22:00 CEST

Any reports for last Sunday's 39th anniversary are welcome.

73s  Peter V.

Tues Sept 3

1617 2039 Radio Marianne. Dutch songs. SINPO 44433.
1628 2027 Radio Speedy Gonzales. Frida "Something Going On," Patrick Hernandez "Born to be Alive." SINPO 33333.
1638 2021 Radio Concorde. ID, greetings, Patti Smith "Because the Night." SINPO 24332.
3905 1838 Radio Fox 48. IDs and off. SINPO 24332.
5055 1840 Radio 319. Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 44444.
5140 2005 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 44433.
6205 1639 Laser Hot Hits. Rob Walker show. Rolling Stones "Tumbling Dice," Culture Club "Church of the Poisoned Mind." SINPO 44433.
6291 1849 Radio Pirana. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Proud Mary," Fairground Attraction "Find My Love." SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Premier Radio Int eQSL

Thanks for the eQSL.

FRS Holland email address problem

Dear FRS Friend,

This evening I discovered there is a problem with our mailbox --> frs@frsholland.nl
That means that mails which were sent to us because of our Sept 1st broadcast, have been returned to sender.

I have contacted the company who takes care of our our hosting and hope to hear what's going on (and going wrong). Messages are returned telling the mailbox is full which is - as far as I can see - not the case.

If you have sent a message/report, and it was returned, please await a further message from us and do NOT resend anything until you have heard from us it is ok to do so!

In the worst scenario messages are lost which is a very bad thing! I hope to have more (and better) news by tomorrow!

73s  Peter Verbruggen

Mon Sept 2

5140 1846 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1646 Radio Harmony. Shirley Bassey "For All We Know," Anne Shelton "My Silent Love," strong utility splash. SINPO 53443.
6205 1900 Laser Hot Hits. Rob Walker show. Fleetwood Mac "Oh Well"  & "Little Lies," interference from spitting utility. SINPO 43433.
6220 1929 Transatlantic Broadcast. African music, goods peaks. SINPO 33333.
6270 1834 Radio 319. Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sun Sept 1

3900 1756 Blue Valley Radio. Country music. SINPO 24332.
3920 1717 Test Radio.  Operator said testing new antenna. The Animals "We've Got to Get Out of this Place," Dusty Springfield "Son of a Preacher Man." SINPO 44433.
5140 2025 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1352 Radio Harmony. Dusty Springfield "Nothing Has Been Proved," Dinah Washington "Mad About the Boy." SINPO 34333.
5810 2015 FRS Holland. No reception on this frequency or parallel 7700.
6205 0828 Laser Hot Hits. James Brown "Sex Machine," Goldbug "Whole Lotta Love." SINPO 34433.
6210 0813 Radio King Shortwave. Mangudai "Promenade Nocturne," Bob Dylan "What Can I Do For You," splash from 6205. SINPO 33433,
6270 0831 Premier Radio Int. Mungo Jerry "In the Summertime," 10cc "I'm Not In Love," ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6285 1704 Abu Dhabi Radio. IDs, world music. SINPO 34333.
6392 0806 Radio 319. Recording of Radio Caroline from 1967. SINPO 44433.
6850 1404 Blue Moon Radio (pres). REO Speedwagon "Take It on the Run," Ella Henderson "Ghost." SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat Aug 31

3905 1834 Bogusman. Beta Band "Squares," reading reception reports (for about 15 minutes), Doves "At The Tower." SINPO 54444.
3905 1859 The Ghoul. Start of his show. The Blow monkeys "Wait," Paul Weller Movement "Into Tomorrow." SINPO 55444.
5140 1920 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5780 1909 Radio Harmony. Paul Robeson "It Takes A Long Pull to Get There," ID, jazz tune. SINPO 44333.
6205 1117 Laser Hot Hits. Rob Walker show. Ed Sheeran "Shape of You," Cerone "Supernature." SINPO 34333.
6260 2040 Radio 319 (tent). Mi Amigo recordings, no 319 ID heard, bursts of utility. SINPO 33333.
6275 1419 Radio 319. Radio Mi Amigo recordings. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6270 at 1521 - SINPO 24332.
6284 1849 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 55444.
6285 1439 Radio KR1. Gary Puckett "Young Girl," greetings to Jock Wilson, Love Affair "Rainbow Valley." SINPO 34333. Moved to 6280 at 1519 to avoid utility. SINPO 34333.
6290 2020 Sluwe Vos Radio. Black Eyed Peas "Pump It," Stranglers "Skin Deep," ID, greetings. SINPO 34333.
6300 1450 Radio Batavia. Andy Gibb "Everlasting Love," Toto "Africa," greeting listeners. SINPO 44433.
6300 1853 Radio Fox 48. Iron Maiden music. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

FRS Holland to celebrate 39 years on air

Dear FRS Friends,

A bit late but still in time...on Sunday September 1 FRS-Holland hopes to celebrate its 39th anniversary!

All details are to be found on our website:
http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/133-frs-holland-celebrates-its-39th-anniversary.html 

Programming on 7700//5810 kHz will commence at 16:52 UTC/ 18:52 CEST.

In July conditions were a bit disappointing, we hope for the better on Sunday evening. In contrast with previous years, we will pay much attention to our anniversary with lots of memories, archive recordings and...great music.

Thanks to all of you who wrote in for our July 28th (repeat August 11th) broadcast(s).  All e-mail/ snail mail will be handled within the upcoming weeks.

Hopefully we will meet on Sunday! Your support remains vital to us!!

73s, Peter Verbruggen on behalf of the FRS team.

Fri Aug 30

5020 1920 Radio 319. The Fortunes "Caroline," Musical Youth "Pass the Duchie." SINPO 34333.
5035 1925 Radio Pamela. Instrumental music. SINPO 24332.
5780 2213 Radio Harmony. Jazz tune. SINPO 55444.
6205 2204 Laser Hot Hits. Rob Walker show. Fleetwood Mac "Little Lies," Dire Straits "Money for Nothing." SINPO 54444.
6275 1911 Radio Quadzilla. Queen "I Want to Break Free," The Beatles "Hey Jude," ID, greetings. SINPO 44333.
6275 2154 Channel 92. Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," Th' Dudes "Bliss." SINPO 33333. Moved to 6290 at 2202 to avoid utility. SINPO 34333.
6375 2149 Radio Universe. Moody Blues "Nights in White Satin." SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)