Sun May 27

6205 0935 Laser Hot Hits. The Connells "74 75," Sonny & Cher "I Got You." SINPO 45444.
6230 0845 Radio Zeewolf. Dutch music. SINPO 23332.
6235 0912 Ronnie AM. Status Quo "Again Again." SINPO 24332.
6250 0850 Blue Moon Radio. Proclaimers "Letter from America." SINPO 34333.
6270 1535 Radio Verona. Dutch music, contact details. SINPO 44333.
6300 0927 Radio Merlin Int. Procul Harem "Whiter Shade of Pale." SINPO 34333.
6310 1118 Harmony Radio. "As Long As He Needs Me," ID. SINPO 54444.
6335 1130 Radio General Lee (not sure about spelling). "All Around My Hat," "All Out of Love." ID "You are tuned to Radio General Lee, music for you and me." SINPO 44333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat May 26

5005 2035 Dance Wave Shortwave. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
5830 1238 Radio 319. David Bowie "Rebel Rebel," Human League "Love Action." SINPO 34333.
6205 1232 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show, with Black Eyed Peas song. SINPO 44433.
6240 2045 Crazy Wave Radio. 808 State, ID. SINPO 34333.
6265 1905 Radio Pandora. "Dragon Slayer," ID, Spandau Ballet. SINPO 34333.
6270 2040 Radio Joey. Scooter. SINPO 44433.
6290 2030 Radio Abu Dhabi. Country music, ID. SINPO 54444.
6300 1222 Radio Merlin Int. Deep Purple "Black Night," SINPO 33333.
6310 1213 Harmony Radio. "Mack the Knife" then "Love is All," strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6325 1922 Bogusman. Pink Floyd track, chat, utility QRM. SINPO 43333. Better at 2052 ... Bogus reading articles from The Guardian, tracks by the Chameleons and Bauhaus. SINPO 44333.
6325 2106 The Ghoul. Taking over from Bogus, opening with OMD "Electricity."  SINPO 33333.
6747 1914 Radio Pioneer. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
7726 2010 Zeppelin Radio. "Unchained Melody." SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri May 25

3940 2135 Radio Batavia. ID, greetings, Cliff Richard "Power to all our Friends." SINPO 44333.
5140 2147 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s/30s. SINPO 44333.
5870 1700 Radio 319. "319" jingle, then talk in Dutch - Mi Amigo programme.  ELO "It's A Living Thing." SINPO 34333.
6205 1648 Laser Hot Hits. Soft Cell "Where the Heart Is," then Billy Joel "Tell Me About It."
6300 1628 Radio Merlin Int. Simply Red "Something's Got Me Started." SINPO 34333.
6310 1638 Harmony Radio. Easy listening sounds. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs May 24

5005 2022 Dance Wave Shortwave. Dance music. SINPO 24332.
6205 2015 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott programme. Kim Wilde "Water on Glass," SINPO 54444.
6300 2002 Radio Abu Dhabi. Roxette "Listen to Your Heart," tried also 6302, 6299 before settling on 6298 where heard with ID at 2023. SINPO 55444.
6310 2030 Harmony Radio. "A Spoonful of Sugar" from the film Mary Poppins, "Little Brown Jug" Glenn Miller. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed May 23

5140 2010 Charleston Radio Int. Old time music. SINPO 44333.
6205 2000 Laser Hot Hits. Billy Paul "Your Song," talk about radio rallies. SINPO 55444.
6310 2027 Harmony Radio. "I Am What I Am," "You Make Me Feel Brand New." SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues May 22

5140 1950 Charleston Radio Int. ID, music from 1920s/30s. SINPO 34333.
6205 1923 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 55444.
6242 2036 Radio Quadzilla. "Living Next Door to Alice," moved from 6240 to avoid utility. SINPO 34333.
6275 2045 Radio Toyota. Rock music. SINPO 23332.
6280 2028 Radio Merlin Int. Strawbs "Part of the Union," SINPO 33333.
6297 1939 Radio Abu Dhabi (pres). Country music, very strong. SINPO 55544.
6310 1930 Harmony Radio. "Catch A Falling Star," then Dusty Springfield "I Don't Know What To Do With Myself." SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon May 21

*1620  2148 Radio Barones. The Killers "Human," chat in EG/DT, "Summertime Blues." SINPO 33333.
*1625 2202 Radio Pandora. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
*1638 2155 Radio Bluebird. Greetings to Dr Tim, "Bad Moon Rising." SINPO 44433.
3940 2100 Radio Oscar Zulu. ID, Rah Band "Clouds Across the Moon," off 2102. SINPO 34333.
5140 2135 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1930s. SINPO 34333.
5802 2025 Free Radio Victoria. Eighties music, ID. SINPO 44433.
6240 2032 Radio Quadzilla. Oldies, ID jingle. SINPO 33433.
6285 1946 Little Feat Radio. Bruce Hornsby & The Range "That's the Way It Is," ID and contact details. SINPO 34333.
6290 2050 Panda Radio. "Rivers of Babylon," "Leave Your Hat On." SINPO 34333.
6300 1941 Radio Merlin Int. George McRae "Rock Your Baby," SINPO 34333. By 2010 was up to SINPO 54444.
6310 2000 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music. SINPO 55444.
6370 2020 Central Radio Int. Coldplay song, ID. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *via Degen 1103 & AN-200 loop)

Sun May 20

5140 2205 Charleston Radio Int. ID, old-time music. SINPO 34333.
5801 2142 Free Radio Victoria. Yardbirds "For Your Love," SINPO 44433.
5860 0838 Radio 319 (pres). Radio Caroline programme with Ray Clark playing Police "Invisible Sun." SINPO 34333.
6205 0845 Laser Hot Hits. Richard Marx song, news headlines (from last week), Big Audio Dynamite. SINPO 44444.
6243 0830 Radio Waves Int. Soft rock, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.
6250 1408 Unid. Non-stop punk/new wave, including "Pretty Vacant," "Going Underground." Could be Blue Moon Radio. SINPO 34333.
6303 2130 Radio Joey. Dance music. SINPO 44444.
6310 0822 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music. SINPO 24332. Signal much improved at 1435. Now SINPO 44444.
6450 0903 Radio Ronnie AM. Dutch music, some utility splash. SINPO 23432.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat May 19

3910 1633 Unid. Rock n roll. SINPO 34333.
4945 2008 Dance Wave SW. Dance music, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
5140 2030 Charleston Radio Int. Music and clips of American announcers from 1920s/30s. SINPO 34333.
6205 1620 Laser Hot Hits. Mandy with Abba "Waterloo" and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds "AKA What A Life." SINPO 34333.
6288 2020 Radio Quadzilla. "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa," "Under the Boardwalk," only using 2W. SINPO 34333.
6295 2003 Radio Abu Dhabi (pres). Country music, strong signal. SINPO 55444.
6321 1827 Radio Dr Tim. "Happy Birthday," "Ode to Joy." SINPO 34333.
7726 1852 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri May 18

5140 1907 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s/30s. SINPO 24332.
5845 1920 Radio Flying Dutchman. "November Rain," sudden off. SINPO 55444.
6205 1716 Laser Hot Hits. Status Quo "Caroline," SINPO 44444.
6266 1650 Unid. Indie music, including "Going Out Tonight," Hounds of Love," SINPO 23332.
6280 1722 Ronnie AM. Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You." SINPO 24332.
6300 1638 Radio Merlin Int. Dave Lee show. Song "Fever," then Cream "I Feel Free," good peaks. SINPO 44333.
6310 1732 Harmony Radio. "A Woman's Touch," "Those Were the Days." SINPO 54444.
6324 1656 Radio B4. Testing new transmitter, Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing," ID 'bartje vier.' SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs May 17

*5140 2150 Charleston Radio Int (pres). Old-time music, off 2153. SINPO 34333.
6205 2048 Laser Hot Hits. Billy Idol "White Wedding," Cliff Richard "The Only Way Out." SINPO 55444.
6280 2042 Unid. Non-stop music. Monsoon "Ever So Lonely," SINPO 55444.
6295 2032 Radio 102. Al Stewart "Year of the Cat." SINPO 34333.
6310 2037 Harmony Radio. "I Remember You," ID. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, Portsmouth/ *SW England)

Wed May 16

6205 1720 Laser Hot Hits. Free "A Little Bit of Love," then Alan Parsons Project. SINPO 34333.
6260 1705 Blue Moon Radio (tent). Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love," lot of static tonight. SINPO 23332.
6290 1725 Ronnie AM. Instrumental & dance music, chat. SINPO 24332.
6310 1712 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music, good peaks. SINPO 34333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

eQSLs from Blue Moon Radio and Central Radio Int

Blue Moon Radio is a station from Ireland which has been testing around 6260 kHz. I heard him on 6260.8 kHz. He has been running 40W into a half wave dipole.

Central Radio Int from the UK was logged on Sunday evening with a fair signal - thanks to a (rare) bit of short skip.

Thanks for the eQSLs.

Tues May 15

6205 1647 Laser Hot Hits. Mike Andrews show. Chris Rea "Down on the Beach," SINPO 54444,
6310 1715 Harmony Radio. New frequency. Easy listening music. SINPO 33333.
7726 1703 Zeppelin Radio (pres). The Hollies "Air That I Breathe." SINPO 25332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon May 14

5140 1721 Charleston Radio Int (pres). Music from 1920s/30s. SINPO 33333.
6205 1655 Laser Hot Hits. Bernie Flint "I Don't Want to Put A Hold on You," Robert Palmer "Johnny and Mary," strong peaks. SINPO 44433.
6261 1714 Blue Moon Radio (pres). Pretenders "Brass in Pocket." Co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 33433.
6375 1703 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

eQSLs from Bogusman and Radio Revox

Quick reply from Radio Revox, heard yesterday with a good signal. Also received was the latest eQSL from Bogusman - although his signal was better on the Saturday than the Sunday. 

Many thanks.

Sun May 13

5850 1740 Radio Flying Dutchman. Instrumental music, ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.
*6205 1028 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson show. Music from Iron Maiden, Stevie Nicks, Wishbone Ash. SINPO 44433.
6240 1333 Radio Waves Int. Country music. SINPO 24332.
6261 1657 Blue Moon Radio. Gary Moore "Parisian Walkways." Fergal Sharkey "A Good Heart." ID from comments on Irish Paul's blog. SINPO 24332.
6265 1940 Radio Columbia. Yazoo "Don't Go." SINPO 23332.
6270 2003 Radio Dr Tim. Just audible, splash 6275. SINPO 22332. Better at 2021 after 6275 signed off. Radio Goofy tribute show. SINPO 34333.
6275 1914 Radio Revox. Rock music, asking for reports. SINPO 55444.
6275 2027 Central Radio Int. Move from 6310. "Mr Vain," SINPO 34333.
*6285 1018 Coast FM via relay. REM "Shiny Happy People." SINPO 45433.
6310 1955 Central Radio Int. Hall & Oates "Maneater" then "Could It Be Magic." SINPO 33333.
6320 1730 Radio Focus Int. Rush "Fly By Night," ID, Black Eyed Peas "I've Got A Feeling." SINPO 44333.
6325 2010 Bogusman. Song "Home & Dry," splash 6320 and utility QRM. SINPO 23332.
*6375 1035 Harmony Radio. "Macarthur's Park," then "Anyone WHo Had A Dream." SINPO 34333.
6920 1923 Radio Stove Farmer. "Walk on Water," utility QRM. SINPO 23332.
7726 1747 Radio Zeppelin. Sixties music. SINPO 24332.

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

Sat May 12

5140 1810 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 34333.
6205 1138 Laser Hot Hits. Mandy playing Pet Shop Boys "Always on My Mind," greeting listeners in Canada, Phil Collins "Sussudio." SINPO 44433.
6213 1818 Unid. Eurovision Song Contest hits "Hallelujah," "Save All Your Kisses for Me," SINPO 23332.
6240 1342 Radio Waves Int (pres). Country music, SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.
6285 1127 Coast FM v relay. Oasis "Wonderwall," Will Young "Leave Right Now." SINPO 45444.
6320 1758 Radio Focus Int. Consortium "When the Day Breaks," SINPO 43433.
6325 1749 Bogusman. Short skip is back! Blue Oyster Cult "Astronomy," reading from The Guardian, Stone Temple Pilots "Cracker Man." SINPO 43443.
6375 1145 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music. SINPO 24332.
7726 1804 Zeppelin Radio. "Lean on Me," " I Can Help." SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri May 11

3905 1935 Radio Oscar Zulu. "Green Berets," IDs, "Concrete & Clay." SINPO 34333.
6205 1645 Laser Hot Hits. Sabrina "Boys Boys Boys," SINPO 44333.
6210 1927 Radio AC DC. Move from 6247. Meat Loaf. SINPO 34333.
6240 1710 Panda Radio. Chilites "Have You Seen Her?" SINPO 34333.
6247 1915 Radio AC DC. ID, rock, whistle from Korea on 6250. SINPO 33333.
6265 1924 Radio 102. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6270 1949 Panda Radio. Ballads. SINPO 33333.
6285 1655 Coast FM via relay. "Keep on Moving," jingle. SINPO 44333.
6295 1705 Radio 102. Billy Ocean "Get Out of My Dreams," SINPO 34333.
6300 1919 Radio Mustang. "Listen to Your Heart," ID, greetings. SINPO 55444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs May 10

6285 2156 Coast FM v relay. Phyllis Nelson "Move Closer," Tenerife ads, news. SINPO 34333.
6295 1642 Radio Ronalisa. Dance music, greetings and off. SINPO 24332.
6295 1655 Radio Zeewolf. Greetings, polka, closedown. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed May 9

3900 2200 Radio Borderhunter. Golden Earring "Radar Love," Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast." SINPO 55444.
5140 1738 Charleston Radio Int. Old-time music. SINPO 24332.
6240 1600 Unid. Political talk  about changing your Twitter password and Julian Assange. Sudden off at 1602. This was a broadcast of podcast according to The Ether Hacker on the HF Underground blog who said it had running on a loop for most of the day. SINPO 34333.
6285 1605 Coast FM v relay. "You're the Best Thing," jingle, Kajagoogoo "Too Shy." SINPO 45333.
6375 1847 Harmony Radio. Easy listening. SINPO 44333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues May 8

5140 1735 Charleston Radio Int. New frequency. Music from 20s/30s. SINPO 34333.
5850 2015 Radio 319 (pres). Dutch programme, possibly Mi Amigo, strong peaks. SINPO 44333.
6205 1718 Laser Hot Hits. Freddie Mercury "Love Kills," news headlines. SINPO 44333.
6285 1713 Coast FM via relay. Jermaine Jackson "Let's Get Serious," Belinda Carlisle "We Dream the Same Dream," SINPO 54444.
6295 1742 Radio Abu Dhabi (pres). Country music. SINPO 55444.
6375 1725 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music, strong signal tonight. SINPO 54444.
7726 2036 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 25332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon May 7

6205 1645 Laser Hot Hits. Pop music, static noise level really high tonight. SINPO 34232.
6240 0930 Radio Waves Int. ID, country music. SINPO 34333.
6285 0937 Coast FM v relay. Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer," Jennifer Hudson "Remember Me." SINPO 45444.
6375 0945 Harmony Radio. Roger Whittaker "The Last Farewell,"  "Strangers in Paradise," signal booming in. SINPO 54444.
7726 1920 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Bogusman eQSL and Delta Radio photo

eQSL received from Bogusman - skip actually short enough to hear for a change.

Delta Radio Int sent some photos. He said the station has been around since the 1970s but has not been heard on shortwave for several years. He said he will produce a QSL for future broadcasts. I believe this is a separate Delta Radio from two other Delta radios on shortwave - one who also calls himself Technical Man and Delta Radio (West Brabant).

Many thanks.

Sun May 6

6205 0848 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence remembering toys he once had, King "Taste of Your Tears," Oasis "Roll With It." SINPO 45444.
6280 1715 Radio Polkawelle. Polka. SINPO 23332.
6285 0828 Coast FM via relay. Culture Club "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," SINPO 44433.
6305 0835 Radio Merlin Int. "Meet Me at the Corner," SINPO 23432.
6375 0840 Harmony Radio. Frank Sinatra "I've Got You Under My Skin," SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sat May 5

6205 1227 Laser Hot Hits. Ian Lawrence show. China Crisis "Wishful Thinking," Kane Gang "Motor Town." SINPO 55444.
6275 2147 Radio Delta Int. "When the Bullet Hits the Bone," IDs, strong. New station? SINPO 55444.
6285 1220 Coast FM v relay. George Michael "Different Corner," Tenerife adverts. SINPO 44433.
6305 1740 Radio Merlin Int. Sixties sounds "I'll Never Get Over You," "Bachelor Boy." SINPO 34333.
6325 1753 Bogusman. Boomtown Rats "She's So Modern", talk about Abba recording music again, Abba "Under Attack." SINPO 33333.
6375 1235 Harmony Radio. "Those Were the Days," "I Will Be Loving You Always." SINPO 54444.
6390 1815 Panda Radio. ID, Johnny Cash. SINPO 34333.
7726 1805 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music, static noise high tonight. SINPO 25232.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Fri May 4

6205 1748 Laser Hot Hits. Isley Brothers "This Old Heart," Candi Staton "Honest I Do." SINPO 55444.
6285 1740 Coast FM v relay. Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild," Billy Joel "Uptown Girl." SINPO 54444.
6300 1905 Radio Mustang. Heavy rock. SINPO 55544.
6305 1753 Radio Merlin Int. Signal just faded in. Del Shannon "Hats Off to Larry," Chubby Checker "The Twist," greetings. SINPO 44433.
6423 1744 Radio Zeewolf. Tears for Fears "Shout," ID, ABC "Poison Arrow," greetings and off. SINPO 44433.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Thurs May 3

6220 1723 Laser Hot Hits. Gilbert O'Sullivan song, co-channel STANAG. SINPO 42332.
6295 1743 Misti Radio. AC DC "Rock n Roll Damnation." SINPO 34333.
7726 1737 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Rock music. SINPO 25332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Pirate radio recordings

Radio Europe (NL)


NMD Radio


Premier Radio Int


Radio Bluebird

Wed May 2

*5150 1922 Charleston Radio Int (pres). Old time music. SINPO 33333.
6205 1701 Laser Hot Hits. Carpenters "Rainy Days on Mondays," Chris de Burgh "Ballroom of Romance."
6260 1645 Radio Cuckoo. "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Goodbye Ruby Tuesday," frequent IDs. Good peaks. SINPO 34333.
*6280 1915 Radio Dr Tim. Sixties music, jingles. SINPO 34333.

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

Tues May 1

*1494 2043 Coast FM via relay. Bryan Adams "Everything I Do," ID jingle. SINPO 24332.
*1655 2050 Radio Vrolijke Mijwerker. Schlager. SINPO 34333.
5150 2055 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s. SINPO 33333.
6205 1643 Laser Hot Hits. Bucks Fizz "Run for Your Life,"  Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart." SINPO 34333.
6265 1721 Radio Zeewolf. "Rhythm of the Night," SINPO 34333.
6295 1725 Radio Altrex. "Theme from Midnight Express," ID. SINPO 24332.
7726 1652 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Drifters "Up on the Roof," Shadows "Apache." SINPO 25332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England/ *Degen 1103 & AN-200 loop)

Sat Apr 28

3920 1849 Dance Wave SW. Earth Wind & Fire song. SINPO 24332.
5150 1912 Charleston Radio Int. Music from the 1920s. SINPO 34333.
5835.5 1708 Radio Europe, Ukraine (tent). European music, poor modulation. SINPO 33333.
6205 1227 Laser Hot Hits. Repeat of the Martin Scott Avicii tribute. SINPO 44444.
6210 1900 Laser Hot Hits. Move from 6205. Current pop music. SINPO 44333.
6275 1734 Radio Skywire. Dutch music, audio test. SINPO 34333.
6285 1220 Coast FM via relay. S Express "Theme from S Express", Tenerife adverts. SINPO 55444.
6293 1854 Mustang Radio. Kim Wilde "Cambodia," greetings. SINPO 55444.
6320 1720 Radio Joey. Dance music, SSB QRM. SINPO 43333.
6375 1215 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music, some utility QRM. SINPO 44433.
6395 1925 Radio Quadzilla. Rammstein music. SINPO 33333.
7726 1840 Radio Zeppelin (pres). Sixties music. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Operator of Radio Caroline Int/Goofy passes away

Very sad news that  Paul, who operated Radio Caroline Int and Radio Goofy from the Czech/German border area has died.

He had cancer and in his last message on the AM Forum in February he said he was seriously ill and the cancer had spread.

Now Sluwe Vos Radio has been informed that he passed away on April 26, 2018.

http://www.am-forum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=26560

He was frequently heard on 48 metres with programmes of music and jingles and also a regular in Iann's pirate chat. He always thanked me for logging his station.

He was devoted to his dog Goofy. His blog- https://carolineteam.jimdo.com - featured not only his free radio logs but also photos from his travels and many photos of Goofy!

Condolences can be left on the AM Forum site (link above).

Thanks for the shows. May you rest in peace, Paul.

Fri Apr 27

5150 2147 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s, ID. SINPO 44333.
6205 1737 Laser Hot Hits. Dance music. SINPO 34333.
6270 1708 Ronnie AM. T Rex "Get It On," Abba "Dancing Queen," SINPO 24332.
6285 2154 Coast FM via relay. Beats International "Dub be Good to Me", jingle, also on 1494.  SINPO 55444. Transmitter on 6285 abruptly off but relay continued on 1494.
6325 1717 Radio Abu Dhabi. Schlager, polka, strong peaks. SINPO 44444.
6423 2200 Studio 52. Greetings, Status Quo "What You're Proposing," SINPO 55544.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Tues Apr 24

*846 2240 Radio North, Donegal. Non-stop music.  "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," SINPO 33433.
*1494 2252 Laser Hot Hits. ID jingle, Billy Joel "It's Still Rock n Roll to Me," SINPO 34433.
*1638 2228 Radio Bluebird. Polka, ID, talk in Dutch. SINPO 45433.
5150 2040 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s. SINPO 33333.
5850 2050 Radio 319 (pres). Oldies. SINPO 44433.
6205 2033 Laser Hot Hits. Lynsey de Paul "Save  Me," SINPO 44433.
6280 2028 Radio Pirana. "Stars on 45" Beatles medley, multi-lingual IDs. SINPO 34333.
6375 2019 Harmony Radio. "The Lady is A Tramp," announcement saying transmitter available for hire.
6400 2010 Sunshine Radio IDs, "Breakfast at Tiffanys," "Summer in the City." strong signal. SINPO 54444.

(via Barneys web SDR/ *Degen DE1103 & AN-200 loop)

Mon Apr 23

6205 1625 Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott with tribute show to top Swedish DJ Avicii who died recently. SINPO 54444.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Sun Apr 22

5150 2130 Charleston Radio Int. Music from 1920s, bursts of strong utility. SINPO 33333.
5850 0837 Radio 319 (pres). Soul II Soul "Back to Life," weak but improving signal. SINPO 23432.
6205 0842 Laser Hot Hits. Mandy playing Boomtown Rats "Rat Trap," REM "Losing My Religion." SINPO 35333.
6210 0823 Radio King Shortwave. Oldies. SINPO 33333.
6243 1140 Radio Waves Int. French pop, ID, mailing address, fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
6255 0815 Ronnie AM. Dutch songs. SINPO 34333.
6275 0810 Unid. Polka. SINPO 34333.
6375 1147 Harmony Radio. Piano music, usual utility QRM . SINPO 23332.
6395 0857 Radio Quadzilla. Kiss "I Was Made for Loving You." SINPO 34333.
7726 1728 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

New free radio forum

A new message board has been started for people to share their news and views about all things radio, in particular landbased pirates and offshore radio.

Find out more at
http://mb.boardhost.com/FreeRadioForum

Sat Apr 21

*1620 2033 Radio Uniek. Dutch music. SINPO 34333.
*1652 2040 Radio Moby Dick. Dutch music. SINPO 43333.
*1675 2045 Polka  Radio. Polka music. SINPO 33333.
3945 2015 Dance Wave Shortwave. Dance music. SINPO 23232.
5940 1733 Sunrise Radio. Bachman Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," utilty QRM. SINPO 33333.
6205 1412 Laser Hot Hits. Wilson Pickett "Mustang Sally," Loving Spoonful "Summer in the City,£ SINPO 44433.
6240 1720 Radio Waves Int. Black "Wonderful Life," Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero." SINPO 33333.
6255 1758 Radio Ronalisa. Electro music, talk in Dutch. SINPO 23332.
6285 1802 Sunrise Radio. Move from 5940. "First Cut Is The Deepest," SINPO 34333.
6295 1713 Radio Dummyload. "Ode to Joy," "I Spy for the DTI." SINPO 34333.
6305 1350 Radio Merlin Int. "A Walk in the Park," offshore radio tunes, good peaks but signal then fell back. SINPO 34433.
6322 2020 Radio Abu Dhabi. Swedish music. SINPO 44333.
6375 1425 Harmony Radio. Old time music. SINPO 23332.
7726 1745 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Instrumental music. SINPO 35333.

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

Fri Apr 20

6205 1620 Laser Hot Hits. Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plane Pour Moi," then Fratellis "Chelsea Dagger." SINPO 35333.
6375 1630 Harmony Radio. Music from 1940s & 50s. SINPO 24332.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Thurs Apr 19

5850 1750 Radio 319. T Rex "Get It On," SINPO 44444.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Wed Apr 18

6205 1910 Laser Hot Hits. Art of Noise, then the Shangrilas. SINPO 44433.
7726 1917 Zeppelin Radio. "Stars on 45" Abba mix then a blues song. SINPO 35333.

(via Twente SDR)

eQSL from Greek pirate Zeppelin Radio

My tentative reception of Zeppelin Radio on Monday has been rewarded with an eQSL from the station. In an email the operator said he uses a homebrew 110W transmitter with 47m longwire antenna. Although Greek pirates are regularly heard mixing with the Dutch at the top of medium wave, not so many are heard on shortwave.

This is only my third shortwave Greek pirate - the others were Odyssey Radio and Spider Radio, around 10 years ago. Many thanks for this eQSL.

His email address is zeppelinradiosw@yahoo.com

Tues Apr 17

1625 2015 Radio Marianne. "Marianne" song, SINPO 44433.
1645 2152 Radio Melkbus. Greetings, polka. SINPO 24332.
3945 2137 Dance Wave Shortwave. Patti Smith "Because the Night," SINPO 23332.
6240 1703 Ronnie AM. Laura Brannigan "Self Control," Tina Turner "Simply the Best." SINPO 23332.
6285 1535 Atlantis FM Tenerife via relay. Mariah Carey "Fantasy," SINPO 34333.
6375 1527 Harmony Radio. 'Beautiful music on Harmony' jingle, easy listening music. SINPO 33333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Mon April 16

6205 1611 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson show. Tom Petty "Running Down A Dream," Nick Straker Band "Walk in the Park," sudden fade of signal. SINPO 44433.
6285 1620 Atlantis FM via relay. Take That "Rule the World," SINPO 24332.
7726 1915 Zeppelin Radio (pres). Non-stop instrumental music, no IDs heard during time I was listening. SINPO 35333.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

Sun Apr 15

1685 2135 The Ghoul. Switch to medium wave. Heard with music from Alan Parsons Project and Steely Dan "Ricky Don't Lose That Number." Then Bogusman opening with The Adverts "Gary Gilmore's Eyes." Weak with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.
3936 2150 Radio Dr Tim. Radio Osaka tribute programme. SINPO 24332.
4895 0903 Dance Wave Shortwave. Dance music. SINPO 25332.
6205 0838 Laser Hot Hits. Nick Kamen "Each Time You Break My Heart," SINPO 33333.
6210 0822 Radio King Shortwave. Rock music. SINPO 33333.
6260 0908 Radio Zeewolf. Rock & dance music. SINPO 34333.
6285 0850 Energy FM via relay. Audio feed problem with sound cutting out. Fair signal.
6285 1530 Atlantis FM via relay. Blondie "Sunday Girl," Tenerife ads, audio problem fixed now. SINPO 34433.
6375 0855 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music. SINPO 24332.

(via Kiwi SDR, SW England)

It has been an incredibly quiet Sunday on 48 metres as operators don't bother switching on due to on-going bad propagation. If you haven't seen it, Terry's blog explains what's going on: http://terrysradioblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Let's hope conditions improve. A lot of the Dutch seem to concentrating on the top end of medium wave. Last night was busy on MW and I was getting many good signals - even on a small portable in the west of England. 

Sat Apr 14

*1625 1840 Radio Pandora (NL). Rock, greetings, jingle ID. SINPO 34433.
*1640 1837 Radio Relmus. Greetings, ID, signing off. SINPO 34333.
*1655 1847 Radio Golfbreker. Dutch music. SINPO 34433.
3940 1640 Radio 319 (pres). State of Trance dance music programme, then into Radio Caroline at 1649. SINPO 34333.
6205 1418 Laser Hot Hits. Mungo Jerry "Alright Alright Alright," SINPO 34333.
6265 1907 Crazy Wave Radio. Electro music, using 50W. SINPO 34333.
6285 1427 Energy FM via relay. Dance & pop. SINPO 35433.
6295 1855 Radio Dr Tim. Tribute programme to operator of Radio Osaka. SINPO 23332.
6320 1405 Radio Joey. Dance versions of "Age of Aquarius" and "Freedom." SINPO 44433.
6375 1413 Harmony Radio. Easy listening music. SINPO 33333.
6423 1432 Studio 52. Bryan Adams "Summer of 69," greetings. SINPO 34333.

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

Fri Apr 13

6205 1640 Laser Hot Hits. Dave Simpson show. "Sending out an SOS," then "Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache." SINPO 44433.
6285 1650 Coast FM via relay. Adele "Send My Love," Tenerife adverts. SINPO 44433.

(via Barneys web SDR)

Irish pirate radio history

This month's Wireless on Flirt FM features aspects of the history of the Irish pirate radio era of the 1970s and 1980s.

2018 is the 30th anniversary of the closure of the pirates in anticipation of new broadcasting legislation.

The programme features an interview with Irish radio historian Eddie Bohan on a new exhibition on the pirates to open in Dublin in May, and an interview with veteran broadcaster David Baker who worked in various Dublin stations in the 1980s and went on to radio in the UK.

https://wirelessflirt.wordpress.com/2018/04/09/wireless-on-flirt-fm-programme-18/

(Info: John Walsh, BDXC Groups.io email group)