Mon July 21

4032: Laser Hot Hits with songs by Shampoo and Tori Amos @ 1845, a recording from Laser's FM days. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Telstar South playing 60s music @ 2045. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with Gary Numan's song "Cars" @ 2055. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

North American logs

Here's a few weekend logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, USA:

6925u Northwoods Radio. 0134-0202*. Sat 19 July. English. A show featuring biting political satire and rhetoric. Several IDs. Nicely done show. F-G.

6925u Radio Jamba International. 0221-0226. Sat 19 July. English. OM with hypnosis routine repeated in segments. Several IDs. Fair.

6925u Radio El Loco (t). 0234. Sat 19 July. I never caught a clear ID on this one. The show consisted of announcers doing comedy with one of thespeaking with a Spanish accent. Fair.

Sun July 20

3900: Radio Black Arrow @ 2040 playing the Animals. Weak-fair signal and quite a lot of crackle and fading. SINPO 34333.

4032: Laser Hot Hits with a Bryan Adams song @ 1640. SINPO 43433.

5815: Orion Radio playing "Dancing in the City" @ 0750. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal heard @ 1200 with Paul Graham playing 60s music. Good signal but quite a lot of fading. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 1630. SINPO 34433.

6265: Premier Radio Int with Abba "SOS" @ 0855. Signal slowly improving. SINPO 33433.

6275: Unid station with schlager @ 0800 but utility QRM on same frequency. SINPO 33433. (Not Calypso - see comments)

6280: Radio Brandaris Int with polka and ID @ 0840. SINPO 34333.

6310: Radio Malaisy with pop and jingle IDs @ 1620. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Pionier (tent) with schlager @ 1255 and ID and hotline number. Weak-fair signal with deep fading. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

Sat July 19

3900: Radio Spaceman playing rock music @ 2135. Usual strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3927: Delta Radio from Gelderland with dance music @ 2130. signal peaking at S9+10dB, ID at 2142. SINPO 44444.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing a song by the Nightcrawlers @ 0910. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music. Fair-good signal (S8-9) @ 2050. SINPO 34333.

6325: Unid station heard @ 2100 with schlager. Good signal - peaking at S9+10dB but faded before ID heard. SINPO 44444.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia with German pop and folk music @ 1105. SINPO 44433.

(updated 21:40UTC)

Fri July 18

3905: Radio Boomerang with non-stop rock and pop music @ 2020. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444. ID from Franja DX.

4032: Laser Hot Hits playing Bryan Ferry @ 2035. Good signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 43433.

6306: Unid station heard @ 2050 with talk in German. Deep fading and some morse QRM making IDing difficult. SINPO 23332.

Tues July 15

4032: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing Counting Crows @ 1750, followed by promos for Offshore Echos and the BRI website. Fair-good signal but a bit of utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with 60s and 70s music @ 2035. SINPO 34333.

6308: Unid station playing 70s disco @ 1635, occasionally saying "hello, hello" into the mic (sounded Dutch). Sudden off at 1647. SINPO 34433.

6400: Radio Pionier playing a song by Mika @ 1650, off few minutes later. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Pirate radio documentary

Pirates of the Airwaves, ITV1 Yorkshire, July 10 (now on Google Video)

The activities of non-licenced radio stations presently broadcasting throughout West Yorkshire, UK, following Leeds station Radio Frequency. These latter-day pirates have fallen foul of media regulator Ofcom for their refusal to end their transmissions. Tony Blackburn, himself a radio pirate in the 1960s, offers an insight into this type of lawbreaking, with comment from a Scarborough MP who set up his own station 40 years ago.

The documentary has been uploaded to Google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6913287523754352609&hl=en

(via Mike Barraclough, anoraksuk)

Sun July 13

3900: Radio East Coast Holland playing Status Quo @ 1850 followed by ID and email address. Good signal. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

3900: Radio Spaceman heard @ 2230 with some polka. Very strong signal - peaking at S9+30dB. SINPO 54444.

3900: Skyline International Radio with a report for Spaceman @ 2237. SINPO 34333.

4032: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing "Dancing in the City" @ 0915. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with jingles and playing 60s music @ 1935. SINPO 34433.

5815: Orion Radio playing rock music @ 0805 with fair-good signal, off at 0910. SINPO 34433.

6215: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with a weak signal, heard @ 0825 with a Roxy Music song. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0830. SINPO 34433.

6255: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0920. Signal struggling at the moment. SINPO 24332.

6255: Radio Altrex playing a song by OMD @ 1945. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6277: Camping Radio (pres) relaying Radio L'Arboc. Heard @ 2000 with time pips and woman talking in presumed Catalan - in parallel with internet feed. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Brandaris Int with instrumental music and signing off @ 0815. SINPO 34433.

6300: Delta Radio from Gelderland back on today. Heard @ 0923 with ID and playing dance music. Surprisingly good signal, considering the poor conditions. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Mazda with polka, schlager and country and western @ 1145. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Unid station with oldies, heard @ 1210 playing "Some Girls Will." Splash from Mazda. SINPO 33433.

6310: Free Radio Holland (tent) @ 0810 with oldies. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 0955. Weak signal here - I can only just hear him. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2010 with oldies. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:40UTC)

Sat Jul 12

3900: Radio Spaceman playing rock music @ 1815. Strong signal peaking at S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Zanussi with schlager @ 1820. Weak signal suffering splash from 3900. SINPO 23432. See comments

3910: Radio Optimod @ 1940 playing Dire Straits. Good signal, peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

3934: Radio Ramona with rock music and IDs @ 2020. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

4032: Laser Hot Hits moved back to this frequency. Heard @ 0920 playing dance music. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop music @ 1945. Coming in well. SINPO 44433.

6255: Radio Altrex playing a song from 10CC @ 1955. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int now faded in, heard @ 0935 playing dance music with two DJs chatting over the music. SINPO 44433.

6310: Delta Radio with "Axel F" @ 2015. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio with rock music @ 2040. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:40UTC)

Fri July 11

3933: Radio Whitesnake heard @ 2210 playing soft rock, followed by ID. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing music by Madonna @ 2200. Fair signal with good peaks, but beginning to fade out. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Mazda playing schlager @ 1945, some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2050. Fair signal, some static noise. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing oldies @ 2055. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:15UTC)

Thurs July 10

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2015 playing the song "Radar Love." Signal hovering around S4-5 tonight. SINPO 24332.

Wed Jul 9

6878: Radio Playback Int back on this frequency tonight, heard @ 2045 playing jazz music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2055 playing "Brown Eyed Girl." Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

Tues July 8

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Tony James playing rock music @ 1945. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6888: Radio Playback Int @ 1815 playing oldies, but strong utility QRM making reception difficult. SINPO 32432. Update: Tuned in again @ 1955 - utility gone off and Playback in the clear, with a live programme. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Threat to shortwave listening in UK

This message came via sw pirates:

"A severe threat to your hobby of using shortwave is on its way to a house near you!

BT (British Telecom) are supplying their customers with devices called Home Plugs (power line adapters) that send TV/data around the house using the mains wiring of that house. To do this they use the frequency range of 3-30 Mhz. You would have thought it very basic to understand that unshielded wires will act as transmitting antennas for this frequency range. Well this is exactly what it does.

Myself and other radio fans are already finding terrible QRM at +30db in my case from a house over 100 feet from mine. Don't let apathy ruin your hobby. We are coming together on a new Yahoo group to organise petitions and other actions to try and save our hobby. Please feel free to join and add your valuable support.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

I am Mike from the UK who has a very unhelpful neighbour with BT equipment giving me +30db of QRM from 3-30 Mhz. This could happen to you! All it takes is one of your neighbours to swap ISP and then you could be sitting there with 100's £ of radio doing nothing.

To this end I urge you to consider joining our group that is planning a fight back against this in the UK.

Unless we join forces we will lose our hobby.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

And if you want to hear what the noise is like try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XT99wSm4Gw

Regards and thanks for your time
Mike"

North American log

Another Stateside logging from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925U Sycko Radio. 0309-0319+. Sat 5 July. English. Sycko with whatsounded to be a live bx with at least one sidekick involved. Ments of being on 6925.1 USB. F-G.

Sun July 6

3905: Bluestar Radio playing Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" @ 2050. SINPO 44444.

3925: Bogusman moved to this frequency as another station now on 3932. Signal even stronger @ 2100 - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman on again this evening, heard @ 2045 giving out the station address. SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

3932: Radio Likedeeler @ 2105 playing music by The Doors, then long talk in German, about summer meeting, I think. SINPO 33333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1710 with Steve Roberts playing oldies. SINPO 43433.

5815: Orion Radio with Dutch music @ 0805. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Borderhunter playing "On the Border" and greeting listeners @ 0945. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Geronimo heard @ 0850 with Dave Scott reading listeners' emails. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with the usual pop and jingle IDs @ 1720. SINPO 33433.

6265: Radio Scotland Int @ 0950 talking about stations he heard this morning, playing rock music. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Shadowman playing dance music @ 0915, strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

6285: Radio Northpole with non-stop 60s music @ 1000. ID and signing off @ 1009. SINPO 34433.

6285: Radio Brandaris with a report for Radio Northpole @ 1025. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Waves Int with country music @ 0810. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6390: Unid station with Boney M songs @ 0910. SINPO 34333.

6960: Radio Bluestar testing a new antenna. Heard @ 0905 playing an Elvis song. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 23432.

9290: Radio Victoria via Latvia playing Siouxsie and the Banshees @ 1105. Local QRM affecting reception. SINPO 33433.

(updated 21:05UTC)

Sat July 5

3905: Classic Rock Radio with rock music @ 1945 and occasional jingles. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3932: Bogusman reflecting on life and playing music no-one's ever heard of! Heard @ 1955 with SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground back on this weekend with free radio news and chat about the summer meeting. Andy Walker also on the station this week. Heard @ 1705 with SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show @ 0820. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Eastside playing music for Dr Tim @ 2200. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6220: Radio Doctor Tim heard @ 2240 playing Flash & The Pan and greeting Gunther in Potsdam. Fair-good signal. SINPO 33333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing "The Great Pretender" @ 0830. SINPO 34433.

6255: Radio Altrex on again tonight. Heard @ 2215 with a good signal playing "Like A Rubber Ball." SINPO 44433.

6265: Radio Oscar Zulu playing a song by ELO @ 1855. Fair signal but deep fades. SINPO 33433.

6278: Camping Radio (tent) with a Sade song @ 1900. Weak signal with fair peaks but conditions not good tonight on 48m. SINPO 23432.

6285: Radio Northpole with ID, greetings and signing off @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Merlin Int playing r&b @ 0825. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Radio Mazda with schlager @ 1845 but signal fading and splash from Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33433.

6309: Unid station @ 2210 with a weak signal and heavy utility QRM. SINPO 22332.

6888: Radio Playback Int (pres) with American radio recordings @ 1935. Fading made it difficult to follow. SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio Joystick via Latvia with dance music @ 0900. SINPO 45444.

(updated 22:45UTC)

Fri July 4

3900: Radio Delamare heard @ 2130 greeting Dr Tim, playing 60s music. SINPO 34333.

3905: Antonio Radio playing schlager @ 1750. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332. Update: Still going at 2140, signal much better - 44433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 1800. SINPO 34333.

6255: Radio Altrex playing blues music tonight @ 2025, utility QRM. SINPO 33433.

6305: Radio Merlin Int on a new frequency, heard @ 2015 playing Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars." Signal S9+10dB. SINPO 54444. Thanks for mention.

6888: Radio Playback Int trying out another new frequency. Heard @ 2055 with fair-good signal, playing song "Slip Sliding Away." Clear channel. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Van Halen "Jump" @ 2030. Signal around S5. SINPO 24332.

North American logs

Today is American independence day so expect plenty of activity from those USA pirates. Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee, has already heard a few:

6925u Radio Free Speech. 2348-2354. 3 July 08. English. OM announcer, Bill Of Rights, with a show of parody ads and political rhetoric. Lost signal at 2354 w/o any s/off ancmts. S5/Fair.

6700 The Crystal Ship. 0128-0305+. Independence Day, 2008 (July 4). English. Great show by Mr. Poet. Music by REO Speedwagon, Styx, Steely Dan, and many others. Lots of martial music as befits the Holiday including some nice sets by a Fife and Drum Corps. There were fewer political items than in the past. S9+10/VG. // 5385.5 S9/G.

Thurs July 3

3905: Unid station with polka @ 1745. Weak signal that went off/faded out a few minutes later. SINPO 24332.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1755 with a fair-good signal, playing soul music, some fading. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with a repeat of the June transmission. Heard @ 2210 with Roger Davis. Good signal but rapid fading. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with a good signal @ 2005, playing oldies. Signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio playing "War of the Worlds" @ 2015. Fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

(updated 22:10UTC)

Wed July 2

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing pop music @ 1900. Static noise levels quite high tonight. SINPO 34333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int putting in a strong signal @ 2050, peaking at S9+10dB. IDs and dance music. SINPO 44444.

6925u: Spider Radio with oldies @ 2045. SINPO 24332.

New Irish radio group

Hello from "The Irish Pirate Radio Aircheck Collectors" E-Mail Group.

You must have thought Irish pirate radio was dead and buried, well we intend to resurrect the memories of those glorious days of the 80's and 90's when our radios were blasting with the sounds of Radio Nova, Sunshine 101, South Coast Radio and many many more.

If you have a collection of recordings of the Irish Pirate Radio Stations, no matter how big or how small, you're welcome to join in the fun, buy, swap or sell your recordings and enlarge your recordings collection - TODAY!

Naturally, if you have a collection of recordings of British land-based offshore radio stations you're welcome to join the IPRAC as WE also have a sizeable collection of recordings of these stations for sale or swap.

You can join our Yahoo Group by going to: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Aircheck_Collectors/?yguid=303962619

(via swpirates)

Mon Jun 30

3907: Radio Black Arrow heard @ 2055 playing Kraftwerk "The Model." SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 1855 with a very good signal - S9+10dB. Stewart Ross playing dance music and giving out contact details. SINPO 54444.

5805: Radio Telstar South absolutely blasting in tonight, heard @ 1945 playing music and chatting about the 60s. Signal S9+10dB. Great listening! SINPO 54444. To hear recording click here

Sun June 29

3905: Orion Radio with some 60s music and IDs @ 1845. Fair signal but some noise. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the song "Roadrunner" @ 1855. Good, clear signal, some fading. SINPO 44433.

5805: Radio Telstar South with 60s music @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0750 greeting Robin in Guernsey, playing some 60s music. SINPO 44433.

6220: Radio Marabu via Mystery Radio @ 0810 with alternative music. SINPO 34433.

6260: Radio Saxonia playing Status Quo @ 0910, with IDs. Good signal - first log of this station. SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6261: Delta Radio with oldies and jingles, playing Rod Stewart @ 1237. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int playing Michael Jackson "Beat It" @ 0755. SINPO 34433.

6269: Crazy Wave Radio with a weak signal @ 0905. Just caught ID. SINPO 23332.

6275: Summer Meeting Radio 2008 back on the air this morning (with a few hangovers, no doubt!), playing a Phil Collins song @ 0800. SINPO 34433.

6275: Camping Radio playing Bonnie Tyler "Lost in France" @ 1900 with station jingles. Some static noise - S7. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2055 talking about tonight's final, congratulations to Spain, playing football music. Strong morse QRM. SINPO 33333.

6316: Radio Lowland playing the song "Forever Young" @ 1125. SINPO 34433.

6325: Radio Quintus with schlager and polka @ 1225. SINPO 34333.

6400: Radio Pionier heard playing Dutch music @ 1100. Weak signal, fading in and out. SINPO 24332. Improved by 1135 to 34433.

6875: Radio Playback Int with oldies @ 0815. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6925u: Spider Radio playing oldies @ 2050. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Sat June 28

3905: Radio Sensation with a good signal heard @ 1910 playing Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart." SINPO 44444. Thanks to Iann for ID.

3905: Radio Boomerang playing the Eurythmics @ 2110. Very strong - S9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Pacman calling Boomerang @ 2113. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Barclay James Harvest @ 1820. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6055: Britain Radio Int via Lithuania signing on @ 2130 with Roger Davis for a one hour show, via KBC. Excellent signal. SINPO 55555. To hear recording click here

5805: Radio Telstar South heard @ 1050 playing 60s music. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio with a live programme presented by Chris Ise. Heard @ 0920, poor signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Crazy Wave Radio v Mystery Radio with Andy Walker talking about the summer meeting. Heard @ 1515 with rock music and announcing email address: shortwave @ gmx.de SINPO 34433.

6245: Crazy Wave Radio @ 2025 with Andy Walker talking about how shortwave is dying. Some utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6270: Radio Altrex playing dance music @ 0910. Weak signal with fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6270: Crazy Wave Radio now on this frequency, with AW playing Snap @ 2125. Splash from Summer Meeting Radio. SINPO 33433.

6275: Radio Diamond with rock music @ 1650. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433. For recording click here

6275: Radio Skywire signing off @ 1825 after short test. SINPO 34433.

6275: Summer Meeting 2008 Radio heard @ 1925 playing "Born to be Wild." Good signal. Email address summermeeting2008 @ hotmail.com SINPO 44444. To hear recording click here

6278: Camping Radio playing Nilson "Without You" @ 1850. Fair signal here - S6-7. SINPO 33333.

6280: Radio Merlin Int with a Shakin' Stevens song @ 1045. Fair signal but fading. SINPO 34433.

6875: Radio Playback Int with jazz music @ 1830. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Status Quo "You're in the Army Now," @ 2030. S5-6 tonight. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:35UTC)

Fri June 27

3900: Antonio Radio heard @ 1920 in a big QSO with other Dutch stations - including Shadowman, Boomerang, Meteor, Cassandra. SINPO 43433.

3930: Cupid Radio playing the Rolling Stones @ 2150 followed by jingle ID. SSB QRM. SINPO 33333.

5805: Radio Telstar South with the Golden Boys playing Dusty Springfield @ 1930. Usual slick presentation. SINPO 44343.

6270: Radio Altrex playing oldies, talk about summer meeting @ 1915. Fair-good signal here. S8-9...best I've heard Altrex for a long time! SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Skywire (tent) with oldies @ 1805. SINPO 34333.

6306: Radio Alice with oldies @ 1800, mentioning Lowland. SINPO 44333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing A-Ha "Take on Me" @ 2020. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:55UTC)

Thurs June 26

3900: Radio Shadowman in QSO with Radio Daiwa and Radio Pacman @ 1818. SINPO 44444. Daiwa heard with SINPO 34433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 @ 2045 with congratulations to Spain for their victory in the second semi-final. Static noise quite bad tonight but signal coming in well again - S8-9. SINPO 34333.

6875: Pirate Music with pop music and jingles @ 2055. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio playing Blondie @ 2035. SINPO 24332.

Wed Jun 25

6270: Camping Radio playing Suzi Quattro @ 2003. Poor-fair signal but seems to be improving. SINPO 24332.

6306: EM Radio 2008 celebrating tonight as Germany go through to the finals. Heard @ 2045 with a fair signal, splash from 6300 (Sahara station). SINPO 33333.

6400: Unid station with a strong signal heard @ 2055 playing pop music. Possibly UK station. SINPO 54444.

6925u: Spider Radio with usual canned ID @ 2027 followed by The Specials "Ghost Town." Coming in well this evening. SINPO 34333.

Tues June 24

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2120 on again tonight with a fair signal, heard talking about reception reports and playing German music. SINPO 33333.

Mon June 23

3905: Radio Boomerang playing instrumental music @ 2040. Usual strong signal. SINPO 44444.

6305: Unid station playing schlager @ 2048, covering EM Radio. Sudden off 2053 (maybe he realised!). SINPO 44444.

6306: EM Radio 2008 with schlager @ 2025. Just getting dark here - signal 8-9. SINPO 44333.

6310: Free Radio Holland heard playing oldies. Heard @ 2010 with "One Day I'll Fly Away." Fair signal but audio distorted and heavy static making IDing difficult. SINPO 33333.

Britain Radio Int v KBC

Britain Radio International (BRI) will be on the air via the Mighty KBC on Saturday 28th June 08 using 100kw on 6055khz from 21.30utc... repeated on 29th June from 02.00utc on 6110khz.

BRI is celebrating its 28th year on SW in style with 100kw!!

The programme will also be available via our webstream at www.geocities.com/britainradio48

Our contact email address is britainradio @ hotmail.com

We ask you kindly to pass on this info to any of your contacts in the radio world to inform them of this BRI special broadcast.

Thank you and we look forward to your company.
73s
Roger Davis

Sun June 22

Very poor conditions today with signals fading in and out. I guess many stations decided not to bother.

3940: Radio Underground with free radio chat and music @ 2000. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio heard @ 0755 playing Mike Oldfield and talking about next weekend's summer meeting. SINPO 34433.

6140: Radio Gloria via Wertachtal signing on @ 1200 and playing rock music, mentioned Dr Tim. Good signal but rapid fading and static affecting it. SINPO 44333.

6199: Radio Rapido playing "The Only Way Is Up" @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6216: Radio King Shortwave (tent) with oldies @ 0855. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6254: Britain Radio Int with a Supergrass song @ 0905. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34433.

6268: Radio Altrex playing the Brotherhood of Man @ 0805. SINPO 34433.

6290: Radio Borderhunter @ 0850 with promo for the summer meeting then playing a Kim Wilde song. Good signal but occasional utility QRM. SINPO 44444.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2135 playing dance music, giving out email address. Fair signal. SINPO 33333.

6325: Unid station heard @ 1005 playing pop music. Weak signal. SINPO 23432.

7480: Unid station with oldies @ 0935. Weak signal, fading out. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:45UTC)

Sat June 21

3905: Voice of the Netherlands with soft rock, including REO Speedwagon "Keep on Loving You" @ 1840. SINPO 34333. ID thanks to Achim.

3915: Radio Boomerang with dance music @ 1835, ID. Utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

3932: Bogusman talking about politics @ 2300 and playing alternative music. Just caught him in time as the signal faded out a minutes late. SINPO 54444.

3940: Radio Underground back on with the usual free radio chat and recordings. Heard @ 1715 with a fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6268: Radio Altrex @ 0820 with weak signal. Music heard on peaks. SINPO 24332. Update: Tuned in again @ 0925, signal better now. Heard Henk talking about the football championships then into Petula Clarke "Downtown." SINPO 34333.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia signing on @ 1100 in German and playing German pop and schlager. SINPO 45444.

(updated 23:05UTC)

Fri June 20

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1820 with free radio news and recordings. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio with usual canned ID by woman @ 2055 and playing oldies. S5-6 signal. SINPO 24332.

(updated 21:00UTC)

North American log

Here's another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6955u WBNY. 0219-0227. Fri 20 June. English. First log on this freq in almost a year. Replay of the Commander’s Presidents’ Day show. Talk of Cdr. Bunny’s run for President. Fair.

Thurs June 19

6306: EM Radio 2008 with much to celebrate tonight as Germany goes through to the semi-finals. Heard @ 2140 greeting Altrex and Marcel. Signal coming in well. Some splash from the Sahara station on 6300. SINPO 33333.

North American logs

Here's a few more logs from the USA by Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925u UNID. 0033-0051*. Thurs 19 June. English. MOR rock mx with unread ID and off at 0051. Poor.

6925u Sycko Radio. 0115-0127. Thurs 19 June. English. IDs at 0017 and 0212 as "Sycko Radio 6-9-2-5- upper side band." Ments of several pirate DXers. Modern hard rock music. I do not know if this was a continuation of the earlier UNID, but the signal was MUCH better. Fair-Good.

6925u International Shortwave. 0206-0226. Thurs 19 June. English. A couple of IDs, "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, and lots of unid mx. F-G.

Wed June 18

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Lloyd Cole & The Commotions @ 1830. Signal strength down a bit on yesterday. SINPO 34433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2045, congratulating the Russian team for their victory. Fair-good signal, S8-9. SINPO 33433.

6925u: Spider Radio playing some easy listening music @ 2015. Signal reaching fair peaks - S5-6. SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:45UTC)

North American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925u RPR (p). 2153-2200*. Tuesday 17 June. English. Ments of Cdr. Bunny and his presidential campaign. Partial ID and slogan -“Vote Vegetarian”. Very faint.

Tues June 17

4025: Laser Hot Hits putting in a great signal this evening - S9+20dB. Heard with a Kim Wilde song @ 1850 and talking about station's 15th anniversary. SINPO 54444.

Mon June 16

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with a repeat of its 28th birthday programme @ 1815, including various birthday greetings. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2100 with details of the station hotline and email address. Utility QRM making reception more difficult tonight. SINPO 33333.

(updated 21:05UTC)

Sun June 15

3900: Radio Shadowman with schlager and polka @ 1830. Strong signal - S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

3932: Bogusman heard @ 2020 talking about buying orange juice and playing a record by British Sea Power. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground with a repeat of yesterday's programme, going through Dr Tim's logs @ 1730. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with 60s music @ 1735. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5805: Orion Radio playing the song "Casanova" @ 0800. Fair signal. SINPO 34433.

5805: Radio Victoria with rock n roll @ 0925. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5815: Radio Spaceshuttle via World Music Radio with dance music and echo-effect IDs @ 0755. SINPO 34433. Programme repeated from 1900UTC - tuned in @ 2015 to hear letters programme. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6140: European Music Radio via Wertchatal heard @ 1200 with Tom Taylor playing the Isley Brothers. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6275: Radio Calypso with schlager and country music @ 1010. SINPO 44433.

6280: Radio Merlin with oldies @ 2025. Signal not as good as yesterday evening. SINPO 33433.

6285: Radio Northpole with ID and playing Imagination "Just an Illusion" @ 1000. SINPO 34333.

6295: Grensstad Radio with oldies @ 1005. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Shadowman playing Dire Straits @ 0917, followed by ID. SINPO 44433.

6300: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 1515. SINPO 34433.

6301: EM Radio 2008 with schlager and IDs @ 1030 and giving out email address. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 back @ 2045 with German football commentary, techno and IDs in German and English. Signal S8-9 here. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with Euro-pop @ 1630. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Camping (tent) @ 2028 with a weak signal, couldn't pick out clear ID. SINPO 23332. Iann heard the station earlier in the evening.

6311: Radio Bonofox with dance music @ 1330, ID and off a few minutes later. SINPO 34333.

6882: Radio Playback Int with rock music @ 0850. Poor signal covered with utility QRM. SINPO 23432.

6925u: Spider Radio heard @ 2040 playing "Never Can Say Goodbye." SINPO 24332.

(updated 20:55UTC)

Sat June 14

What excellent conditions tonight on both 48 & 75 metres with stations coming in with great signals. It was good to hear Laser doing a live show and to have WNKR back on shortwave. It is a pity propagation can't always be like that!

3890: Radio Boomerang moved down 10khz, S9+10dB signal, playing some Dutch music @ 2055. SINPO 54444.

3895: Radio Boomerang now on this frequency @ 2110. SINPO 54444.

3895: MRF Radio heard @ 2112 with report for Boomerang (44433) followed at 2114 by Pacman (34433).

3899: Radio Bluestar with schlager @ 2230. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3900: Radio Boomerang with his usual strong signal @ 2040 playing dance music, off 2050. SINPO 54444.

3905: Radio Zanussi playing schlager @ 1840, ID heard @ 1905. SINPO 34433. To hear recording click here

3930: Antonio Radio with schlager @ 2030, ID in Dutch and English. SINPO 34433.

3940: Radio Underground with free radio news and recordings. Heard @ 1825 with a fair-good signal - S8/9. SINPO 34433. Steve said recordings came via this blog. You hear these and many others by clicking here.

4025: Laser Hot Hits @ 1830 with a live programme, giving out a weather forecast and playing Duffy "Warwick Avenue". Coming in really here, I'm pleased to say. SINPO 44444. Thanks for mention!

4032: WNKR heard @ 2050 playing Crowded House, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6262: Radio Altrex heard @ 0850 with ID and playing "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." SINPO 34433.

6270: Unid station heard playing schlager @ 1850. Sudden off with no IDs at 1855. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Merlin playing Gerry Rafferty @ 1845. I don't know if Merlin has been on all day - but this is first time I've them heard here! SINPO 44433. To hear recording click here

6295: Grensstad Radio from the northern part of Belgium with IDs @ 1100, playing Bob Marley. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy with dance music @ 1820. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 2100 playing The Shadows and testing his new antenna. Good signal here. SINPO 44433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1730 with jingle IDS and recent hits. Signal fair-good. SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio coming in well tonight playing Marillion "Kayleigh" @ 2020, followed by usual canned ID by YL. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:30UTC)

Fri June 13

3905: Radio Zanussi with schlager @ 1925. SINPO 34433.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing Roy Orbison @ 1930. SINPO 44433.

6295: Grensstad Radio playing polka and oldies music. Heard @ 1055 with ID, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24432.

6306: EM Radio 2008 heard @ 2045 congratulating the Dutch team and playing "We Will Rock You." SINPO 33433.

(updated 20:45UTC)

Thurs June 12

3900: Unid station playing polka and schlager @ 2050. I came back to the radio an hour later and the station was still on, and still no IDs. SINPO 34333.

4025: Laser Hot Hits with Martin Scott @ 2005, good signal but unfortunately strong utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

5815: Radio Telstar South with jingle ID @ 2010 and into the song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1845 playing the Rolling Stones, deep fades, ID at 1912. SINPO 34333.

(updated 21:00UTC)

Spaceshuttle on the air

Radio Spaceshuttle will be on 5815 kHz next Sunday 15th June (if everything works as planned....) from 06-10UTC and still more 19-23UTC.

Please e-mail results of audibility here to my e-mail and reception reports to our Herten Box welcome as well....

Program includes
*various but nice music for everyone,
*Spaceshuttle contest with some RSI prizes,
*Spaceshuttle goes DX
*Spaceshuttle Letterbox (=too long but perfect ;) ....????)

If any interests please tune when Spaceshuttle Goes Strong....Pssst, please spread the message that Spaceshuttle is on once again ;)
Greetings,
Captain Spacewalker and DJ Star

(station direct)

They don't say whether this will be via their own transmitter or World Music Radio.

Wed June 11

4025: Britain Radio Int via LHH playing the "Theme from MASH" @ 2035. Good signal, bit of SSB QRM. SINPO 44433.

6275: Radio Calypso with a good signal @ 1950, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

Tues Jun 10

3905: Unid Dutch station (Bluestar?) with schlager @ 2030. Couldn't catch station name. SINPO 44433. Iann in France logged Radio Zanussi.

4025: Laser Hot Hits playing the Eagles @ 2040. Co-channel utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

5815: Radio Telstar South with oldies @ 2025. SINPO 44333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 back on again tonight. Heard @ 2045 spelling out station name and playing schlager. Tonight's congratulations go to Sweden! SINPO 34333.

Mon Jun 9

4025: Laser Hot Hits with the song "Let Your Love Flow" @ 1810. SINPO 34333.

6275: Radio Skywire heard @ 1755 playing oldies, including the Rolling Stones. Fair signal but some crackling and fading. SINPO 34333.

6306: EM Radio 2008 @ 2045 congratulating the Dutch team on their victory tonight, playing schlager and football songs. SINPO 33333. To hear recording click here (stick with it, the signal improves)

6310: Unid station with oldies. Heard @ 0830 playing "I'm the Urban Spaceman." Caught Radio Northsea Int ID so somebody putting out old offshore recordings? SINPO 34333.

6925u: Spider Radio @ 2025 playing Steve Miller Band "The Joker", with occasional SSB over top of signal. SINPO 23332.

(updated 20:50UTC)

Sun Jun 8

48 metres very quiet this morning with a few unusual frequencies being used. However, it is hot and sunny here today, so it's not all bad news!

3940: Radio Underground heard @ 1800 with free radio news and recordings. SINPO 34333.

4025: Britain Radio Int v LHH with 28th birthday broadcast. Playing Duran Duran @ 1100. Weak signal with fair peaks - hopefully it will get repeated later when Laser is stronger. SINPO 24432.

5815: Orion Radio playing Elvis Presley "In The Ghetto" @ 0745. SINPO 44433.

6177: Unid station playing Dutch music @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6200: Radio Rapido with rock music @ 0920. Heard announcing the PO Box 293, Merlin, Ontario address for QSLs. Not sure if email address is still the same. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1110 calling Skywire. SINPO 34433.

6275: Radio Sallandse Boer playing polka @ 2120. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6281: EM Radio 2008 (tent) with schlager @ 2125 but signal beginning to fade out so difficult to hear IDs. SINPO 33433 to 23432.

6395: Premier Radio Int on a new frequency, playing "Keep on Running" @ 0750. SINPO 34433.

6882: Radio Playback Int @ 1810 playing music from 50s. Fair signal but local QRM, which fortunately stopped at 1815. SINPO 34333.

7490: Voice of the Netherlands with rock music @ 0905. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:35UTC)