Saturday, June 30, 2007

Sat Jun 30

Longer skip conditions this evening with Radio Underground not as strong as previous weeks and no sign of announced WNKR on 6285. Mystery Radio booming in however!

3900: Unid station with rock music @ 2045. Sudden off. SINPO 24332.

3907: Radio Atlantis playing dance music @ 1945 but annoying WMR on 3910. See Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 43433.

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard in parallel with 6400 @ 1955, suffering splash from Atlantis. SINPO 43433. Later heard @ 2110 with very strong signal - peaking at 9+20dB. SINPO 54444.

3927: Radio Kentucky playing schlager. Putting in a good signal @ 1950 but some fading. SINPO 44433.

3940: Radio Underground @ 1705 talking about the Summer Meeting. Signal not really faded in yet so still fairly weak. SINPO 34433.

6220: Mystery Radio playing pop with jingles @ 2025. SINPO 44433.

6255: KBC via Lithuanua heard @ 2205 playing Flock of Seagulls " I Ran" from the 80s. Usual strong signal - s9+30dB. SINPO 55555.

6270: Unid station - possibly the one on 3900 - heard @ 2100 with rock, snatch of Beethoven's 1812. Announcements heard but couldn't pick out clear ID. Possibly Radio White Star. SINPO 24332.

6275: Laser Hot Hits heard @ 0940 playing The Who "Who Are You." Fairly poor signal with deep fading. SINPO 24432.

6306: Sallandse Boer QSOing with Radio Alice. Heard @ 1700. SINPO 33433.

6310: Orion Radio playing the song "Movie Star" @ 0820, also mentioning Radio Tina. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music. Fair signal here. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Alice in QSO with Sallandse Boer @ 1655. SINPO 33333.

6315: Unid station playing A-ha "Take on Me" @ 2020 but sudden faded out midway through. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Hamamelis calling Sallandse Boer @ 1710. SINPO 34333.

6326: Radio Zodiac heard @ 1720 giving out contact details, greeting Radio Tina, signal fading quite a lot. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing 60s music. Heard @ 1940 with a strong signal but was gone later in the evening before returning @ 2125. SINPO 54444.

(updated 22:20UTC)

Radio RWE

This Sunday, July 1, 2007 at 0700UTC a new show of Radio RWE will be relayed via Mystery Radio, on 6220 kHz.

The new show will be devoted to historic broadcasts, inter alia, a pirate broadcaster relaying Radio Free Europe in Poland in 1956 !

Reception reports are very welcome! QSL confirmation cards (individually numbered) will be distributed for e-mail or postal reports. Please go to www.radiorwe.com for details (We finally got our QSL cards printed! Soon we start to distribute them!)

Kind regards,
Frank, Radio RWE

(Station direct)

Also tomorrow (July 1) MV Baltic Radio has its regular monthly broadcast via Juelich on 6045 starting at 1200UTC.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Fri Jun 29

3927: Radio Spaceman back again, now on 75m. Heard @ 2015 with strong signal, peaking at 9+10dB. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Spaceman heard @ 1915 playing rock n roll, but whistle under signal. SINPO 43433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits @ 2000 playing a Supertramp song followed by ad for Offshore Echoes magazine. Fair-good signal from Laser (better than daytime reception). Spaceman had signed off. SINPO 34433.

(updated 20:20UTC)

North American loggings

Some more logs from Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:

6925 WMPR. 0053-0118. June 29. Several synthesized IDs and techno mx. ID as "This is WMPR-6925" with OM synthesized voice followed by YL synthesized voice. I think this is the first time I have heard this particular ID. Good.

12471v The Crystal Ship. 0146-0213, June 29. John Poet and the Xtal Ship sailing on another odd frequency. The signal was audible from 12471-12473. Several IDs heard. The programming consisted of mx by Bob Seeger, BTO, and others followed by a Star Trek parody. Signal VP from 0146-0153 then improved greatly and then fell to barely audible at 0213. There was a fair amount of static throughout the bx. P-F.

Finn Hits Radio broadcasts

FINNHITSRADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Fri 29.6 - Sat 30.6 - Sun 1.7 - 100 W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FRIDAY 29.6.2007
18.00 - 18.15 UTC 6273 kHz
20.00 - 20.15 UTC 6273 kHz
Perhaps also later

SATURDAY 30.6.2007
08.00 - 08.15 UTC 15061 kHz
14.00 - 14.15 UTC 15061 kHz
18.00 - 18.15 UTC 6273 kHz
20.00 - 20.15 UTC 6273 kHz
Perhaps also later

SUNDAY 1.7.207
08.00 - 08.15 UTC 15061 kHz

---------------------------------------
FINNHITS RADIO
P.O.Box 85,
9410 AB Beilen
HOLLAND

Online during/after brodcasts:
finnhitsradio@gmail.com

(info via Dr Tim yg)

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Thu Jun 28

3945: Weekend Music Radio. I guess Mr Hoaxer is back with his WMR re-broadcasts. Strong signal pushing 9+10dB but splash from the international powerhouse on 3955. WMR programe with rock music mentioning "new" website and email address! SINPO 43443.
Click here for audio clip

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Wed Jun 27

3945: Weekend Music Radio (which one?) playing "One Night in Bangkok" @ 1940. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6310: Radio Condor playing dance music @ 1945 but lost under strong SSB chatter. SINPO 32432.

6320: Dantrax Radio (tent) @ 2000 playing dance music. Weak signal. ID as per Alfa Lima forum. SINPO 24432.

N American log

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925 WMPR. 2349-2354. June 26. Several synthesized IDs and techno mx. Strong signal with fades. Fair to Good.

He also received a QSL from WTCR, heard on 6925u at 0136-0206*on 3 June 2007. Received a f/d card in 18 days for an EG report, three mint stamps and $1 (US). Address WTCR, Twentieth Century Radio, POB 1, Belfast, NY 14711, USA.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Tue Jun 26

3927: Radio Kentucky with a good signal @ 1915 giving out hotline and mailing address and playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

3936: Cupid Radio with low power, using 30W, @ 2015. Heard @ 2015 playing rock music. SINPO 34333.

6265: Premier Radio Int on late tonight, but putting in a good signal from the west coast of Ireland. Heard @ 2145 playing Blondie "Sunday Girl" and The Motors "Airport." SINPO 44433.

6306: West Coast Radio heard @ 1750 giving out snail mail address and playing the song "Yellow River." Fair signal but quite a bit of fading on signal. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:50UTC)

Monday, June 25, 2007

Mon Jun 25

3910: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 2000 talking about Red Sands Radio and playing archive pirate recordings. SINPO 44333.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Sun Jun 24

Not great conditions today and a few unids among the logs:

3900: Radio Shadowman in QSO with Radio Jimmy and Zender Athletico @ 1925. SINPO 34333.

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 0815 playing ELO, but fading out. SINPO 24332.

3930: West Coast Radio with non-stop rock music @ 2230, with occasional jingles. Good signal but fair bit of static crashing. SINPO 44333.

3931: Radio Atlantis playing pop, jingle IDs. SINPO 34333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio (the real one) @ 1935 playing "Never Met A Girl Lke You." SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio with Radio Tina heard @ 0800 playing polka and schlager. SINPO 33433.

5805: Radio Telstar South playing the Monkees "Daydream Believer" @ 1930. Suffering ute splash just above their frequency. SINPO 43433.

5825: WNKR playing "American Pie" @ 1915. Unfortunately poor-fair signal with deep fades. SINPO 33333.

6245: Britain Radio Int heard @ 0955 talking about its 27 years on the air.

6252: Unid station heard playing Veronica recordings @ 0830. SINPO 33433.

6260: Unid station heard playing David Bowie "Let's Dance" @ 0820 but signal not strong enough to ID. SINPO 23432.

6270: Radio Summermeeting giving out hotline in German and English @ 1000, playing oldies. SINPO 34333.

6270: Radio Zeelandia with schlager and polka @ 1920. Not a good frequency due to the numbers station coming on this channel. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Kentucky heard playing 60s music @ 1540. SINPO 34333.

6299: Radio Rainbow announcing itself as "the Voice of Peace" and playing oldies @ 0945. SINPO 34333.

6300: West Coast Radio greeting Radio Altrex @ 1535. Fair signal but some splash from Reflections Europe on 6295. SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor heard @ 1855 in QSO with Zodiac. SINPO for both 43433.

6325: Radio Saturnus greeting a listener in Austria @ 0810, playing oldies. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio @ 0905 playing the song "Breakfast at Tiffanys." Andy Walker also a guest DJ this weekend. SINPO 44433.
Click here for audio clip

(updated 22:30UTC)

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Sat Jun 23

3910: Weekend Music Radio @ 1910 in parallel with 6400 playing The Who, some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

3945: Weekend Music Radio (hoax station) @ 2215 with Jack Russell. Meanwhile the real WMR is on 3910/6400. SINPO 43433. (see comment)

6255: KBC via Lithuania playing rock and blues music. As usual, very strong signal. SINPO 55544.

6265: Premier R (tent) @ 1440. Weak signal with music heard on peaks. SINPO 23432.

6270: Unid station with schlager @ 1815. Also playing promos for the Summermeeting. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6271: Radio Summermeeting moved from 6275. Heard at 2035 suffering QRM from first a numbers station then a utility. SINPO 43433.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with oldies @ 0955. Weak signal reaching fair peaks. SINPO 24332.

6275: Radio Summermeeting has taken to the air. First heard @ 1920 playing Duran Duran. Fair signal but some SSB QRM. SINPO 33433.

6295: Radio Zodiac with a short programme @ 0750 before heading to the Summermeeting. Heard playing "I Shot the Sheriff," deep fades. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Underground with Andy Walker @ 1000, giving out hotline and email address, playing a varied selection of music, all with a radio theme. Signal S7-9 here. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Malaisy (tent) with Euro-disco music @ 1705, very similar to the type pumped out by Mystery Radio. My guess is that the music is from the 80s, although I don't recognise any of it. No IDs heard. SINPO 34433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music @ 2200. SINPO 34333.

6400: Weekend Music Radio heard @ 1710 playing Pink Floyd, followed by jingle ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

9290: Radio Casablanca via Latvia heard @ 1100 signing on, playing German pop and schlager. SINPO 45433.
To hear a clip, click here

(updated 22:15UTC)

Friday, June 22, 2007

Fri Jun 22

3900: Radio Quintus heard @ 1930 in QSO with Shadowman. SINPO 34333. Other stations also heard in lsb including Zender Athletico and Radio Jimmy. Also heard was Radio Boomerang.

3927: Radio Spaceman and KWRN Radio Nordland heard @ 1940 playing Slade and the Rolling Stones. Very strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6275: Radio BOA putting in a good signal @ 2200 playing techno music, asking for phone calls. Some splash from the Chinese music station on 6280. SINPO 43443.
Click here for audio clip

6295: Radio Northpole playing polka @ 1800, said was test transmission. SINPO 34433.

6305: Radio Underground with Andy Walker playing a pirate radio song @ 1805. Station due to stay on the air until tomorrow evening. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:10UTC)

More from N.America

Another log from Joe Wood in Greenback, TN:

6925 WMPR. 0012-0032. June 21. Standard WMPR prgm. Electronic mx and synthesized IDs. G-VG.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Thurs Jun 21

3910: Weekend Music Radio (pres) playing rock music @ 1920 in parallel with 6400. SINPO 44333.

3927: Radio Albatross @ 1930 in QSO with Boomerang. SINPO 34333.

6295: Radio Northpole playing John Miles "Music" @ 1935. Some splash from the Saharan station on 6300. Email address given as radio.northpole @ planet.nl SINPO 33433.

6310: Radio Condor with dance music, greeting Dr Tim @ 1925. SINPO 34333.

6311: Radio Bonofox heard @ 1635 playing schlager and German pop, ID and gving email address. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio in parallel with 3910 @ 1922. Strong signal peaking at S9+10dB. SINPO 54444.

(updated 19:45UTC)

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Wed Jun 20

3927: Radio Boomerang on this frequency @ 2015, co-channel with another station. Other station closed down. SINPO 43443 to 44444.

3930: West Coast Radio heard @ 2200 with Kraftwerk's "The Model." Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.
Click here for a audio clip

3935: Radio Boomerang heard playing Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" @ 2005. Good signal before moving to 3927. Thanks for mention. SINPO 44444.

6275: Radio Kentucky moved here from 6310, playing schlager. SINPO 44433.

6275: On Air AM with very strong signal - s9+10dB - playing pop music. Programme via Borderhunter's transmitter. SINPO 54444.
Click here to hear short clip

6285: Radio Atlantis heard @ 1915 playing "Rock Your Baby," having moved from 6290. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6290: Radio Atlantis with dance music @ 1845, but suffering utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6310: Radio Kentucky with schlager @ 1920. SINPO 34433.

(updated 22:05UTC)

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Tues Jun 19

3900: Radio Shadowman heard @ 1950 with QSO with Radio Pacman. Shadowman had a SINPO of 44333 while Pacman was 24322.

3927: Radio Boomerang with rock music @ 1958 having moved from 3935. He said was using low power but still peaking at s9+10db! Off 2004. SINPO 44444.
To hear a clip click here

3930: Unid station playing non-stop music from Blondie, David Bowie etc @ 2245. Possibly West Coast but no IDs heard. Off at 2250. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6306: Radio Brandaris playing polka @ 1945. Modulation sounded better. SINPO 34333.

(updated 22:50UTC)

Monday, June 18, 2007

Mon Jun 18

3930: West Coast Radio (pres) playing Thin Lizzy's "Whisky in the Jar" @ 2220. Good signal but some static crashes. SINPO 44333.

6220: Mystery Radio with dance music @ 1615. QRM from station on 6225. SINPO 33433.

6306: Radio Brandaris heard @ 1645 playing schlager, but modulation sounds a bit rough today. SINPO 34333.

6310: Unid station playing schlager @ 1705, but fading and splash from Brandaris makes it difficult to identify. SINPO 23332.

(updated 22:25UTC)

North American pirate logs

North American pirate logs heard by Joe Wood in Greenback, Tennessee:
6925u Unid. June 16, 2311-2314, OM in EG with repeated calls of "Happy Halloween." Poor.
6925u Northwoods Radio June 17, 0312-0325, ID and call of the Loon. Parody mx and poetry. Fair.
6925u WBNY/Radio Bunny June 15, 2315, Cdr. Bunny with ID as "WBNY-Radio Bunny," and nothing else thru the static. P-VP.
6955 Unid, June 16, 2314-2320. Electronic dance mx with no ID heard. Poor.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Sun Jun 17

3928: West Coast Radio playing Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" @ 2055. Fair-good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

3945: Weekend Music Radio with soft rock @ 1945, but not in parallel with 6400. SINPO 34333.

5720: Orion Radio playing schlager @ 0820. SINPO 34433.

6045: European Music Radio via Juelich signing on @ 1200 and going into a song by Mika. SINPO 44433.
Click here to hear a audio clip

6200: Unid station with non-stop oldies @ 0935. Weak signal here. SINPO 24332.

6220: Mystery Radio with pop @ 0945. SINPO 34433.

6245: Laser Hot Hits via Jolly Roger Radio playing a Saw Doctors song @ 0925. A different programme to 6275. SINPO 44433.

6260: Radio Doctor Tim with a tribute programme in German to Peter Hell heard @ 0905. The strongest signal on 48m this morning. Off at 1040. SINPO 44433.

6265: Premier Radio Int suffering splash from 6260 @ 0955. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 23432.

6265: Radio Boomerang with a short broadcast, heard @ 1055 with dance music. Signal only S6-7 (not the usual S9+ for Boomerang!). SINPO 34333.

6275: Laser Hot Hits with the Jolly Roger show @ 0925. SINPO 34433.

6280: Radio Scirocco with schlager @ 0830. Poor-fair signal. SINPO 34433.

6300: Unid station playing non-stop oldies @ 0940. Another station underneath making whistle on signal. SINPO 43433.

6305: Radio Waves Int (tent) relaying an American country music programe. SINPO 33433.

6316: Radio Zodiac heard playing "Roxanne" by the Police @ 1050. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Brigitte with dance music, followed by ID @ 0950. SINPO 34433.

6400: Weekend Music Radio playing Golden Earring "Radar Love" @ 1940. Not // with 3945. Good signal now but no reception this morning of WMR. SINPO 44444.

6524: Radio Ramona Int playing XTC "Senses Working Overtime" @ 0825. Fair signal on a clear channel. SINPO 34433.

(updated 21:30UTC)