Thurs Jun 30

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. Ads @ 2210 for FSN News, Laser sweatshirts, Cool Notes "I Forgot." SINPO 54444.

6305: Radio Alice. ID and playing polka @ 2200, greeting everyone in the chat, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6315: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. ID jingles, Aled Jones "Walking in the Air" @ 2205. Fair signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 33333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Hang on Sloopy" @ 2151. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Dance music @ 2155. Strong signals from LHH tonight. SINPO 54444.

Wed Jun 29

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Jon Anderson "Seminal Wind" @ 1905, good signal. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Royal. Polka @ 2033, ID and greetings. Good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433.

6240: Radio Altrex. The Sweet @ 2022, ID and greetings, Stan Ridgway "Camouflage." SINPO 34333.

6280: Polaris Radio. Fox "Single Bed" @ 2105. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6305: Radio Bravo Sierra. Instrumental version of "Sound of Silence" @ 2015. Fair signal, some utility QRM SINPO 33333.

6315: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. "Caroline" and "Rainbow" jingles, dance music @ 2050. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6401: Radio Waldmeister. Difficult to hear due to very strong utility on 6405, ID @ 2112, said closing soon. SINPO 42432.

6420: Radio Black Bandit (tent). Country music "My Donegal" @ 2100. Very strong. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Reading report from Eldorado Radio, Portugal @ 1910, song "Sweet Like Chocolate." Good-strong signal. SINPO 44333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Duran Duran "Say A Prayer" @ 1858 followed by ID on the hour. SINPO 44433.

Tues Jun 28

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reception reports @ 1920, music from Kashmir. Fair bit of static noise tonight. SINPO 34333.

6282: Radio Shadow. Eagles "Hotel California" @ 0915. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Chemical Brothers "Hey Boy Hey Girl" @ 0918. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6960: Atlantic Radio. Back on shortwave after several months absence. ID jingle @ 0902, Blondie "Picture This." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Mon Jun 27

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reports @ 1915, song "Sweet Like Chocolate." Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6285 (usb): FSM Radio. Testing with IDs and music @ 1905. Weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Unid. Relay of legal Dutch news station @ 1900. Fair signal but quite noisy. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dusty Springfield "If You Go Away" @ 2043, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Radio Zeewolf QSL

Sun Jun 26

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Adele song @ 0825, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

5805: Free Radio Victoria. Weak signal @ 1035, ID through Pirate Chat. SINPO 24332.

5815: Orion Radio. Greetings, summer meeting promo @ 0745, "Whiter Shade of Pale." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6005: Radio Gloria via Radio 700. Rock music @ 0940, IDs. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" @ 0750, then ID. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6205: Radio Borderhunter. Soft rock @ 0930, ID and talking about good weather. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Altrex. Oldies @ 0755, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Geronimo SW. Dave Scott giving out contact details @ 1940, song "English Eccentric" Shaun Filkins. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6237: Delta Radio (Gelderland). "You're My Heart You're My Soul" @ 1020, ID 1032. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Borderhunter. Instrumental music @ 2010, ID and greetings, song "You're My Best Friend." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6254: Radio Pandora. Giving out contact details @ 1725, said come on again if had a good response. Mungo Jerry song, feature about early days of London landbased stations. Weak-fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6262: Cosmic Radio. Jingle ID @ 2024 then spoken ID "this is Cosmic Radio on 6363". Fair signal but splash from Cairo on 6270. SINPO 33333.

6284: Radio Star Int. Sign on @ 1700 with contact details then into classical music. Good signal but a bit fady. Nothing at the moment on 7685, although reception reported in Germany. SINPO 44433.

6293: Enjoy Radio. Oldies @ 0800, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6300: Radio Brandaris Int. ID and contact details @ 1030, "Bad Moon Rising." SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Merlin. Talk about Caroline Support Group, Freeze "IOU" @ 0910. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6310: Grensstad Radio. Polka @ 1650, ID at 1658. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6315: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. Dance music @ 2035, weak signal with fair peaks, some utility QRM. SINPO 23332.

6325: Radio Underground. Summer meeting promo in Russian, reggae @ 1050, greeting Borderhunter. SINPO 34333.

6325: Radio Mustang. Dance music @ 1950, strong signal, some utility QRM. SINPO 54444.

6385: Radio Underground. Steve talking about going on bike ride @ 1945, electro music. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44333.

6421: Radio Dutchwing. Rock @ 1720, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Abba "Take A Chance on Me" @ 1957. Good signal. SINPO 44333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Johnny Cash song @ 1750, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Phil Collins "Take A Look at me Now" @ 0820. SINPO 34333.

7685: Radio Star Int. Mailbag show @ 2005, The Who "I Can See For Miles." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

Sat Jun 25

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Patrick Duvet "I Love America" @ 0840. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Altrex. Modern Talking "You're My Heart" @ 0845, weak-fair signal. SINPO 24332.

6220: Bogusman. Talking about Shortwave for DXing CD @ 1933, reading reports from listeners in France, Austria and Norway. SINPO 54444.

6294: Cosmic Radio. Everything But the Girl song @ 1845, ID jingle. SINPO 34333.

6315: Old Timer Radio. Jingle IDs then Haddaway "What Is Love." Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6324: Radio Zodiac. IDs and giving out email address @ 1840, song "Mexico." SINPO 44433.

6385: Radio Lowland. Cutting Crew "I Just Died in Your Arms" @ 1955, ID at 2007, good-strong signal. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Waves Int. Country music @ 1950, followed by ID and giving out address. SINPO 34333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Jingle ID @ 2022, oldies. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Cotton Eye Joe" @ 2030, suffering from strong utility splash. SINPO 43433.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. "Listen to Your Heart" @ 0855, weak signal. SINPO 24332. Update: Strong signal @ 2025 with Gary Drew show. SINPO 54444.

Radio Star Int this Sunday

Radio Star International will be on 7685kHz and 6285kHz this Sunday between 1800 BST and Midnight. (1700-2300 UTC)

Programme schedule is:
1800 Intermezzo
1830 Evening Spin
1900 Roger Dale
2000 Matt Roberts
2100 Chris Phillips(Mailbag)
2200 The Saga of The Stations of The Sea Part 1 (Documentary presented by AJ Beirens originally broadcast on ABC Europe in September 1975)
2300 Roger Dale

Fri Jun 24

3905: Skyline International Radio. "I Won't Let You Down" @ 2000, then "Crazy." ID and greetings. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. "Nobody's Perfect" @ 2005, Laser jingles. Good signal. SINPO 44444.

6220: Radio Altrex. Gipsy Kings music @ 2010, slight splash from strong Iran on 6205. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Underground. Talking about moving to 76m, summer meeting promo @ 2020, instrumental music and giving out hotline number. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Zeewolf via Marconi. "Don't Look Back" @ 2225, ID. Strong signal, also on 1647 MW. SINPO 54444.

6310: Radio Spaceshuttle. Heard signing off @ 2210, weak signal. SINPO 24332.

6385: Radio Lowland. Moved from 6425 @ 2033 to avoid utility. Strong signal now. SINPO 54444.

6425: Radio Lowland. ID and greeting chatters @ 1950, song "Beast of Burden." Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. "Show Me Heaven" @ 2025, then Style Council "Shout to the Top." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Thin Lizzy "Dancing in the Moonlight" @ 2215. Strong signal now, nothing earlier this evening. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Martin Scott show. Jesse Jay "Nobody's Perfect" @ 2223. Strong signal, like IMR - nothing earlier, strange propagation tonight. SINPO 54444.

Thurs Jun 23

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Gary Drew show. "You Can't Blame Love" @ 2050, giving out contact details. SINPO 44433.

5815: Radio Royal. Dutch music @ 2025, ID. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6285: Radio Altrex. "I Want to be a Hippy" @ 2040, occasional cow sounds. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Baken 16. Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" @ 2055, ID and giving out email address, good-strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reports @ 2020, dance music. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6955: Hit Mix Team. "In Zaire" @ 2030 then Plastic Bertrand "Ca Plus Pour Moi," Lady Angel behind the mic. SINPO 34333.

Wed Jun 22

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Bee Gees song @ 2055, strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6220: Radio FSM. Electro music @ 2037, greetings, fair signal. Moved from 6290. SINPO 34333.

6220: Radio Powerliner. Human League "Don't You Want Me" @ 2100. SINPO 44433.

6282: Radio Shadow. 70s soul @ 0855 with "Gonna Miss My Loving" and "Hang on in there Baby." SINPO 34333.

6420: Radio Black Bandit (pres). Country song "Don't Close Your Eyes" @ 2145, sudden off 2153, no ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Funk music @ 0925. Weak-fair signal, occasional peaks. SINPO 24332.

News from Britain Radio Int

I have had an email from Roger Davis of Britain Radio International. The station, which first started broadcasting  31 years ago, hasn't been on the air for some time but Roger hopes to return at some stage.

He writes: "I am pleased to say that BRI has not closed down for good, at some stage I will hopefully make some sort of comeback to the SW airwaves, one of the reasons we found it difficult to maintain our regular 2nd/4th Sundays was the loss of JRR relay, Laser Hot Hits kindly stepped in to offer assistance for which we were very grateful and the offer still stands for BRI to be relayed via their TXs, but although I have every intention to bring the station back in some shape or form its unlikely to happen in the immediate future."

He says any return will be announced on the BRI website which has been updated.

He concludes: "Send my best wishes to all the loyal listeners who have supported BRI over the past 31 years... BRI will return in the not too distant future."

The website address is: http://britainradio48.atspace.com/html/index.html

Tues Jun 21

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading reception reports @ 2050, dance tune. Utility QRM. SINPO 43433.

6285: Radio Telstar South. "Oh Happy Day" @ 2040. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Teach In's Eurovision Song Contest winner "Ding A Dong" @ 2045. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

Mon Jun 20

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Reading emails from Portugal and England @ 1905, song "Sweet Like Chocolate." Good steady signal. SINPO 44444.

6210: Radio Altrex. Weak signal, talk, mention Radio Altrex, Ultravox "If I Had You" @ 0845. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Altrex. Back on this evening, signal still poor. Blondie "Rapture" @ 1910. SINPO 24332.

6285: Radio Telstar South. Frequency shifted slightly downwards, guitar twanging tune "Peter Gunn" @ 1900. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. UB40 song @ 2050, fair signal but slight whistle. SINPO 34333.

Sun Jun 19

3905: Polaris Radio. Slade "Goodbye to Jane" @ 2217, instrumental tune, then jingle ID and off. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Tony James show. Joyce Sims "Come into my Life" @ 0750. SINPO 34333.

5815: Orion Radio. Accordion music @ 0740, talk in Dutch. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6200: Radio Orang Utan. The Byrds "Hey Mr Tambourine Man" @ 0745. SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Borderhunter. The Animals "House of the Rising Sun" @ 1105, ID 1115. Fair signal but lot of fading today. SINPO 34333. Switched to 6205 @ 1127, SINPO 34333.

6210: Radio Altrex. Instrumental music @ 2205, jingles with ID and email address. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio Northpole. Instrumental music @ 1000, ID, best via Barney's FT840 web receiver. SINPO 34333.

6295: Bogusman. Gerry Rafferty "Shine A Light" @ 0815, talk about dropping his electric toothbrush down the toilet. Fair-good signal. SINPO 44433.

6295: Radio Baken 16. Fair signal, song by group called The Bintangs @ 1130. SINPO 34333.

6301: Radio Sonic: New Order "Blue Monday" @ 1145, Visage "Fade to Grey." SINPO 34333.

6304: Cosmic Radio. Human League "Do Or Die" @ 2016, ID jingles. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Paardenkracht. ID @ 1135, "Little Red Rooster", fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: Radio Marconi. Dutch music @ 1630, ID and 1638, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44433. Heard on 6308 @ 1650, SINPO 44433.

6375: Radio Underground. Fair signal @ 2012, Dutch music. SINPO 34333.

6425: Best of British Radio. Jingle ID @ 0950 then Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict A Riot." Good signal with strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6425: Radio Universe. Al Stewart "Year of the Cat" @ 1645. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6425: Unid. Rock n roll @ 2005, super strong signal, could be Black Bandit. SINPO 54444

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Rod Stewart "Sailing" @ 1955 and ID, echo effect on voice. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Love Machine" @ 1607, then ID, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Reading report from USA @ 0810, song "I Need You Now." SINPO 34333.

7685: FRS Holland. Starting its warm up music @ 1652 before programmes began @ 1700 with Peter Verbruggen. Strong signal. SINPO 54444. Signal still strong at sign off @ 2200. SINPO 54444.

Sat Jun 18

3905: Radio Quintus. Dutch music @ 2015, weak to fair signal. SINPO 24332.

4026: Laser Hot Hits. Reading out report for someone who wrote to the Merlin, Ontario mailing address @ 0842, then dance track. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

4070: Overijssel Radio. Dutch songs @ 2010, fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333.

6085: Radio Marabu via Radio 700. Weak-fair signal @ 1155, rock music, splash from strong Deutsche Welle on 6075. SINPO 23332.

6200: Radio Underground. ID and giving out mailing address @ 0900, song "Lime and the Coconut." Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6220: Misti Radio. Dance music @ 0925, weak-fair signal via Barney's TenTec RX320 web receiver. SINPO 24332.

6220: Radio Caroline Int. Jingles and pop music @ 1950. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6240: Radio SWR. Testing @ 1725, Dutch music, weak-fair signal with some utility QRM. SINPO 233332. Email: swrnl (@) hotmail.com

6280: Radio Merlin Int. Roxy Music "Virginia Plain" @ 1427. SINPO 34333. Moved to 6400 at 1432. SINPO 34333.

6293: Enjoy Radio. Boney M "Ma Baker" @ 0913, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Bogusman. Reading reception reports @ 1955, playing alternative music. Not so strong tonight. SINPO 34333. Update: Bogus's signal picked up by 2045 ... now 54444.

6300: Radio Alice. Heard with report in Dutch to FSM Radio @ 1412. SINPO 44433.

6301: Radio Bonofox. Bay City Rollers "Bye Bye Baby" @ 0757, fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6305: TRX Radio. Polka @ 1405, canned ID. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Underground. Dutch music @ 1435. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6325: BNA Radio. Jingles and dance music @ 2030, utility QRM plus occasional strong CW. SINPO 33333.

6388: Radio Low Power. Morrissey song @ 1708, giving out email address. SINPO 34333.

6423: Radio Oscar Zulu. Seal "Crazy" @ 2003, David Bowie "China Girl" then quick "ROZ" ID. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. Tina Turner "Private Dancer" @ 1945. SINPO 34333.

6914: Hit Mix Team. Strong utility making difficult to hear, best with narrow filter. Music heard through the QRM @ 2020. SINPO 32332.

6930: Irish Music Radio. "Hang on Sloopy" @ 1439, followed by ID. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Song "Slipping Away" @ 0855. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

Fri Jun 17

3905: Skyline Radio International. Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water" @ 2042. Strong signal. SINPO 54444.

3920: Radio Sallandse Boer. Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" @ 2212, ID. Low modulation. SINPO 34333.

4015. Laser Hot Hits. Good signal but some utility QRM. Tony James with "I'll Do Anything He Wants" @ 2220. SINPO 43433.

6220: Radio Caroline/Rainbow. Weak and noisy signal @ 2052, could just hear music. ID through the Pirate Chat. SINPO 23332.

6285: Radio Altrex. John Farnham "You're The Voice" @ 2040, followed by cow noises, fair signal but some ute QRM. SINPO 33333.

6300: Radio Sonic. Dance music @ 2035, good signal but fading and splash from 6305. SINPO 43433.

6308: Radio Marconi. ID @ 2048, "I'm In Love with Lolina," strong signal. SINPO 54444.

6317: Radio Kilohertz. German schlager @ 2148, talk in German, very good signal. SINPO 54444.

6325: Radio Underground. Steve giving out email address @ 2032, then Dutch music. SINPO 44333.

6420: Studio 52/VEV Combination. Joint programme. China Crisis "Wishful Thinking" @ 2043. Email given for Studio 52. Good signal, some ute QRM. SINPO 43433.

6510: Radio Pink Panther. "It Takes Two" @ 2157, followed by ID, fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6930: Irish Music Radio. Billy Ocean "Get Out of My Dreams" @ 2028. Good signal with occasional strong peaks. SINPO 44433.

6947: Radio Malta. Weak signal tonight, music heard @ 2230. SINPO 24332.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dance music @ 2223, utility in the background. SINPO 54444.

FRS Holland this Sunday

On Sunday (June 19th) FRS-Holland will be on air with full programming. Opposite to our usual broadcasts, this one will take place in the evening hours between 16:52- 22:00 UTC/ 18:52- 24:00 CEST.
FRS-Holland will be on 7685kHz avoiding 7600 and 7595 interference during the first part of the broadcast.
7685 isn't affected by adjacent channels being used by other stations. Especially during the last part of the broadcast it will be interesting if & how signals will be received to the east (Russia, Ukraine etc.).
We will take our time...it'll be an 'old fashioned' long FRS broadcast: 5 hours!!. Our full staff will be involved including Paul Graham who was absent for quite some time. This time we will deviate from the usual schedule: 3 blocks of resp. 60s, 70s and 80s tracks, a DX Show and a show with mostly tunes. We will handle no letters, there's no Phrase that Pays, the music comes first! Although each show will include 1 or 2 short radio related items !

We like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of you who responded to our brief evening tests May 22nd (7685).
These two 15 min. tests were widely heard across Europe and beyond. For 30 minutes we received some 30 reports.
And last but not least: we will soon start replying to the many, many listeners who responded to one or more of our 30th Anniversary broadcasts back in October & November 2010 and February 2011.
FRS has produced a special & informative commemorative 30th Anniversary booklet which will be available to each and everyone who sent a report/ letter. This booklet is almost finished. So please have a little more patience, you will get your special QSL card(s) and the booklet.
Thanks for your patience and understanding!!

Hope you are able to tune in next Sunday. We hope the full June 19th shows will go out via the Internet one week later, Sunday June 26th.
More news about that will follow.

73s, Peter Verbruggen (on behalf of the entire FRS staff)

Thurs Jun 16

4015: Laser Hot Hits. Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" @ 1908, greeting Borderhunter and mention the summer meeting. Good signal. SINPO 44433.

6325: Radio Baken 16. The Knack "My Sharona" @ 1823. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6375: Radio Relmus. "You Were Always on My Mind" @ 1916, Relmus and his girlfriend on the mic. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. "Slipping Away" @ 1930, good signal but some fading. SINPO 44333.

Wed Jun 15

4015: Laser Hot Hits. New frequency. Tony James programme. Paul McCartney & Wings song @ 1917. Fair-good signal. SINPO 34333.

6295: Free Radio Victoria. ID, Mark Knopfler tune @ 1930, then Dire Straits, good signal but quite fady. SINPO 44333.

6945: Laser Hot Hits. Dave Norris show. Duffy "Warwick Avenue" @ 1912. SINPO 44433.