Sunday 28 October 2007

Weekend 27-18.10.2007

I was out of the city from Friday afternoon till Sunday evening.

So, no listening and loggings from this weekend!

Sunday 21 October 2007

Weekend Log 21 - 22.10.2007

Log Sun 22.10.2007 (times utc)
Here some loggings from the weekend. Best catch was R. Pacman, Holland with only 6 Watts! Radio Shadowman had huge signal with 18 kHz bandwidth:

5720 kHz - Orion Radio Netherlands, Holland. Listed a few other stations heard that morning. Seems to be on air every Sunday. Now very strong at start (O=2-4+) - 07.00-
6276 kHz - Radio Westcoast tentatively, Holland with dance (O=1-3) - 07.05-
6280 kHz - UNID with last-QSO-report to Scotland and Shadowman. VOTN?? (O=0-2) - 10.25-
6281 kHz - Radio Scotland, Beilen, Holland. QSO to VOTN and Shadowman (O=3-4) - 10.23-
6283 kHz - Radio Shadowman, Holland. Strongest ever any other pirate!! HUGE SIGNAL!! My Ciao-receiver oveloaded with my basic settings first time with pirate signal!! QSO Scotland, VOTN (O=4-5) - 10.10- mp3 1 (size 1,3Mb) mp3 2 (size 1,2 Mb - 18 kHz bandwidth (2 x 9 kHz)!! Multipath distortion in audio because of skip??)
6292 kHz - Magic AM, Holland. Long programme with telephone (O=2-3+) - 10.00-
6305 kHz - Radio Underground, UK. A lot of pirate news etc. Very weak, but some words were readable - and finally also ID!! This station was weaker at night on 3940 kHz with less readabel words (0-1) / (O=0-1+) - 11.00- mp3
6307 kHz - UNID started music programme > moved to 6316 kHz?? (O=1-3) - 11.18-
6538 kHz - Radio Pacman, Holland with only 6 Watts! I had e-mail-warning from this station just before broadcast and I heard weak signal. Luckily popped up with ID for the end of QSO (O=0-1) - 11.30-/ -11.41- mp3
6540 kHz - Radio Brigitte, Belgium. Same level as two weeks back (O=0-2) - 10.45-
12257 kHz - Radio Wrekin Int.. No id. (O=0-2) - 06.55-

Log Sat 21.10.2007
3910 kHz - WMR Scotland. This time with readable signal here. Clearly better on 6400 kHz but much noises around (0-2) - 19.30-
3925 kHz - Radio Bogusman tentatively (O=0-2) - 19.30-
3940 kHz - Radio Underground tentatively. Only a few readable words every now and then. Carrier was visible all the time. Slightly better next day on 6305 kHz (O=0-1) - 19.30-
6275 kHz - Laser Hot Hits. Clean signal at Satruday midday here, but fading. (O=1-3) - 09.30-
6280 kHz - UNID Dutch with non-stop (O=1-3) - 19.40-

Thursday 18 October 2007

Pirates from 4 countries at the same time!

Log Thursday 18.10.2007
Fitrst time ever I heard clearly pirate stations from 4 countries at the same time on Medium Wave (1641 kHz - 1655 kHz)!! Luckily all stations were side by side with almost no interference to each other.

1641 kHz - UNID Russian pirate. No talk, only non-stop-music. Long time on the air with quite good modulation (O=2-3+) - 19.55- mp3

1645 kHz - Radio Shaduwjager, Hoogeveen, Holland. Very strong station! Short QSO to Radio Nova 4 (vier), Staphorst. (O=2-4) - 19.55- mp3

1648 kHz - Radio Thessalos, Larissa, Greece announcing GSM-number. Audible for whole evening with strong signal (O=2-4) - 19.55- mp3

1655 kHz - Radio Java, Serbia. "Pozdrav od Radio Java...." (=Greetings from Radio Java...." (on mp3_1). Distorted modulation but quite strong! On air also for the whole evening (O=1-3+) - 19.55- mp3-1 mp3-2

Big photo (print-screen) of signal-peaks of those stations is HERE!


Sunday 14 October 2007

Weekend Log 13-14.10.2007

Log Sun 14.10.2007 (times utc)
Unfortunately time for listening only at early Sunday morning and late afternoon.

1655 kHz - Technischeman, Holland (O=2-4) - 18.45-
5720 kHz - Orion Radio, Holland. Stronger than ever (O=2-4+) - 06.45-
6280 kHz - R Merlin tentatively, UK (QSL below!) (O=0-2) - 07.00-
6291 kHz - Radio Bluehouse. Finnish station relayed by Dutch? (O=1-3) - 12.24-
6292 kHz - Westcoast Radio, Holland. QSO /QRM (O=2-3+) - 14.05- mp3
6292 kHz - Radio Titanic, Holland. QSO (O=2-3+) - 14.05-
6292 kHz - Radio Viking Scandinavia "This is a voice report to Westcoast and ...." but Dutch stations did not hear this report. New station?? (=2-4) - 15.23- mp3
6300 kHz - Radio Golfbreker, Holland. Long broadcast. Still only 10W? (O=1-3) - 12.20-
6306 kHz - Radio Lowland tent., Holland. No luck with id before I had to go. (O=2-3) - 06.45-
6309 kHz - UNID (Marconi?) beside Foxfire. Poor mic modulation sound comparing to music quality (O=1-2+) - 13.55-
6311 kHz - Radio Foxfire, Holland. Very much QRM around (O=2-3+) - c/d - 13.57-
12257 kHz - Radio Wrekin Int, UK. Weak / clear. No id. (O=0-2) - 07.00-

Log Sat 13.10.2007 (times utc)
1636 kHz - UNID Russian pirate. DJs are singing over the music (beside notes....). No time to try to ID because Russian pirates speak quite rarely (O=2-4) - 16.50- mp3
1646 kHz - The Farmers, Holland on air again (see 5.9.-07) (O=2-4). 19.55-
1655 kHz - Radio Barones, Holland with a new Dj on the air (O=2-4+) - 20.25-
3905 kHz - Radio Jimmy, Holland. I think said to have 30 Watts. (O=0-2) - 20.05-
3935 kHz - Radio Nova, Holland. Sounded like British stn. They seemed to use jingles from legendary Irish Radio Nova, Dublin from 80's - and why not, those're good jingles! (O=0-2+) - 18.55- mp3
6275 kHz - Laser Hot Hits, UK. Nice jingle for the end and missed to record it. I think they closed at 1700utc? (O=0-2+) - 1645-

6280 kHz - Radio Merlin International, UK. Quick QSL even next day is here >>> (O=0-2+) - 17.46- mp3





Sunday 7 October 2007

Weekend Log Sun 7.10.2007

Now only Sunday midday listening. Seemed to be quite good conditions and over 10 stations audible here.

Log Sun 7.10.2007
5720 kHz - Orion Radio, Holland. Signal just like before (O=2-3+) - 08.15-
6220 kHz - Mystery Radio (O=3-4)
6242 kHz - Sligo European Radio (www), Ireland via JRRI,UK. This should have been their final programme... Started in the 80's. (O=0-1+) - 08.20- mp3
6259 kHz - Radio Likedeeler, Germany with blues (O=0-2+) - 09.27-
6270 kHz - CWR, Crazy Wave Radio, Germany (O=1-3) - 08.51- mp3
6275 kHz - tentatively Underground R, UK (O=0-1) - 08.20-
6280 kHz - UNID (O=0-1) - 08.53-
6286 kHz - UNID in German - religious px? Dr Tim? (O=2-3) - 08.10- mp3
6290 kHz - Radio Mazda, Holland (O=2-4) - 08.55-
6299 kHz - Radio Scotland (www) Beilen, Holland. Reports to others. Playing Finnish 'Darude' (O=2-3+) - 09.32- mp3
6300 kHz - R Boomerang, Holland was the strongest of the day (O=3-4) - 09.15- mp3
6302 kHz - Valencia Radio, Holland (O=1-2+) - 09.31- mp3
6309 kHz - R Likedeeler, Germany-Weaker on 6259.5 kHz later. they announced telephone-number (O=2-4) - 09.15- mp3
6400 kHz - WMR, Scotland (www). Clean like every weekend. (O=1-3+) - 08.10-
6540 kHz - R Brigitte, Belgium (O=0-2) closed at 10utc - 09.44- mp3