HF Pirate broadcasting on regular basis?

Hi everybody,
I am planning to arrange Pirate HF-broadcasting on regular basis, for example once a month, like every 1st Sunday (not Saturdays basicly?). Also there could be basic frequency limits for listeners to monitor (although all split-frequencies should be allowed of course).
I might open new blog for that and there could be many updaters and administratives?
What do you think?

Ideas and thoughts:

1) I open new blog for HF pirate broadcasting (and many people could update it later).

2) We arrange and publish that every 1st Sunday of the month is for HF-broadcasting.

3) So that could be named Global Pirate HF-Sundays (no Saturdays included?). Saturday could be included sometimes.

4) There could be basic frequency-limits for stations so that it is easier for listeners to monitor and find the stations.
Those limits could be 15.000 - 15.100 MHz - 21.450 - 21.500 MHz - 12.300 - 12.350 and
what more? There should not be too many frequency slots.

5) Split-frequencies (frq. out of the limits) should be allowed and announced on the blog.

6) The stations shoud basicly broadcast on certain 2-3h time-slots, like in the 1) morning 2) afternoon 3) early evening 4) late evening (for USA-Asia-skip).

6) Facebook could be also useful for announcements but that may reveal that operators.

7) No active blog-updates with lists and times are not needed because of regularity, but it could be also more active if there are active udaters. That would ease my job on this in the first place.

8) There could still be irregular HF-Weekends for bigger happenings with lists and times.

What do you think?

Give me comments of this!!
Leave the message on a comment-box below or mail directly to my personal e-mail: harriku*at*dnainternet.net

Harri Kujala - Naantali - SW Finland

Loggins : Brazil, USA, Spain, Ukraine

Message from Goiania - Goias - Brazil

"Hello Harri,
I managed to tune the radio in Radio Spaceshuttle 15845kHz, Saturday 9:30 (UTC) here in Brazil, signal 11111. Dance music, voiceovers and ID. Very fading, QRM and noise. But ... I'm happy for this achievement! Congratulations! I'm anxious to hear again the next week Pirate ... health $ peace" Dj Velho - Goiania - Goiás - Brazil

USA, New York (John Herkimer)
Harri, Thank you for organizing the Global Pirate HF Weekend and keeping listeners informed of station schedules. Overall conditions were only fair and many of the scheduled stations were poor or barely audible here in the eastern U.S. However, I did get very nice reception from Radio Spaceshuttle and Cupid Radio on March 31 and a first-time log of Trans Europe Radio on April 1:
15845 R. Spaceshuttle, 1055-1300+, Mar 31, 34333. mp3-audio (nicely)
21460 Cupid R., 1500, Mar 31, 33333. mp3-audio (nice signal here, too)
15070 Cupid R., 1530, Mar 31, 24222.
15840 R. Spaceshuttle, 1500, Apr 1, 23222.
15060 Trans Europe Radio, 1515, Apr 1, 22222.
Thanks again! John Herkimer

Spain, Catalonia (Artur Fernández Llorella - BLOG) - All times UTC
Saturday, 31 March
6240 KHz, 07.50, Radio Focus International, 22332
15005 KHz, 08.00, Trans Europe Radio, 33232
15020 KHz, 07.35, Mustang Radio, 44343
15060 KHz, 08.05, Radio Scotland, 55444
15070 KHz, 15.25, Cupid Radio, 43443
15080 KHz, 08.50, Trans Europe Radio, 44343
15845 KHz USB, 08.25, Radio Spaceshuttle, 44343
21485 KHz LSB, 08.45, Baltic Sea Radio, 33333

Sunday, 1 April
5820 KHz, 07.45, Orion Radio, 22332
6240 KHz, 07.55, Radio Focus?, 22332
6265 KHz, 08.40, Geronimo SW, 22332
6300 KHz, 07.40, Radio Tower, 23332
12257 KHz, 07.50, WR International, 23442
12310 KHz, 08.15, Shoreline Radio, 33232
15005 KHz, 10.30, Mustang Radio, 33333
15055 KHz USB, 10.00, Radio Tropiq, 44444
15060 KHz, 09.50, Radio Scotland, 55444
15065 KHz, 08.55, Cupid Radio, 34333
21485 KHz LSB, 09.25, Baltic Sea Radio, 23442
That is all. Greetings from Catalonia, in Spain!
Artur Fernández Llorella, 08380 MALGRAT DE MAR - SPAIN
My blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/


Ukraine, Kiev (Alexandr, ULX2)
Here is my united log for 31st of March and 1st of April 2012:
31st of March 2012
07.39 - 15020,0 - Mustang Radio - 45544
07.42 - 15845,0 - Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l - 35543
07.47 - 6920L - Baltic Sea Radio (tent., not sure) - 25422
07.50 - 15845U - Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l - 45433
07.59 - 15060,0 - Radio Scotland Int'l - 45433
08.06 - 15005,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 44433
08.15 - 15008,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 35433
08.51 - 15080,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 45433
09.41 - 15030,0 - Radio Paranoid - 45444
10.10 - 15055,0 - Radio Latino - 35433
13.11 - 15029,0 - Radio Paranoid - 45434
13.15 - 15060,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 34433
14.00 - 15058U - Radio Fox 48 (tent.) - 23432 - only some weak traces in SSB
14.11 - 15008,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 34433
14.13 - 15060,0 - Radio Scotland International - 44444
14.21 - 15020,0 - Mustang Radio - 55545
14.37 - 16795,0 - Free Radio Victoria (very tent., not sure) - 25422
14.52 - 15850U - Radio Underground - 35422
15.11 - 21490U - Radio Underground - 35423
15.17 (approx.) - 15055,5S - Radio Tropiq (tent.) - 25422
15.28 - 15070,3 - Cupid Radio - 44433
15.53 - 15060,1 - Radio Trans Europe - 35443
15.56 - 15030U - UNID - 44434 - Blue System, 16.03 - Song by Ukrainian singer Ruslana
16.00 - 11450L - Radio Tropiq - 45444
16.52 - 15070,3 - Balkan Radio International (via Cupid Radio) - 44433 - 55444
17.25 - 9860U - Radio Tropiq (tent., ID via chat) - 45444

1st of April 2012
07.55 - 12300,0 - Shoreline Radio (tent.) - 33422 - then QSY to 12310 (but 12310 was not audible here)
08.26 - 15845u - Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l - 45444
08.31 - 12257,0...12257,3 - WR International - 35412
08.46 - 9290,3 - Radio 9290 (ID via chat from station's owner) - 25422
08.53 - 15020,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 35433
08.59 - 15065,3 - Cupid Radio - 54444
09.09 - 15060,0 - Radio Scotland Int'l - 44444
09.30 - 9860L - Radio Tropiq - 45433
09.38 - 15014,0 - Radio Latino (tent.) - 35433
09.44 - 16795,0 - Free Radio Victoria (tent.) - 25422
09.55 - 15075,0 - UNID - 35422
10.08 - 15028,9 - Radio Paranoid - 45444
10.30 - 15005,0 - Mustang Radio - 45444
11.07 - 21485L - Baltic Sea Radio - 25411 - 34533
13.18 - 14990L - Baltic Sea Radio - 45433
13.27 - 15840U - Radio Spaceshuttle International - 34433
14.01 - 15060,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 35422
14.03 - 15098U - Radio Fox 48 (very tent., not sure) - 234x2 - only some weak traces in SSB
15.36 - 15840U - Radio Underground - 45444 - 154x1
16.30 - 12255,0 - Reflections Europe - 35423
19.02 - 15020,0 - Mustang Radio - 55534
21.48 - 15070,0 - Undercover Radio (USA) (tent.) - 25422

Thanks to the organizer of the Global Pirate HF-Weekend for the nice contest and for frequency/schedule information! Thanks to all chat members for the help with identification! Thanks to the free operators for the fantastic Weekend!
Alexandr ULX2, - Kiev, Ukraine.

Cupid Radio's SSTV-message received in Ohio!

Here below is a message from Cupid Radio. The station did air music and jingles but also SSTV-images from time to time. SSTV is a data-image which can be converted to a real image!
Cupid's SSTV-message was received in Ohio, USA!!

"Well harri,
that was a weekend, got some reports from far away. But the conditions were to poor to make a booming signal around the globe. I have send out SSTV-image and this one enclosed I send is received trough DXer in Ohio, USA - maybe it is nice to post on the blog.
regards and tnx, Cupid Radio"


Here is Cupid's SSTV-image - received in Ohio, USA on 21.46 MHz - just in this quality beside!
This is something!!!

Real time-update Sun 1.4.2012

Finland, SW (Rick, SW Finland) Rick's blog: (includs audio clips)
9290,2 unid 08.45- 15331 mx
9860 R. Tropiq (tent.) 09.08- 15331 mx
12257,1v WR Int. (tent.) 07.12- 45322 mx
12299,8 Shoreline Radio 07.57- 23332 E
12309,8 Shoreline Radio 07.59- 35322 E
14990LSB BSR 12.30- 15321 E
15005 R. Mustang 10.44- 45322 E
15015 R. Latino (tent.) 07.15- 15331 mx
15020 R. Mustang (tent.) 19.10- 15331 only visible
15020,1 Trans Europe Radio (tent.) 08.47- 15331 mx
15029 R. Paranoid (tent.) 10.42-10.48* 25322 mx
15055USB R. Tropiq 09.52-11.02* 45433 E
15060 R. Scotland Int. 09.01- 45322 E
15060 Trans Europe Radio 13.59- 45322 E
15065,3 Cupid Radio 08.54- 45433 E
15070 Undercover R. , North America14.45- 15311 E!! audio
15840USB R. Spaceshuttle Int. 11.53- 15321 E
15840USB unid 15.58-16.00* 35443 mx
15845USB R. Spaceshuttle Int.(tent.) 08.18- 15321 mx
16795 Free Radio Victoria (tent.) 10.13- 15331 only visible
21485LSB BSR 08.56- 35343 E


Ukraine, Lviv (by Ihor) Log from Sunday 1.4.2012
0856 15020 Trans Europe Radio, mx., weak, noisy, 25222
0907 15065 Cupid Radio, dance, techno, good to fair, 45344
1024 15030 Radio Paranoid, rock, fair, 35333
1032 15004v Mustang Radio, sometimes good, rock, 45222
73's! Ihor, Lviv, Ukraine

Greece, Thessaloniki (Zacharias Liangas)
The REC-markings as recordings on this link below:
Listen the recordings here: http://www.mediafire.com/?85kxui15sn0sa
----PIRATE LOGS with REC LISTING----
15020 R Mustang 0722 + 0800 with ID signal S2 - REC 01 on 0722/ REC 04 0800/ REC 06
15845U Spaceshutle S1 14331 0753 and 0757 with full of heloos 14331 At1205 24332 At 1335 is 30 Hz above REC 02 on 0753 / REC 03 o 0757
15060 R Scotland INtl S5 max 253532 REC 05
15008 Trans Europe R 0815 many IDs 15333 REC 07
21485L Baltic Sea playing with the modes !!! REC09 / REC 10 0823 15050 ?? 1211 marginal level with pop songs S0 REC 11 (where no times you can acocunt the time logged plus several seconds )
15060 1306 R Scotland Intl? S0 142x1 REC 012
15029 Paranoid 1313 S2 24443 REC 13
15070 ?? 1319 CC , poor REC 14
21485L 1322 Baltic Sea 142x2 max 1323 with ID in Japanese!!! REC 15
21470Am ??? 1327 with rock songs S5 25332 REC 16
15060 R Scotland Intl 1413 ID S2 344x3 REC 17 S5 @1426
15008 TER rock songs S0 143x3 REC 018
15020 North? (heard as ID but seems Mustang, mention north.net ) S3 24332 1606 closign down REC 19
15092 Fox 48 has not been heard in this QRG due to posible QRM from 90
15070 Cupid 1600 signal up to S7 35333 REC 20
11450L Tropiq Radio 1607 S10!!!! 44444 REC21
video of reception : http://youtu.be/NwfKDG-C6uI
mirror :http://zlgr.multiply.com/video/item/94

Sunday 1/1
15068 0637 UNID with very oldies (latino? ) S2 REC 23 ID
15015 0812 UNID wirt salsa (Latino?)S0 REC 25 & 26
15070 0819a Greek man with FM mod S5 mean and poss R Nova RECS 25 and 26
15065 Cupido? 0857 S1 on 16 H max qitrh QRM from greek FMer REC 27
15090?? UNID S2 max on 0901 REC 28 on 0900
15060 R Scotland 0902 S2 151x1 REC 29
21485 Baltic Sea 0906 S124342 on H antenna REC 30
15014 UNID? 0910 opera S1 14242 REC 31


Russia, Stavropol (Samara region - Vasily Lazarev)
31March.
1).Radio Spaceshuttle. 15845.kgz. 07.00.-07.30.utc. Sinpo:35222.
2)Baltic Sea radio. 21485.Kgz. 08.08-08.40.utc. Sinpo:35545.
3)Mustang Radio. 15020.Kgz. Sinpo:35532.
4)Radio Scotland. 15060.Kgz. 08.35.-09.00.utc. Sinpo:35222.
5)Radio Free Victoria??? 16795.Kgz. 16.45.-17.00.utc. Sinpo:25333.
-----------//-------------
1.April. 2012.
1)Cupid Radio. 21460.Kgz. 08.00.-08.30.utc. Sinpo:45534.
2)Spaceshuttle Radio. 21845.Kgz. 08.40.-09.00.utc. Sinpo:45545.
3)Old Time Radio. 15009.Kgz. Sinpo:45523.
4)Radio ????????? 15030.Kgz. 10.44.-10.50.utc. Sinpo:35534

Russia (Alexander, Togliatti):

Hello ! Today we managed to take:
R.Cupid 21460 kHz 0820 SINPO - 45444
R Cupid 15065 kHz 0903 SINPO - 55444.
R.Scotland 15060 kHz 0915 SINPO - 45333.
Spaceshuttle 15845 kHz 0825 SINPO - 55444.

Russia (Vladivostok, Oleg): 11.10 UTC Baltic SR 21485 (LSB) - SINPO-35322 - Baltic Sea R on 18200 received from 08.20 to 08.30 - SINPO-25322.

Message from Japan:

"Hi! Harri san, Many thanks for the planning of the spring pirate station event!!!

I could identify 2 stations, Radio SpaceShuttle and Baltic SR at 7-9 UTC 31st March in Okayama, JAPAN. Unfortunately, only could catch the carrier of 15020kHz and 15060kHz. Small power and AM mode would make catching difficult, I suppose. However I have enjoyed the pirate festival! Thank you so much. 73s!" Shinzo - Japan

NOW ON AIR (10.25 utc):
- Radio Latino on air untill 14.30 utc on 15.104 MHz!
- Radio Tropiq in USB strong in SW Finland!

SCOTLAND LIVE WEB-CAM: http://www.radioscotland.nl/Webcamrsi.html

Message: 18200 LSB possibly Radio Tropiq, Oleg (Vladivostok)

12.257 MHz - WR International. Strong signal later afternoon in SW Finland

Ukraine, Kharkiv (Vitaly)
First log for today - 1 April:
15015 kHz - Radio Latino, 07:06 weak signal 25432

New station, Shoreline Radio
Also Shoreline radio wil give a try on 12.310 MHz and Maybe 24.000 Mhz. on Sunday
all between 08.00 - 15.00 uur. somewhere in this this time i try this freq. all the best and good DX!

Many signals in Japan on Saturday!!! (by DFS Japan)
Radio Spaceshuttle - Youtube-clip
Baltic Sea Radio Youtube-clip
Mustang Radio (Strong!!) Youtube-clip
Radio Scotland Int. Youtube-clip
15030kHz UNID Youtube-clip
Radio Tropiq Youtube-clip
Cupid Radio Youtube-clip
Radio Trans Europe presumed Youtube-clip
I hope I get more later!Thanks all pirates stations!
DFS@JAPAN

Another Japanese message:
"My yesterday logs,from Tokio Japan.
15845 USB Radio Spaceshuttle -0659-(UT) 25222(Poor)

Central Italy (by Marco) Satruday loggings:

15.020 Radio Mustang (33333)

15.060 Radio Scotland International (very strong at closing down 44444)

15.845 usb Radio Spaceshuttle (32222)

Ukraine, Kharkov (by Vitaly)
Here my yesterday HF-logs from Kharkiv, Ukraine:
15845 USB - Radio Spaceshuttle International, *06:24 45333.
15020 - Radio Mustang, *07:38 55444
15005 - Radio Trans Europe,*08:05 35433, after 13:10 on 15060, 34433
15029 - Radio Paranoid, *13:20 35422
21460 - Cupid Radio, *14:34 very clear signal 55544
15850 USB - Radio Underground, *14:49 35433.
15055 USB - Radio Tropiq, *15:07 35433
15070 - Radio Cupid, also near 17 UTC - relay of Balkan Radio. 45433, sometimes better.

Real time-updates Sat 31.3. afternoon utc

Finland, Southwest (Rick, Rick's blog)
My saturday HF-log:
9860LSB R. Tropiq 18.10- 45444 mx
11450LSB R. Tropiq 15.59- 45444 mx
15000 R. Mustang 11.17- 45444 E
15005 R. Trans Europe 07.57- 35333 E
15008,1 R. Trans Europe 08.15-, 14.14- 35333 E
15020 R. Mustang 07.32- 45444 E
15020 R. Tidalwave & Mustang 14.15- 45444 E, later only Mustang IDs
15020 unid 14.15- 45433 E
15020,1 Trans Europe Radio 11.24- 44433 E
15029 R. Paranoid 13.10- 45333 E
15030 R. Paranoid 09.40-10.00*, 11.40- 45333 E
15055 R. Latino (tent.) 10.25- 15321 only visible
15055USB R. Tropiq 15.05- 33333 E
15060 R. Scotland Int. 07.59-, 14.10- 45444 E
15060,1 R. Trans Europe 13.04-, 15.48- 45333 E
15070,3 Cupid Radio 15.27- 45322 E
15070,3 Balkan Radio Int. 17.09- 45333 E, via Cupid
15080,1 R. Trans Europe 08.50- 45333 E
15845USB R. Spaceshuttle Int. 06,58- 25311 E
15850USB R. Underground 12.55-, 14.43- 35343 E
16795 Free Radio Victoria 14.09-, 16.20- 45433 E
18950LSB BSR 13.44- 25332 E
21485USB BSR 08.08- 25232 E
21485LSB BSR 08.30-, 11.20- 25332 E

France, West (Ray Lalleu)
6920 L . . 0710-0730 . . BALTIC SEA R.
15030,1 . . 0837-0907 . . R.LATINO
15845 U . . 0907-0915 . . SPACESHUTTLE R.
also traces on 15080 and 15060 (this one up to buzz at last check). Good listening, Ray

Greece, Thessaloniki
Most of the stations were received in Greece by Zacharias. Loggings coming later.

Ukraine, Lviv (Ihor)
Hello! It seems that only 19 m.b. had worked ok during first HF Pirates Weekend. Here are my log:
0723 15020 Radio Mustang 35222
1116 15000 Radio Mustang 45344
1418 15020 Radio Mustang 45444
1449 15060 Radio Scotland Intl 35222
1558 15070 Cupid Radio 34333
1658 15070 Cupid Radio relaying Balkan Radio Intl 33232
Ihor from Lviv, Ukraine 73's!

Ukraine, Kiev (Alexandr)
Hello! Logs from Kiev - Ukraine:
07.39 - 15020,0 - Mustang Radio - 45544
07.42 - 15845,0 - Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l - 35543
07.47 - 6920L - Baltic Sea Radio (tent., not sure) - 25422
07.50 - 15845U - Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l - 45433
07.59 - 15060,0 - Radio Scotland Int'l - 45433
08.06 - 15005,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 44433
08.15 - 15008,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 35433
08.51 - 15080,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 45433
09.41 - 15030,0 - Radio Paranoid - 45444
10.10 - 15055,0 - Radio Latino - 35433
13.11 - 15029,0 - Radio Paranoid - 45434
13.15 - 15060,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 34433
14.00 - 15058U - Radio Fox 48 (tent.) - 23432
14.11 - 15008,0 - Radio Trans Europe - 34433
14.13 - 15060,0 - Radio Scotland International - 44444
14.21 - 15020,0 - Mustang Radio - 55545
14.37 - 16795,0 - Free Radio Victoria (very tent., not sure) - 25422
14.52 - 15850U - Radio Underground - 35422
15.11 - 21490U - Radio Underground - 35423
15.17 (approx.) - 15055,5S - Radio Tropiq (tent.) - 25422
15.28 - 15070,3 - Cupid Radio - 44433
15.53 - 15060,1 - Radio Trans Europe - 35443
15.56 - 15030U - UNID - 44434 - Blue System, 16.03 - Song by Ukrainian singer Ruslana
16.00 - 11450L - Radio Tropiq - 45444
16.52 - 15070,3 - Balkan Radio International (via Cupid Radio) - 44433 - 55444

I will publish audio clips later on my website http://ulx2.narod.ru/ Alexandr ULX2.


Austria (Patric Robic)
"Hi Harri! In southeast Austria only Radio Spaceshuttle 15845 kHz and Radio Tropiq 11450 kHz were audible today." 73, Patrick , Austria

Radio Tropiq heard in SW Finland on 11.450 MHz and 15.055 MHz in the afternoon.

France, South (Philippe, near Spain border)
"Iam SWL in south part of France border Spain. I go sometime to your internet blog i like also listen the pirates stations today I listened the HF week end with my receiver YASEU FRG 8800 + FRT 7700and my antena long wire 5m external. i have this :

15845 RADIO SPACESHUTTLE 31/03/2012 07:58 USB 33333(PG)
15060 RADIO SCOTLAND 31/03/2012 08:01 AM 44333 (PG)
15020 Radio Mustang ? 31/03/2012 08:22 AM 44344 (PG)
15060 RADIO SCOTLAND 31/03/2012 14:13 AM 44333 (PG)
15020 Radio Mustang 31/03/2012 14:17 AM 43323 (PG)
15070 Cupid Radio 31/03/2012 16:04 AM 43223 (PG)
11450 Tropiq Radio 31/03/2012 16:19 LSB 23332 (PG) - - - Philippe - - -

Uzbekistan (Uzbekdx)
"Today in Uzbekistan I heared in Tashkent only Spaceshuttle on 15845 khz with a very good signal!Listen Show from 07:51 to 12:02 by UTC.
I note very good propagation on 21 and 28 Mhz but no station can heard in my location.
Thank you for good Saturday Pirates HF Weekend!"

Russia, Valdivosktok (Oleg)
"15092 AM, Radio Scotland, SINPO-34333 - later 15060 khz -+ possiblyMustang on 15019.94 khz - SINPO 25232" Oleg

Bulgaria logs
Mustang, Scotland, Paranoid, Trans Europe and Spaceshuttle heard in Bulgaria with nice signals!

Message from Japan (Shimane)
"HI I just listening 15060 (Scotland) &15020kHz (Mustang) !@1420UTC
Not so strong but audible!!" DFS@Shimane JAPAN

Message: 15092 USB for Fox 48 is a very bad idea. R. Free Afghanistan on 15090 kill it absofuckinlutely(((...

Rdio Underground on 15.850 MHz usb Closed down at 15.00. Good signal in Finland!!
Free Radio Vicoria on air on 16.795 MHz (14.55 utc). Good signal in Finland!
Trans Europe Radio now on air on 15.008 MHz (14.50 utc) Good sigal in Finland
Rdio Scotland now on air on 15.060 MHz (14.53 utc). Huge signal in Finland!

USA, New York (J.Herkimer)
Thanks for organizing another Pirate Radio Weekend, Harri. Radio Space
Shuttle was heard well today on 15845 kHz from t/in at 1055 UTC. And
they are still being heard at 1255. Here is an audio clip from 1200 UTC:

Real time-updates 31.3 Sat morning (utc)

USA, Georgia (at 12.47utc)
"The first station has arrived! - 1140 utc Radio Spaceshuttle - 15845 usb - SINPO...25322
Clear ID's and music! Thanks for organizing this EXCELLENT event!!" jon maples - tallapoosa,georgia usa

It seems that we have better distant signals from North Europe today, no signals from South Europe! / harri

Messages from Japan (Smoker)
"Dear Sirs, Thank you for planning this time. RADIO SPACESHUTTLE have heard in Japan are currently very excited. The current situation, please look at the following address:
Watch Live-DX > Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sw-dx
We look forward to tomorrow's broadcast." Smoker_JPN

Japan (from "Pacificocean)
"Good signal! 15845USB Radio Spaceshuttle received from Japan!"


Radio Latino, 15.055 MHz on air 10.00 - 10.30 utc!

New unlisted station:
Paranoid Radio was on air 15.030 MHz at 09.45 - 10.00 utc.
Fairly good signal in SW Finland!

Sweden North, Kalix (PJK's blog)

15.005: R Trans Europe at 0808 UTC, pop-mx, QSY to 15008, SINPO 24222
15.019,1: R Mustang at 0759 UTC, Van Halen, Roxette, SINPO 34333
15.060: R Scotland int at 0803, ID, rock-mx, Iggy Pop, SINPO 3543 3-4
15.845: R Spaceshuttle int at 0759 UTC ID jingles in USB mode, SINPO 25222

09.44 utc:
Radio Latino now off air for a while on 15.030 MHz.


Japan, S. Hasegawa
"As of 0900UT, condition is poor in Japan.
I can receive 15845 MHz USB-Spacesuttle and 21485 MHz LSB. 21485 can't yet capture Segal" S. Hasegawa, Japan


Russia, Vladivostok
"21.845 MHz LSB, Baltic Sea Radio, SINPO-25332"RUSSIA, peninsula Gamov (Vladivostok), Oleg

India, New Delhi

"Listening to Radio Spaceshuttle on 15845 USB at 0912 UTC......25332, hoping to improve.

73's" Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi

Finland SW, Raisio (Rick) blog
15005 R. Trans Europe 07.57- 35333 E
15008,1 R. Trans Europe 08.15- 35333 E
15020 R. Mustang 07.32- 45444 E
15030 R. Paranoid 09.40- 45333 E
15055 R. Latino (tent.) 10.25- 15321 only visible
15060 R. Scotland Int. 07.59- 45444 E
15080,1 R. Trans Europe 08.50- 45333 E
15845USB R. Spaceshuttle Int. 06,58- 25311 E
21485USB BSR 08.08- 25232 E
21485LSB BSR 08.30- 25332 E

Italia, Roma
"Good signal RSI 15.060 s. 2/5 in Roma Italia now,music rock '60/'70... all the best!!!
IDX01 SWL (rec yeasu ft-840, home made vertical antenna) "

NOW CLOSED DOWN for the morning, Radio Trans Europe, 15.080 MHz !!

Russia, Samara
"I hear 15845 USB 55444, QTH Samara, Russia. It's really cool, guys!))).
p.s. Spaceshuttle on 15.845 Mhz - USB 55444, trance music" Топор

Russia, Togliatti:
"21485 kHz BSR 0802 SINPO - 45444. 15060 kHz R.Scotland 0810 SINPO - 35333. 15006 kHz unidentified 0815 SINPO - 25322". Alexander from Togliatti Russia

NEW ZEALAND, Bryan Clark:
"Listening in Northland New Zealand have so far logged Undercover Radio USA 6925, Mustang Radio 15019.97, Spaceshuttle 15845.02 and Radio Scotland 15060.06 right now!" Bryan Clark, NZ

NOW ON AIR: Radio Scotland, Holland on 15.060 MHz!!!

Australia, Mike:
"something on 15.845 MHz USB...sounds like dance music beats...no ID heard yet" "Mike, Australia

NOW ON AIR: Radio Trans Europe, 15.008 MHz !!

Radio Latino from South Europe now on air on 15.030 MHz!!

Cancellation nr 3:
Radio Black Bird cancelled. Tx broken yesterday after one hour on air!

Russia, Togliatti:
"Hello ! Today took on 15845 kHzR/ Spaceshuttle with 0556 - 0730 .SINPO - 35343 On 15074kHz 0630 - 0645 unidentified station.SINPO - 22222/ On 15022 kHz Mustang Radio with 0730 SINPO - 45322" Alexander from Togliatti Russia

Radio Mustang now on air on 15.020 MHz!

Radio Spaceshuttle (from Scandinavia) now on air starting 07.00 utc on 15.845 MHz USB!
Sinal was good in Poland on 21.845 MHz at 06.34 utc (sorry, wrong info at first)

Two cancellations:
Radio Borderhunter cancelled broadcasts. Big transmitter broken. Borderhunter has participated to all HF-Weekends during the years.

Radio Balkan International cancelled. Unfortunately the new 500 Watt AM-transmitter is not ready for use. The station is planning to come on air before the summer with regular weekend broadcasts.

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19 scheduled stations for The HF-Weekend

SCHEDULED STATIONS for The HF-Weekend 31.3. - 1.4.2012
(Please make NO April fool-jokes on Sunday 1.4.2012!!!! :])
Stations!!! Please mail me new frequencies and times in real time! I will update your info immedeately to this blog !
NEW FRQ'S AND TIMES WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE IN REAL TIME!!!


1) RADIO SCOTLAND, Holland- 15.060 MHz - AM - 200 W
Saturdaymorning 08:00 - 10:00 h utc.
Saturday afternoon 14:00 (or 14:15) - 15:00 h utc.
Sundaymorning 09:00 - 11:00 h utc.
LIVE WEB-CAM: http://www.radioscotland.nl/Webcamrsi.html

Frequency 15.050 - 15.065 MHz, if 15.060 is occupied.

2) TRANS EUROPE RADIO, Holland - 15.000 - 15.100 MHz - AM - 65 W
Will be active during Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon
on 19 mb.

3) BALTIC SEA RADIO, Scandinavia - 21.485 MHz - USB - 80/150 W W
On Saturday starting 08.00 and again 13.00 utc
On Sunday starting at 09.00 utc.

X) RADIO BORDERHUNTER, Holland - around /15 MHz/ 21.5 MHz - AM
Radio Borderhunter cancelled broadcasts for this weekend. Big transmitter is broken. Borderhunter has participated to all HF-Weekends during the years.

x) OLD TIME RADIO, Scandinavia - 15.009 MHz - AM - 50 W
Short test was planned but cancelled for this weekend.

5) RADIO BLACK BIRD, Holland - 19 mb - AM
No frequency or time information yet.

6) WR INTERNATIONAL, England - 12.257 MHz - AM - 35 W
WR is on the air every Sunday from 08.00 - 11.00 utc.

X) BALKAN RADIO INTERNATIONAL - ??? MHz - AM -
Radio Balkan International cancelled. Unfortunately the new 500 Watt AM-transmitter is not ready for use. The station is planning to come on air before the summer with regular weekend broadcasts. Later relayed by Cupid Radio on Saturday!

8) RADIO SPACESHUTTLE, Scandinavia - 15.845 MHz - AM+SSB - 200 W
Saturday and Sunday some transmissions between 07:00-16:00 utc on
15845 kHz (or nearby). AM and SSB (changing time to time)

9) FREE RADIO NOVA, Holland 15.070 MHz - AM
Sunday 1.4.2012 starting at 08.00 utc.

10) MIKE RADIO, Holland - around 21.500 MHz - AM
Not 100 %. 21.500 or 21.850 MHz.
Antenna tower still down for the winter.

XX) RADIO BLACK ARROW, Holland - 21.490 MHz - AM
Transmitter broken week ago - Possibly not on air

11) RADIO FOX 48, Scandinavia - about 15.092 MHz - USB - 300 W
Saturday 14.00 - 16.00 utc.

12) CUPID RADIO, Holland - 21.460 MHz (or 15.065 MHz) - AM
On air with "Sunday DX-special". Later exact times.

13) MUSTANG RADIO, Holland - 15.000 - 15.100 MHz - AM - 50 W
Again new participant! More info later!!

14) RADIO LATINO, South Europe - 15.000 - 15.100 MHz -
26.100 - 26.200 MHz - AM - 40 W
Salsa mix-programme (30 min) on early morning on Saturday and Monday
at 06.30 - 07.00 and 07.30 - 08.00 utc! Progamme will continue longer if possible.
-26.100 - 26.200 MHz (in the morning, if propagation helps)
-15.000 - 15.100 MHz (in the evening, if morning propagation is bad)
More info and realtime-info on the web-page: http://radiolatino.bigbig.com/
E-mail: radiolatino@live.com

15) RADIO UNDERGROUND, England - 15.000-15.100 MHz -USB - 80 W
More exact frequency and times later, also 21 MHz is possible.

16) FREE RADIO VICTORIA, Holland - 21.880 MHz - AM- 50 Watts
On Sunday 1/4/12 from 08:00 ..... 10:00 UTC on the Dipole intend for Scandinavia and the Mediterranean Sea.
On Sunday 1/4/12 from 11:00 ..... 13:00 UTC on the Vertical ant. intend for overseas country,s .

17) RADIO TROPIQ, Central Europe - Many frequencies - AM 50 W / LSB - 80 W

Saturday
15.00 - 15.30 UT 15.050 MHz

16.00 - 16.30 UT 11.450 MHz

18.00 - 18.30 UT 9.950 MHz

Sunday

08.00 - 08.30 UT 18.205 MHz

09.00 - 09.30 UT 9.950 MHz

North America
18) Radio True North - 15.460 MHz (200 W) or 21.850 MHz (40 W)- AM
On air from 14.00 - 23.00 utc.
Also possibly on air on 6.925 or 6.950 MHz around at 02.00 utc

OUT OF HF-FREQUENCIES:
19) COOL AM RADIO, Holland - 10 Watts mobile - 6925 or 6940 kHz
This station is NOT HF-station because it uses 42 mb but I
took this in because it is special 10 W mobile!!


PIRATES - ATTENTION! Info of free frequencies can be found here:
http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/bia12.txt



BASIC SCHEDULE

1) European MORNING 08.00 - 12.00 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.

2) European AFTERNOON 12.00 - 16.00 utc from Europe to North America and vice versa.

3) European NIGHT 22.00 - 24.00 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania.

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Log 25.3.2012 - 17 HF-stations signed in!

Last Sunday, 25.3.2012, there were several HF-stations on the air on HF-frequencies with very good results!!!
Radio Spaceshuttle informed that the station was received in Japan, India and USA and all around Europe on 15.845 MHz !

Also many HF-stations were received in Finland around 15 MHz. Here is a log taken from Rick's blog (Pirateradioblog) from SW Finland (25.3.-12):

12299,9	Shoreline Radio	15.16-	44322	E
15020	R. Mustang	10.53-	45444	E
15020,1	Trans Europe Radio	14.19-	45333	E
15060,1	Trans Europe Radio	17.58-	44444	E
15070,1	Trans Europe Radio	10.10-	45433	E
15070,1	Trans Europe Radio	-14.57*	43443	mx
15070,2	Cupid Radio	12.17-	45433	E
15070,3	Cupid Radio	09.56-	45433	E
15090,1	Trans Europe Radio	10.05-	43433	E, QSY to 15070,1
15095,8	unid	12.09	45444	mx, short test
15100	R. Mustang	14.48-	45444	E
15100,5	Free Radio Victoria	11.59-	35333	E
15845USB	R. Spaceshuttle Int.	11.44-, 12.28-	25332	E

So, it is expected that we will have nice skips during the HF-Weekend 31.3. - 1.4.2012 !!
Now 17 HF-stations signed in so far and it seems there will be even more stations on the air!!

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18 STATIONS on HF-Weekend: 31.3 - 1.4.2012

Hi everybody!
I had several inquiries to move HF-Weekend one week later!!
So, there will be more stations joing in because of this change!

Next Global Pirate HF-Weekend will be 31.3. - 1.4.2012.

I have many stations listed already - and I hope to have more sign'ins as soon as possible!!

SCHEDULED STATIONS SO FAR
(Station-names + country revealed on Friday 30.3.2012)

1) RADIO XXXXXXX - 15.060 MHz - AM - 200 W
Saturdaymorning 08:00 - 10:00 h utc.
Saturday afternoon 14:00 (or 14:15) - 15:00 h utc.
Sundaymorning 09:00 - 11:00 h utc.

Frequency 15.050 - 15.065 MHz, if .060 is occupied.

2) XXXXX XXXXXX RADIO - 15.000 - 15.100 MHz - AM - 65 W
Will be active during Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon.

3) XXXXXX XXX RADIO - USB - 200 W
Exact frecuencies and schedule later

4) XXX XXXX RADIO - 15.009 MHz - AM - 50 W
Short test on Saturday or Sunday

5) WR International - 12.257 MHz - AM - 35 W
WR is on the air every Sunday from 08.00 - 11.00 utc.

6) XXXXXX RADIO INTERNATIONAL - AM -
More info later.

7) RADIO XXXXXXXXXXXX, 15.845 MHz - AM+SSB - 200 W
Saturday and Sunday some transmissions between 07:00-16:00utc on
15845 kHz (or nearby). AM and SSB (changing time to time)

8) RADIO XXXXXXXXXXXX -around 12-13 MHz - AM
Not 100 %. More info later.

9) XXXX RADIO XXXX, 15.070 MHz - AM
Sunday 1.4.2012 starting at 08.00 utc.

10) XXXX RADIO, around 21.500 MHz - AM
Not 100 %. Antenna tower still down for the winter.

11) RADIO XXXXX XXXXX, 21.490 MHz - AM
Possibly on air

12) RADIO XXX XX, 15.092 MHz - USB - 300 W
Saturday 14.00 - 16.00 utc.

13) XXXXX RADIO, 21.460 MHz or 15.065 MHz - AM
On air with "Sunday DX-special". Later exact times.

14) XXXXXXX RADIO, 15.000 - 15.100 MHz - AM - 50 W
Again new participant! More info later!!

15) XXXX XX RADIO, 10 Watts mobile - 6925 or 6940 kHz
This station is NOT HF-station because it uses 42 mb but I
took this in because it is special 10 W mobile!!

16) RADIO LATINO, South Europe - 15.000 - 15.100 MHz -
26.100 - 26.200 MHz - AM - 40 W
Salsa mix-programme (30 min) on early morning on Saturday and Monday
at 06.30 - 07.00 and 07.30 - 08.00 utc! Progamme will continue longer if possible.
-26.100 - 26.200 MHz (in the morning, if propagation helps)
-15.000 - 15.100 MHz (in the evening, if morning propagation is bad)
More info and realtime-info on the web-page: http://radiolatino.bigbig.com/
E-mail: radiolatino@live.com


17) RADIO XXXXXXXXXXX, 15.000-15.100 MHz -USB - 80 W
More exact frequency and times later, also 21 MHz is possible.

18) XXXX RADIO XXXXXXXX, 21.880 MHz - AM- 50 Watts

On Sunday 1/4/12 from 08:00 ..... 10:00 UTC on the Dipole intend for Scandinavia and the Mediterranean Sea.

On Sunday 1/4/12 from 11:00 ..... 13:00 UTC on the Vertical ant. intend for overseas country,s .

BASIC SCHEDULE

1) European MORNING 08.00 - 12.00 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.

2) European AFTERNOON 12.00 - 16.00 utc from Europe to North America and vice versa.

3) European NIGHT 22.00 - 24.00 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania.

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Next Global Pirate HF-Weekend 31.3 - 1.4.2012

I'd like to remind all pirate stations and listeners around the world that next HF-Weekend will be Saturday 31.3 >> Sunday 1.4.2012 !
LIST OF THE STATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE on Fri 30.3.2012.

- - - - Pirates - Sign in during the week !!! - - - -

So, again this will be a test-weekend for pirates from all over the world to broadcast on High Frequencies 10 - 28 MHz (mostly on 15-22 MHz) !! Still some time for preparing things.

New pirate Balkan Radio International will start on that weekend with multiband broadcasting!! More info:
http://www.balkanradiointernational.blogspot.com/p/schedule.html

Also some pirate stations from North America will join this weekend trying to reach Europe and also Asia/Oceania !!
I just got a message from a listener from Australia who wrote that he will be listening!

I think that the stations should prefere frequencies between 21.450 - 21.550 MHz and 15.000 - 15.100 MHz, but of course anything goes.


SCHEDULE for Saturday 24.3 and Sunday 25.3.2012

1) European MORNING 08.00 - 12.00 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.

2) European AFTERNOON 12.00 - 16.00 utc from Europe to North America and vice versa.

3) European NIGHT 22.00 - 24.00 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania. NEW!

I hope to have at least 10 stations joining this weekend, also new participants - join now to have some fun with long skips!!

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Radio Patuljak, Pancevo, Serbia

Here three new transmitter-photos from Serbia: Radio Patuljak from Pancevo (near Belgrade). This is an old pirate since the 70's. The operator built his first tx in the age of 12 and is still on this road!

He is still a pirate using homemade transceiver (two photos) with 110 Watts of power on 1620 - 1800 kHz. He has also linear amplifier with 2 x QB4/1100 tubes giving 1 -1,2 kW output.

The transceiver has 17 tubes: 3 X EL509 (final), 2 XEL84 (output), 2 X ECL82 (AF amp + driver), 2 X EF89 (if amp), 2 X ECF82 (mod + xtal osc/VFO) , 2 X ECC82 (demod./AGC amp/phase inv.), 1 X OA2, 1 X 7360, 1 X ECH81 (tx mixer), EF85.
Impressive work!

New tube-arrivals from WWW.TUBES.RS !

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2A3 RCA

6E5 VT-215 2E5 HF3110 OSW3110 6EG5

0C3 VR105 VT-200 0C3W SG3S WY3P

KT66

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E2d Siemens

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Canada Log 14-15.1.2012

Terry from Newfoundland, Canada sent again great log from the past weekend. A lot of stations audible there, many of them not listed to HF-Weekend. He used Ian's Chat to find unlisted stations. Very interesting log!
"Thank you very much for organizing this test weekend Harri!
Just a few logs from Newfoundland on the upper bands(sorry for the late posting)"

Saturday, January 14
15515,0 . 1313 . Radio Borderhunter, “Born in the USA”, instrumental, thanking US listeners for their reports, 35443
15480,0 . 1613 . Radio Borderhunter, country, “I Was Made For Loving You”, ID, c/d 1655, 45443
15460,0u.1700 . Wolverine Radio (USA), Red Hot Chili Peppers “Scar Tissue”, on a brief fade-in, ID via Iann’ chat
15460,0u.1726 .Red Mercury Labs (USA), weak talk, heard “QSL” and “upper side band”, “Riders on the Storm”, 14441
11428,0 . 2233 . Channel Z Radio (USA), “Radar Love”, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, ID, email, “CZ” in cw, 35442
Sunday, January 15
21880,1 . 1207 . Free Radio Victoria. Kansas “Dust in the Wind”, ID, Extreme “More Than Words”, 25431
15092.0u.1251 . Radio Fox 48, jingle ID, email, AC/DC, 25441
21490,1 . 1310 . Radio Black Arrow, weak music and talk over, heard “this is Black Arrow closing down”, c/d 1313
15500, . . 1525 . Radio Borderhunter “Johnny Be Goode”, ID, greetings, Elvis “Rockabilly Rebel”, 45443
15515,0 . 1600 . Radio Borderhunter, moved from 1550 just before Sudan Radio Service (legal) came on, “Radar Love” (not Golden Earing), “Lola”, 34443
15490,0 . 1604 . Undercover Radio (USA), lots of IDs by Dr, Benway, some unknown music, then a QSO with Borderhunter, 45443 Recording of this QSO

Cheers, Terry

Next HF-Weekend 24-25.3.2012

Thanks for all the stations and listeners participating this global pirate happening on 14-15.1.2012. It was fun again!!

Next HF-Weekend will be 24-25.3.2012! I am sure there will be more stations on the air. Some will have new transmitters and antennas - so it will be very interesting!
I also hope to have more new stations participating this in March, the stations which were now on the air but did not sign in to the list to the blog.

In the future I can list only the frequency of the station, not the name
I suppose many stations are afraid to be raided if they are listed on my blog. So, I had nice suggestion from Rick on this: I give only the frequency (and perhaps the country), not the name of the station (or only in real time) in the future, if needed !!!!

About propagation in the future
I have been informed that F2-layer in ionosphere will give better conditions in spring and autumn (like was in Novermber 2011). So, I expect that in the end of March HF will be open better (forexample Ham-band 28 MHz is NOW almost dead here!!!). So, maximun usable frequency (MUF) is now lower, perhaps moving around 12-22 MHz, and giving very selective receptions to small areas around the world!!

The results of 14-15.1.2012 HF-Weekend
Despite of only a few stations on the air there were nice goals:

- Channel Z was received in Japan as first US-pirate, on 11.428 MHz with 16 Watts !!! Congratulations!!
- Borderhunter (Holland) and Undercover (USA) had transatlatic-QSO on 15.490 MHz. mp3-audio
- Cupid and Borderhunter had nice signals in New Delhi, India by three listeners
- Black Bird reached Japan as the only C-European station
- Baltic Sea and Borderhunter was heard in New Zealand again
- New HF-stations were on the air: Radio Shadow, Fox 48, Alpenroos, WEMP.

However, I expected to have more new listeners from all over the world because there were so many new visitors to the blog. Propagation was not good but the bands were not dead either!

Late loggings 14-15.1.2012

Here some more late loggings from the past weekend, from Greece, Ukraine and USA - Radio Shadow and Borderhunter sounding great in New York! Listen the clips below!

Greece (Zacharias Liangas)
12257 kHz for WRI on 0724 with a poor carrier - Recording
21500 kHz Baltic Sea? 0956 - id in japanese Recording
All loggings are here in Zacharias' blog.
Here you can see his big collection of many kind of receivers!

Ukraine (Alexandr, Kiev)
14.01.2012
12.50 - 15235U - Radio Shadow - 45533 (not listed)
12.58 - 15083U - Radio Fox 48 - 35543 (not listed)
13.06 - 15515,0 - Borderhunter Radio - 34533
13.35 - 15100,0 - Radio Black Bird - 35422
15.01 - 15460,0 - Radio Black Bird - 34533
15.01.2012
12.55 - 15092U - Radio Fox 48 - 34443
13.25 - 15100,0 - Radio Alpenroos - 45433 (surprise!, not listed)

USA (John Herkimer, New York)
"Harri, First, thank you for organizing the Global Pirate Weekend and for keeping listeners informed of the stations and frequencies. -John-"
- Here is my recording of Radio Shadow here in New York on Jan 14, 2012 on 15235 kHz (USB) at 1250 UTC. Mp3-audio
- And here is Borderhunter received today (Jan 15, 2012) in New York on 15515 kHz at 1600 UTC. Mp3-audio

USA (Andrew Yoder, USA)
"Thanks much for scheduling another weekend! Great stuff. I heard Radio Shadow for the first time, had 100% copy on Borderhunter, heard Red Mercury Labs from NA for the first time, and also had a really weak signal on Radio True North." -Andrew-

Japan
Baltic Sea Radio on Sunday 18950/21500kHz LSB. Youtube - No other stations could be heard in Shimane, JAPAN. Band was not well open to Japan -
However, Radio Black Bird was heard in Japan ! But we must remember that propagation is very selective on HF via F2-layer!! There are big differencies in receptions even in small areas!
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TransAtlatic QSO again: Undercover and Borderhunter

Once again there were QSO between European and US-pirate station on 19 mb.

Undercover Radio (USA) and Radio Borderhunter (Holland) gave signal-reports to each other on Sunday 15th January 2012 on 15.490 MHz. Modulation was LSB although both received each other also in AM-mode very well.
Undercover was not scheduled on HF-Weekend but came on the air after Borderhunter's broadcast in the European afternoon.

Here is audio-clip of this QSO! It is recorded in Newfoundland, Canada (Terry?), where both stations were audible!!
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Greetings from Radio Black Brid, Holland

Radio Black Bird from Holland activated on SW after long break and participated HF-Weekend. Here is Black Bird's message:

"Hello Harri, I would like to thank you for the fantastic work what you did for the Global Pirate HF-weekend!!
For me it was so much fun to do, also a big thanks to the listeners who send in photo’s, e-mails, audio files and more. Also that so many people where on Iann’s chatroom was great to see!
The Youtube-clip from Globo from Finland was nice to see and to hear how reception was at his station.
In total I received 13 e-mails with reports till now. They came from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Russia, Ukraine and till my big surprise found this evening a letter from Japan!!!!
Mr. Munetsugu Matsushita from Osaka, Japan heard me on 15.460 from 08:20 till 08:29 with 22211.
This was a big surprise for me, and of course I am very happy with this one.

Next time I will be on also and have some new ideas for antennas.
Greeting Johan Black Bird.
Ps can you put this maybe on your blog?"

Observations Sun 15.1.2012 - Write comments

Write your comments of receptions of this Sunday. Click Comment-box below!

Latest updates below from Sunday:
- Loggings from Spain below
- Loggings from USA below
- Loggings from India below, three listeners in New Delhi!!!
- Fox 48 from Norway heard in USA today on 15.092 MHz (Fox 48 not listed to HF-weekend but was on the air)
- Radio Black Arrow also had short test this Sunday. Too much Telecom/police activity around!!!
- January 15: Baltic Sea R. 0830 SINPO - 44444. Cupid Radio 15.460 MHz 0905 SINPO - 35433 Alexander Golovikhin from Togliatti (Russia)
- Baltic Sea Radio heard in Vladivostok, Russia
- Poor conditions/propagation to Japan (tnx Mike) and Uzbekistan. Nothing heard there!
- B.S.R. heard in Togliatti and in Samara, Russia (21.500 MHz) this morning.
- Cupid Radio just heard in India on 15.460 MHz by three listeners!!
- WR International from UK heard weak on 12.257 MHz and B.S.R. on 21.500 MHz (Receiced in SW Finland)
- Baltic Sea Radio and Radio Borderhunter received in New Zealand yesterday
- Channel Z from USA was received in Japan (at late night Euro-time). Power only 16 Watts. The first music pirate station from USA ever received in Japan!

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Spain
"I am sending you the stations I could listen to this weekend during the special DX test for your blog. Not many, but I think that conditions weren't good and there were not as many stations as the last time. Let's hope that things will be better the next time!"
14 January
Free Radio Victoria, 09.45 UTC, 6294 kHz, 23442, playing Bangles or Red Hot Chili Peppers, 23442
Radio Black Bird, 08.30 UTC, 15460 kHz, playing Chuck Berry, 23322
15 January
Baltic Sea Radio, 09.25 UTC, 21500 LSB, music, 33443
-Artur Fernández Llorella - MALGRAT DE MAR -SPAIN-

Finland
Undercover Radio from USA (not listed to HF-Weekend). 15.490 MHz heard in Finland by two listeners, Mike and Jone, I read that from pirate chat. -Rick-

USA (Skeezix, Minneapolis, USA)
1529Z Hearing Borderhunter on 15.500 MHz. SINPO 45333, about S7. Decent signal to Minneapolis, MN. - Skeezix-

USA (Jon Maples, Georgia, USA)
Conditions poor today...but one early logging to report:
Fox 48 from Norway (not scheduled to HF-Weekend) on 15.092 u @1200 utc SINPO...24222 at peaks -Jon Maples, Tallapoosa, Georgia USA-

USA (Olddxer, Ohio, USA)
Radio FOX 48, 1320 UTC, 15.092u. a week signal here this morning. It might be a little early for this freq. here. Could hear music and just occasional speech from the op. Probably about a 20% copy here.
Black Arrow, 1320 UTC, 21.490a, a good to fair signal here. The signal was stable but the noise floor was rising and falling. A real nice copy (with very nice audio) when the floor was low and an almost complete fade when the floor was high. Again a bit later in the day might yield better results. Thanks Black Arrow!
Borderhunter, 15.515 MHz, 1610 utc, just after switch from 15.100. Good signal here on top of variable noise floor signal strength is S6-8. Very good signal at times with outstanding audio quality and playing some great music this morning -Olddxer, OH, USA-

India (Listeners Kaustav, Raman and Alokesh in New Delhi)
Logs from New Delhi for Pirate Weekend - 14th Jan 2012
-Baltic Sea Radio - 18950 from 0705 UTC onwards Music, YL talk etc. 24322, feeble audio - Raman,VU3DJQ, New Delhi
-Baltic Sea Radio - 21500 kHz lsb at 0800 UTC is heard. Much better reception than 18950 - Raman,VU3DJQ, New Delhi
(No reception of 0800-0900 21900 Radio Borderhunter & 15460 100 W AM Radio Black Bird, Holland - Raman,VU3DJQ, New Delhi)
Baltic Sea Radio - 21500 lsb, heard a weak audio at 0950 UTC, no copy -
15th Jan 2012
-Baltic Sea Radio 21500 lsb - 25322 Much better reception than y'day - Raman VU3DJQ, New Delhi
-Cupid Radio 21460 AM 25322 - Kaustav Saha, New Delhi
-Cupid Radio 21460 AM 0944 UTC 24332 - Raman VU3DJQ
-Baltic Sea Radio 21500 lsb - 25322 ( improved to 35333) 0914 - 1012 UTC - Alokesh,VU3BSE, New Delhi
* There were only 2 from New Delhi who heard Cupid Radio, not heard by me this time due to heavy QRN - Alokesh,VU3BSE, New Delhi-

Russia
"Baltic Sea Radio 21500 kHz - reception in the far east of Russia, 80 km south Vladivostok. SINPO - 25322" Youtube -Oner-

Japan and Uzbekistan
Poor conditions (propagation) to Japan and Uzbekistan. Nothing heard there!

India
"Just heard from Cupid Radio, on air at 0900 UTC on 21460 !!"
At least two dxers from New Delhi, C.K.Raman VU3DJQ & Kaustav Saha logged Cupid Radio on 21460 AM at around 0944 UTC with nice audio, much better signal strength !!" -Alokesh Gupta-

New Zealand
"Following stations heard on 14th:
- Baltic Sea Radio 21500kHz LSB poor but peaking fair at times 0807UTC
- Possibly Borderhunter heard on 21900kHz at 0853 noted music at a rather poor level. No announcments. Off at 0903 UTC." -John Durham- Tauranga- NEW ZEALAND-

Japan (Listener: DFS)
"I heard 11428.34kHz at 2226UT. Channel Z Radio? So weak signal." Youtube

Channel Z (USA)confirms that the signal on the clip is ok. Channel Z was received in Japan with only 16 Watts of power on 11.428 MHz: "Holy crap, you heard Channel Z Radio in Japan! Your Youtube clip has the Japanese ID by a computer generated female voice, followed by the Edgar Winter Group with "Frankenstein". Just incredible! Thank you so much!"

Observations 14-15.1.2012 - Write comments

You can write your observations here in a Comment-box below - Click Comment-box and write a message.

Latest updates below:
(- not good propagation today but something received)
- Youtube-clips of Shadow and Black Bird (from Finland)
- RTN from Canada heard tentatively in Finland
- Rdio Shadow and Borderhunter received in USA
- Reports from Togliatti, Russia
- B.S.R. Youtube-clips from Japan below
- Channel Z (USA) received in Holland on 11.428 MHz- 16 W!
- New station: Radio Shadow - 15.235 MHz - USB
- Borderhunter use 15.515 MHz
- New station Free Radio Victoria, 21.880,2. (Heard in Sweden)


- - Ham's propagation map for 28 Mhz: Map here - -


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Finland (OH6001SWL and Rick from SW Finland)
6920 kHz 1023-1044 FIN: Baltic Sea Radio. Mode LSB.
15235 kHz 1216- HOL: Radio Shadow, Tilburg. Mode USB. Youtube
15460 kHz 1103- HOL: Radio Black Bird. Fading out and in because MUF was a bit under 16 MHz..! Youtube
"Tnx for organizing" -OH6001SWL/Central Finland-

"Tentative RTN Canada 15520kHz very weak carrier, no audio, 16.05UTC" -Rick from SW Finland-

Russia ( Alexander Golovikhin, Togliatti)
"Hello ! Today (January 14) we managed to take: Baltic Sea Radio 18950 kHz 0705 SINPO - 25322 Radio Borderhunter 21900 kHz 0843 SINPO - 35533 Radio Black Bird 15460 kHz 1103 SINPO - 35333" Alexander Golovikhin from Togliatti ( Russia )

USA (Larry in Pennsylvania)
"Thanks for organizing the Pirate DX Weekend. Borderhunter was well heard on 15515 kHz in Pennsylvania." Larry in Pittsburgh.

USA (John Herkimer, New York)
"Condx were only fair today here in New York, unfortunately, but I did hear Radio Shadow on 15.235 at 1250 UTC with Chuck Berry, oldies rock. Borderhunter was good (as usual) on 15.515 at 1315 with Bruce Springsteen. I also heard a station on 21.490 at 1409 playing "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega but it faded out very quickly. The bands were noisy this morning with deep fades." -John Herkimer-

USA (OldDxer, Ohio, USA)
"Radio Borderhunter coming in very well here in Ohio,USA this morning on 15.515 Mhz. Started at about 1300 UTC and ended about 1400 UTC. The noise floor was dropping so as the broadcast progressed he was sounding better and better ending up well above the noise floor. Thanks to Borderhunter" -Olddxer-
Olddxer's 2nd message:
Borderhunter Radio, 15.480 Mhz, start 1614 UTC the second tx on 19 meters this morning to be heard here. As with the earlier tx the signal was good with good stability. The noise floor during this tx was higher than it was earlier this morning. Both tx yeilded 100% copy here. -Olddxer-

Holland (Radio Borderhunter)
"I was able to listening the broadcast from Channel Z from the USA. Around 11.45 utc I hear operator talking about the Global pirate Dx weekend and played a sond from Golden Earing, later ID by female jingle and ID in morse. Signal between S 2 and 3 noise level S1."

Japan (S.Hagesawa)
Only station which was received in Japan today was Baltic Sea Radio (LSB).
Here Youtube-clips from S. Hagesawa: 18.950-clip - 21.500-clip


North Sweden, Kalix (PJK)
R Shadow on 15235 USB at 1211 UTC, Oh Suzie Q, SINPO 25432

Finland (Rick from SW Finland)
Radio Shadow on 15234,95USB strong here.
Channel Z only weak carrier here on 11428,3kHz
Rick's blog: http://pirateradiolog.blogspot.com/

Finland
Radio Black Bird had nice and good signal here in SW Finland on 08.50 UTC on 15.460 MHz. Deep fading. Closing down at 09.00 UTC.
Borderhunter, Black Bird and BSR heard in SW Finland


North Sweden, Kalix (PJK)
- "R Black Bird heard also here in Kalix - Sweden at 0844 UTC. I feel good by James Brown, deep fading and SINPO 24322."
- Borderhunter on 15515 at 0952 UTC, music by Boston SINPO 35433.
- Free R Victoria on 21880 at 0932 UTC, SINPO 35323 peaking s9
Blog: http://pjk-frlogs.blogspot.com/ - Greetings Peter - PJK

Japan - S.Hasegawa-NDXC
Message from Japan at 09.45:
"The Euro to Japan propagation of the high band are very poor.
Only hear a Seagull (=Baltic Sea Radio) on 18950 and 21500kHz subtly.
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Global Pirate HF-Weekend 14-15.1.2012

Not many stations participating this session. I expected more new stations. Two stations from USA. Let's hope we have conditions this weekend!
Stations who are broadcasting out of this list, please use 15.005 - 15.095 MHz and 21.450 - 21.550 MHz!
NEXT HF-WEEKEND WILL BE 24-25.3.-12

1) WEMP - USA - Freq. between 15.005 - 15.095 MHz - 100 W -USB
To Europe: 12.00 - 16.00 UTC - (check 15.010 or 15.040 or 15.090 MHz)

2) Channel Z Radio - USA - 11.428 MHz - 16 Watts - AM
To Europe: starting at 1100 UTC >>
To Asia/ Oceania: 2130-2330 UTC

3) Free Radio Victoria - Holland - Holland - 21.880 MHz - AM
Check also this frequency sometimes. FR Victoria could be on the air!!

4) Radio Shadow - Europe - 15.325 MHz - USB
Radio Shadow not scheduled station but uses this frequency during the weekend

5) Radio Borderhunter - Holland - 15.515 and 21.900 MHz -AM

Saturday to Asia/ Japan/ Oceania: 08.00 to 09.00 on 21.900 MHz
10.01 to 10.58 on 15.515 MHz
Saturday to America from 14.30 to 15.00 on 21.900 MHz
15.01 to 15.58 on 15.515 MHz
Sunday morning the same times and frequencys
but in the afternoon only from 15.00 to 15.58 on 15.515 MHz

Borderhunter send QSL only to letter-reports by mail:
Borderhunter, P.O. BOX 2702, NL-6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands.
You will get printed QSL by mail if you send a letter (no IRC or USDollars needed)!
E-mail for observations: borderhunterradio@hotmail.com (no QSL via e-mail)


6) Baltic Sea Radio - Scandinavia - 18.950 MHz and 21.500 MHz - 80 W - LSB
To Japan 07.00- UTC 18.950 MHz
New Zealand 08.00 - 10.00 UTC 21.500 MHz
USA: 16.00 - 18.00 UTC 18.950 MHz (if conditions)


7) Radio Black Bird - Holland - 15.460 Mhz - 100 W - AM
Saturday times: 08-09 / 11-12 / 15-16 UTC
New station on the list - shortwaveblackbird@gmail.com

8) Cupid Radio - Holland - 21.460 MHz - AM
To Asia on Sunday 08.00 UTC 21.460 MHz (not 100 %)

x) Free Radio Bulgaria (F.R.B.) - Bulgaria - 21.490 MHz - 100 W - AM
Saturday and Sunday mornign and afternoon - exact broadcast times later
Frequency 21.490 MHz freeradiobulgaria@gmail.com
Transmission cancelled on Friday evening but will join next time!!

9) WR International - United Kingdom -12.257 MHz -35 W-AM
On air every Sunday from 08.00 - 12.00 UTC on 12.257 MHz.


X) Radio Black Arrow - Holland - AM
No chance to be on the air this weekend - skipping this session - next time in

X) Trans Europe Radio - 19 mb - 65 W
Transmitter broken week ago. Skipping this session - next time in

X) Radio Scotland - Holland - AM
New multiband-transmitter is not ready yet - skipping this session - next time in

X) Old Time Radio - Scandinavia - AM
New HF-transmitter for 15-28 MHz not ready yet - skipping this session - next time in

X) Radio Spaceshuttle - Scandinavia - AM
No chance to be on the air this weekend - skipping this session - next time in
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LEGAL STATION FROM FINLAND ON THE AIR - 25 mb:
Scandinavian Weekend Radio (25 mb - 100 - 400 W - AM)
Saturday 14.1.2012 on 11.720 MHz from 09.00 - 14.00 UTC
(and 11.690 MHz from 14.00 - 17.00 UTC)
E-mail: info@swradio.net


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E-mails for the stations:
- Radio Borderhunter - borderhunterradio@hotmail.com
- Radio Black Bird - shortwaveblackbird@gmail.com
- Cupid Radio - cupidradio@hotmail.com
- Baltic Sea Radio - balticseapirate@gmail.com (DJ Sailor)
- Free Radio Bulgaria (F.R.B.) freeradiobulgaria@gmail.com
- WR International - radio@wrinternational.co.uk
- Channel Z Radio - channelzradio@gmail.com
- WEMP Radio - wempshortwave@gmail.com