Log Sunday 24.2.2008

Many stations on the air this Sunday and also quite clear conditions. Strongest of the day were Radio Scotland, Mazda, Voice of The Netherlands and Paardenkracht - and of course Playback in the late evenings.
Radio Viking Scandinavia (Swedish?) was a nice surprise with USB-broadcast on 6305 kHz.

5815 kHz - Orion Radio Netherlands (www). Good signal. Bad noise on 5818 kHz - 09.30- (O=2-4)
6250 kHz - Radio Queen (tent.). Some signal peak-ups but no talk heard - 09.35- (O=0-2)
6254 kHz - UNID with carrier shortly. Britain R with technical problems? 10.00- (O=0-2)
6260 kHz - Radio Paardenkracht, Holland (Operator said that the name of the station means "Horsepower" - 09.30- (O=2-4)
6266 kHz - Radio Scotland, Beilen, Holland. Perhaps slightly the strongest of all - 09.46- (O=2-4)
6278 kHz - Voice of The Netherlands. Good signal, too - 10.00- (O=2-4)
6290 kHz - Radio Mazda, Holland - 09.30- (O=2-4)
6295 kHz - Radio Northpole, Holland (tent.- no talkning heard - identified in C-Europe) with long dance-non-stop. Non-stop-music should be forbidden on 48 mb! - 09.30- (O=1-3)
6305 kHz - Radio Viking Scandinavia (Sweden?) with px in USB-modulation - 09.44 (O=2-3) mp3 later
6306 kHz - Radio Royal, Holland. Popped up after Viking closed down - 09.44- (O=0-2+)
6524 kHz - Radio Ramona, Holland (tent.). Not strong enough to ID although some peak-ups 10.00- (O=0-2)
6540 kHz - Radio Brigitte, Belgium. Tent. No ID - 09.44 (O=0-2)
6882 kHz - Radio Playback International, Italy. Italian spots heard. Audible even around midday. Stronger in the evenings.
6925 kHz - Spider Radio, Athens, Greece on Sat evening. Fair signal. USB - 19.00- (O=1-3)
12257 kHz - WR International, UK. Quite well this Sunday 09.50- (O=0-3)

I am going to Serbia, 17.-25.5.2008

I am going to Serbia in May 17-26th, just before and during Eurovision Song Contest in Beograd.
I will visit many local legal FM-stations (at least 10 stations) in Beograd and in smaller cities around with my DX-friend (Jim from Espoo), so, the target will be radio 24h, FM- and pirate-radio.

We hope that we can be on the air on some bigger MW-pirate radio from Serbia on some late evening. It could be interesting to try to reach Europe from Serbian pirate between 1600 - 1700 kHz!
I will inform here about the possible broadcast from Serbia. It would be fantastic to take GSM-phone-callings and reports from all over Europe during the brodcast !
The happenings in Serbia does not look good just now. I hope everything will go better - we have already booked the flights!!

QSLs from Volos, Central Greece

Here are my first real QSL-cards from Greek Medium Wave-pirates.

They are Radio Xenos and Radio 98 from Volos, Central Greece - both around 1720 kHz and approx. 1 kW power.

My first Greek MW-QSL is
Radio Ouranio Toxo from Larissa.
It is a verification-letter written to me when I visited that station in October 2006.

MY QSL LOOKS LIKE THIS !

Weekend 16.-17.2.2008 - Russian pirates!

One highlight of this weekend was a few Russian pirates received on Medium Wave 1640 - 1700 kHz. Also I identified one, Radio Palma, location unknown (confirmed by Russian DXer).

I have noticed before that these stations are audible almost only between 15.00 - 18.00 UTC and always there are many stations up at the same time!!! After 18UTC they start to fade out - and very rarely audible at night. I think the reason for this is the sunset efect. So, it is possible that they come far away from Russia. Russian help needed for more info!!

Russian MW-log Saturday 16.2.2008
1641 kHz - Russian pirate with non-stop-Russian music - 16.37- (O=0-2+)
1652 kHz - Russian pirate. Non-stop + some talking - 16.05- (O=2-3+) mp3
1661 kHz - Russian pirate with non-stop-Russian music - 16.35- (O=0-2)
1690 kHz - Radio Palma, Russia. Non-stop for over one hour and closing down at 17.08 UTC. Then QSO. (This clip confirmed to be "Palma" by Russian DXer >) - 15.55- (O=2-4) mp3
1700 kHz - Russian pirate. Only non-stop heard -16.30- (O=1-3) mp3


SW-log 16-17.2.2008
5815 kHz - Radio Orion Netherland. Moved to 5805 kHz after Kiss signed on - 08.50- (O=1-3+)
5815 kHz - Kiss Radio, Denmark. This must be a legal transmitter in Denmark with 5-6 kW used by World Music Radio and FRSH before. Very pro programming! Great signal, but there were multipath distortion to Finland (Finnish Spaceshuttle after Kiss but I was away home)- 09.02- (O=3-5) mp3
6205 kHz - Radio Borderhunter, Holland - 11.05- (O=2-3)
6250 kHz - Radio Friends, Italy. New station for me -09.05- (O=0-2)
6265 kHz - Antonio Radio, Holland -08.53 - (O=1-3)
6270 kHz - Radio Altrex, Holland / Saturday -09.05- (O=1-3)
6271 kHz - Magic AM, Holland. Nice signal peak-ups - 11.15- (O=1-3+)
6275 kHz - LHH (or Rainbow), Ireland / Saturday - 09.00- (O=0-2+)
6280 kHz - Radio Merlin, UK tentatively - 08.57 - (O=0-2)
6281 kHz - Radio Calypso, Holland. New station for me/ Saturday - 09.15- (O=0-2)
6290 kHz - Radio Mazda, Holland. Strongest heard today. -11.10- (O=2-4)
6306 kHz - Radio Royal, Holland. Also on Saturday midday - 11.05- (O=0-2)
6311 kHz - Radio Barretina, Cataluna, Spain. Not good signal this weekend here / Sat -20.05- (O=0-2)
6315 kHz - Radio Saturnus, Holland (tent.) - 11.10- (O=1-3)
6524 kHz - Radio Ramona, Holland (tent.)-11.05- (O=0-2)
6882 kHz - Radio Playback International, Italy with nice pro programming! Audible 24h here and gives quite clean signal later evenings. Not much multipath and slow fading gives partly enjoyable listening. Skip is good to Finland! Must be a "kilowatt-station"!! - 21.10- (O=2-4+) mp3_A / mp3_B
6925 kHz -Spider Radio, Athens, Greece. USB. Once again quite strong - 21.30- (O=1-4)

Radio 98 received in Finland on Thursday evening

Radio 98 from Volos, Middle Greece had clear signal in Finland on Thursday evening 14.2. -08 from 20.50 to 21.00 UTC. I heard Greek folk music and talking in English:
"This is Station 98 from Volos, Central Greece. Operator name is Panos" mp3_A / mp3_B / mp3_C
The frequency was 1720 kHz and power of the transmitter was 1 kW.

Radio 98 is my 3rd received pirate from Volos-city.
Last Saturday I received two other stations on 1720 kHz. They were Radio Xenos (temporarily 1,2 kW / mp3) and Radio Pilio (1 kW, 6x 813-tube, 3000 V / mp3).
Xenos and Radio 98 are now QSLed and I will put them online soon.

Loggings on SW - Sat 9 - Sun 10.2.2008

I started listening SW at 09.50 utc >
6205 kHz - Radio Borderhunter, Holland - 09.50- (O=2-3+)
6216 kHz - King SW. Weak audio - 10.10- (O=1-2+)
6281 kHz - UNID. Caroline Eifel? Zodiac? Listen the mp3. Ideas? Closing down at 10utc - 09.50- (O=1-3)
6286 kHz - Radio Zodiac, Holland - 11.20- (O=1-3)
6290 kHz -Radio Mazda, Holland. Strongest of the day - 09.50- (O=3-4)
6295 kHz - UNID. Grensstad? 09.50- (O=1-3)
6309 kHz - Radio Cochiguaz. Better than week ago. No reply to my e-mail yet - 09.50- (O=1-3)
6310 kHz - Radio Condor, Holland. Dance music - 10.20- (O=1-3) mp3
6311 kHz - Radio Barretina, Catalonia, Spain - 16.10- (O=0-2)
6325 kHz - Radio Quintus, Holland - 11.15- (O=2-3+)
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland - 11.10- (O=0-2)
6882 kHz - Radio Playback International, Italy. Finally not only non-stop-music. Nice jingles! Very strong signal with good modulation!!! I am very curious what is the tx-power!!! I must ask it! 16.10- (O=3-4)
6925 kHz - Spider Radio, Athens, Greece. USB. Plans to move AM with more power - 16.10- (O=2-3+)

Radio Xenos and Radio 98 from Volos, Greece test to Finland!

Radio 98 (eneninda okto) from Volos, Greece tested signal to Finland Saturday evening at 19.00 UTC with 1 kW. Frequency was 1750 kHz and later 1720 kHz.
However, it was too early time and the band was not well open - no clear signal here. New test later.


Radio Xenos
received in Finland!!
Radio Xenos from this same city tested at 20.00-20.14 UTC on 1720 kHz. Power was 1,2 kW (max. available 3,5 kW). His signal was poor/fair here in Finland! I heard Greek talking and music - and station-ID in English: mp3_A / mp3_B "This is Radio Xenos from Volos, Greece"
The signal-path here - 2.342 km long (made by Radio Tromokratis. Tnx!)!

After Radio Xenos I heard Radio Pilio (also from Volos) giving signal-report to Xenos. This happened on 1720 kHz at 20.15 UTC. Power also 1 kW. Signal poor/fair. There is clearly "Radio Pilio" said three times (but impossible to ID without Greek help) ! mp3

Volos is a beautiful city by the sea about 160 km North from Athens (60 km South from Larissa).

Loggings Sat 2.2 - Sun 3.2.2008

Highlights this weekend:
- Test from Radio Elektron, Kucevo, Serbia with 2x PL519-tubes transmitter but only 45 Watts output !! Weak but clear signal here in Finland on 1703.5 kHz.
- 11 years old South-American pirate, Radio Cochiguaz, had broadcast via European pirate on 6309 kHz. Exotic sounds ! mp3

LOG Sat 2.2.2008
1650 kHz - Radio Hawaii, Holland - 20.10- (O=2-3+)
1665 kHz - Radio Shaduwjager, Hoogeveen, Holland - 18.40- (O=2-4)
1665 kHz - Radio Armada , Lemelerveld, Holland - 18.40- (O=2-3+) mp3
1665 kHz - Radio Teknikal Man, Holland - 19.50- (O=2-3+)
1670 kHz - Polkaman Radio, Holland - 20.04- (O=0-2)

1703 kHz - Radio Elektron, Kucevo, Serbia. Test to Finland. This station uses 2x PL519-tubes / 900 V (but output now only 45 Watts!!). QSO with Vihor 3-4 times - 22.08- (O=0-1+) mp3 (not good ID; fade out)
1704 kHz - Radio Vihor, Pancevo, Serbia. QSO Elektron - 22.20- (O=1-3)

6311 kHz - Radio Barretina, Catalon, Spain (tent.). Very weak on Saturday, but clear with fair signal on late Sunday evening!! - 20.40- (O=0-1) / Sun (O=0-2+)
6925 kHz - Spider Radio, Athens, Greece. Now very strong (USB) 20.45- (O=2-4) mp3

LOG Sun 3.2.2008
5815 kHz - Radio Orion Netherlands, Holland -08.30- (O=1-3)
6210 kHz - Radio Carneval (tentatively). IDed in Europe - 10.03- (O=0-2)
6266 kHz - UNID - 09.20- (O=0-1+)
6267 kHz - Radio Scotland, Beilen, Holland. c/d at 08.41- (O=1-3)
6307 kHz - Radio Royal (www), Holland. Really Royal? Listen mp3 !! - 09.25 - (O=0-2)

6309 kHz - Radio Cochiguaz (orig. from South America) relayed by some European pirate. Andean music with Spanish IDs which was very nice to hear. They are planning to come back from South America on 11430 kHz USB (now tx-problems). c/d at 09.16- (O=0-2+) mp3 (I have bad local noise)
6310 kHz - Radio Condor, Holland. Nice station-ID but I missed to record it - 10.00- (O=1-3)
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland, UK. Better signal today - 08.30- (O=1-3)

12257 kHz - WR International, UK. Better than ever with my present equipment with even more stable signal. Now I heard their promotion of the web-page. There is live stream, photos and videos!! mp3

(http://www.wrinternational.co.uk/). - 10.03- c/d -11.05 (O=0-2+)

Loggings 26-27.1.2008

Not much listening. Poor conditions and not so many stations on the air.

6220 kHz - Mystery Radio, Italy - 10.00- (O=2-4)
6255 kHz - UNID - 09.20- (O=0-2)
6265 kHz - Radio Altrex, Holland - 09.20- (O=0-2)
6276 kHz - Dr. Tim, Germany - 10.25- (O=0-2)
6280 kHz - Radio Paardenkracht, Holland. Strongest of the day - 09.25- (O=2-4)
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland, UK. The have new, nice webpage. Asian QRM from 6398 kHz later - 09.30- (O=0-2)

6925 kHz - Spider Radio, Athens, Greece. Now 80 W. On the air whole Saturday evening in USB with poor/fair signal. This station has been received around USA. Week ago strong and clean, now weaker conds. ID in English - 16.30- Sat 26.1 (O=1-3) mp3

12257 kHz - WR International, UK. Stabile, but later deep fading. This station should be "easily" audible in USA and Japan because of high frequency? - 09.20- (O=0-2+)

Weekend 19-20.1.2008

This weekend DXing on late Saturday evening and Sunday midday (09.00utc >).

- The highlight was to hear my first Greek SW-pirate, Spider Radio on 6925 kHz which also QSLed very quickly by e-mail. Click >>

- The other impressive moments were on Saturday when Dutch Radio Barones and Blue Star having QSO with 4 Serbian stations around 1700 kHz. Very funny to listen because none of the Serbians did not speak English.

Log Sun 20.1.2008
6220 kHz - Radio Mystery, Italy - 09.40- (O=2-4)
6254 kHz - Radio Zodiac, Holland. Much better signal in Xmas-px. - 10.30- (O=1-2+)
6255 kHz - Dr. Tim, Germany with memorial-px to Stefan Dietl. Later 6298 kHz - 09.50- (O=1-3)
6280 kHz - Radio Merlin International, UK. Quite well - 09.20- (O=1-3)
6270 kHz - Radio Shadowman, Holland - 10.20 (O=3-4)
6290 kHz - Radio Borderhunter, Holland. Strong. Memorial px - 09.30- (O=2-4)
6298 kHz - Dr. Tim, Germany moved here from 6255 kHz - 10.30- (O=1-3)
6325 kHz - Radio Lowland, Holland gave GSM-n:o - 09.48- (O=1-3+)
6325 kHz - UNID (6325,6 kHz) - 10.45- (O=0-2)
12257 kHz - WR International, UK. Slightly better than week ago - 10.30- (O=0-2)

Log Sat 19.1.2008
1650 kHz - Radio Thessalos, Larissa. Strong station. There are dozens of pirates in Larissa-city. Took phone-in's in long px. Many Greek-QSO's upper band - 18.50- (O=2-4)

3905 kHz - UNID Dutch. Possibly Radio Antonio, Holland - 21.20- (O=0-2)

6925 kHz - Spider Radio, Athens, Greece with surprisingly strong signal in USB-modulation. 30 watts transmitter. No ID heard but is QSLed already from Thursday when they had broadcast in AM-modulation - 20.30- (O=3-4) mp3


Sat 19.1.2008 - QSO-session Holland <-> Serbia
Here some mp3-clips of Radio Barones' and Radio Bluestar's QSO-session to 4 Serbian pirates. Serbians can not understand English (or only a few words), so it was difficult, but successful.
Serbians were quite weak here in Finland, but obviously much stronger in Holland.

1700 kHz - "Radio Vaski", Serbia (Not sure how to write it). QSO-report for 2-3 times this evening - 20.32- (O=2-3) mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Barones, Holland having succesfull QSO's with 4 Serbian stations - 20.37- (O=2-4) mp3
1702 kHz - Radio Viktor, Serbia. QSO - 20.40- (O=0-2) mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Barones with report to Viktor and "Vaski". Baro asked these stations to spell the names in codes but they did not understand it - 20.45- mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Balkan, Beograd, Serbia. QSO for Bluestar and Baro - 20.56- (O=0-2+) mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Oskar, Jagodina, Serbia. (He use 2x 813 tubes) QSO - 20.57- (O=0-1+) mp3
1693 kHz - Radio Bluestar, Holland. QSOs for Serbians - 21.00- (O=1-2+) mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Barones with report to Balkan and Oskar - 21.01- mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Oskar, Serbia. QSO - 21.05- (O=0-1+) mp3
1700 kHz - Radio Balkan, Beograd, Serbia. QSO for Bluestar - 21.07- (O=0-2+) mp3

Serious DX-Weekend 10.1 - 13.1.2008

Since many weeks I had serious pirate-DXing on MW and SW!!
1) The highlight was incredibly clean signal of Pirate Music, Italy on 6882 kHz (Friday night) !! Listen the mp3! Three SW-Italians received (6220, 6310 and 6882 kHz)!
2) Also a Greek pirate on 6268 kHz (mp3) on Sunday midday was a surprise. I heard that same station on 1619 kHz on Friday evening (tracked from the given GSM-number) !!
3) MW-Greeks were strong on Friday evening/night around 1670 kHz, but they are impossible to ID (sample mp3, no id here), or even know where the station-ID might be in QSO-talking sessions!

Log Sunday 13.1.2008
5815 kHz - Orion Radio Netherlands. Regards from/to many listeners. It is wise to broadcast here if having regular programmes. No interferencies like on 48 mb - 09.08- (O=2-4)
6200 kHz - Radio Scotland (www), Beilen, Holland (6200,4). Bad noise 6199 kHz - 10.50- (O=2-3+) mp3

6210 kHz - Radio Borderhunter, Holland. Played title to Spanish listener - 10.37- (O=2-4)
6220 kHz - Radio Mystery, Italy. Three italian SW-stations today (6220, 6310, 6882 kHz) - 09.00- (O=2-4)
6254 kHz - Britain Radio International, UK. Not audible every Sunday but today a bit better conds - 10.35- (O=0-2)
6262 kHz - Radio Altrex, Holland. "This is Radio Altrex" and R.E.M. + Bruce played. Stronger later during the day. QSLed already! Tnx! - 09.10- (O=0-2+)

6265 kHz - Premier Radio, Ireland tentatively. Started to come up weakly after 11utc. Also weak signal on 6266 kHz (Galaxy?) (both O=0-1)
6268 kHz - UNID, Greece gave GSM which was exactly the same which I heard on Friday evening on 1619 kHz!! 6978056326. - 09.43- (O=0-2+) mp3
6276 kHz - Radio GDR, East-Germany. "Radio GDR International -Golf Delta Romeo". Address given - 09.30- (O=1-3) mp3-a mp3-b
6280 kHz - Radio Saturnus, Holland. Gave GSM. Studio-tx-photo - 09.30- (O=2-3+) mp3
6295 kHz - Radio Grenstad, Holland - 09.10- (O=1-3)
6305 kHz - Radio Valencia, Holland tentatively, - 10.32- (O=1-3)
6310 kHz - Radio Malaisy, Italy tentatively. Dance - 15.00- (O=2-3+)
6325 kHz - Radio Merlin International, UK. Good signal-peaks today. Bad QRM! 10.30- (O=0-2+)
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland, UK. Weak - 09.50- (O=0-2)
6420 kHz - LHH, Ireland. Weak (6420,6 kHz) - 09.50- (O=0-2)
12257 kHz - Wrekin Radio International, UK. Nice px. Audible for 2h with signal peaks. Closed down with The News (relayed from legal-service) at 11.05. (O=0-2+) mp3

Log Saturday 12.1.2008
1645 kHz - Radio Barones, Neede, Holland. "Baro" seems to get a lot of sms-messages from all over Europe. One of the most famous pirate station - 21.45- (O=2-4)
6311 kHz - Radio Barretina International, Catalonia, Spain. I think this station relayed now Radio Catalonia (FM). I think Radio Barretina-ID's comes automaticly over relayed programme after about every 10 minutes! - 23.00- (O=1-3) mp3

Log Friday 11.1.2008
1385 kHz - Radio Makedonia, Greece. This seems to be on air every weekend or even every day (like Radio Anatolia on around 1630 kHz) - 00.00- (O=0-3) mp3
1619 kHz - UNID Greece gave GSM: 6978056326. Same GSM heard on 6268 kHz on Sunday!! Very strong QSO-signals from Greece on Friday night but impossile to ID... mp3
1652 kHz - Novi Studio, Smederevo, Serbia. First time I heard this Serbian station, but I was not quick enough to record it. However I have photos of this station: Photo 1, Photo 2 - 19.44- (O=2-3+) Click the photo >

1650 kHz - Radio Kalistera, Greece. Tried QSO to Novi Studio but Serbian did not reply. - 19.46- (O=1-2+) mp3
3902 kHz - Radio Bluestar, Holland. Short test - 21.20- (O=2-3+) mp3
6882 kHz - Pirate Music, Italy (=Planet FM before). Incredibly high quality on free frequency. Only little fading, no multipath dist. Only non stop music - no ID's. LISTEN THE QUALITY: Mp3 (I recorded 26 kHz-spectrum) ! - 23.00- (O=4-5)

Log Thursday 10.1.2008
On Thursday evening (10.1. 2008) I tuned Dutch pirates on MW since long time. I am not so motivated to listen them here at my home in Naantali because of poor antennas (48mb dipole is the best here).

In our DX-camp (burned down, new building is under construction) I had super-signals with 1 km longwires ! You can listen my Dutch pirate-clips tuned 2 years ago, in January 2006 with 1 km longwire-antenna: "45 in 24uur" (158 mp3-clips!!!).

1642 kHz - Zender Edelweiss, Holland (1642.5 kHz) - 20.49- (O=1-3) mp3
1646 kHz - Radio Corona, North Holland - 20.47- (O=1-3)
1655 kHz - Radio Hawaii, Holland. Gave signal-report to Kolibri and Orient - 20.59- (O=2-3+) mp3
1655 kHz - Radio Orient, Holland with report to Hawaii and Kolibri. Weak mic. (Kolibri was not audible, or perhaps weak signal on 1657,2 kHz). - 21.02- (O=1-3) mp3

QSL from Radio Barretina, Cataluna

First time I heard a pirate radio from Spain! This is Radio Barretina (www) from Cataluna, North Spain (first Spanish SW-pirate ever?)! This station has been on the air very often around 6310 kHz 48 mb with 100 W.

Signal was surprisingly good on Friday evening 4th Jan. 2008 on 6311.1 kHz. They relayed local FM-station, Radio l'Arboç (106.8 MHz in L'Arboç del Penedés) that evening. Here mp3-recording: "Roxette en Radio l'Arboç".
I sent a report to Radio Barretina and I got a QSL-reply by e-mail very quickly, within a few hours! Very nice and detailed QSL (number 14). Click the QSL >>>

Log 30.12.2007

Sunday 30.12.2007
5815 kHz - FRSH, Holland with superb signal and px!!! Rarely I got this kind of audio on SW: mp3. Via WMR from Denmark?? (O=3-4+)
6205 kHz - Cupid Radio, Holland - 10.30- (O=0-2+)
6261 kHz - Bluestar Radio, Holland - 13.25- (O=0-2+)
6262 kHz - Radio Altrex, Germany tentatively 10.05- (O=0-1+)
6270 kKz - ECH/VOTN, Holland - with rock music. Also on Monday 31.12 till 16utc - 13.25- (O=0-3)
6276 kHz - Radio Jinglebells, Holland - 07.55- (O=0-2+)
6303 kHz - UNID very weak - 10.31- (O=0-1)
6306 kHz - Radio Lowland tentatively - 07.35- (O=2-3+)
6310 kHz - UNID non-stop - 07.35- (O=1-3)
6325 kHz - Radio Paardenkracht, Holland (6324.8 kHz). Long px - 07.40- (O=2-3+)
6373 kHz - Radio Polaris, Holland. This was their first broadcast and later I had also nice QSL-reply of this! Power 100 W - 07.40- (O=2-4) mp3
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland. Audible in the early morning - 07.30- (O=0-2+)

Log 25-26.12.2007

Here some loggings from two Xmas days, mostly quick band-checks.

The most interesting item was Radio Arctica-project (www). This Arctica-programme must have been relayed by some Dutch pirate on 6205 kHz. Wellcomed project anyway!! I hope they will spread all over!

I have also heard a few Russian pirates lately around 1620 -1640 kHz with non-stop music! I hope they will speak more... If there are any Russian MW-pirates reading this, please contact me.

Tue- Wed 25-26.12.2007
6199 kHz - UNID Dutch shortly with a bit stronger signal - 10.50- (26.12 O=1-3)

6205 kHz - Radio Arctica (www) with programme for Arctic Area's nature. Informative announcements in Russian and English and world music. This must be relay via some pirate of course - but nice project anyway. No reply to e-mail yet!! - 10.50-(26.12 O=1-3) mp3

6216 kHz - King SW tentatively. Never managed to ID this yet. (26.12 O=0-1+)

6245 kHz - Britain Radio International (25.12). On 26.12 on 6247 kHz. No ID. (O=0-1+)

6255 kHz - Mighty KBC with Wolfman Jack via Lithuania with good signal. Also on 26.12 - 11.05- (O=3-4)

6270 kHz - Orion Radio told to come back next weekend on around 5.8 MHz - -10.40 (26.12 O=1-3+)

6272 kHz - Radio Zodiac, Holland (6271.7 kHz). Nice signal - -12.00 (24.12 O=2-3+)

6275 kHz - Skyline Radio Germany. 10.50- (25.12 - O=0-2)

6275 kHz - Radio Delta, Holland - 11.58- (26.12 O=2-3)

6291 kHz - Radio Jingle Bells - no ID - 10.40 (26.12 O=0-2)

6300 kHz - Radio Shadowman, Holland. Equal signal to the Spaceman. (25.12 O=2-4)

6300 kHz - Radio Spaceman from Holland with nice signal and programming for xmas - 10.45- (25.12 - O=2-4)

6306 kHz - Radio Brandaris, Holland. On air on 25th+26th.Dec. (O=1-3)

6310 kHz - Radio Paadenkracht, Holland - 10.45 (26.12 O=0-2)

New photos

There seemed to be many pirates on the air on 23.12.2008 on 48mb but I had time only for quick checks.

I made some updates to my mainpage (http://www.harrikujala.tk/).

One interesting item is a new tx-studio-photo from Radio Tornado, Croatia. This station is still on the air around 1650 kHz with 750 Watts. Click the photo >>>

I have also a photo-series of Adonis AM, Larissa, Greece. New 1-2 kW MW-transmitter is under construction and will be ready by the end of this year.

Adonis AM will test signal to Finland later, perhaps even before year 2008.

I will inform here when there will be a test. Other listeners around Europe can try it, too at the same time. Those tx-building-photos can be seen on my mainpage.

Sat 15.12 - Radio St.Helena 11092.5 kHz

Finally I was at my receiver when Radio St.Helena is on the air (www/ from the islands in South Atlantic Ocean, 6500 people). This station broadcast only 1-2 times per year for several hours on SW. Thank's everybody for reminding me of this broadcast!!
Signal was surprisingly good in whole Scandinavia on 11092.5 kHz (USB-modulation, 1 kW).
I sent e-mail to the station of my reception and it was also read on the air very quickly. They had e-mails from all over Europe, even live phonecallings.

I managed to record the part where my e-mail is mentioned (mp3): "e-mail. Hello from Naantali, SW Finland, North Europe. Surprisingly good signal here in southwest Finland ..."
They do not reply e-mails and I will mail written report to get Double Anniversary QSL (founded 40y ago, 10y on SW)!

(No pirate listening this weekend)

In Dublin, Ireland 5.-10.12.2007

I visited Ireland with my wife. Among sightseeing we visited two legal stations: Midlands 103 in Tullamore (103.5 MHz; main office, www). Nice visit given by PC William Faulkner!! They really have content and talk on Irish local radio. William played only one music title in his show 9.30 - 12.00 on Thursday! Click the photo>>>
Also a short visit to Galway Bay FM, Galway, in westcoast of Ireland (95.8 MHz, www) on Friday. Everybody was buzy at the station because of outside auction-broadcast from city centre.

On Saturday evening I was also lucky to visit pirate Energy Power AM, Dublin!
These guys really have transmitters and knowledge! Many FM-transmitters was all around. Big surprise was ex-Century Radio 1143 kHz 1 kW-transmitter (Waiting to have a good home!). In the outside cottage there were real classic tx: WKLR's 20 years old 400 W transmitter!! WKLR (West Cork Local Radio, Bandon, www) used this mid 80's on 1503 kHz. This crystal was still on it's place!
Energy Power was on the air on MW on Saturday just because my visit. Nice surprise! Click the photo>>>
They use unique homemade transistor AM-transmitter with 330 W. Nice signal even 20 km away!

Weekend Log 8-9.12.2007 - North Dublin, Ireland
94.15 MHz - Rythm FM, Dublin. Weak. 24h weekend with dance.
94.65 MHz - Dance FM, Dublin. Strong with RDS. On air every day 24h.
99.5 MHz - Chance FM, Dublin. Weak. Oldies format from 60's to 80's. Weekend.
101.3 MHz - Club FM, Dublin. Fairly strong. Weekend dance station.

Three of Dublin's four FM-pirate were dance-stations. Dance FM had silent carrier since Saturday evening and went totally off air on Sunday evening!
These signals were picked up in a hotel (2nd floor) near Dublin airport 10 km away from city centre with Sangean ATS-909 with normal whip-antenna.

I will put some photos online of my visits later!!

Log Weekend 1.-2.12.2007

I made 2-3 bandchecks with these results. Strongest stations were Shadowman, Boomerang and Hermits from Holland.

Saturday 1.12.2007
1386 kHz - Mighty KBC via Lithuania. Fair signal with portable Sangean ATS-909 and internal antenna (Tuneable but not enjoyable). Excellent signal naturally with longwire.

Sunday 2.12.2007
6220 kHz - Mystery Radio, Italy (O=2-4) 09.50-
6260 kHz - UNID. Perhaps Skyline RG? (O=0-2) 09.50-
6260 kHz - Radio Shadowman, Holland with mod.test here (O=2-4) 09.50-
6282 kHz - Radio Powerplay tentatively (O=0-2) 09.50-
6294 kHz - Radio Kessel tentatively (O=0-2) 09.55-
6300 kHz - Radio Shadowman, Holland (O=3-4) 10.15-
6300 kHz - The Hermits from Holland (O=3-4) 10.55-
6303 kHz - Radio Boomerang, Holland (O=3-4) 10.01-
6310 kHz - Radio Viking, Holland (O=1-3) 09.50-
6325 kHz - Radio Paardenkracht, Holland (O=1-3) 09.50-
6400 kHz - WMR Scotland, UK (O=0-1) 11.00-

QSL from Serbia - Radio Texas, Vrsac

On the 3rd November late evening we made a test with Serbian pirates to reach Finland. I was lucky to hear several Serbians with QSOing each other and to me!!
The best catch was Radio Texas from Vrsac (mp3). He reached me with only 50 W! Here is enclosed a Texas-QSL from this reception in Finland! Click larger photo >>>
I heard also Radio Daleky (1 kW, Majdanpek and Radio Vihor from Pancevo (here mp3 with regards to me in English, 3.11.2007 on 1695 kHz). I received also Radio Balkan (Beograd) and Radio Lovac (Pancevo)(transmitter photo), but with no clear ID (only talk).