Contact from the 80's - Zender 807, Holland

During the end of the 70's and sometimes in the 80's I was DXing Dutch pirates on 1600 khz - 1670 kHz (+ 227 mb etc.). I heard hundreds of stations and I got also many unique replies (listed here with samples).
Every now and then I got contact from these old pirates when they find my pages.

This week I got contact from Zender 807 from Voorthuizen, Holland. He was broadcasting from 1979 till 1996 on MW. I heard his station on 1986 and I got his reply, too 25 years ago.
Now he found my page and his station named there - and mailed me old photo and sticker-copies. He might be coming to to airwaves and builds soon web www.radio807.nl.I scanned Zender 807's letter which I got from him 25 years ago. Click the photo for bigger view to read it.

Serbian tube-page

See the updates on Serbian tube-page

www.tubes.rs.

25 000 pieces of tubes in quite big collection!!

Old Time Radio photos

Old Time Radio from Scandinavia was one of the stations which participated "Japan Test-Weekend" on the 29-30.1.2011.
OTR was not received in Japan, but very well in Georgia, USA on 15.008 MHz. Signal was also good in many parts of Europe.

OTR built experimental longwire-antenna for 19 mb which was 239,5 meters long wire on ice hanged on sticks about 3 m high!! Se the photos below!
This longwire was matched 1/12 wavelegth to 19 mb to 230 degrees direction. It is not the best possible direction towards Japan, but should give back-beam to that direction!
There were similar to North America-direction (310 degrees direction) which reached USA.

Click the photos for better view.
Temporary studio, transmitter and antenna + antenna-tuner:

New Baro-recording from Japan

Japanese DX-ers with nicknames "Shinzo" and "RadioSiesta" found new recordings of Radio Barones from their Hokkaido-pedition.

This recording is made of clips of Radio Barones receptions on 30.1.2011 between 18.10 - 18.22 UTC in Hokkaido, North Japan (1658 kHz). There are two "Baro"-id's on this clip (about 0.33, 01.33 min): AUDIO 3

Let's hope they find also some other Dutch stations from their Perseus-files!! It is possible because Baro's signal was so clear and quite strong. Baro's transmitter-power is a bit over 2 kW.

Japanese DX-ers used Perseus-receiver. It is SDR-receiver. It is possible to record WHOLE MW-band (2 MHz) to one file to analyze any frequency afterwards. So, it is possible to have more surprises later!

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Radio Barones heard in Japan !!!

Today I got mp3-files from Hokkaido-pedition, North Japan (listeners Shinzo and RadioSiesta)! Very interesting!

They heard Radio Barones (near Neede, Holland) in Japan last weekend on 1658 KHz!
There is no ID on the Japanese clips but there is clearly Baro talking in Dutch and thanking for report from Austria (Oostrijk)! (I also recognized his voice immedeately)

JAPAN FILES:

- Radio Barones in Hokkaido, Japan on Saturday 30.1.2011 at 17.57 UTC on Medium Wave 1658 kHz: AUDIO 1

- Another clip but weaker signal: AUDIO 2 (17.36 UTC)

Alltough there is no ID on the clips, Radio Barones just mailed me comments, that the clips are clearly his station - and his voice!

Congrats Baro!!

Distance 8600 km !

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Hokkaido-pedition

Japanese DX-listeners "Shinzo" and "RadioSiesta" monitored pirates in Hokkaido (North Japan) during their weekend-pedition (29-30.1.2011).

They heard Scandinavian Baltic Sea Radio with Delta Flag-antenna on Sunday morning, 29.1.2011 (+ also 30.1) on 14.350 MHz. AUDIO

They also heard some MW-pirates (but I will have their clips later to listen).
There is a big challence to hear MW-pirate from Holland between 1620-1680 kHz!!
(It is possible! In Finnish Lappland DXers have heard dozens of Japanese maritime traffic (Sea) stations with only 50 Watts of power on 1669 kHz!).

Here is a photo of Delta Flag-antenna used in Hokkaido pedition! (A lot of snow, almost like we have in Naantali, SW Finland). Click better view:

Signals in Kiev, Ukraine

Alexandr - ULX2 in Kiev, Ukraine made a few observations on HF-frequencies with nice signals!

He tuned FR Nova, Scotland and Cupid on 19 mb on Sunday 30.1.2011.

His page is Sounds and Pictures from the Air (many audio-clips)

Log and audios from Thessaloniki, Greece

Wellknown DXer Zacharias Liangas made perfect monitoring in Thessaloniki, Greece during the Japan-weekend! He heard many stations.

RX : R 75 ICOM receiver - antennas : 2 x 16 inv V and 16 m horizontal
You can find audio-clips from his AUDIO-PAGE.

29-1-11
14374.7 USB - Shoreline Radio 0804 with old rocks. OM IDed many times on 0805. Again ID on 0817 followed with song from Deep Purple. Signal max S3 15433.

12265 - Space shuttle 0812 with lively music (tango? Waltz? ) Max signal S2 but most time under the local DSL QRN.

30-1-11
15068.4 - F R Nova on 0706 has been heard with old songs and signal S2.
Better on 0822 with signal 15342.

12264.7 - Space Shuttle on was audible after 0838 with S2 level max S3
1-2/5332. Heard a rock song.

15008.9 - Old Time Radio on was very poor on 08xx though several times
could be heard marginally.

15052 - R Scotland on 15052 found on 0757 with a carrier of S3-4 . ON 0802 was airing the song 'call me' of Blondie , then OM with talks calling Japan then with old song "I wonder'. S4 max 25434. The station with the strongest signal.

14350 USB - Baltic Sea Radio on U on 0818 with ID email and talks S0 15332. Best signal using the 16 m horizontal antenna.

15074.9 - Cupid Radio. Duno if he was transmitting for the occasion but he
was quite well audible audible as with the previous tuimes I logged him. He supposedly started on 0900 but i tuned in, on 0912 with ID and old song, and signal level S3 max.

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Radio Scotland is received in Japan today!!

Radio Scotland (from Holland) reached Japan today!!

Listener was "Tanukiou" in Kumamoto, South Japan with Sony AN-12 active antenna !

More observations from other Japanese listeners might come tomorrow or later.

Congrats Scotland!!

Here is Tanukiou's page of this reception with audio-clip:
http://tanukioh.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/01/15052khzusb-rsc.html

Clear ID at the point 0.47 sec - and after that (length of clip 2.18 min).

Great!! 9080 kilometers distance !
250 Watts power - AM modulation - Dipole 10 meters high.
Here is Youtube-video of Scotland's R&S-transmitter/studio:


DSF-files in Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U7CmX8SpfA　
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFNDu_cKdVI　
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Bgw7nhado (strong peaks!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ylSLlLCfGY 　

I WILL ALSO GET INFO FROM HOKKAIDO-PEDITION TOMORROW!
(From listeners "Shinzo" and "RadioSiesta"). There might be some surprises...?

I got this Special-QSL for Japan Contest from Radio Nova, Holland.
(Add: Nova was not received in Japan. This is sample-QSL for this project)

Note:
Now I also got information that "Mike" from Japan heard Cupid Radio (Holland) one year ago on 15.070 MHz, in February 2010. So, this was not the first time for Euro-pirate to reached Japan.
You can find more info of Mike's QSL's (like Euro-pirates WMR from 2005!, Mystery, Strike, Malaisy !!) from his page:
http://6630.teacup.com/kenken7030/bbs?page=16

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Not good conditions on Sunday

Sunday 30.1.2011 gave us poor conditions on higher frequencies, but of course not much expected at this time of the year.

NEXT TIME HF-TEST DAY TO JAPAN in April/May!
Japanese are very keen on to hear European pirates because it is real DX-ing (real Distant X-stations)!! We also try to make real-time chatting with them.

Some random HF-results listed:

- Baltic Sea Radio was propably heard again in Japan on Sunday 14.350 MHz USB.

- Radio Spaceshuttle was heard in Europe well.

- Old Time Radio had better Saturday (in USA!) than Sunday.

- Channel Z Radio from USA was well audible in USA and Canada on Saturday evening on 11.428 MHz but no sign in Europe or Japan.

- Radio Waves from France had clear signal in Finland on 11.401 MHz around 09.05 UTC

- Japanese heard weak music-audio on 15.052 MHz (Radio Scotland-frq.). We wait for possible recordings.

- Ukraine: Radio Scotland (Holland), Old Time Radio (Scandinavia, 15.008 MHz) and Radio Nova AM (Holland, 15.050 MHz) was heard in Ukraine with good signals! WEB-LINK

- Free Radio Nova (Holland) was also received in Finland with moderate signal on 15.050 MHz

- Cupid Radio from Holland had big signal in Finland (with deep fading) on 15.075 MHz. Cupid Radio was not listed on the schedule.
Here is my recording of Cupid Radio, 15.075 at 09.36 UTC Audio-clip
Another audio-clip when Cupid is fading out from HiFi to zero (9 kHz bandwidht).


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Radio Waves from France 11.401 MHz

French Radio Waves is on the air from 07.45 UTC > on 11.401 MHz !

About Borderhunter:
this morning frequency 15.810 MHz was occupied by Trans World Radio, so it was not possible to hear Borderhunter in Japan. Borderhunter moved 15.260 MHz but I could't pass the info further.
Better luck next time.

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Radio Borderhunter 15.810 kHz (Sun 04-05 UTC)

Radio Borderhunter will be on the air in Sunday morning 04-05 UTC on 15.810 MHz!!!!
250 Watts AM. Location is Belgium.
borderhunterradio@hotmail.com

Read the Comments below....


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BSR in Japan - OTR in USA!

Baltic Sea Radio was received in Japan today by five listeners!!
Frequency 14.350 MHz USB at 08.00 UTC >>

1) Listener "Hiroo" in Kanawaga heard weak signal, 08.07 UTC Audio
2) Listener "Tuyo" in Shimane-pref. at 08.18 UTC Youtube
3) Listener "Tanukiou" in Kumamoto. Audio
4) Listener "RadioSiesta" in Hokkaido-pedition heard BSR at 08.35 UTC !! Clip later
5) Listener: "Saito" from Maebashi-city from 07.57 - 08.15 UTC Audio

Translate this with Google-translator:
http://6103.teacup.com/akage/bbs/95555

BSR will broadcast this evening on 7.200 MHz at 21 UTC!


Old Time Radio (Scandinavia, 15.009 /15.071 MHz) was received in Tallapoosa (JonM near Atlanta) Georgia, USA today afternoon! !!

Radio Spaceshuttle (two frq's) from Scandinavia was received in C-Europe with nice signals! OTR and Spaceshuttle used AM-modulation.

Shoreline AM from Holland was clear in Finland on 14.375 MHz on
Saturday morning.

I hope to get more reports this evening - and tomorrow of course !



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Schedule for Japan test-weekend

- LIST OF STATIONS ON THE AIR -
Note new station on the list below!
Last minute changes are in blue-text below!

CHAT for everybody during broadcasting times:
http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/radio/pirate/chat.html

- Saturday 29.1.2011 >> Sunday 30.1.2011 -
1. Saturday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC
2. Saturday evening 21.00 - 22.00 UTC (7-11 MHz)
3. Sunday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC
4. Sunday evening 21.00 - 22.00 UTC (7 - 11 MHz)


1) Baltic Sea Radio / Location: Scandinavia
BSR will broadcast on Saturday and Sunday mornings on 14.350 MHz USB.
Perhaps also on evenings on 7.200 kHz USB.
balticseapirate@gmail.com

2) Mike Radio / Location: Holland POSSIBLY CANCELLED!
Mike Radio will broadcast on Sunday 30th Jan. 08.00 - 09.00 UTC
with 250 Watts on AM-modulation. Frequency: 13.900 MHz.
mikeradio@live.nl

3) Free Radio Nova / Location: Holland web
Free Radio Nova will be on the air on Sunday 30th January from 07.00 - 09.00 UTC
with 50 Watts in AM-modulation. Frq: 15.070 MHz
info@freeradionova.com

4) Radio Scotland / Location: Holland web
Radio Scotland will broadcast on Saturday 29th Jan. 21.00 - 22.00 UTC
with 250 Watts in AM-modulation. Frequency: 15.090 MHz (+/- 5 kHz).
And Sunday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC on 15.052 MHz. All in AM-modulation.
scotland@hetnet.nl

5) Old Time Radio / Location: Scandinavia
OTR will broadcast on Saturday and Sunday morning with power 300 W AM.
Frequency: 15.009 MHz (with 6,5 kHz VFO-shift-steps).
Possibly also broadcast to North America at 11 UTC on Sat and Sun!! Check!
oldtime48@gmail.com

6) WR International / Location: UK web
Wrekin' Radio International will be on the air on Sunday 30 Jan from 7.30 UTC
till 13.05 UTC with 35 Watts AM. Frequency: 12.257.2 MHz.
radio@wrinternational.co.uk

7) Radio Spaceshuttle / Location: Scandinavia web
Saturday: 06:30- 09:30 UTC 9.290 MHz USB 25 W, 12.265 MHz AM 50 W
(also on 48 mb 06:00-08:00 UTC 200 W AM). A little chance in Japan from 7.30>?
Sunday: 06:30- 09:30 UTC 9.290 MHz AM 50 W, 12.265 MHz USB 25 W
(also on 48 mb 06:00-08:00 UTC 200 W AM).
To North America: Sunday 30th of January
11:00-14:30 UTC 9.290 MHz USB 25 W, 12.265 MHz AM 50 W.
spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com

8) Bluestar Radio / Location: Holland web
Bluestar will be on the air on 11.485 khz or 14.500 MHz. No more info, but
please check the frequencies on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
bluestarradio@live.nl

9) Channel Z Radio / Location: USA
Channel Z Radio will be on the air on Saturday and Sunday
between 2130 and 2330 UTC, with 16 watts AM. Frq. 11.428.3 MHz.
channelzradio@gmail.com

10) Shoreline Radio / Location: Holland NEW!
Shoreline Radio will be on the air on Saturday and Sunday on 08.00 - 09.00 UTC
with 150 watts AM. Frqequency 14.375 MHz.
shorelineradio@hotmail.com

European SW-pirates testing to Japan

European SW-pirates might never been received in Japan, so far I know. Or at least it is very very rare!

I am arranging test weekend for European pirates to try to reach Japan on Short Wave!

Japanese DXers with nicknames "Shinzo" and "RadioSiesta" will have DX-pedition in Hokkaido, North Japan.

It will be from Saturday morning 29th January till Sunday evening 30th January.

They will monitor given HF-frequencies on the following times:

Saturday 29.1.2011 >> Sunday 30,1.2011
Note: CHANGED EVENING-TIMES and frequencies!

1. Saturday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC

2. Saturday evening 21.00 - 22.00 UTC (7-11 MHz)

3. Sunday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC

4. Sunday evening 21.00 - 22.00 UTC (7 - 11 MHz)

The brodcast-frequency should be from 9.000 till 15.500 MHz.

I invite all European SW-stations to broadcast on these time-slots and try to reach Japan!

Please contact me and give me your:
1) Station-name
2) Frequency or frequencies
3) Times of broadcasting
4) Power (about), AM or USB/LSB
5) Country

This information will spread over whole Japan DX-community. So there might be dozens of listeners in Japan and Asia! I hope listeners in Canada and USA will also monitor the frequencies - and in Europe of course!

I WILL LIST ALL STATIONS HERE who will try to reach Japan.

If you would like to broadcast on some of these times between 9-15 MHz send me e-mail to: harriku(-at-)dnainternet.net

- LIST OF STATIONS ON THE AIR -
ALL NAMES of the stations will be published 2-4 days before broadcast!

1) Baltic Sea Radio / Location: Scandinavia
BSR will broadcast on all these time-slots with 150-300 W in USB..
Frequency will be between 10.000 - 14.500 MHz (Exact Frq. given later).

2) [Named-Later-1-] Radio / Location: Holland
[Named-Later-1] Radio will broadcast on Sunday 30th Jan. 08.00 - 09.00 UTC
with 250 Watts on AM-modulation. Frequency: 13.900 MHz.

3) Free Radio Nova / Location: Holland
Free Radio Nova will be on the air on Sun 30th January from 07.00 - 09.00 UTC
with 50 Watts in AM-modulation. www.freeradionova.com. Frq: 15.070 MHz

4) Radio [Named-Later-2-] / Location: C-Europe
Radio [Named-Later-2] will broadcast on Saturday 29th Jan. 21.00 - 22.00 UTC
with 250 Watts in AM-modulation. Frequency: 15.090 MHz (+/- 5 kHz).
And Sunday morning 08.00 - 09.00 UTC on 15.052 MHz. All in AM-modulation.

5) [Named-Later-3-] Radio / Location: Scandinavia
This station informed that they will be on the air if new antenna is ready and
up for this weekend. Power 300 W AM. Frequency: 15.025 - 15.095 MHz
(with 6,5 kHz VFO-shift-steps).

6) Radio [Named-Later-4-] / Location: UK
This UK-station informed that they will be on the air on Sun 30 Jan for many
hours with 30 - 50 Watts. Starting at 08.00 UTC. Exact frq. published later.

7) Radio Spaceshuttle / Location: Scandinavia
Saturday: 06:15- 09:00 UTC 9290 kHz USB 25 W, 12265 kHz AM 50 W

(also on 48 mb 06:15-07:30 UTC 200 w AM).

Sunday: 06:15- 09:00 UTC 9290 kHz AM 50 W, 12265 kHz USB 25 W

(also on 48 mb 06:15-07:30 UTC 200 W AM).

To North America: Sunday 30th of January

11:00-14:30 UTC 9290 kHz USB 25 W, 12265 kHz AM 50 W.

8) Bluestar Radio / Location: Holland

Bluestar will be on the air on 11.485 khz or 14.500 MHz. Exact dates and
power will be published later.

9) Channel Z Radio / Location: USA
It is great to have pirate from USA also testing!!! Power only 16 Watts AM.
Frequency will be around 11.4 MHz. Exact times published later.

Pirate stations which I received on FM last summer !

During summer time I monitor FM-band very intensively! It is possible to hear radio stations from 1000 - 3500 km distance on FM-band 87.5 -108 MHz via ionosphere (photo beside)!

Last sumer there were excellent conditions on FM to Europe. I identified hundreds of stations from all around (My distance-record last summer was Radio Darom from Beerseba, Israel on 95.8 MHz, 5 kW, 3380 km. I have QSL).

However, I heard also a few pirate stations on FM via ionosphere - from London, Holland and Serbia.

Here are some audio-clips of these pirate stations which I identified last summer on FM (Many of these stations are indentified or tracked of the given telephone-numbers on commercials):

FM-Pirates from London, UK
87.5 MHz - Platinum FM, London - 14.6.2010 at 15.05 utc // mp3
90.4 MHz - Whoa FM, London - 1.6.2010 at 20.38 utc // mp3
92.2 MHz - MetroLove, London - 1.6.2010 at 20.30 utc // mp3
94.6 MHz - Kool FM, London - 1.6.2010 at 19.43 utc // mp3
See Kool FM studio live-video from their web

FM-Pirates from Belgrade, Serbia
87.5 MHz - Narodni Radio, Beograd - 18.7.2010 at 12.51 utc / mp3
92.2 MHz - Radio Raka Esinger, Lazarevac-city - 15.6.2010 at 09.10 utc // mp3
99.5 MHz - Radio Balkan, Beograd - 18.7.2010 at 12.02 utc // mp3
104.2 MHz - Radio Krajina, Beograd - 7.6.2010 at 15.37 utc // mp3

FM-Pirate from Holland
87.5 MHz - Zender Starsky, Vroompshoop - 1.8.2010 at 12.30 utc // mp3

I tuned this Dutch pirate only about 1,5 minutes time on 87.5 with nonstop music, but I was in contact with this pirate and they confirmed my clip (you can hear vinyl-record slow-starting sound in my clip). They sent a few photos of their equipment, too. Power 2 kW + antenna gain to 4-element yagi.

Serbian pirate Radio YU1 heard in Japan !!

Last week I got interesting e-mail from Hokkaido, Japan from Mr. Ushio Shimpei. There was a sample clip of unknown station heard on 1723 kHz.
It was a sample of Radio YU1, Serbia, which was easy to recognize because his voice has a bit special sound. Also there were many times station-name YU1 mentioned, clear IDs!!

Very nice catch in Japan! Radio YU1 is located near Belgrade and he uses 5 kW transmitter. Here are the photos of YU1's equipment (taken by Radio Texas, Serbia).

Here is mp3-clip of Radio YU1 received in Japan ! Clear and strong signal !

These Japanese DXers are Ushio Shimpei and Gosui Kazuhiro.
There had pedition in country side in Hokkaido near Sapporo, North Japan.
Equipment used:
Receiver: Perseus (SDR-receiver) / Frq: 1723 kHz

Date: 18:00-19:00, 19th September, 2010

Place: Hokkaido Japan,

Antenna:400 m BOG (Beverage On the Ground)

Antenna direction:north-north west

If someone want to contact these Japanes DXers, just put me e-mail - or leave comment under this blog-text.

Serbian internet-page for tubes!! 25 000 tubes!!

I just got a message from Serbia of a web-page for tubes: www.tubes.rs.

The owner of this page is ex-pirate called Radio Columbia from Pancevo, near Belgrade. He was active pirate for many years on MW in the beginning of 90's.

He has been collecting vacuum tubes for 25 years and he owns today about 25 000 tubes (!), some of them unused!! In his page there are many photos and also old schemas of tube-transmitters for FM. Very nice page - and collection!
Perhaps he is also selling tubes, if you are interested (There is his e-mail).
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Glowing tubes are very beautiful !! There is no doubt of that! It was fantastic view when I visited Greek pirate station in Larissa-city 3 years ago.

I saw 5 kW transmitter in action. It was Radio Parizionos. (However, I do not know what are the tubes in this transmitter >>> Click for larger version) - More photos

Radio Elektron-video, Kucevo, Serbia

On May 2008 I visited many Serbian pirate radios in the countryside: like Radio Vihor from Pancevo (near Belgrade), Radio Novi Studio from Smederevo and Radio Elektron from Kucevo (in very beautiful mountain countryside, 100 km SE from Belgrade).

Here is video of Radio Elektron having QSO in the afternoon of 23rd May 2008. Transmitter is 2 x EL519, 50 Watts. Home-made equipment.
In this video operator have QSO with Mig Radija (about 50 km West of Belgrade).
I think Elektron has now new transmitter with more power.