Logs, May 14-19

Some late posts again.  Not much listening this past week due to travel and the first couple days of actual warm weather (finally!)

May 14
6210,0 . . 2200 . Shortwave Gold, pop, jingle ID, 25442
6305,0 . . 2210 . UNID, music (possibly Russian), 23441
13910,0L.2220 . Baltic Sea Radio, ID, email, “Hippy Hippy Shake”, 35443
6735,0u . 2242 . Cool AM Radio, instrumental music, ID, c/d 2255, 25441

May 16
6322,0 . . 2043 . Mustang Radio, dance, ID, 25442, up to 45443 at 2130 with ID, talk in Dutch,
6400,0 . . 2050 . Radio Mazda, blues, “House of the Rising Sun”, 25442
6747,0 . . 2100 . Pioneer AM Radio, “Beds are Burning”, 25442, better at 2241 with “Call Me Al”, ID, 34443
6205,0 . . 2126 . Radio TRX, oldies, ID, country, 25442

6210,0 . . 2130 . Shortwave Gold, ID, email, instrumental, 24442

6220,4 . . 2137 . Radio Tango Italia, ususal tango music, 25442

6282,0 . . 2143 . Radio Verona, instrumental music, ID, greetings, 24432, c/d 0013

6383,0 . . 2231 . NMD Radio, country, jingle ID/email, “Maggie’s Farm”, 35443

6290,0 . . 2247 . Radio Silverback, had traces for the past 1.5 hours, finally faded above the noise with older pop, ID, 25442

13985,0 . 2337 . . Radio Kawa Int., “Run to You”, 25441 switched to usb after a minute, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, 25442, up to 35443 at 0004 (increased power), ID/email in French, c/d 0036

3905,0 . . 2358 . Skyline Int. Radio, Tom Petty “A Face in the Crowd”, 35443

4025,0 . . 0040 . Laser Hot Hits, pop, ID, dance “PumpIt Up”, 32441, bad utility noise tonight

May 18

6305,0 . . 2051 . Radio Mazda, Dutch music, greetings, ID, c/d 2120, 23342

15070,0 . 2057 . Cupid Radio, instrumental, greetings, ID, c/d 2059, 35443

May 19

6290,0 . . .2134 . Odynn Radio (tent), “Year of the Cat”, “Bat Out of Hell”, “Time”, voice a little lower than music, 25342

Logs, May 9-10 (late post) and QSLs from Blauwe Panter, Zeewolf and RMGP

I have been preoccupied with some trip planning for the summer, and just realized that I hadn't posted by logs for last weekend.

May 9
6280,0 . . 2058 . Mustang Radio, “Legs”, ID, 35433, c/d 2157
6240,0 . . 2102 . Radio Experience, “Piano Man”, “Mandy”, ID, 35433, up to 44433 at 2330 with ID, “Queen of Hearts”
6802,8 . . 2125 . Pink Panther Radio, pop, ID jingle, email, 24442
6210,0 . . 2311 . Radio Flying Dutchman, “Hotel, California”, ID, 43443, switched to lsb mode at 2355
3905,0 . . 2334 . Skyline Int. Radio, “Bad Moon on the Rise”, polka. 24442
6295.0 . . 0013 . Radio Verona, Dutch music, greetings, ID, instrumental, 24332

May 10

6930,0 . . 2007 . Premier Radio Int.,  “Come Together”, relay of old show?, 25441

13980,0L.2027 . Baltic Sea Radio, instrumental, seagull ID, celtic song, 25442

6395,0 . . 2032 . Sluwe Vos Radio, dance, ID, “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, 25441

6245,0 . . 2101 . Radio Flying Dutchman, oldies, ID, 25442

6977,8 . . 2120 . Rock Radio Network (presumed), Moody Blues “Question”, 34442, killed by noise ute within a few minutes

6285,0 . . 2128 . Odynn Radio, Pink Floyd “The Wall”, faded but came back at 2208, greetings, ID, 25442 

6300,0 . . 2134 . Radio Blauwe Panter, talk, polka, “Hotel California”, greetings, ID, email, 25442, up to 34342 at 2315

6265,0 . . 2144 . Radio Flying Dutchman, Eurythmics “Sweet Dreems”, 35442, moved to 6240 by 2330,up to 45343 with reggae, Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun”, c/d 2357

6450,1 . . 2201 . Studio 52, weak music under loud ute and ssb QRM, ID via Iann’s chat

6255,0 . . 2204 . Radio Telstar South, oldies, ID, 23441, ute QRM

6935,0 . . 2302 . Radio Little Feat, rock music and talk, 32441, terrible ssb QRM, moved to 6395,0 at 2320, jingle IDs, greetings, c/d  2329,25342

3905,0 . . 2321 . Radio Alice, Dutch music, 35442, ID, email at 0006, c/d 0103

6930,0 . . 2349 . Premier Radio Int., pop, ID, greetings, Billy Ocean “Love Really Hurts Without You”, Peter Tosh “Gotta Walk and Don’t Look Back”, 44333, c/d 0030

6295,0 . . 2359 . Radio Waves Int. (presumed), had been hearing traces of music for hours, finally got a couple peaks with definite country musica dn ID at 0046, 25331

4025,0 . . 0113 . Laser Hot Hits, dance (Spanish or Italian?), ID, more dance, 24442

I received 3 great QSLs this week.  Thanks to Blauwe Panter, Zeewolf and RMGP!

Logs, May 2-4, and QSLs from Kilohertz, RNW, Over 60 Degree & Alice

May 2
6245,0 . . 2032 . Mustang Radio, ID, said would c/d, “Blinded By the Light”, 33442
6315,0 . . 2040 . Radio Blackbeard, techno, ID, email, dance, 24442
6485,0 . . 2045 . Premier Radio Int., Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing”, ID, Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams”, 25442, on 6935 at 2147 with instrumental, ID, said would c/d,33442, ute QRM
6940,0 . . 2120 . Little Feat Radio, “Mr. Tambourine Man”, 25442
6978,5 . . 2140 . Rock Radio Network (presumed), rock music, low audio, 25442
3930v . . .2210 . Radio Europe, weak music, ID via Iann’s chat, 14441

May 3
6725,0 . . 2000 . Tower Radio, Dutch music, ID, weak at tune in, uo to 33442 by 2206 c/d
6283,0 . . 2013 . Radio Flying Dutchman, Dutch music, cover of “Ring of Fire”, dance, IDs, c/d 2041, 35432
6950,0 . . 2106 . Radio Blackbeard, relaying laser Hot Hits, live show, dance, 25432
6285,0 . . 2110 . Radio Powerliner Int., “Love is a Battlefield”, country, Dutch song, ID, 25432
6925,0 . . 2120 . TRX Radio, oldies, “Goodnight Eileen”, “Bye Bye Love”, ID, 45443
6210,0 . . 2130 . Sluwe Vos Radio, ID, greetings, country, email, 24432
6305.0 . . 2140 . Bogusman Radio, talking about a cd player that died, indie music, 33442, ute QRM
6485,0 . . 2223 . Premier Radio Int., ID, pop, 33432, on 6915 at 2330 with “Eye in the Sky”, 45443
6250,0 . . 2233 .  Radio Flying Dutchman, rock, country, 35442, up to 43442 at 2340 with “Highway to Hell” (live), IDs, “Running With the Devil”
6798,0L . 2343 . Radio Mistero Ghost Planet, instrumental, greetings, 24532, up to 34443 at 0025 with ”I Did It My Way”, multilingual ID by woman over music, c/d 0038

May 4

6280,0 . . 2009 . Mustang Radio, techno, dance, ID, 24441

6288,0 . . 2130 . Odynn Radio, “House of the Rising Sun”, greetings, ID, 24431, up to 24442 at 2210 with “Sound of Silence”, “Thunderstruck”

6215,4 . . 2144 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 25332

6255,0 . . 2156 . Radio Telstar South, oldies, ID, bad ute QRM, 22441

9985,0L . 2215 . Baltic Sea Radio, seagull ID, folk song, 25442

6280,0 . . 2238 . UNID, a few seconds of rap music, then c/d, 25442

3930,0 . . 2345 . Radio Europe, pop, folk, 34332

Many thanks to Radio Kilohertz for this great QSL that showed up in my snail mail this past week.

Thanks to Sander for this great QSL from RNW.

Another great map/picture compilation from Mike at Over 60 Degree Radio.  Always a treat to get one of his unique cards (and a nice old map of eastern Canada.)

Finally, Herman sent me this great card.  It seems pirate ladies are popular. ;-)

Logs, April 26 & 27 (late post)

April 26
6725,0 . . 2029 . Tower Radio, Dutch music, ID, Springsteen, 35442/32441, occasional ute QRM
11506,0u.2038 . Over 60 Degree Radio, slow blues, ID, 25441, moved to 9325u at 2042, 24442
6239,9 . . 2047 . Radio Experience, “Bette Davis Eyes”, “Morning Train”, 24442, up to 35443 by 2205 with Spandeau Ballet “True”, c/d 0223
6295,0 . . 2052 . UNID, country, no announcement heard, 24442
6300,0 . . 2147 . Radio Verona, Dutch music, jingle IDs, 33442
6284,7 . . 2221 . Focus Int., Beach Boys, instrumental, ID, Led Zep “Trampled Under Foot”, 35443
6221,0 . . 2238 . Island Radio, Elton John “Benny and the Jets”, ID, ELO “Turn to Stone”, 44443
6295,0 . . 0055 . Radio Borderhunter, ID, greetings, “Popcorn”, “Pump It Up”, email, time check, 45444
6306,6 . . 0104 . Radio New Wave, mellow music, possible greeting,”I Heard It Through the Grapevine”,  improved a little at 0220 with clear email, 14441

April 27

13985,0L.1521 . Baltic Sea Radio, ID, Stray Cats “Rock This Town”, mulilingual seagull ID, “Johnny Be Good”, 35433

6910,0 . . 2041 . Premier Radio Int., ID, Steve Winwood “Roll With It”, 25432

6305,0 . . 2119 . Radio Caroline North (via Merlin),“Please, Please Me”, ID, 24441

6220,4 . . 2202 . Radio Tango Italia, classical/operatic music, cw/multilingual ID, tones and c/d 2204, 35442

6284,8 . . 2206 . Focus Int., ID, female pop from the 80’s, instrumental, 45443

Logs, April 24 & 25, plus QSLs from Universe and RMPG

April 24
6259,9 . . 2038 . Radio Mazda,  Dutch music, greets to Artem, Tracey Ullman “Breakaway”, 35443
6239,0 . . 2137 . UNID, dance, good signal but very low audio, 45442

April 25
6295,0 . . 1953 . Mustang Radio, Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go”, 33442

6205,0 . . 2023 . Sluwe Vos Radio, dance, ID poked through the noise on a peak, “These Boots Were Made for Walking”, moved to 6210 before 2115, “Dreadlock Holiday”, email, 24442

6300,0 . . 2045 . Cupid Radio, dance, ID, “You Got Another Thing Coming”, 34443

6305,0 . . 2053 . TRX Radio, continuous country music, ID finally 2145, then blues, 35443

6324,1 . . 2108 . Radio Underground, dance, ID, greetings, 25441

6450,1 . . 2122 . Studio 52, Dutch music, ID, greetings, 23441, ute QRM

6747,0 . . 2134 . Pioneer AM Radio, “Whiskey in the Jar”, country, 22441, horrible ute noise tonight

6284,7 . . 2151 . Focus Int., Motown-style cover of “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”, ID, 35443

6295,6 . . 2216 . Radio Sallandse Boer, Blondie “The Tide is High”, “Twilight Zone”, 45443

6330,0 . . 2226 . Radio Zodiac, ID, greetings, rock music, “low power and good rock”, 34442

6910,0 . . 2315 . Premier Radio Int., pop, ID, greetings, time check for “21 minutes after the hour”,  “I Got the Music in Me”, 45443, c/d 0007

6215,4 . . 2332 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 35442

1638,0 . . 2339 . Radio Bluebird, Dutch music, just above the noise, ID via Iann’s chat

4025,0 . . 2350 . Laser Hot Hits, instrumental song used by Radio Monique, jingle ID, great signal, 44443

6735,0u . 2357 . Cool AM Radio, “Baby Love”, jingle ID, 25442

Thanks to Wim for this great QSL from Radio Universe

and to Capt Ghost from Radio Mistero Ghost Planet for this great QSL, as well as a nice personal letter and pics.

Logs, April 21

6324,9 . . 2010 . Paashaas Radio, Pointer Sisters “Fire”, weak at tune in, up to 35443 at 2100 with ID, “Dreadlock Holiday”,
6302,0 . . 2105 . Radio Verona, Dutch music, ID, 23442, ute QRM
6290,8 . . 2111 . Radio Underground, dance, greetings, 23441
6940,0 . . 2117 . Premier Radio Int., “La Bamba”, ID, “Legs”, 35443
6265,4 . . 2135 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 34442
6280,2 . . 2139 . Radio Merlin Int., very weak music, a little better at 2208, ID via Iann’s chat
6955,0L . 2149 . Over 60 Degree Radio, lots of blues, talk just a bit too weak to copy, ID via Iann’s chat, 25441
6215,0 . . 2156 . Radio Minipower, blues, faded after a few minutes, ID via Iann’s chat, 24331

Logs, April 20

21480,0L.1443 . UNID (maybe BSR or Over60Dgr?), Japanese? song, pirate shanty, talk in Finnish?, c/d 1447, 25442
6725,0 . . 2005 . Radio Tower, Dutch music, ID, 24342
6285,0 . . 2026 . Bogusman Radio, ID, talk over music, folk-style song, 33442, ute
6802,8 . . 2032 . Pink Panther Radio, Otis Redding “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay”, reggae, ID, 25442

6323,7 . . 2045 . Radio Underground, greetings, 24441, up to 24442 by 2142 with “Son of a Preacher Man”, 34443 at 2156 c/d

6255,0 . . 2053 . Radio Telstar South, rock, talk with British accent, mellow instrumental, 24442 

6450,0 . . 2105 . Radio Akai, Dutch song, Hawaiian-style instrumental, ID, Asian pop, 35443

6283,0 . . 2124 . Radio Python, western theme song, ID, greetings, 35443, up to 45444 by 2225 with closing announcements, ID, email, c/d 2233

6265,4 . . 2132 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 25342

6219,1 . . 2136 . Radio Star Int., ID, talk about Caroline’s anniversary, Motown style song, “Caroline”, 35442

6935,0u . 2149 . UNID, rap, c/d or faded after one song, 25332

3904,9 . . 2212 . Radio Alice, mellow Dutch music, ID, 25341,up to 43443 at 2343 with Dutch music, 

6239,1 . . 2220 . Radio Marabu, pop, jingle ID, 32441, extremely loud ute QRM from just above tonight

6280,8 . . 2233 . Radio Zodiac, dance, ID, talk in Dutch, rock, report to python?, c/d 2237, 35442

6798.0L . 2310 . Radio Mistero Ghost Planet, Eagles “Desperado”, ID, greetings, calypso-style instrumental, “White Rabbit”, 24441, improved to 34442 by 2330

1644,9 . . 2345 . Radio Batavier, dance, greetings, ID, 34332

1638,0 . . 2359 . Radio Bluebird, weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 23441

4025,0 . . 0030 . Laser Hot Hits, dance, ID, "Money on My Mind", variable ute QRM tonight, 43432