Logs, March 22 & QSLs from Telstar, QBC and Blueman

6282,0 . . 2003 . Hitmix Radio, very weak music and talk, possible greetings, ID via Iann’s chat, 24441
6305,6 . . 2047 . Radio Dr. Tim, very weak music and talk, heard some polka, orchestral music and a Spanish song on peaks, ID via Iann’s chat, 14441
6205,1 . . 2203 . Energy FM, ID, dance, 45443
5835,0 . . 2308 . Laser Hot Hits, country/rock, ID, 34333

Thanks to Toon at Telstar Radio for this nice QSL and graphic.

Thanks to Peter at QBC International for this QSL.

and thanks to Marco at Blueman Radio:

Logs, March 21

6304,7 . . 2002 . Radio Merlin Int., “Sweet Home Alabama”, jingle ID, 24431, c/d 2007
6205,1 . . 2045 . Energy FM, ID, dance, 35443
5835,0 . . 2050 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, 80’s pop, 35442
6967,1 . . 2058 . UNID (Greece?), continuous Greek music, 24442
6070,0 . . 2102 . Radio Northern Ireland via Channel 292, Paul Simon “You Can Call Me Al”, 34443
7700,0u . 2135 . Marconi Radio Int., 4 Non Blondes “What’s Going On”, more weak music, tentative ID, 14431

Logs, March 20

9300,1 . . 1740 . FRS Holland, “FRS Goes DX” with inof on Channel 292, ID, 35443
7699,6 . . 1745 . FRS Holland, //9300, 25442
6205,1 . . 1855 . Energy FM, dance music, ID, just fading in, 25442
6802,8 . . 1927 . Pink Panther Radio, “Love is the Drug”, “Hold on Tight to Your Dreams”, greetings, ID, 25442
6284,0 . . 1933 . Radio Joey, electronic music, 23442, ute QRM off and on, c/d 1937
6325,0 . . 1938 . Little Feat Radio, weak music just fading in, ID? and c/d, ID via Iann’s chat, 25441
6325,0 . . 1941 . Radio Joey, back on this fx with same music, c/d a few minutes later, 24442
6964,8 . . 2045 . QBC Int. (presumed), very weak music,
6220,2 . . 2053 . Radio Frieloo, ID, Dutch music, 25442
6210,0u . 2058 . Radio Barraquda?, “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day”, “Sexpot”, more dance, old ad for a Barracuda car, 35443
6219,8 . . 2120 . Radio Goofy, very weak music, ID via Iann’s chat,
6967,1 . . 0046 . UNID (Greece?), continuous Greek music, no announcements heard, 25442

Logs, March 19 - A busy night

6950,0u . 1651 . Mike Radio, amazed to hear a little dance music at noise level, still complete daylight path to the Netherlands,  Mike Radio testing to New Zealand, 15441 at tune in, up to 25442 at 1730, live announcements and IDs 1754, greeting listener in New Zealand at 1830, 35443 at 1900
7590,0 . . 1845 . Radio Latino, very weak music, up to 24441 at 1925 with Duran Duran, ID, digital QRM,  moved to 7620 at 1933, “Aquarius”, “Let the Sun Shine In”, greetings, ID in English, Italian and ?, latin pop, jingle IDs, Aretha Franklin “I Say a Little Prayer”, 24442, slight cw QRM, moved to 7610 at 2035
6298,0 . . 1850 . Blueman Radio, “Driver’s Seat”, polka, ID, c/d 1915, 25442
6328,0 . . 1903 . Blueman Radio, Dutch songs, instrumental, polka, c/d 1928, 25442
6423,5 . . 1947 . Dutchwing Radio, polka, talk on a fade, 24442, c/d or faded, back at 2025 with polkas, ID
5835,0 . . 2015 . Laser Hot Hits, The Cult “She Sells Sanctuary”, Offshore Echoes ad, news headlines, Mike Andrews show, 35442
6205,1 . . 2022 . Atlantis FM, ID, pop, 35443
6420,0 . . 2026 . SW Pirate, mellow music, ID via Iann’s chat, 25442
6290,0 . . 2048 . Radio Mazda, “Born to Be Wild”, “Smoke on the Water”, 35443
6935,0 . . 2120 . Radio Orion 2000, hard rock, ID, “Gimme All Your Lovin”24442
6265,0 . . 2128 . Radio Desperado, Culture Club “Karma Chameleon”, 34442
6305,1 . . 2133 . UNID, classic pop, no announcements heard, 35442

3903,0 . . 2230 . Radio Alice, ID, pop, c/d 2236 34442

6265,0 . . 2237 . Verona Radio Int.,, “You Take My Breath Away”, greetings to Gina in Italy, ID with echo, 35443

6215,0 . . 2249 . UNID, very weak music, 14441

6300,0 . . 2252 . UNID (Johnny Tobacco?), polka, another song and then long dead air, country, no ID heard, 45443

6964,8 . . 2302 . QBC Int. (presumed), very weak music, 14341

6282,0 . . 2305 . Verona Radio Int., greetings, ID, “Eye of the Tiger”, 35443

Logs, March 18 & QSLs from Mike, Arcadia, Pink Panther and Goofy

Very poor conditions tonight on both sw and mw.

6304,6 . . 2139 . UNID, pop songs, no announcements heard, 35443
6215,0 . . 2152 . UNID, mellow music, no announcements heard, 25342
6205,0 . . 2200 . Atlantis FM, BeeGees “Night Fever”, jingle ID, news, 45343
5835,0 . . 2203 . Laser Hot Hits, funk, ID, 35342
4029,0 . . 2227 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, instrumental, 25342
1655,0 . . 2302 . Relmus Radio, polka!, ID, faded out after a couple minutes, 24442
1620,0 . . 2326 . Radio Devil (Greece), Greek-sounding music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 24341

Here are some QSLs from the past few days.  First, Mike Radio.

Thanks Mike!

Next, Radio Arcadia:

 

Thanks Captain.

Pink Panther Radio sent this colourful card, along with a poster of his sound processing equipment.

Thanks Klaas.

Finally, a card from the only canine-operated station on the shortwaves ;-)

Thanks Goofy.

Logs, March 14-16 ... the return of mediumwave

March 14
6950,0u . 1851 . Mike Radio, “Pop Muziek”, IDs between each song, “Waiting for a Girl Like You”, “More Than a Feeling”, testing different modulations, email, great signal and sound, 45443, c/d 1935
6205,0 . . 2002 . Atlantis FM, news and sports, ad for nightclub, ID, 35443
6310,0 . . 2120 . UNID, very weak music, c/d 2142
5835,0 . . 2125 . Laser Hot Hits, Cream “White Room”, ID, 35443, not //4029, which was 25442
1690,0 . . 2148 . UNID (Greece), Greek style music and talk, 35442
1630,0 . . 2240 . UNID (Greece), amazed to hear Greek music and talk completely overpowering US station, 44433
1625,0 . . 2248 . Radio Napoleon,  ID, greetings, country song, very steady signal, “Hang On Sloopy”, “Homeward Bound”, 35442, still going strong at 2345 with Stones “It’s All Over Now”
6210,0u . 2255 . Radio Barraquda, dance, ID, 34442

March 15

5835,0 . . 2006 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, dance version of theme to Sesame Street, by request, … DJ apologizes ;-), 35443

6205,0 . . 2010 . Energy FM, Afro-dance tune, ID, 35443

6305,0 . . 2015 . UNID, barely audible msuic

6265,0 . . 2030 . UNID (Desperado?), “Jackson Browne “Stay Just a Little Bit Longer”, c/d 2036 without announcement,  24442, 

6965,1 . . 2135 . QBC International (presumed), weak music, nothing that I could name, which is not unusual for QBC, 25441 (Thanks to Ihor’s blog for info on QBC’s new freq)

6255,0 . . 2145 . UNID (not a pirate),  I have been stumbling across a carrier and traces of music and talk on this freq for a week or so, and other listeners in chat have as well, but never any details.  Tonight I could clearly hear a M and W in interview, seems African in tone (+ heard “Uganda”) so I assume this is some spur or clandestine.  Included here to keep other pirate listeners from wasting their time.

1667,4v . 2215 . UNID (Greece?), weak Greek-style music, drifting downwards, 25341

4029,0 . . 2228 . Laser Hot Hits, dance, dance, ID, time check for “half ten”, 45433

March 16

1641,0 . . 2250 . Radio Barones, Neil Young “Old Man”, “Let It Be”, 34332, moved to 1645,4 at 2257, 35442, greetings, ID, “Working Class Hero” 

1620,0 . . 2340 . Radio Devil, Greece, greek music and talk mixing evenly with US station, ID via Iann’s chat, 32441

Logs, March 12 & 13 and QSLs from Panda and Little Feat

March 12
Good signals tonight.  Panda even jumped the pond with just 8 watts!
6262,0 . . 1900 . Zender Akenzo, barely audible at first, up to 25442 at 2020 with country, song with yodelling,
6295,0 . . 1915 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, Spanish songs, ID, greetings, 45444
6305,0 . . 1952 . Radio 42, ID, slow pop, 25432
6205,0 . . 2027 . Atlantis FM, “What a Feeling”, ID, (had just been open carrier earlier),
6305,0 . . 2105 . Radio Borderhunter, ID, greetings. Python at the mike, Boney M “Rasputin”, 43443, ute QRM, moved to 6295 at 2114, 45444, relayed Artem’s World Music show
6324,3 . . 2121 . Delta Radio, ID, Heart “Barracuda”, 25442
6220,0 . . 2128 . Radio Panda, dance beat, ID, c/d 2136, 15431
3930,0 . . 2152 . Radio Batavia, Dutch/English jingle ID, website, A-Ha “The Sun Always Shines on TV”, 34442
6940,0 . . 2157 . Radio Orion 2000, pop, ID with cw, “Ballroom Blitz”, 25442
6245,0 . . 2326 . Mustang Radio, jingle ID, “I’ve Still Got the Blues for You”, greetings, 34443, moved to 6260 at 2334, 45444

March 13

Nice to see some daytime activity on the higher bands.  Not many evening logs tonight.  I got caught up in a TV marathon ... some British detective show.

15890,0 . 1143 . Radio Sluwe Vos, jingle ID, email, europop, audio breaks, “Graceland”, “Sweet Child in Time”, “Dreadlock Holiday”, 35432

15100,1 . 1148 . Shortwave Papa, Metallica “Enter Sandman”, BeeGees “Tragedy”, ID, snail mail and email addresses, 25432

14400,0 . 1354 . Radio Orion 2000, countdown, CCR “Hey Tonight”, Tom Petty “Won’t Back Down”, c/d 1409, 25442

15120,3 . 1525 . Free Radio Victoria, music fading in and out, ID via Iann’s chat

6335,0 . . 1900 . Radio Joey, Dutch music, just fading in

6944,0L . 2145 . Baltic Sea Radio, seagull ID, Irish Music, 35443

6300,0 . . 0004 . Radio Johnny Tobacco, ID, closing announcements, steel guitar instrumental, 45444

Panda Radio sent me this great QSL for my reception Saturday night.  The pic of a JRC NRD-525 (which is the rx I use) tuned to 6220 is great touch.  Thanks Panda!

and Little Feat Radio sent me this nice QSL for my reception last week.  Thanks Terry.