A month of late logs and some upcoming listening in Europe

I have been terrible about posting logs this past month.  I have been extremely busy, both with work and planning our upcoming trip to Europe.

As many of you know, I will be travelling to the summermeeting next weekend.  I am really looking forward to meeting some old friends, and making some new ones.

Besides summermeeting, we will be travelling around Europe for a while.  Without even realizing it, I seem to have picked many of  the countries most associated with free radio ... Ireland, UK, Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Germany.  I could not resist buying a tiny Grundig AM/FM/SW radio to take with me.  Admittedly, it is a pretty crappy radio, but only 200 grams, so perfect for travel. It goes up to 1710 kHz on mw, but only covers every 10 kHz.  The sw band is particularly weak, but at least it covers 5800-6400 and 6800-7600 kHz.  (I will bring a small coil of antenna wire that may help on sw.)

Perhaps my best opportunity for listening in Holland will be next Wednesday and Thursday nights.  I have a hotel room in Amsterdam with a rooftop terrace that should provide a good listening location.  I am not sure how much time I will have for listening (we have dinner plans both nights), but I hope to listen at least an hour or so later in the evening.  It should be a lot of fun to "listen like a local".

Here are my logs for the past month (no time for formatting).

May 23

6280,0 . . 1954 . Mustang Radio, “Child in Time”, c/d 2018, 25442

6210,0 . . 2029 . Sluwe Vos Radio, dance, 24431, up to 35442 at 2157 with greetings, ID

6485,0 . . 2103 . Premier Radio Int., ID, “Me and Mrs. Jones”, 24442, moved to 6960 around 2130, 35443

6290,0 . . 2120 . Radio Ronalisa, weak talk and music, ID via Iann’s chat, c/d 2122, 25431

6290,0 . . 2122 . Radio Zeewolf, ID, greetings, 25432

6940,0 . . 2129 . TRX Radio, old time country with yodelling, ID, 35433

6290,0 . . 2149 . Radio Nora, pop, ID, c/d 2050, 25432

6275,6 . . 2153 . Radio Sallandse Boer, weak music under a very loud ute, c/d 2157, ID via Iann’s chat, 22431

6220,4 . . 2155. Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 25442

6255,0 . . 2159 . Radio Telstar South, classic pop and rock, ID, bad ute QRM, 23441

6950,0 . . 2201 . Little Feat Radio, talk and mellow music, ID popped out at 2209, 24431

6305,0 . . 2311 . Mustang Radio, greetings, ID, techno, 45443

6325,0 . . 2322 . Radio Powerliner Int., Depeche Mode, ID, greetings, 35442

6290,0 . . 2338 . Radio Nora, ID, greetings, closing announcements, instrumental music, c/d 2340, 33442, ute QRM

May 24

13910,0L.2052 . Baltic Sea Radio, seagull ID, Stray Cats “Rock This Town”, “Born to Be Wild”, 25432

6285,0 . . 2109 . Radio Powerliner Int., polkas, ID, greetings,  25441

6295,0 . . 2117 . Odyyn  Radio, Dutch song, dance, ID, c/d 2151

6320,0 . . 2140 . Bogusman Radio, “One Last Kiss”, ID, 33442

6210,0 . . 2147 . Radio Flying Dutchman, “Bang a Gong”, greetings, ID, BZN, “Fox on the Run”, 24442, up to 35443 at 2240 with “Daddy Cool”

6238,0 . . 2154 . Radio Underground, “Fever”, old blues, ID, 24442

6294,6 . . 2211 . Delta Radio (WB), weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat

6305,0 . . 2258 . UNID, “One Day at aTime”, Beatles medley, 34442 had to leave for supper before ID heard

6930,0 . . 2350 . Premier Radio Int., “King of the Road”, repeat of a Sunday morning show, 35442

6245,0 . . 0008 . Mustang Radio, country, ID, email, 35443

 May 30

6980,7 . . 2116 . UNID,  rock music, 25442

6930,0 . . 2144 . TRX Radio, “Mr. Sandman”, 43442

June 6

6239,9 . . 2050 . UNID, “Black Betty”, more pop, no announcement heard, 25442

6802,8 . . 2058 . Pink Panther Radio, “Let’s Just Kiss and Say Goodbye”, talk a little too weak to copy, usual closing tune, and c/d 21-7, 24442

6283,0 . . 2204 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, greetings, mellow pop, 24342, up to 35342 at 2303 with polka

6322,0 . . 2220 . Odynn Radio, rock music, 24341, up to 34342 at 2308 with “Suzy Q”, c/d 2333

6295,0 . . 2230 . Little Feat Radio, weak music and talk,  details killed by constant static crashes, 25341

6220,4 . . 2255 . Radio Tango Italia, usual tango music, 24342

6210,0 . . 2301 . Shortwave Gold, ID, U2 “New Year’s Day”, 24342

June 7

6240,0 . . 2135 . Radio Tidalwave, “Born to Be Wild”, summermeeting jingle, dance, 34442

6220,0 . . 2141 . UNID, polka, country, 45443

6802,6 . . 2153 . Pink Panther Radio, “Rhinestone Cowboy”, 24442

6300,0 . . 2203 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, greetings, 24442

6960,0 . . 2219 . Premier Radio Int., “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”, ID, “At the Hop”, 44443

6936,0 . . 2245 . Little Feat Radio, Spin Doctors “Two Princes”, ID, 25342

3910,4 . . 2311 . Radio Technical Man, “Hold the Line”, dance, 24342

6255,0 . . 2323 . Radio Telstar South, ID, instrumental, “To Know You is to Love You”, 34342

6280,0 . . 2342 . Radio Akai, polka, instrumental, 45444

June 14

6220,0 . . 1945 . Tip and Elvis Show, ”Jeans On”,  ID, Bee Gees “Holiday”, 35443

6265,0 . . 2207 . Cupid  Radio, “Welcome to the Jungle”, ID, 35443

3904,9 . . 2322 . Radio Alice, pop, ID, instrumental, c/d 2327,  25442

6286,0 . . 0030 . Focus Int., pop, ID, weak signal, 25441

6300,0 . . 0035 . Radio Powerliner Int., Dutch music, polka, ID, Paul Anka “Lonely Boy”, 25442

June 20

6202,8 . . 2215 . Pink Panther Radio, pop, ID, 25342

6940,0u . 2313 . Over 60 Degree Radio, African blues-style music just above the noise, ID via Iann’s chat, 25441

6980,2 . . 2330 . Rock Radio Network (presumed), nice classic rock songs, 35443

June 21

6725,0 . . 2138 . Tower Radio, polka, ID, email, closing announcements, 35442

6220,0 . . 2150 . Radio Experience, dance, fifties music, 25442

6383,0 . . 2216 . NMD Radio, “Little Green Bag”, “Long Cool Woman”, 25442

6265,0 . . 2226 . Hitmix Radio, mellow Dutch or German songs, 24441

6255,0 . . 2235 . Bogusman Radio, long talk, ID, bad hum on the audio tonight, 35442

6240,0 . . 2240 . Radio Goudenster, talk and music under ute, ID via Iann’s chat, 22441

6746,9  techno

6915,0 . . 2336 . Premier Radio Int., “The Winner Takes It All”, ID, “Major Tom”, 34442, moved to 6930