News about free radio stations on shortwave and mediumwave, and free radio logs from Newfoundland, Canada.

Monday, 31 March 2014

Logs, March 31 and QSLs from Goldstar, de Rode Adelaar, Tip & Elvis and Calypso

21460,0 . 1856 . Sluwe Vos Radio,  Beatles “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, dance, Stones “Angie”, 25431
6210,0 . . 1917 . Borderhunter Radio, ID, greetings, Van Halen “Jump”, c/d 2020, 25442
9290,0 . . 1944 . Radio Powerliner Int., pop, “Free Ride”, 24432
6280,2 . . 2020 . Radio Caroline North (via relay), slow pop, 24432, local noise cut in before announcement, ID via Iann's chat
6295,0u . 2038 . UNID, Lennon “Hope of Deliverance”, David Dundas “Jeans”, good signal, unintelligible short announcements, 35443
1636,9 . . 2125 . Radio Pandora, Dutch song with a woman singer, quite clear at tune in, talk in Dutch just as the signal was fading 3 minutes later, ID via Iann’s chat
4029,0 . . 0000 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, hip hop, 23441, ute and ssb QRM tonight

I was happy to receive some new QSLs this weekend from  Goudenster (Gold Star), de Rode Adelaar, Tip and Elvis and Calypso.  Thanks guys!








Sunday, 30 March 2014

Logs, March 30

21460,0 . 1329 . Sluwe Vos Radio, “Driver’s Seat”, faded, “Don’t You Want Me” at 1432, ID, U2 “Where the Streets Have No Name”, 24431
21476,0L.1426 . Baltic Sea Radio, ID, Japanese? pop, 34443
21480,0L.1514 . Baltic Sea Radio, back on with Springsteen, ID, 25432
21460,0 . 1823 . Borderhunter Radio, hip hop, ID, greetings, dance, “Yesterday Man”, lots of Hollies tunes, 35443, c/d 2150, steady signal
6325,0 . . 1858 . Mustang Radio, “You Spin Me Right Round”, “True Colours”, ID, greetings, 25442
6268,0 . . 1936 . Bogusman Radio, comedy clip, indie music, long talk, 35442, up to 45443 by 2105
6205,0 . . 2000 . Horizon FM, news, ID, pop, 25442
6305,0 . . 2036 . UNID, relay of FM station, Radio 102FM, Dutch music, Julian Lennon “Too Late for Goodbyes’, country, 35442
6300,0 . . 2053 . UNID, weak music, polkas, “Hotel California” before c/d at 2115, splattering from Reflections Europe, 23441
6950,0 . . 2111 . Radio Blackbeard, dance, ID, greetings, 34442, on past 2330
6242,8 . . 2117 . Radio Underground, old instrumental, theme from the “Dukes of Hazard”, “Son of a Preacherman”, “Love Me Do”, Artem's new show,24432
6285,8 . . 2135 . Focus Int., Steve Winwood “Valerie”, ID, SMS, 35442, audio still very low
6295,0 . . 2151 . Radio Verona, Dutch music, greetings, ID, 35443

Logs, March 29

21480.0L.1428 . Baltic Sea Radio, Springsteen “The River”, “Born Free”, 35443
21460,0 . 1515 . Sluwe Vos Radio (tent), Police “Every Breath You Take”, Foreigner “Cold as Ice”, long fades during announcements, 25431
6220,0 . . 1844 . Tip and Elvis Show,, BOC “Don’t Fear the Reaper”, “Born to Be Alive”, 25441, up to 35443 at 1945 with ID, SMS, email, Kiss “I Was Made for Loving You”, 45444 by 2050 with “Land Down Under”,
6730,0L . 1950 . UNID (Greece?), Greek sounding music and talk, occasional pauses to QSO, 24442
6205,0 . . 1958 . Horizon FM, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, jingle ID, news, 25441, up to 34443 by 2130
6297,0 . . 2009 . Odynn Radio, “Leroy Brown”, “Love is a Battlefield”, ID, email, c/d 2107 after Dutch NA, 25442
6240,0 . . 2018 . Radio Experience, “Land Down Under”, “Oye Como Va”, 24442
6325,0 . . 2033 . Radio Norton, ID, Dutch music, 24441, up to 34442 at 2150 with ID
6934,0L . 2038 . Over 60 Degree Radio, playing Artem’s new Afrikaans show, 24442
6450,0u . 2114 . Radio Python, slightly psychedelic rock/techno, ID, 35443
6297,0 . . 2121 . Dakota Radio, Dutch music, polka, 34442
6305,0 . . 2101 . TRX Radio, lots of good blues, IDs, 45443
6798.0u . 2210 . Radio Mysterio Ghost Planet, instrumental, ID, greetings, Italian music, 24442
6255,0 . . 2325 . Radio Flying Dutchman, ID, Bowie “Let’s Dance”, “Saturday Night”, 34342
6240,0 . . 2330 . Radio Ronalisa, very weak music, ID via Iann’s chat, low power test, moved to 6220, “I’m So Excited”, ID at 0014, polka and ID before c/d 0058, 25441
6324,2 . . 2338 . Radio Underground, relaying Radio Dinosaur, ID, “Caroline”, “I’m Into Something Good”, 33342
6930,0 . . 2345 . Premier Radio Int., folk tune, “Heart of Glass”, ID, 35342
6285,8 . . 0030 . Focus Int. (presumed), s7 signal but barely audible audio, talk by man with British accent, pop
4029,0 . . 0035 . Laser Hot Hits, laser effect over music, pop, weak signal and noisy band tonight, 24341

Saturday, 29 March 2014

Logs, March 28

Good conditions tonight!

6925.0L . 1955 . Over 60 Degree Radio, blues, moved to 6933L at 2005, just above the noise, up to 25442 at 2105
6295,0 . . 2000 . Radio de Rode Adelaar, slow instrumental, polka, IDs, greetings, c/d 2014, 25442
6295,0 . . 2014 . Dakota Radio, ID, talk in Dutch, slow music, 23441, ute QRM
6399,8 . . 2023 . Radio Python, ID, email, playing new music, short test, 24342
6210,0 . . 2039 . Radio Telstar South, “Do Run Run”, ID, more 60’s music, 34442
6260,4 . . 2100 . Radio Tango Italia, instrumental tango music, ID, 25442
6285,8 . . 2112 . Focus Int., “sea-shanty” sounding song, ID, SMS number, email, “Put Your Hand in the Hand”, audio still low, 35442
6224,0 . . 2143 . Carmen Radio, “Nights in White Satin”, ID, 35442
6205,0 . . 2225 . Horizon FM, ad, ID, recent pop, 25442
6910,0 . . 2230 . Premier Radio Int., pop, ID, 33442, ute QRM
4705,0L . 2240 . Over 60 Degree Radio, rock, (Stones?), 25441
3905,0 . . 2248 . Skyline Int. Radio, Dutch music, ID, greetings, 33442, ham QRM
1611,0 . . 2255 . UNID (Greece), Greek music and talk, part of QSO with much weaker stations on 1610 and 1609, 24432
6242,6 . . 2306 . Radio Underground, greetings, “Clap For the Wolfman”, 34342
6295,0 . . 0010 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, Dutch pop, greetings, “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick”, 33442

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Logs, March 27, and QSLs from Silverback, Quintus and Odynn

It was pretty active for a Thursday night.  Unfortunately, the noise levels were a bit high.

6290,0 . . 1935 . Radio Mazda, Dutch music and talk, ID, c/d soon after, 25341
6910,0 . . 1940 . Premier Radio Int., “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”, ID, old jingles and promos, 35342
6746,8 . . 2010 . Pioneer AM Radio, just caught the last few seconds of instrumental music before he c/d, 24342
6310,0 . . 2051 . Radio Blackbeard, lots of techno, IDs, 34342
6245,0 . . 2105 . Horizon FM, Chumbawamba “I Get Knocked Down”, ID, 35442
6300,0 . . 2111 . Dakota Radio, slow Dutch music, polka, greetings to Artem in Moscow,  25341
6285,8 . . 2245 . Focus Int., good signal strength but very low audio, pop, ID, 34341
4029,0 . . 2255 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, pop, very noisy band, 34341

I also recently received QSLs from Radio Silverback, Radio Quintus and Odynn Radio.  Thanks guys!






Logs, March 26

Just a few minutes at the radio tonight:

6285,0 . . 1942 . Radio Silverback, ID, said would c/d, Sabbath “Paranoid”, 35442
4029,0 . . 2300 . Laser Hot Hits, Beatles “All I’ve Got To Do”, ID, 34442




Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Logs, March 24 and 25, QSLs from Sluwe Vos and Premier

March 24
6300,0 . . 1955 . Dakota Radio, Dutch music, c/d 2009, 25441
6300,0 . . 2011 . Flux AM Radio, rock, dance, Springsteen, ID, greetings, “Popcorn”, c/d 2100, 24341
6300,0 . . 2103 . Dakota Radio, back with instrumental music, email, c/d 2111, 33442
6219,9 . . 2136 . Radio Ronalisa, weak music for a few minutes, again for a few minutes around 2233, ID via Iann’s chat (Ronalisa was using only 4 watts!)
1638,0 . . 2210 . Radio Bluebird, greetings, polka, 25432
6300,0 . . 2332 . Bluesky Radio, techno, Dutch music, ID via Iann’s chat, 23441

March 25
6300,0 . . 1954 . Radio Verona, “Coat of Many Colors”, ID, 23442
4029,0 . . 0050 . Laser Hot Hits, dance, laser effect, talk over music, ID, 25441
1629,0 . . 0111 . UNID (Greece), Greek-style music and talk, good signal, but had to use lsb to separate from station on 1630, 33442

I also received this QSL from Sluwe Vos Radio for my "triple reception" on March 14.  Nice Dutch scene.  Thanks Jelmer!




I also received this QSL from Premier Radio Int. for my reception on Saturday night.  It was nice surprise, since I hadn't had a chance to send a report yet!  What an incredibly nice sunset scene.  Thanks Jimmy.