Free radio pirates on medium and short wave messageboard of alfa lima

Dick,

That's fantastic, I'm very glad finally to have heard Spaceshuttle!

All the best for Christmas and the New Year,

Peter

Thanks for that info and advice, Ray: I had wondered if it might be PLC (my own broadband is of the conventional variety). I do get the odd day of absolute quiet, and the noise has encouraged me to listen to the higher frequencies for the first time in years (24, 27 and 28MHz are performing brillian...

I've recently been stuck with serious, wide-band local QRM which blots out most of shortwave up to maybe 20MHz -- it occasionally disappears for a day or two, but always comes back. A few stronger signals do get through, but nothing ever really gets the better of the noise. Good to hear some station...

Good to have a rare chance to listen this morning --thanks for the broadcasts! 5820kHz, Orion Radio with Dutch ID at 0847UTC, greeting Calypso and playing "Happy Birthday" barked by dogs... 34433. 6200kHz, Radio Orang Utan ID and music at 0835 UTC and playing an old ID ? recorded by Dario ...

Friday 15th April -------------------- 6305kHz, Radio Powerliner with closedown announcements in English and Dutch and email address at 2034UTC. 3433. Saturday 16th April ----------------------- 6210kHz, Radio Altrex with ID and email address at 2332UTC. 34322. 6300kHz, UNID playing back-to-back blu...

Good conditions here in the evening just recently -- sorry some of these are a bit late... Sunday 3 April ----------------- 3905kHz, Polaris Radio with ID at 2219UTC and playing "Heard it on the Grapevine". 44333. 6325kHz, Radio Underground, 2013UTC playing Grand Funk Railroad. ID at 2015....

Thanks, John: yes, happy memories. More than half a lifetime ago...

Peter

A few logs from this morning. It was particularly good to hear Radio Orang Utan, whom I think I last heard in 1985...! 5820kHz, Orion Radio with ID at 0809UTC. 34433, improving to 44433 by 0827. Excellent audio. 6200kHz, Radio Orang Utan playing Boney M at 0748UTC, ID at 0756. Greeting Jaroslav and ...

Monday 30th Aug ------------------- 3905kHz, Central Radio with ID at 2232UTC. 34333 Tuesday 31st Aug -------------------- 6319kHz, Radio Caroline intl. with ID and dance music at 2003UTC. 23322 with UTE QRM. Thursday 2nd Sep -------------------- 3903kHz, Central Radio with ID at 1956UTC and playing...

Wednesday 25th August --------------------------- 6399kHz, Radio Merlin with ID at 2044UTC. 33433 with UTE QRM. Thursday 26th August ------------------------- 6289kHz, BBC Pirate Radio Service greeting UKDXer at 2145UTC. "Over the Rainbow" chimes and Radio Rainbow ID at 2155UTC. 33322. Fri...

Wed 18th August ------------------- 6210kHz, Radio Altrex with ID + rock music at 1918UTC. 34322. 6310kHz, Radio Altrex thanking for reports before signing off with multiple IDs at 2044UTC. 34222. 6325kHz, Radio Mustang playing "Ma Baker" at 2116 and announcing "a little test on Short...

Friday 13th August --------------------- 6313kHz, Old Timer Radio playing "Going to Arizona" at 2019 followed by multiple recorded IDs. 44433. 6325kHz, Radio Caroline Intl with ID at 2016 UTC. 33422. Sunday 15th August ----------------------- 6300kHz, UNID playing "Take me to Ibiza&qu...

Thanks, Iann: I did wonder about JB, but didn't think to check Medium Wave...

All the best,

Peter

6292kHz, Radio Altrex IDing as "Altrex Rock Radio" and giving email address at 2031UTC. 33443 with occasional UTE. 6301kHz, Radio Mustang with Radio Tidalwave greeting UKDxer and a Spanish listener at 2042 and playing Cyndi Lauper. 44444. [**As Mustang/Tidalwave was such a strong signal, I...

Tuesday 20th July -------------------- 6304kHz, UNID playing "It's Over" at 1813UTC followed by recorded ID in Dutch mentioning "Free Radio". Sounded like Old Timer Radio, but not sure. Off abruptly at 1814. 45433. 6319kHz, Radio Caroline Intl. greeting a listener in Finland at 2...