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

Some very strong signals this morning for approx. 15 minutes either side of local sunrise (0843UTC), but with slow, deep fading and not much left after 0930UTC. A lot of static on the band. 6220kHz, Mystery Radio, SINPO 45433 @ 0750UTC, down to 34322 when FRSH came on at 0900 and barely readable by ...

You're S9+20 in Glasgow, SINPO 44333. Strongest I've heard you! Noisy band and deep fading, but improving with sunrise. 0823 playing Do They Know it's Christmas and saying hello to Robin.

All best,

Peter

FRG-7 + indoor wire

No ID yet, but hearing a station in Glasgow on 6950, playing "Hard Day's Night". SINPO 24322, a lot of fading, but good to hear you if it's Sparks!

FRG-7 + indoor wire

Radio Zender Digital very clear in Glasgow right now, 1742UTC, approx 1635kHz, with reports to Radio Armada and Silvania. Good mod and lots of IDs, SINPO 35322. Does anyone have an email or sms for the station as the digitalmw ( @ ) hotmail.com one is bouncing. All best, Peter FRG-7 + 50cm loop ante...

Sorry, posting in my sleep: I meant 1651 might have problems with French Meteo, and lots of pirates between 1630 and 1655kHz.



Peter

1251 lands you on top of the French meteo in SSB, and 1230-1255 seem to be the most frequently-occupied pirate frequencies (the ones I can hear in Scotland anyway).

Good luck,

Peter

I hope you don't mind, but I've converted Bycross's audio file to mp3 and posted it temporarily at (taken down now!) I think I've degraded it a bit in the process, but it might let Ascona hear his signal. Hope it works -- I'll take the file down when you've heard it. I only heard a carrier on 6425, ...

Thank you, Marcel: that's a new station for me!

All best,

Peter

Very weak in Glasgow, SINPO 25222 with music and ID in English at 1436.

Hi,

I think your Rob007 is actually Boomerang on 6305: heard in Glasgow 0839 with New Order "Blue Monday" and Pet Shop Boys "It's a Sin", which matches your recording. He went into English a bit later to thank Klaus Hoerlich for a reception report.

All best,

Peter

A nice list of stations cutting through the static on 48m: 6210kHz, 1029UTC, Radio Borderhunter, reading my SMS on air! SMS number 31610531057. SINPO 35333. 6300kHz, 0816UTC, Flux AM, playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" + giving SMS 31641148395 in English. 34333 fading to 24322. 6305kHz, 082...

Tuesday 5th December 1630kHz, 2236-2305UTC, UNID Dutch station playing a really remarkable selection of old-time music, including "Ferryboat Serenade" at 2245, some ragtime piano at 2247 and "Uptown Girl" (not the Billy Joel song) at 2254. 15 second or longer silences between tra...

Corona also strong in Glasgow tonight on 1655, with country music song "A House Without Love is not a Home" at 2310 and ID before s/off 2327.

Receiver: FRG-7 with 50cm loop.

All best,
Peter

1650 Radio Bandoeng, 2227 UTC, SINPO 45444 (extremely strong, S9+10) with Dutch IDs + Music. 1635 Radio Euromast (?), 2250 UTC, SINPO 33322 (bad het QRM) with possible ID in Dutch, mention of Barcelona and old-time music. 2254 hand-over to a much weaker station with strong echo on audio. 1618 UNID, ...

1635 Radio Utopia, SINPO 34322, 2205UTC with ID in English and address in Neede (didn't catch full address). 1655 Radio Bandoeng, SINPO 43222 improving to 43333, 2222 UTC with ID in English, later mentioning Scotland and Zender James Bond. A lot of local TV interference tonight. RX: FRG-7 with 60cm ...