Thursday 30 June 2011

Logs on 29 June 2011

6315 - Radio Caroline, SINPO 35443, sometimes worth

6420 - BlackBandit (tent.), SINPO 45444

Sunday 26 June 2011

Logs on 26 June 2011

PIRATES
6240-22:02 - Borderhunter - SINPO 45444

download 6240borderhunter.mp3 from WebFile.ru
6285-21:53 - Radio Star Int. - SINPO 25432

6295-20:10 - Reflections Europe- SINPO 35343

6305-weak Radio Merlin? SINPO 24232

6310-20:47 - UnID - music+Russian announcements of pirate meeting. SINPO 35443, at 22:00 SINPO 43543

6325-20:27 - Mustang SINPO 32442 - Morse signals and RTTY on freq
If listen on 6324 - much better, SINPO 34443

download 6324Mustang.mp3 from WebFile.ru
6420-21:05 - pres. Black Bandit R.,  no ID, SINPO55444

6930-21:32 - Irish Music Radio, SINPO 45433

7685-20:27 - Radio Star Int. SINPO 35343, at 21:32 SINPO 55555, mentioned Radio Caroline.

download 7685Star_.mp3 from WebFile.ru

Saturday 25 June 2011

Logs on 25 June 2011

PIRATES
6220-Bogusman-21:06 - SINPO 25232
6305-UnID - 19:57, off at ~20:10,
short record

download 6305UnID.mp3 from WebFile.ru

6315-Old Timer Radio(pres) - 18:45, good signal, at 19:45 off?
6385-Lowland - bad, 20:33 SINPO 25332
                               21:31 SINPO 35232 - awful weather with storm in Kharkiv
Because of very bad weather it was dangerous to use outside antenna so I had to stop listenong pirates.

RGI tomorrow: letter from Andy

Hi, friends of better music !
RGI is on the air Sunday the 26th of June:
9-10 UTC (11-12 CEST) on 6005 (49mb) and 9480 (31mb)
13-14 UTC  (15-16 CEST) on 6140  khz
15-16 UTC (17-18 CEST) by coloRadio.org/
Good listening !
73&55,  Andy

Logs on 24 June 2011

PIRATES
6300-UnID pirate (TRX?), 21:11 UTC
6305-Marconi (pres.) - 23:04 UTC
6310-Spaceshuttle, 21:35 UTC, ID at 21:50
Sorry, I had no time to listen details at night (I'd only recorded stations) and I had not already listened these records. So there is no IDs and other info.

Friday 24 June 2011

Logs on 23 June

PIRATES
6285 - Radio Altrex (pres.), 20:00 - very weak, 25311
6945 - Laser Hot Hits, 21:02 - 35333

Nothing more heard. I scanned bands for pirates twice - at 20 UTC and at 21 UTC. I hope today there will be better harvest.

Thursday 23 June 2011

Radio Star International this Sunday!

The part of letter from RSI:

RSI will be back this Sunday (26th June) on 6285 and 7685 khz, but this time we will be broadcasting during the evening between 1800 - 2400 British Summer Time.

QSL Radio Star International

PIRATE
RADIO STAR INTERNATIONAL, 7600 kHz
е-QSL n/d for e-report on rsi@live.co.uk in 30 days.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Testing audio in my blog #3

Radio Myanmar (presumed) - 5985 kHz, 23:07 UTC

download 5985_BRM_.mp3 from WebFile.ru

Voice of Zimbabwe (presumed), 4828 kHz, 21:34 UTC

download 4828ZWE.mp3 from WebFile.ru

Full log (all received stations) between 3300-7000 kHz.


Night 21-22 June 2011. 
Time interval: 21:02-00:08 UTC

Italic is new for me station.
Red is new for me country.

3310usb 22:34 Tallinn Radio? OM tells something 25422
3673usb 21:08 - Netherlands Coastguard-OM tells smth in English
3855-21:11 - DWD meteo fax
3955 21:12 - KBS via G - English px, OM tells about techs, Morse signals on background, SINPO 54454
3965 21:13 - RTI via F - OM and YL speak about Taiwan SINPO 55444
3985 21:14 - Voice of Croatia - music&OM comments- 35443
4005 21:15 - Radio Vaticana, OM tells something - weak, usually much better 25432
4625 21:21 - The buzzer - loud
4645usb 21:24 - tallinn volmet? weak
4800 21:29 - CNR1 - 45444
4810 21:30 - UnID weak 2 OM speak - 25442
4820 21:31 - PBS Xizang, CHN - song 35343
4828 21:34 - Voice of Zimbabwe - vernacular songs and comments, weak 25232
4905 22:44 PBS Xizang? song 35353
4920 22:45 PBS Xizang same song but 45454
4965 22:46 CVC via ZMB? song by YL 34343
4996 RWM Moscow - loud pips
5050 22:52 WWRB? OM tells smth 35322
5450usb 22:56 RAF VOLMET weather in airports, loud 45554
5505usb 22:58 Shannon VOLMET, IRL weather in airports 35553
5840 23:00 RFA via CLN Khmer 35343
5860 23:01 RFA via KWT 45444
5935 23:03 BBC via AFS - id, news 55454
5940 00:00 Voz Missionaria, B - sermon 35443
5950 23:04 WYFR, Okeechobee, YL tells smth weak 35322
5960 PBS Xinjang 2 men talk 45444
5985 23:07 Radio Myanmar? YL song 45343
5990 23:13 CRI via CUB YL&OM speak about China, music 35343
5995 carrier from Mali? later, after 00 UTC there was weak signal.
6000 23:15 UnID weak
6010 23:16 Belarussian Radio - trite song in Russian 55555
6025 23:17 PBS Xizang YL&OM talk 55444
6040 23:19 Belarussian Radio 55555
6050 23:20 PBS Xizang 44554
6055 23:23 REE song 54554 - unid YL speaks on background
6070 23:31Belarussian Radio SINPO 55555
6090 23:32 Caribbean beacon - AIA sermon 45444 - always so good signal
6110 23:33 PBS Xizang 25442
6120 23:34 UnID YL 45444
6130 23:35 PBS Xizang 55555
6145 23:36 CRI via CAN YL and OM talk in English about China - very good signal 45554
6175 23:38 CRI via ALB OM tells something in Spanish about China 54554
6190 Deutschlandfunk 54554 +PBS Xizang
6200 PBS Xizang 25332
6270 23:50 Radio Cairo music - of course bad modulation 55552
6977 23:55 Galei Zahal - song 55555

Sunday 19 June 2011

Logs on 19 June 2011

PIRATES
6325 - Mustang (pres.), SINPO 35443
6425 - Best of British Radio - SINPO 45433
7685 - FRS Holland - at 20:25 SINPO 35333

Nothing more received. Unfortunately, nearly 20:30 there started loud loise on all bands (!) so I heard only FRS at that time. At 23:00 noise was still "on air" so it was impossible receive DX stations. It's possible that neighbours turned on their computer etc.

QSL and photos from Radio Caroline Int.

PIRATE
RADIO CAROLINE INT., 6220 kHz
Report sent to carolineradio@hotmail.com
e-QSL
 photos



QSL&photos from Pink Panther Radio

PIRATE
PINK PANTHER RADIO, 6510 kHz
Report sent to pinkpantheram@hotmail.com.
e-QSL:
Photos:







FRS-Holland today

Today FRS-Holland will be on air between 16:52- 22:00 UTC on 7685kHz.

Saturday 18 June 2011

Logs on 18 June

Not very big harvest.
PIRATES:
6295 - Bogusman - SINPO 25332 - the unique pirate which I heard during all night.
6310 - UnID - 22:04 - very weak signal but sometimes better - SINPO 24211.
6423 - Radio Oscar Zulu (pres.) - 22:25 - SINPO 24332
There was a very noisy night - very much different noise, especially between 6310-6325 kHz.

CUBA
6000 - Radio Habana Cuba - 01:35 (19th June) - English px. - SINPO 35333.  Time interval 01-02 UTC is the unique time when Cuba in English is heard in summer in Kharkiv. That's because at 01:30 UTC it's as bright outside as in daytime. But Spanish programs good heard in the evening on 15-17 meter bands.

In near future I would make the full log of all stations heard in night on all bands.

Friday 17 June 2011

Logs on 17 June 2011

So, here is full yesterday log:
PIRATES
6220 - R.Caroline Int - weak and fady signal, SINPO 24232, after 21:25 34333
6300 - R.Sonic (was heard only for several minutes, then signal dissapeared)
6309 - Marconi - at 22:49 SINPO 35333
6510 - Pink Panter Radio - ID, off at 22:40? SINPO 25232
6420 - Studio 52 - very weak signal
6930 - Irish Music Radio - the best signal from yesterday pirates - SINPO 45343

ETHIOPIA
9705 - Radio Ethiopia - 20:48 - songs, at 20:59 anthem and tx off, very good signal SINPO 55444

NIGER
9705 - La Voix du Sahel-Niamei - 21:33 - YL told news in Arabic (?), sometimes African music played, but at 21:50 OM told news in French, presumed ID at 21:50 (mentioning Niamei) - also very good signal SINPO 55444

QSL-letter Channel Africa

SOUTH AFRICA
CHANNEL AFRICA - 15235 kHz
QSL-letter from Sentech (Meyerton tx operator) received in 90 days for e-report sent to hoosens@sentech.co.za

Thursday 16 June 2011

Logs on 15 June

LITHUANIA
6165 kHz - Radio Japan - 04:29 - ID in Spanish (!) and announcment that it's Spanish px via Bonaire (!), then Russian px with announcment of real freq, news. SINPO 55555
MADAGASKAR
13765 - Radio Vaticana - 05:00 - callsign, ID, English px - SINPO 34343
MONGOLIA
12085 - Voice of Mongolia - 10:00 - beginning of Chinese broadcast, SINPO 25322.
PIRATES
6295 - Free Radio Victoria (pres.) - 20:00 - music, very bad signal - SINPO 24211
6420 - UnID - 21:06 - music, then signal dissapeared, SINPO 34211
UNID
6005 - Radio 700 or BBC from SEY - 20:22 - music, SINPO 23322.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Logs on 14 June

ARMENIA
4810 kHz - Voice of Armenia (pres.) - 18:00 - call signals, then news in Arabic, SINPO 35343
SOUTH AFRICA
5840 kHz - RTE - 20:30 - announcment that it's WRN and px is RTE, then news and then talkings about Libya and other. SINPO 54444.

No pirates heard that day.

Tuesday 14 June 2011

QSLs RHC&RRI

CUBA
RADIO HABANA CUBA, 6150 kHz
QSL in nearly 180 days for e-report sent to rhc@enet.cu

ROMANIA
RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL, 5910 kHz
QSL from Ukrainian edition in 21 day for e-report sent on ucra@i.ua



Logs on 13 June 2011

PIRATE
6420 - Stress Radio - 21:42 - songs, OM told smth in Dutch, ID at 21:50, tx off at 22:12 - clear and strong signal, SINPO 55444

ARGENTINA
15345 - RAE - 21:00 - many IDs, German px, YL and OM told smth, announced contact info, then told about Patagonia, SINPO 45343.

GERMANY
17535 - AWR - 12:00 - ID, YL tells smth, SINPO 55444

GUINEA
7125 - Radio Conakry - 22:29 - much African music, SINPO 35343.

MALI
17630 - China Radio Int. - 15:00 - ID, English news, SINPO 35433.

Logs on 12 June 2011

PIRATES
6937 - Radio Malta? - 20:06 - music, weak signal - SINPO 25322
6420 - Black Bandit Radio - 20:34 - music, ID - fair signal but whisle on freq, SINPO 43433.


USA?
10000 - WVV (?) - 21:04 - 1 pip in 10 seconds, man tells smth -  QRM from 9996 (RWM Moscow) and much noise, SINPO 32232.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

QSL RGI

GERMANY
RADIO GLORIA INTERNATIONAL, 6140 kHz
QSL via "snail" mail arrived in 101 day after sendting the report. At the envelope there is date... 26.04.11. but today there is 7th June. So post is really slow as a snail.
Report sent on e-mail radiogloria@aol.com .

06 June logs

PIRATES
6425 - Black Bandit Radio (pres.) - 19:51 UTC - new song every half-minute, at 19:58 tx off. SINPO 55444
6420 - UnID - 19:59 UTC, music, SINPO 24232.


ARGENTINA
15345 - RAE - 21:00 UTC - call signals, IDs - very loud whistle, probably from Morocco (their transmitter is often very noisy) - SINPO 42442.

Sunday 5 June 2011

Tonight logs


PIRATES
6425 - Black Bandit Radio - 23:34 UTC, 04.06, clear ID, music - SINPO 54444 (!), later 44343.
6305 - Radio Alice (presumed) - 23:30 UTC, 04.06, music - SINPO 45444

ITALY
900 - RAI 1 - 00:34 UTC, 05.06, dancing music with comments in Italian, at 01:00 news, SINPO 43433 - loud QRM from Iran

GUINEA
7125 - Radio Conakry - 23:57 UTC, 04.06, concert with beautiful African songs with OM's French comments, ID "Radio Nacional", at 00:10 TX off. SINPO 35443.

USA
9370 - WTJC - 00:23 UTC, 05.06 - Gospel song, SINPO 25422

UnID
10000 - Observatorio Nacional (presumed), Brazil (?) - 1 pip into 10 seconds, OM tells time - SINPO 23232 - loud QRN and QRM from 9996 (RWM Moscow)

Saturday 4 June 2011

100 QSLs in my collection!!!


QSLs received 24.05-04.06.2011

PIRATE RADIO
BLUESTAR RADIO - 6965 kHz
Reply by e-QSL in 2 days, report sent to bluestarradio@live.nl
SLOVAKIA
JAPAN SW CLUB - 9510 kHz
JSWC verified by e-QSL reception of Asian DX News px via DX Partyline via IRRS.
Reply in 1 day, report sent to jswcqsl@live.jp

KOREA SOUTH
KBS WORLD - 9515 kHz
QSL in 37 days for report on English px. Report sent to english@kbs.kr

BULGARIA
RADIO BULGARIA
Report on Russian px sent to russian@bnr.bg, reply in 204 days



Deutscher Wetterdienst weather maps

13882 kHz USB, using MiltiPSK:


MV Baltic Radio on air this weekend

MV Baltic Radio is on 6140 and 9480 this Weekend
Dear Listeners,
MV Baltic Radio is on the air this Weekend the 4th and 5th of June 2011.

5th of June: 6140 khz, and the time slot will be 0900 to 1000 utc.

4th / 5th of June: Test Transmissions will be on Saturday 4th, on 9480, at 8 to 9 UTC and 10 to 12 UTC.
MV Baltic Radio repeat programme will be on Sunday 5th, on 9480, at 1200 UTC.

Good listening and good reception!

Good Listening   73s Tom


PS. MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Summertime 2011/12       

1st    Sunday – MV Baltic Radio                0900 utc
3rd    Sunday – European Music Radio       0900 utc    September - Later Transmission       

4th    Sunday – Radio Gloria International   1300 utc 

The most interesting last week logs


PIRATES
27.05
6305 - Radio Marconi
6945 - Laser Hot Hits
28.05
6300 - TRX (pres.) - 21:29 UTC
6305 - R.Alice - 20:12 UTC - ID
29.05
3925 - R.Likedeer - 20:36 - music, SINPO 24222
6920 - Geronimo SW - 19:54 UTC - music, ID - SINPO 34232
31.05
6965 - Bluestar Radio - 21:06 UTC - music, ID, fair signal - SINPO 24131
02.06
6965 - Bluestar Radio - 19:57 - music, ID - SINPO 35343, after 20:30 - 45444
03.06
6390 - Radio Mustang - 20:23 UTC - clear ID, musuc, SINPO 34333
6420 - Radio Zodiac - 20:47 UTC, ID, music, SINPO 24332

BRAZIL
5940 -  Voz Missionária - 28.05, 00:10 UTC, - religious songs, ID, SINPO
9675 - Cancao Nova - NO SIGNAL !

FINLAND
11690 - Scandinavian Weekend Radio - 04.06., 05:30 UTC, music, SINPO 24332.

GABON
9580 - Africa N1 - 29.05, 22:04 UTC - African music, SINPO 45444

GUINEA
7125 - Radio Guinea - 31.05 - 21:36 UTC, African songs, at 22:02 ID "Radio Guinea", news in French. SINPO 34333

SWEDEN
9940 - Radio Nord - 22:00 UTC, end of broadcast, monute later tx off. SINPO 34343

Also received:
4005 - Radio Vaticana - 29.05, 21:40 - CVA - music, English px
9575 - Medi 1 - 24.05, 20:02 - MRC
17545 - WYFR - 01.06, 21:06 - ASC - only songs