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It's been a little while since I posted some logs, so let's bring things up to date with the Dutch MW pirates I've been listening to here in England. As usual, all times are in UTC, and the equipment at this side is a Wellbrook ALA1530LN-1 antenna with a Kenwood R5000 receiver.

Freq       Time      Station SINPO

Monday, May 8, 2017

1615       2218       Johan 55444 qsoing

1635       2222       Monte Carlo 25222-35333 qsoing

Sunday, May 7, 2017

1658       1758       Batavier 35222 music programme

1655       2006       Zwarte Panter 35333 music programme

1634       2023       Barones 45444 music programme

Saturday, May 6, 2017

1648       2120       Moby Dick 45444 music programme

1636       2122       Keizer en Keizerin 45444 music programme

1620       2123       Spectrum FM 43333 music programme relay

1621       2125       Jeneverstoker 23222 music programme

1656       2136       Nachtzwerver 35333-45434 music programme

1665       2204       Polkaman 24222-35333 music programme

1638       2215       Bluebird 54444-55555 music programme

1670       2216       Noordzee 35333 asking for report

1669       2226       Monte Carlo 44444 report for Noordzee

1660       2243       Noordzee 35333 qsoing

1655       2255       Monte Carlo 45434 qsoing

1656       2259       Romax 33433 qsoing

1647       2301       Noordzee 33333 qsoing

1620       2307       Romax 34433 qsoing

1660       2307       Monte Carlo 44444 qsoing

Observations

• The majority of tonight's stations were busy qsoing, except for Saturday night regulars Moby Dick and Keizer en Keizerin. Also reappearing with a decent signal and powerful modulation was a relay of Spectrum FM, although there was some mixing with Jeneverstoker, who was busy just 1 kHz away on 1621. Spectrum is a streaming station, but several people involved have a pirate history on MW. It's not clear who is responsible for the AM relay, although it is thought to be broadcasting from the Veluwe district. You can read more about the station here. 

Friday, May 5, 2017

1655       2114       Zwarte Panter 25322-35333 music programme

1671       2115       Batavier 35433-45434 music programme

1646       2115       Twentana 45444 music programme

1632       2115       Curacau 34333-45444 music programme

1620       2116       Marskramer 35333-45444 music programme

1611       2116       Batavia 34333 music programme

Observations

• There were three pirates on 1671 tonight. Broadcasting from the studio of Batavier, also on the microphone were Friesland MW pirates Melkbus and Golfbreker. Also good to hear joint broadcasts like this
• On an evening when conditions were volatile with signals suddenly coming right up to almost local quality and then back down again, Twentana, Curacau and Marskramer were all very strong at some points during their broadcasts

Thursday, May 4, 2017

1625       2042       Blauwe Koe 35333 qsoing

1620       2044       Sapporo 35333 qsoing

1620       2047       Blauwe Koe 35333 qsoing

1655       2055       Snowman 35343 music programme

Observations

• Quiet on the band tonight. Blauwe Koe and Sapporo were qsoing for a while and Snowman was doing well as usual with his low power while spinning some good tunes on his regular frequency of 1655 kHz

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

1629       1827       Edelkampioen 45444 music programme

1625       2213       Napoleon 45444 music programme

1633       2213       Ruimzicht en Morgen Ster 24322-35443 music programme

1655       2214       Wilskracht 45434 music programme

1647       2214       Blackstone 24322 qsoing

1620       2221       Spanningzoeker 55444 qsoing

Sunday, April 23, 2017

1647       1725       Witte Tornado weak signal music programme

1655       1738       Dikke Betta 35443 music programme

1625       1747       Mike 25242

1655       1750       Relmus 25242, 35333 at 1927 music programme

1620       1922       Weduwe 44433-44444 music programme

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

1630       2127       Marianne 44444 qsoing

1633       2129       Ruimzicht 25222-35333 qsoing

1645       2132       Monte Carlo 35343 qsoing

1629       2136       Noordzee 34333-45444 qsoing  
1633       2137       Barcelona 55444 qsoing

Monday, April 17, 2017

1647       2150       Monte Carlo 34333-44444 music programme

1633       2201       Ruimzicht 25232-35333 report for Monte Carlo

1633       2204       Barcelona 45444 qsoing

1645       2210       Monte Carlo 34333 qsoing

Sunday, April 16, 2017

1655       2114       Wadloper 35333-45444 music programme

1647       2115       Witte Tornado 45333-45444 music programme

1627       2115       Barones 55444 music programme

1638       2128       Bluebird 55444 music programme

1615       2128       Kooiplas 35333 qsoing

1615       2131       Monte Carlo 24222-34333 qsoing

1627       2145       Monte Carlo 25222-35333 qsoing

Closing in on last year's total

At the end of January I wrote that during the first month of 2017 I had heard 101 Dutch MW pirate stations, which came via 98 different transmitters. That compared favourably with the 167 stations I heard throughout the whole of 2016. 

Now we're a third of the way through the year I thought it would be fun to see how many pirates I've heard in the first four months of the year. And I can reveal that I've logged 148 of them - only 19 behind the figure for the whole of last year, which suggests that even in this day and age of rapidly advancing technology, there is still plenty of interest in analogue broadcasting on AM, at least in the Netherlands anyway.

A few in this hefty list of the pirates heard from the beginning of January to the end of April are the same station using a different name, and the odd one or two is broadcasting from just across the border into Germany, but they act in the traditions of the Dutch pirates and qso in the language with the other stations on the air, so they are included here:

Adje Van Der Steur

Admiraal

Alabama

Alaska

Alice

Alpenjager (Groningen)

Anton

Arizona

Armada

Atlantic

Bandoeng

Barcelona

Barones

Batavia

Batavier

Bizon

Blackstone

Blauwe Daihatsu

Blauwe Koe

Blauwe Panda

Blauwe Piraat

Bluebird

Bootsman

Brandaris

Brugwachter

Capri

Carona

Casablanca (Emmen)

Casablanca (Twente)

Charlie Brown

Columbia

Curacau

Dageraad

Daniel en Soto

Derdeman

Digitaal

Dikke Betta

Dolfijn

Drukstroomjager

Edelkampioen

Eldorado

Electron

Eskimo

Friese Piraat

Golfbreker

Havanna

Horizon

IJsselstein

Jack Sparrow

JB

Jeneverstoker

Johan

Jonge Boer

Johnny Camaro

Kamelen Boer

Keizer en Keizerin

Kooiplas

Kristal

Kruik

Lorely

Lotus

Malibu

Marianne

Marskramer

Meteoor

Mike

Moby Dick

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monza

Moonbreaker

Morgen Ster

Moscou

Musky

Nachtzwerver

Napoleon

Noorderzon

Noordzee

Odynn
Oldtimer

Omega

Orion

Osaka

OSM

Paradiso

Pecon

Pioneer

Poema

Polidor

Pontiac

Professor Sickbok

Quintus

Rebecca

Relmus

Rode Rover

Rodester

Romax

Ruimzicht

Ruisbreker

Sallandseboer

Sapporo

Santana

Schaduwjager

Schorpioen

Scotland

Snowman

Spakenburg

Spanningzoeker

Skywire

Sterrekijker

Sterrenboog

Technical Man

Telefunken

Torpedojager (North-west Overijjsel)

Torpedojager (Twente)

Toulouse

Transparant

Turfsteker

Turftrekker

Twentana

Uniek

Utopia

Veldwachter

Verona

Veronica

Vonkenboer

Vriendschap

Vrij Drenthe

Vrijevogel

Vrolijke Mijnwerker

Wadloper

Waterman

Weduwe

Wegpiraat

Wilskracht

Witte Raaf

Witte Tornado

Yogi Bear en Einstein

Zonnester

Zwarte Arabier

Zwarte Bizon

Zwarte BMW

Zwarte Boer

Zwarte Bouvier

Zwarte Panter (North Holland)

Zwarte Panter (Oldenzaal)

Zwarte Schaduw

If you've heard any stations not in the list, or have any comments to make please get in touch via one of the usual ways, clicking the buttons at the top of this page, or leaving a message on this post. It's always good to hear from you.