The lack of Dutch stations has got me thinking if it's always so quiet at this time of year, so I've just had a spin back through some logs. Interestingly enough on Monday, November 13, 2017 I noted just four stations - the same as today - while on the corresponding day 12 months earlier my logs show eights stations. Back in 2015 there were seven Dutch pirates heard on this day. Seems like there's not too much to worry about then with no huge dip in activity levels - except having to listen to legal oldies stations late at night!
So, here's what I heard today and over the weekend:
Freq Time Station SINPO
Monday, November 19, 2018
1612 1838 Atlantic 33433-44444 testing
1625 1856 Pandora 35443-45444 testing
1644 1912 Vrijevogel 24332 music programme
1636 1938 Mi Amigo 35443 music programme
Observations
- A quiet Monday evening just like last week. Interesting to hear Atlantic testing on 1612 for the first time in a while. Signal and audio was very good on the peaks, although was dipping down sometimes. I suspect conditions were not quite as good as they have been recently
Sunday, November 18, 2018
1620 0600 Interpol 43433-45444 music programme
1620 0710 Noordster 44444 qsoing
1670 1707 Digitaal 45444 music programme
1656 1708 Arizona weak signal music programme
1620 1717 Sapporo 34433 music programme
1647 1728 Witte Tornado 45444 music programme
1626 1734 Uniek 33433-44444 music programme
1660 1831 Meteoor 45444 qsoing
1660 1833 Zee Piraat 25222-35333 qsoing
1660 1841 Vriendschap 35333 qsoing
1637 1844 Drukstroomjager 45444 asking for report
1620 2249 Alabama 45444 qsoing
1630 2251 Toulouse 35333 qsoing
1630 2256 Monte Carlo 25222 qsoing
1620 2304 Monte Carlo 35333 qsoing
1660 2311 Snowman 33333 music programme
1625 2349 Pandora 55444 music programme
Observations
- Plenty going on today as you would expect for a Sunday, starting early and going through to the end of the day. Interpol again kicked things off with a programme on 1620 kHz, followed by a qso featuring Noordster
- Witte Tornado used to be a Sunday regular until receiving a visit from the Dutch telecom authorities. Nowadays they are not often on air, so it was good to catch them this evening on their old channel of 1647 kHz
- There was an interesting qso at dinnertime. Meteoor came up on 1660 kHz calling for Zee Piraat, who duly arrived on the channel for a chat, actually broadcasting from the sea. Twente pirate Vriendschap then joined in and it made a change hearing him at this end of the band as he can usually be heard on 1629 kHz. Drukstroomjager also joined the fun, albeit it down on 1637 kHz. These stations feature on this recording I put together after today's listening sessions
1625 2220 Alpenjager (Groningen) 35333 music programme
1685 2225 The Ghoul 55555 music programme
1638 2227 Bluebird 45444-55555 music programme
1646 2230 Keizer en Keizerin 34443 music programme
1648 2232 Moby Dick 44444 music programme
Observations
- I hadn't heard Alpenjager in a while, so it was good to catch him today. I'm always struck by how similar his voice is to Jeneverstoker, although I suspect that is down to similar locations and also that the station operators are of a similar age
- The Ghoul on 1685 kHz was from the transmitter that has also recently been airing Bogusman programmes. The signal has been getting out well with good reception across the UK and out into the rest of Europe
Getting busier as we approach the weekend. I too have heard Witte Tornado again on the usual frequency as well as some of your logged stations. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteHi there Dave. Witte Tornado is on air again right now on the usual frequency with a good signal and loud modulation, and there are plenty of other stations on air as well. The opposite to this morning when I was checking the usual frequencies but heard nothing! It was interesting to catch the licensed Studio Dennaker on 1395 kHz with a good signal though, and that is coming through quite well again now. Thanks for your comment and please do keep popping in at the blog every now and again. All the best.
DeleteJeneverstoker and Alpenjager come usually together to the radio market in Emmen in February. I had a cup of coffee with them this year and last year. Very friendly and both using the famous VT tubes.
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Herman.
Hi Herman. Interesting to read your comment. For me, both have very similar voices and also a very similar carrier when they switch on their transmitter - thanks to those famous tubes! I hope all is well over there. All the best.
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