The class of 2018

At the start of each new year I like to look back and scroll through all my logs and notes and calculate how many different Dutch MW pirates I've heard during the previous 12 months. And I can reveal that during 2018 I logged 154 stations operating from the Netherlands.

When I did this last time I counted up that I had received 172 stations in 2017, following on from 167 in 2016, and 185 in 2015.

A couple of names in the latest list are alternative identifications and as usual several of the operators are actually based across the border in Germany.

The numbers might be down a little bit this time, but I didn't do a great deal of listening during the summer and I kept no logs between the beginning of July and the end of October. Had I have done, I'm sure the numbers would have been up there with the total from the previous year, if not above. In short, it seems the MW pirate scene in the Netherlands is holding up very well.

All the stations listed have been heard on my own receivers at an inland location in England. My antenna is the Wellbrook ALA1530LN loop and my receivers are the Lowe HF-150, Lowe HF-225 and Kenwood R5000.

If you've heard any station not listed during the last 12 months, get in touch and let me know. And if you've heard a station and don't know what it is, send me a recording and I'll be glad to help out. You can email me or make contact with the Twitter or Facebook pages.

Dutch MW pirate radio stations heard in the UK in 2018

Admiraal

Akai

Alabama

Alice

Alpenjager

Arizona

Armada

Atlantic

Antonio

Baanbreker

Bandoeng

Batavia

Batavier

Barcelona

Barones

Billy De Bluffer

Blackstone

Blauwe Koe

Blauwe Panda

Blauwe Piraat

Blonde Piraat

Bluebird

Bonanza

Bootsman

Brugwachter

Caballero

Casablanca (Drenthe)

Casablanca (Twente)

Columbia

Concorde

Curacao

De Kat

De Klap

Derdeman

Desperado

Digitaal

Dikke Betta

Dinkelland

Dolfijn

Driland

Drukstroomjager

Edelkampioen

Eldorado

Electron

Eskimo

Flevojager

Friese Piraat

Gedrocht

Havanna

Hooiberg

Interpol

Ijsvogel

Jack Sparrow

Jeneverstoker

Kaimaan

Keizer en Keizerin

Klabautermann

Kleine Jopie

Kraanvogel

Kruik

Kwiksilver

Lokaal

Malibu

Marianne

Marconist

Marskramer

Melkbus

Mike

Meteoor

Mi Amigo

Moby Dick

Moonbreaker

Monte Carlo

Morgenster

Moscou

Musky

Mustang

Nachtrijder

Nachtzwerver

Noordster

Noordzee

Odynn

Oldtimer

Orion

Palingvisser

Pandora

Pandora (Friesland)

Paradiso

Pecon

Pereboom

Pioneer

Poema

Polidor

Polka Express

Polkaman

Pontiac

Professor Sickbok

Rebel (Drenthe)

Rebel (Friesland)

Relmus

Rietvink

Rocking Billy

Roderover

Romax

Ros Am

Ruisbreker

Sapporo

Schaduwjager

Scotland

Simplex

Skywire

Snowman

Soto en Daniel

Spakenburg

Spanningzoeker

Sterrenboog

Sylvania

Technical Man

Telefunken

Texas

Torpedojager (Twente)

Toulouse

Turftrekker

Turfsteker

Twee Gebroeders

Twentana

Uitzendkracht

Uniek

Utopia

Vader en Zoon Combinatie

Veluwse Ster

Vendor

Verona

Veronica

Viking en Tante Foek

Vloedgolf

Vonkenboer

Vriendschap

Vrijevogel

Vrolijke Mijnwerker

Vuilnisman

Wadloper

Weduwe

Wegpiraat

Wilskracht

Witte Raaf

Witte Tornado

Zee Piraat

Zender Johan

Zwarte Arabier

Zwarte Boer

Zwarte Bizon

Zwarte Panter (North NL)

Zwarte Piraat