Here's what I've been hearing in the pirate radio world over the past few days at our wet and windy location in England, together with some recordings:
Freq Time Station name SINPO Type of broadcast
Monday, January 13, 2020
1639 1228 Professor Sickbok 25442 qsoing
1634 1230 Jeneverstoker weak signal qsoing
1633 1835 Telefunken 25322 qsoing
1633 1835 Schaduwjager 45444 qsoing
1610 1841 Anton 32432 qsoing
1630 1842 Wegpiraat 24222-34333 qsoing
1670 1853 Digitaal 35333-45443 music programme
1620 1925 Professor Sickbok 35333 asking for report
1638 2014 Osaka 35333 qsoing
1640 2016 Professor Sickbok 45444 qsoing
1666 2027 Josje Power 35333-45444 qsoing
1638 2200 Bluebird 55444 music programme
1666 2027 Josje Power 35333-45444 qsoing
1638 2200 Bluebird 55444 music programme
Observations
● Good to catch some stations arriving here just after midday today. Professor Sickbok was delivering a very listenable signal on 1639 kHz, while Jeneverstoker was considerably weaker but audible on 1634. It was interesting to see that Stoker’s signal was not visible on the SDR at Enschede. There was also a pirate on 1618 kHz at 1250 local time here, but no ID heard.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
1617 2000 Marianne 44444 music programme
1610 2003 Anton 32422 music programme
1611 2004 Turktrekker 43432-55444 music programme
1655 2033 Speedygonzales 55434 testing
Monday, January 6, 2020
1667 1716 Digitaal music programme with 25 watts
1640 1737 Concorde 25342-35343 music programme
1633 1817 Vrijevogel weak signal music programme
1655 1919 Meteoor 35333 asking for report
1655 1927 Wilskracht 25222 report for Meteoor
1638 2215 Mi Amigo 45333 music programme
1656 2241 Snowman 25322-35333 music programme
Observations
● Propagation conditions were dismal during the early evening. Stations were generally much weaker than normal, fading up just occasionally and then dipping down into the noise when they would usually be consistently stronger and more stable. Later in the evening the signal levels had risen a little but there was still more fading than usual, although Snowman was doing pretty well with his 20 watt transmitter on 1656 kHz
Sunday, January 5, 2020
1645 2209 Mi Amigo 42443-44444 music programme
1645 2228 Witte Raaf 42442-45444 music programme
1666 2210 Professor Sickbok 55444 report for Vonkenboer
1666 2217 Vonkenboer 25222 qsoing
1635 2359 Pandora 55444 music programme
Observations
● It happens quite often that Dutch MW pirates are on air at the same time on the same frequency. Tonight was no exception as Mi Amigo from the eastern side of the Netherlands was broadcasting on 1645 kHz while Witte Raaf from Friesland was also on the channel. Both stations were on air with music programmes and fighting for dominance here in England, with audio from one and then the other fading up and down. Quite entertaining to hear an identification for one station and then the other station just a few seconds later without any hetrodyne as both were exactly on channel. When Mi Amigo closed down at 2329 UTC it enabled clear reception of Witte Raaf, who was peaking at a SINPO around 45444
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