Afternoon listening

Many thanks for all the lovely feedback from my post about Zender Johan. He was clearly a much-loved figure on the Dutch pirate radio scene and will be sadly missed by many. As I update my blog it is Saturday morning and there are many stations qsoing - it seems strange he is not switching on his transmitter to give a report.

Freq Time Station name SINPO

Friday, November 13, 2020

1626 1516 Quiksilver weak signal (q)

1620 1520 Silvia weak signal (q)

1658 1527 Astronaut weak signal (t)

1655 1618 Vrolijke Mijnwerker 25222-35333 (m)

1643 1640 Digitaal 35333 (m)

1654 1702 Professor Sickbok 35333 (q)

1655 1704 Belladonna 24332 (q)

1630 1721 Wegpiraat 35333 (m)

1645 1826 Casablanca (Twente) 25332 (m)

1630 1841 Pandora 55444 (m)

1647 1935 Barones 45434 (m)

1638 2305 Bluebird 55444-55555 (m)

1656 2310 Nachtzwerver 35333 (q)

1646 2314 Vrolijke Mijnwerker 45444 (q)

1660 2323 De Klok 23222 (q)

Observations

• Very interesting to hear stations at just after 3pm local time in the UK today. As the days become shorter this becomes more and more possible, but to catch signals over 90 minutes before sunset is a nice surprise. In the case of Astronaut it was just a few snatches of music heard, but the signal was there nonetheless and he runs only low power.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

1629 1658 Vrijevogel 25222-35333 (m)

1646 1659 Twentana 45444 (m)

1660 1741 Digitaal 45444 (q)

1655 1743 Batavier 35333 (m)

1647 1902 Baanbreker 35443 (q)

1638 1905 Zwarte Arabier 55444 (m)

1620 1907 Pecon 44444 (q)

1650 1910 Dageraad 34433-44444 (q)

1647 1916 Nachtzwerver 33443 (q)

1638 1932 Marconist 35433 (q)

1647 1935 Columbia 45444 (m)

1625 1950 Marskramer 45434 (m)

1665 2005 Kristal 45444 (m)

1658 2040 Eigen Risico 35443 (q)

1665 2044 De Klok 25222 (q)

Observations

• Decent conditions again tonight with some great signals coming through. Zwarte Arabier was heard for the first time in a good while and was absolutely blasting across the North Sea with the strongest signal of the evening. It as good also to heard Vrijevogel better than usual, while Eigen Risico was doing really well with perhaps his best signal yet at this location. The recordings below show just what reception was like:

MW Free Radio · Eigen Risico 1656 (November 12, 2020)


MW Free Radio · Kristal 1665 (November 12, 2020)

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

1655 1545 Kamelenboer 35443-45444 (m)

1644 1720 Telefunken 35443 (q)

1665 1724 Digitaal 55444 (q)

1638 1725 Osaka 35333 (q)

1629 1725 Dolfijn 45444 (m)

1616 1725 Quintus 45444 (m)

1645 1735 Drukstromjager 55444-55555 (q)

1640 1755 Casablanca 55444 (q)

1665 1810 Concorde 25322 (m)

1670 1820 Batavier 35433 (m)

(q) = station was qsoing; (m) = station was broadcasting a music programme; (t) station was testing