With autumn well and truly here and winter not far away, there is now only a relatively short window each day during which I cannot hear the Dutch pirates on MW at my inland location in the UK.
At the height of summer and with the long days there is much less scope for listening, but with Dutch pirate signals on MW now audible until around 0830 UTC and then again from around 1400 UTC it is possible to hear lots of stations each day.
Just take today, for example. A Monday evening and I managed to hear 21 different pirates from all around the Netherlands. Take a look at the list and compare your reception with a few of my recordings below:
Monday, November 23, 2020
1611 1627 Anton 35333 (m)
1629 1633 Vrijeveogel 25322-35343 (m)
1642 1657 Drukstroomjager 55444-55555 (m)
1620 1659 Utopia 35333
1611 1722 Utopia 35443 (q)
1617 1723 Piraten Jantje (Marianne) 45444 (t)
1638 1723 Spanningzoeker 55444-55555 (q)
1638 1726 Johnny Camaro 35443 (m)
1630 1735 Zwarte Boekanier 44444 (q)
1645 1739 Spanningzoeker 55555 (q)
1660 1745 Astronaut 25342 (q)
1648 1748 Pereboom 35333-45444 (t)
1644 1749 Digitaal 45444 (q)
1615 1818 Zwarte Boekanier 45444 (m)
1616 1848 Alpenjager (Groningen) 35443 (q)
1638 1856 Dr Bloe 35333 (q)
1644 1903 Baanbreker 25332 (q)
1655 1907 Kamelenboer (Oldtimer) 45444 (m)
1620 1919 Johnny Pecon 25332 (q)
1673 1951 Digitaal 45444 (m)
1645 1959 Turfsteker 25222-35333 (t)
1638 2017 Osaka 35443 (q)
1665 2206 Vonkenboer 25232 (t)
1635 2226 Electron 25332 (q)
1645 2229 Monte Carlo 35333 (q)
(q) = station was qsoing; (m) = station was broadcasting a music programme; (t) = station was testing; (r) = station asking for a reception report from another station
Observations
- Well that was a very busy evening with propagation at its peak for reception here at around 1800 UTC. The first stations heard were Anton and Vrijevogel, followed by an enormous signal from Drukstroomjager. Equally as strong was Spanningzoeker, while Pirate Jantje (Marianne) was also doing very well while testing a different transmitter to the one he usually uses for his Tuesday evening broadcasts.
- Good to catch a few different stations today, including Astronaut using just 90 watts of power, Alpenjager from Groningen, Dr Bloe and Johnny Pecon - and there was an appearance from Johnny Camaro on 1638 kHz. I can't remember the last time I heard this station, so a very warm welcome back to the air - good to hear you again! And the same goes for Electron. It's been a while since I heard him whispering into the airwaves so it was a pleasure to catch his signal this evening.
- Have a listen to some of the recordings I made tonight:
Sunday, November 22, 2020
1620 0637 Noordster 45444 (m)
1621 0639 Musky 35333 (q)
1656 0703 Telefunken 35322 (t)
1617 0703 Eigen Risico 24222 (q)
1650 0726 Jeneverstoker 24222 (m)
1620 1511 Nachtzwerver 25342 (m)
1647 1515 Witte Tornado 45444 at 1609 (m)
1630 1647 MW pirate recordings featuring Barones, Delta, Digitaal 35333
1655 1800 Belladonna 34333 (m)
1670 1803 Vrolijke Mijnwerker 45444 (t)
1617 1809 Zwarte Man 35323 (m)
1625 1819 Eigen Risico 25222 (m)
1628 1902 Speedy Gonzales en Mexicano 45444 (t)
1670 1920 Matrix en Mexicaan 25222 (m)
1663 1923 Vonkenboer 25332 (m)
1655 2041 Wilskracht 35333 (m)
1663 2255 Vrolijke Mijnwerker 55444 (m)
1655 2317 Witte Raaf 35333 (m)
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Observations
- I was up early today and rewarded with some pirate activity. Noordster is a Sunday morning regular, and he was on air again today with a great signal on this side of the North Sea. Check out the recording below. His broadcasts are often followed by a qso, and this time Musky and Eigen Risico came on air to pass on reception reports.
- Good to hear Matrix on air for the first time in a good while. He was using his regular channel of 1670 kHz for a lengthy music programme that also featured an appearance in the studio from Mexicaan.
Great reception of many Dutch pirate stations.Although not on air anymore I still keep in touch with Jan from Radio Nolan in Vlagtwedde.73.Ian G7HFS/PA3IKH
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