5 more QSL's Received (+ a few comments on pirate programs!)
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 08:11 am
A few more QSL's
RADIO SPACEMAN 6292 kHz
Full Data 'Alien' card in two weeks with Info. sheet and letter from Spacelady for one IRC. 1kW TX!!
RADIO BLACKBIRD 6300 kHz
Full Data colour QSL card in two weeks with Radio Blackbird business card from the 'Happy Polka Station' for an emailed reception report. R&S SK - 010 TX
MAGIC AM 6210 kHz
Full Data yellow QSL card in two weeks with five stickers for one IRC. TX is 100 watts
LASER HOT HITS 4025 kHz
Full Data QSL card in three weeks with another 17 (!) items of promotional material for an email report. 50 watt TX on 4 MHz.
RADIO BLACK ARROW 6283 kHz
Full Data QSL card with drawing of a female archer in two weeks signed by Alex who wrote that the TX is "20 watts in to an inverted V with open line" for an emailed reception report.
Of the Dutch stations I heard MAGIC AM was one of the most enjoyable from my point of view as they put effort in to making actual programs. When I mentioned this to the station in my reception report they replied that "there are a lot of music - programs on SW which sound like MW.... (we've) had long talks with some people about that in the past, if people want to hear only music they will probably try FM quality and not listen to SW"
It goes without saying I appreciate the effort stations make to put transmitters on air at great financial risk in some cases. But for the listener its not much fun to listen to 20 minutes (or sometimes longer) of continuous music with maybe one or two half hearted announcements.
Many thanks to these stations above for taking the time to verify this listeners reports.
Greatly appreciated and nice additions to a collection of pirate QSLs that first started in 1986 with a QSL from Radio Rainbow International
RADIO SPACEMAN 6292 kHz
Full Data 'Alien' card in two weeks with Info. sheet and letter from Spacelady for one IRC. 1kW TX!!
RADIO BLACKBIRD 6300 kHz
Full Data colour QSL card in two weeks with Radio Blackbird business card from the 'Happy Polka Station' for an emailed reception report. R&S SK - 010 TX
MAGIC AM 6210 kHz
Full Data yellow QSL card in two weeks with five stickers for one IRC. TX is 100 watts
LASER HOT HITS 4025 kHz
Full Data QSL card in three weeks with another 17 (!) items of promotional material for an email report. 50 watt TX on 4 MHz.
RADIO BLACK ARROW 6283 kHz
Full Data QSL card with drawing of a female archer in two weeks signed by Alex who wrote that the TX is "20 watts in to an inverted V with open line" for an emailed reception report.
Of the Dutch stations I heard MAGIC AM was one of the most enjoyable from my point of view as they put effort in to making actual programs. When I mentioned this to the station in my reception report they replied that "there are a lot of music - programs on SW which sound like MW.... (we've) had long talks with some people about that in the past, if people want to hear only music they will probably try FM quality and not listen to SW"
It goes without saying I appreciate the effort stations make to put transmitters on air at great financial risk in some cases. But for the listener its not much fun to listen to 20 minutes (or sometimes longer) of continuous music with maybe one or two half hearted announcements.
Many thanks to these stations above for taking the time to verify this listeners reports.
Greatly appreciated and nice additions to a collection of pirate QSLs that first started in 1986 with a QSL from Radio Rainbow International