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by Box73
Fri Jan 08, 2010 20:44 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: London Calling.
Replies: 4
Views: 5751

Hello Andy,

thanks a lot for your sharp observations concernign the pirate scene on and around 48 meters.
Always a great pleasure to almost weekly read your introductional comments !!

Greetings 8)
by Box73
Fri Jan 08, 2010 20:17 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 5
Views: 6362

Re: Happy New Year

2157 1655 45433 Boomi with an important announcement: TESTING 1, 2. First time I heard good old Boomi on medium wave: You are welcome. In spite of a SINPO 4 for you and Baro your signal strength was miles away from Baro´s. Did you forget to switch from dummy to aerial? Hello Axel, happy New-Year t...
by Box73
Tue Jun 16, 2009 17:36 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: London Calling.
Replies: 8
Views: 9027

I guess it was also something with the propagation today that so many Dutch where on air. I think it had to do with the very bad and rainy weather that sunday overhere. 8) Concerning Merlin, I can confirm that overhere (in the Netherlands) his signal was also (one of) the strongest that I received ...
by Box73
Fri Mar 13, 2009 15:38 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: some 76 m logs
Replies: 3
Views: 5552

Re: some 76 m logs

Box73 wrote:Yes, one might wonder why someone would do so... :?
Nobody with the slightest idea why it goes the way it does ?

73's, Boomi
by Box73
Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:25 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Not Loggings But a Brief Look at Changes in Pirate Radio
Replies: 9
Views: 10204

By 1971 the MW band was full of "Back bedroom" Pirates all over London and I can remember hearing Dutch Pirates on MW back then too.At that time in the UK it was like in The Netherlands now,most Pirates operated from their homes,did some music programmes and some QSOing too Hi Andy, thank...
by Box73
Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:07 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: some 76 m logs
Replies: 3
Views: 5552

Re: some 76 m logs

Axel wrote:as normal very near to other high power stations.
Yes, one might wonder why someone would do so... :?
by Box73
Wed Mar 04, 2009 19:53 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Not Loggings But a Brief Look at Changes in Pirate Radio
Replies: 9
Views: 10204

Hello Dave, thanks a lot for your abstract about the US look towards the SW pirate/free-radio scene overhere in Europe during the eighties. UKdxer, thanks also for you addition the the article. For myself I find it most interesting to read about other peoples observations concerning the European fre...
by Box73
Mon Feb 09, 2009 08:47 am
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Logs from South-West of France - February 3 to 8
Replies: 2
Views: 4491

Re: Logs from South-West of France - February 3 to 8

BlueStar is broadcasting through the WertachTal transmitter site ?? :shock:
Very hard to believe...

Or did the WertachTal technicians lower the power from a couple of hundreds kilowatts to only a few 100 watts ??

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by Box73
Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:08 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Glasgow SW logs, Sun 28th December
Replies: 2
Views: 4320

Re: Glasgow SW logs, Sun 28th December

Hello Peter,

long time no see, very nice to hear from you again !!

All the best for the coming 2009 to you and all other forum readers and writers.

73's
by Box73
Mon Dec 22, 2008 18:52 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: 6305 and 6306 unids 12-21 10:27z-10:44z
Replies: 5
Views: 6951

Your first recording WAS Radio Boomerang.100%. The second was not Boomerang 100%. The last,I'm not sure.Maybe Boomerang. ha, ha, I can confirm also, despite the low signal. Was strugling with my new automatic antenne-tuner. The damn thing still is giving me some preliminary fire-works when pushing ...
by Box73
Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:59 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: 6305 & 6307 unids, 12/13 2145-2147
Replies: 3
Views: 4500

zulu delta wrote:this is radio zulu delta
Probably, but also don't under-estimate the 'quality' of Andrew's ears. :D

p.s. be carefull with such a girl-friend, at least if she shows (much) interest in free-radio. :wink:
by Box73
Wed Nov 26, 2008 20:14 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: Pirate Report from Dunlo, PA, USA for 23 November 2008
Replies: 7
Views: 8906

Re: Pirate Report from Dunlo, PA, USA for 23 November 2008

Dave Valko wrote: Toes and fingers got cold in the last hour.
Ha, ha, maybe you should supply more of the battery power to your heating device instead of your receiver. :wink:
Or maybe use a manually driven generator ??

Tnx for excellent work !!
by Box73
Wed Nov 26, 2008 19:58 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: London Calling.
Replies: 8
Views: 8283

Hi Andy,

thanks for the extensive comments on the pirate scene.
Always a pleasure to read. Keep on doing this nice work.

Of course the same holds for all other posters on this Forum.
Highly appreciated.

73's from the Dutch Mountains.
by Box73
Mon Nov 03, 2008 16:34 pm
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: UNID's Saturday and Sunday
Replies: 7
Views: 7515

Re: UNID's Saturday and Sunday

avranesjr wrote:Also today on Sunday morning, there was non stop music on 6300, definitely stronger than any other European Free Radio station has come through on a Saturday or Sunday morning here.
Again, none on Iann's chatroom caught an ID.
Yes, but definitely on this chat at that time somebody knew....
by Box73
Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: Piratelogs Shortwave (kortegolf)
Topic: London Calling.
Replies: 9
Views: 10835

I am not yet sure about what to do, become angry or appologize... This because I got a number of VERY angry and agressive emails about intentionally jamming Brandaris (not you Andy!). Some of them without a decent sender-name... But, I can honestly say that, due to local/short/long-skip conditions o...