It was a very active weekend on the pirate bands!
I had the usual great signals from Black Bandit, Powerliner, Marconi and Oldtimer but I also was able to hear details from some of the lower powered staions, such as Bonofox who was using only 12 watts!Wednesday, August 31
6310,0 . . 2020-2030 . Radio Tarzan (tent), barely audible music and talk, tent ID via Iann’s chat
6420,0 . . 2030-2103 . Black Bandit Radio, old country music, Hawaiian song, ID, 34432
7471,0u . 2148-2155 . Radio Eldorado, barely audible music, ID via Iann’s chat
14000,0L.2211-2220 . Baltic Sea Radio, music and talk by man and child in Japanese?, was 34443, but faded complete by 2220
6933,0L . 2325-0026 . UNID (Brazilian pirates?), English and Portuguese pop songs, “Please Don’t Go”, talk in Portuguese between songs, in QSO with much weaker station, 24432
Thursday, September 1
6374,5 . . 0058-0130 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), unknown pop song, ID, “Fame”, “Keep on Rockin Me Baby”, “Abracadabra”, email, 34442
7200,0u . 0137-0210 . Baltic Sea Radio (presumed), arab music, no ID heard, 34443
14000,0L.2156-2204 . Baltic Sea Radio, barely audible music, cw QRM, ID via Iann’s chat
7200,0u . 2322-0030 . Baltic Sea Radio, sounded like Greek music, Cutting Crew “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight”, more dance, ID and email, arab music, c/d 0024, 33442
Friday, September 2
6925,3v . 0108-0205 . Captain Ron Shortwave (US), ID at 0130, Audioslave “Be Yourself”, faded but popped back with another ID at 0203, 24331
12805,0 . 1934-1950 . Radio Spaceshuttle (presumed), very weak music on peaks, no details, 15431
6321,9 . . 2028-2038 . Radio Zodiac, very weak rock music, c/d 2038, ID via Iann’s chat,
6295,0 . . 2038-2105 . Radio FSM, barely audible music on peaks, ID via Iann’s chat
6305,4 . . 2047-2140 . Radio Altrex, Steve Winwood “Higher Love” on a peak, then faded and ssb traffic took over the freq, back around 2135 with weak music and occasional moos, 24331
6285,0 . . 2050-2100 . Radio Powerliner Int., ID, polkas, c/d 2100, 25342, back on 2105 with a slightly stronger signal, “My Sharona”, c/d 2119, back again at 2225-0030 with more polkas and rock, 35443
3905,1 . . 2123-0015 . Skyline Int. Radio, Dutch music, ID and greetings (thanks), 34442
6920,0 . . 2140-2210 . Trans Europe Radio, pop music, ID and greetings, requested reports, email, 34443
3934,9 . . 2151-2230 . Relmus Radio, Steppanwolf “The Pusher”, “Hold Your Head Up”, 34442
12170,2 . 2208-2245 . Shoreline Radio, heavy metal, ID, 35432
6207,2 . . 2218-2230 . Radio Rainbow Int., country music, ID, email, Arab-sounding song, ID, 25442
1650,1 . . 2258-2310 . UNID (possibly Barones), weak music for 10 minutes before the US station on 1650 faded in
Saturday, September 3
6299,5 . . 0025-0050 . Wizard Radio, reggae music, ID, polka, 24331
6300,0 . . 1920-1930 . Radio Mustang, Outfield “Your Love”, ID, testing new antenna, 24441
7600,0 . . 2057-2300 . Island Radio Int., “Superfreak”, ID, announced that it was a test transmission, 45443
14000,0L.2110-2119 . Baltic Sea Radio, Queen “We are the Champions”, ID, faded, 14331
12236,0L.2119-2130 . Radio Eldorado, very weak music, fading in and out, 25431
11800,0 . 2124-2131 . Radio FSM (tent), weak music, talk (pretty sure I heard “Newfoundland”), 24331
6419,2 . . 2132-2330 . Studio 52, country music, ID, 24442
6300,6 . . 2138-2212 . Radio Bonofox, slow instrumental music, greetings, ID, email, Queen “Bohemian Rhapsady”, “Born to be Wild”, ID, only 12 watts!, c/d 2212, 33442, ute QRM
6325,0 . . 2157-0042 . Radio Marconi, AC/DC “Runaway Train”, reggae version of “Country Road”, Bob Marley “Buffalo Soldier”, c/d 0042, 45443
6930,0 . . 2222-2227 . Irish Music Radio, classical music, ID by lady DJ, slow pop music, 35432
6920,0 . . 2227-2233 . Laser Hot Hits, unknown pop, ID, 34432
6923,6 . . 2233-2247 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), traces of music mixing with splatter from 6920, I heard his trademark Twilight Zone theme just before c/d at 2247
6375,0 . . 2331-2345 . Black Bandit Radio, old country, ID, said was a short test, dance music, 45443
Sunday, September 4
6420,0 . . 0009-0016 . Black Bandit Radio, ID, greetings to chat room members, Hawaiian music, 44443
9210,0u . 0120-0129 . Radio Eldorado, “See You Later Alligator”, ID, 24441
6923,7 . . 0130-0136 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), blues, ID,email, c/d 0136 after TZ theme, 35443
6315,0 . . 1930-2030 . Oldtimer Radio, song with yodelling, Dutch pop music, “Roll Out the Barrel”, ID in Dutch, 35442
6421,0 . . 2005-2030 . Black Bandit Radio, Hawaiian and old country music, announced as “Filter Radio”, but no mistaking that familiar voice,
, 344426220,4 . . 2033-2145 . Free Radio Victoria, Robert Plant “Big Log”, ID, 24442
3900,5 . . 2245-2300 . Radio Baken 16, slow pop music, ID, 24342
Monday, September 5
6935v . . . 0013-0052 . Radio Appalachia, very weak music and talk, had to use narrow filter to separate from a ute just above, ID via freeradiocafe.com
6950,7 . . 0052-0104 . Captain Morgan Shortwave, very weak music, no ID, but heard the Twilight Zone theme 3 times, 14331
6323,5 . . 2209-2242 . UNID, ”Mrs. Robison”, other pop, no announcements heard, 24442
6924,7 . . 2251-2311 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), barely able to copy the Twilight Zone theme, blues, “Who Are You”, 14331
Cheers, Terry
