Logs from Newfoundland, Feb. 2-20

[newfoundland dxer]

Hi everyone:

It has been a busy few weeks on the pirate bands. Conditions have ranged from good to very poor in the evenings, while Sunday mornings have been pretty useless. Still, there was lots of good programming to be heard.

By the way, I am now posting my logs in near real time (and QSLs) on my new blog http://freeradioreport.blogspot.com/

Thursday, February 2
4015,0 . . 0119 . Laser Hot Hits, Blondie, ID, Beatles “Love Me Do”, 35341

Friday, February 3
3905,1 . . 2240 . Skyline Int. Radio, Bangles “Eternal Flame”, Terrence Trent Darby “Wishing Well”, 43342
6305,0 . . 2257 . UNID, continuous blues, c/d 2233 without announcement heard, 25331
4015,0 . . 2350 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, Madonna “Material Girl”, 25341

Saturday, February 4
6300,0 . . 0010 . Sallandse Boer, slow pop music, short test, c/d 0013, ID via Iann’s chat, 35442
6290,0 . . 0116 . UNID, weak music fading above the noise every few minutes, no details, c/d 0126, 24341
6925,0 . . 1236 . UNID (US), traces of music, there were a couple brief audible peaks, but nothing I recognized, 14431
6374,5 . . 1911 . Radio Caroline Int., weak pop music, ID, 23341
6970,0 . . 1953 . Laser Hot Hits, dance music, ID, weak signal 25341
6485,0 . . 2008 . Premier Radio Int., Robert Palmer “Addicted to Love”, Bob Marley “Jammin”, ID, greetings, 35342
4900,0 . . 2039 . Radio U-Boat 66, jazz music, c/d 2049, ID via Iann’s chat, 25342
6220,0 . . 2051 . Radio Sluwe Vos, very weak music, no details, ID via Iann’s chat,
6285,0L . 2057 . Radio FSM, ID, greetings, closing comments, Weird Al “UHF”, WWV parody, c/d 2104, 35443
1653,0 . . 2109 . Radio Barones, weak music, talk, greeting a listener in Catalunya, recognized Baro’s voice, 25341
3900,0 . . 2122 . Radio U-Boat 66, weak jazz music poking through the noise and hams at times, c/d 2125,
6305,0 . . 2136 . Radio TRX, continuous country music for over a half hour, no IDs or announcements, 33342
6924,1 . . 2238 . Radio Bla Bla Bla (US relay), TV themes including “All in the Family”, IDs, c/d 2247, 25342
6925,0 . . 2315 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), Dylan “Hurricane”, ID, great signal, c/d 2333 for a moment then back with a show of blues music, 45443

Sunday, February 5
6925,0 . . 0022 . Radio 2012 Int. (US), electronic/dance music, ID, 25342
6930,0u . 0122 . Radio Luka, voice only test, greetings, said low power, 24432
6925.0u . 0127 . Wolverine Radio (US), songs from the 40’s?, ID, 35443
6219,5 . . 1921 . Radio Caroline Int., weak mellow music and talk just above the noise and QRM from a ute just above 6220, ID on a peak at 1950, 23441
4890,0 . . 1955 . Bluestar Radio, Dutch music, ZZ Top “Gimme All Your Lovin”, CCR “Hey Tonight”, jingle ID, 25442
6449,4 . . 2020 . Radio Pionier, CCR “Hey Tonight”, talk during a fade, Springsteen “Born in the USA”, ID, jingle, 33442, ute QRM
6925,0 . . 2100 . Radio Ronin Shortwave (US), Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time”, ID, 23442, ute QRM
4025,0 . . 2300 . Laser Hot Hits, mellow pop, ID, loud utilty just below 4015 required the use of a narrow filter, which made the music difficult to ID, 33442
6955,3 . . 2316 . WMPR (US), electronic music, hip-hop, ID, 23442, ute QRM
6925.0 . . 2339 . Radio 2012 Int., (US), electronic music, ID 2347, dance version of “I Love Rock and Roll”, ID, 24442

Friday, February 10
3905,0 . . 1930 . Skyline Int. Radio, weak music and talk, severe QRM from a ute on 3910, 22441, moved to 3910 at 1946, no hope there
6295,0 . . 2155 . Radio Sallandse Boer, Dutch music, talk in Dutch, ID, 23441, ute QRM
6307,7u . 2201 . Radio Tropiq, relay of old Radio Luxembourg show, 25441
3900,0 . . 2214 . Skyline Int. Radio, ID, pop, ID, greetings (thanks) form guest DJ Black Eagle, 34342
3929,7 . . 2302 . Polaris Radio, traces of music, too weak for details, ID vi Iann’s chat

Saturday, February 11
6924,3 . . 0150 . Big Boobs Radio (US), "I Love Your Tits", similarly themed poem, ID "This is Big Boobs Radio ... the real thing", "Show Them To Me", 45443
6930,0 . . 1804 . Irish Music Radio, fading in very early today, ID on a peak, pop music, 25441, better at 1845 with female DJ and hip-hop/dance
6374,5 . . 1851 . Radio Caroline Int., weak music and talk, partial ID on peak, surprisingly early fade in, 25431
6310,1 . . 1901 . Radio Flying Dutchman, short test with 10 watts, just some traces of music here, ID via Iann’s chat
6510,0 . . 1935 . Radio Rising Sun, weak music, gradually improving, ID and email 1944, 25442
6485,0 . . 2005 .Premier Radio Int., instrumental, talk, unknown pop, jingle ID, tx off and on several times at 2015, c/d 2017, 25442
6970,0 . . 2026 . Laser Hot Hits, easy listening pop, ID, 25441 (LHH has been weak these past few weeks, and suffers from loud Brazilian ssb QRM later at night.)
4030,6 . . 2055 . UNID, weak pop/rock music, no announcements heard, 25441
1640,7 . . 2122 . Wadloper Radio, country music with female singer, long slow fades, ID via Iann’s chat, 25331
1653,0 . . 2155 . Radio Barones, weak music and talk fading ina and out, a little too weak to copy speech but I recognized the voice, 24331
6305,0 . . 2205 . TRX Radio, continuous country music, good signal but low audio. ID 2306, c/d 2330, 45443
6924,2 . . 2232 . Radio Bla Bla Bla (US relay?), Pink Panther theme, ID, 25442
6925,0 . . 2310 . Radio Ronin Shortwave (US), AC/DC “TNT”, Led Zep “Misty Mountain Hop”, ID, Doors “20th Century Fox”, ID/email, 35443
6305,0u . 2304 . Radio Underground Int., came on after TRX, instrumental music, ID and greetings (thanks), jingle ID, 25442
6300,1 . . 2355 . Radio Flying Dutchman, dance, ID, greetings, “Dragonslayer”,35442

Sunday, February 12
6925,0 . . 0020 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), great blues music, ID 0041, 35443
6925,0u . 0201 . Wolverine Radio, IS, ID, “There’s Frost on the Moon”, “It’s Cold Outside”, “Cold, Cold Heart”, “Cold Shoulder”, ID, 45444
5820,0 . . 0807 . Orion Radio Nederland, “We Love the Pirate Stations”, talk by
John, just above the noise, 25341
6303,2 . . 0813 . Radio Altrex, talk, copied one word, which was Altrex, music, 25341
6220,0 . . 0826 . Radio Merlin Int., bits of music and talk poking through the noise, got a couple clear bits of music, but did not recognize the song, ID via Iann’s chat’

6930,0 . . 1940 . Irish Music Radio, weak music, female DJ, ID, 24341
6970,0 . . 1950 . Laser Hot Hits, pop music and talk, just a little tto weak to copy, 24341, up to 34342 at 2130 with talk about mw stations
5805,0 . . 2027 . Hit Mix Team, weak music, talk by female DJ Lady Angel, ID via Iann’s chat, 23341, ute QRM
6420,0 . . 2045 . Black Bandit Radio, old country songs, Paul Anka “Lonely Boy”, ID, greetings, short test, c/d 2059, 45444
1624,0 . . 2149 . UNID (Greece), distinct Greek music faded in for about 3 minutes, then gone, 25331
11428,3 . 2155 . Channel Z Radio (US), DP “Highway Star”, ID, announced special DX test to Japan, email, U2 “I Will Follow”, 35442
6924,3 . . 0008 . Big Boobs Radio (US), poem, ID "This is Big Boobs Radio ... the real thing", “Show Them To Me”, weak tonight, 25442

Friday, February 17
6300,7 . . 2131 . Radio Bonofox, CCR “Bad Moon Rising”, talk, ID via Iann’s chat 25341
3905,1 . . 2145 . Skyline Int. Radio, Dire Straits “Sultan of Swing”, high noise level on 76 m tonight, 24341
6970,0 . . 2230 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, laser effect, unknown recent pop, 23441 QRM from ssb (this is a popular QSO frequency for Brazil)
6296,8 . . 2330 . Radio Sallandse Boer, Dutch music, talk in Dutch, a little to weak to copy, ID via Iann’s chat, 24331
6302,7 . . 2350 . Wizard Radio, barely audible music tonight, ID via Iann’s chat

Saturday, February 18
6925,0 . . 0048 . WEAK Radio (US), funeral dirge, then a relay of a show by WEAK, who was a victim of the FCC a year ago this week, great signal, 45443
6300,1 . . 0125 . Radio Flying Dutchman, weak pop music, “thank you for listening”, ID, 25321, extreme fading
6930,0 . . 1920 . Irish Music Radio, weak music, usual female DJ, barely copiable ID, gone at 1945 recheck
6959,6 . . 1929 . Atlantic Radio, jingle ID, dance music, 25442
6307,5u . 1934 . UNID, pop music, very fast fading, c/d 1955, no announcement heard, 25431 (maybe Tropiq?)
6299,4 . . 1957 . Radio Oscar Zulu, weak music and talk, ID via Iann’s chat, 23441, QRM from utility and carrier tone from a weaker station on 6300,0
6305,0 . . 2026 . Radio Witte Reus, talk, polka, country, 24431, ssb QRM, better at 2100 (local sunset) with “Dragonslayer” and greetings, more country, 34442
6374,7 . . 2040 . BNA Radio, jingle IDs, folk and pop music, 34442
6970,0 . . 2108 . Laser Hot Hits, funk, read a report from a UK listener, ID, nice signal at this time, 35443
3450,0 . . 2130 . UNID (Greece), distinctive Greek music, talk, part of a QSO I think, but I could not hear the other station, 24442
3465,0 . . 2135 . UNID (Greece?), talk and mellow Greek music, still going 15 minutes later, so seems more a show than a QSO, 24441
6307,7u . 2155 . Radio Tropiq, “Dirty Laundry”, ID, dance medley including Beatles “I Saw Her Standing There” and CCR “Playing in a Rock and Roll Band”, 35443
6930,0u . 2246 . Radio Ga-Ga (US), weak music and talk, just above the noise (a bit too early for US signals here), but slowly improving, ID via www.hfunderground.com
6290.0u . 2310 . Radio Underground, slow song with woman singer, barely audible tonight, ID via Iann’s chat
6294.5 . . 2321 . Radio Bogusman, ID, announced song (or album) was “Maximum Longevity”, song by the B52s, 24342, was on 6285,0 at 0008, c/d 0030

Sunday, February 19
6950,7 . . 0036 . Big Boobs Radio (US), parody of 99 Red Ballons, ID, on and off a few times, started again, “I Love Your Tits”, same show as last weekend, 24432
6925.0 . . 0056 . Captain Morgan Shortwave (US), IS/ID, “Pride and Joy”, incredible signal, c/d 0127, 45444
6925.0u . 0133 . Wolverine Radio (US), “Shake That Thing”, “Shake Down the Stars”, “Shake Your Booty”, “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, ID 45444
6950,4 . . 0230 . Metro Radio Int.?, (US). barely audible music, no details possible, tentative ID via www.hfunderground.com
6930,0u . 0250 . UNID, talk in Spanish or Portuguese, Indian sounding music, seemed to be part of a QSO, 24442
6925,0 . . 0752 . Undercover Radio (US), Dr. Benway telling a story, unknown music, 24342
6959.6 . . 0802 . Atlantic Radio, pop music, ID, 24341
6930,0 . . 0810 . IMR, end of a Bob Marley song, ID, then hip-hop, 35342
6959,7 . . 1910 . Atlantic Radio, jingle ID, Motown sounding music, very deep voiced announcer, 25442
6930,0 . . 1920 . Irish Music Radio, ID, Donna Summer “She Works Hard for the Money”, dance version of the theme from the “X-Files”, 25442
6305,0u . 1936 . Radio FSM, instrumental music, ID and greetings (thanks!), 24442
6970,0 . . 2014 . Laser Hot Hits, ID, unknown pop, laser sound effects, 25431
6374,0 . . 2123 . Black Bandit Radio, pop, ID and greetings to all in Iann’s chat, said was low power, c/d 2128, 24442
6325,0u . 2225 . Radio FSM, weak music on peaks and some talk, ID via Iann’s chat, much weaker than earlier, 24431
6950,7 . . 2358 . Radio Blah Blah Blah (US relay), music (TV theme I think, but I can’t remember the show), comedy clip, ID, 25341

Monday, February 20
6924,8u . 0248 .Undercover Radio, Dr Benway telling a story, ID/email, “Dr Benway does heart surgery”, ID/email, live shout-outs, back to pre-recorded show “Broadcast from Mars”, 35443

Cheers, Terry

[JoJo]

Hello Terry, thanks for the log

[Caroline]

Hello Terry (and dog ),

thanks a lot again for such two logs of us there, great again!!!!

Power again had been 120watts by using any 10mtrs high inverted vee antenna
(located at any 500mtrs high mountain here).

Best wishes to you,
R.Caroline International.