Press "Enter" to skip to content

Kategoria: QSL

Summer is here!

Published by JMN

Summer is here.

Dacha is open to the guests.

Uurainen is signing on.

Today was as warm as in Athens, Paris or Tel Aviv (+24), beating the temperatures in such Mediterranean localities like Madrid, Malaga, Rome, Venezia, Nice, Lisboa, Istanbul etc.

The Sporadic E season has been opened already in Finland with marginal conditions in April and May. Finally today, May 8th, the monitoring station of Uurainen is activated. Everything is working well, when meteor reflections come throughout the noise. Janne has been suntanning in Turkey, so no logs so far from Central Finland for this season.

AM antennas are still up. During last 10 years I have been spending too many summer nights waiting for a single sign of ES.. It’s time to go back to the habit in the early 2000 when I used to enjoy African short wave stations. Also MW band might offer surprising signals as it’s way clearer compared to the situation still in 2001-2005. If the conditions will be favorable, Spanish AM stations will remain on catch list.

Latest QSL from Saturday evening, #195 verified free radio, #109 from the Netherlands
Jan-Mikael,-Finland

Small guest house seen from the 2nd floor balcony is ready for the guests
13182990_10209711600092890_177436799_n

 

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment

Easter Pirate DX

Published by JMN

Today, early wake-up with a country song on local radio, and DJ asking if the morning could ever had a bad start with another country song… She was more than right. Turning on my Icom the next station appeared to be CFRX 6070 kHz from Canada. Unfortunately no country, as the format is ”Newstalk”. I have never before heard this station, so the dipole seems to work properly.

The latest BC QSL came from AIR Port Blair after many attempts. The simple e-mail verification brought verified DX country #140 (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). In the meantime it was my BC QSL #1000, based on FDXA’s QSL competion rules. It’s time to celebrate a bit!

Because of Pirate Hunt 2016 competition during Easter, organized by our local club, the personal logs will be published this time on our forum

Need hints for Pirate DX? Have a look on article (only in Finnish, sorry)

Latest free radio reply came from Ronnie AM, whose 4 watt test transmission I was tuning in.

Greetings from Emmen
emmen

Studio
ronalisa

Transmitter 4 watts
twin four inside 4 watt

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment

March 14: 4 watts/1536 km

Published by JMN

Sunny day, a new element house came to the neighbourhood by truck. Soon there will be a new smoke (referring the number of houses in a village, which are usually all wood-heated). As the translation is not working in English: ”metropolissa on pian yksi savu lisää”. Hopefully it doesn’t mean more electric noise. Conditions were favorable on shortwave. Last night Gannan PBS came with pretty good reception on 5970 kHz. Just wondering where to send report, as the snail mail address seems to be only option so far. Good conditions continued in the evening:

6215 1755 HOL: UNID. Legal Dutch FM station relay. ID sounded most likely Moor or Door FM?
6290 1520 D: HitMix Radio. Band still not properly open. S9++.
6290 1802 HOL: Ronnie AM, Emmen. Incredibly with a 4 watt tx. ”Bamba, bamba”. Distance is 1536 km, s7-8.
6290 1834 HOL: Blackstone, Emmen. 15 W. QSO Ronnie AM.
6300 1800 HOL: Integratie Radio (tent.). From Abu Dhabi factory. ”De va kukku de” by Anita Hirvonen.
6307 1831 CZE: Radio Goofy (tent.). No ID heard by me.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkzlOt1AyxY[/youtube]

Pirate QSL #186: Atlantis FM, Tenerife probably relayed from Ireland

qsl tenerife

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment

Pirate DX Weekend 11-13 March 2016

Published by JMN

As I moved all the radios in the attic recently, my Windom (18/9m) feed doesn’t reach the rx now. To get a quick solution I throwed a random dipole from window and tested it for two nights. As the results were good, I decided to hang it today, so it is placed now between a pine and a spruce, total length around 20 metres. Some kind of MW antenna could be the next step, but FM Season 2016 is about to start within two months!

March 11, 2016 @ Uurainen (Jan-Mikael)
1645 2155 HOL: Radio Armada. S7 to a SW-antenna.
6205 1926 G/IRL: Atlantis FM. ”Friday Night – Atlantis FM”
6215 1930 UNID. Nonstop 80’s hits: Police, Irene Cara, France Gall, Nana Mouskouri, Nik Kershaw etc..
6215 2230 HOL: Radio OZ (Omroep Zuid). Techno music. Reports to eurobird@gmail.com. Maybe not him earlier!
6265 1955 HOL: Radio Desperado, North of the Netherlands. Best signal s9+10dB. New-for-me station.
6285 1935 G: Radio Focus International (presumed).
6305 1905 HOL: Radio Mazda, Nijverdal. s9+20 dB.
6330 1716 UNID, bit before on 6320 and 6325. Abu Dhabi?
6400 2048 HOL: Blauwe Panter. S9+10 dB.

March 12, 2016 @ Uurainen (Jan-Mikael)
4920 0045 IND: AIR Chennai. ID as ”All India Radio” but not clearly local IDs. Next time better..
5860 1405 HOL: Radio Batavia. Eros Ramazzotti and ID. s5.
5952,5 2350 BOL: Radio Pío 12 (presumed). Talk in Spanish, no ID heard.
5970 2359 OMA: BBC A’seela. Covered Chinese that must have been Gannan PBS. Next time ID luck!
6015 2345 ROU: Radio Romania International. Promised QSL card in shortest time possible. Not seen here.
6070 0900 D: Radio Waves Internationale via Channel 292 s9.
6200 1440 UNID. Also China on frequency. Polkawelle logged here and later on 6232, which was also audible.
6210 1744 G: Radio Merlin International. ID.
6260 2337 HOL: Mustang Radio. s7-8
6262 1837 HOL: Zender Akenzo (presumed). Band started to close, lots of deep fading. No ID heard, familiar voice.
6265 1428 UNID.
6265 1444- BRL(?): Borderhunter Radio.
6265 1720 HOL: Ronnie AM, Emmen. ”Heaven is a place on Earth”
6280 1730 HOL: Radio Pioneer. No IDs, only nonstop music. Thanked listeners in chat.
6285 1819 UNID ”Radio Noordzee” programme retransmitted.
6295 1355 HOL: Radio Tidalwave. S9+10dB. E-mail radiotidalwave@hotmail.com. Probably shared tx with Carmen.
6295 1725 HOL: Mustang Radio (presumed). ID by others. S9+40dB.
6295 1758- UNID. Sounds like Abu Dhabi. Again only music without ID’s. Played Suvi Teräsniska.
6305 -1347. UNID. Just closing down when I came to the frequency.
6305 1425 Radio Without Borders International/Artem World Music. Via UNID relay s9+20dB.
6305 1715 HOL: Radio Telstar International.
6316 1350 UNID. Jazz music station. OZNRH?
6325 1511 HOL: Radio Verona. Test. Over s9.
6325 1726 HOL: Delta Radio, West-Brabant. ”Radio GaGa”. Jingles.
6395 1457 HOL: Pioneer AM, Groningen. Usually on 6747. Testing new transmitter here. No ID, only music.
6940 1439 D: Radio Orion 2000.
6970 1427 I: Blue Dragon AM.

March 13, 2016 @ Uurainen (Jan-Mikael)
3903 2110 HOL: Radio Station Alice.
4920 0013 IND: AIR Chennai. Fighting with China, going over it in local sunset. Local ID at least 0103.
5960 0400 F: NHK World, Issoudun.
5970 2245 CHN: Gannan PBS, Hezuo, Gansu. ID @ 2330: ”Gannan Guangbo Dientai”, without Renmin.
6020 0005 ALB: CRI Cerrik reported a mountain climber to be dead in Trentino Alto-Adige.
6160 0158 CAN: CKZN St. John’s. ”CBC News”. No local ID but ”Saturday Night Blues” meanwhile CKZU should have ”The World This Weekend” and other programmes.
6205 0828 UNID. Atlantis FM?
6265 2030 HOL: Radio Desperado. S6 and promised to send QSL soon.
6267 0959 UNID. Only music heard. Radio Sallandse Boer was logged here.
6275 1007 HOL: Zwarte Panter, Noord-Holland.
6275 1620 HOL: Radio Verona.
6290 1605 UNID. ”Popcorn”
6295 1023 UNID. Dutch version of ”Tu vuo fa l’americano”. Logged as Integraatie Radio (Abu Dhabi alias?)
6295 -1251 HOL: NMD Radio, Nieuw Buinen. Closing down. Jingles with echo.
6295 1555 IRL: Reflections Europe. ID during bandscan @ 2112.
6300 0805 HOL: Mike Radio. ID @ 0828.
6305 0954 BRL: Borderhunter Radio. Python Radio visiting.
6320 1011 HOL: Radio Mazda, Nijverdal. ”One Two Three” by Maywood and yodel.
6325 1535 CZE: Radio Goofy.
6335 1525 HOL: Radio Joey. S9.
6910 1250 D: Radio Orion 2000. s5 in noise.
15090 1053 HOL: Black Arrow. Short test gave s7 with 100 W. ”Downtown” by Petula Clark.
15100 1110 HOL: Shortwave Papa. 15 W. E-mail shortwavepapa@hotmail.com. S3-4 max. Audio/power test.
15120 1520 HOL: Free Radio Victoria. S4.
15660 1608 GUM: KSDA Agat. AWR -ID. Program ”Wavescan”. Great reception S9+20dB.
15890 1041 HOL: Sluwe Vos Radio. From s0 to s9 in 20 seconds. Cool fade in and ID with personal greetings.

Pirate QSL #184: Shortwave Papa from the Netherlands

sw15000
Pirate QSL #185: Radio Desperado from the Netherlands

Desperado qsl

Waiting for more to come (goal 200!)

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment

Free Radio QSLs

Published by JMN

#171 (#97 from the Netherlands): Radio SkyWave, Assen (Dr.)
Jan-Mikael Nurmela(Finland)010116
(#171) Pirate QSL from Finland: Baltic Sea Radio

Jan-MikaelNurmela 26122015

#172 (#98 from the Netherlands): Radio Zwarte Panter, (NH)

Zwarte Panter 2

#173 (#99 from the Netherlands): Carmen Radio, (Ov.)

QSL CARMEN RADIO 6205 09-01-2015 to Jan Mikael Nurmela

#174 Pirate QSL from Germany: Radio Orion 2000

Radio Orion QSL

(#174) Pirate QSL from Austria, Straightline Radio Austria

Straightline Radio Austria QSL - Jan-Mikael Nurmela2nd

#175 (#100 from the Netherlands!!) Radio Monique

mast Monique

#176 Pirate QSL from the Netherlands Radio BataviaBATAVIA QSL-c2013

 

#177 Pirate QSL from the Netherlands Radio AC DC

acdc_front

(#177) Pirate QSL from the Netherlands Radio Blackstone

Blackstone e-QSL Jan-Mikael Nurmela Finland 6-1-16

#178 (#103 from the Netherlands) Radio Alice

15 QSL radio alice 15-11-2015 on 3903 kc

15 qsl 15-11-2015 on 3903 kc

Waiting for more to come!

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment

Christmas DX 2015

Published by JMN

Verdad Radio 1580 AM
549 28.12. 0311 D: DLF Nordkirchen/Thurnau. Transmissions will be ceased 31122015.
549 28.12. 0315 ARS: Radio Riad. 4 tx’s.
765 27.12. 0455 UKR: Radio Mayak, Petrivka.
1098 27.12. 0500 SVK: Radio Patria, Nitra (presumed). Programmes in Hungarian.
1580 25.12. 0530 CLM: Verdad Radio, Bogotá. Played songs matched with webstream, muddy ID.
1611 25.12. 2152 HOL: UNID Queen ”Thank God It’s Christmas”
1611 26.12. 0000 GRC: Radio Anatolia, Kilkis. Announced tel. no. sounded to be for this station.
1620 25.12. 2153 GRC: UNID
1625 25.12. 2240 HOL: Turftrekker, Ede (Ge.).
1630 25.12. 2212 HOL: Zender Napoleon. ID tähän aikaan.
1638 25.12. 2045 HOL: Radio Schaduwjager, Hoogeveen (Dr.).
1638 25.12. 2325 HOL: Sluwe Vos Radio. ID tähän aikaan.
1647 25.12. 2340 HOL: Radio Barcelona, Twente (Ov.). ID tähän aikaan.
1657 25.12. 2115a UNID. Maybe RUS?
3975 26.12. 1315 S: Radio Nord Revival, Sala. ID //6060 kHz.
4010 30.12. 1442 KGZ: Birinchi Radio, Bishkek.
4765 27.12. 0402 CUB: Radio Progreso, Quivicán.
4765 30.12. 1650 TJK: Radioi Tojikiston, Dushanbe.
4875 29.12. 0345 B: Rádio Roraima, Boa Vista.
4895 29.12. 0358 B: Rádio Novo Tempo, Campo Grande (presumed). For the 1st time very weak signal, religious mx.
4996 28.12. 1709 RUS: RWM, Moscow. CW-ID.
5030 28.12. 1630 HOL: Sluwe Vos Radio. From Friesland. Exotic tropical band frequency.
5040 27.12. 0428 CUB: Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta.
5910 25.12. 0430 LTU: NHK World, Sitkunai. From Spanish into Russian this time.
6000 28.12. 0525 CUB: Radio Habana Cuba, Quivicán. In English Mailbag plus and Weekly review.
6060 26.12. 1120 S: Radio Nord Revival, Sala. Not on 5940 as announced!
6215 25.12. 1605 G: Bogusman (presumed). ”Talk format pirate radio”
6230 25.12. 1546 HOL: Radio Casanova, Winterswijk (Ov.). ”Son of my father”
6255 24.12. 1612- Radio Rainbow. Country not known.
6260 26.12. 1426 UNID rock music. Mode AM till 1535 UTC, then USB and soon AM again.
6265 24.12. 1600- HOL: Mike Radio (presumed). Piti ruokatauon ja palasi ääneen sitten.
6268 25.12. 1543 UNID mx.
6281 24.12. 1605- HOL: Johnny Tobacco. Kuulosti kovasti samalta kuin Black Bandit/Abu Dhabi.
6281 25.12. 0755 UNID playing Winter Wonderland.
6282 25.12. 1540 HOL: Radio Zwarte Panter (presumed).
6285 30.12. 1645 HOL: Radio Verona, Wijhe (Ov.) (presumed). Thanked in chat, only music heard.
6287 25.12. 1557 UNID mx.
6292 26.12. -1532 UNID popcorn etc. Transmitting more than an hour, closing without ID. Teasing!
6295 26.12. -0658 HOL: Radio Verona, Wijhe (Ov.) (presumed).
6295 26.12. 0713- HOL: Radio Verona, Wijhe (Ov.) http://www.radioverona.nl/
6295 28.12. 1700 UNID. Only teasing nonstop music few hours, no ID. Carrie by Europe etc.
6300 25.12. 2140 HOL: Cupid Radio. Parhaimmillaan s7.
6305 24.12. 1600- D: Radio Marabu (presumed). Saksaa ja musiikkia, jouluisin yleensä maratonilla.
6305 30.12. 1503 HOL: Radio Telstar International.
6317 26.12. 1640 UNID. Only music.
6319 25.12. 1558 CZE: Radio Goofy (presumed). Closing down soon. No ID but thanked in chat.
6327 24.12. 1637- HOL: Radio Titanic, Borculo (presumed).
6385 26.12. 1550 HOL: De Witte Reus (presumed). Too much noise and low modulation to identify.
6395 24.12. 1640- G: Little Feat Radio, Leicester. Osuihan se tämäkin lopulta korviin!
6400 26.12. 1445 G: Radio Blackbeard. Lähetti myös 1611:lla ja netissä.
6735 24.12. 1705 HOL: Pioneer AM (presumed). Ilmeisesti rotterdamilaisasema.
6980 26.12. 1145 FIN: Baltic Sea Radio. LSB mode. ID ja lokkitunnari.
9765 26.12. 0945 NZL: Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki. Distance 16760 km, nice s9+20dB.

QSL from the Netherlands: Radio Schaduwjager, Hoogeveen (Dr.) seems to be same station than Radio Shadowman on short wave, so not a ”new” station, but still a nice item to add to collection!
radio schaduwjager qsl

#95 Pirate QSL from the Netherlands, Radio Verona, Wijhe (Ov.). Quick answer after I finally found working e-mail. Based on the address, Radio Verona must be an alias for Radio Dakota

jan m

QSL from England: LFR – LittleFeat Radio, Leicester 6395 kHz – verified pirate station #166!

Jan-Mikael,-Finland

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Leave a Comment