This blog features links to some off-air recordings of free radio stations that broadcast from all over Europe on short wave and medium wave in the 1980s and 1990s. The idea is to share some memories of that era with some classic pirate sounds.
http://piratetapes.blogspot.com/
An excellent idea and a new blog to me. I have lost all my off-air tapes from that era.
Thanks to uk dxer for the link.
Quick band check at 1945 Utc reveals Radio Underground still on 6311 Khz. Good reception with O=3/4 booming in. No other pirate station heard. Reflections Europe is active on 6295 Khz and 3910 Khz.
So this weekend was again best for long distance reception.
Zender Zeelandia is on 6300 Khz at 1400 Utc with Polkas. Reception is good with O=3/4, some fading.
During most of the day Radio Underground was the only station heard on 48m band, still on at 1400 Utc.
Hi,
again long-skip conditions only a few stations heard. Saturday morning and afternoon nothing on 48m Band. Sunday morning mostly only Underground heard.
greetings achim
Date 02/09
FrequencyTime Utc/Gmt Station SINPO SWERT Remark
3.927,0 2225 Radio Korak International 34433 9
Date 03/09
FrequencyTime Utc/Gmt Station SINPO SWERT Remark
6.247,0 1036 unid (Westcoast ??) 24333 6
6.247,0 0853 unid 23322 5
6.281,0 0756 Orion Radio 23433 7
6.290,0 1140 unid (Mazda ??) 43443 8
6.300,0 0836 Radio Enjyo Deluxe 24333 6
6.306,0 0756 unid 23433 7
6.311,0 0816 Radio Underground 24433 7
Date 28/08
FrequencyTime Utc/Gmt Station SINPO SWERT Remark
6.310,0 1943 Radio Likedeeler 23333 6
Date 31/08
FrequencyTime Utc/Gmt Station SINPO SWERT Remark
9.290,0 1735 Radio Spaceshuttle 23322 6 LSB
Another dutch UNID station is on 6290 Khz at 1140 Utc with Schlager and Polkas. Reception is only O=2, the computer makes a lot of noise on this frequency and signal strength is mostly weak. May be it is Radio Mazda ?
An UNID station is on 6247 Khz at 1040 Utc playing Oldies. Reception is poor with O=2, much noise and fading. It sounded like a dutch station (Westcoast ??).
Radio Enjoy Deluxe is on 6300 Khz at 0845 Utc. Reception is fair with O=3, somne noise and fading on frequency. Programme is easy listening music.
Radio Underground is on 6311 Khz at 0815 Utc with the usual loggings and audio files. For example Radio Mazda is mentioned. Reception is quite good with O=3. Seems to be a long-skip sunday again.
Yesterday reception was bad , no station received during morning and afternoon on 48m band.
Orion Radio is on 6281 Khz at 0800 Utc. Plays We love the pirate stations and Santa Maria from Roland Kaiser. Reception was first O=3 with Fading, some minutes later O=4 with strong signal. Orion Radio is closing down at 0805 Utc.
Mr T-Rex signs on with On Air AM on 6246 Khz. Another station is on 6306 Khz but now lost in Fading.