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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio AC-DC 6240 AM 1735 UTC 25 MAY 2024

« on: May 26, 2024, 1338 UTC »

Good evening to you all. During an indoor reception, I picked up an unidentified radiostation broadcasting Rock'n'roll music, received on the frequency 6240 MHz with a signal strengh of 2/12 LED and a SINPO of 23222, when the propagation was the best. There was an I.D. in english at 17.35 UTC which I didn't understand and the closing down suddenly happened at 17.45 UTC. Good DX. B.L.


edit by Ray : from UNID to Radio AC-DC,
ID from Achim an ukdxer, and then the station jumped to 6325

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European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6280 AM 1140 UTC 23 MAY 2024

« on: May 23, 2024, 1333 UTC »

Good evening to you all. Here, in Northern France, I pick-up at 11.40 UTC, with a maximal signal strengh of 3/12 LED and a SINPO of 25222, an unidentified radiostation, broadcasting only non-stop music, on the frequency 6280 KHz. Good DX. B.L.     

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European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6300 AM 2100 UTC 18 MAY 2024

« on: May 19, 2024, 1420 UTC »

Good evening to you all. During an indoor reception, in Northern France, I could pick up this unidentified radiostation operating on the frequency 6300 KHz, received with a signal strangh of 0/12 LED and a SINPO of 25222. It played at 21.00 U.T.C. Dire Straits' band famous song being "Sultans of Swing". Good DX. B.L.

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QSLs Received / Radio Abu Dhabi 6280 AM 19.00 17 MAY 2024

« on: May 18, 2024, 1527 UTC »

Good evening to you all. Radio Abu Dhabi operator sent by an attached e-mail, two nice and beautiful QSL cards confirming my indoor réception in Northern France on several frequencies from 6300 Khz to 6280 Khz with the third one on 6290 KHz, on Fridays the 17th of May 2024. Good DX from B.L. 

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QSLs Received / F.R.S.H. 6275 KHz A.M. 3.MAY.2024.

« on: May 17, 2024, 1418 UTC »

Good evening to you all. Today, I received an e-mail, attached with the QSL card confirming my indoor reception of Free Radio Service Holland, which I picked up on the 3rd of May 2024 at 19.00 UTC with a signal of 8/12 LED and a SINPO of 45444. The output power for this radiostation was 300 watts and the aerial used was a half wave dipole. Good DX from B.L. 

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QSLs Received / RADIO CUCKOO 6275 A.M. 18.34 04 MAY 2024

« on: May 16, 2024, 1424 UTC »

Good evening to you all. During this midday of on Thursdays the 16th of May 2024, I received by post a letter with enclosed two beautiful QSL cards and several stickers, confirming my indoor reception in Northern France mentionned above. It was nice to obtain them. Thank you very much and good DX. From B.L.   

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QSLs Received / Radio Veronica QSL 5955 AM 5 May 2024

« on: May 15, 2024, 1242 UTC »

Good evening to you all. After my indoor reception of Radio VERONICA in Northern France, I had sent an e-mail attached with my reception report to this radiostation. I obtained several days later by e-mail the Q.S.L. card confirming my reception of Radio VERONICA on 5955 KHz. Good D.X. from B.L. 

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HF Beacons / UNID 6218 USB 1918 12 MAY 2024

« on: May 14, 2024, 1421 UTC »

Good evening to you all. On Sundays the 12th of May 2024 at 19.20 UTC, I picked up a beacon broadcasting in loop a new russian patriotic song. The signal strengh here in Northern France was strong with a signal of 5/12 LED and a SINPO of 45444. The frequency was 6218.1 KHz. This is not the first time, that I hear this beacon. Good D.X. from B.L. 

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HF Beacons / UNID 6218 KHZ USB 18.08 6 MAY 2024

« on: May 07, 2024, 0843 UTC »

Good Morning. Here in Northern France, I picked up this russian beacon in U.S.B. transmissing on 6218.2 KHz with a signal of 4/12 LED and with a SINPO of 35433. This beacon is transmissing a russian patriotic song in loop but for the first time, its signal was very strong. Then during this indoor reception, the signal increased to 5/12 LED. Good DX. B.L.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Kobus Radio 6320 LSB 1906 UTC 04 MAY 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 1520 UTC »

Good evening to you all. During an indoor reception, I could pick up at 19.06 U.T.C. WESTCOAST RADIO, in dutch, with a signal strengh of 0/12 LED and a SINPO of 25222. Then the signal became the best with 2/12 LED during an increase of the propagation at 19.06 UTC. This radiostation was broadcasting in L.S.B. and the frequency was 6320.1 KHz. It broadcasted during a few minutes. Good D.X. B.L.


edit by Ray : not Westcoast Radio, but Kobus Radio (ID from Achim and ukdxer)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Zender ASCONA 6275 AM 1826 30 APR 2024

« on: May 02, 2024, 1441 UTC »

Good evening. On Tuesdays the 30th of April 2024 at 18.26 U.T.C. here in Northern France, I picked up with a signal strengh of 3/12 LED and a SINPO of 35433, Radio ZENDER ASCONA on the frequency 6275 KHz. The operator gave his cellular phone nummer for receiving S.M.S. from listeners. This reception indoor was good. He broadcasted "MA BACKER" performed by BONEY M before a short closedown at 18.48 U.T.C. Its e-mail is zenderascona@hotmail.com Good D.X. B.L.   

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Valley FM via CH 292 9670 AM 1754 UTC 29 April 2024

« on: April 30, 2024, 1248 UTC »

Good evening to you all. At 17.54 U.T.C. here in Northern France, I suppose that I could pick up without any I.D. this radiostation, with a signal strengh of 6/12 LED and a SINPO of 44444, via its relay CH 292. Let's wait for a next time. Good D.X. B.L.   

edit by Ray : hope it was on Monday 29th (though a reply to a tip from the 28th), and...
from the schedule of Channel 292, that was Valley FM (from 1600 to 1800 UTC)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6315 AM 1834 UTC 28 APR 2024

« on: April 30, 2024, 1242 UTC »

Good evening to you all. Here in Northern France, I could pick up an unindentified radiostation broadcasting on the frequency 6315 KHz, at 18.34 U.T.C. with a signal strengh of 2/12 LED and a SINPO of 25322. I only heard a german song but nothing else before the propagation began to collapse. Good D.X. B.L.   

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Batavia (tentative) 6300 AM 1815 UTC 27 APR 2024

« on: April 28, 2024, 1551 UTC »

Good evening to you all. I picked up at 18.15 U.T.C. an unidentified radiostation with as signal strengh of 3/12 LED and a SINPO of 35444 broadcasting only non-stop music. The frequency was 6300 KHz. It suddenly made its closedown at 18.33 U.T.C. Good DX. B.L.   


edit by Ray : got it too, and UNID in several logs,
could be Radio Batavia testing

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Ronalisa 6270 AM 2010 UTC 27 APR 2024

« on: April 28, 2024, 1548 UTC »

Good evening to you all. I picked up an unidentified radiostation with a signal strengh of 0/12 LED and with a SINPO of 25332 at 20.10 U.T.C. It only broadcasted non-stop music but the signal was too poor and weak in order that I can say something about it. Let's wait for an other time. Good D.X. B.L. 


edit by Ray : ID Radio Ronalisa