We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

Author Topic: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021  (Read 2247 times)

Offline Ray Lalleu

  • Moderator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 36242
  • Western part of France
    • View Profile
Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« on: September 16, 2021, 1012 UTC »
on 6305.05
1009 '...all Europe radio, shortwave ! ', music, 1013 Beatles "Back to the USSR",
1015 DJ with ID+@, "Louie Louie", 1019
1035 music

(1234 no signal)

edit : Merlin was raided this morning, while Paul Watt was not even at home,
and a lot of equipment has disappeared, even his personal computer.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2021, 1236 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
D/E/F/G/It/Sp : Dutch/English/French/German/Italian/Spanish
+/- : about 0.02 offset, ++/-- 0.03/0.04 offset
Balanced wire antennas, wire lines and ATU
***** Mes pages OEM sont bloquées par "le club", alors pour les recevoir, joignez-moi par les autres membres ****

Offline Brian

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 521
  • Ireland
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: Radio Merlin Int. 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2021, 0948 UTC »
Just seen on FB that Merlin were raided yesterday.

Offline The Ether Hacker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 680
  • United Kingdom
    • View Profile
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2021, 1757 UTC »
 :( To be honest, it surprised me that Merlin was not raided sooner by Ofcom.  Since the Covid pandemic, from March 2020, Merlin has been broadcasting almost 24/7 on the same frequency, and to be honest, from a site presumed to already be known by Ofcom and the police. Those factors do make an eventual raid more likely and much less expensive to organise successfully by Ofcom.
Antennas: Multi-band doublet for 80 to 10m HF and vertical groundplane
RX: Kenwood R-2000
QTH: Northern England

Offline KaySeeks

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1246
  • Quebec. Vive la différence.
    • View Profile
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2021, 1818 UTC »

edit : Merlin was raided this morning, while Paul Watt was not even at home,
and a lot of equipment has disappeared, even his personal computer.

I am so sad to read this.

For what it is worth, I don't see any information on this on the official RMI Twitter and Facebook pages, but that doesn't mean much:
https://twitter.com/radiomerlin?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/rmi.shortwave


EDIT: Sorry. Here's a comment from yesterday:
https://twitter.com/G4HTZ/status/1438566638664785921


:( To be honest, it surprised me that Merlin was not raided sooner by Ofcom.

Predictability is a liability. If they know when you will be on, it makes their job a lot easier.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2021, 1826 UTC by KaySeeks »
Just somebody with a radio, a computer and a pair of headphones...

Offline Grey Fox

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 633
  • Near Amsterdam, NL
    • View Profile
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2021, 1952 UTC »
That's a bummer, I liked their choice of music and they could be heard here almost every day.  :(
« Last Edit: September 17, 2021, 1954 UTC by Grey Fox »
RX: Kenwood R5000 and Magnetic loop antenna.
Please QSL to: knarfsov@hotmail.nl

Offline kris

  • Marconi Class DXer
  • ********
  • Posts: 9039
  • N.Poland
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2021, 2347 UTC »
    An unpleasant event, pity them! :'( :'(
Do you know something The Vault has been silent for many days? :-[

edit by Ray :

The Vault :
heard on Tuesday 7th of September, more than 3 hours in the afternoon.
No night transmission heard recently
« Last Edit: November 17, 2021, 2306 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
RX888 ( SDR-FE-PLAY, HRD-747, Sony XDR-F1HD),
Ant. Sky Loop 180m 15m AGL, Sky Loop 120m 35m AGL
       + QRM X-phase eliminator
QTH: Gdańsk N.Poland  Ru/Sp/Gr/Sb=Russian,Spanish,Greek,Serbien
eQSL appreciated to: 13krzycho@gmail.com

Offline KaySeeks

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1246
  • Quebec. Vive la différence.
    • View Profile
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2021, 2355 UTC »
Do you know something The Vault has been silent for many days? :-[

Yes, I noticed that too but I thought that their TX is in the Irish Republic.
Just somebody with a radio, a computer and a pair of headphones...

Offline Bali_Frank

  • Marconi Class DXer
  • ********
  • Posts: 6956
    • View Profile
    • Email
A German living in Bali / Indonesia
I use WebSDR’s
please QSL to: fschuettig_dx1@yahoo.com

Offline kris

  • Marconi Class DXer
  • ********
  • Posts: 9039
  • N.Poland
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2021, 0023 UTC »
   Thanks Friends for the reassuring information, also to you Mystery 21 Keeper for the direct confirmation of the situation :)
RX888 ( SDR-FE-PLAY, HRD-747, Sony XDR-F1HD),
Ant. Sky Loop 180m 15m AGL, Sky Loop 120m 35m AGL
       + QRM X-phase eliminator
QTH: Gdańsk N.Poland  Ru/Sp/Gr/Sb=Russian,Spanish,Greek,Serbien
eQSL appreciated to: 13krzycho@gmail.com

Offline radio merlin

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 64
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: Radio Merlin Int. (raided) 6305 AM 1009 UTC 16 Sep 2021
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2021, 2104 UTC »
all charges against radio merlin have been dropped. Merlin will return next summer having a rest