This is the first blog entry for 2013, so firstly we would like to wish everybody a very happy new year and hope that the next 12 months brings you everything you wish for.
A few days ago we all went shopping and one of the things we found in the sales couldn't have been more perfect . . .
As I write these words on Sunday evening, I have just been listening to the Cowboy on 1618 with a very strong signal, and I've also been tuned in to a music programme from Jeneverstoker on 1655 - it's quite rare to hear him playing English music. And this morning I was listening to Zonnester with his weekly transmission on 1620.
And here are some of the stations heard from the Netherlands during the past days. As usual, the receiving equipment at this side is the Lowe HF225, together with a Welbrook loop antenna in conjunction with a coil antenna for MW which are fed into an MFJ noise cancelling signal enhancer . . .
Friday, January 4, 2013
1648 0009 Casablanca 55544 qsoing
1645 0013 Monte Carlo 45544-55555 qsoing
1654 0013 Jeneverstoker 34533 qsoing
1664 0014 Amigo 33433 qsoing
1635 0017 Korenklopper 43543 qsoing
1645 0018 Pandora 55544 qsoing
1633 0020 Barcelona 54544-55555 qsoing
1650 0039 Odynn 35533 testing
1645 0118 Korenklopper 45434-45544 qsoing
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
1644 1801 Blauwe Reiger 35443 qsoing
1625 1809 Weg Piraat 35543
1645 1812 Spanningzoeker 55544-55555 qsoing
1665 1818 Digitaal 34533 qsoing
1645 1822 Telstar 25432-34533 qsoing
1611 1823 Zwarte Panter 34523 testing
1650 1841 Zwarte Boekanier 44444-45554 qsoing
1635 1849 Nachtrijder 24422 music programme
1625 1853 Nachtpiraat 34433 qsoing
1628 1853 Rockefeller 24422 testing
1615 1901 Batavier 24432-34533 music programme
1655 1919 Drukstromjager 54544 qsoing
1646 1932 Hennie Veldwijk 34543 qsoing
1639 1935 Dagaraad 34533-44544 qsoing (audio a
little low)
1645 1941 Vriendschap 34433-44544 qsoing
1635 1945 Eldorado 55544-55555 testing
1638 2000 Calipso 54544 music programme
1640 2259 Professor Sickbok 44533-45544 qsoing
1660 2302 Studio 69 34543-44544 music programme
1640 2304 Santana 45544 qsoing
1647 2308 Noordzee 45544 qsoing
Observations
- It was an interesting qso during the early hours of Friday morning, with some real killer signals. I made a great recording, which I will feature on the next MW Pirate Review, which will be available this month
- Nice to hear Odynn back on the radio here, coming in very well on his usual frequency of 1650
- It was a busy evening on January 2 with some great catches. Rockefeller is usually busy on shortwave, but he was testing with 30 watts and a 100m longwire antenna and could be heard clearly here in the UK. Weg Piraat and Nachtrijder were also doing well with low power
- It's been a while since I heard the Zwarte Boekanier and he was blasting in with a very strong signal. Also pushing the meter nice and high was Eldorado, along with the usual powerhouses Spanningzoeker and Calipso
- Studio 69 is regularly stronger now than previously. Maybe he has more power or made some antenna improvements. Whatever he has done, it has had a positive effect
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