Free Radio Weekly #1402

FREE RADIO WEEKLY 1402                          .-.
Covering Logs from 1/28 thru 2/3 2023          (0.0)
                                             '=.|#|.='
EDITOR THIS WEEK: Harold Frodge              .='`"``=.

EDITORS:
Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)
Dave Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)
Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

Send your logs to all editors in case of assignment changes.

FREE RADIO WEEKLY is an e-mail newsletter devoted to the hobby
of listening to hobby pirates & distributed free to those who
contribute.

WEEKLY DEADLINE: Saturdays 0000 UTC
(Friday night in North America)

                     To view any text ”art"
         convert to Courier (or non-proportional) font.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Our Contributors...a bunch that knows how to make good use of
free time.

Jack Amelar, Lowell MI
Harold Frodge, Midland MI, Drake R8B + 185’ RW
William Hassig, using remote rcvrs, williamhassig@yahoo.com
Mark Taylor, Madison WI, markokpik@gmail.com
Larry Will, Mount Airy, MD, Icom IC-R75 + various wires

Everybody else ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

FRW Terminator.jpg

--------------------------------------------------------------

NEWS:

OUR EDITORIAL POLICY:  What editorial policy?  Just send your
stuff in, we'll handle the rest.

--------------------------------------------------------------
THE LOGS

      =+=+=+=+= North American Stations/Relays =+=+=+=+=

2 DOG RADIO:
 
1/27, 0121, 6950/U; Atmospheric instr’l, start of another &
      off. Found out later from 2 Dog that he was testing.
      Fair (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0043, 6935/U; Variety of Rock, ID every 2 or 3 songs,
      0115 Talkey, talk talk. Fair (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0053, 6935/U; 343 EE Oldies rock tunes. 0101 ID EOT
      0209 (Amelar)
1/30, 0054, 6925/U; on Brookfield WI sdr with weak S7 signal,
      blues tunes playing. (Hassig-IL)

BALL SMACKER RADIO:

1/28, 0203, 4030/AM; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak S7
      signal, hear bits of audio by CSNY with song Judy Blue
      Eyes, @0208 switched to Traverse City MI sdr with good
      S9+10 to S9+20 signal, Ball Smacker ID with bowling ball
      sound. (Hassig-IL)
1/28, 0209, 6960/AM // 4030/AM; Tribute program for David
      Crosby who recently died. All Crosby, Stills & Nash
      from the section I heard – Dark Star, Southern Cross,
      Wooden Ships & many others. Initially noted 6960 AM
      @0209, then checked for report of 4030 AM. 6960 AM was
      good to very good. Just threshold audio on 4030 at
      tune in. Checked 4030 @0225 & found it improved to good.
      (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0229, 6960/AM; 444 EE Classic rock. 0230 ID with usual
      bowling pins sound effect. (Amelar)

CAPTAIN MORGAN SW:

1/28, 0045, 6924.2/AM; Theme, ID She just wants to dance –
      Keb Mo into program of blues music.  Fair (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0157, 6924.2/AM; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with S7 to
      S9 signal, rockabilly music, at 0200 switched to Tra-
      verse City MI sdr with better S9+10+ signal, distorted
      audio, @0216 blues tune. (Hassig-IL)

CLOUD SPLITTER RADIO:

2/3, 2220-2224+, 6935/U; Pop ditties; Female, lady woman ID
     @2222+. SIO=353- (Frodge-MI)

DAMN SKIPPY:

1/29, 0513-0523+, 6925/U; Rock music; 0523 "You don't really
      expect to hear America's Top 40." Very short SSTV &
      voice ID! SIO=353 (Frodge-MI)

MYSTERY SCIENCE RADIO:

1/27, 2204, 6935/U; OM w/ID & talk, shout out to listeners,
      Op. w/something about "another radio station for kids
      here”; rest unintelligible between noise & background
      music, ID, "radio station" (God or gong) calling"
      repeated, 2217 improved reception to 34343, atmospheric
      instr’l music, winding down sfx & off 2229. (Taylor – WI)
 
OUTHOUSE RADIO:

1/28, 0152, 6935/U; Pride Girl - Van Morrison, start of song,
      OM clip; “That isn't rap music, isn't that what we are
      supposed to play", My best friend's girl - The Cars,
      You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive,
      0208 ID & phone #, off or pause. Came back shortly,
      however on a busy pirate night, I had moved on.  Fair
      (Taylor – WI)
1/28 2350, 6950/U; Jazz, SSTV (outhouse with "Outhouse Radio")
      soul music, light jazz, "I think I'm going to get off of
      here. Outhouse Radio.", Parano Jazz Sabbath, Psalm 69,
      Ministry, short chaotic piece, Paranoid - Jazz Sabbath
      (again), 0014 off. Good (Taylor – WI)
1/29, 0217, 6935/U; on Brookfield WI sdr with weak S7 signal,
      Jethro Tull songs? At 0254 SSTV/FAX. (Hassig-IL) 

PELEE ISLAND BROADCASTING SYSTEM:

1/28, 0109, 6955/AM; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak S9
      signal, hear bagpipes which really cut through the noise,
      off @0117 after short announcement that I couldn't under-
      stand. (Hassig-IL)
1/30, 0057, 6954.9/AM; on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9
      signal, sounds like Broadway show tunes then British
      music hall tunes. (Hassig-IL)

PISS ANT RADIO:

1/29, 2114, 6925/U; Native Am. style flute music w/atmospheric
      background into other atmospheric music, 2127 Sunday
      afternoon in the park - Van Halen, Rhiannon - Fleetwood
      Mac, Knowing me, knowing you - ABBA, Don't stop - Bachman
      Turner Overdrive, tuned away; 2154 SSTV (Cartoon ant with
      "Piss-ant Radio"), atmospheric guitar music, 2206 OM;
      "You are listening to" YL; "Piss-ant" OM; "Radio" (tip
      of hat to RFW ID), bit more music, "You are listening to
      Piss-ant Radio", more music, off 2309. (Taylor – WI)

RADIO FREE WHATEVER:

1/29, 2056, 6955/U; DJ Dickweed announcing next record, ID,
      The Feelings of Letting Go by Moxy the band, prepared
      ID, I'm feeling alive,  Crème Broulee! by spill tab;
      ID, announced songs, hi to HFU & shout outs, ID, Eddie
      my love by Brigitte Calls me Baby, T love" by Quarters
      of Change. Still going @2300. Good.
1/29, 2233-2242+, 6955/U; Rock music; 2239:53 DJ Dick Weed
      with ID, recap & HFU posts. SIO=454 at tune-in but
      quickly dropped to 3+53  RFW heard every year since
      2013. (Frodge-MI)
1/29, 2332, 6955/U; music. "Whatever" ID @2336. ID & comedy
      bit @2339. Very good signal, solid s9 (Will-MD)

RADIO OLAH:

1/29, 1844, 6930/AM; music, (Love Is Like a) Ramblin' Rose
      by Ted Taylor. 1851, Willin' by Little Feat. ID at
      gmail contact given at 1853. s5/s7, fair to good.
      (Will-MD)

SYCKO RADIO:

1/28, 0012, 6933/U; Couple of short clips ending with OM;
      "Nothing to f*** with." YL; "Sycko Radio", Der Liede-
      rman"- Covenant, Welcome Home - Coheed & Cambria. About
      0055 near end of program, announced that Wolverine
      Radio would be starting on 6950 USB shortly, played
      one more song, then went off.  Armchair (Taylor – WI)
1/28-29, 2344, 6933/U on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7
      to S9 signal, ID then another song that skipped while
      playing, @2355 ID as "Radio (unintelligible)", @0002
      ID as "Radio Madness(?)", 90 sec later "Shortwave Radio
      Magic(?)", much crazy music, @0026 read names of HF
      underground posters including me. (Hassig-IL)

WANK:

1/28, 0136, 4185/U; Earlier heard related 0136 Radio drama,
      off mid-sentence at 0137. 0235 radio play ending w/
      tobacco ad. Voice clip; “How now brown cow" looped
      into a series of other phrases mashed together, sfx,
      "OK.. music. You know this one." Volkaliz - eNOT, Beep,
      beep, I'm a sheep, Triohatala - Stimmhorn into a pro-
      gram of music & general aural insanity with IDs scat-
      tered throughout. Good to very good (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0145, 4185/U; on Traverse City MI sdr with good S9 to
      S9+ signal, spooky drama, announcement by EG Marshall,
      fake commercial(?), playing a drama from CBS radio
      Mystery Theater from about 1974. (Hassig-IL)

WASTELAND RADIO:

1/28, 0017, 6930/U; End of SSTV (no decode), ID, Never say
      Never - Romeo Void, bit of atmospheric instr’l music,
      punk, sfx, ID, A Daisy chain for Satan - My life with
      the thrill kill kult. Fair (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 0133, 6930/U; 333 EE Hard rock. SSTV 0138, ID, OM
      "QSY to 6955". (Amelar)
1/28, 0140, 6955/U; 333 EE QSY from 6930, more hard rock.
      ID 0145, SSTV 0214 & 0222. EOT 0226 (Amelar)


WOLVERINE RADIO:

1/28, 0112, 4015/U; Stormy weather - digital blasts partially
      QRM signal, Rainy weather blues - Roy Brown, unknown
      song, ID, Bad Weather – Poco into program of “weather”
      themed songs with ID every 3rd song. Echo ID (indicating
      last ID) @0202, SSTV (Weather person in front of a wea-
      ther map with “Wolverine Radio”), off.  Good
      (Taylor – WI)
1/29, 0159, 4015/U; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak S7
      signal, at 0202 utc echo ID then SSTV/FAX, sorry I
      missed the program. (Hassig-IL)

UNIDs;

1/28, 0234-0243+, 4190/U; Technoish ditties; 0239:29 “Check
      1-2-3-4 radio”, then “1-2-1-2-1-234 hello” & more mx.
      SIO=3+54 (Frodge-MI)
1/28, 0241, 4190/U; Distorted talk by OM including sentences
      & nonsense sounds, Sound clip; "We control the radio...”
      w/reaction "What is happening man...” into mashup of
      Sfx, bits of music, occasional OM talking a few sen-
      tences (mostly distorted and not intelligible despite
      adequate signal), roaring sound w/some beat slowly
      arising changing to a beat with some periodic few notes
      repeated into repetitive atmospheric music.  Fair
      (Taylor – WI)
1/28, 2056-2106+, 6925/U; Oldies; 2102 “Can I say hello Chris
      Smolinski”; 2104:59-2106:50 SSTV into more oldies.
      SIO=2+53- (Frodge-MI)
1/29, 2304, 6930/?; Only bits of music; only hear in USB
      (Frodge-MI)
1/29, 2345, 6935/U; Music at QRN level (Frodge-MI)
1/30, 2206-2220+, 6950/U; Rock ditties; 2219:57 trill--presume
      some sort of digithingy, then SSTV. No voice ID offered.
      SIO=453 (Frodge-MI)
2/1, 2314-2339:04*, 9420/U; Cold Play ditties; 2322:25 25 sec.
      pause w/thumping sound & back to ditties. MJ’s Beat It
      Kim Carnes’ Bette Davis Eyes, Olivia Newton-Johns’
      Let’s Get Physical. Long trill blasts covering songs.
      Off abruptly in mid-Mewton-John.   SIO=434- w/o trill
      blasts; No talk or digistuff. Another pointless music
      pirate? (Frodge-MI)

      =+=+=+=+= South American Stations/Relays =+=+=+=+=

AD149:

0112, 1/27, 6934.89; Program of Latin American music with
      Spanish talk between songs by a man. Poor to very
      poor.  (Taylor – WI)

               =+=+=+=+= Otherness =+=+=+=+=

1/18, 1358-1407, 9340/U; Contemp. dance music in CC (Mn ?).
      Abruptly off mid-song @1407. Clarity & strength help me
      suspect it was a pirate. Very good. (Taylor – WI)
      [EiBi & Aoki show only Taiwan Sound of Hope here at
      this time; not likely them, but could explain the CC.]
2/1-2, 2351-0000+, 4683 (approx.); Very distorted music;
      no mode straightens it out; no apparent talk, just tunes.
      pirate/spur? (Frodge-MI)
2/2,  2024-2031*, 7355; Distorted music; possible brief talk
      @2030, start of new tune & off. Somebody’s up to some-
      thing. (Frodge-MI)
2/2,  1559-1609+, 9375; Distorted pop music; no talk, just
      tunes. Very wide splatter & got progressively more dis-
      torted. Gone @1719 recheck. (Frodge-MI)

--------------------------------------------------------------
Sordid Logs:

----- 1/28

0012-0055  Sycko Radio, 6933/U
0017-0138  Wasteland Radio, 6930/U (switched to 6955)
0043-0209  2 Dog Radio, 6935/U
0045-0217  Captain Morgan SW, 6924.2/AM
0109-0117  Pelee Island B’casting System, 6955/AM
0112-0202  Wolverine Radio, 4015/U
0136-0235  WANK, 4185/U
0140-0226  Wasteland Radio, 6955/U (switched from 6930)
0152       Outhouse Radio, 6935/U
0203-0230  Ball Smacker Radio, 6960/AM // 4030/AM
0234-0243  UNID, 4190/U
2056-2106  UNID, 6925/U
2344-2400  Sycko Radio, 6933/U (continued to 1/29)
2350-2400  Outhouse Radio, 6950/U (continued to 1/29)

----- 1/29

0000-0014  Outhouse Radio, 6950/U (continued from 1/28)
0000-0026  Sycko Radio, 6933/U (continued from 1/28)
0217-0254  Outhouse Radio, 6935/U
0513-0523  Damn Skippy, 6925/U
1844-1853  Radio Olah, 6930/AM
2056-2339  Radio Free Whatever, 6955/U
2114-2309  Piss Ant Radio, 6925/U
2304       UNID, 6930/?

----- 1/30

0054       2 Dog Radio, 6925/U
0057       Pelee Island B’casting System, 6954.9/AM
2206-2220  UNID, 6950/U

----- 1/31

ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

----- 2/1

2314-2339  UNID, 9420/U

----- 2/2

ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

----- 2/3

2220-2224  Cloud Splitter Radio, 6935/U

--------------------------------------------------------------
QSLs:

Recently reported e-mail addresses (Some are recent relays of
old programs & may not be valid.)

Alice Radio (Netherlands) radioalice@hotmail.com (2022)
Ball Smacker Radio     ballsmacker@protonmail.com (2022)
The Beginning          thebeginning6965@gmail.com (2021)
Big Johnson Radio      bigjohnsonradio@gmail.com
Blue Dragon AM (Euro)  bluedragonam@hotmail.com (2022)
Boom Box Radio         boomboxonsw@gmail.com (2022)
Brocket 99             brocket99shortwave@gmail.com
Captain Morgan SW      captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com (2021)
CBZO                   krakerradio@pmlol.com
Celtic Music Radio     irelandfreeradio@gmail.com (2019)
Channel Z              channelzradio@gmail.com
Charleston Radio Int’l charlestonradiointernational@yahoo.com
Cool AM Radio          CoolAMRadio@hotmail.com (2022)
Cupid Radio            cupidradio@hotmail.com (2021)
CYOT                   cyotshortwave@gmail.com (2018)
Electric Circus        theelectriccircusshortwave@gmail.com (2018)
End of Line Radio      endoflineradio@protonmail.com (2022)
Enterprise Radio (Italy) enterpriseradio@hotmail.com (2021)
Flashback AM           flashbackam@outlook.com (2017)
Foxy AM                FoxyAM@protonmail.com (2022)
Free Radio Service Holland frs@frsholland.nl (2021)
Green Monster Radio    greenmonsterradio@gmail.com (2018)
Hot Radio              HotRadio@outlook.com
Howdy Doody Radio      howdydoodyradio@gmail.com
Ion Radio              ionradioshortwave@gmail.com (2022)
Laser Hot Hits (Euro)  studio@laserhothits.co.uk
Little Feat Radio (England) littlefeatam@gmail.com (2022)
L0DE Radio             L0DE@L0DE.com (2021, 0 = zero)
Key Radio (Euro)       keyradioam@gmail.com (2021)
KR1 (Netherlands)      info@kennemeradio1.nl
Mike Radio (Netherlands) mikeradio@live.nl
Misty Radio (Netherlands) misty.shortwave@gmail.com (2022)
Mix Radio Int’l        Mix.Radio.International@protonmail.com (2021)
Movie Clip Radio       MovieClipRadio@gmail.com (2020)
Music Wave Radio (Euro) radio.ivanov73@gmail.com (2022)
Mystery Radio 21       mysteryradio21@gmail.com (2021)
Network 51             network51pirateradio@gmail.com (2019)
Nowhere Radio          nowhere.radio@yahoo.com (2021)
Offshore History Radio ohrradio@outlook.com (2021)
Panda Radio            pandaswradio@gmail.com
Pandora Radio          pandoraradio@hotmail.com
Pioneer Radio          PioneerAM@gmail.com (2021)
Poop Deck Radio        WILD@protonmail com (2021)
Radio 48               radio48@protonmail.com (2022)
Radio 5 Corners        radio.ivanov73@gmail.com (2022)
Radio 60 (Euro)        erdenman@gmx.de (2021)
Radio 319              319report@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Augusta Int’l    radioaugustainternational@gmail.com (2022)
Radio Casa             radiocasaam@gmail.com
Radio Classic Sunday (Euro) info@radioclassicsunday.com (2022)
Radio Corsair          radiocorsair@protonmail.com
Radio Cuckoo (Ireland) radiocuckoo@yahoo.com
Radio Delta            radiodelta6925@gmail.com
Radio Diana Int’l      radio.doanainternational@protonmail.com
Radio Elektra (Euro)   radiolektra@protonmail.com (2021)
Radio Enterhaken (Euro) enterhaken@gmx.net (2022)
Radio Etherfreak (Euro) radioetherfreak@gmail.com (2022)
Radio Europe (Italy)   radioeurope@iol.it
Radio Free USA         RadioFreeUSAPirate@gmail.com (2020)
Radio Genix            radiogenixsw@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Harmony          harmonyqrz@gmail.com
Radio Humperdoo        drunkenradiopirate@gmail.com (2020)
Radio Igloo            radioigloo@gmail.com
Radio Intersound (Euro) radiointersound@outlook.com (2022)
Radio Jan van Gent (Euro) radiojanvangent@gmail.com
Radio Joey (Euro)      radiojoey@hotmail.com
Radio Merlin Int’l (Euro) radiomeriin@blueyonder.co.uk (2021)
Radio Monique (Euro)   studio@radiomonique.am (2021)
Radio Mushroom         radiomushroom@gmail.com
Radio Northern Europe Int’l tgwtr@protonmail.com
Radio Nova (N.American) radionovausa2020@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Nova (Euro)      shortwaveradionova@gmail.com
Radio Olah             radioolah@gmail.com
Radio Piepzendar (Netherlands) radioqsl@hotmail.com
Radio Pirana Int’l     rpi@radiopirana.com (2021)
Radio Pushka           87.7fmradopushka@gmail.com (2022)
Radio Scotland (Netherlands) radioscotland@hotmail.com (2022)
Radio Sovereign (Ireland) 1494radio@gmail.com (2022)
Radio Space Shuttle Int’l (Euro) spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com
Radio Truth Int’l      trlinternational@protonmail.com
Radio Waves Int’l (Euro) rwaves@free.fr
Rebel Radio            rebel.se@hotmail.com
Recycle Radio          recycleradioshortwave@gmail.com
Rock-It Radio          rockitradio@netzero.net
Rock Radio (Netherlands) technicalman@hotmail.nl (2022)
ROS AM (Euro)          rosamradio@gmail com (2020)
Scandanavian Weekend Radio info@swradio.net (2022)
Sloppy Joe Radio       sloppyjoeirate@gmail.com (2020)
Space Shuttle Radio    spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com
Speedwing Radio        speedwingradio@gmax.net
Star Radio (England)   starradio02@gmail.com (2022)
Sunlite Radio (Netherlands) qsl@sunlite.nl (2022)
Sycko Radio            SyckoRadio@gmail.com (2021)
Tater Patch Radio      taterpatchradio@taterpatchradio.com (2020)
Technical Man (Netherlands) technicalman@hotmail.nl
Telstar Radio (Euro)   telstarradio@yah0o.com (2021)
Texas Radio Shortwave  texasradiosw@gmail.com (2020)
Toynbee Radio          toynbeeradio@gmail.com (2018)
Truth Radio Int’l      TRLInternational@protnmail.com (2021)
Two Dog Radio          twodogradio@gmail.com (2021)
The Vault (Euro)       vaultshortwave@mail.com (2021)
Undercover Radio       undercoverradio@gmail.com (2022)
Voice of Next Thursday voiceofnextthursday@gmail.com (2021)
Voice of Oz            thefoxsw@aol.com (2020)
Voice of Pancho Villa  mysteryirateradio@gmail.com (2021)
Voice of Pearl Harbor  voiceofpearlharbor@gmail.com
Voice of Uncle Don     thevoiceofuncledon@gmail.com
Voice of Vrillon (Euro) thevoiceofvrillon@gmail.com
Voice of Weird Al      voiceofweirdal@gmail.com
WDDR Drunken DJ Radio  drunkenradiopirate@gmail.com
WEAK                   WEAKradio@gmail.com
WLG We Love Girls      stationWLG@gmail.com
WMBR                   marinbrodcasters@gmail.com (2022)
World Cup Radio (Euro) worldcupradio@gmx net
WREC Radio Free East Coast  WRECradio@gmail.com
XFM                    xfmshortwave@gmail.com (2022)
XTC Shortwave, Xenon Transmitting Co. (Euro)
                       xtcshortwave@googlemail.com
Zeppelin Radio         zeppelinradiosw@yahoo.com

Obsolete:

Doctor Tim (Euro)      doctortim@t-online.de
EM Radio (Euro)        emradio@gmx.net
Jodel Piraat (Euro)    jodelpiraat@gmx.net
Radio Anonymous        radionnonymous@hotmail.com
Radio Bella Italia (Italy) radiobellaitalia@gma.net
Radio BZN (Euro)       radiobzn@gmx.net
Radio Dummy Load (Euro) radiodummyload@gmx.net
Radio Easter Bunny     radioeasterbunny@gmx.net
Radio Free Mars        radiofreemars@gmail.com
Radio March Music (Euro) radiomarchmusic@gmx.net
Radio Olympia (Euro)   radioolympia@gmx.net
Reggae Radio           raggaeradio@gmx.net
Rammstein Radio (Euro) rammsteinradio@gmx.net
Trance AM (Euro)       tranceam@gmx.net
Trans-Atlantic Broadcast transatlanticbroadcast@gmx.net

Website for Euro addresses: [ukdxer.webs.com]
(dated 2023)

Latest update: 24-January-2023

--------------------------------------------------------------

--986’s, HF