I've been listening to Utopia for many years now and just recently I found a calendar from the station that dates back to the mid-90s, together with a load of stickers and qsls. When we were in the Netherlands last year we paid Mr Utopia a visit and he took us to see some other pirates in his area. We also talked about my visit nearly 20 years earlier when I slept in a tent in his garden! Good times.
Well I haven't posted any logs for a while, so here's what I've been listening to recently. Unless stated, the radio was the usual Lowe HF225 with the outdoor loop antenna, and all times are UTC:
Saturday, September 21, 2013 (Pye valve radio)
1665 2347 Polkaman 34333 music programme
1648 2347 Moby Dick 55544 music programme
1620 2347 Utopia 55444 music programme
1670 2359 Bravo Sierra 24442 music programme
1625 0100 Batavier 54544 music programme
Thursday, September 19, 2013
1646 1747 Hennie Veldwijk 25322 qsoing
1645 1751 Joepie De Boskabouter 35333 qsoing
1476 1807 Poema 33533-44544 music programme
1645 1819 Casablanca (Twente) 35333 qsoing, music programme later
1635 1905 Nova 4 44444-55544 music programme
1615 1912 Mustang 55444 music programme
1640 1918 Pecon 54544 report for Casablanca
1648 1925 Turfsteker 45444 qsoing
1646 2046 Vrolijke Mijnwerker 55544 music programme
1620 2048 Marskramer (Friesland) 44334 music programme
1652 2051 Uniek 33443-44444 music programme
1476 2051 Edelkampioen 33433 music programme
1625 2113 Batavier 44434-54544 music programme
1620 2116 Anton 54544 music programme with English tunes
1647 2149 Jeneverstoker 35333 report for Mijnwerker
1654 2151 Studio 69 34333 music programme
1654 2224 Santana 43543 report for Uniek
1656 2230 Classic (Romax) 44444-55444 asking for report
1629 2246 Noordzee 45444 report for Anton
1620 2256 Noordzee 34433-55544 qsoing
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
1648 2002 Turfsteker 35333 music programme
1668 2002 Witte Reus 35443 music programme
1620 2003 Ruisbreker 34433 music programme
1593 2019 Batavia 21521 music programme
1615 2023 Batavier 34543-55544 testing
1655 2026 Witte Raaf 55544 music programme
1630 2042 Sluwe Vos 45444 music programme
1630 2100 Anton 55555 music programme
1665 2105 Philadelphia 24222 music programme
1638 2123 Bluebird 55555 music programme
Monday, September 16, 2013
1662 1747 Oldtimer 33433-44444 music programme
1636 1754 Pandora 34533-45554 music programme
1625 1959 Batavier 45444-55444 music programme
1640 2011 Marrianne 35333-45444 music programme
1647 2012 Nachtzwerver 24322 qsoing
1665 2016 Philadelphia 24322-35333 music programme
1637 2018 Uitzendkracht 34333 qsoing
1650 2031 Witte Raaf 45444 music programme
1630 2046 Napoleon 45434-55434 music programme
1635 2049 Toulouse 34333-44444 qsoing
1610 2111 Anton 54444-55555 music programme
1638 2236 Bluebird 55555 music programme
1630 2245 Monte Carlo 33433-44444 report for Anton
Sunday, September 15, 2013
1615 1751 Batavier 35443-45454 music programme with Mustang and Vloedgolf
1645 1752 Noordzee 23342-34443 qsoing
1636 1807 Meteoor 35333, 45554 at 1822
1655 1814 Ijsvogel 35443-45444 qsoing
1629 1826 Speedygonzales met Mexicano 55444 music programme
1645 1829 Grutte Pier 34333, 45444 at 1841, 55444 at 2125 music programme
1640 1841 Veronica 35333-45444 music programme
1611 2005 Batavia 33443, 45344 at 2138 music programme
1625 2008 Napoleon 45444-55555 music programme
1640 2205 Monte Carlo 44444 report for Veronica
1620 2217 Kolibrie 23422 report for Veronica
1647 2329 Jeneverstoker 44444 report for Grutte Pier
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
1645 2003 Kaaiman 34443 music programme
1671 2004 Bravo Sierra 23322 music programme
1620 2005 King 34443-44444 music programme
1617 2045 Blauwe Panter 22222 music programme
1640 2102 Noordzee 45434-55544 music programme
1629 2115 Calipso 55544-55555 music programme
1666 2119 Philadelphia 24332 music programme
1650 2142 Monte Carlo 45434-55444 report for Noordzee
1625 2145 Noordzee 42543 asking for report
Monday, September 9, 2013
1611 2239 Batavia 33433-44444 music programme
1625 2240 Batavier 55544-55555 music programme
1650 2250 Monte Carlo 55544 asking for report
1653 2252 Jeneverstoker 24222
1636 2305 Sluwe Vos 34333-45444 testing
1655 2335 Jeneverstoker 35333 report for Sluwe Vos
Sunday, September 8, 2013
1685 2257 Bravo Sierra 22332-34333 music programme
1638 2259 Bluebird 55444-55555 music programme
Saturday, September 7, 2013 (Pye valve radio)
1635 2344 Jeneverstoker 34333 report for Babylona
1648 2345 Moby Dick 55444 music programme
1617 2352 Blauwe Panter 22322 music programme
Thursday, September 5, 2013
1645 2255 Soerabaya 35343-45344 qsoing
1638 2255 Bluebird 55344-55444 music programme
1650 2255 Monte Carlo 55444 qsoing
1653 2330 Jeneverstoker 35333-45343 report for Bluebird
1665 2335 Philadelphia 24322 qsoing
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
1611 2153 Batavia 33433-44444 music programme
1638 2153 Bluebird 55555 music programme
1654 2154 Noordzee 45444 music programme
1646 2222 Soerabaya 23432-34443 report for Noordzee
1665 2224 Philadelphia 25342-35343 report for Noordzee
1653 2231 Jeneverstoker 25332-35333 report for Noordzee
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
1633 2138 Barcelona 54554 qsoing
1665 2138 Polkaman 44444 at 2251 music programme
1636 2206 Nachtzwerver 23432-35333 qsoing
1620 2207 Noordzee 55544-55555 qsoing
1645 2223 Noordzee 55544 qsoing
1650 2234 Monte Carlo 35333-45454 qsoing
Monday, September 2, 2013
1611 2004 Meteoor 44544 qsoing
1640 2008 Professor Sickbok 45444-55544 qsoing
1645 2008 Turftrekker 34433 music programme
1661 2009 Oldtimer 44444 music programme
1648 2012 Turfsteker 34433 qsoing
1633 2012 Vrijevogel 24432 qsoing
1637 2013 Nachtzwerver 35443 qsoing
1625 2024 Noordzee 45444-55555 music programme
1655 2026 Valkenster 45444 qsoing
1650 2030 Vliegende Schotel 45444 qsoing
1619 2045 Saporro 22432-33433 report for Turfsteker
1638 2057 Bluebird 44434-55555 music programme
1645 2123 Spakenburg 45434-55544 music programme
1633 2144 Barcelona 44544-55555 music programme
1650 2213 Monte Carlo 54444 qsoing
1656 2224 Romax 45444 qsoing
1646 2253 Soerabaya 34443-35443 qsoing
1653 2316 Jeneverstoker 34433-45444 qsoing
Sunday, September 1, 2013
1638 2021 Wadloper 44444 music programme
1647 2022 Witte Tornado 45444-55555 music programme
1512 2032 Tempico 43533 music programme
1620 2034 Napoleon 35433-45444 music programme
1650 2255 Monte Carlo 34433 qsoing
1652 2310 Jeneverstoker 35433-45444 music programme
1646 2330 Soerabaya 25332-35333 asking for report
1636 0026 Pandora 55544-55555 music programme
Thursday, August 29, 2013
1638 2209 Bluebird 55544-55555
1652 2210 Uniek 34443-44444 music programme
1657 2211 Jan Tabac 55444 qsoing
1627 2229 Monte Carlo 55544 testing and asking for report
1625 2236 Amigo 34543 asking for report
1650 2238 Noordzee 55544-55555 report for Uniek
1651 2241 Monte Carlo 44544 qsoing
1652 2249 Jeneverstoker 35443 qsoing
1633 2252 Barcelona 53543-55555 music programme
1664 2308 Philadelphia 34443 qsoing
1650 2310 Soerabaya 35343 qsoing
1647 2341 Monte Carlo 55454-55555 qsoing
Observations
- Batavier signed on 1625 at 0200 local time this morning (September 22). I am now tuned to him as I type and he's coming in really well. Apparently he has just returned home after an evening of female company and thought he would switch on his transmitter!
- With the days slowly becoming shorter I can start to hear the Dutch pirates a little earlier in the day. While many pirates will only broadcast at night, some only broadcast in the daytime, so I don't get to hear them very often. On Thursday it was nice to hear Vennie Veldwijk again, along with a new name for me Joepie De Boskabouter
- It's always interesting to hear pirates in-band, so as well as hearing Poema and Edelkampioen recently on 1476 it made a nice change to hear Batavia on 1593. The frequency is far from clear here, with various legal stations audible during darkness, but I could just about make out the station from the north of Holland coming through
- There have been some real powerhouse signals audible here recently. Radio Anton has been incredibly strong both times I've heard him in the last few days, and it made a nice change to hear him with plenty of English music on Thursday night. That same day, Turfsteker was peaking with his best-ever signal here. I'm not sure if he has increased his power, but he was coming in with 45444 and sounding great
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