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Pirate Radio identifications of 2025

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The identifications of the pirate radio broadcasts, which have been receivable at my remote QTH during 2025 I'm using only my own remote QTH equipment located 100 kilometers to the north from Helsinki, Finland. On July 29:th 2025 a lightning strike destroyed my router. Fairly soon after having a new router I was able to continue dx:ing locally. Getting back to dx:ing remotely from my city QTH took about two months with computer operating system and several other software renewals plus other hardware improvements. The total of identifications amounts to 254. I have tried to filter out pirate station relays via licensed broadcasters as well as relays of licensed broadcasters via pirate stations. Following identifications have been counted in. Se veral identifications on the same line have been counted as one. Identifications are marked by the receiving wavelength: on shortwave (SW), on mediumwave (MW) and on both (SW+MW) Alabama M Alcapone M Armada M Avia S AC / DC ...
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Log 2025-12-31

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W ednesday 2025-12-31, New Year's Eve Wednesday 2025-12-31, New Year's Eve Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peaks at 13-13.30 UTC, Bz erratic: -1 .. +8 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6260      14.23     Scotland Int., S8 - S9+5, Siouxsie & The Banshees - Arabian Knights, "This is RSI", email, other carrier to freq covering for 2 minutes, The Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love, 14.50: Delerium - Innocente 6295      14.29     pres. JT, S7-9, Marty Robbins - Don't Worry, Dutch waltz, hurdy gurdy waltz, Robert Mizzell - Rose of my Heart, "Rote Rosen rote Lippen roter Wein"-song 6280      14.32     XTC, S3-5, S0 Hope on freq occ. covering, rock, 18.34: talking, rock, 16.41: English hosting, id 16.42, Police - Walking on the Moon, 14.53: The Wombats - Moving to New York 6321      14.39     Delta 48, S5-7, occ. ute 6318-28, Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking, Status Quo - In The Army Now, 1...
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Log 2025-12-30

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Tuesday 2025-12-30 Unsettled ionosphere, G1-peaks at 15-16.30 UTC, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from Türkiye +S1-2, floor MW=S1 5835     14.15     pres. Evropa (UKR), S5-7, ute 5837-42, Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love, James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing, Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me, Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On, The Count Basie Orchestra - Idaho 6285      14.49     Ronalisa, S4-6, Leni & Ludwig - Liebe macht das Leben schön, Mario Mathy - Echo of a Friend, 14.51: talking, The Jumping Jewels - Irish Washerwoman + id, Marion Maerz - Music Box Dancer 6235      16.00     pres. R. Billy Beun, S3-5, De Rohu's - Het leven begint bij 40, Amigos - Angel Eyes, Martin - Raio Robot 6340      16.06     unid, S1-3, occ. ute 6336-41, rock tracks, 16.11: covered by ute 6325-55, ass. MAR 1620      16.32      Alabama, ...
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Log 2025-12-29

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Monday 2025-12-29 Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +4 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1 6270      14.19     Ronalisa, S5-8, occ. ute 6270-80, Koto- Dragon's Legend + id + greez to De Kat, Carrierwave, 14.25: Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou, music id-jingle, Alan Walker - Faded, 15.56: greez, Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), The Sunstreams - Lieve Frans Ik Schrijf Je Hier, The Power Station - Some Like It Hot 5880      16.04     unid, S5-8, Dutch song, Marlous - Dans Een Laatste Keer Met Mij, 16.09: moved to 5885, occ. other carrier on freq, Priscilla Ophof - In De Wolken, Wimmie Bouma - Dat Kan Jij Wel, 16.15: talking, Manuel - Ik Ben Een Dromer, 16.38: Barry Ryan - Eloise, The Rigthteous Brother - Unchained Melody, part of Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella, Desmond Dekker - Israelites, 16.47: Roger Miller - King Of The Road 1656      16.24     Boomerang, S2-6, id, Fri...
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Log 2025-12-28

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Sunday 2025-12-28 Unsettled ionosphere, Bz negative since 3 UTC, currently -3 .. 0 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6925      08.07     Enterprise, S4-6, Boney M. - Auld Lang Syne, id-jingle, Bryan Adams - Christmas Time, Céline Dion - I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day) Fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -2 .. +5 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1 6290      14.44     Lowland, S6-8, QSO Delta 48, Gibson Brothers - Non Stop Dance, Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful, cd 14.47 6305      14.49     Delta 48, QSO Lowland + inst. "Bonanza" theme, id 14.52, Guitar King - Atlantis 6204,6   16.00     unid / R. Rainbow Int., S5-7, occ. ute 6200-05, jingle, Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control, jingle, 16.05- carrier only, 16.12: J.Vincent Edwards - Run To the Sun, "XXX, where good old times just keep coming", 16.15- carrier only, 16.16: "Radio Rainbow International", Marmalade - Rainbow, 16.19:...
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Log 2025-12-27

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Saturday 2025-12-27 Latest G1-peaks at 5-9 UTC, fairly calm ionosphere, Bz: -5 .. +2 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, floor MW=S1 5835      14.23     pres. R. Evropa (UKR), S5-7, Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Black, Heisenberg & The Albuquerque Kingpins - It's Such a Good Night, Alexander feat. RZA - Truth, The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow, 16.05: Skryabin - Вибач - Алло, 16.29: Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - Hey Porter, S6-8 6300      15.54     unid / Skyline Radio Germany, S8-S9+5, occ. ute 6290-6310, Cockney Rejects - Oi! Oi! Oi!, id, Angelic Upstarts - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 6325      15.59     Weekend Music, S4-6, occ. ute 6325-35, present program section ending and a new one starting 5880      16.09     Magdalena, S5-7, occ. ute 5799-5883, Marlous - Jij Alleen Jij, Jan Booi - Ze Blijft Maar Draaien, Priscilla Ophof - In De Wolken, id 16.26, ...
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Log 2025-12-26

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Friday 2025-12-26, Boxing Day G1-peaks at 3-7 UTC, Bz: -3 .. +1 nT, noise: floor SW=S0 6195      08.00     RealMix / Igloo, S9+5 - S9+15, Christmas Programme Radio Igloo Xmas2025 Special, 2025-12-26, 8.00 UTC, 6195 kHz via RealMix Radio >> G1-peaks at 15.30-16 UTC, Bz: 0 .. +3 nT, noise: floor SW=S0, static crashes from the Strait of Sicily, the Tyrrhenian Sea +S1-2, floor MW=S1 6300      15.55     Taxus, S6-8, id-jingles, in English and "Je luistert naar de Taxus Radio op de kortegolf", Dutch versions of "I'm a Believer" and "Rosegarden" 6340      16.02     MAR, S4-6, Helmut Zacharias - Tokyo Melody, "You're tuned to MAR", The Teardrop Explodes - Reward 6320      16.06     unid, S6-8, Toto -Africa, Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - Enola Gay, cd 16.12 6235      16.14     unid, S3-5, Dutch song, Die Flippers - Mama Mia, Mieke - Ik ...
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