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Howdy all & welcome to PiPa#197! (This is just the cover sheet, PiPa #197
should either be an attached file to this or should follow right after my
own greetings & name). If you only get the cover letter & not PiPa#197, drop
me a line...it's happened a few X....

News
The big news here is that I've been busy & away & I'm just starting to get
in gear. My apologies for the late issue this time, but I'll try to get
everything together for the next issue (including the RFI! page).

That's it for now, see ya & 73fr,
Andrew              ayoder@xxxxxxx


PiPa #197   POB 840             8/9/97
      Mont Alto, PA 17237
      ayoder@xxxxxxx
      http://www.frn.net/rfi

Dline for #198: Send logs out no later than 8/18

PiPa #197 contains logs from FRW #81/82 + some more

GOOD NEWS FOR QSL WHORE-HOUNDS:
Two of the most widely heard stations of recent history are now verifying. As promised, Radio Metallica Worldwide QSLs are starting to show up in listeners' mailboxes.  And WARR QSLs landed in Michael Folk's and Charlie Crawford's mailboxes this week.

RADION FREE LONDON WEBSITE:
The full Radio Free London web site hopefully will be up and running this week at http://193.63.162.100/gh/sw/RFL.html 

WEINER RADIOSHIP PROJECT MOVES AHEAD. During an interview on the Howard Stern show July 25th, Allan Weiner said the ocean going tug Electra is being outfitted as a radioship at a shipyard in Boston. Plans are for the ship to be ready to set sail by the end of the summer to a Caribbean location. The email address for info is: MVelectra@xxxxxxxx

LOGGINGS:
ALTERED STATES RADIO-Merlin
6955U 2137-2220 08-02 David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" and "Lady Stardust," Beavis and Butthead, I Got You Babe & "Amish Paradise" (Folk-KY)(222 Smolinski-MD)(242 Zeller-OH)(poor Nauta-MI)(252 Silvi-OH)(454 Crawford-KY)(252 Frodge-MI)(fair Prindle,NY)
6955U 1240-1257 08-03 (poor Wolfish-ON)(Folk-KY)(353 Silvi-OH)(Prindle,NY)

FRIDAY RADIO-Providence
6955U *2212-2258 08-01 Usual yelling about it being Friday; mx by Kiss and Heart (fair Wolfish-ON)(312 Haston)(111 Smolinski-MD)(fair Majewski-CT)(353 Crawford-KY)(232 Jurrens-TX)

FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE-BRS
6956U 0202-0250 08-03 Beatles "Ob La Di-Ob La Da"; into QSO w/other stns (fair Wolfish-ON)(433 Haston,SC)(343 Zeller-OH)(Majewski-CT)(524 Jurrens-TX)(444/333 Gt to hear Major Spook again! Doehner,TX)

GOOD GRIEF RADIO-Maildrop Info Unknown
6955U 1803-1805* 08-03 music, ID and off (fair Russell-MI)

HAROLD KRISHNA'S MX SERVICE-Stoneham
6955U 2252-2304* 07-31 REM and Nirvana songs; audio by hams at end (poor Wolfish-ON)

KOLD Stoneham
6955U 07-23 0100-0141 Ella Fitzgerald show; QRM from Jolly Green Radio testing and/or calling for QSOs on the same frequency, completely oblivious to the fact that KOLD was airing a show (fr Wolfish-ON)(252 Silvi- OH)(423 Jurrens-TX)

JERRY RIGGED RADIO-Providence
6955U *0127-0130* 08-04 Organ mx, into ID. Said would s/off and return in AM w/10 watts on
6940 kHz. Heard something there with rock mx but couldn't ID it (242 Zeller-OH)(152 Silvi-OH)(453 Crawford-KY)
6955U 0401-0411* 08-04 Underdog and Simon Bar Sinister program (252 Crawford-KY)

KRAP-BRS
6955 0152-0226 08-03 Playing rock, country and Xmas mx; said they might try higher freqs (544 Haston-SC)(strong Knerr-OH)(544 Comeau-MA)(good Majewski-CT)(413 Jurrens-TX)

LASER HOT HITS-Merlin [North American Relay]
6955U 2142-2211 08-01 Noted w/"The Voice" by the Moody Blues (poor Wolfish-ON)(Folk-KY)(352 Crawford-KY)(222 Frodge-MI)

LOUNGE LIZARD RADIO-Providence
6955U 07/26-27 2355-0026* Program #3 from the Zeller Lounge in the Lance Motor Inn in Cleveland with mx by Al Martino, Mel Torme Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr.; cocktail recipes given; cameo ID by Bram Stoker (343 Brandt- GERMANY)(gd Greenall-ON)(pr-fr Axelrod-MB)(fr Russell-MI)(333 Smolinski- MD)(252 Silvi-OH)(312 Jurrens-TX)(Bernth,NY)(Prindle,NY)
6955U *0014-0046* 08-02 DJ Dean Soundgarden spinning Tom Jones, Mel Torme, and White Zombie tunes (Good Wolfish-ON)(433 Haston,SC)(343 Filipkowski-RI)(343 Zeller-OH)(poor Axelrod-MB)(clear Knerr-OH)(353 Silvi-OH)(342 Crawford-KY)(323 Jurrens-TX)(232 Frodge-MI)

MYSTERY RADIO Stoneham
6955U 07-24 0310-0345* techno dance mx program (Yoder-PA)(443 Crawford-KY)(312 Jurrens-TX)
6955 u 07-25 0329-0404* Bealtes instrumental tunes, talk about relaxation by om & yl (342 Crawford-KY)(323 Jurrens-TX)
6955U 07-29 *0308-0352* instrumental version of Beatles tunes like "I'll Follow The Sun" and "I Want You-She's So Heavy" (pr Wolfish-ON)(Yoder- PA)(333 McClintock-MN)(323 Jurrens-TX)
6956U *0333-0415 08-03 Instrumental covers of Beatles songs such as "Hey Bulldog", "A Day In The Life" (poor Wolfish-ON)(242 Zeller-OH)(fair Russell-MI)(353 Silvi-OH)(352 Crawford-KY)(323 Jurrens-TX)

NATIVE AMERICAN BROADCASTING/CHEROKEE RADIO--BRS
6955U 0407-0450 08-02 Mx, including Black Hole Sun (413 Jurrens-TX)

NOT RADIO METALLICA WORLDWIDE address? Please QSL?
6955U 07-22 0012-0019* ID and list of things the station won't do, played song "You Just Keep Me Hanging On" (232 Please QSL Filipkowski-RI)

RADIO CONDOM INTERNATIONAL-Maildrop Info Unknown
6955U 0143-0206 08-01 Testing? (252 PSE QSL Silvi-OH)
6955U 0044-0049 08-02 Came on over Lounge Lizard R.; claimed to be from NJ (fair Wolfish-ON)(Folk-KY)

RADIO ECLIPSE Providence
6955U 07-23 0348-0415 "Coming Out" show (323 Jurrens-TX)
6955U 07-23 0534-0538 played Sweet's "Love Is Like Oxygen" for us! (323 Jurrens-TX) [I always liked that song! ...njw]
6955U 07-26 *2158-2228* Steve Mann playing Anthrax, The Verve Pipe and The Ramones songs; "News Of The Week" segment (444 Filipkowski-RI)(Yoder-PA)(pr-fr Axelrod-MB)(444 Smolinski-MD)(McClintock-MN)(Bernth,NY)
6955U 07-27 *0338-0407* music/mailbag show (fr Russell-MI)(454 McClintock-MN)(423 Jurrens-TX)(252 Gatzke,Germany)
6955U 07-28 *0159-0227* "a one-take show", Ted Kazinzki Maildrop, Cunanan's Secret hit list, thx to RF Speech, WREC, & R.Tellus (352 Crawford-KY)(fr/storm Russell-MI)(454 McClintock-MN)(Bernth,NY)(434 Bickel,KY)
6955U 0119-0121 07-31 ID as test (strong Majewski-CT)
6955U *0235-0316* 08-02 Repeat of "One Take Show", mx by Verve Pipe, Jerry Lee Silvi, Anthrax, Ramones. Steve Mann did a quick impersonation of Dr. Tornado at s/on (good Wolfish-ON)(333 Haston-SC)(fair Axelrod-MB)(313 Jurrens-TX)
6955U 0219-0228 08-04 Short show, so Steve Mann could get to writing QSLs (strong Knerr)
6955U *0337-0405* 08-05 Mx by Dead Milkmen, Blues Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, etc (453 Crawford-KY)

RADIO FREE EUPHORIA
6955U 07-27 0106-0149 pro-pot songs; same show as 7/12 at 0142 UTC (fr-gd Greenall-ON)(444 Filipkowski-RI)(S5/343 Folk-KY)(333 Brandt-GERMANY)(Yoder-PA)(fr Axelrod-MB)(fr Russell-MI)(222 Biggar-Scotland)(444 Smolinski-MD)(353 Silvi-OH)(Jurrens-TX)(333 Williams,AL)(Bickel,KY)(Prindle,NY)

RADIO METALLICA WORLDWIDE Blue Ridge Summit 
11885 07-23 2132-2140 rock mx (453 Crawford-KY)
6955 07-24 0354-0412 Billy Idol mx, talk of all the recep. rpts. "Sledgehammer" by P. Gabriel (443 Crawford-KY) 
6955 07-24 2327-0018* Dr. Tornado w/pgm of rock and some TV themes such as George of the Jungle. Says he's sent out 200 QSL's so far via BRS. Also said he'd burned out a plate choke in his xmtr, recently repaired, accounting for his inactivity for a few days (555 Zeller-OH)(222 Jurrens-TX)(342 Gatzke,Germany)
11885 07-25 0350-0417* rap style mx, Flinstones & Woody Woodpecker themes (342 Crawford-KY)
6955 07-26 1309-1400 100th or so anny show.  Zappa, King Missle, ment
Ridgecrest Summer Camp tent #5, Secret Agent theme, pitch for 25m bdcsts (vg Greenall-ON)(vgd Wolfish-ON)(222 Smolinski-MD)(455 Silvi-OH)(Bernth,NY)(141 Williams,AL)
6955 07-26 1930-2010 same show as earlier (good Russell-MI)(455 Silvi-OH)
6945 07-27 0020-0037+ testing here and also on nearby 6942 and 6943 (gd Greenall-ON)(gd Russell-MI)(511 Smolinski-MD)(455 Silvi-OH)(524 Bickel,KY)
6955 07-27 *0151-0333* on with Weird Al's "Trigger Happy" song; comedy by Sam Kinison, Rodney Dangerfield; Dr. Tornado's getting a bit slicker, he's now ancing the address, etc. over instr mx beds (242 Filipkowski-RI)(444 Folk-KY)(gd Axelrod-MB)(Yoder-PA)(242 Comeau-MA)(242 Iversen-PARAGUAY)(strong Russell-MI)(444 Biggar Scotland)(555 Silvi-OH)(343 Williams,AL)(353 Gatzke,Germany)
6955 07-27 0510 also heard at KIWI HQ (Barclay-NEW ZEALAND)
6955 07-29 2250+ playing mx by Ace of Base (fr Wolfish-ON)
6955 0320-0517 07-31 Talk about something toasting on his transmitter (414 Jurrens-TX)
6955U 0222-0230 08-02 Old novelty songs, in AM, but switched to USB (good Axelrod-MB)
6955 8-2 0550-0620 Plenty ids, requesting reception reports and offering QSLs (Ormandy,NZ)
6955 1856-1940 08-03 Usual stuff (555 Silvi-OH)

RADIO ONE Belfast
6950 07-27 0112-0131* Very pro with B-side oldies and a spot for a 1953 Dodge, sed has new QSLs (gd Greenall-ON)(xlnt Yoder-PA)(gd Russell-MI)(544 Smolinski-MD)(554 Silvi-OH)(Gt show! 544 Bickel,KY)

RADIO TELLUS Providence
6955U 07-29 *0408-0416* mx about they shall plant vineyards and drink wine, then attempted QSO with R. Eclipse but never heard (342 Crawford-KY)
6955U 07-29 0431-0522* mx: Copperhill Road, Sunset Superman, mx by Led Zepplin, Metallica, dedication to the Jurrens of Katy Texas, gave FCC toll free number for on the air reception reports :-)(443 Crawford-KY)(fr Wolfish- ON)(323 Jurrens-TX)

R. THREE
6955U 6-26 2200 (343 Williams,AL)

RADIO TORNADO WORLDWIDE
6955 07-22 2330+ Sporadic soundbytes of Dr. Tornado as well as backwards dialogue (fr Wolfish-ON)
6955U 07-26 0101-0106 "Secret Agent Man" theme. PSE QSL.(444 Folk-KY)
6955U 07-26 *1400-1415 After RMWW w/endless loop of "Secret Agent Man" and Dr. Tornado talking about the government controlling our weather; Yogi Bear and Flintsones TV themes also (fr Wolfish-ON)(333 Smolinski-MD)(252 Silvi-OH)(Bernth,NY)(141 Williams,AL)
6955U 07-26 *2137-2153* "Secret Agent Man" tape loop and various dialogue by Dr. Tornado of RMWW repeated over and over (fair Alexander-ON)(weak Yoder-PA)(pr Axelrod-MB)(333 Smolinski-MD)(352 Silvi-OH)
6955U 07-27 *0027-0100* On while RMWW was testing on
6945 with Munsters and Lost In Space TV themes played backwards and forwards (fr- gd Greenall-ON)(343 Brandt-GERMANY)(444 Filipkowski-RI)(gd Axelrod-MB)(fr Russell-MI)(333 Biggar-Scotland)(444 Smolinski-MD)(353 Silvi-OH)(311 Jurrens-TX)(333 Williams,AL)(gd Bickel,KY)
6955U 07-27 *1258-1314* repeat of 7/26 at 1404 (pr Wolfish-ON)(344 Please QSL Filipkowski-RI)(433 Frodge-MI)
6955U 07-29 *2303 on after RMWW went off with Batman theme played backwards and forwards (fr Wolfish-ON)(Prindle,NY)
6955U *2355-0011* 08-01 Usual Secret Agent mx soundbed and audio clips from RMWW (fair Wolfish-ON)(242 Zeller-OH)(poor Axelrod-MB)(353 PSE QSL Silvi-OH)(252 Crawford-KY)(222 Frodge-MI)
6955U *2250-2310* 08-02 Usual audio bits of disjointed dialog from R. Metallica (poor Wolfish-ON)(242 Zeller-OH)(232 Brandt-Ger)(Majewski-CT)(252 Silvi-OH)(242 Crawford)(252 Frodge-MI)

RADIO XANAX Stoneham
6955 07-27 *2225-2304* played "Don't Worry Be Happy" at sign on and sign off (422 Smolinski-MD)(222 Lobdell-MA)
6955U 0143-0257 07-30 "Don't Worry..."Lots of talk (Knerr-OH)(353 Silvi)(111 Jurrens-TX)(thx to everybody in FRN Chat for ID 222 Bickel,KY)
6955U 0128-0200 07-31 OM & YL DJs w/mail pgm. Talk about the drug Xanax (fair Greenall-ON)(Knerr-OH)(211 Jurrens-TX)(Bickel,KY)
6955U 0104-0150* 08-02 "Don't Worry, Be Happy", talk about the dangers of the Xanax drug (422 Smolinski-MD)(Knerr-OH)(252 Silvi-OH)(232 Frodge-MI)
6955U 0012-0051* 08-03 S/on and off w/"Don't Worry, Be Happy"; played "Stuck In The Middle" by Stealer's Wheel (fair Wolfish-ON)(322 Haston-SC)(242 Filipkowski-RI)(333 Hoffmann-Ger)(232 Brandt-Ger)(poor Russell-MI)(252 Silvi-OH)(251 Crawford-KY)(gd Prindle,NY)
6955U 1421-1501 08-03 Report on Xanax; "Better Living through chemistry" (252 Zeller-OH)(poor Russell-MI)(252 Silvi-OH)(fr/gd Prindle,NY)
6955U 0122-0202 08-04 Repeat, but stronger and clearer (Knerr-OH)

TAKE IT EASY RADIO-Maildrop Info Unknown
6955U 07-26 0500-0530 a new station testing with Eagles music and a live announcer with a heavy Southern accent, wholikes to sing along with the music. He's like a Southern version of Kim Hawk of Starshine Radio! (vgd Yoder-PA)(322 Jurrens-TX)(242 Williams,AL)
6955U 1049-1051* 08-02 Said was live broadcast, played mx by Eagles (343 PSE QSL Filipkowski-RI)
6955U 1122-1137* 08-02 Mx by Blues Brothers mx; mention of Pop Comm and MT. Host laughed alot and sang along with the mx (344 PSE QSL Filipkowski-RI)
6955U *1143-1208 08-02 Played country rock mx (244 Filipkowski-RI)(444 PSE QSL Smolinski-MD)
6955U *1632-1659* 08-02 Eagles rock mx, DJ w/Southern Accent (242 Zeller)(252 Silvi-OH)(fair Prindle,NY)

UP AGAINST THE WALL RADIO-Providence
6955U 2114-2136 08-02 Rush Limbaugh parody; cuckoo clock sounds.(Folk-KY)(242 Zeller-OH)(252 Silvi-OH)(454 Crawford-KY)
6955U 1155-1238 08-03 Different show (Folk-KY)

VOICE OF ANARCHY Blue Ridge Summit
6955 07-25 0042-0059* Leonard Longwire with another repeat of his 4th of July show featuring new VOA theme songs (555 Zeller-OH)(exc Wolfish- ONT)(S9+60 Yoder-PA)(424 Jurrens-TX)(343 better than RMWW Gatzke,Germany)(EHudgins,VA)
6955 07-26 2029-2049+ 4th of July show repeat (S7/444 Folk-KY)(gd Russell-MI)(544 Smolinski-MD)(455 Silvi-OH)

VOICE OF HELL maildrop?
6955U 07-28 2315-2348 music with host St. Lucifer (423 Jurrens-TX)

WLIS-BRS
6955U 07-26 2230-2258* interval signals from Tahiti, Guadeloupe and Turkey; song by The Pretenders (pr/clear Russell-MI)(444 Filipkowski- RI)(Yoder-PA)(pr Axelrod-MB)(333 Smolinski-MD)(252 Silvi-OH)(333 McClintock- MN)(111 Jurrens-TX)(Bernth,NY)(242 Williams,AL)
6955U *0047-0116* 08-02 IS' from V. Of Turkey, Mx by Pretenders (433 Haston,SC)(343 Filipkowski-RI)(Knerr-OH)(222 Comeau-MA)(353 Silvi-OH)(343 Crawford-KY)(222 Jurrens-TX)
6955U *0047-0100 08-03 Jack Boggan playing IS's from Radio Morania, Norway, India; mx by Ray Coniff Singers (fair Wolfish-ON)

WMPR still no maildrop
6955.e 07-27 2201-2222* techno mx, slight overmod? (gd Russell-MI)(fr Wolfish-ON)(fr Alexander-ON)(544 Smolinski-MD)(322 Lobdell-MA)(353 Crawford-KY)(Bernth,NY)(Williams,AL)
6955 2355-0016* 08-02 IDs, techno music (222 Hoffmann-Ger)(232 Frodge-MI)
6955 *1606-1700 08-03 techno (141 Zeller-OH)(good Majewski-CT)(252 Crawford-KY)

WREC-Belfast/BRS
6955U 07-26 2310-2341* replay of 4th of July show (gd Greenall-ON)(444 Filipkowksi-RI)(S4/232 Folk-KY)(232 Brandt-GERMANY)(pr Axelrod-MB)(fr Russell-MI)(243 Biggar-Scotland)(444 Smolinski-MD)(252 Silvi-OH)(111 Jurrens- TX)(Bernth,NY) (Tnx to Chris Smolinski for help 131-232 Bickel,KY)(Prindle,NY)
6955U 0230-0321 08-04 Skits, mx Ren and Stimpy (static Knerr-OH)(212 Jurrens-TX)(Prindle,NY)

WTKF (tent.)--PSE QSL all!
6950.4 7-26 2335-2353* man reading from the "Awful Lawful Guide"; old "Studio B" humor from 1970's, old Jay Marvin tape from 570 Florida, legal case humor. transmission cut short (322 Bickel,KY) (fr-gd Greenall-ON)(gd Russell-MI)(Prindle,NY)

LOGGINGS FROM ACROSS THE POND (The Pacific one)
RADIO JEMIMA Box 16-002, Tamatea, Napier, New Zealand 
7475U 07-27 *0623-0700* pop music, including "I'm Not In Love"; various IDs by man; Radio Jemima is the station that now owns the old KIWI Radio transmitter and has unofficially taken over the job of being the official pirate voice of New Zeland (fr Ross-ON) 

Europe
Laser Hot Hits   2/3 Aug   2306-0013+   6220 am
Tough copy on DJ but mx incl "Everyone's Gone To The Moon," "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me," "A Day In The Life" and "Lite My Fire." Poor/fair (Prindle,NY)

UNIDENTIFIED LOGGINGS--PSE QSL all!
6955.2 07-22 0125-0137* live Grateful Dead tunes; gone at 0137 with no ID heard (fr Axelrod-MB)(444 McClintock-MN)
6955 07-22 0220-0234 Played several funny parody songs then QRT, No ID heard (354 Silvi-OH) 
6955U 07-27 2335-2348 Voice of ? ;Guns and Roses mx (pr Russell-MI)
6955 7/30  0058-0130 sounded like preacher & associate, w/gospel mx & talk. Another stn apparently objected since he tried to interfere w/whistling etc.  (222 Bernth,NY)
6955U 8-3 1331-1402+
DJ mentioned something about "around the world" & announced Box 1
maildrop. Played the song How Will I Know by Whitney Houstan. Tough copy (Prindle,NY)

QSLS RECEIVED:
Free Hope Experience: 6955 f/d aliens cd w/business cd & very nice letter in 1 month for logging on RFI! News section. Thanks! (AY,PA)

INDIRA CALLING: 6955 f/d skull & map of Rhode Island with Indian placenames QSL sheet in 3 weeks; v/s Vijay Nehru (Filipkowski-RI) SAME nice two sided full data letter in 3 weeks from Vijay Nehru (Greenall-ON) full data skull sheet from Vijay (Frodge-MI)

MYSTERY RADIO: 6955 f/d colorful drawing of guitar cd (design #17) in 45d for log in ACE. v/s The Shadow (Zeller-OH)

RADIO AZTECA: 6955 cd #476 w/folder for US rte 23 in KY re C&W music attractions (Bernth,NY)

RADIO METALLICA WORLDWIDE: 6955 power only (10,000 watts) blue logo cd in 76d v/s Dr. Tornado, who says his rx is a Racal 6790 (Zeller-OH) SAME in 5 weeks (Crawford-KY) 6955, 2 n/d logo cards and personal note on back of one (Russell-MI) SAME (EHudgins,VA)

Radio Tornado Worldwide,
6955, f/d Metallica sheet in 24 days for logs in bulletins, signed by Dr. Shortwave (Zeller-OH) yellow sheet in a month (Smolinski-MD)Card #9 in 4 weeks (Crawford-KY) SAME #11 Thanks! (AY,PA)

VOICE OF JULIET: 6955 f/d pink "don't be a victim" QSL (# 79) in 7 weeks for a logging somewhere; v/s Juliet. Thanks Juliet! (Wolfish-ON) For broadcast of 6/21 on 6950. Too bad, I never heard that show on that freq. Thanks anyway (Bernth,NY) SAME in 12 days for $1. TNX! (Gatzke,Germany)

WARR: 6955 QSL and a "nickle bag" (5 cents wrapped in a plastic bag) from Captain No-Beard (Folk-KY)(same for Crawford-KY in 7 months) SAME marijuana plant sheet and a nickel in a bag in 382 days for a report to Belfast (Zeller-OH)

Orbital Mind Control Satellite,
6955, no time collage of various aliens in 19 days for report to Belfast. Also received patch of hand w/eye in the middle, signed by Capt. Monistat (Zeller-OH)

WRKO Shortwave,
6949.5, full data laminated WRKO logo card in 25 days. Signed by Virgin Boy (Zeller-OH)

KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN MAILDROPS:
Belfast: Box 1, Belfast, NY 14711 BRS: Box 109, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 Huntsville: Box 11522, Huntsville, AL 38514 Merlin: Box 293, Merlin, Ontario NOP 1W0, Canada Providence: Box 28413, Providence, RI 02908 Stoneham: Box 146, Stoneham, MA 02180

COMMENTS: Shawn Axelrod: "Well not a bad week at all. I am beginning to get my fill of Dr. Tornado though..... I feel that quantity such as RMWW is giving us is no excuse for quality. Never has been never will be. I have always enjoyed the pirate stations and some like R Azteca are excellent examples of well thought out well planned broadcasts. NO sacrifice of quality there. Others could take a lesson from such a station"

Rainer Brandt: "A really fantastic Saturday DX night with many US stations being heard in Europe with very strong signals by several people. Excellent conditions here for more than 3 hours! See SINPO of my logs!"

Senor El Nino (from Radio Metallica WW) responding to the editorial in FRW # 80: " Mr. Lobdell you must be a "REAL OLD" dude. People today do not want to listen to ancient rehashed bits from the so called "Good Ol' Days" of pirates. This is straight from the reception reports we have received. P.S. If you didn't like the show you shouldn't have "cranked the noodle" for our cheap QSL"


PLEASE QSL ADDRESSES. 
Ken Alexander: P.O. Box 71553, Aurora, ONT L4G 6S9
John T. Arthur 7994 Rte 19 Belfast, NY 14711
N.Pimblett, 1146 Queen St, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 1B4
D.Ditlow: 3645 Vinton Avenue #3, Los Angeles, CA 90034
K.Alexander: Box 71553, Aurora, ONT L4G 6S9
R.Brandt, Wiesenweg 6, D-29361, Hoefer, Germany
M.Folk, 810 Dalewood, Villa Hills, KY 41017
W.Hassig, 102 N. Russel St., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
M.Leclerc, 16 Salem, Somers, CT 06071
L.Silvi, Box 982, Mentor, Ohio 44061
N.Wolfish, 112-2177 Avenue Rd, Toronto, On M5M 4B7
H.Frodge, 5525 Whitehall St., Midland, MI 48642
D.Greenall: 181 Church Street, Thamesford, ONT N0N 2M0
R.Hunsicker, 1238 Clevel& Avenue, Wyomissing, PA 19610
M.Layden, P.O. Box 123, Rouseville, PA 16344
M.Prindle P.O. Box 51, New Suffolk, NY 11956-0051
T.Mazanec, 18709 Harlan, Maple Hts, OH 
E.Wiley, 144 Leaf Lake Dr., Suwanee, GA 30174
B.Owsley 8439 Boise St. Ventura, CA 93004
S.Axelrod, 30 Becontree Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2N 2X9
J.Coatsworth, RR#3, Merlin, Ontario NOP 1WO, Canada
C.Crawford, 1763 Turnagain Drive, Henderson, KY 42420
C.Smolinski, 4708 Trail Court, Westminster, MD 21158
K.Nauta 1252 Ravanna SE Grand Rapids MI 49508-2504
B.Artman, 515 N. Maryland Ave., W.Chester, PA 19380
R.Doehner, 2511 Raspberry Lane, Pasadena, TX 77502
R/T Jurrens, 19107 Winding Trail, Katy, TX 77449
R.McCarthy, 1520 O'Shaughnessy Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801
A.St.James, PO Box 8414, Terre Haute, IN 47808
M. Eilers P.O. Box 17930, Covington, KY 41017
D.Pearce, PO Box 8162, Brattleboro, VT. 05304
T.Jones, POB 192, Plankinton, SD 57368
M.Pappas, 366 3rd St. SE, Huron, SD 57350
H.Kuhl: Box 110 605, 35351, Giessen, Germany
C.DeWhitt 706 N.Birch Ponca City.OK.74601
G.Maroti, 21 Prospect St., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
G.Greene: 1527 Sunset Avenue, Akron, OH 44111
C.Bernth, PO Box 236, Eastport, NY 11941
B.McClintock, 11481 Blackfoot St NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433
F.Danowski, 95 Meadowbrook Road, Stratford, CT 06497
M.Gatzke, Wiesenstr. 9, D-31157 Sarstedt, Germany.

Contributors to #197: Alexander,ON; Barrera,Argentina; Bernth,NY; Bickel,KY; Biggar,Scotland; Axelrod,MB; Barclay,NZ; Brandt,Germany; Coatsworth,ON; Comeau,MA; Crawford,KY; Deeley,UK; Doehner,TX; Filipkowski,RI; Folk,KY; Frodge,MI; Gatzke,Germany; Greenall,ON; Haston,SC; Hoffmann,Germany; Iverson,Paraguay; Talea and R. Jurrens,TX; Knerr,OH; Lobdell,MA; Majewski,CT; McClintock,MN; Nauta,MI; Senor El Nino; Ormandy,NZ; Prindle,NY; Ross,ON; Russell,MI; Sea,Hi; Silvi,OH; Smolinski,MD; Walker,UK; Williams,AL; Wolfish,ON, Zeller,OH & AY,PA

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Logs from Martin Deeley, UK: 
Here are my logs for Sunday 27 July:
3937Khz  Unidentified (Dutch, ?-2200 UTC on 26/7/97)
5780Khz  Radio Free London (another test TX, 0920-0945 UTC) 
5800Khz  Ozone International (generally weak, but peaked around 1200 UTC)
5805Khz  Weekend Music Radio (very weak, QRM from Ozone)
6211Khz  Unidentified (Dutch)
6220Khz  Laser Hot Hits
6245Khz  Jolly Roger Radio (Britain Radio International)
6266Khz  UK Radio
6271Khz  Radio Dr Tim (German)
6300Khz  The Farmers from Holland</pre></p>

Conditions on the 48m band were truely crap!  Many stations were
buried in the noise and were not listenable.

What on earth is going on around 5800/5805, not only were conditions
bad but the two stations were doing there best to wipe each other out!

I am not sure 5780 is a good frequency for RFL to use, it is occupied
by a strong utility station at night and so would not be a good idea for
the overnight transmissions we enjoy from this otherwise excellent station.

Here are my logs for Sunday 3 August:
3905Khz  Radio Blue Star (Dutch, 2130-? UTC on 2/8/97)
5800Khz  Ozone International (generally weak, but lost in RFL sidebands)
5805Khz  Radio Free London
6220Khz  Laser Hot Hits
6245Khz  Jolly Roger Radio
6266Khz  UK Radio (best signals for some time - real 70's timewarp radio!)
6285Khz  Unidentified (0930-? UTC, old Radio London tapes from 14 August
1967)
6300Khz  The Farmers from Holland (0937-? UTC)
6305Khz  Unidentified (0900-? UTC, lost in splatter from 6300 at 0937UTC)

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LOGLIST:
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FREQ.	STATION			HOURS / UTC	PROGRAMME/INFO		SINPO
=============================================================================
July 20th, 1997 (Sunday) UK updaters
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6235	Laser Hot Hits		09.45-		E, pops			33333
6235	KIWI R.			11.36-		E, pops, via JRR	44444
6295	Laser Hot Hits		10.36-		E, pops			33333
6939	ABC Dublin		11.08-		E, pops			44444
July 25th, 1997 (Friday)
------------------------
3905.4	Crazy Wave R.		23.16-		G,E, modulation test	34433
3925	R.Mariquita, tent.	22.45-		?, non stop music	34433
3945	Subterranean Sounds	23.00-		E, phone in, pops	44444
July 26th, 1997 (Saturday)
--------------------------
3905.4	Crazy Wave R.		22.35-		G,E, pops		34433
3920	R.Benelux		22.51-		G, QSO to Asterix Hans	44444
3920	R.Dr.Tim		22.55-		G, report to Benelux	44444
3920	R.Asterix		22.59-		D,G, reports		54444
3920	R.Benelux		23.43-		G, pops			44444
3925	R.Benelux		22.01-		G, pops			44433
3928	unid			11.20-		?, non stop polka	44444
3930	R.King Kong (Dutch!)	21.51-		D, test, QSO		44444
3930	unid			22.03-		?, awful polka songs	44444
3931	unid			23.27-		D, pops			22322
3936	R.Free Bird(Vrije Vogel)21.55-		D, QSO, polka sound	44444
3940	R.Asterix		21.53-		D, QSO, pops		54444
3946	R.Mastroianni		22.14-22.45*	E,I, pops, Ytterby QRA	32322
3946	R.Atlantis		23.25-23.45	E, PB 5, 8100AA Raalte	44444
6219	Laser Hot Hits		11.15-		E, pops			23222
6267	UK R.International	11.20-		E, pops			23222
6300	Farmers from Holland	11.20-		D,E, pops		34433
6955U	R.Free East Coast(WREC)	23.03-		E, much comedy and talk	23332
6955U	Lounge Lizard R.	23.57-		E, US 60s !
 music		34333
July 27th, 1997 (Sunday)
------------------------
3905.4	Crazy Wave R.		00.30-		G,E, pops		34433
6211	R.Northsea Int.		08.30-		G, FM scene DX infos	34333
6220	Laser Hot Hits		09.17-		E, pops			34433
6245	R.Acappella		12.50-		E, via JRR, address??	44444
6245	Jolly Roger R.		13.02-		E, IDs, pops		44444
6250	unid			12.27-		?, music		23222
6266	UK R.International	09.30-		E, pops			23322
6271	R.Dr.Tim		09.18-10.29*	G,E, Huebner memorial..	34433
6295	Laser Hot Hits		10.13-		E, pops			33333
6300	Farmers from Holland	09.30-		D, pops			44444
6939	ABC Dublin		10.30-		E, pops			23322
6955U	Lounge Lizard R.	00.10-		E, US 60s music		34333
6955U	R.Tornado Worldwide	00.30-		E, R.Metallica fake stn	34333
6955U	R.Free Euphoria		01.10-		E, pro pot music	33333
NEWS:
-----
A really fantastic Saturday DX night with many US stations being heard in
Europe with very strong signals by several people. Excellent conditions here
for more than 3 hours! See SINPO of my US logs!
73, Rainer
LOGLIST:
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FREQ.	STATION			HOURS / UTC	PROGRAMME/INFO		SINPO
=============================================================================
August 1st, 1997 (Friday)
---------------------------
3945	R.Vrije Vogel(Free Bird)22.17-		D, rapport to Asterix	23222
3946	R.Asterix		22.10-		D,E, QSO, QSY to 3975	54544
3975 !	R.Asterix		22.14-22.16*	D,E, test, CQ to Dr.Tim	54544
August 2nd, 1997 (Saturday)
---------------------------
3905	R.Blue Star		22.30-		D,E, pops		44444
3920	R.Grensjager		22.35-		D, mode too sharp	44444
3925	R.Grensjager		23.55-		D, CQ, mode test	44444
3930	R.King Kong		22.33+22.50	D, QSO			34433
3931	R.Crimson		22.42-		D, QSO			33333
3935	R.Shadowman		21.09-		D, polka, QSO		44444
3935	R.Pacman		21.16-		D, QSO with all		34433
3935	R.Arizona		21.25-		D, QSO, music		55544
3935	R.Select		22.37-		D, QSO, bad mode	44444
3950	R.R.P.A.		22.29-23.00*	E, rock music		44444
6220	Laser Hot Hits		23.40-		E, pops			34433
6955U	R.Tornado Worldwide,US!	22.50-23.00	E, R.Metallica fake stn	23332
6955U	R.Titanic International	23.06+23.29	E, CQ to US stn, pops	23222
6955	WMPR, US station !	23.55-		E, techno+house		22222
August 3rd, 1997 (Sunday)
-------------------------
3910	unid, Dutch		11.28-		D, modulation test	44444
3920U	unid			01.08-01.14	?, raggae music		33433
3927	WMS (Magic Spell)	00.10-01.01*	E, talk, Madonna songs	43433
5780	unid, tent. RFL test?!	10.48-10.50*	?, music		33333
5805	R.Free London (RFL)	07.55-		E, pops			44433
6245	Jolly Roger R.		09.30-		E, techno !		33333
6248L 	International Music R.?	09.30-		E, pops			22322
6257	R.Mistero Ghost Planet	07.50-		E,I, pops		34433
6260	Trans Atlantic R. (TBS)	08.25-		E, pops			33333
6266	UK R.International	08.07-		E, pops			23332
6280L	International Music R.	08.08-		E, pops			22322
6285	unid			09.35-		E, talk about London	22322
6300	Farmers from Holland	07.50-		D, pops and polka	44333
6305	R.R.P.A.		09.00-		E, rock music		44444
6955U	R.XANAX, US station !	00.50-		E, calm talk, Stoneham	33333
73, Rainer