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Chris Cullin from North Wales is listening every Sunday to Radio Delta International on 6020 kHz. With different receivers tuning into the shortwave band. Nice to see his experience with those vintage receivers!
Thanks for the good job Chris!
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Telstar Radio & Friends will be on air with a Christmas show on 6045 kHz shortwave. They wil use the powerful Nauen Transmitter Station.
Nauen Transmitter Station in Nauen, Germany, is the oldest continuously operating radio transmitting installation in the world. Germany’s first high power radio transmitter, it was founded on 1 April 1906 by Telefunken corporation and operated as a longwave radiotelegraphy station.
Upgraded with shortwave transmitters in the 1920s it was Germany’s most advanced long range radio station, continually upgraded with the latest equipment and serving as an experimental station for Telefunken to test new technology.
During the Cold War it served as the GDR’s (East Germany’s) international shortwavestation Radio Berlin International (RBI), and was the East Bloc’s second most powerful radio station, disseminating Communist propaganda to other countries. Since German Reunification in 1991 it has been operated by Deutsche Telekom, Germany’s state telecommunication service.
These days Nauen is used as a relay services by several stations as Radio Telstar.
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Reception of 10 BROADCAST stations from 10 DIFFERENT countries. Excluding: unlicensed, meteorological, DRM or other digital, military, spy, pirate, time etalon, amateur contacts and other technical receptions. It is strictly prohibited to use WEB SDR, internet radio and other remote controlled equipment. The receiver antenna has to be attached to the radio physically and directly. One country can appear in the log only once (Country=where the transmitter can be found).
The enabled frequency range: from 2300 kHz to 30000 kHz.
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On 28 November 2021, Radio Monique could be heard once again on the shortwave. The broadcast took place on 6020 kHz, carried by Radio Delta International.
This special transmission was a cooperation between Radio Monique and Radio Delta International, bringing a legendary station name back to the air — this time travelling far beyond national borders via shortwave.
The shortwave broadcast featured a selection of classic Radio Monique jingles. These are the sounds that many listeners immediately associate with the station’s offshore years.
Hearing those jingles on shortwave is no coincidence. They symbolise what Radio Monique represents: free radio spirit, international reach, and a sound designed to travel over water and distance.
On shortwave, with fading and propagation effects, the jingles gain even more character — turning each reception into a unique listening moment.
For many international listeners, the shortwave broadcast also served as an introduction to what Radio Monique is all about.
The station began in December 1984 as an offshore broadcaster, transmitting from international waters aboard the radio ship Ross Revenge.
During daytime hours, Radio Monique rented airtime from Radio Caroline, placing the station firmly within the offshore radio tradition.
The Ross Revenge was moored in the Thames estuary, in an area known as the Knock Deep — a relatively sheltered location in the North Sea, well suited for offshore broadcasting.
Decades later, Radio Monique returned to the air not from a ship, but through cooperation. Via Radio Delta International, the station once again reached listeners across Europe.
Broadcasting Radio Monique on 6020 kHz shortwave reflects the same philosophy as the original offshore days: radio without borders.
This broadcast was not about perfect audio or automation. It was about listening. About tuning, waiting, and catching a signal that might fade in and out.
For many listeners, that is exactly why the Radio Monique shortwave special on 6020 kHz mattered. It felt authentic — and unmistakably real.
Through this shortwave cooperation, Radio Monique was not just remembered — it was heard. A legendary name, carried once more across the airwaves by Radio Delta International.
Did you hear Radio Monique on 6020 kHz? Your report completes the story.
On 28 November 2021 you can listen to the legend on 6020 Shortwave, this is a coöperation with Radio Delta International. For our international friends a short explanation about our broadcast and what Monique is all about. In the beginning, in december 1984 we started as a radio station broadcasting from international waters from the radio ship Ross Revenge. During daytime we rented air time from radio Caroline. Her elegant ship was moored in the Thames estuary in a area known as the knock deep, quite a protective little patch on the North Sea.
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In August Texas Radio Shortwave, Limpia Mountains Radio and WRMI will start relay a series Europirate and Low Power AM licensed broadcasters. WRMI’s transmitters are located in Okeechobee, Florida, USA.
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The Belar AMM-2C Modulation Monitor is a precision, all solid-state AM demodulator designed to measure the modulation characteristics of Radio Delta International. With the self-built coupler, the AM modulation monitor is tuned to 6020 kHz (+/- 20 kHz). The AMM-2C utilizes a unique carrier-referencing system for the peak flasher indications. Peak flasher accuracy, as well as modulation alarm sensitivity, is independent of carrier level over more than a ±30% range. A built-in calibrator checks the accuracy of modulation readings. Isolated outputs are provided for the built-in modulation and carrier level alarms. Remote outputs are provided for all modulation indications as well as the carrier level.
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We used the Telefunken S2525/3 very often on the Shortwave 48m. it’s a great transmitter with a very nice audio quality. This HF broadcast transmitter is fully solid-state up until the final power amplifier.
The S2525/3 has the following specifications:
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Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the short wave spectrum — far from being a wasteland — could support worldwide propagation. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, Amateur Radio was “in grave danger of being pushed aside,” the IARU’s history has noted. Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur Radio worldwide.
Just two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained the allocations still recognized today — 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters. Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum. From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio.
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MV Ross Revenge is the home of Radio Caroline, as well as having supported Radio Monique. She was constructed in Germany in 1960, and initially served as a commercial trawler. Following her decommissioning, she was purchased by Radio Caroline and outfitted as a radio ship, complete with 91 m antenna mast and 50 kW transmitter. Her broadcasts began on 20 August 1983. The final pirate broadcast took place in November 1990. She ran aground on the Goodwin sands in November 1991, bringing the era of offshore pirate radio in Europe to an end. She was, however, salvaged, and is now maintained by a group of supporters and enthusiasts.
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Radio Atlantis was a Belgian-owned offshore pirate radio station, which operated in 1973 and 1974 from the coast of the Netherlands and Belgium. The station began broadcasting from the Radio Caroline Ship MV Mi Amigo. It was originally intended that programs would begin on 15 July 1973, using Mi Amigo’s 10-kilowatt transmitter on 773 kHz (388m). The station was owned by Belgian businessman van Landschoot’s. The station taped programs aimed at Flemish and Dutch audiences. They were recorded in a studio at Oostburg the Netherlands.
In October 1973, the station’s contract with Radio Caroline was terminated, following the collapse of the mast on Mi Amigo. The station acquired its own ship, naming it after van Landschoot’s wife, the MS Janine. Following three weeks of tests the station recommenced broadcasting on 30 December 1973. Both taped Flemish and mostly live English programmes were broadcast until the station was forced off the air by the Dutch Marine Offences Act. Radio Atlantis closed on the evening of 31 August 1974, the day before the act came into force.
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