My DX Archive: Spring 2002

YOUTUBE is where we start, on this retrospective post, with Tuning tips for Shortwave radio for the beginner, courtesy of OfficialSWLchannel. Enjoy this video.

This post brings you logs of Shortwave radio broadcasts heard Spring 2002: March-April-May 2002.

For logs of broadcasts heard New Year 2002, click here.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2002: Shortwave

• 4 March [2002]: 2136 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French to North Africa (RFI 1 Afrique) via Issoudun, France. Male with business news, Dow Jones, New York. Female speaking of Croissants in the 'Rendezvous' programme, Music.
• 4 March: 2218 UTC: 3995 kHz: Deutsche Welle via Wertachtal, Germany. Strong reception. German 'Journal' male speaks of Kosovo, followed by a sports update from the Bundesliga. ID at 22:28 UTC. Music. 2230 UTC news: US forces fight Taliban in Afghanistan. News of Israel - Palestine relations from Jerusalem.
• 17 March: 0938 UTC: 6310 kHz: Radio Valleri Republic of Ireland. Music: P P Arnold 'First Cut Is The Deepest', Rolling Stones 'Street Fighting Man', male speech, big band music: 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B'. Music: Donovan. Male speech. Fair to poor reception "40 watts power" Music: Alvin Stardust. Male with ID at 10:02 UTC.

April 2002: Shortwave

• 11 April: 1914 UTC: 4950 kHz: Voice of America via Sao Tome. Music: Nelly Furtado. Scorpions 'Wind of Change'. Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Sao Tome. Beatles 'Yesterday' on 'Border Crossings'. Female host with frequencies and ID. Instrumental version of 'Whole Lotta Love' Rita Rochelle.

May 2002: Shortwave

• 4 May: 1909 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Strong to fair reception via Moscow, 250 kW. Female host with music. Report regarding Middle Eastern female writer. Male host with 'Wonderful World of Opera'. VOM ID, VOM news with Joseph Cutajar: President of Malta tours Valetta. Postal address for Valetta. E: info @ vomradio.com

Voice of the Mediterranean QSL card, April 2002.

• 5 May: 1854 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Malta via Moscow, 250 kW. Tune-in signal, on air with Manuel and Margaret, ID. Strong to good reception, English. May Day holidays. Music: Elton John 'Daniel'. Touring Gozo with Manuel and Margaret. Music: Maltese Eurovision entry. 'News from the past': 1851, 1901, 1951, 1988.
• 7 May: 1844 UTC: 5920 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Female host with details of online competition, report of the Slovak International Ice Hockey team. Strong to fair reception, English to West Europe.
• 7 May: 1904 UTC: 6005 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception, English to East and South Africa via Seychelles. News, male host, plane crash, Liberia. United Nations Security Council.
• 7 May: 1918 UTC: 6025 kHz: Radio Budapest Good to poor reception. English to Europe. 'Hungary Today' female reporter in Hungary, male reporter in UK. Address and web site.
• 7 May: 1932 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Good reception. English to Europe 'Sixty Degrees North' Also to Africa and Middle East. Male with weather report and news headline: Murder of Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician. King and Queen of Sweden in Estonia. Bill Schiller reports.
• 7 May: 1957 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Cyprus 'Newshour' Murder of Pim Fortuyne, Dutch politician. News headlines.

BBC World Service 'Newshour' logo.

• 7 May: 2020 UTC: 7120 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Madagascar 'Newsline' Pim Fortuyne, murdered in the last 24 - 48 hours. Male host.
• 7 May: 2048 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Cyprus 'Newshour' Russia's Vladimir Putin two years in power. Live report from Israel - Explosion, suicide bomber in a club, large number of casualties.
• 12 May: 1859 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Moscow 'Valletta Calling' Margaret and Manuel. Music: 'Seventh Wonder' the Maltese Eurovision entry 2002. A walk in the Maltese countryside. Music: Times Three 'Believe 'n' Peace'. 'Journey of Inspiration' Linda.

Thank you for reading these memories of Spring 2002.

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