My DX Archive: Autumn 2003

AUTUMN 2003, represented here by September and November 2003 (Nothing for October 2003 here, sorry), is where My DX Archive takes us on this occasion.
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Broadcasts heard July 2003 can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 2003: Short Wave

• 7 September [2003]: 1932 UTC: 11860 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Africa. Interview with Martin Cowin.

Radio Netherlands QSL, September 2003.

• 11 September: 1829 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Flevo. News with Dave Durham: America remembers. Israel - Palestine peace process: Hamas. Libya to compensate French air crash families. Syrian man arrested, links to al-qaeda in Spain. Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh dies.
• 11 September: 1922 UTC: 13740 kHz: The Voice of Vietnam Very faint English broadcast to Europe. Music : 1924 UTC. Poor to fair reception.
• 11 September: 1935 UTC: 13760 kHz: World Harvest Radio WHRI - 2 South Bend. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe, America via Noblesville, INDIANA USA. 100kW. Bible programme for Europe, Africa, Middle East, as well as America. To 1950 UTC.
• 11 September: 20 UTC: 13765 kHz: Vatican Radio Good to poor reception. English to Africa via Santa Maria dia Galeria. News of Pope John Paul II visit to Slovakia. Meeting in Germany. Bishops of Nigeria express satisfaction at recent elections. 'Africa Today' 40th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr 'I Have A Dream' speech.
• 11 September: 2041 UTC: 14670 kHz: C H U Canada Fair to very poor reception.
• 11 September: 2047 UTC: 15000 kHz: W W V - USA Fair to very poor reception.

Two QSL verification cards from WYFR Family Radio, to mark their 30th anniversary.

• 11 September: 2053 UTC: 15195 kHz: WYFR Okeechobee Florida. Good reception. English to Europe, Africa. Dr J Adams on 'Family Radio, The Sound of the New Life'. Music, off air at 21 UTC.
• 20 September: 1442 UTC: 9645 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception 'Carnaby Street' Male host, Italian language, British music!

November 2003: Short Wave

• 22 November: 1657 UTC: 15300 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to fair reception. ID. 17 UTC French language broadcast. 40th anniversary of the death of John F Kennedy. Sport: Today's Rugby World Cup Final : Australia 17 - England 20, Telstra Stadium, Sydney. Wilkinson, Robinson.
• 22 November: 1717 UTC: 15355 kHz: Radio Japan Music: ABBA 'Dancing Queen' Male & Female host, phone call out to listener. Good to poor reception 'Hello From Tokyo'.
• 22 November: 1735 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service 'Focus on Africa' Profile of President Mubarak, Egypt. Use of mobile phones in Freetown. Headlines: Kenya. Church of Uganda. 'Sportsworld Extra' with Russell Fuller, football: Arsenal v Birmingham City. English to Africa via Ascension Island. Strong to good reception. Cheltenham Town 2 - Carlisle United 1.
• 22 November: 1756 UTC: 15420 kHz: BBC World Service 'Sportsworld Extra' Bundesliga results. Premiership roundup. Rugby World Cup Final result: Australia 17 - England 20. Strong to good reception.

Memories of 22 November 2003...

© Getty Images: 22 November 2003: England celebrate winning the Rugby World Cup.

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My DX Archive: July 2003

RADIO broadcasts from the preceding months of March and May 2003 can be found here.
The broadcasts in this post were heard on the Short Wave radio band, 15 July 2003.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 2003: Short Wave

• 15 July [2003]: 1910 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of the Mediterranean English broadcast from Malta. Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Moscow, 240 kW. Male host talking to Alfredo regarding Italian opera performed in Malta. Interference from Russia.
  [This would be the last broadcast I heard from Malta]

Voice of the Mediterranean [Malta] frequency table, March - October 2003

• 15 July: 1935 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service English stream, cultural news on 'This Is Russia' Anniversary of twinning of St Petersburg & Manchester, UK. German art show in Moscow. Russian Institute of Sciences. Strong to good reception.
• 15 July: 2006 UTC: 13580 kHz: Radio Sweden Swedish language stream, news: Iraq, mobile phone market regarding Ericsson, Sony Ericsson and Phillips. Male and female hosts. Music. Strong to good reception to Europe, Africa, Middle East, 220° transmission. 500 kW transmission.
• 15 July: 2030 UTC: 13610 kHz: Radio Damascus Good reception 'News and views from Radio Damascus' Male host reviews events in or surrounding Iraq. Music. 'Press Review' Male host. 500 kW transmission. Middle East affairs.
• 15 July: 2103 UTC: 13630 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. Music to East & South Africa via Mali.
• 15 July: 2119 UTC: 13665 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Arabic Service. Good reception. Two male voices.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2001

FOLLOWING on from the memories of radio broadcasts heard May 2001, this post brings you my logs of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Summer 2001: June, July and August of that year.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2001: Short Wave

• 3 June [2001]: 1708 UTC: 3910 kHz: Reflections Europe Unlicensed transmitter. Fair to inaudible reception. Male Speech.
• 3 June: 1747 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Good reception. English to Europe via Wavre, Belgium 'Brussels Calling': 'Brussels 1043' Letters and reception reports with Liz Sanderson. Mail from Japan. Kyoto Festival with Diane Lehmann.

QSL Verification card from Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (Brussels, Belgium), June 2001.

• 3 June: 1825 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe, North Africa 'British News' Michael Poles, Peter Cole, Trevor Kavanagh, George Jones.
• 3 June: 1837 UTC: 6220 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Strong to good reception. 'Garage' music, male host, station ID, S Club 7 remix of 'Don't Stop Movin'' featuring Tina Barrett.
• 3 June: 1856 UTC: 6295 kHz: Reflections Europe .com
  1857 UTC: Music. Good to fair reception.
  1900 UTC: ID, frequency ID, Male host, Martha Schwartz religious programme, California.
• 3 June: 1933 UTC: 7260 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Asia via Biblis, Germany. News: Nepalese Royals assassinated.

July 2001: Short Wave

• 23 July: 1916 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Health Matters' Medicine in Argentina. English to Europe and North Africa.
• 23 July: 1932 UTC: 9440 kHz: China Radio International Fair reception. English to Africa. Male host, news: Report from Beijing 'News and Reports' Female host.

China Radio International QSL card, July 2001.

• 23 July: 1953 UTC: 9480 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Portrait of Wartime veteran on 'Moscow Yesterday and Today'. News at 20 UTC.
• 23 July: 2014 UTC: 9660 kHz: Vatican Radio Good to fair reception. English to Africa. Female hosts meets Father Cougor.
• 23 July: 2030 UTC: 9675 kHz: World Beacon Lagos, Nigeria. Strong reception. English to Africa via Dhariyya.
• 23 July: 2046 UTC: 9680 kHz: Radio Thailand Fair to poor reception. English to Europe via Udorn Thani, Thailand. Co-channel interference from World Beacon.
• 23 July: 2058 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' headlines: Indonesia has a new Prime Minister. President Bush visits Europe. Pakistan rain storms. Funeral of Katherine Graham. Global meeting in Berlin.
• 23 July: 2117 UTC: 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle Fair reception. English to Asia and the Pacific via Wertachtal, Germany. 'Newslink' Report on whaling, G8 Summit and riots.

With compliments of Deutsche Welle, Germany.

August 2001: Short Wave

• 10 August: 2159 UTC: 13745 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to South East Asia, Australasia. Male host reports on a visit to South Korea. Station ID followed by 'Listeners' Special', two male hosts, brief talk about weather, mild nights, humid days in Tehran. Letters from Ghana, Nigeria.
• 21 August: 1927 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal Station. Strong to good reception. One second ticks, quick fire ticks, voice, tones.
• 21 August: 1959 UTC: 11670 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to Europe. Female host speaks to a lady.
• 21 August: 2015 UTC: 11675 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service Fair reception. English to Europe 'Moscow Mailbag' Joe Adamov.
• 21 August: 2028 UTC: 11790 kHz: China Radio International Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa 'Sportsworld' Male and female hosts with new studio assistant at the launch of the University Games in Beijing. Report from the athlete's village.
• 28 August: 1830 UTC: 15385 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Spanish to Spain, host mentions Valencia and the singer Cyndi Lauper. Spanish music. Heard to 1845 UTC.

Telefunken T-10, Germany, 1924.

• 28 August: 1848 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to South, West and Central Africa, via Ascension Island. Male host reports on relations between Russia & Chechnya.
• 28 August: 1902 UTC: 15410 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' reports on an anti-racism meeting in Africa, including interview with a female representative of a Church. Report regarding globalisation. ID: 'VOA English to Africa'.
• 28 August: 1933 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice Of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Botswana 'VOA English to Africa, World of Music': Rita Rochelle meets Billy Childs. Trailer for 'Africa World Tonight'.
• 28 August: 1957 UTC: 15495 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Central, North and West Africa. Male and female hosts with Arabic speech, music, male with devotional programming including music at 20 UTC.
• 28 August: 2007 UTC: 15505 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Europe and North America, male and female speech in Arabic.
• 28 August: 2022 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Greenville, NC, USA.

Radio Taipei International QSL, August 2001.

• 28 August: 2040 UTC: 15600 kHz: Radio Taipei International Strong to good reception. French language broadcast. Contact details, female host.
• 28 August: 2100 UTC: 15665 kHz: Shortwave Broadcasts, PO Box 1524 Boston MA 02117-1524 USA Strong to good reception. German to West Europe via WSHB 'Bibellektion' female host.
• 28 August: 2123 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Strong to good reception. Spanish to Europe and America via Nashville, TN, USA. 'Maravillosas Palabras' (Salvation Army).

I hope you have enjoyed these memories of the Summer of 2001.

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