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2011 ~ New Year DX Days

SATURDAY 29 January and Sunday 6 February 2011 were the days I tuned the Short Wave and Medium Wave bands of the Roberts R881. Here are a couple of lists of what I heard (Times in UTC / GMT; Frequencies in kHz) :

Saturday 29 January 2011 ~ Short Wave :

• 1455 - 1510 UTC, 7585 kHz : Vatican Radio, Hindi /Tamil / Malayalam / English language block broadcast to Asia, via the Uzbekistan transmitter.
• 1613 - 1630 UTC, 9475 kHz : Radio Australia, English to Asia & Australasia via Shepparton transmitter, Victoria, Australia.
• 1650 - 1700 UTC, 9545 kHz : Deutsche Welle [German Wave], German language broadcast to South West Europe, via Nauen transmitter, 500 kW transmission.
• 1911 - 1928 UTC, 9615 kHz : BBC World Service, English to West Africa via Skelton transmitting station, Cumbria, England; 'Focus on Africa' programme.
• 1948 - 2000 UTC, 9840 kHz : WHRI [World Harvest Radio International], English to Africa & America, via Cypress Creek transmitter, South Carolina, USA.
• 2053 - 2100 UTC, 11615 kHz : Family Radio (WYFR), English service via Ascension Island.

Sunday 6 February 2011 ~ Medium Wave :

• 1320 - 1330 UTC, 585 kHz : BBC Radio Scotland, for South West Scotland, via Dumfries transmitter, 2 kW transmission.
• 1428 - 1435 UTC, 603 kHz : BBC Radio Four, via Wrekenton transmitter, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 2 kW transmission. 'Gardeners' Question Time' programme.
• 1454 - 1507 UTC, 648 kHz : BBC World Service, via Orford Ness transmitter, Suffolk, to Europe, 500 kW transmission.
• 1525 - 1545 UTC, 675 kHz : Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen, via Lopik transmitter, Holland. 120 kW transmission.
• 1556 - 1615 UTC, 693 kHz : BBC Radio Five Live, via Stagshaw transmitter, Northumberland. 50 kW transmission. News followed by live football : Chelsea v Liverpool.
• 1644 - 1652 UTC, 720 kHz : BBC Radio Four, via Lisnagarvey transmitter, Northern Ireland. 10 kW transmission. 'Poetry Please' programme.
• 1706 - 1722 UTC, 756 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria, via Carlisle transmitter, 1 kW transmission. Anne Hopper 'Music Box' programme.
• 1805 - 1815 UTC, 756 kHz : Deutschlandfunk, via Ravensburg / Braunschweig transmitter, Germany. 100 - 200 kW transmission.
• 1839 - 1850 UTC, 783 kHz : MDR [Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk] Info, via Leipzig transmitter on 783 kHz / 383 metres Medium Wave. 100 kW transmission.
• 1900 - 1910 UTC, 792 kHz : France Info, via Limoges transmitter, France. 300 kW transmission.
• 1918 - 1927 UTC, 801 kHz : Bayern Plus, via Munich transmitter, Germany.

Enjoy listening to your radio!