Statue dedicated to Ruswarp
Garsdale Station
August 2010
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Short Wave DX: March 2011
I SPENT THE AFTERNOON of Monday 7 March 2011 listening to the Short Wave band of the Roberts R881. Here are the broadcasts I heard (Time in UTC; Frequencies in kHz):
- 1352 UTC, 11735 kHz : Voice of Turkey English to Asia, music, male host with profile of Alexander Linokov.
- 1420 UTC, 11750 kHz : Radio Farda Farsi/Persian language service, music, male host, email contact details.
- 1444 UTC, 12150 kHz : Voice of America English to Asia via Iranawila, Sri Lanka (IBB transmitter). Female with 'VOA News Now' broadcast, followed by 'Border Crossings' music programme.
- 1552 UTC, 13640 kHz : Radio Tirana English to America 'Sports Roundup' female host, music, close of broadcast.
- 1623 UTC, 13845 kHz : WWCR-3 Nashville TN English to Europe, America 'GCN Radio Network' / 'University Network' broadcast.
- 1704 UTC, 14670 kHz : CHU Canada Canadian Time Signal station.
- 1721 UTC, 15000 kHz : WWV Fort Collins Colorado USA Time Signal station.
- 1744 UTC, 15235 kHz : Channel Africa English to Africa via Meyerton, South Africa (Sentech transmitter). 'African Digest' programme.
- 1803 UTC, 15365 kHz : Radio Canada International English to Africa via Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. 'The Link' programme. Also 1950 UTC, 15365 kHz : French to Africa, two females speaking from an outside location.
- 2007 UTC, 15400 kHz : BBC World Service English to West Africa via Ascension Island. Libya is the top story on 'Newshour'.
- 2032 UTC, 15520 kHz : WYFR Family Radio English via Ascension Island, to Africa? Male preacher reads passages from the Old Testament, The First Book of Moses, Genesis.
- 2053 UTC, 15580 kHz : Voice of America English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (RNW transmitter). 'African Beat' music programme.
- 2116 UTC, 15610 kHz : WEWN Birmingham AL English to Africa. EWTN - Catholic programmes.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Wallpaper of the week, 6 March 2011
Information board giving details of the site of the Ribblehead Locomotive Depot and Brickworks
Ribblehead Viaduct
August 2010