My DX Archive: Autumn 1996

THE final day of September 2018, a warm, dry day, with added sunshine. It is to September 1996 that this post takes us, for memories of short wave radio broadcasts received Autumn 1996. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1996: Short Wave

• 15 September [1996]: 0925 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Strong to good reception. Letters from Belgium & Germany, music: 'I Just Can't Get Enough'. Letters: Kidderminster, UK, Italy, Berlin, Germany. Music: Harry Chapin 'W O L D'. Letter from Finland, postcard from Germany. Music: 'Search For The Hero' by MPeople. Postal address: 174, DK-8900, Randers, Denmark. Fax, internet & email details. Music: Pato Banton featuring Robin & Ali Campbell: 'Baby Come Back'. [The card pictured at the head of this post verified reception of the broadcast.]
• 28 September: 2014 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International Development in technology for the blind in Canada. Sackville transmission. 'Innovation Canada' Computer animations. 'Earth Watch'. Strong reception. Music at 2048 UTC.
• 28 September: 2050 UTC: 11550 kHz: Christian Science Sentinel via WSHB. Address: Christian Science Sentinel, PO Box 58, Boston MA 02123 USA. News at 2100 UTC: Israel-Palestine conflict, meeting in New York.
• 28 September: 2119 UTC: 11620 / 11715 kHz: All India Radio Indian Cinema Centenary Quiz! 25.82m / 25.61m. Two teams: Team A & Team B. Question regarding the movie 'Ghandi' by Richard Attenborough. Music by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. Winners: Team A. Good to strong reception.

October 1996: Short Wave

• 6 October: 1010 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Music: OMD 'Walking On The Milky Way'. The Cardigans. 'Danish Airplay Top 30'. 'Too Much Heaven'. Strong to good reception. Music: 'Broken Angel'. Fugees 'Ready Or Not'. Suede 'Trash'. REM 'E-Bow The Letter'. Jamiroqai 'Virtual Insanity'.
• 6 October: 1341 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark English news: Danish author dies at 85. Danish poetry. Danish Jazz: 'I Believe In You'. Thai Ambassador to Denmark, Thai-Danish links. English to Europe via Fredrikstad. Strong to good reception. Address: PO Box 666 Copenhagen. News from the Danish Parliament.

November 1996: Short Wave

• 4 November: 1904 UTC: 5850 kHz: Swiss Radio International Strong to good reception. Arabic language broadcast.
• 4 November: 1930 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Strong to moderate reception. English to Western Europe: European Ministers meet in Austria. Slovak economy meeting. President laid wreath in Bratislava Cemetery. Vice Chairman of Foreign Committee visits Paris. Slovak Foreign Minister visits Pretoria, South Africa. Signing of a treaty. All Saints Day. Weather.
• 4 November: 1952 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Multitrack Hit List' UK Top Five Singles: Toni Braxton 'Unbreak My Heart' at five, Simply Red 'Angel' at four, E17 & Gabrielle 'If You Ever' at three, number two is 'Say You'll Be There' by The Spice Girls, number one is 'What Becomes of the Broken Hearted' by Robson & Jerome. 20 UTC: Newshour with Hugh Prysor-Jones.
• 30 November: 0045 UTC: 5980 kHz: Radio Vilnius - Lithuania English to North America? AIDS in Lithuania and surrounding countries. New Library in Riga, Latvia. Winter in Estonia. Folk music. Government Ministers and Christmas in Estonia: St Katrin's Day on Monday 2nd December 1996. Close @ 01 UTC.

I hope you have enjoyed these memories of Autumn 1996!

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THE Old Church of St Martin

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Kirkby Stephen Railway Station

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My DX Archive: July - August 1996

THE Summer of 1996 is our destination, for this selection of logs of radio broadcasts received on the Short Wave band. The logs don't actually state the receivers used, so from memory, the receivers used at the time were a Hitachi TRK 5854 E, or a Zeon Tech Multi Band Receiver.
As an introduction to these posts, I try to find alternative ways to answer the question "What is Short Wave Radio?" I do hope the following from Radio Australia a few years back is of interest:

On to the logs of July & August 1996. First, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 1996: Short Wave

• 11 July [1996]: 1745 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Strong to moderate reception. European economies and the Americas, David Ward. Dale Henderson. Joanna King with reports of tougher policies and asylum, the European Union.
• 11 July: 1756 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to poor reception. 'Sports Roundup': The British Grand Prix at Silverstone. 18 UTC news: Arrest warrants for Karadic & Miladic.
• 11 July: 1805 UTC: 7120 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' reporting on SABC, South Africa. English to South, East, West Africa via Talata Volon, Madagascar. Good to poor reception. Reports by Stephen McGregor, aurora recordings on CD, 'Receiver Shopping List', Arthur Cushen, Invercargill, New Zealand.
• 11 July: 1830 UTC: 7240 / 7350 / 7360 kHz: Voice of Russia Good to poor reception. 'Commonwealth Update', 'News In Brief', 'This Is Russia'. Music break: Wham! 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'.

Radio Moscow [Voice of Russia] QSL, 11 July 1996.

• 11 July: 1840 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America 'Sports Journal' Olympic basketball: US beat China. Boxing: Riddick Bowe v Mike Tyson. 'Africa World Tonight', White House correspondent Deborah Tate with a report of Bill Clinton. Strong to moderate reception, to Africa via Botswana.
• 11 July: 1900 UTC: 7465 kHz: KOL Israel - Israel Radio International Strong to good reception, 40.18 meters to Europe and America. 'Israel News Magazine' USA & Israel relations. Benjamin Netanyahu in USA, meeting President Clinton. Israel will negotiate with Syria. Report from the Bank of Israel. France - Israel relations include the launch of a satellite from French Guyana in South America, for services to Europe.
• 11 July: 1927 UTC: 9480 kHz: Voice of Russia 'Science & Engineering in the Commonwealth', 'News In Brief': bus bomb in Moscow. Blockade of Chechnya. Strong to moderate reception. [See QSL above, verifying reception of this broadcast.]
• 11 July: 1947 UTC: 9510 kHz: Radio Romania International Good to poor reception. English to Europe. 'Listeners' Letter Box'.
• 11 July: 2033 UTC: c.9410 kHz: BBC World Service John Peel. Music: Delta 92 'Rich Girls Like To Steal'. Music from Germany.
• 11 July: 2106 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International 'World At Six': Hurricane Bertha plots a course off the coast of Floria. US sanctions against Cuba. Rwandan refugee in Canada. Changes in education in Newfoundland. English via Sackville, strong to good reception. David Foley reports from Sarajevo. Orangemen march in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Allan Dow reports from Belfast.

Radio Canada International QSL, 11 July 1996.

• 14 July: 1523 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton. Sport: British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Tour De France, Phil Liggett reports on a stage win for Abdujaperov on Bastille Day, Bjarne Riis wears the yellow jersey. Strong to moderate reception.
• 23 July: 2030 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait to Europe: 'Sports News Update', 'Story in English'.
• 31 July: 1543 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton, strong to good reception. English to Europe, North and Central Africa. 'The World' produced by BBC, Public Radio International and WGBH, Boston, USA: Interview with an American who served 60 years ago in the armed forces.

August 1996: Short Wave

• 4 August: 0815 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Kaliningrad. First ever reception. Music: Tommy Roe 'Shiela'. Address: Radio ABC/Denmark, PO Box 174, DK-8900 Denmark. Song: 101 "Playing With My Heart", Barry Manilow, Lou Rolls, 'Never Can Say Goodbye'.
• 10 August: 0852 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton. Dave Lee Travis with 'A Jolly Good Show': Music: M-People 'Search For The Hero', Bob Dylan 'Mr Tambourine Man', All 4 One 'I Swear'.
• 11 August: 0814 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Music: 'It Only Takes A Minute', Procol Harem 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. 120 kW to Europe via Kaliningrad, Russia. Right Said Fred 'Deeply Dippy'. Address: Radio ABC/Denmark, PO Box 174, DK-8900, Randers, Denmark. Internet: www.radioabc.dk Music: Bachman Turner Overdrive 'You Aint Seen Nothing Yet', Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You', Dodgy 'Good Enough'. Strong to good reception.

Radio ABC logo.

• 18 August: 1150 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Strong to good reception. Music from Zaeger & Evans 'In The Year 2525', Paul Young: 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home'. Off air @ 12 UTC.
• 22 August: 1843 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Headlines from Swedish newspapers on 'Sixty Degrees North', Music from Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
• 30 August: 1910 UTC: 6140 kHz: Radio Budapest 'Gateway' Strong to good reception. Address: H-1800 Budapest Hungary.
• 30 August: 1934 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to poor reception. Joanna Buchan hosts 'Newshour': Headlines.
• 30 August: 1940 UTC: 7235 kHz: Rai International via Radio Roma, moderate to good reception. USA: President Clinton on the election trail. Clinton's advisor caught with prostitute. News from Tel Aviv. BBC report regarding the British Monarchy.
• 30 August: 2010 UTC: c.6950 kHz: China Radio International World news: Bill Clinton, Internal news: Links between China & Hong Kong in security and coal mining, arrests over alcohol poisoning during June & July 1996. Agricultural news regarding typhoons, floods features on 'News About China'. 'Current Affairs' reports on links with Israel, mining, Beijing congress, reports on shipping. Good to moderate reception.

China Radio International QSL, 30 August 1996.

• 30 August: 2033 UTC: 7110 kHz: Rai International Bill Clinton's advisor caught with a prostitute is published in the Italian press. 42.19 mBand, Rai International English to Middle East & North East Africa, 'Zone E'. Music: 'I Wish It Would Rain Down' by Phil Collins featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. Good to moderate reception, to Near East.
• 30 August: 2058 UTC: 7230 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Signing off in English, 41.49mBand, 500 kW to Australia 100°, Zones 55, 58 & 59 English 4.
• 30 August: 2102 UTC: 7250 kHz: Radio Budapest 'OSC Chairman makes a statement regarding a treaty binding Romania'. Agriculture may be a challenge for Hungary in the EU. Strong to moderate reception. 'The Dailies' Journalists say Hungary is a haven for sex tourists and paedophiles. Hungarian-Romania treaty. Hospital beds cuts.
• 30 August: 2127 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service 'Britain Today' profile of professional boxer Frank Bruno, age 33.
• 30 August: 2135 UTC: 7350 / 7360 / 7420 / 7570 kHz: The Voice of Russia Music: 'Mr Vain' by Culture Beat. Voice of Russia postal address. 'Science & Engineering': Life on Mars? Moderate reception.
• 30 August: 2208 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service The United Nations are monitoring Kurds and Iraqis, report from Jerusalem on 'Newsdesk'. Good to strong reception. Lead story: War in Chechnya is over.

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Wallpaper of the Week: Easter 2018.

20th Cumbria Easter Rally:

P34 - KMN 504 - 1949 Leyland Titan PD2

DD - One of 17 delivered to Isle of Man road services in 1949.

Still in use and regularly hired out.

Isle of Man Transport.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1996

WELCOME to the first post of September 2018, taking you back to March, April, May 1996, with memories of broadcasts received on the Short Wave band. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1996: Short Wave

• 3 March [1996]: "lunchtime": 6045 // 7190 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Sounds Interesting' jokes. Music: ABBA 'Thank You For The Music'.
• 3 March: 1247 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark Strong to good reception, 180° Broadcast to Europe via Fredrikstad, 350 kW. English. Culture and arts year in Copenhagen. Music. Female circumcision is illegal in Denmark, though Somalis from Africa carry out the procedure in Denmark. Music. Postal address: P O Box 666, 1506 Copenhagen. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are autonomous lands connected to Denmark, who have withdrawn from the European Union. The next English broadcast will be 7 April 1996, End of the English broadcast from Radio Denmark International.

• 17 March: 1210 UTC: 11715 kHz: Mid West Radio St Patrick's Day broadcast from Mayo, Ireland. Message from President Mary Robinson, peace messages from Gerry Adams and Dick Spring. St Patrick's Day marches in Dublin and Birmingham, UK. News: Irish Lotto: 1 13 20 22. Shootings in Dunblane, Scotland. Rosemary West appeals against murder convictions. Pope John Paul II recovers from illness. Taiwan elections. St Patrick's Day parade in Moscow, Russia. Today's sport: All Ireland Cup Finals: Hurling at 2pm, Football in Kerry at 3:30pm. Next English broadcast at 2:15pm. Sports news: Bord Gais Football. Boxing: Tyson beat Bruno in Round 3. Prince Naseem won in 35 seconds. Football: Rangers v Celtic, Everton v Leeds, Sunderland v Birmingham. Fax: 00 353 907 31066 / 30285. Music at 1221 UTC. Postal address: Mid West Radio, PO Box 1, Mayo, Ireland. Arch Bishop gives St Patrick's Day message.
• 17 March: 1415 UTC: 11715 kHz: Mid West Radio St Patrick's Day broadcast. 10 minute programme in Gaelic language. English at 1428 UTC: Music by Frank MaCaffrey: "Moonlight In Mayo" dedicated to African listeners. Music: "Irish Eyes Are Smiling". Messages: Missionary in Co Wicklow, Letters from London, Perth (Australia), Nigeria, Co Mayo. Request from Botswana. Telephone call from South of Sweden. Reception in Invercargill, New Zealand, including interference from Voice of America which I also noticed! Telephone: 00 353 907 30553. Messages from Africa, England, Tanzania, Amsterdam. St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean, has received this broadcast. Message from Africa. Mid West Radio will be on air to North America at Midnight UTC. "Happy St Patrick's Day".
• 24 March: 1230 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands English: Trailers for 'Research File' and 'Siren Song' with Dheera Soujan. News: Elections in Germany. Turkish Prime Minister wants to discuss territorial issues with Greece. International Red Cross announce the release of 109 prisoners of war. Gerry Adams says Sinn Fein may join the Irish peace elections in May 1996. Shimon Perez says the borders of Israel will remain sealed. Taiwan Prime Minister revokes peace with China. Weather: 4°C, drizzle later. Julie Phillips with 'International World of Sport': Cycling, World figure skating, European football: Milan v Bordeaux, African football. Tennis in Florida. Cross Country in South Africa. Aruba and Dominican Republic allowed to compete in football competitions, say FIFA. 'Wide Angle': War in Afghanistan. 1252 UTC: 'Siren Song' with Dheera Sujan.
• 24 March: 1310 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International English: Today is 'World TB Day'. Report on arms trading and the return of TB. Swiss Parliament news. Robert Brooks reports on 100 years of pharmaceutical manufacturer Roche.
• 24 March: 1418 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Dave Lee Travis 'A Jolly Good Show' Music: Leon Russell: 'Delta Lady'. Dave's record from home: 'The Love I Lost'. Music: Eternal: 'Good Thing'. Music: Cream: 'I Feel Free'. Broadcast via Skelton transmitting station, Cumbria, UK. 'Pop Pal' in Uganda.
• 24 March: 1441 UTC: 9555 kHz: Radio Canada International via Skelton transmitting station. 'Mailbag' Letter from Scotland.

• 24 March: 1510 UTC: 9535 kHz: Swiss Radio International Broadcasting to South West Europe.
• 30 March: 1430 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International English programme, hosted by David Ward. News headlines with Joanna King: Beef BSE / CJD scare. Music from an Austrian Orchestra, The Austria Quiz, Letters programme at 1440 UTC, hosted by Murray. Letters from England, USA, Northern Ireland, Co Galway, Republic of Ireland, Canada, California. Music break. Letters from Hertfordshire, UK, New South Wales, Australia, Music. 1446 UTC: Letter from Mr Martin Cowin, read on air by Murray Hall. 1450 UTC: Music: A piano medley.

April 1996: Short Wave

• 1 April: 1810 UTC: 6090 kHz: Radio Australia English via Shepparton? Report from The Washington Post indicates a bomb being built in China or Taiwan. Burma Radio reports a meeting welcoming a visit by Mr Kajeel of India. Sri Lanka sells babies to Europe. Heineken brewery taken over by Fosters brewery. British beef cattle slaughtered. Israel close Gaza. North Korea requests food aid. 'Asia Focus' with Barry Clarke: Indian writer in Australia, Vicram Chandra. 'Red Earth'. 'International Report': Exchange rate stands at 29.95 Dollars.
• 1 April: 1836 UTC: 6100 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia English news: Belgrade Medical University report. Landmines laid in homes in Serbia. Delegations from USA & Serbia meet in Slovenia. Press Review: Newsprint from Belgrade and Croatia. Report from the National Governor of the Bank of Yugoslavia. Sports news: Volley Ball. Yugoslav competitors in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
• 1 April: 1908 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International Berne is on the air: Unemployment report. President Yeltzin releases new peace plan for Chechnya, report from Grozny. European conference in Turin. 'NewsNet' headlines: Technology company reports losses. Workers union calls to avoid job losses. Helmut Kohl says Switzerland should join the European Union.
• 1 April: 1956 UTC: 7300 kHz: Radio Netherlands English to East, Central & West Africa via Flevoland transmitters. 'Research File' investigates BSE, FSE, CJD. Anne Blair Gould.

• 1 April: 2025 UTC: 7170 kHz: Deutsche Welle "European Journal" Bosnia joins World Bank. Philippines order new aircraft. Markets: Paris, London, Frankfurt. 'Viewpoint': Bosnians living in Germany. 'Deutsch - Warum Nicht?' (German by radio - Language lessons).
• 1 April: 2054 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice Of America 'Africa World Tonight' US Presidential campaign. 'World Report': Russian President Boris Yeltzin's plans for peace in Chechnya.
• 1 April: 2110 UTC: 9890 kHz: The Voice of Russia English: CJD in Germany. Yasser Arafat pleads to Arab World leaders to lift blockade. Russia and Germany sign military agreement. 'Focus On Asia & The Pacific': North Korea peace agreement. Resignation of Bangladesh government.
• 27 April: 2130 UTC: c.6090 kHz: Adventist World Radio - The Voice of Hope. Strong to good reception. English. Address: 39 Brendan Street, LONDON W1. Scriptures with Ray Allen.

May 1996: Short Wave

• 2 May: 1143 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Relations between Bulgaria & Russia. Bill Schiller reports from a conference in Sweden. Promotional trailer for 'A Good Life'. Radio Netherlands presents the 750th edition of 'Media Network': 'Escape To Las Vegas' hosted by Diana Janssen and Jonathan Marks. Las Vegas Exhibition visited by 92323 people. Messages of support from World Radio Network, Austria, Finnish DX Association, Voice of America 'Communications World' (Kim Andrew Elliot). Timeline from 'DX Juke Box' in 1980.
• 9 May: 1158 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands English 'Media Network' Diana Janssen & Jonathan Marks. Radio Veronica 1395 kHz is in debt. Clandestine radio in Africa. Mike Bird.

• 21 May: 1712 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague English to Europe, 49m, 100 kW. American tourists in Czech Republic.
• 21 May: 2100 UTC: 15540 kHz: HCJB World Radio Address, Internet, Music. 'Friends of Israel': Terrorism in USA. Bible: Isiah 9:24. Music. Good to moderate reception.

That concludes these memories of tuning the radio during the springtime of 1996. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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