Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe 1 - United 1
Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0
Saturday 14th: League Two: United 0 - Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United 3 - United 0
Thursday 26th: League Two: United 0 - Bradford City 0
Sunday 29th: League Two: Walsall 1 - United 2
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Fixtures: January 2020
Wednesday 1st [January]: League Two: Crewe Alexandra v United (3pm)
Saturday 4th: League Two: United v Newport County (Postponed)
Saturday 4th: FA Cup: Cardiff City v United (3:01pm)
Saturday 11th: League Two: United v Plymouth Argyle (3pm)
Saturday 18th: League Two: Oldham Athletic v United (3pm)
Saturday 25th: League Two: United v Walsall (3pm)
Tuesday 28th: League Two: Forest Green Rovers v United
United visit Cardiff City for the Third Round of the FA Cup on Saturday 4th January.
All Third Round fixtures kick off one minute late, hence the (3:01pm) start time, as part of the 'Heads Up' mental health campaign. For more information, click here.
IF you are looking for something to take your mind off the build up to Christmas 2019, welcome to Reporting From The Fox Tower.
This post brings you memories of radio broadcasts heard at the onset of Autumn 2002, during the month of September. These broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave band.
The previous post, Summer 2002, 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 2002: Short Wave
28 September [2002]: 1500 UTC: 13675 kHz: UAE Radio Dubai. Female host, Arabic broadcast, music. Strong to good reception.
28 September: 1514 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Strong to good reception. Female and male hosts, Dutch broadcast, lengthy discussion regarding Vojislav Costunica, leader of Yugoslavia.
28 September: 1534 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice of America 'Our World' Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Woofferton, Shropshire, England. The US space travel program. Computers and modern life. Report from Peter Myers, New York.
28 September: 1601 UTC: 15255 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Kavalla, Greece. 'VOA News Now' headlines: War on Iraq, Zimbabwe, Senegal. News in details: War on Iraq.
28 September: 1620 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Botswana.
28 September: 1632 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Skelton / Rampisham, UK. 'Sportsworld' Ryder Cup coverage: USA 6½ Europe 6½ live from the Belfry, UK. Football: Bournemouth 3 - Carlisle 1 (Peter Murphy). Attendance: 5103.
WBCQ QSL verification card, September 2002
28 September: 1745 UTC: 17495 kHz: WBCQ Montecello Maine USA. Fair reception. English to America 'Old-Time Dance Hall' music, 'Box 583 Connecticut USA' 1800 UTC: 'Rare Recordings of Elvis': Elvis singing 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm', 'High Hopes' and 'US Male'.
28 September: 1845 UTC: 17650 kHz: WHRA-5 Greenbush Maine USA - World Harvest Radio. Strong to good reception. English to Africa 'Search The Scriptures Daily' PO Box 7019, Oregon USA.
28 September: 1915 UTC: 17810 kHz: Deutsche Welle Fair reception. English to Africa via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Report from Finland regarding tracker dogs.
28 September: 1925 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Ascension Island 'Westway'. Details of the 'African Performance 2003' contest. 'World Learning' at 1930 UTC includes a discussion panel in Accra, Ghana.
28 September: 2037 UTC: 18980 kHz: WYFR Okeechobee Florida USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa: Family Radio.
IMAGES from the 21st Cumbria Easter Rally, Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 April 2019, which featured vintage commercial vehicles, exhibitions, free bus rides between sites in Kirkby Stephen and Brough, local shops, display stalls, crafts, food and drink and the road run via classic bus on the Saturday evening.
Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United 2 - Macclesfield Town 1
Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet 1 - United 4
Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe 3 - United 1
The defeat at Morecambe brought United's involvement in the Football League Trophy to an end.
The following day, at the insistence of the Board, Steven Pressley left the Club. Gavin Skelton took charge of first team affairs. Read the Club Statement.
Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale 2 - United 1
Saturday 23rd: League Two: United 0 - Cambridge United 0
On 26 November, United announced the appointment of Chris Beech as Head Coach, with Gavin Skelton continuing in his role of assistant coach. Read the Club Statement.
Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers 2 - United 2
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Fixtures: December 2019
Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)
Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United v Forest Green Rovers (7:45pm)
Saturday 14th: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)
Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United v United (3pm)
Thursday 26th: League Two: United v Bradford City (3pm)
JUNE-July-August 2002 is where this post will be going to in a moment, to bring you some more memories of radio broadcasts from years gone by.
The previous post, Spring 2002, can be found by clicking here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.
June 2002: Short Wave
12 June [2002]: 2004 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Cyprus. News headlines: India - Pakistan, Afghanistan. FIFA World Cup: Sweden and England qualify for last 16, Nigeria and Argentina out. 'Newshour': India - Pakistan, Afghanistan.
12 June: 2025 UTC: 9440 kHz: China Radio International Male host talks of FIFA World Cup 2002: Senegal, England. Report from Hong Kong financial markets. Poor to fair reception. Music. English to West and North Africa.
12 June: 2056 UTC: 9630 kHz: BBC World Service Sport: Golf, Cricket, tennis, rugby union, football World Cup: Argentina out at first group stage. Fair reception, English to East and South Africa via Seychelles to 2058 UTC.
BBC World Service Sport logo.
12 June: 2110 UTC: 9725 kHz: Radio Romania International Fair reception. English to Europe 'Newsreel' Expansion of the European Union, including Romania. Report: Elections in Bucharest.
12 June: 2135 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Excellent to good reception. English to Europe. News: Female host. Israel, Palestine, European Union. Donald Rumsfeld visits India and Pakistan. EU envoy to Afghanistan speaks to the Afghan interim government. G8 summit in Prague. NATO role in war on terror. To 2150 UTC.
12 June: 2154 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal. Excellent to good reception, interference from Cairo. Quickfire pips, tone. To 22 UTC.
15 June: 1903 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Moscow 'Contemporary Mediterranean Writers' The writer is Andreas, who is a guest in the studio. 'The Wonderful World of Opera': 'La Traviata' To 1930 UTC.
July 2002: Short Wave
18 July: 1910 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal station. Excellent to good reception. Double tone on 30 second mark of each minute, long tone.
18 July: 1929 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean 'Malta's Ways & Music with Joseph Izzo'. Website: vomradio .com [website now closed] and Valletta postal address. 'Malta Memories' with Mike Roberts. English to Europe.
Voice of the Mediterranean QSL card, 18 July 2002.
18 July: 2018 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia English to Europe. Boris Bolinski: Medical matters. Letter from Chris Scott, UK, regarding digital radio in Russia. Excellent to good reception 'Science & Engineering' Postal address, email, website. Estelle Winters.
18 July: 2035 UTC: 12085 kHz: Radio Damascus, Syria. English to Europe 'Thought of the Day' Israel. Music. Good to fair reception 'Local Press Review' Deaths of Israelis and Palestinians, Criticism of Washington DC and the United Nations.
21 July: 1928 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Moscow. Sunday programme: 'Valletta Calling' Margaret and Manuel talk of movies made in Malta.
31 July: 0930 UTC: 9475 kHz: WWCR-1 'Glenn Hauser's World of Radio' Fair to poor reception. English to Europe and America. 'World of Radio' edition recorded July 24, 2002 [Transcription availablehere]. Arnie Coro of Radio Havana Cuba, station runs short of fuel. Radio Yugoslavia. New WRMI (World Radio Miami International) Service.
August 2002: Short Wave
15 August: 2026 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR-1 'Glenn Hauser's World of Radio' Recorded August 14, 2002 [Transcription availablehere]. Arabic broadcast heard on 12085 kHz, 12195 kHz and 12115 kHz, 'Voice of the Homeland' clandestine aimed at Syria. Good to fair reception. English to Europe, North America. Radio Afghanistan, PO Box 544, Kabul.
23 August: 1858 UTC: 11900 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Opening signal, ID by male and female voices, times and frequencies. Excellent to good reception. English to Europe. News: Bulgarian tobacco sale / merger.
[Right: "All of you who have tuned in to our station from August 15th to Sept 10th, will receive a small souvenir from us. This modest present is a typical leather article of the Bulgarian handcraft. We hope it will be a pleasant reminder from your friends at Radio Bulgaria."]
23 August: 1934 UTC: 11965 kHz: Deutsche Welle to Africa via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 'Africa Report' Spread of AIDS in Burkino Faso. Good to fair reception. News at 1940 UTC: Mugabe dissolves cabinet. Zambia refuse GM food aid. Meningitis outbreak in Rwanda.
23 August: 2010 UTC: 11965 kHz: Radio Canada International Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East via Wertachtal, Germany 'Canada Today' / Theme Programs (RCI productions) Report regarding refugees in Canada. Report from Ontario.
23 August: 2048 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait "11:50 pm local time" News: Israeli forces battle Palestine, fighting between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. Russian - Chechnyan cross-border raids. Mugabe dissolves cabinet. Good to fair reception. English to Europe.
23 August: 2140 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR-3 Good to fair reception. English to Europe, America, via Nashville TN USA 'The National Intel Report' (Live) with John Stadtmiller.
23 August: 2215 UTC: 13620 kHz: Radio Australia Excellent to good reception. English to Asia, Australasia, America. Report marking the end of World War 2, Mary Robinson of the United Nations gives an interview. 'Asia Pacific'. 2230 UTC: 'Saturday AM': Rugby.
23 August: 2246 UTC: 13670 kHz: Radio Canada International Excellent to good reception. English to America 'As It Happens' CBC production. Nuclear materials recovered in the Balkans. World Air Guitar Championships in Finland. Music: Jimi Hendrix - 'Voodoo Child'.
As it was featured on the above Radio Canada International broadcast...
RESULTS and fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club.
Results: October 2019
Saturday 5th [October]: League Two: Newport County 1 - United 0
Saturday 12th: League Two: United 2 - Crewe Alexandra 4
Tuesday 15th: Football League Trophy: United 2 - Blackpool 1
Saturday 19th: League Two: Plymouth Argyle 2 - United 0
Tuesday 22nd: League Two: United 0 - Northampton Town 2
Saturday 26th: League Two: Leyton Orient 1 - United 1
Former United Manager Keith Curle, now with Northampton Town, at Brunton Park 22 October 2019.
Fixtures: November 2019
Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United v Macclesfield Town (3pm)
Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet v United (7:55pm)
Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe v United (7:45pm)
Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)
Saturday 23rd: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)
Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers v United (3pm)
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.
BRITISH Summer Time (BST) is still in place in the UK; It is only a couple of weeks until the UK returns to GMT, or if you prefer, UTC.
With that knowledge, the following logs of radio broadcasts were heard during January and February 2002, when UK time was firmly in GMT, or as these logs show, UTC.
The following broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave band. For Shortwave explained, click here.
For my logs of broadcasts heard December 2001, 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.
January 2002: Shortwave
13 January [2002]: 1437 UTC: 15400 kHz // 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to West Europe 'Talking Point' Female host with callers regarding President Robert Mugabe and the present situation in the nation of Zimbabwe.
13 January: 1500 UTC: 15565 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. English to Central, East, South Europe / Turkey, Former Soviet Union. Male host, classical music programme.
BBC World Service logo.
13 January: 1515 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Nashville TN USA Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East, America. Female speech, female singing with piano accompaniment, male speech regarding religion. 'Prophetic Word' / 'House of Yahweh'.
13 January: 1530 UTC: 15715 kHz: Voice of Hope (High Adventure) Strong to good reception. English to Middle East via Juilich, Germany. Religious broadcast, male host, passages from the Bible.
13 January: 1540 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Global Catholic Radio Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Birmingham, AL USA. Catholic religious programmes, male preacher offering blessings, repeated by the congregation, speech over music.
13 January: 1810 UTC: 17650 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WHRA-5 Greenbush ME USA 'Whole Truth Broadcast'. 1830 UTC ID, new programme, reading Matthew.
13 January: 1849 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception. English to West and Central Africa. Male host with a report regarding markets in the US, Canada, Mexico. Economic migration including Mexicans in California.
13 January: 1905 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Botswana 'VOA News Now' Stories in depth: Kabul toured by reporters. Report from Skopje.
Slewable 4x4 Curtain Antenna, WSHB, South Carolina (Photograph by Wendell Davis)
13 January: 1922 UTC: 18910 kHz: Herald Broadcasting Syndicate Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WSHB, Cypress Creek, SC, USA. Church service, male with readings, contributions by female.
27 January: 1021 UTC: 9710 kHz: Fundamental Broadcasting Network Test transmission to West Europe via Sitkunai, Lithuania (100 kW). Male preacher praising Jesus, Female with contact details: F B N, 520 Roberts Road, NEWPORT NC 28570 USA fbn @ clis.com also fbn @ bmd.clis.com also 9370 kHz. Music. Strong to good reception. To 1034 UTC.
February 2002: Shortwave
9 February: 1330 UTC: 21725 kHz: Channel Africa Good to fair reception. English to Africa. Male host, Mr Khalifa, ID, 'Straight Talk' male reporting on health issues in African townships. ID at 1330 UTC as "Channel Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa".
23 February: 0950 UTC: 11675 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Good to fair reception. English to Australasia, interference from broadcast in French language. Close of 'Desert Island Discs' Sue Lawley, Mike Harding. "11 O'clock, Radio New Zealand news": Angolan leader dies, Swiss aid worker shot in Somalia. Stranded ship, Tony Blair in NZ.
23 February: 1010 UTC: 15175 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Good to fair reception. Bird call signal, music, female with ID, broadcast to peacekeepers from New Zealand in East Timor. 'The World in Sport' Male and female hosts, New Zealand cricket tour of Pakistan. Rugby Union: All Blacks & England to tour Pacific Islands.
26 February: 2126 UTC: 3915 kHz: BBC World Service Fair reception. English to South East Asia via Kranji, Singapore 'Newshour'.
Google map of Singapore, with Kranji pinned on the map.
26 February: 2152 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French to North Africa (RFI 1 Afrique) via Issoudun, France. Male and female hosts, music 'Megamix' programme to Africa, speech of music, albums, off air abruptly at 2156 UTC.
Thank you for reading this post, which I hope you enjoyed!
THE logbook from which these notes are transcribed show Christmas to New Year week at the close of December 2001 to have been productive days for radio listening.
For my logs of Shortwave broadcasts heard Autumn (September-October-November) 2001, click here.
Welcome to My DX Archive: December 2001.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.
December 2001: Shortwave
25 December [2001]: 1735 UTC: 11725 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Bill Withers 'Ain't No Sunshine' Female host with time check: "Twenty two minutes to seven" Music. Good to fair reception "Fourteen minutes to seven", 'Cultural moment' / 'Soulful moment'. "Ten minutes to seven". Music: Moody Blues 'Go Now'. "News at Seven".
25 December: 1814 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands to Africa via Madagascar. Strong to good reception. Female host with hymns for Christmas on 'Music 52-15' English to Africa.
Cover of a foldout Radio Kuwait QSL card.
25 December: 1833 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait to Europe and America. Strong to good reception. Male and female hosts with news headlines: Kuwaiti Government, interim Afghan Government, Israeli attacks, India-Kashmir-Pakistan battles. ID. George W Bush Christmas message. Pope John Paul II message.
28 December: 1040 UTC: 15175 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Strong to good reception. Music: Mike Harding, folk musician from the UK. Plymouth mentioned. Male host, time check: "Twenty minutes to twelve". Music: Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash 'Girls From The North Country'. Music: Ray Charles. info @ rnzi.com
28 December: 1517 UTC: 9785 kHz: China Radio International Fair reception. English to South Asia mentions CRI 'Messenger' magazine. 'News and Reports' Male host: Australian Bush fires, ID for station and programme. New investment for railways.
28 December: 1747 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception. English to Africa via Madagascar 'Newsline' Female host, mismanagement of a railway network, Slobodan Milosevic stands trial at the Hague. letters @ rnw.nl
29 December: 1342 UTC: 11705 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Far East Asia, South Asia and Oceania. 'Communications World' Video technology in aircraft cockpits. Kim Andrew Elliott and Glenn Hauser review broadcasting year 2001.
29 December: 1542 UTC: 12070 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Asia, Far East, Pacific 'Roughly Speaking' male host, music from Glory Box 'Blue Light EP'. Glory Box are based in Denmark. ID, contact details. News: Dutch skinheads, Slobodan Milosevic, Campaign against headscarves.
Calendar stickers for 2002, issued by Radio Netherlands.
29 December: 1613 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Football: Newcastle 1 - Chelsea 2. Leeds v Southampton. Premiership and Nationwide League scores, rugby union scores, relay of BBC Radio Five Live 'Sport on Five'. Arsenal 1 - Middlesbrough 1 'Sportsworld' West Ham 1 - Liverpool 0. Good reception.
29 December: 1846 UTC: 13605 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service to Europe, Africa, Middle East. English. Female host with music, male host with ID, music. Strong to good reception via Bangalore? Music.
29 December: 1931 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Flevoland 'Sound Fountain' Christmas music.
29 December: 1948 UTC: 13710 kHz: Voice of America Fair reception. English to Africa via Udorn Thani, Thailand. 'Our World' via 'VOA News Now' Alaskan astronomer.
29 December: 2015 UTC: 13820 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Okeechobee Florida USA. Fair reception. English to Europe, Africa via Juilich, Germany. Male host, music, readings from Matthew Chapter eleven to Chapter thirteen. Prophecy of Isiah. "Blessed are eyes and ears" 'Family Bible Reading Fellowship'.
WYFR Family Radio QSL Verification card, 2001.
29 December: 2039 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR-2 Nashville TN USA. Fair-Good-Fair reception. Dr Gene Scott / University Network to Africa, English, discussing miracles.
29 December: 2106 UTC: 14670 kHz: C H U Canada Strong to fair reception "C H U Canada. Coordinated Universal Time. Twenty-one hours, ten minutes..." Male voice, interference from Voice of America. Ticks and bleeps every second, male announcer every one minute. Email: radio.chu @ nrc.ca
29 December: 2136 UTC: 15040 kHz: Radio For Peace International Costa Rica. Fair to poor reception. English to America, Europe. Male speech "Ecological ideas... We were very close... presentation... he... millions of dollars... created a new environmental area... forest". Radio For Peace International ID 'Earth and Sky'.
29 December: 2157 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception 'People on politics' Andrew Marr met Roy Jenkins.
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WELCOME to the final weekend of September 2019. The month end post is usually dedicated to Carlisle United Football Club - That post is below. But first, the summer of cricket and autumn of cycling have, through the breaks in commentaries of innings or events, brought us some links to what social media, or mostly YouTube in this case, has to offer in relation to those sports. So, if you were listening closely to Test Match Special or following the commentaries of the cycling events recently, you may relate to some of the following. If not, I just hope you enjoy them anyways.
Introducing Pavel Florin, the Romanian bowler who has become popular on social media, due to his slightly unusual bowling action. Test Match Special met and interviewed Pavel on Sunday 18 August 2019. The ICC produced this profile of Pavel Florin, bodyguard, bouncer and bowler.
England v New Zealand produced an epic Cricket World Cup Final this summer and whilst TMS reflected on the Final during the Ashes series, memories turned to another England v New Zealand encounter - Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell v New Zealand, 1992.
Phil Tufnell was a great servant to England Cricket - As a bowler - Though here is a moment to enjoy P C R Tufnell "batting" against the bowling of Shane Warne in an Ashes over.
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Cycling has brought us great moments from the Tour de France and the Tour of Britain this year, but here is a moment to savour cycling from the heart of Africa. The Tour du Rwanda is a course with one very fearsome stage: The Wall of Kigali.
Closing out this cycling section is the UCI 2019 Road World Championships, which had everything Yorkshire could offer - Including the weather. Some days were good, some days... Well, here is coverage of the Men's Under 23 Individual Time Trial, Tuesday 24 September 2019. Ouch.
MEMORIES of Shortwave Radio broadcasts from Summer 2001 can be found here.
This post brings you memories of September, October and November 2001.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.
September 2001: Short Wave
12 September [2001]: 1848 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Nashville TN USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe and America 'The Anointed Word' with Robert Henderson, speaking of the 'Mother Church' in Jerusalem, The Lord, Holy Spirit, Verse 29, immorality. 19 UTC ID for 'Ever Increasing Faith' Fred Price, Address for Los Angeles.
12 September: 1918 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe and America. Two male hosts speak of their faith with bible passages: John, Chapter 8. Memories of a school visit to a museum, hosted by Priests. Matt Doola is the host, phone call from a listener, Carlos.
12 September: 1959 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception. English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. News at 20 UTC: Aftermath of terrorist attacks in USA. Black box of the Pittsburgh plane found. NATO meeting scheduled for next 24 hours. Arrests made in Boston. 'Newsline' focuses on September 11 attacks.
Radio Netherlands QSL.
12 September: 2025 UTC: 17650 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WHRA-5 Greenbush ME USA. Male host, Mr Beckton, reads from the book of Malachi. Programme: 'His Word'. Postal address. World Harvest Radio ID at 2030 UTC. Music: Germaine Hawkins 'The Light Has Come'.
12 September: 2045 UTC: 17660 kHz: HCJB The Voice of the Andes. Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Male host, passages from Genesis. Music. Genesis 4. Psalm 65, verse 2. Need for prayer 'Message of Truth' Jeremiah 33 verse 3. James 5, verse 16. Way of Truth Ministries, Pennsylvania, USA.
October 2001: Short Wave
4 October: 1930 UTC: 21455 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good reception. German to Europe and North Africa, Female and male hosts, speech regarding the Bible and Jesus. ID.
4 October: 2013 UTC: 21570 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Sackville, Canada. Female host with RCI ID at close of news, Jim Craig hosts 'Canada Today'. Opening report regarding the Canadian Prime Minister. Report regarding a Professor at Toronto University.
21 October: 0705 UTC: 2305 kHz: High Adventure Radio Network Male host, Samuel, speaks of the sins of abortion, worshipping of sports stars in modern day. References to sheep and oxen. Strong to good reception. The stoning of Steven. The 'Ram-Fat' theory. King Saul and the Alachites. Verse 12. Address: Pittsburgh, USA. [Spurious broadcast?]
21 October: 0743 UTC: 2340 kHz: Trans World Radio 'Back To God Hour'. [Spurious broadcast?]
Animated levels meter.
21 October: 0948 UTC: 6030 kHz: Sudwestrundfunk Germany. Music: Don Henley 'Boys of Summer', Eva Cassidy 'Fields of Gold'. Good reception. Male and female hosts, German.
21 October: 1014 UTC: 6220 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Music: Pet Shop Boys 'New York City Boys' and 'West End Girls'. Ads for 'Radio Review' magazine and 'Offshore Echoes'. Ad for Laser Hot Hits mug. Music: 'Don't Tell Me Lies' by Breathe. Hello to Mr G N Trailer in Lancashire, Alexander, Kenny Lowe, USA.
25 October: 1855 UTC: 7210 kHz: Radio Tirana International Female voice in English: 'Goodbye from Tirana'. Music. Female voice in French: 'Ici Tirana'. Music. Station ID, frequency, date, music. Good to fair reception.
25 October: 1921 UTC: 7260 kHz: Voice of America VOA Special English. Male and female host discussing 'Business dialogue' with the listener. 'Gary's tips with Gary Inglebrook'. Broadcast to Europe and Middle East via Biblis, Germany. Announcement for listeners on 1197 kHz MW, the frequency is to close.
25 October: 1946 UTC: 7275 kHz: Radio Exterior de EspaΓ±a Spanish host in studio speaks to correspondent on the telephone. Strong to good reception. Spanish to Europe. 'Radiogaceta de los deportes'.
25 October: 2019 UTC: 7375 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Africa via Botswana. Human rights groups appeal as women who take part in pre-marital sex in Nigeria are treated as criminals. Nigeria follows the Shari'ah Islamic Law. Commonwealth Ministers visit Zimbabwe.
Statement from the Voice of America, VOA Guide, Winter 2001-2002.
25 October: 2045 UTC: 7410 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service. Music. Female host with ID and frequencies now on the air, music. Male host with Commentary regarding aftermath of September 11 attacks and anthrax alerts in USA. Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Mid East.
25 October: 2116 UTC: 9370 kHz: WTJC Newport North Carolina. Female and male hosts with details of a postal and email address for USA.
25 October: 2128 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. Eric Dixon continuity. News read by Brian Rumsfeld. English to Europe. News headlines: Osama Bun Laden. Anthrax. Fire in Swiss tunnel. Sport: Ian Botham speaks regarding England Cricket tour of India.
November 2001: Short Wave
2 November: 2240 UTC: 6170 kHz: Scandinavian Weekend Radio Fair to poor reception. Music: Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' Message in German. Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor 'Groovejet', Natalie Imbruglia 'That Day' to 2255 UTC.
That single log for November was the only log for that month, bringing Autumn 2001 to a close.
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.
WELCOME to some more memories of international radio broadcasts, heard on the Short Wave band of a Roberts R881 receiver (Link courtesy of Peter Vis).
These broadcasts were heard using a method known as DXing. Learn more about Dxing here (Link courtesy of Mika MΓ€kelΓ€inen).
Broadcasts heard April 2001 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.
May 2001: Short Wave
13 May [2001]: 1105 UTC: 13850 kHz: Radio Ezra Strong to good reception. John D Hill with religous [sic] programming, ID: Radio Ezra, website: water - into - wine .com Postal address: John D Hill, Water Into Wine Ministries, PO Box 16, STOCKTON ON TEES TS18 2GN UK
26 May: 1540 UTC: 5920 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Fair reception. Slovak to West Europe. Male & Female host, music.
26 May: 1610 UTC: 5920 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Good to fair reception. German to West Europe. Male & Female announce frequencies.
26 May: 1619 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa. Male host: Music, [SineΓ‘d?] O'Connor of Ireland, guitar music by a Prague musician. CD by Jethro Tull: 'The Magic Carpet' on 'Saturday Music' show. ID. Off air at 1627 UTC.
26 May: 1653 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. Dutch to Holland (The Netherlands) and Europe via Flevo? Male host conducts interview.
26 May: 1721 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Polonia Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Female host with feature regarding jobs and the economy, interviews with construction workers, a landowner and farmer. EU integration of Poland. // 7285 kHz. Review of the newspapers.
Example of a pre-printed reception report form, sent out by Polish Radio, to assist listeners with their reports for the station.
26 May: 1736 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. English to Europe via HΓΆrby, 500 kW. 'Studio 49' Male host discusses nationalism in a multicultural, multi-ethnic Sweden with a guest.
26 May: 1750 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to fair reception. English to Europe via Wertachtal, Germany. 'Around Germany' tour of Bremen with female and male host. 'African Journal' female host reports on Amnesty International.
26 May: 1822 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Strong to good reception. German to Europe via Moosbrunn? 'Kompass': Monaco Grand Prix: Schumacher, Coulthard, Irvine. Tennis. 1830 UTC: English: 'Report From Austria' hosted by Bethany Bell, Joanna King reports on a memorial for victims of the Nazis.
26 May: 1911 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe & North Africa 'World Briefing' Bill Clinton's visits to Belfast & Dublin, Arafat's speech in the Middle East. Algerian violence. 'Canada 25' forum. 'World Sport' with Alex Capstick: Celtic cup treble.
26 May: 1953 UTC: 7460 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Ocean Colour Scene 'Riverboat Song'. Laser testing on 9465 kHz. Music.
26 May: 2107 UTC: 7460 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Strong to good reception. English to Europe and America. Music: Crazy Town 'Butterfly', Music: Maria Rubia. Male and female host (Nicky) on air. Music: Janet Jackson 'All For You' Music: Romina Johnson. Website: www. radiolink .net / hothits Music: Chantay Moore.
World Harvest Radio QSL, 2001.
26 May: 2201 UTC: 7580 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to fair reception. English to Africa via WHRA / Angel 5, Greenbush ME USA 500 kW American Information Radio Network news: Jerusalem hotel collapse. Music: 'How Great Thou Art'.
26 May: 2239 UTC: 9370 kHz: WTJC Fair reception. Hymn singing with interference from other sources.
27 May: 1034 UTC: 9860 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Wertachtal, Germany. News: Violence in Jerusalem and throughout the Middle East. 'Echelon' spy network. Report from Neville Powys regarding riots in Oldham, Lancashire. Italian elections.
27 May: 11:14 UTC: 10 000 kHz: WWV USA Time Signal. Good to fair reception. Boulder, Colorado, USA.
27 May: 1549 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice Of America Good to fair reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Woofferton, Shropshire, UK. VOA News Now 'Kaleidoscope' Fighting in the Middle East. Co-channel interference at 16 UTC.
27 May: 1613 UTC: 15255 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Greece.
Letterhead, United Arab Emirates Radio.
27 May: 1629 UTC: 15395 kHz: UAE Radio Dubai. Good to fair reception. Music. News at 1630 UTC: President Mubarak tours Israel and Palestine. English to Europe and Africa. Shelling of ethnic Albanians by Macedonia. USA to intervene in Southern Sudan, Colin Powell tours Africa.
27 May: 1644 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Strong to fair reception to Africa via Botswana 'People in America'.
27 May: 1652 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe & North Africa 'Sunday Sportsworld' England Cricket, athletics, Monaco Grand Prix.
27 May: 1753 UTC: 17650 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WHRA-5 Greenbush Maine USA. Relay of Indycar racing: Motorsport from Indianapolis. Male commentator. Ads at 1759 UTC: Motor oil, Nokia. 1800 UTC: ID for WHRI, WHRA, Postal address, website. Return to racing.
27 May: 1821 UTC: 17715 kHz: Radio Exterior de EspaΓ±a Strong reception. Spanish language: 'Tablero deportivo' football commentary: Valencia, La Coruna, Barcelona, Alaves, Majorca...
27 May: 1849 UTC: 17820 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. English to Africa, Middle East via Dhariyya, United Arab Emirates. 'Canada Review' Female host. Collection of postcards and pictures put together in a book.
Canada QSL, May 2001.
28 May: 1553 UTC: 21470 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception. 'World In Print' : Selby rail crash.
28 May: 1608 UTC: 21605 kHz: U A E Radio Dubai. Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa. Male and female hosts discuss musical instrument and play a piece of music: 'Theme of Princess movement'. 'The Wide World of Arabic Music'.
28 May: 1621 UTC: 21745 kHz: Radio Prague Fair to poor reception. English to East Africa. Male host, news, economy, marketing. ID at 1627 UTC.
28 May: 1638 UTC: 21840 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Nauen, Germany. 'Africa Report' Message to Eritreans from John Fashanu, sports results: Football: World Cup qualifying matches. 'The African News'.
That completes the logs for May 2001. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!
