Summertime on Short Wave, 2007.

This post is a continuation of the My DX Archive thread. The previous post, with broadcasts from Spring 2007, 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.

July 2007 : Short Wave

• 14 July [2007]: 1347 UTC: 13610 kHz: China Radio International Excellent to good reception. English 'Listeners' Garden' with Matthew Steadman. Music: Macy Gray 'Related to a psychopath', music from a Chinese artist. Close of programme. Contacts: Zip Code 100040, email address.
• 14 July: 1412 UTC: 13610 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. Dari [language] via Cyprus [transmitter]. ID by BBC News signature music. Male speech, interviews. To 1425 UTC.
• 14 July: 1429 UTC: 13635 kHz: CVC International Poor to fair reception. English via Darwin, Australia. Male host.
• 14 July: 1450 UTC: 13710 kHz: China Radio International Excellent - Good - Fair reception. English Worldwide 'Listeners Garden' with Matthew Steadman. 'Voices From Other Lands'. Email address.
• 14 July: 1615 UTC: 15000 kHz: WWV Colorado USA. Good reception. Time Signal broadcast, 1 second 'ticks'.
• 14 July: 1702 UTC: 15120 kHz: Voice of Nigeria Excellent to good reception. English. Female host, news: Air conditioned trains now running in South Nigeria. Compensation paid to victims of violence following 2007 elections. Disease endemics in Nigeria. Eritrean authorities accuse British diplomat of spying.

Stamps from Radio Pilipinas

• 14 July: 1733 UTC: 15190 kHz: Radio Pilipinas Excellent to good reception. English ID 'The Voice of the Philippines', Tagalog language programme.
• 14 July: 1751 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. Sports programme.
• 14 July: 1812 UTC: 15410 kHz: Voice of America Excellent to good reception. English to Africa via Briech, Morocco. 'Nightline Africa' Ted Roberts. Democracy and media in Somalia. Chad receives refugees from Darfur. Drug trafficking between Ghana and the United Kingdom. Treatments for HIV - Aids patients in Africa.
• 14 July: 1842 UTC: 15495 kHz: Radio Kuwait Excellent to good reception. Arabic. Female host, flamenco style guitar music.

That completes the logs of broadcasts heard by me, July 2007.

To see an original post, created 14 July 2007, featuring the above logs in a more basic list, click here.

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The Sounds of Springtime on Short Wave, 2007.

MARCH and May represent the Springtime of the year 2007, from where the following Short Wave broadcasts were heard.

This post is a continuation of the My DX Archive thread. The previous post, with broadcasts from January 2007, can be found here. Alternately, the original January 2007 post, created on day of reception, can be found here [includes a Wallpaper of the Week image from Summer 2006...!].

On to the logs of Spring 2007, but first: Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2007 : Short Wave

• 13 March [2007]: 2020 UTC: 9815 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. French to Africa. Music: 'Turn On The Bright Lights' Female speech in French. 'Voix du Rock - Rock Connection' Presenter: Nelly Daynac.
• 13 March: 2051 UTC: 9815 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. Hausa language service to Africa. Male host.
• 13 March: 2106 UTC: 9895 kHz: Radio Netherlands Worldwide Good reception. Dutch language. Male host, news bulletin.
• 13 March: 2124 UTC: 9910 kHz: All India Radio Strong to good reception. General Overseas Service to Europe and Australasia. English speaking lady describes a beautiful mausoleum (large, stately tomb). Male host with an ID followed by a programme of 'film songs'.

Decorated envelope and stamps from Radio Cairo.

• 13 March: 2148 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Fair to poor reception. English to Europe. Music programme: 'Arabic Song' Female and male speech. 'Sports Round-up'.

An original post, dated March 18, 2007, featuring the above logs can be found here.

May 2007 : Short Wave

• 31 May: 1930 UTC: 11955 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to good reception 'The Voice of Hope' Female with ID in English, "This broadcast is in Ibo [language]" to West Africa via Moosbrunn, Austria. Music, male host, vernacular, ID, speech, music, ID, web address.
• 31 May: 2017 UTC: 12025 kHz: Radio Algerienne Good reception. Arabic via Woofferton // 9765 kHz. Soft speech by male host, devotional singing. Speech, music.
• 31 May: 2043 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong reception. English to Europe via Moscow. 'Folk Box': "Multi-part series, 'Who' lives in Russia' in Folk Box". Indigenous people of Russia. Web address; Email address.
• 31 May: 2116 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Rampisham, Dorset, UK. 'Newshour' Israel - Palestine.
• 31 May: 2129 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR-3 Nashville. Strong to good reception. English to Europe and America via Nashville TN USA. Male preacher: Matthew 7:21-23. 1 Peter 7-8. 'The Apocalypse Chronicles' James Lloyd. WWCR website. PO Box 766 80535 Colorado 'Scriptures For America' with website address.

The WWCR tower field, Nashville, TN USA.

An original post, featuring logs from May 2007, can be found here.

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My DX Archive: January 2007

EUROPE and the United States of America are where these memories of Short Wave broadcasts, heard January 2007, come from.

The previous post, My DX Archive: Autumn 2006, featuring logs from September and November 2006, 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.

January 2007 : Short Wave

• 7 January [2007]: 1223 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent reception. Music, female host with speech, male speech.
• 7 January: 1240 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle Excellent reception. German to Europe via Skelton, UK, 250 kW. Female and male hosts, political discussion show.
• 7 January: 1303 UTC: 6110 kHz: Overcomer Ministry Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Juelich, DTK, Germany. Male speech. Music. Female speech. Brother Stair.

DW QSL, January 2007

• 7 January: 1335 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Good - Moderate - Fair reception. English to Europe via Woofferton, UK, 250 kW. Interview with band ILoveMe, playing their tracks 'Run' and 'Nina'. Female host. 'Music Mailbag' : Request for Avril Lavigne 'I'm With You'. Vangelis 'Chariots of Fire'.
• 7 January: 1408 UTC: 6155 kHz: ROI 1 International Excellent - Good - Moderate - Good reception. German to Europe via Moosbrunn, Austria. Female speech, piano music by Bach. Female speech.
• 7 January: 1623 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good - Moderate - Good - Fair reception. Persian language to Europe via Skelton, 300 kW. Male host. Tehran, Iran. Israel. Saddam Hussein.
• 7 January: 1715 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Fair - Good - Moderate - Fair reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Cyprus. Sport: Henrik Larsson; Martin O'Niel [sic]. FA Cup round-up, Scottish football round-up. La Liga.
• 7 January: 1738 UTC: 9510 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. Persian to Middle East via Skelton, 300 kW. Male and female hosts, sports news.
• 7 January: 1749 UTC: 9530 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent reception. Arabic to North Africa and Middle East via Skelton, 300 kW. Male and female speech, music, 'Open Forum' Letter from Philadelphia. Write to Zip code 26007 USA.

A Google Maps link to Skelton Transmitting Station.

• 7 January: 1805 UTC: 9660 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent to good reception. Arabic to North Africa via Skelton, 300 kW. Male broadcaster with speech dedicated to Allah.
• 7 January: 1817 UTC: 9800 kHz: BBC World Service Fair reception. Azeri to Central Asia via Skelton, 300 kW. Language classes, male speaks in English, female speaks in Azeri.

January 7, 2007, a Sunday, was a very productive day for broadcasts from Skelton Transmitting station.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 2006

ANOTHER short post I'm afraid, possibly from the times when we had loads to do.

My DX Archive is a continual post, bringing you my logbook of radio broadcasts heard over previous decades.

The previous post, My DX Archive: Summer 2006, featuring logs from June and July 2006, can be found here.

Prior to posting broadcasts heard, some housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 2006 : Shortwave

• 6 September [2006]: 2017 UTC: 4820 kHz: Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet. Fair to poor reception. Beautiful music, Chinese speech.
• 6 September: 2044 UTC: 5000 kHz: WWV Fort Collins CO USA - Time Signal station, Colorado. Excellent to good reception.

November 2006 : Shortwave

• 17 November: 2145 UTC: 5875 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception 'Newshour' Owen Bennett-Jones. Favourite buildings. Tom Cruise married Miss Katie Holmes today.

Apologies for the short post, but I do hope you have found of interest.

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