PREVIOUSLY known as 'My DX Archive', welcome to the continuing thread of 'My Short Wave Archive', bringing memories of international broadcasts heard on Short Wave radio in days gone by.
The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: January 2008, 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.
Receiver used: Roberts R881.
March 2008 : Short Wave
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| Radio Ukraine International QSL card, 2 March 2008. |
- [Sunday] 2 March [2008]: 1005 UTC: 9950 kHz: Radio Ukraine International English language broadcast, Fair to poor reception.
English to Europe via Ukraine.
Male broadcaster, news bulletin. Deterioration of broadcast signal.
Female host, ID, 'Ukrainian Diary' programme.
Logged to 1014 UTC. - 2 March: 1022 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Boulder CO [Colorado] USA - Time signal station.
Rapid fire ticks.
Fair to poor reception.
Logged to 1030 UTC. - 2 March: 1107 UTC: 13600 kHz [21 metreband]: Radio Bulgaria Female speech with ID for Radio Bulgaria.
Good reception.
(Summer 2007) Schedule shows Bulgarian to Russia (local time is listed as Moscow), Plovdiv transmitter?
Logged to 1115 UTC. - 2 March: 1122 UTC: 13665 kHz: China Radio International English speaking male with world weather report and news headlines: Beijing, Middle East, World table tennis championships.
'Reports From The Developing Countries' programme: Ethnic violence in Kenya has had an impact on the Kenyan people. Latin American agreement to monitor eco-systems. UN says surveillance of 'Bird flu' Avian Influenza should continue in Asia.
Excellent to good reception.
English to Europe via Albania.
Promo for China Radio International website.
Now on air: 'China Beat': Taiwanese singer Chi Chi, now a Buddhist, still recording music, duet with Chi Wo, his sister. Music: 'See Her Slip Away Again'.
Logged to 1134 UTC.
- 2 March: 1254 UTC: 13720 kHz: Radio Exterior de España Male and female speech in the Spanish language... Excellent to good reception.
Spanish to West Europe (Iceland, UK, France, Benelux, Scandinavia).
"Noreste de Europa" Time signal at 1300 UTC, female with ID for Radio Exterior de España.
Female and male with fast moving speech in the Spanish language.
News broadcast: Colombia, Condoleezza Rice, Russia, Romania. Police, president, Pakistan, conflict. Explosions in Baghdad, Iraq.
ID, female speech, music. Birdsong with the sound of rain.
Logged to 1316 UTC. - 2 March: 1344 UTC: 15240 kHz: Radio Sweden Fair to poor reception.
English to North America.
Discussions regarding fashion on 'Network Europe'. Muslim women may not be allowed to show their heads, necks. Istanbul.
Logged to 1352 UTC.
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| Radio Sweden QSL card, March 2008. |
- 2 March: 1420 UTC: 15530 kHz: Voice of America ID for Voice of America, broadcasting in Urdu; 'Radio Aap ki Dunyaa'.
Excellent reception.
Urdu to West & South Asia.
Female and male speech, Mark Anthony & Jennifer Lopez feature, country music.
Logged to 1434 UTC. - 2 March: 1444 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America English to Africa via Sao Tome.
Good to fair reception.
'Our World' with Art Chimes.
Logged to 1455 UTC.
- 2 March: 1510 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception.
English to Africa via Ascension Island (BBC transmitters).
Reports from male on the US Presidential trail, Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. Report from male in Nepali 'Madeshi' group of people.
Logged to 1517 UTC. - 2 March: 1528 UTC: 21470 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception.
English to East & South Africa via Ascension Island (BBC transmitter).
Female reports from Johannesburg. Female with feature regarding fall of the 'Iron Curtain'.
Male with trailer, male with 1530 UTC news bulletin: Israel & Palestine refuse to cooperate.
Logged to 1534 UTC.
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