My Short Wave Archive: April 2010

 SPRINGTIME 2010, a Thursday evening, listening to Short Wave radio.
Here is what I heard.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: February 2010, 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.

April 2010 : Short Wave

• [Thursday] 8 April [2010]: 1820 UTC: 7220 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Music in the Spanish language.
• 8 April: 1834 UTC: 7290 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Male speaking of God, who made everything perfect.  Bible chapters.  English language.  Good to fair reception.
• 8 April: 1849 UTC: 7520 kHz: Radio Tirana  Female announces this is Tirana, Albania.
  Fair to poor reception.  English to Europe and America.  Speech audible, though noise increasing.
  Logged to 1858 UTC.
• 8 April: 1904 UTC: 7550 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service  Female broadcaster with news: India and Australia have signed an agreement.
  Fair to poor reception.  English to Europe and Africa.  Poor with noise.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.

• 8 April: 1925 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio Thailand  Male and female news team broadcast report from BBC News which declares flowers in central England have flowered earlier than in the last century or so.  Trailer for eating out in Bangkok, Thailand.  The El Nino phenomenon.  "This is Radio Thailand news".  Fight against global warming.
  Business news: Hutchinson Telecom CDMA network.  Banking in Asia.  Currency exchange.  State bank of Vietnam.  World Bank says China has helped the region recover from economic downturn.
  Excellent to good reception.  English to Europe via Udon Thani, Thailand.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 8 April: 1958 UTC: 9490 kHz: Family Radio  End of broadcast announcements, including email address.
• 8 April: 2018 UTC: 9645 kHz: Vatican Radio  English language service, announcing frequencies for next broadcast on air.  Off air at 2020 UTC.
• 8 April: 2025 UTC: 9915 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Music: Lionel Richie 'Hello'.  Speech from the Middle East.
• 8 April: 2033 UTC: 11610 kHz: Radio Netherlands  Female host announced Radio Netherlands website address as the 'EarthBeat' programme closes.
  English to West Africa.
  ID, male host presents 'Reloaded' programme: Website in Holland promotes sexual health awareness for Muslims.
  Good to fair reception.  English to West Africa via Kigali, Rwanda.
  Programming: Anti-Islam politics.  Drugs policy.
  Logged to 2050 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: February 2010

 THIS post takes us back to the first evening spent listening to the Short Wave radio band, in the year 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: December 2009, 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.

February 2010 : Short Wave

Notes: Unconfirmed broadcasts heard from WWV (Boulder, CO USA) and Vatican Radio around 5000 kHz; HIMI 5010 Radio Cristal International (Dominican Republic) on 5010 kHz.

    Spurious broadcasts: Radio Prague on 5015 kHz; China Radio International on 5045 kHz.

• [Tuesday] 2 February [2010]: 2140 UTC: 5830 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Music followed by female speech, German language.  Female and male speech, music.
  Good to fair reception; German language.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.
• 2 February: 2204 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Male speech, ID for Deutsche Welle.  Male and female speech regarding Stuttgart.
  Excellent to fair reception; German to Europe via Rampisham [UK] 500 kW.
  Logged to 2215 UTC.
• 2 February: 2218 UTC: 6100 kHz: International Radio Serbia  Excellent to fair reception; English to Europe.
  Pop music programme, female host, ID, speaking of a female musician, popular throughout the last decade.  Music by Alexander. Host: 'She recorded her debut album in 2003, second album in 2006'.
  Co-channel interference from Russia in Russian?  'Pop Flash and Crash' music.
  Announcement of broadcast frequencies: 6100 kHz and 9675 kHz.
  Postal address ( 11000 Belgrade) and web contact details.
  Off air at 2228 UTC.
• 2 February: 2246 UTC: 6200 kHz: Radio Bulgaria  Good reception; English to Europe.
  Music; Female host with music by female artist. Feature: Traditional folk band formed close to Plovdiv. Music.
  Logged to 2252 UTC.

Verification card from Radio Bulgaria, February 2010.

• 2 February: 2259 UTC: 6240 kHz: Radio PMR - Pridnestrovye  "This is Tiraspol"  Male with ID and introduction to broadcast.  Male speaks of negotiations between Tiraspol and Moscow.  March 28 is election day in Pridnestrovye.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Other items of speech: Arbitration court of Pridnestrovye.  Pridnestrovyan students in Ukraine college.
  English to Europe and America via Moldova.
  Items of speech: A 'Lyceum' is a classroom.  Languages and translations.  'Goodbye' at 2312 UTC; Followed by German language.
• 2 February: 2344 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Romania International  Good reception; English to Europe, Asia and America.
  Male speech: 'This is Bucharest'  ID, Feature: 'Athlete of the Week':  Female athlete, representing Romania at Winter Olympics 2010.
  Logged to 2352 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: December 2009

 WELCOME to memories of international radio broadcasts, heard on the Short Wave radio band, on the 4th Sunday in Advent, 2009.

[ Reading: Whatever Happened to Shortwave Radio? ]

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: October 2009, 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.

December 2009 : Short Wave

• [Sunday] 20 December [2009]: 1014 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service  Good to fair reception. English to Middle East via Cyprus.
  News programme includes dogs stolen to order and pregnant female soldiers in Iraq.
  Logged to 1025 UTC.
• 20 December: 1033 UTC: 15585 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Excellent to good reception.
  Two or three males speaking of football. Spanish language. Speech by female.
  Spanish to Europe.
  Logged to 1050 UTC.
• 20 December: 1100 UTC: 15595 kHz: Vatican Radio  ID. Good to fair reception.
  Angelus (Liturgy) with The Pope to 1115 UTC.
  Angelus was broadcast to Asia and Europe 1st Programme. ID, music.
  Logged to 1120 UTC.
• 20 December: 1126 UTC: 15650 kHz: Voice of Greece  Music from the 'Greek In Style' music programme to Europe, Middle East, Asia,
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 1138 UTC.

Verification card from The Voice of Greece.

[Lunch Break at 1200 UTC]

• 20 December: 1249 UTC: 17760 kHz: Radio Romania International  Music: 'Corinthian Swan'.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Next piece of music: 'Playing in the Snow'.  'All That Jazz' is the name of the show.  Music: 'Jingle Bell Sleigh'.
  English to Europe and Africa.
  Close of programme, close of transmission at 1255 UTC.
• 20 December: 1346 UTC: 11675 kHz: Polish Radio External Service  Excellent to good reception, English to Europe via Moosbrunn, Austria.
  Male and female speak of the Christmas traditions in Poland, including visits from Santa Claus with presents for the children and the Christmas meals, including the Carp and the keeping of the Carp until the day of the meal. Soups and preparation of Christmas Eve dishes.  With Best Wishes for 2010.  English Section of the External Service.
  Web contact details. Music.
  Logged to 1400 UTC.

A log for Radio Station WWV Boulder CO USA on 5000 kHz was noted, though also noted as unlistenable due to noise on the band.

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