My Short Wave Archive: September 2011

 WELCOME all, to another post in the continuing thread of memories of radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave Radio.

This post brings memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Sunday, September 18, 2011.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: July 2011, 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.

September 2011 : Short Wave

• [Sunday] 18 September [2011]: 1139 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Host and guest discussing politics in Germany in September and October.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  ID, music.
  German to Europe via Rampisham [UK], 49m Band broadcast.
  Fluctuating man-made noise.
  Report regarding Pope Benedict's visit to Germany; Memories of his time as Cardinal Ratzinger. The Pope hailed from Germany.
  'Magazine' programme; music.
  'Deutsche Welle Sport'  Bundesliga football, Lukas Podolski, Leverkusen. Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen. Hoffenheim, Ryan Babel. Jose Mourinho, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich.
  Increase in man-made noise, Deutsche Welle ID to 1200 UTC.
  Logged to 1200 UTC.

[Lunch break at 1210 UTC]

• 18 September: 1321 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle still on the air, German to Europe via Rampisham [UK].
• 18 September: 1332 UTC: 6190 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  via Berlin
  Good to fair reception.
  German male speech. Choirs and Classical music. Speech at 1338 UTC in German language by male and female.
  German language to Europe via Berlin. Classical choir music.
  Contact details: 50968 Cologne, Germany.
  Transmission: 6190 kHz via Berlin, 17 kW.
  Logged to 1347 UTC.
• 18 September: 1405 UTC: 6295 kHz: Reflections Europe  Jack Van Impe Ministries
  Voices in praise of Jesus Christ. Rexella Van Impe speaks of Russia and China building up their missile defences; speaks of population increase around the world.
  Jack Van Impe quotes from the Bible; speaks of cyber war as a global conflict: References from the Pentagon and BBC News.
  Contact details: PO Box 7004, Troy MI 48007-7004 USA
  ID for Reflections Europe.
  Logged to 1430 UTC.
• 18 September: 1439 UTC: 6305 kHz: Radio Merlin International  Music: Transvision Vamp 'Baby I Don't Care'; Men At Work. Distorted speech. Music: The Real Thing 'You To Me Are Everything'.
  Fair reception.
  Music: Scissor Sisters; Beats International 'Dub Be Good To Me'; Derek and the Dominoes 'Layla'. Male speech: Apologies for the interference.
  ID; Music: 'Wig Wam Bam'; The Specials 'Ghost Town'; Boney M 'Rivers of Babylon'.
  ID with contact address; Music: Gary Newman 'Cars'; ID with 6305 kHz frequency!
  Music: The Love Affair 'Everlasting Love'.
  Logged to 1530 UTC.

Irish Music Radio QSL, September 2011

• 18 September: 1550 UTC: 6930 kHz: Irish Music Radio  Dance music.
  Female host with ID; Details of messages sent to the studio, via email. Music.
  Good to fair reception.
  English language speech, female host, ID '...in the west coast of Ireland', Dance music: Amelie 'I'm Into You'.
  Female speech, music: The Bee Gees 'Massachusetts'; David Guetta 'Glad You Came'.
  Logged to 1615 UTC.
• 18 September: 1639 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio  Fair reception.
  Slovenian language to Europe, male speech, act of worship, music, female speech.
  Logged to 1645 UTC.

[Break at 1650 UTC)

• 18 September: 1745 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio  Slovak [language] to Europe.
• 18 September: 1800 UTC: 7275 kHz: Radio Exterior de España  Excellent to good reception; Spanish to Europe.
  'Tablero Deportivo V' Football programme; Commentators at sporting arenas with loud PA systems, playing The Beatles 'Money Can't Buy Me Love' and Queen 'We Will Rock You'. Fast moving speech from commentator, over the PA announcer. Football team announced: Sergio Ramos, Di Maria - I think this is a Real Madrid match.
  Reporter at Valencia. Music. Speech from Malaga and Villareal.
  Sergio Ramos and Di Maria have scored goals for Real Madrid.
  Logged to 1822 UTC.
• 18 September: 1840 UTC: 7290 kHz: The Overcomer Ministry [Brother R G Stair] via IRRS [based in Milan, Italy]  Fair to Poor reception; English language to Europe and Middle East, via transmission sites in Slovakia or Romania.
  Brother R G Stair, with readings from the scriptures.
  Broadcast interference from Radio Exterior de España and other stations.
  Brother R G Stair speaks of the future of America: "Troops massing on US-Mexico border, for alleged 'invasion of Mexico'". "George W Bush did not understand climate change". "Climate scientists believe Texas - North Mexico area may, in the future, become desert".
  "Worldwide water shortage ~ Farmers crops, including pumpkin, have been destroyed".
  Announcement of postal address for Milan; "IRRS signing off".
  Logged to 1900 UTC.

[Darkness fell at 1900 UTC, 8pm BST]

• 18 September: 1922 UTC: 7400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria  I can hear the German language service.
  Fair reception; German language to Europe.
  Male speaking with frequent references to Deutschland. Female host with female guest on telephone.
  Logged to 1930 UTC.

Radio Bulgaria QSL, 18 September 2011 [1922-1930 UTC; 7400 kHz]

• 18 September: 1945 UTC: 7485 kHz: Voice of America  VOA Special English programme 'Words and their stories': In the dog house, dog days, raining cats and dogs.
  'People in America' Louisa May Alcock, writer, author of 'Little Women'. Born in Pennsylvania, 1832. Died 1888.
  Good reception; VOA Special English to Middle East via Iranawila, Sri Lanka (IBB transmission site).
  Logged to 20:00 UTC.

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