My DX Archive: Spring 2002

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.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2000

JUNE-July-August of the Year 2000 is our destination for this selection of broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band.
The previous post, My DX Archive: Spring 2000, can be read here.
For the following broadcast logs, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2000: Short Wave

• 4 June [2000]: 1820 UTC: 5805 kHz: Radio Free London Good to poor[-ish] reception. Male operator, music: Monkees 'Last Train To Clarkesville', Beatles 'Paperback Writer', Tremeloes 'Here Comes My Baby' operator unable to answer phone. 1973 Mungo Jerry, Swinging Blue Jeans 'Hippy Hippy Shake'/'Good Golly Miss Molly'. Telephone: 07930 11 34 30 Email: RFL @ England .com 101b Kings Cross Rd, London WC1X 9LP

A4 sized Global Sound Kitchen QSL verification card, May 2000.

Notes: Global Sound Kitchen www.globalsoundkitchen.com/cooking.html [Website no longer active] Space D and Lady Sophia Telephone 0207 453 1610 Email: studio @ globalsoundkitchen.com Post: Claire Marshall, G-One Ltd, 50 Lisson Street LONDON NW1 5DF (Weekends on Shortwave).

July 2000: Short Wave

• 19 July: 1939 UTC: 2350 kHz: Radio Sweden Fair reception. Interview regarding medical negligence, weather. 'Money Matters' share issues in Sweden. 'Sixty Degrees North' Interview with a web developer. Chris Boswell closes the show. [Spurious broadcast?]
• 19 July: 20:04 UTC: 2395 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. VOA-Africa report from Monrovia, Liberia. Nelson Mandela hosts meeting. United Nations report lack of food in Angola. Report from Geneva. Financial help for Zambia. White farmers quit Zimbabwe. Money to fight AIDS. [Spurious broadcast?]
• 19 July: 2025 UTC: 2530 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception 'Newshour' Male speaks of Queen Mother's Birthday. Business news: oil. Headlines at 2030 UTC: Middle East meeting at Camp David, Korean summit regarding missiles. Nelson Mandela speaks of Burundi. Madrid protests against ETA. [Spurious broadcast?]
• 19 July: 2132 UTC: 3915 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. English to East and South East Asia and Australia via Kranji, Singapore. BBC Sport: Tour de France, Open Golf.
• 19 July: 2140 UTC: 3975 kHz: Radio Budapest Strong to good reception 'Hungary Today' Abortion laws in Hungary. Currency exchange rates. Michael Flatley performs 'Feet of Flames' in Budapest. Music: 'Riverdance'.

Radio Budapest sticker.

August 2000: Short Wave

• 17 August: 1923 UTC: 4950 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Sao Tome, 'African Perspectives' Sport: Football World Cup 2002 Qualifier: USA 7 [Seven] - Barbados 0. ID, 'Ocean Report'. 1930 UTC: 'World Of Music'.
• 17 August: 1954 UTC: 5000 kHz: WWV Boulder, Colorado USA. Strong to good reception. Time Signal station, co-channel interference from Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, ID signal and music.
• 17 August: 2026 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to fair reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Skelton, 'Spectrum' Medical charges. News headlines. Rabbi in North America. E-Coli scare, closure of Scotia Bank. Lobster dispute.
• 17 August: 2100 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service English to Europe and North Africa via Rampisham, Dorset, UK. News: Sunken Russian Submarine. Echo from 6195 BBC Cyprus!
• 18 August: 2045 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good reception 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien, Wales Tourist Board competition, Philip Evans interview, Tourism in Wales. Interview regarding the Welsh language. Mr Thomas. Music: 'The Incredibles' www.flaigh.com / www.sain.com SA41 3QD
• 18 August: 2059 UTC: 7325 kHz // 3955 kHz, 6140 kHz and 1215 kHz (Medium Wave) Virgin Radio relay on Shortwave! To Europe via Skelton, Cumbria, England. Virgin in place of Global Sound Kitchen? Change at 2125 kHz [sic - UTC]: Global Sound Kitchen.

• 18 August: 2130 UTC: 11680 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to South Atlantic via Rampisham, Dorset, UK. 'Calling the Falklands' Repair of a submarine in Gibraltar, interview with a representative of Greenpeace. Interview with Professor Martin Palmer regarding global warming. Letter for auction from Scott and Evans, Himalayan Expedition.
• 18 August: 2148 UTC: 7325 kHz: Global Sound Kitchen Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Skelton, Cumbria, England. Also broadcast on 3955 kHz and 6140 kHz from Skelton.
• 27 August: 1725 UTC: 5805 kHz: Radio Free London Music. Signal: fair, English to Europe, music. Also 1801 UTC, fair to poor reception. Address, phone, email. Music: Beatles 'All You Need Is Love'. Aztec Camera 'Somewhere In My Heart'.

I hope you have enjoyed this look back to the Summer of the year 2000.

It is with great sadness that the Border Television and BBC Radio Cumbria broadcaster, John Myers, has died at the age of sixty. For a tribute from BBC Cumbria, click here.

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A Short Wave Summer: August 1999

CONTINUING with the temporary title for My DX Archive, the previous post of which (June 1999) can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

August 1999: Short Wave

• 7 August [1999]: 1909 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception to Target areas 'NA' (Europe, UK). Italian.

Radio Budapest QSL, August 1999

• 7 August: 1915 UTC: 6025 kHz: Radio Budapest Strong to good reception to Europe. Hungarian poetry - 'Spotlight' with poetry including a work by a poet entitled 'Cosmopolitan', highlighting an area of Buda. The poet is named Baranski.
• 7 August: 1941 UTC: 6035 kHz // 6095 kHz: Radio Polonia (Polish Radio Warsaw) 49.71m // 49.22m Good to fair reception, co-channel interference from the Voice of America. News: International Monetary Union, International Olympic meetings on 'Europe East'. Religious shrine, Polish Catholic pilgrims.
• 7 August: 1958 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to fair reception to Europe, Africa, Middle East. Swedish news, sport, music programme: Backstreet Boys, Westlife, A1, dance mix of ABBA's 'Super Trouper'.
• 7 August: 2018 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Middle East and EurAsia. 'Newshour' James Marshall is the host.
• 7 August: 2034 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International Fair to good reception. English to Europe. Atmospheric noise. 'Report From Developing Countries' (male host), 'China Scrapbook' regarding Tibet (female host) and 'Music from China' (female host).
• 7 August: 2100 UTC: 9625 kHz: Radio Romania International Good to fair reception. Romanian to Europe. Atmospheric noise. Data. Intro to programmes with music, female host.

Radio Bulgaria QSL, August 1999

• 7 August: 2119 UTC: 9400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception 'Views Behind The News': Nationalism; Increase in bears on the Bulgaria-Greece border hinders conservation or development. Male and female host. 'Keyword Bulgaria': Unemployment in Bulgaria. Jobs with BNFL.
• 7 August: 2143 UTC: 9430 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East: 'Weekend' hosted by John Lawrenson with male and female guests, featuring a report from Leeds, England.
• 7 August: 2159 UTC: 9535 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception 'Feature': UK introduces 'pet passports', close of broadcast at 2200 UTC.
• 7 August: 2221 UTC: 9705 kHz / 9770 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. Atmospheric noise. English to East and South East Asia and Oceania 'VOA News Now': 'US News': Statement from the Governor of Oklahoma, 'Sports': Tennis, 'US Feature' visits New Orleans. Co-channel blockout by Deutsche Welle from 2230 UTC.
• 7 August: 2247 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise, digital data 'Music From China' Operatic, choir, classical music, female host.
• 7 August: 2309 UTC: 11700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception. English to North America 'Views Behind The News' male and female hosts, report regarding nationalism.

Homer loves his radio!

• 7 August: 2327 UTC: 11800 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception, co-channel interference, atmospheric noise. Spanish service, male host, brief interview by male with a female named Gloria. Time signal at 2330 UTC.
• 7 August: 2344 UTC: 11830 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise. Story of the relationship between a blue bird and its owner. Tourist sites in Bucharest: Hotels and casinos.
• 8 August: 0005 UTC: 11745 kHz? All India Radio - General Overseas Service. Fair to poor reception, co-channel speech, atmospheric noise. Male speaks on behalf of a Development agency.
• 8 August: 0024 UTC: 7315 kHz: World Harvest Radio Good reception. Atmospheric noise. 'Country Style' Music.

Notes: Sackville transmitter site telephone number (Canada): 1-506-536-2690 (or 2691). (Prefix with 00- from UK).

Jüilich transmitter site direct address: Deutsche Telekom AG, Rundfunksendestelle Jüilich, Merscher Höhe, D-52428 JÜILICH, GERMANY.

• 31 August: 1945 UTC: 15235 kHz: Voice of America 'Border Crossings' music request show, live, hosted by Judy Massa or Ray Freeman. Call 00-1-202-619-2715 from 1900 UTC for a request, write to VOA, Washington DC, USA.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1999

Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999.

"The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself"...

... Well ABBA certainly knew what they were talking about when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton. "Waterloo" marked the beginning of their 8-year reign at the top of the charts all over the world, from the UK to Japan, from the US to Russia. They sold over 300 million records and with classic dancefloor fillers such as "Dancing Queen" and "Voulez Vous" their music still lives on today.
ABBA stopped making new music long ago, but since their demise in 1982 countless other Swedish acts have followed in their wake.
Europe and Roxette made it big during the 80's and Ace of Base hit the top in the early 90's.
But the biggest Swedish successes are to be found in today's charts, with Swedish music dominating the airwaves around the globe."

The above is the first paragraph of the Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999 [pictured right], which focused on Swedish music, with the above text which was part of the article featured in the guide.

The guide was released for the March - October 1999 broadcast season, which leads to this edition of My DX Archive: Spring 1999, which covers March - April - May 1999.

Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1999: Short Wave

• 15 March [1999]: 2030 UTC: 5845 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Network Europa' Dutch language. News: Police - Pepper spray. Strong to good reception. Rosemary Nelson politics, David Trimble, Northern Ireland murder. Fidel Castro. UNESCO. Bogata, Colombia. Weather. Edith Creisson, Social Democrat.
• 15 March: 2050 UTC: 5850 kHz: Radio Bulgaria National Academy of Theatre. Movies. Good reception. 'Keyword Bulgaria' English to 2100 UTC.
• 15 March: 2016 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Close of English broadcast, launch of Spanish broadcast. Guitar music, intro, flamenco, Spanish to Spain, Good to fair reception. Call sign live and live broadcast.
• 15 March: 2117 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Football results, tennis, Peter Smith 'Spotlight' Litomysl 16E10 49N48.
• 15 March: 2130 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Latvia Strong to good reception. News: Latvian links with Finnish Minister, banks, liquidation rumours. Prostitution. Travel agreements: Belgium, Netherlands, visa requirements. Benelux. Latvia signs agreements with Euro countries, Greece. Close at 2035 UTC.
• 15 March: 2200 UTC: 5945 kHz: Radio Austria International German, Good reception. News: EU, Jacques Santer.

Radio Austria International QSL, March 1999.

• 15 March: 2204 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Canada International News: Rosemarie Nelson killed in Northern Ireland. 250 kW transmission, 60° to Europe, Africa 'World At Six' 'Medal winners to launch a breakaway group? Olympic IOC responds. Ontario health. Strong to good reception. Public service strikes. Tax processing. New laws. Global balloonists over the Pacific.
• 15 March: 2241 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Cyprus to join the EU? David Ward reports on Jewish property seized in World War 2. Rothschild family. Trial of Franz Fookes: Life sentence. Strong to good reception. Anne Dubesky. Pat Marday meets a professor. Joanna King reports. Austrian women win skiing world cup. Murray Hall's quiz question. [QSL for this broadcast featured above.]
• 15 March: 2303 UTC: 5960 kHz: Radio Canada International 5960 kHz to USA or 6040 kHz to Caribbean, Lain America, USA, Good reception. 'World At Six' Cuba - Canada links.
• 15 March: 2310 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Vietnam massacre in 1969 'Outlook' to Europe, Middle East and EurAsia. Strong to good reception.
• 15 March: 2327 UTC: 7215 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Discussion regarding Medical Health Insurance Fund. Female host. 'Romanians In The World' followed by 'Romanian Hits': 'Song of Spring'. 'Pages Of Romanian Literature': 'The Golden Bell'.
• 16 March: 0000UTC: 9665 kHz: Radio Japan Strong to good reception. Japanese Red Cross hospital performs transplant on a brain dead patient. Government Financial reconstruction. Japanese Foreign Minister meets Russian counterpart in Tokyo. North Korean and US delegates meet. English to Africa. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) visit to Tokyo. East Timor. Indonesia.

NHK Radio Japan QSL, Spring 1999.

• 16 March: 0024 UTC: 9845 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. Jonathan Groubert 'A Good Life'. Press Review: Robert Green. English to North America via Bonaire. News at 0031 UTC: Resignations in Brussels (EU Commission), Autonomy agreement signed regarding Kosovo. Rosemarie Nelson killed in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Ecuador banks open. Swaziland security.

April 1999: Short Wave

• 20 April: 1803 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. News: Pakistan. House of Commons, House of Lords. Arson attacks. London. Prejudice: 'Action For Racial Equality'. Sunrise Radio ID. Ad break: Viagra, Millennium Dome.
• 20 April: 1815 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to poor reception. Interview with Linda - Ann Einglehart. Report of artist William Hogarth by Michael Braun. Music: 'From Russia With Love' (James Bond 007), Swedish Soprano. 'Women On The Move'.
• 20 April: 1845 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. A book by Mr Sinclair regarding stockyards, stockhouses of Chicago, 'Union' / 'Swift & Company'. Henry Ford implemented work methods in his Detroit car factory. Stockyard closed in 1971. Interview with a former employee on 'Omnibus'.
• 20 April: 1906 UTC: 6125 kHz: Radio Budapest Good to fair reception. 'Hungary Today' in English: Bomb on the Kosovo - Hungarian border by Ethnic Hungarians. NATO attacks in the region. German Chancellor Gerhart Schröder says Hungary supplied Yugoslavia with oil. Hungarian relations with Serbia. Hungarian dialogue with EU in Brussels. Business and finance news.
• 20 April: 1935 UTC: 7412 kHz: All India Radio Fair to good reception. English service: General Overseas Service. Male commentary: USA - NATO - Serbia. Female ID for All India Radio. Folk music.

Vatican Radio QSL, April 1999.

• 20 April: 2007 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception 'Postcards From Rome': Church and charities. San Salvatore Church charity box. Close at 2010 UTC.
• 20 April: 2029 UTC: 7160 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. English to South East Asia. Interference from Radio France Internationale. 'Newshour' presented by former Channel 4 News broadcaster Zeinab Badawie.
• 20 April: 2042 UTC: 7160 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French 'RFI 1 (Monde et) Afrique' Kosovo reports: Pristina, Macedonia. French to North / Central Africa.
• 20 April: 2103 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. VOA News: The Voice of America news. Gunman enters Denver school. Fighting in Jakarta, Indonesia, East Timor. VOA News Now: Kosovo. Interview: UNHCR. Mike O'Sullivan interviews a Serb-American sports star. Anti-death penalty resolution. Kosovan refugees killed in Montenegro. Sport: UEFA Cup Final, Marseille.
• 20 April: 2146 UTC: 9650 kHz: Radio Tirana Albania. Strong to good reception. Albanian Prime Minister makes statement regarding Kosovo. Agnography, Albanian families, Academy of Sciences.
• 20 April: 2230 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Sports Roundup' followed by 'Jazz Music': A celebration of Duke Ellington. Close of broadcast at 2300 UTC.

May 1999: Short Wave

• 19 May: 1909 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong reception. Ad break: Carpet Warehouse.
• 19 May: 1916 UTC: 6025 - 6095 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception 'Record News' Andrew MacGregor. Beethoven.
• 19 May: 1930 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice Of America Good reception. News: Ethiopian Prime Minister meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regarding Eritrea. Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. 'African Perspectives' and 'World Of Music'.
• 19 May: 1952 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. Chris Boswell hosts 'Sixty Degrees North': 'Money Matters' Female reporter interviews representatives of Trade Unions & employers.
• 19 May: 2007 UTC: 6180 kHz / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newshour' Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. Kosovo conflict. Report from correspondent in Belgrade.
• 19 May: 2012 UTC: 6219 kHz / 6220 kHz / 6234.6 kHz Laser Hot Hits Good to poor reception. Music: Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time' [Produced by Max Martin]. Host: Martin Scott. Britney Spears web site. Music: Roger Sanchez. Frequency ID, Laser Hot Hits web site. Music: Paul Van Dyk. Armand Van Helden 'You Don't Know Me'. Listeners' letters: London, Scotland. Music: Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'.

Laser Hot Hits QSL, May 1999.

• 19 May: 2102 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception via Skelton Transmitting Station, Skelton, Cumbria, England. 'CBC - The World At Six' Mr Axworthy speaks of the new Russian Prime Minister, Kosovan refugees. Report by Jennifer Westerlay. Indonesian elections, report by Patricia Noonan.
• 19 May: 2226 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception 'Current Affairs' NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Immigrants travelling to Hong Kong. 'Press Clippings': 'People's Daily' runs with the bombing, 'China Daily' runs with humanitarian aid, as does 'Economic Daily'. 'Voices From Other Lands' (CRI talk show): Danish psychologist.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1998

STORM Erik has come and (almost) gone as I sit here, ready to bring you memories of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave band during September - October - November 1998.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1998: Short Wave

• 15 September [1998]: 1654 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Paul Shah 'Drivetime' Strong reception. English to Europe via Julich. News: Asian jailed for rape, Eddie George at Trade Union Congress, Interest rates. Nigel & Claire Ryan, Julie Ward killer in court. S. Grainger's windscreen smashed. Music: Gomez, Pulp, Massive Attack, Robbie Williams. Local news.
• 15 September: 1719 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague English. Report regarding Slovakia. Music. English to Europe.
• 15 September: 1738 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East, 140° - 240° via Hörby, Sweden. 'Sixty Degrees North' Ann-Marie Begler and Bill Schiller discuss crime prevention. Today's schedule: 1930 UTC: 1179 kHz, 6090 kHz. 2030 UTC: 13830 kHz. 2130 UTC: 1179 kHz, 6065 kHz, 9430 kHz. Web: www.radiosweden.com 'Media Scan'.
• 15 September: 1756 UTC: 6130 kHz: Overcomer Ministry English to Europe, Middle East via Julich.

• 15 September: 1802 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service English news: report from Albania. Strong to fair reception. 'Newsdesk' Boris Yeltzin. English to Europe, Middle East & Former Soviet Union via Cyprus or Skelton.
• 15 September: 1816 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice Of America Washington 'Africa World Tonight' Peacekeepers in West Africa. Nigeria Sanctions. European human rights. Strong to fair reception. English to Africa. Cairo meeting for Middle East peace process. Other headlines: Libya. President Clinton. International Monetary Fund. Country music, World of Music and Dance. Sport headlines.
• 15 September: 1849 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Skelton transmitter. Strong reception. English to Europe, Middle East and Former Soviet Union via Skelton 'One Planet' Interface Inc.
• 15 September: 1900 UTC: 11540 kHz: Radio Kudirat Nigeria Meyerton transmitter, South Africa. Mr Mohammed. Good reception. English to Africa via Meyerton, South Africa.
• 15 September: 1925 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good reception. English to South, East and West Africa via Flevoland. 'Dutch Press Review' with Robert Green: President Clinton. SwissAir. 1930 UTC News: Dave Durham. Congo. Iran to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. Russia's Prime Minister Primakov and President Yeltzin. Bosnian elections. Albania. Netherlands Budget.
• 15 September: 1953 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of the Mediterranean Good reception. News: Austria joins European Union. Malta's application will be discussed in Brussels. British & Maltese Navy exhibition.

Voice of the Mediterranean QSL, Malta, September 1998.

• 15 September: 2013 UTC: 12085 kHz: Radio Damascus Syria Strong to good reception. News: Cairo, President Hosni Mubarak, Iran. Music. 'News And Views' Middle East Peace Process. English to Europe. 'Press Review' Teachers Union meeting in Beirut. Iranian delegation in Damascus. 'Report From Syria' Saudi Arabia and Syria meeting.
• 15 September: 2052 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International Sackville transmitter, strong to fair reception, English to Middle East, Europe, Africa. 'Spectrum' Orville Brothers' flight. News: Landmines. 'The World At Six' via CBC Radio One.
• 15 September: 2115 UTC: 11700 kHz: Radio Budapest Strong to good reception. English to Europe. 'Insight' Tourism report.
• 15 September: 2144 UTC: 15215 // 15695 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good reception. English to Europe and Africa via Okeechobee, Florida USA. Frequency info, addresses, music. Male reads Psalm 51 David. Scripture of the week: 1 John 1:8. Pastor Gabriel Ortello: Exodus 3:15.

October 1998: Short Wave

• 7 October: 0907 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio English news. Strong reception. International news: Pakistan, India. To Eu via Juilich.
• 7 October: 0929 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'The Farming World' John Thompson. Strong to good reception. English via Skelton.

Skelton Transmitting Station letterhead, 1994.

• 7 October: 1022 UTC: 15595 kHz: Vatican Radio News: Kosovo, report from Belgrade. Russian Communist protest. Yevgeny Primakov. Notre Damme vandalised. Pope visits Croatia. 'Zone E'.
• 7 October: 1100 UTC: 17700 kHz: Vatican Radio Intro signal, Portuguese to America. Strong to fair reception. Pope's Address.
• 7 October: 1108 UTC: 17585 kHz: Radio Bulgaria News: EuroConference in Luxembourg. Kosovo. President Clinton. NATO. Strong to good reception. 'Events & Developments' English to Europe.
• 7 October: 1129 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN English to Europe. Strong to good reception. 'Morning Prayer' James Charles Noonan. Station ID. 'Daily Mass live from Irondale, Alabama, USA'. To 1208 UTC.
• 7 October: 1215 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR English. Strong to good reception. 'Faith & Truth' by Ken Megilligan. To 1242 UTC.
• 7 October: 1244 UTC: 15540 // 15195 kHz: Radio France Internationale Headlines: Kosovo. South Korean visit to Japan. Madeleine Allbright chairs Middle East meeting. 'Letter from a Listener' in India with David Page. 15540 kHz to Africa, 15195 kHz to Europe.

Voice of America QSL, October 1998. Image: Canyonlands Park, Utah.

• 7 October: 1302 UTC: 15160 kHz: VOA News Now English to East and South Asia and Oceania. Strong to good reception. Voice of America 'News Now' Schedule B: World News: Kosovo, comment by Tony Blair. Hong Kong. Markets. Budget news.
• 7 October: 1330 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark Date check, ID, News: NATO. 9590 kHz to Europe. Strong to good reception. Danish. News: Exports. Kosovo. Madeleine Allbright. Tony Blair. Slobodan Milosevic. Richard Holbrook. Yevgeny Primakov. Russia.

November 1998: Short Wave

• 12 November: 1906 UTC: 6000 kHz: Voice of Russia News: Kosovo Liberation Army. Taliban fights. Iraq sanctions. Food aid for Russia. Russia meets Japan, Israel meets Palestine. 'Commonwealth Update' Red Cross visit Tajikistan. Dneister. English to Europe, Africa. To 1925 UTC. Strong to good reception.
• 12 November: 1933 UTC: 6015 kHz: The Voice of Hope Good to poor reception. 'Book of Life' Satan, Revelations. To 1940 UTC.
• 12 November: 1940 UTC: 5970 kHz: RAI International - Italy. News: Wartime Jews. General Pinochet investigated. Lotto: 10 Billion Lira jackpot. Strong to good reception. To 1955 UTC.
• 12 November: 2003 UTC: 6135 kHz: YLE Radio Finland English news: Sinking of Estonian ferry. Humanitarian aid to Murmansk, Russia. Meeting of the Finn & Swede Prime Ministers. Financial news: Helsinki Stock Exchange. Weather. 'Compass North' Nordic Council meets in Oslo. New book: "Europe In The North". Strong to good reception. Shipyards lobby for subsidies.

YLE Finland QSL, 1998.

• 12 November: 2031 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'News Hour' Idi Amin, Uganda. C. Morris in Turkey.
• 12 November: 2055 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio English message from Pope John Paul II. 'Against the Flow'. Strong to good reception. 'Dialogue of Life' book. Pope John Paul II speaks of Hurricane Mitch. 'Faith by Numbers'. To 2110 UTC.
• 12 November: 2128 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service Roy Evans resigns as coach of Liverpool FC. 'Britain Today'.
• 12 November: 2135 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Praha (Prague). Good reception. Spanish language broadcast.
• 12 November: 2149 UTC: 9755 kHz: Radio Canada International 30.75m / 100 kW / 240° English to USA? Strong to fair reception. 'Spectrum' Drumspeak project: Nova Scotia links with Africa.
• 12 November: 2200 UTC: 9725 kHz: Voice of America Serbian language to Europe. Strong to good reception.

• 12 November: 2246 UTC: 15485 // 15575 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. 'Sports Roundup' Roy Evans resigns as coach of Liverpool FC, Peter Schmeichel to retire from Manchester United at the end of the season.
• 12 November: 2256 UTC: 13730 kHz: Radio Austria International Good reception. Report from Bethany Bell, Murray Hall broadcasts the address. Close of broadcast at 2300 UTC.
• 12 November: 2314 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. Programme regarding Bananas.
• 12 November: 2325 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to good reception. Music from 'Napalm Death'!
• 12 November: 2330 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service BBC East Mediterranean relay site. Live announcement closing this frequency, back on air at 0300 UTC. Strong to good reception.

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My DX Archive: July - August 1996

THE Summer of 1996 is our destination, for this selection of logs of radio broadcasts received on the Short Wave band. The logs don't actually state the receivers used, so from memory, the receivers used at the time were a Hitachi TRK 5854 E, or a Zeon Tech Multi Band Receiver.
As an introduction to these posts, I try to find alternative ways to answer the question "What is Short Wave Radio?" I do hope the following from Radio Australia a few years back is of interest:

On to the logs of July & August 1996. First, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 1996: Short Wave

• 11 July [1996]: 1745 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Strong to moderate reception. European economies and the Americas, David Ward. Dale Henderson. Joanna King with reports of tougher policies and asylum, the European Union.
• 11 July: 1756 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to poor reception. 'Sports Roundup': The British Grand Prix at Silverstone. 18 UTC news: Arrest warrants for Karadic & Miladic.
• 11 July: 1805 UTC: 7120 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' reporting on SABC, South Africa. English to South, East, West Africa via Talata Volon, Madagascar. Good to poor reception. Reports by Stephen McGregor, aurora recordings on CD, 'Receiver Shopping List', Arthur Cushen, Invercargill, New Zealand.
• 11 July: 1830 UTC: 7240 / 7350 / 7360 kHz: Voice of Russia Good to poor reception. 'Commonwealth Update', 'News In Brief', 'This Is Russia'. Music break: Wham! 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'.

Radio Moscow [Voice of Russia] QSL, 11 July 1996.

• 11 July: 1840 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America 'Sports Journal' Olympic basketball: US beat China. Boxing: Riddick Bowe v Mike Tyson. 'Africa World Tonight', White House correspondent Deborah Tate with a report of Bill Clinton. Strong to moderate reception, to Africa via Botswana.
• 11 July: 1900 UTC: 7465 kHz: KOL Israel - Israel Radio International Strong to good reception, 40.18 meters to Europe and America. 'Israel News Magazine' USA & Israel relations. Benjamin Netanyahu in USA, meeting President Clinton. Israel will negotiate with Syria. Report from the Bank of Israel. France - Israel relations include the launch of a satellite from French Guyana in South America, for services to Europe.
• 11 July: 1927 UTC: 9480 kHz: Voice of Russia 'Science & Engineering in the Commonwealth', 'News In Brief': bus bomb in Moscow. Blockade of Chechnya. Strong to moderate reception. [See QSL above, verifying reception of this broadcast.]
• 11 July: 1947 UTC: 9510 kHz: Radio Romania International Good to poor reception. English to Europe. 'Listeners' Letter Box'.
• 11 July: 2033 UTC: c.9410 kHz: BBC World Service John Peel. Music: Delta 92 'Rich Girls Like To Steal'. Music from Germany.
• 11 July: 2106 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International 'World At Six': Hurricane Bertha plots a course off the coast of Floria. US sanctions against Cuba. Rwandan refugee in Canada. Changes in education in Newfoundland. English via Sackville, strong to good reception. David Foley reports from Sarajevo. Orangemen march in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Allan Dow reports from Belfast.

Radio Canada International QSL, 11 July 1996.

• 14 July: 1523 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton. Sport: British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Tour De France, Phil Liggett reports on a stage win for Abdujaperov on Bastille Day, Bjarne Riis wears the yellow jersey. Strong to moderate reception.
• 23 July: 2030 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait to Europe: 'Sports News Update', 'Story in English'.
• 31 July: 1543 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton, strong to good reception. English to Europe, North and Central Africa. 'The World' produced by BBC, Public Radio International and WGBH, Boston, USA: Interview with an American who served 60 years ago in the armed forces.

August 1996: Short Wave

• 4 August: 0815 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Kaliningrad. First ever reception. Music: Tommy Roe 'Shiela'. Address: Radio ABC/Denmark, PO Box 174, DK-8900 Denmark. Song: 101 "Playing With My Heart", Barry Manilow, Lou Rolls, 'Never Can Say Goodbye'.
• 10 August: 0852 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton. Dave Lee Travis with 'A Jolly Good Show': Music: M-People 'Search For The Hero', Bob Dylan 'Mr Tambourine Man', All 4 One 'I Swear'.
• 11 August: 0814 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Music: 'It Only Takes A Minute', Procol Harem 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. 120 kW to Europe via Kaliningrad, Russia. Right Said Fred 'Deeply Dippy'. Address: Radio ABC/Denmark, PO Box 174, DK-8900, Randers, Denmark. Internet: www.radioabc.dk Music: Bachman Turner Overdrive 'You Aint Seen Nothing Yet', Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You', Dodgy 'Good Enough'. Strong to good reception.

Radio ABC logo.

• 18 August: 1150 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio ABC/Denmark Strong to good reception. Music from Zaeger & Evans 'In The Year 2525', Paul Young: 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home'. Off air @ 12 UTC.
• 22 August: 1843 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Headlines from Swedish newspapers on 'Sixty Degrees North', Music from Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
• 30 August: 1910 UTC: 6140 kHz: Radio Budapest 'Gateway' Strong to good reception. Address: H-1800 Budapest Hungary.
• 30 August: 1934 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to poor reception. Joanna Buchan hosts 'Newshour': Headlines.
• 30 August: 1940 UTC: 7235 kHz: Rai International via Radio Roma, moderate to good reception. USA: President Clinton on the election trail. Clinton's advisor caught with prostitute. News from Tel Aviv. BBC report regarding the British Monarchy.
• 30 August: 2010 UTC: c.6950 kHz: China Radio International World news: Bill Clinton, Internal news: Links between China & Hong Kong in security and coal mining, arrests over alcohol poisoning during June & July 1996. Agricultural news regarding typhoons, floods features on 'News About China'. 'Current Affairs' reports on links with Israel, mining, Beijing congress, reports on shipping. Good to moderate reception.

China Radio International QSL, 30 August 1996.

• 30 August: 2033 UTC: 7110 kHz: Rai International Bill Clinton's advisor caught with a prostitute is published in the Italian press. 42.19 mBand, Rai International English to Middle East & North East Africa, 'Zone E'. Music: 'I Wish It Would Rain Down' by Phil Collins featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. Good to moderate reception, to Near East.
• 30 August: 2058 UTC: 7230 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Signing off in English, 41.49mBand, 500 kW to Australia 100°, Zones 55, 58 & 59 English 4.
• 30 August: 2102 UTC: 7250 kHz: Radio Budapest 'OSC Chairman makes a statement regarding a treaty binding Romania'. Agriculture may be a challenge for Hungary in the EU. Strong to moderate reception. 'The Dailies' Journalists say Hungary is a haven for sex tourists and paedophiles. Hungarian-Romania treaty. Hospital beds cuts.
• 30 August: 2127 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service 'Britain Today' profile of professional boxer Frank Bruno, age 33.
• 30 August: 2135 UTC: 7350 / 7360 / 7420 / 7570 kHz: The Voice of Russia Music: 'Mr Vain' by Culture Beat. Voice of Russia postal address. 'Science & Engineering': Life on Mars? Moderate reception.
• 30 August: 2208 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service The United Nations are monitoring Kurds and Iraqis, report from Jerusalem on 'Newsdesk'. Good to strong reception. Lead story: War in Chechnya is over.

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My DX Archive: Winter 1994-95

WELCOME to the first day of British Summer Time, a week prior to Easter 2018 and Reporting From The Fox Tower is delighted to take you back to winter - To the winter of 1994-95, with the latest visit to my radio listening archives, on this occasion, December 1994 through to February 1995.
Click here for the link to the preceding post, Autumn 1994.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1994: Short Wave

• 15 December [1994]: 1155 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception; Very slight interference from German language broadcasters both -10 kHz and +10 kHz of the frequency. 'Media Network': Broadcasting in Rwanda. Radio Moscow 65th anniversary, visit to Radio Moscow, history of the station, now known as The Voice of Russia. Some languages to be cut. Interview with head of the Broadcast Centre, Moscow.
• 17 December: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International. 'Best of Radio Slovakia International': The new Slovakian coalition government. Violin music. Letter: A bad weekend in the Bratislavan Mountains. To 20 UTC.
• 17 December: 20 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague (Spanish).
• 17 December: c.20 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Seventeen dead on German roads today. 'Sports Report' Germany v Albania tomorrow. Football scandals: Milan boss banned from club. Malaysian football scandal. Other sport: Ski, athletics. 'A Week in Germany' Government gives support to NATO in Bosnia. UNESCO presents report in Bonn.
• 17 December: 2025 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' Jazz. 'Rubber legs' Williams. Duke Ellington.
• 17 December: 2043 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Meridian' Music festival in Ghana. Edward Butler. Sarajevo cinema reopens. New stage show in Berlin features music from the 1950's. Simon Fanshawe. 21 UTC: 'Newshour': Chechnya.

• 17 December: 2140 UTC: 7150 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia 'Kaleidoscope' Music by Mozart. Letters: Unfavourable comments regarding frequencies, change of name of the station, closure of broadcasts during daytime hours. Testing of the first Soviet atom bomb. 22 UTC: News headlines.
• 17 December: 2215 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) 'Jazz For The Asking'.
• 17 December: 2323 UTC: 11955 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines: The Conservative Party (Government) revives gambling: Premium Bonds, football pools, The National Lottery. QE2 refurbishment. Cattle on ferries. Sunday Press Review. Sport. 'Newsdesk' at 2330 UTC. Broadcast to the Far East.

December 1994: Medium Wave

• 21 December: 1842 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Bill Schiller visits the Stockholm Christmas Market. 'Money Matters' Al Simon reviews the Swedish economy. Increase in Phonecards in Sweden. 150th anniversary of the Co-operative movement in the UK.
• 21 December: 1902 UTC: 1512 kHz MW: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Strong to moderate reception. News: Reduction in crime in Belgium. Students protest. Belgian paratroopers acquitted in court. Belgian sports people of the year: Male table tennis player, female swimmer. Weather: Fair. 'Press Review': Government in crisis? 'Belgium Today': Cattle receive hormones. 'The Arts': Liz Sanderson visits a doll museum in Antwerp. 'Green Society': Belgium is a leading grower and exporter of Christmas trees, including the 'Blue Spruce'. Broadcast to 1930 UTC.

December 1994: Short Wave

• 25 December: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. Christmas Day edition of 'Happy Station' presented by Jonathan Groubert, including a musical Christmas card from Poland, a recording from 1958 - The commercialism of Christmas and news stories regarding Santa Claus and the Christmas post.

Radio Netherlands QSL, Christmas Day 1994

• 29 December: 12 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks, Feature programme regarding jingles. Jingles played from BBC Radio One and BBC Radio Two. Interviews with Top Format in Holland and Jam in Dallas. 'Jingle collectors' in Europe and the US, piracy of jingles. Broadcast news: ORF Austria to close medium wave broadcasts. KOL Israel to close? Propagation report from Mike Bird in Australia.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 15 January: 1927 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' highlights Slovakia's neighbouring countries, 'Listeners' Tribune' Letters from Mark Pitchman, Australia; Mr Snider, USA; Mr R C Taylor, Scotland; Ms Savage, USA; Laurence Ward, USA; Mr Tilley, USA; Donna Ellis, UK; India; Peggy Meddows, UK; Ukraine; Mr Rabu in the UK; Arthur Blossoms, UK. 1995 calendars and T-shirts are available to listeners.
• 15 January: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Politician seeks appraisal of East Germany. The Bonn Government should not support Yeltzin. 1996 may see trading changed in Germany. Remembrance service in the former East Germany. Space capsule launched in Japan.
• 15 January: 2021 UTC: 6055 kHz: Adventist World Radio - AWR-Europe. 'Lifestyle' magazine on AWR. AWR in London: 'Wavescan' (DX programme) features the first AWR broadcasts seventy years ago.
• 15 January: 2034 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to Europe 'Europe Today' New Austrian Government.
• 15 January: 21 UTC: 9615/9670/9690/9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle News including war in Europe, fighting in Somalia, UN soldiers held hostage in Mogadishu. Pope John Paul II visiting the Far East. Attacks in Israel.

Deutsche Welle QSL, 1995.

• 15 January: 2112 UTC: 9860/9895 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Euroquest' with Rina Miller.
• 15 January: 2118 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' with Hugh Prysor-Jones.
• 15 January: 2159 UTC: 11750 kHz - 11955 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' close of programme. 11750 kHz to South America, 11955 kHz to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea.
• 15 January: 2230 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Budapest 'DX Programme'.

January 1995: Medium Wave

• 19 January: 2130-2155 UTC: 1386 kHz MW: Radio Netherlands (Interference from Trans World Radio on 1395 kHz) 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks with information of jamming in Iraq, letter from North Carolina regarding numbers stations. AWR to expand into Latin America, Paraguay. News of developments on the World Radio Network. News from Kigali and India. Competition. European DX Council conference in Denmark. Sri Lanka to send new programmes to the Middle East in Filipino.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 22 January: 1535-1550 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Moderate reception. 'Fine Music Australia' with Ivan Lloyd: The Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

ABC Radio Australia QSL, January 1995

• 31 January: 2130 UTC: 6040-6070 kHz: Voice of America 'World Report' featuring Jim Herriot's 'On This Day In History'. Lisa Macadams & Susan Clarke present 'World Report'. President Clinton. Chechnya. Sonia Pace reports from Paris.

February 1995: Short Wave

• 2 February: 1200-1213 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks and guest, Jim Cutler.
• 9 February: 1152 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Increase in programme reaction. During floods in the Netherlands, Radio Netherlands provided news details to twenty-two stations around the world including ABC New York and BBC World Service. Veronica Wilson reports on the radio scene in Africa: BBC, Voice of America, Radio France Internationale work on relays and community projects in the continent. News: Talk Radio UK launches Tuesday 14 February 1995.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 12 February: 1830 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden 'Sounds Nordic' with Keith Foster. Music news: 'ABBA Gold' is the highest selling CD in Russia. Music festival in Cannes, France.
• 12 February: 1909-1918 UTC [7:09pm-7:18pm UK time]: 1053 kHz MW: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK.
• 13 February: 1822 UTC [6:22pm UK time]: 1053 kHz: Test transmission from Talk Radio UK.

Talk Radio UK QSL, 1995 

February 1995: Short Wave

• 13 February: 1830 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Czech language to Europe.
• 13 February: 1837 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English' with Tony Riggs: News from Mexico and Brasilia. 'Development: This Is America' Stan Busby reports. World population increase.
• 13 February: 1854 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Sport with Keith Foster: NHL hockey in Canada, golf in the Canary Islands. Nick George closes the broadcast.
• 13 February: 19 UTC: 6105 kHz: Radio Romania International Romanian president meets his Lebanese counterpart. Belarus ratify treaty. Israel & PLO hold talks. Attacks in Algeria, International Security conference in Bucharest. Earthquake in Alaska.
• 13 February: 1925 UTC: 6110 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia. 'Commonwealth Update', News at 1930 UTC: Chechnya. Yugoslavia: 21 Serbs in court. Agreement between Russia and Slovakia is signed. 'News in Brief'.
• 13 February: 1945 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Business News with David Ward.

Radio Austria International QSL, February 1995

• 13 February: 20 UTC: 6180/6195 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines from London, followed by 'Health Matters'.
• 13 February: 2012 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Allan Border approached with a bribe before a Cricket match. Low count of Iron in Australia.
• 13 February: 2037 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service English to Europe & The Commonwealth of Independent States. 'The Vintage Chart Show': Stevie Wonder - 'For Once In My Life', Fleetwood Mac - 'Albatross', The Move 'Blackberry Way', The Chart: 1974.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 13 February: 22 UTC [10pm UK Time]: 1053-1089 kHz: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK: Caesar The Geezer 'phone-in 0345 10 53 89 First call from Kevin of Ilkeston, Derbyshire. First ad: Coca-Cola, 2230 UTC.
• 20 February: 1515 UTC: 774 kHz MW: BBC Radio Leeds Good to moderate reception. 'Real Lives' with Mo James, featuring a husband & wife who run a theatre company. Music: 'She's Not There', 'Robin of Sherwood' by Clannad. 'Time saving travel': AA Roadwatch: M62, A6120.
• 20 February: c.22 UTC: 1053-1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK [first week of full transmission] Caesar The Geezer and Dixie. Postal address: Talk Radio UK, 76 Oxford Street, LONDON W1N 0TR.

February 1995: Short Wave

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

• 25 February: 1430 UTC: 11915 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to moderate reception via Sines, Portugal. News: President Clinton visits Canada, Radio Canada International is 50 years old today. 'Innovation Canada': Worldwide tourism, Bob Johnston reports. 150th anniversary of the 'Ottawa Citizen', now on the internet.

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1994

Radio France Internationale QSL, September 1994

SPRINGTIME has finally arrived in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, the snowdrops are in bloom and here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, I am taking this opportunity to celebrate the season of autumn, with memories of radio broadcasts from September, October and November 1994.
Catch up with memories of Summer 1994 here.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1994: Short Wave

• [Sunday] 11 September [1994]: 1625-1645 UTC: 6175 kHz: Radio France Internationale. Strong to moderate reception. 'Focus on Asia': France, China, USA, Korea. 'Club 9516': 'Woodstock' competition. Record request: Yossou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry '7 Seconds'. Penpals: Todoca Gabriel of Romania, Bill Kazoupi of Chicago IL USA. News Quiz: 'Who Am I?' Spanish winner of the 1994 Tour De France. (Miguel Indurain). Radio France Internationale postal address. Record request, 'Radio Recipe'.
• 14 September: 1905-1920 UTC: c.6000 kHz: Radio Budapest, Hungary. 'Comment': Chinese-Hungarian relations. Hungarian buildings renovated with help from Japan. Hungarian television. Football.
• 14 September: 1923 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International. Discussion regarding CO2 emissions. James Mason interviews Sir Michael. 'NewsNet' programme, news headlines: Bosnian conflict. Crimea. Algerian president to release prisoners.
• 14 September: 1941 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service. 'Europe Today' featuring news of Prime Minister John Major.
• 14 September: 1951 UTC: 7285 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw. NATO & Warsaw Pact soldiers meet, lady dumps her baby. 16 & 17 year old boys face courts. Memories of Poland under Nazi occupation.
• 14 September: 2003 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Prague. English to Europe. British guest visits Czech Republic. Czech National Bank funds IMF. 'Calling All Listeners' feature Messrs Casper, Bartle, Port, Wells.

Radio Prague QSL, September 1994

• 14 September: 2026 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle. Jewish High School opens in Central Berlin. DW postal address. 'Headcrash' feature: James Mason of Swiss Radio International and a professor elaborate on the 'Worldwideweb' and 'Internet'. Deutsche Welle will soon be on the 'world wide web'.
• 14 September: 2105 UTC: 9640 kHz: Radio Moscow. Georgian refugees return to Aphazia. United Nations Security Council maintains sanctions against Iraq. Cuban minister reforms financial planning. Cuban-US dialogue. US-led forces control Haiti. 'Focus on Asia & The Pacific': Korean peninsula mourns Kim Il Sung. India rejects Kashmiri help. UN view of Yugoslavia.
• 14 September: 2142 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service. English to France: 'Newshour': Korean (nuclear) reactors.
• 14 September: 2211 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Turkey: 'World Business Report'.

Letter from Paris, winning a T-shirt!

October 1994: Short Wave

• 16 October: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. 'Happy Station' Strong to good reception. Rosemarie Ninaber leaving 'Happy Station' and Radio Netherlands. Classical music. Tribute to Rosemarie, followed by interview. Phone call from Pete Myers, recorded tribute by Tom Meyer. Jonathan Groubert & Rosemarie close the show.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 16 October: 2130 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands. *New on this frequency* New publications from Radio Netherlands announced. News headlines: Chancellor Kohl wins German elections. Trouble in Israel. [Satellite link to transmitter fails. Following a period of silence, broadcast is back on air; telephone connection] Jacki Spears read news. 'Happy Station' with Jonathan Groubert: Dance music. Classical music, Rosemarie Ninaber.

October 1994: Short Wave

• 20 October: 1852 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel, elections take place in West Bank and Gaza Strip. 'Research File' World Health Conference, Paris, France. Results of a smoking survey in the British Medical Journal, interview.
• 20 October: c.19 UTC: 6055 kHz: Voice of America 'VOA News' Correspondent visits bomb site in Israel: Tel Aviv. News from Egypt. Worldwide weather report. United Nations envoy to Yugoslavia talks of plans for Croatia.
• 20 October: 1934 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria Market links between Austria and South America. Religious difficulties block Euro unity. Austrian girls lose self-esteem after adolescence, due to treatment in schools.
• 20 October: 1946 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'The Farming World' covers Albania, Slovakia.

KOL Israel QSL, October 1994

• 20 October: 2015 UTC: 9435 kHz: KOL Israel 'Studio 3' Books and music, 'Art Focus' Israeli artists.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 25 October: 1715 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Interference from UK broadcaster Virgin 1215, which also operates on 1197 kHz. VOA to Europe on Medium Wave. 'VOA News' Economic institute report from Bonn, Germany. Wednesday's weather in selected cities. 'Newsline' Unrest after suicide bombing in Sri Lanka, report from South Asia Correspondent.
• 25 October: 1722 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Swedish development corporation brings Danida and other international organisations together under one umbrella. Interview with a Social Democrat charged with heading the new organisation.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 16 November: 1440 UTC: 11950 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. Canadian weather report. 'Spectrum' Jim Craig. North America National Hockey League strike, Canadian teams including Winnipeg join the strike. NHL team goes to Moscow to play the Spartak Moscow team.

November 1994: Medium Wave

• 17 November: 2135 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands (216 metres) Strong to good reception. News read by Carol van den Ring: Albert Reynolds (Irish President) resignation. Explosions in Israel. Weather. 'Newsline' with Robert Green: Mr Reynolds' resignation. European Union delegates visit Japan regarding trade. Protests in East Timor, Indonesia. Fifth anniversary of the 'Velvet Revolution' (Czechoslovakia becomes Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  

  NHK Radio Japan QSL, 1994

  'Media Network': Radio Free Kenya. VOA Bethany relay station closes. Focus on broadcasts to and from Indonesia. News from New Zealand. Mike Bird's solar report. Jonathan Marks closes the broadcast.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 25 November: 2152 UTC: 11925 kHz: Radio Japan (also 6055 kHz via Skelton) Japanese company imports American books including 'Debt Of Honour' by Tom Clancy. 'Book Beat' followed by 'Tokyo Pop-In' to 22 UTC.

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