My Short Wave Archive: February 2012

YOU are warmly welcomed, on a wet July day, to another post in the continuing thread of memories of radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave Radio.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: November 2011, can be found here.

This post brings memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard [Valentine's Day] Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

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 2012 : Short Wave

ERT The Voice of Greece QSL Verification Card.

• [Tuesday] 14 February [2012]: 1830 UTC: 9420 kHz: The Voice of Greece  Music from a female vocalist with piano accompaniment, male speech (host), music from female vocalist with varied instrumentation. New track.
  This is The Voice of Greece. Excellent to good reception. Greek to Europe, America, Atlantic Ocean.
  Speech from male host, music from female vocalist with instrumentation. Another female vocalist with instrumentation, 1845 UTC.
  Male vocalist, guitar. Speech from male host. More music from male vocalist.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 14 February: 1855 UTC: 9430 kHz: BBC World Service  Speech from female host, bringing in a caller from Africa to talk about their standard of living in Nigeria, talking about Valentine's Day on BBC World Service, male studio guest with female host.
  Fair reception. ID for BBC. ID for 'You & Yours' every weekend with Bridget Kendall.
  Time Signal for 1900 UTC. Male speech. News from Nigeria. World News: Security operations in Bahrain.
  This hour: English to West & Central Africa via Woofferton, Shropshire, UK (Babcock transmitter site).
  News from the USA, The White House regarding the forthcoming presidential elections, austerity measures. News from Pakistan. Speech from female on a declining signal. Eurozone countries. Bailout plan. 400 million Euro shortfall. News from Iraq. UN.
  ID for BBC World Service.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
• 14 February: 1910 UTC: 9445 kHz: All India Radio  Male interviewing male, on location, "What do you think of the financial problems between the East and the West?", "What are your plans for the future?", "I have worked in institutions and foundations since the 1960s - 1970s".
  Professor from Boston was the guest.
  "You are tuned to the General Overseas Service of All India Radio".
  All India Radio, Good reception, English to Europe and Africa.
  Music: Male vocals, with instrumentation.
  Logged to 1925 UTC.
• 14 February: 1930 UTC: 9500 kHz: Radio Australia  News from the Japan power stations; Power station in Gaza Strip has shut down as it ran out of fuel.
  Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, interview with Sri Lanka captain. Adelaide Oval.
  Cycling: Andre Greipel wins latest stage of the Tour of Oman. Update on Australian cyclists.
  Weather reports from Melbourne, Canberra, all over Australia.
  ABC News. Breakfast! 15th February 2012, 0636 in Australia.
  Female host interviews representative from Abacus organisation, regarding credit unions and Building Societies not following banks to alter interest rates. Guest is calling from Melbourne.
  Radio Australia. Excellent to good reception. English to Asia and Australasia via Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
  Louise Peschler was the guest from Abacus. Mutuals were not following the big banks.
  Quarter to seven on breakfast. Natasha Mitchell on air later today. Mr Oakshott on air for interview soon. Interview with Shane, regarding dental care. "Ten minutes to Seven".
  Rob Oakshott joins us from Parliament House. Business news.
  Radio National, Fran Kelly.
  Logged to 20:00 UTC.
• 14 February: 2015 UTC: 9515 kHz: Family Radio  Speech by male, I believe in prayer to Allah, Arabic language.
  British DX Club suggests Family Radio via Nauen [Germany] at this time?
• 14 February: 2025 UTC: 9600 kHz: China Radio International  Male host with report regarding Valentine's Day on China Radio International. Music.
  Excellent to good reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Africa via Kashi, China.
  'China Drive' : 'Media Scan' ? Investigations into the use of the Apple iPad in China, over concerns of approved usage of the name 'iPad' in Hong Kong and other areas of the Chinese mainland.

Adventist World Radio verification letter, 2012

• 14 February: 2045 UTC: 9655 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Female host with news headlines and focus on a film festival and Angelina Jolie, spot with a website address for Glee?
  Report regarding a newly elected leader with focus on the need of clean water within a community; Hip-hop festival to draw attention to these requirements.
  British DX Club shows Deutsche Welle.
  People knocking on doors, asking for food. Shanty town.
  Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Kigali, Rwanda (Deutsche Welle transmitter).
  Deutsche Welle confirmed.
  Website; "Thank you to our studio team, Nigel... Goodbye" Music.
  Logged to 2100 UTC.
• 14 February: 2120 UTC: 9830 kHz: Adventist World Radio  Male speaker proclaiming that God is up on high and the Spirit and the Lord are all of heaven. This is Adventist World Radio.
  Fair reception. English to Africa via Moosbrunn, Austria.
  "I give my Spirit to him, Hallelujah"
  Music. Contact address: 96300 Adventist World Radio Ghana. Male speech with contact details, brief speech by female, speech by male. Trumpets.
  Off air at 2130 UTC.
• 14 February: 2145 UTC: 9915 kHz: BBC World Service  Discussion regarding radio and audio - Will radio still be the same in ten years time?
  This has been the BBC World Service programme 'Click' - Science and technology.
  Feature regarding London: Part 1 'Home'.
  Excellent to fair reception. English to West & Central Africa via Ascension Island.
  Overspill from All India Radio on 9910 kHz.
  Logged to 2200 UTC.

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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 DX Archive: Spring 2000

REPORTING From The Fox Tower takes you to the Springtime of the year 2000, for broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. If March-April-May 2000 does bring back memories for you, then you might remember the music of the time - Click here for the Top 100 singles chart at the time these first broadcasts were heard.
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.
The previous post, My DX Archive: Winter 1999-2000, can be read here.

March 2000: Short Wave

• 17 March [2000]: 2350 UTC: 3918 kHz (76m): Radio Borderhunter Good reception. Male operator, Russian song, dance music (Pirate).
• 18 March: 1851 UTC: 7380 kHz: Voice of Russia Good reception. French to Europe, female broadcaster, Classical music. Letters. Website contact details. ID, frequency announcement, ID, signature tune. Male broadcaster at 1900 UTC, news: Taipei elections.
• 18 March: 1916 UTC: 7475 kHz: Voice of Greece Strong to good reception. Conclusion of an English broadcast, female broadcaster, music: ABBA 'Money, Money, Money'.
• 18 March: 1925 UTC: 7535 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception. German to Europe. German geography.
• 18 March: 1955 UTC: 9022 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Good to fair reception. English to Europe. Female operator gives details of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the Islamic revolution and comments from the Late Ayatollah. 'Press Review' (male and female operators): Taliban may leave two towns in Afghanistan. World headlines: France. 'Afghan Crisis' (female operator).

Example of a QSL verification card received from Tehran, Iran.

• 18 March: 2032 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. English via Skelton, Cumbria, England to Europe, Middle East and Eurasia. 'Newshour' President Clinton to visit India, refugees in the UK. Asylum seekers.
• 18 March: 2045 UTC: 9500 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to fair reception. English to Pacific Asia. News: Taiwan election results, Ugandan Church fire, President Clinton to visit India. Bomb explosion. Commonwealth Special Envoy to Solomon Islands makes statement. Stand-off between USA, EU & developing nations. Paracetamol report. Queen visits Canberra.
• 18 March: 2122 UTC: 9535 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. 'Report from Developing Countries' male host: Girl trafficking to end in Nepal. Exhibition of art by children in Sofia, Bulgaria (Report from UN Radio). 'Trans Art'. 'China Scrapbook' Yellow River (female operator). Website address. 'Music From China' (female operator) Music for Spring.
• 18 March: 2208 UTC: 9595 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. 'Communications World' // 9770 kHz via Udorn Thani, Thailand. English to Asia & Australasia 'VOA News Now' Schedule A: News: Taiwan elections, Balkan war crimes.
• 18 March: 2238 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Good reception. English to Europe. Female presents 'Egyptology' (excavations). Male host previews tomorrow's programmes, sign off 2244 UTC.
• 18 March: 2320 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Boulder Colorado USA Time Signal Station, reception good.

Radio Japan broadcast guide, March-October 2000.

• 19 March: 0022 UTC: 11705 kHz: Radio Japan Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa, America via Sackville, Canada. 'Asia Weekly' featuring Manilla and the Philippines. Music break. Australian theatre play visiting Japan.
• 19 March: 0057 UTC: 11800 kHz: RAI International Italy. Good reception. Newscast in English to USA. Car taxes, peace keeping, military criminal code. Italian and Portuguese heads of State meet footballers, dancers. World Trade Organisation. Pilgrims. Pope John Paul II visits the Holyland.
• 19 March: 0118 UTC: 11900 kHz: WWBS Macon Georgia USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe. Female reads scriptures to audience.
• 19 March: 0132 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to USA via Ascension Island. 'Music Review'.

April 2000: Short Wave

• 21 April: 2030 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good to fair reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien. Fish marketing. 'Bluestone' trip from Wales to Stonehenge, Bluestone website. Wales Tourist Board contest. 'Celtic Notes' is broadcast via Skelton, Cumbria, England. Male Voice Choir interview.
• 28 April: 2040 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien. Wales Tourist Board competition. Llanelli Leisure Park: regeneration of a dock to a water sports / marine lake. Music. American writers visit Wales as part of a heritage visit (Welsh Ancestry in Bala). Music: 'Men of Harlech'.

May 2000: Short Wave

Radio Prague QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1301 UTC: 13580 kHz: Radio Prague Strong to good reception. Peter Smith 'One On One' interview with a musician (Organist). News: Female host, May Day holiday in Czech Republic. Music. Female with ID. Music.
• 1 May: 1336 UTC: 13675 kHz: United Arab Emirates Radio Good reception. English: Vatican mass blessing by Pope, London protests, Middle East, Israel, Sri Lanka army land capture. Sport: Golf. Weather. Dubai ID. 'The role of Proverbs in the Arab World' Male and female narrations. English closed at 1343 UTC, handover to the Arabic service.
• 1 May: 1400 UTC: 13730 kHz: Radio Austria International Strong to good reception. German to Europe. ID signature tune. News: Jorg Haider. Democrat party. Sport: Spanish Open. Golf. Tennis. Station ID. Wildlife (bird) noises. Reports.
• 1 May: 1430 UTC: 14740 kHz: KOL Israel Radio International English from Jerusalem. Mother and 13 year old daughter talk of David Irving's view of the Holocaust. Male reporter: Trading report. Weather report from Jerusalem.
• 1 May: 1443 UTC: 15000 kHz: WWV Boulder Colorado USA. Fair reception. Time Signal Station.
• 1 May: 1447 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. 'Sports Roundup' Football, Cricket.

WWCR QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1455 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR Nashville TN USA. Strong to good reception. 'Grace Hour' 11797 Baltimore 21206 Maryland USA. USA Radio News: Construction rises. Microsoft stock rises. Ads. Weather: Severe weather in Oklahoma. Park View Hospital. Elian Gonzalez. Ad. President of Syria suffers a stroke. Middle East meeting. 'Pro Life Perspective' www.nrlc.org
• 1 May: 1539 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA. Strong to good reception. Male host interviews writer of a new book. Female students speak of their faith on 'Right Here, Right Now'. The Daily Mass (Live) on air next. Music. Father Stan Fortuna. Music 'As I Kneel Before You'. OM ID. 1600 UTC: The Daily Mass (Live). Male preacher.
• 1 May: 1654 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio France International Good to fair reception. English. Music. 1700 UTC: Time Signal, ID, male host, news: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Burundi. May Day Rally in Zimbabwe. Sierra Leone hunger strike. Jacques Chirac on tour. Israeli Jews in court. Philippine hostages. Central Paris May Day celebrations, demonstrations. Sport.
• 1 May: 1742 UTC: 17735 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. 'Pages of Romanian Literature': 'On Biblical Land'. Music. Female host. Literature programme. Books by the author.
• 1 May: 1810 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to West and Central Africa via Ascension Island. 'Focus On Africa' Sierra Leone, May Day celebrations and demonstrations in Germany, Moscow, Cuba.
• 1 May: 1824 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Africa 'Africa World Tonight' Demonstrations in Zimbabwe, trial of the bombers of Pan Am 103. Report on terrorism. Journalist on hunger strike. Trailer: 'Daybreak Africa'. 1830 UTC: Sport: Boxing, Lennox Lewis, on the phone to Angelo Dundee. Olympic Football (Sydney, Australia): USA 1 - Honduras 2.

WYFR Family Radio QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1902 UTC: 18070 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Strong to fair reception. 'Songs In The Night' Male host, music.
• 1 May: 1922 UTC: 18910 kHz: Shortwave Broadcasts Strong to good reception. Shortwave Broadcasts, PO Box 1524, BOSTON MA 02117-1524 USA. English Sentinel / Bible Lesson to South Africa via WSHB 'Radio Sentinel' Ladies in conversation, hymn, Ross Gurbur. Margaret Rogers and Bill Moody 'Bible Lesson': 'Adam and Falling Man'. Section one: Genesis, Jehovah.
• 1 May: 1959 UTC: 18980 kHz: Family Radio Strong to good reception. 'Family Bible Reading Fellowship' Female host, ID, Minister talks of memories of travelling on a lake and jungle rivers. [See the WYFR Family Radio QSL, above, verifying reception of this broadcast.]
• 5 May: 2043 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Strong to fair reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien interviews an American couple visiting Wales. Music from a CD on the Sain label. Aberystwyth Library. Music: 'Full Moon'. Websites.
• 5 May: 2101 UTC: 3955 kHz: Global Sound Kitchen Strong to good reception. Female and male host, music from Fatboy Slim. Report to Lee Roberts, c/o Virgin Radio, 1 Golden Square, LONDON W1R 0DJ. Music: Roland Klinkenberg Trance 'Shhh' Email: lee.roberts@ginger.com. Music: B-15 Project, The Essence 'Brad Beat'.

That concludes this look back to the springtime of the year 2000. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower.

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Short Wave DX: April 2010

HERE is a list of what I heard on the Short Wave radio band, on the evening of Thursday 8 April 2010. All times in GMT / UTC, all frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Enjoy!

• 1849 UTC, 7520 kHz : Radio Tirana, Albania. English to Europe and America. Website.
• 1904 UTC, 7550 kHz : All India Radio, General Overseas Service. English to Europe and Africa. Website.
• 1925 UTC, 7570 kHz : Radio Thailand. News, Business news. English to Europe via Udon Thani, Thailand. Website.
• 20:00 UTC, 9490 kHz : Family Radio. "Send an email to international@familyradio.com to receive our card", Off air.
• 2018 UTC, 9645 kHz : Vatican Radio. "Visit us [online]".
• 2033 UTC, 11610 kHz : Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Hilversum, Holland. English to West Africa via Kigali, Rwanda. "Visit our website". 'Earth Beat' programme, 'Reloaded' programme. Radio Netherlands Worldwide is also on Facebook and Twitter.

Finally, may I bring back some memories of the much missed 'Long Wave Giant' Atlantic 252 - How many of you had, or still have, a sticker from them, as featured below?