My DX Archive: Spring 2005

MY DX Archive is a post bringing back memories of radio broadcasts on the Short Wave radio band, in this instance the broadcasts heard were logged March and May 2005.
If you would like to learn more about Short Wave radio and how it varies from Medium Wave, FM and online broadcasts, then please click here for an article from Feba Radio.

The previous post, Autumn - Winter 2004: My DX Archive, can be read 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 2005: Short Wave

• 5 March [2005]: 1700 UTC: 15285 kHz: Channel Africa Plans to bridge the Zambezi river in Mozambique. Europe & Japan to provide the funding for the bridge, proposed construction 2008. English to Africa. Excellent to good reception. UN conference in South Africa.
• 5 March: 1730 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service 'Focus on Africa' with Rick Wells, text the show: +44 7786 205075. Excellent to good reception. English to Africa via Ascension Island, to west and central Africa. News from Kenya and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  1745 UTC: 'Sportsworld Extra' Russell Fuller & James Alexander Gordon.

• 5 March: 1755 UTC: 15420 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to Good reception. English to East and South Africa via Meyerton, South Africa. 'Sportsworld Extra' Russell Fuller, live updates from the premiership football match: Norwich 0 - Chelsea 1 (latest score).
  'Lilliburlero' at 1800 UTC, 'The Ticket' Mark Goodier at Ouagadougou Festival.
• 5 March: 1818 UTC: 15695 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA English to Europe, America. Excellent to good reception. Sermon from Kings Chapter ten. Music: 'Backstage' Call the show: 1-800-433-3262, details at Heart Beat Records.
  WEWN ID at 1830 UTC, 'Family Theatre Classic Radio' Family Theatre Index.
• 5 March: 1841 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR - 1 Nashville TN USA Excellent to good reception. English to Europe, Middle East, America 'Faithway Baptist Church' with James Boone. Speaking with God.
• 5 March: 2000 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR - 1 Nashville TN USA Excellent to good reception. Presidential Radio Address by President George W Bush. Contact george @ wwcr .com English to Europe, Middle East, Africa.
• 5 March: 2044 UTC: 17725 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Europe Unzipped' The Saturday show on Radio Netherlands. English to America via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Excellent to good reception. 'Insight' with Robert Green.

May 2005: Short Wave

• 9 May: 2005 UTC: 3345 kHz: Channel Africa English service, female host, speaking of buildings. Poor to moderate reception.

KBS World Radio QSL Verification card, verifying reception 9 May 2005, 2100-2130 UTC, 3955 kHz.

• 9 May: 2028 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio Excellent to good reception. German language to Europe via BBC Skelton.
• 9 May: 2100 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio Excellent reception. English to Europe via Skelton. News with Edward Kemp, headlines: The nuclear issue in Korea. ID: 'KBS World Radio, Seoul, Korea'. Business news.

Thank you for your interest in the above broadcasts from 2005.

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My DX Archive: September 2000

AUTUMN of the year 2000 is where the next pick of radio logs comes from, this post looking at what I heard in September of that year.
The previous post, My DX Archive: Summer 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.

September 2000: Short Wave

Notes: CHU (Canada) Time Signal Station, Frequencies & power: 3330 kHz - 3 kW, 7335 kHz - 10 kW (or try 7355 kHz), 14670 kHz - 3 kW. CHU broadcasts 24 hours. ([Information credit:] British DX Club)

"You can send reception reports (not forgetting reply postage) to: BBC Atlantic Relay Station, English Bay, ASCENSION ISLAND, South Atlantic Ocean. Tel: 4458 / 4533. Fax: 6117". (BDXC)

• 10 September [2000]: 1445 UTC: 17810 kHz: RTE Sport Special - All Ireland Gaelic Hurling Final. English to Africa // 13720 kHz to North America, 15360 kHz to Australasia, 15240 kHz to Central & South America, 15270 kHz to South East Asia. Good to fair reception. Male commentator, hectic speech. Co-channel interference. 1500 UTC.

The Roberts R881, pictured, working 11615 kHz, some time ago.

• 17 September: 1628 UTC: 11605 kHz: Feba Radio English to Asia. Signature tune, Female host "This is Feba Radio". Co-channel interference is Israel Radio, Romanian & Hungarian to Central Europe on 11605 kHz. Fair to poor reception. Male speech: 'Biblical genealogy' Creation of the Universe, 'give thanks each day'.
• 22 September: 2034 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Skelton 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien. Male talks of a Church. Music from Sain. Jenny O'Brien interviews lady regarding Wrexham, Welsh names (Jones), research. The Drovers Inn, Public House. Literature.
• 22 September: 2100 UTC: 7325 kHz: Global Sound Kitchen Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Skelton // 3955 kHz, 6140 kHz - "Best reception on 3955 kHz!" Music: Rise, Ettienne French hip hop, drum 'n' bass. www.globalsoundkitchen.com [Website no longer active]
• 29 September: 1808 UTC: 7100 kHz: Two male operators on CB.
• 29 September: 1817 UTC: 7300 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service Fair reception 'Commonwealth Update' Female reporter: 'Friendship Society'. Islam in politics. Visit from US delegation: Shirley Hunter, Jeffrey Thomas. Finally: Helicopter rescue, 26T helicopter, male reporter. Music. Email: letters @ vor.ru (English to Europe) To 1834 UTC.
• 29 September: 1839 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Fair reception. Female reporter, communities in Slovakia. English to West Europe via Rimavská Sóbota (2 x 250 kW transmitters), Velké Kostol'any (100 kW transmitter). Email: englishsection @ slovakradio.sk To 1858 UTC.

Radio Slovakia QSL, September 2000.

• 29 September: 1924 UTC: 9400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria 'Keyword Bulgaria' Strong to good reception. Programme content: Minerals. 'The Sofia Initiative'. Station ID. Report: Confederation of Independent Trade Unions. Poverty. English to Europe. Email: rbul @ nationalradio.bg 'Time Out For Music'. 1942 UTC.
• 29 September: 1945 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Europe. Strong to good reception. English to Europe, North Africa via Cyprus. Male reporter visits the Indian Subcontinent. 'Calcutta Stories: Essential Guide'. Email: worldservice.letters @ bbc.co.uk 20 UTC: 'Newshour'.
• 29 September: 2014 UTC: 9500 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to good reception. English to Asia, Australia via Shepparton, Australia. 'Pacific Beat - Week In Review' male host, New Zealand in talks with China, Japanese tourism links with North Mariana Islands, public service in the Cook Islands. Pacific Islands Festival 2000 at New Caledonia.
• 29 September: 2051 UTC: 9650 kHz: All India Radio Good reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Australia. Music, ID, music. 21 UTC: News.
• 29 September: 2108 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice Of America Good to poor reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Woofferton, Shropshire, UK. 'VOA News Now' Denmark votes 'No' to European Union. Interview regarding the British currency with Michael Portillo (Conservative Party). Sport: Athletics (1500 metres race).
• 29 September: 2136 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo (Egypt) Good reception. English to Europe. News. To 2134 UTC.

Homer loves his radio!

• 29 September: 2150 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal Station, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Strong to good reception.

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