My DX Archive: Summer 1998

AS we await the arrival of Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, allow me to bring you Summer - The Summer of 1998, as recorded in my radio listening logbook. The following broadcasts were heard on the Short Wave band of a Hitachi TRK 5854E.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1998: Short Wave

• 13 June [1998]: 1232 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music: Tracy Chapman 'Fast Car'. Pop Pal: Brazil.
• 13 June: 1245 UTC: 9805 kHz: Radio France Internationale via Allouis? Strong to good reception. News headlines in English at 1245: Elections in Queensland, Australia. News from Africa: Ethiopia and Cape Town, South Africa. The EU & NATO warn Kosovo. Casper Leighton in Nantes for a France 98 World Cup match: Spain v Nigeria. French lesson. Goal: Spain 1 - Nigeria 0.
• 13 June: 1824 UTC: 5840 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Flemish to Europe via Waverton or Juilich. Strong to good reception. 'Het Dak van de Wereld, 7 op 7' Music, speech.
• 13 June: 1849 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio London via Deutsche Telekom (DTK), Germany. Strong to good reception. Ethnic / Asian music for a European audience.

Hitachi TRK 5854E.

• 13 June: 1852 UTC: 5915 // 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia English to Western Europe. Strong to good reception. Music.
• 13 June: 19 UTC: 5945 // 6155 kHz: Radio Austria German to Europe. Strong to good reception. 'Osterreich Journale': Kosovo, Jacques Chirac, United States of America. President Milosevic, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. News from Austria. World Cup news. News from Kosovo.
• 13 June: 1925 UTC: 5975 kHz: Radio Colombo International Strong to good reception. English service: Sri Lankan fortress feature. 'Facets of...' with Derek Chocman. European Service of Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation. News headlines: Invite from Sri Lankan President to Bangladesh for Summit. Sri Lanka to attend Summer Forum in Paris.
• 13 June: 2004 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland English news (to North Europe): Nokia advertisement. Marriage of racing driver Mika Hakkinen. Strong to good reception. Weather: Finland and Nordic. Minister in charge of Finland's EU Presidency preparations is on the air.
• 13 June: 2027 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service to West Europe. Fair to poor reception. 'Newshour' with Julian Marshall. Football discussion regarding Japan v Argentina with regard to Japan & South Korea hosting the 2002 World Cup, why some broadcasters will jam the Japanese games and/or Korean games (presumed to be China).
• 13 June: 2136 UTC: 9670 // 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to good reception. 'Mailbag Asia' DJ Bobo 1996 remix of 'Radio Gaga' by Queen. Silver Convention 'Fly Robin Fly'. Letter from a teacher in Pakistan. Thomas and Jackie are the hosts. Music: Sting 'Englishman In New York'.

Deutsche Welle QSL Verification card, June 1998.

• 13 June: 2222 UTC: 17845 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good reception. 'Mailbag' Doug Brown, Ontario. Henry. Phil Elliot, Dorset, England. Letter from Louisiana, USA. Samuel, Accra, Ghana. Letter dated May 9th.
• 13 June: 2246 UTC: 17750 kHz: Radio Taipei International Strong to good reception. 'Advanced Spoken Chinese' Lesson 15 (fifteen). 'Dealing with a power cut'. Via WYFR, Okeechobee, FL, USA.

July 1998: Short Wave

• 12 July: 1212 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Tour de France via Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. Dutch language. Tour Prologue / Stage 1: Time Trial in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
• 12 July: 1247 UTC: 9525 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw Fair to good reception. 9525 kHz / 31.50m. Letter from Ireland, letter from Jean Kelly, North Yorkshire, England, who works for Radio Newcastle. Another letter from the north east of England. Reception reports. Language services on air today: German, Russian, Polish. Music to close.
• 12 July: 1257 UTC: 9 MHz: Deutsche Welle German language: Sports news: Tour de France cycling, Tennis. Music. News at 1300 UTC: Drumcree, Tony Blair.
• 12 July: 1301 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Norway International Strong reception. English broadcast: News: The Krona has weakened, interest rate rises? Student grants. Tony Blair meets the Norwegian Prime Minister, to discuss North Sea pollution. Japan, Norway's main export market, worries about fish pollution. Weather: North Norway: Sunny. South: Wet.

Schedule for 'Norway Now', 1998.

• 12 July: 1330 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark via Radio Norway. Strong reception. News regarding a Minister, report in Danish language. Croatia beat Netherlands in World Cup play-off. World news: Kosovo, Montenegro, Portadown, Hashimoto. New movies from Hollywood: 'Armageddon' and 'Deep Impact'.
• 12 July: 1352 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' Report by Judy Swallow, ballet in South Africa. Weather: rain in London "(Rain in Brough)". 1400 UTC: news summary: 3 children die in Northern Ireland. Japan elections. Nelson Mandela. Strong reception.
• 12 July: 1404 UTC: 9535 // 9695 kHz: Radio Japan English news: Japanese elections in Hashimoto: Liberal Democratic Party. Strong to good reception. "Next English update regarding the Japanese elections after 15 UTC" English to 1408 UTC, Japanese broadcast.
• 12 July: 1502 UTC: 11775 kHz: Voice of Russia News in English: Russian Prime Minister to visit Japan. Japanese Prime Minister to resign? Drumcree / Portadown. Kosovo. Palestine, Israel. Libyan sanctions. Korean elections. Weather in Ukraine causes loss of electricity supply. Paul Ilinsky to visit Russia. World Youth Olympics in Moscow. English to Middle East. Strong to good reception.
• 12 July: 1523 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Jordan Strong to good reception. English programme: Music: Will Smith 'Gettin' Jiggy With It'. Telephone callers for competition on the air. English to North America & West Europe. Music: Gala 'When Boys Cry'. Ricky Martin 'Un Dos Tres Maria'. Freddie Mercury 'Living On My Own'. 'Listeners' Choice'.
• 12 July: 1637 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service ' Sunday Sportsworld' Alan Green reviews the World Cup Semi Final, Brazil beat Holland, Ronaldo's goal at the beginning of the second half. Comment from Pele. Strong to good reception. The World Cup Final will be broadcast on BBC World Service tonight from 1855 UTC.

High Adventure Ministries QSL, July 1998.

• 12 July: 1648 UTC: 12125 kHz: High Adventure Ministries Strong to good reception. English transmission from the 'Lighthouse Prophetic All-Nations Radio Ministry', PO Box 2381, Englewood, Colorado, USA. High Adventure Ministries, Hereford.
• 12 July: 1729 UTC: 15410 // 15445 kHz: Voice of America 'Editorial' Peter Arnott of CNN. Time Magazine. 'Music Time In Africa' Rita Rochelle and the Music Man. Pedal Steel music from Nigeria. Frequency & contact details. Interview.
• 12 July: 1818 UTC: 17640 // 17705 kHz: BBC World Service 17640 kHz to Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe (including Turkey), Countries of the Former Soviet Union, North Africa (including Canary Islands). 17705 kHz to Middle East and Gulf States, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. 'Newsdesk'.
• 12 July: 1826 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America 'VOA News Now' Music from Brandy & Monica 'The Boy Is Mine', US No1 for 7 weeks. Headlines at 1830 UTC: Japanese elections, Portadown, Russia, The IMF (International Monetary Fund). Serb Police killed in Kosovo. Taliban forces control more of Afghanistan. Death of Korean Commando.
• 12 July: 1856 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Siren Song' James Elroy, fiction writer responsible for 'LA Confidential'. English to Africa. Strong to good reception. Dheera Sujan. Ted Simons 'The Gypsy In Me'.
• 12 July: 1916 UTC: 17735 kHz: HCJB English programme from Ecuador, hosted by Ralph, discussing corn bread, ice tea, on 'Question of the Week'. 'Saludos Amigos' has a letter from Geoff Hayes, Belmont, North Carolina, USA.

QSL Verification, HCJB, Quito, Ecuador, 1998.

August 1998: Short Wave

• 31 August: 0911 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Good to strong reception. Rodney Smith 'World Business Report', English to Europe, North & Central Africa via Skelton. 'Record News' with Andrew Macgregor. Classical music.
• 31 August: 0935 UTC: 11760 kHz: BBC World Service 'West Way Access' Good reception. English to Middle East and Gulf, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia.
• 31 August: 0953 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Good to strong reception. 'Sports Roundup' Football: Ruud Gullit, Ally McCoist, FC Barcelona. English to all areas.
• 31 August: 1003 UTC: 13685 kHz: Swiss Radio International Music: Annie Lennox 'No More 'I Love You's'. Announcement in German language. Strong to good reception. ID. French to Australasia via relay Montsinery GUF. Sport: Belgian Grand Prix.
• 31 August: 1016 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service English to North Africa including Canary Islands, Scandinavia, Central and East Europe including Turkey, Former Soviet Union, Middle East and Gulf, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. Good reception. 15485 kHz // 15565 kHz, 15575 kHz 'Newsdesk'.
• 31 August: 1023 UTC: 15595 kHz: Vatican Radio Europe 1st Programme: News: Russian politics, North Korean missile in Japan sea. IRA statement. Omagh. Cyprus, Greece, Turkey. Summit in South Africa. Strong to good reception. Also broadcast to Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 'World News Report'.

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal QSL Verification card, August 1998.

• 31 August: 1036 UTC: 15595 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' 'Press Review' Fair reception. English to South-East Europe, Middle East.
• 31 August: 1054 UTC: 11640 kHz: Radio Prague Strong reception. English to North West Europe. 'Media Check' Address, telephone. Slovak drinking song regarding rain.

That concludes this visit to my DX archive for the Summer of 1998. To find out more about DXing, click here [Credit goes to the British DX Club for the link].

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My DX Archive: Summer 1993

WELCOME to memories of July and August 1993, courtesy of Short Wave and Medium Wave radio logs of the time. Memories of June 1993 can be found here. The broadcasts included here were received on a Hitachi TRK-5854 E.
[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.]

July 1993

• 9 July [1993]: 1030 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Rock Music with Tommy Vance: AC/DC "Money Talks", Faith No More "Epic", Deep Purple "Burn", Foreigner "Jukebox Hero", Metallica "Enter Sandman" and Bon Jovi "Livin On A Prayer".
• 14 July: 1745 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Music: Tears For Fears "Break It Down Again". 'Sports Roundup': Des Walker returns to British Football, Cricket.
• 14 July: 1801 UTC: 7269? kHz: Radio Australia "International Report" Japanese elections, report from Tokyo. Japan's Prime Minister tours earthquake sites. To 1816 UTC.
• 14 July: 1828 UTC: 9730 kHz: Radio Finland "Compass North" Business news, heavy interference.
• 14 July: 1855 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America Special English, 19 UTC news: Somalia, Pyongyang, Russia, Israel, Greece, USA, India. 1910 UTC: "Newsline" on VOA: Bosnia.
• 14 July: 1915 UTC: 9750 kHz: BBC World Service "Outlook" Interview with Eric Clapton. 1930 UTC: "Omnibus" British girls working in a French nightclub, featuring Kate Weston, who recently left school, becoming a topless cancan dancer. Kate Weston, giggles a lot, originates from Clacton*. To 1941 UTC.

• 14 July: 1945 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America "Concert Hall". 20 UTC news.
• 14 July: 2003 UTC: 9820 - 9880 kHz: Radio Moscow "News And Views" Italy asked to withdraw its General from Mogadishu. Report of the Israeli Prime Minister. Economic reform in Russia. To 2020 UTC.
• 14 July: 2030 UTC: 9920 kHz: China Radio International Feature regarding Asthma, American Baritone to host a concert in China. "News & Current Affairs" 'Learn to speak Chinese' Lesson 15/16.
• 14 July: 2047 UTC: 9950 kHz: All India Radio 'Press Review' India launch a satellite from Russia, with the support of President Clinton & President Yeltzin. 'Light Music'. 21 UTC News: Ukrainian President meets India's Foreign Minister.
• 14 July: 2114 UTC: 11 MHz: Radio Moscow 'Focus On Asia & The Pacific' Korea will not allow inspectors in to Nuclear sites, China's Foreign Policy in review.
• 14 July: 2125 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour'.

• 14 July: 2218 UTC: 15330 kHz: Radio Bulgaria A Bulgarian Children's Choir tours Japan. 'Economy & Farming' at 2230 UTC.
• 15 July: 1210 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' [Good to poor reception] Information of broadcasts from Eritrea received in Finland. New book regarding UK transmitting station Woofferton. Listeners discuss their receivers, Japanese listener discusses his Sony receiver. Mike Bird's propagation report.
• 16 July: 1618 UTC: 6175 kHz: Radio France Internationale News programme: Troops in Mogadishu (Somalia), The French mourn Jews killed in World War II. Success in a river blindness campaign in Africa.
• 18 July: 1151 UTC: 13730 kHz: Radio Austria International. [Strong to good reception] 'Austrian Coffeetable' Jazz Music on a Sunday lunchtime.

August 1993

• 8 August: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden [Strong to good reception] 'In Touch With Stockholm' featuring Björn Ulvæus of ABBA, presenting 'ABBA Quiz Winners'. News headlines: Accident at an airshow. Alan Pryke introduces Bjorn, who discusses 'The Emigrants', 'Chiquitita', 'Does Your Mother Know', 'I Have A Dream', 'The Winner Takes It All'. 1st Prize: ABBA 'Gold' CD, Amnesty CD & Radio Sweden T-Shirt. Letter from Merseyside, England. Discussion of Swedish musicians Roxette, Ace of Base, Dr Alban. Letter from Cambridge, England featuring British newspapers 'News of the World' and 'Sunday Mirror'. Telephone call: Fred from New York. Letter from Northern Ireland, telephone call from Scotland.
• 12 August: 1145 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': WSHB, WCSN, KHBI, Forces Radio in Russia, earthquake in New Zealand. IRRS transmitter struck by lightning! CRI change frequency. WWCR, St Helena, Transworld, Luxembourg, Freisland. Mike Bird's propagation report. News at 1230 UTC.

The 'Brussels Calling' team.

• 31 August: 2119 UTC: 1512 kHz Medium Wave: B R T Brussels [Strong to good reception] Music, 'P O Box 26' the letters programme of 'Brussels Calling'.

That concludes the Summer 1993 logs.

As we are now at mid December, I plan to post over the festive - New Year 2018 period, taking a look at Reporting From The Fox Tower's most popular posts of 2017 and rounding up Carlisle United Football Club's results for the month of December. At this point, may I hope your festive plans are going well.

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* I SO wanted to meet her at the time...

My DX Archive: June 1993.

JOIN me on another journey down memory lane, to my notes of radio broadcasts received June 1993. Click here for an extensive post of logs from Spring (March - April - May) 1993.
The broadcasts included here were received on a Hitachi TRK-5854 E, tuning the Short Wave bands.
[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.]

June 1993

• 5 June [1993]: 2148 UTC: 17790 kHz: HCJB Quito, Ecuador. Good reception. 'Musical Mailbag' Letter and reception report from England. Laurie from Canada writes.
• 14 June: 1730 UTC: 6065 + 9645 kHz: Radio Sweden Interference. News: Mogadishu, Olaf Palmer killed 1986, Swedish unemployment. '60° Degrees North': UN conference. Sport: Interview with football managers.
• 15 June: 1754 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Request Line' Music, Eddie Murphy fan club address. News: President Clinton talks about Somalia. Italy talks about Mogadishu. Azerbaijan. Bosnian ceasefire.
• 15 June: 1843 UTC: 9730 kHz: Radio Finland 'Compass North', 'Faith in Finland', summer religious festivals, Catholics pilgrim in Finland.
• 15 June: 1903 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America News headlines: Dalai Llama, Azerbaijan, ballots in Malawi, India launches offensive against Kashmir. 'Newsline' on VOA.
• 15 June: 1917 UTC: 11630 / 11760 kHz: Radio Moscow 'Commonwealth Update', Estonia. CIS economies and currencies. News in Brief, followed by details of music by Mario Lanza.

• 15 June: 1958 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Development 93', news: United Nations conference to press for action in Bosnia, conference takes place in Vienna, Austria.
• 15 June: 2024 UTC: 13635 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'Dateline' Address: Swiss Radio International, English, 3000 BERNE 15, Switzerland. Racism in Germany and Switzerland. Via Gabon transmitter relay site.
• 15 June: 2054 UTC: 15665 kHz: Monitor Radio via WCSN. Book review: 'Mad Monks on the Road'. World news with an American angle: President Clinton reviews the situation in Somalia. Wall Street. Heavy shelling in Sarajevo. NASA.
• 15 June: 2118 UTC: 15590 kHz: BBC World Service MP interviewed regarding Azerbaijan.
• 15 June: 2131 UTC: 17790 kHz: HCJB 'Mountain Meditation' Quotes from Corinthians, New Testament. 'Glorious Intentions'.
• 23 June: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden 'Sixty Degrees North': 'Money Matters': Euro - US Free Trade talks. Station announcement: Radio Sweden regrets their French and Spanish services are to end soon.

Until the next time, Happy Listening!

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My DX Archive: Spring 1993

INTRODUCING memories of March 1993 onwards in this post, following on from the memories of Winter 1992-93 in the previous 'DX Archive' post. These memories were created by listening to Short Wave and Medium Wave radio broadcasts, mostly using a Hitachi TRK-5854 E receiver. Learn more about the broadcast bands by visiting the British DX Club.

The logs which follow are notes of what I heard on air in the Spring of 1993.

[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.]

If you are interested in the picture postcard from Radio Netherlands above, the other side of the card is below.

March 1993

• 20 March [1993]: 1302 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands "Airtime Africa" Music from The Wailers Band, African writers, John Fashanu teaching African boys to play football in England. To 1320 UTC.
• 20 March: 1344 UTC: 9750 kHz: BBC World Service "Newshour" John Major meets the Asian community. Latvian elections: Protests in Riga. British retail price index. Breaking news: Bomb in Warrington: 2 dead. News at 14 UTC. Music programme with John Peel.
• 20 March: 1433 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Sport: 5 Nations Rugby: France 10 - Wales 0.
• 20 March: 1448 UTC: 15590 kHz: BBC World Service Sport: Five Nations Rugby: Ireland - England, France 16 - Wales 3.
• 20 March: 1452 UTC: 15665 kHz: Christian Science Monitor 'Christian Science Sentinel' To Europe via WCSN, Scotts Corner, ME (Maine) USA. 'Herald of Christian Science', News update from APR. German broadcast.
• 25 March: 2205 UTC: 9620 / 9720 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia SINPO: 44434, Interference, News programme: Latest events in the former Yugoslavia, Russia & it's President, Economies of the Balkan nations (esp Bosnia) following sanctions by the United Nations. [QSL for this broadcast below]

April 1993

• 11 April: 1311 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'East of Edam' on 50.38 metres: 'Search for the Easter Egg' (Easter Sunday broadcast).
• 11 April: 1346 UTC: 9410 / 9750 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' IRA. Sport: Golf, Cricket (Pakistan), Motor racing. Football (Manchester United) & Tennis (Pete Sampras). Headline: Anglo-French relations.
• 11 April: 21 UTC: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden SINPO: 43343 'Sounds Nordic' with intro by Roxette and ABBA. Music from lady who sang song written by ex-ABBA member. Information of the 'Au-Pair Bear'.
• 12 April: 2103 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden SINPO: 32233
• 19 April: 21 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden SINPO: 54454
• 26 April: 2030 UTC: 17880 kHz: Voice Of America SIO: 544 'Africa World Tonight'.

• 26 April: 2052 UTC: 15010 kHz: Voice of Vietnam SINPO: 43443 News of a Bridge pathway being rebuilt in connection with America. Music.

May 1993

• 10 May: 1844 UTC: 5800 kHz: Radio Australia 'World of Country Music' The Late Hank Williams. Rex Lindsay.
• 10 May: 1907 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Newsline' Beijing hopes to win the Olympics, Businessman Azil Nadir, in Cyprus. The Former Yugoslavia. Robert Burns is the host. Bosnian UN ceasefire. Lord Owen in Geneva & Brussels. Paraguay's first free & fair elections.Israeli President's reshuffle & vote of no confidence.
• 10 May: 2040 UTC: 11720 kHz: Radio Bulgaria 'Business & Finance'. 'Sports Roundup': Football, gymnastics, motor rally, wrestling, boxing.
• 10 May: 21 UTC: 11745 / 11770 / 11950 kHz: Radio Moscow News: Moscow Summit, Russian-Turk meeting in Ankara. Bosnian ceasefire. Nelson Mandela meets Chancellor Kohl. 'Great Women of Russia'. Catherine 2nd.
• 16 May: 1127 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Intro & news with Jackie Spears: Bosnia. 'Happy Station' with Pete Myers: 'Off The Shelf' programme. Meeting Ertha Kitt. 'Brief Encounters' show. Glenda Jackson.

The Happy Station / Estación de la Alegría Team, from left to right: Pete Myers, Jaime Báguena, Lupita Kingma-Velázquez, Rosemarie Ninaber.

• 20 May: 1219 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' : Launch of a commercial radio station in Scarborough, UK, Radio Brussels BRT  'Open Day'. Competition details, propagation report. SINPO: 54444.
• 24 May: 21 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden '60° Degrees North' News with Alan Pryke: Swedish Medical Company launches HIV product, Chile President visits Sweden. EC meeting in Copenhagen. Danes protest against police shootings. Swedish politics: Sweden recognises Eritrea. Weather. KGB involvement in Swedish institute? Green Party talk Economy. Ad for 'In Touch With Stockholm'. Theatre conference. Sport: Table tennis, lawn tennis, Women's bike race. Football: Sweden - Austria. Boxing.

I do hope you have found the above of interest. 73's, Good DX! Martin.

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My DX Archive: Winter 1992-93

ALLOW me to take you back, twenty-five years, to the radio broadcasts I listened to on Short Wave and Medium Wave, mostly using a Hitachi TRK-5854 E, over the course of the winter of 1992-93.

[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.]

November 1992

• 19 November [1992]: 1137 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' followed by 'Media Network', presented by Jonathan Marks: Voice of America plans conference, TRT Turkey on satellite & Short Wave. Testing the Sony ICF-SW-33. Radio Luxembourg. End of show at 1225 UTC.
• 23 November: 1848 UTC: 6045 kHz: BBC World Service "Multitrack 1: UK Top 20": "Yesterdays" by Guns 'n' Roses.
• 23 November: 1915 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia : Sports.
• 23 November: 2001 UTC: 7/8 MHz: KOL Israel Radio : News of deaths of soldier & boy, Jerusalem road tunnel. Headlines.
• 23 November: 2030 UTC: 7510 kHz: Christian Science Monitor News: World Markets. Monitor Radio feature on Windsor Castle.
• 23 November: 2158 UTC: 12 MHz: Deutsche Welle with opening signature tune, Announces German broadcast relayed via Malta.

The Xrobb l-Għaġin transmission site, Malta [Archive image]

December 1992

• 16 December: 1918 UTC: 5 MHz: Radio Australia Sports: Rugby Union, Motor Racing, Golf. International Olympic Committee plan for Atlanta 1996 Olympics. "One World" Environment programme, broadcast to the Pacific.
• 16 December: 1944 UTC: 5945 kHz: Radio Austria International Reports by Nigel Jones and David Ward.
• 16 December: 2247 UTC: 7/8 MHz: Radio Ukraine International "Ukraine And The World, from Kiev".
• 16 December: 2312 UTC: 7 MHz: Radio Moscow "Commonwealth Update" Reviewing one year of independence of Khazakstan.
• 25 December: 2136 UTC: 1179 kHz [Medium Wave]: Radio Sweden "Radio Sweden Christmas Special" Presenter speaks to Scandinavians in Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. (Christmas Day, Friday 25 December 1992).

The Stockholm skyline

January 1993

• 14 January [1993]: 1931 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International : Austrian newspapers review: Bombing in Iraq, nuclear weapons, Bosnia.
• 14 January: 2004 UTC: 15590 kHz: BBC World Service news: Malcolm Rifkind, Bosnian leader to go to Geneva to see the UN. Search & rescue of a Polish ferry called off by Germany. UN nations sign treaty to stop manufacture of chemical weapons. Chernobyl fire.
• 14 January: 2040 UTC: 7510 kHz: Christian Science Monitor (WCSN) : Saddam Hussein, New York, Cuba.
• 14 January: 2108 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague English news: Chemical weapons, Czech President's election comments. 'Press Review' by Jeremy Smith: 'Telegraph' story regarding a homeless charity.
• 29 January: 1130 UTC: 9535 kHz: Swiss Radio Europe Music request programme: Michael Jackson "Heal The World", request for Sandra Jones in London: KWS "Rock Your Baby", Sadé, end of show at 1145 UTC (1245 Central European Time / CET) Programme address: Swiss Radio Europe (Swiss Radio International), 3000 BERNE - 15 SWITZERLAND.

February 1993

• 5 February: 2009 UTC: 5800 kHz: Radio Australia "International Report": Relations between Iran and Turkey. Killings in Turkey. Rockets fired at people in an Islamic state. Interference.
• 5 February: 2034 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands broadcasting in an international language.
• 5 February: 2116 UTC: 6235 kHz: Radio Sofia Bulgaria Young people looking for work, sports news to 2130 UTC.
• 5 February: 2228 UTC: 7510 kHz: Christian Science Monitor - WCSN "Letterbox" PO 860, BOSTON MA 02123 USA , K. Shippey trails up coming WCSN shows.
• 11 February: 1955 UTC: 1197 / 1260 kHz Medium wave: Voice of America - VOA Europe "Magazine Show" Chuck Wich reviews the "Chaplin" movie. Barbara Klein anchor. News at 20 UTC, Valentine's Day message. Music from Cher "Love & Understanding".

Thank you for joining me on this journey back to the winter of 1992-93. Until the next time, 73s, Good DX and enjoy this lovely image of Homer Simpson beside his radio.

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My DX Archive: October 1992

MAY I begin by saying a big 'Thank you!' to all who viewed my previous DX Archive post, which took us back to the Summer of 1992. One hundred views in one week is a great achievement. Thank you.

Continuing the visit to my DX Archive, I present a very productive month: October 1992. As with the previous post, here are the logs from that time, with QSL verifications and images. The broadcasts were received on a Hitachi TRK-5854 E.
[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.]

• 20 October [1992]: 1832 UTC: 6045 kHz / 6195 kHz (49m): BBC World Service "Discovery"
• 20 October: 1844 UTC: 9525 kHz: Polish Radio (Warsaw) "Cookery programme followed by News Headlines from the Newsdesk, Weather -9°c in East to 13°c in West".
• 20 October: 1858 UTC: 9700 - 9760 kHz: Voice of America "Science Programme. News at 19UTC".
• 20 October: 1914 UTC: 11630 kHz: Radio Moscow World Service "Press Reviews - 'Update' show".
• 20 October: 1931 UTC: 11940 kHz: Radio Romania International "Youth Programming".
• 20 October: 2011 UTC: 13 MHz / 25m: Radio Canada International "Broadcasting to Canadian Peace-keeping forces in Croatia, Somalia & Cyprus".

WCSN QSL verification, March 1993

• 20 October: 2027 UTC: 13770 kHz: Christian Science Monitor (WCSN, Scotts Corner, Maine, USA) "Monitor News on APR (American Public Radio)".
• 20 October: 2053 UTC: 13650 kHz: Radio Canada International "Spectrum".
• 20 October: 2109 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice of America "News (World Report)".
• 20 October: 2116 UTC: 13770 kHz // 15665 kHz: World Service of The Christian Science Monitor "Curtain Call".
• 20 October: 2129 UTC: 15 MHz: Deutsche Welle ID : "Caribbean Relay Station - Antigua".
• 20 October: 2140 UTC: 15150 kHz: Radio Canada International English to Africa: "Spectrum".

• 20 October: 2144 UTC: 15590 kHz: BBC World Service "British News: The BBC, Neil Kinnock".
• 20 October: 2148 UTC: 15270 kHz: HCJB, Quito, South America "Featuring a programme from a Broadcast Center, Texas, USA: 'Mountain Meditation'."
• 20 October: 2209 UTC: 15150 kHz: Radio Canada International 'CBC News'.
• 27 October: 2130 UTC: 1179 kHz MW Radio Sweden : News with Alan Pryke, weather: -17°c in the far north to +2°c in Stockholm. "60° Degrees North": News & Current Affairs show: Yugoslav Prisoners of war in Sweden. Ikea purchases Habitat (Retail chain). "Mediawatch" segment: European DX Council meet in Finland. News headlines at 22 UTC, "60° Degrees North" continues with a review of current publications, to programme close at 2230 UTC.

That concludes this visit to my DX Archive - I do hope you enjoyed reading this selection of logs, originally broadcast almost twenty five years ago. Until next time, 73s and Good DX!

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