My Short Wave Archive: May - November 2015

 JOURNALS should not be neglected, which sadly, this one has been. That's myself reprimanded, so let's move on with today's post, continuing the thread of my logbooks of broadcasts heard via Short Wave radio.

The previous post of the thread, My Short Wave Archive: March 2015, 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.

Note: This post takes us through 2015, from May to November, as some logs later in the year contained little detail, or broadcasts were not heard on the selected listening days.

May 2015 : Short Wave

• [Thursday] 7 May [2015]* : 1540 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR Nashville TN [USA]  Male speech, reciting a conversation between Jesus and Pilate. This is a Baptist Church / CBC NYC broadcast, also trailers for Words of Hope and Bible Hour.
  This is WWCR Nashville TN, good to fair reception, English language broadcast to Europe, Middle East, Americas via WWCR-1 Nashville TN.
  Male speech regarding Saul and passages from the Bible. Interference at 1546 UTC from another broadcast, possible overspill from 15820 kHz.
  WWCR programming was Tell It From Calvery (David Epstein), on air from 1530 UTC, followed by Radio Bible Hour, on air from 1545 UTC. ID for Radio Bible Hour with their contact details.
  ID for WWCR Nashville.
  Logged to 1555 UTC.
• 7 May* : 1617 UTC: 17790 kHz: Radio Africa (Pan American Broadcasting)  Music: Female vocalist with piano accompaniment. Vocals in English.
  Fair reception, English language broadcast to Africa via Okeechobee FL (WRMI transmission site) [USA].
  Logged to 1626 UTC.

*Thursday 7 May 2015 : UK General Election day.

July 2015 : Short Wave

• [Saturday] 11 July [2015]: 1922 UTC: 17855 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Music on the 16 metre Band, female speech.
  Fair to poor reception, this is Radio Exterior de Espana [Spain] broadcasting to the USA.
  Speech in both Spanish and English.
  Logged to 1934 UTC.

Screenshot of BBC News Hausa, 30 June 2024.

• 11 July: 1945 UTC: 17885 kHz: BBC World Service  Two males in discussion, studio and telephone. Fair to poor reception, this is BBC World Service, on air 1930 - 2000 UTC, 7 days a week, Hausa language broadcast, 250 kW transmission, 55° via Ascension Island to Africa.
  Males continue speaking for a number of minutes. Female speech, music to end of broadcast.
  Logged to 2000 UTC.

September 2015 : Short Wave

• [Monday] 14 September [2015]: 1455 UTC: 25000 kHz: Tentative reception of a time signal broadcast on this frequency: MIKES [Finland] or WWV [USA]. To 1459 UTC.

November 2015 : Short Wave [Tropical Bands]

• [Tuesday] 24 November [2015]: 2011 UTC: 3415 kHz: Shannon Volmet [Ireland]  Continuous weather reports for the airport in Shannon. Female speech.
  Logged to 2022 UTC.
• 24 November: 2044 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio [Seoul, South Korea]  Speech from males and females in the German language - This is KBS World Radio, fair to poor reception, German language broadcast to Europe via Woofferton transmission site [UK].
  Music, sport update: boxing. Music, male speech.
  Logged to 2051 UTC.
• 24 November: 2123 UTC: 5000 kHz: WWV [Time signal station, USA]  Fluttery signal.
  Fair to poor reception. To 2125 UTC.
• 24 November: 2128 UTC: 5050 kHz [Spurious broadcast] China Radio International  'Roundtable' programme, English language. Fair to poor reception. To 2137 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: July 2011

 VERY warm welcome, on a cold, snow day (March 9th!) to memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Friday, July 8, 2011.

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

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

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

July 2011 : Short Wave

• [Friday] 8 July [2011]: 0825 UTC: 17730 kHz: Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Poor reception; Propagation on this frequency, with audio, very low power, male speech, possibly music.
  Arabic language, 500 kW to North Africa.
  Logged to 0831 UTC.
• 8 July: 0843 UTC: 17790 kHz: BBC World Service  To Asia via Oman (English service).
  Poor reception.  Barely audible speech; Also music.
  Logged to 0848 UTC.
  [See BBC Eastern Relay Station on Google Maps, below]

• 8 July: 0854 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service  Fair to poor reception.
  English to West Africa via Ascension Island.
  Male host in heated debate with Prime Minister David Cameron regarding News International.
  Time 'pips' at 0900 UTC, male speech.
  Logged to 0906 UTC.
• 8 July: 0916 UTC: 17880 kHz: Radio Sawa  Female speech, music.
  Radio Sawa via Kuwait; Good to fair reception.
  Arabic speech from female, music ranges from pop to traditional, with vocals.
  250 kW to North Africa.
  Contact details include via Facebook, by phone or email.
  Logged to 0941 UTC.

[Break at 0950 UTC]

• 8 July: 1213 UTC: 21540 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Spanish language, confirmed by ID.
  250 kW to Africa. Excellent to fair reception.
  Programming: ID, female host, ID, male speech, continued speech from female, co-host with male. Politics in Spain. Male speech. Female speech.
  Spanish language to Equatorial Africa.
  Logged to 1232 UTC.
• 8 July: 1232 UTC: 21540 kHz: Radio Kuwait  Male speech.
  Good to fair reception.
  Mixture of male speech and music; Continuing speech by male (Arabic language).
  500 kW to Europe.
  Logged to 1238 UTC.
• 8 July: 1243 UTC: 21610 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Excellent to good reception; Spanish language to Middle East.
  Female host with political news, including UK: 'News of the World' newspaper to publish for the last time this Sunday; Recording of a statement by Prime Minister David Cameron; Speech by male, including mention of Rupert Murdoch.  Speech by male and female. New topic discussion led by female, regarding France and Spain.
  350 kW transmission.
  Logged to 1253 UTC.
• 8 July: 1300 UTC: 21840 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Broadcast comes to a close; German language broadcast.
  Deutsche Welle via Sines, Portugal; German language broadcast; 250 kW to South Asia.

Letter from MIKES Centre for Metrology and Accreditation, Finland, July 2011.

• 8 July: 1310 UTC: 25000 kHz: MIKES Centre for Metrology and Accreditation  (Espoo, Finland)
  Fair to poor reception.
  Time Signal station; Low-power broadcast of a Time Signal, which was a 'tick' every half second.  Signal levels fluctuated; Poor reception.
  Logged to 1316 UTC.

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