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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My DX Archive: February 1992

EVERY month, here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, I bring you a log of broadcasts heard on Short Wave or Medium Wave. This post is different. I'm taking you back to the very beginning of my time listening to the radio, to my very first logs. Taking you back to February 13, 1992. Enjoy.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

• 13 February [1992]: 2023 UTC: 31m / 9655 kHz: Radio Sweden International "S 105-10 Stockholm Sweden".
• 13 February: 2034 UTC: 25mband: Radio Roma ; Swiss Radio International (Switzerland) 12035 kHz - 25m band (Based in Berne).
• 13 February: 2053 UTC: Radio Canada International - Including Canadian Newspapers.
• 13 February: 2102 UTC: 13700 kHz / 19m / 22m band: Radio Netherlands International "Media Network" Programme.
• 13 February: 2114 UTC: 15 MHz / 19mband: Voice of Algeria "(Or is it Voice of America?)"
• 13 February: 2116 UTC: 15 MHz / 19mband: Radio Portugal International "Broadcasting from Lisbon, Frequency news, 'Portugal Past & Present'".

A more recent logo from "Radio Portugal International"

• 13 February: 2124 UTC: 15566 kHz / 19m or 17750 kHz / 16m: Family Radio (WYFR) "- I think!".
• 13 February: 2152 UTC: 19mband: Voice of America - "Winter Olympics news, logo for '96 Summer Olympics unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia".
• 13 February: 2200 UTC: 19mband: World Harvest Radio "PO Box 12, INDIANA 46624 USA".
• 13 February: 2210 UTC: 17875 kHz / 19mband: C B C (Radio Canada International?) - News.
• 13 February: 2216 UTC: 12095 kHz / 25 m band: B B C World Service : London.
• 13 February: 2227 UTC: 9950 kHz / 31 m band: All India Radio "Open University information (1845 - 2230 UTC)".

All India Radio logo

That concludes the logs from February 1992. The DX Archive may become a regular feature, I am not sure yet. I hope to bring you DX logs for August 2017 in the coming days, so please stay tuned for that. Good DX!

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Short Wave DX: March 2011

I SPENT THE AFTERNOON of Monday 7 March 2011 listening to the Short Wave band of the Roberts R881. Here are the broadcasts I heard (Time in UTC; Frequencies in kHz):

• 1352 UTC, 11735 kHz : Voice of Turkey English to Asia, music, male host with profile of Alexander Linokov.
• 1420 UTC, 11750 kHz : Radio Farda Farsi/Persian language service, music, male host, email contact details.
• 1444 UTC, 12150 kHz : Voice of America English to Asia via Iranawila, Sri Lanka (IBB transmitter). Female with 'VOA News Now' broadcast, followed by 'Border Crossings' music programme.
• 1552 UTC, 13640 kHz : Radio Tirana English to America 'Sports Roundup' female host, music, close of broadcast.
• 1623 UTC, 13845 kHz : WWCR-3 Nashville TN English to Europe, America 'GCN Radio Network' / 'University Network' broadcast.
• 1704 UTC, 14670 kHz : CHU Canada Canadian Time Signal station.
• 1721 UTC, 15000 kHz : WWV Fort Collins Colorado USA Time Signal station.
• 1744 UTC, 15235 kHz : Channel Africa English to Africa via Meyerton, South Africa (Sentech transmitter). 'African Digest' programme.
• 1803 UTC, 15365 kHz : Radio Canada International English to Africa via Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. 'The Link' programme. Also 1950 UTC, 15365 kHz : French to Africa, two females speaking from an outside location.
• 2007 UTC, 15400 kHz : BBC World Service English to West Africa via Ascension Island. Libya is the top story on 'Newshour'.
• 2032 UTC, 15520 kHz : WYFR Family Radio English via Ascension Island, to Africa? Male preacher reads passages from the Old Testament, The First Book of Moses, Genesis.
• 2053 UTC, 15580 kHz : Voice of America English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (RNW transmitter). 'African Beat' music programme.
• 2116 UTC, 15610 kHz : WEWN Birmingham AL English to Africa. EWTN - Catholic programmes.

Enjoy your week and avoid the Springtime snow...!