My Short Wave Archive: Summer 2008

 TRANSCRIBED from my original notes, here are pieces of news, notes and logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave band during June and August 2008.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: March 2008, 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.

[ June 2008: 'News & notes from the internet!' : Postal address for National Radio Company of Ukraine - Radio Ukraine International, 26 Khreschatyk St, KYIV 01001  Ukraine

E-mail: English section: vsru @ nrcu . gov . ua ]

June 2008 : Short Wave

• [Saturday] 21 June [2008]: 1900 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep  Live commentary from Euro 2008 [football] Quarter Final: Holland v Russia. Dutch language.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 1925 UTC.

Radio Nederland Wereldomroep postcard.

 August 2008 : Short Wave

• [Thursday] 21 August [2008]: 2130 UTC: 2805 kHz: A spurious broadcast from Radio Sweden!
  Musical ID interval signal 'To The Wide Wide World', followed by intro by George Wood.
• 21 August: 2205 UTC: 3985 kHz: Voice of Croatia  Female speech, male speech, music.
  Spanish language broadcast.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 21 August: 2230 UTC: 4005 kHz: Vatican Radio  Interval signal, English Feature programme with Philippa Hitchen. Tenth anniversary of Omagh bombing, 15 August 1998. Lydia O'Kane interview.
  Good reception.
  English Feature programme to Europe, Europe 1st Programme.
  Bishop Seamus Heggarty.
  Logged to 2240 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: March 2008

 PREVIOUSLY known as 'My DX Archive', welcome to the continuing thread of 'My Short Wave Archive', bringing memories of international broadcasts heard on Short Wave radio in days gone by.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: January 2008, 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.

March 2008 : Short Wave

Radio Ukraine International QSL card, 2 March 2008.

• [Sunday] 2 March [2008]: 1005 UTC: 9950 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  English language broadcast, Fair to poor reception.
  English to Europe via Ukraine.
  Male broadcaster, news bulletin. Deterioration of broadcast signal.
  Female host, ID, 'Ukrainian Diary' programme.
  Logged to 1014 UTC.
• 2 March: 1022 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Boulder CO [Colorado] USA - Time signal station.
  Rapid fire ticks.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1030 UTC.
• 2 March: 1107 UTC: 13600 kHz [21 metreband]: Radio Bulgaria  Female speech with ID for Radio Bulgaria.
  Good reception.
  (Summer 2007) Schedule shows Bulgarian to Russia (local time is listed as Moscow), Plovdiv transmitter?
  Logged to 1115 UTC.
• 2 March: 1122 UTC: 13665 kHz: China Radio International  English speaking male with world weather report and news headlines: Beijing, Middle East, World table tennis championships.
  'Reports From The Developing Countries' programme: Ethnic violence in Kenya has had an impact on the Kenyan people. Latin American agreement to monitor eco-systems. UN says surveillance of 'Bird flu' Avian Influenza should continue in Asia.
  Excellent to good reception.
  English to Europe via Albania.
  Promo for China Radio International website.
  Now on air: 'China Beat': Taiwanese singer Chi Chi, now a Buddhist, still recording music, duet with Chi Wo, his sister. Music: 'See Her Slip Away Again'.
  Logged to 1134 UTC.

• 2 March: 1254 UTC: 13720 kHz: Radio Exterior de España  Male and female speech in the Spanish language... Excellent to good reception.
  Spanish to West Europe (Iceland, UK, France, Benelux, Scandinavia).
  "Noreste de Europa" Time signal at 1300 UTC, female with ID for Radio Exterior de España.
  Female and male with fast moving speech in the Spanish language.
  News broadcast: Colombia, Condoleezza Rice, Russia, Romania. Police, president, Pakistan, conflict. Explosions in Baghdad, Iraq.
  ID, female speech, music. Birdsong with the sound of rain.
  Logged to 1316 UTC.
• 2 March: 1344 UTC: 15240 kHz: Radio Sweden  Fair to poor reception.
  English to North America.
  Discussions regarding fashion on 'Network Europe'. Muslim women may not be allowed to show their heads, necks. Istanbul.
  Logged to 1352 UTC.

Radio Sweden QSL card, March 2008.

• 2 March: 1420 UTC: 15530 kHz: Voice of America  ID for Voice of America, broadcasting in Urdu; 'Radio Aap ki Dunyaa'.
  Excellent reception.
  Urdu to West & South Asia.
  Female and male speech, Mark Anthony & Jennifer Lopez feature, country music.
  Logged to 1434 UTC.
• 2 March: 1444 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America  English to Africa via Sao Tome.
  Good to fair reception.
  'Our World' with Art Chimes.
  Logged to 1455 UTC.

[ 2 March: 1456 UTC: 15585 kHz: Jaunty music from Radio Exterior de España, which I have heard earlier today! ]

• 2 March: 1510 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service  Excellent to good reception.
  English to Africa via Ascension Island (BBC transmitters).
  Reports from male on the US Presidential trail, Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. Report from male in Nepali 'Madeshi' group of people.
  Logged to 1517 UTC.
• 2 March: 1528 UTC: 21470 kHz: BBC World Service  Good to fair reception.
  English to East & South Africa via Ascension Island (BBC transmitter).
  Female reports from Johannesburg. Female with feature regarding fall of the 'Iron Curtain'.
  Male with trailer, male with 1530 UTC news bulletin: Israel & Palestine refuse to cooperate.
  Logged to 1534 UTC.

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New Year's Eve DX 2010

WELCOME to 2011, Happy New Year!

Let's begin with the results of listening to the Short Wave band on New Year's Eve, Friday 31 December 2010 ( All times in UTC / GMT; All frequencies in kiloHertz; All include an internet link) :

• 2050 UTC, 6030 kHz, Radio Ukraine International, English to Europe, Female continues visit to a University complex (see Christmas Eve DX). Click HERE for programmes in the English language.
• 2113 UTC, 6030 kHz, Radio Romania International, French to Europe, Female reporter with female guest. Click HERE for the broadcast schedule.
• 2137 UTC, 6075 kHz, Deutsche Welle, German to Europe via Sines transmitter, Portugal, 250 kW. Report from Africa. Click HERE for DW World, the Deutsche Welle website.
• 2205 UTC, 6100 kHz, International Radio Serbia, English to Europe via Bijelina (Jabanusa) transmitter, Bosnia Hercegovina, 250 kW. Female host speaks of visitors to Serbia. Click HERE for the International Radio Serbia English home page.
• 2231 UTC, 6155 kHz, Radiostation Belarus, English to Europe, Female and male hosts, range of feature programmes. Click HERE for the Radiostation Belarus English home page.
• 2304 UTC, 6175 kHz, China Radio International, Spanish service, male host with news from China and the Pacific. Click HERE for the China Radio International Spanish website.
• 2327 UTC, 7220 kHz, Radio Romania International, English to Europe & Asia, male host with station ID, female host with 'The Cookery Show' (Cottage cheese pie). Click HERE for the Radio Romania International English website.

Enjoy your New Year celebrations!

Christmas Eve DX 2010 and a Boxing Day Birthday

THE evening of Friday 24 December 2010 was spent listening to the Tropical and HF bands of my Short Wave radio, here are the broadcasts I heard, with links to the broadcasters webpages (Times in UTC/GMT; Frequencies in kHz):

• 1920 - 1936 UTC, 4005 kHz : Vatican Radio, German language to Europe. Europe & Mediterranean Schedule.
• 1948 - 1955 UTC, 4780 kHz : Radio Djibouti, Arabic language service. Radio Djibouti Frequencies (French language; may need to be translated).
• 2022 - 2036 UTC, 5960 kHz : China Radio International, English to Europe, Middle East and Africa via Albania. 'China Drive' programme. Shortwave Frequencies in Europe.
• 2057 - 2100 UTC, 6030 kHz : Radio Ukraine International, English to Europe. Programmes in the English language.
• 2107 - 2118 UTC, 6030 kHz : Radio Romania International, French language service. Schedule effective 31 October 2010.

THE Boxing Day Birthday is the 28th Birthday of Carlisle's finest, Miss Roxanne Pallett:

Happy Birthday Roxy, I hope you have had a great day!

Finally, The Ashes cricket series is under way. Give England a helping hand by voting 3-1 England on the ABC Grandstand Sport poll HERE. Show your support for England to win the Ashes in Australia!

That's the over... Enjoy Christmas and the New Year 2011!

March 2008 Short Wave Links & Red Hot Roxy!

Last Sunday, I spent a day listening to the Short Wave band and published the results here on RFTFT. Here is a list of web links to the stations I heard last week, which I hope you will find informative. To go to the station website, just click on the station name:

Radio Ukraine International

WWV

Radio Bulgaria

China Radio International

Radio Exterior de Espana

Radio Sweden

Voice of America

BBC World Service

May I draw your attention to a particular favourite broadcast of mine, the Sunday night broadcast from Radio Exterior de Espana. The programme is 'Radio Club', a traditional listener response programme, the reading of letters and emails with the odd piece of Spanish music. If you have a Short Wave radio, why not give it a listen? Sundays, 2200 GMT, 6125 kHz.

To contact 'Radio Club':
Postal address: Radio Club, English Language Broadcast, Radio Exterior de Espana, PO Box 156 202, MADRID 28080, SPAIN
E-Mail: englishbroadcast@rtve.es
Web as listed above or via http://www.rne.es/

Enjoy your radio!

Wallpaper of the Week : Red Hot Roxy!

Maxim Magazine invited Roxanne Pallett, star of Emmerdale and Soapstar Superstar, to a photoshoot and interview a while ago, one result of which is this week's Wallpaper of the Week!

As usual, click on the image to show full size, then save as wallpaper, using a program or format of your choice.

Finally, drawing your attention to the following, in a 'Coming Soon!' style :

The FA Cup Semi - Final Draw : Who will play who out of Portsmouth, Barnsley, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium?

Jemma Bellingham of BBC Cumbria Social Action with her role as a rally car co-driver!

That's coming soon on RFTFT, but for now, goodbye!

March 2008 Short Wave Logs and this weeks 'paper

TODAY, Sunday 2 March 2008, I have enjoyed tuning around the Short Wave bands yet again, from 9.9 MHz, right up to the end of the band at 26.1 MHz. Here is what I heard:

1005 - 1015 GMT, 9950 kHz, Radio Ukraine International, English language to Europe, 'Ukrainian Diary' programme.

1022 - 1030 GMT, 10 000 kHz, WWV, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Time Signal station.

1107 - 11:15 GMT, 13600 kHz, Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian language to Russia (Moscow) via Plovdiv transmitter? Female broadcaster with speech.

1122 - 1134 GMT, 13665 kHz, China Radio International, English to Europe via Albanian transmitters, Male broadcaster with news, weather, music.

1254 - 1315 GMT, 13720 kHz, Radio Exterior de Espana, Spanish language to 'Noreste de Europa'. Male & Female broadcasters, rapid speech in Spanish.

1345 - 1352 GMT, 15240 kHz, Radio Sweden, English to North America via Horby transmitter, Sweden, 500 kW transmission. 'Network Europe' programme.

1420 - 1435 GMT, 15530 kHz, Voice of America / Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa, Urdu language to West & South Asia. Male & Female broadcasters with Urdu programming.

1445 - 1455 GMT, 15580 kHz, Voice of America, English to Africa via Sao Tome transmitter, 'Our World' programme with host Art Chimes.

1510 - 1517 GMT, 17830 kHz, BBC World Service, English to West Africa via Ascension Island transmitter, News reports from the US Presidential campaigns and a new group in Nepal.

1528 - 1534 GMT, 21470 kHz, BBC World Service, English to East & South Africa via Ascension Island transmitter, Live news feed from Female journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Wallpaper of the Week - The Capybaras. All together now: Aaaah....