My Short Wave Archive: September 2012

 BETWIXT Christmas and New Year is where we find ourselves at the moment of this post being composed; A dark, stormy, late afternoon in December 2023.

Welcome to a continuing thread of memories of radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave Radio.  The previous post of the thread, My Short Wave Archive: May 2012, can be found here.

This post brings memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Sunday, September 16, 2012.

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.

September 2012 : Short Wave

• [Sunday] 16 September [2012]: 1150 UTC: 15430 kHz: Radio Romania International  Good reception, English language to Europe and Africa. Female speech, greetings from the studio manager, music.
  'The Cooking Show' Local produce in jars, cellophane, string. Onions, carrots, peppers, tomatoes.
  Frequency announcements, satellite broadcasts, contact details, interval signature tune, off air at 1156 UTC.
• 16 September: 1226 UTC: 15450 kHz: The Voice of Turkey  Piano interval signature tune, female speech: "This is The Voice of Turkey". Strong to good reception, English to Europe, 1230 - 1330 UTC. Time signal, intro, announcement of email address: englishdesk at trt - world dot com
  News: Turkish Prime Minister visiting Bosnia-Herzigovina. Turkish Foreign Minister speaks to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on the phone. Turkish Prime Minister receives an award; Visits Sarajevo. Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Clinton speak of events in North Africa and Middle East. Attacks in Syria: Aleppo, Damascus. UN-Arab League met with Assad. Memories of martyrs; Remembrance ceremony. Democracy martyrs 1960, hanged September 16, 1961. Sudan rejects US marines to protect embassy in Sudan. ID: 'Voice of Turkey, Ankara'.
  'Review of the Turkish Press' Prime Minister visiting Bosnia-Herzigovina. Turkey would like no more than five children in each family. Turkish aircraft on show at Berlin airshow. Unrest over US video. Child left at home. Underground ceremony in Paris.
  Website address, email address.
  Logged to 1248 UTC.
• 16 September: 1307 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service  Male speech.
  Moderate to barely audible reception, English to Middle East via Cyprus.
  Signal fade up: Speech of Assad, President of Syria.
  Logged to 1310 UTC.

Radio Exterior de Espana Programme Guide, 2012

• 16 September: 1311 UTC: 15585 kHz: Radio Exterior de España  Hip-hop style music, followed by male and female speech in the Spanish language, music. This is the Spanish language service of Radio Exterior de España, with the programme 'Mundofonías 2' (World music programme).
  Strong to good reception, Spanish language to Europe.
  Male speech, female speech, music at 1322 UTC.
  Logged to 1328 UTC.
• 16 September: 1335 UTC: 15615 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL
  Male host speaking to a male guest regarding prayer and confession. Male guest has written a book about prayer, confession and Saints.
  This is WEWN Birmingham AL (USA), English language to Asia via EWTN - Catholic Programmes. The programme is 'EWTN Bookmark'.
  Strong to good reception, English to Asia.
  The guest's book also considers spirituality. 'Adventures of Daily Prayer' is the name of the book.
  Logged to 1350 UTC.

[Break at 1400 UTC]

• 16 September: 1450 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR  Music, male speech from 'The Temple of Jesus Christ'; The speaking male is leading singing in prayer. Passionate speech from the male: "Jesus said 'No one reaches the Father without passing through me'", readings from Genesis and the Old Testament.
  This is WWCR-1 Nashville TN (USA), English to Europe, Middle East, America.
  Strong to good reception.
  This broadcast is 'A Temple of Jesus Christ' with Cleveland Waters.
  Logged to 1520 UTC.
• 16 September: 1526 UTC: 17510 kHz: WHRI  Male speaking of God, his faith and the gift of the Evangelist.
  This broadcast is 'MFC Worldwide' readings from the scripture by the male; A reminder of the website address [m f c ministries dot net] and broadcast times: Sunday, 1030 Eastern Time, 1530 UTC; Wednesday 0030 UTC. Hosts are Father Joe and Pastor Reno. A reminder of the email address [media at m f c ministries dot net], Greetings to the Porosic family. 'MFC Worldwide' has come to a close. Music. IDs for the website whr dot org and the email address whr at lesea dot org
  This is WHRI - Cypress Creek SC (USA), English to Europe, Africa, America.
  A feature broadcast by the son of the founder of WHRI, Mr L Sumrall.
  Strong to good reception.
  Logged to 1545 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: December 31, 2010

 ST SYLVESTER I or New Year's Eve, however you marked December 31, 2010, this is a post recalling that evening.

This post shares an evening listening to Short Wave radio broadcasts, on Friday, December 31, 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: Christmas Eve 2010, 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.

December 2010 : Short Wave

• [Friday] 31 December [2010]: 2050 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Excellent to good reception. English to Europe.
  Female host speaks of a University building which recovered from a fire in 1944 when World War 2 engulfed Ukraine. Recordings of a tour guide, Diana, who speaks of the interiors, including decorative mirrors.  The Church in the University complex has been Orthodox Church since 1991.  Smoking on site is prohibited; Gravel paths are a historic drainage system.
  Logged to close of broadcast at 2058 UTC.

Radio Ukraine International QSL card, December 31, 2010

• 31 December: 2113 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Romania International  Excellent to good reception. French to Europe.
  Female reporter speaking to another female in a pre-recorded item, outside broadcast assignment, background noise on the recording.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.
• 31 December: 2137 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Excellent to good reception. German to Europe via Sines (Portugal), 250 kW.
  Female host, speaking with male guest, with male speaking in the background. Speech includes 'institute' with engine running and 'machine' in speech.
  Speech from females and males in this report from an engineering institute. Interview with the male director of the institute; The director speaks to an assembled audience or class in the background. Female continues the report, which was recorded in Africa for Deutsche Welle.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 31 December: 2201 UTC: 6085 kHz: Voice of America  Music: Bruno Mars 'Just The Way You Are'.
• 31 December: 2205 UTC: 6100 kHz: International Radio Serbia  Feature regarding notable people who have visited Serbia: Radovan Popovic met Albert Einstein in Serbia; A Swiss-born architect / artist visited Serbia. John Reed reported from Serbia during World War 2. A Russian writer spent 5 days in Belgrade. Music.
  English to Europe; 250 kW via Bijelina (Jabanuša), Bosnia-Hercegovina.
  Visitors to Serbia after World War 2 included a British writer, who visited 1948-1952. Henry Moore (sculptor), Dizzy Gillespie (musician) and many others.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Other notable names included Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Todd; Alfred Hitchcock and Ray Charles.
  New year wishes from the continuity announcer, as 2011 has arrived in Serbia.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 31 December: 2231 UTC: 6155 kHz: Female host with ID for Radio Station Belarus
  Jazz music, 'Letterbox' feature. Male with ID, languages broadcast and the website address for the broadcaster. Feature: Visiting a destination 100 km from Minsk, capital of Belarus. History of Monastery built in town. Palace includes collection of jewellery. Corpus Christie Cathedral.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Announcement of website address, 'Music Box' feature.
  English to Europe.
  Logged to 2240 UTC.
• 31 December: 2304 UTC: 6175 kHz: China Radio International  Excellent to good reception.
  Spanish language host with news from China, including economic news and updates from Pacific areas.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.

China Radio International QSL card
December 31, 2010

• 31 December: 2327 UTC: 7220 kHz: ID "This is Bucharest, Radio Romania International"  Excellent to good reception. English to Europe and Asia.
  Female host with 'The Cookery Show' Cottage Cheese Pie.
  'Through The Looking Glass' Concert for 'Help A Child Go To School' charity.
  Logged to 2335 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: Christmas Eve 2010

 A FESTIVE Friday night, listening to Short Wave radio broadcasts, as shared here.

The broadcasts shared in this post date from Christmas Eve 2010: Friday, 24 December, 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: October 2010, 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.

December 2010 : Short Wave

Benedict XVI, interviewed by Vatican Radio on a flight to Cyprus,
4 June 2010.  Image: Vatican Radio QSL card.

• [Friday] 24 December [2010]: 1920 UTC: 4005 kHz: Vatican Radio  Speech, introducing the signature music of Vatican Radio.  Male and female speech, music.
  Poor-Fair-Poor reception.
  German language to Europe and the Mediterranean.
  Logged to 1936 UTC.
• 24 December: 1948 UTC: 4780 kHz: Radio Djibouti  Male and female speech, Arabic language, music with vocals.
  Fair reception.
  Logged to 1955 UTC.
  [See video: 'Radio Djibouti 4780 kHz received in Germany' heard by senderjaeger 25 November 2009, on YouTube]

• 24 December: 2022 UTC: 5960 kHz: China Radio International  Good reception.
  English to Europe, Middle East, Africa via Albania.
  Report regarding Christmas in Chinese schools.  Music: Saxophone with backing instruments: 'Rock With You' (Michael Jackson song).
  'China Drive'  Christian Bale to star in a movie being made in China.  Male and female hosts.
  Microsoft announce new bug or problem.  Traffic engineering in Canada, regarding blind people.
  Logged to 2036.
• 24 December: 2057 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Female speaking of a centre of learning.  English to Europe.  Male with broadcast frequency details.
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 2100 UTC.
• 24 December: 2107 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Romania International  Excellent to good reception.
  French language, female and male speech.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: February 2010

 THIS post takes us back to the first evening spent listening to the Short Wave radio band, in the year 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: December 2009, 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.

February 2010 : Short Wave

Notes: Unconfirmed broadcasts heard from WWV (Boulder, CO USA) and Vatican Radio around 5000 kHz; HIMI 5010 Radio Cristal International (Dominican Republic) on 5010 kHz.

    Spurious broadcasts: Radio Prague on 5015 kHz; China Radio International on 5045 kHz.

• [Tuesday] 2 February [2010]: 2140 UTC: 5830 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Music followed by female speech, German language.  Female and male speech, music.
  Good to fair reception; German language.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.
• 2 February: 2204 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Male speech, ID for Deutsche Welle.  Male and female speech regarding Stuttgart.
  Excellent to fair reception; German to Europe via Rampisham [UK] 500 kW.
  Logged to 2215 UTC.
• 2 February: 2218 UTC: 6100 kHz: International Radio Serbia  Excellent to fair reception; English to Europe.
  Pop music programme, female host, ID, speaking of a female musician, popular throughout the last decade.  Music by Alexander. Host: 'She recorded her debut album in 2003, second album in 2006'.
  Co-channel interference from Russia in Russian?  'Pop Flash and Crash' music.
  Announcement of broadcast frequencies: 6100 kHz and 9675 kHz.
  Postal address ( 11000 Belgrade) and web contact details.
  Off air at 2228 UTC.
• 2 February: 2246 UTC: 6200 kHz: Radio Bulgaria  Good reception; English to Europe.
  Music; Female host with music by female artist. Feature: Traditional folk band formed close to Plovdiv. Music.
  Logged to 2252 UTC.

Verification card from Radio Bulgaria, February 2010.

• 2 February: 2259 UTC: 6240 kHz: Radio PMR - Pridnestrovye  "This is Tiraspol"  Male with ID and introduction to broadcast.  Male speaks of negotiations between Tiraspol and Moscow.  March 28 is election day in Pridnestrovye.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Other items of speech: Arbitration court of Pridnestrovye.  Pridnestrovyan students in Ukraine college.
  English to Europe and America via Moldova.
  Items of speech: A 'Lyceum' is a classroom.  Languages and translations.  'Goodbye' at 2312 UTC; Followed by German language.
• 2 February: 2344 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Romania International  Good reception; English to Europe, Asia and America.
  Male speech: 'This is Bucharest'  ID, Feature: 'Athlete of the Week':  Female athlete, representing Romania at Winter Olympics 2010.
  Logged to 2352 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2002

JUNE-July-August 2002 is where this post will be going to in a moment, to bring you some more memories of radio broadcasts from years gone by.
The previous post, Spring 2002, can be found by clicking here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2002: Short Wave

• 12 June [2002]: 2004 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Cyprus. News headlines: India - Pakistan, Afghanistan. FIFA World Cup: Sweden and England qualify for last 16, Nigeria and Argentina out. 'Newshour': India - Pakistan, Afghanistan.
• 12 June: 2025 UTC: 9440 kHz: China Radio International Male host talks of FIFA World Cup 2002: Senegal, England. Report from Hong Kong financial markets. Poor to fair reception. Music. English to West and North Africa.
• 12 June: 2056 UTC: 9630 kHz: BBC World Service Sport: Golf, Cricket, tennis, rugby union, football World Cup: Argentina out at first group stage. Fair reception, English to East and South Africa via Seychelles to 2058 UTC.

BBC World Service Sport logo.

• 12 June: 2110 UTC: 9725 kHz: Radio Romania International Fair reception. English to Europe 'Newsreel' Expansion of the European Union, including Romania. Report: Elections in Bucharest.
• 12 June: 2135 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Excellent to good reception. English to Europe. News: Female host. Israel, Palestine, European Union. Donald Rumsfeld visits India and Pakistan. EU envoy to Afghanistan speaks to the Afghan interim government. G8 summit in Prague. NATO role in war on terror. To 2150 UTC.
• 12 June: 2154 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal. Excellent to good reception, interference from Cairo. Quickfire pips, tone. To 22 UTC.
• 15 June: 1903 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Moscow 'Contemporary Mediterranean Writers' The writer is Andreas, who is a guest in the studio. 'The Wonderful World of Opera': 'La Traviata' To 1930 UTC.

July 2002: Short Wave

• 18 July: 1910 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal station. Excellent to good reception. Double tone on 30 second mark of each minute, long tone.
• 18 July: 1929 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean 'Malta's Ways & Music with Joseph Izzo'. Website: vomradio .com [website now closed] and Valletta postal address. 'Malta Memories' with Mike Roberts. English to Europe.

Voice of the Mediterranean QSL card, 18 July 2002.

• 18 July: 2018 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia English to Europe. Boris Bolinski: Medical matters. Letter from Chris Scott, UK, regarding digital radio in Russia. Excellent to good reception 'Science & Engineering' Postal address, email, website. Estelle Winters.
• 18 July: 2035 UTC: 12085 kHz: Radio Damascus, Syria. English to Europe 'Thought of the Day' Israel. Music. Good to fair reception 'Local Press Review' Deaths of Israelis and Palestinians, Criticism of Washington DC and the United Nations.
• 21 July: 1928 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Moscow. Sunday programme: 'Valletta Calling' Margaret and Manuel talk of movies made in Malta.
• 31 July: 0930 UTC: 9475 kHz: WWCR-1 'Glenn Hauser's World of Radio' Fair to poor reception. English to Europe and America. 'World of Radio' edition recorded July 24, 2002 [Transcription available here]. Arnie Coro of Radio Havana Cuba, station runs short of fuel. Radio Yugoslavia. New WRMI (World Radio Miami International) Service.

August 2002: Short Wave

• 15 August: 2026 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR-1 'Glenn Hauser's World of Radio' Recorded August 14, 2002 [Transcription available here]. Arabic broadcast heard on 12085 kHz, 12195 kHz and 12115 kHz, 'Voice of the Homeland' clandestine aimed at Syria. Good to fair reception. English to Europe, North America. Radio Afghanistan, PO Box 544, Kabul.
• 23 August: 1858 UTC: 11900 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Opening signal, ID by male and female voices, times and frequencies. Excellent to good reception. English to Europe. News: Bulgarian tobacco sale / merger.

[Right: "All of you who have tuned in to our station from August 15th to Sept 10th, will receive a small souvenir from us.  This modest present is a typical leather article of the Bulgarian handcraft. We hope it will be a pleasant reminder from your friends at Radio Bulgaria."]

• 23 August: 1934 UTC: 11965 kHz: Deutsche Welle to Africa via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 'Africa Report' Spread of AIDS in Burkino Faso. Good to fair reception. News at 1940 UTC: Mugabe dissolves cabinet. Zambia refuse GM food aid. Meningitis outbreak in Rwanda.
• 23 August: 2010 UTC: 11965 kHz: Radio Canada International Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East via Wertachtal, Germany 'Canada Today' / Theme Programs (RCI productions) Report regarding refugees in Canada. Report from Ontario.
• 23 August: 2048 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait "11:50 pm local time" News: Israeli forces battle Palestine, fighting between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. Russian - Chechnyan cross-border raids. Mugabe dissolves cabinet. Good to fair reception. English to Europe.
• 23 August: 2140 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR-3 Good to fair reception. English to Europe, America, via Nashville TN USA 'The National Intel Report' (Live) with John Stadtmiller.
• 23 August: 2215 UTC: 13620 kHz: Radio Australia Excellent to good reception. English to Asia, Australasia, America. Report marking the end of World War 2, Mary Robinson of the United Nations gives an interview. 'Asia Pacific'. 2230 UTC: 'Saturday AM': Rugby.
• 23 August: 2246 UTC: 13670 kHz: Radio Canada International Excellent to good reception. English to America 'As It Happens' CBC production. Nuclear materials recovered in the Balkans. World Air Guitar Championships in Finland. Music: Jimi Hendrix - 'Voodoo Child'.

As it was featured on the above Radio Canada International broadcast...

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My DX Archive: Summer 2001

FOLLOWING on from the memories of radio broadcasts heard May 2001, this post brings you my logs of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Summer 2001: June, July and August of that year.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2001: Short Wave

• 3 June [2001]: 1708 UTC: 3910 kHz: Reflections Europe Unlicensed transmitter. Fair to inaudible reception. Male Speech.
• 3 June: 1747 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Good reception. English to Europe via Wavre, Belgium 'Brussels Calling': 'Brussels 1043' Letters and reception reports with Liz Sanderson. Mail from Japan. Kyoto Festival with Diane Lehmann.

QSL Verification card from Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (Brussels, Belgium), June 2001.

• 3 June: 1825 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe, North Africa 'British News' Michael Poles, Peter Cole, Trevor Kavanagh, George Jones.
• 3 June: 1837 UTC: 6220 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Strong to good reception. 'Garage' music, male host, station ID, S Club 7 remix of 'Don't Stop Movin'' featuring Tina Barrett.
• 3 June: 1856 UTC: 6295 kHz: Reflections Europe .com
  1857 UTC: Music. Good to fair reception.
  1900 UTC: ID, frequency ID, Male host, Martha Schwartz religious programme, California.
• 3 June: 1933 UTC: 7260 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Asia via Biblis, Germany. News: Nepalese Royals assassinated.

July 2001: Short Wave

• 23 July: 1916 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Health Matters' Medicine in Argentina. English to Europe and North Africa.
• 23 July: 1932 UTC: 9440 kHz: China Radio International Fair reception. English to Africa. Male host, news: Report from Beijing 'News and Reports' Female host.

China Radio International QSL card, July 2001.

• 23 July: 1953 UTC: 9480 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Portrait of Wartime veteran on 'Moscow Yesterday and Today'. News at 20 UTC.
• 23 July: 2014 UTC: 9660 kHz: Vatican Radio Good to fair reception. English to Africa. Female hosts meets Father Cougor.
• 23 July: 2030 UTC: 9675 kHz: World Beacon Lagos, Nigeria. Strong reception. English to Africa via Dhariyya.
• 23 July: 2046 UTC: 9680 kHz: Radio Thailand Fair to poor reception. English to Europe via Udorn Thani, Thailand. Co-channel interference from World Beacon.
• 23 July: 2058 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' headlines: Indonesia has a new Prime Minister. President Bush visits Europe. Pakistan rain storms. Funeral of Katherine Graham. Global meeting in Berlin.
• 23 July: 2117 UTC: 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle Fair reception. English to Asia and the Pacific via Wertachtal, Germany. 'Newslink' Report on whaling, G8 Summit and riots.

With compliments of Deutsche Welle, Germany.

August 2001: Short Wave

• 10 August: 2159 UTC: 13745 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to South East Asia, Australasia. Male host reports on a visit to South Korea. Station ID followed by 'Listeners' Special', two male hosts, brief talk about weather, mild nights, humid days in Tehran. Letters from Ghana, Nigeria.
• 21 August: 1927 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal Station. Strong to good reception. One second ticks, quick fire ticks, voice, tones.
• 21 August: 1959 UTC: 11670 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to Europe. Female host speaks to a lady.
• 21 August: 2015 UTC: 11675 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service Fair reception. English to Europe 'Moscow Mailbag' Joe Adamov.
• 21 August: 2028 UTC: 11790 kHz: China Radio International Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa 'Sportsworld' Male and female hosts with new studio assistant at the launch of the University Games in Beijing. Report from the athlete's village.
• 28 August: 1830 UTC: 15385 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Spanish to Spain, host mentions Valencia and the singer Cyndi Lauper. Spanish music. Heard to 1845 UTC.

Telefunken T-10, Germany, 1924.

• 28 August: 1848 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to South, West and Central Africa, via Ascension Island. Male host reports on relations between Russia & Chechnya.
• 28 August: 1902 UTC: 15410 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' reports on an anti-racism meeting in Africa, including interview with a female representative of a Church. Report regarding globalisation. ID: 'VOA English to Africa'.
• 28 August: 1933 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice Of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Botswana 'VOA English to Africa, World of Music': Rita Rochelle meets Billy Childs. Trailer for 'Africa World Tonight'.
• 28 August: 1957 UTC: 15495 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Central, North and West Africa. Male and female hosts with Arabic speech, music, male with devotional programming including music at 20 UTC.
• 28 August: 2007 UTC: 15505 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Europe and North America, male and female speech in Arabic.
• 28 August: 2022 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Greenville, NC, USA.

Radio Taipei International QSL, August 2001.

• 28 August: 2040 UTC: 15600 kHz: Radio Taipei International Strong to good reception. French language broadcast. Contact details, female host.
• 28 August: 2100 UTC: 15665 kHz: Shortwave Broadcasts, PO Box 1524 Boston MA 02117-1524 USA Strong to good reception. German to West Europe via WSHB 'Bibellektion' female host.
• 28 August: 2123 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Strong to good reception. Spanish to Europe and America via Nashville, TN, USA. 'Maravillosas Palabras' (Salvation Army).

I hope you have enjoyed these memories of the Summer of 2001.

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My DX Archive: October - November 2000

RECOLLECTIONS of radio broadcasts heard during the latter months of the year 2000.
A previous post, detailing what was heard during September 2000, can be found here.
Short Wave radio is still alive and well in the year 2019, and even musicians are interested in what is on the air. The musician Danny Barnes posted a 'How to get started' article on his blog, which you may find interesting.
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.

October 2000: Short Wave

• 7 October [2000]: 1922 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal Station, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Strong to good reception. Interference: Cairo?
• 7 October: 2001 UTC: 11975 kHz: Voice Of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Sao Tome. 'VOA News Now: Nightline Africa' with host Ted Roberts. Gambian immigration. Liberia: Report from Monrovia. Recorded phone calls from listeners. 'Nightline Christmas Special' on air Sunday 24 December.
• 7 October: 2052 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception 'News In Brief' Yugoslavia. Greece and Turkey work together. Music. English to Europe, America. Station ID, male host "Midnight in Kuwait", reads frequencies, says goodnight, plays National Anthem. Vernacular speech at 21 UTC then off air.
• 7 October: 2123 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service English to the Americas via Ascension Island. News: Bomb at race course. Report regarding Bletchley Park Enigma machine. 'British News'. International Football at Wembley Stadium, London: England 0 - Germany 1. Female host. Strong to fair reception.
• 7 October: 2206 UTC: 13670 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to fair reception. English to the Caribbean, Americas via Sackville, 250 kW transmission. 'World This Weekend' Yugoslavia, gypsies integration into Bulgaria. 'Good Food Box' St Johns, Canada.

Canadian QSL, 7 October 2000.

• 7 October: 2236 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR - 2 Good to fair reception. English to Europe, America via Nashville, TN, USA. Dr Gene Scott, heard until 2243 UTC.
• 7 October: 2255 UTC: 14670 kHz: CHU Canada: Time Signal Station, good to fair reception, 3 kW transmission. Beep per second, change of tone, male announcement "CHU Canada, [hour], [minute]", double bleeps, announcements in English and French.

November 2000: Short Wave

• 5 November: 1300 UTC: 11940 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. English to Europe: 11940 kHz, 15290 kHz; Canada: 15335 kHz, 17805 kHz. 'Radio Newsreel' is followed by a live broadcast: 'Listeners' Day' Telephone: 00 401 22 3 41 45. Telephone calls and a recorded contribution by Martin Cowin, Cumbria, England.
• 13 November: 1146 UTC: 14670 kHz: CHU Canada Time Signal Station, interference from Spanish language broadcast. 3 kW transmission. Email: radio.chu @ nrc.ca Reception Slight.
• 13 November: 1201 UTC: 15155 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. Male broadcaster, news: OPEC oil meeting in Vienna, Climate conference in Holland. Station ID, time check, Presidential election fiasco, US shares fall in Asia. British troops in Sierra Leone. English to Europe, Africa. Murders in Mogadishu.
• 13 November: 1229 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR - 1 Nashville TN USA Strong to good reception. English to Europe, America. Male host: 'Ask WWCR' Two male voices discussing the Principality of Sealand, Prince Roy. Sunspot report at 1244 UTC, sunspotcycle.com

High Adventure - Voice of Hope QSL card.

• 13 November: 1319 UTC: 15715 kHz: High Adventure Voice of Hope Strong to good reception. English to Africa, Asia via Juilich, Germany. Miss Jones teaches Jenny and Danny about Tom's family who need food, referring to the Bread and Fishes story. UK Fax: 01432 263 408 Jen Grayville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. 100 kW.
• 13 November: 1338 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA Strong reception. English to Europe, America 'Morning Prayer / Daily Mass (Live)' Male preachers, Female with prayer, Organ music. Email: wewn @ ewtn.com Devotional choir singing. Male with prayer.
• 13 November: 1359 UTC: 17515 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception. English to Asia via S. Maria di Galeria, Vatican State. Father Maloney talks of doubts. Close of broadcast.
• 13 November: 1416 UTC: 17620 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. English to the Middle East, Asia (Slight echo). Male with news: Philippines impeachment, Middle East Peace process. To 1422 UTC.
• 13 November: 1425 UTC: 17640 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. BBC World Service - Europe, English to Europe, Northern Africa via Skelton, Woofferton, UK. Female host with technology news on 'Discovery'. Trailer for 'International Check-up'. On air now: 'Essential Guide': Internet dreamers... Male host. To 1432 UTC.
• 13 November: 1435 UTC: 17680 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong reception. English to Middle East, Asia. 'Inside Tracks' music programme. Male interviews a trumpet player from New Orleans, USA who is in Lisbon, Portugal. Music to 1444 UTC.

Radio Sweden QSL, 13 November 2000.

• 13 November: 1454 UTC: 18960 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. English to North America. 'Sport Scan' Football awards, male host. Female report: MTV Euro Music Awards. Music: Andreas Johnson 'People'. 'Sixty Degrees North' via Hörby transmitter. Email: radiosweden @ sr.se Signature tune.
• 13 November: 1609 UTC: 21470 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. BBC World Service - Africa East, English to East, South Africa via Cyprus. Female hosts a discussion programme.
• 13 November: 1622 UTC: 21525 kHz: WYFR Okeechobee FL USA Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa via Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Male host with details of how to read the bible. Email: shortwave @ familyradio.com To 1635 UTC.
• 13 November: 1711 UTC: 3935 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Good to fair reception. English, male host. Music: Mary Mary 'Shackles / Praise You', station ID, music: 'Jazz Carnival'. Postal address for Canada, Paul Johnson on air, also on 6220 kHz. 1726 UTC.

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A Short Wave Summer: August 1999

CONTINUING with the temporary title for My DX Archive, the previous post of which (June 1999) can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

August 1999: Short Wave

• 7 August [1999]: 1909 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception to Target areas 'NA' (Europe, UK). Italian.

Radio Budapest QSL, August 1999

• 7 August: 1915 UTC: 6025 kHz: Radio Budapest Strong to good reception to Europe. Hungarian poetry - 'Spotlight' with poetry including a work by a poet entitled 'Cosmopolitan', highlighting an area of Buda. The poet is named Baranski.
• 7 August: 1941 UTC: 6035 kHz // 6095 kHz: Radio Polonia (Polish Radio Warsaw) 49.71m // 49.22m Good to fair reception, co-channel interference from the Voice of America. News: International Monetary Union, International Olympic meetings on 'Europe East'. Religious shrine, Polish Catholic pilgrims.
• 7 August: 1958 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to fair reception to Europe, Africa, Middle East. Swedish news, sport, music programme: Backstreet Boys, Westlife, A1, dance mix of ABBA's 'Super Trouper'.
• 7 August: 2018 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Middle East and EurAsia. 'Newshour' James Marshall is the host.
• 7 August: 2034 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International Fair to good reception. English to Europe. Atmospheric noise. 'Report From Developing Countries' (male host), 'China Scrapbook' regarding Tibet (female host) and 'Music from China' (female host).
• 7 August: 2100 UTC: 9625 kHz: Radio Romania International Good to fair reception. Romanian to Europe. Atmospheric noise. Data. Intro to programmes with music, female host.

Radio Bulgaria QSL, August 1999

• 7 August: 2119 UTC: 9400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception 'Views Behind The News': Nationalism; Increase in bears on the Bulgaria-Greece border hinders conservation or development. Male and female host. 'Keyword Bulgaria': Unemployment in Bulgaria. Jobs with BNFL.
• 7 August: 2143 UTC: 9430 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East: 'Weekend' hosted by John Lawrenson with male and female guests, featuring a report from Leeds, England.
• 7 August: 2159 UTC: 9535 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception 'Feature': UK introduces 'pet passports', close of broadcast at 2200 UTC.
• 7 August: 2221 UTC: 9705 kHz / 9770 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. Atmospheric noise. English to East and South East Asia and Oceania 'VOA News Now': 'US News': Statement from the Governor of Oklahoma, 'Sports': Tennis, 'US Feature' visits New Orleans. Co-channel blockout by Deutsche Welle from 2230 UTC.
• 7 August: 2247 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise, digital data 'Music From China' Operatic, choir, classical music, female host.
• 7 August: 2309 UTC: 11700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception. English to North America 'Views Behind The News' male and female hosts, report regarding nationalism.

Homer loves his radio!

• 7 August: 2327 UTC: 11800 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception, co-channel interference, atmospheric noise. Spanish service, male host, brief interview by male with a female named Gloria. Time signal at 2330 UTC.
• 7 August: 2344 UTC: 11830 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Atmospheric noise. Story of the relationship between a blue bird and its owner. Tourist sites in Bucharest: Hotels and casinos.
• 8 August: 0005 UTC: 11745 kHz? All India Radio - General Overseas Service. Fair to poor reception, co-channel speech, atmospheric noise. Male speaks on behalf of a Development agency.
• 8 August: 0024 UTC: 7315 kHz: World Harvest Radio Good reception. Atmospheric noise. 'Country Style' Music.

Notes: Sackville transmitter site telephone number (Canada): 1-506-536-2690 (or 2691). (Prefix with 00- from UK).

Jüilich transmitter site direct address: Deutsche Telekom AG, Rundfunksendestelle Jüilich, Merscher Höhe, D-52428 JÜILICH, GERMANY.

• 31 August: 1945 UTC: 15235 kHz: Voice of America 'Border Crossings' music request show, live, hosted by Judy Massa or Ray Freeman. Call 00-1-202-619-2715 from 1900 UTC for a request, write to VOA, Washington DC, USA.

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A Short Wave Summer: June 1999

A NEW temporary title for My DX Archive, the previous post of which can be found here. This post takes us back to a summer twenty years ago, we are going back to June 1999 for my log of radio broadcasts heard via Short Wave radio.
Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1999: Short Wave

• 3 June [1999]: 1744 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. Punjabi music.
• 3 June: 1747 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Strong to good reception via Waver (49m / 32°) 'Economics' Belgian life. Government.
• 3 June: 1833 UTC: 6218/6219/6220/6235/6310 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Fair to poor reception. Music: Jimmy Nail. Blondie 'Call Me'. Pretenders 'Human'. Stuart Dobson listened in February, Mr Andrews listened 28-29 March in Bristol, Peter listened 6th April in the Netherlands. Music: The Corrs 'Runaway'. Nick Kershaw 'Wouldn't It Be Good'. Amy Grant 'It's Too Late'.
• 3 June: 1917 UTC: 7375/7415 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. VOA English to Africa 'African Perspectives' Speech from Tabio Mbeki, leader of the ANC, winners of the South African elections. Interview with Lord David Steel, election monitor.

Radio Exterior de Espana QSL, June 1999.

• 3 June: 2012 UTC: 9595 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana Fair to poor reception 'The News from Spain' Headlines: Yugoslav peace deal. EU leaders meet in Cologne (Köln). South African elections: ANC win. Palestine uprising. Turkish Trade Fair. EU elections. ETA (Spanish movement). Nigeria. Angola. Cuban rafters. Interference from RAI. News: Nicaragua. Sport: Tennis. Weather. Headlines.
• 3 June: 2046 UTC: 9760/9770 kHz: Voice Of America Fair (Moderate) reception. Science, medicine, environment. Headline: Yugoslav peace. Business news: Dow Jones, factory orders fell, change in interest rates. Retail sales up, Dow Jones up, Texaco break off merger talks 'VOA News Now' to Europe, North Africa, Middle East.
• 3 June: 2112 UTC: 9400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception 'Events and Developments' NATO. Bulgaria joins peace keeping force. Bulgaria secures US donation. Petroleum pipeline from the Caspian Sea. Summer holiday in Bulgaria. Music; 'History Club' Dr Constantine Cossett.
• 3 June: 2141 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Meridian Books'.
• 3 June: 2147 UTC: 9430 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 31m. Interference from an Asian broadcaster. 'Sixty Degrees North' featuring 'Nordic Report': Link ups with Finland and Norway with regards to the Kosovo conflict. Reports: Swedish female, Finnish male, Norwegian female. Sara Röxstrom closes the show with music.
• 3 June: 2219 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. 32m. 'News about China' Russian Foreign Minister visits China. Discussion regarding Kosovo. 'Current Affairs' China hopes to clear a matter regarding fishing waters with Philippines. Top ten cities for environmental control. Surgery diagnosis by internet.

Radio Cairo QSL, June 1999.

• 3 June: 2234 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Strong to good reception. 31m. Music: George Michæl 'When Love's In Need Of Love Today'. Johnny Hates Jazz 'Turn Back The Clock'. Tomorrow's show: News, Arabic, 'You Ask, We Answer', 'Women's Corner'. News in Brief, 'The Holy Qu'ran and it's meaning'. 'Euro Service of Radio Cairo'. Egypt.
• 3 June: 2308 UTC: 9385 kHz? WEWN Strong to good reception 'Our Lady In Scripture and Tradition'. Male speaker. Global Catholic Radio.
• 3 June: 2316 UTC: 11700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria English to North America. Strong to good reception. 'Events & Developments'.
• 3 June: 2324 UTC: 11830 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Female speaks of 'Carpathians'. Total eclipse preparations for August 11 in Romania.
• 3 June: 2330 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'Outlook' Secretaries.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1999

Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999.

"The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself"...

... Well ABBA certainly knew what they were talking about when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton. "Waterloo" marked the beginning of their 8-year reign at the top of the charts all over the world, from the UK to Japan, from the US to Russia. They sold over 300 million records and with classic dancefloor fillers such as "Dancing Queen" and "Voulez Vous" their music still lives on today.
ABBA stopped making new music long ago, but since their demise in 1982 countless other Swedish acts have followed in their wake.
Europe and Roxette made it big during the 80's and Ace of Base hit the top in the early 90's.
But the biggest Swedish successes are to be found in today's charts, with Swedish music dominating the airwaves around the globe."

The above is the first paragraph of the Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999 [pictured right], which focused on Swedish music, with the above text which was part of the article featured in the guide.

The guide was released for the March - October 1999 broadcast season, which leads to this edition of My DX Archive: Spring 1999, which covers March - April - May 1999.

Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1999: Short Wave

• 15 March [1999]: 2030 UTC: 5845 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Network Europa' Dutch language. News: Police - Pepper spray. Strong to good reception. Rosemary Nelson politics, David Trimble, Northern Ireland murder. Fidel Castro. UNESCO. Bogata, Colombia. Weather. Edith Creisson, Social Democrat.
• 15 March: 2050 UTC: 5850 kHz: Radio Bulgaria National Academy of Theatre. Movies. Good reception. 'Keyword Bulgaria' English to 2100 UTC.
• 15 March: 2016 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Close of English broadcast, launch of Spanish broadcast. Guitar music, intro, flamenco, Spanish to Spain, Good to fair reception. Call sign live and live broadcast.
• 15 March: 2117 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Football results, tennis, Peter Smith 'Spotlight' Litomysl 16E10 49N48.
• 15 March: 2130 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Latvia Strong to good reception. News: Latvian links with Finnish Minister, banks, liquidation rumours. Prostitution. Travel agreements: Belgium, Netherlands, visa requirements. Benelux. Latvia signs agreements with Euro countries, Greece. Close at 2035 UTC.
• 15 March: 2200 UTC: 5945 kHz: Radio Austria International German, Good reception. News: EU, Jacques Santer.

Radio Austria International QSL, March 1999.

• 15 March: 2204 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Canada International News: Rosemarie Nelson killed in Northern Ireland. 250 kW transmission, 60° to Europe, Africa 'World At Six' 'Medal winners to launch a breakaway group? Olympic IOC responds. Ontario health. Strong to good reception. Public service strikes. Tax processing. New laws. Global balloonists over the Pacific.
• 15 March: 2241 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Cyprus to join the EU? David Ward reports on Jewish property seized in World War 2. Rothschild family. Trial of Franz Fookes: Life sentence. Strong to good reception. Anne Dubesky. Pat Marday meets a professor. Joanna King reports. Austrian women win skiing world cup. Murray Hall's quiz question. [QSL for this broadcast featured above.]
• 15 March: 2303 UTC: 5960 kHz: Radio Canada International 5960 kHz to USA or 6040 kHz to Caribbean, Lain America, USA, Good reception. 'World At Six' Cuba - Canada links.
• 15 March: 2310 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Vietnam massacre in 1969 'Outlook' to Europe, Middle East and EurAsia. Strong to good reception.
• 15 March: 2327 UTC: 7215 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Discussion regarding Medical Health Insurance Fund. Female host. 'Romanians In The World' followed by 'Romanian Hits': 'Song of Spring'. 'Pages Of Romanian Literature': 'The Golden Bell'.
• 16 March: 0000UTC: 9665 kHz: Radio Japan Strong to good reception. Japanese Red Cross hospital performs transplant on a brain dead patient. Government Financial reconstruction. Japanese Foreign Minister meets Russian counterpart in Tokyo. North Korean and US delegates meet. English to Africa. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) visit to Tokyo. East Timor. Indonesia.

NHK Radio Japan QSL, Spring 1999.

• 16 March: 0024 UTC: 9845 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. Jonathan Groubert 'A Good Life'. Press Review: Robert Green. English to North America via Bonaire. News at 0031 UTC: Resignations in Brussels (EU Commission), Autonomy agreement signed regarding Kosovo. Rosemarie Nelson killed in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Ecuador banks open. Swaziland security.

April 1999: Short Wave

• 20 April: 1803 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. News: Pakistan. House of Commons, House of Lords. Arson attacks. London. Prejudice: 'Action For Racial Equality'. Sunrise Radio ID. Ad break: Viagra, Millennium Dome.
• 20 April: 1815 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to poor reception. Interview with Linda - Ann Einglehart. Report of artist William Hogarth by Michael Braun. Music: 'From Russia With Love' (James Bond 007), Swedish Soprano. 'Women On The Move'.
• 20 April: 1845 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. A book by Mr Sinclair regarding stockyards, stockhouses of Chicago, 'Union' / 'Swift & Company'. Henry Ford implemented work methods in his Detroit car factory. Stockyard closed in 1971. Interview with a former employee on 'Omnibus'.
• 20 April: 1906 UTC: 6125 kHz: Radio Budapest Good to fair reception. 'Hungary Today' in English: Bomb on the Kosovo - Hungarian border by Ethnic Hungarians. NATO attacks in the region. German Chancellor Gerhart Schröder says Hungary supplied Yugoslavia with oil. Hungarian relations with Serbia. Hungarian dialogue with EU in Brussels. Business and finance news.
• 20 April: 1935 UTC: 7412 kHz: All India Radio Fair to good reception. English service: General Overseas Service. Male commentary: USA - NATO - Serbia. Female ID for All India Radio. Folk music.

Vatican Radio QSL, April 1999.

• 20 April: 2007 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception 'Postcards From Rome': Church and charities. San Salvatore Church charity box. Close at 2010 UTC.
• 20 April: 2029 UTC: 7160 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. English to South East Asia. Interference from Radio France Internationale. 'Newshour' presented by former Channel 4 News broadcaster Zeinab Badawie.
• 20 April: 2042 UTC: 7160 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French 'RFI 1 (Monde et) Afrique' Kosovo reports: Pristina, Macedonia. French to North / Central Africa.
• 20 April: 2103 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. VOA News: The Voice of America news. Gunman enters Denver school. Fighting in Jakarta, Indonesia, East Timor. VOA News Now: Kosovo. Interview: UNHCR. Mike O'Sullivan interviews a Serb-American sports star. Anti-death penalty resolution. Kosovan refugees killed in Montenegro. Sport: UEFA Cup Final, Marseille.
• 20 April: 2146 UTC: 9650 kHz: Radio Tirana Albania. Strong to good reception. Albanian Prime Minister makes statement regarding Kosovo. Agnography, Albanian families, Academy of Sciences.
• 20 April: 2230 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Sports Roundup' followed by 'Jazz Music': A celebration of Duke Ellington. Close of broadcast at 2300 UTC.

May 1999: Short Wave

• 19 May: 1909 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong reception. Ad break: Carpet Warehouse.
• 19 May: 1916 UTC: 6025 - 6095 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception 'Record News' Andrew MacGregor. Beethoven.
• 19 May: 1930 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice Of America Good reception. News: Ethiopian Prime Minister meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regarding Eritrea. Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. 'African Perspectives' and 'World Of Music'.
• 19 May: 1952 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. Chris Boswell hosts 'Sixty Degrees North': 'Money Matters' Female reporter interviews representatives of Trade Unions & employers.
• 19 May: 2007 UTC: 6180 kHz / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newshour' Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. Kosovo conflict. Report from correspondent in Belgrade.
• 19 May: 2012 UTC: 6219 kHz / 6220 kHz / 6234.6 kHz Laser Hot Hits Good to poor reception. Music: Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time' [Produced by Max Martin]. Host: Martin Scott. Britney Spears web site. Music: Roger Sanchez. Frequency ID, Laser Hot Hits web site. Music: Paul Van Dyk. Armand Van Helden 'You Don't Know Me'. Listeners' letters: London, Scotland. Music: Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'.

Laser Hot Hits QSL, May 1999.

• 19 May: 2102 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception via Skelton Transmitting Station, Skelton, Cumbria, England. 'CBC - The World At Six' Mr Axworthy speaks of the new Russian Prime Minister, Kosovan refugees. Report by Jennifer Westerlay. Indonesian elections, report by Patricia Noonan.
• 19 May: 2226 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception 'Current Affairs' NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Immigrants travelling to Hong Kong. 'Press Clippings': 'People's Daily' runs with the bombing, 'China Daily' runs with humanitarian aid, as does 'Economic Daily'. 'Voices From Other Lands' (CRI talk show): Danish psychologist.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1998

WELCOME to the first post of 2019, taking a trip back twenty-one years to Spring 1998, for my radio logs of the time. These broadcasts were heard on the Short Wave band, by a method known as 'DXing'. For an introduction to DXing, please click here [Credit goes to the British DX Club for the link].
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1998: Short Wave

• 11 March [1998]: 1905 UTC: 5940 // 5965 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong to fair reception. News: Kosovo. Chile. 'Commonwealth Update' Chechnya. Armenian election. Moldovan general election.
• 11 March: 1928 UTC: 5960 kHz: Voice of Turkey English to Europe via 'CAK' transmitter site. News: EU security organisation. Good to poor reception. Albanian Serbs in Kosovo. Red Cross statement. 'Review of the Turkish Press': Kosovo, Cyprus. 'Review of the Foreign Media': Kosovo, Turkey. 'Letterbox': Japan, England (Mike Swift in Surrey), USA.

Voice of Turkey QSL verification, 11 March 1998

• 11 March: 2002 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice of America News: Uganda, Senegal, security, Free Trade. Fair to poor reception. Nigeria, Ghana. English to Africa via Botswana or 'G r' transmitter. 'Africa World Tonight' Freetown (Sierra Leone), Kenya. Nairobi. Japanese aid for Rwanda.
• 11 March: 2027 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'Newsnet' Strong to good reception. Sports report from Spain.
• 11 March: 2035 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception 'Newshour' interference, noise.
• 11 March: 2055 UTC: 6280 kHz: High Adventure Ministries - The Voice of Hope Postal address:PO Box 109 Hereford HR4 9XR Fair to poor reception. Preacher, announcements, close.
• 11 March: 2109 UTC: c.7 MHz: Vatican Radio Basilica of Rome, St Peter, St Paul. Opera music.
• 11 March: 2116 UTC: 7195 kHz: Radio Romania International Poor to fair reception. 'Cultural Survey' violence against women.

Radio Romania International QSL, 11 March 1998

• 11 March: 2137 UTC: 7200 kHz: Voice of Turkey to Australia, Asia.
• 11 March: 2144 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International 'Spectrum' via Skelton, England, 41.47m, 300 kW, 180° to Europe, Africa, English. Good reception. Jim Craig. News, 'CBC World At Six'.
• 11 March: 2207 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newsdesk' report from Baghdad.
• 11 March: 2211 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America (VOA) Botswana transmitter. Good to fair reception 'Now Music USA'.
• 11 March: 2224 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newsdesk' Chime of Big Ben at 2230 UTC. Also 12095 kHz, strong to good reception 'The World Today' Sao Paulo.

April 1998: Short Wave

• 9 April: 1830 UTC: c.6 MHz: Sunrise Radio London. Ad break: The Army, Neighbourhood watch. Dedications telephone number, Asian music.

Sunrise Radio verification letter, April 1998

• 9 April: 1834 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International US armed forces minister in Slovakia. Latvian links with Slovakia. Visits by Slovakian personnel to South America and Ireland. 'Topical Issue': Compensation for those who suffered in World War II. Strong to good reception. 'Back Page News' Collectors of calendar cards, Tall people club, Mystical, scary creatures, USA-UFO's Festival. 'Slovak Kitchen'.
• 16 April: 1821 UTC: 5840 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Belgium. Strong to good reception. Flemish language. Malcolm Mclaren 'Madame Butterfly' Sex Pistols. Rwanda.
• 16 April: 1845 UTC: c.6 MHz (c.5900 kHz): Sunrise Radio Ad break: Alcohol problems. Strong to good reception. Cinema, 'Communications 2000' telephone. Music: 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. Female host. Asian music. 'Happy Birthday to Oliver'. Write to Sunrise Radio, Sunrise House, Cross Lances Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 2AD Telephone 0181 569 6666 'Happy Birthday To You' "On air on 1413 and 1458 kHz" Ads: Banqueting suite, carpets. News: George Michæl, Pol Pot. Sport: Chelsea v Vincenza at Stamford Bridge, 0-0.
• 16 April: 1922 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'Ban on genetic engineering'? Peter Heller reports. Strong to good reception. Separation anxiety pill for dogs. Contact details.
• 16 April: 1951 UTC: 7285 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw 'A Day In The Life' Discussion regarding medical conditions of pilots. 41.18m, good to poor reception 'Focus' The Culture Magazine: Beethoven Easter Festival.
• 16 April: 2004 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service News: Bill Clinton, P W Botha, David Trimble, death of Pol Pot. Strong reception via Skelton, England.

President of the United States, Bill Clinton, featuring on BBC World Service news, 16 April 1998

• 16 April: 2012 UTC: 7375 // 7415 kHz: Voice of America News: Tutsi rebels, Burundi. Trial of P W Botha. 'Africa World Tonight' Sport. Ugandan elections. Good to fair reception. Tony Blair in Cairo. Middle East peace process.
• 16 April: 2044 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. News headline: Death of Pol Pot. Sport: Chelsea 3 - Vincenza 1 (Aggregate score: 3-2).
• 16 April: 2055 UTC: 9850 kHz: Radio Australia Weather in Wellington, NZ. Good to fair reception. 'Pacific Beat' with Rob Hoskin. News headlines at 21 UTC: United Nations, Pol Pot, Korea, Bill Clinton. USA call for Pol Pot autopsy. North and South Korea meet for talks in Beijing, China. Strong to good reception.
• 16 April: 2141 UTC: c.15 MHz: HCJB 'Night Sounds' Strong to good reception.
• 16 April: 22 UTC: 15600 kHz: Radio Taipei (Voice of Free China) National Anthem. Strong to good reception. News: China summit meeting.

May 1998: Short Wave

• 15 May: 1945 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. Music, speech, ads. Address: Sunrise House, Cross Lances Road, HOUNSLOW, Middlesex TW3 2AD Transmission from Deutsche Telekom, Germany, to Europe.

Vatican Radio QSL Verification card, 15 May 1998

• 15 May: 1950 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Memories of John F Kennedy, 1964, US troops in Vietnam. Chinese revolution, June 1966. Middle Eat war, 1967. Martin Luther King. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Test Tube Baby, 25 July, 1978. Pope Paul VI. Strong to good reception. 'Popes of the 20th Century'. 'Ask The Abbott': The Crucifixion.
• 15 May: 2020 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague 'Between You And Us' letters programme: Swedish invasion of Prague, 1648 AD. Edmund Birt emails from Kingston-Upon-Thames, UK. Strong to good reception.
• 15 May: 2030 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Latvia Strong to good reception.
• 15 May: 2057 UTC: 6035 // 6040 kHz: Voice of America Music from the Late Mr Frank Sinatra, who passed away today, Friday 15 May 1998. 21 UTC News: Rioting in Jakarta, Indonesia. 'World Report'. 6035 kHz to Africa, 6040 kHz to Middle East, North Africa, Europe. Good to fair reception. Nuclear proliferation in South Asia. President Yeltzin on tour. Clinton meets Japanese delegation.
• 15 May: 2130 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria News: New nuclear power station. Freedom Party. Government Budget for 1999. Environment group action: 12-13 June 1998. Postal service strike. 'Report From Austria' Murray Hall and Joanna King. Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Newspapers' 150th year.
• 15 May: 2150 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'People And Politics' Northern Ireland Peace Process.

BBC World Service logo, taken from a letterhead.

• 15 May: 2217 UTC: 7340 / 7375 / 7415 kHz: Voice of America English to Africa. Music from Garth Brooks. Strong to good reception. 'Country Music USA' Music: 'Anonymous' and 'This Ain't Tennessee'.
• 23 May: 1238 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music: Richard Marx 'Right Here Waiting', Neil Diamond 'Dancing In The Street', Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn'. To 1245 UTC.

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