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 AM Archive: October 2015

 AUTUMN 2015 brings these memories of Medium Wave radio broadcasts, heard in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, England.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: August 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.

October 2015 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 20 October [2015]: 1817 UTC: 531 kHz: Jil FM [Algeria]  Music: Choral singing, speech by female. Music and speech interchanging. French language speech.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Music: The Beatles 'The Long And Winding Road' ['Signal at best level at this point']; Music: Dionne Warwick 'Walk On By'.
  Transmission site: F'Kirina [Algeria] 600 kW.
  Logged to 1840 UTC.

Logo for Kossuth Radio, Budapest, Hungary.

• 20 October: 1848 UTC: 540 kHz: Kossuth Radio [Hungary]  Speech from male and female, ident, continuation of speech. Strong signal from MR1 Kossuth Radio, broadcasting in the Hungarian language, from Hungary. Reception fading.
  Good to poor reception.
  Top of the hour idents.
  MR1 Kossuth Radio via Solt [Hungary] 2 MW (2 MegaWatts!).
  Logged to 1900 UTC.
• 20 October: 1914 UTC: 549 kHz: UR1 Pershiy kanal [Ukraine]  Speech, followed by music: Eiffel 65 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)'. Sports programme? Weaker signal. Male speech.
  Fair reception; 550 kW via Mykolaiv/Luch [Ukraine].
  Logged to 1923 UTC.
• 20 October: 1925 UTC: 549 kHz: Spirit Radio [Ireland]  Pop / rock song, link by female into Spirit Radio ID, segue into next song.
  Good to poor reception; English language via Carrickroe transmission site, Co Donegal. 11 / 25 kW.
  Music at 1934 UTC; Male speech at 1935 UTC. Contact details for Co Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Programme: Evenings with Olga Kaye.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 20 October: 1951 UTC: 549 kHz: Deutschlandfunk [Germany]  Long piano piece, applause, male speech in German language.
  Fair to poor reception via Thurnau [Germany] 100 kW.
  Programme: 'Jazz Live' Vijay Iyer.
  Logged to 20:02 UTC.
• 20 October: 2034 UTC: 576 kHz: RNE Radio 5 [Spain]  Barely audible, but clear, Spanish, male speech.
  Poor reception via Barcelona [Spain] 100 kW.
  Logged to 2041 UTC.
• 20 October: 2046 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Sport: Interview with Alan Stubbs, speaking about the standard of refereeing in football; Discussion also included fourth officials and linesmen - Sudden interjection by music! Male host then apologises for interruption by music, returning to football discussion, following tonight's match which was Hibernian FC v Falkirk FC. Programme: 'SportSound'.
  Excellent to fair reception; 2 kW via Dumfries, Scotland.
  10pm [UK time] news headlines: Steelworks in Motherwell & Clyde to be mothballed. Sport & weather updates.
  Programme: 'Another Country' with Ricky Ross: Owen Bradley: The Nashville Sound. Country music show, playing Patsy Cline 'Walking After Midnight' followed by 'Night Train To Memphis'.
  Logged to 2100 UTC.

Google Maps image of the Dumfries transmission site.

• 20 October: 21:11 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4  'The World Tonight' Report regarding China's [President] Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK, meeting the Royal Family.
  Excellent to good reception; 2 kW via Wrekenton (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne).
  Logged to 2121 UTC.
• 20 October: 2127 UTC: 603 kHz: France Info  Strong, clear speech from France Info! Male speech with regards to Bashar Assad, the leader of war-torn Syria. Speech from female, male, idents and 'stabs'.
  Excellent to fair reception; 300 kW via Tramoyes, Lyon, France.
  Preview of the new 'Star Wars' movie to be released! Football: Champions League football update.
  [Broadcast in French language]
  Logged to 2144 UTC.
• 20 October: 2157 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF International [Belgium]  Very faint music, very faint speech, female reading frequencies in kiloHertz. Music. Off air at 2200 UTC.
  Fair reception; 300 kW via Wavre, Belgium.
  Logged to 2200 UTC.
• 20 October: 2207 UTC: 630 kHz: BBC Three Counties Radio  Music: Petula Clark 'Downtown'. Male speech, man on telephone. Female speech. Music: The Corrs 'What Can I Do' (Clear audio).
  Poor reception.
  Male speech, female speech, phone call. Music: 'My Boy Lollipop'. Male speech.
  Transmission site: Lewsey Farm, Luton. 200 kW.
  Logged to 2235 UTC.

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