Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part Seven

21:02 is the current time, on the evening of Saturday 29 February 2020. Welcome to the February results and March fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club!

Results: February 2020

Saturday 1st [February]: League Two: Mansfield Town 2 - United 2

Saturday 8th: League Two: United 1 - Swindon Town 1

Tuesday 11th: League Two: United 0 - Cheltenham Town 1

Saturday 15th: League Two: Crawley Town 0 - United 0

Saturday 22nd: League Two: United 2 - Morecambe 2

Saturday 29th: League Two: Cambridge United 1 - United 2

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Fixtures: March 2020

Saturday 7th [March]: League Two: United v Colchester United (3pm)

Tuesday 10th: League Two: United v Newport County (7:45pm)

Saturday 14th: League Two: Grimsby Town v United (3pm)

Tuesday 17th: League Two: Northampton Town v United (7:45pm)

Saturday 21st: League Two: United v Leyton Orient (3pm)

Saturday 28th: League Two: Macclesfield Town v United (3pm)

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As always... C'mon Ye BLUES! 🦊

My DX Archive: Autumn 2003

AUTUMN 2003, represented here by September and November 2003 (Nothing for October 2003 here, sorry), is where My DX Archive takes us on this occasion.
If you would like to learn more about DXing, click here [I would like to credit Instructables for the web link].
Broadcasts heard July 2003 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.

September 2003: Short Wave

• 7 September [2003]: 1932 UTC: 11860 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Africa. Interview with Martin Cowin.

Radio Netherlands QSL, September 2003.

• 11 September: 1829 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Flevo. News with Dave Durham: America remembers. Israel - Palestine peace process: Hamas. Libya to compensate French air crash families. Syrian man arrested, links to al-qaeda in Spain. Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh dies.
• 11 September: 1922 UTC: 13740 kHz: The Voice of Vietnam Very faint English broadcast to Europe. Music : 1924 UTC. Poor to fair reception.
• 11 September: 1935 UTC: 13760 kHz: World Harvest Radio WHRI - 2 South Bend. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe, America via Noblesville, INDIANA USA. 100kW. Bible programme for Europe, Africa, Middle East, as well as America. To 1950 UTC.
• 11 September: 20 UTC: 13765 kHz: Vatican Radio Good to poor reception. English to Africa via Santa Maria dia Galeria. News of Pope John Paul II visit to Slovakia. Meeting in Germany. Bishops of Nigeria express satisfaction at recent elections. 'Africa Today' 40th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr 'I Have A Dream' speech.
• 11 September: 2041 UTC: 14670 kHz: C H U Canada Fair to very poor reception.
• 11 September: 2047 UTC: 15000 kHz: W W V - USA Fair to very poor reception.

Two QSL verification cards from WYFR Family Radio, to mark their 30th anniversary.

• 11 September: 2053 UTC: 15195 kHz: WYFR Okeechobee Florida. Good reception. English to Europe, Africa. Dr J Adams on 'Family Radio, The Sound of the New Life'. Music, off air at 21 UTC.
• 20 September: 1442 UTC: 9645 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception 'Carnaby Street' Male host, Italian language, British music!

November 2003: Short Wave

• 22 November: 1657 UTC: 15300 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to fair reception. ID. 17 UTC French language broadcast. 40th anniversary of the death of John F Kennedy. Sport: Today's Rugby World Cup Final : Australia 17 - England 20, Telstra Stadium, Sydney. Wilkinson, Robinson.
• 22 November: 1717 UTC: 15355 kHz: Radio Japan Music: ABBA 'Dancing Queen' Male & Female host, phone call out to listener. Good to poor reception 'Hello From Tokyo'.
• 22 November: 1735 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service 'Focus on Africa' Profile of President Mubarak, Egypt. Use of mobile phones in Freetown. Headlines: Kenya. Church of Uganda. 'Sportsworld Extra' with Russell Fuller, football: Arsenal v Birmingham City. English to Africa via Ascension Island. Strong to good reception. Cheltenham Town 2 - Carlisle United 1.
• 22 November: 1756 UTC: 15420 kHz: BBC World Service 'Sportsworld Extra' Bundesliga results. Premiership roundup. Rugby World Cup Final result: Australia 17 - England 20. Strong to good reception.

Memories of 22 November 2003...

© Getty Images: 22 November 2003: England celebrate winning the Rugby World Cup.

Thank you for your visit to Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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Photo Gallery: The 49th Beamish Run

Andrew Grabham, Wellington, Somerset: 1935 Austin 7 Arrow.

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Darryl Pollard, Old Penshaw: 1933 Alvis Firefly (slightly obscured).

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Charles Dodd, Chorley, Lancashire: 1946 Ford Anglia 8.

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William McCall, Rowlands Gill: 1949 Triumph Roadster 2000cc (Slightly obscured).

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Michael Letherland, Stanhope: 1953 Austin Healey BN4 Prototype.

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IMAGES from the 49th Beamish Run, 16 June 2019.

The Beamish Museum is the start and finish point for the run; Over the course of the day, the run visits Stanley, Iveston, Lanchester, Wolsingham, Woodland, Bowes Museum, Langthwaite, Muker, Bainbridge, Askrigg, Keld, Tan Hill, Brough (where the above images were taken), Romaldkirk, Bollihope Quarry, Stanhope and Waskerley, before returning to Beamish via Lanchester.

For more information, visit the Northern Echo for the full list of competitors and visit Beamish for information about the event.

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My DX Archive: July 2003

RADIO broadcasts from the preceding months of March and May 2003 can be found here.
The broadcasts in this post were heard on the Short Wave radio band, 15 July 2003.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 2003: Short Wave

• 15 July [2003]: 1910 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of the Mediterranean English broadcast from Malta. Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Moscow, 240 kW. Male host talking to Alfredo regarding Italian opera performed in Malta. Interference from Russia.
  [This would be the last broadcast I heard from Malta]

Voice of the Mediterranean [Malta] frequency table, March - October 2003

• 15 July: 1935 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service English stream, cultural news on 'This Is Russia' Anniversary of twinning of St Petersburg & Manchester, UK. German art show in Moscow. Russian Institute of Sciences. Strong to good reception.
• 15 July: 2006 UTC: 13580 kHz: Radio Sweden Swedish language stream, news: Iraq, mobile phone market regarding Ericsson, Sony Ericsson and Phillips. Male and female hosts. Music. Strong to good reception to Europe, Africa, Middle East, 220° transmission. 500 kW transmission.
• 15 July: 2030 UTC: 13610 kHz: Radio Damascus Good reception 'News and views from Radio Damascus' Male host reviews events in or surrounding Iraq. Music. 'Press Review' Male host. 500 kW transmission. Middle East affairs.
• 15 July: 2103 UTC: 13630 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. Music to East & South Africa via Mali.
• 15 July: 2119 UTC: 13665 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Arabic Service. Good reception. Two male voices.

Thank you for your visit to Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 6

A MOMENTOUS occasion is upon us - Carlisle United Football Club could widen the gap between themselves and the solitary place at the foot of the League Two table, as we move into February 2020.

Results: January 2020

Wednesday 1st [January]: League Two: Crewe Alexandra 4 - United 1
Saturday 4th: FA Cup: Cardiff City 2 - United 2
Saturday 11th: League Two: United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 3
Wednesday 15th: FA Cup (Replay): United 3 - Cardiff City 4
Saturday 18th: League Two: Oldham Athletic 1 - United 1
Saturday 25th: League Two: United 2 - Walsall 1
Tuesday 28th: League Two: Forest Green Rovers 1 - United 4

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Fixtures: February 2020

Saturday 1st [February]: League Two: Mansfield Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 8th: League Two: United v Swindon Town (3pm)

Tuesday 11th: League Two: United v Cheltenham Town (7:45pm)

Saturday 15th: League Two: Crawley Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 22nd: League Two: United v Morecambe (3pm)

Saturday 29th: League Two: Cambridge United v United (3pm)

Good Luck to the Blues for the February fixtures!

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My DX Archive: Spring 2003

MARCH and May 2003 are the months from which these memories of radio broadcasts originate from. Memories of broadcasts from Winter 2002-03 can be found at the foot of the previous post, titled Magnificat.
The following broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave radio band.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2003: Shortwave

• 7 March [2003]: 2058 UTC: 5900 kHz: Radio Prague // 5930 kHz. Strong to fair reception. English to Europe // Asia, Australasia. 21 UTC broadcast with Jan Bellinger. News: Czech Republic has a new President. Rob Cameron with in depth look at news: Human rights commissioner attacked. Student sets himself alight in Prague.
• 7 March: 2134 UTC: 5950 kHz: Voice of Russia English to Europe, America. 'The Jazz Show' Good to fair reception.

May 2003: Shortwave

• 18 May: 0656 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to good reception. German language. Visit of Queen Elizabeth II. 0700 UTC News.
• 18 May: 0747 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'Concert Hour' Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Strong to good reception.
• 18 May: 0756 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Fair reception. German to Europe via Moosbrunn. Male and female hosts. ID. Signature tune. News at 0800 UTC: Casablanca, Washington. Snippet of speech by President Bush. To 0804 UTC.

• 18 May: 0948 UTC: 9605 kHz: Voice of the Mediterranean Female host mentions Malta, music. Good reception. 'News Review' in the Maltese language to 10 UTC, 10 UTC 'Valletta Calling' French broadcast. To 1008 UTC.
• 18 May: 1430 UTC: 9645 kHz: Vatican Radio Interval signature music 'Christus Vincit', Europe 1st Programme, Music programme, operatic male vocalists, Italian. Strong to good reception.
• 18 May: 1522 UTC: 11660 kHz: Radio Australia Female host, Margaret Thursby, speaks to a male guest regarding East Timor. Good to fair reception.
• 18 May: 1625 UTC: 11660 kHz: Radio Australia Male host with a male guest discussing university education. Good to fair reception. Interference from oriental / Chinese music, opening chimes of Radio Netherlands and birdcall of RAI - Italy.
• 18 May: 1655 UTC: 12080 kHz: VOA Special English Voice of America Special English to Africa via Botswana. Female and male hosts, 'Fuller's geodesic dome'. Fair reception. 'People in America' to 17 UTC. 17 UTC: Portuguese service.

Thank you so much for once again visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower.

I do hope you are enjoying these posts, looking back to the days when shortwave broadcasts were heard from all over the world - Some still are.

I hope these posts also provide a fitting tribute to some of the stations, presenters, transmission sites no longer on air - Voice of the Mediterranean [VoM], as featured in this post, was based in Malta, originally broadcasting via a Deutsche Welle facility on Malta, until that closed in the mid 1990's. The above broadcast from VoM was most likely to have been heard via transmitters in Rome.

Broadcasts from Malta fell silent early 2004, but I do hope the texts and images from the likes of VoM in these posts do give you a feel for those broadcasts.

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Magnificat

My most grateful thank you to WEWN, Worldwide Catholic Radio, A Shortwave service of EWTN, Global Catholic Network, for the above image and the following text.

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; Because he has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; Because He Who is mighty has done great things for me, and Holy is His Name; And his Mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him. He has shown might with His Arm, He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has given help to Israel, His servant, mindful of His Mercy, even as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever. Amen.

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My DX Archive: Winter 2002-03

Welcome to memories of radio broadcasts heard years gone by, transcribed from my log books.

This post brings two broadcasts heard December 2002 and one heard January 2003.

The previous post, Autumn 2002, can be found here.

The following broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave radio band.

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

December 2002: Shortwave

• 22 December [2002]: 1730 UTC: 5935 kHz: World Bible Radio Network Strong to good reception. English via Riga, Latvia. Music, male host, ID.
• 22 December: 1800 UTC: 5935 kHz: Laser Radio Strong to fair reception. English via Ulbroka, Latvia. Male host, Music: The Beatles 'All You Need Is Love' 100 kW transmission. Email: studio @ laserradio . net  Postal address: Laser Radio .net, B C M Aquarius, London WC1N 3XX  Stuart Ross on air 7-9pm UK Time.

January 2003: Shortwave

• 1 January [2003]: 1555 UTC: 2335 kHz [Spurious reception?]: Radio France Internationale Fair reception. English news: Togo, Kinshasa, Burundi, African Service.

I would like to thank you once again for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 2002

WELCOME to the first post of the year Twenty Twenty here on Reporting From The Fox Tower.
I am continuing to bring you memories of radio broadcasts heard years gone by, transcribed from my log books. This post brings broadcasts heard October and November 2002 on the Short Wave band.
The previous post, September 2002, 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.

October 2002: Short Wave

• 6 October [2002]: 1358 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International English Service, close of the 'Network Europe' programme by the female host. Interval waltz with ID. 1400 UTC: German Service, 'Sonntagsjournal 1' with news of Al-Qaeda. Fair reception.
  [Image above: The Radio Austria International English Service schedule, 2002-2003.]
• 6 October: 1639 UTC: 6295 kHz: Reflections Europe Strong to fair reception "Write to PO Box 44, Rogers Lane... 39482, USA" English to Europe "reflectionseurope . com" Frequency details.
• 6 October: 1658 UTC: 7160 kHz: BBC World Service 'Sunday Sportsworld' takes a break for the 1700 UTC news: French super tanker ablaze near Yemen. Brazil elections. Good to fair reception. English to East Asia via Kranji, Singapore. 'The Sunday Play'.
• 6 October: 1724 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception. English to Europe via Cyprus 'Play of the Week': 'Interior designs'. To 1733 UTC.
• 6 October: 1739 UTC: 9510 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to South Asia via Kranji, Singapore / Thailand. Alistair Cooke's Letter from America: Gallup polls. Male announcer with ID at 1745 UTC, news headlines: French super tanker fire, Brazil votes, African unrest. 'Sports Roundup' Football results.
• 6 October: 1810 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America Fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Briech, Morocco. News: Iraq situation, French tanker fire in Yemen Port. 'VOA News Now': Stabbing in France. To 1820 UTC.
• 6 October: 1825 UTC: 9775 kHz: Voice of Russia Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa. Clarinet concerto.

The National Emblem of Kuwait.

• 6 October: 1849 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, America. Music: R Kelly 'My Body's Calling (For You)', Marc Bolan & T-Rex '20th Century Boy'. Roxy Music 'Love Is The Drug'. To 1858 UTC.

November 2002: Short Wave

• 11 November: 1155 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Sports Roundup' Pakistan - Zimbabwe Cricket, WTA Tennis, Iraq has a new national football team coach. Trailer for 'Westway' competition. BBC World Service ID followed by news at 12 UTC: Small-scale famine returns to Ethiopia, Iraq says yes to UN resolutions. 'Newshour'. Strong to good reception.To 1205 UTC.
• 11 November: 1226 UTC: 15175 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Good to fair reception. English to North West Pacific, Asia. Female host interviews politician regarding the New Zealand immigration policy. Male guest. Male host also speaks on the programme. Race relations.
• 11 November: 1350 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'Write On' regarding coverage of 'Network Africa' and 'Focus On Africa' and the coverage of Zimbabwe and other African nations. To 1400 UTC.
• 11 November: 1410 UTC: 15565 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception. St Martin's Day. 'Science In Action' studying the geology of the Moon. To 1420 UTC.
• 11 November: 1427 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Alabama USA Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Male preacher with references to the scriptures, establishing law with reference to St Thomas' words on laws. To 1441 UTC.

Magnificat (WEWN)

• 11 November: 1450 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR-1 Nashville TN USA 'Worldwide Country Radio' Good reception. Music: 'Raining On Sunday' Randy Crawford. Male host. Postal address: 1300 WWCR Avenue 37218 USA. Email: country @ wwcr . com
• 11 November: 1523 UTC: 17505 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Swedish World wide. Female and male hosts with interviews. Radio Sweden signature tune, off air at 1527 UTC.
• 11 November: 1637 UTC: 18980 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Fair reception. To Europe, Choir singing. To 1646 UTC.
• 11 November: 1653 UTC: 21455 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Strong to good reception. English to Europe 'The Radio Reading Circle' ID for 'Family Radio, The Sound of the New Life'. Choir music.

Thank you for taking the time to visit Reporting From The Fox Tower.

I do hope 2020 is good to you and you have an enjoyable, memorable year.

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 5

A WIN would be nice...

Reporting From The Fox Tower, supporting Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: December 2019

Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe 1 - United 1

Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0
Saturday 14th: League Two: United 0 - Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United 3 - United 0
Thursday 26th: League Two: United 0 - Bradford City 0
Sunday 29th: League Two: Walsall 1 - United 2

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Fixtures: January 2020

Wednesday 1st [January]: League Two: Crewe Alexandra v United (3pm)

Saturday 4th: League Two: United v Newport County (Postponed)

Saturday 4th: FA Cup: Cardiff City v United (3:01pm)

Saturday 11th: League Two: United v Plymouth Argyle (3pm)

Saturday 18th: League Two: Oldham Athletic v United (3pm)

Saturday 25th: League Two: United v Walsall (3pm)

Tuesday 28th: League Two: Forest Green Rovers v United

United visit Cardiff City for the Third Round of the FA Cup on Saturday 4th January.

All Third Round fixtures kick off one minute late, hence the (3:01pm) start time, as part of the 'Heads Up' mental health campaign. For more information, click here.

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My DX Archive: September 2002

IF you are looking for something to take your mind off the build up to Christmas 2019, welcome to Reporting From The Fox Tower.
This post brings you memories of radio broadcasts heard at the onset of Autumn 2002, during the month of September. These broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave band.
The previous post, Summer 2002, 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.

September 2002: Short Wave

• 28 September [2002]: 1500 UTC: 13675 kHz: UAE Radio Dubai. Female host, Arabic broadcast, music. Strong to good reception.
• 28 September: 1514 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Strong to good reception. Female and male hosts, Dutch broadcast, lengthy discussion regarding Vojislav Costunica, leader of Yugoslavia.
• 28 September: 1534 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice of America 'Our World' Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Woofferton, Shropshire, England. The US space travel program. Computers and modern life. Report from Peter Myers, New York.
• 28 September: 1601 UTC: 15255 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Kavalla, Greece. 'VOA News Now' headlines: War on Iraq, Zimbabwe, Senegal. News in details: War on Iraq.
• 28 September: 1620 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Botswana.
• 28 September: 1632 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Skelton / Rampisham, UK. 'Sportsworld' Ryder Cup coverage: USA 6½ Europe 6½ live from the Belfry, UK. Football: Bournemouth 3 - Carlisle 1 (Peter Murphy). Attendance: 5103.

WBCQ QSL verification card, September 2002

• 28 September: 1745 UTC: 17495 kHz: WBCQ Montecello Maine USA. Fair reception. English to America 'Old-Time Dance Hall' music, 'Box 583 Connecticut USA'
  1800 UTC: 'Rare Recordings of Elvis': Elvis singing 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm', 'High Hopes' and 'US Male'.
• 28 September: 1845 UTC: 17650 kHz: WHRA-5 Greenbush Maine USA - World Harvest Radio. Strong to good reception. English to Africa 'Search The Scriptures Daily' PO Box 7019, Oregon USA.
• 28 September: 1915 UTC: 17810 kHz: Deutsche Welle Fair reception. English to Africa via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Report from Finland regarding tracker dogs.
• 28 September: 1925 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Ascension Island 'Westway'. Details of the 'African Performance 2003' contest. 'World Learning' at 1930 UTC includes a discussion panel in Accra, Ghana.
• 28 September: 2037 UTC: 18980 kHz: WYFR Okeechobee Florida USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa: Family Radio.

That concludes my radio logs for September 2002.

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Images of 2019: Eden Valley Railway, Warcop.

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IMAGES from a visit to the Eden Valley Railway, Warcop, lunchtime on Easter Sunday, 21 April 2019.

Find out more about the EVR by visiting their website. Eden Valley Railway are also on social media: Twitter and Facebook.

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Taylor Swift: Saturday Night Live, October 2019.

CELEBRATING Taylor Alison Swift's Birthday with her live performances from Saturday Night Live, October 2019.

#HappyBirthdayTaylor

#Thirtay

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Images of 2019: The Cumbria Easter Rally

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IMAGES from the 21st Cumbria Easter Rally, Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 April 2019, which featured vintage commercial vehicles, exhibitions, free bus rides between sites in Kirkby Stephen and Brough, local shops, display stalls, crafts, food and drink and the road run via classic bus on the Saturday evening.

The 2019 event was organised by Encounter Eden, who you can follow on Twitter.

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#WallpaperWednesday: Dales Countryside Museum.

#WallpaperWednesday The Dales Countryside Museum.

Exterior of the building, located at Station Yard, Burtersett Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire.

The Dales Countryside Museum on Social Media:

Website: Link

Instagram: Link

Twitter: Link

Facebook: Link

Image taken 18 March 2019, 3:40pm, following a visit to the Museum.

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 4

"THERE may be trouble ahead... Let's face the music - And dance"

Results, news and fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: November 2019

Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United 2 - Macclesfield Town 1
Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet 1 - United 4
Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe 3 - United 1

The defeat at Morecambe brought United's involvement in the Football League Trophy to an end.
The following day, at the insistence of the Board, Steven Pressley left the Club. Gavin Skelton took charge of first team affairs. Read the Club Statement.

Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale 2 - United 1
Saturday 23rd: League Two: United 0 - Cambridge United 0

On 26 November, United announced the appointment of Chris Beech as Head Coach, with Gavin Skelton continuing in his role of assistant coach. Read the Club Statement.

Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers 2 - United 2

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Fixtures: December 2019

Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)

Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United v Forest Green Rovers (7:45pm)

Saturday 14th: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)

Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United v United (3pm)

Thursday 26th: League Two: United v Bradford City (3pm)

Sunday 29th: League Two: Walsall v United (3pm)

Enjoy the festive football!

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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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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 3

RESULTS and fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: October 2019

Saturday 5th [October]: League Two: Newport County 1 - United 0
Saturday 12th: League Two: United 2 - Crewe Alexandra 4
Tuesday 15th: Football League Trophy: United 2 - Blackpool 1
Saturday 19th: League Two: Plymouth Argyle 2 - United 0
Tuesday 22nd: League Two: United 0 - Northampton Town 2
Saturday 26th: League Two: Leyton Orient 1 - United 1

Former United Manager Keith Curle,
now with Northampton Town,
at Brunton Park 22 October 2019.

Fixtures: November 2019

Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United v Macclesfield Town (3pm)

Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet v United (7:55pm)

Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe v United (7:45pm)

Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)

Saturday 23rd: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)
Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers v United (3pm)

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My DX Archive: Spring 2002

YOUTUBE is where we start, on this retrospective post, with Tuning tips for Shortwave radio for the beginner, courtesy of OfficialSWLchannel. Enjoy this video.

This post brings you logs of Shortwave radio broadcasts heard Spring 2002: March-April-May 2002.

For logs of broadcasts heard New Year 2002, click here.

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

March 2002: Shortwave

• 4 March [2002]: 2136 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French to North Africa (RFI 1 Afrique) via Issoudun, France. Male with business news, Dow Jones, New York. Female speaking of Croissants in the 'Rendezvous' programme, Music.
• 4 March: 2218 UTC: 3995 kHz: Deutsche Welle via Wertachtal, Germany. Strong reception. German 'Journal' male speaks of Kosovo, followed by a sports update from the Bundesliga. ID at 22:28 UTC. Music. 2230 UTC news: US forces fight Taliban in Afghanistan. News of Israel - Palestine relations from Jerusalem.
• 17 March: 0938 UTC: 6310 kHz: Radio Valleri Republic of Ireland. Music: P P Arnold 'First Cut Is The Deepest', Rolling Stones 'Street Fighting Man', male speech, big band music: 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B'. Music: Donovan. Male speech. Fair to poor reception "40 watts power" Music: Alvin Stardust. Male with ID at 10:02 UTC.

April 2002: Shortwave

• 11 April: 1914 UTC: 4950 kHz: Voice of America via Sao Tome. Music: Nelly Furtado. Scorpions 'Wind of Change'. Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Sao Tome. Beatles 'Yesterday' on 'Border Crossings'. Female host with frequencies and ID. Instrumental version of 'Whole Lotta Love' Rita Rochelle.

May 2002: Shortwave

• 4 May: 1909 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Strong to fair reception via Moscow, 250 kW. Female host with music. Report regarding Middle Eastern female writer. Male host with 'Wonderful World of Opera'. VOM ID, VOM news with Joseph Cutajar: President of Malta tours Valetta. Postal address for Valetta. E: info @ vomradio.com

Voice of the Mediterranean QSL card, April 2002.

• 5 May: 1854 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Malta via Moscow, 250 kW. Tune-in signal, on air with Manuel and Margaret, ID. Strong to good reception, English. May Day holidays. Music: Elton John 'Daniel'. Touring Gozo with Manuel and Margaret. Music: Maltese Eurovision entry. 'News from the past': 1851, 1901, 1951, 1988.
• 7 May: 1844 UTC: 5920 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Female host with details of online competition, report of the Slovak International Ice Hockey team. Strong to fair reception, English to West Europe.
• 7 May: 1904 UTC: 6005 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception, English to East and South Africa via Seychelles. News, male host, plane crash, Liberia. United Nations Security Council.
• 7 May: 1918 UTC: 6025 kHz: Radio Budapest Good to poor reception. English to Europe. 'Hungary Today' female reporter in Hungary, male reporter in UK. Address and web site.
• 7 May: 1932 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Good reception. English to Europe 'Sixty Degrees North' Also to Africa and Middle East. Male with weather report and news headline: Murder of Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician. King and Queen of Sweden in Estonia. Bill Schiller reports.
• 7 May: 1957 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe via Cyprus 'Newshour' Murder of Pim Fortuyne, Dutch politician. News headlines.

BBC World Service 'Newshour' logo.

• 7 May: 2020 UTC: 7120 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Madagascar 'Newsline' Pim Fortuyne, murdered in the last 24 - 48 hours. Male host.
• 7 May: 2048 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Cyprus 'Newshour' Russia's Vladimir Putin two years in power. Live report from Israel - Explosion, suicide bomber in a club, large number of casualties.
• 12 May: 1859 UTC: 12060 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East via Moscow 'Valletta Calling' Margaret and Manuel. Music: 'Seventh Wonder' the Maltese Eurovision entry 2002. A walk in the Maltese countryside. Music: Times Three 'Believe 'n' Peace'. 'Journey of Inspiration' Linda.

Thank you for reading these memories of Spring 2002.

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My DX Archive: New Year 2002

BRITISH Summer Time (BST) is still in place in the UK; It is only a couple of weeks until the UK returns to GMT, or if you prefer, UTC.
With that knowledge, the following logs of radio broadcasts were heard during January and February 2002, when UK time was firmly in GMT, or as these logs show, UTC.
The following broadcasts were heard on the Shortwave band. For Shortwave explained, click here.
For my logs of broadcasts heard December 2001, click here.

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

January 2002: Shortwave

• 13 January [2002]: 1437 UTC: 15400 kHz // 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to West Europe 'Talking Point' Female host with callers regarding President Robert Mugabe and the present situation in the nation of Zimbabwe.
• 13 January: 1500 UTC: 15565 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. English to Central, East, South Europe / Turkey, Former Soviet Union. Male host, classical music programme.

BBC World Service logo.

• 13 January: 1515 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Nashville TN USA Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Middle East, America. Female speech, female singing with piano accompaniment, male speech regarding religion. 'Prophetic Word' / 'House of Yahweh'.
• 13 January: 1530 UTC: 15715 kHz: Voice of Hope (High Adventure) Strong to good reception. English to Middle East via Juilich, Germany. Religious broadcast, male host, passages from the Bible.
• 13 January: 1540 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Global Catholic Radio Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Birmingham, AL USA. Catholic religious programmes, male preacher offering blessings, repeated by the congregation, speech over music.
• 13 January: 1810 UTC: 17650 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WHRA-5 Greenbush ME USA 'Whole Truth Broadcast'. 1830 UTC ID, new programme, reading Matthew.
• 13 January: 1849 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception. English to West and Central Africa. Male host with a report regarding markets in the US, Canada, Mexico. Economic migration including Mexicans in California.
• 13 January: 1905 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Botswana 'VOA News Now' Stories in depth: Kabul toured by reporters. Report from Skopje.

Slewable 4x4 Curtain Antenna, WSHB, South Carolina
(Photograph by Wendell Davis)

• 13 January: 1922 UTC: 18910 kHz: Herald Broadcasting Syndicate Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WSHB, Cypress Creek, SC, USA. Church service, male with readings, contributions by female.
• 27 January: 1021 UTC: 9710 kHz: Fundamental Broadcasting Network Test transmission to West Europe via Sitkunai, Lithuania (100 kW). Male preacher praising Jesus, Female with contact details: F B N, 520 Roberts Road, NEWPORT NC 28570 USA fbn @ clis.com also fbn @ bmd.clis.com also 9370 kHz. Music. Strong to good reception. To 1034 UTC.

February 2002: Shortwave

• 9 February: 1330 UTC: 21725 kHz: Channel Africa Good to fair reception. English to Africa. Male host, Mr Khalifa, ID, 'Straight Talk' male reporting on health issues in African townships. ID at 1330 UTC as "Channel Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa".
• 23 February: 0950 UTC: 11675 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Good to fair reception. English to Australasia, interference from broadcast in French language. Close of 'Desert Island Discs' Sue Lawley, Mike Harding. "11 O'clock, Radio New Zealand news": Angolan leader dies, Swiss aid worker shot in Somalia. Stranded ship, Tony Blair in NZ.
• 23 February: 1010 UTC: 15175 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Good to fair reception. Bird call signal, music, female with ID, broadcast to peacekeepers from New Zealand in East Timor. 'The World in Sport' Male and female hosts, New Zealand cricket tour of Pakistan. Rugby Union: All Blacks & England to tour Pacific Islands.
• 26 February: 2126 UTC: 3915 kHz: BBC World Service Fair reception. English to South East Asia via Kranji, Singapore 'Newshour'.

Google map of Singapore, with Kranji pinned on the map.

• 26 February: 2152 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French to North Africa (RFI 1 Afrique) via Issoudun, France. Male and female hosts, music 'Megamix' programme to Africa, speech of music, albums, off air abruptly at 2156 UTC.

Thank you for reading this post, which I hope you enjoyed!

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December 2001 on Shortwave Radio

THE logbook from which these notes are transcribed show Christmas to New Year week at the close of December 2001 to have been productive days for radio listening.
For my logs of Shortwave broadcasts heard Autumn (September-October-November) 2001, click here.

Welcome to My DX Archive: December 2001.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 2001: Shortwave

• 25 December [2001]: 1735 UTC: 11725 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Bill Withers 'Ain't No Sunshine' Female host with time check: "Twenty two minutes to seven" Music. Good to fair reception "Fourteen minutes to seven", 'Cultural moment' / 'Soulful moment'. "Ten minutes to seven". Music: Moody Blues 'Go Now'. "News at Seven".
• 25 December: 1814 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands to Africa via Madagascar. Strong to good reception. Female host with hymns for Christmas on 'Music 52-15' English to Africa.

Cover of a foldout Radio Kuwait QSL card.

• 25 December: 1833 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait to Europe and America. Strong to good reception. Male and female hosts with news headlines: Kuwaiti Government, interim Afghan Government, Israeli attacks, India-Kashmir-Pakistan battles. ID. George W Bush Christmas message. Pope John Paul II message.
• 28 December: 1040 UTC: 15175 kHz: Radio New Zealand International Strong to good reception. Music: Mike Harding, folk musician from the UK. Plymouth mentioned. Male host, time check: "Twenty minutes to twelve". Music: Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash 'Girls From The North Country'. Music: Ray Charles. info @ rnzi.com
• 28 December: 1517 UTC: 9785 kHz: China Radio International Fair reception. English to South Asia mentions CRI 'Messenger' magazine. 'News and Reports' Male host: Australian Bush fires, ID for station and programme. New investment for railways.
• 28 December: 1747 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception. English to Africa via Madagascar 'Newsline' Female host, mismanagement of a railway network, Slobodan Milosevic stands trial at the Hague. letters @ rnw.nl
• 29 December: 1342 UTC: 11705 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Far East Asia, South Asia and Oceania. 'Communications World' Video technology in aircraft cockpits. Kim Andrew Elliott and Glenn Hauser review broadcasting year 2001.
• 29 December: 1542 UTC: 12070 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Asia, Far East, Pacific 'Roughly Speaking' male host, music from Glory Box 'Blue Light EP'. Glory Box are based in Denmark. ID, contact details. News: Dutch skinheads, Slobodan Milosevic, Campaign against headscarves.

Calendar stickers for 2002, issued by Radio Netherlands.

• 29 December: 1613 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Football: Newcastle 1 - Chelsea 2. Leeds v Southampton. Premiership and Nationwide League scores, rugby union scores, relay of BBC Radio Five Live 'Sport on Five'. Arsenal 1 - Middlesbrough 1 'Sportsworld' West Ham 1 - Liverpool 0. Good reception.
• 29 December: 1846 UTC: 13605 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service to Europe, Africa, Middle East. English. Female host with music, male host with ID, music. Strong to good reception via Bangalore? Music.
• 29 December: 1905 UTC: 13640 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English' hosts: Max and Kathy. Interview with Simon Tompkins, photographer, who went on assignment to Santa Fé, New Mexico. 'New Dynamic English' Strong to good reception. 'Special English' to Middle East, Asia via Briech, Morocco.
• 29 December: 1931 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to fair reception. English to Africa via Flevoland 'Sound Fountain' Christmas music.
• 29 December: 1948 UTC: 13710 kHz: Voice of America Fair reception. English to Africa via Udorn Thani, Thailand. 'Our World' via 'VOA News Now' Alaskan astronomer.
• 29 December: 2015 UTC: 13820 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Okeechobee Florida USA. Fair reception. English to Europe, Africa via Juilich, Germany. Male host, music, readings from Matthew Chapter eleven to Chapter thirteen. Prophecy of Isiah. "Blessed are eyes and ears" 'Family Bible Reading Fellowship'.

WYFR Family Radio QSL Verification card, 2001.

• 29 December: 2039 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR-2 Nashville TN USA. Fair-Good-Fair reception. Dr Gene Scott / University Network to Africa, English, discussing miracles.
• 29 December: 2106 UTC: 14670 kHz: C H U Canada Strong to fair reception "C H U Canada. Coordinated Universal Time. Twenty-one hours, ten minutes..." Male voice, interference from Voice of America. Ticks and bleeps every second, male announcer every one minute. Email: radio.chu @ nrc.ca
• 29 December: 2136 UTC: 15040 kHz: Radio For Peace International Costa Rica. Fair to poor reception. English to America, Europe. Male speech "Ecological ideas... We were very close... presentation... he... millions of dollars... created a new environmental area... forest". Radio For Peace International ID 'Earth and Sky'.
• 29 December: 2157 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception 'People on politics' Andrew Marr met Roy Jenkins.

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