Friday, January 16, 2015

German Weather Service (DWD) will start transmitting weather information on shortwave

GERMANY   German Weather Service (DWD) will start transmitting weather
information for Baltic sea and North Sea, three times a day from their
site in Pinneberg, near Hamburg effective from Apr.1, 2015 as follows:
0600-0630 on 6040 kHz, 1200-1230 on 6040 kHz and 2000-2030 on 5905 kHz

Thursday, December 29, 2011

SWL Log - 26/12/2011

6095kHz - The Mighty KBC - English - 1255UTC - Christmas music: "I Wanna Wish You a Merry Christmas" - 55445

6040kHz - Belaruskaje Radio 1 - Belarussian - 1300UTC - News, read by female announcer - 35433, at 1442UTC the signal was 55345 (domestic broadcaster, using only 5kW)

13790kHz - China Radio International - English - Chinese language lesson, signed off at 1355UTC.
IRIB VOIRI on the same frequency, using the same tx power (500kW), but very weak, played short segment Persian music, then news broadcast?

9170kHz - CNR 6 Shenzhou zhi Sheng - Chinese - 1358UTC - Chinese talks and music - 25422 (Domestic broadcaster using only 5kW)

5900kHz - Radio Bulgaria Overseas Service - Bulgarian - 1400UTC - News broadcast in Bulgarian - 55555 (poor signal on 7400kHz)

6285kHz - Voice Of Korea - Korean - 1405UTC - Playing communist anthems, then news broadcast - 55455

9795kHz - China Radio International - English - 1410UTC - Research: China history over the years - 55555

8742kHz - Bangkok Meteo (USB) - Interval signal and weather information, read by female voice, generated with text-to-speech software - 45343

9760kHz - Voice Of America - English - 1430UTC - News from Washington - 54454

11860kHz - Radio France International - Russian - 1451UTC - Male announcer discussing sth. - 35343

6700kHz - Greek Radio Pirates (USB) - Greek - 55455