2008 Shortwave DX Logs (QTH = Wilmington, DE)
01-Sep-08:
7440 khz. || 0359 UTC || Radio Ukraine International || Presumed Lviv || Presumed 600 kw || End of song then male with "And with
that, Radio Ukraine International ends its English language transmission. Good bye, and tune in to our next transmission tomorrow."
22-Oct-08:
4915 khz. || 0303 UTC || Radio Difusora de Macapa || Macapa, Brazil || Presumed 10 kw || Station jingle then male with frequency
announcement and mention of Macapa, Brazil. Occasional CODAR QRM.
26-Oct-08:
3413 khz. (USB) || 0239 UTC || Shannon Volmet || Shannon, Ireland || Unknown power || Male with weather conditions for various
world airports followed by repetitive 'Shannon Volmet' IDs. Strong signal.
3320 khz. || 0257 UTC || Radio Sonder Grense || Meyerton, South Africa || 100 kw presumed || End of Prime Circle's "She Always
Gets What She Wants" followed by male in presumed Afrikaans at top of the hour. Good signal bothered by occasional lightning induced
static crashes.
27-Oct-08:
6055 khz. || 0056 UTC || Radio Exterior de Espana || Noblejas, Spain || 250 kw presumed || Male with "You've just heard the English
language service of Radio Exterior de Espana broadcasting to North America from Madrid. This broadcast goes out daily at zero hours UTC
on 6055 khz. in the 49 meter band." Very strong signal.
3345 khz. || 0259 UTC || Channel Africa || Meyerton, South Africa || 100 kw presumed || End of program segment, brief music
interlude, then time pips and female with "5 o'clock central African time. You're tuned to Channel Africa..." Borderline poor signal bothered
by occasional lightning induced static crashes.
31-Oct-08:
15475 khz. || 1759 UTC || Afrique Numero Un || Moyabi, Gabon || 250 kw presumed || Sinister sounding music with male voice over in
French, several 'Afrique Numero Un' IDs; followed by sung (female) station ID then top-of-the-hour time pips and another ID by male.
Outstanding signal.