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Author Topic: BBC transmission to the Antarctic Base, Sunday 21 June 2026  (Read 1589 times)

ChrisLobdell

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BBC transmission to the Antarctic Base, Sunday 21 June 2026
« on: June 21, 2026, 1817 UTC »
2130-2200 UTC

They do this every year to celebrate the shortest day

FREQS:  9460 -Woofferton,. 9510-AScension, 12070 Woofferton

In English, sending personal messages to relatives at the base, etc.  Pretty cool.

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Re: BBC transmission to the Antarctic Base, Sunday 21 June 2026
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2026, 2131 UTC »
via W3HFU Westminster, MD, USA

9150 noisy S7
9460 noisy S5
12070 S10+ Clear sounding with some static

Very cute for them to do this! Send an eQSL!
« Last Edit: June 21, 2026, 2152 UTC by QSLCollector »
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Re: BBC transmission to the Antarctic Base, Sunday 21 June 2026
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2026, 2137 UTC »
Excellent good signal at 2136 on 12070 via the Twente sdr.
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Re: BBC transmission to the Antarctic Base, Sunday 21 June 2026
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2026, 2212 UTC »
Heard well here in SW Florida on 12070. Interesting broadcast.
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