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Author Topic: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission  (Read 3059 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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Excellent reception, English service.  New transmission added as of February 24 directed toward Ukraine (have not seen azimuth on it yet) from Woofferton.  This is being received here better than any other frequency I receive the BBC. I believe broadcast is until 1600 utc.

1400 ID to upcoming news headlines
1401 YL with several stories on Ukraine/Russia war
1403 China's reactions to sanctions on Russia
1405 Champions League Final moved from St. Petersburg, Russia to Paris - my choice was Manchester ;D. (Personally, I believe they should sanction the Gazprom owned Chelsea squad ;))
1407 Lengthy reporting on events between Russia/Ukraine.  News reports from multiple sources in the field including NY Times.
1409 BBC Reporter in Ukraine "It's too quiet"
1412 BBC Reporter talking about Zelensky's thoughts on invasion
1438 After 38 minutes of near perfect reception, suddenly off mid-sentence as if technical or international shutdown matter.
1440 Two minutes of white noise ends, broadcasts returns to near perfect reception.  OM in studio interviewing OM on phone in Ukraine.
1530 ID
1534 OM host interviewing Ukranian OM on phone, talking about travel restrictions for men under 60 out of country
1600 Off
« Last Edit: February 25, 2022, 1640 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2022, 1416 UTC »
Thanks for the heads up.
1415z at S7 signal
1437z signal lost abruptly
1440z carrier back, no audio.  audio back
1446z copy getting tough here
1514z tuned back in, S8 with fading
1530z bottom of the hour news recap
1559z off the air
« Last Edit: February 25, 2022, 1559 UTC by autovon »
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2022, 1429 UTC »
1428 Excellent reception on the Sony ICF-2010 with the whip antenna retracted.
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2022, 1458 UTC »
1457 - SIO 444; Thanks, Ct Yankee.
1600 - Off.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2022, 1601 UTC by Erik Mattson »
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2022, 1758 UTC »
Thanks for the post. Will look for this one tomorrow.
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2022, 1457 UTC »
Armchair copy here in western Virginia at 1430 UTC 26 Feb on Grundig Yachtboy 400 using just telescopic whip SINPO 4433. Booming on on Grundig Satellit 800 with longwire 54333.  Best I've heard the BBC on shortwave for many years. Wonder if they are increasing broadcasts in Ukrainian?
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2022, 1511 UTC »
1510 Soccer game, great reception. S9
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2022, 1708 UTC »
On Sunday 2/27 I had a fair signal, SIO 233, until sign off just before 1600 UTC.
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2022, 1724 UTC »


Yea, today my reception on this frequency was the worst since they started a few days ago.  Still better than 90% of the reception on other BBC broadcasts.
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2022, 1515 UTC »
Monday 2/28, 1515 UTC - about SIO 243 (low noise + low signal = middling rx). I usually get either 6195 or 7285 kHz at 0500 UTC better, but given that this one's in Issoudun beamed to Eastern Europe, not bad at all.
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2022, 1420 UTC »
Well if the BBC is transmitting war news via shortwave like it is the 1930's, I can accommodate and listen like it is the 1930's.  I usually listen to music broadcasts with excellent reception on the 1937 Zenith Console 8S154, like MRI's yesterday.  But the BBC just booms in begging to be received on an old tube set.

About 1405 utc 4 March 2022 https://imgur.com/a/KqCQxsW  Enjoy, be sure to click on sound.
« Last Edit: March 04, 2022, 1434 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 UTC 25 FEB 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2022, 1431 UTC »
14:20 UTC 04 Mar 2022 - Good solid signal to North America, S9 plus. News Hour coming up at 14:30 UTC.

The BBC was granted a rare special access to an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) flight along the border of Poland. Will need to find a video feed of the BBC World Service to see this.

Ukraine: On board a Nato surveillance plane monitoring Russian activity
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60612255

Expect shortwave broadcasts to increase as Russia attempts to control the free flow of information.

The Guardian: "BBC website ‘blocked’ in Russia as shortwave radio brought back to cover Ukraine war"
https://swling.com/blog/2022/03/the-guardian-bbc-website-blocked-in-russia-as-shortwave-radio-brought-back-to-cover-ukraine-war/

NY Times: "BBC revives shortwave radio dispatches in Ukraine, and draws ire of Russia."
https://swling.com/blog/2022/03/ny-times-bbc-revives-shortwave-radio-dispatches-in-ukraine-and-draws-ire-of-russia/


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« Last Edit: March 04, 2022, 1516 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2022, 1601 UTC »
Today the broadcast into here was about an S5. While not the strongest, but there was no QRM and was very listenable.





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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 UTC 25 FEB 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2022, 1606 UTC »
16:00 UTC 04 FEB 2022 - Following the BBC broadcast on 21630.0 kHz AM. Good strong signal around S8 with some marginal fading on the B&W T2FD antenna and solid on the Wellbrook loop.


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Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400 utc 25 Feb 2022 - new transmission
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2022, 1408 UTC »
Excellent copy at 1400 UTC   5 March

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