FREQUENCY UPDATE: BBC Winter Solstice Special Broadcast



The annual BBC Winter Solstice Broadcast to the British Antarctic Survey team is occurring tomorrow, June 21 at 2130 to 2200 UTC. The following frequencies will be operating:

5965 kHz via the Dhabayya txer, beaming 203 degrees.

7350 kHz via the Ascension Is txer, beaming 207 degrees.

9890 kHz via the Woofferton txer, beaming 182 degrees.

The two previously advertised frequencies of 5905 via Kranji and 9535 via Ascension appear to have been dropped. I do not know the reason for this late change. However, perhaps check all frequencies just in case.

Thanks to Dan Ferguson for this update.


Last week, all five frequencies were tested at 2130 to 2145 UTC in preparation for tomorrow's broadcast. Most were received quite well here as they appear in my logbook below:

5905   SINGAPORE.  BBC - Kranji (185 deg). Test transmission on June 14 at 2130-2145 for next week's winter solstice broadcast (June 21) to the British Antarctic Survey. Booming signal - S9+20db!

 5965   BBC - Dhabayya (203 deg). Test transmission on June 14 at 2130-2145 for next week's winter solstice broadcast (June 21) to the British Antarctic Survey. Booming signal - S9!

 7350   ASCENSION IS.  BBC - Ascension. Test transmission on June 14 at 2130-2145 for next week's winter solstice broadcast (June 21) to the British Antarctic Survey. Good signal - S5-7.

 9535   ASCENSION IS - Not heard here due to severe interference. But it was in operation as I noted on a European remote radio. This may be the reason for it being dropped from the schedule.

 9890   ENGLAND.  BBC - Woofferton. Test transmission on June 14 at 2130-2145 for next week's winter solstice broadcast (June 21) to the British Antarctic Survey. Solid signal - S7-9.




 Best of luck with it everyone!

 Rob VK3BVW






Comments

  1. Rob WagnerJune 22, 2013 at 10:01 PM

    'Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....."

    Lovely broadcast. The way SW radio used to be!!!! Emails and recorded messages bringing a very personal touch to the broadcast. Nice.

    9890 kHz the best, 5965 fair with a het from Malaysia 5964.7, and 7350 the weakest here in south east Australia.

    Rob VK3BVW

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