Russia's 2001 NTV Debacle - VoA

Courtesy of my tape library of radio reception, here is Russia's 2001 NTV debacle according to the Voice of America, VOA.

I leave it up to you to judge how believable it is.

2001 Hainan Island Incident Reported by VOA

Here is how the 2001 Hainan Island Incident was reported on by the Voice of America.

This comes from my tape library of international radio. More will be forthcoming.

VOA 2001 - "No Warming Trend"

In 2001 the Voice of America was educating the world on how there had been "no warming trend" since 1940.

The interviewee is Dr. S. Fred Singer, a notable global warming denier but with solid scientific credentials, unlike most others, maybe makes sense.

Also see how it was the United States, specifically the first G. W. Bush administration, that killed the Kyoto Protocol.

Radio Moscow World Service 1988 - Interview

An interview broadcast by Radio Moscow World Service some time in 1988.

The interview touches upon some human rights issues.

The interviewee is probably some young British Labor Party official or maybe somebody from some student body, in Moscow at the time of the 22nd Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1988.

RMWS 1986 - Communist Party of Canada Leader at 27th Congress

Here is something else from my tape library of radio recordings.

As broadcast by Radio Moscow World Service, it is a speech given in 1986 at the 27th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party by the leader of the Communist Party of Canada.

The speaker is probably William Kashtan who was Secretary General of the CPC at the time.

RROD - Veras RP-225 Radio

A random radio picture of the day (RROD):

The VERAS RP-225 1996 radio from my collection.

Review of Morning Star Front Page DD Aug 31, 1966

A review of the front page of the Morning Star dated August 31, 1966.

The Morning Star in question is the former British Communist Party's official newspaper. 

On August 31, 1966, the Morning Star reported on U.S. economy, war in Vietnam, spending on education, and various trade union matters and other news.

Radio Romania International July 10, 2016

On July 10, 2016 received this Radio Romania International broadcast on 9732 kHz in very good quality.

In what is described a "broadcast for listeners in North America, East Coast", the subject was youth football in Romania.

Also got a RRI sign-off and about 2 minutes of the RRI interval signal.

Shortwave BBC World Service July 10, 2016

A BBC World Service broadcast received and logged on about 15310 kHz in early hours of July 10, 2016 - about 02H10 UTC

BBC World Service knocking Boris Johnson and Brexit again on the example of Denmark in the early 1990s which very nearly had its own brexit.

BBC World Service 1998 - Brain of Britain 1998 3/3

The last installment of Brain of Britain I must have recorded in 1998 whilst tuning in to 1260 kHz here in Moscow on which frequency the BBC World Service was broadcast but not locally. 

Probably from somewhere in the Baltic region. You can see it lacking proper AM / MW quality, so it was a DXing session in a way.

That is all Brain of Britain but I have hours of BBC World Service and VOA recordings from the mid- and late 1990s  and the early 2000s.

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BBC World Service 1998 - Brain of Britain 1998 2/3

Another something from my tape library of radio reception - dubbed and digitized from a cassette tape.

A 1998 BBC World Service broadcast with Brain of Britain 1998 which is a long running quiz show aka a "general knowledge contest".

I already posted one and have one more to post. See My Archive links, on the right.

VERAS RP-225 Tuning Dial

Random radio of the day (RROD) picture:

The tuning dial of my 1998 Veras RP-225 (Верас РП-225) radio.

BBC World Service 1998 - Brain of Britain Part 1

Here's something from my tape library of radio reception.

A 1998 BBC World Service broadcast on shortwave with a show from the 1998 Brain of Britain quiz show series.

But it was recorded on AM 1260 kHz in Moscow, if memory serves, which however wasn't a local transmission.

I have two more of episodes of Brain of Britain.

Random Radio of the Day: Grundig YB 80

A random radio of the day (RROD) picture.

My 2005 Grundig Yacht Boy 80, front view, outside in the country.

VOA January 2003 - Dr. Kim Elliott's Communications World Last Edition

From my radio archives is this recording which I digitized today - a VoA January 3, 2003 broadcast with the program Talk to America featuring Kim Elliott's 2003 New Year Communications World edition with international listeners calling in.

There is also some January 2003 (pre-Iraq war) news too at 23:35.

It was recorded on a cassette tape using a radio / tape recorder whilst tuning in to 810 kHz in Moscow.

Actually, it may be the last edition of Communications World on the VOA as Communications World was terminated for 2003 and never came back. Such a great loss for all DXers!

QSL World Harvest Radio 2016

First QSL in 2016 is a 2016 World Harvest Radio QSL. I don't think there will be many this year.

However the card itself is exactly like one I got in 2015.

My Radios - VEF 214

Here is a VEF 214 radio set, another one of my many radios.

It's been in the family since 1988 and still works (video in Russian).

Coverage: LW, MW, SW x 3, and UKW (UHF) aka Russian FM (TV). It qualifies as a world radio for reason of having over 2 SW bands, I think.

The tuning dial which is marked in meters (wave length).