Religious On Shortwave

Something Christian religious heard on shortwave coming out of the United States (where else?).

Frequency: 5922 kHz

Date: 2016 06 15 01 29 30 UTC

Location: north of Moscow

Receiver: Grundig Yacht Boy 80, telescoping antenna, no external antenna.

Rostov-Meteo on 2943 kHz

Rostov-Meteo on 2943 kHz while the correct frequency is probably 2941 kHz.

This station broadcasts weather related information for air crews in the south of Russia.

Frequency: about 2943 kHz - 2941 ?

Date: 2016 06 15 01 09 37

Location: north of Moscow

Receiver: Grundig Yacht Boy 80, telescoping antenna, no external antenna.

BBC World Service on 5972 ? kHz

BBC World Service heard on 5972 or thereabout on May 15, 2016. No such frequency is mentioned in the current BBC frequency schedule on their website.

Frequency: about 5972 kHz

Date: May 15, 2016, at 01 33 24 UTC.

Location: north of Moscow

Receiver: Grundig Yacht Boy 80, telescoping antenna, no external antenna.

EDIT: per

gps290705 on youtube:

5970 out of Oman from 0000-0100utc.

Pip-like Signals on Shortwave

Pip-like signals on shortwave but not the PIP.

Frequency: 4472 and 4495 kHz

Date: May 15, 2016, at 01:22-24 UTC.

Location: north of Moscow

Receiver: Grundig Yacht Boy 80.

My 2001 Grundig Yacht Boy 500 World Radio

Here is another one of my many radios -- my 2001 Grundig Yacht Boy 500 (Italia). By 2001 I mean that I bought it in 2001.

The radio itself could be a couple years older than that, maybe 1999, even though I bought it new. The Grundig YB500 model was introduced in 1993.

As usual this write-up will contain lots of pictures (over 50 in fact). You can click on them to make them viewable in a Blogger gallery or something.

Starting with the original box which is quite a work of art, I think.

It also gives a basic description of the set which is an FM Stereo / LW / MW / SW PLL Synthesized Receiver utilizing Dual Conversion and with a Radio-Data-System (for FM).

Box opened.

The list below expands on the above description: the set also allows for 8 digit alphanumeric (?) station names, has a 40 station memory, a ROM-table memory (with international SW broadcasters, of which later in this write-up), a dual alarm clock and a power booster (6 watts).

An instructions manual. It looks that like YB500 had a different name mentioning Italia or maybe there was an Italia-themed version of this set?

EDIT: cleared up the matter of Italia, this one is not it:

and the Yacht Boy 500 Italia, (Part number 9.15056-6151/order number G.RC 2051IB) with restricted LW & SW coverage because of Italian legislation. The Italian set covers LW, 150-302 kHz, and SW, 3950-26100 kHz. 

Paper complement below: two large manuals in many languages, a brief manual in German and English and a Short Wave Reception brochure for those wishing to brush up on their shortwave knowledge.

I could have properly registered this set with Grundig when I bought it but I didn't at the time but wish I had. 

 On the other hand, maybe it doesn't matter seeing as the original Grundig is no more.

FM Band Scan

Another FM band scan but this time at a location some 100 km north of Moscow.

Using auto-tune. Using auto-tune ensures new stations are picked up each pass so to speak, and some are dropped. The location is away from major settlements, that is the reason. Using manual tune you could probably here many more stations.

VOA French on 9885 kHz May 29, 2016

Here is my reception of a VOA French broadcast (for Africa?) on 9885 kHz at 19H51 to 20H UTC on May 29, 2016.

Equipment: using my 2001 Grundig YB 500 receiver, PLL synthesized, LSB, USB, ROM - will do an entry on it with pictures soon; no external antenna. 

Program details: Two American English lessons and what appears to be a US government announcement regarding Al-Shabab. I don't have much French so can't be more specific at this point.

Location: 100 km north of Moscow.

Interestingly, about 15 years ago, 9885 kHz was an SRI SUI - Swiss Radio International - frequency and you can see that it is in the ROM of my 2001 Grundig YB 500 Italia as such.

Visuals are poor - ad-hoc videoing, sorry, but the sound is okay and this is radio.

RFI French on 15300 kHz May 29, 2016

An RFI French broadcast heard on May 29, 2016 at 20H17 UTC.

Equipment: using my 2001 Grundig YB 500 receiver, PLL synthesized, LSB, USB, ROM - will do an entry on it with pictures soon; no external antenna.  

Program details: Some news, including sports news (I don't have much French).

Location: 100 km north of Moscow.

What is interesting is that Radio France International has been using this particular frequency - 15300 kHz for the past 15 years at least... and probably much longer than that.

How do I know it? Simple, it is in the pre-programmed ROM of my 2001 Grundig YB 500, and RFI is the only station so far that I have found to be on its allocated frequency. Such consistency is to be commended... especially at the time that most other broadcasters in said ROM are gone, like, for good.

Sorry for poor quality visuals - it is due to  ad-hoc videoing, night, no light, old cell phone, etc. But it's radio and the sound is okay (especially for shortwave).