As a reminder: I’m calling on all SWLing Post readers and shortwave radio listeners to make a short recording (say, 30-60 seconds) of the BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast and share it here at the Post (frequencies and time below).
The recording can be audio-only, or even a video taken from any recording device or smart phone. It would be helpful to have a description and/or photo of your listening environment and location, if possible.
If you submit your recording to me, I will post it here on the SWLing Post–and insure that the BBC World Service receives the post, too. The recordings will be arranged by geographic location.
Halley VI: The British Antarctic Survey’s new base (Source: British Antarctic Survey)
The broadcast will take place today at 21:30 UTC on the following frequencies:
- 5,905 kHz, Dhabayya, 203 degrees
- 5,985 kHz, Woofferton, 184 degrees
- 9,590 kHz, Woofferton, 182 degrees
I will (hopefully) be in the SWLing Post chat room during the broadcast. Please sign in and share your report!
Here my reception video from Portugal, very strong signal only with the telescopic antenna.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKmQ0a-lhoY
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKmQ0a-lhoY&w=560&h=315%5D
Hi,
here is my recording of the last 1,5 minutes of the Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2015 on 5985 kHz.
My receiving-setup:
Tecsun PL880 with telescope antenna (indoor near a window on the 4th floor),
line out to Macbook (audacity-software)
My location:
58300 Wetter (neart Dortmund), Germany
Unfortunately I got lots of RFI from my neighbour’s powerline adapter so the signal from Wooferton was strong but not noisefree.
Best wishes
Gunther
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x23zf1fdbul9p97/150621_2158UTC_5985kHz_Wooferton_BBC%20Antarctic%20Midwinter%20Broadcast.mp3?dl=0
Hi Tom
Wish I could say I heard them but I did not. I live in N. KY and did not hear any usable signal on the three frequencies using two radios and two different antennas. Barely heard something on 5,905 but not able to bring it through the noise level of S3-S4 ambient noise.
Also noted the three frequencies in Brazil but 9590 kHz sounds better despite the presence of PBS Xizang. Great to hear such friendship spirit through the shortwaves! Congratulations BBC and BAS team. My recording: https://soundcloud.com/py2zx/bbc-to-antarctica
Hi, here is the full program recorded with an AOR5000A hooked to a 40m dipole:
https://soundcloud.com/vinylzone/bbc-midwinter-special-transmission-for-antarctica-on-9590khz-21062015-21230z
Please notice that I only switched to a wider filter 13 seconds into the recording so the recording is clearer than what one hear at the beginning.
The weak station at the end of the recording is a China (PBS Xizang – Tibet).
Ayar, remind me of your location. Many thanks! -Thomas
All three freqs noted here at Mount Evelyn, southeastern Australia:
5905.1 – Off freq and with a slight hum but a good signal.
5985 – Best of the three freqs, strong and clear.
9590 – Good signal but with moderate QRM from PBS Xizang co-channel. Pity! I suspect that freq would not have been as good down south either.
Overall, a reasonable success this year. Cheers, Rob VK3BVW
https://soundcloud.com/vk3bvw/bbc-woofferton-5985-khz-2151-utc
Forgot to mention that this segment of the recording was in USB. At the 15 second mark, the digital noise reduction was switched on, just for comparison purposes.
Rob
Here’s the last few minutes on 9590 kHz as heard near Motueka, New Zealand.
9590 kHz in NZ
Receiving setup: Elad FDM-S2 SDR, Wellbrook ALA-1530S+ loop
QTH Marahau, Tasman District, New Zealand 41.00S 173.01E
Hi to BBC and all Antarctic base people from Moscow!
http://youtu.be/7FAwUi9WOQ4
Thank you, Dennis!
Here is my recording: https://youtu.be/EyQge-qUKCU
Location: Gura Humorului, Romania
Receiver setup: Eton E1XM, 60 longwire antenna.
Thanks, Tudor!