WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 18)
UK "Fifty years of transmitting at BBC Woofferton 1943 - 1993" covers
the social and technical history of this major transmitting station. It is
probably the most extensive history of a short wave station that is
presently available. Jeff Cant started it in 1990 at the request of BBC
Transmission management and an earlier version was issued at the time of
the station's 50th anniversary in 1993. In his retirement, Jeff has
developed it much further (including 90 pictures) and I am delighted to
say that he has contributed it for publication on this web site. It is a
75 page PDF document in which Jeff weaves technical, personal and
organisational issues together and paints a very interesting picture of
life at the station.
Website:
(Dave Porter-UK, via Mike Barraclough-UK direct Dec 15)
Droitwich Calling Another excellent and well illustrated article just
added to the bbceng.info site:
In 1989 two ex-Droitwich transmitter engineers, John Phillips and Peter
Mellors were asked to set up a broadcasting exhibition in Droitwich as
part of the Town's heritage. At that time much of the transmitting
station's original equipment had been scrapped as a result of
modernisation, but some items were rescued. The centrepiece of the display
is the old transmitter control desk from the 1960-1989 period, rewired to
simulate its original working conditions. A recorded commentary and
further exhibits illustrate the station's history. People with an interest
in the subject will find it to be well worth a visit. In 1994 John
Phillips produced "Droitwich Calling - The Story of Droitwich Transmitting
Station" and I am delighted to say that he has contributed it for
publication on this web site, complete with 18 additional pictures. The
result of John's work is a definitive record of this important
transmitting station.
(via Mike Barraclough, WDXC_UK via dxld Dec 18)
UZBEKISTAN B-06 for CVC International via TAC=Tashkent:
English to India
0100-0300 on 7355 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0300-0600 on 13685 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
Hindi to India
0100-0400 on 9570 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg
0400-1100 on 13630 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg
1100-1400 on 9500 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg
1400-2000 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 19)
VATICAN STATE [and non] Vatican Radio B-06 season.
Africa Programmes
0230 FRENCH 7360
0300 ENGLISH 7360
0330 KISWAHILI 7360 9660
0345 SOMALI 7360 9660 Sat
0400 AMHARIC, TIGRIGNA 7360 9660
0430 FRENCH 7360 9660
0500 ARABIC 1260 9645 11715
0500 ENGLISH 7360 9660 11625
0530 PORTUGUESE 7360 9660 11625
0600 FRENCH 7360 9660 11625
0630 ENGLISH 7360 9660 11625
0630 MASS IN LATIN 585 1530 9645 15595
0700 ITALIAN nx-FRENCH nx-ENGLISH nx 585 1530 9645 15595 weekdays