Chelmsford Calling World Service, broadcasting via WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida (USA), was logged on 14 January 2015. Chelmsford Calling World Service, presented by Jim Salmon, featured BDXC shortwave reports, a publication containing a list of stations in UK and Ireland, audio archives 1930s and 1940s British/American songs heard on shortwave, and lastly some techno/dance music. This broadcast was monitored from
23.05 to 00.00 UTC on
9.955 kHz.
Reception was fairly good in this quarter of the world for a change. SINPO was 35343 -- fair signal and clear audio, despite some atmospheric noise and fading; at around 23.35 UTC signal began to decline as grey-line between North America and South East Asia disappeared, degrading reception to 25232. Surprisingly, WRMI's signal remained audible after 00.10 UTC, although with less clarity.
Chelmsford Calling World Service is a light entertainment programme produced by Jim Salmon – ‘Sunny Jim’ from the Chelmsford Calling Network – set up with the aim of promoting radio technology past, present & future. Their programme is to be broadcast monthly via various short-wave relay stations around the world. It may also be heard online. Their aim is to re-create the fun and friendship of a regular short-wave programme.
Reception reports were emailed to Chelmsford Calling World Service and WRMI on 15 January 2015. The above eQSL from Chelmsford Calling World Service was received on the following day. A paper QSL from the UK arrived in the mail on 4 February 2015. WRMI verified on 3 August 2016.
Website:
www.chelmsfordcalling.com (Chelmsford Calling World Service)
wrmi.net/ (WRMI)
Email:
chelmcalling@gmail.com
info@chelmsfordcalling.com
info@chelmsfordcalling.co.uk
info@wrmi.net
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