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Sheigra Dxpedition Log 1985-2020 SHEIGRA DXPEDITION LOG 1985-2020 A compilation of mediumwave logs from Sheigra DXpeditions Part 1: The Americas Sheigra DXpedition Log This is a compilation of logs from past Sheigra DXpeditions for stations heard in the Americas (a separate compilation has been made for those stations heard in Africa, Asia and the Pacific). Sheigra is a small crofting village in the North West Scottish Highlands. The A838 makes its way to Rhiconich where the B801 branches off to Kinlochbervie. To arrive the traveller must pass through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The Scottish Highlands are a vast and unique place. At the head of Loch Inchard, the side road follows the northern shore to the fishing port of Kinlochbervie, four miles northwest of Rhiconich. Beautifully situated, the B801, both single and double tack, is the narrow winding road leading north-westwards from Rhiconich with splendid views towards the lonely mountain Reay Forest, dominated by Foinaven and heads west to Kinlochbervie. Through the crofting townships of Achriesgill, Inshegra, Badcall Inchard and Oldshoremore to Blairmore and Balchrick, the road continues for some four miles towards the open sea with fine views, and ends beyond Balchrick at Sheigra, the last habitation on the west coast and a small hamlet of the western coastline. The first visit to the area took place in 1979, when Dave Kenny, Chris Greenway and James Hobson ventured north for a mini-DXpedition based in nearby Oldshoremore, just a short distance away from Sheigra. The first DXpedition to Sheigra itself took place in October 1985 with Mark Hattam, John Faulkner, Ian Kelly and David Hyams travelling north to Sutherland, whilst the latest was in October 2020 with Dave Kenny and Alan Pennington. As the results show in the two compilations, some excellent reception has been heard over the years and Sheigra can boast having been the place where both Alaska and Australia have been heard in the British Isles, probably for the first time since the 1930's. Both compilations have been put together from all of the past Sheigra DXpedition Reports, with extra logs added from some personal logbooks. This explains why there may be additional entries for some stations on certain DXpeditions. On the other hand, some participants didn't log the easier-to-hear stations on some of the earlier DXpeditions, which is quite understandable, hence the absence of these when they would have almost certainly been present. There may very well be errors or omissions in both compilations. However, these can be corrected and a new new version made without difficulty. Please advise Tony Rogers of anything that needs amending. Thanks. The original DX base where it all began in 1985! The aerials were fed out of the window in the kitchen extension to the right. The two cottages used since November 2002 appear in the photograph at the end of the compilation. Dates of Sheigra DXpeditions Participants 1 3-12 October 1985 John Faulkner / Mark Hattam / David Hyams / Ian Kelly 2 10-15 March 1986 Barry Davies / John Faulkner 3 19-29 October 1986 Barry Davies 4 7-16 March 1987 Barry Davies / Derek Taylor 5 27 October-4 November 1987 Barry Davies 6 8-22 November 1987 Mark Hattam / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 7 29 October-12 November 1988 Mark Hattam / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 8 27 November-5 December 1988 Barry Davies 9 6-11 March 1989 Barry Davies 10 24 September-8 October 1989 Mark Hattam / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 11 5-12 November 1989 Barry Davies 12 10-22 March 1990 Martin Hall / Mark Hattam / John Williams / Steve Whitt 13 29 September-12 October 1990 Martin Hall / Mark Hattam / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 14 14-24 November 1990 Barry Davies 15 6-12 January 1991 Barry Davies 16 6-19 April 1991 Martin Hall / Mark Hattam / Steve Whitt 17 19-26 October 1991 Barry Davies 18 1-6 December 1991 Barry Davies 19 14-27 November 1992 Martin Hall / Mark Hattam / Dave Kenny / Clive Rooms 20 31 October-19 November 1993 Dave Kenny / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 21 15-22 October 1994 Barry Davies 22 29 October-12 November 1994 George Brown / Martin Hall / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt, followed by 12-22 November 1994 Dave Kenny / Graham Powell / Tony Rogers 23 2-7 January 1995 John Faulkner 24 24-28 October 1995 John Faulkner 25 28 October-11 November 1995 Martin Hall / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt, followed by 11-24 November 1995 Dave Kenny / Graham Powell / Tony Rogers 26 3-6 January 1996 Barry Davies 27 30 March-6 April 1996 John Faulkner 28 26 October-15 November 1996 Graham Bell / George Brown / Martin Hall / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 29 28 December 1996-4 Jan 1997 Barry Davies 30 25 January-1 February 1997 Han Hardonk / Stef Isken / Ben Korbeeck / Henk Poortvliet / Evert van Beek 31 1-15 February 1997 Dave Kenny / Graham Powell / Tony Rogers 32 25 October-14 November 1997 Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt 33 30 December 1997-6 Jan 1998 Barry Davies 34 10-23 January 1998 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Duncan Stanworth 35 31 October-13 November 1998 Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt / John Williams 36 28 November-11 December 1998 Dave Kenny / Graham Powell / Tony Rogers 37 29 December 1998-4 Jan 1999 Barry Davies 38 23-29 October 1999 Barry Davies 39 30 October-12 November 1999 George Brown / Clive Rooms / Steve Whitt / John Williams 40 13-26 November 1999 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Duncan Stanworth 41 21-27 October 2000 Barry Davies 42 28 October-10 November 2000 George Brown / Clive Rooms / Stefan Schliephacke / Vince Stevens / Steve Whitt 43 11-24 November 2000 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 44 24 February-9 March 2001 Dave Kenny / Tony Rogers 45 3-16 November 2001 Clive Rooms / Stefan Schliephacke / Steve Whitt 46 9-15 March 2002 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 47 2-15 November 2002 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 48 6-19 November 2004 Dave Kenny / Tony Rogers 49 6-19 October 2007 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Tony Rogers 50 27 September-10 October 2008 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Tony Rogers 51 2-16 October 2009 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Tony Rogers 52 1-14 October 2011 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 53 5-19 October 2012 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Tony Rogers 54 5-18 October 2013 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington / Tony Rogers 55 7-20 March 2015 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 56 29 October-12 November 2016 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 57 11-24 November 2017 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 58 12-25 October 2019 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington 59 10-23 October 2020 Dave Kenny / Alan Pennington _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sheigra DXpedition Reports A selection of Sheigra DXpedition Reports can be found on the British DX Club website at www.bdxc.org.uk/articles. These include logbooks for specific DXpeditions, along with a description of the aerials, reception conditions, and other information (including the weather, which can be quite varied in that far north-western corner of Scotland!) 530 kHz CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Radio Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos kHz Date UTC Details DXP 530 02/11/95 0010 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. Move from 532 kHz (see below), USB only §25 530 31/10/96 2300 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. "5-30 AM South Caicos, British West Indies", SS rel px §28 530 30/01/97 0003 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. Names of people who have given gifts! §30 530 13/02/97 2359 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. SS religious px with EE ID on the hour §31 530 26/10/97 0707 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. SS religion, massive signal §32 530 11/01/98 2330 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. Ads, promos, ID, Paterson NJ address §34 530 02/03/01 0047 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos . PP religious talk, USA address, ID's §44 530 10/11/02 0800 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. EE ID "Radio Vision Cristiana International 530 AM", SS religion §47 532 kHz CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Radio Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos kHz Date UTC Details DXP 532 30/10/95 0001 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. Full EE ID, SS ID jingle §25 535 kHz CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Radio Grenada, St George's, Grenada kHz Date UTC Details DXP 535 09/11/87 2348 R Grenada, St George's. BBC WS nx, time pips, ID §6 535 02/11/95 0010 R Grenada, St George's. EE Caribbean accent, on LSB §25 535 11/11/96 0130 R Grenada, St George's. End of US religious px §28 Radio Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos kHz Date UTC Details DXP 535 02/11/93 0600 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. SS religion, WWRV IDs in EE §20 535 31/10/94 0704 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. EE ID WWRV Paterson NJ & RVC §22 535 16/11/94 0058 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. EE ID at 0059 over SS programming §22 535 18/11/94 0100 R Visión Cristiana Int, South Caicos. ID in SS and EE "Broadcasting from Paterson, New Jersey, by satellite to the world, this is WWRV New York 13-30 AM with Radio Visión Cristiana Internacional 5-35 AM South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies" §22 540 kHz CANADA CBGA-1 Grande Anse NB kHz Date UTC Details DXP 540 11/03/02 0830 CBGA-1 Grande Anse NB (pres). French Canadian talk // 1250 §46 540 28/09/08 2300 CBGA-1 Grande Anse NB.
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