At about 1023 UTC on Friday 7th January 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Korea, broadcasting in the English language on 6185 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Voice of Korea’s Kujan 200kW transmitter. The broadcast consisted of various music.

The overall reception of the Voice of Korea was Fair. The signal strength was good, however, there was interference on the frequency from China Huyai Broadcasting Corporation in the Chinese language, and some bleed over from Radio Taiwan broadcasting in the Chinese language on 6180 kHz.

Below is a short video of my reception of the Voice of Korea.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 7th January 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 7th January 2022.

Next in the log on 4th January 2022, was Echo of Unification, NORTH KOREA, broadcasting in the Korean language on 5905 kHz. I tuned in at about 1159 UTC.

More information on Echo of Unification can be found on their website at……

https://www-tongilvoice-com

The overall reception was poor. This was due to Over the Horizon Radar on the band, and also another station on the same frequency, which I believed was China Radio International broadcasting in the Russian language.

Below is a video showing my reception of the Echo of Unification.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th January 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th January 2022

At about 1100 UTC on Tuesday the 4th day of January 2022, I tuned in to Echo of Hope, broadcasting from SOUTH KOREA in the Korean language on 3980 kHz.

The Echo of Hope was initially known as the Voice of Unification and was renamed Echo of Hope in 1973. it is operated by the South Korean National Intelligence Service.

The program was coming from the Hwaseong 100kW transmitter.

The overall reception of Echo of Hope was poor. There was significant interference on the frequency, possibly a jamming signal.

Below is a video showing my reception of Echo of Hope.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th January 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2021, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th January 2022.

Next in the log on 2nd January 2021, at 1054 UTC was Radio Television Malaysia RTM Wai in MALAYSIA, broadcasting on 11665 kHz in the Malaysian language.

The overall reception was poor. The signal strength was fair, but there was severe interference from adjoining stations. There was severe interference from the Voice of America in Chinese on 11660 kHz and CNR China on 11670 kHz. By 1105 UTC the signal had almost disappeared in amongst the interference.

Below is a short audio clip of my reception of RTM Malaysia.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 2nd January 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2021, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 2nd January 2022.

At about 1025 UTC on Sunday the 2nd January 2021, I tuned in to China National Radio CNR7 – The Great Bay, transmitting on 15550 kHz in the Cantonese language.

The broadcast was coming from their Beijing 100kW transmitter.

The overall reception of CNR7 was good.

Below is a video of my reception of CNR7.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 2nd January 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2021, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 2nd January 2022.

At 1200 UTC on 1st January 2022, I tuned in to the BBC World Service broadcasting on 15310 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the BBC Al Seela 125 kW transmitter which is located in the United Arab Emirates. The program consisted of the News and the World Book Club.

The overall reception of the BBC was good.

Below is a video showing my reception of the BBC.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 1st January 2022.

At about 1118 UTC on Saturday 1st January 2022, I tuned in to WTWW, in the USA. This was a new station for me. They were transmitting in the English language on 5085 kHz.

WTWW stands for ‘We Transmit World Wide’. The radio station is owned by Leap of Faith Inc, and was initially licenced as WBWW while under construction. It has been on the air since 19th February 2010.

The WTWW website has quite a few references to amateur radio. WTWW broadcasts the QSO Live show. Sponsors of WTWW include R & L Electronics (deal in amateur radio gear), The Spectrum Monitor, and Icom. You can also listen to Bob Heil’s Organ music on WTWW.

Their program consisted of various music. Their broadcast was coming from WTWW’s 100kW Lebanon, Tennessee transmitter.

More information can be found on their website at……

https://wtww.us/

The overall reception of WTWW was fair. This was mostly due to the signal being fair and there being moderate static crashes on the band.

Below is a short video of my reception of WTWW.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 1st January 2022.
2. World Radio TV Handbook, 2022
3. WTWW, 2022, <https://wtww.us/>, viewed 1st January 2022.