At about 1209 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to the BBC, broadcasting on 11695 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was targeting East Asia. The program consisted of news and current affairs.

The overall reception of the BBC was fair. The signal strength was good. There was interference from Radio Romania International broadcasting in the Arabic language on 11700 kHz.

Below is a video showing my reception of the BBC.

References.

1. BBC, 2022, <https://www.bbc.co.uk/> viewed 12th October 2022.

At about 1102 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to China National Radio CNR17, broadcasting on 12055 kHz, in the Kazakh language.

The broadcast was coming from the Lingshi 100 kW transmitter in China.

The program consisted of commentary and music.

The overall reception of the CNR17 was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was only slight fading of the signal. However listening pleasure was affected by ‘bleed-over’ interference from CNR1 broadcasting on 12045 kHz in the Chinese language. I also noted some digital signal interference on two occasions.

Below is a video showing my reception of the CNR17.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

At about 1052 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Mongolia, broadcasting on 12085 kHz, in the Japanese language.

The broadcast was coming from the Voice of Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar 250 kW transmitter. The program consisted of commentary.

The overall reception of the Voice of Mongolia was good. The signal strength was good and there was no interference from other stations. There was a humming type noise on the frequency.

Below is a video showing my reception of the Voice of Mongolia.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

At about 1130 UTC on 10th October 2022, I tuned in to Radio Prague International broadcasting in the Spanish language on 5010 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Okeechobee 100 KW transmitter in Florida the USA.

The overall reception of the Radio Prague International was good. The signal strength was strong and there was no interference from other stations on frequency or adjacent frequencies. There were some static crashes on the band from local storms in Australia.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Prague International.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 10th October 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 10th October 2022.

At about 1134 UTC on 30th September 2022, I tuned in to All India Radio broadcasting in the Dari language on 9950 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Delhi (Kingsway) 100 KW transmitter in India.

The program consisted of commentary and traditional music.

The overall reception of All India Radio was good. The signal strength was strong and there was only slight fading of the signal which was generally very stable. There was no interference from stations on the same frequency or from adjacent frequencies. However a USB signal occasionally appeared on the frequency – not sure of the origin of that signal.

Below is a short video showing my reception of All India Radio.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 30th September 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 30th September 2022.

At about 1237 UTC on 29th September 2022, I tuned in to KSDA Adventist World Radio broadcasting in the Korean language on 9590 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Agat 100 KW transmitter in North Marianna Islands.

The program consisted of commentary and some music.

The overall reception of the KSDA was fair. There appeared to be some sort of jamming signal on the frequency.

Below is a short video showing my reception of KSDA.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 29th September 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 29th September 2022.

At about 1230 UTC on 24th September 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of America broadcasting in the Korean language on 9490 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Agignan Point 100 KW transmitter in the Marianna Islands.

The program consisted of western pop music.

The overall reception of the Voice of America was poor. There was severe interference from an obvious jamming signal on the frequency.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of America.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 24th September 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 24th September 2022.

At about 1211 UTC on 24th September 2022, I tuned in to China Huyai Broadcasting Company broadcasting in the Chinese language on 6185 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Chengdu 15 KW transmitter in China.

The program consisted of music with the target audience in Taiwan.

The overall reception of China Huayi Broadcasting Corporation was was fair. There was interference from China National Radio broadcasting on 6180 kHz and PBS Xinjiang on 6190 kHz.

Below is a short video showing my reception of China Huayi Broadcasting Company.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 24th September 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 24th September 2022.

On Sunday 23rd October 2022, as part of 2022 PerthTech, myself, Hans VK6XN, and Phil VK6ADF will be taking hams out into the field to activate parks. For many, this will be their first VKFF park activation. We should be on air from around 0530 UTC.

Parks to be activated:-

• Paul VK5PAS/6 – Walyunga National Park VKFF-0516

• Hans VK6XN – Beelu National Park VKFF-0632.

• Phil VK6ADF – John Forest National Park VKFF-0250.

Please consider heading out into a VKFF park yourself to make contact with the VK6 activators. We hope to get you in the log.

If you do plan to head out, please place an alert on parksnpeaks.

More information on PerthTech can be found at……..

https://www.vk6.net/perthtech_1

I recently received a QSL card from Bible Voice Broadcasting re my reception of their station on 15300 kHz on 2nd March 2022.