At about 1327 UTC on the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Ilbon-ui Baram broadcasting on 9650 kHz in the Korean language.

The station has been on air since July 2007. It is produced by the Japanese government agency ‘Headquarters for the Abduction Issue’, targeting Japanese citizens that are believed to have been abducted to North Korea between 1977 and 1983. The Japanese language broadcast is known as Furusato no Kaze (English: Wind from the Homeland), while the Korean language broadcast is known as Ilbon-ui Baram (Japanese: Nippon no Kaze; English: Wind from Japan).

More information can be found on their website at…..

https://www.rachi.go.jp/en/index.html

The overall reception of Ilbon-ui Barm was fair. There was a very evident ‘jamming’ signal on the frequency. There was also some ‘bleed over’ interference from China National Radio CNR1 on 9660 kHz.

Below is a short video of my reception of Ilbon-ui Baram.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 22nd July 2023.

At about 1458 UTC on Saturday the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio Exterior de Espana broadcasting on 15520 kHz in the Spanish language.

The broadcast was coming from the 200kW transmitter in Noblejas.

Above:- Map showing the location of Noblejas in Spain. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Radio Exterior de Espana was good. The signal progressively became stronger during the broadcast. Overall reception at the start of reception was fair.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Exterior de Espana.

References.

1. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 22nd July 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023.

At about 1441 UTC on Saturday the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Trans World Radio India broadcasting on 13690 kHz in the Hindi? language.

Trans World Radio India commenced broadcasting in 1978.

More information on TWR India can be found on their website at……

https://www.twr.in/about-us

The overall reception of TWR Radio India was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of TWR India.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <>, viewed 22nd July 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023.

At about 0741 UTC on the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio Marti broadcasting on 6030 kHz in the Spanish language.

Above:- Radio Marti broadcast studio. Image c/o Wikipedia.

Radio Marti is a USAGM funded service for listeners in Cuba. It was launched in May 1985 and is produced by Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

The broadcast was coming from the 125 kW transmitter in Greenville, USA.

Above:- Map showing the location of Greenville in the USA. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Radio Marti was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Marti.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 22nd July 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023

At about 0714 UTC on the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand broadcasting on 11725 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the Rangitaiki 50kW transmitter. The target area was the Pacific.

The overall reception of Radio New Zealand was excellent.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio New Zealand.

References.

1. Radio New Zealand, 2023, <https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/listen>, viewed 4th August 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023.

At about 0647 UTC on the 22nd day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio Ndarason Internationale broadcasting on 15505 kHz in the Kannada language.

Radio Ndarason Internationale has been on air since February 2018. It is produced by the Chad branch of South African based Okapi Consulting in partnership with the intergovernmental ‘Lake Chad Commission’.

Radion Ndarason Internationale has studios in N’Djamena in Chad, and Maiduguri in Nigeria. The station targets the Kanuri, Kanembu and Buduma-speaking populations in areas under the influence of Boko Haram in the Chad Basin region.

Radio Ndarason’s website states:-

“The main role of this radio is to serve as a tool against extreme violence. It serves as a platform to promote a local discourse among all actors affected by the current crisis in the Lake Chad region.”

The Kanuri word ‘ndarason’ translates to ‘wherever you go’.

The overall reception of Radio Ndarason International was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Ndarason Internationale.

References.

1. Radio Ndarason Internationale, 2023, <https://ndarason.com/en/about-us/>, viewed 4th August 2023.
2. Shortwave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 22nd July 2023.
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2023

At about 0604 UTC on the 18th day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio Dardasha broadcasting on 11655 kHz in the Arabic language.

The signal was coming from the 125 kW Nauen transmitter in Germany.

The overall reception of Radio Dardasha was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Dardasha.

References.

1. Bible Voice Broadcasting, 2023, <https://www.bvbroadcasting.org/listen/program/%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%b4%d8%a9-7dardasha-7/>, viewed 4th August 2023.

At about 1259 UTC on the 16th day of July 2023, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand broadcasting on 7440 kHz in the English language.

The overall reception of Radio New Zealand was fair-good. This was due to moderate interference from China Radio International broadcasting in the Chinese language on the same frequency.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio New Zealand.

References.

1. Radio NZ, 2023, <https://www.rnz.co.nz/>, viewed 4th August 2023.

At about 1238 UTC on Sunday 16th July 2023, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand broadcasting on 7425 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast came from the 50kW transmitter at Rangitaiki on the North Island of New Zealand. The target audience was NW Pacific, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

The overall reception of Radio New Zealand was good. There was some interference ‘bleed over’ from China Radio International on 7435 kHz broadcasting in the Chinese language.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio New Zealand.

References.

1. Radio NZ, 2023, <https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/listen>, viewed 4th August 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook

At about 1158 UTC on Sunday 16th July 2023, I tuned in to Myanma Radio broadcasting on 5915 kHz in the Burmese language.

The broadcast was coming from the 50KW Naypyidaw transmitter in Myanmar.

The overall reception of Myanmar Radio was poor – fair. There appeared to be an Over The Horizon Radar on the frequency and adjacent frequencies. There was some interference from CNR5 on 5925 kHz. There were static crashes on the band due to local storms in Australia.

Below is a short video of my reception of Myanma Radio.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 16th July 2023.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 16th July 2023.
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2023