At about 0757 UTC on 10th June 2024, I tuned in to Shannon Ireland VOLMET on 13264 kHz.
The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)
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At about 0940 UTC on the 16th day of May 2024, I tuned in to the Bureau of Meteorology’s marine weather HF radio service VMC broadcasting from Charleville, Queensland, on 2201 kHz.
VMC broadcasts for: Coastal Waters areas off Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania; and High Seas for the Northern, Southern, North Eastern and South Eastern high seas areas.
More information can be found at…….http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/marine-weather-hf-radio.shtml
At about 0919 UTC on the 16th day of May 2024, I tuned on to Bay Islands Radio, transmitting on 5045 kHz in the English language.
The station broadcasts from MacLeay Island in Queensland. Macleay Island is an island in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia. It is the second largest of the four Bay Islands, situated 30km from Brisbane in the Moreton Bay Marine Park at the southern end of Moreton Bay.
Above:- Map showing Macleay Island. Map c/o Google Maps.
The overall reception of Bay Islands Radio was good. The signal strength was good and unlike the last time I tuned in, there was only slight interference from stations on adjacent frequencies. There was only slight fading of the signal and very few static crashes on the band.
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Below is a video of my reception of Bay Islands Radio.
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At about 1239 UTC on the 14th day of May 2024, I tuned in to the Voice of Indonesia, transmitting on 3325 kHz in the Japanese language. This was followed by the English-language broadcast.
RRI Voice of Indonesia, or simply Voice of Indonesia (VOI) is an Indonesian international broadcaster. It was founded in 1945 and is the oldest Indonesian international media organization. It broadcasts via shortwave radio as well as streaming television and provides information about Indonesia to people around the world. RRI’s vision is “To Make RRI a Trusted and Global Public Broadcasting Institution.” (RRI 2024) (Wikipedia 2024)
The overall reception of the Voice of Indonesia was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was no interference from other stations on the same frequency, or on adjacent frequencies. There was only slight fading of the signal. There was some moderate atmospheric noise on the band – static crashes.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Indonesia.
References.
At about 1311 UTC on 12th May 2024, I tuned in to Bangkok HSD VOLMET on 6676 kHz.
The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)
References.
At about 0953 UTC on 12th May 2024, I tuned in to Australian VKA-930 VOLMET on 6676 kHz.
The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)
References.
At about 0953 UTC on 12th May 2024, I tuned in to Auckland VOLMET on 6679 kHz.
The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)
References.
At about 1302 UTC on 12th May 2024, I tuned in to some HF aircraft transmissions on 6673 kHz.
The map below shows the major World Air Route Areas-HF frequencies. The 6673 kHz falls in the Central-East Pacific area with the control transmissions being in San Francisco, USA.
The tones that can be heard in the short video below are known as SELCAL tones. Selective calling (SELCAL) is a radio system that can alert an aircraft’s crew that a ground radio station wishes to communicate with the aircraft. The SELCAL system uses a ground-based encoder and radio transmitter to broadcast an audio signal which is received by a decoder and radio receiver on board an aircraft. SELCAL allows an aircraft crew to be notified of incoming communications even when the aircraft’s radio is muted. (Wikipedia)
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At about 1001 UTC on the 11th day of May 20204, I tuned in to Radio Voz Missionaria, transmitting on 5940 kHz in the Portuguese language from Brazil.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Brazil in South America. Image c/o Wikipedia.
Radio Voz Missionaria’s studios are located in Camboriú – SC – Brazil. The antennas and transmitters are located on Rua Empreendedor S/N at the top of “Morro das Antenas” (Radio Voz Missionaria 2024)
Above:- Radio Voz Missionaria logo. Image c/o Radio Voz Missionaria website.
The overall reception Radio Voz Missionaria was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was no interference from other stations on the same frequency or on adjacent frequencies. There was some moderate fading of the signal.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Voz Missionaria.
References.
At about 0916 UTC on 11th May 2024, I tuned in to Taupo Marine Radio, New Zealand, broadcasting on 6224 kHz.
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