At about 1231 UTC on the 18th day of June 2024, I tuned in to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s marine weather HF radio service VMW from Wiluna, Western Australia broadcasting on 6230 kHz.
VMW broadcasts for broadcasts for the High Seas for the Northern, Western and Southern high seas areas, and Coastal Waters areas off South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory.
More information can be found at…….http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/marine-weather-hf-radio.shtml
At about 1134 UTC on the 18th day of June 2024, I tuned in to China National Radio CNR8, broadcasting in the Korean language on 5975 kHz.
Above:- World globe showing China. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The signal was coming from the Beijing 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)
The overall reception of CNR8 was good. The signal strength was good and there was no interference on the frequency from other stations or stations on adjacent frequencies. There was only slight fading of the signal. There were very slight static crashes on the band.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of CNR8.
References.
At about 1130 UTC on the 16th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Radio Prague International, broadcasting in the Spanish language on 5010 kHz.
The signal was coming from the Okeechobee, Florida USA 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)
The overall reception Radio Prague International was poor. The signal strength was only fair-poor and there was severe interference from other stations. Static crashes on the band also made listening difficult.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Prague International.
References.
At about 1110 UTC on the 16th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Adventist World Radio broadcasting on 5050 kHz in the Spanish language.
The signal was coming from the Okeechobee, Florida 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)
The overall reception of Adventist World Radio was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was only slight fading of the signal. However, there were moderate static crashes on the band.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of Adventist World Radio.
References.
At about 1025 UTC on the 16th day of June 2024, I tuned into the Australian HF Touring Club frequency of 6820 kHz.
The HF Radio maintains base stations in NSW, QLD, NT, & WA, to enable members to communicate to and from anywhere in Australia.
More information can be found at……https://aussiehf.club/index.html
Below is a short video showing my reception.
References.
At about 1206 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to WWCR in the United States of America, broadcasting in the English language on 13845 kHz.
The signal was coming from the Nashville, Tennessee 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)
The program consisted of Country & Western music.
The overall reception of WWCR was good. The signal strength was strong and there was no interference from other stations. There was only slight fading on the signal.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of WWCR.
References.
At about 1011 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Bangkok Meteorological Radio, transmitting on 8743 kHz.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Thailand. Image c/o Wikipedia.
Below is a short video of my reception.
At about 0803 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand, broadcasting in the Pidgin language on 13690 kHz.
The signal was coming from the Rangitaiki 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)
The overall reception Radio New Zealand was excellent. The signal strength was very strong and there was no fading on the signal. There was no interference from other stations and because the signal was so strong, no atmospheric noise was detected.
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Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio New Zealand.
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