On the 30th May 2025, I attended a World Radio TV Handbook ‘Radio Unplugged’ presentation by Microsoft Teams. It was entitled ‘DXing Through Time and was presented by Rob Wagner VK3BVW.

It was a very interesting presentation. Well done, Rob.

The full presentation can be found on YouTube.

Rob has an excellent website which can be found at…..

https://medxr.blogspot.com/

At about 0625 UTC on Wednesday, the 22nd day of June 2025, I tuned in to Vatican Radio, broadcasting on 11815 kHz in the Ukrainian language.

The signal was coming from the 250 kW transmitter in Santa Maria di Galeria. (Short Wave Info 2024)

Above:- Map showing the location of the Vatican. Image c/o Wikipedia.

The overall reception of Vatican Radio was good.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

Below is a short video showing my reception of Vatican Radio.

References.

1. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 22 Jun. 2025].‌
2. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 22 Jun. 2025].