On 17th July 2025, I tuned into some Australian aviation non-directional beacons (NDB).
These NDBs transmit radio signals that aircraft can use to determine their bearing relative to the beacon.
Below is a short video of my reception.
Daily Archives: July 30, 2025
Radio 567, Australia – 4970 kHz
At about 1229 UTC on Wednesday, the 16th day of July 2025, I tuned in to Radio 567, New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting on 4970 kHz in the English language.
The broadcast was being transmitted from Wee Waa in New South Wales and consisted of music.
The overall reception of Radio 567 was fair. There was no interference from other stations, and there were slight static crashes on the band.
| S | I | N | P | O |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
My equipment:-
- Yaesu FTdx101MP
- dipole antenna
Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio 567.
References.
- Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 16 Jul. 2025].
- World Radio TV Handbook 2025
- Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2025].
KBS World Radio – 9570 kHz
At about 1158 UTC on Wednesday, the 16th day of July 2025, I tuned in to KBS World Radio in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), broadcasting on 5920 kHz in the Indonesian language.
Above: World globe showing the location of South Korea. Image c/o Wikipedia
The broadcast was being transmitted from the Kimjae 100 kW transmitter in South Korea.
The overall reception of KBS World Radio was good. There was some slight interference from China Radio International in the Cantonese language on the same frequency. There was some occasional interference from a digital type signal.
| S | I | N | P | O |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
My equipment:-
- Tecsun S-2000
- Alpha Delta DX sloper antenna
Below is a short video showing my reception of KBS World Radio.
References.
- World Radio TV Handbook 2025
- Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2025].
- Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 16 Jul. 2025].
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