At about 1118 UTC on Tuesday the 14th December 2021, I tuned in to the Voice of the Strait, CHINA, broadcasting on 4900 kHz.

The Voice of the Strait was founded on the 24th day of August 1958. Its predecessor was the PLA Fujian Front Line Broadcasting Station. The station is reported to be run by the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) Base 311, which is reported to be primarily responsible for psychological warfare operations against Taiwan.

The broadcast consisted of a music program with Chinese and western pop music.

The overall reception of the Voice of the Strait was good. If it were not for the static crashes, the overall reception would have been excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of the Strait.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://short-wave.info/>, viewed 14th December 2021.
2. Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_the_Strait>, viewed 14th December 2021.

At about 0830 UTC on Sunday the 12th day of December 2021, I tuned in to Hope Radio, PALAU, broadcasting in the English language on 15680 kHz.

I had tuned in to Hope Radio previously in November on 9965 kHz, so this was a new frequency for me.

This was Hope Radio’s Angel 4 station which was broadcasting to South-East Asia.

The overall reception of Hope Radio was good. The signal strength was fair-good. There was absolutely no interference from nearby stations. There was slight fading of the signal.

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

References.

1. Hope Radio, 2021, <https://www.hoperadio.net/>, viewed 12th December 2021.
2. Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th Decembver 2021.

Yesterday in the mail I received a QSL card from Radio Prague International. I tuned in to Radio Prague on 8th November 2021.

Here is a selection of QSL cards received here over the past few weeks.

VK5PAS

VK5PAS portable.

VK5PAS mobile.

VK5MAZ.

About a week ago I received a QSL card from Adventist World Radio – The Voice of Hope. I tuned in to the Voice of Hope on 17th October 2021 on 15715 kHz.

A few weeks ago I ordered a new book on the internet, entitled ‘Adelaide’s Early Radios and Tape Recorders‘ written by Neville Ellison. What a brilliant read. It details the history of radio manufacturers in South Australia.

In the last day, I have finalised the results for the 2021 VKFF Activation Weekend which was held on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November 2021.

It was the biggest VKFF Activation Weekend ever.

• Total number of activators – 67
• Total number of parks – 126
• Total QSOs – 4,652
• Total Park to to Park contacts – 2,032

Below you can find the Summary I have prepared for the weekend.

Received my Remembrance Day (RD) Contest certificate in the past few days.

Third place in the Single Operator Phone section.

Thanks to all who called me during the RD and thanks to the Awards Manager.

In 2021 I launched a special award for the Australian chapter of the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program, the 2021 VKFF Ladies Award. The award is open to both activators and hunters. More information on the award can be found at…….

https://www.wwffaustralia.com/2021-vkff-ladies-award.html

My wife Marija VK5MAZ has now qualified for the Diamond and Sapphire Activator certificates.

And I have qualified for the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Hunter certificates.

THANK YOU to all of the ladies in the VKFF program who get out there and activate.

About a week or so ago I received my latest WWFF global Hunter certificate.

It is issued for having worked 1,944 different WWFF references.

Thank you to all of the activators and thank you to Karl DL1JKK the Awards Manager.