Some time ago I purchased a WSPRLite Flexi from SOTA Beams in the UK. Tonight I hooked it up to my 5 element yagi which was beaming to the northeast out across the Pacific towards the USA. With a 200mW signal, I was amazed in just a few transmissions who was hearing me.
Within just 20 minutes I was being heard in VK4, New Zealand, USA, and the Canary Islands.
The map below is from VK7JJ’s website. It shows my contacts.
I will keep the WSPRLite on tonight and see what happens.
I then tuned in to the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran at 1255 UTC on 15th November 2021. They were broadcasting in the Pashto language on 9510 kHz.
RIB World Service, also known as Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the official international broadcasting radio network of Iran.
The radio network commenced broadcasting in 1956 with the aim of familiarizing the world with Iran’s history and culture, its different regions, and historical sites. Following the Iranian Revolution, elaborating on the revolution’s stances and the ideals of the Islamic Republic system were put high on the radio’s agenda.
The overall reception of the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran was fair. There was significant interference from CNR2 China on 9515 kHz and bleed over from CNR1 China on 9500 kHz
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Below is a video showing my reception of the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Radio Thailand was next in the log on 15th November 2021. I tuned in at 1218 UTC to their English language broadcast on 1226 UTC.
Radio Thailand is the public radio station in Thailand, owned by the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand. The station has six FM national radio, 65 FM provincial radio, 4 AM national radio, 46 AM provincial radio and World Service.
The overall reception of Radio Thailand was excellent. The signal was excellent and there was no interference on the frequency or on adjacent frequencies. There was only slight fading of the signal.
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Below is a video showing my reception of Radio Thailand.
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Next in the log on 15th November 2021 was WRNO broadcasting on 7505 kHz in the English language.
WRNO (also known as WRNO Worldwide) is a commercial shortwave radio station that commenced international broadcasting on the 18th day of February 18, 1982.
The overall reception of WRNO was good. I did note some USB signals on or around the frequency which I suspect to be Indonesian fishing ships or something similar.
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Below is a video of my reception of WRNO.
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On 15th November 2021, I logged Radio Marti broadcasting in the Spanish language on 6030 kHz.
Radio Marti’s broadcast consisted of Spanish language music.
The overall reception of Radio Marti was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was just slight fading on the signal. There was no interference on the frequency or from adjacent stations. There were some static crashes on the band.
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Below is a video of my reception of Radio Marti.
References.
On 15th November 2021, I logged the Yunnan Radio, broadcasting in the Chinese language on 6035 kHz.
Yunnan s a landlocked province in the southwest of China. The province spans approximately 394,000 square kilometres and has a population of 48.3 million. The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, autonomous regions of Guangxi, and Tibet as well as Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.
The station was launched on the 1st day of October 1986. The station’s headquarters is located in Kunming. The transmitter power is 50kW. Until 2018 the station was known as the Voice of Shangri-La.
The overall reception of Yunnan Radion was fair. The signal strength was fair, but there appeared to be a ‘jamming’ signal on the frequency and I also noted a Jamming and an Over The Horizon Radar signal on the frequency.
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Below is a short video of my reception of Yunnan Radio.
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On 14th November 2021, I logged Hope Radio broadcasting from PALAU in the Pacific in the English language on 9965 kHz.
Hope Radio broadcasts religious programs into South East Asia from the island of Palau in the Pacific. Hope Radio’s mission is to preach the gospel in the most populated parts of the world.
The Hope Radio shortwave station on Palau was founded by George Otis Sr. of High Adventure Ministries. It was later sold to LeSEA Broadcasting under the late Dr Lester Sumrall’s ministry. In September 2020, Apostle Joe Perozich became the CEO of the station and established Hope Radio.
There is an interesting video on the Hope Radio website which explains the history of the station.
https://www.hoperadio.net/contact
Hope Radio welcomes reception reports. Emailed reports receive an e-QSL verification card. Mailed reports receive a physical QSL card. You can download a Reception Report on their website.
https://www.hoperadio.net/reception-report
The overall reception of Hope Radio was fair to good. The signal strength was good but there was moderate interference from the Sound of Hope on 9970 kHz.
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Below is a video showing my reception of Hope Radio.
References.
My final station logged on Saturday 13th November 2021 was Radio Dap Loi Song Nui, VIETNAM, broadcasting in the Vietnamese language on 9670 kHz.
The station was launched on the 15th day of May 2011 and is owned by Vietnam Democracy Radio who is based in San Jose, California, USA.
The overall reception of the station was fair. The signal strength was strong and there was only slight fading on the signal. However, there appeared to be a deliberate ‘jamming’ signal on the frequency. It sounded like a ‘siren’. This made listening pleasure difficult.
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Below is a video of my reception of Radio Dap Loi Song Nui.
References.
Next in the log on Saturday 13th November 2021 was another new one for me. It was a ‘clandestine’ station called the Voice of the Martyrs, broadcasting on 9930 kHz in the Korean language.
The Voice of the Martyrs traces its roots back to Romania and a Lutheran pastor named Richard Wurmbrand, an ethnic Jew who faced persecution from the fascists during World War II. Following the war, he faced persecution at the hands of the Communist successors.
Wurmbrand was captured by the Communists and imprisoned without trial. He was tortured in the hopes that he would reveal information about the underground church, however, he refused to co-operate. He spent 14 years in prison before being formally ransomed out of Romania for $10,000.
In 1967 he formed an organisation that would subsequently become the Voice of the Martyrs.
Numerous Voice of the Martyrs organisations were established around the world. The Korean branch of Voice of the Martyrs dates back as early as 1967, when a small band of South Koreans together with Wurmbrand organised to smuggle Bibles into North Korea via balloon and through radio, spread God’s word. Voice of the Martyrs Korea was officially founded in 2001 by the Reverend Doctors Eric and Hyun Sook Foley.
The Voice of the Martyrs Korea broadcast three times daily in the Korean language.
More information can be found on the Voice of the Martyrs Korea website at…..
https://vomkorea.com/en/project/northkorea/
The overall reception of the Voice of the Martyrs was fair to poor. This was due to apparent deliberate ‘jamming’ of the signal. The World Radio TV Handbook reports jamming in parts of the target area, and this is definitely what I experienced.
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Below is a video showing my reception of the Voice of the Martyrs.
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Next in the log on Saturday 13th November 2021 was Reach Beyond Australia broadcasting on 11905 kHz in the Japanese language.
Reach Beyond in Australia commenced broadcasting to the Asia Pacific region on the shortwave bands in 2003. Until 2014 the station was known as HCJB Australia.
Below is a 2019 promotional video from Reach Beyond Australia.
Reach Beyond Australia uses large high gain antennas to direct their transmission signal. Some antennas can cover several countries at once whereas other specialty antennas radiate a selective narrow beam to provide maximum signal strength for particular listeners.
Reach Beyond Australia’s Parabolic Antenna can be directed at different parts of Asia, including countries such as India, Myanmar and Japan. Reach Beyond Australia also has a number of simpler Dipole Antennas that provide coverage of Asia as well as the Pacific Islands.
The overall reception of Reach Beyond Australia was excellent. There was no fading on the signal and no interference. Absolute ‘arm chair’ copy.
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Below is a short video of my reception of Reach Beyond Australia.
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