At about 1250 UTC on Sunday the 6th day of August 2023, I tuned in to Radio Thailand on 9385 kHz in the English language.

The program consisted of news.

The overall reception of Radio Thailand was excellent.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Thailand.

References.

1. Radio Thailand, 2023, <http://nbt1.prd.go.th/>, viewed 8th August 2023.

At about 1208 UTC on Sunday the 6th day of August 2023, I tuned in to KNLS Alaska broadcasting on 9695 kHz in the English language.

The program consisted of music and religious content.

The overall reception of KNLS was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of KNLS.

References.

1. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 8th August 2023.

At about 0725 UTC on Sunday the 6th day of August 2023, I tuned in to China Radio International broadcasting on 17710 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast included music.

The transmission was coming from the 500 kW Beijing transmitter in China.

The overall reception of China Radio International was excellent.

Below is a short video of my reception of China Radio International.

References.

1. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 6th August 2023.

At about 1331 UTC on Saturday the 5th day of August 2023, I tuned in to the Voice of Korea North Korea broadcasting on 15245 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast included music and the Listeners Mailbag program.

The transmission was coming from the 200 kW Kjuang transmitter in North Korea.

The overall reception of the Voice of Korea was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of the Voice of Korea.

References.

1. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 5th August 2023.

At about 1248 UTC on Saturday the 5th day of August 2023, I tuned in to Radyo Denge Welat broadcasting on 17460 kHz in the Kurdish language.

Denge Welat ‘Voice of Homeland’ replaced Denge Kurdistane on the 1st day of October 2017. It was originally launched as Denge Mezopotamaya in September 2012. The station broaadcasts in support of ‘Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane’ (PKK) – the Kurdistan Workers Party, which strives for the establishment of an independent state of Kurdistan. This consists of the territories that are currently part of Eastern Turkey, Northern Iraq, Western Iran, and Northern Syria.

Above:- World globe showing Kurdish inhabited areas. Image c/o Wikipedia.

The broadcast mainly contained music.

The transmission was coming from the 100 kW Tashkent transmitter in Uzbekistan.

The overall reception of Denge Welat was good. There was a squealing type of noise on the frequency. The World Radio TV Handbook 2023 reports that the station’s transmissions are jammed, so this is likely what I heard.

Below is a short video of my reception of Denge Welat.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 5th August 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023.

Received yesterday. QSL card from 3C3CA in Equatorial Guinea in Africa.

I received this certificate a few days ago via email for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program.

It is issued for having worked five (5) French park activators during July.

Thanks to Fabien F4HRR the Awards Manager, and thanks to all of the FFF activators.

eQSL card received in the past few days from KBS World Radio, South Korea for my reception of their station on 1st August 2023.

QSL card received via email from Alcaravan in Colombia regarding my reception of their station on 30th July 2023.

Thanks to Rafael Rodriguez the QSL Manager.

At about 1322 UTC on Tuesday the 1st day of August 2023, I tuned in to Ilbon-ui Baram broadcasting on 15475 kHz in the Korean language. At 1330 UTC, the Japanese language broadcast Furusato no Kaze commenced.

The station has been on air since July 2007. It is produced by the Japanese government agency ‘Headquarters for the Abduction Issue’, targeting Japanese citizens that are believed to have been abducted to North Korea between 1977 and 1983. The Japanese language broadcast is known as Furusato no Kaze (English: Wind from the Homeland), while the Korean language broadcast is known as Ilbon-ui Baram (Japanese: Nippon no Kaze; English: Wind from Japan).

More information can be found on their website at…..

https://www.rachi.go.jp/en/index.html

The broadcast was coming from the Tashkent 100kW transmitter in Uzbekistan.

Above:- Map showing the location of the transmitter site at Tashkent. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Ilbon-ui Baram was good. There did appear to be some form of interference on the frequency, possibly deliberate. The World Radio TV Handbook 2023 reports that the station is often jammed.

Below is a short video of my reception of the Ilbon-ui Baram transmission.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 5th August 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook 2023.