Here is my latest VKFF award certificate for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program.

It is issued for having worked 1,850 different VKFF references in Australia.

Thank you to all of the VKFF activators. And thank you to Adam VK2YK, the VK5 VKFF State Rep for the certificate.

Last Friday I picked up another bakelite radio…..a His Master’s Voice (HMV) Little Nipper. The radio was manufactured 1954/1955 in Sydney, N.S.W.

I used a small piece of wire as an antenna, running along the kitchen floor.

Maritime Radio Service New Zealand transmitting on 4417 kHz.

Radio shack extensions are underway here.

At about 1320 UTC on the 7th day of August 2023, I tuned in to Bangkok VOLMET in Thailand, on 6676 kHz.

Above:- World globe showing the location of Thailand. Image c/o Wikipedia.

VOLMET broadcasts are designed to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words ‘vol’ meaning flight, and ‘meteo’ meaning weather.

More information on Bangkok VOLMET can be found at…..

http://www.gts.tmd.go.th/Broadcast/schedule.php

Below is a short video of my reception of Bangkok VOLMET.

References.

1. Skybrary, 2023, <https://skybrary.aero/articles/volmet>, viewed 8th August 2023.

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.