On 5th August 2025, I tuned in to Brisbane Radio on 8822 kHz.

Below is a short video of my reception.

At about 0600 UTC on Tuesday, 5th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Radio Prague International broadcasting on 15770 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the 100 kW transmitter in Okeechobee, Florida, USA. The program consisted of news and current affairs.

Above: Map showing the location of Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Radio Prague International was good.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Prague International.

References.

1. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].‌
2. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2025

At about 0544 UTC on Tuesday, 5th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the WRMI, USA broadcasting on 15770 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the 100 kW transmitter in Okeechobee, USA. The target audience was Eastern North America. The program consisted of music.

Above: Map showing the location of Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of WRMI was good.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

Below is a short video showing my reception of WRMI.

References.

1. World Radio TV Handbook 2025
2. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 5 Aug. 2025].‌
3. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 5 Aug. 2025].

At about 1202 UTC on Monday, 4th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the WTWW, USA,  broadcasting on 9930 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the transmitter in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. The program consisted of religious content including Brother Stair.

The overall reception of WTWW was good.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

Below is a short video showing my reception of WTWW.

References.

1. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].‌
2. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2025

At about 1039 UTC on Monday, 4th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Radio Romania International broadcasting on 15150 kHz in the French language.

The broadcast was coming from the 300 kW transmitter in Galbeni-Bacau, Romania. The target audience was Western Europe. The program consisted of commentary and music.

Above: Map showing the location of Galbeni-Bacau. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Radio Romania International was fair. The signal strength was fair. There was no interference from other stations on the frequency or on adjacent frequencies.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Romania International.

References.

1. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].‌
2. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 4 Aug. 2025].
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2025

At about 1220 UTC on Saturday, the 2nd day of August 2025, I tuned in to Radio Havana, Cuba, broadcasting on 13780 kHz in the Spanish language.

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

The overall reception of Radio Havana was good.

My equipment:-

• Yaesu FTdx101MP
• dipole antenna

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

References.

1. Shortwaveschedule.com. (2024). ShortwaveSchedule.com. [online] Available at: https://shortwaveschedule.com/‌ [Accessed 2 Aug. 2025].‌
2. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 2 Aug. 2025].
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2025

On 4th August 2025, I tuned in to some aircraft activity on 5643 kHz.

Below is a short video showing some of my reception of Auckland radio and aircraft travelling across the Tasman Sea.

The day after working Sean aeronautical mobile, I was fortunate to work another aeronautical mobile station, Denny KN6KNE, on 20m SSB.

Denny was aeronautical mobile in a Boeing 737 over Arizona, USA.

This was the 3rd time that I have spoken with Denny whilst he has been in the cockpit.

On 2nd August 2025, on 20m SSB, I made contact with Sean K8JSM, who was aeronautical mobile in a Boeing 767 south of Iceland.

Above:- Details of the flight. Image c/o flightradar

Sean was flying from Newark, New Jersey, USA to London, UK.

Above:- the route from New Jersey, USA to London, UK. Image c/o flightradar.

The map below shows how busy the airspace was around Sean’s flight.

Above: UAL940 south of Iceland. Image c/o flightradar.

Below is a short video of some of the QSO.

Here is a selection of the latest QSL cards arrived for VK5MAZ & VK5PAS.