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.
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.
Above:- Yunnan province, China. Image c/o Wikipedia
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.
On 14th November 2021, I logged Hope Radio broadcasting from PALAU in the Pacific in the English language on 9965 kHz.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Palau in the Pacific. Image c/o Wikipedia
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.
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.
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.
My final station logged on Saturday 13th November 2021 was Radio Dap Loi Song Nui, VIETNAM, broadcasting in the Vietnamese language on 9670 kHz.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Vietnam. Image c/o Wikipedia.
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.
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.
Above: Richard Wumbrand. Image c/o Wikipedia
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 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.
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.
Third in my log on Saturday 13th November 2021 was the Pyongyang Broadcasting Station in NORTH KOREA, broadcasting on 3320 kHz in the Korean language.
The broadcast was originating from their Pyongyang 100 KW transmitter.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Korea. Image c/o Wikipedia
The overall reception of Pyongyang Broadcasting Station was good. The signal strength was good and there was no interference on the frequency or from adjacent stations. However, there were moderate static crashes due to storms out in the Tasman Sea.
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Below is a short video of my reception of PBS on 3320 kHz.
Second in my log for Saturday 13th November 2021 was Saudi Radio transmitting in the Arabic language on 15380 kHz in the 19m band.
The Saudi Radio broadcast consisted of male announcers speaking in Arabic and middle eastern music.
The transmitter for this broadcast is located in Riyadh and is 500 kW.
The overall reception of Saudi Radio was fair. The signal strength was good but there was significant interference on the frequency from CNR1 Voice of China in the Chinese language.
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Below is a short video of my reception of Saudi Radio.
Unfortunately according to the World Radio TV Handbook, they do not QSL.
On Saturday 13th November 2021 I tuned in to China Radio International broadcasting in the English language on 17490 kHz in the 16m band. This was a new frequency for me for CRI.
The broadcast was coming from the Kashi-Saibagh transmitter site. Kashgar Prefecture, also known as Kashi Prefecture, is located in southwestern Xinjiang, China, located in the Tarim Basin region. The transmitter power is 500kW.
The CRI broadcast included the news and the China Plus program.
The overall reception of CRI was good. The signal strength was good and there was nil interference on the frequency or from adjacent frequencies. The band was very quiet with no static or atmospheric noise. There was slight fading on CRI’s signal.
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Below is a video of my reception of CRI on 17490 kHz.
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