On 24th August 2025, I decided to fire up the Pearce Simpson Super Bengal and have a listen. There was quite a bit of action with the USA and New Zealand coming in, along with the Northern Territory.
My CB antenna is a Horizons Australia 5.2 metre long vertical on the top of one of my towers.
Below is a video of some of what I heard.
At about 0906 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Voice of Mongolia, broadcasting on 12085 kHz in the English language.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Mongolia. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The broadcast was coming from the 250 kW transmitter in Ulaanbaatar. The target audience was the Far East.
The overall reception of the Voice of Mongolia was fair.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Mongolia.
References.
At about 0855 UTC on Saturday 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Austravel Safety Net, transmitting on 5127 kHz, from Western Australia.
Austravel Safety Net Inc. is a not-for-profit HF radio club that is run by volunteers and was established to provide an affordable recreational HF radio communications network for its members. (Austravel 2023)
Below is a link to the Austravel Safety Net website:
https://www.austravelsafetynet.org.au/node/2
Below is a short video of my reception.
References.
At about 0805 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to an unknown station, broadcasting on 12085 kHz.
The broadcast consisted of music including The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, and Harry Styles.
I have been unable to identify what station this is. I initially thought it may have been Radio Delta International, but the music did not match what was being played on their livestream on their website.
The overall reception was fair. By 0825 UTC, the station had severely faded into the static crashes.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception.
References.
At about 0609 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to Radio Romania International, broadcasting on 9700 kHz in the German language.
The broadcast was coming from the 300 kW transmitter at Tiganesti, Romania. The target audience was Western Europe.
The overall reception of Radio Romania International was good.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Romania International.
References.
0605 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to XSQ Guangzhou Radio, transmitting on 17398 kHz.
Below is a video of my reception.
At about 0549 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to the US Air Force, transmitting on 15016 kHz.
I was fortunate to catch a little of the transmission before it went off the air. It contained
Have a look at the link below for an interesting article on the Monitoring Times…..
https://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/eam.html
Below is a short video of my reception.
At about 0537 UTC on Saturday, the 23rd day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, broadcasting on 15240 kHz in the Turkish language.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Iran. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The broadcast was coming from the 500 kW transmitter at Sirjan, Iran. The target audience was the Middle East.
The overall reception of the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran was good.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
References.
At about 1309 UTC on Wednesday, the 20th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the Voice of Korea, North Korea, broadcasting on 15245 kHz in the English language.
The broadcast was coming from the 200 kW transmitter at Kujang, North Korea.
The overall reception of the Voice of Korea was good.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Korea.
References.
At about 1253 UTC on Wednesday, the 20th day of August 2025, I tuned in to KTWR, Guam, broadcasting on 15400 kHz in the English language.
Above:- World globe showing the location of Guam. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The broadcast was coming from the 90 kW transmitter at Merizo in the Northern Mariana Islands. The target audience was South Asia. The broadcast contained religious programs.
The overall reception of KTWR was good.
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My equipment:-
Below is a short video showing my reception of KTWR.
References.
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