At about 1238 UTC on Sunday 16th July 2023, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand broadcasting on 7425 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast came from the 50kW transmitter at Rangitaiki on the North Island of New Zealand. The target audience was NW Pacific, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

The overall reception of Radio New Zealand was good. There was some interference ‘bleed over’ from China Radio International on 7435 kHz broadcasting in the Chinese language.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio New Zealand.

References.

1. Radio NZ, 2023, <https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/listen>, viewed 4th August 2023.
2. World Radio TV Handbook

At about 1158 UTC on Sunday 16th July 2023, I tuned in to Myanma Radio broadcasting on 5915 kHz in the Burmese language.

The broadcast was coming from the 50KW Naypyidaw transmitter in Myanmar.

The overall reception of Myanmar Radio was poor – fair. There appeared to be an Over The Horizon Radar on the frequency and adjacent frequencies. There was some interference from CNR5 on 5925 kHz. There were static crashes on the band due to local storms in Australia.

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

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2023, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 16th July 2023.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2023, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 16th July 2023.
3. World Radio TV Handbook 2023

Another good Australia New Zealand Africa (ANZA) DX Net today as the Net Control station.

A total of 35 stations checked in from Australia, USA, Fiji, England, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Northern Ireland, & France.

VK – 14
DX – 21

I will be back as Net Control in a fortnights time on Thursday 17th August 2023.

More info on the ANZA DX Net can be found at……

https://anzadx.net/

I received this certificate via email this evening. It is issued for having worked 2,344 different WWFF reference areas.

Thank you to all of the WWFF activators and thank you to the awards manager Karl DL1JKK.

On Thursday morning (20th July) I delivered a presentation via Zoom to the Longmont Amateur Radio Cub in Colorado USA, on QSL cards.

​Thirty six (36) people were in attendance for the presentation, either at the clubrooms or via Zoom.

The presentation included the history of QSL cards, types of QSL cards, and tips on sending out QSL cards.

On Friday evening (21st July 2023) I attended the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group AGM and delivered a presentation on portable operations on Troubridge Island.

I discussed planning leading up to the expedition, what antennas and equipment we used, the results, and lessons learned.

There were nearly 50 attendees (in person and via Zoom).

Thanks to the AREG for allowing me to present at their club.

Here are my latest FT8 award certificates.

Thank you to all of the FT8 operators and thank you to the various award managers.

Electronic QSL card received via email from Radio Nacional da Amazonia in Brazil for my reception of their station on 8th July 2023.

QSL card received from NHK World Japan in the past couple of days.

Interesting that they have not recorded any date, time, or frequency on the card.

I have sent 6 separate SWL reports to NHK for the reception of their station on different frequencies between 2021 and 2023.

There is also Russian? writing on the card. I can only assume that this card relates to the reception I made of NHK World way back on October 2021 on 7355 kHz when they were broadcasting in the Russian language.

I am thankful that I received a card from them after all this time.

They also sent me the postcards below.

At about 0818 UTC on Wednesday 12th July 2023, I tuned in to Hobart Radio International broadcasting in the English language on 5850 kHz.

Hobart Radio International is a shortwave community service relayed across the globe via Shortwave and FM in New Zealand.

Above:- Image from Hobart Radio International.

The overall reception of Hobart Radio International was fair.

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

References.

1. HRI, 2023, <http://www.hriradio.org/>, viewed 15th July 2023.