At about 1110 UTC on the 16th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Adventist World Radio broadcasting on 5050 kHz in the Spanish language.

The signal was coming from the Okeechobee, Florida 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)

The overall reception of Adventist World Radio was fair.   The signal strength was fair and there was only slight fading of the signal. However, there were moderate static crashes on the band.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Adventist World Radio.

References.

1. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 9 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 1025 UTC on the 16th day of June 2024, I tuned into the Australian HF Touring Club frequency of 6820 kHz.

The HF Radio maintains base stations in NSW, QLD, NT, & WA, to enable members to communicate to and from anywhere in Australia. 

More information can be found at……https://aussiehf.club/index.html

Below is a short video showing my reception.

References.

1. aussiehf.club. (n.d.). The Club – Australian HF Touring Club. [online] Available at: https://aussiehf.club/theclub.html [Accessed 9 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 1206 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to WWCR in the United States of America, broadcasting in the English language on 13845 kHz.

The signal was coming from the Nashville, Tennessee 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)

The program consisted of Country & Western music.

The overall reception of WWCR was good. The signal strength was strong and there was no interference from other stations. There was only slight fading on the signal.

Below is a short video showing my reception of WWCR.

References.

1. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 9 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 1011 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Bangkok Meteorological Radio, transmitting on 8743 kHz.

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

Below is a short video of my reception.

At about 0803 UTC on the 10th day of June 2024, I tuned in to Radio New Zealand, broadcasting in the Pidgin language on 13690 kHz.

The signal was coming from the Rangitaiki 100kW transmitter. (Short Wave Info 2023)

The overall reception Radio New Zealand was excellent.   The signal strength was very strong and there was no fading on the signal. There was no interference from other stations and because the signal was so strong, no atmospheric noise was detected.

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

References.

1. Short-wave.info. (2023). Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH. [online] Available at: http://www.short-wave.info/index.php [Accessed 9 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 0757 UTC on 10th June 2024, I tuned in to Shannon Ireland VOLMET on 13264 kHz.

The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)

References.

1. skybrary.aero. (n.d.). VOLMET | SKYbrary Aviation Safety. [online] Available at: https://skybrary.aero/articles/volmet [Accessed 8 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 0940 UTC on the 16th day of May 2024, I tuned in to the Bureau of Meteorology’s marine weather HF radio service VMC broadcasting from Charleville, Queensland, on 2201 kHz.

VMC broadcasts for: Coastal Waters areas off Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania; and High Seas for the Northern, Southern, North Eastern and South Eastern high seas areas.

More information can be found at…….http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/marine-weather-hf-radio.shtml

At about 0919 UTC on the 16th day of May 2024, I tuned on to Bay Islands Radio, transmitting on 5045 kHz in the English language.

The station broadcasts from MacLeay Island in Queensland. Macleay Island is an island in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia.  It is the second largest of the four Bay Islands, situated 30km from Brisbane in the Moreton Bay Marine Park at the southern end of Moreton Bay.

Above:- Map showing Macleay Island. Map c/o Google Maps.

The overall reception of Bay Islands Radio was good. The signal strength was good and unlike the last time I tuned in, there was only slight interference from stations on adjacent frequencies. There was only slight fading of the signal and very few static crashes on the band.

Below is a video of my reception of Bay Islands Radio.

References.

1. Anon, (n.d.). Macleay Island. [online] Available at: https://www.macleayisland.net/ [Accessed 8 Jul. 2024].‌

At about 1239 UTC on the 14th day of May 2024, I tuned in to the Voice of Indonesia, transmitting on 3325 kHz in the Japanese language. This was followed by the English-language broadcast.

RRI Voice of Indonesia, or simply Voice of Indonesia (VOI) is an Indonesian international broadcaster. It was founded in 1945 and is the oldest Indonesian international media organization. It broadcasts via shortwave radio as well as streaming television and provides information about Indonesia to people around the world. RRI’s vision is “To Make RRI  a Trusted and Global Public Broadcasting Institution.” (RRI 2024) (Wikipedia 2024)

The overall reception of the Voice of Indonesia was fair.   The signal strength was fair and there was no interference from other stations on the same frequency, or on adjacent frequencies.  There was only slight fading of the signal. There was some moderate atmospheric noise on the band – static crashes.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Indonesia.

References.

1. voinews.id. (n.d.). RRI – Voice of Indonesia. [online] Available at: https://voinews.id/ [Accessed 8 Jul. 2024].
2. ‌Wikipedia. (2024). Voice of Indonesia. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_Indonesia [Accessed 8 Jul. 2024].
3. ‌World Radio TV Handbook 2024

At about 1311 UTC on 12th May 2024, I tuned in to Bangkok HSD VOLMET on 6676 kHz.

The purpose of a VOLMET broadcast is to provide weather information to aircraft in flight. The word VOLMET is derived from the French words “vol” meaning flight, and “météo” meaning weather. (SKYbrary 2024)

References.

1. skybrary.aero. (n.d.). VOLMET | SKYbrary Aviation Safety. [online] Available at: https://skybrary.aero/articles/volmet [Accessed 8 Jul. 2024].‌