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BBC World Service - 11945 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 08:04 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/bbc-world-service-1945-khz/

My final logged station for Tuesday 19th October 2021 was the BBC World
Service on 11945 kHz in the 25m band.
The BBC World Service is an international broadcaster owned and operated by
the BBC. It is the worlds largest of any kind.


The BBC World Service commenced broadcasting on shortwave on the 19th day
of December 1932 as the BBC Empire Service. It was aimed principally at English speakers across the British Empire. In his first Christmas message
in 1932, King George V characterised the service as intended for men and
women, so cut off by the snow, the desert, or the sea, that only voices out
of the air can reach them

Above:- King George V. Image c/o Wikipedia
The BBC World Service is located in Broadcasting House in London.

Above:- Broadcasting House in London. Image c/o Wikipedia
The reception of the BBC was excellent.

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Below is a video showing my reception of BBC.

References.

Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_World_Service>, viewed
27th October 2021

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Myanmar Radio - 5985 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 07:38 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/myanmar-radio-5985-khz/

After Myanmar Radio on 5915 kHz was blocked out by China Radio Internationa
I tuned a little further up the band and I found Myanmar Radio on 5985
kHz. They were broadcasting in my Burmese language
This was a much better frequency.

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

References.

Short Wave Info, 2021, <https://www.short-wave.info/?freq=5985>, viewed
27th October 2021.

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Myanmar Radio - 5915 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 07:17 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/myanmar-radio-5915-khz/

First in the log for me on Tuesday 19th October 2021 was Myanmar Radio on
5915 kHz on the 40m band shortwave.
Myanmar officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and formerly known
as Burma is a country in South-East Asia.

Above:- World globe showing the location of Myanmar in South-East Asia.
Image c/o Wikipedia.
Myanmar Radio was formerly known as the Burma Broadcasting Service

(BBS)),
and is the national radio service of Myanmar.
I was receiving Myanmar Radio overall fair. The signal strength was fair
with moderate interference from a Chinese language station on.5925 kHz, believed to be CNR. Fading of the signal was slight. However, there were significant static crashes from local storms/lightning activity on the east coast of Australia.

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However at 1130 UTC everything changed dramatically. China Radio
International

(CRI) on 5910 in the Filipino language commenced, and that
was the end of the reception of Myanmar Radio. CRI totally wiped it out.
CRI was extremely strong.
Below is a short video of my reception of Myanmar Radio.


References.

Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Radio>, viewed 27th October 2021.Wikiepdia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar>,
viewed 27th October 2021

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Radio Alazm - 11745 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 06:30 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/radio-alazm-11745-khz/

My final station logged for Monday 18th October 2021 was Radio Alazam on
11745 kHz on the 25m shortwave band.

Radio Alazm is operated by the Saudi Radio Broadcasting Network. The word
AlAzm means Determination. The stations broadcasts are aimed at Saudi
military personnel fighting the Houthi rebels. Radio Alazm is based in the southern Saudi city of Jizan and has been been on the air since September 2017.

Above:- Map showing the location of Saudi Arabia. Map c/o Google maps
Overall reception of Radio Alazm was good.

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Below is a video of my reception of Radio Alazm.


References.

<https://medxr.blogspot.com/2017/09/alazm-radio-new-saudi-service.html>,
viewed 27th October 2021<https://radioatlanticodelsur.blogspot.com/2019/01/psychological-radio-operations-in-yemen.html>,
viewed 27th October 2021

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Trans World Radio India - 13690 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 05:58 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/trans-world-radio-india-13690-khz/

My second to last logging on Monday 18th October 2021 was Trans World Radio India broadcasting on 13690 kHz in the 22m band.
Trans World Radio is a multinational evangelical Christian media
distributor and is the largest Christian media organisation in the world.
TWR India was established in 1977 and commenced with broadcasting in five Indian languages from a single production centre in Delhi.

Overall reception of TWR India was good. The signal strength was good,
with slight interference from NHK World Radio on 13680 kHz.

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Below is a video showing my reception of TWR India.


References.

Trans World Radio, 2021, <https://twr.in/about-us/>, viewed 27th October 2021Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_World_Radio>,
viewed 27th Octobeer 2021
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Radio Azadi - 15090 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 05:23 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/27/radio-azadi-15090-khz/

Radio Azadi on 15.090 kHz was next in my log. They were broadcasting in
the Dari language.
Radio Azadi was formerly known as Radio Free Afghanistan. The station is
the Afghan branch of the United States Government Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberts external broadcast services.
Radio Free Afghanistan first aired in Afghanistan from 1985 to 1993 and was re-launched in January 2002 as Radio Azadi. According to Radio Azadi,
their mission is to promote and sustain democratic values and institutions
in Afghanistan by disseminating news, factual information and ideas


Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty first launched this service on the 1st
day of October 1985 during the period of the SOviet invasion of
Afghanistan. The purpose of the broadcasts was to bring objective and uncensored news and information to the population and resistance forces of Soviet-occupied Afghanistan.
The overall reception of Radio Azadi was fair.

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


References.

Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Azadi>, viewed 27th October 2021.
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Radio Romania International - 15340 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 04:39 PM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/26/radio-romania-international-15340-khz/

Next in my log on Monday evening

(18th October 2021) was Radio Romania
International on 15340 kHz on the 19m shortwave band. They were
broadcasting in the Romanian language.

Above:- World globe showing the location of Romania. Image c/o Wikipedia. Radio România Internaţional is owned by the Romanian public radio broadcaster Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune. Prior to 1989, the
station was known as Radio Bucharest.


The first experimental broadcast by Romania for listeners abroad was in
1927. They consisted of music programs. The first official broadcast in Romanian was broadcast on the 1st day of November 1928 on a 400-watt transmitter in the 401/6 metre band. The first formal broadcasts in
foreign languages of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation were
during the early 1930s.
More information can be found on their website at.. https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/pages/home/
Radio Romanias signal was coming in nicely with a good signal.

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

References.

Radio Romania, 2021, <https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/the_history_of_rri-743>,
viewed 27th October 2021Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Romania_International>, viewed 27th October 2021.

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National Unity Radio - 9475 kHz

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 02:03 AM PDT https://vk5pas.org/2021/10/26/national-unity-radio-9475-khz/

I then tuned into National Unity Radio on 9475 kHz on the 31m shortwave
band. They were broadcasting in the Korean language.
National Unity Radio is produced by Unification Media Group, which is based
in Seoul in South Korea. The station purports to be a non-governmental organization

(NGO), however, it is believed this group is in fact in funded
by U.S. Congress.


The Unification Media Group website states:-
Unification Media Group

(UMG) is a news and entertainment production
organization focused on North Korea.
Through video, radio, and online news, UMG brings the latest developments
from North Korea to South Korean
and international audiences in addition to North Koreans themselves.
UMG is helping to increase global awareness of North Korean issues and is arming the people of North Korea with the freedom of information.
There are also a number of NGOs broadcasting to North Korea. Among them is National Unity Radio who uses shortwave transmitters in Tajikistan.

Above:- Map showing South & North Korea. Map c/o Google maps
I was receiving National Unity Radio relatively well. Their signal
strength was fair, but there was moderate interference from NHK in Japan on 9470 kHz who were broadcasting in the Japanese language and CNR in Chinese
on 9480 kHz.  There also appeared to be a jamming signal on the frequency, possibly from North Korea.  

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Below is a short video of my reception of National Unity Radio.

References.

DK8OK, 2021, <https://dk8ok.org/2020/04/24/clandestine-under-false-flags/>, viewed 18th October 2021Radio World, 2021, <https://www.radioworld.com/global/has-there-been-a-thaw-in-the-inter-korean-radio-war>,
viewed 18th October 2021Unification Media Group, 2021, <https://www.uni-media.net/?lang=en>, viewed 26th October 2021

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