Mount Evelyn DX Report

LOGBOOK:  VANUATU, CLANDESTINES and more…. 3945   VANUATU. R. Vanuatu - Port Vila. Kenny G. song at 1843, then the national anthem at 1845. Full ID in English and freq annct for MW, SW and FM. Good signal but listening was difficult due to high thunderstorm noise on the band. Gone by 1945 (6.45am Port Vila time). Runs // to 7260 kHz but not as good there, Mar 21. Also noted at 1120 with island music and an excellent signal in Bislama on Mar 22. 4005   IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. Noted at 1923 just after s/on in Russian to EEu, good signal on Mar 21. 6155   INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. Urdu service with pleasant female vocals at 1450. Weak signal under CNR 2, runs // 6045 via Delhi which was also weak but in the clear on Mar 23. 7260   VANUATU. R. Vanuatu - Port Vila. Noted at 1845 with the anthem and s/on anncts, then religious message in Bislama and English. Then good signal but difficult listening due to heavy QRM CRI 7255, Mar 21. 7590...

NEW STATION VOICE OF KHMER M'CHAS SROK The new station, Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok, has only been on the air for a few days. I monitored it's broadcast this evening for the full 30 min transmission, and it puts a very solid signal into Mount Evelyn. Here is the entry from my logbook: 17860   TAJIKISTAN (perhaps….) Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok. Site is unconfirmed at this time. Hummy transmitter on at 1125 then s/on 1130 in Cambodian with ID and opening anncts. Then a short burst of instrumental music before long talks with occasional mentions of Kampuchea, Khmer and Phnom Penh. Later, another short burst of music before ID, website and email addresses, then music to s/off at 1200. Big signal throughout with some slight txer hum from the beginning of the broadcast until 1150 when the hum just disappeared! I guess they must have found the fault!! The sound of the txer does smack somewhat of Dushanbe. Mar 22. And here is a recording of the last two minutes of ...

EQUATORIAL GUINEA and more….. Some excellent DX has been heard over the past week, including Equatorial Guinea, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Brazil, and lots of other stations. In all, 21 countries are represented here! Read on…. 4940   SAO TOME. VOA - Pinheira. Very weak signal at s/on 2030 for the 30 min Hausa news service on weekdays. Such a contrast when compared to the powerhouse signal which is 4930 VOA - Moepeng Hill on at the same time, Mar 18. 5005   EQUATORIAL GUINEA. R. TV de Guinea Ecuatorial - Bata. Weak signal at 2035 featuring fabulous jivey Afro dance music and occasional Spanish anncts. Best heard in USB due to TVI, and finally faded by 2055. Nice to hear this one again, not too regular here! Mar 18. 5905   GERMANY. RFE/RL - Lampertheim. NF (ex 6170) for Russian service, noted at 1935 and running // 7225 (also Lampertheim) which was stronger on Mar 18. This can also be heard with a good signal on the other // freq of 7460 via I...

THE CRACK OF GUNFIRE COULD BE HEARD  FROM WITHIN THE RADIO STATION If you read my feature blog post on Radio Miraya at the Mount Evelyn DX Report back in October -  SPOTLIGHT: Radio Miraya - Sound of Sudan   - you may be interested in this recent report from right inside the radio station itself. The report is from Australian broadcaster, Irene Scott, formally of radio station Triple J FM in Sydney. Irene now lives in South Sudan and works at Radio Miraya. She posted her experiences in January on the radioinfo.com.au site. The article is well worth a read!!  Here's the link below: http://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/crack-gunfire-could-be-heard-within-radio-station Life's certainly not easy in South Sudan these days! 73’s and good DX everyone! Rob VK3BVW

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RADIOS & KITES Here's something a little different! Last weekend, my wife and I left town for a short holiday on the Mornington Peninsula, about 95 km south west of Mount Evelyn. The whole peninsula is a wonderful tourist destination close to Melbourne city and is very popular with  both visitors and locals alike, especially during summer. Beautiful bayside and surf beaches, along with attractive inland gardens and wineries are just some of the features noted in this region. The family kite flying area By chance, last weekend's visit also coincided with the annual Rosebud Kite Festival. The weather was perfect for these brightly coloured objects as they bobbed about in the sunlight against a cloudless sky. A light onshore breeze was enough to get most kites up in the air easily, and hundreds of people took part in bringing their favourite kites down to the coast. There was also an opportunity to make and decorate your own kite, right there on the spot, and g...

SPOTLIGHT:  Wonderful Woofferton!! Last September, I wrote a post concerning a series of YouTube videos on the BBC's Woofferton transmitting station. Since that time, an article has come to light that I found quite interesting reading. It was originally published in the Short Wave Magazine of September 2003, and contains some further fascinating technical insights into this transmitting facility. And, although the article is more than 10 years old now, sites like this don't make many big changes. So I expect that most of the information in it is still very much relevant. I have placed the article on my cloud server so that you can download and read at your leisure. It is six pages long and contains some great photographs. Here's the link: *****  WONDERFUL WOOFFERTON!!  ***** On YouTube, Woofferton is put under the microscope by Senior Engineer, Dave Porter G4OYX. As you are aware, this site is still very much in operation on a daily basis, so it's inter...

FROM THE LOGBOOK:  FEBA Testing, Mongolia and More In 2014, FEBA celebrates 50 years of broadcasting! And they were testing on 9720 kHz in English last night (March 5). Watch out for them again tonight!! Jose Jacob tells us that email reports can be sent to: Kenneth Howard Head of Program FEBA Bangalore kenneth@febaindia.org 4870   INDIA. R. Sedaye Kashmir via AIR Delhi. 1440 in Kashmiri and mixed with RRI - Wamena, although India was the stronger signal at this time. Mar 5. 5050   CHINA. VoBeibu Bay Radio - Nanning. Vietnamese service with anncts and background music at 1435, ID at 1437. Solid signal on Mar 5. 6260   UZBEKISTAN. CVC VoAsia - Tashkent. Horrible signal quality at s/on 1400 for the Hindi service to SAs. Usually better than this! Mar 5. 7600   THAILAND. BBC - Nakhon Sawan. Sitting at the very top end of the 41 mb is this strong signal with the Hindi service to SAs at 1405, Mar 5. 9332   TAJIKISTAN. VoTibet - Dushanbe. ...

PIRATE RADIO ACTIVITY IN SYRIA When it comes to pirate radio, I'm rather ambivalent towards the many European and US pirate stations that populate the shortwave bands. These operators are largely hobby enthusiasts who enjoy making their own entertainment programs, tinkering with the technical aspects of low-powered transmitters and antennas, and embracing the thrill of doing something illegal in the hope they don't get caught in the act. So, if that's what they want to do, I'm OK with that. But it doesn't interest me much. Mind you, the above comment is coming from one of the early CB radio operators who was happily transmitting away before the 27 mHz band became legalised in Australia in the mid 1970's!! For a short time I enjoyed those days. However, it quickly led me to become an amateur radio operator, where I could discuss technical "ham stuff" with other people who shared similar interests (and get away from all the "crazies" who ...