Logbook from 2 till 17 September 2018

ÀLBANIA
China Radio International via Cerrik was received on 17 September 2018. News and in depth reports in Arabic was monitored from 20.00 till 20.25 UTC. Reception on 6.185 kHz rated a SINPO of 24322 -- fair signal strength, clear audio, fading occasionally with some atmospheric noise. HERE is CRI (Cerrik).

AUSTRALIA
Radio 4KZ in Innisfail was logged on 12 September 2018. This marks the first time their signal has been detected in almost a year. Even at that reception on 5.055 kHz was no better than an SINPO of 15421 -- mostly carrier with faint audio when not fading under. By 20.45 UTC, carrier was gradually buried under QRN. Talk in English with no discernible content was noted at 20.30 UTC.
 
BULGARIA

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Kostinbrod (Bulgaria), was logged on 8 September 2018. This test transmission for German language speakers in Europe, from 19.00 till 19.30 UTC, was received on 5.900 kHz with a SINPO of 24322 -- weak signal, occasionally audible when not fading under atmospheric noise. Signal worsened after 19.20 UTC. HERE is RTI (Kostinbrod).

ENGLAND
Radio Taiwan International via Woofferton (UK) was logged on 16 September 2018. A German language broadcast was monitored from 19.30 till 20.00 UTC. Reception on 6.185 kHz was 24432 -- poor to fair signal strength when not fading, yet occasionally clear content was observed. 

GERMANY

Isle of Music* via Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany was logged on 8 September 2018.  A fusion of Cuban, jazz and classical music with interviews and occasional station IDs were monitored from from 12.00 till 12.40 UTC. Reception conditions on the short-wave frequency of 6.070 kHz rated a SINPO of 45434 -- fair to good signal strength, clear audio despite occasional fade under atmospheric noise. HERE is the Isle of Music (from Rohrbach),  using the SDR receiver at Twente University, Netherlands.

GREECE
Helliniki Radiophonia (Voice of Greece) in Avlis was logged on 14 September 2018.  Contemporary Greek music along with an interview, presumably of the singer/performer, was  moderated by female announcer from 18.40 till 19.00 UTC. Station ID, then dead air was observed at 19.00 UTC. Reception on 9.420 kHz was SINPO 35323 -- fair to good signal, no interference, only occasional fading. HERE is an excerpt of this broadcast from Helliniki Radiophonia.

IRELAND
Charity Radio* in Dublin was received on 9 September 2018, from 16.30 till 17.05 UTC. A music programme called "Swinging Sixties" and "Sensational Seventies" featured 60s Pop and 70s Pop/Glam  Rock,  including Herman's Hermits "Something Happening", Steve Winwood "Higher Love", Slade "Teenage Rampage", Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Wake Up Everybody", Wilson Philips "California Dreamin'", along with station IDs between tracks. This station is normally online pretty much exclusively. Not sure if this broadcast was actually put out there by them, or someone else relayed their broadcast. Their transmission was logged on the short-wave frequency of 7.700 kHz, using the SDR receiver from the University of Twente. Reception from this receiver rated a SINPO of 55444  --  good signal strength, clear audio, fading occasionally with some atmospheric noise. HERE's Charity Radio (Dublin).

NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
Radio Free Asia via  Tinian  was logged on 6 September 2018. Reception on the shortwave-wave frequency of 21.565 kHz rated a SINPO of 22542. Signal was poor with strong co-frequency interference (QRM) from a China station. Nevertheless, RFA was audible and occasionally clear with some audible content. China station signed-off at 11.00 UTC, just as RFA closed  transmitter.  A Tibetan language broadcast of news/current event reports relating to Tibet and region was monitored from 10.35 till 11.00 UTC.

ROMANIA

Radio Romania International transmitting from Tiganesti-Saftica was logged on 8 September 2018. A Ukrainian language broadcast of news/current event reports about Romania was monitored from 19.00 till 19.30 UTC. Reception on the shortwave-wave frequency of 5.910 kHz rated a SINPO of 24332. HERE is RRI (Ukrainian Service).

SOUTH KOREA
Voice of People was logged on 14 September 2018. Essentially an all news broadcast of reports read in Korean by female and male announcers was monitored from 20.00 UTC till 20.15 UTC. Transmission occurred on 3.900 kHz with a SINPO of 35443 -- fair to good signal strength, clear audio with no co-frequency interference or jamming and no fading. HERE is Voice of People.

TAIWAN

Radio Taiwan International transmitting from Tamsui (Taiwan) was received on 2 September 2018, from 11.00 till 18.00 UTC. This special German language broadcast from Taiwan on  the short-wave frequency of 11.990 kHz rated a SINPO of 44343 -- strong and clear signal, despite slight transmitter noise and atmospheric noise. On previous days (31 August and 1 September 2018) signal could not be received. It should be noted that transmisssions on 9.700 kHz at 18.00 UTC could not be received on these days as well. However, on 2 September 2018, this transmission also rediated well into South East Asia. HERE and HERE is RTI (Tamsui).

TURKEY
Voice of Turkey in Emirler was logged on 12 September 2018. An English language broadcast of news, Turkish pop music and Turkish views and culture was monitored from: 20.30 till 21.18 UTC. Reception on 9.620 kHz at sign-on was SINPO 45444 -- strong signal, clear audio, no interference, minor fading. However, at around 20.50 UTC signal began to weaken. At 21.00 UTC, station splatter from China station briefly degraded reception to 33333. By 21.10 UTC, reception was much worse at 24222 -- still audible, but just barely. At 20.20 UTC, SINPO rated 14211.

*Transmission logged from remote SDR receiver at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.