Radio Republik Indonesia Jakarta (Interval Signal): April 11, 1998

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Probably my favourite interval signal of all time, the Song of the Coconut Islands, used by Radio Republik Indonesia stations. Here we have Jakarta on 15150 kHz signing on April 11, 1998. Their signal had to travel over 15800 km to get to my receiver in southern Ontario, Canada, so there is a little flutter which is expected. Receiving equipment consisted of a Panasonic RF-3100 portable hooked up to a long wire antenna.

Broadcaster: Radio Republik Indonesia Jakarta

Date of recording: 4/11/1998

Frequency: 15.150

Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Radio Republik Indonesia (Pontianak) Circa 1990s

DXing Indonesia, with its former network of hundreds of regional and local stations, became a passion for many shortwave DX’ers. The shortwave bands used to be filled with these stations and in North America reception of the hardest-to-hear stations was always a challenge, even with the best receivers of the day. While some Indonesian regional stations had fairly powerful transmitters, many of the really small ones had power of only a few hundred watts or even less and QSL cards and verification letters from these stations are among the cherished items in QSL collections.

These recordings of one of the RRI regional stations, at Pontianak, was made from Bangkok, Thailand during a 5 year period when I lived in the Thai capital while Southeast Asia correspondent for Voice of America. This reception was on a Drake R8, made with an approximately 20 foot longwire antenna. The frequency I recall was 3,976 khz but this station had also been on the air at various times on 3,345 and 3,995 khz as well as 3,915 khz at one point

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following recording

Voice of Indonesia (English/French): November 10, 2013

Jakarta, Indonesia (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of the Voice of Indonesia's English and French language services.

Recorded in Europe on November 10, 2013, on 9,526 kHz, starting at 19:00 UTC. 

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Voice of Indonesia: English and French language services

Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Voice of IndonesiaFrank, for this recording of The Voice of Indonesia English and French language services.

Recorded October 27, 2013, on 9,526 kHz, starting at 19:00 UTC. 

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Voice of Indonesia

Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Hans de Zeeuw, for this short recording of The Voice of Indonesia radio in English.

Recorded in Scotland on the 21st of January, 2013, on 9,526 kHz, starting at 17:31 UTC. Hans uses a Microtelecom Perseus receiver and a Wellbrook ALA 1530 antenna.

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