Voice of Indonesia (3325 kHz.)

[Ron - Calif.]

INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya. As Bruce Churchill noted yesterday (Apr 25) in
WOR iog, VOI is having serious issues regarding their audio feed from Jakarta; partially fixed today (Apr 26);
heard from 1246 UT till audio feed ended at 1329. Today had decent signal strength and was mostly readable.
My local sunrise was at 1319 UT.

1246-1300 UT: In Japanese.

1301-1317, start of English segment; news; at 1310, "Commentary," with a message that the gov't has given
permission for people to be able to return to their hometown for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr (official holiday to
celebrate the end of the month long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan), still some concerns about COVID-19
and gave vaccination requirements; 1315-1317, the national song “Bagimu Negeri.”

1317: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1959, Soewardi Soerjaningrat died, who was the father of Indonesian
national education; this date in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster happened; this date in 2000, the first
World Intellectual Property Day was observed.

1321: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English [help stop the spread of
COVID by wearing your mask properly] and many other languages).

1327: Program "My Indonesia."

1329: Audio feed lost; just a strong open carrier heard; dead air. Randomly checked through 1404, but audio never
returned, just the open carrier heard.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA
Etón E1, external antenna of 30m long wire

[Ron - Calif.]

INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, on May 2, heard with a good audio feed. Am enjoying
the recently improved receptions! Today had decent signal strength and was fairly readable. Some highlights:

1259 UT: In Japanese with closing ID and contact info.

1300: Start of English segment; news ("National News" & "International News" [Qantas Airways, will be offering a
non-stop 19 hour flight from Sydney to London, via a special Airbus, etc.]); 1309, the national song “Bagimu Negeri.”

1313: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1964, Cut Nyak Dhien awarded National Hero of Indonesia, this date
in 1974, Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa.

1315 & 1334: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English [help stop the
spread of COVID by wearing your mask properly] and many more languages).

1327: Program "My Indonesia"; about Friday's meeting in Indonesia between Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi”
Widodo and the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, for joint economic development.

1328: Program "Indonesian Wonder," about a beach resort.

1336-1340: Program "Let`s Learn Bahasa Indonesia" ("Arrive at the airport"). My audio posted at http://bit.ly/3kykb7Z .

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), USA
Etón E1, external antenna of 30m long wire

[Ron - Calif.]

INDONESIA. 3325, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya. On May 6, continuing with an excellent audio feed,
resulting in reception that was mostly readable.

1248-1300 UT: In Japanese.

1300, start of English segment; ID ("3-3-25 kHz."); News; "Commentary Today" (about Australia's upcoming
elections and impact of the Solomon Islands/China security agreement); 1311, the national song “Bagimu
Negeri.”

1315: Program "Today in History"; this date in 1937, the Zeppelin Hindenburg crashed; this date in 2003,  Andreas
Leo Ateng Suripto, an Indonesian comedian, died; this date in 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy elected President of France.

1317 & 1330: COVID PSA given in a multitude of languages (Indonesian, Arabic, Japanese, English [help stop the
spread of COVID by wearing your mask properly] and many other languages).

1322: Program "My Indonesia."

1332: Program "Indonesia Wonder", about food (sticky rice and coconut).

1340: Indonesian woman student won first prize at a memorization contest, against students from China, etc.

1347: Program "Music Corner"; explaining about the various songs played.

1408: After the news in Bahasa Indonesia, played the national song “Bagimu Negeri.”

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
Etón E1, external antenna of 100 ft. long wire