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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: Ron - Calif. on July 22, 2021, 1526 UTC

Title: Sarawak Independence Day - special broadcast 9835 // 11665 kHz.
Post by: Ron - Calif. on July 22, 2021, 1526 UTC

MALAYSIA. 9835 // 11665, Sarawak FM, via Kajang (on the west coast of the Malaysia peninsular -
not from Sarawak), in // from about 1220 to 1313 UT, July 22, which is Independence Day in Sarawak;
1250-1313, aired a national speech by Chief Minister for Sarawak, Abang Johari; mostly in vernacular,
with some English; pointing out developments in the country (for energy development, a joint venture
agreement to develop onshore Block SK433 field in Sarawak, etc.); after 1313 not //; 11665, back to
Wai FM programs; 9835 continued on with the Independence Day celebrations; ID for "Sarawak FM";
at times had fair reception, but also some adjacent QRM. My local sunrise was at 1306 UT.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
CR-1, antenna: 100' long wire

Title: Re: Sarawak Independence Day - special broadcast 9835 // 11665 kHz.
Post by: Ct Yankee on July 24, 2021, 1235 UTC

24 Jul 2021   9835, no reception on 11665

1230 Faint bits of music and speaking, reception just above noise floor with fades.
1258 Reception remains same as 1230 ut