Radio Vanuatu missing

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Last night local time (Fri May 20th, early morning UTC Sat) i Tuned 11835, the 3rd harmonic of their fundamental, 3945 and it was nowhere to be heard.. not a whisper..  ill hear something from them no matter what.

They werent on last weekend when i checked.

I dont know about mid week, im not usually up that late to check at 10pm

[Pigmeat]

Vanuatu is a long way from anywhere. Let's hope it's just a parts issue and they're waiting on a replacement.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Vanuatu is still missing. I checked on my local Friday night May 27th (UTC Sat May 28) and no sign of the 11835 harmonic

[Pigmeat]

They just had a visit from a Chinese diplomatic delegation announcing no Chinese interest in the South Pacific. I believe that as much as I do Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are real.

[Ron - Calif.]

> They just had a visit from a Chinese diplomatic delegation announcing no Chinese interest in the South Pacific.
> I believe that as much as I do Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are real.


https://english.news.cn/20220601/b0054fa85650433bb752cf34f5d2f614/c.html

June 1 - "China and Vanuatu reached a five-point consensus on bolstering bilateral ties and cooperation on
international and regional affairs Wednesday after Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman and his key cabinet
members met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Wang said that his meeting with the Vanuatu side highlights the great importance the Pacific island country
attaches to its relations with China and the high level of their cooperation.Vanuatu PM Loughman announced
5 areas of assistance from China; direct flights from China; economic assistance; a weather station;
pre-positioned aid; hydrographic assistance. . . ."

Perhaps some of the "economic assistance" can go to improving Radio Vanuatu's SW transmitter, which
recently has been silent?

[Ron - Calif.]

Thanks to Manuel Méndez's early alert in WOR iog! Here are a few highlights from June 3 harmonic receptions
(7890 & 11835, both about equal strength [3945 unusable]) of Radio Vanuatu. Very nice to have them
back on the air again!!

0652-0700 UT: Series of adv/PSA/promo; in English or Bislama; askes listeners if they are interested in local
activities(?), then there are classes available for media training for jobs in radio and TV (first time heard);
commercial for "IDA Pacific" pharmaceutical company, distributor of "IDA Foundation" products (often heard);
local time "six o'clock," and into the news/sports in Bislama till 0715. By 0900, the signal was unusable on all
frequencies.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Thanks to Manuel Méndez's early alert in WOR iog! Here are a few highlights from June 3 harmonic receptions
(7890 & 11835, both about equal strength [3945 unusable]) of Radio Vanuatu. Very nice to have them
back on the air again!!

0652-0700 UT: Series of adv/PSA/promo; in English or Bislama; askes listeners if they are interested in local
activities(?), then there are classes available for media training for jobs in radio and TV (first time heard);
commercial for "IDA Pacific" pharmaceutical company, distributor of "IDA Foundation" products (often heard);
local time "six o'clock," and into the news/sports in Bislama till 0715. By 0900, the signal was unusable on all
frequencies.

good to hear theyre back, Ron...theyre good here for quite awhile.. not heard 3945.. but 11835.. i never think to check for 7890

[Ron - Calif.]

Radio Vanuatu (11835, third harmonic), on June 4, from 0601 to 0730 UT; a good day here; some highlights:

0601-0630 UT: Non-stop country & western songs (Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler" and "Lady"; John Denver -
"Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "I'm Sorry";  Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - 
"Islands in the Stream"; etc.).

0630: ID and local time ("half past 5"); weather conditions for the Northern, Central and Southern Islands.

0638: Generic PSA in Bislama regarding cyclones and coastal flooding.

0652: First time I have heard this RV ID, with a different musical montage.

0700-0715: Local time ("six o'clock"); news/weather in Bislama.

0715-0730: Nice island music/songs.

[Ron - Calif.]

June 5 - Radio Vanuatu (11835 harmonic) with outstanding reception; very readable from 0630+ UT.
My audio highlight is posted at https://bit.ly/3mhGakw .

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

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

June 5 - Radio Vanuatu (11835 harmonic) with outstanding reception; very readable from 0630+ UT.
My audio highlight is posted at https://bit.ly/3mhGakw .

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

0700UTC Sat June 11th and Vanuatu is missing

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

I've not spotted R. vanuatu on 11835khz in .. months now. I check every weekend and maybe one night a week. 

[Ron - Calif.]

Hi Paul - Yes, Vanuatu has been silent since Sept 16, but please note their new frequencies, as posted here
at the underground. Their xmtr is having some serious problems!!

- - - - Posted September 07, 2022:

Sept 7 - After 0659* UT on 7932 kHz., I went looking for Vanuatu. Not on the usual frequencies.

Found Radio Vanuatu on new 8620.22 kHz., as measured on my old Eton E1 (am sure someone can
get a more accurate measurement!); mostly fair; // 4310.11 (poor) // 12930.33 (very poor).

0705-0716 UT: News/sports in Bislama.

0731-0801: Interview in English about investments (talking about gov't bonds, National Bank, low interest
rate loans, interest rates, "Investments not all in one basket," etc.).

0802+: Speech in Bislama about domestic violence in Vanuatu, violence against women, Vanuatu's Women
Center, etc.

Wonder how they are coming up with these strange frequencies?

- - - - - Posted September 09, 2022:

Radio Vanuatu goes off the air on 7932 kHz., at 0659* UT. Then switches frequencies from 0700 UT to fundamental
4310.188 kHz // harmonics 8620.377 and 12930.564 kHz., as measured today (Sept 9) by Wolfgang Bueschel.

Here in California, the 2nd harmonic (8620.377) is always the best heard, with the other frequencies poor to very poor.

- - - - - Posted September 10, 2022:

VANUATU. Sept 10 observations:

7932, Radio Vanuatu heard 0633-0659* UT. At 0633: The usual segment of messages, but today was in French, instead of the
usual Bislama; 0637 the segment ending with the usual indigenous drums; 0638 till suddenly cut off at 0659*, with Island songs.

8620+, Radio Vanuatu, *0659 UT, suddenly started 10 seconds after 7932 went off the air:

0701-0712 UT: News/sports in Bislama (interesting sound bite of an historic address made to a crowd in Vanuatu, back on
April 7, 2018, during the visit of Prince Charles, when he was given the title and name of honorary high chief Mal Menaringmanu;
ending his address with "Vanuatu, you number one!". My audio posted at https://bit.ly/3qu7Rss ). This audio clip was separately
repeated again at 0739.

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

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Hi Paul - Yes, Vanuatu has been silent since Sept 16, but please note their new frequencies, as posted here
at the underground. Their xmtr is having some serious problems!!

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

So theyre "off" 11835 and have shown up elsewhere? Thanks for reminding me

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

0652UTC Sat Sept 1 and there’s Vanuatu on its 7260 fundamental, though I think they were on a bit too late.

And it just went off at 0659, presumably to move to 5040khz which is next on the list in order of time if you believe their website, vbtc.vu 

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

0652UTC Sat Sept 1 and there’s Vanuatu on its 7260 fundamental, though I think they were on a bit too late.

And it just went off at 0659, presumably to move to 5040khz which is next on the list in order of time if you believe their website, vbtc.vu

Nope not on 5040.

Guess where I found them at 0710?

11835