SHORTWAVE - WEATHER BROADCASTS.

OVERSEAS.

4146 kHz - New Zealand Maritime Radio Voice Network, NEW ZEALAND.
12th October 2021.
1302 UTC.
4417 kHz - Maritime Radio Service, NEW ZEALAND.
6th August 2023.
​0834 UTC.
5170 kHz - Central Weather Bureau, TAIWAN
16th July 2023.
1153 UTC.
I have forwarded a Reception Report to the address below.  I am awaiting a reply.

[email protected]
5855.6 - HLL, SOUTH KOREA.
11th July 2025.
5858 kHz - HLL Meteorological Radio, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.
1st July 2024.
​1305 UTC
​Boseong-gun transmitter site.
More information can be found on their website at..........
https://www.kma.go.kr/neng/index.do
Email QSL request sent on 14th July 2024 to the following addresses.  I am awaiting a reply.

[email protected]
[email protected]
5858 kHz - HLL Meteorological Radio, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.
28th February 2022.
1123 UTC.
​Boseong-gun transmitter site.
6224 kHz - Taupo Marine Radio, NEW ZEALAND.
11th May 2024.
More information can be found on their website at.........
​maritimeradio.org/taupo-maritime-radio-zlm/
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to.........

[email protected]
6765 kHz - Bangkok Meteorological Radio.
5th March 2022.
8117 kHz - Central Weather Bureau TAIWAN.
2nd September 2023.
8433 kHz - XSG, CHINA.
5th February 2022.
8743 kHz - HSW Bangkok, THAILAND.
10th June 2024.
USB.
Broadcast for shipping.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to..........
​
[email protected]
8743 kHz - HSW Bangkok, THAILAND.
2nd March 2022.
8743 kHz- HSW Bangok, THAILAND.
​19th October 2021.
8764 kHz - US Coast Guard - Honolulu.
10th August 2025.
​1210 UTC.
The U.S. Coast Guard broadcasts National Weather Service high seas forecasts and storm warnings from six high seas communication stations.  (US 2020)

More information can be found on the National Weather Service website.
QSL card request sent to:

[email protected]
8764 kHz - US Coast Guard, Chesapeake Bay, USA.
19th September 2021.

AUSTRALIA.

2056 kHz - Wiluna, Western Australia.
14th March 2022.
​Marine weather HF radio service - Bureau of Meteorology
VMW (Australia Weather West).
Wiluna is a small town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
​www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/marine-weather-hf-radio.shtml
Above:- Map showing the location of WiIluna.  Map c/o Wikipedia.
2201 kHz - VMC Charleville, Queensland.
16th May 2024.
​0940 UTC.
2201 kHz - VMC - Charleville, Queensland.
18th September 2023.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to......

[email protected]

​Electronic QSL card received on 18th July 2024.
2201 kHz - VMC Charleville, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
18th July  2023.
2201 kHz - Charleville QUEENSLAND.
13th November 2021.
4149 kHz - VMW Wiluna, Western Australia.
11th May 2024.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to........

[email protected]

Electronic QSL received on 18th July 2024.
6227 kHz - Tasmanian Maritime Radio.
22nd July 2023.
6230 kHz - VMW, Wiluna, Western Australia.
18th June 2024.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to......

[email protected]

​Electronic QSL card received on 18th July 2024.
6230 kHz - VMW Australia.
28th August 2023.
Marine weather HF radio service - Bureau of Meteorology.
Wiluna, Western Australia.
VMW (Australia Weather West)
Below is a video showing my reception of VMW on 6230 kHz.
QSL card received from VMW.
6230 kHz - Wiluna, Western Australia.
21st March 2022.
6507 kHz - VMC Charleville, Queensland
11th May 2024.
​0653 UTC
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to..........

[email protected]

​Electronic QSL card received on 18th July 2024.
6507 kHz - Charleville, QUEENSLAND.
8113 kHz - VMW Wiluna, Western Australia.
11th May 2024.
​0910 UTC.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to......

[email protected]

​Electronic QSL card received on 18th July 2024.
8176 kHz - VMC Charleville, Queensland.
11th May 2024.
0912 UTC.
QSL request sent via email on 14th July 2024 to......

[email protected]

​Electronic QSL card received on 18th July 2024.
8176 kHz - VMC Charleville QUEENSLAND.
8743 kHz - Bangkok Weather
10th June 2024.
16528 kHz - VMW, WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
References.
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  1. Australian Govt Bureau of Meteorology, 2023, <>www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/marine-weather-hf-radio.shtml, viewed 27th July 2023.
  2. Skybrary, 2023, <skybrary.aero/articles/volmet>, viewed 8th August 2023.
  3. US (2020). Marine Weather Broadcasts from the USCG. [online] Weather.gov. Available at: https://www.weather.gov/marine/uscg_broadcasts [Accessed 13 Aug. 2025]
  4. ‌​Wikipedia, 2023, <>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Trenton, viewed 10th August 2023.
  5. Wikipedia, 2023, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiluna,_Western_Australia>, viewed 12th August 2023.