From nuclear tests to a summit with the USA: monitoring North Korea-related news on shortwave

This post breaks with tradition in that the news events it mentions are listed backwards in time. The post is a collection of recordings I made off shortwave, reflecting significant milestones in the North Korean nuclear crisis to date. The recordings were made between September 3, 2017, when the DPRK conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, and June 13, 2018, when the North Korean state media reported the meeting between Kim Jong Un and the 45th US President, Donald Trump, one day after the event.

13/06/18: North Korea finally reports the meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump

Voice of Korea on 15245 kHz, recorded outdoors in London, UK on 13/06/18 at 1308 UTC using my portable spectrum capture set-up.

Voice of America's news bulletin, captured immediately following the above broadcast. 15580 kHz recorded outdoors in London, UK on 13/06/18 at 1400 UTC using a Tecsun PL-310 radio and a clip-on long wire antenna.

12/06/18: the North Korea summit in Singapore — the world media react (apart from North Korea)

All recordings were made outdoors in London, UK using my portable spectrum capture set-up.

28/04/18: Kim Jong Un crosses the demarcation line between North and South Korea in Panmunjom

The recording was made outdoors in London, UK using my portable spectrum capture set-up.

September 2017: North Korea conducts its sixth nuclear test

07/09/17: North Korea issues a list of demands to the international community

03/09/17: North Korea announces its sixth nuclear test

As above, the recordings were made outdoors in London, UK using my portable spectrum capture set-up.