Voice of Turkiye

VOICE OF TURKIYE VERIFICATION (QSL) CARD featuring the 18th century Azm Palace,  built by the Ottoman Governor Asad Pasha al-Azm, is one of the examples of civil architecture in Damascus. A masterpiece of traditional Syrian-Ottoman architecture, it is a typical example of a "Damascus House," combining harem and selamlık (reception) sections, spacious courtyards, and fountains that soothe with the sound of water. Although damaged in 2012 during the Syrian Civil War, it was restored through international efforts and reopened to visitors in 2019 as a symbol of cultural heritage.

Voice of Turkiye, transmitting from Emirler, English language radio broadcast was logged  26 November 2025. An English language broadcast of News, programmes "Power of Words", "Sports Panorama" and a sprinkling of Turkish pop music in between programmes was monitored from 17.26 till 18.23 UTC. Reception on 9.660 kHz rated a SINPO of 55555.

Reception report was submitted by email on the following day. QSL card was received on 8 January 2026.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T. EXT ANT: 1/4 wave aerial, vertically positioned at a height over 10 meters QTH: Central West Malaysia

Trans World Radio (via Kununuwarra)

Trans World Radio via Kununuwarra, Western Australia was received on 26 November 2025. SINPO on the shortwave frequency of 11.964 kHz,  was 55555. An Indonesian broadcast of evangelical Christian content was observed from 9.40 till 10.00 UTC. HERE is TWR from  Kununuwarra. 

Reception report was submitted online and emailed on the following day. An eQSL arrived on 9 January 2026.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T EXT ANT: 1/4 wave aerial, vertically positioned to a height over 10 metersQTH: Malaysia 

Radio Taiwan International Calendar, January 2026.

 

Radio Taiwan International, January 2026.

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International English broadcast was logged on 19 November 2025, at 16.00 till 16.35 UTC, on 9.405 kHz with   a SINPO of 45343 -- strong and clear signal, despite internal household electrical QRN. Content of broadcast monitored included Taiwan news reports, "Retro Reels" segment on Kurowasa films and "Taiwan Grooves".

Shown in this photograph taken beneath Hehuanshan's main peak, the photographer captured dramatic cumulonimbus expanding rapidly, with intense convection currents producing gales, lightning, and thunder within the storm cell.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived on 18 Decem ber 2025.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T EXT ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Malaysia 

Berliner Fernsehturm

Love this photo of the Berliner Fernsehturm. It appears as if the birds have a magnetic attraction to the radio waves.

Photo credit: a friend from Poland. 

Ernst Krenkel Arctic Explorer and Radio Operator

SOVIET-ERA POSTCARD AND STAMP, first issued in 1973,  commemorated the 70th birth anniversary of Arctic explorer and radio operator explorer Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel (1903 - 1971).The stamp design portrayed Krenkel and an aircraft above an arctic scene. A circular cancellation mark is from the "Severny Polyus" (North Pole) research station, dated 7 January 1978; whereas the purple cancellation states Leningrad. The original denomination was 4 kopecks. 

The postcard was published by the All-Union Society of Philatelists and the USSR Ministry of Communications in Moscow in 1973. 

The handwritten text states coordinates 154 degrees and 33 minutes and 85 degrees and 58 minutes.

Ernst Krenkel was a member of the historic "North Pole-1" drifting ice station expedition, for which he was named a "Hero of the Soviet Union" in 1938. 

He was a passionate amateur radio operator and used the notable call signs RAEM, U3AA, and UA3AA. 

After his death in 1971, a polar research vessel and an observatory on Heiss Island were named in his honour.

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International l English broadcast was logged on 20 October 2025, 16.00 till 16.35 UTC, on 9.405 kHz with SINPO of 45454 -- clear audio content despite slight atmospheric noise. English broadcast included the programmes  "Beyond the Reefs" and  "Doomscroll News Report"

Shown is a picture of Alishan National Scenic Area, which is located in Chiayi County, and ranges in elevation from 1,400 to 2,600 m. and is famed for its Five Wonders: sunrise, "cloud sea", sunset, forests, and railway.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived on 10 December 2025.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T EXT ANT: 1/4 wave aerial, vertically positioned to a height over 10 meters QTH: Malaysia