USSR 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution with Radio Tower

 

Почта СССР (Post of the USSR) issued in October 1933 a postage stamp commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the October  Revolution (1917-1932). This grey coloured stamp with a face value of 30 kopeks featured a radio transmitter mast and globe to propagate the modernisation of the state to all Soviet people. The designer/ engraver was Ilya Alekseyevich Sokolov (1890-1968). The stamp was printed using a Collotype technique. It was gummed and had watermarks with meanders and flowers. It had a print run of 200,000.

This stamp was part of a larger 1933 collection called "Peoples of the USSR". This series was issued by Goznak to publicise the all-Union labour mobilisation and to articulate the vision of the peoples allocated roles in the Soviet economy. This and other Soviet  stamps in this series depicted different ethnic groups such as Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Tajiks, Belarusians, Russians, and Jews. The individuals shown on this specific stamp represented some of these typical nationalities participating in the building of socialism. 

That said, another source in my research claimed this Soviet stamp was the first to feature a portrait of a Chinese person (lower right corner). The Chinese man on the stamp was a staff member of a newspaper in Harbin, fluent in Russian. His duties included listening to Soviet radio programmes, then writing news articles for the newspaper. This stamp was issued in 1932 as part of a series commemorating the 15th anniversary of radio in the USSR.

Radio Taiwan International Calendar, February 2026.

 Radio Taiwan International, February 2026.

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.