Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey, transmitting from  Emirler (Turkey), was logged on 19 December 2020 Mostly Turkish pop music was monitored from 17.58  till 18.25 UTC. Reception on 9.660 kHz rated a SINPO of 45333 -- good signal strength, moderate atmospheric noise and fading which worsened as transmission continued, yet audio content remained clear.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 17 February 2020.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T ANT: Passive Loop QTH: Malaysia

Lunar New Year's Greeting From Voice of Vietnam

 

Lunar New Year's Greeting for 2021, the Year of the Ox, from Voice of Vietnam, Spanish Section.

Hope Radio (via Koror)

Hope Radio, transmitting from Koror, Palau, was logged on 9 November 2020. Contemporary Christian music with English language ID/contact details was noted from 11.20 till 11.30 UTC.  Reception on 9.965 kHz rated a SINPO of 45544 -- fair signal with moderate atmospheric noise.

Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day as reception. This QSL card arrived in the mail on 4 February 2021.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T ANT: Passive Loop QTH: Malaysia

Radio Free Asia (via Tinian)

Radio Free Asia, transmitting from Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, was received on 11 January 2021. A Korean language programme of mostly current event reports was monitored  from 15.00 till 15.35 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 11.520 kHz was SINPO 55444 -- good signal strength, clear audio content despite atmospheric noise and fading which increased later in the transmission. I might add RFA Korean was also detected on their medium-wave frequency, but much weaker.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. This RFA Year of the Ox QSL card was received 2 February 2021.  

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

Hope Radio (via Palau)

Hope Radio, transmitting from Koror, Palau, ws logged on 22 November 2020. Contemporary Christian music with English language ID/contact details  between songs was noted from 02.35 till 03.00 UTC. Seven vocal tracks, including one called "Open the Eyes in My Heart" were observed. Reception on 15.685 kHz rated a SINPO of 55555 -- Excellent!

Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day as reception. This QSL card arrived in the mail on 1 February 2021.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T ANT: Passive Loop QTH: Malaysia

RTI Calendar - February 2021

 

Radio Taiwan International calendar for month of February 2021

QSLs for January 2021

Radio Slovakia International*. Kall-Krekel, Germany.

Reach Beyond Australia. Kununurra, Western Australia

Voice of Turkey. Emirler, Turkey.

Adventist World Radio. Talata Volonondry, Madagascar.

Radio Taiwan International. Paochung and Tamsui, Taiwan.

Channel 292*/BraneFive. Rohrbach-Waal, Germany.

Radio Romania International. Galbina, Romania. 

Radio Taiwan International. Tamsui, Taiwan.

RX: Alinco DX-R8T and Tecsun S-2000 ANT: Passive Loop and 1/4 Wave QTH: Malaysia *RX: SDR receiver via Internet  ANT: mini whip aerial QTH: Malaysia