QSLs for Month of October 2019

Voice of Turkey. Emirler, Turkey.
Japan Short Wave Club/AWR. Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
Trans World Radio Africa. Al-Dhabbiya,  UAE
Voice of Vietnam. Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
Radio Taiwan International. Paochung, Taiwan.
Radio Taiwan International. Paochung, Taiwan.
Radio Taiwan International. Tamsui, Taiwan.
Radio Taiwan International. Paochung, Taiwan.
All India Radio Bengaluru. Hosakote, Karnataka, India.
IBB / Voice of America. Ban Rasom, Thailand. 
Voice of Mongolia. Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 (SW) and Sangean ATS-909 (MW) ANT: 1/4 wave (SW) and ferrite rod (MW) QTH: Central West Malaysia

Voice of Mongolia (via Ulaanbaator)

Voice of Mongolia, transmitting from Ulaanbaator, was received on 29 September 2019. This English language broadcast, featuring Mongolian music performed on the international stage, was observed from 09.00 till 09.30 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 12.085 kHz rated a SINPO of 44444 -- strong signal and clear content, despite some over-modulation and fading. HERE and HERE is VoM.

Reception report was mailed and emailed on th efollowing day. QSL card with sticker arrived on 18 October 2019. The QSL depicts Chinggis Khaan (Ghengis Khan) Statue Complex, Tuv. The postage stamp of the double-humped camel, unique to Mongolia and much of Central Asia, is a bonus with this letter, which arrived by registered mail.

Email:
vom_en@yahoo.com

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave  QTH: West Malaysia

Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey, transmitting from Emirler, was logged on 25 August 2019. A Turkish language broadcast, consisting mostly of Turkish pop music, was logged from 17.55 till 18.35 UTC. Transmission occurred on 5.960 kHz.

Reception report was submitted the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 10 October 2019.

 RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: West Malaysia

Japan Short Wave Club/AWR (via Trincomalee)

Japan Short Wave Club via Adventist World Radio,  transmitting from  Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, was logged on 1 September 2019. This QSL card confirms reception of  JSWC DX Report heard during AWR's Wavescan programme from 16.05 till 16.30 UTC. This segment also included Ray Robinson's commentary on MW broadcasters in Uruguay and Jeff White's interview of Kim Elliot, former announcer with VOA and currently on WRMI. Reception on 9.580 kHz rated a SINPO of 25322 -- weak signal, occasionally clear audio when not fading under atmospheric noise. Reception deteriorated gradually after 16.20 UTC.

Reception report, along with USD2.00, was posted to  Japan Short Wave Club on 3rd of September 2019. QSL card of the Year of the Pig, along with two NHK postcards featuring landmarks of Japan, arrived in the letterbox on 4 September 2019.

 RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave  QTH: West Malaysia

Trans World Radio Africa (via Al-Dhabbiya)

Trans World Radio Africa, transmitting from Al-Dhabbiya,  UAE,  was received on 29 September 2019. An Amharic broadcast of "Kingdom of Eswatini" was monitored  from 03.35 till 03.45 UTC. Reception on 9.655 kHz rated a SINPO of 24332 -- weak signal, occasionally clear and audible when not fading under atmospheric noise. HERE is TWR  (Al-Dhabbiya)

Reception report was emailed on the same day. An eQSL was received on 3 October 2019.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 20 meter long dipole QTH: West Malaysia

Voice of Vietnam

Voice of Vietnam, transmitting from Ha Noi, was logged on 5 September 2019. English language broadcast of news, current affairs, "Discovery Vietnam" programme and Vietnamese pop song was monitored from  09.58 till 10.28 UTC. Reception on 12.020 kHz rated a SINPO of 55544 - excellent signal strength and clarity of audio

Reception report was emailed the following day, VOV replied promising a QSL card, which arrived in the mail on 3 October 2019.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: West Malaysia

Radio Taiwan International (via Paochung)

Radio Taiwan International via Paochung was received on 2 September 2019. English programming to South East Asia was received from 03.00 till 04.00 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 15.320 kHz was SINPO 55444.

Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day. QSL card arrived on 2 October 2019.
 

RX: Degen DE-1102 ANT: Random wire QTH: Central West Malaysia

Radio Taiwan International (via Paochung)

Radio Taiwan International via Paochung was received on 1 August 2019. English programming to South East Asia was received from 03.00 till 04.00 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 15.320 kHz was SINPO 55444.  Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day. QSL card arrived on 2 October 2019. RX: Degen DE-1102 ANT: Random wire QTH: Central West Malaysia

Radio Taiwan International (via Tamsui)

Radio Taiwan International via Tamsui was received on 31 August 2019. Special German broadcast from Tamsui to Europe was received from 18.00 till 18.30 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 9.540 kHz was SINPO 25331. 

Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day. QSL card arrived on 2 October 2019.

Email:

deutsch@rti.org.tw

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave  QTH: Central West Malaysia

Radio Taiwan International (via Paochung)

Radio Taiwan International via Paochung was received on 3 July 2019. English programming to South East Asia was received from 03.00 till 04.00 UTC. Reception on the shortwave frequency of 15.320 kHz was SINPO 55444. 

Reception report was emailed and submitted online on the same day. QSL card arrived on 2 October 2019.

RX: Degen DE-1102 ANT: Random wire QTH: Central West Malaysia

All India Radio Bengaluru (Karnataka)

All India Radio Bengaluru, transmitting from Hosakote, Karnataka, was logged on 17 June 2019. Indian music, followed by news in English and Hindi, was observed from 16.55 till 17.40 UTC. Transmission was noted on the medium-wave frequency of 612 kHz. Reception was fair to good.

Reception report was mailed to Spectrum Management & Synergy a few days later. QSL was mistakenly sent to Indonesia, before being rerouted to Malaysia. It eventually arrived on 1 October 2019.

RX: Sangean ATS-909 ANT: internal ferrite rod QTH: Central West Malaysia

IBB / Voice of America (via Ban Rasom)

IBB / Voice of America,  transmitting from  Ban Rasom, Thailand, was logged on 14 September 2019. Bangla service "Lifeline" was monitored from 15.00 till 15.30 UTC. Programme in Burmese followed at 15.30 UTC. Reception on the medium-wave frequency of 1575 kHz rated a SINPO of  55544 - strong signal strength, clear audio, brief and slight fading. HERE and HERE is an excerpt from this transmission.

Reception report was emailed to both the Station Manager at the IBB facility and VOA Bangla department on the following day. Not sure who has verified this reception report. I suspect the Station Manager. Will see the full outcome in days ahead. In any case, this veri came on 30 September 2019.

Email:
bangla@voanews.com
manager_thailand@tha.ibb.gov

RX: Sangean ATS-909 ANT: internal ferrite rod QTH: Central West Malaysia

Voice of America Calendar 2019 for October

Voice of America Calendar 2019 for October.

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QSL Card Calendar for October 2019

QSL Card Calendar for October 2019

Radio Taiwan International for October 2019

Radio Taiwan International Calendar for October 2019