QSLs for Month of September 2020

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6WA. Wagin, Great Southern Region, Western Australia.

 Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 4QR. Brisbane, Queensland.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6GN. Geraldton, Mid West Region, Western Australia.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6KP. Karratha, Pilbara Region, NW Western Australia.

FRS Holland*. Netherlands.

Radio Taiwan International. (September QSLs) Baochung, Taiwan

Radio Taiwan International. (August QSLs) Baochung and Tamsui, Taiwan.

Radio Taiwan International. (Special German Broadcasts) Tamsui, Taiwan.

Voice of Turkey. (April QSL) Emirler, Turkey.

Voice of Turkey. (July QSL) Emirler, Turkey.

  

RX: Degen DE-1102, Tecsun S-2000 and/or Alinco DX-R8T ANT: 1/4 Wave and Passive Loop and/or Random Wire QTH: Malaysia (near Kuala Lumpur)

*REMOTE  RX: SDR ANT: Mini Whip QTH: Malaysia via The Netherlands  (Twente University)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6KP (Karratha)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6KP in Karratha, Pilbara Region, NW Western Australia was logged on 20 April 2020 (21 April 2020, WA date). Early Mornings with Barry Nicholls featured discussions and music, including The Beatles - "Hey Jude" from 20.15 till 21.15 UTC (04.15 till 05.15 am, WA time). Reception on  702 kHz was SINPO: 34322 -- moderate signal strength and clear audio content when not fading under every two to three minutes.

Reception report was emailed the following day. As Covid-19 cases increased in Australia ABC offices reduced staff and mail service. Even the veri-signer was unable to respond immediately due to his work load. I sent a few follow-up reports in the intervening months, then finally I received a verification email on 27 September 2020. Thank you very much, Graham!

 

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

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 4QR (Brisbane)

 

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 4QR in Brisbane, Queensland on 612 kHz was logged on 14 March 2020. Or, it may have been ABC Radio National - 6RN in Western Australia. I suspect it is the 50kW station 4QR rather than the 10kW 6RN. While propagation was not particularly good, this station managed to pop up shortly after 19.00 UTC for about 5 minutes. Afterwards it was barely audible, and only in one or two second snippets after several minutes apart, all of which leads me to believe it was 4QR.

Reception report was emailed the following day. As Covid-19 cases increased in Australia ABC offices reduced staff and mail service. Even the veri-signer was unable to respond immediately due to his work load. I sent a few follow-up reports in the intervening months, then finally I received a verification email on 27 September 2020. Thank you very much, Graham!

 

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

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6WA (Wagin)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6WA in Wagin, Great Southern Region, Western Australia was heard on 9 March 2020. A programme on the life and music of Judy Garland with American narrator and Australian moderator was observed from 17.35 till 18.15 UTC. Reception on the medium-wave frequency of 558 kHz was SINPO 33533 -- moderate signal strength, occasionally clear audio content despite co-frequency mixing with possible Iran or Pakistan station. Actually signal was much stronger around 17.45 UTC. 

Reception report was emailed the following day. As Covid-19 cases increased in Australia ABC offices reduced staff and mail service. Even the veri-signer was unable to respond immediately due to his work load. I sent a few follow-up reports in the intervening months, then finally I received a verification email on 27 September 2020. Thank you very much, Graham!

 

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

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6GN (Geraldton),

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 6GN in Geraldton, Mid West Region, Western Australia, on 25 March 2020 (26 March 2020, W Aus date), at 18.35 till 18.55 UTC (02.35 till 02.55, W Aus time). SINPO on 828 kHz was 24422 -- poor to moderate signal strength, occasionally clear audio content despite fading under atmospheric noise. "Overnights" with Trevor Chappell was heard. 

Reception report was emailed the following day. As Covid-19 cases increased in Australia ABC offices reduced staff and mail service. Even the veri-signer was unable to respond immediately due to his work load. I sent a few follow-up reports in the intervening months, then finally I received a verification email on 27 September 2020. Thank you very much, Graham!

 

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

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from  Baochung, was logged on 1, 2 and 3 September 2020. English broadcast in English from 03.00 till 04.00  UTC, Reception on 15.320 kHz was 55555.

Reception report was email a few days after the transmissions. QSL cards arrived in the mail on 25 September 2020.

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

FRS Holland*

FRS Holland* aired a special 40th Anniversary programme on 30 August 2020.  DJ Scott was observed hosting a retrospective of oldies music, off-shore radio (Sunshine Radio) broadcasts and talked about FRS's history. For my part, I monitored the transmission from 17.40 till 18.30 UTC.

Reception was detected on the short-wave frequencies of 7.700 kHz and 5.790 kHz. However, I found 7.700 kHz to be the best. SINPO for 5.790 kHz at 17.45 UTC was 34323 -- despite  fading, atmospheric disturbance, poor to fair signal strength, clear audio content. SINPO for 7.700 kHz at 18.00 UTC was 55555. Inasmuch as FRS Holland could not be received directly in Malaysia for this broadcast, I resorted to using the remote SDR receiver located in a Netherlands.

Reception report was emailed to FRS Holland on the following day. An eQSL and message from Peter Verbruggen was received on 16 September 2020.

*RX: Remote SDR ANT: Mini whip QTH: Malaysia via Twente University in Enschede, Netherlands

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from  Baochung and Tamsui, was logged on 2, 4 and 10 August 2020. English broadcast in English from 03.00 till 04.00  UTC, Reception on 9.405 kHz amd  15.320 kHz was 55555.

Reception report was email a few days after the transmissions. QSL cards arrived in the mail on 8 September 2020.

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

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Tamsui, was logged on 31 July and 1 August 2020. This annual and special broadcast in German broadcast directly from Taiwan, not the usual relayed transmission from Woofferton (UK). Of the two transmissions logged on 11.600 kHz, between 17.00 till 18.00 UTC, the best reception was on 1 August.

Reception report was email a few days after the transmissions. QSl card arrived in the mail on 4 September 2020.

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

Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey via Emirler was received on 6 April 2020. An Azeri broadcast of cultural progammes and a lot of Turkish pop music was noted from 15.40 till 16.25 UTC. Reception on 9.505 kHz was SINPO 55555 -- excellent on all accounts up until 16.00 UTC when some QRM was detected, which degraded SINPO to 54544 -- still a very decent signal to receive content of programmes.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 4 September 2020. Apparently mail delivery was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

RX: Tecsun S-2000  ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Malaysia (near Kuala Lumpur)

Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey transmitting from Emirler, was logged on 6 July 2020. A Persian language broadcast of mostly music was observed from 15.10 till 16,00 UTC. Reception was on the shortwave frequency of 9.765 kHz. 

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 2 September 2020.

RX: Tecsun S-2000  ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Malaysia (near Kuala Lumpur)

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