IRIB Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran

 

LAST NIGHT (29 July 2024) I LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, transmitting from Sirjan. It's not always so easy to receive this station in Malaysia; often their transmitters emit a powerful carrier signal, but the actual audio is so faint one can barely detect the content. 

That wasn't the case last night. I managed to catch one of their English broadcasts at around 16.10 till 16.23 UTC. A commentary -- note the audio-video above  -- on Zionist Israel and the genocide being committed in Gaza was the topic. A segment on Shia Scholars discussing the assassination of Imam Hussein (grandson of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.) in Karbala followed. Afterwards I monitored a Bengali language broadcast.

What made the reception so remarkable was that it was received off the whip antenna (no external aerial) of my Sangean ATS-909.

NHK World Radio Japan (via Issoudun)

NHK World Radio Japan, transmitting fro Issoudun, France, was logged on 21 June 2014. A Japanese language broadcast of music was monitored from 17.35 till 18.05 UTC. Reception on 17.680 kHz rated a SINPO of 35333.

Reception report was submitted online on the following day. QSL card arrived on 15 July 2024.

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

Radio Taiwan International (via Tamshui)

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Tamshui, was logged on 24 Jun 2024.  An English language broadcast was monitored from 16.35 till 17.00 UTC. "Come Along", presented by host Sharon Lin, featured an interview with Dr. Stephen Clingman who discussed the artwork of South African artist William Kentridge. He talked about Kentridge's use of charcoal, "boundary of space (apartheid)", notably in his words entitled "Ubu, Tell Us the Truth" and "Sibyl". Afterwards, the programme  "Tai-gi Made Easy", presented by host by Ching-en Chiau, talked about a favourite Tainan food -- "rice cake" and the ways it is eaten. He also introduced us to the Chinese lexicon used to describe these different "rice cake" dishes. Reception on 9.405 kHz rated a SINPO of 54544 - good reception and clear content. 

Reception report was submitted the following day, QSL card arrived on 15 June 2024.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 EXT ANT: Random 3 meter wire QTH: Malaysia

Voice of America Anniversary Contest, Magazine Show Postcard from Burma - 1978

UNION OF BURMA  postcard, dated  26 February 1977, depicts an owl and puppet which alludes to a Burmese folk tale. On the reverse side of the card, it can be seen that a then 24 year old student from Pyapon, Burma sent it to the Voice of America for an Anniversary Contest, Magazine Show.

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In future all DXing content, QSL cards, radio philately, etc will be posted only on this webpage.

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Radio Nacional da Amazonia

Radio Nacional da Amazonia, transmitting from Brasilia, Brazil, was logged on 16 December 2022. Music and discussion in Portuguese was monitored from 09.40 to 10.05 UTC. Reception on 11.780 kHz rated a SINPO of 23322 -- audible and occasionally clear content, despite atmospheric noise and fading. 

Reception report was initially sent on the same day. After no reply for a very long time -- due largely to Covid-19 disruption of mail service -- the report was resubmitted in late June 2024. An eQSL was received on 9 July 2024

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

Reach Beyond Australia

Reach Beyond Australia, transmitting from Kununurra, Western Australia, was logged on 7 July 2024. A Gujarati language broadcast was monitored from 14.17 till 14.30 UTC. Reception on 11.870 kHz rated a SINPO of 55555.

Reception report was submitted on the same day. An eQSL was received on 9 July 2024.

RX: Degen DE-1102 EXT ANT: 3 meter random wire QTH: Subang Jaya, Malaysia 

Deutsche Post Braun T-1000 Shortwave Receiver by Dieter Rams

DEUTSCHE POST on 7 December 2018 issued a First Day Cover honouring industrial designer Dieter Rams and one his iconic designs, the Braun T-1000 Shortwave Receiver. It was printed using an offset lithography method.

BRAUN T1000 CD RADIO

Dieter Rams, architect and designer who led the German functionalist design movement (“Gute Form”) in the 60s and 70s and head designer for the Braun company professed the motto “less, but better execution”.

One of his first works, in 1963, was the T1000 world receiver. It was distinguished from others by its simple and elegant design and its range: it had two separate receivers, one for FM and one for short, medium and long waves. It was an expensive product, but due to its different design and technology it soon became a desired piece for many people. From 1968 he designed the T1000CD model, like this one, and it began to be used in German embassies. Until the end of production in 1970, about 14,000 units were manufactured.