Radio Taiwan International (via Tamshui)

 

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Tamshui, was heard on 12 July 2024. This was a special transmission for German broadcasts, direct from Taiwan. RTI has offered these broadcasts annually for primarily German speaking listeners in Europe.

Reception on 11.995 kHz (17.30-18.00 UTC) -- strong signal, clear audio, despite some atmospheric noise 

Reception on 9.545 kHz (18.00-18.30 UTC -- strong signal, clear audio, despite some atmospheric noise. 

Reception reports were submitted to RTI German section on 13 July 2024. QSL cards arrived in the mail on 18 September 2024..

Email: deutsch@rti.org.tw

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

Radio Taiwan International German Test Transmissions (via Tamshui)

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Tamshui, was heard on 6 July 2024. This was a special test transmission for upcoming German broadcasts later this month, direct from Taiwan. RTI has offered these broadcasts annually for primarily German speaking listeners in Europe. Three test transmissions between 17.00 till 17.55 UTC were logged on the shortwave frequencies of 11.995 kHz, 9.545 kHz and 7.250 kHz, here in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur. 

Reception on 11.995 kHz (17.00-17.10 UTC) rate a SINPO of 55444 -- strong signal, clear audio, despite some atmospheric noise HERE is an excerpt from that transmission. 

Reception on 9.545 kHz (17.30-17.40 UTC rated a SINPO of 55444 -- strong signal, clear audio, despite some atmospheric noise. HERE is an excerpt from that transmission. 

Reception on 7.250 kHz (17.45-17.55 UTC) rated a SINPO of 55555, which of the three frequencies sounded the best due to decreased atmospheric noise.  HERE is an excerpt from this transmission. 

So, while the target area was not intended for Southeast Asia, RTI via Tamshui was amazingly good. I would imagine reception was better in Europe and possibly even eastern North America.

Reception reports were submitted to RTI German section on 7 July 2024. QSL cards arrived in the mail on 18 September 2024..

Email: deutsch@rti.org.tw

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

Cairo Communication Tower - 1961

UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC (EGYPT) on 11 April 1961 issued a commemorative First Day Cover  stamp of The Cairo Tower that was designed by architect Naoum Chebib and inaugurated on this date. 

It remains one of the modern icons of the Egyptian capital, with its stylised appearance and lattice covering intended to mimic the image of a lotus flower.  It was built with granite from Aswan, a material noted for its nobility and very symbolic in Egypt because it is the same material used in the construction of the pyramids.

It measures 187 meters and was for 10 years the tallest tower in all of Africa, until 1971 when it was surpassed by the Hillbrow Tower in South Africa.

Radio and Che Guevara Stamp from Cuba

CUBA CORREOS in 1988 issued a commemorative First Day Cover stamp of Ernesto Che Guevara on the 30th anniversary of revolutionary communications in Cuba. This stamp later appeared on a 15 June 2008 maxim card to mark his 80th birth anniversary. It was designed to illustrate Cuba's history in radio and telecommunications. It should be noted that Che was instrumental in organising the operation of Radio Rebelde. 

This radio station, as well as Radio Habana Cuba, occasionally has been received in Malaysia throughout the 2020s. The radio receiver in the background of the stamp is a 1954 Zenith Trans-Oceanic H-500. This American-made radio was one of the best in its day. I owned a similar Zenith H-500 in the early 1970s and I can vouch for its quality as a sensitive receiver.

NHK World Radio Japan (via Yamata)

NHK World Radio Japan, transmitting from Yamata, was logged on 4 August 2024. A Japanese language broadcast of music was monitored from 17.09 till 18.05 UTC.  Reception on 7.375 kHz rated a SINPO of 45454. 

Reception report was submitted on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 3 September 2024.

RX: Tecsun S-2000-R8T EXT ANT:  3 meter random wire QTH: Central West Malaysia