Bangkok Meteorological Radio -- Thailand

Bangkok Meteorological Radio, a 1 kW station operating in Bangkok, Thailand, was monitored from 16.40 to 17.00 UTC on 9 July 2011. The station was received on 8.743 kHz in USB mode. Signal (SINPO) was reasonably strong and clear at 45544. The station also transmits on 6765.1 kHz.

Weather reports for Thailand, station ID,  frequencies and address in Bahasa Malaysia/Indonesia, English and English were observed, then demarcated by a station interval tune. The English voice-over had an almost mechanical quality. Transmission ended at 17.00 UTC. 

Reception report was submitted by post and email. QSL card is pending their verification.

Address:
Bangkok Meteorological Radio
Telecommunication Division
4353 Sukhumvit Road, Bangna
Bangkok 10260 THAILAND


Email:
info_service@tmd.go.th


Website:
www.tmd.go.th/index.php

Guangxi Beibu Bay Radio -- Peoples Republic of China

Guangxi Beibu Bay Radio in Nanning, Peoples Republic of China was received on  5.050 kHz from 11:00 to 11:30 UTC on 5 July 2011. Signal (SINPO) for this purportedly 15 kW station was 45434 -- strong and clear reception which improved in subsequent hours. A variety of news, current events and music, aimed for audiences in Hong Kong and South East Asia, was heard in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai and English; this particular broadcast time was in Vietnamese.

Reception report was sent by post. No email address is available at this time. QSL card is pending verification from BBR. 

Address: 

Beibu Bay Radio

75 Minzu Dadao

Nanning, Guangxi 530022

Peoples Republic of China

Email: 

www.bbrmedia.com/

Bangladesh Betar

The Home Service of Bangladesh Betar in Dhaka, Bangladesh was received on 4 July 2011, between 13.35 to 15.00 UTC (normal broadcast hours 12.55-15.00 UTC) on 4.750 kHz. Signal (SINPO) at 13.35 UTC was 32312 -- although signal was strong and audible, it was severely degraded by strong interference from RRI Makassar and a station in China,  some QRN and intermittent fading. At 14.00 UTC signal improved to 35333 -- clear and fair reception. At 14.45 UTC signal weakened to 25322 -- still audible, but significantly weaker. Programming in the Bengali language consisted of local music, news and sports, and current event reports. 

Back of QSL card

Reception report was submitted by post and email. This is the third time I have contacted Bangladesh Betar in the past two years. MashAllah! I promptly received this coveted QSL card and letter from Bangladesh Betar on 21 July 2011.


Address: 
BANGLADESH BETAR
Sr Engineer, Research & Receiving Centre
121, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue

Letter of confirmation

Shah Bagh, Dhaka -1000
Bangladesh 


Email:

rrc@dhaka.net

betar.external@yahoo.com


Website: 
www.betar.org.bd/

Bangalesh postage 

American Forces Network -- Diego Garcia and Barrigada, Guam

American Forces Network (AFN) in Diego Garcia (on 12.759 kHz) and Barrigada, Guam (on 13.362 kHz) was monitored from 03.15 to 05.15 UTC on 3 July 2011. Reception of these (3 kW stations according to WRTH 2011) was heard in USB mode. Signal (SINPO) on 12.759 kHz was 25312 - weak reception with moderate QRN. Despite this, speech was clear and discernible. Signal worsened to 15211 after 04.00 UTC. On 13.362 kHz reception was 15111 -- extremely weak reception and barely audible. English language programming dealt with health and technology related topics, as well as news and sports on the hour. 

Reception reports were sent by post and email. QSL card was received for Diego Garcia on 22 July 2011 and Guam on 15 September 2011. 

AFN in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

AFN in Barrigada, Guam

Address:
Department of Defense
American Forces Network Broadcast Center
23755 Z Street
Building 2730
Riverside, California 92518-2017 USA

Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Chagos Archipelago

Email:
afrtops1@dma.mil
technologist@dma.mil

Website:
myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/shortwave.aspx
afrts.dodmedia.osd.mil

Voice of America -- Botswana

Voice of America relay station in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana was heard on 29 June 2011 from 17.30 to 18.00 UTC on. 4.930 kHz. Signal (SINPO) was rated at 24342 -- weak reception with slight interference and atmospheric disturbance. 

English language programming consisted of news, current event issues related to Africa and some African pop tunes hosted by female announcer. 

Reception report was submitted by post and email. QSL card is pending verification from VOA. 

Voice of Guang-hua -- Taiwan

I received a very unique, and at first, "puzzling" QSL card from Voice of Guang-hua in Taiwan, just a few days ago. It was a QSL card shaped in three separate jigsaw puzzle pieces to form a map of Taiwan. To see the pieced together QSL, reception report and address, check my blog on 13 May 2011. 

Radio Nacional da Amazonia - Brazil

Registered letter

Radio Nacional da Amazonia in  Brasilia, Brazil replied today, regarding the submission of a reception report I mailed on 28 May 2011. EBC sent a registered post containing a letter and brochure about Brazil (see blog posting for 28 March 2011). While not exactly a QSL card, I suppose these items will have to suffice as verification of their station, which is something I notice other listeners have received too. 


Despite this fact, I am quite pleased to hear from EBC.  Their station is the first of two Latin American countries I have heard and/or received acknowledgement from while living in South East Asia. The other station was Radio Habana Cuba and it was all too brief -- just the faint sound of their interval a few months ago, and I am still awaiting some confirmation. 

One of the pages inside the brochure