QSLs for July 2013

QSLs received for the month of July 2013:

Voice of Turkey (QSL card) transmitting from Emirler, Turkey
NHK World - Radio Japan (QSL card) transmitting from Palau
NHK World - Radio Japan (QSL card) transmitting from Ascension Island
WWV (QSL card) transmitting from Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) on 20 MHz
Radio France International (eQSL) transmitting from Issoudun
RRI Madiun (QSL letter) a medium-wave station transmitting from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia
RRI Ternate (QSL letter) transmitting from Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia
RRI Kendari (QSL letter) transmitting from Kendari, Sulawesi, Indonesia
RRI Makassar  (QSL letter) transmitting from Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia
RRI Fak-Fak (QSL letter) transmitting from Fak-Fak, Papua Barat, Indonesia
RRI Wamena (QSL letter) transmitting from Wamena, Papua Barat, Indonesia
Voice of Mongolia (QSL card) transmitting from Ulaanbaator
Radio Guaruja (QSL card and Letter) transmitting from Florianopolis, Brazil
Indian DX Report via KBS World Radio (eQSL) transmitting from Kimjae, Republic of Korea
KVOD / Colorado Public Radio (QSL email) Internet broadcast from Denver, Colorado, USA
KRWZ (eQSL) Internet broadcast from Denver, Colorado, USA

Promised QSLs:
Voice of Turkey (QSL) transmitting from Emirler, Turkey
Adventist World Radio (QSL) transmitting from Moosbrunn, Austria

Radio Habana Cuba

Radio Habana Cuba was logged on 29 July 2013. A Spanish language broadcast of news, information and intermittent instrumental music was monitored from 22.20 to 22.57 UTC. Reception on 17.720 kHz was (SINPO) 25332 -- weak signal with atmospheric noise and slight fading, yet clear and discernible speech was detected. Transmission suddenly ceased at 22.57 UTC.

The quality of this transmission may be heard HERE.

Reception report was emailed RHC on the following day.

Email:

radiohc@rhc.icrt.cu

NBC National Radio - Dabai Team, PNG

Last week I received a reply from The Dabai Team at National Broadcasting Corporation in Papua New Guinea. After several unsuccessful attempts to contact NBC and NBC Dabai, I followed-up with a less than polite message regarding the failure of NBC to respond to letters and emails over the past year. At the same time I resubmitted previous reception reports of their provincial stations: Radio New Ireland, Radio Manus, Voice of Oro, Radio East New Britain, Radio West New Britain, Radio West Sepik, Radio Madang and Radio Milne Bay.

NBC - Dabai Team emailed shortly thereafter promising to forward my reception reports to the NBC Managing Director and Chief Engineer. Only two NBC provincial stations (Radio East New Britain and Radio Milne Bay) have replied and verified after submitting self-prepared eQSLs. Never have I received a direct reply from NBC per se. So, this email came with surprise and hope. With any luck, someone will finally issue a Letter of Verification (QSL) for each or collectively for these provincial stations. 

Adventist World Radio "Wavescan" (via Guam)

Adventist World Radio / Bangladesh DX Report, transmitting from KSDA in Agat, Guam, was logged on 21 July 2013. Wavescan and Bangladesh DX Report was observed from 16.14 to 16.30 UTC (broadcast time 16.00 to 16.30 UTC). Reception on 15.670 kHz was (SINPO) 35433 -- fair signal strength with adequate audio quality and no interference.

Reception report was emailed to AWR and Bangladesh DX Report the following day. An eQSL from Bangladesh DX was received on 25 August 2013. A QSL card from AWR arrived in the mail on 12 September 2013.

Email:

wavescan@awr.org

dxbangla@gmail.com

Radio Republik Indonesia / World Service Voice of Indonesia

HAPPY NEWS FROM RADIO REPUBLIK INDONESIA!!! Confirmation of 6 RRI Stations. 3 New SW Countries. 1 MW Country.

Drs. Eddy Sukmana, Director of RRI World Service Voice of Indonesia, with this Letter of Verification has forwarded and confirmed my reception reports for RRI Madiun, RRI Makassar,  RRI Kendari, RRI Fak-Fak, RRI Wamena and RRI Ternate.

This letter may be the closest QSL I will ever receive from any of the respective RRI stations. With it comes THREE NEW SW COUNTRIES according to NASWA:  Makassar and Kendari (Sulawesi), Wamena and Fak-Fak (Papua) and Ternate (Molucca). RRI Madiun (Java) is a MW station.

NOTE: I posted a letter, along with sound file links, to RRI-VOI in Jakarta a few months ago. This letter, which I presume is now en route to my postal address, was attached in an email on 16 July 2013. At the same time, I emailed VoI and made a similar request. See my previous blog entry HERE.

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Radio Kuwait (Sulaibiyah)

Radio Kuwait in Sulaibiyah, Kuwait was logged on 14 July 2013. An English language broadcast of local, regional and world news and Ramadan programming was observed from 18.30 to 19.15 UTC (broadcast time 18.00 to 21.00 UTC). Reception on 15.540 kHz was (SINPO) 45554 - good signal strength and clarity.

A reception report was emailed the following day. Letter of verification, together with their programme schedule, arrived in the mail on 26 February 2014. Previously verifications from Radio Kuwait were issued on an A4 size art card.

ERTU Radio Cairo (Abu Zaabal)

ERTU Radio Cairo, transmitting from Abu Zaabal, Egypt, was logged on 14 July 2013. An English broadcast featuring programmes and music about Ramadan and news was monitored from 16.10 to 17.00 UTC (broadcast time 16.00 to 18.00 UTC). Reception on 15.345 kHz at 16.10 UTC was (SINPO) 45433 - slight over-modulation and fading, otherwise audible with good signal strength. At 16.30 UTC, reception deteriorated to 25322 - weak signal with fading and atmospheric noise drowning out audio. By 16.50 UTC, signal worsened to 25221 -- while speech and music was audible, increased fading and atmospheric noise made it impossible to clearly hear content.

A clip from this transmission at 16.45 UTC may be heard HERE.

A reception report was emailed to ERTU on the following day. QSL card arrive by registered mail on 11 January 2014.

Email:

enginfo@ertu.org