Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey via Emirler was logged on 3 May 2012. A German language broadcast was  monitored 17.55 to 18.25 UTC (broadcast time 17.30 to 18.25 UTC) on 11.835 kHz. Reception (SINPO) at 17.55 UTC was 34333 -- fair signal strength with some fading, slight atmospheric noise and minor heterodyning.

Reception report was emailed. This QSL card arrived on 7 May 2012.

Email:

englishdesk@trt.net.tr

Radio France International / China Radio International on MW

Radio France International (RFI) / China Radio International (CRI), transmitting from Gancheng  {感城}, Dongfang {东方}, Hainan Province {海南} was logged on 2 May 2012. RFI's French language broadcast was  monitored from 13.25 to 14.00 UTC (broadcast time 13.00 to 14.00 UTC); CRI signed on at 14.00 UTC with a broadcast in Vietnamese. Both stations used the same transmitter and frequency of 684 kHz (MW). Reception (SINPO) at 13.30 UTC was 45444 -- good signal strength with minor atmospheric noise and occasional fading. Reception remained constant after 14.00 UTC.

A SoundCloud file of RFI closing and CRI signing on from 13.59 UTC on 2 May 2012 may be heard at this link.

A reception report was emailed to CRI and RFI. Unfortunately RFI has made no effort to QSL in recent years. Insomuch as the transmitter site is located in China, operated by CRI and CRI does QSL regularly, my hope of a QSL rests with CRI.

Surprisingly RFI sent this email later in the evening: "Hello, Thank you for your interest to France Inter. We forward your message to  RFI. Best regards, Bérénice" 


CRI confirmed the RFI transmission with a CRI QSL card on 22 June 2012.

Radio Canada International -- Action Committee

WHAT YOU CAN DO – 2012 CUTS-COMPRESSIONS

As a result of the huge 80% budget cut announced at Radio Canada International on April 4, 2012 we are working on an action plan – part of it involves your help. (Details of cuts: go here,) Thanks for your support!

To see full blog site, go to this link: 

Radio Free Asia (via Dhabbaya)

Radio Free Asia, transmitting via  Dhabbaya, UAE, was logged on 1 May 2012. Tibetan language broadcast was monitored from 06.57 to 07.02 UTC (broadcast time 06.00 to 07.02 UTC) on 21.690 kHz. Reception (SINPO) was 34443 -- fair signal strength with clear and audible speech, despite slight interference from a Chinese station and slight fading.

Reception report was emailed to RFA. QSL card was received in the mail on 9 May 2012.

Radio Prague (Internet)

Radio Prague in the Czech Republic was logged on 2 May  2012. Their English language broadcast from 22.00 to 22.30 UTC was heard on the Internet at: www.radio.cz/en/?set_default_version=1. Excellent streaming and sound quality was observed. 

Reception report was submitted on-line at Radio Prague's website. Seconds after completing their on-line form I was informed a QSL card would be forthcoming. A QSL card indeed arrived in the mail with a programme schedule and souvenir ruler on 23 May 2012.

Siang Khai Jak Krapong (Thailand)

Siang Khai Jak Krapong (Voice of Camp Chakkrapong) in Prachin Buri, Thailand was logged on 30 April 2012. A Thai language broadcast of mostly talk, occasional Thai music and listener phone-in discussion was monitored from 16.30 to 19.00 UTC on 855 kHz (MW). Reception (SINPO) was 34433 -- good signal strength from 16.30 UTC to well after 20.00 UTC. Only interference was from a Chinese station when signal faded. Despite this, speech and music was loud and clear.

Reception report was posted.

Pyongyang Broadcast Station (via Kanggye)

Pyongyang Broadcast Station, transmitting from  Kanggye, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), was logged on 30 April 2012. A Korean language broadcast of mostly commentary and occasionally revolutionary opera music was monitored from 12.00 to 12.40 UTC (broadcast time 21.00 to 19.00 UTC) on 6.400 kHz. Reception (SINPO) at 12.00 UTC was 35443 -- fair signal strength and slight fading, otherwise clear and audible speech. Reception after 15.00 UTC remained unchanged. 

Reception report was mailed. This QSL card from Pyongyang Broadcast Station arrived in the mail on 9 August 2012. A second QSL arrived on 2 October 2012 for the same report, but on 70 gramme paper, not postcard weight.

Address:

Pyongyang Broadcast Station

Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea