Radio Taiwan International for July 2019

Radio Taiwan International Calendar for July 2019

QSLs for Month of June 2019

Radio Taiwan International. Paochung, Taiwan.
All India Radio Jeypore. Odisha Orissa, India.
WBCQ - The Planet. Monticello, Maine, USA.
BBC "MW Test Transmission."  Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
Voice of Turkey. Emirler, Turkey.
China Tibet Broadcasting. Lhasa, Tibet (Xizang, China).
China National Radio. Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Quinghai Province, China.
Radio New Zealand / Radio Australia Wantok. Rangitaiki, New Zealand.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 and Sangean ATS-909 ANT: 1/4 wave and internal ferrite rod QTH: Central West Malaysia

Radio Taiwan International

Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Paochung (Taiwan), was logged on  8 June 2019. English broadcast featuring "Taiwan Insider," "Taiwan Today" and "Time Traveller" was observed from 03.20 till 04.00 UTC (broadcast time 03.00 till 04.00 UTC). Reception on  15.320 kHz rated a SINPO of 55555.

Reception report was submitted online and emailed to RTI on the same day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 28 June 2019.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave. QTH: Central West Malaysia

Radio Australia Wantok via Radio New Zealand (Rangitaiki)

Radio New Zealand relay of Radio Australia Wantok, transmitting from Rangitaiki, was logged on 12 June 2019, Tok Pisin programme was monitored from 10.45 till 11.00 UTC (broadcast time 10.30 till 11.00 UTC). Reception on 5.945 kHz rated a SINPO of 35343 -- fair signal strength, clear frequency, occasionally audible content despite household QRN from LED lights which made for noisy reception.

Reception report was submitted online on the following day. Am eQSL was received also on the same day from Mr. Adrian Sainsbury. The aboive eQSL was received on 22 June 2019.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Central West Malaysia

China Tibet Broadcasting (via Lhasa)

China Tibet Broadcasting transmitting from  Lhasa, Tibet (Xizang) was logged on 22 April 2019. English programming of news and cultural information on Tibet was heard from 16.20 till 16.50 UTC (broadcast time 16.00 till 17.00 UTC). Reception (SINPO) on 4.905 kHz rated  34343; (SINPO) on 4.920 kHz rated 43443. HERE is China Tibet Broadcasting. 

Reception report was emailed on the following day. An email was received in late May promising a QSL in a month or two. A QSL card, along with a postcard of the Lhasa monastery and decorative envelope, arrived in the mail on the following month, 21 June 2019. Not bad considering years ago a QSL card to Malaysia never arrived after numerous attempts. So, I had it posted to an address in the United States and the card arrived at that address. 

Email: 
holytibetprogram@163.com

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Central West Malaysia

All India Radio Jeypore (Odisha Orissa)

All India Radio Jeypore in  Odisha Orissa (India) was heard on 12 February 2019. Indian music, advertisements and national news was observed from 17.00 till 17.42 UTC. Reception on the medium-wave frequency of 1467 kHz, here in the Kuala Lumpur area,  rated a SINPO of 34433 -- signal strength was fair to good depending on duration of fading. Otherwise signal was audible most of time with occasionally discernible speech. HERE is an audio excerpt from this broadcast.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 19 June 2019.

RX: Sangean ATS-909 ANT: internal ferrite rod QTH: Central West Malaysia

WBCQ - The Planet (via Monticello)

WBCQ - The Planet, transmitting from Monticello, Maine (USA), was logged  on 18 June 2019. Talk Show with dialogue/interview and occasional filler music was monitored from 09.30 till 10.00 UTC. Reception on 9.330 kHz rated an SINPO of 15321 -- weak signal, audible content occasionally clear and some fading under atmospheric noise. For over a week, reception has been "best" around 09.30 up till slightly after 10.00 UTC. I assume this is due to grey-line phenomenon which allows WBCQ's signal to radiate through the southern hemisphere to reach Malaysia.  HERE and HERE is WBCQ (Monticello).

Reception report was emailed to Allan Weiner on the same day. He repliend within a few hours with an eQSL. To obtain the actual QSL card, which I did in 2012, one needs to mail the reception report with  SASE. This was done a day later on 19 June 2019. 

Address:
WBCQ The Planet
274 Britton Road
Monticello, Maine 04760
USA

Email:
wbcq@wbcq.com

RX:  Sangean ATS-909 ANT: Dipole  QTH: Central West Malaysia