Voice of Guang-hua -- Taiwan

3-piece puzzle QSL card

Voice of Guang-hua in Taipei, Taiwan was monitored on 12 May 2011 between 22.15 to 00.05 UTC on  9.745 kHz. Chinese language programmes featured commentary and music. Reception was fair, but with severe QRM from Radio Romania International from 23.00 to 23.56 UTC. Afterwards, Radio Bahrain was faintly detected in the background.

Reception report was sent by post and at their website. Letter was returned, undelivered on 7 June 2011. After finding the correct address and resubmitting the report, I received this very unique QSL card on 23 June 2011.

Address:

Voice of Guang-hua
P.O. Box 1700
Taipei City, 10099 Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Website:

www.khmusic.com.tw/

HCJB Australia

HCJB Australia in Kununurra, Northwest Australia was heard on 5 March 2011 from 13.00 to 13.15 UTC on 15.340 kHz. Evangelical Christian programming was broadcast to South East Asia in the Khmer language. 

Reception report was sent by post and email. A QSL card printed on 80 gm paper was posted in an envelop, along with some Australian stamps. Verification was received on 11 May 2011.

Address:

HCJB Australia

P.O. Box 291

Kilsyth, Victoria 3137

Australia

Radio Tunis International Channel (RTCI) -- Tunisia

Radio Tunis International Channel (RTCI) in Tunis, Tunisia was monitored on 9 May 2011 from 17.30 to 20.10 UTC (normal broadcast hours from 16.00 to 20.10 UTC) on 9.725 kHz and 12.005 KHz

Signal (SINPO) on 9.725 kHz at 17.30 UTC was 45444. Clear and strong reception was noted throughout the broadcast. The same signal strength has been observed for over a month now. On 12.005 kHz reception was less favourable with fair strength and moderate QRN at 35233.

Video recorded on 9 May 2011 at 18.00 UTC (using a Grundig Satellit 750)

Transmission was intended for the Middle East and broadcast in Arabic. A variety of Arabic, French and Spanish language songs were heard, along with frequent station announcements, news in brief on the hour, the call for Maghrib and Ishak prayers and a couple of talk related stories.  

Reception report was submitted by post and email in French and English. QSL card is pending verification. 

Reception Reports should be sent to: 

L'Office Nationale de la Telediffusion (ONT)
Cite Ennasim I
Borjel, B.P. 399
1080 Tunis, Tunisia


Email:
ont@ati.tn (old ONT email address delivered message)
ecoute@telediffusion.net.tn (WRTH 2011 and ONT list this address, yet email was undelivered)


Websites:
www.telediffusion.net.tn/index.php?ecouteen
www.rtci.tn

Free North Korea Radio -- South Korea

Free North Korea Radio, a clandestine station based in South Korea, was received on  8 May 2011 from 12.00-14.00 UTC on 15.645 kHz. Programming consisted of commentary in the Korean language and some Western pop tunes.

Signal (SINPO) at 12.00 UTC was fair with strong jamming, presumably from the DPRK, at 21132. At 12.45 UTC signal was 22232. While reception was weak, jamming was virtually eliminated with Lower Sideband (LSB) and narrow filter settings, allowing for audible and discernible speech. At 13.40 UTC signal was much weaker at 11121, yet still audible in LSB mode. At 13.59 UTC severe jamming prevented further reception; either that or the transmission ended abruptly allowing for the subsequent noise.

Reception report was submitted by post and email. QSL is pending verification. On 5 December 2012,  Free North Korea Radio (FNKR) sent this message: "Thank you so much for your message, I have forwarded it to the people at FNKR! Have a great day!" This is the first response from these folks I have received since submitting a reception report in May and subsequent follow-up reports. Hopefully this is a sign that a QSL will be forthcoming.

Address:
Free North Korea Radio
P.O. Box 92
Mok-dong,Yangcheon-gu,
158-600 Seoul, Republic of Korea

Email: 

mini6915@hanmail.net

Website:

www.fnkradio.com

Radio Uganda

Radio Uganda (Red Channel FM), broadcasting from a 10 kw short-wave transmitter, in Kampala, Uganda was received on 7 May 2011, between 09.45 to 11.00 UTC (normal broadcast time 06.00-13.00 UTC) on 7.195 kHz (best heard on 7.196 kHz). Signal (SINPO) was very weak with excessive modulation and moderate fading at 11331.Programming in English and local vernacular consisted mostly of talk during the period the station was logged. 

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

Address: 

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Plot 17-19 Nile Avenue

Kampala, Uganda

Email:

ubc@ubonline.co.ug


Website:
ubconline.co.ug

Radio Myanmar

Radio Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar was received on 7 May 2011 from 11.00 to 13.40 UTC on 7.200 kHz. Local pop music, news and commentary was broadcast in the Burmese language. Signal (SINPO) was strongly heard with some over-modulation and fading at 45454 throughout the transmission.

Video recorded on 5 May 2011 (using a Grundig Satellit 500)

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

Address: 

Myanmar Radio & Television

426, Pyay Road,

Kamayut - 11041

Yangon. Myanmar

Email:

mrtv@mptmail.net.mm

nptradio.eng@gmail.com

Radio Mediterranee Internationale - Morocco

Radio Mediterranee Internationale in Tangier, Morocco was received on 3 May 2011. This station broadcasts around-the-clock daily, but was monitored from 20.15 to 22.15 UTC. It was heard on 9.575 KHz. 

Signal (SINPO) at 20.15 UTC was 24322 with fair reception, some fading and slight interference; at 21.00 UTC signal degraded to 13322 with weaker reception and more QRN; after 22.15 UTC signal  was too weak to be heard. 

Programming in Arabic and French entailed mostly Arabic music, light contemporary pop music, news and commentary. 

Reception report was sent by post and email. QSL card is pending.

Address:

Radio Mediterranee Internationale

3 / 5 Rue M'Sallah 
90000 Tanger
Kingdom of Morocco


Email:
medi1@medi1.com


Website:
www.medi1.com/