Radio New Zealand International

Radio New Zealand  International in Ringitaiki/Wellington  was logged 8 January 2012. RNZI was monitored  from 09.50 to 10.58 UTC (broadcast time 07.58 to 10.58 UTC) on  9.765 kHz. Reception (SINPO) before 09.30 UTC was a weak modulated signal. At 09.50 UTC  reception was 35333 -- fair signal strength with slight fading and atmospheric noise. At 10.50 UTC onward reception improved to 45433 -- good strength but still hampered by slight QRN.  Reception on 15.720 kHz was heard well after 10.59 UTC.

Reception report was emailed and submitted online to RNZI, for which an eQSL will be sent. Those requesting a QSL card are advised to include two IRCs or US$2. An eQSL was emailed on 13 January 2012.

Email:

info@rnzi.com

Radio Free Asia (via Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

Radio Free Asia, transmitting via Dushanbe-Yangiyul, Tajikistan, was logged on 3 January 2012. A Tibetan (Khams dialect) broadcast was aired from 12.30 to 13.00 UTC on 15.375 kHz. Reception (SINPO) was 23353 -- fair signal strength, prominent transmitter hum and slight fading. Despite these conditions, speech was audible and clear. 

It should be noted China National Radio or China Radio International deliberately blankets Tibetan language broadcasts on most frequencies with Chinese programming. 

Reception report was emailed to RFA. Hopefully this will suffice for their Year of the Dragon QSL. Bingo, it did! QSL card arrived in the mail on 17 January 2012.

Voice of Vietnam

Voice of Vietnam in Hanoi was logged on 6 January 2012. English language programming Vietnam culture and music aired from 23.30 to 23.57 UTC (monitored 23.42 to 23.57 UTC) on 12.020 kHz -- a frequency used regularly at other times by VOV. Reception (SINPO) was 55555 -- excellent on all accounts. 

Reception report was emailed to VOV. A QSL card and pocket calendar arrived on 8 June 2012.

Email: 

vovworld@vov.org.vn

Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey, broadcasting from Ankara/Emirler, Turkey was logged on 7 January 2012. A Farsi language programme was  monitored from 16.20 to 16.57 UTC (broadcast time 16.00 to 16.54 UTC) on 9.530 kHz. Reception (SINPO) throughout transmission was 55545 -- excellent all around.  

Reception Report was emailed to Voice of Turkey. This 75th Anniversary QSL card arrived in the mail on 21 February 2012.

Polskie Radio (via Woofferton, UK)

Polskie Radio, transmitting presumably via Woofferton, UK, was logged on 5 January 2012. A Polish language broadcast was monitored from 19.10 to 20.00 UTC  on 5.920 kHz. Reception (SINPO) was 45333 -- good signal strength with mild atmospheric noise and slight fading.

Reception report was emailed to Polskie Radio. This QSL card arrived on 29 September 2012.

Email:

zagranica@polskieradio.pl

China Radio International (via Cerrik, Albania)

China Radio International, transmitting via Cerrik, Albania, was logged on  7 January 2012. English broadcast was aired from 00.00 to 01.57 UTC (monitored 00.25 to 01.30 UTC) on 9.570 kHz. Reception (SINPO) at 00.25 UTC was  25222 -- fair signal strength with fading, otherwise  clear and audible speech at times. Reception worsened after 01.20 UTC to 25322 -- fair signal strength with fading degraded significantly due to increased atmospheric noise. By 01.30 UTC signal could not be received due to QRN.

Reception report submitted by email to CRI. After resubmitting my reception report in late March, I received this email on 26 March 2012 from Ying Lian, CRI English Service, essentially confirming my report: "We've asked the relevant ones to send QSL cards to you as soon as possible." All that remains is the QSL card per se.

Email:

crieng@cri.com.cn

All India Radio (via Panaji, Goa)

All India Radio, broadcasting in Arabic from Panaji, Goa, India, was heard on 8 January 2012 from 04.30 to 05.30 UTC on 15.210 kHz. Reception (SINPO): 45434 -- good signal strength despite slight fading and mild atmospheric noise.

Reception report was submitted by email and online at AIR.