Radio Taiwan International Calendar - February 2025

 

Radio Taiwan International Calendar, February 2025

 

Gaweylon Tibetan Radio (via Dhabbaya)

Gaweylon Tibetan Radio (FEBA), transmitting from Dhabbaya, UAE, was logged on 20 January 2025. Tibetan language programme was monitored from 12.20 till 12.30 UTC. Reception on 15.215.1 kHz rated a SINPO of 23332 -- weak signal but audible with possibly some light jamming which disappeared around 12.25 UTC.

 Reception report was submitted on the same day. An eQSL was received on 30 January 2025.

RX Alinco DX-R8T EXT ANT: 1/4 wave QTH: Malaysia 

Reach Beyond Australia (via Kununurra)

Reach Beyond Australia, transmitting from Kununurra, Western Australia, was logged on 20 January 2025. A Burmese language broadcast, entitled  "Women of Hope", was monitored from 15.00 till 15.30 UTC. Reception on 11.900 kHz rated a SINPO of 45434 - good signal strength and clear content despite moderate atmospheric  noise.

Reception report was submitted on the same day. An eQSL was received on 21 January 2025.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 EXT ANT: 3 meter random wire QTH: Subang Jaya, Malaysia 

China Radio International(via Bamako)

China Radio International, transmitting from Bamako, Mali, was logged on 19 January 2025. An English language broadcast about an American healthcare entrepreneur in China was monitored from 15.00 till 15.40 UTC. Reception on 17.630 kHz rated a SINPO of 55444 -- slight fading with atmospheric noise, otherwise a strong signal and clear audio content. 

Reception report was emailed to CRI shortly after the broadcast on the same day. An eQSL was received on 21 January 2025.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 EXT ANT: 3-meter random wire QTH: Central West Malaysia 

Voice of Turkiye

 

Voice of Turkiye, transmitting from Emirler, was logged on 9 December 2024.

Reception report was submitted on the following day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 13 January 2015.

RX: Degen DE-1102 EXT ANT: 3 meter random wire QTH: Malaysia

Radio Free Asia

 

Radio Free Asia, transmitting presumably from Asia, was logged on 3 October 2024. A Burmese language broadcast of current events about the region was monitored from 00.00 till 00.30 UTC. Reception on 15.210 kHz rated a SINPO of 45344; transmission initially was audible with clear content despite atmospheric interference. Later in the transmission, the noise level increased substantially making audio content less listenable.

Reception report was submitted on the same day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 13 January 2015.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 EXT ANT: 3 meter random wire QTH: Malaysia

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I am a traveller of the world 

tuning the longitude and latitude of the radio dials. Be it short-wave, medium wave or long wave.

You are tuned to the overseas service of the BBC. Atlantic relay station.

Amidst the invisible, magical airwaves an island, country, station skips the hiss and crackle of the ionosphere. 

Ici Radio Canada.

I have crossed the seven seas and discovered the sounds of Polynesian singers, sitar ragas,  and verses from the Quran, all without ever leaving my chair.

Assalamu alaikum. Bismillah hirrahman nirrahim.

My wanderlust has taken me across continents to hear Andean pipes, Spanish guitars, Sarawakan sapeh, Congo drums, tolling bells and Alpen horns.

Heir ist die Schweiz.

I have heard the exotic birdsong of the kookaburra, the bell bird, bokmakierie and Italian sparrow under grey-line paths.

This is Radio New Zealand.

I have learned of wars and typhoons, enjoyed dramas and documentaries, heard banana cutting notices and messages to loved ones in faraway Antarctica,  all at my fingertips.

Estás escuchando Radio Habana Cuba, transmitiendo desde Cuba, territorio libre en America.

I have  strung many an antenna wire. Explored the bands. Caught DX party lines, evangelical sermons, even heard pirates spin tune after tune.

This is DX Partyline in Quito.

The adventure of radio never seems to end. It has always been the perfect getaway to any worldwide destination. And, it has cost me nothing.

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© Breyel, Timm. “DXing". All rights reserved.  No part of this poem may be copied, broadcast, reproduced in print or electronically represented without permission from the author.