Wednesday, December 26, 2012

QSL Report Central


There’s still time to snare the 16th Anniversary QSL card from Radio Free Asia. The microphone and flag card features a glimpse of what the RFA broadcasters use in the Washington DC studios. The Anniversary card will be used to confirm all valid reception reports through December 31, 2012. Reception report details may be submitted by following the QSL REPORTS link at www.techweb.rfa.org or email to qsl@rfa.org.Listeners without Internet access, can mail their reports to: Reception Reports, Radio Free Asia, 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300,Washington, DC 20036 USA. Complete multilingual RFA schedules may be found in MT ExPress.

Ludo Maes, sends in news of changes from Belgium’s TDP, which brokers air time for
programs with political or religious background. TDP has been replaced with a new company name called Broadcast Belgium. Please delete the former contact email info@transmitter.org with ludo.maes@broadcast.be for correspondence and reception details.
            Still scrambling to find addresses, for ship communication heard in the utility bands ? Try googling at www.google.com, the ship name + vessel owner. Follow the Contact link for a fill-in-the details page or a postal address.
           
       Armed Forces Radio (AFRTS) closed the Saddlebunch Keys, Florida transmitters, due to budget cuts, however you can still verify Diego Garcia (4319, 12759 USB kHz) and Guam (5765, 13362 USB kHz) relays. Post program details online at the Contact Us link on the AFN website www.myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil. Postal mail to: NMC DET AFRTS-DMC, 23755 Z Street, Bldg. 2730, Riverside, CA 92518-2017.
           
      Here’s a favorite among DXers. Puzzled on an interval signal ? Not sure on an identification announcement ? Hobbyists know the value of air checks, jingles, signature tunes, and of course interval signals. Log on to Interval Signals Online www.intervalsignals.net to search by-country a plethora of stations from across the globe. Interval Signals Online is an excellent aid to guide you through those puzzling DX moments.
           
           
MEDIUM WAVE
Hungary-MR4, Magyar Radio, 1188 kHz AM. Full data verification letter, signed by Edit Julia Kaupert. Received in six months for an AM report. Station address: Stefánia út.7, 6720 Szeged, Hungary (Artur Llorella, Spain/HCDX)
 
KCEG, 780 kHz AM. Fountain, Colorado. Colorado’s Country Classics. Full data QSL signed by Timothy C. Cutforth, Owner/General Manager. Received in six days for an AM report. Email tcut4th@msn.com or radioranch@live.com (John Wilkins, CO/NRC DX News) No station address at press time. Streaming audio http://780kceg.com/  
 
KWEI, 1260 kHz AM. Weiser, Idaho. La Rasa-Spanish Radio. Full data QSL, signed by David L. Combs. Received in seven days after nine attempts from 2004. Station address: KWEI Spanish Radio, 1156 N. Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho 83706. Streaming audio www.kweiradio.net (Wilkins).
            
WFBL 1390 kHz AM. CNY Talk Radio. Full data verification from Don Wagner, General Manager. Received in 65 days for an AM report and mint stamps. Station address: CNY Talk Radio, 8456 Smokey Hollow Road, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. (D. Arrington, PA) Email: d.wagner@lmgiradio.com Website: www.wfbl.com
 
WFLF 540 kHz AM. Maitland, Florida. How Central Florida Stays Informed. No data confirmation email via Katherine Brown, Program Director katherinebrown@clearchannel.com. Received in 141 days for an AM report. Station address: 2500 Maitland Center Parkway, Maitland, FL 32751. (Al Muick, PA/HCDX) Streaming audio via iHeart Radio www.540wfla.com/
           
WVON, 1690 kHz AM. The Talk of Chicago. Verification letter signed by LaVetta Hodges-Account Executive, plus audience card. Received in 150 days for an AM report. Station address: 1000 E. 87th Street, Chicago IL 60619-6397. (Patrick Martin, Seaside, OR) Streaming audio www.wvon.com/
 
RUSSIA
Voice of Russia, 11960 kHz. Full data Manned Flight Into Space card, signed by Mrs. A. Molodkina. Received in 24 days for an E-report to letters@ruvr.ru Postal address: Pyatnitskaya 25, 115326 Moscow, Russia (Shukhrat Rakhmatullaev, Uzbekistan/RUS-DX) Streaming/on-demand audio www.ruvr.ru.
 
SPAIN
Radio Exterior España (REE) 7275 kHz. Full data 70th Anniversary card, signed by Secretaría Técnica. Received in ten days for an E-report to ree@rtve.es (Llorella) Station address: Casa de la Radio, Avenida de la Radio y Televisíon 4, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain. ((Llorella).
 
UTILITY
France-CROSS Jobourg 2187.5 kHz. No data letter and verification statement, signed by Thierry Pichon, le professeur principal de l’enselgnement maritime, directeur par intérim du CROSS Jobourg. Received in 192 days for a utility report. Station address: CROSS Jouburg, 14 Route d’ Auderville, 50440 Jobourg, France. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF) CROSS, sometimes called CROSSMA, is an organization of monitoring activities at sea and rescue coordination, based in Jouburg, France.
 
Italy-VEN, Non Direction Beacon, Venezia, 379 kHz. Full data prepared QSL card stamped as verified. Received in 16 days for a utility report. Station address: ENAV s.p.A., CAAV Venezia, Aeroporto Internazionale Marco Polo, 30030 Tessera-Venezia, Italy (Robic)
 
 
Italy-LIN, Non Directional Beacon, Linate 386 kHz. Full data prepared QSL card stamped and signed by Marco Casiraghi. Received in 21 days for a utility report. Station address: ENAV S.P.A., Milano ACC, C.P. 55, 20090 Linate Aeroporto, Italy (Robic).
 
United States-BL-NAVMARCORMARS Groton, 14391.5 kHz. Full data QSL card in 70 days, for utility report of annual Armed Forces Day broadcast. QSL address: Robert Veth, Director, 4 Lantern Lane, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824-1316 (Robic).
 
Vietnam-XVN-Nha Trang Radio, 8414.5 kHz. Full data prepared QSL card stamped as verified. Received in 68 days for a utility report. Station address: Vishipel Cong Ty Thong Tin Dien Tu Hang Hair, Vietnam, Dai Thong Tin Duyen Hai Nha Trang, 40/1 Tran Pu, Vinh Nguyen, TP Nha Thrang, Vietnam (Robic).
 
UGANDA
Dunamis Broadcasting, 4750 kHz. Full data QSL card, unsigned. Received in three weeks for E-report to mail@biblevoise.org Postal address: Box 425, Station E, Toronto ON Canada M6H 4E3. (Llorella). Website: www.biblevoice.org/