Friday, January 31, 2014

QSL Report: February 2014


A new series of 2014 Radio Prague QSL cards may be viewed at: www.radio.en/ru/static/qsl/qsl-2014
QSLs are issued for reception via the Internet at: http://www.radio.cz/en

Australia
HCJB Global Australia, 15490 kHz. E-QSL. Received in four days for program details to: english@hcjb.org.au  (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

Austria
OEH8101-Österreiches Rotes Kreuz, 3630 kHz. Full data QSL card. Received in 426 days via OE8SPW (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

Bulgaria
Bible Voice Broadcasting via Kostinbrod, Bulgaria, 9635 kHz. E-QSL in three months for program details to: mail@broadcasting.org. (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

Canada
CFRX Toronto 6070 kHz. Full data QSL card, signe dby Steve Canney-VA3SC. QSL address: Ontario DX  Association, 1831 Waterdown Rd., Burlington, Ontario L7P 5A2 Canada. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Clandestine
Oromo Voice (targeted to Ethiopia) 17850 kHz. Transmitter via Issoudun, France. Email response from Fekadu, stating my report was valuable to them and requesting future report. Received in 21 minutes from
my initial email to: info@oromovoice.org for the January 8 broadcast.  (W. Craighead, KS)

Colombia
Alcaravan Radio, 5910 kHz. E-QSL with photo of station, from Rafel Rodrigues. Received in 12 hours
for mp3 files to: rafaelcoldx@yahoo.com (Fracesco, Italy/playdx) You Tube audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVO-cXDiUl8

FM

Estonia-Raadio Elmar Tartu 88.50 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified, with illegible signature as part of Chief Editor. Station address: Õpetaja (A, 51003 Tartu, Estonia. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Estonia-Nõmme Raadio, Tallinn 99.30 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified. Report sent to:
Pärnu mnt 326, 11611 Tallinn, Estonia. Address on card noted as Jaama 1 A, Tallinn, Estonia. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Estonia-Raadio Rin FM, Tartu 104.70 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified. QSL address:
Vooru 165-7, 50115, Tartu, Estonia. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Finland-Bassoradio 102.40 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified, plus enclosed a funny children's painting. Received in two weeks. Station address: IO Kustantajqpalvelut Oy, PL 115, Forssa, Finland. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Finland-Radio City, 99.40 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified. Received in 10 weeks. Station address: Tallberginkatu 1 C, 00180 Helsinki, Finland. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Finland-Radio Dei, Helsinki 89.00 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified, plus a promo card
enclosed. Received in two weeks. Station address: Ilmalalankuja 2 i, 00240 Helsinki, Finland.
(Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Switzerland-Radio Swiss Pop 227.360 MHz. (DAB Ch 12 C). Prepared QSL card returned as verified in
seven weeks. Station address: Swiss Satellite Radio, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen - SRF, Novaratrasse 2, Postfach, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Switzerland-Stimme Russlands 202-928 MHz (DAB Ch 9 A) Received in six weeks for program details sent to the German service page on the Voice of Russia website at: http://german.ruvr.ru/ (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

France
F5ZWE Propagation Beacon 28242 kHz. Full data QSL card. Received in seven days via F6ITD (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

Radio Joystick via Issoudun, France, 7330 kHz. E-QSL in one day from Charlie Prince. Program details to: radiojoystick@gmail.com (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

TDF/Radio Algerienne via Issoudun, France, 7295 kHz. No data QSL signed by Kathy Steffen. Received in eight months for report and mint stamps for return postage. QSL zddress: 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France. (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

Germany
Atlantic 2000 International 6005/9480 kHz. E-QSLs received in seven days for program details sent to:
atlantic2000international@gmail.com (Christian Ghibaudo/HCDX)

Atlantic 2000 International via MVBR, 9480 kHz. Special 31st Anniversary QSL card for e-report. Received in four weeks for program details to: atlantic2000international@gmail.com atlantic2000international@gmail.com

PCJ Radio International 5955 kHz.E-QSL from Victor Goonetilleke. Received in three days for program details sent to:  pcjqsl@pcjmedia.com (Christian Ghibaudo/HCDX)

Ichtys Radio via HCJB Weenermoor, Germany 3995 kHz. Full data E-verification from Sven Tasche and Debby Tasche-Wolf. Received in one day for program details to: kontakt@ictys-radio.de (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

Ireland
Church of the Holy Redeemer Bray 27631 kHz. Full data prepared QSL card signed by Felicity Walsh, Parish Secretary, and stamped. Received in six days. QSL address: Holy Redeemer Parish, Parish House, Herbert Road, Bray, Co. Whitlow, Ireland. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

Our Lady of Consolation Church Donnycarney, 27687 kHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified. Received in nine days. QSL address: Parachial House , 5 Malahide Road, Dublin 5, Ireland.  (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

SS Mary & Peter Church Arklow, 27631 kHz. Full data prepared QSL card signed by Margaret Redmond and stamped. Received in seven days. QSL address: The Parish Office Árus Lorcáin, Castlepark, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

Italy
Radio Maria Italia 92.5 FM. Full data QSL card signed by Giampiero Bernardini, QSL Manager. Received in 96 days for details sent to: qsl@radiomaria.org (Christian Ghibaudo/HCDX)

Lithuania
NHK/Radio Japan relay via Sitkunai 6165 kHz. Full data QSL card, unsigned. Received in 72 days for report to the NHK Russian service. Address: Tokyo 150-8001, Japan (Luca Botto Fiora/RUS-DX)

Medium Wave


Cyrpus (Northern Cyprus) Bayrak Radio & Television Corporation, 1098 kHz AM. Verification letter from Mustafa Tosun, Department Head of Transmissions. Received in 9 years ! Heard this station in Samos Island, Greece. My third report follow up forwarded in January 2012 was answered in May 2013 with a nice QSL card, letter, and large packet of tourist information. Station address: Dr. Kuçuk blv, Levkosa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Germany-Deutschelandfunk, 153 kHz AM. E-QSL. Received in two months for program details to: hoerereservice@dradio.de (Artur Fernandez Llorella/playdx)

Germany-Antenne Saar (SR) 1179 kHz AM. Verification letter  from Guenter Gehring gehring@sronline.de QSL address: SR   Funkhaus Halberg D-66100 Saarbrucken, Germany. Report sent to: info@sr-online.de Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France/playdx)

Latvia- Radio Merkus 1485 kHz AM. Verification letter from Raimnonds Kreicbergs, Radio Merkus Director. Received in 14 days for e-report to rni@apollo.lv (Kurt Enders, Germany/HCDX)

United States-WDEV, 550 kHz AM. The Friendly Pioneer/Voice of Northern New England. Full data verification letter, with illegible signature as Manager. Received in 60 days for program DX Test broadcast details to wdev@radiovermont.com QSL address: 9 Stowe Street, (or P.O. Box 550) Waterbury, VT 05676 USA. (Frank Hillton, Charleston, SC) Website: www.wdevradio.com 

Mongolia/Russia
Received two QSL cards from Voice of Mongolia, for Russian programming via transmitters from Voice of Russia on 999 kHz AM (Grigoriopol Prednestrovie) and 657 kHz AM (Grozny, Russia). Cards are color scenery cards or camel herders and drawings of Mongolian population. Two reports to:  rom.russian@yahoo.com (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia/RUS-DX 746)

Russia


GTRK Buryatia Ulan Ude 6195 kHz. E-QSL with photo of station from Lyudmila Moiseeva-Chief of Broadcasting Service. Received in 14 days for report to: 7 - Ulan Ude 670000, Russia (Luca Botto Fiora/RUS-DX)

Trans World Radio via Irkutsk 12055 kHz and via Novosibirsk 7300 kHz. Full data E-QSLs from S. Franklib Abraham. Received in 44 days for report to: fabraham@twrindia.org (Luca Botto Fiora/RUS-DX)



South Africa
AWR Africa via Meyerton, 11840 kHz. Full data QSL. Received in 86 days to program details to: wavescan@awr.org (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France/playdx)

Spain
Radio Vitoria 1602 kHz AM. Special E-QSL received for station's last transmission. Details to radio_victoria@eitb.com (Artur Fernandez Llorella, Spain/HCDX)

Uganda
Dunamis Broadcasting, Mukano 4750 kHz. No data photo/map. Received in 26 days from HAGCM in
Canada for e-report and MP3 recording sent to dunamis4.750@hotmail.com. Reply from Heather
Paterson heather@biblevoice.org. Heather forwarded my report o the main presenter at the Ugandan station and two weeks later I received a reply from dunashortwave@outlook.com. Heard this station on Sheigra Dxpedition, Oct. 2013. (Alan Pennington, UK/BRDXC-UK Comm)

United Kingdom
Radio Taiwan International, 7325 kHz. Full data QSL signed by Valentin. Received in 91 days for program
details to french@rti.org.tw (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France/playdx)

Sudan Radio Service, 17745 kHz. E-QSL received from Angela Wangechi in one day. Program details to:
awangechi@sudanradio.org (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

Thames Coast Guard, 2187.5 MHz. Prepared QSL card returned as verified with signature and station
stamp. Received in seven days. QSL address: HM Coastguard, Thames MRCC, east Terrace, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex CO14 8PY, United Kingdom. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

United States
Ecos del Torbes via WRMI, 9955 kHz. E-QSL received in 13 days for details sent to:  qslconfirmacion@gmail.com (Christian Ghibaudo/HCDX)

NMC11-USCG Group Humboldt Bay, CA 2670 kHz. No data prepared QSL card returned, plus email stating the broadcast was from the Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville. Received reply in one day. (Martin Foltz, CA/UDXF)

NPD-NAVMARCORMARS- Millington, Tennessee 14.483.5 MHz. Veridied an AFD 2013 reception with a no-data QSL card in 67 days from A.H. Hilliard W4GMM. QSL address: 4237 Beacon Street, Memphis, TN 38128 USA. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

WQQK643-1700 kHz AM. Received a Happy Valley folding card, signed by Edith Foteff, Community
Liaison. Received in 150 days. QSL address: 16000 SE Misty Drive, Happy Valley, OR 97086 USA. This is my 3,037 medium wave QSL verification. (Patrick Martin, Seaside, OR)

Uzbekistan
Trans World Radio India via Tashkent 7505 kHz. E-QSL and letter from S. Franklin Abraham. Received in 67 days for e-report anf MP3 to: fabraham@twrindia.org (Luca Botto Fiora/RUS-DX)

Utility/Propagation Beacon
USA-K4JEE/ B HF Beacon 28254.5 MHz. Full data card. Received in four weeks. QSL address: Ronald G. Lardner, 5121 Doyle Dr., Louisville, KY 40216 USA. (Norbert Reiner, Germany/playdx)

USA-W4TIY Beacon 28272. MHz. Full data card. Received in eight months. QSL address: Paulding Amateur Radio Club, Inc., P.O. Box 2253, Dallas, GA 30132 USA. 5121 Doyle Dr., Louisville, KY 40216


Utility/Ship Traffic
3FUA7-City of Rotterdam (Ro/Ro Cargo Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz MMSI 372002000. Full data prepared
verification letter returned as verified in 32 days. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

C6PX5-Ocean Sprite (Standby Safety Vessel) 3.187.5 MHz. MMSI 308583000. Full data prepared verification letter returned as verified in 378 days. (Andy, Germany/UDXCF)

LACH7-SKS Segura (Oil/Chemical Tanker) Full data prepared QSL card returned as verified. Received in 212 days. QSL address: Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsredrei AS, Foke Bernadottesvei 38, 5147 Fyllingsdalen, Norway. (Patrick Robic, Austria/UDXF)

LASE-KV Scotland W 342 (Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 257736000. Full
data prepared verification letter returned as verified in 61 days. Position of the ship was in the Barents Sea. This is my first Norwegian Coast Guard vessel confirmed. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

MPPH5-Grampian Hunter (Standby Safety Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 232952000. Full data prepared
verification letter returned as verified in 74 days. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

OUHW2-Sea Energy (Crane Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. Full data prepared verification letter returned
as verified in 31 days. Ship position in Skaerbaek, Denmark (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

OULA2-Dana Sirena (Ro/Ro Passenger Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 220174000. Full data prepared
verification letter returned as verifiedin 21 days, plus a info sheet on the ship. (Andy, Germany/
UDXF)

SFKH-Icebeam (Research/Safety Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 66313000. Full data prepared verification
letter verified returned as verified in 71 days. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

YLRS-Valpas (Latvian Coast Guard Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 275093999. Full data QSL, plus a prepared
verification letter returned as verified in 24 days. Received in 24 days in an official Latvian Navy Coast Guard envelope. Noted this ship's position was in the Port of Latvia-and this is my first Latvian Coast Guard
vessel confirmed. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

WDB3161-APL China (Container Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz. MMSI 369247000. Full data prepared verification letter.  Returned as verified in 88 days for a report to the Port of Oakland. SASE enclosed with report, which was used for the reply. SHip position in the Port of Los Angeles. (Martin Foltz, CA/UDXF)

ZDLS1-RRS Ernest Schackleton (Research Vessel) 2.187.5 MHz.MMSI 740357000. Full data prepared
verification letter returned as verified in 47 days, plus a personal letter and CD with selected photos
taken of Antarctica and North Sea. (Andy, Germany/UDXF)

QSL Address/Email and Veri Singer Updates

Brazil
Radio Caiari via Porto Velho Rondonia radiocaiari@gmail.com
Rua Das Criancas 4646, Barrio Areal sa Floresta, CEP-76806-440 Porto Velho
Rondonia, Brazil
Radio Difusora Macapa, Juliana Alves Coutinho-Gerente, Rua Candido Mendes 525 Centro, CEP-68900-100 Macapa, Amapa, Brazil
Voz Missionaria, Rua Joaquin Nunes 241, Centro, Camboriu, SC CEP-88334-000, Brazil

China
Voice of Pujiang, Qian Xioyan victor.pujiang@gmail.com

Euro Free Radio
Blueman Radio bluemanradio@hotmail.com
Die Technishe Man PB 65, NL-7260 AM Ruurlo, The Netherlands
Free Radio VIctoria freeradiovictoria@hotmai.com
Gouden Star Radio sunnyradio@hotmail.com
MRF Radio mrfradio@hotmail.com
Mustang/Pony Radio mustangradio@live.nl
Nord AM nordam@shortwaveservice.com
Odynn shortwaveman@gmail.com
Radio Alice radioalice@hotmail.com
Radio Altrex radioaltrex@live.nl
Radio Casanova radiocasanova@hotmail.com
Radio Flying Dutchman Shortwave rfdshortwave@gmail.com
Radio Gloria radiogloria@aol.com
Radio Luxemburg radioluxemburg@live.com
Radio Malaisy, SRS Germany, PF 101145, DE-99801 Eisenbach, Germany
Radio Marabu info@radiomarabu.de
Radio Merlin International radomerlin@blueyonder.co.uk
Radio Monique monisound@hotmail.com
Radio Norton radio.norton@hotmail.com
Radio Odynn shortwaveman@hotmail.com
Radio Power Liner radiopi@live.nl
Radio Scotland International radioscotland@hotmail.com
Radio Tango Italia libertango58@libero.it
Rock Live Radio forstarbeiten@gmx.de
Scandinavian Weekend Radio
Box 99, FIN-34801 Virrat, Finland
Vechte Welle info@emsvechtewelle.de (Mathias Volta)

Canada
CFRX, Steve Canney, QSL Manager CFRX@ymail.com

CHA/Time/Frequency Station, Raymond Pelletier, Technical Dept.
1200 Montreal Road, Blvd M-36
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR6 Canada

Malaysia
Radio TV Malaysia/Kajang
Zulkifli Bin Abrahim, Techinical Network RTM zulrahim@rtm.gov.my

Peru
Aroma Cafe Radio
Avenida Marginal
Salida a Satipo
c/o Centro Medico Virgen de Guadalupe
Calle Miguel Grau 120 Pichanaki
Provincia Chanchamayo
Departamento de Junin

Russia
Russian State Time & Frequency Service
Institute of Metrology for Time & Space (IMVP)
GP- "VNIIFTRI"
Mendeleevo 141570
Moscow Region
Russia

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Veri Signer, J. Henanayake

United States
Eternal Good News (via WHRI) gabry@juno.com (or) George Bryan gabry@cox.net
P.O. Box 5333, Edmond, OK 73083 USA

Maravillosas Palabras de Vida (The Salvation Army) via WRMI International
Major Pauline Elder, Audience Correspondent for Radio Ministries
WRMI International
P.O. Box 526852
Miami, FL 33152 USA

Radio Prague via WRMI International
espanol@radio.cz (or) cr@radio.cz

WINB Veri Signer, Hans Johnson
(QSLs/ship photo by Gayle Van Horn)