Radio Free Asia releases Year of the Rabbit QSL

Radio Free Asia Issues Year of the Rabbit QSL card January 2011

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 35th QSL card. This latest card continues our series of Chinese Lunar New Year commemorative QSLs. 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit and begins on February 3, 2011 and runs through January 22, 2012 Those born in a rabbit year are said to be kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, gracious, good natured, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, self-assured, shy, astute, and lucky. This QSL card will be used to confirm all valid reception reports from January 1 – March 31, 2011.

RFA’s 35th QSL commemorating 2011 as The Year of the Rabbit

RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.
RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.
RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org , and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.
Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Oops ! Forgot to post the current schedule for Radio Free Asia, so this is a repost from my earlier posting today.

Radio Free Asia

broadcast daily, all target areas to Asia

Radio Free Asia does not broadcast in English

All times UTC

Burmese
0030-0100 12115 13710 15700
0100-0130 12115 13710 15700
1230-1300 7515 11795 12105
1300-1400 7515 11795 12105
1400-1430 11795 12105
1630-1700 7570
1700-1730 7570

Cantonese
1400-1500 5810 7470
2200-2300 9780 11740 17775

Khmer
1230-1300 13810 15160
1300-1330 13810 15160
2230-2300 5790 11850
2300-2330 5790 11850

Korean
1500-1600 5860 7210 9385
1600-1700 5860 7210 9385
1700-1800 5860 7210 9385
1800-1900 5860 7210 9385
2100-2200 5825 7460 9385

Lao
0000-0100 9815 15690
1100-1200 9325 15120

Mandarin
0300-0400 11980 13710 15665 17615 17880 21540
0400-0500 11980 13710 15665 17615 17880 21540
0500-0600 11980 13710 15665 17615 17880 21540
0600-0700 11980 13710 15665 17615 17880 21540
1500-1600 5810 7445 9790 9905 11945 13725
1600-1700 5810 7415 9455 9905 11945 13725
1700-1800 5810 7415 9355 9455 9905 11945 13670
1800-1900 5810 7385 7415 9355 9905 11790 11945 13670
1900-2000 5810 6095 7385 9455 9875 9905 11790 11945
2000-2100 5810 5860 6095 7355 7495 9355 9875 11900 11945
2100-2200 5810 6095 7355 7495 9355 9455 9875 11900 11945
2300-0000 7540 9825 11775 11975 13745 15550

Tibetan
0100-0200 7470 9670 11695 15220 17730
0200-0300 7470 9670 11695 15220 17730
0600-0700 17515 17715 21490 21695
1000-1100 9690 15140 17750
1100-1200 7470 11540 11590 15375
1200-1300 7470 11540 11590 13625 15375
1300-1400 7470 11540 11590 13625 15375
1500-1600 5780 7470 11585 11880
2200-2300 5820 7470 9835
2300-0000 6010 7470 7550 9875

Uyghur
0100-0200 7480 9480 9645 9690 12010
1600-1700 5780 7470 9725 12080

Vietnamese
0000-0030 5850 11605 11965 15135
1400-1430 5855 7515 9990 11605 12130 13580
1430-1500 5855 7515 9990 12130 13580
2330-0000 5850 11605 11965 15135
(RFA/A .J. Janitschek)