05/15/2013
SCOTTIE DX SSTV IMAGES ON VOA RADIOGRAM
VOA Radiogram is a Voice of America program experimenting with digital text and images via short wave broadcasting. Over the weekend of May 11-12 there was the first experiment with the Scottie DX SSTV mode. The best result in my location was the broadcast on Sunday, May 12 at 19.55 UTC on 15670 kHz. The picture is a short wave curtain antenna in North Carolina of the type used to transmit this SSTV picture:
More information (with the transmission schedule) on these special broadcasts can be found at http://voaradiogram.net/. Reception reports can be sent to radiogram(at)voanews.com.
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05/08/2013
FREE RADIO FROM HUNGARY: LIGHTNING RADIO
Recently, Lightning Radio from Central Hungary testing on 7615 kHz with a power of 25 watt. They stopped transmissions on 6985 kHz in April due to the increased level of interference by utility stations. Unlike many other free radio stations, Lightning Radio try to transmit by a fixed schedule, currently from 11.00 to 04.00 UTC daily. The latest schedule can always be found on the website at www.lightningradio.co.nr. A mp3 recording from a broadcast on 6985 kHz is on Lightning Radio 6985 kHz.mp3. Below the QSL of that broadcast. The e-mail address of the station is lightningradio(at)gmx.com.
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05/03/2013
FINAL BROADCAST BY THE SPANISH STATION RADIO VITORIA ON THE MEDIUM WAVE
Radio Vitoria from the Basque Country in Spain left the medium wave frequency 1602 kHz on 30 april 2013. A mp3 recording of the very last 2 minutes can be heard on Radio Vitoria close down 1602 kHz 30.04.13 - 22.00 UTC.mp3. The same day after I sent my reception report to radio_vitoria(at)eitb.com I received a nice e-QSL:
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05/02/2013
FREE RADIO FROM THE NETHERLANDS: RADIO CONDOR
Radio Condor was in the air on 21 april on 6287 khz. A mp3 recording is on Radio Condor 6287 kHz.mp3. I sent a report to condorradio(at)hotmail.com and after one week I got this QSL by post:
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04/24/2013
FREE RADIO FROM AMERICA: PSEUDO RADIO
In the morning of April 14 I heard a low power UNID on 6925 kHz: Pseudo Radio 6925 kHz AM.mp3. I placed my mp3 recording on the forum http://www.hfunderground.com/ and US Pirate Radio Boston informed me that it was a relay of Pseudo Radio. He sent me this nice certificate as confirmation:
Other relay broadcasts by P.R.B. are WMMR - Mysterious Mystic Radio and KAMP, The Alan Masyga station. The e-mail of the station is prbrelays(at)gmail.com.
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04/21/2013
FREE RADIO FROM THE EAST PART OF THE NETHERLANDS: ODYNN RADIO
Odynn Radio is currently regular in the air. You find him on SW between 6270 and 6300 kHz. He also uses a medium wave transmitter on a frequency between 1611 and 1670 kHz. The address of the station is: P.O. Box 73, NL-7160 AB Neede, The Netherlands. The e-mail address is : shortwaveman@gmail.com or mediumwaveman@gmail.com
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04/13/2013
FREE RADIO FROM THE NETHERLANDS: RADIO TIP & ELVIS SHOW
Professional broadcasts from Pirate station Tip & Elvis Show. The station was on the air on Sunday April 07 on 6285 kHz in the 48 m band. I got a strong signal on the Perseus SDR connected to the 48 m band dipole antenna. A mp3 audio file is on: Tim & Elvis Show 6285 kHz.mp3. The QSL address is: t.eshow(at)hotmail.com
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04/09/2013
FREE RADIO FROM AMERICA: WOLVERINE RADIO
American pirates operate usually between 6900 and 6950 kHz. On Sunday April 2 around 02.00 UTC was Radio Wolverine on the air on 6935 kHz in the USB mode. He always ends the broadcasts with a SSTV picture: Wolverine R, SSTV 6935 kHz.mp3
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04/06/2013
HAM: SLOW SCAN TELEVISION
Some SSTV images of recent weeks on 14230 kHz USB. Many thanks for the QSL!
From Laval in Canada:Station VE2HAR
From Nagorny Karabakh in Armenia: Station EK3GM
From Finland: Station OH2BT
From Puerto Rico Island: Station KP4BZ
From Russia: Station UA1EFG
Station RN9AZ from Chelyabinsk. On the qsl below the explosion of a meteorite above Chelyabinsk on 2013/02/15 at 09:20:31.
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04/04/2013
OPEN DOOR AT DX CLUB "DX-ANTWERP"
The only Belgian DX club “DX ANTWERP” keeps his 31st open door on Saturday 11 May (between 09.00-18.00 UTC) and on Sunday 12 may (between 09.00 - 16.00 UTC). The entrance fee is free. The address of the event: “De Schorren”, Graspolderlaan 32, B-2660 Antwerpen - Hoboken, Belgium. More information (in Dutch) on http://www.dx-antwerp.com/
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03/30/2013
ATLANTIC 2000 INTERNATIONAL
On Saturday evening March 23, 2013 the French station “Atlantic 2000” broadcast on 3985 kHz on the 75 m-band from Kall-Krekel in Germany, who is the transmitting site of Radio 700. A mp3 recording from this broadcast is on R. Atlantic2000 - 3985 kHz 23.03.13 - 21.45 UTC.mp3. The e-mail adress is atlantic2000international@gmail.com. You can find more information on: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr. After 1 week I received this E-QSL card:
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03/27/2013
FREE RADIO: RKNW
Normal frequency for broadcast from RKNW is on AM 1521 kHz to South West London UK. But on March 23 between 22.15 and 23.12 UTC a pirate station in North America relayed their web stream on 6925 kHz AM. The reception was not good here in Belgium: RKNW 6925 kHz.mp3. I read in my QSL letter: “Please listen out for possible future SW transmissions”. The address of the station is: rknw1521am@gmail.com.
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03/22/2013
HAM: SPECIAL EVENT STATION "PA60WNR"
On February 2, 2013 was reminded that in 1953 a flood disaster run across The South West part of the Netherlands. Many people drowned.
The radio amateurs remembered this with the special callsign PA60WNR from the “Watersnoodramp" museum in Ouwerkerk.
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03/20/2013
ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO / WRMI RADIO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
Today I received a second qsl-card of AWR / WRMI Radio Miami International for my report to the “Special Wavescan” DX program on February 13 on 13570 kHz via the transmitter of WINB in Red Lion, USA. (See also on "02/19/2013"). Verie signer and also the man on the QSL-card is DX Editor Adrian M. Peterson.
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03/16/2013
FREE RADIO FROM AMERICA: RADIO RONIN SHORTWAVE:
Radio Ronin Shortwave’s AM signal came in loud and clear in the night of February 9 on 6920 kHz: Ronin SW 6920 kHz.mp3. My report, which I sent to radioroninshortwave(at)gmail.com, was answered after 4 weeks with this QSL-card: 
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03/12/2013
MEDIUM WAVE STATION RADIO TARGU NEUMARKT FROM ROMANIA
After I send a reminder I got after a few hours an E-qsl card, a personal letter and some pictures from Radio Targu-Neumarkt on 1323 kHz. I received this station on January 5, 2013 in this quality: Radio Targu-Neumarkt ROU 1323 kHz.mp3
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03/10/2013
HAM: SLOW SCAN TELEVISION
Some SSTV pictures, I have received in March on 14230 kHz USB:
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ARMENIA: Station EK3GM |
AUSTRIA: Station OE1TOA
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BULGARIA: Station LZ1MH |
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CUBA: Station CO8ZV |
GIBRALTAR: Station ZB2CI |
HUNGARY: Station HA2AL |
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MALTA: Station 9H4CM |
UKRAINE: Station UU4JM |
USA: Station W2PTH |
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03/05/2013
FINAL BROADCAST BY CVC LA VOZ FROM CHILE ON 17680 KHZ
Twenty-eight weeks after I sent a reception report, today I got with the snail mail a special QSL-card for the final broadcast by CVC La Voz in Chile, which is also the last one from this transmitter site. The site will be dismantled. My report was send to Casilla 395, Talagante, Chile and to antonio(at)cvclavoz.cl. A short mp3 audio file of this very last broadcast is on: CVC La Voz, Chile 17680 kHz Final Broadcast.mp3
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03/03/2013
FREE RADIO FROM ITALY: RADIO U-BOAT 66
In the morning of March 3, 2013 the pirate station Radio U-Boat 66 was on the air on 7300 kHz. A reception report was sent to uboatradio(at)gmail.com. After 2 hours I got a personal letter and two not detailed E-QSL’s. A mp3 audio file with the identification is on: Radio U Boat 66 - 7300 kHz.mp3
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FREE RADIO FROM THE NETHERLANDS: RADIO NORTON ON 6300 KHZ
I sent my reception report to radio.norton(at)hotmail.com and after a few hours I got this QSL:
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02/26/2013
MEDIUM WAVE DX FROM ASIA: RADIO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL ON 1098 KHZ
During the winter months I use two beverage antennas. One is 380 metre long in the direction of Asia. The other is 280 metre long to America. On January 14, 2013 I received Radio Taiwan International with the beverage on 1098 kHz with a Chinese language broadcast. A mp3 recording is on Radio Taiwan Int'l 1098 kHz.mp3. The QSL address is: Radio Taiwan International, 55 Bei-An Road , Taipei 10462, TAIWAN.
Below a picture of my beverage antenna in the direction to Asia:
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02/19/2013
SHORTWAVE STATION WINB FROM PENNSYLVANIA IN THE USA
I heard a special edition of the "Wavescan" program from AWR via the transmitter of WINB on 13570 kHz. I sent a reception report to the WINB Frequency Manager on winb40th(at)yahoo.com and after 5 days I got a QSL-card. I sent also a report to AWR, Wavescan, Box 29235, Indianapolis, Indiana 46229, USA and wavescan(at)awr.org. After7 days I got the QSL card below. Remarkable is the envelope with the beautiful stamps!
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02/15/2013
FREE RADIO FROM THE NETHERLANDS: RADIO PINK PANTHER
Radio Pink Panther is regularly on the air in the 48 m-band, even on week days.
His new transmitter has a power of 40 watts. A QSL is available on this e-mail address: pinkpantheram(at)hotmail.com. A mp3 audio file with an identification is on Pink Panther 6553 kHz.mp3
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02/12/2013
FREE RADIO FROM EUROPE: RADIO MERLIN INTERNATIONAL
Radio Merlin International is a regular guest in the 48 m-band. You can find more information about this station on http://radiomerlininternational.weebly.com/index.html. A report was sent to radiomerlin(at)blueyonder.co.uk. A mp3 audio file from February 10, 2013 is on Radio Merlin Int'l 6305 kHz.mp3
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02/10/2013
FREE RADIO FROM AMERICA: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON
A few months ago I received Pirate Radio Boston with a special anniversary broadcast. The frequency was 6925 kHz in the USB mode. A reception report with mp3 audio file was sent to pirateradioboston(at)gmail.com.
A mp3 recording is on Pirate R. Boston 6925 kHz USB.mp3
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02/03/2013
FREE RADIO FROM AMERICA: WFMT FAMILY RADIO ON 6925 kHZ
A mp3 recording is on:WFMT Family R. 6925 kHz.mp3
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01/30/2013
RADIO MERKURS FROM LATVIA
Radio Merkurs is broadcasting from Riga in Latvia with a power of 1000 watts on 1485 kHz. A mp3 recording from my location is on Radio Merkurs 1485 kHz Riga, Latvia.mp3. I used a Perseus SDR and a beverage antenna of 380 metres long in the direction of 45°.
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01/23/2013
THE MIGHTY KBC TESTING ON 6150 KHZ FROM BULGARIA
On January 10 & 11, 2013 The Mighty KBC Radio tested the modulation through the 150 KW transmitter on 6150 kHz in Kostinbrod, Bulgaria. A mp3 audio file is on: The Mighty KBC Radio 6150 kHz modulation test.mp3. A reception report was sent to: themightykbc(at)gmail.com
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01/12/2013
RADIO 5 NOSTALGIA FROM THE NETHERLANDS
I got a nice QSL Card for a reception report to Radio 5 Nostalgia on 747 kHz.The report was sent to: NPO, Postbus 26444, NL- 1202 JJ Hilversum, Netherlands.
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01/09/2013
LAST BROADCAST OF THE VOICE OF CROATIA
Since 1 January 2013 The Voice Of Croatia is no longer on the short wave. A mp3 recording of their last English language broadcast on 7370 kHz is on: V.O. Croatia 7370 kHz.mp3. A picture of the confirmation letter:
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