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QSL RTV Slingeland Winterswijk 105 MHz

August 10, 2025 / / 0 Comments

RTV Slingeland is the local radio station for Winterswijk. They broadcast on 105 MHz with 100 Watt. Peter van der Wel was so kind to confirm my report.

QSL RTV Slingeland, local radio for Winterswijk on 105 MHz

On the internet I learned that RTV Slingeland became been part of 1Achterhoek. 1Achterhoek Radio was a merger between Gelre FM, A-FM (from Aalten) and what was then called Slingeland FM. Leuk FM is now also part of 1Achterhoek. One of the reasons was that stand alone operation became to costly. And the merger is in line with the Dutch strategy to move from local to fewer regional radio stations.

But already in 2023 RTV Slingeland left 1Achterhoek following a dispute over program content. Apparently they are looking for other partners now. RTV Slingeland is named after the little river Slinge, south of Winterswijk.

QSL Weekend Music Radio 6325 kHz

August 9, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Not my first QSL of this station. I received one earlier in 2023. But there is no harm in sending an additional report to a station that keeps a tradition alive. I heard them during the Easter weekend. As last time the QSL was part of a lengthy PDF with lots of history… I sent my report to wmrscotland@mail.com and got a reply after 16 weeks. Hey, it’s a hobby after all, so things can take a bit of time.

A hand drawn QSL used in 1981. That’s when I ran my own Radio Arcadia pirate station and for a teenager the costs of printing a QSL card was quite something.

QSL RTI Tamsui 15145 / 11995 kHz

August 9, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Like last year the German service of Radio Taiwan International ran a few test transmissions to find the best frequencies for their summer broadcasts from Tamsui. My reception report to deutsch@rti.org.tw was awarded with a beautiful QSL that arrived 6 weeks later by mail.

QSL for the test transmission in German of Radio Taiwan International from Tamsui

QSL Radio WMW Bocholt 88.4 MHz

August 8, 2025 / / 0 Comments

During a visit to Winterswijk, a village located near the border with Germany, I was able to listen to Radio WMW, broadcasting from Bocholt on 88.4 MHz. Benjamin Rotzler was so kind to confirm my report.

QSL Radio WMW Bocholt 88.4 MHz

The abbreviation WMW stands for West Münsterland Welle. Radio WMW is one of 45 local radio stations in Nordrhein-Westfalen under the umbrella of Radio NRW. NRW provides programs to these local radiostations when they don’t have their own broadcasts scheduled. Pretty efficient!

Radio WMW network: it covers almost as much of The Netherlands as Germany. (source FMList)

There are 4 transmitters. I received the 1 kW transmitter from Bocholt, the transmitter in Borken on 97.6 is also 1 kW. The other two frequencies are 500 W.

QSL NDB AV-414 Asturias/Aviles

August 7, 2025 / / 0 Comments

A QSL for NDB AV on 414 kHz, located 8 km from Asturias Airport near Aviles, in line with the only runway. Aviles is a small harbour town situated on the north coast of Spain in the Asturias region.

On the data sheet that Enaire sent with the confirmation it looks like one of the antenna towers is crooked. Not sure what to think of it, I don’t see it on the Googlemaps Streetview pic:

Asturias Airport sees close to 2 mln passengers a year, with domestic flights but also quite a few scheduled international flights to other European countries.

My reception, as always, was confirmed by informacion@enaire.es .

QSL NDB VTA-345 Vitoria

August 5, 2025 / / 0 Comments

The QSL for NDB VTA on 345 kHz for Vitoria Airport in Spain revealed that it has a different antenna set-up from other Enaire beacons. In the info sheet I got as a QSL it shows what they call a “Sistema radiante de tipo margarita” (which refers to the daisy flower not the cocktail 😉) as opposed to most Enaire beacons that have a dipole: “Sistema radiante de tipo T”.

Vitoria-Gasteiz airport seems a modest airport in terms of passenger traffic with only a few Ryanair destinations abroad. But it is the 4th cargo airport in Spain.

NDB VTA Vitoria on Googlemaps Streetview

My report was again confirmed by the folks of ENAIRE via informacion@enaire.es. A big thank you for providing me with all these details!

QSL EBT-362 Valencia/Bétera

July 31, 2025 / / 0 Comments

NDB EBT on 362 kHz supports the navigation of the army heliport Valencia/Bétera in Spain. The heliport is part of the Jaime I military base.

Bétera It is the home base of the Batallón de Helicópteros de Emergencia núm. II (BHELEME II), whose Super Puma and Cougar rescue helicopters (HU-21 and HU-27, respectively) are stationed here.

The Base Militar “Jaime I” near Valencia

My reception report was confirmed by Enaire (informacion@enaire.es). Without their usual data sheet as the beacon is operated by the Spanish Military.

On Googlemaps Streetview the T-antenna of the NDB EBT is visible just outside the heliport Bétera

QSL NDB JER-433 Jerez

July 31, 2025 / / 0 Comments

NDB JER on 433 kHz is another beacon with the typical T-antenna set-up in use by Enaire. As usual for my reception report to informacion@enaire.es I got a nice confirmation email with data sheet:

The beacon is located 10 kilometers NNE of Jerez Airport, aligned with the runway of Aeropuerto de Jerez. It is pretty well visible on Googlemaps. The entrance is fenced off with multiple warnings that cell phones are prohibited. Not sure if this makes sense for an NDB, but it looks like there is other communication infrastructure present at the location as well:

Fence at the NDB JER premises, lots of “no cell phone” messages
The two antenna towers and dipole of NDB JER (Googlemaps Streetview)

The history of Aeropuerto de Jerez goes back to 1936. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War an airport was needed in the south of Spain for the transfer of rebel troops to and from North Africa. It was decided to build a provisional airport south of Jerez de la Frontera on a provisional basis. But already during the civil war, in 1937, it was decided to build a new permanent airport on the current location.

The people of Jerez de la Frontera bought Jerez de la Frontera Airport ( Cádiz ) for almost one and a half million pesetas, opening in 1946 to civil air traffic, national passengers and freight. With tourism growing it is now an international airport, the 18th in size in Spain, the 3rd in size in Andalusia.

QSL RTW Waddinxveen 105.8 MHz

July 27, 2025 / / 0 Comments

RTW Waddinxveen is the local radio for Waddinveen, The Netherlands, a village 19 kilometers from my QTH. With 50 Watt they broadcast on 105.8 MHz. i sent my report to info@rtw.nl . Willy Klomp-Koel was so kind to confirm my report:

The first broadcast of RTW Waddinxveen was in 1987. As part of the strategy to move from local to bigger regional radio entities (see my earlier blog) RTW Waddinxveen is cooperating with other local radio stations in RTV Midden Holland.

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