Month: August 2025 (Page 2 of 2)

QSL RTV Slingeland Winterswijk 105 MHz

August 10, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 1 Comment

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 / Peter Reuderink / 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 / Peter Reuderink / 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 LEUK FM Zieuwent 106.9 MHz

August 8, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I received Leuk FM from Zieuwent with 32 Watts on 106.9 FM when visiting Winterswijk. Leuk FM is the local radio for Aalten/Berkelland. Sven Dimmendaal confirmed my report, stating that Leuk FM is now part of 1Achterhoek. There is a little bit more to say about 1Achterhoek, but that’s for another post.

QSL Radio WMW Bocholt 88.4 MHz

August 8, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 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 / Peter Reuderink / 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 / Peter Reuderink / 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.