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Voice of Vietnam 80th anniversary

September 7, 2025 / / 2 Comments

Today is the 80th anniversary of a well known Shortwave broadcaster: The Voice of Vietnam.

My 1980s QSL for the Voice of Vietnam

The Voice of Vietnam started broadcasting on September 7th, 1945 from Hanoi in what was then called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The station was established shortly after the August Revolution of 1945 at the end of World War II. The communist-led Việt Minh sought indepence and defeated the French in 1954.

The Voice of Vietnam was one of my first real DX QSLs when I started the hobby in 1979. I received a reply in 3 months. The 10040 kHz they were broadcasting on just outside the formal 31m band made that they suffered less from interference. With the formal QSL leaflet came a more friendly postcard.

Grettings from the Voice of Vietnam, card issued in 1980

In yesterday’s English broadcast the Voice of the Vietnam spent some time on military parades celebrating the August Revolution. But there was also a special topic on the history of the Voice of Vietnam:

QSL Hai Phong Radio 8414.5 kHz

February 1, 2024 / / 5 Comments

This was my fourth attempt in the last 12 months and finally successful: QSL Hai Phong Radio 8414.5 kHz. They were broadcasting a DSC message to cargo ship “Ga Hong” on the South Chinese Sea. I sent my report to hphong_radio@vishipel.com.vn . It is only my 2nd QSL from Vietnam. The other one is from the Voice of Vietnam, years ago.

Successful on my 4th attempt: eQSL from Hai Phong Radio / XVG

Hai Phong Radio is probably the station from Vietnam that I receive most often. Ho Chi Minh Radio is another regular one. I received Nha Trang Radio once on 8 MHz. This station apparently doesn’t operate on higher frequencies. I sent reports to these latter two stations via regular mail, but never received a reply. So if someone has a good (email)address, feel free to put it in the comments.

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