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QSL Olympia Radio SVO 8414.5 kHz

Earlier this year I received this nice e QSL Olympia Radio with call sign SVO. My report was for a DSC message on 8414.5 kHz. I sent my QSL to olympiaradio@ote.gr . Like in many countries maritime or coastal radio stations in Greece merged into one station: Olympia Radio. Occasionally I do see other MMSI station identifiers popping up like for example Aspropyrgis Radio, but as far as I know everything is centrally controlled since 1998.

QSL Olympia Radio SVO, Greece
e QSL from martime station Olympia Radio/SVO, Greece

As said, in the past there were multiple radio stations. Athens (SVA) was the station operating on both MF and HF. Iraklion (SVH), Limnos (SVL), Kerkyra (SVK), Rhodos (SVR) and Chios (SVX) were operating on MF only. Of those Kerkyra was most frequently received in the Netherlands. Below you can see the QSLs I received in the 80-ies from Athens and Kerkyra Radio.

1982 QSL Athens Radio SVA, Greece
1982 QSL from Athens Radio SVA, Greece
1988 QSL Kerkyra Radio, Greece
1988 QSL from Kerkyra Radio SVK, Korfu Island, Greece

4 Comments

  1. Mike

    Hearing it now on 8424.00

  2. FRANCESCO LOMBARDO

    dove si trova olympia radio la stazione radio marittima ?

    • Peter Reuderink

      The 8414.5 kHz transmitter is located at 37°36’00.0″N 21°29’10.0″E, near Paralia, south of Pirgos on the Peloponnesos. So are the other HF (4,6, 8, 12, 16 MHz) transmitters.
      The 2187.5 kHz transmitters are located near Iraklio, Rodos, Kerkyra, and Limnos according to the ITU list.

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