My previous post was about the reception of Bandar Abbas (e Shahid Rajaei) Radio from Iran which was a new DSC station for me. I didn’t expect an answer on my reception report, but within a day I had a kind reply from the Duty Officer.
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It’s not often that I receive a new DSC station outside Europe, but last week I received Bandar – e Shahid Rajaei on 12 MHz. They acknowledged a DSC test from containership MSC Eyra under the flag of Panama.
I always thought this station in Iran was named “Bandar Abbas” radio, and that’s where I sent my reception report to: abbasradio@pmo.ir . Not that I have high hopes on receiving a reply… The new name Shahid Rajaei refers to one of two ports in Bandar Abbas, and that explains the name!
A QSL from CADENA 100. I heard them during the June 24th opening to Spain. The 8 kW transmitter is located in Murcia. I sent my report to cadena100@cadena100.es.
CADENA 100 is a nationwide network owned by COPE. It broadcasts adult contemporary music. I heard a quiz and the “Black Eyed Peas”. In 2023 it was the 2nd most listened to music radio station in Spain.
The return on my Spanish Sporadic E reception reports is quite poor. Especially when you compare it to the response rate of the Italian stations (over 50%). But at least my report to Pop Lasser FM from Valencia, Spain, was answered with a kind reply from the technical department. I sent my report to popradiofmvalencia@gmail.com .
Pop Lasser (the RDS display shows Laser by the way) broadcasts from Valencia with only 2 kW. I heard them with pop music and local commercials from Valencia, which – in addition to the PI code/RDS – helped the identification.
Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer,
Radio Taiwan International plant auch in diesem Jahr Ausstrahlungen des deutschsprachigen Programms von der Sendeanlage in Tamsui.
RTI strahlt dafür am Samstag, 6. Juli, jeweils 10-minütige Testsendungen zu folgenden Zeiten und Frequenzen aus:
Testsendungen: am 06. Juli 2024 (Samstag)
11995 kHz (17:00-17:10 UTC)
9545 kHz (17:30-17:40 UTC)
7250 kHz (17:45-17:55 UTC)
Wir bitten Sie, die Testsendungen zu beobachten und RTI Ihre Empfangsbeobachtungen mitzuteilen: E-Mail: deutsch@rti.org.tw
Aus den oben genannten 3 Frequenzen werden 2 Frequenzen für die Direktausstrahlungen ausgewählt.
Offizielle Sendetermine:
(Eine halbe Stunde auf einer Frequenz von 17:00-17:30 Uhr UTC, eine halbe Stunde auf der zweiten Frequenz von 17:30-18:00 Uhr UTC):
12.07. (Freitag), 13.07. (Samstag), 14.07. (Sonntag)
19.07. (Freitag), 20.07. (Samstag), 21.07. (Sonntag)
26.07. (Freitag), 27.07. (Samstag), 28.07. (Sonntag)
02.08. (Freitag), 03.08. (Samstag), 04.08. (Sonntag)
weitere Informationen und Ankündigen:
https://de.rti.org.tw/radio/programView/id/2001
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Ihre RTI-Redaktion
deutsch@rti.org.tw
Thanks to my friend Artur from Maresme DX I got a promising contact address at Radio Koper-Capodistria from Slovenia. My report from April for the reception of their program on 1170 kHz was answered after 10 weeks with this beautiful paper QSL card (front and back).
From all the medium wave QSLs I collected in the 80ies, Radio Capodistria is one of the few stations still left on medium wave. But according to a recent post on Ydun’s Mediumwave Info the continuation of medium wave operations might be at jeopardy. Below you can see the QSL I received almost 44 years ago, with “Koper” pennant and car stickers. At the time Slovenia was still part of Yugoslavia.
Earlier I posted that I got a brief reply from Radio Radicale on the report sent via webform: “Yes it’s Radio Radicale. Thank you very much“.
Yesterday I received a fully detailed email from Paolo at Radio Radicale to confirm my reception on 88.6 MHz from Rocca di Papa, Italy. He shared that he is very familiar with the hobby and had a passion for shortwave radio in his youth. Thank you Paolo for the kind email and personal touch!
While it is nice to receive one of the frequencies of a network broadcaster, receiving a standalone local station has its own appeal. Radio Logos operates a 10 kW transmitter on 97.3 MHz from Foggia, near the Adriatic coast in southern Italy. I love their “old school” logo!
Radio Logos is a religious broadcaster, related to the “Chiese Cristiane Evangeliche” in Italy. I sent my report to rlogos@tiscali.it , and Eliseo Falla was so kind to answer within a day. The reply is personal but not very detailed.
Apparently the antenna tower is an old construction crane.
I heard RTL 102.5 on 102.3 MHz… Despite its name, this radio station from Italy is not endorsed or affiliated with the RTL group from Luxembourg. It has an Italian owner and RTL is an acronym of Radio Trasmissioni Lombarde. RadioFreccia, my first Sporadic E station I received since years, is also part of the RTL 102.5 group.
Armando Finocchi was so kind to confirm my reception report. There are multiple RTL 102.5 stations on this frequency, but Armando suggests it might have heard the transmitter at Monte Faito with 158 kW. I have learned that power means nothing during Sporadic E openings… but Monte Faito is situated close to Salerno and Napoli. And as I received mainy stations from this area during the June 2nd opening I guess he is right.
QSL from Radio Sportiva, an Italian sports network. It doesn’t have nationwide coverage, but they cover about 70% of the country I guess. Mainly north, Rome, south and large parts of Sicily and Sardinia. On 94.7 MHz they have two transmitters, just a few kilometers apart, in the province of Salerno. The loacation is about 50 kilometers southeast from Napoli, 1525 km distance from my QTH. Power is 10 and 4 kW.
I heard this station during the Sporadic E opening of June 2nd. My report and YouTube clip sent to info@radiosportiva.com were answered within a day with a brief acknowledgement:
VERON : NL 14228
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