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QSL Mariehamn / Turku Radio 2187.5 kHz

With centralization and the introduction of remote operation it is not always easy or even possible to identify what you actually heard. Sending DSC messages with MMSI 002301000 this station is referred to as Mariehamn Radio in the DSC community. The ITU list gives MRCC Turku as the station however, and Turku is definitely the control centre for operations in the western part of Finland. Helsinki seems to be the other main control centre.

Anyway, as QSL Mariehamn / Turku Radio for a reception of their DSC test message on 2187.5 kHz I got a short email from mrcc@raja.fi, which is the email address for the headoffice in Turku.

In the old days things were easier: I added the QSL I received in 1989 for my reception of Mariehamn Radio on 1852 kHz which definitely originated from the Aland Islands.

UPDATE:
A friendly Turku operator explained it all to me. Big thank you to this anonymous contributor to my blog:

Turku Radio does not carry DSC Safety watch on MF/HF. It is VHF only.
Turku Radio´s MMSI is 002300230.

MMSI numbers you provided belong to Finnish Border Guard which operates Maritime Rescue Centers in Finland:
002301000 MRCC Turku
002302000 MRSC Helsinki

ITU Database details of Turku Radio:
https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/coaststation/one/735?context=bzs2RCadTUz44b98w9OBV7bHPPGw50SC%2BHyDfrByh0Vw3sUPDkPwfTjoUh5b21fH8om1QCyssnIUSJkxS41cQ1B1g3wLF75ggoU6dbyVoK%2BuoHI5PWYeGM66A09tAYOp%2FyiXGRIICTWmyE95ACpPdA%3D%3D

Finnish Border Guard:
https://raja.fi/en/emergency-notices-and-maritime-radio-traffic

Fintraffic Vessel Traffic Services Ltd. (operates Turku Radio)
https://www.fintraffic.fi/en/maritime_traffic/maritime-traffic-services/maritime-safety-radio

Turku Radio VHF links on map:
https://www.fintraffic.fi/sites/default/files/2023-11/Turku%20radio%202023_0.png

QSL Turku Radio
QSL email from Mariehamn / Turku Radio
QSL Mariehamn Radio 1989 Aland Islands
The QSL I received in 1989 definitely confirmed reception of Mariehamn Radio, Aland Islands, Finland.

QSL Kystradio Sør (Florø Radio) 2187.5 kHz

I already made a post about the QSL from Kystradio Nord, Bodoe, Norway. Earlier this year I also received a QSL card from Kystradio Sør (Coastal Radio South) from Sola in the southern part of Norway. It was broadcasting a DSC message.
In the past the station in Sola was called “Rogaland Radio”. But with the merger of the operations of Tjome Radio, Floro Radio and Rogaland Radio, the name was changed to Kystradio Sør. Actually, the TX location I received was located in Florø. Kystradio Sør operates with 24 operators, mainly on VHF and MF. Everything south of 65N is the responsibility of Kystradio Sør, everything north of it is for Kystradio Nord. Both stations are operated by Telenor and are not owned by the government.

QSL Kystradio Sor, Rogaland Radio, Sola, Norway
QSL Kystradio Sør (Rogaland Radio) 2187.5 kHz

QSL Aasiaat Radio 2187.5 kHz

Receiving QSLs from remote places around the globe is always nice. So I was very pleased to receive this QSL from Aasiaat Radio, Greenland following a reception of a DCS test message on 2187.5 kHz. Bo Mogensen on oyr@tusass.gl was so kind to reply to my report. Initially I thought I received Qaqortoq Radio on the basis of the MMSI number 003311000 received, but Bo explained to me that MMSI numbers were rationalized following ITU recommendations, so this one belongs to Aasiaat now.

QSL Aasiaat Radio, Greenland
QSL Aasiaat Radio, Greenland
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