Ruqui is the nickname of Jordan Alcolea. I followed him on his DX blog RuquiDX already for quite some time. Here he posts about his radio receptions and QSLs.
But Jordan also has a radio program that runs on Channel 292, Radio Casanova and Wooferton: RuquiRadioAM. I heard him with a program with nice “Celta Folk Rock” and a German/Spanish ID:
Jordan answered my report to ruquiradioam@hotmail.com in 3 weeks with a very nice QSL:
QSL RuquiRadioAm via Channel 292
You can find the schedule for the RuquiRadioAm upcoming broadcasts here. Big thanks to Jordan. After the famous Glenn Hauser he is probably the second DX-er which I heard with his own shortwave radio show.
As I wrote to Jim: “If you would have asked me if there would be Trance on Shortwave… I would have said no.” But with good quality reception via Channel 292 it is possible, although it my wife who goes to trance festivals with me preferring to stay behind the radio.
Within a day I got this nice fully detailed QSL from Jim for my reception report of SJTJ on Channel 292, Germany. Sunny Jim (Jim Salmon) has a very nice website about his radio adventures.
A QSL for the reception of Radio Radio via Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany on 9670 kHz. The QSL address was the same as for The Ghoul: differentradio@yahoo.co.uk .
I listened to a program with middle of the road pop music and invitations send a reception report and apply for a QSL.
In June 2024 I listened to a program of Crusader Radio via Channel 292 on 9670 kHz. A few weeks ago (65 weeks later) I received a nice reply and confirmation for my report. Now I have to wait and see whether a “snail mail” QSL will reach my letter box.
Hi Peter,
thank you for your email and I can of course confirm that you received the program and it is a pleasure to do via email. Thank you very much for taking the time for the reception report. I have to apologise for the late reply. I am just wading through just short of 2000 emails of whom 95% are spam or scam.
The more refreshing it is to find a geniune email. You have added your address. We will soon be sending out real snail mail QSL cards I will make sure that yours will be in the batch to be sent out.
thank you very much again for your email.
Crusader Radio is broadcasting religious programs focusing on how to reach Salvation “through faith alone in our Lord Jesus Christ”.
KTL is an internet radio station broadcasting a live stream from various studios across Germany and one in The Netherlands.
Occasionally KTL also uses Channel 292. I listened to a German program “Beatschuppen” full of oldies. I am not sure if this was a relay of their regular on-line radio program though. It offered the opportunity for listeners to send a request “Musikwunsch” which suggests that this broadcast was live.
My request didn’t make it to the show, but I got their e-QSL. I sent my report to andre(at)ktl-radio.de .
Cruisin’ the Decades is a program created by Brad Savage. On a weekly basis the 60 minute program brings one songs per decade, from 1920 to 2020. A very nice concept. Cruisin’ the Decades is broadcast via many stations. On shortwave I’ve heard the Cruisin’ the Decades show via Channel 292 Germany and WRMI Miami. Apparently there is also a slot with WBCQ Monticello.
The email QSL below is for the reception of this program via Channel 292, Rohrbach in Germany (6070 and 9670 kHz).
QSL email from Brad Savage to confirm reception of Cruisin the Decades via Channel 292
A beautiful eQSL from Radio Sylvia, Hamburg, broadcasting via Channel 292, Rohrbach on 6070 kHz. It’s not a program that is heard every week, but if it is on it is definitely worth listening to as they play music which is a bit different from the main stream. Or as they say it themselves:
The station started broadcasting back in 1977 as a pirate. We were active for many years on FM, medium wave and shortwave. In 1984 Radio Sylvia was raided by the German authorities and we were sentenced to heavy fines. After that we changed our name to Radio Scorpio and were relayed on a regular basis by Belgian, Scottish and Irish shortwave stations.
In 2009 we restarted Radio Sylvia as an internet station. We are now broadcasting 24/7 with studios located in Hamburg, Germany. In addition to our online activities, shortwave transmissions are conducted as well on every first Saturday of a month on 6070 kHz from 18:00 to 24:00 CET and on 3955 kHz from 18:00 to 20:00 CET. So we hope you’ll tune in again on 7th September.
Our aim has always been (and still is) to provide a musical alternative to the “official” pop music radio stations. We focus on non-mainstream music and also support little-known bands and artists worldwide.
You can view the full history, our aims and all station details on our website www.radiosylvia.de.
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot announced a new program on September 21, 2024. A must for lovers of LA music and those who long for the old “tropical band” years.
Their message:
Our special guest Julio Cesar Pereira, who has done the excellent Ginga Brasil! programme on shortwave in the past, will be with us to present the very distinctive music of the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sur n Brazil. This episode may surprise even regular followers of Brazilian music.
1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but very good in Eastern Europe and parts of Eurasia
1900-2000 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)
2300-2400 UTC 9670 kHz with a special beam M-N towards South America for this episode. This might also be audible in parts of South Asia.
All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany
Reception reports will be recognized via eQSLs even if webSDRs are used (provided that which SDR is clearly identified and the report covers the whole program, not just a few minutes.)
I did not count on it as I didn’t had the time to listen to their full 1 hour programme. Just dropped them a quick comparison of the 6070 and 9670 reception quality. But probably out of courtesy towards a regular listener I received the August ’24 QSL for their broadcast via Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany.
I am a fan of Channel 292. It is a nice platform for enthusiastic producers to share their view on music across international borders. This weekend I listened to Alt Universe Top 40. A nice show that provides context on a Top 40 chart in a selected year.
John McMullan is the man behind Alt Universe Top 40. He was so kind to confirm my reception report with a very nice email. Please check out John on his next show, and send him a report!
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