Today is the 80th anniversary of a well known Shortwave broadcaster: 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.
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:
I remember my first QSL from Vo Vietam – a few years later than yours, and still on rather thin paper, but with the most beautiful handwriting I’ve ever seen on any QSL.
Hi Franz, yes correct, that is like my QSL. My dad could write like that as well… Beautiful curly letters. It is a skill that is not taught anymore.