VOA Radiogram, program 130, 25.-27. September 2015, additional broadcast included!

Hello friends,

VOA Radiogram program 130 will include a special broadcast for this week's European Researchers' Night. This will be Friday, 25 September 2015, at 1830-1900 UTC, on 17880 kHz, from our usual North Carolina transmitting site. The specific target is the Notte europea dei ricercatori in Frascati, Italy, where an amateur radio exhibit organized by Bruno, IZ0DIB, will receive and decode (conditions permitting!) VOA Radiogram. Of course, we also welcome reports from anyone, anywhere else in the world.

Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 130, 25-27 September 2015, all in MFSK32 except where noted:

1:32 Program preview
2:36 Greetings to European Researchers' Night*
13:09 Humans are surrounded by bacteria*
18:32 Olivia 32-2000: USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015*
25:26 MFSK32: Closing announcements*

* with image

The program will include some items in Italian, so you will need the UTF-8 character set (Fldigi: Configure > Colors & Fonts) for the accented letters to display correctly. The RSID should automatically change Fldigi to Olivia 32-2000, but if it does not: Op Mode > Olivia > Custom > set Bandwidth to 2000 and Tones to 32.

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):


Fri 1830-1900 17880 kHz (25 Sept only)
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz

All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.


The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK32 Sunday at 0230 UTC (Saturday 10:30 pm EDT) on 7375 kHz, via Germany. This is part of the KBC broadcast to North America Sundays at 0000-0300 UTC. On Saturday, 26 September, 2300-2400 UTC, KBC will test a new frequency of 7395 kHz, also via Germany. Reports to Eric:themightykbc@gmail.com.

Thank for your reports to VOA Radiogram last weekend. I'll be sending out the galleries for program 123 today and tomorrow.

I hope you can tune in and and write in this weekend.

Kim




Kim Andrew Elliott

Producer and Presenter

VOA Radiogram

voaradiogram.net

Bangladesh Betar (via Dhaka)

Bangladesh Betar was logged on 5th of August, 2015. and it was monitored from 18:00 to 18:20 UTC. Frequency of Bangladesh Betar was 13580 kHz, and service was English.

Broadcast was monitored both via Grundig RTV820 HiFi receiver and SDR receiver located in Enschede. Considering propagation was good back then, SINPO was 55555 - perfect.

Various things were monitored, by the time of my listening, female host was reading information and biography of Sheikh Kamal, as well as mentioning stadium named after him and all the contribution he did to cricket of Bangladesh, then identification by female "This is English service of Bangladesh Betar" and contact address was also mentioned. Qur'an singing and translation of the same singing was monitored too! Discussion about Islam started, and it eneded at around 18:20 UTC with the words "May Allah bless you all!"

Reception report was emailed the same day to Bangladesh Betar. QSL postcard, personal letter and badge that ruined QSL and letter a bit arrived in mail on 16th of September, 2015.

Thank you, Bangladesh Betar!

e-Mail addresses :
dgbetar@btcl.net.bd,
rrc@dhaka.net

Content of package sent to me

Back of QSL card

...and personal letter!

Adventist World Radio (via Moosbrunn)

Adventist World Radio, transmitting via Moosbrunn, was apparently logged on 10th of April, 2015. Or maybe 4th of October, 2015. Who knows?

Anyway, here is the part where it gets really weird. Apparently, I didn't log anything for all the possible dates. I do listen to Moosbrunn broadcasts daily, but I have no idea what reception report was acknowledged?

This could be a mistake, like mistaking someone else's details. Who knows? Well, this one is kind of unique because of wrong report details.

QSL and details for AWR DX Contest arrived in the mail on 14th of September, 2015.

3 ham radio QSL cards

I don't usually share ham radio QSL cards, but for your pleasure, here they are...

Radio Free Asia - Full List of their issued QSL Cards (so far)

Dear friends,

As you may have read in a previous email, we've heard from many of our DXing friends that some of our recent emails were never delivered. To ensure you've received the latest from RFA, here is a retransmission of our full QSL card list. By the way, this is the last retransmitted email. 73s. AJ

Andrew "AJ" Janitschek
Radio Free Asia



Dear friends,

Occasionally we are asked about our previous QSL cards and their themes. You can easily see are gallery of all RFA QSL's at http://techweb.rfa.org(click QSL then Gallery)

Here is the full list for your reference:

SUBJECT/THEME ISSUE DATE(s)

Dalai Lama 2002 - Jul 31, 04
Summer Olympics Aug 1 – Aug 31, 04
RFA 8th Anniversary Sep 1 - Dec 31, 04
Year of the Rooster Jan 1 - Feb 28, 05
SWL Winter Fest Mar 1 - Apr 30, 05
EDXC 2005 May 1 - Jul 31, 05
Dick Richter Aug 1 - Aug 31, 05
RFA 9th Anniversary Sep 1 - Dec 31, 05
Winter Olympics Jan 1 – Mar 31, 06
DSWCI 50th Anniversary Apr 1 – Jun 30, 06
Marconi (Radio Pioneer #1) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 06
RFA 10th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 06
Year of the Pig Jan 1 – Feb 28, 07
SWL 20th Anniversary Mar 1 – Apr 30, 07
Youth of the World (4 cards) May 1 – Aug 30, 07
RFA 11th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 07
Year of the Rat Jan 1 – Mar 31, 08
Hertz (Radio Pioneer #2) Apr 1 – Jun 30, 08
2008 Beijing Olympics Jul 1 – Aug 31, 08
RFA 12th Anniv. (3 cards) Sep 1 – Nov 30, 08
Peace Dec 1 – Jan 31, 09
Year of the Ox Feb 1 – Apr 30, 09
Dutar (Asian Music #1) May 1 – Jun 30, 09
Tesla (Radio Pioneer #3) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 09
RFA 13th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 09
2010 Vancouver Olympics Jan 1 – Mar 31, 10
Alex S. Popov (R Pioneer #4) Apr 1 – Jun 30, 10
Harp (Asian Music #2) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 10
RFA 14th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 10
2011 Year of the Rabbit Jan 1 – Mar 31, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – Great Wall Apr 1 – Jun 30, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – Kid Drawings Jul 1 – Aug 31, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – Dalai Lama Sep 1 – Sep 30, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – Rebiya Kadeer Oct 1 – Oct 31, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – A.S. Suu Kyi Nov 1 – Nov 30, 11
RFA 15th Anniv – Libby Liu Dec 1 – Dec 31, 11
Year of the Dragon Jan 1 – Feb 29, 12
25th Annual SWL Fest Mar 1 – Mar 31, 12
Tinian (IBB Relay Site #1) Apr 1 – Jun 30, 12
2012 London Summer Olympics Jul 1 – Aug 31, 12
Tokyo Ham Fest/JSWC Anniv. Aug 25- Aug 26, 12
RFA 16th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 12
Year of the Snake Jan 1 – Apr 30, 13
Saipan (IBB Relay Site #2) May 1 – Aug 31, 13
RFA 17th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 13
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Jan 1 – Mar 31, 14
Dan Tranh (Asian Music #3) Apr 1 – Jun 30, 14
Iranawila (IBB Relay Site #3) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 14
RFA 18th Anniversary Sep 1 – Dec 31, 14
RadioGram Special 18th Anniv Sep 5 & 9-15, 2014
Year of the Ram Jan 1 – Apr 30, 15
Khene (Asian Music #4) May 1 – Jul 31, 15
RFA 19th Anniversary Aug 1 – Dec 31, 15

For what it's worth here are the QSL designs we are working on for 2016 (subject to change):

Year of the Monkey
Rio Summer Olympics
RFA's 20th Anniversary

Radio Free Asia's announcement of 19th Anniversary QSL

Well, a bit delayed, but better late than never!

Dear friends,

We've heard from many of our DXing friends that some of our recent emails were never delivered. To ensure you've received the latest from RFA, here is a retransmission of our press release for RFA's 19th Anniversary QSL card. 73s. AJ

Andrew "AJ" Janitschek
Radio Free Asia

It's that time of year for a new QSL card from Radio Free Asia (RFA). Attached is the PDF of the press release announcing RFA's 19th Anniversary QSL card which will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports dated August 1 - December 31, 2015.

We hope you enjoy this new card and we look forward to receiving your reception reports through our automated reception report system, by email, or snail mail.

By the way, you are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in our QSL cards in the past. Please let us know if you would prefer to be removed from our distribution list.

Here is what it says in PDF...

®

RADIO FREE ASIA RELEASES 19TH ANNIVERSARY QSL

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 19th Anniversary QSL card. RFA’s first
broadcast was in Mandarin on September 29, 1996 at 2100 UTC. RFA is a private, nonprofit
corporation broadcasting news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full,
accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Acting as a substitute for indigenous free
media, RFA concentrates coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting Burma, Cambodia,
Laos, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and Vietnam. RFA does not express
editorial opinions but provides news, analysis, commentary, and cultural programming in the
languages of the country of broadcast. This is RFA’s 59th QSL design and will be used to
confirm all valid RFA reception reports from August 1-December 31, 2015.


Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese,
Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan
(Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its
editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to
each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in
local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.
More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is
available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as
they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all
accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception
report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from
DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. If you have a smart phone, feel free to use
the QR code below to access our main website for the latest news and information from Radio
Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.

# # #

VOA Radiogram, Program 128, 12-13 of September, 2015.

Hello friends,

This weekend's VOA Radiogram will include nearly nine minutes of Olivia 32-2000. The Olivia 32-2000 mode is about 50 words per minute and is useful when reception is difficult. If reception is good this weekend, you can perhaps create difficult reception by using an inexpensive radio.

The Fldigi RxID should be on (green) and will probably detect the Olivia 32-2000 mode from the RSID. If it does not: Op Mode > Olivia > Custom > Bandwidth=2000, Tones=32.

The non-Latin alphabet of the week is Chinese. If you use Fldigi, make sure that Configure > Colors & Fonts > Rx/TX Character set is set to UTF-8. The Chinese should also display correctly with the AndFlmsg Android app version 1.2, which now has UTF-8 support.

Any photos of decoding using an inexpensive radio next to an Android phone or tablet (or next to a Windows/iOS laptop) would be helpful.

If it is convenient, I would also appreciate mp3 recordings of the Olivia 32-2000 in difficult reception conditions.

After the closing announcements will be two images, one immediately following the other. Fldigi automatically saves decoded MFSK images as png files in the folder \fldigi.files\images\. (Other operating systems may have different folder names.) You can attach those png files to your reception report. In Android, the MFSK images are stored in the folder NBEMS.files/NBEMS-Images.

Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 128, 12-13 September 2015, all in MFSK32 except where noted:


1:36 Program preview
2:50 Most distant galaxy seen from earth (orbit)*
7:41 Boeing opens spaceship plant in Florida*
14:55 Olivia 32-2000: China to far side of moon
18:27 Olivia 32-2000: Chinese text from VOA Chinese
23:41 MFSK32: Closing announcements*
28:21 Olivia 64-2000: Transmission schedule
* with image

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK64 Sunday at 0230 UTC (Saturday 10:30 pm EDT) on 7375 kHz, via Germany. This is part of the KBC transmission to North America Sundays at 0000-0300 UTC on 7375 kHz. Reports for this KBC transmission to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com

Thank you for your reception reports and recordings from last weekend's VOA Radiogram. I'm now putting together a gallery of the MFSK 16, 32, 63, and SSTV images from program 122, so I still have some catching up to do.

I hope you can tune in and write in this weekend.

Kim


Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
voaradiogram.net

Retry of Radio Spaceshuttle International's Broadcast

Hi, due some problems with our audio feedline to tx last Sunday we take our chance to try again this week. So I wish we mannage better this time to kill Bad Old Spaceshuttle finally.


13600 kHz Sunday 13th September 2015 19-20 UTC.


Best regards,

Dick


Dear listeners,

Special announcement! Wish you all to be ready to listen very last transmission of Radio Spaceshuttle on 13600 kHz tioday Sunday 13th of September 2015. Sad goodbye px with...
1. results of 2015 Radio Spaceshuttle contest
2. Listeners corner- with musical requests
3. Special announcement from Radio Spaceshuttle International
4. Best ever Spaceshuttle music- worth of listening and recording.

This will be your "Once in Lifetime" change to hear Radio Spaceshuttle and sent reception report. Special e-mail QSL is ready to sent to you- you will got yours very soon after this transmission- if getting your report during Sunday- your QSL is on your post during Monday 7th of September.

Also reports wanted to our Herten Box- will be verified with printed QSL.

All older reports are under work for QSLs....

Many thanks for all regular listeners as well to new ones.... It has been so fun with you.

Your letters/reception reports are very welcome to our address in Herten:

Radio Spaceshuttle International
P.O.Box 2702
NL: 6049 ZG Herten
The Netherlands
A little fee (2 euros) for return postage (for full info printed QSLs) is needed!



Best Regards. May God bless you all!,
Dick of Radio Spaceshuttle

Radio Slovakia International's email addresses

It is quite difficult to find names of some sections of Radio Slovakia International, so you have no idea who should get your reception reports.

However, when trying to submit reception report of Radio Slovakia International, French service, Gavin Shoebridge, part of the RSI English Section, responded me and he kindly provided all of the email addresses.

The big problem is that not every section has its email address on their page, so he, as I said previously said, kindly provided email addresses.

Here is a list of them.

englishsection@slovakradio.sk       - English section

rsi_french@slovakradio.sk             -  French section
german_rsi@slovakradio.sk           - German section
rsi_russian@slovakradio.sk            - Russian section
rsi_slovak@slovakradio.sk             - Slovakian section
rsi_spanish@slovakradio.sk           - Spanish section

Happy DX-ing!

NHK World Radio Japan (via Issoudun)

NHK World Radio Japan, transmitting from Issoudun, was logged on 8th of July, 2015. It was monitored from 9:20 - 9:40 UTC, and it was on 15290 kHz.

As Issoudun is relatively close to my QTH (maybe 1500 km or so), and it uses the power of 500 kW, it is pretty much logical that SINPO would be 55555.

Various talk and commentary on Japanese was observed during my listening. Reception report was emailed the same day.

QSL Card arrived in the mail on 8th of September, 2015. Thanks, NHK people!

e-Mail : nhkworld@nhk.jp

Back of QSL Card

Nice QSL Card (2nd one in my NHK QSL collection)

Voice of Turkey (via Emirler)

Voice of Turkey, transmitting via Emirler, was logged on 2nd of August, 2015. It was monitored from 17:50 to 18:06 UTC (really had no time then, but I've had to listen to them), on 9480 kHz. The programme broadcasted was on Turkish language. 

The signal was well recepted both in Croatia and Netherlands, giving a SINPO of 55555 - excellent signal on all accounts. No noise problems, no anything that could make this station stop broadcasting at the same quality it always does!

Classical Turkish music with baglama tunes was heard, male singing, female voice announcing the second song then, which was totally different to one heard before - this one was kind of modern, pop/rock song. As always, time ticks for 18:00 UTC were heard, and then, there were news. News were read by a male announcer, from paper, because moving papers after the news were read was also heard. (Actually, really nice to see someone using paper during broadcasting!) Later, at 18:06 UTC, dance song was heard, which was possibly the intro to the show after that. 

Reception report was emailed the same day. QSL card, schedule for Voice of Turkey and...something, arrived in the mail on 8th of September, 2015. Many thanks, VOT! (I actually watched Binbir Gece and Ezel, but I am going to say thank you on English, in order not to embarass myself.

For anyone interested, QSL depicts 30th of August - Victory Day, which occurs on 30th of August, commemorating end of the Battle of Dumlupinar, which ended at the same day. This battle was quite possibly the most decisive one for the Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919. to 1922.

e-Mail : englishdesk@trt.net.tr, tsr@trt.net.tr

Front of QSL card.

Back of QSL card.

What is even "this thingy"?

Radio Northern Ireland Broadcasting Tonight!

Radio Northern Ireland is broadcasting tonight!

After yesterday's broadcast, which was forcibly ended by Radio Capital's QRM, which is quite surprising, because Radio Capital never made problems, because of distance and propagation. Anyway, while still hearable, "Lebanon Crisis" comedy was heard and few great rock songs. Mostly rock, it was oriented on rock. (and metal)

Radio Northern Ireland is pretty new, amazing radio station, broadcasting via Channel 292 relay, mostly on Sundays, at 21:00 UTC. Frequency is 6070 kHz. It has all sorts of programs, which is ideal example of what a modern radio station looks like. It broadcasts the music of 60's, 70's, 80's and other eras. And it is amazing for listening while doing your business, doing your homework or...whatever. I found many great songs thanks to RNI. It is broadcasted by Jordan Heyburn, presenter and basically, the head of RNI. I warmly recommend to listen this station. My QTH is OK with RNI, it catches the signal pretty good, but if you are from USA, Brasil or other distant country, please do listen to RNI via this link.

Today's broadcast begins at 19:00 UTC and it ends at 21:00 UTC.

VOA Radiogram - images from program 121 and answer to my reception report

I understand VOA Radiogram, it takes a while when answering to reception reports, there are probably thousands of them. However, this email arrived, possibly confirming my Program 121 listening.

MESSAGE :

Hello Kristian,
Thank you for this report.
A gallery of MFSK32 images from program 121 is available here …
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5b6yajnzihfv9qm/VOAR121_gallery.pdf?dl=0
All the best,
Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott (KD9XB)
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
voaradiogram.net

Very kind response and amazing work by Kim, as always.

Here is schedule, if you missed it, it also can be found on : voaradiogram.net

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

Image decoded from VOA

Greenville transmitter, decoded from Program 121

Shortwave, Longwave and Mediumwave stations that have been closed in 2015./are planned to be closed

I'm imagining that as a list of stations that went off air now. Of course, it will be more detailed in the future.

I do not plan to be disrespectful by publicly saying the names of those broadasters that shut down, I just want everyone to be reminded of the good times those stations provided us.

LIST :

American Forces Network - could be back on air, pretty unknown situation

Bayerischer Rundfunk - planned to shutdown at the end of September

France Bleu - planned to closed at the end of the year

France Info - planed to close at the end of the year

NPO Radio 5 Nostalgia - closed down

Radio France Inter - planned to close its 162 kHz frequency at the end of 2016.

Radio Maria - closed down, Lopik transmitter destroyed

Radio Pakistan - off air beacuse of sports complex building

Radio Serbia International  - it is all government's fault. I will never forgive that.

Radio Spaceshuttle International (planned to close down on 6th of September, however, other accounts say that it will close next week)

Radio Spaceshuttle International Going Off Air

Well, seems like another station leaves shortwave. This time, it is the one that played amazing music and had awesome programme. They will be missed.



Dear listeners,
Sad news is that this Sunday's transmission is very last we
shall have. So it is time to say good byes to you.
So today Sunday 6th of September 2015 19-20 UTC on 13600
kHz.
Program includes stations regards to all listeners sent
reports to Herten: Country by country, every names
ncluded.

Results of January-June 2015 Contest. All six winners sent
reports to Herten, 3 most reports sent as well 3 ones picked
by beutiful Madame Fortune.



Listeners musical request will be ´realized to few of you!
Also other musical contest is good as well, I wish.
Snailmail reports sent people are most valuable and most
loved listeners here in Spaceshuttle studios. We appreciate
your co-operation very high! All your reports will be
verified with our printed QSLs and these will be sent now
when we have more time to make letters ready for you. So I
wish you all has received our letter until the end of
October.

Radio Spaceshuttle has been on air a bit over 13 years now,
Our first transmission tests was made with name Radio Venus
International during 3oth August to 1st of September 2002.
And regular transmissions since 11th of October 2002 with
name Radio Spaceshuttle Int. Before these regular
transmissions we had our first SW-transmissions in August
1980 when we had few musical shows transmitted.


I wish you all to have time to listen this last px in your
listening Place and having fun with our last program. Your
e-mail reporst of this transmission will be verified during
couple of days. Reports to Herten are still very wanted. Our
special printed QSL will be sent for those listeners.


Many thanks. Radio Spaceshuttle will have it's final
closedown. Wish you all good time with other free
broadcasters,

Dick, Radio Spaceshuttle

Please tell your friends...  You never know when, where

and why ;)  -"Radio Spaceshuttle will Return to

SW-bands" That's still our motto for future

Russian and Spanish text from VOA Radiogram this weekend

Hello again,

Although this weekend's VOA Radiogram will be a test of the UTF-8 capabilities of the new AndFlmsg 1.2 app, you are also welcome to decode the program using Fldigi on a desktop or laptop PC.

For the Russian and Spanish text to display correctly, in Fldigi: Configure  > Colors & Fonts > Rx/Tx Character set to UTF-8.

From listeners in Europe (the farther east in Europe the better), I would appreciate mp3 recordings of the VOA Russian portion of this weekend's program.

The next VOA Radiogram is soon at 1600 UTC on 17870 kHz.

Thanks

Kim

voaradiogram.net

Download andFlmsg : http://www.w1hkj.com/vk2eta/

VOA Radiogram website : voaradiogram.net

Address for sending reception reports : radiogram@voanews.com

Mighty KBC's infamous Minute of MFSK

I love it.

Mighty KBC, along with Voice of America is probably the only station experimenting with digital text and mode (DRM is not inlcuded here).

Minute of MFSK can be well heard in Europe and possibly US. I warmly suggest to listen the MFSK as well as the VOA Radiogram.

Around 02:30 UTC (which is too late for me) on 7375 khz, on 4th of September was the last time of MFSK.

I warmly recommend decoding Mighty KBC MFSK.

KBS World Radio (via Sofia)

KBS World Radio, transmitting via Sofia, was logged on 15th of July, 2015. It was monitored from 19:45 until 20:00 UTC. KBS was then at 5900 kHz - even though I tune in to 3955 kHz to listen their German service usually.

Sofia, considering the distance, is not that far away as other KBS transmitters (Kimjae, Dhabbaya), so it would be reasonable that SINPO would be 55555. Amazing reception, practically booming into Crotia.

Music and commentary in German heard, mostly by female announcer, "Musik verbindet" was the name of the programme listened during my listening. "Alltagskoreanisch" was also listened to.

Reception report was emailed the same day. QSL, including the nice schedule and stickers came in the mail on 4th of September, 2015.

e-Mail : german@kbs.co.kr, rki@kbs.co.kr

Content of package sent to me

Back of QSL card

Front of enormously huge QSL

Voice of America - Program 127, 5-6 September 2015.

(taken from voaradiogram.net website)






VOA Radiogram, 5-6 September 2015, tests updated Android app


An updated version (1.2) of the AndFlmsg Android app is now available at http://www.w1hkj.com/vk2eta/


This new version has support for the UTF-8 character set. To give the AndFlmsg update a workout, this weekend’s VOA Radiogram will include news items in Russian and Spanish. The Spanish involves only a few letters with accents. Russian is more complicated, with its Cyrillic alphabet.


Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 127, 5-6 September 2015, all in MFSK32 except where noted:


1:34 Program preview
2:44 New Russian Internet data law*
9:46 Same subject, in Russian*
13:45 Chinese Navy ships in Bering Sea*
21:59 Cuba mobile video, in Spanish*
26:21 Closing announcements*
28:03 Olivia 64-2000: Transmission schedule


* with image


Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.


VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

Destruction of Radio Maria's Lopik transmitter

This post came from World Of Radio's Facebook page, so I suggest you should check their Facebook page.

THE END FOR LOPIK 675 AM
One of Europe's most "widely heard" radio masts at Lopik was felled this morning at 10:45 local time. Charges of dynamite at the bases of the guy anchors and just ten second slater the lovely mast , which has carried many stations (Hilversum III, Radio 10 Gold, Carrow Classic Rock and more recently Radio maria) was lying across the ground. A sad day for AM radio.

Many thanks for Brad Lovett, who shared this link to WEBSDR Twente's Facebook group. 

This 196 meter high transmitter's destruction is visible in this video. Feel free to check it out.

Logs for September 2nd, 2015.

4331 kHz - Good old 4XZ transmitting via Morse. SINPO 54555.

5680 kHz - Kinloss Rescue. Male voices heard. Very good reception of 34333. Hope everything is alright with people getting rescued and people who rescue.

8891 kHz - Iceland Radio. Decent reception, voices. SINPO 22222.

21700 kHz - Broadcast band, music heard, Flight Of The Bumblebee, suggested CNR jammer. SINPO 23233.

China Radio International - via Kashi-Saibagh

China Radio International, transmitting from Kashi-Saibagh, was logged on 18th of August, 2015. It was monitored from 20:21 - 20:59 UTC. CRI was on 9600 kHz at that time, and SINPO was 55555- without a doubt, one of the best transmissions ever heard.

Reports including the announcement of Busan Film Festival, One Direction's Teen Choice Awards nominations, Tianjin disaster, China's injection of 120 million juans into market were heard, as well as the interesting report about doxing.

Reception report was emailed the same day. Ying Lian, as always, responded me with a kind suggest to visit CRI's website. Little that they know, I visit their website every day, and they have a fantastic spectrum of news and other things which happen daily in world and China. Visit the website here.

Nice QSL card, with photo of Ibex arrived in the mail, along with PBS Xizang one on 2nd of September, 2015.

e-Mail : crieng@cri.com.cn

Front of QSL Card

Back of QSL Card

Voice of America Program 120 Photo

So, MFSK32 photo from VOA Radiogram arrived.

It can be seen here.

Schedule for VOA Radiogram this weekend.

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

Radio Spaceshuttle International announcement

Many thanks for listening Radio

Spaceshuttle on 31 meters 9600, and 22 meters 13800 and

13600 since 1st of March 2015!

We shall have great program again 6th of September 2015 with

1. results of 2015 Radio Spaceshujttle contest

2. Listeners corner- with musical requests

3. Special announcement from Radio Spaceshuttle

International

4. Best ever Spaceshuttle music- worth of listening and

recording.

This will be your "Once in Lifetime" change to hear Radio

Spaceshuttle and sent reception report. Special e-mail QSL

is ready to sent to you- you will got yours very soon after

this transmission- if getting your report during Sunday-

your QSL is on your post  during Monday  7th of

September.

Also reports wanted to our Herten Box- will be verified with

printed QSL.

All older reports are under work for QSLs....

Many thanks for all regular listeners as well to new

ones.... It has been so fun with you.

Your letters/reception reports are very welcome to our

address in Herten:

Radio Spaceshuttle International

 P.O.Box 2702

NL: 6049 ZG Herten

The Netherlands

A little fee (2 euros) for return postage (for full info

printed QSLs) is needed!

"Please tell your friends as well that Radio Spaceshuttle is

on 13600 kHz from 19 to 20 hours UTC next Sunday 6th of

September 2015"

Best Regards!,

Dick of Radio Spaceshuttle.