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Few new QSLs have arrived. Now the consecutive number tells the number of stations confirmed by SDXL Rank rules.

528. CIWW Ottawa ON 1310 kHz
On last season I could hear CIWW 1310 quite often with “13-10 News” slogan. Suprisingly they replied to my f/up for my reception of December very quickly. V/s was Jonathan McGill (News Anchor, Editor and Reporter) who wrote: It is amazing how you were able to pick up the radio transmission. Perhaps the atmosphere was clear that evening and the signal was able to travel far!

529. Ukrainske Radio UR3 “Kultura” 1431 kHz
I sent a f/up report for this station as I didn’t have Ukrainian national radio Home Service confirmed. I have a QSL from Radio Kiev on Shortwaves – that time Kiev was still a part of Soviet Union. Now they mailed me a printed QSL-card in 12 days.

Friday produced some new QSLs:

BBC Radio Leeds 774 kHz
F/up report and quickly I got an email from the morning DJ Johnny I’Anson, who wrote: “…confirm that was me who you heard all the way across in Finland – how exciting, some people can’t even pick us up here in West Yorkshire, so the fact you can is technological magic!”

WBMJ San Juan PR 1190 kHz
This English Puerto Rican is not the most common one. I believe that I heard it only once during the last season. Dalan Decker, Programming Director replied to my f/up report in 2 days.

HJNL La Cariñosa, Manizales 1450 kHz
1450 is not the easiest of SA channels, but La Cariñosa is audible sometimes. Jaime Sánchez Restrepo, Director Artístico Manizales replied to my f/up report.

Last night I was at my listening QTH and did even some “live” DXing. A and K indexes are quite low and so mediumwaves opened to Americas. Propagation was quite funny. Just after midnight UTC I heard the most common Canadians like VOCM 590, CJYQ 930 and CBG 1400 with some easy CAs (1660, 1280). Then just before 0200 the band opened to Venezuela and Colombia. And then in the sunrise few strong Brasilians were heard (I don’t have La Plata/Bra antenna) with Radio Rubí, Rafael Castillo, Matanza BA, Argentina on 1670. Unfortunately VEN/CLM stations were not new for me. There were some interesting possible new catches but all unindentified.

Log:

British Isles

1566 11.8. 0200- G: BBC R Bristol. Own programme and local id: programme was “the best of community station Ujima Radio 98FM”.

North America

590 11.8. 0020- CAN: VOCM St. John’s NL.
1400 11.8. 0010- CAN: CBG Gander NL.

Central America

1280 11.8. 0202- PTR: WCMN Arecibo PR. Very strong.

South America

1070 11.8. 0158- VEN: YVMA R Mundial Zulia, Maracaibo.
1190 11.8. 0200- CLM: HJCV R Cordillera, Bogotá. Good Todelar IDs
1300 11.8. 0155- VEN: YVNS Radio Reloj, Maracaibo. “Exitos, solo exitos en Radio Reloj 1300” [1299.983]. TIK
1340 11.8. 0158- CLM: HJFB Amor Estereo, Bogota.
1430 11.8. 0200- CLM: HJKU 1430 AM, Bogotá. “14-30 AM Radio”. At 0228 Brasilian was heard (probably RB2).
1500 11.8. 0225- PRU: OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima. [1499.828]. 1570 possibly Carraviz with poor audio. New split [1469.761] played More Than Words by Extreme.
1520 11.8. 0155- CLM: HJLI Libertad, Bogotá. Fading with WVOZ.
1670 11.8. 0229- ARG: Radio Rubí, Rafael Castillo, Matanza BA. Weak signal with 290 degrees antenna but ID heard.

I made a PDF-file with all my DX-loggings (excl. FM) between 01.09.2012-30.06.2013. The file has also TIK/K temporary QTH loggings and PETA1-pedition log.

TIKLOG2012-2013

Radio Free Asia Tinian Island 12140 kHz
RFA was quick! I emailed them on Thursday and on Wednesday QSL arrived via snail mail! QSL from Oceania is always nice. In the photo above is also a QSL card from CRI French service, which arrived today too.

Radio 538 891 kHz
This Dutch station is quite easy to hear here, but I don’t remember if I ever have sent a reception report to them. Now they replied in one day to my Dutch email.

Today I sent some more f/up-reports for stations I heard last year. Luckily I got two quick responses:

HJKR Radio María, Bogotá 1220 kHz
When I noticed this clip, I remembered that I just received verification from Radio María on 1580 kHz. And for my enjoyment Marina Meza replied to my email and verified this other Maria. This HJKR I have heard only once – last November.

WOOD Grand Rapids MI 1300 kHz
Since last Autumn I have heard WOOD often during the stateside openings. I didn’t got replay to my first report but then today Phil Tower, Director of Programming & Operations replied to my email quickly.

So QSL total 2013 is now 140.

Last week I had some new verifications:

CRI Cerrik
I never got QSL from Radio Tirana in the “old days”. And as I visited in July in Albania by myself, I decided that it is time to get this country verified. I listened CRI’s French programme on shortwaves and after few weeks they replied to my email with a promise to send a proper QSL card via mail.

Radio Iasi 1053 kHz
Follow up to 2012 report resulted a quick email.

Radio Marija 1053 kHz
Second QSL from Russia in a few days! This was also to f/up report. Heard same time than Radio Iasi.

WLCM Holt MI 1390 kHz
This one was heard during the excellent NA-condx in January. Jeff Frank, N8HEE replied to my f/up report.

WHK Cleveland OH 1420 kHz
Brett Patram, Chief Engineer replied 3 months after my report. This was the 50th NA QSL in 2013.

WCMN Arecibo, PR 1280 kHz and WUNO San Juan, PR 630 kHz
Wanda Pereira replied quickly to my f/up report to WCMN. Then I remembered that I heard also another NotiUno station last winter and quickly Wanda replied to my WUNO report too.

ZYH585 Rádio Clube Fortaleza CE 1200 kHz
For this and two other SA QSLs I got v/s information from JHY. JHY had tried to get a verification for Clube 1200 for over 10 years. Henrique Gondim replied to my report very quickly. I heard this Clube in April.

HJDS Ondas del Montaña, Medellin 1350 kHz
German Roldan Lopez just didn’t send a verification but also some photos of flowers. Later he emailed to me a show which I heard.

HJQZ Radio Maria, Barranquilla 1580 kHz
This Maria was heard very often last winter. V/s-info Marina Meza resulted a replay to f/up in one day.

Now I have 138 QSLs in 2013. Maybe I should aim to 200? It needs some propagation anyhow. Just sending f/ups is not enough.

Today I received “QSL-verification” from Hungarian MTVA Kossuth Radio 104.60 MHz, which I heard on the 29th of June 2013 during the excellent Es-opening to Balkan area. Besides Balkan, also some stations from more north were heard. Director Miklos Kenderessy verified my email report with very detailed letter which arrived via registrated mail! Köszönöm Miklós!

This summer I have also started FM-DXing – after 15 years! Of course it means more QSLs 🙂 Here are my new QSLs since last post:

R Murski Val 648
R Eli 1035
Radio Dechovka, Líbeznice 1233
Radiogazeta Slovo, Skt. Petersburg 828

Downtown R 1026
Sunshine R 855
BBC Radio Devon 801
Stray FM 936
Spirit Radio 549

R Sawa, Arta 1431
FRCN Kaduna National Station, Jaji 594

R Farda, Al-Dhabbaya 1575
HLAZ Jeju 1566
IRIB R Qom, Qom 1467
IRIB R Markazi, Arak 774
IRIB R Kerman, Kerman 1062
IRIB R Sari, Mazandaran 1215
Radio Tehran, Tehran 1332
IRIB R Kermanshah, Kermanshah 1278
VOIRI, Rasht 702
IRIB R Lorestan, Dorud 927
IRIB R Kordestan, Dehgolan 945
IRIB R Qazvin, Qazvin 1125 (all Iran stations via Tehran VOIRI English service)

WEPN New York NY 1050
WABC New York NY 770
WQEW New York NY 1560

Radio Ciudad del Mar, Cienfuegos (Aguada de Pasajeros) 1350

R Urkupiña, Quillacollo 1560 (FFE?)
ZYH585 Rádio Clube Fortaleza CE 1200
HJDS Ondas del Montaña, Medellin 1350

Rockklassiker Örnsköldsvik 91.30
France Bleu Breizh Izel 93.00
Pro FM, Reșița 88.50
Radio Centar Studio Poreč 89.60
Omrop Fryslân 92.20
MDR Figaro 87.90
BR1 Dillberg 88.90
Omroep Zeeland 87.90
Dynamis R, Madrid 87.50 (FFF, heard with 4el balcony antenna @city center)
TOPradio 91.30
HRT Radio Osijek 105.30
R Roslagen 107.80
R Ring (Medias) 90.20
Ciao Radio 90.10
R Kameleon 91.50
BNR Nieuwsradio 91.50
Magic FM (Bucuresti) 90.80
Bobar Radio 100.90
Radio Blanik 88.40
RUV 1 88.10
88.6 Der Musiksender 100.80
Radio Kaj 97.20
Rádio Hey 91.80
Radio Krokodýl Brno 96.00
Narodni Radio 104.90
Punto Radio Bologna 87.90
HRT Radio Pula 101.30
Radio Italia Anni 60 95.20
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire 103.70
BBC Radio Devon 103.40
Heart. Huntshaw Cross-tx 96.20
Pirate FM 102.80

Total in 2013: 129

I have had time to add every QSL I’ve got to my blog – have received too many 🙂 67 QSLs in 142 days. So here is a basic list what I’ve got in 2013:

LKB / LLE Bergen Kringkaster 1314
Country Radio 1062
NRK Finnmark 153

Free Radio 80s 1017
BBC R Nottingham 1584

RNE1 Extremadura 648
RNE5 Comunitat Valenciana 558

IRIB R Tabriz, Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi 1026
IRIB R Semnan, Semnan 1008
R Ashna, Kabul 1296
VoRussia, Orzu 927
IRIB R Mahabad, Mahabad 882
IRIB R Khorāsān-e Razavi, Mashhad 684

RA Brandon 5995

WARV Warvick RI 1590
CJCB Sydney NS 1270
CJRS Montreal QC 1650
WWVA Wheeling WV 1170
CHIN Toronto ON 1540
CJBK London ON 1290
WTIC Hartford CT 1080
WHIO Dayton OH 1290
CKAC Montréal QC 730
WBBR New York NY 1130
CKOC Hamilton ON 1150
CFMJ Richmond Hill ON 640
CKDO Oshawa ON 1580
WTAQ Green Bay WI 1360
WBT Charlotte NC 1110
CFRB Toronto ON 1010
WZAN Portland ME 970
WJNO West Palm Beach FL 1290
WGVU Kentwood MI 1480
CKSL London ON 1410
CFCO Chatham ON 630
WEAV Plattsburgh NY 960
WLOB Portland ME 1310
WOAI San Antonio TX 1200
WHBY Kimberly WI 1150
CHRB High River AB 1140
WMVP Chicago IL 1000
KKXA Snohomish WA 1520
KRKO Everett WA 1380
CFTR Toronto ON 680
KFNW West Fargo ND 1200
CJME Regina SK 980
CKMX Calgary AB 1060
CJYE Oakville ON 1250
WLQV Detroit MI 1500
WQAM Miami FL 560
CINA Missisauga ON 1650
WAKR Akron OH 1590
WGN Chicago IL 720
WSAU Wausau WI 560
CKSW Swift Current SK 570
WXEX Exeter NH 1540
WAMG Dedham MA 890
WFNN Erie PA 1330
CKLW Windsor ON 800
WRED Westbrook ME 1440

HOQ62 Ritmo Stereo, Chitré 890
R Rebelde 710
R Rebelde, Victoría de las Tunas 770
WAPA San Juan 680
XEQ Bésame AM 940, Ciudad de México DF 940

YVMN R Coro, Coro 780
R Bendita Trinidad, El Alto 1540
R Bendita Trinidad, Tarija 1480

The night, and especially the sunrise on the 9th of May 2013 was amazing. It turned to be the best Bolivia opening ever, for me at least. I heard Bolivians on several frequencies. There is still more to come as some stations are unidentified but with some hope to get solved later.

1300 kHz
This station (1300.002) sent some kind of monologue by very young girl or boy. Also Andis music. The most likely Radio Sol from Bolivia.
1400 kHz
Unindentified station sending football (1399.852). Almost 100% CP3 Radio Nacional from La Paz.
1440 kHz
CP107 Radio Yaguarí, Vallegrande, Depto. Santa Cruz identified very nicely. Same lady gave ID also next night. This frequency opened around 0130z when Saudi Arabian signal faded out.
1480 kHz
Radio Bendita Trinidad, Tarija sending same programme than 1540 kHz. Tarija tx started the 26th of April 2013. There is also transmitters listed to Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, but it is unclear if these are on. Cochabamba fits to propagation very well. 1480 was heard also next night while 1540 was very weak.
1520 kHz
Sending religious programme (1520.055). Split confirms almost 100% that it is Radio La Luz del Tiempo El Alto, La Paz, but no ID heard.
1540 kHz
Radio Bendita Trinidad, El Alto (1539.990). This one I have tried to hear before this spring. Now I heard it with S9+15dB, which is louder than anyone in Scandinavia has heard this before according to Henrik Klementz 🙂 This religious station has here on 1540 kHz problems with their transmitter. You hear some hum in the signal and especially strong “foghorn effect” from time to time. I believe that their tx’s power supply has problems. You can listen to RBT recorded by me here: http://ge.tt/4KQ4sRg/v/0. RBT replied very quickly (thanks for info by HK) with long email giving me my first confirmed Bolivian.
1550 kHz
CP115 Radio Caranavi (1550.004) seemed to be the most common Bolivian MW-station heard in Finland 1990s, early 2000s. Now it is not so common at all. This super night it had a super signal.
1580 kHz
Radio El Fuego del Espíritu Santo, El Alto (1580.455). I think it IDed “el la Radio Espiritu Santo”. Split confirms this almost 100%.

All these stations were heard at 0130 UTC on the 9th of May. More to come …