QSL Archives 5

QSL ARCHIVES

Part 5

This is the fifth in a series representing some of the more fascinating QSL cards and verification letters I received in the 1970's and 80's. The focus in Part 5 is again on QSLs from South and Central American broadcasters, most of whom have disappeared from the shortwave bands during the past 20 years.  Reception reports sent to these stations were written in either Spanish or Portuguese (for Brazil).

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See more QSLs at QSL Archives- Part 1, QSL Archives Part 2, QSL Archives Part 3 and QSL Archives Part 4

Check back to the MEDXR blog for more QSL Archives - coming soon!

Rob VK3BVW


Canal Manabita - Portoviejo, Manabi, Ecuador 4823 kHz on July 17, 1971

One of the most satisfying aspects of Latin American QSLing was receiving many personalised verification responses from either the station manager (Gerente or Administrador), the station director (Director General), the owner (Propietario), the chief engineer (Ingeniero en Jefe) or even one of the announcers (Locutor). This letter from Canal Manabita was typical of what could be received by listeners on the other side of the world! It also came with a station pennant (banderín), but that has since been lost! In some cases, it was also worth keeping the colourful envelopes in which these verifications arrived!






Radiodifusora Venezuela – Caracas, Venezuela 4890 kHz on June 14, 1971




Transmisora Caldas – Manizales, Colombia 5017 kHz on August 8, 1971







Emisoras Nuevo Mundo – Bogota, Colombia 4755 kHz on June 11, 1972





Radio Los Andes – Merida, Venezuela 6010 kHz on August 12, 1972












Ondas del Meta – Villavicencio, Colombia 4885 kHz on August 31, 1971

In the case of Ondas del Meta, I received two letters verifying my reception report. The first letter was dated January 10, 1972 and is a longer personalised letter. Then a few months later, a second letter dated April 19, 1972 arrived from the station manager on the official station letterhead (below).






Radio La Cruz del Sur – La Paz, Bolivia 4875 kHz on July 17, 1971






Radio Globo – Rio de Janero, Brazil 11805 kHz on February 25, 1972



Radio Bandeirantes - São Paulo, Brazil 6185 kHz on January 25, 1972




Radio Bolívar – Bolívar City, Venezuela 4770 kHz on August 18, 1971





Rádio Gaúcha – Porto Alegre, Brazil 6135 kHz on March 11, 1972





Radio Nacional – Buenos Aires, Argentina 6060 kHz on May 15, 1971

This QSL was for a reception report to the domestic R. Nacional (LRA31) service. However, a card for the RAE External Service was received in reply (with the wrong frequencies marked on it.)




Emisoras del la Cadena Venezolana de Radiodifusión
Many DXers and shortwave listeners from the 70's and early 80's will remember this chain of radio stations operating on 60 metres. They were heard well throughout the world and generally very good verifiers. They were a big operation based in Barquisimeto and collectively known as the "Circuito sin Fronteras". The stations all closed in the mid 80's due to the network running into financial difficulties. Here is my collection of CVR QSLs from '71 and '72.














End of Part 5 in this QSL Archives series.  MORE QSLs COMING SOON.

See more QSLs at:
QSL Archives - Part 1
QSL Archives - Part 2
QSL Archives - Part 3
QSL Archives - Part 4
QSL Archives - Part 5
QSL Archives - Part 6

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