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  NEWS AND DX QUICK TIPS! February 22, 2025 Well...! My blog post last week, QSL CHEATING: A BLIGHT ON THE SWL HOBBY , certainly received a strong response from readers. Many took the time to air their views in the blog comments and, of course, on Facebook. Thanks to everyone who participated in a respectful discussion on the issue. I received only one unprintable comment! 😏😁 I will write a post summarising the readers' thoughts and feedback shortly. Radio Japan QSLs It was bound to happen! One of the best QSLing stations on shortwave for decades has decided to cease its QSL card service. Radio Japan has always been noted for its beautiful cards and card designs. So, NHK's press release of February 14 came as a shock to many SWL enthusiasts. In case you haven't read it yet, here is the announcement from their website: Click on the image to read at a larger size (if required). Needless to say, some listeners responded with anger, others with sadness. However, I believe we ...

  QSL CHEATING A BLIGHT ON THE SWL HOBBY I’ve been contemplating writing this blog post for the past three years. What I have to say may upset some people. So be it! I cannot get excited by the trend of some shortwave listeners using remote SDRs to send reception reports to the few remaining stations that QSL (either in hard copy or via email). These listeners use the Internet to access Kiwi and Web SDRs to gather information for their reception reports. They compile the report and send it off to the station, requesting a QSL card or eQSL. My issue is that the listener is not reporting the station's reception as heard from their location. Instead, they're reporting reception from an entirely different location, often thousands of kilometres away across the globe. They’re using someone else’s receiver to pick up the station. What’s wrong with that, you ask? This practice goes against the traditional and accepted standards for QSL acquisition established over many decades in the ...

  UKRAINIAN AMATEUR RADIO MANUFACTURER  SUFFERS MISSILE ATTACK Sad news today when a press release from a manufacturer of high-quality amateur radio products reported that their administration offices were blown apart by a Russian missile attack. RigExpert, based in Kyiv, produce fabulous antenna analyzers (I own one and love it!) for the ham and broadcast community, along with a range of other electronic equipment. This is the company's press release: RigExpert’s Administrative Office Destroyed in Missile Attack – Production Remains Intact [Kyiv, 12 Feb 2025] – Today, RigExpert’s administrative office was completely destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile. Fortunately, all employees are safe. Despite this difficult situation, the RigExpert team is committed to restoring operations as soon as possible to continue providing our products to you. We are working tirelessly to minimize delays and fulfill our commitments. Besides, we are maintaining our usual customer support opera...

  FOLDING QSL CARDS IN HAM RADIO This is a brief look at how the traditional amateur radio QSL card has changed its look recently. The folding QSL is a fabulous souvenir of special DXpeditions undertaken by groups of hams to distant and sometimes rare global locations. This video features just a few of the many very fancy and elaborately designed QSLs I have received in the last few years. This video is probably best viewed in full-screen mode. 73 and good DX! Rob Wagner VK3BVW Current local time in Mount Evelyn, Australia CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2026

  DX QUICK TIPS January 18, 2025 3250   D.P.R.KOREA. KCBS - Pyongyang. 1105 Korean with commentary and music from a choir and orchestra. Fair signal. Also heard  // 6100 (clashing with the co-channel CRI Mongolian service) and 11680, where it was the strongest. Jan 11. 3480   KOREA REP. Voice of the People - Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. 1120 Korean commentaries. Good signal and no jamming. // 3910 (light jamming), 3930 (heavier jamming), 4450 (siren jamming), 4560 (no jamming), 6520 (heavy jamming), and 6600 (jamming) were all heard with reasonably good signals. Jan 11.  4755   INDONESIA. VoIndonesia - Cimanggis. 1132 Mandarin with music programming. Fair signal, Jan 11. 4990   CHINA. Hunan RTV - Xiangtan, Hunan Province. 1140 Mandarin with long talks. Low-powered 10 kW outlet, fair to poor signal, Jan 11. 9275   USA. WMLK - Bethel PA. 2318 Booming signal with the usual American preaching, Jan 9.   9405   PHILIPPINES. FEBC R. Liangyou ...

  PHILIPPINES: A Powerful Broadcasting Voice to the World Part 1 This article first appeared in my World of Shortwave Listening column in the December 2024 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Further details on this excellent publication are available at www.thespectrummonitor.com PART 2 - CLICK HERE . (Part 2 of this extended article looks at Radyo Pilipinas and the famous Far East Broadcasting Company.) Almost since the start of broadcasting, radio has been a vital part of how Filipino citizens consume their media. It began as far back as 1922 with the commencement of KZKZ (AM) in Manila. Starting with just a 5-watt transmitter, the signal was boosted in 1924 to 100 watts. It didn’t take long before broadcasting facilities and new stations spread rapidly across the Philippine islands on both mediumwave and shortwave. During World War Two, the 1942 Japanese invasion of the country saw many stations, especially around Manila, shut down or commandeered by the Japanese army for ...