* Theme - 00:00
"Birthday Serenade" - Willi Glahe
* Opening Announcement - 00:15
Welcome to "Wavescan", international DX program from Adventist World Radio
Researched and written in Indianapolis, produced in studios of shortwave WRMI
Program outline
1. The BBC Far Eastern Relay Station - 1: The Original BBC Relay Station in Singapore
2. HFCC Report Muscat Oman: Discussion Jeff White WRMI & Jerry Plummer WWCR
3. Japan DX Report
4. SQOTW30 Special QSL of the Week: World's Shortest Reception Report
* The BBC Far Eastern Relay Station - 1 - 01:03
The Original BBC Relay Station in Singapore
The current BBC Far Eastern Relay Station in Singapore traces its earliest origins back to the year 1937. It was on March 1 of that year, that a new studio and transmitter facility was officially opened at Caldecott Hill on Thomson Road, on the edge of suburban Singapore city.
This new international radio broadcasting station contained five transmitters; four low power shortwave transmitters each rated at just 500 watts, and a 2 kW mediumwave transmitter that had previously been on the air on 1333 kHz at a downtown location, a government building in Empress Place, Singapore. These five transmitters now on the air at Caldecott Hill were as follows:-
4 Transmitters ½ kW SW Callsigns ZHO ZHP ZHN
1 2 MW 1333 kHz ZHL
Most of the programming for this new radio station was produced locally in the adjoining new studio building on Caldecott Hill. However, live off air programming on shortwave from the BBC London via the two 80 kW transmitters at Daventry (Senders 4 & 5) was also inserted into the daily scheduling of Radio Malaya Singapore. It was intended that the Caldecott location was only temporary as far as the transmitters were concerned, and work began at Jurong on the south coast towards the western edge of Singapore island for a more permanent transmitter facility.
At this same time (1937) as the British colonial authorities in Singapore were developing their new radio broadcasting station on Caldecott Hill, the BBC in London was making plans to establish a relay station in Singapore, their very first overseas relay station. Then, as warlike conditions were emerging in Europe, the BBC attempted to actually purchase the new radio station in Singapore.
Soon after war broke out on continental Europe, a new 100 kW Marconi transmitter was despatched by ship for Singapore. However, this ship was torpedoed and sunk, and its electronic cargo was lost.
As a replacement, the BBC obtained a 50 kW RCA shortwave transmitter from the United States and this was despatched to Singapore by ship for installation at the new station already under construction at Jurong. A simple antenna system had already been installed.
However, before work was completed on the entire facility, the transmitter was hurriedly removed due to the outbreak of war in the Pacific. It was then shipped to Barbados in the Caribbean where it was installed at the C&W Cable and Wireless communication station at Bearded Hall, under the callsign VPO.
The entire facility at Caldecott Hill was taken over by the Japanese administration and it was reactivated as Shonan Radio; their first broadcast was on March 27, 1942. In addition, the Japanese constructed a new transmitter station on an adjoining property at Jurong, and they installed four shortwave transmitters at 7½ kW each.
Three of these transmitters were new units, and a fourth was taken from Penang Island where it had been on the air previously under the British as ZHJ. The final broadcast as Shonan Radio took place three years later on February 3, 1945.
Soon afterwards, the studio suite on Caldecott Hill and the two side by side transmitter stations at Jurong were taken over by the returned British administration. The original Radio Malaya transmitter site was developed for use by the Royal Air Force, and the new former Japanese transmitter site was taken over for use by four different radio organizations:-
C&W Cable & Wireless
BMA British Military Administration
SEAC South East Asia Command Singapore
BFEBS British Far East Broadcasting Service
Even though all four organizations were each using the same facilities, the three broadcasting organizations, BMA, SEAC & BFEBS, each issued their own separate QSL cards. Initially though, left over stock of the pre-war Radio Malaya card with its Malayan sunset scene was in use.
On June 30, 1946, the SEAC services ended; BMA became Radio Malaya, and BFEBS became a BBC relay station with off air programming from the BBC London. The identification announcement for the BBC relays was given as the Voice of Britain.
In January 1946, work began on the installation of four Marconi shortwave transmitters, 10 kW units Model No. SWB11. These transmitters came from India, and it is presumed that they were left over units no longer needed for the Forces Service in Delhi.
The first unit was activated on January 19, (1946) and the second on February 4. All four were in use by November in the following year (1947). The BBC officially took over the Jurong station on August 8, 1948. At this stage, three of the recently installed transmitters were now listed at just 7½ kW, and one at 5½ kW.
In order to increase the coverage from the Jurong transmitter station, the BBC announced that they planned to install a Marconi 100 kW transmitter at this location. However, due to the development of an international airport nearby, this projected facility had to be cancelled; the tall antenna towers would become an obstruction to aircraft.
At this stage, the BBC began to look for another suitable location, which they ultimately found on the nearby Malay peninsula, and thus work began on a huge new station in the rubber plantation areas near the bottom tip of the peninsula.
In April 1949, the BBC closed out its usage of the Jurong transmitter base on Singapore Island, and their Far Eastern Service was transferred temporarily to the SEAC shortwave station at Ekala north of Colombo in Sri Lanka.
The QSL cards verifying the shortwave transmissions from the BBC Far Eastern Relay Station reflect the changes that took place in that era. Initially, BFEBS QSL cards quite clearly verified the reception of the station. After the BBC takeover, appreciation was expressed to the listener for the report, though, as was stated on the card, they could no longer officially QSL reception reports from listeners.
Thus in summary, the story of the BBC Singapore in this early period of radio history is as follows:-
* 1937-1942 Radio Malaya Caldecott Hill 4 @ ½ kW Program relays
* 1937-1939 BBC Jurong 1 @ 100 Projected shortwave station
* 1945- 1947 BFEBS Jurong 4 @ 7½ Ex Japanese station
* 1945-1949 BBC Jurong 1 @ 100 Projected shortwave station
* 1948-1949 BBC Jurong 4 @ 7½ Official BBC relay station
When we take up the continuing story of the BBC Far Eastern Relay Station next time here again in Wavescan, we plan to present the information regarding their temporary usage of the SEAC shortwave station in Ceylon.
* Program Announcement - 06:35
Allen Graham
* HFCC Report Muscat Oman - 09:27
Discussion: Jerry Plummer WWCR & Jeff White WRMI
* Japan DX Report - 17:10
Yukiko Tsuji
* SQOTW30 Special QSL of the Week: World's Shortest Reception Report - 22:48
On Monday January 21, 1946, I was in the home of Ern Suffolk who lived a half hour bicycle ride from my home in a small country town in South Australia. Ern was a prominent international radio monitor who had assembled a large collection of QSL cards in those days, and in subsequent time, he was the DX editor for Radio Australia.
On that auspicious summer day, I was tuning his elaborate shortwave receiver, and I heard the familiar sign off routine from the Voice of America, loud and clear. In mentioning this item of shortwave reception, I asked Ern, in my teenage naivity, should I send a reception report. He stated: Well, you can only try. I asked where should I send the report, and he suggested I try both locations, VOA in Hawaii and VOA-OWI in San Francisco.
I did indeed send to both locations a reception report on this brief ½ minute transmission from VOA Honolulu, in the hopes that at least one of these addresses would respond with a QSL card. Imagine my surprise when, in due course, I received two QSL cards, each of which was postmarked, Honolulu and San Francisco, on the same date, March 5. 1946
The Honolulu QSL card shows a brief typed QSL text, listing the date, January 21,1946, and the frequency 6120 kHz. The card shows an artistic representation of the Pacific Ocean, and the station identification The VOA Voice of America KRHO Honolulu TH, Territory of Hawaii, in large red and blue ink.
The California QSL card was their regular QSL card with the large red white and blue
areas, or blocks. However, the large white panel that usually shows a callsign in large letters is left blank, and a typewriter in blue ink shows the callsign KRHO and the frequency 6120 kHz. Also typed onto this card is the time of reception, 1000-1000½ GMT.
Unique is the fact that such a short reception report, just half a minute, was verified with two QSL cards from different locations, and the fact that both were postmarked at their vastly separated locations on the same date. By the way, we do not recommend that you send such short reception reports.
* Music of the World - 25:36
Traditional Arabic music, drums & male group vocal
* Closing Announcement - 26:00
Thanks for listening to "Wavescan", international DX program from Adventist World Radio
Researched and written in Indianapolis
Next week:-
1. French Radio in the South Pacific: The Radio Scene in New Caledonia - 3
2. HFCC Report Muscat Oman
3. Philippine DX Report
4. Special QSL of the Week SQOTW31: First QSL Received
Several QSL cards available. Send your AWR & KSDA reception reports for Wavescan to the AWR address in Indianapolis; and also to the station your radio is tuned to: WRMI or WWCR or KVOH, or to the AWR relay stations that carry Wavescan. Remember too, you can send a reception report to each of the DX reporters when their segment is on the air here in Wavescan: Japan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Australia & India. They will verify with their own colorful QSL card. Return postage and an address label are always appreciated.
Wavescan address:-
Box 29235
Indianapolis
Indiana 46229 USA
Wavescan @ AWR.org
Jeff White, shortwave WRMI
* Music Outrun - 27:45
* Program Ends - 28:55
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1. Summary: BBC International Relay Stations Worldwide
Chronological Listings - (Uncompleted Research)
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No BBC Name Station Years Location Country Mode Mode NWS
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BBC International Radio Stations: United Kingdom
1. G5SW Marconi 1927 - 1932 Chelmsford England SW 30
2. BBC London BBC 1932 - 1992 Daventry England SW 30 - 33
3. BBC European Service BBC 1940 - 1945 Start Point England MW SW 45
4. BBC European Service BBC 1940 - 1945 Clevedon England SW 54
5. BBC Overseas/European BBC 1941 - 1946 Lisnagarvey N. Ireland SW 61
BBC Relay Stations: British Owned
Africa
1. East Africa Relay Station DWS 1960 - 1963 Berbera Somalia SW 114
2. Central Africa Relay DWS 1965 - 1968 Francistown Botswana MW SW 253
3. Atlantic Relay Station BBC 1966 - 20xx English Bay Ascension Island SW 66
4. Indian Ocean Relay BBC 1988 - 2014 Mahe Seychelles SW 265
Mediterranean
1. East Mediterranean Sharq 1956 - 1956 Zygi Cyprus MW SW 214 220
2. East Mediterranean DWS 1956 - 2013 Zygi Cyprus MW SW 214 220
3. East Mediterranean DWS 1956 - 20xx Lady's Mile Cyprus MW 214 220
4. Central Mediterranean DWS 1960 - 1973 Delimara Point Malta MW 271
Middle East
1. Middle East Relay Stn DWS 1964 - 1966 Cable Station Perim Island SW 116
2. Eastern Relay Station DWS 1969 - 2002 North Tip Masirah Island MW 119
3. Eastern Relay Station DWS 1978 - 2002 East Coast Masirah Island SW 121
4. Eastern Relay Station Merlin 2002 - 20xx A'Seela Oman MW SW 124
Asia
1. Far East BFEBS BBC 1948 - 1949 Jurong Singapore SW 314
BBC Relay Services: Official Relays
1. Malaya BMBC 1939 - 1942 Singapore Singapore MW SW 314
2. West Africa OTC 1943 - 1945 Leopoldville Congo SW 153 202
3. Far East BFEBS BMA 1945 - 1948 Jurong (ex-J) Singapore MW SW 314
4. Far East 1949 Ekala Ceylon SW
5. North America WYFR
BBC Program Relays
1. West Africa FRS 1934 - 1963 Freetown Sierra Leone Cable 205 222
2. Caribbean RDB 1935 - 1997 Bridgetown Barbados Cable 274
3. Far East RM 1937 - 1939 Singapore Singapore MW SW 314
4. West Africa FZI 1943 - 1945 Brazzaville Congo SW 153 202
5. West Africa SLBS 1951 - 1951 Freetown Sierra Leone SW 211 222
6. West Africa SLBS 1956 - 1958 Hill Station Sierra Leone SW 211 222
7. West Africa SLBS 1958 - 2002 Goderich Sierra Leone MW SW 211 222
8. Atlantic Relay C&W 1962 - 1962 English Bay Ascension Isle SW 66
9. Caribbean CBC 1963 - 2xxx Bridgetown Barbados MW 274
10. Antarctica OMA 1964 - Mawson Antarctica MW 272
11. West Africa SLBS 1974 - 1999 Waterloo Sierra Leone SW 218 222
12. Caribbean VoB 1981 - 2xxx Bridgetown Barbados MW 274
Projected BBC Relay Stations
1. Far East BFEBS BBC 1939 BMBC (Buy) Singapore MW SW 314
2. Far East BFEBS DWS 1940 Jurong (Build) Singapore SW 314
3. Far East BFEBS BBC 1945 Jurong BBC Singapore SW 314
4. Indian Ocean Ship 1966 Leviathan East Africa MW 264
5. Indian Ocean BBC 1966 Aldabra East Africa MW 264
Planned Topics
1. West Africa Relay Station 1975-19 Painsville, Liberia 1 @ 10
2. 1979-1996 Lesotho
3. 1996-20xx Meyerton, South Africa
4. 2001 Abu Dhabi
Projected Stations
1. 1963 Maldive Islands
2. 1978 Africa
3. Christmas Island
4. Australia
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2. BBC Far Estern Relay Station - 1: BFEBS Singapore
Singapore Radio Stations: Development
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Year Date Information Reference
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Radio Malaya Singapore PreWar
1933 Nov Mid, 1st known logging new shortwave station ZHI 6060 kHz, 180 w NWS1 18
Correct address, Broadcast House, 2 & 4 Orchard Road
Radio Service Company
1936 Jun 1 New mediumwave station inaugurated ZHL 2 kW 1232 kHz NWS1 19
Government building on Empress Place
Programming on SW & MW in parallel
1937 Mar 1 Official opening, new studio & transmitter facility at Caldecott Hill NWS1 19
Shortwave ZHI redesignated as ZHO
4 @ 500 watt installed at Caldecott Hill ZHP & ZHN
1937 Work began on new transmitter station at Jurong NWS1 19
1938 Studios transferred to Cathy Building Thomson Road NWS1 19
1940 Radio station taken over by government as MBC CBA 1979 105
1942 Feb Nightly relay to ABC Australia ZHN3 11930 kHz R&H 79.11 3-42 55
1942 Feb Late, last broadcast from Caldecott Hill under British administration
Radio Shonan Singapore During War: Caldecott Hill & Jurong
1942 Mar 27 1st broadcast under Japanese administration, ZHP1 9705 kHz NWS1 20
Caldecott studios & transmitters
1942 Mar 28 Radio Shonan began RFCB
1942 Japanese constructed new building and facilities at Jurong
1942 Aug Inauguration transmitter ZHJ 7½ kW transferred from Penang to Jurong
Only channel 12000 kHz, Radio Shonan, Light of the South
Own programming, also from Tokyo, Saigon & Manila
3 new transmitters at 7½ kW
1945 Feb 3 Final broadcast from Shonan Radio, Caldecott & Jurong, heard in USA
1945 Original Jurong site taken over by RAF as communication radio station
New Japanese site taken over by C&W and Radio Malaya
1971 Oct RAF Jurong closed
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BBC Relay PreWar: ZHL Mediumwave & ZHP Shortwave
1939 Dec BBC relay by BMBC (studios & transmitters Caldecott Hill) LI 79.24 1939 12
1941 Jun BBC news relay 11:00 pm ZHP2 6175 kHz R&H 77.10 7-41 57
BBC Projected Singapore PreWar: BFEBS British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, Jurong
1937 Proposal for BBC shortwave relay station somewhere in the Far East BBCE 349
1939 BBC attempting to purchase BMBC, British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation
1939 Sep Marconi 100 kW shortwave transmitter dispatched to Singapore
1940 Aug New HP SW under construction AD 79.7 29-8-40 10
1940 Nov Constructing new 100 kW station R&H 79.11 12-40 57
1940 Late Ship sunk en route
1941 American RCA 50 kW transmitter dispatched to Singapore
Arrived with American power transformers 110 50, not 240 60
Installation by DWS
1941 Dec Installation almost completed, simple antennas also
New BBC station never activated
Transmitter removed, shipped to Barbados
Installed C&W Bearded Hall VPO
1942 Feb 18 Surrender of Singapore, work on BBC installation ended
Singapore Radio: BMA, SEAC BFEBS Caldecott Hill & Jurong
1945 Mar NNRC report, Singapore heard on 15450 kHz, relay to US forces Philippines
1945 End BBC personnel took over BMBC-Radio Shonan station BBCE 349
Caldecott Hill & Jurong
BFEBS Studios Cathay Building
1945 Using same 25 kW (? 4 x 7½ = 30?) transmitters as used by Japanese RN 5-46 98
1945 1st day under British control use 9555 good & 11855 weak RN 11-45 126
1945 Sep 1st report reactivated mediumwave ZHL 840 kHz
1945 Oct Singapore station reopened as BMA, British Military Administration NWS2 28
British staff transferred from Delhi & Colombo
Heard in Australia, 4 shortwave channels and 1333 kHz
1945 Three organizations on air from Singapore station, all 3 issued QSL cards
BMA British Military Administration
SEAC South East Asia Command
BFEBS British Far East Broadcasting Service
1946 Jan BFEBS moved into own studios at Caldecott Hill
1946 Feb News relay from Radio Singapore 9553 kHz, RG SA RN 3-46 115
1946 Feb Radio SEAC Singapore heard with strong signal Australia RN 3-46 136
Program relay to AIR Delhi
1946 Feb 25 Singapore local programming on 4820 kHz off since Feb 25 RN 5-46 142
1946 Feb Late, new Singapore channel 6770 kHz heard USA good signal RN 5-46 98
"The Far Eastern Service of SEAC, the South East Asia
Command calling from Singapore"
Announced as 6770 kHz & 11735 kHz, English news
Heard on 11695 kHz
1946 Mar Singapore 4780 & 7215 (ex 7180) heard in USA RN 4-46 74
1946 Mar SEAC Singapore with relay to VUD 15450 kHz heard Australia RN 4-46 120
1946 Apr New 100 kW ready soon, awaiting tubes RN 5-46 98
Currently using 25 kW (?) transmitters as under Japanese
1946 Apr Forces program from Singapore on 11880 kHz RN 5-46 139
1946 Apr Singapore was on 6090 & 7220 kHz RN 5-46 140
1946 May Far Eastern Service of Radio SEAC calling from Singapore RN 6-46 131
11735 kHz & 6770 kHz
1946 May Radio Singapore broadcasts to India on 11858 kHz RN 6-46 131
BBC Singapore: BFEBS British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, Jurong
1945 End BBC personnel took over BMBC-Radio Shonan station BBCE 349
Caldecott Hill studios & Jurong transmitters 4 x 7½ kW
BFEBS Studios Cathay Building
1945 1st day under British control use 9555 good & 11855 weak RN 11-45 126
1945 Sep 1st report reactivated mediumwave ZHL 840 kHz
1945 Oct Singapore station reopened as BMA, British Military Administration NWS2 28
British staff transferred from Delhi
Heard in Australia, 4 shortwave channels and 1333 kHz
1945 Three organizations on air from Singapore station, all 3 issued QSL cards
BMA British Military Administration
SEAC South East Asia Command
BFEBS British Far East Broadcasting Service
1945 2 SWB11 from India installed RN 83.1 11-45 65
1945 BMA & BFEBS using old BMBC QSL card altered R&H 79.13 12-45 36
1945 Dec BMA & BFEBS shared studios & transmitters RN 12-47 160
1945 Plans for 100 kW SW abandoned, near airport BBCE 349
1946 Using same 25 kW (? 4 x 7½ = 30?) transmitters as used by Japanese RN 5-46 98
1946 BFEBS service of SEAC RN 83.1 11-48 65
1946 Jan BFEBS began installation 4 @ 10 kW Marconi SWB11 from India
1946 Jan 19 1st test broadcasts 1st unit RN 83.1 11-45 65
1946 Jan 30 BFEBS moved into own studios at Caldecott Hill
1946 Feb 4 1st new transmitter taken into regular service 11735 kHz RN 11-48 65
1946 Feb 4 2nd new transmitter taken into regular service 6770 kHz RN 11-48 65
1946 Feb News relay from Radio Singapore 9553 kHz, RG SA RN 3-46 115
1946 Apr New 100 kW ready soon, awaiting tubes RN 5-46 98
1946 Apr Forces program from Singapore on 11880 kHz RN 5-46 139
1946 Jun 30 SEAC service ended
BMA became Radio Malaya
1946 Jul BFEBS began BBC relay off air from England RN 83.1 11-48 121
Identified on air as Voice of Britain, issued VoB QSL cards
1946 Jul 26 BBC relay on 9548 kHz discontinued BMA QSL Card
1946 Sep Now 2 SW in parallel R&H 77.10 10-46 71
1947 Aug BMA & BFEBS shared transmitters R&H 79.13 10-47 76
1947 Sep BMA & BFEBS now using separate transmitters RN 12-47 160
1947 Sep New 10 kW unit testing, 2 more planned RN 10-47 181
1947 Nov 4 @ 10 kW in use WRHB 1947 57
1948 Jan BBC will take over BFEBS station RN 83.1 11-48 65
1948 Apr 4 transmitters on air; all at 7½ kW except 21720 kHz at 5½ kW RN 5-48 65
1948 Mid BBC announcement, planning to take over BFEBS
1948 Aug 8 Official date, BBC take over BFEBS
1949 Registrations 50 kW & 10 kW YB 84.2 218
1949 BBC phased out usage of Jurong, granted to Radio Malaya Singapore
1949 Apr BBC FERS transferred to Ekala Sri Lanka
BBC QSL Cards
1948 Jan 6 9690 Sweden Text card Red & black ink Now part of BBC, no more QSLs
1948 Jan 13 15300 Text card Red & black ink Reports welcome
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3. BBC Far Estern Relay Station - 1: BFEBS Singapore
WRHB Entries
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Year Information
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1947 Transmitters 7½ kW, 4 on air 0530-0630 Orange & Purple Network, Thomson Road studios
Also relay BBC programs
1948 Transmitters 7½ kW, 4 on air 1030-1630, Thomson Road studios, QSL card
Also relay BBC programs
1949 Transmitters 7½ kW, 4 on air 1030-1630, Thomson Road studios, QSL card
Under control of BBC, rebroadcasts and relay BBC programs
1950 Transmitters 7½ kW, 4 on air 1100-1630, Thomson Road studios, RQ monitoring reports
Under control of BBC, rebroadcasts of relay BBC programs, some local programs
1951 Transmitters 7½ kW, 4 on air 1100-1630, Thomson Road studios, QSL letter or card
Under control of BBC, rebroadcasts of relay BBC programs, some local programs
1952 BFEBS - See Gt. Britain
Transmitters 15 & 100 kW, same Singapore address
Program beams seem to indicate in reality Ekala now in use
No Ceylon entry for BBC relay station
1953 BFEBS - See Gt. Britain
Transmitters 7½ & 100 kW, same Singapore address
No Ceylon entry for BBC relay station
1954 BFEBS - See Gt. Britain
List of many SW channels, apparently all now from Tebrau
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4. SQOTW28: Special QSL of the Week
Progressive Topics
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No Call Location Land IRM kHz (k)W Year Date Significance QSL NWS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
001 7LA Launceston Tasmania AMP 1100 .1 1961 Nov 6 Emergency transmitter C 282
002 RA Kabul Afghanistan AMP 96.1 .01 1971 Jul 4 Experimental FM C 284
003 VOA Poro Philippines AMP 15000 LP 1984 Feb 19 Malfunctioning exciter L 286
004 TTY Perth Australia AMP 1130 .2 1966 Jun 24 6NM transmitter to 6ED DIYC 287
005 ICPA Kabul Afghanistan AMP 102.8 ½ 1972 Aug 27 Hotel Intercontinental DIYC 289
006 KSFO Frisco California AMP 560 5 1989 Oct 18 Temporary after earthquake C 290
007 RM Havana Cuba AMP 9600 100 1982 Feb 3 Relay Radio Tashkent C 291 008 NILB Central Pacific PH 10800 LP 1968 Dec 23 Apollo Recovery, 1,000 SW L 292
009 AWR Ekala Sri Lanka CG 11800 100 1981 Feb 21 Test broadcasts Africa & ME C 293
010 PJC Willemstad Curacao PH 8694 1 1969 Jan 9 Morse loop C 294
011 AFRTS Adana Turkey AMP 1590 .01 1980 Mar 24 Plane, WL in ft DIYC 295
012 AWR Sines Portugal TD 9670 250 1977 Aug 26 Self-designed AWR card C 296
013 VoM Honhor Mongolia CL 12085 250 2012 Sep 14 Lived in Ulaan Baatar L&C 297
014 CRI Beijing China UQ 21660 2005 Sep 19 Firedrake jammer C 298
015 RM Russia AMP 11875 1984 May 2 Russian jammer, BBC ARS? C 299
016 NBC Pt Moresby New Guinea VL 4890 35 2006 Mar 18 Reduced power C 300
017 RM Murmansk Russia JB 5930 5 1979 Jan 13 Long wait DIYC & L 301 018 RM P'zavodsk Russia JB 5065 5 1979 Jan 21 Long wait DIYC & L 302
019 VLU2 Christmas Is Indian O. AMP 1420 .5 1977 Aug 23 Tried many locations DIYC & L 303 020 XMX Christmas Is Indian O. AMP 341 .1 1977 Aug 28 Airplane reception DIYC 304 021 AIR Pt Blair Andamans JJ 1440 1 1992 Nov 12 Emergency transmission L 305 022 ABC Shepparton Australia TA 6080 100 2011 Feb 4 Emergency transmission C 306 023 ORTB Benin CO SW 1985 Sep 20 Hard to hear, difficult to QSL C 307 024 WQTC Bryan USA-OH AMP 1520 .5 1986 Jul 17 Two words, Bryan Radio DIYC 308
025 AIR Bangalore India MKP 9690 500 2014 Feb 28 Memory of 1st radio broadcast C 309 026 CHU Ottawa Canada BW 3330 3 2010 Sep 16 Low power TSW C&L 310
027 SW 11 Sites Asia TA 2 SW 2014 Jun 5 IRDR Trial Broadcasts C 311
028 TMR Rogaland Norway TD 6210 1970 Jul 8 Jamming against RNI P 312
029 NBC Pt Moresby New Guinea JJ 3925 10 1976 Oct 25 1st report from India C 313 030 VOA Honolulu Hawaii AMP 6120 100 1946 Jan 21 ½ minute report 2C 314
031CBX Edmonton Canada WP 740 50 1974 Dec 18 1st QSL C 315
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5. SQOTW28: Special QSL of the Week
Alphabetic Listing
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Title Call City Country IRM City Country NWS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
Airplane Monitoring AFRS Adana Turkey AMP Airplane Turkey 295
XMX Christmas Is Indian Ocean AMP Airplane Indian Ocean 304
Apollo Recovery NILB USS Arlington Pacific PH Woodland H USA-CA 292
Demonstration Transmitter TTY Perth W Australia AMP Perth Australia 287
Difficult to hear ORTB Benin CO Norrkoping Sweden 307 Earthquake Emergency KSFO San Francisco USA AMP Eugene USA-OR 290
Emergency Transmitter 7LA Launceston Tasmania AMP Launceston Tasmania 282
AIR Port Blair Andaman Is JJ Hyderabad India 305
ABC Shepparton Australia TA Depok Indonesia 306 Experimental FM RA Kabul Afghanistan AMP Kabul Afghanistan 284
First Report: India NBC Port Moresby New Guinea JJ India 313 Jammer: Firedrake CRI Beijing China UQ-S Norrkoping Sweden 298
Rogaland TMR Rogaland Norway TD Rosrath Germany 312
Russian RM Russia AMP Poona India 299
Listener Designed QSL Card AWR Sines Portugal TD Rosrath Germany 296
Long Wait: 11 Years XMX Christmas Is Indian Ocean AMP Airplane Indian Ocean 304
23 Years RM Murmansk Russia JB Lexington USA-MA 301
23 years RM Petrozavodsk Russia JB Lexington USA-MA 302
Low Power CHU Ottawa Canada BW Karoonda S Australia 310
Malfunctioning Exciter VOA Poro Philippines AMP Lahore Pakistan 286
Many Locations VLU2 Christmas Is Indian Ocean AMP Carnarvon Australia 303
Memories: Letter from Home VOM Honhor Mongolia CL Bloomington USA-IN 297
1st Radio Broadcast AIR Bangalore India MKP Kerala India 309
Morse Code Loop PJC Willemstad Curacao PH Woodland H USA-CA 294
Postmarked Same Date KRHO Honolulu Hawaii AMP Lobethal S Australia 314
Reduced Power NBC Pt Moresby New Guinea VL Naples USA-FL 300
Short Reception Report WQTC Bryan USA-OH AMP Marion USA-IN 308
KRHO Honolulu Hawaii AMP Lobethal S Australia 314
Tashkent Relay RM Havana Cuba AMP Berrien S USA-MI 291 Test Broadcasts AWR Ekala Sri Lanka CG Nice France 293
IRDR 11 sites Asia TA Depok Indonesia 311
Two QSL Cards KRHO Honolulu Hawaii AMP Lobethal S Australia 314
Translation Transmitter ICPA Kabul Afghanistan AMP Kabul Afghanistan 289
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