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QSL de WEWN (EWTN)

26 Sep 2011 / 2 Comments / in Spectrum obsessions/by IX1CKN

WEWN QSL
When I've no success in QSLing a station, I quite never send a follow-up. Let's make it clear: nowadays broadcasters have automatic, modern and reliable systems to verify their signal quality in the coverage area. So, our reports are no more so useful, and – most of all (or, consequently) – it's not mandatory to answer them. The way radio things are going, it's mainly a PR thing, than a relationship undergoing between the station engineer and radio hobbysts.So, if such an attempt misses the target, I see no reason why pestering someone (that's what a follow-up is about, to my eyes) would increase your QSL/feedback chances. I always preferred (if we're not talking a meanwhile decommissioned station, or a special unique broadcast) sending in a new report. With WEWN (the shortwave outlet of Eternal Word Television Network, transmitting from Alabama) I had to go this way something like three or four times, but this week my success came. This reception, from 15th June 2011, at 23.27 UTC, on 15610 kHz, went confermed by a station card (you see above the front). The report was sent to the e-mail address given on the "Contact us" page of EWTN website) on 26th August 2011, and the card was in my mailbox on 21st September. Less than a month! Remember: don't follow-up, but report again. Let the station see you love radio (and their programmes), not only QSLs.

73,
Chris

East meets West

26 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments / in Spectrum obsessions/by IX1CKN

Australia, R & ABCOld Andrew Oldham's Orchestra LP title well pictures the reception situation at my QTH. I'm now pretty persuaded I've a better window on Asia, but sometimes US signals can reach quite an intensity. It's what happened on the night of last 15th August, while I was cruising 15 MHz (which lately counts among my favorite bands, as it offers a really wide bouquet of catches!). For each entry, QTH is Aosta, in north-western Italy, receiver is the SDR "Pappradio" (I'm, day after day, amazed at its performance), and aerial is a Discone.

15230 kHz – 23.10 UTC – Radio Australia – Programme in English – 15th June 2011. Shepparton, Australia, transmitting site, beam to west Oceania.

15560 kHz – 23.20 UTC – Radio Australia – Programme in English – 15th June 2011. Shepparton, Australia, transmitting site, beam to south Oceania (note the strenght different with previous entry!).

15585 kHz – 23.22 UTC – Radio Free Asia – Programme in Mandarin – 15th June 2011. Tinian, Marianas Islands, transmitting site.

15600 kHz – 23.32 UTC – FEBC – Programme in Burmese – 15th June 2011. Bocause, Philippines, transmitting site.

15610 kHz – 23.27 UTC – WEWN – Programme in English – 15th June 2011. Vandiver, Alabama, US, transmitting site.

Believe it, or not, I still have to QSL Radio Australia. This will be the time.

73,
Chris

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