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The Secret Sound: Borderhunter QSL

Many thanks to Europirate Borderhunter for this QSL. It’s not often that I can hear a pirate across the Atlantic so very well. Click here for the original recording of this broadcast.

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Alcaravan Radio QSL and photos of transmitter site

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After posting this recording of Alcaravan Radio a few weeks ago, I sent in a reception report to the station–within a day, I received this QSL along with photos of the station’s transmitter and antenna site (see below).

Many thanks to Alcaravan’s QSL manager, Rafael Rodríguez R., for the prompt response! These would have been posted sooner, Rafael, but I’m only now catching up after some extended travel. Enjoy!

Alcaravan Radio’s antenna site and transmitter house. (Click to enlarge)

Alcaravan Radio’s 5,910 kHz transmitter. (Click to enlarge)

Take note that Rafael Rodríguez R. also has a DX blog in Spanish; one I hope you take a moment to visit: http://dxdesdecolombia.blogspot.com/

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Steven remembers his QSL collection

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The Nomadness (Photo: Steven Roberts)

Steven Roberts recently sent me a message with photos of a QSL card collection he once had. You see, several years ago he started the process of living on his boat, The Nomadness, full-time. It required that he pare down his belongings to only the essentials; he made the decision to sell his QSL card collection.

Steve confesses:

“Kind of sorry I sold them now, but I have to let things go before I sail off, die, or otherwise render my tonnage irrelevant!”

Steve said that most of the card collections below are from around 1966-67; others from about 1980. Click on the images to see larger versions:

Europe

North America

South America

Broadcast Band

Christian Broadcasters

EU/Asia

Africa

You can follow Steven’s adventures with The Nomadness on his blog: http://nomadness.com/blog

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Daniel shares recent QSLs

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Daniel (W3DI) writes:

I have been enjoying some shortwave broadcasts recently and received some nice QSL cards. Wanted to share the cards and some station information.

Deutsche Welle – copied broadcast on 15,275 KHz – Jan 20 , 2013 at 1930 UTC

China Radio International – copied broadcast on 9,580 & 6,020 KHz – Dec 29 & 31 , 2012 at 0130 UTC

VOA – Africa service –
They sent not only a QSL but a beautiful 2013 calendar.

Daniel addeded:

Shortwave listening was my first step to becoming an amateur [radio operator]. First receiver was a Lafayette HE – 10 with a Q mulitplier I built. Now using a WinRadio 313 – things have really changed.

Shortwave listening was also my first step to becoming a ham radio operator. The Lafayette HE-10 is a beautiful little 9 tube radio. I love the split dials on the front–much like the venerable Hallicrafters S-38.

The Lafayette HE – 10 (Photo: RigPix.com)

The Hallicrafters S-38 (Photo: The S-38 Guy)

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X-FM QSL card

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I just received the following QSL card from the shortwave pirate radio station, X-FM:

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To hear the full X-FM broadcast associated with this QSL, check out our previous post with recorded audio.

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DX-Antwerp special broadcast May 12th

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(Source: DX-Antwerp)

The Belgian club, DX-Antwerp, is celebrating its 30th anniversary on May 12th. They’re airing a commemorative shortwave broadcast on the following schedule: