{"id":26849,"date":"2017-07-02T08:45:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=26849"},"modified":"2017-07-02T08:45:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:45:18","slug":"bbc-atlantic-relay-station-john-receives-a-surprise-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/bbc-atlantic-relay-station-john-receives-a-surprise-in-the-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Atlantic Relay Station: John receives a surprise in the mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, John Cooper, who shares the following:<\/p>\n

In today’s mail I received a big surprise. Not one, but two QSLs verifying BBC program transmission reception reports from Ascension Island that I sent them in 2014. At that time I was working on a NASWA Dx Award for verification of 50 SWBC Countries. I was able to verify Ascension Island through another station that BCed through their transmitters in 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I guess it just goes to show you should never give up on hoping you can get a confirmation. I didn’t even do any follow ups because I was told BBC didn’t verify anymore. Apparently Babcock\/BBC will if you give them time. It makes me wonder where the reception reports were hiding over the past three years?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is certainly a long delay! Frankly, I’m impressed you received a response from the BBC–as you mention, they seem to no longer issue QSLs. What a great surprise.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers: Anyone else have a long-delayed reply from a broadcaster? \u00a0Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Cooper, who shares the following: In today’s mail I received a big surprise. Not one, but two QSLs verifying BBC program transmission reception reports from Ascension Island that I sent them in 2014. At that time I was working on a NASWA Dx Award for verification of 50 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,894],"tags":[104,6296,327,897,5362,248],"class_list":["post-26849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-qsl-gallery","tag-bbc","tag-bbc-atlantic-relay","tag-bbc-world-service","tag-hcjb-qsl","tag-john-cooper","tag-qsl"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6Z3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29691,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/bbc-atlantic-relay-station-on-ascension-island-seeking-aerial-rigger\/","url_meta":{"origin":26849,"position":0},"title":"BBC Atlantic relay station on Ascension Island seeking aerial rigger","author":"Thomas","date":"December 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Times via Richard Cuff) There should surely be a queue down the street for a steady job in a subtropical climate with beautiful beaches and ocean views, especially after you have climbed a 413ft radio mast. 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