{"id":62136,"date":"2025-02-20T17:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62136"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:13:30","slug":"new-test-transmissions-from-texas-radio-shortwave-special-qsls-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/new-test-transmissions-from-texas-radio-shortwave-special-qsls-available\/","title":{"rendered":"New Test Transmissions from Texas Radio Shortwave \u2013 Special QSLs Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many thanks to\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62137\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TRSW-March-Tests-QSL-624x351.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE TEST BROADCASTS \u2013 MARCH 1-2 ON 6070 KHZ &amp; 9670 KHZ<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Listener Reports Needed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In addition to our regular monthly programs, we\u2019ll conduct test broadcasts to improve our reach. Listener reports are crucial in determining whether we should adjust our schedule for April and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Test Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>6070 kHz \u2013 Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, March 1, at 1600 UTC<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, March 2, at 1200 UTC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Purpose: We are considering replacing 3955 kHz due to severe audio interference from another transmitter at Channel 292. If 6070 kHz provides better reception, we\u2019ll make the switch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>9670 kHz \u2013 North America<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday, March 2, at 2300 UTC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Purpose: <em>We are considering replacing our early morning UTC transmissions with late-night ones if the latter provides better reception.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Listener Reports &amp; Special QSL Cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">We\u2019ll issue a unique verification for accurate reports on these test transmissions and our standard QSL for regular programming. We don\u2019t know what the test QSL will look like, but we promise it will be a great addition to your collection!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To submit a report, listen for at least 20 minutes and email your reception details to texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Your feedback is essential in shaping our future broadcasts. Thanks for tuning in and supporting Texas Radio Shortwave!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">73.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Terry N5RTC<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Texas Radio Shortwave<br \/>\nBroadcasting on Channel 292 and streaming on Mixcloud<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/texasradiosw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/texasradiosw<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/live\/texasradiosw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mixcloud.com\/live\/texasradiosw\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel292.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.channel292.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor Terry Colgan of Texas Radio Shortwave, who writes: TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE TEST BROADCASTS \u2013 MARCH 1-2 ON 6070 KHZ &amp; 9670 KHZ Listener Reports Needed! In addition to our regular monthly programs, we\u2019ll conduct test broadcasts to improve our reach. Listener reports are crucial in determining whether we should adjust our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[442,3,651,43],"tags":[4333,9172],"class_list":["post-62136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-test-broadcasts","tag-texas-radio-shortwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gac","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24511,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/vorw-radio-international-expands-with-shortwave-broadcast-to-asia\/","url_meta":{"origin":62136,"position":0},"title":"VORW Radio International expands with shortwave broadcasts to Asia","author":"Thomas","date":"March 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John from VORW Radio International, who writes: I am pleased to announce the further expansion of VORW Radio International, now transmitting to Asia! 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