RNZ has introduced a new design for its eQSL

RNZ has introduced a new design for its eQSL

Reception report can be submitted online using this form : https://www.rnz.co.nz/qsl

Radio Prague International marks 90th anniversary with QSL cards

Radio Prague International celebrates 90 years since the launch of international broadcasting this year!

To mark the anniversary, it has prepared a new series of QSL cards, which are among the most distinctive visual artefacts linked to the tradition of shortwave radio.

To this day, Radio Prague International has preserved the decades-long tradition of issuing QSL cards—postcards sent to listeners to confirm reception reports. Each year, a new series is created and sent out to listeners around the world.

Check them out: https://rozhl.as/ib0

(Source: Kristýna Marková, Radio Prague International)

90 years BNR and 90 years Radio Bulgaria – New 2026 QSL cards

90 years BNR and 90 years Radio Bulgaria – New 2026 QSL cards

Radio Bulgaria has announced that in 2026 you can receive the series of 12 QSL cards dedicated to the 90th anniversaries of Radio Bulgaria and the Bulgarian National Radio, made with the kind assistance of the State Archives Agency.

The cards confirm all listened to broadcasts of Radio Bulgaria and all intercepted signals of the Bulgarian National Radio ("Horizont", "Hristo Botev", the programs of the regional radio stations in Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Vidin, Kardzhali, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Shumen).

To receive a card, you need to send us a report in which you indicate the date and language (for "Radio Bulgaria") or the date, time and frequency of the listened broadcast (for other programs), as well as details about its content.

Reports can be sent via a channel convenient for you:

• by e-mail: reception.report@bnr.bg

• by mail to the following address: Bulgaria, Sofia, 1040, Dragan Tsankov Blvd. 4, BNR, Desislava Semkovska

It is mandatory to provide a postal address for feedback.

We remind you that BNR also confirms reception reports with old series of QSL cards. If you wish to receive any of them, please indicate it in the report.

(Desislava Semkovska, Radio Bulgaria)

Source: https://bnrnews.bg/en/post/413873/our-new-qsl-cards-90-years-bnr-and-90-years-radio-bulgaria

 

Marconi Radio International celebrates its 40th anniversary on 4th Jan '26

Marconi Radio International (MRI) will be on the air today as per below :

4th January 2026, from 1600 to 1900 UTC on 7700 kHz
(alternative frequency: 7400 kHz)

Although there will be no special programming (however, some vintage programmes will be aired), the aim of this broadcast is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our station, which went on the air for the first time on 4th January 1986.

Reception reports are welcome (and verified with special 40th anniversary eQSL) at the following e-mail address: marconiradiointernational(at)gmail.com

(Via MRI Facebook page)

Akashvani (All India Radio) is looking for reception reports for MW & SW transmissions

Akashvani (All India Radio) is looking for reception reports for MW & SW transmissions, all reception report will be verified by paper QSL cards.

MW Frequencies 

http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm

SW Frequencies

https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

Reception Reports to :

Please submit your reception reports on line at: https://prasarbharati.gov.in/reception-report/

or by email to:  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

or by postal mail to :

Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
Akashvani (All India Radio),
Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi110001, India

Marconi Radio International - New QSL Policy

Message from Marconi Radio International...

Here is our e-QSL for confirming reports on reception of our 39th anniversary transmission, aired on 4th January 2025. All reception reports for that broadcast have been verified.  If you don't have received a reply from us, please write again!

We regret to inform you that we have stopped sending full data digital QSLs in response to reception reports from listeners who have not used their own receiver and antenna.  However, a thank you letter mentioning only the web receiver used for remote recetion is sent.

Reception reports for broadcasts aired on 25th December 2024 and 19th January 2025 will be verified in the next days.

And don't forget! our next broadcast is scheduled on 9th February, from 1300 to 1630 UTC on 7400 and 11390 kHz.

If you are a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook page or send out a tweet on X. You can also forward this message to a friend.

Stay tuned! 

Official Texas Radio Shortwave Schedule for February 2025

Official Texas Radio Shortwave Schedule for February 2025

Texas Radio Shortwave verifies correct reception reports thru beautiful QSL cards.

Send your reception reports to : texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com

_._,_._,_

Source : Texas Radio Shortwave 

Radio Free Asia announces QSL Card # 86

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card celebrating 28 years of delivering accurate, uncensored, domestic news to people living under authoritarian regimes across Asia and globally to populations vulnerable to malign influence. Through its in-depth, unflinching journalism, RFA brings to light consequential developments in China, North Korea, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the Pacific region. This is RFA's 86th QSL design and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from September – December 2024.

..................................................................RFA's QSL CARD #86

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.  RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions not only from DX'ers, but also from our general listening audience.

Reception reports are accepted by email at qsl @ rfa.org and by mail to :

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

Radio Prague changes QSL policy

Radio Prague changes QSL policy

As per Radio Prague, due to significant price hikes by the Czech postal service have forced them to make a few changes. From 2024, Radio Pragie will only send printed postcards to listeners who send a printed postcard or letter themselves. Otherwise, Radio Prague will send digital QSL cards to those who send a message by email or via web form.

Details at :

 
Radio Prague's 2024 QSL card series will be musical – and digital

https://english.radio.cz/radio-pragues-2024-qsl-card-series-will-be-musical-and-digital-8804225

(Source & Picture : Radio Prague)

Radio Free Asia announces QSL Card #81

To welcome the Year of the Rabbit, Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card. RFA is closing out an historic year of impactful reporting and exciting growth, during which we have begun broadening our programming and storytelling capacity, as well as updating our technological infrastructure. As we continue our expansion, we look forward to serving our audiences in 2023! This is RFA's 81st. QSL design and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from January – April 2023.

                                                              RFA's QSL CARD #81

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.  RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions not only from DX'ers, but also from our general listening audience.

Reception reports are accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:
Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

Special QSL for JSWC 70th Anniversary special program via AWR

Japan Shortwave Club will issue a special QSL card for the JSWC segment broadcasted in AWR Wavescan program aired on 11th Dec'22 (Date may vary, please check)). JSWC will have a special program commemorating the 70th anniversary in addition to the regular Japan DX report.

BBC World Service now offers new eQSL service

BBC World Service now offers new eQSL service at :

https://t.co/P6klvpiN0U

Thanks to Chris Greenway via WOR for this info.

Submitted a reception report for BBC English 12025 kHz, received an automated response instantly with no data e-qsl, cool !

However feel that basic data like Date, Frequency & time should be added to the e-qsl to be more authentic other just with the picture of transmitter site it doesnt have any value for dxers !

Radio Free Asia announces Radio Pioneer QSL # 6

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the 6th design in our 'radio pioneer' QSL card series. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, 1866-1932, was a Canadian-born inventor who did a majority of his work in the United States. During his life he received hundreds of patents in various fields, most notably ones related to radio and sonar. Fessenden is best known for his pioneering work developing radio technology, including the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) radio. His achievements included the first transmission of speech by radio (1900), and the first two-way radiotelegraphic communication across the Atlantic Ocean (1906). This is RFA's 79th QSL design and is used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from May – August 2022.

                                  RFA's Radio Pioneer QSL #6 – Reginald Aubrey Fessenden

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org. 

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.  RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from our general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to :

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America

 

AUSTRIA special callsign OE21M - Special Amateur Radio Call - Marconi Day

AUSTRIA special callsign OE21M. Special Amateur Radio Call - Marconi Day

The documentation archive Funk / QSL Collection and CARO (Club amateur radio ORF) in Austrian broadcasting will operate an amateur radio station with the special call sign OE21M from Friday, 23rd to Sunday, 25th April 2021 (00:00-24:00 UTC).

OE21M is an official station for ′′ International Marconi Day ′′ - contacts on Saturday, April 24., 2021, counting for the IMD diploma.

OE office via OE1WHC - Direct: DokuFunk, An der Steinfelder 4 A, A-1230 Vienna, Austria.

(QSL card picture via A-DX FB group)

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM)

Radio Free Asia announces year of the Ox QSL

Radio Free Asia (RFA) has announced its latest QSL card commemorating 2021 as the Year of the Ox according to the Chinese astrology calendar. 

People born in ox years are considered kind, caring, logical, positive, having a great deal of common sense, and live with their feet 'firmly planted on the ground.' They are also considered to be hard workers in order to provide comfort and security for their families, while also highly intelligent and strong minded. The ox is one of 12 animals used in the Chinese Zodiac; the others are tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig and rat. 

This QSL card confirms all valid reception reports from January 1 – April 30, 2021. The design was created by RFA's Brian Powell.

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. 

More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from our general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America

(A.J.Janitschek, RFA)

RFA releases new QSL in IBB relay site series - IBB Lampertheim

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of the fifth QSL card in the series highlighting the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) relay sites used for RFA programming. RFA programs also broadcasts from these IBB sites: Biblis, Kuwait, Saipan and Tinian. IBB Lampertheim is one function of the IBB's Germany Station and is also an integral part of IBB's global satellite interconnect system (SIS) carrying RFA programming where needed. This is RFA's 67th QSL overall and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from May – August 2018.

RFA's 5th IBB Relay Site QSL – IBB Lampertheim

                                        

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from its general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America.

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Radio Free Asia commemorates 'Year of the Rooster' with a new QSL card

Radio Free Asia commemorates 2017 as the Year of the Rooster with a QSL card highlighting the work called "Rooster" by Korean painter Jang Seung-eop, better known as Owan. People born in Rooster year are said to be deep thinkers, capable, and talented. According to tradition, they like to be busy, devoted beyond their capabilities and are deeply disappointed if they fail. They are also considered a bit eccentric and having difficult relationships with others. Roosters are considered to be loners and, though they give the outward impression of being adventurous, they are timid. This is RFA's 63rd QSL and is used to confirm all valid reception reports January – April 2016.

RFA's 2017 Year of the Rooster QSL

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DXers, but also from its general listening audience Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America.

(A.J.Janitschek,RFA)

Radio Free Asia commemorates the 2016 Rio Olympics

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its 61st QSL card. This latest design commemorates the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil scheduled for August 5-21, 2016. The Games always bring people together from around the world in peace and harmony to respect universal moral principles. This new design shows an adaptation of RFA's first panda design originally used for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This updated version of the original design adds a hat made of various fruits. The fruit hat was popularized in the 1900's by Brazilian singer and actress, Carmen Miranda. This QSL design is used to confirm all valid reception reports from May – August 2016.

 

RFA's QSL commemorating the 2016 Summer Olympics

 

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.

 

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from its general listening audience

 

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

 

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America.

 

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Special QSL from OE16M, Austria on 22-24 April, 2016

 

OE16M from Austria will be from the "Amateur Radio Section of ORF," Austria's broadcasting corporation, and the "Documentary Archives Radio Communications/QSL Collection," a 72-hour operation, a special event, April 22-24. This is also an "official International Marconi Day station," good for that award if you work them on that day, April 23. QSL via the bureau to OE1WHC. www.qrz.com/db/oe16m.

(Jose Jacob via Daily DX, USA)

QSL Direct: DokuFunk, OE16M, An den Steinfeldern 4A, A-1230 Wien Bureau: via OE1WHC

QSL-Policy – read carefully !

Direct cards MUST  include

-  a self-addressed envelope (SAE)

- a Doha-Model IRC with postal rubber stamp in the left corner

- OR 2$

Otherwise the card will be sent via Bureau

Bureau cards may take years

We print only 1.000 cards – all other incoming cards will be returned with a confirmation rubber stamp.

Log will be closed on 31.12.2021

Adventist World Radio Offers Special QSL Stamp for Kigali Broadcasts

Adventist World Radio Offers Special QSL Stamp for Kigali Broadcasts

 

At the beginning of this current Transmission Period B14 October 6, 2014, Adventist World Radio began a relay service from the Deutsche Welle shortwave relay station near Kigali in Rwanda Africa.  The AWR relay via DW Kigali is on the air for a total of 2½ transmitter hours daily in three languages, French, Amharic & Fulfulde.  In one particular time block, two transmitters carry the programming in parallel.

 

However, Deutsche Welle has subsequently announced that they plan to close their African relay station at the end of this current Transmission Period B14 March 28, 2015 and then dismantle the station.  The last AWR broadcasts from DW Kigali will therefor also end at the same time.

 

For those who would like to receive a QSL card for these now short term broadcasts, AWR would welcome all reception reports from listeners in any part of the world.  Each reception report will be verified with a QSL card (not an Email QSL), and the envelope will be affixed with genuine postage stamps, not postal labels.  In addition, while supplies last, a special QSL stamp showing Kigali will be attached to the QSL card.

 

It is not necessary to send an off-air recording of your reception.  We just need your honest reception report on paper. Where possible, please enclose return postage in the form of currency notes in any international currency, or mint postage stamps. Please note that IRC coupons are too expensive for you to buy, and they are no longer valid in the United States.

 

Also please enclose your address label.

 

The only address for the special Kigali QSL stamp is the Indianapolis address at :

 

Adventist World Radio, Box 29235, Indianapolis, Indiana 46229, USA.

 

All reception reports, including all that have already been received, will be QSLed in due course.  However, please be patient with us as we already hold uncounted hundreds of reception reports still pending, and it may take us many months to process them all.

 

The current AWR website shows the following scheduling for the daily Kigali transmissions:-

 

0600 - 0630 UTC        15700 kHz      French

0600 - 0630                 17800              French

1700 - 1730                   9490              Amharic

1930 - 2000                 17800              Fulfulde          

2000 - 2030                 17800              French

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Adventist World Radio - Regular QSL Policy 

 

Adventist World Radio welcomes reception reports from listeners in all countries.  Please note the following items of information:-

 

* Each reception report should contain the following items of information

  Date

  Time, preferably expressed in International Radio Time, equivalent to UTC

  Frequency in kHz

  Sufficient program details to verify that you actually heard the AWR programming

  Reports using SINPO Code preferred

* Reception reports by postal mail are preferred, though email is also acceptable.

 

* Where possible, please enclose return postage in the form of currency notes in any international currency, or mint postage stamps.

 

* Please note that IRC coupons are too expensive for you to buy, and they are no longer valid in the United States.

 

* Where possible, please enclose your address label.

 

* You will receive a full data QSL card, including location, through the postal system in response to your reception report.

 

* Several different QSL cards are available.

 

* The envelope will be affixed with regular postage stamps, not a postage label.

 

* AWR does not send out email QSLs.

 

* It is not necessary for you to send and resend the same reception report.  All reception reports that we receive are verified with a regular full data QSL card.

 

* It is not necessary to send an off-air recording of your reception.  We just need your honest reception report on paper.

 

* At times, there may be a delay before you receive your AWR QSL card.  This is due to the large inflow of reception reports we receive from listeners in so many different countries.

 

* The regular postal address for reception reports is:-

 

 Adventist World Radio

 Box 29235

 Indianapolis

 Indiana 46229 USA

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(Dr.Adrian Peterson, AWR)