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AFGHANISTAN : VOA Relay KABUL, 1296 kHz, QSL Card + many VOA info materials. Reply in 7 months. Report sent to : VOA, 3166 Cohen Building, Washington, D.C., 20237, USA. ( Alessandro Groppazzi, 181 country verified, see my blog WEB : http://gropdx.blogspot.com )

ALBANIA : RADIO ALBANIA, 7250 kHz, QSL in 82 days, Sent 1 IRC. V/s : Mrs. Drita Cico (Director English Service & RTSH-Head of Radio Tirana Monitoring) Reports requested to Email : dcico@abcom.al (QSL informations JDXC September 2010, Japan)

ALGERIA : RTA Radiodiffusion Television Algérienne, 101.9 MHz, QSL Card in 35 days for report to : 21 Bvd des Martyrs, Alger. NO Rp Sent. ( Artur Fernandez Llorella, Catalonia)

ANGUILLA : CARIBBEAN BEACON 6090 kHz, QSL Card in 180 days, Email-report : beacon@anguillanet.com V/s : Mrs. Doris Mussington. It is the same old QSL model, received many years ago!. may be a reprint ??? (Artur Fernandez Llorella, Catalunia)

ARGENTINA : LR9 RADIO AMERICA 1190 kHz, Buenos Aires, QSL Email, after many reports sent by snail, finally arrived an Email Letter, in 1 day. Email : contacto@amradioamerica.com WEB : www.estoesamerica.com ( Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.com )

RAE 15345 kHz, Email-QSL in 1 day for Email-report to : barrera@arg.sicoar.com. V/s : Gabriel Iván Barrera. (R.I.P. sadly disappeared in 2010 year !) (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalunia) REMARK : THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST QSL CARD ISSUED BY GABRIEL BEFORE TO GO TO SANTIAGO DE CHILE TO TAKE PART TO THE 200 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF CHILE & TO BE KILLED BY A STROKE HEART ATTACK.... R.I.P.)

RAE/ "Special interview Play DX", 15345 kHz, special QSL Card Italian programme (interview Monferini/Pavanello) in 28 days. Report sent to : Playdx, Dario Monferini, Via Davanzati 8, IT-20158 Milano (MI), Italy. (Artur Fernandez Llorella, Catalunia)

ARMENIA : NHK JAPAN relay, 5955 kHz, QSL Card in 41 days after follow-up. ( Vashek Korinek, South Africa )

AUSTRALIA : ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA 9500 kHz, QSL Card (70 years Anniversary), Sent some Follow/ups via Letter, Reply in 190 days. Sent 1 IRC ! Address : GPO Box 428, Melbourne, Australia 3001. ( Alvaro Lopez Osuna, Granada, Andalucia)

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA, ABC Radio Queensland, 6080 kHz, Special Tropical Yasi Broadcast via TX Shepparton. Full data (with site/power/specific name of the Broadcast) Medium wave & short-wave broadcasting in Australia QSL card. Also received with the QSLs, programme and short-wave guide and ARDXC Information. Verified in 29 days, after sending second follow-up inquiry for a total of 4 months. (Ed Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, via http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa Canada )

HCJB AUSTRALIA 11750 kHz, QSL Card in 24 days. V/s : Margaret. Address : P.o. Box 1339(Lot 579, Packsaddle Road) Kununurra , WA 6743, Australia. Email-report to : hcjbknx@hcjb.org.au WEB : www.hcjb.org.au ( Mauro Giroletti, Italy ) HCJB AUSTRALIA 11750 kHz, QSL Card in 14 days. Email-report to : english@hcjb.org.au ( Artur Fernandez Llorella, Catalunia )

Northern Territory Shortwave Service, Katherine 5025, f/d Letter & MANY Stickers & ABC Cards in 37 days for English airmail report and US $5 in return postage. The Letter comments "your good use of English!" ( they supposed Albert Muick is an Afghan listener ! Albert Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan )

RADIO SYMBAN 2368.5 kHz, Reply verified via ARDXC (Australian Radio DX Club) V/s : John Wright (QSL Manager). Full data QSL Card Greek programming from TX Merrichville now EX Tx Leppington (Australian Native Birds Card). Email to : John Wright, reply in 8 days. Email : dxer1234@gmail.com ( Ed Kusalik, Alberta, Canada via http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa Canada )

5DN / Cruise 1323 kHz, Adelaide, 1323 kHz, Email verie in 120 days after follow-up. Two weeks later received station promotional material and souvenirs. V/s : Sherree Woodmore. Email : sherreewoodmore@arn.co.au ( Vashek Korinek, South Africa )

AUSTRIA : AUSTRIAN MILITARY RADIO SOCIETY 6155 kHz. Reply QSL-folder + Sticker in 141 days. Email : oe4rgc@amrs.at Address : Austrian Military Radio Society - Gussriegelstrasse 45, A-1100 Wien. ( Roberto Pavanello,Italy )

FREIRAD Innsbruck, 105.9 MHz, QSL PPC in 4 days. Address : FREIRAD - Freies Radio Innsbruck, Hoettingergasse 31, A-6020 Innsbruck. (Norbert Reiner, Karlsruhe, Germany)

LIFE RADIO TIROL, Innsbruck 101.8 MHz QSL PPC in 7 days. Address : Ing.-Etzel-Strasse 30, A-6020 Innsbruck. (Norbert Reiner, Karlsruhe, Germany)

ORF RADIO TIROL, Innsbruck 95.3 MHz QSL PPC in 14 days. Address : Rennweg 14, A-6010 Innsbruck. (Norbert Reiner, Karlsruhe, Germany)

POLSKIE RADIO, Relay Moosbrunn 11675 kHz, QSL Card & Letter in 46 days. No RP. Address : P.o.Box 46 - PL-00 977 Varsawa, Poland. ( Luca Botto Fiora, Italy)

RADIO ENERGY 99.9, Innsbruck 99.9 MHz, QSL PPC in 7 days. Address : Gablenzgasse 11, A-1050 Wien. (Norbert Reiner, Karlsruhe, Germany)

AZORES : AFN "The Rock", LAJES AIR BASE,1503 kHz, CSB83 AFN-Lajes. After Snail-mail report not replied nor the first Email-f/up to : island96@...) so I wrote a second one to "the boss". Received F/d. Email in 5 hour. V/s : Sean "Scoop" Cobb (SMSgt, USAF, American Forces Network-Lajes, Station Commander) sean.cobb@lajes.af.mil ( Mauricio Molano Sanchez, Spain )

RADIO ATLANTIDA, Ponta Delgada 88.5 MHz, QSL Card in 4 days. V/s : Sra. Manuela Raposo, (Directora de Serviços). Email : mraposo@radioatlantida.net Listened from Salamanca, via Esporadic at the end of June 2011. ( Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.com )

BAHAMAS : ZNS1 RADIO BAHAMAS, Nassau. 1540 kHz. Sent 6th Emails-f/up ..... received f/d Email in 15 minutes !! V/s : Jason R.A. Saunders (I.T.Department) Email : j.saunders@znsbahamas.com ( Mauricio Molano, Spain ) ZNS1 RADIO BAHAMAS, Nassau. 1540 kHz., QSL Letter after "follow-up", after some Emails not replied sent Air Mail Letter follow up ! Reply by surprise Letter in 8 months. V/s : Deon Morris (Program Director). 185th EDXC Country verified & 500th station verified. WEB : www.znsbahamas.com Email : d.morris@znsbahamas.com Address : P.o.Box N-1347, Harcourt "Rusty" Bethel Drive, Third Terrace, Centreville-Nassau. ( Alessandro Groppazzi, Italy, listened in Sweden Dx pedition Parkampolo Jan.2011, see my blog WEB : http://gropdx.blogspot.com )

BAHRAIN : RADIO BAHRAIN 9745 kHz, Full data Letter, 44 days after a postal mail Follow up. V/s : Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Al Balooshi (Acting Director of Technical Affairs). Address : P.o.Box 1075, Manama, Bahrain. ( Jim Evans, Germantown, USA, info VIA : http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/radioescutas ) RADIO BAHRAIN 6010 kHz, partly detailed QSL-Letter for F/up old Report. Address : P.o.Box 1075, Manama, Bahrain. V/s : Abdulla Al-Baloushi (Director Technical Affairs). (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalunia)

BELARUS : RADIO BELARUS, Minsk, 6155 kHz, Letter, Reply in 83 days. V/s : Maria del Aguila (Servicio Espanol ) Address : Radio Belarus - 220807, Minsk, Krasnaya st. 4. ( Fabricio Andrade Silva, See WEB : http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/radioescutas Brasil )

BELGIUM : ORU RADIO VLAANDEREN Info, 927 kHz, Wolvertem. Sent Email, received f/d Email in 1 hour !!. V/s : Erik Baeyens. Email : erik.baeyens@vrt.be ( Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.com )

BENIN : TWR AFRICA PARAKOU 1566 kHz, Email-QSL PDF in 98 days. Email-rpt MP3 sent to Email : 1566@twr.org V/s : Lorraine Stavropoulos ( Secretary Africa) Email : lstavrop@twr.org.sz WEB : www.twrafrica.org ( Luca Botto Fiora, Italy)

BOLIVIA : RADIO MOSOJ CHASKI 3310 kHz, Cochabamba. Letter QSL PPC carimbado. Reply in 1 year (49 days after 2nd follow up Letter & many Emails). NO Rp. Address : Radio Mosoj Chaski, Abaroa Nº 254, entre General Achà y Santivanez or Casilla 4493, Cochabamba. See my WEB : http://pqslfabricio.blogspot.com (Fabricio Andrade Silva, Brasil, via http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/radioescutas Brasil )

RADIO SANTA CRUZ, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 6135 kHz, Letter in 207 days, V/s : Maria Yolanda Marco Escobar (Secretaria de Direccion). Sent SAE & 1 IRC. Address : Radio Santa Cruz - Instituto Radiofonico Fé y Alegria - Casilla 672, Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Street Address on the cover Letter : Fundacion IRFA, Calle Mario Saucedo Sevilla esquina Guendá, Casilla nº 672 y 3213 - Santa Cruz. Email : direccion@irfabolivia.org ( Fabricio Andrade Silva, Tubarao, Brasil, via http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/radioescutas )

BONAIRE NETHERLANDS ANTILLAS : RADIO NETHERLANDS 6170 kHz TESTS QSL Card, No V/s, Reply in 47 days. Sent to Email only for TESTS : rnwmonitoring@gmail.com info via Jaime Baguena. ( Rafael Rodriguez R. , Bogotà, D.C., Colombia )

BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA : BH RADIO 1, 612 kHz, Donje Mostre (600kW) Summer 2011 inactive, transmitter being repaired. NO data thank you Email. 512 days. V/s : Senada Cumurovic (Director of BR Radio 1) Sent English report and US $3.00 ( 24 days after follow-up). Heard in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in May 2010. The Email states: " Dear Mr Muick, Thanks you for your letter and informations about BH Radio 1. At the moment, we don't broadcast on middle-wave but on May 2010 we had frequency 612 kHz and you could to listen our Radio. Best regards, Senada Cumurovic-Director of BH radio 1" ( Albert Muick, C/o : Kabul, Afghanistan, RX : WinRadio G303e )

RADIO BEOGRAD 1107 kHz, QSL Card, 177th Country

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