BENIN, TWR Benin, Parakou, 1566, full data
transmitter-building-generator eQSL in 1 day (!) for English email
report sent to Lorraine Stavropoulos, lstavrop at twr dot org. Really a
very nice eQSL, signed by Ms. Stavropoulos. A friendly verifier.
ITALY, ItalCable, 10000, date/frequency tower-transmitter collage card
in 29 days for an English email report to info at associazioneitalcable
dot it. Very nice card with station seal, but V/s is illegible. It
cost them a 2 Euro stamp to mail the card (!).
USA, KCJJ Iowa City, IA, 1630 1kW night power, no data email from Tom
Suter, General Manager, confirming my report "is accurate in all
respects" in 123 days for English first-class report, US $1.00, and
audio CD of transmission, plus email follow-up to Mr. Suter's email
(openly posted on KCJJ website). Verification comes 1 day after email
follow-up.
Well, Benin is my first transatlantic African mediumwave verified, and
has seemed pretty much to be the last hurrah of the winter mediumwave DX
season for me. At only 100kW, it was quite a catch, especially when
50kW 1560 WQEW Radio Disney out of New York is banging away. Benin was
best heard on USB with a narrow filter. Watch for the female voice IDs
and the "Your friendly voice in Africa" slogans. The show I caught was
in English at 0315 (sounded like that's when they sign-on), but they
went to a vernacular (Hausa?) at 0330. I believe I also heard India's
1MW powerhouse behind them in English.
ItalCable (more respectively the "Association of Friends of ItalCable")
can often be heard behind WWV at night here, often drowning out PPE.
The key for them are the Italian announcements, the symphonic music on
the minute and a burst of FSK.
Good DX to all, and may your mailbox be ever full of QSLs!
73
Al Muick
Whitehall PA USA
Microtelecom Perseus / Wellbrook ALA1530P active loop
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