DX Achievement: QSL from Radio Tirana International (Albania)

 A QSL and a music CD of Albanian music arrived from Radio Tirana International (Albania) just today (30th May 2011)!!! Its a great surprise as well as achievement for me for my DX activities.  It become possible after my several follow-ups with RTI monitoring department. My log was dated 19th February 2011.

  Radio Tirana International QSL Details

DX Experiments with Anjan DTS-10 & Multi Directional Dipole Antenna

Few months back when I finally got my Anjan DTS-10 receiver, I was little bit disappointed after my first experiments with this receiver. I was not able to easily use that rx as well as the result I was getting out of it, demoralize my passion for DX too. At that time I found that My Degen 1103 and Grundig YB 80 are performing much better than Anjan. But on the other hand the other users of this receiver keep giving me some positive feedbacks on its performance. Then I start thinking that if I can make one good Dipole antenna and one good grounding then the Anjan may start give me good results.

I did the same this week when I got some spare time from my busy work schedule. I build one "extraordinary" dipole antenna using 10 mt. long wire tied with a pair of 15 feet long bamboo directed to the North-Western points of my QTH and another 15 mt. long wire directed towards South-Western side of my QTH with another pair of around 15 feet long bamboo and both wires connected to my Anjan DTS 10 using a coaxial wire. By this antenna I thus covered the North-West-Southern directions for catching specially Europe, Africa and South East Asia. I was in little doubt about the performance of this antenna, as I have not seen an antenna of its kind before!! But last night when I tested this with my Anjan DTS-10 the results are real great!!! I logged some very interesting stations which I did not received before using my other receivers and that Kestral W31MS loop antenna. This proved why my DXer friend and elder brother Swopan Chakraborty strongly recommend me to buy Anjan DTS-10 and continuously asking me to prepare one good antenna and earth grounding. Last night (27th May, 2011) I logged stations like Radio Exterior de Espana in English, Voice of Nigeria in English, RTE Radio 1 via WRN in English, Voice of Vietnam in English too and some other interesting stations while doing that DX test. Specially REE was blasting just like one local FM station.  It was a great experience for me and I am really happy that both Anjan DTS-10 and the antenna are working great!


Listen to the voice files of some stations that I logged using Anjan DTS-10 receiver and my multi directional Dipole Antenna.

Voice of Nigeria (English): 15120 kHz between 1810-1900 UTC. SIO- 333
http://www.box.net/shared/qxs6qxxzua
http://www.box.net/shared/b0cc5taddy

Radio Exterior de Espana (English): 9665 kHz 1900-1950 UTC. SIO- 545
http://www.box.net/shared/zod1ve0xp6
http://www.box.net/shared/84tmfa4gsn

Voice of Vietnam (English) : 7280 kHz 1900-1930 UTC. SIO- 544
http://www.box.net/shared/7ydz9e0y9p

RTE Radio 1 (English) via WRN: 5840 kHz 1930-2030 UTC. SIO- 333
http://www.box.net/shared/567bt5uxz0
http://www.box.net/shared/y0z4xlzax0


Voice of Turkey (7205 kHz from 2030 UTC), RRI (11880 kHz from 2030 UTC) both in English also heard with  good reception quality during this test. Also tried Radio Damascus (9330 kHz from 2100 UTC) and RAE, Argentina (15345 kHz from 2100 UTC), but nothing was heard after several attempts until 2130 UTC.




73's.


Prithwiraj 

Radio Havan Cuba A11 Schedule

RADIO HABANA CUBA
HORARIOS, BANDAS Y FRECUENCIAS EN ESPAÑOL
(Del 4 de Abril al 30 de Octubre de 2011)
ZONAS GEOGRÁFICAS		FRECUENCIAS	HORARIOS - UTC
Norte, Centro y Sudamérica		6150 Khz /49 m	11:00 - 13:00
		11760 Khz /25 m	11:00 - 15:00
			00:00 - 05:00
Nueva York		6000 Khz /49 m	11:00 - 13:00
		6060 Khz /49 m	00:00 - 05:00
		11830 Khz /25 m	11:00 - 15:00
San Francisco		13780 Khz /22 m	13:00 - 15:00
Chicago		9550 Khz /31 m	11:00 - 13:00
		13680 Khz /22 m	13:00 - 15:00
América Central		11730 Khz /25 m	13:00 - 15:00
		12040 Khz /25 m	11:00 - 15:00
			21:00 - 05:00
Antillas		6120 Khz /49 m	23:00 - 05:00
		9710 Khz /31 m	21:00 - 23:00
		11690 Khz /25 m	11:00 - 15:00
Caribe		13670 Khz /22 m	21:00 - 04:00
Río de Janeiro		9620 Khz /31 m	23:00 - 04:00
		15360 Khz /19 m	11:00 - 15:00
Buenos Aires		15120 Khz /19 m	11:00 - 14:00
		15230 Khz /19 m	11:00 - 15:00
			23:00 - 05:00
Chile		12020 Khz /25 m	21:00 - 05:00
Europa		17560 Khz /16 m	21:00 - 23:00
BANDA TROPICAL
Cuba		5040 Khz /60 m	21:00 - 23:00
Caribe
Sur de Estados Unidos
México			01:00 - 05:00
América Central
Norte de Sudamérica
ZONAS GEOGRÁFICAS		FRECUENCIAS	HORARIOS - UTC
ALÓ PRESIDENTE
Chicago		13750 Khz /22 m	14:00 - 18:00
Centro América		13680 Khz /22 m	14:00 - 18:00
Antillas		11690 Khz /25 m	14:00 - 18:00
Buenos Aires		15370 Khz /19 m	14:00 - 18:00
Río de Janeiro		17750 Khz /16 m	14:00 - 18:00
MESA REDONDA
Washington		6000 Khz /49 m	22:30 - 00:00
Chicago		9640 Khz /31 m	22:30 - 00:00
Departamento de Correspondencia Internacional Radio Habana Cuba

QSL from AFN DG & Radio Cairo.

QSL form American Forces Network for their English language broadcast transmitted from Diego Garcia that I have heard on 28th April 2011 on 12759 kHz between 1200-1230 hr. UTC. This is my first defence forces QSL. Received 24/05/11.

First Internet logged QSL from Radio Prague. Received 19/05/2011.

At last Got this QSL from Radio Cairo, Egypt. Sent them as many as 5 Reception reports with voice files for their English and Urdu transmissions. Last week got this QSL along with a letter from them.