HANNUN QUSILLEJA / HANNU’S QSLs

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TIME TO CELEBRATE - 1000 VERIFIED RADIO STATIONS

EARLIER QSLs of mine: QSLs 2005 - 2007

QSLs 2008

The station number in my QSL-collection is presented first

MAY

1067. Radio Cristal del Uruguay, Las Piedras 1470 English language QSL-card from Laura. Thank you!

APRIL

1066. BBC Guernsey 1116 QSL-card, two stickers, funny book-mark etc. with “apologies for the delay” from Channel Islands

It took 1 year and 3 months. BBC local stations still do reply to reception reports.

BBC Guernsey was heard in a pedition in Muhos in January 2007.

MARCH

1065. Marfil Estéreo, Pto Lleras 5910 QSL-card and recording for follow-up report in 2½ months

QSL-cards from YLE Tekniikka

YLE Pori 963 last transmission 31^st Dec 2006 and

YLE Helsinki 558 last transmission 31^st Dec 2007

YLE Radio Finland left mediumwave band on 31st December 2007. There are no more LW, MW or SW broadcasts from YLE.

YLE has now printed a special QSL-card for the last transmission on 558 kHz.

Reception reports for 558 kHz special QSL should be sent to:

YLE Tekniikka

PL 96

00024 Yleisradio

FINLAND

1064. TWR Benin 1566 email-QSL from DX-Secretary

1063. WJR Detroit MI 760 QSL-card for follow-up report from Operations Manager.

It is really great that some US stations do reply with traditional QSL-card by snailmail.

WJR was heard for a long period during my DX pedition in Muhos last November.

FEBRUARY

1062. WHK Cleveland OH 1420 nice letter and two pictures from WHK Director of Engineering in 3 months.

WHK was the first broadcast station on the air in Ohio in the mid 1920’s.

The transmitter location Seven Hills in Cleveland is the same even today.

JANUARY

1061. KFBK Sacramento CA 1530 letter, two refrigerator magnets and “NewsTalk 1530 KFBK” balloon.

The verie signer was the Staff Engineer.

1060. KYKN Keizer OR 1430 two emails for follow-up report.

KYKN was my first Oregon station. Now I have scored 38 US states. I heard KYKN in a pedition in Muhos in November.

1059. WFNN Erie PA 1330 email with station photos for follow-up report 2 days.

WFNN is “Fox Sports Radio AM 13-30 the Fan”.

1058. CFRW Winnipeg MB 1290 email for follow-up report from Assistant Program Manager.

CFRW was my 1250^th point in the FDXA Rank

1057. XEPE “San Diego 17-hundred” Tecate 1700 email 1 day for follow-up report from CE.

XEPE operates with 10 kW non-directional antenna nighhtime.

The studios are in the USA but the transmitter is located near Tijuana.

A nice snailmail letter from Voice of Nevis 895.

VON replied to me by email already in December 2007.

V/s welcomed me to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis.

1056. CFRA Ottawa ON 580 letter 6 weeks from Chief Engineer.

CFRA is part of Chum Radio Ottawa and operates with the power of 50.000 watts.

Chum Radio Ottawa has the stations CFRA-580, CKKL-FM 93.9, CFGO “Team 1200” and CJMJ “Magic 100”.

1055. WHBC Canton OH 1480 email with attached transmitter photos for follow-up from Director of Engineering.

According to the CE WHBC has received a small number of reception reports from Finland, Sweden and Norway this winter.

1054. WLQV Detroit MI 1500 email for follow-up from Sales Manager.

V/s was amazed that WLQV can be heard in Finland.

1053. WLIB New York NY 1190 email for follow-up report.

WLIB was my 200^th verified radio station from North America. All stations are heard below the Arctic Circle.

The staff of WLIB has been very busy lately because of their 1 year anniversary.