Bruce Jensen wrote:

Hello, all - maybe some of you have some experience with this.

I know that VOA broadcasts are not intended for US audiences, and as a
result VOA is not likely to lavish much attention on us Yanks.
Likewise, broadcasts from VOA, BBC or anyone else via distant relay
transmissions are not intended directly for our American ears either.
Having said that...

In your experience, will a VOA or a BBC or a Radio Nederland verify a
reception report on one of its foreign relays, like VOA
Botswana/Thailand/Sri Lanka,, RN Madagascar or BBC Thailand/Seychelles?
Will a reception report be more likely responded to by the
transmitter's engineer than by the home base at Bush House, Hilversum
or Washington DC? Is a copy to both locations worthwhile?
Your ideas are greatly appreciated.

I've never had a problem QSL'ing direct to Washington or Hilversum (but times
may have changed!). The BBC is a known to be a non-direct verifier in which case
it is best to try the transmitter site direct.

Having said that, it appears that the below named individual does handle some,
if not all, VOA QSL's:


John Vodenik
Delano Transmitting station
11015 Melcher Road
Delano, CA 93215
U.S.A.
jvodenik AT sosinet.net

dxAce
Michigan
USA