Verifying North Korea
 

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B
http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote:

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

You mean a letter from the US to North Korea will not be delivered? Even
during the height of the cold war, a shortwave listener could expect a
QSL letter to be delivered to any communist nation. The letter might be
opened along the way, but it would be delivered to the final address.


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starman wrote:

N8KDV wrote:

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

You mean a letter from the US to North Korea will not be delivered? Even
during the height of the cold war, a shortwave listener could expect a
QSL letter to be delivered to any communist nation. The letter might be
opened along the way, but it would be delivered to the final address.

Chances are, it will be intercepted on it's way to N. Korea, trust me I know!
I've got the results (the anti North propaganda), several of them.



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N8KDV wrote:

starman wrote:

N8KDV wrote:

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

You mean a letter from the US to North Korea will not be delivered? Even
during the height of the cold war, a shortwave listener could expect a
QSL letter to be delivered to any communist nation. The letter might be
opened along the way, but it would be delivered to the final address.

Chances are, it will be intercepted on it's way to N. Korea, trust me I know!
I've got the results (the anti North propaganda), several of them.

Who is intercepting the letters and sending the propaganda? Does the
USPS condone this or do they just pretend to be unaware of it?


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starman wrote:

N8KDV wrote:

starman wrote:

N8KDV wrote:

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

You mean a letter from the US to North Korea will not be delivered? Even
during the height of the cold war, a shortwave listener could expect a
QSL letter to be delivered to any communist nation. The letter might be
opened along the way, but it would be delivered to the final address.

Chances are, it will be intercepted on it's way to N. Korea, trust me I know!
I've got the results (the anti North propaganda), several of them.

Who is intercepting the letters and sending the propaganda? Does the
USPS condone this or do they just pretend to be unaware of it?

I don't know who is intercepting the letters. Some are intercepted in the South,
some in Japan. Those obviously opposed to the N. Korean regime.

Might I suggest you write to your Congressman or Congresswoman and ask them!
Meanwhile, if you want a QSL from N. Korea, it's obviously best to follow a
circuitous route.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B
http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote in message ...
Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B
http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


Thanks for the information. My memory could be going, but I thought I
remembered taking a reception report to the Post Office to mail to
North Korea about 2 yrs ago and the person behind the counter said
North Korea wasn't on the rate list or something like that and
couldn't mail it.

One other question. On the actual letter that you ask the person at
CRI to forward to Voice of Korea did you put postage on it or asked
the CRI person to do that with the $1 or two that you sent?

Gerald

N8KDV wrote in message ...

Meanwhile, if you want a QSL from N. Korea, it's obviously best to follow a
circuitous route.


Maybe you could send it to the Permanent Mission of the People's
Republic of Korea to the United Nations.

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/north_korea1.html
has a link to the address:


The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
335 East 45th St, New York, NY10017
Tel 212-439-4000 Fax 212-986-1083



http://www.un.int/korea/apm.html says:


The Korean Mission is currently headed by H.E. Mr. KIM Sam-hoon,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative. In November 1999, the Korean Permanent Mission moved
to its present address, 335 East 45th Street, between 1st and 2nd
Avenues, in New York City. The Mission's 11-story building is one of
the recent works by the world-renowned architect, Mr. I. M. Pei. The
building contains exhibition rooms, an outdoor garden and a conference
room, all of which carry a traditional Korean touch.


Tell them I sent you.

Gerald Readore wrote:

N8KDV wrote in message ...
Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

You CAN send it from the U.S., however it will likely be intercepted
along the way, and you'll wind up getting anti North Korean letters or
literature from either South Korea or Japan, as Passport alludes to.

What I did to verify North Korea was to Send the report to the English
Section of Radio Beijing (now China Radio International) in a separate
envelope addressed to Radio Pyongyang (now Voice of Korea) along with a
letter to the folks at Radio Beijing explaining the situation with the
mail, and asking them if they would kindly forward the reception report
to Pyongyang.

Of course I put a $ or two in the envelope for the kind individual at CRI
who will forward your report.

A few weeks after following the above procedure, I received my QSL from
Pyongyang.

I hope this helps you to get your QSL.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B
http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Thanks for the information. My memory could be going, but I thought I
remembered taking a reception report to the Post Office to mail to
North Korea about 2 yrs ago and the person behind the counter said
North Korea wasn't on the rate list or something like that and
couldn't mail it.

One other question. On the actual letter that you ask the person at
CRI to forward to Voice of Korea did you put postage on it or asked
the CRI person to do that with the $1 or two that you sent?

Gerald

Unless you have the proper Chinese postage to put on the letter I'd suggest not putting postage
on it! (i.e., do not put U.S. postage on it).

And, I didn't ask the person at CRI to put postage on it, only to kindly forward it to N. Korea.

That's the purpose of the $ or $$. They'll take care of it.

This may not be a totally foolproof way of QSL'ing N. Korea, but it has worked in the past for
myself and others who had been trying to obtain a QSL. Your mileage may vary.

Steve
Holland, MI

Drake R7, R8 and R8B

It's been a few years since I got my North Korea QSL's, but I used
someone in Japan who would forward the report for, I believe, two or
three bucks. In a few months, I had my NK QSLs, a pennant, and some
propaganda. At least it worked!

KR2T

Gerald Readore wrote:

I was wondering what others have done in trying to QSL North Korea. I
heard them yesterday and want to send them a reception report, but
can't send it from the U.S. directly. Passport to World Band Radio
gave the name of someone I believe in Germany who could forward a
letter for you. Has anyone done this? I could also ask someone in
another country that I know to send it.

Looking forward to here others experiences.

Gerald

Beloved Leader wrote:
Maybe you could send it to the Permanent Mission of the People's
Republic of Korea to the United Nations.

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/north_korea1.html
has a link to the address:

Unfortunately North Korea isn't a UN member and the above page has the
south's mission associated with the wrong country.

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

The Republic of Korea is South Korea.

Tell them I sent you.

They'll be surprised you thought that Mission belonged to you.

Dennis Ferguson

Dennis Ferguson wrote:

Beloved Leader wrote:
Maybe you could send it to the Permanent Mission of the People's
Republic of Korea to the United Nations.

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/north_korea1.html
has a link to the address:

Unfortunately North Korea isn't a UN member and the above page has the
south's mission associated with the wrong country.

Not a UN member? You'd better return to school because you've flunked this
class! Both Korea's were admitted to the UN in 1991.

Now... come back again when you get your info straight!



The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

The Republic of Korea is South Korea.

Tell them I sent you.

They'll be surprised you thought that Mission belonged to you.

Dennis Ferguson

Chances are, it will be intercepted on it's way to N. Korea, trust me I know!
I've got the results (the anti North propaganda), several of them.

How funny is this anti NK stuff

I am a stranger in
a very strange land


YM josumer
CYM josumner1964