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Steve Silverwood wrote: In article 1097992521.ae/uNaKFA9ByhCaktFMFtA@teranews, says... Is it true that Voice of America is forbidden by US law to broadcast domestically? As you've already heard, it's true that VOA is prohibited from broadcasting to the domestic market as a target audience. It is not prohibited for their signal to be =heard= within the United States, though. They do still enjoy hearing from domestic listeners, and last I heard will acknowledge reception reports. One of the local SWL clubs has even had visits from people at the Delano, CA broadcasting site in the past, although that's been a while back. Yes indeed, I've never had a problem getting a QSL from the VOA. Got a lot of 'em here too. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Steve Silverwood wrote: In article 1097992521.ae/uNaKFA9ByhCaktFMFtA@teranews, says... Is it true that Voice of America is forbidden by US law to broadcast domestically? As you've already heard, it's true that VOA is prohibited from broadcasting to the domestic market as a target audience. It is not prohibited for their signal to be =heard= within the United States, though. They do still enjoy hearing from domestic listeners, and last I heard will acknowledge reception reports. One of the local SWL clubs has even had visits from people at the Delano, CA broadcasting site in the past, although that's been a while back. Yes indeed, I've never had a problem getting a QSL from the VOA. Got a lot of 'em here too. dxAce Michigan USA This brings a question to my mind - if one hears and QSLs a relay of, say, VOA from a place like, say, Thailand or Botswana, does that "officially" count as a country heard and QSLed, or is it just another QSL from VOA? If you hear China Radio International only on its Cuban relay, have you heard China or Cuba? In many cases, like VOA in Botswana, RNW in Madagascar or a pile of others like BBC or France, the relays are the strongest and easiest signals to catch, and frequently the only ones in a language that we provincial Yanks can understand... I realize that there may be varying opinions on this one, but I would weigh the opinions of experienced DXers with some additional gravity... I haven't gotten a QSL since, and I'm thinkingit might be fun to start a new album :-). Thanks, Bruce Jensen |
bpnjensen wrote: dxAce wrote in message ... Steve Silverwood wrote: In article 1097992521.ae/uNaKFA9ByhCaktFMFtA@teranews, says... Is it true that Voice of America is forbidden by US law to broadcast domestically? As you've already heard, it's true that VOA is prohibited from broadcasting to the domestic market as a target audience. It is not prohibited for their signal to be =heard= within the United States, though. They do still enjoy hearing from domestic listeners, and last I heard will acknowledge reception reports. One of the local SWL clubs has even had visits from people at the Delano, CA broadcasting site in the past, although that's been a while back. Yes indeed, I've never had a problem getting a QSL from the VOA. Got a lot of 'em here too. dxAce Michigan USA This brings a question to my mind - if one hears and QSLs a relay of, say, VOA from a place like, say, Thailand or Botswana, does that "officially" count as a country heard and QSLed, or is it just another QSL from VOA? If you hear China Radio International only on its Cuban relay, have you heard China or Cuba? In many cases, like VOA in Botswana, RNW in Madagascar or a pile of others like BBC or France, the relays are the strongest and easiest signals to catch, and frequently the only ones in a language that we provincial Yanks can understand... I realize that there may be varying opinions on this one, but I would weigh the opinions of experienced DXers with some additional gravity... I haven't gotten a QSL since, and I'm thinkingit might be fun to start a new album :-). Thanks, Bruce Jensen Two words: Transmitter site. http://www.anarc.org/naswa/list/ dxAce Michigan USA http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm |
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says... This brings a question to my mind - if one hears and QSLs a relay of, say, VOA from a place like, say, Thailand or Botswana, does that "officially" count as a country heard and QSLed, or is it just another QSL from VOA? If you hear China Radio International only on its Cuban relay, have you heard China or Cuba? In many cases, like VOA in Botswana, RNW in Madagascar or a pile of others like BBC or France, the relays are the strongest and easiest signals to catch, and frequently the only ones in a language that we provincial Yanks can understand... I realize that there may be varying opinions on this one, but I would weigh the opinions of experienced DXers with some additional gravity... I haven't gotten a QSL since, and I'm thinkingit might be fun to start a new album :-). It all depends on how you want to count it. I don't know if there are any DXing awards for the SWL hobby, like there are for ham radio (DXCC, etc.), but if you're looking for credit for such an award, it would all depend on the rules for that award. Other than that, count it however you want to. It's your hobby, do whatever makes you happy. -- -- //Steve// Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS Fountain Valley, CA Email: |
Steve Silverwood wrote: In article , says... This brings a question to my mind - if one hears and QSLs a relay of, say, VOA from a place like, say, Thailand or Botswana, does that "officially" count as a country heard and QSLed, or is it just another QSL from VOA? If you hear China Radio International only on its Cuban relay, have you heard China or Cuba? In many cases, like VOA in Botswana, RNW in Madagascar or a pile of others like BBC or France, the relays are the strongest and easiest signals to catch, and frequently the only ones in a language that we provincial Yanks can understand... I realize that there may be varying opinions on this one, but I would weigh the opinions of experienced DXers with some additional gravity... I haven't gotten a QSL since, and I'm thinkingit might be fun to start a new album :-). It all depends on how you want to count it. I don't know if there are any DXing awards for the SWL hobby, like there are for ham radio (DXCC, etc.), but if you're looking for credit for such an award, it would all depend on the rules for that award. Other than that, count it however you want to. It's your hobby, do whatever makes you happy. Join up with NASWA and there are lots of awards Download the Country List, and the awards program is in there also. http://www.anarc.org/naswa/list/ dxAce Michigan USA |
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