From cbfsb!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!kchen Mon Aug  5 22:40:39 EDT 1991
Article: 8772 of rec.radio.shortwave
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From: kchen@Apple.COM (Kok Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Old portable transistor SW radio from China
Message-ID: <55771@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 4 Aug 91 20:39:53 GMT
References: <1991Aug4.184559.20198@cbfsb.att.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey) writes:

>...  Or maybe, China has many local SW stations, and radios made
>there need not be sensitive (forgot to ask him this) and, as a side effect,
>users there won't hear VOA or other stations from the "other side".


Don't underestimate how well VOA can be received in that part of the
world.  I don't know about more recent times, but 25 years ago, VOA had 
stations in Okinawa, the Philippines and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). These 
were consistently strong, at least in South East Asia, never below a 
SINPO 5x55x (the 'x's depend upon the jamming activities).  When
you have a shortwave receiver, you don't have to look for VOA, it
finds you! :-) :-).

Back then, VOA issued the same dark blue (with some red and white) 
QSL for all their stations, with the relay station location typed in by 
hand.  A little boring after the 6th or 7th card; even if they each
count for a different country. :-)


73 and good DX,

Kok Chen, AA6TY				kchen@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.