A collection of shortwave radio verification cards (QSL's) from around the world. Click on each image for a high-resolution scan.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
A recent card from New Zealand
Always a great station to hear, Radio New Zealand International offers terrific programs from the South Pacific. On this particular program RNZI played a musical retrospective of the 1940's (at 3 AM local time!) which I enjoyed thoroughly.
Here's the QSL I received from them, along with a sticker they send to their listeners.
In the early days of radio broadcasting, stations depended on reports from listeners to determine how well their signal was being heard. In return for a reception report, stations would return a postcard verifying that the listener heard their station. Collecting these so-called QSL cards became an adjunct hobby to the larger pastime of shortwave listening.
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