Tag: feedback from RRI listeners

“It seems only a short while ago that I was looking forward to Romania’s joining the EU. Now we have Brexit talks as, by a narrow majority, the UK electorate decided to leave the EU. Back in the 1970s or 1980s, none of this would have seemed possible. But then, the collapse of Communism in Romania several decades ago would have seemed impossible. Perhaps one of the few certain things about the future is that it will not be as we expect it to be. Occasionally, I look at my grandmother’s atlas. There is Africa with so many colonies: British, French, Italian, Germany, Portuguese and Spanish. Coming to Europe, there is a large Germany stretching right across Eastern Europe with East Prussia and there is an independent Romania (but not the size it is today). The retreating tide of empire and the changes brought about by two world wars mean that political geography now is so different from political geography in the opening years of the last century. And , no doubt, the political geography of 2120 will be unimaginably different again. With every good wish from England

Brian Kendall of Petts Wood, Kent, in the UK

“As usual I am enjoying the broadcasts of Radio Romania International along with my family. You have indeed a wide variety of programmes to suit every taste and age-group.

Jayanta Chakrabarty of New Delhi, India

“ I am an English to Spanish translator, and I am finishing a BA in modern languages focussing on translation and international organisations. I have tuned in before to your radio station broadcasting in Spanish. And although the transmission I tuned now is not targeted to my area, it has been heard with good reception. As for the Radio Romania programs in English, I found them very well organised and very well produced. I have listened to them in many opportunities and the cultural and informative aspects they all have has been a feature that I appreciate very much about Radio Romania International. Also, I have enjoyed very much your musical programs and the listener’s mailbag. During the mailbag, you read letters from various countries, including the US, UK, France and the past Sunday there were also letters from the Czech Republic and one from a Brazilian listener. So, listening to Radio Romania in English is a very useful choice to know about Romania, but also about the main current events taking place in most countries of Europe. Additionally, the wide cultural perspective of Romanians is very well reflected, not only because you talk about Romania but also because you permit to the audience to know about how Romanians receive the culture of foreign countries when international events such as book fairs, conference and meetings are held in Bucharest. Finally, if my reception report is correct, I would like to receive a QSL card as verification. Also, I would like to receive your program schedule with programs and frequencies, please, and any other souvenir you are pleased to share with this Venezuelan listener.

Leonardo Santiago, Venezuela

“ I was surprised to receive a package from you the other day – my prize in the Radio Orchestras contest last year. It was all very much appreciated (…)As you can see I missed the first part of the broadcast due our having had a late lunch (with me doing the cooking and washing up). Programme details: Sunday Studio with the last segment devoted to the Transylvanian Trust Foundation, All That jazz (two renditions of classical music including Chopin), Listeners letterbox, A lot of nice music this time. This weekend has been marked by the TALL SHIPS RACES event here in Halmstad. The port is filled with larger and smaller sailing ships taking part in this contest. Yesterday I visited a huge Brazilian sailing ship which had come all the way from Rio de Janeiro. Later in the evening I had been invited to a cocktail reception onboard a training ship belonging to the French navy. I believe there was also a Romanian ship taking part. It was quite impressive seeing all those ships.

Christer Brunström of Halmstad, Sweden

“Hello and greetings from Texas in the United States of America! My name is Robert Runyan and I am sending the following reception report. I would appreciate a QSL. Thank you!! I am near Houston, Texas and using an Icom receiver with a 100 foot long-wire antenna. 12 April 2017 at 12:50 UTC, 7375 kHz. Reception is very strong with some minor interference from local thunderstorms. Very clear signal and enjoyed listening to the other reception reports a few minutes ago. The program then switched to a news piece about a visual artist. The broadcast then started to end by signing off.

Robert Runyan, Texas, the U.S.

“Hello, RRI! Recently I wrote on your FB page and was directed to e-mail address engl@rri.ro to send a reception report. I am from Žilina, Northern Slovakia. I am listening to your broadcast in the evenings on short waves via a R820-T2 USB dongle and a home-made up-converter which made receiving short-wave stations possible (…) I like that you have an English broadcast that I can actually understand since most of the stations talk in French and Chinese (I guess).I would be very glad to receive a QSL card if possible, it would be my first one. “

Matej Kurpel of Gastanova, Žilina, Slovakia

“It seems only a short while ago that I was looking forward to Romania’s joining the EU. Now we have Brexit talks as, by a narrow majority, the UK electorate decided to leave the EU. Back in the 1970s or 1980s, none of this would have seemed possible. But then, the collapse of Communism in Romania several decades ago would have seemed impossible. Perhaps one of the few certain things about the future is that it will not be as we expect it to be. Occasionally, I look at my grandmother’s atlas. There is Africa with so many colonies: British, French, Italian, Germany, Portuguese and Spanish. Coming to Europe, there is a large Germany stretching right across Eastern Europe with East Prussia and there is an independent Romania (but not the size it is today). The retreating tide of empire and the changes brought about by two world wars mean that political geography now is so different from political geography in the opening years of the last century. And , no doubt, the political geography of 2120 will be unimaginably different again. With every good wish from England

Brian Kendall of Petts Wood, Kent, in the UK

“As usual I am enjoying the broadcasts of Radio Romania International along with my family. You have indeed a wide variety of programmes to suit every taste and age-group.

Jayanta Chakrabarty of New Delhi, India

“ I am an English to Spanish translator, and I am finishing a BA in modern languages focussing on translation and international organisations. I have tuned in before to your radio station broadcasting in Spanish. And although the transmission I tuned now is not targeted to my area, it has been heard with good reception. As for the Radio Romania programs in English, I found them very well organised and very well produced. I have listened to them in many opportunities and the cultural and informative aspects they all have has been a feature that I appreciate very much about Radio Romania International. Also, I have enjoyed very much your musical programs and the listener’s mailbag. During the mailbag, you read letters from various countries, including the US, UK, France and the past Sunday there were also letters from the Czech Republic and one from a Brazilian listener. So, listening to Radio Romania in English is a very useful choice to know about Romania, but also about the main current events taking place in most countries of Europe. Additionally, the wide cultural perspective of Romanians is very well reflected, not only because you talk about Romania but also because you permit to the audience to know about how Romanians receive the culture of foreign countries when international events such as book fairs, conference and meetings are held in Bucharest. Finally, if my reception report is correct, I would like to receive a QSL card as verification. Also, I would like to receive your program schedule with programs and frequencies, please, and any other souvenir you are pleased to share with this Venezuelan listener.

Leonardo Santiago, Venezuela

“ I was surprised to receive a package from you the other day – my prize in the Radio Orchestras contest last year. It was all very much appreciated (…)As you can see I missed the first part of the broadcast due our having had a late lunch (with me doing the cooking and washing up). Programme details: Sunday Studio with the last segment devoted to the Transylvanian Trust Foundation, All That jazz (two renditions of classical music including Chopin), Listeners letterbox, A lot of nice music this time. This weekend has been marked by the TALL SHIPS RACES event here in Halmstad. The port is filled with larger and smaller sailing ships taking part in this contest. Yesterday I visited a huge Brazilian sailing ship which had come all the way from Rio de Janeiro. Later in the evening I had been invited to a cocktail reception onboard a training ship belonging to the French navy. I believe there was also a Romanian ship taking part. It was quite impressive seeing all those ships.

Christer Brunström of Halmstad, Sweden

“Hello and greetings from Texas in the United States of America! My name is Robert Runyan and I am sending the following reception report. I would appreciate a QSL. Thank you!! I am near Houston, Texas and using an Icom receiver with a 100 foot long-wire antenna. 12 April 2017 at 12:50 UTC, 7375 kHz. Reception is very strong with some minor interference from local thunderstorms. Very clear signal and enjoyed listening to the other reception reports a few minutes ago. The program then switched to a news piece about a visual artist. The broadcast then started to end by signing off.

Robert Runyan, Texas, the U.S.

“Hello, RRI! Recently I wrote on your FB page and was directed to e-mail address engl@rri.ro to send a reception report. I am from Žilina, Northern Slovakia. I am listening to your broadcast in the evenings on short waves via a R820-T2 USB dongle and a home-made up-converter which made receiving short-wave stations possible (…) I like that you have an English broadcast that I can actually understand since most of the stations talk in French and Chinese (I guess).I would be very glad to receive a QSL card if possible, it would be my first one. “

Matej Kurpel of Gastanova, Žilina, Slovakia

Karobi Hazarika, Japan

“I found today’s program more informative and exciting. I am fond of poetry, I actually love it very much”.

Brian Kendall, UK

“Your first item in the news was also, not surprisingly, the first item in the news bulletins here in the United Kingdom. The cyber-attacks are evidently causing considerable problems for our National Health Service. It does seem particularly deplorable that a service devoted to curing people and keeping them well should come under attack in this way. Let us hope that better systems can be devised for the NHS and that other national health services are not attacked in the same way. Let us hope, too, that Europol is successful in its work. With every good wish, Brian Kendall”.

Emiel F.A.J. Stopler, the Netherlands.

“As a shortwave radio enthusiast, I enjoyed the programme very much”.

Paul B. Walker, Jr., USA

“I havent sent you any reports lately because listening from Alaska proved tough. Whether it was poor atmospheric conditions or extreme cold weather, my attempts to listen to RRI were often ruined. However, I moved and live in a region where the RRI signal is fantastic. I moved to Warren, Pennsylvania. We are a town of 10,000 people in the far northwest corner of the state, 90 minutes eats of Erie Pennsylvania, 2 1/2 hours northeast of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and 30 minutes south of Jamestown, NY. In several days of listening, it appears your East Coast North America signals on 7375khz and 9730khz at 0000UTC seem to be very strong, steady and clear most days. The 2030UTC broadcast on 9610khz and 11850khz seem to be fair and listenable, but not as strong as the 7375khz/9730khz broadcasts later in the day. To listen to your broadcasts I use a Tecsun PL880 radio, Doxy-tronics tuneable magnetic loop and a DX Engineering HF PreAmp.”

Brant Hunt, USA

“Listening to you guys on 7430 kHz. I do listen to some of your programs on my mobile phone. Keep up the good work! Thank you for telling me about your wonderful work. Also learning about your history with a program dealing with World War I and also a history of Eastern European History via the Great Course Ploua taught by a professor who is from Eastern Europe. Thanks again!”

Akira Takei, Japan.

“I am happy to hear your broadcast today. I drink wine made in France, Germany, Italy and Chile. I have not drunk Romanian wine, but I want to”.

Tjang Pak Ning, Indonesia

“Again a warm greetings from Indonesia. How are things getting on in the studio of Radio Romania International in Bucharest ? As always, here is another reception report of RRI in English monitored on May 8th 2017 between 0530 until 0555 UTC on 17760 khz. Today reception was quite unstable with strong propagation and noises. So I cant catch up the whole program in good details”.

Elizabeth Milewicz-Tyson, Australia

“It is with great relief that I finally, after a number of months, was able to listen in to your programs, as the signal strength was much improved. Thank you for an interesting selection of programs and topics. I hope that your technical staff find this report, and the ones which I have sent, of use and I look forward to receiving verification. Fingers crossed for on-going good receptions. Best wishes to your English language staff”.

John Beregi, USA

“Always a pleasure hearing your broadcasts via shortwave”.

Johnelle Roseanna Lakeland, UK

“I’ve changed my name from John Lakeland to Johnelle Roseanna Lakeland. I hope this doesn’t cause too much confusion! I’ve still not had access to my main SDR setup but I do still have 2 portable shortwave radios handy, so have been using those to listen to RRI and other shortwave stations. I normally listen to the full 11:00 UTC and the start of the 22:00 UTC broadcasts when I have time and am very happy that you still have rich and complete programming that is broadcast multiple times so I can listen when I’m free!”

Karobi Hazarika, Japan

“I found today’s program more informative and exciting. I am fond of poetry, I actually love it very much”.

Brian Kendall, UK

“Your first item in the news was also, not surprisingly, the first item in the news bulletins here in the United Kingdom. The cyber-attacks are evidently causing considerable problems for our National Health Service. It does seem particularly deplorable that a service devoted to curing people and keeping them well should come under attack in this way. Let us hope that better systems can be devised for the NHS and that other national health services are not attacked in the same way. Let us hope, too, that Europol is successful in its work. With every good wish, Brian Kendall”.

Emiel F.A.J. Stopler, the Netherlands.

“As a shortwave radio enthusiast, I enjoyed the programme very much”.

Paul B. Walker, Jr., USA

“I havent sent you any reports lately because listening from Alaska proved tough. Whether it was poor atmospheric conditions or extreme cold weather, my attempts to listen to RRI were often ruined. However, I moved and live in a region where the RRI signal is fantastic. I moved to Warren, Pennsylvania. We are a town of 10,000 people in the far northwest corner of the state, 90 minutes eats of Erie Pennsylvania, 2 1/2 hours northeast of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and 30 minutes south of Jamestown, NY. In several days of listening, it appears your East Coast North America signals on 7375khz and 9730khz at 0000UTC seem to be very strong, steady and clear most days. The 2030UTC broadcast on 9610khz and 11850khz seem to be fair and listenable, but not as strong as the 7375khz/9730khz broadcasts later in the day. To listen to your broadcasts I use a Tecsun PL880 radio, Doxy-tronics tuneable magnetic loop and a DX Engineering HF PreAmp.”

Brant Hunt, USA

“Listening to you guys on 7430 kHz. I do listen to some of your programs on my mobile phone. Keep up the good work! Thank you for telling me about your wonderful work. Also learning about your history with a program dealing with World War I and also a history of Eastern European History via the Great Course Ploua taught by a professor who is from Eastern Europe. Thanks again!”

Akira Takei, Japan.

“I am happy to hear your broadcast today. I drink wine made in France, Germany, Italy and Chile. I have not drunk Romanian wine, but I want to”.

Tjang Pak Ning, Indonesia

“Again a warm greetings from Indonesia. How are things getting on in the studio of Radio Romania International in Bucharest ? As always, here is another reception report of RRI in English monitored on May 8th 2017 between 0530 until 0555 UTC on 17760 khz. Today reception was quite unstable with strong propagation and noises. So I cant catch up the whole program in good details”.

Elizabeth Milewicz-Tyson, Australia

“It is with great relief that I finally, after a number of months, was able to listen in to your programs, as the signal strength was much improved. Thank you for an interesting selection of programs and topics. I hope that your technical staff find this report, and the ones which I have sent, of use and I look forward to receiving verification. Fingers crossed for on-going good receptions. Best wishes to your English language staff”.

John Beregi, USA

“Always a pleasure hearing your broadcasts via shortwave”.

Johnelle Roseanna Lakeland, UK

“I’ve changed my name from John Lakeland to Johnelle Roseanna Lakeland. I hope this doesn’t cause too much confusion! I’ve still not had access to my main SDR setup but I do still have 2 portable shortwave radios handy, so have been using those to listen to RRI and other shortwave stations. I normally listen to the full 11:00 UTC and the start of the 22:00 UTC broadcasts when I have time and am very happy that you still have rich and complete programming that is broadcast multiple times so I can listen when I’m free!”