Author: Vlad Palcu

  • Listeners of RRI – Guido Panebianco (Italy)

    Listeners of RRI – Guido Panebianco (Italy)

















    FULL NAME

    Guido Panebianco

    AGE

    32 y.o.

    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

    Im from Italy

    PROFESSION

    I.T. Technician

    OTHER INTERESTS

    I.T.

    LISTENING HABITS

    SW radios listener since 2005 (but regular listener from 2020), and regular FM listener from 2002


    I listen to various SW stations: RRI, BBC World Service, Vatican Radio, Voice of Korea, Voice of Turkey (all of these in English)


    I am also passionate in DXing some stations such as: Radio Dabanga, Radio Tamazuj, Voice of America, Medi 1 (in LW) …


    I also listen to Digital Radio Mondiale stations of RRI

    EQUIPMENT USED FOR LISTENING

    Various portable SW radios (Tecsun PL-880, Tecsun PL-660, XHDATA D-808, Sangean ATS-909X2, Gospell GR-228BP)


    I use a 4 meters wire antenna

    ASSOCIATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, ETC.)

    Member of various Facebook clubs of SWL listeners : Obiettivo DX, DX Shortwave Listener, Passione SWL Radioascolto, Shortwave Radio Listeners Appreciation Group


    Im a member of the A.I.R. (Associazione Italiana Radioascolto – Italian Association of Radio Listening – card n. 3961)

    RRI FREQUENCIES USED

    For Italian Program: mainly 9520 kHz (14 UTC)


    For English Program: 9700 and 17760 kHz (5.30 UTC), 15320 kHz (11.00 UTC – During weekends), 13750 kHz (17 UTC – DRM – During weekends)

    RRI PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST

    News, In The Spotlight, The Cooking Show, Cultural Event, DX Mailbag

    CONTACT (EMAIL / SWL CALL SIGNS)

    SWL Call Sign: I/439/PA

    OTHER INFORMATION

    COMMENTS

    Thanks for all your programs!




  • Mail Roundup – October 27, 2023

    Mail Roundup – October 27, 2023

    Hello, guys,




    Another two
    weeks have passed and October is almost at an end. We’d like to thank everyone
    who’s supported us in these difficult times. Unfortunately, the two
    transmitters will most likely remain discontinued. The wave of solidarity
    you’ve shown has been overwhelming, and we’d like to express our gratitude for
    all the messages of support we’ve received at our station – they really keep us
    going!


    On yet another
    disconcerting note, our Gmail address – engl.rri@gmail.com
    has been discontinued. We encourage everyone to write to us exclusively to our
    standard email address, engl@rri.ro, for
    regular reception reports and feedback, comments and other suggestions. Please
    don’t use any other Gmail address! (We may use our recovery mail to respond,
    but use our standard address instead).




    ***


    Listener’s Day on RRI 2023


    You are still
    invited to contribute to our special Listener’s Day programme, which will be
    aired on November 5th. This year we’re asking you how has climate
    change affected your lifestyle and how can each of us contribute to reduce our
    carbon footprint and help tackle these effects more efficiently. See the full
    call for contributions in the link below:




    https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/listeners_day_on_rri_call_for_contributions-2691768




    ***


    Listeners of RRI
    – your profiles


    We also invite
    everyone who hasn’t already contributed to our new online section to send
    information about technical equipment used for listening, listening habits and
    preferences in addition to some background data, to be included in our
    Listeners of RRI special profiles. You can check them out on our website, while
    the call for contributions is available in the link below:




    https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/listeners_of_rri_call_for_contributions-2688058








    ***


    In October we
    also got a message from Charles Bialet, who lives in Brazil:


    Hello from the city of Nova Friburgo,
    mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. It is a great pleasure for me to
    receive notices or news from you. Romania, how fantastic! I would love to be in
    the city where you are. I would love to not be in Brazil and have a new life! I
    continue listening to shortwaves and would like to know updated information
    about times and frequencies that they transmit and that I can listen to them
    here in Brazil. If you have any photographs of the radio, of you, or of the
    team, I would love to receive them. I am 62 years old and since I was 8 years
    old I learned from my late father to love listening to shortwave broadcasters
    and I continue to this day and currently use a Tecsun PL660 radio and a Tecsun
    S2000 when listening.


    I use Google
    Translator and I apologize if the English is not written well. I speak and
    write well in Portuguese and Spanish. I can read the English language
    reasonably well, but due to lack of practice I don’t speak it well, but I
    understand a lot of what I hear. A big hug to you and your broadcast
    colleagues.


    Our heartfelt
    regards and wishes to you as well, Charles, it was great to reconnect after
    such a long break.






    ***


    Paul Capewell
    (United Kingdom), also got in touch with us after a long break, adding at the
    end of a reception report:


    The programming
    today was, as it always is, very interesting and varied, giving the world an
    insight into local and world vents through a Romanian lens. The mixture of
    local music is always especially interesting, hearing rock and folk and just
    artists I would never hear anywhere else.


    As others said
    on the mailbag section, I was sad to hear of the recent cuts to the budget
    which have cut back on your transmissions, and I wanted to tell you how much I
    enjoy hearing Romanian music, news and history directly from Romania via radio
    over these thousands of miles that separate our two nations. I hope the
    shortwave service will continue for a long time yet.


    Thanks, Paul,
    for your support. We too hope we will continue SW broadcasting for as long as
    possible.




    ***


    This week we got a number of letters sent
    through regular mail to our post office address. Here is the list below:




    Nicholas
    Nowak, USA


    He actually enclosed a beautiful QSO, which
    we’ve scanned and reproduced below.


    Thanks so much for sending these wonderful
    custom-made cards, Nicholas. They sure make our day.




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    Robert
    Wallace, UK


    Robert sent us a number of reception
    reports (in A5 format!) and comments at the end:


    I greatly enjoyed listening to Society
    Today and the story of the Romanian photographer exploring picturesque
    villages, landscapes and people. And how the ethnographic photographer takes
    refuge in the hills, with nature. Taking photographs of traditional people and
    places in deep Romania. I found the episode heartwarming and it reminded me of
    how life would have been here in Northern Ireland 100 years ago.





    Hidemitsu Miyake, Japan


    We actually received a report for August
    from our Japanese listener, who writes:


    To my surprise today’s temperature is over
    35 degrees Celsius. How hot does it
    get at the hottest time in your town?


    August is the hottest
    month, I can’t take the heat. This heat makes me lose
    my appetite.


    We celebrate various summer festivals.
    There’s a fireworks display tonight. I love fireworks because they are so
    pretty. What holidays do you have in August in your country


    Well, Hidemitsu, our response is belated :)
    August is the hottest month in Romania as well, although this year the highest
    temperatures were report in July.


    In August we have a major holiday related
    to the Orthodox calendar – the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Millions
    of Romanians called Maria or Marian celebrate their name day on that occasion.
    Stay safe!

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    A word of thanks also to P.R. Newton and
    Paul Rudd, both from the UK, for sending their reports.




    ***


    In the wake of
    the conflict in the Middle East, we got a number of messages calling for unity,
    peace and solidarity in these trying times. One such message was sent by Muhammad
    Aqeel Bashir (Pakistan):


    It is with a
    heavy heart that I turn to you to express my deep sadness over the recent
    conflict between Hamas and Israel. This conflict has resulted in an
    immeasurable loss of life and it pains us deeply to see innocent children
    martyred and to experience the loss of loved ones on both sides.




    In this time of
    pain and sadness, I would like to prayer for creating an atmosphere of
    brotherhood and love. May my prayer touch people’s hearts and anchor the roots
    of peace and reconciliation deep in our societies. Let us remember together
    that we are all human beings, regardless of our origins, religion or
    nationality, and that the loss of a human life on either side is a loss for all
    humanity.


    In this dark
    time, we want to bring light and hope by advocating for peace and unity. Let us
    pray and work together to ensure that such conflicts never overshadow our lives
    again.






    ***


    Our listener
    from India, Bidhan Chandra Sanyal, has once again written to inform us about
    the start of a major Bengali festival, Durga Puja. More details in his message
    below:


    The best
    Bengali festival Durga Puja has started.
    Heartfelt love and best wishes to all of you on the occasion of Durga
    Puja.


    Durgatsava is
    the best festival of Bengali, bridging the gap between the rich and the poor,
    caste differences and bringing everyone together irrespective of caste and
    religion to engage each other in joy.


    Puja and Upasan
    means the attempt to move forward in life by relying on God. Worshiping and adoring God as a mother is a
    unique feature of traditional Bengali culture.


    According to
    mythology, the gods are asleep in the Dakshinayana of the Sun, awake in the
    Uttarayana. In autumn it is the turn of
    the gods to rest. Sri Ramachandra
    awakened and worshiped Goddess Durga while she rested to kill the evil Ravana,
    the opening ritual of Durga Puja is hence known as Akal Bodhana. In continuation of that, the practice of
    Durga Puja in autumn.


    Atpaur of
    Bengali overcomes the disappointment, failure and disaster of not getting
    thousands in the world, from Mahalaya to Dasami’s sacrifice, both provide
    strength and inspiration to continue anew for the next one year. Forgetting everything, people dive into the
    ocean of joy waiting for a bright light.
    There is no difference between rich and poor. Everyone is eager to take advantage of these
    four days from Shashti to Dasami.


    A major aspect
    of Bengali culture is Bengali manners.
    Kachur shak, kachur lati, shukto, ghant, chakka, chachchari, dalna,
    khichuri-labra, fish, meat, were crowded in Murighan. According to the rules of the festival, one
    type of pada was performed in Bengali Pata Pata. Bengali pages used to arrange these posts at
    the right time according to the wishes of the parents throughout the year. Nowadays you have to go to restaurants to eat
    Bengali sukto, paturi. Patisapata,
    malpo, even coconut or sesame nadu are also sometimes available from sweet
    shops.


    Puja was part of
    Bengali culture as a whole to elaborate one’s thoughts. Bengali adopted this group in the latter part
    of the nineteenth century and most of the twentieth century. In the 21st century, the love of Bengali
    creative people is still intact all over the country and abroad. Now in the guise of their worship, let us not
    forget them. As a result of UNESCO’s
    recognition, Bengali worship is now universal, Bengalis are singing songs of
    universal brotherhood in worship.


    Literary
    magazines of various tastes appeared with a huge collection of literature.


    People who are
    tired of daily work participate in the festival to share social consciousness
    among all, to get rid of the narrow range of Vashti consciousness. So festivals are an essential part of human
    life. To unite oneself among many
    people, organize a festival to establish the soul of universal sense. Disasters, epidemics, natural disasters,
    social tensions could not dampen the joy of the festival in the life of
    Bengalis. So the poet said in amazement
    — The country of Bengal is so broken but it is full of
    colors. In the life of a Bengali
    there are thirteen festivals in twelve months.
    Everyone is invited to meet life with life, human with human in the
    joyous sacrifice of the world.


    Bengali
    festivals are dear. The purpose of the festival is somewhat lost on the
    occasion of the festival. Bengali
    culture faded somewhat with the intrusion of western influence. of the past


    Today, the conch
    shell is no longer sounding in the atmosphere of heart relationship. The external pomp has swallowed up the values
    ​​of the event. Today there is no
    predominance of expression, there is outdoor ceremony. Festivals not only create an atmosphere of
    temporary joy and excitement, but also a way to connect with each other beyond
    narrow boundaries. It is through this
    festival that people enjoy high wealth within the Dainya. The complicated grief
    of the problem assures the survival of the miserable life. So festival is a unique way of Bengali
    survival.


    Thanks, Bidhan.
    Always a pleasure to learn more about the traditions of other cultures.






    ***


    I hope that you
    always transmit to North America in English. It seems that most stations from
    Europe and Asia do not care to transmit in our direction. I wish it could be like it was back in the
    60’s, 70’s and 80’s. I guess we took
    that for granted, but I enjoyed it very much.
    Thanks again for your efforts


    This is what
    Larry Nelson (USA) wrote to us earlier this week. Thanks for your continuous
    support, Larry. We very much appreciate it.






    ***


    To conclude, a
    shout to everyone who also wrote this week, including Pastor.K.M.Raju (India), Takashi Ogasawara (Japan), Motokazu
    Katoh (Japan), Xaver Hellmeier (Austria), Neil Leadbeater (Scotland), Joe Bauer
    (USA), Mamun Rashid (Bangladesh), Ram Babu Kumar (India), Hazairin R. Junep
    (Indonesia), Subir Basu (India), Ataur Rahman (Bangladesh), Larence M. Cohen
    (USA), Leonardo Santiago (Venezuela), John Garland (Canada), Richard Lemke
    (Canada), John Morris (USA), Ricky Hein (USA), Christer Brunström (Sweden), Khalifa
    Isah (Nigeria), Acir da Cruz Camargo (Brazil), Alan Gale (England), Beth
    Kirkdoffer (France), Madhab Chandra Sagour (India), Siddhartha Bhattacharjee
    (India), Roberto Alvarez Galloso (USA), Patricio R. De los Ríos-Escalante
    (Chile), Sultan Mahmud Sarker (Bangladesh), Ragu Aru (India), Fabrizio Savini
    (Italy), William Bonilla (USA), Nazih Mohammed (Morocco), Dawood Jabarkhail (Pakistan),
    Lloyd Cherry (USA), Rob den Boer (Netherlands), Teruhiko Kachi (Japan), Dharam
    Pal Panihar (India), Muhammad Saleem Akhtar (Pakistan), Toshio Shibata (Japan),
    Jayanta Chakrabarty (India), Fan Hong jie (China), Eric Bronner
    (France), Anand Mohan Bain (India), Vito Principe (Italy), Muhammad Arshad
    Qureshi (Pakistan), Umesh Kumar Yadav (India), Phil Hayward (USA), Sutomo Huang
    (Indonesia), Michael Naven (USA), Muhammad Aqeel Bashir (Pakistan), Marc Soens
    (Belgium), Ch Faheem Noor (Pakistan), Lee Mitchell (USA), Guido Panebianco
    (Italy), Gérard Koopal (Netherlands), Sakae Onozawa (Japan), Koray Kahvecioglu
    (Turkey), Jakub Denisiuk (Poland), Saleem Akhtar (Pakistan), Lynton Prescott
    (UK), Ranjit Darnal (Nepal), Reijo Alapiha (Finland), Jon Collins (UK), Tomasz
    Kotas (Poland), Nasir Aziz (Pakistan), Jana Arun (India), Fotios Padazopulos
    (Greece), Ashok Kansal (India), Mitul Kansal (India), Andrew Kuznetsov
    (Latvia), Johann Höchtl (Austria), Artur Fernández Llorella (Spain), Julio
    Cesar Pereira (Brazil), Pawel Nikodym (Poland), Roger Young (South Africa), Michael
    Stevenson (Australia), John Flowers (UK), H.M. Tarek (Bangladesh), Juan Franco
    Crespo (Spain), Art Wormald (Canada), Karyono Wasmin (Indonesia), T. Elampooranan
    (India), Bernard Grondin (Réunion), Annika Anne (Bangladesh), Brian Dbach
    (USA), Henri Lueddecke (Germany), Shin Makino (Japan), Seiichi Enomoto (Japan),
    Malik Allah Bachaya (Pakistan), Mark Combs (USA), Mohammad Saiful Islam Thandar
    (Bangladesh), Thomas Moonen (Germany).

  • Listeners of RRI – Muhammad Aqeel Bashir (Pakistan)

    Listeners of RRI – Muhammad Aqeel Bashir (Pakistan)


















    FULL NAME

    Muhammad Aqeel Bashir

    AGE

    40 Years

    POSTAL ADDRESS (OPTIONAL)

    Muhammad Aqeel Bashir

    Pak Listeners Club

    PROFESSION

    Electrical Instructor

    OTHER INTERESTS

    Reading Book, Watching TV, Photography, Hiking, Collecting Stamps.

    LISTENING HABITS

    Radio listening habits have changed over time, as new technologies have emerged. For example, the rise of streaming services has led to a decline in traditional radio listening. However, radio is still a popular form of entertainment, and it is likely to remain so for many years to come. Thats why our organization has a slogan that Radio is Radio is the future, not the past.

    EQUIPMENT USED FOR LISTENING

    Siemens RK, 665, Siemens RK 759, Grundig YB 80, Tecsun PL-606 & my first radio National Panasonic 543.

    ASSOCIATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, ETC.)

    The name of my club is “Pak Listeners Club”


    The name of our organization is


    International Radio Listeners Organization of Pakistan. (IRLO Pakistan)

    RRI FREQUENCIES USED

    Different frequencies are being used by me for different languages.


    5910,7245,9500,9520,9550,9570,9610,9700,


    11620,11670,11810,11940,11950,13610,


    15340,17760,17780 KHz.

    RRI PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST

    News, Currents affairs, History , Travelling, Cultural and Sports programs.

    CONTACT (EMAIL / SWL CALL SIGNS)

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Basically I am a DXer and you may know that I regularly send you reception reports but I do not get QSL cards in reply. I request you to send me QSL cards in response to my reports.

    COMMENTS

    A remarkable radio station that offers people throughout the world a useful service is Radio Romania International. Your cultural programming is intriguing and entertaining, and your news coverage is thorough and educational. Your shows on Romanian history, culture, and literature are my favourites. Im appreciative that Radio Romania International has given me the chance to learn more about Romania. For as long as Ive listened to Radio Romania International, Ive been impressed with the caliber of your programming. Your cultural programming is consistently well-researched and delivered, and your news coverage is constantly current and accurate. You transmit in so many languages, which allow me to listen to different languages ​​to fulfill my hobby and make and send your reception reports. Thank you for your amazing radio broadcast, Radio Romania International! I intend to keep tuning in to your programmes for a very long time. In sha Allah (God willing).




  • Way of making the esports industry more inclusive

    Way of making the esports industry more inclusive

    What does the future look like for young female professional gamers right now?

    How easy is it for them to get affiliated with a club and turn their passion and skills into a professional gaming career?

    What kind of changes and sacrifice all that involves?

    Ana Dumbravă, Samsung Team Galaxy’s AWP tried to answer these questions on the sidelines of this year’s Bucharest Gaming Week, one of the most anticipated events among communities of gamers, developers and related industries in Romania.

  • Listeners of RRI – Gordon R. Lyell (USA)

    Listeners of RRI – Gordon R. Lyell (USA)


















    FULL NAME

    Gordon R Lyell

    AGE

    56

    POSTAL ADDRESS (OPTIONAL)

    PROFESSION

    Retired

    OTHER INTERESTS

    Astronomy, music, cars, Road Cycling

    LISTENING HABITS

    Shortwave listener since 1976 when I was 10 years old. Still listen almost every night from around 01:00 up to 06:00 UTC or just past midnight my local.

    EQUIPMENT USED FOR LISTENING

    Icom IC-R8600, Drake R8, Satellit 800, SDRplay RSPdx, Tecsun H501X, Radio Shack DX-390

    ASSOCIATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, ETC.)

    Member Official SWL Chanel on YouTube and Facebook. My YouTube Chanel Southern Illinois Shortwave.

    RRI FREQUENCIES USED

    9.850.00, 6.020.000 ( sometimes listen up in the 16-meter band during good propagation.

    RRI PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST

    News, History show, Music, DX Mailbag

    CONTACT (EMAIL / SWL CALL SIGNS)

    WA9211SWL

    OTHER INFORMATION

    I live outside a small little town in southern Illinois population 3,500 in the USA in a country setting on 40 acres. I have been married to my wife Grace for 31 years. I have a big Alpha Delta DX-Ultra Inverted V dipole as my main antenna. I also use a magnetic loop and a 1000 foot long wire.

    COMMENTS

    I am a long time listener to RRI. I really enjoy all the programs. Im very happy that RRI continues its Shortwave presence when others have left. The signal is usually very good here. When conditions are poor, I will listen to RRI on my Internet Radio the Ocean Digital WR-800D




  • Listeners of RRI – Atsuhiko Takezawa (Japan)

    Listeners of RRI – Atsuhiko Takezawa (Japan)

    > Ø Full name: AtsuhikoTakezawa



    age: last Beatles generation



    country of origin: Japan



    profession: ex event production



    other interests: Listening to music, playing musical instruments (synthesizer, etc.)



    > Ø Listening habits

    DXing background: When I was younger, I bought a radio to listen to The Beatles, and then discovered the fascination of shortwave broadcasting.



    a list of stations you monitor:

    Radio Romania International DRM broadcast

    KTWR Guam DRM broadcast

    BBC

    Korean Broadcasting System

    Radio Thailand

    etc.



    > Ø Type of DXing equipment used:

    RTL-SDR (A combination of several modules, all inexpensive)

    Portable shortwave radios (all under $100)



    > Ø Associations: DX clubs, federations, organizations, etc.

    I dont belong to any religion.



    > Ø RRI frequencies used

    13650 Spanish DRM

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1670548243401560064?s=46

    I have submitted many reports but no QSL reply 🙁



    15200 Romanian

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1670246663666151424?s=46



    13660 Russian DRM

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1657414823586713601?s=46



    15260 Chinese DRM

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1594569803863580673?s=46



    QSL card received from the Chinese section, thanks 🙂

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1652979523930185728?s=46



    11650 English for Japan

    https://twitter.com/atake/status/1642301945380769794?s=46



    Please send it by DRM, Im sure it will be successful. it good for weekend only.



    > Ø RRI programmes of interest

    I like the music program, I enjoy it.





    SWL call signs: No call signs

  • Mail Roundup – October 13

    Mail Roundup – October 13

    Hi,
    everyone!




    It’s
    Friday the 13th, and Halloween approaches…


    Jokes
    aside, autumn has claimed its territory across Romania. Our mornings are colder
    while our days grow shorter and busier 🙂 We too at the English
    Service are working hard to keep the broadcasts going, despite hitting a few
    bumps (we’ve been unfortunately locked out from our Gmail address, engl.rri@gmail.com)


    A big
    shout to everyone who contributes by sending us reports, feedback, suggestion
    and comments. We wouldn’t be able to improve and keep going without you guys.


    Make
    sure to also check out of Listeners of RRI posts, here in this section, as we
    continue to introduce you to members of our community.


    So
    without further ado, let’s dive into today’s roundup!




    ***


    From
    Morocco we got a heard-rending message from Maouad Belgrid (Morocco), who wrote
    to us to share his experience of last month’s devastating earthquake.


    How
    are you? I am happy to communicate with you again after a long absence, and I
    am very happy to be one of your honorable family. Frankly, I have been late in
    corresponding with you for a long time, but here I am back again and inform you
    that we were exposed to a strong earthquake in our region of Tikouka, Taroudant
    Province, Morocco.


    Frankly, I lost all of my possessions while being rescued. The
    house was destroyed by the earthquake. My livestock fell on the cement and they
    all died. I could not stand the least. Frankly, we were experiencing a harsh
    night. At that moment, at 22:5 minutes, the ground shook.


    I was giving food to my ewes at night, and when I returned to my
    room, I lay on the floor. Suddenly, I heard the ceiling moving and falling on
    the dirt. I ran downstairs, stood in the middle of the house, and began to
    recite the Shahada.


    I say, I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear
    witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God


    I started to feel like I was in embarrassment


    I heard a sound as if it were a drilling machine falling on the
    walls, and I began to hear the screams of children and women in the village.


    I hurried outside and an old woman started calling my name, O
    enemy, save me. I hurried and saved her, praise be to God. I hurried to another
    place and checked on another family. I hurried to another family and found a
    father of two children stuck and hitting stones. I entered and found him with a
    broken knee.


    She was happy until he came out from under the shelter. He told
    me to save my father, my mother, and my sister. I hurried. Darkness was
    everywhere and dust covered the entire sky. I could no longer see the stars
    because of the dust. I hurried and found Sheikh Muhammad. The ceiling had
    fallen on him. But had it not been for God’s kindness, he would have been among
    the dead.


    The cement fell on him, but he was sleeping on the bed. He was
    the one who carried the cement on him, but he suffered scratches in his head.
    We and other friends took him out, but we found his daughter had died of
    suffocation. We carried them outside and they lay on the ground. We hurried to
    another house and found another girl under the rescue.


    We removed the dirt with our hands until we reached her and found
    her at the bottom, but she had suffered fractures and bruises in her eyes. We
    treated her with first aid. We rushed to rescue the cows and sheep. We worked
    until the early morning. We did not stop working until the morning. We built
    our bodies to their final resting place. In the end, please accept my regards,
    your friend. Mouad Belgrid from Morocco, and this is my story with the
    earthquake that struck Morocco.


    It’s hard to find words to respond to a message like that.


    We are amazed at your willpower and strength in the wake of a
    such a tragedy, which you mustered to pick yourself up and go and help others.
    We just wish we could all be like you.


    From everyone here at the English Service, we hope you find the
    strength to move on and make a new life for yourself after these tragic events.




    ***


    Mohamad Haidir Hasim
    (Malaysia) wrote to us to tell us more about the European Day of Language, an
    event hosted by EUNIC Malaysia. Here is what he wrote:


    That event was held at Alliance Francaise in Kuala Lumpur and
    many European countries embassy or cultural affairs opened booths such as :


    1) Germany


    2) France


    3) Spain


    4) Netherlands


    5)Czech Republic


    6) Hungary


    7) Finland


    8) Poland


    9) Georgia


    10) Romania


    Many fun activities such as storytelling, short films screenings,
    trial classes and many more that we can join.


    I visited the Romanian Embassy booth and the Romanian was really
    friendly and even nice. And surprisingly some of them can speak my language
    (Bahasa Malaysia or Malay language).


    They also introduced me more about Romania and Romanian
    culture.Also I learn few Romanian word such as Buna Ziua that mean
    Hello and find out it’s has similarities with Malay word such as Infrastructura
    that mean infrastruktur.


    I also meet a Romanian friend that study in Malaysia and can
    speak Malay fluently. That’s really cool to me.


    After that I visited another booth from Poland until Germany and
    meet many friendly European people.


    I really wish want to visit Romania one day or learn you
    language one day


    Well, we really hope you do, Mohamad. Thanks for the wonderful
    insight. You can also find below a few photos sent by our friend from Malaysia.

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    ***


    A
    word of appreciation now to Gary Paulson (Seattle, USA), who in the last few
    weeks has been sending us daily reports. We are very grateful to hear from you
    so often, Gary. And we also appreciate some of your comments – You guys are
    signaling in like gangbusters!, You guys could mention my Reports forever!! I
    get a thrill out of it! It’s part of why we connect! Us Shortwave Radio Nerds!
    We Love You!


    Well,
    we love you too, Gary. We love your passion that sure makes our days
    brighter. Our regards to Catherine and a
    friendly pat to Gidget and Rudy!


    Here’s
    one of the many screenshots Gary sent us.


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    ***


    Of
    course, Bidhan Chandra Sanyal also sent us a number of letters marking special
    occasions in the calendar. Here is one such message:


    October
    1 is celebrated as the International Day of Older Persons or the International
    Day of Older Persons around the world.
    The United Nations proposed to declare 14 December 1990 as the
    International Day of Older Persons, after which the day was observed as the
    International Day of Older Persons from 1 October 1991.


    On
    this day, we all should not only take an oath to be kind to the elderly, but
    also understand the responsibility of caring for the elderly. One of the objectives of celebrating this day
    is to eliminate discrimination and mistreatment of the elderly. Keeping seniors healthy and happy in today’s
    lifestyle and small family culture is more challenging than ever.


    According
    to the latest report of UNFPA i.e. United Nations Population Fund, by 2025 the
    elderly population in India will reach 15 crore. In such situations, they will need care more
    than ever. There are a few things to
    keep in mind to take care of them during this time.


    Keeping
    physically active: Being physically active reduces the effects of aging on the
    body. Some exercise is important for
    seniors. Because it increases heart rate
    and helps maintain proper blood flow.
    Physical activity results in sweating, which removes harmful substances
    from the body. What happens is that the
    body maintains better balance and the mind is able to think better. Regular exercise also reduces the risk of
    diabetes, Alzheimer’s and dementia in the body.


    Adequate
    sleep is important: As the age increases, sleep problems are seen in the
    elderly. Lack of sleep at this age can
    lead to heart and brain related problems.
    So take sleeping pills as per doctor’s advice and if possible exercise,
    do yoga, meditate, listen to music, take a walk.


    Don’t
    stop being social: A good social life has a positive impact on the mental,
    physical and emotional health of the elderly.
    According to a study, social engagement maintains a positive mood in the
    elderly. For example, forming a group of
    elderly people in the park, playing cards with peers, discussing while reading
    the newspaper. What happens with this is
    that seniors are motivated to keep themselves active. Loneliness has a major impact on the health
    of the elderly. So, even after
    retirement, maintain your social life, so that you can continue it later.


    Balanced
    diet is important: Seniors should have a balanced diet to reduce the risk of
    serious diseases. That means their diet
    should not be too heavy, should be low in saturated fat items
    (ghee-oil-butter-biscuits-meat) and high in fiber-rich items. Their digestive system should be
    healthy. Elderly people should eat fresh
    food and drink more water and fluids.
    Adults should eat adequate amounts of fruits, vegetables, and whole
    grains.


    Be
    Prepared for Emergencies: If there are seniors at home, it is important to have
    a plan in place to deal with any health emergency. The room should have oximeter, BP machine,
    sugar testing machine, nebulizer, thermometer etc. Keep in touch with doctors, get your blood
    pressure and sugar checked regularly. Be
    prepared for what to do in emergency situations, so that right decisions can be
    made in time.


    Our
    country India has some social programs for senior citizens at government
    level. I would appreciate it if you
    could shed some light on what social schemes are there for the elderly in your
    country.


    That’s
    really great to hear and good advice for everyone to look up to, not just the
    elderly. At times we too feel we’re not exercising enough, given that we tend
    to spend so much of our days behind screens. Thanks for the message, Bidhan, we
    really appreciate it.




    ***


    Time
    now to mention another great message we got in the last two weeks, this time sent
    by Ashik Eqbal Tokon from Bangladesh. Here is what he wrote:


    Dear
    Radio Romania International (RRI) Team,


    I
    hope this email finds you in the best of spirits. I wanted to take a moment to
    extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on the occasion of Listener’s Day
    and Radio Day, marking a remarkable 95 years of broadcasting excellence!


    Since
    the very first radio broadcast aired in Romania on November 1st, 1928, RRI has
    been a steadfast source of information, entertainment, and cultural enrichment
    for listeners both in Romania and around the world. Over the years, your
    dedication to delivering high-quality content has made RRI an indispensable
    part of many people’s lives, mine included.


    I
    personally began tuning in to RRI in 1993, and it didn’t take long for me to
    become completely captivated by the diverse and enriching content you provide.
    RRI has been my unique hub to discover Romania and its rich history, culture,
    traditions, customs, literature, and even the advancements in science and
    technology. Your broadcasts have offered me a window into the heart of Romania
    and the vibrant spirit of its people.


    The
    journey I’ve undertaken with RRI has been both enlightening and enjoyable. Your
    commitment to promoting cross-cultural understanding and fostering connections
    between Romania and the world is truly commendable. Through your broadcasts,
    you have not only educated but also inspired countless listeners like me to
    explore the beauty of Romania and the depth of its heritage.


    As
    someone who began tuning in to RRI in 1993, I’ve had the privilege of
    witnessing your broadcasts’ profound impact on the world. Allow me to highlight
    some of the key contributions that RRI has made over these 95 years:


    1.
    Cultural Ambassador: RRI has acted as a cultural ambassador for Romania,
    bringing its rich heritage, traditions, and artistic achievements to audiences
    worldwide. Your programs have provided valuable insights into Romania’s
    history, customs, and artistic endeavours, fostering a deeper understanding of
    this vibrant nation.


    2.
    Language and Education: RRI has been a valuable resource for language learners,
    offering Romanian language lessons and promoting linguistic diversity. Your
    educational initiatives have enabled people from diverse backgrounds to learn
    and appreciate the beauty of the Romanian language.


    3.
    Cross-Cultural Understanding: RRI has played a pivotal role in promoting
    cross-cultural understanding by showcasing Romania’s diverse cultural tapestry
    and fostering dialogue between different nations. Through your broadcasts, you
    have bridged cultural gaps and encouraged international cooperation.


    4.
    Connecting Diaspora: For Romanians living abroad, RRI has been a lifeline to
    their homeland, helping them stay connected with their roots and heritage. Your
    broadcasts have provided a sense of belonging and nostalgia to the Romanian
    diaspora.


    5.
    News and Information: RRI has been a trusted source of news and information,
    especially during times of global events and crises. Your accurate and reliable
    reporting has informed the world about developments in Romania and beyond.


    6.
    Cultural Exchange: Through collaborations with international broadcasters and
    cultural institutions, RRI has facilitated cultural exchange, bringing the
    world to Romania and Romania to the world. This has enriched the global
    cultural landscape.


    Through
    RRI, I have discovered a captivating way of learning about Romania and its
    culture: engaging quizzes. These quizzes have not only tested my knowledge but
    have also broadened my understanding of this beautiful country. Participating
    in them has been a rewarding experience, and I am grateful for the opportunity
    to have won a few.


    As
    you celebrate this significant milestone, please know that your impact on
    Romania and the world has been immeasurable. Your dedication to promoting
    Romania’s unique identity and fostering global connections is a testament to
    the power of radio as a medium for education, cultural enrichment, and
    diplomacy.


    Once
    again, congratulations on 95 years of broadcasting excellence, and here’s to
    many more years of sharing the wonders of Romania with the world. Thank you for
    being a reliable source of knowledge and inspiration and for connecting us all
    through the magic of radio.


    Dear
    Ashik, you honor us with your kind words, which compel us to continue to
    deliver top-quality broadcasts in the future as well.




    ***


    It’s
    now time to mention some of the listeners who took the time to send letters to
    our department by regular post.




    Yoshihiro
    Toyama, Japan


    Dear
    RRI. Greetings from still hot fall season in Japan. It is continuing sunny
    weather especially 2023. Thank you for broadcasting to Japan and returning my
    letter and postcard. I was very happy to receive it.


    Here
    is also what Yoshihiro included in the envelope – a postcard and what appears
    to be some coupons.


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    Anand
    Mohan Bain, India


    Namaste,
    this year we are going to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Pariwar Bandhu SWL
    Club. Pradiwar Bandhu SWL Club continuously works for audience growth. There
    are a total of 231 members in our club. We regularly organize contests/surveys,
    many people participate in them. We give radio / t-shirts, wrist watches, bags,
    etc. as gifts. We always keep in touch with the radio station, listen to the
    program and give our feedback on it, you also always support us and we thank
    your radio station. Along with this letter, we are sending you 4 cards prepared
    on the occasion of our 33rd anniversary, please inform us when you receive
    them. If possible, add them to Radio Romania’s mail roundup page, so other
    listeners will get to know about our club. Our page is open on Facebook, any
    listener can join it.


    Thank
    you Anand, and Happy Anniversary on your special occasion. Your club’s
    contribution to our station has been very valuable over the years. Please
    inform all your members of our heartfelt appreciation.


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    From
    the USA, Bill Patalon wrote to us, enclosing the following postcard.


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    Thank
    you all for writing, it’s always nice to open up old-fashioned letters and be
    able to respond.






    ***


    From
    Sweden, Christer Brunström sent his regular monthly report, adding the
    following comment:


    I
    am engaged in a radio project for the Swedish DX Federation. On November 3rd
    there will be a one-hour broadcast in Swedish via Channel 292 in Germany on
    9670 kHz. I have contributed a few features to this broadcast. There will
    another broadcast at Christmas and then one for World Radio Day on February 13h
    next year.


    Good
    luck with your project, hope the broadcasts goes as planned. Christer was also
    kind enough to send a recording detailing his contribution, which we’re airing
    this weekend in our DX mailbag.




    ***


    We
    got a nice message accompanying a report sent in by John Jurasek (USA), who
    writes:




    Your
    broadcasts are very informative and interesting – I am always guaranteed to
    learn something new about Romania every time I listen, and I find the music
    selections to be most enjoyable likewise! I applaud your station for continuing
    to utilize shortwave radio – as it remains highly effective in reaching
    listeners who haven’t any other means to listen, due to financial circumstance,
    remote location, or as a product of war, disaster or censorship. I listen very
    regularly on 11620 kHz and 13650 kHz, occasionally I will also tune in on 11800
    kHz.


    Thanks,
    John, for your kind regards. It’s getting harder by the day to stay on SW these
    days, but we’re relentless and devoted to our listeners.






    ***


    Muhammad
    Aqeel Bashir (Pakistan) also submitted a number of reception reports, at one
    point adding:


    I
    hope this email finds you well. First and foremost, I want to express my
    heartfelt gratitude for consistently delivering high-quality programming to
    your audience. Your dedication to providing informative and engaging content is
    truly commendable.


    I
    have been a keen listener of your broadcasts, not only in English but also in
    other languages, despite not being proficient in those languages. Thanks to the
    wonders of technology and Google Translator, I can easily understand and enjoy
    the rich content you offer.


    Thanks
    for writing and for your kind words, Muhammad. They mean a lot to the team.




    ***


    Before
    ending, we warmly invite everyone to contribute to our special programme
    devoted to Listener’s Day.




    On
    Sunday, the 5th of November 2023, on the first Sunday following the
    Romanian Radio day which we celebrate every year on November 1, we invite you
    to take part in a special programme marking Listeners’ Day on Radio Romania
    International.




    2023
    is set to become the warmest in recorded history, warns the EU Copernicus
    Service, after average temperatures measured around the world during the summer
    and in September have reached the highest levels ever recorded. Climate change
    has triggered not only temperature records, but also extreme phenomena:
    devastating fires, heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms and flooding.




    In
    the 2023 edition of Listeners’ Day, we ask you whether (and how) climate change
    has influenced you; what steps do you think should be taken to help reduce
    greenhouse gas emissions, and how could each of us contribute to reducing our
    carbon footprint? Do you see education as a useful instrument to tackle climate
    change more efficiently, should there be more platforms to discuss climate
    change? What role do mass media play in this context?




    We
    are looking forward to receiving your answers, which will be included in our
    show on the 5th of November! You can email them to us, at engl@rri.ro, post
    them on Facebook or send them as a comment to this item on RRI’s website at
    www.rri.ro. You can also send us pre-recorded answers on email, via WhatsApp,
    at +40744.31.26.50, or you can send us your telephone number so we can call you
    from the studio and record your opinions.




    ***


    Our
    roundup is at an end, but before actually ending, we say thanks to everyone
    else who contributed in the last two weeks and deserve and honorable mention: John
    Zachary Alvarez (Philippines), Madhab Chandra Sagour (India), Igor Belevich
    (Belarus), Richard Lemke (Canada), Hidemitsu Miyake (Japan), Ding Lu (China), Toshiki
    Tsuboi (Japan), Timofeyev Uhra (Kazakhstan), Jayanta Chakrabarty (India),
    Hiromichi Kinoshita (Japan), Chris Malboeuf (Canada), Tomasz Kotas (Poland), Siddhartha
    Bhattacharjee (India), Nithin George (India), Kraig Krist (USA), Rob den Boer
    (Netherlands), Ratan Kumar Paul (India), Karobi Hazarika (India), Juan Antonio
    Arranz Sanz (Spain), G. Vinoth (India), Adrian Micaleff (Malta), Art Wormald
    (Canada), Alexey Kulakov (Russia), Jose Angel Vazquez Torres (Mexico), H.M.
    Tarek (Bangladesh), Aksa Ahmed (Bangladesh), Saif Ahmed Utsha (Bangladesh), Eti
    Mone (Bangladesh), Allan S. Fenix (Philippines), Mitul Kansal (India), Ashok
    Kansal (India), Roberto Alvarez-Galloso (USA), Braeden Watson (Canada),
    Muhammad Arshad Qureshi (Pakistan), Mikio Kohara (Japan), Alokito Manush Cai
    (Bangladesh), Richard Contone (USA), Ashik Eqbal Tokon (Bangladesh), Debakamal
    Hazarika (India), Takashi Ogasawara (Japan), Misayo Tanaka (Japan), Vendel
    Boree (USA), Alokesh Gupta (India), Shobuz Mahmud (Bangladesh), Jon Collins
    (UK), Thamminana Krushna Rao (India), Koray Kahvecioglu (Turkey), Michael
    Dentremont (Canada), Debashis Gope (India), Mikael Sjoberg (Sweden), Nithin
    George (India), Mahfuzur Rahman (Bangladesh), Paul Shivendu (India), Rasheed
    Naz (Pakistan).




    73!

  • The European Citizen’s Prize 2023

    The European Citizen’s Prize 2023

    The European Citizen’s Prize is awarded by the European Parliament to citizens, groups, associations or organizations for projects they have carried out and through which they have displayed exceptional achievements and/or outstanding commitment in a number of areas. The Prize recognizes initiatives that contribute to European cooperation and the promotion of common values.

    In Romania, the prize was awarded to two projects The Autism Voice Institute of the Autism Voice organization, and Room for Truth, submitted by the Zi de BINE and Victims of Sexual Crimes associations.

  • Game-changing technologies that can turn the tide of wars

    Game-changing technologies that can turn the tide of wars

    Whether we’re talking about artificial intelligence, bioengineering, autonomous systems, and quantum computing, such disruptive and emerging technologies pose substantial challenges and opportunities in the war effort. This was also at heart of a discussion panel organized on the sidelines of the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Forum held in Bucharest.

    Participants discussed ways of assessing how these technologies continue to affect allied security with a view to ensuring the resilience of deterrence and defense, as well as of civil society.

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  • Listeners of RRI – Nektarios Manousos (Greece)

    Listeners of RRI – Nektarios Manousos (Greece)

















    FULL NAME

    NEKTARIOS MANOUSOS

    AGE

    55

    PROFESSION

    LOGISTICS MANAGER

    OTHER INTERESTS

    HIKING,BIKING

    LISTENING HABITS

    USUALLY DURUNG EVENING HOURS

    EQUIPMENT USED FOR LISTENING

    PORTABLE RECEIVER AND LONG WIRE ANTENNA

    ASSOCIATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, ETC.)

    HELLAS RADIO CLUB,WRTH F/BGROUP AND OTHERS

    RRI FREQUENCIES USED

    5910,9700,11520,11650,11830,15130,17790

    RRI PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST

    WORLD NEWS AT FIRST AND THE MUSIC PROGRAMS

    CONTACT (EMAIL / SWL CALL SIGNS)

    SV9019SWL

    OTHER INFORMATION

    MALE,FATHER OF TWO KIDS AND HUSBAND

    COMMENTS

    I AM USING AND LISTENIG TO RADIO STATION SINCE CHILD, I REMEMBER MY SELF DURING 70S AND 80S TUNING TO RADIO BOUCAREST GREEK LANGUAGE SERVICE IN THE MW BAND ALMOST EVERY NIGHT




  • Preserving the intengible cultural heritage of Ukrainian refugees in Romania

    Preserving the intengible cultural heritage of Ukrainian refugees in Romania

    This week the Jesuit Refugee Service in Romania hosted the
    launch of the project Community-based teaching and learning of Ukraine’s
    living heritage in Romania. Funded by UNESCO, the project seeks to promote and
    preserve the intangible cultural heritage of Ukrainian communities who found
    themselves displaced to Romania in the wake of Russia’s war of aggression in
    Ukraine.


    Project coordinator on behalf of JRS Romania, Ioana-Otilia
    Baskerville, gave us more details.




    Further information:


    https://www.jrsromania.org/


    https://ich.unesco.org/en/assistances/community-based-teaching-and-learning-of-ukraines-living-heritage-in-romania-02074

  • Listeners of RRI – Tomasz Kotas (Poland)

    Listeners of RRI – Tomasz Kotas (Poland)



















    FULL NAME

    Tomasz Kotas

    AGE

    53

    POSTAL ADDRESS (OPTIONAL)

    PROFESSION

    Used bus sales specialist.

    OTHER INTERESTS

    Listening to the radio

    LISTENING HABITS

    Everything

    EQUIPMENT USED FOR LISTENING

    Radios:


    -Tecsun S-2000


    -Sangean ATS-909X2


    -20 pieces of contemporary global radios


    -50 pieces of Polish and Soviet radios from the communist era. All operational


    -20 pieces of historical radios (Grundig, Marc, Lafayette, Sony, Craftsman, Commander and others). All operational


    Additional devices:


    -MFJ 1020C antenna tuner


    -MFJ antenna switch


    -NES10-2 MK4 – DSP noise cancelling speaker


    Antenas:


    -Long wire 20.5 m – south direction


    -Long wire 18 m – east direction


    -purchased but not yet working Vertical GP-7 DX antenna (https://sp7gxp.pl/vertical-gp-7-dx/)


    -MLA – 30+ Loop Antenna


    -Mini Whip Antenna


    -GA-80 antenna

    ASSOCIATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, ETC.)

    Member of the Polish Amateur Radio Union: SP9-06-150


    Club: SP9PKS


    SWARL: SP7024SWL

    RRI FREQUENCIES USED

    5910,5955,5960,9500,9575,9600,9610,9700,11620,11650,11820,11850,11940,11975,13650,15130,15200,15255,15370

    RRI PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST

    News

    CONTACT (EMAIL / SWL CALL SIGNS)

    OTHER INFORMATION

    COMMENTS


    By filling in the forms belonging to RRI you consent to the storage of your personal data in the RRI database and to its processing for information, marketing and advertising purposes. RRI complies with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on personal data protection. RRI will no longer store and use your personal data, upon your specific request, by e-mail.


    Photos:


    Antennas: SWARL certificate: PZK licence:


  • Mail Roundup – September 29, 2023

    Mail Roundup – September 29, 2023

    Hi, everyone!




    Our new programme schedule for 2023-2024 is available. There are a few
    novelties this year, as many of you have already been informed via email. Feel
    free to check it out at the link below:




    https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/rri_programme_schedule_2023_2024-2690332




    In the meantime,
    as many of you continue to inquire about QSLs, you should know that we are
    making efforts to send digital QSLs for 2023 to everyone who’s sent accurate
    reception reports. I know it’s a great inconvenience to many of you, as you
    were quite looking forward for confirmation of your reception, but we assure
    you we are doing everything in our power to make sure we send out QSLs in one
    form or another by the end of the year.






    ***


    We start our
    roundup of the main messages of the last two weeks with a letter sent by our
    long-time listener and friend Richard Lemke (Canada). Here is what he writes on
    the sidelines of his regular reception report:


    Fall around the
    corner with the seasonal temperature adjustment evenings are darker and longer,
    Fall is here Canadian Geese flyby more common and threat off snow in higher
    summit peaks in the mountains we Edmonton had 291 hours of smokey time recorded
    from wildfire smoke, Zoom meeting was held and from Montreal, Quebec the CIDX
    shortwave club now entering 61 years we had fun with the zoom meeting lots off
    barbecue smoke to laugh at.




    ***


    You will all be
    happy to know a new Listeners’ Association has been recently set up in
    Bangladesh – the Association of Radio Listeners’ Club Bangladesh (ARLCB). We
    got all the details in a message sent by the president of ARLCB, Sahadot
    Hossain.


    My warm regards
    and cordial love you all from a part in Bangladesh. Now I like to inform you
    about an association of listener’s organiger, which is formed in Bangladesh.


    Association of
    Radio Listeners’ Club Bangladesh (ARLCB) is made up of representatives of Radio
    Audience Club of Bangladesh.


    An organization
    named ‘Association of Radio Listeners Club Bangladesh’ (ARLCB) has made its
    debut in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, last Friday in a joyful atmosphere.
    According to the press release of the association, the main objective of this
    association is to bring together the audience clubs and listeners existing in
    different districts of the country under one platform, increase the audience
    through domestic and international radio campaigns and participate in various
    social activities.


    The first phase
    started at City Mahal Convention Center in Mirpur, Dhaka at 11:20 am on Friday
    under the chairmanship of Dxer Md. Sahadot Hossain, After the recitation of the
    Holy Quran by a small audience Sohel Murad Snigdha, In this program 40 people
    from all over the country introduced themselves.


    After that, the
    objectives, activities and implementation plan of the association were
    presented by Md. Sahadot Hossain, Assistant Professor of Geography and
    Environment Department of Kishoreganj Gurdayal Govt. College, Engr. Md. Monzurul
    Alam Ripon of Dhaka, Md Shohel Rana Redoy of Dhaka Cantonment, Md. Chan Miah of
    Sylhet and Sazzad Hossain Riju of Jhenaidah.


    Then the opinion
    of the audience organizers was taken regarding the name ‘Association of Radio
    Listeners Club Bangladesh’ (ARLCB). Based on the opinion of all the listeners
    present and the majority of the registered absent listeners, the name of the
    organization was decided as ‘Association of Radio Listeners Club Bangladesh
    (ARLCB)’. Aminul Islam Rana of Gaibandha, Anwar Parvez of Bogra, Saidur Rahman
    Safin of Shariatpur, M. Jamal Ahmed Suborno of Faridpur and Mujibul Haque of
    Jessore expressed their detailed opinion regarding the naming of the
    organization and the formation of the organization.


    In the next
    phase, on behalf of the convening committee, Md. Monzurul Alam Ripon announced
    Md. Sahadot Hossain, monitor of Radio Tehran Bangla Division, as the president
    of the executive committee of the newly formed Association of Radio
    Listeners Club Bangladesh (ARLCB). Then the newly appointed President
    proposed the names of the other members of the Executive Council with the
    consent of all the audience present and one by one they were elected as
    executive members.


    Other executive
    members elected are: Vice President – Engr. Md. Monzurul Alam Ripon (Dhaka),
    Secretary Md Shohel Rana Redoy (Dhaka), Assistant Secretary Sazzad Hossain Riju
    (Jhenaidah), Organizing Secretary Md. Hussain Musa (Narsingdi), Assistant
    Organizing Secretary Md. Chan Miah (Sylhet), Women Affairs Secretary Roshan Ara
    Labani (Kushtia), Co-Women Affairs Secretary Mitu Faria (Narsingdi), Finance
    Secretary Md. Nazmul Islam (Chuadanga), Co-Finance Secretary ATM Ataur Rahman
    Ranju (Rangpur), Publicity Secretary Md. Anwar Parvez (Bogra), Co-Publicity
    Secretary M. Jamal Ahmed Suborno, Program Affairs Secretary Muhammad Zahurul
    Islam (Jamalpur) and Associate Program Affairs Secretary Aminul Islam Rana
    (Gaibandha).


    Besides, an
    advisory council consisting of 3 members has been formed. The members of the
    committee are: Chuadanga’s famous Dxer, editor of Pravah Online.com newspaper
    Mohammad Abdullah, Ashiq Iqbal Tokon (Rajshahi) , a great Dxer in Bangladesh
    and an welknown listener Md Shahjalal Hazari from Narsingdi.


    Others present
    at the event were Saidur Rahman Safin (Shariatpur), Saidul Islam (Lalmonirhat),
    Minhaj Uddin (Mymensingh), Masudur Rahman Sohag (Chuadanga), Sirajul Islam
    (Barguna), M. A Jinnah (Dhaka), Asad Hussain (Sylhet), Mohaiminur Rahman
    (Jhenaidah), Osman Gani (Dhaka), Abu Sayeed (Rajshahi), Roshan Murad Mugdho and
    Sohel Murad Snigdh (Dhaka), Tahmidul Alam Orin (Nator), Toasin Hasan
    (Narayanganj), Md. Obaeidul Hussain Al-Sami (Jashore), Rashed Ahmed (Dhaka),
    Muslima Akhtar (Dhaka), Alo Ahmed (Dhaka), Afrida Mehjahin Zereen and Arifa
    Alam Dolon (Natore), ST Taijul Islam (Narsingdi), Khandkar Erfan Ali Biplab
    (Dhaka) ), M. Alam (Dhaka), Adar Ahmed Sukh (Dhaka) and others.


    Registered but
    absent founder members are: Dr. Saleh Matin, Sharifa Akhtar Panna, Abu Taher,
    Bidhan Chandra Tikadar, Md. Babul Hossain, Md. Osman Gani, M. Shamsul Islam,
    Salahuddin Dollar, MA Barik, A. K. M Nuruzzbaman, Md. Aynul Haque, Syed Asiful
    Islam, Jahangir Alam, Sharif Mia, Arif Mahmud Parash, M. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,
    Md. Ajharul Islam Tamim, Aynul Haque Hriday, Md. Atiqul Islam, Md. Azinur Rahman,
    Md. Shaheen Ali, Sagar Mia, Md. Sujan Islam, Md. Masud Rana Khan, Md.
    Mokhleshur Rahman, Kazi Ruhul Amin, Rajiv Kumar Roy, Selim Raj, Asadullah, Mia
    Mohammad Siddique, Md. Shahabul Islam Shaon, Mahmud Ayan Uddin Sarkar, Md.
    Anwar Sadat Chowdhury, M A Jinnah, Abdul Kalam etc. club representatives were
    considered as founder members through virtual conference.


    This committee
    has been announced for the year 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 but it is mentioned in
    the notification that the committee may be changed and expanded for special
    needs.


    The whole
    program was moderated by Md Shohel Rana Redoy, Secretary of Association of
    Radio Listeners Club Bangladesh (ARLCB).


    We are very
    happy to know about the newly created entity, Sahadot. We hope to hear many
    reports and messages from your listeners and associated friends. You are most
    welcome in our community!


    You can find
    below a few pictures of the said event, which Sahadot enclosed in his message.


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    ***


    Also in
    September, we got a nice message from Muhamad Haidir Hasim (Malaysia), who
    shared with us the following message:


    I am Mohamad
    Haidir Hasim from Malaysia and i am new in shortwave listening hobby.


    I joined this
    hobby around March this year because that time I am looking for new hobby to
    overcome my depression because my workplace will shut down this end of year and
    i need to find new job after that.


    While looking
    for new job, i decided to find one hobby that i think good for me until one day
    i learn about shortwave listening from Youtube and a friend.


    I really
    attracted with this hobby because we can hear someone talking from far distance
    from our home and it feels like we near each other.


    Before joining
    this hobby, I study more about it by joining many Facebook group that focus
    about shortwave listening, I watch video and read about this hobby.


    And in March, I
    purchased my first radio from my country online shopping platform and it
    arrived around one week.


    At first time i
    get my radio, I only catch only NHK,CRI and Asia based station. I don’t expect
    to catch any European station since I live at Penang, a busy city.


    On 24 March
    2023, I listened to Radio Romania International for first time with that radio
    and the broadcast i hear was Romanian language broadcast in 17790kHz.


    That time i was
    at my village or hometown in Selangor to spend my holiday to celebrate Ramadan
    or first day of fasting month and i bring my radio to test it.


    I really excited and feel enjoyed to hear a
    station from Europe and i feel that Malaysia and Romania near to each other.


    I really happy
    to hear you more and when I at Selangor, I always trying and catch Radio
    Romania International.


    My hometown is
    great place for shortwave listening and that’s why i plan to spend time at
    hometown when my factory shutdown this end of year.


    Radio Romania
    International is one my favourite station because it share many things from
    news and history.


    I learn anything
    about Romania especially its modern history such as Romanian Revolution in 1989
    from internet.


    That’s all from
    me and please forgive my English. Have a nice day!


    Thanks for
    opening up, Muhamad. We’re happy you took up SW listening and we hope you
    continue to pursue this passion for as long as possible. Here is also a
    snapshot Muhamad enclosed in his email.


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    ***


    From Seattle,
    USA, Gary Paulson sent us a number of reports in in the last fortnight, at one
    time adding:


    Thank you for
    such a lovely Broadcast! I especially love the traditional gypsy music that you
    sometimes play! I am so grateful that you share so much of yourselves to us
    neighbors in the West and the South and beyond! Where one can receive it! This
    doesn’t just mean a lot to a few! There are so many more, shy folks, who just
    listen who will reach out to you eventually! I have faith!! ❤


    Thanks for your
    support and encouragement, Gary! Just a note on your comment: the music we play
    is folk music, which at times includes some fiddlers’ tunes, specific to Roma
    communities across Romania.




    ***


    Our friend
    Bidhan Chandra Sanyal (India), who always makes sure we are up-to-date to
    events and celebrations worldwide, this time reminded us of World Peace Day,
    celebrated on September 21. Here is what he wrote:


    ‘There is no
    comfort anywhere in the world today, there has been no peace for a long time’ -
    Poet Jibanananda Das wrote in his poem that there is no peace in the world.
    Indeed, there has never been complete peace on earth. It is not possible for
    anyone to say for sure that it will come. The idea of ​​complete peace is like
    a ‘wrong wish’. What is the concept of perfection then wrong! Looking at the
    world, establishing peace seems like an unreasonable hope. The world is a
    complex system. There are differences in caste, culture, topography. There are
    differences between people. This difference in the country, the society, the
    influence of power and the creation and maintenance of the peace is now
    nowhere. Only a society of robots can achieve complete peace.


    Despite that,
    political parties and various social organizations are working to establish
    peace in the world. At the global level, the United Nations is working to
    establish peace and equality in the country. Out of this small alliances have
    been formed to establish regional peace. Today is International Day of Peace or
    World Peace Day. The day is being celebrated in various events all over the
    world. This year’s theme is ‘Action for Peace: Our Hope is Global Goals’. This
    day is being celebrated since 1981. Every year the day begins with the ringing
    of the ‘Peace Bell’ at the UN headquarters in New York. This bell reminds ‘war
    results in human death. Besides, the words ‘Long live stable global peace’ are
    engraved in English on the road around the bell.


    This day reminds
    us that this world is our home, to live here we have to live in peace,
    friendship, maintaining goodwill with everyone. And in a world where there is
    no peace, you cannot live there. As a result, it is very important to maintain
    peace in the world if you want to live well. So this day is observed. Those who
    have done or are doing various things to maintain peace in the world are
    remembered on this day. No problem can be solved by quarrel, trouble, mayhem,
    war etc. As the two world wars have shown, the sheer number and extent of loss
    of life, property damage, and work do nothing. So this day reminds us how much
    peace is needed in the world.


    To mark the day,
    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a global commitment to
    actively maintain peace in the interests of all humanity, de-escalating
    tensions and resolving conflicts in the world. He also called for proactive
    measures to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals,
    noting the presence of mistrust, division and prejudice in contemporary
    society. He said that peace is not a passive state but the result of will and
    action. He therefore highlighted the importance of taking action to tackle the
    ongoing environmental crisis around the world, protect natural resources and
    protect human rights and dignity.


    Since 1945, the
    five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the
    United Kingdom, and the United States) have pledged to resolve mutual and
    international conflicts without war or escalation. Nevertheless, the countries
    have since entered numerous military conflicts. After World War I, this idea
    became popular and resulted in the birth of the United Nations. It was a global
    organization, which was established to maintain peace, unity, harmony and
    friendship among the different countries and peoples of the world. Failing to
    achieve its stated goals, the United Nations was established as its successor
    after World War II. The United Nations is the world’s first international
    organization that has so far succeeded in literally maintaining world peace.


    However, it
    cannot be completely said that world peace has been achieved. Because a
    peaceful situation and relationship without conflict between every nation and
    country is called world peace. But after World War II, if there was no major
    global war, the participation of superpower states in some regional wars
    disrupted world peace temporarily or for a long time. For example, Vietnam War,
    Arab-Israeli War, Soviet-Afghan War are notable. Currently, the war between
    Russia and Ukraine has thrown the whole world off balance.


    Indeed it has,
    Bidhan. Yet while peace on earth will never be possible, what matters is what
    we do as individuals and societies to spread the message of peace and help
    solve conflicts wherever we see them. Thanks for sending this beautiful
    message!




    ***


    Tim Brockett
    (USA) sent his regular reception report this month, adding: Tonight’s show was
    both fascinating and entertaining. Thank you for a wonderful show.


    Thanks, Tim,
    we’re happy you enjoyed our broadcasts and hope to hear more from you soon.






    ***


    From India,
    Jayanta Chakrabarty, we got a fully-detailed reception report (as always),
    accompanied by this comment, among others:


    Here’s some
    comments on programmes which I enjoyed listening. In Science & Technology
    the discussion on Solar Power Europe was educative. I learned that Romania as
    an important partner is actively pursuing the use of solar energy as a
    mainstream power source to run the requirements of the country’s households,
    industry and business.


    We’re happy you
    enjoyed the new segment Science & Technology, which we will be including on
    and off in our Sunday Show programme.




    ***


    Dear in the
    English edition of Radio Romania International, I am your non-listener fan of
    the website, my name is Stefan Stanev 48 years old, from the city of Plovdiv,
    not for 24 years. I am looking for you a little late to congratulate you on the
    opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Bridge of Braila, Pod Braila-Tulcea,
    Vadeni 817200 in the Romania, near to vellage Jijila. You don’t advertise it
    enough and the sale of new LCD TVs wasn’t the show, maybe when it’s sloppy you
    have to explain who it’s going to connect? The lag in Romania in the
    construction of high-speed roads and motorways is responsible. This is not
    about rearmament of neighbors from Ukraine but about more beautiful and
    aesthetically created and subsequently implemented projects. The parameters of
    the new bridge, there was a ferry connection, are: Length 1974.30 m, Sail
    height 38-39 m, pylons 182 m. I’m not from Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina,
    I’m not from Turkey either, classmates were looking in Pakistan. This is how I
    wish you a nice day at the English editorial office of Radio Romania
    International!


    Thanks, Stefan.
    It was very nice to read your message. We hope the plans to build a new bridge
    over the Danube River between Giurgiu and Ruse will materialize in the near
    future and help ease border traffic.




    ***


    Bharat Shetty
    (India) sent us a detailed reception report, also enclosing a caption of the
    DRM software he’s using.


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    ***


    And that’s a
    wrap for today’s round. In the end, we would like to extend our gratitude to
    all other listeners who took the time to write, including Gary Paulson (USA), Hannan
    Xiong (China), Richard Lemke (Canada), Tomasz Kotas (Poland), Muhammad Aqeel
    Bashir (Pakistan), Teruhiko Kachi (Japan), Atsuhiko Takezawa (Japan), Harald
    Süss (Austria), Vishal Rane (India), Jon Collins (United Kingdom), Jeffrey
    Padell (USA), Fred Waterer (Canada), Jayanta Chakrabarty (India), Erlend
    Sommerfelt Ervik (Norway), Victor Gutierrez (Panama), Andrea Kirkdoffer (Germany),
    André Pagaime (Portugal), Debashis Gope (India), Andrey Novgorodsky (Ukraine),
    Bala Murali (India), J.L. Badak Putih (Indonesia), Siddhartha Bhattacharjee (India), Wang Zidong
    (China), Larry Nelson (USA), Art Wormald (Canada), Chris Malboeuf (Canada), Ian
    Morrison (China), S. Biswas (India), Malik Allah Bachaya (Pakistan), Noor
    Al-Noor (Bangladesh), Norihiko Ide (Japan), Kraig Krist (USA), Mark Combs
    (USA), Debakamal Hazarika (India), Juergen Wagner (Germany), Francis Lawlor
    (Ireland), Tim Brockett (USA), John Zachary Alvarez (The Philippines), Anand
    Mohan Bain (India), Hidemitsu Miyake (Japan), Igor Belevich (Belarus), Rob den
    Boer (Netherlands), Sal Domino (USA), Ruud Vos (Netherlands), Jaouad Saber
    (Morocco), Rajdeep Das (India), Marco Hommel (Germany), Stefan Stanev
    (Bulgaria), Mikio Kohara (Japan), Per Martinsson (Sweden), Mouad Belgrid
    (Morocco).




    73!

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