Author: Vlad Palcu

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!

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.

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!

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).

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).

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

> 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

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.

***

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.

***

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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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.

***

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.

***

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.

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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.

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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!