Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Radio Free Asia Releases 2014 Olympiad QSL Card


Radio Free Asia announces its 52nd QSL card. This latest design commemorates the 2014 Winter Olmpiad in Sochi, Russia which will be held February 7-23., 2014. The Games always bring people together from around the world in peace and harmony to respect universal moral principles. This new design shows an adaption of Radio Free Asia's Olympic pin, as created by RFA's Brian Powell, originally used for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This latest version adds a sable cap to the panda design. The QSL design is used to confirm all valid reception reports from January 1 - March 31, 2014

RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.


RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience.  If you have a smart phone, feel free to use the QR code below to access the automated reception report system and submit your reception reports to the web site. 

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

            Reception Reports
            Radio Free Asia
            2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
            Washington DC 20036
            United States of America. 

Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.

(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Radio Free Asia - B13 Winter Schedule

Effective: 27 October 2013 - 29 March 2013

All programming targeted to Asia

All times

Burmese                  
0030-0130   12115 15700 17835
1230-1400   11795 12105 13735
1400-1430   11795 12105
1630-1730    9940

Cantonese                
1400-1500   13690
2200-2300    9780

Khmer                    
1230-1330   17735
2230-2330   11850

Korean                  
1500-1700     648  5855  7210 11585
1700-1900     648  5855  9720
2100-2200     648  7460  9385 11995

Lao                      
0000-0100   15690
1100-1200    9325 15120

Mandarin                
0300-0600   11980 15665 17690 21700
0600-0700   11980 15150 15665 17690 21700
1500-1600    6020  9495  9790 11945
1600-1700    7415  9455  9915 11945
1700-1800    6020  7415  9355  9455
1800-1900    5865  7415  9355  9455
1900-2000    1098  5865  6020  6095  9355  9455
2000-2100    1098  5865  6020  6095  7495  9355  9455
2100-2200    1098  6095  7495  9355  9455
2300-2400    9585  9825 11775

Tibetan                  
0100-0200    9670 11695 13620 15610 17730
0200-0300    9670  9700 11695 15520 17730
0600-0700   17515 17675 21610 21680
1000-1100    9690 15140  17810
1100-1200    7470  9350 11545 15375
1200-1400    7470  9350 11590 12050 15375
1500-1600    5825  9955 11640 11865
2200-2300    6005  7470  9835
2300-2400    6010  7470  7550  9875

Uyghur                  
0100-0200    7480  9480  9645  9690 17805
1600-1700    5830  7310  9725 12015

Vietnamese              
0000-0030    9920 11805 15170
1400-1430    1503 12130 13735 15310
1430-1500   12130 13735 15310
2300-2330    1503
2330-2400    1503 11605 11805 15170
 (A.J. Janitschek)
(reformatted by Gayle Van Horn/International SW Broadcast Guide, available via Amazon Kindle.)