Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a reduced level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan

At 1255, I had RRI Fak Fak with a good signal this morning during dawn
enhancement of signals. The level seemed about the same as I've heard since
the end of August.

I also noticed that ZLXA Levin (NZ) on 3935 continues stronger than in the
past. For years they've had weak, watery audio or were only heard with a
het, but lately their signal has been at the level it was in the early 1990s
(ie., fair during decent DU openings).

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA


"dxAce" wrote in message
...
Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a reduced
level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan

Actually, your getting a QSL from the Indo's is quite something - a lot of
trouble , effort and expense.
You are certainly a very dedicated QSL'er.

Life for us in the Third World is much less easy.
I have to get a new tuning encoder from Drake (whose service dept. are
always brilliant BTW)
It only costs about $12
but then the costs start climbing
$5 handling/packing
$31 postage
$10 bank charges for processing foreign currency Rand to $
$10 local customs and clearing charge
So its a nightmare, but thankfully, there are other benefits living in
Africa.

So the possibility of getting a prepared QSL card in Indonesian with a local
Indonesian stamp are out of the question here, as is getting a $ bill.

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 540 s, East 20 d 07 m 541 s.
RX Drake R8B, SW8
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a reduced
level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan

John Plimmer wrote:

Actually, your getting a QSL from the Indo's is quite something - a lot of
trouble , effort and expense.
You are certainly a very dedicated QSL'er.

Life for us in the Third World is much less easy.
I have to get a new tuning encoder from Drake (whose service dept. are
always brilliant BTW)
It only costs about $12
but then the costs start climbing
$5 handling/packing
$31 postage

$31 for postage? It's just a tiny little part. Even Air-Mail I'm sure I could
send it to you for far far less.

Would you like me to check?

dxAce


$10 bank charges for processing foreign currency Rand to $
$10 local customs and clearing charge
So its a nightmare, but thankfully, there are other benefits living in
Africa.

So the possibility of getting a prepared QSL card in Indonesian with a local
Indonesian stamp are out of the question here, as is getting a $ bill.

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 540 s, East 20 d 07 m 541 s.
RX Drake R8B, SW8
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a reduced
level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan

Steve - tks 4 the offer.
when I squealed, Drake came back:-
We can ship Air Parcel Post at a cost of $18.00. However, we can not
trace
this shipment, if the package does not arrive we are not responsible.
Also they do not take credit cards, hence the $10 bank charges to pay them
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


John Plimmer wrote:

Actually, your getting a QSL from the Indo's is quite something - a lot
of
trouble , effort and expense.
You are certainly a very dedicated QSL'er.

Life for us in the Third World is much less easy.
I have to get a new tuning encoder from Drake (whose service dept. are
always brilliant BTW)
It only costs about $12
but then the costs start climbing
$5 handling/packing
$31 postage

$31 for postage? It's just a tiny little part. Even Air-Mail I'm sure I
could
send it to you for far far less.

Would you like me to check?

dxAce


$10 bank charges for processing foreign currency Rand to $
$10 local customs and clearing charge
So its a nightmare, but thankfully, there are other benefits living in
Africa.

So the possibility of getting a prepared QSL card in Indonesian with a
local
Indonesian stamp are out of the question here, as is getting a $ bill.

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 540 s, East 20 d 07 m 541 s.
RX Drake R8B, SW8
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a
reduced
level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan