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JPL's Wireless Communication Reference WebsiteChapter: Network Concepts and
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Short wave broadcasters usually appreciate reactions from their listeners about the reception quality. In return they issue "QSL-cards", a confirmation that the listeners has received their programs. Some short wave listeners make a hobby out of collecting QSL cards.
International Service
of Belgian Radio and Television
Radio Luxembourg,
high powered AM lon wave and mediu wave transmitters cover not just the tiny
grand duchy of luxembourg, but also most of France, Germany and the U.K. The
broadcaster CLT was Luxembourg' largest tax payer.
The Luxembourgian AM service often called itself 'Britian's most powerful radio station'. The transmitter at 1440 kHz used to operate at about 1.2 Megawatt, with directional antenna's towards the U.K. The French language service on the lon wave blasts 2 Megawatts into the air.
Radio Pirates
in the International waters off the coast of the Netherlands: Radio Del Mare
Saarlandischer Rundfunk
