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Molvania Poacher

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VOA's Infrastructure, Or Lack Thereof
« on: April 30, 2023, 0119 UTC »
I stumbled upon this short article and found it interesting:

https://www.radioworld.com/global/where-voas-broadcast-infrastructure-stands-today
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Ct Yankee

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Re: VOA's Infrastructure, Or Lack Thereof
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2023, 1821 UTC »
Interesting, thanks for posting.  Several years ago, I had taken a tour of VOA in DC which was fascinating.  As I recall, broadcasts/recordings were happening in a half dozen languages in glass walled studios you could watch/listen.  This is a photo from outside headquarters from last month while I was there, no tour this past trip.
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Molvania Poacher

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Re: VOA's Infrastructure, Or Lack Thereof
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2023, 1902 UTC »
Thanks for sharing that info, CT Yank! I recall taking a tour of VOA HQ back around 1983 or so. It was quite a bigger operation at that time, of course. Interesting that they still offer tours, which are currently first-come, first-served, daily at noon:

https://www.insidevoa.com/p/8574.html
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Tecsun S-8800 and Kenwood R-2000, with about 135 feet of wire thrown up in the trees.
eQSLs most appreciated to [email protected].
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