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Wavescan NWS237

 

 

* Theme - 00:00

            "Birthday Serenade" - Willi Glahe

 

* Opening Announcement - 00:14

            Welcome to "Wavescan", international DX program from Adventist World Radio

            Researched and written in Indianapolis, produced in studios of shortwave WRMI

            Program outline

                        1. Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2: The Local Radio Scene

                        2. NASB Report: DRM Mike Rosso - 2

                        3. NASB Report: AWR Dr. Dowell Chow - 4

           

* Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2: The Local Radio Scene - 00:53

            Radio broadcasting came to Cyprus very late compared to so many other countries on all sides of the Mediterranean.  The radio scene in Cyprus began after the tumultuous events of World War 2 were ended, and while other political struggles were taking over in some of the Mediterranean areas.  The first radio broadcasting station to arrive in Cyprus was transferred from another country; and this is what happened.

            Radio broadcasting for the benefit of British armed forces personnel began in the year 1932 when several low power transmitters were constructed by Royal Navy technicians in the Mediterranean.  Radio receivers were tuned to the BBC on shortwave for the reception of the first Christmas broadcast by His Majesty King George 5, and the low power transmitters rebroadcast the live programming to other ships and land based locations in the Central Mediterranean.

            Eight years later, that is during the year 1944, there were three BFBS British Forces Broadcasting Stations in Palestine; mediumwave JCPA and shortwave JCKW in Jerusalem, and JCLA in coastal Haifa.  During the increasing hostilities in the Middle East three years later, plans were laid to move the three stations from Palestine, establish BFBS Mediterranean headquarters on Malta, and transmit network programming from Malta on shortwave to distant regional relay stations, including the transferred facility on Cyprus.   

            The first consignment of personnel and equipment, taken from the Haifa station, voyaged from Palestine on the ship "Empire Lifeguard" and they arrived at Famagusta, the east coast seaport on Cyprus, arriving on May 3, 1948. 

            Doreen Taylor in her whimsical, yet authoritative volume, A Microphone & A Frequency, tells us that the first BFBS station in Cyprus was installed at what was then a disused Royal Air Force airfield at Lakatamia in central Cyprus.  A German DX magazine informs us that the transferred radio facility was housed in a converted barn. 

            The first broadcast from this relocated radio station took place on June 3, 1948.  Research in early editions of the World Radio Handbook does confirm the fact that BFBS at Lakatamia was indeed the first radio broadcasting station on the island of Cyprus.  At this stage, BFBS Cyprus was on the air from two transmitters, 1420 kHz with 1 kW mediumwave and 7220 kHz with 100 watts shortwave.             Over the years, BFBS Cyprus has been on the air from several different locations, utilizing several different transmitters on mediumwave, FM, and shortwave.  These days, this station is still on the air, from three different locations with two program channels, though all on FM.

 

     Audio Insert: BFBS Identification

                             News Headlines

 

            Four years after the BFBS station was inaugurated in Cyprus, the local government established a radio broadcasting organization under the name, Cyprus Broadcasting Service, with the intent of erecting local radio stations for complete coverage of the entire island.  The new radio station at Nicosia  with 10 kW on 692 kHz was officially opened at 5:00 pm on Sunday October 4, 1953.

            On shortwave, CBC the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, has taken out program relays via two different shortwave stations located on their island.  Somewhere around the year 1969, CBC programming was noted via the BBC shortwave station located at Zygi on their south coast. 

            A 15 minute program in the Greek language was aired each Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening over three BBC shortwave transmitters and beamed to England for the benefit of Cypriots abroad.  When the BBC shortwave station was closed earlier this year, the program was still on the air, though at thirty minutes duration.

 

     Audio Insert: CBC Identification announcement in Greek

 

            However, in 1970 & 1971, CBC Cyprus took out a regular daily service on shortwave via Cyprus Radio in Nicosia; two hours daily and seven hours on Sunday.  The programming was a relay from the regular mediumwave service intended for Cypriots abroad, particularly in England.  One transmitter only, listed at 30 kW with callsign 5BA, carried this relay service on 11745 15260 or 17875 kHz.

            In the northern part of the island of Cyprus, Radio Bayrak is listed and they commenced their radio broadcasting service somewhere around the year 1970.  In 1971 they are listed with six mediumwave stations, and in 1976 they are listed with a service on shortwave also, 7 kW on 6150 kHz.          These days they are shown with a multitude of stations on FM, and just one on mediumwave 1098 kHz with two transmitters at 50 kW each.  On shortwave, their lone 25 kW transmitter is located at Yeni Iskele.  The antenna system was recently upgraded and the newly improved signal was expected to be on air at the beginning of March last year. 

     Audio Insert: Radio Bayrak, Theme music

                                                    Station announcement English 87.8 & 107.5 FM

           

            On the next occasion when we look at the radio scene on the island of Cyprus, we plan to focus on the other international radio broadcasting stations located on this eastern Mediterranean island.

 

* Program Announcement - 07:53

            Allen Graham 

 

* NASB Report - 08:44

            DRM Mike Rosso - Part 2

 

* AWR Local Radio

            Over in Africa, Adventist World Radio is operating a total of fourteen FM radio stations in ten different countries, each of which is on the air 24 hours daily.  For those of our listeners living in Uganda, you have three stations at three different locations from which to choose:-

                        Uganda           Kampala          English & 3 local languages      91.9 FM

                                                Jinja                 English & 3 local languages    104.7

                                                Mabale            English & 4 local languages      98.0

 

* NASB Report - 20:04

                AWR Dr. Dowell Chow - Part 4

 

* Music of the World - 25:47

            Madagascar: Instrumental & male group vocal

 

* Closing Announcement - 26:13

            Thanks for listening to "Wavescan", international DX program from Adventist World Radio

            Researched and written in Indianapolis

            Next week:-

                        1. Results for the big AWR DX Contest, Focus on Africa

                        2. Tribute to Shortwave WYFR - 4: The XAL Experimental Callsigns

                        3. DX Reports

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            Wavescan address:-

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                        Indianapolis

                        Indiana 46229 USA

            Wavescan @ AWR.org

            Jeff White, shortwave WRMI

 

* Music Outrun - 27:24

            Madagascar: Accordion & male group vocal

 

* Program Ends - 28:55

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1. Focus on Africa: BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station

 

Progressive Summary

 

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No.      Topic                                                                                                   Year to Year                NWS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.         Sharq al Adna: RAF Base Jaffa, Palestine                                        1941 - 1948                208

2.         Sharq al Adna: Polimia, Zygi, Lady's Mile, Cyprus, Voice of Britain 1948 - 1957                214

3.         The BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station                                      1957 - 2013                 220

4.        

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2. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus

 

Progressive Summary

 

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No.      Topic                                                                                                   Year to Year                NWS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.         The Early Years                                                                                  1932 - 2008                 235

2.         Local Radio on Cyprus                                                                       1948 - 2013                 237

3.         Sharq al Adna: Polimia, Zygi, Lady's Mile, Cyprus, Voice of Britain 1948 - 1957                214

4.         The BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station                                      1957 - 2013                 220

5.         International Radio Broadcasting Stations

                                                                       

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3. Mediterranean Islands: The History of Radio Broadcasting

 

Progressive Summary

 

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No.      Island               Station                                                             Year to Year    NWS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.         Cyprus                        The Early Years                                              1911-2008       235

                                    Local Radio on Cyprus                                   1948-2013       237

                                    Sharq al Adna, Jaffa Palestine                       1941-1948       208

                                    Sharq al Adna, Zygi Cyprus                           1948-1957       214

                                    Sharq al Adna, Lady's Mile Cyprus                1955-1957       214

                                    BBC Zygi Shortwave                                      1957-2013       220

                                    BBC Lady's Mile Mediumwave                      1957-               220

                                    Radio ITU, Akrotiri Cyprus                             1959-1959       235

                                    BFBS Cyprus                                                  1948-               237

                                    CBC Cyprus                                                   1953-               237

                                    CBC Cyprus Shortwave, Zygi & Nicosia       1970-2013       237     

                                    Bayrak Radio                                                  1971-               237

2.         Limnos                        VOA Projected

3.         Malta               Radio ITU, Akrotiri Cyprus                             1959-1959       235

4.         Rhodes            VOA "Courier"                                                 1952-1964       150

                                    VOA

5.         Sicily               Rome Relic                                                     1943                  28   52

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4. Summary: BBC Relay Stations, Official & Informal

 

Listed by Area - Incomplete Research

 

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  BBC Relay Name     Land                Location          Station      Years      MW @ kW   SW @ kW                NWS

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United Kingdom

  Marconi                     England           London            2LO     1922-1925       1 @ 1½     . . . . .                29  

  BBC Service             England           Daventry         BBC    1932-1992       . . . . .         Many 30 31 32 33  

  European Service     England           Start Point       BBC    1940-1944       . . . . .         1 @ 100           45  

  European Service     England           Clevedon         BBC    1940-1945       . . . . .         1 @ 15             54   

  Overseas Service     North Ireland   Lisnagarvey    BBC    1941-1946       . . . . .         1 @ 100           61                        

                                                            Rampisham

                                                            Crowborough

                                                            Woofferton

                                                            Skelton

                                                            Aspidistra                                           

           

Africa

  West Africa               Congo             Leopoldville     RNB    1943-1945       . . . . .        1 @ 50     153 202

  East Africa                Somalia           Berbera           DWS   1960-1963       1 @ 400    . . . . .               114 

  Eastern                      Oman              A'Seela            BBC    2002-20xx       2 @ 800    3 @ 250          124 

  Central Africa            Botswana        Francistown                1965-1968       1 @ 50      1 @ 10 BBCE460

  West Africa Relay Station    1975-19      Painsville, Liberia                         1 @ 10                       

                                                1979-1996  Lesotho

                                                1988-20xx   Seychelles

                                                1996-20xx   Meyerton, South Africa

                                                2001            Abu Dhabi

 

Mediterranean Ocean

  East Mediterranean Cyprus                       Several            BFBS  1948-               SW            MW FM          237   

  East Mediterranean Cyprus                        Zygi                 DWS   1957-2013       1 @ 7½     4 @ 7½   214 220

  East Mediterranean Cyprus                       Lady's  Mile     DWS   1957-201x       1 @ 100    . . . . .       214 220

  Central Mediterranean Malta            Delimara Point            1960-1973

           

Middle East

  Middle East               Aden                Perim Island    C&W   1964-1966       1 @ 100    . . . . .              116

  Eastern                      Oman              Masirah           DWS   1969-2002       1 @ 750    . . . . .              119

  Eastern                      Oman              Masirah           DWS   1978-2002       . . . . .         4 @ 100        121

 

Atlantic Ocean

  Atlantic                      Ascension       English Bay     BBC    1966-20xx       6 @ 250    . . . . .                66

  Atlantic                      Ascension       English Bay     BFBS  1992-1992`     SW                                      66

 

Radio Ships

  Mediterranean Central Malta                                                1932    LoLP transmitters KG5                237

  South East Asia        Singapore        Jurong                         1940    Ship sunk             1 @ 100              1

  Special Service         Atlantic                        Morocco          BBC    1942-1942       1 @ 5        . . . . .              129     

  Southern Asia           Sri Lanka         Ekala                           1944    Ship sunk             1 @ 100          224    

            Projected                                                                     1960    Ship

           

Other BBC Relay Stations & Services

  Overseas Service     England           Rugby             GPO    1930-1945       . . . . .         SW                   81

  Africa East                Mozambique   Maputo            RM      1996-               1 @ 50     4 @ 10, 120?  229

  Africa East                Somali                                                             R&H 12-45 35

  Africa North              Algeria                                                             Relay BBC R&H 79.12 12-43 35

                                                                                                                                    7-44 35

  Africa            West                Sierra Leone   Freetown         SLRS  1934-1963       Cable         . . . . .              222

  Africa            West                Sierra Leona   Freetown         SLBS   1951-1951       . . . . .        1 @ .3              211

  Africa            West                Sierra Leone   Hill Station       SLBS   1956-1958       . . . . .        1 @ 5               211

  Africa West               Sierra Leone   Goderich         SLBS   1958-2002       1 @ 10     1 @ 10             211

  Africa            West                Sierra Leone   Waterloo          SLBS   1974-1999       . . . . .        1 @ 250          218

  Africa            West                Congo                         Brazzaville       FZI       1943-1945       . . . . .        1 @ 50     153 202

  Atlantic                      Ascension       English Bay     C&W   1962-1962       . . . . .         LP                     66 

  Atlantic South                                    Falklands

  Atlantic South            S Georgia        King Ed Point  ZBH     1947-1947       . . . . .        1 @ 1         71 223

  Caribbean                 Bahamas         Nassau            ZNS     1945                MW        SW RN 2-46 x78                                       

                                                                                    VP3BG1940                R&H 79.11 7-40 57

  Mediterranean Central Cyprus                                 BFBS  1948-                                                        237

  Mediterranean East  Cyprus                        Saranta Spilia  5BA              1956       . . . . .         SW                 235  

  Mediterranean East  Cyprus            Zygi                 Sharq  1956-1957       1 @ 7½     4 @ 7½          220

  Mediterranean East  Cyprus            Lady's Mile      Sharq  1956-1957       1 @ 100    . . . . .              220

  Pacific South                        Australia          Shepparton

  Pacific South                        Australia          Brandon

  Pacific South                        NZ                   Rangitaiki

  Southern Asia           Sri Lanka         Ekala 1            RAF     1944-1945       . . . . .        2 @ 7½           171  

  USA-California          Dixon               VOA                            R&H 10-72 & 12-72 151        

 

Projected BBC Relay Stations

  South East Asia        Singapore        Jurong                         1940    Ship sunk             1 @ 100              1

  Southern Asia           Sri Lanka         Ekala                           1944    Ship sunk             1 @ 100          224    

                                                                                                1960    Ship

                                    Maldives                                              1963

                                    Aldabra                                                1967    BBCE 459

                                    Africa                                                  1978          

                                    British Guyana                                                BBCE  349

                                    England           Orfordness                              NWS220

                                    Christmas Is

 

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5. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

The Local Radio Scene

 

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  Year Date      Information                                                                                                      Reference -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BFBS Cyprus

  1947              No entry for any radio station on Cyprus                                                              WRTVHB

  1948 Early     Suggestion transfer BFBS Palestine to disused RAF base at Lakatamia, near Nicosia                               Establish shortwave transmitter Malta for relay in Cyprus and elsewhere

                                    3 BFBS stations in Palestine

  1948 Apr 15  BFBS studio Jerusalem closed, staff evacuated to coast                                           Taylor

  1948 Apr 18  Staff party dashed through to Ramallah, collect masts from radio station for Cyprus

  1948 May 3   1^st to arrive at disused RAF airfield near Kato Lakatamia

                                    30 miles Famagusta to Lakatamia, only dirt road

  1948 May 24 1^st group left Haifa on "Empire Lifeguard" Port Said then Famagusta on Cyprus

  1948 May      2^nd group left few days later

  1948 Jun       New Cyprus station almost ready for test transmissions

  1948 Jun 3    1^st broadcast, Marigold music

                                    Made up of BFBS4 from Haifa         

                                    Transmitter

                                    100 ft masts

                                    1^st radio broadcasting station on Cyprus

                                    Also provided music & information to British in Palestine

  1948 Jun 21  British left Palestine

  1948              Battered transmitter gave out

  1948 Jul 18   Transmitter repaired and returned to the air  

  1948 Aug 8    1^st full day's transmission

  1948 Aug 9    Official opening of BFBS Cyprus

  194x              Studio destroyed by fire

  194x              Station moved into old house at Strovolos, suburban Nicosia          

  1950              BFBS 1420 kHz 1 kW & 7220 kHz 100 w                                                              WRTVHB

  1951              Not listed in WRTVHB

  1952              BFBS listed on 606 kHz with 1 kW                                                                        WRTVHB 

  1953              Not listed in WRTVHB

  1954              BFBS listed with 1 kW on 606 kHz                                                                         WRTVHB

  1955              BFBS listed with 1 kW on 606 kHz                                                                         WRTVHB

  1956              BFBS listed with 1 kW on 606 kHz                                                                         WRTVHB

  1956 Aug 19  International broadcast between BBC London & BFBS Cyprus via Cyprus Radio

  1957              BFBS listed with 1 kW on 606 kHz                                                                         WRTVHB

  1958              BFBS listed Nicosia with 1 kW on 1086 & .3 kW on 1349 kHz                            WRTVHB              

  1959              BFBS listed Nicosia with 1 kW on 1086 kHz & Limassol with .3 kW on 719 kHz WRTVHB

  1960              BFBS listed Nicosia with 1 kW on 1086 kHz & Limassol with .3 kW on 719 kHz WRTVHB

  1961              BFBS listed Nicosia on 1425 kHz & 1439 kHz both 7½ kW                                  WRTVHB

  1964              New studios in Dhekalia

  1964              FM only listed                                                                                                          WRTVHB

  1965              BFBS listed Limassol 7½ kW on 1403 kHz & Nicosia 1 kW on 1439 kHz            WRTVHB

  1967              BFBS Limassol change to 890 kHz                                                                        WRTVHB

  1968              BFBS Nicosia change to 1502 kHz                                                                       WRTVHB

  1970              BFBS Limasol 7½ kW on 890 kHz & 1 kW on 1502 kHz                                      WRTVHB

  1973              25^th anniversary celebrations

  1974              Mediumwave closed when Turks took over northern area of Cyprus

  1975              BFBS Limasol 7½ kW on 890 kHz & 1 kW on 1502 kHz                                      WRTVHB

  1977              BFBS Nicosia 1 kW listed 1502 kHz                                                                      WRTVHB

  1978              30^th anniversary celebrations, 2,000 people attended

  1979              BFBS listed 1 kW on 1502 kHz & 10 kW on 1089 kHz                                          WRTVHB   

  1980              BFBS listed Nicosia 1 kW on 1505 kHz & Akrotiri 10 kW on 1044 kHz                WRTVHB

  1981              Mediumwave transmitter installed at RAF Akrotiri

  1981              Three transmitter locations in use                                                                              NZDXT 

                                    Dheklia near Larnaca, Akrotiri near Limasol, Nicosia

  1981              BFBS listed Nicosia 1 kW on 1503 kHz & Akrotiri 10 kW on 1089 kHz                WRTVHB

  1982              BFBS Nicosia 1 kW 1503 kHz, Akrotiri 10 kW 1089 kHz, Dheklia .1 kW 1044 kHz WRHB

  1983              BFBS Nicosia 1 kW 1503 kHz, Akrotiri 10 kW 1089 kHz, Dheklia 1 kW 1044 kHz  WRHB

  1985              BFBS Nicosia 1 kW 1503 kHz, Akrotiri 10 kW 1089 kHz, Dheklia 1 kW 1044 kHz  WRHB

 

Cyprus Broadcasting Service

  1947              No entry for any radio station on Cyprus                                                              WRTVHB

  1952

  1953 Oct 4    Sunday 5:00 pm; began broadcasting Greek Turkish English

                                    434 m (690 kHz) & 495 m (605 kHz)

  1954              CBS listed 10 kW on 692 kHz                                                                                WRTVHB

  1955              CBS listed 10 kW on 692 kHz                                                                                WRTVHB

  1956              CBS listed Blue 10 kW on 692 kHz & Red 2 kW on 606 kHz                                WRTVHB

  1957              CBS listed with 3 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1958              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1959              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1960              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1965              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1970              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1975              CBS listed with 4 MW stations                                                                                WRTVHB

  1978              CBS listed with 4 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  1980              CBS listed with 4 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  1985              CBS listed with 4 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  1990              CBS listed with 4 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  1995              CBS listed with 6 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  2000              CBS listed with 6 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  2005              CBS listed with 6 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  2010              CBS listed with 6 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

  2013              CBS listed with 6 MW stations and Zygi shortwave                                               WRTVHB

 

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, Shortwave Relay via BBC Zygi

  1969 Sep       CBC (Cyprus) resumed relay via BBC EMRS to England                                      JB2 184

  1971 May 1   Relay via BBC Zygi to Cypriots in England

  1984              CBC Cyprus relay still on BBC EMRS                                                                     JB2 265

 

  1970              CBS (C?) 3 SW channels @ 30 kW                                                                      WRTVHB

  1971              CBS (C?) 2 SW channels @ 30 kW                                                                      WRTVHB

 

Radio Bayrak

  1970              Radio Bayrak not listed                                                                                           WRTVHB

  1971              Radio Bayrak 6 mediumwave stations listed                                                         WRTVHB

  1972              Radio Bayrak 6 mediumwave stations listed                                                         WRTVHB

  1973              Radio Bayrak not listed                                                                                           WRTVHB

  1974              Radio Bayrak not listed                                                                                           WRTVHB

  1975              Radio Bayrak not listed                                                                                           WRTVHB

  1976              Radio Bayrak with 20 kW on 1095 kHz & 10 kW on 1500 kHz                             WRTVHB

                                    Also shortwave with 7 kW on 6150 kHz

  1978              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 7 kW on 6118 kHz                                    WRTVHB   

  1979              Radio Bayrak listed 4 mediumwave & 7 kW on 6283 kHz                                   WRTVHB   

  1980              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 7 kW on 6150 kHz                                   WRTVHB   

  1981              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 15 kW on 6150 kHz                                 WRTVHB 

  1982              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 15 kW on 6155 kHz                                 WRTVHB 

  1984              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 15 kW on 6150 kHz                                 WRTVHB 

  1985              Radio Bayrak listed 2 mediumwave & 7½ kW on 6150 kHz                                WRTVHB

  1987              Bayrak future plan 100 kW MW, 300 kW SW                                                       WRTVHB

                        Radio Bayrak Nicosia, 35.22 E & 33.08 N

  2012              Currently on air at 4 kW, new antenna system under erection

  2012 Mar       Beginning, expected date for usage of upgraded antenna system 

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6. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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  Year BFBS Lakatamia        Sharq al Adna                        

            1 kW    100 w                                                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1947                            No entries for any station on Cyprus 

1948                            Will probably move from Palestine (Jaffa) to Cyprus

1949                            5 SW @ 7½ kW

1950    1420    7220    4 SW @ 7½ kW

1951    Not listed         5 SW @ 7½ kW

1952      606                5 SW @ 7½ kW

1953    Not listed         5 SW @ 7½ kW

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7. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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  Year BFBS Nicosia Sharq al Adna                                                 Cyprus Broadcasting Service

            1 kW                                                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1953    Not listed         5 SW @ 7½ kW

1954      606                5 SW & 635 kHz@ 7½ kW                                                 692 10

1955    1093                3 SW & 635 kHz@ 7½ kW, 2 SW @ 5 kW                       692 10

1956    1093                5 SW @ 5 7½ & 20 kW &  638 @ 100                       Blue 692 10     606 2 Red

1957    1093                5 SW @ 7½ & 20 & 638 @ 100 Nicosia. 692 10 Paphos 922 2 Limassol 1484 1/4

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8. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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               Cyprus Broadcasting Service                BFBS                                                      BBC

  Year Nicosia Nicosia  Paphos  Limassol      Nicosia Nicosia Limassol Episkopi     Zygi & Ladies Mile

          2/10 kW  20 kW    2 kW      ¼ kW        1 kW    .3 kW                                      

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1958    606        692        922        1484          1086    1349                                        638 & 4 SW

1959    606 20   692        915          900 .3      1086                719                  FM       638 & 5 SW

1959    (Radio ITU, Independent Transmitting Unit Episkopi ½ kW 7130 kHz 1200-1530 plans Arabic)

1960    606        692        915          900          1086                719                  FM       638 719 & 5 SW

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9. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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        Cyprus Broadcasting Service                       BFBS                              BBC

  Year Nicosia Nicosia  Paphos Limassol       Nicosia Nicosia           Zygi & Ladies Mile

          2/10 kW  20 kW    2 kW     ½ kW         7½ kW            7½ kW                SW & MW                         

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1961    606        692        915                          1425    1439                638 719 & 5 SW         

1962    606        692        915       1484           1425    1439                638 719 & 5 SW

1963    606        692        915       1484           1425    1439                638 719 & SW

1964    606        692        915       1484           FM only                       638 719 & SW

1965    606        692        915       1484      Lim1403    1439 1             638 719 1421 & SW

1966    606        692        915       1484      Lim1403    1439 1             638 719 1421 & SW

1967    606        692        915       1484      Lim  890    1439 1             638 719 1421 & SW 7½ 20 100

1968    606        692        915       1484      Lim  890    1502 1             638 719 1421 & SW

1969    602 20   692        917       1484      Lim  890    1502 1             638 719 1421 & SW

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10. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

 

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        Cyprus Broadcasting Service                       BFBS                  BBC                              CBS

  Year Nicosia Nicosia  Paphos Limassol       Limasol Nicosia   Zygi & Ladies Mile            Nicosia

          20 kW    20 kW    2 kW     ½ kW          7½ kW            1 kW        SW & MW                          30 kW

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1970    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 719 1421 & SW    11745 15260 17875

1971    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 719 1421 & SW    9715              17875

1972    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 719 1421 & SW    ================

1973    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 719 1421 & SW

1974    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 719 1322 1421 & SW 7½ 20 & 100

1975    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 720 1322 1421 & SW 7½ 20 & 100

1976    602      692        917        1484            890      1502    638 720 1322 & SW 7½ 20 & 100

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11. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

 

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Year    Bayrak                        Monte Carlo -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1971    6 MW             

1972    6 MW                            20      1232    Next year 600 kW

1973                                          20      1232    Next year 600 kW

1974                                        600      1232

1975      20        10        7        600      1232    Began relay also TWR

1976    1095    1500    6150    600      1232

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12. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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Year    CBC                M Carlo Bayrak                        BFBS               BBC                                                                                                                                                            600      20        10        7          Nicosia            MW                            SW

            MW     SW                                                      1          10        50  100  200 500         7½  20   100 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1977    4                      1232    1095    1500    6150    1502                1      2                          2      2     4

1978    4          Zygi     1232    1095    1465    6118    1502      N       1      2                          2      2     4 1979          4            Zygi     1233    4 MW              6283    1503    1089                    1      2          2      2     4 1980          4          Zygi            1233    1098    1494    6150    1505  A1044                    1      2          2      2     4 1981          4          Zygi            1233    1098    1494 156150    1503  A1089    D             1      2          2      2     4 1982          4          Zygi            1233    1098    1494    6155    1503  A1089 1044 .1       1      2          2      2     4

1983    4          Zygi     1233    1098    1494    6155    1503  A1089 1044 1        1      2          2      2     4

1984    4                      1233    109850 1494    6150    1503  A1089 1044 1        1      2      2504      2     4

1985    4          Zygi     1233    109850 1494    61507½1503  A1089 1044 1       1      2      2504      2     4

1986    4          Zygi     1233    109850 1494    6150    1503  A1089 1044 1        1      2      2504      2     4

1987    4          Zygi     1233    10981001494   6150    1503  A1089 1044 1        1      2      2504      2     4

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13. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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            CBC      MC                            Bayrak                               BFBS                                           BBC

Year  MW SW   600  RFI                    MW  SW          D        A      N 1                      MW          SW

                          TWR also                        7½               1       10     1                 100   200   500  20 100 250 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1988    4  Zygi  1233 RFI                    3  6155            981  1089  1503                       1         2      2     4    4

1989    4  Zygi 1233 RFI                    3  6150            981  1089  1503                       1         2      2     4    4

1990    4  Zygi 1233 RFI                    2  6150                    1089  1503                       1         2      2     4    4

1991    4  Zygi 1233 RFI                    2  6150                    1089                                 1         2      2     4    4

1992    4  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150            All on FM                                 1         2      2     4    4

1993    4  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150                                                            1         2      2     4    4

1994    4  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150                                                   1                  2             4    4

1995    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150                                                   1                  2             4    4

1996    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150                                                   1                  2             4    4

1997    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150 (Inactive)                                    1                  2  (300)  4    4

1998    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             2  6150                                                    1                  2      8           2

1999    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             3  6150                                                    1                  2      8           2

2000    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI             3  6150                                                                 (Strange mis-print)

2001    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI 600     3  6150                                                    1                  1      8           2

2002    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI 981     2  6150 25 Inactive                   (Merlin) 1                   1      8           2

2003    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   2  6150 25       (Ibrahim)                         1                  1      8           2 2004    6  Zygi     1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25       (Ibrahim)                                  1         1      8           2    

2005    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25       Relays                                     1         1      8           2                

2006    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 10       Relays                                     1         1      8          2           

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14. Focus on Africa: Radio Broadcasting on the Island of Cyprus - 2

                            

WR(TV)HB Entries

 

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            CBC      MC                            Bayrak                          Ibrahim          BBC Zygi               BBC Lady's Mile

 Year  MW SW   600/1200                  MW  SW                                 MW     SW             MW

                          TWR also      990           7½                                    200  250 300          500    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2007    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 10       Relays             1323   2    8           639/720                       

2008    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 10                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

2009    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

2010    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

2011    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

2012    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

2013    6  Zygi 1233 RFI RCI Sawa   1  6150 25                               1323   2    8           639/720                       

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Radio is the medium, science the message

Madurai schoolchildren lend their voices to educate the masses out of superstitious practices

P. Karthik, M. Chitra Devi, P. Velumani and A. Siddarth may not be professional radio jockeys. But their voices, presentation skills, and dialogue delivery would make anyone believe they are. What adds sheen to their talents is the fact that they are all schoolchildren aged between 10 and 12.

These students of a government-aided middle school at Palkalai Nagar near here, whose parents are stone quarry workers, cattle rearers, taxi drivers and casual labourers, have been lending their voices to a number of science popularisation programmes aired by All India Radio (AIR) across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

The programmes were produced by AIR-Madurai at the behest of Vigyan Prasar (VP), an organisation set up under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology for promoting scientific and rational thinking. Groomed by their teacher K. Malarselvi, who scripts the programmes, the children are now set to be part of a new series to be broadcast next month. "It was my teacher who spotted my ability and encouraged me. I stay in the hostel attached to the school and felt very happy on the day when my father, living in Thenpalanji, heard my voice on the radio and called me up to say that I spoke very well. I also feel very happy to disseminate scientific concepts through folk performances such as 'Villu Paatu," Chitra Devi said.

T.V. Venkateswaran, academic head of VP, said that involving school and college students in the production process had helped the students hone their inherent skills. Describing his organisation, a body comprising 50 scientists, as a facilitator, he said that the field work for developing a scientific temper among the people is left to students and science forums.

Radio audiences had grown and radio was still the best medium to reach the rural masses, he noted. " We aim to banish superstition and irrational practices," he added.

However, the biggest challenge in taking scientific concepts to the masses is in making the programmes interesting. Though the programmes were produced in different languages and dialects, the prime concern was that they should not end up becoming boring discourses. That is why students, teachers and NGOs are involved in the task of making them interesting.

J. Balasubramaniam, head, Department of Journalism and Science Communication, Madurai Kamaraj University, said that his department had now been given the task of assessing the quality of educational programmes that had been produced and aired so far by AIR. The assessment report would help VP in future programmes.

P. Rajamanickam, executive member of All India People's Science Network (a conglomeration of science fora across the country) and principal investigator appointed by Vigyan Prasar for evaluating a series of 10 educational programmes aired so far, said that the programmes were produced with the sole aim of taking the message of science to the masses.

"Apart from students, teachers and NGOs, we have enlisted a fisherwoman to explaint the process of making dry fish. Now we are going to assess if what we did was right or not, whether the language used in those programmes was effective and whether the principles of effective communication were followed in them," he said.

S. Murugesa Pandian, programme executive of AIR-Madurai, said that natives of Madurai should be proud of the fact that the programmes were produced here and aired across the State. "From next month, we have planned to air a series of episodes on acclaimed mathematicians.

"Of the 26 episodes planned on the subject, the script for 13 are ready. One of the scripts that is under consideration for the series has been prepared by Palakalai Nagar Middle School students on none other than Indian math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. The episode will unravel many little known facts about the genius, including his fondness for munchies during his childhood," he said with a smile.

MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/radio-is-the-medium-science-the-message/article5144786.ece

Results: The big 2013 AWR Annual Wavescan DX Contest, Focus on Africa

Adventist  World  Radio

Contest2013Results.doc (AppleMac)

AWR "Wavescan" - DX Program

 

 

Results: The big 2013 AWR Annual Wavescan DX Contest, Focus on Africa

            We here at the AWR DX program "Wavescan" take pleasure today in announcing the list of winners for the big 2013 Annual DX Contest, "Focus on Africa".  This contest took place during the month of July, and all entries were received at the Indianapolis address by the end of August. 

            You will remember that there were five parts in the contest this year and you were invited to:-  

 

     Part A: Make a list of what you consider to be the 5 top QSLs in your collection from shortwave         stations in Africa.

 

     Part B: Provide a photocopy of each of these QSLs.

 

     Part C. Make a list of the 5 top shortwave stations in Africa from which you do not hold a QSL and     that you would like to add to your collection, and state the reason why.

 

     Part D: Prepare three reception reports for the broadcast on shortwave of any AWR programming    beamed towards Africa. 

 

     Part E: Include three radio cards for the Indianapolis Heritage Collection.

 

            We are grateful again for the large number of entries received this year from so many countries around the world, and we appreciate the time consuming effort that so many listeners exerted in preparing their excellent entries.  We note that many entries were from new participants this year, and we are grateful to those also who have entered on previous occasions during the past 37 years of contesting.  From a long list of entries, we have chosen the following listeners to whom awards will be sent.

            Here are the 2013 Continental Winners, each of whom will receive a copy of the 2014 edition of the "World Radio TV Handbook" early in the New Year:-

 

* Asia                           Muhammad Shamim                          Trivandrum                             India

* Europe                      Harald Denzel                                     Egelsbach                               Germany

* North America          Edward Insinger                                  Summit NJ                              USA

* Latin America           Jose Roberto da Silva Cunha             Governador Valaderas           Brazil

* Pacific                      Bruce White                                        Karoonda SA                          Australia

            Among the many outstanding entries in this year's contest, neat colorful and nicely prepared, we have chosen the following to receive the Award of Merit:-

 

            * Jonathan Short         Changshu                    China  

            * Jose Jacob               Hyderabad                  India                Has also entered every contest

            * Leonardo Santiago   Puebloe Llano             Venezuela

            * Vijaya Krishna Bhat  Puttur                          India

            * Thomas Drescher    Rosrath                       Germany

            * Claes Olsson            Norrkoping                  Sweden          

            * Christian Ghibaudo   Nice                             France

 

            And now, the name of the World Winner in the big 2013 AWR Annual "Wavescan" DX Contest, "Focus on Africa".  This year's winner also presented his entry in a neat colorful book style folder with several pages in full color.  He will receive a book of his choice, one of the authoritative volumes on shortwave history written by the noted radio historian Jerome Berg of suburban Boston in the United States.

 

            The World Winner for 2013 is:-           Tony Ashar     Depok             Indonesia.          

 

            Once again, we acknowledge with appreciation the many entries in this year's "Focus on Africa" DX Contest.  Thank you for participating, and we trust that you enjoyed participating as much as we did in perusing all of the interesting entries.  All entries will be acknowledged through the post, and all reception reports will be verified, though it will take time, perhaps well into the New Year, to process them all.

            We invite you to enter our 2014 DX Contest, which will feature "Focus on Asia", similar to this year's "Focus on Africa", though there will be an additional new innovation.  The 2014 contest will be staged during the month of September, due to the fact that shortwave propagation conditions during this year's contest in July were not so favorable.

 

                        Dr. Adrian Peterson

                        Adventist World Radio

                        Box 29235

                        Indianapolis

                        Indiana 46229 USA

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Wavescan Scheduling: A13 Transmission Period

 

March 31, 2013 - October 26, 2013

 

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Day     UTC    Call                    kHz   kW       Station                           Location        Country

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Sun      1030    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

            1530    AWR               15335  250      Media Broadcast           Nauen           Germany

            1600    KSDA              15360  100      Adventist World Radio  Agat               Guam

            1600    KSDA              15670  100      Adventist World Radio  Agat               Guam

            2230    KSDA              15320  100      Adventist World Radio  Agat               Guam

            2330    KSDA              17650  100      Adventist World Radio  Agat               Guam

Mon     1100    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

Wed     MN00  WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

            1100    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

            1900    WINB              13570    50      World International        Red Lion        Pennsylvania USA

Thu      0300    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

Fri        0315    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

Sat       1100    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

            1300    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

            1530    WWCR2          12160  100      Worldwide Christian      Nashville       Tennessee USA

            2230    WRMI                9955    50      Radio Miami Int             Miami                        Florida USA

                                                                        Spaceline                                            Bulgaria

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iPod                             AWR

Internet Stream           AWR.org         WRMI.net        WWCR.com   WINB.com

Telephone Feed          WINB at 1 415 655 0846

Script Archive             Ontheshortwaves.com, Radioheritage.net, Portale.italradio.org, Offshoreradio.de Printed Articles            Various radio magazines

Google Search            Wavescan      

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News Item

 

            We here at the Indianapolis office of Adventist World Radio welcome all reception reports from listeners in any country throughout the world.  These reception reports may be sent through the post or by email, though by post with return postage and an address label is preferred.  Currently we hold many hundreds of pending reception reports that are not yet processed and it will take some time to process them all.  All reception reports are verified in the time honored system of verification with a traditional printed QSL card, even though it costs more and it occupies more time to do so.  It is not necessary to send follow up reception reports by email, as this tends to slow down our verification process.  In addition, we prefer reception reports prepared neatly on paper, rather than an audio file as an attachment to an email message.  We know that you will be pleased to receive your long expected traditional QSL card from Adventist World Radio when the postman delivers it to your regular mailbox.

 

ARSI Membership fees

At the recent AGM held at Pune the following additional categories of fees were decided upon:

 

 

1.       Five years- Rs. 1,100.00

2.       Ten Years - Rs.2,000.00

 

It was also agreed that as a special case, new memberships received during the Hamfest 2013 would be valid till March 2015 as otherwise they would cease to be members in six months. If five-year and ten-year memberships are received during the Hamfest, an appropriate adjustment will be made for them also.

 

The other categories as given below will continue

 

Membership Category	Admission Fees Rs.	Annual Fees Rs.
Patron	25,000	Nil
Life	4,000	Nil
Corporate (Annual) (Individual having valid Amateur license)	50	250
Corporate (Club, Society or Institution with license)	100	1000

 

 

 

Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN

6, Shreyas Apartments

128(63) Greenways Road

Chennai- 600028, India

 

Tel: +914424937724

Mob 1: +919444018452

Mob 2: +919042257655

  Via  [VUHams] 

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Tamil DX Programme 'Radio World' may listen now on online

The new Tamil DX Programme Radio World may listen on the following link. Ten minutes Bi-Lingual (Englis&Tamil) DX Tips were there in the end of the programme. This programme is produced in Gyanvani FM 105.6 Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Broadcast on Fridays at 8.30 PM (1500 UTC) and re-broadcast on Saturday at 8.30 AM (0300 UTC). You may also listen it on www.soundcloud.com/radioworld

Voice of Russia to stop shortwave broadcasts from 1st Jan 2014

Voice of Russia Radio Stops Shortwave Service

 

MOSCOW, August 21 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian government's international radio broadcasting service Golos Rossii (Voice of Russia) will stop its shortwave broadcasts from January 1 next year, the Digit.ru online journal reported Wednesday.

 

The shortwave service is closing "due to funding cuts," Voice of Russia deputy director Natalya Zhmai said in a letter dated August 15 to Andrei Romanchenko, head of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRBN), the journal said.

 

More at ....

 

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130821/182889844/Voice-of-Russia-Radio-Stops-Shortwave-Service.html

 

---

Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi

 

 

World Radiocommunication conference 2015

World Radiocommunication conference 2015

 

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/conferences/wrc/2015/Pages/default.aspx

Indian Govt issued 

http://wpc.dot.gov.in/docfiles/Constitution%20of%20NPC%20for%20WRC-15.pdf

for forming various groups. group 1 for Mobile and Amateur services

ITU Agenda is here http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/oth/12/01/R12010000014A01PDFE.pdf

4 to consider possible new allocation to the amateur service on a secondary basis within the band 5 250-5 450 kHz in accordance with Resolution 649 (WRC-12);

that, in the current allocations to the amateur service in the HF 

bands, there is a significant jump, which causes many problems in terms of 

communication when the MUF falls below 7 MHz and the lowest usable 

frequency (LUF) is above 4 MHz, with the result that amateur stations 

would need to be able to access spectrum at around 5 MHz in order to fulfil 

their communication functions, particularly when they are engaged in 

providing emergency communications in response to disaster situations,

Via  [VUHams]

Via

Amateurs to hold radio festival on Sept 14

Amateurs to hold radio festival on Sept 14

The Society of Radio Amateurs (SORA) and Shri Krishna Science
Centre will organize a two-day Patna citizen band radio festival on
September 14 at Shri Krishna Science Centre. To be inaugurated by
state information technology and minority welfare minister Shahid Ali
Khan, amateur and Citizen Band (CB) radio operators from all over the
country will demonstrate and teach visitors about the use of CB radio.

Used for short distance communication, CB radio price ranges from Rs
5,000 to Rs 15,000. But, during the festival, the cheapest CB radio
will be available at a subsidized rate of Rs 4,000. The Patna CB radio
network operates on 27.015 MHz and anyone who has a CB radio can tune
in and talk to other CB radio users free of cost and for life time.
"People in south are active users of the CB radio. But, awareness is
lacking in Bihar. If it is successful at Patna, we will move to other
cities of Bihar," said Sanjay.

More at ....

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Amateurs-to-hold-radio-festival-on-Sept-14/articleshow/22530291.cms

[Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Via DX India YG]

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RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES 17TH ANNIVERSARY QSL CARD

SEPTEMBER 2013

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 17th anniversary QSL card. RFA's first broadcast was in Mandarin on September 29, 1996, 2100-2200 UTC. Acting as a substitute for indigenous free media, RFA concentrates its coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting the countries where we broadcast; they are: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, and Vietnam. RFA does not express editorial opinions but provides news, analysis, commentary, and cultural programming. A combination of U.S. government-operated transmitters and a variety of shortwave leased facilities support RFA. Thiscard will be used for all valid reception reports from September 1 – December 31, 2013.  

 

RFA's 17th Anniversary QSL card. 

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. 

 

 You also have the option of using the following Microsoft Tag from your smartphone. The free mobile app for your smartphone is available at http://gettag.mobi. 

 

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org, and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America

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

Tecsun AN 05 AM Antenna

Function: Improve Shortwave / FM receiver on effect;

                 (Suitable for indoor use an external signal is poor when listening)

You may purchase this antenna from here. 

Price: $ 7.00 

Rs. 480.00