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இந்த தொகுப்பு இப்போது சென்னைப் புத்தகக்காட்சியில் காலச்சுவடு, பாரதி புத்தகாலயம், புன்னகை, சிலிக்குயில், ஞானபாநு, வம்சி புக்ஸ், சாஃப்ட்வியூ போன்ற ஸ்டால்களில் கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ்நாடு மட்டுமல்லாமல் இலங்கை, அமெரிக்கா, கனடா, பிரான்ஸ், சுவிஸ், ஆஸ்திரேலியா, சிங்கப்பூர், மலேசியா, வளைகுடா நாடுகள் ஆகிய இடங்களில் இருந்து 40 எழுத்தாளர்களின் இதில் எழுதியிருக்கிறார்கள். அரசியல், சமூகம், பண்பாடு, புலம்பெயர் வாழ்க்கை, பொருளாதாரம், கலை, இலக்கியம், ஊடகம் என விரிந்த பரப்பில், 2006 ஆம் ஆண்டின் முக்கிய நிகழ்வுகளையும் போக்குகளையும் ஆழமாகவும், விரிவாகவும் அலசும் / பிரதிபலிக்கும் கட்டுரைகளும் நேர்காணல்களும் இதில் இடம் பெற்றுருக்கின்றன.இந்த ஆண்டுத்தொகுப்பில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளவை: சிறப்புக்கட்டுரைகள்01. அ. மார்க்ஸ்வெற்றிபெற்றவர்களும் தோல்வியடைந்தவர்களும் 02. வ.கீதாதமிழ்ச்சூழலில் அறிவியக்கம் 03. பா.ரா.சுப்பிரமணியன்சொற்களஞ்சியத்திற்குப் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டிய ஆதாரம்நேர்காணல்04. பாமாமனிதநேயம் செத்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது 05. சுப.வீரபாண்டியன்திராவிடத்தை எதிர்க்கும் தமிழ் தேசியம் ஆபத்தானது 06. ரவிக்குமார்தலித் அரசியல்: போராட்ட அரசியலிலிருந்து ஆக்கபூர்வ அரசியலுக்கு07. காஞ்சனா தாமோதரன்நம்மை வளர்த்த சமூகங்களுக்குத்திரும்பிச் செய்ய வேண்டும் தமிழ்கூறும் நல்லுலகு08. கி.பி.அரவிந்தன் (பிரான்ஸ்)எட்டுத்திக்கும் மதயானைகள்09. ஜமாலன் (வளைகுடா நாடுகள்)பணம் தேடிச்செல்லும் பாய்மரங்கள்10. லெ. முருகபூபதி (அவுஸ்திரேலியா)தமிழ் அவுஸ்திரேலியர்கள் இன்று11. மணி மு.மணிவண்ணன் (அமெரிக்கா)தமிழ் அமெரிக்கர்கள் வாழ்வில் திருப்புமுனை? 12. றஞ்சி (சுவிஸ்)பெயர்ந்த புலத்திலும் பெண்கள் 13. ஜெயந்தி சங்கர் (சிங்கப்பூர்)சிக்கல் இல்லாமல் தொடரும் வாழ்க்கை14. ரெ.கார்த்திகேசு (மலேசியா)தோட்டம் விட்டு15. வ.ந.கிரிதரன் (கனடா)மெதுவான முன்னேற்றம்16. துரைமடன் (ஈழம்)அரசியல் திசைப்போக்கும் அடையாள எழுச்சியும்அரசியல் - சமூகம்17. புனித பாண்டியன்தமிழர் மலத்தை தமிழர் அள்ளும் அரசியல் 18. ஞாநிதமிழக அரசியல்: யாருக்கு ஏற்றம்? யாருக்கு இறக்கம்? 19. ச.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன்எதிர்மறைச் சமூகம் 20. ப.சு. அஜிதாபெண்கள் குறித்த சட்டங்களும், தீர்ப்புகளும் 21. பாரதிபாலன்தரமான கல்வியைத் தேடி 22. செ.ச.செந்தில்நாதன்உலகமயமாதல் எனக்கு, உலகபயமாதல் உனக்கு… 23. சுசி திருஞானம்தலைமை தாங்கட்டும் தமிழகம் இலக்கியம்24. ஸ்ரீநேசன்கவித்துவத்தின் எல்லை 25. ஜீ.முருகன்வரிகளும் வார்த்தைகளும்… 26. எம்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்நாவல் என்னும் பெருவழிப்பாதை 27. பாவண்ணன்தொடரும் பயணத்தின் இடையில் 28. அரவிந்தன்சலனங்களும் சவால்களும் 29. அழகிய பெரியவன்தலித் உரைநடை 30. அ.சதீஷ்காலம் கண்ணாடி முன் நிர்வாணமாய் நிற்கிறது 31. ஆ.தனஞ்செயன்தனித்துவமான கல்விப்புலச்சிறப்புடன் 32. லதா ராமகிருஷ்ணன்கவிதைசார் போக்குகள்
கலை33. சி.மோகன்சலனங்களும் சஞ்சாரங்களும் 34. சி.அண்ணாமலைசுழல்வெளி35. க்ருஷாங்கினிமுற்றிலுமான புதுமை சாத்தியமா? ஊடகம்36. அ.ராமசாமிசின்னத்திரைகளின் வண்ணக்கோலங்கள் 37. செழியன்நமது தமிழ்ப்படம் 38. தங்க. ஜெய்சக்திவேல்அலைகள் ஓய்வதில்லை 39. மா. சிவக்குமார்வலைத்தமிழின் அடுத்த வீச்சு 40. நிழல் ப.திருநாவுக்கரசுகைப்பிடிக்குள் கனவு

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German solar expert Wolfram Hess, DL1RXA SK

Wolfram Hess

Obituary: Wolfram Hess

German solar expert Wolfram Hess, DL1RXA SK

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2007/wolfram_hess.htm DARC --- Many of you - especially those of you who remember the former GDR-station Radio Berlin International (RBI), will connect one name with RBI: The name of Wolfram Hess, DL1RXA (ex Y31NO).He was well known within and beyond the borders of the former German Democratic Republic for the only totally unpolitical program on RBI - the DX-program! Some of you may even know his late DX-Programme in English on the External Service of the re-united Germany Deutsche Welle.It is with great personal sadness that I have today received the message of Wolfram's death.Wolfram was nationally and internationally known for his many studies and results in solar physics and being an outstanding expert in Sun and Ionosphere Weather Reports and forecasts. Often he beat the Boulder, Colorado Institute's solar weather predictions with even greater accuracy.Since the late 50s, one could hear Wolfram's voice on air - on Amateur Radio (ex Y31NO) as well as on broadcasting. Wolfram spoke the English interval signal of the former GDR External Station Radio Berlin International (RBI). On RBI Wolfram produced the only entirely unpolitical programm which continued as 'DX Aktuell' in the re-united German Radio World until Dec 31st, 1993.Thanks to this virtuous and totally fascinating radio program and his tremendous personal motivation, I managed to get my first Amateur Radio Call Sign in June 1993 - the suffix RBI was, without any doubt, an honor and a joy for me to get! Still today, I hold this suffix with pride and respect for Wolfram's deeds. This is also a personal obituary: A very last 55, 73 and 76 as well as a final ?dididit dadidah? to you, Wolfram!Wolfram Heߠdied on February 9th, 2007 at the age of 67 as the result of a stroke. 73s, Dennis DL7RBI DARC International Affairs Committee(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) OBIT> Wolfram spoke the English interval signal of the former> GDR External Station Radio Berlin International (RBI).And much more English narration, in the GDR days even leading to jokes about an omnipresence of PR films with his voice on the Leipzig trade fair ("auf der Leipziger Messe h?man ?l nur Hesse"). He had continued this work until now. > On RBI Wolfram produced the only entirely unpolitical> programm which continued as 'DX Aktuell' in the re-united> German Radio World until Dec 31st, 1993.Here I have to disagree. Such programs are not unpolitical, especially in cases were they are supposed to be unpolitical since in those cases many topics will be taboo. I still remember how in 1994 somebody had send in an item about CRI running a competition about Tibet: It made it on air only with a "but beware, this is propaganda" comment.And DX Aktuell continued, as I already mentioned, after the merger of Deutschlandsender Kultur and RIAS to the new Deutschlandradio Berlin until September 1994, with the very last programme being edition #191 on Sep 30. Not even the slot for DX Aktuell did change for these further nine months (Fridays 10-11 PM on 177 kHz, towards the end even expanded by another quarter hour, devoted to satellite broadcasting news that were updated for the repeat on Monday morning).Btw, DX Aktuell was disputed by parts of the German DX / shortwave listeners / whatever-you-may-call-it scene. This dispute is still documented at http://www.asamnet.de/~bienerhj/0177.htmlIn my perception there were lots of unrestricted applause and various statements that the programme is entirely scrap, but almost nothing in between, as far as the shortwave scene is concerned. Towards the end also other people appeared in the followship, and I think it would have been interesting to see the outcome, especially with so much airtime available (75 minutes!). But we will never know, because "such a programme has no place on a cultural station, it is obsolete for all times", as a certain gentleman put it when acting as the station's bloodhound on this matter.If somebody wishes to send condolences: You could mail them to me (or just post them here) for being forwarded to Wolfram's relatives (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Feb 17, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) OBIT. Source:http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt

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TIME TO SAY GOODBYE --- SILENT KEY - WOLFRAM HESS, DL1RXA and DK0DXWolfram suffered an apoplectic stroke and died on February 9th, 2007; just before the very last broadcast of Ham radio and SWL hobby program "World DX Meeting" on Deutsche Welle's English service mailbox program on February 25/26, 2007.Started his occupational career as hobby program presenter on former GDR external service "Radio Berlin International". After the collapse of the eastern block he was well known as presenter of "DX Aktuell" hobby program on Deutschland Radio Berlin broadcaster [former RIAS Berlin]. And was too, well known as "Sunspot Cycle and HF broadcast condition prediction 'Pope'" in the ham radio scene in Germany and and beyond. Listen to some DWL World DX Meeting programmes in .mp3 or .ra format: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,9542,00.htmlclick to: Current Solar and Ionospheric Weather Reportand you will see a photo picture of Wolfram. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang B?, dx_india via DXLD)[quoting previous DXLD about playing ``Time to Say Goodbye``] Viz.:Wolfram, DL1RXA, ist am 9. Februar an der Folge eines Schlaganfalls verstorben, das wurde erst jetzt bekannt. OM Wolfram hat sich als Autor von hervorragenden Funkwettervorhersagen und intelligent-amuesanten Veroeffentlichungen ueber die Grundlagen des Funkwetters einen Namen gemacht. Auf besonders einmalige Weise hat er taeglich auch den Sonnen- und Ionosphaerenwetterbericht fuer den DARC e.V. erarbeitet und die Funkamateure in Deutschland aktuell informiert.(via Harald Kuhl, A-DX Feb 14 via Wolfgang B?, dx_india via DXLD)On a phone conversation we had just three weeks ago Wolfram said in regard to the World DX Meeting that "this will be the last DX I ever made in my life". There has to be a connection.His domestic broadcasting activities are presumably not so widely known outside Germany, so here's a summary:The run of the DX Aktuell show started one day in autumn 1990 when Wolfram found Alfred Eichhorn, the editor-in-chief of Radio Aktuell (the former Radio DDR 1) in a tape editing room. They talked about possible new programmes, Wolfram brought up the idea of a DX show, and so the first edition of DX Aktuell went out via the mediumwave frequencies of Radio Aktuell only a few days later. In spring 1991 all these mediumwave transmitters (including the 1000 kW on 783) were shut down and DX Aktuell moved to 177. By the end of 1991 The Facility (i.e. what used to be GDR radio) ceased to exist but the Deutschlandsender Kultur network continued on some kind of temporary status ("on behalf of ARD and ZDF"), and so DX Aktuell continued as well, but only after some dramatic confusion about the 177 transmitter (it was supposed to go dark altogether but finally 177 stayed on air via the K?s Wusterhausen 100 kW aux until finally the Zehlendorf transmitter had been reactivated with reduced power). It was basically the amount of listeners` mail that kept the programme alive for the following years. DX Aktuell also continued beyond yearend 1993, when Deutschlandsender Kultur merged with RIAS Berlin to the new Deutschlandradio Berlin, but finally came to an end in September 1994 together with a number of other former DS and RIAS programmes. This time listeners` mail was no longer of interest for the "decision makers", a meanwhile well-known phenomenon.For some time there was also a separate "DX-Report" on RIAS Berlin (855, 6005, FM Groߥr Waldstein 89.3 only), founded after complaints from listeners about poor reception of 177 in some areas of Germany. It was a separate show only because RIAS refused to simply relay the Deutschlandsender Kultur programme, simply because this was stuff from the former enemy's station.Here are pictures of a DX Aktuell production at Deutschlandradio Berlin, posted on this site because it so happened that the former RIAS 2 live studio had been used for this purpose:http://www.radiotreff.de/rias2/rias2_sehen_funkhaus_innen.htmA recording of the last DX Aktuell program from the Nalepastraߥ radiohouse, on Dec 31 1993 at 10 PM, just two hours before Deutschlandradio Kultur closed down altogether:http://www.radioeins.de/meta/sendungen/apparat/050820_A1.ramA reproduction of a special QSL card, showing the DX Aktuell authors behind the console of studio K1 (where these programmes were produced from 1990 til 1993) can be seen athttp://www.asamnet.de/~bienerhj/0177.htmlAlso spoken by Wolfram Heߺ The opener of what was then a DX show, launched by DT64 when they were forced off FM ...http://www.radioeins.de/meta/sendungen/apparat/070210_A1.ramI have to add that DX Aktuell was especially valuable for bringing people in touch with each other. On the sad occasion of the very last edition I met somebody I would have otherwise never met due to perceived or real barriers, and this turned out to be decisive for me. I have also to add that during the last months, even just the last weeks, there were first signs of a trend that this programme could become much more than a "mere" DX show, a trend that had no chance to develop further here (in fact such a development happened with the above mentioned DT64 programme, the result received an award just yesterday).Here is the DARC obituary, with a recording of Wolfram's last ham radio read-out just 12 days ago:http://www.darc.de/user-cgi/user.pl?Aktion=langtext&Key=878(Kai Ludwig, Feb 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) OBIT

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Aahaa FM to hit Chennai airwaves

Chennai is all set to have another FM station hitting its airwaves soon – Aahaa FM, the radio venture of Kumudam Publications Pvt Ltd. Aahaa FM would be an out and out entertainment channel targeting young Chennai audience. The Tamil weekly major has appointed Chennai-based creative shop WOC as its creative partner for the new channel.

The content of the new FM channel would be predominantly in Tamil with minimal English and Hindi mix. 91.9 is the frequency number of the new station.

Commenting on the account win, WOC’s Managing Director, Amudhan, said, “This is the fastest account we have ever won. We were invited and in the presentation we said that we could contribute towards the content as well, which, I think, helped us win this account. It is a fairly big account. The client has given us an absolute free hand and the media campaign would break a week ahead of the launch. It will be a big impact campaign and we are looking at some pretty powerful creative.”

“The client wanted a creative partner who understood the Chennai market and at the same time could deliver cutting edge work, and our presentation fit the bill,” he added.

Commenting on the strategy, Amudhan said, “All the existing channels have the same clichéd format and there is hardly any distinction between the one programme and the other, except for replacement of RJs for every programme. We are taking some risks and gambles to be different from the all the existing players. Unlike other channels, Aahaa FM would not be an RJ dependent station but a content dependent one.”

Chennai currently listens to Suryan, Radio Mirchi, Radio City and the recently launched Hello FM and Big FM, while Muthoot Group and Radio Mid-Day West (India) Ltd, a Radio One-BBC World combine are waiting in the wings.

Kumudam Group publishes several magazines, including Tamil weekly ‘Kumudam’, ‘Kumudam Snegithi’, ‘Kumudam Bakthi Special’, ‘Telugu Bakthi Special’, ‘Kumudam Reporter’, ‘Kumudam Jothidam’, ‘Kumudam Health’, ‘Kumudam Theera Nadhi’ and ‘Kalkandu’.

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BBC BENGALI SERVICE NEW TRANSMISSION

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you may have heard from our programmes that we are going to launch a
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dawn transmission from Thursday January 11, 2007. This will be a
half-hour programme, with news and current affairs, live contributions
from Dhaka, Delhi and Kolkata, press reviews, sports, culture etc.

The new dawn will be broadcast at 7am India time, on 31 metreband (9560
kHz) and 25 metreband (11995 kHz) on the shortwave.

Please let the listeners' clubs, your friends, neighbours in your
locality know of the new transmission.

Also, on Jan 8, 9 and 10, we will be testing the two frequencies . The
English news will be broadcast for half an hour on the above two
frequencies at 7am-7.30am, to see how effective they are. Would it be
possible for some listeners in West Bengal, Assam or Tripura to
monitor
these test tranmissions on those three days? Please request them, and
pass on the feedback to me immediately afterwards.

Regards
Amita Pal
BBC WS Marketing, Communications & Audience
New Delhi
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ஹலோ எப்.எம் 100 ஆவது நாள்

தினதந்தியில் 09-01-07 அன்று வெளிவந்த முதல் பக்க விளம்பரம்

Radio One start in Chennai

This advt published on 10-01-2007 Daily Thanthi front page.

HCJB: New book to celebrate 75 years of ministry

vision
to reach the world
100-page, 9" x 11.75", hardcover book packed with scores of full-color photos, facts and history.
Pricing and Donation InformationFor a suggested donation of $50.00 or more (**) to HCJB Global, you will receive a copy of the book.

** The Internal Revenue Code permits you to deduct the amount you give in excess of the $24 fair market value of materials or services provided by HCJB Global. To assist you in determining the tax-deductible portion of your gift, a good faith estimate of the fair market value is shown with the total amount of your gift.

For more details:

http://www.hcjb.org/anniversary/site/75th_anniversary_celebration.html

World's First Missionary Broadcasting Ministry Changes Name; HCJB World Radio Becomes 'HCJB Global'

HCJB World Radio, the world’s first missionary broadcasting ministry, which also has developed an international medical outreach, has changed its name to “HCJB Global,” the organization announced recently.

The ministry also named its media ministries “HCJB Global Voice” and its healthcare ministries “HCJB Global Hands.”

“We feel as we move into the future and expand the incredible dynamic between media and healthcare, the HCJB World Radio name did not accurately portray this vision,” said HCJB Global President David Johnson. “We will work to develop leaders and mobilize missionaries as we serve the world through HCJB Global Voice, our media arm, and HCJB Global Hands, our healthcare ministry.”

At the same time, HCJB World Radio Engineering Center in Elkhart, Ind., has become the HCJB Global Technology Center, focusing on the provision of quality assistance through consulting, service and engineering development wherever technological solutions play a role in the advance of the gospel.

The new names, along with new logos, were launched at Urbana 06 in St. Louis, Mo., in late December. HCJB Global will formalize the name change in a dedication event at the ministry’s newly named Ministry Service Center in Colorado Springs later this month.

“This is a major change for our ministry, because it is far more than skin deep. Our new name reflects major changes in our vision and focus as we work to integrate media and healthcare ministry around the world,” said Communications Director Jon Hirst. “As we moved toward the name change, we found that our friends and supporters wanted us to retain the call letters of our first station radio station—HCJB—that we established 75 years ago in Quito, Ecuador. In maintaining the name, we are honoring our heritage and building upon it.”

For 75 years HCJB Global Voice has used shortwave radio, satellite, FM, AM, television and the Internet to deliver the gospel worldwide. For over 50 years HCJB Global Hands has been providing compassionate healthcare to those in the greatest need.

Since 1990 HCJB Global has enabled local partners to plant more than 300 radio ministries in 100 countries throughout Euro-Asia, North Africa/Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

HCJB Global’s missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers use media, healthcare and training to work with partners in more than 100 countries around the world to spread the gospel. Lives are transformed, so that people are engaged in the growing church, making an impact on their communities as they are empowered to use media and healthcare tools. The ministry is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its web site is www.hcjbglobal.org.

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/310361893.html
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ALOKESH GUPTA, PO BOX – 4914, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI – 110029, INDIA. TEL : +91-11-26177277, MOB : +91-9818449395, E-MAIL : alokesh@radiointel.com

Suitcase Radio in Rs 5000

Shubhranshu Choudhary

Suitcase radio is what they call it. Weighing only about 12 kgs andmaking a hole of about only Rs 5000 in your pocket, this radio stationis being prepared by three students Kamal, Vikas and Dayal from Haryana.One can listen to the waves till 15 kms and none of the material used in its manufacturing is imported. All the material was procurred from the local markets of Ambala.This radio station was quite popular among the students in theuniversity hostel where they used to play it. They also used to getrequest from outside the university to play songs of choice.Interestingly the professors also knew about it but they never stoppedthem.In 1995, Indian Supreme Court passed a judgments that public has full and more rights on radio transmission rather than only government but unfortunately it is still illegal for a common man to run a radio station.Although this radio stations is analog but Kamal, Vikas and Dayal claim that they can make a digital FM radio station in about 20,000 rupees which will have a CD player, cassette player, mixer of four channels, two mikes and an antenna cables. It will be a complete radio station on its own which one can take anywhere.They emphasize an important fact that these techniques existed longbefore, only thing they want to prove is that technology can bedeveloped based on existing techniques without putting too much pressure on the financial front.These kinds of experiments and innovations are taking place in otherparts of the country as well. Few days back a volunteer organizationfrom down south organized a seminar for tribal communities from all over the country. The translation of the developments of the seminar in four different tribal languages kept playing on four FM radio stations. Because the people from different tribal were able to understand whatexactly was being said and done at the seminar, their participationinvolved was amazing to look at. This was all possible because of the FM radio station of mere Rs 50.Unfortunately, the women of tribal association near Vishakapattanam were not so very lucky. Police into custody labeling them as illegal took their sets.Vickram Crishna of the Radiophony.com organization who is providingtechnical help to such organizations says, "We are using the same radio technique which the foreign security agencies use in their walky talkies to maintain security systems of multinational companies in urban areas.But it is very much saddening and unfortunate that our government trusts them but its own tribal women."Recently, Government has given green signal to educational institutes to open radio stations. Frederick Noronha who is associated with themovment says that with such low-cost instruments, radio station and run in almost every village of India.Every citizen of this country can take part in information revolution.To democratise the media in a country like India there is no better option available than radio.

story on BBCHindi.com about radio in India (text in Hindi), at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/regionalnews/story/2005/

08/050823_radio_station.shtml

Community Radio Manager’s Handbook

A Guide to Sustainable Radioby AMARC Africa This handbook, targeted at station managers and anyone involved in community radio, aims to be a guide on how to manage a community radio station in a sustainable manner. The handbook does not aim to be prescriptive, but aims to offer guidelines on issues that need to be considered when setting up and operating a community radio station and at what stage of the process they need to be considered. It offers information on the relationships that need to be built with stakeholders and gives ideas on how to make these relationship work better for the station. The handbook covers guidelines on the following issues:
How to get the Government to support you
How to identify what you want to do for the community, then doing that in your radio station
What is a volunteer
How to work with volunteer
How to get the community involved and how to keep them involved
How to market the station
What is an audience survey?
How to make money for your station
How to keep your station independent
How to manage conflict
How to manage change
How to help a community radio station to grow
How to make a training plan for the station
How to solve common problems you may face.
http://africa.amarc.org/files/AfricanCRHandbook.pdf for this resource in PDF format.

Publisher: AMARC Africa
Cost: Free downloadDate of publication: 2000
Number of pages: 185
Language(s): English
Contact:AMARC International
705 Bourget Street
Suite 100
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
H4C 2M6
Tel : +1-514-982-0351
Fax : +1-514 849-7129
amarc@amarc.orgAMARC website
Source: The African Community Radio Manager’s Handbook

Separate Lakshadweep Islands DXpeditions No Longer to Butt Heads

NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 28, 2006 -- The first of two planned DXpeditions to rare Lakshadweep Islands (VU7) is set to start December 1. A team sponsored by the Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) -- the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society for India -- plans to operate as VU7LD from Kavaratti Island. Meanwhile, a second announced foray to the second most-wanted DXCC entity has returned to its original plans to commence in mid-January instead of December, thus avoiding the potential for on-air chaos. ARSI says it has permission from India's telecommunication and military authorities to operate from December 1 until December 30.

"The plans for this expedition are well under way, and we are assembling together around 25 Indian radio operators who have a proven record of operating in 'pile up' conditions on all modes, so that the poor propagation conditions are utilized to the maximum," the DXpedition's Web site reports. ARSI says VU7LD -- the actual call sign could change -- will operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB and digital modes.

A DXpedition under the auspices of the National Institute for Amateur Radio (NIAR), will kick off with a three-day hamfest January 15, and the DXpedition will continue for approximately 10 days. The NIAR DXpedition plans to operate as VU7RG, in honor of the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, VU2RG.

"We are pleased to inform that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, WPC wing has released the first list of special permission issued to foreign hams holding Indian Amateur Radio licenses to operate Amateur Radio stations from Bangaram, Kadmat and Agathi in Lakshadweep Islands," Rama Mohan, VU2MYH, said in a November 22 statement on the VU7RG Web site. "Until today a total of 33 DX hams have been officially approved for the VU7RG operation!" The NIAR operation could include as many as 50 radio amateurs from India and elsewhere.

NIAR says the "well-known, experienced operators" staffing all three operating sites will "work closely together to avoid multiple stations on the air using overlapping frequencies."

Concerns arose within the DX community in October after NIAR rescheduled its event from January to December, and it appeared the two DXpeditions would have multiple stations on the air simultaneously on various HF bands and modes at least during the first part of the month. NIAR organized and sponsored a DXpedition and hamfest-conference in the Andaman Islands (VU4) earlier this year.

Part of the Laccadive Islands, Lakshadweep -- the smallest union territory of India -- is located in the Arabian Sea some 200 to 300 km off the southwestern coast of India. The territory marks its 50th anniversary this year.
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Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/11/28/103/?nc=1

AIR QSL's

Couple of qsl's from AIR :


AIR Gangtok QSL - 3390 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_qsl.pdf

AIR Gangtok Prog Schd ( Times in IST)
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_ps.pdf

AIR Bhopal QSL - 3315 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/airbhopal_qsl.pdf

These are also available at files section of this group :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/files/

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

குமுதம் தொடங்க உள்ள 'ஆஹா எப்.எம்': விளம்பரம்

குமுதம் 8/11/2006 இதழில் பக்கம் 15 இல் வெளிவந்த விளம்பரம்

சீன வானொலி: நேயர் கருத்தரங்க அழைப்பிதழ்

Radio Mirchi Advertisement in Thina Thanthi Chennai Edition on 06-11-2006

'Listeners' lifestyles the key to radio sustainability'

Radio broadcasters should get involved in the lifestyles of their
listeners in order to guarantee the sustainability of their stations and
services, the ABU Programme Committee meeting heard in Beijing today.
Addressing delegates to the Programme Committee at the 43rd ABU General
Assembly, Capital Maharaja-Sri Lanka's Nedra Weerasinghe said radio
broadcasters should develop new services that complement the lifestyles
of their listeners.
"In an age of on-demand availability of information and entertainment,
radio needs to respond to keep up with the changes. The answer to this is to
develop new services that listeners want.
"A service that fits a lifestyle is often set for greater success than
a single emphasis on increasingly complex gadgetry," she said.
Ms Weerasinghe also cautioned broadcasters against upgrading to new and
better technology just to keep up with the times.
"We should use technology and not be driven by it. Upgrade only if it
enhances the listening experience and brings you closer to the
listeners, or if you have no choice," she said during the symposium on "Ten great
ways to make people listen longer".

Among the ways highlighted to attract and retain radio listeners were:
- having innovative programming;
- finding disc jockeys that can express themselves powerfully;
- rewarding listeners with competitions and prizes;
- connecting with listeners by inviting them to the studios;
- taking complex issues and presenting them in an easy-to-understand manner;
- maintaining good public relations and social responsibilities;
- motivating staff to interact directly with the public; promoting the station constantly and consistently.

"The key point is that radio needs to better understand what people
want. Radio stations that want to be in business 10 years from now will need
to better understand how consumers choose music to fit their lifestyles.
"It's a question of convenience and enriching people's lives, because
we can provide interaction, information and entertainment the way they want
it," said Ms Weerasinghe.

Friday 03 Nov 2006
http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2417&urlsectionid=715&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=2807
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi