Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas radios: One Day Broadcast

 

There are many radios around the world that broadcast only one day a year. They are all broadcast only on shortwave. Many shortwave radios have been shut down recently. This includes, in particular, the ‘Radio Saint Helena’ radio broadcast from Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. This radio broadcasts only for half an hour on the fourth Sunday in December of the year. Serious radio lovers around the world have been waiting for a long time to hear that broadcast.

Can you forget listening to St. Helena Radio in Tamil Nadu from 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm?. After searching various places to listen to this broadcast, the last place we came across was Mr. Balu (A) Balasubramanian's house on the edge of the forest, near the ground behind Tambaram Madras Christian College (MCC). For many years, he listened to Radio Saint Helena broadcasts with the help of a Long Wire antenna on the terrace of his house. The QSL Cards they sent today still hold the remnants of those memories.

A recent report on the International DX Club of India (IDXCI) Whatsup group. It's about radio broadcasting of the Grimeton Radio. They broadcast only one day a year in CW Mode (Morse Code). They also uploaded the full YouTube page of the radio's Christmas special broadcast.

One of the highlights of that radio station is that it is the only radio station in the world to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Grimeton radio station is located on the outskirts of the city of Varburg in southern Sweden.

The Grimeton Radio Station in Varburg was built in 1922-24. It has been used extensively for early wireless Atlantic communications. It is currently a well-preserved monument. Here the transmitters for shortwave transmission are mounted on six 127 meter high steel towers.

Although not currently in regular use, the transmission equipment here is maintained in working condition. They still broadcast only one day a year. The 109.9 hectare site features majestic buildings with Alexander transmitters. Architect Carl Åkerblad designed these buildings in their neoclassical style. Structural engineer Henrik Kreüger designed the antenna towers.

It can be considered as the tallest structure built in Sweden during that period. This shortwave transmission station is a great example of the development of telecommunications. It is a large transmitter station based on shortwave transmission technology that existed 100 years ago. This radio is still the only surviving example in the world.

It is noteworthy here that this year 24 December 2021 Indian time from 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm they was transmitted through Morse code at 17,200 kHz (16 meters). The good news is, they aired the entire broadcast on YouTube. Those who missed the broadcast can go to the link below and still listen. How much interesting information is on the radio broadcast.

Watch this year broadcast on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecg2UrKvNr8

Contact address:
World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 Grimeton
Sweden

Email: info@grimeton.org
Phone: (+46) 0340-67 41 90

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Voice of America 2022 Calendar

A Free Press Matters: VOA @ 80

December is always a festive month for international radio lovers. Listeners will send Christmas and New Year greeting cards to all radios. The radio station also sends greetings, calendars, diaries and Year End Gifts to its visitors.

Souvenirs like these have dwindled after the recent decline in the number of shortwave radios. After a long hiatus, America's public service broadcaster "Voice of America" ​​sent the most beautiful monthly calendar for the year 2022 to the university address today.

One of the highlights of this calendar was documenting the broadcasters of the 47 language services of
Voice of America. They have also published photos of the old language section.

This year VOA is celebrating its 80th year. The radio was launched on 1 February 1942. It also did Tamil language broadcasting in the meantime. Can we forget Nallathambi Vellaiyan who announced the landing of man on the moon live from Washington that day?


To request a VOA calendar or information about VOA programming or frequencies: audiencemail [ at ] voanews.com

Voice of America
Public Relations
330 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20237

Phone: 1 (202) 203-4959

E-mail: askvoa@voanews.com

Web: www.voanews.com, www.insidevoa.com
FB: voiceofamerica, insidevoa
Twitter: @voanews, @insidevoa
Insta: voanews, insidevoa

Monday, December 20, 2021

The Last edition of World Radio TV Handbook 2022

 


The "World Radio Television Handbook", an encyclopedia of shortwave radio lovers, concludes its 76-year journey with this 2022 year edition, sad news for radio enthusiasts and researchers like us.

Of the 76-year books, I have the version for most years except a few. The five cartons containing all of those books have become the talk of the family, each time moving to the rented house.

For the 15 years we have been publishing Sarvadesa Vaanoli (International Radio) magazine, for 16 years we have been publishing Quarterly Magazine called Dxers Guide, 54 weeks we produced Vaanoli Ulagam (World Radios) for External Service of All India Radio, my first Tamil book, Ulaga Vaanoligal (World Radios) were also published because of  The WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook).

I got my first WRTH for myself, and when Mr. Adrian Peterson came to Erode for the AWR listeners  meet in 1999, they handed over the 2000 edition directly. The scent of that first book still lingers in the memories.

Every WRTH book I have has a story. At the moment it is worth noting that most of the books were obtained while working as the Technical Monitor of the German public service broadcaster, Deutsch Welle (DW).

I have to thank Mr. Arasu (VU2UR) for helping me to collect 30 years of WRTH. Mr. Shanmuga Sundaram (VU2FOT), Mr. Ilampuranan, Mr. Jose Jacob (VU2JOS), Mr. Alokesh Gupta (VU3BSE), Mr. Sandiban Basu were among those who built the bridge between me and WRTH.

Radios like AWR, BBC, CRI, DW, RN, RV, RVA, SLBC, RTI, RFA, VOA, NHK and TWR have somehow helped to get WRTH. 

Survived the rain floods of Chennai and is still one of my treasures today. The book that carried so much information said it would never come out again, just like a close friend leave us in the middle of sea!

 


Saturday, December 18, 2021

A Special cover on "Voice of Liberation"


A Special cover on "Voice of Liberation" on Goa's Freedom Struggle was released by the Department of Posts Goa Division on 17 December, 2021 as a part of the Goa@60 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Goan Liberation Movement. These secret radios were operated by Late Vaman Sardesai and Ms Libia Lobo Sardesai, continuously from November, 1955 till December,1961.

Courtesy: Dr Ramesh, Goa Via SIPA WG

Sunday, November 07, 2021

கொழும்பு சர்வதேச வானொலி மீண்டும் தொடக்கம்

13 ஆண்டு இடைவெளிக்கு பிறகு இந்திய நேயர்களுக்காக ஒலிபரப்பை மீண்டும் தொடங்கும் கொழும்பு வானொலி. 


செய்தியை எழுதிய எஸ்.முஹம்மது ராஃபி மற்றும் வெளியிட்ட இந்து தமிழ் திசைக்கும் நன்றி.


http://dhunt.in/o6OoY?s=a&uu=0xedc74f81fc2a2254&ss=wsp



Source : "தி இந்து தமிழ்" via Dailyhunt


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Sunday, August 15, 2021

சுதந்திரத்தில் வானொலி

இன்றைய தினத்தந்தியில் 


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காங்கிரஸ் ரேடியோ / a book on congress radio

வானொலி தொடர்பாக மற்றும் ஒரு புத்தகம் வெளியாகியுள்ளது. காங்கிரஸ் ரேடியோவை தொடங்கிய உஷா மேக்தாவை பற்றிய இந்த புத்தகத்தினை வைக்கிங் பதிப்பகம் ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. வானொலி ஆய்வாளர்களுக்கும், வானொலியோடு தொடர்புடையவர்களுக்கும் இது ஒரு முக்கிய புத்தகமாகும்.


https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-buzz-in-the-air-an-excerpt-from-congress-radio-usha-mehta-and-the-underground-radio-station-of-1942/article35891030.ece 



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Taliban change the Radio Afghanistan name to Voice of Sharia

Taliban take over radio station after capturing Kandahar


Here in India we try to catch the 6100 kHz. But it is in-active. But news sources said, they are broadcasting only on FM. They stopped to play the film songs. In the meantime Radio Afghanistan official website were also under construction. More details awaiting from the monitoring people.
(Jaisakthivel, Ardic DX Club, Chennai, India)


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/taliban-take-over-radio-station-after-capturing-kandahar/articleshow/85321788.cms 

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Radio TV Malaysia (RTM) 75th anniversary stamp and first day cover released

Malaysia 🇲🇾 released a special stamp and first day cover for 75th anniversary of Radio TV Malaysia (RTM).

மலேசியாவின் பொது துறை வானொலியான 'ரேடியோ டிவி மலேசியா' தனது 75வது ஆண்டினை கொண்டாடுவதை ஒட்டி மலேசிய அஞ்சல் துறை முதல் நாள் கடித உறை(First Day Cover) மற்றும் நான்கு அஞ்சல் தலைகளை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.


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Monday, March 29, 2021

வானொலி செயின் கார்ட் / Radio Chaincard

வானொலிகளில் இருந்து வண்ண அட்டைகளை பெற்ற நேயர்களுக்கு இந்த செயின் கார்ட் ஒரு புதிய அனுபவமாக இருக்கும். ஒரே தலைப்பிலான தபால் தலைகளை ஒட்டப்பட்டு வெவ்வேறு நாடுகளுக்கு பயணிக்கும் இந்த அஞ்சல் அட்டையை ஆங்கிலத்தில் செயின் கார்ட் என்கின்றனர்.

தற்பொழுது வானொலி தொடர்பாக வெளிவந்துள்ள அஞ்சல் தலைகளை மையப்படுத்தி நடந்துவரும் செயின் கார்ட்டின் வடிவம் கீழே கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

செயின் கார்ட் பற்றி விரிவாக தெரிந்து கொள்ள




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Hamfest India 2021


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Hamfest India 2021 / ஹாம் வானொலி நேயர்கள் சந்திப்பு

Hamfest India 2021
Mysuru 
13-14 November 2021

இந்தியாவில் அமெச்சூர் வானொலி தொடங்கப்பட்டு 100 ஆண்டுகள் ஆவதை ஒட்டி ஹாம் வானொலி நேயர்கள் சந்திப்பு
13-14 நவம்பர் 2021
மைசூரு

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