The 1000KW transmitters at Chinsurah in West Bengal

The radio transmission system in the border areas isbeing augmented to strengthen the coverage there, theRajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply, Minister of Information andBroadcasting PR Dasmunsi said several projects andinstallations of transmitters in Jammu and Kashmir andthe North-Eastern states are underway. The Minister said Phase-1 of Jammu and Kashmir SpecialPlan has been completed under which nine projects havebeen commissioned and three are technically ready. In North-East, two FM transmitters at Itanagar andKohima are ready. Under the special plan, 1KWtransmitter at 19 new spots, 5KW transmitter atSilchar, 10KW transmitter at Gangtok and 100transmitters of 100KW have been approved for uncoveredareas. The 1000KW transmitters at Chinsurah in West Bengaland Rajkot have also been replaced by new ones, theMinister said. //////////////
Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/
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KCHIBO KK-S500 Digital Receiver

KCHIBO KK-S500 DIGITAL DUAL CONVERSION / SYNCHRONOUSDETECTION SHORTWAVE / FM STEREO / MW RADIO

Ebay seller "Liypn" has listed a new Kchibo KK-S500 Digital Receiver,details as following :FM : 76 -108 MHzMW : 520 - 1620 KHz. (9 or 10 KHz. steps)SW : 1620 - 29999 KHz. This radio is New In Box, 100% Brand New from the manufacturerin China,NOT Used, NOT Refurbished. Super large LCD display with digital display of frequency andthe pointing dial simultaneously 1000 Stations Memory Presets (200 each for MW & SW, 600 for FM) (Will not lose memory even without battery inside radio) Direct input of frequency, knob tuning, pre-set memory and scanning tuning methods are supported. Dual conversion and synchronous detection on SW bands, very sensitive and good selectivity! Excellent sound quality, loud and clear! FM Stereo Listening by earphone. Automatic turn on of radio by setting the timers. With headphone socket, for private stereo FM listening!Dimensions: 5.9 x 3.5 x 1.4 inches / 150 x 90 x 35 mm. Battery: Uses 3 AA size 1.5V. battery. The package that you are bidding comes with the radio, a velvetcloth radio bag, stereo earphone, 3 x rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, AC adapter (220V)and wire antenna.Manual in ENGLISH in pdf format will be provided FOR FREESIX MONTHS MANUFACTURER WARRANTY FROM DATE OFSHIPMENTLabels on this radio are in ChineseWill ship to anywhere in the word by Air Mail Parcel Post with insurance(7 to 10 days delivery). Copy & paste this link on your browser to view the listing :http://tinyurl.com/2htcvf

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New KCHIBO KK-S7600 receiver with remote

Someone left following comment on my blog with details of the new Kchibo KK-S7600 receiver with remote.Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "KCHIBO KK-S500 Digital Receiver": I'm interested in another Kchibo radio the s7600 which I have seen details for, but nobody is selling it, as yet. I can't paste the url here. But the portable is slightly larger than the s500 and includes a remote.The s500 is more expensive than the better know Kaito/Degen 1102,03 radios. Whether the performance is superior to those two portables is questionable and won't be know untill it is reviewed. http://bbs.leowood.net/web/leowood

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Pictures courtesy the link mentioned above. Via Alokesh Gupta.

ABC's 75 Birth Day Compettition

You can win a $100 gift voucher to spend in any of the ABC Shops or Centres, and qualify for the Birthday Prize Draw to win:

A visit from Fifi & Bumble to your school or daycare centre Plus, a mega pack of Fifi goodies including: Fifi mini jumping castle; Fifi's DVD collection; book library collection; plush toy collection; cottage play set; Fifi back pack, hat, sunglasses and Fifi learning blocks!

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To enter, simply tell us in 50 words or less about your favourite ABC moment from the last 75 years. Then attend an ABC 75th Birthday Event to enter your competition form at the ABC Exhibition Trailer for your chance to win!

Fpr more details visit: http://www.abc.net.au/corp/

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DRM / DAB Capable Receiver Himalaya 2009 is Officially Launched

DRM / DAB Capable Receiver Himalaya 2009 is Officially Launched

Long time DRM supporter Himalaya (Power) Electronics is proud to present theDRM 2009 to the European market. Based on the experience of manufacturingthe first two DRM receivers, namely the Mayah DRM2010 and the CodingTechnologies Digital World Traveller, Himalaya (Power) Electronics ispleased to deliver a new generation of high quality DRM receivers which ismore affordable than ever.The Himalaya DRM2009 is a standalone radio which supports DAB/DRM/AM/FMservices. It is a real portable receiver that could be run either by AC orbatteries. With the SDcard slot, it can also be used as a MP3 player. Inaddition to MP3 playback features, the SDcard can be used for scheduledrecordings of DAB/DRM programmes. Furthermore, features of Play/Pause forDAB and DRM services are supported through the internal memory. EPG(Electronic Programme Guide) is also supported for DAB service. Thespecialized user interface allows for easy navigation of these advancedradio features.DRM2009 uses an advanced Radioscape multiband module, allowing reception ofa wide range of digital and analog services. DRM2009 is a truly portable andflexible system.Further information about the receiver can be found underhttp://www.himalaya.com.hk/You can order the receiver in Germany and in Austria from the T-Online Shopon http://www.t-online-shop.de/ and from the Charly Hardt´s web sitehttp://www.charly-hardt.de/ .

About Himalaya (Power) ElectronicsHimalaya (Power) Electronics was founded in 1974. For three decades,Himalaya has established a good reputation of producing high qualityconsumer electronics products. Having developed and produced a large varietyof audio electronics products, Himalaya is one of the most experiencedmanufacturers based in Hong Kong. Our specialization has been successfullyshifted to digital products such as digital flash-based audio recorders,radio-controlled atomic clocks, multi-band & RDS portable radios, carstereos, weather alert clock radios and direct key-in world band PLL radios.For the last few years, we have become a key supporter for the new digitalradio standard of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). In 2004, we have helped tobring the two most advanced DRM receivers, DRM 2010 and Digital WorldTraveller (USB radio), to the market. Our most recent DRM receivers are theDRM2008 and DRM2009.

About Mayah® CommunicationsMAYAH® Communications' main objective is the development and distribution ofinnovative hiqh quality solutions for audio and audio/video communicationsin broadcast and corporate networks. Focus is given to standardized audioand video formats, such as MPEG-1, -2 and 4 as well as proprietary butaccepted formats such as E/apt-X, ADPCM4SB and others. The company islocated in a nice modern office park just a few minutes away from MunichAirport. Touching base with radio and TV customers in the media metropoleMunich, MAYAH has an optimum location for international business.About Coding TechnologiesCoding Technologies provides the best audio compression for mobile,broadcasting, and Internet. SBR (Spectral Band Replication) from CodingTechnologies is a backward and forward compatible method to enhance theefficiency of any audio codec; putting the "PRO" in mp3PRO and the "Plus" inaacPlus. Parametric Stereo from Coding Technologies and Philips againsignificantly increases the efficiency of audio codecs for stereo signals atlow bit rates. Products from Coding Technologies are fundamental enablers ofopen standards such as 3GPP, 3GPP2, MPEG, DVB, Digital Radio Mondiale, HDRadio, and the DVD Forum.About DRMDRM (TM) is the only universal, openly standardised, digital radio system forshort-wave, medium-wave and long-wave - digital radio for frequencies below30MHz. It has been endorsed by the ITU, and is standardised as ETSI ES 201980. While DRM currently covers the broadcasting bands below 30 MHz, the DRMconsortium is extending the system to the broadcasting bands up to 120 MHz.DRM has near-FM sound quality plus the ease-of-use that comes from digitaltransmissions, combined with long range and low power consumption. Acontinuously growing number of commercial, public, international, nationaland local broadcasters are already broadcasting DRM transmissions intoEurope and North America, Mexico, Russia, China, India and other regions.Multi-standard, DRM-capable consumer radios were introduced, and areavailable in different on-line shops (e.g. www.igear.com ). Furtherinformation on DRMTM can be found under: www.drm.org.

DRM Members

Commercial Radio Australia (Australia); TDP, TDP Radio, RTBF (Belgium);Nautel Ltd., Radio Canada International/ CBC (Canada); Academy ofBroadcasting Science of China, Communications University of China, SoutheastUniversity Nanjing (China); RIZ Transmitters (Croatia); HFCC (CzechRepublic); Aalborg University (Denmark); ESPOL, HCJB Global (Ecuador);Digita Oy, Kymenlaakso Polytechnik (Finland); CCETT, DIGIDIA, DRF Committee,Radio France, TDF, Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia (France); ADDX, APR, AtmelGermany GmbH, Coding Technologies GmbH, Deutsche Welle, DeutschlandRadio,DLM, Sender Europa 1, Fraunhofer IIS, Georg-Simon- Ohm - University ofApplied Sciences Nuremberg, Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, IRT, LMKRheinland-Pfalz, Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt, Micronas GmbH, Nero AG,Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe; Robert Bosch GmbH, Sony DeutschlandGmbH, SWR Südwestrundfunk, TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin AG, T-SystemsIntl. GmbH, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, University ofApplied Sciences Merseburg, University of Kassel, University of Hanover,University of Ulm, VPRT (Germany); Antenna Hungaria, National CommunicationsAuthority Hungary (Hungary); Basamad College, Tehran (Iran); RAI Way, STMicroelectronics (Italy); Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., NEC Corporation,NHK (Japan); Telecommunications Technology Association (Korea); LibyanJamahiriya Broadcasting (Libya); Broadcasting Center Europe (Luxembourg) ;Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (Malaysia); La Red de Radiodifusoras yTelevisoras Educativas y Culturales de México (Mexico); Agentschap Telecom,CATENA Radio Design, NXP Semiconductors, OLON, Radio Netherlands, TechnicalUniversity Delft (Netherlands) ; Radio New Zealand International (NewZealand); Voice of Nigeria (Nigeria); Telenor/Norkring (Norway);Radiodifusao Portuguesa (Portugal); RTRN/Voice of Russia (Russia);Government of Catalonia, Cadena SER - Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión,Universidad del Pais Vasco (Spain); SR International/ Radio Sweden (Sweden);EBU, International Committee of the Red Cross, ITU, VSP - Verband SchweizerPrivatradios (Switzerland) ; Arab States Broadcasting Union (Tunisia); BBC,Christian Vision, Digital One Ltd., RadioScape Plc., VT Communications, WRN(U.K.); Analog Devices, Broadcast Electronics, Inc., Dolby Laboratories,Inc., Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp., Continental Electronics Corp.,Harris Corp., Broadcast Communications Division - IBB/VOA, NationalAssociation of Short-wave Broadcasters, TCI International, Inc., TexasInstruments, Inc., Via Licensing Corp. (U.S.A.); and Vatican Radio (VaticanCity).

Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release: July, 18, 2007Contact: Fanny Podworny, DRM, http://in.f85.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=pressoffice%40drm.orgTelephone number: +49 228 429 3105

(source : drm.org Via Alokesh GuptaNew Delhi, India).

The handbook: “Working with the Radio”

It works at the turn of a button and a twist of a knob, it needs no electricity, and it is a portable box of information and entertainment. It is little wonder that the radio is the most ubiquitous piece of technology in the country. But are the opportunities it provides being fully utilised by NGOs in their development activities?
Not quite, according to the Bangalore-based Communication for Development and Learning (CDL), a non-profit organisation that works to “facilitate the use of communication as an integral part of the development process.” To help NGOs tap the scope of the medium, CDL has now produced a handbook, “Working with the Radio”. The handbook aims to “demystify” the medium of radio for first-time users and also suggests options for developing their own programmes.
The figures speak for themselves, says CDL: only 60 per cent of the country’s population is literate and can read the newspaper; only 10 per cent of households have television sets; only 1.2 per cent of the population have access to the internet. Radio, on the other hand, which reaches 91.42 per cent of the country’s geographical area and 99.13 per cent of the population, ought therefore to be “the preferred medium, for not only advertisers and media planners, but also for NGOs.”
Why this is not so can be explained by our notions of the radio as being a “mysterious and highly technical medium” that is “cloistered behind high walls and inside dark buildings”, according to CDL executive director, Shangon Das Gupta. Besides, history has shown that radio stations emerge as the first point of contact between locations of disaster and the rest of the world, the handbook points out.
When the Titanic sank in 1912, it was a radio station that picked up information from a wireless transmission device getting the rescue mission to swing into action, thus saving hundreds of lives; radio similarly proved vital after the Bhuj earthquake of 2001.
More recently, during the 2004 tsunami, the radio became the most important means of communication between the Andaman islands and the mainland .
The handbook is priced at Rs. 100. Visit http://www.cdlblr.org/ or call 25503481 for more information. [Source: The Hindu]

New Competition from CRI

[ Photos & Essays Wanted ]
What does Hong Kong mean to you? Is it the enchanting Victoria Harbor? The view from the Peak? Or movie stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan or Maggie Cheung? Give us your idea in a photograph or essay, as China marks 10 years since resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Participants are welcome to submit their articles or photographs through the online forum of CRIENGLISH.com. Readers can decide on the titles of their submitted works, but the content should be relevant to the stated theme.
The best photos will be included in an online photo album of CRIENGLISH.com and may have a chance to be shown on Channel 9 of China Central Television. The best essays will be included in an online collection of stories about Hong Kong by CRIENGLISH.com and may be broadcast on the radio channels of China Radio International.
Deadline: July 30, 2007

[ Photo ]1. Images should be no smaller than 600x600 pixels and formatted in JPEG no larger than 1024kbs. 2. Please retain your original files in case you are asked to provide them. 3. Please include a description in English of your photo, including when and in what situation it was taken.

[ Essay ]1. The essays must be written in English. 2. Each essay should contain no less than 250 words.
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Source: http://english.cri.cn/events/
hongkong30/index.html

93.5 Suryan FM ties up with public buses in Jaipur to air station

Sun Network's radio venture, 93.5 Suryan FM (SFM), has tied up with the public transport luxury style star buses in Jaipur to air their station.
The station has been authorised to use 25 such buses and incorporate their branding on the vehicle. The aim is to increase listenership figures for the station.
"We have recieved permission to air 93.5 SFM in 25 buses across Jaipur. We have also branded the buses both outside and inside," says 93.5 SFM manager business development V.Sridhar.

Estimated to reach an audience of 14,00,000 within a month, the service will be operational from 7 am to 11 pm.
An official announcement issued by the station states, "Bus payouts in Jaipur gives us exposure to a minimum of 14,00,000 audience in a month and will help us during ILT or Ram if it happens in that city."
The city to be targeted next is Hyderabad, where a similar activity will be run.

SFM is positioned as a youthful hit station catering to SEC A, B and C audience.
It is currently operational in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jaipur and will roll out 45 more stations, with Bhubaneswar next on the cards.

BBC's infotainment updates on Radio One Chennai

FM channel Radio One will ginger up its content with non-news infotainment updates in Tamil by global major BBC. Announcing a tie-up with BBC for providing content, Mr L.V. Navaneeth, Station Head, Radio One-Chennai, said the new 20-minute infotainment updates will be aired once in 20 minutes during the `breakfast show' from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. from June 6. In other words, the infotainment capsules and `breakfast show' features such as film songs, will alternate every 20 minutes.
"In a couple of months from now, this will be aired throughout the day as we have been doing in Delhi and Mumbai," he said.
Changes in programming
That apart, the channel has also made changes in its programming mix to ensure its core promise — pure entertainment — with slice of life or humorous titbits once in every 20 minutes.
According to Mr Navaneeth, the 20-minute plan was conceived after a study that says no one listens to one channel for more than that period of time.
The channel has roped in popular RJ Suchitra to host the breakfast show.
Talking about the programming partnership with Radio One, the BBC's Business Development Head, Asia-Pacific, Mr Neil Curry, said the non-news infotainment updates would focus on business, sports and entertainment.
According to him, outside the UK, 183 million listeners tune into BBC at least once in a week.
`Open to partnership'
Asked whether BBC would form similar partnership with other FM channels, he said BBC is open to the idea, "but only in towns that are not covered by Radio One".
BBC has 20 per cent stake in Mid-Day Multimedia, the promoter of Radio One.
The company has licenses to operate FM stations in four metros and big cities such as Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Pune.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/

06/06/stories/2007060602820500.htm

Dxers Guide April - June 2007

AIR Conducts Trial of Digital Radio Transmission in MW / SW bands

Highlights of DRM system in AIR

Friends FM from Kolkata

Chennai Big FM on social responsibility

R a d i o s t a t i o n s h a v e b e e n j ump i n g o n t h e c o r p o r a t e s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ( C S R ) bandwagon as part of their marketing exercise. The benefi ts derived from such activities, although not measurable in commercial terms, are highly rewarding. One station that has gone big on CSR is Big 92.7FM. Since its launch in September 2006, t h e s t a t i o n h a s ma d e t h e effort to support numerous causes as part of their CSR campaigns. A case in point; the day the station went on air in Chennai, it organised a walk near the city’s Marina beach in its support to create awareness on traffi c safety. The station has also used t h e i r ma r k e t i n g mu s c l e t o w e a v e i n f i l m s t a r s a n d sportsmen to promote their activities. Causes to support t h e p l i g h t o f u n f o r t u n a t e children have been big in many of its campaigns’ focus. Tamil actress, Asin, celebrated her birthday with 40 children from an orphanage and RJ Dheena was involved in a campaign supporting children with HIV/AIDS. And leveraging on their sponsorship status as official radio partner of the premier hockey league (PHL), it organised for the Chennai h o c k e y t e a m ( C h e n n a i Veerans) and RJ Gopi to visit cancer-stricken children at the government cancer hospital. A c t i v i t i e s i n t h e f i r s t s i x months have also included the following: • A free eye check up camp a l o n g w i t h a R o t a r y e y e hospital, resulting in free eye check-ups for around 1000 people. • An event to honour local heroes, such as Dr. Kanaga, who is Asia’s fi rst female neuro surgeon. • A b i k e r a l l y t o s p r e a d awareness on the importance of using helmets. • A morning walk to spread awareness of keeping healthy and to make exercise a regular routine. W h a t m a k e s t h e t r e n d interesting is that the station has never asked for sponsors to fund these activities, as the entire cost has been borne by the station’s marketing budget. So this begs the question, why does the station adopt this strategy? Zarine Jalil Menon, station manager, BIG 92.7 Chennai, thinks the money is well spent and the effort well worth the trouble. "As a radio station, we want to be well connected with our listeners. To do that, we need to address their issues a n d c o n c e r n s , w h a t e v e r t h e y m i g h t b e . " Menon also believes that if the station is able to create public awareness of certain issues, "all of us [can only] gain from it." The station doesn’t isolate a n y o n e c a u s e a s m o r e important than the other, as Menon says, "We will highlight any cause which deserves attention. We have had our l i s t e n e r s c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e medical expenses of children who could not afford it. If such instances come to our notice, we will defi nitely highlight them and involve our listeners in the alleviation of the problem." A l t h o u g h , a c c o r d i n g t o Menon, the benefits from the spend are visible, they are not c omme rc i a l l y me a s u r a b l e . "Through such activities, our listeners and advertisers see us as a responsible station. As we have stuck to CSR from the time we launched, the city sees our conviction in our own policy, and that is very important for our reputation- building."

The Radio Jockey’s Handbook

Do you have what it takes to become an RJ?
Being a radio jockey is not only about relying on your voice, but it involves a whole lot of knowledge as well, says jock, trainer and writer, Simran Kohli in her new book
What does it take to become a radio jockey? And who better to answer this question than someone who’s been there – and is still doing that?
Simran Kohli is now a radio jockey with Big FM in New Delhi, and is also the producer of the late night show, 9 Baje Ki Setting. Having worked with Radio Mirchi, the BBC, Red FM and Hum FM (in Dubai), Simran felt it was time that she shared her experiences – and penned them down in a book, the first of ten books on radio that she proposes.
The Radio Jockey Handbook, which is available in both English and Hindi, targets both the would-be jockey and those already involved in the profession. The book’s structure is properly thought through and carefully laid out.
Adopting a question and answer format, the handbook first deals with the crucial question: do you have what it takes to become a jockey? Most aspirants think that all one needs is a voice, and Kohli quickly disabuses the reader of the notion. She makes it clear that the successful jockey needs more than God-given talent, and that there’s a lot of hard work – and knowledge involved. The book takes you through the process involved in the creation of a program, the elements that go into making a show, the preparation required to make the most efficient use of the resources available at hand.
For the would be radio jockey, Kohli’s book serves two purposes: one, the aspirant, after reading the handbook, is clear that he or she does not have the requisite skills to succeed in this demanding industry. The second is that the aspirant is certain that radio is an industry that he or she could make a mark in.
The book is laced with experiential illustrations that make one’s understanding of the craft better, and the aspirant makes a more informed decision on whether or not to pursue a career in the burgeoning industry.
For those in the industry, the book aims to make them better professionals, teaching them how the maximize the talent and resources at hand.
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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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