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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Transcontinental Relay Recreated for 100th Anniversary Commemoration

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T88IH T88FT T88TA Koror Island Palau. From DXNews.com

JI6IHG, JA7WFT, JM1LRA will be active from Koror Island, IOTA OC – 009, Palau 13 – 20 April 2017 as T88IH, T88FT and T88TA.

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VP6EU – Pitcairn Island

NEWS UPDATE – Everything is okay. The team is very grateful for the great sponsoring from the ham community. The antenna material stored in Auckland is loaded into a shipcontainer. The cargo ship “Claymore II” departs New Zealand on January 31, 2017. We will board in Mangareva, French Polynesia, on February 14, 2017 to continue […]

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Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, is Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure Essay Contest Winner

Twelve-year-old Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, of New Orleans, is the winner of The Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure (YDXA) essay contest. Not only did he receive a transceiver, 50 feet of coax, a power supply, and a vertical antenna, he’ll be headed to Costa Rica this summer to take part in the YDXA DXpedition.

YDXA co-founder Todd Dubon, KD4YHY, made the award presentation at the January 26 meeting of …

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7P8EUDXF Lesotho

Pista HA5AO will return to Lesotho for humanitarian purposes 10 Feb – 26 Feb 2017.

He will operate mostly CW, 10 – 40 meters during his free time using the call sign 7P8EUDXF.  He will be overseeing the project at a local orphanage that he started during his October, 2016 visit and will deliver donations received since then. Logsearch and OQRS is available on ha5ao.com  Please use OQRS for all confirmation requests, do not send cards via the bureau.

For the October, 2016 operation – all OQRS direct and mail direct QSL requests were posted from Budapest on 23 January, 2017, bureau cards were forwarded to the HA bureau. LoTW was uploaded 28 December, 2016.

Money donated to 7P8EUDXF will be used only for humanitarian purposes. The results of Pista’s 2010 activity can be seen at:
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At the completion of this next visit the photo gallery on ha5ao.com will be updated.

73,
Gene K5GS for Pista HA5AO

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3B8/HB9ARY Mauritius Island. From DXNews.com

HB9ARY will be active again from Mauritius Island, IOTA AF – 049, until 15 February 2017 as 3B8/HB9ARY.

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3B8HC – Mauritius

Paul, HB9ARY is again active from Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius as 3B8HC until February 15, 2017. QRV mainly on 80-6m, SSB & slow CW. QSL via NI5DX (direct).

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A big hole in the sun’s atmosphere faces Earth

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A big hole in the sun’s atmosphere faces Earth

A large, canyon-shaped hole has opened in the sun’s atmosphere, and it is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth.

Polar geomagnetic storms are likely when the fast-moving stream arrives, probably on Feb 1st.

Visit today’s edition of Spaceweather.com for more information.

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DKARS Magazine January 2017

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DKARS Magazine January 2017

The DKARS (Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society) issues its own free PDF Magazine once every month. It contains articles written in English and Dutch.

In case you would like to receive the free magazine, please register via: magazine@dkars.nl and you will automatically receive the magazine via an email with a download link.

This month the Magazine is 52 pages we present lots of interesing articles and other news of course.

Downloading can be done direct from this link :
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Or go to: www.dkars.nl

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Peter PJ4NX
Secretary of the DKARS

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End of Radio Australia shortwave service, Mark compares final moments

This morning, I woke up, tuned to 9,580 kHz and all I heard was static.

Other than when the Shepparton transmitting station has been silenced for maintenance in the past, 9,580 kHz is one of the most reliable frequencies I’ve ever know on shortwave. Radio Australia has met me there every morning I’ve listened since I was eight years old.

I feel like I’ve lost a dear friend and certainly a staple source of news on shortwave radio. I know I’m not alone–a number of readers have shared similar sentiments this morning.

Archiving Radio Australia’s final days on the air

Listening to Radio Australia on 12,065 kHz with the Titan SDR Pro.

Since the beginning of the year, a few of us have been making a concerted effort to thoroughly archive Radio Australia’s final days on the air. Mark Fahey, London Shortwave, Richard Langley, Rob Wagner and I (to name a few) have been making both audio and/or spectrum recordings.

At 0100 UTC on January 31, 2017, we heard the “Waltzing Matilda” interval signal for one last time. As I understand it, the crew at the Shepparton site left the transmitter on a few extra seconds extra so their famous interval signal would be, in essence, the final sign-off.

Our friend and contributor, Rob Wagner, from Mount Evelyn, Australia, posted an excellent recording/video of the final minutes earlier today.

Due to propagation and the time of day when the shut down happened, I was unable to make a recording, so I’m pleased others could.

Mark compares shortwave and satellite feeds

Mark Fahey’s Wellbrook Mag Loop antenna.

I’m grateful to friend and contributor, Mark Fahey, who lives near Sydney, Australia, and was also able to record the final moments of Radio Australia as well. Mark recorded the shortwave service and RA satellite feed simultaneously.

Mark shares the following recordings and notes:

Recording 1

This is RA’s final few minutes on shortwave – it was recorded on 17840kHz.
The file picks up the regular program ending, then into a Promo for RA “Pacific Beat” (a Pacific current affairs program), then the classic RA Interval Signal then the transmitter clicks off and the void is heard.

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Click here to download the MP3.

Recording 2

The file starts at exactly the same time as the first file, but in this example we are monitoring the Network Feed from Intelsat 18 at 180.0 degrees east (above the equator right on the international date line). This satellite feed is the way Radio Australia gets to the network of FM Transmitters they have scatted around the Pacific Region (which is why they feel they don’t need shortwave anymore for – most populated areas of Radio Australia’s target area now is covered by a network of Radio Australia FM transmitters).

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Click here to download the MP3.

Some differences to the first file – Radio Australia is produced in FM quality stereo, though of course DXers only ever heard it in shortwave quality mono. So this network feed is in stereo and has a wider dynamic range that what DXer’s are familiar with from Radio Australia. At the end of the Pacific Beat Promo, Radio Australia goes straight into News, the closing of the shortwave service was not an event that would have been noticed for the typical listeners of RA who now listen via FM in Pacific capitals and major towns.

Thank you Mark for your comparison–I’ve never heard RA so clearly. Only you would’ve thought to simultaneously record the satellite feed! It gives the moment that much more context.

A number of SWLing Post contributors have been sharing recordings this morning. I will plan to collect these and put them on the Shortwave Archive in the near future.

Moving forward

Though senator Nick Xenophon says he will introduce legislation to Parliament to force the ABC to reinstate its shortwave radio service, we have to assume we’ve heard the last of Radio Australia and ABC on shortwave. (With that said, I understand Xenophon is a determined fellow.)

Rest assured: if Xenophon’s legislation gains traction, we will post updates!

No doubt, Radio New Zealand International’s shortwave service has just become that much more important in remote Pacific Islands. Click here to view RNZI’s schedule.

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Radio Australia shortwave services silenced: “Like listening to our old aunt passing away”

Locals hold a wake to signal demise of ABC shortwave service; destroy a donated shortwave radio with a golden sledge hammer.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following report via ABC News 24 on Twitter:

Click here to view this video on ABC News 24’s Twitter feed.

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3V8CB – Tunisia

After his recent activity in Algeria, Vlad UA4WHX is now active from Tunis, Tunisia as 3V8CB. QRV on usual bands, modes. QSL via LX1NO.

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Amateur takes unusual route to SOTA

Southgate ARC — Colin took rather an unusual approach to his activation of Yorkshire’s highest mountain, by constructing his equipment whilst on the summit

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A big hole in the sun’s atmosphere faces Earth

Southgate ARC — A large, canyon-shaped hole has opened in the sun’s atmosphere, and it is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth

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DKARS Magazine January 2017

Southgate ARC — The DKARS (Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society) issues its own free PDF Magazine once every month. It contains articles written in English and Dutch

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Ham College 25

Southgate ARC — Antennas, Coax and more questions from the Technician pool

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Ham radio used for weekly emergency net

Southgate ARC — The Daily Herald reports the Lehi Community Emergency Response Team puts focus on amateur radio with weekly practice

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Norway: initial listener reactions to FM shutdown aren’t positive

Southgate ARC — I’m an advocate of digital radio here in the U.S., and in this newsletter we’re keeping you up-to-date on the progress of digital radio in other countries as well

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November RSGB Board Proceedings

Southgate ARC — The RSGB Board Proceedings for the November 19 meeting have been released, they note the Ofcom data issue with RSGB Yearbook 2017 was causing considerable work

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Radio Australia – The Last Two Minutes – January 31, 2017

Hi Folks,

Today I listened to Radio Australia for the very last time. 15240 kHz and 15415 kHz were plagued with local noise and not especially strong signals. So 17840 kHz was the best option for my final moments with this grand old shortwave broadcaster. Mount Evelyn is about 200 km south of the Shepparton transmitter site – not far enough for proper F layer reflection and off the side of the beam, so the signal was a bit scratchy. But I was there for the end and that’s the important thing!

Thank you to all the SWLing readers who have been so kind in their comments about our national broadcaster. I know RA meant much to so many people around the globe. But I’ll have more to say on this in the near future. Thanks to Thomas for helping to promote the Save Radio Australia cause. The fight is not over yet!

Here are the last two minutes of the broadcast today, including the audible switch-off click and a few parting comments from me.

73 and good DX to you all.

Rob Wagner VK3BVW

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