Mount Evelyn DX Report

NEW BOOK - JUST OUT SHORTWAVE RECEIVERS PAST AND PRESENT Communications Receivers 1942-2013 Fourth Edition by Fred Osterman This 800 page "labour of love" has just been released and adds many new receivers released  since the 3rd edition was published  over 16 years ago. It's a reference that will enthuse many shortwave listeners, amateur radio operators and vintage radio collectors. It covers 360 manufacturers and over 1700 receivers! Published by Universal Radio, the press release advises that nearly 1000 radios have been added since the previous edition. Information for most entries includes: receiver type, date sold, photograph, size & weight, features, reviews, specifications, new & used values, variants, value rating and availability. 1800 photographs are included. This may well be a book worth adding to your library, especially for older radio enthusiasts (....like....um....me, for example!!) who would enjoy strolling down memory lane o...

IBB KUWAIT 20 YEARS OF BROADCASTING HISTORY Today, quite by accident, I stumbled across an excellent YouTube video, which appears to  have been uploaded only in the last few days. It's a seven minute visual summary of the shortwave, medium wave and FM transmitter site in Kuwait. Well worth a look!!! 73 and have a great weekend everyone, Rob Wagner VK3BVW

"Avenue of Honour" - Ballarat, Victoria - Rob Wagner STATION NEWS AND THE LOGBOOK  September 26, 2014 Well, I'm back home after a few weeks of work that has taken me around the beautiful  State of Victoria. And so I've been back at the radio over the past three days. Some observations are listed below. STATION NEWS RADIO UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL via OKEECHOBEE On September 23, WRMI posted a news release advising that they would be providing a daily relay of R. Ukraine International from September 25 until at least the end of the year. WRMI's General Manager, Jeff White said "We are pleased to be able to provide this service to shortwave listeners at a time when much of the world's focus is on the situation in the Ukraine".  Well, the first relayed broadcast went ahead as planned and was well heard here at Mount Evelyn. Here's my logbook entry for this new service: 11580 kHz  USA. R. Ukraine International - Okeechobee FL...

A VISIT TO MOUNT BEN NEVIS No DX tips in this blog post today!  As I mentioned in my last post several weeks ago, I currently have a number of non-radio projects underway, some of which have taken me away from my "home-base".  Last week however, while working in the regional city of Ballarat (north-west of Melbourne, and about 160km away from Mount Evelyn), I had some time off one day to venture off into the bush. Located in largely agricultural farmland, Mount Ben Nevis is part of the Mount Cole State Forest. To get to the summit was a bit tricky. The car's GPS system didn't cover the dirt tracks, so I resorted to the iPhone's Google Maps satellite photographs to visually find the correct track to the summit. Ben Nevis is around 800 metres ASL (above sea level), and provides fabulous views of the surrounding countryside. The site is also important for communications, providing four very different but important services.  I won't go into too much ...