SHORTWAVE IN THE NEWS - No. 3
SHORTWAVE IN THE NEWS - No. 3
Here is a collection of new and very recent online articles relating the shortwave radio hobby. If you missed some of these, now is your opportunity to catch up!! Sit back and enjoy!
Note: If you missed the first two editions of "Shortwave In The News", you can still read them at:
Shortwave In The News (dated November 20, 2014)
Shortwave In The News - No. 2 - No. 2 (dated April 11, 2015)
As governments shut down radio, the BBC world service is a lifeline
In the week when Apple’s Beats 1 radio station was launched – “Worldwide. Always on . . . It broadcasts 24/7 to over 100 countries from our studios in Los Angeles, New York and London” – there was also discussion of the BBC’s latest global audience measurement figures. The most striking thing in the report, which tracked listening habits and how they had changed over the past year, was how short-wave radio – in rural and poorer areas where there is no FM, no cable and no electricity, it’s still the only way of tuning in – is under increasing threat from something as basic as jamming. Read more at:
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/07/governments-shut-down-radio-bbc-world-service-lifeline
Switzerland’s international voice in a changing world
The Swiss Shortwave Service and later Swiss Radio International (SRI) broadcast from the heart of Europe from 1935 until its closure in 2004. Now researchers are going through the records, letters and recordings to see how Swiss identity played out over the airwaves.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/cold-war-broadcasting-_switzerland-s-international-voice-in-a-changing-world/41471476
Shortwave Interference in Asia and 'Islamic State'
The BBC's "Over to You" is an interesting weekly podcast the gives listeners an opportunity to provide feedback on their programs. BBC World Service has recently released their global audience measurement figures, which indicate how your listening of the English Network has changed over the last year. They take a closer look at the numbers...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02vqp2r
"The Russian Woodpecker" - Duga Radar Array, Chenobyl, Ukraine
The Russian Woodpecker was a notorious Soviet signal that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 Hz, giving rise to the "Woodpecker" name. The random frequency hops disrupted legitimate broadcast, amateur radio, and utility transmissions and resulted in thousands of complaints by many countries worldwide. This informative online article has some seriously remarkable photographs of the antenna system!!
http://thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/Russian_Bases_Woodpecker_Duga_Radar_Ukraine.html
Radio Days in South Sudan - To reach people in a conflict, sometimes low-tech is the best tech.
While mobile phones and online social networks are pervasive in South Sudan’s urban areas, in the country’s rural regions many people still rely on traditional means of communication – primarily radio. Nearly three-quarters of the population listen on a daily basis. For many people in Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Unity states, where the fighting has been the thickest community radio and shortwave are critical sources of information about the conflict. Read more at:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/14/radio-days-in-south-sudan/
Radio active after the quake - Community radio stations were destroyed by the earthquake, but many are still on air
The studio clock at the fifth-floor studio of Chautara's Radio Sindhu was coming up to 11:56AM on 25 April. Announcer Ashma Syangtan of the popular Ramailo Selo program was introducing the last folk song before the noon news bulletin. Technician Guras Gurung was adjusting the sound levels on her console. Suddenly, everything started shaking violently. Syangtan stopped mid-sentence. Computer monitors fell, the walls started cracking and there was dust everywhere. Read more at:
http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/community-radio-stations-still-on-air-after-earthquake,2295
73 and have a great weekend everyone!
Rob Wagner VK3BVW
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Shortwave In The News - No. 2 - No. 2 (dated April 11, 2015)
As governments shut down radio, the BBC world service is a lifeline
In the week when Apple’s Beats 1 radio station was launched – “Worldwide. Always on . . . It broadcasts 24/7 to over 100 countries from our studios in Los Angeles, New York and London” – there was also discussion of the BBC’s latest global audience measurement figures. The most striking thing in the report, which tracked listening habits and how they had changed over the past year, was how short-wave radio – in rural and poorer areas where there is no FM, no cable and no electricity, it’s still the only way of tuning in – is under increasing threat from something as basic as jamming. Read more at:
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/07/governments-shut-down-radio-bbc-world-service-lifeline
Switzerland’s international voice in a changing world
The Swiss Shortwave Service and later Swiss Radio International (SRI) broadcast from the heart of Europe from 1935 until its closure in 2004. Now researchers are going through the records, letters and recordings to see how Swiss identity played out over the airwaves.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/cold-war-broadcasting-_switzerland-s-international-voice-in-a-changing-world/41471476
Shortwave Interference in Asia and 'Islamic State'
The BBC's "Over to You" is an interesting weekly podcast the gives listeners an opportunity to provide feedback on their programs. BBC World Service has recently released their global audience measurement figures, which indicate how your listening of the English Network has changed over the last year. They take a closer look at the numbers...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02vqp2r
"The Russian Woodpecker" - Duga Radar Array, Chenobyl, Ukraine
The Russian Woodpecker was a notorious Soviet signal that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 Hz, giving rise to the "Woodpecker" name. The random frequency hops disrupted legitimate broadcast, amateur radio, and utility transmissions and resulted in thousands of complaints by many countries worldwide. This informative online article has some seriously remarkable photographs of the antenna system!!
http://thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/Russian_Bases_Woodpecker_Duga_Radar_Ukraine.html
Radio Days in South Sudan - To reach people in a conflict, sometimes low-tech is the best tech.
While mobile phones and online social networks are pervasive in South Sudan’s urban areas, in the country’s rural regions many people still rely on traditional means of communication – primarily radio. Nearly three-quarters of the population listen on a daily basis. For many people in Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Unity states, where the fighting has been the thickest community radio and shortwave are critical sources of information about the conflict. Read more at:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/14/radio-days-in-south-sudan/
Radio active after the quake - Community radio stations were destroyed by the earthquake, but many are still on air
The studio clock at the fifth-floor studio of Chautara's Radio Sindhu was coming up to 11:56AM on 25 April. Announcer Ashma Syangtan of the popular Ramailo Selo program was introducing the last folk song before the noon news bulletin. Technician Guras Gurung was adjusting the sound levels on her console. Suddenly, everything started shaking violently. Syangtan stopped mid-sentence. Computer monitors fell, the walls started cracking and there was dust everywhere. Read more at:
http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/community-radio-stations-still-on-air-after-earthquake,2295
73 and have a great weekend everyone!
Rob Wagner VK3BVW
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