RADIO NEDERLAND ON 25 MHZ
Recording from 1972
RADIO NEDERLAND ON 25 MHZ
Here is another recording from my archive.
In the days when the sunspot cycle was near its highs, the 11-metre shortwave broadcast band was active with many signals. The reception was usually strong and monitoring these signals at the top part of the shortwave frequency spectrum was a joy! I have written an article entitled "Whatever Happened to the 11-Meter Band", about this shortwave broadcast band that officially still exists but which is no longer used by international broadcasters. It reflects on the popularity of this band in its heyday. The article is in this recent blog post.
One such station to make use of the 11-metre shortwave band was Radio Nederland. This recording comes from their broadcast on October 29, 1972. The station signs on at 1100 UTC on 25620 kHz in the Dutch language. Coincidentally, in 1972, Radio Nederland also celebrated 25 years of operations in their overseas shortwave service.
The receiver used for monitoring this broadcast was a Lafayette HA230 with a dipole antenna. The video includes a QSL card I received for another of their broadcasts on 25620 kHz.
Thanks for taking the time to check out this video.
73 and good DX to you all!
Rob Wagner, VK3BVW
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Great video. Thanks.
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Terry
WA4AMG
I remember listening to HCJB on SSB back in around 1981 at the height of the sunspot cycle back then.
ReplyDeleteThankyou for sharing this video. There was a time when I used to listen to Radio Nederlands regularly. They had great programming. Without doubt DXer loved the Media Network programme but there were other good ones like His and Hers and the unique Sunday with Happy Station. I however listened from 1979 to their last programme. Missing shortwave badly but started listening a lot recently due to the lockdown. Now the problem is not much to hear in English.
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DeleteThanks for taking the time to watch the video. Yes, not much in English on the SWBC bands these days. Pity. Thanks sharing your story. Rob
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