Mount Evelyn DX Report

  RADIO RSA STUDIO RECORDING Background information on the famous interval signal Our last blog post by guest contributor, Colin Miller, brought forward many comments from the Facebook SWL groups. It seems that Colin's reminiscences about his work at the station during the 1980s also brought back fond memories of the station for our readers.  If you haven't yet had a chance to read Colin's post, it is certainly worth taking the time to do so.  Following on from that last post, Colin has generously sent me a studio recording of RSA's interval signal, station identification and sign-on announcement. And, it also included some interesting background information on the interval signal. I have made the recording into a YouTube video and incorporated some images of QSLs from collections owned by Colin and myself. We hope you enjoy the video: 73 and good DX to you all, Rob Wagner VK3BVW and Colin Miller VE3CMT (ex ZS6BYL) Follow @robvk3bvw CLICK HERE for V...

   MY WORK AT RADIO RSA  by COLIN MILLER (Guest Contributor) Many long-time shortwave radio listeners will remember fondly Radio RSA, the international service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The station operated from May 1966 until its closure around 1992. With its high-powered transmitters, this station produced strong, reliable signals for its many thousands of listeners around the globe. The studio identification was "This is Radio RSA, the Voice of South Africa, from Johannesburg". Experienced DXer and amateur radio operator, Colin Miller VE3CMT (ex ZS6BYL), worked at the station in what he describes as his "dream job". I have invited Colin to share some of his memories and experiences from that exciting period in his life. - Rob     Between 1982 and 1986, I worked at Radio RSA, at that time the External Service of the SABC in Johannesburg. For much of that period I was in charge of their Monitoring Panel, a group of about 500 DXers, i.e. sho...