Adrian Peterson’s Diary, September 1996
Last Updated on October 12, 2005 by Ralph Brandi
Radio Australia, Carnarvon: R.I.P.
As a result of budgetary restrictions, Radio Australia closed its shortwave relay station located at Carnarvon in Western Australia effective June 30, 1996. The service formerly carried by the 300 kw. transmitter VLK at Carnarvon is now on the air over the 250 kw. unit at Darwin designated as VLT. The 100 kw. VLL transmitter at Carnarvon is being moved to Shepparton in Victoria, and the 250 kw. VLM sender will be re-installed at Darwin. Carnarvon is the 6th shortwave transmitter base operated by Radio Australia to leave the air in the past 50 years.
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Easy Listening, September 1996
Last Updated on October 12, 2005 by Ralph Brandi
Escaping Political News
Those of us who get our news from Shortwave, in my humble opinion, are much better off than those stuck with domestic USA news sources, and election years are excellent examples of the perspectives available to us on shortwave. Politics will dominate the domestic news here until early November, and I personally don’t have much stomach for daily doses from the political campaign trail. It often seems to be news for news’ sake. I think the BBC’s or RCI/CBC’s perspectives on the American political process are often more insightful than what the domestic networks have to say, anyway.
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Listener’s Library, September 1996
Last Updated on October 12, 2005 by Ralph Brandi
It never fails, I get a bit backed up in the summer and column deadlines get skewed. But annually Rich D’Angelo always seems to come to my rescue with a great review to help fill in the gaps.
TROPICAL BAND LIST
Published by Willi H. Passmann, Germany
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