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- Message from National Associations Radioamateurs of Georgia
(Aug 24, 2008)
- Dutch Station Radio 538 Dodging Beijing Censors
(Aug 24, 2008)
- China Continues To Jam International Radio Stations During Olympics
(Aug 24, 2008)
- US Police Radios Killing Trees
(Aug 20, 2008)
- Commercial Radio Group to Launch "Scottish National Programming"
(Aug 20, 2008)
- Al Jazeera Receives International Emmy Nominations
(Aug 20, 2008)
- JOTA Badge Collection Stolen from Irish Jamboree
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- M0GBZ Cornwall
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News: Woman Rescued In 3,700-mile Alert |
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Posted by: fez
on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 12:54 PM |
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A woman has been airlifted to safety in Russia - after a distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by a Scottish RAF base.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7599683.stm
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News: Message from National Associations Radioamateurs of Georgia |
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Posted by: kc
on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 09:49 PM |
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I would like to inform you, that all Georgian Amateur Radio stations stopping works with all Russian Amateur Radio stations and also, we would like to advise you and all amateur radio Societies, members and non-members of the IARU, (plus all other clubs too) do same. The reason - Russian occupation in Georgia.
73
Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M
The President of The National Associations Radioamateurs of Georgia (NARG)
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News: Dutch Station Radio 538 Dodging Beijing Censors |
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Posted by: kc
on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 09:48 PM |
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Dutch commercial broadcaster Radio 538 is broadcasting live from Beijing during the Olympic games, defying both the Chinese censors and the IOC.
Officially, the only Dutch broadcaster registered to broadcast from Beijing during the Olympics is public broadcaster NOS, which is the Olympic rights holder. But Radio 538 decided to broadcast its breakfast show live from the Chinese capital.
Officially registered broadcasters have their output directed through the Olympic Broadcast Centre, where a delay can theoretically be imposed so the Chinese censors can prevent material being sent out if they consider it objectionable. NOS says its own feed is being sent out without a delay except for the normal satellite delay (about 1 second).
Radio 538 has avoided the Broadcast Centre by hiring blocks of expensive ISDN phone lines, using at least ten new numbers every day, thus the Chinese have found it difficult to block, because as soon as one line is blocked, they can switch to another. So far, the connection with Beijing has been down for only 20 minutes on one day.
Full story & source Southgate ARC's news site.
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News: China Continues To Jam International Radio Stations During Olympics |
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Posted by: kc
on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 09:47 PM |
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The Chinese authorities are continuing to jam the Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur-language broadcast of several international radio stations although they promised to respect press freedom and the free flow of information during the Olympic Games, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
"An international media outcry forced the Chinese government to stop blocking access to websites, but there has been no similar gesture towards the international radio stations such as the BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Voice of Tibet, which are being jammed within China," says RSF.
Around 100 antennae have been installed in Tibet to jam international radio broadcasts.
"Our three frequencies are registered internationally for exclusive use for the broadcasting of our station's programming, Voice of Tibet director Oystein Alme said. "But no one is capable of defending us against the Chinese jamming and, what's more, our website is still blocked."
Source Radio Netherlands Media Network site.
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US Police Radios Killing Trees |
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Posted by: Transmission1
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:35 PM |
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The relaxed attitude to spectrum use in the USA has come under pressure as a new police radio system in Dallas is interfering with an automated sprinkler system 30 miles away, resulting in brown lawns and dead trees in Plano.
The sprinkler system was set up 15 years ago at a cost of $5 million, and covers 1,200 acres of parkland and trees alongside roads, reports the Dallas Morning News. Officials first noticed the problem back in June when the trees started dying, but it's taken them a while to trace the problem to police radios 30 miles away.
Initially they hoped to be able to negotiate the problem, but a deadlock has left them complaining to the FCC in the hope of a mandated solution.
The cites of Cedar Hill, DeSoto and Duncanville have spent $1.3 million installing their new police radio system, which now has enough range to inadvertently tinker with the sprinklers in Plano as well as water-tower monitoring equipment in Coppell.
Coppell has managed to switch frequency at a cost of only $11,000, but Plano reckon saving their trees is going to cost more than that. With 539 controllers spread around the city, they estimate the cost at around a quarter of a million.
Plano admit they're going to have to change their radio frequency - fauna will always trump flora when it comes to spectrum - but want the three cities to suspend their new system until January, or at least ratchet down the broadcast power, to give them a chance to upgrade.
But the Southwest Regional Communications Center, responsible for emergency response in the three cities, is adamant it must have its system online by November, even at the price of a few dead trees - leading to Plano's complaint to the FCC for spectrum infringement.
Source: TheRegister.co.uk
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News: Commercial Radio Group to Launch "Scottish National Programming" |
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Posted by: kc
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:33 PM |
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Scotland?s biggest commercial radio group is to launch a major, Scotland-wide programming initiative for its evening and night-time output. Bauer Media's Radio Division, which owns Radio Clyde, Radio Forth, West Sound, MFR, Radio Borders, Radio Tay and Northsound, will introduce "Scottish National Programming" across its stations from 7pm into the small hours starting on 15 September.
Paul Cooney, Bauer Media's Radio Division, Head of Radio in Central Scotland, said: "In the late evenings and through the night, the audience is younger and doesn't have as much need for information on local travel, weather and news which our daytime listeners find so important. Our research has clearly shown that what they're after is a much stronger mix of entertainment-based broadcasting and that's what our new programming schedule will deliver." The new shows, which will be broadcast from Radio Clyde's Glasgow studios."
Source & full story at Radio Netherlands Media Network site.
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News: Al Jazeera Receives International Emmy Nominations |
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Posted by: kc
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:29 PM |
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Al Jazeera's English-language coverage of the Myanmar crackdown and a current affairs programme have earned the Al Jazeera network its first International Emmy news nominations.
Only two stations received nominations in both the news and current affairs categories, Al Jazeera and TV Globo.
Al Jazeera English's "Kuala Lumpur News Hour" received the nomination for coverage of the military crackdown in Myanmar, whilst the second nomination was for "Witness: Red Mosque."
Taken from Radio Netherlands Media Network, where you can find the full report.
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News: JOTA Badge Collection Stolen from Irish Jamboree |
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Posted by: kc
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:29 PM |
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During the last night of the Jamboree in Ireland someone stole the DK8ZM 'Rare Radio scouting and JOTA Badges collection', some 300 items!
As it was not until the last day, the badges are thought to have been removed from the Jamboree site before they were found to be missing.
David GI4FUM in a Yahoo group posting said "Irish members of the amateur radio team immediately swung into action by producing a poster with a photograph of the badge collection on it to be distributed to all leaders at the camp and they distributed it personally within 30 minutes of discovering the theft".
Irish police are investigating.
Taken from Southgate ARC's exellent news site.
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News: M0GBZ Cornwall |
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Posted by: lollyintown
on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 09:58 AM |
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Hello, I have been monitoring 145.500 and a station came over the airwaves with the call: M0GBZ, he was using an icom 706MK2 with 50w of power. His mobile location was Goonhilly Downs.
After around 5 minutes I lost signal, so decided to email him, I received a reply telling me that M0GBZ was located in Hertfordshire and has not got a 2m rig.
He did tell me that after googling around he had seen his callsign been used and its not him. A word of warning guys and gals. 73's
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