Monday, February 25, 2019

Shortwave transmissions by Sentech, Meyerton site to end by 31st March, 2019

Bye bye Meyerton, South Africa

It is confirmed that Sentech of South Africa is ending SW broadcast from 31 March 2019. So Channel Africa (Old Radio RSA), BBC, NHK, VOA, AWR. Deutche Welle & South Africa Radio League etc.broadcasting via  Meyerton transmitting site will be only in memory shortly informs Jeff White in the AWR Wavescan program of 24th Feb 2019.  (Via Jose Jacob)

Meyerton Short Wave Broadcasting Relay station is operated by SENTECH in South Africa, the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the SABC. Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise.  

Transmitter Power: 100 kW/250 kW
  
Used to transmit international programs for all of Africa by Channel Africa (from Johannesburg), BBC World Service,Deutsche Welle (Germany), Adventist World Radio, NHK & Voice of America. Also the domestic Afrikaans service Radio Sonder Grense is transmitted on shortwave frequencies from here.    

Here's the current schedule :


Broadcaster    UTC Start End  kHz kW Azimuth Days Target Area Language
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AWR                 1700 1730 11800 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Swahili
AWR                 1730 1800 15490 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Masaai
AWR                 1930 2000 9850  250 328  1234567 West Africa  Ibo
AWR                 1930 2000 11790 250 328  1234567 West Africa  Fulfulde 
AWR                 2000 2030 9780  250 328  1234567 West Africa  French
AWR                 2030 2100 9780  250 328  1234567 West Africa  Yoruba
BBC                 0500 0600 3255  100         56  East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0500 0600 6190  100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 0500 0600 15490 250 5         6  East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0530 0600 11945 250 5          7 East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0530 0600 15490 250 5          7 East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0600 0700 12095 100 335  1234567 West Africa  English
BBC                 0700 0730 15490 250 342  1234567 West Africa  French
BBC                 1200 1230 17780 250 342  1234567 West Africa  French
BBC                 1400 1430 17640 250 328  12345   West Africa  Hausa
BBC                 1400 1500 17745 250 32   1234567 East Africa  Somali
BBC                 1500 1600 15420 100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 1500 1700 17745 250 32        6  East Africa  Somali
BBC                 1600 1700 12095 100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 1630 1700 17870 250 7    12345   East Africa  Kirundi
BBCW                0500 0600 3255  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0500 0600 6190  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0600 0800 6190  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0600 0800 7445  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                1600 2000 3255  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                1600 2000 6190  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0300 0400 6155  250 19   12345   East Africa  English
Channel Africa      0300 0500 3345  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0500 0900 7230  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0600 0700 15255 250 328  12345   West Africa  English
Channel Africa      0900 1200 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa     1200 1300 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Chinyanja
Channel Africa      1300 1400 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Shilozi
Channel Africa    1400 1500 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Portuguese
Channel Africa      1500 1600 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      1500 1600 17770 250 19   12345   East Africa  Swahili
Channel Africa      1600 1700 15235 250 340  12345   West Africa  French
Channel Africa      1700 1800 15235 250 340  12345   West Africa  English
Deutsche Welle      0630 0700 15200 250 330  1234567 West Africa  Hausa
Deutsche Welle      1000 1100 17710 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Swahili
Deutsche Welle      1800 1900 15200 250 330  1234567 West Africa  Hausa
Nippon Hoso Kyokai  1800 1830 11800 250 328  1234567 West Africa  English
Radio Sonder Grense 0000 0500 3320  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0500 0700 7285  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0700 1800 9650  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 1800 2400 3320  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
SARL                0800 0900 7205  100 Omni       7 Southern Afr English
SARL                0800 0900 17760 250 19         7 East Africa  English
SARL                1630 1730 4895  100 Omni 1       Southern Afr English
Voice of America    1630 1700 11850 100 20   12345   East Africa  English
Voice of America    1630 1700 15260 250 7    1234567 East Africa  Swahili
Voice of America    1730 1800 11900 100 20   12345   East Africa  Oromo
Voice of America    1800 1900 11900 100 20   1234567 East Africa  Amharic

 Monday 1….Tuesday 2….Wednesday 3…

BBC                 0700 0800 15400 100 335  1234567 West Africa  English 
BBC                 1700 1800 9410  100 19   1234567 East Africa  English 
BBC                 1800 1830 7300  250 76   1234567 Indian Oc.Isles French 
BBC                 1800 1830 9590  250 32   1234567 East Africa  Somali 
BBC                 1800 1830 11875 100 30   1234567 Somalia      Somali 
SARL = South African Radio League
AWR = Adventist World Radio

Reception reports to : HoosenS@sentech.co.za

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Digital Radio Mondiale Annual General Assembly – Successes and New Opportunities Examined

Under the banner "Digital Radio Mondiale Drives Forward", the 2019 General Assembly of the DRM Consortium is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of March, at the Palma Bellver Bay Meliá Hotel on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

The DRM General Assembly is where the past year is being reviewed in detail and the strategy and working plan for the next year is set. After a short review session, the DRM members and invited guests will have a chance to receive updates from country representatives and specialists from all the corners of the globe about the various activities in key DRM countries like India, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Russia and many more. A full session on the March 27th will be devoted to receivers, as 2018 marked a step change in the development of DRM receiver and receiver solutions.

For Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman, the General Assembly is a moment to take stock "and review the excellent progress made by DRM in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as South Africa, other countries in Africa, Middle East and Europe. DRM drives forward with big successes in the automotive industry. The General Assembly will be a moment to celebrate but also to refine the strategy in making the full DRM standard (whether in the AM or FM bands) recognised and accepted for its great benefits and extra services it can provide for all the needs of a country. We are looking forward to the presentations and debates which should inform our annual plan and ultimate goal of what a powerful, all-band solution DRM is."

(Press Release)
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Saturday, February 09, 2019

China Makes Its DRM Move

The nation becomes world's leading Digital Radio Mondiale shortwave broadcaster in just one year
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Shortwave Radio Meetings – 2019

Here's a list of major radio related meetings of 2019, amendments and corrections are welcome.

Date: February 13
Description: UNESCO World Radio Day

Dates: February 28-March 2http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2019/02/wrd-special-radio-listening-is-not-just.html
Location: Plymouth Meeting (near Philadelphia), PA, USA
Description: Winter SWL Fest
Expected attendance: 150
NASWA Winter SWL Fest http://www.swlfest.com/
February 28 – March 2, 2019, Doubletree Suites Philadelphia West, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The Winter SWL Fest is a conference of radio hobbyists of all stripes, from DC to daylight.

Date: March 2 (1430-1700 BST)
Location: Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS, England
Organization: Reading International Radio Group
Expected attendance: 20
More info: www.bdxc.org.uk http://www.bdxc.org.uk/; , Barraclough.mike at gmail.com
Note: Reading DX meetings are held with about 2 months interval (next one on May 25th)
British DX Club Web Site - Home Page<http://www.bdxc.org.uk/
The British DX Club is the premier club for all interested in radio listening. Covers dxing, schedules, programming, shortwave, MW, LW and FM radio for members in UK and overseas

Dates: March 31-April 2
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Description: Radiodays Europe 2019 -conference

Dates: May 3-5
Location: Jönköping, Sweden
Description: DX-Parlamentet 2019, the annual meeting of the SDXF together with the meeting of Arctic Radio Club (a club specialized in MW DXing)
Organization: The Swedish DX-Federation (SDXF)

Dates: May 9-10
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Description: Annual NASB Conference, hosted by TWR International
Organization: National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters

Dates: May 17-19
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamvention
Expected attendance: 20000

Dates: June 21-23
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: Ham Radio, biggest annual hamfest in Europe
Expected attendance: 20000

Dates: July
Location: Döbriach, Austria
Description: DX-Camp of ADXB-OE

Dates: August 2-4
Location: Southern Finland
Description: The annual summer meeting of the Finnish DX Association
Expected attendance: 100
More info: www.sdxl.fi, rv at sdxl.org

Dates: August 31-September 1
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: Big ham fair with a SW sector (Japan SW Club stand and lectures)
Organization: Tokyo HAM Fair sponsored by JARL
Expected attendance: 30000
More info: ohtaket at live.jp

Dates: September 5-7
Location: Tukwila, Washington, USA (near Seattle)
Description: IRCA Convention

Dates: September 6-8
Location: Andorra
Description: European DX Conference
Organization: European DX Council
Expected attendance: 50
More info: www.edxc.org

Dates: September 6-11
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: IFA Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: Consumer Electronics Fair - Including Radios

Dates: September 12-17
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Decsription: IBC 2019, conference and exhibition

Dates: October 8-10
Location: Kanyakumari, India
Description: Ham Fest India 2019

Risto Vahakainu, FDXA

(Via HCDX List)
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The future of Shortwave

In our view, there can be no direct replacement of Shortwave as the first line of international broadcasting, especially for most of Africa, some regions in Asia, Pacific and South America and worldwide in case of political or religious instability, regional or widespread conflict and calamities. Even in the most developed countries in North America and Europe shortwave still reaches a niche group of information savvy, culture and news addict people in search of first-hand news and information not available elsewhere. At the same time, we acknowledge that satellites and the Internet do have their place and have become increasingly important somewhere down the road.

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