CQ 2011-2012 Calendar Announcement

NEW PRODUCT PRESS RELEASE

CQ Amateur Radio Operators Calendar
15 month calendar - January 2011 through March 2012

Hicksville, NY - CQ Communications, Inc. is now accepting orders for an annual favorite - the CQ Amateur Radio Operators Calendar. The 2011 - 2012 calendar orders are scheduled to ship no later than September 30th. Orders placed by September 27th will also receive a $5.00 OFF coupon with their calendar.

Photographer Larry Mulvehill, WB2ZPI has done it again! Larry zig-zagged across the nation and captured 15 spectacular images of some of the biggest, most photogenic shacks, antennas, scenics and personalities in the nation!

This fifteen month calendar (January 2011 through March 20112) includes dates of important Ham Radio events such as major contests and other operating events, meteor showers, phases of the moon and other astronomical information, along with important and popular holidays.

We've held the price to $10.95 again this year and kept the "lower than usual" shipping and handling costs for this product. Shipping and handling to a domestic address is $2, to Canada/Mexico - $4, to all other countries - $9.

Order by Monday, September 27th and you'll receive a $5.00 OFF coupon with your calendar (one coupon for each calendar ordered) to use towards your next purchase of $25 or more at the CQ On-Line Store! Please note, the coupon does not have an expiration date and can be used towards the regular price of any book, magazine subscription (new or renewal), cd, dvd - whatever you'd like, whenever you'd like! Pre-orders will be shipped as soon as the calendars arrive from the printer (no later than September 30th). Be among the first to receive your calendar (and coupon) order today!

Here's a link for quick and easy ordering: 2011-2012 CQ Amateur Radio Operators Calendar
http://tinyurl.com/33wuhh8

Order by September 27th to receive a $5.00 coupon with your calendar!
Please note: This coupon can not be combined with any other offer or used towards the purchase of sale or special offer items.

More airtime for Tamil programmes on Malaysian radio, TV

http://www.vattal.com/news/more-airtime-for-tamil-programmes-on-malaysian-radio-tv/

DRM Newsletter Sept 2010

http://www.drm.org/old/index.php?id=370

BBC Bangla mix up with ghost of Bangladesh Daylight Savings time

BBC Bangla noted on 8th and 9th June 2010 with announcement in Bengali at the start of the 0030-0100 UTC transmission mentioning the local times as "6.30 am in Bangladesh and 5.00 am in India". It should should have actually read "6.30 am in Bangladesh and 6.00 am in India". This is a ghost of the Bangladesh Daylight savings time when Bangladesh local time advanced by one hour between 19th June and 31st December 2009.During this period BBC Bangla had advanced its transmission by one hour to keep up with this change. The Bangladesh Daylight savings time was scrapped before the next daylight savings time session which was supposed to have started on 31st March 2010.

It is not clear since when this mix up has been continuing. BBC Bangla frequency information in Bengali script in their website had remained backdated for well over one and a half years. Only recently has it been corrected.

(Supratik Sanatani,Kolkata via bangladx yg)

BBC Proms 320 kbps AAC experiment

The BBC has launched an "experimental" 320 kbps AAC Internet stream carrying the Proms. The stream will be available until the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 11th September, and the BBC would like people to listen to the stream while the Proms are on, then to provide feedback by filling in a short online questionnaire.

As it is an extreme rarity for the BBC to care about the audio quality it delivers on digital radio, let alone experiment with a bit rate as high as 320 kbps, would urge as many of you as possible to have a listen to this stream and to fill in the online questionnaire afterwards.

The 320 kbps AAC stream can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/audioexperiment/

The online questionnaire is here:

http://ecustomeropinions.com/survey/survey.php?sid=471224792

And a BBC Internet blog about the "extra high quality audio experiment" can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/09/bbc_proms_extra_high_quality_audio.html

Fraunhofer IIS announces the worldwide launch of Diveemo the new small-scale video service for Digital Radio Mondiale

Fraunhofer IIS Announces the Worldwide Launch of Diveemo the New Small-Scale Video Service for Digital Radio Mondiale, World's first Diveemo live broadcast showcased at IBC 2010,
demonstrating unprecedented DRM services

Fraunhofer IIS, the leading innovator of technologies for cutting-edge audio and multimedia systems, today announced the worldwide launch of Diveemo new small-scale video service for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at IBC 2010. Initiated as a joint effort between Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia and Chengdu NewStar Electronics, Diveemo delivers cost efficient large-area distribution of education and information video programs via DRM.

Developed by Fraunhofer IIS, Diveemo will be showcased Monday, 13 Sept. at the launch event hosted by the DRM Consortium at the Thomson booth, 1.D11. The launch will feature the world's first Diveemo transmission of a live video broadcast with BBC content displayed on a NewStar DRM receiver. The service will also be showcased at the Fraunhofer IIS booth 8.C81 for the duration of the IBC 2010 exhibition. DRM transmissions over shortwave have virtually unlimited coverage possibilities ranging from 100 to well over 5,000,000 square kilometres depending on the transmission conditions and broadcast parameters. The service opens the door to a large range of unprecedented information and education services and is an ideal platform to reach audiences worldwide with a single DRM transmitter or an even more cost-efficient DRM single frequency network. Diveemo offers free-of-charge reception and is independent of gatekeeper and third party providers like satellite and cable networks.

"Fraunhofer IIS developed Diveemo together with its partners Thomson and NewStar as the unique and cost-effective way to reach millions of people anytime, anywhere with a single terrestrial DRM transmitter," said Alexander Zink, project manager of Diveemo at Fraunhofer IIS. "With the low-cost implementation on the transmitter and receiver side, Diveemo allows broadcasters to reach audiences that otherwise could not participate easily in up-to-date sharing
of latest information and education programs and that so far were dependent on audio-only radio services."
Diveemo is designed to offer a convenient mobile small-scale video service experience, allowing users to quickly switch between channels and enjoy consistent audio and video even under bad reception conditions. A video stream can be accompanied by one or more audio streams, allowing for synchronous, multi-language support. Diveemo enabled receivers also feature all the benefits of the DRM Digital Radio standard, such as service selection by Unicode compatible station labels, alternative frequency signalling and switching, announcement and warning/alert features. Diveemo is on track to be standardized by ETSI in the near future.

(Press Release)

Promoting truth with Commando Radio

KABUL, Afghanistan -- If information is power then the commandos just became more powerful as their radio station here at Camp Morehead celebrated the opening of their new facility and increased coverage area with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept 1.

Read the full story here :
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/55842/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

Pics :

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316191/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316190/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316192/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316193/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316194/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316195/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316196/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316197/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/316198/promoting-truth-with-commando-radio

BBC World Service broadcasts in Burma face axe

BBC has been warned by Foreign Office that cuts could force pullout from several countries

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/sep/07/bbc-world-service-burma-axe

RTI T-Shirt winners

http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/WhatsNewSingle.aspx?ContentID=109123

Nice pics of RTI T-Shirt winners on RTI Blog :
http://blog.rti.org.tw/english/2010/09/06/rti-t-shirt-10-lucky-winners/

Radio VOP Turns 10

Harare, - Radio VOP has been commended for its resilience and continued broadcasting of diverse views in a difficult situation.

http://news.radiovop.com/index.php/permalink/4445.html

Related news :

Radio VOP encouraged to stay on SW
http://news.radiovop.com/index.php/permalink/4460.html

Stop jamming SW Radio Africa

For those who do not know, SW Radio Africa is a wonderful radio station that broadcasts from London in the United Kingdom. The station is operated by exiled Zimbabwean journalists who – after successfully challenging Mugabe’s broadcasting monopoly in Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court in 2000 ......

Full story at : http://www.zimtelegraph.com/?p=9417

BBC Burmese At 70 – roadshow in Thailand launches newsletter for Burmese migrants

BBC Burmese marks 70 years on air with a roadshow in Mae Sot, Thailand – home to tens of thousands of Burmese economic and political migrants.

As part of special events and programming today, on the eve of the anniversary, in the border town between Burma and Thailand, BBC Burmese has launched its new monthly newsletter tailored for Mae Sot-based Burmese expats.

The first newsletter opens up with a message from BBC Global News Director, Peter Horrocks, who praises the role of BBC Burmese broadcasts in keeping Burmese people informed.

BBC Burmese launched on 2 September 1940 and has since reported all key events in Burma. According to surveys, the service has a weekly audience of 8.4 million listeners in Burma, reaching 22.9 per cent of the country's population.

Independent surveys also show that BBC Burmese has established itself as the most trusted international broadcaster in Burma.

In his message opening up the first issue of the BBC Burmese Newsletter, Peter Horrocks highlights the fact that BBC Burmese broadcasts have helped to keep the Burmese people informed – and empowered.

He says: "Long before the advent of the internet, the service has been a connecting and coordinating link between Burmese people and the rest of the region and the world.

"I hope very much that this newsletter will serve as an excellent medium to further reinforce those links, extending the outreach of BBC Burmese among its audiences and helping to create even closer ties with them."

The BBC Burmese special from Mae Sot includes a live interactive programme with Burmese schoolchildren there and other audience participation events.

Head of BBC Burmese, Tin Htar Swe, comments: "This is our first ever roadshow in Thailand, and it's going to be an exciting opportunity for us to engage with our audiences directly, listen to them and report their issues and their lives to the Burmese-speakers, wherever they are.

"We are also thrilled to be launching our brand-new newsletter during this roadshow – it's another way for us to connect with our audiences in this region."

BBC Burmese broadcasts for half an hour in the morning and 45 minutes in the evening. The programmes are presented from the London and Bangkok studios of the BBC.

The radio programming is broadcast on shortwave and on PAS10 and Palapa satellite television channels and streamed online via the website bbcburmese.com.

(BBC World Service International Publicity )

"Lifeline service": BBC Burmese marks 70th anniversary

By Bethan Jinkinson
BBC News
As the BBC Burmese service broadcast a programme marking its 70th anniversary, Sandhobasa, a monk, called in to say that he had been listening for more than two decades.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11164597

DRM+ Demos at IFA

http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio/drm-demos-ifa-0901/

Digital for AM Band ? Maybe....

All India Radio tested the AM single channel Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) simulcast system on a 100 kW transmitter last year. Unlike the DRM simulcast system that was tested around 2002 which used two adjacent channels, which clearly would not work in the USA, this system used operates on a single channel using an ingenious method of squeezing the digital carriers completely within a +/- 5 kHz channel!

Read the rest of the blog entry here :
http://amband.org/tag/digital-radio-mondiale/