Among the highlights of this week of presentations, demonstrations and discussions were the excellently attended 'hands-on' DRM workshop, held on Monday February 21st at RAC2011 and the meeting with some of the Indian car manufacturers. The culmination of these events came on February 23rd with the launch of the Indian DRM Platform, an informal group of Indian stakeholders (broadcasters, network operators and manufacturers) whose aim is to raise awareness of DRM in India with the ultimate goal of bringing better, digital radio to new receivers and platforms for the Indian listener.
All these events will be discussed and reviewed in ten days time at the DRM General Assembly Meeting on the 7th - 8th March 2011 at the Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur. This will be the first time that DRM has held its key internal meeting in Malaysia.
The General Assembly is the largest decision-making body of the DRM Consortium. It meets once a year to oversee the Consortium's activities and progress made in spreading knowledge on the use and implementation of DRM digital radio technology. The two day conference (7th-8th March 2011) will be attended by many DRM members and supporters from around the world who will not only review the work that has been undertaken, but will discuss the progress of DRM technology and the challenges faced when introducing digital radio.
At the end of the General Assembly, the DRM Consortium hopes to meet many DRM members and friends at a networking event organized just before Digital Broadcasting Symposium (8th -11th March 2011).
(DRM Consortium Press Release)
Latest versions of the PAL Radio Guides covering all AM [mediumwave] and SW [shortwave] radio stations across the Asia and Pacific region are now available from the Radio Heritage Foundation website www.radioheritage.com.
This includes our updates for 2011 with a lot of new information in the PAL mediumwave version.
The Pacific Asian Log [PAL] Radio guides list all known AM and SW radio stations operating in the region with detailed information about operating times, languages, location, and much more...across many thousands of individual stations.
Information in the new Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides is also useful for travellers, travel agents, corporates and others who need to keep clients and staff informed.
Radio saves lives in emergencies and these guides list the stations you need to know about across the region.
The PAL Radio Guides are compiled in Seattle [USA] by our editor-in-chief Bruce Portzer from monitoring reports, official sources and feedback from listeners across the region.
Search the two guides online now by options such as location and frequency or download copies for your own personal use from www.radioheritage.net.
You can also search our other frequently updated online guides to Australian narrowcast AM radio [Australia 1611-1701 AM] and the New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Dial [NZLPFM Radio]
Feedback, corrections and updates from users are always welcome and will be incorporated in future versions. Simply email us with your comments to info@radioheritage.net.
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Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the region. Free community access to the PAL Radio Guides and other services is available at our global website www.radioheritage.com.
Only 9 more sponsors still needed for February. Will you help cover our operational costs for the month? Full details and Paypal options now at www.radioheritage.com.
Read about the 'Helping Rebuild Christchurch' project as part of the Kiwi Radio Campaign after the devastating earthquake on February 22 and how you can help today.
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(Media Release, Radio Heritage Foundation , www.radioheritage.com)
A major 6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand on February 22 2011 with nearly 400 killed or missing and most of the CBD of this city of 350,000 ruined.
A complete list of AM and FM radio services in Christchurch with updates on their current status is now available.
Many studios are located in the CBD, are damaged and no longer accessible and several locally based stations [such as Plains FM] are no longer broadcasting.
Main transmitter sites are operational, but several local low power FM stations in the eastern suburbs of Aranui, South New Brighton and Sumner have all sustained damage and are silent.
Other local LPFM stations such as Power Hits 87.7 FM have been broadcasting emergency accommodation messages for the St Albans/Mairehau community and offers to help stations have come from other local stations as far away as Wellington and Queenstown.
Volcano Radio 88.5 FM in Lyttelton returned to the air shortly after the quake and has been broadcasting community messages and information since.
The detailed list is available for download from www.radioheritage.com and is located at the homepage under the header 'Christchurch Earthquake 2011'.
Donations towards the 'Helping Rebuild Christchurch' project which was launched only the day before the earthquake as part of the Kiwi Radio Campaign are also welcomed through Paypal at the website or can be mailed to the Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 20024, Newtown, Wellington 6242. Donations are tax deductible.
The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage.
We host the PAL Mediumwave and Shortwave Radio Guides, the New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Guide and maintain Pacific country directory listings for the World Radio TV Handbook.
Our latest radio heritage radio documentary about the FM radio dial in Bacolod City, Philippines can be downloaded from the Mailbox audio page for February 21 at Radio New Zealand International www.rnzi.com.
The second in this series is scheduled for broadcast March 7.
Our global website is www.radioheritage.net. Thank you for supporting our ongoing operational costs through Paypal donations.
(Media Release,Radio Heritage Foundation, www.radioheritage.com)
Here's the schedule:
0752- 1400 UTC 7600//5800 kHz
0752- 1400 UTC 6085 kHz
Our internet stream is running at the same times as the SW broadcast: 0752- 1400 UTC.
Surf to <nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u>.
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Dates: March 4-5
Location: Plymouth Meeting (near Philadelphia), PA, USA
Description: Winter SWL Fest
More info: www.swlfest.com
Expected attendance: 150
Dates: March 16-20
Location : Holzerbachtal in Solingen-Wald, Germany
Description: DX-Camp
Organization: Kurzwellenfreunde Rhein/Ruhr
More info: dx-camp@kwfr.de
Dates: May 13-16
Location: Miami, FL, USA (cruise to Bahamas and back)
Description: Annual NASB Conference
Oganisation: National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters+DRM Consortium, USA
More info: www.shortwave.org
Dates: May 14, 2011
Location: Ottenau im Murgtal, Germany (Gasthaus Strauss, Marxstrasse
12, D-76571 Ottenau)
Description: 30th ueberegionales DX-Treffen mit RTI Hoererklubtreffen.
Oganisation: Kurzwellenhoererklub Murgtal & RTI Hoererklub Ottenau.
More info: preuti@aol.com
Dates: May 20-22
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamvention
Expected attendance: 20,000
More info: www.hamvention.org
Dates: May 20-22
Location: Vejers Beach, Jutland, Denmark
Description: The annual general meeting of DSWCI and listening camp
Organization: Danish Short Wave Club International
Expected attendance: 30
More info: www.dswci.org, kaj.bredahl@mail.dk
Dates: June 23-26
Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Description: 2011 IRCA Convention
More info: www.ircaonline.org
Dates: June 24-26
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: Ham Radio, biggest annual hamfest in Europe
Expected attendance: 20000
Dates: July 1-3
Location: Motala, Sweden
Description: DX-Parlamentet 2011, the annual meeting of the SDXF
Organization: The Swedish DX-Federation (SDXF)
More info: www.sdxf.se
Dates: July 9-24
Location: Döbriach, Austria
Description: DX-Camp
More info: www.dxcamp.org
Dates: August 5-7
Location: Korpilahti (Jyvaskyla), Central Finland
Description: The Annual Summer Meeting
Organization: The Finnish DX Association
Expected attendance: 70
More info: www.sdxl.org
NOTE: tentative, hopefully to be cofirmed soon!
Dates: August 18-22
Location: Melnik and Sofia, Bulgaria
Description: European DX Conference, the annual meeting of EDXC
Organization: European DX Council
Expected attendance: 50
More info: www.edxc.org,tiszi2035@yahoo.com
Dates: August 27-28
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: Big ham fair with a SW sector (Japan SW Club stand & lectures)
Organization: Tokyo Ham Fair
Expected attendance: 30000
More info: ohtaket@live.jp
Dates: September 2-7
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: IFA Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: Consumer Electronics Fair - Including Radios
Dates: September 14-18
Location: Germany
Description: DX-Camp of the Oldenburger Kurzwellenfreunde
More info: Karl-J.Conrads@t-online.de
Dates: September 21-25
Location: Holzerbachtal in Solingen-Wald, Germany
Description: DX-Camp
Organzation: Kurzwellenfreunde Rhein/Ruhr
More info: dx-camp@kwfr.de
November 5
Location: Hannover, Germany
Description: Interradio in the hall 20 of the Hannover Messe (with ADDX stand)
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