Please don't exaggerate, Paul. RNZI accomplishes all Pacific reception with both DRM and AM with 35 or 50 kW, and not 24/7. RNZI's annual budget is somewhere in the vicinity of $2 million NZ. Peanuts, for a national broadcaster when compared to TV budgets. Big cost savings are simply an easy justification to eliminate SW. A fallacious argument used time and time again by numerous international broadcasters in the past. Walt
On Monday, December 5, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < [email protected]> wrote: > If ABC NT and Radio Australia SW had a sizeable audience, they wouldn't be > disappearing. > > It doesn't have to be expensive? Do you have any clue what a 50,000 or > 100,000 watt SW transmitter costs to run 24/7/365? > > Paul > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:28 PM Walter Salmaniw <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Paul, I don't think you understand the influence of Australia in the > > Pacific. They ARE the regional power. The island nations look to the > > Aussies for foreign policy, security and economic cooperation and > > assistance. RA was not broadcasting to a few DXers and Aussies, as you > > state. That's being very condescending. RA (and RNZI) provides a > lifeline > > during typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis, and regional emergencies, > > including political upheavals. Please tell me how local FM transmission > or > > on-line transmission can replace SW broadcasting. A few years ago, Fiji > > had a military coup. Foreign rebroadcasts disappeared from local > > stations. Hence the value of a robust SW service. It does not have to > be > > expensive. Walt > > > > On Monday, December 5, 2016, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < > > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > And financially, out of country coverage to cover a few ex Aussies and > > > dxers makes absolutely zero sense > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 4:25 PM DXer <[email protected] > <javascript:;> > > <javascript:;>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > For in-country coverage the proposed change kind of makes sense, but > > for > > > > out-of-country coverage it's just nonsense. > > > > > > > > They are not the first, and likely won't be the last, to believe in > > > > reliable local partnership and distribution. > > > > > > > > Local governments will always step in, and block their local > > > > arrangements, when they feel like it. The only way around it is to > > > > pander to the government. In this case they won't do any good to the > > > > people they claim to be serving. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Vince > > > > Ottawa, ON > > > > > > > > On 2016-12-05 7:55 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > > > > > And it appears to be for real this time. I can't say I blame > them... > > > > > continue with somewhat inferior "AM" Signals or build out more FM > > > > > transmitters? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ABC Exits Shortwave Radio Transmission > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > IRCA mailing list > > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > > > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of > the > > > > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] <javascript:;> > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > IRCA mailing list > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > > > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IRCA mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
