Interesting read Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ron Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM Subject: [NASWA] Future of SW in the Pacific To: NASWA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Radio New Zealand is celebrating 60 years of international shortwave broadcasting and as part of their observances, they have an informative program by David Riquish, regarding the future of SW radio in the Pacific (audio at < http://www.radionz.co.nz/specialfeatures/RNZI60th#live >), which I heard on September 30, on 15720. I found the second half of the program to be the most interesting, as David was talking to a frequency manager. Found out that they no longer need reception reports from listeners, as they have remote monitoring receivers on various island that they can tune in via the Internet/computer to hear firsthand how their signal is heard and they will be adding even more of these monitoring receivers to different new locations in the Pacific. They also are part of the partnership with IBB, a branch of VOA, which provides access to even more remote controlled receivers in even more distant locations around the world. The comment was made that SW was still needed for maybe 15-20 years in the Pacific, until the Internet is more firmly established. The observation was made that "crisis radio" was still very much needed in the event local radio stations went off due to cyclones. Overall an excellent presentation! Ron Monterey/Asilomar Beach, CA __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links http://www.naswa.net When replying PLEASE strip this note and the stuff below added to outgoing emails by Yahoo and various software packages. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 2 New Files Visit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Moderator Central Get answers to your questions about running Y! Groups. Everyday Wellness on Yahoo! Groups Find groups that will help you stay fit. . __,_._,___ -- Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA International broadcasting / shortwave blog: http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
