I wish to thank a fellow shortwave buff who did some detective work as well to help me on this. Mr Mauno Ritola who told more and helped me locate what I was looking at.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Accidental View of Shortwave station
Back a few days ago my Wife,Son and several members of my family and neighbors traveled by special Van from Cavite near our home to Subic Bay, Philippines. I was to meet a new ship assignment in Subic, it was the sister ship of Salvor. I spent most of the trip watching the area as we passed down the road. My wife nephew and I noticed a group of Towers off to our left as we traveled down Northern Luzon Highway. I began to wonder who or whom this station was. From the short view I was able to figure out it was a curtain array. Similar to a QSL Card seen from VOA Philippines.
I began to do some detective thoughts and turned to a group of friends from the SWL@QTH.NET group. I go a response from a friend. The mention came it was posssible to be the ex-VOA Station that was once upon a time operating. I sent a email to VOA on this but in 24 hours nothing came back. Please note the Picture here added its shows some thumb tacks is some of the antenna sites close to my path. The one listed as VOA Malolos site. Wish I could have spent the extra hour to go and see it closer.
I wish to thank a fellow shortwave buff who did some detective work as well to help me on this. Mr Mauno Ritola who told more and helped me locate what I was looking at.
I wish to thank a fellow shortwave buff who did some detective work as well to help me on this. Mr Mauno Ritola who told more and helped me locate what I was looking at.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Good Reading Material for Shortwave Buffs
For many of us a good source for shortwave radio comes from a well known source Glenn Hauser's world of radio, you can read some of his material here. At this post
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1011.txt
if you enjoy shortwave and ham radio as well as I and many others his information is a good place to start, he also appears in a Monthly Magazine called Monitoring times. I have subscribed to this in the past and when I can read it as much as possible.
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1011.txt
if you enjoy shortwave and ham radio as well as I and many others his information is a good place to start, he also appears in a Monthly Magazine called Monitoring times. I have subscribed to this in the past and when I can read it as much as possible.
Friday, April 16, 2010
New CQ Publication Reflections 3
CQ Communications, Inc. / 25 Newbridge Rd. / Hicksville, NY 11801 / Phone: (516) 681-2922 / Fax: (516-681-2926) / e-mail: cq@cq-amateur-radio.com
NEWS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Immediate (April 16, 2010)
CQ Introduces "Reflections III" by Walt Maxwell, W2DU
(Hicksville, NY – April 16, 2010) – CQ Communications, Inc. today announced the upcoming publication of Reflections III: Transmission Lines and Antennas, an expanded, revised and updated edition of this authoritative work by M. Walter Maxwell, W2DU.
"This is not a 'how to' book," explains the author, saying that rather, "its theme is 'how it works.' It is about the care and feeding of antennas, with special emphasis on dispelling some of the prevalent myths and misconceptions surrounding the mismatched antenna and its feed line in routine operations… It explains in great detail how the antenna tuner at the input terminals of the feed line provides a conjugate match at the antenna terminals and an impedance match for the output of the antenna, and tunes a non-resonant antenna to resonance."
The book is built around a series of seven articles entitled "Another Look at Reflections" that were published in QST magazine in the 1970s. The information from those articles and the theory behind it has been expanded, revised and updated into what is now a 424-page reference book, with many updates and additions beyond the first two editions, Reflections and Reflections II, published in 1990 and 2001, respectively.
Highlights of the third edition include further discussions of the conjugate match, the origin of the W2DU ferrite-bead balun, a simple introduction to the Smith Chart, and some personal history of the author's work in designing antennas for very early earth-orbiting satellites. A new chapter also "exposes and corrects some new myths and misconceptions that have crept into recent literature," according to the author.
Reflections III will be available as of May 10, 2010. Suggested retail price is $39.99. Pre-publication orders are being accepted via the CQ webstore at < http://store.cq-amateur-radio.com/Detail.bok?no=183>. The book's ISBN # is 0943016436.
NEWS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Immediate (April 16, 2010)
CQ Introduces "Reflections III" by Walt Maxwell, W2DU
(Hicksville, NY – April 16, 2010) – CQ Communications, Inc. today announced the upcoming publication of Reflections III: Transmission Lines and Antennas, an expanded, revised and updated edition of this authoritative work by M. Walter Maxwell, W2DU.
"This is not a 'how to' book," explains the author, saying that rather, "its theme is 'how it works.' It is about the care and feeding of antennas, with special emphasis on dispelling some of the prevalent myths and misconceptions surrounding the mismatched antenna and its feed line in routine operations… It explains in great detail how the antenna tuner at the input terminals of the feed line provides a conjugate match at the antenna terminals and an impedance match for the output of the antenna, and tunes a non-resonant antenna to resonance."
The book is built around a series of seven articles entitled "Another Look at Reflections" that were published in QST magazine in the 1970s. The information from those articles and the theory behind it has been expanded, revised and updated into what is now a 424-page reference book, with many updates and additions beyond the first two editions, Reflections and Reflections II, published in 1990 and 2001, respectively.
Highlights of the third edition include further discussions of the conjugate match, the origin of the W2DU ferrite-bead balun, a simple introduction to the Smith Chart, and some personal history of the author's work in designing antennas for very early earth-orbiting satellites. A new chapter also "exposes and corrects some new myths and misconceptions that have crept into recent literature," according to the author.
Reflections III will be available as of May 10, 2010. Suggested retail price is $39.99. Pre-publication orders are being accepted via the CQ webstore at < http://store.cq-amateur-radio.com/Detail.bok?no=183>. The book's ISBN # is 0943016436.
VOA Greenville Site and its demise. Pt.2
Mr. Fields,
I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry regarding closure of the Greenville Relay Station. The BBG's proposal to close the shortwave broadcast facility, outlined in its FY 2011 budget request to Congress, is a result of budget constraints and the changing advancements in broadcast technology. Our challenge is to provide information in the medium people want to consume it, to adapt our delivery means to local circumstances and audience needs, and to be flexible when the needs of our audiences change.
We wholeheartedly agree that Greenville has played a vital role in the success of our mission for nearly five decades. However, the volume of shortwave broadcasts from Greenville has decreased over the past 5-6 years as audience demand for shortwave has declined. BBG will continue to support shortwave transmissions to audiences in Latin America and Africa by using other transmission assets in the BBG global network and by leasing transmission time from other broadcasters.
Given limited resources and difficult choices, it is critical that we remain current in the latest media platforms, including FM, medium wave, satellite, and the Internet, so that we can continue to service our intended audience.
We appreciate your concern and invite you to visit our web site at www.bbg.gov for the latest information about our broadcasts.
Regards,
Lesley Jackson
BBG Office of Public Affairs
I still feel its a big mistake to close the station as many do not have interests in listening via the internet and simply can't afford it.
I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry regarding closure of the Greenville Relay Station. The BBG's proposal to close the shortwave broadcast facility, outlined in its FY 2011 budget request to Congress, is a result of budget constraints and the changing advancements in broadcast technology. Our challenge is to provide information in the medium people want to consume it, to adapt our delivery means to local circumstances and audience needs, and to be flexible when the needs of our audiences change.
We wholeheartedly agree that Greenville has played a vital role in the success of our mission for nearly five decades. However, the volume of shortwave broadcasts from Greenville has decreased over the past 5-6 years as audience demand for shortwave has declined. BBG will continue to support shortwave transmissions to audiences in Latin America and Africa by using other transmission assets in the BBG global network and by leasing transmission time from other broadcasters.
Given limited resources and difficult choices, it is critical that we remain current in the latest media platforms, including FM, medium wave, satellite, and the Internet, so that we can continue to service our intended audience.
We appreciate your concern and invite you to visit our web site at www.bbg.gov for the latest information about our broadcasts.
Regards,
Lesley Jackson
BBG Office of Public Affairs
I still feel its a big mistake to close the station as many do not have interests in listening via the internet and simply can't afford it.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
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