Radio Peking- Sunday April 26, 1970
09-30 GMT. 19 metres
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder,
Brisbane, Australia.
China's first satellite information-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Fang_Hong_I
Other broadcasts-
https://archive.org/details/@i_holder
Other broadcasts-
Shortwave broadcast from Radio Japan to Australia.
Sunday 22 March 1970 between 10-00 and 11-00 GMT.
17855 khz
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder,
Brisbane, Australia
Other broadcasts-
Israel Radio (shortwave coverage).
12.00- 12-30 GMT/ 15485 khz/
Sunday 20 November 1977 (Australian Time)
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder,
Brisbane, Australia
Information on the Sadat/Israel visit (1977)-
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_sadat_1977.php
Other broadcasts-
https://archive.org/details/@i_holder
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Shortwave broadcast recorded off-air by
Ian Holder, Queensland, Australia.
King Hussein of Jordan's funeral (BBC World Service) (8 Feb1999)
Other broadcasts on this topic-
HONG KONG HANDOVER JUNE 1997
Daily coverage of the Hong Kong Handover between Britain and China in 1997.
The broadcasts are mainly from China Radio International (CRI) which was previously Radio Peking/Beijing.
Other broadcasts are from the BBC World Service and Radio Singapore International.
Intros and off-air recording by Ian Holder, Australia.
Information on the Hong Kong Handover-
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0630.html
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
(Shortwave broadcast 11 Nov. 1989)
BBC News (11-00 GMT. 15360 khz)
Other broadcasts on the Berlin Wall can be found
at this site-
Voice of America shortwave coverage of the landing of
an unmanned spacecraft (Viking 1) on Mars.
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.
Viking 1 (1976) information-
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/viking-1/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunset-at-the-viking-lander-1-site
Other broadcasts-
https://archive.org/details/@i_holder
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Friday 23 August,1968. Radio Moscow transmission to Australia
31 metres 13-30 hrs GMT. Announcer, Boris Novikov (1925- 1997)
Twenty nine years after the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938,
followed by WW2, the Warsaw Pact countries led by Russia invaded the country.
This shortwave broadcast was recorded off-air in Australia by Ian Holder and gives the Russian view of the event. Less than two years after the fall of Communist Russia in 1991, the Republic of Czechoslovakia ceased to exit.
It was divided into two countries- Czech and Slovakia.
Other broadcasts on this topic-
https://archive.org/details/TheCzechCrisis1968
Russian Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) information-
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia
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SPACE SHUTTLE (1st launch) (Ap12,1981)
Inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle.
Broadcast via shortwave on the
American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
Relay of the American Broadcasting Company radio commentary.
Sunday April 12, 1981. 11-50 GMT. 9700 khz.
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia
Space Shuttle information-
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2488.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
Other broadcasts-
https://archive.org/details/@i_holder
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Shortwave broadcasts. Various excerpts & IDs
from the shortwave dial, 1987.
Many of these stations have now gone from the shortwave dial.
Note: Not all excerpts are identified.
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.
Other broadcasts-
Vatican Radio- Announcement of Pope’s death
2210 GMT 6 Aug 1978 (i.e. 7 Aug 1978 Eastern Standard Time,
Australia) 9615 KHZ
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia
Other broadcasts on this topic-
https://archive.org/details/DeathOfPopePaulV1Aug1978
Radio Peking- Death of Mao Zedong (9 September 1976)
The death of Chairman Mao at 82 in 1976 brought to an end
the Cultural Revolution which cost millions of lives.
Monitored from Radio Peking shortwave service.
Commentary in English and funeral music.
Recording made off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia
Other broadcasts-
On October 31st, 1968 US President Lyndon Johnson announced that all bombing of North Vietnam would cease as a result of North Vietnam coming to the conference table. In his televised speech President Johnson said, "I have now ordered that all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam cease as of 8 a.m., Washington time, Friday morning. I have reached this decision on the basis of the developments in the Paris talks. And I have reached it in the belief that this action can lead to progress toward a peaceful settlement of the Vietnamese war.
BBC shortwave broadcast recorded off-air
by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.
Other broadcasts-
Radio Vanuatu signing on in Bislama. Instrumental music until 1838 UTC when the national anthem is played. Welcome to the broadcast day, morning devotion, and news at 1900. Includes frequency announcement, ID's, and two health advice advertisements. Adjacent channel interference on both sides from CRI on 7255 and 7265. Usually the CRI broadcasts will drown Vanuatu out before 1900 (even on my radios with synch) but they were mostly loud and clear this morning. Transmitted with 10 kw from Port Vila to Vanuatu. Received in Sydney, Australia, with a Sangean ATS-909X and a Kestrel active loop.
SIBC broadcasting to the Solomon Islands with 10 kw from Honiara. This recording contains music, a feature about how much salt should be in a healthy diet, the news in Pijin (26:09), and then some lovely choral devotional songs. There is some mild adjacent channel noise from Radio Rebelde blasting away on 5025 kHz. Received and recorded with a Degen DE1121 and 40 foot longwire in Sydney, Australia.
A beautiful signal from the Voice of Greece this morning. Broadcast with 170 kw from Avlis. Music programming until the news at 2000. Received with a Sony ICF-SW7600GR and Kestrel active loop in Sydney, Australia.
Zambia NBC Radio 1 broadcasting in various languages to Southern Africa. Transmitted with 100 kw from Lusaka. Received with a Sangean ATS-909X and Kestrel active loop in Sydney, Australia.
Radio Nacional Brasilia broadcasting in Portuguese to Brazil. The recording contains music with the occasional ID. This is very good DX for me, as reception of South American stations is quite difficult in my part of the world. Transmitted at 250 kw from Brasilia. Received with an Eton Satellit and Kestrel active loop in Sydney, Australia.
Voice of Tigray Revolution with music and talk to East Africa in Tigrinya/Afar. Transmitted at 100 kw from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Received with an Eton Satellit and Kestrel active loop in Sydney, Australia.
Radio Vanuatu broadcasting in Bislama with talk and music. There are some deep fades during the recording before they fade out completely. I have found that the fading is common on this frequency. Transmitted with 10 kw from Port Vila to Vanuatu. Received with an Eton Satellit and Kestrel active loop in Sydney, Australia.
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