Nelson Mandela Arrives in Libya

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22 Oct. 1997
Shortwave from Libya as recorded in Australia.

Ian Holder: "I recorded this shortwave broadcast from Libya in 1997. I have no knowledge of the source of the broadcast but it may be from the main Libyan radio service. I found this while twisting the dial. There was no general commentary, just the voice of South African President Nelson Mandela on his arrival in Libya followed by music".

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Australia.

Other broadcasts on this topic-

https://archive.org/details/MandelaArrivesLibya22Oct.1997

Mandela arrives in Libya
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Unification of Germany (3 October, 1990)

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3 October, 1990 [i.e. 4 October East Australian Time]

BBC News & News Hour. (2200-13.30 GMT-15140khz) The program contains news of the first day of a unified Germany and Saddam Hussein's visit to Kuwait.
Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

BBC News Hour(Oct 3,1990)- Unification of Germnay
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Gemini Space Mission (1965)

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Excerpt of shortwave broadcast [recorded off air in Australia] of the
Gemini mission into space in March 1965 with Guss Grissom and John Young.

Voice of America (VOA) announcer [in Special English]* describes landing and replays recording of takeoff.

* Special English- VOA has programs in “slow” English for people
learning the language.

Information-
http://www.astrobio.net/image-of-the-day/march-23-1965-launch-of-first-crewed-gemini-flight/

Gemini Space Mission (Voice of America) March 23, 1965
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Radio Peking: 20th Anniversary nuclear bomb (October 3, 1969)

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Radio Peking- statement on nuclear explosion to mark the 20th
Anniversary celebrations of the Communist Party of China. Broadcast 7.40pm (East Australian Time) Sunday, October 5, 1969.

Radio Peking recorded off air in Brisbane, Australia by Ian Holder

Radio Peking- 20th Anniversary nuclear bomb (Oct3.1969)
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Death of Golda Meir (1978)

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Death of Golda Meir

Israel Radio from Jerusalem (shortwave).
20.00- 20.30 GMT Saturday 9 Sept 1978
(Sunday Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Information on Golda Meir-

http://www.biography.com/people/golda-meir-9404859#synopsis

Death of Golda Meir, Israel Radio (9 Sept.1978)
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Channel Africa- South African Elections (1999)

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Channel Africa- South African Elections

3 June 1999 15215 khz shortwave
4pm Eastern Standard Time- Australia
(0600 GMT)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Australia

Information on the South African Election 1999
which saw Thabo Mbeke succeed Nelson Mandela-

http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2291_99.htm

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9906/06/safrica.elex/

https://www.theguardian.com/SAelections/0,,205166,00.html

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/government-and-opposition/article/second-chance-for-the-anc-the-1999-south-african-general-election/26660509D1AEEC7A2DD6EBBF77F57AA9

 

 

Channel Africa- South African Elections (3 June, 1999)
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20th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China (3 October 1969)

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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA

Radio Peking broadcast (Friday 3 October 1969) commemorating the founding of the Communist Party of China in 1949. Recorded from shortwave by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

(Sound quality- fair)

Radio Peking- 20th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China (Friday 3 Oct.1969)
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China's First Satellite (1970)

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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-

https://archive.org/details/@i_holder

Radio Peking- China's First Satellite (26 April 1970)
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President Sadat's Visit to Israel (1977)

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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

 

Israel Radio-Egyptian Pres.Sadat's Israel Visit (20 Nov.1977)
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Hong Kong Handover (1997)

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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

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return

 

 

 

01. CRI(June17,1997)
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02. CRI(June18,1997)
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03. CRI(June20,1997)
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04. CRI (June24,1997)
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05. CRI (June 25,1997)
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06. CRI (June 26, 1997)
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07. CRI (June 27, 1997)
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08. CRI (June 29,1997)
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09. Radio Singapore International (June 29, 1997)
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10. CRI (June 30, 1997)
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11. BBC- Hong Kong Handover (30 June, 1997)
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12. CRI (July 1, 1997)
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13. CRI (July 1, 1997) Day 1
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VOA- Mars Landing (20 July, 1976)

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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

 

VOA- Mars Landing (20 July 1976)
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The Czech Crisis (1968)

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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

 

Radio Moscow-The Czech Crisis (23 Aug.1968)
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Space Shuttle (1st Launch) 1981

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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

 

Space Shuttle (1st Launch) 12 April, 1981
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