** AUSTRALIA. These ACMA 1 kW SW Licences are cheap from the ACMA
Yes, Angelo Matsoukas from Radio Symban was on air 2368.5 kHz from
Peats Ridge location, 1 kW. The signal was heard at a good level in
Melbourne on the Monday morning. The signal was on since 3 pm Saturday
17th May to Tuesday morning around 5.30 am 20th May [so ending 1930 UT
May 19 ---- gh]. The signal reached Finland. We never knew he was on
air. Only a silly chief editor tuning down that low on a frustratingly
bad Saturday night thru static crashes got it! I twigged to who it was
half an hour later, and bingo!!! (Keith Ashton, May 24, dxing.info via
DXLD)
Re: No restrictions on HF SW Radio Formats in OZ --- Whilst that is
largely true. The paperwork that comes with the actual license (or at
least mine did) suggested getting a section 40. Good luck to the lads.
It will be largely an expensive hobby I would say for a while.
Also these licenses can be any power level you ask for. When I did the
paperwork for mine (the first one issued) all sorts of questions were
asked. We modelled the performance on a NAS [?] service. It was
figured that the 1000 W power level was needed to overcome the
shortened distance for the ground wave compared to a NAS. I was
expecting back then that the power bill would be around 150 bucks /
month.
The 1 kW power bill is about the same for feeding a horse. Wot Aussie
Country music to the World? It would get outback. Craig says Another
new HF SW station will be also on the air very soon. The frequency
is 3210 kHz in Sydney, Analog sound (maybe digital within 2 years)
That will be English and pop music I guess
Double V Shortwave Australia
Radio 2 Double V AM & ZFM Fairfield NSW
Phone 02 9726 7841
Listen to Vale Vision Community Radio and TV Association Inc on
www.radio2doublev.org (Keith Ashton, May 25, dxing.info via DXLD)