The “Russian Woodpecker.” (Photo credit: Matt. Create.)
No, not the cute feathered woodpecker, but the Russian Over the Horizon Radar which sent it’s incessant and loud rat-a-tat-tat over the shortwave bands.
Thanks to Paul Rawdon reporting on DX Dialog, here are some excellent photos of a typical installation.
Posted in Clandestine, Shortwave
If you’re having difficulty getting the image galleries (QSLs, AGM/Convention photos, receivers etc) to display, it isn’t your computer! There is an incompatibility between the NextGen gallery app (plug-in) and the latest version of WordPress (the program this site is built with). The NextGen team are working on a bug-fix currently so we’re waiting on an update.
We are grateful to Andy Gardner for helping us move this website from our previous under-performing host company to his own server and for all the work to get it moved over. If you see a pink background on any pages, you are on the old site. Refreshing your cache or deleting your browsing history should correct things.
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Posted in Websites
Thanks to The SWLing Post, below are the details of changes to the Voice of America broadcasts. The info was provided by Letitia King, spokeswoman for the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Facts and Figures on Shortwave Broadcast Reductions
June 30, 2014
U.S. international media must optimize program delivery by market. We are ending some shortwave transmissions. We continue shortwave to those countries where these transmissions are still reaching significant audiences or where there are no reasonable alternative platforms at a lower cost to the BBG.
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Posted in Broadcasters, Shortwave
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