Subject: This Week in Amateur Radio News   
      
   HG> In Fidonet area: REC-RADIO-AMAT-DX   
      
   Radio Australia Shortwave Broadcasts to End on January 31   
      
   Posted: 07 Dec 2016 08:38 PM PST   
   http://bit.ly/2gdecSi   
      
   Another prominent shortwave broadcaster is going dark, "The SWLing Post"   
   blog reports. Radio Australia has announced that it will cease its   
   shortwave transmissions on January 31. The station, popular with SWLs,   
   broadcasts in the 31-, 25-, 19-, and 16-meter bands.   
      
   HG> This is really sad news, since Radio Australia has been an excellent   
   HG> propagation beacon, for checking radio conditions to the Pacific area,   
   HG> on the 9-, 12-, 15- and 18-MHz bands.   
      
   HG> Personally, I have been listening to Radio Australias SW transmissions,   
   HG> since the late 1940+ years, and enjoyed the sound of the Kooka Burra.   
   HG> Or is it Cooka burra? The sound however is the same, hi.   
      
   Radio Australia programming will remain available via streaming,   
   satellite, and other media.   
      
   HG> Well, my SW broadcast receivers do not have those facilities,   
   HG> and listening on those transmissions, doesn't indicate propagation.   
      
      
   73 de Sam, OH0NC   
   aka Holger   
      
      
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