[HCDX]: WG: Australasian Shortwave Guide - #6 - December 98

["Klaus-Dieter Scholz - ISKDS -" <kdscholz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Von: Bob Padula [mailto:BPadula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet am: Dienstag, 17. November 1998 09:58
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Betreff: Australasian Shortwave Guide - #6 - December 98


Dear Radio Monitoring Friend, Broadcasting Colleague, and recipient of the
Electronic DX Press,

NEWS RELEASE

I am very pleased to advise that Edition Number 6, December 1998, of the
popular "Australasian Shortwave Guide" is planned to be published on 12
December (print edition only - no electronic version!)

I would be very grateful if you could mention availability and content of
the new edition within your organization or community of interest, please!

CONTENT

- A4 format, commercially printed, 28 pages, saddle stitched (only one
printing - the previous edition of May 1998 was a sell-out!)

- TARGET READERSHIP. Primarily in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands,  secondarily in Asia, the Far East, the Indian sub-continent, the
Indian Ocean, and Siberia. Readers elsewhere will also find the general
articles of interest.

- EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.  Bob Padula

- SHORTWAVE TRANSMISSIONS. A comprehensive alphabetical listing by country
of programs beamed to Australia, Oceania,  the Far East, South Asia, and
the Indian sub-continent, for the W98 (B98) Winter Season.  Details are
given of frequencies, times, broadcast days, target areas relay sites,
languages and other information. This listing of several hundred entries is
applicable for the five month period commencing October 25 and concluding
on March 28 1999.
There is also  a NEW special GRAPHICAL INDEX on an hour-by-hour basis,
referenced and linked to the main alphabetical country listings. ASWG6 will
have data NOT published in the standard annual texts!

The data is sourced with the extensive support of broadcasting stations,
transmission planners, frequency coordinators, technical consultants,
engineering directorates and a network of worldwide expert monitors.

-  DXING SINGAPORE. An in-depth account of radio broadcasting in the
region, covering programming, networks, propagation and current
schedules.The study is supported by comprehensive background information on
the culture, languages and history of the country. Prepared by Mick
Ogrizek.

- DXING FROM ASIA - CONTINENT OF MYSTERY.  Special article about Shortwave
DXing from the hot and humid regions of the Golden Triangle (where the
borders of Thailand, Laosand Myanmar meet!), Tioman Island (a Malaysian
island off the north east coast), and Sarawak, land of the Hornbill.
Summarised the travels by Bob Padula into these exotic regions during 1998,
with accounts of the trials and tribulations of tropical DXing from
jungles, rivers, and mountains.

- AUSTRIA CALLS THE WORLD. The origins, development, and present day
operations of the shortwave service of the Austrian Radio, in Vienna.

- PROPAGATION ALMANAC. Propagation forecasts for the remainder of 1998 and
early 1999, with particular emphasis on the new Solar Cycle Number 23.

- INTERNATIONAL BEOADCASTING. An account of new developments and trends,
including news about the work of the High Frequency Coordination Conference
(HFCC) and the Asian Broadcasting Union High Frequency Conference
(ABU-HFCC).

<><><><> Price for ASWG#6 is unchanged - A$10 in Australia (elsewhere via
economy airmail: A$15, US$10, 10 IRCs)  (Price covers promotion,
information search and retrieval, research, printing and postage).

** Payment in Australia by Bank Cheque, Personal Cheque, Credit Union
Cheque, Money Order, or Cash (Australian dollars).

**  Payment from outside of Australia: US or Australian bank notes,
International Money Order, Bank Draft in Australian dollars, GIRO transfer
or ten IRC's. Cheques must be drawn on Australian banks and must be in
Australian dollars.

* Readers in New Zealand and the South Pacific - please note that the ASWG
is also distributed by:

Burnet Pollard Books, PO Box 149, Otaki 6471, New Zealand (E-mail:
Burnet_Pollard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

(Price NZ$12 for delivery to New Zealand addresses from Burnet Pollard).

(ADVERTISING. Advertising space is still available in the ASWG6, for A$30
for one A4 page - or A$15 for a half-page. Several organizations worldwide
have already submitted their promotional messages for inclusion - if you
would like your organisation advertised, please get in touch with me
immediately! Advertisers receive complimentary copies of the Guide and are
invoiced at that stage).

Complimentary copies will be sent free of charge for bona-fide review
purposes!

Please see the completely reconstructed all-singing, all-dancing Web site
of "Padula Books",  which contains details about the new Guide, and an
Order Form !!!
The Site also contains Australian ordering information / pricing  about the
new editions of well-known annual monitoring references, including the
Klingenfuss SW Frequency Guide / Utility Guide / Super Frequency List on
CD-ROM, WRTH, Passport to Wiorldband Radio, as well as many other useful
publications!!!

Please visit us and bookmark:

<http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/padulabooks.html>

 and

<http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/edxp.html>


Regards

Bob Padula
404 Mont Albert Road,
Surrey Hills,
Victoria 3127,
Australia
Tel/FAX: +61 3 9898 2906
E-mail: bpadula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/padulabooks.html
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