[HCDX]: RA Regional Schedule for A00 (March-October 2000)
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[HCDX]: RA Regional Schedule for A00 (March-October 2000)
Nigel Holmes wrote:
> SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN RAOS A00 v 1.0 cf. RAOS M99 v 1.2 WITH
> EFFECT FROM 0000 UT SUNDAY 26 MARCH 2000:
>
> 1. End Daylight Saving (effects Grandstand broadcasts on
> Saturday and Sunday).
>
> n.b. Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
>
> 2. Close 15515 kHz 070 degrees at 0700 UT to South Pacific
> and introduce 15240 kHz 090 degrees 0700-0900 UT to South
> Pacific & trial to NZ & LP Europe
>
> 3. Cease use of 9500 kHz to Asia from 1100-1900 UT, use 9475 kHz
> in lieu. Keep 9500 kHz from 1900-2130 UT for Asia & Europe.
>
> 4. Cease use of 17580 kHz ELP to south-west Pacific from
> 2100-0000 UT, use 17715 kHz in lieu. Keep 17580 kHz from
> 0000-0800 UT
>
> 5. Drop 9660 kHz ELP 1700-2100 UT to south-west Pacific & replace
> with 9815 kHz
>
> Radio Australia's off-shore relay from CBS, Taiwan, will continue
> until at least mid-August 2000. This services is in Indonesian
> and is broadcast daily at 0900-1000 UT and 2300-0000 UT on 11550
> kHz. The target regions are Sumatra and Java.
>
>
> This is Radio Australia's latest regional frequency guide for the
> March-October 2000 period.
>
>
>
> RADIO AUSTRALIA REGIONAL FREQUENCY GUIDE 28 March 2000 (A00v1.0)
>
> ASIA
>
> English
> Time (UT) Hong Kong Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 0000-0500 0800-1300 17750 S 100 329
>
> 0100-0500 0900-1300 15415 S 100 329
>
> 0600-0800 1400-1600 15415*, 17750* S 100 329
>
> 0830-0900 1630-1700 15415* S 100 329
>
> 0830-1100 1630-1900 17750* S 100 329
>
> 0900-1400 1700-2200 21820* S 70 329
>
> 0900-1100 1700-1900 11880 S 100 329
>
> 1330-1900 2130-0300 9475* S 100 329
>
> 1400-1800 2200-0200 5995 S 100 334
>
> 1430-1700 2230-0100 11660* S 100 329
>
> 1900-2130 0300-0530 9500* S 100 329
>
> (* sometimes heard weakly in Europe)
>
> Indonesian
> Time (UT) Central Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
> Indonesia
>
> 0800-0830 1600-1630 15415*, 17750* S 100 329
>
> 0900-1000 1700-1800 11550 T 250 205
>
> 2130-0000 0530-0800 11695 S 100 329
> 15415 S 100 353**
>
> 2300-0000 0700-0800 11550 T 250 205
>
> ** utilising a rhombic aerial: major lobe 353 deg & minor lobe
> approximately 300 deg. Desired target on 301 deg.
>
> Standard Chinese
> Time (UT) Beijing Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 2200-2300 0600-0700 15240 S 100 329
>
> 1100-1230 1900-2030 9475, 11880 S 100 329
>
> Vietnamese
> Time (UT) Hanoi Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 0000-0100 0700-0800 15415 S 100 329
>
> 1230-1330 1930-2030 9475, 11880 S 100 329
>
> Khmer
> Time (UT) Phnom Penh Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 2300-0000 0600-0700 15240 S 100 329
>
> 0500-0600 1200-1300 15415, 17750 S 100 329
>
> PACIFIC
>
> PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, GUAM and JAPAN
>
> English
> Time (UT) Port Moresby Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 1700-2100 0300-0700 9815 S 100 030
>
> 1800-2000 0400-0600 6080 S 100 005
> 7240 S 100 030
>
> 2100-2200 0700-0800 7240 S 100 030
> 9660 B 10 010
>
> 2100-0000 0700-1000 17715 S 100 030
>
> 0000-0800 1000-1800 17580 S 100 030
>
> 2300-0800 0800-1800 9660 B 10 010
>
> 0000-0800 1000-1800 15240 S 100 353
>
> 0100-0900 1100-1900 21725 S 100 355
>
> 0800-0900 1800-1900 5995 B 10 010
> 9710 S 100 353
>
> 0800-1200 1800-2200 13605 S 100 030
>
> 1100-1400 2100-0000 6020 S 100 030
> 5995 B 10 010
>
> 1200-1700 2200-0300 11650 S 100 030
>
> Tok Pisin (Pidgin)
> Time (UT) Port Moresby Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 2000-2100 0600-0700 6080 S 100 005
> (Sun-Thu) (Mon-Fri) 7240 S 100 030
>
> 0900-1100 1900-2100 6020 S 100 030
> 9710 S 100 353
> 5995 B 10 010
> 12080 B 10 080
>
> SOUTH-WEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN, NORTH AMERICA
>
> English
> Time (UT) Samoa Freq (kHz) Tx site/pwr/brg
>
> 2000-2200 0900-1100 12080 B 10 080
>
> 2100-0000 1000-1300 17715 S 100 030
>
> 0000-0800 1300-2100 17580 S 100 030
>
> 2100-0100 1000-1400 21740 S 100 070
>
> 2100-2200 1000-1100 7240 S 100 030
>
> 2200-0200 1100-1500 17795 S 100 050
>
> 2300-0900 1200-2200 12080 B 10 080
>
> 0200-0700 1500-2000 15515 S 100 070
>
> 0700-0900 2000-2200 15240 S 100 090
>
> 0800-1200 2100-0100 13605 S 100 030
>
> 1100-2130 0000-1030 9580 S 100 070
>
> 1100-1400 0000-0300 6020 S 100 030
>
> 1200-1700 0100-0600 11650 S 100 030
>
> 1400-1800 0300-0700 5995 S 100 030
>
> 1700-2100 0600-1000 9815 S 100 030
>
> 1700-2200 0600-1100 11880 S 100 065
>
> 1800-2000 0700-0900 7240 S 100 030
>
>
> n.b. A relay of BBC World Service English program is directed to Papua
> New Guinea and the Coral Sea region on 9660 kHz and 12080 kHz
> from 2200-2300 UT daily from Radio Australia's transmitters at
> Brandon in Queensland.
>
> Radio Australia's weekend sports program, Grandstand, is broadcast on
> English frequencies from 0200-0800 UT Saturday and 0300-0800 UT Sunday
> according to the schedule below:
>
> Target region Frequency (kHz)
>
> south east Asia 17750
>
> south-west Pacific 12080, 17580
>
> Papua New Guinea &
> west Pacific, Japan 9660, 17580, 21725
>
> RADIO AUSTRALIA VIA SATELLITE
>
> Radio Australia broadcasts continuously into south east Asia and south
> west Pacific via the PALAPA C2 satellite on the Australia Television
> (AusTV) channel. PALAPA C2 is located at 113 degrees East.
>
> RA uses two audio sub-carriers in the AusTV channel on 3880 MHz,
> transponder 5H. RA English is on a 7.2 MHz sub-carrier.
> A selection of RA Asian and Pacific language services is broadcast on a
> 5.94 MHz sub-carrier. AusTV and the RA channels are analogue services.
>
> Notes
>
> 1. Regional times are indicative. Broadcasts may reach other time zones.
>
> 2. All "Asia" broadcasts from Shepparton are beamed along a bearing which
> connects Shepparton, Ambon, Manila and Hong Kong (about 330 degrees).
>
> 3. "Tx site/pwr/brg" refers to the transmitter site originating the
> broadcast. The Australian sites are Shepparton, Victoria (S) and Brandon,
> Queensland (B). Off-shore relays (T) use CBS facilities in Taiwan.
> Transmitter power (pwr) is 250, 100, 70 or 10 kW. Transmission bearings
> (brg) are in degrees True. All frequencies are under assessment and may
> change without notice.
>
> 4. Operation of the former Radio Australia transmitting station at Cox
> Peninsula, Darwin (6 x 250 kW senders) was suspended by the Australian
> Federal Government in July 1997.
>
> 5. Program details may be obtained from RA's web site which is at
> http://www.abc.net.au/ra/
>
> 6. RA would appreciate reception reports, however a personal reply may
> not be possible in all cases. Reports, which should include the
> listener's postal address, may be sent to:
>
> Radio Australia
> GPO Box 428G or fax: + 61 3 9626 1899
> Melbourne VIC 3001 or Open Line + 61 3 9626 1825
> AUSTRALIA
>
> Nigel Holmes
> Transmission Manager
> RADIO AUSTRALIA 26 March 2000
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