Hungary digitalizing radio and television

Dear   DX – Friends all over the  World  !

Hungary is on the way to digitalize radio and television broadcasts. The Hungarian News-Distribution Authority officially informed on Friday, July 25, 2008 that in about 6 months time from now, digital radio and television broadcasts will be introduced. The tender was won by so called Antenna Hungaria Ltd company. ( By the way, we visited Antenna Hungaria Ltd. in connection  with our EDXC Conference 2001, on Monday, August 27 , 2001 ) . The digital distribution will take place alongside the earth surface and  reception for radio and television will be obtained  by simple roof–antennas. Hungary is planning a smooth transfer into the digital age for the entire country. The last analogue distribution system will be switched off  first in the year 2011.

From the newspaper ” Nepszabadsag “  on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Translated by Tibor Szilagyi.

Long Live Shortwave!

“Long Live Shortwave!” is a full LP by British pop music producer (and shortwave radio fan) Mitch Murray. The album was released in 1979 and can now be listened online or downloaded here, at the excellent ‘Radio Kitchen’ -site.

Here’s a short introduction from the Chef of the site, “The Professor”:

“Obviously Mitch spent some time on this project, including composing a disco theme (with a morse code intro!) called “Toys For Big Boys“, which opens and closes the album. Side one features the voice of Mr. Murray himself tempting listeners with the power and possibilities of shortwave radio listening. Side two is a twenty-five minute time capsule sampling the sound of shortwave radio at the dawn of the 1980’s. A bit of a nostalgia trip for old DXers. It’s a cavalcade of more than thirty ID’s and identifying (or interval) signals from shortwave broadcasters around the world.“

NASB Newsletter – June 2008 Issue

In this issue:

• NASB/USA  DRM  Annual Meeting, Part I
• Introduction to WWCR
• DRM  Newsbits
• World Christian Broadcasting News
• Radio Free Asia  QSL
• Monitoring Times Offer
• TDP  Radio
• Grove Enterprises
• Fundamental Broadcasting Network
• NASB  Mailbag
• NASB  Board
• 2008  EDXC

Read the whole issue here - presented as illustrated PDF File.