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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: VK3BVW on February 01, 2017, 2219 UTC
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Hi Folks,
On Tuesday morning, I listened to Radio Australia for the very last time. 15240 kHz and 15415 kHz were plagued with local noise and not especially strong signals here. So 17840 kHz was the best option for my final moments with this grand old shortwave broadcaster. The sign off came at 0100 UTC after the playing of the old "Waltzing Matilda" interval signal. Mount Evelyn is about 200 km south of the Shepparton transmitter site – not far enough for proper F layer reflection and off the side of the beam, so the signal was a bit scratchy. But I was there for the end and that’s the important thing!
The link below has a YouTube video of the last two minutes of the broadcast, including the audible switch-off click and a few parting comments from me.
https://youtu.be/M8eJoTXf6Lw (https://youtu.be/M8eJoTXf6Lw)
Very sad. But the fight is not over yet.......
Rob VK3BVW