{"id":23813,"date":"2017-01-31T06:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T10:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23813"},"modified":"2017-01-31T06:52:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T10:52:24","slug":"radio-australia-the-last-two-minutes-january-31-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/radio-australia-the-last-two-minutes-january-31-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Australia &#8211; The Last Two Minutes &#8211; January 31, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Folks,<\/p>\n<p>Today 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. So\u00a017840 kHz was the best option for my final moments with this grand old shortwave broadcaster. Mount Evelyn is about 200 km south of\u00a0the Shepparton transmitter site &#8211; 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&#8217;s the important thing!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the SWLing readers who have been so kind in their comments about our national\u00a0broadcaster. I know RA meant much to so many people around the globe. But I&#8217;ll have more to say on this in the near future. Thanks to Thomas for helping to promote the Save Radio Australia cause. The fight is not over yet!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the last two minutes of the broadcast today, including the audible switch-off click and a few parting comments from me.<\/p>\n<p>73 and good DX to you all.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Wagner VK3BVW<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8eJoTXf6Lw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Folks, Today 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. So\u00a017840 kHz was the best option for my final moments with this grand old shortwave broadcaster. Mount Evelyn is about 200 km south of\u00a0the Shepparton transmitter site [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,288,746],"tags":[368,1168],"class_list":["post-23813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-radio-history","category-recordings","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-shepparton"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6c5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12116,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/radio-australia-antenna-azimuth-settings\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":0},"title":"Radio Australia antenna azimuth settings","author":"Thomas","date":"February 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, George, recently asked about the new Radio Australia antenna settings accompanying the modified (trimmed) broadcast schedule. The following are the\u00a0new azimuth settings for the antennas at the Shepparton transmitter site: 9,580 kHz: 070 degrees 0900-2100 UTC 12,065 kHz: 355 degrees 0900-2100 UTC 12,085 kHz: 030 degrees \u00a00900-2100\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RA-PropMap","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RA-PropMap-1024x724.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7502,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/shortwave-radio-recordings-radio-australia\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":1},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Australia","author":"Thomas","date":"October 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Like most Friday mornings, yesterday at 11:00 UTC, I tuned to 9,580 kHz to listen to Radio Australia news and ABC National's technology program Download This Show. While the signal out of Shepparton, Australia was as strong as ever, I heard adjacent interference from China Radio International. Indeed, looking my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CRI-bandwidth","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CRI-bandwidth-300x265.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11731,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/cuts-to-radio-australia-shortwave-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":2},"title":"Cuts to Radio Australia shortwave broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"December 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WRTH Facebook Page via contributor, Mauno Ritola) \"According to information from Radio Australia, there will be a drastic cut to their shortwave\u00a0schedule starting 1st February 2015. Only these transmissions from Shepparton will remain to the Pacific: 2100-0900 UTC on 15240, 15415, and 17840 kHz 0900-2100 UTC on 6080, 6150,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Radio-Australia-Banner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Radio-Australia-Banner.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12121,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/radio-australia-back-on-9580-khz-this-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":3},"title":"Radio Australia back on 9,580 kHz this morning","author":"Thomas","date":"February 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It appears it may have indeed been a transmitter glitch that kept Radio Australia from broadcasting into North America with their typical blowtorch signal on 9,580 kHz yesterday. After publishing a post about this yesterday, I received quite a few reports confirming that RA could not be heard in North\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Elad-FDM-S2-RadioAustralia-9580","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Elad-FDM-S2-RadioAustralia-9580.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Elad-FDM-S2-RadioAustralia-9580.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Elad-FDM-S2-RadioAustralia-9580.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3936,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/a-little-more-saturday-night-country-via-radio-australia\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":4},"title":"A little more Saturday Night Country via Radio Australia","author":"Thomas","date":"July 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I've mentioned before how much I love this show--you don't even need to be a fan of country music to have a true appreciation for it. Saturday Night Country should be on your shortwave listening schedule. If you live in North America, you'll find the signal out of Shepparton, Australia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1-robpottsfelicityurqhartdierksbentley-300x238.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12018,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/revised-b14-radio-australia-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":23813,"position":5},"title":"Revised B14 Radio Australia schedule","author":"Thomas","date":"January 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received the revised B14 RA schedule (above--click to enlarge) which shows the\u00a0reduction of broadcasts this year. The Brandon, QLD transmission facility has been closed and Radio Australia has also moth-balled the newest Continental transmitters at Shepparton. For comparison click here for the current English HF schedule (PDF). 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