{"id":25425,"date":"2017-04-29T08:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T12:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25425"},"modified":"2017-04-29T08:01:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T12:01:41","slug":"arctic-radio-club-special-mediumwave-broadcast-may-6-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/arctic-radio-club-special-mediumwave-broadcast-may-6-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Radio Club special mediumwave broadcast May 6 & 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Arctic Radio Club Radio Van (Source: Arctic Radio Club)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0Mick Holland, who shares the following:<\/p>\n

This popped up on my Facebook news feed this week. Posted by Giampiero Bernardini in the WRTH – World Radio Tv Handbook Facebook Group<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Arctic Radio Club in Sweden<\/a> celebrates the 2017 Convention in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping, Sweden May 6 & 7th. Our radiostation ( the radiovan above) will be on the air with many different type of programs, mostly in Swedish. The transmitter will have a power of 250 W (ERP) on 1593 kHz and the antenna is located on a high hill near lake V\u00e4ttern. In the evening of May 5th we will start tests. There will be station identifications in English, too.<\/em><\/p>\n

The official start will be May 6th at 1900 UTC and the programs will be running until 1100 UTC on Sunday noon<\/em><\/p>\n

On the 7th there will be a program dedicated to the local SR P4 Radio J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping that celebrates its 40th year of broadcasting. this year. This program starts at 1000 UTC and will be in Swedish. Until the station signs off at 1100 UTC.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reception reports are appreciated and a special QSL-card is issued, if you enclose return postage in your letter. Reception reports by e-mail will be answered by an e-QSL. Address: Ronny Forslund, Arctic Radio 1593, Vita Huset, SE-17995 Svartsj\u00f6, SWEDEN. E-mail: info(AT)rock.x.se\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Readers of the SWLing Blog might be interested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed we are! \u00a0Thank you for sharing, Mick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Mick Holland, who shares the following: This popped up on my Facebook news feed this week. Posted by Giampiero Bernardini in the WRTH – World Radio Tv Handbook Facebook Group: “Arctic Radio Club in Sweden celebrates the 2017 Convention in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping, Sweden May 6 & 7th. 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