{"id":25616,"date":"2017-05-15T06:20:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25616"},"modified":"2017-05-15T06:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:20:47","slug":"abc-amendment-billl-submissions-state-emergency-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/abc-amendment-billl-submissions-state-emergency-service\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Amendment Billl Submissions & State Emergency Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Front gate of the Shepparton Transmission site.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Nigel Holmes, for sharing a link to the public submissions for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) Bill 2017.<\/p>\n

Click here to read submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

On a separate note, Nigel also sent info about the SES (State Emergency Service) in Australia. I didn’t know about this service. Nigel notes:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>SES is State Emergency Service, we provide volunteer responses to storm, flood, land search, vehicle accident response (in rural areas).<\/p>\n

All AUS emergency response services use HF–ditto sailors, private pilots, bushwalkers (hikers).<\/p>\n

Individuals can get an Outpost license (400 W PEP) or Land\/Marine Mobile license (125 W PEP) for $20 a year to use HF across the country for private or commercial communications. Cheaper than an amateur license ($60 \/yr)!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here for more info about the SES.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, for sharing a link to the public submissions for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) Bill 2017. Click here to read submissions. On a separate note, Nigel also sent info about the SES (State Emergency Service) in Australia. I didn’t know about this service. Nigel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"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":[599,960,3,43],"tags":[2924,4102,5905,6183,6195,2746,6194],"class_list":["post-25616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emergency-preparedness","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc-cuts","tag-ham-radio","tag-nick-xenophon","tag-nigel-holmes","tag-ses","tag-shepparton","tag-state-emergency-service"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6Fa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34929,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/editorial-nigels-take-on-restoring-abc-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":25616,"position":0},"title":"Editorial: Need for ABC HF service to remote Australian communities","author":"Thomas","date":"November 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes\u2013\u2013formerly of Radio Australia\u2013\u2013for the following op ed. 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Or see your bank manager about an investment loan. I wonder if Babcock want a site down here?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","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\/2017\/05\/SheppartonNorth-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SheppartonNorth-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SheppartonNorth-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25605,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/sale-of-radio-australia-site-pushed-before-senate-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":25616,"position":2},"title":"Sale of Radio Australia site pushed before senate report","author":"Thomas","date":"May 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, who writes: ABC anxious to annihilate HF as soon as possible. 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