It is not very often that you can hear a new HF shortwave radio station sign on the air. WTWW, a new International Shortwave Radio facility just outside of Nashville, TN is launching a new transmitter this Saturday with a broadcast we are calling ‘This Is Only A Test’ starting at 4 pm Central Standard Time. This is a 100,000 watt transmitter running into a full size rhombic antenna.<\/p>\n
This is a global radio event with radios being tuned in all over the world.<\/p>\n
The QSO Radio Show has requested that we could air this broadcast as a amateur radio event to promote amateur radio along with shortwave listening. Why? Well, the shortwave listening audience is huge.
\nThe typical shortwave radio listener is a great potential candidate for amateur radio.<\/p>\n
There are more than 1.5 billion shortwave receivers in use worldwide, the BBC estimates that at any given moment, over 200 million sets are tuned to shortwave broadcasts.<\/p>\n
This is the second time WTWW has allowed us to conduct this kind of broadcast on a powerful new shortwave facility.<\/p>\n
The purpose of this broadcast is to demonstrate HF communications and to put radio amateurs on the air to a worldwide audience to tell their story.<\/p>\n
This is not a commercial venture in any way.<\/p>\n
So spread the word to all of your amateur radio friends and call us on Saturday on \u201cThis Is Only A Test\u201d and talk to the world about Amateur Radio!<\/p>\n
Thanks and 73
\nTed Randall
\nQSO Radio Show
\nhttp:\/\/www.qsoradioshow.com<\/p>\n
YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF HF BROADCASTING AND AMATEUR RADIO TO A WORLD WIDE LISTENING AUDIENCE.
\nYOU ARE INVITED TO CALL IN AND SHARE WITH A HUGE GLOBAL RADIO AUDIENCE.
\nWHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO
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\nYOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ITS ACTIVITIES
\nYOUR PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AMATEUR RADIO THIS SATURDAY Feb 11 at 4 PM CENTRAL<\/p>\n
FROM 4 \u2013 6 PM \/ 2200 – 2400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 9990<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 10 PM \/ 2400 – 0400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 5085 KHZ<\/p>\n
THE CALL IN NUMBER IS 615-547-9520<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Here’s your chance to catch the first broadcast of the new shortwave transmitter installed at WTWW in Nashville, Tennessee. Ted Randall will be hosting a show called, “This is Only A Test.” Here’s the press release:<\/p>\n