[HCDX]: AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE *SPECIAL EDITION**

[Bob Padula <BPadula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

M E D I A  R E L E A S E

Dear Radio Monitoring Friend,

I am pleased to advise that the SPECIAL EDITION (MARCH 1998) of the popular
and authoritative AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE is now available for
worldwide distribution!

This Special Issue contains:

- Australian High Frequency Spectrum Study (#4) - many hundreds of entries
of SW broadcasting stations ACTUALLY monitored in Australia during January
and February 1998, from 2300-10000 kHz, between 0000 and 0400 UTC, giving
times heard, languages, broadcast days, txer sites, and distances
(shortpath and longpath). The Study is arranged in two sections - Section A
for reception in the Eastern States, and Section B for reception in Western
Australia. A comprehensive analysis is given on propagation mechanisms, for
the time period which corresponds to the Australian summer midday,
including ducted propagation, multi-hop propagation, and Sporadic-E
effects. Graphs and data are included, for solar activity, since1956! It
also includes details of the remarkable midday propagation from Southern
Africa on 6 and 7 MHz. (11 pages!)

- DXing Malaysia: A special in-depth analysis of radio broadcasting in
Malaysia, supported by detailed discussion on the development, culture, and
languages of the region. Contains detials of ACTUAL MONITORED SCHEDULES of
all RTVM shortwave broadcasts, as at early March 1998!  General details are
also given about VHF-FM and medium-wave broadcasting. (4 pages!)

- Shortwave News of the World - a special feature with details of schedules
of international broadcasts to Australia, Asia, the Far East, Pacific, and
the Indian sub-continent, updating the December 1997 Guide

- Propagation Almanac: a PRACTICAL summary of solar activity experienced in
1997 with predictions (and charts!) for Solar Cycle 23, which is expected
to peak in the year 2000, and anticipated to be one of the HIGHEST sunspot
years on record. Valuable background on past Cycles is given, with
predictions of what may be expected in 1998

- Shortwave DXing from French Polynesia. The reactivation of RFO's SW
service on 15170 kHz has attracted world wide interest! This article looks
at SW reception FROM the island of Moorea, northwest of Tahiti, using
simple receiving equipment, with a discussion of propagation, as observed
during late 199, from the author's vacation at theClub Med resort.

- International Broadcasting News: an updarte of international
broadcasting, with an account of the recent High Frequency Coordination
Committee meeting in Bruges (Belgium) of February 1998. Future trends are
discussed, and a list is given of the extended bands, now available for
international broadcasting.

The NEW Guide is packed with up-to-date information, is clear to read (no
need to buy microscopes!), commercially printed, A4 format, saddle stitched
and contains promotional messages from a number of monitoring Clubs,
commercial organizations, and publishers! 

Available NOW for:

**** In Australia  - A $10 (cash, or  cheque/ money order for credit of Bob
Padula)

**** To all other countries - airmail -  US$7 (cash *** no cheques ***) (or
8 International Reply Coupons) 

Prices INCLUDE postage and handling!

This publication is offered to the worldwide radio monitoring community as
a special service. Copies for bona-fide review purposes will be sent
airmail, on request, free of charge, to Clubs, organizations, publishers,
writers and media-presenters.

Orders and payment to:

Bob Padula,
404 Mont Albert Road,
Surrey Hills,
Victoria 3127,
Australia.
Tel/FAX: +61 3 9898 2906
E-mail: bpadula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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