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Scandinavian Weekend Radio Info for 3rd to 4th May broadcast 3rdto 4th of May transmission ` We will have propagation test towards North-America beginning 21 hours UTC until 8 hours UTC. Our 25 mb antenna direction will be 320 degrees! ` An other test will be arranged towards Far-East and Oseania during the last transmitting hours on saturday 17 to 21 UTC. More details can be found from our web-pages. (Note, that these test can be arrange only during good weather conditions! Our technicians do not climb to mast if it is slippery) ` PLEASE let us know immedetly during transmission if you are able to listen to us (call, send SMS-messages or e-mails). ` Tentative Schedule for our next broadcast beginning 21 hours UTC on Friday 3rd May (Changes might happen)
News ` SWR's current broadcasting licenses are valid on following dates of rest of year 2002: May 4th , June 1st , July 6th, August 3rd and 17th, September 7th, October 5th, November 2nd, December 7th and 25th. ` All correct reception reports for our April-transmission received will be verified in the middle of May. ` First snowstorms of last winter cause some injuries to our 25mb 2-element beam.Because of that, antennas radiation pattern was close to normal dipole. Our technical crew has fixed the beam before our transmission on April. ` New compressor-limiter has installed to the output-line at studio, by the comments from listeners. It has been working very well ! ` Our webmaster V-V has updated photo-gallery at our web-sites, check those out ! Also a new discussion forum called Electric Sauna has been taken in use. ` There will be at least four (4) different QSL's available in the year 2002. ` Special event radio EDXC-radio will broadcast via SWR during European DX Council Conference 17th August 2002. This conference along with FDXA. Summer meeting will be held in Western Coast of Finland Pori. More details will be published later on SWR web pages. General Info: ` Scandinavian Weekend Radio is Scandinavia?s first and only private shortwave station. Studios and transmitters are located in Virrat, western Finland. (N 62°23' E 23°37') Scandinavian Weekend Radio's transmitters are "home-made" and fulfils all requirements. Transmitter RF output power is 50 watts in 25 meters and 100 watts in 48 meters. Maximum ERP power what our license permit is 2.5 kW. Antenna in the 25 meters is 2-element beam, major beam is towards 230 degrees and in the 48 meters we use cage dipole directed to 160 degrees. With 25 mb transmitter we have and will made DX-tests. (Most of them towards NA until now) ` SWR is on the air at every months first Saturday 24 hours, starting 0:00 local time. (+3 UTC daylight saving time, +2 normal). Our frequencies are 11720 and 11690 in 25 meters and 5980, 5990 and 6170 at 48 meters. ` All reception reports and feedback are most welcome. You can also send report via our Internet pages or by e-mail: raportit@xxxxxxxxxxx Electronic reports can be verified on our website on request. If you want our QSL ?card, send your report with 2 IRCs (correctly stamped), 2 euro´s or 2 USD via traditional mail: SWR/Reports, P. O. Box 35, FIN-40321 JKL, FINLAND ` Also Phone number +358 400 995 559 is on use during transmission weekends. (SMS ?messages are welcome, too.) More information, latest news, pictures, sound clips, schedule of our next transmission, reception forecasts etc. can be found on our website: http://www.swradio.net or mail us:info@xxxxxxxxxxxx With best wishes, DJ Madman Scandinavian Weekend Radio |