[HCDX] Pacific Radio Heritage Newsletter 6

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***Pacific Radio Heritage News***
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***October 2005*** Issue No.6 ***
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1. You'll find lots of new items at www.radioheritage.net these past
few weeks, in particular a great introduction to antique and vintage
radio collecting in Australia by Kevin Poulter. He took the fantastic
color photos too! In: Collecting Classic Radios. 

2. At the same time, we added a new Top 15 Vintage Radio Book list to
the on-line store. This has a nice range from price guides to
restoration projects, and there's plenty of good reading to stock up
on for the coming Holiday Season. Prices are always sharp, and we get
a little commission from each sale, so it's a win-win for all! In:
The Emporium Radio Heritage Store...open 24/7, worldwide.

3. People write to us with all sorts of questions. One we've got
coming on-line in a few days is from the daughter of a KZRM
broadcasting pioneer. Robert Breslin Howell worked at the first
Manila station in the 1930's and Mary has asked if anyone with
stories or photos of her father could make contact with us. From our
archives, we found a newsclipping from the New York Times announcing
the opening of KZRM in 1927. In: From David's Desk, coming soon.

4. 'Motam The Tartar & The Chinese Princess'. This one has defeated
us. Apparently, it was a childrens story, and was broadcast over 1ZB
Auckland [NZ] in the 1950's. Possibly in Australia too. Know anything
about it? Please email us at: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so we can pass
it on to our Australian inquirer. 

5. 'XONE 1480 kilocycles, your Armed Forces Radio station in Peking'
Yes, really. One of the almost 'forgotten fifty' AFRS stations
broadcasting from China, India and Burma during the 1944-1947 period.
We've tracked down a list of them all, added some rare photos and
comments, and they're on-line now. We really need a lot of help with
these, so, if you know anything, have any ephemera etc, we really
need to hear from you...please! Enjoy a taste today. In: AFRS
China-Burma-India.

6. New in our on-line store are a limited number of complete
collections of 12 gold medallions featuring Art Deco Australian
Vintage Wireless! These are truly beautiful works of the engraver's
art and feature 12 rare Australian sets from the 1930's. Only 300
sets were made, so these gold medallions are a great collector's
item, and we've only been allocated a few sets. A very special gift
for the Holiday Season, and available right now. Have you noticed the
price of gold is at historic high levels? In: The Emporium Radio
Heritage Store, open 24/7, worldwide.

7. What else is new on-line? We've added Parts 2 and 3 of the KFSG
Serial, where the romance between Aimee Semple McPherson and her
radio engineer has become a hot item in Los Angeles of the 1920's...
Adrian Peterson has added his second monthly column, this time about
Hurricane Katrina and the reappearance of WWL New Orleans on
shortwave.....and over the next few days you'll find the next release
in our series of Long Lost Australian Radio Stars, featuring 2HR
Hunter River, 3CV Central Victoria and 4WK Warwick.

8. Bruce Portzer's Pacific Asian Log has been updated again. Now we
have the latest pdf versions, and the latest searchable version all
available and covering some 4300+ mediumwave stations from around
Asia and the Pacific. In: Pacific Asian Log.

9. More books! Yes, now it's the Top 50 Radio Books List, with even
more great titles. The 2006 editions of the World Radio TV Handbook
and the Passport to WorldBand Radio are available today, at everyday
low prices. Some great guides to podcasting have been added too. In:
The Emporium Radio Heritage Store, open 24/7, worldwide.

10. Radio New Zealand International adds a new documentary on October
10, it's all about Radio Memories across the Pacific. Hear 'Mail
Call' from 1942 directed via 'that GI beam' to New Guinea, a rare
1953 recording of the regular WXLG Kwajalein sign-off announcement,
and another rare item from WXLE Canton Island. Available after
October 10 as a download at www.rnzi.com, under 'more audio' and
'Mailbox'. Also at www.rnzi.com: frequencies, times of broadcast and
program details. DRM transmitter tests begin mid-November.

11. Did you know? Three million former Japanese BCL fans reach their
40's and begin dusting off their shortwave radios and return to the
radio shack to start their old hobby again! That's according to the
'Daily Yomiuri' newspaper. 

12. We're often asked, what is Radio Ephemera? Is it an exotic FM
station? Check the site over the next week or so, and you'll discover
some entertaining examples of 'Radio Ephemera', especially
interesting if you live in Hawaii, Guam, or ever listened to Radio
Australia. In: From David's Desk. Coming soon.

13. Lots of radio anniversaries this month, and amongst them is 2GZ
Orange in Australia. We've searched the archives and found some nice
items to help them celebrate their birthday so check the site later
this month. Got a radio station anniversary or reunion coming up? Let
us know, we can put together a nice on-line package to help register
long lost employees and listeners, publicise events, and much more.
Write: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

14. That's almost it for today. Thanks for all the emails, letters,
photos, donations, book purchases and more that help keep us
inspired. In the next issue, we'll announce the Art of Radio Japan
Exhibition moves off-line and into the big city, along with a great
art competition, ribbon cutting ceremonies and more. In the meantime,
enjoy the on-line version today and buy exclusive exhibition design
items [such as 2006 calendars, t-shirts, mugs, greeting cards, tote
bag] from The Emporium Radio Heritage Store. The exhibition itself is
in: Art of Radio Japan.

15. Remember, all our Media Releases are available on-line to
download, along with an easy form to register your radio memorabilia
with us, and to remember us in your will. In: Get Involved, left hand
menu options on every page.

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David Ricquish, Chairman, Radio Heritage Foundation

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