[IRCA] Fwd: Pacific Radio Heritage Newsletter 6

[Lynn Hollerman <lynn@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested...from the website:

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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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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
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>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.
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>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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>friendly support helps this Pacific-wide project grow. Please invite
>your friends and colleagues to visit www.radioheritage.net. We have
>no financial support from any government, broadcaster or commercial
>partners. If you'd like to know more about how to support us, simply
>email us at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Warm regards from all the volunteer team here at www.radioheritage.net
>David Ricquish, Chairman, Radio Heritage Foundation
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Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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