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THE ELECTRONIC DX
PRESS Australia!
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Home Page updated: December 27, 2000

Created, designed, and managed by Bob Padula,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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RADIOMAG - Australia's newest commercial magazine for radio enthusiasts, general electronics hobbyists and experimenters! First edition due out January; read our special column "Broadcast Monitor", with latest news about shortwave happenings, including a segment for tropical band DX-surfers: "World Tropical Band DX Report"!
Have a look at:
Radiomag

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CONTENTS OF THE HOME PAGE

Objectives
Coverage and Area of Impact
General Information
EDXP Programs
QSL SERVICE
EDXP Reception Report Form template
EDXP Asialink
EDXP Bookshop
Links to Reciprocal Sites
EDXP Contacts and Addresses

THE EDXP PICTURE GALLERY!

The following are "photo-set" articles (or individual photos!) for your interest and enjoyment

Photo-sets, with accompanying stories:
The IBB Transmitting Station in Pals, Spain
Adventures in Spain
Expedition to Malaysia and Vietnam

Photographs only:
Anakie State Park, 100 km west of Melbourne
EDXP Headquarters in Melbourne!
The EDXP Jungle Den!

THE EDXP RADIO COMPANION

Here you will find a selection of interesting articles of lasting interest, as published recently in the EDXP newsletters.

Broadcasting in Vietnam
Expedition to Malaysia & Vietnam!
Radio Free Asia
Frequency Management
The Internet and DX Clubs HF Broadcasting in the 21st Century The IBB Transmitting Station in Pals
Audience Research for HF Broadcasting
HF Digital Radio Transmission
Internet Radio Listening - Policies


1. OBJECTIVES EDXP seeks to provide timely and topical news and information to shortwave radio monitoring hobbyists worldwide, via electronic or media, about broadcasting operations from 2,300-30,000 kHz


2. COVERAGE AND AREA OF IMPACT

Shortwave media and publications
International broadcasting engineering activity
New stations and transmitters
Schedules not readily or easily available
New DX programs
New addresses for stations
Spectrum usage
Planned new stations
International frequency and transmission planning
Responsible discussion on shortwave broadcasting
Schedule updates and analysis
Computer and Internet Support

3. GENERAL INFORMATION
The ELECTRONIC DX PRESS (EDXP) is a non-commercial, hobby venture, convened on a voluntary basis by Bob Padula, of Melbourne, Australia. Bob is a Consultant Professional Communications Engineer, and a freelance technical writer, and he's been actively involved with the radio monitoring (DXing) movement in editorial, or managerial capacities, for some 43 years. He's a foundation (1965) and Life Member of the Australian Radio DX Club Incorporated, and holds the Australian Government Award of the Medal of the Order of Australia, (OAM) for services rendered in a voluntary capacity to shortwave radio.

Publication Frequency: EDXP will be issued frequently, at intervals consistent with the timeliness and importance of information received.

Spread the Word! Members are invited to recommend or nominate other people or groups who they feel would like to receive EDXP - please advise the EDXP Manager of their E-mail addresses.

No Public Postings: EDXP is not posted on public access servers and is intended to be a contributory service to the global SW DXing community. Reuse of information assumes that normal editorial courtesies will be observed, with acknowledgment to the original source, and to "EDXP".

Participation: Is conditional on members providing relevant information and news via e-mail, fax, telephone, or postal mail, at least once in every three four editions. Members who fail to satisfy this requirement will be deleted from all EDXP services.

Commercial Use: Reuse of EDXP data for commercial (profit) applications is acceptable, provided that arrangements have been negotiated in advance. Information: News forwarded to EDXP is expected to be original. In this sense, members may include individuals, electronic newsletters, DX radio clubs, radio stations, DX Federations, publishers, booksellers, transmission planners, and any other organization or person with an interest in international radio broadcasting.

Clubs and Federations: If you receive EDXP as a representative of an organisation, you are entitled to reuse material sourced to EDXP , with the exception of items designated as "Copyright". You do NOT need to seek special approval! You are welcome to distribute EDXP within your organisation for editorial and research purposes. You are also invited to send in personal items! The further distribution of EDXP material by organisations and individuals who are not registered to receive is not allowed.

Status: EDXP is NOT a "Club" in the accepted sense. Its principal output is the EDXP Newsletter, distributed electronically, supported by additional services as described in this site. It brings together relevant information in a structured and timely manner, as contributed by individual recipients or researched from other sources. It operates on the premise that the sum of pooled information is much greater than individual parts!

Copyright: EDXP is Copyright!!! This obliges recipients NOT to repost it, or extracts, on public access messaging systems!

Hello: Prospective members are sent a copy of the most recent edition of EDXP and enjoy trial membership for the next three issues.


4. EDXP NEWS REPORTS OVER INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS
Special news reports compiled by the Electronic DX Press, concentrating on shortwave broadcasts to and from Asia, the Far East, Australia, the Pacific and the Indian sub-continent, may be heard over three major international shortwave broadcasters:

The Voice of the Andes, HCJB, Quito, Ecuador, on the THIRD Saturday (UTC) and repeated on the following Sunday. The "EDXP REPORT" is aired over HCJB during the "DX Party Line" English program

World Harvest Radio International, KWHR Hawaii, WHRA Maine, WHRI Indiana, on the FIRST Friday (UTC) and repeated on the following Saturday and Sunday. The "EDXP REPORT" is aired during the "DXing with Cumbre" English program

Radio Korea International, Seoul, Korea, on Sundays (UTC). The "EDXP REPORT" is aired during the "Multiwave Feedback" program

B-00 schedules effective from October 29, 2000 to March 25, 2001; times and dates UTC

DX PARTY LINE" - THE VOICE OF THE ANDES, QUITO, ECUADOR
Saturday
0709
9780
Europe
21455
Europe & South Pacific
Saturday
0909
11755
South Pacific
21455
Europe & South Pacific
Saturday
1909
17660
Europe
Sunday
0109
9745 11840
North America
21455
Europe and South Pacific
Sunday
0409
9745 11840
North America
21455
Europe and South Pacific

"DXING WITH CUMBRE" - WORLD HARVEST RADIO INTERNATIONAL

Please visit the WORLD HARVEST RADIO or CUMBRE-DX Web pages for the latest schedule for your region!

World Harvest Radio
"DXing with Cumbre"

"MULTIWAVE FEEDBACK" - RADIO KOREA INTERNATIONAL
Sundays 0200 15575 North America
Sundays 0200 11725 11810 South America
Sundays 0200 7275 China
Sundays 0800 9570 Australia
Sundays 0800 13670 Europe
Sundays 1030 11715 (via Sackville, Canada relay) North America
Sundays 1300 9570 13670 South East Asia
Sundays 1600 9515 13670 Middle East, Africa
Sundays 1900 7275 Europe
Sundays 2100 15575 Europe
Sundays 2100 3955 (via Skelton, UK relay Europe

5. VERIFICATIONS (QSLS) OF EDXP BROADCASTS
Full-detailed QSLs with a specific confirmation text are offered for correct reception reports of EDXP sponsored broadcasts. Reports should include brief details of programming heard to enable authenticity to be validated, indicating date (UTC), time (UTC), frequency, program and reception quality and interference effects. E-mailed reports welcomed to

edxp@bigpond.com

which will be verified by Web-delivered QSLs.

Return postage would be appreciated with postal mailed reports: four 45 cent stamps from Australian listeners, one IRC or US$1 elsewhere.


6. EDXP RECEPTION REPORT FORM
Here is a special ON-LINE Reception Report Form template.
All you need to do is to fill in the details, press the Submit Button, and the details will be sent automatically to EDXP in Melbourne!


Check the type of E-QSL you would prefer!
 
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Your full name:


Your email address: (e.g.: you@aol.com)


Your postal address (with street number, suburb/town, state/province, ZIP/postal code, country)


Date of reception (UTC) Frequency of reception (kHz) Time of reception (UTC)

Your receiver

Your antenna

Over which station did you hear the EDXP News Report? Check one of these!  
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Please give brief details of the program you heard


What was the overall reception quality? Check one of these!  
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Please give details of interfering stations (if any) and their frequencies



Please let us know what you thought of the program!


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7. EDXP ASIALINK
You are invited to visit the EDXP Asialink, at
https://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/asialink.html, where you will find a menu of many international broadcasting stations in the Asia-Pacific Region. There is a Web link to the latest available external schedule for each station listed!

8. PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES
The EDXP offers several hard copy publications and other products in support of shortwave monitoring, and orders are accepted from anywhere in the world. There is a nominal charge to cover costs of editorial research, printing, and mailing. Some publications are produced directly by the EDXP itself.

A catalogue order form is available at no charge in hard-copy format showing currently available products and pricing. This may be obtained via:
E-mail - write to us at: edxp@bigpond.com

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRONIC DX PRESS

(NEW!!) AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE

November - No.10 : B-2000 Transmission Period - Oct-28, 2000, until Mar-25, 2001
36 pages A5, Comprehensive information of shortwave transmissions in all languages beamed to Australia and the Pacific, and for broadcasts in English to Asia, the Far East, Siberia, and the Indian sub-continent. Data arranged two sections - by order of studio country and by order of program start time. Gives broadcast organization, frequencies, start times, end times, languages, target areas, transmitter site, transmitter country, studio country, broadcast days and other information. Very popular - published in November and May. ( A$10 to Australian addresses, A$15/US$10/10 IRCs elsewhere).

High Frequency Monitoring Studies. These A4 format monograms are published every six months, covering detailed monitoring made in south Eastern Australia during the mid winter and mid summer daytime periods, on frequencies up to 9900 kHz, between 0000 and 0400 UTC. Each entry shows station, organization, transmitter site, transmitter country studio country, language, broadcast day(s), observed reception times (arranged in frequency order). Studies are available for the periods June 96, Jan 97, Jun 97, Jan 98, Jun 98, Jan 99, Jun 99, Jan 2000, and June 2000 (NEW!!!) and range from 4 to 14 pages. Descriptive information analyzing propagation effects is included. (A$5 to Australian addresses, A$7/US$5 airmail elsewhere).

World Map of ITU Zones. An A4 chart showing ITU CIRAF zones applicable to international broadcasting. (A$2 in Australia, A$5/US$2 elsewhere).

Reception Reporting Log. An A4 landscape chart to record details of reception reports sent to broadcasters. The charts may be inserted into a loose-leaf binder and may be photocopied as required by users. Package of 16. (A$5 in Australia, A$10/US$5 elsewhere)

Spectrum Occupancy Chart. An A3 landscape chart, intended for the manual insertion of monitoring data in bar graph format, customizable by the user. Package of 8. May be photo copied as required by users. (A$5 in Australia, A$10/US$5 elsewhere airmail)

International Schedule Package. Contains a selection of current schedules for various international broadcasters. The actual content will vary from timer to time, consistent with availability of schedules made available. (A$5 in Australia, A$10/US$5 airmail elsewhere).

Shortwave Guide to South East Asia
. May 1999 - 32 pages A4. A unique guide to radio broadcasting from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. For each country, extensive background information is given - broadcasting structure, transmitter sites, maps, languages, ethnicity, religions, geography, history, political addresses, QSL policies, and complete schedules for domestic and external services. (A$10 to Australian addresses, A$15/US$10/10 IRCs airmail elsewhere)

OTHER PRODUCTS

Note: Prices include postage and handling to Australian addresses. Please request a quotation if outside of Australia.

Title
Details
Price
World Radio TV Handbook
2001 - Volume 55 - 656 pages (available February 2001)
A$42
List of Radio Countries
1999 - European DX Council - 24 pages
A$5
Reception Reporting Guide
1999 - European DX Council - 20 pages
A$5
Propagation Handbook
latest - CQ Communications (USA) - 200 pages
A$20

Payment and orders to be sent to
BOB PADULA, 404 Mont Albert Rd, Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127, Australia.
Remittance by cash (notes of any currency) Personal Cheque, Bank Cheque, Cashier's Cheque, Traveller's Cheque, Money Order, GIRO Transfer, Bank Draft, International Reply Coupons. (I One IRC = A$1.50 US$1.00). All non-cash payments MUST be in Australian currency, drawn on Australian Banks. Credit Cards are not accepted.

9. LINKS TO RECOMMENDED SITES!
Globe
The Links which follow are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - many contain cross-links back to EDXP!
If YOU would like a Link to YOUR Web Site included here, please write!
Click on your favorite link!!!

ADDX e.V.
AGDX e.V
Benelux DX Club
DX Club do Brasil
Transmitter Documentation Project
George Jacobs and Associates
North American Shortwave Association
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
Nordic Shortwave Centre
American SW Listeners Club
Klingenfuss Publications
Collection of Tuning Signals
Worldwide DX Club
World of Radio
South Asia Radio Guide (India)
Universal DX League of India

The Voice of the Andes, Quito, Ecuador
QSL Information Home Page
Radiomag
National Association of SW Broadcasters (NASB)
Association of North American Radio Clubs
International Listener (UK)
Worldwide DX Club Top News
IPS Radio and Space Services
IRRS/NEXUS (Milano, Italy)
Cumbre DX
Globe Radio DX Club (India)
European DX Council
Gruppo d'Ascolto Due Mari

10. CONTACT AND ADDRESS INFORMATION

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