FireBoard Site Syndication http://dxer.ca Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:37:25 -0700 FireBoard 1.0.5RC2 http://dxer.ca/components/com_fireboard/template/default/images/english/emoticons/rss.gif http://dxer.ca FireBoard Site Syndication http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2894#2894 Media Network returns today to PCJ Radio/Media at 0830UTC and 1730UTC Sunday. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:28:21 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=27&id=2893#2893 In light of the colorful and dazzling beams of the funny and best laser pointers, here I’d say it’s not only advisable as pet toys but also can serve as a foil to romance between the loving couples. Admittedly, laser pointers provided by EDITED OUT! dealers . Some offer a selection of designs for the laser beam to project，to provide variety and perk up the cats, especially when they feel boring. Anyway, I’d say the funny laser pointers will definitely bring you loving couples unexpected surprise and believe it or not, it deserves a try, but take care! Congrats you ass - you have been banned from DXer.ca! -- Colin Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:30:42 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2850#2892 As an aside, that Sony sure looks like it will perform. Have fun. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:22 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2875&limit=6&start=6#2891 I recall the 380 (I shortly held one in my hands, but wasn't mine to keep), and I believe you're right about the bandwidth, it's missing the 5. It will be a good feature however. I recall a McMurdo radio from the 30's had 4 bandwidth selections. Have you had a chance to give the MW a good run? Another radio to compare it to possibly would be the Eton E100. If it's better than that, then you have a good radio. An older set that I notice no one mentions is the Toshiba RP-F11. I believe it's AM pulls better than the E100. The other thing I recall about the 380, is that it's build quality pretty much matches those earlier Japanese Sony / Toshiba / Sharp radios from the mid-80's. Yes, Sharp had a nice one too. FV-610 GB Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:45:49 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=29&id=2753#2888 Hi Harold I debated the same as you and for the same reasons between the 310 and 380. I finally ordered the 380, allthough probably 80% of my listening is to MW. I also looked at the 360 and thought I saw a picture some place that shows it with a little plug in ferrite on top? Elsewhere in DXer.CA I just read a head to head with these radios and they reported the 360 haveing the most recieved MW stations then the 310 followed by the 380. So not sure if it's a s much differance as some review's indicate as the differances seemed small in this shootout. I was playing with my Son's G8 the other night and was quit surprised by the MW stations I recieved compared to my G3 as well as the quality of the reception, and the G8 has been reported to have terriable MW reception. Guess we will have to see as these are all new radios. I will post after I play with the 380 for a bit. 73's Dan Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:31:47 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=42&id=2887#2887 Beginning September 4th, 2010 Jonathan Marks will be part of PCJ. He will present Vintage Media Network some of the best shows he produced at Radio Netherlands. Stay tuned as you might also hear some new editions of the show. The first edition airs this Sunday at 0830UTC and 1730UTC and will also be found on the Media Network page of PCJ Media. www.pcjmedia.com Keith Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:58:01 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=37&id=2863&limit=6&start=6#2885 colin wrote: I have both -- for limited space, the ALA100M is the winner. More gain. Smaller antenna loop. Thanks for that recommendation for my small yard. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:22:32 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2884#2884 In two weeks Happy Station will present a second Tribute to Radio. Topics will be: Interview with author Richard Lucas who just finished a book on Mildred Gillars, who many during WW2 nicknamed Axis Sally. Next to William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) she was one of the most popular voices of the Nazi radio broadcasts from Germany. Also on the show will be a North Korean who works as an announced at Open Radio North Korea. This station broadcasts daily from the ROK to the DPRK on FM, MV and Shortwave. Last weeks special Happy Station Show Tribute To Radio features my special guest Larry London from the Voice Of America's Border Crossings. You can now download the show at www.pcjmedia.com . Also coming up very soon is former Soviet journalist Vladimir Pozner. He once worked at Radio Moscow in the 70s and in the 1980s appeared a number of time on television in the US and UK. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:15:52 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=28&id=2871#2871 This made me laugh. Yesterday morning at 530am I was outside having a coffee watching the sun come up and listening to Radio Australia. Then when I moved to MV to my surprised I picked up CHMB 1320am from Vancouver a station I worked at about 11 years ago. It's funny that i should pick up a Chinese station living in Taipei, but coming from Canada. LOL Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:21 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2817&limit=6&start=12#2870 I was in Courtenay at that time and it was before CFCP 1440 started broadcasting. I could pick up CKWX and maybe CJOR since they were well away from each other. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:41:19 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2867#2869 Since I have a variable work schedule, I'd get the best mileage from podcasts or on-demand streaming..... Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:53:05 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2864#2864 Since the return of the Happy Station show I have been keeping track of the shows with the biggest response. On September 18th and 19th there is a 48 hour marathon of the best shows since March 2009. They include our interview with Vasily Strelnikov, or DX Special, best celebrity interviews, the 2 special live shows on new years eve from Taipei with co-host David Monson and Hong Kong over looking Victoria Harbor and much much more. To tune in go to www.pcjmedia.com and click on Listen Now! To the right of the main menu. Please find attached the full schedule of shows for these two days. All times are in UTC. Warm Regards, Keith PCJ SATURDAY UTC September 18, 2010 0000UTC – Happy Station: The first new show that originally aired on March 12th, 2009 0100UTC: Happy Station: This was a fun show as my special guest was Vasily Strelnikov who back in the 1980s and early 90s hosted Vasily’s Weekend on Radio Moscow World Service. 0200UTC: Happy Station: Looking at the spy number film CLANDESTIN with an interview with the producers. 0300UTC: Happy Station: A feature interview with my friend the Singapore sensational singer Sun Ho. 0400UTC: Happy Station: General show lots of music. (07/02/10) 0500UTC: Happy Station: The first HS DX Special. 0600UTC: Happy Station: An exclusive interview with Dody Cowan (Deborah Rey) who for many years hosted His & Hers on Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 0700UTC: Happy Station: An interview with my good friend Frank Ifield from Australia. In the 1960s he broke into the US charts with the standard I Remember You. 0800UTC: Happy Station: A special program put together with the help of Bob Zanotti for Bob Thomann’s 81st birthday. 0900UTC: Happy Station: On December 31, 2009 we did a special two hour live edition of broadcast from Taiwan. My special co-host on this program is David Monson who at one time hosted Brussels Calling on Belgium Radio International. This show features special reports send in from many different places. 1100UTC: Happy Station: After we did the live show from Taiwan, I got on a plane and flew to Hong Kong where I did a second live show to welcome the new year at the stroke of midnight. This show was done live over looking Victoria Harbor. It also features reports from many different places and was lots of fun. 1300UTC: Happy Station: The second HS DX Special. 1400UTC: Happy Station: HS’s German music special. 1500UTC: Happy Station: Wendel Minnick from Defense Weekly joined me on the show to talk about internet hacking. 1600UTC: Happy Station: Legendary American actor Dick Van Patten. 1700UTC: Happy Station: A fun show with a feature produced and presented by Jerry Cowan in 1961 for Radio Netherlands Worldwide about the move to the new studio. 1800UTC: Happy Station: A special program on the radio work that was done to help Haiti after it was struck by a devastating earthquake earlier this year. 1900UTC: Happy Station: An interview with Australian singer Kamahl. 2000UTC: Happy Station: Our anniversary special. 2100UTC: Happy Station: An interview with George Wood from Radio Sweden. George also once hosted Sweden Calling Dxers. 2200UTC: Happy Station: A show suggested indirectly by Philip Jackson in the UK so do a special on novelty music. 2300UTC: Happy Station: An interview with David Monson who worked in Radio Belgium International for many years and hosted Brussels Calling. SUNDAY UTC September 19, 2010 0000UTC: Happy Station: An interview with Jerry Berg the author of three wonderful books on the history of international radio. 0100UTC: Happy Station: A HS DX Special with special guest Bob Zanotti from the old Swiss Radio International. 00200UTC: Happy Station: A program featuring the creator of Happy Station Eddy Startz. 0300UTC: Happy Station: General show lots of music. (03/25/10) 0400UTC: Happy Station: An interview with Canadian jazz singer Diana Krall. 0500UTC: Happy Station: An interview with a band from Sweden called The Hamband. 0600UTC: Happy Station: A look at the drama show in Ikea called Ikea Heights with the director and producer of the series. 0700UTC: Happy Station: British 60s pop star Helen Shapiro 0800UTC: Happy Station: A special program looking at the Dutch history in Taiwan. 0900UTC: Happy Station: A special edition of the show recorded on the road in South Taiwan in Kenting. 1000UTC: Happy Station: An interview with Tom Meijer who hosted Happy Station from 1970 to 1992. 1100UTC: Happy Station: An interview with American singer Steve Lawrence of Steve and Eydie fame. 1200UTC: Happy Station: HS third DX Special. 1300UTC: Happy Station: A look at the SWL Winter Fest In Kulpsville, USA. 1400UTC: Happy Station: An interview with broadcaster Susan Elrington about her company Life Tales. 1500UTC: Happy Station: A show looking at the exciting vinyl market in Taiwan. 1600UTC: Happy Station: Flamenco player Jacco Muller from the Netherlands. 1700UTC: Happy Station: HS forth DX Special. 1800UTC: Happy Station: Looking at an audio festival held in the US with elements of shortwave involved. 1900UTC: Happy Station: A special program about Taiwan’s animal rights group Animals Taiwan. 2000UTC: Happy Station: A look at the 2010 Taipei International Flora EXPO. 2100UTC: Happy Station: An interview with young DXER Chris Fratias. 2200UTC: Happy Station: General show with Nash Holos host Paulette MacQuerrie. 2300UTC: Happy Station: General Show live to North America lots of music. http://www.dxer.ca/images/fbfiles/images/Slide3-2d7ca57289bc7b36ddafb6419284e21e.jpg Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:20:48 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2857#2862 Well at least one person is listening. LOL :):) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:59:07 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2856#2856 Just to let you know the one and only Vladimir Pozner will be on Happy Station as a guest soon. :) If you have any ideas for guests, please let me know I would love to hear from you Keith PCJ www.pcjmedia.com Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:58:30 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2844#2855 A few weeks ago I heard Radio Ronin Shortwave on 6925, and when I emailed him a reception report at the email address he gave on the air, he sent me a nice QSL card. I've heard a couple of other "unofficial" broadcasters thereabouts too in recent weeks, although no IDs on them. One of the things about looking for these stations is that they don't broadcast on fixed schedules and they often don't stay on for very long - ten, fifteen, twenty minutes or so. So you need to be patient and hang around their usual frequencies to see if one shows up. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:41 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=22&id=2854#2854 PCJ Media is pleased to announce that beginning September 4th, 2010 Classic Media Network will air PCJ Radio’s online stream and over our various FM and AM relays. What is Media Network? On Thursday 7th May 1981, the first edition of Media Network was broadcast by Radio Netherlands. It was a “communications” magazine designed to reflect the world of broadcasting, giving listeners an insight into why and how the business was evolving. This weekly show ran for almost 20 years and over 1000 editions. It was hosted by Jonathan Marks, who was to become Head of the English Language Department, then Director of Programmes and finally Creative Director at Radio Netherlands. Jonathan left the organization in 2003 to set up a media consultancy, Critical Distance. Media Network was a pioneer in the use of electronic communications. There were early experiments with computer bulletin boards in the late 1980’s. As e-mail began to evolve, Media Network encouraged listeners to use its e-mail box in 1991 as “another way” to send timely material to the show. Programme previews were also important in an era when it was difficult to get topical information to listeners outside The Netherlands. By 1994 the programme had set up one of the first broadcast websites in the Netherlands, posting the text from some of the booklets sent out to listeners on request, such as the Receiver Shopping List and the Booklist. When Andy Sennitt, who had been a contributor to Media Network in his role as editor of the World Radio TV Handbook, came to work full time at Radio Netherlands, the Internet site was expanded into what we called a Webzine. The radio show ended in October 2000, and in spring 2003, as war broke out in Iraq, we needed a way to post the latest media developments. So the Media Network Weblog was established, and it expanded into a general newsfeed of media developments around the world. (source Radio Netherlands Worldwide) To kick off the launch of Classic Media Network on PCJ Radio the first program to air will be Wartime Deception. But if you think it will be nothing more than a bunch of classic shows your very much mistaken. Jonathan will also be doing some new programs as well. For more information on Media Network visit Jonathan’s website at: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jmarks/index.html For more information on PCJ Media/Radio visit our own site at www.pcjmedia.com or email us at pcjmedia@gmail.com http://www.dxer.ca/images/fbfiles/images/Slide3-60b218eb0524e6ea6b2cbf43f1520d1d.jpg Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:36:38 -0700 http://dxer.ca/the-forum?func=view&catid=38&id=2852#2853 Thanks I grabbed them all and am looking forward to the rest of them !!! Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:24:06 -0700