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Kol Israel Continues Shortwave Broadcasts!

It just may be that the CODAR (Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar) monster we told you about last time will eventually be tamed. One day DX’er Mark Mohrmann of Vermont was determined to confront and do battle with this creature on behalf of all of us who love 60 meters. So he donned his suit of armor, picked up his magic sword and went forth to confront the beast. Well, okay, actually he began a correspondence with the people who developed the thing. And it came to pass that they are re-engineering the system so the sweep pattern will take up a lot less spectrum space. As we understand it they are also reconfiguring things so the system will use a frequency band outside of 60 meters! Mark deserves the highest praise for his efforts and some kind of award to hang on his shack wall. Well done, sir!

Angolan Station Returns To Shortwave

Radio Ecclesia (Angola), which returned to shortwave a year or so back via broadcasts over Germany’s Deutsche Telekom facilities, has plans to operate a shortwave transmitter of its own after an absence of 20-plus years. Radio Ecclesia was one of many privately run Angolan stations active in the 1950s and 1960s. All they need is the hardest part: a license from the government! Let’s hope that happens soon.

On the face of it, who’d guess this QSL is from Radio Sweden? (Tnx: David Weronka, NC)