Adventist
World Radio
Wavescan program #515 -- 47/1
11/14/2004
Main Script for Wavescan, Edition
number 515 for airing on Sunday11/14/2004.
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From the studios of Adventist World Radio, This is
Wavescan. |
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Our programme for shortwave listeners and radio
hobbyists from around the world. I’m
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And I’m ____________ (Host 2). |
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Bring
music up and then down. |
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In today’s edition of Wavescan |
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Wavescan topic |
Enjoying your hobby and doing good
-- all at the same time. We meet some
Japanese Radio Amateurs who spend their time helping others |
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Travelogue |
"You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing
or two." So says the wise man,
Solomon. But when those ants are
invading your kitchen -- maybe it |
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IC DX report |
Bob Padula and Christopher Lewis report on Global
and European listening conditions. |
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Feature |
Twelve year old Mabel Kulongo tells
Christian Stories, and explains why she tells them |
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PAUSE
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So let’s start in with our Wavescan topic for this
week. |
WAVESCAN
TOPIC (5 minutes) Normally read by Student Volunteer
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Did you know that half of all radio amatuers live in
Japan. The Japan Amatuer Radio League
boasts 90,000 members. That |
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They set up two way radio
communications in countries such as Loas and Afghanistan where, away from the
major cities, there is no communications infrastructure. Nino, one of their members, has just
returned from Afganistan and told Victor the kind of activities he had been
involved in.
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Play Wavescan topic: 2175:BHN club. NGO
for Basic Human Need.: IN: My name is .
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Victor Hulbert was talking there
with Nino Nakanishi of the BHN amatuer radio club in Tokyo, Japan. |
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You’re
listening to Wavescan and if you’d like to write or comment on any of the
issues arising in today’s programme, Our address is, AWR, 39 Brendon St . . . Or e-mail letters@awr.org. Those details again at the end of the
programme. |
Travelogue (5 minutes)
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Cyprus
is an idyllic holiday location -- and Joanne Elmadjian has, for the last few
years, had the privilege of not just holidaying, but also living there where
she enjoys the hospitality of the Greek-Cypriot community. But her hospitality does not extend to some
little creatures that have recently been invading her kitchen. |
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Play Travelogue: 226:Ants: Have you ever considered the ways
of the ant? . . . End: . . . .but before you use it, watch the
ants, consider their ways and be wise. |
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Joanne Elmadjian reporting from her
kitchen in Cyprus and the battle with the ant. -- a problem not just restricted to Cyprus
I fear -- but I |
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P A U S E H E R E
P L E A S E
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DX Report (IC and/or programme hosts)
(4 minutes IC and 2 minute host tips.
Total 6 minutes.)
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You’re listening to Wavescan, Adventist World
Radio’s programme especially for shortwave listeners and radio
hobbyists. Our first DX report this
week is from Bob Padula – its his global report and it start in the Cook
Islands. * COOK ISLANDS: The government of the
Cook Islands has granted approval for the establishing of a new publicly
funded radio service for nationwide coverage.
The government has made a grant of US $33,000 for this new radio
service which would provide programming as well as a storm warning service to
the outer islands. Currently, both the
radio & television stations in the Cook Islands are owned and operated by
a commercial company, Pitt Media. * AUSTRALIA: If the Labor Party wins
the coming elections in Australia, they state that they will provide
additional funding for Radio Australia in order to restore the strength of
its voice in Asia. The Labor Party
intends to allocate an additional $6 million Australian over two years for
the restoration of this currently diminished international radio
service. This allocation would be in
addition to their regular annual operating budget of $11 million. The Labor Party has also stated their
intention to take back the Darwin relay station when the lease with Voice
International expires in the year 2010.
They state that they would also re-introduce the ABC International TV
Service which has now been off the air for the past several years. However,
the current Federal Government states that if they remain power, they will
grant an additional $14 million Australian to the ABC for the expansion of
their mediumwave network,"Newsradio" into several regional
cities. Several of these stations are
currently on the air in the large cities with callsigns in the PB range. * NEW ZEALAND: Radio New Zealand International has signed
a contract with Thales (TAH-LAZE) for a new DRM digital shortwave
transmitter. It is intended that the
new 100 kW transmitter will become operational in the year 2006. The
purpose for the new digital shortwave transmitter is to provide a high
quality reliable signal to local radio stations in fourteen island groups in
the South Pacific. These local
stations will then be able to relay the programming from New Zealand to their
listeners in the various island nations throughout the South Pacific. Currently,
Radio New Zealand International is on the air shortwave with a 100 kW analog
transmitter which was also made by Thales.
It is intended that the 15 year old analog transmitter will continue
in service as long as possible, in parallel with the new digital unit. * RADIO STATION TOUR: If you go to the radio site, "About
Radio" on the internet you can take a virtual reality tour of a radio
station. The website is
http://radio.about.com In addition,
you will find lots of other interesting information about many different
facets of radio on this website. * GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS: In
a recent report, Bob Padula poses the possibility that he may have created
two world records with his activity in the radio arena. The first area is in
the writing and presentation of DX programs.
Bob made his first DX presentation over two mediumwave stations in
Victoria, 3UL in Warragul & 3SR in Shepparton, back in March 1964. Just one year later, he began writing DX
programming for broadcast from Radio Australia. During the ensuing 41 years, his work has
been on the air continuously. He asks,
"Is this a world record?" The
other area that may be a world record is his collection of QSL cards &
letters from stations around the world.
According to a very strict set of parameters, Bob Padula has amassed a
collection of some 10,000 QSLs during the same time period in which he was
also on the air with his specialized radio programming. It should also be remembered that Bob was
awarded the OAM Medal in the Honors List for 1981 by Her Majesty, Queen
Elizabeth II. Well, that’s the news from Bob. Now over to Christopher Lewis for his
European report. |
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DX Report
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Thanks Christopher.
Your listening to Wavescan. |
Feature (5 minutes)
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Today we meet a very talented young
lady – Mabel Kulongo (ku-LUN-go).
Twelve years old and a first rate story teller. Victor Hulbert takes up the story. |
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Play Feature 64:
Mabel Kulongo: Darius was . . . . . . I think in ten years time my
story telling, I won’t be telling it, but I’ll be teaching other children to
tell stories. (6’00”) |
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Mabel Kulongo – and some with her
very special story telling skills. |
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And that brings us to an end of this week’s edition
of Wavescan – a production of Adventist World Radio. Next week – a special edition as we’ll be
revealing the winners for the AWR Wavescan Annual DX contest. |
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Your reception reports, tips and comments are always
welcomed. Here’s our address: |
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AWR, 39 Brendon St, London, W1, England, or e-mail
us at letters@awr.org. |
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That’s also the address for your Bible questions or
free Bible Guides: AWR, 39 Brendon St,
London, W1, England, or e-mail us at letters@awr.org. |
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Wavescan is written and produced by Adrian Peterson
and Steve Hamstra. You can find it on
the web at:
english.awr.org/Wavescan. I’m .
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. . . and I’m . . .
(You) Thanks for joining us. |