President Sadat's Visit to Israel (1977)

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Israel Radio (shortwave coverage).
12.00- 12-30 GMT/ 15485 khz/
Sunday 20 November 1977 (Australian Time)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder,
Brisbane, Australia

Information on the Sadat/Israel visit (1977)-

http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_sadat_1977.php

Other broadcasts-

https://archive.org/details/@i_holder

 

Israel Radio-Egyptian Pres.Sadat's Israel Visit (20 Nov.1977)
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Hong Kong Handover (1997)

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HONG KONG HANDOVER JUNE 1997

Daily coverage of the Hong Kong Handover between Britain and China in 1997.

The broadcasts are mainly from China Radio International (CRI) which was previously Radio Peking/Beijing.

Other broadcasts are from the BBC World Service and Radio Singapore International.

Intros and off-air recording by Ian Holder, Australia.

Information on the Hong Kong Handover-

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0630.html

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return

 

 

 

01. CRI(June17,1997)
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02. CRI(June18,1997)
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03. CRI(June20,1997)
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04. CRI (June24,1997)
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05. CRI (June 25,1997)
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06. CRI (June 26, 1997)
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07. CRI (June 27, 1997)
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08. CRI (June 29,1997)
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09. Radio Singapore International (June 29, 1997)
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10. CRI (June 30, 1997)
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11. BBC- Hong Kong Handover (30 June, 1997)
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12. CRI (July 1, 1997)
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13. CRI (July 1, 1997) Day 1
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VOA- Mars Landing (20 July, 1976)

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Voice of America shortwave coverage of the landing of
an unmanned spacecraft (Viking 1) on Mars.

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Viking 1 (1976) information-

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/viking-1/

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sunset-at-the-viking-lander-1-site

Other broadcasts-

https://archive.org/details/@i_holder

 

VOA- Mars Landing (20 July 1976)
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The Czech Crisis (1968)

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Friday 23 August,1968. Radio Moscow transmission to Australia
31 metres 13-30 hrs GMT. Announcer, Boris Novikov (1925- 1997)

Twenty nine years after the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938,
followed by WW2, the Warsaw Pact countries led by Russia invaded the country.
This shortwave broadcast was recorded off-air in Australia by Ian Holder and gives the Russian view of the event. Less than two years after the fall of Communist Russia in 1991, the Republic of Czechoslovakia ceased to exit.
It was divided into two countries- Czech and Slovakia.

Other broadcasts on this topic-

https://archive.org/details/TheCzechCrisis1968

Russian Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) information-

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia

 

Radio Moscow-The Czech Crisis (23 Aug.1968)
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Space Shuttle (1st Launch) 1981

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SPACE SHUTTLE (1st launch) (Ap12,1981)
Inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle.
Broadcast via shortwave on the
American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
Relay of the American Broadcasting Company radio commentary.
Sunday April 12, 1981. 11-50 GMT. 9700 khz.

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Space Shuttle information-

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2488.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle

Other broadcasts-

https://archive.org/details/@i_holder

 

Space Shuttle (1st Launch) 12 April, 1981
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Death of Pope Paul V1 (1978)

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Vatican Radio- Announcement of Pope’s death
2210 GMT 6 Aug 1978 (i.e. 7 Aug 1978 Eastern Standard Time,
Australia) 9615 KHZ

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Other broadcasts on this topic-
https://archive.org/details/DeathOfPopePaulV1Aug1978

Vatican Radio- Announcement of Pope's death (7 August 1978)
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Death of Mao Zedong (1976)

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Radio Peking- Death of Mao Zedong (9 September 1976)

The death of Chairman Mao at 82 in 1976 brought to an end
the Cultural Revolution which cost millions of lives.

Monitored from Radio Peking shortwave service.
Commentary in English and funeral music.

Recording made off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Other broadcasts-

https://archive.org/details/@i_holder

RadioPeking- Death of Mao (9Sept1976)
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Death of Leonid Brezhnev (1982)

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Radio Moscow- News (15 Nov. 1982) 
[07-00 GMT 13 metres. 21530 khz]

Radio Moscow- Brezhnev Memorial Service
[9-10 GMT – 10-05 GMT. 21530 khz]

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia

Other broadcasts on this topic-

https://archive.org/details/DeathOfLeonidBrezhnev1982

Death of Leonid Brezhnev (Radio Moscow- 15 Nov.1982)
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Radio Moscow- Brezhnev Memorial Service, Red Square (15 November 1982)
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Death of Emperor Hirohito (7 Jan.1989)

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*Date calculated by East Australian Time.

01.Radio Japan- January 7, 1989- 07.50GMT- 15270khz
02.Radio Japan- January 7, 1989- 09.10GMT- 11885khz
03.Radio Japan- January 7, 1989- music, news
04.Radio Japan-funeral, news, comment (Feb 24, 1989)

Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Other broadcasts on this topic-

https://archive.org/details/DeathFuneralOfHirohito1989

Radio Japan(Jan7,1989) 07.50GMT
01. Radio Japan (7 Jan.1989) 07.50GMT
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02. Radio Japan (Jan.7 1989) 09-10GMT
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03. Radio Japan (Jan7,1989) Music&news
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04. Radio Japan (Feb.24,1989) Hirohito funeral
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Cessation of North Vietnam Bombing (1968)

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On October 31st, 1968 US President Lyndon Johnson announced that all bombing of North Vietnam would cease as a result of North Vietnam coming to the conference table. In his televised speech President Johnson said, "I have now ordered that all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam cease as of 8 a.m., Washington time, Friday morning. I have reached this decision on the basis of the developments in the Paris talks. And I have reached it in the belief that this action can lead to progress toward a peaceful settlement of the Vietnamese war.

BBC shortwave broadcast recorded off-air
by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia.

Cessation of North Vietnam Bombing (Oct.31,1968)
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