Revive Radio St. Helena Day
ZD7 is an
old friend for amateur radio operators, but St. Helena is near the top of the
"Most Wanted" list for many shortwave radio listeners. Radio St.
Helena has a medium wave transmitter and, during the 1990's,
"borrowed" a shortwave transmitter one day per year for the now
famous "Radio St. Helena Day" broadcasts. These were, probably, the
world's first international, multi-media (telephone, fax, email), listener
interactive (in real time) shortwave programs. The RSH QSL card is now a
treasured item in the collections of many SWL's around the world. In late 1999,
this all came to a halt, and the transmitter and antenna were scrapped.
Our new
project is to try to put RSH and, therefore, the entire country of St. Helena
back on the air on shortwaves. The Board of Directors and all connected with or
friends of RSH are behind this idea, but the entire project must be funded
privately by sponsors and through donations.
A few of
the SWL's and Radio Clubs supporting this project come from: the UK, USA,
Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Spain, Holland,
Italy, Russia, Chile, and Brazil; and include Adventisit World Radio and Radio
Havana Cuba.
The revival
of these programs would spread the word of this wonderful and historic island
and lead to increased commerce, trade, and tourism for St. Helena. It may also
be possible to actively support amateur radio in the St. Helena schools and,
perhaps, to set up an amateur radio club station.
This may be
the first time ever that radio friends have actually helped to build
"their own" shortwave radio station. To give St. Helena and the
"Saints" their international voice back, we will need a considerable
amount of international help. We have set up bank accounts in Germany, USA, and
the UK for donations, and we thank you one and all, in advance, for your
contributions.
For
donations in USA Dollars by check, cash, or money order:
Please make
money orders payable to: Radio St.
Helena Fund
Please send
your check, cash, or money order directly to:
Richard A.
D'Angelo
c/o Radio St. Helena Fund
2216 Burkey
Drive
Wyomissing, PA
19610
, U.S.A.
We are also
hoping for the donation of two transceivers such as the Yaesu FT-757GXII. For
equipment donations, please contact me by email.
With
sincere best wishes,
Robert
Kipp DJ 0 PU
Special
Assistant to the Station Manager of Radio St. Helena
Email: RDC-Roberts-Data@t-online.de