[A-DX] Fw: [dxld] Re: Final DW English on SW

[Wolfgang Bueschel]

re SW is dead ?
Final DW English on SW.
... es gibt ihn noch, den DW Kundenservice/CRM

dann sind ja unsere AA Budget Gelder gut bei der samstäglichen
Bundesliga Hausa Übertragung für die West Afrika Bevölkerung angelegt.
Der Video-Beweis mit der RB-Benachteiligung
schafft es sogar bis in den Muslim-Kral,  ha, ha, ha
73 wb


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "'Bruce Churchill'  [dxld]"
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 12:16 AM
Subject: RE: [dxld] Re: Final DW English on SW

Don’t think I’ll be tuning my Perseus to satellite signals anytime soon…
Bruce W. Churchill
2491 Palo Vista Rd
Fallbrook, CA 92028-9690
Mobile: +1 (760) 803-2181
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Shortwave Listener since 1952

From: [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [dxld] Re: Final DW English on SW

Good day.   I received this from DW this morning.
73 Mick Delmage - Sherwood Park Alberta

You are absolutely right: English and French are no longer on Shortwave.
Both languages will only be available in FM in Africa. Sorry to tell you
this. But this decission was made by our management.

Kind regards,
Andrea Schulz
Kundenservice/CRM
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
<https://maps.google.com/?q=Kurt-Schumacher-Str.+3+%0D+53113+Bonn&entry=gmail&source=g>
53113 Bonn

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 6:55 PM, KV Zichi   > wrote:

We kept cutting back and fewer and fewer people seem to listen on SW so it
MUST be true that SW is dead.

Reminds me of the cartoon where a bunch of fat-cat board-of-director types
on the top deck of an old rowing ship are complaining 'we keep cutting back
and cutting back, and yet we don't seem to be moving forward any faster' as
a sole guy with two oars is trying to power the whole boat. ....

I am quite certain that if you turn off the transmitters, nobody will listen
to your signal. But that isn't the proof you think it is. Sigh, I'm
preaching to the choir here though, aren't I?

On a more positive note, DW and Saudi Arabia and many others do STILL
broadcast on Free to Air satellite, most with both audio (radio) service AND
TV service. DW TV in English can be found 24/7 in most all of North America
on the SES-3 satellite (in orbit at 103°W).
Look for them there on 4.140 GHz-Vertical polarization, 30000 Msps.

The 'service ID' is 0008 and they broadcast with 720p-HD using 8PSK
modulation/H.264 compression so any "MPEG-2" compliant FTA receiver will get
them if your dish is capable of C band reception. If the BBC WS were
available for free I'd be even more excited, but there are still lots of
'FTA' signals that don't require Internet or a 'pay' service!
73 all.