ABC heads back to Palau in more than five years

 

Under a new Memorandum of Understanding, ABC Radio Australia programs will be carried on the Republic of Palau’s national radio broadcaster, Eco Paradise FM (EPFM).

The signing was attended by Palau Minister of State, the Hon. Gustav Aitaro and the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon. Pat Conroy.

ABC International Services Head Claire Gorman acknowledged the support of the Australian Embassy in Koror for brokering the agreement and said: “This new partnership is a first step towards the aim of establishing a full FM radio service in Palau, an ABC initiative funded under the Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy.”

Gorman continued: “The ABC is proud to partner with EPFM and has a long history of engagement with Palau, including the provision of ABC Australia content on Palau National Communication Corporation’s (PNCC) television service.”

ABC Radio Australia has recently increased its Pacific-focused content and under the agreement, Palau residents will have access to programming including flagship regional current affairs show Pacific Beat as well as culture, education and music shows Stories from the Pacific, Pacific Playtime and Island Music.

ABC Radio Australia is available via EPFM on FM radio at 87.9FM and on EPFM Ngerel Belau AM Radio at 1584AM from Wednesday 28 July 2023.

US Begins Installing 'Mighty' Over-the-Horizon-Radar in Palau

 

US Begins Installing ‘Mighty’ Over-The-Horizon Radar In Palau That Can Detect Objects Thousands of KMs Away!

By

Ashish Dangwal

December 31, 2022

The United States has begun work on the deployment of a new long-range over-the-horizon radar system for the United States Air Force, which will be placed on the Pacific island of Palau.

The sensor station, known as the Tactical Mobile Over-the-Horizon Radar, or TACMOR, will be set up on the highly strategic island of Palau. The sensor station intends to improve the situational awareness of US and allied forces operating in the region in the air and maritime domain. 

The Department of Defense announced on December 28 that it had granted Gilbane’s Federal business a $118.4 million contract to develop the structural foundation of a new US Air Force radar station to be built in the Republic of Palau.

Gilbane Federal will build reinforced concrete pads and other foundational components as part of the firm-fixed-price contract to set up the Tactical Mobile Over-the-Horizon Radar system, the Department of Defense said. 

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific acts as the contracting activity for what is known as the TACMOR infrastructure project. The work is anticipated to be finished by June 2026.

According to a solicitation notice issued in May, the project involves the development of utilities to support transmission and receiver antennas for research purposes. The contract excludes TACMOR equipment, which includes the research antenna suite, calibration devices, and a marine surveillance platform.

(The Eur Asian Times)

Additional story at: https://eurasiantimes.com/us-begins-installing-mighty-over-the-horizon-radar-in-palau/ 

Summer frequency updates, T8WH-Palau

 

Palau   

T8WH Angel 4 and T8WH Angel 5 via Medorn

All times UTC

T8WH Angel 4

0830-1005 on 15680 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English Hope Radio Sat

0105-0305 on 15680 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English Hope Radio Sun

0800-0920 on 15680 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English Hope Radio Sun

T8WH Angel 5

0800-0835 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs English Hope Radio Mon

0800-0850 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs English Hope Radio Tue-Fri

0830-1005 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs English Hope Radio Sat

0800-1250 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs English Hope Radio Sun

Very good signal on 9965 kHz May 4 via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea

(DXB 04 May 2022)