ARLA/CLUSTER: Projeto "the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive " por Thomas, K4SWL

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

I am very happy to announce a project to share and archive our
shortwave radio recordings: The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.

Many of you probably already know that I believe archiving our
shortwave radio broadcasts is vital now.  Many broadcasters are
leaving the air, and many target areas are being removed altogether.
Meanwhile, over the past two years there have been new broadcasters
coming on the air, often doing test transmissions before beginning
broadcasting in earnest. These, too, are significant in radio history.

I have already populated the site with more than eighty recordings,
most of which I’ve posted here over the past two years. I still have
thirty or more to add. Already in the archive: Radio Bulgaria (now
silent), Radio Netherlands Worldwide, The BBC WS special broadcast of
the Diamond Jubilee, and a very interesting Vatican Radio broadcast
announcing the selection of the new pope.

If you subscribe to the SW Radio Audio Archive’s podcast, you’ll be
able to see and download the entire existing collection and new
recordings as they are added.

To make this project work, we need your participation!   You can help
in two ways:
1.Share your shortwave radio recordings!
Simply create an Archive.org account, upload your recording, and share
the link with us (we have a nifty web form for submissions). Full
details are available on this page.


2.Simply subscribe to the podcast, download the recordings… and save them.
By doing this, you’ll be making an archived copy of all of the
recordings. Here are two ways to subscribe to the podcast: ◦Use your
podcast application to subscribe to our RSS feed.
 Here is the feed URL: http://shortwavearchive.com/archive?format=rss
◦or subscribe via iTunes by clicking here


Donations and radio-related, commercial sponsorships are also welcome.

On the site, we state that “Multiple archives in multiple storage
locations ensure the integrity of this collection over time.”  This is
very true of all archives: the more forms of back up, the better.
Especially since archive-quality digital storage does not yet exist.
Safety and integrity come with redundancy.

Remember, this project is a collective, community effort, so I hope
you will consider sharing your recordings with the rest of the world!

Cheers & 73,

Thomas, K4SWL

The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive