Apstar VI is successfully launched and positioned for on-orbit testing. Optus B1 suffers a serious in-orbit failure. Television New Zealand's TV One News is now received across the Asia-Pacific region via Panamsat 2. George adds a new C-Band dish to the shack. Experience the lure of tropical Tahiti via satellite television and radio. Read more ...
This month we take a look at one of the new Chinese regions to reach our dishes, Xjinjiang Radio & Television. In just a few weeks NASA's Space Shuttle returns to service following the loss of Columbia in 2003. Full coverage of the mission including spacecraft vision and audio is available for the duration of the mission; we tell you how. Read more ...
The Australian Radio DX Club is dedicated to providing its members with news, information and a friendly forum to generate friendship amongst radio DXers throughout Australia and the world. This page presents the monthly multimedia edition of the satellite reception column from the club's magazine, Australian DX News. For membership details contact dxer@fl.net.au .
July has been a busy month in the skies above the Asia-Pacific region with many new stations reported. It was also a very active month for satellite feeds with extensive coverage of the two London bombings, the Shuttle Discovery mission and the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. This month we take at look at newcomers to reach our dishes in Australia. Read more ...
In early August the Space Shuttle Discovery made it back home after a 14-day, 5.8 million-mile journey. The STS-114 mission marked one of the largest satellite television events in recent years with blanket coverage of the mission on the various news feeds as well as NASA Television. Read more ...
An unexpected global event or even a satellite failure can occur at any time, and during September major events have included Hurricane Katrina and Rita, the New Zealand elections, as well as the continuing events in the Middle East. Read more ...
ToonMax based in Shanghai is successfully tapping into the growing animation market in China with programming that appeals to both children and adults. ToonMax has quickly grown to be the fourth highest rating Shanghai based television channel and is currently broadcasting 18 hours each day via Apstar 6. This month we also take a look back at AJK TV which appears to have been destroyed by the South Asian earthquake. Read more ...
This month we take a brief update of the conditions of the AJK TV studios in Muzaffarabad following the Kashmir earthquake, coverage of Harbin's toxic river crisis on local television and radio and then move on to some recommended viewing for the summer break. Read more ...