BULLETIN: Glenn Hauser's SW/DX Aug 28

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        GLENN HAUSER'S SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 97-11, Aug. 28, 1997

REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 153 PUBLISHED Aug. 29.
Includes a totally updated SHOWS WE LIKE schedule of the best
programming minute by minute with latest frequencies, The
Media Mind, What's the Frequency, Kenneth, DX news and 
articles. Sample $2.50 in North America, US$3 or 6 IRCs 
elsewhere; 10-issue subscription $26 to USA, $27 to Canada,
$28 to Mexico, $31 rest of Americas, $35 Europe, $37 rest of
world, US funds on a US bank or PMO to R.I.B., Box 1684,
Enid, OK 73702.

WORLD OF RADIO WEBSITE MOVES. With thanks to Kevin Hecht for getting us 
started and maintaining it the past year, we are
now moving to: http://www.grove.net/~ghauser (Hauser, Aug 26)

WORLD OF RADIO TIME CHANGES ON WWCR. UT Sat 0530 on 5070 and Sat 0605 on 
3210 replaced by Sat 0600 on BOTH 5070 and 3210. Sun 2330 on 5070 
replaced by UT Mon 0300 on 3215 (Hauser)

THIS WEEK ON WORLD OF RADIO 908: Scott Becker interview on the radioship 
Electra; The Tiny Trap; China jams RFA; the new RIB-
153; more Mexican news; China stops announcing Mali relay; more
English from Iraq, and much more (Hauser)

INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non]. Scott Becker was interviewed by Bill Bragg 
on the Yesterday USA network UT Monday Aug 25 at 0215. He said the 
Electra radioship was almost ready to sail in a couple weeks once some 
final parts were received. Destination is West Indies but exact country 
still not released pending contracts, 
nor frequencies. Will have 50-kW signal on SW. Visitors who phone
in advance (no number heard) will be allowed to visit the ship,
which has a fresh coat of purple paint and a 75-foot mast, after
Sept. 1. In East Boston, go down Meridian St. to Chelsea, over 
the MacArthur bridge, and it's visible to the left (tape via Tom 
Dimeo, WORLD OF RADIO 908)

IRAQ. While RII remains on 11785 until about 2300, they're using
11787 for the next broadcast, heard Aug 27 as early as 0111 with 
Qur'an, strong signal, but flutter, and low modulation; at 0301
seemed to go into English but very low mod and hum; better at 
0343 check definitely English, talk about mathematics, modern 
Iraq, off at 0359* Apparently trying to avoid another Arab on 
11785 which has Qur'an from about 0230. Except for turning on 
the transmitter, it's fair to say that Baghdad is doing 
absolutely everything wrong in reviving its external service, 
both technically and programmatically (Glenn Hauser, OK)

MALI [non]. Not only have the CRI Mali relay frequencies been 
missing since July, but now CRI has eliminated them from its 
closing frequency announcements as heard Aug 25 at 0456 on 9730; 
the 0000 broadcast is no longer given, and at 0300 only 9690, 
which we know is Spain, is mentioned. They even updated info on 
the 0400 broadcast, correctly giving both 9730 and 9560, instead 
of the winter schedule of 0500 on 9560--Canada--they had been 
giving all summer. The big question is--what has happened to the 
Mali relay facilities? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 908)

MEXICO. Hector Garcia checked again with XEPPM about their 
planned power increase and now they say it will be 10 kW, not 50. 
The times given for their DX program last week were both UT hours 
and days, but I've checked most of them and the program has not 
shown up yet. XERTA had still not returned as of Aug 27. Hector 
says R. Mil, 6010, is considering separate SW programming from MW 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 908)

MEXICO. The sporadically active Tus Panteras, Merida, 6105.0, was 
back Aug 28 at 1213 with news, Mexican clue-words such as pesos,
Secretaria, and finally at 1225 "aqui en Merida" tho no ID heard.
Had been listed as off the air in Jeff White's early-August 
summary via Cumbre. Somewhat undermodulated but right on 
frequency, bad slop from the 6110 battleground.
    Afterwards received E-mail from Hector Garcia in Mexico that he had 
also been hearing 6105, but IDs as Candela FM; and that Julian Santiago 
found out from station that the 810 outlet relayed on SW is no longer 
Thy Panthers but Radio Formula Merida (Glenn Hauser, OK)

U S A. Benn Kobb and Harry Helms have checked the FCC website listing US 
SW stations and there is still no mention of Chuck Harder's plans in 
Florida; but the FCC info is not always up to date. One would 
think he would at least file an application before ordering a 
transmitter, or even get a construction permit... (Hauser, WORLD OF
RADIO 908)                                               ###

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