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EDITOR NOTICE - Next TFW # 56 will be in short version: from next March
26 till  April 5, I  'll be on "vacation" in Switzerland with my father,
being present, with an important invention, at the Inventions and
Patents Show in Geneva.  Of course, TFW won' t be E-mailed during this
period, but my Internet provider will continue to collect your E-mails.
Many  thanks for your contributions indeed.  Gianni

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DX MEETINGS
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A.I.R. DX MEETING - With the great loss of our President, next A.I..R.
(Associazione Italiana Radioascolto) DX Meeting will be held here in
Italy on May 1, 2 and 3 1998 in Sirolo, Marche Region. AIR DX Meeting
Sirolo '98: < http://space.tin.it/economia/stgigli  > ( Ed.)

EDXC - The 36 th annual European DX Council conference will be held from
27 to 30 August 1998. The conference venue will be the Radio Museum in
Gothenburg, Sweden, with accomodation in near by hotels. The conference
programme includes a get together party on Thursday 27 evening, opening
ceremonies and reception on Friday 28, a visit to the special Longwave
station facilities in Grimeton as well as banquet on Saturday 29 and
closing ceremonies on Sunday 30. (Play DX # 966 Jan. 26  1998)

RADIO FEST 98 - The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of
all interests and all levels to join us for the event of the year, Radio
Fest 98. This 1998 convention of the ODXA promises to be one of the best
events in recent years for radio hobbyists. Regular releases will be
distributed and we invite you to pass them on to anyone whom you believe
would be interested. Here are the details to this time:  Dates: Friday,
October 2 through Sunday, October 4.  Location: Mohawk College,
Hamilton, Ontario. Theme: "Communications Into Our Future". Registration
Fees : USD 15 for the entire convention, USD 5 for one-day attendance. 
Accomodations : local hotels and motels.  Topics to be Covered (more
will be added as we line up speakers and presenters) : Antenna Basics;
Mediumwave Loop Building Workshop; History of Canadian Radio;
Introduction to Shortwave Radio; Game Show (a fun event for everyone);
Radio Astronomy.  Saturday Night Banquet : A keynote speaker will be
announced shortly.  Prizes : Many exciting prizes will be available in
our traditional raffle. Contact for further information:  World Wide Web
: < http://www.grove.net/~odxa/  > [Note that this will change soon, due
to the sale of Grove.net]  E-mail : < 70400.2660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Snail
Mail : Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A, Willowdale,
Ontario M2N 5S8, Canada  (via Harold Sellers, Canada)


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Thank you  for all our Contributors !
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BOB PADULA,Surrey-Hills,Victoria,Australia, for EDXP# 82,via e-mail
http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/edxp.html>
< http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/padulabooks.html >
BRUNO PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy  for Radiorama Pirate News
March # 3   via e - mail    RX: Kenwood R5000, Lowe HF150 ANT.: Yaesu
FRT7700, Daiwa AF606K, longwire 15 mt  < 
http://www.arpnet.it/~air/welcome.htm > <  http://www.radiorama.it >
CHARLES BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA  via e-mail  RX: NRD535D and
NRD525    ANT.: PLAM BY ESKAB
DAVID  J. VALKO,  USA for Dunlo DX News via e-mail   RX: JRC NRD-535D -
Collins R-388     ANT.: 33 meter (NE-SW) Longwire "T"
DSWCI - Danish Shortwave Club International, Denmark,  ShortWave News #
3 March 98, QSL Corner,  URL: < http://swl.sds.se/ > 
ERIC BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO, USA via e-mail RX: Sangean ATS-803A ANT:
MFJ-1778 G5RV < http://members.aol.com/n0uiheric/k-index.htm >
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE, Udine, Italy for RADIO DX NET from Italy ( RDXN) 
via e-mail < http://www.radiorama.it >(new 1.1 RadioramaOnWeb Version
from November!) < http://www.arpnet.it/~air/welcome.htm >(standard AIR
pages) RADIORAMA, Italian monthly Magazine Director AIR (Associazione
Italiana Radioascolto) co-founder
FRED KOHLBRENNER,  Philadelphia, PA, USA  via e-mail  RX:  Drake R8,
NRD-525, Datong FL-3   ANT.: ANC-4, 100' LW
GIOVANNI  SERRA, Roma, Italy (ed.)   RX:  JRC NRD 525     ANT:  Alpha
Delta DX SWL-S Sloper  (40 feet) ;  JPS NIR 10 filter and Oregon
Scientific clock, tuned  with the standard frequency station DCF 77 in
Mainflingen, Germany on 77.5 kHz.
GLENN HAUSER (GH), Enid OK, USA for GH SW/DX Report 98-10, March 12,1998
via e-mail< http://www.hotmail.com ><
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio >
HENRIK KLEMETZ,  Bogota, Colombia for Dateline Bogota  Mar 14 1998   via
e-mail
HORACIO A. NIGRO, Montevideo, Uruguay  via e-mail   RX: Grundig YB400  
ANT.:   randomwire 25m long 
MICHAEL SCHNITZER, Hassfurt, Germany  via e-mail  Rx:   NRD 525   
Ant.:   25m long wire    Welcome !
SHERYL PASZKIEWICZ, Manitowoc, WI, USA via e-mail  RX:  Icom R8 - JRC
NRD 525   ANT.:  60' LW Eavesdropper      Welcome !
TAKAYUKI INOUE NOZAKI  (TIN) , Tokyo, Japan  for Relampago Dx No.92
Febrero - 1998  via e-mail
ZACHARIAS LIANGAS, Thessalloniki, Greece via e-mail   RX:  Lowe HF 150 -
Philips 2935 - Sony ICF 7600 D   ANT:  6 meters sloper  ATU hand made  -
11 m hor ( for 40 m - 60 m ) - 6 m antenna tilted upward  <
http://www.compulink.gr/Users/zliangas >  SHORTED ! <
http://www.clandjop.com/~jcruzan/greek-p.html >  (mirrored for greek
pirate radio )

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SW TIPS    (TIME - Freq. - Country)
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15120- NIGERIA- V of Nigeria  ,11/03 , OM in AA , then Quran ID in AA
then arabic songs  44433 ---LIANGAS, Thessalloniki, Greece

0147- 4835- GUATEMALA- R. Tezulutlan, Coban in Vern, 15 March 0147-0205,
M canned ancmts mix with marimba mx, other MM  tlk ment many times Coban
and also Tezulutlan at times. (sligth splat and fast QSB, nice audio,
with no statics !!!) Fair  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0205- 5890- HONDURAS - HRMI,  presumed 0205 with SP religion, lost to
wide band QRM ---PASZKIEWICZ, Manitowoc, WI, USA  3/02)

0214- 4799.76- GUATEMALA- R.Buenas Nuevas in Mam / Spanish 15 March
0214-0232:57"*, M rel reading: "...capitulo uno...", till 0222, other M
ancmt, rel choral chant, M rel programs preview, mx pause, M rel ancmt
and mx pause, M ID in Spanish: "Esta es Radio Buenas Nuevas,
transmitendo desde San Sebastian de Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Centro
America, 4800 Kilociclos, banda internacional de sesenta metros", mx
pause and final ancmt, with ID s, fqy quote, QTH and inviting to listen 
their next px in mam at 0500 local time (1100 UT) "...una buena noche y
hasta a manana", mx pause and S/Off at 0232:57" (Nice audio, with no
statics !!!) Fair  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0220- 9540- UZBEKISTAN- R. Tashkent, 0220-0233, Hrd lcl mx while
occasionally tuning in prior to BoH, then IS sev. times at 0230, W w/ID
in RS-sounding lang, M anncr, fanfare, and tlk by W. Ver weak under
strong continuous OC. ---VALKO,  USA for Dunlo DX News 11 March

0257- 4840.12- VENEZUELA- R.Valera in Spanish 15 March 0257-0312, mx
pause, M ancmt and unclear ID, mx pause and ancmt for rel px preview,
other M rel ancmts: "...Dios es amor...", mx pause, unclear ID and W M
rel canned chat, M exciting clapping crowd, mx pause, M rel ancmt, other
M address, 3rd M ancmt: " Esta emissora le presento el programa....(LA
mx pause)...La voz de la liberacion", LA mx pause and continuing with
ancmt, clear jingle ID and M canned ID with slogan, LA ballads. (QRM
jamming at times) Fair  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0259- 6085- GERMANY - Bayerischer Rundfunk,  0259 GM anmts, instl mx,
local TC, nx ---PASZKIEWICZ, Manitowoc, WI, USA 3/03)

0304- 5030.11- COSTA RICA- AWR, Cahuita in Spanish, 11 March 11
0304-0323, class mx, pop mx mix with W M tlk, mx pause, WW / M px
Panorama internacional (ment la ciencia de amar), jingle, M rel sermon,
mx pause and rel tlks, ancmt by M and W, with ID and QTH during tlk, W
rel tlk. (QRM slight ute, QRN slight statics) Fair  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0321- 4874.98- BRAZIL- RD Roraima in PT (fqy var. up and down 4874.98 /
4874.97), March 15 0321-0340, MW tlk, choral song (poss rel), Braz pop
songs (poss rel.) till 0433, M canned ancmt and ID: " Radio Roraima, Boa
Vista, Brasil", and continuing tlk:" ...Boa Vista, Roraima...", till
0338, pop song. (from 0328 QRM Unid Radio on 4875, with M W tlk, and
jamming at times from 0332). Fair / Very poor at times  ---SERRA, Roma
Italy

0358- 7110- ETHIOPIA - Vo Ethiopia,  presumed 0358 Eastern African pop
mx, nx in local language ---PASZKIEWICZ, Manitowoc, WI, USA 3/08)

0408- 6030- UKRAINE - R Ukraine, 0408,  EG regional nx under R. Marti
and //7150 ---PASZKIEWICZ, Manitowoc, WI, USA 3/08)

0500- 9675- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa 3/10 0500 noted with ID,
welcoming announcement, frequency schedule, African news and analysis in
English, switched to Portuguese at 0530. Good signal. ---BUENEMAN,
Hazelwood, MO, USA

0745- 6210- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Marabu March 14, Dance pop mx,ID in German
33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate News
March  # 3

0746- 5805- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Free London March 15, Mx rock pop,ID in
English   32322 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama
Pirate News March  # 3

0746- 6099.9- ALBANIA- RTV Shqiptar in Albanian (slight fqy var)
0746-0807, continuous lcl pop songs, at 0758 M W anmct, ID: Radio
Tirana, QTH, west pop song, M ID at 0800: "Shqiptar", mx break, W ancmt
into M lcl nx till 0806, mx break and W ancmt, mx. (slight QSB) fair
---SERRA, Roma Italy March 11

0820- 6285- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Blue Star March 15, Mx (Eagles),phone,ID in
English, Dutch   33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy /
Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

0826- 6282- PIRATE EUROPE- Unid R. March 15, Rock mx,ID(?) in English
(QRM)  32222 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

0831- 6275- PIRATE EUROPE- V.of the Netherlands(?)March 15, QSO,mx,ID(?)
in E,Dutch(low)  33222 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy /
Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

0835- 6300- PIRATE EUROPE- Farmers from Holland March 15, Folk mx,ID in
Dutch 33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

0836- 6276- PIRATE EUROPE- Unid R. March 15, QSO to VoN,mx,ID(?) in
English (Alfredo R.?) 33222 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy /
Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

0840- 7369.98- TURKEY- Turkiye Polis Radyosu in Turkish, 0840-0925, lcl
pop songs alt two times with class mx breaks and W tlk, then pop songs
alt with W tlk, at 0923 brief ID jingle: Polis Radyosu.  Fair / Poor
---SERRA, Roma Italy March 11

0910- 6244- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits March 15, Pop mx,ID in English
33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate News
March  # 3

0920- 6040.41- BRAZIL- Radio Clube Paranaense 0920-0930 Noted plenty of
canned ADs and promos during period especially after 0930. Canned ID at
0935. Signal was good during this period. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA
March  10, 1998)

0925- 5035.08-  BRAZIL- Radio Aparecida 0925-0940 Noted Bras Pops music,
ID, and Portuguese comments from a man. Signal was poor. ---BOLLAND,
Lake Worth FL, USA March 12, 1998) 

0932- 5039.19- PERU- Radio Libertad 0932-0955 Steady Huaynos music.
Comments by a man. Canned promos and ID using echo effect. Signal was
fair with out QRM, but at 1000 adjacent signal comes up and causes a lot
of splatter ruining everything. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 12
1998) 

0940- 6266- PIRATE EUROPE- UK R.Int. March 15, Pop dance mx,px in
English (tent.) 22232 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama
Pirate News March  # 3

0950- 4970.83- PERU- Radio Imagen 0950-1000 Noted steady music and some
comments during period. The band was very noisy and made copy difficult.
---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 10, 1998) 

1000- 5910- GERMANY- Clandestine: Rainbow Radio, in Amharic (Mar.15),
several IDs and station announcements, only sundays until 1100 UTC, very
good  ---SCHOECH, Merseburg, Germany

1000- 15120- NIGERIA- V.o.Nigeria in English / French / Arabic,
1000-1103+, TP and TC at 1000, M px abt Nigeria, alt with afropop songs
(with ID during tlk: Voice of Nigeria, Lagos; interviews abt Nigerian
matters, students, Nigerian women; with corresp.s and tlk about U.N.
Information Office in Nigeria for human rights, by a member of United
Nations commission of human rights) ancmts, ID and TC:  "ten and thirty,
Greenwich Mean Time", tam tam as IS, M ancmt ment Nigeria transaction
for democracy, M brief live speech announcing restatement of Sierra
Leone president.....Kabbah, African and world news by M (1031 till
1042:13), with one corresp., ancmt into magazine px , repeating M live
speech as before, then Sierra Leone president speech,  cmntry by
corresps (mostly muffled), abt one minute of nx in brief at 1054, sport
nx with external service (till 1057), brief tam tam, W muffled ancmt for
end px in EG, IS at 1059, fast tam tam IS into px in French at 1059:40",
with W ancmt, px preview, poss ID, afropop and brief ancmts. Rechecked
at 1159 with tam tam IS, and Arabic px at 1202:47" M/tlk:
Nigeria........etc.etc, ancmt and tlk in Arabic, with instl mx.  NOTE:
very good signal and audio, with slight slow  QSB ( from 9+20 to 9).
First, I did not believe from Nigeria site: signal was as strong and
clear as BBC WS in UK ! ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 11

1003- 6210- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Pamela March 15, Pop mx,ID,QTH in
English,German (poor mode) 33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy
/ Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

1006- 3340- PERU- Radio Altura OBZ4B Cerro de Pasco 3/10 1006 noted with
talk and Latin American music in Spanish, fair to poor with ACI from CHU
(3330 kHz) Canada. ---BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO, USA

1007- 6472- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Brigitte Int. March 15, Pop mx,ID in
English 23332 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

1007- 4752.5- PERU- Radio Huanta Dos Mil 1007-1015 Huaynos music and
Spanish comments from a man. ID, and TC's with mentions of "Peru" during
comments. Signal was fair but only audible in LSB due to Indo just
above. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 12, 1998) 

1013- 5039.22- PERU- Radio Libertad 1013-1020 Noted a man in Spanish
comments with many mentions of "Peru" and "Lima". Signal was poor due to
high noise mainly. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 10, 1998) 

1015- 3234.82- PERU- Radio Luz y Sonido 1015-1030 Initially noted
Huaynos music followed by Spanish comments from a man. Shortly a second
man joins in. After a few moments, back to Huaynos music. Signal was
very good, but had a TTY right on top. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA
March 12

1020- 4552.32- BOLIVIA- RadioDifusoras Tropico 1020-1035 Noted a man in
steady Spanish comments during this period. Signal, unfortunately is
threshold this late and can't copy any details. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth
FL, USA March 10, 1998) 

1025- 3330.43- PERU- Radio Ondas de Huallaga 1025-1035 Noted man in
comments with ID. This followed by music with comments over. Possilby
romantic comments considering the tone. Signal was good, but CHU cause
some QRM. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 12, 1998) 

1030- 4855.54- PERU- Radio La Hora 1030-1105 Noted man in Spanish
comments, TC's and ID followed with music. Signal was fair at beginning
of period, but by 1105 was to poor level. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA
March March 11, 1998) 

1030- 3339.94- PERU- Radio Altura 1030-1045 Long period of comments from
a man followed by canned ID, "Radio Altura ...", then into Huaynos
music. Signal was good. ---BOLLAND, Lake Worth FL, USA March 12, 1998)
 
1045- 1045- 5995.26- PERU-  Radio Melodia 1045-1100 Noted two man in
conversation. Since station moved up in frequency, have noted Radio 
Melodia staying in for longer period of time, well pass sunrise. Canned
promos and ID at 1050. Signal this morning was good. ---BOLLAND, Lake
Worth FL, USA March 12, 1998) 

1054- 15125- TAIWAN- BCC, Annan in Chinese, 1054-1100, US pop songs and
W ID: "BCC, Taipei....." and ancmt, brief US  pop song, W M ancmts mix
with mx. (QRM splat and co channel) Fair / Poor ---SERRA, Roma Italy
March 14

1127- 21480- MADAGASCAR- R.Netherlands relay in Indonesian // 17580
(P/VP from Madagascar relay) and 15590 (Fair form Uzbekistan relay) ,
1127-1140, IS, at 1128 M ancmt, ID s, fqy quote, QTH, brief IS, TP at
1130, ID, ancmt and nx till 1139, W ancmt and continuing px in
Indonesian. Fair ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 11
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