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THE FOUR WINDS ON LINE - Copyright PART 3
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Year 4 Number 91 - Rome, July 7 1999
COSTA RICA- On this week's RFPI Mailbag, James Latham asserted he was
now "motivated" to finish fixing the 21460-USB transmitter, which
needed a new cooling fan. Sure enough, when we checked after 1800 UT
Sunday June 27, it was back on. However, later in the afternoon, 15049
was down. More from the Mailbag: electricity has been installed to the
top of the mountain to the south of RFPI, which blocks its radiation
toward the south. RFPI expects to have transmitters up there in 6-8
months allowing better reception southwards (Glenn Hauser, REVIEW OF
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28, June 28)
COSTA RICA- RFPI's 21460-USB is still down, but 15049-AM seems to be on
longer hours. I believe it was all-night over the weekend along with
6975, and the last few days has still (or again) been on in the 1200
hour and onwards, with more default repeats of English but subject to a
15050 het from India. No Spanish heard until finally at 1313 June 22.
While 15049 tends to be weakened mid-day and afternoons, apparently due
to absorption, it's still loud and clear in the morning. (Glenn Hauser /
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
COSTA RICA- RFPI isn't the only station here broadcsting in English.
TIFC was fair with deep fades on 9644.7 at 1659 check June 23, ending a
seemingly local program with contact info including E-mail address I
couldn't catch. Then ID as "TIFC, international missionary radio,
illuminating the pathway of your life" and more English after 1700
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 994 / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June
23)
CUBA-The commie dentro-cubanos have attacked another Miami station with
heavy bubble jamming: Voz Cristiana, transmitted from Chile on 21500,
as noted before and after 1700 June 21, burying VC underneath but no
trace of jamming on VC's // 21550 which is always stronger here, aimed
at Mexico. Actually, tho I find their programming of no interest
whatsoever, I'd be surprised if VC has any political content of concern
to the dentro-cubanos. I suspect this is another instance of running
jammers far beyond the necessary hours on a given frequency, i.e.
2100-2200 with R. Marti, Delano, on 21500, as previously reported. The
Cuban commies are bringing not only shame upon themselves for being so
lacking in self-confidence that they feel jamming is necessary -- but
also derision for being so incompetent in carrying it out (Glenn
Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 994 / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
EGYPT- For a while I've noted R. Cairo NAm service at 2300 on 9900 for
first transmission knocked out by 9895. The second for WNAm at 0200 on
9475 is usually audible for me but continues with that trademark garbled
audio on speech and music; music often overmasks voice overs. Same old
that's been going on for years despite complaints from listeners. I've
sent my share of scoldings. Now and then a clean transmission is heard
but it doesn't last long. Very next day or so...(Bob Thomas, CT, June
24, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28,
June 28)
IRELAND- RTE has just this week started a special local evening time
broadcast for the benefit of Kosovar Albanian refugees living in
Ireland. The programming is intended to be mostly in Albanian. RTE is
using two of its domestic Mediumwave frequencies for the broadcasts, 612
kHz from Athlone (100 kW) // 1278 kHz from Cork City (10 kW). I believe
the special programmes are being prepared in RTE's Cork studios from
material provided by Radio Albania, BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle,
and others. On-air announcement at 1800 UT, Monday 21 June, verified
intended broadcast time. Converted to UT, it is indeed 1800 - 1930 UT.
Also, the service is not time-driven: 100 minutes would be nearer the
mark. The programme is officially called "Albanian Language Radio
Service". It starts with a station ID in Irish and Albanian and
proceeds to some short interviews with refugees in Ireland and then to
mostly news and current affairs. There are very rare breaks for ethnic
music. (Finbarr O'Driscoll, Ireland, June 22, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL
BROADCSTING / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
MEXICO- Hi Glenn, After hearing your WOR tonite, I was tuning around
9705 to see if the R. Mexico Int'l station was audible. At 300-330,
there was a weak station here in English, with a program that sounded
like a DX program, "DX Experience" was a repetitive jingle of sorts
throughout the half-hour. About 0329, the announcer was thanking staff
members at R. Mexico International, when VOA signed on in Romanian at
0330. While I heard no clear ID stating as such, I thought you might
want to know this one SEEMS to be on. (Jack Widner, Edinboro PA, June
26, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28,
June 28)
MEXICO- As soon as I reported R. Mexico Internacional missing from 9705,
as of June 23, back they came June 24, at 1430 check with English ID,
seemingly a better signal than before, and on exactly 9705.0 (Glenn
Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-28, June 28)
MEXICO- XERMX seems to be missing from 9705, let along 5985; several
daytime checks the last few days, including June 23 1248 find no signs
of their signal. And whatever became of their oft discussed and even
more oft delayed plans to finally get their dormant 100 kW transmitter
on the air? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 994 / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-27, June 23)
NICARAGUA- [non]. "Asi es Nicaragua" program heard at another time than
Sat 2320 on TIAWR, 9725, Costa Rica, and I expect there are many more;
Mon June 21 ending at 1125, a production of Advent-Estereo, Apartado 97,
Managua; also outro for "Vistazo Internacional" of which "Asi" may be a
subsection; productions for the Adventist satellite network (Glenn
Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 994 / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
PROPAGATION - Midsummer night and what am I doing? Not frolicking in
the woods with > nymphs, but bandscanning 13m at 0530+ UT June 22, which
is 2300 LMT: > 21715 ? Qur'an? TRT Turkey 0100-1300 UTC 500 kW 105 degr
to AS/AUS --- > 21560 something 0500-0700 IBB Udorn Thani-THA Tibetan
250 kW 316 degr to Tibet-CHN --- > 21470 music, BBC? No, 0515-0730
VoIRIB Sirhan 500 kW 263 degr Hausa & Fr to AF. --- > 21460 S Asian
lang, kept talking about Pakistan; other country names expressed in
English. Kuwait? No, it's Pakistan there to ME workers in Urdu.
0500-0700 21460.13 kHz 250 kW 252 degr to Gulf and ME. (Wolfgang
Bueschel, Germany/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28, June 28)
PROPAGATION- The shortest night of the year is nigh, and checks of 13
meters June 20 showed: 0630, Dubai 21605 loud and clear; RFI on several
fqs; 16m: RTBF via Germany at 07 on 17580 well over R. Australia
co-channel; BBC 17640 audible but very poor at 0700; 0600 NRK on 18950
audible but fading at 0615; NHK 0600-0700 fair in English 17825 (Joe
Hanlon, Philadelphia PA / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 9-27, June
23) ---Midsummer night and what am I doing? Not frolicking in the woods
with nymphs, but bandscanning 13m at 0530+ UT June 22, which is 2300
LMT: 21790 V of Russia, English --- 21735 UAE, Arabic --- 21725 R
Australia --- 21715 ? Qur'an? --- 21700 Dubai, English news --- 21660
BBC WS, English, best signal on band; Ascension at this hour? --- 21630
UAE, Arabic --- 21560 something --- 21470 music, BBC? --- 21460 S Asian
lang, kept talking about Pakistan; other country names expressed in
English. Kuwait? --- 21455 HCJB SSB --- 25820 - it's a different story
on 11m, with the only known active ISWBC outlet, from France, but
finally barely heard June 22 in the last few minutes until 1257* with
weak, fluttery French (Glenn Hauser, OK / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27,
June 23)
SPAIN- Dear Glenn, On last week's WOR, I think the number was 993, you
mentioned the programs from Spain in Catalan, Galician and Basque. You
gave a time of 22:00. I have discovered that they are actually on at
22:30. Best freq here is 15110, despite some splatter from DW on 15105.
(Tim Hendel, AL, June 25, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28, June 28)
U K O G B A N I- [non]. Joe Hanlon notes that 5975 has been closing much
earlier than scheduled 0700, at 0400. However, here's what I found when
checking at 0400 June 28: 5975 went off, but came back on, indicating a
change of antenna, or perhaps even of transmitter site; it had been
Antigua throughout. 6175 was already off and stayed vacant. 6185,
however, was still on with the usual Mexican clash (Glenn Hauser,
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28, June
28)
UKOGBANI-Glenn,An extensive review of 1998/99 for BBC WS at:
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/aboutus/annualreview/index.html > 73,
(Ivan Grishin, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX
REPORT 99-28, June 28)
U K O G B A N I- BBC WS are still making last-minute changes to their
long-published schedule. Sunday June 20 at 1730 on 17840, announced
that World of Music, scheduled for 1930 would be at 1830, and Play of
the Week would be at 1900 instead of 1830 -- something to do with
cricket coverage, tho why not at all clear since it was scheduled at
1515-1730. Furthermore, Letter from America followed at 1731 tho on
June 20 only it was supposed to be replaced by Britain Today. How can
they think they are serving their audience better by not following
their published schedule?? If BBC insist on broadcasting stupid ball
games, they should always be on a separate frequency with no impact on
the main streams (Glenn Hauser / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
USA- Bandscanning on the analog ICF-5900W, came across SSB on 12180 at
2022 June 24. Was wacky paranoid call-in talkshow typical of WGTG,
which was missing from 9400 - and a couple days ago when 9400 was on I
couldn't find any second frequency. 12180 is USB only, no carrier, and
as a matter of fact this show was //WWCR on 12160; how convenient. Dave
Frantz told me some months ago he planned to use 12 MHz; since I no
longer have any personal interest in WGTG, haven't really kept up with
developments there, but this one is news to me. Confirmed at 2100 as
"Genesis Communications Network on WGTG, McCaysvile, Georgia" GCN with
a Minnesota address. By this time 12160 was no longer // (Glenn
Hauser,OK, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-28, June 28)
USA- DENVER CLASSICAL ON AM. I happened to see an ad in the Sunday
Denver Post (June 13?) for 1280, giving no calls but KVOD, long
associated with classical on FM, even tho 1280 is supposedly licensed as
KEXX -- maybe they are in the process of changing. Made some asinine
assertion that "Gus told them" classical should be on AM so they could
be "as big as KOA" (Glenn Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/
GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-28, June 28)
U S A- Awful anti-Semitic rhetoric can be heard on some stations, such
as WGTG 5085 Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 pm EDT. In fact, some of the
exact wording heard there was also associated with the recent synagogue
bombings in California (Loren Cox, KY, June 19, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING / SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
UKRAINE- Here is a comment about one item in GHDX 99-26 last week: most
evenings since May 27 I have been hearing RUI Kiev on 17715 at 2100 in
En, signal weak but in the clear, probably beamed east. Very likely to
be a third harmonic of 5905 which in use at 1700-0200 with 254 degrees.
(Mikhail Timofeyev, Russia, via Wolfgang Bueschel, WORLD OF RADIO 994 /
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-27, June 23)
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DX PROGRAMS
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WORLD OF RADIO SHORTWAVE- ONLY SCHEDULE AS OF JUNE 28: Wed 2100 WBCQ
7415 --- Thu 2030 WWCR 15685 --- Fri 1930 RFPI 21460-USB 15049 --- Sat
0330 RFPI 15049 6975 --- Sat 1130 RFPI 15049 6975 --- Sat 1130 WWCR
12160 --- Sat 1800 RFPI 1460-USB 15049 --- Sun 0200 RFPI 21460-USB 15049
6975 --- Sun 0230 WWCR 5070 --- Sun 0630 WWCR 5070 --- Sun 1000 RFPI
15049 6975 --- Sun 2300 RFPI 21460-USB 15049 --- Mon 0500 WWCR 3210 ---
Mon 0700 RFPI 15049 6975 --- Tue 1230 WWCR 15685 --- Tue 1900 RFPI
21460-USB 15049 --- Wed 0300 RFPI 15049 6975 --- Wed 1100 RFPI 15049 ---
For full details on all our broadcasts and publications see <
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio > (GH, USA)
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