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Thanks, Glenn NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO EXTRA 51: Tue 1000 on WRMI 9955 Tue 1700 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com repeated weekdaily Tue 2200 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB repeated thru Wed Wed 1030 on WWCR 9985 [new] Mon 0430 on WSUI 910 http://wsui.uiowa.edu WRN ONDEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: WORLD OF RADIO Extra 51 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx51h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx51h.rm [WOR Extra 51 is the same as Continent of Media 04-06] WORLD OF RADIO Extra 51 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0406.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0406.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/com0406.html WORLD OF RADIO Extra 51 mp3 in the true SW sound of 7415: (stream) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_10-27-04.m3u (d`load) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_10-27-04.mp3 FIRST AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1251: Wed 2300 on WBCQ 7415 Thu 0000 on WBCQ 17495-CUSB Thu 2130 on WWCR 15825 Thu 2200 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB ** ABKHAZIA. Radio Republic Abkhazia heard with stronger signals now on 9491.3, peaking around 1430-1515, low carrier, some distorted signal but better than Radio Georgia, music and political comments in Russian heard 1500-1515 on October 26th (Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) GEORGIA [ABKHAZIA] v9489.6 ....7 kHz. [tentative] Abkhaz State Radio on odd frequency fades in now daily during winter condition. Noted on 9491.33 in afternoon txions at about 1400-1515 UT. This morning (Oct 28th) the station Sukhum monitored lower varying around 9489.6 ... .7 kHz. Distorted signal with surpressed low carrier portion. Morning signal suffers by co-channel signal of Radio Sweden Hoerby, but should be no problem in Central Sweden, the Baltics, Denmark and in Northern Germany due of RS's dead zone. Programm continued til 05.14:20 UT, then some breaks occured at 05.17, 05.18, 05.20, 05.22:12, and station signing off at 05.23:47 UTC. (wb, BC-DX Oct 28) 9491.33 kHz. I notice that the 'strange' Sukhumi transmission comes in stronger and stronger in afternoon now. Peaks daily around 1430-1515 UT approx. Surpressed low carrier, some distorted signal, but far better than R Georgia 11805/11910; or 9677 Stepanakert-AZE transmissions. Could follow program of music and political comments easily in RUSSIAN around 1500-1515 UT today Oct 26th (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Oct 26 via DXLD) See also GEORGIA ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. CLANDESTINE from UK to AFGHANISTAN, 17710, Radio Solh 1535 still here, at least at this time Oct 31. Local music and ID by man. Strong signal (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) One might quibble whether this service is clandestine (gh) Solh? 17710 at 1517 Oct 31 heard with S9 level, 43443, QRM from 17715 VOA? At 1600 with ID 'ye solh radio'. Also 21620 at 0845 with Hindi-Afghan songs. Very nice signal at S9, 44444. IDs every 2-3 songs, Solh, Afghanistan maklumat, etc. (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA [non]. Where, o where is KNLS? On Oct 31, now that B-04 is here, I checked 9690 at 1335 UT. That`s where KNLS has been scheduled for the past month, and is supposed to continue for at least another month, English at 1300-1400. 9690 has been cleared of V. of Greece via Delano, at 1200-1500, which has moved to 11750. But on 9690 I now hear nothing but AIR, India in English to SE Asia, which has been on 9690 all along at 1330-1500, no trace of KNLS. I`ll bet KNLS has gone to another frequency (also for the past month if they knew what was good for them), as AIR has been using 9690 during this time period for ages and there would have been a nasty collision in the Asian target area, masked here by super-strong Delano. But where is KNLS, actually? The website http://www.knls.org still shows the October frequencies including 9690 as ``next season`` with September frequencies being ``current``. Wake up, Mike Osborne, KNLS webmaster! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7355 1000 1100 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7355 1000 1100 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7355 1200 1300 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7355 1500 1600 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7355 1600 1700 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7355 1700 1800 22-26,32-35 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 7365 0800 0900 5,24-26,34,35,44,45,50,51 NLS 100 270 USA NLS FCC 7365 0900 1000 22-26,32-35 NLS 100 300 USA NLS FCC 7365 1100 1200 22-26,32-35 NLS 100 300 USA NLS FCC 9615 1400 1500 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 9615 1600 1700 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 9690 0900 1000 22-26,32-35 NLS 100 300 USA NLS FCC 9690 1000 1100 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 9690 1100 1200 22-26,32-35 NLS 100 300 USA NLS FCC 9690 1200 1300 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 9690 1200 1300 43,44,49,54 NLS 100 285 USA NLS FCC 9690 1300 1400 5,24-26,34,35,44,45,50,51 NLS 100 270 USA NLS FCC 11765 0800 0900 5,24-26,34,35,44,45,50,51 NLS 100 270 USA NLS FCC (via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Effective dates for this? (gh) ** ALBANIA. Right now (2245) Radio Tirana in Albanian is indeed on 6205 as shown in the latest schedule we have seen (already the third one I think, what a mess), so this appears to be the valid one (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALBANIA. Following please, find the CRI-China Radio International B04 Schedule (31.10.2004-27.03.2005) via our Fllaka MW transmitting radio station: English Europe 0700-0900 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 500kW ND Albanian Albania 1600-1700 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 500kW ND Esperanto Europe 1700-1800 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 500kW ND Bulgarian Europe 1700-1800 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 500kW ND Romanian Europe 1800-1900 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 500kW ND Italian Europe 1800-1900 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 500kW ND Hungarian Europe 2001-2059 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 500kW ND Polish Europe 2130-2230 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 500kW 004 deg Serbian Europe 2201-2300 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 500kW ND Czech Europe 2230-2330 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 500kW 338 deg Happy listening, Drita Cico, ARTV-Albanian Radiotelevision, Head of Monitoring Center, R. Tirana Oct 28 via BC-DX via DXLD) DW via Fllaka ALBANIAN 0645-0700 FLLAKA 500 0ND 1215 EUR [switch-on suddenly midst in the program at about 0641-0643 UT, wb.] SERBIAN 2100-2115 FLLAKA 500 004 1458 EUR VoA via Fllaka: 1215 0600-0630 DUR 500 ND VOA ALBA 1395 0530-0600 DUR 500 330 VOA CROA 1458 0630-0700 DUR 500 338 VOA SERB 1458 1930-2000 DUR 500 030 VOA ALBA (BC-DX Nov 1 via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. Durante el pasado fin de semana estuve en la Isla Paulino. Está ubicada a unos 20 minutos de viaje en lancha, partiendo del puerto de Berisso, en las proximidades de la ciudad de La Plata. Es un excelente sitio para hacer DX en onda corta y media puesto que en la isla no hay corriente eléctrica y por ende no tenemos molestas interferencias y ruidos originados en computadoras, TV, etc, etc. Utilicé para mis escuchas un receptor portátil Sony ICF2010 y una antena de hilo largo. 6214.3, Radio Baluarte (presumido), Puerto Iguazú, reactivada!! 0020- 0031, Octubre 31, Español. Larga charla religiosa en español por OM, 24442 (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, Noticias DX via DXLD) ** ARMENIA. Voice of Armenia heard Saturday 9th October in English 1825-1845 on 4810 and 9960 with news and mailbag, closing announcement now says the service is daily. Sunday service on 15270 seems to have been discontinued (Edwin Southwell, England, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) Probably now one hour later (MB, ibid.) ** AUSTRALIA. November 2004 RADIO AUSTRALIA ENGLISH, UT ASIA 0000 0130 17775 0000 0200 17715 0030 0400 15415 0100 0700 17750 0200 0500 21725 0430 0500 15415 0530 0600 11750 0530 0800 15415 0700 0900 17750 0800 1130 15240 0830 0900 15415 0900 1300 11880 0930 1100 15415 *1100 1300 9475 1400 1600 11750 1400 1800 6080 *1430 1900 9475 *1900 2130 9500 2100 2130 11695 2200 2330 15240 2200 0000 13620 2330 0000 15415 2330 0100 17750 *Sometimes heard in Europe WEST PACIFIC 1800 2000 7240 1800 2000 6080 ^2000 2100 6080 ^2000 2100 7240 2000 2200 11650 2100 2200 9660 2200 0000 15230 2300 0800 13630 2300 0100 9660 0000 0100 15240 0000 0200 17715 0200 0500 21725 *0100 0700 15240 *0100 0700 9660 0600 0800 11880 0700 0800 9660 0700 0800 15240 0800 0900 5995 0800 0900 9710 0800 1600 9590 1100 1400 6020 1100 1400 9560 1100 1400 5995 1400 1800 5995 1600 2000 9710 ^Saturday and Sunday only *Sometimes heard in North America CENTRAL/SOUTH PACIFIC 2000 2200 12080 ^2000 2100 7240 2000 2200 11650 2100 2300 15515 2200 0000 21740 2100 2300 13630 2200 0000 15230 2300 0000 12080 2300 0200 17795 0000 0100 12080 0000 0100 15240 *0100 0700 15240 *0100 0700 12080 0200 0700 15515 0500 0800 15160 0700 0900 13630 0700 0800 15240 0700 0900 12080 0800 1400 9580 0800 1600 9590 1100 1400 6020 1100 1200 12080 1400 1800 5995 1400 1800 7240 1700 2100 11880 1600 2000 9710 1800 2000 7240 1800 2100 9580 ^Saturday and Sunday only *Sometimes heard in North America [many, many more frequencies are always heard in North America – such as 21740, 17795, 15515, 13630, 9590, 9580, 6020, 5995 --- don`t RA know this??? --- gh] GRANDSTAND Radio Australia's weekend sports program, Grandstand, is broadcast on English frequencies from 0110 to 0700 UT on Saturday and Sunday according to the schedule below: Target region Frequency (kHz) Asia 17750 West Pacific 15240, 9660 Central/South Pacific 15240, 12080 RADIO AUSTRALIA VIA SATELLITE Satellite: PanAmSat 8 at 166 E Transponder: 24c Pacific Beam (recommended for Asia & PNG between longitudes 100 and 155 degrees east. Reception westward of 100 degrees east may be possible if PAS-8 is visible above your local horizon) Downlink Frequency: 4180 MHz Downlink Polarity: Horizontal Modulation Format: QPSK Symbol Rate: 27.5 mega symbols per second FEC: 3/4 Controlled access: No, a smartcard not required Receiver: Any DVB-S compliant receiver For more information about PAS-8 coverage or assistance calculating your dish's alignment, visit the "Look Angle" calculator under the "tools" menu at the PAS-8 website. Satellite: PanAmSat 2 at 169 E Transponder: 8c Pacific Beam (California Bouquet) (recommended for Pacific region east of longitude 155 degrees east) Downlink Frequency: 3901 MHz Downlink Polarity: Horizontal Modulation Format: QPSK Symbol Rate: 30.8 mega symbols per second FEC: 3/4 Controlled access: No, a smartcard not required Receiver: Any DVB-S compliant receiver For more information about PAS-2 coverage or assistance calculating your dish's alignment, visit the "Look Angle" calculator under the "tools" menu at the PAS-2 website. RADIO AUSTRALIA VIA THE WORLDWIDE WEB Radio Australia has an informative website which offers program details and current frequency advice. RA's website is at: http://radioaustralia.net.au RA’s English service is also streamed on the website as a 24 hour service; however not all sports broadcasts are available on this stream as a condition of content licenses. WRITE TO RADIO AUSTRALIA RA always appreciates your reception reports; however a personal reply may not be possible in all cases. Reports or requests for more information about Radio Australia should include your postal address and may be sent to: Radio Australia Attn. Sue Cassar GPO Box 428G or fax: + 61 3 9626 1939 Melbourne VIC 3001 or Open Line + 61 3 9626 1825 AUSTRALIA (from http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pdf/frequency.pdf edited by Glenn Hauser for DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHRAIN. Radio Bahrain, reported inactive last month by Dan Henderson, noted on 9745 7th October at 2101 with SINPO 34333 in USB. This station uses attenuated LSB and is easy to recognise because of that; maybe the station was off the air for maintenance when Mr. Henderson was there (Arthur Miller, Wales, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) ** BELGIUM. Radio World Script October 31 http://www.rvi.be/rvi_master/uk/radio_world/index.html I bet many of you have been listening to the very last shortwave and/or satellite radio programmes from Switzerland on Saturday. Swiss Radio International is off the air after nearly 70 years. It`s a chapter in Swiss radio history that came to an end. All that remains is a website, which is very successful incidentally. It`s called swissinfo.org and is available in nine languages. That might be very nice, but radio it is NOT. We here at RVi English, French and German will not even have that, we will be part of an existing website called vrtnieuws.net. They will just add a few pages in these three languages. That`s at the end of March next year, when we will close down our shortwave service, except for a few hours in Dutch per day. It`s all very sad, except for a miracle, you never know. The Flemish media minister Geert Bourgeois wants listeners and viewers to help to decide the future of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT. Mr Bourgeois is preparing an evaluation of the Flemish public broadcaster. He says that the six million Flemish people are the VRT`s shareholders and wants them to have their say. Mr Bourgeois does not simply intend to collect complaints, but organise a debate in society at large. The results will guide the Flemish government in its talks with the VRT on its future. Next year the Flemish media minister starts to negotiate a new management contract with the VRT. The contract sets out which services the VRT should provide in return for public cash. The Flemish international broadcaster RVi is a division of VRT. So, if you feel inspired to help us, you could tell him what you think of stopping shortwave, or any kind of radio in English, French and German. This is his address: Media minister Geert Bourgeois, Alhambra building, Emile Jacqmainlaan 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. The e-mail address is: kabinet.bourgeois @ vlaanderen.be And now we continue with Christopher Lewis and his European DX report. Here`s a man who still believes in shortwave and DXing. SOUND Christopher Lewis (listen to the programme via audio link on this page) http://www.rvi.be/rvi_master/uk/radio_world/index.html Moldova, recorded by Christopher Lewis. Thank you Christopher, looking forward to your next report. FRANS VOSSEN (via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) RVi guestbook --- To support RVi you can also post a message on the guestbook at RVi's website. Many wellknown names in there already! http://www.rvi.be/guestbook_uk/ (DXA375-Silvain Domen, Antwerpen- Belgium, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BHUTAN. 6035, Bhutan BS with Bhutanese music program Nov 1, 1351 to 59 (vocal/instrumental song & vocal group with heavy drum accompaniment); woman announcer to 1359.5, Bhutanese instrumental music 1359.5, man 1400-1409 (probable news, but copy not good enough to say for sure) and instrumental music at 1409. After 1409 increasing co-channel QRM (unID) and splash from 6030 (probable Beijing) made readability quite difficult. Tomorrow I'll see how early this can be logged - nominally BBC Thailand is on channel until 1345. S3 at start, fading to S2 after 1400. Got a good recording of the music program before 1400 (Bruce W. Churchill, Fallbrook, CA, Japan Radio NRD-545, Wellbrook ALA-1530 rotating loop, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. HORÁRIO DE VERÃO - BRASIL --- No primeiro minuto de terça feira, dia 02 de novembro de 2004, começa a vigorar o horário de verão. Os relógios deverão ser adiantado em uma hora. Este horário vai vigorar nos seguintes estados: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás e Distrito Federal. Para nós, dexista que moramos em um dessses estados, e nos utilizamos do horário UTC, basta aumentarmos 2 horas ao horário Brasileiro de verão (Francisco Jackson dos Santos, São Gonçalo - RJ, Brasil, Panorama, @tividade DX Nov 1 via DXLD) How odd to make the change of a Tuesday (gh, DXLD) ** BULGARIA. 9605, Christian Voice, 1825 Oct 30, pop music countdown hosted by man and woman speaking in English. Just a fair signal with deep fades. IDing as "The Voice." Giving an address in the UK as well as a phone number for a contest they were running. Via DXtuner Europe (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** CANADA. Radio Canada International has launched its new web site design. Their schedules and frequencies, including the technical schedule for shortwave, can be downloaded from http://radio-canada.ca/rci/en/horaires.shtml (John Norfolk, dxldyg Nov 1 via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. Exeunt RealAudio from RCI's Web site --- Many CBC Web listeners flocked to the RCI Web stream because of the availability of RealAudio stream. That little loophole is no more. The three live streams and archived RCI-produced programs are now only available in Windows Media Player. RCI-1 English: http://radio-canada.ca/util/endirect/rciEn.asx RCI-2 French: http://radio-canada.ca/util/endirect/rciFr.asx RCI-3 Multilingual: http://radio-canada.ca/util/endirect/rciMulti.asx (Ricky Leong, Montreal, Nov 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. Do you know, or have you ever heard of a person that's a HAM operator named Sheldon Harvey, under call letters VE2SHW? He tells me that CFCF/CIQC/CINW's shortwave station CFCX is off the air, and he thinks that it's a waste of time and money for CINW to put it back on the air with the audience being pretty much DXers around the world, and he told me it disappeared when the frequency, and call letters changed from 600 CIQC to 940 CINW, is when CFCX disappeared, and that the tower "died, and was buried". However, I e-mailed CINW, and they told me that they are still looking for a low cost transmitter to put CFCX back on the air (Matthew Parij, Warren, MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Hello, We are still trying to find a low cost transmitter to enable us to resume our shortwave broadcasting. We are now operating on the 940 frequency at 50 kW day/night and we dropped the 600 frequency in March 2000. We are operating from the Kahanawake site. In fact we took the CKVL transmitter (Nautel) which we refurbished and used for 940 News and on the same site we installed a new Nautel 50 kW transmitter for 690 (Info 690), transmitter that can be used also for DAB (Eureka 147). We are using two sticks (antennas) for 940 and the other two for 690. Thank you for your interest in our operations, and if you have any more questions please fwd them to me, I will try to answer them as best as I can (If not I will have somebody do it). Salutations (Gilbert Cerat, CINW/CINF, Oct 12, via Matt Parij, DXLD) Yes, I know Sheldon, and what he told you about CFCX is correct. Your news from CINW may update that. I believe the SW licence was automatically renewed along with the MW station, even tho SW had been off the air for a long time, so perhaps it`s necessary for them to have some plan to bring it back (Glenn to Matt, via DXLD) ** CANARY ISLANDS. 6715v, Full Gospel Church: I checked for this a number of times Friday, Oct 29, at 2130-2330, but nothing heard (Jerry Berg, MA, NASWA Flashsheet Oct 31 via DXLD) Here either (Sheryl Paszkiewicz, WI, FS ed., ibid.) Have not had any reports of this for many months, so I wonder if still active at all (gh, DXLD) ** CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [non]. UNITED KINGDOM, 11785, R. Ndeke Luka with woman announcer taking telephone calls and playing music at 1845 Oct 31. Gave a few ID's in passing. Same program till 1930* Good signal (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** CHILE. China Radio Internacional via Voz Cristiana! See CHINA [non] ** CHINA [non]. Dear Glenn, Yes, we know Merlin(VT) and have some cooperation with them, but RTI definitely without any relay via Chile now and will have no any plan of this relay in short future. Thank you for your information and I will keep you informed for any update about RTI. Best Regards (Joy, RTI, DX LISTENING DIGST) Joy, Thanks. In the meantime, further info has come in that it is really CRI Beijing that is being relayed via Chile. How anyone could confuse RTI with CRI I don`t quite understand! Perhaps it seemed unlikely that CRI would be broadcast via a Christian station`s transmitters. (Glenn to Joy, via DXLD) In last season's A04 Merlin schedule these planned relays were labelled just "China Radio". Somebody apparently misunderstood this as "Radio Taiwan International": freq sttim sptim days callsign site pwr brg lang target antetype stn 5965 0400 0600 smtwtfs MNO Meyerton 100 0 CHINA RADIO S AF ND 5990 2000 2200 smtwtfs MNO Singapore 100 140 CHINA RADIO OC HR 2/2/0.75 S340 6100 1500 1900 smtwtfs MNO Meyerton 100 0 CHINA RADIO S AF ND 11565 1100 1300 smtwtfs MNO Naalahu (WHRI) 100 225 CHINA RADIO OC LP 11565 0900 1000 smtwtfs MNO Naalahu (WHRI) 100 225 CHINA RADIO OC LP 11720 2200 2300 smtwtfs MNO Santiago 100 45 CHINA RADIO S AM HR 2/4/1 11750 1100 1300 smtwtfs MNO Singapore 100 135 CHINA RADIO OC 13640 1300 1500 smtwtfs MNO Okeechobee 50 285 CHINA RADIO C AM LP 13645 0000 0100 smtwtfs MNO Okeechobee 50 285 CHINA RADIO C AM LP 13700 1700 1900 smtwtfs MNO Okeechobee 50 285 CHINA RADIO C AM LP 17625 1200 1500 smtwtfs MNO Santiago 100 45 CHINA RADIO S AM HR 2/4/1 (via Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Above was imaginary info for A-04!!! That reminds us that Chile was not the only site. We are not aware of KWHR (not WHRI) ever being used either, and it`s unimaginable that Okeechobee, which does relay RTI, would also relay CRI. Not sure if Singapore and Meyerton were ever used by either (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Estimados amigos, Acabamos de receber comunicado da Rádio Internacional da China, informando de que a partir de 1 de novembro próximo, terão mais duas emissões diárias em português para o Brasil, como segue: 8:00 às 9:00 e das 18:00 às 19:00, horário de Brasília, ou seja 11:00- 12:00 UTC e 21:00-22:00 UTC em frequências respectivamente de 17625 e 11720 kHz, ou 16 metros e 25 metros. Certamente esta é uma grande noticia amigos, (Jailton C. Amaral, Pres. do SRDXC, Noticias DX via DXLD) Ahá, see DXLD 4-157 where it was erroneously reported that Taiwan would be relayed via Calera de Tango, i.e. the Voz Cristã site in Chile, until now used exclusively by VC. This was subsequently denied by RTI. Now Merlin is brokering spare time on the facility, making for even stranger bedfellows. The schedule registered was 11-14 17625, 21- 22 11720, NE from Santiago. So there could be another two hours in the morning at 1200-1400, in Spanish and/or Mandarin, on 17625. Trouble is, Brasília time is now two hours behind UT, not three. But The 2100- 2200 hour matches (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17625 kHz Very, very difficult to check this channel here in Europe. Noted the program in 1245-1320 UT slot. Used the small 2.1 kHz filter due of adjacent channel QRM of 17630 DW Nauen 500 kW, and RFI 17620, latter which I hear only back scatter in the dead zone. 17625 - Heard a Chinese program til 1300 UT, most likely Cantonese \\ Bauta Cuba relay on 9570 kHz, and on Sackville too, in B03 11855C, now B-04 on 11885C, but couldn't check here in Europe. From 1300 UT on 17625 noted 100% CRI in English, \\ 11900 Kunming-5. Feed to Santiago is at least three seconds behind. Sackville 13675 (alternate 9515) and Cuba 9570 should carry the same program. Didn't check the 1100-1200 UT slot, most likely another Cantonese lang relay, like via Bauta Cuba relay at same time (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Nov 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. The commie pals are clashing again due to inept frequency management: Oct 31 at 1419 noted CRI in English, very strong on 15230, must be Sackville, synchronized with 13675; had been on 15220 at this hour, but now on 15230 it obliterates RHC, which was barely audible underneath in Spanish at 1422. At 1424 a report about Samoa. Meanwhile, the Cuban relay of CRI in English at 1400, scheduled to move to 17730 for B-04, was still on 13740 with the usual muffling and extraneous noises; maybe tomorrow? No, still on 13740 Nov 1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. Heard CRI on 6005 at 0110 UT mon 11/1/04 (Sun night local); looked at their posted sched: it wasn't listed (Daryl Rocker, Mohawk Valley SW Listening Club --- Next DX camp Nov 5, 6, 7, Camp Aldersgate, Braningham Lake, NY, 35 miles south of Watertown, near Camp Drum, DX LISTENING DIGEST) A new relay frequency via Sackville, in English. See also ALBANIA for MW relays (gh) ** CROATIA [non]. Re 4-165: 7285 is provided by DTK Jülich (CIRAF 17 = "Iceland", 36 = "East Atlantic"). Excerpt from the B04 schedule distributed by DTK: frq start stop ciraf azi type day from to loc pow broad 7285 2300 0400 36 230 218 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 7285 0000 0400 17 300 216 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 7285 0200 0600 17 325 216 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yeah, Sure, that makes it ``legal`` but we know all three of those transmissions are actually for continental South and North America, where there are more than a handful of Croats, if any, at sea and in Iceland (gh, DXLD) ** CROATIA [and non]. I came across an English broadcast from Voice of Croatia at a time I was not expecting. The transmission is on 6165 and 13830 at 1805-1815; 13830 is co-channel with CRI. Despite its short length the programme was varied and interesting (Arthur Miller, Wales, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) Perhaps now one hour later (MB, ibid.) Believe those two frequencies are actually from Croatia, not Germany, unlike new 7285, which I monitored Nov 1: inaudible at 2130, as Povrzenic assumed, and probably not on that early. Audible after 2200, and by 2327 heard closing English including outdated frequency 9925, and local times only, as if there were only one timezone each in SAm at ``7-12 pm`` local; ENAm at ``7-11`` pm local; WNAm at ``6-10`` pm local, NZ on 9470; and Au at ``4-8 pm`` on 13820! Then went into Spanish promptly at 2330 as I predicted. Reception was worse at 0130 and could not tell language, but much better after 0330, again in Spanish, and had heard English shortly after 0300. Occasional hets from frustrated North American hams, who like to run AM around this part of the band (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA. Esquema Completo da Rádio Havana Cuba !!!! Caros amigos, Recebi hoje do correio [E ou P?] a schedule completa da RHC - Rádio Havana Cuba, que repasso. Curiosamente o folheto com o esquema não menciona o período de transmissão nem as respectivas datas de início e final. Rádio Havana Cuba, Infanta nº 105, esq.25, 6to piso, AP 6240, La Habana, Cuba Telf. (537) 877 6533 - 34 Fax: (537) 870 5810 E-Mail: radiohc @ enet.cu TRANSMISSÕES EM ESPANHOL: 11800, 12000, 6000, 11760, 9550, 15230 de 1100 às 1500 UT 15120, 15230, 9550 de 2100 às 2300 UT 9600, 9655, 9505, 5965, 15230, de 0000 às 0500 UT 9820 e 6000 de 0000 às 0100 UT 9550 de 0200 às 0500 UT 11875 de 0300 às 0500 UT 11760 de 0000 às 0500 UT Mesa redonda Informativa, em 6000 e 11875 de 2300 às 0100 UT Aló Presidente (Programa dominical do Presidente da Venezuela Hugo Chaves Frias) 13680, 11670, 13750, 11875 e 17750 às 1400 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM INGLÊS: 11760 e 9505 de 2030 às 2130 UT 9820 e 6000 de 0100 às 0500 UT 9550 e 9820 de 0500 às 0700 UT 9550 de 2300 às 2400 UT 9655 e 11760 de 0500 às 0700 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM FRANCÊS: 11760 de 2000 às 2030 UT 11760 de 2130 às 2200 UT 9505 de 2200 às 2230 UT 9550 de 0000 às 0100 UT 9550 de 0130 às 0200 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM PORTUGUÊS: 15120 de 2000 às 2030 UT 17705 de 2200 às 2230 UT 17705 de 2300 às 2330 UT 15230 de 2300 às 2400 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM GUARANÍ: 17705 de 2230 às 2300 UT 17705 de 2330 às 2400 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM QUECHUA: 17705 de 0000 às 0030 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM CREOLE: 9505 de 2130 às 2200 UT 9505 de 2230 às 2300 UT 9550 de 0100 às 0130 UT TRANSMISSÕES EM ESPERANTO (SOMENTE AOS DOMINGOS) 9820 de 0700 às 0730 UT 11760 de 1500 às 1530 UT 11760 de 1930 às 2000 UT 9600 e 9505 de 2330 às 2400 UT Um abraço a todos, (Adalberto Marques de Azevedo, py4wth, Barbacena - MG - Brasil, Nov 1, Noticias DX via DXLD) ** CUBA [non]. 530 OVER FLORIDA WATERSPACE, R. Martí (via the 193rd PANG PsyOps aircraft) - 2213-2250 30 October, alone and local level, definitely the first local Saturday since Hurricane Ivan in mid- September and the wave of hurricanes thereafter forced this once to deactivate. Usual Spanish commentaries and news, // 6030, et. al. Thanks Gerry Bishop for the phone alert tip. Recheck around 2330 had Radio Visión Cristiana dominating over Martí (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 1060, R. Veintiséis, unknown site, Matanzas - 0858+ 31 October with female "Ésta es Radio Veintiséis... 1060 kiloHertz, desde Matanzas... 5 de la mañana." Brief chatter by man, then into boleros. So, the first clear confirmation that Cuba didn't switch off of Daylight Time (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CZECH REPUBLIC. R. Prague confirmed Oct 31 back on its winter morning frequency to NAm in English at 1400: 21745, good today. A daring European to keep on 13m for at least another season (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Spanish technicians try to fix a Guinean transmitter --- At the beginning of this month, the transmitter stopped broadcasting on shortwave due to the "fall" of a transformer in the power station located outside of Malabo. Spanish technicians have been trying to fix the state operated transmitter of Radio Malabo, the only mass media of Equatorial Guinea, old Spanish colony in Africa sub-Sahara, and damaged for more than two weeks. The station will remain off the air on SW for around four months, since the technicians have requested a minimum time of 90 days according to the Minister of Information and spokesman of the Government, Alfonso Nsue. Malabo radio has been transmitting for more than 15 days in Frequency Modulation for Malabo and some adjacent towns. The transmitter, of a model that no longer is used, is a fruit of the first mixed agreement of cooperation between Spain and Equatorial Guinea in year 80. Since it is an old fashioned model that lacks spare parts in the market, their pieces must be specially manufactured http://www.informativos.telecinco.es/dn_17787.htm Oct 26 (via Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, Oct 27, translated via Google, BC-DX via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. B04 frequencies for the following: - Voice of the Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity (1830 Sundays and Wednesdays) 7220 1830-1930 Sun/Wed - Voice of Oromo Liberation (1730 Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays) 9820 1700-1759 Sun/Tue/Wed/Fri 73 (Silvain Domen, Belgium, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. EUROPIRATE, 13869.9U, Radio Spaceshuttle International, 1145 Sun Oct 31 with old Beatles song. Echo announcement followed. Same announcement after the next song. Weak at times but fair on fade ups. More Beatles music at 1210. Running 60 watts. Via DXTuner Europe (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** FRANCE [and non]. Haven`t seen a B-04 RFI schedule, but Oct 31 at 1407 noted 17620 with English news of SE Asia, South America, with usual echo, but probably the best we can hope for here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [From the complete schedule below, gh excerpts English, which JMA kindly highlighted in red] Target areas are Africa and Asia only, so everyone else must try to pick up off-beam broadcasts. (1) 31.10.04 to 27.02.05 (2) 27.02.05 to 27.03.05 otherwise for the entire five months Asc = Ascension; Ch = China; Mey = Meyerton, South Africa; Moy = Moyabi, Gabon; otherwise direct from Issoudun, France 0400-0430 Moy 9805 0400-0430 9555 (1) 0400-0430 11995 (2) 0500-0530 Moy 11850 0500-0530 11995 (1) 0500-0530 15155 (2) 0600-0630 Asc 9595 0600-0630 15155 0600-0630 17800 0700-0800 Moy 11700 (1) 0700-0800 Moy 11725 (1) 0700-0800 Moy 15605 1200-1230 Asc 15275 1200-1230 21620 1400-1500 Ch 7180 (1) 1400-1500 Ch 9580 (2) 1400-1500 17620 1600-1700 Mey 9730 1600-1700 Mey 15160 1600-1700 17850 1600-1730 11615 1600-1730 15605 (from a complete RFI B-04 schedule via Jean-Michel Aubier, English excerpted by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here is RFI`s complete B-04 schedule: période du 30.10.04 au 27.03.05 (1) tranche horaire assurée du 31.10.04 au 27.02.05 (2) tranche horaire assurée du 27.02.05 au 27.03.05 Horaires TU BANDES FREQUENCES LANGUES Afrique du Nord – zone 1 0400-0500 3965 Français 0500-0600 3965 (1) Arabe / Fr 0500-0600 5925 Arabe / Fr 0500-0600 7135 (2) Arabe / Fr 0600-0700 5925 (1) Français 0600-0700 7135 Français 0600-0700 9790 (2) Français 0700-0800 9790 Français 0700-0800 11700 Français 0800-1130 15300 Français 0800-1600 11845 Français 1130-1200 15300 Météo marine 1200-1800 15300 Français 1600-1700 12025 (1) Arabe 1600-1700 7325 (1) Arabe 1600-1800 9790 Arabe 1700-1800 7325 Arabe 1800-2100 9790 Français 1800-2200 7315 Français 1900-2200 6175 Français 2100-2200 3965 Français Afrique du Nord - zone 2 0400-0500 3965 Français 0500-0600 3965 (1) Arabe /Fr 0500-0600 5925 Arabe /Fr 0500-0600 7135 (2) Arabe /Fr 0600-0700 5925 (1) Français 0600-0700 7135 Français 0600-0700 9790 Français 0700-0800 7135 (1) Français 0700-0800 9790 Français 0700-0800 11700 Français 0800-1000 15300 Français 0800-1600 11845 Français 1100-1130 15300 Français 1130-1200 15300 Météo marine 1200-1400 15300 Français 1600-1700 12025 (2) Arabe 1600-1700 41m 7325 (1) Arabe 1600-1800 9790 Arabe 1700-1800 7325 Arabe 1800-2000 7315 Français 1800-2100 9790 Français 1900-2200 6175 Français 2100-2200 3965 Français Afrique du Nord -zone 3 0400-0500 3965 Français 0500-0600 3965 (1) Arabe / Fr 0500-0600 5925 Arabe / Fr 0500-0600 7135 (2) Arabe / Fr 0600-0700 5925 (1) Français 0600-0700 7135 Français 0600-0700 9790 (2) Français 0700-0800 7135 (1) Français 0700-0800 9790 Français 0700-0800 11700 Français 0800-1000 15300 Français 0800-1600 11845 Français 1100-1130 15300 Français 1130-1200 15300 Météo marine 1200-1400 15300 Français 1600-1700 11615 Anglais 1600-1700 12025 (2) Arabe 1600-1700 7325 (1) Arabe 1600-1800 9790 Arabe 1700-1800 7325 Arabe 1700-1800 15300 Français 1800-1900 15300 (2) Français 1800-2100 9790 Français 1800-2200 7315 Français 1900-2200 6175 Français 2000-2200 7315 Français 2100-2200 3965 Français Afrique occidentale -zone 4 0600-0630 Asc 9595 Anglais 0630-0700 Asc 9595 Français 0600-0700 7135 (1) Français 0600-0700 9790 (2) Français 0700-0800 9790 (1) Français 0700-0800 11700 Français 0700-0800 Moy 11725 (1) Anglais 0700-0800 Moy 15605 (1) Anglais 0700-0800 15300 (2) Français 0800-1130 15300 Français 1130-1200 15300 Météo marine 1200-1230 Asc 15275 Anglais 1200-1700 15300 Français 1700-1800 11965 (1) Français 1700-1800 15300 (2) Français 1700-1800 11995 (1) Portugais 1700-1800 15530 (2) Portugais 1800-2100 9790 Français 1800-2100 Moy 11955 Français 2100-2200 Moy 9790 Français 2100-2200 7315 Français Asc : diffusé à partir d’ Ascension (Ile Ascension) Moy : diffusé à partir de Moyabi (Gabon) Afrique occidentale -zone 5 0600-0630 Asc 9595 Anglais 0630-0700 Asc 9595 Français 0600-0700 9790 (1) Français 0600-0700 11700 (2) Français 0700-0800 11700 Français 0700-0800 Moy 11700 (1) Anglais 0700-0800 Moy 15605 (2) Anglais 0700-0800 16m 17620 (2) Français 0700-0900 15315 Français 0800-1000 17620 Français 0900-1600 21685 Français 1100-1400 17620 Français 1200-1230 Asc 15275 Anglais 1230-1300 Mey 21760 Français 1600-1700 Mey 15160 Anglais 1600-1700 17620 Français 1700-1800 15300 (1) Français 1700-1800 17620 (2) Français 1800-2000 11965 Français 1800-2100 Moy 11955 Français 2100-2200 Moy 9790 Français Moy : diffusé à partir de Moyabi (Gabon) Asc : diffusé à partir d’ Ascension (Ile Ascension) Mey : diffusé à partir de Meyerton (Afrique du Sud) Afrique centrale -zone 6 0300-0400 +Mey 7135 Français 0300-0600 9790 Français 0400-0500 Moy 4890 Français 0400-0500 7135 Français 0400-0500 Asc 7270 Français 0500-0600 Moy 6175 Français 0500-0600 7135 (1) Français 0500-0600 11700 Français 0500-0600 15300 (2) Français 0600-0700 11700 (1) Français 0600-0700 15300 Français 0600-0700 17850 (2) Français 0600-0700 Kig 17770 Français 0700-0800 Mey 15170 Français 0700-0800 17850 Français 0700-1600 21580 Français 1000-1100 17850 Français 1100-1400 Mey 17850 Français 1500-1600 17850 Français 1600-1700 Mey 9730 Anglais 1600-1700 15300 (1) Français 1600-1700 17850 Anglais 1600-1700 21580 (2) Français 1700-1800 15300 Français 1800-1900 9790 (1) Français 1800-1900 15300 (2) Français 1800-2200 11705 Français 1900-2200 Mey 7160 Français 1900-2200 9790 Français 2000-2100 11965 Portugais Mey : diffusé à partir de Meyerton (Afrique du Sud) Moy : diffusé à partir de Moyabi (Gabon) Kig : diffusé à partir de Kigali (Rwanda) Afrique de l'Est et Océan Indien -zone 7 du 301004 au 270305 0300-0400 Mey 7135 Français 0400-0430 Moy 9805 Anglais 0400-0430 9555 (1) Anglais 0400-0430 11995 (2) Anglais 0430-0500 9555 (1) Français 0430-0500 11995 (2) Français 0500-0530 11995 (1) Anglais 0500-0530 Moy 11850 Anglais 0500-0530 15155 (2) Anglais 0530-0600 11995 (1) Français 0530-0600 15155 (2) Français 0600-0630 15155 Anglais 0600-0630 17800 Anglais 0630-0700 17800 Français 1200-1230 21620 Anglais 1230-1300 21620 Français 1600-1730 15605 Anglais 1700-1800 Moy 12015 Portugais Mey : diffusé à partir de Meyerton (Afrique du Sud) Moy : diffusé à partir de Moyabi (Gabon) Afrique orientale-zone 8 0400-0600 Dha 15210 Français 1600-1730 11615 Anglais Proche et Moyen - Orient-zone 9 0300-0400 5945 (1) Français 0300-0400 7315 (2) Français 0400-0500 7315 (1) Français 0400-0500 9555 (2) Français 0400-0600 Dha 15210 Français 0500-0600 9555 (1) Français 0500-0600 11685 (2) Français 1400-1500 17620 Anglais 1600-1630 Rus 6010 Pashtu 1600-1630 Dha 9565 Pashtu 1600-1730 11615 Anglais 1800-1900 Rus 5990 Pashtu 1800-1900 Dha 6015 Pashtu Dha : diffusé à partir de Dhabayya (UAE) Rus : diffusé à partir de Russie [¿où? pays assez grand] Europe Centrale et Orientale -zone 10 du 301004 au 270305 0400-0430 5990 Russe 0400-0430 6045 Russe 0400-0430 7280 Russe 0530-0545 5990 Français 0545-0600 5990 Polonais 0600-0630 6175 Serbo-Croate 0600-0630 7315 Serbo-Croate 0700-0730 9805 Albanais 0700-0730 11670 Albanais 1400-1430 11665 (1) Russe 1400-1430 15515 Russe 1400-1430 15605 Russe 1400-1430 17850 (2) Russe 1500-1600 9805 Serbo-Croate 1500-1600 11670 Serbo-Croate 1600-1700 9805 Roumain 1700-1800 6085 Polonais 1900-2000 5905 Russe 1900-2000 7135 Russe 2000-2100 3965 Serbo-Croate 2000-2100 6090 Serbo-Croate 2100-2200 6185 Roumain 2100-2200 7135 Roumain 2200-2300 5915 Polonais Atlantique Nord -zone 11 1100-1130 6175 Français 1130-1200 6175 Météo Marine Inde -zone 12 0100-0200 Ch 15605 (1) Français 0100-0200 Ch 16m 17710 (2) Français 1400-1500 Ch 7180 (1) Anglais 1400-1500 Ch 9580 (2) Anglais 1400-1500 17620 Anglais Ch: diffusé à partir de Chine Chine et Péninsule Coréenne -zone 13 0930-1030 Jap 9655 Mandarin 0930-1030 Rus 5945 Mandarin 1030-1200 Jap 7140 Français 1200-1300 Jap 7140 Mandarin 1200-1300 Rus 41m 7430 Mandarin 2200-2300 Tai OM 747 Mandarin 2200-2300 Tai OM 1098 Mandarin 2200-2300 Rus 7315 Mandarin 2200-2300 Rus 7430 Mandarin 2300-0100 Rus 12025 Français Rus : diffusé à partir de Russie Tai : diffusé à partir de Taiwan Jap : diffusé à partir du Japon Asie du Sud-Est -zone 14 1030-1200 Jap 9830 Français 1100-1200 Rus 12015 Lao 1100-1200 Ch 11600 Français 1200-1300 Ch 11600 Khmer 1200-1300 Rus 12015 Khmer 1300-1400 Ch OM 684 Français 1400-1500 Jap 49m 6120 Vietnamien 1500-1600 Ch OM 1296 Vietnamien 1600-1700 Ch OM 1296 Français 1600-1700 Ch 6090 Français 2300-2400 Rus 12075 Français 2300-0030 Jap 17710 Français 2300-0100 Rus 12025 Français Jap : diffusé à partir du Japon Rus : diffusé à partir de Russie Ch : diffusé à partir de Chine Amérique du Nord -zone 15 1100-1130 15515 Français 1130-1200 13640 Météo marine 1130-1200 15515 Météo marine Amérique Centrale et Caraïbes-zone 16 du 301004 au 270305 1100-1200 Guy 11670 Fr / Météo marine 1130-1200 17610 Météo marine 1130-1200 21645 Météo marine 1200-1230 Guy 15515 Espagnol 1230-1300 Guy 15515 Français 1300-1330 Guy 17860 Français 1330-1400 Guy 17860 Créole le dim 1600-1630 Guy 17860 Espagnol 1800-1830 Guy 17630 Espagnol 2100-2130 Guy 17630 Espagnol 0100-0130 Guy 9800 Espagnol 0130-0200 Guy 9800 Français Guy : diffusé à partir de Montsinéry (Guyane) (via Jean-Michel Aubier, France, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GEORGIA. Georgia again on air today Nov 1, 11805.14 at 0700-0757 Russian and English, even the English ID and frequency direction noted at 0730 UT with 20% readability. German at 0800 UT on slight different frequency of 11805.07 kHz. Carrier S=8, but audio only 5%. No Georgia service yesterday on Sun Oct 31 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, BC-DX via DXLD) ** GREECE [and non]. ERT The Voice of Greece schedule is still missing. Some recent observations on Oct 31 / Nov 1st [not complete]: Greek Night frequencies 5865 and 7430. 0000-0400 9375 12105 SAm 0400-0600 12105 15650 0500-1000 9375 9420 0600-1000 21530 0700-0900 9770 Delano to Au 1100-1400 15650 1200-1500 11750 Delano to NAm [VG here, as expected --- gh, OK] 1500-1600 15485 Delano to NAm, Sat/Sun 1600-2200 15485 Delano to NAm [VG here, as expected --- gh, OK] 1500-2000 7475 9420 2000-2200 17565 Delano to C/SAm 2000-2100 7475 9375 9420 12105 Af 2100-2300 9375 12105 2300-2400 9375 12105 Multi language channel to Europe at 1500-2000 on 7430. ERT Macedonia Thessaloniki channel: 1100-1500 9375?, 1500-2300 7450 (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 31 / Nov 1, BC-DX via DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. 4698, Radio Amistad: Following up on recent reports of this one's reactivation. Per Larry Baysinger, a couple of volunteers visiting the region were apparently able to get the short-wave transmitter's power supply repaired (Hans Johnson, WY, Oct 30, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** HONG KONG. Re 8749 yacht race weather broadcasts. I finally listened to the recording I made this morning and definitely can hear "visibility" said in 5 distinct syllables. I also hear "waves" and possibly "fog" or it could have been "five", so a section of the report would sound like "visibility, waves, fog ..." where numbers could be heard occasionally after the words. Each of these words were heard multiple times so I assume different locations along the race route were given. Talking by the female was very weak and I may have missed visibility were it not mentioned by George so that I was listening for it. The transmission began at 1033 and I heard nothing after 1038. I missed listening the other days but apparently didn't miss much (John Sgrulletta, NY, DXplorer Oct 30 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. Voice of Indonesia 15149.83 kHz --- Test your filter. Indonesian at 1300-1400 UT, noted here using LSB mode on various receivers. Slight QRM by mobile VoA Tinang in Vietnamese on even 15150.00 kHz til 1330. 15150 INS 250 kW 0800-1400 UT daily towards opposite corner of the world at 30 degrees to China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Oct 31, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 3578, RSPK Ngada, Bajawa again active, 1105-1308 UT, BI, relay of RRI Jakarta at 1204 UT, clear ID's. Weak on Oct 22, 23 & 25th, on 24th inactive (Roland Schulze, Philippines, BC-DX Oct 25 via DXLD) ** IRAN. English 15460 and 15480 at 1030-1130. At 1930-2030 on 7320 and 11695 (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 31 / Nov 1, BC-DX via DXLD) IRIB Tehran SW additions - again on air: 15085 and 17560 0630-0730 Italian 17590 0630-0730 French (ex-17560) 15460 and 15480 1030-1130 English to SAs and SEAs, Pac (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Nov 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. 5428.00, Sometimes at 2040, NHK Mihara with boring program after sign on at 2030. Can be heard when A-index is low and when the modem traffic transmitter is inactive on this frequency. Seldom strong and that is not strange due to the fact that the transmitter uses only a few hundred watts. USB. 1-2 SA (Stig Adolfsson, SW Bulletin Oct 31, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. Special Program Notice from NHK WORLD Dear listeners, Japan has been hit by a series of natural disasters this year. In the wake of the powerful earthquake that jolted Niigata Prefecture along the Japan Sea coast and surrounding regions on October 23, approximately 60-thousand people are still forced to live in evacuation shelters. In the preceding summer-autumn seasons, a total of ten typhoons hit the Japanese archipelago, causing severe damage to life and property. In our effort to address the plight of the victims of these disasters, we at NHK plan to broadcast a special program on natural disasters from Saturday, November 6th, to Sunday, 7th. Part of the program will also air on our overseas service, NHK WORLD. In this special program, we welcome your thoughts on the following areas, and hope to include them in our coverage. 1. Your comments and suggestions on NHK WORLD's disaster broadcast. 2. What information is the most useful for you. 3. Messages of encouragement and advice to the disaster victims in Japan. We want to hear your candid thoughts, and invite you to take part in this special broadcast. For those of you who wish to send us your thoughts on E-mail, address them to nhkworld@nhk.jp For those of you who wish to fax in your thoughts, dial +81-3-3481-1350. The deadline is Thursday, November 4th, Japan Time. Sincerely, NHK WORLD (via Dario Monferini, bclnews.it via DXLD) It would be somewhat helpful to know the times and frequencies of the special program. Since it`s mainly on the domestic service, will it be entirely in Japanese? It would be nice to know this, too (gh, DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH. John Norfolk and I have been discussing an asterisk in his latest DX PROGRAMS update, UT Mon 0200+ from RKI, which we know is Canada relay on 9560, and direct on 15575, but what about 11810? This has been direct in the past, but the RKI website shows it too as a Sackville relay; yet checking Nov 1, I could hear nothing on 11810 tho 9560 was coming in well. Further checking of HFCC info shows 11810 as Kimjae site in Korea, targeted only at Japan and S Korea itself. Of course, this could change, but as far as I can tell, the RKI info is incorrect and 11810 is not via Sackville. Comments? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN. 3970, 1625 30/10, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan - P. O. Box 29010 - London ON N6G 2V3 - Canada, Kurdo Talk OM insuf/suff (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli - Italia, BCLNews.it via DXLD) Did you copy this address from an announcement on the air, or some other source? (gh) 0300 s/on with National Anthem of Kurdistan on 4860 (first noted by OM A. Petersen) and ID "Eira Dengi Kurdistana Iran", but on \\ freq. 3970 kHz with more than 30 sec delay, seems it is recorded on tape. The sound and modulation are similar to those of Armenian transmitters (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, BC-DX Oct 28 via DXLD) ** MALAYSIA SARAWAK. Dear Friends, I got the following info from Mr. Wilson Eddie Gaong, Head of Secretariat (for Director Broadcasting) RTM Sarawak, Jabatan Panyiaran. "The frequency 5030 kHz originating from our transmitter site Kuching has been off the air since Jan 2004. In order to listen our national broadcasts you may tune to 4895 kHz and for ethnic dialects 7270 kHz from 0600 to 2400 Malaysian time. We appreciate further reports from listeners like you" (T. R. Rajeesh, Kerala, India, WDXC#2504, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALDIVE ISLANDS [non]. CLANDESTINE from GERMANY to MALDIVES, 11810 Minivan Radio (Tentative), 1605 Oct 31, Slow talk by man, tentative as there was lots of QRM. Jordan was on the channel before 1600, carrying the program of the Jordanian Armed Forces, this was in Arabic, and they IDed. Via DXTuner Europe (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 11810 is scheduled for Minivan, B-04, ex-12015; I could not hear it at 1655 UT check Nov 1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALTA. A couple of weeks ago an item in the Maltese Times said that talks continue regarding Voice of the Mediterranean returning as well as the introduction of Television Mediterranean (Allen Dean, 22/10, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. A Rádio Nova Zelândia emitirá programação própria unicamente entre 0800 e 1100. Nos demais horários, serão retransmitidos programas nacionais. As informações são do programa Espacio Diexista, da programação em espanhol da Rádio Bulgária que alerta: o primeiro advento do ano novo de 2005 poderá ser conferido, pela Rádio Nova Zelândia, às 1100, em 15530 kHz (@tividade DX Nov 1 via DXLD) Is this correct? RNZI own programming only at 0800-1100? ** RUSSIA. VOR program guide is now available at http://www.vor.ru/ep.html (John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 17785, heard Riyadh in ENGLISH!! just before French service 0800-1000 UT started. Heard a sermon on comparison of Muslim and Western World Church Prayers at about 0753-0800 UT. Need more investigation, I guess the local Riyadh FM and MW transmission English is on the schedule at 0700-0800 UT, so SW service relayed this channel, when the 17785 transmitter put on air. S=9 +40 dB (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SIKKIM. Direct QSL fom AIR Gangtok --- Dear Friends, I received a full data QSL verification from All India Radio Gangtok for a postal mail report in 27 days. Frequency 3390 kHz. V/s Mr. A. K. Sarkar, Asst. Engineer. He informs that AIR Gangtok is expecting more encouraging reports from DXers. AIR Gangtok operates at 0100-0400 & 1030-1615 UT on 3390; 0700-0930 on 6085. Transmitter power is 10 kW. Reception reports should be mailed to: Mr. A. K. Sarkar, Station engineer All India Radio Gangtok Gangtok-737011, Sikkim, INDIA Tel: +91 3592 203843(O) +91 3592 203125(R) AIR Gangtok is situated in Sikkim which joined Indian Union in 1975; until then it was a protectorate of India. As per NASWA country counting rules Sikkim is a separate broadcast country within India. (T. R. Rajeesh, Kerala, India, World DX Club# 2504, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SINGAPORE [and non]. 7235, Warna is now suffering extreme QRM from many sources at 1400 and then: CRI Hindi (as in A04), R. Liberty? in Russian and a DRM Channel from 7240 (new in B04). Also 6000 seems be to quite QRMed by Russia? (Zacharias Liangas, Oct 31, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN [and non]. Radio Exterior de España 30-10-2004 to 26-03-2005 Africa Arabic 1900-2059 7270 2000-2159 7270 French 1900-1959 9595 Lundi-Samedi 2100-2159 9595 Dimanche English 2000-2059 9595 Monday-Friday 2200-2259 9595 Saturday-Sunday Spanish 0900 21540 1000 21540 1100 21540 1200 21540 1300 21540 1400 21540 1500 17755, 15385 (l-s) 1600 17755, 15385 (l-s) 1700 17755 1800 17755 1900 17755 go 2000 17755 g 2100 11625 2200 7270, 11625 2200 7270 el [?] America English 0000-0059 6055 French 2300-2359 6055 Sefardi 0115-0145 11795 Martes 0415-0445 9690 Martes Spanish 0000 North 9535; South 11815, 11945, 9620 y 6125 0100 North 9535 y 6055; South 11815, 11945, 9620 y 6125 0200 North 11880, 9535 y 6055; Central 6040; South 11815, 9620, 6125 0300 North 11880, 9535 y 6050; Central 6040; South 9620 y 6125 0400 North 11880, 9535 y 6055; Central 6040; South 5970, 9620, 6125 0500 North 11880 y 6055; Central 6040; South 5970 0800 South 21570 l-v 0900 South 21570 l-v 1000 North 17595 l-v; South 21570 y 11815 l-v 1100 North 17595 l-v 15170 l-v; Central 5970 l-v; South 21570, 11815 l-v 1200 North 17595 l-v, 15170 l-v y d; Central 5970 l-v y d; South 21570, 21700 sd, 15125 d, 11815 l-v 1300 North 17595 l-v; Central 5970 d; South 21570, 21700 sd, 15125 d, 1500 North 17850 d; Central 9765 d; South 21570, 21700 sd, 17595 l-v, 15125 d, 1600 North 17850 sd; Central 9765 sd; South 21570, 21700 sd, 17595 l-v, 1700 North 17850 sd; Central 9765 sd; South 17715, 17595 l-v, 15125 sd y 21700 sd 1800 North 17850 sd; Central 9765; South 17715, 17595sd, 15125 1900 North 17850 sd, 9630; Central 9765; South 17595 sd, 15125 2000 North 17850 sd, 9630; Central 9765 sd; South 17595 sd 15125 sd, 2100 North 17850 sd, 9630; Central 9765 sd; South 17595 s 15125 sd, 2200 North 17850 sd, 9630; Central 9765 sd; South 15125 sd, 2300 North 9535; South 11945, 9620 y 6125 Europe German 1700-1730 9665 Montag und Donnerstag French 1800-1859 9655 Lundi-Vendredi 2300-2359 6095 Samedi-Dimanche English 2000-2059 9680 Monday-Friday 2200-2259 9680 Saturday-Sunday Russian 1700-1730 15195 nH-nTH [this is a rendering of Cyrillic days of week] Spanish 0600 12035, 9710, 5985 (sd) 0700 12035, 9710, 5985 (sd) 0800 12035 y 13720 0900 15585 y 13720 1000 15585 y 13720 1100 15585 y 13720 1200 15585 y 13720 1300 15585 y 13720 sd, 1400 15585 1500 15585 1600 15585 1700 7275 y 9665 sd, 1800 7275 y 9665 sd, 1900 7275 y 9665 sd, 2000 7275 y 9665 sd, 2100 7275 y 9665 sd, 2200 7275 Middle East Arabic 1700-1859 21610 1900-2059 12035 2000-2159 12035 French 1900-1959 7150 Lundi-Vendredi 1900-1959 12035 Samedi-Dimanche Sefardi 1825-1855 17770 Lunes Spanish 0500 11890 0600 11890 0900 21610 1000 21610 1100 21610 1200 21610 1300 21610 1400 21610 1500 21610 1600 21610 Australia Spanish 0700-0759 17770 y 21610 (sd) 0800-0859 17770 y 21610 (sd) Japan Spanish [via China] 1000-1059 9660 1100-1159 9660 Philippines Spanish [via China] 1200-1259 11910 1300-1359 11910 (REE website, 11/1 via Daniel Sampson, Prime Time Shortwave, DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. Perhaps "The R. Nile" is a new name for "Voice of Hope"? (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Oct 28 via BC-DX via DXLD) Yes, it's the same station. The reason they had to change the name is apparently due to some dispute between different churches. Because they are still using material prepared before the name change, I understand that both the old and new names may be heard on the air. But from 1st Jan 2005, so I have been told, only the new name will be used (Andy Sennitt, Holland, ibid. Oct 28) 15320, MADAGASCAR. R. Nile (via RN-Madagascar), formerly called Voice of the People, quite a good signal when opening at 0427 Oct 30, ID in English and Arabic, Arabic news by man, continued in other language. "Voice of the People" mentioned during language. Arabic talk. During English ID woman gave frequencies, also times as 0430-0500 Sat-Tue. Had English news by woman at 0453, and went off abruptly at 0457* in the middle of the news. //12060 was almost the same strength, but light jamming there. Although high power, still a very nice signal considering the path/hour/frequency; but just a barely perceptible carrier present the next night on both frequencies (Jerry Berg, MA, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. Sudan Radio Service, B-04 schedule is as follows, times in UT, but Mon-Fri ONLY ! WOF = Woofferton, UK 0300-0500 9625 kHz zone 47E WOF 300 kW 140 deg 0500-0600 11795 kHz zone 47E WOF 300 kW 140 deg 1500-1700 15530 kHz zone 47E WOF 300 kW 140 deg 1700-1800 11715 kHz zone 47E WOF 300 kW 140 deg (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWEDEN [and non]. Oct 31 I checked out the new 15240 situation. Until 1359* in English (actually music fill as usual, cut off abruptly), it was strong but fluttery, direct from Sweden. Less than a minute later Sackville came on with RCI IS and ID once, then --- open carrier for 10 minutes! R. Sweden finally started up with IS and into Swedish at 1410. English via Canada presumably followed at 1430, but I was monitoring elsewhere. By 1500 recheck, 15240 was back to direct transmission from Sweden, judging from the resumed flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWITZERLAND [non]. Altho I was away from the main receiver, waiting for a Hallowe`en celebration in the car, I made a point of intuning 11905 in 2330 semihour October 30, for SRI`s final gasp, via French Guiana, altho the signal was poor. Another replay of their final show, the last 5+ minutes of which were merely music fill, and the plug was pulled at 2400 without so much as a goodbye (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SRI audio --- Excerpts of German 2230-2300 within the very last transmission from Sottens (2200-2400 on 9885) as heard by Christoph Ratzer in Austria, of course with a weak backscatter signal only: http://www.ratzer.at/swiss_9885.mp3 Two files with satellite recordings, one containing excerpts of an interview with Nicolas Lombard, the other one the very last minutes of SRI in German: http://www.radioforen.de/showthread.php?t=11491 Actually the satellite recordings were made already at 2030 since SRI announced that they will leave the air "at midnight", but it is no doubt the very same programme than the one two hours later on 9885, only the news were perhaps updated. An artistic (at least I think so...) piece with satellite and shortwave recordings combined: http://www.radioeins.de/_/meta/sendungen/apparat/041023_a4.ram The Eutelsat Hotbird channel so far used by SRI carries Swiss Pop now (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TASMANIA [non]. Hobart Radio International Begins... Pirate Radio from Hobart, Australia; Hobart Radio International is planning to do 2 shows per month which will be relayed via JRRI. The first programme has been produced and you can listen online if you can't wait for the broadcast; they have a page setup on my current website: http://www.websamba.com/shortwave The programme "Themes Arena" is ready to hear. On that website should be the answers to your questions. Cheers and take care, 73's (Robert Wise of Hobart, Australia (Downunder), Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** TURKEY. new frequency recommended --- Glenn, on Nov. 1 I heard Turkey at 2300 on 7275, and sure enough it's proof that any station broadcasting to North America MUST avoid the 41-meter band--lots of ham QRM on the low side. I've written to VOT monitor George Poppin and suggested they move to 5960, where it's in the clear (RCI isn't on the air at that time) but there may be other options elsewhere on 49 meters (Joe Hanlon in NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. B-04 begins on Oct 31 with one of the most inexplicable collisions maintained on 13m, where there are plenty of other open frequencies: on 21640 until 1414 BBC Hausa via Ascension, mixing with Saudi Arabia in Arabic to Europe. The stations apparently feel this is not a problem in the respective target areas, but I doubt that is the case (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. JOHN PEEL KILLED BY ALTITUDE --- Doc's fight to save DJ Oct 31 2004 --- By David Brown http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14816426%26method=full%26siteid=55768%26headline=john%2dpeel%2dkilled%2dby%2daltitude-name_page.html VETERAN DJ John Peel's dream of holidaying in an ancient Inca city may have cost him his life, The People can reveal. The doctor who frantically fought to save him said yesterday that the lack of oxygen 11,000ft above sea level almost certainly triggered off his massive heart attack. Dr Alcides Vargas in Cuzco, Peru, admitted: "It may not be going too far to say Mr Peel would still be alive today if he hadn't come here. "Altitude may very well have been a contributory factor in his death. A lot of people who come here for the first time suffer from altitude sickness." Dr Vargas told how he rushed to the 65-year-old BBC DJ's side after he collapsed in the lobby of the five-star Monasterio Hotel. He said: "Mr Peel was lying on the floor in the lobby and his wife Sheila was crying uncontrollably on a sofa nearby. "Two women friends were trying to restrain her and comfort her both at the same time. The scene was complete hysteria. "We had medical equipment like defibrillators to administer an electric shock and a ventilating bag. But it was no good. "There were no vital signs and his wife was told there was little hope of reviving him. Though we got him in an ambulance and gave him electric shock treatment as a last option when we got to hospital, we couldn't bring him back. "I spoke a little to Mrs Peel to give her my commiserations, but I could see she was devastated. There was a great deal of pain." Dad-of-four John and Sheila, 55, had been on a three-week working holiday to Peru. She and other family members are still trying to cut through red tape so his body can be flown home. A Radio One insider said: "There is a lot of talk about how the altitude may have affected John. "It is a sad irony if he was actually killed by the holiday he had dreamed about going on for years." John could have been particularly vulnerable to altitude sickness after being diagnosed with diabetes three years ago. Dr Vargas said: "People's reaction to altitude is an individual thing. Some are fine, others suffer. In this case there'll have been a risk factor like thrombosis or cholesterol plaque." Last night Prof Mark Hanson, of the British Heart Foundation, warned about the dangers of high-altitude destinations. He said: "Reduced oxygen can flag up undiagnosed heart or other problems." (via Mike Cooper, Tom Roche, DXLD) I`m sure John Peel was a great guy, and I even heard him myself on rare occasions, but since he was a DJ dealing with rock music, I fail to appreciate the absolute veneration of him by the Brits who were apparently starved for that type of music, instead of devoting themselves to serious, classical music, already available on R3, and those who produce and present it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The best tribute I've heard was on Radio 3 last night (Sunday) when John's friend and fellow DJ Andy Kershaw played a diverse collection of the great man's favourite tracks coupled with anecdotes and recordings including a sixties promo for English groups John did when working on US radio and John talking about listening to the family wireless (in Heswall) during WWII and wondering where all the places on the dial were (such as Schenectady). The programme (and playlist) is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/andykershaw/pip/9efk2/#top and can be heard again for the next 7 days via the "Listen Again" link (Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** U S A. The B04 VOA frequencies are now on line, English is at: http://www.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_e.cfm However, there are significant differences between this online version and the version in yesterday's DXLD 4-165 (I wonder where Glenn found that, and if it might be out of date already?). Does anyone know which version is correct? For example look at the last entry for Special English at 2330 - both versions show a completely different set of frequencies... Also, there is no mention of any "English to Afghanistan" on the on- line schedule. Does this really exist - and if so, does it carry special programming, or just the general VOA English service? 73s (Dave Kenny, BDXC-UK, dxldyg via DXLD) VOA B04 schedule - more confusion Today (Sunday 31 Oct) VOA Asia/Pacific frequencies which, according to the B04 VOA English schedule, are now supposed to go off the air at 1700 UT continued from 1700 to 1800 UT with a relay of the VOA African (!) service in English. I heard this on 7125, 9645 and 15230 kHz all of which I think emanate from the Philippines. Maybe the transmitters there have not yet been programmed with the revised VOA English B04 schedule? 73s (Dave Kenny, ibid.) Anyhow, I was checking both versions, and they match at 1605-1655 when Talk to America is re-scheduled, M-F: entire SW list, mixing targets: 17895, 17715, 15255, 15240, 9855, 9760, 9685, 9645, 7125, 6160. Sites not specified nor researched yet, but I doubt any are Greenville or Delano. Back to the webcast and archive (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi! You requested it, so here are my VOA calculations for this season, less the mediumwave frequencies: VOA: Transmitter Hours per Week ----------------------------------------------------------- 84.00 English to Europe, Middle East, and North Africa 371.00 English to Africa 7.00 English to Zimbabwe 28.00 English to Afghanistan 321.00 English to Far East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania ----------------------------------------------------------- 811.00 Total without Special English 140.50 English-Special ----------------------------------------------------------- 951.50 Total with Special English However, there is good news in this. Looking at the schedule, it seems that the only time that VOA isn't broadcasting in regular English is 0030-0100, which is a great improvement over last season (Michael L. Semon, Lakeland, FL, USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx, your figures of interest, tho what I really had in mind was not transmitter-hours, i.e. hours multiplied by number of SW transmitters at each segment. English was supposed to have been cut back to only 14 hours a day overall, or 98 hours per week. I asked for weekly instead of daily, to take into account non-daily broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non] Radio Liberty/Free Europe B-04 SW Schedules (Time UT) Daily except where indicated. From web site November 1, 2004 [note: as presented on website, not in strict time order] Radio Free Afghanistan (Pashto and Dari) 0230-0430 9335 15690 0230-1330 11940 0430-1230 19010 0430-0630 21690 0630-1030 17595 1230-1430 12140 1230-1330 17595 1330-1430 17775 Albanian (Kosovo) 2000-2030 7175 9565 11765 Armenian 1500-1600 11895 Azerbaijani 0400-0500 9605 1600-1700 9605 1900-2000 9605 Belarusian 0400-0600 6140 7190 1600-2200 9865 1600-1800 15460 1800-2000 6150 2000-2200 7165 South Slavic languages (Bosnian, Serbian) 0000-0100 6115 7115 9725 0830-0900 9565 11730 15170 1400-1430 9555 11885 15170 1700-1800 7115 7245 9695 1830-2000 7155 9705 11815 2100-2200 7175 7265 9680 2300-2400 6115 7115 9725 Georgian 0600-0700 9850 1500-1600 9325 Kazakh 0000-0100 6135 7145 7490 0200-0400 7145 11795 21690 1200-1300 9520 15110 17680 1400-1600 6055 15205 1400-1500 17695 1500-1600 4995 Kyrgyz 1300-1330 9315 11685 15120 1400-1430 9315 12015 15120 1500-1700 7260 9825 1500-1600 11790 1600-1700 9675 North Caucasus languages (Avar, Chechen, Circassian) 0500-0600 9595 9770 11785 1800-1900 7565 9595 9840 Persian (Farsi) 0030-0830 9585 0030-0600 9795 0030-0230 15690 0230-0400 7105 0400-0600 12015 0600-0830 15290 0600-0800 17675 0800-1030 11845 0830-1900 13680 0830-1400 15690 1030-1230 17595 1230-1700 9435 1400-1700 15410 1700-1900 7580 11845 1900-2000 6140 1900-2130 7550 9335 2000-2130 9785 Romanian (Moldova) 1600-1630 7165 9725 1900-2000 3965 9725 .mtwtf. Russian 0000-0200 5985 6095 7155 7175 7220 9520 0300-0600 5955 0300-0500 6105 0300-0400 7115 0300-0700 7220 0300-0900 9520 9680 0400-0600 9715 0500-0700 13810 0600-0900 11885 17845 0700-0900 15205 15250 0900-1100 9355 9725 11930 15410 1100-1400 9805 11885 17730 1100-1300 15120 15215 17805 1300-1400 11895 15130 15370 1500-1800 7220 9520 11805 1500-1600 11885 15370 1500-1700 15130 1600-1800 6105 1600-1700 12040 1700-1800 9505 11885 2000-2400 6105 7220 9520 2000-2200 7265 9620 2000-2100 9650 2100-2300 5955 2200-2400 7175 2200-2300 9865 2300-2400 5985 7155 Tajik 0100-0200 4760 0100-0400 7275 9830 0200-0400 11665 1400-1700 9695 1400-1500 11795 11835 1500-1700 11705 1500-1630 11910 1630-1700 4760 Tatar-Bashkir 0400-0500 7255 9635 0600-0700 9570 11730 1600-1700 6180 9505 2000-2100 7195 7295 Turkmen 0200-0300 6160 7295 0200-0400 9770 0300-0400 15160 17865 1400-1500 9565 13640 15345 1500-1800 9770 1500-1700 11875 1500-1600 15160 1600-1800 11740 1700-1800 9625 Ukrainian 0400-0500 6170 7115 9725 .mtwtfs 0600-0700 5980 7245 9725 .mtwtf. 1700-1800 7280 9725 11905 .mtwtf. 1800-2000 7280 11905 1800-1900 9725 1900-2000 7235 Uzbek 0200-0400 7190 9725 15590 1600-1800 9835 12020 17610 (via Bernie O`Shea, ON, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4915, WWCR (5070) and another English religious station here. Wasn't able to find out who. Not 5030 and didn't appear to be anyone from the 49 mb either. Maybe it was only WWCR with 2 programs mixing. Went off suddenly at 1059:07. Heard on 3 receivers w/different antennas including the Sony ICF-SW77 w/whip antenna, so it wasn't generated on my end. (31 Oct.) 73's (Dave Valko, PA, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) 9985 is the only WWCR frequency closing at 1100 per the B-04 schedule. And guess what: 9985 minus 5070 = 4915. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) Thanks Glenn for your help in deciphering the mixing product. I've never heard this here before and wonder if it`s a new problem. It is quite annoying (Dave Valko, ibid.) Yes, it is, since WWCR just started using 9985 at that hour, ex-9475. I`ve notified WWCR as they, unlike WEWN, are quick to check out spurs and work on them; however, if it`s measured 80 db down or more, it may be permissible (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Good evening all. I wonder if anyone else is hearing the spur from WEWN on 5816 kHz? I was trying to listen for WMR on 5815 last night and all I could hear was WEWN on 5816. I get this on 4 different radios so I don't think it`s at this end. It`s back again tonight just as strong. I remember back when they first came on the air, their signal was like 20 kHz wide and the comment from them was "we don't understand world politics" ???? This was back in the Fido net days. The good ole days. I tried the dxtuner site last night and used the demo USA receiver and could hear there too. Thanks all. Radios used: R8A, R2000, ICF-2010, TS-140S (Chuck Sayers, Harrisburg PA, WA3GSI, Oct 31, swl at qth.net via DXLD) Altho I post notices of DXLD on that group, it seems he has not been reading it. Here`s another report re: (gh) 5816.68, WEWN, 0736 31 Oct., W preaching // 5825. Generating spurs on at least a total of 10 frequencies above and below the fundamental every 8.32 kHz!! Just makes a mess of this area. The FCC needs to get its act together and clean up this kind of stuff. Was trying of WMR on 5815 and could hear pop music, but the spur on 5816.68 was causing a lot of QRM (Dave Valko, PA, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) ** U S A. WJIE has been active lately on 13595, with fairly good modulation and signal here, e.g. 1424 UT Oct 31 with a religionist talking (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WBCQ Schedule Update - October 31, 2004 Note that WBCQ shifts all programming with the move to [make that away from! --- gh] daylight savings [sic] time, effective October 31. Fred Flintstone's Music Show moves from 730 PM ET Saturdays to 8 PM and adds a half hour, effective November 6 [i.e. UT Sun 0100-0200]. This replaces the Peacock Project, whose final broadcast was Big Steve Cole's Halloween special on October 30. Juliette's Wild Kingdom moves from Sunday morning at 1 AM on 7415 to Saturday morning at 12:30am on 7415, effective October 30, per Allan Weiner Worldwide on October 29. Indeed, a new JWK appeared as promised at the new time. [i.e. henceforth 0530 UT Sat] Allan was not sure, but he said he believes that Frankie V is moving to the Saturday 7:30-8:00 pm slot [0030-0100 UT Sun] being vacated by Fred Flintstone. This would open up Friday 5:00 to 5:30 pm ET [2200- 2230 UT]. For now I will make the schedule change and see if this is what happens (Via Larry Will and the Annotated WBCQ Program guide at www dot zappahead dot net slash wbcq, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. The Halloween edition of ``POLITICS TAKES A HOLIDAY`` Sunday, Oct 31st 5:30pm – 6:00pm [2330 UT Sun] Monday, Nov 1st 7:30pm – 8:00pm [UT Tue 0130] Faster than you can say ``Swift Boat Veterans`` five times fast – it`s the Capitol Steps Halloween edition of “Politics Takes a Holiday!`` You can bet your Heinz 57 that John Kerry will be there, along with George Bush and Dick Cheney. If you’re still sitting on the fence after this one, you’re probably going to be in a lot of pain! No, we don’t have all the answers but it’s fun to ask stupid questions – join us for an up-close look at all the least relevant election issues! (KGOU via DXLD) CapSteps was on many other public radio stations with another of their quarterly comedy specials. Station list here, with all too few timings given, and unlikely any stations are still running it, but also a link to highly compressed audio file of this and previous shows: http://www.capsteps.com/radio/ Unfortunately, the file was Unfound when we tried to listen at 1845 UT November 1; must keep trying (gh) ** U S A. 1359.71, FLORIDA, WHNR, Winter Haven - 0914+ 31 October, US soul and blues oldies, black female "I'm Debra McDowell and thank you for listening... on your blues and oldies station..." Same off- frequency observation here as Crawford logs. Fair signal at best (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 540, WGOP, MD, Pokomoke City --- Jerry Starr notes that WGOP is the official call for this station, not WDMV. The people who own both this station and the 700 station where WGOP used to live have swapped calls. I think this was done to stash the WGOP call for future use elsewhere [such as on a conservative talk or pro-Republican format --- Mike Brooker, ON]. The 540 station continues to use `WDMV`` except for a very quick ``WGOP`` at the top of the hour. So both the 540 and 700 are using ``WSMV`` on the air except for the quick ``WGOP`` hourly on 540 (Domestic DX Digest-East, NRC DX News Nov 1 via DXLD) Just like the scenario I expounded (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. It is expected that on Monday, November 1, WIND 560 Chicago will drop its Spanish language format and go with English talk radio (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Oct 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Not sure at what time they switched their format from Spanish, but in English at 0500 (EST). Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Nov 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm ** URUGUAY [non]. CLANDESTINE GERMANY to URUGUAY, 9480, R. Cimarrona, 2215 Sun Oct 31, talk by man in Spanish with flutes in background. Then talk by woman. Many short segments, some with background sound effects (traffic, dog barking) Multiple ID's by man and woman at 2216. I don't know Spanish, but is the Monday program a repeat of Sunday, that is what they seemed to say. Good signal via DXTuner Europe (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) Yes, that`s what they said when I heard them last week (gh) ** VATICAN. Pur avendo comunicato il cambio di frequenza da 5890 a 5885, Radio Vaticana continua ad operare sulla vecchia frequenza (Roberto Scaglione, Oct 31, http://www.bclnews.it via DXLD) ** VENEZUELA [non]. Now that Greece via Delano has moved to 15485 on 19m, 17705 is clear at 2000, and RNV via Cuba confirmed there Nov 1. Last time I heard them on 16m, it was actually on 17750, perhaps by mistake. 17750 is also clear of WYFR at this hour. As before, not synchronized with 15230, nor with 13680 and 9550, the latter two, however, synchronized with each other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. CLANDESTINE from ALGERIA to MOROCCO, 7460 (Presumed) R. Nacional de la RASD, 2020 Oct 30, Arabic, man reading a long list of men, who they considered to be political prisoners. Many mentions of the Western Sahara. Good signal, but some QRM. Wouldn't ID and I finally gave up at 2035. Via DXTuner Europe (Hans Johnson, WY, Cumbre DX via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 1122.8, (CUBA?) 0904+ 31 October, big, warbling FM grinding blob noted here, no real audio detected. Still present 1600+, so suspect a malfing Cuban transmitter, especially since noted pre/post local MW day/night power and pattern potential spurious sources. Anyone outside of Tampa Bay able to confirm? Exact frequency hard to determine, if there really is one (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1172.7, 0905+ 31 October, threshold music. Presume something Latin American (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. CURIOUS DATA TRANSMISSIONS I've been hearing these for a while and just assumed it was something local until another ham several hundred miles away from me made a passing comment about it yesterday. We were on a 40 meter net about 0100 UT. It sounds like a series of short data bursts repeated 8 times. They never seem all that strong but they are very clear. The bursts seem to be extremely wide bandwidth as you can tune (if you're quick enough) without the noise changing pitch. I've heard this on several bands and wonder if you could point me to any information about these transmissions. Thanks, (Steve, K6SKS, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I referred him to 7238 unID items in DXLD 4-138 and 4-143. Is that what he is hearing? (gh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ EIKE BIERWIRTH`S COMPREHENSIVE SW SCHEDULES The new B04 skeds are being built at: http://www.susi-und-strolch.de/eibi/bc-b04.txt And the complete page at: http://www.eibi.de.vu/ Enjoy the new season! (Steve Lare, Holland, Michigan, USA, Nov 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ FCC BPL REPORT AND ORDER STRESSES AVOIDANCE, RESOLUTION OF HARMFUL INTERFERENCE http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/28/100/?nc=1 NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 28, 2004 --- The FCC today released the full BPL Report and Order (R&O) it adopted just two weeks ago http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-245A1.doc While extolling the purported benefits of broadband over power line technology, the 81-page document also declares the FCC`s intention to ``protect licensed services from harmful interference.`` In line with remarks made at the October 14 open meeting where the FCC adopted the R&O --- then still in draft form --- the FCC will require BPL operators to address and resolve all valid interference complaints. It declined, however, to reduce the Part 15 radiated emission limit for BPL systems, maintaining that emissions from BPL systems are very localized and at low enough levels to preclude harmful interference in the first place. And it left the door open to possibly upping the limit in the future. When interference does occur, the Commission favors ``notching,`` frequency shifting and power reduction by BPL systems as the preferred mitigation modes. ``We recognize that some radio operations in the bands being used for Access BPL, such as those of Amateur Radio licensees, may occur at distances sufficiently close to power lines as to make harmful interference a possibility,`` the FCC conceded in its R&O. ``We believe that those situations can be addressed through interference avoidance techniques by the Access BPL provider such as frequency band selection, notching, or judicious device placement.`` Notches would have to be at least 20 dB below applicable Part 15 limits on HF and at least 10 dB below Part 15 limits on VHF. The FCC called the ability to alter a system`s operation to notch out transmissions on specific frequencies where interference is occurring ``a necessary feature for resolving interference without disrupting service to BPL subscribers.`` Although the new Part 15 rules will define Access BPL, the FCC did not attempt to define what constitutes ``harmful interference.`` FCC Advises Hams to Take Steps to Avoid Interference The FCC said it had no evidence before it that BPL operation would significantly contribute to generally raising background noise levels. At the same time, it seemed to put some of the onus on Amateur Radio licensees to take steps to avoid power-line interference --- and, by inference, BPL interference --- in advance. ``In addition, because power lines inherently can radiate significant noise emissions as noted by NTIA and ARRL, good engineering practice is to locate sensitive receiver antennas as far as practicable from power lines,`` the FCC said. In a footnote, the FCC took pains to advise ARRL that in cases where its members experience RF noise, ``such noise can often be avoided by carefully locating their antennas; in many instances an antenna relocation of only a relatively short distance can resolve noise interference.`` No Special Protections for Amateurs BPL operators would be required to notch certain bands, such as those used for life and safety communications by aeronautical mobile or US Coast Guard stations. The FCC R&O makes clear, however, that similar rules will not apply to the Amateur Service, although notching could be one mitigation tool to deal with ham radio complaints. ``We similarly do not find that Amateur Radio frequencies warrant the special protection afforded frequencies reserved for international aeronautical and maritime safety operations,`` the Commission said, adding that in many instances, amateur frequencies are used for routine communications and hobby activities. ``While we recognize that amateurs may on occasion assist in providing emergency communications,`` the FCC said, ``we believe that the general Part 15 provisions and the specific provisions being adopted herein for Access BPL operations are sufficient to protect these amateur operations.`` BPL`s Upside Outweighs Downside, FCC Suggests Although some cases of harmful interference may be possible from BPL emissions at levels up to Part 15 limits, the FCC said, ``we agree with NTIA [National Telecommunications and Information Administration] that the benefits of Access BPL service warrant acceptance of a small and manageable degree of interference risk.`` The Commission reiterated in the R&O its belief that BPL`s public benefits ``are sufficiently important and significant so as to outweigh the limited potential for increased harmful interference that may arise.`` The FCC also said that while it agrees with the ARRL that BPL is not a ``traditional point-source emitter,`` it doesn`t buy into the notion that BPL devices ``will cause the power lines to act as countless miles of transmission lines all radiating RF energy along their full length.`` Additional Provisions Among other specific provisions, the FCC`s new rules also mandate certification of BPL equipment instead of the less-stringent verification, a requirement for a public BPL database --- something the BPL industry did not want. They also require mechanisms to deal swiftly with interference complaints. BPL systems will have to incorporate the ability to modify operation and performance ``to mitigate or avoid potential harmful interference to radio services and to deactivate specific units found to actually cause harmful interference that cannot be remedied through modification of their operation,`` the R&O says. The public BPL database would have to include the name of the BPL provider, the frequencies of BPL operation; the postal ZIP codes the BPL system serves; the manufacturer and type of BPL equipment and its associated FCC ID number; the contact information, including both telephone number and e-mail address of a person at or associated with the BPL operator to facilitate interference resolution (phones would only have to be staffed during ``normal business hours,`` the FCC specified), and the proposed or actual date of BPL operation. Further, the new rules spell out the locations of ``small geographic exclusion zones`` as well as excluded bands or frequencies --- concessions made primarily at the insistence of the NTIA, which administers radio spectrum for federal government users --- and ``coordination areas`` where BPL deployments at any frequency must be ``precoordinated by BPL operators.`` They also detail techniques to measure BPL emissions from system equipment and power lines. No Change in Approach to Part 15 Complaint Resolution The FCC`s R&O makes clear that the agency does not intend to deal with interference complaints regarding BPL systems any differently, nor any more stringently, than it does interference complaints involving other systems that fall under §15.5(c) of its rules. ``Under this rule, parties who believe they are experiencing interference from an unlicensed device are first expected to bring the matter to the attention of the operator of the unlicensed device,`` the FCC said. ``If that action does not resolve the interference, the party may then seek intervention by the Commission.`` The FCC further said it expected ``good faith`` on both sides in resolving any interference complaints that might arise. ``Speedy resolution of interference will not result if the database information on Access BPL deployments is abused, and the BPL operators are deluged with frivolous interference complaints,`` the FCC said The Commission added that it expects BPL operators to take every interference complaint seriously and to diagnose the possible cause of interference quickly. But it suggested that complainants have responsibilities as well. ``At the same time, we expect the complainant to have first taken reasonable steps to confirm that interference, rather than a receiver system malfunction, is occurring and, to the extent practicable, to determine that the interference source is located outside the complainant`s premises,`` the Commission said. The FCC pledged to investigate complaints that land in its lap and take action against the BPL operator if it is found to be causing harmful interference. ``If, on the other hand, the Commission uses its resources to investigate an interference complaint that is found to be frivolous, the Commission will impose appropriate sanctions for abuse of its administrative process.`` Shutting down a BPL system in response to a valid interference complaint ``would be a last resort when all other efforts to satisfactorily reduce interference have failed,`` the FCC said. It did require BPL systems to incorporate a means to allow deactivation of individual components on a remote-controlled basis, but it emphasized that only the FCC may direct a BPL system to cease operation. ARRL Mulling Options ARRL officials are studying the R&O and considering possible responses. Meeting October 16 in Dallas, Texas, the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) authorized the filing of a Petition for Reconsideration in response to the BPL R&O in ET Docket 04-37. The EC also authorized ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, to ``prepare to pursue other available remedies as to procedural and substantive defects`` in the BPL proceeding. Copyright © 2004, American Radio Relay League, Inc. All Rights Reserved (via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) HOW IT WORKS --- PLUGGING INTO THE NET, THROUGH THE HUMBLE WALL OUTLET By TOM McNICHOL The New York Times October 28, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/technology/circuits/28howw.html HIGH-speed Internet access usually comes to homes through one of two wires: a telephone line for D.S.L. subscribers, or a coaxial cable for cable modem users. But an emerging technology known as broadband over power lines, or B.P.L., may soon offer a third wire into homes, channeling high-speed data through a somewhat improbable conduit: an ordinary electrical outlet. B.P.L. is the ultimate in plug-and-play. Users plug a small power line modem into any wall outlet and then connect the modem to a computer with a U.S.B. or Ethernet cable, or through a wireless Wi-Fi connection. The appeal of B.P.L. is that most of the wiring for the network is in place. Although data must be carefully routed over the electric grid to prevent interference and signal degradation, there is no need to dig up streets or rewire homes. Two weeks ago the Federal Communications Commission adopted rule changes to encourage the technology in the hope of making broadband more widely available and fostering greater competition among high-speed Internet providers. Internet service over power lines is probably a year or more away from becoming widely available, but the F.C.C.'s ruling is expected to spur investment in B.P.L. by utilities. "Three or four years ago, the technology was not ready for prime time, but now we know it is," said Jay Birnbaum, vice president and general counsel for Current Communications of Germantown, Md., which makes B.P.L. equipment. "And we've gotten the cost down, so it's competitive with other broadband services." The idea of using electric power lines to send data is not new; companies have been working on it for a decade. The major technical challenge has been how to send bursts of radio frequency energy over power lines without interfering with other radio signals, particularly ham radio and public safety frequencies. The recent F.C.C. ruling establishes frequency bands that B.P.L. signals must avoid to protect aeronautical and Coast Guard communications, and sets up a publicly available database for resolving claims of harmful interference from private radio operators. B.P.L. has been tested in small field trials for several years, involving about 5,000 customers in 18 states. Cinergy, a power company in the Midwest, recently began offering B.P.L. to homes in the Cincinnati area for $30 to $50 a month, depending on connection speed. The company says it hopes to have B.P.L. equipment in more than 50,000 homes by the end of the year. Cinergy is also marketing B.P.L. to smaller municipal and cooperative power companies, particularly in rural areas. "We felt those municipal and cooperative power companies are a terrific market because many of those areas are underserved by D.S.L. and cable," said Bill Grealis, a Cinergy executive vice president. Adding a data channel to the power lines also has potential benefits for the utilities themselves. By reserving a sliver of the B.P.L. data channel for themselves, power companies can use the network to identify problems and accomplish troubleshooting remotely, rather than sending out a crew. Down the road, utilities could install Internet-enabled meters and switches to offer automated meter reading, power demand management and time-of-day pricing. "Our main interest in B.P.L. is using it to better manage our utility," said Bob Dobkin, a spokesman for Pepco, which is based in Washington. Pepco has a pilot B.P.L. program in about 500 homes in Potomac, Md. "It enables you to identify problems without having to send someone out." While B.P.L. holds promise, there are unanswered questions about the technology. One F.C.C. commissioner, Michael J. Copps, dissented in part with the commission's recent action, saying the agency had failed to address issues such as whether electricity customers pay higher monthly bills to subsidize their utility's foray into broadband. "We're great on technology, but not so good on working out the rules of the road," Mr. Copps said. "Nearly all of the industrialized nations except the U.S. have national plans for broadband. We don't have any comprehensive strategy." Mr. Copps and others note that the United States has lately become a broadband laggard; it ranks 13th in the world in broadband penetration, behind countries such as Japan, Korea, Denmark and Iceland. Many believe one main reason is cost. While Americans typically pay $40 to $50 monthly for a D.S.L. or cable modem connection, the Japanese, for example, pay $10 to $15 a month for even faster connections. American broadband consumers, in short, get less bit for the buck. Will B.P.L. bring down the cost of broadband? Mr. Grealis of Cinergy will say only that the cost of a B.P.L. connection will be competitive with D.S.L., cable and wireless. It remains to be seen whether the third wire into the home turns out to be a cheaper alternative or more like the third gas station on a corner, battling the competition at remarkably similar prices. (via Joel Rubin, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ MOON AND PROPAGATION? About the recent discussion in DXLD whether the full moon has an effect on ionospheric propagation: The question is whether the lunar surface does reflect UV radiation sufficiently, as UV is what produces the ions in the ionosphere. The reflecting properties of any surface are wavelength-dependent and usually referred to as "albedo" = ratio of reflected and incoming radiation. Doing a google search on "lunar albedo" quickly yields the following link http://esapub.esrin.esa.it/eoq/eoq52/dob52.htm and albedo plot http://esapub.esrin.esa.it/eoq/eoq52/images/dob252.gif which shows an albedo of about 5% for UV light. This does not sound much, as the value for visible light is just 15% for 550 Nanometer (where both solar radiation and human eye sensitivity are strongest). As everybody knows, this is enough to produce perfectly illuminated moonlit nights, but in this we are fooled by our fantastic eye adaptability. While on a sunny day light intensity is something like 100,000 lux, a full moon will produce no more than 0.7 lux (values for 60 above horizon). Air atoms do not adapt, they always need the same radiation strength for being ionised in large numbers. Taking into account that of those 5% of UV reflected by the moon most is reflected somewhere into deep space rather than onto Earth, it sounds unlikely that the moon is able to enhance ionisation in the atmosphere. Experimental results, of course, are encouraged for publication *with a solid statistical basis* (unlike pre-election statistics). By chance, my new working position is concerned with measuring the albedo. But in the Sahara, not on the moon (would be a similarly nice place for an expedition!). The values above are taken from our library. Best wishes, and do your best tomorrow in the polls pls!! 73, EiBi (Eike Bierwirth, Nov 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM This weekend as I was listening to the world radio bands on shortwave, most of what I heard the world talking about was U.S. elections. Like it or not, what we do here affects them even when the effect is not to our convenience. Bush supporters call this "world leadership" from "the world's remaining superpower", but what I've been hearing abroad is discussion over the credibility of this leadership. Folks, when you don't have willing followers, you can't call yourself a leader. This was the primary focus for an hour on BBC's "Talking Points" and for THREE hours on CBC's "Sunday Edition Public Forum" whose subtitle is the subject of this thread, prefaced by the joke about sleeping with the elephant and quips like "they might not be our best friends but they're our best customers" and "Americans are our best friends whether we like it or not". Most telling in the Canadian production was the observation that "America as free traders is a fiction", citing the fact that the borders are still closed over one single mad cow. The American panelist shot back that America was simply dragging its feet because of Canada's stance on the Iraq war as if one mad cow had any kind of bearing on Iraq. This was countered by the observation of how necessary it was to have the resources to lobby Washington to speed this up, Iraq or not, and it was a Wisconsin lobby that had a lot to do with it, too. As the broadcast continued, the U.S. panelist got more and more insulting to the audience for booing him on a number of occasions, and toward the end was more obvious with his insults to the point where the moderator admonished him, insisting on no more insults to the audience. The matter of the religious radicalism of the U.S. government was also covered, and that is how Canada sees us -- religious radicals. And why aren't we looking at the rapid growth of China when that's going to bite us in the back pockets? I'd like to know how Bush supporters can expect us to continue to be a world leader when the world has wearied of sleeping with our elephant? (Clara Listensprechen, DX LISTENING DIGEST) FOUR FEWER YEARS! FOUR FEWER YEARS!! Throw the bums out! 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