WORLD OF RADIO EXTRA 43, produced by Glenn Hauser released Aug. 21, 2002, between WOR 1144 and 1145 [references to DX LISTENING DIGEST issues for complete stories] *Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran has fascinating programs, some outright anti-Western [2-127, 2-128]; no. 4 in shortwave output, but easier to hear on webcasts; more about Palestine and the intifada than Iran itself. Reviews of broadcasts, by Fred Waterer *Iran proudly makes its own transmitters [2-125] *Former clandestine to Iran, V. of the Sarbedaran, ``Those who have laid their heads on the block, Maoist http://www.sarbedaran.org [2-122] *Arabs try to telecast to Israel in Hebrew; how well Syria does [2-121] *How Sa`udi Arabia censors internet: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu [2-114] *Daring Chinese declare ``self-evident`` citizens` rights for internet [2-123] *China jails dissident for reactionary downloads [2-126] *Newfie gets QSL from North Korea, tips on how to [2-119] *Television in Kenya, networks from abroad, channel usage [2-125] *SkyTower over Kauai, communications relay from remote controlled plane fills gap between satellite and terrestrial coverage [2-118] *Britain`s original satellite site Goonhilly Downs still in business and tourist attraction [2-112] *BBC spending 2.8 gigapounds on consolidating facilities [2-122] *John Logie Baird, Scotish inventor of TV, doesn`t get respect from BBC which sidetracked him, squandering 10-year lead [2-120] *Trying to keep American shows off British TV [2-123] *Floppy TV sets now feasible [2-116] http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/782800.asp [original link no work:] http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1223357 *France`s plan for mediumwave includes many new stations [2-122] *Listening from Lapland, where west coast North American MW stations can be heard, low-power Canadians, and Quebec windows [2-110] *A must for really understanding VHF and UHF propagation: ``Beyond Line of Sight`` by Emil Pocock; see http://www.arrl.org [2-127] *And that concludes WOR Extra 43; hope you`ve enjoyed it. I`m Glenn Hauser inviting you to hear a regular edition next week ###