DX LISTENING DIGEST 1-126, September 13, 2001 edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@hotmail.com {Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. For restrixions and searchable 2001, 2000 contents archive see} http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Dxldmid.html [NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn] WORLD OF RADIO 1096: (stream) http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wor1096.ram (download) http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wor1096.rm (summary) http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wor1096.html ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.6, R. Nac. Arcángel San Gabriel, Sep 5 2015- 2059* 35433 Spanish, Music and Talk. ID at 2059 by man. ID as "transmission LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel". Good signal (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan Premium via DXLD) ** ASIA [non]. RFA schedule in A-01, valid til Oct 28, 2001. RF currently bcs from 1100-0700; there are no transmissions between 0700 and 1100. Daily programming includes Mandarin for 12 hrs, Cantonese for two hrs, and Tibetan for eight hrs. RFA uses IBB txs in HOL=Holzkirchen Germany, IRA=Iranawila Sri Lanka, SAI=Saipan & TIN=Tinian NoMariana Isls. [Additional transmitter sites have been researched but deleted from this list upon request of RFA to suppress this info, to avoid pressure from China upon the host countries. Are we to assume that China has no way to find out this sensitive info except through DX publications? Thus American taxpayers paying for this enterprise are also denied the most basic info about it -gh] RFA A-01 updated schedule of Sep 13. Marked with * only tests in May 2001 0000-0100 LAO 12015I 13830 15545T 0030-0130 BURMESE 11540 13680T 15660 17645S 0100-0300 TIBETAN 9365 11695 11975H 15225T 15695 17730 0100-0130 UIGHUR 9350 11520 11895 11945 15405T 0300-0600 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15150T 15665T 17495 17525 17615S 17880S 21690T 0600-0700 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15150T 15665T 17495 17525 17615S 17880S 0600-0700 TIBETAN 17510 17535 17720 21500T 21690 break 1100-1300 TIBETAN 7470 11590 13625T 13830 15545 17855-(from 1200) 1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9545T 15560I 15660 1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 13765I 15525T 15660 1300-1400 BURMESE 9385 11540 11765T 13745T 1300-1400 TIBETAN 7470 11590 13625T 15545 15695 17855H 1400-1500 CANTONESE 9445S 11950S 13625T 1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 9455S 9635T 9930W 11510 11520 11535 11605 11765T 13775P 1400-1500 KOREAN 7380 11790T 13720T 15625 1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470 11510 11780 13835 1500-1600 MANDARIN 9905P 11765T 11945S 13625T 13690T 15510T 15585* 15680 17640T 17675* 1600-1630 UIGHUR 7460 9370 9555 9675 13625T 1600-1700 MANDARIN 7540 9455S-(fr 1630) 9905P 11750T 11795T 11945S 13690T 15510T 15520* 17640T 17675* 1700-1800 MANDARIN 7540 9355S 9455S 9905P 11750T 11795T 11945S 13690T 15510T 15520* 17640T 17675* 1800-1900 MANDARIN 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 11740T 11815* 11945S 11955T 13680T 15510T 17640T 17675* 1900-2000 MANDARIN 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 9905P 11740T 11785T 11815* 11945S 11955T 13625T 13680T 15510T 17665* 2000-2100 MANDARIN 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 9905P 11700T 11740T 11785T 11815* 11935S 13625T 13670T 15355* 15515T 2100-2200 CANTONESE 9355S 9955P 11785T 13675T 2100-2200 MANDARIN 7540 9455S 9910P 11700T 11740T 11815* 11935S 13625T 15355* 15515T 2200-2300 CANTONESE 9355S 9955P 11785T 13675T 2200-2300 KOREAN 7460 9455S 11670S 2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 7455 9930P 15175 15485T 2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540 9395 9910P 11770* 11785T 13755* 13800S 15430T 15550T 2300-2359 TIBETAN 7470 7550 9805 9875H 13830 2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 9975 11560 11580 11605 11670T 13720S 15560P (various sources, updated on Sep 13, 2001 via Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BIAFRA [non]. Source: Voice of Biafra International. Main Studio: Washington, D.C. Category: Clandestine. Country: USA. Media Provider: Biafra Actualization Forum. Date of Issue: 12-Sep-2001 10:03. Last Modified : 10-Sep-2001 10:59 Comments: This weekly shortwave broadcast was inaugurated on 1 September 2001. Programming is produced by the US-based Biafra Actualization Forum which states its aims as the "peaceful actualization of the Igbo nation as a sovereign independent state". The broadcast is believed to be aired via a hired shortwave transmitter in Russia/CIS. Languages: English, Igbo Address : 733 15th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, USA E-mail : biafraland@biafraland.com Web Site : http://www.biafraland.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1900-2000 ......Sa ENGLISH (and IGBO) Af Ter: 12.125 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (© BBC Monitoring Sept 12 condensed for DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 2380 nem sempre está ativa. Não sei o porque, mas, por vezes ela está 'muda', como mencionado. De repente, está com um sinal impecável. O mesmo acontece com os 2490 e mais recentemente com a Radio São carlos, que começou de novo, mas não conitnuou (2420 KHz). 73s, (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo, SP DX Clube do Brasil Member, radioescutas Sept 12 via DXLD) 2380 refers to fundamental station ** CHINA. Source: Guangxi Foreign Radio Station. Category: External Media Provider: Guangxi People's Broadcasting Station. Date of Issue: 12-Sep-2001 10:03. Last Modified : 30-Aug-2001 11:06. Comments: This service for listeners in Vietnam was inaugurated on 1 December 1984. Languages : Cantonese, Vietnamese Address : 75 Minzu Dadao, Nanning, Guangxi 530022 Tel : +86 (0) 771 5854456 Fax : +86 (0) 771 5853744 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0000-0100 Daily VIETNAMESE As Ter: 5.050 9.820 1000-1200 Daily VIETNAMESE As Ter: 5.050 9.820 1200-1400 Daily CANTONESE As Ter: 5.050 9.820 1400-1600 Daily VIETNAMESE As Ter: 5.050 9.820 2300-2359 Daily VIETNAMESE As Ter: 5.050 9.820 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (© BBC Monitoring Sept 12, condensed for DXLD) ** CHINA. Subject: CRI programming. Dear Mr. Say, As a matter of fact, we've been pushing to set up a worldwide monitoring system, including auto-site. Hopefully, we can get something going later this year. Since CRI does not have control over the transmission facilities, another company is in charge of transmission, it's very difficult for us to correct the mistakes, if any, right away. Sometimes, we even do not have the knowledge that our programs have gone wrong without a monitoring system. Thanks for your effort to help us improve our programming. Best regards! Xia Jixuan Vice- president of CRI (via Daniel Say, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. Regarding the previous discussion over ``Tibet`` on 5950, and which language it uses, heard at 0410 UT: May I point out that this would be an entirely daylight path in summer from Asia to Europe. Far more likely than Tibet, or Heilongjiang, it was RTI via WYFR over night-path! (gh, DXLD) ** CHINA/TAIWAN. Glenn: In response to: Chinese on 15050: I also think it is a move from 15060 where nothing is heard any longer. Do you agree? (gh) [Later we heard a strong signal on 15050, and a much weaker one not parallel on 15060, both in Chinese -gh] A couple of hours before the terrible events of the 11th, I noted Chinese stations on both 15050 and 15060. Presumably Taiwan on 60, and The PRC on 50 jamming, then with a Chinese language px at a very strong level here. So apparently Taiwan is jumping back and forth, avoiding the jammer (David Hodgson, TN, Sept 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DX LISTENING DIGEST) However, Sept 13 at 1247 check, the strong Chinese station was back on 15060, and RFPI in the clear and also strong on 15049 (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA. [There is a fourth Cuban channel free of propaganda and indoctrination, music is not censored, since it is intended only for tourists, on a range of FM frequencies, not specified, beyond normal receivers. Some Cubans are modifying receivers in order to pick it up – gh`s summary translation of following] CANAL CUATRO DE LA RADIO CUBANA. Manuel Vázquez Portal, Grupo Decoro / CubaNet LA HABANA, septiembre - La población cubana está cansada de consignas, discursos, manipulaciones radiales, televisivas y de la prensa escrita. El constante bombardeo político por los medios de comunicación masiva ha hecho que la gente se refugie en otras vías de información y recreación. Al verse privada de opciones que le permitan comparar diferentes puntos de vista, en cuanto al acaecer nacional e internacional, se ha visto obligada a crear sus propios mecanismos. En su intento de imperar sobre la opinión pública, el Estado cubano - dueño absoluto de todos los medios de difusión- no contento con su tiranía informativa, interfiere tecnológicamente las emisoras radiales y televisivas, no permite la libre circulación de impresos periódicos extranjeros de opinión adversa, prohíbe el uso de antenas parabólicas, no admite el libre acceso a Internet, coarta el accionar de la prensa independiente, amordaza a la prensa oficial con un riguroso sistema de censura y, para colmos, no expende a la población videocasseteras en su red de tiendas por divisas. En tal estado de estrechez, y frente al barraje propagandístico oficial, la población ha decidido usar los medios a su alcance para evadir el torrente consignero que a diario la agrede. Independientemente del acceso clandestino a Internet, que ya está siendo bloqueado, y la compra por cualquier vía de equipos de video, la gente ha apelado a artilugios técnicos elementales, como el de alterar los componentes del oscilador de frecuencia modulada en sus radioreceptores para conseguir otro rango de frecuencia que les permita sintonizar otros canales de transmisión. Y ése es el caso del llamado canal cuatro. Existe en Cuba una emisora destinada exclusivamente para los centros de recreación y turismo por la cual se transmite únicamente música popular de actualidad tanto nacional como extranjera, sin que esté presente en su programación la tendencia politizante, adoctrinativa del resto de las emisoras del país. En esta emisora, llamémosla turística, no está prohibido ningún cantante ni ninguna agrupación musical, ya sea nacional o extranjero. Puede oírse desde Pedro Luis Ferrer hasta Julio Iglesias, es para turistas. El canal cuatro, como es conocida la tal emisora en el país, transmite en un rango de frecuencia modulada que no puede ser captada por los radioreceptores normales, es decir, los que posee la población. Y es ahí donde entran a jugar su papel los mecánicos de radio. Los mecánicos de radio, con una simple operación que consiste en añadir condensadores al oscilador de frecuencia modulada para que se ajuste la bobina hasta que alcance el rango de frecuencia requerida para captar esa emisora, solucionan el problema de la población sedienta de escuchar música sin que cada tres minutos la estén convocando a la "marcha del pueblo combatiente", o le estén explicando que en Africa también la gente se muere de hambre, o que el imperialismo es malísimo. Esta información ha sido transmitida por teléfono, ya que el gobierno de Cuba no permite al ciudadano cubano acceso privado a Internet. CubaNet no reclama exclusividad de sus colaboradores, y autoriza la reproducción de este material, siempre que se le reconozca como fuente. Cordiales 73's (via Oscar, FL, Sept 13,DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Prensa Latina inaugurates new web site | Text of report by Cuban news agency Prensa Latina Havana, 10 September: The Latin America Information Agency Prensa Latina (PL) today placed on the Internet a new web site, replacing its previous site with more modern technology and better information services for its users. The new site uses Extensible Markup Language (XML), which is more modern and precise, but also more practical for offering news to all its customers and interested parties. It is superior to what was previously installed in August 1999. Prensa Latina put its first web site on the Internet in 1996. The current site maintains one of its most innovative features: the dynamic and instantaneous news feed from the shift editor's desk, without human intervention in the process, thanks to innovative software produced by a Prensa Latina team of computer specialists. The English, Italian and Portuguese services are also expanded with pages that provide access to all PL production in those languages. This has been achieved thanks to extremely flexible programming that makes it possible to create sections and services and even new pages very simply, according to needs. In addition, an ample selection of Prensa Latina radio [sic] service appears for the first time in Spanish and English. The Special Services, as well as the wide range of specialized reports on the most varied topics which are part of the agency's press production, also have a more prominent place and central presentation on the new site. Another innovation that undoubtedly will be very attractive to visitors is its advanced search engine that makes it possible to consult a database of the transmitted information very easily - either from recent days or months - and obtain a quick response. Source: Prensa Latina news agency, Havana, in Spanish 2038 gmt 10 Sep 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** CUBA. Internet y los cubanos, Reinaldo Cosano Alén LA HABANA, agosto - Se puede asegurar que tres hitos principales han jalonado la historia moderna de la humanidad: el descubrimiento del continente americano por los europeos, la revolución industrial inglesa, y la era actual de la informática, incluida la Internet. Internet "amenaza" con desaparecer las fronteras políticas, y nos acerca en un lenguaje común a países y pueblos. La Internet ha traído consigo una evidente modificación de la conducta humana y de la política, de las cuales Cuba no es ajena a pesar de todo y en las que la informática marcha a pasos acelerados, aunque demasiado restringida en cuanto al acceso a Internet porque hasta ese extremo ha llegado el fundamentalismo del gobierno de Fidel Castro. Varias decenas de miles de computadoras de origen chino están siendo instaladas en centros escolares del país, que abarcan desde la enseñanza primaria hasta la superior. También en cada población importante y en centros burocráticos, de servicios, de comercio, bancarios y de producción, hecho demostrativo de que incluso en el caso cubano ya ningún pueblo del planeta puede prescindir del ordenador electrónico, que el régimen cubano considera "desordenador" referido a la Internet. Temida Internet a la que sólo pueden llegar determinados cubanos muy específicos. El sector privilegiado lo compone, en primera instancia, cierto nivel de la burocracia estatal por estrictas razones de necesidad de comunicación exterior por esa vía, algunas instituciones docentes, investigativas, comerciales, de comunicación, y a quienes manipulan el ordenador les está estrictamente prohibido "hojear" otras páginas electrónicas que no estén relacionadas directamente con su labor específica, aunque, como es lógico, los hay quienes a hurtadillas, tentados por esa fruta prohibida, fisgonean donde no deben. La curiosidad es innata de la condición humana. Un reducidísimo grupo de nacionales, de demostrada lealtad al sistema imperante en nuestro país, tiene también esa dicha, desde sus propias casas. Y, por supuesto, también las embajadas, agencias de prensa y empresarios extranjeros. La totalidad de la prensa cubana impresa, radiofónica y televisiva es estatal, y sigue los cánones del unipartidismo comunista del gobierno. Además, por decirlo de algún modo, han inundado la Internet porque no les basta el control monopólico de la información y propaganda al interior de la isla, sino que también se han autoimpuesto la innoble tarea de confundir a la comunidad internacional. El único contacto con la red de redes del cubano común con Internet, permitido y controlado, es en escasos centros oficiales en que mediante pago se accede sólo al correo electrónico (e-mail). Por un dólar estadounidense el usuario puede establecer comunicación por quince minutos, pero siempre en ese tiempo a una única dirección electrónica. Quien no esté adiestrado en el uso de la computadora perderá irremediablemente su tiempo y dinero, como cierto caso del que conocimos que sólo atinó a transmitir: "Hijo, estamos bien. Quiero decirte...", no tenía en el bolsillo otro dólar para botarlo. Pero independientemente de ese servicio legal, monopólico y estatal, existe otro, ilegal y perseguido. Quien posee su computadora o use alguna del estado -incluidos los que las arman pieza a pieza como quien arma un rompecabezas porque el Estado no las vende a particulares nacionales- y se sobreponga a todos los riesgos y miedos, si obtiene el número de teléfono y la clave de acceso (password) del exclusivo servidor estatal, podrá comunicarse con el mundo exterior y gozosamente, como un niño, disfrutar del viaje internauta de la red de redes. Por supuesto: ¡top secret!, para no tener que enfrentar la arrogancia del gobierno cuyo fundamentalismo político se traduce en confiscación de la computadora y sus accesorios. En tanto el gobierno se muestra al mundo como muy magnánimo ofreciendo el e-mail a quince minutos por dólar. Claro, sólo mensajes familiares y el cubano común rezongará al conocer que la gente de algunos países "emergentes" de Europa del Este pueden navegar por Internet dos horas y comunicarse libremente con cualquier sitio de la aldea mundial por ese mismo dólar. También lo paradójico en Cuba es que ese servicio de correo electrónico limitado y supercaro tenga que pagarse en divisas, o sea en dólares, y sólo en dólares estadounidenses, mientras que a los trabajadores el Estado les asigna bajos salarios en pesos cubanos. Internet es independencia, es derribar fronteras ideológicas. Internet es demasiado para el fundamentalismo político e ideológico comunista establecido como política de Estado. Internet es el canal para influir con estos conceptos en la opinión pública de las naciones. A la mayoría de los cubanos no le está permitida su realización en la red de redes. Lo malo no está en Internet como quieren hacer ver los partidarios del régimen, lo malo radica en la intolerancia oficialista. Esta información ha sido transmitida por teléfono, ya que el gobierno de Cuba no permite al ciudadano cubano acceso privado a Internet. CubaNet no reclama exclusividad de sus colaboradores, y autoriza la reproducción de este material, siempre que se le reconozca como fuente. NOTA: Desde hace unas tres semanas Radio Martí está dedicando unos breves minutos entre Programas para informar a todos los cubanos sobre la importancia de la Internet, por eso adjunto esta información que realmente no guardia relación con el DX, pero es interesante. Cordiales 73's (Oscar, FL, Sept 10, DXLD) ** GERMANY. Subject: Media observations from Germany I hope it is appropriate to come straight to this sharing of media observations from Germany. I learned what happened not until 1530 UT when I reached my workingplace. By chance a TV set was stored there and my colleague had fired it up by using scissors as antenna, providing only minor reception. I replaced it by a screw and a aluminium stick I found, indeed sufficient to get a colour picture from Dresden ch. 10 but of course nothing on UHF, so I could only watch ARD. They had continuous coverage, reportedly starting at 1350 and continuing through the night. However, this rather hectic programming was not very Informative, many replays, many talks with correspondents but hardly new information. It became quite embarrassing when the explosions at Kabul happened: ARD disrupted an ongoing piece and switched to the current CNN picture with its own anchors in the off giving comments, of course meaningless ones. When firing up the radio I decided to first tune into Deutschlandfunk, a good decision: As one would expect they offered calm coverage with detailed talks and a first, careful comment prior to 1700, continuing this way through the whole night, after 2200 with some classical music in between. I also tried BBC Worldservice after 2000 and found their coverage hectic like TV, not exactly convincing me. A summary of otherwise reported observations: TV last night: RTL II and Vox relayed RTL while the Kirch networks SAT.1, Pro 7 and Neun Live (until recently called TM3) relayed the news channel of the group, N24. 3sat relayed ZDF. The music networks VIVA and VIVA II disrupted their programs with slides, one source suggests even temporary black pictures. "Business as usual" on the teleshopping networks QVC and RTL Shop (perhaps they are in fact nothing but forgotten continuation machines), the German version of MTV as well as the sports network DSF; the latter one case appears to be reasonable in some way, considering that the European football organization UEFA did not bother to cancel scheduled games. Radio: Südwestrundfunk carried SWR 3 on all frequencies through the night, this network adopted it's jingles but some singing, widely considered as inappropriate, was not edited out until about 1900. At Hessischer Rundfunk the hr3 network did not use jingles at all, while the new MW network hr-chronos continued with its cheap-style programming. At Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk the JUMP network played more calm music and broadcasted frequently "news"; well, in my humble opinion it would be a more reasonable solution to kick these guys off the air completely and switch the network into MDR info, but this is of course not to expect. Best wishes, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAQ. DX Information from the British DX Club (BDXC-UK). Baghdad is on 11787, presumed the station audible there now (Sept 12 at 1810), fair strength but somewhat distorted modulation. English has been reported at 2000 and 0130 but times of this broadcast are very variable as is their schedule (Mike Barraclough, England, BDXC-UK via WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DXLD) Thanks for the info, Mike; tuned in and found a surprisingly strong carrier but at 1900 when program started, they were basically inaudible! badly undermodulated, EE and I heard the YL giving out the frequency (it sounded like the wrong frequency!). Oh well, at least I've "heard" that country now! 73's (Tim Bucknall, England, ibid.) ** LIBYA. V. of Africa, 15435, 0135 English news, good quality parallel 15415 (T. R. Rajeesh, location unknown, Sept 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALAYSIA. R. Four, 7295, 24 hours, good signals (T. R. Rajeesh, location unknown, Sept 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS. Hello from Hilversum, I've earned my living from writing and speaking words since 1978. Today, for the first time, I find that mere words are not enough to convey the emotions that all civilised people are feeling after Tuesday's tragic events in the US. In the light of what has happened, I feel it would be crass and insensitive to issue a 'normal' update this week. We have many American subscribers, and many of you no doubt have family and friends who will have been touched in some way by the tragedy. To all of you, may God help you to cope with your grief. Radio Netherlands was hosting a meeting with several other international broadcasters when the news first broke. Our Editor-in- Chief Freek Eland had left the meeting early to join a routine editorial meeting in another part of the building. Twenty minutes later he returned, ashen-faced, to tell us that a catastrophe was unfolding in New York. Moments after that, I was back in the Interactive Department, where everyone was watching CNN. Nobody in the office spoke. They didn't need to. The pictures said everything. After taking a few deep breaths, we found ourselves carrying out the emergency plan which every broadcaster prepares to deal with breaking news of this magnitude. Nobody needed telling what to do - we all just got on with it. It's only after going off duty that my colleagues and I had time to reflect on the full horror of what we were covering. I heard of one colleague who was so tired and emotionally drained that he just broke down and wept. That is nothing to be ashamed of. But I tell you this so that friends in the United States will know that the shocking events of Tuesday are affecting us too. It's strange how broadcasters instinctively know what's expected of them without being told. I have the deepest admiration for those who had to describe events live as they unfolded. I don't think I could have done that and remained composed. I noticed that the normally vivacious young woman who does the weather forecasts on BBC Breakfast was speaking in a more sombre manner and was dressed all in grey. These are tiny gestures, but they capture the mood. Friday 14 September is a day of mourning across Europe. There will be a 3 minute silence at 1000 UTC. I really don't know what else to say, except that all of us at Radio Netherlands - normally such a happy place to work - are feeling the pain, and the anger, even if professional necessity means that our personal feelings cannot be adequately conveyed on the air. I too have many personal friends in the US, including some in the New York and Washington areas. I also want to convey condolences to our colleagues at the Voice of America, who must be traumatised to a far greater degree than we can imagine. That's it. Hopefully we'll be resuming our normal newsletter service next week, but right now it seems almost irrelevant to say that. Please do not reply to this message. The Internet is struggling to cope with extra traffic at the moment (Andy Sennitt, Media Network, Radio Netherlands, Sept 13, via John Norfolk, DXLD) It's very hard to "get it right" as a broadcaster. Some people will want to grieve for many weeks. Others believe it's important to show the terrorists that it's "business as usual". Here in The Netherlands, domestic public broadcasters are still on a modified schedule, but at least some of the commercial channels are more or less back to normal. I feel drained by it all. Fortunately, today is a scheduled day off. But on Tuesday and Wednesday I worked for 12 hours, then came home and watched several hours more coverage on TV. Last night, as I came home on the train, I felt this sudden desire to burst into tears. Not for any particular reason, just to let out some of the pent-up emotion that could not be released while I was working. But I am only mildly affected. I'm convinced that at some point, some of the people on CNN and other networks will need trauma counselling. They don't know it yet, but it'll hit them when they stop. Journalists can spend years covering wars and terrorist acts in places far away, but it still doesn't prepare them for something like this that happens in their own backyard, so to speak (Andy Sennitt, Sept 14, swprograms via DXLD) ** PALESTINE. Source: Al-Quds Palestinian Arab Radio. Category: Clandestine. Country : West Bank & Gaza. Media Provider: Al-Quds Palestinian Arab Radio. Date of Issue: 12-Sep-2001 10:03. Last Modified: 05-Sep-2001 14:08 Al-Quds radio describes itself as "the Palestinian Arab station on the path of liberating land and man" (Arabic: Al-Quds, al-Idha'ah al- Arabiyah al-Filastiniyah ala Tariq Tahrir al-Ard wa al-Insan). It began broadcasting in January 1988. Al-Quds radio broadcasts from Syria and supports Palestinian factions opposed to Yasir Arafat and the peace process, notably Ahmad Jibril and his Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC). In the late 1980s and early 1990s it carried programming is Hebrew, French and English as well as Arabic. Prior to April 1996 it also transmitted on shortwave. In August 2001 mediumwave broadcasts were cut back to two hours a day; the radio cited its financial plight as the main reason for the cuts and appealed for funds to be sent to a bank account in Shtawrah, Lebanon. Broadcasts may be subject to Summer/Winter time changes. Languages : Arabic Address: c/o Ra'if Talib al-Hariri, near the Women's Art College, Nuwah Road, al-Shaykh Miskin, Dar'a, Syria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0500-0700 Daily ARABIC MEDom Ter: 0.630 0.702 96.7 105.4 0700-0930 Daily ARABIC MEDom Ter: 96.7 105.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (© BBC Monitoring Sept 12, condensed for DXLD) ** SOMALIA. Radio Gaalkacyo heard again; director thanks station's supporters Broadcasts from Radio Gaalkacyo - based in the town of the same name (alternative spelling: Galcaio) in the self-declared state of Puntland in northeast Somalia - have been heard again on shortwave after a absence of some months. Radio Gaalkacyo was heard in the evening of 11 September on the shortwave frequency of 6985 kHz. A news bulletin in Somali was broadcast at 1630 gmt. The following day, 12 September, the Somali-language Mogadishu Times newspaper carried the following story: "The director of Radio Gaalkacyo, Mr Jamal Farah Adan, has thanked the business community in Gaalkacyo town for its support which has enabled the station to resume its operations. The business community assisted the station with fuel [for the generator to power the transmitter]. The director declined to comment on what had happened to the support from the administration of [deposed Puntland leader] Col Abdullahi Yusuf which use to pay fuel expenses and staff salaries. However, the director emphasized that the station's staff are volunteers and perform their work without contractual obligations or any other conditions, and they dearly welcome support from any well-wisher. The director further made it clear that the station is not responsible for its staff and appealed to members of the public to bear with the station if any of its programmes fail to run as usual." Sources: Radio Gaalkacyo in Somali 1630 gmt 11 Sep 01 Mogadishu Times, Mogadishu, in Somali 12 Sep 01 (via BBCM via WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DXLD) ** U K. DX Information from the British DX Club (BDXC-UK). The BBC has received (finally) government approval for its five additional national digital radio services. The government however refused to allow 'BBC 3' television and has also asked for a review of BBC News 24. – (Ray Woodward, Sept 13, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** U K. Subject: The Day After From London. I thought I'd give you a rundown of what was broadcast here I came in yesterday afternoon a couple of minutes after the second WTC plane hit. All 5 terrestrial channels were running the story at the time (it was about 2.30 PM) Later that afternoon BBC2 switched to children`s programmes while BBC1 stayed with the story ITV and Ch4 stayed with the story till early evening when they switched to alternating some normal programming with specials on the planes Ch5 and BBC2 carried normal programming through the evening but all channels had extended news bulletins All the channels had access to one US network or another and they used this as background cutting in and out to their own talking heads BBC Radio had 2 channels (radio 4 and 5 Live) covering it continuously while the others had normal programming with occasional news bulletins Radio 1 cancelled a show of live heavy rock for a record program (presumably to make the cutting in with news snippets easier) but it wasn't a normal night for them anyway since program was changed for the Mercury Music Prize which went ahead as normal (winner P. J. Harvey) On satellite Sky ran the Fox coverage on their news station but their sports and film channels were as normal I can also get a number of German channels and just about all of them scrapped everything for continuous coverage. Most are continuing to do so today Today there has been a lot coverage during this morning but now (10PM in the evening the only terrestrial channel running the story at the moment is ITV who have a special (filling in for a cancelled football match) Radio 1 are running a kind of muted version of themselves with everything contentious removed - no rap and so on and no Peel tonight. Otherwise things are coming back to normal Since I figured it was best to go to the source I watched the CNN coverage on satellite while things were happening but left when it became largely talking heads International football matches have been cancelled tonight but local games have gone ahead (martinw via Tom Roche, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBCWS remains in an "all news" mode and says this will continue as long as "events in the US continue to unfold". There is also to be a special edition of the global phone-in program, "Talking Point", at 1600 UT Thursday (John Figliozzi, swprograms, via WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DXLD) Correxion: 1800 UT (John Figliozzi, ibid., later) KOSU in OK has been carrying BBC overnight instead of usual classical music, and elsewhen continuous NPR coverage. Is there no NPR coverage all-night? Why did it take this to get KOSU to run BBC overnight? Their classical music service duplicates KCSC 90.1 OKC. Now KOSU hs notified us that normal programming (except for interruptions) resumes Thursday at 9 pm CDT (gh, DXLD) ** U K. Last Night of the Proms: For those of you planning to listen to this programme on BBCWS on Saturday evening, I can tell you that the organisers have, quite properly, decided to abandon the traditional singalong with the jingoistic stuff like 'Rule Britannia' in favour of what's described as 'reflective pieces'. They have also suggested that the waving of national flags is not appropriate this year. I just wonder if, in the light of what has happened, they will decided to abandon this permanently. There has been increasing unease in recent years about the appropriateness of some of the material in a multinational, multicultural society. Just a note for those of you who have been experiencing problems reaching the BBC site: I use a local hosts editor which stores IP addresses of sites I frequently access. I just tried http://www.bbc.co.uk and got an 'unable to locate server' message. I ran the 'update all' feature and now it works. Don't know what it was before, but right now the IP address is 212.58.240.31 Hope that helps someone (Andy Sennitt, Holland, Sept 13, swprograms via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. Estas son las frecuencias de HF utilizadas por la Fuerza Aérea de USA para comunicaciones globales; las transmisiones en estas frecuencias son en USB 4.724 6.739 8.968 8.992 11.175** 13.200 15.016 17.976 ** Frecuencia principal, en estos momentos, 11:35 UTC, hay actividad en la misma. 73/DX (José M. Valdés R., YV5LX, Conexión Digital via DXLD) Tente as seguintes freqüências: 11176 - Incirlik AB (Turquía) 11180 - Andrews AFB (Wáshington) 11210 - Andrews AFB 11246 - MacDill AFB (Tampa, FL) 11270 - Helicópteros Presidenciais 13205 - Andrews AFB 13244 - Lajes AFB (Açores) e Ascension Interessante que ao monitorar as ondas curtas ontem de madrugada, notei certa atividade de emissoras espiãs que nunca havia notado antes. Pode ser que não tem nada relacionado com a tragédia de Nova York mas notei 3 Spy Stations de alta potência nas freqüências de 8000 kHz, 8010 kHz e 11435 kHz por volta das 06:00 UTC. Vamos continuar na escuta (Marcelo Toníolo, Greenvale, Nova Iorque, radioescutas via DXLD) ** U S A. Just before 0600 Wednesday 9/12: [on air:] Ch 2 WCBS TV; Ch 17 LPTV in NYC - now with usual KBS programming (Korean); WABC-TV programming now on 25, 50 (NJPTV network) and 67/68. * new * WNBC-TV now on Ch 63 from Newton, NJ (Karl Zuk still in NYC, WTFDA Sept 12 via WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DXLD) The NYC TV situation continually changes. WCBS-2 which had a great signal yesterday has a poorer signal today. WPIX-11 returned yesterday about 4pm with a very poor signal. At last check, they were off the air. WLIW has been rebroadcasting WABC and the BBC (which we watched yesterday at work). WABC is still being rebroadcast on WNYE- 25 and at various times on NJN (50, 52, & 58). WCBS was being broadcast on the LPTV on ch 26, but have now returned to their regular programming. The LPTV on ch 35 (Mineola) was been running programming from WRNN-62. WPXN-31 is using their LPTV on ch 34. 67/68 is back to HSN. (Expect a format change fairly soon as I've seen HSN programming on the LPTV on ch 35). WNYW-5, WWOR-9, WNET-13, and WNJU- 47 are no where to be found over the air (although I did find 2, 4, 5. 7, & 11 on the satellite (Steve Sprachman, Sept 12, WTFDA via DXLD) Thanks for the extra info. Steve. I have seen the WCBS-TV signal strength change also. Got home from the city after a 30 hour shift. Now (about 930pm Weds) I see WPIX on Channel 11, the first station to get back on their usual frequency. Any idea on their XMTR site? I haven't seen WNBC 4 on a UHF tonight. Channel 63 in NJ is running their usual oriental stuff tonight and the 67/68 pair are back to HSN, NJPTV 50/52/58/23 and WNYE 25 still with WABC programming. Can't say I can explain the WCBS-TV programming on 26. Where is 26? I can't see it at my home QTH. Thanks again, (Karl Zuk, N2KZ, ibid.) ** U S A. In regards to the events of yesterday: To me, it seems almost unreal that a terrorist attack of this magnitude actually happened. I guess the shattering of the notion that America is some how insulated from such terrorist violence on home territory, is something unprecedented. I've said it before, and I'll say it again here; much evil is spread as a result of fundamentalist ideology. Whether it be fanatic Islamic militants, Communism, violent fundamentalist Christianity or Fascism, all have an intolerance for, and a fear of, others who differ from their point of view. Because of that insecurity, they seek to either convert or conquer. They see the world in black and white. Any indecisiveness on the part of the US, regarding mid-east military policy in the past, has been seen only as weakness and cowardice, by Islamic terrorists. But how does a technologically advanced nation act decisively against a foe who wields only knives, but uses the manipulation of that technology as a means of destruction? In a sense, they have found our weakness, i.e. our utter dependence on technology. It is the same situation as in Israel, with the Israeli army going face to face with boys throwing stones. There can be no great battle if only one side has the gear to wage a modern war. There maybe be no war in the traditional sense, but one thing is for certain, we can not let these events of Sept 11th occur unchallenged. To do so, would truly be weak and cowardly (David Hodgson, TN, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Shock, grief, anger.... words repeated in most minds worldwide. The acts of utter fanaticism is a knife at the throat of everyone, who like us in our list of free communication worldwide see the threat of closed societies. Dear American friends, accept my condolences. We have stumbled on terrorist organizations in our DX-hobby, fanatic broadcasts made by fanatic people. They will not get the over hand. Time Magazine sends me a weekly summary. Yesterday checking my email at about 16 UT the extra edition was already out on the web. That was how my incredulous eyes first saw it. Such kind of instant communication are banned for the normal person in certain countries. The attack is not only on the US, it's against me, against all of us (Johan Berglund, Trollhättan, Sweden, September 12, 2001, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Chimbote, Peru, September 12th, 2001. Dear friends: We radio listeners of the best broadcasting station of the world are still horrified for such painful attack on America whose destruction, loss of human lives and insanity to carry out that massive assassination without justification, makes us think there is a backing down in what is humanity, reasoning and feeling of human being which make us different from animals. All this was lost yesterday morning in New York and Washington and I am sure my eyes won`t forget how dangerous the fanatic terrorism can be. My name is CESAR PEREZ DIOSES, a 41-year-old high school teacher here in Chimbote, seaport in the north coast of Peru in South America. As a Peruvian radio listener of short wave programs since many years ago, I am sending you this letter of condolence on behalf of my family, myself and the Peruvian people. As for the United States, no doubt Americans have enough willpower and ability to overcome this sudden disruptive cowardly attack. GOD BLESS AMERICA. Reflections of a listener who is always with you. Greetings (CESAR PEREZ DIOSES, CORREO CENTRAL, CHIMBOTE - PERU, SOUTH AMERICA) Newsworld International's studios are in the CBC complex in Toronto. Try http://www.nwitv.com for the NWI website URL for more info. 73, (Jim Moats, OH, September 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DX LISTENING DIGEST) More on cable channels' covering the attacks in New York and Washington: You would expect that Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia, a Fox Sports Net affiliate, would carry Fox News Channel, but not so- -they aired CNN's coverage instead on Tuesday night! However, sometime today they did resume normal programs, including a local sports-talk show with further discussions and interviews re the attack and its effects on sports, cancelled games, etc., per check at 6:18pm ET (Joe Hanlon in Philadelphia, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I can`t believe how big a story the cancellation of stupid ballgames is, as if any of that matters; even the BBC all-news coverage made sure to go into this. BTW, now more than ever, we are facing a major risk of MISSING all the OTHER news going on in the world, as all the American networks, and to a great extent even the BBC WS, give us wall-to-wall coverage. Listening to SHORTWAVE is all the more important now (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. I left the Voice of America building at about 3:30. Instead of heading straight to the parking garage, I walked north across the Washington Mall. The streets were nearly deserted. It was an eerie scene, like very early on a Sunday morning, but never on a Tuesday at what should be the beginning of rush hour. Looking east on Independence Avenue, U.S. Capitol Police cars blocked the street where it passed between the Capitol and the House office buildings. Capitol police officers in their white shirts were standing in the street. As I crossed the Mall itself, it was almost empty of the usual tourists. About a dozen D.C. Metropolitan Police cars and other vehicles were parked in a shady spot in the mall. A television news crew and their satellite truck were positioned with the Capitol dome behind their backs. I saw two tourists, an older couple, consulting a map. "You picked a fine day to visit Washington," I said. They were from England, and looking for a coffee shop. That would be difficult, with just about everything closed in Washington during the state of emergency. I directed them to a Holiday Inn a few blocks away, one of the few places known to have a restaurant still open. Driving home, traffic was light. Most D.C. workers had left around noon. As I crossed the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac into Virginia, I could see the smoke still rising from the Pentagon. My usual route home takes me along the George Washington Parkway, which runs between the Potomac River and the Pentagon. Much to my surprise, it was open, affording me a good view of the Pentagon, and the smoke. As usual, large American flags waving in front of the building. They seemed to be waving a bit more defiantly than usual. Farther north on the George Washington Parkway, an ambulance pulled off a ramp in front of me. Presumably it had come from the Pentagon. Its siren was on, but it was moving slowly. I could see an aidman in the back of the ambulance working on the victim. As I drove along the Spout Run Parkway into my suburb of Arlington, the local police were blocking all the ramps and routes back into D.C. I turned onto Lorcom Lane, now in the residential part of Arlington. This, finally, was the safety of obscure neighborhoods. In front of a church along the road was a sign that said, "Prayer Service Tonite 7:30." At that very instant, the sadness that had been welling up in me throughout the day broke free. When I arrived home, I had regained my composure. Somewhat. When I got out of my car, I looked at the sky, and listened. We live near the approach path for Washington Reagan National Airport. The usual sound of the jets was absent, though I did hear some jets in the distance, presumably of the military variety. Also strangely missing were the contrails of westbound high-altitude jets. I have never seen a blue sky without those white streaks. I have never lived through a day like this. Soon my six-year-old son would be returning from school, and we would have to talk about what happened during the day. And somehow I would have to at least give the appearance of making sense of it. (Kim Elliott, Sept 11, swprograms via DXLD) ** U S A. To all HCDX Participants, Thank you so much for all of your prayers and for thinking of us over here. Downtown Washington on September 11 was crazy, if not surreal. For what it's worth, I would like to share with you my experience. Yesterday morning when I watched the news about the World Trade Center from a television at my office I learned about the attack on Washington. My concern was immediately directed towards my girlfriend. Monday night she had been shaking (for no reason), and was too nervous that she couldn't sleep. We didn't know why. Hearing her voice on the telephone, telling me that she was safe, is something I shall never forget for as long as I live. It is a blessing that we have escaped an even greater disaster here in Washington. My office, which is a five-minute drive from the Pentagon, was immediately evacuated (since we share the building with a defense contractor) and I tried to get back home. Public transportation had been shut down. So I took a taxi back into DC. We took the "GW Expressway" highway, passing the Pentagon as a plume of smoke hung high overhead. Once back in town I made my way back home to my apartment building by foot. Madness ruled the streets. A traffic jam ensued with people desperate to leave. Pedestrians crowded the sidewalks, trying to hail cabs. No one knew what to expect. No one said a thing. It was eerily quiet. The air was so tense you could cut it with a knife. The Washington police department announced that another hijacked plane was flying south of Washington, following the Potomac River, aiming for the city. I had to get back home. As I entered my apartment, my girlfriend reached out to me and we heard the distinct sound of an F-15 military jet roaring above our heads. I squeezed her hand. Washington was at war. Defcon Delta. The report of the hijacked aircraft, flying up the Potomac, turned out to be false. But we knew that our apartment building, which is just a few blocks north of the White House, was in ground zero. Another attack on Washington would be aimed at us. And there was nowhere to run. My president and all political leaders had been bunkered down. The military began blocking roads. Shops closed their doors. By 11 AM the streets were dead. Silence was cut by the piercing sound of fire trucks, ambulances, and F-15s. The United States will never be the same. We have been insulated from terrorism for too long. We have never had to face the same kinds of risks that people across the globe face. And us Americans have, as a result, let our defenses down. This is our wake-up call. I have lived through pipe bombs, car bombs and deadly race riots in Indonesia. These risks pale in comparison when you face the prospect of a jumbo jet, controlled by a suicidal terrorist, coming at you from the skies. Nothing can prepare you for the sense of fear we felt on September 11. Throughout the day I received many messages of support from my friends all over the world, many of whom are DX'ers and Muslims. Hearing from all of you at such a frightening time brought us a sense of comfort I cannot even begin to put into words. And now, 36 hours after so many died, we are realizing just how close downtown Washington almost came to adding to the casualty list. The plane, which crashed into the Pentagon, had been aimed for ground zero. It had been aimed at the White House. Downtown Washington. (Nick Grace C. Washington, DC, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. Subject: Overseas Reaction. Having trouble sleeping, so thought I would get online and share some thoughts. The reaction from overseas has really given our family a boost. Our friends in Tokyo called to check up on us. They had visited the WTC in New York and were crying. It looks as though even the Russians may get involved in the search for the terrorists. Once again, NPR has been giving us the best info, without the speculation, and shock videos, that TV provides. One of the local NPR stations here in Washington - WETA - was carrying the BBC World Service live in the late morning and the Voice of America VOA News Now in the early afternoon. The latter is particularly interesting since the Voice of America has always been prevented from using domestic radio stations in this country. Here are some links that I have found for Real Audio files that can be heard whenever you have the time. All Things Considered, the afternoon news program on NPR, had an interesting interview with Colin Powell and also the Moran Towing executive. Moran was operating the tugboats in New York harbor during the worst of it. http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=9%2F12%2F2001&PrgID=2 The BBC World Service Program - "The World" - had a good interview with George Joffe, a professor at Cambridge University in International Studies. http://www.theworld.org/today.htm Another site that does not spend a lot of time analyzing the situation, just showing how the bravest people in this world are dealing with their daily job. http://www.thebravest.com/manhattan/manhattan.htm This does not cover the site of the tragedy, just the regular communications that the New York Fire Dept. uses every day. Think I can get some sleep now. Good night, (Tom McNiff, DC, Sept 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Disquieting commentary, perhaps, but one spectre of what is to come (Richard Cuff, Allentown, PA, Sept 13, swprograms via DXLD) World War III, By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN If this attack was the Pearl Harbor of World War III, it means there is a long, long war ahead. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/opinion/13FRIE.html?ex=1001401351&ei=1&en=a3a146e1842c50bf (via Cuff; registration NOT required for this piece) ** U S A / CANADA. TLC in Canada is carrying BBC America as well CPAC (Canadian Public Access Channel) is carrying CSPAN CFMT (Toronto)at times carrying MSNBC CBC French going around the clock en francais utilizing SRC and other Francophone journalists as are two other FF networks on cable here. Shopping Channel still peddling crap...people still buying crap By coincidence, I signed up with AOL Canada...on Monday. Listened to BBC online for several hours but lost connection in 6th hour, couldn't get back till later briefly listened to VOA News now online tried some patriot programs in the evening, Pete Peters made my blood boil, at least his callers did... One pointed out that the Bible allegedly says that the Whore of Babylon (interpreted as the WTC) would fall in an hour; another hick called in and after two airliners crashed into the WTC, another into the Pentagon, another in PA and thousands were killed, he was offended that a news clip showed a black man holding a white woman`s hand at some blood bank in Oklahoma! Also heard some interesting talk radio online from KCBQ San Diego and KSCO (CA) and a talk radio show in Latham, NY trying to get a feel for what Americans were talking about or feeling. Also noted late Tuesday night Wednesday morning from a casual tuning up and down the AM dial that Canadian stations were pretty much business as usual, US stations were covering the tragedy. Two personal notes: I was introduced once to Garnet "Ace" Bailey, scout for the Los Angeles Kings killed on one of the terror planes. While I am proud to be Canadian and live in Canada when something like this happens, most or all Canadians stand with our American friends and share their disbelief, shock and resolve (Fred Waterer, Ontario, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. ARRL President Praises Amateurs' Response to Terrorist Attacks NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 12, 2001--ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has expressed his deep appreciation to amateurs throughout the world who have sent messages of condolence and support. Haynie also praised the actions of Amateur Radio volunteers. "The shock and horror of yesterday morning's events are still fresh in our minds," Haynie said. "Radio amateurs in New York City and elsewhere around the country are doing everything they can to support the authorities in locating and assisting victims. We know that there are many among us who have been touched personally by these tragedies, but there is comfort in knowing that we are not alone in our grief." "Never have I felt more strongly about what a great privilege it is to be a part of the extraordinary global community of Amateur Radio," Haynie concluded. Messages of support have been received at ARRL from International Amateur Radio Union member societies as well as from individual amateurs around the world. Among them was a fax from Japan Amateur Radio League President Shozo Hara, JA1AN, who expressed "great shock and dismay" at the attacks in New York and Washington and offered "heartfelt condolences to the victims and families of the victims" as well as any assistance JARL could offer. Deutscher Amateur-Radio Club Managing Director Bernd Haefner, DB4DL, expressed similar sentiments. "At this horrible time, we all are Americans," he wrote. New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters President Peter Norden, ZL2SJ, said "our thoughts and prayers are with you." Wireless Institute of Australia President Ernest Hocking wrote Haynie to express his "great sadness" at the events of September 11 and offered his society's assistance. "Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all American amateurs involved in the valiant rescue efforts currently underway," he said. Other expressions of support, shock and sorrow came from Azis Sasa, TA1E, who said, "We all deeply condemn this ugly terrorist attack;" from Pedro Seidemann, YV5BPG, of the Radio Club Venezolano; from noted Dxer and UBA President John Devoldere, ON4UN; from Dimiter Petrof, LZ1AF, of the LZ CW Club; from Radio Society of Great Britain President Don Beattie, G3BJ; and from Ken Pulfer, VE3PU, of Radio Amateurs of Canada, who said, "Ottawa is in shock today. Events like this bring us closer together." ARRL Vice President Kay Craigie, WT3P, posed "a significant point to ponder" regarding the willingness of Amateur Radio operators to volunteer in a time of need. "On a day when many Americans were rushing home in horror, saying they just wanted to be with their families, where were a lot of radio amateurs? Not at home with their families, but rather spending hours on the radio at emergency operations centers helping authorities deal with the disaster," Craigie said. "Compared to the sacrifices by emergency responders in New York City and at the Pentagon, it was a small thing, yet a thing that should not go without notice." Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency organizations continue to provide support to emergency management officials and responding agencies--such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army--in New York City, Washington, DC, and in western Pennsylvania. ARES/RACES teams in other states, including Florida, Minnesota and Washington, remain on alert. (ARRL will be posting additional details of the continuing Amateur Radio response to the events of September 11 in a separate report.) (ARRL Sept 12 1:09 pm ET via John Norfolk, OKCOK) Re DXLD 1-125: ** U S A. HAM EMERGENCY NET FREQUENCIES OPERATIONAL NOW... 14300.00 kHz. Intercin [?] Traffic Net/MMSN "Intercin" is a misprint for "Intercon," Intercontinental Traffic Net. [MMSN: Maritime Mobile Service Net] (John Norfolk, DX LISTENING DIGEST) More Amateur Radio Volunteers Needed as Terrorist Response Continues NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 13, 2001--As the response to the unprecedented terrorist attacks on the US September 11 moves into a third day, calls have gone out for additional amateurs to support the Salvation Army's relief efforts in Washington, DC, and the American Red Cross response in New York City. Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service organizations are continuing to support on-scene emergency management teams and outside relief agencies in those locations and in western Pennsylvania, where officials continue their investigation into the crash of a fourth airliner that apparently was hijacked. Salvation Army Requests Ham Volunteers in Washington, DC, Area Virginia Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Gregory, N4NW, has put out a call for hams in the Washington, DC, area to support the Salvation Army canteens providing relief to emergency workers at the Pentagon during the next few weeks of cleanup. Amateurs will provide communication to coordinate trucks and supplies. "Groups of six hams are needed from 5 AM-12 midnight on shifts every day for the next several weeks," Gregory said. "Your help is needed." The call resulted from a Salvation Army request to ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, for at least six additional operators to report for duty at the Salvation Army Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Volunteers do not have to belong to ARES or ARRL. They do need a hand-held VHF radio--no cars are allowed in the area--and at least two spare batteries and a charger. Those willing to help should contact Gregory via e-mail, n4nw@n4nw.org, using the subject line "Salvation Army Support" and indicating name, call sign, telephone number, times and dates available, and equipment available. In neighboring Montgomery County, Maryland, RACES remained on alert and active on the 146.955 MHz Montgomery County Amateur Radio Club repeater and the 443.900 MHz RACES repeater until early Wednesday afternoon as the county government provided support to the Pentagon disaster site. Montgomery County RACES Deputy Radio Officer John Creel, WB3GXW, characterized the mood of the Amateur Radio community as "somber but professional." He said amateurs provided reliable communication among five civilian hospitals in Montgomery County in anticipation of casualties. Later, the RACES team aided the American Red Cross to overcome telephone system overload problems. Creel called the telephone and cellular telephone system in the wake of the attack "very weak" and said it was rendered useless within a short period of time. "It just didn't hack it." Creel said a Federal Emergency Management Agency team checked into the RACES net Wednesday to seek possible communication support. He said the Montgomery County RACES team remains on standby, if needed. In that same vein, he recommended that Amateur Radio operators be ready to respond and react. "If you're not a member of an ARES or RACES group, now's the time to seriously consider joining." He said it was difficult for him to turn away offers of help from non-members who would not have been allowed access given the "lock-down" situation following the attack on the Pentagon. Hams Sought to Assist Red Cross in New York City In the New York City area, Amateur Radio volunteers--especially those trained with the American Red Cross and in disaster communication skills--were being sought to assist the American Red Cross relief effort in Manhattan. ARES is using the 147.000 (-600) MHz repeater for its primary traffic. Jay Ferron, N4GAA, of the Westchester American Red Cross requested amateurs equipped with 2-meter H-Ts, extra batteries and portable antennas to handle daytime and overnight communicator shifts or to assist with shelter operations and other duties. Volunteers--"serious inquiries only"--are asked to contact him via telephone at 646-523-1528. Manhattan "Surreal" in Attack's Aftermath ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, works for ABC News and was in Manhattan for much of the time after the World Trade Center attacks. He called the scene there "surreal." "Using my ABC News and ARES ID, I was allowed to cross the George Washington Bridge. I was one of only three cars on the bridge going east, but a steady flow of traffic was going west out of the city," he said Wednesday. "Heading south on the West Side Highway I could see the fires where the World Trade Center used to be." Mendelsohn said police checkpoints had been set up at every mile along the southbound route. "At each, ID was required as well as a reason for using the road," he said. "Being the only car on what is normally a highway that handles 120,000 cars a day during rush hour was a shock." Mendelsohn said that as of Wednesday morning, some three dozen hams were supporting the Red Cross and Salvation Army units in Manhattan. "Several people are shadowing New York City Emergency Operations Center personnel, and there is a ham radio presence at the temporary city EOC," he said. "Support from outlying areas continues to pour in to the city." Former ARRL Headquarters staff member Warren Stankiewicz, NF1J, was in Manhattan from the West Coast on business when the attacks occurred. "You could look down Madison Avenue and still see the smoke billowing," he said Tuesday evening. Stankiewicz reported the streets were clogged with people, a lot of them looking for a way out or just staring at the incredible scene. "The damage is unbelievable," he said. "Grand Central was a panic, and the trains were packed beyond belief. I talked to one woman who had walked four miles with borrowed shoes to get to the train." He said police and medical teams were deployed at all major stations in case trains were carrying the sick or injured. New Jersey, Long Island Amateurs Volunteer; More Needed ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Emergency Coordinator Steve Ostrove, K2SO, said Wednesday afternoon that between 50 and 75 radio amateurs from his section have been helping with emergency communications since the day of the attacks. Amateur Radio operators were stationed at four Red Cross shelters located across the Hudson River in New Jersey, helping to back up spotty telephone communication. The shelters were providing refuge for those individuals unable to return home because of restricted traffic into Manhattan. Ostrove said that a half dozen radio amateurs from Northern New Jersey were assigned Wednesday to relieve ARES operators in New York City. A Red Cross emergency net has been operating on the NO2EL 145.37 MHz repeater, and an ARES net has been active on the WS2Q repeater, with liaison to New York City ARES on their 147.000 MHz (-600) repeater. The nets have been coordinating volunteer efforts and blood donations. Several chapters of the American Red Cross in New Jersey have been linked by Amateur Radio. Rich Krajewski, WB2CRD, of the Jersey City Amateur Radio Club reports he was called into assist the Red Cross after their repeater atop the World Trade Center was lost in the building's collapse. He said that amateurs were able to set up a 2-meter antenna and 50-W station that allowed communication with the Morris County Office of Emergency Management net as well as others, including a Red Cross net. Hams also added 2-meter capability to local Red Cross emergency vehicles and helped them keep in touch as they served the shelters in Hudson County, delivering cots, meals and supplies. Krajewski suggested that volunteers with 2-meter capability contact Claudio Pérez at the Red Cross, 201-433-3100, Ext 20. "Volunteers with 2-meter hand-held rigs would be most welcome because, even though the phones are working again, their own primary radio system likely won't be coming back on line anytime soon," he said. About a dozen members of the David Sarnoff Radio Club volunteered Tuesday to help the American Red Cross Central New Jersey Chapter in Princeton Junction. They activated N2ARC on the 146.46 MHz repeater. Additional volunteers were being asked to check in via the repeater or e-mail Gerry Jurrens, N2GJ, n2gj@amsat.org. In addition to the 146.46 repeater, the Sarnoff club was monitoring the 145.37 repeater as well as the New Jersey RACES HF frequency, 3.990.5 MHz. ARRL New York City-Long Island SEC Tom Carrubba, KA2D, reported that, thanks to the efforts of Suffolk County District Emergency Coordinator Bill Scheibel, N2NFI, eight operators from Suffolk County on Long Island were en route to New York City with more expected to follow. Nassau County Red Cross Communications Officer Lorraine Morrow, KC2CHA, was seeking additional volunteers from Nassau. "This has been a long process due to telephone difficulties," Carrubba said Wednesday. He also thanked those who volunteered from outside the region but noted that there is very limited access to the affected area, and security, shelter, and meals were issues yet to be resolved. Carrubba said he had an offer of operators from NYC-LI Section Traffic Manager Charlie Ferrando,WA2YOW, to handle health- and-welfare into New York City. Marcia Forde, KW1U, Chair of the Eastern Area Staff of the ARRL National Traffic System said NTS will continue to monitor and be ready to help as needed. Forde said she wanted ARES/RACES organizations and relief agencies such as the Red Cross to be aware of NTS' "capability and readiness to serve." Western Pennsylvania Amateurs Assist at Fourth Crash Site The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency this week asked all counties to activate following the fourth airline crash Tuesday in rural Somerset County, not far from Johnstown. Amateurs have been providing support for investigators and outside relief agencies at the crash site. Eric Hegerle, N3VOC, of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network reports SATERN was using 146.610, 146.835, and 145.390 MHz linked repeaters for emergency communication between Pittsburgh and the Somerset County crash site. He reported some problems with interference from other repeaters in the region and asked users to avoid interfering with the network. ARRL member Kevin Custer, W3KKC, arranged preliminary repeater communication into and out of the crash site on Tuesday to help the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Pennsylvania State Police, the FBI and other state and federal agencies that are on scene and continuing the crash investigation. Custer said it was "just ironic" that his 146.625 and 145.390 repeaters are very close to the crash site, and another two, 146.835 and 145.27 are in the same county. He said communication was "basically non-existent" because telephone and cellular systems were shut down or overloaded. "I have four 2-meter repeaters dedicated to covering the crash site, two of which are less than five miles away and are providing coverage for low-power portables," he said. He says he coordinated his efforts with the local emergency operations center. SHARES Stands Down; SATERN Net Remains on the Air The World Trade Center attack prompted an immediate response from the SHARES network of federal agencies assisted by the Amateur Radio operators who participate in MARS. SHARES, a little-known emergency service that allies MARS-certified amateurs with federal agency operators when normal communications break down, operates nets on government frequencies outside the amateur bands. The SHARES emergency activation ended at midday Wednesday. During its 15 hours of operation, the National Communications System headquarters received more than 800 station availability reports from across the US. SATERN activated its HF net on 14.265 MHz shortly after the attacks, and on Tuesday was helping to coordinate blood supplies across the US. As of Wednesday, the net was handling health-and-welfare inquiries. The SATERN Web site also invites H&W requests. The Salvation Army has been collecting fresh water, supplies and donations in various localities in the Northeast to truck to New York City (ARRL Sept 13 9:35 am ET via John Norfolk, OKCOK) ** U S A. Dear GLENN, As America reels from the acts of terrorism against our country, radio communications networks have been activated, many of which are receivable nationwide. Totally unexpected, a large amount of the voice communications are in the clear. Monitoring Times has established a dynamic website which lists active frequencies throughout the spectrum, from shortwave through VHF and UHF, carrying incident-related communications. Visit this site often for updates: http://www.grove-ent.com/attack/attack.html As diabolical as yesterday's acts were, the resolve of Americans to persevere is clear. The age-old adage, "In Union there is Strength," takes on special meaning. Today I'm especially proud to be an American. Download our new Grove catalog for free at http://www.groveenterprises.com/catalog.html (Bob Grove, W8JHD, Founder, Grove Enterprises and Monitoring Times, Sept 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1096, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Subject: WTC Frequency Disaster Page From: "njscan" njscan@optonline.net Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 02:19:50 GMT To those of you who are wondering about the WTC disaster, check out this page. Lists of active frequencies and it appears to be updated very often. http://nydxa.4t.com (end of post) frequency page is actually at http://nydxa.4t.com/WTC.html (John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. This was actually posted on the 78-L list (a list for 78-rpm record collectors...) Randy Stewart/Springfield MO As our thoughts go out to the victims of today's attacks, it's still far too premature to assess the damage to the broadcast infrastructure in New York -- except to list the stations that used the North Tower of the World Trade Center as their primary transmitter site: WCBS (2) CBS WNBC (4) NBC WNYW (5) Fox WABC (7) ABC WWOR (9) UPN WPIX (11) WB WNET (13) PBS WPXN (31) Pax WNJU (47) Telemundo WKCR (89.9) Columbia University WPAT-FM (93.1) Hispanic Broadcasting WNYC-FM (93.9) NPR WKTU (103.5 Lake Success) Clear Channel Of those, we know of only two with backup sites: WCBS-TV, which maintains a transmitter at the Empire State Building, and WKTU, which is presumably operating from the Clear Channel auxiliary site at 2 Times Square. Early reports from New York suggest that the cable systems are still receiving direct feeds of all the major stations (though we're also hearing that WWOR and WNJU are dark), and we'd expect several of the stations are working with the UHF outlets that use Empire State (WNYE 25, WXTV 41 and WHSE 68) to get some semblance of a signal back on the air. By now you've no doubt seen the image of the tower collapsing, and as our prayers go out to the victims and their families, we can't help but think as well of the massive amount of work that lies ahead to get New York's television dial back on the air (VIA Randy Stewart, MO, Sept 12, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** U S A [and non] Subject : 116 Extra Editions, 145 Front Pages A Gallery of Extra Editions front US pages from the afternoon of Sept 11th is at http://www.poynter.org/Terrorism/gallery/extra1gallery.htm A gallery of 145 Front Pages from today Sept 12 from around the world is at http://www.poynter.org/Terrorism/gallery/wedgallery.htm (Tom Roche, GA, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Commentators Are Quick to Beat Their Pens Into Swords, By Howard Kurtz, Washington Post Staff Writer: http://a188.g.akamaitech.net/f/188/920/15m/www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20908-2001Sep12.html (Washington Post Sept 13 via gh, DXLD) On Television, the Unimaginable Story Unfolds, By Tom Shales http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/television/A13912-2001Sep11.html (Washington Post Sept 12 via Tom Roche, DXLD) ** U S A. Radio Colleagues, The horrendous events that took place in New York and Washington yesterday will forever change the flow of coming events in the history of our world. Two majestic monuments to the prosperity of the western world have disappeared, together with the tragic loss of thousands of lives. The AWR Historic Radio Collection in Indianapolis contains several postcards, new and used, that depict the proud twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, together with the radio antennas on the top of each building. Suddenly, these cards have increased in value, both emotionally and financially, though the tragic memories associated with the final moments of these two buildings will be the most significant. Greetings! AMP (Adrian M. Peterson, AWR, IN, DX LISTENING DIGEST) MARCONI QSLS: RAI INTERNATIONAL, R. CANADA INTL, R. VATICANA (pop with Marconi drawing), and AWR (soon) are honouring inventer of Radio through QSL Cards. Hope Dxers will enjoy collecting these (T. R. Rajeesh, location unknown, Sept 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRTH/PWBR HISTORICAL WEBSITE Re: Interesting, but just to display the covers of each issue? (gh) Each cover has a link to it which takes you to another page which will give info about articles, receivers, advertisers, page count, cost, where printed, etc. The only ones that don't have links are the 1946-51 and 1955 as I don't have these editions. ALL PWBR's have links (Terry Palmersheim, KC7LDP/FOØPAM, Sept 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Terry, I think I did try clicking on some of the covers, but did not get anywhere. I just tried again, and cannot get beyond your index page. Instead of getting to the WRTH, PWBR, or even any of the miscellaneous links at the bottom, when I click on any jpg it simply shifts a bit to the right. Looks like something needs to be fixed. 73, Glenn Glenn, OK, I found out why it was doing that. Angelfire does not support Front Page 2002 from the new MS Office XP. I reloaded Front Page 2000 and added tables to the index page. Also, I added links to Fine Tuning's Proceedings, WRTH Equipment Buyers Guide and WRTH Traveler's Guide To World Radio; just index pages of what's in each one. I'm waiting for a reply from Andy Sennitt about TGTWR status, so that link is not operational yet. I don't know why you can't actually access the separate pages, though (Terry Palmersheim, KC7LDP/FOØPAM, Sept 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Em 11429.92 estava em USB escutando uma grande discussao acerca dos EUA: armas quimicas, terrorismo e coisas do genero em espanhol. "Son todos terroristas" dizia um. Haviam umas 4 estacoes. Logo depois veio um sinal fortissimo com ingles puxado para o frances dizendo algo semelhante a "ZZK" e o nome "Congo". Foi uma soh chamada e nada mais (Al Archangelo, PY2ZX, Brazil, Sept 12, radioescutas via DXLD) ###