GLENN HAUSER'S SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-31, July 22, 1999 {Items from this and all our reports may be reproduced and re- reproduced only providing full credit be maintained at all stages} REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ONLINE: E-mail only subscriptions are available for $20 or less. Click on info at top of our website http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio or enquire to wghauser@yahoo.com for a free sample, but don't be anonymous THIS WEEK ON WORLD OF RADIO 997: See topic summary at http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Wor997.html THIS MONTH ON CONTINENT OF MEDIA 9905: See topic summary at http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Com9905.html WORLD OF RADIO 1000. Please don't delay any longer if you were going to send us a cassette recorded greeting, criticism, historical reminiscense or memorable broadcast excerpt for our 1000th numbered program. Assuming Extra 30 is released in the meantime, 1000 would start the week of August 18, and we would like to prepare it a bit ahead of time rather than at usual last minute; possibly another Extra will be inserted delaying 1000 to August 25+ (Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702) ** BRAZIL. Hi Glenn, after having been a keen but passive WORLD OF RADIO listener for about 10 years, I thought I should send you some info for the first time. A few words about myself: I'm a 27-year-old student of political science, and I've been a more or less active DXer since the mid-eighties. Here's my contribution to the world's best DX program: (unless otherwise indicated, all items are based on my own observations; times given in UTC) Radio Nacional do Brasil's external service (English 1800-1920, German 1930-2050) has been missing from 15265 for at least 6 weeks now. Extensive search for a new frequency has brought no success, so I guess that either their transmitter is once again out of order or the service has been cancelled at all. Does anybody know more? (Matthias Gatzke, Germany, July 16, WORLD OF RADIO 997) ** BRAZIL. In the wake of reports that RNB's European service is closing down, I have been checking for the North American service, and not hearing it, either - English at 1200-1320 supposed to be on 15445. July 20 at 1227 check I heard nothing but FEBA on 15445 with IS, and into Nepali(?). After 1300 FEBA clashes with something else, presumably Romania (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 997) ** BRAZIL. O problema eh que o presidente extinguiu a radiobras, que era responasavel pelos transmissores. Ateh que se defina que organismo governamental passa a ser legalmente responsavel por eles, as transmissoes, mesmo que continuem, serao a titulo precario. Um abraco (Luiz Cruz, Brazil, July 19, radioescutas) [full translation by gh: The problem is that the president has extinguished RadioBras, which was responsible for the transmitters. Until it is decided which government agency becomes legally responsible for them, the transmissions, even if they continue, will be precarious. Hug.] (WORLD OF RADIO 997) ** COSTA RICA. "What is Pacifica Coming To?": Special Global Community Forum Call-in Tune into a special Global Community Forum: "What is Pacifica Coming To?" Armed guards, locked doors, arrests and arraignments. We'll look at what can be done about the violation of what many consider the last outlet for free speech in the United States, the Pacifica Radio Network. And we'll be taking your calls. From the United States, dial toll-free 1-800-794-9365. From elsewhere, dial collect 011-506-249-1344 Join host James Latham live in studio with your calls on Global Community Forum on Radio For Peace International. Air Times: ORIGINAL LIVE BROADCAST: 0200 UT this Friday, July 23 Time Conversions: 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 22 Costa Rica time 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 22 Los Angeles/Berkeley time 9:00 p.m. Thursday, July 22 Houston time 10:00 p.m. Thursday, July 22 New York City/D.C. time FREQUENCIES: 6.975 Mhz (42 meters), 15.050 Mhz (19 meters), 21.460 Mhz USB (13 meters) =-=-=-=-=-=--=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=---=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-- If you can't join us for the live program, tune into the rebroadcasts later in the week: 1600 UT Saturday, July 24 (11:00 a.m. Eastern) 0000 UT Sunday, July 25 (7:00 p.m. Eastern, July 24) 0800 UT Sunday, July 25 (3:00 a.m. Eastern, July 25) 2030 UT Wednesday, July 28 (3:30 p.m. Eastern) 0430 UT Thursday, July 29 (11:30 p.m. Eastern, July 28) JOIN US!! (RFPI July 19, via REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING) ** COSTA RICA. Weird to hear RFPI, 21460-USB, still on at 0501 July 17 and demodulated by stronger R. Pakistan with Qur'an. The two were pretty close to the same frequency. (Glenn Hauser, OK) ** CUBA. In the wake of Globe Wireless quitting CW in the USA, I tuned across the 12/13 MHz maritime band just to see what CW was left. Most prominent was CLA with its usual CQ marker on 13062.0 and weaker //12673.6 at 1057 check. So the retro-cubanos are still sticking with CW transmissions. I also heard on a frequency not noted an HL- CW station from Korea (North?), and on 12829.8 something sending extremely slow CW and dashes, both around 1100 and 1910 recheck July 19. Tho my code speed isn't that fast, it's possible to be too slow for the impatient! (Glenn Hauser, OK) ** CUBA. Bubble jamming against non-Marti Voz Cristiana, 21500, has resumed, noted both around 1300 and when VC was clearly audible underneath at 1909 July 19. Just to be sure R. Marti hadn't sneaked in here, the 21500 broadcast was indeed //21550. WYFR on 21525, not far from Cuba, was quite weak by comparison, but beamed to NAf? (Glenn Hauser, OK, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING) ** KOSOVA [non]. I am helping a group of Kosovo refugees here in Manchester, NH. We have a short wave radio and want to help them learn of news from their homeland in their native language. Most of them don't speak any English. I have the Yugoslavian station, but it is a bunch of bogus propaganda I really don't think they want to listen to. If you can offer any help, it would be appreciated. (Mike Pelletier peletier@grolen.com 603 624 9375 Manchester, NH via REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING) ** PORTUGAL. Like John Figliozzi of swprograms, I have been keeping an ear on 21655 for RDP Int'l African service, which has been missing lately. Finally on July 19 at 1631 check I could detect it amid the usual BBC-21660 Ascension splash -- BBC is not too strong, but always stronger than Portugal here, and one would think, in Africa. But a sesquiminute later 21655 was gone; back on and off at 1641; on again at 1708, maybe for a while, but not when I rechecked at 1910. So they are obviously having transmitter problems, but trying to get it back on. Then the next day, July 20, I listened to music from 1830 until deliberate closing at 1900* after precise timesignal. Altho it used to be audible as late as 2400 UT, it was seldom strong enough to enjoy the music. This time BBC was off, but there was some splash from French Guiana on 21645. Radio-escutas item thinks they will be turning off 21655, unfortunately for Brazilians who listened to it in the daytime, once the FM relay in Guinea-Bissau be back on (Glenn Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING) ** U K O G B A N I. Since early June, BBC WS on 9410 has been OFF AIR between 0700 and 1500 UTC, leaving 12095 as the only reliable frequency in Central Europe during the late morning/noon/afternoon (signal quality on // 15565 depends on propagation conditions). Seems to be the first step towards the reduction of SW transmissions to developed countries as announced earlier this year. In some programs such as "Newshour", they firmly advise their listeners to listen via the internet. (Matthias Gatzke, Germany, July 16, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING) ** U S A. A few days ago, Adrian Peterson told me something was in the works to improve audibility of AWR Wavescan in NAm. Perhaps this is it: The only worthwhile program so far heard on WRMI's new 7465 is AWR Wavescan, #233 ending at 0442 UT Sat July 17. Only caught the last few mins since didn't expect it to start at the odd time of 0415, tho I should have since preceded by racist Herald of Truth which is a quarter hour. Edition was about a month old since 6/19 was "next Saturday". Had weekly feature with Steve giving out some URLs, not all of them radio- related but e.g. Kellogg, who had an Adventist nutrition connexion. After false start of sign-off announcement, at 0445 up came The Word of the Spirit Radio Broadcast, which had also been on at 0330. Still no jamming, but lite ute QRM. We hoped some of the other DX, media or mailbag programs would show during this sesquihour UT Sun or Mon, but instead WRMI signed off an hour earlier at 0400* without even running Viva Miami. We have now checked 7465 every night of the week and there is nothing but Wavescan worth hearing on it (Glenn Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING and WORLD OF RADIO 997) ** U S A. You may want to check the AFN frequencies you mentioned in last week's DX report 99-30 and WOR 996: I have them listed as 6458.5 and 4278.5 USB (along with the 12 MHz one, on which we concur). (Jim Wishner, MN) Oh, I confused the digits again on the two lower frequencies. Why should I remember them when my receiver does? :( (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 997) ###