WORLD OF RADIO #938, produced April 22, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *World DX Club looking for new members: Arthur Ward, 17 Motspur Dr., Northampton, England NN2 6LY; ask for info packet; http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/~yo379459/contact_page.html Monthly print bulletin Contact includes DX news section from us *Shortwave Receivers Past and Present, Third Edition, 1942-1997 communications receivers, weighs 3.5 pounds, $24.95 plus shipping from Universal Radio, 1-800-431-3939; dx@universal-radio.com or http://www.universal-radio.com *Free on request, frequency skeds showing DST in NAm, for 8 stns: Australia, BBC, China, France, Israel, RAI, Mexico, Turkey: George J. Poppin, 2654 Seventeenth Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116- 3003 *Hank Holbrook, all-band QSLer extraordinaire, died April 15 *Upcoming get-togethers: "Conrad Family Reunion", Wisconsin Dells, May 15-16, River Inn Motel, 608-253-1231; info from Jim Conrad at 319-232-7307; or Rick Dau, 319-339-9885 *Dayton Hamvention also May 15-17, see http://www.hamvention.org *Grassroots News and Media Conference & Culture Jam, community media groups including pirate radio, June 19-21, Austin, TX-- http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/1082/ *WRMI airing special Radio Sparks, recorded at Winter SWL Fest *WGTG website now up but u/c, http://www.wgtg.com *Last Thursday WWCR was off during WOR for tornado, hailstorm *WWCR planning to go off for half an hour so DXers can try for AWR Madagascar, 0300 UT Sun May 3 and 10, 3215; already heard *WBCQ, Maine, buying log-yagi antenna from Gorski, only $25K with tower, and can be lowered easily; 319-472-5102 *World of Radio No. 938, Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702; fax 1-580-233- 2948 attn Hauser; wghauser@hotmail.com check our website: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *RCI carrying This Morning live weekdays, instead of AIH, etc.; Israel special Sunday April 26, and on other CBC programs, BBC *RCI with huge signal evenings on 13 MHz *R. Free Iran approved by administration, but more money to VOA Farsi as well; Iran doesn't like it; where to originate it? *V. of Mediterranean confirmed via NY MW station *New Oregonian on 1640 is KKJY; wants reports on California QRM *Emerald Radio specials on WWCR will also have RealVideo on web *BBC World Service accused of racial discrimination, especially at Arabic service *BBC early-May previews: Seven Ages of the Voice, Moments of Truth, Composer of the Month, Omnibus *RTBF, Belgian French, thinking about resuming SW *VRT keeps punching up wrong frequency, out-of-band *Algiers on new frequency for English *All India Radio making it evenings deep into North America on 25m, with goofy-sounding programming *Myanmar expands English blocks *FEBC hopes to get MW station approved in Cambodia *R. La Voz, Andahuaylas, Peru heard in evenings, mornings *LRA36, Antarctica, supposed to be M/W/F, but heard on Sat; no English *Propagation outlook from Ottawa, April 15 *Solar flux down to 92 *Propagation outlook from Boulder, April 21 *World of Radio 938; Glenn Hauser, always inviting your input to wghauser@hotmail.com and listen again, next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #937, produced April 15, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Our Sun 0630 on WWCR 5070 pre-empted April 12, but should be back *RFPI got WOR from WRN internet feed starting April 12 *April-May Continent of Media as early as April 18 on RFPI only, Fri 1930, Sat 1730, Wed 2300 plus repeats 8 and 15 hours later; topic summary *Give RFPI another try if you thought you couldn't get it *World Radio Network running Baygen giveaway, for entries to their April competition, what is your favorite WRN program? Must be received by P- or E-mail by May 1: competition@wrn.org *Media Zoo heard last Wednesday; review of content and reception *BBC's monthly Waveguide this week, at new times *Sri Lanka via UK relay, new frequency Saturday only *WYFR via UK relay, new frequency in Arabic *Emerald Radio, Ireland, coming back with specials via WWCR in late April, early May *Portugal heard on 19 MHz harmonic *Lithuania via Germany still on old frequency as well as new *Albania's English broadcasts to Europe, NAm, changing fqs, confusing time announcements *Some English news times from Croatia *Romania's new English schedule to all targets *Turkey's Turkish frequencies to NAm, one blocked by VOA *Iraq's English broadcasts as monitored *Standard disclaimer *Via AM, FM, SW, cable, satellite, internet, W.O.R. 937, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com Check our site: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio including Anomaly Alert *It's station appreciation week at W.O.R. Please contact the station where you hear W.O.R. thanking them for carrying this public service program *R. Damascus, Syria, English as monitored *More evidence that anti-Iranian clandestine V. of Southern Azerbaijan is transmitted from Israel, due to mix with Kol Israel on 15-meter hamband spur *V. of Armenia English confirmed one hour earlier *V. of Sharia, Afghanistan, answers listener giving a SW frequency *V. of Tibet's new frequencies *CRI promoting Tibetan Wedding Tour *V. of Asia de-merged from R. Taipei International *Vietnam News Agency's press-RTTY on SW schedule *R. New Zealand International funds run out in June; reply from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon, fax +64 4 471 1444 *AWR confirmed via Madagascar on WWCR frequency *South African Radio League schedule via SENTECH *Recent loggings of three Somali stations *HCJB moved off Finland's frequency; still on an Australia channel; and too close to RFPI on 13m *Calvary no longer interested in SW from Idaho with ex-KGEI unit *11-meter band wide open for pseudo-broadcasters *Atlanta MW station lost antenna towers, now non directional? *Engineer in Portland OR about to activate a 1640 station *Submarine Memorial Reactivation Days April 25-26 on hambands *Propagation outlook from Boulder, April 14; solar flux down *And that's it for W.O.R. 937, presented to you each and every week by Glenn Hauser ### WORLD OF RADIO #936, produced April 7, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Our Saturday 6:30 am CT on WWCR has now been canceled; remains: UT Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0600 3210 5070, Sun 0630 5070, Mon 0400 5070, Tue 1230 15685. *RFPI has reactivated 15050-USB 24h with 200-foot-high antenna; 21465-AM also very good signal; and 7385; next to return: 6980 *WOR affiliate WPKN may be harder to hear in Westchester County as FCC has authorized religious translator on next frequency *VOA has finally switched 7768.5 from USB to LSB for Comms World *WWBS, Georgia hopes to have power installed soon and to start testing *WGTG, with WOR, Sat 7:30 pm ET on 5085-USB, now has E-mail: wgtg@ellijay.com and will add webpages; transmitter plans *ANARC SWL Net on 40m has been getting malicious interference *V. of Mediterranean, Malta plans relay via NY MW station *Albanian program starting on NYC MW station *R. Asia Canada has new SW frequency *Canadian low-power relays aren't so low; no plans to close down western CBC AM stations *Latin American SW harmonics on 12 MHz band *HCJB in limbo, uncertain if airport will be built and require transmitter site to be dismantled; pursuing Australian site *HCJB frequency, transmitter and antenna info *2000-mile TV DX on rabbit ears in South America *Chile testing again *Uruguayan SW frequencies reactivated *Brazil has Portuguese in evening to North America *Via International Vacuum and various Terrestrial political units, WOR 936, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; wghauser@hotmail.com fax 1-580-233-2948; http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *VORGAN finally closes down from Angola, but what becomes of transmitters? *Do-it-yourself QSL on homepage of Christian Voice, Zambia *AWR new English schedule via South Africa; and Channel Africa *AWR supposed to be relayed from Madagascar too, not confirmed *FEBA Seychelles English has been reduced *Algeria changes time of English again *Albania's new times and frequencies *V. of Greece's morning USA relay frequency *R. Yugoslavia made time change late, but not yet frequency change *R. Free London "high power" in Easter weekend marathon *Merlin Network One's European and NAm frquencies for new weekly Wednesday broadcast *BBC WS programme The Negotiators *V. of Russia monitored frequencies don't match listings; see http://www.trsc.com/vor_z98.html *Israel heard on 23 MHz harmonic *V. of Hope, Lebanon, changing to new frequency *New E-mail bulletin, Clandestine Radio Watch; info from yb0rmi@letterbox.com *Clandestines Democratic V. of Iran and V. of Tibet share website provider; are they related? *R. Tashkent, summer English frequencies include 15, 17 MHz *Democratic V. of Burma, tentative on new frequency *R. Japan via Canada at 0000 listed as 2 hours, not 1 [but it is only 1] *This W.O.R. one day early, no propagation info available *No good reason to celebrate Good Friday on Friday *W.O.R. 936; addresses again *Standard disclaimer ###