[HCDX]: Glenn Hauser's SW/DX Jan 15

["Glenn Hauser" <wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

      GLENN HAUSER'S SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-02, Jan 15, 1998

WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE CHANGE. The UT Mon 0400 broadcast on 
WWCR 3215 has been suspended. Remaining WWCR times are Thu 2130
on 9475, Sat 0700 on 3210 AND 5070, Sat 1230 on 5070, Sun 0730 on
5070, Tue 1330 on 15685. On WGTG, WOR is still scheduled Tue 0500
on 5085-USB but tapes were late or misplaced the first two weeks
of Jan (Hauser)

THIS WEEK ON WORLD OF RADIO 924. Another TV station will put WRN
on its SAP; Latin American, African and Asian DX news, program 
tips from WRNO, BBC, Jordan; and many of the items below (Hauser)

CONTINENT OF MEDIA, January, exclusively on RFPI includes an
expanded version of my 1997--Shortwave Year in Review feature
which aired originally on VOA Communications World Jan 3. COM is
exclusively on RFPI, Fri 1930, Sat 0330, 1030; Wed 2300, Thu 0700.
Other topics this month: Titanic monitor's log released after 85
years; Mexican indigenous stations; Religious Freedom Amendment
(Hauser)

CANADA. Some Montreal stations put off the air by the ice storm
which peaked Jan 9, have been able to return to the air only by
changing frequencies. CJAD, 800, lost all four towers which
collapsed due to 6 inches of icing, but came back by using the 
previously silent 1410 kHz facility abandoned by CFMB when it
moved to 1280, with about 8 kW. CBM was knocked off 940, but 
moved its emergency programming (mostly instead of CBC Radio
One network) to 93.5 FM which is normally CBC Radio Two; CBM's
own new FM frequency 88.5 has been equipment testing but not
ready for usage in the planned permanent change from AM to FM.
CBM programming can be accessed from the home page of CBC:
http://www.radio.cbc.ca (Bill Westenhaver, Montreal, Jan 13,
WORLD OF RADIO 924)

FRANCE. The erstwhile coastal station St.-Lys Radio is closing
permamently Fri Jan 16 at 1900 UT, I am advised by the Union des
Ecouteurs Francais. Primary voice shore-to-ship channels are 
4366, 8896 (or 8806?), 13152. Also, the TV program "Thalassa" 
dedicated to the sea will mention the closing, following a visit
to the station by a journalist Jan 13, on Jan 16 at 2055-2200 
[local time UT+1?] via the France 3 network. Perhaps the UEF 
would E-mail you their complete notice (in French) on request: 
tsfinfo@xxxxxxxx (Glenn Hauser, and WORLD OF RADIO 924)

HONDURAS [non]. Hans Johnson, Cumbre DX, heard Jeff Baker say on 
WWCR Jan 3 that his new SW transmitters would be here and that he was 
leaving WWCR as of that date. However, he has not left WWCR, 
and Adam Lock knows of no plans to; heard UT Jan 13 at 0050 on 
5070 selling flights to San Pedro Sula. His WWCR show is UT Tue/
Thu/Sat 0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 924)

IRELAND [non]. West Coast Radio Ireland may have to close at the
end of January. It is urgently calling for letters of support to
Ms. Sile de Valera, Minister for Communications, Dublin, but
have not given her E-mail address, which is: 
minister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Finbarr O'Driscoll, WORLD OF RADIO 924)

LITHUANIA [non]. In January I am no longer hearing R. Vilnius on
5880 at 0030 in English, just 5905 via Germany. So it seems they 
have decided to stick with the old frequency despite the heavy
fax QRM! If 5880 was not suitable due to BBC on 5875, they should 
have kept looking (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 924)

MEXICO/COLOMBIA. Someone changed the frequency of the XESHT third
harmonic I reported from 4290 to 4290.3, but it is actually on 
4290.0. It should not be confused with the Colombian harmonic on
4290.3 Henrik Klemetz identified as Sincelejo, and which is on
the air at least an hour earlier in the morning from 1100, and
which is also the likely source of the unID harmonic on 5720.4
some have reported. BTW, I am still hearing the Mexican, best
yet on Jan 15 around 1245 with no problem from the utes; whilst
in Laredo, TX, Jan 7 around 1730, I was able to detect the 4290
carrier on the YB-400 with nothing but whip antenna in the
parking lot of TAMU (Glenn Hauser, OK)
    Klaus Elsebusch, DL3EAY, replies to my remark about not
trying to QSL MW harmonics or informing the station of them:
"That is a good satire, or do you regard this as honest? A good
honest DXer HAS to inform radio stations about harmonics, mixing
products, cross modulation, etc... Harmonics etc. do disturb the
services in the range [where] such things occur..."
   I draw this distinction: spurs and harmonics which ACTUALLY
interfere with other stations should be reported, especially if
it is an emergency communications frequency, but this is very
seldom the case, and most MW harmonics appear on relatively clear
frequencies, and allow us to hear stations which would otherwise 
not be possible. SW stations' harmonics on much higher 
frequencies are also usually clear and of great propagational
interest. This is entirely different from a SW station, for 
instance, putting spurs at various spots in and around the SW BC 
band where it should be restricted to its own single frequency 
(Hauser)

NORWAY. Contrary to the previous report based on an inaccurate
schedule posting by Olav Mo Grimdalen which he subsequently
corrected, NRK/Denmark's 18950 remains on the 1000 broadcast to 
SAm, but has been added at 1100 for Jan. Also, 13790 remains to 
NAm at 1300 including English on Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK)

SWITZERLAND [non]. The correct URL for the Two Bobs Xmas Reunion Special 
carried by NEXUS-IBA is:
http://www.nexus.org/IRN/ra-audio/Nexus-IBA/HELLO THERE/
This is a listing of current Nexus-RA offerings, including the
Xmas program (Bob Zanotti, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING)

U S A. WGTG owner David Frantz is elated to have received an
official letter from FCC exonerating it from any wrongdoing,
harmful interference as charged by unfriendly neighbors. He feels
this has been an extreme case of small-town mentality doing
everything possible to ruin a new business by an "outsider". 
Airtime is now being reserved on second transmitter; but Frantz
is considering building another station at same location which
would have different calls and a secular format; or selling the
present two-transmitter, five-antenna facility for $300,000
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 924)

U S A. Allan Weiner's SW station in Maine, which has been granted
a construction permit, may not be on the air before early 1999.
Probably as a result of the Fury fiasco, Brother Stair has been
offered as much time as he wants. If any is left, the station
may be called "The Planet" and sell time to other clients, and
provide DX programs (George Thurman, TX, WORLD OF RADIO 924)

VENEZUELA. R. Barquisimeto celebrates its 60th anniversary on Tue
Jan 20, when it will probably come back to SW, 4990 and 9510 
(Luis Guerra Brandt, Club Diexistas de la Amistad ham net Jan 11
via Fernando Viloria, and Jorge Garcia Rangel, Venezuela, via
WORLD OF RADIO 924)

THIS WEEK'S ENGLISH LESSONS. While it may seem as hair-splitting
as whether the Sabbath is on Saturday, or Sunday (or never), the
word "Adventist" is often stressed on the middle syllable, even
by Christians of other ilks. However, the Adventists themselves,
I have noticed, always stress it on the first syllable, so this
must be "correct". Just remember that the word it derives from,
"Advent" is also obviously stressed on the first syllable.

"Good Night". This is not used in the same way as "Good Morning"
and "Good Afternoon". While "GM" and "GA" are used as greetings
but also as goodbyes, "GN" cannot be used as a greeting. Instead
one must say "Good Evening" which like "GM" and "GA" can also be
used as a goodbye, but more often as a greeting. You're welcome
(Glenn Hauser, native American speaker)                   ###

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