[HCDX]: Glenn Hauser's SW/DX 98-28

["Glenn Hauser" <wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

        GLENN HAUSER'S SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-28, JUNE 22, 1998                
        
THIS WEEK ON WORLD OF RADIO 946. Reminder of special WOR segment
on AWR Wavescan starting June 28; WWBS update; W7A amateur
special; Free Radio Berkeley ordered off; Kentucky's World Radio
network; WBAH in Spanish, changing sites; Uruguay also extends
sked for World Cup; Guinea-Bissau FM clandestine Bombolom Radio;
Nigerian and Sudanese clandestines; digital receivers launch in
Britain July 9; apology to Maryanne Kehoe for calling her a 
V. of Russia "groupie"; and much more including many of the
stories below (Hauser)

AUSTRALIA. Note that RA has two new 13mb channels, per a new sked 
effective June 28 from Nigel Holmes, RA Transmission Manager--one 
of them aimed at NAm, 21740, which was used in the last sunspot 
peak, 2100-0200. With a little help from the MUF, might well make 
it. The other is 21820, at 0200-0900 toward PNG and Japan (Glenn
Hauser, OK)

BAHRAIN [non]. Hi Glenn, You wrote: THIS WEEK ON WORLD OF RADIO 
945. Bahrain on RTTY; This is incorrect. I saw that file in last 
week's BBCM bucket. And subsequently asked Joerg Klingenfuss for 
confirmation, but he denied. Bahrain RTTY is off. Similar to the 
missing broadcasting station on 9745, the utility outlets on SW 
from Bahrain are also missing for nearly one and a half or two 
years now (Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany via Hauser)

COSTA RICA. RFPI news from the Fri June 19 Mailbag, originally
aired live at 2029: the antenna which had been used for 7385 is
now down, and the new 4-element "super quad" to replace it is
half-installed; the rest to be completed in a few days, but will
be used on 6980-AM as long promised, from 0000 and will keep on
past 0800 as listeners request, with 10 kW transmitter which
is on 21460 in the daytime. The super quad is 58 feet long and
mounted 180 feet high; should be operational by this week; then
7385 will go back to the 3 kW transmitter on USB, antenna not
described. Plans to put photo of the new antenna on the website,
which will be easier once a scanner arrive (via Hauser)

NEW ZEALAND. RNZI Mailbox Mon June 22 at 0430 on 17675, better
at 1130 on 6100 included another interview with RNZI Chief
Engineer Dave Henderson by Adrian Sainsbury about digital 
transmission coming to SW. Says it's quite tolerant of multi-path
in tests up to 3 hops, but no tests yet of short-path and long-
path arriving simultaneously. Is about 2-3 years away from
starting. Signal level required for high-quality audio is
significantly less with digital than analog--1/4 of the voltage
in receiver, or 1/16 of the power [output transmitted], so RNZI's
single 100 kW transmitter should be excellent for all the Pacific.
Features will include automatic frequency changing by receivers,
i.e. when a station signals it is about to change; readouts can
be used for any purpose, such as name of station, name of record
being played, upcoming programming, etc. RNZI will probably start
sooner rather than later, in order to ensure a good signal for
relaying by Pacific broadcasters, preferably at first with a
combination digital and analog transmission, if allowed (via
Glenn Hauser)

NICARAGUA. R. Miskut, 5770, is now putting 500 watts of RF into
the antenna; new equipment has been installed. Government troops
occupied the station briefly in an effort to prevent broadcast of
news of a rebellion in Mismuna. But operations have been restored
and there is no longer any interference with broadcasting (John
Freeman, Tech Systems, June 21, WORLD OF RADIO 946)

Checked June 22 at 1121, found weak but steady open carrier, and
programming started 1126 on USB with 5:27 time check, mention of
Puerto Cabezas, mostly Mexican music, including 1131 El Jarabe
Tapatio, perhaps as program's theme; at first would have been
quite readable except for static crashes, but did not seem
appreciably stronger than previous logs; starting to fade down by
1140, still audible at 1200 (Glenn Hauser, OK)

SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Subject: Brother Stair via GERMANY moves.
Brother Stair has moved from 3945 to 3955 and 3975. I don't have 
the exact schedule. I heard second-hand that he cited complaints 
from North American amateurs as the reason. However, I also heard 
military-type communication on 3943.5 last night (see my previous 
report). In propaganda, as you know, the important thing is not 
what you say, but what you don't say. What wasn't said is that, 
probably, the French were among the protesters! It seems that the 
3945 frequency usage was at the recommendation of Brother Stair's 
US consultant, who has now learned a lesson in the realities of 
European frequency selection (Bob Zanotti, Switzerland, June 20,
WORLD OF RADIO 946)

I asked Brother Stair about the possibility of buying WRNO. He 
gave this reply: "Will not buy WRNO and never work with Mr Baker 
in his perversion of the truth. He will not get that station to 
work. (Brother Stair, June 10 via Thomas Dixon, WORLD OF RADIO
946) [latter refers to the supposed Honduran setup -Hauser]

U S A. The June 20 Spectrum, 0200 UT Sunday on WWCR 5070, was
supposed to be the final show, or is next week's the last one?
(George Thurman, TX) I tuned in late, but noticed they were doing 
an anniversary retrospective; didn't hear them say they were 
quitting (Glenn Hauser)

U S A. WGTG is advertising time for sale at $50 an hour; and Dave 
Frantz is also interesed in signing up "liberal" programs such as 
those carried on RFPI. Another surprise FCC inspection of WGTG 
has taken place, the fourth in a year, and once again they found 
nothing wrong. Dave believes these are politically motivated, but 
in fact increase the station's standing as technically approved 
by the FCC. It may be another two months before the second 
transmitter is on the air, and three and four are in the planning 
stages. The new transmitter is equipped to use any of several 
digital systems once a standard be decided upon (Glenn Hauser) ###



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