[HCDX] DX Listening Digest 1-127 Sept 14

["Glenn Hauser" <ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

       DX LISTENING DIGEST 1-127, September 14, 2001
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** AFGHANISTAN. AIR STRIKES IMMINENT
Nick Grace C., CRW Washington Bureau
------------xxxxxxxxxx Breaking News xxxxxxxxxx----------------

[Sep 13] A "sustained" military campaign against strategic targets in
Afghanistan is being planned in Washington and the first phase is
likely to take place soon.

As planning in Washington is underway, the Taliban's clandestine
radio station, Voice of Shari'a, made headlines earlier today by
announcing the Taliban's willingness to turn over Osama bin Laden.
The Associated Press reports that BBC Monitoring monitored a
transmission of the Voice of Shari'a of Balkh Province, Mazar-e
Sharif, in which the Taliban states, "The Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan (IEA) has honestly asked America to give clear and
substantial evidence for what it considers Osama to be responsible
for, and the IEA will hand him over to one of the Islamic courts of
the world in order to be tried."

It is doubtful that this announcement will have an effect on the
impending air strikes.

The Voice of Shari'a, which consists of a network of radio stations
across most of Afghanistan, is likely to be an early target since
radio stations are often among the first to be hit during military
campaigns.

According to sporadic monitoring by listeners in Germany, the Czech
Republic and Australia, the latest schedule of the Voice of Shari'a,
Kabul, appears to be:

7085 to 7088 kHz highly variable with 100 kW
0100-0300 UTC in Pashto and Dari
1500-1520 UTC in unknown language
1520-1530? UTC in English
1530-1650 UTC in unknown languages
1650-1710 UTC in Russian
(See CRW 73, 70, 69) Developing fast...
(Nick Grace C., Sept 13, Clandestine Radio Watch via DXLD)

** AFGHANISTAN. 7086.6, Voice of Sharia (presumed) at 1600: Have not
noticed them on freq for some time, but tonight, detect a signal on
7086.6. Content was intelligible, but this is definitely not a ham
signal (Richard Lam, Singapore, Sept 11, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** AUSTRALIA [and non]. TAIWAN/AUSTRALIA. Re R Australia and Taiwan -
there has been much confusion concerning 15240 at 2200. But I believe
I have the facts correct now, and Carlos's logging seems to clinch
it. Shepparton & Taiwan use 15240 at 2200. Taiwan maybe/probably is
getting it's feed via the same satellite as Darwin. 13620 is way way
behind Shepparton 15240, and the delay via TWN can be heard too on
15240, as it is (was in my case) at 0800. And 11550 \\ 9865 has been
heard in Indonesian - not throughout, but times listed are correct
for that txion.

Just between us - Bob Padula told me that RA 15240 had a programme in
Khmere at 2200. That was "news" to me - and probably to R Australia
too! He must have mixed his times. So, Wolfie's surmising about
Taiwan, RA and RFA appear correct! (Noel R. Green-UK, Sep 13)BC

** BRAZIL. Horário de Verão entra em vigor dia 14 de outubro.

Quinta, 13 de setembro de 2001, 19h54. O Horário de Verão, que entra
em vigor no dia 14 de outubro próximo, vai vigorar até o dia 17 de
fevereiro. O anúncio foi feito há pouco pelo ministro de Minas e
Energia, José Jorge, que enviou hoje a exposição de motivos para a
implantação do novo horário ao presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
O ministro informou que a portaria deverá ser publicada amanhã no
Diário Oficial da União. José Jorge confirmou que o Horário de Verão
deste ano será estendido a todo os estados do nordeste, além do
sudeste e centro-oeste, mais o estado do Tocantins. Ele estimou uma
economia de energia de 1% durante o período. Fonte : Agência Brasil
(via Samuel Cássio, radioescutas via DXLD)

** CANADA [non]. [cf DXLD 1-123, RCI harmonic on 30240] According to
the RCI schedule, the entire 2000-2100 UT hour is occupied by
English, and not on 15120. Excuse me, but I must wonder if you are
converting local to UT correctly (4 hours difference if you are in
EDT zone). Regards, (Glenn Hauser, harmonics yahoogroup via DXLD)

I have frequently logged this unIDed FF OM talk station. The recent
intercept was the strongest and the only when where I heard the
distinct Radio Canada International ID. Discount it if you want to,
but it is there (Jack Sullivan, Central New Jersey, ibid.)
Receiver: ICOM R-7000 Antenna: AS-3886/TRC-191 30-88 MHz SINGCARS
discone in attic Feedline: Belden 9913 harmonics

I have the current revised RCI sked good till 28 Oct. RCI is active
on 15120 with FF service from Ascension to Africa from 1900-1959.
This is undoubtedly what Mr. Sullivan heard. There seems to be some
uncertainty on his part as to when he heard the px: "Time then,
probably 2048 UTC". It is most likely he simply made a mistake
reporting the time. It is also possible that the Ascension relay is
the one who made the mistake, and put the px on an hour late. In any
case, Sackville is not active on any freqs that could produce a
harmonic or TX mixing product on 30240. Best regards, (David Hodgson,
harmonics yahoogroup via DXLD)

** CANADA. Here is a listing from CBC about what's on the radio this
weekend, due to the disaster. from
http://www.cbc.ca/onair/usattacked.html (via Ricky Leong, DXLD)

** CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. 6100, R Centre Afrique - Bangui. Is back
on 6100 after being off the air for a short period, Good reception at
1720 with sports, songs and chat with minister in Fr and Vn and went
off at 1800 after National Anthem (Mahendra Vaghjee, Mauritius,
DXplorer Sep 8 via BC-DX via DXLD)

Checked 6100 on Sep 9th, but powerhouse R. Yugoslavia, Bijeljina here
... nothing heard on the sidebands ... I should live in southern
Austria, in dead zone of Bijeljina signal (Wolfgang Büschel, BCDX
ed.)

Back on 6100? I don`t recall their ever using that frequency before;
last known on 5038v (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COSTA RICA. [Rfpi-announce] RFPI's 14th Anniversary this Sunday!

Dear Friends, Just a little reminder to join us this Sunday,
September 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern (0000 UT September 17) for our annual
"Fiesta on the Air."

This year is our 14th birthday and the whole gang at RFPI will
celebrating with you by opening our toll-free lines for your calls.
We'll also be giving away door prizes and a special LIMITED EDITION
QSL card to those only who call in between 0000 - 0400 UTC September
17. Frequencies:

41 meters: 7445 KHz
19 meters: 15049
13 meters: 21815 (USB)

And streaming on the Net in MP3 at http://www.boinklabs.com/ifpi.html
Write it on your calendar. See you then! (Your Friends at RFPI, Sept
14, DXLD)

** CUBA. Islagrande, Portal de Sitios Cubanos:
http://www.islagrande.cu/_portal.asp?PARAM=sitios.asp?IdCateg=164

ESTIMADO GLENN: Esta página tiene diferentes radioemisoras cubanas,
pero cuando intentas "abrirlas" no responden; espero tenga mejor
suerte. Cordiales 73's (Oscar, FL, Sept 13, DXLD)

Algunas sí, algunas, no (gh, DXLD)

** CYPRUS TURKISH. 6150, R Bayrak International, Lefkosa, Northern
Cyprus has been off the air for some time. Our member George Brown
visited its Headquarters in May this year and was told the following
by the Head of the English language Section:

The SW tx is currently off the air even though it is still advertised
in the En lang Weekly "Cyprus today". A new SW tx has been purchased
and is being installed. However the project is running 3 months
behind schedule. There is not yet a firm date for the return of bcs
on 6150 using the existing antenna.

R Bayrak International has programs on MW 1494 with 10 kW and 87.5
(32 kW) & 105 (16 kW) MHz in En, Ru, Ar and Ge, mainly news, mx and
current affairs. They have run out of QSL-cards, but intend to have a
new supply for the resumption of SW bcs. RRs should be sent to R
Bayrak International, P.O.Box 417, Lefkosa via Mersin 10, Turkey.
(Brown via RVI, via DX Window Sep 12 via BCDX via DXLD)

** EGYPT: 0215 UT Sept 14: Radio Cairo's newscast sounded like the
newsreader was translating an Arabic script into English "on the
fly". Lead report was on President Hosni Mubarak's pledge of support
for the American people in the wake of the terrorist attacks on
Tuesday. Attention quickly shifted to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict with a report on a possible meeting between Peres and
Arafat. (The placement of this report so early in the newscast may
reflect official Egyptian nervousness that the situation in the
Palestinian territories may be spinning out of control.) There were
then further reports on the terrorist attack focusing on statements
by Bush and the Russian government's expression of condemnation of
terrorism.

A commentary after the news described again underlined President
Mubarak's expression of sympathy to the US government and people over
the loss of life in the terrorist attack. The commentator condemned
the terrorist act, stating that this could in no way be seen as a
legitimate means of opposing or challenging US policies. It stated
that the political decisions of a state could be opposed or even
resisted, but never in such a manner. It concluded by calling for a
global effort to combat international terrorism.

R. Cairo's traditional and almost legendary audio modulation problems
were not present during this broadcast. The music was quite enjoyable
(John A. Figliozzi, NY swprograms via DXLD)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. CLANDESTINE from ? to ETHIOPIA. 12110, Voice of
Tigrayans Sat Sept 8, *1659- 1729* / *1729-1759* Sign-on with
orchestra melody (instrumental). Male speaker with notes (frequency
given) and this type of ID 'dimsti Tengaru kab semien America'. Then
followed news commentaries, some about Human Right's, TPLF Congress,
and the Congress in South Africa about racism (through- out this was
English words given) Horn of Africa music at the close of the
broadcast, then short pause. Repeat of a previous broadcast followed
with opening announcements, dialogue, Horn of Africa music at the
close by female singers and then sign-off. Signal was quite good (Ed
Kusalik, Alberta, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. Despite the new Saturday schedule via Russia? V.
of Tigrayans in North America is still being broadcast on WWCR,
15685, heard Thursday Sept 14, starting a sesquiminute late at
2101:30, and good reception at this short range for a change, as well
as new WOR 1096 preceding it at 2030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 4000, RRI Kendari is active again. Morning + evening
program, since July 18th on regular service again (Roland Schulze,
Philippines, Sep 1, BC-DX via DXLD)

4777.10, RRI Jakarta is again active only with the morning sce s-on
varies 1800 ... 1900 UT in \\ to 9554.20 kHz (Roland Schulze,
Philippines, Aug 28-31/Sep 1-3, BC-DX via DXLD)

7171.43, RRI Serui was heard here from 0730 to 0812*, clear ID, weak
signal, this confirm Forster's logs (Roland Schulze, Philippines, Aug
31, BCDX via DXLD)

** IRAN. 0030 UT Sept 14: IRIB's newscast tonight emphasized
President Khatami's condemnation of the terrorist attack on New York
and Washington and the Iranian government's resolute opposition to
terrorism. Several stories also highlighted the sentiments of the
Iranian community in the US, emphasizing the many messages of
condemnation of terrorism, sympathy for the victims and actions of
Iranians in the US donating blood and assisting in rescue efforts.
The newscast gave prominent mention to the Chinese government's
urging that NATO consult with other nations outside NATO before
taking action in response to the attack in NY and DC and suggesting
the UN as a more appropriate forum in which to formulate a global
international response to terrorism. It also carried a report from
London on the efforts of "some elements" of the Labour Party
cautioning PM Blair not to give the US a blank cheque in responding
to the attack on it.

The lead commentary carried some not-so-veiled criticism of the US,
citing the unilateralism that the US typically follows when taking
action or making decisions that affect the international community.
It cautioned against allowing the US to unilaterally define
terrorism, while acknowledging the seriousness and depth of the
problem. It said that the US and Western European countries had
adopted the attitude that their superior economic power would protect
them from threats and challenges. It hinted that the events of this
past Tuesday had put that attitude in question.
?(John A. Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD)

Anyone that wishes to get a reasonable facsimile of the news from the
Middle East is reminded that the Voice of the Islamic Republic of
Iran does have [more than] 2 English Transmissions as follows:
Europe 1930-2020 UTC 13730 KHz; North America 0030-0120 UTC 9022 &
11970 KHz. Each transmission begins with a Koran reading, and news
begins about 6 minutes into the transmission. While it`s NOT the BBC,
it`s about the only station from the Islamic countries that can be
received regularly in English. John Figliozzi did indeed hear Radio
Pakistan, but, that`s a tough one to hear (Bill KA2EMZ Bergadano,
Sept 14, swprograms via DXLD)

VOIRI's broadcast is also on 9835 at 0030 UT, which is where I
monitored it. The other two frequencies Bill mentioned were audible
as well (John Figliozzi, ibid.)

** ISRAEL [non]. News from WRMI -- September 13, 2001. As a result of
the terrorist activities in the U.S. earlier this week, WRMI has
begun to temporarily relay a half-hour program in English from Kol
Israel daily, Monday-Friday UTC, at 0230-0300 on 7385 kHz. This
transmission will continue for a limited time, but no definite cut-
off date has been set. "Kol Israel has excellent coverage of Middle
East news," said WRMI General Manager Jeff White, "and we know that
shortwave listeners in North America are particularly interested in
hearing news from the Middle East right now." (WRMI Sept 14 via DXLD)

So we won`t be able to hear this until Sunday night (gh, DXLD)

** LAOS. 7145, I can confirm Alan Davies' report of Aug 7th on
Laotian National Radio, Vientiane (tx side unknown). Station made
irregular tests on new 7145 in the 41 mb. Was active on August 24th,
noted at 1140 to 1230 UT. In my opinion, this is more powerful than
they were on \\ 6130 kHz, and maybe the 7145 kHz is a new tx unit,
had much better modulation characteristics than 6130.

Checked up with different rxs and antennas - amongst them also using
the local Collins 651S-1 reference receiver.

Drake SPR-4 1140 UT 6130 S=9 +20 dB ant 30 meters sloper N/S
1140 UT 7145 S=9 +20 dB
1140 UT 6130 S=9 +20 dB ant 30 meters inverted L antenna E/W
1140 UT 7145 S=9 +20 dB

Drake R-8 1150 UT 6130 S=9 ant 30 meters sloper N/S
1150 UT 7145 S=9 +20 dB
1150 UT 6130 S=8/9 ant 30 meters inverted L antenna E/W
1150 UT 7145 S=9 +10 dB

ant 30 meters sloper N/S
Collins 651S-1 1227 UT 6130 40/50 RF dB over 1 uv (microvolt)
1227 UT 7145 60 RF dB over 1 uv

ant 30 meters inverted L antenna E/W
1220 UT 6130 50 RF dB over 1 uv
1220 UT 7145 60 RF dB over 1 uv

Also on Aug 24, at 0940 UT: 7145 S=9 +20 dB and 6130 S= 6-7 only !!!
(Roland Schulze, Philippines, Aug 24, BCDX via DXLD)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. Special DRM Transmissions for IBC 2001:
In connection with the International Broadcasting Convention 2001 in
Amsterdam, there will be special DRM transmissions from Sines, Jülich
and Sackville 12-18 September inclusive as follows, UT:
Sines:
 0800-1200 17870 (alternative 15420) kHz 35 degrees
 1200-1430 17485 (alternative 15725) kHz 35 degrees (change from
earlier announced schedule)
Jülich:
 0905-1500 5975 kHz 290 degrees
Sackville:
 1300-1400 21490 kHz 60 degrees (250kW)
 1400-1600 21760 kHz 60 degrees (250kW)
(Media Network Sept 14 via DXLD)

** MADAGASCAR. Subject : radio madagascar schedule
http://takelaka.dts.mg/radmad/presentation.htm

There's a new schedule for Radio Madagascar on this homepage.
Confusing and some errors inside, but they want to tell us this (what
is quite well according to the logs):

UTC 0300-0500 1394 3288 5010
UTC 0500-1500 1394 7155 9693
UTC 1500-1900 (Sat: 2100) 630 3288 5010

Power: 630: 2x75 kw, 1394: 4 kw, 3288: 10 kw, 5010 100 kw, 7155 20
kw, 9693 10 kw. FM 99,2: 500w (60m is listed with 100w there, 49m
with 30 kw but no freq. given. Off for years now but obviously still
a tx existing to broadcast there?)

(Thorsten Hallmann, Munster, Germany, Sept 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I would say that all of the above needs to be confirmed if actually
on the air (gh, DXLD)

** NETHERLANDS. As I predicted might happen, the special online news
updates in the aftermath of Tuesday's events are not ending today,
but we've decided to continue the service over the weekend, and until
further notice. You can either click on one of the top three stories,
or click on News at the top left hand side to see an overview of all
current stories. That means you no longer have to wait for our
scheduled English transmissions to know the latest from our newsroom.
http://www.rnw.nl
(Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands, Sept 14, swprograms via DXLD)

** PAKISTAN. 1100 UT Sept 14: Radio Pakistan's newscast emphasized
that the Pakistani president assured the US that it stands by it
resolutely in the fight against terrorism. It described a direct
conversation between the Pakistani president and Colin Powell. The
next few stories dealt with facts on the ground, such as the
investigation, the clean-up operations, President Bush's declaration
of a day of national mourning and his planned trip to NYC. These were
followed by a few stories about items of regional and local interest
including news of a missile test by India.

Monitored on 21465 kHz. 17520 was also heard in parallel. This
broadcast would appear to be the one most likely to be able to be
"easily" monitored in North America*. Both frequencies were in the
clear and the signal, while not strong, is listenable except when
audio modulation problems distort the speech. Fortunately, the news
was read by a female announcer who was clearly understandable. A male
voice speaking just prior to the news overloaded the audio equipment
in use. *a good receiver and good external antenna would be necessary
?(John A. Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD)

** PHILIPPINES. Roland Schulze who lives permanently in Mangaldan/
Pangasinan, Philippines answered on the PHL 9580 transmitter enquiry.

PBS v9580.2 kHz, maybe from Poro / San Fernando location ??? Which is
about 39 kms away from my QTH.

The operating time is varying only by local time, last Sunday August
26th, they were NOT on air, that is new! Approx. sce time varies
widely, is 7 hours daily up to 19 hours daily. (UTC +8 hrs.)

The signal level is also much lower than before, and they are coming
in with some noises in the background, this is also new !

On August 23 at about 0100 UT, the signal level was around S=9 +20 dB
at best !!!

Roland wrote to the stn, but got no answer so far. He visited the
stn/studio complex in 1978, during the Marcos dictatorship era
(Roland Schulze, Philippines, Sep 3, BC-DX via DXLD)

** RUSSIA. Tyumen.For several weeks now there has been no trace of
Tyumen 4895 or Khanty-Mansiysk 4820 in the morning from 2300 to past
0100.

It seems that they are also missing evenings, but I have not
confirmed if this is a regular pattern or for instance limited to
Sat/Sun. 4520 may also be missing, but co-channel utility makes
monitoring difficult. More listening is needed to confirm the
situation (Olle Alm, Sweden, Sep 8, BC-DX via DXLD)

Yes, it seems all three txs are out of use at present. Last check:
1600 UT this evening. Unfortunately, there are some serious electric
problems here in Russia these days. For example, Samara transmitting
center is out of use in full last two weeks (we have some their
relays here in St. Petersburg including 6205 at 1605-1640, 5925 at
0000-0100, 6000 at 1700-2130, etc.).

Apparently, Tyumen lost power too. Maybe I will try to call them
tomorrow during my working hours... (Mikhail Timofeyev, Russia, Sep
10, BC-DX via DXLD)

** RUSSIA [non]. KAZAKSTAN 9355, V of Orthodoxy, Aug 28 & Sep 11,
*1530-1600*. Bells' chimes at the beginning - Russian - Religious
program - Religious chorus - only on Tues and Fris - 35343 (Naj &
Petersen, Denmark, DX Window Sep 12 via BCDX via DXLD)

** SUDAN. 6985, I listened to this Sudanese cland stn several times
now with the following result: s-on time on exactly 6985 is around
15-10 mins before 0330. They are starting with local style mx and
because as it seems they are using the same songs each morning I
suspect it is meant as a help for listeners to tune in the right freq
before the real start of the program. At 0330 the information program
is started with trumpets, followed by some annts and spots about
Sudan. At 0335 a nx bulletin, followed by more items about Sudan.

Their signal here is quite strong and since they have their offices
in Asmara I suspect that this transmitter might be one of the units
formerly used by V of Sudan. If the stn on 6985 really is V of
Freedom & Renewal (did not manage to decipher their ID because of
quite bad audio) they obviously have a new tx, because formerly it
was a very rare catch. But now it is a daily one like former V of
Sudan. f/out time here is around 0415, so I missed their s-off time
supposed to be 0430 (Harald Kuhl, Germany, Dxplorer, Sep 11 via BCDX
via DXLD)

** TIBET. Voice of Tibet - in the latest DXLD from Glenn Hauser.
Were these at one time via Norway? The SGI description is not one I
know of, but to reach Tibet on 17 & 21 MHz at 1216, the location
should be in the west I think. There is no mention of 17800 at 1215,
and the stn uses either/or freqs on 21 & 15 MHz (Noel R. Green, UK,
Sep 7, BC-DX via DXLD)

I guess heard V of TIBET on 15670 on Sep 7th, S=3-4. But very weak
carrier and NOT traced on 21570. (BC DX ed.)

V of TIBET heard today at 1230 on 21570 (QRM Spain) and 15670.
Nothing on the other freqs (Olle Alm, Sweden, Sep 8, BCDX, via DXLD)

** U A E . 0330 UT Sept 14: Radio Dubai relayed the news from its 24
hour domestic English commercial service Dubai FM. The three minute
newscast was preceded by a tourism ad and then entirely composed of
reports on the terrorist attack on NYC and DC including a description
of the situation on the ground, the official death toll, the
assistance of UAE intelligence agencies in the arrest of terrorist
suspects in Germany. These reports placed great emphasis on US
President Bush's description of these events as the first war of the
21st century and on the military preparations that were taking place.
It expressed a presumption that the coming attack (about which it
seemed to express as a certainty) would be on Afghanistan due to the
protection that nation affords to Osama bin-Laden. It described US
statements that any attack would come without warning at any time.

After a weather forecast, the external service left Dubai FM as went
into its own anti-Zionist "history" program. Monitored on 13675 kHz.
?(John A. Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD)

** U A E. Acc to the stn annt of UAE R Dubai the bc in English are as
follows:
0330-0350 1200 13675 15400-but heard on 15395* instead !
0530-0550 17830* 21700
1030-1050 13675* 15370* 15395* 21605*
1330-1350 & 1600-1620 13630 13675 15395 21605
(Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Sep 2/6, BCDX via DXLD)

** U K. Dear Proms Supporter,

Many of you will have heard on various news programmes today that
there have been changes to the Last Night of the Proms programme in
light of the recent tragedy in America. This decision was reached
after considerable consultation between the BBC Proms, Leonard
Slatkin, BBC TV and BBC Radio 3. Unfortunately Frederica von Stade is
unable to travel from the US to London and has had to withdraw from
the concert. Details of the new programme are appended below.

The following statements were made today by Nicholas Kenyon, Director
of the Proms, and Leonard Slatkin. Further information is available
from the BBC Proms website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms

Nicholas Kenyon comments:
"The Last Night of the Proms is a musical occasion of great
significance both in this country and around the world. We feel it is
vital to respond to people's mood at this sombre and difficult time,
and at the same time to show that music can affirm our shared
humanity. We will mark the tragedy in America with Barber's Adagio
and Tippett's arrangements of classic spirituals, and then show that
there is no more universal expression of the power of music to draw
people together than the great Choral Finale of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony."

Leonard Slatkin comments:
"As much as I had looked forward to observing the traditions of this
most special of occasions, circumstances have dictated otherwise.
What we are doing is in the spirit of this tragic time. Unity through
music is now the message and we can use our sounds to help underscore
the long healing process that must take place. I am honoured to be
doing the Last Night. Maybe more than ever."

The programme for the concert will be as follows:

Verdi: Overture 'La forza del destino'
Verdi: `Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves' from 'Nabucco'
Finzi: The Fall of the Leaf
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne - selection with Ann Murray (mezzo-
soprano)
Bach/Respighi:	Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor

		Interval (20 minutes)

John Adams: Tromba Lontana (Fanfare)
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Tippett: Four Spirituals from 'A Child of our Time' with Timothy
Robinson (tenor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 9,'Choral' - Finale (4th movement)
		soloists: Janice Watson (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-
soprano), Kim Begley (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Parry, orch Elgar:	Jerusalem

A one minute silence will be observed after Tromba Lontana.

Please do contact with any questions you may have in the usual way
at: proms@xxxxxxxxx Yours sincerely, (Doug Buist, Marketing &
Audience Development Officer, BBC Proms mailing list, Sept 13, DXLD)

Sat Sept 15 1830-2115 UT approximately. The Last Night also has a
`webcast`, which in BBC lingo means video, in addition to audio. See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms and http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 (gh, DXLD)

** U S A. Analysis: America attacked - media responds | Text of
report by Monitoring research on 14 September

The terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center (WTC) and the
Pentagon in Washington DC was an unprecedented event in news
reporting terms and a supreme test of media technology.

Pictures of the burning WTC towers started to appear live on TV
screens around the world. As the sequence of horrific events
accelerated into what many commentators described as "unbelievable",
continuous coverage was a natural result. There wasn't an obvious or
appropriate way for normal schedules to resume for hours to come.

Soon after the explosions, the four major US TV networks - ABC, CNN,
CBS and Fox - called a truce and agreed to share video footage and
facilities. Commercial advertising was temporarily suspended.

The events caused massive disruption to local telecommunications.
Telephone and mobile phone networks, hit with a deluge of calls,
crashed. However mobile phones also helped deliver eye witness
reports from the public, stranded reporters and even from passengers
on the hijacked planes.

For a few hours, the Internet, overburdened with hits, was a poor
source of breaking news. Internet traffic shot up ten fold, some ISPs
ground to a halt and popular news sites were overwhelmed. Search
engine Google created links to copies of news sites to ease Internet
traffic and advised users to turn to radio or TV instead. Advertising
was removed and pages were stripped down to breaking news and images.
Later, as the New York Times noted, the Internet provided comfort as
users shared their own personal experience of the tragedy in chat
rooms, on-line forums and personal web sites.

During the attacks, most New York cable/satellite TV channels and AM
broadcasts were still on the air, but 15 local TV and four FM
stations had transmitters atop the WTC. Feeds to cable viewers
continued but stations either dropped off the airwaves or resorted to
back-up transmitters on other buildings.

Soon after the attacks, CNN demonstrated the latest videophone
technology with exclusive images of explosions in the Afghan capital
Kabul, reminiscent of their Baghdad dispatches during the Gulf War.

US newspapers rushed to put out special editions. TV and press
adopted the "America under attack" caption.

In the UK, BBC News 24 and BBC World began rolling live coverage of
the disaster around 2 p.m., shortly after the first plane crashed
into the tower. BBC 1 relayed News 24's output throughout the
afternoon and overnight - the largest extended live news coverage
since Princess Diana's death.

A big problem for NYC stations was getting into the area as confusion
reigned and the public fled the area. Foreign news organizations
struggled to bolster their teams in Washington and New York as US
borders and airspace closed. New York's main satellite uplinking
centre was evacuated following the blasts.

Key TV images from the Middle East showed some celebrating the
terrorist attacks, world leaders were seen condemning the events and
new video with different camera angles of the WTC events emerged.

Media reports from areas thought to harbour militant groups have
taken care to draw a line against terrorism. Palestinian dailies
emphasized Yasir Arafat's condemnation of terrorism, while Pakistani
and Afghan reports spoke of the Taleban's opposition to terrorism.
Only the Iraqi media was forthright in supporting the attacks.

North Korea broke its media silence more than 20 hours after the
disaster. In China, public reaction was mixed. A fierce debate broke
out on Communist Party daily Renmin Ribao's web bulletin board. Hong
Kong's South China Morning Post reported that web masters had to
intervene to delete inflammatory or obscene language hailing or
deploring the attacks. That move in turn sparked on-line protests of
"censorship".

As the dust settles, the US media is not yet in a reflective mood.
Talk of retaliation and anger is appearing, whether this reflects or
leads public opinion will be impossible to discern.

Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 14 Sep 01 (via DXLD)

** U S A. NOTAMS - WARTIME AIR TRAFFIC NOTAMS [DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM]
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. SCATANA HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED, HOWEVER, DOD
AIRCREWS WILL FOLLOW SCATANA PROCEDURES FOR FILING FLIGHT PLANS IN
ORDER TO GAIN DEPARTURE APPROVAL. REPEAT: SCATANA HAS NOT BEEN
IMPLEMENTED. 11 SEP 18:18 UNTIL 11 OCT 23:59

[DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM] CINCNORAD HAS IMPLEMENTED MODIFIED SECURITY
CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC AND AIR NAVIGATION AIDS (SCATANA) UNDER THE
AUTHORITY ASSIGNED CINCNORAD. THE WARTIME AIR TRAFFIC PRIORITY LIST
(WATPL) IS IMPLEMENTED IN ALL AREAS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES,
ALASKA AND THE COASTAL APPROACHES UNDER FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
JURISDICTION. FLIGHT OPERATIONS CONDUCTED WITH A WATPL ASSIGNMENT OF
ONE (1) THROUGH SIX (6) WILL BE AUTHORIZED. NO WATPL

PRIORITY OF SEVEN (7) THROUGH EIGHT (8) IS AUTHORIZED AT THIS TIME.
APPROPRIATE WATPL NUMBER WILL BE ENTERED IN THE REMARKS SECTION IN
THE AIRCRAFT CLEARANCE FORM DD 175. AIR NAVIGATION AIDS SHALL NOT BE
SHUT DOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY APPROPRIATE AIR DEFENSE
MILITARY AUTHORITY. 12 SEP 21:00 UNTIL 11 OCT 23:59 (via WD8ARZ,
swl@xxxxxxx Sept 13 via DXLD)

** U S A. Emergency Radio Formats Monitored on 09/13 from 4:15 to
5:30 UT:
870 kHz, WWL, New Orleans, LA with CBS TV sound track (ID: "You are
listening to CBS television coverage simulcast on 870 AM, WWL, New
Orleans")
810 kHz, WGY, Schenectady, NY with ABC TV sound track
1180 kHz, WHAM, Rochester, NY with ABC TV sound track
1130 kHz, WBBR, New York, NY a relay of Bloomberg radio (or TV?) from
London. "On the Money" program with business news from Europe and
Asia and weather reports for UK. Music and rare station IDs during
commercial breaks. (Sergei Sosedkin, IL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. According to the "broadcast" mailing list and other
sources:

WCBS-2: on, from their long-standing Empire State Building backup
site.
WNBC-4: on, weakly. Probably from Alpine, NJ tower. Also relayed on
WLIW-21 and (at times) on WMBC-63.
WNYW-5: cable/DSS only, but relayed at times on WMBC-63.
WABC-7: cable/DSS only, but relayed by WNYE-25, WHSE-68, and the NJN
PBS stations in New Jersey.
WWOR-9: cable/DSS only
WPIX-11:on, weakly. Probably from Alpine, NJ tower.
WNET-13:cable/DSS only
WPXN-31:cable/DSS only, mostly relaying NBC
WSAH-43:on, but carrying sympathy slide (no programs) and offering
facilities to off-air NYC stations.
WNJU-47:cable/DSS only
WKCR-89.9: off
WPAT-93.1: Internet only
WNYC-93.9: off, but programs being carried on WNYE-91.5
WKTU-103.5:on from backup site

All other FM and TV stations (and all AM stations) had their main
transmitters elsewhere are are not technically affected.

Now for the sad part... they report there were five transmitter
engineers atop the building when it was hit, and all are missing.
Luckily, two who would normally be working there were at their
studios at the time (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View (Nashville), TN
EM66 http://www.w9wi.com Sept 13, WTFDA via DXLD)

** U S A. Amateur Radio volunteers sought in Greater New York City
area

(Sep 14, 2001) -- ARES is seeking additional volunteers from the
Greater New York City area--including Eastern New York and
Connecticut to assist in supporting the World Trade Center disaster
relief and recovery effort. ARES is assisting the American Red Cross
and emergency management officials. New York City-Long Island Section
Emergency Coordinator Tom Carrubba says volunteers must have a VHF
(2-meter) or, preferably, a VHF/UHF (2-meter/70-cm) mobile radio,
power supply, and mobile gain antenna. This is a change from previous
requirements. Carrubba says hand-helds have not been sufficient to
deal with the difficult operating conditions. Amateurs are working
two 12-hour shifts per day, 8 AM to 8 PM and 8 PM to 8 AM, "plus or
minus three or four hours, mostly plus," Carrubba said. This schedule
is subject to change at any time. All volunteers must report to
American Red Cross Headquarters for credentials and assignments. You
must use public transportation to ARC HQ because of limited vehicle
access; there is no parking in that area. Amateurs with the necessary
equipment and willing and available to volunteer should contact
Carrubba to get on a schedule. Those responding should indicate
availability. Contact Tom Carrubba, KA2D, via e-mail, ka2d@xxxxxxxx,
or call 631-422-9594. Carrubba has asked potential out-of-region
volunteers to "stand by until we can provide for your safety and
comfort." New York City District Emergency Coordinator Charles
Hargrove, N2NOV, has expressed his appreciation to the amateur
community. "Thank you for all the support and well wishes," he said.
"This is a difficult time for all of us. We appreciate all the
amateurs who have volunteered their time and equipment." Manhattan EC
John Kiernan, KE2UN, echoed Hargrove's remarks. (ARRL September 14
via John Norfolk, OKCOK)

Amateurs Among the Missing in World Trade Center Attack

NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 13, 2001--At least four Amateur Radio operators
are among the many still missing in the aftermath of Tuesday's attack
on the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack also destroyed
the major TV and radio transmitting site atop one of the twin towers.

The hams reported missing include:

Steven A. "Steve" Jacobson, N2SJ, 53, of New York City, a transmitter
engineer for WPIX TV, and an ARRL member.

William V. "Bill" Steckman, WA2ACW, of W Hempstead, New York, a
transmitter engineer for WNBC TV.

Robert D. "Bob" Cirri Sr, KA2OTD, 39, an ARRL member from Nutley, New
Jersey. A Port Authority police officer, Cirri was helping to
evacuate workers from the building when it collapsed.

Michael G. Jacobs, AA1GO, 54, an ARRL member from Danbury,
Connecticut. Jacobs worked at Fiduciary Trust Company International,
which had offices in the World Trade Center.

The collapse of the World Trade Center brought down the master TV
transmitting antenna that served all but one television station in
New York City, as well as several radio stations and amateur
repeaters. "The broadcast community is in absolute shock," said
Hudson Division Vice Director Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, who works for
ABC News. "We all knew transmitter engineers, we all knew people who
worked up in those towers near those big television transmitters, and
they're gone."

Mendelsohn said many viewers in the Greater New York City Area who
are not on cable can only see WCBS, channel 2, which has maintained
its transmitter site on the Empire State Building. WCBS has offered
assistance and space to help the other stations get back on the air
from its site, he said.

"None of the other transmitters exist anymore. They're in the rubble
along with the master antenna system, hundreds and hundreds of two-
way radio system antennas, and boxes and, of course, untold thousands
of people who perished."

There was cause for rejoicing in the case of another amateur who
worked in the World Trade Center. Rob Nall, WV0S, reports that his
friend. Herman Belderok, Jr. KB0EEB--originally from Kansas but more
recently living in New Jersey--managed to get out of the building
just minutes before the structure collapsed (ARRL September 14 8:25
am ET via John Norfolk, OKCOK)

As we go to air, the FCC has not issued an emergency declaration or
other special instructions to the Amateur Radio community but the
American Radio Relay League has asked amateurs to stay alert to
instructions from local authorities. And the ARRL says that hams ARE
ready to assist in any way that they can. This is what we know so
far, courtesy of the American Radio Relay League and its webpage:

Here in the Metro New York area some ARES and RACES organizations
opened emergency nets in response to the disaster. According to ARRL
Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Carrubba, KA2D, an net was set up
on the WB2ZSE repeater with Guy Richman, KC2AYG, as its control
station. The net handled emergency traffic and provided hams to
shadow some New York City officials. Meantime, Kenneth Goetz, N2SQW,
reported that a New York State RACES nets were operational on 7.248
MHz and 3.993 MHz. Both nets handled emergency and government-
related traffic.

In the Washington area, Maryland and DC Section Emergency
Coordinator Mike Carr, WA1QAA, told the ARRL that RACES groups were
activated in Montgomery County and put in standby in Howard County.
Montgomery County Deputy Radio Officer John Creel, WB3GXW, reported
that county's RACES team was activated and under full tactical
alert. Also, Virginia SEC Tom Gregory, N4NW, asked everyone to
monitor the emergency frequencies and to keep a full tank of gas.
The Old Dominion Emergency and Virginia Emergency nets were said to
have been active.

At times like this, one group the nation always turns to is the
Salvation Army. That organization reports its Salvation Army Team
Emergency Radio Network activated its High Frequency net on 14.265
MHz. SATERN also handled health-and-welfare inquiries sent in via
its website.

Meantime, the FCC's Riley Hollingsworth suggested that the amateur
community remain calm but to be ready. He also recommended that
amateurs monitoring any suspicious communications tape it and contact
him. Hollingsworth says that he will relay relevant information to
the FCC duty team.

The FBI also has set up a toll free number for those with leads or
other information on the terrorist attack. It's at area code 866-483-
5137. Leads can also be sent via a special website at
http://www.ifccfbi.gov.

Reporting from the Metro New York area, I'm Henry Feinberg, K2SSQ,
for the Amateur Radio Newsline.

One question on the minds of many hams is what will happen to the
hobby if our government declares war in retaliation for this
terrorist act. The American Radio Relay League advises that should a
state of war be declared, Amateur Radio would not automatically be
shut down. The League says that this requirement was eliminated prior
to the Gulf War. (ARRL, ARNewsline(tm), K2SSQ, WB3GXW, FBI release,
others) (ARNL Sept 14 via John Norfolk, DXLD)

** U S A. For Military frequencies check out http://www.wunclub.com
especially the newsletter (Thomas, DL1CQ, swl@xxxxxxx via DXLD)

** U S A. C-Band has been loaded with wild newsfeeds. Telstar 5,
transponder 20 has a few cameras placed around ground zero. It's been
live all day with excellent views of the excavation. 73, (Jeff Kadet,
Macomb, IL, Sept 13, WTFDA via DXLD)

** U S A. On Local Radio, the Day the Music Died, By Frank Ahrens: To
view the entire article, go to
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14350-2001Sep11.html
(via Bill Westenhaver, DXLD)

** U S A. Here is another resource with lots of internet links you
may not be aware of concerning the tragedy. As far as I know it is
not yet available on the web, but a copy may be requested from the
address below (gh, DXLD)

September 14, 2001 / le 14 septembre, 2001. Welcome to a special
edition of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter, dedicated to
information relating to the terrorist attacks inflicted upon the
United States in particular, and the civilized world in general. This
special edition of the Newsletter not only leads you to web sites
supplying information on monitoring radio broadcasts and
communications relating to the events of this week, but also supplies
web sites focusing on all different aspects of the crisis. This
information may help us to understand what has happened this week.
Hopefully the information here is will be informative and helpful.

September 11, 2001 will be permanently etched on the minds of all
people of the world. The events we have witnessed in the last few
days are both shocking and historic. As with other days that have
changed history over the years, we will all, no doubt, remember where
we were at the moment in time when these unforgettable events took
place. Sheldon Harvey Prop., Radio H.F. Editor/Publisher, Radio H.F.
Internet Newsletter THE RADIO H.F. INTERNET NEWSLETTER SPECIAL
EDITION ? SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 Edited and Distributed by Sheldon Harvey
Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada Copyright 2001 Radio H.F.
Publications E-MAIL: hfnewsletter@xxxxxxxxx (via gh, DXLD)

** U S A. The European DX Council (EDXC) and WRMI invite you to
listen to a special broadcast on shortwave on December 12th -- a
multilingual contribution to radio history.  Dec. 12, 2001 marks the
centennial of the  first trans-Atlantic transmission received by
Guglielmo Marconi between Poldhu, Cornwall, Britain and St. John's,
Newfoundland, Canada. A clear "S" Morse-coded signal reached the
other coast of the Atlantic, opening the way to a new form of
communications.  If a DXer had been there, he would certainly have
sent his reception report and, maybe, received a confirmation
from the first radio-amateur in history -- the inventor of radio.
The EDXC and WRMI celebrate the centennial with a special
multilingual broadcast produced in Europe and transmitted to the
world from America. A unique opportunity to share hobby and history.

Times & Frequencies:
0130-0200 UTC 9955 kHz
0330-0400 UTC 7385 kHz
1330-1400 UTC 15725 kHz
*** UTC December 12, 2001 only ***

A commemorative QSL card will be issued.  Reception reports may be
sent to: EDXC, C.P. 18120, I-50129 Florence, ITALY
or by e-mail to: marconi2001@xxxxxxxx (WRMI Sept 13 via DXLD)

** U S A. WWCR, 1028 Sept 14, Brother Stair is now in the business of
selling SW radios. These radios are the type that run on batteries,
solar, or wind up. He specifically told listeners to not mention on
their $40 dollar payment, that the money was to go toward the
purchase of the radio, but rather it should be listed as a donation
toward air time!!! Not only is this immoral, I believe it's also
illegal! He made this specific request several times (David Hodgson,
TN, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VANUATU. What must be Vanuatu 7260 is audible today at 0645 tune
in. I cannot recognise the lang but the first mx heard was typical
south-sea-islands type. Now, they play Abba! Splash from 7265 is
spoiling it, but signal is peaking 5 to 7 on my meter. I have been
detecting something on this freq for about one week or so - today it
has peaked. -- Vanuatu 7260 was still audible at 0730+ when I had to
switch off (Noel R. Green, UK, Sep 13, BC-DX via DXLD)     ###




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