WORLD OF RADIO #1105, produced November 14, 2001 by Glenn Hauser *HFCC belatedly posted B-01 frequency schedule November 9, a very useful reference, help with unIDs, but large file, via: http://www.hfcc.org/data/index.html *Radio Studio X, Italy, added a repeat of WOR, Sundays 1730 UT on 1584 kHz and FM *RFPI grid shows one more airing for WOR, Mondays 1730, but no repeats *RFPI`s 21 MHz channel audible all day in New Zealand *WBCQ has new programs until 1 am EST, so repeat of WOR is latened to 0600 UT Thursdays on 7415, 5.5 hours after first broadcast; how is this in Europe? *We suddenly have a new frequency for WOR on WWCR, Fridays at 1030 on 3210 instead of 9475; and Mundo Radial, Fridays 2215 on 3215 ex-9475 *USAF calls back 7460 from WWCR, forcing it to adjust schedule for Bro. Scare service, now on 9475 and 2390; thus, transmitter #1 can no longer use 9475 at shoulder periods, so 90m extended 2200-1100 *No USAF usage of 7460 heard yet, but several other broadcsters including Polisario clandestine *Hmmm, WWCR extension on 9475 is very bad news for R. Cairo listeners *WRNO heard relaying New Orleans religious station; clashes with WYFR on 7 MHz *William Cooper, Hour of the Time, killed Nov 6 in a shootout with a deputy sheriff in Arizona, who was in critical condition; Cooper was a favorite of Timothy McVeigh. Warrant for Cooper`s arrest. Turned out to be a dangerous lunatic *United Patriot Militia Bingo recording: ``Steve Anderson, man on the run`` *Jeff White on why Cuban exile programs are in decline *R. Habana Cuba`s major frequencies were missing for a week following Hurricane Michelle, but SSB back sooner *Spy numbers heard on exact frequency of R. La Voz de Nahuala, Guatemalan evangelical station, and on 2nd, 3rd harmonics *unID on 4840 correlates with reactivated XERTA, Mexico City, on a different frequency every night *Mexican harmonic on 2 MHz popped up in Vermont, XERLK, Atlacomulco *Something suspicious about Idea Radio, new Colombian on 7 MHz; music and accent are not Colombian. Same name and frequency for former pirate in Genova, Italy, whose manager fled to Colombia *R. Landell, Brazilian pirate, announces broadcast for UT November 18 *R. Altura, Cerro de Pasco, Peru on new 5 MHz frequency *Both Argentina`s frequencies in English have heavy interference, but 11 MHz channel no longer offset *This is the non-government, non-communist, non comercial, non- corporate, non-religious, non musical DX program, World of Radio, edition 1105; address wghauser@hotmail.com or fax 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser. Much more info to be found at https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ *Lubumbashi, Congo DR has new 1 kW SW transmitter *Sudan National Alliance clandestine verifies from Eritrea; postal address and pmbsaf@gemel.com.er *Radio UNMEE broadcasts in Eritrea suspended *V. of Unity, Abuja, Nigeria, replaces Kaduna on 7 MHz channel *Salama Radio gives new schedule, including English portions *More French TV sound heard on 26 MHz band, but maybe not from France *Deutsche Welle relaunching website November 15 http://www.dw-world.de *Webcast DXing Radio L, Liechtenstein, http://www.radiol.li/ [not http://www.radio.li as in original report quoted] *Radio Polonia may close down shortwave due to poor reception (recording) *Merlin Communications sold to Vosper Thornycroft Holdings, distanced further from BBC *Progress report on new MF, HF transmitters for BBC on Omani mainland, and another transmitter for Thailand *UAE Radio, Dubai, 21 MHz channel has been off-frequency *Turkmenistan`s lost English newscast refound at new time *US aircrew support frequency 9022, coincidentally vacated by Iran, which used it for broadcasting *Swaziland using former Afghanistan frequency, so don`t be fooled *Single-frequency windup radios not dropped into Afghanistan *Commando Solo HQ cannot authenticate receptions yet *Sole Taleban station, MW from Mazar-e Sharif, taken over by Northern Alliance, renamed Radio Balkh Province *Radio back on the air in liberated Kabul, no frequencies mentioned, but hams against resumption of 40m band broadcasts *R. Free Afghanistan legislation may be outpaced by events *China National Radio testing numerous new SW transmitters, especially in Xinjiang; see DXLD 1-171 *V. of Vietnam has new relay to Europe via Austria, plus England *VNG, Australian timesignals, may close down mid-2002, but will try to get out some QSLs this year *Ducie Island ham DXpedition Nov. 16-25 or so, multi-band; rare IOTA and probable new DXCC entity; QSL via VE3HO *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Nov 13: flux range 240-210 *So concludes with a Standard Disclaimer, yet another WOR, 1105; Glenn Hauser, here, hoping you`ve enjoyed it and will tune in again next week ###