WORLD OF RADIO EXTRA #42, produced May 12, 2001 by Glenn Hauser *Modest proposal for popularizing SW among youth: make it illegal! *World Radiocommunication Conference 2003: proposals to deintermix ham and SWBC on 7 MHz *Trends in tropical SWBC, by Anker Peterson: steady decline *Domestic [SW] Broadcasting Survey published. See http://www.dswci.dk/DBS2001.html 44-page printed: US$10, GBP 6, DEM 20, DKK 75 or IRC 14, by airmail By E-mail: US$3, GBP 2, DEM 8, DKK 35 or IRC 14. Cash preferred to: DSWCI, c/o Bent Nielsen, Egekrogen 14, DK 3500 Vaerloese, Denmark *Regional stations in India (Goa) and Pakistan (Quetta) won`t QSL direct or forward to HQ *Russian TV visits the Samara SW transmitter site and its dark past *Allover Shortwave Schedule, comprehensive by Eike Bierwirth: http://wwwstud.uni-leipzig.de/~pge98crf/bc-a01.txt or MS Word: http://wwwstud.uni-leipzig.de/~pge98crf/bc-a01.doc *WOR Extra 42 is halfover; P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ *Pirate TV station in China popular with masses, avoids bust *Time Signal Station CD project on WWV station history almost complete; Needs good recordings of foreign TS stations for another one. Contact Myke Weiskopf, scipark@erols.com *Claude Shannon, who developed math of comms theory which led to packet switching and hence to Internet, died *Reporters Without Borders discusses enemies of the Internet, and of free speech *Global media giants are lobbying for the most sinister privatisation of all: the spectrum. See entire Guardian article: http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,479815,00.html *Los Angeles MW station has roof antenna; more common in Latin America *Why radio hobbyists are called anoraks in the UK *Glenn Hauser concluding WOR Extra 42 ###