::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS :: :: from Radio Sweden :: :: Number 2059--Sept. 5, 1989 :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden. This week's bulletin was written by Ingemar Sandberg. Electronic Edition edited by George Wood. Packet Radio BID SCDX2059 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATELLITE-TV--Sweden's Board for Psychological Defence wants to study how war can be waged psychologically, by way of satellite television. Previously, the board has monitored international radio broadcasts. Now it wants to study the effect television broadcasts from abroad, and has asked the government for funds for the project. (TT) Meanwhile, one such television satellite, Astra now claims that more than 10 million European households can see its programs. Astra has 16 channels, of which about half are currently in use. Of those 10 million households, nearly 4 and a half million are in Belgium and the Netherlands, while nearly 2 million are in Scandinavia. Only 300,000 households in Britain can watch the Astra channels. As we mentioned last week, that's bad news for Rupert Murdoch's several Sky channels on Astra. ("Elektronikvaerlden") SATELLITE IONOSPHERIC MIRRORS--The increase in satellite broadcasting has had an interesting new effect on radio propagation. An engineer working at home has discovered a way to beam TV and other signals over the horizon, taking advantage of satellite television uplinks. Engineer Anthony Hopwood discovered that the ionosphere over a satellite television uplink becomes heavily ionised. That means that signals can be bounced off the ionized layer. Since the locations of the satellite transmitters are known, the paths of such bounced signals can be worked out. For example, television stations in a large city could use these man-made mirrors to beam signals to a local audience outside the usual line-of-sight coverage area. There's a security aspect as well. The mirror effect could also be used to eavesdrop on signals going up from the ground to satellites. ("New Scientist") BANGLA DESH--Updating SCDX-2054, the external service of Radio Bangla Desh in English to Europe between 18:15 and 19:00 now is back on 11515 kHz with 7520 kHz in parallel. (Edwin Southwell, England and Gerard McGuinness, Ireland) CANADA--Radio Canada International is no longer using 15440 but only 11955 kHz during the English broadcast to India and the Middle East at 13:00. (Satish Bhatia, India) CHILE--The country suffers from lack of electrical energy due to an unusual dry winter season. Voltage is down to around 200 Volts so some sensitive electrical equipment such as computers does not function. Energy has to be saved so TV stations such ast( TV Universidad de Chile and TV Nacional have ceased broadcasting on weekends and during weekdays transmission times are shortened. Radio stations usually broadcast only during daytime. Some FM stations have decreased power voluntarily, others close earlier in the evening. Only one of the stations broadcasting 24 hours a day - "Dia y Noche" located in Temuco in southern Chile - continues with usual programming. The shortwave and FM broadcasting of the Chilean national network is said to be affected as well but no change in programming has been noticed so far. (Markus Brinker, Chile) ECUADOR--Radio Nacional del Ecuador broadcasts via the transmitters of HCJB in Spanish to North and South America on 15270 kHz 17:30-18:00 hrs. HCJB verifies reception reports to Radio Nacional with a QSL card. (V. Neelakandan, India) FRANCE/GABON--Radio France International has been heard on 3305 kHz 19:00- 21:00 hrs. This transmission is believed to be from Gabon. (BBC Monitoring) HUNGARY--According to a spokesman for Radio Budapest, broadcasts in French will start as soon as the station finds a Hungarian journalist who speaks the language. (Robert Chear, France) ICELAND--Here is the new short wave schedule from Rikisutvarpid, the Icelandic state broadcasting service: to Europe at 12:15-12:45 on 13745, 13790, 15767 and 15780 kHz and at 18:55-19:30 on 9268, 13830, 13855, 15767 and 15780 kHz. To North America 14:10-14:40 on 13790, 13855 and 15767 kHz, at 19:35-20:10 on 15767, 15780 and 17440 kHz and at 23:00-23:35 on 13855, 15767 and 15780 kHz. (Bernd Trutenau, West Germany) INDIA--The "Central Monitoring Services", which keeps track of broadcasts to India from other countries, is planning to set up units in Tamil Nadu for monitoring radio and TV broadcasts from neighboring countries, paticularly Sri Lanka. The "Central Monitoring Services" was set up in 1939 and operated from Shimla, but it has not been very active in recent years. After being moved to Delhi, efforts have been made to reactivate the organization. ("Indian Express" via Vidjit Vijaysanker, India) Updating SCDX-2051 and 2053, due to the introduction of the special broadcasts by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in the Tamil language to India, All India Radio has begun a "Special Foreign Service" to Sri Lanka in Tamil from the Trichur station on 936 kHz. Transmisions are 11:00-12:00 hrs followed at 12:00 by programs for the Indian peace keeping force in Sri Lanka. Another broadcast in Tamil to Sri Lanka is at 08:00-08:30 on the same frequency. (S.C. Tamizharasu, India) The national program of All India Radio is transmitting to the Delhi area on new 1215 kHz. (G.R. Nagaraj and Bhupinder Juneja, India) BBC Monitoring reports the additional channel for Delhi as 1251 kHz. Sign on-time is 01:40. Test transmissions from All India Radio, Vijayawada are conducted on 837 kHz with a new 100 kilowatt transmitter. Observations were made at the end of July between 18:00 and 21:45. Programs were in the Telugu language. (V. Neelakandan) A new 50 kW short wave transmitter is under construction at Muttathhura, near Trivandrum, to provide better reception of All India Radio in northern parts of Kerala state. (Praveen Frederick, India) JAPAN/GABON--The General Service of Radio Japan at 21:00 and 23.00 in English to Europe, Middle East and Africa uses 11765 kHz from Gabon. At 07:00 hrs 21500 kHz is used from Japan and 21690 from Gabon and at 15:00 hrs 21700 kHz from Gabon. (Edwin Southwell, England and Radio Japan) MALTA--IBRA Radio in German at 20:30-20:45 hrs now uses 7225 kHz. (Michael Diener, GDR) PAKISTAN--The Azad Kashmir Radio broadcast relayed by Radio Pakistan transmitters 12:00-18:00 is now on 7265 instead of 4790 kHz. (V.Neelakandan) PHILIPPINES--The FEBC is now using 15450 kHz instead of 15465 at 00:00-02:00 (Saturdays and Sundays until 02:30). (Robin Viegas, India) SWAZILAND--Trans World Radio has introduced a service to India at 15:35-16:30 on 15190 kHz. The first half-hour is in Urdu followed by Hindi. (V. Neelakandan) TAIWAN--The Voice of Free China has introduced a post address in West Germany: Postfach 200553, 5300 Bonn 2, West Germany. (Andreas Kuppert, West Germany) The WYFR relay from the Voice of Free China is now on new 11550 kHz during the English broadcast to India at 14:00-15:15. (V. Neelakandan) TURKEY--Updating SCDX-2057, the Voice of Turkey broadcasts three times a day in English to Europe: 04:00-04:50, 20:00-20:50 and 22:00-22:50 on 9795 kHz. The 22:00 hrs broadcast also to North America on 9445 kHz, to South East Asia on 7760 and to the Middle East on 9665 kHz. (Tim Pearson, U.K. and Uwe Gruner, West Germany) TIME SIGNAL STATIONS--WWVH, Hawaii broadcasts propagation forecasts at 45 minutes past the hour instead of 15 minutes past the hour (V. Neelakandan) UNOFFICIAL RADIO--Increased clandestine activity in Sri Lanka has been reported during the past months. After testing in both the 7 MHz broadcast and amateur bands "The Eelam National Radio" seems to have settled on 7105 kHz. Transmissions in Tamil are at 01:30-02:15 and 10:30-11:15 daily. (V. Neelakandan) CLUB NEWS--The annual meeting of Indian DX-er's Club will be held in Delhi between 2nd and 7th October. For further details, write to Indian DX-er's Club, A-397, Paschim Puri, Janta Flats, Pocket One, New Delhi-110063, India. (Bhupinder Juneja) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweden Calling DXers is the world's oldest radio program for shortwave listeners. 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