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Subj: DX LISTENING DIG. 5-046 14/18
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HARARE 'JAMMING RADIO BROADCAST FROM LONDON' -
by Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, International Affairs Editor
"The station manager of an independent London-based radio station
which broadcast to Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa, says the Harare
government is deliberately jamming its signal.
While the Zimbabwean government denies the charge, listeners have
confirmed that Harare has been jamming the station's short-wave
broadcasts since Monday last week. To jam a radio broadcast a stronger
signal is used to flood the frequency which the station uses.
The attempt to restrict outside broadcasts dedicated to Zimbabwean
issues comes with only three weeks to go before the elections and the
main opposition party being all but ignored on the official
broadcaster.
SW Radio Africa does not reveal the source of its funding, which it
says comes largely from nongovernmental organisations. But a report in
the state-owned Sunday Mail says the station is 'heavily sponsored by
ex-Rhodesians to illegally transmit pro-opposition and imperialist
propaganda to Zimbabwe'.
There is widespread speculation that the Zimbabwe government may
have been provided with the resources to jam the broadcasts by either
Iran or China, two countries with which Harare has increasingly close
ties. Iran's President Mohammad Khatami visited Zimbabwe earlier this
year, and the two countries have cooperation agreements in a number of
areas, including telecommunications. A team of Iranians was reportedly
advising the government on broadcasting." (Johannesburg's "Business
Times" via Vashek Korinek, RSA, March 15, DX-plorer via BDXC-UK via
DXLD)
My first reaction was that very often the behaviour of short waves is
interpreted by some listeners as "jamming", or that the local
interference from some inferior appliances usually from Far East with
which Africa is flooded is seen as jamming. I have come across this
many times before.
Having said that, I checked the SW Radio Africa's frequencies tonight,
and regrettably there is no doubt that the broadcasts are being
jammed. The 11845 kHz signal is the weakest here and it was not jammed
at first but the jammer came on around 1630 and wiped out the signal
almost completely. The jammer on 6145 kHz was irritating but the
signal was still quite useable. 3230 kHz is extremely strong here and
the jammer was hardly noticeable, but definitely there. The jamming on
11845 and 6145 stopped about 1 minute after sign-off at 1700, but
continued on 3230 which broadcasts until 1900. The jammer does not
sound like anything Iran and China are using but rather a buzzing /
drilling type of electrical noise. Something a DXer is very allergic
to! 73's, (Vashek Korinek, Johannesburg, RSA, AR7030, 60m long-wire,
March 15, DX-plorer via BDXC-UK via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. COUNTRY? Excerpt from Europaradio International (ERI)
website: "Progress on our own transmitter, which is currently on a
world tour, has been slow due to weather and transit delays but is
expected to arrive at its destination soon and begin operating on 1593
kHz. We will keep you updated here so please check back often."
http://www.europaradiointernational.co.uk
(Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, mwdx yg via DXLD)
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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
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Re: KAREN HUGHES: BUSH'S SPINNER TO THE WORLD
I am at a loss as to what the significant bandwidth dedicated to David
Corn in DXLD # 5-045 has to do with DX, broadcasting or the 'world of
radio', specifically or in general. Perhaps consider posting the
political, non-DX news at the end of the digest and mark it as such
would be more conducive in keeping the 'meat' of the DXLD on focus.
Best 73, (Brandon Jordan, TN, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I guess you refer to the 19 lines about Corn`s blog, etc.,
accompanying his piece about Hughes, which of course has everything to
do with public diplomacy, the VOA and all the other USG outlets. I
thought he made some good points, so did not see why I should cut off
the material accompanying The Nation article. Unfortunately, politics
is deeply involved in international broadcasting whether we like it or
not, and thus DXLD cannot be apolitical (gh)
PUBLICATIONS
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*PACIFIC ASIAN LOG (PAL) MOVES TO NEW HOME*
Wellington, New Zealand, March 15,2005 --- Bruce Portzer's Pacific
Asian Log (PAL) guide to mediumwave stations from Afghanisatan to
Alaska and beyond has moved to a new on-line location at
http://www.radioheritage.net effective immediately.
Bruce Portzer says 'the opportunity recently came along to move PAL
to a new home, add new features and make it more widely accessible to
the DX community. This is great news for everyone who likes to use
the most up-to-date list of AM stations from this exotic part of the
world.'
New features include an on-line search capability for popular searches
by country, location, network and frequency. More information can be
added to the database later, such as links to individual station web
sites and streaming audio.
According to Portzer, 'everything you liked about the previous
editions is here, with details of hours of operation, call-signs and
slogans, formats and transmitter powers, as well as location, province
or state and more.'
PAL can be accessed as a complete document in frequency order or in
alphabetical country order, or with the new simple searches which
should prove popular for DXers looking for specific stations.
'It's also neat to partner with the New Zealand based Radio Heritage
Foundation' adds Portzer, 'because the original PAL was created there
in the 1950's by the late Merv Branks, and this brings PAL back to
its homeland roots.'
'Now we're on-line at www.radioheritage.net, we can also keep PAL
almost constantly updated. DXers can send me updates, corrections and
new information from the website and we'll have the whole PAL database
refreshed in a short space of time. This is incredibly fast and user
friendly.'
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