STRTIC ROM HQ A l l e l u i a ! "le've found r a t h e r J a c k P e j z a , o r a t l e a s t t h e p o s t o f f i c e h a s because t h e y s e n t him h i s l a s t rX ,'ems a f t e r r e t u r n i n g t h e f i r s t one. Speak ing o f which, p l e a s e remember t o check you r a d d r e s s on t h i s copy o f I'X I'ews t o make c e r t a i n i t is c o r r e c t . S i n c e we ' r e u s i n g new a d d r e s s p l a t e s and a new p r i n t e r , t h e r e may be some e r r o r s , s o check c a r e f u l l y and l e t u s know o f any changes . "e a l s o wish t o t hank t h o s e ~ h o have s e n t u s t h e i r a d d r e s s changes i n advance and we reccomend ave ryone u s e t h i s method when t h e y have a h upcoming change a s i t k e e p s you r i s s u e s o f rX Tews coming t o you w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n .

Also , remember t h e n e x t i s s u e o f -X yews w i l l be d a t e d ''ay 23, t h e n we go monthly t o June 20 a n a J u l y 18. T h o u ~ h t h i s i s s t a t i c a n d summertime, p l e a s e d o n ' t f o r g e t ERC, s o remember t o ?'use and r e p o r t d u r i n g t h e n e x t f e n months. Also , a s you t r a v e l and l i s t e n , be s u r e you p a s s a l o n g any changes and/or i n t e r e s t i n g t i d b i t s you h a v e t o you r f e l l o w '2Cers .

HEY JOINED PS1.l F a i t , ?ox 753, ? l i l l ouehby , Ch io 44094.

'Thomas A. i r o r t on , P.O. Fox 32, V ineya rd Ilaven, !.'ass. 02568. +Fd..~ard R. Co t t on , 4106 2nd S t r e e t , 'hesapeake, Ba. 23324. - 'George C. S t i r l l n g , P.O. Eox 126, C u r l i n g , Corner Ernok, !]fld. ,12n 659 Canada. * B n a l d G. T.ancas ter , P.'. 2, C r e s t Avenue, B e l l e Vernon, Pa. 15012. "Gary T-ovegren, 1445 I.'!. S h r y e r bvenue, R o s e v i l l e , !'inn. 55113. *Donald W. R o l l e r , 7428 B. Rock l e igh " r i ve , I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind. 46201. * T r l a d d P i l s s o n , Ornga t an 104, 5-91100 'Jannas. Sweeden.

GET TOGEMERS \ ',%ether you took: :'r. P r e e l e y ' s a d v i c e t o ':Co ?Test young man" o r n o t , we 'vc g o t a g e t t o g e t h e r f o r you i f l Kay. '.'or t h o s e i n t h e e a s t a n d mi.?sest , h ead f o r ga teway town--?t. '.Ouis :!emorial yay 'Yeekend--]-lay 28-29, where h e a d q u a r t e r s w i l l be t h e Eanada Inn , 215 freramec i n C l ay ton , n i n e m i l e s due wes t o f t h e Gateway Arch. The re n i l 1 be t i m e f o r s i g h t s e e i n g , T y i n g a c t i v i t i e s and j u s t p l a i n s o c i a l ' i z i n g , s o be s u r e you m&e p l a n s t o a t t e n d . R e s e r v a t i o n s a r e t h r ough ?alt E r e v i l l e a t 9127 C o r a l rr., S t . ' .ouis, "0. 63123.

Ges tward , t h e r e :?-ill b e a ?'X g a t h e r i n g S a t u r d a y , Yay 1 4 a t t h e hove o f " r u m 8. Zvelyn P o r t z e r , 5546 1 9 t h Avenue ::', S e a t t l e , '"ash. a t noon. ?o r d e t a i l * c o n t a c t Bruce a t ( 206 ) 522-2521 o r v r r i t e him.

LOOK INSIDE ... Be s u r e t o l o o k i n s i d e t h i s i s s u e o f .-!: Yews f o r 'Xing frnm Venezuela by Ceasa r c b j i o , :'Xchange from Rjy , and p h o t o s from tyro a r e a g e t - t o g e t h e r s i n A t l a n t a a n d Provincetown.

?OTE---The CPC T e s t s c h e d u l e i s a b s e n t from t h i s i s s u e because t h e r e a r e nn t e s t s s chedu l ed . S i n c e t h e s e a s o n is ended, we wish t o t a k e t h i s c p p o r t u n l t y t o t hank t h o s e who a r r a n g e d t h e t e s t s t h i s yea r - - t he e n t i r e c l u b b c r e f i t t e - ' t h a n k s t o t h e work of t h o s e few members who w r o t e l e t t e r s and made t h c e e

Get IHinkin binaln I So i t ' s b a r e l y p a s t E a s t e r and still t h r e e weeks o r so, . to Memorial nay, bu t r h a t h a r e YOU g o t planned f o r Labor cay Weekend?

~f you s a i d L inco ln and t h e KRC Convention, you ' re on t h e r i g h t t r a c k , because t h e f o l k s o u t t h e r e i n Nebraska r e a l l y know how t o throw a heck of a pa r ty , and rumor h a s i t t h a t t h e y ' r e a l r e a d y w e l l i n t o t h e p lann ing s t a g e s o f what should be t h e b i g g e s t and b e s t convent ion ever . So, a s they s a y i n p l a c e s where they s a y t h i n g s , make p l a n s now and be t h e r e !

WEN: Labor Uay Weekend--Sept. 2-3-4, 1977. - m R E : T h e V i l l a g e r Notel-Convention Center ; 5200 "0" S t r e e t (US Highway 341, -

Lincoln, Nebraska. "0" S t r e e t i s L i n c o l n ' s main east-west thoroughfare.

WHAT: The b e s t NRC convent ion ever. The convent ion w i l l f e a t u r e t o u r s , speakers , - ( b o t h t e c h n i c a l and non-technical t y p e s ) , s o c i a l s e s s i o n s , p r i z e s , an a u c t i o n and many s u p r i s e s .

T h e r e ' s a l s o going t o be a buffet-banquet a t t h e h o t e l on Sa tu rday evening, September 3 .

HOW: Not t h e Ind ian type how, bu t t h e how you shou ld t a k e p a r t . The answer i s - simple--be t h e r e ! Remember t o b r i n g your a u c t i o n i t ems , too, o r a t l e a s t send them with a f r i e n d o r ma l l them pre-paid t o t h e o f f i c i a l convention address:

%Neil G. Lank 2445 "R" S t r e e t , Apt. 6 L inco ln , h'ebraska 68510.

T h a t ' s a l s o t h e P l a c e t o w r i t e f o r a r e e l s t r a t i o n and t o g e t answers t o any quest- i o n s you happen t o have about t h e convent ion. Information concerning r e g i s t r a t i o n fee ( inc1ud ing c o s t s of meeting rooms, h o s p i t a l i t y room, refreshments and banquet) i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e room r a t e s a t t h e h o t e l w i l l be p r i n t e d h e r e s h o r t l y .

I'mO: Who a r e t h e f o l k s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r all t h i s planning and ha rd work t h i s y e a r - you ask? Your hard-core convent ion committee h o s t s a r e : Bob iCcCoy, p!eil Zank, Sk ip P a b e l s t e i n , Rob Keeney, Rol lana T.indb1ade and E r n i e iblesolowski.

HOW TO GET THERE: ---- By Car:From e a s t o r wes t - - In te r s t a t e 80, US 6 and US,34.

From n o r t h o r south--US 77.

By Air :Lincoln is s e r v e d by United, F r o n t i e r and A i r Ylisconsin.

a Bus/Train:Greyhound and Cont inen ta l Trai lways Rus companies se rve T,incoln. Al4TRAK a l s o h a s t r a i n s i n and o u t , however t r a i n s a r r i v e from Chicago and Denver i n t h e nee hours o f t h e morning l o c a l time.

ABOUT THF: AREA:Anybody who s a y s t h e r e ' s no th ing t o s e e o r do he re , obviously --- h a s n ' t v i s i t e d . T.incoln i s Nebraska's c a p i t a l c i t y with populat ion of n e a r l y 175,000. Located i n s o u t h e a s t n!ebrasks about 60 m i l e s from Omaha, t h e r e is always p l e n t y going on f o r fun i n t h e a rea .

P o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t i n c l u d e t h e unique c a p i t o l bu i ld ing , t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Nebraska (home o f t h e Big Red), a c r e s of pa rks and a c h i l d r e n ' s zoo ( s o b r i n g t h e family i f you have one!) There ' s a l s o t h e !!ebraska S t a t e F a i r (which w i l l be on dur ing t h e convent ion weekend), a u t o r a c i n g , l o t s o f f i n e shopping and p l e n t y o f t h e a t r e s here.

I f a l l t h a t ' s n o t enough, you can v i s i t t h e Nebraska S t a t e H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y E!useum and t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f ?:ebraska S t a t e Museum t o - l e a r n about t h i s a r e a , and t o s e e t h e r e l i c s from t h i s Midwestern a rea . N

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526 COSTA RICA C a r t a g o TICAL (R. Rumbo) n o t e d w i t h SS t a l k a g a i n s t 529 - - - - . - -

h e t 0507 417 . ( ~ i n n e l l y ) ' 545 DOMINICA N o t h i n g new, b u t R. Jumbo v y good w/FF t a l k a t 0005 418

a n d a l s o 419. ( O b j i o ) R. Jumbo l o u d w/"I S h o t t h e S h e r i f f " by Bob Mar ley and t h e W a i l e r s 0150 4 /10 . P o o r i n n o i s e w / d i s c o mx 0151 4 / 2 0 . ( C o n n e l l y )

555 NICARAGUA YNS R. T i c T a c mus t b e t h e o n e h e r e w/SS TC 0250 4 / 2 0 . No t r a c e o f t h e low h e t a r o u n d when ZIZ is a u d i b l e . ( H u t t o n )

570 CUBA S a n t a C l a r a CWII o / u WMCA, SS pgm (1580, 5 9 0 , a n d 600 (which w e r e a l l a u d i b l e ) 0625 4 / 1 7 . I t seemed r l d l c u l o u s t o h e a r t h e same pgm o n 4 a d j a c e n t c h a n n e l s . ( C o n n e l l y ) Amen, and how a b o u t 2 5 mi. l o n g Cayman w i t h 2 / / s t n ' s ? (CH)

580 PUERTO RICO WKAQ i n a r e a l jumble 0319 4 / 2 0 w/a "Mas Musica" a n d "Ah-Koo" h e a r d . ( H u t t o n ) CUBA B a r a c o a CMKF 11570 , 5 9 0 , and 600 , good s i g a t o p low g r o w l , seem- e d t o o l o u d f o r l i s t e d 1 kw, 0625 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y )

590 CUBA San A n t o n i o d e L a s Vegas CMW o / u WEE1 w/ female SS pop v o c a l 0250 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y )

595 DOMINICA Roseau w i t h U . N . pgm i n EE 0015 418. ( O b j i o ) 600 COLOMBIA R. L i b e r t a d B a r r a n q u i l l a u n d e r heavy QRM f rom Cuba and Puer -

t o R i c o a t 0133 419 w/ID. ( O b j i o ) CUBA San German CMKV good w/SS v o c a l / / 5 9 0 , a l o n e on c h a n n e l 0520 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y ) SURINAM P a r a m a r a i b o ( t e n t a t i v e ) H i n d u s t a n i t a l k d o m i n a t i n g t h e chann- e l j u s t a f t e r l o c a l s u n s e t ( b e f o r e Cuba a n d Colombia s t a r t e d t o s k l p i n ) , t a p e d f o r l a t e r a n a l y s i s , 0000-0003 4 / 1 7 . SRS 725 was v e r y l o u d a t t h e t i m e . ( C o n n e l l y )

610 .3 UNID LA p u t t i n g f a i r h e t on 610 r e c e n t l y . ( H u t t o n ) 620 NICARAGUA YNM I D ' e d a s R. N a c i o n a l d e N i c a r a g u a a f t e r n x 0430 4 / 2 0 .

Heavy on w i l d e l e c t r o n i c e f f e c t s . T o t a l l y on t o p most o f t h e t i m e d u r i n g m o d e r a t e a u r o r a . ( H u t t o n ) COLOMBIA R. C iudad d e C a l i w/orch mx, woman a n n o u n c e r , ID a t 0432 418. ( O b j i o )

640 CUBA/VENEZUELA CMQ/WQO i n even d o g f i g h t 0624 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y ) VENEZUELA P u e r t o La Cruz WQO dominan t w/"Love is Blue" by P a u l Maur- i a t , SS t a l k , Ondas P o r t e n a s ID, t h e n f e m a l e SS v o c a l 0147 4 / 2 0 . CX w e r e v e r y h e a v i l y a u r o r a l . ( C o n n e l l y )

650 COLOMBIA Emisora M o n s e r r a t e , Bogo ta , r a r e l y h e a r d h e r e , now v e r y e a s y w/R.Universal a n d R. V i s i o n o f f a t 0053 418 . ( O b j i o ) T h i s was d u r - i n g t h e Holy Week when many LA'S r e d u c e programming h o u r s . (CH) Hrd 4 / i l a t 0626 w/MoR-jazz, f r e q u e n t I D ' S by m/ f . (George) VENEZUELA Maracay WLH booming i n w / c l e a r "R. V i s i o n d e Maracay" ID 0145 4 / 2 0 . ( C o n n e l l l y )

655 EL SALVADOR San S a l v a d o r YSS p o o r i n YVLH s l o p w f o p e r a t i c SS f e m a l e v o c a l 0153 4 / 1 0 . ( C o n n e l l y )

660 COLOMBIA C a l i , R. Uno, pop mx a'fid ID 0058 418. ( O b j i o ) 690 COLOMBIA La Voz d e Colombia, Bogo ta good w / G u a r a c h i t a and B a r q u i s i -

meto o f f . ID a t 0136 419 . ( O b j i o ) 6 9 9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC V a l v e r d e HIDC t e a m i n g up w/TA on 7 0 1 t o h e t WLW .-- -

i n t o o b l i v i o n , 0005 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y ) 700 COLOMBIA C a l i R. S u t a t e n z a vy good w / r l g s e r v i c e s d u r i n g T h u r s d a y ,

F r i d a y , and S a t u r d a y . A l s o h e a r d on 8 1 0 , 960 , and 1010 . Some QRM fm WLW w i t h a b a s e b a l l game between C i n c i n n a t t i and San Diego 0140 419. (Obj i o ) VENEZUELA Maraca ibo YVMH dominant w f b r a s s y d a n c e mx, ID a s R . Pop- u l a r , Maraca ibo 0145 4 / 1 0 . ( C o n n e l l y )

710 ST. VINCENT R. S t . V i n c e n t w / s r a m a t i c pgm 0110 On 418 . ( O b j i o ) F a i r w / s o f t mx 2342 4 / 1 6 . ( C o n n e l l y )

719 PORTUGAL N o r t e f a i r t o good w/man i n PP; T u n i s i a u n d e r w/AA f e m a l e v o c a l 0007 4 / 1 7 . ( C o n n e l l y )

720 VENEZUELA p o s s i b l ; PVOE. s l o g a n u s e d was "Emisora Pop M u s i c a l d e Ven- e z u e l a " . Top 4 0 h i t s were p l a y e d - b r i e f l y o/HJAN/CMGN 0135 4 / 2 2 . CUBA Colon CMGN way o/WGN; SS t a l k by woman 0620 4 / 1 7 . (Connel1y)bolh

5 VENEZUELA Caracas YVKG ext remely l o u d , a l o n e on channel w / f a s t , ex- c i t i n g LA mx 2352 4 /20 . (Connel ly) VENEZUELA Barquis imeto WTA good, dominant w/SS t a l k , R. T r i c o l o r

SURINAM Paramaribo pegging S-meter w/LA s t y l e mx t h e n t a l k by man a t 0128; d i s c o mx a t 0139 4110-s igna l r i d i c u l o u s l y l o u d , b e t t e r t h a n most domes t ic skywave s t n s d u r i n g ex t remely a u r o r a l c x . (Connel ly) Loud w / S t e v i e Wonder song 2344 4/16. Good w/"Take Five" by Dave Bru- beck 0143 4 / 2 0 . (Connel ly) TRINIDAD R. T r i n i d a d s t r o n g and w e l l a t o p channel 0002-0130+ w / l o c a l nx a t 0002 w/ment of upcoming govt e l e c t i o n s . S t i l l s t r o n g when checked a t 0130 w / B r i t i s h a c c e n t e d man speaking . (Eckman) ECUADOR R. Melodia Q u i t o w i t h a r e l i g i o u s s e r v i c e on t h e c a p i t a l s t r e e t s , b e i n g r e l a y e d by R. Naciona l Espe jo and R. L i b e r t a d a t 0147 419. ( O b j i o ) CUBAIUNID Camaguey CMJL s t r o n g w/non-stop SS t a l k a p p a r e n t l y about s o c i a l i s m , a l t e r n a t i n g w/s tn p l a y i n g SS mx, Venezuela s u s p e c t e d ; CBL/CBNM t o t a l l y b lanked by a u r o r a 0138 4/10. (Connel ly) VENEZUELA Maracaibo YVNC l o u d , a l o n e on channel w/numerous R. Mara- c a i b o ID 'S and f a n f a r e 0617 4/17. (Connel ly) PUERTO RICO WIAC San Juan pop mx and ID a t 0309 418. (Obj io) VENEZUELA/UNID Caracas YVKS on pop mx format w/KC and Sunshine Band r e c o r d , t h e n R. Caracas SS ID, t h e n more d i s c o r o c k , a t o p o t h e r SS which was non-stop t a l k , p o s s i b l y a b a s e b a l l game-this l i k e l y HJDK 0210 4 /20 . (Connel ly) COLOMBIA B a r r a b q u i l l a HJAJ bombing i n w / f a s t , r e p e t i t i v e dance mx 0130 4 /10 . (Connel lv)

ID 0545 4/17. (Connel ly) VENEZUELA YWM R. M i l Moron. POP mx and ID 0200 419. ( O b j i o ) R o l l i n g o v e r - t h e HJ w/R. M i l ID 0547 2 / i 7 ; many Caracas ment ions fo l lowed. (Connel ly) COLOMBIA R. M i l V e i n t e , Bogota still h e r e d e s p i t e t h e name of t h e s t n (R. 1020) . Heard w/pop mx and ID a t 0323 418. ( O b j i o ) VENEZUELA La Asuncion YVRS good w/KDKA n u l l e d ; l i v e l y SS v o c a l mx 0552 4 /17 . (Connel ly) SPAIN EAJ8 noted i n FF 4 /13 a t 0515 tune- in w/mx and OM a n n c r , c l e a r R. San S e b a s t i a n ID by YL, programming c o n t i n u e d i n SS 0525+. (Ver- non) PORTUGAL P o r t o A l t o vy good w/man and woman i n PP, weaker 4VEH noted a s background h e t 2320 4/16. (Connel ly) COLOMBIA Emisora A t l a n t i c o , B a r r a n q u i l l a w/pop mx and ID 0205 419. ( O b j i o ) ANTIGUA S t . J o h n ' s ZDK vy l o u d , a l o n e on t h e channel w / f a s t s t e e l band mx 2350 4/20. (Connel ly) VENEZUELA Carupano W&T L&C w/mT n u l l e d ; r u s t i c s t y l e SS male v o c a l was fo l lowed by R. Carupano ID 0150-0155 4 / 1 2 . Cx t o n i g h t were s h o r t s k i p dominated; t h e few long s k i p s t n s n o t e d were from SA. (Connel ly) S t r o n g and t o t a l l y dominant w/many SS ment ions of Carupano 2349 GUYANA'R. ~ e m e r a r a H p ~ e a r e d t o b e t h e one h e r e w / B r i t i s h accented

male announcer s p e a k i n g very s l o w l y 0012 4 /10 . Gave s e v e r a l t i m e s (gave what? CH) and mentioned G m f o r some r e a s o n . Badly jumbled w / s e v e r a l SS s t n s a t t h e t i m e . No s i g n of WJR u n t i l much l a t e r b u t i n t e r e s t i n g l y enough i t was a u d i b l e a t 1856 419 a s were s e v e r a l Chi- cago s t n s . (Eckman) COSTA RICA San J o s e R. Uno TIW good w/Grand Funk R a i l r o a d 0508 417. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Roadtown ZBVl loud and dominant w/Caribbean s t y l e d i s c o mx 2348 4/16. (Connel ly , l a s t two) CUBA Camaguey CMJN on f requency w/man i n SS, r e g g a e mx fm ZBVl w e l l beh ind 0155 4/10. (Connel ly) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Bonai re a l o n e h e r e w/powerful s i g n a l , EE pgm 2355 4/20. (Connel ly) In l i k e a l o c a l w/c l mx by Dutch Concertgebouw O r c h e s t r a , t h e n announcement i n EE, FF, DD, and SS 0015 4/10. (Con) COLOMBIA/UNID Bogota o/WGY and an u n i d which had slow LA mx; HJCY was r u n n i n g a game w/an announcer who screamed and wai led when a g o a l was s c o r e d , pgm seemingly / / 7 0 0 , 0230 4/22. (Connel ly) MOROCCO Rabat loud w/AA mx on c a r r a d i o n e a r mouth of Cape Cod Canal b u t s i g dropped d r a s t i c a l l y a s I d rove away from t h e immediate s h o r e l i n e ; j u s t a qeak h e t n o t e d 2 m i l e s away 2343 4/17. (Connel ly) Rabat no ted w/AA c h a n t s , t h e b e s t TA d u r i n g predominant ly LA cx

4 /20 . - ( c o n n e l l y ) VENEZUELA Maracaibo YVMF good w/brassy LA mx 0135 4 /20 . (Connel ly) VENEZUELA Ondas d e l C a r i b e , Punto F i j o w/pop mx a t 0337 418. ( O b j i o ) COLOMBIA R. Aeropuer to ( s o i e d a d ) ~ a r i - a n q u i l l a w/pop mx and ID a t 0345 418. ( o b j i o j COSTA RICA P u e r t o Limon TIQ f a i r w/EE t a l k , t h e n o l d t i m e LA i n - f l u e n c e d mx 0511 4 /17 . (Connel ly) UNID SAH behind Venezuela around l o c a l SS 2340 4/21. I t may b e PRE9, F o r t a l e z a , B r a z i l . (Connel ly) VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA R. Tiempo, Caracas o f f a t 0145 418. A t 0403 R. Super d e C a l i h r d w/some QRM from WOAI. (Obj io) Next y e a r I ' m go ing t o b e v e r v s u r e t o l i s t e n t o t h e Holv Week. D i d n ' t r e a l i z e t h a t s o . . -. many s t n s were o f f . (CH) VENEZUELA Caracas YVOZ good w/R. Tiempo ID a t o p low h e t 0512 4 /17 CUBA t h e o f f channel Cuban h e r e k i c k i n g WCAU around w / f i e r c e h e t 0430 4 / 1 5 . (Connel ly , l a s t two) COLOMBIA R. C a l i d a d , C a l i heard w/pop mx a t 0314 418. ( O b j i o ) UNID SS world nx r e p o r t dominant , ment ions of c a p i t a l s 0030 4/10. ST. KITTS R. p a r a d i s e jamming WEZE w / f i e r c e h e t 0035 4 /10 . (Connel ly , l a s t two) BRASIL R. T u p i , Rio d e J a n e i r o heard a t 0252 418. Songs , pop mx, and a d s . ( O b j i o ) ENGLAND Crowboroueh BBC vv strong: w / p i p s p r e c e e d i n g r e g u l a r pgm 0434

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0509 417. ( ~ o n n e l l y ) COLOMBIA C a l i HJED l o u d , way o v e i ' . W ~ ~ ~ w/ID La Voz en e l Camino ( C a r a c o l s l o g a n ) . 0605 4 / 1 7 . (Connel lv) DOMONICAN R E ~ U B L I C an to' om in go HI JB- good w/ID by c a l l s i g n , t h e n f a s t paced LA mx, o / second LA 0202 4 /21 . (Connel ly) BELIZE, B e l i z e C i t y vy good w/ID s l o g a n i d e n t i c a l t o t h a t i n WRTH 0200 4 / 2 1 . (Connel ly) PANAMA C h i t r e , R. Reforma l i k e a l o c a l w/R. C l a r i n o f f , a d s f o r bread, Toyota , and " a r c i l l a 23" ( c l a y ) , e t c . 0125 418. ( O b j i o ) CUBA Guantanamo CMDN a l o n e on c h a n n e l , good w/SS pgm 11880 0523 4 / 1 7 . CUBA P i n a r Del Rio CMAF r u i n i n g WCBS w/SS pgm 11870 0523 4 /17 . (Conn-

- . - - - 4/17 . (Connel ly) - UNID heavy h e t n o t e d , t o o much s l o p f o r a u d i o 2325 4 /16 . B i t s o f mx s u r f a c i n g o v e r s c r e e c h i n g h e t 0432 4 /17 . France is my f i r s t g u e s s , M a u r i t a n i a a l s o p o s s i b l e . (Connel ly) HONDURAS R. D a n l i , Oiudad D a n l i w/pop mx, ID j i n g l e w i t h "R. Danl i " by YL's , and t h e t i m e a t 0230 418. ( O b j i o ) GUINEA Conakry among t h e b e s t h i g h end TA's a t very good l e v e l w / c h a n t s and t a l k 0500 4 /15 . Woman t a l k i n g a t o p prominant SAH 0431 4 /17 . (Connel ly) CUBA Baracoa CMDX p o t e n t w/Cuban s t y l e f o l k mx 0521 4 /21 . (Connel ly) UNID LA SS phone-in t a l k show o / d o m e s t i c s and 1419 h e t 0520 4 / 2 1 . MONACO Monte C a r l o peaking w e l l w / r e l i g i o u s mx, b u t f a d i n g was f a s t and deep 2334 4 /16 . ( C o n n e l l y , , l a s t two) F a i r w/man i n GG 0509 4/10. I S p layed once and c a r r i e r o f f a t 0515. I n t e r e s t i n g i n t h a t it was t h e o n l y European TA d e f i n i t e l y heard t h i s AM i n g e n e r a l l y a u r o r a l c x . QRM from t h e SS on 1463 ( a p p r o x i m a t e ) , perhaps a Cos ta Rican? G e t t i n g p r e t t y l a t e i n t h e season f o r Monte C a r l o t o b e heard s o

e l l y , l a s t two) USA WCBS, New York v e r y good, ID a f t e r t h e wx (43 a t C e n t r a l P a r k ) , n o t s o c o l d a s when I v i s i t e d t h a t c i t v on March 2 5 w i t h 27 d e g r e e s . - B r r r r r . ( O b j i o ) MONTSERRAT Plymouth ZJB f a i r t o good peaks t h r u WCBS s l o p w/soul r e c o r d 0238 4 /22 . (Connel ly) COLOMBIA Bogota HJCE a t o p low growl/ jumble w/SS ID La Voz d e Bogota 0456 4 / 2 1 . (Connel lv) P o o r - f a i r o l o t h e r LA w l t h r e e n o t e d o o r b e l l - , - ~ - - - r

chimes: SS t a l k . 0133 4 /10 . (Connel lv) MONSERRAT ~1ymo;th R. Z ~ B w/pop mx a t ' 0 1 3 5 on 418. ( O b j i o ) C e s a r , d i d you mean 885 o r have t h e y moved? (CH) BARBADOS domina t ing t h e f r e q a l l eve 418 fm 0000-0330. ( O b j i o ) Q u i t e good 0006 4 /10 w l i n t e r n a t i o n a l nx by B r i t i s h a c c e n t e d anncr . Atop channel w/two SS s t n s undernea th . (Eckman) CUBA/MEXICO Ciego d e Avi la CMJV r i d i n g o/XEW w/NA and Cuban chime I S ; XEW had I D by c a l l s i g n , woman i n SS 0459-0502 4 /21 . Usual Canadians e l i m i n a t e d by a u r o r a . (Connel ly) K3JEZUELA'R. Aeropuer to , Maique t ia n o t heard a t 0137 on 418, it seem- ed t o b e o f f f o r t h e ~ o l y Week. J u s t Cuba w i t h a b a s e b a l l game (R. Cadena Agramonte p e r RFS Cuban L i s t ) ( O b j i o )

l a t e . T ~ c k m a n j AUSTRIA/UNID1s Vienna f a i r a t o p channel w/IS a t 0356 419 w / s e v e r a l s t n s undernea th producing a low growl. Unusual t o h e a r t h i s i n gen- e r a l l y poor TA cx. (Eckman) FRANCE Nice presumably t h e one w/s t rong s i g 0324-0400+ 419 w l f o r e i g n language pgm. Unusual i n t h a t t h i s is supposed t o s / o n an hour l a t e r (0430). Have t h e y changed sked? (Eckman) Hrd by me one morn a t 0402 s o t h e y a r e on e a r l i e r . Don ' t know s / o n t i m e . (CH) CAYMAN ISLANDS R. Cayman good w/LA s t y l e mx, 1205 a l s o no ted i n a t t h e t i m e , 0122 4 /22 . (Connel ly) I t h i n k I am t h e l a s t one t o hear

t h i s s t n , ID a f t e r a xylophone a t 0200. Verystrong l i k e a l o c a l 418. New country. (Objio)

1562 INTERNATIONAL WATERS R. M i Amigo heard 4/13 a t 0415 w/EE m x , then s inging " M i Amigo" ID, f i n i s h i n g w/"Mi Atpigo Go-Go".' OM anncr, DD, then unid l ingo and mx, faded 0420 and l o s t . (Vernon)

1586 WEST GERMANY Langenberg b l a s t i n g i n w/slow female GG vocal 0411 4/17. (Connelly)

1602 WEST GERMANY Munchen good w/GG t a l k by man, then Muzak 0405 4/17. (Connelly)

Ron Schatz c a l l e d l a s t n ight a f t e r t h e th ing was f in i shed , so I wi l l run h i s s t u f f here a t t h e end r a t h e r than hold it weeks.

527 R. Rumbo noted on t h i s frequency now. (Schatz) 625 COSTA RICA/NICARAGUA R. Para T i is here now, and underneath is

an unid t h a t may be a R. C r i s t a l r e l ay . (Schatz) 726 ECUADOR here pe r mx.. N a ID. (Schatz) 758 COSTA RICA R. America Lat ina i s here from 755. (Schatz) 805 ECUADOR R. Tropical ID heard 0700, c a n ' t f ind t h e notes t h a t g ive

t h e date . ( ~ c h a t z ) 834 ECUADOR Noted t h e previously repor ted Ecuadorian here e a r l y one

morning, but c a n ' t f i n d t h e da te . (Schatz) 915 UNID C a r r i e r but no a-ddio. Poss iblv RANI from 914 a s 914 is va-

Forgot 970

can t . (Schatz) UNID SAH on Costa Rica. (Schatz) NICARAGUA here , but not su re i f it is R. Managua back. ( I cha tz ) HAITI A Hai t ian here per programming but no ID. (Schatz) UNID here per SAH on R. Colossal. (Schatz) UNID here , not A n t i l l a s a s they a r e back on f r eq . (Schatz) COSTA RICA R. Columbia ID'ed here. (Schatz) ???? R. Nueva Vic to r i a ID'ed here , R."BBW no longer here. (Schatz) Sorry Ron, forgot t o wr i t e country down and c a n ' t look it up here a t work. (CHI ECUADOR per mx but no ID. (Schatz) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC R. Marien is here , ID'ed recent ly . (Schatz) UNID here announcina as 1420. CA Der LSCA bearing. (Schatz) CUBA R. Maboa ~ a n t a - ~ r u z 1 ~ ' e d he;e a t 0500 s /o f f 4113. ( ~ c h a t z ) ???? R. San Cr i s toba l ID'ed here 4/25. (Schatz) My note-taking is r o t t e n , no country on t h e notes. (CH) ECUADOR R. Nueva Horizontes, Matacunga ID'ed a t 0343 4/16 a f t e r a cumbia. (Schatz) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC per LSCA bear ing but no ID. (Schatz) ECUADOR R. E l Sol i s s t i l l here. (Schatz)

t h e bes t one i n my opinion.. . . BS. VIRGIN ISLANDS WSTX ID'ed a f t e r reggae mx a t 2300 4/16. (S tz )

Reporters ...... Mark Connelly Arlington, Mass. R390A, SM2, 37 m wire w/tuner Richard Eckman P h i l l y , Pa. HQl8OA mod, Sanserino loop Char les George Da l l a s , Texas SSR1, SM2 Chuck Hutton Decatur, Ga. R388, Sanserino, HQ129X, SM1 Cesar Objio Santo Domingo, HE30, 4 foot loop

Dom. Republic Ron Schatz Miami, F la . R388, LSCA Brian Vernon North Pole , DXlSOA, DX160, 3 2000' Beverages,

4 LW's, dusty SM2

Anybody heard anything from Turks and Caicos? ' I f you've got a v e r i e s igne r I ' d apprecia te t h e info . Forgot l a s t time-tapes gladly accepted here . Send em i n i f you wish.

Keep M i n kin Linaln

DOMES lC DD( D lGE3 Edi to r : E r i c Rittenhouse 2315 Dwight Way #lo1 Berkeley, CA 94704

9 HIBBING. 4/11 AN f o r f i r e W/C&W. gd s i g . (SF-TN) PROVIDENCE, 4/10 Huzzah! Alone in WBT SP w/0500 S / O ~ i n t o nx sx/wx, CW 0505. SMs 0515 June, 0530 May. (SF) NORFOLK. 4/10 wk UABT OC w 0530 s/on. seems C&W. (SF) -LON. 4/10. gd 0545 s h n . (SF-TN) JACKSON, 4/11 s t r o n g UMVA 0200-0205 + w / E T / T T / ~ ~ . (SF-IN) LOCK HAVEN, 3 30 a t o 0200 w/ID, then out . (HJH-PA) CHARLOTTE, 4 A gd wA-40, Oldies 0150. "1240 WIST Char.- i n t o CBS nx 0200. (HJH-PA)

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Hi gang,

Another week of DDXD has r o l l e d around. It's e a r l i e r Monday morning than I want t o th ink , so i f t h i s comes off a b i t b l ea ry , I apologize i n advance, h i . . . WNUE

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COLUMBUS, 4/1 rr , I D 1910, pa t . swi tch 1914, f a i r . (HJH) CLARKSBURG, 4/1 good w/C&W a f t e r WDAK switch 1915+. (MH) VILLE MARIE, 4/2 t e n t o/u wOR/CJRN W/FF//CBEF-~&O 2004-10. LENOIR CITY. 416 gd 1905 w/ ID a f t e r nx. (HJH-PA) (PLB) ALBU U E R UE. 4/9 2030-2045 vy gd w/mx, p a t t e r n switch 2045 MUFRiESB:RO, 4/6 f a i r ~ / W G Y . CW, s/off 1914 f o l l o w e d ( ~ ~ ) by " T i l l We Meet Again". (HJH-PA) MOBILE. 4/7 1940 t l k pgm L&C even w/Cuban. no WHAS. (W'ski ITHACA. 4/5 1920 u/WWL w/s/off plug f o r FM 97.3, ments d a v and "nieht ~wrs. (SF-TN)

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Video coverage of this program has been temporarily in t e r rup ted , due t o

t echn ica l d i f f i c u l t i e s . Namely, Ye Ed's typer has pooped o u t again.

This column is being f in i shed only due t o t h e good graces of my roommate,

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~GAWA. 4/2"u j /~~k drama 1952159. I D . CBC nx 2000. (PLB-MI) BOWLING GREEN, 4/7 2122 gd ~/"93-KCT" jx. C&W, (PLB-ML) TORONTO, 3 17 I D out of rr w/much fad ing i n W H N n u l l . (W's) HIBBING. 451 I D "Clear Channel WKKQ". s/off d a t a ~ o o o . ( ' s ) ARDMORE: 472 gd 2035-2057 on l a t e due to wx, wx in fo f o r =CW'. (FLB-MI) - CLEVELAND, 2/2 2028-32 w/MoR. no WNDE, "Magic Radion.(PLB) MINNEAPOLIS, 4/2 1932 gd o/mess w wx, I D , NIS nx. (PLB-MI) ALTOONA. 4 8 2155 w/promo. ads obIRL/nHIO: (PLB-MI) EVANSTON. {/I s /off a f t e r Hymn 1929. (W skl-WI) BLUEFIgLD. 4/7 2100 d w I D . ads, NBC nx. (PLB-MI) COBOURG. 3/29. 31 nx$sxhx 2355-0005, t hen s/off data . =/off anthem. Clear w / l i t t l e f ad ing . (W ' ski-HI)

1560 WF'XY KY 4/5 AN f o r flood evacuation of U'boro. (SF) r /var ied TT/OC/MX. (SF-TN)

WSUD MD PLATA, 4/10, no c a l l change, r e log 0600 p l u s many tape k l a v s r i e l d e d same misleadina AM&FM c a l l s a s before.CR1E)

WTOD OH w, L/17 0603 s/oi o/u W F ~ good. (R E-NJ) 1550 WSAO US SENATOB , 3/29 ET/TT/OC 0148-0153 ID+. ?SF-TN)

WLOA PA RADDOCu 4/2 f a i r a t s/on 0545 o/WOKJ. (SF-TN) WKBA VA tINT0NyKi+/2 0547 s t rong r/s/on. (SF-TN) WNTN MA JEWTON, 4/6 s t rong ET/OC/TT 0232-02373 ID. (SF-TN)

1590 WALG GA ALBANY, 4/15 th ru WQIQ r/promo f o r GA n e t nx 0520. (R E-NJ) WCBG PA CHAMaERSBURG, 4/13 a top o u t of PSA p r r r/pr0.0 0530. IRjE) WQQW CT WATERBYRH, 4/15 0545 not on ye t , l og sez s/on 0445. On

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Reporters:

PLB PHIL BOERSMA S ~ r l n a Lake. M I RF- 1 600 RUSS EDMUNDS ~ i n n e y o n , NJ

SF STEPHEN F'RANCIS Alcoa. TN

HQ-150, 4' loop HQ-129X, SM-1 TRF

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950 WWJ M I -T. it;/ll 0517 nx. s p o r t s weak. (GH-KS) 960 WBOC MD SALISBURY. 4/6 gd on day r i g 0534 ending nx/wx then AM/FDI

I D . 62100 here . (SF-TN) I ' m gonna be s i c k , h i , ECR...

GH GARY HOUDEK Nunden, KS. MT MIKE TUGGLE Be1 A i r , MD W1ski BOB NESSOLOWSKI Wilraukee, W I ECR He

Crysta l S e t Philco, 4' loop

-. contemp rr', fided'0545, ' CFL kf. (HJH-PA)