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From: "George Wood" 
Europe on Telecom 2B on 3.768 GHz. 
JCSAT will be placed at 150 degrees East. ("SATCO DX" and Curt
Swinehart)
CYBERSPACE
MLE--Mark Long's MLESat (originators of the "Satellite Almanac" has
introduced a new satellite reference for the Asia/Pacific regional
called the Asia/Pacific Satellites on Disk Library. A demo version is
available at:
http://www.mlesat.com
ILG--There's a new Web address for the International Listeners' Guide:
http.//www.ilgradio.iok.de
(Michael Murray)
KLINGENFUSS--Klingenfuss Publications announces the publication of
five new products:
- 1998 Shortwave Frequency Guide
- 1998 Super Frequency List on CD-ROM
- 1998 Guide to Utility Radio Stations
- Digital Data Decoder Screenshots
- 1998 ARRL Handbook on CD-ROM
The new 1998 Shortwave Frequency Guide is published and distributed in
Europe within a few days after the final 1998 broadcast schedules were
notified not before mid-November. 
The 1998 Super Frequency List on CD-ROM - in its 4th edition - now
features software interfaces for leading receiver control programs,
plus digital data decoder shareware. The new edition now comprises
about 38,000 entries with all clandestine, domestic and international
broadcast stations worldwide, plus all utility and formerly active
radio stations as well.
The 1998 Guide to Utility Radio Stations (16th edition) is the
international standard reference book for professional radio
monitoring services and interested radio amateurs and shortwave
listeners alike. It now includes dozens of sample screenshots of
digital data transmissions and state-of-the-art equipment as well.
For detailed descriptions and sample pages and color screenshots
please surf to:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Klingenfuss/ 
AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE--The third edition of the Australasian
Shortwave Guide, covering the Winter Transmission season (W97), will
be ready for mailing on 8 December. This is the "authoritative,
accurate and unique shortwave guide" to broadcasts in English and
other languages targeted to Australia and New Zealand, and English
transmissions beamed to South Asia, the Far East, and the Indian sub-
continent. Over 600 entries with frequencies, transmission times and
days, languages, target areas, relay transmitter sites and other
information. The data is presented in dual format: by country and UTC
time.
The is 28 pages, A4 format, professionally printed and bound. For more
information, write to: bpadula@compuserve.com
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Sweden Calling DXers/MediaScan is the world's oldest radio program
about international broadcasting. Radio Sweden has presented this
round-up of radio news, features, and interviews on Tuesdays since
1948. It's currently broadcast on the first and third Tuesdays of the
month.
Radio Sweden broadcasts in English:
Europe and Africa/Middle East: 
Satellite:
13:30, 17:15 and 18:30 hrs on Eutelsat II-F1 (NBC Europe -- 10.987
GHz, audio 7.56 MHz)
20:30 hrs (21:30 CET) via the World Radio Network on Astra transponder
22 (VH-1) audio 7.38 MHz
To Africa and the Middle East via WRN on Intelsat 707 3.9115 GHz
Right-hand circular polarization, Symbol Rate 8.022 Mbaud, FEC 3/4, in
MPEG-2, Audio Stream "WRN1", daily at 15:00 hrs UTC and Saturdays only
at 00:30 UTC. The latter is also be heard in South Africa on SAfm
104-107.
The WRN relays can also be heard in South Africa on the MultiChoice
digital direct-to-home service on PanAmSat 4, 68.5 degrees West, Audio
Channel 51.
Shortwave:
18:30 hrs    1179, 6065, and 9645 kHz (Sundays 9645 kHz only)  
20:30        1179 and 6065 kHz  
21:30        1179, 6065, and 9655 kHz (weekends only) 
22:30        1179, 6065, and 7325 kHz 
Asia/Pacific:
Satellite:
Via WRN on AsiaSat-2 on 4.000 GHz, Vertical polarization, MPEG-2 DVB,
Symbol Rate 28.125 Mbaud, FEC 3/4 (Select WRN1 from audio menu), 15:00
hrs UTC daily (02:00 hrs AET) and Saturdays only at 00:30 UTC (11:30
hrs AET).
Shortwave:
13:30 hrs    9705 and 13740 kHz
14:30 hrs   11880 kHz
01:30 hrs    7265 kHz
North America:
Satellite:
Via WRN on Galaxy 5 transponder 6 (WTBS), audio 6.8 MHz at 9:30 PM
EST, 6:30 PM PST
Across Canada on CBC Overnight Monday to Friday at 2:05 AM local time,
weekends at 3:05
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Each program Monday to Friday, recorded at 13:30 hrs UTC, is available
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Thanks to this week's contributors            Good Listening!
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