BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Michigan, Oregon and Mexico.
If Google Earth is already installed on your PC just double-click on the
respective *.kmz file to start the application and the NDB locations
should become visible.
Once again the multimedia contents of the CD version have been expanded to
a total of more than 130 NDB pictures and more than 130 NDB sound clips
from around the world.
What has remained stable however is the price and the quality of the
handbooks and CDs. Please find more details in the attached PDF file.
I'd like to take this opportunity to say many thanks to the growing number
of DXers who have sent me comments and updates, pointed out errors, or
provided NDB pictures and sound clips etc. Your support is very much
appreciated and an invaluable help and encouragement for me!
Editor of "The European NDB Handbook" & "The North American NDB Handbook"
cf.
(Michael Oexner-D, Dec 29)
2006 Clandestine Activity Survey
During 2006 the activity of political clandestine stations broadcasting on
shortwave has increased by 5.4% to 1260 WBHs (Weekly Broadcasting Hours).
This is the result of the latest Clandestine Activity Survey which has
been compiled annually since 1986.
Activity of clandestine stations broadcasting to target areas on the Asian
continent has increased by 3% to 870 WBHs and activity to target areas on
the African continent has increased by the same percentage amount to 197
WHBs. On the American continent the increase was 19% to now 193 WBHs.
The three most active target areas worldwide are now China with 200 WBHs
(+122 when compared with the previous year), Afghanistan with 196 WBHs
(+6) and Cuba with 193 WBHs (+31). Activity to Iraq which had been the
most active target area each year since 1994 has dropped considerably.
The number of different target areas active worldwide has decreased by one
to 24. While Syria and Pakistan are considered to be no longer active,
Libya has been listed for the first time since 1990.
(Mathias Kropf-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 31)
ICOM R-9500.
Icom Japan hat am 28.12.2006 den R-9500 offiziell angekuendigt:
Inzwischen gibt es ja auch schon lokale Informationen zum R-9500 in
deutscher Sprache:
Der Euro-Preis richtet sich beim IC-R9500 nach dem Produktnamen...
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Jan 1)
vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX