BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

As a former staff member of the English News Department at Israel Radio, I
am not in the least surprised at recent media reports that the English-
language radio and television news operations might be closed down. Nobody
outside our department has ever been in the least bit interested in this
very important operation on behalf of the State of Israel. Cabinet
ministers, Knesset members, public figures and senior executives of the
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) itself were all equally indifferent.
In view of the fact that these illustrious people naturally listened to
(and viewed) the news in Hebrew - and were always very anxious about how
they were portrayed there - they virtually ignored the English broadcasts.
The director of English news and his staff carried out their work with a
clear sense of mission, but with next to no encouragement from above.
In vain did we try to impress upon our superiors that the diplomatic
corps, the neighboring Arab nations, the large foreign media contingent
and listeners in the United States, Britain, South Africa, Australia and
other locations around the world tuned in to every broadcast. We pointed
out that the dissemination of intelligent, objective and credible news
about Israel was a vital element of the nation's information effort. They
could not have cared less. The same politicians and public figures, who
sniveled and whined about the "lack of effective Israeli public relations,
hasbara," were willfully ignorant of our highly competent operation. As
they didn't listen to us - and consequently didn't hear about themselves
in our broadcasts - they remained apathetic and uninterested.
Haaretz.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 5)
ISRAEL 6964.81 Galei Zahal; 0315+ 4 July, 2007. Wow, down around 10 kHz
now, with the usually strong signal, Hebrew male dj, Hebrew pop and
Euro/US rock album tracks. Noted way earlier, around 2330-0000 I think,
but weak and wrote it off as something Asian or a pirate.
(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer July 4)
15787.00 exact, Galei Zahal Israel at 0735 UT on July 3rd.
Inactive on July 4th.
15786.71 active again on Thur July 5th at 0800 UT.
(wb, July 5)
ITU BANDPLAN
(RNW MN July 5 by Andy)
KOREA D.P.R. Spurs v15185.26 / v15304.89 VoKOR, nominal 15245 kHz.
I guess I solved the puzzle on the mysterious signals of Voice of Korea
near v15185.26 / v15304.89 which observed in past week. The latter v15305
spur seems a little bit stronger signal level.
I discussed that matter with the 'KRE expert' Arnulf Piontek this week.
And today I checked that 19 mb range on three rxs again - Lextronix E1
Radio, AOR 7030, Kenwood R-1000 -, and heard VoKOR in English on v15185.26
/ v15304.89 at 1300 UT again.
So, the conclusion made on June 28 / July 1st was wrong. The NoAM sce at
28 degrees via NoWeCanada at 1300-1750 is still on usual channels 9335 and
11710 kHz. 9335 is very weak in Europe and suffers by 9335 IBB VOA Kuwait
in Pashto/Dari at 1430-1830 UT.
Both v15185.26 / v15304.89 are spurious outlets of scheduled v15245 kHz,
which is 1300-2050 UT towards Europe. (and // v13760).