On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:51:41 GMT, "David Eduardo" wrote:

Several DXers in the 60's, particularly one C. M. Stanbury of Ontario,
doubted the location of the station, and made much noise to prove its
location in other places. So there is an element of black helicopter
conspiracy here from the DX community. I am satisfied that the station was
on Swan, based on Mr. Goicochea's information as well as having hired,
later, some of the announcers who worked for Radio Americas and who later
worked for me at WHTT, WSUA and WCMQ in Miami.

I remember that dispute sputtering on for quite a while. I presume that
Stanbury is no longer with us, having gone to that Great DXpedition in the
Sky, no?
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Christian Hansen wrote:

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:51:41 GMT, "David Eduardo" wrote:

Several DXers in the 60's, particularly one C. M. Stanbury of Ontario,
doubted the location of the station, and made much noise to prove its
location in other places. So there is an element of black helicopter
conspiracy here from the DX community. I am satisfied that the station was
on Swan, based on Mr. Goicochea's information as well as having hired,
later, some of the announcers who worked for Radio Americas and who later
worked for me at WHTT, WSUA and WCMQ in Miami.

I remember that dispute sputtering on for quite a while. I presume that
Stanbury is no longer with us, having gone to that Great DXpedition in the
Sky, no?

Yes, deceased.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Tom Kneitel wrote an excellent article about R. Americas and R. Swan in
_Electronics Illustrated_ in the 1960s. He and editor Bob Beason actually
visited Swan Island when the stations were still on the air and Kneitel
actually mentioned the controversy of the transmitters' supposed location
(though he did not mention Stanbury by name). Kneitel reported on (and
printed pictures of) the transmitters, the island, and the people living and
working there. Kneitel wrote at the time that he had no doubt that the
whole operation was a front for the CIA, working against Castro, and in fact
not long after his article appeared the stations went off the air (I've read
elsewhere on the 'Net that the tranmitters were sent to Vietnam).

I have scans of Kneitel's article. E-mail me if interested.

Matt J. McCullar
Arlington, TX

"Matt J. McCullar" wrote:

Tom Kneitel wrote an excellent article about R. Americas and R. Swan in
_Electronics Illustrated_ in the 1960s. He and editor Bob Beason actually
visited Swan Island when the stations were still on the air and Kneitel
actually mentioned the controversy of the transmitters' supposed location
(though he did not mention Stanbury by name). Kneitel reported on (and
printed pictures of) the transmitters, the island, and the people living and
working there. Kneitel wrote at the time that he had no doubt that the
whole operation was a front for the CIA, working against Castro, and in fact
not long after his article appeared the stations went off the air (I've read
elsewhere on the 'Net that the tranmitters were sent to Vietnam).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Islands

Makes reference to transmitters being moved to Vietnam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Swan

This one makes reference to the Radio Swan transmitter being previously used by
Radio Free Europe before being installed on Swan Island and then its being sent
to South Vietnam.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Does this help?
http://www.qsl.net/sidxa/history.html

--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"Ron" wrote in message
...
I just came across my old SWL collection and found a card from Radio
America from the Broadcast Band. I believe they broadcast from Swan
Island. Any info would be nice. What you know about them ?

Thanks
Ron WA0KDS

In article , Ron wrote:
I just came across my old SWL collection and found a card from Radio
America from the Broadcast Band. I believe they broadcast from Swan
Island. Any info would be nice. What you know about them ?

I remember reading in one of the late 1960's electronics magazines
about a visit by the editor to the facility on Swan Island, after which
the station went off the the air. I think it was Tom Kneitel (sp?)
who edited Electronics Illustrated and also one of the CB magazines (S9?).
(My copies of Electronics Illustrated are buried too deep in storage to
find it any time soon).


Mark Zenier
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