ENGINEERING MONTHLY REPORT PARAGUAY BUREAU DECEMBER 1982

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CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6
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December 1, 1982
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 ENGINEERING MONTHLY REPORT Paraguay Bureau December 1982 1. Regional Engineerl and Mr. paid a 3-day visit to the Bureau during the month. any points were discussed and a priority project list drawn up. Copy will be sent to FEB Washington. 2. All Delta multicoupler modifications were completed according to instructions. They were set up on bench test for two weeks. Headquarters will be advised of results before installation. 3. Our rhombic antenna beamed to Peru-Bolivia at Antelco site was knocked down by a heavy wind and electrical storm on 14 December. Bureau is using alternate Antelco antenna. Initial steps to fix our rhombic antenna were taken with local company. Total cost will be $ 2,500.00 with a 1-year warranty. 4. A failure of the emergency generator was again experienced on 23 December. During a commercial power outage the generator ran properly for about 15 minutes, then its speed varied abnormally causing voltage fluctuations which damaged the power supply in one Extel R.O. printer. Service message PY 231154 was sent to Headquarters explaining this failure. 5. Accountable property Non-Expendable Received 1. 1 Safe, Diebold, 4 Drawer, $2,200 ea 2. 1 IBM Selectric Typewriter, Mdl 875, S/N 26-6918107, $1,007 ea Transferred 1. 2 Teletype, Teletype Corp., Mdl 28 KSR, $1,168 ea 2. 1 Teletype, Teletype Corp., Mdl 28 ASR, $2,571.77 ea 3. 1 Teletype, Teletype Corp., Mdl 28 ASR, $2,909.55 ea The above equipment was transferred to the American Embassy, Asuncion so they may transfer it to, the- Paraguayan,Nayy at- no'- cost. 2/... ST Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 9 ? Expendable Received 1. 3 Typist Chairs, Chromed base, NILL, $171 ea. 2. 1 Swivel Chair, Chromed base, NILL, $294 ea. 3. 1 Metal Shelf for Workroom, locally made, $103.45 ea. 4. 3 Transformers, 1 Kw, $61.16 ea. 5. 3 Desk Lamps with magnifier lense, $97.70 ea. Transferred 1. 5 Teletype Printers, Teletype Corp., S/N's 219301, 238246, 138629, 178675, 138627. so they may transfer it to the Paraguayan N at no /ost. 2. 1 Teletype Perforator, Teletype Corp., S/N 26981. 3. 2 Teletype Transmitter Distributor, Teletype Corp. 4. 3 Teletype Motors, Teletype Corp., S/N's Len37, GJN3G,MGN14. 5. 2 Teletype Paper Winders, S/N's 31845, 31850. The above equipment was transferred to the A erican Embassy, Asuncion ST Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 S ? PARAGUAY BUREAU OPERATIONS ATTACHMENT 1. On 30 November bureau reception of Tacna Radio Nacional relay of Lima Domestic Service in Spanish ceased for undetermined reasons. Reception problems until 5 December precluded radio coverage of Peru through alternate stations. Cruising was begun to determine what news programs could be heard at night from Peru. This effort turned up a 30 minute newscast on Lima Radio Union at 0100 GMT on 6115 Khz; a 30 minute newscast on Lima Radio America at 0100 GMT on 9510, 6010, and 3240 Khz; and a 30 minute newscast on Tacna Radio Tacna at 0230 GMT on 9484 Khz. After 5 December Peruvian reception improved during the day to allow coverage of Tacna Radio Tacna's hour long newscast at 1200 GMT, but damage to the rhombic antenna at the Antelco site again adversely affected reception after 15 December. 2. On 9 December Bolivian President Celso Torrelio Villa announced the end of the compulsory official news network. On 10 December La Paz Cadena Panamericana in Spanish on 6105 Khz was observed carrying 30 minute newscasts at 1130 and 1700 GMT. The next day, 11 December, a 30 minute newscast at 0000 GMT was also observed. This has been added to experimental coverage. On 18 December at 0030 GMT the official network, La Paz Radio Illimani Network in Spanish announced that as of that date it would broadcast short newscasts every half hour from 0030 GMT on, the daytime newscasts remaining the same. Cruising effort to determine what stations join either of the networks has been hampered by the damage to the Antelco site rhombic antenna. 3. A storm, with winds up to 140 kilometers per hour, on 14 December damaged the facilities at Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo, as well as one of the bureau's rhombic antennas. Primero de Marzo switched its normal 1100 to 0130 programming on 780 Khz to its FM frequency of 97.1 Mhz. On 21 December Radio Primero de Marzo resumed broadcasting on 780 Khz. 4. In response to a request by Key West Bureau observations were made on Havana International Service in Guarani to Paraguay and in Quechua to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Havana International Service in Guarani to Paraguay was observed on 15340 Khz at 2200-2300 GMT with fair reception. Havana International Service in Quechua to Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador on 15230 Khz at 2200-2300 GMT was observed with fair to good reception while its Quechua cast on 11760 Khz at 1000-1050 was not audible. Aroved For RPlPasP 2ll7If1FIfR ? ('.l4.-RnP82-0n2sz5R000 ~ cvvv Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 5. Buenos Aires LA NACION in Spanish on 18 December reported that a new news agency DIARIOS Y NOTICIAS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, DYN was formed. No information of when it will start operating was mentioned. 6. Buenos Aires LATIN in Spanish was either not received or received with garbles for 51 hours 16 minutes during the month. As usual problems in New York were cited as the reason. 7. Paris AFP in Spanish was received with heavy garbling for 1 hour and 10 minutes on 17 December. 8. A sudden ionospheric disturbance, affecting frequencies up to 9000 Khz badly and moderately between 9000 and 11000 Khz, occurred on 12 December. The SID lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. Edith' , Paraguay reau PARAGUAY BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1981 I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES: TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: ? (minutes or issues per week) III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES: (publishable words per month) ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Domestic Service in Spanish Buenos Aires LATIN in Spanish Buenos Aires TELAM in Spanish Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in Spanish Buenos Aires CLARIN in Spanish ? Buenos Aires CRONICA in Spanish Buenos Aires EL ECONOMISTA in Spanish Buenos Aires GENTE in Spanish Buenos Aires LINEA in Spanish Buenos Aires A FONDO in Spanish Buenos Aires HERALD in English 159,740 48, 790 750 BROAD- PRESS PUBLI- CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS ;6,540 30,690 173.46 min. min. issues 4,600 6,100 18,120 12,450 2,020 0 6,330 BROAD- PRESS Buenos Aires LA NACION in Spanish 2,520 Buenos Aires LA PRENSA in Spanish 2,800 Buenos Aires SOMOS in Spanish 0 BOLIVIA La Paz Radio Illimani in Spanish 5,890 La Paz Cadena Panamericana in Spanish 1,780 La Paz EL DIARIO in Spanish 840 La Paz PRESENCIA in Spanish 640 BRAZIL Brasilia Domestic Service in Portuguese 4,290 Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in Portuguese 300 Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in Portuguese 3, 530 Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL HERALD in English 0 ? Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in Portuguese 6,340 Rio de Janeiro LATIN AMERICA DAILY POST in English 1,690 Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in Portuguese 0 Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in Portuguese 3,900 Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in Portuguese 3,000 Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in Portuguese 2,650 ? ? Sao Paulo VEJA in Portuguese CHILE Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile COSAS Spanish Santiago Chile EL Spanish Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile Spanish Santiago Chile QUE Spanish CHINA Beijing in Spanish FRANCE Paris AFP in Spanish PARAGUAY Asuncion Domestic Spanish Asuncion Radio l imero de Spanish Asuncion Television Cerro Spanish Asuncion Teledifusora Paraguaya Television Spanish BROAD- Fttr;SS CASTS AGENCIES 4,230 500 5,210 17,170 PUBLI- CATIONS 1,550 2,920 540 390 Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 4- BROAD- PRESS CASTS AGENCIES PUBLI- CATIONS Asuncion ABC COLOR in Spanish 3,740 Asuncion HOY in Spanish 3o580 Asuncion LA TRIBUNA in Spanish 1,630 Asuncion PATRIA in Spanish 1,800 ? Asuncion SENDERO in Spanish 0 Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in Spanish 1,800 Asuncion LA REPUBLICA in Spanish 1,030 PERU Lima Domestic Service in Spanish Tacna Radio Tacna in Spanish 640 Lima CARETAS in Spanish 0 Lima EL C OMERC IO in Spanish 4,220 Lima EXPRESO in Spanish 2,250 ? Lima MARKA in Spanish 0 Lima OIGA in Spanish 3,200 UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in Spanish to Latin America 4,040 ? Moscow in Spanish to Latin America 3,360 Approved For Release 2007/05/08: CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120002-6 5- Moscow in Spanish to Chile Moscow in Spanish to Cuba Moscow in Portuguese to Brazil PROAD- PRESS PUBLI- CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS URUGUAY Montevideo Domestic Service in Spanish 1,420 ? Montevideo Radio El Espectador Network in Spanish 710 Montevideo EL DIA in Spanish Montevideo OPINAR `.in Spanish 1? 2,800 0