ENGINEERING MONTHLY REPORT PARAGUAY BUREAU MARCH 1981

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00385R000200120021-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: March 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

ENGINEERING MONTHLY REPORT
PARAGUAY BUREAU
MARCH 1981
1. Much of the month was spent on:
a. Preventive maintenance of all Collins Receivers, including
those at the remote site. All faulty boards were replaced with the
exception of two RF boards which were faulty on receipt. Headquarters
has been asked for replacements.
b. Installation of the BBH-160 antenna with rotor, first on top
of the office with testing from 16-29 March and then on top of receiving
station at Antelco site, with testing beginning 1 April. Mediumwave
test results have been filed to Washington in several messages. Testing
to continue in accordance with Headquarters guidance.
2. Bureau ordered a doublecab 1981 Chevrolet truck from ACISA per
authorization received Wa 12256 (March).
3. The following equipment was received from Headquarters during the
BBH-160 Antenna with Rotor, two each. Each $3,000.00
Programable timer AKAI Mod DT 250, two each. Each $ 120.00
4, The following equipment was received from Tel Aviv:
Autotransformer, one each. Each $380.00
Regulator, one.each.
5. MHQ-1033 20 Feb was received which commented favorably on the tech-
nical team's efforts in evaluating the Notch filter.
6. All technicians were checked out in the manual operation of the
embassy generator in the event of failure of commercial power and
failure of backstop generator. The bureau now has a keyAto generator room.
STAT
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OPERATIONS ATTACHMENT FOR PARAGUAY BUREAU
MONTHLY REPORT, MARCH 1981
1. After 1 month of being covered by Asuncion Domestic Service, the
1600 GMT Porto Alegre Radio Gaucha newscast again became audible on
20 March when the Asuncion station changed frequency.
2. Headquarters concurred with the bureau recommendation that no
subscriptions be entered with any of the Brazilian press agencies at
this time.
3. Cruising against Panama Bureau's coverage area for backstop purposes
was completed on 20 March.
4. With the installation of temporary BBH-160 antennas at the operations
building and then at the remote antenna site, a cruising survey was
conducted to determine reception of mediumwave signals throughout the
coverage area. Tests against Bolivia and Peru were negative, but some
Chilean casts were audible. Several services messages have already been
sent to Headquarters.
5. Moscow International services beamed to Latin America underwent
unscheduled frequency changes between 2 and 4 March necessitating
extensive cruising.
6. The bureau began receiving the Chilean paper LA TERCERA DE LA HORA,
and by the end of the month deliveries of two Uruguayan papers, LA MARANA
and EL DIA, had begun. Lima Embassy seems to have turned a deaf ear to our
pleas to enter publications subscriptions on our behalf.
7. As of 15 March all high frequency La Paz stations are no longer
audible. Cruising efforts have failed to discover any new frequencies
and the suspicion is that these stations are operating only on mediumwave.
Minimal coverage of network newscasts is possible through regional relays.
The embassy in La Paz has been queried, with no reply thus far.
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} 0NTIILY 1i70L)UCTION RE?t'CRT
1. Coverage (Priority 1 and 2)
a.
Coverage daily hours of voice
12.75
b.
Average daily hours of press service,
117
c.
Average daily hdu.rs of 'press
14.62
(1/2 hour per paper)
2.
Production (English)
Average daily voice wordage
None
b.
Average daily press service wordage
346.4]
c.
Average daily
press
None
.
3.
Production (U:ll other)
a.
Average daily voice t.,orciare (Sr='-n) 945.16
(Port) __v____._.~_. 173.23_.__._---
.b.
Average daily press seiwice wordaro (Ci: ~n)
1.518.06
(I'ort)
None
Average daily press (ao ::i) __ 715
(Port) ?
4.? Total Average Daily Publish ;hle Wordage 4.5g3_r
Total daily a vern re ,'or dage ;:.17 1 t.? r j er
multi lc : a::re arc: /ox ~::uiti source rou,:czups,
prorr.a: :':ilcd as rCll'i,"!;lll i'.
rec nirc; ent; co:r:cnt pry lists; cruising
n:essn:ges.
1 .174.52
6.
Total Daily Average Piled Wordag?
-._~.
7
Total =n?er of ETG Abstracts for Month
NQn
.
8.
Average daily number of items filed
23.52
 'IANGUAGE
,COUNTRY
COUNTR
'
Y
SOURCE
PRESS AGENCY
PUBLICATIONS
9UBTOTALS
ENGLISH
Argentina
HERALD
? Brazil
R.Janeiro L.A. Daily Post
Brazil HERALD
Peru
Lima Latinamerican week
7,360(
950(
2,190(
240(
10,850)
1,080)
220)
760)
7,360(
3,140(
240(
10,850)
1,300)
760)
PORTUGUESE
Brazil
Domestic
1,590(
220)
P. Alegre R. Gaucha
150(
000)
P. Alegre R. Guaiba
150(
260)
S. P. Radio Bandeirantes
1,570(
2,380)
P. Alegre R. Farroupilha
130(
000)
JORNAL DO BRASIL
7,000(
12,050)
IV 0 GLOBO
1,360(
430)
5
0 ESTADO
10,740(
,
2
260)
FOLHA DE SAO PAULO
8,230(
,
2,660)
30,920(
25,260)
Inteknatinal
1,780(
790)
1,780(
790)
SPANISH
Argentina
Domestic
7,200(
'236)
TELAM
9,850(
5,600)
NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS
8,600(
5,320)
LATIN
8,260(
8,480)
PARAGUAY BUREAU MONITOR PRODUCTION REPORT FOR MARCH 1981
 LANGUAGE
? COUNTRY
SOURCE
SPANISH (Cont' d )
PRESS AGENCY
COUNTRY'
PUBLICATIONS SUB TOTALS
Argentina
CLARIN
1,480(
2,600)
LA NAC ION
850(
1,270)
LA PRENSA
490(
2,620)
CRONICA
40(
260)
EL ECONOMISTA
880(
000)
SOMOS
930(
000)
38,580(
26,380)
Bolivia
L. Paz Domestic
350(
2,150)
L. Paz R. Illimani
3,190(
2,630)
Montero R. Norte
110(
000)
EL. DIARIO
30(
150)
PRESENC IA
1,050(
170)
4,730(
5,100)
Chile
Domestic
9,600(
6,470)
790( 230)
EL MERCURIO
600(
120)
ERCILLA
1,210(
640)
12,200(
7,460)
Chi
na
Beijing
000(
670)
000(
670)
Par
aguay
As. Radio Nanduti
000(
50)
As. R. lo. de Marzo
120(
. 50)
ABC COLOR
11,100(
1,430)
HOY
810(
960)
ULTIMA HORA
1,050(
80)
?
LA TRIBUNA
350(
000)
PATRIA
1,170(
1,480)
14,600(
4,050)
 LANGUAGE
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
SOURCE
PRESS AGENCY
PUBLICATIONS
SUB TOTALS
SPANISH (Cont'd)
Peru
Lima Radio America
1,260(
6,300)
Lima Domestic SVC
000(
510)
1,260( 6,810)
?
Uruguay
Mont. R. El Espectedor
1,560(
1,220)
Mont. R. Carve
000(
50)
Mont. EL DIA
260(
000)
1,820( 1,270)
France
AFP
19,560(
18,730)
19,560( 18,730)
USSR
International
5,910(
4,210)
5,910( 4,210)
34,670(
28,190)
47,060(
38,360)
60,370(
47,090)
142,100(113,640)
Nonpublishable wordage:
Wirefiled progam summaries,
commentary lists, roundups, FYIs,
Admins, SVCs, Cruisings, etc.
TOTAL ITEMS: 729
36,410( 26,730)
178,510(140,370)