So, here we go again. What is the great weirdness that surrounds the Isle of Man International Broadcasting PLC?

According to the Kabbary Antenna Technology Company website (and I quote www.crossedfieldantenna.com):

"KAT is ready BUT IOMB is not yet : NEW !IOM CFA

KAT had manufactured the IOMB 100 kW CFA since year ago Dec. 2005 ( click here for CFA photos ) , we hope the IOMB can prepare in a month time , the site ( ship ) to get KAT do the CFA installation on the ship which was delayed to arrive Alexandria since last year 2005 for some reasons out of IOMB hands.

Dr. Kabbary confirms the above information because he is the technical advisor for the IOMB , as a director and a shareholder.

KAT had manufactured the CFA ahead of the time schedule to attract other big customers to do superpower CFA antennas to solve long wave transmission problems , this is always one of KAT targets."

Now, hold on a minute. Surely we were told in a previous statement on their website that:

"KAT has cancelled the IOMB CFA License , because the IOMB is financially dead and could not pay KAT the CFA license fees for the many last years.

Consequently the IOMB 279 license is obviously revoked too , since it was awarded based on using the CFA .

KAT is not responsible for any funds raised into the IOMB by new investors or shareholders ."

And it was because of the above that we were told in press releases and via the IOMIB website, as well as by IOMIB Directors and shareholders writing on the net that IOMIB ties had been cut with KAT "some time ago". Indeed, we were also told that KAT had been paid a deposit (unconfirmed rumours at the time had it that this was just in IOMIB shares and not in hard cash) but 'not delivered', and that an alternative supplier (the name of which was top secret) had been sourced.

So then. A couple of questions spring to mind.

1) Has IOMIB now kissed and made up with KAT?