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Vol. 16, No. 5

May 1997

Global Rhapsody ................................................. 14

By John Figliozzi
The scope o f music avai lable on shortwave is vastly superior to that
offered by domesti c broadcasting. The ed itor of The World 1ride Shortll'ave
Liste11i11g Guide o ffe rs MT reade rs a compend ium of mus ic programs that will
broaden your musical hori zons.

Cover Stor y

Shaking the
Foundations of the BBC
By Jeff Chanowitz
To listeners overseas, the BBC
World Service is founded on its
hig hly regarded news reporting,
backed by its large network of correspondents and seasoned reporters. Consequently. when a cost-clllting measure proposed to bri ng the
W orld Service under the domestic
se rvice, an uproar erupted fro m all
fronts.
ln an interview with MT, BBC's
Graham Mytton expresses optimism
about the now modjfied plan for
restrncturing. The changes currentl y
underway should prevent duplication of services, while retruning the
strengths of each. The BBC is also
reaching out 10 new audiences (particularly women), while retaining
its high quality news coverage in
confl ict areas around the world . See
page 8 for the story.

The Multi-band, Multi-resonant Antenna .................. 18

By Peter Barl<er
Unl ike othe r mul tiple frequency resonant antennas, this
design does not require the tedi ous construct io n o f coi Is and
capacitors. but si mply calls for measuring out lengths of wire of almost any
gauge a nd making a few solder connecti ons. Squeeze the best out o f low
propaga tion conditions whe ther you are receiving or transmitti ng.

Monitoring Montauk ....................................... 22

By Ed Hesse
An e njoyable vacation spot year-round, Montauk is located on the tip of Lo ng Island - next sto p is Eu rope !
Montauk is a great place for the all-band moni tor, from longwave to VHF. Bring the fam il y, too; they' ll enjoy the his toric
lighthouse, the beac hes. and the sho pping .

Racing Freqs: Cool Running .................................... 26

By Mike Bryson
It 's Cool Running at C harlolle as our Racing Freq takes us to North
Carolina C harl otte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 on M ay 25th.
Cool races for the budget-minded are also fo und at the Busch Grand
Nationa ls. Pre prograrn your radio w ith these Charl otte area rreq uenc ies.

DEPARTMENTS

Reviews:

Among the many kits pul wgclher by

i' an ai.:1i vi.: loop
antl.!n na ..:ailed !hi.! Signal Magne1
SM I 00. Our reviewer this month put the
project together and found it an excellent
shortwave performer and an excepti onal
value (sec p. 88).
Occasionall y. Magne f inds a Chin ese
pon abll.! receive r 1ha1 performs surpri sing ly we ll for a amazingly low price
( how's S40 sound.,). The tri<.:k is to find ii
and know w hat brand name to look for.
Take a peck at our pi cture of the
Internati onal MT-7 18 - if) ou <.:a n find
a rei.:civc r that looks likl.! that. it ma y be
one and thc sa mc. Bu y i t: it i.:ould make a
great girt or tra vi.: I rci.:e i vc r. (Sl.!c p. 92.)
Parnass picks up ~ome lon'c ends in
the S<.:anncr Equip1m:nt col umn thi s
mon th ( p. 94). w ith add itiona l notes on
the Imm R8500. Unidcn BC200X LT.
BCT-7. BC9000XLT. 13ClOOOX LT.
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Letters ................................................ 4
Communications ................................. 6
PCS Front Line .................................... 28
Local Service Scramble
Scanning Report ................................ 30
Things We Wish For
Utility World ..................................... 34
Who's Where in the SW Spectrum
Global Forum .................................... 38
Fronce Quits SW to U.S.
QSL Report ........................................ 42
English Lang SW Guide ...................... 43

Pro~~:~/u: ~~'i:t~~~N

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Beginner's Corner .............................. 64

Mediumwove Moxie
Below 500 kHz ................................. 66
Beacon Basics
American Band scan .......................... 68
Mixed Bog
Outer Limits ....................................... 70
Micro Pirate Conference
On the Ham Bands ............................. 72
New License Structure
DeMaw's Workbench ........................ 74
Active SWL Antenna

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Plane Talk ........................................ 76

Book Reports and More
Federal File ........................................ 78
US Geological Survey
Satellite TV ........................................ 80
DISH Weds Murdoch, etc.
Experimenters Workshop ................... 82
Radio to Computer Doto Interface
Computers & Radio ........................... 84
Computer Updates, Internet Websites
Radio Reflections ................................ 86
The Return of the Crystal Set
MT Review ........................................ 88
Ramsey Signal Magnet Antenna
What's New ..................................... 89
Magne Tests ..................................... 92
International M718 Portable
Scanning Equipment .......................... 94
RBSOO Update
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The Too of Antennas
Special Events/ Club Circuit ................ 98
Ask Bob .......................................... 100
RBSOO, R7100, ARSOOO Comparison
Stock Exchange ............................... 102
Closing Comments ........................... l 04
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Using a earphone while dri ving quadruples
your c hance of getti ng in a n accident. In fac t.
according to researchers in Canada, ta lking
o n a car pho ne
behind the wheel
is abo ut as risky
as dri ving w hile
c lose to legall y
d runk-even if
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d rops to no rmal
as soon as the
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Th e stud y
was b ase d o n
699 T o rontoarca dri vers who
had cell pho nes
w ho we re in -

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volved in crashes that resulted in substantial

damage s but no injuries. T he nu mber of cell
phones g rew 1,685 percent from 1986 to 1995
with 34 millio n people who no w drive and
talk.

Political Grandstanding or Cell

Phone Crisis?

by ha lf, from 12,000 a year ago to about

6 .000. He a lso anno unced the sell-off of
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shi fted tel ev ision set production o utside of
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brutal pnce wars. dec lining demand, and stiff
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b
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Erickson says that the move to digita l
~~s " in ad vance of a wave of compet111on fro m companies that have won
licenses to provide w ire less com muni ~ at i o ns services I through recent FCC
" And I suppose our 11eighbors ca11 PROVE
frequency auctio ns!."
tlzat we're trying to eavesdrop 011 tlzem?"
What makes the story odder still is
that despite the advantages of digital,
custome rs have not been " rushino" to
A Kirlland, Washington, police dispatcher
get di gital cell pho nes. In fac t. say~ Erichon ,
a r~d her mothe r are being sued fo r $ I 0,000
AT&T Wi reless Se rvices introduced thcdioiafter being accused o f using a scanner to
tal pho nes back in 1993 but " custo mer acc;pli ste n in o n the ir neig hbors' cordless te letance was low."
pho ne calls. Callie, Gregory. and Li nda
Burkhart c laim that the De ni se and Linda
Starrs secre tl y liste ned to the ir phone calls
and used the in formation " for personal gain ."
Grundig makes a decent sho rtwave radio
The papers were fil ed in U.S . Distri ct Co urt.
but it apparentl y isn' t doing all that we ll in the
The lawyer for the plainti ffs said that he
world of business. C hief executive officer
could no t disclose deta il s of the suit but that
Piete r van de Wal , who took c harge of the
''if you liste n in o n a pho ne c all and disc lose
c ompan ~ last yea: at the behest of Philips
the information. it's a felo ny.'' He added that
El ec tronics - which owns 32 percent of the
the Starrs had a large antenna o n their house
str~ ~glin g company-- is ste pping down.
" to get more po wer to !heir scanner." Several
Phthps has been exerc ising manageme nt conother people. including "John/Jane Doe and
trol over Grundi g for twelve years but anJohn/Jane Roe" are also listed as plainti ffs
nounced last month that it, too, is pulling o ut.
"111 case there are others who were e ither
Analysts estimate that Grundig, based in
vic timized o r listeni ng in ."
Fuerth . Ge rmany, had a loss o f about 300
m illio n marks ($ 185.5 m illio n) on sales of
three billio n ma rks 1996. Thi s would be
Grundig's sixth straig ht a nnual loss. Yan de
Fo ur teenagers a re under arrest afte r a
Wa l had hoped that he could turn the comLake Co unty. O hio, sheriff ove rheard a frien d
pany around by slashing Grundig s work fo rce
o f the suspect boast that hi s fri e nds had

Alleged Phone Eavesdropping

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More Industry Woes

Phone Foils Robbers

COMMUNICATIONS
com mitt ed a robbery. The conversat ion " lit
like a piece in a puzzle."
Pol ice said that one teen robhed the cashier
while another waited inside the store. Two
o thers were in a stolen getaway car. The plan
was foiled when the vehicle got stuc k in a
drainage ditch and bailed out to a void Ohio
Hi g hway Patro l troopers.
1think they fan1.:y themse lve s as modernday dcsperados." sa id Detective Lt. Lonnie
Sparkman ...They're just goofs." The robbery
netted the four $360.

Tower Tales
Yo u may remember the date: August 18.
199 1- in fact you may have heard the no ise.
On that summer day. the world s tallest st ructure - a 2. 120 foot radio tower in Po land c ame crashing down. The antenna belonged
to Radio One, a longwave station. Today,
Radio One's tower has still not been rebuilt,
despite a large and loyal audience that o nce
ranged from London to L ibya.
The project has been b loc ked by one
woman. Teresa Skorzynska. Skorzynska 's
husband died of cancer. an illness she attributes to radio waves from the tower. And in
the inte rvening six years. she has waged a
one-woma n war against its re building .
"We ha ve exac t data.' says Mrs .
S korzy n, ka. People who worked near the
antenna have gone mad. G uards have died of
bo ne c ance r. Babies were born wit h birth
defects. C hildren faint ed at sc hool. They kee p
telling u' that radio wave don' t hurt us. We
know they do:
Krzyv.tof Michabki. C hairman of Poli ' h
Radio. ca ll s the furorchcrnobyl syndrome."
I leahh in the antenna zone is po or. he says.
h1rnin!.! trucks roar past: a c he mical plant
~eethc; nearby...They drink the ir own sewage: say s Michalski undiplomatical ly.
Last September, a Warsaw judge fina ll y
rejected Mrs. Skorzynska's c ase aga in st the
antenna. Poli sh Radio s win was short -li ved.
W ithin two months. anothe r Polish judge
no ted that Radio One ' s bui lding permit was
filed under an o ld building. The whole thing
was thrown o ut and must now start over
agai n. It will take years.

So far. 22 towe rs have bee n constructed:

whe n the syste m is fully operatio nal s tatewide
in 1999, there wi ll be 18 1 towe rs. The system
wil l also be avail able to county and loca l
depart me n ls as well. Even conservation office rs. park range rs and hig hway workers wi ll be
unscannable.

Salt Lake Scanning

Sa lt Lake patrol offi cers won' t be asking
the dispatcher for stolen car c hecks or getting
o utstanding warrants - at least you won' t
hear them on your scanner. Portable laptop
computers are now bei ng insta lled in 75 poli ce cars. Says Tom Zoe llner of the Salt Lake
Tribune, " the blips on the screen arc supposed
to replace the babble o n the rad io." Salt Lake
police hope to have a ll non-emergency traffic
going through computers by the fall of th is
year.

WGY Birthday Ad Stirs Racial

Flames
African-American lcaclc rs arc in an uproar
over a newspaper ad run by radio station
WGY in Schenectady. New York. The ad,
which touts the stat io n's 75th anniversary,
depic ts an abo riginal warrior, spear in hand
and dancing. The accompanying captio n says
that staying young in radio requires "an al most primal disregard for digni ty o r c ivilizati on.
..The ad was despi cabl e. and the wording
was insensitive and offens ive to a person of
color.'' says /\nne Po pe. pres ident of the Albany branch of the NAACP. Other black
leaders went furth e r. say ing that the ad was 'a
deliberate atte mpt to st ir racial te nsions."
They de manded an apology fro m WGY
and the firing of talk show host Mark Will-

iams. w ho they bel ieve is "part of the racist

nature of some of WGY's programm ing."
Wi lliams responded on the air, say ing that the
black leaders were rac ists and were " twisting
!the ad aroundj to ful fi ll their own racist
agenda." WGY apol ogized , sayi ng that "we
never intended to offend anyone."

"Communications" is edited by Larry

Miller. We a lso thank the following members of the Communications Mon itoring Team
who look for, cl ip a nd send in copies of radiorc lated sto ries fro m their local newspapers:
Anony mo us: Chet Copeland. Washington.
DC: Kenneth Dowst. Hartford. CT: Leslie
Edwards. Doy lestown, PA: Peter G reene,
Eastlake. OH: Richard Johnson, Wh ite Deer,
PA: Maryanne Kehoe. Atlanta. GA: Robert
Kisse l. Swartz Creek, M I: Hue M iller; fra
Paul. Royal Oak. Ml; Brian Oakley, Ft. Worth,
TX: Ed ward Schwartz. Chicago. IL: Richard
Sklar: Seattle. WA and Denn is T aschner,
Trenton. NJ . We also consu lted the following
publications: Notional Sca1111i11g, Wall Street
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How firm a foundation?

Headquartered in the Bush
House in London , the BBC is
fa cing major changes to its
worldwide operations.
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By Jeff Chanowitz

s regularly as the traditional hourly chimes of Big Ben and the announcer proclaiming Thi is
London: generati ons of listener!> have relied on the BBC World Service for hi gh-quality news and
programming and comprehensive coverage of breaking news events around the globe. However.
the development of new broadcasting technologies. ti ghter budgets. and a new geopolitical landscape has
caused the BBC to implement dramatic changes to its World Service operati on s. signalli ng a new directi on
for one of the most respected voices in international broadcasting.
From hi s office at the World Service s headquarters located at Bush Hou!>e in Londo n. Graham Mytton,
Contro ller. Marketing. World Service. talked to Mo11iwri11g Times about the BBCs restructu ring and other
new initiati ves the World Service is implementing as it heads into the 21 st century.

Graham Mytton
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I Restructuring
For the most part. restructuring of the
World Service operations has come about as
a result of the linancial constraints that are
currentl y afllicting the BBC. Tony Hall. the
Chief Executi ve fo rthe BBC. put it candidly,
"The broadcasting world is changing dramatically. Cos ts are ri sing. funding is !lat or
being reduced. We need to make sure that
now and in the future we can afford those
things that make the BBC's journalism as a
whole unique."
With a 12 mil lion pound budget delici t
thi s year at the World Service and a need to
make in\'estment s in digital technology. top
management at the BBC proposed a merger
of the BBC's World Service and its domestic
service in a move to econo mize.
Desc ribed as a "world disserv ice" and
critic ized throughout the British press. the
proposed changes to the World Service caused
an uproar over fears that the golden reputati on the international service has built up over
the last 60 years wou ld he tarni shed hy the
lower standards of its domesti c operations. In
response to the criti cism. a work ing group,"
whic h was composed of me mbers of the BBC
and the British Foreign Office, was established to study the possibk effects a co nsol idation would ha ve on the BBC's World Service new-; ope rations.
After several 1110111h' of studying the matter, on October 12. 1996. the .. working group..
proposed 20 new measures ck signcd to safeg uard the qual ity of the World Service's
news operations. lnsteud of merging wi th the
BBC's domestic news service. the World
Service's news and live programming wil l be
produced by a "dedicated unit: that will
operate wi thin the B BC~ news gathering
operations. Also. using a trend in broadcasting called "B i-med ia." the .. dedicated unit"
will prov ide ne ws
coverage fo r both the
BBC World Service
radio and the BBC's
co mmercial international tele vision service. While th..: English Service wi ll feel
the bnmt o r the consolidati on measures.
the overall impact of
th e con so li datio n
wil l result in a red uctio n of 90 members
at the World Service.
r..:duce the output of
the World Service's
Czec h broadcasts 10 To listeners overseas,

The BBC World Service Newsroom is receiving many accolades as it fights to

remain i11depe11de11t and intact.
Europe. and eliminate 30 minutes of Port uguese and Fren<.:11 program ming for Sub-Sahara n Africa. Also. the Cantonese se rvice
will r..:ducc its transmissions hy 30 minute ~:
however. thi s will be offsel by placing the
prog ramming on the BBC's internet site.
www .bbc.co.uk/worldscr vice.
Sounding optimistic abou t the new proposa l. M ynon indicated that .. d ear guides and
requi re ments have been put in place so that
the World Service~ programs will be ofh ighquality and range and meet th..: requ irements
of au di ence~ world wide: He remarked.
"There are all ~ort s of ways in which thi s will
work to the advantage oft he listeners." Mynon
cited 1he advantages the World Service will
have now that it ca n use the 1313Cs domesti c
service as a resource and added that the old
syste m was ine ffic ient .. as both domestic ser-

vice and world service reporters would cover

the same story."
However. cri t i c~ of the restructu ring in the
Briti sh press have pointed out that th..: BBCs
world te lev ision operation is run on a shoestring hutlget and the qua lity of its ne ws
service is commonly thought of as fall ing fa r
short of the BBC Worl d Service. It is feared
that a consolidat ion of lhe BBC~ international television operations cou ld jeopardize
the World Service's quality. The Un ited
Kingdom based magaLine The co110111ist
quoted an unnamed correspondent in a recent
story. who worked for the BBC World Service and BBC's World Telev ision Operations. as giv ing a candid comparison of the
1wo services. He remarked ... The World Service radio has far higher ed itorial standards
and a far better abi li ty to respond in telli gently
to breaking news than the BBC World Service ."
From a listener' s prospec ti ve. it will be
hard to discern any immediate effect of the
consolidation in the World Service' s broadcasts. Whi le down-sizi ng is never a happy
Lask. the ult imate success of the changes wi ll
be measured by the World Service' s ability to
conti nue to provide listeners with the quality
of news that has made it a yardstick of excellence for international broadcasting.

I The BBC's Diverse Programming

the BBC is built upon the World Service.

Despite the restructuring, the BBC remai ns comm i11ed toward produci ng highquality programm ing. Myno n commented.
.. we arc goi ng to put a greater e mphasis than

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in the past on our news and current

affai rs programs: Perhaps the best
example or th is programming is /\le1rs
Hour , an award winning program rhat
consists of world news. head lines. indepth re port~. b u s in c~~ updates and
fearures. Contrary lo it~ name. Neus
I four consists of three hour-long programs which are aired in se parate time
zones. Myuon describes the live year
old program as a ..great success.. that
has attracted many l i~t c n ers to the
World Serv ice.
In addition lo Ne1rs /lour. the BBC
offers top notch new~ rnverage that i~
guaranteed to satisry the most information hungry listener. These current
affairs programs include /Jrif(/in Today. News Day. /\leH's Desk. The \Vorld
Tvd(lr . and specialized reports targeted at Africa. Asi<1. Europe. and the
Caribbean.
The BBC's Eng l i ~ h service al~o
continues to pro,ide an impressive Adams Brookes in Beijing is representative of th e
variet y of programs ranging from The
World IJ11si11ess Report and World IJ11si11ess Reggae. and Folk mus ic in its programs
/Jrief for finan cial news to /Jel'elo1mu111 97, Meg(/Mix . l a::.::. Score. and Co11cl'/'/ Hall, Folk
N111t11's. World Ranking. Mul1i-'f'mk, and Cowr which provides the latest information about
the economic and social ~ i t uations of coun- trr Stde.
Whi le liulc ntocied by its l i~tc n ers in the
tries in the third \\orld tn Gloh(/I C1111ccrns. a
program that in form~ li ~te ncrs about the state deve loped world. the BBC has also put a new
emphasis on provid ing ..education" programor the world.s environment.
ming in order to ru llill the informati onal needs
Music oriented programming al~o continues to be a s tron g aspect oft he BBC's output. of li~t c ncrs in the ir daily lives. Mytton re Li stene rs' can hear ad ivcrn.: mi x of prog rams ma rked. "The ed ucation prog rams are not of
that prov ide offerings in Class ic. Jazz. Pop. the typ ical instructi onal Eng lish language
vari ety: Listeners in the developing world
can hear programs in l anguage~ ranging from
Pa ~ hltl to Arabic to Hindi that provide informatio n about health issues. sex education.
and drug add iction- in formal io n often unobtai nablc in their own media.
Another example concerns the unexploded
land mines that remain a co nstant hazard as a
result of the many conflicts that continue to
allcct Cambodia. Vietnam . Angola. and Arghani stan. The mines account for thousands
of amputation. and deaths yearl y. To help
prevent this on-going tragedy. the BBC ran
two series of programs to he lp listeners identify and avoid land mines. One series. in
Pashto. was directed lo refu gees returning to
Afghani stan a few years ago: the other ran as
part of the Eng lish s tream just last year.
M yllon expressed the BBC s commitme nt
to its educational programs re marking. These
type~ of programs wi ll be a very important
part of the programming the 1313C will do in
the future."
Perhaps the biggest change in the BBC
World Service programming is its new drive

Perhaps the biggest

change in the BBC World
Service programming is its
new drive to attract a
bigger female audience.
Mytton commented, "It's a
little known fact that the
BBC's audience is overwhelmingly male."

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May 1997

BBC's 250 correspondents worldwide.

to auract a bigger female audience. Mytton
comme nted. " It's a little known fact that the
BBC's audience is overwhelmingl y male."
He added. In some countries the BBC s male
audience outnumbers its female audience by
as much as 19 to one .... this is not an inevitable
fact and re flect s some of thc kind of programming we arc broadcasti ng ...
At present. the BBC is at work developing
new types of programs aimed at tapping into
thi s huge aud ience. To start this ini tiati ve,
during 1997 the English service wil l launch a
weekly news magazine. which is solely devoted to providing comprehen sive coverage
o f women s issues.
To obtain detai led information about the
World Scrvices Englis h program mi ng. liste ners can rcrer tothis month 's MT s shortwave guide. A complete listing or the World
Service's programming (subscription price is
$30 a year) is avai lable in its magazine BBC
011 Air . T he address to write to is: Dept. Sub.
Room 207 NW. Bush House. Strand , London
WC2B 4PH. United Kingdom.

I Crisis Broadcasting
The true test of the changes at the BBC
World Service wi ll be its conti nued abi lity to
provide high-q uality news coverage of an
internati onal crisis. and to make an impact
d uri ng the event. Mytton commented. 'The
BBC plays a very important role in confi ict
areas of the world."
In Somalia, where a c ivil war has cost over
one hund red thousand li ves. the BBC has

responckd by providing programmi ng that

e fforts to jam its programs in Mand arin.
gi ves li steners vital information. \\ hich is
Whil e jamming was also attempted by the
heard by at le a s t ~ I rk of th e population. The
former Soviet Un ion during the Cold Warand
World Service's programming is so popular
in Iraq during the Gulf War. the BBC's prothat a Briti sh anthropolog ist reported that
gramm ing was clearly being received by li swhile she was on a bus on route to Mogad ishu.
teners. as wit nessed by hostages coming out
the Somali capital. the driver pulled off the
o r Le bano n in th e 1980s, by M ik hai l
road and turned oil the en gine so that all the
Gorbachev du ring the attempted coup in 199 1,
passe ngers could listen to the Bl3C.
and by one Russian li stene r who wrote. "(
One of the most popular programs on the
have liste ned to the BBC for the last 40 years,
Somali service is Missing Pt'r.rn11s. a prugram
and I have been punished for that as have
that puts Ji, teners in touch wit h relati\cs who
many Soviet citizens du ring a period of our
ha ve gone abroad. On the program. dc,pcrate
history .... ! am writing for the last time to
appeal s from indi viduals arc aired on a reg utha nk you for the moral support all these
years."
lar basis. Not uncommon arc heart-rendin g
pleas such as th is one : "Since my mothc1" s
hou se wa' destroyed. I do not know where she
Time for a New Focus
is. Tell my wife I' m a li ve .. . I do not know if
It is these external geopolitical and tec hmy childre n have been kil led ." Mytton asnological factors. in addition to internal reserted. "Our programs in Somal ia arc imporstructuring, that have resulted in a number of
tant to link up families.''
the changes at World Service.
The BBC. in conj unction wit h the United
First or all . with the breakup of the Soviet
Nati ons. has also hee n inst ru111ental in he lping
Union and the deve lopment or a bipolar pore unite families during the civil war and relit ical landscape. the BBC has re foc used its
sulting conllicts in the East African countries
broadcash toward the new ly inde pendent
of Rwanda. Zaire . and Buru nd i. Mytt on co m- China in 1989. stude nt s thoug ht the World
countries that have emerged in the Caucasus
Service ' programming to l1L' so important
mented. "the BBC is now prov idin g s1xc ial
and Asia reg ions. My tton commented, "We
programs in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi lan- that they publ icl y de monstrated their apprearc growing in our program ming in the fo rmer
ciation for the BBC by paradi ng a banner in
gu ages fo r Rwanda and Buru ndi ... At prese nt.
Soviet Central Asia: As Uzbekistan has bee n
dow ntown Beijing whi ch said. "Thank You
the limi ted resea rc h that can be cond ucted in
!lung into a civil war and strife continues
BBC." In Dc:ccmhcr 199'.\. as ii' to reinl'urcc
the region indicates that the programs arc very
between Armen ia and Azerbaijan over the
the continu ed impact of the BBC' s hroadpopular and have bee n a humani tari an Ii k line
disputed enclave ol' Nagorno-Karabak h. the
c;1sh . the gmern n1cnt o l' China stepped up its
fo r the fami lies it has he lped to reu nite .
BBC has added broadcasts in Kazak h and
In the former Yugoslavia. the
BBC has al so played an instrume ntal role in helping reunite fam ilies
in Bosnia. In addition to inau gu rating the Macedonia service in 1995.
the BB C' Croa tian. Serb ian .
Slovene. and Alba nian services have
, I
provided vital information to
/
counter th..: govern me nt cont ro lled
I
media oft he reg ion. Ofte n. the BBC
has been th e primary news source
for listeners wantin g accurate and
Unbi ased llC \\' S CO\erage of the
Yugosla v civil war during the earl y
1990s and of the current pro-democracy dc111011'trati ons 1hat are
rocking Serbia s gove rnment today.
Al pre,cnl. the BBC' s World
Service s network o l' 25 0 corr~spon
dents. backed up by 50 news bureaus and the infon11ation obtained
by the BBC Monitoring Service
from radio. telc \i, io n. and news
agency source~ . continues lo provide li ste ners with the latest informatio n during a glt >ba l cri sis. It is
little wondc:r that durin g the slwrt - ,\/t/1011gh th e BBC is deeply interested in alternative methods of delivery, it remains
lived pro-democracy moveme nt in committed to shortwave broadcasting. Shown is the BBC's A sia relay station in Thailand.

The BBC's network of 250

correspondents, backed up by
50 news bureaus and the
information obtained by BBC
Monitoring from radio, television, and news agency
sources, ... provides listeners
with the latest information
during a global cr;sis.

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Canada. It should be no surprise that the BBC

'came in the best.. when Gorbachev was
reponed to have listened to several shortwa ve
broadcasters during the fai led Sov iet coup in
1989.
The BBC is also relayed 24 hours a day via
satellite o n As ia Sat 2 for coverage of Central
Asia. South Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region.
and lo Europe and the Weste rn C IS via Eutelsat
F4.

Krgyz to the languages of Azeri. Uzbek , and

whic h are already broadcast to the
region.
Whi le the re are no o the r plans for add itional languages. Mytto n did indicate that the
BBC was c urrently examining "an expansion
of its Arabic transmissions."
Ru ~s ian.

I Relaying the BBC's Signal

As part o f the BBC's strategy of seekin g
a lte rnative ave nues lo re lay it s signal globally. "We w ill continue to look for add iti onal
placement o r the BBC O il FM transmitte rs in
various part s o f the world.'' said Mytton. O ne
example o f this strategy has been the rece nt
o peni ng o f the BBC's FM trans mitter in
Kampala. Uganda.
BBC program placement has also been
quite succe!>s ful in the United Stales. Current ly. the BBC's news and programming is
ca rri ed o n more than 120 radio stations
thro ughout the country. making it the most
listened-to inte rnational broadcaste r in the
Uni ted States.
Addi tio nally. the C-Span Aud io Networks
in the (U .S.) and the World Radio Network
( Londo n, U.K .) currently prov ide li steners
with the o pportunity to hear the BBC via
satellite with a digital quality signal. According to C-Span audience surveys . the sole
reason for many in its aud ience to subscribe to
the audio se rvice was to rece ive the BBC wi th
a high-fide lity signal. T his strategy has been
equally successful in Europe. In Finland. where
the Service o nl y counted 50,000 listeners via
short and medi umwave broadcasts. the use of
rebroadcasting via local radio stat io ns has
increased the BBC's audience tenfold.
In respo nse to its success of placing its
programs on FM stati o ns. Mytton announced
that the BBC would "explore the possibilities
of launching a second Engli sh service whic h
wo uld be ava il able v ia sa te lli te to
rebroadc asters around the world.'' In addition. the Wo rld Service is also seeking to fund
researc h to deve lop a digital audio broadcasting service that will e nable international listene rs to hear the BBC with a CD-qual ity
reception o n a new generation of radio receive rs.

I Shortwave Broadcast Plans

By no means docs this mean that the World
Service is abandoning it;. commitment to shonwave. M ytto n comme nted ... People say that
shortwave is dead or dying ... thi s is rubbish
because the o verwhelming majority of our
lbtene rs continue to listen lo the BBC via
short wave:

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I The BBC's Future Role

As if to reinforce th is message . Myuon

anno unced that o ne of the top pri orities of the
World Serv ice is lo replace it s shortwave
tran smitter in Misira Island. Oman. He asserted that, " more listeners rece ive the BBC
via Mi sira tha n any ot he r tran smiller, including the BBC' s tran sm itters located in the
United Kingdo m!
With the addi tion of its new 250 kW re lay
station in t\akho n Sawan. Thailand. the BBC
continues to reaffi rm its commitment toward
shortwave broadcasting through the use or its
40 transmitters. which arc loc ated at
Rampisham. Woofcrto n. and Da ventry in the
United Kingdo m. and a network 95 re lay
stations located g loball y in Amigua. Ascensio n. Berl in. Cypru s. Singapore. Lesotho.
Seychelles. and in Nonh America at Sackville.

Beyond new technology that is transforming international broad casti ng, My uon ind icated that the BBC's core mission continues
as always. 'playing a role (i n countries) where
informatio n is in short suppl y ... and to provide informa ti o n that is free from political
interference and commerc ial pressures:
With the explosion of in formatio n globally as a result of new tec hnologies such as
the internet a nd the fax machine. the BBC' s
role in the 21st century might evolve into a
kind of information gatekeeper. Mytton remarked. 1n a world of bewildering choices of
info rmation ... the BBC could have a role as a
reference point lo obta in significant infonn ation ."
From its li r;.t shortwave broadcasts in 1938
in Arabic, the BBC has grown lo be appret:iated by shortwave listeners fo r its un ique
trad ition and unbl emi shed reputation. Wh il e
the current restructuring at the BBC re llects
the strains many international broadcasters
are experiencing. the World Service has reaffirmed its mission of providing accurate and
high-quality news and should remain an indi spensable source fo r the latest in global
news and information.

Last Bastion of Civilization?

BBC radio rece ived a bizarre tri bute when a historian said the end of British
c ivil ization in a nuc lear war would be official when the BBC ceased broadcasting.
In the preface to a book called Muddling Through, Peter He nnessy said the fina l
c heck by commanders of Britain 's nuclear submarine fleet in the north At lantic after a
pre-empti ve nuc lear strike would be to turn on the BBC. A deadly hush on the airwaves
would be the signal for submarine commanders to open envelopes containing their fina l
instructio ns for retaliation from the prime minister.
"If the T ride nt commander cou ld not pick up Today (a BBC news programme), that
wou ld be that," he to ld The Independent newspaper. He would then have to decide
whether to launch the missi les, or go off to New Zealand. He would know there was no
point in going bac k to base," He nnessy said.
The professor of contemporary history at London's Queen Mary and Westfield
College described the procedure as "a final if macabre tribute to a broadcasting service
sans parcil."

Based on a Reuters news story submitted by David R. !\(pert, KB2LUM

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Ahf Music and

Shortwave
Radio ...

By John Figliozzi

an audiophil e. the mere thought of

istening to music on shortwa~e radio mig ht be e no ug h 10 sci teeth o n
edge. But the true lover of m usic has to take
a more o pe n- minded poi nt o f view .
The simple fact is 1his: The scope of mus ic
ava ilable o n shortwave is vastly superio r to
1ha1 offered by conventio nal domestic med ia . /\nd given dece nt sig nal leve ls and even
min imal efforts to improve the audio o utput
of oncs receiver-even if on ly by use of a
q ua lity set of headphom:s o r a powered accessory spcakcr-tht.: sound quality can be
made truly acceptable to all bul the mos1
sensi1i vc ears .
Music programs represent a frac tion more
than 11% of the titles found in The Worldwide Slwrrl\"ave lislening Guide database.
which I compile. That number. even witho ut
considering prog rams in lang uagcs 01her 1han

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Engl ish. exceeds the space available in this

co lumn. So. inasmuc h as some types of music
arc readil y accessible from domestic broadcasters as well , as shorlwave, we wi ll eoncen1ra1c here on the genres and programs that
o ffer shortwave listeners a clear alternative.
T he listings presented are intended to provide a useful compendium of mu sic programs
1ha1 will broaden your musical horizons. To
fin d the freque nc ies and parts of the world to
which these prog ram s are 1ransm itted. consul! the Shortwave Gu ide section of this magazine. Times and days are in UTC. While the
programs and times nolcd were correct at
dead line and efforts have been made to refl ect
regul ar seasonal c hanges. stalions of course
can make changes at any li me. An aste risk(*)
denotes a lime /isling tluu 11i/l likely become
one hour later wi1h the change from s1m1111er
ro s11111da rd time i11 the w llw1111.

Folk and Non-Western Indigenous

Music
Radio Austral ia

Black1racker (Aboriginal musi c and performances hosted by Ma l Ho ness) o n Wed.

al 053 1 and 173 1.
Music Deli (music from a variety of c ultures--primaril y Asia a nd 1hc Pacific) o n
Fri . at 0531 and 1731.

All India Radio

The schedule of All Ind ia Radio re lies
heav ily on the prese ntatio n of Indian and
subcontinental mus ic in all its forms. usually in five to fifteen min ute blocks inserted be tween in formatio na l programming. I won' t prelc nd to know the intricacies involved in d istingui shing devotional
mus ic fro m light Kamatak or Hindustani
c lassical music. The Indian c inema is wildly

...
popular and this is n: llc<.:ted
in many of the music programs o n All Ind ia Radio
whi c h reg ularly pn.:se nt
popular lllm songs . My personal preference happens to
run toward the clas,ical ins trume ntal genre.
Rathe r than list each of the
program' (there arc at least
27 named music prog rams
o n the air o n 99 di ITcrent
occasio ns during the week).
be a'sured that you can hear
Indian mus ic on All Ind ia
Radio virtually any time you
choose to tune in.

Voice of Russia
Folk Box (traditional mu sic fro m
Russia and it s nationaliti<.:s) on
Sun. and Fri . at 2332*: Mon. at
1-l32*: Tue. at 01 3 2*: T ue. and
Wed. at 1132*: Wed . and Sat. at
0832*; Thu. at 0432* and 2032*;
Fri.at 1732*.

WRNO
La \loix de la Lo11isia11e (Caj un/
Zydeco music with a French announcer) on Mon .. Wed. and Fri.
at 2200* : Sat. at 21 30 * and Sun.
at 2 100* .
Louisiana Juke Box (Loui siana
music) o n Wed . at 1900* .

QSLfrom Radio Egypt showing the Cairo broadcasting

facility.
Notes <!{ Nos wlgi<1 ( more Korean tradi-

BBC
!\11dy Kersha 1vs World

r~f Musir (a eosmopolitan mix of sounds) on the America/

Europe stream Sat at 0830 and 2.DO: the
Africa streamFri.at I IJOandSat. at 1830:
the Asia st ream Mon. at I 830. Thu. at
I 030 and Fri. at 0730.
Jiie Zone (showcasing African contemporary music) on the A fri c a stream Sat. at
1130 and Thu. al 16 15.

CBC Northern Quebec Service

A Propos (the o nl y program a vail able to
li ste ners outside Quebec that showcases
both traditional and contemporary music
or Quebec) on Sun. at 0205 .'~
Music in N1111c11"ik (featu ring Inuit musical
performances) o n Fri. at 0 I 05. "'

C hannel Africa
So1111ds of Soweto (today's vanguard of
South Afr ican popular mus ic) o n Mon. at
0438 am.I Sat. at 0335.

China Radio Internationa l

Music From China (Chi nese traditio nal
music and fo lk songs) on Sat. at approximate ly 1240. 1340. 1440. 1540. 1640.
1740. 1940, 2040. 2 140 and 2240: S un. at
approx imate ly 0040. 0340. 0440. 0540,
0940 and I 040.
Song rif 1/te Week (a 'ekction from Chinese traditional to conte mporary mu sic)
o nSun. atapproximatdy 1245. IJ45. 1445.
1545. 1645. 1745. 1945. 2045. 2 145 and
2245 : Mon. at approximate ly 0045. 0345.
0445. 0545. 0945 and I 045.

HC.JB
M11sirn de/ Ecuador (Andean fo lk music
hosted by Jorge Za mbrano) on Mon . at
0630: Fri. at 0800. 0930 and 1930: Sat. at
0 130. 0430 and 0830.

Radio Korea Interna tional

Echoes of Korean Mu sic (sek ctions of
traditional Korean mu ~ i c ) on S un. at 12 10.
16 10. 1910 and 2 11 0: Mon . at 0 2 10 and
08 10 .

tional mu sic) o n Fri. a l I 045* . 1245. 1645.

1845*. 1945 and 2 145: and Sat. al 0245.

Radio Canada International

Global Village is a unique program prese nting o n-site reports (many from li steners) and mus ic fro m c ultural events around
the world. It has an eclectic schedu le arri ving for six o r eight weeks at a time and just
as quickly d isappearing . Most recently. it
was carri<.:d Mon. at 1210* and prior to that
Sun. at 2230'''.

Radio Portugal Internationa l

Musical Kaleidoscope ( Portug uese music-fo lk 10 modern) on Tue. at 1345* and
201 5* am.I Wed. at 0345*.

Spanish Foreign Radio (REE)

WWCR
!\111erica11 Polka Shmr (polka music) on
Mon. at 2 100* and Sat. at 1400*.

I Jazz
Even though jazz is so quintessenti ally
American in its origi ns. it curious ly is the least
represented music forma t on North American
d o mestic radio stations . Fortunate ly for you
am.I me, short wave radio offers a ni ce selection of prog rams devoted to thi s a rt .

Radio Austra lia

Ja zz Notes (the best of Au stralian jazz
ho. ted by Ivan Lloyd) on Tue. at 053 1 a nd
173 1.

Spanis h folk music s..:ries o n S un. at 2 122*

and Mon. at 0022. 01 22 and 0522.

BBC
.la:-::.111at<1z-::.. a new BBC approach to j azz

Radio Netherlands
Mu sic 52115 (music from around the world

programming, begins in June and w ill pre-

hosted by Manha Haw l..:y ) o n Tue. at 0853.

I 053. 1453. 1853 and 2353; Wed. at 0 153.

Rad io New Zealand International

He Wai<1ta (traditiona l and contemporary

Pacific Island and Maori music and music ians) o n Wed. at 0405 , 07 17 and 2 115.

Swiss Radio International

So1111ds (jood (trad itional Swiss mus ic) at
O1 15. 0415 anJ 1345* o n the S un. a f1er the
3rd Sat. o r each mo nth : 0445 o n the Mon.
afte r the th ird Sat. at each month: and at
06 15.0915. 111 5.13 15. 15 15, 17 15*.1815
and 20 15.

Voice of America
Music Ti111e i11 A.fi"irn (traditional and modcrn African music host..:d by Rita Rochelle)
Sun.at 1730 a nd 1930ontheVOA'sAfrica
Service on ly.

Voice of Free C hina

.lade Bells & Ba111hoo Pipes (tradi tional
C hinese music ho~ tc d by Carson Wo ng) o n
Mon. and Fri. at 0215. 07 15. 12 15 and
22 15: Tu ..:. at 03 15.

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sumabl y run during the same time frames

and be bosted by Mal co lm Laycock, as is
the eight part Jazz Expo ant hology series
which began in April. Li sten o n the
A merica/Europe stream Sun . at 0730 and
Mo n. at I 130: on the Afri ca stream Tue. at
11 30 and Thu. al 0830: and on the Asia
st ream Mon. at 0630 and Tue. at I 030.

CBC Northern Quebec Ser vice

}11;::. /J ea1 (studio sess io ns and concert recordings) o n Mnn. al 0305'' . (Th is program can a lso be heard al I I :05pm local
time in each North American time zone on
CBC Rad io network medium wa\e frequencies. )

Channel Africa
Afi'ic11: All That's ./11:.: on S un . at 1530 aml
Tue. at 1730.

Deutsche Welle
Ja:::..1 on Fri. at 2140 and 2340, Sat. al 0240
and 1640.

Saturday Special o n Sal. at 09-Hl and 11 40.

Radio Habana Cuba
The Ja:: Place (the best o f Cuban jazz)
heard every o ther Sun. at 21 30 and Mon. at
0 130. 0330 and 0530.

Radio New Zealand International

Change r!f Pace on Sat. at 0530.
/11 the Mood (lat e nig ht j azz) on Sat. at
11 30.

Voice of America
Music USA Ja:: (archival selectio ns of the
late Willis Conover'~ historic and lo ngrunning program ) on Sat. al 14 1Oand20 I 0.
Music USA Swndards (A merican voeali ~ts and big bands) on S un. at 1930 on
frequencies direc ted lo the Middle East
and the Pacific.

Voice of Russia
Ja::.::. Sholl' (jaLI. from Rus>.ia) on Mo n. at
O-U2*: Tue. at I 7>2*: Wed. at l-B2* : Thu.
al I 132"' and2332*;Thu.andSat.at0132*:
Fri. at 0832"' and 2032*.

WRNO
111::.::. :30 (Dixil!land jazz) on Mon .. Wed .
and Fri. at 2130';': Sat. at 1530* and S un . at
2330 *.

Nell' Orleans Ja::.::. C/11/J on S un. at 21 30'' :

Tue . and Thu. at 220(r:' : Sat. at 2000*
Music Request Programs

Got something you want to hear') Write. email. fax o r phone one of th e~e program;. and
they' II fill the bill for you. Listen in for
instructions on how a nd where to send.

Radio Australia
Ar Your l?equest ( Dick Panerson plays
listener requests) on Sun. at 0330 and
0730.

All India Rad io

Lisre11ers Choice on Thu. at 1346.
BBC
/\ Jo/Ir Goocl Shrlll' ( records. requests and
dedications hosted by Da\e Lee Tra\i,) on
the Ame rica/Europe ' tream Sat. al 12 15
and Sun. al 0630: on the Africa stream Sat.
at 0830 and Sun. al 1830: on the Asia
<;tream Sal. at 1715 and Su n. at 0730.
Anything Goes (listem:r reque't' of mu,ic
and other types of so und recordings wi th
Bob I lo lncss) on the A me ric a/Europe
strea m S un. al 11 30: on the A fri c a ~t ream
Tue. at 083 0 and Thu. at 1130: o n the As ia
stream Sa l. at I030 a nd S un. at 2330.
Greei(/leld Collectio11 (listeners request
c lassical music 'elect i on~ from host Ed\\'ard Grecnfickr~ e:-.tcn~ive collectio n)
o n the America/Europe stream S un . at
0830 and T ue. at 1530: o n the ,.\ frica
stream Sun. at 0830: and on the As ia stream
Sa t. al 2 130 and Sun. al 0830.

C hannel Africa
Yo11rs.fi1r rlll' Asking on Sat. al 1508.
Deutsche Welle
Hallo /\.fi'ica (musica l req uest' and g reetings) Mon. thru Fri . at 0930.

Polish Radio Warsaw

Request Concert (classica l mu sic requested
by listeners- mainl y Chopin pi eces) on
Mon. al 1730 and 2000: Tue. at 1230.

lfadio Budapest
/\s You !'lease (listene r req uests for Hun-

garia n music and performers) on the 4th

S un . of the month at
approximately 19 15''
and 2 115*: o n the 4th
Mon. of the month at
OJ 15 * and0245*. (Radio Budapest'' ~ched
ule i~ 'omewhat qu irky.
Thi , prog ram may appear o ne
month. but
not
the
nex t. )

WO R l D SERVICE
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Radio Jordan
Lisreners Choice (Western popular mu sic requested by liste ners) on S un. start ing
j ust after the 1500 new scast.

Radio New Zealand International

l'aciflc Requesrs on Sat. at 0512.
Hadio Singapore International
To Each H i.1 01rn (listener ded icat ions and
song requests) on Tue . at 1305.

Voice of America
Border Crossings (listeners from o uts ide
the USA may request selectio ns from any
form of American music) Mon. thru Fri. at
20 I 0 o n frcquencie' din.:cted to Europe
;111d the Midd le East onl y.
Voice of Russia
Music Ar Your l?eq11e.1t (normall y a place
for li stener' to request c lassical music by
Russian composers and performe rs. folk
mus ie on occas io n) on Mon. and Sat. at
1132*: Tue. at 0832*: Wed. at 0432*.
2032* and 2332*: Wed . and Fri. at 0132 *:
Thu. at 1732 *: Fri. at 1-02*.
Yo ur Top Tune (contest s and popular music requests fo r and by listeners) o n Sun. at
OlD2* and 1332* : Sun. and Wed. at 0232*:
Mon. at 2032*: Tue. at 0732" and 2332*:
Thu. at 2232*: Fri . at 1632 *: Sat. at 1232*
and 1732*.
Yours fi1r rhc Asking (c lassical mu~ic requests ) o n fVlon. at 0832* and 2332*: Tues.
at 0432 ';' and 2032*: Tue. and Thu. al
1432*: Wed. at 1732*: Fri . at 11 32*.
Other Notable Programs

Th i' i~ ad m itted ly a su bject ive lis t. bu t do

g ive these selectio ns a try. Until nex t time.
pleasant li steni ng'

BBC
Co11111oser of rh e Month ( month- long
weekly se ries combi ning the biography
and music of a great classica l com poser)
on the America/Europe stream T hu. at
0 730: o n the Afr ica stream Tue. at 0800:
and o n the Asia stream Mon. at 1930, Tue.
at 0630 and Thu. at 1530.
.lohn Peel (presenting the cutt ing edge of
contemporary 'alternative" music w ith a
'a rdon ie w it ) on the A merica/E urope
slream Thu. al 1530 a nd 1930. Fri. at 0830:
n n the A fri ca stream Sat. at 0230 and Mon.
at I 130 : on the As ia stream Tue. at 0730
and Fri. at 0430.

HC.IB
illspirati1111a/ Classics (classical music in'pircd by religious themes) on Thu. at
2030: Fri. at 0230. 0530 and 0830.

Radio Austria International

Music Fm111 Austria (ah. those wal tzes and
other Austrian performance' a' well J at
approximately fifteen minute' into each
broadcast starting with the I JJO transmission on Sat. and ending with the 08:10
broadca. l on Sun.
Radio Habana Cuba
Fm111 Hmw w (a program showcasi ng contemporary Cuban perfor mers) on Sun. at
2235: Mo n. at 0235. 0435 and 0635.
To11 Tem (featuring current Cuban top
hi t') heard every uthcr Sun. at 2130 and
Mon. at 0 130. 0330 a nd 0530.
Rad io New Zealand Inte rnat ional
Caden:a (a da ily concc rt of light classics)
Mo n. thru f-ri. at 0130.
On thr Mal"l'h (a 0 111.: of a kind program of
mi litary ba nd and parade music) on Tue. at
I 130 and Thu. al 09 15.
Radio Prague
Encnre.1!.1 or Life in Prague or Magic Carpet. Radio Prague presen ts a weekly musical fea w rc that somctimes is an intervi.:w
or pro Ii le, and other ti mes a conc.:n of folk.
popular or c lass ical mu sic. It begins approximately five minut.:' into all Sat. broadcasts except the 0000. 0 I00 and 0300 broadcasts to Nort h America, whe n thc program
is hcard on Sun. (UTC).
Radio Sweden
Sowuls Nordic (a program of Swcdish and
Scandinav ian rock mu sic incl uding interviews wi th arti sts and performers) on the
second and fo urth Sun. of the month in all
broadcasts. except those 10 the Americas at
0030. 0230 and 0330 whe n thl' program is
heard on Mon. (UTC).
Radio Vlaandercn lnlernationaal
Music From Flanders (featu ring Belgian
performances and arti sts) on Sat. at approxi matel y 0637*. 0937*. 1307*.1807'" .
2107 * and 2337 *. RVI also prc,ems notably pleasant mu sical selections in the fi ve
minute periods betwee n language service
changes.
Swiss Radio International
Re11de::.l'Ous 11i1h Swit:erlmul (a very pleasant and wide \ariety of musical selec ti ons
in terspersed wi th informational items about

Swit1.erlancl ) Mon. thru Sat. at

1330* and Tue. thru Sun. at
0430.
Voice of America
Concert Hall (c lassical music
co mposed o r performed by
Ameriean arti s t ~) o n Sun. at
14 I() and 20 I0.
World of' Music (popular mu sic wit h Africa n roots hosted
by Ri1a Roehclle) Mon . thru
Fri. at 1934.

Voice of Hussia
Mu sic and Musicians (sho\\"casing R u~
sian composi tions and perl'ormers-usuall) cla,sical) on Sun. at 1211 *. Sun. and
Mon. at 0 111 * and 07 11*. Sat. at 1611 *
and 211 1'''.
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Short11111e Listening C11ide. 1101r puhlished
1111d sold hr Radio Siwek. \Vatch .fi1r his next
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Multi-Band
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By Peter L. Barker XF111<B6ASH

nle~s

you arc an in vi.:tcrate knob

twidd ler (but perhaps that s a requirement tn be a mdioi.11) you probabl y do not want to go to th..: i.:xpensi.: and
bother of using an anti.:nna llln..:r between your
communicati ons rcci.:ivcr and a random wire
anti.:nna. We commonl y call t hi.: ~c black boxes
antenna 11111ers. but thi.:y are really not tuning
the anten na but trying to match the impedance
of thi.: antenna/feed line combi nation to that of
the rece iver. T hey do nothing to .. tune.. the
antenna to resonance al the fri.:q uency in use.
It is possible to do away with the co~ t and
botbi.:r of a tuner by bui lding this sim ple
multi -band resonant antenna that does not use
coib . capacitors. or t rap ~ . but ju~ t wire and
some cable tics ' The antenna is automatical ly
.. trimmed .. to the re ~on a nt length of selectcu
bands by the use of I/-1 wavelength ~ tub '.
What i ~ a stub1 1t is simpl y a li.:ngth of win:
c ut lo be a specific frac tion of a wavelength to
perform an impedance matching or switching
fun ction on an antenna or other tuned circui t.
Un like other multiple frequency resonant
anti.:nnas. th is design does not req uire the
tedious COlhlruction of coi Is and capacitor~ to
form .. traps: but simply calb for measurin g
out lengths of wire of al most an y gauge ~ trong

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requirtng some
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described. will operate on all band s from 90
meters('.\ M Hz) to 13 meters (22 MHz). (You
can include the CB band and the amateur I0
meter band if you so des ire with the addition
of one slllb.) Like al l long wire antennas. thi s
one should be operated with a good earth
ground. The connection between the radio
and the ground rod hould be as short as
possi ble using braid or heavy gauge stranded
wire.
If your operati ng pos ition d oc~ not allow
this because or its location. a ''counterpoise"
ground wi ll work very well even fo rt ransmitting . In thi s case. make two identical section
of the ante nn a and connect one to the ground
post on your rad io and deploy it around the
perimeter of the operating room. It does not

need ll> b..: in a straight li ne

work. Just do not form a
smal l coil or bund le 0ut uf
it.

DIAGRAM 1 : Diagramatic View of the Stub Antenna

10

85'1 "

Construction

I-Im' du \\'C make thi s

wo nde r? You w ill need

about 220 feet of insulated
wire. The gauge is not important but it sho uld be
"trong enough to support it~
own weight and the ~ t rains
Insulator
placl.! o n it by wi nd and ice if
Feed Point
you li\C in arcas where 1hat
can he a problem. Sixteen or
- a-Jfilo
even 18 gauge will usually
be strong enough for the ba~e
antenna: the stubs can be
al1110"1 any gauge you have
hand) a~ long a~ it i~ in"ulared.
I I' you must use thin wire
for the ha~c ~ection. hind it
togcthcr wi th a length of
Feed Line:
dacrnn line to carry th e
50 or 75 ohm
weight. Remember that il
Coaxial Cable
mu ~ t be insulated wi re.
Diagram one "ho\\, diagra mmatically the con"truction of th<.! antenna. The stubs arc 'h11wn away fro m the
main antenna for the "ake of this diagram
only: they wi ll be all bundled together and
held with tape or prekrably cable ties \\'hen
the antenna is finished. II' yo u u-;e cable ties
and want the an tenna to be a~ durable as
possi ble. use the blad. ultra vio lcl light resistant type. They cost a little mo re hut will last
many years in normal 11,.c,
The construction of the antenna is ,ery
si mple. Mca~ ure off the length of the main
sl.!c tion - 85 feet I inch - allowing a little
ex tra al each end to form a loop to attach the
suspension cord that wi ll fasten the antenna to
your supports. Carefully measurc off the di stam:c' lo the "older point>. and ~ trip I/'!. inch or

3
2

'\

[f)flll

I~

A
B

c
D

A through F
are stubs

D
E
F

Band

13 (21 MHz)
19 (15 MHz)
25 (11 .5 MHz)
31 (9.5 MHz)
41 (7.2 MHz)
49 (6 MHz)

Length
in Ft.

Not to Sca le

~ooft he in,ulation at each po int: lake care not

to nick thc conductor. Now measure the stubs
and rnt to length. Strip about II'!. inch of
in ~u lat ion at one encl of each stub.
Bend thc bare end into a 'hook." Hook it
over the correct solder point and solder into
placl.!. C heck that you have the right stub on
the ~o ld e r point before solderin g. Reme mber
th..: old carpen ter" s adage: "measure t" ice. cut
1mcc ... /\ II that rl.!mains i ~ to fo ld al l the s tubs
back along the main dipole with their frcl.!
end, toward th..: fi:d point.
The whole bund le shou ld now be tightl y
'ecu red with cable tics or ex terior qua lity
tape. The c..:ntc r co nductor of the fccdline (50
or 75 ohm coaxia l cable) should now be
attached to the f..:..:d point. The shield is not

10'5
15'1"
102
20'4
32'11 "
38'4

(;~

Solder
Point

Dist. from
Feed Pt. Ft

Dist. from
Feed Pt. Cms.

317
230
310
620
1.004
1.169

1
2
3
4
5
6

20'10"
30'2"
208
40'8'
65'11"
76'9'

634
460
750
1.240
2.009
2.339

Length

TABLE 1: Length of stubs and solder points for selected SW broadcast bands
fillli2

Solder
Joints

Tl1C base length of 85 ft. 1 in. covers the 90 meter (3.2-3.4 MHz) !Jand

con nected al this e nd. Seal the end of the coax

wit h silicone sealant and hoist the antenna up
a ~ high and in the clear a~ you can get it.
Connect th<.! feed line to your radi o and you are
in busi ne,s.

Customizing the Design

If you wish to use thi s technique as a d ipole
rather thnn an encl fed wire. construct two
identical sections and connect the sh ield of
the coax to one and the cc nta to the other.
This wi ll now be the center of your antenna. A
piece or plywood or plasti c shoul d be used as
a su pport to the junction of the feed line and
c lemen ts as the wi re joint should not carry the
tra in. The a-;sembly can be used as a conventional anten na with both ends supported as
high as possible, or as an inverted y configuration wi th on ly the center elevated.
If you w i ~h to try the antenna on other
hands for ham use or util ity mon itori ng, the
distances or the solder points and lengths of
the stubs ca n be easily calculated. I would
rl.!con11nend using metric un its fo r the rneaSlll'l.!rnents as thi s makes for less l.!tTors in
calculation.
The base sl.!cti on must be 114 wavelength at
the lowest frequency on which you wish to
opcratc. Thi~ is calc ulated hy the simple formula: 7 1.5/f'req (i n MH z) for an answer in
rn..:tric units. or 234/fre q (i n MHz) for an
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- _, ~\

'lfl/f>-.f::::J_

0-o-ODCJV~~

Jr.f1TI1lffITW l
t

'

If(

v
,I

/Ii\
l I/ I

II

answer in feet. The stub for the next hig her

freque ncy is attached to a solder po int 1/2
waveleng th ji-0111 the feed point. It wi ll be
obvious from this that the lowest frequency to
he covered must be at least equa l to twice the
freque ncy of the next highe r frequency. lfthi s
see ms compl icated. look at the d iagram g ive n
a nd it s ho ul d become clear.
Here i ~ an exa mple of the calculation.
should you want to add the I Om ham band to
the design shown here. The calcula ti o n would
go as fol lows:

Length f!l stub:

71.5128.4 - 2.5..J meters. o r 254 ems.
(o r )

243/284 - 8.56 feet. or 8 ft. 6-3/4 inc hes

not be e no ug h le ngt h to acco mmodate the

stu b and its att ac hme nt point !
A table is provided in Tab le 2 for the 40
meter (7 MHz) through 10 mete r (29 M Hz)
ham bands. As the re lationship of the 20 ( 14
MH z) and 40 meter (7 MHz) bands is harmo nic. the full length of the base section is the
same as the distance to the first solder point.
This w ill be the exception rather than the rule
for other services.
T his antenna is muc h simple r to bui ld than
describe. w ill g ive you a resonant antenna on
seve ral bands. a nd docs no t require a tu ner.
The w ire s ize is not crit ical and. in fact. you

TABLE 2: Length of stubs and solder point distances for selected ham bands
filv.Q

The attac hment po int for this would be

1/2 wavelength fro m the feed point or tw ice
the stub length. In this case. 2 x 8 ft. 6-3/4 in.
= 17ft.2- l/2in.
lfyo u w ish to design an ante nna for uti lity
freque ncies. for exa mple. j ust remember that
the base section must be at least as lo ng as
I /2 wavelength of the nex t lower frequency
o n which you wish to operate. lfnot. there w il l

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MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

can use different gauge wire for each section

if that is what you have o n hand . Like most
any antenna, the higher in the c lear that it can
be mounted. the better it wi ll pcrfom1. And .
li ke all end fed ante n nas, it wi ll work most
e ffec ti vely against a good earth g round.
Always remember w hen mo unting antennas to keep perso nal safety in mind a nd look
o ut for high voltage cable.
Whether you re an amateur radio operator
or a shortwave li ste ner, half the fu n is us ing
somethi ng you built yourself. Break o ut oft he
.. appli ance operator .. mode and try this si mple
a nd inexpensive proj ect.

A
B

c
D
E

10 (29 MHz)
12 (24 MHz)
15 (21 MHz)
17 (18 MHz)
20 (1 4 MHz)

Length

in.R

Length
Cms

5 4-112
9"5"
11 '1-1/2"
1211-112
16'8-1 /2"

255
287
340
395
510

Solder
Point
1
2
3
4
5

Dist. from
feed Pt. Ft.
18'9"
18'120"
22'3"
2511
325

Dist. from
Feed Pt. Cms.
510
573
679
789
1,109

Basic antenna length is 32 ft. 5 in. Note: In this special case the solder point Eis at the end of the basic
section due to the exact harmonic relationship of the 40 (7 MHz) and 20 meter (14 MHz) bands.

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The Montauk Lighthouse

on the easternmost tip of
New York State.

v \\Ou Id y1n1like a vacation a long weekend getaway \\ here you could c:o mb111e your
radi o monitoring hobby with sand y heach e~.
unique sight seci ng opportuni ties. worl d-dass
shopping. and a relaxed life style that wil l
make you want to stay on as a permanent
reside nt'!
If you answered yes to any or all of the
above, try Montauk . Montauk is in the shadow
of the historic Montauk Point Lighthouse. the
eastern-mn<.t tip of Ne\\' York State. Af'ti:r
Montauk. the next stop.. is Europe.
Monl auk i' a vi llage in the To\l'n of
East Hampton. an area of Long bland in
whi ch the famous Ham pto ns"' arc fo und.
The Hampt tlll ~ arc a lure for the affluent.
upbca1. up~c:a l e (and. frequentl y. famou s)
people wlm e~c apc ew York Cit y and i t ~
c n \ iron~ during thc ~ um n1er months in
search of sun. leisure. plcasurc. relaxation. and cntertainment.

RFl-frec 1.one. Bring your radi o~ (AM. FM.

short wave. and ~c: a n n ers ) . and literally listen
to the world. free from rad io-frequency interference. Your author, u~ing Radi o Shad 's
DX 440 and its sc:an fe:llurc du ring daytime
hou rs. clearly monitored :15 FM stations. wi th
p rogram~ ranging from classical music: at
Southampton Co llege lo easy- to- listen-to
musical standards from WH AB in Babylo n.
J." iflt;cn AM statio ns fro1n the tri-stale (New
York. Connecti cut. and Rhode Island) area
were heard clearly in the daytime.

M HL

I Interference-Free Monitoring
For radio monitors. MontauJ.. - in its
oil-the-beaten-track location - offers an

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MONITORING TIMES

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Brin~

Al night. the s hort wave s tati o n ~ rolled in.

For example. at 0000 UTC in Apri l. it was
c hi ld"s play to pull in China (97 10 kHz).
Mad rid (6055 kHz). England (5975 kHz). and
the USA ( 13740 kHz). Be sure to bring the
current copy of M1111itori11 g Times to guarantee that you"II hear all the s hortwave stations
that are out there .
Scanner monitoring offers a number or
c:hallenges. Montauk isn" ta rnetropo lit an area.
chock-fu ll of public.: service frequencies. You
have lo know where lo look. Police activity
was heard on 158.94. 155.9 1. 155.37.
156.03. and 159.2 1 MH z(during thesummer months. policeacti vity increases substantiall y. espec:iall y on wee kends). A
ham radio "'wcather net .. from New London. Connecticut. was heard on l.f7.06

your 4x-I rigltt down to tlt e ocean

Since Montauk is popular for its fis hing. try searchi ng the Marine frequencies
betwee n 156 MHz and 162 MHz. You' ll
hear marine band users rangi ng from
com mercial fi she rmen to the Coast Guard
operating out of its Montauk Station.
And speaking of searchi ng. look over the
tips I ga ve in my artic le. "Try Sea rching:

in the May 1995 issue or MT. You'll

neve r know what you can uncover at
Montauk ~
I More than Monitoring

Of course. radio is only part o r the

fun of Montauk. Montauk offer' a
numberofattraetion~. lb public ~a n uy
heachcs run fo r mi le,. offering you
ocean sw imming. su rrin g. and just
plain lounging in the sun. acquiring a
Main
great tan. o trip to Mon tauk i ~ con1plete without a tri p to "the Poi nt." The light houst: al Montauk - the oldest in New York
State - was com111i ss ioneu by Pres ident
George Washin gton over200 year' ago. Dri ve
to the Point. park in it' ample parking lot. and
climb the 137 ' teps to the top or the Lighthouse for an unparalle led \'iew. /\fte r that.
, top in the restau rant for a ~ naek and , ouvcnirs, and then walk the pristine beaches. Be
sure to bring your camera and plenty ol' lilm.
Don't forget the binoculars. either'
Back in your car. dri \e to the north edge or
th~ "south fork " :1110 see Montauk Airport. the
castcrn-mo't airport in New York State. and
onl y 12 air mi nutes away from Blod Island.
If time permits. ta kc thc charter 'crvice ove r

you'll see a Mon tauk most touri sts

neve r sec.
If you want to spend a few uays in
Montauk, there 's a wide variety of
accommodations available. ra nging
from a one-bedroom cottage to a lush
suite at Mo ntauk Manor. a hotel
known local ly as an American
castle ... The Mont auk Chamber of
Commerce o ffers a free Vacati on
Guide (call 5 16-668-2428) to help
you select a place that 's just right for
Street of East Hampton 011 a su1111y spring day
you.
to Block bland on ew England A irline~. and
If you' re a camper. don' t overlook the
sec an island which can give you an apprecia- Camp Grounus at Hither Hills State Park.
tion of the arca s gco logic history. On the You can ..camp out.. with a beauti ful view of
island. you'll mee t vacationers who look the the Atlantic Ocean. and the price ca n't be
fcrry from New Lo ndo n. Connecticut. (Tune
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10 156.01 5 Ml-I ;- to moni tor the ferry. )
early in the season. Call 5 16-668-2554 for
Foll owing along thc north edge. you'll more informa1ion.
circu mnavigate Lake Montauk and arri ve at
Gosrnan s Dock. a popula r \ourist slop. Then I Don't Miss East Hampton
dri ve over to Siar Island rur a view of the
Part of the Mo ntauk experience includes a
Coast Guard S1ation. Woulu you like to take
vi).it to East Hamplon. possibl y the most beaua "\\'hale \\'atch crui. e'"! The boat'. ri ghl here.
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miles to the wesl of Montauk, a sce nic drive
1he beaten 1rack as you dri ve through the
lhat is we ll worth the lime . Its main st reet is
byways of Mo111auk. You can'1 gct lost. and
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Since 1 ew York
State law prohi bit;, th<:
use of a scanner in an
aut omob il e (c\'e n if
youre a lice nsed radio
am ateu r ). yo u' II be
scanning at the bead1
or in your hou sing accommodations. A portable scan ner- with a
power supply - wi ll
let you tune in to all the
local action. And 11h..:11
the day is over and the
sun sinks irllo the western sky. what bett er
time 10 li,tcn to the
shortwav..: :-tat ions that
roll in li ke waves on the shore'!

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The Montauk Coast Guard Station.

find hundreds of stores that will give you the
feeling that you' re shopping on Fifth Avenue.
The pace i~ lc i ~u rcly . and the dress code
politdy informal. Bring your credit cards. and
dont forget your ca me ra. East Hampton i ~ a
reminder of a more ge ntee l era of class ic.
historic homes. A ti p to drive r~: those :w
miles an hour.. zo ne~ around the town s schools
arc strictl y enforced by a no- nonsense pn li<.:c
force.
So When Do I Monitor?

There s so much to do at Montauk that

you11 have to budget your ti me. Use ea rl y
morning hours to monitor the marine freq uenc ies and hear the fi shi ng boats goi ng out.
Program your car rad io with loca ll y- heard
AM and FM st ation~ (sec Table I for ~ug
gested freque n cic~) as you dri vc about.seeing
the ~ i g h t s.

Table 1
AM Stations

550 kHz 630

960
980
1080
1230
1420
1510

760
1010
1300
1540

790
1030
1310

FMStations to Monitor
87.9 MHz
90.3
95.3
97.5
97.7
99.1
101.3
102.9
104.7
106.5

24

88.3
91.1
95.7
96.7
98.1
99.3
101.7
103.3
105.1
106.9

88.5
92.3
96.7
97.3
98.3
99.9
101.9
103.7
105.5

MONITORING TIMES

89.1
93.7
97.3
97.5
98.7
100.9
102.3
104.1
105.9

Moy 1997

When Do I Start?

When ~ho ul d )OU \' i~it Montauk"> T hat's

up to )OU: Mont au k is a year-n>uml resort.
eve n though .. the ~c;"n n runs frorn Memorial
Day to Labor Day. During this time. prices are
higher. the crowds arc bigger. and the traffi c is
heavier. Hey. that ~ ll'hy 'o me p..:ople go to
Montauk - to he where the action i'!
l-ILl\\c\'cr. if you like a better ~elect i on of
accommodation.'> . no l i n e ~ for restaurants.
plcnt) o f parking 'PaL"CS. and lllwcr price.;.
con,id<.:r autumn and ' Pring a' two excelle nt
time' to monitor Mllntauk. The'e 1wo sea~on~
arc beaut ifu l on the .. East End ... You"ll st ill be
able Ill tak<.: in all the attraction s of' Montauk.
and you' II d1l it a a more coml'ortabl..: pace. No
matter when you 1 i\it :vlontauk. ynu"ll enjoy
it.

All Roads Lead to Montauk

Table 2

Ycs. all roads do lead to Munt auk. including the I.ong Island Railroad (l.IR RJ. Mont<lllk
Long Island Railroad Frequencies (M Hz)
i~ the l a~ t ~top on th i~ world -famous commuter rai lroad. If you'd like to bypa~~ th.:
160.38
Train channel one
inevi table .. Hamptons traffic j;1111s .. pf Friday
161.445
Train channel two (dispatcher)
evening and S unday afternoo n. consider the
161.265
Train channel three (yardmaster)
LJRR . The railroad wi ll take ) ou to l\fontauk
161.535
Train channel four (car inspectors)
161.385
Maintenance of way
all the wa) from Pc nn ~ylvania Station. lo160.385
Ma111tenance of way
cated in the heart of midtown Manhattan in
160.785
Maintenance of way
New York City. Table'.! gives you all the
161.455
Police (HQ and system-wide)
frequencie ' of the LI RR. lettin g you tune in to
161 .49
Police repeater output - NY
the action all the way from Penn Station to
terminals
Momauk.
160.605
Police car-to-car
Ifyo ud li ke a faste r trip than the railroad
452.9125
Police mobile repeaters
but don't want to get in volved with 1raffic
452.7625
Police hand-helds
(especia lly on weekends). leave the dri1 ing
452.86325
Police hand-helds
10 the Hampton Ji tney. a fleet of comfortable
154.115
Train repeater, Penn Station
buses that will pick you up in midtown Man (output is on 160.38)
hattan - or near ~e l ected airports (such a~
LaGuardia). T he Ji tney o ffer~ <Ulll' nitic-, such
as beverages and
recl inin g sca ts
wit h
readi ng
light s. Ca ll 5 16283-4600 for information. It s to ll M
free number I S
Ol\WJs
~
800-936- 0 440
'WHALE
WATCH
C1W1SE.S
(from area codes
2 12. 7 18. 9 14.and
201). lfyouretak ing the J itney.
br ing your portable scanner and
rnon i tor 152.435
and 157 .695. and
then ~carch between 935 and 939
The docks at Mol/tauk.
MH z.

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C*I Running ~~
at Charlotte

More Cool
Racing Freqs

to monitor a specific agency wi ll be limited (sec

table 2). Also. don't forget TV and radio coverage
or the race- thei r audio may be more cohere nt on
you r scanner than the local loudspeaker. The roar
of race cars has a tendency to overwhelm any
public address system: add more horsepower to it
and you have fr ied speakers.
For the scanner 1 plan lo take a stu bby UHF
scanner antenna tuned to the 460 to 470 MHz
range. Remember. th is is the band in which almu~t all of the NASC/\R teams transmit. You
shollld st ill be able to pick up the NASCAR
officials and saf'cty crews in the 150 MHz range.
jllst slightl y ;111cnua1ed. T his ante nn a shollld also
he lp you -;qllash those irritating pager and cellu lar
intermod monsters. (This is Charlotte. after al l. )
T he stubby U11 F antenna is cas ily <1vaiIab le from
Grove Enterprise. for $9.95 (just ask for ANT 18)
or from any other racing ~canne r supplier.

Busch - a Cool Bargain

By Mike Bryson

\Vhcd~!

~till

ol y Hot
The 111onth of May i' alread) here and I' 111
nut used to writi ng
1997 un 111y checks yet ' Speak mg of checks. I JU' t wrote a doozy ll> Charlotte
Motor Speedway. I am going to take my tru ~ty 'ca nner and head down to the
.. Mecca of l'vlotor~purt~." Charlotte Motor S1x:cdway in Charl otte. Nort h Carolina has one
of the l'llolcst NASC /\R Win,ton C up races of the summer nn the 25t h uf this nlllnth.
Whal niakcs it s1i cool'J It could be the fact that the Speedway is host to the Coca-Cola
600. nn.: of the bi ggL'St race~ of the season. This race is con~ id c rcd one of the .. Bi!.! Four"
race~ in the N/\SC!\ R mi Ilion dollar sweep. If a Win,ton Cup dri \"C r ""i 11~ three of tl1c Bi!.!
Four' race s. he collects a cuor mil lion bucks.
/\not her cool fact aholll thi s race is that it ' I arts later in the even in!.! and fini shes in the
dark ' Yep. thi s trad, ha' an clahoralc lighting 'Y'tem 1ha1 allows a spc~tatnr to sec the race
after dark. 1n fact. it' the only track on the Wi1i-ton Cup circuit that con I inue' the races after
the ~un goe1, down. 1n order to keep the li ghb from blindin!.! the dri,er,. there is an in!.!enious
ligh ting 'ystem tha t uses mirror~ and ground light ing tu- illuminate the track wi1l;o111 the
glare normally a'~ocia ted with outside overhead li!!111in!.!. It' s sort of like a .. backl it
racetrack ... It al\o make-; for great pictures. (ji,cn the fact tl;at Charlotte can be pretty darn
hot 1hi~ ti me of year. this cool idea make' it a cool race indeed.
I tried to locate frcquencic, for the track via In ternet hut didn 't discove r anything
unexpcL tcd or u nu~ua l. I did. however. glean some freque ncies from my Grove Enterprises
FCC Database. Sec table I on the following page for the C harlllllc J\fotor Speedway
frequencic~. Be fnrc\\'arncd: a couple of thc>c arc I 00 ,,a11crs.
Some other i'rcqL1cncics of intcrc~t mi gh t be the local police. fire. ;111d rescue frequen c ies. Unfortunately. si ncc Meck lcnbu rg County uses an analog tru nk ed 'Y~le m . your abi lity

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The Coca-Cola 600 is not the on ly race scheduled for the Charlotte Motor Speedway. On the
'amc weekend a<; the 600. the /-\SCAR Busch
Gra nd National Series i~ in town for the Charlotte
300 (May 24th) . The Bu~ch series is the division
below the Wi nston Cup Series (NASCA R has
more di,i,ions than Motorola) .
This docs not make ii less excit ing. Chances
arc very good that you may sec some of your
favorite Win-;ton Cup drivers bangi ng doors with
the rest or the Bu. ch regulars. Winston Cup
drivcrs,llch as Mark Mani n. Dale Jarrett. Michael
Waltrip. and even 1996 Winston Cup Champion
Te rry La Bontc have regu lar Busch rides. There
arc more. Of cou rse Win,ton Cup drivers are not
allowed to col lect any points for the races they
run. just pri7c money ...
Why go to a Bu. ch Grand 1 ational cvcnt'1 For
<;tarters. the race-; arc u~ua ll y not a' long and the
cnst of tickch is usual ly about half of a Wi nston
Cup Event. These Grand National cars arc identical in appearance (except fo r paint sche mes) tu
the \.Vi nstnn Cup cars bu t the ru les place greater
n.:,trict ions nn thc ircng incs. Horsepower is down
from arou nd 700 fo r Win ston Cup 10 about 500

TABLE 1: Race Track Frequencies:

Charlotte Motor Speedway. Inc.. Concord. NC
461.9000 ....... .............. .............
.. KD50815
463.9000
........ .. .. .......
.... .. WNPE528
466.1750
.. ...... KD50815
466 3500 ....
.. ... . .. .. .. .. . . ....... ....... . .. .. ... . .... KD50815
4664500 .... .... . . ..................... .
.... . . KD50815
466.8000
.................. .. ........
..... ..... KD50815
466.9000 . ....... ....
... ............ ...... . ... ... .... KD508 15
468.9000
. ... .. . . ............. ... .. . WNPE528
Courtesy Grove FCC Database

TABLE 2:
Other Charlotte Area Frequencies
154.2800
155.1 600
155.1900
155.2800

horsepower for the 11usch cars (I could live

with that). T he competi ti on level is just as
inte nse because the rules an.: enforced wi th
the same m ilitalll mi ndset that has l!ladc the
NA SCA R Winston Cup Se ri es so sucn.:ssful.
In short. you ge t a lot of .. bang fu r your buck..
(ouch).
You can find the Busc h series frequenc ies
the sa me way we fo und the Wi nston Cup frcqs
in our April feat ure. The Internet is the first
place I look. and then I double check the
freq uencies with the Grove FCC Data base. I
found a gol>d <. itc for the Busc h frcqs at
www.northlcx.com . Sec table 3 o n th e fulIO\\"i ng page for the Busch ( irand NatiD11a l
Se ries freque ncies. Notice th ~ 1 1 a ll of these

frequc n c ic~ arc in the ..L)l) to470 MHL range

just li ke the W inston Cu p frcqs. Don' t forget
tu progra m you r scanner ahead o r time '
If you can t fin d your way to Charlotte in
1'vh1y . chec k out some of the races and racing
organ iza tio ns in your area. You can snarf the
team frcq u..:ncies in the same manner as we
di d the Winston C up and Busch freqs. We wi ll
be co\"c ring some o f th ese in future issu..:s of
1\11"/". For regional freqs wherever you go. good
refe re nces arc Police Cu ll a nd Mo11i1or
A111eric<1 (both wide ly avai lable from dealers.
including Grove Enterprises). But to mon itor
so me o f the coolest races th is month. Charlolle Motor Speedway is the place you ought
to be. if you arc a Rac ing Freq like me .

1561650
159.0900
453.7000

Statewide Fire Mutual Aid (153.8150 input)

Char/Meck Ambulance Service mobile
Cl1arlotte law enforcement (old system)
County Rescue/Emergency Medical
Service
Mecklenburg Co. Fire (800 MHz simulcast)
Slate Bureau of Investigation
Mecklenburg Co. la\'/ enforcement (old)

Law Enforcement City and County Trunked System:

(Police. Sheriff, Fire, EMS. etc.)
851.1875. .7625.. 7875. . 1875
852 2375, .6625.. 7125 ..8625
853.0625.. 0625, 1625 . .3625. 4125. 6 t 25. 6625
854.0375. 2125. 2375. 3375, 4625. 4875. 6875
856-860.2375. 855-860.4875. 855-860.7375, 856-860.7625.
855-860.9875
Conventional channels:
Cl1arlotte
806.0125. 8104625. 851.0125.
855.4625. 855 9625
Mecklenburg Co.
806.5375. 85 I .5375
Douglas Municipal
809.9875. 810.2125. 810 7125.
854.9875. 855.21 25. 855.7125
(Sources: Monitor America. Police Call. Grove FCC Database)

TABLE 3: 1997 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES FREQUENCIES

# D riv~
1 Hermie Sadler
2 Ricky Craven
3 Steve Park
4 Jeff Pruvis
5 Terry Labonte
6 Tommy Houston
7 D. Johnson
8 Kenny Wallace
10 Phil Parsons
11 J. Foster
12 Miclracl Waltrip
14 Patty Moise
15 Tony Stenarl
16 D. Sage
17 Robbie Reiser
18 Tim Bencer
20 Jimmy Spencer
21 L.W. Miller
22 Ward Burton
22 Sterling Marlin
23 Chad Lillie
24 M. Harmon
25 Jollnny Rumley
26 Jeff Green
27 Roy Payne
28 Hut Stricklin
29 Ellioll Sadler
32 Dale Jarrett
33 Tun Fedewa
34 Mike Mclaughlin
35 Mike Laughlin

Primary
461.0875
466.9750
466.9250
463 5875
460.3125
464.5750
461.8375
459.6875
466 7875
464.2500
463.2375
466 3875
461.8875
467.2875
4624750
468.3375
469.8375
4683750
462 .3875
462 .3875
4634250
461.8125
465.2625
462 4625
468.8875
461.3t25
467.9625
468.5250
468.1250
462.5375
468.4875

~d

463.7875
463.8875
466.4250
464 3000
461.2375
464.5250
463.3125
459 2875
461.9875
466 2750
46 1.4875
4617875
4617875
460.2125
461 .9875

3rd
464.1 125
464 3875
463.6625
469.2875

468 0875
467.8500
466.9875

462.8375

465.1625
463. 7625
467.8375

459 2375
462 1625
469.4625

466.4625
463.7375

463.4000
4614375

469.6750

# Dri ver
36 Todd Bodine
37 M. Green
38 Elton Sawyer
39 Tim Bender
40 Tim Fe(lev1a
43 Rodney Combs
41 J. McCarthy
43 Rodney Combs
44 Bobby Labonte
45 Rich Bickle
46 Larry Pearson
47 Jett Fuller
48 Randy Porter
49 Kyle Pelly
50 Greg Sacks
51 Jim Bown
52 Andy Hillenburg
53 G. Clark
55 Bobby Doller
56 R. Thiel
57 Jason Keller
59 Jerry Nadeau
60 Mark Marlin
63 - racy Leslie
64 Drck Trrckte
66 Nathan Bultke
67 Tam Peck
70 Dale Fischlein
71 Kevin LePage
72 Mike Dillon
73 J Visconti

Primary
461.3750
469.9375
467.9375
469.3625
469.7625
466.6125
467.7625
466.6125
469.3625
463.7375
468.2875
469.4625
460.5875
46 17125
467.1375
461.6625
467.6875
463.3375
462.5625
461.8000
460.1125
464.2125
460.9500
468.3125
467.1875
463.9625
461.9625
461.4375
469.4625
469.8125
466.0375

211!!
461.1 250
468.3375
468.9375

3rd
468.4875
4614375

462.0875

461.6250
468.6375

461.2375

463.8875
461.0000
469.5500
463.1875
459.8375
458 2750
468.5375
468.0875

f[im an
460.5625
462.0750
468.7375
466.2625
467.2625
465. 1125
460.2375
468.4625
464.7625
461.5375
460.2125
469.8750
461.1 750
465.9000
462.0875
459.1875
464.6250
465.9875
462 5t25
462 .6250

2!1!!

3rd

467.3350

467.3750

468.8375
467.1250
460.2375
461.5875

468.2375

468.6750
465.6375
460.5875
467 9875

466 4875
464 3250

465 4375

457. 1125

457.2625
462.5625

466.6750
468.2875
466.5750

11._DriVfil
74 Randy LaJoie
75 Brad Teag 11e
77 Dennis Setzer
81 J. Neal
84 C. Cl1affin
85 Shane Hall
87 Joe Nemectiek
88 Dennis Setzer
89 John Nemechek
90 Mike Wallace
92 Sterling Marlin
94 Ron Barfield
96 Stevie Reeves
97 M. Ward
98 Jeremy Mayfield
99 Glenn Allen. Jr.
00 Buckshot Jones
02 M. Rich
03 D. Bonnell
09 Peter Gibbons
NASCAR 1
NASCAR 2
NASCAR 3
NASCAR 4
NASCAR 5

469.5000
464.5000
464.9000
464.7750
465.0250

Motor Racing Network

Sports Network ESPN
463.5125

NASCAR 6
NASCAR 7
NASCAR 8
Scoring
Inspectors

463.8500
461.2000
463.6250
468.2500
468.8500

454.0000
450.3500

Courtesy of Northtex Molorsporls. hllp://www.norlhtex.com.

Reprinted by permission.

May 1997

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Personal Communications Services

Dan Veeneman
dan@decode.com

Local Service Scramble

side your house is their problem.

A n umber of drop wires from your neig hbo rhood al l run to a
j unction box or wiring block and are combined into a d istribut'.o n
cable. Several d istri bution cables join up to form a feeder cable, which
may have more than 2500 drop wires in it. T his huge bundle of w ires
runs into your local central office , which provides your telephone
service. Inside the cent ral office. of wh ich there are about 20,000 in
the Uni ted States. is a device called a s witch that di rects incoming and
Rural Radiotelephone Service
outgoi ng calls to the proper place. Central o ffi ces connect to each
In some extreme ly remote rural a reas ho me telepho ne service is
other over interoffi ce trunks. which can take the form of wires,
already w ireless, and has been fo r more than a quarter of ce ntury .
microwave links. and (more commonl y now) fiber o pti c links .
W here it is not econo mically feasible forthe local te lepho ne company
Telephone companies that serve urban and suburban areas averto run wire for basic service they have often chosen to operate what
age over 300 subscribers per square mil e. whereas rural te lephone
the FCC call s Rural Radio telepho ne Service.
c~mpan ies ave rage less than fi ve subscribers per square mile. The
C ustomers use paired c hannels in the 150 M Hz and 450 MHz
typica l cost for the sw itc h and assoc iated equipment is between $ I 00
bands with equipment and qua li ty almost identical to the pre-cell ular
a nd $200 per customer. whether urba n o r rural. Mainte nance, planmobile telepho ne service. In fact the VHF and U HF allocations
ning, and other network costs can add another hundred or two (or
conti nue to be shared between rural rad iote lephone service and o nemo re) to that number.
way or two-way public land mo bile service (the old Improved Mobile
A copper telephone line in an urban o r suburban area will cost the
Te lephone Service).
telephone company somewhere between $500 and $ I 000. de pending
The se ana log channels prov ide a full-d uplex (both parties can
o n how densely the popul ation is situated. In rural areas thi s is much
speak and hear at the same time) radio li nk for remo te households to
higher. since distances are greater a nd the hig h labor and mate rial
reach the publ ic swi tched te lephone network (PSTN). The channels
costs are spread across a much s maller number of users. In the interest
arc often shared by se veral c ustomers. so that,just as with a party line,
of prov id in g te lephone service to everyone (ofte n referred to as
callers have to wait unti l o thers arc fi nished before placing a call.
" universal service") the government provides subsidies to rural te leWhen a c hannel is available the sound qual ity may be poor, making
phone compan ies to keep the rate s they c harge thei r customers
conversatio ns and modem calls di ffi cult.
affordable .
As with most techno logies. cost is the
T he bottom li ne here is that unl ess su ppliers
d riving fa ctor. The average cost for rural
can provide local loop service for less than
telephone service exceeds $3000 per houseRURAL RADIOT ELEPHONE SERVICE
$ 1200 to $ 1800 per user there wil l be litt le
Transmitter Center Freque ncy
hold. while the total cost for a urban o r suburinterest fro m the te lephone ind ustry. Before
'
VHF CH ANNEL PAIRS
ban wired loca l loo p averages between $ 1200
1996 there was another reason fo r little interest
Bas ! Mobile
Base
Mobile
and $ I 800. In order to see what co mprises
152.03 158 .49 152.57 157.83
in domestic wireless loop tech nology- regulathe se figures, let's take a look at w hat makes
152.0G 158.52 152 .GO 15 7.86
to ry hi story.
152.09 158.55 15 2.63 15 7.89
up a local loop.

t is often sa id that history repeats itself. In 1903 mo re than ha lf of

al I c ities and towns in the United S tates were served by at least two
te lepho ne companies, each offering loca l service. Now, d ue to the
T e lecom municatio ns Act of 1996, competitio n in the loca l te lepho ne
service market will no longer be a thi ng of the past. T he d ifference this
ti me wi ll be that much of the service wi ll probably be wireless.

158.58
158.61
152. 18 158.61
152.21 158.67
1 52.5 .1 158.77
152.51 158. 80

Some Jargon
In a tradi tio nal wired e nvironment. the
pair o f wi res con necting your telepho nes to
the outside world is called a loca l loop. All the
w ires inside your house arc termed "prem ise
wiri ng" a nd con nect to the "d rop wi re" (named
from the image of dro pping the wires from the
te le phone pole into your house) at a Network
Interface Point (N IP). also know n as the
"de marc" or de marcation poi nt. Thi s po int
separates your responsibi lity l'rom the phone
compan y' s - everything from the NIP to
in side your house (the pre mi se wiri ng) is your
problem. and e very thi ng fro m the N IP o ut-

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152.1 2

152.66

152. 15

15 2.69
152. 72

157.92
157.95
157.9 8

152.75
15 2.78
15 2.81

158.lli
158.04
158.07

U Hr CH A NNEL PAIRS

Base

Mob il"

Base

Mu bile

454 .ll25
454.050
454.075
454. 100
451. 125
454 .150

459. 0 25
459 .050
459.075
4 5 9.!00
459.125
459.1 50
459.175
459.200
459.225
159.250
459. 275
459.300
459.325

454.3(10
454. 375
454.400
454.425
454 ..150
454.4 i 5
454.50 0
451.525
4.54.550

4 59.3 50
459. 375

454. J 75

145 4.2011
454.225
454.250

454.2 7[,

454.300
154.325

454.575
154.600
454.625
454.650

459 .400

459.125
4 59.450
4 59.475
159.500
4 5 9.525
4 59.550
159.575
459.600
.-159.625
159 .650

I Some Background
The Modified Fi na l Judg ment (MFJ) that
broke up the monolithic Be ll System in 1984
created rules that have just recent ly c hanged
under the Te leco mmunications Act. T he MFJ
~ pl it the nation in to more than 160 local access
and tran spo rt areas ( LAT As) and all ocated the
former Be ll System loca l telephone service to
seven new Reg ional Bell Holding Compani es
(RBOCs). These holding co mpan ies were bu ilt
u p out of smaller organ izations called Be ll Ope rating Companies. who actually provided local
tel epho ne service.
In excha nge for the grant of loca l monopoly
power. the RBOCs were prohib ited fro m pro-

Central Office

re mote areas. Most of the m arc basicall y repackaged rad io equi pment
with a single analog te lephone line inlcrface ope rating ovcrtrad itionall y moh ile frcquencies.

I Wireless Loop Redux

Traditional Wired
Loop
Wireless
Local
Loop
Central Office

vid in g long distance ser\'icc (amon g a 101 o f 01 he r lhings ). 1.ocal

diallone s..:rvice and co nnections hclween two points lying entirely
wi thin a s ingk LAT A were pnwided by a single Loca l Exchange
Carrier ( LEC). These R BOCs pl us more than 1300 indc p..:ndent
telephone co mpanies sli II provide more than 9'.i '!t of the nation s loca l
phone service.
Howeve r. under the MFJ. almo'l all scnice h<:lw..:cn l\\'O points
thal wen: not within the same LAT,\ had tn be provided by one of
man y lnler-Exc han ge Carric rs (IX(\;). or long tfotance companies.
even if th<: lwo LAT As were ho1h \\i1 hin !he servicc area of the I.EC.
Long distance provide rs became fie rcel y co111 pe1i ti vc and drove
prices dmrn. but LECs re mained the onl y source fo r local phone
service.
What the Te leco mmunica1i1lns ;\ct did is open up the$ I 00 billi on
loca l telephone se rvice hus incs-.. 10 crnnpet itio n. Small crnnpanies and
RBOCs frnrn other areas arc now alltmed to com pct<: wi th the
inc umben t LECs. w ho 11n1s1 sh<1rc thcir 11cl\1orks with co mpeli tors.
includ ing c very1 hing frum facili1ies lo rig ht s-o f-way and tele plmne
poles. LECs. in exchange. ca n now provide lo ng distance scnicc
out side o f !heir se rvice area. a nd wi II be all owed to do so withi n thci r
area after provi ng hm1 \1e ll they'\'c allowed access to co mpeti to rs.
It's not much ul' an exaggeration to s;1 y tha l everyone wi ll be able to
compete everywhere.
W irekss loop tec hnol ogy has been sold in deve lop ing count ries
for some time now. allowi ng the gove rnme nt (i n 111ost cou ntries the
telephone system is cont rolled by the go\'crnme nt ) to qu ickly pro\idc
phone service in selected areas witlwu11he expe nse :i nd othcr clilTicultics that co me wi th ru nning wire' to eac h cuslomcr. Motnrola.
Ericsson. and Hughes I\ el work Sys tems. as well some smaller fi rms.
all market fixed \1ireless loop products for use in undeveloped or

A recent announce me nt by AT&T Wireless Services and AT &T

Laboratori es takes loca l loop bypass to the next leve l. Fi eld tests will
begin in the Chicago area lat er thi s year of their li xed wireless loop
lcchnology ope ra1i ng at PCS freq ue nc ies . C ustumc rs will conlinue to
use !he same wired telephones and answering machi ne s they use now.
except th at in stead of copper wires running out to the st ree l. each
house or small business would have a pizza box-shaped transceiver
connected at the NIP. Each of these transcei vers wou ld communicate
with a ncig hborhood antenna mounted o n a light pDle or othe r
structure.
The ante nna. which cou ld serve upwards of 2.000 homes. would
be di rectly conneclcd to AT&T digital switc hes. co mpl ete ly bypassing 1he underground or overhead wi res tha t makc up most ex isting
telephone ser\' ice.
This is more than just a replaceme nt fur standard analog tele phone
service. The lransceivers will ini tially provide a 128 kilobits per
second (kbps) di g ital con nec ti on, comparable to In tegrated Services
Digital Network (!S DN) scrvices being o ffered by some LECs .
Customers will have the llexibility to use that connecti on as they see
fit on an on-de mand basis. For instan ce. the customer could connect
to the Internet using tilt' full 128 kbps capacity. then downshift to 6-1
kbps in order to make a voice ca II . thc n resume web surfin g at l 28 kbps
or terminate the data con nection and set up a second voice call while
th<.: lirst une is sti ll open.
Computer connections will not be ham pered by the curre nt s peed
lin1ita1ions of traditiona l mode ms since the data will be digital fro m
end to e nd without cvc r bei ng conw rted to analog. If 128 kbps isnt
fast e noug h. AT&T promi ~cs that the transceivers will be softwareupgradable (no hardware c han ges necessary) fo r even hi gher bandwidth. AT&T claims their internal cost wi ll be less than $ 1.200 per
household . which puts !hem beneath the cost threshold discussed
above .
For an additi onal $300. c ustome rs wi ll be able to purchase a
'pe rsonal base station: whil'h will allow them to use the ir dig ital
cellular or PCS handset as a cordless phone w hile at home. Call s made
using the personal base station will be charged at the lower wired
telephone rates instead of the tradi tional per-minute air-time rates .
Will it come 10 your neighborhood'/ AT&T says it depe nds on the
outcome or the Chicago trials. but they \'C spent a lot of money to put
this kind of technology in the hands o f consumers. Thei r tran sce ivers
have bee n designed operate in a I0 MH z block of broadband PCS
spectrurn. and in the reccnt FCC auctions AT&T won 2 1 li censes in
the 30-M 111 A and B blucks and '222 lice nses in the I0-M Hz D. E. and
F blocks .
Th is g ives lhcm access to 93% o r the U.S . populati on. but wi lh up
to hair a do1.en wireless pro\'iders compe ting in large markets. ~cve ral
wireless loop solutions may b<.: avail able . Other compani es. including
Sie me ns Strombe rg-Carlson. Luce nt Tec hno logies. and Motorola
have exprcssecl interest in manufa cturing wireless local exc hange
equ iprncnt. so th is may become a large marke t indeed.
If all th is te lephone jargon has you confused or you r<.: looking fo r
more informat ion. chec k the PCS Front Linc homepage at http://
www.grovc.net/-dan . Com ments. criticisms. and ques tions arc always welcome at dan ~ dceodc.com. Happy monitoring'

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Richard Barnett
SconMaster@aol.com

In Our Dreams: Things Scanner Listeners Wish For

vcr thc last kw months \l'L' vc a,kcd our 'canncr

co lumn rcadcrs to tcll us what featun:s th.:y would
mm t li kc to 'cc on a new scanner. \Ve al 'n
asked you what scanncr is your fa vorite o f al I time.
13eJO\I arc ~O lllC o f the responses to thesc qucst ion ~ . alo ng with comme nts by thi' editor.
The mail and c-rnai l of latc has bccn
pouring in lil-.c never before. This i' a hopdul
~ i gn that intcrc't in the hohhy is back on the
ups" ing. Let's continuc the mo mentum'
Please keep the mail coming o n these subjec t ~. Who knows 1 Ynu ma yj u~ t hc lp influe nce a 'cann er manul'aclllrer in thc design o r a
new radiu . ( No tc: pica"~ us c the
Scanrnastcr(n' aol.cu rn addrcs' above. )
~

Roy Boland sent us two e- maib with hi s thou g ht ~,:

"Scan nc r features l"d likc to sec :
I. Trunking Syste111-co111patiblc scanner. The 13C2.15 &
BC895 arc probably only thc heginning . Multiplc system
capabi lit y will hc a rnu,t!
2. APCO Projcct 25-compatibk 'canncrs. should thi s inclt:cd
bccornc the national di gi wl ~ tandard.
.\. Channel , hown by name. not simply frequency. Some ufthc
newer ham stuff docs this.
4. C rCSS & DCS operation. My BC760 featu rcs this
and I lu\c it." (/:'cliwr.1 11011: 1\ c11wl/r. /for. !Ill'
Betl/Hll 700 /1111111/es 11111.i' cress. 1111/e.1.1 Hl /1 \"('
gol 11 1111i11111 11111cl./(1r 1/w mtlio. If so. lff 1rn11ld
l01 e 10 lw11r11b11111 ir. )
.v1y favorite sca1111cr\l'as the BC250. I reall y liked
the COUNT feature which recorded the number or
'hits" (un fo rtunatcly on ly up to 50 ) on the frequenc ies
e ntered. I also Iiked the bui It -in tape rccordcr activator. 1 d
really like to sec thcsc i'ealll rcs on base/mobi le radi os u fthe
futu re.
"My current fa vori te base/mobile is the BC7(10. I USC th.: c ress
featurc almllst all thc timc. as I Ii,..: in thc Chicago area. My fornritc
handhcld. bar llllni.:. is thc 11C30ll0. Thi: 800 MH Ll111ilitary aircraft/
fcdcral go,crn rni.:nt cmt:ragc. rombini.:d with the sca nning ' pecd.
ca nt hi: beat ! I wish rny ham HT had this kind of CO\ eragc/scan 1,pecd.
1m' if that darn DJ\ TA Sk ip featurc o nly worki.:d 011 trun ked sy'tems ..... ( fdi101 ...1 11011: rl.1 111 ,.,. 11w1I1io11cd i11 pri'1i"11.1 i.1Sllt' 1. 1/ie (;/
\VII'. 111od(fiu11i1111 11il/ e/i111i11a1c rhe h1c11s. lm:.:.i11g. a11d ji11gles o(
/~'riD .1011/G /:' a111tlog 1n111/..td mtlio SYSll'lll.I'.)
In a late r postin g Mr. Boland adds.] did leave one th ing ou t. .. Ncw
sca nncrs wi II havc to hc 111uch more computcr friend I). i.c. thi.:y 11 ha\'C
to hc ri.:ady to plug into the things ! Th is is partic ul arly tru e if 'cann cr
rnakcrs intend tn stop th<: now or formi.:r and \\'lllfid -hc radio hobby ists
from llcc ing to thc lntt:rnct. I'd al'o lik e to st:L' heller sh ie lding ...

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(/ agree 11'i1/i w111 1rliolelll'11r111/ly. RrH". People 11re

henm1i11g 111ore i11hres1ecl in c11111p111ers and rlie /l//enll'I
and 1hc abililY IV 1rnrk 1ri1/i Clllll/J/ller.1 11il/ be a 11eces.1wT
fea111 ff r~f a/11111s1 any pol in .\"1"111111cr 11ricecl mer $250.00
/0 S3UU.OO. i\11d 1/iis !"ice will 11e11111alfr drop. Also.
rcg11rdi11g shieldi11g. see 011r disc11s.1i"11 /11'1011
aho1111lll' RELM mdio.)
~a. John Comstock chi ps in wi th a very interesting angle on a new 'canner fea ture:
"] work fo r a tclevi,ion station as a news
photographer. and I haw 'e' cral sca nner'> in my
news car. That way. wh ile thc police are tal king
nnone. I don't miss fircd ispatchcson another.
Bu t when I have tu sti.:p out o f the vehicle. I' m
hac k to one 'scan ner.' My choice : an Alinco
DJ-580-r! My reason is that it has two rcccivers
in it. so I ca n stil l 111onitor two transmi ssions at the
, ame tilllL'.
" I would Im c to scc a handheld scanner wi th an extra
rccc ive r. You could e ither use it to scan two sea n lish. or have a
detl icatcd priority that \\'as a true priori t}: i.e. it wou ldn't take two
seconds fo r the priority fun ction to c heck for transmissions.
"Thi: other thing that I wanted to mention: there arc a lot of great
features out there. but they usuall y don't show up in the same
'canncr. Thing' like: count 011 search frcqucncics. lockout
during sc:areh fo r birdies or other known freq uencies. search
hank link so you could 'earch several frequ ency ranges at the
same time (by the way. that s where a dua l-channel rece iver
wou ld real ly rnmc in hand y- you c:ou ld scan known frequencies on o nc rccei1cr whi le searchi ng for others on the
other recei ver.) I realize all tht: great features don't show up
in thc saml' sc:anncr because of cnst. hut we can wish !"
(.Joh n. !his is 1111 idl'11 11hose 1i111e has co111e. D1111lreceil"er lr'cl111ol11gr has alrl'lrdr hel!ll /Jru11gl11 up j(n
di.1T11ssio11 111 cer1ai11 1111111(/ctt"//tfl'rs.)
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Let, .. luck-in" to \\'hat Maury f\l idlo \\'as kind i.: nough to add:
'T d like to have a temporary luck out feature that would let me
, i..ip 11ni,y-but - u11u~ed channe l' for thc duration of any one ~c<1n ning
'-C"ion. Idea lly. the channeb \\'Ould rcturn to ac: ti,e status the next
time the recc ivcr \\'a!'. turned I off and) on. This would el iminate the
nccd to pcrmancntl} c hangL tho: noi'} ehannc: b ' status to Skip or
1.oekout" and el iminate: thc rn.:ed to makc a papo:r record o f the
chan nel in that status.
1 find that othcrwisc-acti vc chan nels wi ll someti mes have tempora ry unmodulatcd carrio:r.' opcn mike.' or other 'no voice'
c1l11ditior1' that interru pt the 'ca n. !\ tempora ry lockout wou ld skip
thmc ch;mncb and al low uninterrupted sca nning of the other channo: ls in that ba nk hrn11ctimcs few in num ber). J" vc had an ICOM

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Ma111T. I also 11se w1R 7 I001111d lw 1e lo1ed ii s;11ce 1/ie dlly I wok
ii ii <~{ Ifie box. And I 1ho11gh1 1/ie /?7000 11as " gre111 radio!
HJejit!ly. one day. /"II lay my luuul~ 011 1111 8500.)

Anyway. the temporary lockout featuro.: wa~ another idea that was
in manufacturing circles. The problem. though. was de1crn1ing how long lo keep the channel lm: ked -0111. Meanwhile. many
!'Inners have a .. Lockout Re view .. mode whicl1 allows for an easy
<eck of which channels are locked-out. We still believe it"s a
.lu able idea worth re-con sidering. Many pcopk find that they enter
1 area. eit her by car or by foot.\\ here in termod kill s a few channcb
n a temporary basis. You wa nt to lock these channe ls out for that
artic ular period you re in this RF saturated an:a. but you wa nt the
han nel s back for normal scanning later. Some very good thoughts.
v1aury. Thank s.
d ::u~scd

~a, One reader wrote to us with the following take: .. My fa voritt.:

scanner so far is tho: Radio Shack PR0-2006. It still seems to out perform even the newer RS models in se nsiti vity and int1.:rmod
rejeo:tion. My favorite feature is the abilit y to select NFM. WFM. and
AM. The huilt-in attenuator assi!-ts in limi ting intermod in my area
(l.A./Orange County).
"As far as what I consider mi ~s ing featu rt.:~ would he a vari able
tuning dial. an II- bandpa~s sw itch to allow rt.:ception of weather
satellite data. a signal level meter. and tone squelch capahilities.
My ti rst scanner was a Regency M R- 10Y H1 : model that got mt.:
started in 1h1.: hobby. My nex t unit was a Bearcat 220. which I still u ~e
in the mobi le. It needs some alignment. and pos~ ibly some work on
the RF front rnd. I am atte mpting to locate a servi<.:c manual for this
unit so I can bring it back tn orig inal performance specs. I re<.:ently
rcpl<Ked the keyboard on the unit. and o ne of tht.: voltage regulator
pass t ran s i \ tor~. I hope )OU get a good rc,pon'e to your 'urve y thi~
time arnu nd' ..

(/ 11'/"o/c 1/tis 1wrso11 hack asking if Ill' k11e11 1rlll're I c1111/d ge1111y
2006 11reaked-11p. Mr 2006 has al11'1trs hec11 d1.111e1welr lacking in
S('ll.l';/;l'ilr. es11eciol/1 1rhen compared 1ri!l1 ho1h IJ11ide11 1111d / COM
.Hw111er.1. ll'e 're heard /Uo 1111111r good //1i11gs al1t11111he 2006 10 1hi11k
1111r1hing Oflwr !lu1111he.fac11/tm 1/tis radio 11eed1 <111 alig1111w111. i(no/
some nell' cfl111po11e111s. Bel111r ;s 1/w 111w11r11w11s 1-111ailer 's res11011se
10 111.r q11ery.)

seems that tht.: sensitivit y of the 200(1 varied wi th ead1 unit. I

ha\e ho:ard se\ aal owner~ say the ~ame thing. abo I ha10: heard ot her~
say tho: opposite!
.. l'm.-.ibly tht.: prohlo:m wa~ due to alignment or parh lot quality
colllrol at the factory. I imagine that . ome careful alignment would
he lp <.: lt.:ar the problem. I ha ve heard some tweaks to th..: 2006 and
lllher 'ca nner' th at in volve the installation or belier ~em i cn nductor~.
~ u c h a~ p reci~ i on GASFET~ in the front end. and the additi on of
crrtal filters in the IF s ta ge~.
"/\huut JO y1.:ar~ ago. I worked on a proj..:ct in the aerospace
indust ry that contained a Watki ns John,011 wid..:band ESM recei\'er
1hat rn1ered 30M l1 1. to 2G I1 1.. I wa~ able to play with th is re<.:eiver
durin g lnng hrt.:aks while testi ng tho: syst..:lll in tht.: middle of the
'e vada deso:n . It out-p..:rformed an) -,o:anner I have ph1}..:d wi th h) a
f"a<.:tor uf 10! The '<.:a nning ~peed wa:, be11..:r than 150 c hannel ~ per
~eco n d. Reception of the 1\WS receiver wa~ al11111' 1 full -q ui eti ng at a
distanc..: of over 90 mile' fro m Lh Vegas. I wa!- unable to hear
anything. on my Bearcal 220 connected to th..: 'allle a111cnna ')'Stem al
the sa me location!
"Most oft he YHF/U HF comm link s used corner re flector ant1.:11na

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sys tems lo keep tho: sig nal s fro m straying off the to:st range towards the
rear of the anten na. F/B ratios of these antennas wert.: arou nd 50 dB
with a gain of around 12 dB' I wa~ al so amazed at the performance of
the Sunair GSB-900 HF transceiver that was part of the ,,;11ne project.
I was able to do some ni <.:e DX <.:ontacts during long breaks. I was able
tn purcha-,e one of the S unair unit ~ from the distributor at a fraction of
the cost that the military paid. I ha ve been using it since as my HF ham
stali on.
.. Prese111ly I am employed as a system engi neer by a lo<.:al large
CATY company. We have re<.:1.:nt ly bt.:gun large scale testing and
deployment of high-speed internet access. PCS. land line telephone.
digital compression (6 to I ). and SON ET/ATM technology.
An RDW w rit e~: "With regard to your qut.:stion ahout s<.:an ner
features. I have a featu re that J would like to sec included in seanners .
Both the Motorola MaxTrac tran ~ceiver and the Bendix/King portablt.: that I was issued at one time had ex tremely fast (250ms) priority
eha nncl sa111 pl ing rat es. Briefly sampling the priority ehanncl four
times per ~eco nd. the interruption of tht.: audio during sampling was
barel y noticeable and traffic on the priority diannel was detected
\irtually instanta111.:ously.
Bearing in mind that my most recent ly purdiased scan111.: r is a
BC205XLT and that my others were purchased when the dinosa ur~
roamed the eart h. I don1 know whether or not the newest offerings
include th is fcawre . I ha\e reserved a BC895XLT Trunk Tracker"
from Grovt.: ~\) I gue~' ~o metime before Christmas. r II find Olli. Tht.:
Motorola abo had a two-level priority feature mlll:h like the system
us1.:d Dn th..: 205X LT that I really li ked.
.. My favori te ~ca nner was a Regem:y HX IOOO ponahle. I bought
it 011 impulse at a rai lroad hobby ~hop many years ago to replace my
aging Bearcat I00. The Regency was eneased in one of their marine
radio cases. It had incredible so:nsitivity :met intermod rejection.

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'uperb audio. a BNC antenna connector. and a somewhat inaccurate

clock disp lay that wa' e nabled by depre;,sing the push-tu-tal k ;,witch.
The onl y drawback was that the AC adaptcr/dia rger was wired
con\'er;,ely from my other scanners and I blew it up with reverse
polarity once and had it fixed and then I did it a second time and
decided to order a portabl e with 800 MH z capabi lit y.
"The Uniden 'Trunk Tracker sounds a lmost too good to be true.
and although the only public safety agency in my immediate area that
is trunked at the moment is the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. I wa;, due
fur a new scanner. so why not?""
~

Chris Arndt. KD6 DS I. contribute;, su111c inte r<.:sting scanne r

thought ;, and ex peri enc<.:s:
Well. let"~ ;,ec. I gucs;, my fa vorite scanner;, were the pa ir of
Regency ACT R IOs ('!).and my Bean.:at 250. The Regencies were my
first o nes. and the first that I tinkered with. I sped up the sca n rate qu ite
a bit on those. They. a Motorola CB. and my under-dash car stereo at
the ti 111<.: wcr<.: all equipped with Rad in Shack sl ide mount;, top and
bottom ((:xce pt fur one scanner). When I locked up my car for the
ni ght. I slid everythi ng together in a stack. On top. I had a <.:a r halfmount with a handle. All of the power tor111ections were looped
through. and in the hou;,e I had a power supply that would run the
sta<.:k. I liked the 250 because it was programmable. and had an
auxiliary <.:onnection that cou ld be u'ed to turn on a tap<.: recorder when
a channel wa;, a<.:tive. I used that a lot.
" Hard to say what feature I like the most. J" m reall y partial to the
combination of an Optoele<.: trunics Scout and a programmable radio
like an !CO M R7 I 00. I dun t use it mu<.:h. but it"s fu n when we go on
a trip to hear what" s going 0 11 around us. A <.:ouple o f thi ng;, I wou ld
like to sec: I used the <.: hannd activity cou nter on the BC 250 a lot to
see if a <.: hanncl was a<.:ti ve: I also like havi ng Juts o r channcb. but the
hanks these days are too big. Instead o f. say. 400 c hannels in I0 banks
of 40. J"d rather have 40 banks of I0. or 20 of 20. When I wa nt to
channe lize frequencies. I'd like more ll exibility.
(I k11011, /()banks '!l 11-lu11e1er is popular beu1u.1e there are 10
digil.1 011 a key1wd. h111 reully. I do11 '111a111 /()() cha1111e/s i11 10 banks
011 a I 000 ch111111el sca1111er. Surely some 1111111ufact 11 rer canfigu re 0111
a c/el'(' I' l l'<ty /o make more hanks <1/fe11er cha1111ds.)
We found thi s mail fas<.: inating and w<.: hope to print more in
upcomi ng i;,sucs.

I Race Scanning Preview

Rc<.:entl y thi;, ed itor had the opportunity tu learn a bit about the race
scanning busi ne<;s. Mike Raley. pre;,ident of the Frequency Fan C lu b.
perhaps the nations larges t and most well- respe<.: ted organizat ion
ded icated to rnce s<.:a nning. was kind enough to spend some time wi th
me prior to the Pri mestar 500 Nas<.:ar race in 1lampton. Georgia. (You
can reach Mike and hi s organ izati on at 1-XOO-RACE-FAN.)
Hampton. adja<.:e1ll to Griffen. Georgia. is some :mmile;, south of
At lant a. This i;, important to race ~ca nnin g buffs for one 1ery impnrtant rca'>nn: T he inte rmod <.:omi ng out of Atlanta. a ~ well as the Air
Route Traffic Control Center and AT&T towers across the street from
the tra<.: k. is unbearable. There you arc. try ing to li sten as Dale
Earnhardt evades an accid..:111 on Turn Three. and all of a ' uddcn
yuun.: blasted with Bcceeeeeep. boooooooop."
As a result of thi s interference . Freq uency Fan Club. and some of
the other dealers at the track;.. are now pu;,hing th..: RELM h a ndh~ ld
scanner. As many nf you know. the RELM 200-<.:hannel portable i;,
CTCSS and DCS capable.

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l'rogrammi ng in ;. uh-aud ible ton..:;, along wit h frcquen<.:ies goes a long

way tu <.:lean in g up what ) nu hear. The REL\ 1 ;,canner. from what
w..: re to ld. also has ex<.:cllenl sh ielding. If yuu remove the ant<.:nna
from the RELM. ~ ou recei l'e noth ing. Try that wit h some other
;.<.:anner;,!
T he concern thaL NASC/\ R and other circui t;, have. though. is that
if the tune infurmati o11 i' widely dis,eminated. ~om e unbal anced
ra<.:ing fan (and there are a few) may hu) him,elf a two-way radio.
program in the tone. key up at the trad. and tell Mr. Earnhardt a thin g
ortwoahout the right wa) tudri1c. Once that happen~ . it "sall o ver for
the race slanning bu~in..:~s. b eryone will go scrambled.
Thercs a lot more to learn and d i;,cus;, about mon itoring at the
tra<.:k. W..:"11 di s<.:us' it furt her in upcu111ing i"ul.!s.

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Conventional sannlng ls 1 simple coopt. You enter a ndlo
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monitor. For eumple, the ~ may bnl*lca.st on 155.370 MHz,
the fire dtpartment on 154.250 Milz, em~ncy =gement on
158.760 MHz, etc. So wMll your sanner stopped on a ~uency,
you usually lmnv who It was and, more lmporunlly, you could stop
on the ~uency and ~n to an enUre convmaUon. This type or
conventional sannlng ns easy and fun.
Al the demand for public communlaUoru Increased, many public
radio users dJdn't lave enough ~ndes to meet their needs,
which aea~ a serious problem. Trunklng systems solved this
problem. Since veryrew, If any, radio ustf$ really broadcast on their
rrequendes all the Ume, It 1''1S poulble to use available public
service bands much more el!ldenlly.
In a trunked radio system, which contalns between 3 and 29
dlfferent ~uendes, radio users are assigned to talk groups, each
with a spedftc ID number. When someone In a talk group uses their
ndlo, subaudlble ldentillcatJon lnfonn1Uon ls broadcast along with
each transmission. The trunltlng system computer uses this subaudlble lnfonnatlon to temporarily assign each radio In a talk group
to an available ~umcy. If the group using a ~uency stops
broadasUng or pauses between replies for a few seconds, they are
removed from the ~uency so anolher talk group an use IL
Slarlng the 1vallable publk service ~uendes allowed cities,
countles, states and other agencies 10 11CCOIDl!lod1te hundreds of
users with rel1Uvely few ~uendes. On the other hand, following
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The HF Communications Spectrum

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW

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Whos Where in the Shortwave Spectrum

Ji~ here c~~i I find utility activi.ty in the shortwave spectrum " .. I want to listen to am:raft and sh ips. Where do
I find them?"
These arc just a couple of the man y questions I have recently
rccei ved regarding where to hear various typcs of radioactiv ity in thc
utility bands. Without spec ifi c gu id ance. you could wander around for
qui te a while until you found what you were looking for.
The Utility World Frequency Guide
Look at the shortwave spectrum as you would your mothc r' s apple
pic: She cu ts it into sl ices. and if you talk real nice, she gives you a
bigger slice. The shortwa\e spectrum . like that pie. is also cut into
sliccs wit h the most import;111t serv ices gelli ng the biggest sl ices of
r;idio pie. In the radio world we call these frequency bands.
There arc band ~ for shortwa ve broadcast statio ns. amateur rad io
operators, aircraft. marine commun ications. and much, much more.
Knowing where to find you r favor ite listen ing category is crucial to
being a successful utility listener.
Amateur Radio Bands
The fi rst stop in our tour of t he shortwave spectrum is the amateu r
radio bunds. Each ham band is divided into two s ubbands. The first
subband inc luded tl10sc frcqucncics devoted primarily to Morse code
(CW) and digital mode (PACTOR. AM TOR. RTTY. etc) trans missions. T hese subbands arc (all frequencies in kHz):
1800-2000 (160 meters): 3500-3750 (80 meters): 7000-7t50 (40 meters); 1010010150 (30 meters): t4000-14150 (20 meters): 18068-1 81 tO (17 meters): 21000-21200
(15 meters): 2489024930 (12 meters): and 28000-28300 (10 meters)

Voice operati ons in the amateur radio bands can be found in the
following subba nd s using primarily the upper ( USl3 Jand lower (LS BJ
sideband modes:
18002000 ( t60 meters-LSB) 3750-4000 (75 meters-LSB): 71507300 (40 metersLSB); 14150-14350 (20 meters-USB): 181 t018168 (17 meters-USB); 2t200-21450
(15 meters-USB): 24930-24990 (12 meters-USB): 28300-29700 (10 Meters-USB/FM)

Shortwave Broadcast Frequencies

Another major user or the HF radio spect rum are the shortwave
The main mode you wi II encou nter on these frequenc ies
is J\M (amplitude modulation) and the spac ing you will no rmally
encounter in these bands is) kHz bctween stations.
broadcaster~ .

2300-2495 ( t 20 meters); 3200-3400 (90 meters): 3900-4000 (75 meters): 4750-5060

(60 meters): 5850-6200 (49 meters): 7t007350 (41 meters); 9400-9900 (31 meters);
11600-1 2050 (25 meters): 13570-13800 (22 meters): 15100 15800 (19 meters):
17480-1i900 ( 16 meters): 18900-19020 ( t 5 meters): 2t 450-2 t 850 ( 13 meters):
25600-26100 (11 meters)

Now that we have sho\\'11 you \\'hen: to find the ham s and
s hortwave broadcasters. what is left of the shortwave spect rum

34

MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

(approx imately 78 percent ) is what we ca ll uti lity frequencies (the

primary coverage area or th is column ).
Aeronautical Mobile Service
Most monitors do not realize that you can mon itor aircraft a ir-toground communications from fi ve cont inents in the shortwave spectrum. You can hear high-lly ing transatlantic lli ghts or listen in on
exc iting rescue operati ons conduc ted by the U.S Coast Guard.
Under international agreement. specific band segments have been
reserved in the HF spcctrulll l'or voice aeronautical communications
(the aeronautical mobi le se rvice). Almost all the voice transllliss ions
in these aeronautical bands are in US B and Engl ish is the primary
language used in aero communications. Each frcq ucrn.:y is suppose to
have 3 kHz separation. but you will find exceptions. especiall y in the
OR (off-route) segments or these aero bands.
The aeronaut ical bands located in the high frequency spectrum arc
di vidcd into two di st inc t sub hand s. The first sub band is the one most
fa mi Iiar to 1-1 Fa vial ion buffs- the .. Ror routed freque ncies. This sub
band has communicati ons asso<.:iatcd wit h air<.:raft (c ivi lia n and mili tary) that arc fly ing on establi shed nat ional and international civi l
aeronautica l routes. Communications in these freque ncies consist of
ai r traffic cont rol. weather inrormati on. and private ai rline company
traffi<.:. The .. routed .. sub band was re-channel ized several years ago.
and spacing was establ ishcd at 3 kHz between freq uenc ies at an earl icr
World Administrati ve Rad io Conference (WARC).
The other aeronautical mobile sub band has been re lati vely
obscure to all bu t mi litary monitors. Dedicated readers of the yearly
Klingcnfuss Guide 111 Utilitr Sw1io11s books will rcc.:ugnizc the term
..OR.'" which stands I'm off-route. Mi litary listeners have prow led the
OR sub bands for years liste ning to the heavy concentrat ion or
military aeronautica l traffic that occu rs in th em. T he mi litary does a
lot more off-route flying than the civ ilian aviati on population.
In the final acts uf WARC 92. Appendix 26. the aeronautical
mobile OR frequenc ies were standard ized into chan nel s spaced 3 kHz
apart in the same manner a~ the routed frequenc ies. J\clm i ni st rati on~
have unti l Decembe r 15. 1997. to full y imp lement th is <.:hangc.
Here is a complete list or routed and off-routed sub bands.
Routed sub bands

Off Routed sub bonds

2850-3155
28503025
34003500
34003500
39003950 (ITU Region l only)
38003950
46504750
46504700
54505730
54505680
65256765
65256685
8815-9040
88158965
10005 10100
10005 10100
1117511400
11275 11400
13200 13360
13260 13360
15010 15100
17900-18030
17900-17970
21924-22000
2192422000
23200-23350

3025-3155

Aero bonds

47004750
56805730
66856765
89659040
1117511275
13200 13260
15010 t 5100
I 7970- 18030
23200 23350

 Maritime Mobile Service

If yo u arc looking for cn111 municati o11s with a nautical fl avor. you
ha ve evi:n a bigger selection or frequencies and transmiss ion rnodes to
c hose from. Like the aero comms. rnarinc frequ cni:ics are di vided into
subbands. These subbands are used to st.:paratc the various modes or
transmi ssion that are used on marine frequencies. The basic marine
band frequenc y rangi:s arc:
1635-1800 (ITU Region lUSB): 2045-2194 (ITU Region 1US8): 2625-2650 (ITU
Region 1US8): 4063-4438: 62006525: 8 I958815 12330 13200: I6460 17360
18780 18900 19680 19800: 2200022720

Mos t li stcni:rs start their monitorin g on the mari ne bands on the

ship to shore radiotelephone duplex cha nnels. These stations carry
telephon ic traffic from commerc ial ships/fishing vessds. recreational
vessels. cruise boats. and some ai rcraft more than 50 rni les off shore
from the station s respt.:cti ve coast line.
Each channt.:1 is paired Cl kHz spaci ng ) and sta tions operate se mi dupl ex in US B: ships tran smit on one l'requi:ncy and the coastal
stat ions 011 another. Here art.: the res pective ship to shore frequency
ranges:

Coast I Ships
43574435 I 40654 I 43
871988 I 2 I 81958288
17242 I 7407 I 16360 I 6525
22696 22852 I 22000 22156

6501 6522 I 6200622 I

1307713197 I 1223012350
l 9755 19797 I 18780 l 8822
26 145 26172 I 25070 25097

Most maritime monitors agree that some of the best vo ice communi cations can be heard on the marint.: simplex frequencies. 1ot on ly
wi ll you hear civilian vessels un these USB freq uenc ies. but U.S. navy
and U.S Army and mili tary ve ssc b from ot her nati ons arc common
vi~ito r s un these sim plex maritime l'hanncls. Keep this list handy for
some rea ll y neat co1111nun icat ions.
4125
4146
4149
4417
6215
6224

6227
6230
6516
8219
8294
8297

12290
12353
12356
12359
16420
16528

16531
16534
22159
22162
22165
22168
22171

There is a set of frequency ranges in each nwrin i: band dcdirnted

tu narrow band d irect printing modes. The listener will need a
demodulator to decode the d ig ital tra n s mi ss i on~ in these subbands.
Thi: most com nH>ll digi tal nwdi:s you wi ll encounter inc lude SITORA. SITOR-B. an d radiuteletype (RTrY). Herc are the respecti ve
coast/shi p frequency ranges (().5 kl lz spaci ng between channels):

Coast I Ship
42105-4219.0 I 41725- 4181.5
84 178436 I 8377-8296
16807-16902.5 I 16683.516805
22376.5-22443 I 22284.5-22443.5

6314.5 6330.5 I 6263.06284.5

12579.5- 12656.5 I 12477.0 l 2559. 5
I 968 l 19703 I 18870.5-18892.5
26101 -26120.5 I 25173-25208.5

For several yi:ars now. usage or Morse code on tht.: marine bands
been on tht.: dt.:c line. Morse code subbands continue to lose
spt.:ctru m spaci: to the more dficii:nt narrow band direct printi ng
modes at internationa l radio conferences. But there ari: still many
Morse l'Ode stations to moni tor in the following frequency ranges:
ha ~

4221-4351: 6332.56501. 8438-8707: 12658.5 13077: 16904.5-17242: 19705-19755:

22445.5-22696: 26122.526145

Ships working these stati ons can be moni tored in the foll owing
CW working subbands (0.5 kHz chan nel spacing):
41874202: 62856300: 834 1-8376: 12422 12476.5: 16619 16683: 22242-22279:
25161.5-25171

There are other speciali zed subbands in the marine freq uencies for
simplex Morse code operations, facs imile transm issions, wideband
tran smi ssion. and di g ital se lective call ing frequencies. A complete
breakdow n can be found in Bob Grovcs S/10r11vave Directory, 8t h
edition. which is avai lable from Gro ve Enterpri ses.
Some of the best and most exotic listening occurs in the fi xed
station frequency ranges. You will never know for sure what you arc
going to hear in the sli ces of the shortwave spectrum. Military, press
services. weather facsimile broadcasts, spy numbers broadcast, point
to point operations. and much more can be heard in the fi xed
subbands. Just about any mode that can be transmitted on shortwave
will be heard in these freqm: ncy ran ges. I normally tune through the
fi xed bands with the USB mode set on my rece iver.
The lixed frequency bands arc:
1705-1800
2107-2170
2194-2300
2505-2850
31553200
4000-4063
4438-4650
50055450

57305950
67657000
7300-8195
9040-9500
9775.9995
10100-111 75
11400-11650
12050 12300

13360 13600
13800-14000
14350-14995
15600-16460
1736017550
1803018068
18168-18780
18900-19680

1980021000
2272023200
23350-24890
26950 26960
29800-29890
2991030000

If you need to set that c loc k in the shack. you might want to check
out some of the time and frequency standard stat ions s uch as WWY
in Fort Collins. Colorado o r CHU in Otlawa. Canada. Look for
standard time and frequency stations on the following frequencies:
2500: 3330: 4500; 5000: 7335: 8000: 10000: 12000: 14670; 15000; 20000; 25000

Fi nall y. in the upper reaches (25 MHz and above) of the shortwave
spectru m you will discover some interest ing frequency bands authori zed heri: in the United States. Thi: lhree most common modes you
wi ll encounter arc AM (CB/shortwave broadcasters). FM. and USB.
These allocations include the fo llowing:
250 l O 25330
25330 25600
26100 26480
26480 26960
2696027410
2741027540
2754028000
29700 29800
2989029910

Land Mobile Service

Government Bond
Petroleum lnduslry
Government Bond
Cilizens' Bond
Land Mobile Service
Government Band
Forestry Service
Government Band

Normall y these frequencies are prclty qui et during sunspot mini mum such as wt.: arc in now. But as we see an increase in those cute
liltle black spots on the face of the sun ovi:r the next few years, some
interesti ng communications can be heard on these frequenci es from
ti me to time. as conditions permit.
So there you have it- the Utili ty Wo rld HF frequency guide. It is
an inte resting world of communi cati ons to monitor in betwee n the
amateur radi o and shortwave broadcasts bands. Why not pick out your
fa voritt.: sli ce of the spectrum and give it a try today to sec what you
can hear o n the utility hands?

May 1997

MONITORING TIMES

35

Utility Loggings
Larry Van Hom
Abbreviat ions used in this column
AFB
ALE

Air Force Base

Automatic Link Establishment
AM
Amplitude Modulation
ARO
Synchronous transmission
and automatic repetition
teleprinter system
Si ngle channel ARO
ARQ-E
teleprinter system
ARQ-E3
Single channel ARO ITA3
teleprinter system
American Telephone and
AT&T
Teleg raph
BBS
Bulletin Board System
CanForce Canadian Forces
Comsta
Communications Station
cw
Continuous Wave (Morse
code)
FAF
French Ai r Force
Fax
Facsimile
FBI
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
FEC
Forward Error Correction
Federal Emergency
FEMA
Management Agency
FHWA
Federal Highway
Administration
GHFS
Global HF System
HF
High Frequency
HQ
Headquarters
ID
Identification

LSB
MFA
NCC

Lower Sideband
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
National Communications
Center
NORAD
North American
Aerospace Defense
Command
NTA
National Telecommunications Alliance
PACTOR Teleprinter system
combining certain
characteristics of packet
radio and SITOR
ROCC
Regional Operations
Control Center
RTIY
Radioteletype
RUM-FEC Romanian diplomatic FEC
teleprinter system
SHARES Shared Resources
SITOR
Simplex teleprinting over
radio system
SITOR-A Simplex teleprinting over
radio system. mode A
SITOR-B Simplex teleprinting over
radio system, mode B
Unid
Unidentified
U.S.
United States
USB
Upjer Sideband
USCG
U. . Coast Guard
USNG
U.S. National Guard

All transmissions a re USB (upper s ideband) unless otherwise indicated.

A ll freque ncies a re in k Hz (kilohe rtz) a nd a ll times arc UT C (Coord ina ted
T ime Uni versal)

4630.0
4663.0
4721 0
4724.0
4788.0
4891.5
5090.0
5230.0
5236.0

5340.0
5371.0
5457.0
5530.0
5746.0
5749.5
5750.0
5752.0
5813 .5
6395.0
6397.0
6445.0

2201.0
3116.0
3380.0
3384.0
3440.0
3446.0
3455.0
3461.0
3487.0
4035.0
4227.0
4232.0
4274.0
4360.0
4363.0
4426.0
4439 5
4557.0
4593.5

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VIM-Melbourne Raclio. Australia. with weather for Victorian coast at

0945. (Eddy Waters-Austral ia)
Irkutsk Volmet, Russia, with aviation weather reports in Russian at
1245. (Takashi Yamaguch i-Nagasaki, Japan)
4XML-U nid station repeating "V BFR 7 de 4XML" in CW at 1415.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
FDG-FAF Bordeaux, France, with V CW marker at 2309. (Jack DixYonkers. NY)
6PXJ-U nid station repeating "V ABYZ de 6PXJ" in CW at 1045.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
RSSA-Unid station repeating "V PV2S de ASSA" in CW at 1130.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
EBZ-U nid station repeating in chirpy CW "BNS de EBZ'' at 1315.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
Khabarovsk aero, Russia, working various Russian aircraft in Russian
at 1150. (Ya maguchi-Japan)
L8BM-Unid station repeating call in CW at 1140. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Spanish female 5-digit number station at 0429 in AM. (Gordon LevineAnaheim. CA)
SXA/G/2G/3G-Unid station with V CW marker at 2312. (Dix-NY)
Probably tile Greek 11aval radio at Piraeus-Larry.
FUF-French Forces Martinique, with 75 baud RTIY RY test tape at 0118.
(Sue Wi lden-Columbus. IN)
KFS-Palo Alto Radio. CA, with CW CO marke r at 0945. (Wate rsAustralia)
WCC-Chatham Radio, MA, with CW CQ marker at 0127. (Wilden-IN)
WOM -AT &T high seas Ft. Lauderdale, FL, with weather broadcasts at
2305 and parallel to 8722. (Gary Wysocki-South Wales, NY)
VIM-Melbourne Radio , Australia. with weather forecast for Victorian
coast at 0945. (Waters-Australia)
P7X-u nid station with 120 5 lette r groups in CW at 2144. Very strong
signal. (J.L. Metcalfe-KY)
Reach 40061 with a phone patch to the Dover command post and Metro
via AFS2CP at 0309. (Anonymous) TB U5-Unid station transmitting in
CW "VVV TBDJ de TBU5 OAP K" at 2157. (Dix-NY)
AFA 1AZ checking in to the USAF Region 1 MARS net at 2325. (WysockiNY)
MONITORING TIMES

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English female 5-digit number station in AM at 0241. (Anonymous)

Khabarovsk Volmet. Russia, with aviation weather report at 1205.
(Yamaguch i-Japan)
W1N working Mailplug at 0531. (Anonymous)
Reach 50230 (C-141) with a phone patch to Travis AFB via McClellan
GHFS at 0835. Reach 67946 (C-141) with a phone patch to McChord
Metro via Andrews GHFS at 2113. (Anonymous)
FDl22 -Unid station with a V CW marker at 2240. (Dix-NY)
RCWL- Unid station sending "AZ DE RCWL PASO 4880 4880'' in CW at
1055. (Dix-NY)
FDG-FAF Bordeaux Air. France. with a V CW marker at 2250. (Dix-NY)
SYN2-lsrael i Mossad number station at 2149. (Yamag uchi-Japan)
AAC2MS- USNGJackson, MS. checking into a SHARES exe rcise at 1401.
Also had KGl91-FBI Knoxville, TN, at 1512;WWJ82-FHWA Grand Island,
NE. at 1527; WNIM867-SBC Com munications St. Lou is, MO, at 1439;
and WGY924-Mobile FEMA Nashvi lle. TN, at 1650. 924 was operating
from a "staging area" in Tennessee. (Metcalfe-KY)
L9CC-Unid station repeating "V CP17 de L9CC" in CW at 1425.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
LJK7-unid station with a V CW marker at 2131. (Dix-NY)
Unid station tra nsmitting 5-letter groups in CW at 2309. (Dix-NY)
MIW2-lsraeli Mossad number station in AM at 0222. (Dix-NY)
Female English 5-digit number station at 2143. (Dix-NY)
4XML-Unid stat ion repeating "V BFR7 de 4XML"' in CW at 1459.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
English female 5-digit nu mber station at 0400 in AM. (Anonymous)
Unid station transmitting 5-letter groups in CW at 2147. (Dix-NY)
Unid station using 50 baud ATTY transmitting " DE EIAAYHYX" at 2153.
(Dix-NY)
AQ P-Karachi Naval Radio, Pakistan, with V CW marker at 2300. (DixNY)
JMC3Tokyo Ml!teo, Japan, with CW weather information at 0923.
(Waters-Australia)
UFUUIK-Vladivostok Radio. Russia , with V CW ma rker at 1110. (Waters-Australia)
UKA-Vlad ivostok Radio , Russia. with 50 baud RTTY messages in Russian at 1118. (Waters-Australia)
TBH3-lzmir Naval Radio . Turkey. with CW broadcast for T43B at 2303.
(Dix-NY)
3Y JA-Unid station sendi ng the following in CW at 2259: "GAMY DE 3YJA
QBE OYT1 ." (Dix-NY)
SYN2-lsraeli Mossad number station at 2149. (YamaguchiJapan) Heard
same at 1358. (Dix-NY)
Nightwatch 01 worki ng Andrews AFB at 0154 testing RTIY systems.
(Anonymous)
Khabarovsk and Magadan wo rking various air carriers along the eastern
seaboard of Russia. (Evan Murray-Auckland . New Zealand) This is a
Nortll Central Asia (NGA) regional and domestic air route area (RDARA).
Otller stations tllat llave been monitored 011 this treque11cy (in additio11
to the above) i11clude: Sovetskaya Gavan (Sov Gava11). Russia and
Yuzhno-Sakllali11sk. Russia-Larry
ELB2-lsraeli Mossad number station at 1410. (Yamaguch i-Japan)
Homeplate calling 963/964/Boundary Kilo at 2035. Thought th is was a
Canadian forces frequency but these units are talking about fuel in
gallons. What else is on this frequency? (Wysocki-NY) Tllis is also used
by u11its worki11g wit/1 NO RAO alJd tile Canadian ROGG (cal/sign Sidecar).
Probably US air assets-Larry.
Can Force St. Johns military volmet with aviati on weath er at 2220.
(Wysocki-NY)
Indy 82 calling Brickyard Control at 1524. (Metcalfe-KY)
HMA-unid station with CO CW marker in chirpy CW at 0745. (Yamag uch iJapan)
Spanish female 5-digit number station in AM at 0611. (Anonymous)
WWJ85-FHWA Ames, IA, accessing the SHARES BB S in PACTOR at
2237. BBS is maintained by KGD34-NCC Arli ngton. VA. KGD34 also is
maintaining a BBS on 13242.0. (Metcalfe-KY)
WPEH727 Portable-AT&T Bedminster, NJ, with a "phone call via radio"
at 2108. (Metcalfe-KY)
Spanisl1 female 5-digit number station at 0329 in LSB. (Anonymous)
Unid station transmitting 5-letter groups in CW at 1212. (Dix- NY)
English female (British accent) number station at 2229. (Kevin Nauta-

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Grand Rapids. Ml, via ema il) Heard same at 2101. (Kenny LoveColumbia. SC) This is an English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher
number station-Larry.
Station 15 sending KL-43 traffic to the fifth marines at 1731. (Matthew
Cawby-Mount Lake Terrace, WA)
Spanish female 5-digit number station in AM at 1106. (Anonymous)
F/C/S/M-Single Letter HF CW markers (Russian Navy-Larry) at 1425.
'M' station was extremely strong with a dirty distinctive hum. First time
I have heard four of these stations on a single frequency. (YamaguchiJapan) Ary 8, please take note-Larry.
L9CC-Unid station repeating "V CP17 de L9CC " at 1415. Another day
same transmission was heard on 7070 at 1353. (Yamag uchi-Japan)
RFLIG-French Forces Cayenne, French Guiana, with a 100 baud idling
ARO-E3 signal at 1118. (Waters-Australia)
WNFT417-NTA (National Telecommun ications Alliance) Washington,
D.C., and KGD34-NCC Arlington. VA, at 1722. KGD34 had just concluded data tests with another station. (Metcalfe-KY)
Spanish female 5-digit number station in AM at 0502. (Anonymous)
A strong ALE pulse at 1932. USB probably. (Metcalfe-KY)
Spanish female 5-digit number station in AM at 0235. (Anonymous)
RFLl-French Fo rces Fort de France, Martinique, with a 96 baud idling
ARO-E3 signal at 1122. (Waters-Australia)
English female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 1115. Also noted on
8016/10597. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
English female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 1115. Noted at 1206
parallel on 8014/10597. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Sledgehammer with routine unclassified message for Ki llerbee at 0239.
(Cawby-WA)
Unid station transmitting 5-letter groups in CW at 1224. (Dix-NY)
VIM-Melbourne Rad io, Australia, with a weather fo recast for the Victorian coast at 0945. (Waters-Australia)
English fema le 5-digit Lincolnshi re Poacher number station at 1441.
(Yamaguchi-Japan )
VRX-Hong Kong Radio, Hong Kong, with SITOR-B message to 3FJl5 at
0920. (Waters-Australia)
KFS-Palo Alto Radio, CA, with CW CO marker at 1045. (WatersAustralia)
WLO-Mobile , AL, running a traffic list and weather in PACTOR at 1935.
(Metcalfe-KY)
ESA-Tallinn Radio, Estonia. with CW DE marker at 1105. (WatersAustralia)
ZSO-Unid station with DE CW marker at 0145. (Dix-NY)
CLA-Havana Radio, Cuba, with CW marker at 1859. (Wilden-IN) This
might be a spur of one of their 8 MHz freqs-Larry.
JDS-Nagasaki Radio, Japan, with V CW marker at 0905. (WatersAustralia)
XFU-Vera Cruz Radio, Mexico, with CO CW marker at 2307. (Dix-NY)
CTV8-Com Nunes Ribeiro Naval Radio, Portugal, at 2112 calling CTRJ
in CW. (Dix-NY) Nice catch Jack. Not reported very often-Larry.
IRM -CIRM Rom e Radio, Italy, with V CW marker at 2345. (Roger
Parmenter-Hyannis, MA)
JBO-Tokyo Radio . Japan. working unid ship making arrangements for
phone patch the next day. Noted at 1000. (Waters-Australia)
Alma Ata Volmet. Russia, with aviation weather reports in Russian at
1219. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Auckland Volmet. New Zealand, with English aviation weather reports
at 1020. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Andrews GHFS working Look 76 passing Mystic Star working discrete
for next days fl ight (F- 11 7). (Don Storck via email)
Two unid Spanish speaking males with frequent mention of mostar and
an attack on the Moslems by Croats at 0854. Spanish military. (M urrayNZ) This has been reported in tl1e past. Evan, as a military frequency of
Spain-Larry.
Habitat calling A5M at 0035. (Metcalfe-KY) Vl D working Habitat at
001 7 with contact report. (Cawby-WA)
Habitat (Whidbey Island) working M5V discussing three hour buoys at
1826. Also re lay of messages to Magic Carpet Sierra. (Russkil via email)
Y5L working USCG Comsta New Orleans at 0108. (Anonymous)
Aircraft 487 working Smitty(?) Base in LSB, USB, AM, and CW at 1440.
Some ALE here, too. (Metcalfe-KY)
5YE1-Nai robi Meleo. Nigeria, with fax weather chart (120/576) at 2109.
(Dix-NY)
WGY916-FEMA Denton, TX, at 1731. Said 916 was a MRV (Multi-Radio
Van). AAB1 DE-USNG HO Wilmington . DE, at 1933 and WGY966-FEMA
Conway, AR , at 1934. (Metcalfe-KY)

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Unid stations 02 working 03 at 0015. (Anonymous)

23 Bravo requesti ng pe rmission from 10 Foxtrot to engage ta rget (a
vehilce near a creek) at 0154. (Cawby-WA) Looks like a U.S. Marine
frequency-Larry.
English female 5-dig it Li ncolns hire Poache r number stati on at 1135.
Also noted on 14469/13566. (Yamaguchi-Japan )
Unid station, female with long series of letters phonetically at 1445.
Possible Mossad station. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
ATE60-De lhi Meleo, India, with a fax (120/576) weather map at 1145.
(Wate rs-Australia)
Possible UKA-Vladivostok Radio, Russia, with 50 baud RTIY message
in Russian at 1128. Mentioned Vladivostok several times. (WatersAustralia)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poache r number station at 1035.
Also noted on 17499. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
English female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 11 15, also noted on
8014/8016 and at 1206 on 7547. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Unid station with Quick Brown Fox and cou nting in 75 baud RTTY at
1339. Very strong signal, but never gave an ID. (Metcalfe-KY)
Unid station passing EAM at 0636. (George Talbot via email). BS 930
working unid GHFS station with phone patch to Raymond 9 at 2230.
Arrival message. (Steve Clark-Pampa, TX)
ZG9D-Unid station with DE CW marker at 1512. (Dix-NY)
Un id station transmitting meteorology codes in CW at 1907. (Dix-NY)
Gunpost 21 calling Gunpost 21 Alpha on 11218.4 at 0024. (Anonymous)
OLX-Pragu e Radio, Czech Repu blic, with V CW marker at 1358. (DixNY)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station at 1212,
also noted on 13866. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
WUG (US Army Co rp of Engineers) working various stations on
channel 10 at 1555. (Ano nymous)
UAT-Moscow Radio, Russia, with CO CW marker at 1234. (Dix-NY)
3BM-Port Saint Louis Radio, Mauriti us, with CQ CW marker at 1818.
(Dix-NY)
Albrook GHFS calling SAM 90300 at 1901. (Anonymous)
CRA-Unid station se nding hand sent CW "VVV Test de CRA" at 1821.
(Dix-NY)
Unid station sending "965 965 1" in CW at 1422. (Dix-NY)
Spanish female 5-digit number station in AM at 1830. (Dix-NY)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station at 1135,
also noted on 14469/9263 and at 1412 on 11 570. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Unid station transmitting 5-figure groups in CW at 1422. (Dix-NY)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station at 1135,
also noted on 13866/9263. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshi re Poache r number station at 1135,
also noted on 15682/16084. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Unid station sending conti nuous "Tn 364 364 364" in CW at 1452.
(Dix-NY)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station at 1040,
also noted on 16084/14487. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
English female 5-dig it Lincolnshire Poache r number station at 1040,
also noted on 15682/14487. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
V5G-MFA Bucharest, Bulgaria, with 164.5 baud RUM-FEC transmission of an eight page economic review at 1140. (Robe rt Hall -Capetown,
RSA)
OMZ-MFA Prague, Czech Republic, with news bulletins in Czech using
100 baud RTIY at 0934. Also caught on 16357.2 at 1209. (Hall -RSA)
RFFTD-FAFVilacoublay, France, with ARQ-E3 traffic to RVVIPP-French
Navy Le Port, Reunion. at 1126. (Hall-RSA)
WCC-Chatham Radio, MA, with SITOR-B high seas forecast and gale
warnings at 1240. (Hall-RSA)
YLQ-Riga Radi o, Latvia, with CW ID "YLQ Scan" and SITOR-A idler at
1501 . (Dix-NY)
SBA-Nicosia Radio, Cyprus, with CO CW marker at 1533. (Dix-NY)
English female 5-digit Linco lnshire Poache r number station at 1035,
also noted on 10452. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
SAM 90300 worki ng Ascension Island GHFS (off frequency) at 1913.
Moved to 18019 at 1918. (Anonymous)
RFFBBHU-French Forces Versailles, France, with 5-letter groups ARQE3 traffic to RFV ITX-Le Port, Reunion at 1625. Also caught RFFAAPGuerre Dipermil with admin traffic to RFVITX at 1630. (Hall-RSA)
RFTJ-French Forces Dakar, Senegal, with 192 baud ARQ-E3 Code de
Voie on the LFA circuit at 1600. (Hall-RSA)
6XM8-BND/Mossad station using 192 baud ARQ-E with crypto traffic
at 1309. (Hall-RSA)
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Shortwave Broadcasting
Glenn Hauser, P.O.Box 1684-MT, Enid, OK 73702
.moil: <ghousefhotmo11.com>; fox: (405) 233-2948, ATT: Houser

France Quits Shortwave To Us; Others Expand

Q FR

MT s Jat.:ques ct Avignon report s confirmation that

Radio Frant.:c Internationale would t.:casc all shortwave <""\' \
broadt.:asts to North Amerit.:a at the end of March due
'1
to budget rcdut.:tions. in fa vor of sate llite and cable. ~
Alreauy in mid-March, Joe Hanlon and I nolecl the
1200 Eng lish broadcast on 13625 replaced by mu sic _
in French. because of yet another strike. RFI is out of ~
touch with its English au dience, its shortwave audi- ~
cncc. French audience (whi ch likes music not only (:'
duri ng strikes). and its own workers. RFI French-only
relays may he founu in a few cities such as New York anu
Boston vi a AM and FM s1ations.
Also in the negati ve colum n: Ru ssia is culling bat.:k even more
on shortwave services: Papua New Guinea had to go commercial;

the Investment Channel failed 10 show up: Radio Japan

clumped a lot of programming and staff including its
'YI'""'\ DX show as did Radio Portugal. KNLS Alaska also
\~ started over with new people.
There 's sti ll some growth: Tibet talks about
LLJ broadcasting in English: Mongolia sneaked in a new
shortwave station incl uding some Engl ish: Maldi ves
~ plans a comeback on SW: XERTA has still been
~ working to get on the air. Religious broadcasting
expansions are planned in Chile. Hawaii, Zambia. and
already in Georgia. Meanwhile. Radio Free Asia has been
uniformly denounced by the Asian dictatorship it targets, fearful of
free informatio n. And a Cuban De mocrat has been put in charge of
Radio Marti!

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ALASKA For 1997. KNLS has all new programs, writers. and announcers. Four new
distorted, mostly readable in FM with ID as "La Vaz de Bolivia, 49 metros //4945
series are planned introcluc1ng Alaska. Rather than mixing music. each broadcast
where not distorted but weaker (Don Moo re, IA)
will leature asing leart isl. group. or music style. Marcy Bryan presents a new series
R. Norle. Montero. audible on 4939.2 when the Venezuelan was missing. 2300
of tutorials on American idioms. Personal messages to the KNLS audience of no
0125 closing with English 10. but very distorted audio (Henrik Klemetz, Colommore than 30 seconds can now be offered for airing, recorded on a good recorder
bia. DSWCI OX Window)
and tape. Include your name and location and then say what you wish: cassettes
BRAZIL Heavy summer rains damaged the 25mb antenna of R. Aparecida, increasing
will not be returned. Carl Mann returns wilh a new daily series OX Definitions. For
the SWR. Tho allowed to use 7.5 kW. they decreased power to 500 W to avoid
Z97. English hours are al 0800 on 9615. 1300 on 7365 (Alaska Calling via
injuring the transmitter, but 11 855 is still on the air, audiblehere (deCastro, Brazil,
Christopher J. Williams, World DX Club Contac~
NASWA Journa~
ALBANIA R. Tirana m early March was reporting on unrest and anarchy. 0145 on 7160;
CHILE I visited the former transmitter site of R. Nacional. now owned by Christian
also on 7270 00300120+ m Albanian. folk music. 0055 news: 0230 English on
Vision. They areadjusting and testing the eight 1OOkW Harris transmitters v1hich
7159.3v but then missing during anarchy (Roger Chambers. NY) Scheduled
are to berepaired. Three log-periodic antennas areOK, but two of the four curtains,
broadcasts from R. Tirana and TWA were missing (Chris Hambly. Australia) TWA
beamed to Americas. vii II not be used due to their catastrophic state. They are not
HO people in Cary. NC. praying next government will allow TWA (AP NC via Mike
allowed to use R. Nacional frequencies, so must look for new ones. Transmitters
Cooper)
may be moved to another country, but if all goes well in Chile, tests on air could
ANGOLA R. Nacional. 3374.92. doing well on allnight service. 0255 mostly English
start by end of April, official broadcasts by October (Felipe Asenjo, Santiago,
language pop music. bit of Portuguese talk at 0302-0304. magazine show 0330Cumbre OX via Electronic OX Press)
0336. more music until 0500 (Randy Stewart. MO)
R. Esperanza. 6090 heard at 00500101 with religion ; surprised not blocked by
V. ol Resistance of Black Cockerel: 05000900 on 9750. 11001430 on11830.
some big station (Don Moore. IA) Like Anguilla. often missingg/1
16552100 on 6095. including English daily 1830 1845, news at 1840 (BBCM)
CHINA CAi's 0400 relay via French Guiana on 9790 ex-9730. usually best signal and
ANTARCTICA LRA36. 15476, official
audio from them, but has same whineas on Switzerland 9905 relay. Naturally they
schedule is '19002100 . includes
still didn't know about it at the Beijing studios. and may not for months (gh)
IDs in English. French at odd times:
COSTA RICA RFP l's 15049 dellaquad antenna was bent out of shape by high winds
RADIO NAC IONAL
gives coordinates. requests return
in early March. so that frequency could not be used (gh) All three of our antenna
ARCANGEL SAN GABRIE L
postage to this address: LRA36.
systems were affectecl by the nonstop high winds. No fun to be atop a 160 foot
941 1 Esperanza Station. Tierra del
tower in these conditions. Hustled to make provisional 19 and 49mb antennas .
....... ,..
Fu ego. Antartida eIslas del Atlantico
Our Americas, mentioned last month, has been retimed for 2nd quarter into two
Sur, Argentina. Planned increase to
weekly segments: Thu 1830, Sal 2030 plus repeats 8 and 15 hours later. Check the
3 kW soon (Gabriel Ivan Barrera.
program's website: http://www.dorsai.org/-wbai/ouramer/index.htmlJennifer
Harbury's CIA show is now scheduled: Fri 1845. Sun 2215. Richard McCarthy,
BCOX) Announcer is Mrs. Adriana on "" "'" "" ""'
_..,,,..,ew,
Figueroa (Barrera. EOXP via T!Je """"''-'--'--""""~='-'------'--~
suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. had lo suspend production of his Report from
Four Wi11ds) Opening and closing theme is Asies miArgenti11a(Barrera. RN Radiot!Je Oesert (Joe Bernard. RFPI) Electric rates went up 12% (Tica Times via RFPI)
Enlace)
CYPRUS NORTHERN Reply from Mustafa Tosun . head of transmission dept at R.
AUSTRALIA Comms Minister Richard Alston has indicated to Channel Ten that R.
Bayrak, said nominal 6150, but had tested 6159, 6160; E-mail: <brt@cc.emu.edu.tr>
Australia. the international service. may stay. contrary lo Mansfield Review (ABC
(Dan Henderson, NU via BCDX) Includes
nev1s via Mike Cooper)
English news daily at 1415, 1930 local (BRT
BAHRAIN USN personnel confirm R. Bahrain is
International via Christoph Ratzer, BCDX)
All times UTC: All frequencies kHz; * before hr=
inactiveon SW 6010. 9745 (Dan Henderson. OX
ECUADOR HCJB Z-97 English changes: 0700
sign
on,
*
after
hr
=
sign
off;
II=
parallel
Ontario via OXmg 1v1//1 Cumbre) Gulf News
1058 SPac 9645. 07300930 Eu 5865 (via
programming; + =continuing but 11ot monitored; 2 x
Agency. WAKH has ATTY press in Arabic 0500Pan/view) Not mentioned on OX Partyline,
1500 daily on 14764v. 9197v (BBCM ) Notvoice
freq= 2nd hamumic; Z-9 =Summer season; W-9 =
but Studio Ninereported that a5year project
as implied on RVt Radio World (gll)
Winter .m ason ; {non] = Broadcast to or for the listed
building a new hydroelectric dam to power
BOLIVIA R. lllimani at 1055 1102 on 5714, strong,
transmitters. in an eco-reserve with treachcountry, but not necessarily originating there.

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erous access. llad been dedicated (C het Copeland , World of Radio) HCJB fears
there may be l1armonic interference problems at tile new Quito International
Airport, which is too close to HCJB transmitter site(DXPL via BC-DX) See ZAMBIA
GEORGIA High Adventure Ministries, ''Voice of Hope for All Europe" heard on new
7520 in Eng lish 1915-2100 . no site given but acldress in Eng land and not II
Lebanon 6280 (Nikolay Pashkevich, Moscow. Electronic DX Press) Fax from
station confirms site is Duslleti, Georgia, 100 kW at 302 (Ed Rausch , NU via
EDXP) Also very good in Australia, sloff varies between 2000 and 2100 (Bob
Padula. ibid.) z.97 changing to 9310. and from May 1 hopes to add a service to
India: Georgia site confirmecl (George Jacobs. broker via George Thurman)
GERMANY Deutsche WelleZ-97 English transmission scliedule shows info of interest
in NAm: at 0200 there is no Portugal transmitter on the Asian service. formerly
audible in NAm; 0500 has Bonaire on 5960: 0900 Antigua on 6160: 1900 Kigali
on 9735. 1181O; 2100 Kigali on 9735. 15135 all beamed 295 toward America (via
Andreas Volk) And 0900-0950 on 15205 is via RN Madagascar 200 kW (BC-DX)
GREECE An agreement between VOA and Greece provides for a number of American
FM. MW and SW transmitters to be gradually handed over to Greek State Radio.
expected to bcost range and reception and increase SW broadcasting times (VOG
news via John Babbis)
HAWA/'I KWHR plans to install a second transrrntter. using the already existing logperiodic ante~na : World Harvest Radio also plans a 5th transmitter. perhaps in the
Caribbean or Africa for better coverage of Central Africa. Also looking at existing
facilities (Joe Hill, WHR. HCJB DX Partyline) Possibly US Virgin Islands. or US
East Coast (Joe Brashier. WHR. DXing wit/1 Cumbre)
HONDURAS Tests from La Voz de la Mosquitia. 4910v. never heard, so called HO in
Mississippi: said three transmitters had been tested and picked up at HO; keep
trying in the 2300-0300 period (Hans Johnson. DXing wit/1 Cumbre)
HUNGARY Len Scott, a.k.a. Laszlo Pinter. died Jan 8 at age 67: had done the DX
program or R. Budapest until retiring in 1989 (R . Budapest via BC-DX)
/NOIA AIR GOS to SAs at 1330 1500 on new 9545 1111620. 13710 (Alok Dasgupta.
India, EDXl) Poor audio of AIR on Internet, mentioned in March. is due to the
server ope-ating from faraway Flint. Michigan (Radio Netherlands Media Network)
/SRAEL Reshf1 Bet, Hebrew has been running all-night since March 1 on 9390 ex7495: Z-9i English: 0400-0415 on 17545, 9435. 7465; 1400-1430 on 11605,
15615: 1!00-1925 on 7465, 9435. 11605, 15460. Most of these are beamed
northwestoward Eu/NAm except 17545. 15640 (via Mark Veldhuis. Holland. BCDX)
JAPAN Radii Japan planned to drop Media
Roundu1 at t11e end of March as yen are
being di1erted from radio to TV (R. Netherlands Aedia Network) Too bad. but with
the eXC1ption of Bruce MacGibbon 's con
tributio1s. t/1is was the dreariest. least
spontaieous DX program on a major
broadoster. T/1e so-called Dx news" at
the beiinning often had notl1ing to do wit11listening to t11e sl1ortwave radio -g/1,
critic'
Mror schedule changes from April include: 23 hours consecutive in Japanese.:nglish on General Service: abolish Englisl1l1ours at 0300. 1400. 2300. To
NAm iew 13630, 15230 at 0500-0530: new time 06000700 on 9835. 12030,
152~ : 2100-2200 on 13630: 0700-0800 Gabon on new 15230 (RJMR)
JORDANR. Jordan 's neat mailbag program , SINPO-CON Sat 1630-1650 on 11 690.
disa peared in early March as abruptly as it had appeared; possibly retimed? (gh)
KAMPUtHEA The Khmer Rouge station is on 5405 at 2330-0130+ and 1130-1330:
belived to be at t11e mountain base Phnom Malai near the Thai border (Sarath
Werakoon. Union of Asian DXers via DSWCI DX Window)
KASHNR V. of Kashmir Freedom. P.O. Box 102. Muzzafa rabad. Azad Kashmir, via
Pais tan. in AM or USB: Urclu 0230-0330 on 6300 5750 5300: 0830-0930 on 6300
530: Kash miri 1530-1730 on 6300 5300 4116. In past has also broaclcast in
ErJlisl1 (BBCM)
KIR/8.TI R. Kiribati on new 9810 ex-9825 following interference complaints from
Cristmas lslancl audience. on air with 1 kW at 0530-0930 only, including English
000-0700 starting with R. Australia news: transmitter cutting ofi every few
sconcls believed due to avox circuit (Dave Valko & Hans Johnson, Maui. Cumbre
Xv1a DX Window)
KORA SOUTH RK I went live on Internet March 3 with programming from the 7275
hannel, including English hours at 0200, 2000 (Bill Matthews. OH } http://
~ww.k bs.co . krlAlso adding toll-free fax number from 22 countries for reports
ncluding from USA 1-888-229-231 2; Canada 1-888-211-5864; E-mail addresses
tor each language service by June (RKI SW Feedback) No change in Z-97 English
schedule direct from Korea. only from relays: Skelton 3970 at 2100 ex-1930:
usual Sackville t 030 11715 ex- 1130 9650 (RKI SW Feedback)
KBS-1 still has English news at 1350 on 3930. announced as Mon-Sat (Dave
Valko & Hans Johnson. Maui. Cumbre DX via DX Window)

KURDISTAN New in February was Harim Radio. voice of the regional government of
Iraqi Kurdistan (Kurdish: Era Radiyo Harim, dangi hukumati /1arimi Kurdistani
lraqa), 1400-1530 on4070. Also first heard in Feb, Freedom Radio Station appears
to share facilities with Voice of the Iraqi People. FRS (Kurd ish: Era Ezgay Azadiya,
Dengi l1izbi Slwyii'i Kurdistan Iraq). 1630-1730 on 7695 3905-3955v. V of the
Iraqi People, voice of democracy and prog ress. radio of the Iraqi Communist
Party. in Arabic 0400-0530, 1730-1830 on same. All one hour earlier in summer
(BBC Monitoring)
LESOTHO R. Lesotho. 4800 at 0300-2200: has English news at 0500-0505 (BBCM)
LIBYA Tone tests heard from new 500 kW transmitters in mid-Feb after 1000 on 6155,
7120. 9655, 9705, 11770 (Wolfgang Biischel, Germany, BC-DX) T/1is was tile lead
item on an HCJB 'DX Partyli11e. ' but t/1e source was deliberately deleted; wilat an
insult!-gil. Later: still heard around 0900-1000 on 6155. 7120, very good on 9705,
very poor on 11 805. 11875 (ibid.)
MADAGASCAR Strong signal out of 5009.5 with their wacky interval signal from
'0257. choral anthem. music; fades after 0400 (John H. Cobb. Jr.. GA)
MALDIVES V. of Maldives pla ns to return to SW this year with a 1.5 kW 60mb
transmitter donated by Australia (Ahmed Ibrahim Didi, Maldives. Cumbre DX via
BC-DX)
MALI R. Bamako at '0800 on 7283.88. 9634.93, 11960.16 with ID, local language
(Thomas Lindenthau. Germany, HCJB DX Partyline)
MA LTA[non] V. of Mediterranean . via Russia on new 12060ex-7390117 440 at 2000;
registered as Almaty site. but may be Sama ra (Klaus Lieberworth, Germany, via
Kai Ludwig, Electronic DX Press) Both heard but bet1er on 7440; no DX program
(Tom Sundstrom. NJ)
MEXICO In early March we noticed that XERMX, 9705. had replaced the DX and
mailbag programs in Spanish and English by music, so we asked the host of those
programs. Dr. Julian Santiago Diez de Bonil la, what had happened. A reply came
from Hector Bojorge Garcia (gh) At the end of February, Dr. Julian took his leave
of those programs, because he and Alejandro Morales had set a goal of promoting
DXing on this station and felt they had fulfilled their objectives and expectations.
They believe it is time for people at the station to take over the programs. He is
taking a six-mont11 break, to return perhaps on another station. It's very likely that
R. Mexico Internacional will produce a DX program like Encuentro DX in a few
months. Meanwhile we will hear music.
As for XERTA, there were only two days of testing, in February, at midday and
only for a few hours on 4800 kHz. since they had lots of problems with the antenna;
they are now building and installing a new one. When they are finished and have
some testing dates we will let you know immed iately. (Bojorge. World of Radio)
MD~AMBIQUE R. Mozambique National Program in Portuguese is irregular on 4855
at 0245-221 o. joined by 9619v at 0329. An nouncements in English and Swahili
are included at 02450255. Variable freq uencies used in past include 11818, 7242,
6112. 5110. 4867, 3210. Beira A program is heard on 3370vl 6025v, Beira B on
3280vl9637v. Fax in Maputo: +258-1-421816 (BBCM)
MONACO TWR Z-97 English 0655-0820 (Sat 0645-0805, Sun 0645-0820) on new
9755 (BC-DX)
MONGOLIA R. Ulan Bator
~i'' -~I
~1'1\ ';tfh t'
was renamed Vo ice of
\iL~1'
Mongolia on Jan. 1.
since a new commer- f-+~frans W orld Radio '-..-
PO Box 8700
(j;f
cial FM station there is
Cary, NC m 12-8700
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called R. Ulan Bator.
English: 1330-1 400
12085 AulSAs; 1530-1600 9745, 12085 Au/SEu: 1930-2000 9745, 12085 Eu
(Japan BCL Federation via R. Japan Media Roundup)
New SW station is R. Blue Sky, 4850. 1300-1500 ' including half-hours in
English with news from VOM. language lessons (Nagoya DX Circle via Electronic
DX Press) Mostly Western pop music, with English lessons at 1300-1330, 5minute English news after 1400: heardas early as 0900, probably leased frequency

DX Listening Digest
More broadcasting information by country compiled
by Glenn Hauser

Review of International Broadcasting

SW Programming , opinion , equipment , satellite monitoring.
Samples $2.50 each (outside North America US $3 or 6 IRCs)
1Oissue subscriptions $26 in USA, or both for $49
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from R. Mongolia (Yoshinori Kato, R. Japan Media Roundup) Sked is 0000-1500

on 4850 and FM 100.9, started Dec 15, 1994 (ABI via RJMR)
NETHERLANDS RN Z-97 English
changes include: 2330-0125
back on 9845-(B)onaire II
lii~\ Radio Nederland
'~~~~, ~881>1007C.....-oCdOo'l(;o,'.aAu
6165-B and 6020-(F)levo (via
Pan/view'} 0430 on 6165. 9590
Bona ire; 0730 & 0830 on 9720, 9820 Bonaire: 1330 & 1430 on Madagascar 9810,
12090. Tashkent 15585 (BC-DX) Spanish: 2230-0125 on 153 t 5-B. 9895-F: 22302325 also 11680-8: 2230-2425 also 11715-F: 0230-0425 6020-F. 6165, 9590-B
(RN Radio-En/ace) RN holds an open house in Hilversum on its anniversary, June
7 (Media Network)
NIGERIA V. of Nigeria, presumed on 15120 at 1635-1 715+ with continuous Afro pops
in mid-Feb (Brian Alexander. PA. World of Radio) Back on this frequency testing
after a few months' absence: not to be confused with XERTA. also planning to use
this channel (gh)
PAKISTAN R. Pakistan English at 1600-1630 on 9513.6 ex-9903 (Panlvie1v')
PAPUA NEW GUINEA NBC reported that both its national networks had been fully
commercialized for financial reasons (Ian Baxter, Australia) 100 kW Port Moresby
is on 9675 at 2200-0900, 4890 at 0900-2200; only announces "100 FM" (Arthur
Cushen, NZ. RNMN)
PARAGUAY R. Nacional, 9737, 0715 nice love songs, 0720 government news (Gigi
Lytle, TX, World of Radio) Also can be heard in evenings just down from HCJB (gh)
Varied down to 9735.9 at 0000 (Wolfgang Busche!, BC-DX)
R. Guaira rectivated on 5976.23v at 1402-1509 //FM 103.5. call-in contest.
1509 news, still on at 1900 recheck. Modulation 50% (Levi Iversen. Paraguay. NU
via DXing with Cumbre. EDXP)
PERU SW stations out of service as of January, illegals ordered lo cease: R. Frecuencia
Popular. 4012: R. Estelar. 5767.1: R. La Voz del Alto Mayo. 6137.5: R. Estacion
Lasser (not Laser) ,470515275v; Estacion TarapotolYurimaguas. 6238v: R. La Voz
de Naranjos, 4300.1. And cancelling its SW license was OZX9W, R. Comercial
Educativa. La Peca, 4850 (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Radio Nuevo Mundo) R. llucan,
which was licensed to a new frequency. still heard in March on old 5619.22 until
0233' (Brian Alexander. PA, World of Radio) R. La Voz del Campesino del Alto
Piura, 4004 .9 at 2354-0110 (Pedro F. Arrunategui, Lima) It's at San Miguel de El
Faique, Piura Dept., 250 W formerly used by R. Grau (Takayuki Inoue N., Japan)
Don't call him Nozaki; that's his matronymic -g/1.
There are two Radios San Juan near Bagua: on 4420.2. announced as 4400.
from Ara mango, just north of Bagua, until 0003 ; and the other on 5775.3 at Lonya
Grande, south of Bagua, '2355-0319' (Henrik Klemetz. Colombia. DSWCI DX
Window)
PORTUGAL R. Portugal announced that its Feb. 22 DX
program was the final one
(Pete Costello. NJ. World of
Radio)
RUSSIA Managers of R. Rossii,
Golos Rossii, Mayak, say state radio is dying. Mayak reduced from 24 to 14 hpd;
80% of state subsidy goes to distribution costs. Workers lhreatened to strike
March 27 for back pay (!TAR-TASS via OMRI via David Crawford , DXing with
Cumbre) VOR reduced Russian from 18to10 hpd (BBCM) Kamchatka Rybatskaya
program from Petropavlovsk, 2000-2100 TuefThufSat on 7255. 12050 (Nikolai
Rudnev, ASK-DX via Play-OX) Tl1at's a show for tl1e fis/1ing fleet. probably one
hour earlier for summer-gh.
SA /PAN KHBI dropped four broadcasts on March 11 : 0000 on 15725. 1400 on 9355,
1600 on 9385, 2200on 15665 (MARE and MRI websites via Jim Moats) Will these
be replaced by Radio Free Asia? (Moats)
SOMALIA R. Hargeisa. V. of the Republic of Somaliland. on new 7534.7v heard in UK
from fade-in 1700 until 1800' or 1900" with news at 1745 (BBCM) fade in at 1640
until 1800' on 7537.7 drifting rapidly to 7539, USB plus carrier (Dave Valko. Maui.
Cumbre OX via DX Window)
SOUTH AFRICA [non] Guess what? Another month went by and still no trace of the
much-hyped extensive schedule of The Investment Channel (gh) Jerry Hoffman.
head of the pro1ect,was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud in 1971. banned
from doing business in New York. according to New York Times and Youngstown
Vindicator. IC was evicted from Atlanta offices. tho Hoffman said the owners
refused to fix them up: moved to a new location and ready to start up shortly
(RNMN)
SYRIA R. Damascus resumed 13610. Arabic 0600-1600; Russian. German. French,
English at 1700-2415 ( Panlvie11)
TAJIKISTAN R. Dushanbe external service in English: 0345-0400 on 4975, 9905;
1645-1 700 on 7245 (BBCM via EDXP)
[non] V. of Free Tajikistan said 1t would broadcast from 0300 on 5965. 0600 on
7100 (BBCM )

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TIBET For several evenings last November, they had an English ID, "People's
Broadcasting Station of Tibet." Also, "You are tuned to Tibet" and "Radio Tibet,
Lhasa. This broadcast is for overseas listeners." Also indicated plans to broadcast
in foreign languages such as Japanese. That was at 1500; since tllen they give the
same English ID at same time every night. but no foreign languages noted as yet.
We shall see. They went off 7110 about two years ago. Were on 7195 for a while
and recently came on 6110 under VOA. 7195 is an old Xinjiang spot but they too
left it long ago. II is now occupied by V. of Russia in Chinese until 1600" (Mike
Ryan, HSOZCE. Bangkok)
TURKEY Two VOT transmitter at Cakirlar were off for repairs. causing schedule
changes and fewer SSB broadcasts (BC-DX) Tentative Z-97 English: 0300 on
6120. 7270, 15190: 1230 on 13695, 15290; 1830 on 9445, 13695-LSB; 2200 on
6135-LSB, 7280. 9560. 9655 (TRT via Benno Klink. BC-DX)
UK 0 GB A NI Latest audience research puts BBC first in world with an audience of
143 million worldwide at least once a v1eek (Graham Mytton, Controller of
Marketing, BBCWS, on VOA Communications World)
US A FCC granted WRMI second antenna toward NAm on Feb 26: unknown how long
before on air (Marcel Rommerts. DSWCI DX Window)
Brother Stair heard on new i 445 around 1300. ID for WRW (gh, OK) WRNO
now authorized on 7455 at 0900-1600 (George Jacobs & Associates via George
Thurman) Originally 011 7445 by mistake?-gh.
It was a shock to read the report on KVOH in Feb MT. I have an engineer
scheduled to take corrective action. Your report on spurious emissions is
appreciated and the first complaint I've received. Our transmitters are very old and
we look forward to modernizing them. In the meantime it is our policy to operate
all of our equipment according to FCC regulations (Paul Johnson. General
Manager. KVOH)
WINS good here. but on phone said only 15 kW. not 50 (H<11s Johnson. CO.
DXing 11ith Cumbre) 15715. 11740. 11950
WVHA continued week to vieek with rts bank balance dipping as low as $200.
The loan company agreed to refinance in early March at half the piyment. S36.5K,
as announced on a Sabbath update with a constant high noise le-.el on frequency
and blanketing at least 20 kHz. probably caused by misadjusted saellite link, snow
in the dish (gh)
Monitor Radio lnt'I announced a new address for Letterbox, :'9-:52 past the
hours on weekdays: Box 1524, Boston. MA02117-1524 (Jim Moat, Dave Jeffery)
R. Free Asia added Korean 1n early March: 2200-2300 on 74S. 7530. 7550.
9455-KHBI, 9650: 1530-1630 on 5855. 7520. 9980. 11600. V1etn:mese at 14001500 also on 9930 which is KWHR Hawaii. Chinese at 2300-2410 added VOA
Delano 11 870: 1500-1600 added VOA-Delano 9805 (BC-DX) Ext1nded to 1700
also 9805 (Art Blair. CA) 9980 is KHBN Palau (BC-DX) Only one o.idible here at
1530 (gh, OK) Ricl1ard Richter. head of RFA said Korean service wiu ld be "open
format" including reading letters to relatives (source deleted by HCJEDX Partyline)
RFA is aimed at spreading the decadent American way of life, ideolOQ' and cullure,
paralysing the national consciousness of Asian people. obliterating heir national
cultures (KCNA. Pyongyang. via BBCM) See also SAIPAN
Miami lawyer Hermmio San Roman. a Democratic Party activist. hes taken over
as head of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. which includes Radio narti (Karen
Branch & Cynthia Corzo. Miami Herald via Mike Cooper)
Voice of America put out a 1997 wall calendar. "State Fairs-A American
Tradition" with colorful shots of midways, etc. Unfortunately, Americns are not
allowed to have it (gh) Studio One, which was a place for long-form poductions.
last aired Feb 16. but may come back as specials: replaced by StudJ 38 Suns
1230. 1630, 2130 (VOA Communications World) Cl1ecked it one week.ward silly
little segmems-g/1.
WORLD OF RAO/Oanticipoted May schedule on WWCR: Thu 2030 1i685, Sat
0530 5070. 1130 7435. 1300 15685 Sun 0730 5070. 0900 3210. 2330 070. Tue
1230 15685. In June, July and August the 2330 airing will be on 121i0. After
numerous complaints WWCR agreed lo provide its program schedule 01website
not only in tables but in texl format (gh)
MW harmonics noted: 2480. WWZO. Aberdeen MS at 1115-1125 wh 105.3
FM ID: 2680. WLDY. Ladysmith WI. 0328-0400. 11 30-1200 very good ne day,
gone the next (Don Moore. IA)
ZAiRE V. of the People. Bunia. heard on rebel-controlled 5066 transmitter a04300500. 1500-1530: elsewhen still R. Candip (BBCM)
ZAMBIA HCJB is looking for a site mAfrica: application has been pending a l o~ time
for a mid-sized SW station here. but progress is slow. Another missionary sition,
Christian Voice is already on the air: unlike its domestic target. HCJB's wilmve
many CAf countries and languages. Would sound like HCJB with general-imrest,
not 1ust religious programs. Another regional SW has been waiting for 5 yEfs in
a secret country. Several other possibilities for an HCJB outlet are pending (hger
Stubbe. HCJB OX Partyline)
Until the Next. Best of DX and 73 de Glenn!
http ://hudson.idt.neV- khercht 191radio/shortwavefghauser

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0001 UTC on 5890
LITHUANIA: Radio Vilnius. National and world news in Lithuanian , to folk
music. Program repeat in English at 0030. (Eduardo Pazera Jr., Joao
Pessoa. Paraiba. Brazil)
0020 UTC on 44 19.4
PERU: Radio Bambamarca . Spanish. Station ID, "y son las ocho de la
noche en Radio Bambamarca, su frecuencia lider." Evening messages
to ID repeat. Peru's Radio Tawauantisuyo heard on 6173.8 at 0025.
Radio Nor Andina heard on 4460.8 at 0050. (Pedro Arrunategui, Lima.
Peru, The Four Winds via email).
0055 UTC on 11 905
THAILAND: Radio Thailand. PGA and related American sports results.
Station sign-off to Westminster chimes at 0100 int roducing new language
service. (Sue Wilden . Columbus. IN )
0140 UTC on 4566.4
PER U: Radio Gotas de Oro. Station ID and greetings to friends, including
myself and Henry Klemetz in Bogota. Colombia. Additional Peruvians
logged as: Radio Ouillabamba 5025 at 11 20; Radio Tropical 4935 at
1125; Radio Chanc hamayo 4895. 1 at 11 40; Radio La Hora 4855.5 at
11 58: Rad io Universal 5767.2 at 1204; Radio Apurimac 5236.3 at
1207. (Arrunategui. Peru/TF\N)
0229 UTC on 6090
ANGU ILLA: University Network. Contemporary instrumentals to station
break ID and mailing address: (P.O. Box 1, Los Angeles, CA 90053).
Teachings from Romans and Doc's "unique" approach to tithing.
"DOC NET" website : <http:www.drgenescott.org > 1-800-3383030.(Sam Wright. Biloxi. MS)
0315 UTC on 3270
NAMIBIA: Radio Namibia/NBC. U.S. pops to news at 0400 closing with
prayer. Noted on //3290 audible only in USB due to high noise level. (Lee
Siivi. Mentor, OH. via email). Anyone trying for a QSL? P.O. Box 321,
Windhoek. 9000 Namibia. -ed.
0400 UTC on 9745
ECUADOR: HCJB. News program. Not considered "DX" to tile U.S.
listener; however. HCJB had excellent coverage of the presidential and
political crises . (Silvi, OH) Spanish service 0200 on 5860. (Wilden, OH)
0400 UTC on 3330
ZAMBIA: The Christian Voice.English an nouncer with local time check
and national news closing with prayer. Morning Show to contemporary
Christian pop music. (R.C . Hewitt, Quartzite. AZ)
0525 UTC on 7385
COSTA RI CA: Radio for Peace lnt'I. Easy-listening programming to
donation request and address. (Terry Jones, Plankiton , SD)
0558 UTC on 5070
USA: WWCR. American Worldwide program. (Jones. SD; Bob Frase r,
Cohasset. MA)
0600 UTC on 3366
GHANA: GBC. Evening show with lottery numbers. local time checks,
commercials wilh jingles and "Radio 2" ID. (Hewitt. AZ; Jones, SD)
0730 UTC on 3945
VANUATU: Radio Vanuatu. (Tentative) . English/French programming
including a British/Australian accented commercial for "healthy
smile ..healthy teeth". (Silvi. OH) I'd bet this was Vanuatu. thanks for the
log. not reported often. Station address: P.M. B. 927. Port Vila, Republic
of Vanuatu. ed.
081 6 UTC on 7175
RUSSIA: Radiostantzia Tikhiy Okean (Radio Pacific Ocean). This daily
Russian -language broadcast for sailors in the Pacific, opens with chimes
and "Gavorit Vladivostok," followed by a mix of news. fishery and
shipping features . pop music, and telephone calls from listeners. Sign-otf
occurs at 0900 UTC. Coming as it does from the Russian Far East. this
signal is quite strong in central California . and can be easily be found as
the carrier is lefl on with "dead air" between Voice of Russia's English
language sign-off at 0800 UTC and the Tikhiy Okea n sign-on at 0816.
(Rick Albrighl, Merced , CA via email)
0934 UTC on 11 635
PHILIPP INES: FE BC/Radio lnt'I. English monitored to 1007. Piano and
o rchestra music to religious sermon to 1005. Music pauses, announcement with address and ID as. "this is FEBC International." Fai r/poor
signal monitored in USB. (Giovanni Serra. Rome, Italy, TF\N)
1004 UTC on 9700
NEW ZEALAND: Radio NZ lnt'I. News coverage of the Pacific region.

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(Wilden, IN) This frequency monitored to 1130. (Fraser, MA)

1140 UTC on 9860
AUSTRALIA: Radio Australia . Report on Australian/Vietnamese culture exchange //9580. (Fraser. MA; Wilden , IN)
1245 UTC on 11650
SWEDEN: Radio Sweden. Sounds Nordic show focusing on the continued search for the Loch Ness Monster. (Wilden, IN)
1505 UTC on 4925
INDONESIA: RRl-Jambi (Sumatra). Indonesian . News coverage on
Sumatra and Java. lndo's logged as; RRl-Ujung Pandang (Sulawesi)
4753.2 at 1510; ARI Bukittingi (Sumatra) 323 1.9 at 1655. (Walter
Mola, Torino, ltaly/TF\N)
1700 UTC on 15320
ITALY: AAI. Italian broadcast to Africa. News, sports headlines, cultural
program and music. RAI noted in Italian as; daily 1400-1430 on 15250/
/17780; daily 1830-1905 on 9675//11800; Sunday 1345-1700 on 17780.
(Augustine Sabbatino, New York City. NY)
1856 UTC on 9955
SW ITZERLAND: (Non). Radio Sparks relay via WAMI , Miami, FL. Pop/
rock tun es to plenty of station IDs and QSL information/ address. (P.O .
Box 510, 04010 Basel, Switzerland). Music from pop group singing
Walking On a Milky Way and /Is a Beautiful Life from Swedish pop group
Ace of Base. Great show, look for this one again June 28th. (Gayle Van
Horn, Brasstown, NC)
2002 UTC on 7155
MOROCCO: Radio Free Europe (via Briech). Programming to Europe
in Serbo-Croat language. English ID break at 2003 to text on European
politics. Beatles' tune Jn My Life to newscast and A &B tune I'm So Hurt.
(Van Horn, NC)
2035 UTC on 5940
RUSSIA: Voice of Russia. Program Moscow Yesterday and Today
featuring story on Ivan the Terrible's ordering the death of Metropolitan
Church priest Philip. (Fraser, MA)
2100 UTC on 11715
MALI : China Radio lnt'I. News on the return of Hong Kong to China. JI
15100 poor signal quality. (Fraser, MA; Jones, SD)
2100 UTC on 5970
CZECH REPUBLIC: Radio Free Europe (via Prague). Lithuanian. One
hour of international and regional programming. (Pazera, Brazil) AFE
heard on this frequency 2304-0000. (Stokes Swartz, Madison. WI , via
email)
21 00 UTC on 6070
CANADA: CP RX. Weather and traffic update. Radio Canada lnt'I on
9805 at 2107, with national weather forecast to sports headlines and
hockey scores. Feature with Jim Craig on //5925, 11945, 17820.
(Jones, SD; Wilden, IN)
2117 UTC on 9615
RWANDA: Deutsche Welle relay. Story on waltzing in Vienna . (Wilden ,
IN) Rwanda OW noted on 15275 at 2100. (Swartz, WI)
2135 UTC on 9620
CUBA: Radio Havana. Spotlight on the Americas program featuring
Costa Rica's economic struggles. (Fraser, MA) Programming noted
6180 at 2230. (Jones, SD)
2243 UTC on 7450.2
GREEC E: Voice of Greece. Greek pop music vocals to IDs at 2250,
2301 with ATTY station interference. (Schwartz, WI: Wilden. IN)
2320 UTC on 9655
TURKEY: Voice of Turkey. Another Province show with Subah Province profiled. (Fraser, MA)
2340 UTC on 5012
DOMIN ICAN REPUBLIC: Radio Cristal Internacional. Musical Dominican program to numerous IDs as: "Radio Cristal Internacional la voz de
la Aepu blica Dominican." (Silvi, OH)
2350 UTC on 11795
NETHERLANDS ANTI LLES: Deutsche Welle Antigua relay. German
service of classical musical program. BBC World Service's Antigua
relay noted on 5975 at 0130 discussing supernovas.(Fraser, MA)

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Gayle Van Horn, gay/e@grove.net

OLE!
From the Dallas- Ft. W orth airport
comes word of a new T ravelers In formation S tati o n (TIS) o n 1640 and 1680 kHz,
broadcasti ng 24 hours. These low powered rad io transm itters broadcast trave l
information a nd po ints of inte rest. Howeve r, thi s unusual T IS statio n is transmitting at 60 watts! Send you r recepti o n
report and return mint stamps to: Mr. Art
Blair, P.O. Box 6 19428, Dallas-Ft. Worth
A irport. T X 7526 1.

Radio Mcxico Internacional continues to del ig ht DXcr~ with a brisk QSL

return rate. Ju an Mort. the stati o n managcr. we lcomes yourcorrespondcnce a nd
inquiries about Mex ico in Spanish. Eng li sh . Ita li a n. or French. Send your re po rt
with o ne U.S. dollar. rnint stamps of
Mex ico. or o ne IRC to: /\partadu Postal
2 1-300. Codigo Po~t a l O-W2 I. Mex ico
C ity. DF Mexico. The s tation is also avai lable via e- mail : imcr @ mpsn et.com.mx .

C OAS T A L ST ATION
IAR Rome Radio. 130 I 1.0 k l 11.. f'ull dat3 prepared QSL car<I ' tamped" ith station
!\eal. ~ ignc:d by Pic1ro Tangioni. plus station M.:hcduk. husincss card and amateur
QSl. card (I KOOTG ). Received in J 56day, foran Engli' h repon and one U.S . dollar.
Station addre'" Telecom Italia. DC P/STDPSGIR. Viale Europa 190. 00 139 Roma.
llal y. (Ric hard W . Parker, Rochester. NY)

PP-51 3 kHz. Omaha. Nebraska. Full data QSL lcner signed by fames E. Owens
KGOQI. Received for a follow.up NDB repon of CW beacon idenlification. Original
rcpun ' cnt 10 Eppley Airfield . S1a1io n address: U.S. Dcpl. o fTran sponation, Federal
Avia1ion Admi nistraiio n. Omaha Traco n. 100 Tracon Hill, Belcvuc, NE 68005.
( Hank Ho lbrook. Dunk irk. MD)

DO MI N ICAN RE l' UBl.IC

Rad io Am:rnccer ln1e rnacional , 6025 kHz. Panial data C1 r1ijicarlo "'' Si1101011ia
vcri lica1ion card wi1h illegi hk ' ignature. Rc.ccived in 300 days for a Spanish rcpo11
a nd one U.S . dullar. S1a1i1111 uddrcs" Apanado 1500. Sanlu Domingo. D11111inican
Republic (Darren While. 1-lauic,burg, MS).

EEX-.109 kHz, Swainsboro. Georgia . f'u ll daia prepared QSL card verified wilh
illegible signature. Received for a ND B report of CW beacon iden1ifica1ion. Stalion
address: Emanuel County Airpon. Swainsboro, GA 30401. (Hol brook, MD)

Fl\1/ 1\IEIJI UM W AVE

WR MA- FM 1116.7 kl-11.. Fnll uata letter s igned by lla1. Montana plu' a siation
'licker. Received in 15 day' for a Spanish f'M repon. S 1a1ion addrcs': 3 19 1 Coral
Way. Sui1e 100. Miami. f'L 33 1-15. (Jose Moura. Washi11g1on. DC)

NO RTH KOREA
Radio Pyongyang. 9977 k Hz. Full darn color scenery card unsigned plus a red and
bl ue clo!h pcnnanl. Received in 72 da ys for an English repon mailed while in
Slu!lJ!arl. Ger many. Slat ion addrcs': External Scrvkc, Korean Cenlrn l Broad casting
S1:uion. Pyongyang, Democrntic People's Republic of Korea. (Frank Hi Ihon, Charleston. SC)

WABC- Ai\'I 770 kH z. f'ull d :Ha ' 1:11iun QSL card s igned hy Bill Krause. Kccdved
in 30day' for an English AM re pon. S1a1ion add ress: 2 Penn Plaza. New York C ity.
NY I 01 21. (Moura. DC ) Mus ic radio 770 \VA /IC web.<itr: <hllp:ll
11111sicradir>.computer.11et>. td.
rn ENCll PO L VNF.S IA
RFO/Radio Tahi1i. 15 168 kilt.. Full daia 'lalion logo c:ird un,igncd. plu' Rf'O
~tick er and coverage map. Rccc.. ivcd in 7 month"> for an English rcpon. cassc11c 1apc.
one U.S . dollar a nd local ' "uiun bumper , tic ker,. S1a1ion addrc": Bo ite Po, 1al 125.
l'apeeie. T ah i1i. ( Mic hael T. Prindle . :-Jew Suffolk. NY via mail) QSL 1/ii.f .1u11io11
H'hih wm t'tlll .. . 1/wy plan to letne slwrtwm/e in the near futurt'. etl.
JOR DAN
Radi o Jordan. 11970 kl-11. Full data QSLc:ird stamped w il h ,i:uion' s.ca l. sig ned by
Jawad Zada. Pro cram schedule and slation deca l enclosed. Received in 61 days for
an Engl bh rcpor~ and 1hrcc IRCs. Station addrc>s: P.O. Box 909. A mma n. Jordan .
( Whi1c. MS)
l\I EXI CO
Radi o 1'tcxirn l111c rnaci onal XER~IX. 9 705 kllz. O ve r,ized full dai a ;iation logo
card un~ig ncd . Station ~t id.i:r. program ~i.: hcdulc. report fcmn and htrgi: f~ h pennant
enclosed. Pe"m1:1l lcner in Engl i'h from Juan Mon-Manager on s1a1io n lencrhcad.
R~ccivcd in 26 day:i. for an Englbh report. mini stamp'. :i.ouvcnir poMcard and 'clfadd rcssed en velope (not U>Cd for reply I. S1a1ion addrcs-= Ap;in;ido Po,lal 2 1-300.
Codigo Po,1al C).102 1. Me\iw Ci1y. DF i\kx ico.(Gayle Yan llom. Bra" !Own. NC:
Prindle. 1'Y I
M OIWCCO
R.1dio Medi Un. 9575 kHz. Full d a1a QSI. card with illegible. Re<cived in ~.JI days
for a French report and 1wo I RCs. Station addrc": Boite Po, 1:11 o. 2055. T :mgier.
~<>rocco. (While. MS 1.
NO N DIRECTION A L BEACONS
ZLS-526kl11. S1clla Maris hnernaiional Airpon. Bahamas. Full da1a prepared QSL
card rcwrned wi1h illegih lc 'igna1urc of s uperv isor. Received in 10 da y' for an
Eng lish utili1y repo rt and mint 'tamp. Station addre": FAA . Enroule SSC (Carih-

42

bean). 7500 N.W. 58th Si.. M iami. FL 33 166.(Randy S 1cwart, Springfield . MO)

MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

SEYC H E LLES
BBC Indian Ocean Relay S 1a1ion. 11730 k Hz . f'ull d ala le ucr on B BC station
lencrhead. signed by Nigel Bird. Received in 26 d3ys for an English report and 1wo
IRC>. S1a1iun address: P.O. Box 448. Vic1oria. Mahe. Seychelles. (White. MS)
S HIP T RA FFI C

MN Stewart J. Cort WYZ393 1, 4077 kl-11. Full dala prepared QSL card re m rned a.<
ve rifi ed . plus phoio o f vessel. Received for an English u1ili1y report. Ship address:
c/o Canal Siation, Saul! Sic. Marie. M l 49783. (Sie ve McDonald. Mayne Bay. BC
Can3da )

Simko E.rpress DSY A, I 56.8/156.65 M1 lz(Ta nkcr) . Full d ma QSL len crrcceivcd for
an English uti li1y rcpon and one U.S. dollar. Ship address: Sanko Steam shi p Co..
Lid.. Skin Yuracho Bldg .. 9th f'loor. I 2 I. Yuraku-cho I Chome. Chiyodaku._
Tokyo 100. Japan . (Holbrook. MD)
SO UTH A FRI CA
Channel A frica. 152.JO kHz. Full daia QSL card , igncd by Ka1hy Oito. p lus Sl31ion
slicker and freq uency s.:hedule. Received in 54 days for an English report. S1a1ion
address: Senicch (Pty) Lid .. Shortwave Service. Priva1e Bag X06, Ho neydew 2040
Soulh Africa. (Paul Jablonowski. Greenfield, W I) C/11111ne/ Africa .flatio11 website:
<l111p:llwww.sabc.co.ZJl/1111ilslcfta11afr/i11dex. fttml>. You may 11/so sellll <1 reception

report/mm your browser Ill: <http://wwK".Se11/ech.co.za/receplio11.html> or email

your report to: 011o @se111eclt.co.za. Do11 '1forget m l'i.fit Semec'1 's website: <llllp:/
/ www.se111ech.co.za>ed.
STA N DA RD FREQrflME S IGNAL STATIONS
YVTO. 5000 kHz. Full da1a >lalion logo card plus s1a1ion info sheet. Rece ived in 11 5
days fora Spanish repon :md one U.S. doll:ir. S1a1ion address: Obscrva1ori0Cagigal.
Apana<lo 6745. Arniada 84-DHN. Caracas 10. Vcne1uela. (Alben Lozano. WilkesB:irrc. Pi\) This s111tiu11is 11ot li.11n l i111'1e 1997 IVR'/VH. ed.
C H U. 33JOkHz. Panial d:ua CH U card unsigned. Received in 14 days for an English
rcpon. S1a1ion address: Na1ional Research Co un cil, Ouawa. Oniario, Canada KI A
OR6. (Sam Wright, Biloxi. MS )

SHORTWAVE GUIDE

English

Language

-- ---~- ~~ - .

-ril

How TO UsE THE SHORTWAVE Gu1DE .

1:

Convert your time to UTC.

Eastern and Pacific Times are already converted to Coordinated
Unive rsal Time (UTC) at the top of each page . The rule is: convert
your local time to 24-hour format; add (during Daylight Savings Time)
4,5 ,6, or 7 hours for Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific Times,
respectively.
Note that all dates, as well as times, are in UTC; for example, a show
which might air at 0030 UTC Sunday will be heard on Saturday evening in
America (8:30 pm Eastern , 5 :30 pm Pacific) .
Choose a p rogram or station you want to hear.
Some selected programs appear on the lower half of the page for
prime listening hours- space does not permit 24-hour listings.
Occasionally program listings will be followed by "See X 0000." This
information indicates that the program is a rerun. and refers to a previous
summary of the program's content. The letter stands for a day of the week,
as indicated below, and the four digits represent a time in UTC.
S: Sunday
T: Tuesday
H: Thursday A: Saturday
M: Monday
W: Wednesday F: Friday
2:

Find the frequencies for the program or station you

3:
want to hear.
Look at the page which corresponds to the time you will be listening.
Comprehensive frequency information for English broadcasts can be found
at the top half of the page. All frequencies are in kHz.
The freque ncy listing uses the same day codes as the program listings; if a broadcast is not daily, those day codes will appear before the

station name. Irregular broadcasts are indicated "tent" and programming

which includes languages besides English are coded "vi" (various languages).
4: Choose the most promising frequencies for the time,
location and conditions.
Not all stations can be heard and none all the time on all frequencies. To help you find the most promising frequency, we've included information on the target area of each broadcast. Frequencies beamed toward
your area will generally be easier to hear than those beamed elsewhere,
even though the latter will often still be audible. Eve ry frequency is followed by one of these target codes:
am:
na:
ca:
sa:
eu:
af:
me:

The Americas
North America
Central America
South America
Europe
Africa
Middle East

0027

0508

Radio Exterior de Espana Distance

Unknown'
HCJB (am) 'O X Partyline..
Radio Exteri or de Espana: oist,111ce
Unkno,in
WWCR ' 3 (1ennessee): "Spectrum
Radio For Peace Intl '"Worl j of Rad10
Ract10 Havana Cuba. 'DXers Unl1m1ted"
Radio Romania Intl '" DX M'11bag'"
Va11ca11 Radio on-theAir..
Vo1te of Turke1 ox Corner" llHl'leekly)
AWREurope (Slovakia) wavescan
Australia. Radio "Feedback"'
HCJ8 (am): ox Partyline"
Australia. Radio "Tile Media Report"
Radi e Havana Cuba OXer~ Unlmuted~
AWREurope (Slovakia) wavescan
WWCR 3 (Tennessee): "Ham Radio and
Monf
Vatican Radio: '"On-the -Air"

0527

Racl1u Exterior de Espana: ~1s1auce

0610
0634
0635
0730
0830
0900
0900
0910
0930
t 040
l 100
1230
1235
1240
1352
1630
1630
1805
1830
1930
1930
1940

Unknown
A11s1ral1a. Radio. '" feedback
Ha<110 Havana Gulla "DXers Unl11111ted"'
Radio Vlaanderen Intl: '"Had10 World'"
WWCR ,3 (Tennessee) w.irld of Radi o
Ra dio Korea "'Shortwave Feedllack
Rac110 For Peace tntl: "World ol Rac110
WWCR 1 (Tennessee): "World ol Ra dio'"
Australia. Radio. r eedback"
Australia. Radio .. T11e Media Repor!""
Raiho Korea: Shor1wa1e Feedback"'
AWR La1m America- "Wavescan"
Radio Korea: ..Shorlwave Feed!Jack"
Racho Vlaanderen Intl Rad o World'"
Radio Korea "Shortwave Feedhack..
Vatican Radio "OrHheAir
WHRI (Angel 2). oxing 111tn Cumhre
11ad10 Korea: s11011\1ave Feedback""
Rad10 Vlaanderen Intl "RadlO Worlcl"
KWHR 1Ha11au) axing 111th Cumbie
Radio Korea stiurtwave F e~dbac k'
Australia, Radio '"Tile Mectia Reporr
Radio Kore;i: '" SIH11 l'llave Feedback"

0110
0127
0200
0200
0234
0245
0258
0315
0400
0410
04 10
0430
0-134
0500
0505

Asia
Australia
Pacific
various
domestic broadcast
omnidirectional

Consult the propagation charts. To further help you find the right
frequency, we've included charts at the back of this section which take
into account conditions affecting the audibility of shortwave broadcasts.
Simply pick out the region in w hich you live and find the chart for the
region in which the station you want to hear is located.The chart indicates
the optimum frequencies for a given time in UTC.

RADIO PROGRAMS
Sundays

as:
au:
pa:
va:
do:
om:

BY J1M fRIMMEL
2010
2100
2105
?1 t 3
2130
2145
2200
2205
22 15
2300
2300
2300
23 t 5
2330
2335

Radio Korea "Sho1t\'lave Feedback

AWREurope "Slovakia) wavescan
Radio Vlaanderen Intl "Radio Wolle'"
Radio Budapest Intl. "'Radio Bmlapest DX
Show
Radio Korea: s1iortl'lave Feedback"
Radio Bulgaria Racl10 Bulgana Calling'"
WHRI (Angel 2). . DXing With Cumbre .
WWCR H3 )Tennessee) "Ham Radio and
More
AWREurope 1Slovak1a) w avescan '"
AWR Latm America ox1ng l"llth Cumbre"'
KSDA (Guam): wavescan
Radio Fo1 Pea:e Intl '"World of Radio
WWCR ; 3 (Tennessee) '" Ask WWCR""
WWCR 3 (Tennessee) '" World of R.1rlio"'
Radio Vlaanderen Intl "'Radio World..

Mondays
0100
0230
0245

KWHl1 (Hwaii): "DX111g 11ith Cumbre

Radio Korea: '" Slrortl'lave Feedback'"
Radio Budapest Intl Radio Budapest DX
Sl10\'I ..
0330 KWHR (Hawaii): "'DXmg with CurnlJJe"'
0430 Radio Nevi Zealand Intl: Mailbox'"
(b1l'leekly)
0445 Radi o Bulgaria. ' Radio 811lga11a Call111~
0500 WWCR 3 (Tennessee). Ask WWCR"
0700 Radio For Peace Intl: "World ol Ract10
0805 WWCR <1 (Tennessee) spectrum'"
0905 WWCR 1 (Tennessee) '"Ham Radio and
More
1040 All India Radio. ox-ers Corner (214)
1115 Racho Bulgaria: '"Radio Bulgaria Calling"'
1350 Radio Ro111ania Intl. '"fo1 Radio Amateurs"'
1'135 All India Radio: "OX-ers Corner'" (2/4)
1520 Radio Romania Intl -ror Radio Ama:eors
1615 KTWR.. (Guam) '"Pac1hc DX Report"
1815 Radio Tallinn: Radio Estonia DX Pragrn111'"
1840 All India Radio: "'DXcrs Corner" (2/4)
1950 Racllo Romania l11tl: "For Radio Ama:eurs..
2100 WWCR 1 (Tennessee) Ask WWCR '"
?130 All lnclla Had10 Dx-ersCorner (?14)
2150 Ratt10 Romania Intl: For Ra dio Amateurs"'
2350 Radio Rumama Intl: '" For Radio Amateurs"

Tuesdays

0830

0255 Radio Romania lnll '"for Radio Amateurs'"

0900 KTWR" (Guam): "Pac1llc DX Report
t t 16 Radio Sweden: MediaScan ( 113)
t 2 t O AWR Latin Ameri ca '"Wavescan"
1230 WWCR ! (Tennessee): 'World ol Radio
1246 Radio Sl'leden: "Med1aScan (113)
1330 WRMI (Florida): w avescan"
1346 Radio Sl'lerle n: '"MerliaScan"' (1/3)
!355 FEBC (Pt11lippines): ox Dial"'
t 746 Radio Sweden: '"Med1aSc.1n'" (1/3)
1900 Radio For Peace Intl world of Radio
1946 Radio Sweden: "'Med1aScan" (1/3)
1950 Polish Radio "Polish Radio DX Club"
2t 39 Radio lhrvana Cuba: "OXers Unlimitecl'"
2146 Radio Sweden '"Med1aScan (1/3)
2239 Radio Havana Cuba: "'DXers Unlimited
2340 All India Radio: "'DXers Corner" (214)

Wednesdays
0135
01 46
0246
0300
03:l5
0346
0535
0830
0930
!000
t3 ! 5
1330
1720
1917
1920
1930

Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlimited"

Radio Sweden: " Med1aScan'" (113)
Radio Sweden: MediaScan" (113)
Radio For Peace Intl. w orld ol Ra dio"
Radio Havana Cuba: oxers Unllmiled"
Ra dio Sweclen: MediaScari"' (1!3)
Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlinuted""
llCJB (eu) '"Ham Radio Today
llCJB (pac): Ham Radio Today"'
Radio For Peace Intl '"World of Radio
FEBC (Pl111ippines): '"DX Dia1
WRMI (Florida): wavescan
Polish Ract1 0: "Polish Radio DX Club"
Radio Buclapest lnll: "Radio Budapest DX
Show"
Argen tina. RAE: "D X'ers Special"
rCJB (eu) ""Ham Radio Today

Thursdays
011 7
01 30
0?39
0,130
0754

Radio Bud;1pes1Intl: ""11acho Budapest DX

Sho,i"
hCJB (am) Ham Radio Today..
Argentma. RAE: '" DX"ers Special""
HCJB (a111). Ham Radio Today"'
Radio Netherlands Intl: '"Media Network'"

0953
1153
1220
1330
1352
1753
1952
2030

Radio New Zealand Intl "Mailbox'"

(b1l'leekly)
Radio Nelherlands Intl: "Media Network'"
Radio Nelherlands Intl: '"Media Network'"
Polish Radio: Polish Radio DX Club'"
WRMI (Florida): "Wavescan"
Radio Nelllerlands Intl: '"Media Ne!Vlork""
Radio Netherlands Intl: " Media Network'"
Radio Nether lands lnll: " Media
Network'"
WWCR 11 (Tennessee): "World of
Radi o

Fridays
0053
0253
0453
1330
1400
1930
1942
2000
2000
2210

Radio Nelherlands lnll: Media Network""

Radio Nelhertands lnl l: "'Media Netl'IOrk"
RadlO Netherlands Intl: ""Media Network"'
WRMI (Florida): wavesc.111"
WRMI (Florida): "Wavescan"
Radio Nm Zealand lnll: " Mailbox"
(biweekly)
Radio Bulgaria: Radio Bulgana Calling
WWCR Ii 1 (Tennessee): "Ask WWCR'"
Radio For Peace Intl: w orld of Radio"'
Auslralia. Radio: ""Feedback

(Co111i1111ed on page 102)

Media Roundup, Radio

Japan's DX/Media prog ram,
was discontinued in Apri l.
The monthl y "Receiver Test
Report" heard in that
program and hosted by
Lawrence Magne and Ian
MacFarland will be sorely
missed.

May 1997

MONITORING TIMES

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01000200
0100-0200
01000200
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0100-0200
01000200
01000130
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Sweden. Raa10
V1e1nam. Vo1:e of
Va11can Slate. Vatican R
Albania R Tirana lnll
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

13755pa
17880pa

9675na

010)0115
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01000200 l Ill
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USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mon1to1 Radio lnll
USA. Voice a America

12080pa
17860pa

7110do

Australia. VL8K Katherme

Australia. VLB- Tenl Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany. Deulsche Welle

01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200

9505ca
11640as
17795pa

11655na

01000200 vi
01000200 vi
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000110
01000200
01000127
01000200
01000150

9455am

15725as
11760as

5935am

11905as
5050do

Angu11la.Ca11bbean Beacon
Ausuaha. Radio

01000200 mtwhfa Russia.Voice of Russia WS

01000130
Serbia. Radio Yugoslavia
01000130
Slovakia. R Slovakia lnll
01C00200
Spain. R Exterior Espana
01C00200
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
01C00130
Switzerland. Swiss R lnll
01000200
United Kingdom. BBC WS

5070am

9855na

01000200 nreg
01000200

9550na

3215am

The mosl exhaustive lisl of taclical calls1gns

and their identifications ever assembled
for shortwave and scanner listeners in a massive
250 page directory'

Moy 1997

15510as

6165na

International Callsign
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0000-0100
00000100 vi
00000100 vi
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00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
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00000027
00000100
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0000-0045
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0000-0100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
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00000100 vi
00000100
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00000100
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6090am
9660pa
13755pa
17715as
t 7880pa
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160cto
9535am
6205am
5895eu
6000na
5930na
9745arn
6040na
9535na
3366do
5905na
9525na
5910am
6010na
11790as
13630am
17810as
9960va
5100do
7295do
6020na
5905as
151 lSpa
9675do
15450as
5930na
9550na
5920na
6195na
5930na
6055am
9730as
6135na
5965as
6195as
11750am
15360as
5810am
7510am
9975am
17510au
7535na
1115as
11705as
21550as
5995am
13740am
5825eu
5085am
5745am
11950a111
7490na
9955am
7355am
5850eu
2390am
6065na
5040eu
5940na
6260na
1sss0as
5905as

11640as
t5365pa
17750pa

12080pa
15415as
17795pa

13605pa
15510as
17860pa

9755am
7385am
7165eu
9820na
7345na
21455am
6085na
9615na
4915do
98-IOna

11715am

13670am

6145na
9640na

6185na
11810na

9675na
11840as
13650as

11800na
11860as
15475as

11890na
t7685as

6165na
7305as

9845na

7105na
9580na

7125na
t 2030na

7130na
7300na

9440na

9885na
5970sa
94 tOas
11955as

9905ca
5975am
9590am
15280as

6175am
9605as
15310as

9430am
7205as
15250as

9455am
15370as

9740as
17740as

6130am

7405am

9775am

6890na

7425na

7520sa

3215am
9505na
7105eu

5070arn

7450na
17570au
9855as

9425na

9~35as

7290am
5940na
5980as
6115na
9355eu

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7345na
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02000300 ureg
02000300 Hlv'vt
02000300

Angu1ll3 Carrbbean Beacon

Argentina. RAE
Austral a. Radio

02000oOO vi
0200-0300 vi
02000300
02000300
02000300
0200-0300
02000300
02000300
02000300
0200-0300 as
02000300
0200-0210
0200-0300
02000300
0200-0250

Austral a. VLSK Katherrne

Australia. VLST Tenl Crk
Ca11ada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mon1rea1
Ca11ada. CFRX Toronto
Ca11ada CFVP Calgary
Ca11ada CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St Johri"s
Ca11ada. CKZU Vancouver
Ca11ada. R Canada Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Croalia. Croalian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypl. Radio Cairo
Germany. Deulsche Welle

02000300 vi
02000300
02000300 srnt\'lh
02000230 S/VI
02000300
02000300
02000230 m
02000300 vi
02000300
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Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp

Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malla. VO Mediterranean
Netherlands. Radio
NCI'/ Zealand. R NZ Intl
l lomay Radio Nol\'lay Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R f11tl
Romania. R Romania lnll

02000300

Russia.Voice of Russia ws

02000300 mtwhfa
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300

Ru ssia.Vorce of Russia WS
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Srr Lanka. Srr Lanka BC
Taiwan, VO Free China

0200030)
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Ukrn1ne ~ Ukraine Intl

United Kingdom. BBC WS

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02000230
02000300
02000300
02000300
0200-0300
02000300
0200-0300

United K11gdom BBC WS

USA. KAfJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA KWrlR Naalehu HI
USA. Monrlor Radio lnll
USA. Vorce of America

02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300 m
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000226
02150225
02300300
02300259
0230-0300
02300300
02300300 vi
02300300
02300256
02300300 vi
02450300

USA. WEWN Bumrngham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WINS Red Lion PA
USA. WJCA Upton KY
USA. WRMllR Miami Intl
USA WAila NC\'/ Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vrelnam. Vorce of
Nepal. Radio
Albania, R Tira11a 1n11
Austria. RAuslna Intl
Hungary. Radio Budapest
Nelherlands. Radio
Ph1hppmes. R P1hpinas
Un11ed Kingdom BBC WS
V1e1nam. Vorce of
Zambia. R Za111b1a1ZNBC 2
India All Indra Radio

02450300 vi
02500300 Sf
02500300
02550300 vi

Mo1amb1que. R Mozambique
Greece. V0tce of
Va11can State. Vatrcan R
Zambia. R Zamb1a/ZNBC 1

6090am
ll710am
i3605pa
t 7715as
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6120am
6205am
5895eu
6000na
9745am
9475na
7285as
11965as
4885do
9960va
7295do
15550as
9855as
151 tSpa
7465na
9675do
15450as
5990na
11940na
5930na
7125na
5920na
11610as
7275as
9730as
5950na
11825as
5915na
5970sa
6 t 95eu
15280as
9590am
5810am
75 IOarn
9975am
t7510au
5850na
71 15as
15250as
5825eu
5085am
5760am
11950am
7490na
9955am
7355am
2390am
6065na
5940na
7165do
6140na
6015na
6195na
5905as
11885me
7325am
5940na
6t65do
3945do
15135do
4855do
6260na
6095na
4910do

13755pa
17750pa

J5JJ5as
17795pa

15510as

9535am
7385am
7165eu
9820na
21 455am

9755am

13670am

96 ISas
12Qt5as
4935do

9830na

9690as

11945as

6150do

17570au
11655as
9560na

6155na

9510na

9570na

5940na
7175na

6150na
7345na

7105na
9580na

11725am

11a1oa111

J5575am

7130as
15345as
7150na
5975am
94 IOva
15310as
9915Wl

9680na

I 1740ca

7535am
7205as
15370as
6890na

7180na
6135af
9605as
15360as

9740as
17740as
7425na

6175am
J1955as

11705as
21550as

7315am

3215am
9505na

7160na
9655na
9840na
7305as
15120me
9895am

5070am

5935arn

9870sa

12730sa

9855as
15270me

11655as

6045do

71 l Odo

11830do

7450na
7305na

9425na

0300-0400 irreg
0300-0400

AngJ1lla.Ca11bbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

03000400 vi
03000400 vi
03000400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000400
03000400
03000400
0300-0400
03000400
03000400 vi
03000400
03000310
0300-0400
0300-0327
03000400
03000330
0300-0350
03000400
0300--0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400 SIVf
03000330
0300-0325
03000400
03000400 vi
03000330 vi
03000400

Auslraha VLBK Katherine

Auslraha. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Hahfax
Can2da, CKZN Si John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio ln!l
Costa Rica.Faro del Carrb
Cosla Rica.RF Peace ln!l
Croa11a, Crnalian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypl. Radio Carro
Gerrrany. Deu1sche Welle
Guatemala. Radio Cultural
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Vorce ol Hope
Lesotho. Radio Lesolho
Malaysia. RTM Kuctung
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands. Radio
Ne\'I Zealand R NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. R P1hp1nas
Russia.Voice of Russia ws

0300-0400 mt11hfa
0300-0355
03000400
03000400

Russ1a,Vo1ce of Russia WS
S Africa, Channel Ah ica
Sri Lanka, Srr Lanka BC
Ta111a11. VO Free China

0300-0330
03000400
0300-0315 rn tWhf
03000400
03000330

Thailand. Radio
Turkey. Voice of
Uganda. Radio
Ukraine. R Ukrai11e ln!l
Umted Kingdom. BBC WS

0300-0400

Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

03000400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000400

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu Hf
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice ol Amerrca

03000330 Snlt\'lh
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000400
03000400
03000400
0300-0400
0300-0345
0300-0210
0300-0400 vi
03000400 vi
0300-0400 vi
03100340
03150400 m
0330-0357
03300355 rntwhf
0330-0400
03300400
033004)0
03300400
0330-0400

USA, Voice of Am e11c,1

USA. VIEWN Brrm1ngharn AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WWCR Naslivrlle TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State Val1ca11 R
Zambia, R Zarnbia/ZNBC 1
Zambia. R Zambia/ZNBC 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Vaucan Slate. Vatican R
USA. WRMll R Miami Intl
Czech Rep Radio Prague
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Sweden. Radio
Tanzania. Radio
UAE, Radio Dubai
Umted Kingdom. BBC WS

0335-0355 vi
0340-0350
0345-0400 rrreg
03-15-0400
03450400 as
0356-0400

Indra. All lnd1a Radio

Greece. Voice of
Burundi Radio Na11onale
Ta11kistan.Rad10 Dushanbe
Uganda. R<1d10
Zambia. Ch11stian Vorce

6090am
t3605pa
17750pa
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
9690am
5055do
6205arn
5895eu
6000na
7345as
9745am
9475na
5960na
3300do
4885do

13755pa
779Spa

154 ISas

9710am

11695am

7385arn
7t 65cu
9820na

9830na

f55t0as

21455am
6015na

6185na

4935do

6150do

9615na

9960-ia
4800do
7160do
15550as
9705na
9855as
15115pa
9675do
11885as
5930na
7345na
5920na
3220af
9730as
5950na
15345as
9655na
6120eu
4976do
5915na
5970sa
9895arn
3255af
619031
9605as
t5310as
5810arn
7510am
9975arn
175t0au
5850na
6035af
7340af
4960af
5825eu
5085am
5760arn
7490na
7355am
2390arn
9985al
6065na
6095na
4910do
6165do
3396do
7360al
9955am
9480rne
7520eu
9465af

17570au
11655as

t 5120na
6150na
9580na

15270as
7125na

7175na

9680na

11 745as

t 1825as

11890na
7270na

11905na
15190eu

7150na
6135af
15360as
5975am
6195va
9895am
17790as

9550na
6175am

5955al

7325am

6005af
94 IOeu
11760JS
21660as

6t80eu
9600af
12095af

7535al
6080af
741S'a1

7105af
9575af

7290al
9885af

6890na

7425na

7315arn

3215arn

5070am

5935am

t5400eu
9610al

21485na
11730al

t 1955as

11830do
7450na

15135do
9425na

9505na
7305na

116!l0as

9~30na

5050af
13665na
6175am
15280as
71 lOdo
6260na
6140do
4975as
4976do
3330af

May 1997

9905as
6065al

MONITORING TIMES

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FREQUENCIES .

Anguilla Caribbean Beacon

Ausiralta. Radio

0400-0500 vi
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0,130
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
0400-0450

Ausuaha. VL8K Ka1her111e

1\us1raha VL8T Ten! Cr~
Bulgaria Radio
Canada CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada CfCX Monlreal
Canada CFR X Toro1110
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CllNX Halifax
Canada CKLN SI John's
Canada CKZU Vancouver
Canada R C,1nada lnll
Ct11na. Ctnna Radio lnll
Cosla Rica.RF Peace lrlll
Cuba. Radio Havana
Cyp1us. BRT 1111e111a1tonal
Ecuador HCJB
Germany Deuische Welle

0400-0500 111llfa
0400-0J15
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
0400-0430 slvl
0400-0430 m-a ,1
0400-0458
0400-0450
0400-0430 Ill
0400-0500 vi
0400-0430

Guaiemala Radio Cullnral

Israel. Kol Israel
Kenya Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malta. VO Med1lerranean
Me>1co Radio Mexrco lnll
i~ew Zealand. R NZ lnll
Norlh Kore.1 R Pyongyang
Nor:1a1. Radio Nomay lnl l
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romanta. R Romania 11111

0400-0500
0400-0500 111111hfa
0400-0455
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0-130
0400-0-115
0400-0500

RussiaVoice ol Russia WS
RussiaVoice of Russia WS
SAl11ca. Cllannel Af11 ca
Slovakia. Adv World f1ad10
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
S11 Lanka, S11 Lanka BC
Swit; erlarnf. Swiss R 11111
Switzerland Swiss R lnll
faruania Radio
Uganda. Radio
UrHICd Kingdom. BBC WS

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 srnlwhf
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-3428
0400-~430

0400-0500
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500 vi
041 5-0440 vi
0425-0500
0430-0500
0430-0459
0430-0500
0430-0500 111ha
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0455-0500
0459-0500

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USA KAIJ Dallas TX
USA <TBrl Sall Lk C11y UT
USA ~VQH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Momlor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America
USA. WEWN Birrnmgham AL
USA WGTG McCaysville GA
USA WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uploo KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA WANO Ne\'i 01leans J1
USA. VWICR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Va11ca11 S1.11e. Va11ca11 R
V1-inam Voice ot
Zambia Cl111s11an Voice
Zambia. R Zamb1a/ZNBC 1
Zambia R Zamb1a/ZNBC 2
Z1mbao,1e. Z1mbab,'ie BC
Italy. RAI lnll
N1ge11a FRCN1Rad10
Ausuaha DelenseForces R
Aus11a R Austna loll
Nelherlands Radro
Portugal. R Portugal lnll
Russia Voice of Russia \VS
Slovakia Adv \Vo1ld Radio
S\'lazilancl. Trans Worlcl R
Umled K1ngclom. BBC WS
USA. Voice of America
Malaysia. Voice ol
New Zcalancl. R NZ 11111

MONITORING TIMES

6090am
11880pa
I 7750as
5025do
4910do
9485na
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130clo
6160do
6160do
97 15rne
9560am
6205am
6000na
6150do
9745am
5990af
11765a1
3300do
7465na
4885do
9960va
I 5550as
9705na
15t 15pa
15180as
7485na
9675do
5990na
11940na
5930na
5920na
5955af
11600af
72 15eu
9730as
6135na
9905na
5050af
4976do
3255af
6175am
7160af
I 1955as
15310as
9605as
58 10am
7510am
9975am
17780as
7535eu
4960af
7340af
5825eu
5085am
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7355am
2390am
5985na
5882eu
12020na
3330af
4910do
6165do
3396do
5975eu
3326do
13525as
6t55eu
6165na
6150am
5905na
I 1600eu
3200af
15420af
7 t 70va
6175as
9795pa

May 1997

13605as
17795pa

15240pa

1 5~ 15as

11720na

I 1835me
9790arn
7385arn
9820na

15275me

9830na

21455am
6015af

7225al

9435na
4935do

17545al
6150do

05000600 111eg
05000600
05000600 vi
0500-0600 vi
0500(600
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0500-0600
0500-0600
05000600
05000600
05000600
05000600
05000600
05000600
05000600
05000550
05000600 vi
05000600

Angurlla Ca11bbecr1 Beacon

Ausl raha. Radio
Ausl ralia. VL8K KaU1erinc
Ausl raha. VLBT Jeni Crk
Ausuaha.Delensr.Forces R
Canada. CFCX Monireal
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canacla. CFVP Calgary
Canaca. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU V,mcouvcr
China China Racho Intl
Cosla Rica. Adv WorId R
Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany. Deutsche Welle
11aly, IRRS
Japan. R Japanl NHK World

05000530
05000600 vi
0500J600
05000505
05000600
0500 0510 mtr1hl
05000600
05000525
05000600
05000505
0500-0600 vi
05000600

Japan. R Japan/NHK World

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lesolho. Radio Leso1ho
Ube11a.LCN/R Llbena Int
Ma1a:11 MSC
Mala1s1a. Voice of
Nelherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
N1ge11a. FRCN,Radio
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Russia. Voice of Russia WS

13785as
15580as
0900-0930
0900-1000

t 5490as
t 7755as
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Uni1ed Kingdom BBC WS

12095eu
15400af

15190sa
15485va

0900-0915
0900-0945
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
09001000
0900-tOOO
09001000
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-1000 as
09001000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900 1000 vi
0900-1000 vi
09t5-1000
09t51000
0930-1000 s
09300955 mtwhfa
09301000
09301000
0930 1000
0935-1000
09440949 vi

United Kingdom BBC WS

United Kmgdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR N2shv1lle TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia, Christian Voice
Zambia. R Zambia/ZNBC 1
Zimbabwe. Zimbab\'le BC
Bhutan. Bhutan BC Service
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Armenia, Voice of
Austria. R Aust11a Intl
Canada. CKZN St Johns
Netherlands. Radio
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Pakistan. Radio
Kazakhstan. Radio Almaty

6090am
9860pa
23t0do
2485do
2325do
6035eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6 t30do
6t60cto
11 755pa
6205am
15640me
9465pa
t5t86al
t5t86al
6160au
17800af
3366do
t5200as
3290do
7125va
7t 25as
98t0do
9960va
5t00do
7295do
9720pa
9700pa
t 3800as
9730as
4890do
7150va
9875au
t 7860as
9885pa
6t90al
t I 750as
I 5565as
17705eu
7325eu
9580as
5810am
7510am
7395sa
7~25na

9400am
6040am
7490na
t 3825af
2390am
5950na
6065al
7220do
5975do
6035do
6130do
t 5270eu
15455as
6t60do
t 2065au
t t635as
t 7900eu
t 1840eu

13605as

21725as

15440pa
7385am
17485al
21455au

9565al
2160Qal
49t 5do

1202sa1
216BOau

11815as

11850au

9820au

13700pa

t 7715au

151 ?Qau

7220as
1t655as

9675pa
t 1800as

9B35pa
12025as
15560as

t 3685pa
6t95as
t 1765va

13685pa
941 Oeu
11940al

17515au
9740as
I 1945as
15360as

t5575va
1i83Qaf
1531Qas
t t760as

17640va
21660as
15360pa
11955as

17785as
15280as

7535eu
15665eu

13840au

15665as

9495am

9930am

3210am

5070am

5935am

7295do
17870au
1371 0pa

MT M ONITORING TEAM
Next Reporting Deadline: May 21. 1997
15185do
9820pa
1755Qau

t5260do
21705au

Gayle Van Hom

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10001100 irre~
10001100
1000-1100 vi
1000-1100 vi
10001100vl
1000-llOOvl
10001100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000 1100
1000-1100
10001100
1000-1100
10001100
1000-llOOas
I 000 1100 mtwhl
1000-1100
1000-1100

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Australia, Radio
Australia. VLBA Ailee Spg
Australia, VLBK Kalherine
Australia. VLBT Tenl Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monueat
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. Chma Radio Intl
Cosla Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
Eql Guinea. R East Africa
Eq1 Guinea. Radio Africa
Guam. TVIR/KTWR
India. All India Radio

10001100vl
10001100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000 1100 vi
10001100vl
1000-1025
1000-1100
10001100 as
10001100vl
10001100
10001100

Ila~;.

IRAS
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuching
Malays1a.RTM KotaK1nabalu
Netherlands. Radio
Ne,01 Zealand. R NZ Intl
Palau. KHBNIV01ce of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
P11ilippines. FEBC/R Intl
Russia.Vo,ce ol Russia WS

10001100

United Kingdom, BBC WS

10001 l OOas
1000-1030
10001100
1000-1100
1000-1 100
1000-11 00
1000-1100

United Kingdom. BBC WS

U1111ed Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBtl Salt Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice ol America

10001100
10001100
10001100
1000-1100
1000-1100 as
10001100
10001100
1000 1100 mflvl
1000-1030

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
va11can Slate. Vatican R
Vietnam Voice ol

10001100
100011 00 vl
1030-1055 s
f 0301057
1030 11 00 mtvihl
1030-1100
103011 00
1030-1100
1030-1 100
1030-1055

Zambia. Chris11an Voice

Zambia, R Zambia/ZNBC 1
Austria. R Austria Intl
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Ethiopia. Radio
Guam. AWR/KSDA
Netherlands. Radio
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
UAE. Radio Dubai

6090am
9710pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
11755pa
6205am
9465pa
15186af
15186af
9870as
11585as
17840as
7125va
11690eu
9960va
7295do
7160do
5980do
12065au
9700pa
9730as
4B90do
11635as
9705as
15460as
17860as
5965va
9740as
11940af
15565as
17885va
15190am
15360as
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5985pa
11720pa
7425na
9400am
6040am
7490na
13825af
5070am
5950na
5880eu
5940as
12020as
6065al
7220do
15455as
7345eu
5990do
9870as
6045eu
9650am
11835as
13665eu

9860pa

13605as

21725as

15440pa
7385am
21455au

13700as

15050as

17387au

13710pa

11655as
15490as

13785as
15560as

151 20as
17755as

6190af
11 750as
12095eu
15575me
21660as
15400am

6195arn
11760as
15310as
17640al

9410eu
11765va
15485va
17705af

17830al

9815am

7395sa
6165am
15425pa
15665eu

15665as
7405am

9495am

9930am

5935am
7355na
11740af
7270as
15010as

9475am

15685am

15210al
7400as

1755031
98403s

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

11001130
11001200vl
1100-1200 vi
11001200 vl
1100-1200
11001200
11001200
11 00-1200
11001200
11001200
11001200
1100-1200
11 001200
11001200 as
11001200
11001 150
11001157
11001200vl
11001200
11001200
1100 1200
11001110
11001200
11001200 vt
11001200vt
1100-1200
1100-1125
1100-1200
1100-1150
1100-1 120
11 001130 as
11001200vl
1100-1200

Australia, Radio
Australia. VLBA Alice Spg
Australia. VLBK Kalherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toromo
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN Sl John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Cos1a Rica, Adv World R
Cosla Rica.RF Peace lnll
Ecuador, HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R Easl Afri ca
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle
Iran. VQIRI
Italy, IRAS
Japan, R JapanJNHK Wor1d
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Liberia.LCNIR Liberia lnl
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia, ATM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Mozambique. Radio Maputo
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakislan. Radio
Palau. KHBNIVoice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1100 1200
11001130
1100 1130
11001200
11 00-1200

1100 1130 as
11001130
1100 1145
11001200
11001200
11001200
1100 1200
11001200

Singapore.A Singapore lnl

Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Swillerland. Swiss R Intl
Taiwan. Voice of Asia
United Kingdom. BBC WS
9580as
11 7503s
15220am 153103s
17705eu
17830al
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS
Uni1ed Kingdom. BBC WS
Uni1ed Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA, KTBN Sall Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu Hf
USA, Monilor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

11001200
11001200
11001200
11 00-1200 as
11001200
1100-1200
1100-1145
11001130
11001200
11001200vl
11 30-1200 vl
11 301140
1130-1200
11301200
1130-1200
1130-1200
11301200 f
11351140

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vielnam. Voice of
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. R Zambia/ZNBC 1
China, China Radio lnll
Lesotho, Radio Lesotho
Myanmar. Voice ol
Nel herlands. Radio
Sweden. Radio
Un~ed Kingdom. BBC WS
Valican Slate. Vatican R
India. All India Radio

15725as
9590am

17870au
9505eu
7110do

9705do

9860eu

12065as

13710as

17850as
15395eu

I 7630eu

21605me

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11001200 irreg
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9770pa

9860pa

9725am
7385am
151 15am

13750am
21455au

1541031
11930me

17765af
15084af

7125na

11815as

11660as

17800al
15260af

11635af
13710as
9975na
17900eu

11335na

9725as
11655as
17860as
6155as
17850as
154 15as

9755as
13785as

619031
11 94031
15565as
21660af

6195va
11955as
15575va

9410eu
12095eu
17640na

11765va
17790as

15310as

17765as

7395sa
6110as
11 720as
15665eu
9495am

9355eu
9645as
15425as

9430au
9760as

7435am
11830na

9475am
11970na

15685am

9820as
15120as

17515as

9730as

11445as

11700as

9660eu
15240na
17705va
17550au
11620do

11710do

15185do

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS
BULGARIA: R. BULGARIA

FREQUENCY VALET UTCLOCK

FREOUENCIES/P ROGRAMS/COMPUTER CONTROL

11775am
9580pa
13605as
116403s
23 10do
2485do
2325do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
7375am
6205am
12005am
15186al
9530as
15370al
11875me
7125va
6120na
11690eu
9960va
5100do
7295do
7160do
5980do
1182031
12065as
9700pa
6575na
15470eu
9730as
4890do
4740as
9875as
17755as
61 osas
1I835as
13635as
7445as
5965am
11760as
15485va
17885al
15190am
9700as
15400af
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5965as
11705as
7425na
6040am
7490na
13825eu
5935arn
5950na
7355na
7285as
6065af
7220do
6995as
4800do
5990do
6045eu
11650na
6195am
15595as
9595do

Summer hours for English

UTC

1200
1900,2 100
2300
0400

Target

kHz

EAs
Eu

13790
9700, 11720
7480,9435
9485 11 720

NAm
NAm

(Pan/ vi ew and via Roger Chambers)

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FREQUENCIES .

1200-1300 irreg
1200-1300

Angu1lla.Ca11bbcan Beacon
Australia, Radio

1200-1300 vi
1200-1300 vi
1200-1300 vi
12001300
1200-1230
1200-1215
1200-1300 vi
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1230
1200-1300
1200-1300

Australia. VLBA Ailee Spg

Australia. VLBK Kalllerine
Auslralia. VLBT Tem Crk
Brazil. Radio Bras
Bulgaria. Radio
Cambodia. Nall Voice of
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
Canada. R Cana11a lnll
Chma. China Radio lnll

1200-1 230 vi
1200-1300
1200-1300 vi
1200-1300
1200-1300 as
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1230
1200-1300 vi
1200-1300
1200-1 300
1200-1300
1200-1300 vi
1200-1250
1200-1300
1200-1206
1200-1230 s
1200-1300 vi
1200-1255

China. China Radio lnll

Cosla Rica. Adv World R
Cyprus BRT lnlcrna11onal
Ecuador. HCJB
Eql Guinea. A Easl Alnca
Eql Gumea Radio Alnca
France. Radio France lnll
Iran. VOIRI
llaly, IRAS
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice ol Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia.ATM KolaKmabalu
Myanmar. Voice ol
Nelherlands. Radin
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Norway. Hacl10 Norway lnll
Papua Ne,1 Guinea. NBC
Poland. Polish R Warsaw

1200-1300

Russ1a.Vo1ce of Russia WS

1200-1 300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

1200- 1300
1200-1300
12001300
1200-1300
1200-1300

Singapore.A Smgaporc lnl

South Korea, R Korea lnll
S11i1zerland. Swiss R !nil
Taiwan. VO Free China
Um1ed Kmgdom. BBC WS
9580as
9740as
15220am 15310as
17705al
17830af
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mom1or Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America

1200-1300
1200-1300
1200- 1300
1200-1300
1200-1300 s
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1245
1200-1230
1200- 1300
1200-1300 vi
1203-1 210
1207-1300 occsnal
1215-1300
1215-1300
1230-1255
1230- 1300
1230-1255 s
1230-1300 mlwhf
1230-1235
1230-1300 w
1230-1300
1230- 1300
1230-1300
1230-1300 mlwhf
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. IVGTG McCaysville GA
USA. IVHRI Noblesville IN
USA. IVJCR Uplon KY
USA. IVRMl/R M1arn1 Intl
USA. IVWCR Naslw1lle TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
U1bek1s1an. 11 Tashkenl
Zambia. Cl111s1ian Voice
Zambia. R ZambralZNBC 1
Croatia. Croatian Racl10
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Egypt. Radio Ca1ro
Uniled Kingclom BBC WS
Aus1na. R Auslrra lnll
Bangladesh.Bangla Betar
Belgium. A Vlaanderen Int
Finland. YLE/R Finland
India. All India Radio
Indonesia. ARI Sarong
Mongolia. Voice of
Serbia. Radio Yugoslavia
Soulh Korea. A Korea lnll
Sn Lanka. S11 Lanka BC
Sweden. Radio
Thailand. Radio
Turkey. Voice of
V1e111arn. Voice ol

1240-1250

Greece. Voice of

so

MON ITORING TIMES

1300 urc

Jtn

8:00 AM EDT/5:00 AM PDT

.
11775am
5995as
11660as
23 10110
2485do
2325do
15445na
13790as
11940as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
9660as
9640am
7385na
I I 795pa
6995as
5030am
6150110
12005arn
15186af
9530as
I 1600va
I 1875me
7125va
11690eu
9960va
7295do
5980do
5990do
6045eu
9700pa
9590eu
4890cto
6095eu
I 1815eu
4740as
I 7860as
6105as
7285af
6165eu
7130au
6190al
11750as
15485va
17885af
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
6 t IOas
t 5425as
7425na
9400am
6040am
7490na
9955am
5935am
5950na
11970am
5060as
6065al
7220do
5895eu
6070pa
I 7595as
15220am
6155eu
7185as
13785na
I 1900na
4860do
4875do
I 2085as
I 1835eu
9570as
9730as
13740as
9505as
I 3695eu
5940as
1202oas
17525af

May 1997

9580pa
13605as

""~

...
97 lOas

9860pa

13650am
9715as

11660as

1211oas
9725arn

13750am

15115am

21 455am

15155eu
11930me

15195eu
15084af

15530af
15260af

9860eu
13800na

13805as

15605au

71;5eu

7270eu

9525eu

4975as

9705as

15460as

6155as

94 IOeu
t 1940af
15575va

9355as
9760as

9430au
11705as

11875na

15665eu

9475am
13695na

5975as

6025as

7165eu

13830eu

13730na
9550as
15655na
15400na
6185do

9640as
15240pa
9655as
15290as
7270as
15010as

9455sa
I 1715as

9715as

t 7865do

13670as

9810as
7400as

~~~ -~r

9840as

..

1300-1400 irreg
1300-1400
1300-1330
1300-1400 vi
13001400 vi
1300-1400 11
1300-1325 rnlwhfa
1300-1 320
1300-1 400 vi
1300-1 400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400 s
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1330
1300-1400
1300-1330
1300- 1400 as
1300-1400
1300-1330 vi
1300-1400
1300-1310
1300-1400
1300-1400 vi
1300-1400 vi
1300-1400 occsnal
130C 1350
1300-1400 vi
1300-1400
1300- 1400
1300-1400

Anguilla,Caribbean Beacon
Australia. Radio
Aus1ralia. Radio
Australia. VL8A Alice Spg
Auslralia. VL8K Kalherine
Auslralia. VIBT Tenl Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Im
Brazil. Raclio Bras
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
Canada. R Canada lnll
China. China Radio lnll
Cosla Rica.RF Peace !nil
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eql Guinea. A f:ast Africa
Eql Guinea. Radio Africa
Italy, IRAS
Jordan. Radio
Liberia.LCNIR Liberia lnl
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KolaKinabalu
Ne\'.' Zealand. H NZ Intl
Norlh Korea. A Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R ln11
Romania. R Romania lnll
Russia,Voice of Russia WS

1300-1400
1300-1400 mlwhf
1300-1330
1300- 1330
1300- 1400

Singapore.A Singapore Im
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Swi1Zerland. Swiss A lnll
Turkey. Voice of
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

1300- 1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400

I 7885af
USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA, KNLS Anchor Poinl AK
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monilor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America

1300- t400
1300-t400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400 s
1300-1400 as
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300- t400
130<)-1400 vi
1315-1400 rn1whfa
1330-1357

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTGMcCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami lnll
USA. 'IWHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Chris1ian Voice
Zambia. R Zamb1atZNBC 1
Bhutan. Bhutan BC Servrce
Canada. R Canada lnll

t330-1 400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400vl
1330- 1400
1330-1400
1330- 1400
1330-1355
1330- 1400
1330-1400

China. Heilongjiang PBS

Guam. AWR/KSDA
India. All India Radio
Italy. IRAS
Mongolia. Voice of
Nelherlands, 11ad10
Sweden. Racho
UAE. Radio Oubai
Uzbekis1an. R Tashkenl
Vie1nam. Voice of

1335-1345
1345-1400
1350-1400

Greece, Voice of
Vatican Stale. Valican R
Soull1Korea. KBS-1

9515arn
I 1955as
17640va

15105am

7435am
11830na

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11775am
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17485af
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13650am
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15105am

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13845am
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15685am

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FREQUENCIES .
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14001500
14001430
1400 15)0 vi
1400-1500 vi
14001500vl
1400 1500 vi
14001500
1400 1500
1400 1500
1400 1500
1400 1500
1400- 1500
1400 1500 s
1400 1500
1400-150J
1400 1500
1400 1500 as
14001500
14001500
1400 1430
1400 1500 vi
14001500
1400-1500
1400 150( vi
1400 1500 vi
1400 1430
14001500
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14001410
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11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM PDT

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Alge11a. R Alg1e1s lnll

Anguilla Canbbean Beacon
Austraha. Radio
Ausuaha. Radio
Austraha. VL8A Ahce Spg
Auslraha. VL8K Kalhe11ne
i\ustraha. Vl8T Tenl Crk
Canada CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CfCX Monlreat
Canada CFllX Toronlo
Canacta. CfVP Calgary
Canada CHNX Hahfax
Cana1la. CKZN SI John's
Canada CKZU Vancouver
Canad.i R Canada lnll
China. Chona Ra<flD lnll
Costa Roca RF Peace hlll
Ecuador. HCJB
Eq1 Guinea. R Eas1 Afroca
France Radio France lnll
India. Alt India Radio
Israel Kol Israel
llaly. IRAS
Jordan. Radio
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. Rl M Kuchong
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Mexico. Radio Mexico lnll
tlelhellands. Radio
New Zealand R NZ Intl
Pak1s1an. Racloo
Papua Nw Guinea NBC
Pl11hppmes. FEBCIR lnll
Russ1a.Vo1:e of Russia WS

1400- 1500
1400 1500
1400-1430
1400 1430
14001500

Singapore.A Corp of Song

Sro Lanka. Sn Lanka BC
Switzerland. Swiss R lnil
Thailand. RJdio
Ur111ed Kongdorn. BBC WS

14001500
1400 1500
1400 1500
14001500
1400-1 500

USA. KAIJ Dallas lX

USA KJES IAesqu11e NM
USA. KTBN Sall Lk Crty UT
USA Morutor Radio lnll
USA. Voice ol Ame11ca

14001500
1400 1500
1400 1500
1400-1500
1400 1500 111111hf
1400 1500
1400 1500 as
14001500
1400 1500
1400 1405
14001500
1400 I 500 vi
14151430 vl
IJ 151127
1420-1500 as
14301500

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI llublesv1lle IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMllR Miami lnll
USA, WANO Nel'I Orleans LA
USA WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State Va11ca11 R
Zamora. Ch11s1ran Voice
Zambia R Zambia/ZNBC I
Cyprus. BRl lnternatronal
Nepal. Radio
Palau. KllBNNooce of Hope
Australia Radio

1430-1500 vi
14301440
1430-1440 1111\'/hl
14301500
1430 I 500 mtwhf
1430 1500
14301500vl
1440 1500

CJuna. Chrna Radio lnll

India i\ll lnd1a Radio
Indonesia. RRI Ui Pandang
Mongolia. Voice of
Portugal R Portugal lnll
Rornanm. R Roma111a lnll
Zambia. R ZanibialZNBC 2
Myanmar. Voice of

t 1715cu
1li75am
I 1800pa
9770pa
2310do
?485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030clo
6130do
6160do
61 60do
I 1855am
7405na
6205am
12005am
t5186af
71 JOas
11620as
9390na
3985va
11690eu
7295do
7160do
5980do
9705na
9890as
6070pa
9645as
4890do
t 1995as
4740me
71ISaf
7245af
9470af
15205me
6t55do
9730as
6165eu
9530as
5990as
9515am
11940af
15565as
178-IOam
13815am
11715na
7510am
9355as
6I 10as
9760as
15425as
9455na
9400am
13760am
7490na
9955am
7355am
15745na
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11830na
9500as
6065af
4910do
6150do
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215 15as
11 740as
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13650am
9535as
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5925me
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t 1905as
6195as
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15220am
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21660af

94 tOeu
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9740as
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1187511.1

15665cu

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15395as

15105am

12160am
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6080pa

9615as

9850pa

8660as
6185do

9880as
9565do

11445as
9685do

I 500 1600 orreg

15001600

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Austraha. Radio

I 500 I 600 vi
1500 1600 vi
I 500 1600 vi
1500 I 600 vi
1500 1600
1500 t 600
1500 1600
15001600
1500 1600
1500 1600
15001 600 s
1500 1600
1500- t 600
1500-1600
15001600 as
1500- 1600
15001600 t
1500-1600 vi
1500-1600

Austr aha. VLBA Ahce Spg

Australia. VL8K Ka1her111e
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI Johns
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada lnll
Cl11na. China Radio Intl
Cos1a Rica.Rf Peace lnll
Ecuador. HCJB
EQI Guonea. R East Afnca
Guam. TWR/KTWR
lreland.W Coast R Ireland
Italy. IRAS
Japan, R Japan/NHK World

15001600
1500-1510
1500t 600
1500 I 600 vi
t 5001600 vi
1500-1530
15001515 s
15001525
1500 t 600 occsnal
15001 550

Jordan. Radio
L1beria.LCNR Llberoa Im
Malaysra. Radro
Mala1s1a. RTM Kuchrng
Malaysia.ATM KolaK1nabalu
Mexico. Radio Mexico lnll
Myanmar. Voice of
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand R NZ lnll
North Korea. R Pyongyang

1500-1 530 s
1500 1530 as
1500 1600 vi
1500 1600
1500-t 530
1500 1600

Norway. Radio Norway lnll

Palau. KHBNN oice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Pl111ipp111cs. FEBC/R lnll
Rornama. R Romania Intl
Russia.Voice ol Russra WS

1500 1600 sm
1500 1600
15001525
1500Hi00 mtwhfa
1500 1545 s
15001515wh
1500 1530 mt fa
1500t&)Q
1500-1600

1500 1530
1500-1600
t 5001600
1500 1600
15001600

Russia.Voice ol Russra WS
S Africa. Channel Africa
S Afrrc:a. Channel Af11ca
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles, FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Srngapcre.R Corp ol Song
United Kongdom. BBC WS
9410eu
9515am
12095as
I 5220am
17705al
I 7830af
United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Amenca

1500 1600
1500 1600
1500-1600
1500 1600
1500 I 600 m1wnf
15001600
1500-1600 as
15001600
15001600

USA. WEWN Burningham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R M1arn1 lnll
USA WRNO Ncw Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

15001600
15001600 vi
1500 1600 vi
t 515 1530
1520 1530 mtwhf
15301600
1530 I 5-15

Zambia. Chrrs11an Voice

Zambia. Ii Zamb1a1ZNBC I
Zarnb1a. R Zamb1alZNBC 2
Vatican S~11e. Vatican R
Eswrua. Radio
Georgia. Radio
India. All l1d1a Radio

12025au
15335as

15301600
1530 1600 m111hf
1545 1600

Iran. VOIRI
Sri Lanka. Sn Lanka BC
Pakistan. Radio

t 550 I 600 a/vi

Vatican SIJle. Vatican R

11775am
6060pa
t 1660as
2310do
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6t60do
6160do
11855am
7<105na
6205am
12005arn
15186at
1t580as
6015eu
3985va
7200al
15355af
1t690eu
5100do
7295do
7160do
5980do
9705na
5990do
9890as
6070pa
9325eu
9980as
9985as
4890do
11995as
1t740as
4740me
7t 15af
7275al
9505me
11865af
6005me
7t55al
17735va
9810as
t t600as
I t870as
11870as
6t55do
5975as
9740as
t5400af
17840arn
11860al
138 15am
7510am
9355as
6110as
9645as
11875na
9400am
13760am
7490na
9955am
7355am
t5745va
9475arn
11830na
17760eu
6065af
4910do
6165do
5880eu
5925eu
6230me
3945do
9530do
9910do
9635as
9730as
9425as
I 3590af
9940as

May 1997

6080pa
11800pa

13650am
9535as
7385am
1511 5am

9615as
12080pa

9850pa

9785as
21 455anr

7240af

7240af

12090as

15585as

9640eu

9975na

13785me

4975me
721 0af
7425af
9585af
t5205me

6t75me
7260as
9470me
9635af

5990as
11750as
15485af
21 470M
15420af

6190af
11865am
15565va
21660af
17880af

6195as
11940af
15575va

7125as
9760as
13615na

7215as
15205as
15665eu

9575me
15395as

12160am
15215na
2152531

13845am
J5695eu

t5685am
17555eu

7250eu

9645eu

1:810eu

6185do
9565do
I 1740do
11 790as

7140do
9685do

9700do

95 15as
15555af
t 1640as

1t 570af

11955al

9535na

I 1840as

t 5335as
4940rne
7175af
7330eu
9550al
13670al
9685al
2 I 745va

21490af

15105am

7~ 10do

MONITORING TIMES

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..

1600-1700 irreg
1600-1700

Angu1lla,Caribbean Beacon
Auslralia, Radio

1600-1700 vi
1600-1700 vi
1600-1700 vi
1600-1700 vi
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1627
1600-1700
1600-1700

Ausiralia, VL8A Alice Spg

Auslralia. VLBK Kalherine
Au slralia, VLBT Tenl Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI Jolrn's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio lnll
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Elhiopia Radio
France. Radio France lnll

1600-1650

Germany. Deulsche Welle

1600-1700
1600-1630
1600-1700 vi
1600-1630
1600-1610
1600- 1700
1600- 1650 occsnal
1600-1630

Guam. AWRIKSDA
Iran. VOIRI
llaly, IRAS
Jordan. Radio
Lesolho. Radio Lesolho
Malaysia. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Pakistan. Radio

16001700vl
1600-1700

Papua New Guinea. NBC

Russia.Voice al Russia WS

9B90eu
S Afr ica. Channel Africa
Singapore.A Corp of Sing
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Soulh Korea. A Korea Intl
Swaziland. Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss A lnll
UAE. Radio Dubai
Unilcd Kingdom. BBCWS

1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1640
1600-1700

1600-161 5
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700

1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700 smtwhf
1600-1700 m1whf
1600-1 700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1630 a
1600-1620 smlwhf
1600-1630
1600-1 700
1600-1700 vi
1600-1 700 vi
1615-1700 as
1630-1655
1630-1655
1630-1657
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1645-1700 irreg
1645-1700
1650-1700
1650-1700 mlwhf

52

Uniled Kingdom. BBCWS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Moml or Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Belhel PA
USA. WRMllR Miami lnll
USA. VIANO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican A
Vatican State, Vatican A
Vietnam. Voice of
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. R Zambia/ZNBC 1
Zambia, A Zambia/ZNBC 2
Uniteo Kingdom. BBC WS
Austria. A Austria Intl
Austria. R Au s111a lnll
Canada. R Canada lnll
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Slovakia. R Slovakia lnll
Afghani stan. Radio
Tajikistan.Radio Dushanbe
Eqt Gumea. Radio Africa
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

MONITORING TIMES

I 1775am
6060pa
9850pa
231 Odo
2485<10
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
151 lOaf
5930eu
7165af
6175eu
12015af
6170as
9875as
7400as
9635as
39B5va
11690eu
4800do
7295do
6070pa
4790as
11570af
4890do
4740me
6130eu
71BOeu
7275me
7440eu
13670af
7155af
6155do
13590as
5975eu
9500af
12075as
11795me
3255af
7160as
15400a1
17840am
5990as
13815am
15590am
17775na
61 20as
9385af
6035af
9575as
12040af
15225al
17895af
11875na
9400arn
13760arn
7490na
9465eu
9955arn
7355am
9475am
15695eu
9940as
9940as
7400eu
3330af
4910do
6165do
9515am
6155eu
11780as
7150as
15255a1
15620al
591 Seu
7200as
7245as
15186al
6070pa

May 1997

6080pa
11660pa

15130al
17485al
9560al
9485af
15530af
71B5al
11810af

9580pa
11 800pa

9615pa
12080pa

11800al
11615me

11700af

7225as
13690as

9735af
17800af

11790as

7230as
11955af

9425as
13590al

9513as
15555af

4920eu
71 15af
7210me
7305al
9505af

5940eu
7130me
7255me
7325af
9550af

61 lOeu
7175af
7260af
7330eu
95B5af

9685af

I 5240af

9515af

9870af

13635as
13675eu
3915as
9410eu
15485eu
21470af
6195as

15530as
15395me
5975as
1I750as
15565me
21660af
9515am

9740as

11550eu
61 lOas
9645as
13600af
15395as

18930af
7125as
9760as
13710af
15410af

721 Sas
t 1920af
15205af
l5445af

13615na

15665eu

17B25me
6190af
12095eu
15575va

15105am

12160arn
17555eu
11640as
11640as
9840eu
4965af

13845am

11860af
11855me

15420af
13710as

13730af

Angu1lla.Ca11bbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

1700-1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700- 1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700- l BOO
1700-1 BOO
t 7001800
1700- t BOO
1700-1 BOO
1700-1730
1700-1800 as
1700-1800
1700-1727
1700-t800
1700- lBOO
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1800

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Kathe11ne
Australia. VLBT Te1t Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mo11real
Canada. CFRX To1on10
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. Chma Radio Intl
China. China Radio lnll
Costa Rica, Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Clech Rep. Radio Prague
Egypt, Radio Caito
Eqt Guinea. Radio Alnca
France. Radio F1ance Intl
Georgia. Radio
Japan. R Japan/llHK World

1700-1752 rntwl1f
1700-1750
t7001800 vi
1700-1 755
1700-1800

1700 1800 mtwhf

New Zealand. R NZ Intl

Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang
Papua Ne\'/ Guinea. NBC
Poland. Polish R Warsaw
Russia.Voice of Russia WS
7305af
7325af
S Af11ca, Channel Africa
Spam. R Exterior Espana
Umled Kingdom. BBC WS
6195eu
7160as
15400af
l 5420af
United Kmgdorn. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA Monitor Radio Intl
USA Voice of America
7215as
9645as
13710al
15205me
USA, Voice of America

1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800 smtwhf
1700-1800
1700-1800 mtwhf
1700- 1800

USA. WEWN B11rningharn AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA WINB Red Lion PA
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WANO Ne\'/ Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush r~E
USA. WWCR Nashville rn

1700 tSOO
1700- 1745
1700-1800
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-t 800 vi
1730-1800 vi
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1 800 vi
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800 s
1730-1800
1745- 1800
1745-1800

USA. \VYFR Oeechobee FL

US1\. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. A Za1nbia/ZNBC 1
Zambia. A Zamb1a/ZNBC 2
Zimbabwe. Z1111babwe BC
Cyprus. BRT International
Guam. AWR/KSDA
Netherlands. Radio
Philippines. F Pilipinas
Romania. R Romama Intl
Swaziland. Trans World R
Sweden. Radio
Sweden. Radio
Vatican State. Vatican A
Bangladestt.Bangla Betar
India. All India Radio

1700-1755
1700-1730
1700-lBOO

1700- 1745
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-lBOO
1700-1800
1700-1800

11775am
6060pa
9860pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070rto
6030do
613000
6160do
6t60clo
5220af
6965af
13750am
15050arn
5930eu
15255al
15186af
9485af
6080eu
6035na
1lBBOas
6070pa
9325eu
4890do
6000eu
6130eu
7440eu
7155al
9620eu
3255af
94lOeu
15485eu
3915as
t3815am
15590arn
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THANK YOU .
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FREQUENCIES .... . .. .
1800-1900 irreg
1800-1900

Angu1lla,Ca11bbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

18001900vl
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900
1800-1825 mlwhfs
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1830
1800-1900
1800-1900

Australia. VLBA Allee Spg

Auslraha, VL8K Katherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Bangladesh.Bangla Betar
Belgium, A Vlaanderen Int
Brazil, Radio Bras
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifil)(
Canada, CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.AF Peace Intl
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa
India. All India Radio

1800-1900 I
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900
1800-1900s
1800-1900
1800-1825
1800-1815 mtwhl
1800- 1830 s
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900

lreland.W Coast R Ireland

Italy, IRAS
Kuwait. Radio
Morocco, RTVM Marocaine
Mozambique. Radio Maputo
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Norway, Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Ptuhppines. R Pilipinas
Russia.Voice or Russia ws

1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1830
1800-1900

Sudan. Radio Omdurman

Swaziland. Trans World R
Swaziland, Trans World R
United Kingdom, BBC WS

1800-1830
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA, KAIJ Oallas TX
USA. KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice ol America

1800-1900
1800-1900
1800- 1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 smiwhl
!800-1900
1800-1900 sm1Whf
1800-1900
1800-1845
1800-1830
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 11
1800-1900 II
1800-1900 vi
1805-1830
1825-1900vl
1830-1900 t
1830-1900
1830-1900

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WINB Red lion PA
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam, Voice ol
Yemen. Yemeni Rep Radio
Zambia, Christian Voice
Zambia, A Zamb1a/ZNBC 1
Zambia, R Zamb1a/ZNBC 2
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe BC
Malawi. MSC
Cyprus, BRT International
Belarus. Radiosta Belarus
Mongolia. Voice or
Netherlands. Radio

1830-1900 w
1830-1900 a
1830-1900
1830-1835
1830-1900
1830-1900
1833-1900
1840-1850
1845-1900
1845-1900 mtwhl
1845-1900 irreg s
1850-1900
1852-1900
1858-1900 s

Sa1pan. FEBC/KFBS
Serbia. Radio Yugoslavia
Slovakia. A Slovakia Intl
Somalia. Radro Mogadishu
Turkey, Voice ol
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Cote o lvo11e, RDTV
Greece. Voice or
Albania, R Tirana Intl
Armenia. Voice or
Mali. RDTV Mahenne
Val ican State. Vatican R
New Zealand, A NZ Intl
Germany. RAlpha & Omega

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19002000mIM
1900-2000

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Argen1ina. RAE
Auslral,a, Radio

19002000 vi
19002000 vi
1900 2000 vi
1900-1920
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
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1900-2000
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1900-2000 vi
1900-2000
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1900-1950

Aus1ral1a. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia, VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tenl Crk
Brazil, Radio Bras
Bulgaria, Radio
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronlo
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halilax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace ln11
Cote o lvoire, RDTV
Cyprus, BAT lnterna1ional
Ecuador, HCJB
Eqt Guinea. Radio Alrica
Es1onia. Radio
Germany. Deutsche Welle

1900-2000 s
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-1945

Germany, A Alpha & Omega

Guatemala. Adv World R
Hungary, Radio Budapest
India, All India Radio

1900-1925
19002000 vi
1900-2000
1900-2000 vi
1900-2000
1900-1930 as
1900-1915
1900-1930
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Israel, Kol Israel

llaly, IRRS
Japan. A Japan/NHK World
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Kuwait Radio
La1Via, Radio
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Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands, Radio

1900-1951 srntwh
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1900-2000 vi
1900-1930 vi
1900-2000
1900-2000

New Zealand, R NZ Intl

New Zealand, A NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Philippines, A Pilipinas
Romania. A Romania Intl
Russia.Voice ot Russia ws

1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1920
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-2000

South Korea, R Korea Intl

Swaziland, Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Thailand, Radio
Turkey, Voice ol
Unrted Kingdom. BBC WS
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USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Moni1or Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America
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USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHRf Noblesville IN
USA. WINS Red Lion PA
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Be1hel PA
USA, WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican Stale. Vatican R
Vietnam. Voice ol
Zambia Chris11an Voice
Zambia, R Zambia/ZNBC 1
Zambia. R Zambra/ZNBC 2
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe BC
Georgia, Voice ol Hope
Iran, VOIRI
Poland, Polish A Warsaw
Sweden. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Italy, RAI ln11
New Zealand. A NZ Intl
New Zealand, A NZ Intl

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1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000

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1900-2000
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1900-2000 s
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1900-2000
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1900-2000 v1
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1915-2000
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1935-1955
1952-2000 smlwh
1959-2000 la

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FREQUENCIES .

Ang ola. Radio Nac1onal

Angu1lla.Canbhean flj)acon
Aus1ra1ta. Radio

2000-2 100 vi
2000-2 100 vi
20002 100 vi
2000-2 100
2000-2 100
7000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2 100
2000-2100
2000-2 100 a
2000 2100 s
2000-2 100

Ausl1Jlta. VL8A Allee Spg

Austtal1a. VLBK Kat11e11ne
Aus1ralta VL81 Tenl Crk
Canada CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFR X Toronto
Canada CfVP Catgary
Canada CHNX H.1111ax
Can,Hla. CKZN St Johns
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
Canada, R Canada Intl
Canad,1 R C;,na1!,1 Intl
Cl11na Cl11nJ R,ultJ Intl

2000-2100
2000-2 100 vi
2000-2027
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2030
20002100
2000-2050
2000-2030
2000-2010
2000-2100
2000-2 100
2000-2030
2000-2 100 vi
2000-2100 vi
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2030
2000-2025

Costa R1c,1 Rf Pc.1ce Intl

Cyprus BRT lnte111a1ronal
Czech Rep R.1d10 Prague
Ecuador HCJB
EQI Gu111ea Radio Af11ca
fmland. YLEIA Finland
Georgia. Voice of Hope
Germany, Deutsche Welle
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
G1eece. Vrnce of
Guatemala Adv World R
tndoresra. Vorce ot
Iran VOIRI
Italy tRRS
Kenya Kenya B1~adc Corp
Ku11a1t. Radio
Malta VO Med11c11anean
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Nct11crlands. Radio

2000-2100 la
2000-2 100 smtwh
2000-2005
2000-2050
2000-2100 vi
2000-2025
2000-2100

New Zealand. R NZ Intl

New Zealand, R NZ Intl
Nigena. FRCN1Rad10
Nonh Kor ea, R Pyo11gyang
Papua New Gu111ea. NBC
Pola11d Pohsh R Wa1sa11
Rus> a Voice of Russia WS

2000-2015
2000-2100
2000-2015 ureg
2000-2100 mtwhf
2000-20-15
2000-2030
2000-2015
2000-2100

2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2 100
2000-2 100
2000-2100

Sierra Leone. SLBS

Slo,1ak1a Adv World Radio
Sornaha Radio Mogad1st1u
Spam. R Exte11or Espana
S11a11land, T1 ans Wurtd R
Sl'l1t1ertanc1. Swiss R Intl
Uganda. Radio
Untted Kmgdom BBC WS
6190af
6195va
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USA KAIJ Dallas TX
USA KTBN Salt L~ City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mo111tor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of A111c11ca

20002 100
20002 100
2000-2100
2000-2 100
2000-2100 >llllWhf
2000-2100 as
2000-2100
2000 2100 ml\'/hfa
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100 vi
2000-2 IOO :I
2005-2100
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2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2045
2030-2 100 as
2030-2100

USA. WEWN 8111n111yham Al

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA WMLK Belhel PA
USA WRMl1R M1am1 Intl
USA WRNQ NCI'! Orleans LA
USA VNHA Greenbush M~
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Latvia R.1!110
Eyw1 Rddlo G..110
Slovakia Adv Wo1ld Radio
Sweden Radio
Thailand Radio
USA Voice of Ame11ca
Uzbe~1stan R lashkent

2030-2100

VtetnJm. Voice ol

2045-2 100

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2100-2200 trreg
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Angu1lla.Canhbean Beacon
Ausl ralta. Radio

21002130
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2100-2130 vi
2100-2200 vi
2100-2130 vi
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2!00-2200
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Australta VL8K Kalherine
Australta. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Ten! C1k
Australia IJL8T Tent Cr~
Belgium. R Vlaandercn Int
Bulgana. Radio
Cameroon, Racllo Garoua
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP C,1lgary
Canada. CHNX Hahl.ix
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
Canada. R Canada Intl
Cwada R C;1nada Intl
China. Ch111a Radio Intl
China. Ctuna Radio Intl
China. Chma Radio Intl
Costa Rica.Rf Peace ln:I
Cuba. Radro Havana
Cyprus, BRT lntcrnat1onat
Ecuado1. HCJB
Egypt. Radio Cauo
EQt Guinea. Radio Af11ca
Germany. Deutsche Welle

2100-2130
2100-2200

Hungary. Radio Budapest

India. All Ind a Radio

2100-2200 vi
2100-2200
2100-2110
2100-2107 vi
2100-2200
2100-211 5
2100-2 125 mtwhl
2100-2200 SITil\'/h
2100-2200
2100-2200 vi
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2100-2200
2100-2200

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Japan. R Japan/NHK World
Japan, R Japanl NHK World
Kenya. Ke11ya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Vorce of !lope
Lioeria.LCNIR Ltbe11a Int
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Ne11Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. fRCNIRad10
Papua New Gu111ea NBC
Ponugal. R Ponugal lml
Romama. R Romania Intl
Russ1aV01ce ol Russia WS

2100-2130
2100-2200
2100-2130
2100-21 IO
2100-2200

2100-2130
2100-21 -15
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
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South Korea R Korea Intl
Sl'lltzerland, Swrss R Intl
Uga11da. Radio
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71lSeu
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Czech Rep. Radio Prague
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Gulla. Radio Havana
Egypt Radio Cairo
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India. All India Radio

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SELECTED

PROGRAMS

SPOTLIGHT ON THE

Sundays
0000 Newsdesk. World news and dispatches from
overseas and UK correspondents. (am/eu/as)

0030 Letter from America. Alistair Cooke shares his

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01OD
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inimitable view of contemporary American life.

(am/eu)
Short Story. Fifteen-minute dramas written by
listeners from around the world. (as)
Britain Today. News about Britain. (am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S DODO. (am/eu)
World News. Broadcast on the hour of 5. 10, or
15 minutes in length . (as)
Pause for Thought. Spiritual reflection. (as)
Health Matters. Keeps track of new developments in the world of medical science. as well
as ways of keeping fit. (as)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. These programs
are panel quizes and other light entertainment in
a format heard in America decades ago. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Sports Roundup. The latest sports news. (am/
eu/as)
Newsday. Coverage of the breaking stories and
a background briefing on the main news issues
of the day. (afam/eu/as)
In Praise of God. Weekly programme of worship
and meditation. (af)
Music Review. News and views from the world
of music. (am/eu)
Letter from America. See S 0030. (as)
Popular Music Feature. A variable program
featuring the world of popular music. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Review. A look back at the
previous week's business and a preview of
upcoming events (af/am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/arn/eu)
African Quiz ( 1). A monthly test of the listener's
knowledge of Africa. (af)
Postmark Africa. Expert answers to any
question under the sun. (al)
From Our Own Correspondent. BBC correspondents comment on the background to the news.
(am/eu)
Global Business. NEW! Roger White presents
this weekly series of interviews. features and
discussions with the movers and shakers of the
international business community. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af)/am/eu/as)
The Art House. No information available. (af)

MONITORING TIMES

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BBC . . . . .

This month. one time 011/y, we are

providing you with the complete. 24-hour
program schedule for al l three streams of the
BBC World Service. Instead of our usual hourby-hour format, this listing is by day of the week,
so it will not be coordinated with the frequency
section as Selected Programming nonnally is. We
think you will find this special edition handy to
keep by your radio over the summer season.
Special feature program descriptions
have been replaced with generic names in order
to keep the program guide current for as long as
possible. Program names like "Classical Music
Feature" and "Variable Feature" are used for this

0030

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May 1997

. BYJrMfRrMMEL
purpose.
Did you note there are no longer five
streams? The Europe Stream is now combined with
the Americas Streams and the South Asia Stream is
combined with the Asia Pacific Stream. Within each
of the newly designated streams there arc still
variations of programs for specific targets. For
example, at 0330 on Sat, the Americas frequencies
get The World Today and Europe gets Weekend .
Curiously, transmissions to the Falk.lands
do not appear in their Tue/Fri 2130 slots in the
newly designated AE stream. If anyone has any info
on the discontinuance of this special BBC service,
or comments on MTs Selected Programming,

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Global Business. See S 0330. (am/eu)

From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (as)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
Postmark Africa. See S 0330. (al)
Play of the Week. A different radio drama
program each week. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. Special features and new
series. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/as)
Play of the Week (from 0530). See S 0530. (am/
eu)
Va riable Feature. See S 0530. (al )
Letter from America. See S 0030. (as)
African News. News bulletins with the latest
reports from across the continent. (af)
A Jolly Good Show. Dave Lee Travis presents
your record requests and dedications in his own
unique way. (am/eu)
Meridian. One of the topical programs weekly
about the world of the arts. (as)
African Perspective. A considered view of life
and issues facing the African continent. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Short Story. See S 0030. (al)
Letter from America. See S 0030. (am/eu)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (af)
Variable Music Feature. Different features of 15,
30, and 45 minutes length with a musical
theme. (am/eu)
A Jolly Good Show. See S 0630. (as)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu/as)
Short Story. See S 0030. (am/eu)
The Fanning World. Reports on new developments from around the world. (as)
The Greenfield Collection. See S 0830. (al/am/
eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/arn/eu/as)
Write On. See S 0905. (af/am/eu/as)
Global Business. See S 0330. (af)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330.
(am/eu)
Short Story. See S 0030. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/arn/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
Global Business. See S 0330. (am/eu)

please send email to Jim Frimmel

(fri mmcl @startext.net).

Stream designations:
AE - for listeners in the Americas, Europe
(including parts of FSU), the ME. NAf
AF - For listeners in Africa
AS - For listeners in Asia.
Stream program variations:
AE - Variations for Europe, the Americas, the
Caribbean
AF - No Variations
AS - Variations for East Asia, South Asia

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1100
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1130
1130
1130
1200
1200
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In Praise of God. See S 0230. (as)

News Summary. One minute news update. (al)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)
In Praise of God. See S 0230. (af)
Play of the Week. See S 0530. (af/as)
Any1hing Goes. A variety of music and much
more with Bob Holness. (am/eu)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
Play of the Week (from 1130). See S 0530. (af/
as)
World News. See S 01 DO. (am/eu/as)
Write On. See S 0905. (am/eu/as)
In Praise of God. See S 0230. (am/eu)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (as)
Letter from America. See S 0030. (al)
Short Story. See S 0030. (as)
Variable Feature (EAs). See S 0530. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)

1300 Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)

1400 News Summary. See S 11 OD. (af/am/eu/as)
1401 Classical Music Feature. A variable program
1401
1445
1500
1500
1501
1501
1505
1515
1515
1530
1600
1600
1600
1615
1615
1630
1700
1700
1701
1705
1705
1715

featuring the world of classical music. (af/as)

Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
Health Matters. See S 0115. (as)
News Summary. See S 11 OD. (af/as)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu)
Science Feedback. Listeners' questions.
comments and queries about World Service
science programs are answered. (at/as)
Play of the Week (SAs). See S 0530. (as)
Sports Rou ndup. See S 0145. (am/eu)
BBC English. For learners of English. (af/as)
Concert Hall. Classical music concerts. (am/eu)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/as)
Europe Today. All the latest news, analysis and
comment. (am/eu)
Play of the Week (from 1501) (SAs). See S
0530. (as)
Concert Hall. See S 1515. (al)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Sunday Sportsworld. The Sunday sports
magazine. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (al/as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
Focus on Africa. Up-to-the-minute reports on
the day's events from all over the continent. (al)
Write On. See S 0905. (as)
Omnibus. Each week a half-hour programme on

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practically any topic under the sun. (as)

1730 Weekend. European magazine program coproduced by European broadcasters. (am/eu)
1730 Sports Roundup. See S0145. (as)
1740 African News. See S0630. (al)
1745 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu)
1800 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
1830 AJolly Good Show. See S 0630. (al)
1830 Play of the Week. See S 0530. (am/eu)
1830 Global Business. See S0330. (as)
1900 World News. See S 0100. (at)
1900 Play of the Week (from 1830). See S 0530. (am/
eu)
1900 News Summary. See S 1100. (as)
1901 Postmark Africa. See S0330. (al)
1901 Concert Hall. See S 1515. (as)
1930 The Art House. See S 0430. (at)
1930 Anything Goes. See S 1130. (am/eu)
1945 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
2000 Newshour. See S 1300. (af/(am/eu/as)
2100 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu)/as)
2105 Global Business. See S 0330. (at)
2105 Write On. See S 0905. (am/eu/as)
21 15 Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
21 15 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
2130 Music Review. See S 0230. (am/eu)
2135 Write On. See S 0905. (al)
2145 Short Story. See S 0030. (af)
2200 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
2230 Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (at)
2230 Health Matters. See S0115. (am/eu )
2230 Letter from America. See S0030. (as)
2245 Spons Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
2300 World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
2305 Science View. A look at complex issues and the
implications of the latest research findings. (am/
eu)
2310 Learning Zone. For people who want to learn
more about subjects such as science, health,
the world and work and literature while
practicing English listening skills. (am/eu)
2310 East Asia Today. News. analysis. press reviews
and reports from BBC correspondents. (as)
2325 Pop Short. A five-minute popular music
program. (am/eu)
2330 In Praise of God. See S 0230. (am/eu)
2330 Anything Goes. See S 1130. (as)

Mondays
0000 Chimes of Big Ben (1 ). Hear the famous bells at
this time on the first Monday of each month.
(am/eu/as)
0000 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)
0030 Short Story. See S 0030. (am/eu)
0030 Variable Feature. See S0530. (as)
0045 Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
0100 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu)
0100 World News. See S 0100. (as)
0110 Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (as)
0115 The Farming World. See S 0815. (as)
01 30 Variable Feature. See S0530. (am/eu)
0130 World News. See S 0100. (as)
0145 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
0200 Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu)/as)
0230 Variable Feature. See S0530. (af)
0230 Meridian. See S 0630. (am/eu)
0230 The Works. Alun Lewis looks at the impact of
tomorrow's technology. (as)
0300 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)

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0305 Write On. See S0905. (af/am/eu)

0315 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
0330 Network Africa. Breakfast show of news. sport.
personalities. music, and listener's comments.
(al)
0330 Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0330 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
0330 Ott the Shelf. Daily readings from the best of
world literature. (as)
0345 Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (as)
0400 Newsdesk. See S0000. (af/am/eu/as)
0430 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0430 Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0430 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
0430 Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
0500 Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
0530 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0530 Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0530 The Works. See M 0230. (am/eu)
0530 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
0600 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
0615 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af)
0615 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
0615 Seven Days. Roundup of the week's news, plus
sports highlights, finance and the weather. (as)
0630 Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
0630 Omnibus. See S 1715. (am/eu)
0630 Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
0700
0715
0730
0730
0730
0745
0745
0800
0800
0810
0815
0830
0900
0905
0915
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0930
0930
0945
1000
1030
1030
1030
1100
1100
1105
1130
1130
1130
1130

snEctEo

PROGRAMS

World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)

Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (af/am/eu/as)
Science Feedback. See S 1501 . (al)
The Vintage Chart Show. Each week a classic
Top 20 from the past with Paul Burnett. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
Variable Feature . See S 0530. (as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (al)
World Nevis. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af/am/eu/as)
The Vintage Chart Show. See M 0730. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. Latest news from the
markets in the Far East, Europe and the USA.
(af/am/eu/as)
The Works. See M 0230. (al)
Learning Zone (EAs). See S 2310. (am/eu/as)
Meridian. See S0630. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (am/eu)
The Works (Am). See M 0230. (am/eu)
BBC English (EAs). See S 1515. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Everywoman. Anna Umbima and Jane Garvey
introduce features and reports on the activities
of women across the globe. (al)
Omnibus. See S 1715. (am/eu)
The Works. See M 0230. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
World News (Carib). A 10-minutes news
summary for listeners in the Caribbean. (am/eu)
Caribbean (Carib). Economic analysis in the
region. (am/eu)
John Peel. Tracks from newly released albums
and singles from the contemporary music
scene. (at)
Variable Music Feature. See S 0730. (am/eu)
BBC English (SAs). See S 1515. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (as)

1200 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)

1205 World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as/ca rib)
1210 Caribbean Report (Carib). Weekday coverage of
current attairs in the Caribbean region with
emphasis on political and economic analysis.
(am/eu)
1215 Britain Today. See S 0045. (af/am/eu/as)
1230 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
1230 Seven Days. See M 0615. (am/eu)
1230 Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
1245 Spor1s Roundup. See S0145. (af/am/eu/as)
1300
1400
1400
1400
1401
1405
1430
1445
1500
1500
1505
1505
1515
1530
1530
1530
1530
1545
1555
1600
1600
1615
1615
1630
1645
1645
1700
1705
1705
1715
1730
1730
1740
1745
1745
1745
1800
1830
1830
1830

Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)

News Summary. See S 11 00. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (al)
Outlook. An up-to-the-minute mix of conversation. controversy and color from around the
world. (af/am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af/am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (at)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S0145. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu/as)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (af)
Variable Music Feature. See S 0730. (am/eu)
Meridian. See S0630. (as)
Outlook (EAs). See M 1405. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (al)
Voicebox (EAs). Experts and ordinary people
take a tight-hearted look at the English
language. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (at/as)
Europe Today. See S 1600. (am/eu)
Fast Track. The latest African sports news and
action. (al)
Multitrack Hit-List. The UK Top 20. (as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu)
The World Today. Examines thoroughly a topical
aspect of the international scene. (al)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
World News. See S0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
World Business Repon. See M 0905. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
Seven Days. See M 06 15. (am/eu)
Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (atlas)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa . See S 1705. (af)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130.
(am/eu)
Andy Kershaws World of Music. Recordings of
diverse music from around the world. (as)

1900
1900
1901
1901
1925
1930

News Summary. See S 1100. (af/am/eu)

World News. See S 0100. (as)
Fas!Track. See M 1615. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 01 10. (am/eu)
Meridian On Screen. The latest cinematic
otterings are discussed. (af)
1930 Multitrack Hit-List. See M 1615. (am/eu)

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SHORTWAVE GUIDE

1930 Composer of the Month. In depth looks at

classical composers and their music. A different
composer 1s featured each month. (as)
2000 Newshour. Sec S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)
2100 News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
2100 World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
2101 World Business Report. See M 0905. (al)
2105 World Business Report. Sec M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
2115 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
2115 Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
2115 BBC English. See S 1515. (as)
2130 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (arn/eu)
2145 Variable Featu re. See S 0530. (as)
2200 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
2230 The World Today See M 1645. (af/am/eu)
2230 World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
2245 Sports Roundup. See S Ot45. (af/am/eu/as)
2300 World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
2305 Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
2305 East Asia Today See S 2310 (as)
2330 Multitrack Hit-List. See M 1615. (am/eu)
2330 The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
2345 Seven Days. See M 0615. (as)

Tuesdays
0000
0030
0030
0045
0100
0100
0110
011 5
01 30
0130
0145
0145
0200
0230
0230
0230
0245
0300
0305
0315
0330
0330
0330
0330
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0345
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58

Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)

Variable Feature. See S 0530. (arn/eu)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (as)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. Sec S 0000. (am/cu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Seven Days. Sec M 0615. (arn/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Variable Music Feature. Sec S 0730. (am/cu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
Nev1sday. Sec S 0200. (af/am/ewas)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (al)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (am/cu)
Discovery. In-depth look at scientific research.
(as)
Seven Days. See M 0615. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (af/amleu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330 (al)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Newsdesk. Sec S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Multitrack Hit-List. See M 1615. (as)
Take Five. A short series of human interest
stories. (am/eu)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
Netv1ork Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Discovery. See T 0230. (am/eu)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
Omnibus. See S 1715. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (al)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu )

MONITORING TIMES

Moy 1997

0630 Composer of the Month. See M t930. (as)

0700
0700
0715
0730
0730
0730
0745
0800
0800
0810
0815
081 5
0830
0830
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0905
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0930
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11 30
1130
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1500
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t515
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1530
1530
1555
1600
1600
16 t 5
1615

World Nel'1S. See S 0100 (af)/am/eu)

World Nevis. See S 0100 (as)
Off the Shelf See M 0330. (af/am/eu/as)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (al)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (arn/eu)
John Peel. See M 1130. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
Composer of the Month. See M 1930. (al)
Worlcl News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Tl1ought. See S 0110. (am/eu/as)
Variable Featu re. Sec S 0530. (am/eu)
Concert Hall. See S 1515. (as)
Any1hing Goes. Sec S 11 30. (af)
Every11oman. See M 1030. (am/eu)
World Nc'l1s See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as)
Discovery See T 0230 (al)
Lear11111g Zone. See S 2310. (am/eu)
BBC English (EAs). See S 1515. (as)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (am/eu)
The World Today (Am). See M 1645. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/arn/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (af/(arn/eu)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
Newsclesk See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
World News (Carib). Sec M 1100. (arn/eu)
CarilJliean (Carib) . Sec M 1105. (arn/eu)
Meridian. See S 0630 (al)
Variable Feature. Sec S 0530. (am/eu)
BBC English (SAs). Sec S 1515. (as)
Meridian On Screen. Sec M 1930. (as)
World News See S 0100. (af/arn/eu/as)
World Bus111ess Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
asl
Caribbean Report (Carib). See M 1210. (am/eu)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (af/am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
Health Mailers. Sec S 01 15. (am/eu)
OH the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsllour See S t 300. (af/am/eu/as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (at/am/eu/as)
Mult1track Hit-List. See M 1615. (af/arn/eu)
Discovery. See T 0230. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/arn/eu/as)
East Asra Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Focus on Alrica. See S 1705. (at)
Sports Roundup. Sec S 0145. (am/eu/as)
Classical Music Fealure. See S 140 1. (am/eu)
Concert Hall. See S 1515. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
The Greenfield Collection. See S 0830. (am/eu)
Outlook (EAs). See M 1405. (as)
Take Five (EAs). See T 0455. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (al/as)
Europe Today. See S 1600. (am/eu)
Money Focus. African bus111ess magazine. (af)
Megamix. A youth magazine series which
covers new trends. entertainment. sport and
other issues. (as)

1630
1645
1645
1700
1705
1705
1715
1730
1730
1740
1745
1800
1800
1830
1830

World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu)

The World Today. See M 1645. (af)
Bnta111 Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
The World Today See M 1645. (arn/eu/as)
Scrcnce Feedback. See S 1501. (am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (al)
Sports Roundup Sec S 0145. (at/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/arn/eu)
Ncwsdesk. See S 0000. (as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (at)
One Planet. Charles Haviland and Richard Black
host this new program about development and
the environment (am/eu)
1830 Everywoman. See M 1030. (as)

1900
1900
1901
1901
1905
1925
1930
1930
t 930
2000
2100
2100
2101
2105
2115
2115
2115
2130
2130
2200
2230
2230
2245
2300
2305
2305
2330
2330
2345

Nevis Summary. See S 1100. (af/am/eu)

World News. See S 0100. (as)
Money Focus. See T 1615. (al)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (as)
Pause for Tl1ought. See S 01 10. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
Megamix. See T 1615. (am/cu)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (as)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eutas)
News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
Worlcl News. See S 01 00. (am/eulas )
World Busi ness Report. See M 0905. (al)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
Seven Days. Sec M 0615. (af)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (af/arn/eu)
Discovery. See T 0230. (as)
Nc\1sdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (af)/am/eu)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
East Asia Today. See S 231o. (as)
Mcgamix. See T 1615. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (as)

Wednesdays
0000
0030
0030
0045
0100
0100
0110
0115
0130
0130
0145
0200
0230
0230
0230
0245

Newsllesk. See S 0000. (am/eu)/as)

The Farming World. See S 0815. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
Ncwsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Discovery. See T 0230. (am/eu)
World Ne\'/S. See S 0100. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 01 45. (as)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
The Farming World. See S 0815. (al)
Meridian. See S 0630. (am/eu)
One Planet. See T 1830. (as)
Record News. Focus on the most interesting
new releases of classical recordings. (al)
0300 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
0305 World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu)

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SMT iSurtace Moun! Technoloigy) devices and 1111111 electret con
denser microphone. even the battery is included We give you
lwo complete sets ot SMT parts to allow tor any errors or
m1st1aps-bu1ld it carefully and youve got extra SM- pans to
build anot11er1 Audio quality and pick-up is unbelievable. transmission 1a11ge up to 300 feet. tunable to anywhere 1n standard
FM band 88 to108 MHz. 7/8"w x 3i8h x 3i4"h.
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Super staJle. d111i tree. not affected by temperature. metal or

your body' Frequency is set by a c1ystal 1n the 2 mete1 Ham
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lhe 140 to 160 MHz range-cryslals cost only five or six dollars.
Sensitive electret condenser mike picks up whispers anywt1ere
in a room and 1ransm1t up to 114 mile. Powered by 3 volt L1th1um
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tha1 is required. and sin:e 1he TG 1 uses a cen1ral office quality
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allows yoti 10 scroll thr0Jg!1anywt1ere111111crnory. To make I! easy
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Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)

Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu)
Off the Shell. See M 0330. (as/am/eu)
Science Feedback. See S 1501 . (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Megamix. See T 1615. (as)
Take Five. See T 0455. (am/eu)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
One Planet. See T 1830. (am/eu)
Sports International. Live commentaries and
interviews. features and discussions. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
Sports International. See W 0530. (am/eu)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (as)

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World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)

Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (af/am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
Meridian. See S 0630. (am/eu)
One Planet. See T 1830. (as)
BBC English See S 1515. (al)
Om nibus. See S 1715. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 01 10. (am/eu/as)
Concert Hall. See S 1515. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Sports International. See W 0530. (af)
The Vintage Chart Show. See M 0730. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as)
One Planet. See T 1830. (al)
The Farming World. See S 0815. (am/eu)
Learning Zone (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Meridian See S 0630. (as)
BBC English See S 1515. (am/cu)
The World Today (Am). See M 1645. (am/eu)
BBC English (EAs). See S 1515. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (al/am/cu/as)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (al)
One Planet. See T 1830. (am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
World News (Carib). See M 1100. (am/eu)
Caribbean (Carib). See M 1105. (am/eu)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (al)
Sports International. See W 0530. (am/eu)
Learning Zone (SAs). See S 2310. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (as)
BBC English (SAs). See S 1515. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Caribbean Report (Carib). See M 1210. (al/am!
eu )
Britain Today. See S 0045. (affamfeu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
Science Feedback. See S 1501 . (am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/amfeu/as)

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News Summary. See S 1100. (al)

World News. See S 0100. (amfeufas)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (al)
Outlook. See M 1405. (af/am/eu/as)
Megamix. See T 1615. (af/am/eu)
Sports International. See W 0530. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/amfeu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (am/eufas)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (am/eu)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (al)
Everywoman. See M 1030. (am/eu)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (as)
Outlook (EAs). See M 1405. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (al)
Science View (EAs). See S 2305. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (alias)
Europe Today. See S 1600. (am/eu)
Talkabout Africa. Telephone conversations with
BBC correspondents on late-breaking African
events. (al)
Multitrack X-Press. New pop records.
interviews, news and competitions. (as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (al)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (amfeu)/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330.
(am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (affam/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
The Works. See M 0230. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (af/am/eu )
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Talkabout Africa. See W 1615. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (amteu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu)
One Planet. See T 1830. (al)
Multitrack X-Press. See W 1615. (am/eu)
Sports International. See W 0530. (as)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eufas)
News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (al)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (as)
Discovery. See T 0230. (al)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (am/eu)
One Planet. See T 1830. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (af/am/eu)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
East Asia Today. See S 2310. (as)

2330 Multitrack X- Press. See W 1615. (am/eu)

2330 The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
2345 Science Feedback. See S 1501. (as)

Thursdays
0000 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eufas)
0030 From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330.
(am/eu/as)
0045 Britain Today. See S 0045. (amfeu/as)
0100 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu)
0100 World News. See S 0100. (as)
011 O Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (as)
0115 The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
0130 Omnibus. See S 1715. (am/eu)
0130 World News. See S 0100. (as)
0145 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
0200 Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
0230 Assignment. A weekly examination of a topical
issue. (at)
0230 Meridian. See S 0630. (amfeu)
0230 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
0300 World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
0305 World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu)
0315 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
0330 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0330 Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0330 The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu)
0330 Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as/am/eu)
0345 Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (as)
0400 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
0430 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0430 Eu rope Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0430 Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
0430 Multitrack X-Press. See W 1615. (as)
0500 Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
0530 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0530 Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
0530 Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (am/eu)
0530 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
0600 World News. See S 0100. (af/(am/eu/as)
0615 Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (al)
0615 The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
0630 Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
0630 Meridian. See S 0630. (am/eu/as)
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World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)

Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (af/am/eu/as)
Health Matters. See S 0115. (al)
Composer of the Month. See M 1930. (am/eu)
BBC English. See S 1515. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (al)
Record News. See W 0245. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu/as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (am/eu)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (as)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (af/am/eu)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (al)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
The Insider's Guide. A look behind the scenes to
bring the inside story about Bush House. (al)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (am/eu)
BBC English (EAs). See S 1515. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Spotlight. Focus on the theater. (al)
The Farming World. See S 0815. (al)

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BBC English. See S 1515. (am/eu)

The World Today (Am). See M 1645. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Nev1sdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (al)
Discovery. See T 0230. (am/eu)
Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M 1830.
(as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
World News (Carib). See M 1100. (am/eu)
Caribbean (Carib). See M 1105. (am/eu)
Any1hing Goes See S 1130. (al)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (am/eu)
BBC English (SAs). See S 1515. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330.
(am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as)
Caribbean Report (Carib). See M 1210. (am/eu)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (al/as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (am/eu)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (al)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/e u/as)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 231 o. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 01 10. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (af/am/eu/as)
Multitrack X-Press. See W 1615. (af/am/eu)
Assignment. See H 0230. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
Science Feedback. See S 1501 . (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (al)
John Peel. See M 1130. (am/eu)
Composer of the Month. See M 1930. (as)
Outlook (EAs). See M 1405. (as)
Take Five (EAs). See T 0455. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (al)
Europe Today. See S 1600. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Jive Zone. Get in the groove with all the latest
sounds on the Afro music scene. (af)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (af)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (al)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (al)
Assignment. See H0230. (am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)

1900 News Summary. See S 1100. (af/am/eu)

1900
1901
1901
1905
1925
1930
1930
1930
2000
2100
2100
2101
2105
2115
2115
2115
2130
2130
2200
2230
2230
2245
2300
2305
2305
2330
2330
2345

World News. See S 0100. (as)

Assignment. See H 0230. (al)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu)
The Works . See M 0230. (al)
John Peel. See M 1130. (am/eu)
Meridian On Screen. See M 1930. (as)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (al)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
BBC English. See S 151 5. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (af/am/eu)
Assignment. See H 0230. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (af/am/eu)
World Business Report. See M0905. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/(am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
East Asia Today. See S 2310. (as)
The Vintage Chart Show. See M 0730. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Health Matters. See S 01 15. (as)

Fridays
0000
0030
0030
0045
0100
0100
0110
0115
0130
0130
0145
0200
0230
0230
0230
0300
0305
0315
0330
0330
0330
0330
0345
0345
0400
0430
0430
0430
0455
0500
0530
0530
0530
0530
0600
0615
0615
0630

Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)

Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (am/eu)
BBC English. See S 1515. (as)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 01 10. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
The Works. See M 0230. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (al)
Focus on Faith. Alison Hilliard talks to church
leaders about their hopes for the future. (am/eu)
Assignment. See H0230. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M0905. (af/am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/e/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M1645. (am/eu)
Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (am/eu)
BBC English. See S 1515. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
John Peel. See M 1130. (as)
Science View. See S 2305. (am/eu)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af)/am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)
Assignment. See H 0230. (am/eu)
Europe Today (Eu). See S 1600. (am/eu)
Focus on Faith. See F 0230. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (al)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
Network Africa. See M 0330. (al)

0630 Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)

0630 Music Review. See S 0230. (as)
0700
0715
0715
0730
0730
0730
0800
0800
0810
0815
0830
0830
0830
0900
0905
0915
0915
0915
0915
0930
0945
1000
1030
1030
1030
1100
1100
1105
1130
1130
1130
1130
1200
1205
1210
1215
1215
1230
1230
1245

World News. See S 0100. (af/~m/eu/as)

Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (af/am/eu)
Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (al)
Music Review. See S 0230. (am/eu)
Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M 1830.
(as)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu/as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (am/eu/as)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (af)
John Peel. See M 11 30. (am/eu)
Everywoman. See M 1030. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as)
Focus on Faith. See F0230. (af)
Learning Zone. See S 2310. (am/eu)
BBC English (EAs). See S 1515. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Music Review. See S 0230. (al)
Assignment. See H 0230. (am/eu)
Focus on Faith. See F0230. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
World News (Carib). See M1100. (am/eu)
Caribbean (Carib). See M 1105. (am/eu)
Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M1830.
(af)
Focus on Faith. See F0230. (am/eu)
BBC English (SAs). See S 1515. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (as)
World News. See S 01 OD. (af/(am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu/
as)
Caribbean Report (Carib). See M 1210. (am/eu)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (af/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/e u)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (al)
Ott the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)

Newshour. See S 1300. (af)/am/eu/as)

News Summary. See S 1100. (al)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (af/am/eu/as)
Multitrack Alternative. Latest developments on
the British music scene. (af/am/eu)
1430 Science in Action. The latest in science and

1300
1400
1400
1400
1401
1405
1430

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GUIDE
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SELECTED
PROGRAMS

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1500
1505
1505
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1530
1530
1530
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1645
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1705
1705
1715
1730
1730
1740
1740
1745
1800
1830
1830
1830

1900
1900
1901
1901
1905
1925
1930
1930
1930
2000
2100
2100
2101
2105
211 5
211 5
2115
2130
2130
2200
2230
2230
2245
2300
2305
2305
2315
2330
2330
2345

j'{'

technology. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
East Asia Today (EAs). See S 2310. (as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
Football Extra. A review of the week's action and
the upcoming weekend matches. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
The Insider's Guide. See H 0915. (as)
Spotlight. See H 0925. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
Science in Action. See F 1430. (am/eu)
Meridian. See S 0630. (as)
Outlook (EAs). See M 1405 (as)
Spotlight (EAs). See H 0925. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/as)
Europe Today. See S 1600. (am/eu)
African Perspective. See S 0631. (af)
Multitrack Alternative. See F 1430. (as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu)
The World Today See M 1645. (af)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (am/eu/as)
The Insider's Guide. See H 0915. (am/eu)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (af)
Music Brief. A five-minute interlude. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
Focus on Faith. Sec F 0230. (am/eu)
Science in Action. See F 1430. (as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (af/am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
African Perspective. See S 0631. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Outlook. See M 1405. (as)
Pause for Thought. See S 0110. (am/eu)
Science in Action. See F 1430. (af)
Multitrack Alternative. See F 1430. (am/eu)
Focus on Faith. See F 0230. (as)
Nev1shour. See S 1300. (af/am/eu/as)
Nevis Summary. See S 1100. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (am/eu/
as)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (af)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
The Farming World. See S 0815. (as)
People and Politics. Background to the British
political scene. (af/am/eu)
The Works. See M 0230. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
The World Today. Sec M 1645. (af/am/eu)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
World Nevis. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
The Insider's Guide. See H0915. (as)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
Mullitrack Alternative. See F 1430. (am/eu)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Record News. See W 0245. (as)

Saturdays
0000 Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)

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MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

0030
0045
0100
0110
0115
0130
0130
0145
0145
0155
0200
0230
0300
0305
0315
0330
0330
0330
0330
0345
0400
0430
0430
0430
0431
0431
0455
0500
0530
0530
0530
0531
0600
0615
0615
0630
0630
0631
0631
0700
0715
0715
0730
0730
0730
0800
0800
0810
0815
0815
0830
0830
0830
0900
0905
0905
0915
0915
0915
0930
0945
1000
1030
1030
1030

From the Weeklies. See A 0030. (am/eu/as1

Britain Today. See S 0045 (am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)
Pause lor Thought. See S 0110. (as)
The World Today. See M 1645. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
World News. See S 0100. (as)
Tile Insider's Guide. See H 0915. (am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (as)
Spotlight. See H 0925. (am/eu)
Newsday. See S 0200. (af/(am/eu/as)
People and Politics. See F2130. (af/am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Faith. See F0230. (af)
The World Today. See M 1645. (arn/eu)
Weekend (Eu). See S 1730. (am/eu)
The Vintage Chart Show. See M 0730. (as)
Off the Shelf. See M 0330. (am/eu)
Nev1sdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
African News. See S 0630. (af)
Outlook. See M 1405. (am/eu)
Multitrack Alternative. See F 1430. (as)
African Quiz (1 ). See S 0330. (af)
This Week and Africa. A roundup of the week's
political developments across the continent. (af)
Music Brief. See F 1740. (am/eu)
Newsclay. See S 0200. (af/am/eu/as)
African News. See S 0630. (af)
Science 111 Action. See F 1430. (arn/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
Talkabout Africa . See W 161 5. (at)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Letter from America. See S 0030. (af)
The Worlcl Today. See M 1645. (am/eu)/as)
African News. See S 0630. (af)
Meridian. See S 0630. (am/eu/as)
African Ou1z ( 1). See S 0330. (al)
This Week and Africa. See A 0431 . (af)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
From the Weeklies. See A 0030. (af)
From the Weeklies. See A 0030. (am/eu/as)
Science 111 Action. See F 1430. (af)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130.
(am/eu)
People and Politics. See F2130. (as)
Everywoman. See M 1030. (af)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu/as)
Pause for Thought. See S 011 0. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401 . (as)
A Jolly Good Show See S 0630. (af)
Andy Kershaws World of Music. See M 1830.
(am/eu)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (af/am/eu)
World Business Report. See M 0905. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
The Works. See M0230. (am/eu)
Omnibus. See S 1715. (as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/am/eu/as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/eu/as)
BBC English. See S 1515. (af)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (arn/eu)
Anything Goes. See S 1130. (as)

1100
1100
1101
1130
11 30
11 30
1200
1205
1215
1215
1215
1245
1245
1245
1300
1400
1405
1500
1505
1600
1615
1700
1705
1705
1715
1715
17 40
1745
1800
1830
1830
1830
1900
1900
1901
1901
1901
1930
1930
1930
1945
2000
2100
2105
21 15
2115
2115
2130
2130
2130
2200
2230
2230
2230
2245
2300
2300
2301
2330
2330

Nel'ls Summary. See S 1100. (af)

Newsdesk. See S 0000. (am/eu/as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
Jive Zone. See H 1615. (af)
People and Politics. See F2130. (am/eu)
Music Review. See S 0230. (as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
World Business Review. See S 0305. (af/am/eu/
as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (af)
A Jolly Good Show. See S 0630. (am/eu)
Brita111 Today. See S 0045. (as)
Record News. See W 0245. (af)
Short Story. See S 0030. (am/eu)
Variable Comedy/Quiz Feature. See S 0130. (as)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/arn/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sportsworld. See A 1405. (af/arn/eu/as)
World Nel'ls. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sportsworld. See A 1405. (af/am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Sportsworld. See A 1405. (af/am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Focus on Africa. See S 1705. (af)
World Business Review. See S 0305. (as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330.
(am/eu)
A Jolly Good Show. See S 0630. (as)
African News. See S 0630. (af)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/arn/eu/as)
Newsclesk. See S 0000. (af/arn/eu/as)
A11dy Kershaw's World of Music. See M 1830.
(af)
Science in Action. See F 1430. (am/eu)
Popular Music Feature. See S 0245. (as)
News Summary. See S 1100. (af/as)
World News. See S 0100. (am/eu)
Omrnbus. See S 1715. (af)
Variable Cornedy/Ouiz Feature. See S 0130.
(am/eu)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (as)
Meridian. See S 0630. (af)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (amieu)
In Praise ol God. See S 0230. (as)
Variable Feature. See S 0530. (am/eu)
Newshour. See S 1300. (af/(am/eu/as)
World News. See S 0100. (af/am/eu/as)
Worlcl Business Review. See S 0305. (af/am/eu/
as)
Health Matters. See S 0115. (af)
Britain Today. See S 0045. (am/eu)
Classical Music Feature. See S 1401. (as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (af)
Meridia11. See S 0630. (am/eu)
The Greenfield Collection. See S 0830. (as)
Newsdesk. See S 0000. (af/am/cu/as)
Letter from America. See S 0030. (af)
Play of the Week. See S 0530. (am/eu)
From the Weeklies. See A 0030. (as)
Sports Roundup. See S 0145. (af/as)
Play of the Week (from 2230). See S 0530. (am/
eu)
News Summary. See S 1100. (as)
From Our Own Correspondent. See S 0330. (as)
Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M 1830.
(am/eu)
Science in Action. See F 1430. (as)

THE FLUX AND THE

OPTIMUM WORKING FREQUENCIES (MHz)

By Jacques d'Avignon
monitor@limestone.kosone.com
At the lop of the optimum working
frequency (OW F) table on thi s page. you will
lind the fol lowing terms: "Flux" and "SS N." By
popular demand. over the nexl t wo months I will
attempt an introductory e xplanation o r what the
l"lux and suns pot numbers (SS N). as well as A'"
and "K"' indices mean, and how they arc used in
propagation prediction.
Please remembe r that the llux and SSN
numbers you see above the OWF table are the
"forccasted'" values that have been used to
prepare the table. since it is produced ahead of
the magazine date. One s uch value is the sunspot
number. which is based upon event data whic h
have been observed and listed si nce Jul y of
1749. No, that is not a typo!

Daily observations arc made of the face o f

the sun, and these observations arc recorded .
This number is not the exact numbe r of dark
s pots on the face of the sun, but a ma1hcma1i cal
approx imation, as the spots appear in groups.
The number o f groups arc also included in the
calculation. The daily sunspot number (also
called the Wolf numbe r) is calculated as follows:
R= k( IOg+I)
In which:
R = Wolf's relative sunspot number
k =a factor that is used so that all observation s
arc comparable to e ach other
g = the number of groups of sunspots
f = the number of s pots on the face o r the sun

Warning: never look at the .11111 to 11 y all/I

see the spots-believe me. they exist'
Herc arc two de finitio ns that have been
elaborated by IPS in Aus tralia and might b<.: of
some help:
'"Sunspots: Relat ively cool r<.:gions in the
solar photosphere that appear dark. They contain
intense mag netic fi e lds whic h provide the
energy for solar narcs. S uns pots occur in
g roups.
'"Sunspot Number: An index of solar activity
related 10 the number of suns pots and sunspot
groups present on the sun . ..
If you look at the de finit io n o f "s unspots"
above . you w ill see that these s pots 'conta in
inte nse mag ne tic fi e lds which provide the
energy for solar narcs ... These llarcs and their
afte r-effects cause di sruptions in the io nosphe ri c
layers upon which long-dis tance shonwavt:
transm issio ns depend.
Over the years we have become very
sophi sticated : looking al the sun every day 10 sec
how many pimples it had. became te dious. Afte r
WW II. someone rea lized the s un was an
imme nse radi o transrnillc r and had a strong,
steady signal on 10.7 c m (2.800 M Hz). So
ins tead of looking al the sun. why not li~ten to it
on its best freque ncy? This new tec hni4uclistening to the solar flu x-was implemented in

SSN

For the Period 15 Moy to 14 June 1997

Flux=79 SSN= 15

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11

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12

13

13

11

12

13

14

15

15

15

15

16

15

14

12

11

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14

I<

14

13

13

11

10

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

MIDDLE EAST (P)

13

13

15

16

14

13

14

16

17

18

18

19

17

15

14

14

13

CENTRAL AFRICA

12

12

10

II

10

14

15

17

18

19

19

19

19

16

13

12

12

SOUTll AFRICA

10

IO

II

11

II

13

15

17

18

19

18

14

SOUTll EAST ASIA (")

16

17

17

17

16

1J

10

11

12

14

15

15

15

14

14

16

FAR EASI

16

16

16

16

16

15

13

II

10

10

10

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

16

16

AUSTRALIA

19

19

19

19

18

16

14

13

12

I 12

12

II

11

12

12

12

18

19

19

sourn AMERICA

14

13

13

11

IO

10

10

10

10

12

13

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

WESTERN EUROPE

12

II

10

10

10

11

13

14

16

17

17

I?

16

16

16

16

15

16

15

TO/FROM US EAST COAST

EASTERN EUllOPE

II

II

11

12

10

12

13

14

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

14

12

II

MEDITERRANEAN

13

13

12

12

II

10

10

12

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

13

13

MIDDLE EASI (P)

14

13

14

13

14

15

15

16

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

CEflTRAL AFRICA

13

12

11

II

II

13

15

16

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

16

14

13

13

SOUTH AFRICA

10

10

11

11

14

16

18

19

19

20

18

14

10

sourn EAST ASIA (F)

17

16

16

13

13

14

16

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

14

FAR EAST

16

16

16

16

13

10

10

12

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

16

16

AUSTRALIA

18

19

IB

17

14

12

11

11

11 [ 11

IO

11

12

12

12

13

18

17

17

Fe bruary 1947 in Ottawa. Ontario.

The observatory was cvemually moved 10
Pe nticton. B ritish Col umbia. w here every day at
1700 UTC the sun is tuned in and measure 1m:nls
arc made lo li nd nut how active its transmitter is.
The same e nergy that is heard on 10.7 cm is the
same e nergy that c an be vis uall y observed in the
sunspots. However. the visual nhscrvations a rc
s till continu ing. to avoid breaking the long
sequence of observations s panni ng nearly 250
years.

Even at times of zero sunspots the s un is not

complete ly quiet. T he lowest mcas ure me lll or the
10.7 cm llux has been 62.6 units: the hig hcsl has
been 457 .0 units . Since I am positive that
someone is goi ng lO ask. I will tell you that the
u nit used lO 111easure the sun 's activity is the
"'>olar flux unit'" (s fu ) and I sfu is eq ui vale nt 10

I 0.000 jansky.. ..
i\s we said earlil:r. the lc1e l of activity o f the
s un and nu111bcr o r ll ares that ensues fro m this
activ ity an.: the major components o f instabi lity
in the ionosphere. If t he act ivity level is high, we
are li able to have shortwave conditions that arc
unstable and suffer fro m fadi ng , polar lluner. and
si111 ilar problems. as the ionospheric layers
respond lo the s uns act ivity.
The solar ll ux level can be used lo predict the
level of ionization of the F layer o r the
ionosphere. from wh ich we the n derive the
Maximum Usable Frequency. Once we know this
freque ncy we can dt:rivc the value of the
Opti mum Worki ng Frequency that is tabu lated on
this pag.:.
Next month we ll concl ude our overview a nd
give you some resources fo r further reading .

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63

BEGINNER'S CORNER
UNCLE SKIP'S GUIDE TO MONITORING

SKIP AREY, N2EI

tiarey@mosquilo.com

Mediumwave Moxie

carin g about the pass in g of Ke n

Corm:ll W2 IMB put 111c in a pensive
state of mind. Whi le so many moni tori ng hobbyists q ues ted for s ignals in the
shon 11a,e range and abo\C in the \/ I IF/U I IF
reg iun s. Ken showed LI S for years that a lot or
great s tuff could be fo und below I (100 kH L
that was worth listening to. He was also a
confirmed ho111e-hre\\'cr and cert ified cheapskat e when it came tn radio. His skill s in these
areas he lped man y or w, 1110Ye forwa rd in our
hobby without cmpt ying our wallch.
Ken was best " now n for his longwave
work but he was also no slnuch in the medium
\\":t\e region. all of which brings Li s to th is
mo nth s topic.
Yo u say you don' t ha \'C any 111011cy to
de\otc to the rad io hobby right now'! You
peruse thc catalugs (hecaw,c the y" re frce). but
the chance-. of putting a high doll ar rccci l'cr in
you r h11111c arc as rc111ote as Mado nna signing
you up as the lead hunk in her next \'idco? No
mattc r. my fri end. l~adi o is al I around yo u'
The signal s are free. listeni ng to them can he
nearly so. and chall enging c1tc hcs can be
fo und on an y ha nd.
I confess to be ing a De to da yl ight..
monit or. hut C\'Cn I ha\e 111y fa \'oritc places in
the radio -;pcctru m. I ha\'e alway-; e11joycd
pushing th e monit ori ng envelope on the good
old fashioned /\M hrnadc-.ist b;1nd. l. \'c DXcd
the 111ecliu m \.\ave band wi th e veryth ing from
a nystal se t to a lahorat( >ry quality rcce i\c r
and have had fun both ways. In th is freq uency
range. li'-!c ning does n't depe nd on the dept h
of your 111oney pit. Furthennnn:. AM broadcas t hand lll Ollitoring is a great \\ ay for beg in ners to learn n10rc ;1hout radio 111011itori11g as
a hobby.

I Equipment
Hut let"s beg in at the beg inning. Fir't. !'incl
an /\M recei ver. Mllst houses ha ve at least one
rad io in them. C\'Cn if it i' in the famil y ctr.
Look 0 11 top or Mom' s re fri ge rator nr root
through the c lose t' . Eve ry hou,ehold shnulcl
ha ve a least one AM rad ill ( prckrably bntte ry
powered )j ust !"Dr rccc i \'ing cn1c rge ncy bmadcasts i11 ti 111es or stonn s or other natural cl isastcrs. (Tha1 s Ill )' o ld Civil Defense tra in ing
comi ng out). Inexpe nsive AM radios can he
purchased fo r :h lit tk as ~5. Once you ha \'c
found that AM reec i\cr you arc we ll o n yDur

64

MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

Cietti11g started in the radio hobby doe.111 '1

hare to cost a bundle.

way to tons of radi o run.

The AM broadcast band trad iti onall y has
covered the 5:10 through 1610 kH1. range.
Recentl y. the FC.:C has authorized use or 16 10
through I 705 kHz. too . We' ll talk more abo ut
that in a few 1110111c11ts but. c hances are. that
AM rece i, er you fou nd in the back of the
close t prnhably l>11ly covers up to 1610 kHz i r
it" s more than a few yea rs old . Anyway. once
you have determined that thc receiver does in
fact work, grab a pencil and paper and we ll
get started.

I Technique
Set the radio in front of you and start tunin g
up the dia l from 530 kH1. up to the top of the
hand- I(1I0 or 1705 kHz depend ing 0 11 your
receiver' s age. As you come upon a s ignal.
stop and take some notice of whar you arc
hearing. b, the signal strong or weak? f)o es it
ha\'c an y s tati c or no ise'! Do you hear more
than onc s ignal competing for the frequency?
Don't try to actu all y log an y stati ons at th is
point. just use yo ur cars a11d pay attention to
how thin gs so und.
Arter you vc worked yo ur way up the band
once or tw ice you probabl y have noticed quite
a few thin gs. First of all. you have probabl y
fig ured out that there are ' tation s of radica ll y
different power leve ls on the AM ha11d. There
arc AM broadcast power authorizations th at
run from under I 00 watt s up to 50.000 watts.
;\not her thing yo u wi ll have d isco,ered is
that it is often poss ible to l"ind more than one
sig nal O il any given rrcqucncy . T une back to
one or these multi-stati oned frequenc ies (as-

suming you ignored my suggestion and took

notes an yway ) and let"s try something out. As
you atten ti ve ly listen to the two or more
' tati o ns competing on the frequency. slowl y
turn the rad io so that it is facing 90 deg rees
from you and the n 180 degrees from you (so
you an: look ing at the receiver's back ). In
most cases. durin g the turn ing process. you
will fi nd that one of the statio n s will ri se out
of the noi se and become dominant.
Furt her turning might show 1111mher stat io n on top of the heap. Pretty neat. huh" Now
you know that these radio s ig nals ha\'c di rectional characteristics. In addition. the standard type of antenna fo und in most AM broadcast portables is di rcctional in nature. You can
point the receiver for improvccl recepti o n of a
parti cu lar signal.
One other thing you may have not iced is
that the majority of signals are e\'cnl y s paccd
by I0 kHz. This level of separati on allows for
a lot of great moni toring wi thout the need to
resort to ex pensive receivers with cqual ly
expensive filtering circuit s. You'll still fi nd
adjace nt channel interference if there is a
strong stati o n near your home. !t' s just less of
a hass le than it might be in the shortwave
reg ion-;.
If you're really obse rvant you may have
disco,cred that. from time to ti me, a wea l
s ignal migh t appear bet wee n those ni ce even
I0 kH z spaces. Congrat ulations. co mpadre :
yo u' vc just logged your first new country o n
the AM band 1Some parts of the \VOrl d use a
9 kH 1. spacing. Catchi ng so mething between
the domestic signal s is not as hard as you think
it mi ght be once you get your cars used to
listening in the ..cracks:
Okay.) ou might be thinking. once ort wicc
throu gh the band and you ' vc mined all there
is to monitor. Nope. not by a long shot. Now
WC' II talk about Some of the Other phenomena
that make AM broadcast ba nd listing such a
c hallenge even though it can be done 011 the
c heap.

DXing with Mother Nature

Let's assume that your first trip up and
down the hand occurred during daylight hours.
Now you have to return to the receiver at local
sun set to see what happens. Without going
into too much detail for the scope ofrhi s short
article. the FCC req ui res many stat ions on

LONGWIRE BALUN
certain frequencies to significantly reduce
power at the time of loca l sunset to reduce the
chance of interference with other stations in
the region. Likewise they can resu me higher
power broadcasting again al local sunri se.
Now think for a moment. The sun doesn 1 r ise
and set at the same time all across the country.
So as one stati on is beginning to operate at a
reduced power level. another distant station
might st ill have a stronger signal that is now
more easy to catch. T uning through the band
again at local sunset should begin to reveal a
very different picture from your daytime trip
up the band.
As night falls, the fun really begin s. Remember I mentioned that there were some
stations that were authorized to operate at
50,000 watts? A portion of these stations are
allowed to ru n this high power 24 hours a day.
That's a lot of power. and the propagation
conditions that come into play after the sun
goes down over both you and the 50 kW super
stations will make it possible for you to hear
dozens of signals from distant states.
A few relatively easy long distance catches
to keep and ear out for are: WSM, Nashville,
T N. 650 kHz: WSB Atlan ta. GA. 750 kHz;
WJR Detroit, MI, 760 k Hz; KOA Denver,
CO. 850 kHz: WBZ Boston. MA. I 030 kHz:
WHO Des Moines. IA, 1040 kHz; KYW
Philadelphia, PA. I 060 kHz: WBTCharlotte.
NC. 11 JOkHz: KSLSalt L ake City, UT. 11 60
k Hz. T here are lots of other "Clear Channel''
stations 10 log, but I picked these out for you
to try for because they are among the stations
tha1 stil l use three- Jetter callsigns that arc
remini scenl of !he earlies! days of radio. as
opposed to the more common four-letter
callsigns.
Your after-s unset listening should be
enough to ti ll quite a few pages of that pad of
paper we talked about. But there is yet another
banclscan you wi ll want lo try. Nex t time you
have a M onday off from school or work. make
plans to stay up late on Sunday night. At
midnight. as Sunday turns into very earl y
M onday morning, this is the time to go hunting for places w here stations have gone off the
air for routi ne and special maintenance. It is
also the time when stat ions might conduct
tests of their equipment. These are the "DX
T ests" you 11 find in a sidebar in the American
Bandscan column from September through
April.
These tests can tu rn up a number of rare
catches. For instance, being an East Coast
dweller. there are several West Coast states
that I haven' t a shot at unless a couple of midcou ntry big signal stations shut down for
repairs once in awhile. Patience and persistence- rinsed down with a couple o f cups of

strong coffee-will net some loggings that

you wi ll tell your grandchildren about.

I The Ultimate Challenge

We ' re not finished yet. folks. There's a
handful of frequencies that can turn up all
sort s of monitoring action in the AM broadcast band. As a mater of fact, it's the place
where all the serious AM DXers hang out. It's
called 'The Graveyard."
The Graveyard is the name given to the six
so-cal led " local'' frequencies. The term graveyard comes from the mistaken belief that
these frequencies should be dead after local
sunset. Local station s are on ly allowed to run
I 000 watts or less of power.
Because they are designed for local service. each of the channels has as many as 120
stations assigned to them. W hen you tune in to
one of these six frequencies- 1230, 1240.
1340. 1400, 1450. 1490 kHz- after dark. at
fi rst it sounds like an unintelligible mess. But
wait. listen in for a bit, and move that radio
around from side to side. Every now and again
a disti nct signal may rise out of the mess and
give you a solid ID.
Experienced and patient monitors to the
gravey ard frequencies have been known to
dig out over 20 signals on any one channel.
It's challenging and probably different from
any other type of moni toring you have ever
done, but the satisfaction of success in digging in the graveyard is like nothing else in
radio.
Also, remember the new extended AM
band runs up to 1700 kHz. As new stations
begin to appear up there- such as WDJM
Elizabeth , N J, 1660 kH z- there wi ll be all the
more signal s to add to your log.

I A Great Start
Medium wave listen ing is also a terrific
way to get a young person interested in the
radio hobby. Help them to hear the distant
cities and then point them out on a map for
effect. Y ou could show them the way to a
family activity that will bri ng rewards throughout their life.
And what 's mi ss ing from this article?
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fancy antenna, join a few clubs, whatever.
You can sti ll have a lot of fun playing radio
without needing to dip into your wallet i f you
put your mind to it. Ken Cornell wou ld have
been proud of you. my friend.

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Your longwire may
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BELOW
SOO KHZ
XING THE BASEMENT BAND

Kevin are '

kevinc@mdsroc.com

Beacon Basics

e ve co\'ered 111any topics over the

past fe w 111011ths ranging from
natural rnd io to long wave hi story.
but rest assured. I have not forgotten the
fa vorite part or lhe hobby for man y or
you ... BEACONS 1 I thought this month would
he a !!Ood time to re ,iew the tec hniques for
heari ~ g and ident ifying these flagship stations of the longwa ve band.

If your receiver docs not tune below the

broadcast band (530 !..Hz). an excel lent solution is to use an LI- con vener. A convener
instal ls between the antenna fcedl ine and
rect:i vcr s amenna input. requiring no receiver
mod i l"ications whatsoever. II works by .. mo ving .. a slice of the lungwave band to a frcqut:1H.:y range ynu r receiver can tune. such as
3.5 to -l.O M H1. or ' 0111e other con venient
ran~l!.

major ath antagc of going thi s route io.;

th at you retain al l of the extra features ollcred
by your shortwave/ham 1\.:cei vcr. I.11 xuri es
such as a not ch filtt:r. noi se blanker. digital
displ:1y. t: tc. ca n all be applit:d to lo ngwave
signal s in the same nianncr the y an.: uscd 011
' hortwave .
E\'en if you do ha ve a long\\;l\'e rece i\'e r.
a con vcrtt!r is often necded ii" you arc inlcrested in tu ning below 100 !..Hz. (All but a kw
rcccivcrs cal l it quit s below thi s point. ) One
li n n manufacturing convcrlers and man y uthcr
lont?wave accessories is LF Engineering. 17
kfl~-y Road. Dept. I\ IT. J-:a, t HaYen.CT065 I 3.
You can write for a free catal og.
Ant..:nn as arc another important co nside ration for long wave listening. In rural areas. a
.. long wire .. ant..:nna of I00 feel or more 111ay
work well if there arc kw sourct:s of intcrfcren1.:e n..:arhy. An ..:xccllcnt alternati ve for ci ty
dm.:llers i ~ an acti ve antenna. Wh ile the ir
uscfu lness fo r shortwave is stil l being dchatcd. t h c~e s mall. ) ct ' cnsili,c antennas arc
proven winners below 500 kHz.
Regardless of thi.: type o r antenna yo u us..:.
it pays to eliminate pol..:ntial sources of static
that you have dinx t contrnl over. 1-'irsl. try
turn ing off the noto rious offenders in your
own home- fluorescent lights. computers.
TVs. motors. etc. This nl't..:n reduces static
level s considerably and will help ..:nsure a
successful listening ' cssion.

MONITORING TIMES

ON THE ART OF

.,

Moy 1997

in formation accessible to only

a lucky kw who had back
issues of th..: I .mrdmrn . All of
that has changcd today.
Stephe n P. lcG rcevy.
N6NKS (of natural radi o
faille) ha, re- published the
enti re series in a ' ingle booklet rorm and ha' made it available to the long wave 1.:ommunit y. The table of rnntcnts for
the book gi l' C'\ an idea of how
dee p the coverage is:

NOB DXING
Why. you a>k, woul d anyone want to listc n to navigaStHl UON I. C RWI NG TO'l, Nll1lJKH6
tion beacons) All they do is
J" nu.u y 1987 to April 1988
send the ' amc thing over and
mer again. right? The attra1:tion to monitoring them co mes
not from the conl<.:nt of tht:ir
transmissions (usuall y a two
or three character Morse I0).
._ ........
---_---hut rath..:r from th..: ve ry fac t of
rt:ceptio n. These unnrnnn<:d
stations run low power (normally less than 50 \\'alt s). making them a
Chapter I- Introduction
formidable dia llengi.: when comparld 10 the
(Genera l in formation about the hobby. purmegawatt-class broadcasters round on shortpose uf beacons. objecti ves of the hook)
\Vav~ .
Chapter 2- The Spurious Response Problem
In many rcspccls. a beacon makes th<:
(Covers ri.:ci.:iver proble ms. cures for overperl"cct DXing targi.:t. Unlike man y typcs or
load. and liltcr,)
util ity , tations. a beacon' s location can he
Chapter' 3 through 6- Man Madi.: Noise
precisely dctenllincd from charts. it-. powe r
(Expla ins powerline interk rcnce. the po litics
level and rad iation pattern r..:mains constant.
of RF pollution. u ~e of tuned & untu ned loops.
and it sends its ID rnntinuously. (This la\l
dir..:cti onal antennas and ot h..:r systems)
feature can hc a major help when you rc
Chaptcrs 7 through 9- The Frcq urncy Dotrying to , ort the ..duel ing" IDs of several
mai n
beanms Oil one rrcquency.)
(Cov..:r' noi 'c hlankers. natura l no ise. receiver
Many DXc r' collcct.. beacons. They keep
no ise. prea111ps.111odulation and pitch. beacon
a runnin ~ total of their logg ings and .:onti nu frequency a '~ i g n 111e nt ,. cal ibrated rccei Yers.
al ly stri~c to hear more di stant ' talion,. or
and beacon di.:rccts)
otherwi se r;in.: catchcs. The fi nal goal i ~ usuChapter I0 Beacons on the road
al ly to obtain a QS I. card fro m the Eng ineer( Discu ~scs portable rcceivers. mobile setups,
in-Char!!e of a beacon- so mething that is
and direction lind ing)
cnt ire ly-possiblc with the right background
information .
A tex t vcro.; io11 of the book can bc found on
Location. pnwcr lcvcl. and QSL data for
Stephen McGrcn-y' s web si te at http://
over 7000 bca.:on' 1.:an be fo und in the 1\ em/
p w I . n c t c o 111 c o m I - s p m c g r ,. y I
Marin e Beacon (i11idc. This book has bi.:nHlll'
artoftoc.html. To save server spa1.:c. howthe standard for identify ing bea1.: ons in the
ever. the Internet version omits all photoAmi.:ri cas and Paci fic reg ions of the wo rld .
graphs and ci rcuit drawings that arc printed in
The G11id1 ($ 15 postpaid) can be ordered
the paper-based version. (The rc ari.: ove r 30
direct from Ken Stryk..:r. ~ 85 6 - G Wcst Touhy
graphico.; in th..: hook).
A\ c .. Dept. MT. Chicago. IL 60645.
Wh ile I enjoyed hrow,ing through the
Internet \'1.! r, ion. I found it almost css..:nt ial to
DXing Resource
have ;ti ! of 1he information printed out for
Ten years ago She ldon Remington ( N 16E) handy acccss. includ ing al l graphics. The cost
wrote a series of article' entit led ..On 1hc Art for the printed hook is $20 postpaid (Check or
ofNDB DXi n~ .. that appeared in the / ,m n/mrn M.0. ) from : S.P. McGree vy Productions. 604
journal from J7111uary 1987 to April 1988. Thi.; North F Stri.:et # I. Dept. MT. La ke view. OR
.was a top-notch treatment of the hobby dctail - 97630- 1127. When ordering. s pecify desired
in!:! the challcnt?es. tec hn iques. and rc11 ards to hi n din~ stvlc- 3-hole punch. or stapled.
The-tl r; '!/N JJ/1 DXilrg makes an excellent
be-t?aincd fron~ beacon DXing.
-A lthou~h c xtremdy popular at thc tin1c. addition to an y longwave library.
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Mixed Bag

hi s month we look at a hunch of short.

but interesting i tem~ on char_igcs and
news 111 the regular dorncstrc bands.
Watch for a special report on development s in
the e xpanded band is in an upco ming ed ition
of A111erica11 !3a11dscw1 .
In February 1996. hundreds of DXcrs heard
temporary station ""KTRK."" The U.S. Army
operated thi s stati on as a test of a portable
outlet. intended to inform and boost the mora le of American so ldiers in 1:3osnia. After a
few days of operation. the station was packed
up and is now believed to be operating on
1143 kHz in that now re lati ve ly peaceful
coumry.
This February, the Army tried again. The
1997 re incarnation or 'KTRK" operated on
FM only. Unfortu nately. there were only a
few day s warning- ( a good rea~o n to get on
the Inte rnet!). A freq uency wasn't give n. but
I see m to recall hearing th at 90 ..'iMHz was
used. If you li ve in the vic inity ofFort Meade.
Maryland. and heard somethin g stran ge at the
bottom or the FM dial in earl y February, thi s
was probabl y what you heard.
San Diego-area radio liste ners- and West
Coast DXe rs-face some confu sing changes
in their area. Long-time class ical mu sic station KFS D-94. 1 has switched to a rock music
format. Their classical music has moved to
the weaker signal or KOW F-92. 1. At the
same time, the operators of Los Angeles classical stati o n KKG0- 105. 1 have announced
plans lo launch an AM classical stati on in the
San Diego area. ''K-Bach" wil l take ove r
Mexican station XETIN-540.
I have heard some other co nfu sing reports
ahout thi s operation . Some s uggest that
KKGO" s AM stat ion in Costa Mesa. Cali fornia (also on 540 kHz) wi ll simulcast XETI N.
Others suggest that KKGO-A M wi ll also be
movi ng to the expanded band. at 1650 kHz.
Stationson 1050and 1260k Hz, also in Southern Cali forn ia. may a lso be in vo lved. It wou ld
be a good idea to watch all four frequencies.
Legendary Chicago statio n WJJ D- 1160 is
no more. CBS has purchased the 1160 kHz
facil ity and moved the ir successfu l all-sports
operation "The Score from its o ld home on
820. The 1160 kH z call letters wil l change to
WSCR. 820 has been sold 10 a group that (I
believe) will run moti vational tal k. The 11 60

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freq uency brie fl y rebroadcast sister FM station WJMK- 104.3's o ldies.

lncidclllally. I also understand the 820
frequency will resume ni ghllirne broadcasting soon. CBS shut down the night operatio n
severa l years ago. as it required several towers, and the lan d under the towers was more
valuable than the radio station'
The February 9 deadline for returning longsilent stations to the air has come and gone . As
recc ml y as mid -January. the FCC listed over
100 silcm stations that would get the axe on
that day. Most. however, succeeded in getting
at least a temporary signal on the air. I believe
fewer than 40 licenses were actuall y canceled. Some of the stations known to have
beat the dead line include WRPT-650 in New
Hampshire: WJLT- 1060 in Massachusetls;
WBRW- 1170 in New Jersey: and WHCTchanncl 18 in Connecticut.
Just whe n Seattle TV viewers thought they
had their dial figured out.. it chan ged again...
twice ... In the mass ive affiliation c hanges
triggered by the Fox/New World deal , KSTW11 won a CBS affiliation. Former C BS affil iate KIR0-7 e nded up signing with UPN.
Jn early February. another deal was announced; Fox would trade its stations in Phoenix and Austin to Kl RO's ow ners in return fo r
the Seattle stati on. KIRO would switch to
Fox. and Fox affil iate KCPQ-1 3 would (presumab ly) become a UPN affiliate.
But that didn 1 happen. Instead, the owners
ofthe UPN network boughtKSTW- 11 . KIR07 wi ll go hack lo CBS, and both Fox and
KCPQ- 13 wil l stay put. UPN and WB arc
reported to be looking at possible station

purchases in other cities. so you should expect

more network changes elsewhere. I guess the
moral of the s tory is to make sure your TV and
alllenna work properl y on every channel. because you never know where your favorite
program will show up next '
Also inTV,this tirne in Canada, CHCH- 11
Hamilton has changed its name to "ON-TV:
Thi s name change reflects the station's conversion to province-w ide statu s: licenses have
bee n granted fo r re lay stations across Ontario.
I believe the re lay in Ottawa (also on channe l
11) is already on the air.
You may or may nut see the CHCH call
letters. While U.S. regulations require station s to ide111i fy every hour. stations in Canada
are onl y required to gi vc their call letters once
a day. DXers in western Canada and the
Pacific Northwest also ha ve a new target
pending: a permit has been issued for C l Y VTV channe l 42 at Vancouver.
March American !3a11dsum reported the
debut of new KTS\1- 1340 Elko. Nevada. At
the time, I commented " ... it's goi ng to be very
diffic.;ult to Jog this one (unless you happen lo
li ve in Elko' )." I now regret writing that.. The
first DX report of KTSN has surfaced, and the
DXer was in Finland! That said. it should be
noted that the local channels arc less crowded
in Europe than they arc here. and many European stations don 1 broadcast 24 hours. I have
heard tapes of U.S. AM stati ons, made in
northern Europe. and the stre ngt h and clarit y
of the reception is simply amazing'
When WYNY- 103.5 New York became
dance-music WKTU in earl y 1996, country
music fan s had to rely on DX reception for

l<CPQ
Seattle-area TV viewers face yet another round of n etwork changes. Note that 11011e of these
stations show.1 their n etwork on their logo; all three either ha ve changed networks, or were
threatened with a network change.

AM CALL CHANGES
1

their favorite mu sic. Now , the country sound

has returned to the u.s.s largest c it y. The
tec hnical arrange ments are what make this
newsworthy . The other NYC stat io ns use one
transm itte r atop the Empi re S tate Building or
World Trade Center.
Odyssey C ommunications is trying something differe nt. T heir .. Y-1 OT consists of
three transmitte rs spread around the metropolitan area. One holds the call letters WRGXFM ; it' s a form er mode rn rock stat io n in
Westchester County . A second is WZVUFM Long Branc h, New Jersey. which used to
carry an oldies fom1at. And the third is WW HB
o n Long fsland, which used to rebroad cast
WN EW- 102.7 NYC. Al l three station s broadcast on the same freque ncy. 107. 1 MHz.
Thi s is not Odyssey's first three-way rebroadcast o peration . The ir o ther statio n (ironica ll y also called "Y-IOT. and al so on 107. 1
M Hz) is a mode rn- rock outlet in the Los
Angeles area.

I AM DXing Alive and Well

A lot has been written lately abo ut the
difficult state of the radio hobbies. Se veral

clubs have fo lded in the last few years. However, domestic-band DXi ng seems to rema in
fairly strong . The National Rad io Club (A M)
[P.O. Box 571 1. Topeka . KS 66605-071 1]
was one of the few AN ARC-member organ iLatio ns to post an increase in mem bershi p in
1996. And I' vesince read that membershi p in
the WTFDxA (FM!fV ) [P.O . Box 17333,
Ashevi lle. NC 288 161 has a lso inc reased
slightly. Sec Club Circuir in MT o r at
www.g rovc. neUmtclub. html for more.
W it h the rapid c hanges in radio these days,
membership in speciali st clubs like these can
<lo wonders for you r success as a DXer.
While the wi nter of 199611997 was pretty
good for AM DX. it was miserable fo r FM
and T V. But as you read thi s. the spo radic- E
season is about to begin. Don' t fo rget to
check your T V fo r signs of strange signals on
channe ls 2-6. Warm hig h-pressure areas may
a lso generate DX on the othe r channels. If
you hear o r see anyth ing unusual, kt your
fellow DXe rs kn ow . W rit e: Amer ican
Bandscan. Box 98, Brasstown NC 28902. o r
via the Internet at 72777.3143 @compuserve
.com.

The following AM stations have changed callsigns:

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KEZC-1400
KNNZ-540
KKG0-1050
KGER-1390
KXPA-1240
KMJ l-1380
KNNS-1260
KNOB-1 510
WBGB-1580
WBNW-590
WEZE-1260
WMRE-1600
WBIV-1060
WLPZ-1 440
WJZZ- 1250
WKNX- 1210
KODS-1490
KFSB-1 310
WMAP-1060
WQIX-820
WFRY-1450
KRVC-730
KEZF-1040
KCGN-1520
WHAL-1400
KWTR-1530
KPXE-1050
KBLV-1 540
WMAD-1190

KJOK
KKGO
KNOB
KLTX
KBLV
KTKZ
KGIL
KKHI
WNTF
WEZE
WPZE
WAOY
WJLT
WJAE
WKNX
WJll.
KOOS
KOCR
WKRE
WWLZ
WODZ
KLVB
KLVP
KSFS
WZNG
KNEZ
KCHN
KXPA
WNWC

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Boston, MA
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Natick. MA
Westbrook, ME
Bay City, Ml
Frankenmuth, Ml
Duluth. MN
Joplin, MO
Monroe, NC
Horseheads, NY
Rome. NY
Medford, OR
Tigard, OR
Sioux Falls, SD
Shelbyville, TN
Georgetown, TX
Liberty, TX
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George Zeller
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Micro Pirate Conference Scheduled

aul Griffin or the /\ssocimion ol"Mi cro-Powcr Broadcastcr' \ends word

that a Micro-Power Radio Confere nce has been scheduled for June 20 and 2 1 in
Carson. CA. Severa l stations e xpect to he
present. notabl y i1K lud ing Radio Free Berkeley, San Francisc:o I .ihcration Radio, and
Zoom Black Magic Radio. The en:n l wi11he
at the O.C. A.W. Un ion Ha ll. located al 120()
Easl 220th Street in Carso n. ;\ dd ili onal informa1i nn is avai labk via l'aul_ W_Griftin @
bmug.org internet e- mail. Literall y hundred'
or low power pirates inhabit the F~1l broadcasting band through out the Unilld States. so
the confcrencl: suhj ec l nwlter is cx1re111cly
ti mely.

I New ACE Web Site

ACE Presidenl Pat Murphy o rChc,apeakc.
YA has announced that lhe A'soc i.tti on or
C landestine radio Enthu siasts now ope rates a
page on the world wide web. A UR L of http:/
/www.clandjop.com/-jc:ruzan/acc/ take '
you to the s ite. which features sc: veral hel pful
hi nts on pirate DX in g. ll also all <m s members
to electronically send material tn lhe club via
the internet. John Cru zan of Cn11:;rn Information Systems in Joplin. MO. is the wchmeistcr
of both the ACE site and the lo ng.-ianding
Free Radi o Network pirate web page . ' o you
can easily access either source or pirat e: info rmation via the URL listed here .

I Voice of Tibet
Some clandestine station ' arc reall y chal lenging DX targets./\ good example ufthi' i'
the Voic:c of' Tibet, usuall y aud ible nnl y 11 ith
great difficult y on 7400 kH z around I: uo
UTC. T he C11111/Jre DX internet short wave
broadcast news lcller nu1e;, 1ha1 th is tou gh
catch was logged in March by well knnwn
DXers Hans Johnsun and Da ve Va lko . To
snag it. Hans and Da1eorga11iZL'lla DXpedition
in Mahalo. located Oil the is land or Maui.
Hawaii' They heard an ope n ci rrier prior 10 a
sign-on interval s ignal al 1222 UTC. Our we!-l
coa,t readers probably don't h;1ve to 11-;11el In
Hawaii lo try for thi ' one. Has anybody been
hearing it"?
C11111/n11 DX ha' est ab Iishcd itse If a' one o f
the best sources nf fres h elandes line DX
loggings th at you 11find an y11here . J\ bo ull-

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who se nd in logg ings. More information 011
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I Yoder's New Books

Al/"/" reader Jan Schr;tdcr read the article
about W .J l)l 's record breaking 15 kilowatt
pirate hrnadca, 1in the r ebrn ary Outer Li mi ts.
This asioni sh ing fear prompted Jan to a'k a
cou ple o f qu csiions. He wo ndcrs. 11nw can
tlK se guys kee p from gl'llin g nailed by the
1:eds" l 11n1' 1he mis, ing somelhing. Can you
refe r mc to a boo J.: thal wi ll help an swer my
many quest ions about piralc radior Jan picked
an exeL ll enl lime to as k the quc stinns.
r\nd re w Yode r ha s repcaicdl y demonstrated that he ' s probably the most prolific
author of pirate hook s in Nnrth American
hi story. We have news of two new ones thi s
nwnth. Alon g wi th Ear l T. Grn y. Andy" s new
l'irnte l?adio Opem1iu11s take s an in-depth
liiok al the broadcas ting s ide of pirate stalinn s. Th i;, interes ting book is a how-10"
description ofjusl about everythi ng needed to
beco me a pirate broadcaster. covering equ ipment. production technique s. publ ic n.:lations,
q fct y. the FCC. and do1.cns of additi onal
facto rs. The authors note !hat the FCC wi 11 be
readin g 1his hool-.. so it' cat -and -mouse examples or "I lnw to Avoid the 1:cc are by no
meam guaranteed. The illu, 1ra1ed 264 page
houk lists for S 19 .95 from Luurnpanics Uni imit<:d. PO Ben I 197. Port To11nsc11d. \Vashi nglnn 9X.l(iX.
In adcl il ion. Ti are Pub lications announces
1hat the ninth a1111ual 1997 edi tion or Tli11
l'im11 N111/i11 O i/"l'c/orr j, now a1-;1 il abll'. Th is
honk i' sort of l he \Vorltf N(((/ io 1111tf Tel 111i.l"io11
I l un r/111111ko l" ~o rth America n piratc radio . As
usual it profiks score1, or pirates who were
acti l'L' in J')l)(J. prn l' ide, lips for pirate DXing
and QSl.ing. and lists hundred s or trans rnis'itlll' heard Ja,t year b) dale . l imc . and fre quency. 1\ nd y get' help as usual from yuur
Outn Limi1' ed ilor Gcorge Ze ller. The book
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I Numbers in Pirate Band

Kenny 1.m-c of Columbia. SC. and Dick
Pearce or Brattleboro. YT. both report that
they arc consi, tentl y h<:aring numbers stations in the pirate bands. One o r the most
widely noiiced ex amples is a fi ve digit English language station with a female sy ntht:s ized l'oicc that blasts in on 6959 kHL al time s
li ke 2 100 UTC. IJoth Kenny and Dick note
th at this one sometimes suffers l'rornjamming
that can bleed over onto the main pirate frequency o f (J955 kHz. Signal strengths during
the winter suggested that thi s one probably
cun1cs from a European trans mit1cr si te .
We ha vc n' l heard it for over a year. but one
of th e runni c~ t pirate , lat io ns is known as the
Numbers Parody. It' s easy lo tell the pirate
from 1he real thing. since all of the num bers
Oil the: pirate cons ist or Mexican foods. Ir you
hear "laco. guacamo le. e nchilada. taco.
burriio: yo u ca n rest assured that the transmi ss ion is nor designed for hun gry spies.

I Ouello Leaves FCC

In an item o f interest to pirate slat inns.
FCC Commi ssioner James H. Quel lo has
resigned his positi on. reportedl y because of
di sagreements over de regul at ion wi th FCC
Chairman Reed Hundt. Commissioner Andrew Ba rrell also left the FCC in March.
Thus. Pre, iclelll Clinton ll"i ll be appointing
two ne w commi ssioners. 1:carless Fred or
Radio Garbanzo has rnlun teered to he a
nominee. but he reportedl y ranks quite low on
the Wh ite Huu,e's li ' t.

I Errata
Mike Layden or Rousevil k. PA. wri tes in
to point Dul an e rror in 1hc ld1ru ary issue of
the Outer Limi1'. where 1he pirale hand was
mentioned repeatedl y and incornx tly as "39
mcicr, ... Applying the fo rm ula for ccHWerting
kH1. freq uenci es tu meters. Mike finds that
6955 kH1 i, prec isLly 4 3. I04529 meter,. Thus.
the main North American pirate hand is often
de, cribcd as the -U meter band.jus t below the
40 meter ham hand. Mike has proved that
Moni!Oring Ti111es readers ha1e sharp eyes
and sou nd log ica l minds'

I What We Are Hearing

Your pirate loggings arc always v.;clcome

via PO Box 98. 13rasstown. NC 28902. or via

the e-mail address at the top or the column.
All fn:que1Kie' an: in 1'H1. \\"ith times in
UTC.
North Arrn.:rican pirate stations listed here
use the fol lowing addresses: PO BtlX I. Belfast,
NY 147 11 : PO L3ox I 09. Blue Ridge Summit.
PA 17214: PO Box 28413. Providence. RI
02908: PO Box 1-l(i. Stoneham. MJ\ 02180:
PO Box 11 522. 1-l untsv ille. 1\lah;11na 158 14:
PO Box 88. Moline. Ml 491.~5: PO Box 56 17.
Ventura. CA 93005: PO Box 291. Merlin.
Ontario NOP I WO: and PO Bllx 3 103. Napier.
New 7.ealand. hlr return postage. enclose
three 32c st;1mps in the en,elope to USA
addresses. $2 US or two International Repl y
Coupons go to l"orcig n mai ld rops.
Altered Stoles Radio- 6955at 0130. William
Hurt still offers QSL' s in his "Dead Rock Stars"
collectors' series for his rock music pirate
transmissions. Addr: Merlin. (Rich and Taleo
Jurrens, Katy, TX)
Anonymous Radio- 6955 at 0115. Announcer
John Doe told his listeners that they didn't hear
his broadcast, so they should make sure not to
report it to Monitoring Times. Hmm. Addr:
None. (Rondy Ruger, North Hollywood, CA;
Lee Silvi, Mentor, OH; Barry Williams,
Enterprise, A L; Jurrens)
Anteater Radio- 6955 at 1900. A horn interval
signal is followed by rock and comedy
programming on this one. As we see here, their
ant has a big appetite. Addr: Belfast. (Michael
Prindle, New Suffolk, NY; Williams; Silvi;
Jurrens; direct from the station)

Anteater Radio's

a11t

den111rs a truck.

Green Acres Radio- 6955 at 1500. They

repeatedly play the theme song from the old
Green Acres N show. The Chores ! The Stores!
Fresh A ir! Times Squarel Addr: None.
(Williams)
K-2000- 6955 at 2030. Since they ore
unquestionably the most elaborate DX comedy
production on the p irate bands, their return hos
been welcome. Few DXers escape the clever
barbs of this station. Addr: Stoneham . (Kenny
Love, Columbia , SC; Jerry Coatsworth, Merlin,
Ontario; Williams; Silvi)
KAOS- 6955 at 0100. During a recent show,
Joe Mamo dedicated the rock tune, " The First

Cut is the Deepest," to 0. J. Simpson. Addr:

Belfast. (Kevin Nouto, Grand Rapids, Ml)
KIRK- 6955 at 1900. Some DXers hove been
fooled by a collage program from the Voice of
the Ozarks, which features ID's of many pirates
over ducking chickens. But, if you listen
carefully, it's clear that this show is corni ng from
KIRK. Addr: Still none. (Brandon Artman , West
Chester, PA; William Hassig, Mt. Prospect, IL;
Coatsworth; Jurrens; Pearce; Silvi; Raven)
KOLO- 6955 at 0100. Aldo Batista's big bond
music format is currently unique among North
American pirates. Addr: Stoneham. (Mike
Ryon, Bueno Park, CA; Williams)
Mystery Radio- 6955 at 0200. The Shadow
specializes in electronic instrumental music that
creoles on unusual effect. He's become on
excellent verifier . Addr: Stoneham . (Jurrens)
Radio Azteco- 6955 at 1445. Bram Stoker hos
now produced two dozen different programs,
all of which ore packed with DX comedy . He's
on rather frequently, and you'll like this one.
Addr: Belfast. (Dick Pearce, Brattleboro, VT;
Neil Wolfish, Toronto, Ontario; Love;
Coatsworth; Nouto; Silvi)
Rodio DC- 6950 at 1830. There must be
another election corning up, since thei r Morse
code rend itions of "Don't Vote Republican"
hove returned. Addr: None, sometimes QSL's
logs in The ACE. (Bob Mason, Arlington, VA)
Radio Free Speech- 6955 at 1445. Bill 0.
Rights stunned his many listeners with a
" Farewell" broadcast in Morch, with the usual
novelty tunes and political comedy. But, it is
possible that if there is sufficient demand from
his listeners, he might produce more shows.
Bryon's first pirate QSL arrived from them !
Addr: Belfast. (Bryan Wade, Louisville, KY;
Nouto)
Radio Tellus- 6955 at 2145. Their main
programming format is still rock music, but
lately they have plugged right wing resistance
groups such as the Republic of Texas. Addr:
Providence. (Love; Jurrens)
Rodio Three- 6955 at 21 15. On the real
station, Sol Amoniac p loys bland pop oldies,
criticizes stations for not QSL' ing, and refuses to
use an address or verify reports. A fake "Toto lly
Bogus" version parodies the reol station, and
actually sends out QSL's. Confused< Join the
club. Addr: None. (Hassig; Pearce; Silvi)
Stereo Sound Radio- 6955 at 2100. Colonel
Billy Bob's rock station verifies electronically via
the Free Radio Network w eb site; see the ACE
web page article above . Addr: None, uses the
FRN. (Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing , PA; Pearce;
Cootsworth; Jurrens; Silvi ; Williams)
Up Your Radio Shortwave- 6955 at 1845.
Willy B. Serious specializes in poli tico! satire
with a leftist ideology. His shows ore well
produced and thus ore entertain ing. Addr: Blue
Ridge Summit. (Prindle)
Voice of Helium- 6955 at 1830. Relioble
sou rces indicate tha t a "fake" version of this
station hos been broadcasting lately, which is
responsible for on invalid new mo ildrop that we
ment ioned last month. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (Wolfish; W ill iams; Prindle)
Voice of Indigestion- 6955 at 2230. The rock
and rap music on this one is hosted by male
and female announcers. Addr: None; soys will

verify logs in The ACE. (Silvi; Coatsworth)

WARR- 6955 at 0300 . Captain Nobeord
usually features rock mixed with marijuana
advococy. He complained during a recent show
obout lack of MT logs, although he's frequently
noted here. He's announcing on address , but
no QSL's have materialized. Hmm. Addr:
Belfast. (Shawn Axelrod, Winnipeg, Manitoba;
Artman; Hassig; Silvi; Nouta)
WBIG- 6955 at 2045. Kenny describes the
format on Big Mike's station as "industrial
strength" rock and roll . Addr: Belfast. (Love;
Artman; direct from the station)
WEED- 6955 at 0500 . It's been a while since
we've seen o log of this slick rock music and
morijuano advocacy pirate. As Rich and Toleo's

l/ig .Wike 's hig mdio at \VB/G

log shows, they lend to broadcast later at night

than many o ther stations. Addr: Huntsville.
(Ju rrens)
WLWLIS- 6955 at 0000 . Using a slogan of
"We Love WLIS," they soy that they ore a
tribute to Jock Boggon's veteran interval signal
pi rate. They create their own interval signals
using rock riffs and chords. Addr: Providence.
(Roy Carmen, Canton, OH; Wolfish; Nouto;
Artman; Pearce)
WMPR 6955 at 2200. Recent p rograms from
them have been dominated by techno dance
music. They've gotten out as far as Manitoba !
Addr: N one. (Axel rod; N outo; Jurrens;
Will iams)
WREC- 6955 at 0230. P. J. Sporx has an easi ly
recognizable format of rock and novelty mus ic,
comedy sketches, and frequent cameo ID's by
other pirate operators. He still uses the Radio
Free East Coast slogan . This wos George's first
pi rote catch; congratulations! Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (George Knight, Garfield, NJ;
Coatsworth, Axelrod; Ryon; Prindle; Silvi;
Nouto; Wolfish; Jurrens; Williams; Silvi; Love;
Pearce)

Moy 1997

MONITORING TIMES

71

ON THE HAM BANDS

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO

Ike Kerschner, N3/K

New License Structure For Amateurs

mah.:u r rad io in the year 2000 is

likely1obcqui1ed iffercn1 from whal
we have Imlay. A World Adm inislralivc Radio Cunference (WARCl in 1999
wi 11 dec ide whal bands and modes we wi II be
al lowed and also sci new srandards !'or Iicensing procedures.
With good Jud ama1cub will be given
add it ional HF sp..:c1ru111 and p..:rhap~ gain some
new VHF aml UHF bands. Al past WARC
mcdings commercia l in1eresls we re lhc main
obstacle lo amal..:ur radio. In r..:c..:nl years.
however. HF usage by corn merc ials has dimini shed as new 11.:chnulogit.:s allowed UHF
and 111icrowa1 c~ lo provide the co111munica1io11 rcliabili1y com mercial i111 ercs1s de111anded. Of cnursi:: !hat sami:: lcchnology is
now cndangcri ng so111e of the amateur bands
al lJ HF and above.
I The Controversy over Morse Code

Al presenl lh<.: major focus is 0111hc Morse

rcqui remenl !'or op..:ra1ion be low 30 MHz. A
rece nt pol l of /\ma1..:ur Radio Re lay League
(ARRL) mcrnhcrs indicates a 111ajuri1y of
members wan! IO n:lain !he Morse rcquirc11 1cn1 but rnight favor a lowering or code
spe<.:ds. o r course the indi vidual amateur's
standing would s1ill be de1er111 incd by hi s
ability to copy rndc.
Under consideralinn at this time is a bas ic
lest requirin g no code speed and perm itting
the same privileges as th..: presenl "no code
Tech ni cian. plus an i111ermedia1c class 1ha1
would co n si~1 of a mme thorough tec hnical
lest (retaining !he 5 wpm code tesl). and
allowing opernl ion on some HF bands incl udin g Morse. digi1al and phone rnodes. Co cl e
speed for Gene ral and Advanced wou ld be
dropped to I 0 wpm. and the Exira code lest of
:20 wpm would be rc1ai11cd.
Do we need Morse code? Morsl' code is a
l'un method o r co111111u11icatio11s: I would like
lO 1hin k !he 111odc will always be with us. But
in a prael ical se nse. it is simpl y no! necessary.
Unfor1una1ely. ma11y amateurs \' iew the Morse
rc.:qui remen l as a fillc.:r to keep the "undesirable ou t of1he ham bands. Anyone lislcning
lu lhe H F bands will readil y agree Iha! 1hi s
s imply <locsn 1 work. (We have our s hare of
we irdos.)
There arc many in1elligc111 people who
wuuld love Ill gt.:t un 1he air and cu1n111unica1e.

72

MONITORING TIMES

May 1997

ex perime nt. and parric ipalc

in amateur radiol A large.:
p..:rccn1age of these folks
sec Morse as an ant iquated
mmlc and don "t want to
make !he effort lo learn
so mething they wi ll never
U ~e.

Ama1currad io s biggest
problem is lack of grow1h.
The No Code license did
increase numbers so111cwha1 , hut not nc.: a r ly
enough . If we allow newcomers access to 1he HF
bands. it could be just whal
is ncc.:dcd lo s1imu la1c
grow1h and the co111i 11 uaIn the old days QSL cards, like these shown above, could be
1ion of ham radio.
purchased
and mailed to con/act.~ for 011/y three cents!
Com mercial and mili iary s1a1ions are l'orc.:going
Morse commu nications in favor of newe r and
some se lf-acldressecl. stamped (one uni! of
faslcr 1cchniques. As more modern modes
postage) envelopes (four is 1he maximum) on
lake ove r !here is litt le doubt that Morse wil l file with this bureau (the en velopes should be
3-5/8 by 6- 1/2 inches). Place your call in the
fo ll c111irely by the wayside.
If 1h..: majori ty of amateurs sec Morse lo be
upper le i! hand corne r and your name and
necessary. 1hcn 1c1s have a Morse license
address al 1hc address posit ion 011 the envelope. T here is no charge for receiving cards
allow ing small segments of 1he HF bands lo
be sc i aside for CW j usl as we now have. bu!
via the burcau 1 Or if you wish, send five
dollars and they will provide 10 SASE's fo r
those nut want ing lo learn code s hould s1 il l be
allowed 10 ope rate in the existing pho ne and
you.
digital bands !
Mai ling card s 1hrough the bureau costs
five ce111s each. When sending cards sort them
by di s1ric1and suffix of the call. Pu! the call of
I QSLs Expensive?
1he station !he card is going 10 in the address
When I s1aned in ham radio. you could
secti on or the card.
pu rc hase I00 QSL cards fro m Walter Ashe or
The address for this great service is: USA
World Radio Labs for a do llar and send them
QS L Bureau. PO Box 8 14. Brewer, ME044 1210 your co111acts for two cents. Boy, have
08 14.
things changed! A hundred cards today is
going 10 cost a minimum of eight dol lars: and
I Phase 30
eve n if you don 1send1he card in an enve lope
mai ling cosls are j usl loo darn high! The
T he launch date fo r AMSAT's Phase 30
return ralc for QSL cards is ex treme ly low. sate llite has bee n set back to September. This
(probabl y due 10 mail cosls) so ju ~t g..:lling exci ting new bi rd will prov ide increased opcards for WAS (worked all slates) can cos! a
portuniti es for al l amaieu rs and we will keep
you up<laied on its progress.
sizable chunk of change:. Just think what
Worked All USA cou111ies is going 10 cos! in
30 will be somewhat cliflcrenl to operate
postage'
through than the earlier sa1ell i1es. Th is eolThe ARRL has an outgoing QSL service
um n will prov ide informai ion on how to use
for overseas co111ac1s. bu! the local cards are
1he new sa1cl lite in the comi ng months.
still a proble m.
There is an answer. however: it is a OoThar's all l'or April. see ya nex l month mcs1ic QSL Bureau. Al l you need do i ~ keep
73 <le Ike . N3 1K

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DEMAW'S WORKBENCH
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TIPS

Dou Demaw, WI F

Build An Active SWL Antenna

his proje<.:1 nwy be for you if you"re a

traveling person who likes to take a
short wave receiver with you for monitoring the HF bands during those dull nights in
motels. An acti ve antenna replaces hank s of
wire or dipoles that would normally be erected
out or door,. Some apartment dwellers who
contend with restric tio ns on outdoor an tennas
are also u'ers of active antennas.
An active antenna is small and takes up
very litt le spac..: in the radio room. This inexpensive weekend project may be what you
have been looking for. espccial ly if the foregoing att ributes appca l to you.

I What is an Active Antenna?

The electronics te rm .. active"' means that
the circuit requires an operating voltage of
some leve l. This could be I volt. or perhaps
3000 volts. On the other hand. a passive ..
circuit requires no operating volt age. Since an

active ante nna may contain one or more RF

amplifier transi,tor' or JCs. it is an acti ve
d..: vice.
The operating principle is to use a v..: ry
short receiving antenna. and then amplfy the
incoming signal lo a levd comparabk to Iha!
coming fro m a full-si1..: anten na. Active antennas may use onl y a 3-fool telescoping
whip. or they may have up 10 30 feet of wire.
The longer the antenna. the stronger the received signal.
The antenna may be erected verticall y or
horizomally. Differe111 resu lts can be obtained whe n changing the polarity. This will
depe nd largely on the time of day and band
conditions. Active antenn as may be used
indoor' or out of door,. They shou ld be kept
as far from house wiring as possible in order
to minimi z..: noi se pickup from the power or
phone wirin g.

I The Circuit
1-"igur..: I cont ai ns a practical circui t for ai
active ant..:nna with 2.'i dB of gain . QI is ar
MPFl02 junction field-effect tran sistor. !\
2N.+.+ I 6o r131 0 FET may hc ~ ub , ti tutcd . You
may al so ust:: a dual -gate MOSFET. suc h as a
.+06 73 or 3 2 1I. by tying gate s I and 2
together and u~in g the dev ice as a single-gate
MOSFET.
Q I has a very hi gh input impedance. The
normal gate impedance is I megohm or greater.
Thc gate r..: ~ i ~ !Or c~ tabli s h ..:s the working in1pcdance or the input circuit. For cxampk. if
we used a I000-ohrn rc s i ~tor fro m gate lo
ground. th..: input dTccti\'c input Z (impedance) would be 1000 ohms.!\ high impedance is d e~ i rah l e for the short pickup a11tc1111a.
This make' the c ircuit highly sensiti ve. Q I
prov ides approximate ly JO dB of gain from
the BC hand to 30 MHz. It is a broadband
amp lilicr hc<.:ause it use' 110 tuned ci rcuits.

RF AMP

FIGURE 1

0.1

RF AMP

SHORT
ANT

3 . 3K

2N390'l

~:

100

----

RCUR

.__.....,__ _---4.,.....~

A_ - _a_.....,._......

11

50 OHMS

~F;H
0.1

0.1

56

M = MILLION
K = 1000
GAIN
OS G

EBC

+9 TO +12 U
=

25 dB

ACTIUE ANTENNA

Schematic dia~ram of the acti1e antenna. Capacitance is in pF. /Jecimal value capacitors are in ,uF. Resistors are I /.J- W carbon or carbon
film. RFC / i.~ a miniature I m/1 or 2.5 111H RF choke (Mou ser, see note I). Tl ha.~ 16 turns t~f no. 25 e11am. wire 0 11 an Amidon FT-50-43
f errite toroid (850 permeability). The secondary winding has 8 111 ms of no. 26 wire. See text j(1r explanation of termina/.1 ;\ and ll.

74

MCNl 1 0R11~G

TIMES

May 1997

Outp ut ene rgy from Q I is routed to broadband. linear C lass A ampli fier Q2. T hi s stage
adds another 15 dB of signal gai n. It has
virtually uniform gain from 200 kHz to 40
MHz. /I. bette r dev ice for usc al Q2 is a
2N5 l 79 CATV transistor, but you may have
difficu lty locat ing that trans istor. A 2N2222A
may also be used at Q2.
Term ina ls A and B in figure I permi t
inserti ng the c ircuit see n in fi gure 2. (More on
th is later.) Meanw hile. assu me that there is a
jumper wire across A and 8 .
The characterisl ic in put impedance o f Q2
is 50 ohms. Therefore. a low-va luc coup ling
capaci tor is used between Q I and Q2. This
prevents thc input o f Q2 from load ing down
the hig h-impedance o u tput o f Q I. T he collcctor impedance of Q2 is 200 ohms . T herefore .
\Ve need to use a broadband 4: I impedance
s tep-down tran sformer (T I ) to match Q2 lo
the 50-oh m input o f our rece ivcr.

Potential BC-Band Overloading

If you live close lo a powerful AM broad cast-band transmittcr you may encounter interference to your active antenna . When this
occurs you may hear blurps o f voice and
music th roughout the tun ing range of your
shortwave receiver. Normally. there is o nly
one AM station involved in this form ofQRM
(i nte rfere nce). The hand-reject filter in fig ure
2 may be inserted between points A and 13 of
fi gure I if you have this type of problem. The.:
same filte r may be used indcpc.:ndcntly ahead
o f any receiver to prevclll in tc rference from
stations belwcen 550 a nd I 600 kHz. It has a
bilateral impcdance of 50 ohms.
The fi gure 2 fi ltcr is not s uitable for usi.:
between the pick up antenna and QI. owing to

FIGURE 2

INPUT
50 OHMS

its 50-ohm impedance. Fi lters do not fu nction

prope rl y u nl ess they arc ter min ated by the ir
c haracteristic impedance. /I. series-tuncd wave
trap could. however, be used between the
input of Q I and c ircui t grou nd wit hout disturbing the operation o f Q I. T he trap would
need lo be tu ned to thc frequency of the
interfering local AM station . Wave traps are
desc ri bed in Tiu: ARRL Handbook. 1

Construction Tips
Both of the c ircuits in thi s artic le can be
assemb led on pcrf hoard or on a piece o f
copper-clad PC board. Sq uare isolated pads
can bc c ul into thecopperofthc PC board with
a hacksaw. Point- lo-point wi ring wi th s hort,
d ircc l leads is okay. The completed units
should be enclosed in shield boxes in order to
prevent stray pickup of umvanted signa ls. I
recommend that you attach a n earth grou nd to
the meta l enc losure. A small cabinet can be
made inexpensively from sect ions of PC board
that arc soldered together at the scams.
Q uality. high-Q capacitors of close to lerance arc required fo rthe fi gure 2 fi lter. Dipped
silver-mica or polystyrene capac itors are best
fo r Q, stability and ma rked value. T hcse are
avai lablc by mai l. 2 T he toroid cores are also
available by mai l.-'

Checkout and Use

Apply any operating voltage from +9 to
+ 12 to the active antenna. T hc current drain is
less than I 0 mA . Therefore , a 9- volt transisto r
radi o battery is sui tab le. Ei g ht or ten AA cell s
can be wired in seri es for use as a long- li fe
power supply. A +9 o r + 12 - volt wa ll lransformcr is suitable also.

0 . 001

~1 1

LI

I'

OIS

Closing Comments
This can be a fun project that req uires very
li ttl e skill and ti me . An active anten na can
provide many hours of quality monitoring for
those who can t have an o utdoo r antenna.
Construct ing the figure I and 2 ci rcu its will
provide a va luable learni ng experience for
those of you who rare ly heat a soldering iron.

NOTES
l - ARRL Handbook, 225 Main St. , N ewin9ton,
CT 061111494, (860) 594-0200; or ava ilable
from Grove 1800) 4388 l 55.
2 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., 2401 Hwy. 287
N., Mansfield, TX 760634827. Phone: (800)
3466873 for catalog or ordering.

BAND REJECT FILTER

0 . 001

Connect the ac tive antenna output to the

input jack of your rece iver. Apply operat ing
voltage and touch the short whip o r piece of
antenna wire wi th a meta l screwd river blad e .
You should hear a lo ud crack le in your recei vc r if the c ircuit is work ing properly. If no
sound is heard. check the drain voltage ofQ I.
It should be slightly lower than the power
supply voltage. Also. there shou ld be a small
voltage (less than I V) between the Q I source
and ground .
Next. check the coll ector voltage of Q2. It
wi ll also be sl ightly lower than the supply
vo ltage . Check from the Q2 base to grou nd.
You should f ind approximately I vo lt at that
point. Likew ise whe n you c heck from the Q2
emitter lo gro und. A lack of QI source o r Q2
c mitter voltage indicates that the transistor is
not conducting. If high voltage appears at
those points. o r at the QI gate o r Q2 base,
there is an open circu it. or the transisto r is
shorted internall y. Make certain that both
transistors arc installed as shown in figure I.

0 . 0015

0 . 002

3 - Amidon Associates, Inc. (new address), 250

Briggs Ave ., Costa Mesa , CA 92626. Phone:
(714) 8504660 far catalog or to order.

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Schematic diagram of the band-reject j ilter that notches out signals from 550 to I 600 kHz.
Silver-mica or polystyrene capacitors are used. Ll has 26 tu m s of 110. 26 enam. wire 0 11 ( I/I
i\ midon T50-2 powdered-iron toroid. L l uses 32 turll!; of 110. 26 wire 0 11 a T50-2 toroid. L3
contains 29 tu ms of 110. 26 wire 0 11 a 1'5 0-2 toroid.

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PiLANE TALK
Jean Baker, K/N9DD

MAKING SENSE OF CIVILIAN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Book Reports and More

clcome aboard' Spring is here and

if you' re out taking advantage of
the fine weather by fixing that antenna on the roof. please be careful. Maybe you
should stay inside with one of the foll owing
books:

Cleveland
326 Eo>t Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 4407 4
Denver
1248 Columbu> Drive
Longmont, CO 80501

Fort Worth
13800 FAA Rood
fuleS>, TX 76039
Houston

P.O. Box 60308

Pandora's Clock
John J. Nance has done it again 1 Pandora's
Cluck ($6.99; St. Martin 's Paperbacks) is another realistic aviation thriller for the veteran
pilot and author. The mai n theme of the book
is about a sick passenger. aboard a 747. who
might have been exposed to a deadly virus. In
addition to the main theme of the book, John
Nance has done his usual fin e business in keeping communications and avi ation-related other
topics as technicall y correct as possible . This is
hi s best yet. The book is available now at
newsstands - don t miss it 1

Air Reports
John Wible of Texas 1s the owner of a
business dealing in aircraft accident reports
called A ireports. You may have seen his ads in
Airways and Airliners. He is offering a catalog
and free sample report to readers of MT. I
received my catalog and sample. and both were
ex tremely interesting. with excellent attention
to detail. The catalog and reports arc spiral
bound and fit nice ly into a bookcase. Prices for
the reports vary. as some are more volu minous
than others. All in all. this writer thi nks it's
more than worth your while to pursue this offer
- espec ially if you 're interested in why av iation acci dents happen.
You can contact John for the catalog and
free sample report at Ai reports. P.O. Box 298.
Converse, TX 78 109-0298

ARTCCs
Here is a listing of all ARTCCs (Air Traffic
Control Cen ters) on the US mainland:
Albuquerque
Memphis
6900 Lo Angele> Drive, NE 299 3229 Democrat Rood
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Memphi>, TN 381 18
A~ anto
Jacksonville
299 Wool>ey Rood
P.O. Box 98
Hampton, GA 30228
Hilliard, Fl 32046
Boston
Minneapolis
Norri1costcrn Blvd,
512 Division Street
Nashua, NH 03060
forrningfon, MN 55024
Chicago
Los Angeles
619 Indian Trail Rood
2555 EoI Avenue P
Aurora, IL 60507
Palmdale, CA 93550

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Houston, TX 77205
Kansas City
180 I Eot loo lo
Olofhe, KS 66062
Indianapolis
1850 So. Sigsbee S!reel
lndionopoli>, IN 462 41-3640

Miomi
7500 NW 58th Street
Miami, FL 33166
New York

MacArthur Airport
Ronkorikama, LI, NY 11779
Oakland
5 125 Central Avenue
Fremonf, CA 94356
Solt Lake City
2150 West, 700 North
Soh lake City, UT 84116

ground interrogator several seconds later. the

Mode S terminal wi ll request inform ation on
the type of RA (Climb. Descend. or Limit
Vert ical Speed. )
The Boston tests, which began last su mmer
and are nearly completed. are intended to evaluate operating protocol and display format as
developed by Mitre Corp.

Seattle
3101 Auburn Way, South
Auburn, WA 98002
Washington, 0.C.
lnte rsectionRI 7 & 654
leesburg, VA 22075

As you may have noticed. the name of the

center isn' t always the same as the city in which
it's located. Most of the time. the center is
situated in the suburbs or out in the country,
away fro m metropolitan areas. This is done so
that. ifa major catastrophe should happen in the
city. the ATC center would possibly be spared.
If you plan to write to any of the centers.
p lease include return postage and address the
letter fo r all locations to Attn: Air Traffic Man ager. Explain that you' re a monitor of aviati on
com municati ons and would be interested in
recei ving a sector frequency chart, or whatever
informati on you' re seeking.

I More About TCAS

Under testing at Boston's Logan ai rport is
ne w technology that can automatica lly alert
cont rollers whenever an aircraft's Traffic Alert
and Coillision Avoidance System (TCAS)
informs the pi lot to initiate a Resolution Advisory (RA) maneuver. and it will identify the
aircraft involved.
Pil ots are supposed to inform ATC of an RA
by voice; however, they may forget to du so or
there may be a delay. This can lead to seri ous
problems. as incidents can quickly escalate to
unmanageable proportions.
Resolu tion Adv isory Report capab ili ty,
which uses the Mode-S transponder, was included in the original TCAS design and Modes ground terminal. but it has never been implemented. The new 7.0 TCAS soft ware now
enhances the capability of the RA report.
The Mode-S ground antenn a illuminates
and interrogates an aircraft' s transponder. which
will report. along with the aircraft 's identity
and altitude, whelher its TCAS has issued an
RA. If so, it will cause the cont roller's display
to identify chc aircraft involved in the conflict.
When the aircraft is next ill uminated by the

New Service for Southwest

This June will see something new for South west Airl ines - a nonstop long-haul service
which wi ll be initiated fro m Nashville to the
West Coast. This will mark a true expansion of
the carrier' s proven, short-haul strategy to include li mited, lunger fl ights of more than 700
mil es.
Plans call for utilizing Boeing 737-300 and
737-500 aircra ft on the California routes. In
October. the airline is to receive its first Boeing
737-700. As part of the new nonstop service to
California. Southwest plans to begi n fl yi ng
from Nashvi lle to Detroit, Michigan. anti to
Columbus. Ohi o. Service to Detroi t is to commence April 6 with three fl ights dai ly. and
once-daily fli ghts to Columbus will begi n on
11 June.
Sout hwest is converting Nashville's airport
into a hub of its own, following American
Airlines' withdrawal.

Frequency Request
Paul Mabrey, Ca li fo rn ia. requested frequency info for Hono lulu and Los Angeles.
Ask and you shall recei ve ...
Honolulu
Approach\Departu res
Tower
Atis
Clearance
Ground
Continental Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
United

118.300 119.100 124.800

118.100 132.200
127.900
121.400
121.900
460 850, 464.575
462.000, 460.850
460.725. 460.875

Los Angeles
Approach\Depart. 124.500 124.300 124.900 125.200
128.500
Tower
120.950 133.900
Atis
133.800 135.600
Clearance
121.400
Ground
121.650 121.750
American Airlines 129.200. 129.225
Delta
130.1 00, 131.425. 460 475. 460.825
Southwest
460.675. 464.612, 464.975
TWA
131800. 151 .775. 460.675. 464.525
United
129.300. 129.500, 130 225.
460.725, 460.875

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fEDERAL FILE

A GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS

John Fulford, WA4VPY

emoil: iohnf@emi.net

Monitoring the Pulse of the Planet

went a li.:w wee ks ago to sec Dame .1

Peak- a recentl y released action picture n:gard ing a volcanic erupt ion. The
movie. starring Charl es Broslyn. does an excellent job of showin g off the capab iIities and
equi pme nt and the bra ve men and women or
the U.S. Geo log ical Survey (USGS).
Da111e 's Peak tah:s place at the base of
what was thought to he a very dormant volcano. It turns out it wasn"tdon nant.j ust doi ng
a litt le li ght sle.:ping. /\ lot of exce llent special
effects and some stoc k foo tage of Mt. Sai nt
Helens provided an excellent thriller as the
lead characters try to escape the volcani c
eruptio n.
The little thi ngs that we loo k for to make a
movie credible were there. For example. the
USGS ope rates in the 16011 70M l11. band for
its walkie talki e land mobile communicatio ns. The radios that we re used in the mov ie
were Motoro la MT-500 se ries des igned for
that frequency range. not 150- 16'.2 MHz. Ho w
could one tell '1 T he ra d io~ had shorter antennas (ru bber du c k ic~) on them than \\'ou ld
normally be seen on the 155 M H1 versinn. lt" s
little thi ngs like that \\'hich make the other
tcd mical eq uipment be licvahle.
The USGS i ~ pan of the De part ment of the
Interi or. and so will ~ h a re ~o mc of the frequencies with other h ra1Khc~ or 1nterinr. For
the record. some o r the ot her branches of the
Department of the Interior are: Flureau or
Indian Affa irs. 13Lircau of Land Management.
Bureau of M ine~ . Bureau of Reclamation.
Geological Survey. Nationa l Park Service.
and U.S . Fish an d Wilclli k Sen ice
By de finiti on. the U.S . Geo logical Survey
is empowered to icle nti i'y the lands of the
nation. its water. its energy. and its mi neral
resources. It c l a s~ i fies federa ll y owned lan d~
for minera l re~ou rccs and wate r power potenti als: it in vestigates n a turall~ occurri ng l'Vents
such as e arthqua ke~. volc a mie~. and landslides: and it ab o eonducb the national civilian mapping progra m.
One or the more i nt e re~ t i ng department'
with in the Geologic Survey is the Bureau of
Earthquakes. Volcanoes. and Eng ineering.
These arc the people that set up the re mote
monitoring eq uipme nt to give us ad vance
warn ing of the .. big one."" There i' an entire
network in Cali fo rnia and the surrounding
states that prov ide thi ~ ser\'ice. relying upon

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remote 'c n,ors that report back to central

moni toring locations.
Monitors wlw pro\ided the foll owing informa tion say that you an.: listenin g to either
a low warbling tone or a colllilllHlu' tone . Any
dev iation from the nmm ind icates that something is happeni ng. He rc i ~ a li ~ t o r the freque ncies used rm the ~c i s mic tele metry net\l'orJ.. ..Tilt M eter~ (a ll frequencies are in
Mil z):
162.59375
t62.596875
162.809375 t63.390625
163.603175 163.60625
163.796875 t64 .00625
164.84375
164.846875
166.41875
t66.42t875
167.19375
t67. t96875
171.215625 t 71.21875
171.409375 173.19375
173.7625
173.9625

162.803 t25
163.393755
163 609375
164.009375
165.80625
166.65625
167.80625
171.221875
173.196875

t62.80625
163.396875
t 63.79375
164.840625
165.809375
166.659375
167.809375
171.40625
173.6375

You will no1ice that these freq uencies do

not fit the federal band plan and will not be
ab le to he cxa<.: tl y ent ered into you r scanner.
\l' ith tht: cxecption of the I MUJOOO;i nd possibly a cnuplc or o thers. Do not
'' orry. Sc<i nnc r 'elctti,ity i'
wide enough 'o that the clo'e~t fret1ucnc) ~our 'canner
picJ.., wi II ht: clo,e e nough.
1n \\'atchi ng the mo,ie. thcrc
were ~eve ra l ,cc n e~ of remote
telemetry cquip111ent 'ct up on
the top o r the vo lca no usi ng
-100 MH1 bea m'. hori1ontall y
pula ri1.ed. ~e nd ing rheir in formati on back to a l'lllllllland
ce nter. He rc arc SO lllC or th<! known rrcq ucn<.:ic' used fo r Ul IF telemet ry:
408.4250
408.7750
412.2500
417.2750
419.8750

408.4750
411.6250
412.3750
4173750

408.5750
412.2250
415.0750
417 .8500

408.6250
412.2500
4 t 5. 1500
419.6750

The Depart me nt uf Comme rce Envi ronmental Rco;earc h Laboratory se ismic sy~ te m s
''.:re recently tran,fi.:rrcd over to the Geolog ic Survey. The Geologica l survey got the
equipment and U'C of the follo\\'ing frcq uencie,:
163.025
163 325
164.475

163. t25
163.350
164.675

t63.175
164.075
165.4375

t63.300
164.250
164.4875

165.5375
166.825
t 69.375
170.375

166.075
169.025
169.575
171 . t 75

166.175
t69.050
169.825
t 71.625

166.6125
169.225
170.200
171.975

S11mc of the ot her frcque111.: ics used by the

uses arc:

National Mapping Di11ision

Channel
01
02
03

Frequency
164.6750
169.8250
169.8250

Use
Control/Repeater Input
Repeater Out
Simplex

The 'ub-audible tone u ~ed by t hi~ agency is

2Z ( 110.1J ll z)
I am ~ u rc that uur Pacific northwest readers remember Mount St. Hele ns and its fa med
eruption in 1980. If you want to keep trac k of
what i~ goi ng on there right now. plug in the
followi ng se ism ic telemetry frequenc ies :
163.1 75
163.3937
t63.60625
166.4187
167.809375 173.9625
t 73.19375
173 .7625
173.9625
406. t 50
406.26875
408.49375
408.96875 409.675 (Hydrograpl1ic data)
416. 79375
419.99375
409.86875 412.075

Most experts predict that

l\ lount St Helen' will erupt
again. Accord ing to Vo/ca noe~ of the ll'orld by Tom
SimJ..in and o th er~ ( 198 1).
I\ lou lll St. Hele n ~ erupted '.23
ti mes prior to 183 I. based on
charcnal elate~. /\ftcrt hat (and
before the 1980 e ru ption) it
erupted in 183 1. 1835. 184'.2.
1847. IX-18. IX-19. 1853 . 1854,
and 1857. So those or you
wlw li ve in that pa rt or the world mi ght want
to dl'VOti.: a few chan ne ls in one of your
'canner hank~ to o;omc Geologic Survey Mt.
St. I !dens freq uencies.
Ir you arc looking fo r \"Oice transm iss ions
check out 168.-1'.25 <KOD305 ). the Geolog ical
Survey repeater on Moum St. He lens. Th.:
repeater in for this system is 16 7.075 MHz.
And for the really e~ote r ic li~te n er who has
slow sca n TV (SST V) equipment. you might
want to point your bea m an tennas toward the
mounta in and watch for TV act ivit y from one
or the fo llowing repeater ou tput freq uencies:
-1 17.775 and 4 17.675. SSTV has bee n reported on these two freque ncies in the past.
Keep mo nitori ng those telemetry channe l ~. You wi ll be one of t he tlrst to know when

it is time to leave.

Log-2
Log-3

I Bureau of land Management

Log-4

The Department uf the Interior a b u operates the Bureau of Land Management. Within
thi s bureau arc several di visions. The Division ofFire. A viatio11, and Safety operates on
the fo ll owing frcqucncic-.:

Log-5

Channel
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

Elem1.e1~

170.0500
165.7250
t 55 7250
168.2500
168.4000
156.5125
169.7500
168.5500
167 9500
167. tOOO
168.4750

Control/Input
Repeater Output
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex

The Divi.~ion of Uiw I::11force111e11t operates

on the fo ll owing channels:
Channel
01
02
03
04
05
06
07

167.0000
166.9750
166.3750
t67.0750
166.4875
156.3750
156.4875
166.5750
t66.2625

Us_g
Simplex
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex

The National lntera1-:e11cy /11cide11t Ma11a1-:e111e11t Sy.1te111 operates un these chan nels:
Comma nd Op e rati on ~
Channel
01
02
03

ELeQJJrn
168.2750
171.7250
168 5250
169.4000
t73.8125
168.4750

Use
Control/Input
Repealer Output
Control/Input
Repealer Output
Control/Input
Repeater Output

Tactical Operations
Channel
Tac-1
Tac-2
Tac-3
Tac-4
Tac-5
Tac-6
Tac-7
Tac-8

heill!rn

use

165.7250
167.2500
166.7750
168.2500
168.4000
166.6125
168.4000
167.1000
169.7500
167 1000
169.3500

Control/Input
Repeater Output
Simplex
Simplex
Simplex
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Simplex
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Simplex

Logistics

Operat ion~- - Primary

Log-1

4 t 7.3000
4 t 1.7500
4 t 7.3500
4 t 1.9250
4 t 7.5000
412 1500
417 8000
412.2000

Log-2
Log-3
Log-4

41.5500
49.6100
46.6300
49.7700
46.8100
49.9100
46.9900

Simplex
Control/Input
Repealer Output
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Control/Input
Repeater Output

The Office of Aircrnji Services nperatcs

a~

follow~:

01
02
03
04
04
05

168.5500
166.6750
169.1500
169.2000
167.9500
172.6000

Conlacl/Simplex
Tac-1
Tac-2
Tac-3
Tac-4
Common Air Safety

Meteor burst co mn1uni cat ion ~ bet ween outlying site~ and the cont ro l ~la li ons arc on
-W.6900 forthc si te uplink and 4 1.7700 fo rt hc
reply back to the n.:mole site.

I More News Around the Southeastern

us
One of our reade r~ sent in a hit uf infon nation regarding encrypti on dc \'icc~ used wit h
the National Park Senicc. I reported sc\cral
months ago that the NPS had purchased encryption dev ices for tlH.:ir mobile radios. Thi s
mo nitor out of Charlolle. North Carolina.
repo rt s hearing a .. warbling. s kipping type of
sound" on the main drnnnel of the Blue Ridge
Parkway- 167. 1750 MHz. It is unknown what
it is. If thi~ i~ an encryption dc\'icc. it will be
the first known guvcrn111cnt agem:y OT to
use a digi tal type o f encryption. Keep u~
informed ...
Also from Charlotte: the FIJI repeater \\'a~
u~ing the freq uencies of 167.3875 out/
162.6325 in. known a ~ Alpha 5. T he new
prim ary repeater is known as /\ lpha 7 and is
u~i n g 167.2875 0111/1 (12.6125 inpu t. They arc

also u'ing 167.3375 for simplex.

The FBI in Charlotte has a close working
rela1io11 ~ h ip wi th the local police dcparlmcnt.
which u'c~ a Mntorola 800 MHz trunked
system. Our abmc mon itor has been listening
\'cry carefully and h a~ on several occasions
heard o ne FB I agent talk ing 10 another on
their ~ys t crn ( 16 7 MI IL) te lling the otherag.ent
to .. give hi m a c:a ll on the 800 radio ... I have a
fee ling they were 1101 talk ing about cellular
phones. The 800 MI lz trunki ng mystery decpc11'.
I rcn.: ivcd rnmc e- mail frurn a Tennessee
source who wishes 111 remain anonymous who
g ives us a little in~ight on Tennessee Valley
Au1hori l) ope rations. He ~la t e~ that TV A
polil'L' arc us ing a 408 MHL frequency in the
Chattanonga area. hut are switch ing over to a
400M 111. federal trunked system. Looks like
the federal trunk 'ystcms arc showing up in
other pam of the country othcr than just the
major metropolitan ci ties.
Dcpartrncn t of State radio traflic has been
picking up in the I lous ton. Texas. area. The
main repeater channel of 409.625 has been
yield ing some in teresting protect ion details.
Cude names such as ''AB BOT C P. ABBOT
ADV /\NCE. AB BOT FOLLOW" have bee n
heard. For c:lari fication- Abhol is gener;ill y
the na me oft he lead agent in c: harge. ABBOT
C P is the rnmmand p11st. Al3 BOT ADVANCE
and FOLLOW arc the car~ in front of and
behind the pcr~on being protected. You will
also hear info on wha t hote ls arc bei ng used.
route'. etc. Keep monitoring. but keep your
distance'
LL'l.' hear from some of the other pan s of
the U.S.: what can you tell u:-. about federa l
moni toring in you r neck of the woods')

~I

Control/Input
Repeater Output
Control/Input
Repeater Output
Control/Input
Repealer Output
Control/Input
Repeater 011lp11l

Log i s ti c~

Ope rat ions--Sccondu ry

Log-t

41 2700

Simplex

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satellite. /\nd. just when you get used
lo !he ~cc n cry. so nieone c han ge~ all the props.
So. this month we learn how to for m a satellite
All -S tar learn of sorts. how a !lagging DBS
co n1 c~ 1an l Irie~ to sal vagc ~o m e mark..:! s har..:.
<llld pe..:k into the futur..: lo li nd out what you 11
be listening to in ) our 99 Town Car.
/\fter an apparently hurried court shi p.
Rupert M urdod1 s News Corporation (parent
o r the Fox conglomerate. among others) and
Ch.i rlie Ergen s Echostar Corporation (pare nt
of DISH satdlilc TV) ha v..: joined fo rc..:s. Th..:
olT~pr i ng wi 11 op..:rate under the trade name
Sky. a~ in Ne\\ s Corp. s American Sky Broadca~tin g ("ASkyR").
SL>. what 'sev..:rybody gctli ng'1 That 'seasy.
E<.:hoStar get~ ca~h. and plent y of it. It abo
gets 1\SkyB s ~atcl l ilc~ and 111her assch which
a11u1unt to a tidy$ I bi llion. /\nd, it turn s ou t
that the ca~h cDuldn ' l come al a beltcr time.
Wit h eompetiti nn among th..: DBS enlcrtain m..:nl providers cnnlinuing lO heal up. something ha~ 10 be done to try 10 sustain the $ 199
pe r ~r tcm price. Joi ning fo rces with ews
Corp. is abo the eas i e~l \I ay 10 gel more
satell ites in order to expa nd the servic..: lo try
lO ~c oop the co1npc1i1ion.

your local TV ~ tali o n up tl> the ~a tdl i le so lhal

you can watch on your liule di sh and not hav..:
10 ha ve one of those annoying outside TV
anl ..: nna~ whid1 see 111 to have served us so
we ll for the last 50 years. This wou ld be don..:
with spot-beams on the sat ellite. Whi le it 's a
great plan. it~ nol without it~ !laws.
Fi rst. not ..: veryone wi ll gcl lO rcceiYe their
lo..:al stat ion. The plan is 10 be in markets
which represent around 75% of U.S. TV households. This plan means that 22.8 million houschulc.1 will not get their lornl slati uns.
Second. it n:rnains lO be seen whether
thcre's enough market tn affo rd the costs of
providing suc h a ~ervicc. C -band
":>up..: r~l a t io n s" made plenty of money uplinking their signals beca u ~e 1hey were markcling to the enti re coun try's cable systems
and the 2+ mil lion ho me dish owners. Th..:
Sky plan would make the local TV signals
avai lab le on ly in that parti cular local area.
Third. it is unlikely lhal Sky will gel I OOC/c
cooperation with all lcrrcslrial broadcast e r~ in
all marke ts in whi ch they wou ld li ke lo serve.
If onl y one popular ~ t a li on in a given market
rd uscs lO play al ong. local vi..:wcrs wi ll ~ ti ll
need off-air ant en n a~ lo be able lo receive the
re..:a lc ilranl player. Rcasons for rcl uctancc to
go alo ng wit h the gig will inc lude conlli cl of
intcr..:' l in which
local stations already competi ng
with the Fox nc.:l\\ ork a ffi Ii ate'
may be owned by
other ..:able inlc.:rests. Those cable
interest' already providc local channe ls on
thei r cable ~ys t e m s and won t welcome th..:
added compclilion. In add ition. Primeslar. a
popular DUS player. i' owned by a co n ~or
tium of cable re lated int crc~l' and it s hard to
imagine they' ll be cagcr lO coope rate with
News Corp.
And. finall y. t h e re~ the regulatory hurdle.
It's quite likely thal many federal cnl ilies \\'ill
wan! a hand in pai ntin g the Jc.:tails. For in stance. regul ators such as the FCC. and FrC
( Fcdcral Trade Co mm i~~io n ). and th..: Ju ~li..:c
Departmcnl. among other~. \\il l be eag..:r lo
look into the project. And. of cnursc. Congress will wanl to step ur to the plate on be half
of the many large corporate conlrihuwrs w ho~e

ECHOBiABt-1'
N..:ws Corp .. of course. is a huge winner in
dea l. They gel an up-a nd -running American DBS service. j ust like the ones they al read y have in Europe and Asia. a~ we ll as
EchoStar' s exlc n~i\e manufa..:turing capabi lity. You shou ld also know that another partner in thi s deal is MC I Com munication s Corporat ion. which wi ll own 20'7c of New~
Corporation s 50'/c- interest in Ec hoStarwhich
amounts lo JO'Yr . You foll ow? Well. the upslHl i~ th at thi s formidabk company will have
the u'e of9 I l ran~pondcr:> at Ii\ c orbital ~ l ob.
whi..:h they hope lo turn inlo 500 chan nels of
video.
What's the point of all thllse channels''
Wd l. the new Sky 'ervicc ha ~ a plan 10 deliver
thi ~

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ac1ivi1ic' might be.: affected hy Sky's plans.

Don' t look for these proposc.:d new channels
10 bc on DISH before the turn of the ce nt ury.

I AlphaStar's Big Hope

Coming in dead last in the DBS racc since
its lau nc h. AlphaStar has been plagued by a
,cri es of markt:ting fiascos. Not the lea~l of

wh ich was its main sales plan. Originall y. the

compan y had a deal wi th Amway to use lh..:ir
considc.:rable salcs army lO march Alph aStar
lo the kind of success enjoyed by Primcstar
and DSS. The Jc.:a l fell through and left
AlphaStar \\'ilh no apparent replacement.
Rclying O il a nctwork ur old C-band ~a le l
lite TV dealers. w h o~e loyahics were already
headed in the direc ti on of the DISH network.
madc it the slowest growing ~erv i ce in the
fi eld. C-band was growing faster' After the
fir. t sevc.: n months AlphaSlar had signcd up
only -10.000 c uslorncrs. Pri mc.:slar merages
more than that c.:ach month. One reason for
slow sales is lhal AlphaStar is a low power
DBS ~c.:rvice. wh ich means that it u~es Ku
band to distribute its programming and that
requ ires a larger tli ~ h than used al DirecTV
and USSB.
Howc.:vc r. Primeslar i~ in cssen1iall y the
same position yet its sal es arc robust. For the
reason. you only have to look at Primeslar s
markc.:ti ng ploy of "nothing to buy. about a
do llar a day" for ~cr\ ice. AlphaStar srtems
ell for S-199 when purc h a~ed . with an added
$300 per year fo r the basic programming
package.
Finall y. al the first of March. AlphaStar
announc..:d that il had bee n awarded broadcast
and pay- per-view licenses by the Canadian
Radio-1..:levisio n Tclccommunicalions Comm i~~ ion (CRTCJ. Ca nada ~ FCC. T he.: company wa,ted no lime in n"hing systems to
rctai I ~ tore~. Thal was easy c nough to do since
AlphaStar is owned by Tee-Comm. long time

manufacturer of C-band IRDs.

T he Canadian DBS situation is a clouded
one. When DBS hit in the States. the Canadian
counterparts were slow off the mark. Indeed,
some partici pants died in the starting blocks
which led to a booming business in 'gray
market DBS sy tems. It" s a gray market
because. technically. Canadians can buy the
units but can ' t legall y have them turned on.
So. ow ne r~ go through all kinds of shenani gans to trick U.S. DBS operat ors into authorizing their units.
For their part. DBS se r vice~ deauthori zc
any Canadian subscribers they find. This has
led to yet another industry problem: signal
theft. Whil e it 's not
the focus of a lot of
press attention. there
is considerable acti vity in the hacked DSS
business. But has thi s
co up fo r AlphaStar
come too late 9 It's estimated that there are
already ~o me 80.000
to I 00,000 gray marAlpllaStar will be
ket DBS syste ms up
1110 vi11g their
and
running north of
operations to Te/star
5 in the near future. the bo rde r. T ha t 's
twice AlphaStar's total current viewership.
The good news for AlphaStar is that they
will move their ope rations to Telstar 5 which
is slated fur launch in earl y July. This will
allow them to go from 18 transponders to 2-1
and increase their channel line- up from current 75 (35 video. :m audio. anti I0 pay-perview) to 120 channe ls. The best kept part of
AlphaStar s secret is thei r distribution of CD
aud io service OM X. Of course. it requires the
additio nal purchase of a OMX receiver and
subscript ion fees. but it is the best audio
. ervice available on satellite !Oday. Watch
this colum n for a full rev iew of the OM X
se rvice.

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willing to talk about. Right now it' s all just
theoretical.
Herc's how it might work: There is a very
narrow band of frequencies in the 1.6 GH z
region which the FCC has set aside in the
Mobi le Satell ite Service for the purpose of
transmitting d igital C D qu ality radi o progra mming. One company, CD Radi o is said to
be planning 30 c hannels of commercial-free
music should they win the auctio n. Standalo ne recei vers or AM- FM-Satellite receivers
mighl be avai Iab le for your car (one imagines
this would be op1ional, like a CD player).
After install ation. a phone call is placed to
the programmer and the unit i ~ authorized. As
long as you continue to pay your monthl y bill
(reports say it would be about S 10 per month ),
yciu woul d remain authori zed. Of course. reception could bc had with fi xed receivers as
well. CD Rad io plans call for two sate ll ites.
CD Radio I (XO degrees W) and CD Radio II
( I I 0 degrees W).
Programmers would use geostatio nary sat ellites with 1.6 G H z capabi lity. One such
company which is already offering voice and
data services via L-band to North America is
American Mobile Satellite Corporati on. par-

e nt company of American Mobile Rad io

Corp.-one of the four auction hopefu ls. Using their AMSC-1 satellite launched two years
ago, AMSC provides a variety of two-way
telephone and data services, inc luding nationwide voice dispatch and mobi le messaging
services. to fixed or mobi le customers.
Critics questi oned the FCC's method in
openin g the auction to only fo ur hopeful s,
reasoning that more money could be raised by
gelling a bidding war going among a lot of
deep pocketed e ntrepreneurs. Of more interest is the FCC' s decision to open the bidding
for LMDS services. Local Multi point Distribution Services would provide voice, video
and data transmissions ove r high speed local
wireless networks which can be connected to
the Internet. Reports indicate that the FCC
will not allow local cable fi rms to apply fo r
these licenses except in areas where they have
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EXPERIMENTER'S WORKSHOP
Bill Cheek

TWEAK, TUNE, AND MODIFY!

Internet: bcheek@son.rr.com

Radio-to-Computer Data Interface

11 thi s day and age of rallio-computer

inte rfaces that offer automated. handsoff monitoring, we can easil y lose sight
of the more exotic sig nals to he mon itored.
This article offer~ a simple decoder interface
for 11011-voice signals that can be processed
and di splayed by a wmputer. Such signals
include Morse Code. FAX. RTTY. packet.
MDT. and probably many others.
The cool thing is that th i ~ simple interface
c irc ui t can convert most of these signals in to
the necessary digital bits required by the computer. While you can get sophisticated and
spe nd a lot of money on spcciali Led interfaces
for each ki nd of non- vo ice signal. this one
covers most with medi ot:re to excellent results. depending on the software and computer that reads and proce~s..:s the decoded
data.
T his "ana log-to-digita l.. int..:rface real ly
docs n' t have a name and I'm not going to give
it on..:, b..:cause it's old hat around computeriz..:d mon itoring circles. My objective is to
si mplify its construct ion and to enhance its
operation beyond the bare - bone~ versions that
arc widely c irculated. Let'sj ust call it the data
interface (D I) for the remainder of this article.

coder software with

FIG-1: DECODER SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
which I am famil iar
requires an AT/286
MD!O SHt\C K PARTS
Pe rflmord 1?76 1395
Cl 1272. 1069
c Iass or heller colllC2 J 1:1: 1435 U174! 1276 007
Dl
'
1:7o
11:<
Rl :: # ~7 1 1 34'.'
puter. and frankl y.
th..: faste r the colllputcr, th e bette r.
Our DI is not strictly
>=--~--+-+----__,..
~D5P
li mited to the IBM/
PC world: it will
Audit> /11
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work with Am iga.
R1
100
k
Ma.:intosh. and perG10..ma
hap s other s. de pending on avai lab le sort ware. I am
falll iliar only with the IBM/ PC en,ironment.
FIG-2: COMPONENT SIDE
though. so you re on our own if you use
so methi ng else .

I Data Signals

The re may be more. You can look around the

archives of the Internet and BBS communities for the latest and th..: greatest. Thc above
four (or more) decoder programs arc available on my BBS and FTP sites if you strike out
elsewhere. The key thing here is that most
decoder software runs line with the DI!

T hink abou t it: radio freque ncy (RF) is an

analog function. This mea ns that modulation ... (the i111dligcnce that'~ ~uperimposcd
on a radio frequency). regardless of its type.
pretty much has to be ana log. too. It is not
possible by any conventional mean s to di r..:ctly modulate a radio frequency wit h a digi tal signal. though Morse Code comes c lose in
the sense that the RF carrier is e it her on or off.
The pattern of on-off conveys inte lligence.
Other types of ~ig nal s. including FAX and
RTTY. use an analog pattern of tones to
modulate the RF.
Th is data interface converts most analog
(and Morse ) signal s into a di gital bitstream
l'o r th..: computer and software. Plain old receiver audio goes into the input and d igital
data app..:ars a1 the output. Software and the
computer do the rest. Your job is to read the
output on you r mon itor!

I The Computer
Most of the frcewarc and shareware de-

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~')~ "'

I The Software
Here it gets sticky: I' v..: used only two
decoder programs. JYFAX and HAM COMM.
The latest versions are:
JVFAX71A.EXE 503611 12/07/1995 0707
HAMCOM31.EXE 443250 06/ 10/ 1996 07:36

Other contenders inc lude:

MSCAN211.ZIP 437636 11/21/1996 19:21
PKTMONl 2.ZIP 22030 12/ 30/ 1992 00:23

~ lnput/(1u111utV'l1r ~s

L"1<i;d n,:-s

0 '"r1vetuse<1 no!..:.
w ,... t:~ces t..:;.'.'" ... d :tt txiaro

FIG-3: WIRING/SOLDER SIDE

I The Circuit
T hi s consists of ten common parts and a
piece of perlboard. as depicted in Figs 1-3.
The schematic is shown in rig- I and layout/
construction details arc shown in Figs 2-3.
The circuit uses an op-amp in a colllparator
arrangement to convert aud io sine waves to
sq uare waves. Little cb e need s to be said
about it.

I Finished Product
Unless you have different need~. it is suggested you build the DI inside a DB-25 or DB9 female connector she ll (sec Fig-4) to facil itate direct eonn..:ctiun to a seri al (COM ) port
on your computer. PC serial ports arc DB-25

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')\;o~'IC '3'::

o r D l3 -9 male jacks (typically DB-9 ). Printer

CLPT) ports arc rcmak Dl3 - ~5 s . so there is no
rni~taking the COM port~ . If you want to build

you rs inlo a DB-9 conneclor shell, you will

probably have 10 do it ..dead bug s tyle without a pcrlboard.
A DB-9 shell is rather cramped inside. so
if there is any doubt , build yours into a fe male
DB-25 ~ h e ll and use a 25-pi n mal e to 9-pin
female port pdaptcrto mate with the PC's DB9 COM port. (RadioShack #26-209) for max imum llcxibility. si nce computer COMports
ca n be one or the other. If you bui ld your DI
into a DB-9 shell. and later need to con nect to
a compuler's DB-25 seri al port. you' ll need a
9-pi n male to 25-pin female port adapter(Radio Shack"s #26-287) to make the li t.
With the DI circ uil built inside the connector shell of choice and wired to appropriate
pins as in Fig- I. you "II need a cahle of sufli cicnt lenglh to go between the radio and the
back of the computer. Length is not critical.
but use shielded cable. similar to RG- 174/u
coax or even shidded microphone cable (RS
#278-5 12) with an appropriate phone plug on
the end.

I Radio Connection
The phone plug (typically 1/8" male, RS#
274-286) should be of the type to plug into a
jack on the radio. This can be the headphone
jack or perh ap~ eve n the external speaker
jack: either wi ll do for testing and startup
purposes. Later, you wi ll want to experiment
with enhanced measures.

I Enhanced Operation
Choose your decoder software and fo ll ow
its inst ructions fo r decodi ng the vari ous kinds
of non-voice data signals. In general. margi nal-to-med iocre operation can be expec ted
fro m the receivcr" s headphone or external
speaker jacks. large ly because the audio at
these points has been filtered for the voice
band, 300-3000 Hz. Trou ble is. non-voice
computer data can occupy a significantly wider
bandwidth of 5 kH 7. to 15 kH z or more.
Therefore. after you ve wd your feet in
data decoding. you will want to experiment
with tapping the rcceivcr"s internal audio at

other points befo re

FIG-5: OPTIONAL PREAMPLIFIER
any voice-band filtering takes place.
Radio Shack Parts
R' r l -1347
The ideal pickoff
i<2. 21 1. 1354
point for raw, unfil R3 271- 1330
R4 211. 1315
tered "baseband auC1.o 272-1434
Cb 2?2 1026
dio is at the output
Cf 272. 124
VR1
211.28<1. 1122.etc
of the detector for
01 216-2009. 2058
R1
AM signals or the
100k
di sc riminator fo r
C:in
NPN
NFM signals.
2N 3904
E-in
World class radios usually have
Baseband
output jacks specifiAudio In
R2
470k
call y fo r this pur:+
pose. so I' II not
Ground
Preamp
cove r the m he re.
Not;needed
Out to
Oth er radio s and
Data
Interface
scanners are easil y
mod ified fo r baseSee MT, March-97, tor des1gn!construct1on details
band audio outpu t
by connectin g the
(+) lead of a 2.2-F capac itor to the detectoror output in most radios is rather weak. so better
discriminator output, and the (-) lead to the performance might be obtained with an amcenter lug of a pho ne jack. The shell or outer plified sig nal before injecti ng it into the Di's
lug of thi s baseband audio jack shou ld be
input. Fig-5 shows an optimized preamp design (based on my March-97 column) for the
grounded to the rece iver's chassis.
DI. Too much gain is undesirabl e, so an adThere arc two primary consideratio ns for
the enhanceme nt o r the Di's capabilit ies, the justment is provided to set the best output
fir t of which is bandwidth. Generally speaklevel.
The face and nature of radio are undergoing. bandwidth is not a considerati on (enhancement not needed) for signals below 30 ing mo numental changes with more and more
MHz where there j ust isn' t e nough spectrum di gital data sig nals and a lot less voice. The DI
to afford the luxury of broadband, high-speed and a host of readily available decoder softdata. Therefore, most data signals below 30 ware arc great. low-cost tools for exploring
MHz are withi n the receiver' s voice band. and
the exciting new avenues of radio for the near
fu ture. Beware of possible legal issues in
it may not be producti ve to go for the raw
unfi ltered baseband audi o. Headphone or monitoring data signa ls. however: you never
speaker aud io may he adequate lo decode data can tell anymore ....... .
in the LF/ MF/ HF bands.
http:/ /ourworld.compuserve.com/
The VHF/U HF spectrum is eminentl y WWW:
homepoges/bcheek
s uited to broadband signals. Invariably, better
FTP:
ftp://ftp.cts.com/pub/bcheek
performance of the DI wi ll be achieved by BBS & FAX: (6191 5789247 5: 30pm l :30pm,
taking its input signal fro m the receiver's
PDT
di scrimi natoror dctcctor output. Spaccdoesn ' t
all ow me to show a Table of the !C's and pin
numbers of the ba~eband audio outputs for all
the rad ios on the market. but I have a large list
Performance Upgrades
freely avail able on my BBS and FTP sites
un der the filename, IC- PINS.TXT. I al so peAOR AR-7030
JRC NRD 525/535
riod ica lly post 1hat li st to th e Use ne t
Yaesu FRG100
Sony ICF-2010
rec.rat!io..1cw111er newsg roup. I can mail a
printed hard copy upon request to those who
Lowe HF-150 and AP/SP-150
RS DX-394
provide a bu s in es~- s i ze S.A.S.E. and an addiKiwa offers a var iety of performance upgrades for the
following receivers which indudc filter modifications
tional. loose. first c lass US poo;tage stamp.
10 audio enhan cements.
Contact Kiwa for details or
(Two IRCs for fo reign requests. ) Mail revisit our web site ror complete informa tion.
quests to me at PO Box 262478. San Diego.
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The second consideration for decoding
612 South 14th Ave., Yakima WA 98902
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(OMPUTERS &RADIO
John Cotalano, PhD
j_ catalano@conknef.com

RADIO-RELATED SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Computer Updates and Radio Web Sites

has been a few months since we last

visited a few radio related sites on the
Web, so this month wc" ll do some catching up. But first. let's sec what's happening to
prices in the world of computer hardware. Is it
time to increase your memory? Or. how about
an upgrade to your Pentium CPU? Lei's check
on the prices. news. and rumors in the computer
market.
l

I Word on the street

/\friend of mine. who is a marketing exec al
a major computer catalog company. put it very
well: Wall Street and the US economy arc
looki ng to the computer market to tell them
their temperature' It seems that as the computer
market goes. so does the economy. The computer industry has replaced coa l. ~ teel , and cars
as the nation' s industry. So. as the Dow Jones
heads to 7000. the PC market continues its
growth into every facet of our work and home
li ves.
However. some components are taking a
rea l hit on their price. Memory prices fell for six
months, fina lly leveling off in February. With
semiconductor companies getting out of the DRAM memory bu ~ in cs~ and spare manufactu ring capacity being used up by other non-memory
products, this may be the time to grab that 16 or
32 Meg o f memory. I have seen 72 pin (the type
used in most Pentium computers) 16 Meg sell ing for $60 plus shipping. And 32 Meg is
se lling at $ I:m. The added memory will all ow
you to run more progra ms faster and. at the
moment. at a great price.

work on about two years ago. The other direction the industry may be mov ing is towards
wri tab le CD- ROM s.

keeping CEO' s of CD-ROM and DVD companies from sleeping at night.

I Zapped by a laser?

I Pentium wins ... but price keeps

dropping

The whole industry is waiting and wondering about DV D, Digital Video Disks. While
using a similar laser technology to CD-ROMs.
DVDs' much higher darn densities threaten to
tota lly obsolete CD-ROMs! Therefore CDROM manufacturers arc taking refuge in writable CD- ROMS .
With I00 times the data capacity they may
spell the end for fl oppies. Although these have
been available fo r the last two years at the
$ 1000 level, watch for these prices to plummet
if a war breaks out between DVD and CDROM. What will actually happen short term is

For the past few years /\M D and other

semiconductor companies have tried to compete wi th the Pentium fam ily of CPUs manufactured by Intel. I think that the contest is over.
fo r the time being. with the Pentium the clear
winner in sales and popularity. But. in thi s
crazy business Intel has won the honor of
droppi ng the Penti um fam ily prices a few Llullars every month. Last June I looked hard to
find a Pent ium IOOMJ-17. (P 100) CPU for $150.
Today I have seen prices a~ low as $92 for a
PIOO and $ 11 0 fo r a 120 MH z Pl20.
Combined with a Pentium motherboard

FIGURE 1

COMPUTERS & RADIO RADIO RELATED INTERNET SITES

Note: Type=(L)inks (P)rograms
INTERNET ADDRESS

TYPE

Chris Smolinski

www.access.digex.net/ - cps/ shortwave. html

Space Environment

www.sel.bldrdoc.gov/radio/rad io. html

MUF Map

holly.cc.uleth.ca/solar/ www/ realtime.html

WUN

www.cybercomm.net/ -slapshot/ wunurl.html

Bob's SWLBookmarks

www.cybercomm.net/-slapshot/ swlmarks.html

I The (floppy) revolution is coming

Bob C's SW & DX

www.cybercomm.net/-slapshot/ speedx.html

LP

Strange things continue to happen to tl oppy

disk and drive prices. Two national computer
rewi le rs seem to have weekly offers for 3.5 inch
1.4 Meg tluppy disks. Would you believe that
I have bought 400 preformatted disks for $0.0!
That is not a misprint. After I n:ceived my mail in refund the total cost to me was the price o r
postage - thirty- fi ve cent s. Check your Sunday newspaper ads for these giveaways.
Why arc they literall y giving tl oppies away?
Well. if we check the correspond ing tloppy
drive prices we can sec a constant red uction
into their current mail order level of $ 19 to $27.
I believe the industry is getting ready for the
new dramatically higher density magnetic media which IBM and others were beginning to

HamComm 3.1

www.pervisell.com/ham/ hc 1.htm

JVFAX + Downloads

www.pervisell.com/ham/ index.html

MIT Radio Stations

wmbr.mit.edu/stations/list.html

PL

Klingenfuss

ourworld.compuserve.com/ homepages/Klingenfuss/

PL

RealAudio

www.real.com/ products/player/ index.html

ShortWWWave

www.ee.mu.oz .au/ staff/ pbd/SW/index.html

PL

Audio via Net

www.ee.mu.oz.au/ staff/ pbd/ SW/audio.html

AudioNet Stations

www.audionet.com/ rad io/

LP

PaliceScanner.Com

www.policescanner.com/

PL

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which I picked up on a clearance table at a

national retai lerfor$65. and I have the makings
o f a second Pentium for under $ 160: not much
more than my Sinclair Spectrum w~l in 1984.
Add somi.; low-priced memory. ca~e. and keyboard. and you're on your way. Chec.:k out the
''barebones" systems offered by the mail order
CPU and memory suppliers.

I Even Gutenberg would be impressed

Prices for all types or printers arc at an all
time low. Inkjet printer prices continue to fall to
$200 and below; but not their in k cartridge~.
These keep the cost per inkjet page fourormorc
times hi gher than laser. What price co lor!
Laser printer prices have leveled off. Hewlett
Packard laser printers with I Meg of memory
begin at 5350. This is $150 less expensive than
I paid fora basic, non-name brand. 5 I2k memory
laser printer two years ago. Dot matrix printers
(24 pin) are great buys at around $ 110. Surprisingly, I found the best printer prices in places
like Sams and BJs. So check new prices before
you buy used equipment.

I One more thing

Before we look at some radio related Internet
sites, remember that a 386 33 MH z DX2 computer, a 14.4 kbs modem. and a VGA-to-TY
converter can bring the internet into your living
room inexpensively. Check your loca l newspaper ads and Ilea markets for a cheap 386. Make
sure it is at least a33 MH z CPU. Then add a$35
modem and $ 120 VGA-to-TV converter. With
an A/B switch on the TV you can go from TV to
Internet easily and cheaply. And now, what's
new for monitors surfi ng the net?

I Top ten web sites

It has been a whi le since we visited radio
re lated websites. So let's look at about ten of th..:
best radio sites around today. in my humble
opini on. Some sites we may have already visited in past colu mn s. But if they have mai ntained their quality they d..:scrve to be on our top
ten list. To make your life a bit easier r II list the
ones we look at in Figure I and indicate whethi.:r
the site is on our list because of program content
(P) or its radio related links (L) list.
A very good place to start our surfing is at a
radio related links page. This is a page which
lists radio related sites for us to ex plore- Ch r is
Smolinski's Home Page. Links to propagation
forecasts from the Space Envi ronment Center
page and hourly generated world maps of the
maximum usable fre(1ueney (MUF) can be a
great value to shortwave listeners. There arc
lots more radio related links to programs and
other link pages on Chris's page. Giv..: it a try for
yourself.

FIGURE 2 - Maxi111 11111 usable freqs

011 the

Web
Staying wi th link pages. one that should be
bookmarked by all utility enthusiasts is The
World wide Utility Net. WUN . Their links
page i~ full of mi litary. aero. LW, VLF and
government radio li nks. This is a must page for
UTEs. Everything from ACARS to the Central
Intelligence Agency is here.
For the SWLcr. Bob's Shortwave Listeners Bookma r ks is the place to jump on your
(surf) board. It's very, very comprehensive.
Li nks to shortwave and domestic broadea~ t
stations and web pages are listed. Pirate radio.
free radio. numbers stations and clandestine arc
represented on Bob s page. Bob has not neglected ham and space. Over 50 links on these
topics arc here fo r the taking. UTE are not
forgotte n. In fact. if you arc imcrested in any
face t of broadcasting there is ~o m ethi n g here
for you.
Bob's Short wave a nd DXing Web page
will give you frequency and program information of shortwave broadcast stations wh ich arc
scheduled to be transmitting at the time you
access the page. Links to DX and utility new~
and tips art: daily features of this page.
In our cl i .~c.: u ssi o n or radio mode digita l d..:code rs a kw iss ues ago we me ntioned
HamComm. This program decodes RTTY.
Baudot. ASC II . AMTOR. ARQ. S ITOR.
NA VTEX. CW and more. It requires a very
simple hardware decoder which c.:an be built or
bought for less than $30. We ll. 1-lamComm ha~
its own page on the Pervisell hom..: page whi.:ri.:
you can down load th..: latest version for a 30 day
trial period. The page has lots of good tips on
using thi.; program and is nicely prc~cnt..:d.
The Pervisell home page allows you to
download JVFAX. Navtex station schedules.
list of FAX stations. POCSAG decoder software and more. You should visi t th is si te ifonly
fo r the downl oads.
Check out Massac hu setls Institute of
Technology" s (M IT) Radio List with over 300
stations from around the world. with information avai lable on the Internet. This information
ranges from physical station d..:tails and pro-

gram ming to Real Audio li~t e ning capabi Ii ties.

Klingenfuss. a name known for man y years
for his ut ili ty freque ncy books. has a site that
will keep you busy for a good part of an
evening. His radio station sd 1edules arc very
complete and up to date. Links to radio equipn11.: nt manufacturers and public.:ations inc.: lude
all th..: name~ you t.. now in th..: USA and Europe:
yep. even Mo11itori11g Ti111e.1.
Using the RealAudio program, available
for down loading from the ir home page. you can
hear Iive and pre-recorded audio over the
Internet. S h or t WWWave ~ home page has
lots of interesting a(;tivities. "Hear Audio Over
the Internet" is a page which gives links to
shortwave broadcast sta tion ~. These arc not
live. hut pre-rec.:orded n ew~ broadcast~ and can
be h..:ar<l usi ng the Real Audio software. Live
nudio from US rad io stations can be fou nd in
Audionet's Li ve Radio G uide.
And finally. fo r the scanner lovers among
us, check out policescanner.com for live lire
and police audio from Dallas. Texas. and Los
Angeles, Californi a. You will also find links on
this page to live audio from Dallas air traffic
control. This is one of my favorite uses of the
Internet. It seems strange to be mon itoring
VHF from thousand of miles away, as if it were
short wave!

I Hitting reset
We ll that'~ it fo r another session. I hope
you' ll find these sites interesti ng and useful.
Don't forget. u~..: my E-mail address list at the
top of this column to send me radio related sites
you have di~c.:overcd and enjoyed. If you have
a progra m you would like us to try in the
column. send me an E-mail with the details. Ti ll
next time. watch your phone bil l.

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internal h1ghgam amphf1er and

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Call (407) 466-4640

May 1997

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SS

RADIO REFLECTIONS
THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND TECHNOLOGY OF YESTERYEAR

The Return of the Crystal Set

By Ken Reitz KS4ZR

11 192 1 America had never seen the like.

It was the fi rst of what was to be the
sign alllre of the twentieth century: an
electronic enlcrtainmcnt revolution. A radi o
craze was sweepi ng the natio n and thousand'
of Ame r ican ~ we re tuning in ,ia crystal rad io
receivers to an iru.; reasing array of ne\\'' and
entertainment.
In th is era of microc hi p technology and
digital trans mi!-.,ions it" s hard to believe that
1he 'i mplest circuit in radio i' s till useful
today, but it i . As long as there conti nue to be
powerhouse Lransmi llers on the AM band and
!hose tran smissions contin ue in an an alog
formal. there will s till be a place fo rthe cry,tal
sel. And. whats more. anyone can build on1.: 1
lf youve been intimidated by modern elcetro n ics and th o ught yo u co uld never
homebrew a piece of gear by yourse lf. 1 vc
got good news: Not o nly can yo u do i1. but it'
cheap and lakes less li me than wa1chi ng Ken
Burns Empire's of the Air.
Therc "s so much in fo rmation available on
building cry stal sets and it"s so easy. you"l l
wonder why you hadn" t done 1his before.
And. after youvc bui lt you r crystal 'ct and
logged a night" , worth of,tations. the real fun
begins. Experimcnl! Wind new coils.
using differenl coil forms IO tune lhc SW
bands: lake out the diode and ' ubstituh.:
some ge nuine galena (yes. it", ' til l avai lable); buil d a rotatable loop antenna and
null out those nearhy AM giants to dig
out thal DX. So. let" s gel '1arted !

-+OJ-+): I 365 pf \'ariable capacitor (AES

part #CV-235): a 5 x 7 inch piece of pine:
and a couple l'cc t of hook-up wire. You' ll
also need a 2000 ohm headset (note that
comnwn Walkman -s1yle h eadse t ~ arc 8
oh rm and not u' ahlc). an outdoor antenna.
and a good ground.
I What To Do
I ) Wind th irty 1urns of the mag net wire
around the outside o f the oatmeal box.
Punching l\\'O "nail hol e~ at the top and
bot10111 of the windi ng wil l allo\\' you to
slip the end s through the holes and provide
tension so the co il doesn"t come undone Th e first hom e e11tertai11111e11t center (sh own
(you1 1 \\'ind the coil se\'Cl'al times before abo1e): c111 empty Quaker Oats box on Ma 's
you gel the hang of it. be careful not to breadboard. (Courtesy Ken R eif-;.). B elow,
dia1:rc11n of your Cl)'Stal set.
overlap 1he wi nds).
2) Attach the tuning capac itor and the
cuil-\\oun d box tu the pi ne board. Attach the
clip' make so lderi ng unnecessary and allow
Fahnestock clip' to the board as shown in the
fo r quick experimenting in the future.
d iagram.
4) Slip the diode in place and slip the ends
3) Attach the hook-up wire and the e nd ~ of
of the head,et \\'in: in place as shown.
the coil as ' hown. Remember to bare all wire
5) Allach the an1enna wire and the ground
ends ror good connecti ons. The Fahne,tock
wire to the c lip' indicated.

At

Oatmeal
Box Coil

I Building Your First Crystal Set

I built my fi rst set fo llowing the i11s truc1ions in th e Dece mb er 1970

M eclw11ix ll/11.11mted whic h i ~ available
fro m yo ur local li brary (pages 74.75. 120
& 12 1). If they don" t ha ve it on the
shel ves or on microliche a~k them 10 get
a copy of ii for you through Interl ibrary
Loan.
The first thing you" II need i' the Quaker
Oat s box which is sti ll vi rtuall y the sa m1.:
size as it was 75 years ago. Ynu" ll need
40-50 feet of No. 22 enameled magn1.: t
wire: A I N34 crr tal diode (Rad io Shack
pan #276-1 123 ): 6 Falmc,wck cl ips (A ntique Electronic S uppl y part #S H- I I-

86

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Moy I 997

2000 Q

headphones

365 pf
Variable Capacitor

Gnd

Gnd

Comtr11ctio 11 of the oatmeal

box cry.1tal radio is
straightforward. On e minor
1ariation recom mended by
Bob Gro1e fa' to place a .005
.Uf capacitor acro.u the
headphone terminals for
impro ved clarity.

own headphones: how to

bui ld an FM crystal ~c t: and
what other Society members
have been building. You ' ll
be a111azed.
There are 111any hooks
written on the subject of crystal sets. but the be~t by far is
K.E. Edwards' Radios that
Workj(1r Free. Thi~ beauti full y produced book is one
man s homage to the crystal
set era. Eschew ing power
tools. Edwards takes the
reader step by step in the
process of building instant
T wo young ladies t1111e in KDKA 011 a Westinghouse
crystal set heirloo111s. His
A eriola, Jr. (Co urtesy KDKA )
low key style is a war111 in vi6) That's it ! That's all there is to it: now tation to the very basics of modern electronstart tuning the ban<l !
ics.
He s an encouraging teacher too ...... You
I Crystal Tips
can tune in local broadcast stations or short
Remember that this rad io is powered onl y waves from foreign coun tries. Play the m loud
from the energy oft he electromagnetic waves enou!!h for a room fu ll of people ...The author
which the antenna picks up. There will only can s;parate twenty stations in the San Franbe enough energy to power your headsets. cisco Bay Area and not just the one or two
loud stations ..." What arc you waiting for' 1
But. with some 111ore ex perimenting you may
find, as othe rs have, ways to power a speaker.
Best reception wi ll be ha<l in the country
where there will be less interference from
nearby AM transmitters. Make sure all dimmer switches in the house arc off as they arc
a tremendous source of interference. Keep a
log of stat ions heard and don 1 be afraid to
modify the layout: you can't hurt this radio.
After you' ve caught the ..crystal.. bug
you'll want to subscribe to the one publ ication
that takes crystal set building seri ously: Th e
Crvs wl Set SoC'ietr Ne1rs/e 11er. This bim~nt hl y journal rev iews books. lists vendors
and has lengthy articles on a variety of related
topics. Here you' ll learn about bui lding your

I Sources for crystal radio information

and supplies:
Antique Electronic Supply. 6221 S. Maple
Avenue. Tempe. AZ 85283 Phone 602-820541 1 FAX 602-820-464.1. Has catalog of crystal set related supplies and books.
Antique Wireless /\ssociation: Publi shes
Th e Old Timer's 811/leti11-a quarterly journal of ea rl y wireless communications. and
operates the AW A Museum. A \VA dues $15/
year to: Joyce Peck ham. Sec.: Box E.
Brcesport. NY 14816 Phone: 607-7.19-5.f-U
FAX : 607-796-6230. Operates 75 meter phone

net on .1867 kl l1. SSB MWF at 9:30 ET

fe ature~ many inte resting discussio ns of earl y
win.: less.
Mideo. P.O. Box 2288. Hollywood. FL
:non. Has list of crystal related suppl ies and
books.
The Xta l Set Society: Publishes bi-month ly
n c w ~ lc tter about crystal set related topics.
sci b related books and back issues of the
Ne 1l's/e11er. Sub~cripti on s: $9.95/ycano: P.O.
Box 3026 St. Louis. MO 631 30 Phone: 3 14725- 1 172 FAX: 3 1.+-725-7062.

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by K.E. Edwards i.~ the 1977 masterpiece
about th e art of b11ildi11g crystal sets.

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11

Ramsey Electronics SM-100 Signal Magnet"

Antenna
By Mark G. Mulhollon, WB9HBR

hose of us who live in urban areas have

a problem- the better the antenna we
arc abl e to put up. the more local noise
and static is picked up! This situation is especiall y evide nt in the AM broad1.:ast band, one of
my fa vorite haun ts.
That"s why the Ramsey ad featuring theS M100 caught my eye. It is designed to respond to
the magnetic component of a radio wave. in stead of the e lectrostatic field, which is affected
most by static and man-made noise.
Lt al so is an active dev ice. The Ramsey SM100 is a two part system: an amplified amcnna
section mounted remotely and a power supply/
control box for use near the n.:1.:civer. The on ly
connection needed between the two components is a le ngth of RG-59 (or RG-6) cable.

I Assembly of the Kit

The kit an-ived neatl y packed and all parts
were well protected and appeared 10 be of
excellent quality. A~se m b lin g the kit took about
three hours from start to linish. working carefull y. Component placement on the antenna
board is a little crampcd- you 11 need a fine ti p
on your soldering iron.
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Exilttig &gr\11 Migntl

An-..
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To Rlik.1

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'. (Q) @~rQ) ~ QWhen a pola rized component, such as a

diode or an electrolytic 1.:apacitor, is called for,
the manual ex plains how the component should
be installed correctl y. Component locations arc
also screened onto the PC hoard itself. Ramsey
has done a fairl y good job on the insuuctions
(mine were marked "Second printing. September 1994""), but there were a few problems.
First, a part was supplied and the circuit
board is marked for part C2. a .0 I uf capac itor.
but its installation was not mentioned. I installed the part where it was outlined on the
board. Ac<.:ording to the sd1cmati<.: in the manual,
C2 is a coupling capacitor between the tuning
unit and the radio. and th.: system wouldn't
work without it.
Second. on page 14. at step #38. the incorrect color code is given !'or R 15, a 470 ohm
resistor (it shou Id be Ye Ilow- Violet-Brown)a minor gripe. but still an unnecessary com pli-

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May 1997

cation for a first-time kit bu ilder.

Third, R 17, a 5K potentiometer is installed
as a <.: alibration control, but no menti on of its
adjustment is given in the manual. Referring to
the schematic, thi s control seems 10 be used to
adjust the overall range of the front panel Tune
control.

silicon caulk to 'glue" everything together and

to seal around the openi ng for the connector.
You will need to provide your own material to
attach the antenna portion to an antenna mast or
pole. I used strapping material from the hardware store.

Preliminary Test
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I Tweaking the System

Ramsey provides coil wind ing data fo r fou r
ranges, co vering approx imately 490 to 1670
kHz. l. 2 to 4. l MHz, l.9 tn6.5MHz, and 3.8to
13 MHz. Since I was going to use my unit fo r
AM broadcast reception and I wanted to be
ready fo r the expanded ba nd , I wound my coi l
for 66 turns instead of the suggested 70 turns.
This turned out to be right on the money.
In two other areas I deviated from the instructions. In the fi rst case I used a short length
of RG - 174 coaxi al cable for added strength
instead of short wires to connect the antenna
board to the type F jack used for the interconnecting cable.
In the construction of the shielded antenna
itself. instructions call fo r several Javers of
aluminum fo il to be wound over a le;1gth of
PVC pipe fo rming the
shie ld over the ferrite
bar. I found a quicker
and less tricky method
using a s<.:rap piece of
copper tubing. Interested readers can send
me an SAS E or e-mail
for more details on this.
The antenna portion
of the system is in an
inverted L-s hape, with
the shielded ferrite mi l
in the horizontal section and the antenna circuit board in the verti cal leg. The in struc t i on ~
didn ' t give any speci fics about assembling and
weatherproofing the unit. I used a good quality

With everything assembled and visually

checked. I connected the control box to the
supplied wall -cube power supply. I used a prepared 25 foot length of RG-6 from Radio Shack
to go between the antenna and control box. and
a short piece of RG-58 to feed the general
coverage receiver in rny Kenwood TS-450SAT transcci ver.
There arc only two controls on the front
panel, an on-off pushbutton (in the off posit ion,
another antenna connected to a back-panel jack
can be routed to your rece iver. which can eliminate cable swapping) and a Tune comrol. A red
LED serves as a power-on indicator.
I tuned the radio to a known local station.
which came through weakly at fi rst. Rotating
the cont rol brought the signal level up sign ificantly to a defi nite peak. Checking at both ends
of the BC band showed that I could peak on the
background noise with a litt le to spare at each
end.

I Using the SM 100

BCB DXers who have never used a rotatable
loop antenna are in for a real treat. The main
advantage is the abi lity to rotate the antenna
remotel y (using a TV rotator). giving the capability to '"home in on a des ired signal. This is
an enormous help in sorti ng out stations on
local and regional freq uencies, where four or
fi ve signals may be arri ving at your locati on
from all directions with essenti ally equal
s tre n gth ~ .

Just as important is the ability to null out

undesired stations, allowi ng you to hear others
on the same or nearby frequency that are masked
or covered by the stronger station.
I compared several signals at different frequenc ies and times, switch ing between a
Palomar loop (i ndoors) at my listening post, the
Ramsey loop temporaril y mounted on a tripod

(Continued 0 11 page 89)

WHAT'S NEW?
by Larry Miller

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G11e~1

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-RB

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Most hobbyists know that using electrical tape on outdoor
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the alternatives can be messy to
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SWED-ARQ. and even FAX
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(MT Review .... Co11tin11edjiwn page 89)

with an old TV rotator eight feet off the ground.
and my thirty- fi ve foot longwire at fi fteen fee t.
These were my findings:
Peaki ng: Keeping an eye on the S-meter, I
was able to rotate the Ramsey antenna easily
with the rotator for maximum received strength.
Nulls: The null obtainable with the Ramsey
antenna was fairly sharp. though not as deep
and narrow as with the Palomar loop. The
Palomar was able to make some loca l stations
nearly inaudible, where the Ramsey seemed to
give a broader. shallower null which still allowed a bit of signal th rough. The nulling effect
on the Ramsey was still significant and very
noticeable, however.
Signal Strength : The loops usually provided
about equal signal strengths. In general they
were 2 or 3 S-units below the longwire for
signals that were optimum for the wire antenna.

For signals out of the main receiving lobe of the

longwire, the loops gai ned the advantage
quickly.
No ise: Man-made and atmospheric noise
were definitely reduced by both loop antennas.
They also could be orientated lo avoid nearby
noise sources. It often made the difference
between being able to hear a signal and not.
Some noise still affected eai:h antenna. however.
Noise (Internal): During periods when static
and atmospheric noise were low. I noted that
the SM- I00 actually added considerable noise
to the signal compared with the long-wire.
Tun ing: The freque ncy response on the
Palomar loop is symmetrical and sharp, rejei:ting signals eq uall y well from above and below
the desired frequency. The Ramsey loop peaked
well when tuning from the bottom of the band
upward. but the peak wasn't as evident when
tuning from the top down. I learned to start at

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800-438-8 155 or send yo ur
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Box 98. Brasstown. NC 28902.
The price is $399.95 plus $9.00
UPS.

Internet Radio Guide

Joe rg Klingen fu ss. publisher
o r some hi ghl y- rat ed rad io
guides - Guide 10 U1ili1y Radio S1<11io11s, Guide 10 World11ide WeaiherFax Sw1io11s, and
Radio Daia Code Manual, to
name a few - has published a
book that marri es radio with the
newest type of communications,
the Internet. The result is an
updated editi on of the flll emel
Radio G11ide.
Klin gc nfu ss g uid es a re
good. no do ubt. His utility guide
has long been a fa vori te of serious monitors around the world.
His new shortwave broadcast
freque ncy guide is likewise getting some good initial reviews.
And no doubt his internet radio

the bottom and work my way up.

I Conclusion
I feel Ramsey has a real winner here. Selling
for $79.95 in kit fo rm, ($ 11 9.95 wired and
tested) the Signal Magnet allows both the beginning and experienced BCB DXer to take
advantage of the directional and noise-reduction properties that only a shielded loop antenna
can provide. It also al lows someone without the
room for an extensive outdoor wire antenna
system to enjoy hunti ng for new stations on the
broadcast band. With other amplifiers costing
from twice its price to several hundred dollars
more, the Ramsey ante nna stands out as an
exceptional value.
Mark G. Mullw/1011, WB9HBR

916NGree11.fieldAve1111e, Waukesha, W/53186:

email: MMULHOLLON@worldnet.au.11e1

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guide wi11 bloom into another longrunn ing Klingenfuss title.

Right now. howe ve r. it" s... interesting. The book is broken up
by topic. The first is on web pages
devoted to aviation radio. The second section is equipment. ranging
from the professional to retailers
like Grove. Others include geography, intelligence. nav igation. organizatio ns and serv ices. press and

publicatio ns, radio clubs and

newsgroups. radio stations. satellites. and solar and geophysical data.
/\s you can sec. th ings have
yet to completely seltlc out,
but all . we suppose. have some
connectio n to radi o. tho ug h
some arc more tenuous than
others. A print-out of the opening page of each web site is
offered as an example. without comment.
This allows you to weed
out. in ad vance. non-English
sites. but so me weeding o ut is
also done by Klingen fuss. who
says that he '"intenti ona ll y
exclude(s) ... web sites that are
particularly boring ...crroncous
or misleading"' as well as those
which arc conn ected with
fraud.
The 488-page 1997 /111eme1
Radio Guide can. as the publisher claims. save money on

your phone bill an<l service provider charges by locat ing de~ ired targets be./iJre you go into
cyberspace. lt's $34. incl uding
posta ge . from K l inge nfu s~
Pu blications. Hage nloher Str.
14. D- 72070 Tucbingen. Germany. You can also get more
info rm ati o n at http: //
ourworld.compuscrvc.com/
homcpages/k li n gc n fu ss .

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Fo rmer AEA C ha irman
Mi ke Lamb . 7 M L. say s
AEA s line of antennas, antenna
analyzers. and cable-testing
eq uipment was sold , effective
Ma rch 7. lo Tempo Research of
Vista. Cal iforn ia. Tempo will
hand le all technical support and
warranty service and plans to
contin ue producing the line
unde r the AEA name. Lamb
will assume a primary marketing position with the new div ision.
Timewave Technology of St
Paul , Min nesota- already a
major na me in ham rad io
gear- is buy ing the rights to all
other AEA products, including
its digi tal li ne. Timewave preside nt Randy Gawtry, KOCBH ,
asked hobbyists to give the company a few weeks to set up the
new product line before calling. '"Watch our Web page," he

AEA Selling Product

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Past and prospecti ve customers of Advanced Electron ic
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MAGNE TESTS
SHORTWAVE EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Lawrence Mogne
Editor-in-Chief, Passport lo World Bond Radio

International MT-718 Portable

the rarified world of radio monitorim.!.

nothing really beats poring over the latc't
high-tec h digi tal hardware. Perhaps we
can afford it. perhaps not. hut it nc\'er fails to
catch our fancy to sec wh at bright engineer'
can come up with to make our acti vities more
enjoyable and fru itful.
11

I The "Little Radios That Can"

Ar the othe r end of the \ pcctrum arc the
Rodney Dangerficlds of radio. the little lowcost analog portables that come ou t of A'ia.
usually China. These modest performers tend
to get lost in our rush to di ssect exotic gear. but
it' s these pl astic workhorse' wh ich keep shortwave listening alive and well in mu<..:h of the
world - in some countries. these multi band
cl cheapo' are as ubiquitou' as Le\'is. obody
reall y knows for sure. but oft he half billion or
so sho rt wave radios in the world. probabl y a
good three out of four arc incx pen, ive analog
portables like thc,e.
But what about here. in prosperous and
sassy North Ameri ca? or the people \\'hO arc
interested e nough in international affairs to
listen to short wave. how many arc so strapped
for ca\h th at they can't afford a S I00 or S200
digital portable'!
To nobody's surprise. not all that many. In
199 1. thcsL: Chinese portable' sold like ri b' at
a pig f'ry during the brie f .. , hortwavc spike"
resulting from the Gulf War. But that was a
llash in the pan. and sin<..:e thcn the \' ~"t majo rity of ~ ho rt \\'ave radios so ld in J orth America
have been from ~ uc h maj or manufacture rs as
Sony and Grundi g. And most of these arL:
digitall y tuned .

I Trips, gifts and fun

Yet. the modc't North American market
for low-cost ana log portables rumble' o n.
First, there arc still some people who won't
pay more than $40 for a radio. S.:cond. established s hort wave listener' \Ollletimcs wa nt a
second "'throwaway" radi o fo r trip,. the beach
and so on.
Third. they make affo rdable gift s. Yo u'd
be surpri sed how many -,hortwa ve cnthusia, ts
have a touch of the mi s-, ionary in them. The
result is that fo rt unate rc lati,e, and frie nd'
recei,e shiny new world hand port able' for
Christma, , Father' s Day. birthdays. and other

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special occasions. Sometime-, these rad ios

wi nd up as gi l'ts to entire Boy Scou t troops. or
eve n a' pri1.c' on public Tv , "Where in the
World Is Carmen Sandicgor

I Decent coverage except tropicals, 41

meters
With thi ' in mind. we recentl y plumbed
bargain ba,cment\ on a radi o-gathering mission. unearthing inter olia the new International MT-7 18 portable. At $40. it's e minentl y affordable. and covers long wa ve. AM
and FM. Shortwave coverage excl udes the
tropical bands. but L:mhraees everything e lse:
49. 4 1. 31.2:'i .22.1 9.1 3ancl II meter:-.
Most shortwave bands are generous in
their coverage of out-of-band ' cgmcnh. 1lowe,cr. 4 1 m..:11.:rs end-, ju't abo\'e 7300 kHz.
which is well be low the "real -world" band
edg..: of 7:'i:'i0 or 7600 kH z. Ob viously. whoeve r did the band layout fo r 4 I m e te r~ doe-,n' t
li-,ten within North Ameri ca. where as a prac
ti cal matter the 41 meter band swrts at 7300
k H1. ~

I Bare-bones radio
The com pac t ' 7 18 lacks -,o much a' a hi nt

of featurc,. ~ave fur a cloth carryi ng strap.

There s an on-off switch, two bands witches. a
volu me co ntrol and sti ff tuning knob - ;11ad11
111ti.1.' The an ten na sw iveb. bu t doesn't rotate.
which ma kes it impractical to lay the radio
down llat. Perhap' fo r thi~ reason. there s no
elc\'ation panel to ang le the radio. T he analog
freq uency readou t is hard ly precise. but is
adequate - usuall y within plus or minus 20
kHz or better.
Audi o qual it y is reasonable. although the
'peaker is smaller than the generously sized
,.pcaker gri Ile wou Id suggest. FM performall(:c
is okay. too. But AM stops jusr above 1600
~ H z. another 'ig n this radio wa~ nt designed
for the: North American li ,tener. Lo ngwa\'e i ~
a nice ex tra if you trave l to Europe. but is or
margi n:i l ut ility. so to speak. in the America\.

Where have all the signals gone?

But short\\'a\'c performa nce is di ,appointing. eve n by the modest standards of this genre
or rCCl~ i vc r . Se nsitivity to weak signals i-,
abou t a' poor a' it gets. \O it 's hard to rac k up
muc h in the way of ni fty logg ings unless you
connect the receiver to an outdoor wire antenna. Sdecti\'ity is only ~ligh t ly le's bad. but
you do n t noti ce the poor image rejection all

that much. Why? Because the radio is so

incapable ofreceivings ignals in the first place
that there are relati ve ly few images to reject!
The '718 isn't the worst radio we've ever
tested. but it co mes close enough to qual ify as
a Canine Catastrophe. Yet, keep in mind that
Chinese portables arc li ke twin si~ tcrs . They
might look alike. they might sound alike. and
they might even dress al ike. But they tend to
behave differentl y.
Especiall y where weak-signal sensitivity
is concerned. it's been our ex perience that
actual performance can vary greatly not onl y
from sample-to-sample within a given production run, but also from one production
batch to another. So when you buy a radio like
this, be sure to get it on a money-back basis.

I Found: an American dealer fbut no

cards, please!

The International MT-718 is available in

Nonh America for $40, including shipping.
from RGB Enterpri ses (Box 5367, Old Bridge
NJ 08857; 908/679-8026). RGB is friendly
enough. but they don t accept credit cards and
thus the consumer protection cards offer. Presumably the '7 18 is fo und here and there from
other vendors. and eq ually like ly this same
radio is avail able worldwide underothcr brand
names. Jfyou find a radio under another name
that looks just like the '718 and has the exact
same band coverage. then you ve almost certainly uncovered the same radio in 11111.fti.
The bottom line with thi s type of radio is
that our experie nce over recent years indicates that the shortwave performance of Chinese analog portables has little to do with

price. We once came across a decent pcrfom1er selling in Singapore for the equivalent
of$ l 3. and we've fo und models selling in the
Uni ted States for over S40 that arc awful.

have been disconti nued a long ti me ago. and

thus parts wouldn 1 he available. I talked wi th
Sony's world band manager about th is, and
they rc going to take steps to try to prevent
this from happening again.

I Sony ICF-2010 soldiers on

The Sony ICF-20 I0 portable is the best
shortwave portable on the market. especially
with the Grund ig Satcllit 700 now out of
production. But because it has been on the
market for 13 years. it's a real anomaly in the
here-and-gone world of consumer electronics.
Probably the longest-standing "expected
to die. but hasnt" scenarios revolve arou nd
Fidel Castro and the Sony JCF-20 I0. First a
rumor starts, then it quickly takes on the
mantle of fact. But when the coffi n lid is
raised. the patient turns out to be ali ve and
kicking, after all.
Wh ile we can't predi ct where Fide l Castro
wi ll be in several months. I can state that Sony
of America is adamant that they are keeping
the 20 I0 in the product li neup fo r next year.
In fact, you can see it depicted in Sony's new
booklet on world band receivers. "Tune Into
the World" - free from Sony of Ameri ca.
item C8 l 59. 3/97. It continues to sell bri skly.
so this Mother of Portables isn' t about to
leave the scene anyti me soon.
Foomore: There was a report on the Internet
about the non-av:.iilability of parts fo r the
20 10. It turn s out that because the pa rts chart
fo r the 20 I0 shows 1984 on the screen.
some parts advisors at Sony apparently have
assumed that any model that ancient must

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SCANNER EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR MONITORING POST

Bob Parnass, AJ95

ICOM R8500 Update

dev ice. The re lay. desig nated RL I. is visible

rev iewed the ICOM R8500 las1Januarv
and have enjoyed using o ne ever since.
nLar the back of the S-ml.!tcr when the top
In practice. the VSC voice scan detector
cow r is removed. RL I is used only as an
in rny R8500 is more effective in recog nizing
SPST and some of the contacts are not conno n-\ oice signals than the Data Skip in my
nec ted. You co uId increase the current hanBearcat BC9000XLT and Sound Squelch in dling abi lity and extend the life of the relay
my Radio Shack PR0-2006.
contacts if you wire both pole~ together, so the
The AOR AR5000 provides a way for curre lll is sharl.!d between two poles instead of
u er~ to readju~ t the respon'L' c haracteri ~ tic s j u ~t one. Al tcrnati,cly. you can rewire the
Of the front end hand pa ~~ filt l.!rS using the
rday comach to better ~uit your application.
fro nt panel controls. The theory is that a use r e.g .. open cont acts when a signal is received
might want to make the receiver more sensiinstl.!ad of c losing them.
ti ve on one portion or a band. perhaps giving up sensiti,it y on another. The AR5000 procedure is
documented in the user manual.
The R8500 ha~ an adju rah le front
end. too. but it's documl.!ntl.!d in the
optional service manual instead of
the user manual and is part of the
bandpass alignment proced ure. You
ca n purchase an R8500 sl.! rvice
manual directly from ICOM l'or $46
plus ~ hippin g and handling charges.
/com 8500 r l!cl!frer. r ear 1iew ( Pam Pa mass, '9H Rl)
It contains disas~embly in q ructiuns
and diagrams. color illustrations of
the printed circ uit board layouts. parts lists.
The R8500 holds two additional mysterschematics. ali gnmen t procedures. and a 7
ie~: There ' s a ~ mall. removable steel panel
page circuit explanation .
bolted to the rear apron (~Cl.! photo). Inside the
I mistake nly wrote in the R8500 review
R8500 is a large space and four mou nti ng
that "the step sizes were fixed in the earlier
holes for an additional ci rcui t board or modR7 IOOA. which would coerce the frequency
ule. Could these have been designed to acto the nearest integral mult iple of the step size.
commodate an internal po\\ er suppl y instead
mak ing it impo s~ i bl e to ~ea rc h interstit ial of the external s upply furnished with current
c han nels in 25 kHz steps (e.g .. 460.0 125.
production radios?
-+60.0375 .... MH z) ... " In fact. the R7 100A
docs nut coe rce th e frequ e ncy. but the
I BC200XLT Broken?
BC9000X LT dul.!s.
If you can program freque ncies into your
The R8500 sales literature and instruction
BC200XLT. but there is nu audio and the
manual menti on an optional 500 Hz wide FL52A filter can be plugged in the -+55 kHz IF gree n backlight no longer functions. one or
more capacitors may have fai led. destroying a
stage for narrow CW reception. What you
tiny transistor as a consequence. If you are
won t find in print is that an auxil iary filtncan
expe rienced with surface mount circuitry rebe auded in the 10.7 MHz IF. too. The Main
pair and choo'.: to trou bleshoot the problem
c irc uit board ha ~ the space and holes for the
y our.~el f. purdiase a s1.:rvicc manual from
undocumented filter. It must bt: soldered in
Un iden parts department. telephone (800) 297place and a few ~ urfacc mount component s
1021. It contains schematics. ci rcuit board
must be removed fro m the underside of the
layout\
. and part s lists.
main circuit board. Perhap~ the same circuit
Then.
check for a defecti ve PNP surface
board wi ll be u ~l.!d in other ICOM products.
mount tran sistor. Q201 (2S B8 15 B6-YDY).
The R8500 use s a ~ mal I DPDT relay
mounted on the Di ~p l ay printed circuit board Q20 I i~ used as a switc h to furni sh 8 VDC to
to control a remote tapl.! rl.!corder or other ~.:vera l ' tage.; of the BC200XL T. Its main

purpose is to switch off power-hungry stages

in the BC200X LT when the CPU thinks the
NiCd voltage has fallen too low. That 's an
attempt to limit the current drain on weak
NiCds to avoid permanent damage.
Q20 1 is located on the fo il side of the
"Micom" board. adjacent to the black multipin connector which mates the Micom and
main boards together. Q20 I can be destroyed
by a number of causes. but usually by something in the scanner drawing too much current
through it. In one instance. capacitor C36
shorted. C36 is a 220 uF IOv
electrolytic, located on the component side of the main board,
connected from pin 8 of the audio IC ( IC2 NJM3 86SL) to
ground. C55. another capacitor
of the same value, shorted in a
diffe rent BC200X LT.
In a pinch you can remove
and bypass Q20 I by soldering a
sho rt piece of bare wire between
the collector and emitter foil pads.
but you must lirst replace the
capacitor or other component
wh i1.:h caused Q20 1 to fail.

II

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I Ask (another) Bob

Fellow scanner ope rators want to know:

Q: Can the BCT-7 Beartracker be modi lied

for expanded 800 and 900 MHz coverage?
A: Yes. it can: whether or not it may remains
to be settled. The FCC has determi ned that
large-scale modilicat io ns of scanners constitutes "manufacturi ng" and is prohibited. However. whether an individual can modify hi s
own scanner. whether that negates that unit's
FCC type acceptance. whether the unit can be
resold after modification. etc .. are questions
that have not yet been answered. So be forewarned.
The BCT-7 can be upg raded using the
"vinual downconvener" tcch nique. which uses
a DPDT switch to swap the outputs of transistors Q 14andQ 16 (figure I). and exploits the
6th harmoni c of the BCT-7's local oscillator.
Alternatively. you could switch the Q 14 and
Q 16 inputs instead of their outputs.
When the added switch is in the virtual
downconverter position. the BCT-7 display

shows VHF-high band freque ncies and it appears the step size is 5 kHz. but the scanner is
actuall y tuning the 800 and 900 MHz ranges
in 30 kHz steps. Multi ply the display freque ncy by 6 and subtract 75.6 MHz to calculate the act ual signal freq uency.
For informatio n about virtual dow nconverter modifications to other scanners. see
Steve Donnell's article in January 1995 RCMA
Scanner Jo11mal and February I996 Monitoring Times.

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Q: My Bearcat BC9000X LT s liquid crystal

display is difficult to read unless J' m looking
down at it from an angle. Is there a viewing
FIGURE 1
angle adj ustment?
A: I don' t know of an electronic adj ustment.
The easiest remedy is to prop the rear of the
scanner upwards slightly. or you coul d modi fy
the LCD moun ting instead. The LCD modul e DPDT .1-witch added to U11ide11/Bearcat BCT- 7 to
is held at an ang le to the fron t pane l by two text)
plasti c brackets. one on each side of the module. You can reverse the angle of the display through your local Radio Shack dealer if you
by swapping the left and right brackets with are experienced in electronic repair.
each other. This modificat ion will reposition
the display for best contrast when looking Q: r m getting 5 hours' use from my Unidcn
straight at the display at the same level or BC3000X LT portable between charges. Is
slightly below.
that normal?
First, di sconnect any source of power from A: Yes. I know three other BC3000X LTow nyour BC9000XLT. the n carefu ll y remove the ers. including me, who get about 5 hours use.
top part of the meta l cabinet. Unplug the See April 1995MTfor aBC3000XLTprouspeaker from the main board. Remove one uct review.
screw fro m each of the LCD mounting brackets and pull the brackets free of
the module. They are held to the
modul e by a few doll ups of gl ue.
Notice that the two brackets
are different colors: one black,
the other white. Use a wire cutters, knife, or file to remove the
tiny key from each bracket which
fi ts into the notch on the side of U11ide11 Bearcat BCT- 7
the mod ule. Swap the brackets so the left one Q :Two 1994 vintage PR0 -2036 scanners
is now holding the rig ht side of the display which bear diffe ren t date coucs appear to ht:
module and vice-versa. Replace the two sc rews uiffe ren t inside. Is this normal?
into the brackets and reattach the modu le to A: Yes. Ma nufacturers often make des ign
the front panel, taking care not to pinch the and production changes within the same
two ribbon cables nearby. Reattach the speaker model. Schematics show over I00 component changes in the Elcctra/13t.:an.:at BC:~OO.
and replace the metal cabinet.
Sec March I 995 MT fo r a BC9000XLT for example. T he 1994 ECPA l cgi~ l a tio n
product review and June I 996 MT for other forced manufactcrs to change their designs so
scanners could not tunt.: or be "readily al tered
BC9000XLT tips and modilications.
by the user" to tune the cellular phone freQ: The backlight in my Rad io Shack PR0- quencies. T he ru les define "readily a ltered by
2005 has grown dim. Is there a fix?
the user" as "cli pping the leads of. or installA: T he PR0-2005 and PR0-2006 are virt u- ing. a simple component ~ u c h a ~ a ui odc.
ally identical except for scan and search speeds, resistor and/or jumper wi re: rcplacinl:! a plug.determined by different CPUs and resonators. in semiconductor chi p: or programmi ng a
They both employ the same EL (e lectrolu mi- semiconductor chip using special accc\~ <.:tides
nescent) panel fo r back Iight ing. Order the $32 or an external dev ice, such as a personal
replaceme nt EL pane l, part # I 0800050, computer."

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antennas. Is there another source to help me
identify base and mobile antennas I sec?
A: Antenna catalogs are crammed fu ll with
antenna pictures and spcci lications and they
arc usua lly free. Contact Antenna Specialists (2 16-349-8400). Cus hcraft (603-6277877 ). Tcssco (800-472-7373). Max rad.
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ANTENNA TOPICS
BUYING, BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING ANTENNAS

Clem Small, KR6A

The Tao of Antennas

s you probably know. in the western

world (the Unitt:d States. Europe.
and related countries). wc typ icall y
look to science to understand the physical
world. Science relies hea vily on the sc ientific
approad1. experimental investigation of natu ral phenomena. and on log it:al thought. The
most advanced of such knowledge in physi cs
are the ideas of quantum mt:chanics and relati vity theory. Hopefully these areas of physics
may someday help us understand our existe nce. reality. and tht: co mos.
On the other hand. the Eastern (India. China,
Asian countries) cultures often pursue knowlt:dge about such concepts as existence. reality. and the cosmos by turn ing thoughts inward with various mt:ditation techniques common withi n Hinduism. Buddhism. Taoism
and other eastern philosophies. The most advanct:tl knowledge in these philosophies is
round in the th ings wh ich their sages have to
say about existence. reality. and the cosmos.
Due to the dramatic difference in the Eastern and Western way~-of-knowing. I was quite
surprised when I fir~t heard that serious scientific scholars tell us that these two pat hs to
knowledge ha,e arrived at virtually the same
conceptual ization of reality. Quantum mechanics. relativity theory. and Eastern mysti cism all converge as they desc ribe the end
result o r each discipli ne s qll(:sl to understand
the basic aspect of how the physical world. the
uni verse. and the cosmos work!
Quantum mechanics supports some very
remarkable and very counter-intuiti ve ideas.
For example. at the s ubatom ic leve l. there is
no causati on to natural phenomena. There.
particles seem to be created out of a "void"
anti to disappear back into that vo id at random. Every bit oftht: reality we experience as
material objects is thought to be continually
created and destroyed at the ~ub a t o mic level
in t hi ~ manner! Oursel ves. our antennas. and
so on. The se ideas arc remarkably similar to
those of Eastern mystics concerni ng the basic
nature of our ex istence.
This start Iing similarit y seen between Ea,tern and Western thought is not just the t he si~
of some crank. For instance. FritjofCapra. the
author of a well-known book on th is subject
titled The Too of Phyxics. i~ a Ph.D. physicist.
He has considerable experience in contemporary physics as well a~ wide experience and
know ledge in Eastern mysticism. In add it ion .

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VERTICAL ELEMENT

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instance, in th e q11arterwave gro1111dpla11e design the 11ertical q11arterwa11e element, together
with any one of it.1 radials, comprises a lwlfwave resonant element. See radio riddles f or
details.
many other physicists. including the distinguished Neils Bohr, have been impressed by
the commo nality of knowledge produced b)'
Western ph ys i c~ and Eastern philosophical
practices.

So What?
If you're wondering why I would inc lude
the above concepts in a column on radio
antennas. let me begin by saying that the most
contemporary theoret ical explanation of antenm1 function available today mu st include
ideas from quant um mechanics and relativity
theory. In the 1800s Maxwell derived his
famous equations which antenna engineers
sti ll util ize in thei r work. But antennas deal
with rad io waves which trave l at the speed of
lig ht. anti so relativity theory is sometimes
uti lized in advanced ante nna work. And since
electromagnetic radiation-such as light and
radio wa1es--0ccurs in "packets" of t:nergy
ca lled 'quanta," contemporary antenna theory
mu ' t consider quantum mec han ics as wel l.

I What Antenna Professionals Say

Nadio 11gi11eeri11g. an Indi an text by G. K.
Mithal. includes a relatively trad itional explanation of radiation from a radio antenna. Following th is explanation we read that. The
release of energy from an antenna can al so be
understood on quantum l in e~ ... Mithal then
te lls how planeta ry e lct:t ro ns in the atoms o r

dielectric surrounding an antenna are strained

such that they change orbits. This releases
quanta of radio-frequency energy.
Consistent with Mithal's dual description
of antenna function. physicists have long understood that electromagnetic radiat ion has a
mysterious dual nature; one way of looki ng al
electromagnetic radiati on it appears as qu anta.
yet another way thi s radiat ion seems to be
waves. such as light waves and radio waves.
Obviously the lield of physics is no stranger to
strange ideas.
As a further example of the importance of
contemporary physics to understanding antennas. let's note that the recent (second)
edition of the class ic antenna text /ec1ro111ag11etic Waves a11d Radiaring Sysrems, by
Jordan and Bal main. devotes an ent ire chapter
to "Electromagneti c Theory and Special Relati vity." Additionally. the second edition of
John Krauss classic text. /ecrro111ag11etics
(now Kraus and Carver). mentions the concept or quanta in dealing wit h electromagnetic
radiation as well as including a chapter dealing wi th relativity.

I And So?
What does it mean that physicists tell us
that the understanding of reality obtained from
relati vity theory and quantum mechanics is
,ery ~i m i lar to that obtained by the Eastern
path to knowledge? Does this mean that to

understand our antennas, and how they work.

we could meditate instead of studyi ng physics?
Not at the applied level. I thin k. but considering the commonality of ideas developed by
both physics and Eastern mysticism, it is
inte resting to wonder where these mysteriously convergi ng paths to knowledge may
lead in the future. What new insights to the
function of antennas could thi s produce'?
Maybe entirely new approaches to antenna
design, such as has happened in the marriage
of fractals and antenn a theory. At any rate. we
needn' t go to sci-ti stories or Startrek movies to trip out on such ideas as paralle l universes, or matter being created from, and
di sappearing into the void. We have al l that
happeni ng right in our own antennas (and in
everything e lse in the cosmos). accordi ng to
contemporary knowledge in phys ics and in
Eastern philosophy.
In closing this discussion of vo ids. subatomic particles. antenna~ . and the like I' II
offerthe following quotation which my friend
Charlie Stobaugh, WBOIK I. once read somewhere years ago. and passed on to me. "We
learn more and more about less and less until
we know practically everything about nothing."
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RIDDLES <q-,

I Last Month:
I said. speaking of resonant antennas.
how many 11011-reso11a111 antenna designs can
you name? Well, let' s name a few. The classics arc the non-resonant rhombic. non-resonant V, and the Beverage or wave antenna.
The random-length antenna is another. Two
more with wh ich everyone is fami liar are the
automot ive AM-FM whip antenna. and the
whip on most acti ve antennas.
By the way, calling an antenna "non-resonant' ' usuall y onl y means that it is not resonant
al the freq uency of operation being considered. Any antenna is resonant at some frequency or freq uencies. lt'sj ust when it is not
resona nt at the frequency we want to use it on
that we call it 'non-resonant. .. A half-wavelength long conductor resonates like a tuned
circuit: in fact it is a tuned circuit. Therefore
one clue in determining if an anten na design is
resonant is whether or not its elemcnt(s) are a
half wave length in length. or some multiple
thereof, at the operating frequency desired.
As explained below, antennas with inductive
loading or capaciti ve loading don' t fi t thi s
rule. See fig. I to avoid another kind of confusion.
We mi ght wonder whether a non-resonant
antenna-after it is wned'' with a so-called

"antenna tuner"-might not then be a resonant antenna. The answer is no, for when we
utilize an "antenna tuner ... although we can
bri ng the enti re antenna system (antenna,
fcedlinc, tuner co mbined) into resonance. the
anten na itself is not thereby made resonant.
What we call "antenna tuners.. should be
called ..antenna system tuners.,.
The so-called antenna tune rs which we use
are connected in the feedline, not to the antenna itself. However. if appropriate tuning
elements arc added to the antenna clement
itself- as in the case of inductive loading and/
orcapac iti ve loading-then an otherwi se nonresonant antenna ca n be made resonant. In this
case, the antenna e lement and the loading coi l
and/or capaci tor connect together to form the
antenna. The antenna formed by these combined components then resonates at the frequency determined by the combination of
ele ment conductor-length, loading capacitance, and load ing inductance.

You11 find an answer fo r this months

riddle, and much more, in nex t mon th 's issue
of Mo11i10ri11g Times. 'Ti! the n Peace, DX.
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Fresno ARC I John Pri1chet1. WA6JWK. 209-222-6793

Baton Rouge ARC I Herb Ramey. KB5AO, 504-654-6087 or 800
256-FEST
Salkeha1ch1e ARS / Inaugural Tailgate Fesl I Rosewood Farm,
Elko. SC
Hwy 78 E of Hwy 37 intersec11on. Talkin 147.030(+) or Ch 22.
9am-3pm. Admission free.
Cedarburg Swapfest I Ozaukee Radio Club. W58 N985 Essex
Cedarburg. WI
Drive, Cedarburg, WI 530121439, (414) 3772784 or 2843271
Location: CircleB Recrealion Genier. Hwy 60 and Co I (20 mi
north of Milwaukee. wesl of Grafton). Talk-in 146.371.97 and
146.52. Barn to l pm. admission $4.
Cochise ARA & SEARS I Ron Slominski. KC7QXJ. 5203783018
Sierra Vis ta. AZ
Owensboro ARC I George Slakes. KD4CKT. 502-9264451
Owensboro, KY
Wexaukee ARC I Dan Schmidt, KE8KU. 6167750998
Cadillac. Mt
PHD ARA I Bob Roske, WAOCLR. 8164360069
Kansas City. MO
Binghamton ARA I Dick Wilson. KB2LDY, 607-6482748
Owego. NY
Keno ARC I Tom Hamilton. WD6EAW, 54 1883-2736
Klamalh Falls, OR
Tyler County AR Organization I Ray Gorrell, KABGOH, 304-758
Middlebourne, WV
2832
Ozaukee Radio Club / Gabe Chide, N900A. 414377-2784
Cedarburg, Wt
Abilene. TX
West Texas Section Convenllon I Peg Richard. KA4UPA. 9 t 5672
8889
Livermore ARK I Noel Anklam. KC60ZK. 5104473857
Li vermore. CA
Cenois ARC & Macon County ARC I Doug Ellison, N9ULL, 217
Decalur. IL
423-1013
K1shwaukee ARC I Bob Yurs, N9ZNA. 8158953219
Sandwich. IL
Anhetam Radio Association I Mau Redding, N3XJO, 301 4160086
Hagers1own, MD
Melro 70cm Ne1work I Ono Suplisk1, WB2SLO. 914969 1053
Yonkers. NY
Warminster ARC I John D'Onofrio. N3RIA, 215-6759165
Wngh1s1own, PA
Ripley, WV
Jackson County ARC I Joe Pickens, NBUXE, 304-372-5648
Roches1er. NH
HOSSTRADERS I Joe Demase, Kl ROG. 207-4693492
Anderson. SC
Blue Ridge ARS I BAARS. PO Box 6751, Greenville. SC 29606,
864-476-2609, E-mail: ke4qqq @innova.net.www.brars.org. I
Location: Anderson Co Fairgrounds. E of Anderson on Hwy 29
Bus. Talkin 146.01/ 146.61, 146.221146.82. 8am-5pm, admission
$5
S1atesboro ARS I Ellie Waters, WB4CJB, 912-6534939, Fax: 912
Stalesboro. GA
4891243, E-mail: marshall @bulloch.com
Snake River ARC I Dan Gardner. KB1WW. 2088934705
Caldwell. ID
Kankakee Area Radio Society I Willis Bowser, K9 1FO, 815472
Peotone, IL
2079
Medina, OH
Medina 2 Meler Group I Clarence Miller. WABJLA. 330-725-4492
Huron, SD
Huron ARC I Lloyd Timperley. WBOULX, 6053527896
SlanwoodCamano ARC I Vic Henry, N7KRE, 360387-7705
Stanwood. WA
Manilowoc, WI
Mancorad Radio Club / Glenn DeBaker, AA9MT, 4146847096
San Joaquin Valley Seclion Convention I Ed Harlander. K06DY,
Bakersfield, CA
805-589-4163.E-mail:eharlander@aol.com
Daylon HamVen11on I Dick Miiier, NBCBU. 937-276-6930 (Box
Day1on, OH
8201). Fax: 937-274-8369, E-mail: chair@hamven1ion.org. hUp://
www.hamvention.org I Look for theGrove Enterpri ses/
Monitori ng Times/Sate/I/le Times booth #644.
Phoenix. AZ
Phoenix Preparedness Exposilion, "Sell-Relianl Living as a Way of
Life." I Loca1ion: Arizona State Fairgrounds. Communications,
health , food storage, camping, elc. Promotions Media Group, 233
Rogue River Hwy, Sle. 52, Grants Pass, OR 97527
Colorado Springs, CO
Pikes Peak RAA I Dennis Major. KBOSXC ,7195351160
Ephrala. PA
Ephrata Area Repeater Society /Wilham Kirkner. N3PZA, 717-4842 102. E-mail: N3PZA@p1d.net
Forestdale, RI
Rhode Island Amateur FM Repeater Service I Rick Fairwea1her,
K1 KYI, 4017257595
Washinglon Stale Convention I Dick Umberger, N7HHU. 509-248
Selah, WA
3580, hl1p://eagle.ykm.com/-w7aq/hamfes1.h1ml
Canmichael (Sacramenl o), CA North Hills RC I Bob Naylor. AC6HF, 9169663654
Mason City, IA
North Iowa ARC I Douglas J. McMannes. KBOJBF, 5154235064
Cambridge, MA
MIT RS & Harvard Wireless Club I Steve Finberg, W1GSL, Nick
Allernburnd, KA 1MOX, 6172533776
Pascagoula, MS
Jackson County ARC I Charles F. (Kim) Kimmerly. N5XGI, 6018265811
Cody, WY
Cedar Mountain ARC I Carol Jaussaud. K7KD. 307-5879764
Chicago ARC I George Sopocko, WA9JEZ, 773-545-3622
Chicago. IL
Wesl Friendship, MD
Maryland F. M. Associalion I Craig Rockenbauch, 410987-6042
Hilliard, OH
Franklin County Hamfesl I Chris Lind, 614-267-7779, Fax: 614
263-7934
Roches1er, NY
Allan11c Div1s1on Convenlion I Harold Smilh, K2HC. 716424-7184
Apple City ARC I Arlene Traner, KC7EW, 5096622344
Dryden, WA
Loveland. CO
No CO ARC I Michael Robinson N7MR. 2236 Silver Trails Dr. Fl
Collins, CO 80526, 970-282 1167. I Loca11on: Larimer Co
Fairgrounds, 700 Railroad Ave. Talk-in 145.115(-lOOHz). 146.85(-)
Nashville ARC I 0 . D. Keaton. WA4GLS, 615-7582329
Nashville, TN
Fresno. CA
Balon Rouge. LA

Send anouncements of events or club information to : Editor, Monitoring Times. P.O. Box 98,
Brasstown. NC 28902-0098. Fax 704-837-2216: e-mail mteditor@grove.net. See MT's homepage on
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North American Club Listings W - A

Club News:
The Association of N. American Radio Clubs
named Mark Connelly as DXer of the Year for
his medium wave DXing and design of listening
accessories for noise canceling, etc . A
Certificate of Recognition was also awarded to
Ki rk Baxter for a decade as system operator of
the ANARC BBS and many years as president
of the ACE club. MT congratulates these two
very deserving recipients!
World DX Club: Arthur Ward, 17 Motspur
Drive. Northampton. England NN2 6LY (in
USA-Richard D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey Drive,
Wyomissing, PA 19610). Worldwide. All bands
with emphasis on SW. Contact. S22 overseas
airmail. Meets every 6 weeks in Reading, UK.
Worldwide TV/ FM DXers Association
(WTFDA): P.O. Box 17333, Asheville, NC
28816. www .users.sccoast.net/daustin/
wtfda.shtm I. Worldwide membership; TV DX,
FM BC. VHF utilities. VHF-UHF Digest. Annual
convention. $24 annual in U.S. 52 for sample.
Worldwide Ute News: Rick Baker.
ae41 1 @yfn.ysu.edu for info - worldwide
membership: non-broadcast utility stations
under 30 MHz. Free electronic newsletter
WUNNEWS (may also be obtained by
computer disk via PO Box 16533, Washington.
D.C. 2004 1-6533): join by sending e-mail to
majordomo@grove.net with following in e-mail
message: "subscribe wun ." (No club dues)
Through World Wide Web: www.leonardo.net/
berri/wun.
All Ohio Scanner Club: Dave Marshall. 20
Philip Drive, New Carlisle, OH 453449108.
U.S. northeast of the Mississippi; VHF/UHF/HF
utilities. Net Mon 9:30pm 146.940. American
Scannergram. www.aosc.rpmdp.com. S18 U.S.
521 Can/Mex, 528 ww. 53 sample. Annual
summer meeting.
American Eagle Sideband CB'ers Clu b:
Keith Herzig KC5LPO. P.O. Box 751. Chester,
MA 01011. Mainly New York/New England
area. Sunday evening net/chat 37 LSB at 9:00
pm. Free sample newsletter.
American SW Listener 's Club: Stewart
MacKenzie, WDX6AA. 16182 Ballad Lane,
Huntington Beach, CA 92649, (714) 846-1685;
wdx6aa@aol.com. Western US, Pacific, Asia.
SWBC, utilities. longwave,
clandestine.SWL.$24 US, $25 Can/Mex. $2
sample (53 ww). Meets1st Sais 10am address
above.
Association o f Clandest ine Enthusiasts
(A.C.E.): Kirk Baxter, P.O. Box 11201,
Shawnee Mission. KS 66207. US, Europe and
Middle East; Pirate and clandestine. A.C.E. 520
US, US521 Can/Mex. US527 ww.
Association o f Manitoba DX'ers (AMANDX) :
Shawn Axelrod, 30 Becontree Bay. Winnipeg,
Manitoba. R2N 2X9 Canada. (204) 253-8644.
Manitoba: LW, MW, SW, and VHF/UHF. Meets
monthly. 52.
Associat ion Scanner Montreal: Nicolas
Gagnon. 5083 Charleroi St. App 2. Montreal.
CANADA H1G 2Z6; VHF-UHF, French
language. Quebec Province area. Info: 51 4955-0788.

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Tone Control: ............... ............. .......... Yes

Antenna Connector: .. SO 239 and 600 ohm
Dimensions: ...................... 1O"W/ 4"H/ 9"D
Weight: ........... ............................. 7.7 lbs.
Power Requirements: ...... 12 VDC/ 120 VAC
Warranty: ....... ............................ One year
Accessories Included: ............... AC adaptor

Moy 1997

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Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

bob@grove.net

ANSWERS TO YOUR RADIO QUESTIONS

Oops!
A sharp-eyed reader spotted a goof in
last month 's issue. "PL" is a registered
trademark of Motorola, not GE! Thanks for
the correction
Never Again
It "never" fails. Every time I use the
word "never." someone fi nds an exception!
Thi s mo nth ' s " Let's pro ve Bob
wrong''award goes most deservedly to longtime mili tary comributor, Larry Fow ler,
whose sharp ears and eyes caught a very
unusual frequency range in use.
In our March column I said that the 6688 MHz range is "never" used for air-toground communications in the United States.
But Larry has actually heard New York
Army National Guard aircraft using mediurn FM transmissions on 69.65, 72.0.
72.65, 73.05, and 81.05 MHz: he even heard
two A- I0 Warthogs communicati ng on
75. 10 MHz!
Larry went on to list several add itional
frequencies which proved me wrong; his
contributions will appear in the Utility World
loggings shortly. It rea lly galls me to have to
say thi s, but thanks for proving me wrong,
Larry!

Bob's Tip of
the Month
Prospective buyers of the new AOR and
lcom receivers often ask how they compare
with each other and with the long-standing
R7 I00. Recently we performed several Jab
tests at Grove Enterprises using off-the-air
signals and a Hewlctt-packard 86408 signal
generator. Resul ts among different samples
of the same models wi II probably vary slight!y.
All three receivers exhi bited approx imatcly
equal sensitivity below IOOO MHz. but at a
nomina l 1090 MHz test frequency. the
AR5000 exhi bited profo undly better sensiti vity than either !co m.
S meter accuracy (S9 = 50 uY) at differelll
frequency ranges and signal amplitudes is
excellent on the R8500. while the R7 I00 errs
as much as 12 dB (2 S units). S meter measurements were not performed on the AR5000.

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Q.

Can I increase the range of my

remote control garage door
opener? {M. Engel)

the windshie ld is about all the improve ment

you can make.

A. Li cense- free transmitting devices arc regu-

Q.

lated by the FCC to be low power. and usua ll y

the ante nna is part o r the package. Garage
door openers typically operate in the 200-400
MHz range.You could ex tend the co ntrol
radius by add ing an ex ternal antenna. attached to a hi gh elevation on the ho use. and
connected by coax cable to the motor/receive r unit.
It woul d be best to mount an ante nna
connector on the c ircu it board where the
present wire antenna extends; the center of
the co nnector would go to the solder point
present ly attached to the wire. and the frame
of the connector would go to the common
frame of the circuit board.
The antenna could be home made: it would
be a simple , cut-to-freque ncy d ipole, made of
still wire soldered to a connec tor. T he total
d ipole leng th in inches woul d be found hy
d ivid ing 56 16 by the freq uency in megahertz.
Not much you can do with the remote
control: the antenna is usually pan o r the
c irc uit board. Relocati ng the remote close to

How can I tell whether my

scanner preamplifier is working
properly? It has a gain control, but
that doesn't seem to have much
effect as I rotate it. {Mark Keefe)

A. At frequencies below approx imately 150200 MHz. typical commerc ial preamps really
do n' t help much. The purpose ofa preamp is
w build up a weak signal so that it is stronger
than the no ise generated by the radio's own
circuitry. Must scanners have \'e ry e ffective,
low-noise. built-i n amplifiers of the ir ow n at
the lower frequenc ies. It' s at hi gher frequenc ies (above 200 MHz) that a good preamp can
real ly shine.
Once a signal i ~ strong e nough to overcome the bac kground 'hi ss" norm all y assoc iated with a weak signal. no amount of increase
will be au dible . Choose a very weak signal.
preferably in the 450 or 800 MHz range. and
try turni ng the control. That should prove the
preamp s operati onal status. If the background
noise ("hiss.. ) doesn' t reduce audibly as the

Comparing the ICOM R8500, R7100,

and AOR ARSOOO Receivers
TEST RESULTS
M inimum detectable signal (MDS) in dBm (and dynamic range in dB); narrow FM mode, 6
kHz bandwidth, 4 kHz deviation.
Frq. MHz
R8500
R7 100 A R5000
30
-114(90)
-114 -118( 100)
52
-110
-11 0 -110
74
-110
-11 7 -110
128
-114
-114 -115
155
-115(90)
115 -11 5( 11 0)
172
-11 5
-11 5 -116
222
-11 6
-116 -11 6
455
-116(120)
-116 -11 6(120)
852
-119(11 0)
-1 21 -12 1(100)
1090
- l 12
-10 5 -128
NOTE : The larger the number, the better; for example, -118 dBm is better sensitivity than 114 dBm, and 110 dB dynamic range is better than 90 dB. For all practical purposes,
specifications within 1-2 dB w ill result in virtually identical performance.

signal comes up. eithenhe preamp isn"t working. or strong, nearby signals are overloading
the system.
If overload interference is thc proble m.
filters probably need to be added between the
preamp and the antenna.

Will Monitoring Times ever be

offered on CD-ROM? {Rob Sabato,
Bloomfield, NJ)
Q.

A.

Probabl y not. at least in the foreseeable

fu ture. MT is pri nted and distributed very
quick ly, and less expensively than CDs. We
have had no other requests that I know of. so
quant ity pressing is not justified.
We have had requests fo r pas t issues on
CD- ROM. and we are still discussing that.
Nearl y all of our writers are agreeable to
having their works republ ished on CD, so that

Questions or tips sent to "Ask

Bob," c/o MT are printed in this
column as space permits. If you
desire a prompt, personal reply,
mail your questions along with a
self-addressed stamped envelope
(no telephone calls, please) in core
of MT, or e-mail to bob@grove.net.
(Please include your name and
address.) The current "Ask Bob" is
now online at our WWW site:
www.grove.net

Do You Have Questions?

Bob Has Answers!

Get the answers
from the expert on
scanner and
shortwave
monitoring. Bob
Grove's Scanner
ancl Shortwave
Answer Book is
a great addition
to your reference library.

is 110 problem. Some of the tri<.:k y questions

arc: What about ads? What about timely frequency schedules and lists which become
qui<.:kl y outdated? How about illustrations
which require more RAM proces:,ing am!
color monitors1 And who will makc the decisions as to whi ch artic k:s we use a nd which we
don"t? Should the CD rei s~ ucs be assembled
by t0pic rather than cover date? The re arc
many other tactical proble ms as well. Let us
know what you would like.

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Alpha Delta .... .... .... .... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... 97

Antique Radio Classified ................ . 75
Arcron Zeit .. ..... ... .. ... ......... ........ .... 25
Atlantic Ham Radio ................. ....... 73
Austin Antenna ..... ........................ . 77
Communications Electronics ... .. .... .... 33
Computer Aided Technologies .. . 90, 91

I live on the 40th floor of a high

rise. I have no balcony, and the
windows rise only about two inches.
What can I use for shortwave and
scanner antennas? ("Oppressed in
the City" )

Q.

A.

For shortwave. try to find a sympathe ti c

neighbor whose window is at least 20-30 feet
from yours. Selcct a thin wire with insul ati on
approxi mately the same color as the building
and string it from your wi ndow to a convenient tic point at the neighbor's window. No
one is likely to notice the wi re, and reception
wi ll be be tter than with an imloor antenn a.
r:or scanning. since you can opcn the window a couple of i n c h e~ . con tri ve a bracket that
wi ll allow you to stick a good. mobile scanner
antenna out the window. Dont worry about
vert ical or horizontal polarization since. at
your location. signals are gett ing bounced in
every directi on an yway.
But with the whip stuck out the window,
you have only half an antenna: at the base.
where the coax ~ hi e ld is connected. run a
couple of 18" wires out from either side to
makt: a ground plane. And if you do muc h low
band (30-50 MHz) liste ning. you also should
run a live-foot wire down toward the lloor.

Delta Research .. .......... .... ..... .... ...... 67

DX Computing ......... ...... .... .. ... ..... .. 49
Electronics Book Club ... ... .... ........ ..... 3
Electronic Distributors ........... .......... . 21
Erie Aviation .. ... ...... .... .... .. ... ... .. ... .. 87
Future Scanning Systems .. ... ......... ... 95
Glenn Houser .... ........ ...... .... ... .. .. ... 39
Grove Enterprises ... .... 44, 69, 99, 101
plus special 16-page Buyer's Guicle

!COM ...... .. ...... .. .. .......... .... ... Cover Ill

Index Publishing .. ....... ..... ..... ... ....... 77
Jacques d'Avignon ......... .. ........... .. . 61
KIWA Electronics .. ..... ..... ..... .... 81, 83
Klingenfuss .. ..... ........ .................. ... 67
Lenti ni Communications .... ..... ... .. ... .. 67
Monitoring Ti mes ........... .......... .... 103
Motron Electronics ... ... ... .......... ..... .. 79
National Scanning Report ....... .... .... 32
Naval Electronics .. ........ ... ........ ....... 77
OptoElectronics ..... ...... ..... .. Cover II, IV
Palomar Engineering .. .... .... ......... ... 65
PW Publishing .. .... .. ... ....... ..... ..... ... 73

Radiomap ... ....... .. ... .. ......... ...... .. ... 95

Radio Progressive .. ..... ..... ........ ...... . 97
Ramsey Electronics ........... ... .... ....... 59

Q. Some friends of mine, in law

R.D.I. White Papers .. ....... ............... 93

enforcement, are interested in

getting their amateur radio licenses,
but, because of the nature of their
work, they don't want their
cal/signs, names, and addresses
published in directories . Is there any
way this can be done? (Mike
Elcsisin, Lake Berryessa, CA)

Re im Communications ........ ............. .. 5

A. 'one of wh ich I am aware. The ham call

Order BOK5

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

boo k~andCD-ROM s come from official FCC

records, and unl e~s the FCC has a provision to
exempt certain licenst:s from the records. the
information will all be there.

Satellite Times ... ..... ... ....... ... .. ....... l 03

Scanner Master ...... ... .. .. ........... .... .. 23
SGC Inc...... .... ...... .... .. ........... ....... 17
Signal Intelligence .. ..... ... ... ..... ...... .. 73
Skyvision .. ...... .... ...... .. ......... .... ... ... 81
S.R.P. Trading ...... ... .. ... .................. 25
Universal Radio ..... ....... .... ......... ..... 93
Viking International ... ....... .... ....... .. ... 7
WiNRADIO ....... ... .. .. ...... .... .. ......... 13
Worldcom Technology .... ..... .... ..... .. 85

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Techno-Terms for the Times

Wi th the fast pace of e merging technologies. tcehnospeak has grow n increas ingly un intell ig ible. It i ~ hard to
o pen the newspaper. a magazine. or even watch TV without
heari ng about web sites. PCS. digital te lecommunications.
and other bu zz words of the informati on age. For the perplexed. and even for those of u ~ who sho11lt! know these
terms. bu t don' t. let's take a tutorial cram course in current
technical dialogue in sim ple ter m~:

Analog: An electrical signal which represents frequency

and amplitude of another signal source. For example. a loud
voice ~po k en into a micropho ne produces a strong electri cal
~ i gna l. and a high pitc hed sound produces a high frequency
ck ctrical signal. T he new e lectrical signal is the analog of
the ori ginal sound.
Sim ilarly. a loudspeaker or earphone co nverts the electrical signal into an analogous sound , trackin g faithfully the
loudness and pi tc h of thc electrica l sign al which. in turn. was
prod uced by the microphone.
Bowl: Simply stated. the number of symbols per second
in a train of digital data; it is not the same as ""bits per second''
(bps) unless the code is bi nary. The baud rate is roughly
eq uival ent to the analog term, freq uency. Named fo r the
French engineer. J.M.E. Baudot, who con~t ru ctcd the first
successfu l ti.: leprinter.
Bina ry: A two-level data code. ofte n re presented as on or
off. I or 0. or (+l or(-).
Bit: (Binary digiT ) A data pulse, or abscnci.: of a data
pulse. in a train of data.
/Jyte: A digital tra in of eight bits, represe ntin g a li.:tter,
nu me ral. or ot her character.
Digital: The use of spaced pulses, rather than amplitude
or frequem:y. to represent information. For example. a tone
could he represe nted by a series of numeric.: "bits'' of in formation. eac h calculated to represent a point of amplitude or
freq uency as a place in time.
Since our human senses re~po n d to an analog environme nt (e.g .. frequency and intensity or light. pressure of
touch. loudness and pitch of sound. intensit y of taste and
smell. etc.). we u~e A/D (analog to digita l) and D/A (digital
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ISO: The International OrganiLation for Standard izatio n
comprises 89 countries standards organi zati ons. including
the American ational Standards Institu te (A SI). to adopt
computer standards. " ISO" is from the Greek. mea ning
'"same: it is not an acronym or abbreviati on.
Parallel: The transm issio n of severa l data st reams simultaneously over multiple lines.
PCS:The Personal Comm unications Services (PCS) were
established by the Federal Communicati ons Commi ss ion
(FCC) to accommodate the growi ng need fo r radio frequencies in telecommunications. Uses incl ude wireless computer
netwo rks, fk ct trac king. pag ing and rndiote lephonc, info rmation access. inve ntory contro l. security, and environmental comfort control.
Most of these services utilize satell ites which operate in
the VHF, UHF, and microwave frequency ranges and util ize
digita l transmission modes. PCS is expected to dwarf the
conventional cell ular telephone industry within a few years,
and many cJual mode ce llp hone~ arc now being made to
accommodate both services.
RJ 11: Modular te lephone/c.;omputer jack conventionally
used in the U.S.
RS2J2 C: The .. Recommended Standard originally published by the Electroni cs Ind ustry Association (EIA) for a
computer s se rial port, fur electri cal signal leveb. DB9 and
DB25 connectors. named because of the ir D shape and
hav ing 9 or 25 pins. arc comm only used.
Serial: The tran smi ssion of data one bit at a time a~ a long
string.
Teleco1111111111ica1ions: A broad reference to the tran smission of any info rmation by wire or radio. Computer exchanges, telephone conversations. satell ite TV . ham and CB
rad io. shortwave broadcasting. police dispatching. PCS. and
cellu lar telephone:, are all forms of telecomm unications.
\Veh: The World Wide Web is an enormous collecti on of
docume nts-'"pages'' of text-a!> well as graphics. sound,
and video used to facil itate and enhance communi catio ns.
These arc just a fe w of the terms that jargonauts throw
around in the computer world. And i t" ~ not going to get any
be tter. If you ha ve d i ffic ul tie~ tra\ ding throug h thi s new time
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Moy 1997

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