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Vol. 15, No. 12

December 1996

Broadcasting History in the South Pacific.................. 18

By Arthur Cushen
Over hi s lifetimeoflistening to broadcasts -both medium and short waveNew Zealand DXe r Arthur C ushen has
"eavesdropped" on history. In this compre hen sive account, Cushen pieces together the evolution of broadcasting in
the South Pacific from his own logs and
QSL records . Also included are the latest
broadcast developme nts in the battle fo r Bougain vil le .

Eyes and Ears on Baby ....................................... 24

By Karl Zuk
Babysitting isn ' t what it used to be. discovered Karl
Zuk, whe n he recent ly became a new dad. Welcome to
the world of baby monitors! The temptation to thi s
radio buff to tweak, tune, and compari son shop was, of
course, irresistible. Even video and infra-red monitoring is possible in today's nursery! Those who don't
have a baby in the house will may also start to see
practical applications for these modern-day mini-transmitters.

Cover Storv

AGuide to Scanning
Inauguration 1997
By Willard Hardman
and Alan Henney
January's presidential inaugurat ion, like the fifty-two before
it, wi ll attract hordes of visi tors
to the nation 's capital, and that
equates to premiu m scan ner listening. Even if you wait until
warmer weather to visit Washington, D.C., you'll want to take
along this invalua ble compilation of scanner frequencies, put
together by the editors of the
Capiwl Hill Mo11i10rs newsletter. They even provide the number to call to make your hotel
reservations . . . a long with the
frequencies to monitor for hotel
operations !

f.leJCt Parish, Alrierica....................................... 26

By Finbarr O'Driscoll
If you look west from M izen Head, Ireland, the next
parish across the ocean is Ameri ca. T hese cl iffs are home
to maritime communications and navigation technology,
both past and present. Besides the usual light and fog
horn, there are remnants of a wireless telegraphy station
Marconi once had here, and a now-retired radiobeacon.
"MZ" is the modern beacon, providing satell ite positioning as well as traditional nav igational aid to mariners.

Grove Communications EJCpo ~96 ...................... 28

Saving the best for las t, we in vite yo u for a brief visit to a stimulating
weekend in Octobe r which brough t together hobbyists fro m North America
and beyond. Peek in as we hit the high lights . Sadly, it has been decided this
will be the last event of its kind to be hosted by Gro ve.

Reviews:

DEPARTMENTS

As promised la~t month. Bob

Pamass puts AOR"s AR-5000 through
m ore rigorous tests. He limls the
genera l coverage recci ver very
versatile, with only a few com plaints
(p. I 00). Larry Magne. who. in
September. complimented Sangean on
their ATS 909. scolds them thi s month
for their retrogressive ATS 303 (p. 98).
The ultimate in VHF/UHF gadgetry
is the new Optoelectronics Xplorer. T he
Xplorer provides something monitors
have longed fo r- a freque ncy counter
which displays the freq uency. w hile
also monito ring the signal content. Th is
combinat ion wou ld seem ideal for the
scannist o r traveler exploring new
territory. Bob Grove puts thi s mo nitor"s
tool to the test (p.96).

letters ................................................ 4
Communications ................................. 6
PCS Front Line ................................... 32
Cellular Signalling
Scanning Report ............................... 34
The Great School Bus Coper
Utility World ..................................... 38
Wherefore art thou, Raymond?
Global Forum ................................... 42
World of Radio on the Web
QSL Report ....................................... 46
English Lang SW Guide ..................... 47
Propagation Conditions ..................... 71
Beginner's Corner ............................. 72
The Art of Code
Below 500 kHz ................................. 74
Whistlers, Sferics, & Tweeks, Oh My!
American Bandscan .......................... 76
Clear{?) Channels
Outer Limits ...................................... 78
Need More Pirate Sources?
On the Ham Bands ............................ 80
Apartment Dweller's Joystick
Plane Talk ........................................ 82
NA VA IDS: Going the Distance

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Federal File ....................................... 84

Monitoring Technology Catches Up
Satellite TV ....................................... 86
Bay/in Publications
Experimenters Workshop .................. 88
Easy Record-Keeping {APFTools)
Computers & Radio ........................... 90
Surfing for Monitoring Web Sites
Special Events/Club Circuit ................ 92
What's New ..................................... 93
Review: Opto Xplorer
Magne Tests ..................................... 98
Sangean ATS 303 Portable
Scanning Equipment ........................ 100
AORAR5000
DeMaw's Workbench ...................... 102
Be a Mini-Broadcaster
Antenna Tepics ....... ..... ............ .. .. 104
Micro Waves
K.1.S. Radio .................................... 106
Packet for the Penny-Pincher
Ask Bob ......................................... 108
Hand-held radio stand
Stock Exchange .............................. 110
Closing Comments .......................... 112
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HAARP Strikes a (dis}Chord

" I am a public affairs officer at Hanscom
AFB , Mass .. one of the people Wayne Mishler
talked to for hi s article 'Who' s Playing He ll
With HA ARP?' (Oct '96) During our conversati ons Wayne promised unbiased reporting
on the HAARP project and he delivered. If
there is some thing wrong w ith one of our
programs. we want to know about it so we can
fix the ai lme nt. But muc h (or maybe most) of
the previous so-called scientific reporting has
instead been science fiction in this case.
"Waynes piece was fai r and well-written.
Good job.

- Roy Heitman via e-mail

"Wayne Mishler pokes fun at HAA RP
hysteria by repo rting a crank call to an Anchorage paperabout RF-zapped caribou walking backward:.. This was a good lead into an
article that , unfortunately, walked back into
the paranoid 50s itsclr w ith his argument that
if we, of the Free World," don ' t build HAARP
and EISCATand Hf PAS , etc., then they w ill.
Right now I don' t see them blowing a whole
lot o r money on much of anything.
''Mishle r"s argume nt is that HAARP is
only one of several ionospheric heaters, so it
doesn't matter anyway. Th is neatly dismisses
the real ques tions raised by the entire ionospheric heating in itiati ve. He uncovers no
new facts . and criticizes those who want them.
He does nothing to di spel ongoing speculations. rumors. or conspiracy theories.
''How muc h has been learned s ince
Eastlund's patents? Can the effect be made
with less powe r'! Will there ultimately be a
c hain of these throughout the a uroral zone,
controlled from an underground room in Nebraska? Will the ionosphere, which currently
belongs to everyone. become a military property?
"At th is poi nt. Mishler has done what he
most li ke ly wanted to avoid . He repeats the
government' s PR and convinces no one. By
repeating pla titudes. he makes the project
look even more sinister. He does all thinking
hams/SW Ls a major disservice, and probably
only inc reases HAARP hysteria. "

- Hugh Stegman via e-mail

" Mr. Mish le r puts out the governmentmilitary li ne on HA ARP. T he ELF transmi ssions are the ke y to the dangers o f this project.
The government-military didn't tell you because they don ' t want the world lo know. Dr.
Begic h is te lling a bout them. and you try to
discredit him , because that' s what they need
you to do. If Swede n is building a bigge r one.
that 's an even more urgent reason for thi s to
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December 1996

be stopped and internationally banned and

enforced .
"Readers. please examine both sides of
thi s issue and make up your own minds. I am
a concerned person; something we all should
be when o ur governmen t and military are
tampering with the atmospheric layer that
protects a// life on thi s planet'"

- Michael McCarty, Columbus, OH

" I received no factua l evidence from any
of my sou rces (w hich included credible me mbers of the international science community),
that there is an y sort of a threat or conspiracy
in the HAARP proj ect. If the internationa l
sc ience community isn ' t worried about
HAARP. the n maybe we shouldn' t worry
e ither.
"Do wc re a lly want to stop the U.S.
government's experiments and allow other
governments to proceed unquestioned? Do we
really want to prevent research that could revolutionize worldwide communications? The
HAARP hysteria we've seen portrayed to date
is, in my find ings, based on speculation. I
believe that we as thinking SWLs, scanner
li steners . and hams should rely on facts.
"Fact: the Eastland project (on which most
HA ARP c riti cis m is based) was never built; it
existed only on paper. The Eastland patents,
to the best or my knowledge, were based on
theory. Fact: the ionosphere is formed and
controlled by tht.: Sun. r m convinced that any
force capable of dominating the ionosphere
wo uld have to he bigger than the Sun itself."

- Wayne Mishler

A View of Things to Come

"The prob lem wi th all radio hobbi es today
is that the so n o f de monstration that made us
go gee whiz !' when we were kids, now
makes pt.:opk go 'so what?'
'' I can still recall how e lectrified I was the
first time I saw ham radi o in action. and how
nervous I was when I was able to speak over
the microphone to say hello to a ham all the
way up in Toronto. Of cou rse. that was back
before communications satellites. back w hen
you had to go through an operator to make a
long distance telephone cal l. back w hen most
televis ion was black a nd white, Charlotte had
onl y two TV stations. the FM band was e mpty.
and most AM stations signed off at sunset.
"Woul d ta lking to someone in Toronto or
hearing a radio statio n in Ecuador have the
same impm:t on a s imil ar eleven-year-old
kid'! I doubt ii.
" How are people arc supposed to be impressed by a demon strati on of how you can
autopatch th roug h a repeater with a two-

meter handie-ta lkie, w hen you can take out

your pocket cell phone and talk w ith someone
in Lo ndon! And you don't have to pass a test,
and you can talk about business ! Now that 's
impressive!
" Radio-re lated hobbies will never go away
e ntirely , but they will become s ma ller and
more focused, and the total number of partic ipa nts will drop. So should we all just quit and
go home while we' re ahead? He ll no! This is
a great time for everyone interested in personal communications if we're willi ng to be
adaptable and not fear change.
"With many HF signals heading for VHF
and above, and many VHF and above signals
headi ng for satellites and cable. we can expect
a reduction in today' s interference and crowding on the bands. What's so bad about that?
W ith a litt le creative wiggling, we could probably get some additional 'unwanted' HF allocations for hobby use.
"The Web is where 'gee whiz!' experiences arc now fo und. A couple of days ago. I
installed a Connectix QuickCam and CUSeeMe software on my Toshiba notebook PC
and tried it out. My first 'contact' was with a
guy named David in Capetown, South Afri ca.
Real-time audio and one-frame-per-second
video with a guy on the other side of the world
through a phone call to a local ISP until we
both ' timed out' the site in our excitement...
"Gee whiz !"
''. .. And yet. that morning I was up before
sunrise li sten ing to AM broadcast band signa ls from across the Paci fic, and thrilling to
the sound of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
making it in between the North American IOk Hz c hannels. Most morn ings suc h s ignals
are n' t there; that morning they were.
" Radio propagation isn't reliable. Maybe
that unpredic tability will be what keeps a
smaller group still interested in radio hobbies.
Maybe we can use the reliability of the Web to
lure the m into radio hobbies. Add some audi o
tiles of various stations to a Web page for
downloading ... what better way to promote
a hobby that's a udio-based?
"We just have to be flexible, creative, and
proactive in our approach rather than de fensive
and reactive. We have to keep in mind that what
sold us on radio hobbies isn't what will sell a
new generation of potentia l hobbyists. We
c hange our se lli ng and recruitment techniques.
We adapt to changed circumstances. And we go
forward with confidence."

- Harl)' L Helms, AA6FW,

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No More Boat or Plane Licenses

Donald Mc Dougall , a convicted childkiller, was beate n to death at the Avon Park
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Another Dumb DJ Trick

KSOL di sc j oc key Eri c h " Mancow"
Muller's lampoon of President C linton was a
little offbeat, but the end result could mean
three days of toll -free driving for motori sts on
the San Francisco-Oak land Bay Bridge. We'd
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KSOL pa rked a van across the westbound
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Presidents can get away with such things.
Disc jockeys can t.
W hile Mulle r s trick onl y took a few minutes, it tied up tra ffic all morn ing. Mull er
pleaded no contest to creat ing a public nuisance and was fined $500. The station. we are
told , will pay $ 1.5 millio n, an a mount that
may be given to motorists in the form of three
free days of bridge crossings.

"There, now- just $millio11 or two off

th e top should do it."

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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

Feds Hand Off CB

Senator Russ Feingold , a Democrat from
Wisconsin, has introduced a bill into the US
Senate that will punch a hole in the Communications Act of 1934. allowi ng state and
local govern ments to handle complai nts of
CB interference. The Communications Act
of 1934 gives the federal government a ll
authority over radio regul ation, preempti ng
local and state authority.
Feingold calls the interfere nce problem
"extremely distressing" and wants local governments to be able to regulate C B because
the FCC is no longer up to the j ob. Some ham
operators smell trouble com ing, say ing that
such an exemption may cause local governme nts to beg in looking at the possibi lity of
regulating amateur radio. Feingold's bill is
S .2025.

that some portion of the amate ur radio bands

might be taken for a LEO project. The American Rad io Relay League is taking advantage
of this sort of fear to inc rease membership. A
recent promotional mailer tit led. "Can Ham
Radio Survive?" was targeted to No Code
Technicians, a class of amate ur licensee that,
according to the W5YI Report, "has shown
little interest in joining the [A merican Radio
Relay] League."
The League told potential members that
the cash-starved federal governme nt was
teaming up with corporate interests to take
over the 2- me ter and 450 M Hz ba nds. All this
was somehow tied into a reduction in the
gasoline tax. " If you think the threat isn' t
serious," said the League, " thin k again."
Next come the black hel icopters and a
UFO invas ion. Save the ham bands'

Smoke This!
"So there's a new radio show about
smok ing cigars, huh? I'm thinking
royalties here!"

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Do you collect stamps? How about radiorelated issues? A new stamp issued by Pitcairn
Island shows Andrew Young, VR6A Y, operating a Morse key in 1938. Young was the
is land 's fi rst ham. O ther issues list the call
signs of th is year's members of the P itcairn
Amateur Radio Club and YR6IM on the air.

One of the hottest new rad io talk shows in

syndication these days is called, "Smoke
T his !"-a two-hour program about stogies.
When David Zeplowi tz-now known as "Cigar Dave"-started the show in the summe r
of 1995, he was afraid that he would n't have
any callers . But the stogie show exploded and
is now on the air in over 20 cities.
Each show begi ns with a reading of the
rules, then the tradit ional lighting ceremony
of his own and his listeners' cigars . Callers
greet each other wi th the words. "Long ashes
to you !"
Outlets inc lude WlOD-AM M iam i, KFI
Los Angeles. KEX Port land, KOH Reno,
WCNN Atlanta and WWNZ Orl ando.

Cellular Satellites

Save the ARRL

Cellular phone service provided by a fl eet

of66 low-earth orbiting (LEO) satell ites came
one step closer to reality. Iridium LLC completed a $750 million credit agreement with
62 banks to fin ance the proj ect.
Earlier this year, there was speculation

G lenn Baxter. (KI MAN), is about to kick

off a 'for-profit" alternative to the American
Radio Relay League. the often-critic ized selfproc laimed ''voice" of amateur radio. Baxter's
Ame rica n Ama teur Rad io Assoc iatio n
(AA RA) wi ll also compete with QST via a

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"Far out, Howie, my man! Did we get the

Feds' goat, or what?"

Cellular Call for Help

A 17 year old girl , trapped inside a wrecked
car next to her dead sister, used her cell ular
phone to guide rescuers to their vehicle.
Anjurle Duchaussee was in good condition at
Stanford University Hospital one day after
her 18 year old sister veered off the freeway,
hit a tree and crashed through a c hain link
fence. Anjurle was unconscious for four hours,
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and used the cell phone. The incident occurred in Fremont, California.

Airwave Auction Not Going Well

Reed Hundt, the FCC Commi ssioner who
has been widely publicized for hi s crowing
about FCC frequency auctions as a "pot of
gold"' and his agency as a "cash cow," may
have to take up a different tune. Afte r skyrocketing earlier this year, prices for a slice of
the public airwaves have veered back to earth .
Bids at the FCC's latest sale of wireless phone
perm its have been running at nearly a tenth of
the value of the bids at the auction held in May
of this year.
"The prices are extraordinari ly low by any
standard," said Jonathan Foxman of BIA Consulti ng, Inc., in Chantilly, Virginia. Analysts
say the lower prices may be caused by the fact
that the PCS market is becoming overcrowded
and that earlier bid winners are finding it
difficult to raise the money to fund their
ventures.

Kids in the Brig

Two teens are in hot water with the FCC, the
Coast Guard, and their parents-who face a
possible $250,000 fine plus costs. T he Coast
Guard in Atlantic C ity, New Jersey, it seems,
was plagued with phoney d istress caJls on the
marine emergency channel. Worse, someone
was actually jamming real distress calls. But
the perpetrators were slick. They kept their
activities short and intennittent. So the Coast
Guard called in the FCC.
No problem, they said. We have Precise
Direction Finders in the area. Within a startlingly short period of time, the feds had closed
in on the source of the transmissions, a boat

docked at the rear of a residence. The transmitter was tested and fo und to be a match with the
ID of the false distress calls. This infonnation,
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with the parents and their children. Confronted
with the volume of evidence, a confession
came forth. In addition to the$250,000 fine, the
kids face up to six years in prison. The Coast
G uard can also assess $400 an hour for the cost
of expenses associated with deploying search
aircraft and marine vessels.
Meanwhile, the BBC-TV has reported that
the present GMDSS system is in near collapse.
More than 95 percent of all distress calls received are false, but most are caused by unskilled personnel and careless handling, not
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false calls in 1995.

New FCC Appointee

President Clinton has nominated lawyer
Regina Keeney to a spot on the Federal Communications Commission. Keeney will replace
Andrew Barren, who left last April. Keeney is
a Washington insider, previously holding positions as ch ief of the FCC's Common Carrier
Bureau, chief of the FCC's Wire less Telecom
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INAUGURAIION 1997
.

A Scannists' GuUk to Washington, DC,

and]anuary's Pfesidendaf, l~uguration

fter reciting the same35-word oath of office as George Washington. Wilfuu:it

Jefferson Clinton-known to scanner enthusiasts as "Eagle"-will offi

cially regain his title as the 42nd president of the United States. For the
nation. the 53rd Presidential Inauguration may be nothing more than a
mere television extravaganza. But for scanner guffs this event will offer
several days ofpremium scanner listening unique to the nation's capital.
As the national capital, Washington, DC, is no stranger to such
colossal celebrations. Looking back at such events as the Gorbachev
summits, the Arab-Israeli peace meetings, the Million Man March.
and previous inaugurations, we're able top ovide a good foundation
for yo
teJling enjoyment. his infopnation also serv~ as a
useful itors" guide for scann. r listeners any time you visit.

We encourage you to take the next step and

seek out add itional frequencies we have yet to
discover. Send us e-mai l or write if you seek
any last minute updates or questions. We a lso
like to know what new frequencies you may
have discovered. Coded squelch tones were
omi tted to conserve space. If you need an y of
that information, just let us know.
As ove rwhe lming as it might be, if you rc
a scanner fanatic, you cannot beat scanning
on the US Capitol grounds while a preside nt
takes the oath of office. Scanner enthusiasts
generally have few problems carrying scanners onto US Capitol property, espec ia lly
since nearly eve ryone these days has a
cellphone or at least a pager.
If you haven't done so already, contac t
your Congressional rcpresentati ve and request
inaugural passes (don' t forge t to request a
1997 '"We. the People calendar as well). Call
the US Ca pito l ope rator at 202-224-3 12 I and
ask for your representative. During the day of
the oath. you m ight want to visit your
representative 's office and take advantage of
any freebies he/she has to offe r. Politicians
who arc up fo r re-elect ion tend to be the most
generous!

Federal Agencies

The presidential inauguration i~ a major

production that invo lves nearly every federal
agency. We have listed only the primary players because of space limitations. Explanations of thei r vari ous roles are a lso limited.
163. 1, 168.35, 408.4. 4 18.05, 4 18.075. and
4 18.575 MHz are intermittent wide-area transient and common-use frequencies available
for use on a shared basis by all US G overnme nt agencies. All six frequenc ies are used in
Washington by mult iple agenc ies. and are
good candidates for ~ca nnin g inaugural acti vities.
Th e fo llow ing frequencies arc the best
known at thi s time. T hey are "s ubject to
c hange without notice: Thi s is particularly
true of the M ilitary Distric t of Washington
and other military freque ncies, as various
un its arrive to aug me nt local troop support.

US Capitol Police (USCPD)

Freq (MHz) Mode'
169.2250 r/s
165.5375
r/s
170.1750 r/s
162.2500 r/s
r/s
162.6125

Channel
CHI & CH6
CH2 & CH7
CH3&CH8
CH4 & CH9
CH5&CH10

Capitol Police channe l usage varies from

day to day. T he department tends to use the
first three c hanne ls for routine dispatch ope rations, a nd the last two are normally used by

William J eff erson Cli11to11 takes the oath of office to becom e the 4211d president of
the United States of America. (Photo by PH2 T. Witham, Armed Forces Inaugural
Committee 1993)
spccialiLcd un its. com mand staff. and personal protection personne l. The Capitol Policecqui va lentofa SW AT unit is called CERT
(Conta inment a nd Emergency Re sponse
Team). The department has a First Responder
Un it (FRU) that responds to emergenc ies, and
a C ivil Disturbance Unit (CDU), both of which
w ill be busy wi th inaugural events.

Capitol Hill Voice Pagers

169.5750
170.3750
I 71 . I 7 50
171.9750
406.6750
406.8000
416. 1500

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House Republican Pager

House Democrat Pager
Senate Democrat Pager
Senate Republican Pager
Senate Republican Pager
Senate Democrat Pager
Architect of the Capitol
Pager

Other Capitol Hill Radio Users

414.8750

r/s

4 18.0750
410.2000
408.1250

r/s

163. l 000
163. 27 50

r/s
r/ s

CHl &CH2Architectof the

Capitol (r/in 409.175)
Parking Enforcement
Government Printing Office
Security
CH l &CH2Libraryof
Congress Security
CH I Supreme Court Security
CH2 Supreme Court Security

National Park Service (NPSJ

The NPS is divided into 12 management

uni ts in the capital area. Only those directly
involved in the inauguration are listed. Many
of these frequencies, however, are shared, so
you may hear traffic from other locati ons .

US Park Police (NPS)

166.7250
166.9250
167.0750
166.8500

r/s
r/s
r/s

CHI & CH6 Secondary

CH2 & CH7 Dispatch
CH3 & CHS Administrative
CH4 Tactical

The old U HF system is offi c ially no longer

used. However. 4 11.625 a nd 411.725 could
be activated. The other two frequencies will
probably not be used for technical reasons.

National Park Operations - National Capita/ Area

168.4250

s/r

172. 4750

s/r

172.7500

s/r

171 .6500
4 11.6750
166.9500
168.3000

r
s/r
s/r

4 11.8250

s/ r

46 1.3250

s/r

464.8875
464.775

NPS-Parks East (Fort

Woshi n~on)
NPS-Par s Central/ Rock
Creek Park (includes
Notional Moll)
White House Maintenance
Unit
White House Visitor Control
Ops
White House Liaison
C&O Canal Park Rangers
GW & Claro Borton
Parkways Maintenance
Kennedy Center (Park
Police)
Kennedy Center {Contract
Security)
Kennedy Center (Stoff)
National Building Museum
{Pension Bldg)

C&O Park Rangers routi nely operate on

the Parkway maintenance channels ( 168.3).
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Secret Service
165.7S75
165.3750
165.2125
l 64.SS75
164.4000
164.6500
165.6S75
166.4625

s
r/s

Baker
Charlie
Mike
Oscar
Papa
Tango
Washington Field Office
Treasury Common

The Secret Serv ice w ill be busy protecti ng

past presidents and foreign heads of state.
Much of the traffic will be encrypted. You
may expect to hear the agents using additional
frequenc ies. T ry the W hite House Communications Agency channels listed in the m ilitary section first.

Uniformed Division, Secret Service (UDSS)

4 1S.7750
41S.3500
414.6750
415.9750
414.S500
415.6500
407.9250

US Park Police have often used 41 1.825 when

providing traffic control and support during
major affairs at the Kennedy Center. However. this frequency is now used by a government trunked system in the area.

Smitliso11ia11 lnstit11tio11
150.2000
169.0500
169.2000
169.7250

s
r/s

Personal Protection
Motor Pool
CHl&CH2Security
National Zoo Security

National Gallery of Art

16S.3500
406.5500
40S.OOOO

Administration
CH l Security
CH2 Security & Safety

r/s

163.Sl 25
162.7S75
162.7125

s
r/s
r/s

State Department (DOS)

The State Department. includi ng its Washington Field Office (WFO). will be busy
providi ng security to foreign offi c ial visitors.
except heads or state. who arc rrotectcd by
the Secret Service.

DOS- Washington Field Office

4 l S.4500
411.1500

r/s
r/s

CH l & CH2 Primary

CH3&CH4Secondary

DOS-Protection Ops

US Marshals Service
163.2000

will be those most acti ve and invol ved dircctly with the inauguration.

DC, Maryland & N. Virginia

District Court Ops
Tactical
DC Superior Court Ops
Special Ops

Channel numbe rs vary depending upon

the radio. Other c hanne ls that cou ld be assigned for use include 170.75. 170.8. 170.85.
170.875. and 170.925.

41 l .4250
415.9000

r Is
r/s

417.S500
411.0750

r/s

CH 1 & CH2 Escort Ops

CH3, CH5 & CHS Escort
Ops
CH4&CH7Escort0ps
CH6 Agent to Agent

Other DOS Nets

40S.6000
409.6250
164.1250
l 6S.2250

Building Security
Motor Pool (sedans)
Motor Pool (general)
Admin & Maintenance

General Services Ad111i11istratio11

163.0750
16S.5750
415.2000

r/s

417.2000

r/s

414.4750

r/s

GSA HQ Administration
GSA Region Building
Maintenance
CHl & CH3 Federal
Protective Service
CH2&CH4Federal
Protective Service
CH5 & CH6 Federal
Protective Service

FPS has additiona l frequencies that arc

used at specific sites. The above freq uenc ies
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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

Admit

s
r/s
r/s
r/s
r/s

CHl
CH2
CH3&CH4
CH5 & CH6
CH7 & CHS
CH9 & CH 10
K-9 Unit to Unit

T he UD SS was created during the Nixon

administration to provide external guard services fo r the White House and selected US
and foreig n faci lities in the Washington area.
The firs t two channels, w hich are mostly
e ncrypted, arc used by the White House
Branch.

Selected Executive Bra11ch/Co11gressio11al

Security/Driver Details
162.61 25

r/s

173.0250

r/s

415.2250
4 14.6250
4 13.4250

r/s
r/ s
r/s

162.9000
411 .4250

r/s
r/s

171.3625

r/s

Speaker of the House &

President Pro Tem of Senate
(USCPD)
Attorney General (FBI, also
170.625)
Sec'y of Agriculture
Sec'y of Commerce
Sec'y of Health and Human
Services
Sec'y of Labor
Sec'y of State (Diplomatic
Scty Bureau)
Sec'y of Transportation

Many of these frequencies wi ll be encrypted. Not a ll cabi net departments have a

secu rity detail. and in some cases, a speciall y
trained driver doubles as the security detai l.
Security for Supreme Court justices. when
required, is provided by the US Marshals
Service, usually us ing 162.7125. The Army
CID provides security for the Secretary of
Defense and most senior mi litary fig ures as
wel l. They use encryption on the Fort Belvoir
trunked system listed below. T he Secretary of
Interior detail ope rates on the US Park Police
c hannels listed with the Interior Department
frequencies (above).

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J~n. 20, 1993:
former President
George Herbert
Walker Bush
departs the Capitol
via Marine One
after the swearingill ceremony oj
Preside11t William
Jefferson Clinton.
(Photo by Ssgt.
Fallin, Armed
Forces Inaugural
Committee 1993)

: ti~ ' '

148.7000
149.2750
150.4250
143.8750
142.3250
143.3750
148.8750
141.9250
149.1250
149.8750
142.4000
148.5500
142.4750
142.4500
148.3750

rh
rh
rh
rh
s
r/s
r/s
s
r/s
r/s

rh
rh
rh
rh

rh

Special Events O perations

VIP Escort Net 1
VIP Escort Net 2
Capitol Control Net
Capitol Ushers
Parade Control
Parade Route Control Net
Parade Dispersal Net
Logistics Net
Rapid Tram. Net 1
Rapid Tram. Net 2
Executive Trans. Net 1
Executive Trans. Net 2
Executive Trans. Net 3
Transportation Support Net

Fort Belvoir Tru11ked System

406.2000
407.0250
406.5250'

406.3000
408.8500
407.9500'

406.7750
411.2000
409.2500'
' Control channels: others are currently voice only

Andrews AFB Trunked System

Military Agencies

White Hou se Communications Agen cy

(WHCA)
32.2300
169.9250
407.8500

s
d

415.7000

167.9000
166.7000
166.5125
167.0250
162.6875
171.2875
375.0000

Alpha
Delta
Echo, Air Force 1 & 2
Uplink
Foxtrot, Ai r Force 1 & 2
Downli nk
Hotel, White House Motor
Pool
November
Sierra
Whiskey
Yankee, Phone Patch (bme)
Zulu, Phone Patch (mobile)
Helipod Comms

W HCA personnel routinely use Secret

Service channe ls. Other freq uencies may be
added as required . WHCA a lso makes use of
freq uencies o utside the range of most scanne rs. Adm inistrati ve operations are o n the
Fort Belvoir trunked system listed below.

of th is writi ng. the communications plan is

not available. The frequency pl an for the last
inauguration is included be low. It may or may
not be valid. in whole o r part. T here is a high
degree of likelihood that o ne or more of the
area military trunked systems-Be lvoir a nd
A nd rews in particular- may be used.
The command. o perations. and logistics
nets of the MOW (known as ''State Sword")
w ill undo ubtedl y be in use. The routine freq uenc ies used by the vari ous installatio ns are
not us ually used in support of spec ial events.
except for unit s with a spec ific executive
support mission suc h as Marine Executi ve
Squadron I (HMX- 1). "TMP" stands fortransportatio n motor-pool.

Military District of Washington

139.0750

r/5

139. 1750
139.3500

r/5

139.1 000

rh

139.0500
32.8700

rh

32.5300
36.910 0
407.5250
143.1750

Military District of Washington (MDW)

The Army"s MOW has overall responsibili ty for the coordi nation and o pe ratio n of
Defense Depart me nt participat io n in government ceremonies in the ca pital area. MOW
will be busy in almost every aspect o f the
ceremonies from security to transportation to
log istical support.
T he MOW formed a j oi nt task force in
January 1996 to begin plannin g for the ina ug uration . The task force wi ll expand to e ncompass several thousand pe rsonnel from a ll
fi ve branc hes of the armed forces. At the time

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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

s
rh
r/s

143.0000
148.5500

State Sword-Transportation
Net
State Sword-Operations Net
State Sword-Public Affairs
Net
State Sword-Ceremonies &
Spl Events Net
State Sword-Logistics Net
TMPDispotch Bose Mi litary
Taxis
TMPMobiles Military Taxis
TMPSupport Bus Di spatch
TMP-VIP Sedans
3rd lnfantryCeremonies &
Spl Events Net
3rd Infantry Support Net
3rd Infantry Ceremonial Spl
Events Net

1993 Inauguration Frequency Use

138.3250
149.7750

r/s

r/s

Command Net
Public Affairs Net

406.3500
406.9500
407.1500
407.4250
408.0250
408.2000
408.7500
408. 9500
409.3500
409.7250

Control/Voice
Control/Voice
Control/Voice
Control/Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
Phone Patch
Phone Patch

A ndrews Command Post Operatio11s

118.4000
289.6000
122.8500
372.2000
14 1.5500 AM
378. 1000
344.6000

Tower
Tower
Pi lot to Dispatch
Pilot to Dispatch
Command Post & Wing O p.
Command Post & Wing Op.
Metro

1st Helicopter Squadron (89th Air Wing)

("Muscle")
141.7000 AM
292.2000
297.5000
163.5 125

Squadron Operations
Squadron Operations
Air to Ai r
Maintena nce a nd Operations

USMC Executive Flight Squadron, HMX-1

("Nighthawk; Marine 1 & 2")
265 .8000
276 .4000
273 .9500
320.4000

Squadron Common
(Quantico)
Squadron Operations
Squadron O perations
Squadron Maintena nce
(Quantico)

Local Government

Numerous agencies are in volved in staging thi s eve ry-four- year extravaganza. Al though it is a federal functi o n. local govern ment becomes heavily involved as well. Of
primary concern to the Distri ct governme nt
w ill be crowd contro l, general law e nforcement. providing fire and EMS services. c reating a more positi ve c ity image by keeping
home less and prostitutes o ff the streets. and
assisting federal authorities with the protection and movement of US and foreign dignitaries.
The Distric t's public works crews wi ll be
in volved in cleaning streets. facilitating VIP
move me nts. block ing roads. and assisting the
National Park Service and the A rch itect oft he
Capitol. The fo ll owing public safety freque nc ies have proven to be the most active during
past events .

DC Mayor 's Command Center

45.6000
45.5600
464.3500

CH l Primary
CH2 Secondary
Hypothermia Vans

DC Fire & EMS

154.1900
154.2350
154. 2800
154.2050
154.2950
463.1250

r/s

s
s
d

852 .61 25
852.6375
852.6875
852.7375
852.7875

CHl & CH5 Dispatch

CH2 EMS Coordination
CH3 Fire Mutual Aid 2
CH4 Fireground
Fire Mutual Aid 1
EMS Med 6 (468. 125
mobile)
CH 1 EMS Dispatch " 1A"
CH2 EMS Post-Dispatch
Ops " 2A"
CH3 EMS Supervisors
CH4 EMS Hospital Patch
EMS Supervisors Tactical

EMS and fire apparat us from area j urisdictions will like ly assist the District with inaugural acti vities us ing DC fire and thei r own
frequencies. The fire mut ual a id channel.
I 54.28, is often used during such spec ial
events for coordination. Listen for comma nd
post acti vit y on 154.205. 154.28. 852.6875.
and perhaps 852.7375 . On the day of the
inauguration. the hazard materials and foam
trucks wi ll li kely stage on (or near) the Mall
for rapid response and w ill probably communicate on o ne of the alternate chan nels.

460.4000
460.4500
460.4250
460.2750

r/s

465.0000
460.3250

Most federal. state. and local law e nfo rceme nt age ncies li ~ tcd in th is artic le have access to 453.55. the pol ice mutual aid radio
system.
460. I. 460.275. 460.325. 460.4. and 460.45
M Hz, w hic h are routine ly used as tactical a nd
c itywide channels . wi ll be reassigned to various detai ls and clements as required, incl uding MPD' s Civil Distu rbance Units (CD U).
Traffic Di v i ~ i o n, vending. prisone r control.
and Spec ia l Operations Divis ion (SOD) officers. and the Command and In format ion Center (ClC). O ffi cers from MPD 's Intelligence
Division (a " must" to monitor). operate on
158.79 (funding permitting ) and identify as
c rui sers (or radios) in the I70 and 560 seri es.
Office rs assigned to prostitution patrols will
probably operate on 158.85. The VHF surve illance channe ls arc alternates for J 58.79
and 158.85.
Whik ~ca nnin g MPD. you' ll want to keep
an earopc n fort he 600-seri es SOD cruiscrsespeciall y for 670 through 674. whi ch are
bomb tech nicians- and fort he command bu s.
Cruiser 675. Cruisers in the 400's arc assigned to Traffic Divis ion: 300' s arc Crimina l
In vestigations Divis ion (CID). "Roadrunner"
refers to a motorcade .
Chann el pl ans for MPD 's UHF frequencies vary depending upon the radi o. Freque ncies fo r o nly two of the seven MPD police
districts are listed. since most inaugural sites
and visitor locations arc w ithin the I st a nd 2nd
districts .

r
r/s

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r/s

CH 1 Support Services
CH2 & CH3 CID
CH4 Surveillance 4
CH5 Surveillance 5
CH6 Surveillance 6
Police Mutual Aid
1st District "Al"
2nd District "A2"
NWTactical

37.9400
453.4500

Construction/Repair
CH 1 Signal Shop/Snow
Room
CH2 Bridges/Streets/Trees
CH3 Motor Pool/Parking
EnfoBooters
CH 1 Parking Enforcement
Tickets
CH2 Parking EnforcementTowing

453.7500
453.8750
495.4625
495.4375

A rmory Board (RFK Stadium & Armory)

153.9800
453.5250
464.3750
464.6750
852.6625

DC Protective Service
CHl
CH2
DC Fire & EMS Detail

Washington Convention Center

453.1125
453.9125
469.4250
469.9250

CH l Security, Primary
CH2 Security
Catering
Catering

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority
161.3850

r/ s

496.6125
496.4375
496.3375

CHl & CH2 Metrobus/rail

Police
CH7 Bus Supervisors/
Maintenance
CHS Bus Supervisors
(detours)
CH9 Bus Special Use

Amtrak and Union Station

160.2900
160.3500
160.4400

DC Public Works
37.1000

Fleet Mngt/lnspectors/Str
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158.7900
158.8500
155.3100
155.4150
154.8900
453.5500
460.3500
460.2500
460.1000

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l'r,;,;uln1t of the Unllal Slll:

Police Department (Condor and Juno), US

Park Police (Eag le). and Maryland State Police (Trooper) often exchange information
over 122.75 along with traffic planes. Through
thei r respective d ispatchers the hel icopters
request " P-56 clearance" from the Secret
Service when entering the restric ted airspace
over the Mall , US Capitol, and White House.

Prince George 's County, MD

CH3 & CHS South
Fireground
CH7A & B South Police
Tactical

Prince George' s Coumy will li kely have

more involvement than other j urisdictions,
mainly because of escorts to/from Andrews
Air Force Base a nd perhaps an inaugural
de ta il at the USAir Are na.

New s Media

During the 1993 inauguration. the FCC

allowed the local media frequ ency coordinator to temporarily assign frequencies from an
unused UHF TV c han nel to broadcast users.
Frequencie s ass igned were from the range
allocated for TV c hannel 15 (477-482 M Hz).
O the r bands to c heck for temporary users
inc lude channel 16 (482-488 MH z) and 19
(500-506 M Hz).
IFB (intcrruptable feed-back o r fo ld-back)
cha nne ls arc used to relay broadcast aud io to
crews in the field. The feed can be interrupted
by the d irector to provide instructions ancl
cues. Channels used by engi neering c rews
(electronic news gathering) channels are listed
as ENG.

14

MONITORING TIMES

Newsweek
Time CH l & CH2
US News & World Report
CHl
US News & World Report
CH2
Washington Post CHI

Local TV Stations
4SS.SSOO
WJLA CH I Desk

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Air ta Air

r/s

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r/s

Cmrrtl'Sl/af:

Public Safety Aircraft

94.937S

463.SOOO
4S2.97SO
464.S2SO
464.SSOO

Amtrak Police
Terminal Services

r/s

Print Media

Name of Vi.situr.

A lso see Union Station Shops listings. below.

494.787S

3:4S

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I 22.7SOO

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161.29SO
4S2.9000

453.0 were freque ncies fonnerly used by

CNN's Washington bureau.

December 1996

Television Networks
450.4 l 25s
4SS.087S
4SS.S87S
4SO.S87S
4SO. I SOO
4S0.487S
450.0SOO
4S0.287S
4S0.8000
4SO.SI 2S
4S0.6 12S
161.6700
4SO.SSOO
4SS.8SOO

s
s
d

ABC IFB
ABC CHI Desk
ABC CH2 ENG
ABC CH3 Couriers
CBS CH I Alternate
CBS CH2 Production
CBS CH3 ENG
CBS CH4 Desk
CBS CHS IFB & CBS Radio
CBS CH6 ENG
CBS CH7 IFB
NBC Desk
NBC CH2 IFB
NBC CH4 IFB

s
r/s

4S0.4SOO

r/s

450.6SOO

r/s

161.6400
4S0.312S
4SS.4 12S
4S0.9SOO
4SS.9SOO
164.7000
416.312S
416.337S
416.362S
416.612S
418.0SOO
418.S7SO

ABC CH1 Primary

ABC CH2 Alternate
ABC CH3 Remotes
ABC CH4 Remotes
AP Radio Desk
AP Radio Remotes
NPR Radio CH I & CH2
ENG/Master Control
NPR Radio CH3 & CH4 IFB/
ENG
NPR Radio CHS & CH6 IFB/
ENG
Westwood One Desk
Westwood One CH l IFB
Westwood One CH2
Primary
Westwood One Remotes
Westwood One Remotes
VOA Two-Way
VOA IFB & Two-Way
VOA IFB
VOA IFB
VOA IFB & Two-Way
VOA Remotes
VOA Remotes

Cable and Satellite News Gathers (SNG)

4S0.187S
4S0.887S
4S0.562S
463.SOOO
4SS.287S

r/s
r/s
r
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WJLA CH2 ENG

WRC Desk
WRC CHI ENG
WRC CH3 IFB
WITG CH I Desk
WITG CH2 Alternate
WUSA CHI ENG
WUSA CH2 Desk
WUSA CH3 Desk/
Encryption
WUSA CH4 Alternate

4SO.Sl 2S

Local Radio Stations

45S.912S
4S0.237S
4SS.212S
4S0.3SOO
4SS.6SOO
4SS.OSOO

r/s
s
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4SS.7SOO

Radio Networks
4SS.3SOO
4S0.8SOO
4SS.7000
4S0.6SOO
45S.4SOO
4S0.8000
4S0.487S

4SS.1I2S
I S3.0SOO
4S0.4SOO
4SS.1SOO
161.7300
161.7600
4S0.7SOO
4S0.212S
4S0.087S

CNN CHl &CH2 ENG

CNN CH3 & CH4 Desk
C-SPAN Field Base
C-SPAN Base
ConUS SNG

During past events CNN imported radios

on 450.3. 450.3375. 450.675. 450.775, and
450.825 fro m its ot her bureaus . 452.975 and

Metro Traffic Control

Shadow Broodcost Services
WMAL Reporters
WTOP Desk "AS"
WTOP Remotes "D A"
'NWRC CHI ENG
'NWRC CH2 IFB

Inaugural Sites

City, federa l, and lodging fac ilities are

li sted elsewhere.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

469.825s

DA R Constitution Hall
464/469.025 , 464/469.475

Folger Shakespeare Library

461.0625s

Georgetown Park Associates

463.95r Security

National Museum of Wom en in the Arts

463.3s

National Press Building

463.2r Security . 463.275s Engineering,

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463.9r National Place; 46 1/466.9375 ( 130 1

Assoc): 463.275s, 463.3r, and 463/468.6875
(Carr Square 254); 464.325s, 464.625s.
464.675r, 464.725s. and 469.525s (Prentiss
Propert ies) (also see J.W. Marriott listings)
National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception
15 I .835s
Old Post Office Pavilion
464.525s Security
Tecl11vorld Plaza
464.425r. 464/469.475, 464.925r
U11ion Station Shops
464.525r CH I Housekeeping, 464.575r
CH2 Security. 464.775r CH3 Engineering.
464.825s. 464.875s Housekeeping.464. 925s;
469.425s and 469.925s (Columbus Club):
464.7375s (Dimension System IJ) (also see
Amtrak li stings)
USA rena
I 5 l. 895s Manageme nt ; I 5 J. 685s and
I5 1.865s (Ogden Allied Services); 159.270r/
s CH3 & CH4 MD Park Police
Warner Theatre
46 I .387 5s. 46 3.8875s, 464.2875 s,
464.7625s, 464.775s, 464. 875s, 464.925s,
464.97Ss
Washington National Cathedral
154.6s, 463.225r Security. 464.525s

*Lodging* I
Hotels ivith average nightly rates of more
tha11 $100 are marked with a star*.
ANA Hotel, Washington, DC *
463.65r. 464.Sr
Bellevue Hotel
154.6s
Capital Hilton *
I5 1.775s, 464/469.6, 464/469.975
Carlton *
464.575s
Center City Travelodge Hotel
151.7 15s
Corporate Suites of Washington
I5 I .805s. 464.5s
Days Inn of America
466.5 125s
Doubletree Guest S uites - New Hampshire
A venue *
464.425s
Doubletree Hotel Park Terrace
464.7s
Embassy Row Hotel *
15 1.835. 462.8p, 463.5625s
Embassy Square, A Summerfield Suites Hotel *
463/468.6 125. 465.0p
Embassy Suites Hotel - Downtown *
463.3625s, 463 .9875s

system. This system has also been used by

similar groups visiting Washi ngton.
Frequencies are: 935.5 125. 935.525.
935.5375, 935.55, 935.5625, 935.575,
935.5875. 935.6. 935.6 125. 935.625,
936.7625, 936.775. 936.7875. 936.8.
936.8 125. 936.825. 936.8375. 936.85.
936.8625. and 936.875 MHz.
The common low-power and itinerant freque_ncies wi ll buzz wi th groups coordinati ng
vanous events. Pay special attention to any
temporary repeaters erected o n 464.5 and
464.55.

Four Seasons Hotel *

I51.895s. I 52.48p
Georgetown University Conference Center
46-U25r. 464.575s
Grand Hyatt Washington *
46 I .725r. 464.475r. 464.825s, 464.925r
Hay-Adams Hotel *
IS l. 745s, 465.0p
Holiday Inn Capitol
464.575s, 852.0625 r
Holiday 11111 Georgetown
15 l.625s. 46 l.925s. 463.65r. 464.375s
Holiday Inn on the Hill
464.475s
Howard .loh11so11 Premier Hotel
464.525s
Hyatt Regency Washi11gto11 *
464.375s
J. W. Marriott *
46 I .575r. 46 l/466.6375s. 462.75p.
463.375r. 463/468.4 I25s. 464.375r. 464/
469.6625. 464/469.9875s. 468.3375s.
469.4875s, 929. I I25p (also sec National
Press Building listings)
Lincoln Suites Downtown
462.9p
Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel *
464.5r, 464.675r, 464.875r
Madison *
I 5 1.775s, I51.805s. 462.875p
Master Host Inn
464.575s
Omni Shoreham Hotel
15 I.955s. 464.775r, 464.825r
Park Hyatt Washington *
46 1/466.9125. 462.925p. 464.875r
Radisson Barcelo Hotel
464.525s
Ramada Plaza Hotel
15 I .655s
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Renaissance Mayflower Hotel *

15 I.835s,464/469.075.464.525s.464.775r
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel *
157.74p, 464/469.325. 464/469.775.
469.2875s (also see Techworld Plaza. above)
Saint James Suites
463.2375s
Sheraton City Centre Hotel
461. ls, 46 1.2s, 467.7625s
Sheraton Washington
15 l.775s, 15 l.835s. I 54.6s. 462.8 125s.
463.5375s. 464.575s. 464.7375s. 467.875s
Washington Court Hotel *
463.35s, 464.425r
Washington Hilton and Towers *
I 5 1.7 I 5s, 464.325 r. 464.375r, 464/
469.5125
Washington Marriott *
46 1/466.0875.464.325r. 464.675r. 465.0p
Washington Marriott-Metro Center *
46 I .2375s. 463.6375s. 464.5375s.
466.6875s
Washington Vista Hotel *
462.8p, 464.425s, 464.825s
Watergate Hotel ,;,
462.825p, 463.425r. 464.375r
Westin *
462.875p, 464.525s
Willard Inter-Continental *
464.875r (Carr Square 225). 464.975r
Wyndham Bristol Hotel
464/469.175

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Tracking 50 Years of Broadcasting History in the ...

By Arthur Cushen

is isa 1111iq11eaccoum. Arthur

Cushen, from his li stening loation in Invercargill, New
Zealand, has been an "ear-witness" to the
development of broadcasting in the South
Pacific over some fifty years. The followi ng
information does not come from a book. but
from his own fi les of verificatio ns and
loggings.
Arthur C ushen notes that on many is lands,
the fi rst "wireless transmi ssion" ever received
was through an amateur radio operator, the
American Armed Forces Radio Service, or a
pri vate business enterprise. And on many of
those occasions, Arthur Cushen was therecatching history on his radio .

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December 1996

Cook Islands:
Broadcasting to the islands of the South
Pacific was introduced in various ways. In
the case of the Cook Islands, it was an
educational radio station that set up the
interest in broadcasting.
Du ring 1954 a station commenced
operating when the New Zealand Government gave a gift of post and telegraphic
transmitters, plus the technical staff to set
up an educational radio station from
Rarotonga. The broadcasts were on an
hourly basis on Wednesdays and Fridays
from 2300-2400 UTC. On Jul y 22 an
entertainment transmiss ion was added.

The station used various freque ncies

including 3390, 5050. and later 6180 kHz.
It was on May I , 1957. that a freque ncy
change from 5050 to 4965 kHz was made
and the broadcast was on the air on
Thursdays at 0230 UTC. The transmitter
was used fo r telegraph ic communication at
other ti mes. The New Zealand Government
was pressed for a commitment to extend the
operating hours but they were reluctant to
do so: alternatively. it was suggested that a
radio amateur who had a commercial
license could take over the service.
Initial broadcasts of the Cook Islands
Broadcasting Service were heard on ZK I ZA
Rarotonga operating on 4965 kHz on May 29,

kH z carrying the same programmitters. Its first operating frequency was 15 155
ming. In 1941 AWA announced a
kHz. They ran a special DX program during
major project for Fiji with the in- the 1980' s up to 1990, conducted by Bill
stall atio n of a IO kW trans mitter.
Dimmick, w ho later mo ved to TWR
Test broadcasts were heard on 9535, S waziland. KTWR has four I 00 kW transmit11 895 , and 15160 kHz. The project
ters and broadcasts the programs of Trans
was cancelled, however, whe n all
World Rad io. Plans are underway to install
s ho rt wave tran s mi ss io ns were
anothe r 100 kW transmitter.
closed due to the battle in the South
KSDA , operated by Adventist World RaPacific.
Although
a
letter
I
received
is also to install another 1OQ kW transmitdio,
ZKIZA was th e first Cook Island radio station
in 1943 indicated that there would
te r. This will j oin the two current 100 kW
broadcast for educational purposes.
units which were put into service when the
be no shortwave broadcasting until
after the war, low powered tests on 400 W
1957. using a power of350 watts. In the same
station opened on Marc h 6, 1987. The station
year the Cook Is lands Broadcasting Service
were conduc ted in that same year.
broadcasts in 18 languages us ing 9 frequenBy 1948 the Fiji Broadcasting Commisadded new calls to its transmissions and excies.
tended its service . On 19 Jul y 1962. Z K5 on
sion had been form ed as the program provider. though AW A sti II
5045 and Z K6 3265 kHz were also heard. The
former callsign ofZK IZA was taken over by
maintained the operation and ownthe new broadcast band transmitter on 820 ershi p of the tra nsmitters. ZJY
kHz. Z K5 was announced as the new call on
moved to 920 kH z that year. By
5050 and Z K3 on 9695.
1953 Z.IY was on 930 kHz with a
new 2 kW tran smitter kW and a
On March 2 1. 198 l. the cal I Z K4 was still
heard broadcasting on 11 760 kHz throughout
500 W tra nsmitter had been installed o n be halfof the Fiji Broadthe day with a relay of the mediumwave
serv ice and using a power of 500 W. The
casting Commiss ion. During the
transmission continued for some I 0 years on same year new studio buildings
thi s freque ncy unt il the transmitter bu ilding
were under construction and the
was destroyed.
500 W was ass igned the call YRH4
on 3980 kHz.
I Fiji:
1960 found Y RH5 testing on KSDA, Agat, Guam, is operated by Adventist
5980 kHz with 250 W , but by World Radio.
The pioneer of broadcasting in Fiji was a
1962 the power had been rai sed to
comme rc ial compa ny-Amalgamated Wire10 kW on the frequency of 4785. The last
I Kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Islands):
less (Austral asia) Ltd. based in Sydneyfrequency to be used from Suva was 3935
which operated the medium and shortwave
Our first verification from this group of
kHz.
services unt il the formation of the Fiji Broadislands was fro m W XLE Ca nton Island 1385
O ver the sa me period a ne twork o f
casting Com mission. Amalgamated Wireless
kHz on 10 July. 1954. At thattime the station
mediumwave stations had been bu ilt up, and
was in the fie ld of radio rece iver production,
was owned and ope rated by the United States
altho ugh the FBC was in possession of a I0
but it also operated several mediumwave staCivil Aerona utical Administration for the
kW shortwave transmitter, thi s service was
ti ons and s ho rtwa ve s tatio ns in Sydney,
purpose of relaying mus ic on gramophone
gradually phased out in prefe rence of the
Melbourne, and Pe rth. It ex tended its interest
records and island announcements to the inmediumwave ne twork. O ver the yea rs the
overseas into Fij i by setting up a broadcasting
habita nts. The verification le tte r came from
staff of AW A in Suva, and later the FBC. have
service in the Islands as well.
the British District Officer of Gilbert & Ell ice
been most apprec iative of receptio n reports
In 1937 sig na ls fro m ZJY S uva on
Is lands.
and our help in findin g good, clear channel s
medium wave 9 10 kHz were heard on 9430
By 1962 the shortwave service was in
so that they could be widely heard
operation. The G ilbe rt & Ellice Islands Colony
th roughout the South Pac ific.
Wire less Telegraph De partment ope rated on
Fij i is another of the South
YTW at 844 kHz with 50 W and on YTW2 at
Paci fic countries that has closed
6050 kHz with 2 kW. The broadcasts came
its shortwave facilities and. like
from the studios on Betio, Tarawa Is land. By
Tonga and the Cook Is lands at
1964 the sta tion was carrying out test transthe mo ment, is a country which
missions on 3220 kHz with 300W, indicating
is no longer heard on the lower
that thei r 2 kW trans mitter would move to the
freque ncy bands.
60 meter band. It eventually was heard on
49 12 kH z in May 1965. In 1968 there was a
I Guam:
call change fro m YTW to YXZ-2 on 491 2; on
The first signals to be heard
mediumwave 844 kH z the call was changed
were the mediumwave K UAM
to VSZ-1 with a common s logan- Radi o
Broadcasting in Fiji was pioneered by Amalgamated 6 10 and KGUM 567. Later, in Tarawa.
September l 977, KTW R opened
Wireless, which operated MW and SW stations both
On 9 January 1970, a ne w I 0 kW transmitwith two I 00 kW Harris transter was opened on 844 kHz. Initial reports
in Fiji and Australia.

December I 996

MONITORING TIMES

19

Radio Pacifiq ue was also heard. but relay of thei r domestic service. Tonga and
as th is was a commercial undenak- Cook Islunds, which once operated on shoning it did not operace fo r any length wave, arc both temporarily off the air.
of time.
Papua New Guinea has an interesting hisFrom FK8AA Radio Noumea was tory of broadcasting, commenci ng with a priformed. By 1953 they were using vate operation before the war. During war3375 and 6028 kH z. Medium-wave ti me. both the United States Armed Forces
transmissions were heard over the and Auscralian Army Amenicy Service Staperiod with the call sign FJPon 1500, tions were in operation. The latter had stations
1400, and 670 kHz. In 1979 they suchas9WK Wewak. 9LA Lae,and 9PA Port
moved 10 666 kH z with 20 kW. Other Moresby. Afcerthc war, with che assistance of
broadcascs were heard on 3355 and chc Australian Broadcascing Commission,
71 70 with 20kW, andon I 1710kHz short wave services were begun using the
Kiribati has been heard on several frequencies:
with 4 kW. Later. shortwave trans- call signs VLT and VL K and a number of
this QSL is for reception of 9825 kHz.
missions were closed and broadcascs frequencies.
ind icaced that it had been heard chroughout were continued on 666 kHz on FM.
The cou ntry was div ided: New Guinea was
the Ce ntral Pacific, including New Zealand
admi nistered by Austral ia, and chc balance by
and Hawaii . The new 10 kW transmiller was I Papua New Guinea
che Dutch. As a resuh. such stations as Radio
provided from funds from the British GovernOmroep Nieuw Gu inea were heard in 195 1
Shon wave lisceners were surprised recently
ment which lent the station two staff me mfro m Hollandia. Later. before Indonesia took
be rs from che BBC to help develop broadcasc- 10 hear a powerful 100 kW transmiuer from
ii over 10 become what is now lrian Jaya. the
ing on che island. By December 1975, the Port Moresby carrying the Karai National Un ited Nations operated a station fro m
Ellice group was renamed Tu valu, and in Programme on a test basis. The Government Hollandia with the ti tle. " United Nacions Tem1979 the Gi lbert Islands we re renamed installed theequi pmcnl as a mallerofurgency porary Exccucivc Auchority Broadcasting
because of the failure of che present lowKiribat i.
Services.''
Radio Kiribaci has been heard on several powered transmillers al Port Moresby. The
Graduall y the broadcasting scene in the
frequencies including 16433, 17440, 149 17, outlet of 9520 kH z has been closed, wh ile new Papua New Guinea sett led, and stations
and more recently on 9825 kH z. The station 4890 is on standby only. The new transcarries a relay of the BBC World News at mjtter is a Continc ncal unit using an
0600, English continues to 0700, and then che incidence array as the aerial system.
broadcasts are in Kiri bat to sign-off at 0900 or whic h gives good primary coverage
later. The powe r of the shon wave cransmitter th roughout Papua New Gu inea and exce nds fro m Ca irns in No rth e rn
is now 500 W.
Queensland up 10 che Central Pacific and
NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE
covers
Fiji and chc islands in thacpart of
I New Caledonia
the Pacific area.
Broadcasts from Noumea were firs! heard
Officially opened by the Governor
HI GH FREQUENCY JTATIO~, PORT MORUBY, PAPUA
in August 1939 when a radio amateur stacion General, the early lest transmissions were
with the call FK8AA operated a service fo r carried out on 9565 kHz; later the freop.,.,;., '"'i~"'Y' VlT 7 9 520 l<C IS ~<;:
listeners in the area. using the frequency of quency changed lo 9675. In a discussion PN G is widely received with its 100 kW
6140 kHz with a power of 50 W.
with the Chief Engineer he in fon11S me transmitter, but this verification is from one
During che war there were other s1a1ions that the aim is 10 fi nd a channel on which of the early transmitters in Port Moresby.
broadcasti ng in !he area, including the Armed the broadcast can run continuously for
in the prov inces began to appear such as
Forces Radio Service WVUS, which was part
18 hours a day without a frequency change.
of the Mosqui co Network and served Ameri- The presenc schedu le is 2000- 1400 UTC. VL9BR Rabau l, VL9CD Wewak, VL8BK
can Forces in the South Pacific. Also during During the early tcsc transmissions the best Kere ma, and VL8BD Daru. In recent years
the callsigns have been dropped and regional
the war years, a private stacion known as
reception was an hour-l ong program
stations arc now known by a slogan such as
mainly in English between 0800and 0900
" Radio Northern District." There are 19 such
UTC (news in Pidgin al 0809). The Chief
NEW CALEDONIA
stati ons operati ng in the low frequency bands
Engineer was keen to receive reception
wi th the majority of broadcasters in the 90
RADIO NOU MEA ., , '
reports on che coverage of this highmccer band (3200-3400 kHz), heard around
powered transmiller. Repon s should be
0900 and later.
sent IO PO Box 1359, Boroko NCO, Papua
Bougainville. which is in che Northern
New Gui nea.
Solomons but is now officially part of Papua
II is incercsting 10 look at the Pacific
New Guinea. commenced operati ng as Radio
Islands
and note that this is che first atTO
WKD
AST
Free Bougainv ille in January 1992. A war fo r
tempt al high-powered short wave broadindependence is being waged boch on the
CHARLES GA~V,EAU OP.
castin g, chough al the present time
ground and in the air: see ou r sidebar story on
Solomons, Vanuatu, and Kiribati have
New Caledo11ia 's first broadcasting statio11 in low-powered transmissions which are a chc most recenc developments.
1939 used an amateur radio call sign.

VLT

FK8AA

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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

I Saipan
The first signal noted after the war was
from KSAI, ope rated by the Office of War
Information of the US Governme nt. ll broadcast on I 0 I 0 kHz and was heard in March
1945. Subseque ntly the station operated on
other channels for the Voice of America including 860, 960 and 1080 kHz. In August
1945. WXLD was heard, operated by the
Armed Forces and using the frequency of 660
kHz with 1000 watts.
KHBS , operated by the Far East Broadcasting Company, was the first short wave
s ignal heard o n October I, 1983, via a I 00 kW
transmitter obtained from the VOA. Okinawa
VOA was being closed as the island was
handed back lo Japan. KHBS now operates
four I 00 kW transmitte rs. Back in 1983 they
also reacti vated KSAI on medium-wave from
the former Coast Guard transmitting s ite.
In 1982 Super Rock KYOI commenced
broadcasting with programs in English and
Japanese with the intent of carrying a commercial service towards Japan. However, obtaining advertis ing proved difficult, and the
station was sold to the Christian Science
Monitor in May 1987. Given the new call
KHBI , it now operates with two 100 kW
tran smitters.

I Solomon Islands:

received on three frequencies. Papeete st ill

uses the freq uenc ies of 6 135. 11 825 and 15170
kHz. and a new radio and television building
is under construction and new equipme nt
should be pu t into place by 1995.
A chec k of my mediumwave log shows
that Tahiti was first heard on 1400 kH z. Later
I heard it on 740 and- after 1979 when the
freque ncy was adj usted-on 738 kHz; it is
generally well received here in the South
Pacific.

I Tonga:

....

Formerly KYOI, KHBI Saipa11

pioneered broadcasting in this area.
November 1965. broadcasts were heard on
3995 kHz. The station late r settled on 5020
kHz (sign-off curre ntl y noted 11 30 UTC) and
9545 kHz (sign-off at 0805 UTC).
O n m ediumwa vc, broadca s ts from
Honiara were heard on I030 with the call
VQOon 25 April 1964. By 1984 two reg ional
stations were put into operation using 945 and
1386 kHz.

The Kingdom of Tonga- a scattered island group of o ver 160 sub-tropical islands was first heard with its test broadcasts onZCO
o n 23 February 196 1 us ing I 020 kHz and a
power of 10 kW. On August 6 1972, it was
heard with its newly allocated callsign A3Z.
Transmi ssions in 1979 were moved from I 020
down to 101 7 kHz, when the 9 kH z separation
ca me into operation in all areas of the worl d
e xcept in the Americas.
A UNESCO project in 1985 so ught to
supplement thi s medium wave service with
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I Tahiti:
Broadcasts from Papeete in Tahiti. French
Polynesia, were fi rst heard in 1940 when
another country started broadcasts with an
amateurtransmitter. F08AA, using 6980 kHz
with a power of 200 W. S hortwa ve broadcasts
were later heard from FZPS on 12080 kHz
and Radio Tahiti on 7025 . In the 1950s Radio
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UTC. Tahiti is still ope rating today and can be

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broadcast was heard on 20 April 1944 on 690
kHz with 1000 W.
After the closing ofWVUQ there was little
activity in the Solomon Islands until the formation of the Solomon Islands Broadcasti ng
Corporation . VQ02 was first heard on 11
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groups. However. even with hi gh power it
turned out that the population was so thinl y
spread over so many islands that only a small
portion could be served. The next step was to
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cover the outlying islands. Another low-cost
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In February 1992 the Radio Tonga shortwave transmitter was hit by a hurricane. So
far. the tran smitter has not returned to its
short wave frequency.

I Vanuatu:
My first reception of the then-New Hebrides
was on the 25th of March. 1945. when I picked
up the Anned Forces Station operated on I045
kHz with the call WVUR. The verification
letter I received stated that, due to wartime
restri ctions, it was impossible to give specific
technical information concerning the station.

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i11teresti11g radio history.
which was on Espirito Santo.
Now called Vanuatu". the country was heard
again in the late 1960. s. In 1971 the station
rccci ved a girt from the Australian Government
of a shortwave transmitter of 2 kW which
operated YJB4 on 3960 and YJB 7 on 7260
kHz. A mediumwave transmiller was donated
by New Caledonia in late 197 1 with the power
of I kW. I fir~t heard it on 1..i22. and later on
11 25 kH7..
In 1976 a bn::akaway group on Espirito
Santo formed a station known as Radi o

Yencrama. whid1 wa~ heard on two frcquencics- 3577 and 3522 kHz. A veri fication letter
dated 8 June 1976 confomcd the reception.
Broadcasts ori ginated from Tanafo, Santo. and
the letter wa ~ signed by Mr. Jimmy Molly
Stevens. The transmission later was severely
jammed. The jamming signal could be noted in
'.\!cw Zealand during ou r even ings. The interference origi nated from a British group set up in
Pon Vi la to block the reception of the Espirito
Santo station in the New Hebrides. Subsequentl y, the station was captured and Ji mmy
Molly Stevens was jailed. In more recent times,
he has been released and is living back on
Santo-still clinging lo the dream of an independent island.
New Hebrides was jointl y controlled by
France and Britain. After becoming independent. its station became known as Radio Vila in
Vanuatu. It operate~ on 39..i5 and 7260 kHz.
acwrding to a verification dated March 1980.
Today. Vanuatu is well received on 3945 with
English news at 0900 UTC.

The Radio Battle for Bougainville

t is now seven years since the breakaway group on Bougain vilie

declared independence, and since then, fighting both on the
ground and the airwaves has comi nued.
Little has been accomplished in the move towards peace in
the area, and despi te the efforts of Australia (which sides with
Papua New Guinea) and New Zealand. (which supports the
Solomon Islands Government), the position has been deadlocked. Meanwhile. many continue to be ki lled in the jungle
areas of Bougainvilleas the BRA (Bougain ville Revolutionary
Army) continues to maintain its hold on the Island. Papua New
Guinea has launched severa l attacks to try and rectify its posi tion
but without success. Jamming of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation has been noted as the rad io war heats up.
Bougainville, wh ich is in the Northern Solomons. but which
is now part of Papua New Guinea. commenced broadcast ing
when Rad io Free Bougainville was officiall y opened by the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Bougainville on January 21.
1992. The station operated on 3890 kHz. later 3850. The transmitter was supplied by the International Amateur Radio Network. Though it was low powered and operated under very
sparse conditions, it was heard throughout the South Pac i ric.
Reports from the Solomons indicate that the station still operates
even today; however. we have not been able 10 receive it.
To counter the broadcasts of Radio Free Bougain ville. a
station has been set up on Buka, an island off the coast or
Bougainvi lle. Known as Radio Uni ted Bougain ville. lhc stations
intent is to serve as the voice of peace and unity in the area. It is
not directly operated by Papua New Guinea s NBC network but
is an independent station. Though mail service is difficult. I did
receive a veri fication from them which gave some interesting
details on the establishment and operation of this broadca~ t c r
located in the Northern Solomons.
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December 1996

Radio United Bougainvillc operates with onl y 70W: daytime

transmissions are on 60 I0 kHz and nighttime on 3875 kH z.
Signals have been heard here to closing at 1300 UTC. The station
also has an FM service on 89.9 MHz which has the power of20W.
According to the Controller or Radio United Bougainvi lle (address. P.O. Box 268. Buka), the role of the station is to disseminate
relevant government information, comprehensively counteract
the BRA rebels' political propaganda, and at the same time,
provide musical entertainment to the listeners in the area. In his
letter, the Controller, Emilouyse Tenoa, apologized for the delay
in replying to my report due to the very poor mail service, and he
indicated that he was the announcer that I heard when I liste ned to
the broadcast in September 1994.
The Buka site was to have also been the site of a new 10 kW
transmitter. but this proposal has not been put into effect. Instead,
a high powered transmitter has been heard on 3325 kHz. belongi ng
to the new Radio Northern Solomons. which operates from the
Rabaul area. In a telephone conversation with the Controller at
Port Moresby, he indicated the power was I0 kW and the transmitter was co- located wi th the other two NBC stations at Rabaul on
mediumwa vc and shortwave.
The studios of the new station are on Buka. Programs are taken
off air from the Port Moresby shortwave signal on 4890 kHz. The
Buka s tudio~ have some programs of their own. but mainly they
relay the Port Moresby service. They have been heard closing at
1200 UTC when they wi ll relay the signal from the key station;
sign-on is announced at 1930 UTC.
The transmitters in Rabaul were recently destroyed by a volcano. They are graduall y being reinstalled. Signals have been
heard at an earlier ti me in the South Pacific, due to the closeness
of the Rabaul site. and that program service includes news in
English at 0900 UTC.

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Typical baby monitor (this one by Fisher Price) with typical chief a1111ou11cer.

By Karl J. Zuk

resideni Bill C linton turned me

into Mr. Mom! His new Family
Leave Act a llowed me to take a
three month hiatus from work to care for my
newborn daughter. However. you don' t think
th at wou ld stop me from DXing and experirm:.nti ng. do you? Instead. I di scovered a remarkable world of fl ea-powered products des igned for microwave television and 6 meter
FM. Welcome to the world of baby monitors !
My journey began wit h a ha nd-me-down
baby moni tor manufactured around 1990. As
you might expect. the receiver was pretty
insensiti ve and s partan. Both receiver a nd
transmitter were designed with very short
rubber-ducky-l ike antennas. The resu lt was
mediocrity. T oo many nulls and dead-spots
around the house made the system noi sy and
unreli able. Stronger transmission stre ngth
wou Id make my daughter an overnight neighburhoud broadcast ing sensation. so I decided
to improve the receiver whi le preserving my
pri vacy.

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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

Stubby s ix-inch-long antennas. consisting

of nothing more than a coi l of spring steel. are
not very efficie nt on the two main baby monitor frequencies: 49.83 a nd 49.89 M Hz. After
a ll , you' re broadcasting j ust be low the six
meter ham band, on which a quarter-wave
element is about 56 inches long. I visited my
nearest Radio Shack and bought a whip ante nna of roughly that length and replaced the
orig ina l antenna on the recei ver with thi s new
long whi p. After the swap, reception improved dramatically!
A ll baby monitors all have two things in
com mon: Heavy-handed automatic gain control s so you can hear your baby" s every peep
loud and c lear; a nd no squelch. Parents want
toknow,w ithoutreservation, whentheirtransmitters arc o ff the air! Constan tl y turni ng the
provided receiver on and off all day was
annoying, so I put my basic Radio Shack
PR0-38 scanne r to work. Nearly any scanne r
wi ll tune 49 MHz frequencies. and scanners
are vastly more sensiti ve than typical baby

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Okay, Dick Tracy, 110111 you can hear

your baby from your wrist! This model
is by Saf ety I st.

moni tor receivers. A good receiver with a

squelch is a godsend. (Beware! If your
wife finds out about this, you may never
see your scanner again!)
To improve performance fu rther. I constructed a half-wave dipole for the six
meter baby band. I cut the two active
ele ments from some scrap steel rod. The
center insulator and mount was fashioned
from left over pieces of wood. Connecting Some are simpler than others-monitors, that
thi s basic antenna to my scanner allowed is, not babies. These are from Gerry.
me to pick up baby moni tors great distances away. Mounted verticall y on a rooftop the baby's room.
mast, scanner reception of the baby and nearby
Another Safety I st model employs a <lualco rdless phone frequencies rese mbled
purpose. voice-operated switch. The transcrowded CBchannels! When one signal would mitte r and receiver only turn on when sound
drop, another would appear with excellent is present to save electricity and batteries. If
quality. A simple dipole antenna may prove the baby cries, the unit automati cal ly begins
too powerful for your scanner, especially if to play Brahm 's Lullaby to soothe her back to
you live in a population-dense city.
sleep. It also features a soft night light, automaticall y activated only when the room is
dark.
I Let's Go Shopping
Anyone who thinks baby moniwrs are
inexpensive and unsophisticated transmitter/
rccei ver combos hasn' l shopped foronc lateIy.
One trip to Toys ;R' Us will change your
mind. Very basic models are still available,
but most offer a surprising array of high-tech
features for no more than $40 for a complete
transmitter/receiver pair.
early standard are low-battery and nosignal warning LEDs. and multi-colored LED
di splays acting like a si mple audio VU mete r.
The Fisher-Price "Sound'n Lights Monitor"
receiver fea tures an eight-LED audio display
with these guidelines: No LEDs lit? Sleeping
baby. Three LEDs lit? A busy baby. All LEDs
lit? A happy baby! Another useful addition is
a two-position "Hi-Low Range"' swi tch. allowing a reduction in transmitter power and
presumably addi ng privacy by reducing your
coverage area.
Other manufacturers feature built in digital clocks, room temperature thermometers,
ni ght lights with automatic timers. and even
rechargeable battery packs with charger stands
rem iniscent of industrial VHF/UHF handitalkie . One amazing model o ffer~ a motion
detector system: Walk into the baby"s room
and you 11 break an infrared light beam setting
off an alarm to alert pare nts of an intrusion.

I Calling Dick Tracy!

If you never want to be beyond earshot of
your little one. you"ll love the wrist Watch
Monitor System"' fro m Safety I st. A mini ature receive r and a digital watch arc combined
in one un it that comfortably straps to your
wri st. The base stati on transmitter has a digital thermometer lo track the temperature in

I See in the Dark?

Similar to the trend in cordless phones, the
latest models of baby monitors arc now moving away fro m the two, crowded 49 MHz
frequencies to new allocations around 900
MHz. Although these near-microwave channels are infrequently used, the reception is
much more spotty and less reliable. Any metal
or other dense structure will have a detrimental effect to your broadcasts. 900 MHz frequencies have one di stinct advantage over the
two 49 MHz narrowband FM chan nels. however: there is enough spectrum space available to transmit video!
Fisher-Price's innovati ve "Video Nursery
Monitor.. takes full advantage of the opportunity. and takes it a step furt her. A small singlechip CCD camera. fitted with a wide angle
lens and microphone, sits in a pedestal you
mount on the wall above your baby's cri b. On
e ither side of the camera is an array of infrared
LEDs capable of illuminating a bedroom with
invisible light. The CCD camera is sensitive
to infrared light and magically uses it to create
clear images in pitch darkness. Now you can
sec your baby, in a distant room, without
turn ing the lights on and waking him up! An
eerie-look ing black and white image appears
on a special black and white TV al the receiving end. along with the accompanying audio.
When you turn on the lights. the images look
even more crisp and clear.
Safety Ist has just introduced a si mjlar unit
almost identical to the Fisher-Price model.
but with some refinements. They've slightl y
increased the television receiver's diagonal
screen size from 4-1/2 to 5-112 inches and

added a audio/video output port. Now you

can record your broadcasts of your baby
on your VCR, or use them with a picturein-a-picture television.
Want to have some fun? Television
and VCR remote con trols also use infrared light to transmi t their data commands
from here to there. Go into a darkened
room and place yourself where a video
baby monitor can "see" you. Press any
bullon on the remote. and the CCD camera will reveal the remote control' s beam
of invisible light! You'll look like a Jedi
warrior, complete with light sword, di rect
from Star Wars!

I No Baby?
If you aren' t hearing the pattcrof Jillie fee t
around your house. there arc still many ways
you can utili ze these dev ices. Any time you
need another set of ears, you' II find a baby
moni tor a blessing. They are j ust as useful
when caring fo r the elderly.
Interested in surveillance? The audio
pickup sensiti vity of nearly any baby moni tor
is exceptional. Infrared video monitors will
reveal objects in pitch darkness allowing you
to see what animal is raiding you r trashcans,
or keep a watchfu l eye on yourcaror property.
You rc limited onl y by your imagination!
Finally. a warni ng to DXcrs: Not only are
these transmission hard to veri fy, it may be
years before the young chief announcer learns
to sign QS L cards' Oh. baby!

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Can 't take your eyes off baby? The

Fisher Price video monitor, along with
others, can even see them in the dark.
December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

25

"Next Parish,
Story and photos by
Finbarr O'Driscoll

you stand in the car-park near Mizen Head in Ireland

nd look out over the ocean, then the next parish is in
North America. That's how the Irish see it. There is no
landfall in the North Atlantic between where you stand and
the New World. Because the air off the ocean is so strangely
mild, you will have to remind yourself forcibly that you are
about as far north on the globe as Goose Bay in Newfoundland. The warm current that bathes the south and west coast
of the Emerald Isle has its origins in the Gulf of Mexico.
If you look off to your left and the weather is fair, you can
see Cape Clear. That's thirteen miles away at the toe of C lear
Island, where they speak Gaelic stil l. You cannot fi nd a more
southerly place in Ireland, except the Fastnet Light on the
rock of the same name. You can see that, too, from where you
stand, a little less to your left and ten miles away. It is an
automated light nowadays, with a chopper pad and a lightvisibility power of thirty miles.
Your eye will then be caught by the odd-looking lumps on
the height of the headland that is a mi le across the water from
you on the other side of Barley Cove. That' s Brow Head,
rising three hundred and eighty feet above the swell, and the
lumps are the fallen walls and masonry of the old Wireless
Telegraphy Station. Marconi was the man behind that venture, because he also knew that the next parish was in
America. (Never mind that his mother was
Anne Jameson from County Wexford, the
same place from which John F. Kennedy's
people sprang.) Huddled down in the lee of
Brow Head you can find the village of
Crookhaven, where Marconi built a first
Wireless Shipping Station in 190 I . T here is
a bed-and-breakfast establishment in the
village which commemoratively bears hi s
name.
If you wantto see the great Marconi more
profoundly commemorated, then turn from
the ocean vista and look behind you up
along the heathery rocky mass of the Mizen
Peninsula to see the modem aerial of the
marine radiobeacon above you. The Commi ssioners of Irish Lights own and maintain
it. Day and night continuously it li stens
attentively to satellites and sends its safety
message in Morse to shi pping.
Now, go down the paved path, pay the
modest toll, descend the Ninety-Nine Steps,
traverse the elegant old concrete footbridge
( 172 feet) that spans the gash in the peninsula, look down at the sea seething one
26

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

hundred and fifty fee t below, and fina lly enter the
delightful Visitor Centre at the Mizen Head Fog
Signal Station.
There, someone from the Mizen Tourist Cooperati ve will tell you that the fog signal was
established in 1909, so that when visibility was
poor the keepers cou ld set off warning explosives.
You wi ll also learn that a wi reless beacon was set
up in 193 1. The old transmitter, a tall grey AGA
model of Swedish manufac ture, now stands silent-key in the keepers' qu arters, its twin clocks
stopped, its valves cold. You may walk around on
your own if you wish and view the exhibits at your
leisure, or go outside to see the various automated
signal lights or nature's own lights dazzling from
the sky and ocean.
As you wind your way back to the carpark, gulls wi ll wheel about you as they play with
the air currents that rush up the cliff faces. But, if
you area rad io DXer,your eye will keep returning

to the ma rine radio beacon aerial above you. to

your left.

A Crash Course in Navigation

Mizen Head is the most South-Westerly
point in Ireland . Its latitude and longitude are
51 degrees 27.1 minutes North and 9
degrees 48.8 minutes West respective ly. The marine radiobeacon on the
hi ll identifies itself with the letters
MZ, pumping out the signal on 300
kHz by ground wave primarily. ranging o ut JOO nautical miles every moment of t he year. The beacon is classifi ed as an A I A type, meaning that it
has an unmodulated carrier frequency
during the direction findin g (DF) period and on -off keying of the
unmodul ated carrier during identification. (Most radiobeacons transmit
their identification at least twice over
a period of thirteen seconds, whi ch is
then fo ll owed by a continuous tone for
forty-seven seconds. Mizen manages
10 pack its identification three times
into the thirteen second period.)
An Amplidan transmitter ( 15770
system, made in Copenhagen) is the
stout heart of this navigation safety
outpost. It is housed in a modern stoneclad hut away from the ravages of the ;,,.
North Atlantic 's worst winter tantrums
a nd de livers its vita l message to seafarers via a matching unit that is ringfenced from the unwa1y. and centred
under the th ree-wire T-aerial. T he Tlop is twenty metres in length. The
centre wire on thi s system is the radiator; the s ide wires have a capacitative
fun ction. Everything is slung secure ly
between two sturdy twenty-four metre
stee l towers that are locked onto the
ancient rock beneath the heather w ith
concrete and more steel.
On top of the western tower is a
smal l mushroom-shaped device. This is invo lved in the Global Positioning System
(O PS). It works like thi s: you arc at sea in your
yacht, fishing boat, or ship, and you wish to
verify your position. There are a couple .or
radio methods that you can employ. One involves triangulating for the known positions
and radio s ignal s of three s tand ard
radiobeacons. Should you have GPS gear,
you can triangulate from satellites.
This latter method. though based on stateof-thc-art technology. is not always as accurate as you would like it. II depends on the
powers that be-the U.S. Department of Defense. Thal department comrol s the twenty-

Inside Mize11 Head Visitor Centre stands th e pristine but

defunct AGA CW transmitter. Note every feature is in
duplicate. Below, the west em tower of the radiobeacon
with DGPS unit on top.
fo ur
satel li tes
wo rld wide that
form the constellation of satell ites in
the system. Since
military matte rs prevail over civilian, Selective Availability (SA)
a llows you to verify your positi on
with a degraded accuracy onlythat is, to one hundred metres or
so. That 'ss imply not good enough
when the system is capable of an
astonishing accuracy of ten to fifteen metres.
Herc s where the mushroomshaped apparatus comes into the
picture. It uses differe ntial techniques to overcome the defects of
SA. Observed errors in the GPS
operation arc me asured by a GPS
receiver at an established pointa re ference point , like Mizen Head.
From there. these errors are tran smitted to the seafarer and applied
as correcti ons. so that the GPS
receiver on board shjp displays
the most accurate position poss ible. Normally, this happens in
real time w ith no imervention on
the part of the seafarer. This correction is known as Differentia l
G loba l Po s itioning System
(DGPS).
The rad iobeacon at M izen
Head transmits this correction data
a longside its own 300 kHz s ignal-500 Hertz to the side, in fact.
It is, as far as can be ascertained,
just one of two stations on the west
coast of Ire land providing this service. Stations in the U.K. also provide DGPS,
so that all waters around the islands of Ireland
and Britain are covered.
When you are leaving the car-park near
Mizen Head. a nd if you are a radio enthusiast,
you will muse to yourse lf tha.t some of the
energy from the Radiobeacon 1s bou~d t~ go
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from the ether. you can suspect you have
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Memories

OfAnother
Excellent

Ho w does this work? Both new and used equipment was available
at the Listening Post for demonstration and purchase.

By Rachel Baughn

We Came ...
'The best one yet!" was the judgment
rendered by those who attended the seventh
Grove Communications Expo in October at
the Atlanta Airport Hilton. The Grove team
always comes in for its s hare of complime nts
for smoothness o f operation and organization, but it was generally expressed that the
coordinat ion of this year's event was truly
outstanding. Thanks, J udy Grove.
The n avor of the Expo was sti ll informal
and intimate. even though attendance was
excellent-about three hundred if you add in
the support staff. One factor which contributed to the deceptive impression of size was
the fac t that a whole new track of talks was
added. resulting in the same audience size per
talk as when there were three tracks. On
Saturday. the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers talks. which were open to Expo
registrant s, actuall y comprised a fifth track!
T he informal, rel axed atmosphere of this
year' s event can be partly attributed to some
thoughtful planning of space: the exhi bit hall,
listen ing post. and se minar rooms were all in
adjacent rooms form ing an L; with small
tab les arranged in the promenade area in between. T hi s lounge area was a big hit fo r
informal discussions and visi ting.

We Listened ...

Astronaut Ron Parise, WA4SIR, kept us wide awake after dinn er with his
entertaining and educational tales of being a " ham in .\pace."
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Frid ays activities concentrated on tours,

browsing the exhibi ts, demonstrations, and
ha nds-on monitoring in the Listening Post.
Although tours always seem to experience
Inst-minute logistic glitches. our hosts at all
the locations were gracious, informed, and
obv iously enthusiastic about their agencies.
Participants reported outstanding trips to the

Excellent seminars 0 11 topics from de to daylight were presented by 22 different speakers. Pictured are
Bob Evans (belo w), and Bob Wyman (middle). The little tyke at right has never missed a Grove Expo.
Wonder where radio will fit in to his futu re?

AILhough the m<tiority of presentations were

given by staff from Lhe Lwo Grove publications. a great effort was made to vary Lhe
subject material and to provide topics requested by last year's attendees. Registrants
also took advantage of the SARA meeting,
which featured some of the world' s most
notable names in radio astronomy.

We Bought ...

Atlanta/Fulton Co. Emergency Operat ions

Center, Atlanta Fire Dept. Communications
Center, MARTA Communications Cente r,
WSB Radio and Television station, FAA Ai r
Route Traffic Control Center, and the Delta
Airlines Communication Center.
On Saturday and Sunday the schedule wa~
filled with seminars on shortwave and broadcasting, scanner and VHF/ UHF monitoring.
satell ites, and computer and technology topic:.

A lthough there was a good bala nce in

types of exhi bits, their total number was down
this year. to the disappointment of a tte ndees
and those who dropped in from the Atlanta
area specifica lly 10 see the displays. Those
vendors who came re ported excellent sales as
a lways. We e nco urage you to support those
merchants in the fo llowing list; those who
donated pri zes for drawings are marked with
an asterisk. If your fa vorite dealerdidn ' t come.
encourage them to check out our market by
taking out an ad in Monitoring Times or Smellite Times !

AMSAT*
B.A.S.E. Club
Bearcat Radio Club*
Cell ular Security Group
C larity Hearing Instruments
Computer Aided Technologies*
Dallas Remote Imaging Group*
R.L.Drake Compa ny
Electronic Distributors (EDCO)*
Grove Enterprises*
ICOM America*
Image the Earth*
O ptoelectron ics*
Radio Astronomy
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
Scanne r Maste r
Scan Star*
Swagur Enterprises*
Transel Technologies
Woodhouse Communications
Registrants commended the bus inesses and
broadcasters which donated excellent prizes,. It was really exciting: confirmed prize winner Nina Jagers. Probably most excited was
Robert Harris, winner of EDCO's donation,
an AOR AR8000. Optoelectronics again donated prizes for the " bug" hunts-one of the
traditional hi ghlights of Saturday 's activities.

We Wowed!

llltem ational Broadcasters Forum (1-to-r): Jeff White, Radio Miami International;
Kim Hy uk Dong, Radio Korea International; Frans Vossen, Radio Vlaandere11;
Joana Masariu, Radio Romania; Ian McFarland, R. Canada Int'[, R. Japan, R.
Netherlands; Sandor Laczko, Radio Budapest; Kimmo Wilska, Radio Finland; Ed
E vans, Christian Science Monitor; Adrian Peterson, Adventist World Radio

In a letter from Harry He lms, excerpted in

this month 's " Letters," he says we all look for
whatever will recreate the " Wow!" fe lt when
we fi rst discovered radio. regardless of what
aspect originally hooked us. Well , there were
a lot of wm1 's to be had at Expo 96. Saturday
night 's key note speaker, As tronaut Ron
Parise-perhap s because he is so fam iliar
with speaking to school children-awakened
a c hild li ke sense of awe and wonder in hi s
aud ience of I 72 and al lowed us to expe rie nce
space travel through his slides. anecdotes,
and insights.
R ic hard Barnett. talki ng on public safety
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monitoring, wowed his li ste ners when

he was the first to announce Uniden s
plans to market a scanner which will
fo ll ow trunked com munications.
(See "What' s New" fo r more.)
In the listening post, monitors
were treated to hands-on opportunities to play with receivers usually
reserved for catalog-gazi ng : !COM' s
8500, Drake's RS. AOR's A R5000
AR8000, and AR7000 (a receiver \~e
wcrcn ' t even sure ex isted before we saw it).
For better receptio n, ten ante nnas we re
mounted on the roof above the listening room.
The only disappointme nt was that an alle mpl
to set up an !NMARSAT receiving system
had to be abandoned. due to the interference
from local paging s ignals.

The bug html begins!

prcc iate this opportunity to vis it with station

engi neers. announcers. and othe r personnel
involved in the daily fun ctioning of an international shortwa ve station. Al Friday nioht" s
We Talked ... !
fornm, the audie nce had enough qucstio;s for
the international pane l to keep the m goin o for
To quote Dave S impson , "the Grove cona
fu ll two hours.
e
venti ons have aclll ally achieved a very great
. Besides the s pecial people already mendeal in bringing us face to face. a nd as an
tioned. there arc a few other we d like to
ongoing consequence many of us are in conacknowledge.
Mylcs M ustoe. author of a book
tac t throughout the year. In that sense the
on
using
short
wave radio in the c lassroom.
Expo is our reunion." That many fo lk s sha red
and
Neil
Carle
ton.
founderofThc Shortwave
this view was ev ident by the ma ny small
C lassroom proj ect. were in vited as resource
groups of hobbyis ts one could sec throughout
leaders to a di scussion held by the internathe day. clustered in earnest conversat ion. or
tional
broadcasters the day before the convena round a compu ter or eq uipme nt display.
ti
on.
?ver
the weeke nd, thei r refreshing. enAs in years past. several registrants made
ergetic. a nd optimistic outlooks gave us e nthe t re ~ from outs ide the US. Dave Simpson is
couragement for the radio hobby. espec ially
one o f them, and re marked that the Grove
through those students a nd teac hers touched
Expo brings "scanner users a nd radio listenby their e nthusiasm.
ers together in a fo rum which is un ique in thc
There are. of course. hobbyists throughout
world ." He added. " l only wish that we were
the years who have been tre mendously instrulegally able to ha ve a similar event in the
me ntal in furth e ring particu lar aspects of the
U.K.''
radio
hobby. A lthough he was not able to be
The largest number o f international a ta plaque was displayed at the banquet
present.
te ndees, as before. re presented short wave
Richard D. Bake r for his contributo
honor
broadcasters . The Expo is honored by their
tions to the radio hobby . Baker has been an
presence and their willingness to come such
avid maritime monitor, edited the util ities
di stances; thanks arc also due to Ian McFarland
co
lumn fo r Speedx before the club fo lded. and
for coordinating the effort to get the m here.
is one of the "founders" of the successful and
DXe rs and program listeners particularly apinnovati ve Worldwide Ute
News (WUN) C lub on the
Internet.
A lthough many new
faces were added to the
speakers' roste r with the
inclusion of more satellite
and radio astronomy topics. one of the pleasures of
the wee kend is hav ing the
opportunity to meet the depai1menl write rs for both
MTand5Tin person. These
John Fulford con sults with staff at the Optoelectronics
folks are Very Special Perbooth. Opto has been th e generous sponsor of the bug
sons indeed. and the back-

hunts.
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bone o f the Expo 's program.

We tha nk everyone who worked
so hard to make the ' 96 Communications Expo the best and on ly
event of its kind, and to all of you
who made the effort to atte nd. The
experie nce is always highly rewarding, from both sides of the
podium or ex hibit table. Couldn ' t
allend? J highly recommend you go in
together with other hobby friends to
purchase a selection of the taped seminars
as a shared resource (see page 31). It 's the
next best thing!

-Rachel Baughn, Editor

Saving the
Best for Last
By Bob Grove
No doubt about it; this year's convention was the best ever. More atte ndees
more sales, a nd more quality speaker~
than ever before. But it still wasn ' tenough.
After months of meticulous preparation
by Judy Grove who donated all her time
and effort, and the profess ional dedication
~fthe Grove staff, not to me ntion the input
from our guest experts, the Grove Communications Expo (whic h started life as
the Monitoring Times Convention seven
years ago), still lost $5000.
While we acknowledge the be nefits to
altendees, we can' t continue to underwrite
a reunion . It costs about $30,000 to sponsor the event in Atlanta, and would cost
considerably more to move our staff to a
more di stant venue. After much hand
wringing and soul searching, it is with
great sadness that we have decided to
discontinue the annual Grove Communications Expo.
The Expo has received extre me ly loyal
support from a core group of dedicated
hobbyists, exhibitors, and speakers-many
of whom also made substanti al sacrifices
in order to participate. We wish especia lly
to thank our speakers over the past seven
years, most of whom have been drawn
from the Monitoring Times staff, and for
two years from Satellite Times as well. We
regret that the event refused to grow, but
we' ll always appreciate the associ ations
we have built. Thank you for coming.

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m_m_u_n_ic_a_t_io_n_s_S_e_rv_ic_e_s
Dan Veeneman

dan@decode.com

Cellular Signalling

s d iscussed last month, a ce ll ular

FIGURE 1
telephone is actually a two-way
Da~t
radio transcei ver, communicatStatiou l
ing with a network of base stations as it
travels through a serv ice area. The base
stations arc all connected to a Mobile
Telephone Switching Office (MTSO).
Mobil<'
which links the cellul ar network to the
land-based public switched telephone
network (PSTN).
In order to make the cellular telephone behave like a wired phone, a rather
involved set of signal s pass between base
n""'
stations and the mobile. Before going in
Sta1io11 3
to the deta ils of that signalling. there are a few concepts to cover.
Si nce frequencies are shared in a cellular system. it is possible
(although not desirable) that a mobile unit may receive signal s from
more than one base station at a time. It is also poss ible that as the mobile
moves through a coverage area. the sig nal s treng th of the transmitted or
received signal may fall belo w a usable level. Other fading and
interference effects may also pre vent a clear connection.
To handle these problems cellular designers incorporated supervisory audio to nes (SATs ). One of three tones. at 59 70 Hz. 6000 Hz. or
6030 Hz, is trans mitted by the base station and transpondcd (repeated
bac k) by the mobile. During a conversation. the assigned SAT is sent
continuous ly by both the base and the mobile. except during data
transmissions and the intervals between voice activated transmiss ions
(YOX). If either the base station or the mobi le fails to rece ive the proper
SAT for more than a few seconds. the call is p rematurely ended. o r
dropped.
S ince there is no wire connection from the mobi le to the base station
to indicate whether the switchhook is on-hook or off-hook. cellular
systems use a supervisory tone (ST) instead. This I 0 kHz tone i ~ used
for mobi le ringing, call terminations. handoffs. and s witchhook. Both
the SA Ts and the ST are sent and received "out-of-band." and an: not
heard by the mobile user.
Recall from last month' s column that there arc two types of ce llular
channels: contro l and vo ice. Control channels arc dedicated to di g ital
data transmissions. providi ng access and paging function s. Voice
channels carry the analog voice. as well as a li mited amount of dig ital
information. When a base statio n needs to communicate info rmatio n to
the mobile during a conversatio n, it will temporarily mute the audio
path and send a burst of digi tal data. These peri ods. known as b/1111kwul-b11rs1. generally last less than half a second. and arc rarel y noticed
by the user.

Going into Service

A cellular phone takes the followi ng steps when it is turned on:
1. A self-test is performed to verify the hardware is functioning correctly.
2. The signol strength of each of the 21 forward control channels (FOCCs)
ossigned lo the subscriber's selected carrier (wireline or non-wireline) is
measured.

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Puhlic Switched
'l'f'l<'ph orn! N.,1,work

3. The receiver is tuned to the strongest

d
d
FOCC and an attempt is mo e to ecode the data stream. If the strongest
channel cannot be decoded, the receiver is tuned to the second strongest
FOCC and another attempt to decode
the data stream is made. If this also fails,
the phone indicates No Service.
4. The portions of the FOCC data stream
that contain system information, known
as overhead messages, ore decoded.
These messages report the system idenMTSO
tification code and indicate the sets of
channels to use for paging and access,
as well as other local control and support information. If the identification is
not the phone's home system, roaming is indicated.
5. If the system uses paging channels, the signal strength of each paging
channel is measured, and the receiver tunes to the strongest one. Otherwise
the receiver is tuned to the strongest access channel. The phone then waits
on that channel, decoding each paging message, looking far its own
Mobile Identification Number (MIN). Occasionally the phone re-measures
the strength of each paging channel, and retunes to the strongest one.
6. Some systems request that the phone occasionally identify itself using a
process known as Autonomous System Registration, which informs the
system of the location and capabilities of the phone. This helps paging
efficiency, although law enforcement agencies can use this to track a
cellular telephone, even when no conversation is toking place.

Placing a Call
1. The user enters the desired number and presses SEND.
2. The phone quickly measures the signal strength on the active access
channels, and tunes to the strangest one. It then transmits identi fying
information and the number to call to the base station, which forwards it to
the MTSO.
3. The MTSO sends a voice channel and SAT assignment to the base station,
which sets up the channel, begins sending SAT, and relays the assignment
lo the mobile. The MTSO also outpulses the called number to the PSTN (if
calling a landline telephone), or sends a paging message (if calling another
mobile).
4 . The phone tunes to the assigned voice channel and verifies that the SAT is
correct. If correct, it transponds (sends back) the same SATand unmutes the
forward audio.
5. The base detects the reverse SAT that the mobile is sending and unmutes the
reverse audio. The mobile user can now hear the far end call progress
(ringing, busy signal, intercept, etc) and will be able to converse if the other
party answers.

Receiving a Call
1. When the phone decodes its awn Mobile Identification Number (MIN), an
event called a page match, it tunes lo the strongest access channel and
sends identifying information bock. This also serves to inform the MTSO of
the location of the phone, and therefore which base station to use.
2. The MTSO sends a voice channel and SAT assignment to the base station,
which sets up the channel, begins sending SAT, and relays the assignment
to the mobile via the access channel.
3. The phone tunes to the assigned voice channel and verifies that the SAT is

FIGURE 2: Cellular Power Levels

correct. If correct,
dffW MOBILE HA ND HELD
the phone trans- STEP ERP
WATTS
WATTS
6
3.00
ponds (sends bock)
11 /a
the some SAT.
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11 / a
4. The base station re2
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ceives the SAT that
3
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the mobile is send4
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0.075
o. too
ing, and informs the
0.030
0.010
5
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MTSO that the
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0 .01 2
0.016
6
phone is reody. The
7
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0.006
0 .00 5
MTSO responds by
sending on alert
order, which is delivered via blank-and-burst to the phone.
5. The phone responds by transmitting the 10 kHz signalling tone, and starts
ringing. When the user a nswers, the phone stops sending the signa lling
tone.
6. When the MTSO is informed that the signalling tone is no longer being
received, it connects the incoming call to the serving cell site and unmutes
forward and reverse audio, allowing the conversotion to begin.

I Call Termination
If the land-based phone ends the call. the MTSO issues a release
order. which is sent by blank-and-burst. The phone responds by sending
about two seconds of supervisory tone. If the mobile uni t ends the cal l.
it simpl y sends about two seconds o f supervi sory tone. In e ither case, the
phone then turns off the transmitter. tunes to the strongest paging
channel. and returns to the idle state. listening for a page.

code, each of which apparently reaches a different recording. One

particularly devio us message starts out sounding like a normal conversation. with a male voice saying ..hello" and askin g the caller to "hang
on: Ex pensive seconds tick by as a polite calle r waits for the voice to
cont inue. When the voice docs return . it makes a de mand for payment
for unspcci lied charges.
Other messages have offered questionable and unrequested products and services. In each case the caller onl y learns later that a c harge
of up to $25 has been made on their telephone bil l.
Fra Udu lent rcquc~ ts to calI numbers in the 809 area code have even
mi grated to the Internet. In October the fo llowing electronic mail
message was sent to a large number of uns uspecting people:

Dote: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 14: 12:49 -0700

From: "Global Communicotions"@demon.net
Subject: Unpaid account
Message-ID: <844 184592. 191 66.164@[194.222.75. 163)>
I om writing to give you o final 24hrs to settle your outstanding account.
If I have not received the settlement in full, I will commence legal
proceedings without further delay. If you would like to discuss this matter
to ovoid court action, coll Mike Murray at Globol Communicotions on+ 1
809 496 2700.

The te lepho ne number is in the Briti sh Virg in Islands, and o f course

there is no "outstanding account'" for the recipient o f this electronic mail
message.
Part of the problem with these fraudulent call req uests lies in the fact
I Handoff
that most consumers arc unaware that other coun tries are part of the
Nonh American Nu mbering Plan (NANP). and thus have area codes
If the mobile unit is transmitting at maxim um power yet the received
that are diffi cult to distinguish from domestic o nes. Because of this,
power at the serving base stat ion is near the min imum acceptable level,
unscrupulous bus inesses located in Cari bbean countries can be reached
the base station asks the MTSO to consider a handoff. The MTSO then
by what appears to be a United States telephone number. yet they remain
commands the s urrounding base stations to measure and report the
immu ne fro m US law.
rece ived signal of the mobile unit. The base station with the strongest
The 809 area code serves Puerto Rico (a US commonwealth), the
signal and available voice channels will become the new servi ng base
Virg in Is lands (both US and British ). the Bahamas. Jamaica. the
statio n.
Dominican Republic. and other areas of the Caribbean. Long distance
When the MTSO is ready to effect the handofl the audio is blanked
c harges are usuall y much hi gher than to other US area cod es, and
and a data message containing a new voice channe l and SAT assignment
additional charges apply to internatio nal calls. This will beco me even
is bursted. The pho ne acknowledges the handoff by send ing a very short
more confusing as new area codes become acti ve (see table).
burst o f s ignalling tone on the o ld voice channel. then tunes to new voice
Several parties arc benefiting from these fraud ulent operations, first
channel and begins transm itting the new SAT.
and foremost o f which are the pay-per-call operators who induce peopl e
These are the primary acti vities a ce llul ar network must suppo rt.
to call. The service bureaus which provide the equipment and numbers
Next month we 11 take a look at how crimina ls take ad vantage o f th is
are
paid a kickback from the local telephone company based on the
signalling to acquire free phone service.
amount o f inbo und call traffic they can generate. US long d istance
companies also collect their portion of the fee for the calls; although
I Modern-day Scams
access to the 809 area is avai Iable for much less than $ 1.00 per minute.
If you use a pager on a regular basis. do
most major long di stance carriers charge
you a lways call the number on the display
several times that amo unt. To their credi t.
when you' re paged. even if you d on' t recoghoweve r, both AT&T a nd Sprint have
FIGURE 2: New Caribbean Area Codes
nize it? Ap parently many people do. and scam
blocked access to so me of the most flagrant
artists arc using this to their advantage. In a
NEW COi'\VERSTON
LOCATIO
809 scam numbers -a temporary measure.
hig h-profile case in 199 1. a man used his
CODE
STATUS
since the scams wi ll simply swi tch to new
268
Active
com puter to send a premium toll number (a
A nt ig ua
numbers.
l)ahamas
242
Active
2 12-540-nnnn numberthat incurs a charge for
If you rece ive a page or e-mail for a
246
Active
Barbados
the caller. simi lar to a 900 o r 9 76 n umber) to
number you don ' t recognize, especially with
441
Com plete
Der muda
more than 26,000 pagers in the J'\ew York
a strange area code, be s ure you know w hat
284
British V. I.
TBD
metropolitan area. When the pager user rethe c harges will be be fore you return the
G r enada
473
TBD
turned the call. they were connected to a
call.
664
Active
Montser rat.
record ing and charged $55.
As always. comments, questio ns, and
Puerto Rico
78 7
Active
More recently. thousands of pagers in
869
TBD
eve n c ritici s m s are welco me at
St. K itt s & ' evis
different states have received messages re758
Active
St. Lucia
dm1 @decode.com. Until next month. happy
questing a call back to numbers in the 80 9 area
868
Trinidad & To bago
TBD
monitori ng!

December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

33

The World Above 30 MHz

Richard Barnett
ScanMaster@aol.com, Compuserve at I02354,3643

The Great School Bus Caper

ew people look forward lo 1he firs!

day o f schoo l. l, however.
couldn' t wail unlil Seple mber 5th. lhe first day of the new
school year in my homelow n.
This would be my f'i rsl chance,
after an all-too-short summer.
lo track down lhal elusive local
school bus frequency.
Over the summer I tri ed
other lechn iques to land that
bus channe l. The fi rst order
of business was to call the
school department and ask
for the office number of
the bus contraclor. I !hen
placed a call to the bus
contractor and politely
intoned that. as a citizen of thecommunity.
I was interested in
knowing the radio frequency they used.
" We' d rather not
give that information
out," she somewhat
sneeringly drawled. l
gathered she actually
didn' t know the frequency and wasn' t interested in finding oul. Radio
licenses are generally posted on an office wall for publ ic d i ~play. I
could have pushed my request with her and asked thal she look up the
frequency on the license. Re member the earlier part of thi s story from
our September issue. though: lhis was apparentl y a legally unlicensed
In other words, the bus company was operatin bu off an FB6"'
channel.
.
des1gnated community repeater. The outfi t which mai ntains the community repeater is required to hold a license. but not the compan ies
which rent equipment and space on 1he repeater.
.
Reaching thi s dead end. I placed a call to the local fi re department.
where an acquaintance is the Superi nte ndent of Fire Alarm, an office
which oversees radio communications. This friend did not have the
answer. but he suggested I call lhe radio shop whic h prov i de~ radio
repair service fo nhe Department of Public Works. This radio shop did
not provide two-way gear for lhe buses. bul lhey did know which
company owned lhe repeale r lhal renlcd space 10 the bus compan y I
I was close now. While lhe freq uency was still unknown. by
researchi ng the FCC database I came up with a Iisl of al l the community repeater licenses in the 450 - 5 12 MHz band that were owned by
lhis fi rm. On the firs t clay of school. I loaded up all !heir UHF chan nels
into my Bearcat 760 and, withi n 30 seconds. 4 7 1.8625 crackled to li fe

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MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

with. can you pick th is kid up at the Angier School and bri ng hi m
lo lhe Bowen School?" Nailed at lasl!
Other lransmissions were equally as conclusive. such
as. "'Base One to drivers X. Y. Z: make sure you turn
in your keys before you leave for the morning ... To
e nsure my good luck further. I programmed the inpu t
freq uency of the repealer lo see how close the mobile units
were to my home. I immediately heard s9 responses to
the dispalcher on 474.8625. The case was closed.
A Short Class on History

Gene Hughes of Police Call fa me was ki nd

enough lo share his thoughts on
the school bus story, in which
he described how diffic ull il
can be lo lrack down the a user
of a shared repealer.
"Just fi nished your piece
in MT about lhe school bus
frequencies, and had to write.
I was in the shared repealer
business.
"Originally, FCC rules spec ifically prohi bited anyone.
excepl licensed common carriers. fro m mak ing a profi t
opcrali ng a lwo-way radio
syslem. Th is applied to public safety and a ll other radi o services. If
there was any sharing of a facilit y. extensive doc umenlation was
required lo show thal only actual shared costs were charged.
"Any firm needing lhe extended range of a mobile re lay system
(repealer) had to buy ils own equipme nt. T he repeate r pan was very
~xpen s i ve. since it nol only imolvecl the equipment. bul renli ng a site
!or the repeater. A repeater system req uired three licenses: one for lhe
cont rol, one for the repeater and one for the mobiles.
"In 1956. a T V repair shop owner in Los Ange les. Chuck
Crawford. bought an RCA repealer syste m. He started wonderi ng if
!here was some way to red uce the cost so as lo make it affordable for
smaller businesses. Brainstorm! Check il out with lhc FCC and
attorneys. There was no law prcvcnling him from having site space
at a mountairllop and charg ing rent fo r olher radio system operators
lo have !heir repealer lhcre. And. il was no busi ness of the FCC"s if
several firms were using lhe same actua l radio lransmittcr al thal silc
so long a~ no one was paying fo r. or proliling from. ils use. Any
nu mber of users could hang the ir licenses on il.
'Thus was born lhc 'shared repealer busi ness. Users were bi lled
for sile n:nlal'-no charge for lhc repealer- and $50 per month
became standard for syslems with up to 10 to 20 mobiles. At fi rsl,
each user on a specific repeater was assigned a discrete single tone to

activate the repeater. This was soon

replaced by CTCSS (continuous
tone-coded squelch system) as commercial tone boards fo r repeaters
became available.
0
''Crawford went a step fu rther.
He purchased several hundred surplus UHF radios from the telephone
company. He set up a company
called Communications Rentals that
rented complete syste ms, full y
maintai ned: $25 per month for the
cont rol station. $ 10 per month for
each mobile and $50 per month for
repeater site rental. Installation was
extra. Commu nications were now
available to small businesses.
"By 1960, Crawford had rcpeater sites on five mountains in the
Los Angeles area. The principal
site was Mt. Wilson, where he and
many other operators mounted their
anten nas on TY towers. Interference was vicious. Again. Crawford
was ahead of his time. Some di stance from the TY towers he fo und
a building where transmitters were
prohibited. He took the receivers
out of his repeaters and located them
there. with wi reline connections to the transmi tters. His frequencies
were relatively 'clean. '
''Most of the first repeater operators were you ng. independent
radio technicians, li ving a hand-to-mouth existence. They were also
the first to operate SMR trunked systems. Many became multimillionaires, selling their sites. customers and licenses to conglomerates.
"Later, the FCC would simplify licensing and require just one
license for each system. This applied to every category ofland-mobile
rad io. In another change of ru les. the FCC allowed an entrepreneur to
use it for its own business. With the advent of trunking, rul es for single
repeaters were brought into line with those for trunking. Finally. the
need for each user to have a license was eliminated. and li ke trunking.
the repeater operator was made responsible for maintaining records
of the users.
'It should be pointed out that every change. every loosening of
rules, was foug ht by the com mon carrier industry. trying to protect the
mobi le telephone business. 'That's where we are today ..,.

I Taking the Direct Approach

A number of MT readers proposed other tacks one cmald take in
researching freq uencies. Here s one example:
" l have an alternati ve plan fo r you to consider. Just ask one of the
bus drivers if you can look at his rad io. They usuall y have the
freq uencies pri nted right on the radio. Sure, it's not as much fun and
doesn' t give you much to do in terms of playing detective. but at least
you' II get the freq uencies. Plus, they may have alternate channels that
arc infrequently used and may be much harder to catd1 before an
emergency situation arises.
" I' ve seen many public service agencies that have a printed card

with all the ir channe l assignments

and frequencies taped right on the
cont rol head. All you have to do is
find a parked cruiser/ambulance/
etc. and peek in the window to get
all the info.
"One time I was touring a State
Police helicopter display with my
friend who had his frequency
counter wi th him . He asked the
trooper to key up his portable radio
on every channel so he could check
all the frequencies, which the
trooper did without any problem.
Of course most were repeater inputs. but at least he verified all his
info rmation-and a lot easier than
trailing the helicopter around for
hours with his counter ready. hoping they wou Id transmit on al1the ir
channels."
This writer also has an excellent suggestion fo r discovering frequencies whic h 1 recent ly e mployed. Having had so much fun
BA<..k. :t
nailing the school bus freque ncy, I
got bold and decided to try to track
down the trun ked system on which
the city-contracted sanitation trucks
operate. The garbage trucks make their week ly run on Wednesday at
our home. A few Wednesdays back. when the trash hauler was
stopped out front, 1 walked out the house and up to the driver, Scout
in hand. and pleasantly said. 1 do radio researc h work and I' m just
curious about the frequencies you use. Would you mind just keying
your mi crophone so I could get a readi ng on this freq uency counter?"
The driver. intently watching the Scout's frequency display. was
instantly fascinated with the request. He grabbed his mike, keyed it
a few times for me (to try to hit a variety of repeater frequencies on
the trunk) and I had my answer. The driver was then scrolled through
the channel selector to bring up the various talkgroups available to the
sa nitation company. such as: "Metro Trash," " Recycling One,"
"Supervisors." etc. It's not easy to follow their conversations on a
scan ner. and not that interesting either.... but it's the cha/lenge.

I Scanners on Film
A ftcr many months of reportin g on the role scan ners have played
in movies and television. we recently asked if our readers were bored
with the topic. Surprisingly. all the mai l has been strongly in favor of
keeping thi s secti on. Some time back we also asked what the scanner
mistake was in the Sigourney Weaver fi lm, Copycat. Dan Arganbright
was one of many who provided the answer:
"Hey Richard! I hope you haven't found a winner in your little
contest yet. I just got my issue of MT today and ran out and rented
Cop.rear. The problem wi th the BC 700A that she was listening to was
that it was tuned to 14 7.2 10. which is a ham frequency, yet she was
listening to the police (supposedly). Did you also notice the Shack
PR0-200x on her desk between the computers at the start of the
movie? Cou ldn't tel l if it was a PR0-4. 5. or 6. though. They didn't
get close enough to te ll.''
December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

35

{continued}

I New York, NY, that Frequency Hungry Town

The city of New York recently acquired a slew of 480 MHz
frequencies for use by public safety and local govern ment agencies.
This segment of the band was allocated for UHF television channel 16
in New York and had always been unused. (A nalog television audio
and video requires a wide swat h of frequencies.) The Association of
PubIic-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) created their ''Project
26" at their annual meeting in Boston in 1990 to address this issue. The
project's goal was to work out an arrangement with the broadcast
industry to acquire this grouping of freq uencies. at the very least on
a temporary basis unti l more spectrum became available. Now.
gradual use of the 480 MHz channels has begun.
Bureaucratic changes have been comi ng fast-and-furious in the
Big Apple. The Transit Authority. as well as the Housing Authority.
of the city of New York have merged into the New York City Police
Department (NYPD). New York City EMS has been merged into the
New York City Fire Department (FDNY). FDNY has been grad ually
switching a great deal of thei r communications to mobile data terminals and, just recently, the Fire Marshals, who had been using 460.575
MHz. have been replaced on the frequency by the Bronx Borough
EMS.
A good deal of FDNY acti vi ty is also now occurring on the New
York City Department of General Services trunking system. which is
shared by a wide variety of state. local. and federal agencies. NYPD
has been in serious need of additional channels for years. They
currently use the 470-to-473 and 476-to-479 band segments, but they
will also now make use of the new 480 channels the city has licensed.
Initially it was thought NYPD would tru nk the freq uencies. Now
it appears that the freq uencies wi ll be used as precinct tactical
channels, as well as for detectives in digital and/or encrypted mode.

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484.3375R WIM564 P
484.3625R
484.3875
484.4125R WIM674 P
484.4375R W IL976 P
484.4625
484.5125
484.5375
484.5625R W IM 669 P
484.5875R WIM-568 P
484.6125R
484.6625R W IM-675 P
484.6875R W IL 977
484.7125R
484.7625R
484.8 l 25R WPIT840 P
484.8375R W IM-572 P
484.8625
484.9125R W IM-598
484.9375R W IM598

New York City 900 MHz system

(mosr likely rr1111/.:ed)
935.4625
935.475
935.4875
935.500
936. 1375
936.175

936.4625
936.475
936.4875
936.500
937. 150
938.000
938.000

939.1875

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482.0375R WIM602
482.0625R WIM602
482.0875R WIM-602
482. 1125R WIM602
482.1375R W IM680
482. 1625R WIM-680
482.1875R WIM-680
482.2125R WIM-680
482.2375R WIM-680
482.2625
482.2875R WIM-602
482.3 125R W IM602
482.3375R W IM602
482.3625R W IM602
482. 3875R WIM-515 P
482.4125R WIM-519 P
482.4375R W IM523 P
482.4625R W IM527 P
482.4875R WIM-511
482.5125
482.5375R W IM507 P
482.5625R WIM664 P
482.5875R W IM660 P
482.6125R WIM658 P
482.6375R WIM-654 P
482.6625R WIM487 P
482.6875R WIM483 P
482.7125R WIM479 P

483.6625R WIM650 P
483.6875R WIM670 P
483.7125
483.7875
483.8125R W IM-665 P
483.8375R W IM503 P
483.8625
483.9125R W IM668 P
483.9375R W IM671 P
483.9625R WIM-594
484.0125R
484.0625R W IM 666 P
483.0875R W IM-634 P
484.1125
484. l 625R W IM672 P
484. 1875R WIM673 P
484.2125
484.2625
484.3 125R W IM-667 P

482.7375R W IM-475 P
482.7625
482.7875R WIM471 P
482.8125R W IM-676 P
482.8375R W IM-580 P
482.8625R W IM584 P
482.8875R WIM576 P
482.9125R WIM638 P
482.9375 WIM622 P
482.9625R WIM594
483.0125R
483.0625R WIM661 P
483.0875R WIM491 P
483.1125R
483.1625R WIM646 P
483.1875R WIM626 P
483.2125R
483.2625
483.3125R WIM662 P
483.3375R WIM495 P
483.3625
483.4125R WIM-642 P
483.4375R WIM630 P
483.4625
483.5125
483.5625R WIM-663 P
483.5875R W IM499 P
483.6125

December 1996

I Fish-out-of-Water license
Speaking of New York. the FCC database shows a license fo r the
New York City Transit Authority on 152.900 (IS - Special Industrial)
which expires in the year 2000. The transmitter city is Green Camp in
Marion County. Ohio.
It's unu sual enough for the Transit Authority to have an 'JS"
license. but in a completely different state? What's going on here?
Could this be where the TA cars are manufactured? Anyone have the
answer fo r this head-scratcher?

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The HF Communications Spectrum

Larry Van Hom, NSFPW
stedffor@grove.neI

Wherefore art thou, Raymond?

ou' re sitti ng in fro nt of your favori te analog. vacuum

tube short wave receiver, tuned to I 1175 kHz with the
beat frequency oscillator (BFO) on, listening to the
global HF radio system (G HFS). All of a s udden you hear Tuff
85 ask MacDi ll Global fo r a phone patch to Raymond 6.
T he first q uestion you as k yourself is. ''Who is Raymo nd
6 and where arc they located?"
Phone patches to comma nd and control units from airc raft
are a common occ urre nce on the GHFS freq uencies. In fact. it
is one of the primary reasons for the GH FS network being on
the air. Mobile units in the field (aircraft and ships) have a
constant need to be in touch with senior personnel. In the
dynam ic world of the mi litary. change is constant and approva l to make c hange is required from higher authority.
The Raymond call signs have been around for years. I first
heard the calls ign on UHF frequencies assoc iated with the old
I

TABLE 1: Raymond Callsign List

Raymond 1
Roymond 2
Raymond 3
Raymond 4
Raymond 5
Raymond 6
Raymond 7
Raymond 8
Raymond 9
Raymond 10
Raymond 11
Raymond 12
Raymond 13
Raymond 14
Raymond 16
Raymond 17
Raymond 18
Raymond 19
Raymond 20
Raymond 2 1
Raymond 22
Raymond 23
Raymond 24
Raymond 25
Raymond 26
Raymond 27
Raymond 32
Raymond 33
Raymond 35
Raymond 36
Raymond 37
Raymond 38
Raymond 39
Raymond 40

Langley AFB, Virginia

Tinker AFB, Oklahoma/ Dhahran, Saudi Arabia command post
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia command post
Cairo-W est, Egypt command post
Cairo-International, Egypt command post
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Cannon AFB, New Mexico
Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
Howard AFB, Panama
Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
Eglin AFB, Florida
Minot AFB, North Dakota
Beale AFB, California
Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Langley AFB, Virginia
Moody AFB, Georgia
Luke AFB, Arizona
Robins AFB, Georgia
Patrick AFB, Florida
Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Nellis AFB, Nevada
Hill AFB, Utah
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
Shaw AFB, South Carolina
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Pope AFB, North Carolina
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming
Fairchild AFB, W ashington
Dyess AFB, Texas
Grand Forks A FB, North Dakota
Whiteman AFB, Missouri
McConnell AFB, Kansas

indicates that this assignment is not a permament callsign. This callsign

assignment is made on operational requirements.
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tacti cal air comma nd (T AC) ' Golde n" command post network on
38 1.3 M Hz. Since June o f 1992 when SAC. TAC and M AC disappeared and the Air Combat Com mand (ACC) and A ir Mobility
Comma nd (A MC) became househo ld words, several changes have
occurred in the Ray mond call sign networks.
The Raymond callsigns are now heard on the ACC fa mily of
mil itary UHF freque ncies, no longer on j ust 38 1.3 MHz. When old
SAC bases were turned over ro ACC, they brought their 3 11.0 and
32 1.0 MHz command post freque ncies with them. As you can see in
Table One, qui te a few former SAC bases now have Raymond
callsigns in use on their primary/secondary com mand post frequencies .
The military UHF freque ncies are not the only place that you will
hear Raymond callsigns. There are some HF d iscrete freq ue ncies in
use by Raymond. Ray mond 7 has been recently monitored on three
HF discrete c hannels: 3060, 6761. and 90 14 kHz. Raymond 37 has
been heard on 9025 kHz working Haw k a ircraft.
So the next rime you are parked on 11175 and hear an ai rcraft
req uest a phone patc h to a Raymond command post, consult Tab le 1
to fin d out w ho you are really listen ing to .

I TACAMO Assuming Looking Glass Role

Nightwatc h ner and TACAM O fans might want to read the
October 21 , 1996. issue of A l'iation Week and Space Technology.
The re is an arti cle o n page 59 ti tled Tacamo Upgrade Integrates
USAF Looking Class Role, writte n by Pau l Proctor/Ti nker AFB ,
O klahoma. T he article covers the ... profound c hange forStrategic
Commu nications W ing O ne ... " as related lo the reporter by Capt.
Vern Lochausc n.
T here is a quote from the begi nni ng of the artic le as fo llows: "For
the past 30 years. T ACA MO (Take Charge a nd Move Out) forces
have been respons ible for passi ng command and control communications lo Lhe Na vy's strategic miss ile submarines, even when they arc

submerged. Since 1990, it has assumed responsibi lity for delivery of

emergency action messages (EAM) to ICBM launch centers and
strategic bombers as well..."
The E6s have been heavi ly involved in military HF nets since June
of 1992. The above quote implies that they were also acti ve in the HF
nets on the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) frequencies
as well since 1990. which is very "interesting."
There is mention of " multiple-source survivable time and frequency standards.. .," which sounds like it is related to the time
standard "ticking" activity common ly heard during 'T-quad" activity
on Nightwatch nets.
Toward the end of the article, the author mention s that the E-68
could serve as the U.S. military's startegic command post, and states
that the E-68 would "complement" an E-8s role as a tactical command , " ... while AWACs wi ll manage theater airspace control.'' The
article also mentions the RC 135 Rivet Joint aircraft and their roles in
future military operations.
The Utility World column has been documenting the changes in
the U.S. strategic communications networks for some time and a lot
of the changes we have discussed the last few years appear to be

supported by the information presented in this AvWeek article.

I would li ke to thank Ke ith Stei n from the Satellite Times staff and
Jeff Haverlah for forwarding this corroborating article from Av Week.

I New RAF Frequencies Revealed

Our friends from the Dutch rniltary aviation group SC-MAC have
passed along the latest list of UK Royal Air Force (RAF) frequencies
and designators. These new designators, which appear in Table Two,
appear to pick up on the new 3 kHz spacing frequencies in the
aeronautical OR bands. The new aeronautical OR frequency list first
appeared in the February 1995 Utility World column
A big Ute World thanks to Gerbrand Diebels of SC-MAC for
passing along these new RAF frequencies and designators. This list
helps fill in how other areas of the world are complying with the new
ITU regulations regarding these frequency ranges.
You can contact the SC-MAC group at the following address: SCMAC, Postbus 644, 5700AP Helmond, Netherlands.
And now it is time to see what you have been monitoring this
month in the Utility World. Hope you all have a joyous and happy
holiday season.

TABLE TWO: RAF Frequencies and Designators

Desig
Frequency (kHz)
A ........................... ...... .. .. 11205.0
AB ........... .. ..... .. ............... .. 5693.0
AC ...... .... .......................... 8 156.0
AD .......... ....... ....... ............ 90 10.0
AE ..................................... 3939.0
AF ..................................... 9022.0
AG .................................... 4745.0
AH .......... .......................... 3930.0
AK ..................................... 3038.0
AP ..................... .............. 11181 .0
AQ ................. ... ................ 2396.0
AW ..................... .......... .... 4042.0
AZ .. ................................. 2328 1.0
B ............. .......................... 6739.0
BA ....... .......................... .. 17970.0
BE ................................... 18018.0
BF .. ........................ ............ 3083.0
BJ ............... ............ ......... 17988.0
BK ..................................... 3945.0
BL .................................... 11268.0
BS ................................... 18000.0
BT ...................................... 2350.0
BX ... .................................. 8989.0
CA ............... .............. ....... 6736.0
CM ................. ....... .......... 18009.0
23245.0
CY ..................................... 3119.0
CZ ................ ................... 29800.0
D ............. .............. ...... ...... 4706.0
DA .................................... 5436.0
DB ................................... 15091 .0
DH .. ........................... ..... 15013.0
DM ............................. ..... .. 8998.0
DQ ................. ............ ..... 17995.0
DS ..................................... 4739.0
DT ................................... 18024.0
DW ......... .............. ............ 9031 .0
E .................. ............... ...... 3924.0
EF ...................................... 5720.0
EH ...... ............................. 11259.0
El ................... ................. 23270.0
EK ................................... 11 235.0
EM .................................. 15025.0
EN ................ ....... ............ 15076.0

co ..................................

~;~'.~ . . . . ......... . ..... '..~~:~.e1so~~o

EX ........... .. ............ .......... 11184.0

EZ .... .. ...... .... .. ................. 11 253.0
F ..................................... 13257.0
FA ..................................... 3101.0
FG ................................... 11208.0
FS .............. ................... ... .. 4742.0
FT ...................... .. ............ 13218.0
FV ............ ....................... 15064.0
FW .................................... 3131.0
G ...................................... 3915.0
GA .. ........ ................... ..... 15061.0
GD .. .................... .. ............ 2274.0
GT ...... .. ... .. ...... .... ............ 26385.0
H ..................................... 15031 .0
HE ..................................... 3942.0
HJ ............... .. ..................... 8983.0
HK ..................................... 9034.0
HM .......... .................... ...... 6748.0
HO ............... ................... 13206.0
HW ................................. 11247.0
HX .. .......................... ....... 23257.0
HZ ............ ........ ............... 13248.0
I ...................................... 13236.0
IN .................................... 17982.0
IP ........ ............................. 27000.0
J ................... ............. ........ 8980.0
KA ..................................... 3380.0
KD ....................... .. ............ 3867.0
KH .................. ................. 12057.0
KJ ...................... .. ..... ......... 4718.0
KP ............ .. ....................... 2641.0
KR .................... ... .. ............ 4484.0
KT ............ .... ..................... 5420.0
KW .... ............................... 2261.0
KX .................. ................... 2577.0
L ............ ..................... ..... .. 5447.0
LA ..................................... 3036.0
LB .......... ..... ....................... 3092.0
LC ..................................... 6701.0
LD ................................... 15046.0
LE .. .. ................................ 15072.0
MB ....... .......... .. ................. 2266.0
MC ........... .. .. ...... ............... 5270.0

Desig
Frequency (kHz)
MD .................................. 18850.0
ME ...................... ............ 14460.0
MS .. .................. ....... ....... 03218.0
NJ ......................... .. .......... 5705.0
PA .................. ................... 3302.0
PE ....... ........................ ....... 6760.0
PF ............................... ..... 10634.0
PH ..................................... 8971 .0
PK ..................................... 5095.0
PO ..................................... 6715.0
PR ............................... .. ..... 3864.0
PZ ................................... 14724.0
QB .................................... 3512.0
QR ....... ............ ........ ......... 8972.0
QV ................... ................. 3095.0
RA ..................................... 8190.0
RD ............. ........................ 6691 .0
RE ..................................... 5178.0
RM .................................... 3110.0
RZ ....................... .............. 9459.0
SA .............................. ....... 2762.0
SE ...... ........................ .. ... 14812.0
ST ...................................... 2591.0
TG ..................................... 6724.0
TO ... ............... .. ................. 3391.0
TQ .. ..... . ... .. .... . .. ................. 3345.0
TS .................. ...... ....... ....... 5684.0
TW .................................... 4709.0
UA .................................... 4724.0
UB ....................... ....... ..... 10919.0
UR ............................ ....... 17979.0
UT ..................................... 4540.0
VE ....................... ............ 11217.0
W .... .................................. 5747.0
WG ................................... 3125.0
WM ................................... 3026.0
x ....................................... 3224.0
XA ..................................... 5403.0
YC ................................... 11241.0
y p .... ............................... 23250.0
YM .................................. 13211.0
YZ ................................... 20030.0
ZF .................................... .. 3763.0
ZZ .................. ............ ....... 5714.0

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Abbreviatio ns used in t his colu mn

AF
AFB
ALE
ANDVT
ARG
ARW
ASW
CG

cw
cwo
CZ
DOE
DSN
FAA

FEC
FEC-A
FEMA
GHFS
HF

Air Force
Air Force Base
Automatic Link
Establishment
Advanced Narrowband
Digital Voice Terminal
Air Refueling Group
Air Refueling Wing
Anti-Submarine Warfare
Coast Guard
Continuous Wave (Morse
code)
Communications Watch
Ortic er
Convergence Zone
Department of Energy
Defense Switching
Network
Federal Aviation
Administration
Forward Error Correction
One way traffic FEC
teleprinter system
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Global HF System
High Frequency

ID
Identification
INMARSAT International Marine
Satellite
JRB
Joint Reserve Base
MAP
Maghreb Arabe Presse
MARS
Military Affiliate Radio
System
MEAS
Mobile Emergency
Response System
MF
Medium Frequency
MFA
Ministry of Foreign
Attairs
NAS
Naval Air Station
RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force
RTIY
Radioteletype
SAM
Special Air Mission
Selcal
Selective Calling
SITOR
Simplex teleprinting over
radio
SITOR-A Simplex teleprinting over
radio, mode A
Unid
Unidentifed
United States
us
USB
Upper Sideband
USCG
US Coast Guard
USCGC
US Coast Guard Cutter
VHF
Very High Frequency

6683.0
6697.0
6700.0
6751.0

6761 .0

6830.0

6835.0

6870.0

All tran s mi s~ i o n arc USB unless otherwise indicated. All frequencies are
in kHz (kilohertz) and all times are UTC (Coord inated Time Uni versal )

6960.0

3203.5

6970.0

3295.0
4092.0
4149.0

4472.0
4610.0
4721.0
4911 .0
5198.5
5203.5
5211 .0
5437.0
5547.0
5693.0
5865.0
6227.0
6491.5

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Two units, one had acommand net to keep track of and couldn't accomodate
request. Other unit responds "10th range forward . out" at 0312. (FowlerNY) Best guess is the US Army-Larry.
WAR46 working Nightwatch 01 on Z-120 at 0732. (Jeff Jones-CA)
C6LW2-M/S Regal Empress, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines at 0323 working WOO. (Richard Baker-Austintown, OH)
WBN3013-Tug Century working WPE at 0530. Also heard WBN6511-Tug
Gauntlet. WBN2079-Tug Oaring, WBN5040-Tug Pioneer, and WBN5050Tug Gladiator working WPE. All these are Crowley Maritime tugs. (BakerOH)
Nightwatch 01 working Moosetag at 0321 on self IDed Zulu 130. (FowlerNY)
SAM 29000. SAM 049, and Air Force 1 working Andrews at 0204. (JonesCA)
Heard ANDVT comms between 01 and 08 at 2356. Talked about doing a
half hour of traffic in the green. (Fowler-NY) SAM 29000 and SAM 049
working Andrews with signal checks at 0330. (Jones-CA)
ANDVT scrambled comms noted here at 0415. (Jones-CA)
Halifax military working Great Dane at 131 O. (Harry Riddell-Rochester,
NY)
M9K working U3J. M9K32 calling M1R. Y7E calling Y2R at 1245 with
request to "bring on cook to make meals for the troops." (Riddell-NY)
Brandy-Unid station with a H171655 message for Projector at 1655. (J.L.
Metcalfe-KY)
Andrews working Executive 1 Foxtrot on possible new F489 from F117
(6993.0) at 0700. (Jones-CA)
San Francisco Radio working EVA 12 and Citation 655CC at 1902. (Gordon
Levine-Anaheim. CA)
Detroit Air working 6536 and 6580 calling CG Group Cape May at 1455.
(Riddell-NY)
Two fisherman using salty language to discuss the weather they were
going to encounter over the next three days at 2331. (Fowler-NY)
WCF4433-Mister Jean. a Tidewater Marine tug, at 0809 working KZUHarvey Marine. (Baker-OH)
VCS-Canadian Coast Guard Halifax. NS. with final HF CW broadcast at
2359. HF CW, radiotelephone. and SITOR services have been terminated
from this station. Only way to log it now is MF CW/radiotelephone, VHF or
INMARSAT. (Wendall Benson-f orest Hills, NY)
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December I 996

6982 .0

6993.0

7325.0
7690.0

7693.0
7700.0
7831.0
7966.5
7985.0
8026.0
8032.0
8040.0

8285.0
8294.0
8300.0

Spar65 working Andrews with phone patch request to Ramstein command

post at 1115. (Riddell-NY)
Sellout with an EAM at 1540. (Fowler-NY)
V02D calling VV1 Mat 1105. Moved to frequency 5. Noted some German
spoken. (Riddell-NY)
Husker Ops working unid aircraft at 01 17. Aircraft said they were 20
minutes out and needed the maintenance folks. (Fowler-NY) Unid station
calling Husker 25 on HF at 2308. (Jones-CA)
Venus 77 working Andrews for a signal check at 1849. Andrews working
Executive 1 Foxtrot (also IDed as SAM 683) then shifted to F919 (found
them on 11 159) at 1851 . Gold 91 calling Maniac Ops (101 ARW Bangor.
ME). Pac Control (157 ARG Pease. NH) answers Gold 91 at 1900. Marigold
working Thule GHFS at 0114. Marigold needs correct time and request a
phone patch to DSN 587-7733 (WWV?). Thule says patch drops automatically after one minute because of so many calls for the correct time. Thule
rebroadcast WWV time tick feed for five minutes on this frequency.
Probably only time you will hear WWV on 6761. (Fowler-NY) Actually, it is
the US Naval Observatory Thule dialed up at tl1e 587-7733 OSN-Larry.
Hawk 87 en route to Dyess at 0401 working Raymond 37 at 0600 for
weathe r. Raymond 27 said he was usually up on 9025 during the day.
Executive 1 Foxtrot (IDed as C-9) working Andrews with check of Nationwide UHF at 0100. (Jones-CA)
Executive 1 Foxtrot working Andrews at 0445. Andrews working SAM
28000 and SAM 403 in clear voice and ANDVT for signal checks at 0142 on
Air Force 1 primary frequency. (Jones-CA)
Repairman 26R working Repairman 26 at 1155. Talking about some
problems with the ship. Also heard lronrod calling lronrod 1 at 1200.
(Riddell-NY)
KDK21 calling KUR65 in LSB at 1235. (Riddell-NY) This is a FAA Emergency and maintenance HF net. KUR65 is in Myrtle Beach, SC-Larry.
English female (British accent) number station at 2217. (Maryanne KehoeAtlanta. GA)
1J.working6G for KL-43 data transmission. 6B also working the net in clear
v01ce at 0514. (Jones-CA)
Halo ground working November 24 Alpha (aircraft) at 1843. Aircraft
mentions they have Halo project on board. Who is this? Heard Huntsville
Alabama. mentioned. (Fowler-NY) This is a NASA frequency and Hunstvill~
is on it; not sure about the Halo Project-Larry.
SAM 300 working Andrews at 1912, talking abo ut satellite and window
frequencies. Aircraft wanted them since "Brandywine went down." CWO
questioned the real need of secu re satcom and the SAM operator decided
to forget the whole thing. (Fowler-NY)
Andrews checking Paccom 01 for a new frequency from previous 8026.0
at 0355. (Jones-CA)
01 Eworking N5X and 9V at 0041. 9V said would be at Wilson at t 600 local
and wanted to setu p a CRMO point for ammo. 9V then asked to speak to
regimental surgeon. 9T passing Marine Sum Log Report to 1E at 1835.
(Jones-CA)
Nightwatch 01working Andrews for signal checks at 0015 on primary F264
in clear voice and ANDVT. Secondary was F646. (Jones-CA)
KRF265-DOE Belton. MO. in the clear before returning to digital at 1604.
(Metcalfe-KY)
Nightwatch 01working Flyfish on Zulu 170 at 1248. (Fernand VaillaneourtSt. Pamphile, PO)
Two Navy operators. one trying to teach the other how to run a Harris
computer program at 23 t 5. (Fowler-NY)
Test counts in English heard at 1300 with no IDs given. (Riddell-NY) This
is a known US Navy frequency-Larry.
SAM 31681 with signal checks through Andrews at 1834. (Jones-CA)
SAM 27000 working Andrews with phone patch to SAM com mand. (JonesCA)
Casey 01 (C INCSTRAT KC-135) working Andrews at 1755. Passed some
AFM/AFRTS frequencies: 6086.0, 9595.0, 15225.0. 15280.0. 15315.0,
15330.0. 15410.0. 17765.0. 17820.0, and 21690.0. (Jones-CA) Looks to
me like someone is still living in the past-Larry.
NVLA-USS Vella Gu/f (CG-72) with radiotelephone traffic through WOM at
0256. (Baker-OH)
WBN3014-Tug Patriarch at 0059 working another Crowley tug, WBN651 1Tug Gauntlet. (Baker-OH)
Chinese female 4-digit number station in AM at 1600-1630. (Jay AthertonShoreline. WI)

8382.5
8388.0
8389.5
8495.0
8912.0
8918.3
8967.0
8968.0

8971.0
8974.0
8989.0
9005.4

9014.0
9016.0

9018.0
9023.0
9031.0
9120.0
9145.0

9240.0
9259.0
10045.0
10204.0
10205.0
10242.0
10493.0
10727.9
11023.0
11053.0
11086.5
11153.5
11159.0
11175.0

ELKV3-MN Pacific Runner with SITOR-A traffic to KPH at 0237. (BakerOH)

NRCB-USCGC Eagle(WIX-327) at 1536 in SITOR-A working NMN. (BakerOH)
LAll2-MN Adriatic with SITOR-A traffic at 0223. (Baker-OH)
Unid station working each other at 1512. Reported Westover channel A.
(Fowler-NY)
USCG green analog type comms noted here at 1955. (Jones-CA)
Unid station. but probably an Egyptian Embassy at 2208 in SITOR-A
sending 5-letter groups. (Baker-OH)
Sierra working Sierra Uniform at 1949. (Levine-CA)
Reach 80-1495 with phone patch to McChord AMC command center.
Reach flight wants refueling frequency, given 123.050 as canal intercom.
(Fowler-NY) Tovmsville Air with a phone patch to AF Sydney to Townsville
Ground al 1220. (Riddell-NY) RAAF traffic-Larry. Liner 48 flight working
Lajes GHFS at 2242. (Mr. TV-UK)
3NG working unid station at 1335. Said frequency for exercise changed to
ME frequency. (Riddell-NY)
AF Sydney working 7229 at 1240. (Riddell-NY) RAAF frequency-Larry.
Trout 99 working Andrews al 0345. (Jones-CA)
N9 working Habitat (NAS Whidbey Island) for message relay from A9. N9
wanted to know the temperature at 650 feet and theprimary CZ freq (one
or two) . F6 and others also on frequency. (Jones-CA) Pure ASW traffic to
the P3 aircraft fir sure-Larry.
Weak aircraft comms at 0159 requesting radio check with Raymond 7.
Mike 1/2 with check on hotel fox radio at 1548. (Fowler-NY)
Splendid working Nightwatch 01 at 2128. (Fowler-NY) Sofa Bed calling
Antiquity on selfIDed Z-175. Moved to frequency Charlie Alpha at 2224.
(Mr. TV-UK) PACAF 01 with a phone patch through Hickam Global to Arctic
Warrior (Elmendorf Command) at 0110. PACAF 01 with a phone patch
through Hickam to PACAF command. callsign Food Store at DSN 488
8500 at 0135. (Jones-CA)
Goth 11/12 (spelled phonetically) calling each other with no joy. inbound
Ellsworth AFB, SD, at 2335. (Fowler-NY)
Sidecar calling 2PL for radio check at 1523. (Fowler-NY)
Architect working Ascot 5736 with selcal (AH-GK) check at 1527. (FowlerNY) T/1at is a C-130 aircraft (XV177) out of RAF Lyneham-Larry.
Andrews calling SAM 681 with no luck at 2357. Andrews using LSB setting
up Air Force 1 com ms with SAM 28000 in clear voice and ANDVT at 1835.
(Jones-CA)
Delta 31 calling BigSky for radio check, no joy. Delta 31 in the blind said
going UHF at 0308. (Jones-CA) Interesting intercept. Jeff. My records
shoiv this is a State of Florida drug enforcement and vessel intercept
frequency-Larry.
DL calling B6B at 1140. Changed frequency to CF3. (Riddell-NY)
Snakeyes and Chesty working Deuce. 4S working 4Aat 1150. (Riddell-NY)
This is a known US Marine Corps Reserve tactical and training frequencyLarry.
Unid station "48" announced standing by on frequency at 1845. (Jones
CA)
Roamin Lad calling any station this net at 0008 on Zulu 190. (Fowler-NY)
SAM 27000 working Andrews with ANDVT comms at 2333. (Jones-CA)
Very strong ALE pulses noted at 2100. (Jones-CA) US Customs Cothen
frequency-Larry.
WGY912 with status of FEMA deployment at 1617. Also working an AFF
station. (Vaillaneourt-PQ)
MFA Paris, France, in FECA 192 baud with traffic in French at 1004.
(Vaillaneourt-PO)
ANDVT scrambled comms noted here at 2334. (Jones-CA)
SAM 202 working Andrews with phone patch to Sherman Base at DSN
552-6041 and 552-2396 at 2200. (Jones-CA)
MFA Paris, France. with 5-letter groups using 192 baud FEC-A at 1230.
(Vaillaneourt-PO)
Air Force 2 working Andrews at 2316. (Jones-CA)
Andrews working SAM 201 on F919 with signal checks al 1835. (JonesCA)
Gunfighter 11 working Ascension GHFS at 2304 requesting a phone patch
to DSN 739-5715 (NAS/JRB Fort Worth) with request to land at that field
due to bad weather al Kelly AFB. Elements of this flight included: 1 KC 135,
1 B 1B. 2 F-15E, 2 F-15C and 2 F-1 6 aircraft. (Fowler-NY) Fascinating log,
LF. good job-Larry. MFA Paris, France, with 5-letter groups using FEC-A
192 baud at 1010. (Vaillaneourt-PO)

11181 .0
11214.0

11232.0
11244.0

11245.0
11460.0
11477.0
11494.0
12500.5
12502.0
12505.0
12510.0
12562.0
12564.0
12572.0
12575.0
13200.0

13204.0
13205.0
13208.5
13211 .0
13300.0
13375.0
13445.0
13446.0
13458.0
13485.0
13585.9
13954.5
13957.6
13960.0
13971.5

14615.0
14776.0
15016.0
15084.0

15094.0

Paccom 01 working Hickam Global with phone patch to Delta Oscar at

Paccom Command at 0235. (Jones-CA)
Darkstar Xray working Raymond 24 and Navy 496 working Andrews all
at 2341. Interesting exchanges. (Fowler-NY) Andrews working SAM 201
at 1655. (Jones-CA)
Sack 81 working Raymond 24 via Trenton military at 2310 requesting
NORAD satcom check. (Fowler-NY)
Steel 12 working Thule with an "ops normal" call al 2303. (Fov1ler-NY)
We have heard quitea few USAF tankers giving these reports lately-Larry.
Cam p 92 with a "Skybird" call at 0937, but no answer. Passed "ops
normal" call in the blind . Firecan working Andrews at 2000. Requested
and received Nightwatch freq uencies as X-200/170. (Mr. TV-UK)
Scrambled voice comms noted here at 0041. (Fowler-NY)
Air Force 2 working Andrews al 2150. (Jones-CA)
KCNA Pyongyang, North Korea, with 50 baud/425 shift RTIY English new
bulletins at 1245. (Vaillaneourt-PO)
Hammer working unid at 2303. (Jones-CA) US Customs Cothen frequency-Larry.
J4FEMN Buena Fortune using SITORA at 2126 working SVT. (BakerOH)
ELNV2-MN Industrial Champion at 1410 in SI TOR-A. (Baker-OH)
KMCBM/T Marine Chemist at 2132 in SITOR-A. (Baker-OH)
DZAB-MN General Cabal at 2048 in SI TOR-A. (Baker-OH)
UHCF-BMRT Novourainka using 50 baud RTIY at 1928 with crew
telegrams to Kerch. (Baker-OH)
UINN-BMRT Otrog at 2020 using 50 baud RTTY traffic to UIW. (BakerOH)
UCHV-TKH lnzhener Yermoshkin sending 50 baud RTIY telegrams to
Murmansk at 2015. (Baker-OH)
UYRK- TKH Viktor Talaliykhin at 2017 with 50 baud RTIY traffic to
Mariupol Radio. (Baker-OH)
Elmendorf GHFS working Sierra 54 (self IDed KC-10 tanker) with arrival
weather for Travis AFB, CA at 1807. (Fowler-NY) Aircraft is based out of
Travis -Larry.
Paccom 01 working Andrews with phone patch to Command Post at
0235. (Jones-CA)
Air Europa 772 at 1930 calling Berne Radio. no answer. (Baker-OH)
Reach 0174 working Stewart ops for weather info at 1547. (Fowler-NY)
SAM 26000 working Andrews at 1508. (Fowler-NY)
Ascot 4318 working Houston Radio at 2307. (Fowler-NY)
Single note pipe organ tune then female with 5-digit number groups at
1510. (Fowler-NY)
ANDVT scrambled comms heard here at 2030. (Jones-CA)
WGY918FEMA Denver, CO, calling WGY912-FEMA Berryville, VA. al
1844. Isn't 918 a FEMA MERS? (Metcalfe, KY)
ALE pulses noted here at 2145. (Jones-CA) Probably FAA selscan ALE
pulses-Larry.
ANDVT comms noted here at 0130. (Jones-CA) Interesting. as this is a
US Navy MARS channel-Larry.
CNM85MAP Rabal, Morocco, at 1720 with 50 baud RTIY French news
bulletins. (Baker-OH)
HBD20-Swiss Embassy Berne, Switzerland. at 1540 in SITOR-Awith 5letter messages for Havana/Ottawa. (Baker-OH)
Traffic to various RFGW/MilFrance Ambassxs in French and "non protege" (in the clear) using FECA 192 baud at 1414. (Vaillaneourt-PO)
Andrews working Air Force 2 at 2346. (Jones-CA)
CLP65-Cuban Embassy, Managua, Nicaragua, al 1945 in 300 baud
packet. First known logging of a Cu ban Embassy in this mode. (BakerOH) I think you are right. Rick, I haven't seen it before. CongratulationsLarry.
Reach 50003 (C-5) enroute to Davis Monthan working Ascension GHFS
on this discrete with phone patch to Hilda West at 2200. (Jones-CA)
WGY91BFEMA Denver. CO, and WGY912-FEMA Berryville, VA, with a
H171735 relay message for WGY913 at 1735. (Metcalfe, KY)
Albrook GHFS with an "all frequency requesr for Shark 21 at 1610.
(Riddell-NY)
EAM broadcast for four continuous hours by numerous tri-graph callsigns
starting at 2130. Highly unusual. (Fowler-NY) This is an old US Navy only
aero OR channel. Bot/1 coasts used tl1is freq so it is really hard to say w/1at
was happening here. EAM fans take note of this intercept-Larry.
SAM 201 working McClellan GHFS (discrete) with phone patch traffic at
1734. (Jones-CA)

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news electronically with the bulletins you see repeatedly quoted
below, but I still love to get original hard copies in the P-mail.
I in vite you to visit my website at http://hudson.idt.neU
-khechtl 9/radio/shortwave/ghauser, a URL maintained by K evin
Hecht. You ' II find the latest weekl y update to the frequently changing WORLD OF RADIO schedule, as well as my other broadcasts
and publications. You can even link into RealAudio playbacks of
W.O.R. at your convenience!
In addition to the sites mentioned two months ago. I'd like to
draw a few more to your auention. Another good one for beginners,
from a British standpoint, is from Jeremy, G4NJH: http://
www.innotts.eo.uk/-asperges/swl.html
Chuck Bolland, purveyor of Orchid City Software, has been
discussing whether the full moon can influence the ionosphereafter all, a lot of sunlight is being reflected to the dark side of the
earth, perhaps including enough UV to make a difference. Check
http://www.flinet.com/-chuck/

More and more SW stations are getting on the Internet, making

us wonder how much longer the original medium of SW can last?
See URUGUAY. On rec.radio.shortwave, MitchW contrasts TTA
(Through The Air) with OTW (Over The Web) broadcasts. C BC is
li ve on the web now 24 hours, both Radio and Stereo networks; you
can reach it and about25 other stations via the World Radio Network
site: http://www.wrn.org/audio.htmJ.
T im Hendel, board memberofRFPI, again this year is collecting
unwanted SW radios to be donated to needy third-world individual s
through the Femi nist International Radio Endeavor. They need not
be in working order. He needs them by Dec. 3 1; phone for more info
at 205-539-5678.
Time is running out to hear Radio Denmark in Engli sh. The
twice-monthly quarter-hour was authorized for 1996 only. The
times to hear it in North America this month, via Norway, are: first
and third Sundays at 1238, 1338 and 1438 UT on 11840; 1538 on
9485; 1638 on 1 I 840; 1738 on 13800; 1838 on 9590; 2038 on 7480,
2 138 and 2338 on 7465; following UT Mondays at 0038 on 7465;
01 38 and 0238 on 7465, 7520; 0338 and 0438 on 7520. as reported
in BC-DX and EDXP. Adelame !

AFGHANISTAN Under Taleban control R. Afghanistan returned to 7199v at '0130

Governador Valadares, 31 m, 10 kW; R. Tres Rios, 1150; R. Universal, 1530,
within 48 hours. quit using unique flute interval signal, banned women from
Teodoro Sampaio, "shortly" (Thord Knutsson. RNM)
working at station (Victor Goonetilleke and Sarath Weerakoon, Sri Lanka, UADX
BULGARIA R. Bui ~,
via Cumbre DX, DX Window) At times IDs in Pashto and English as R. Voice of
garia W-96 En- -~
Shari'ah. with some of same announcers. Domestic service heard 0215-0335
glish: 11 301230 <;o'
(Fri 0800), 1330-1600on 7200. External follows at 1600-1700, last quarter hour
EAs 9440. 2000-2100 Eu 7335. 9700; 22002300 Eu 7390, 9700; 00000100 &
in English but timing varies and may not be on SW (BBC Monitoring)
0500-0600 NAm 7375, 9485 (R. Bulgaria) DX program: Fri 2045, Sat 0045, Sun
ARGENTINA RAE on 15338.6 ex-15345 at 2328-0100+ in Spanish. Portuguese
2245, Mon 0545, 1215 (Panlviewvia BC-OX)
(Bryan Clark. NZ, Cumbre DX) RAE director was interviewed on RHC's En
BURUNDI R. Democracy, pro-Hutu on 7040 at '0430 claiming to broadcast from
Contacto; 35 of the 60 staff left with change of government. destroying the
Burundi, but believed to be from Uvira. Zaire (BBCM)
station; she is trying to reconstruct it (gh) R. Pirafia Internacional operates from
CANADA RGI W-96 schedule shows no changes in program titles to NAm. Eu; just
somewhere in this country (Gabriel I. Barrera. Play-OX) A homebrew AM
thetimes have shifted one UT hour later. Sackvillerelays of other stations include
transmitter runs 60 watts carrier power; and a100 watt SSB was being repaired;
17840 BBC formerly via Antigua, 1657:30 1859 at 285; CRI at 0300-0359
listen to W. O.R. for dates (Jorge R. Garcia, RPI)
Spanish. 05000559 English both on 9560 (via Westenhaver) The 0500 broad
AUSTRIA RAI W96 English to NAm: 1330 on 13730; 0030 & 0230 on 7325; 0530
cast doesn 't propagate in the middle of the night except in summer. -gh.
& 0630 on 6015 via Canada; LAm 0230 on 9870, 9495 (ORF) DX programs in
COLOMBIA R. Turbo, 2920 = 2 x 1460 at 01 59-0248, trop and pop music; used to
German shuffled to: KW-Panorama Sun 0005; DX TelegrammSun 0625, 1325,
be on SW 6085 as Ondas del Darien (Don Moore. IA, W.O.R.) This is probably
Mon 0125. 0325, 0525 (Wolf Harranth. KWPvia BCDX)
really R. Uno. Barranquilla. at 0008, name change from R. Multicolor (Henrik
BANGLADESH R. Bangladesh made name change even in English to "Bangladesh
Klemetz, Dateline Bogota} Ecos del Orinoco reactivated on 4905.42, 0040
Betar." starting news in English at 1230 on 7185 which was clear and 9548 badly
0300+. nice salsa, romantic music (Brian Alexander, PA)
distorted (Victor Goonetilleke. Sri Lanka. UADXvia DXl1!}
COSTA RICA RFPl"s GlobalCommunityforumwith call-ins, now airs live UT Fri 0200BELARUS V. of Russia Kalodziscy relay. RV-1 74, 250 kW for W96: 1500-1700 9905.
0300 on 7385, 6205-usb. RFPI has added a monthly 15-min supplement to
17302200 7105, tentatively (Nikolai Rudnev. OSWCI SW News)
World of Radio called Continent of Media. immediately following the usual
BOLIVIA 4777.1v to 4777.8 station tested in June as La Voz de los Upez. but now
W.O.R. times; it may becomeweekly in January (gh) Tico Times supplies CR/CA
calls itself La Voz del Altiplano Uru, named for area Indians. heard from 1000
news for weekly quarter-hour, Fri 2100, Sat 0500, Mon 2330, Tue 0730, except
(Emilio Pedro Povrzenic. Argentina, Latinoamerica DXvia RNM)
the one week a month The Neumaier Report appears (RFPI Mailbag)
BOTSWANA R. Botswana on new 9640 with ID in English news at 1917. weather.
CUBA After another stint announcing at RHC, Keith Perron is back in Montreal (Bill
first heard until 2202 with choral anthem, big signal (Jay Novello, NC. World
Westenhaver. PO)
ofRadio) Also here 21202201 .African language, hilife music, no discernable
Some report R. Armonia, Argentina, 3rd harmonic on 4800, but all I hear is R.
IDs (gh, OK) And 0252-0330+. weak and
Rebelde, 8 x 600 at 0210 and 0830-0900+, and
covered by OW from 0257. best on 4820
stronger on 3600, 4200 as well as //5025
All
times
UTC;
All
frequencies
kHz;
*
before
hr=
(Brian Alexander, PA)
(Brian Alexander. PA, W.O.R.)
sign on, * after ltr = sign off; II= parallel
BRAZIL R. Bare reactivated on 4894.97. very
DENMARK License for community neo-Nazi FM
good with pop music at 0952-1002, UT-5
programming; + =continuing but not monitored; 2 x
station R. Oasis revoked; Danish neo-Nazis
timecheck on Oct. 1O (Art De li be rt, MD,
have applied for a SW license to broadcast to
freq =2nd harmonic; Z-96 =Summer season; W-96 =
Cumbre OX) Stations planning on SW, per
Europe (SCDX/Mediascan) Also see lead
Winter season; [non]= Broadcast to or for the listed
questionnaires: R. America, 750, Belo
item above
country, but not necessarily originating there.
Horizonte on 62m, 5 kW; R. lbituruna, 930.
GABON (non ] Africa Number One has new

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BULGARIA

webpage in French: http://Www.sit.ca/africa (Tom Sundstrom, NJ) So it's in

Canada-gh.
GERMANY R. Bremen missing from 6190, enormous signal now deceased? (Noel
Green. UK, BC-OX) R. Bremen confirms that 6190 was shut down Oct. 1.
Regionals still active are on 6005, 6030, 6085, 7265, nice targets outside
Europe (Kai Ludwig, BC-DX')
New AWR sked via Jiilich for W96: 0400-0630 5900, 0800-0900 S/S 7230,
1700-1800 7110. 1900-2030 6015, none in English. 100 kW (Andreas Erbe via
Kai Ludwig, EOXP) Replaces Velke Kostolany, Slovakia
[non] Among DW relay sites for W96 are RN Bonaire in English at 0500 on
9650; RGI Sackville at 0100 on 5960, 6085 (via Andreas Volk, rec.radio.shortwave)
DW plans lots of holiday specials. both in German and English. Dec. 24-26;
Come to Germany, Dec. 3-4 is about TheSilver Road , Saxony's tourist route, UT
Wed 0130, 0530 (DW tune in via Jim Moats)
GUAM KTWR added another English service, 1000-1100 on 9870. Pacific DX Report
will be Sat 0940 on 15200, Mon 1615 11580, Tue 0820 15200 (Bob Padula.
Electronic DX Press)
INDONESIA Five new 250 kW RRI SW transmitters were inaugurated Sept. 14 in
Banta Sunggu, near Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi; and four more at the RRI
complex in Cimanggis near Jakarta, thanks to British government and Marconi
aid. RRI reported (BBCM) Sulawesi site uses 9565, 9630. 11750, 11885;
Cimanggis 9680, 11785. 15125, 15150 (David Foster, OzDXvia Jembatan OX')
INTERNATIONAL VACUUM WORLD OF RADIO winter sked via World Radio
Network: NAm on Galaxy 5, 125W, tr. 6-V. 3.820 GHz. 6.8 MHz. Sat 0630. 2000.
Eu on Astra 1B, 19E, tr. 22-V, 11.538 GHz. 7.38 MHz, Sat 0430, 1700, Sun 1130
( http ://Www . wrn . org~

INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non] Report from Allan Weiner, in charge of outfitting

the Electrafor Scott Becker of Lightwave Mission Broadcasting: ship passed sea
trials. max speed 12 knots, repairing hull and painting cost $25K; transmitters
should be ready in early Dec; plans SW only, two frequencies at a time, minimum
10 kW, no MW; location still secret; predicts launching in early January
depending on weather (C hris Lobdell, MA, NU via EDXP) Formal complaints
have been filed against Weiner with the Kennebunk Chief of Police and the Maine
Attorney General, accusing him of fraud in the aborted sale of the Sarah to us
(MPLX/Baskir-Byford Communications) Under US law, the original seizure of
the vessel by the US was illegal, an act of piracy, and thus it had no right to sell
it to Frank Ganter who sold it to Weiner. The only legal way for the US to dispose
of it was to scrap it. See US Title 19, section 1609 (John England, MPLX)
/RAG Mother of Battles Radio at 1600-1900 announces 97 45. but heard on 9750v.
Main Prog ram in Arabic at 0255-2415 on 9715, 7157, 4615. Kurdish 0315-2130
on 6560 (BBCM)
[non] Republic of Iraq Radio. Voice of the Iraqi People, announced freqs as
9560, 11700. 15235, 9570, 9980, 9380, but checks 1500-1700 found it on
9285, 9562, 9568, 9852, 11713(BBCM)
IRELAND (non] West Coast Radio Ireland began weekly relay via Jiilich, Germany
on Thursdays from Oct. 31 : 0100-0200 NAm 5910, 1500-1600 Eu 6015, 18001900 Al 11665, with news. features, music, letters, competitions galore,
insights into life in Ireland, specials on Irish abroad. When sponsorship allows.
will expand into several languages. per info from website http://Www.mayolreland.ie/shortwave.htm Programs originate from studios of Mid-West
Radio, Mayo; address: West Coast Rad io Ireland, Murneen P. O., Claremorris.
Co Mayo (Bill McClintock, World of Radio)
ISRAEL Kol Israel W-96 English: 0500-0515 on
7465, 9435, 17545; 1500-1530 on 11605,
9390; 2000-2025 on 7465, 9365, 9435, 15640
(Doni Rosenzweig, rec.radio.shortwave)
ITALY AWR has been granted alicense for a major
SW station near Argenta. covering India to
Morocco; should be ready in 1999 (AWR via
DSWCI DXW1
JAPAN Traditionally conservative in frequency usage. R. Japan for W-96 shows 15
new extended-band channels; to NAm/SAm: 0100-0400 13630, 0500-0700
9835, 12000. all from Yamata; also, some from relays, 9825, 9855, 9860,
11665, 11685, 11690, 12005, 12030, 15460, 15475, 15590, 17685 (N HK via
Don Rhodes. Bob Padula. EDXP) From W96, IDs are coordinated with external
TV service, now "Radio Japan. NHK World" (RJMR)
JORDAN BBCM omits the 1500-1730 English from R. Jordan. but I'm still hearing
it on 11970 (Michie! Schaay, Holland, BC-DX')
KALININGRAD R. ABC/Denmark ceased SW 7570 via here Oct. 20, as Stig Hartvig
Neilsen left the station for another job (Nielsen, rec.radio.shortwave via EOXP)
KAZAKHSTAN[non] Kazakh R. Almaty started more broadcasts to Europe. at least
weekdays, via Ukraine, with English 0930-1 000 on 7205, 11 705 //9505 direct
(Wolfgang Biischel. Germany, BC-DX)
KURDISTAN V. of the People of Kurdistan, 1400-1600, repeated 0300-0500 on
4020-4050v, times, frequencies and durations highly variable; previously has

used 15060v, 7270v, 6295v, 5845-5880v, 4100-4110v, 3930-3960v (BBC

Monitoring)
LESUTU R. Lesutu, 4800 also with spur on 4812, perhaps mix with BBC MW 1197
as both go off at 0715 (Piel Conradie, RSA. W.O.R. ) LNBS is now willing to hire
out to other parties two SW transmitters formerly rented to BBC, says Peter
Moepi, Studio Engineer (Hans Johnson, Cumbre-OX via EDXP) No plans for
discontinuing R. Lesotho SW service, tho transmitter is rather outdated and in
need of major refurbishment. SW reaches Sotho people far beyond this small
country (M. J. Rigby, via Mickey Delmage, Alta. )
LIBERIA World's first QSL from R. Liberia International, now on 5100, came by fax
from Isaac P. Davis. He promises "enviably colorful QSL card" and material
prepared especially tor DXers by postal mail when restored to those paying $5
return postage fee (Rolf Lovstrom, Norway, DSWCI SWN)
MADAGASCAR New 4960.85v fades in at 1545, beautiful music, Malagasy and
French (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, UADX via BC-OX) Most reliable long-path
African here (Hans Johnson, CO, Cumbre-OX')
MALAWI MBC sked shows 0257-0810, 151 5-2210 3380, 0815-1 510 9625, all now
50 kW ex-1 O; fax 671257 or 671353 (Pan/view)
MAL TA [non] VOM heard with combined DX/mailbag show Sat 2045-2055 (Bob
Padula. EDXP) VOM via Russia until March 29 is to be one hour later, i.e. 20002200 on 7390, 7440; Sun 0200-0500 on 15550, 17570. Also considering
expanding broadcast to Japan. starting service to USA (Masao Hosoyavia Marie
Lamb, Cumbre DX') Euro service called VOM, funded by Malta and Libya; other
services called R. Melita, funded by Maltese government (BBCM)
MAURITIUS MBC, once on SW, has no plans to return to SW as adequate coverage
is provided by AM. per station personnel (Hans Johnson, Cumbre DX')
MEXICO Off DST, XERMX programming on 9705 shifted one hour later, but also
some other changes: Encuentro OX UT Thu 0200, Sun 2300; Radio Correo def
Aire Sat 2300 among other times (Julian Santiago, XERMX) Tus Panteras,
Merida, on 6105at1300-21 40 with lively LA pops in mid -Oct (Bob Wilkner, FL,
DSWCI DXW1 Had been inactive - gh
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES RN is building a few lower-powered transm itters at
Bonaire relay for DAB experiments, regional broadcasts (RN Media Network)
NICARAGUA R. Miskut has been running only 300 watts on 5770 due to lack of a
transmitter module; MW transmitter was scheduled to arrive in Oct or Nov. Sked
is 1200-2330 M-F, 1200-2400 Sat, 1200-1500 and 1800-2330 Sun. variable
(Tetsuya Hirahara, who visited station in Sept, Nica DXing via Radio Nuevo
Mundo) Arrival of MW could mean the end of SW-gh. 14th anniversary is Jan.
9, 1997 (Max van Arnhem. OX Window)
NIGERIA [non] R. Kudirat. 6205via RSA at 1955 had a "Kudirat Radio" jingle, Voice
of the Minorities program in local language, English sign-off at 2009-2010 (Al
Quaglieri, NY)
NORWAY R. NorwayW96 English to Americas: 16001 1840; 2300 5905, 7465; 0200
7465, 7520; 0400 7520 (via Bill Bergadano, rec.radio.shortwave) Quite a
reduction, correcting last month-gh. Fredrikstad transmitter will go off the air for
good at the end of 1996 (Erik Koie, R. Denmark, DSWCI SWN) OSL it while you
can (Finn Krone. DSWCI ed.)
PAKISTAN PBC S96 and tentative D96 showed English: 0230-0245 7350, 11760,
15120, 15485, 17705; 0800-0850 and 1100-112015470, 17900; 1600-1630
7350, 9485, 9900, 11570, 11955, 15555; 1700-1750 9400, 11570 (R. Pakistan
via Gigi Lytle)
PERU New on 5730 is R. Santiago, Puerto Galilea, Condo rcanqui province,
Amazonas dept, quite good at 1040, 2240-0100+ saying sked is 1000-1 400,
20000100 (Henrik Klemetz, Dateline Bogota via DXW1 La Super Radio San
Ignacio active almost nightly on 4190.4 at 2300-0100v, plugs for local stores
under same ownership (Klemetz. OB')
Heard //6753.2 which is just plain R.San Ignacio. R. Huarmaca, Huancabamba
at 0230-0302" on 5385.3 ex-5485.5 (Pedro F. Arrunategui, Lima) Due to
interference clash we gave last month-g/1. Estacion Vernacular, San Miguel de

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)
10 issue subscriptions $26 in USA, or both for $49
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the Global Forum {continued}

Cajamarca. on 5453.8 at 0334-0343" (Argentine DXpedition. OXVv')
PHILIPPINES R. Pilipinas. DZRM uses nominal 9615with10 kW to reach outlying
provinces at 2200-1400, but something on 9618.9 ran past 1400 (Hans
Johnson. CO, Cumbre OX) RP at 0230-0330 via VOA on 15270, also announcing
15120, 11885; 0330-0400 still on 13770, 15330, 17730 (Robert Jones, Australia. EOXP)
R. Veritas Asia until 1 March shows the only azimuths east of north are
Russian 2130-2225 on 9560 at 15, and Pilipino 1230-1255 on 9505 at 30
toward Japan and NAm (via Bill Westenhaver. PO)
DX Dial from FEBC is aired first every Tue at 1355 on 11995, repeated Sat
0120 on 15450, 0940 on 11635, 1440 on 11995 (Alok das Gupta. India. EDXP)
PORTUGAL R. Renascen~a has left shortwave. no longer heard on 9680 in Europe
(Matthias Gatzke via Kai Ludwig, EDXP) Back one week later, football coverage
Sun 1500-1700 (Wolfgang BOschel, BC-OX)
RUSSIA V. of Russia changed signature tune Oct. 7 to a theme from Pictures at ao
Exhibitioo by Mussorgsky; now broadcasts in 33 languages. 95 hours a day
(BBCM) Mayak via Murmansk 0730-1500 on new 7310-usb, 50 kW .. 195
(Panlviewvia BC-DX) According to a reply. V. of Russia, Khabarovsk station will
publish its original OSL card soon (Mizuno Mitsuaki. DSWCI OXVv')
SLOVAKIA RSI W96 for English: 0100-0130 NAm 5930, 7300, SAm 9440; 0830
0900Au 1199017550, 21705; 1730-1800 WEu 5915, 6055, 7345: 1930-2000
WEu 5915, 6055. 7345 (Jurgen Kubiak. EOXP)
SOMALIA R. Mogadishu. V. of Somalia, 2001-2014 on 6969-usb in English with
tribal music. very clear ID, long speech, local and international news (Seppi
Gornati, Italy. EDXP)
SOUTH AFRICA Tho funding guaranteed until March, more than half of the staff of
Channel Africa have departed. No one is in charge of news. and Swahili has only
one person (RNMIV)
SPAIN REE's Sephardic service continues for winter UT Tue 0415-0445 to NAm on
9690, tho it propagates poorly beyond the east coast; here's a sample of what
Judeo-Espaiiol looks like (gh)

SEFARAD es un pro11rama semonal en lingua se(ardi, djudezmo o djudeoesponyol, la lingua aviada par los djudios
Ice bivian en .spanya, I es en nuestros dios, espanyol
medlero/ kon palavros I eksprezlones en otras nneuas, de
los palzes ande las se(oradis se aresentaran en el mundo,

SRI LANKA SLBC External in English has dropped some frequencies to save power.
but remains: 1030-1130 on 11835. 17850; 0020- on 15425, 9720 (Victor
Goonetilleke, UADX via Cumbre OX) 12.5 kW Marconi transmitter with wiring
eaten by rats repaired by TWA and used on 6035 with dipole until they were
allowed to use MW: then SL government used it daytime for broadcasts to
government forces in northern Tamil area (Sarath Weerakoon and Goonetilleke.
BC-OX) Prime time for 6035is1230-1330, now SLBC's Tamil service, no longer
a black clandestine (Weerakoon. UAOX via Cumbre DX via BC-DX)
SWEDEN R. Sweden W96 English to NAm: 1230 on 15240, 11650 or 13740; 1430
on 15240. 9485 or 11650; 0230 on 6200; 0330 on 7115; LAm 0030 6065. 0130
7265 or 7290 (via Cindy Lindau. MN, Bob Thomas, CT) The same contradiction
as in previous seasons appears in "SCOX/Mediascan " as voiced and E-mailed
by George Wood: "7155" at 0330: also try the 2230 to Eu/Af on 7325, 6065-gh
TAHITI RFO will continue using 15167v until the transmitter
dies; it will not be fixed or replaced; seems to be on
c.~~\CE /lA
the air 24 hours. but quite weak even near the site
~\,\\
r/O~
5kmnorthof Papeete(TerryPalmersheim,Tahiti, ~ ~ ~
Cumbre-OXvia BC-OX)
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THAILAND BBCWS sked shows new relay here fS
~
completed, and scheduled in English: 5965 2100 ~
5;;
2200, 2300-2400; 5990 1300-161 5; 6065 0900 ~
.
c:::i
0915, 1100-1400; 9580 same plus 2300-0030;
11955 0330-0500; 15280 0000-0030, 0100-0300,
0330-0500, 0900-0915. But some mistake as only 2 x
250 kW transmitters but sked indicates more at once. Two more transmitters to
be moved in from Hong Kong (VK3BCYvia Martin Elbe. OXVv') BBC wants reports
on whether the Thai frequencies reach California as well as Hong Kong did
(Waveguide)
TONGA TBC wants to return to SW early in 1997 with a new transmitter from
UNESCO. Has been off 5030 since 1993, with less than 1 kW; hope new one will
be 10 kW (Hans Johnson, Cumbre OX)
TURKEY Tiirkiye Polis Radyosu. Ankara, operates 1400-0800 on 7370 (Pan/view)
URUGUAY R. El Espectador is so pleased with about 13K hits per month to its
website from abroad that it is not interested in repairing its 11835 outlet; listen
via http://www. zfm . com /es pectado~H oracio A. Nigro, Uruguay. via Relampago
DX via Play-OX)
US A WWCR experimented with suppressing LSB on 5065, then switched to 5070
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to avoid interterence, on air 2200-1200 Dec-Feb. Audio improved by receiving

5065 in USB mode (gh) A survey by mail of people who had written WWCR
revealed the top-ten favorite programs: 10 Ham Radio & More. 9 Kurt Saxon. 8 Bo
Gritz. 7 World of Radio, 6 Protecting Your Wealth, 5 Pastor Pete Peters. 4 Mark
Kornke, 3 Country Music, 2 Norm Resnick, 1 Brother Stair. As a result we feel
justified in selling all the time on WWCR-4 to Stair (George McClintock, WWCR)
WORLD OF RADIO on WWCR: Thu 2130 15685, Sat 1230 7435, Sun 1000
3210, 2000 12160, Mon 0030 5070. 2130 15685, Tue 1330 15685, Wed 1230
15685. (gh)
WVHAannounced Oct. 19 during the Sabbath 1300-1700 service on 15745 that
they must have S200K to finance company by Oct. 31 or foreclosure will begin
(World of Radio)
WHRI still hadn't fixed theerroneous 9945 entries in its website schedule when
we checked it again two months later. Chuck Harder sued UBN over financial deal,
claiming they kept him off the air (gh) Then he appeared on TalkAmerica Network
at least on satellite (Loren Cox. KY, W.O.R.)
WGTG found on 5085 ex-9400 at 0100, and like 9400 on AM with suppressed
lower-sideband. same audio quality (Tim Hendel. AL) i.e., worse than telephonegh. Changeover was at 6 pm ET; surprised those expecting KVOHon 5085, which
had reserved it for more than a year, but decided it could not get its transmitter,
antenna to function on such a low channel ( W.O.R.)
WRMI, 9955, has started a Portuguese hour, Sun 2130-2230 including
Encontro DX, originally broadcast on R. Aparecida, Brasil, and Vida Universalfrom
Germany (WRMI)
VOA cancelled the UT Sun 0030 broadcast of Communications World after Oct.
20. Remains Sat 1030 on 5985, probably best for reception in NAm; 1230, 1730,
2130 (VOA CVv') Weekend broadcasts to Caribbean and Latin America dropped.
still UT Tue-Sat 0000-0200 (Dan Ferguson, VOA, rec.radio.shortwave) Also
cancelled more languages on SW and reduced Spanish to only one hour at 0100,
and closed down all SSB feeders from Greenville to Greece. VOA experimented one
week in Oct with digital broadcasts from Delano, 0000-0230 on 5902.5, 1900
2000 on 15235-binary phase shift keying at 8 kbps (VOA CVv') Please! Blanketed
the entire 19m band and beyond, at least 14800-15600, interfering with even the
strongest analog stations; this is progress ?-gh
R. Free Asia full initial schedule in Mandarin: 1500-1600 on 7495, 5860 via
Kazakhstan. 7530 via Armenia, 6205, 6240 via Tajikistan, 9430 [sic--was never
this but 9455 via KHBI, Saipan]; 2300-2400 7495, 7530, 6205, 6240 from same,
and 13825. changed to 13800 via KHBI (RNMN, BBCM) VOA's Mandarin broadcasts have been retimed to avoid conflicting with RFA's (VOA Communications
World') RFA plans to have all seven languages going by January (RNMIV)
R. Free Asia was lauded in an Oct. 9 editorial by John Hughes in the Christian
Science Monitor, but he fails to point out that CS benefits financially by selling
airtime to RFA on KHBI. There is another connection: Dan Southerland, VP for
programming, is a former CSM correspondent in Asia (via Jim Moats) Website up
but not fully operational; has mission statement claiming objectivity and noncriticism of any government [so why bother?] from anon-US government station:
plans to have lots of text in Mandarinand each other language via special software.
Check out http://Www.rfa .org (gh)
Address for reports: 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW. Washington, DC 20036
(BBCM) We hear it will move into building formerlyoccupied by NPR (gh) At 2025
M St. NW, 20036 ( WRTHvia OXVv') The 1500-1600 broadcast on 9455 in Chinese
via KHBI Saipan was sometimes well heard in deep North America, but WEWN
planned to share the frequency for W96. At 2300, 13800 sometimes has dual-path
echo here (gh)
Many thanks to WEWN frequency manager Stanley Leinwoll for agreeing to
vacate 9580 which had been blocking R. Australia in the mornings, and 7395.
which had been splattering RFPI 7385 in the evenings (gh)
Monitor Radio International lost some familiar voices in Oct, as Lisa Dale.
Letterbox host. left for a job with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; and Rod
MacLeish relinquished commentaries and Friday Roundtabtes for print Monitor
(Jim Moats. OH)
UZBEKISTAN R. Tashkent English at 1200 on 5060 mammoth signal over Xinjiang.
announcing also on 9715. 7285, 5975 (Bob Hill, MA. OXVv')
VIETNAM unlD on 4706 very weak at 1200-1400+ definitely //5925 Hanoi, strong at
times (Hans van den Boogert, Taiwan, DXVv')
ZAlRE Voix du Zaire. Kinshasa. back on 15244.5 around 0500-1850; major news in
French at 1130-1155. 1800-1830(BBCM)15244.52, '0500-1850' . heard all day,
mostly in French. IDs only as R. Nationale (Piel Conradie, Cape Town, RSA,
W.O.R.)
R. Agatashya-Swallow of Hope in Kinyarwanda, 6125 from transmitter in Bukavu.
operated by Reporters without Frontiers. at 0600-1000. 1400(M/W/F 1300)
1800(S/S 1900) includes news in English Wed & Sat 1700-1730 (BBCM)
Until the Next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn.I
http://hudson. i di. net/-khecht19/radio/shortwave/ghauser

_Bn_'OO_d_c_a_st_Log~g~m~g~s------------------~
Gayle Van Hom
T/1is co/11m11 i~ dedirnted 101he memory uf Loy Lee of the Maywoods DX Team.
who passed mvav Oct. 19. 1996.
0038 UTC on 6479.8
PERU: Radio Los Andes. (Tent) Spanish. Ande~n flute music program to
regional announcements. Tentative ID format, excessive M?rse co.de interference on frequency. (Mark Veldhuis. Borne, Netherlands/via email)
0038 UTC on 3290
NAMIBIA: Namibia BC Corp. Announcer reading obituary notices to station ID
at 0102. (Maywoods DX Team/Loy Lee. Ed Shaw, Chuck Everman, Jim
McClure, Wayne Gregory, John Haffendorfer)
0040 UTC on 4805
BRAZIL: Radio Amazonas. Announcer in Spanish with "power music" promo
and regional items. Brazilian stations noted in Portuguese; Radio Edu cacao
Rural 4755 at 0101: Radio Aparecida 9630 at 0100; Radio Brazil Central
4985 at 0159. Radio Nacional do Brazil noted in English on 15445 at 1250.
(Maywoods DX Team. KY)
0050 UTC on 4799.8
GUATEMALA: Radio Buenas Nuevas. Spanish. Talk segment into children's
chorus music. Guatemalan stations noted; Radio Maya de Barillas 3324.8 at
0133; Radio Chortis 3380 at 0153. (Maywoods DX Team, KY)
0057 UTC on 4770
ECUADOR: Centineia def Sur. Spanish. Regional music to chat and centinela
def Sur" ID. Ecuadorian stations noted as; La Voz del Napo 3279.5 at 0116;
Radio Quito4919 at 0131; Radio Naclonal Es pejo4879.6at 0248. (Maywoods
DX Team, KY)
0135 UTC on 4939.5
VENEZUELA: Radio Amazonas. Spanish. Traditional Venezuelan harp music
lo announcements about Pio Ayacucho. ID at 0200 with slogans "mas
musical," mas noticiosa; and "para todo Venezuela y todo el mundo. Poor
signal with intermittent utility ORM. (Don Moore, IA/MARE)
0220 UTC on 3230.2
PERU: Radio El Soi de los Andes. Spanish. Station from Juliaca, Puno, with
Peruvian folklorica music to time check/ID as: "8 minutos para las 10 de la
noche en los estudios de radio El Sol de los Andes". Peruvanian stations noted
as; Est acion Wuari 3280.7 at 1130-1202: Radio Luz Y. Sonido 3234.8 at
2312-2349. (Pedro Arrunategui. Lima. Peru/The Four Wmds)
0242 UTC on 5700
PERU: Radio Freq San Ignacio. (tent) Spanish. Folk music to local
comunicados, including one for listener in Chiclayo. No ID noted. Poor signal.
(Moore, MARE)
0257 UTC on 9975
USA: KVOH. Riddles the Clown program including 1-800 publication/transcript offer. (Sue Wilden, Columbus. IN/via email)
0330 UTC on 4800
LESOTHO: Radio Lesotho. Sesotho. Church service followed by news
format, monitored to 0405. (lee Silvi. Mentor, OH/via email)
0940 UTC on 3280
ECUADOR: La Voz def Napo. Spanish. Pan-flute music to regional announcements, ads, and IDs. (Silvi. OH).
1000 UTC on 6090
CHILE: Radio Esperanza. Spanish. Male with ID and talk about Chile, strong
co-channel and adjacent channel ORM. (Racenis/MARE) Station noted t 1071114 (Moore/MARE)
1045 UTC on 1171 5
CANADA: Radio Korea lnt'I relay. Globalizing Korea program interviewing the
head of Korea's Home Shopping Cable TV channel. (Bob Fraser, Cohasset,
MA)
1045 UTC on 6100
NEW ZEALAND: Radio NZ lnt'I. Program of excerpts from classical music.
(Fraser, MA) BBC Newsdesk heard on 6100 at 1100. (Racenis, MARE)
1054 UTC on 4975
PERU: Radio def Pacifico. Spanish. Very traditional Andean folk song with
evangelical lyrics. ID at 1058 then into a traditional hymn. (Moore, MARE)
1100 UTC on 11335
NORTH KOREA: Radio Pyongyang. Sign-on ID to news item on it being the
6th anniversary of Youth Day, poor signal for II 9975. (Fraser, MA)
111 0 UTC on 2325
AUSTRALIA: VL8T/(Tennant Creek) Domestic service in English with regional
programming. VL8A/(Alice Springs) // on 2310. (Silvi, OH; Racenis, MARE)
11 18 UTC on 4890
PAPUA NEW GU INEA: NBC. Pop music to regional news on Port Moresby to
1200. PNG's Radio Madang 3260, 1110-1201 . (Silvi, OH)
1230 UTC on 13625
FRANCE: Radio France lnt'I. RF/ Europe with report on Europe's new
professional armies, II 15530. (Fraser, MA)

1234 UTC o n 6010

MEXICO: Radio Mil. Spanish. Announcer's chat to station IDs and local
interest items. Radio Mexico lnt'I 9705 noted at 1234. (Maywoods DX
Team, KY)
1338 UTC on 9555
PHILIPPINES: Radio Veritas Asia. Musical ID and upcoming program
preview for Hindu service. (Zacharias Liangas. Thessalloniki, Greece/ TFIN)
1340 UTC on 15240
SWEDEN: Radio Sweden. Program on the Jenny Lind Festival-the Swedish
nightingale of the mid-19th century. (Fraser, MA)
1426 UTC on 11865
USA: BBC relay via Okeechobee, FL. Enlightening interview with John
Wayne Bobbitt, who offered to expose his "injury" to anyone who asks!
(Wilden. IN)
1435 UTC on 13675
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE Radio-Dubai. Arabic music and prayers.
(Wilden, IN) Monitored on 15395 at 2007. (Maywoods DX Team/KY)
1444 UTC on 5005
MALAYSIA: RTM Malaysia. Oldies music to station ID. National anthem to
1459'. unknown station noted on frequency after sign-off, tentatively presumed as Radio Nepal. (Veldhuis, Netherlands)
1445 UTC on 4959.6
VIETNAM: Voice of. Vietnamese announcements to regional music. Station
ID and announcer's segment. VOV noted on 10059.8. 1315-1332 with talk
to instrumental music program. (Veldhuis, Netherlands)
1515 UTC on 11970
JORDAN: Radio Jordan. Program feature on environmental conference to
station promos and news. (Maywoods DX Team/KY)
1547 UTC on 4927
INDONESIA: RRl-Jambi. Indonesian. Easy-listening music to program
announcement. Interval signal. station ID to newscast. (Veldhuis, Netherlands)
1557 UTC on 15295
MALAYSIA: Voice of Malaysia. Good signal over HCJB, noted with pop
music. Arabic service at 1557 inlo news and comments to 1625. (liangas,
Greece/TFW')
1640 UTC on 15615
ISRAEL: Reshet Bet. Hebrew. Announcer's promo for film starring Alan Alda
and George Segal. Station heard on 17545 at 1702. (Edward H. Schwartz,
Chicago, IL)
1643 UTC on 9530
SOUTH AFRICA: Channel Africa. Sportswatch program to 1645. Frequency
quote to telephone interview on humanitarian situation in Sudan. Sto~k
market report to Businesswatch report. (Serra, ltaly/ TFW') South Africa s
Trans World Radio heard on 72 15 at 2100 in English. (Maywoods DX
Team/KY)
1707 UTC on 17560
GERMANY: Deutsche Welle. German. Political news on Israel to item on
popular Berlin parade with a sampling of music from the marching bands.
(Schwartz, IL)
1840 UTC on 15265
BRAZIL: Radio Nacional do Bra zil. Report on the Brazilian cellular phone
system, fair to poor signal quality. (Fraser, MA)
1900 UTC on 11605
ISRAEL: Kol Israel. Report on Palestinian meetings, heard on II 9435,
15640. (Fraser, MA)
1905 UTC on 9534.8
ANGOLA: Radio Nacional. French. Announcer's chat to "Nacional" ID, We
Are the World pop tune. (Veldhuis. Netherlands) Portuguese service noted
on 4950 at 2110. (Tom Banks, Dallas, TX)
1945 UTC on 17840
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: BBC Antigua relay. Seeing Stars show on
National Astronomy Week, honoring the 150th anniversary discovery of
Neptune. (Fraser. MA; Schwartz, IL)
2020 UTC on 4950
SAO TOME: VOA relay. Listeners letters mixed with jazz tunes. Station ID
to program preview and news summary. Noted on II 17755, 17725 (till 2030),
6035 (under Arabic co-channel) 7375,7415, 15580. (Serra, ltaly/ TFW')
Station noted on 11975 at 1930. (Maywoods DX Team/KY)
2056 UTC on 5034
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.: Radio Centrafrique. French. Afro pops to
announcer voice overs. Station ID, national anthem to 2100 . (Serra, Italy/
TFW)
71umks 10 our com rib111ors - Have you sem i11 YO UR logs?
Send 10 Gayle Van Hom, do Moniwring Times (nr e -mail gayle@grove.ne/)
English bmadca.rr unless orhenvise 1t01ed.

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Special QSLs
Southern Music Radio from ew Zealand will broadcast a
special program via Radio Miami International on December 14
at 1900-2000 UTC on 9955 kHz. Special QSLs arc offered by
Southern Music for reception reports, and may be sent to SMR at
the address given on the program.orto Radio Miami International
at: P.O. Box 526852. Miami. FL 33 152.
One other program offered by WRMI is Rock-it-Radio.

AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC
Fine Air 432, DC8-5 l FIN507DC/Lima-Miami.
6637 kH7. USB. Full data prepared QSL card
verified in l 7 days for an English utility report.
QSL address: l"ine Airlines Inc.. 4600 NW 36th
St., Miami, FL 33 I 52. (Steve McDonald-VE7SL,
Mayne Island. BC Canada/via emai l)
DSR 405. B707C-35l/5X-JET/Port HarcourtLusaka. 8903 kHz USB. Full data prepared QSL
card verified in l 7 days for an English utilil)
report. QSL address: Das Air Cargo. Aviation
Court. Gatwick Rd., Crawley. West Sussex RH I0
2RJ. United Kingdom. (McDonald, CAN)
Souther;1 Air 873. DC8-7'.\F/N873SJ/Bogota-Miami, 6337 kHz USB. f'ull data prepared QSL card
verified in 16 days for an English utility report.
QSL address: Southern Air Transport. P.O. Box
328988. Columbus. OH 43232-8988. (McDonald.
CAN)
Tmnsair 5B-CGP. L- I 329/Dublin-Gander/56N30W. 8879 kHz USB. f'ull data prcparcdQSLcard
verified in 63 days for an English utility report.
QSL address: Transair Ltd.. 10- 12 Kifissias Ave..
151 25 Amaruussion. Athens, Greece. (McDonald.
CAN)
Air Malawi 164. B737-300nQ-YKP/Lilongwc 10
Nairobi/8879 kHz USB. Full data prepared QSL
card verified in JO days for an English utility
report. QSL address: P.O. Box 84. Blantyre.
Malawi. (McDonald, CAN)
U.S. Navy Aircraft PR-00. Lockheed UP-3A Orion.
Fleet Air Rccon Squadron I (VQ-1). 11175 kHL
USB . f'ull data prepared QSL card verified, small
Batman sticker for aircraft type EP-3E, and an info
note on the squadron. Received for an English
utility report. QSL address: Operations Officer.
VQ-1. NAS Whidbey, WA. (Rick Albright.
Merced. CA/World Utility News).
ARGENTINA
RAE-Radio Nacional Bueno' Aires. 117 I0 kHz.

UA1
RADIO NACIONAL BUEl'\OS AI RES

QSL

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December 1996

broadcasting on Sundays 2000-21OOon9955 kHz. Reports may be

sent ei ther directly to the program at the address announced on the
air or to WRMl.
For the "netheads," Costa Rica's Radio For Peace International gratefully we lcomes reception reports via email. On-line
QSLs are available at 1jiJicr@sol.racsa.co.cr. For a QSL card and
grid schedules. send your report with one U.S. dollarorthree IRCs
to: P.O. Box 88. Santa Ana. Costa Rica.

Full d;ua station logo card signed by RodrigoCalderonEnglish Dept. Personal reply on station letterhead.
time/frequency schedule and reception report form
enclosed. Received in 28 days for an English report of
their Spanish weekend domestic service, plus a souvenir postcard and one U.S. dollar. Station address: CC.
555 Correo Central. I OO<l Buenos Aires, Republica
Arge111 ina. (Gayle VH, Brasstown. NC)
CROATlA
HRT/Croatian Radio. 5895 kHz. Full data verification
on HRT station le11erhead signed by BozidarTomanek.
Received in 88 days after a follow- up English report
with ca,sc11c tape and one U.S. dollar. Station address:
Prisavlje 3. IOOOO Zagreb. Croatia. (Randy Stewart.
Springfield. MO)
ECUADOR
Radio Oriental, 4780 kHz. Full data Cenificado de
Si111v11ia QSL card and Jc11er signed by Enrique Espin
E. Received in I07 days for a Spanish report and one
U.S. dollar. Station address: Ca,illa 260. Tena, Napo.
Ecuador. (Darren White, Halliesburg, MS)

NICARAGUA
Radio Miskut, 5770 kl-11.. Full data lener with
station stamp, signed by Euaristo Mercado Perez.
Received in 133 days for a Spanish report and
one U.S. dollar. Station address: Puerto Cabezas,
R.A.A.N .. Nicaragua. (White. MS)
SHIP TRAFFIC
MN Pacific Aries EUQ2. 4197 kHz USB (Car
Carrier). Full data prepared QSL card verified
in 198 days for an English utility report. QSL
addre.s.~: NYK Line. NYK Bldg.. 3-2. Marunochi
2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan .
(McDonald. CAN)

Zim Sa11111s C6KY5, 156.65 MHz USB (Container Vessel). Full data prepared QSL card
\'erified. and photo of vessel. Received for an
English utility report and mint stamps. QSL
address: Penn-Maryland StcamshipCorp., 2200
Broening Highway. Suite 255. Baltimore. MD
21224-6607. (Holbrook. MD)

FM/MEDIUM WAVE
WLSL-FM 96.9 kHz. f'ull data QSL card signed by
Mike Powell KA3SOI. Received for an English FM
report, mint stamps and an SASE. Station address: P.O.
Box 69. Crisfield. MD 21817. ( Hank Holbrook.
Dunkirk. MD)

Humacao WZJB. 500 kH USB (Container

Vessel). foll data prepared QS L card verified.
Received for an English utility report and one
U.S. dollar. QSL address: Puerto Rico Marine
Management, Inc., P.O. Box 71306, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00936-1306. (Holbrook, MD)

WPTE-FM 94.9 kHz. Full data QSL leller signed by

Michael E. Se11les-Chief Engineer. Received for an
English FM report, mint stamps. and an SASE. Station
address: 215 Brooke Avc .. Norfolk, VA 23510.
(Holbrook, MD)

SYRIA
Radio Damascus, 15095 kHz. Full data station
logo card. illegible signature. Station sticker.
program schedule and Syria Times newspaper
enclosed. Received via registered mail in 70
days for a follow-up taped report. Station address: Syrian Radio & TV. Ommayad Square,
Dama,cus, Syria. (Stewart. MO)

WZTA-FM 94.9 kHz. f'ull dma QSL le11er signed by

Christopher G. Sampsou-Chief Operator. Received for
an English f'M report, mint stamps. and an SASE.
Station address: 194N.W. 187th St .. Miami,Fl33169.
(Holbrook. MD)
FRENCH GUIANA
Radio France lnt'I. 13625 kllz. f'ull data Alliss QSL
card unsigned. Received in 64 days for an French
report. Station address: TDF. Montsinery. French
Guiana. (White. MS)
IRELAND
M idwcst Radio. 7325 kHz. Full data QSL postcard of
Coumy Mayo. Ireland. Two page pcrsonal lc11er about
this >pecial broadcast for St. Patrick s Day 1996 broadcast. signed by Michael Commins. the program host.
Station bumper sticker, background history sheet and
copy of MlV!l News/el/er enclo,cd. Received in 156
days for an English report (worth thcwait!)and two U.S.
dollars. Station address: 13allyhaunis. County Mayo.
Ireland. (Brandon M. Artman. West Chester. PA)

TOGO
Radiodiffusion Togolaise, 5047 kHz. Full data
station logo QSL card unsigned, and handwritten station schedule. Received in 197 days for a
French report. cassene tape and one U.S. dollar.
Station address: Boite Postal 434, Lome, Togo.
(S1cw:1rt, MO)
UNITED STA TES
Radio Marti. 7365 kHz. Full data QSL card
signed by Mike Pallone-DirectorofOperations.
Broadcast schedule enclosed. Received in 57
days fora form letter reception report in Spanish
and one U.S. dollar. Station address: c/o Office
of Cuban Broadcasting. Bureau of Broadcasting. Washington. DC 20547. (Artman. PA)

How 10 UsE THE SHORTWAVE GUIDE

1:

Convert your time to UTC.

Eastern and Pacific Times are already converted to Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) at the top of each page. The rule is: convert
your local time to 24-hour format; add (during Standard Time) 5,6,7,
or 8 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 (7:30 pm Eastern, 4:30 pm Pacific).
2:

Choose a program 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
3: Find the frequencies for the program or station you
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 frequency 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 "tenr 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. Every 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

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 which 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.

Hor NEws

PROGRAMMING T!Ps BY JIM f RIMMEL

GERMANY

RealAudio Player version 3.0. the

quality of the sound is remarkabl y
high

Deutsche Welle advises that

C hristmas time wi ll be music
time. Listen for a three-part
oratorio by Hector Berlioz
VOA JAZZ
(L"e11fa11ce du Christ) and other
Heard on a special VOA ca llspec ial holiday programs between in show was a comment that VOA
December 24th and 26th. Other
is searching for a host for a new
holiday new s items will be
jazz program similar to Willis
pub li shed on Grove's web site as
Conover's famous Music USA
they are received.
(Ja;.z) .

MoRE CBC

as:
au:
pa:
va:
do:
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Curs

In re sponse to new budget c.:uts

at the Canadi an Broadcasting
Corp. talk of commercial
advert ising i s everywhere despite
the public outcry. CBC may
increase broadcasting time to
make up for the commercialized
air ti me. Mean while. RC! has
hccn editorializing against the
cut s over its airways.

RCI LIVE
Radio Canada l nternational"s
new web page at www.rcinet.ca/
features a li ve audio stream of its
current broadcast. which may in
w hatever language is currently in
use . When heard using the

Vo1CE OF AMERICA

Curs

Budget cuts at VOA forced

some reducti on in Engli shlanguage broadcasts effecti ve
October 27th . Hardest hit were
transmi ssions to the American
Republics and the Caribbean.
resulting in the loss of weekend
evening broadcasts at 0000-0200
UTC and di scontinuance of the
I I 00 UT C morn ing broadcast.
Listeners in the USA lost a
favorite tran smi ssion of Co111111u11icatio11s \Vor/d at 0030 UTC. A ll
is not lost for web users. however.
w ho can catch the Rcal A udio
vers ion of Cmm111111icatio11s World
at thei r own convenience from
www.voa.gov/programs/audio/
realaudio/.

VOA FEEDER FREQUENCIES

VOICE OF RUSSIA

All high- frequency VOA

feeder frequencies on upper and
lower sideband were di scontinued
on October 27th. Gone arc those
wonderful frequencies that
American l isteners could usuall y
depend on to receive VOA when
ot hers were difficult to hear.
Dropped Engli sh-language
frequencies w hich were in current
use: 6.873 USB. 7.65 1 US B. and
10.454 LSB.

Had trouble finding those

elusive VoR frequencies? I f you
don 't fi nd what you're looking for
in MT's centerfold pages, try thei r
web page at www.vor.ru/
worldnew.html. Separate listings
are provi ded by language and then
by target areas. List i ngs for 32
languages were prov ided at the
time of thi s writing.

BROTHER STAIR STEPS UP

Brother RG Stai r. evangeli st of

NEW INTERVAL SIGNAL
The Overcom er Broadcast and
I f you ve been l isteni ng to the sel f-proc.:lai med last-day prophet
Voice of Russia lately. you may
of God. pu rchased the entire
have heard the new signature tune output of WWCR 's transm itter #4
at the beginning of every hour. lt "s (239017435/9475112 160 kHz).
a theme from Mussorgsky"s
This action caused WWCR to
Pictures <II w1 Exhihitio11 and was move all other programs from
se lected because the great Ru ssian transmitter #4 to # I and #3.
composer expresses the spi rit and
WWCR transmi tter #2 was
aspiration s of the Russi an peop le. unavai labl e for the program shifts
When I first heard it I thought I
si nce i ts air time is dedicated to
recogni zed the movement called
the World U11ilersity Netll'ork of
.. The Great Gate at Ki ev: but
Dr. Gene Scott. Could there be a
have not yet li stened to a recordfifth transmitter in WWCR s
ing i n order to veri fy this opi nion. future? (Sec the selected program
L et MT know if you thi nk
section for WWCR 's new l ineup
otherwise.
for transmi tters# I and #3.)

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FREQUENCIES . .

. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .

..

0000-0030
0000-0100 vi
0000-0100 vi
0000-0100
0000-0015
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0030
0000-0100
00000100 vi
00000100
0000-0027
0000-0100
0000-0030
0000-0015 vi
0000-0045

Auslraha. Radio
Aus1raha. VL8K Kalherine
Aus1raha. VL8T Tem Crk
Bulgaria. Radio
Cambodia, Nall Voice of
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFRX Toromo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI Jolln's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. A Canada lnll
Canada. R Canada lnll
China. China Radio Intl
Cosla Rica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypl. Radio Cairo
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio

0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0050
0000-0100 vi
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0030
0000-0100
0000-0100

Lebanon. Voice ol Hope

Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuchmg
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
Nor1h Korea. R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia ws
Spam. R Exterior Espana
Thailand. Radio
Thailand. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

13605pa
5025do
4910do
7375na
11940as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5960am
6040am
9710na
7375am
6205am
5930na
9745arn
9900na
3366do
7155as
11660as
9990va
7295do
7160do
6020na
15115pa
13760na
9675do
5940na
9540na
9690as
9655as
5965as

. . ..

0000
0005
0005
0015
0025
0030
0038
0038
0053

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Weekly Presidential Radio

Address. Bill Clinton's weekly report to lhe nation.
USA. WWCR /3 Nashville TN The Hour of Courage. Ron
Wilson talks politics and the precious metals market
Canada. RCI Montreal: Quirks and Quarks. Updating what's
new and what's nexi in science.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Republican Response. A
noted Republican rebuts the Prestdenl's weekly radio
message.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Blessed Word of Life.
Perry L. Johnson preaches in Spanish and English from
Washington, DC.
Nelhertands. Radio Insight. Rob Green looks al what made
the nel'ls in the past seven days.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The People's Gospel Hour.
From Nova Scotia, Canada, Perry Rockwood interprets
scriplurc for Christian lite.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. Coirespomlent reports,
interviews. and commentaries on currenl events.
Netherlands. Radio: Newshne. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Weekend. NEW! Maggie Ayre joins
colleagues from B8C World Service. Rado France
International and Deutsche Welle lor a weekly look at issues
and themes important throughout Europe.

Mondays
0000
0000
0005
0015
0025
0030
0035
0045
0053

48

USA. WWCR I t Nashville TN: The Down Home Gospel

Program. Brother Gary and Sister Wanda evangelize.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN Responde International. Music
and words ol 1nsp1ration by Trevor Prider of Australia.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Tapestry. A look at the broad range of
sp111tual and human issues lacing people of various cultures
and religions.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Ask WWCR. A mailbag
program thal answers listener questions about lhe business
of shortl'lave and radio propagation.
Nelherlands. Radio: Dutch Diaries. See S 0225.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashvllle TN. World of Radio. Glenn
Hauser's commumcauons program lor shortwave radio
listeners.
Netherlands. Radio: Sincerely Yours. See S t 238.
USA, WWCR 11 NashvilleTN: Words ol Hope. See s 1330.
Netherlamls. Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

MONITORING TIMES

17750as

9485na

9755am
9535arn
11695na
9725am
7385am
7345na
21455am
4915do
9705as

11940arn
13750am

15460am

11620as

9950as

15130na

I 1905al
5970sa

9825na

5975va

Un11ed Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monilor Radio lnll
USA. Voice ol America

0000-0030
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100 mtwhl
0000-0100
0000-0100 mtwhl
0000-0100
0000-0045
0005-0010
0020-0100
0030-0100

USA. Voice of America

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Australia. Radio

0030-0055
Austria. R Austria Intl
0030-0100
Iran. VOIRI
0030-0056
Lithuania. Radio Vilnius
0030-0100
Netherlands, Radio
0030-0100
Sweden. Radio
0030-0100
Thailand. Radio
0035-0040
India, All India Radio
00380055 1&3rd m Denmark. R Denmark Intl
00500100
Italy, RAI Intl

6165na

7125na

0000-0030
0000-0100
0000-0100
00000100
0000-0100
0000-0100

.....

December 1996

0000
0000
0000
0000
0025
0038
0053

. ... .. .. . ... .. .

Canada. RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Moving to the Front Line. See
M2300
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville rn. The Kurt Saxon Show (live).
Kurt Saxon
Netherlands, Radio. Press Review See M t 225.
Netherlands, Radio. Newsllne. See S0038.
Netherlands. Radio Research File. See M 1253.

Wednesdavs

0000
0000
0000

0000
0025
0040
0053

Canada. RGI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six See M 2300.
USA. WWCR tl Nashville TN: Point of 'hew Marlin
Maddoux interviel'ling on current events of interest to
Christians.
USA. WWCR #3 NashvilleTN: The Kurt Saxon Show (live).
See T 0000.
Nelherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Mrrror Images. See T 1253.

Thursdays
0000
0000
0000
0000
0025
0038

Canada. RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.
USA. WWCR I 1Nashville TN: Moving to !he Front Line. See
M2300
USA, WWCR n Nashville TN: Tte Kurt Saxon Show {hve).
See T 0000
Netherlands, Radio: Press Revie.v. See M t225.
Netherlands, Radio: Newshne. See S 0038

Fridays
0000
0000
0000
0000
0025
0038
0053

6195as
9590va
7110as
5810am
15590am
17510as
7535na
5995am
9775am
17735va
6873va
5825eu
5085arn
5745arn
7490na
9955am
7355am
9900al
3215am
6085na
5895eu
9720as
9660pa
13755pa
17795pa
7325na
6050na
6120na
5905na
6065am
15370na
4860do
7275na
6005na

7265as
9915sa
9580as

7325va
11750sa
11945as

9410as
11955as
15280as

9430sa
6130am
11695am
17820va

13840as
7405am
11760am

9455am
13740am

7395na

7425na

15375sa

7315am
13595na

17510am

5070am
11855ca
7165eu
15425as
11640as
15365pa
17860pa

5935am

13845am

12080pa
17715as

13605pa
17750as

9022na

9685na

7305na

71 lOdo
7465ca
9675na

11830do
9560sa
11800na

11870do

6 I 75na

Tuesdays

Sundays
0000

15510as

Canada. RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.

Canada. RCI Montreal: The WMd at Six. See M 2300.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Point ol V1el'I See W 0000.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Jungle Hour (live). Derek
Hainey with a program tor survivalists.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M t 225.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: Media Network. See H 1153.

.. .... ....

..

Saturdays
0000
0000
0000
0000
0025
0038
0053

Canada. RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. Sec M 2300.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Moving to lhe Front Line. See
M2300.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Kurt Saxon Show {hve).
See T 0000.
Netherlands, Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: A Good Lile. See M 1153.

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS
AUSTRALIA: RADIO AUSTRALIA,

W96

Selected frequ encies for North America

0030-0 I00
17860
0030-0700
I 5365
0030-07.JO
I 7795
0 100-0.JOO
13755
0 I00-0700
15240
0400:0730
I 1880
0700-0900
6020
0730-1300
9580
0730-1300
9860
1300-1700
5995
1300- 1700
I 1800
I 300-2100
9580
14 30- I800
6060
1430-2 100
12080
1700-2 130
9860
11 880
1700-2130
2 I 30-2.JOO
13755
2 I 30-2.JOO
17795
2130 -2.JOO
17860
2200-2-100
15365
IR. Australia via BC- DX )

FREQUENCIES .
0100-0200

0100-0200 vi
0100-0200 vi
0100-0200 vi
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
01000127
01000200
01000150
0100-0200
01000115
01000200
0100-0128
01000110
01000200

Aus1raha. Radio

Auslrnlia, VL8K Kalherinc

Auslralia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toron10
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Ecuador. ~CJB
Germany. Oeul sche Welle
Germany, Oeulsche Welle
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Indonesia. Voice of
Iran. VOIRI
llaly. RAI Intl
Japan. NHK/Rad10

01000200
0100-0200 smlwh
0100-0125
01000200
01000200
0100-0200 vi
01000200
01000200

Lebanon, Voice of Hope

Malaysia. Radio
Netherlands, Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Phtlipp1nes. FEBCIR lnl l
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

01000130
0100-0200

Slovakia. R Slovakia Intl

Spain, R Exterior Espana

.
9660pa
15365pa
17750pa
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6205am
6000na
6200na
9745am
5960na
5460na
3366do
9525na
6050na
6005na
5960na
11885as
1781Gas
9990va
7295do
6020na
5905as
15115pa
9675do
15450as
7125na
13665na
5930na
9540na

11 640as
15415as
17795pa

7385am
9820na
7345na
21455am
6040na
6085na
491 5do
9022na
9675na
11790as
11890as
17845as

13755pa
1ss1oas
17880pa

15240pa
17715as

. ...

..

01000200
01000130
0100-0200
0100-0200

Sn Lanka. Sn Lanka BC
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Ukraine. R Ukraine lnll
United Kingdom. BBC WS

0100C200
0100-C200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk Ctly UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio 1n11
USA. Voice of America

0100C200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
01000200 rnlwhf
0100-01 30 s
01000200
0100C200
01000200
0100-0126
01000130 m1whfa
0115-0130 f
01300155
01300150
01300200 sNI
0130-0200
0130C200
01300156
01380155 1&3rd m
0140-0200

USA. \VEWN Burningham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMllR Miami lnll
USA. WRMllR Miami lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice of
Yugoslavra. Radio
Greece, Voice ol
Belgium. A Vlaandcren In!
Greece, Voice ol
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Netherlands. Radio
Sweden, Radio
Vietnam. Voice ol
Denmark, R Denmark Intl
Vatican State. Vatican R

.. . . . . . . . . . .
15425as
6135na
7150na
5970sa
7265as
9590va
15360as
5810am
7510am
9975am
17510au
7535na
5995am
7405am
11725as
1525oas
5825eu
5085arn
5745am
7490na
9955am
9955am
7355am
2390am
6065na
5940na
6195na
6125na
5900na
6125na
15550as
9860as
7265am
5940na
7465am
5980as

9830na

6145na

11800na
11840as
1191 0as

9640na

11860as
13630na

6165na

7240na
13790na
7300na

7250na

12050na

9440sa

9885na
9550na
5975va
7325va
991 Sva

9430am
6130am
9455am
13740am
17740as
7395na

9905ca
6175va
941 Oas
11 750sa

6195as
9560va
11955as

7115as
9775am
151 70as
17820as
7425na

7205as
11705as
15205as

7315am
13595na

17510am

3215am
9505na

5070am

7115na
7448na
9925sa
7448na
17570au
11655as
7290am

15375sa

5935am

9420na
9420na

9560am
7335as

SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
0100
0100
0100
0108
0125
0130
0138
0138
0153

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. Eighl minutes of

world news lrom Deutsche Welle.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: What Does lhe Bible Say?.
IA. H. Reynolds exposes olher religions.
USA. WWCR 13 Nash\ille TN: World ot Prophecy. Texe
fAarrs and a guest discuss !he evils and p11lalls of today and
1he oullook tor tomorrow.
Germany, Deulsche Welle: Inside Europe. A radio magazine
ottering a European perspective on events ot the l'leek.
fJelherlands. Radio: Program lnlo. Summary ot upcoming
program schedules.
USA. WWCR #1 Nash1ille TN: Life's Raill'lay to Heaven. WT
English evangelizes from South Carolina.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Religion and Soc1e1y. News and
developmenls concerning !he world's ma1or religions.
fJetherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
1Je1herlands. Radio: Roughly Speaking. An upbeat
magazine program tor European youl h.

Mondays
0100
0100
0100
0108
0118
0125
0130
O130
0133
0138
0145
0154

Germany, Dcu1sche Welle: Wortd News. See S 0100

USA. WWCR 11 Nash1ille TtJ: Grace In Ac1ion. Paul
Kamanu evangelizes from Honolulu, Hawaii.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Corning of !he Anli
Christ. Sieve T'Seuq even has a web sile at http11
www.antichrist.com.
Germany, Dculsche Welle: Mailbag. Listener mail from the
Americas Is answered.
Germany. Deulsche Welle: Living In Germany. A weekly look
al the social and political issues in lhe 1990s.
IJelherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: 1n1ernational House of
Prayer. Jacqueline Bro11n conducts services from Brooklyn,
New York.
USA. WWCR 13 Nash1ille TN: Old World Order Broadcast
The lnternallonal House ot Yaweh in Ohio.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German by Radio See S 1133.
IJelhertands. Radio: Wide Angle. See S 1138.
USA. WWCR 11 Nash1ille TN: Firebrand. Nancy Moses.
1Je1her1ands. Radio: Siren Song. See S 11 53.

Tuesdays

0100

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.

0100
0100
0109
0125
0132
0138
0153

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Newswatch Magazine. David

Smilh compares world nws to bible prophecy.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Intelligence Report (live). A
patriol radio program.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: German Tnbune. News and views
from the Federal Republic.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: A Good Life. See M 1153.

0125
0133
0138
0153

Saturdays
0100
0100
0100

Wednesdays

0108
0125
01 31

0100

0138

0100
0100

0109
Ot25
0133
0138
0153

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: IJewswalch Magazine. See T
0100.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The lnlelligcnce Report (live).
See T 01 00.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands. Radio. Program Into. See S 0125.
Germany, Deu1sche Welle: Come to Germany. Focus on a
seasonal even!, festival, or attraction.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Nelherlands. Radio: Musrc 52 15. See T t 153.

Thursdays
0100
0100
0100
0109
0125
0133
0138
0153

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR It Nashville TN: Newswatch Magazine. See T
0100.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Intelligence Report (live).
See T 0100.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands. Radio: Program Into. See S 0125.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: German Tribune. See T 0132.
Nelherlands, Radio Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

Fridays

0100
0100
0100
Ot09

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Newswalch Magazine. See T
0100.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Intelligence Report (live).
See T 0100.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.

Netherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: Arts on lhe Air. See S 1109.
Netherlands, Radio: News line. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Newswatch Magazine. See T
0100.
USA, WWCR 13 NashvilleTN: The lnlelligence Report (live).
See T 0100.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Nelherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Germany, Oeu1sche Welle: Through German Eyes. See S
1629.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. Sec S 0038.

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS
JORDAN: RADIO JORDAN IN ARABIC
0000-0259
0359-0559
0559-08 14

11935
11 8 10. 9630
15290. 11 835.
11 8 10. 9630
15455, 15290.
11835
11 8 10
15355
11 8 10
6105
11 740. 6 105
15435. 6 105

08 14- 1059
1030- 11 59
1059- 1259
1259- 1559
1559- 1859
1859-2059
2159-2400
( BBC Moni1oring)

December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

49

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FREQUENCIES .
02000300 twhfa
02000300

.~

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- -

~"-

... ....... ....

...

Argentina. RAE
Australra. Radio

02000300 vi
02000300 vi
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000250

Australra. VL8K Katherine

Auslralia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halrfax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba, Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt. Radio Ca110
Germany. Deutsche Welle

02000230
02000300
02000300 vi
02000300
02000300 smtwh
02000230 stvl
02000300
02000225
02000300
02000230 m
02000300 vi
02000300
02000300

Hungary. Radio Budapest

Japan. NHK/Rad10
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Netherlands. Radio
Nethenands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philrpp1nes. FEBC/R Intl
Romania. R Romania Intl

02000300

Russia.Voice of Russia WS

02000300

Slovakia. Adv World Radio

11710am
9660pa
13605pa
15415as
17880pa
5025do
49t 0do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6155am
6205am
6000na
9745am
9475na
6035as
9515as
5905na
t3630na
4885do
9990va
7295do
15550as
9860as
5905na
15115pa
7465na
9675do
15450as
5990na
t 1940na
7240na
13665na
11610as

11640as
1375Spa
1771Sas

11695as
15240pa
17750pa

953Sam
7385am
9820na
21455am

9755am

7265as
9615as
9840na

7285as

4935do

6t 50do

12080pa
15365pa
17795pa

9 00
: PM
PM PST
EST
6.00

--

.... ..

.. . . . . . . .

02000300
02000300
02000300

South Korea. R Korea Intl

Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Taiwan. VO Free China

02000300

United Kingdom. BBC WS

02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300 mtwhf
02000300
02000300 mtwhf
02000300
02000300
02000226
02000230
02150225
02300259
02300245

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysvilleGA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA, WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice of
Yugoslavia, Radio
Nepal. Radio
Austria. R Austria Intl
Pakistan. Radio

02300300
02300256
02380255 1&3rd m
02450300
02450300

Sweden. Radio
Vietnam. Voice of
Denmark. R Denmark Intl
Albania, R Tirana Intl
India. All India Radio

02450300
02500300

USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL

Vatican State. Vatican R

7275as
15425as
5950na
11 825as
5970sa
9410na
99 t5sa
5810am
7510am
9975am
17510au
5850na
7115as
t t 705as
17740as
5825eu
5085am
5745am
7490na
9955am
7355am
5850eu
2390am
6065na
5940na
61 00na
7165do
7325na
7350as
t 7705as
6200na
5940na
7465am
6140na
3945do
15135do
9355eu
6095na

11725am

9830na

7355as

17570au
11655as
7305na
7520na

6155na

9510na

9570na

1201 Ona
13790na

12050na
t 5580na

13645na

11725am

11810am

15575am

7130as
15345as
5975va
9560na
t5360as

9680na

11740ca

6175va
9590na

7235va
9605as

765 las
15170as

9635as
15250as

7535am
7205as
11725as
17820as
7395na

7425na

5760am
13595na

7315am

17510am

3215am
9505na

5070am

5935am

9495sa
11760as

9870ca
151 20as

15485as

9560am
7160na
6045do

71! Odo

1 t830do

7230na

7305na

SELECTED PROGRAMS . . . . . .
Sundays

Tuesdays

0200
0200

0200
0200

0200
0207
0208
0212
0216
0225
0230
0231
0238
0253

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Old Record Shop. Ken
Berryhill with thirty minutes of selections of music from the
days of the 78 rpm record. Recommendet1.
USA. WWCR /3 Nashville TN: The American Way. Andrew
Gause pushes tire rare coin market.
Canada, RGI Montreal: Innovation Canada. Canadian
entrepreneurs, Inventors. and researchers and their ideas and
discoveries.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. Guest commentary
about a current event.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: $pons Repon The latest news
from the world of spons.
Germany. Deutsche Welle Mailbag Asia Listener mail from
Asia is answered.
Netherlands, Radio Dutch Diaries. Jonathan Groubert gets
into the nooks and crannies of everyday Dutch life.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Lights of Spiritual
Guidance. Gospel and song with J. Harold Lowman.
Canada. RGI Montreal: Earth Watch. Environment and
ecology matters.
Netheriands. Radio. Newshne. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio Weekend. See S 0053.

Mondays
0200
0200
0200
0207
0208
0215
0224
0225
0230
0231
0238
0245
0253

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Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News See S OtOO.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Wind and Fire. Lady Davis.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Free at Last. Mike Seymour
l'lith a half-hour of music and scripture.
Canada, RCI Montreal: The Ans in Canada. A look at the
Canadian ans scene.
Germany, Deutscl1e Welle. Asia-Pacific Repon. See S 2309.
USA. W\'ICR II Nashville TN: Living Water. Howard Howe
evangelizes from Florida.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe. See S 0108.
Netherlands, Radio Program Info. See S0 t25.
USA. WWCR II Nashville TN: First Hand. Rick Livingood
with a world evangelism update.
Canada. RCI Montreal: The Mailbag. See S 1207.
Netheriands. Radio Since1ely Yours. See S 1238.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN. Wind of the Sp11it. Barbara
Jennison with a prohfe story.
Netheriands. Radio Sounds lntereslmg. See S t 254.

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

0208
021t
0214
0224
0225
0238
0253

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Wo~d Nows. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Protecting Your Wealth
(hve). Mike Callahan's financial commentary, investments,
and politics dealing with money issues.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: AsiaPaciflc Report. See S 2309.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Report to the Peacekeepers.
Information about Canada for Canadian Forces overseas.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands, Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

Wednesdays
0200
0200
0208
0211
0214
0224
0225
0238
0253

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Protecting Your Wealth
(live). See T 0200.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See S 2309.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Report to the Peacekeepers. See T
0214.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Netherlands, Radio: Newstine. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: Mirror Images. See T 1253.

Thursdays
0200
0200
0208
021 t
0214
0224
0225
0238

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Protecting Your Wealth
(live). See T 0200.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: AslaPacihc Report. See S 2309.
Ganada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 121 I.
Ganada. RCI Montreal: Report to the Peacekeepers. See T
0214.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands. Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Netherlands. Radio: Nev1Sline. See S 0038.

Fridays

0200
0200

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Protecting Your Wealth

0208
021 t
0214
0224
0225
0238
0253

(li\'e). See T 0200.

Germany, DeutscheWelle: Asia-Pacific Repon. See S 2309.
Ganada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211
Canada. RCI Montreal: Report to the Peacekeepers. See T
0214.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Netherlands, Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
Netherlands, Radio: Ne11Sline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: Media Network. See H 1t 53.

Saturdays
0200
0200
0208
0211
0213
0214
0222
0225
0237
0238
0253

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Protecting Your Wealth (lwe).
See T 0200.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0208.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M t 2t t.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Germany this Weck. See S 1609.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Report to tho Peacekeepers. Sec T
02t 4.
Germany. Deutsche Well e: Economic Notebook. See T 0333.
Netherlands. Radio: Insight. See S 0025.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: TheJazz Corner. See F2333.
Netherlands. Radio: Nel'1Sline. See S 0038
Netherlands. Radio: A Good Life. See M 1153.

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Australia. VL8T Tent Cr1<
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.Faro del Carib
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt, Radio Cairo
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Guatemala, Radio Cullural
Japan. NHK/Rad10

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Russia.Voice of Russia WS

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Thailand, Radio
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0308
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Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S Ot 00.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: World of Prophecy. See S
0100.
Canada. RCI Monrreal: The Inside Track. An awardwinning
program of sports journalism. examining the impact of
sports on the lives of Canadians.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Mailbag. See M 0108.
SAfrica. Channel Ah1ca: Dateline Afnca. A news magazine
lightly sprinkled 111th African music.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Loving in Germany. See M 01t8.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Now lhe Details. A program about the
media.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 1133.

MONITORING TIMES

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA, KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

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USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Greece. Voice of
Vatican State. Vatican R
Albania. R Tirana Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Hungary. Radio Budapest
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Philippines, R Pilipinas
Portugal. R Portugal Intl
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Sweden. Radio
UAE. Radio Dubai
United Kingdom. BBC WS
India, All India Radio
Denmark, R Denmark Intl
Greece. Voice of
Burundi. Radio Nationale
Uganda. Radio
Zambia, Christian Voice

0308
0309
0333

Germany, Deutsche Welle. Wortd News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Stan Solomon Show. A
talk radio program.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Dateline Africa. See M 0308.
Germany, Oeulsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Economic Notebook. The
economic scene in Germany and around the world.

Wednesdavs
0300
0300
0300
0309
0311
0333

Germany, 6eutsche Welle: World rlews. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Trulh House. See M 1100
USA, WWCA 13 Nashville TN: The Stan Solomon Show. See
T 0300.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Popular Music. Selections of
recordings of contemporary African music.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Insight. A weekly analysis of
major developments on the lnlernational scene.

Thursdays

Mondays
0300
0300

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03000400
03000400
03000400
03000400
03000400

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Sundays
Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Open Bible Dialog. Joseph
Chambers preaches bible prophecy from North Carolina.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Spectrum (live). SWLs and
Hams call t8007747435 wrth technical Questions and
comments.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Double Exposure. The comedy team
of Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen present their award
winning brand of political salire and mimicry.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe. See S 0108.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Gospel Music. Aulhentic regional
music on a Sunday morning in Africa.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Religions of 1he World. An
examination of religious beliefs throughout Africa and
beyond.
Ganada. RCI Montreal: The Royal Canadian Air Farce. The
traveling comedy show that was brought back by popular
demand.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Religion and Society. Seo S0138.
S Alrica. Channel Africa: Choral Music. Church music for a
Sunday morning.

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0300
0300
0300
0308
0309
0333

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Stan Solomon Show. See
T0300
SAfrica. Channel Afnca: Dateline Africa. See M 0308.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 11 33.

Fridays
0300
0300
0300

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S OtOO.

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. Sec M 1100.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Stan Solomon Show. See
T 0300.

0308
0309
0333

SAfrica. Channel Afnca: Dateline Afnca. See M 0308.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology. See M
1633.

Saturdays
0300
0300
0300
0308
0308
0332
0333
0340

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Stan Solomon Show. See T
0300.
Germany. Deutsche Wei e: European Journal. See M 2324.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Africa and All That Jazz. News from
the jazz music scene and selections of jazz recordings.
Germany, Deutsche Wolle: Through German Eyes. See S
1629.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Historical Almanac. Vlhat happened
on this date in the past.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Channel Africa Sports. The latest in
sports from around the continent.

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Australia. Radio
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Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada ln11
China. China Radio lnll
Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany, Deutsche Welle

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Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon, Voice of Hope
Malta. VD Mediterranean
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
North Ko1ea. R Pyongyang
Norway, Radio No1way ln11
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania. R Romania tnll

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USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
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0405

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0405
0408
0412
0415
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0435
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0454

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See SO100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Wonderful Words of life. The
international ministry of the Salvation Army.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Morning Watch Chapel. Terry
Parker of California teaches from the Bible.
Canada, RCt Mon1reaf: Innovation Canada. See S 0207.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S0208.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Sports Report. See S0212.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Big Backyard. Thirty
minu1es of rock music from Australia.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: International Talking Point.
Journalists discuss major trends and events.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Feature of 1he Month (1 ). A special
feature on important developmental issues of our time.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: People and Places. Interviews,
stories and music for Africa lis1eners.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
USA. WWCR 11 NaShVllle TN: A Study in God's Word. From
North Carolina. Hezakiah Smith reads Scripture.
Netherlands. Radio: Weekend. Sees 0053.

Mondays
0400
0400
0405
0407
0-108
0424
0437
0453

Germany. Deutsche We le: Wor1d News. See S0100.

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Beginning of the End. G.
Washington.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Ham Radio and More. Amateur
radio and satellile news and techniQues wi1h Len Winkler.
Canada. RC! Montreal: The Mailbag. See S 1207.
Germany. Deutsche We te: Africa Highlight A weekly feature
on an important topic concerning Africa.
Germany, Deutsche We'le: Inside Europe. See S0108.
Netherlands, Radio: Sincerely Yours. See S 1238
Nelherlands, Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

Tuesdays
0400

Germany, Deu1sche We'te: World News. See S0100.

0408
0411
0424
0430
0438
0453

USA, WWCR f1 Nashville TN: The Radio Bible Hour. J.

Harold Smith.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The John Bryan1 Show (live).
Talk radio from the American Freedom Ne1Work.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. Reports and
backg1ound 10 the news from Africa by Deutsche Welle
correspondents.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Prophecy Club. Stan
Johnson discusses bible prophecy from Topeka. Kansas.
Nelherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

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~~~e~tsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Radio Bible Hour. See T

0400
0405
0408
0411
0424
0430
0438
0453

0400
USA. WWCR /3 Nashville TN: The John Bryant Show {live).
See T 0405.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0408.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Prophecy Club. See T
0430.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: Mirror Images. See T 1253.

Thursdays
0400
0400
0405
0408
04 t 1
0424

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Radio Bible Hour. See T
0400.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The John Bryan! Show (live).
See T 0405.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0408.
Canada. RCl Montreat: Spectrum. See M t 2t t.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.

0430
0438

USA, WWCR i t Nashville TN: The Prophecy Club. See T

0430.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

Fridays
0400
0400
0405
0408
041 t
0424
0430
0438
0453

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Radio Bible Hour. See
T 0400.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The John Bryant Show
{live). See T 0405.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0408.
Canada. RC! Momreal: Speclrum. See M t211.
Germany. Deu1sche Welle: European Journal. See M
2324.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Prophecy Club. See T
0430.
lletherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
lletherlands. Radio: Media Network. See H 1153.

Saturdays
0400
0400
0405
0408
041t
0-112
0430
0432
0438
0453

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.

USA, WWCR #t Nashville TN: The Radio Bible Hour. See
T0-100.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The John Bryant Show
{live). See T 0405.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S0208.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 12t1.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa This Week. A weekly
review of !rends and evenls on lhe African continent.
USA. WWCR It Nashville TN: The Prophecy Club. See T
0430.
Germany. Deu1sche Welle: Man and Environment. See T
1633.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands, Radio: A Good life. See M t t 53.

December 1996

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05000600 vi
0500-0600 vi
05000600
0500-0600
05000600
05000600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0550
05000515
0500-0600

Australia, Radio
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia, VL8T Tenl Crk
Auslraha.DefenseForces R
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgaiy
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica, Adv Wo1ld R
Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany, Oeulsche Welle
Israel. Kol Israel
Japan. NHK/Radio

0500-0530
05000600 vi
05000600
0500-0510 mlwhf
0500-0530 ma/vl
0500-0525
0500-0600
0500-0505
0500-0600 vi
0500-0600

Japan. NHK/Rad10
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malawi. MBC
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands, Radio
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
Nigeria. FRCNIRadio
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

0500-0555
0500-0600
0500-0556
0500-0600
0500-05 15
0500-0600

S Africa. Channel Africa

Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Spain. R Exterior Espana
Swaziland. Trans World R
Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

9660pa
15240pa
17880pa
I 1640as
5025do
4910do
13525as
7375na
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
9560na
5030ca
6205am
9820na
9445eu
6120na
7465na
6110na
11740as
11885na
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9990va
3380do
9705na
5995na
11905pa
3326do
9675do
5905na
13790na
11900af
7215eu
9540na
6070af
3340do
3255af

11880pa
15365pa

12080pa
17715pa

13605as
17795pa

9485na

6150ca
7385am
9830na
9745am
6145na
9435na
7230eu
I 1920na
11895na
4935do

9725ca

21455am
6185na
17545af
9835na
17810as
15230na
6150do

9650na
11725as

6165na
4990do
5930na
15580na

3955eu

7270na

5975va

05000600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

05000600
05000600
05000600
05000600
0500-0600 mlwhfa
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
05000530
0500-0600
05000510
05000510
05000530 vi
05050600
0525-0600
05300559

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WH Ai Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican Slate. Vatican R
Zambia. Chris11an Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe BC
Swaziland. Trans World R
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Austria. R Aus1na Intl

0530-0600 mtwhf
0530-0600

Moldova, R Moldova Intl

Romania, R Romania Intl

7345na

6005af

0530-0600
Russia,Voice ol Russia WS
0530-0600
Slovakia, Adv World Radio
0530-0600
Thailand, Radio
0530-0600 a
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
0530-0600 vi
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
0538-0555 1&3rd s Denmark. R Denmark lnll
0555-0600
Malaysia. Voice of

6175va
9600af
11955as
15575va
5810am
7510am
9975am
17780as
7535eu
5970af
7195af
11675af
5825eu
5085am
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7395am
2390am
5850na
9660af
3330af
7220do
6165do
3396do
3200af
3366do
6015na
17870me
7520eu
11940af
17745af
9895na
11600eu
9655eu
9955am
5975do
7465va
6175as

6195eu
9640va
15280as
17640af

7160af
9740as
15360va
17885af

94 l Ova
11760va
1542Daf

6035af
7295af
11965va
6890na

6080af
9775af
15205va
7425na

7170va
9885af

7315am
13595na

9930am

3210am
9355eu
11625af

5070am
9985eu
15570af

5055af
4915do
6155eu

9500af
13730eu

15410me

15250af
17790af

15365al

15370as

I 1905eu

1511 5eu

13805va
9750as

15295au

5935am
11 695af

SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
0500
0500
0500
0500
0508
0510
0534
0537
0549

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

Israel, Kol Israel News. A 15-minute repon of wo~d and
regional news.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Old Land Mark Church. A.
L. Mitchell presents the Holy Way Hour from Chicago.
USA, WWCR ;3 Nashville TN: Morning Watch Chapel. See S
0400.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe See S 0108.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Checkpoint A roundtable discussion
about life in South Africa.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Women Today. A program of frank
advice for and about today's South African women.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Religion and Society. See S 0138.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Music. The popular music of Soulh
Africa.

Mondays
0500
0500
0500
0500
0508
0518
0530
0531
0533

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

Israel, Kot Israel: News. See S 0500.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Music City Dlscoveiy. Listen to
the latest singers lo hil Nashville.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Extraordinaiy Science
Radio Hour. J.W. McGinnis of lhe Tesla Society.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Mailbag. See M 0108.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Living in Germany. See M 0118.
S Africa. Channel Africa. Afncan Weather A summaiy ot
weather forecasts for Afncan c1lies.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Spons. The latest in spans from
around lhe conlinenl and surrounding regions.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 1133.

Tuesdays
0500
0500
0500
0506

54

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Wolld News. See S 0100.

Israel. Kot Israel: News. See S 0500.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Monitor Radio News. Five minutes of !he
lalesl world news al the beginning of the hour.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Monitor Radio lnlernat1onal. News.
analysis. commentary, interviews and features in a magazine
formal.

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

0509
0532
0535
0549
0552

Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: German Tribune. See T 0132.
S Africa, Channel Afnca: Spans. See M 053 t.
Monilor Radio lnt't: Letterbox. Listeners make their views
known by telephone or letter lo hosl Lisa Dale.
Monitor Radio lnl'I: Religious Article from the CSM. As
publishe<I in the chrislian Science Monitor.

0506
0509
0533
0535
0549
0552

Wednesdays
0500
0500
0500
0506
0509
0533
0539
0549
0552

Germany. Deutsche Welle: WMd News. See S 0100.

Israel. Kol Israel: News. See S 0500.
Monitor Radio Inn Monitor Radio News. See T 0500.
Monitor Radio fnl'I: Monitor Radio International. See T
0506.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Backdrop. A program of culture
and lhe arts in Germany.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Come to Germany. See W 0133.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Letterbox. See T 0549.
Monitor Radio lnl'I: Religious Article from the CSM. See T
0552

Saturdays
0500
0500
0509
0510
0520
0533
0533

Thursdays
0500
0500
0500
0506
0509
0533
0533
0549
0552

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

Israel. Kol Israel: News. See S 0500.
Monitor Radio lnl'I: Monitor Radio tlews. See T 0500.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Monitor Radio lnlernallonal. See T
0506.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. Sec M 2324.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German Tribune. See T 0132.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Spons. See M 0531.
Monilor Radio lnt'I: Letterbox. See T 0549.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Religious Anicle from the CSM. See T
0552.

Fridays
0500
0500
0500

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World flews. See S 0100.

Israel. Kot Israel: News. See S 0500.
Monitor Radio lnl'I: Monitor Radio News. See T 0500.

Monitor Radio lnt'I: Monrtor Radio lntemalional. See T

0506.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M
2324.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Ans on theAir. See S 1'109.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Sports. See M 0531.
Monitor Radio lnl'I: Letterbox. See T 0549.
Monitor Radio lnt'I: Religious Article from lhe CSM. See T
0552.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Wo~d News. See S 0100.

Israel, Kol Israel: News. See S 0500.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M
2324.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Mailbag. Listener letters are
answered on the air.
S Africa, Channel Africa: Farming for Africa. Advice on
agriculture and animal husbandiy.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. See S
1629.
S Africa. Channel Africa: Channel Africa Spons. See A
0340.

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0600-0700

Australia, Radio

0600-0700 vi
06000700 vi
0600-0633
06000700 vi
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
06000700
06000700
06000630 mtwhf

Australia, VL8K Katherine

Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Austraha,OefenseForces R
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada Intl

06000700
06000700
06000700
06000650

Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl

Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany, Deutsche Welle

06000615
0600-0700 vi
06000700
0600-0700 vi
06000700 vi
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
06000630
06000700
06000630 s
06000700 vi
06000700

Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp

Italy, IRAS
Japan. NHK/Radio
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Kiribati, Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia, Voice of
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Norway, Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

06000700
06000610
0600-0630
0600-0700
0600-0630 vi
06000700
06000630

S Africa. Trans World R

Sierra Leone, SLBS
Slovakia, Adv World Radio
Slova~ia, Adv World Radio
Solomon Islands, SIBC
Sv1aziland, Trans World R
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl

9660pa
13605as
15530as
5025do
4910do
t3525as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6050eu
11905me
6205am
9820na
9745am
7225af
17820as
3366do
3985va
9835na
4885do
9825do
9990va
6175as
t1905pa
3326do
15180as
5965eu
9675do
5905na
7345na
t t730af
3316do
13715af
5905am
5020do
t 1730af
9885af

9860pa
15240pa
17715as

6150eu
7385am
9830na
21455am
9565af
21705me
4915do
11725as
4935do

9750as

11880pa
15365pa
17880pa

9740af

12080pa
15415as

13790af

11850au
6150do

17810as

15295au

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5930na
15470as

7175na
t5580na

7270na

9545do
1t860af

0600-0700

United Kingdom, BBC WS

06000700
06000700
06000700
06000700
06000700
06000700

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Ameri ca

06000630
06000700
06000700
06000700
06000700 smtwhf
06000700
06000700
0600-0700
0600-0620
0600-0645 vVm-f
06000630
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0605 mtwhfa
06000630
06000700 vi
06050700
06150630
06300655
06300657
06300700 as
06300700
06310640
06380655 1&3rd s
06450700

USA. Voice of America

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican Stale. Vatican R
Vatican State. valican R
Vietnam. Voice of
Yemen. Yemeni Rep Radio
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Swaziland. Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Austria, R Austria Intl
Georgia. Radio
USA, Voice of Ame11ca
Vatican State. Vatican A
Romania, R Romania Intl
Denmark. R Denmark Intl
Romania. R Romania Intl

9760af

11765af

4990do
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6080af
5825eu
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7355am
2390arn
5850af
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6t 65do
5975do
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11 805eu
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7t05eu
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t 5250pa
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7160af
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6175eu
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6195eu
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6035af
11805af
t5205af
9435af
6890na
7315am
13595na

6140af
t 1950af

7195af
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3210am
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7250eu

7425na
9930am

5070am
9355eu

5935am
9985af

6070af
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9500af

9650af

13765af
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7295va
I 5370pa

15570af
11 775eu
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17720pa

13805va
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SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
0600
0600
0600
0608
0612
0616
0616
0630
0636

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: These Last Days. Apparitions
and prophecies of the Lady of the Roses.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Tempered Steel. Dale Early
plays heavy metal.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0208.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Sports Report. See S 0212.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Feature of the Month (1). See S
0436.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: International Talking Point. See S
0416.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Lutheran Relormation
Hour. Richard Shekner preaches from Chicago Heights.
Illinois.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: People and Places. See S 0436.

Mondays
0600
0600
0600
0608
0615
0624
0630

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Rock the Universe. See S
1300.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Wonderful Words of Life. See
s 0400.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Afri ca Highlight. See M 0408.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Old Time Religion Hour.
Brother Hogan v1ill send you a Bible.
Gemnany, Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe. See S Of08.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S
0000.

0603
0608
0615

56

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S OtOO.

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Sower. Musical treat and
spiritual tonic with Michael Guido.
USA. WWCR #t Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (repeat). See
M 1502.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa Report See T 0408.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Old Time Religion Hour.
Sec M 0615.

MONITORING TIMES

Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: lhe Hour of Courage. See S
0000.

Wednesdavs
0600
0600
0603
0608
0615
0624
0630

Germany, 6eutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Sower. See T 0600.
USA, WWCR It Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (repeat). See
M 1502.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0408.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Old Time Religion Hour.
See M 0615.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Hour ol Courage. See S
0000.

Thursdays
0600
0600
0603
0608
0615
0624
0630

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. Sec S 0100.

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Sower. See T 0600.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (repeat). See
M 1502.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0408.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Old Time Religion Hour.
See M 0615.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S
0000.

Fridays

Tuesdays
0600
0600

0624
0630

December 1996

0600
0600
0603
0608
0615
0624

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S OI 00.

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Scriptures for America. Peter
J. Peters exposes the world's evils.
USA, WV/CR 11 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (repeat). See
M t502.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa Report See T 0408.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Old Time Religion Hour.
See M 0615.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.

0630

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.

Saturdays
0600
0600
0603
0608
06t2
0615
0630
0630

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Scriptures for America. See F
0600.
USA, WWCR It Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (repeat). See M
t 502.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0208.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Africa This Weck. See A 0412.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Lyon Gold and Silver Magnet
Program. Jackie Lyon hawks a variety of products for healing.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Man and Environment. See T 1633.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: America Today Radio. Gary Hahn
looks at current issues which are not found in the media
mainstream.

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Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Gumea. R East Africa
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Italy, IRAS
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0700-0800
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07000800
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0700-0800
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USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
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0900 1000 mtwhf
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Australia, VL8K Kalherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada, CFCX Monlreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
China, China Radio Intl
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Germany, Deutsche Welle

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1100-1200
1t00-1200
1100-1200 vl
1100-1200v1
1100-1125
1100-1200
1100-1150
1100-1120
1100-1130as
1100-1200 vi
11 00-1200

Australia. VL8A Ahce Spg

Austraha. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VLST Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen lnl
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa flica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. A Ezst Africa
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
Italy, IRRS
Japan. llHK/Rad10
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM Kuchmg
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakistan. Radio
Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1100-1200
1100-1130

Singapore.A Singapore Int

Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC

-k

,_, -

,. , . . , ; _

..... ... ..... .

. ..

1100-1200

111.

11 oo UTC

9580pa
1360Sas
2310do
2485do
2325do
6035eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
7375am
6205am
12005am
15115am
15186af
9530as
15370af
13680eu
7125va
6120na
11970eu
9990va
7295do
7160do
5980do
726Qas
9700pa
6575na
15470eu
9730as
4690do
4740as
15560as
17870as
6015as
11835as

9615as
21725as

9725am
7385am
12025am
21455au

9860pa

12080pa

13750am

15410af

t7780af

961Qas

t535Qas

t7800af

9610as
9975na
17900eu

11655as
17560as

11335na

15460as
17755as

15520as
17775as

6155as
17850as

1100-1130

Switzerland. Swiss R Intl

1100-1200
11001200

Taiwan. Voice of Asia

United Kingdom. BBC WS

11001130
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200

United Kingdom. BBCWS

USA, KAfJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA, Voice of America

1100-1200
t tOOt200
t t00-1200
1100-1200
t 100-1200 as
11001200
tt00-1200
1100-1200 vtlm-f
1100-1130
11001200
1115-1 127
1115-1200
11301200
11301200vl
1130-1200
1130-1200
I 130-1200
1130-1200
1130-1200
1130-1200 f
1135-1140
1136 1155 1&3rd s

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Vietnam. Voice of
Zambia, Christian Vmce
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Bulgaria. Radio
China, China Radio Intl
Finland. YLE/R Finland
Iran, VOIRI
Myanmar. Voice of
Netherlands. Radio
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Vatican State, Vatican R
India. All India Radio
Denmark. R Denmark Intl

6165eu
1363Sas
7445as
5965na
9410eu
11 760as
15220va
17705va
9700au
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5985va
9590am
15160va
7425na
9400am
6040am
7490na
13625af
5070am
5950na
5660eu
7265as
6065af
7220do
6165do
9440as
8660as
15245as
1t675me
5990do
6045eu
9650am
15210as
9595do
7295eu

9535eu

9885as

11995as

6190af
9580as
1194Qaf
15310as
17830af
15190sa
9815am

6195va
9740va
11955as
15575me
17885af
15400eu

7180as
11750as
12095eu
17640va
21660af
17790va

7395sa
6110va
9645va
15425va
15665eu

9355eu
6165am
9760va

9430au
7405am
11720va

9495am
13595na

9930am

593Sam
7355na

9475am

15685am

973Qas

1144Sas
17665au
t1930me

1170Qas
15260af

7190eu
15570as
11620do
17740af

17550au
117t0do

15185do

SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
1100
1100
1109
1130
1130
1130
1133
1136
1145
11 53

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WVHA, Greenbush ME: Prophecy Coumdovm. Etther Al
Scott or John Osborne conduct the meeting.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Ans on the Air. Repons and
interviews on ma1or cultural events and developments.
USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: Live Forever. Dr. Milton Teske
speaks.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Cart Hammons Ministries. Cart
Hammons.
USA. WWCR t3 Nashville TN: Rellections. Lezlie Labadie on
1he second coming.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. An advanced
German language course for English speakers.
Netherlands. Radio: Wide Angle. The weekend edition of
Newsllne produced by the current allairs team.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Bible Gems. Jim Kristoff
evangelizes from Indiana.
Netherlands, Radio: Siren Song. Dheera Sujan presents an indepth current affairs story that will capture and hold your
attention.

Mondays
1100
1100
1100
1109
1133
1138
1145
1153

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. Evangelistic
teachings by E.C. Fultchcr plus his global shortwave club.
USA. WWCR /3 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast
(Ive). Brother R. G. Star preaches about the last days.
Germany, Deutsche Wele: Newshne Cologne. Wortdwide
current affairs program with a review of the German or
European press.
G~rmany, Deutsche We le: Hallo Africa. A program with
rrus1cal requests and greetings to fnends.
Netherlands. Radro: Nel'lsline. See S0038.
Germany. Deutsche Weote: African News. News about and for
African countries.
Net11erlands, Radio: A Good Life. Ginger da Silva hosts a
program about development in bolh rich and poor countries.

Tuesdays
1100

Germany. Doutsclle Welle: World News. See S 0100.

1100
1100
1109
1133
1138
1145
1153

USA. WWCR11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100.

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast
(live). See M 1100.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Hallo Africa. See M 1133.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: African News. See M 1145.
Netherlands, Radio: Music 5215. Manha Hawtey hosts this
program of international music.

Wednesdavs
1100
1100
1100

1109
1133
1138
1145
1153

Germany, 6eu1sche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast
(live). Seo M 1100.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M 1109.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Hallo Africa. See M 1133.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsllne. See S 0038.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: African rlews. SeeM 1145.
Netherlands. Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

Thursdays

1138
1145

Netherlands. Radio: Newstine. See S 0038.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: African Nel'ls. See M 1145.

Saturdays
1100
1109
1120

1137
1136
1153

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Wortd News. See S 0100.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Germany this Week. See S 1609.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Mailbag Africa. Listener mail from
Afrlca is answered.
Nethertands, Radio: Newstlne. See S 0038.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Saturday Special. Information
unavailable.
Netherlands, Radio: Roughly Speaking. See S 0153.

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS

ICELAND: REYKJAVIK
IS BS, W-96, USB with reduced carrier 6d B in Icelandic
12 15- 1315

Sun/Mon

14 10-1445

Sun/Mon

1855-1930

daily

Fridays

1935-20 10
2300-2335

daily
dail y

1109
1133

(via Pan/view)

1100
1100
1100

1109
1133
1138
1145
t 153

1100
1100
1100

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 1100.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast
(love). See M 1100.
Germany, Deu1sche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Hallo Africa. See M 1133.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Germany, Deutsche \Velie: African Plews. See M 1145.
Netherlands, Radio: Media tletwortt Jona1han Marks and
Diana Janssen look at the wortd of broadcasting. Top-rated.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Truth House. See M 11 00.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast
(live). Seo M 11 00.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Hallo Africa. See M 1133.

December 1996

I 1580, I 1710,
13800, 15070.
15 100
11580. 11680,
13800. 15070.
151 00
3920. 3940, 5820.
5840. 7520, 7540.
9380.9500
same as 1410
9380. 9500.
11580, 11680,
13800

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FREQUENCIES.

~1:

~--

.. ..

..

1200-1300

Australia. Radio

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

Auslralia. VL8A Allee Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Brazil, Radro Bras
Bulgaria. Radio
Cambodia. Natl Voice of
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl

1200-1230 vi
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
12001300 as
1200 1300
1200-1300

China. China Radio Intl

Cosla Rica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R East Alrica
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
France. Radio France Intl

1200-1230
1200-1300
1200-1300 vi
1200-1300
1200 1300
1200-1300 vi
1200-1250
12001300
1200-1206
1200-1300

Iran. VOIRI
lraQ. Radio Iraq Intl
Italy. IRRS
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia.ATM KotaKmabalu
Myanmar. Voice of
Netherlands, Radio
NW Zealand. R NZ Intl
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

::~~ :~ :~~

SHORTWAVE
GUIDE
.., . . . . .
- .

1200 UTC

S1ngapo1e.R Singapore Int

South Korea. R Korea Intl
Taiwan. VO Free China

5995pa
9770as
2310do
2485do
2325do
15445na
9440as
11940as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6150as
7365na
11 660as
6660as
5030am
6205am
12005am
15186af
9530as
9805eu
15155eu
11875me
13680eu
7125va
9990va
7295do
5980do
5990do
6045eu
9700pa
7150va
12025as
17870pa
6015as
7285va
7130au

9580pa
9860pa

11730as
7410as
11795pa
11445as
6150am
7385am
12025am

11600as
15195eu
11930me

9615as
11660as

9710as
11800pa

9565as
15440au
11700as
9725am

9715as

15115am

21455am

11670as
15325af
15260af

13625am
15530ca

121 lOas
13750am

7190eu
9835oa
15520as

11655as
17560as

11800pa
17775as

...

..

1200-1300

United Kingdom. BBC WS

1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

1200- 1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300 as
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1245
1200-1230
1200-1300
1200-t 300 mlwhf
1206-1300 occsnal
1215-1300
1230-1300 as
1230-1300
1230 1300 mtwhf
12301235
1230-1300 w
12301300 a
12301255 s
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300 mtwhf
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Up1on KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Uzbekistan. R Tashkent
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Australia. Radio
Bangladesh.Bangla Betar
Finland. YLEIR Finland
India. All India Radio
Indonesia. RRI Sorong
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Mongolia. R Ulan Bator
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Sweden. Radio
Thailand. Radio
Vietnam. Voice of

1238-1255 1&3rd s Denmark. R Denmark Intl

1240-1250
Greece. Voice of

6155as

5965na
941 Oeu
11760as
15220va
17705va
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
6110va
15160va
7425na
9400am
6040am
7490na
13825eu
5935am
5950na
7355na
5060as
6065af
6165do
6105pa
17595as
5995pa
7185as
11735na
4860do
4875do
7115eu
7115eu
9745as
9570as
15425as
11650na
9655as
5940as
12020as
9590va
9915af

6190af
9580as
11940af
15310as
17830af
9815am

6195va
9740va
11955as
15575me
17685af

7180as
11750as
12095eu
17640va
21660af

9355as
9645va
15425va
15665eu

9430au
9760va

9455sa
11 715va

9495am
13595na

9930am

7435am
11830na

9475am
11970na

15665am

5975as

7265as

9715as

9548as
15400na
6185do

17865do

12085as
9640as

9640as

13670as

15240na
11905as
7400as

9840as

13740as
9885as
7270as
15010as
i3800va
11645af

15305va
15650af

15480va

9610as

SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
1200
1200
1200
1207
1215
1225
1230
1238
1245
1254

1207

USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: Missionary Education &

Evangelistic Training. Pastor Thomas Jackson 1eaches.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Words of Hope (Paul Bryson).
Paul Bryson preaches from Geo1gia.
USA. WWCR #3 NashvilleTN: America's Jukebox Gold.
Bryan McKay spotlighls the music of the 50's and 60's.
Canada, RCI Mon1real (Asia): The Mailbag. Listener letters.
musical selections. and happenings in Canada.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Rock of Ages. Charles
Sanders evangelizes from North Carolina.
Netherlands, Radio: Dutch Diaries. See S0225.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Staff of Life. Irene Armstrong.
Netherlands, Radio: Sincerely Yours. The Sunday
replacement for Happy Station that lets the listener
comment about the RN's programming.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Back to the Bible Baptist
Church. Floyd Hendren preaches
Netherlands. Radio: Sounds Interesting. Robert Chesal takes
listener feedback and incorporates their ideas into the show.

Mondays
1200
1207
t 211
1225
1230
1238
1253

USA. WWCR i l Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.
USA. WWCR i 3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from Amenca
(live). Gary Kaye hosts a WWCR-produced variety music
and call-in program.
Ganada. RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum Aweekday
magazine pr09ram ol curren t affaus. features. and a
business report.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review Rob Green summarizes
items in the Dutch media.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Grace and Truth. RJ Bruno.
Netherlands. Radio: Newshne See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. A program of science and
technology

1211
1225
1230
1238
1253

1200

Wednesdavs
1200
1207
1211
1225
1230
1238

60

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

USA. WWCR #1 NashvilleTN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.
Canada. RCI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Wortd of Radio. See M 0030.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S0038.

Thursdays
1200
1207
1211
1225
1230
1238
1253

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.
Canada. RCI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Ken's Country Classics. Key
Berryhill with country music from a bygone era.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038,
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

Fridays
1207

USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.

1211
1225
1230
1238
I 253

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Hour of Courage. See S

0000.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.

Canada. RCI Monlreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.

Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: First Hand. See M 0230.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0()38.
Netherlands. Radio: A Good Lile. See M 1153.

Saturdays
1200
1205

1200

Tuesdays

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America

(live). See M 1207.
Canada, RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review, See M 1225.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Unshackled. Pacific Garden
Mission's radio drama.
Ne1herlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Ne1herlands. Radio: Mirror Images. Weekly magazine of
music. the arts. cul1ure. and European festivals, produced
and presenled by David Swatling.

1206
1210
1215
1225
1230
1236
1245
1253

USA, WWCR#3 Nashville TN: Ken's Country Classics. See H

1230.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Word of Wisdom. Howard
Kirkwood evangelizes from Arkansas.
Canada. RCI Montreal (Asia): Earth Watch. See S 0231.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The View from Europe. Harvey
Thomas presents the European point of view on current
events.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Rhema Radio Church. Kenneth
Hagin, Jr. preaches from Tulsa. Oklahoma.
Netherlands, Radio: Insight See S 0025.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: World of Radio. See M 0030.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Brother Ed. Ed Skultety
evangelizes from Oregon.
Nelherlands. Radio: Weekend. See S 0053.

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTH AFRICA: CHANNEL AFRICA

W96 IN ENG LISH

0300-0355
0400-0455
0500-0555
1500- 1755
1600- 1655

3220,5955
5955, 9585
5955, 11900
6 100, 11825
15240

(Pa11/vie ll' via BC-DX)

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Australia. VL8A Allee Spg
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. V18T Tent Crk
Brazll. Radio Bras
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. A Canada Intl
China. China Radio lnll
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. A East Afnca
Eqt Guinea. Radio Alnca
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
Italy, IRAS
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
New Zealand, A NZ lnll
North Korea. A Pyongyang

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Russia.Voice of Russia WS
Singapore.A Singapore Int
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Sl'litzerland. Swiss R Intl
Sl'litzerland, Swiss A Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS

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USA. KNLS Anchor Point AK
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHA Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

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USA. Voice of America

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WRMl/R M1am1 Intl
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Aus1ria. A Aus1ria ln11
Canada. R Canada ln11
Finland. YLE/R Fmland
Guam, AWA/KSDA
lndi<. All India Radio
Nelherlands, Radio
Sweden. Radio
Turkey. Voice of
UAE. Radio Dubai
USA. WRMl/R M1am1 Intl
Uzbekistan. R Tashkent
Vietnam. Voice of

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13381355 1&3rd s Denmark. R Denmark Intl
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1300
1300
1306
1330
1337
1338
1345
1353

1306

USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Voice of Hope. Oliver Fenison.

USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Rock lhe Universe. Rich
Adcock's selections of rock recordings includes some rare
treats.
Canada, RGI Montreat: Quirks and Quarks. See S0005.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Words of Hope. Eugene
Brown preaches from Nashville. Tennessee.
Ganada. RGI Montreal (Asia): The Mailbag. See S 1207.
Netherlands. Radio: Sincerely Yours. See S 1238.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Church ol the Lord Jesus
Ch11st. Shelton Rapha preaches from Philadelphia.
Netherlands, Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

1310
131 5
1330
1338
1338
1354

Wednesdavs
1300
1306

Mondays
1300
1306
1307
1315
1330
1330
1330
1334
1338
1338
1345
1353

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: New Harvest International.

Dennis Oeruz.
USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.
Ganada, RGI Montreal: Double Exposure. See S 0305.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Walk with Christ. Jeff Gauss.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Bread of Lil~ Victory Hour (1).
Brother Jack Meeks offers a free bible study correspondence
course.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Hour of Grace (3/5). Gene
Grittin.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Victory Baplist Church (2/4).
David Robinson preaches from Hildebrand, NC.
Canada. RGI Montreal: The Royal Canadian Air Farce. See S
0332.
Canada, RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 12t1.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Walking Through the Land of
Promises. Bobbie Lively evangelizes from Tennessee.
Netherlands, Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

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USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The King is Coming. Steve

Johnson.

MONITORING TIMES

1310
1315
1330
1338
1338

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Faith and Trulh. Ken

Megilligan.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.
Canada, ACI Montreal: As It Happens. Seo M 2330.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Day of the Challenge. Gary R.
Lightfoot talks about reasons for righlcous living.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Chapel Hour. Otis Tillman
evangelizes from Buffalo, New York.
Canada. RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

Thursdavs
1300
1306
1310
1315
1330
1338
1338
1352

USA, WwCR #1 Nashville TN: Abounding Grace. Gary Jones

of Florida is the bible teacher.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America
(live). See M 1207.
Canada. RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Faith Minutes. Ryan Hicks.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Unshackled. See T 1230.
Canada, ACI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 121 1.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Media Network. See H 1153.

Fridavs

Tuesdays
1300

USA. WWCR t3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America

(live). See M 1207.
Canada, RGI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Have in God. Claude Milan.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: World of Radio. See M 0030.
Canada, RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211 .
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Mirror Images. See T 1253.

December 1996

1300

USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Day of the Challenge. See W

1306

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Good Morning from America

1315.

131 O
1338
1338
1345
1355

(live). See M 1207.

Canada. RGI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.
Canada. RGI Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. Seo M f 211 .
Nelherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Battle Cry Sounding. Deborah
Green evangelizes.
Netherlands, Radio: A Good Life. See M 1153.

Saturdavs
1300
1300
1310
131 5
1330
1335
1338
1353

USA. WwCR #1 Nashville TN: Brother Ed (from 1145). See A

1245.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: The Extraordinary Science
Radio Hour. See M 0500.
Canada, RGI Montreal: As It Happens. Sec M 2330.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Rock of Ages. See S 1215.
USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Battle Cry Sounding. See F
1345.
Canada. RGI Montreal (Asia): Innovation Canada. See S 0207.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Nethertands, Radio: Weekend. See S 0053.

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS
TURKEY: VOICE OF TURKEY
w96 in E nglish

7340. 9685, 17705

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9655
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Auslralia, VLBK Katherine
Australia. VIBT Tent Crl<
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada Intl
China. China Radio lnll
Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
France. Radio France Intl
India. All India Radio
Italy. IRAS
Japan. NHK/Rad10

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Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia, RTM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Nelherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nornay. Radio Norway lnll
Palau. KHBNN01ce ot Hope
Philippines. FEBC/R lnll
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Thailand. Radio
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USA. KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KTBN Salt lk City UT
USA Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Amenca

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USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican S1a1e. Vatican R
Zamhia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Croalia, Croatian Radio
Bhutan. Bhutan BC Service
Nepal. Radio
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. R Canada lnll
China. China Radio lnll
India. All India Radio
Indonesia. RRI U1 Pandang
Italy. IRRS
Portugal, R Portugal lnll
Romania. R Romania lnll
Sweden. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Greec~. Voice of
Denmark. R Denmark lnU
Myanmar. Voice or
Seychelles. FEBA Radio

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SELECTED PROGRAMS . . . . . . . .
Sundays
1400
1400
1411

1425
1430
1435
1438
1454

USA. WWCR 1 Nashville TN: Wings of Healing. Evelyn Wyatt

directs this international broadcast from Los Angeles.
USA. WWCR P3 Nashville TN: Answers for Lite. Gospel music
and a sermon by Pastor Hoover of Wichita. Kansas.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Sunday Morning (1st hour). CBC
Radio's powerful and critically acclaimed three-hour currenl
atta1rs program examines the events and ideas that shape our
world.
llethertands, Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR i l Nash11lle TN: Wayne Avenue Church of God.
J.C. Wilber preaches from Columbus, Ohio.
Canada, RCI Monlreal: The Mailbag. See S 1207.
tletherlands. Radio: Wide Angle. See S 1138.
t/etherrands, Radio: Siren Song. See S 1153.

Mondays
1400
1400
1405
1425
1430
1435
1438
1439
1453

USA, WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Powertine. Soulhern Baplists.

USA, WWCR 13 llashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast (live).
See M 1100.
Canada. RCI Montreal: The Besl ol Morningside. Repeats of the
CBC's morning program.
~etherlands, Radio: Program lnlo. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Spirilual V/arfare Broadcast.
frve minutes ol evange izing by Mickey Bonner
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Bright Spot Hour. Music and
med11alion by Harold S1ghller ot Greenville. South Carolina.
Nelherlands. Radio: Ne11shne. See S 0038.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: A Good Lile. See M 1153.

1439
1453

Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.

Netherlands, Radio: Music 52 15. See T 1153.

Wednesdavs

1400

1405
1425
1430
1435
1438
1439
1453

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast (live).

SeeM 1100.
Canada. RCI Montreal: The Besl of Morningside. See M 1405.
Netherlands, Radio: Program Into. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR It Nashville TN: The Spiritual Warfare
Broadcast. See M 1430.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Bright Spot Hour. See M
1435.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsfine. See S 0038.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

Thursdavs

1400
1400
1405
1425
1430
1435

1438
1439
1453

USA. WwCR 11 Nashville TN: On Track. See M 1400.

USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcasl (live).
See M 1100.
Canada. RCt Montreal: The Best of Morningside. See M 1405.
Netherlands, Radio: Program Info. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Spiritual Warfare
Broadcast. See M 1430
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Bright Spot Hour. See M
1435.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211.
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. See M t 253.

Tuesdays

Fridays

1405
1425
1430

1400

1400

1435
1438

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville rn The Overcomer Broadcast (live).

See M 1100.
Canada. RCI Montreal: The Besl ol Morningside. See M 1405.
N~therlands. Radio. Program Into. See S 0125.
USA, l/NICR #1 Nashville TN The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast.
See M 1430.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashvi le TN: The Bright Spot Hour. See M
1435.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

1400

1405
1425
1430
1435

USA. WWCR #t Nashville TN: The Baptist Hour. A half-hour of

sermon and song lrom Fort Worth. Texas.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Overcomer Broadcast (five).
See MI too.
Canada. RCI Montreal: The Best of Morningside. See M 1405.
Netherlands. Radio: Program Into. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Spiritual Warfare
Broadcast. See M 1430.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Bright Spot Hour. See M

1438
1439

1435.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Spectrum. See M 1211 .

Saturdays
1400
1400
1400
1425
1430
1435
1438
1453

USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: Children's Chapel (live).

Broadcast from the Rolling Hills Church, Eustis. Florida.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Real World. Evangelizing
from Ohio.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Hour of Truth. William
Bonner preaches.
Netherlands. Radio: Program lnlo. See S 0125.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Hour of Reasoning. P. Mobley
preaches to his congregalion in Oakland. California.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Innovation Canada. See S 0207.
Nelherfands. Radio: Newsline. See S0038.
Nol herlands. Radio: Roughly Speaking. See S 0153.

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Au stralia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. rlCJB
Eqt Guinea. R East Afnca
Guam. TWR/KlWR
Israel. Kol Israel
Italy. Adv World Raclio
Italy. IRAS
Japan. NHKIRad10
Jordan. Radio
Malaysia. Radro
Malaysia. ATM Kuchmg
Malaysia ATM KotaKmabalu
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Mongolia, R Ulan Bator
Myanmar, Voice al
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Ph1hppines. FEBCi R Intl
Romanra. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of Assyna
Russia. Voice of Russia WS

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United Kingdom. BBC WS

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USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

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USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMllR Miami Intl
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Christian Voice
Austria. R Austria Intl
India. All India Radio

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Denmark. R Denmark Intl
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1506
1525
1530
1530
1538
1553

Guam. TWR/KlWR: The Worship Hour.

USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: Prophecy Countdown. See S
1100.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Foursquare Gospel Tidings
J.E. Cartier presents a half.hour of gospel music and
meditation
USA. WWCR 3 Nashville TN: Church of the Harvest.
Clarence McClendon preaches from Los Angeles.
Canada, RCI Montreal: Sunday Morning !2nd hour). See S
1411.
Netherlands. Radio: Postmark Europe. New. No information
available
Guam. TWR/KTWR: Family Bible Hour. A bible study
program.
USA. WWCR tt Nashvrlle TN: A Temple of Jesus Christ
Cleveland Waters preaches from Philadelphia.
Netherlands. Radio: Sincerely Yours. See S 1238.
Netherlands. Radio: Sounds Interesting. See S 1254.

t 502
1505
1525
t 530
1538
1553

Guam. TWR/KTWR: Hour of Freedom.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Creation Moments. Revealing
facts about hfe's beginnings.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour !live). Carl
Stevens of Baltimore answers listener ques11ons about
religion.
USA, WWCR i3 Nashville TN: Prescriplion for Health (live).
ii program about natural health foods and diet supplements.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
Guam. TWR/KTWR: Thru the Bible. J Vernon McGee
presents a book-by-book sludy of the Brb!e.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Research File. See M 1253.

1500
1500
1502

1505
1525
1530
1538

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1500

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1502
1505
1525
1530
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Guam. lWR/KTWR: Hour of Decision. Evangelist Billy

Graham's radio program.
USA. W\VCR ,1 Nashville TN: Creabon Moments. See M
1500.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour !live). See M
1502.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Prescription for Health (live).
See M 1505.
NetherlandS. Radio: Press Review See M 1225.
Guam. TWR/KTWR: Thru the Bible. See M 1530.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. Sec S0038.
Netherlands. Radio: Media Network. See H 1153.

Fridays
1500

Guam. TWR/KTWR Leading the Way.

USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Creation Moments. See M
t 500.
USA. WWCR '1 Nashville Ht The Grace Hour (live). See M
1502.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Prescription for Health !live).
See M 1505.

Guam. lWR/KTWR: Good Tidings Hour.

USA. WWCR I 1 Nashvrllc TN: Creation Moments. See M
1500.
USA. \WJCR 11 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (live). See M
1502.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Prescription for Health (live)
See M 1505
Netherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.
Guam. lWRIKTWR: Thru the Bible. See M 1530.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

t 538
1553

Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

Netherlands. Radio: A Good Life. See M 11 53.

Saturdays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1525
1530
1538
1545
1553

Guam. lWR/KTWR: On Track. Good comtemporary

music and helpful thoughts.
USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: Sabbath Services (live). See
A 1400.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Divine Temple Church.
Robert Suell preaches.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: The Great American Polka
Show. An hour of polka favorrtes both old and new.
llelherlands. Radio: Insight See S 0025.
Guam. TWR/KTVIR: Treasure Islands.
tl etherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Guam. TWR/KTWR: Search tor Truth. See T 1600.
tlethertands. Radio: Weekend. See S 0053.

Thursdays

1500

Tuesdays

Nelherlands. Radio: Press Review. See M 1225.

Guam. TWR/KlWR: Thru the Bible. See M 1530.
Nelherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.
Nelherlands. Radio: Mirror Images. See T 1253.

Wednesdays

1500

Mondays
1500
1500

1525
1530
1538
1553

1502
1505
1525
1530

Guam. TWR/KTWR: Words of Hope. David Bass provides

the message.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Creation Moments. See M
1500
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Grace Hour (live). See M
1502
USA. WWCR 3 Nashville TN: Prescnpt1on for Health (live).
See M 1505.
Netherlands. Radio: Press Revie'N. See M 1225.
Guam. TWR/KTWR: Thru the Bible See M 1530.

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Australia. Radio

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Australia. VL8A Ailee Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CfVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ethiopia. ~ad10
France. Radio France Intl

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Germany. Deutsche Welle

Germany. Deutsche Welle

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16001630
16001700 vi
1600 1630
16001700
16001630
16001625
1600 1650 occsnal
16001630 s
1600 1630

Guam. AWR/KSDA
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Iran. VOIRI
Italy. IRRS
Jordan, Radio
Malaysia. Radio
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Pakistan. Radio

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Russia.Voice of Russia WS

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16001700
16001700
1600 1630 mt\'/hl
1600-1700

S Africa. Channel Africa

S Africa. Trans World R
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
South Korea. AKorea Intl
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
S1miland. Trans World R

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UAE. Radio Dubai

United Kingdom. BBC WS

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16001700
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1600-1700

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio lnll
USA. Voice ol America

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1600-1700
16001700
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16001700
1600-1700 as
1600-1700
1600-1700

USA. Voice of America

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami lnll
USA WANO New Orleans LA
USA WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

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V1e1nam. Voice of
Zambia, Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS
Esloma, Radio
Austria, R Austria lnll
Canada, R Canada lnll
Egypl. Radio Cairo
Slovakia, Adv World Radio
USA. Voice ot America
Denmark, R Denmark loll
Atghanislan. Radio
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
New Zealand. R NZ lnll

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SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1605
1609
1609
1619
1629
1630
1633
1634
1637

1645

Deutsche Welle: World Nows. See S 0100.

USA. WVHA. Greenbush ME: The Amazing Facts Broadcast.
Joe Crews with unusual happenings which support Christian
philosophy.
USA. WWCR#1 Nashville TN: Prophetic Word Program. A
message of salvation from Dan Kubish of the House of
Yaweh.
USA, VNICR 13 tl ashvdle TN. The Whole Truth. Anthonee
Patterson conducts servrces from Pennsylvania.
Canada, RC! Montreal: Sunday Morning (3rd hour). See S
141 1.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): Germany this Week. A summary of
the week's events in Germany by Deutsche Welle's Bonn
correspondents.
Deutsche Welle !south as): Arts on the Air. See S 1109.
Deutsche Welle al/me): Religion and Society. See S 0138.
Deutsche Welle al/me): Through German Eyes. In-depth
interviews with prominent German Journalists.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Cross Roads Baplist Church.
Lloyd Ferguson preaches from Lawrence.,lle. Georgia.
Deutsche Welle (south as): German by Radio. See S 1133.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): Hits in Germany. The German pop
scene for listeners in Africa.
Canada, RC! Monlreal (Asia): The Mailbag. See S 1207.

Mondavs

1600
1605
1606
1609
1610
1615
1630
1633
1633
1641
1643

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Deufsche Welle: World News. See S 0100

USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Our Foundation (MF). Kim
York of Denver compares l he old and new testaments.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Freedom's Call (live). Bo Gritz
hosts this talk radio program.
DeutscheWelle (south as): Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
USA, WWCR !1 NashvilleTN: Spiritual Awakening (MF).
Wisdom from the scriptures.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN. The L1v1ng Waters Broadcast
(MF). Father Bob Guste evangelizes from Louisiana.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The nme ot Deliverance (M
FJ. Benjamin Smith preaches from lhc nrne of Deliverance
Evangelistic Chun:h in Philadelphia.
Deutsche Welle (al/me) African News See M 1145.
Deutsche Welle {soulh as): Science and Technology
Magazine program presenting new developments in science
and technology.
Canada. RC! Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 121 1.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): Science and Technology. See M
1633.

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USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Wisdom from the Word. From

the New Covenant Church in Philadelphia.

Tuesdays
1600
1606
1609
1633
1638
1641
1644
1645

Oeulsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA, WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Freedoms Call (live). See M
1606
Deutsche Welle (south asj: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
Deutsche Welle (south as : Man and Environment Various
topics relating to the environment in mduslrial and
developing countries.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): African News. See M 1145.
Canada. RC! Montreal (Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Deulsche Welle (al/me): Man and Environment. See T 1633.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Wisdom from theWord. See M
1645.

1606
1609
1633
1638
1641
1643
1645

Saturdays

1600
1600
1600

Wednesdavs

1600
1606

1609
1633
1638
1641
1643
1645

Deutsche l~elle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Freedom's Call (live). See M
1606.
Deutsche Welle (soulh asj: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
Deulsche Welle (south as : lnsighl. See w 0333.
Deutsche Welle (al/me)- Alncan News. See M 1145.
Canada. RC! Montreal (Asia): Spectrum See M 1211
Deu1sche Welle (al/me): Insight. See W 0333.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Wisdom from the Word See M
1645.

Thursdavs
1600
1606

1609
1633
1638
1641
1643
1645

Deutsc'!ie Welle: World News. See S 0 I 00.

USA. WWCR #3 Nashvllle TN: Freedom's Call (live). See M
1606.
Deutsche Welle (south as): Newshne Cologne. See M i 109.
Germany, Deutsche Welle (soulh as) Living in Germany. See
M0118.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): African News. See M 1145.
Ganada. RC! Montreal {Asia): Spectrum. See M 1211.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): LMng in Germany. See M 0118.
USA. WWCR 1 Nashville TN: Wisdom from the Word. See M
1645

Fridavs
1600

!feutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Freedom's Call (live). See M

1606.
Deutsche Welle (south as): Newshne Cologne. See M 1109.
Deutsche Welle (south as): Spothghl on Sport. Weekly
magazine program with background stories and coverage of
important evenls.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): African News. See M 1145.
Ganada. RC! Montreal (Asia): Spectrum See M 1211.
Deutsche Welle (al/me}: Spolhghl on Sport. See F 1633.
USA. WWCR #1 llashville TN: Wisdom lrom ;he Word. See
M 1645.

1600
1609
1609
1609
1615
1618
1618
1623
1630
1633
1636
1640
1645
1648

Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.

USA. WVHA, Greenbush ME: Sabbath Services (live). See A
1400.
USA. WWCR #1 NashvilleTN: Let the Bible Speak. James
Hickey with a program from New Testament Chrislianity in
Oklahoma.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Sound of the Trumpel. Jeff
Edwards preaches from Kansas City.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): Africa 1n the German Press. What
the German newspapers and weeklies have 10 say about
Africa.
Deutsche Welle (south as}: Feature ot the Month ( 1). Sees
0436
Deutsche Welle (south as): lnlernahonal Talking Point. See
50416.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Eternal Good News.
Germaine Lockwood teaches lrom the Old Testament
Deutsche Welle (al/me): Women on the Move (biweekly). A
magazine promoting intercul!ural unders1anding and
ortraying the role ol women in society.
eutsche Welle: Focus on Development {biweekly). Reports
and interviews on pro1ec1s and progress rn Africa and Asia.
Deutsche Welle (south as): Development Forum. Reports
and interviews on projects and progress in Africa and Asia.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashvrlle TN: The Showers of Blessings
Broadcast. Ed McAbee sermonizes belore a hve
congregation.
Deutsche Welle: Economic Notebook See T 0333.
Ganada, RC! Montreal (Asia): lnnova11on Canada See S
0207.
Deutsche Welle (south as): Religion and Society. See S
0138.
USA. WWCR 11 NashvilleTN: Words of Hope. See S 1330.
Deutsche Welle (al/me): The Jazz Corner. See F 2333.

FREQUENCIES . . . .
1700-1800

Australia, Radio

1700-1800 vi
1700-1800vl
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl

t 700-1800 as
t700-1800
t 700-1727
t700-t800
t 700-t800
t 700-1730

Costa Rica. Adv World R

Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
France. Radio France Intl

t700-t800 vi
1700-1800
t 700-1800 rntl'lhf
t 700-t750
1700-1750 vi
1700-1800

Italy. IRAS
Japan. NHK/Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakistan. Radio
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1700-1755
1700-1730
1700-1800
f 700-1730
1700-1800

S Afrtca, Channel Africa

Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Swaziland. Trans Wortd R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Uni1ed Kingdom, BBC WS

1700-1745
1700-1715
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
f 700-t800

United Kingd om. BBC WS

United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

1700 t800 rntwhl

USA, Voice of America

t 700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800 rntwhl
t700-t800
t700-t800
t 700-t800
t700- t800
t 700-t800a
t 700-1800 vi
1715-t 730
t715-1800
t 7t 5-1730 a
1730-1800
1730-1800
t 730-1800
t730-1800
t 730-1800
t 738-1755 1&3rd s
1745-1800 rntwhf
t745-1800
t745-1800

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMllA Miami Intl
USA, WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Albania. R Tirana Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Vatican State. Vatican R
Guam, AWR/KSOA
Netherlands. Radio
Romania. R Romania Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Vatican State. Vatican R
Denmark. R Denmark Intl
Armenia. Voice ot
Bangladesh.Bangla Betar
India, All India Radio

1745-1800 rntwhf

Swaziland. Trans World R

6060pa
961 Sas
t2080pa
23t Odo
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6t 30do
6t60do
6t 60do
5220af
1t575af
13750am
15050am
5835eu
15255af
t5t86af
6175eu
t5365af
3985va
6035na
9875pa
9325eu
9400eu
4740va
9595rne
1t775va
15320me
7t55af
15425as
9500af
5850af
3955eu
9410va
1t 760as
t 5420af
3915as
9515va
13815am
t5590am
t3625as
9355eu
6035as
9700va
1t920af
15395as
5990va
7t 70as
11875na
9400am
6t20am
7490na
9955am
15420am
9475am
t 5695eu
3330af
6165do
4B28do
7155eu
7t 60va
9645eu
9370as
6020af
11740af
6180eu
9660af
7485va
48t0eu
7185as
74t 0eu
11935af
3200af

6080pa
9860pa

7t50af
11910af

6090pa
11660pa

7405af

9580pa
t t880pa

9535as

t5640af

1t615me
t 5460af

11700af
15530af

t52tOaf

9535na

9580as

t 1880as

9640af
t t570eu
4940va
9830va
t 1835va
t5350va
9685af

9975af

t3785me

4975va
9955af
12025af

7305me
9975at
12035va

74t0eu
6t90af
97t0as
1t860at
15575af
7t 35as
9590na

9885af
6t95eu
9740as
t 5070va
17830af
9630af

9385af
7t 25as
9760va
t2040af
15410af
6045va
9550as
t36t5na

18930af
72t 5as
t 1765al
t37t0af
t 5445af
7125as
9770va
15665eu

t3760am
t3595na

t5t05am

t2t60am
17555eu

t3845am

9905af
7150eu
11750as
15400af
t7840al
12095va

9645as
t 1890af
t5255va
t7895af
7150va
t1870va

t5685am

9740eu
t t8t0eu
9605af
11940af

11655af
15340af

11625af
t t860va
4990eu
9548eu
9650eu
t3750as

t5570af
15220va
7480eu
t5520do
9950af
15075me

9965eu
t1620af

1800-1900
t800-t900
1800-1830
t 800-1900 vi
t 800-1900 vi
t 800- t 900 vi
1800-1900
1800-t900
1800-1900
t800t900
t800-1900
1800-1900
t800-1900
1800-1900
t800-1900
t800-t830
1800-t900
1800-1900

Algeria. R Algiers Intl

Australia. Radio
Australia. Radio
Australia. VL8A Alice Spg
Australia, VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bangladesh.Bangla Betar
Brazil. Radio Bras
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
India. All India Radio

1800-1900
t800-1900s
1800-1825
t800-1900 mtwhf
1800-1900 vi
t800-1855
t800-1900

Kuwait. Radio
Morocco. RTVM Marocaine
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Pakistan. Radio
Poland. Polish R Warsaw
Russia,Voice of Russia WS

1800-1900
t8001830
1800-1900
1800-1900

Sudan. Radio Omdurman

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

t800-1830
t800-1900
1800-1900
1800-t900
t800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

1800-1830
1800-1900
t800-1900
t800-1900
1800-1900
t800-1900
1800-1900 s
1800-1900
t800-1900 mtwhf
t800-1900
1800-1900
t800- t845
1800-1830
t800-1900
1800-1900
t800-18t0
t800-185i
t 800-1900 vi
1830-1900
1830-1900

USA. Voice of America

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL
USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bethel 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
Vietnam. Voice of
Yemen. Yemeni Rep Radio
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Australia. Radio
Netherlands, Radio

1830-1857
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1833-t900
t 838-1855 t &3rd s
t840-t850
1845-1900 irreg s
1850-1900 s

S Africa. Trans Wortd R

Slovakia. A Slovakia Intl
South Ko1ea. R Korea Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. Voice of America
Cote D' lvoire. RDTV
Denmark. R Denmark Intl
Greece. Voice of
Mali. RDTV Malienne
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

t5160eu
9580pa
6060pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
7185eu
15265eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
t5050am
t 5255af
t5 t86af
741 Oeu
t t935me
t1990na
178t5af
6020af
9875pa
t 1570eu
6000eu
7350eu
9955af
9200at
9500af
3200af
3255af
6t95eu
t 5070va
17840ca
7150eu
138t5am
t5385na
t5590am
13625au
9355eu
603Sva
t 1975af
t 5580al
t 1765af
1t875na
9400am
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
1t580af
9475am
17555eu
t 5695eu
7400eu
9780do
3330al
7220do
6165do
4828do
7240pa
6020af
t 7605af
9525af
5915eu
3970eu
6005af
t 2080af
11920do
7485eu
t t645af
4783do
9875pa

December 1996

15205eu
9860pa
6080as

1t880pa

9548as

t 5520do

9650eu
t3750as

9950af
t 5075as

9605af

t 1655af

6095eu
9480eu
9975af

7270eu
9830va
t t675eu

7285eu
9880va

3955eu
941 Ova
15400af

6180eu
9740as
15575af

6t90af
12095eu
17830af

7160va

951 Oas

11750as

9385at
9760va
t2040at

11550eu
9770va
t37t0af

18930af
11 920af
t54t0af

13615na

t5745eu

t3625am
1359Sna

t3760eu

t2160am

t3845am

15685am

7330as
9605af

11655at

15315al

6055eu

7345eu

9630af

9740va

9590eu
t5t50at
4835do

t 3805va

12080pa

t t620af

9840eu

15220va

5995do

MONITORING TIMES

67

CHQRTWAVE
GUIDE
~

1900 UTC

2:00 PM EST/11 :00 AM PST

FREQUENCIES
1900-2000 mtwl1f
19002000

Argentina. RAE
Australia. Radio

19002000 vi
1900-2000 vi
19002000 vi
1900-1920
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
19002000
1900-2000
19002000
19002000
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1950

Australia. VLBA Allee Spg

Australia. VLBK Kathenne
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Brazil, Radio Bras
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cote D" lvorre RDTV
Ecuador. hCJB
Eqt Guinea. Radio Afnca
Germany. Deutsche Welle

1900-2000 s
1900-1910
1900-2000
1900-1945

Germany. R Alpl1a & Omega

Greece. Vorce of
Guatemala. Adv World R
India. All India Radio

1900-2000 vi
1900-2000
19002000 vi
1900-2000
19002000 smtwha
1900-2000

Italy, IRAS
Japan. NHK/Radio
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Kuwait. Radio
Malta, VO Mediterranean
Netherlands. Radio

1900-1952 mt\'ltlS
1900-1958 fa
1900-1930 s
1900-2000
t9002000

New Zealand. R NZ lnll

New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Norway. Radio Norway lnll
Romania, R Romania Intl
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000

South Korea, R Korea Intl

Sl'laziland. Trans World A
Thailand. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

1900-1915
19002000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Monitor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America

1900-2000
f9002000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000 sm1whf
1900-2000
1900-1945
1900-1930
1900-2000
19002000vl
1905-1910
1930-2000
1930-1955
1930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000 vi
1930-2000
1930-2100 irreg
1930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000
1935-1955
1938-1955 1&3rd s
19452000 t
1953-2000 smtl'lh
1959-2000 a

. . --

rlriL

USA. WEWN Brrm1ngham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Belllel PA
USA. WRtJO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam, Voice of
Zambia. Chrishan Voice
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Albania. R Tirana Intl
Austria. R Austria Intl
Iran. VOIRI
Mongolia, R Ulan Bator
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Slovakia. R Slovakia ln11
Somalia, Radio Mogadishu
S\'leden. R3d10
Turkey. Vorce of
Yugoslavia. Radio
lialy. RAI Intl
Denmark. R Denmark Intl
Belarus. Padrosta Belarus
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

15345eu
6080pa
9860pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
15265eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6955af
13750am
15050am
11920do
11960eu
15186af
9640af
13690af
61 lOeu
9375eu
5980am
74 l Oeu
11935af
3985va
6035as
4885do
11990eu
7390va
6020af
17605af
9875pa
9875pa
5960eu
5955eu
7440af
9955af
5975eu
3200af
7210eu
3255af
6180eu
9630af
15400af
15105af
13815af
15590am
13625au
9355eu
4950af
9760va
11975af
15180va
11875na
9400am
9495am
7490na
9465eu
15420am
9930af
9475am
17555eu
7400eu
3330af
4828do
5920eu
7270eu
5945eu
7260af
9745as
4890do
5915eu
6710af
6065eu
5970na
6100eu
7235eu
7520af
7180eu
11735pa
11735pa

7240pa
11880pa

9440al
15460am

7330as
12080pa

9580pa

11 515me

21455am
9735af
15135af

11785af
15425af

1181Qaf

9650eu
13750as

9950me
I 5075as

11620eu

7140pa
4935do

9535na
6150do

9580as

7440va
9605al

11655af

15315af

7485af
7105af
9480eu
9975af
7275as

9590af
7195eu
9830va

9555eu
3955eu
6190af
9740af
15575af
17880af

11905eu
5975me
6195va
12095eu
17830af

9385af
6035af
9770va
1204Qaf
1541Qaf
13615na

11550eu
7415af
11870va
12080af
15445af
15745eu

13625am
13595na

13760eu

12160am

13845am

9690eu
9880eu

6005af
9410af
15070va

17510af
9525va
1t920af
13710af
1558oaf

15685am

9840eu

7165eu
9740eu
6155eu
9022eu
12085as

9830eu

6055eu
6969af
7240eu
6000na
9720eu
9670eu
1186Daf
7210eu

7345eu

9495af

13730af

9655af
11905eu
13805eu
9875eu

1522Gau
11960eu

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

.. .. . ...

......

20002100
20002t00
20002100

Algeria. R Algiers lnll

Angola. Radio Nacional
Australia. Radio

20002100 vi
20002100 vi
2000-2100 vi
2000-2025
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
20002100
20002100
20002 100
2000-2100

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen lnl
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl

20002100
2000-2027
2000-2100
2000-2100
20002030 ml
2000-2050
2000-2030
2000-2100
2000-2030
20002100
20002030
2000-2025
2000-2100 vi
2000-2100 vi
2000-2100
2000-2030 as
20002030
20002025

Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl

Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. Radio Alr1ca
Estoma. Radio
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Gua1emala. Adv World R
Hungary. Radio Budapest
Indonesia. Voice of
Iran, VOIRI
Israel. Kol Israel
Italy. IRRS
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Kuwait. Radio
Latvia, Radio
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands. Radio

2000 2006 fa
20002100 mtwh
2000-2005
2000-2050
200021 00 vi
2000-2030 mtwhf
2000-2100
200020t5
2000-2100 mtwhf
200020t5
2000-2030

New Zealand, A NZ lnll

Ne11 Zealand. A NZ lnll
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Ponugal. R Ponugal !nil
Russia.Voice of Russia ws
Sierra Leone, SLBS
Spain, R Exterior Espana
Swaziland. Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl

2000-2030
2000-2015
2000-2100

Turkey. Vorce of
Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

2000-2 100
2000-2 100
20002 100
2000-2100
2000-2100

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk C11y UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Amenca

2000-2030 as
2000-2 100
2000-2 100
2000-2 100
2000-2 100
2000-2100
2000-2100 mtl'lhf
2000-2t00
2000-2100 mtl'lhfa
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2045
2000-2 100
2000-2030
2000-2005
2000-2100 vi
2005-2100
2007-2100 fa
2015-2045 as
2025-2045
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100 mwh
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2045
2030-2100 a
20302 t00

USA. Vorce of America

USA. WEWN Bmrnngham AL
USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Up1on KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRMll R Miami lnll
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Chrrstian Vorce
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabl'le BC
Syria. Radio Damascus
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Swaziland, Trans World R
Italy. RAI Intl
Armenia. Voice of
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Moldova. R Dniester Intl
Poland. Polish R Warsaw
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Sweden. Radio
Thail3nd. Radio
USA. WRMl/R M1am1 lnll
Vietnam. Voice of

2038-2055 1&3rd s Denmark. R Denmark lnll

2045-2 100
India. All India Radio
20502100

68

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2000 UTC

3:00 PM EST/12:00 M PST

Vatican State. Vatican R

11715me
3355do
6080pa
9860pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
5910eu
7335eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5220eu
11715af
15050am
5930va
11960eu
15186af
5925eu
5960eu
3366do
5980am
3975eu
9525as
7260af
7465na
3985va
4885do
11990eu
5935eu
9705na
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11735pa
3326do
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5940eu
3316do
6125eu
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13635af
5970na
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6180eu
9410af
11955as
15400va
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15405as
5850eu
6035af
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4950af
7425na
9400am
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
9930va
9475am
5810eu
21525af
15565af
3330af
6165do
4828do
12085na
11735pa
3200af
71 lOaf
9965eu
15375af
11750na
6035eu
9455af
6065eu
7210eu
9955am
5940eu
12020eu
7485eu
7410eu
11715pa
4005eu

15160eu
9535do
7240pa
11 BBOpa

7330as
12080pa

9580pa

9440af

9920eu

7285eu
4915do

9615eu

9670pa

5970eu

9840eu

9022eu
9365eu

9435na

4935do

6150do

9605af

11655af

15315af

4990do
9345as

9640af

9975as

9780eu
7350eu

9815eu
9480eu

15515af

9905af

1164Qaf

3955eu
6190af
9630af
12095eu
15575eu

5975me
6195eu
11750sa
15070va
17830af

6005af
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11835va
15400a1

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7415af
t2080af
17725af

13840pa
9760va
15410af
17755af

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9700eu

6950eu
15110af
11so0va
21455am

15640af

11775af
9885af
6000na

13615na

13695eu

11815am
13595na

13760eu

12160am
7355af

13845am

9770va
15-l45af

15685am

13610eu
9710af
11615eu

11840af
1I665eu

6095eu

7285eu

7240eu
9555eu

9655af
11905eu

7270eu
15010eu
9590me
9910au
15225pa
5880eu

7400eu

9840eu

9950eu

11620eu

7250eu

SHORTW'AVE GUDE
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2100 UTC

4:00 PM EST/ 1:00 PM PST

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FREQUENCIES .

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Australia. Radio

21002130
21002130 vi
21002130 vi
21002200 vi
210021 30 vi
2100220) vi
21002200 vi
2100 2200 vi
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
2t002200
21002200
21002200

Australia, Radio
Auslralia. VLSA Alice Spg
Australia VLSK Katherine
Australia, VLSK Kalhenne
Australia VLST Tenl Crk
Aus1ralia, VLST Tenl Crk
Cameroon. Radio Garoua
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 Intl

21002200
21002130
21002200
2t002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002150

China. Chuia Radio Intl

China. Ch na Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Egyp1, Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany. Oeulsche Welle

2t 002200

India. All India Radio

2t 002200 vi
21002200
2t0021 10
21002105 vi
21002200
2100-2130
21002135 smtwh
21002200 ta
2t002200
2t002200 vi
2t002125
21002200
21002200

Italy, IRAS
Japan. NHK/Radio
Japan. NHK/Rad10
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria, FRCN/Ract10
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Poland, Polish R Warsaw
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia.Voice ot Russia WS

21002200
21002200
21002110
2t002200

Slovakia. Adv World Radio

South Korea. R Korea lnll
Uganda, Radio
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice ot Ame11ca

21002130
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21 002200
21002200 mtwhl
21002200 mlwht
21002200 s
2t002200

USA, Voice ot Amenca

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRMl/R Miami lnll
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN

21002200
21002130
21002105
2100-2200 vi
21t52200
21 t52130
21302200
2t302200
21302200
21302200
21302t35 mtwht
2t302200 as
2t302145
21362200 smtwh
21382155 t&3rd s
21 452200 a
21 45-2200

USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

Vatican Stale. Vatican R
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabl'le. Zimbabwe BC
Egypt. Radio Cairo
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Australia. Radio
Finland. YLE/R Finland
Guam, AWRIKSDA
Iran. VOIRI
Latvia, Radio
Sweden. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Denmark. R Denmark lnll
Greece, Voice of
United Kingdom. BBC WS

2200 UTC

S:OO PM EST/ 2:00 PM PST

r:

... .. .

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21002200

21002130
21002200
2t002200
2100-2200
21002200
21002200

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t 1695pa
13605pa
6080pa
2310do
2485do
5025do
2325do
4910do
5010do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6t60do
6160do
5925eu
11945af
17820eu
5220eu
11 715af
15050am
137 15eu
11960eu
15375at
15186af
9690af
15275na
74t0eu
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3955va
6035as
9570as
4885do
9990va
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5940eu
9880eu
6055eu
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9630af
13815am
15590am
9930as
5850eu
6035af
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9400am
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
9930Va
9930af
7435am
15685am
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7365eu
6165do
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9900eu
15390am
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6135eu
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5935eu
6065eu
t 1680sa
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7205na
9425au
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9660pa
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9850pa
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9860as
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11800pa

5995eu
13650eu

7235eu
13690al

6950eu
15110af

9920eu

9805al
15150eu

22002300

Australia, Radio

11695pa

11 855as

12080pa
17860pa

Auslralia. VLSK Kallle11ne

Auslraha, VLST Tent Crk
Bulgana. Radro
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toron10
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Hahtax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl

15365pa
5025do
4910do
i390eu
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5995eu

17795pa

22002300 vi
22002300 vi
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002230
22002300
22002230
22002300
22002300
22002245
2200-2300
220022t 5
22002230

China. China Radio Intl

China. China Radio Intl
Cosla Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eql Guinea. Radio Afnca
Gham. Ghana Broadc Corp
Hungary. Radio Budapest

t 1945al
7110eu
3985cu
7385am
6180na
9900eu
15186af
4915do
3975eu

5970eu

7250eu

9835eu

22002230

India. All India Radio

74t0eu

9910cu

9950eu

11620au

15225au

22002230
22002300 vi
22002225
22002300
22002300
22002225 mtYJhf
2200 2300 smlwh
22002215
22002208 vi
22002300

Iran, VOIRI
Italy. IRAS
Italy, RAI Intl
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCNIRad10
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice ot Russia WS

11715au
6175au
3955va
5975as
9990va
7295do
7520eu
15115pa
3326do
4890do
5940eu

7240eu

7350eu

9480eu

22002215
2200-2300
22002300 as
22002205
22002300
22002300
22002300

Sierra Leone. SLBS

Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Spain. R Ex1erior Espana
Syria. Radio Damascus
Taiwan. VO Free China
UAE. Radio Abu Dhabi
Ukraine. R Ukraine lnll

33 t6do
6055af
6125eu
12085na
58t0eu
9605na
5905eu

11775al
1361 0eu
9985eu
9695na
6010eu

9770na
6020eu

6080eu

United Kingdom. BBC WS

9560eu
3955eu

9735eu
5905as

9875eu
5975va

6175va

6195va

9590va

9915va

11 750sa

11835va

11 955as

t2095eu

15400af

94t0eu
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15590am
7510eu
7215va

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9705va

13840as
9770va

11760va

15185va

15290va

t5305va

t 7735va

7415at

12080at

13710at

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13615na

13755pa

9700eu

7235eu

9805al

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9B80eu

t5150eu

11705eu

15050am

21455am
9765as

11785pa

1'865af

9910eu
15225au

9950eu

11620au

9535as
11685as
4935do

9560as

1t850pa

6150do

4990do
6095eu
5995eu
7350at
17875al

7285eu
7t05eu
7440af

7195eu
9480eu

9710as

11815as

4990do

15575eu
3915as
6120as
7325eu
11835va
15400at

3955eu
6180eu
9410va
t t945as
15575eu

751 0eu
7415at
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12080at
13615na

13840au
9760na
13710at
1558Qal

1181 5am
13595na

13760am

11870na
15185va
17725af

22002300

22002230
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas nc
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of Amenca

22002230 mtwhl

USA. Voice ot America

17820va
6035af

22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300 smlwht
22002300 mtwht
22002300
22002300 smt11hl
22002300

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRMl/R Miami lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WI/HA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN

7395na
5085am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
5850af
5070am

7435am

9475am

22002245
22002230
22002210
22062300 ta
22102300 vi
22302255

USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL

Yugoslavia, Radio
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Nel'I Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Auslria. R Auslria lnll

11580al
6100eu
6165do
t5115pa
9675do
5945eu

17845af
6185eu

21525eu

6155eu

9495al

9880eu

22302257
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
22302300
Russia.Voice of Russia WS
22302300
SV1eden. Radio
22302300
United Kingdom. BBC ws
2238-2255 1&3rd s Denmark. R Denmark lnll
22402250
Greece. Voice of
22452300
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio
22452300

7345na
7125eu
6065eu
7325va
9495na
9425au
3366do
7155as

9430na
7240eu
7325at

4915do
9705as

9950as

11620as

2245-2300

11660as
7305as

9600as

I 1830au

13695eu

9475am

t 2160am

11580eu
9645eu

15565eu
1t625eu

17715am
17795pa

5975va
6190af
9740au
11955as

17860pa

7230at
9495na

9590au

7t60as

9580as

13845am

Valican Stale. Va11can R

December 1996

13595na

13845am

11840au

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Australia. VL8T Tent Cr1<
Belgium, A Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, A Canada Intl

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Costa Rica, Adv World A

23000000
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23002350
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Costa Rica RF Peace Intl

Egypt, Radio Cairo
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Guam, AWR/KSDA
Guatemala. Adv World A
India. All India Radio

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Australia, Radio

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SHORTWAVE GUIDE

2300 UTC

Japan. NHK/Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Moldova. A Moldova Intl
New Zealand, A NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
North Korea. A Pyongyang
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania. A Romania Intl
Russia.Voice of Russia WS
Turkey, Voice of
UAE, Radio Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom, BBC WS

9660pa
15365pa
5025do
4910do
5910eu
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5960am
11940am
5030am
13750am
7385am
9900na
6000as
ll 775as
1 t 775am
9705as
t5145as
5965eu
9990va
7295do
7520na
15115pa
3326do
11700na
5905sa
9675do
7175na
5940na
6135na
9605na
3955eu

t 1695as
17795pa

t 1855as
17860pa

9580as

9590na
t 1955as

United Kingdom. BBC WS

United Kingdom, BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

11750sa
39t5as
11835va
13815am
t5590am
175t0as
7510af
7215va

t 1945as

13770sa
9705va

9770va

11760va

15185va

15290va

15305va

17735va

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA WWCR Nashville TN

17820va
7395na
5085am
5745am
7490na
9955am
7355am
5850eu
3215am

11820eu

13615na

9495am
13595na

17510am

5070am

7435am

230Q.23t5
23t02315
23300000 as

Vatrcan Slate. Vatican A

Kyrgyzstan. Kygyz Radio
Canada. A Canada Intl

13845am
7305as
4010eu
5960am

9600as
4050eu
6010am

t t830na
9535am

9755am

23302359
2330-0000

Netherlands. Radio
Vietnam, Voice of

1t940am
6020na
59-lOas

6165na
7270as

7400as

9B40as

1202oas
9935sa
7275va
9570as

15010as
11595sa
7490va
t 1685au

23002330
23002315
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9535am

9755am

6150am
15460am
15050am

7375am

6160as

7235as

9950as

11620as

13700as

9560as

1t850pa

9535eu

4990do
13650na
7275as
9510na
7125na
72BOna
9695na
5975va

9725am

7465na
9570na
7240na
9650na
9770na
6175va

9915va

7295as

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2300-0000

11940na
9655na

23352345
Greece. Voice of
233B2355 1&3rd s Denmark, A Denmark Intl
23550000
Japan. NHK/Radio

9475am

11640sa
9485va

6195va

SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
2300

2300
2300
2309
2315
2324
2330
2330
2332
2340
2354

Canada, RCI Montreal: The World This Weekend. Halfhour of

uplothemlnule news and business reports. a feature
documentary, arts and entertainment stories with Michael
Crabb, sports with Dzinlars Cers, and a news quiz.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA, WWCR #1 Nashville TN: A Vrsit with Mrs. G. Bible
stories for children.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: AsiaPacmc Report. Correspondent
reports. interviews and background news from the Asia
Pacific region.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: The Illuminated Word. C.M.
Hunt preaches.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe. See S 0108.
USA. WWCR 11 Nashville TN: Church of the Lord Jesus
Christ. See S 1345.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: What a Fellowship Hour. Clay
Evans preaches.
Canada. RCI Montreal: Mystery Project. A half.hour series of
detective mystery dramas created by Canadian writers.
Netherlands. Radio Wide Angle. See S 113B.
Netherland s, Radio: Siren Song. See S 1153.

Mondays
2300
2300
2300
2300
2309
2324
2330
233B
2353

70

Canada, RCI Monlreal: The World at Six. CBC radio's major

newscast of the day. presenting the important stories in depth
and In context.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA, WWCR I 1Nashville TN. Moving to the Front Line. Rick
Scham and Jack Smith of Right Way Law offer legal opinions
on current matters
USA, WWCR t3 Nashville TN: Lei's Talk Health (live). Kurt
Oonsbach, a holistic practioner. answers listeners' medical
questions.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: AsiaPacllic Report. See S 2309.
Germany, DeutscheWelle: European Journal. A review of
ma1or events in Europe and Germany through interviews,
analyses and background reports.
Canada. RCI Monlreal: As It Happens. A daily phone-in show
introducing listeners to the newsmakers of the day and people
whose slories mighl otherwise not be told.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 003B.
Netherlands, Radio: A Good Lile. See M 1153.

MONITORING TIMES

December 1996

Tuesdays
2300
2300
2300
2309
2324
2330
233B
2353

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.
USA, WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Let's Talk Health (live). See M
2300.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: AsiaPacific Report. See S 2309.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Canada, RCI Montreal: As II Happens. See M 2330.
Netherlands, Radio: Newsline. See S 003B.
Netherlands, Radio: Music 5215. See T 1153.

Wednesdavs

2300
2300
2300
2300
2309
2324
2330
233B
2353

Canada, REI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA, VNICR #1 Nashville TN: Moving lo the Front line. See
M 2300.
USA, VNICR #3 Nashville TN: Let's Talk Health (live). See M
2300.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See S 2309.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Canada, RCI Montreal: As It Happens. See M 2330.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsllne. See S 003B.
Netherlands, Radio: Sounds lnleresling. See S 1254.

Thursdays
2300
2300
2300
2309
2324
2330
2338
2353

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.
USA. \VWCR 13 Nashville Tll: Lers Talk Health (l~e). See M
2300.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See S 2309.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 2324.
Canada, RCI Montreal: As 11 Happens. See M 2330.
Netherlands. Radio llewshne. See S 0038.
Netherlands. Radro: Research File. See M 1253.

Fridays

2300
2300
2300
2300

Canada. RCI Montreal: The World at Six. See M 2300.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S0100.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Moving to the Front Line. See
M 2300.
USA. WWCR 13 Nashville TN: Let's Talk Health (live). See M
2300.

2309
2312
2323

Germany. Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 020B.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Germany this Week. See S
1609.
Germany, Deutsche Welle. Economic Notebook. See T

0333.
2330
2333
2338

Canada, RCI Montreal: As II Happens. See M 2330.

Germany. Deutsche \Velie: The Jazz Comer. A musical
changeotpace from the world of iazz.
Netherlands. Radio: Newsline. See S 0038.

Saturdays
2300
2300
2300
2309
2312
2323
2330
2330
2339
2345
2354

Canada, RCI Montreal: The World This W~ken d. See S

2300.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
USA. WWCR #3 Nashville TN: Health Quest (live). Dan
Junker tells how to retain or redeem your heallh.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 020B.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Sports Report. See S 0212.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: Mailbag Asia. See S 02 16.
Canada. ACI Montreal: Now the Details. See M 0330.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: British Israel World
Federation. Douglas Nesbitt of Toronto preaches from lhe
Old Testament.
Nelherlands. Radio: Newshne. See S 0038.
USA. WWCR #1 Nashville TN: Calvary Radio Hour.
Franklin Zuill of Bermuda evangelizes.
Netherlands, Radio: Roughly Speaking. See S 0153.

I thoroughl y enjoy Monitoring Times.

I read each issue virtually cover tu
cover. Your magaine is i nformative
and entertaining: a definite asset to
my radi o hobby. I congratulate your
staff on producing such a consisten tl y
excell ent publication.
- M 1111 te Carroll. Na shl'i/le, TN

The Grayline Advantage

OPTIMUM WORKING FREQUENCIES

By Jacques d'Avignon, VE31A

U.S. Midwest/ 10 cm Flux=75, SSN=B

There is a propagation phenomenon
that is not very well understood, but whi ch
occurs twice daily and is very often used
by DXers to log distant and low powered
stations. This phenomenon is called grayline propagation . The "gray-line" is the
border between day and night-a line that
encircl es the globe as the earth rotates o n
its axis. It would be better to call this a
"zone." as the conditions associated with
the "gray-line" start approximately LO minutes before actual sunrise/sunset and last
for I 0 minutes a fter the event. Thus you
have a "window" of about 20 minutes to
try to hear that elusive station on the other
side of the world.
Twice a day this zone will c ross your
locatio n: in the morning at sunri se and in
the evening at sunset. But, because of the
tilt of the earth 's axis, every day the DX
stations that are covered simultaneously
with yours will change. Sunri se and sunset provide excellent opportunities to log
some unusual stations, especially if you are
listen in g to tropical stations (generall y
speaking, those stations between the Tropic
of Cancer a nd the Tropic of Capricorn,
which are allocated frequenc ies in the 2300
to 5060 kHz range). There is a good poss ibility that these rare stations will "pop out"
of the background noise for a short period
at s unrise or sunset.
There are tools that can be used to he lp
you predict the time of passage, the azimuth of this zone, and the stations that wi ll
be affected. One of these tool s is available
in two " flavors": the "DX Edge,. is a template and "Super DX Edge" is a computer
program. Check your Grove catalog for
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Another unu sual situation ari ses during
the gray-line passage: sometimes it is possible that the best signal wi ll be heard along
the " long path" to the target statio n. What
is the " long path''? It is the longest di stance

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India n Ocean north to the Nordic countries.
This is difficult to visualize unless you
have a globe, so go to the nearest store that
still carries terrestrial globes and look at
the various short and long paths from your
location. The same too ls that will help you
pred ict the passage of the gray-line would
no rmally calculate the paths to various locations o n earth.
Around December 21 , the winter equinox. you w ill have the longest ni ght, and
you should give the "gray-line" phenome non a try. Look for the statio n in the "tropical bands" that you know is there but that
you have never heard: you may just hear it
during the "gray-l ine" period of the day.
C hecking those same frequencies during
the gray-line for a full year should yield
some unusual stations for your collection.

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nights are very long at th is time of the
year-listen to signals in the 520 to 1600
kHz broadcast band. You may be able to
hear some European signals over the Pole.
However, do not forget that the statio ns in
Europe are 9 kHz apart and not I 0 kHz like
they are in North America.

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BEGINNER'S CORNER
UNCLE SKIP'S GUIDE TO MONITORING

SKIP AREY, WB2GHA

t;orey@mosquito.com

The Art of Code

s we come to the e nd of a nother year.

I feel the need to wax pensive about
some of the changes in the radio
world. Oh, I'm not one of those g loom and
doom individu als that is convi nced the radio
ho bby is d ying. It' s no t: but what does make
me sig h slightly are some of the changes that
arc occurring in the hobby. I worry that we
have moved too far into ''appliance" o perating.
It sometimes seems that folks don t want to
me lt solde r and get into the innards of thei r
equipment w ith the goa l of improving performance, learning a fe w things, a nd . a lo ng the
way. having fun. I worry that radio statio ns'
ti ght budgets and staff constraints make it
harde r for them to res po nd to
the confirmatio n requests of
monito rs. But most o f all
late ly. r ve been worried
about ''the Code."
It 's been over a year since
the Internatio na l Morse Code
has fallen o ut of use by the
United States Coast Guard.
Ju st this Septc mberthe Military A ffili ate Radio Service (MARS) a nno unced that it was
going to stop its CW net operations. Sure
enoug h. if you tune around the code segments
of the bands you don' t seem to hear as ma ny
signals as you used to. T his is great when
you 're in a pi le up forn rare DX stati on, but it" s
not so great when you realize it represents a
loss of interest in an entire mode.
Do nt get me wrong: I' ve never been a
rabid fan of CW. I've even lo bbi ed for it s
removal as a requi rement for a mateur radi o
practice. However. that does not mean I do n 1
e njoy the occasional CW QSO. It doesn' t
mean I can't appreciate the sound of a good
hig h speed " fist,. working a pile up. Also, CW
remains the best mode fo r low power QRP
o pe ration.
For most ofth eyears f" vebcen involved in
the ho bby. mastering the Internatio na l Morse
Code was a necessary ev il if you wanted to
advance up the a mateur radio license structure. The bi rth o f the .. No-Code.. Technic ians
class license has done more to revital ize the
amate ur radio community than anything else.
But w ith this very positive change comes the
real possibility that the ''art" of CW o perati o n
w ill become a rarity . For e xample, I sign into
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vices (ARES) 'et each week. At a recent

eyeball" gathering of this group. I came to
di scover that I was the o nly member o f the ne t
that was nt coll ect in g a pens ion. I wou ld
certainl y hate to sec thi s aspect o f the radio
hobby die off with th is group of old-timers.
What we need to do is recalibrate o ur
thin king a bit. :"low that the pressure to learn
the code is essentially off, beginne rs are free
to master the code a nd its practice for the fun
of it. and as a valuab le sk ill. A nd. Compadre.
you will di scover that CW can be fun if you
give it an honest shot. Let"s take a look at
some of the aspects of the radio ho bby that
open up to the beg inner who dec ides to discover the code.

I CW Saves the World

I was tic kled to sec that Morse code pl ayed
an important part in saving the world in the
summer bloc kbuster movie !11depe11de11re
Day. Howe ver. did you not ice how o ut of
adj ustment those keys wen: in that scene?
way too much play. W ho could work up any
real speed li ke that? Anyway. it sti ll made the
point that CW can be heard even w hen nothing e lse can get throug h. So it doesn t matte r
if you re o ut to save humani ty o r j ust to get a
decent signal across the ocean in the midst of
thi s dis mal point sunspot cycle-c hances arc
you' ll have your best luck with CW.
It must also be noted that many rare and
hard-to-hear countri es appear almost exclusive ly in the CW porti o ns of the amateur radio
ha nd s. Thi s is oft e n beca use equipme nt that
can operate CW c an be significantly less
cx pcnsivc. Surplu~ o r older equipment may
bc p rcs~cd into ~c r v i cc. but ~ till these s ignals
get throug h j ust fine.
We on the more a ffluent end of these QSOs
can lea rn a lesson from this. As r ve menti oned frequ entl y, an HF amateur radio stati o n capable of working the world can be
a~se mbled for well he low SI 00 by using homebrcwing. kits. o r usccl cquipment. especiall y if

you rc wi ll ing to operate in the CW mode.

The n. while some g uy with a multi -tho usa nd
do lla r statio n tries to shout hi s way through a
pil e-up o n the pho ne bands. you can be g rabbing co111acts left a nd right o n the CW segments wi th a statio n that cost very little money.
Who said radio has to be a n expensive hobby?
Many people starting o ut in the radio hobby
do so with li mited budgets. Keep in mind that
CW will almost al ways give yo u the most
bang fo r the buck.
A lo ng these lines. the generally simple
c ircuit designs needed to generate CW a lso
make th is mode a g reat place to begi n the
tinkering aspect of the hobby. T here is no
greate r satisfacti o n than getting on the a ir
with a piece of equipment
you vc wired up yourself.
You can choose to bu ild a
kit o r stri ke o ut like those
pio neers oflhe radio hobby
and construct a circuit fro m
a sche matic found in a
book o r magazine. MT's
Doug DeMaw. W I FB. has
publi shed dozens of simple but g reat transmitter c ircuits in QST a nd books ava ilable
through the ARRL. (In fact. he has a Part 15
transmitter c irc uit in this issue o f MT-ed.)
Ano ther grand master of thi s art is Ed Noll
W3FQJ . whose class ic book Solid State QRP
Projects has rece ntl y hecn reprinted by MFJ
Enterprises. Ed" s book got me interested in
low power operation wh ich has given me so
much fun over the years.

I The Low Power Challenge

Let' s talk about QRP fo r a minute. QR P. or
low power operation. is fasc inating. On any
given day you can work just about any place
in the world wit h a typica l 150- watl transmi tte r and a reasonable wire antenna. But can you
imagine doing the same thing w ith 10 watts?
Or I watt? How about less than a wall? Scri ou~ Q RP operators work the world every day
using such seemingly impossible low powers.
Amo ngst the too ls of their trade is CW operatio n. Remember. just like in //)../ . C\ V gets
thro ugh. even at very low power levels .
Also. the trained car can <lctc1.:t even the
weakest CW signals. compared to any other
mode. MT staffer Rich Arland K7YHA has
contributed sig nificantly to the literature o n

QRP operatio n over the years in articles, and

a seri es of books publ ished by Tiare Publicati ons. If you have an interest in th is area of the
CW an you may want to check with the book
suppliers in the pages of MT for Rich's work.
Some people warn beginners off of low power
operat ion beca use of its fru stration factor. bul
1 ve known several beg inning radio hobbyists
thal excelled in thi s area. QRP may have its
difficu lties, but these do not include high
expense or lack of fun.

I A Touch of Class
If you do choose 10 play in the Morse code
arena. you will likely get caught up in its
aesthe tic aspect. One area that continues lo
fasc inate many CW operators. and even some
fo lk s who never to uched the code. is Morse
code keys and keyers. They can be as simple
o r as com plex as you can imagine. Since code
o pe ratio n predates radio, going back to the
years of the telegraph , hundreds of keys a nd
key ing de vices are in exislance.
Entire books have been written on antique
code key col lecting. I recently caught lhe
fever when I was gifted with a classic J- 37
straig ht key. I' ve even put this old war-horse
on the ai r. and il has a nice feel.
While many modern code operators make
use o f e lectronic keycrs. you will sti ll hear lhc
occas ional mechani cal semi-automatic keye r
on the air. These dev ices are known as "bugs."
and their sole modern source is the V ibroplex
Company, Inc., currently out of Mobile , Alabama. Operatin g with a " bug" is a true an
form. My personal New Year's resolution is
lo acq uire this ski ll so l can produce thal
di stincti ve sound of an accomplished code
operator w hen I hit the CW bands.
W hi le we exam ine the a ntique aspects of
the code mode. we should probabl y me ntion
antique receivers and transmitters, 100. The re
is a growing interest in resto ring older radio
eq uipment and even gelling it o n the a ir. l' vc
found beginne rs have as much interest and
res pect for fine o ld radio gear as any old ti mer
w ho is chasing their youth.
Since l quali fy as " midd le-aged." I'm pan
way lo my 1960's dream station. I have a
Heathkit DX - I00 tr ansmiller that is in great
shape. and 1 vc already told you abo ut learning lo use a 'bug." Now I'm searc hing for the
"rig ht" ki nd of rece iver to complete thi s classic station. Maybe an old Hammarlund HQ180 would do the Irick. Get the idea? lf yo u
want 10 expe rie nce the ear ly days of radio.
yo u have 10 give some thought lo CW operation.
Okay, we've talked about a ll the excit ing
things you can do when you approach CW as

an art and not a chore. So how do you go about

learning the code?

I Drumming it in
Morse code is a process of hearing a pattern o r dots and dashes and trans lat ing !hem
into letters, num bers, and punctuati on mark s.
The patte rns are distinctive and become more
recognizable with practice. Many o f the advertisers in the pages of MT market code
practice tapes a nd computer programs that
allow you lo first learn the indi vidual c haracters and then prac tice copy ing the characters
with increasing speed.
Code tapes can be purchased in various
incre ments from as low as 2- 1/2 words per
minute up throu gh 30 words per minute. Code
programs for home computers arc infinitel y
adjustab le. Many program s allow you lo advance your speed by as lill le as o ne tenth of a
word per minu te. Th is allows for very smooth
transitions 10 hig her and hi gher speeds. If you
own a pe rsonal co mputer, modern code program s offer the best method fo r mastering
Morse code throughout your amateur radio
career.
Once you have learned the lcllcrs and
numbers. you may want to star! copyi ng Morse
code o ff the air. One source of accurate Morse
code can be fo und in the fo1m oft he American
Radio Relay League's regular WI AW code
practice , CW bu lletin s, and code profic iency
tests heard o n 1.8 18, 3.58 15, 7.0475 , 18.0975,
2 1.0675 and 28 .0675 M Hz. The Mo rse code
used for these transmissio ns is mach ine sent
al various speeds to give monitors a source fo r
off-the -a ir code practice al all skil l levels.
Check the c urrent issue of QST magazine o r
contac t the ARRL at 225 Main Street,
Newington. CT 0611 1 for furt her information .
If you have a VHF scanner. you may want
lO check w ith loca l hams to find o ul if any of
your area s 2 mete r repeater groups offe r code

DRAKE

practice sessions. While you ' re al it. check

wi th local hams o r at your ne ighborhood
e lectronics suppl y stores lo find oul if any
nearby amateur radio clubs are offering license classes. These will usually incl ude excellent code training opportunities.
So, why not jo in me in making a New
Ycar's resolution lo keep the art of the code
a li ve? I'll see you in the CW bands. Have fun,
and have a safe and happy holiday season.

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9now soo KHZ

DXING THE BASEMENT BAND

Kevin Carey, WB2QMY

kevinc@mdsroc.com

Whistlers, Sferics, & Tweel<s, Oh My!

el' s face il. the longwave band is changing. Oh sure. we slill have plenty of
beacons, longwave broadcasters, and
a few marilime slations to try for, but we' re
seeing the number of these stations dwindle
in favor of GPS , satellite. and advanced digital modes.
Rest assured. Be/011 500 kHz will continue
to cover the lraditiona l aspects of longwave
as long as 1hese signals remain , but we won't
depend on them for our news. Instead, we'll
stay wide open to new LF topics that are of
interest to MT readers.
Thi s month , for example, the focus is on
Natural Radio. We'll be taking the plunge
into radio' s "sub-basement"-the largely uncharted territory below I 0 kHz. We normally
associate these freque ncies with sound energy, yel nalural radio is composed of lrue
electro-111ag11etic signals that can be received
on speciali zed (yet uncomplicated) gear available for purc hase or homebrewing. Iron ically. even lhe latest table top receiver wi ll do
you little or no good down he re.
Let's begin by looking at the ..big four"
sounds of natural rad io. There are others we
can cover in future columns. but these are the
ones mosl commonl y associated with the
ELF/VLF spectrum.

I Sferics (Radio Atmospherics)

These are the familiar "static crashes."
cli cks, and pops that we all complain about
when trying to snag a weak beacon or other
utility station. Each sferic represents a lightning di scharge. and the presence of sferi cs
often indicates a grealer probability of hearing oihcr nalural radio sounds, especially if
it 's during a solar dislurbance .
Use common sense when listening to sferics. If they become 1ery strong, it's time to
shut down a nd wait for the storm to pass!

I Whistlers
Whi stlers are the bes l known of all natu ral
radio sounds. They produce a falling pitch
thal lasts from one to several seconds, depe nding on the di stance the s ignal has traveled. The whi stling note can range from a
nearl y pure tone 10 a coarse. "breathy" note.
It 's well known !hat lightning gi ves birth
to whistlers. bul il is the inte raction between
lightning, the Earth ' s surrounding magneto-

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sphere. and 1he charged particles from the Sun

(Solar Wind) that combine to give us the
spectacu lar sound of a whistler.
Briefly, he re's how the process works:
During a solar disturbance, the Earth's magnetosphere is bombarded with higher than
normal amounts of the Sun's charged particles. Besides visual effects such as Aurora
Borealis (Northern Lights) and Australis Borealis (Sou1hern Lights). these charged par1icles can also create ionized trails or "duels"
along the magnetosphere 's lines of force,
allow ing improved electrical conductivity.
Lighining's RF energy can use these e nhanced ducts to travel far out into space,
ultimately returning to a conjugate point in
1he opposite hemisphere. Under the right
conditions, a listener near this " landing zone"
may be lrealed lo the sound of a rather short,
"one-hop" w hi stler.
A ''two hop" whistler occurs when lhe
lightning' s RF energy is reflected back into
the ionized duct a nd returns to a spot near the
origi naiing stroke. This often results in a
proportionately longer (but weaker) whistler
thal is audible to liste ners near the origination
poi nl. It is poss ible for this flip-flop process to
occur many times, producing progressively
longer and weaker whi stlers .
A mechani sm called dispersion is responsible for a whistler's dropping note. Since the
highe r frequencies trave l sli ghtly faster than
the lower ones, they reach the receiving sta1ion first. foll owed by progressively lower
frequenc ies. The farther a whist ler has traveled. the more pronounced the di spersion
effec l will be.

"Even the latest tabletop receiver will do

you little or 110 good down here."

I Tweeks
Tweeks are mostly a nighttime phenomenon occ urring below about 5 kHz. They
result w hen lightning's RF energy travels
within the nalural waveguide formed between
the Earth a nd the D and E layers of the
ionosphere (approx imately 40 to 70 miles
above the Earth).
Twccks produce a very short pi nging/chirping noie that rarely lasts more lhan a frac iion
of a second. The cutoff poinl of these rapidly

de sce nding notes

(usually around 1.5
kH z) re presents the
!owes! frequency at
wh ich the dimensions
of the waveguide can
support the RF ene rgy. (The dimens ions of a waveguide must be more than a half
wavelength of the RF energy to be carried.)
The dropping pitch of tweeks is caused by
the di spersion effect described earlier for
Whis1lers, bul it occurs within the ionosphere.

I Chorus
Chorus is named for its cacophony of ove rlapping squawks, whoops, and chirps that rise
in frequency. They sound very similar to
fl ocks of birds singing at sunri se. This phenomenon is believed to be caused by pulsations in the Earth 's magnetosphere during
very acti ve solar storms. Often, chorus signals wi ll come in distinct waves, ris ing and
falling in inlensity over the period of just a
few seconds. These are known as "chorus
trains:
Chorus events are somewhat rare, but lhe
best time lo listen for them is generally during
a solar storm and in the early morning hours.
It can al so occur at night, especially when
there is vis ible Aurora over the Poles. As with
most natural radio signals, the closer you are
to lhe North or South Pole, the more frequent
and intense the chorus activity will be.

I Tuning In
1 had intended to present equipment op1ions at !his point, but I'm already out of
space. Next month we ' ll continue our natural
radio disc ussion and I'll give you several
resources for effective receiving equipment.
For a head start, you may want to check out
Stephen P. McGreevy's natural radio VLF
ho mepage at: http://www.netcom.com/
-spmcgrvy/index.html. Here, you' ! find a
schematic of a simple w histle r receiver that
can be built entirely from parts available al
Radio Shack.
If you missed the Expo in Atlanta, an
introductory tape is also available from my
seminartitled Narure 's Radio Speer rum. Look
elsewhere in thi s issue fortape ordering informal ion.

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Clear(?) Channels

ftcr start ing to DX the AM broadcast

band, one quickly learns that all AM
frequencies are not created equal. A
I .000 watt stati on on I 080 is pounding in
from Louisville, but the 1.000 watt stations on
790 and 1240 arc nowhere to be heard. Indeed, the channe ls simply sound different.
I 080 has two or three strong signals. 790
sounds li ke one of those trash TV talk shows.
with 8- 10 people all try ing to ta lk at once. And
1240 is simpl y an undistingui shable mess of
sounds.
If you sort your log by frequency. you'll
notice something e lse: the DX you hear on
1080 will be better (both in quantity and
quality) than on the other freq uencies. Why
do these nearby freq uencies sound so different?
AM stations were. for years. divided into
four groups:

Class I: 50,000 watts fulltime, non-directiona l.

Class II: Up to 50.000 watts. Must protect
Class 1 stations fro m interfere nce.
Class III: Up to 5.000 watts. Must protect
other Class I11 s.
Class IV: 1.000 watts fulltimc. non-di rectional. Must protect other Class 1v s.
And. the AM freque ncies were also di vided (sec the sidebar):
AM Channel Allocations
Here's a list of AM frequencies, by classification. The 16 10-1 700 kHz expanded-band is a
special classification, and doesn't fall into any of
these categories.
Clear:

640-680, 700-720, 750-780, 81 0850, 870-890, 1000, 1020-1040,

1060-1140, 1160- 12 10, 1500-1530
(Canada ): 540, 690,740, 860,940, 990,
101 0, 1070, 1130, 1580
(Mexico): 730,800,900,940, 1000, 1050,
1060, 1090, 1140, 1190, 1220,
15501570
(Cuba):
101 0, 1560
(Bahamas): 1540
Regiona l: 550-630, 790, 910-930, 950-980,
11 50, 1250-1 330, 1350-1 390,
141 0- 1440, 1460-1480, 1590-1600
Local:
1230 , 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450,
1490

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Clear: Frequencies for Class 1 and Class II

stations.
Regional: Frequencies for Class Ill stations.
Local: Frequencies for Class IV stations.
Each "clear'' channel was home to exactly
one Class I station. Class I stations we re
protected from interference throughout their
service areas- both the "groundwave" area
near the transm itter. and the "skywave DX
area. C lass II stations could be licensed on the
same freq uencies. but they had to use directional ante nnas or sign off at sunset to avoid
interfering in the skywave" zones. Many
clear chan nels had only one station- the Class
I-operating at night.
Canada. Mex ico, and other nearby countries also wanted clear c hannels to serve their
people. An international agreement assigned
specific clear channels for these countries.
Closs II State Targets

If you need these states for your log, try these

frequencies:
Arizona:
KTNN-660 , KCWVV-1580
N. Dakota: KFNW-1200
S. Dakota: KS00-1140, KOKK-1210
Wyoming: KTW0-1030
Regional and local stations weren' t qui te
as lucky. Skywave coverage was not protected from interference. As many stations
could be licensed as woul d fit without
ground wave interference. There might be over
20 regional stati ons on a frequency, and over
150 on a local channe l. These stations were
only intended for listeners in or near the city
of license.
Pressure for more AM stations has continued through the years. And as competition
from FM has stiffe ned. so has pressure for
nighttime operation for fo rme rl y daytimeonly stations. A few years back. the protection
and minimum-power rules were relaxed. Today. clear-channel stations are only protected
for a distance of 750 miles from their transmitters. a move that a llowed hundreds of
daytime-onl y stati ons to begin night operation. Some use directional ante nnas to all ow
ni ght powers of up to 50,000 watts; others use
their non-directional antennas at night with
powers as low as one watt.

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KSL-JJ60 is one of the original Class I

stations. Its 50,000 watt signal covers parts
of I 2 states at 11igllt.

On regional channels. there used to be a

minimum power of 500 watts. If a station
couldn ' t use 500 watts without causing interference, it couldn ' t operate at night. This
regulation has also been repealed, allowi ng
many regional stations to begi n night operati ons. Agai n, many stations use their nondirectional dayti me antenn as with powers as
low as one watt. Class JV stations weren't left
out either; they were allowed to increase night
power from 250 watts to 1,000.
In practice, most of these changes have had
little effect on the economics of radio. Those
Class II stations with substantial power usually have deep nulls in the ir directional antenna patterns, and many suburban listeners
can't hear the stat ions. Low-powered Class II
and Ill stations really can't cover their ci ties,
either. The pri mary improvement has been in
small ci ties-less than about 10,000 population-where the right to broadcast at night
with 50 watts makes it possible forthe town's
residents to hear the high school foo tball
game on Friday night.
The effect on DX. however, has been much
more profound. When I first got into AM DX
(only about 10 years ago!) if you heard a
station al night on 1200 kHz, you knew who
it was. WOAI San Antonio was the only

stati on allowed to broadcast after sunset on

1200. By the time I left Wisconsin in late
1990, T' d logged Ottawa, Chicago, and Fargo
at night on 1200. DXers in other parts of the
cou ntry have 11 other possibilities on that
channel. On the other hand. if you live in
Chicago and still need WOA I, you may be
out of luck'
Some of these stations arc in rare slates.
Arizona, Wyoming, and the Dakotas are all
difficult to log from Tennessee. Relati vely
recent Class II authorizations in these states
have made them much easier to add to the log.
The primary effect of the changes on the
regional-channel DXer has been to make
interference worse. But every once in awhile,
something exotic will pop above the noise.
There are certainly more DX targets on the
dial these days.

I Expanded-band News
As expected, broadcasters are unhappy
with the new expanded-band list released in
March. KQXI-1550Denverlosl its expandedband allocation in the new table. They note
they were granted a substantial power increase since the database used to create the
table was compiled, a change which should
have increased their chances of keeping an
expanded-band channel. WNED-970 Buffalo wanted 10 know why their .. improvement
factor,.. the figure on which channels were
allocated, was reduced from 0.3985 to 0.0552.
And WWBG- 1470 Greensboro, NC. and
WPW A-1590 Chester, PA. make note of the
very small number of stati ons assigned. All
four stations, and four others, have fi led petitions for reconsideration of the table.
What's my opinion? The FCC tables are

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KBOl-670 is a Class II station. Note that

KBOl's night signal (dotted line) only
reaches a few miles east of Boise. This null
in KBOl's coverage protects the signal of
WMAQ Chicago, the Class I station 011 670.

right. werejust seeing "sore losers ... Granting the additional allocations requested will
make the expanded band just as interferenceladen as the regular dial.

I Bits and Pieces

Sandra Piotrowski of subu rban Detroit
uses an ICOM R7 lA with two wire antennas,
and a Sclect-A-Tenna with the wires and a
Panasonic RF-2600 or Radio Shack DX-380.

She' s delighted to have logged KXBT-1630,

her first California logging. I'm sure KXBT is
the first California for many other DXers, too!
Sandra has also received a QSL for a 1995
logging of Caribbean Christian Radio, 1020
kHz. in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This
station has since moved to I025. though I' ve
heard a rumor of them goi ng back to I 020.
Some DXers had an unusual opportunity to
log a normally daytime-only station this fall.
WLIB-1 190 is the New York City station that
triggered controversy with its plan to buy
WOW0- 11 90 Fort Wayne, reduce WOWO's
ni ght power, and begin nighttime broadcasting in New York. The antenna changes necessary both in New York and Indiana are not yet
complete. and probably won 1 be until early
1997. But WLIB obtai ned special authority
from the FCC to broadcast at ni ght during the
Republican and Democratic National Conventions. They also expect to receive permission to cover the November 5 election. DXers
should keep an car open on 11 90 kHz; there
may be other such events in future months
until WLIB s new antenna is ready.
Yet another new AM format has hit the
airwaves, this one in Washington, DC. On
July 29, WMZQ- l 390became WZHF, "health
& fitness radi o... Station management hopes
to sell "infomercials," similar to the half-hour
ads for exercise machines and similar products seen on daytime TV.
FMffV DXers note: we're approaching
the winter E-skip season. Expect several days
of long-distance reception on the low TV
channels 2-6 and possibly the FM band, around
Chri stmas. If you do log something exotic,
please let us know !

DX TEST BULLETIN
These special broadcasts provide a unique opportunity to hear and identify the following stations. If you hear these broadcasts, please report to the
address provided.
Sun Dec 1 - WWCN-770 (20125 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928) will test al 3:004:00 am EST.
Sun Dec 1 - KGVW-640 {P.O. Box 167, Belgrade, MT 59714; Emoil, macoosis@sunrise.alpinet.net) will test at 2:002:30 am EST.
Sun Dec 8 - WWCN-770 (20125 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928) will test at 3:004:00 am EST.
Mon Dec 9 - KAAM-620 (Plano, TX) will test at 2:002:30 am EST.
Sot Dec 14 - KSTL-690 (814 N. 3rd St, St. Louis, MO 63102; E-mail, richczar@inlink.cam) wi ll lest at 3:003:30 am EST.
Sun Dec 15 -WWCN-770 (20125 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928) will test al 3:004:00 am EST.
Mon Dec 16 - WSAF-1180 (P.O. Box 680, Summerville, GA 30747; Email, wsaf@wavegale.com) will test at 2:30-3:00 am EST.
Sun Dec 22 - WWCN-770 (20125 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928) will test at 3:004:00 am EST.
Sun Dec 29 - WWCN-770 (20125 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928) will test al 3:004:00 am EST.
Mon Dec 30 - KJSL-630 (1215 Fern Ridge Parkway #220, St. Louis, MO 63141; Email, richczar@inlink.com) will test at 3:003:30 am EST.

December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

77

OUTER
LIMITS
THE CLANDESTINE, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNLICENSED

George Zeller
George.Zefler@acclink.com

Need More Pirate Information Sources?

iven Lhe ex plosion of North Ameriidentifyi ng as La Vozde la Resistencia is

bei ng heard for between 15 and 30 mincan shortwave pirate activity in
1996, the Outer Limits loggi ng
utes at 2300 UTC on 6259 kHz. So, if
section has been bursting at the seams
you' re checki ng this area of 49 meters
F"'f-.!f>f,i:
with stations heard and reported by our
.lJ\L: "'<:~ ~.. :
for newly reactivated Colom bi a n
readers. DXers are increasingly inte rested
clandestines, be carefu l to catch the acin finding and hearing the stati ons, many
tual station ID.
of which provide novel and interesting
entertainment value. As Fred Cresce did
I Radio Marti
this monlh, many short wave listeners have
MT reader R. C. Watts of Loui swritten to MT with questions about findSchedule for Colombian Radio Patria Libre posted 011 vi I le. KY.recei ved correspondence from
ing additional information about North
a building 011 the Universidad Nacional campus in
Mary Jane Clark at the Office of Cuba
American pirate acti vity.
Bogota. After a lengthy silence, the guerilla
in response to a letter that
Broadcasting
Fortunate) y, several good resources are clandestine reappeared i11 mid-June at 2200-2230v,
he
wrote
to
Rad
io Marti about the Marapublished on a regular basis. Of course, on 6300 (Sat) and 6450 (Su n).
thon,
FL
transmitter
on I 180 kHz methe Outer Limits remains one of the most
dium wave. Clark said that " Radio Marti can
comprehensive and accurate lists of active Nigerian Clandestine Time Change
only be received in the Uni ted States on short
pirates that you can find. An even more dewave." Watts notes that the 1180 frequency
Radi
o
Kudirat
Nigeria,
the
Voice
of
Detailed collection of pirate station loggings
suffers heavy QRM from the Cuban Rad io
mocracy.
has
once
again
changed
the
time
of
appears monthly in The ACE, published by
the Associat ion of Clandestine Rad io Enthu- the ir daily one hour tran smission. It's now Tiano tourist service. even from Florida DX
siasts. Subscriptions to this essential resource officially scheduled from 1905-2005 UTC on locations.
are $20 annuall y from PO Box 11 20 I , the ir regul ar 6205 kHz frequency. The proShawnee Mission, KS 66207. You can find gram ming is normall y in English, but I have I What We Are Hearing
ACE info on the web at the www.access. noticed Hausa language shows on some days.
Your pirate loggings are always welcome
Tony Benbenek of East Hampton, NY, says
digex.net/- cps/ACE.html URL.
via PO Box 98. Brasstown. NC 28902, or via
Two other newsletters offer more rapid that he heard the announcement of this new the e-mail address at the top of the column.
pirate info over the internet. Andrew Yoder's time on September 30.
All freq uencies are in kH z. with times in
Kudirat has been changing times and frebiweekly Pirate Pages contain hot ti ps someUTC.
times not available elsewhere, as we ll as a quencies about once a month on the average,
North American pirate stations listed here
fresh list of station loggings. A modest $5 fee so if you want to catch the latest news, the use the fol lowing addresses: PO Box 1, Belfast,
brings you the publication for a few months, Sentech internet web site at www.sentech. NY 1471 1; PO Box 109. Blue Ridge Summ it.
or it is available eve n more quickly on the co.za/meyerton.html lists their current sched- PA 172 14: PO Box 284 13, Providence. RI
internet. You can write for details via the Blue ule. It even has two pictures of the South 02908: PO Box 146, Stoneham. MA 02 180;
Ridge Summit maildrop (see below). If you'd African transmitter site used by this clandes- PO Box 605, Huntsville, Alabama 35804; PO
prefer e-mail for your inquiry, ayoder@cvn.net tine!
Box 56 17, Ventura, CA 93005; and PO Box
will reach Andre w.
293, Merl in, Ontario NOP I WO. For return
Even faster material comes from Chris II Radio Patria Libre Schedule
postage, enclose three 32 stamps in the enLobdell's Free Radio Weekly newsletter, disSince its return to shortwave broadcasting velope to USA addresses. $2 US ortwo Intertributed weekly for free to contributors. You a couple of months ago, I have still seen no natio nal Repl y Coupo ns go to fore ign
can' t beat the price or the speed. Chris'
North American loggings of the ELN's short- maildrops.
piradio@usa I .com e-mai I address is good for wave clandestine. Since our report in the
inquiries a nd co ntributi o ns. Or, a t November Outer Limits. Henrik Klemetz in Alon Mosygo Project- 6955 at 2345. Their
w3.one.net- folk/frw.htm you can download Da teline Bogota has reported their schedule announcements notwithstanding, this Alan
FRW from the web. courtesy of vete ran pirate as 30 minute transmissions at 1800 and 2200 Parsons Project rock station has no relationship
with DXer and MT contributor Alan Masyga.
DXer Mike Folk. Addit ional information on UTC on 6250 kHz. The latter ti me should Addr: Providence. (Harold Frodge; Midland, Ml;
these services is available at John Cruzan and propagate to North America now that we are Ba rry Williams, Enterprise, AL; Niel Wolfish,
Kirk Trumme l's excellent www.clandjop. into wi nter conditions. This month we picture Toronto, Ontario; Alan Masygo, Winona, MN;
com/- jcruzan/frn.html web page.
some graffiti spotted on a building by Henrik direct from the station)
If you' d prefer a Europi rate site, www- at the Un iversidad Nacional campus in Co- Back to Bock Radio 6953 at 2300. Although
this new one is primarily a rock music station, it
pp.hogia.net/jonny/index.html wi11 take you lombia. which actually lists the Radio Patria uses creative sound effects to make its broadcasts
to the SRSnews web location. After your Libre schedule'
distinctive. Addr: Belfast. (Howard E. Lyon, Oz)
cru ise of the internet, why not turn on your
In Dateline Boga/a viaNumero Uno# 1393. Big Johnson Radio- 6955 at 0100. They
receiver and give the pirate bands a scan next Henrik also notes that a FARC clandestine primarily a re a rocker. but risque novelty and
weekend?
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December 1996

comedy bits are always part of their shows.

Addr: Providence. (Lee Silvi, Mentor, OH; Bill
McClintock; Minneapolis, MN; Jesse Rose,
Hampton, VA; Wolfish; Frodge)
COPS 6955 at 0 100. This is not a police station;
their slogan is "Canada's O nly Pi rate Station." Of
course, there are other Canadian pirates. Addr:
None. (Rich a nd Talea Jurrens, Katy, TX)
Delta Tango 306 6956 at 0215. Logs are still
trickling in for the reactivation of this in-studio
pirate fest, fea turing Radio Animal of WKND, Dr.
Blue of Radio EXP, Fester the Molester from Radio
Fornication, a nd A. J. Michaels of Action Radio.
This was Byron's first pirate catch; congrats!
Addr: Belfast. (Byron King, Raleigh, NC; Ra ndy
Ruger, North Hollywood, CA)
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 13900 at
1400. Arthur Dent travels to other planets in this
relatively new operation's drama programs. Note
the high band frequency, which has seen some
use during daylight hours. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. {Pat Murphy, Chesapeake, VA)
Infinity Minus One- 6955 at 0045. Their
distinguishing characteristic is laughter by The
Gatekeeper that is heard a top rock music. Addr:
None, said may verify logs in The ACE. (Charles
Crawford, Henderson, KY; Frodge; Wolfish)
KAMP 6955 a t 0000. They sta rted out as a
parody of the Alan Masyga Project, but recent
broadcasts by I. M. Nutz have featu red other
rock bands and various novelty songs. Addr: Blue
Ridge Summit. {Frodge; Jurrens; Wolfish; Jurrens)
KAT 6950 at 0045. Their second program from
the Ka ppa Alpha Tau fraternity house a t the
University of Wisconsin a t Madison featured
records that the announcer bought at a local Rea
market. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. {Brandon
Artma n, West Chester, PA; Ruger)
KGDR 6956 a t 1530. This Grateful Dead music
station reminds us that pirate activity is sometimes
heard during weekend daylight hours, even in the
morning. Addr: Providence. (Wolfish)
Mystery Radio 6955 at 0300. Elaborate new
age musica l selections dominate this pirate's
broadcasts. Addr: Stoneham. (Basi l Shelley,
Blythe, CA; Wolfish; Silvi; Frodge; McClintock;
Jurrens)
North American Pirate Relay Service 6955 at
2330. Rumors in The ACE that Dick Pistek was
pulling the plug at NAPRS have so far proved to
be premature. He retired once before, but
fortunately came back quickly. Addr: Belfast.
(Jack McMa hon, Depew, NY; Crawford; Silvi;
Wolfish)
Radio Azteca 6955 at 2200. Bram Stoker has
now produced 20 different shows that parody the
DX hobby. His format includes a Top Ten list, a
"real stuff'' segment, and fast poced humor about
DXing. Addr: Belfast. (Marlin Field, Hillsdale, Ml;
Mike Prindle, New Suffolk, NY; Silvi; McClintock;
Rose; Artman; Williams; Crawford; Jurrens)
Radio BLANDX 6955 at 0445. The original DX
parody station, which borrowed its name from
Don Moore' s parody of NASWA's The Journal,
has resurfaced with new and funny material.
Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Jurrens)
Radio DC 6960 at 0245. This unusual Morse
code pirote still uses a "Don't Vote Republican"
slogan. As we saw in the recent election, their
results were mixed. Addr: None, sometimes
verifies logs in The ACE. (Tedd Hemeneck,
Arlington, VA)
Radio Experimentation 6955 at 1900. So fa r
this new one has tested with rock music, saying
that reports should go to the a lt.radio.pirate

internet newsgroup. They should not be confused

with veteran Ra dio EXP. Addr: None. (Wolfish)
Radio Free Euphoria 6955 at 0145. Captain
Ganja said he has given up drugs and that he
plans to become a yuppie. We sha ll see. Addr:
Belfast. (McClintock)
Radio Free Speech 6955 at 1330. The election is
over, but Bill 0. Rights is still transmitting a fast
poced mix of political humor and parodies, often
using an AM transmitter. Addr: Belfast. (Ross
Comeau, Andover, MA; Tom Yenney, Midla nd,
Ml; Williams; Murphy; Silvi)
Radio Fusion Radio 6955 at 2330. From the
"College of Knowledge," this is the most active
rap music pirate. Addr: Providence. (Tom
Mazanec, Maple Heights, OH; McMahon; Silvi;
McClintock; Williams; Jurrens; Frodge; Wolfish )
Radio KAOS 6955 at 0230. Joe Mama
sometimes does live shows with forma ts different
from his usual rock, such as recent blues and
religious programs. Look for the "Monty Python"
theme at sign-off. Addr: Belfast. (Comeau;
Shelley; Murphy; Field; Jurrens; Ruger; Silvi;
Williams; Frodge; Wolfish; McMahon)
Radio Tellus- 6955 at 0230. Many hove heard
this new station, which features rock music ond
discussions of other pirates. But, information
about this one has been very hard to find. Addr:
None. (George Zeller, Cleveland, OH; Wolfish;
Frodge; Silvi; Williams)
Radio Three 6955 at 1800. Sal Amaniac says
that his wife's genealogical research has
established that he's related to P. J. Sparx of
WREC. Addr: None; says may verify logs in The
ACE. (William Hassig, Mt. Prospect, IL; Williams;
Jurrens; Wolfish; Crawford; Silvi; Frodge)
Rock-It Rad io- 6956 at 2315. This one buys
commercial time on several shortwave broadcasters, but sometimes it airs vio a pirate relay. Addr:
Ventura. (Williams)
The Fox 3945 at 2200; 6055 at 0200. Ranier
heard this one via its European relay, but many
USA listeners sti ll hear them via North American
transmitters. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Ranier
Brandt, Germany; Williams; Lyon )
The Radio Goon 6955 at 0000. The Duceman
hosts this new rock station, but not much is known
about it. Addr: None yet. (Comeau; Williams)
Up Against the Wall Radio 6955 at 0030.
Owsley has moved into the 1970's with Led
Zeppelin music, although Howard said that one
show was swished over by WARR. Addr:
Providence. (Lyon)
Up Your Radio Shortwave 6955 at 23 15. The
political humor on this station's slick productions
mocks right wing politicians. Ranier heard them
from Europe, QRM'ed by another North
American pirate! Addr: Blue Ridge Summit.
(Brandt; Frodge; Murphy; Field; Jurrens;
Williams)
Voice of Bizzaro World- 6955 at 0015. Station
maven Xhem is sending out QSL's for this
backwards station, including mint stamps with the
QSL's as promised. Addr: None, verifying logs in
The ACE. (Andrew Everhart, Carmel, IN; Robert
Ross, London, Ontario; Williams; direct from the
station)
Voice of the Blue and the Gray 6953 at 1530.
Their regular Civil War documentaries are
supposed to start soon, but as Harold found, their
QSL's are arriving before then. Addr: Providence.
(Frodge)
WAMP 6955 at 1445. This one is a dual
parody, both of WWV' s time signal and of the

Alan Masyga parody stations. Addr: Merlin.

(Frodge; Wolfish)
WARR 6955 a t 1815. There is news from this
rock music a nd drug advocacy pirate. Their
extremely frequent broadcasts have been cut back
to several per month, a nd they finally have
acquired on a ddress! Addr: Belfast. (Wray
Lemke, Mt. Pleasant, SC; Jurrens; Crawford; Lyon;
McMahon; Jurrens; Silvi; Williams)
WBNY 6953 at 2245. This hilarious voice of the
oppressed rabbits of the world is a clandestine
parody that usually a ppears on Easter. But, this
year's October reappearance of the Rodent
Freedom Fighters defied the calendar. Addr:
Washington drop closed. (Lyon; Zeller)
WLIS 6955 at 1300. Jack Boggan's vetera n
station features actual interval signal melodies
from licensed shortwave broadcasters. His
frequent broadcasts and distinctive programming
might make him the best known North American
pirate. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Silvi; Wolfish;
McMahon; Frodge)
WMPR 6955 a t 2330. Their rock music is
sprinkled with sound effects and a "Micropawer
Radio" slogan, but we still don't know much
about them. Addr: None. (Prindle)
Word of the Day 3901 at 0030. Most pirates
respect the amateur radio bonds, so they
broadcast outside them. A few rare ones, such as
a religious sermon by Jeff Smith with this ID, are
unfortunate exceptions. Thanks go to our sister
publication Satellite Times for this log! Addr:
None. (Keith Stein, Woodbridge, VA)
WPN, World Parody Network 6955 at 0030.
Capta in Squirtlong's novelty music was recently
spiced with a contest, where fi rst prize was a free
registration to the 1997 Winter SWLFestival in
Kulpsville, PA, scheduled for mid-March. Addr:
Huntsville. (Rose; Jurrens)
WPRS 6955 at 0 130. Willy B. Quiet has
a nnounced that his fran tic pace of severa l
transmissions per weekend has been curtailed,
but he still produces rock music shows. Addr:
Providence. (Ray Carmen, Akron, O H; Williams;
Jurrens; Shelley; Wolfish; Field; Silvi; Prindle;
Ruger; McClintock; direct from the station)
WREC 6955 at 0000. P. J. Sparx a lways plays
rock and novelty or comedy music. Cameo ID's
from other pirates are regular program fare.
Addr: Belfast. (McMahon; Ross; Hassig; Wolfish;
Williams)
WRMC 6955 a t 231 5. Using a slogan of "Radio
Operation Mind Crime," this new one is a semiclandestine voice of USA workers. Their 5 paint
program is designed to throw off exploitation of
the wealthy. Addr: Providence. (Bra ndt; Lyon)
WSHB- 6955 at 2300. The call letters have been
reported in various ways on this new reggae and
calypso station, which claims to broadca st from
the Bahamas. Don't confuse it with the licensed
station using the same call! Addr: None yet.
(Crawford; Murphy; Jurrens)
WSM, Grand Ole Opry Radio 6955 at 2245.
They hove stolen the call letters of Nashville's 50
kW medium wave powerhouse. Progra ms consist
of very old country music featured by the Grand
Ole Opry ma ny decades ago. Addr: Huntsville
(Crawford; Frodge; Prindle; Silvi; Wolfish;
McClintock; Rose; direct from the station)
WWWR 6954 at 0045. World Wide Weasel
Radio mainly programs contemporary rock, but
"Blue Christmas" by Elvis worked its way into one
show. Addr: None. (Comeau; Frodge; Wolfish;
Jurrens; Prindle)

December 1996

MONITORING TIMES

79

ON THE HAM BANDS

Ike Kerschner, N3/K

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO

The Apartment Dwellers Joysticl<

ack in the early s ixties, an ante nna

called the Partridge J ovstick was
popula r with amateurs and SWL's
who did not have roo m for a big ante nna fa rm .
T he Joystick worked all bands from 160 thru
I 0 mete rs, was o nly six fee t lo ng, and did an
exce llent j ob.
I purc hased a Joystick fro m the manufacturer (in Eng land ) and put it into service o n
160 thro ugh I0 from my home in Pennsylvani a. In very sho rt time I fo und thi s to be an
excellent ante nn a for it s s ize. I worked VP9.
XE, and all overthe West Coast of the USA o n
160 meters with the ante nna under my bed o n
the second floor of my home.
Admi ttedl y. the Joyst ick did req uire an
antenna tuner; but it was very easy lo tune to
any frequency. Judging from its appearance.
it seemed to be two alumi num tubes about
3/4 inch in diameter and a fa irly large co il at
the center. By its weight, the antenna mu st
have had a ferrite core. A single wire fed the
antenna (a.k .a. longwire). Thi s single wire
could be any length-accord ing to the manufacturer, the longer the wire the better. It
seemed the Joystick was s impl y a way of
loading a w ire to im prove perform ance. For
the size and price it was o ne heck of an
antenna.
I never did take the antenna apart to examine, and during one of my man y moves it was
lost. Since the manu facturer became a silent
key, the Joystick is no longer avai lable. However, aft er a bit of research and experimentatio n, I have learned to build a simpler model
of the Joystick that works as well , a ltho ug h it
is a bit lo nger.

I The Happy Stick

Many of the hams I know have ante nna
restrictio ns and-for o ne or mo re of the reaons
with which we are a ll too famil iar--cannot
put up a decent o utside ante nn a. In an attempt
to design an effective antenna for a fri end who
li ved in an apartme nt. I came up wi th my
version of the Joyst ick whic h I ca ll the H appy
Stick !
Easy to build, only 4- 1/2 feet lo ng. and
requi ring mi nimal ex pense. the Happy S ti ck
works 40 thru I 0 meters plus everything in
between. I have run I 00 watt s to thi s antenna
with exce llent results; however, if you in tend
to run much over 150 to 200 watts I suggest

installing a to p hat consisting

of a 6 to I0 inc h diameter pie
pan o r simi lar metal disk. A
Happy Stick for 80 through I0
is o nl y 8 feet lo ng.

I Build It
You will need the follow ing
for your Happy Stick: a piece
of I /2 inch PVC pipe 4.5 feet
lo ng with a 1/8 to 3/ 16th hole
drilled I /2 inch from eac h e nd;
70 feet of stranded insulated
wire, 18 or 16 gauge. The preceding is for a 40 thru I0 meter
Happy Stick. If you want to
work 80 me ters, double all dimens ions; triple the m for 160.
Stri p an inc h o r so of wire
and tie it with an overhand knot
in o ne of the hole s in the PVC.
C lose wind the wire o n the pipe
for the fi rst 30 inches o r so and
space wind the remaining wire
over the last 18 inc hes. The
winding is not critical ; if you
wish, you can space wi nd the
e ntire 70 feet of wire over the
full 4.5 feet of pipe. Use e lectrical tape at three o r four places
to hold everything in place.
Photo one is my son Joey with Son Joey with
o ur versio n of the Happy Stick.
Feed the Happy Stick w ith a single w ire
connected to the close wound end of the
antenna . Use a trans match to tune the ante nna
(any simple transmatch will work fi ne ). The
feed line can be any length . If poss ible put the
antenna up as high and in the c lear as possible;
if you can' t get it o utside then put it where
conveni ent. Try to get the best g ro und on the
ri g as possible.
If you must use the ante nna indoors and
you run I00 plu s watts. RFI can be a problem.
If th is is the c ase , keep the antenna as fa r as
possible from the source of RFI. and red uce
power if necessary.
It is possible to use coax to feed the Happy
Stick, too, but use a counterpoise or good
ground at the far end of the feed Iinc. Another
idea is to build two Happy Sticks and use them
e nd-to-end like a sho rt dipolt.;. Use 300 or 450
o hm feedline via a transmatch.

our Happy Stick A ntenna

T he first time l used my Happy Stick
res ulted in a 40 mete r QSO wi th N8WYO in
Troy, Michigan. about 450 mi les a irline. My
report was 449. but his was o nly 45 9. On 20
meters. Europe, South America. and all over
the USA QSO' s are qui te easy. I fee d my
antenna w ith a single 6 foo t wire via an MFJ
948 versa tune r; the rig runs l 00 watts. Using
my HW-9 w ith the Happy Stick 15 feet up in
a tree and fed with a 25 fo ot wire I worked XE,
W6. W7. and K.P4 on 20 meters; o n 30 me ters
SM and G stati ons were worked with the same
setup.
Th is litt le antenna will not break the pileups. but it sure wi ll allo w you to e njoy ham
rad io where antennas are no t a ll owed . If yo u
build a Happy Stick, please drop me a note
a nd tell me about yo ur experiences w ith the
a nte nna.
Happy Holidays une and all. 73 de Ike,

NJ IK

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December 1996

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PiLANE TALK
MAKING SENSE OF CIVILIAN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Jeon Baker, K/N9DD

NAVAIDS: Going the Distance

elcome aboard, everyone. and

season s greetings! It has been a
relatively gri m year for the airline
industry, and the NTSB and FAA have had
their work cut out for them. We join in mourning for all those who have lost thei r lives in the
past year's major airline crashes.
To continue with our study of NA VAIDs,
let's examine Distance Measuring Equipment
(DME) and sec how various NA VAIDs work
together.
The DME is not a separate NA VAID instrument, but it is used in conjunction wi th a VHF
omni range (VOR), tactical air navigation system (T ACAN), VORTAC, or instrument landin g system (fLS). The DME operates in the
ultra high freq uency range from 962 to 12 13
MHz, with a maximu m range of 300 nm. This
range provides 252 frequencies, paired to provide 126 "channels.'" Each channel consists of
two frequencies spaced 63 MH z apart: one fo r
air-to-ground interrogation and the other for
ground-to-air response.
For instance. Channel I would be air-toground, J025 MHz, and ground-to-air, 962
MHz. The use of di fterent frequencies prevents
the airborne interrogator from accepting signals produced by its own transmi ssions bounced
back from the ground.
Until the advent of distance measuring equipment, a pilot could find his bearing from a VOR
or UMF fac ili ty. but in order to determine the
actual position of the aircraft (direction and
distance, or bearing and range). it was necessary to tune to another faci lity and determi ne
position by cross-reference-a time-consuming procedure.
DME equipment offers many advantages to
both pilot and air traffic controller. With it. the
pilot has range from a DME-equipped station
di splayed instantly, accurately, and constantly,
along with the directional information from the
facility. Radio equi pment on the aircraft. known
as the airborne i111errogator. sends out a stream
of coded pulses of radio energy.
When a pulse reaches a ground station
(known as the ground transponder), it triggers
the transmitter which sends out a repl y pulse to
the receiver of the airborne interrogator. The
time interval between transmission of the pulse
and reception of the reply pul se is measured
electronically, and the range of the beacon is
automatically computed and displayed. Reliable signals may be received at di stances up to
199 nautical miles at the line-of-sight altitude
with an accuracy of better than 1/2 mile or 3
82

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December 1996

percent of the distance. whiche ver i ~

safety standards. It seems that a
greater.
mastery of English is regarded as
DME aids the cont roller by maks one of China' s most persistent
ing a greater portion of hi s airspace
problems....
usable. DM E-cquipped aircraft can
"2.000 pilots and a good porhold at any point within reception
ti on of Chinas air traffic controlrange of a DME-equipped facilit y.
lers will be in volved in a training
and are not lim ited to intersections or
program to bring their English
Airborne DME
radio fixes based on two facilities.
language skills up to par. It wiII be
Dista11ceThey can fl y arcs about NA VA IDs.
modeled after a similar program
Grou11dspeecl
restricted use airspace. or congested
indicator display to that the IATA set up a few years
read out the
traffic areas, aiding in reducing genago in Prague fo r Eastern Euroamount offlying
eral airway and tcrmjnal congestion.
pean airlines. The traini ng will
time in minutes to
Distance information received
cover language skill s onl y, as
or from the
from DME equipment is Slant Range
IATA is not teaching pi lot ing or
VORTAC station.
Distance. not actual hori zontal disATC skills:
tance. DME measures the slant difWel l. editorially speaki ng. I say good for
ference from the aircraft to the beacon. which is
them! There arc other countries whose pi lots
slightly longer than the ground distance. but
have a hard ti me speaking aviation English and
only about 0.5 nm more at 50 nm range. Inciwould do well to fo llow China's example!
dentally, the freq uency of the DME is autoAn anonymous reader from the Indianapolis
matically tuned when the frequency of a ARTCC sends us thi s list of the Center"s high
VORTAC\ VOR is dialled. and the distance to altitude frequencies (FL240-FL330) and the
go appears when the facility is within range.
area where the remote transmitters/receivers
are located.
I How Do NAVAIDs Work Together?
Sector ~ame
Frequencies
VORTAC/DME. VOR, ILS/DME. and LoDAY High (Dayton)
125.075/307.900
cali zer/DME facilities are identified by synAPE High (Appleton)
132.825/343.600
chronized identi fication s, which arc transmitCRW High (Charleston) 119.525/385.600
ted on a time share basis. The VORTAC/YOR
BKW High (Beck ley)
124.5751290.550
or localizer portion of the facility is identified
FLM High (Falmouth)
128.225/3 17.750
by a coded tone modulated at I020 Hz. or by a
RBL High (Rebel)
134.675/323.200
combination of code and voice. The T ACAN or
IND High (Ind ianapolis) 128.275/290.300
DME is identified by a coded tone modu lated at
LO U High (Louisv ille)
133.050/278.500
1350 Hz.
KNG High (King)
134. 1751270.300
The DME or TACAN-coded identification
PXV High (Pocket City) 132.525/379.900
is transmitted one time for each three or fou r
times that the VOR/YORTACor lo<.:alizcrcodcd
Although the VH F aero band freque ncies
is transmitted. Then. if either the VORT AC/
work on the line-of-sight principle. there have
VOR or the DME is inoperative. it i ~ important
been many instances of VHF ..skip.'" (for lack
to recogni ze which identifier is retained for the
of a better word). Several times this year in
operati ve facility. A single. <.:oded ID. with a
Indy. l" vc heard pilots worki ng centers as far
repetition interva l of approximately 30 seconds
away as Denver. Remember. the higher the
indicates that the DME is operative.
aircraft. the further away they can be heard.
Jack Day (Charlotte, NC) contributes this
I Readers Corner
play on words: "Two buzzards, each holding
large plastic bags. were stand ing in line at an
Joseph Ling (Hong Kong) contributed the
foll owing: As most of us know. English i ~ the (unnamed) airline ticket booth at Charlotte"s
international airport. When it came their turn to
international language of aviation. However. it
be waited upon. they stepped up to the counter.
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with the English language. Consequently. the
Chinese aviation establishment asked the Inter- like to check those bags?'" '"No thanks: said
one of the buzzards. "These are carrion!"
national Air Transport to conduct a major aviaAnd with that. I th ink l"d better say 73 and
tion English language skills course as part of
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wi ll receive the pages being sent out to the
indi vidual pagers.
Th is is all wel l and good. you say. but (as
you ask every month) what does thi s have to
do with fe deral system mon itoring? (Hey.
do n t you trust me by now?) One of the maj or
users of paging services is the United States
Secret Service.
On a pres idential vis it the White House
Communications Agency (W HCA) comes
into town a few days before the President's
arr i va l and sets u p th ei r own paging
transmitte r(s) on their exc lu sive paging frequency of 167.025 MHz. Thi s is known as the
Whi skey c hannel. Everybody who is anybody within the presidential detail w ill carry
one of the alphanu meric pagers. This includes
the WHCA pe rsonne l, the individual Secret
Service agents. the military personne l that
travel with the pany, a nd the support pe rsonne l.
Message conte nt begins w ith the "wheelsup" of A ir Force One on its departure from the
point of origin to a ll of the messages needed
fort he vis it. to the fina l .. wheels-u p when Air
Force One departs your c ity . The content of
the messages ranges from the hu morous to
highly sensiti ve details regarding the specific
ass ignments. T actical dctai ls such as ind ividua l te lephone numbers for me mbers of the
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presidential party and locations of support

ite ms. suc h as limousines and other vehicles.
may be included in these communications.
Personne l w ho do not qua lify for individua l
two way radios on the Secret Service channels, or who do not need them. will usually be
carrying a pager.
There are other data decoders on the market which will decode pager transmissions.
but the Message Tracker, or its clones. arc
stand-alone un its. You w ill not be tying up
your large, and probably very expens ive, data
decoder for a spec ific proj ect.

I Federal Protection Agencies

While we are discussing the Secret Service, let us review 1he individual c hanne ls and
their assig nments . A lthough this wi ll duplicatea portion of the information in thi s month 's
cover article on mo nitoring in Washington ,
D.C. . you may find it more conveni ent than
flippi ng back and forth be tween articles.

Secret Service
~
Alpha
Baker
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Sierra

32.230
165.7875
165.375
169.925
407.850
415.700
166.400
167.900
407.925
170.000
165.2125
166.700
164.8875
164.400
166.5125

Tango

164.650

Whiskey
Yankee
Zulu

167.025
162.6875
t71.2875

Black

415.100/
418.325
414.850/
418.800

Brown

Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue

415.975/
419.725
418.775
414.675/
418.150
415.750/
407.875
414.800

use

WHCA Technicians
Rplr out and simplex
Rptr out and simplex
Protection guards
Nationwide ground to air
Nationwide air to ground
District rptr input
White House Motor Pool
Treasury Security Guard
Paging at Camp David
Nationwide simplex
Executive protection
Cabinet otficers protection
Nationwide alternale rptr input
Nationwide WHCA command
post
Nationwide rptr out and
simplex
Nationwide paging
Nationwide car to airplane
Nationwide airplane to car

Violet
Gray
White
Silver
Gold
Lavender

415.800
418.350
407.675
415.650/
419.100
415.675/
419.075
418.125
414.950/
419.075

Training division
WHUD Foreign missions br.
WHUD Foreign missions br.
WHUD Foreign missions br.
Communications Division
Washington, D.C., area
Communications Division

In Was hington, D.C., the Secret Serv ice

and the Capital Police work hand in hand .
Herc are the major freq uencies used for their
joint operations.

Capital Police
Cha.nn.eJ
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

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164.800/164.050
164.6251162.6125
164.800
164.625
164.600/164.325
164.600
162.250/165.5375
162.250
163.100/168.350
168.350

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Primary
Secondary
Talkaround
Talkaround
Secondary tactical
Talkaround
Talkaround
Coord net
Talkaround

Secret Service Foreign Mission Protection

Detail
01
02
03
04

414.850
418.800
414.800
415.750/407.875
415.975/419. 725

Rptr out (brown)

Rptr input (brown)
Transportation (blue)
Operations Center (g reen)
Emergency (red)

Secret Service Intellige11ce and Technical

S upport Division
Pr
01
02
01
02

164.400
408.500
408.975
407.800
406.275

Primary VHF
Tracking units
Tracking units
Electronic surveillance units
Electronic surveillance units

Secret Service Uniform Detail--White

House Operations
01
02
03
04

418.775
414.675
415.800
414.975

Protection (orange)
Communications (yellow)
Training (violet)
Tactical ops

Training Division
White House Uniform Div
(WHUD) Foreign missions
branch
WHUD Foreign missions br.
WHUO Foreign missions br.
WHUD Foreign missions br.
Foreign missions protection
Training Division

Secret Service White House Protection

November
Sierra
Oscar
Whiskey
Hotel

166.700
166.5125
164.8875
167.025
167.900

Executive protection
Command post
Cabinet protection
Paging
Motor pool

Executive Branch Protection at Camp

David, Anacostia NAS, and New York City
Delta
Juliet

169.925
170.000

Protection guards
Paging

The Marine Corps offers support to the

President in the way of helicopters. known as
Nighthawks. These helicopters can usually be
fou nd operating on low band. They use the
following frequencies:
USMC Nighthawk Helicopters
~

01
02
03

46. 750
46.700
46.800

use

Primary
Secondary
Alternate

The helicopters can be heard usually talking to the local control tower on the tower
freq uency. As an example, when the President was visiting South Florida recently, very
little traffic was heard on the normal Secret
Service channels. The paging channel of
167 .025 MHz was transmitting message after
message, and the helicopter was talking to the
airport control tower on 11 9.1 MHz. I was
able to obtain more information regarding the
motorcade and its stops from this aircraft
channel than I could by monitoring the Secre t
Service channels.
I am often asked what Secret Service channels should one monitor to catch all of the
activity. Obviously the first one is the 167.025
paging frequency. When you start to hear data
paging on this channel, the "boys are back in
town." The obvious Secret Service channels
of B-C-M-T (see chart above) is the same
layout as the individual radios have in them.
The next two channels are the Yankee-Zulu
pair. You wi ll not hear any unencrypted communications on them. but it is interesting to
liste n to Air Force One talking to the President
in the limousine.
The final channel to monitor is perhaps the
most important. It is the Echo-Foxtrot pair.
This channel is always. always, monitored
from my location, whether it is at home or in
the car. Some of the most interesting communications have been heard on the 4 15.7 MHz
channel. Unless you live near a major telephone switching center, you will probably not
hear the 407.850 MHz link up to the airplane.
You will hear the 4 15.7 MHz link from the
plane to the AT&T switching center.
We recentl y had the First Lady visiting us
here in South Florida. The White House Comm
Agencydidnotcome inand set up any 167.025
MHz paging. There were no additional secure
voice repeater channels set up. When the First
Lady stopped at Florida Atlantic Uni versity
in Boca Raton, Florida. to give an evening
speech, the re was a small amount of simplex
activ ity. This was all being conducted on
165.375 MH z, which seems to be the primary
channel or operations.
What was most enjoyable was the 41 5.700
MHz frequency. From the time the Executive
Aircraft , which identified as Executi ve-One

Foxtrot, came into radio range until it landed

at Palm Beach International Airport. there
were some very interesting conversations from
the aircraft back to Crown- the White House
Command Post which places the telephone
patches for those on the aircraft.
You generall y will not hear the First Family, but you wi ll hear the support personnel.
They can be most informative and entertaining. If I lived closer to the uplink channel
transmitter of 407.850, which is at the AT&T
swi tching site at Pensucco. Florida, I could
hear both sides of the conversation. Usuall y
both sides will be repeated on the output
chan nel. ... Happy listening.

I Radio Traffic at OKC

In response to informat ion which I had
been seeking regarding the Oklahoma City
bombing. a reader sent in some information
on what frequencies were active immediatel y
after the blast. They were:
163.4125
49.70
165.2875
Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms
166.5375
418.900
Drug Enforcement Administration
167.5625
FBI
FEMA
169.875
Government Services Administration Security 415.200
417.200
IRS
418.225
165.950
166.000
163.2000
Marshal's Service
163.8125
164.1000
165.375
Secret Service
166.400
165.7625
166.51 25
166.4625
Unknown
(Treasury common)
165.8875
168.5500
47.42
Red Cross
47.46

U.S. Army

The U.S. Marshal's Service was the first

confirmed transmission on the air after the
blast.

I No Freqs Off limits

In my October column on the Atlanta
Olympics. I made mention of a FEMA repeater which had been set up outside of the
406-420 MHz government band. This repeater was operating in the 420-42 1 MHz
amateur radio band. This was not a misprint.
After the Value-Jct crash in South Florida
earlier this year, FEMA came in and set up an
identi cal repeater in the same frequency range.
This was a portable repeater set up in the
Everglades near the crash site. Like the Atlanta syste m. no clear voice was ever heard.

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used federal frequencies were being monitored. FEMA needed a place to set up shop
and not be discovered. What better place than
in the amateur band? The traffic was primarily regarding the bringing back of body parts
and ident ification of the remains. and other
traffic they did not want the news media to
overhear.
lt j ust goes to show. as I have men tioned
many times before. you never know where to
look for federal operations to take place.
You. the monitor. have to be creative and
expand your search imagination to ferret out
the unknowns.
It has been rumored fo r many years that
the FBI operates a covert syste m in the 600
MHz band. Who will be the first monitor to
report it? There is acti vi ty outside of the
normal band plans. The helmet rad ios used
by the quarterbacks in the NFL operate in the
600 MHz band. Who knows what else is up
there?
One day I wi II tell the story of when DEA
d id a major anti-smuggling operation with
two repeaters in the 440 MHz amateur band
here in Ft. Lauderdale. But. that's another
story for another ti me.
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SATELLITE TV
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ADVENTURES IN THE CLARKE BELT

lVRO Publishing Leader: Baylin Publications

1e satellite televisio n industry is fill ed

w ith interesting peop le who came to
th is calling from a wide varie ty of backgrounds. One such person is Frank Baylin,
founder and preside nt of Bay Iin Publications.
A multi-faceted man . Baylin rece ived a doctorate in physics in 1975 from the Uni vers ity
of Pe nnsy lvania and, two years later, an MBA
from the Wharton School o f Busi ness. Prior
to his founding Baylin Publi cat io ns he was a
Senior Sc ienti st at the Solar Energy Research
Institute.
Throug h the last 15 years Bay Jin Publications has released a strin g of s uccessful titles
which have become ind ustry standards. With
fellow authors Richard Maddox (On Sat's "Dr.
Dish"), Steve Berkoff, and John McCormac.
Baylin has written no fewer than seven satellite TY related books, all still in pri nt w ith
current editions . Two recent titles: Home Sa1-

elli1e TV lns1alla1ion and Troubleshoo1i11g

Manual and Minialure Sa1ellite Dishes will
be rev iewed here.
In addition to the book titl es, Baylin Publicat ions a lso offers TYRO re lated video tapes
a nd installatio n tools and software. Complete
catalogs are found in the back of each of thei r
books or can be ordered from the address at
the e nd of this column.

Miniature Satellite Dishes

Subtitled "The New Digita l Televisio n (2nd
edition)." Baylin has come up w ith th is time ly
title . The 170-page, 5-1 /2 x 9 inc h paperback
is an in-depth look at the world of Digital
Broadcast Sate llites (DBS). O ne stre ngth o f
all the Baylin books is that he assumes reade rs
don ' t know anything about sate ll ite technology and so, starts at the beginning: Satellite
Com m unicatio ns Fundamentals.
Here, he really gets to the basics. You'll
learn about radio waves, signal polarity. modulatio n. bandwidth , and more. You' ll di scover
the basics of satellite design and operatio n,
video and audio fomrnts. and compressed
dig ita l video. A virtual parade of interesting
topics are explored, including ra in fade, solar
o utages. sig nal sec urity. and how to hook up
your stereo and VCR to you r receiver to take
advantage of DB S' bu ilt-i n features.
Reade rs will find valuable background info rm ation o n sate llite T Y history from the
perspecti ve of o ne who was there. Detai ls o n

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December 1996

the DBS players (present and fu ture) , comparisons with cable, explanat ion of system
components . and much more are covered. In
addition, installat io n and peaking procedures,
as well as site selection a re prese nted in full.
This book is not inte nded for technic ians
and is written in an eas ily understood style.
greatly e nhanced by the nu merous line drawings and pertinent photographs. Nor is it Jacking in techn ical info rmation. Baylin explores
all facets of th is new technology in depth.
And, whether explai ning DSS data packet
struc ture. Bit Error Rate (BER). o r HDTV
aspect ratio, Baylin makes thi s complicated
subject comprehensible fo r virtua ll y all readers. Whi le the orig ina l material was published
in 1994, the 2nd edition was published in
1995 and neatly an ticipated man y of the s ituations and options ava ilable at the presen t.
Cons ume rs interested in doing research o n
satel lite te levision (both C-band and DB S)
will find this an excellent place to start.

I Home Satellite 7V Installation &

Troubleshooting Manual
It' s a big title fo r a big subject. and the
result is both big and thorough. Thi s 8-1/2 x
11 inch paperback features just over 300pages
packed with everythi ng a nyone needs to know
about sate llite te lev isio n. Again , many of the

same fundamenta l topics are covered al the

outset, but in more detail. For instance, want
to know the difference between prime focus
and offset focus feeds ? l t' s covered, and you' 11
a lso learn about linear polarization, circul ar
polarizatio n; mechanica l, fe rrite and pin diode polarity switching. Whew!
And , since this book deals w ith troubleshooting you r TYRO system. o ther subjects
such as "terrestria l interfere nce" (a problem
on ly for C-band systems) are also addressed.
You' ll find out how to salvage a bungled
in stallatio n and how to get a di sh o n a lean ing
pole to track.
The book is di vided into thirteen chapters,
cach with detai led. step-by-step explanations.
It' s more of a technician's man ual in that
emphasis here is o n current sate llite techno logy. However, the same easy-to-read style
whic h characterizes Minia11tre Sa1elli1e Dishes
is ev ident as well. T he result is that most
people shou ld not have di fficu lty understanding the concepts and instructions presented
here . Hundreds ofl inedrawings. photographs,
and charts illustrate and explai n as you react.
The real value of this book lies in the
troubleshooti ng section. Here you ' II be introduced to test instru ments and learn step-bystep procedures used by professionals to d iagnose system problems. Starting wi th cables
and connectors at the di sh and progressing to
the receiver in the house, you ' ll learn to recogni ze the most commo n system problems.
How can you tell if the problem is in the
receiver, the LNB. or the cable?
Baylin lists the most common problems
caused by each and what to do about them. He
identifies three sate llite TV subsystems: Mechanical (mount, dish, feed suppori. and feed),
Electromechanica l (act uator. po larize r) . and
RF (LNB. receiver and TV set). From here a
"systematic approach to tro ubleshooti ng" is
outlined and. beginning w ith a list of q uestions regarding the prob lem. answers begin to
materialize.
The fina l pages of the book include six
appendices wi th reference material such as
satelli te related eq uations, channel bandwidths
(in frequency and wave length). an extensive
glossary o f terms. and lists of satell ite equi pment ma nufacture rs as we ll as trade and refe rence publications. As is typical ofall Bay Iin
publi cations. a comp lete catalog of books,

video tapes and installation aids (along with a

convenient order blank) is found at the back.
Incidently, thj s bookis available in both Spanish and Portuguese editions, and a companion
video tape is avai lable as well.
A lso available from Baylin Publications
are World Satellite Yearly (reviewed in this
column last year); World Satellite TV and
Scrambling Methods ; Wireless Cable and
SMATV; The 'How-To' of Satellite Communications: Ku-Band Satellite TV- The01y, Installation & Repair; Satellite Toolbox Software, and many installation aids including
inclinome ters, peaking meters, and a spectrum analyzer.
Some of these books are available through
the Grove catalog. To receive a Baylin catalog call or write: Baylin Publications, 1905
Mariposa, Boulder, CO 80302 Phone 303449-455 1 FAX 303-939-8720

I Death of a Good Thing

MT reader Jim Allen, N4DEE, of Columbia, South Carolina, wrote concern ing the
July column about the data service known as
"Ingenius." After calling the company to inquire about subscribing. he was surprised to
learn than the service had s ubs tanti all y
c hanged and that it little resembled the description given in the column .
Thanks to a combination of lead time required to write these colu mns and the fac t that
Ingenius had substantial changes in the works
which they had not yet announced, many
readers may have experi enced the same disappointment as Jim.
U nfortunately for all of us, the c hange,
which developed over the summer, wi ll go
into effect January I , 1997. According to
bulletins released on the X*Change service,
lngenius' X*Change has been changed to
Ask A.N.D.I.E. (an acronym which is not
explained). As the bulletin sta tes: " ... Because
Ask A.N.D. I. E. incorporates X*Change,
lngenius has di sco ntinued se lling the
X *Change service and upgrades ... "
The up-shot of all this reorganization is
that only ex isting X*Change subscribers will
be g iven the c hance to sign on to Ask
A.N.D.l.E. and that the subscription will likely
be $200 per year. As far as C-band customers
go, there's little change because, as stated in
my July co lumn, the original suppl y of
Infocip her data receive rs was ex hausted last
year and there were no plans for further production. Subscriptions to Ask A.N.D.l.E. wi ll
be extended to existing C-band and cable
c ustomers, but there wi ll not be an effort to
recru it new subscribers outside of the education community. Too bad. It was a great idea.

and for whatever reason- indifference or incompetence-the service as it has been known
wi ll be discontinued at the end of this month.
The decision to market excl us ively to
schools makes sense as most individuals would
not be prepared to pay the $200/year subscription. That fee is per-station at a school which
would presumably have I to I 0 such stations.
Assuming one school per county and ten
stations per school, a revenue stream of $6
million per year could be turned on. That
would equal 100,000 indi vidual subscribers
at the old $60/year rate, a universe unreachable given the "hidden., nature of the service
and total lack of promotion. X*Change wi ll
go down in the annal s of technology as the
best kept secret in satellite/cable TV.

e nce system thought to be the cause of 50 I's

demise. Phase 3-D is the latest in a series of
more than two dozen increasingly soprusticated satell ites designed , built, and controlled
by amateur radio operators from around the
world.

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I Transponder Notes
Hughes Communications Galaxy (HCG)
strengthens its international position with the
acquisition of PanAmSat Corporatjon. According to a press release: " ... the new company wi ll combine HCG 's fleet of IO communications satellites for the U.S. market with
PanAmSat's inte~national fleet of four communi ca tions satellit es." In addition ,
PanAmSat has four sate llites under construction and HCG has three satellites in development, all of which are planned for launch
through 1998. Currently PanAmSat operates
PAS- I and PAS-3 over the Atlantic region;
PAS-2 over the Pacific a nd PAS-4 over the
Indian ocean. The next sched ul ed launc h will
deploy PAS-6 over the Atlantic region this
month.
In othe r Hughes related news, Galaxy X
will ride aboard the inaugural Delta III launch
scheduled for 1998. GX will be an HS 601 HP
bird featuring both C-band and Ku-band capacity and will take the orbital position of
Galaxy IX at 123 degrees west G9 wi ll then
move to 127 degrees (between GS and C3).
Fox News Channel is operating on C-band
on Galaxy 7. chan ne l 20, c urrent ly
unencrypted. Fox News joins the three Fox
c han nels on T40 J, three channels on T402,
and fx East and fx West and fxm also on G7.
That represents a substantial presence on Cband and a cable force to be reckoned with.
In the Nail-Biting Dept.: The Rad io Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) has announced that the Phase 3-D satellite will be
launched on Ariane 502 which is tentati vely
set for a mid-Apri l 1997 launch. Thi s will be
the second launch of an Ariane 5 veh icle, the
first of whic h was destroyed during the maiden
launch in June of this year. Phase 3-D will be
the onl y sate llite on board to test the correction of soft ware in the Ariane inertial refer-

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EXPERIMENTER'S WORKSHOP
Bill Cheek

TWEAK, TUNE, AND MODIFY!

Internet: bcheek@cts.com

Frequency Record-l<eeping Made Easy

el ii be hereby noted that in 1996. Reid

Drummond simplified the task ofradiofreq uency record-keeping by several
orders of magniiude. What do I mean by frequency record-keeping? You know ..... those
index cards, 3-ring notebooks, scraps of paper,
dozen frequency directories, floppy di sks, and
a couple hundred 1ex1 files and network messages scallered all over your hard drive.
Mr. Drummond just released version 3.0 of
his APFrools utility program which gives computer-based radio hobbyists the power to m<ike
quick work of ex trac ting and processing frequency information from text files. Figure I is
a typical representati ve of the means by whi ch
hobbyists exchange freq uencies: a plain. unadorned. raw tex t file. commonl y found float ing around the Internet as s!Ored text files or in
network forum messages. These shared frequency lists are a hodgepodge of verbiage.
tables, and notat ions- just like Figure I. Unt il
now. the hobbyist pre1ty much had to manually
tran scribe the relevant information into hi s
desired formal.

I Automation at Work

APFrools was created 10 ex 123 . 4000, , , , Ai r hov COl'mOn Frequency ?iat.ion'flde :

tract scanner frequenc ies from
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you to do with as you please.

I Bells and Whistles

On the APFTools main operating screen. all
menu choices arc keyed to a highlighted character. and the HELP menu i ~ ample to get the user
to fi rst base. No. APFTools is not a snazzy
Windows prog ram with racing stripes and drag
slicks. In fact. it"s just an MS-DOS (3 .0 through
Windows 95 ) prog ram that runs on most anything from an ancient 8086/88 XT to a Pentium
200. 11 s no memory hog. But what do you
expec t for$5.00'! ! Yes. APFTools is shareware.
and it costs $5 if you try it and keep it. See the
end of thi s-article for sources.

I Database Basics
Lct"s get back to Fig-2. Col I, and those six
commas-more aptly called delimiters."' Their
purpose is to make it easy to AutoProgram a
scanner" s memory channeb by the CE-232 Interface. the form at of which is as follows:
Option , Cha n No , Freq , Mode , Delay ,
LockO ut ,
As can be seen, APFTools prov ides on ly the
frequency info rmation and allows the user to
add any desired custom program ming later.
though APFTools has an option to include channel numbers. and the Oday setting. if desired.
APFTools also supports Mark Persson"s LinkAll
Extended Memory Block Controller. If you
don"t have either the CE-232 or LinkAll. don't
worry about them. APFTools is good for a lot
more.
Most importantly. the comma delimiters

make it a cinch to import the file to a database

manager or spreadsheet. The comma delimiter
is n.:cogni zed as a fie ld separator by almost all
databases and spreadsheets. ow do you get
the picture? Figure 2 is not an end result: rather.
it is an interim step, but it"s a huge step!

sent to Mr. Dru mmond as your advance registration. wi th the balance appl ied to the cost of
di~k. mailer. postage. and lahel. If you choose
this option, be sure to incl ude your fu ll name,
address. and telephone number. which will be
conveyed to the author to validate your registration.

I Gain Without Pain

To give you an example. I fired upAPFfools;
processed the Figure I ti le, AIRS HOWS.T XT ;
created the interi m fi le (Fig-2): and then fi red
up Microsoft WORKS for Windows and imported the interim file to make a full-fledged
database- all in 53 seconds, with less than 20sec to create the interim file.
Lest you think I picked an "easy" fil e by
which to test APFToo ls, take a look at Figure
3- as much of a garbage ~cow as it gets.
APFTools finds and correctly formats all 66
frequencies. and even makes a little sense of the
descriptions ! No. the interim fi le (not shown) is
not pretty. but it sure beats manually pu ll ing
those freq uencies out of the garbage ! APFTools
handles Fig-3 j ust as easily as Fig- I.
To summarize: rad io hobbyists pay little or
no attention to format and style when sharing
frequency data in electronic messages and computer text fi les. APFTools is a frequency data
ex tractor for the type or text files that proliferate on BBS's. network message bases, and
other forms of ASC II tex t. Unless the ori ginator goes out of his way to fonnat the data before
sending or til ing. it is a tedious. manual task for
the rec ipie nt to ex tract the inform ati on.
APFTools docs it automat ically with no pai n
and almost no effort.

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(OMPUTERS & RADIO

John Catalano, PhD
;_ catalano@conknet.com

RADIO-RELATED SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Surfing for Monitoring Web Sites

ith the memories of last summer

qu ickly recedi ng and the holidays
and snows not far off, we in the
Northern Hemi sphere start turning our attention to indoor activities. Yes, of course. I
mean radio mon itoring' For those of us who
have been a bi t di stracted during the milder
seasons. a lot has changed across the entire
spectrum. If you have been following Larry
Van Horn's auempt in the Monitoring Ti111es
Uti lity World to keep up with the great changes
in the frequencies used by U.S. forces, you
have some idea of what I am talking about.
Wouldn't it be nice if we coul d sit in on
discussions with other liste ners and exchange
our bits of fac ts, frequencies, and other tidbits.
to pool our knowledge and speculations? Well .
you can: From the warmth of your radio
shack, or computer room, you can catch up on
most radio re lated subjects. With just an hour
or two of your time you can be up to speed on
the latest radio happenings. How? Dare I say
it, the Internet!
This month we will look at a large number
of monitoring related Internet sites. all of
which contain the latest, valuable SWL, uti lity. scanner, equipment and ham radio information. Best of all, if you have access to the
World Wide Web, it's all FREE!
Each Internet site we discuss will be listed
in the accompanying tabl e. So let's start our
Internet Radio Related Web Site
Primer. First we' II c heck out some
shortwave related sites.
'
Curing the Ham ID
Question

Ever monitor ham radio operators on 14 MHz and wonder

who and where they were? If you
catch th e ha m 's call s ign.
Buckmaster's World Wide
Ha111Call Serrer(from the people
who brought you the CD-ROM
of the same name) will te ll you
who he is, hi s age, address, telephone area code, longitude and
lati tude, and give you a detailed
map (sometimes). If the ham's EMail address is avai lable it is also
included. Finally, a weather report fo r the station's locati on can
be di splayed. This is pretty useful
stuff.

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The QRZ Call Sign Datebase site is another one you should have in your Web
Browser Book mark. QRZ also makes a ham
callsign CD- ROM. This site docs not offerthe
ni ce weather or map info that Buckmaster
docs. However. QRZ docs let you search via
a ha m's callsign or his name.
The WW\V \lirtual Library: A111are11r Radio is an excellent way to find other callsign
search engines. as well as ham satellites, slow
scan TV , rad io manufacturers. and lots more.
It's worth a look.
I Propagation

The Sun is not reall y cooperating with our

desire to monitor shortwave frequencies. Add
to this those prophetic (or pathetic) flash predi cti ons of an early sun spot cycle maximum
(a year ago and still waiting), and an alys is of
propagation conditions seems of dubious use.
However. if they, as wit h most simulations. are taken with the appropriate skepticism. they can sometimes be good indicators.
Get on Ham Radio Online web site for realti me propagat ion conditi ons and fo recasts. In
addi tion to max imum usable frequency predicti ons. thi s page also contains aurora maps.
day/night terminator, solar/gco conditions.
sporadic E warni ng. meteor showers, and lots

of other propagation details to satisfy the

geophysicist/astrophysicist in all of us.
Usenet Newsgroups

Staying on the Ham Radio Online web site,

you can find links to groups "talking" about
scanner radios and another concerning shortwave. All sorts of commentary are on these
pages. Some people remind us of how little
we have progressed from our Neanderthal
ancestors. Ugh.
But some links are quite useful, such as the
the Shortwave/Radio Catalog from North
Carol ina State Un iversi ty. This one has something fo r every monitoring enthusiast. This
si te tops my personal list fo r radio related
links. I could spend. (and I have) days j ust
following lin ks from this site. It has just about
everything to do with monitoring. This is a
real gold mine of information and links to
other radio si tes. including shortwave broadcasts you can hear on your computer.
Mining the Gold

Using a program called Real Audio, wh ich

is also available for down loadi ng fro m the
web (see below), audio can be "streamed" to
you and played through your sound card and
speakers. Sound card prices have almost kept

SELECTED RADIO-RELATED INTERNET WEB SITES

Description

Internet Address

Buckmaster

http://www.buck.com/ cgi-bin/do_hamcall
http://qrz.com/cgi-bin/webcall
http: //www.meaning.com/ pointers/wwwvl-ham.html
http://www.hamradio-online.com/ propagation.html
http://itre.ncsu.edu/ radio/

QRZ

WWW Virtual Library- Amateur Radio

Ham Radio Online
Shortwave / Radio Catalog
North Carolina State University
RealAudio
Vatican Radio
University of Melbourne Shortwave
Federal Communications Commission
Chris Smolinski's Utility Listener's Page
S. McGreevy' s VLF Home Page
University ot lowo' s VLF Site
PerCon
Long Island Scanner
Gopher - Equipment Mods
Electronic Workbench

December 1996

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http:/ /www.wrn.org/voticon-radio/ audio.html
http://ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.ou/-pbd/ SW/i ntradio. html
http://www.fcc.gov/ib/ pnd/ neg/ hf_web/
http:/ /www.occess.digex.net/-cps/ shortwave. html
http://pw 1.netcom/-spmcgrvy/ index.html
http://www-pw.physics.uiowo.edu/ mcgreevy/
http:/ /www.perconcorp.com/ cgi-shl/foxweb.exe/ spec_ciout@C
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up wi th the hig drop in RAM prices. 1 just

bought one of the new "plug and play" high
quality sound cards for $55: new from a large
computer shop! On page three ofthe ncsu.edu
web site you can find the links to around I00
shortwave broadcast stations. many of which
allow you to listen to the ir programing via
Real Audio.
One of my fa vorites is Vatican Radio where
you can liste n to world news in English; it's
updated at 2000 UTC dai ly. Clicking on the
"Listen for Heaven Sake" brings you what
sounds like their famili ar shortwave interval
signal. M o~ t stations also give up-to-date
broadcast sc hedules for the radio pu rists
among us.
The U11irersity of Mel/Jou me. Australia.
also has a page which lists. and allows you to
link to, all the short wave stations on the
Inte rnet.

I The "friendly Candy Company" Page

The US govern ment agency which is responsible for the radio spectrum is the Federal Co1111111111icatio11s Co111111issio11 (FCC or
Friendly Candy Company). Although limited. their web page is worth a look. It lists all
the US shortwave stations by frequency of
operation, time of operation, and lots of other
station detail. Under the ti tle HFCC Frequency Coordination Schedules. similar lists
are provided with the cooperati on of major
European short wave stations. Both lists arc

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accurate. and up-to-date.
What more can an SWLer
ask for?
For the SWL Ut ility stati on people out there (and
rig ht
he re),
Ch ris
Smol in ski'.~ page should not
be missed. His section on
numbe rs stati ons is very
comprehensive with full descriptions of th e various
types and some operating
sc hed ul es. Ch ris' Radio
links page has some very
diverse and interesti ng links.
Once again the NCSU Shortwave Radio/Catalog site's
page 2 . Utilit y/Digital/
Internet Radio. is an excellent place to start.
Hey, How About VLF?

Ord.r now Md natt broadc .f)-

If you are into thi s very

interesting part of the radi o
spectrum (sub I0 kH z) then
you must check out Uniiersity of Iowa ' .1 web site. Here you can download windows audio files to hear what some
of the strange, but naturally produced geophys ical "signals'' sound like. Everything
from Whistlers to Dawn Chorus has been
captured in a wav. fo rmat file that you can
download and play. Also check out Stephen
McGreevy's Home page, Natural VLF Radio. fo r more info but with a more commercial angle.
Scan the Scanner Frequencies

Since the nature of VHF and UHF signals

usually limit their propagation di stance only
frequencies near the monitor s listening post
are of use. PerCon. the manufacturer of a
CD-ROM scanner database. has a very useful
web site. Here you can search for frequencies
in your city. Or you can search the database
for a commercial/profcssional/govcrnmem
agency call sign you might have heard. You' II
also get lots of info on PerCon' products.
ThcLnng /s/a11d(NY)Sca1111er Paxe is one
of the fi rst and best scanner pages l have
found on the Internet. Just try it. It is just what
the perfect scanner web page should be. It
wi ll almost make you want to live on Long
Island. I said. almost.

access to hund reds of eq uipment modifications. one of my favorite past1 imes. Also
check out Gopher Me1111 for more radio eq uipmen t modification fi les. And if you are into
electronic hardware you can download a working demo of the Electronic Workbench "electronics lab in a computer" program at http://
www.interactiv.com address. This is an excellent and powerful program that lets you
"build" a circuit and sec how it operates using
software oscilloscopes. voltmeters, and function generators .
Well, that should give you just an idea of
the vast amount of radio related information
available at your finger tips via the Internet. It
really is like li ving in a community of radio
e nthusiasts: you are never alone in your search
for information. Try out the included list and
let me know your favorite monitori ng/electronics web site. I' ll pass along any outstanding sites that you send me in future columns.
My E-mai l address is listed above.
Next time we' ll check out operational
demos wh ich can be downloaded from some
old, familiar names: ScanCat. ScanStar,
Wi NRADiO and Radio Manager. 'Til next
time get ready for snowy winter days and
nights by checking your antenna and fecdlines.
Tune up your receivers. Stock your web
browser with radio-related bookmarks. The n
thi s wi nter will not be as daunting.
WiNRADiO Still a WiNner

Early pu rc hasers of th is software-based

receiver reported that more than just the prohi bited freq uencies were missing from the
radio's800 MHz coverage. The manufacturer
indicates thi s was an oversight that has now
been corrected. If you purchased an early
vers ion. contact your dealer. Incidentally, the
updated WiNRADiO is now ava il able from
Grove Enterprises as well.

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One of my fa vorite locations is QRZ's

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before. Their modification page(s) gives you

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Dec 1

Livermore, CA

Dec 1

Hazel Park, Ml

Dec 6-7

Hot Springs, AR

Dec7

Dothan, AL

Dec7

Mesa, AZ

Dec 7

Okeechobee, FL

Dec?

Minden, LA

Dec 8

Green Bay, WI

Dec 8-11

Las Vegas, NV

Dec 14

Lake City, FL

Dec 14

Jacksonville, IL

Dec 14

Union, SC

Jan 4-5

Cape Coral, FL

Jan 5

Livermore, CA

Jan 5

South Bend, IN

Jan 11

Glendale, AZ

Jan 11

Marathon, NY

Jan 11

San Antonio, TX

Jan 11-1 2

Sarasota, FL

Jan 12

Waukesha, W I

Jan 18

Crystal River, FL

Jan 18

Flint, Ml

Jan 18

St. Joseph, MO

Jan 19

Yonkers, NY

Jan 19

Broadway, OH

Jan 19

Richmond, VA

Jan 26

Odenton, MD

Jan 26

Dover, OH

Livermore ARK I Noel Anklam , KC60ZK, 474

Humboldt Way, Livermore, CA 94550, 510-447-3857
Hazel Park ARC I Tom Austin, N8TMQ, PO Box 368,
Hazel Park, Ml 48030
Arkansas DX Conv I Dave Jacques, WA6YOF, 730
South Moore Rd ., Hot Springs, AR 71913, 501-7601181
Wiregrass ARC I Joe Higginbotham, KE4HUN , 106
Greenview Circle, Dothan, AL 36301 , 334-677-5439
Superstition ARC I Chuck Kruppenbacher, KB71CP,
1138 South 96th Place, Mesa, AZ 85208, 602-9863060
Okeechobee ARC I Al Berryman, AD4RZ, 3037 SE
21st Ct., Okeechobee, FL 34974-6334, 941-4670516
Minden ARA I Jimmy White, KB5SUE , 1259 Sand
Plant Rd., Dubberly, LA 7 1024, 318-377-2501
Ashwaubenon HS T ech Club I Scott Cole, KB9AMM ,
PO Box 12631 , Green Bay, WI 54307, 414-496-0989
Western USA; Mexico Chaverim Chapter / Irv
Mirovich, N60AQ, 3718 Green Vista Dr., Encino, CA
91436, 818-986-9438
Columbia AAS I Joseph D. Aymond Jr., WD4EOJ,
PO Box 1649, Lake City, FL 32056, 904-755-7969
Jacksonville ARS; Illinois Valley ARC I Kaye Green,
KB9KHQ, 27 Ivy Wood Dr., Jacksonville, IL 62650
Union County ARC I Roger Gregory, KD4YFB, 102
Partridge Rd. , Union, SC 29379, 864-427-1462
Fort Myers ARC I Jackie Kampfer!, KQ4MZ, PO Box
61183, Ft. Myers, FL 33906, 941-542-6675
Livermore ARK I Noel Anklam, KC6QZK, 474
Humboldt Way, Livermore, CA 94550, 510-447-3857
Michiana Valley Hamfest Assn. I Bob Denniston,
KA9WNR , 21970 Kern Ad ., South Bend, IN 46614,
219-291-0252
ThunderBird ARC & ARCA I Mark Fellhauer,
KC7BXS, 602-931 -1 204
Skyline ARC I Barbara Mudge, KB2TI K, 3364 Rt. 221
W , Marathon, NY 13803, 607-849-6751
San Antonio RC I Eric Smith, KC5BGK, 210-6842513
Sarasota ARA I Fred Auerbach , WA3SSZ, 2786
Heather Place, Sarasota, FL 34235, 941-365-7679
West Allis RAC I Phil Gural, W9NAW, PO Box 1072,
Milwaukee, W I 53201, 414-425-3649
Sky High ARC I Chad Johnson, W31KO, 5050 North
Amarillo Dr., Beverly Hills, FL 34465-2829, 352-7461299
AR & Youth and Southwestern Acad RC I Keith
Allen, N8QNA, 1212 Crawford St., Flint, M l 48507,
810-232-5170
MO Valley, Green Hills, & Ray-Clay ARCs I John
Winkler, WBOVRA, Rte 1, Box 53A, Gower, MO
64454, 816-424-6484
Metro 70cm Network I Otto Supliski, WB2SLQ, 53
Hayward St., Yonkers, NY 10704, 914-969-1053
Union County ARC I Gene Moore, N8YRF, 24461
Claibourne Rd ., Marysville, OH 43040, 513-246-5943
Richmond Amateur Telecom Soc I Craig Spain,
KE4CIT, PO Box 932, Chester, VA 23831 , 804-5269838
Maryland Mobileers ARC I Jim Botluk, KD3SI, 10
Tiburon Ct., Annapolis , MD 21403, 410-280-9815
Tusco ARC I Howard Blind, KD8KF, 6288 Echo Lake
Rd . NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, 330-364-5258

Send anouncements of events or club information to. Editor, Monitoring Times. P.O. Box 98,
Brasstown . NC 28902-0098. Fax 704-837-2216: e-ma il mteditor@grove.net. See MT's homepage on
www.grove.net for complete listings.
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North American Club Listings P-V

Pacific NW/BC DX Club: Bruce Portzer, 6546
19th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 9811 5. Pacific NW
and BC Canada. DXing all bands. $9 US, $10
Canada. PNBCDXC Newsletter. Irregular
meetings.
Pitt Co SW/Scanner Listeners Club: L. Neal
Sumrell, P.O. Box 1818, Winterville, NC 285901818. Eastern NC; All bands. The DX Listener.
Irregular meetings.
Puna DX Club: Jerry Witham, P.O. Box 596,
Keaau, HI 96749, (808) 982-9444; Puna, HI;
SW and MW. Meet 1st Tuesdays. No dues.
Radio Monitors of Maryland: Ron Bruckman ,
P.O. Box 394, Hampstead, MD 21074.
Maryland, (410) 239-7366; VHF/UHF/HF
utilities. Radio Monitors Newsletter of MD.
Meet irregularly.
RCMA (Radio Communications Monitoring
Assn.): Carol Ruth, Gen'I Mgr., P.O. Box 542,
Silverado, CA 92676. North America, Europe,
Australia; All modes above 30 MHz. Scanning
Journal.

Regional Communications Network (RCN):

Jay Delgado or Public Information Unit, Box
83-M, Carlstadt, NJ 07072-0083. 50 mile radius
of NY City; 2-way Radio Public safety
notification group.#10 SASE for info.
Rocky Mountain Radio Listeners: Mike
Curta, P.O. Box 470776, Aurora, CO 800470776. Metro Denver, Colorado. All bands.
Meets monthly 2nd or 3rd Sundays 1-4pm,
Aurora Central Library.
Sandy River SW Radio DXers Assoc :
Duncan or Brenda Steele, R.R. 1, P.O. Box
1560, Norridgewock, ME 04957. Worldwide.
Th e OSL - irregular. No dues.
Scanning Wisconsin : Ken Bitter, Dept. MT, S.
67 W. 17912 Pearl Dr., Muskego, WI 531509608, (414) 679-9442. Wisconsin . VHF/UHF.
Scanning Wisconsin ($2 for sample)
Signal Surfer DX Club: Darcy Jabs, RR2,
Burns Lake, BC, Canada, VOJ 1EO; (604) 6943760. Canada and worldwide. MW and SW
DXing.
Southern California Area DXers
(S.C.A.D.S.): Don A. Schmidt, 3809 Rose
Ave ., Long Beach, CA 90807-4334, (310) 4244634. California area: AM , FM, TV, scanner
and shortwave broadcasting.
Susquehanna Co Scanner Club: Alan D.
Grick, P.O. Box 23, Prospect St., Montrose, PA
18801-0023. PA area; Scanning. Meets
irregularly.
Toledo Area Radio Enthusiasts: Ernie
Dellinger, NSPFA. 6629 Sue Lane, Maumee,
OH 43537. NW Ohio and SE Michigan;
Shortwave, scanning, amateur. Meets 3rd
Thursdays 7pm Holland Big Boy.
Triangle Area Scanner/SW Listening Group:
Curt Phillips, KD4YU , P.O. Box 28587,
Raleigh, NC 2761 1. Central NC.
Vancouver Shortwave Association (previously British Columbia Shortwave Listening
Club): Box 500. 2245 Eton St. , Vancouver, BC
Canada V5L 1C9, (604) 255-8987 fax.
Shortwave. LOGJAM. Meets 3rd Thurs. ?pm at
920 Davie St.

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by Lorry Miller

PRODUCTS AND BOOKS OF INTEREST TO THE RADIO HOBBYIST

Gue.l't Reviewer: Bob Grove

Grove Expo on Tape

Another jam-packed Grove
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You can hear an artic ulate and
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Larry Van Ho rn tells conventioneers howto "MonitorBigBrother."
Dy namic banquet speaker, Astronaut Ron Parise. entertained his
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ICOM Improves
While you' re making plans for
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Monitoring Times for a detailed
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After o ur preliminary report
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Offshore Radio in
Glorious Mono!
The year is 1968. Everyone in
Europe is tuned to the offshore
pirate station. Rad io Caroline. DJ
Johnnie Walker is spinning the
tunes: Fontella Bass sang "Resc ue
Me," the Classics IV had a hit with
"Spooky," and Eric Clapton played
wi th The Yardbirds. Don' t Touch
that Dial!
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East Anglian Productions has
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Jingles from the '60s, '70s and
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Radio Londo n ("The Big L"), Britai n Radio, Radio City, Radio
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Other CDs of interest are 10
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include all the bigger offshore pirates like Radio Caroline as wel l as
smaller ones li ke Radio Sutch.
Radio Essex, Radio Lnvicta, and
more, for 2 1.99 each.
Finally, you may want to check
December 1996

out "The Laser 558 Story," "The

Radio Caro line Story," "The Radio London Story," and "The
Veronica Sto ry." All are 2 1.99.
There's still more , but I've run
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Happy Hamming
For the northerner, it's the falling of the last leaf that signals
winter. For the shortwave listener,
it 's the arrival of the new Passport
to World Band Radio. But, for the
ham radio operator, it's the new
ARRLHandbook that makes things
happen. The new 1997, 74th edition of the Handbook contains over
I 200 pages covering advanced
theory of radio and communications technology with everything
from DC to microwave.
A va ri ety of construc ti o n
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hams can use. A 3-1 /2 inch diskette is bundled with the book and
contains informational software,
such as a list of over 1,000 equipment and parts suppliers.
The book can be purchased from
Grove Enterprises or direct from
the League itself. The price is
$38.00 plus $6.00 UPS shipping.
Call 860-594-0200 or write ARRL,
225 Main Street, Newington, CT
06 111.

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Brain
And now for something completely different.
"From bad TV shows to terrorist talk radio, from cell phone business banter to leaky computer
monitors, the sensitive circuits of
the human body are literally bathing in electro-smog." So says Bruce
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Oliver. president
o fS hieldWorks,
Inc .. producerof
a line of radi o
freq uency (RF)
shield ing wear.
Li k c
s un glasse s for
your brain , S hieldworks wear provides line-of- sig ht attenuatio n of trespassi ng signal s for various parts of
the human body.
Choose from the baseball-style
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logo, or a c lass ic triangular shie lding
scarf. avai lable in soft black o r d eep
blue . T here arc even PowerShccts. to
ensure RF-free slumber.
Accord ing to Bruce, the material
in Lhe CyberCap provides shield ing
effectiveness of 55-90 dB between
I00- 10,000 MH z. and far-field shielding effecti ve ness of 65-85 dB al I
GH z.
The CyberCaps are $39.95. the
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$4.95 for shipping. Yo u can o rder from 1-800-40 3-0255 or write
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Collector's Guide
Many astu te collectors wi ll
recognize author Raymond S.
Moore from his prev ious, very
po pular work , Com1111111icario11s

Receivers. rhe Varnum Tube Era,

available from Grove Enterprises
and other MT ad vertisers. In his
newest work. Trans111i((ers, Ex-

cirers a11d Pmrer Amplifiers,

1930-1980, Moore adopts the
same illustrated format. utili zing
hundreds of photo s on g lossy page
stock covTRANSMITTERS
cring over t.lCI
llllS l 'C)WfH AMV\-11 llAS
I00 manufac t ur e r s
fo r ha lf a
century.
&

F amiliar

names like Collins, Hallicrafters,

Johns on, Heat h k it , Globe,
Hammarlund. Harve y Well s,
Gonset. and many more abound
in this nostalgic and informative
directo ry. Each listing provides
date of manu fac ture, price, and a
brief description.
Tra11s111itrers, Exciters, etc. is
S2 I .95 plus $3 handling from
RSM Communications, PO Box
1046, Key Largo, FL 33037; ph.
305-853-0379.
- BG

feds Wish book

D ynatech Tactical Communicatio ns has released a new 16page catalog detailing its family
of two-way radio accessori es. It
includes photos and data on security kits, wireless earphones.
transd ucers and microphones,
head sets, and more. The accessories interface with most popular
radi os in c ludin g Mot o ro la,
Eric ss o n . Ke n wood , King ,
Maxon, Standard, !COM , and

Racal. Used by every major United

States federal law enforcement
agency , Dynatech' s catalog would
an interesting reference for your
shack. Write to 77 Northeastern
Blvd , Nashua, NH 03062 or call
800-233-8639.

IC Master, 1996
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While literature is availab le from
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these manufa c turer s .
and their ads
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volume is overwhelming.
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Business and
Equipment News

HS I 00 and HS200 handheld scanners. possibly private-labeled by

Yupiteru, which include CB reception. The HS 100 tunes 26-54,
11 8-174, and 406-520 MHz. while
the 200 adds 806-960 M Hz (less
ce llular). CTCSS and d igi tal
squelch capabilities are also offered.
EDCO demonstrated AOR' s
advanced AR7000 wide coverage
receiver with built-in spectrum d isplay. No technical, o perational ,
avai lability, o r cost infornrntion
was available from the represen tative
On a different note, it has j ust
been learned that Tucker Electronics, a well -respected electronics
retailer and MT advertiser, has gone
out of the radio business. A veteran
test equipment dealer for nearly
three decades, Tucker tried expandi ng into hobby radio in 1993, but
poor profit margins with no expected improvement in the long
term resulted in a re-eval uation of
the market, and they 1iquidated thei r
entire radio inventory. Founder.Ji m

The Grove Expo is always a

g reat place 10 learn about new products. and this year's extravaganza
was no exception. 11was announced
that Uniden will soon re lease two
new "Trun k T racker" scan ners
which sho uld turn the listening indu s try topsy-tur vy . Bo th the
BC235XL T ha nd- he ld and
BC895XLT desktop will be capable of tracking the most widelyused form of trunking communicat ions, and wi ll have one or two
other special featu res as well, including an RS232C port o n the 895
for computer control.
Additiona ll y, an aftc rmarket
so ftware des igner is expected
shortly to re lease a computer interface package for tracking trunking
transmissions on o ther scanning
receivers.
RELM, formerly Regency Land
Mobile Commu ni catio ns Company, has begun production of the

Tucker feels that this was the proper

choice, " improving their financial
liquid ity." Tucker continues to sell
test equipment.
- BG

Correction
For T elecommunicatio ns and
Multimedia Encyclopedi a o n CD
(see Nov. MT p. 89), call 1-800750-JONES. Correct zip code is
80 112.

Books and equipment

for an11ounceme11t or review
should be sent to
"What's New ?"
clo Monitoring Times,
P.O. Box98,
7540 Hwy 64 West,
Brasstown, NC 28902
Press releases may be
faxed to 704-837-2216
or e-mailed to
mteditor@grove.net.

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The OptoElectronics Xplorer

By Bob Grove
For years, scanner listeners have w ished for a
wide-frequency-coverage, hand-held radio that
would immediately respond to a nearby transmission, displaying its freq uency whil e monitori ng its
content. Several years ago, Optoelectronics introduced the Interceptor, a signal -capturing receiver
without a display; this was followed by the Scout, a
frequency counter with memory. Wouldnt it be
nice to have both of these fea tures in one compact
box?
The new Xplorer is this-and more. T he husky.
handheld, test receiver weighs I pound and measures 3 inches wide by 5 inches high by 1-112 inches
in diameter. The Xplorer features a backlit LCD
window, rechargeable battery pack with heavyduty charger, telescoping BNC whip, tuning knob
(which doubles as a squelch and volume adjustment), a five-multifunction-key membrane panel,
separate j acks for recorder audio and earphone, and
a data port.
Useful for transmitter testing, FM transmitter
monitoring, debugging, interference locating, and
signal survei llance, the Xplorer is not a scanner. It
is an auto-sweeping, FM-only receiver which utilizes a multiple-frequency "comb" oscillator to search several frequency rnnges simultaneously in order to capture any signal in its 302000 MHz (less cell ular, restorable) bandpass within one second.
Its intentionally low sensiti vity enables it to discriminate nearby
signals from the background din: typical reception range is on the
order of a few hundred feet for strong base stations, or a few ten. of feet
for hand-held radios . Judicious selection of optional antennas and
bandpass filters (in the $40-$ 130 range) will increase reception
distances dramatically.
The speaker will produce sound only from FM transmitters. which
include all land mobile services, VHF/UHF amateur, and VHF/UHF
broadcasting. The wider the deviation (like broadcasters), the louder
the audio. ll won' t pick up aircraft, CB, SSB, narrowband modulation,
digita l transmissions. or rapid on-off keying such as key less entry and
garage door transmitters. And the 30 MHz lowest frequency specifi cation is absolute; no signals are receivable below that limit.
The speaker, while small and somewhat harsh sounding, produces
enough intelligible audio to be heard in most environments. An
earphone jack is provided fo r an optional source of concentrated.
private monitori ng.
Selectable displays include date, time. frequency (to four decimal
places), signal strength. volume and squelch level settings. cress
tone, DCS code, DTMF numeric sequence, FM deviation, manual
tuning increments. and baud rate.
An 8-pin DIN / 9-pin DB cable is supplied to enable the Xplorer to
be used with a GPS receiver, computer, frequency database, and other
digital accessories. Utili ty management software is provided.
The internal battery pack (not user-replaceable) will hold a full
charge for 5-6 hours of use, depending upon audio levels, before

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recharging is necessary. Eilher a trickle charge or J .5

hour fast charge mode may be selected, with the
display reading remaining battery voltage on partially expended charges. Any external source of9- I 2
volts DC at I amp, including the AC/DC adaptor
provided, may be used for recharging. The Xplorer
may be used w hile charging.

I Our Test
As you might expect, our first inclination was to
attach the antenna and see what we could hear; that
will probably be your choice, too. We weren' t disappointed. Within a second, Lhe Xplorer latched onto
near-fie ld signals, primarily incidental radiation from
microcontroller chips in household appliances. But
up to I 000 of these unwanted signals can be sequentially locked out by a simple button press, and the
Xplorer resumes its persistent search for signals .
The te mptation to anach a rooftop antenna was
irresistible. Nearby FM and TV broadcasters were
in1mediate ly accessed and monitored. Since the only
other local transmi ssions would be from 27 MHz
AM CBers, it seemed expedient to take a drive.
Using a Grove Stealth magnetic cartop antenna,
the trip was productive. As we drove by McDonald 's, the kiosk order
takers could be heard on the familiar 35.02/154.570 MHz pair. Twoway police dispatching was heard as their frequencies were logged by
the Xplorer. Clearly, the Xplorer did the job it wa~ designed to do.
Once a signal is captured, the listener may press a " hold" button to
maintain that frequency indefinitely for continued monitoring of
communications. The user may restore the autosearch sequence by
pressing "skip," or he may alternative ly se lect the VFO mode and tune
the radios frequencies up and down in a manual mode.
Frequently we were puzzled by odd frequencies being displayed
when commonly-recognizable signals were being monitored. Acc?rding to Opto, this .is caused by detecting harmonics of a strong
signal. Sure enough, we could reduce the fa lse hits either by setting the
squelch to a less sensitive position, or by increasing the di stance to the
transmitter.
Optoelectronics clai ms a typical I00 microvolt (uV) sensitivity for
their unit at 500 MHz; to check that out, we hooked the receiver to an
HP8640B laboratory signal generator. In the sweep mode, the sensitivity w~s best at 30 MHz, its lowest working frequency, growing
progressively less sensitive with increasing frequency.
At 30 MHz, squelch break sensiti vity was about 50 uV, worsening
to 250 uV at 500 MHz and diminishing to 1500 uV at 1000 MHz (I
GHz). It seems likely that Opto's better sensitivity c laim was in the
VFO (unswept) mode, squelch open, listening for modulation on
minimum detectable signals (MDS).
The Xplorer costs $899 plus $ 10 shi pping and is available only
from Optoelectronics, 5821 NE 14th Ave .. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334;
phone 954-77 1-2050.

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MAGNE TESTS
SHORlWAVE EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Lawrence Magne
Editor-in-Chief, Passport to World Band Radio

Sangean ATS 303 Portable

or years. Taiwans Sangcan has

bee n kn ow n fo r pro duc in g
world band radi os that ar.: well madc and pe rform bette r than you might
expect for the price charged. The ir new
ATS 909 we n.:po rted o n in the September MT is a good example of thi s.
Competiti on from Chines.:- made radi os. including fro m G rund ig. has a ltered that value curve in recent years.
Yet. Sangcan 's Taiwan-made mo dels
cont inue to ho ld their own wi th construction qual ity that' s superio r to that
of most competitors.
Sangean is espec ial ly known fo r its
m id-priced com pact and larger d igital
portables. and al so makes a superi or
mini -po rtabl e. the dig ital AT S-606.
Where it has fared less we ll is wi th
lowe r-priced d ig ital portables. Herc .
Grundig. Sony and even Rad io Shack
have eaten Sangean s lunch with mode ls around $ I00 that work surprising ly well.

I Where's It From?
To meet this challenge. Sangean has introduced the ATS 303 compact portable w ith a
street price of $70 -90. O n our un it. w hich we
p urchased new from Uni versal Radio. there
was no indication w hatsoever of the country o f
manufacture either o n the rad io or its packing.
To e nsure this wasn' t a sam ple sho rtcoming.
we asked Uni versal to check over their stock.
They found the same thing.
As San gcan now ma nufac tures in th e
Peoplcs Republ ic of China, as wel l as Taiwan ,
the actual country o f orig in is any bod y's guess.
Th at' ~ regrettabl e. as consumers and dealers
should be c learl y inform ed o f these matters .
This is espec ially so with Sangean , as there is a
bod y of politica lly conservati ve liste ners who
pre fer Sangean p rod ucts because they arc made
in .. Free China: a ~ o pposed to the Pcople s
Republic. Sangean ha~ been made aware o f our
findin gs, so hopefully they will begi n indicating the country of manufacture with future
s hipments of the '303.

I Painfully Slow Tuning

The '303 is po wered by four AA" batteries.
but comes with no outboard AC adapto r. It is
dig itall y tuned , and being a compact is small
enough to be handy to carry on airplane trips . It
has ten presets fo r short wave (II ve for below 7 .3

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rad io s from decades back. This means

that if you're listening to a station on
7295 kHz and want to tune to, say.
9505 kH z, in addition to all the other
tuning steps you a lso have to switch
the radio from .. SW I" to "SW2.''
The botto m line is that if yo u
don ' t tune to a lot of different stations. the 303 s operating arrangement is passable. But if yo u change
station settings o ft en. or like to dial
up and down the bands to see w hat's
o n, this radio is de fin itely not for you.

I Incorporates Some Useful

Features

MHz. fi ve fo r above 9.5 MHz; the other ten are

for AM/FM), plus sig nal-seek scanning and a
pair o f up/d own slew butto ns that tune in 5 kHz
increments. The signal-seek scanning. using a
two -positio n switch underneath the cabinet,
works by tuning with in any pre-designated
meter band or by tuning throughout the chosen
port ion of the rad io spectrum (SW I. FM. etc .).
So far. so good . But mi ssing altogether are
a keypad and tuning kno b. Exacerbating this is
that the up/down slewing buttons are slow as a
Miss iss ippi torto ise. As a result. "getting there
fro m here" is no mean feat. In all fairn ess.
cutti ng o ut the keypad is someth ing that's done
on several mode ls of inexpensive dig ital portables. so the '30 3 has plenty of companyalthough some co mpeti ng models have much
faster slew tun ing than the '30 3. But that's poor
consolation for '30 3 owners w hose patience is
tested whi le the radio c rawls alo ng from station-to-statio n.
The radios ten shortwave p resets help overcome the s lowness of tuning to some extent.
because you can assig n each preset to a given
shortwave band. But during s unspo t minimum.
whic h we' ll continue to be fac ing for another
couple o f years. just about the onl y presets that
do much good at nig ht are the fi ve that work
belo w 9.5 MH z. Add that to no key pad, no
tuning knob. and slow slewing. and it requires
beaucoup pati ence, indeed. to tune this radio.
A no the r tunin g nui sance is that the '303 has
two sho rtwave ranges. "S W I" and ''SW2." like

The 30 3 al so has an easy-to-set

24-hour World T i me c lock. Altho ugh
its di splay is shared with the frequency displ ay, you can see the time
when listening by pressing a button.
And since it's d esig ned for traveling. it has a
power-lock switch to keep itse lf from be ing
turned o n accidentally. For getting yo u to s leep,
there's a de lay-off "sleep" button with adjustable ti mes. as well as an alarm timer.
The LC D has excelle nt contrast. no matter
which ang le you view it from. Equally helpful
for middle-aged eyes is that the LC D characters
are large. However. there is no light for the
di splay. making the radio si ng ul arl y inappropriate fo r use in unlit rooms or d ark outdoors
environme nts.

I Performance Mostly Typical for

Price ...
O f course, case o f operatio n is n' t everything, or even the main thing. With some radios.
like the fo rmer Drake RS and Sony ICF-SW30 ,
standout pe rformance o ffsets clumsy operation. In this regard. the '30 3 is a mixed bag.
Take sensiti vity to weak s ignals. for example. This is important. particularly if you
listen during the day. It 's al so o f importance if
you live in such pl aces as California, British
Co lumbia, or New Zealand-where s hortwave
sig nals te nd to be weaker than they are in most
other parts of the world.
Here . the 30 3 does a nice job. It plucks
stations from the airwaves at least as we ll as d o
most competi ng models of compact portables.
Audio quality o n shortwave , altho ugh lacking
much in the way of fidelit y, is passable. Ear-

phones help, especially if you want to use the

'303 to hear FM in stereo, but most people don't
use earphones to listen to shortwave.
The '303 uses low-cost single-conversion
c ircuitry, which results in "image" signals which
cause interference 900 kHz below their true
frequencies. At this price point. that's to be
expected. although for very little more you can
get double conversion from a couple of competing models. Another form of spurious signal
interference is that the '303 sometimes reproduces. badly distorted, some local FM broadcasters withi n the shortwave range. Again, at
this price that' s to be expected.
But its abi lity to keep out squeaks and
squawks from adjacent channe ls is mediocre.
This means its ability to select the one station
you want to hear out of a group of stations
clustered together is only fair. G iven the worthy
performance of today's low-cost ceramic bandwidth filters. there's really no excuse fo r this
leve l of performance. Yet, the sad truth is that
most radios selling for under $ 100 suffer from
this pointless. but significant, shortcoming.

I ... but Many Stations Can't Be Tuned

So far, what we' ve found is a passable, if

somewhat disappointing, radio. But here's the

rub, and it 's a doozy: the '303 can't tune the
important 7305-9495 kHz portion of the shortwave spectrum used for world band broadcasts!
For a radio introduced in 1976. that might be
okay. But 1996? One glance at the Blue Pages
of the 1997 Passport to World Band Radio
shows over 13 pages of juicy listening schedules for these frequencies that are omitted entirely on the '303!
There 's no excuse for Sangean to screw up
like this. After all , it is the world' s largest
shortwave manufacture r. They should know
something as basic as this in their sleep.
The bottom line is that the Sangean ATS 303
doesn' t hack it. For precious little more, you
can get properly functioning digita l models
from Radio Shack. Grundig, and Sony that
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SCANNER EQUIPMENT
Bob Pamass, AJ95

EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR MONITORING POST

AORs ARSOOO All-in-One Receiver

11

e AOR AR5000 is a trul y wide

overage receiver, spanning I0
Hz to 2600 MHz(cell ular phone
bands excl uded). Bob Grove provided
an overview and comparison with the
new !COM R8500 in November" s MT.
The AR5000 is a triple conversion
design, with IFs at620. I 0.7, and 0.455
MHz, and has more features than we
have space to desc ribe. One can select
AM, FM, CW, US B, and LSB modes.
Six IF bandwidth settings are provided
from 3 to 220 kHz. A 0.5 kHz bandwidth, of primary use in CW. is optional.
The mode and IF bandw idth settings are
independent. While the 15 kHz bandwidth is
the norm for most FM scann ing, we use the 6
kHz bandwidth for red ucing adjacent channe l
inte rference from 155.46 MH z while monitoring 155.475 MHz. fo r example. You ca n
confi gure the AR5000 for proper reception of
wider deviation VHF tactical military and
weather satellite transmi ssions using the 30
kHz bandwidth, which means the U.S. Army's
30.45 MHz "Range Control" wi ll no longer
slam the squelch shut on voice peaks !

Memories and VFOs

The AR5000's low contrast di splay shows
freq uencies with a resolution of I Hz, quite
unusual in a receiver marketed to hobbyists.
An ordinary scanner might display 162.550 or
162.5500 MHz, but the AR5000 di splay shows
162.550000 MHz. The rightmost two or three
digits can be used fo r re lati ve measureme nts,
but probably won' t be "dead on" without
connecting the AR5000 to an accurately calibrated, lab grade freq uency standard through
the BNC connector thoughtfu lly provided.
Memories are di vided into I0 large banks
of I00 channels each, too big for organ izing
freq ue ncies rationally into groups of interest.
Along with the frequency, each channe l can
be programmed wit h a text labe l. mode, IF
bandwidth, step size, attenuator setting, audio
low and high pass fi lter cutoff frequencies,
AGC decay constant, and other parameters.
A tex t label can be associated with each of
fi ve VFOs. There are 20 search banks, too.
Not only can they be linked together, but
search parameters like pause time and rescan
de lay can be associated with each bank. Like
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the !COM R7 I00, the AR5000 features an

Auto Store mode in which up to I00 unique
frequencies found active during a search can
be stored in the fi rst memory bank. Unwanted
frequencies can be locked out of a search
us ing the PASS key.

refers to an optional speech descrambler

with 128 possible settings, but that
option isn' t installed either.
A DB-9 RS-232 jack is mou nted on
the back fo r computer control. Two 8
pin miniature jacks. one mou nted on
the front and another on the back, tap
into c ri ti cal points in the AR5000 circuitry and provide connections to all
manner of external equipment. Two
antenna jacks, an S0-239 and an N
type, can be associated wi th each
me mory channel, and an external
swi tchbox option permits a total of
four selectab le antennas.
A l 0.7 MHz IF output jack feeds a IOMHz
wide pmi of the spectru m to one ofou r Hewlett
Packard spectru m analyzers. providing a panoramic view of the band .

Ill Scanning and Searching

I Test Results

The clicki ng of electromechan ical relays is

heard when crossing frequency boundaries at
40,400, IOOO, and 1600MHz.Scann ing groups
of channels in different bands is accompanied
by thecl ickety-clack noise. The ICOM R8500,
R7 I OOA, and R7000A are affl icted by the
same distract ion.
Cyber Scan is the term AOR uses to describe a faster scan and search rate, akin to
Radi o Shack's use of the Hyper Scan label.
Euphe misms aside, our AR5000 (serial
#050025) isn' t as fast as a
Uniden/Bearcat BC9000XLT.
A priority scan feature permi ts one priority frequency to
be checked for activity every 5
seconds. The sampli ng doesn' t
work well on our test radio.
which sometimes lingers on the
priority channel when there is
nothing there to monitor.

Our AR5000 has excellent NFM sensitivity up to 2000 MHz, the limit of our signal
generator. Using the 15 kHz defau lt IF bandwidth for NFM . the squelch opens on signals
5 dB weakerthan the 12 dB SINAD level. At
400 MHz, for example, we measured a sensitivity of - 117 dBm (0.32 uV) and the squelch
opens at- 122 dB m (0.18 uV). The FM squel ch
is sensi ti ve enough, but takes too long to
close. produci ng a 200 millisecond noise burst
after each transmission.
Our receiver measured an MDS (Mini-

Unusual Features

c::

T he ARSOOO comes with a ~

buil t-in DTMF decoder whi ch ~

displays up 10 I0 digi ts and ~

works well .
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Our AR5000 is not equipped j
with the optional CTCSS de- o.
coder, so we cannot test the Th e ARSOOO is considerably smaller than the / COM R8500,
tone search feature. The manual as this photo illustrates.

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Measurements, AR5000 S/ N 050025

ARSOOO NFM
SENSITIVITY

0.5

MDS (Minimum Discernible Signal),

CW mode, 3 kHz bandwidth:
-129 dBm (.08 uV)
measured al 1, 10, 20, and 30 MHz

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0.30 uV@ 10 MHz
0.27 uV@ 20 MHz
0.22 uV@ 30 MHz

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1200 1400

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12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz bandwidth:
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sampled 30 - 2000 MHz (see graph).

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mum Discernible S ignal) of 0.08 uV. MDS

measures .a shortwave receiver' s ab ility to
make weak CW and SSB sig nals heard above
noise generated inside the receiver itself.
A n inte rnal preamp. des igned to boost
signals below 230 MHz. is supposed to be
selectable, but we cannot get the AMP indicator to turn off wi thout acti vating I 0 or 20
dB attenuators. despite fo llowi ng the instructions in the draft operating manual.
We can hear several birdies (internally
generated signa ls). on our ARSOOO. espec ia ll y in the 400 - 500 M Hz range. This
shouldn "t be too surprising in a w ide coverage rcceiver, and most of the birdies registe r
less than 2 on the S- meter. We traced some of
the lower frequency birdi es to harmonics of
the internal 12.8 MH z TCXO reference osc illa tor.

less
sensitive

T he ARSOOO's wide frequen cy coverage

makes it an outstanding "all in one" radio,
though we prefer the larger Japan Radio
l\RD-5350 and !COM R8500 for shortwave
liste ning. due to their addi tional se lectivity
cont rols and case of use. Just c hanging the
AR5000" s mode, for instance, requires pressing two different keys and twisting a sma ll
knob.
Our AR5000's noisy squelch, c umbersome programming, a nd lack of a noise
blanker are its main blemis hes. Aside from
those warts, the A R5000 is extre me ly flexible, and has many great features and adjustments wh ich work just fin e.
We will review ICOM 's new R8500 w ide
coverage competitor nex t month.

Audio output:
l .6 watts@ 9% distortion inlo 8 ohms
SMeter reading of S9, CW mode,
3 kHz bandwidth:
27 uV@ 1 MHz
32 uV @ 10 MHz
32 uV@ 20 MHz
16 uV@ 100 MHz
18 uV @ 400 MHz
25 uV@ 900 MHz
Search role (approx.):
35 steps/ sec, 12.5 kHz step
35 steps/ sec, Cyber Scan, 12.5 kHz step
35 steps/sec, 5 kHz step
42 steps/sec, Cyber Scan, 5 kHz step
Scan rote (approx.):
(one bank of 100 channels programmed
with 460 - 500 MHz frequenc ies)
37 channels/sec, normal mode
43 channels/sec, Cyber Scan mode

ARSOOO AM

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10 kHz @ 15 kHz bondwidlh
5 kHz @ 6 kHz bandwidth

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DEMAW'S WORKBENCH
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TIPS

Dou Demow, WI FB

Be a Mini MF or LF Broadcaster

roadcasti ng can be as much fun as

monitoring. There are many things
you can do with a legal low power.
mini-transmitter under Part 15 of the FCC
rules. You can operate without a license with
up to I watt of de input power to the last stage
of your transmitter from 160 to 190 kHz (low
frequency, or LF). In a li ke manner. operation
in the standard AM broadcast band requires
no license. provided you use no more than
100 mW of de input power to the last transmitter stage, from 550 to 1600 kHz (medium
frequency, or MF).
Part 15 of the rules define clearly how
many microvolts per meter of antenna radi a-

tion arc legal in lieu of the max imum de-input

power rule. Few experimente rs have the instrumentation required for accurately measuring antenna radiation levels. so the dcinput power limitation is best for the tinkerer.
The remai ning restricti on is the size of the
antenna. For operation between 160 and 190
kHz the antenna can be no longer than 50 feet.
A maximum of 3 meters (9.9 feet) is specified
fo r the antenna used in the BC band. Conversations I have had with FCC engineers in
Washington indicate clearly that the antenna
length pertains to a single conductor. The
wire contained in loading coils is considered
part of the maximum antenna length. so don 't

cheat if you want to be legal ! In other words.

the antenna conductor beyond the feed line
can not exceed the foregoing dimensions.
Apparently, ground radials and matching
networks at the antenna feed point are acceptable.
What About Useful Range?

Some experimenters (known as LOWfers) 1

claim ''heard'' distances as great as 600 miles
in the 160- 190 kHz LF band. Most of the
experimenters operate beacon transmitters
that continuously transmit self-assigned call
letters. Many use their initials for this purpose. The government docs not want ama-

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turns of no. 28 enam. wire on w1 A midon T68-I (blue) toroid core. L2 is 14 turns of no. 28 enam. wire wo11nd over the gro1111ded end of the LI
winding. L3 has 15 t11ms of no. 28 enam. wire wo11nd over the gro1111ded end of the L4 winding. L4 11ses 52 turns of no. 28 enam. wire on an
Amidon T68-J toroid. Resistors are 114-W carbon types. RI is a !OK-ohm, a11dio- or linear-taper carbon co11trol. Tl has 14 turns of no. 28
enam. wire on an Amidon FT-50-43 ferrite toroid. Th e smaller winding consists of 7 turns of 110. 18 e11am. wire wound over all of the larger
winding. 1'2 is a transistor audio output transform er, /000 ohms center-tapped to an 8-ohm speaker (Mouser 110. 42TC0/3).

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teurs to use their FCC-assigned call signs.

With regard to the 550- 1600 kHz MF band,
the greatest di stance I have achieved for a
reliable signal was !/.+ to 112 mile whi le
monitoring the signal via my car radio. The
tests were conducted with a I 0-foot vertical
transmitting antenna, in combination with
four60-foot radials and an impedance-matching network at the ante nna feed point.

wiring between insul ating terminal strips. Keep

all RF leads as short and direct as practicable.
Q l , Q2 and Q3 should be arranged in a straight
line in order 10 keep them sufficiently isolated
from one another. This will help to prevent
unwanted self-oscillation of Q2 or Q3. Mosl
of the parts fo r th is project are available from
Mouser Elcctronics. 2 Amidon toroids are used
for L I. L2. L3. L4 and Tl . 1

Signal Quality

I Operation and Use

The short antennas permitted for use under

Part 15 of the rules are extremely narrow in
2: I SWR bandwidth. My an tenna had a bandwidth of only 3 kH z. This means that AM
transmissions are limited in fidelity by the
narrow-band response of the antenna. So,
don't expect high signal quality if you transmit music. Single-tone audio and voice modulation is not impaired sign ificantly.

The I0-foot antenna wire is connected

directl y to the junction of C3 and L4 (Figure
I). Look for a clear frequency between 1400
and 1600 kH z and adjust C I until you hearthe
transmitter signal on an BC-band radio. Now.
adjust C3 fo r max imum signal strength. A
radio with an S meter is best for this purpose.
Connect a microphone or !ape player to
Q4. Adjust RI for a setting that prod uces a
transmitted signal which is loud, but not distorted or fuzzy . Operation below 1400 kHz is
possible if you add capacitance in parallel
with C2. Using a trimmer at with greater
maximum capacitance at C I will also lower
the operating freque ncy.
If you aren't inte rested in operating this
transmitter as a beacon for others to mon itor.
considercmploying it foron-the-aircode practice with a friend in your neighborhood. A
keyed audio osciIlator (500 10 I000 Hz tone)
may be connected to JI for this purpose. Two
of these transmitters may be used as part o f an
intercom system between the house and the
workshop if two BC-band radios are included.
For intercom use tune one transmitter to, say.
555 k.Hz and the ot her to 1600 kH z. This will
allow you to communicate without mut ing the
receivers.
You can transmit music from your hi-fi
system to a remote site, such as your workshop, deck. or a Walkman AM/FM radio. The
possibi lities are many.
Building, testing and operating this transmitter can be educational as well as entertaining. Who knows? You may become an MF
band DX titan if you operate the Figure I
circuit as a beacon transmitter!

I A Practical Transmitter
Figure I shows a simple AM transminer
you can build for a modest outlay of money.
Fi ve low-cost transistors arc used to create an
RF section and a modulator. This transmitter
is designed for use from 1400 to 1600 kH z or
lower. It is well within the lawful power limit
speci fied fo r the MF range.
Q I operates as a self-excited oscillator.
Crystal control could be used. but crystals are
expensive. C I is adjusted for the desired operating frequency. Select a frequency that
falls between existing BC band signals.
Q2 amplifies the oscillator output signal,
which is then routed to the fi nal RF amplifier.
Q3. T I is a tuned circuit that matches the Q3
collector to a I0-foot antenna. C2 is used to
resonate the tuned circuit.
Q4 operates as a mic or audio amplifier.
Modulat ion is accomplished by means ofQ5.
A transistor radio audio output transformer is
used as the modu lation transformer. A 1000ohm center-tapped transforme r that is designed for use with an 8-ohm speaker is suitable. The output winding is not used. Audio
gain control RI sets the mod ulation percentage.
DI allows Q2 to receive modu lated de
voltage. but permits only the positi ve audio
peaks to reach the collector of Q3. This ensures that upward modulation occurs (signal
increase wi th modulation). Negative-going
audio peaks would reverse-bias Q3 and cause
downward modulation (reduced output power
during negati ve-going audio peaks).

Construction
The Figu re I circuit can be assembled on
perf board, or you may use point-to-point

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08742.
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ANTENNA TOPICS
BUYING, BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING ANTENNAS

Clem Small, KR6A, CET

Need a Microscope to see a MicroWave?

We know that light waves travel in straight

Also, the fact that microwaves don' t bend
e talk o f mic.: rowavc c.:ommu nicalines. and radi o waves tend to do that. too. But much clue to variations in the atmosphere
tions routi nely these <lays. but do
radio waves wi ll bend in their travels more al lows us to aim our TYRO antenna at a
you actuall y know what a microthan
do light waves: the longer the wave the satellite (lig. I). and expect that the beam from
wave is? Is it a radio wave so small you need
more
it will bend. For instanc.:e, although the sate llites transmitting antenna won "t wana microscope to sec it?
microwaves are pretty much limited to line- der off our receiving antenna due to ionoMicrowaves are often c.:lassitied as waves
with a frequency of IOOO MHz (I GHz) or of-sight paths. short waves can bend as they spheric changes.
Microwaves arc also cspcc.:iall y we ll fitted
pass through the ionosphere. and sometimes
higher. That means that the longer of them are
even
bend
so
much
that
they
'"reflect'"
(actufor
satell ite work from the point of view of the
j ust slightly less than a foot (about threeall y they refract) back to earth. This makes high-gain antennas needed in that work. The
tenths of a meter) in length. so they are large
their signals ..skip'"around the world between short length of waves on the microwave band
enough for us to see if they were visible. It is
the
ionosphere and the earth (lig. I). This is allow the construction of very high-gain antrue that radio waves. incl uding microwaves,
why
we can receive foreign signals so easily tennas wh ich arc remarkably small when comare electromagnetic radiation just as are vison
the
shortwave (HF) band.
pared to sizes needed for similar gain levels on
ible light waves. But the wavelength of vislower-frequency bands. The di sh and horn
ible light is on the order of a few hundred
antennas used for much microwave work yield
thousandth s of a meter: our eyes just aren' t I Satellites:
gains far above any practical antenn a availdesigned to respond to wavelengt hs as long as
Any c.:ommu nic.:ations system which reable
for the shortwave or eve n the VHF bands.
mic.:rowavcs.
quires a line-of-sight propagation path is a
To give you an idea of the contrast in the
likely candidate to populate the microwave
I Radar:
length of radi o waves of di ffercnt frequencies
spectrum. Satell ite c.:ommunication is one such
across the radio-frequency spectrum consider system. If signa ls from satellites coul d skip
The same benefi ts of smal I size come into
the following fac ts. Radio waves in the ul traaround the earth after they entered the at moplay in choosing microwaves for use in radar
low freq ue ncy range are actua ll y ove r sphere. then we couldn 1 utilize a spec.:ific systems. At microwave frequencies the very
I 00,000,000 meters long. Freq uencies in this down-link frequency for more than one satel- hi gh directivity needed for visual defini tion
band arc below 3 Hz. and. yes. antennas
lite. We would have signals skipping out of on the radar scope can be had from antennas of
designed for these ultra-low frequencies do
their footprint (the earth-area in which they practical size. On the lower bands antennas of
radiate radio waves. The short waves (3 to 30 arrive), and interfering with one another.
such gain and directi vity wou ld be quite imMHz) that man y of u. are so fo nd of monitorpractical to consider.
ing range in length from I0 to
I00 meters. Microwaves arc
o.__- COWAUNICATION SATELLITE
the waves at the upper end of
the radio frequency spectrum
OUTER SPACE
from I GHz to perhaps 300
Gl-l z, depend ing on the defin iilON OSPH!i_RE -.
'
~ - .- -_..
tion you use. This means that
:....
...........
..:::...thei r length varies from about
.3 meter to about I mill imeter.
Because radio waves are in
the same spectrum a~ visible
FIGURE 1:
light waves. some of what we
know about Iight waves i ~ also
true of radio waves. (Actuall y.
I
...
(
all of what we know about
'
(
light waves is true of radio
TVRO ANTENNA OR
SHORTWAVE
waves if we adjust fo r the dif/UPLINK ANTENNA
TRANSMlmNG ANTENNA
ference in wavelength!) Of all
the waves in the radio frequency spectrum, microwaves
come the closest 10 be having
in exactl y the same way that Micro wave signals are relalively little aff ected by the io11osplzere 111/zereas HF signals are of1e11 completely
re-routed 111/ze11 they e11co1111ter the io110.1phere.
light wa ves do.

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I Antenna Modeling:

I This Month:

From the point of view of the antenna

designer, microwaves offer a tremendous advantage over the longer wavelengths. An antenna designed for microwave work is much
s maller than an antenna of the exact same type
made for VHF, shortwave, or for one of the
longer wave length bands. An antenna designed for l GHz is 1000 times smaller than
that same type of antenna designed for I MHz.
Th is tremendous difference in antenna size
across the bands is freque ntly exploited by
antenna des ign engi neers and technic ians in
what is called" antenna modeling."
In antenna modeli ng. an antenna design
destined to work at a lower frequency is first
construc ted and tested at a frequency in or
near the microwave region of the RF spectrum. The design is worked out by testing and
changi ng the model as necessary at the h igher
frequenc y. O nce the design has bee n relined,
the antenna is constructed in the proper dimensions to perform at the desired lower
frequency range.
Just imagine the time and money saved in
changing and adjusting elements and supporting structures on an antenna with elements
less than a foot in length as compared to one
with elements 50, I00, or more feet in length!
Although thi s technique isn' t foo lproof, it
generally saves much time and money.

Let 's say that we could sta in some radio

waves- frozen at one mome nt in time-with
some kind of vis ible dye so that we could
actually see them . Of course we can' t do thi s,
except in our imagination. But if we did, how

~RADIO

RIDDLES

~i

I Last month:
We had a s imple crossword puzzle using
antenna related terms. Check fig. 2 for the
solution. If you have constructed a puzzle you
like, send it along. Maybe it will appear in a
future column.

FIGURE 2.
R

A
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wou ld the waves appear to us? Helpful hint:

they would not look like a wavy line, or even
the graph of a sine wave.
You ' ll find an answer for this month' s
riddle, and much more, in next month's iss ue
o f Monitoring Times. ' Tit the n Peace, DX,
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KIS RADIO

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FRUGAL MONITOR

Rich Arland, K7YHA

P.O. Box 1782, Shavertown, PA 18708; email address: k7yha@;uno.net

Packet for the Penny-Pincher

ac ket radi o can be s imultaneously one

of the most useful modes you've tac kled in your amateur career, and the
most frustrating . I have been involved with
amate ur pac ket radio for about e ight years.
Without a doubt, packe t radio has revolutionized the amateur radio world. Like it or not, if
you are not into this digital mode, you are
really missing out on a major fac et of the
hobby. Amate ur e-ma il aside, packe t radio
opens the digital world for today 's radio amate ur.
Just why is packet radio so important to
amate ur radio? Packet is a very cost-effecti ve
form of digital communications . In additio n
to amateur e-mail via local radio bulletin
boards (BBS), packet can provide emergency
communica tors with an error free me thod o f
transmitting disaster relie f information using
both long-haul HF and tactical V/UH F ne tworks. Pac ket also provides a way to communicate through amateur satellites, the U.S .
space shutt le, the Russian Mir space stati on.
and much, much more.
A packet station consists of an HF and/or
VHF transceiver or V/UHF scanner receiver,
a computer, and a terminal node controller
(TNC). The TNC is the equivalent of a radi o
modem which interfaces with your computer
and allows d igital communications via HF or
V /UHF radio. The proble m fa ced by ma ny
newcomers to digital ham radio is whic h TNC
to buy: Prices range from under $ 100 to over
$500!
While I like to find used equipme nt and
accessories and recycle them whe never possible, used TNCs are extremely rare . Hence.
we are faced with the problem of spending
money to enter the dig ital radio game. Prices
of used, synthesized, 2 mete r tran sceivers and
scanners start around $125. Older c rysta lcontrolled rigs range around $25 to $ I 00.
Remember our K.I.S. Radio philosophy:
When we must spend money we do our research and try to get the best value for w hat we
spend. When it comes to cost-effecti ve radio
accessories nobody does it be tter than M FJ
Enterprises 1 For years the fo lks at MFJ have
provided the amateur and shortwave community with a host of useful, inexpensive accessories to make li fe around the shack a little
eas ier. In this column I' d like to foc us on
MFJ 's packet radio offerings for the fru gal
operator. W hether you are already in volved

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December 1996

with packe t radio or new to the game, the MFJ

I 270C packet controll er (T NC) and companion M FJ 862 1 two mete r packet transceiver
deserve serious conside ration.
My one big pet peeve about amateur packet
radio is that I must tie up one perfectly good
2 me ter FM transceiver in order to play on
VHF packe t. The tiny MFJ 8621 packet transce iver a llev iates this problem. Thi s rig is a
s ingle c ha nnel radio (about the only serious
drawback I can find with it) that provides
approximate ly 5 watts output on 2 meters.
Recei ve sensitivity is .25 microvolts for 12
dB SIN AD. The radio supports all packet data
rates through 9600 baud. Power requ irements
are 13.8 VDC at I amp. A 5 pin DIN plug on
the back o f the radio allows connection to
virtually any TNC. Since 1 also have the MFJ
I 270C TNC, it was a simple " plug and play"
operati on to get the system up o n the local
pac ket node.

FIGURE 1:
The MF] 8621 Data Radio (top) and the
1270C Terminal Node Controller perched
atop a 11i11tage / COM JC-21 2 meter base
station.
M FJ' s pac ket gear is very e asy to put o n
the a ir. The ir qui ck start instructions have you
up and runni ng in a nash. Documentati on on
both the I 270C T NC and the 862 1 packet
radio are very de tai led. including a section on
troubleshooting. The pac ket transce iver is
very com pact a nd takes up little operating
space . The I 270C T NC is slightl y larger. but
can easily be tuc ked away. The entire package takes up less room than my old ICOM
IC-21 2 meter rig (see Fig# I). T his is nice.
espec ially fo r those who are relegated to
cramped operating pos itions.
T he beauty o f thi s system is in the integration of the two units and the ease of ope ration.
It 's traumatic enough for a newcomer to the

digi ta l rad io hobby to try hooking up a packet

station. If it doesn't play right away, frustration q uickly bui lds and the newcomer becomes disenchanted. The MFJ 862 I/ I 270C
combo makes getting on HF and VHF packet
radio a snap.
The I 270C T NC e mploys genuine T APR
T NC 2 AX.25 protocol pac ket fi rmware and
features HFN HF modes o f operat ion. It is a
" no frill s" T NC that is a real w orkhorse. T he
unit also inc ludes improved DCD circuitry
that is opti mized for HF packet operation.
T his means that it is less susceptible to background noise w hile still being able to respond
to a va lid data carrier. It featu res 32 K of
RAM, expandable to 512 K wi th memory
expansion options . The I270C w ill con nect to
any IBM PC or compatible, Macintosh. A miga,
or Commodore C68/ 128 compute r usi ng the
proper interface cabl e. MFJ also offers starter
kits for all the ir TNCs whic h inc lude the
proper computer-to-T NC cable and terminal
soft ware.
Initial set-up is fast. Connect your compute r to the 1270-C T NC via the proper RS232 cable and connect the 1270-C T NC to the
8621 transce iver with a5 pin DIN cable. Hook
the antenna to the transceiver and fire up the
computer terminal program. That's it! You
are on the air via digita l pac ket radio .
In short. the MFJ 8621/ I 270C combo fits
ni ce ly into our K.l.S. Radio philosophy. Remember, if we spend money, we spend it
wisely. This little packet station provides a
very cost-effective way to enter digital radio.
The retai l cost o f the pair is onl y $230 and
most radio retai lers discount MFJ products, so
it is not unreasonable to expect to get th is
dynamic duo for around $200 .
Global Applications

Now that we have the packet station on the

ai r. what can we expect to do on this new
mode? For starters . the local packe t BBS
would be a good place to begi n. Once you
obtain the calls ign of your local packet BBS,
try connecting. O nce on line with the BBS,
register as a user and start look ing over the
message files that change dai ly . Some of the
th ings you can fi nd via the packet BBS are the
latest A RRL bulleti ns, propagation forecasts.
DX bul letins. fo r sale li sti ngs, Radi o Amate ur
Satell ite Corporation (AMS AT) info rmation,
incl uding Ke plerian data for running satellite

tracking programs, news of local and regional de finite ly be more productive by hunting DX
ham radio, scanning and SWL events and on the bands while the wolfpack c hases one or
much more. As you can see, your local packet two rare stations.
BBS is one place lo regularly go to find out
What I do li ke about the DX cluste r is the
what is happening locally and around the world. ability to post the DX I have worked to the rest
The U.S. space shuttle and the Russian Mir of the DXers on the c luster. A nd don' t thin k
space station both carry packet stations on that I don ' t make use of every opportunity to
board. The shuttle program is named SAREX, included a short comme nt like : ox de
short for Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, K7YHA 18.075 3B8DW wkd him w/2 watts
and regu larly fli es with shuttle mi ssion s. Mir & dipole," just to re inforce the idea that it
maintains a full-time pac ket station, runnin g takes skill. not power. to play the ham radio
24 hours per day . Connecting with either of game.
these two orbital plat fonns requ ires some skill
and a lot of luck due to the tremendous popu- I Disaster Relief
larity of both systems and irregular operating
Packet radio has found a place in the emerschedules. He re is one place that the 5 watt
gency communi cator' s arsenal. Log istics supoutput from the MFJ 8621 transceiver might
port during and after a natural or man-made
need a little he lp from a linear amplifier in the
disaster is such a natural appl ication it seems
75 to I 00 watt range. Check w ith AM SATto be what pac ket was designed for. Error-free
NA1 for detail s on the SAREX and Mir operacommunications is w hat packet radio proti ons.
vides, and no one apprec iates thi s abil iry more
Orbiting Sate llites Carrying Amateur Rathan di saster commun ications m anagers.
di o (OSCAR) satellites built by AMSAT and
Packet radio is perfect for providing log istics
launched by the USAF, NASA. and the Eu rosupport to shelters by relaying names and
pean Space Agency (ESA) are prime targets
addresses of she lter occupants, forwarding
fo r packe t operation . Currently. the Brazilian
damage assessment reports, and more.
AMSA T (BRAMSAT) Oscar-17, nicknamed
With the widespread use ofl aptop computDove. offers rece ive-onl y downlink packet
ers; ultra-small, e nergy-efficie nt TNCs; and
information. You can even hear this on a
hand-held V/UH F transceivers, today 's Amascanner w ith the rece ive r output connected to
teur Rad io Emergency Services4 communicathe TNC. Here you wi ll see the onboard telemtor is much better equipped to aid the local
e try signals along with selected messages that
community in times of disaste r. Many A RES
are uploaded from a ground control station on
volunteers have assembled portabl e packet
a regular basis. U sing a scanner and a TNC
stations that fit in side a briefcase. Add a small
wi ll also enable you to moni tor the Mir and
solar panel to rec harge some gelled e lectroSpace Shuttle missions without actually conlyte batte ries, and this station can functi on
necting to the orbital system.
indefinite ly in a d isaster scenario.
After you gain some experie nce in connectW ell , I hope you have enjoyed o ur little
ing w ith the local BBS and othe r ha ms fo r
journey into packet radio. Here's w ishing you
keyboard-to-keyboard communications , you
and yours a sple ndid holiday season. I hope
are ready to try connecti ng to a local node.
Santa brings you a ll sorts ofradio gear and lots
Nodes are a lot like gateways: they tie a bunch
of good DX.
of users together. Nodes can be visuali zed by
thinking of them as the center of a wheel with
FOOTNOTES
the various radio circuits going to other nodes 1 Rich Arland, K7YHA P.O . Box 1782
radiating out from the center. Node-hopping Shavertown, PA 18708
2 MFJ Enterprises, P.O. Box 494 Mississippi State,
can be fun and it can get you all over the world.
If your local node does not support a DX MS 39762 TEL: (800) 647-1800 FAX: (601) 3236551
packe t cluste r, then you can node-hop until 3 AMSAT-NA, P.O. Box 27, Washington, DC
you find a DX cluster and log on. Here you w ill 20044 TEL: (301) 589-6062
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ANSWERS TO YOUR RADIO QUESTIONS

Bob Grove, WA 4PYQ

bob@grove.net
More on the Weather Buoys
A follow-up on a question in our October
column concerning the National Weather Service data buoys was forwarded by MT read er
Paul Horak. The informatio n comes from the
web site http://thunder.met.fsu.edu :80/- nws/

buoy/.
The buoys work in conjuncti on with the
Coasta l Marine Auto mated Netwo rk (CMAN)
which is maintained by the Natio nal Data Buoy
Center (NDBC). Visit the ir site for more information as well as the latest coastal observations.
Thanks, Paul , for yo ur assist.

Why don 't single sideband

shortwave signals penetrate my
steel-columned building as easily as
FM scanner signals? Is it AM versus
FM? {Herb Kynor, Phillipsburg, NJ)
Q.

A. It' s the waveleng th o f the signal. The lower

the frequency. the longer the wavele ngth , and
the wider the aperture necessary to allow the
wave to pass. This is one o f the reasons why Cband satellite di shes (4 GH z) are largerthan Ku
band dishes ( 12 G Hz): the shorter wave lengths
are more easily reflected by smaller surfaces.

Bob's Tip of
the Month

MONITORING TIMES

the radio as well as the antenna. Thi s is why

serio us AM D Xers use communications receivers which have no internal antennas.

A. Scanners radi ate weak signals g enerated

by the ir own oscil lators. The a11achable w hi p is
so close it picks these sig nals up, while attaching the scanner 10 a more re mote antenna
removes it from the nearby weak signal s.

A. T his is o ne of1hoseques1ions I wish I hadn' t

My portable radio has an

internal loop antenna for AM
broadcast reception. Can I disconnect it so that I can benefit From of a
larger, external loop? (Jim Weber,
Colton, CA)
Q.

Why is Universal Coordinated

Time abbreviated UTC and not
UCT? {Several readers}

Q.

been asked ! At fi rst I tho ug ht ii might be because the standard is mai nta ined in France, and
UTC might be the French lang uage abb rev iation; however, the French g ive the noun fi rst,
fo llowed by the modifiers. so the direct French/
Eng lish translatio n would be Time Universal
Coord inated (TUC) '
Thinking back, I seem 10 reme mber Un iversal Time (UT ) replacing G MT , then being subseq uently updated 10 UTC (U niversal Time,
Coord inated). Pe rhaps one o f o ur radio h istorians can come up with the appropriate answer to
th is o ne!

A.

Nope. Frequency-determining coils are

wound on that ferrite rod . Even when you plug
in an externa l AM loop, there will always be
some residua l effects from the internal loo p,
o ften preventing you from gelling a good.
sharp nu ll on an imerfering s ignal, or peaking
a desired signal. In most cases, you must rotate

Antenna books show butterflyshaped lobes to illustrate the radiation patterns they produce. Do such
lines really exist? (John T. Wagner,
Pickerington, OH)
Q.

Build This Hand-Held-Radio

Stand

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108

One of my scanners seems to

linger on a Frequency between
transmissions, emitting background
hiss From the speaker, unless I
attach the scanner to an external
antenna. What causes this? {JK,
Salem, OR)

Q.

December 1996

Edward Baxte r of Cherry Valley, Massachusetts, s hares a g reat idea with fello w
ho bbyi sts this month. This stand for a handhe ld scanner or two-way radio is built around
a standard me tal bookend available from
office suppliers, d iscount stores- and flea
markets !
Edward drilled a small ho le on each sid e
o f the bo okend to mount the wood-block
stabilizers, carefu lly measuring the ir s pacing befo rehand, to cuddle the scanne r. He
g lued felt to the inside s urfaces of the
blocks to snugly fit the radio , and painted

the blocks black to match the bookends.

Sma ller blo cks than shown in the illus tration may be used , so long as they pro vide
stability.
For shorter rad ios, a wood s him can be
added ato p the base to s up po rt the radio so
that it d oes n' t dangle b y its belt cl ip. The
radio is s lipped down from the top so that
the belt clip s lides ove rthe bookend. C heck
the locatio n of the battery charge jack to see
if it is necessary to drill another ho le in the
back o f the bookend oroffset the base s him.
E legant !

A.

~o, no r do magnetic .. lines of fo rce"

actually ex ist. These lines are merely g raphic

ways of showing, in space, zones of identical
inten sity of the fi eld being measured. They are
similar to isotherms and isobars on weather
maps, li nes drawn to show the positions of
common temperalllres and atmospheric pressures .
I really think many sc ience teachers, and
perhaps even a few phys ics professors, actually
believe these abrupt lines are real, probably
because they sec the formati o n of rows of iron
filings sprinkled o n paper suspended over a
magnet. The pheno meno n is provided by the
mutual attraction and repulsion of the particles
behaving as tiny magnets, not the presence of
finite lines.

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Antique Radio Classified .... ......... .. 101
Atlantic Ham Radio .................. ... .. , 81
Cellular Security Group ... ........ .. .... 107
Communications Electronics ............. 11
Computer Aided Technologies ... 94, 95
Copper Electronics .... .. ...... ..... ...... .. . 89
Davis Instruments .. .. .............. ........ 103
Delta Research ............................... 37
Drake, R.L Co ......... .... .. ...... .. ........ 65
DX Computing ............................... 50
Electronic Distributors ...................... 75
Electronic Equip. Bank ................. ... 83
Erie Aviation ........... ....................... 21
Gilfer Shortwave ........... ...... .. ......... 73
Glenn Houser ........ .... .. ..... .... ....... .. 43
Grove Enterprises .. .. .. .. . 17, 3 1, 51 , 97
Grundig .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .............. ... Cover IV
Hollins Radio Data .............. ...... .. ... 23
ICOM ... .. .................... ............. .... ... 3
Index Publishing .... .. .................. ..... 37
Jacques d'Avignon ......................... 54
K&L Technology .............. ............. 109
KC4ZGL Ham Software .................. 23
KIWA Electronics .. .. ...... ......... 27, 109
Lentini Communications .. ... .............. 55
Microcraft ..................... .. ............... 99
Monitoring Times .. .. .. .............. .. ... 111
Matron Electronics .......................... 13
National Scanning Report ... ............ 36
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The Poster loop is our most economical air-core loop

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Tunes 54(}.1700 kHz. The loop inductively couples to
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PR0-2006 FULL CELLULAR, mint condition, $400.00. PR0-37 Handheld 200

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FOR SALE: UN IDEN BC9000XLT

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