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In This Issue:

Shortwave Broadcasting
In Lalin America
How lo Hawk Anything
With a Low-Power Radio!
Safely at Sea Goes Hi-Tech

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August 1995

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CONTENTS

Vol. 14, No.B

August 1995

Earthquake Monitoring ........................................... 12

By Ken Cornell

Fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field as well as in radio frequencies

have been recorded for years as occurri ng just before an earthquake. Although
no form ula or device yet exists to put th is information to practical use, you can
be a part of the information-gathering by bu ilding th is very simple, home brew,
magnetic fi eld sensor.

Shortwave in Latin America ..................................... 14

By Henrik Klemetz

Cover Stol)'

Kilauea: Scanning the

World's Most Adive
Volcano
By Chuck Penson
Sitting on top of a cauldron of
geologic acti vity is Hawaii's Big
Island. To keep tabs on the numerous da ily tremors and the swelli ng
of the earth from molten forces
underground, the is land is li terally
wired for sound. Tele me try signal s
can be found everywhere on your
scanner as automatic stations report in to the Hawa ii Volcano Observatory. Here is a tour of Hawaii
you probably haven't seen before.
Pic tured on the cover is Puu
'O' o, an active vent whic h has been
pouring molten lava into the sea for
ren years. Photo by J.D. G riggs.
U.S. Geological Survey. Story on
page 9.

From hi s home in Colombia, Henrik

Klemetz reports on the current state of
short wave broadcasting in Latin
America. In locations isolated by economics and geography. the short waves
are still alive and well.

Low-Power AM's .................................................. 22

By B.W. Battin

Low power AM transmitters can be used to hawk anything from pharmaceutical supplies to a new recording, but most often they are e mployed to sell
real estate. These lice nse-free, miniature broadcast stations have an enormous
potential whi ch is just beg inning to be tapped.

Safety at Sea Goes Hi-Tech ...................................... 26

By Jon Van Allen

GM DSS is more than alphabet soup; it

is a major rev ision of maritime safety
req uire ments, procedures, and equipment
that is being phased in, worldwide, over a
ten-year period ending in 1999. How is it
affecting the maritime monitor?

When Rescue Fails ................................................. 30

By John Ward

The most dramatic monitoring is often also the most tragic. This is one
suc h story.

Reviews:

DEPARTMENTS

How docs the new Radio Shack PR026 top- line portable scanner stack up
against the BC3000XLT-Uniden's top
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Ramsey SX-20 20- meter kit. ) Answers to
these questions and more inside the pages
of' MT!

letters .. ............................................... 4
Communications .................................. 6
Utility World ...................................... 32

On the Hom Bonds ..................... ........ 90

RS HTX-212; Ramsey SX-20

Outer Limits ....................................... 92
What's New ...................................... 94
Scanner Equipment .......................... 100

Hurricane Season
Scanning Report ................................ 36

August Scanning

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Beginner's Comer .............................. 40

Mogne Tests .................................... 102

Ham Awards and Contests

Yacht Boy 305

Computers & Radio .......................... 104
Scan Manager Pro

Shortwave Broadcasting ..................... 42

QSL Report ........................................ 46
Shortwave Guide ............................... 47
Propagation Charts ............................ 76
Radio Reflections ................................ 78

DeMow's Workbench ....................... 106

Understanding Your S-Meter

Experimenter's Workshop ................. 108

Revive a Five!

Radio Path Analysis

American Bond scan ........................... 80

Antenna Topics ................................ 110

First Broodcaster

UFD and Easy-Up Antennas

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Federal File ........................................ 82

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Ask Bob .... ...................................... 112

VHF Activity

Increase IF Level on R7000/7 100

High Seas .......................................... 84

Club Circuit ...................................... 116

Special Events .................................. 117
DX Tests .......................................... 117
Stock Exchange ............................... 118
Closing Comments ............................ 120

Flight of the Concorde

Satellite TV ........................................ 86

The View from Europe

Below 500 kHz .................................. 88

Survey Results

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L E T
My Shortwave Education
Joseph Gibson. Little Rock. Arkansas:
Your artic le A Rad ical Thought" in the
Letters' section was. in my opinion. the best
I have ever fo und dest:ribing short wave listening as a hobby. but a hobby with a distinctive pu rpo~e and potential to increase o nes
knowledge of the world around the listener.
'J have been pur ~ ui n g the hobby of shortwave li steni ng ~ in ce June 1938. That was
when one evening I fo und out that a switch in
the lower le ft hand corne r of the fa mi ly's
Atwater Kent console radi o changed the set
fro m a normal AM rad io into a shortwave
receiver.
"'All during my time in the US Air Force.
I took every opport unity to listen on whate ver
shortwa ve receiver Icould lind. I soon learned
I had one of the best learn ing tools at my beck
and ca ll- learni ng about governme nts. races.
their cultures. re ligion. music, and the ir countries."

OCanada
Howard Box. Oak Ridge. Tennessee:
"Greatly enjoy your coverage of vintage SW.
as well as contempor<U)'. and especially the
artic le on Canadian domestics. It cleared up the
mysteryofVED. which I had logged. but nc\er
heard anything about. On the other hand. the
figure for CFRX"s initiat ion must be a misprint. I have a clear log for it in the late 4os.
"'I have one remai ning mystery. Can any
readertell more about a very early CNN station
that broadcast to the moving trains for passengers listeni ng'' ..
Joel Rubin. San Francisco. Cali fornia: in
Table 7 ofthc May install ment on the Canadian
domestics. you had CKZU as inacti ve. It was
heard today I000 UTC. better than its parallel
690. (690 suffered from XETRA which beams
English sport s talk from Tij uana to San Diego/
L AT
John Diefenbach. Placentia. Cal ifornia:
"'Anicle on Canadian Broadcasting brought
back fond memories that began many years ago
in my home town of Tcnany. New Jersey. My
dad had an o ld Ph ilco broadcast-band radio that
inc luded a portion of short wave. I used this
radio to log many countries inc lud ing Israel.
Australia, Hungary. and. o r cou rse, Rad io
Moscow."'

Who's on First?
As you can te ll fro m the competing claims
for o ldest rad io stati on (sec p. 80 ) or as
in ventor of radi o. the co u r~e of radi o history
has been a roc ky one. /\ I Gross. W8PAL. is
hi mself a signi ficant player in that hi story.

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

E R

Is the FCC Abandoning Us?

A rebuttal by Harry Helms
Ll::t me suggest 1hc reverse of the May ctosing Comments" title, and ask instead: '" b it time
fo r us to abandon the FCC?
The number and placement of FCC field offices never had anything to do with enforce ment
and serving the public: they were established to facilitate maritime communications. Wi th
privatized license exams. end of station inspections, etc.. the reasons for the number and
placement of FCC field offices are no longer valid. If their existence cannot be justi fied on the
basis of current needs and realities. they should be closed.
Actually, quite a few functions once perfom1ed by the FCC are now perfu rn1ed very well by
private groups. The volunteer exam systems for ham and commercial licenses are clear ~uccesses.
Pri vate groups handle freq uency coordination and sclectio11 for land mobile radio ~erv ices,
including repeater siting am! coverage.
Similar private groups have done outstand ing "regulatory" work in other fields. ~ u ch as
Underwriters' Laboratories. a private outfit funded by insurance companies.
While 1he FCC can 't get entirely out of the enfo rcement business. a good pai1 of their
paperwork (licensing, call sign assignments, etc. ) and regulatory efforts could- and should- be
offloaded to industry and private organiz.ations. Fees should be charged to the beneliciaries of
such serv i ce~ raihcr than coming out of general taxes.
I think a lot of interference problems could be resolved locally instead of being constantly
referred upwards to the FCC. Harassment is harassment, whether by radio or telephone, and
something tells me a booking at the local jail might have more of an impact than a notice of
apparent liability. Why should a dispute between two hams in the same town be kicked all the way
up to Washington for resolution?
Instead of pleading for a renewed FCC presence to make us behave, those of us involved as
professionals. hobbyists, or both in electronic commun ications need to take responsibi lity for
ourselves and our acti vities. And rather than waiting for the r ec, ARRL. N/\B. etc., to come up
with innovative ideas, we-the rank and file-need to provide them.
Herc arc three ideas I think are terrific: ( I) Legalizecurrem outbander' operation between CB
and I0-meters and let the various freebanderorganizations pol ice' it to whatever extent they e<m.
(2) Drop the CW requirement for all ham licenses to S wpm now and order the FCC to seek total
removal of it from international requirements at the next WARC. (3) File an exception with the
ITU authorizing amateur stations in the U.S. to use the 25.6 to 26.1 MHz international
broadcasting band on a secondary, non-i nterfe rence basis for noncomm.::rcial , one-way experimental transmissions: i.e., a legal outlet for many (but not all) pirates.

and he \\'rites us from Youngtown. Ari zona.

My complimen ts to you and in particular to
C lem Sma ll fo r the ~uperb job of com pressin g so much important history. I00 Years of
Radio. o nto 1110 pages of the May issue.
"'Let me add another elemen t to Clem s
references. Not to be fo rgotten is Regin ald
Audrey Fes~e nde n and his patents in wireless ~ i gna ling systems.'" Al Gross also recom mended two books on Marconi : My Falfll'r Marconi by Marcon i's o ldest daughter
Degna. and Marconi by W.P. Joll y.
Rad io hi story is marked by the man y legal
batt les that have he lped determi ne who n:cei ved th e credit (and the money- mak in g
patents) fo r pivotal discoveries. One battle
invo lved Al Gross himself.
"' In 1954-55 Sarnoff and company (RCA J
tried. desperately. to knock out my patent in
the US Patent Court fo r the rad io transceiver
a nd found he had grabbed the wrong wire.
A subsequent ~ u i t in ciY il court. by my attorneys, cost Sarnoff and RCA big bucks. It
prov ided education for my grandkids:

The Wild West pioneers didn' t have anything on the .. rough and tumble .. p i o neer~ of
radio!

Editor's Apology
Anapology is due to Will iam Cooper. whose
program "'The Hour of the Ti me." is aired on
WWCR. Mon-Fri at 0400 UTC. An editing
change I made to Glenn Hauser's article on
page 26 of the July issue wa~ ent irely in error.
Alt hough Mr. Cooper"s views arc controversial. white supremacy is de linitc ly not among
the principles he promotes. My rewording made
an assumption that shou ld not have made. I
w i ~ h to thank the reader who graciously call ed
it to my attention. and apologi1.e to both Will iam Cooper and to Glenn Hauser for my mistake.
We 11 pri nt more of your letters nex t month.
a~ our re ad e r~ write in to share thoughts and
experiences about these int e re~ t i n g monitoring
time~!

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Ham Saves the Day
Doug Burrows heard the mayday call
fain tly, but managed to hear the
latitude and longitude in--...,,_ /
forma tion from the
static. Burrows, of
Edmonton ,
A lberta, called
th e US Coast
G uard rescue
center in Sa n
Franci s co and
told them about the
yacht off the Californi a coast that had lost its rudder and was
drifting in 24-foot waves. A C- 130 Herc ules
and a Coast Guard cutter with helicopter were
dispatched.
Because of the difficult in receiving the
yacht's call, Burrows phoned a friend with a
120-foot antenna. Ben Poitras, manning a
ham station al the Edmonton Space and Scie nce Center, made contact with the yacht
Grenadier and relayed messages between
them and the Coast Guard. The sailors aboard
the Grenadier were lucky. They had a crew
member aboard who had j ust become a ham
operator.

Senior Radio Makes

History...Again
\VMKV-FM is the nation s first radio station to be owned by a retirement community ,
but now the station has reached another milestone: it 's the fi rst FM educational station to
target people over the age of sixty as the
primary audience. WMKV broadcasts on 89.3
FM from studios at Maple Knoll Vi llage in
C incinnati, Ohio.
Station Manager Connie Langhorst said,
"we've purchased an automated music system and a music library that includes standards from 19 15 lo 1955 , and a large part of
our airtime will be devoted to health and
wellness information for older adults."
The 1,000 watt, non-commercial station
covering the entire Cincinnati area and part of
northern Kentucky will be on the air24-hours
per day.

Not From a Cell

Phone, You Didn't
A Tampa, Florida. federal
j udge dismissed a lawsuit that
claimed a woman's brain tumor
was caused or e ncouraged by use
of a ce llular telephone. US District
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MONITORING TIMES

Judge Ralph Nimmons, J r. , said the burden of

proof to show cause and effect was on David
Reynard, husband of S usan Reynard, who
<lied in 1992. "T he mere possibil ity of such
causation is not enough," Nimmons said.
Scientists are still unable to say if cellular
radio waves are harmful.

Tower Topples
When the 370-foot radio tower toppled, it
wasn't from high winds or a structural weakness: it was vandalism. A 17-year-old Burton, M ichigan, man was arrested for cutting
the guy wires to WCRZ-FM' s antenna tower.
The station is the top-rated FM station in
Flint, Michigan. Broadcasts were hastily
shifted to a makesh ift studio at a soybean
farm. A new antenna, costing the station
$ 150,000 was shipped wi thin days to get the
station back on the air.

Legally Cloned "Extension"

Phones Under Fire
Sayyou'vegot your cell phone mounted in
your Lexus, but someti mes you drive the
Dodge to work, or maybe e ven (heaven forbid) the Ford. You rea ll y need another phone
in each car, but you don' t need the hassle of
paying for and remembering two additional
numbe rs. So, you get a couple of cloned
"exte nsion" phones from a dealer. It's legal,
because you're paying for airtime on one
number- you just have three phones.
O r is it legal? Maybe not, says Massachusetts State Police Troope r Kevin Hogaboom,
a cellular fra ud speciali st. He claims the exte nsion phones violate a Massachusetts law.
Law e nforce ment hasn' t yet moved to apprehend violators, but that could change. Cellular companies are beginning to object to the
practice.

Tap, Tap

In the wake of the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, Congress is moving forward on a request from FBI Director
Louis J. Freeh for more agents, improved
wi retap technology, easier access to credit
record s. roving telephone taps, and o ther surveillance techniques. The administration is
"'"Jo''"""'.:::,, asking fo r $ 1.25 billion to fund the Digital
Telephony Act. The Act, which requires communications companies to upgrade their digital systems so federa l agents can tap them,
was passed last year but not paid for. In
addition, the money wou ld help develop the
Clipper Chip.
The bill would also allow FBI agents en-

August 1995

gaged in foreign counterterrorism investigations to obtain personal information fro m

credit agenc ies, airlines, a nd related companies without a grand j ury s ubpoena; ease the
use of pen registers and trap and trace devices
in foreig n counterterrorism investigations;
expand the li st of felon ies used to get a court' s
approval for phone taps and electronic surveilla nce; give foreign governments limited
approval to conduct wiretaps in the US; and
ease restrictions on the use of roving cellular
phone wiretaps.

Police Radios Fail

The San Rafael Police Departme nt ' s radio
system was having a bad day ... unfortunately
it was Memorial Day, traditi onally a hectic
time for law e nforcement. For five hours, the
syste m was down, forcing officers and dispatchers to communicate via cellular phones
and on an alternate car-to-car frequency.
This isn' t the fi rst time the $521 ,000 radio
system has hiccuped; it has fai led at least one
other time since its 1990 installation. Technicians are attempting to diagnose the problem.

Monster Gets
Stomped
Local residents of
Latvia called it "The
Monste r. " The monster
wa s a 230-foot radar
towe r, re inforced wi th
41 ,000 concrete blocks
and 8,000 tons of steel.
The structure was des igned to withstand attack from enemy sources,
like the US. Last month,
the Monster was indeed
demolished by forces from
the U.S.-a demolition team
hired by the Latvian government.
Within seconds the great tower that had
been a reminder_of Soviet occ upation was a
twisted heap. Skru11da, as the tower was called,
was a ke y part of the Soviet defense system ,
searching the skies for incomi ng American
bombers and mi ssi les.

Low Power Radio Service

The FCC is look ing to combine several
uses of radio into the Low Power Radio
Service in the 2 16-2 17 MHz band. Presently,
the band is allocated to the maritime services'
Automated Maritime Telecommunications
System. The band has four groups offrequen -

COMMUNICATIONS
cies, two o f whic h were reallocated and onl y
use one side of the duplex frequencies. The
re maining freq s would be used for auditory
assislance syste ms, AMTS network control.
and the law enfo rcement tracking system.

said that if Deputy Perkins hadn ' t heard the

cal l, "odds are that we would never have
known about the assault.''

No More FCC?

T he radi o world lost three leaders recently.

Art Fleming, the origi nal host of te levision's
Jeopardy," an actor in 48 movies and radio
host a t KMOX-St. Loui s. died Apri l 25th of
pancreatic cancer. He was 70.
In Florida. A.B . ..Bi ll .. Hartman. a veteran
radio executi ve for West inghouse Broadcasting. died after a long fight with cancer. The
66-year-old had served as general manager at
KDKA in Pittsburgh unt il 1978 and the n as
genera l manager at Boston' s WBZ-AM from
1978- 1988 .
William McCormick, form er pres ident and
gene ral ma nager of WNAC-TV in Boston
and former general manager of WOR radio in
New York. died from pulmonary fibrosis in
Boston. He j o ined WOR in 1946. became
GM. and then moved to WNAC-TV. where
he was GM and president unti I 1972. In that
yenr he formed McConn ick Communications.
wh ic h acquired radi o stations in five states.
McCormick was 73.

Newt G ingric h
is at it again. This
time the Georgia
Repub lican ha s

proposed
*
ax in g th e
\\
FCC in favor of a new
exec ut ive
branch known as
the Office of Communications Policy. Staffing wou ld be cul from 2,200 to 250 people
w ho would oversee freque ncy a llocat ions .
supervise telephone companies. settle d isputes and more. Under the plan, broadcasters
and other c urrent holders of FCC licenses
would be g ranted permanent claim to their
licenses at no c harge, while future licenses
wou ld be auctioned.
FCC Commissioner Jim Q ue llo says the
proposal is " too drastic and imprac tica l."
FCC Chairman Reed Hundt says, private
interests should not own I 00% of the action .'
One lhi ng lhe FCC wo uld like to see eli minated is the over 200.000 separate license
appli cations for the operation of ship. aircraft. and personal radio eq uipment they process per year.

Rape Suspects Caught By Scanner

Stafford County, V irgin ia. Deputy Sheriff
Robin Pcrkins knew someth ing was wrong
when she offered a ride home to a girl she
found walking al one at I am. The t;enagcr
seemed upset. but wouldn't reveal the proble m to thc deputy.
After dropping the girl off at home, Perkins
drove away to resume patrol when the scanne r in her patrol unit picked up a cel lular
phone conversation between the girl and her
alleged atlac kcr. Perk ins recogn ized the g irl s
voice and re lurned to the home to question
her. The girl to ld the deputy about the assault
and a1Tests were subseq uently made.
S tafford County Detective Jeff DeBord

In Memorium

KCMO System Idea Revised

Bow ing to the uproar over the Kansas
C ity. M issouri. Police Departme nt s new enc rypted radio syste m, a compromise has been
reached which will make unencrypted communicatio ns available lo certain co mmunity
groups, inc ludi ng the news media. private
secu rity com pan ies, and neighborhood watch
groups. Chief Steven Bishop spec ified guidelines for li mited public acccs~. saying ...Thi s
is a reasonabl e comprise that offers continued
access to the public but protects the o fficers
on the street. "
A draft set of guide lines has been approved. and a 90-day test period w ill begi n
afte r the fu ll system is on line. sometime in
August. KCMO' s proposed syste m would
have been the most restricti ve in the nation.
Even so. the compromise still leaves conventional scanner li steners out in the cold. since
approved groups gain access on ly by buying
programmed rad ios at cost.

Saved by a Cell Phone

Da rre ll G ene Devier was only twenty minutes away from death in a Georg ia e lectric
c hai r when a storm knocked the power out.
The 39-year-old Dev ier, who had been waiting o n death row since hi s 1979 convict ion for
the kidnapping, rape. and beating of a 12-

year-old girl , was due to be put to death at

7pm sharp.
The electric chair that was to help carry out
the sentence had its own power source and
backup generator and was not a ffected by the
outage. The pri son phone system, however,
went out at the same time as the li ghts.
Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers had been on the phone talking to his office,
awaiting word of a re prieve for Devier. With
the phones out, Bowers was forced to jump in
his car, pick up his cell phone and drive a halfm ilc up the highway to find a good s ignal. He
did. and learned that Devier had been given a
stay of execution. Racing back to the prison
minutes before 7pm. Bowers deli vered the
news to prison offic ials.
The Corrections Departme nt was quick to
point out that. if the phones had re mained out
of conunission and Bowers hadn' t had a cell
phone. the executio n would have been delayed.
"Comm1111icatio11s" is written by Larry Miller
wi1/t ltelp fro111 u111ra (Site',\ .wny) Quura111iello,
Rachel Ba ughn. and 1hefo//owing readers who
are members of 1he Co111munica1ions Me dia
M onirori11g Team: Dme Alpert. New York. NY;
Ron Bmckmtm, Ha111ps1ead. MD: Eric F. C111ler. San Rafael. CA: Bob Fraser. Colwsse1, MA:
Bruce Frederick. Burli11g/IJ11. MA: Sco11Glic ker,
Sunrise. FL; Eva Kaba go. Ve111ura, CA ;
Maryanne Kehoe. Atla111a. GA: Jack McCartan ,
Newark, DE; Paul McD011oug lt, Some rville,
MA ; Ira Paul, Royal Oak, M l: Brian Rodgers,
Allen Park, Ml: utrr)'Salisburv. Overland Park
KS and Richard Sklar, Selllite. WA . We als~
co11sulted 1/tefolloll'ing publica1ions and ll'e list
their 11a111es in appreciation: BBC World Broadcast '1!formario11. National Scanning, Radio
Wo rld and W5YI Report.

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Pu 'u 'O'o, an active vent 011 Kilauea's East Rift has been continuously active for more titan ten years, pouring red
hot molten lava into the sea.

"/feel the earth move under my feet"-Carol King

By Chuck Penson

&

ven when you can ' t feel the earth move, you can sure hear it with your scanner. The
Big Island of Hawaii is more geologicall y active and experi ences more earthquakes
than the state of Califo rnia. Add to this that an earthquake may forete ll or even trigger

an eruption of the island !> Kilauea volcano-the worlds most ac ti ve volcano-and it 's easy to understand w hy keepi ng
close tabs on the islands geologic conditio n would be of sig nificalll interest. And radio. I di scovered. plays a major role.
On a rece nt visit to the Big Island I sto pped by the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. operated by the U.S. Geologic Survey
and located o n the rim of Kilauea s summit crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The observatory has an im pressive
visitor's center w ith exhibits explaining how volcanoes work . but of interest to me was the number of operating
se ismographs mo nitoring stability in various locations in the park.
Outside the o bsenatory o ne can t help but notice a large assortment of V HF and UHF yagis mo unted o n a sho rt tower.
Pull ing my Pro 43 o ut of my back pack. I began searching for signals; it did n t 1ake lo ng to find numerous te lemetry to nes
and buzzes.
Taking a chance. I went around the back of the bui lding. found the general offi ces, and po litely inq uired if there was
someone with whom I could discuss the observatory s radio systems. I was introduced to Ken Ho nma. one of the faci lity's
electroni cs technicians. who kindl y took 20 m inutes o ut of hi s busy sc hedul e to g ive me a be hi nd-the-sce nes tour.

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

I Wired for Sound

Our fir~t stup was the radio room. a small
outbuilding near the antcnna towcr across the
parking lot. Ke n told me that thc Bi!! Island is
quitc li tera lly wi red for sound. Tw~cnty-four
hours a day. dozens of remote mo nitoring
stations radio seismic data back to the obse rvatory. These re mote statio ns arc ~ola r power..:d and typical ly run about I 00 mi ll iwatts
into 5- or 7-clcmcnt, hori zont ally polarized
yag is. Each lra nsmittcr can sl.!nd up to eight
channels of data dependi ng on how many
rnnditions are bei ng monitored at a particular
site. Additio nally. many sites act a~ repeaters
for other more remote ~ tat i o n ~.
All the seismic stat io ns use an analog data
system with FM mod ul ation. About a dozen.
small. wall-mounted rece ive r modules feed
audio signab to an clectronics package that
:,plits the mult iplexed data into di ~c re te channels. The:.e channeb arc ~e nt to the computer
room in the main bui lding where the analog
information isdigi tized. timc c:odcd. and stored
on di gital audi o tape cassettes. Once safe ly
dig itized and stored. !he data can he analyzed
u~ing a variety of computer ~ystem s.

Above: The U.S. Geologic S11n1ey '!i volcano

observatory is perch ed 0 11 the rim of
Kilauea's summit crater. Seismic radio
receiver antennas shown at left foreground.
The radio room is below and between the
two tanks. Below is a closer view uf the
seismic radio receiver antennas which k eep
the center in touch with the many
rumblings underground.

/ <.. ,l
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I Tilt! Game's Over.

In addit ion lo seismic data. tht.: observatory al so collet:ts tilt data. T iIt meters measure
the ~we lling of land surfaces due to the intrusion of volcanil magma from deep underground. Si nce ti lt informati on must be of
ex tre mely high accuracy to be of any value.
ana log data sy~ t e m ~ can not be u ~cd . Instead.
the information from ti lt meters is digi ti zed in
the field and ~cnt back a~ data bur~~~.
Every ten minu t e~ a comput..:r located at
th.: ob:,crvatory pulb cach remote tilt ~t: nsor
via radio by means of fou r- digit To uch-Tone

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MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

more. No1e that only one tilt mete r frequency

is used for the entire park. As you dri ve and
hi ke around the park. ~ct your ~canner to
~ea rch between 163 and 174 MHz, and between 405 and 420 MHz. With just a simple
rubber duck antenna you will hi:ar dozens of
signals. depending on your locati on and e levation. I logged ov.:r 30 st ation ~ in a few
days or casual scanning.
The actu al sound of the signals will vary
depe nding O il how many channels o f informatio n are being transmitted. Single channel
stations sound like a pu re note. whil e multichanne l units have a whi ning tone. Lis1en
carefull y to a single channel station and you
wi ll hear that the tone warbles almost co nti nuously by a few Hertz- th..: earth unckr
Hawaii Volcanoes ational Park i ~ in constant motion. If you l i~ te n long i:nough you
may even be able to hear an carthquakecvcryday there arc more than a dozen smal I
quakes in the park.
Although the park s many seismic ~ ta
lion~ are not inte nt ionally hidden. most are
located out of view and arc not easily di scovered. With a bit of hi king and a little luck (or
some radio direct ion finding gear) you may
be able to find a few sites. If you do, be very
careful not to distu rb the units. They arc vital
research tools quietl y ki:cping a constant vigil
to ensure the safety of eve ryone o n the island.
Other frequencies or intcres1 in th..: park
include 168.550 MH z (rcpcat..:r ou1put). the
primary par k ranger and gen.:ral operations
channel. The U.S.G.S. uses 167.950 MHz
(si mplex) for its va ri o u ~ field acti vities and
for tal king to the hel i copte r~ that fl y them
around the area. S.:vcral compani es offer
helicopter to u r~ of the park and use 122.900
M Hz 10 coordin ate the ir acti vities when ll ying near the acti,c volcanic a r.: a~. The c hopper comms oft..:n yie ld valu able information
about weather co nditions and current volcani c activity.
A special thanks to Ken Honma and the
U.S. Geologic Survey for addi ng an unexpected dimension to my Hawaiian wur-and
now perhaps to yours. too.

TABLE 1
sequences. When a rcmot..: station hears i t ~
fo ur-digit add ress. it answers wi th a data burst
containin g tilt information . Since lhc system
operates on a sim plex channe l. you can often
hear both sides of this computer conver~ a
tion.
Table I ~ h ows a ~ mall sampling of se i ~
mi c station frc qu e nc i e~- t h.:r..: arc dozens

Selected seismic stations

163.275
166.420
173.210
416.8000
419.6250

164.845
167.8 10
407.4625
416.8125

165.8 10
170.200
408.5125
418.1000

Tilt data ........... 171.220

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The author with a seismic station, located just above the 13,000 foot level 011 the slops of
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11

-"h""~
Experimenter
by Ken Cornell

he U.S. Geologic Survey monitors

earthquake acti vity in Hawaii (as
mentioned in the precedi ng featu re
article). and across the U.S.. as described in
the Mo11itori11g Times Ju ly 1994 article entitled "After the Shock."
Considering the millions of dollars worth
of equi pment for monitoring earthquake activity shown in that art ick, an amat eur seismologist might fee l that there is no room in
the fie ld for the average wage earner or retiree. right?
Wrong! ... If you own a respectable rad io
receiver, you are 90% there.
Normally, prior to earthqua ke acti vity,
faults regu larly produce anomalies and precursors in the form of e lectromagneti c (radio)
and magnetic power changes. There have
been many reports from experimenters that
have not.:d broadcast stations and low fre-

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qu.:ncy beacons that show frequency shifts

prior to .:arthquake activity. Ray Cole of Cape
Girardeau. MO (near the New Madrid fault)
has recorded these shifts for years. In the
August 1991 issue of Geo-Mo11iwr 1 Allen
Mattis and a group near Houston, TX. reported frequency shifts of up to 2 kHz on
numerous LF beacons.
It appears that the closer the transmitter or
receiver is to a fault . the greater the frequency
shift will be. As things stand to date, there is
no explanati on fo r this efkcl.

I A Homebrew Magnetic Field Sensor

The reports of magnetic power changes
prior to an earthquake are too numerous to
list.
Figure I illustrates a device based on
magnetic field changes. This project is based
on proven designs which have successfully

FIGURE 1

FRAMFSV

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(lt)fl ~ AL

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recorded precursors to a quake. The design is

rugged, yet extremely sensiti ve. and can be
constructed with parts available at your local
hardware store. lumber yard. or Radio Shack.
In the event of any magnetic field or gravity
changes, it wi ll indicate the same by both
visual and electronic means.
I call this device a Ferrite Rod Acti vated
Magnetic Field Sensor, Vertical (FRAMFSV for short). The Vertical is added to indicate
that the magnets' axes are vertical. The sketch
in Figure 2 indicates the principle of the
device.
The heart of the device is a sensor arm that
acts like a balanced beam that is supported by
a knife edge. I used a 3/8" diameter, 36" long.
hardwood dowel as the arm. and slipped a
short length of 1/2" O.D. aluminum tube over
it. A ' V.. notch will be cut in this that will ride
on the knife edge. A few wraps of tape are

Parts Description
Item No
Part
1 ............... . 3/8" dia. dowel, 36" long
2 ............... . 1/2" O .D. a luminum tube
3 ..... .... ....... RS #64-1885 magnet
4 ................ RS #64- 1885 magnel, sta tionary
5 ................ l /2" dowel
6 ............... . Stationa ry magnet support
7 ..... ........... #6 or #832 set screw
8 ................ 1/2 " dowel
9 ................ Knife edge (see text)
10 ....... ....... Pointer (see text)
11 .............. Scale (ruler, see text)
12 ... ........... Scale support
13 .............. Ferrite rod (see texl)
14 ....... ....... Oscillator coil
15 ............ .. Oscillator circuit board
16 ....... ....... 6"x 1" pine board 36" long

FIGURE 2
Magnetic Power Increase
Gravity Decrease

Stationary Magnet)
Sensor Arm . . - ,
Magnet

~'" J

Sensor Arm)

-iEIS

'---

I-Knife Edge

Baseboard

Magn etic Power Decrease

Gravity Increase

Simplified diagram reveals the operating principle behind tlie Ferrite Rod Activated
Magnetic Field Sensor, Vertical.

wound o n 1he dowel at each end of the lube 10

make up fo r lhe difference in diamelers. and
then is ccmcnled.
On lhe lefl side of lhe kn ife edge. a llal
surface is filed in lhe dowel for mounting a
Radio Shack #64-1885 magnet, South side
up. Another #64-1 885 magnet is supponcd
direc1ly above. wi1h the Soulh pole down.
On the right- hand s ide of the knife edge.
a pointer is cemented to the dowel: it rides
alongside of a length of ruler that creates 1he
sca le. 1/2" is close lo one degree. The tip of
the pointer is 28- 1/2" from the knife edge.

Ill Audio Feedback

I used a rat-tailed file and cul a groove in
the e nd o r the dowel and ceme nted a short
length of I /4" ferrite rod !herein. This rod w ill
ride wi1h in the fi e ld of a self-excited oscillatorcoil. A ny movement of this rod wil l change
the oscillatrn" s frequency. which can be mo nitored o n a receiver wi1h the BFO on.
Due 10 the we ight of the long arm o n 1he
righ1 side. a counter balance is used 10 pc rmil
proper ba lance and positioning of the ferrile
rod in 1hccoil. as wel l as setting the pointer (if
desi red). I used a 1- 1/2" piece of the alumim11n lube and cemenled four I/2" brass fender
washers IO same. Thi s assembly can be s lid
along lhe dowel to obtain the desired balance.
Any type o f self-excited osci llato r can be
used. bul I suggesl 1hat a range from lhc
broadcasl band down to around 7 MHz be
considered. If you have a good receiver thal
lac ks a BFO, you could used the BC band and
heterodyne 1he osci lla1or' s freq uency again sl
a slrong slalion .
For lhc knife edge. I tried a single edge
razor blade, bul found 1hat they were 100 thin
and nol slab lc. I have fi na lly made my own by
using a piece of lcmpered aluminum o r brass
I" x 3/4" and filing a sharp edge o n the I"
lcnglh. I sawed a venical slot in the kn ife edge

suppon dowel and cemented 1he knife edge

thereto.
Some experimenters may nol have the
ferrite rod. Short lengths can be found in
many adjustable RF Coi ls. and several cou ld
be ce me nted together for proper leng1h . A lso,
many mai l order houses offer fe rrite rods. A
reliable source is A midon Assoc iates. 12033
01sego St.. N. Hollywood. CA 9 1607. A
permeabi lity of 800 or hi gher is desirable for
1he rod .
I suggest coating the sensor arm dowel
with a spar varnish. I also used epoxy ceme nt
(Duro Quick-Gel) for cementing the magnets
and ferrite rod.

I How Firm is Your Foundation7

II is most imponant that the finis hed device be placed o n a solid support. free from
vibra1ions and drafts. If an On-Off sw itch is
used forthe oscillato r. be sure ii is remote. and
not structurally connected to the dev ice. Thi s
will prevent you from j arring the sensor.
When monitoring the oscillator's frequency, you wi ll note that there is a cons istent
"yen-yen-yen" indicating a s lighl freq uency
shift, due to the fact that the fcnitc rod on the

end of the sensor arm never seems to come to

a complete rest. For want of a better name, I
call thi s phenomena. 'g ravity waves."
For the oscillato r co il. I used a 3/4" diameter plastic pi ll bottle that can be obtained
from your fri endly druggist.

I Using the Sensor

So, you dec ide Lo become an amateur
se ismologist and start to moni tor some BC
statio ns o r LF beacons for frequency shifts.
Maybe you even bui ld the Magnetic Field
Sensor from thi s article. What next?
AL the mome nt a ll I can say is: keep
records . Note the time, frequency, station ID,
and apparent frequ ency shifts, and note
changes in the sensor arm scale. Check wi th
the media pe riodically for repo rts of earthquake acti vity.
W ith the growing in1erest in this field,
sooner or later, I am sure that a network will
be forthcom ing. no doubt us ing computer
technology. Then your report s can be correlated with those of monitors across the country. E ventuall y we shou ld know if there is a
usefu l pattern to our info rmation or not.

References:
The Geo-Mo11iwr, 65 Washington Street
#400, San1a Clara, CA 95050. A monthly
publication concerning earthquake activities.
It is as nontechnical as possi ble and dedicated
to the expe rimenter and professional a like.
$22.00/year I st class mail. $30.00 overseas
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an excellent source fo r location and freque ncy
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By
Henrik Klemetz

Shortwave as a means of broadcasting into the countryside is still alive and

well south of the border-such as in this rural area of northern Ecuador.

certain parts of Latin America , sho rtwave is still an allrac ti ve means of

com muni cation. During I 994alone.jif1ee11 new Pe ru vian stat io ns appeared on shortwave . Additionally. in Peru. eight shortwave
statio ns were reac ti vated o r have changed
the ir transmit1in g freque ncy. New shortwave
statio ns ha v<.: a lso appeared in Bolivi a. Ecuado r. Guatemala. and Ho nduras.
"Shortwave <locsn't yield any profit.'" declares Frn1ando Molina Soto. Sales Manager
of Colombia s RCN ne twork.
This view is probab ly s hared by many of
his co lleag ues in th<.: main Latin Ame rican
capi tal s. However. in the countrys ide. in
areas far away from the g lit1ering neon lights
of the Latin American mega-cities. there is
st ill need fo r short wave.
Sho rt wave is used for more than just
broadcasting. East o f the Andean cordilleraespecially in Colombia. Ecuador. Peru. and
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lines. radio is frequentl y used as a means of

communi cati o n.
In Colombia. there are numerous mobi le
telephone networks operati ng on shortwave,
usua ll y around 5800 a nd 6400 kHz. From
your car o r from your ji11ca you contact the
network HQ from whi ch phone patch communicatio ns can be arranged.
In message programs on Peru vian stations. the addressee is often asked to repo rt
back via a particular broadcasting stati o n
instead of by phone (as there probably is
no ne). and no t by mail. wh ich would be too
s low in most cases.
In Bol ivian message s lots, schedules for
two-way communication by radio arc commo npl ace. "Please report back tomorrow
mo rni ng. at 8 o'clock, o n 4285 USB." Thi s
kind o f message is commo n o n stations such
as R. Sa111a A11a. 4649 kHz. and R. Eco.
4409.3 kHz. In Bol ivia. there are numerous
hacie11das in the Bolivian o utback which rely

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The economy of many of these tiny shortwave operations is rat ha precari.ous. So when
the equipmenl breaks down for one reason or
anolher. !he period of inac1i vi1y may extend
for monlhs or even years.
In 1994, a Peruvian. unre ported for over
10 years, suddenly came back lo shortwave.
R. Jaen " La Vor. de fa Frontera." on 5005.6
kHz, relurned to lhe air in mid-November,
announcing shortwa ve and medi um wave.
wi th FM soon lo come.
Anothe r Pe ru vian. R. Hori:.onte. in
Chachapoyas. also made it back to SW after
two years of silcnce. In !heir case. the reason
was technical. rather than economic. Their
initial freq uency. 5008.8 back in 1992. had to
be changed in order 10 avoid interference
from !he Ec uadorian Esrurfas Radiof6nicas
on 5010.3 kHz. While making !hi s change.
the owners of thi s stalion. which is !he Catholic Church. asked !heir sponsors in Spain to
replace their SW 1ran smi11er with another
one. and also lo 1hrow in an extra FM transmilter for local cowragc.
In olhcr cases. a change of ownership
may also e111ail lhe reac1i va1ion of a shortwave 1ransmil!l.:r. Such is lhe case of R.
Amerirn. in Lima. Peru. whose 49 meter
band outlet was reacli vated in March 1994,

R. La Oroya, a friendly Peruvian station.

just picked up shortwave in 1994.

having been sile nt since lhe begi nni ng of

1989. ln this case. however. the SW outlet
just relays the FM program from 94.1 MH z.
Man y shortwave transmillcrs in Latin
Ameri ca seem to be o ff the air more frequent ly than they arc on the air. Economically, running shortwave is a ri sky venture.
And technically. there art.: also quite a number
of problems. Electric power spikes and simi-

Jar events may put a transmitter out of order

in no time. Spare pam. li ke w bc~. usually
haYe to be imported from abroad. which in
times of inflation may become a costl y affair.
Facing such !rouble. some stations may
choose to leave short wave altogether.
The case of Ec uadorian R. Popular
In dependie111e in Cuenca. whi ch used to be
regul arly heard on 4800 kHz. is one case in
point. Neighbori ng residents complained that
the stati on was producing telev ision interference, so, one morning, a hu ge eucal yptus tree
was fe lled by a couple of enraged neighbors
in order to destroy the transmiuer and sllldio
bui lding.
The tree missed i1s target. but the owner
of the stat ion was warned. Mrs. Mancna de
Villavicencio had recentl y 1 0~1 her husband.
and later suffered a stroke herself. So. when
the SW transmiuer started to run havoc in
March 1993. FMing and jumping to frequencies around 4945. time was ou1for this shortwave outlet.
Whil e visiting with Mrs. de Vi llav icencio
in January 1994. I realized !hat the fu1ure
prospects for the s1ation seemed ve ry grim.
Medium wave was still in operation, but in
order to fi x the short wave transmiucr various
.tubes were needed . However. the invest me nt
seemed just a bit 100 much for the ow ner.
especially in view or her slow recovery and
"the steep and unjustified ri se" ofthestation 's
electricity bill.
Anothe r Ecuadori an. La Vo:. de SaquisiffLihertador. 4899.8 kHz. celebrated its 30th
anniversary during the fi rst week of February
1994. As the anni versary coincided with
Saquisilf' s localfte.11a. 1he station was on not
only in the local morn ing. but all day long. As
a result. after this spree the old shortwave
transmiuer broke down. and it h a~ been o ff
the air for 1he remainder of 1994.
Station owner Arturo Mena said in January 1995 that he has not give n up his hopes or
reactivating the SW transmi1ter. It is under-

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Many shortwave transmitters in Latin

America seem to be off the air more
frequently than they are on the air.
Economically, running shortwave is a
risky venture. And technically, there are
also quite a number of problems. Electric
power spikes and similar events may put
a transmitter out of order in no time.
Spare parts, like tubes, usually have to be
imported from abroad, which in times of
inflation may become a costly affair.

"R. Pa:y Bien is ruining the business for

the rest of us . They can sel l their ai rtime for
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In Latin America there are quite a m11nber of areas w here clcc.:tric.:i ty isn't available
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Ce lendfn and Bambamarc.:a. in Northern Peru.
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transmitters in service. These stat ions all come

ali ve after 2300 UTC. 6 p.m. local time.
Generally. and for propagational reasons.
the stations operating on the tropical bands
li mit their airti me to the hours of local darkness. even when e lectric power is available
round the clock.
However. there arc also numerous stations known to be on the air cont inuously all
day . Such is the case of Peruvians R. Oriellle.
6 190 kHz, and U. f-lori-:,onre. The lat te r one
shares its frequency with the Colombi an Ecos
def A1ra10. Both of them are active during the
local daylight hours on approximately 5020
kHz.
As logic is not always to be reckoned with
in Latin America. some stations will operate
thcirtropical hands frequency only during the
daylight hours. This is the case of Colombian

NEW STATIONS IN 1994*

Bolivia
4508.7
4632.4

R. Son Joaquin
Guoyaramerin FM 97.4

Ecuador

3260

R. Estereo Carrizal

Guatemala

4779.8

R. Coot6n

Honduras

4930.6
R. Internacional
4960.3
R. HRET
Peru
4300
La Voz de Naranjos
4319.3
R. Condorconqui
4662
R. Soledad
4904.7
R. Lo Oroya
5049.7
R. Toyacajo
R. Diez
511 6.4
5179
R. Oriental
5235.4
R. Apurimoc
5305.2
R. Municipal de Paruro
5521.5
R. Sudomerica
5894.7
R. Poucortombo
R. Luz Universal
6090
6472
R. Luz y Sonido
6544.7
R. Centinelo
8324.1
R. Emisoro Alfa
New Frequencies
4549.4
R. N oylomp, Peru (ex4300.4)
4732.8
R. Lo Polobro, Bolivia (ex4903.9)
4886.6
R. Villa Rico, Peru (ex-4804.5)
5040. 1
Lo Vaz de Yopol, Colombia (ex
5050)
6238
Estoci6n Yurimoguas, Peru (ex
5046.4)
9660.4
R. Municipal Nor Peruono, Peru
(ex9655)
Reactivations

5005.6
5019.9
5054.6
5980
5994.7
6010.6
6018.3
6190

R. Jaen, Peru
R. Horizonte, Peru (ex5008.8)
Faro del Caribe, Costa Rica
R. Federoci6n, Ecuador
R. Loyola, Bolivia
R. America, Peru
R. Victoria
R. Oriente

For further details please refer lo the World

Radio TV Handbook 1995

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Ondas def Onegua::.a. on -1975

kH z.
In 199-1. while
many stations have
cut back on thei r
schedules. at least
o ne 111 i no r Latin
American station extended its short wave
tran smiss ions to 24
hours a day. viz. R.
l\11cash. in Peru. on499 I
kHz.
I Making Ends Meet

A n ever-increasi ng
number of stations seem to
be selling airtime to independent producers. A~ a result. the station management
docs not seem to care very
much about listener response.
That's something for the program producers. they appear to th ink .
To obtain a QSL from these " franchising"
stati ons is therefore next to impossible. There
is. however. a way around the problem. and
that is to write directl y to the program producer. asking hi m to greet you on the air on a
predetermined hour and day. as well as to
reply by mail.
Using this procedure. I' ve been able to
collect replies from three stations that apparently have not an swered anyone e lse: Peruvians R. Die::. (5 116.-1 kHz). R. Pa11canw11bo
(589-1. 7 kHz) and Eswci611 Y11ri111ag11as(6238
kHz).
When bu. in e~s is slow. some stations
look for alternati ve methods of financing.
The Ecuadorian Es1ere11 Carrizal, 3260 kH z.
has a mobile discotheque to lease. And the
Peruvian R. Die:. 5 116.4 kH z. was successfull y selling bingo cards in Nove mber and
December last year. Two balls were played at
regul ar intervals during the day. and on each
Satu rday morning. winners wou ld show up at
the station to collect their pri zes.
In most Latin American countries. especial ly in Guatemala. Ecuador. and Peru. many
stati ons seem to be keen on sell ing airtime to
roaming quacks (rnra11deros) and astrologers. who read listeners letters on the air.
subsequently in viting them to come and sec
them at their HQ. which usually is in a hos1el
in the center of the "educated and illustriou s ..
town which they happen to be visi ting at the
ti me.
In 1993. and to a slightly lesse r extent in

1994. I logged a number of

the ~e esoteric programs on
stat ions fro m Peru and Ecuador. In cidentally. the
c11ra11dero.1 seem to be avid
sho rt wa ve liste ners, as
many Of the shows C~lff)'
identical names. Particularl y popular names are
El sol brilla para 10dos
<The Sun Shines for Everyone) and E11c11e111m
co11 /afelicidad (Meeting Happiness).
Last year in Peru.
a large number of
broadcasters were
selling airtime to a
Brazilian-run evange li ca l c hurc h.
called Dios es
t1111or (God is
Love). I have mon itored their program ''la Vo: de
la Liberacio11 " on more than a dozen di fferent
stations in Peru. All of these programs arc
locall y produced and presented by Brazi lian
pastors who work miracles by means of prayer.
R. Vicloria. in Lima. reac ti vated in 1994
on 6018.3 kHz. seems to be broadcasting thi s
program during most of the evening and night.
Satellite Sourcing

Satellite broadcasting has developed quite

rapid ly in certain countries of Latin Ameri ca.
In some countries nat ionwide networks are
linked by sate llite. Not much of this is being
heard on shortwave. though. excepting perhaps the Colombian Cameo! and RCN networks.
In ma ny areas, satelli te programs seem to
be received and rebroadcast with or without
permission. In Peru . ncwsfeeds from R.
Programas de/ Pen/ are often to be heard from
un licensed stations out in the Peruvian jungle,
alternating wi th sate ll ite feeds from stations
such as Once Sese111a. specializing in rock and
pop.
Cmlrna Solari~ an imernational. sate ll itefcd new sca~ t to be heard weekdays at 1300.
Participati ng stations arc R. Programas def
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kHz). R. Q11i10 (49 19.9 kHz ). and La Vo: def
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estate agency sign. The other reads: 'Tune

car radio to 1430 AM for more information
on this property."
The sign and transmitter are owned by
Phill and Nancy Ingram of Albuquerque.
who call their operation Curbside Commu nications. The business is a franchise, whic h
the lngrams purchased from America's Radio Transmitter in Boca Raton, Florida.
we started in January ," Phil! Ingram
explained. "We' re hoping to have at least a
hundred un its out by mid summer." Looking
farther into the future. he sees a market for as
many as five hundred of the transmitters in
metropolitan Albuquerque.
He rents the equipment for $20 a month.
Customers create their ovvn messages.
Although all the lngrams current clienb
arc real estate people. they see a number of
other uses fo r the transmitters. Movie theaters could use them to announce features
and show times. Phi II suggested. And people
waiting in line at dri ve-up banks are "a captive audience."
" I got a call from a pharmaceutical rep
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products at Wal-Mart." he said.
" It can be used anywhere people have to
stop in their cars." he explained. But they do
have to stop. Dri vers in moving traffic
wouldn't be in the transmitter's range long
enough to catch the message.

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The transmitters are small and light. measuring about 9- l/2x6-3/4x2- l/2 inches. They
run on 110 volts AC. The message is re-

Phil/ illgram of Curbside Co11111111nicatio11s in Alb11q11erq11e records a message onto the

memory chip of a small AM transmitter. The message can be up to a mi1111te and a half long.
(Photo by /J. W. Battin)
corded o n a comp uter chip. usin g the
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Once the message is recorded. you put the
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23

Although the transmitters usually work pretty well, the lngrams have
experienced some of the vagaries of AM radio. For instance, the signal
sometimes deteriorates inexplicably when the transmitter is placed near
the Sandia mountains, which rise from the city's eastern edge. The
lngrams' solution is the sort of thing any old AM radio buff might have
come up with: add another 18 inches of wire to the antenna.

Albuquerque. they"ve found that 1430 kHz
usuall y works wel l. Locating transmitters
close together poses no problem. Each is
simpl y set 10 a different frequency.
The antenna is a three-meter length of
wire that connects to a ~el screw on the rear of
the transmitter. "We usually tape it to a wi ndow edge: Nancy Ingram ex plained.
Although the tra n ~ mitt e rs usually work
prett y well. the lngrams have experi enced
some of the vagaries of AM radio. For instance, the signal sometimes deteriorates inexplicably when the 1ransmi11cr is placed
near the Sandia mountains. which ri se from
the c it y" s eastern edge. The lngrams' solution
is the sort of thing any old AM radio buff
might have come up with: add another 18
inches of wire to the antenna.
"That solved lhl.! problem. Nancy Ingram
declared.
Future mode ls will come with a telescopin g ant enna. Also, the capac ity of the message chip may be ex panded from 90 seconds
to three minutes.

Kayne says selling the transmitters nationwide was simply ..loo vast 10 do by ourselves."
The solution was to offer franchises.
As of late March. Kayne said he d sold
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August 1995

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l1

ne of the acronyms mari time monitors have heard a lot lately is GMDSS .
~
But what exactly is it, and what does
it mean for maritime com munications?
GMDSS is the Global Maritime Distress
and Saf ety System . It is inte nded to automate
and improve emergency commun ications for
the world's s hipping industry and to provide
an effecti ve Search a nd Rescue System on a
global basis.
From the point of view of the li ste ner,
GMDSS wi ll mean adding ne w freque ncies
and modes in order to keep track of high seas
activity. From the perspecti ve o f the maritime
industry . G MDSS will be a standardized protocol and means o f improv ing response to an
e me rgency. In theory. this use o f modern
technology sho uld be more reliable and faste r
than aide r modes and equipment. Only time
will prove or disprove this. Undoubtedly there
will be some trial and error involved in fi ne
tuning the entire system.
Thi s ai1icle is a general o ver-vie w of
fu ndamental information useful to the liste ner. Muc h of the in formation presented is
taken from the GMDSS Radio Office Handbook prepared by the Ame rican Radio Association in Scottsdale, AZ.

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August 1995

Some Background
O ver ten years ago, the Internati onal Maritime Organization (IMO), an agency of the
United Nations, began work revising the
Safety of Life At Sea (S OLAS) Convention
to improve maritime safety.
Together with the IMO, the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) began updating the Inte rnational Radio Regu lations to
accommodate the ne w req ui re me nts o f
GMDSS.
Ships subj ect to the SOLAS Convention
are required to carry certain radio equipment
onboard for safe ty purposes a nd are termed
"Compulsory Ships," whereas other ships
fitted with the same equipme nt are termed
"Voluntary Ships." Compulsory Ships incl ude all passenger ships that carry more than
twel ve passengers, and all cargo ships of 300
gross tons a nd over, e ngaged in international
voyages.
T he bas ic concept ofGMDSS is that search
a nd rescue (SAR ) authorities ashore, and
shippi ng in the immediate vicin ity of a ~h ip in
distress, can be rap idly alerted to a distress
incident. The quality of communica tions is
greatl y improved through the use of satel li tes
and digital data transmi ssions.
GMDS S call s for the SAR to be coordinated from shore by a Resc ue Coordination

Center (RCC). T he RCC wi ll provide the

communication network to establish a coord inated search and rescue.
GMDSS is based on providing a distress
signal to shore fac ilities. The specific type of
equipment used to accomplish this varies and
is dete rmined by the area in which the ship
operates. These areas are defined as:
SEA AREA "Al" : A n area within the
radiotelephone coverage of at least one VHF
Coast station in whic h continuous Digital
Se lective Calling (DSC) alerti ng is available.
This will extend 20-30 miles from shore.
SEA AREA "A2": An area, excluding
area A I, within the radio-te lephone coverage
of at least one Medium Frequency (MF) Coast
station in which continuous DSC alerting is
avai lable. 75- 150 miles from shore.
SEA AREA "A3": An area. excluding
areas A 1 and A2, within coverage of an
Jnmarsat maritime satellite in which continuous alert ing is avai Iable. Alternati vely, withi n
coverage of at least one High Freque ncy
(HF)/MF Coast stat ion in which continuous
DSC ale rting is available. Thi s would cover
an area be tween 70 N and 70 S latitude, which
is the footprint of the lnmarsat system .
SEA AREA " A4" : An area outside areas
A l , A2, and A3. This would essentially be the
polar regions. Additional sea areas may be
incorporated into the G MDS S master plan as

J.

'

Key to Abbreviations
various shore based stations are upgraded.
GMDSS consists of several systems, some
of wh ich are new. but many of which have
been in operation for several years. These
include sate llite and new terrestrial data systems, as well as existing systems that will be
combined into one, overa ll program.

I Satellite Communications
lnmarsat provides a mean s of sending an
alert from ships using Ship's Earth Stations
(SES) or satellite Emergency Pos ition Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB s), plus it can
be used for two-way communications using
radiotelex and radiote lephone. Broadcast of
Marine Safety Information (MSJ) to ships
using radiotelex wi II al so be provided through
the lnmarsat system.
Another important feature of the Inmarsat
service is Enhanced Group Calling (EGC).
The dedicated message processor and printer
can be added to a Standard A orC receiver, or
it ca n be a stand-alone system with a separate
antenna.
The purpose of EGC is to e nable messages to be sent to a group of ships rather than
to call all ships within range. Messages can be
sent, for example, to ships w ithin a geographical area. Messages can be sent to one
ship or to all ships. The ability of EGC to be
selectively addressed has considerab le advantages as far as safety is conce rned. It
enables message s to be sent to ships in the
area nearest to a ship in distress, or it would
enable the RCC to select the fastest or nearest
ships to respond to a distress cal l.

ARO

Automatic request for repetition

CES
Coast Earth Station
COSPAS-SARSAT Joint US~Russian SAR satellite
aided tracking system
DSC
Digital Selective Calling
EGC
Enhanced Group Call ing
INMARSAT
International Maritime Satellite
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Forward' Error Correction
FEC
mode
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System
IMO
International Maritime Organization
ITU
International Telecommunicalions Union
MNiSI
Maritime Mobile Service Identity
Marine Safety Information
MSI
NAVTEX
Navigationaf warning message system
NBDP
Narrow Band Direct Printing
RCC
Rescue Coordination Center
R/T
Radiotelephone
SAR
Search and Rescue
SART
Search and Rescue Trdnsponder
Selective FEC
SELFEC
SES
Ship's Earth Stations
SOLAS
Safety Of Ufe Al Sea
2187.5 kHz (MF)
4207.5, 6312.0, 8414.5, 12577.0 and
16804.5 kHz (HF)
156.525 MHz (Channel 70 VHF)

S ince HF propagatio n varies, the choice

of frequ ency will depend on where the distress occurs. Ships eq uipped with HF radio
telephone w ill keep watch on 8414.5 kHz and
also on the HF freque ncy most suited to the
area in whic h they are sailing.

Radar Transponders and Survival Craft

Radio Equipment
1111

A search and rescue transponder (SART)

assists resc ue units lo locate ships and survival craft night or day , in all weather conditions. Acti vated by receiving a radar pulse, it
automatically se nds out a series of pulses
wh ich are displayed on the radar screen of the
interrogating ship (or aircraft). At the same
time, the SART gives a loud signal and visual
indication g iving the survivors an indication
of the approach of assistance. This c learly
identifies the SA RT's position making it much
easier for SAR units to reach the scene quickly.
SARTs operating in the 9 GHz range are
mandatory unde r GMDSS. Ships over 500
gross tons mu st carry two SARTs.
The survival craft must have three or more
two-way VHF radios, each operating on 156.8
MH z (Ch 16) and one other channel, 156.3
MH z (Ch 6) is recommended. These radios
must be rugged and water-tight with an output power of at least I /4 watt. These are
typically sealed units with long shelf life
lithium batteries.

II Navtex
A global network for the promulgation of
safety information is envisioned through the
use of three systems: The Navtex system , the
group calling feature of the Inmarsat system
(S AFETYNET ), and the terrestrial HF services (MSI).

PJI EPIRB
A near polar-orbiting satellite EPIRB se rvice (t he joint US-Russian COSPASSARSAT system) operates in the 406 MHz
band and provides a main me ans of distress
alerting and determining the location of the
beacon that has been activated. EPIRB s are
capabl e of be ing turned on manually or can be
automatically activated by floating fre e from
a s inking ship. Also, 121.5 MHz. along with
a strobe light, is built-in for both radio and
visua l locati ng.

Iii Terrestrial Communications

Within GMDSS , Digital Selective Calling is being introduced to improve terrestrial
communications. Distress ale ning on MF,
HF, and VHF will be effected by entering the
position, time, and a code for the type of
distress encountered by the ship. For distress
and safety, these frequencies have bee n assigned for DSC:

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, Search and Rescue Transponders,

and two-way VHF radios are all required equipment under GMDSS. (Courtesy ACR
Electronics)
August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

27

Navtex distributes marine navigational

warnings, weather forecasts/warnings, SAR
notices, and other safety and urgent in formation to mari ners. The printing Navtex receiver has the ability to select messages depe nding on preset codes, which eliminates
duplicate messages to ensure that ships always receive important in formati on. Certain
messages cannot be rejected . These are: Navigati onal warnings, meteorological warnings.
and SAR.
Navtex is tran smitted on 518 kHz in accordance with a coordinated schedule. The
mode for Navtex is FEC.

!lll SAfETYNET
To augme nt Navtex, lnmarsat is developing a similar service to provide safety information in mid-ocean areas outside Navtex
coverage. By using the EGC feature of
Jnmarsat, it is possible to di rect messages
such as local storm warnings to specific geographical areas. These messages could be
broadcast to the appropriate ocean region via
a Coastal Earth. Stat ion (CES) according to
their priority (d istress. urgency, safety . routine and commercial). The message format
will enable the receiver to print only those
messages pertaining to its require ment s.

I Marine Safety Information (MSIJ

Format specifier:

Distress (Automatically
included)
Self Identifier:
9 digit number
Nature of distress:
1 of 9 from the
following:Fire or explosion,
Flooding, Collision,
Grounding, Listing,
Sinking, Disabled,
Abandoning ship, Undesignated distress
Distress coordinates: Position in Lat/ Long.
Time:
Time of ship's position
Telecommand:
Indicates whether the
subsequent communications will be R/T or telex

To increase the probability of a DSC alert

being rece ived, it is repeated automatical ly
several times. Two types of di stress calls may
be used on MF or HF frequ encies: a single call
consisting of fi ve consecutive ca ll s on a single
DSC frequency, or, a multi-frequency call
attempt cons isting of six consecutive call s
dispersed over the one MF and fi ve HF frequencie s. Sin ce there is onl y one VHF DSC
frequen cy, only a single call attempt can be
made in this band. A DSC alert takes about 36
seconds; there is then a delay of 4 minutes
after which the ale rt wi 11 be repeated unless it
has been acknowledged.
There are three modes of DSC: Forward
Error Correcti on (FEC), Selec tiv e FEC
(SELFEC). and Automatic Request for Repetition (ARQ).

Several frequencies have been allocated

for MSI. 490 kHz has been all ocated for national transmissions,
TABLE 1: Frequencies for
such as non-English programming,
plus eight HF frequen c ies (see
DSC Distress & R/T Distress &
Table I ), which provide additional
Safety Calling
Safety Traffic
maritime safety infonnation. These
are an alternative to lnm arsat.
2187.5 kHz
2182.0 kHz

1111 DSC Communications

Each coast and ship station using Digital Selective Calling will
be allocated a unique, nine-digit,
maritime mobile service identity
(MMSJ) for use on DSC freque nc ies. Communications on these frequencies will be transmi tting distress alerts, transmitting the assoc iated ac knowledgment from ship
and coast stations, relaying distress alerts , or an announcement
that an urgency or safety message
will follow on a corresponding radiotelephone (Rff) or radiotelex
na rrow band direc t printing
(NBDP) frequenc y.
The compone nts of a DSC distress alert a re:

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MONITORING TIMES

4207.5
6312.0
8414.5
f2577.0
16804.5
VHF CH.70
(156.525 MHz)

4125.0
6215.0
8291.0
12290.0
16420.0
VHFCH. 16
(156.8 MHzf

use in GMDSS
NBDP Telex Distress
& Safety Traffic
2174.5 kHz
4177.5
6268.0
8376.5
12520.0
16695.0

Frequencies for MSI NBDP Broadcasts by coast stations:

490.0 kHz
518.0 kHz
4209.5..
4210.0
8416.5
6314.0
12579.0
16806.5
19680.5
22376.0
26100.5
For use after full implementation of GMDSS Feb. 1999
HF Navtex service (coastal MSI)
Frequencies for On-Scene Search and Rescue - R/T
2182.0 kHz
Radiotelephone
3023.0
Aeronautical
Radiotelephone
4125.0
5680.0
Aeronautical
123. 1 MHz
Aeronautical
156.8 MHz
VHF CH 16
VHF CH 6
156.3 MHz

August 1995

Author J. Van Allen in his radio room at sea.

I Where is the Radio Officer?
While deve loping GM DSS, the role of the
Radio Officer has been under consideration
by IMO and ITU. The phase-in of GMDSS
will result in the gradual phasing-out of Morse
Code in favor of NBDP telex. As a result,
some governments insist there will be no
need to have a radio officer. s ince it requires
no special skill s to use the R!f or operate the
other e mergency equipment that wi ll be required. However, other governments maintain that although a radio officer may not be
req uired, a radio speciali st wi ll still be needed
to carry out onboard maintenance and repairs.
A compromi se between these two positions was achieved during GMDSS Confere nce. Ships operating in areas A I and A2
mu st ensure the availability of equipment by
either duplication of equ ipment, shore-based
maintenance, or at-sea mainte nance, or a combin ation of these. In areas A3 and A4 a
combination of at least two of these methods
mu st be used.

fl A Gradual Adjustment
The timetable for im plementation of
GMDSS is as fo llows:
Navtex and satellite EP!RBs (406 MHz)
should apply to all ships not later than
A ugust I. 1993.
Between February I. 1992, and February
L 1999, existing ships can comply either
with the GMDSS or the ex isting Chapter
of SOLAS.
After February l , 1999, all ships must
comply with GMDSS.
DSC signalling onHF is 100 baud ASCII.
On VHF, 600 baud ASCH. Whether or not it
can be copied on a TNC remains to be seen;
the ASCH may be a modifi ed format. This
should make an interest ing project to c hallenge monitors in the next few years .
On VHF. Channel 70 DSC is now the only
allowable mode. No voice or any other mode
may be used. The interesting thing about DSC
is that a vessel mon itoring any channel can be
called over Ch 70 by another vessel or coast
station (such as the Coast Guard) us ing DSC
and the radi o will automatically switch to the
channel being used by the calling station.

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For instance. a fi shing vessc l wishc' to

contact <lllolhcr fishing vessel. The operator
doc' not know which channel the other vc,scl
is on. By calling the other vesse l's 9-digit
number using DSC. the rece iving vessel' s
radio will beep indicating a call has been
recei ved. The calling vessel's ID wi ll show
up on the display (or printer) and the radio
wi ll 'witch to the desired channel. The call
will he made eve n if the operator i' 1ran:-mi1 ting: the rad ios operate dup lex when recei ving DSC calling informati on.
The other obv ious benefit 10 thi ' scenario
is that the Coast Guard or other coast stati on
ca n call all ships in the area to hroadc.:a't a
di stress or warni ng. and al l DSC-equipped
radios wil l tune to the proper freque ncy. The
DSC info on Ch 70 can be likened to the data
dianncl used in trunked radio sy,te m' in"much as it cont ro ls the radio, functi o n ~ .
The FCC is now authorizing te,ting for
GMDSS operator and GMDSS maintainer.
which can be done separately or comhined on
a sin gk lice nse. The tests arc multi ple choi cc
exams with clement 7 for the GM DSS operator lice nse and e lement 9 !'or thc maintainer
license. /\I I questions and answers arc avai lable in a pool which is avai lable from several
sou rce ~.

Currentl y. the FCC fee for thc licen!'>c is

S:\5.00 for a lice nse term or fi ve years. Thcrc
is al'o an examiner fee which varies \\'ith
administering faci li ties. H old er~ol't he GROL.
or the I !'> t or 2nd class Radio-telegraph lice nse. wil l be issued credi t fo r elc m..:nts I &

2 as well as any endorse mcnts. s uch as ship

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As with all other industries. the Maritime
Industry is mak ing changes to accommodate
new technology in every departme nt onboard
and ashore. Keeping up wi th the changes is a
cha Ilenge fo r every 111oni toring enthu siast. 1m
confident those of us who monitor maritime
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When Rescue Fails

'The chopper is down. The TPD chopper is down
in the water on the south side of the bridge."
By John T. Ward

t's the kind of message every scanner

other off-duty firefighters were fishing. The
of 450.350 MHz.
listener hopes. but also dreads to hearQuiddy punching up the Tampa Police
others in the boat made it to shore safely. but
a message filled with drama and exciteJohn E. Thompson, 42. had not been rescued.
tactical freque ncy of 453.850 MHz, I fou nd
ment. but also signaling a tragedy in the
the channel buzzing wi th calls fo r help from
Barrett, the TV photographer. was covermaking.
ing the search for the missing firefighter.
officers who had witnessed the crash. The
I was at home on the evening of Jan uary
" It (the helicopter) had made a couple of
police dispatchers were trying to sort through
18. looki ng forward to a quiet night of watchpas~es at high speed, then it went over again
the confusion while asking for help from the
low behind us and then we heard a loud 'bang
ing television and monitoring my radios. Using
Coast Guard. the Florida Marine Patrol. the
a Yaesu FRG-100. a Rad io Shack PR0-43. a
and right away we knew what it had to be." he
Hillsborough County Sheri ffs Oflice. the
Radio Shack PR0-2039, and a Radio Shack
said.
Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Comm isPR0-2032 which is mounted in my car. I
It was Barrett' s first call to hi s station that
sion. the Florida Highway Patrol, the Pinellas
regularl y monitorlhc U.S. Coast Guard, mili alerted me to the un folding drama.
Count y Sheriff's Office, and the Tampa and
tary w mms at nearby MacDill Air Force
''The chopper is down. The TPD chopper
Hillsborough Cou nty fire departments. Evenis down in the water on the south side of the
Base, aJTi vals at Tampa International Airport.
tually all or those agencies and others sent
local police, tire and EMS activities. and the
bridge. Get me a live truck out here right
personnel. including divers. to aid in the rescue effort. Several provided helicopters and
freq uencies local TV and rad io reporters use
away; he radioed. using the station frequency
to talk to their stations.
boats as well .
It was Stephen Barrett. a
The pilot of the downed
videographcr wit h WTVT
helicopter. Dan Gi lligan, 34.
Chan nel 13. the local Fox
was rescued in minutes by
Network affili ate. who fi rst
Tampa po li ce office r Ed
came on the air with the word
Boudin, who used the foamtilled back scat of his police
that a Tampa Police Department helicopter-a Hughes
car as notation and paddled
500E- had crashed into the
out to where the helicopter
waters of Tampa Bay several
crashed.
hundred yards south of the
But rescuers could fi nd
Howard Frankland Bridge
no sign o f observer Norris
which carries Interstate 275
Epps Jr.
from Tampa to St. PetersEpps had vol unteered for
burg.
observer duty whi le waiting
for assignment to the
The two-man crew of the
he licopter had been searchdepartment's K-9 squad. His
wife. Wendy. is a Tampa Poing for the body of an Orlando firefighter. whose boat
lice dispatcher. and was on
duty at the ti me or the crash.
had capsized in the bay two The helicopter that crashed was a Hughes 500, similar to this form er
days earlier wh ile he and two military helicopter now operated by the Tampa Police Department.

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Florida has cstabIished statewide

Knowi ng that the Coa~t Guan!
mutual aid freq uencies. but most
would be laum:hing helicopters
radios used by rank-and-file officfrom Air Station Clearwater. only
a few miles west of when.: the
ers and rescuers don't include those
frequencies.
police chopper went down. I proMcNamara ~aid Tampa Pol ice
grammed 157.05 MHz and 381.8
called on the Hillsborough County
MH z into an empty scan ner bank
I keep open for emerge ncy u~e. I
Sheriff's Office to bring its mobile
knew the Coast Guard had used
command po~ t to the crash site. Once
the command post arri ved and officthose freq uen c ie~ in the past fo r
local search operations and it was
e rs from each agency took their positions inside. the coordi nation beon ly a few minutes before I began
hearing Group St. Petersburg dicame muc h easier. he said.
recting the helos to the rescue area.
Cap t. Roge r Di xo n of the
Sheri ff's Office is in charge of the
I also entered the marine VHF Officers from tlte Tampa Police Department search the waters of
emergency freque ncy, 156.800 Tampa Bay for their fellow officer, Norris Epps, Jr., who was lost
mobile co mmand post. Because the
MHz. since I knew all the rescue after a department helicopter crashed into the bay.
helicopter went down off tJ1e side of
a bridge. there wasn't room to park
acti vi ty would attract civilian boaters to the area. and who knows: one might just with the dispatchers of other agencies by
the main mobile command post. which is
telephone who then relayed the information
built on an 18-whccl tractor-trailer chassis.
get lucky and find the missing ofliccr.
I also moved the Tampa Police freq uency to their units bac k at the scene. Obviously.
on the scene. Dixon said. Instead. one of the
being used for the rescue operations into my this took ti me and inc reased the likelihood or department s stepvans. normal Iy used for DU I
intervention. was brought in.
emergency bank and with one radio scanning errors.
those channels I began using a second rad io to
Two days after the crash. and while the
"Basical ly. what we did. was get a represearch the pu bli shed freq uencies for each search for Officer Epps and the firefi ghter
sentati ve from eac h agency in our command
agency involved. As I identified the frequency continued. Tvisited the crash sce ne and spoke
post. and place one of our people with a radio
in TPD's command post. That way, instead of
each was using for resc ue ope rati ons I pro- with Tampa Police Sgt. George McNamara.
"That's why you need to get a command
grammed it into my emergency bank. In a
hav ing to ta lk to a dispatcher and have them
relay the information we were able to talk to
post establi shed right away." Sgt. McNamara
short time I had a single bank loaded with
the guy si tting next us. and they could pass the
frequencies being used in the search for the said. referring to the early confusion .
missing officer.
To under. rand the scope of the problem
info on to their own people: he said.
Unfort un ately. thi s story doesn't have a
From the radio traffic I was hearing. coor- you have to know that Tampa Police use
dination of the search was de finitely a prob- UHF. Tampa Fire and Hillsborough County
happy ending. Despite one of the most maslem. since for the mo~t part rescuers from
sive ~earch efforts in Florida history. involvFire and Sheriff use VHF-H igh. the Florida
diffe rent agencies couldn't use their radios to Marine Patrol uses VH F-Low. the Pinellas
ing nearly a dozen publi1: safety agencies and
hu ndreds of vol unteers. officer Norris Epps
com mun icate with one another. On-scene County Sheriffs Office is on an 800 MHz
Jr. and fi refighter John E. Thompson both
officials frequently had to pa ~s messages to trunk system. while the Coast Guard was
drowned in the waters o f Tampa Bay.
their dispatchers who in turn communicated using marine VHF channels.
Thompson's body was fo und eight days after
his boat capsized. Epps' body was found
eight days afte r his helicopter crashed.

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Staying Informed During Hurricane Season

ach year from June through November. resident s along the U.S.
coastl ine cast a wary eye seaward. watch ing for the development of
the most powerfu l swrrns on earth- hurricanes.
The job of forecas ting and track ing these mon~tcr storms is the
responsibility of the Nati onal Hu rrica ne Center <N HC) in Florida. The
center' s buildi ng was severely damaged in 1992 during hurricane Andrew. Since that time a new buildi ng has bee n constructed 10 house the
NBC and it b..:camc operati onal in June of this year.
From their new building (n ick named Bob s Bunker after formt.:r NI-IC
director Bob Sheet,). in Coral Gables. NHC personnel now work wi th the
latest in technology to in vestigate and forecas t these giants oft he weather
world.
The new building has a large array of satell ite an tennas bri st ling from
the roof. These include: 1wo gi ant 1.7 Gl-11. di shes fo r GOES weather
satellite products. NOAA APT/HRPT antennas. a transmit dish to se nd
weather information via the Galaxy 3 saicl l ite. a Ku-band satcl liie dish for
the U.S. Air Force weather net work. and an a11te1111a for the new military
satellite weather link to the hurricane hunters.
But even w ith weathe r satel lites. complex radio co mmun i1:a1ions
syste ms. and sophi sticated computer technology. one thing has 1101
ehanged over the many yea rs that NI-I C has been in busincs,- thc need for
observations from wit hi n these storms. This is the job of the NOAA
research aircraft and U.S. Air r:mce Rese rve hurri cane hunters.

I Scouting Out the Storm

tomal<.:d instrumen ts carried on board the P-3s collect basic meteorological informat ion such as temperature. pressure. dewpoint. wind speed and
di reelion. and cloud information such as water droplet and ice particle
information. Ot her collected information includes sea surface temperatur<.: and dust.
Th<.: information collected is correlated with data from the aircraft' s
navigation systems to record specific condi tions at various locations. Data
arc di splay<.:d on board the ai rcraft for instan t analysis and are recorded for
later study.
These aircraft arc based at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center at
Mac Dill Air Force Base near Tampa. Florida. T hey have been in service
since 1975. A complete list of NOAA aircraft is presented in Table One.
You will frequ entl y hear NOAA .Q and 43 working the NHC (call sign
KJY74- Miami Monitor) in the short wave spectrum. Look for the Miami
Monitor working th<.:sc aircraft on the fo ll ow ing frequencies usi ng USB:
3407 (Alpha) 5562 (Bravo) 5610 (Charlie) 6673 (Delta)
8876 (Echo) 10015 (Foxtrot) 13267 (Golf) 1790 l (Hotel)
21937 (Indio)
122.925 MHz 123.050 MHz 134. l 00 MHz 304.800 MHz
(VHF/UH F oir to ground ond oir to oir)
Hurricanes are n't the only mi ss ion fo r NOAA 42/43. At other times of
the y..:ar you might fi nd these aircraft studyi ng winier storms along the east
coasl of the U.S. or llying around severe spring thunderstorms and
tornadn<.:s. Look for them on the fo ll ow ing frequencies working Boulder.
Co lorado. and Norman . Oklahoma:

NOAA operates two of th<.: world' s prcmi<.:r r<.:sea rcl1 aircraft. the
renowned NOAA WP-3D Orion (a variation ofihe U.S . Navy P-3 Orion).
34 16 5610 6682 8882 10093
On the average . each research aircraft logs about 400 hours a year, aiding
13267 17901 21937 1 23.050 MHz
scientists in better understanding hurri canes. studying lh<.: ocean curr<.: nl s.
and investigating the structures of severe
storms.
. TABLE 1: NOAA Aircraft Based at MacDill AFB
During hurricane season. the aircraftcall signs NOAA 42 and NOAA 4J- asRadio Callsign
Mission
Tail No. Aircraft Type
sume an operationa l role 10 hc.:lp suppor! the
hurricane center in monitoring and fore castAdvanced airborne environmental research
N42RF
Lockheed WP-30 Orion
NOAA42
platform
ing hurricane and scv..:re storm mov<.:mcnt s.
N43RF
Lockheed WP-30 Orion
NOAA43
Advanced airborne environmental research
Whe n a hurrica ne appears lo b<.: head ing for
platform
landfall in the J\tla111ic Ocean or the Gulf of
N47RF AC-500S Aero Comma nder
NOAA47
Flight check aero charts for obstructions
Mexico. the P-Js begin storm pe netrat ion
Various missions
N48RF Dehavilland DHC6 Twin Otter NOAA48
nights. fl ying into the eye of the storm.
Various missions
N485RF Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter NOAA485
Through di reel satellitecommunications. lh<.:
NOAA49
Hurricane surveillance, weather research,
N49RF Gulfstream G-IV SP
global climate studies, air chemistry,
ai rcraft transmit imponant storm data to the
satellite validation, and remote sensor
NHC for use by forecasters in their storm
development. (In service July 1996)
prediction and warning acti vi ties.
NOAA51
Gamma radiation measurements
N51RF AC500S Aero Commander
The P-3s normally tly into hu rrican<.:s
N52RF Cessna Citation II
NOAA 52 Aerial photography
performing a research mission onl y. They
NOAA53
Aerial photography
N53RF AC690A Turbo Commander
tly rccon mi ssions only if the hurrican<.: is
NOAA59
Various missions (ship based)
N59RF McDonnellDouglos MD-5000
NOAA60
Various missions (Anchorage, AK)
N60RF Bell 212 Helicopter
over Cuba. for example . or if the USA r
Various missions (Anchorage, AK)
N61RF Bell 212 Helicopter
NOAA61
reservists based al Biloxi cannot.
NOAA 64
Various missions
N64RF Lake Renegade Seawall
These P-3s arc among the world 's lllLlSt
NOAA 65
Va rious missions
N65RF Lake Renegade Seawell
h<.:avily-instrum<.: nt<.:d research aircraft. !\u-

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I Military Stormtroopers
The flying folks at NOA/\ aren't the only ones that tackle these
destructive storms. The U.S. Air Force has been fl ying into them for years.
It used to be the active duty Ai r Force that fl ew hurricane hunting mi ssions,
but that all changed when the Ai r Force Reserve took over the mission. O n
November I. 1993, the 53rd Weather Reconnai ssance Squadron (WRS)
des ignation was activated and assigned to the 40Jrd Airlift Wing based out
o f Kees ler Air Force Base near Bil oxi. M ississippi. When the 53rd squadron
was acci vated . theirold s4uadron designation, the 8 I 5th Weather Squadron.
was decommissioned.
These Air Force reservists track hurricanes and tropical storms over the
Atlantic. Gulf of Mexico. and the eastern Pacific. During one hurricaneEmil y. in 1993-they flew over 230 hours to support data gathering for the
National Hurricane Center.
The aircraft flown for these hurricane track ing missions are modi tied Cl 30 air frames (WC-1 30E and WC- I 30H aircraft). They use the call sign
"Tear fo llowed by two nU1nbers.
Whi le most of the routine tracking information is now passed via
military satelli tes using data modes. some voict.: traffic from these aircraft
can still be monitored. Normally when flying their recon missio ns, the
aircraft can be heard on the U.S . Air Force Global Hig h Frequency System
(GHFS). Ai rcraft flying in the At lantic and Gulf can be heard working
MacDill Global in Florida. A irc raft fl ying out in the eastern Paci fic have
been heard working both Mac Di ll and McClellan. Listen for these "Teal"
fli ght s on the following G HFS frequencies:

hurricane nets on 7507 and 9380 k Hz.

The A ir Force also has some interesting voice weather frequencies
duri ng hurricane season. Keep a radio watch on the fol lowing USB
frequenc ies: 2547. 3249. 4457. 7938 and 14832 kHz. You might be
su rprised at some of the communications on these freque ncies even at
o ther times o f the year.
Mo nitors wi ll find a wealth o f information in the maritime bands as
wel l. Most U.S. coastal stations and U.S. Coast Guard stations have
voice. fax, and SITOR traffic relati ng to the storm that can be mo nitored
in the HF spectrum. T he li st would be far too extensive to publish in this
column, but is available in the 8th ed iti on of Bob Grove' s Slwr/IVa ve
Direc/OIJ published by Grove Enterprises.
Di!!ital enthusiasts should also keep an eye o n the U.S. Air Force A ir
Weath~r Service (A WS ) radioteletype and facs imile channels. These are
independent sideband (ISB) transmissions with RTTY carried on the
uppt.:r sideband and fax on the lower.

Elmendorf A FB, Alaska

2280 3394 5096 7398 10665 15805 19332

Offutt AFB, NE (Elkhorn)

3231 5096 6904 10576 11 120 15681 19326

Homestead AFB, FL (Closed after Hurricane Andrew)

3394 4855 7398 7870 10997 11622 1578 1 19363

Andersen AFB, Guam

4724 6712 6739 8968 8992 11175 13200 150 16 17976
Sometimes due to extens ive trarlic or workloads. Mac Dill or McClellan
wi ll move these fli ghts off primary channels to discrete frequenc ies for the
phone patch traffic to Miami Monito r. Be sure to watch the fo llowing
discreti:s during the season for hurricane hunter communications:

MacDi/l Global Discrete Frequencies:

3071 3116 3143 3 163 4727 745 4855 4987 5711 6730
6750 6904 9016 11181 11 214 11 244 11226 11 229 11 246
132 15 13242 15046 15094 18021 18024 23217 23265

McClellan Global Discrete Frequencies:

2326 3068 3134 3137 3143 3394 4453 4745 4897 5711
6683 6730 7398 8989 9016 10267 10575 10665 10997
11226 11235 11238 11510 11 622 12203 13215 13763
15046 15094 18003 18021 23217 23265
Several frequencies in the HF spectrum have been set aside by the
militarv for weather recon and rescue. Kees ler AFB has been heard on quite
a few of. these frequencies wo rking various aircraft throughout the U.S. and
in the adj acent coastal waters.
4721 4860 6712 67 14 7813 9018 1 12 14 ll440{backuptaair
force satcom system) 13207 15011 18027 (backup frequency to air
farce satcom system) 23214 23271 27559

I Other Help in a Hurricane

Here are a few other sources for hurricane informati on that you might
want to check out. The National Weather Service has two frequi.:ncics they
use for emergency nets that should be watched. Those fre4 uencics are
6977.5 and 9947.5 kHz. W hen a hurricane threatens the Gulf Coast. be sure
to put 6870 kHz in your receiver's memories. This is the southwest FAA
hurricane net. When these big winds rumble around the Caribbean and U.S.
coasrli nes. you might want to ket.:p an ear on the U.S. Navy/Coast Guard

4943 6919 7708.5 9045 10614 13385 14397 17526 20380

22851
If you wan t more inforniation on the U.S. Air Force Air Weather
Service. cons ult the Uti lity World columns publ ished in July I989.
October 1990. and June 1992.
Th is year's hurricane season has been predicted to be very active by
all the experts. and if it is . tune into some of the freq uencies listed above
for 'ome exciting Utility W orld act io n.

I UW Pot Luck
Do n' t discard the o ld U.S. Navy HICOM frequencies; some Navy
traffic is still being heard o n these frequencies: 3036 6697 8976 9002
9032 11186 11263 11267 15027 15054 17985 23287
A nifty. li1tle known U.S Air Fo rce frequ ency you mig ht want to put
in your receiver's memories is 6826 kHz. You wi ll fi nd some airborne
command posts gather there fro m time tu time for training and real world
events.
An interesting set of USAF frequenc ies to listen in on is the Paci fi c
Air Force Command o Escort network. The net is used as a command and
cont rol network with the net control station located in Punamano AFS,
Hawai i. The net 's US B communications can be found on the following
frequencies:
3032 3137 378 1 4520 6712 (Alpha 2) 6944 (Sierra) 7 415
(Hotel) 9129 (Golf) l 0452 (Oscar) 10510 (Charlie) 11 697
(Foxtrot) 14755 17 414 (November) 17 464 (Popa) 18005 (Tango)
20737 (Lima) 21754 {Uniform) 2344 1 (Victor) 23689 (Whiskey)
26515
Other stations in the net include: Kadena. Japan: Owada, Japan:
o,an. Korea: Kunsan. Ko rea: and Kwangju. Korea. If we ever have any
more problems fro m North Korea, keep an eye on these frequencies.
Well. that is it forth is month. and now it is time to see w hat you have been
hearing in the Utili ty World.

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Lany Van Hom

A bbreviations used in this c olumn
AFTN
AM
AMVER

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunicotions Network

Amplitude Modulation
Automated mutual assistance
vessel rescue system

ARQ

Synchronous tra nsmission

ARQ-E

and automatic repetition teleprinter system

Single channel ARQ teleprinter system

ARQ-E3

FHWA

Single channel ARQ teleprinter system

Multiplex ARO teleprinter sysfem with two channels
Bureau Number (Novy aircroh ID number)
Continuous Wove (Morse
code)
Defense Communications Sysfem
Emergency Action Message
Environmental Protection
Agency
Facsimile
Forward Error Correction
One-way traffi c FEC teleprinter system
French Forces
Federal Highway Administra-

GHFS
HF
ID

Global HF Station
High Frequency
Identification

ARQ-M2
Buno

cw
DCS
EAM
EPA
Fox
FEC
FEC-A

FF

tion

lnmorsot

International Maritime Satellite Orgonizotion

MARS
Meleo
MFA
MOD
MOI
M/V
NAS
NATO
NCS
PACTOR
POlARQ
RAF
RTTY
SITOR-A

Military Affiliate Radio System

Meteoroljlicol
Ministry o Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Information
Motor Vessel
Naval Air Station
North Atlantic Treoty Organization
Net Control Station
Teleprinter system combining certain
characteristics al pocket radio and
SITOR
Polish diplomatic ARQ teleprinter systern
Royal Air Force
Rodiotele~pe

Si::J.lex le eprinting over radio system,

m e A (twoway)
SITORB
Si::J.lex teleprinting over radio system,
m e B (one-way)
SWEDARQ Adoptive Swedish diplomo~c simplex
ARQ teleprinter system
TS
Time Station
Unid
Unidentified
us
United States
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USB
Upper sideband
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG
USN
U.S. Navy
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

All frequencies i11 kilohertz (kfl~). al/ 1i111es i11 UTC. All \'Oice
tra11s111 issio11s in 11glish 1111/ess othernise 1101ed.
3196.0
3450.0
4178.0
4470.0
4495.0
4742.0
4873.2
5154 0
52 11 .0

5431.5
5690.0
5775.0
5790.0
6265.5
6272.0
6272.5
6344.0

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Prague Meteo, Czech Republic. wilh 50 baud Synops RITY weather reports
at 2022. (Ary Boender-Net11erlands)
FUD-French Navy Toulon. France. calling FWF2 using 100 baud RITY at
0006. (Boender-Neth)
9GYS-MN Volta River at 0020 in SI TOR-Awith telex for vessel arrangements
in Tampa, FL (Rich Baker-Austintown, OH)
English female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 0120 noted parallel to 5046
(Fri UTC). (John Bellovich-Macclenny, FL)
Parchesi working Nightwatch 01, entering the net on S-304 in USB at 0027.
Also on 5700 (P-381) and 11244 (S-393). (Jeff Haverlah-Houston, TX)
SAM 203 (C-208, tail 86-0203) at 0304 in USB working Andrews (Mystic
Star). (Baker-OH)
AFA2NF-USAF MARS with 75 baud RITY chit chat. apparently attempting to
keep a net open at 1420. (Bill Mussen-Annandale, VA)
USN/USMC MARS stations in PACTOR mode at 0134 UTC. Message concerned the use of Internet lor MARS messages. (J.L. Metcalfe-KY)
USCG 1st District communications center, Boston, MA. working WGY 912 at
0438. KC2XKG (Rockwell Collins-Cedar Rapids, IA) working WGY912 (FEMA
Mt. Weather) at 0035. When WGY 912 asked KC2XKG for their agency and
ztp code, !hey were told that the information was classified. That really
cracked me up. All in USB. (Mike Schulsinger-Springfield, OH)
Oscar Sierra, NCS for NATO tracking net. at 0431 in USB working U1V. Deny
Flight frequency (Baker-OH)
W9H calling unid station for radio check. strange accent in USB at 1050.
(Harry Riddell-Rochester, NY) Military I sl10w l1ere is Canforce at Lahr, but
that l1as been sometime ago-Larry.
URO-Unid station with 75 baud RITY at 1630. KUL type station. (KUL-UK)
German female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 0345 (Fri UTC) . (Bellovich FL)
WZJD-SS Sea-Land Discovery at 0340 with AMVER position report. At 1750.
WM LG-MN Tyson Lykes with voyage 42 company report. Both using SITORA. (Baker-OH)
UIGU-Tanker MIT Ashkhabad al 0244 using SITOR-A with English telex to
Russocl1art Hamburg, Novoship Novorossiysk. (Baker-OH)
WSNB-SS Kenaiat 0608 using SI TOR-A, U.S. flag crude oil tanker with BBXX
weather observation telex. (Baker-OH)
WLO-Mobile Radio. AL, with SITOR-Btraffic list and Atlantic seas forecast at
0640. (Sue Wilden-IN)

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6604.0
6691.0

August 1995

6697.0

6712.0
6730.0
6735.0
6737.0
6739.0

6761.0
6830.0

6835 5
6862.0
6978.0
7445.0
7793.5
8052.3
8062.0
8125.0
8142.0
8165.0
8026.0
8157.0
8234.0
8335 5
8336.0
8370.0
8376.0
8378.0
8380.5
8398.5
8401.5
8407.0
8415.0
8435.0
8454.0
8475.0

New York Volmet with aviation weather in USB at 0048. (Wilden-IN)

Golfball. U.S. military, concluding an USB transmission to an untd station.
Stayed on this frequency along time, but nothing further heard. (Metcalfe-KY)
This is a USN frequency, l"ve /1eard word tactical calls here before, possible
OCS or naval aircraft air-to-ground-Larry.
Unid station passing a 26 character EAM in USB at 0343. The same EAM LVH
heard earlier on frequency from Bush Pilot. (Haverlah-TX) This was one of the
more unusual days to monitor the GHFS. we /1eard a 515 character EAM
broadcast earlier in the day, lots of variable character EAMs on this day-Larry.
Andrews GHFS with two 26 character EAMs in USB at 0506. Suspect via
Croughton site. (Haverlah-TX)
Nightwatch 01 calling WAR46 (Site R, Alternate National Military Command
Post in Maryland) in USB at 0349 on X-903. (Haverlah-TX)
Active Fox Tango net in USB at 0410. (Haverlah-TX)
Station that sounded like Air Force 2 calling McClellan GHFS for a test in USB
at 0541. (Haverlah-TX)
Architect with English weather broadcast in USB at 0300. Moved here from
6738. Stick 58 calling Skybird and raising Andrews in USB al 01 28. Told to
moved to 11244 or 15015. (Haverlah-TX) Architect at 0100 in USB. finally
moved. (Baker-OH)
SAM 973 (C-137C, tail 85-6973) working Andre\'IS (Mystic Star) in USB with
signal checks at 0525. (Baker-OH)
4 Romeo calling 3 Sierra concerning a data transmission. Said, since this was
aDay 3 time period. they would retu rn the next day at 0800 local. USB at 01 22.
(Metcalfe-KY) The only thing I show here in the past has been Mystic Star
activity-Larry.
Link 11 transmissions noted here in USB at 0429. (Haverlah-TX) Probably
Atlantic ASW aircraft Link t 1-Larry.
VNB-Unid station with 75 baud RTIY at 1615 with CW ID. KUL type station.
(KUL-UK)
KUL-Unid station with 75 baud RTTY at 1840. (KUL-UK)
KPA2-lsraeli Mossad wit11 AM marker at 0456 (Fri UTC). (Bellovich-FL)
Per phone tip from Todd Oakey. EDD support craft working CTF and CTE
regarding the USS Cleveland in USB at 0158. (Haverlah-TX)
RFQP-FF Djibouti, at 0254 in ARQ-M2 mode idling (Baker-OH)
URO-Unid station with 75 baud RITY at 1620. KUL type station. (KUL-UK)
KUL-Unid station with 75 baud RTTY at 0725. (KUL-UK)
OLX-MOI Prague, Czech Republic , with 5-digit groups in Czech using USB at
various times. (Boender-Neth)
KUL-Unid station wilh 75 baud RITY at 0725 and 0730. (KUL-UK)
Andrews (Mystic Star) running phone patch for SAM200 to Crossbow inUSB.
(Metcalfe-KY)
MKD -RAF Akrotiri. Cyprus, with 50 baud RTIY at 2349. (Mussen-VA)
NY KN-USS Yorktown (CG-48) at 2216 in USB working WOM-AT &T station
wilh phone patch traffic. (Baker-OH)
DRDO-FGS U-21 (S-170) German attack submarine at 2239 in USB working
DHJ59-Wilhelmshaven naval radio with three RTTY messages. (Baker-OH)
URJA-TH Stepan Artemenko at 0023 in CW calling Liii-Odessa Radio, no joy.
At 0025. 3FOP-M/N Presidente Frei in CW calling CBA. no joy. (Baker-OH)
UH CO-cargo ship TH Pioner Severodvinska at 0725 in SITOR-B wilh administrative messages to Arkhangelsk Radio. (Baker-OH)
UYRK-TH Viktor Talaliykhin at 0127 in SITOR-A DISP-1 reports to Mariopol.
(Baker-OH)
IBAR-MN Arno working Rome Radio with a DIFMAR (Amver) message using
SITOR-A at 1005. (Robin Hood-UK)
YLBW-tanker TK Mayori at 2235 with ROD+ traffic to Riga Radio. At 2235,
YLDE-MK Akademikis Chelomeyes with SVC+ traffic to same. both using
SITOR-A. (Baker-OH)
UBRJ-TH U/'banskiy Zalivat 2359 with 50 baud RITY telegrams to Vladivostok
(Baker-OH)
UWDO-TH Kapitan Anistratenko using 50 baud RTTY to UUl -Odessa Radio.
(Baker-OH)
.
UGMS-RTMS Kapitan Smelov. factory fishing trawler. at 0222 sending 50
baud RTIY administrative messages, note change to RTMS lrom BMRT.
(Baker-OH)
URFV-TH Novol'ovsk at 0231 using SITOR-A with OISP-1 report to St.
Petersburg Radio. (Baker-OH)
4XZ-Haita Naval Radio. Israel. with V CW marker at 0300. (Mussen-VA)
UJY-Kaliningrad Radio. Russia. with 50 baud RTTY weather at 1008. (BoenderNeth)
UMV-Murmansk Radio. Russia. v1ith 50 baud RITY RVs at 1510. (BoenderNeth)

8658.0
8680.0
8700.0
8701.0
8930.3
8967.0
8968.0

8971.0
8989.0
9014.0

9016.0
901 7.0
9023.0
9050.0

9145.0

9197.0

9250.8
9337.0
9994.0
10410.0
10493.0

10584.0
10893.0
10942.0
10953.0
11175.0

WLO-Mobile Radio. AL. with CW announcement of frequencies and modes

at 0435. (Wilden-IN)
EAD213/44-Madrid Radio. Spain. with CO CW marker at 0000. (Mussen-VA)
9AR-Rijeka Radio. Croatia. with CW traffic list at 1002. (Boender-Neth
LYK-Klaipeda Radio. Latvia. with CW traffic list at 1002. (Boender-Neth)
Unid Egyptian Embassy tratfic at 2327 in SITOR-A. Immediate traffic in
Arabic, 41516-letter groups then off 2344 same type traffic was on 8900.3.
(Baker-OH)
Fox Tango working Steel1aw 02 and Golf in USB at 0051. Note the frequency,
no change. (Haverlah-TX)
Nightwatch 01 working Thule GHFS with phone patch request tor a"communications test call' in USB at 0251. (Haverlah-TX) Hickam GHFS, HI . at 0515
in USB working Reach 67944 (C-1 41) with phone patch to Hickam metro for
weather at Salt Lake City. (Baker-OH)
Pelican 08 working Bluestar in USB at 1331 regarding 101 nets. (HaverlahTX)
CHR-Trenton military. Canada. working unid one l'IOrd callsign with morale
traffic. At 0305, Rurbo 15. possible F/EF 111 from Cannon AFB. NM. calling
unid aircraft. Both in USB mode. (Baker-OH)
Guano 1and 2 periodically calling Raymond 7 (Cannon AFB) in USB at 0408
with no reply. Presumed EF-111 s. (Haverlah-TX) Raymond 7 at 0227
working Turbo 32 with status. At 0233 Bobby 2 working Bobby 1, advised
orbiting and waiting with Texaco for them to come off range. At 0257. Bobby
2v1orking Fox 1advising his pod was stuck down. At 0315, Zigger 2working
Zigger 3 and at 0331 Outlaw 1 calling Outlaw 2. no reply. All in USB. (BakerOH)
MacDill GHFS working McClellan GHFS in voice and data at 0345. (Haverlah
TX) Hickam GHFS at 0430 working McClellan GHFS with USB radio checks
and into radio traffic. (Baker-OH)
Deermeat working Nightwatch 01 in USB at 2037 on X-904. Also on 11229
(X-21 0) and 13211 (S-312). (Haverlah-TX)
Northern Lights (NORAD station) at 1844 working Dragnet Yankee in USB.
(Baker-OH)
Two USN stations. one with a strong signal and the other weak, in USB at
2057. Returned tothis trequency at 2300. but both stations barely heard. Call
signs were given. but both operators need work on enunciation! (Metcalfe
KY)
Acrobat (Andrews AFB). haven't heard them for awhile. telling W4P that the
callsign format for their data transmission was wrong. Callsign, with an extra
A. was relayed as ARAT UZ YUW. LSB at 1335. (Metcalfe-KY) Probably
selling up a DCS circuit ivith the U.S. Army-Larry. Noted same at 11 DO. said
moving back to data side. (RiddellNY)
WWJ40-FHWA Washington. D.C.. and WWJ82-FHWA Grand Island. NE,
discussing the possible use ot satellite communications for emergencies.
WWJ40 operator told of problems (long waits for dial tones) with lnmarsat
during the Gulf Viar. Said FHWA was looking at anew Westinghouse satellite.
In USB at 1635. (Metcalfe-KY)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station in AM at 2106
(Fri UTC). (Bellovich-FL)
Unid station sending five 4digit groups in CW at 2333. (Jack Dix-Yonkers,
NY)
CSY-AFTN Santa Maria. Azores. with 50 baud RTIY aero info at 0750.
(Mussen-VA)
KUL-Unid station using 75 baud ATTY at 0715. (KUL-UK)
Nightwatch 03 working WGY911-Washington . DC. with message.
"HFUSB151415" at 1416. USCG Air Station Traverse City, Ml. working WGY
912 at 1409. USCG calls1gn was not used. Sierra 4 Lima-U.S. Army(?). Ft.
Gillem, GA. working WGY 912at1514. (Boy, the Army isn't going to like t11em
giving locations with tri-graphs-Larry) WGY918 working WGY912 at 1520.
I suspect that WGY 913. 916. 917, 918 and 919 may be communication vans.
KC1615-Red Cross Eastern District Headquarters, Falls Church. VA, working
WGY912 at 1525. NMC-USCGSan Francisco. CA. working WGY912 at 1535.
KC0314-EPA. Las Vegas. NV. working WGY908-0emer. CO, in LSB at 1749.
EPA on HF?? USCG District 8. New Orleans, LA. working Halloween which
relayed check in to WGY912 at 1853. All modes wereUSB unless otherwise
indicated. (Schulsinger-OH)
KUL-Unid station using 75 baud ATTY at 1415/152011605. (KUL-UK)
WWJ82-FHWA Grand Island. NE, running SITOR-B and PACTOR data modes
from 1830-1856. (Metcalfe-KY)
CFH -Canadian Forces Halifax. NSCanada. with 75 baud RTIY NAWS broadcast at 2040. (Tim Bowling-Chattaron, WV) Tim. NAWS is ageneral cal/sign
used tor broadcast to All Allied Warsflips-Larry.
CLP65-Cuban Embassy Managua. Nicaragua. with 75 baud RTIY messages
to CLP1 -Havana at 1435. (Fred Hetherington-Ormond Beach. FL)
Elmendorf monitored with a Foxtrot broadcast in USB at 0552. (Haverlah-TX)
Navy 442 (NP-3D. buno 153442) working MacDill GHFS with phone patch
traffic in USB at 0511. This modified P-3 is assigned to Fleet Support
Detachment at the Naval Research Lab (NRL). NAS Patuxent River. MD.
(Baker-OH) ADMP-U.S. Army vessel requesting a morale phone patch at

11178.0

11220.0
11244.0
11 247.0
t 1545.0
11569.D
11733.5
12134.2
12180.0
12193.0
12562.D
12565.5
12612.5
12691.5
13211.0
13347.7
13425.D
13440.0
13450.0
13777.5

13920.0
14352.9
14481.0
14492.0
14860.0
14977.0
14980.D
15000.0
15016.0
15860.1
16098.0
16153.0
16165.4
16760.0
17045.6
17146.5
17410.0
18585.0
19621.7
20700.0

2153 in USB. Told to move to MARS frequency 14408.0, also in USB.

(Metcalfe-KY)
MVU-RAF Volmet West Drayton, England. at 2342 in USB with weather. ID
as "This is Royal Ai r Force Volmet." Frequency change from 11200. bet the
Dutch Navy in the Caribbean area is thrilled. (Baker-OH) This is the last
frequency I expected to see them on; interesting-Larry.
SNN299-MFA Warsaw. Poland, with Polish news using POLARO at 0955.
(Boender-Neth)
Andrews with a Foxtrot broadcast to Fairly in USB at 0449. Offutt with a 20
character EAM for Reward in USB at 1229 and a35 character J4 variable EAM
at 1015. (Haverlah-TX)
Architect (RAF) working various Ascot flights in USB. (Boender-Neth)
English female 5-digit Lincolnshire Poacher number station in AM at 1500
(Thu UTC). (Boender-Neth)
English male 5-digit number station in USB at 1710. (Frank Geluso-NJ)
RFGW-MFAParis, France, with FEC-A message to G8T at 0844. (BoenderNeth)
DOR-MFA Sofia. Bulgaria. with pages of 51etter groups using 75 baud ATTY
at 1606_ (Robert Hall-Capetown, RSA)
RAU-Unid station using 75 baud ATTY at 1420. KUL type station. (KUL-UK)
KUL-Unid station using 75 baud RTTY at 1410. (KUL-UK)
UPXB-TH Dmitriy Donskoy at 1933 using 50 baud RTIY with traffic for
Murmansk Radio. (Baker-OH)
UKOS-Oceanographic research vessel Akademik Sergey Vavilov working
Kaliningrad Radio with hydrographic info (add ressed to Kalingrad meteor)
using 50 baud ATTY at 2115. (Hood-UK)
WNU-Slidell Radio. LA. with SITOR-A transmission on new clear channel,
switched to SITORBat 1753. (Hetherington-FL)
FUX-FF Le Port. Reunion. with 75 baud ATTY RVs at 1305. (Hetherington-FL)
Nightwatch 01 on frequency with a 20/20/26 character EAM set, later
rebroadcast by GHFS at 1953 in USB. (Haverlah-TX)
Possible MFA Cairo, Egypt. 111th SI TOR-A in untransfiterated Arabic at 1640.
Larry, help me on this one. (Mussen-VA) Based on the text Bill. looks like
Cairo to me-Larry.
URO-Unid station using 75 baud ATTY between 0825-0855. KUL type
station. (KU L-UK)
Air Force 2 working Andrews (Mystic Star) with phone patch traffic at 0330
in USB. Watchguard with a briefing for theVice President on armed intruder
incident on White House lawn. (Johnston-PA)
English female 3/2-digit number station in AM at 1812 (Fri UTC). (Dix-NY)
Per atip from Brian Scott. Tiger 11 working Tiger 15, moving here from 6761.
Brian associates this frequency 111th McConnell AFB. (HaverlahTX) Nice
place to hide right in the middle of the 22 meter shortwave broadcast bandLarry.
AXM35-Canberra Meteo with 50 baud RTIY to 0030 then fax. (HetheringtonFL)
SAM-MFA Stockholm, Sweden. with SWED-ARO messages to ambassador
in Mexico/Managua at 1746/1733. (Hetherington-FL)
RFFXIA-FF Bangui, Central African Republic. with ARO-E3 5-letter groups at
1747. (Mussen-VA)
USN Link 11 net noted in USB at 1848. (Boender-Neth)
Russian male numbers station in AM at 0810 (Thu UTC). (Boender-Neth)
OLX-MOI Prague. Czech Republic. with V CW marker at 0800 then 5-digit
numbers message in Czech. (Boender-Neth)
RAU-Unid station with 75 baud RTIY at 1330, 1400 and 1410. KUL type
station (KUL-UK)
WWVHTS Kauai, Hawaii. with time ticks and voice announcements (Aloha
and address) in AM at 0300. (Sue Wilden-IN)
Navy 442 (over theCaribbean) working Global stations (MacDill and Ascension) on this frequency and 11175 every 30 minutes. with phone patches to
probably RCC in USB at 1955. (Haverlah-TX)
RFFX-MOD Paris, France, with ARO-E idling at 1650. (Hall-RSA)
HBD48-Swiss Embassy with SITOR-A to HBD20-Berne, off at 1530.
(Hetherington-FL)
DKR-Unid station using 75 baud RTTY at 0825. KUL type station. (KUL-UK)
RFFTD-MOOParis, France, with ARO-M2 French traffic at 1214. (Hall-RSA)
Irish Naval "37'' calling "Zero" for radio check in USB at 1309. (HoOd-UK)
LPD46-General Pachecho Radio.Argentina. working UZKJ-MN Novomirgorod
in CW at 1426_(Hood-UK)
NRV-USCG Apra Harbor. Guam with CO marker at 21 40. (Dix-NY) USCG
didn't entirely quit using CW-Larry.
English female 5-letter number station in AMat 1438. Previously noted EZl2
on this frequency. (Hood-UK)
CAZ-Unid station using 75 baud RTIY at 1000 and 1020. KUL type station.
(KUL-UK)
OZU25-MFA Copenhagen. Denmark, with Twinplex mode, unable to decode
at 1234 (Hall-RSA)
SAM-MFA Stockholm, Sweden. with SWED-ARO 5-letter groups at 1058.
(Hall-RSA)
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The World Above 30 MHz
-tl-!lillll~[ct;m!J;~ 1 - - - - - - - - - - Bob Kay, c/o MT, P.O. Box 98, Brosstown, N.C. 28902

August Scanning

also he ar a synthes ized voice. The space shutt le frequ encies are:
259.70 (AM). 296.80 (AM) and 279 .0. O ther space frequencies that
may be active include: 145 .840. 145.55. 12 1.75/ 130. 167- Russian
FM voice, 12 1.7511 21. I 25-Russ ian FM vo ice.
To receive signal s from space you need sensiti ve equipment and
mul ti-e lement ante nnas. Because of their di sta nt location , sate lli te
signa ls are re lative ly weak. You probably won' t be able to recei ve
the m w ith a rubbe r duc ky antenna. Howe\'e r. w ith a litt le imaginati on. you could bring along a multi -cle ment ante nna and temporarily
mount it in an open field .
Since we re speaking about antennas and capturing weak signal s.
August is also an excelle nt month tu c heck and winterize your
rooftop antenna system. Whi le it is still warm weathe r outs ide, you
should c heck the follow ing:
I ) Look fo r cracks and abras ions on your coax cable. Replace your
coax cable if it is five or more years o ld .
2) Weatherproof your ante nna connc<.:tion points. A good, low cost
tape sealant is available at Radio Shack.
3) Examine your antenna cle me nts and chc<.:k the ri veted connections fo r rust and corrosion. If the antenna is several years o ld, you
may want to dri ll out the ri vets and replace them with brass hardw are.
Also remember to d ean the area on the ele ment that contacts the
hard ware.
If monitoring your local shopping ma ll s and pre paring your
a ntenna system for cold weather during the month of August seems
somewhat premature, you couldn ' t be more wrong. August is the last
month of summer. The days are also growing shorter. By the end of
August a full month o f day light w ill be lost. So get outside while you
still can. get unde r the star~. or get on the roof. Monitor the malls or
li ste n to the space shuttl e. You can do it a ll during the last days of
summe r.

ovembe r is the typical month that most scanner buffs begin to

monitor the shopping mall freq uencies . The day aftc rTh anksgiving-traditio na lly known as Black Friday-is a nationa l
eve nt that draws millions of Americans to area shopping mall s. Few
people realize. however, that the month of August is also a popular
shopping month .
August is the last month to prepa re for the start of school in
Se pte mber. Pare nts w ith sc hool-aged children w ill be shopping in
malb and departme nt stores for school clothes and other ~ upplies.
The best time to monitor the action is during the last two weeks of
August. It' s al so the perfect time to chec k and confirm your shopping
mall scanning frequencies. To help you get started. c heck out the list
of nati onal shopping mall frequenc ies in Table One. Jn addition to the
ma ll and armored car frequenc ies. I' ve al so inc luded a few bus iness
frequency ranges that you can search.
Monitoring the ma ll frequencies in August can prepa rt: you for
those non-stop monitoring sessions during the months o f Novembe r
and December. Use this month to prune your mall freque ncy li sts and
to verify the ac ti ve mall and business frequenc ies in your area. Whe n
the Christmas shopping season hits, you' II be ready lo scan those red
hot frequenc ies.
The month of August al so has a fe w additi onal treats that ~ca nnin g
buffs can e njoy. The Perseid Meteor show usually begi ns around
August I 0 and lasts through August I 2. When the Earth passes
through the orbit of the conste llation Perse i. the night sky wi ll be
showered with visible meteorites. If you plan to watch thi s yearl y
light show. don' t forget to take along your scanner radio.
Since you're already unde r the stars. he re a re a few satellite
frequencies to monitor. The freque ncy of 145.825 be longs to a n
orbiting sate ll ite that was lunched by a Brazili an a mateur sate llite
group. When the Dove (Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder). passes o ve r
your location you will hear bursts of pac ket radi o noise. You should

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2
2A
4
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6
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43

Contact Chief
Contect AHl atant To Chief
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49

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51
57A
59
61
63
65
65B
65C
65D
65E
&SF
65 G
67
69

Cannot Answer
Clvll Defense Alert
E!lcort Or Pat1de
Money Eocort
Computer Down
Pick Up Another Unit
lnve1tlgatlon Or Follow Up
Request Delectlv e At Scene
Hootoge Negotl1Uon
SWAT
KOUnit
Vi ctim Advoc1te
Coroner
Pro.ecutor
Rush C1JI But No Emergenc y
Harcotlc1

85
91
99

Fuel St op
911 Hang Up I Contact In Person
Emergoncy Tolflc (All Stondby}

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10
Contoct Porty By Phone

21

Prlaoner

23
25
27
29
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29B
31
33
35
37

Off Air T o Eat (Give Locotlon}

Return To Hc1dqu1rter
Emergency Run
Em rvncy Squid
A ir Ambul1nc1
Fune,..1 Homo
Wrecker Required
Car In Service
On Potrol
Cor Out 0 1Service (011 Air}

39

Give locaUon

41

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20
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22
24
26
28
28A
28B
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280
30
32
34
34A
36
36A
38
40

Accident (Property Domoge)

Hit Skip
Aoolden1 (lnJury)
Hit Skip
Alrcr11tt Cr!ih

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AHll l Other Unit

Burglary
Burg lry In Progress
Bad Check!!/ Forgery

Structural
Pereon Poulbly ln1 lde
Explool on
Gombllng
Homicide
Juvcnfln
Runaway Or Unruly
larceny

Larceny In ProgrH

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4-0A Mon Wit h A Knife

!52

Shooting

Robbery In P1ogr11a

Slel>bl ng Or CUtt1no
Stolen Car
56A Wanted V1hlcl1

Dorne1Uc Trouble
Neighbor Trouble
Drowning
Drunk
Aght
Fire
Vehlcle

N1ture Unknown
Oftlcor In Trouble
Prowler
Rope
Sex Offense
Someone Expo1lng Themtelvea
Robbery

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74
76
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V1nd1U1m
Eocope Or Jill Breok
Llv11tock On Roodway
Emergency NotlllcaUon
Thre1t1 Or Har111ment
Hazardouo Sp ill
Mentel
A l11m Drop
Trolflc Jim Or Ro1d Blocked

82

DIHbled Vehicle

64
66

84 Open Door
84A Open Window
86 Trettlc Offense
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Tire new Buckeye State Sheriff's Association standard radio codes for Ohio were sent in by A.R. Zabrecky.

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August 1995

Treln Oer1llment

I Treasure Hunt

. TABLE 1 Nationwide Mall Frequencies

This is your last c ha nce to wi n a ful l-frequency. omnidirectio na l

scanner antenna from Antcnnac rafl. .\llosl of you already kno\\' that the
Scanle nna w ill equal o r o utperform any ante nna that is c urrently o n
your roof. To add the Scanle nna to your antenna farm. s imply answer
the fo llowing clues:
I) Spell o ut the abbrc\iatio n C D-R OM.
2) Hard dri ves are typicall y labeled a ~ A or .. B... True o r fa b e?
3) The FRG-9600. NRD-535. and MR 8100 arc scanner radios.
True or fal se'1
4) Name the Uniden Scanner Rad io wi th a di a l.
5) I o rdered catal og # ACC 74 from Gro\e. Whal did I get ?
The Sca ntc nna ~ d i pole -c lu ster des ig n prov idescontinuo uscoverage between 25 and 1300 MH ;.. If you have a continuo us coverage
rece iver, th is is the an te nna that be lo ngs o n you r roof. For more
information. check o ut the Scanlenna in Grove' s Catalog and Buyers

151 .715
15 1.835
151 .865
151.955

154.515
154.60
157.56
157.62

464.325
464.425
464.50
464.5125

461.40
463.2 125
463.7875
463.875

464.575
464.675
464.775
464.825

Business Frequency Ranges

Armored Cars

151.625101 51 .985
152.30 to 152.48
460.65 to 460.975
461 .00 to 461 .975
462.0 to 462.925
464.00 to 46 4.975

159.495
159.765
159.81
464.85

153.53 ....... Boslin Gos Co.

158.13 ....... Boston Gm Co.
452.975 ..... Boston Herold
453.60 ....... Boston Hospital Security
455.6 1 25 ... W CVB News team
461 .00 ....... Wayne Alarm Co.

464.875
467.1375
855.5625

462.975 ..... Boston EMS

464. 925 ..... Solem Hosp. Security
47 1.5125 ... Peabody Police
471.6375 ... Salin Police
472.4125 ... Lynn Police

Guide.

An anonymous reader from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has sent

in a list that is called . .. Georgcs T o p 40.""

I Frequency Exchange

33 .46 ......... Fire police

33 .56 . ........ Fi reground North
33 .60 ......... Countywide Amb ulance
33 .64 ...... ... Fireground Central
33.72 ......... Fireground South
33.76 ......... County Fire Overflow
33.82 ..... .... City Fire
33.90 ......... County Fire Dispatch
37.46 ........ . Penna. Power & Light
47.30 ....... .. Penn Dot
120.90 ....... Lancaster Airport Tower
121.80 ....... Lancaster Airport Ground
124. l 0 ....... Harrisburg Approach
124.80 ... .... Harrisburg Tower
154.755 ..... State Police car to car
154.80 ....... Lancaster City Police " B"
154.875 ..... Lancaster City Police "A"
154.895 ..... State Police car to car
155.43 ....... County Police Metro
155 .475 ..... Co. Police car to car

O ur first slo p for thi s mo nth is Maui, Hawa ii. Whe n youre tired
o f li stening to the data signals and worrying about earthquakes and
volcanoes (sec co ver feature) wc 11 hang o ut o n the beach and listen
to these freq uencies provided by our ano nymous host.
154.725 ..... Lohoino Police
154.77 ....... Ho no Police
154.965 ..... State rood crews
155.55 ....... Car to car
155.625 ..... Vice squad
155.67 ....... Police
155.73 ....... Lohoino Police
155.79 ....... Hano Police
155.955 ..... Fire
156.45 ....... Molson tugs

156.60 ....... Kohului harbor tugs

156.85 ....... State Morine Patrol
169.55 ....... Holeokolo Rangers
453.25 ....... A mbulance
453.30 ....... Sheriff
453.325 ..... Airport security
460.725 ..... United Air Lines
462 .05 ....... Robert's tours
463.85 ....... Robert's school buses
464 .65 ....... Groyline Tours

Our fi rst mainland sto p is the home of Bo b Brandon. in Dan ville,

IL. When Bub turn s on his scanne r radi o. he re arc the frequencies that
he moni tors.
155.43 ....... Sheriff
39.38 ......... Sheriff car to car
154.52 ....... Sheriff
154.7 4 ....... Danville PD
154.83 ....... Danvi lle PD

155.0125 ... Danville Dispatch

158.97 ....... Danville PD
159.03 .. ..... Danville PD
159.79 ....... Danville PD
465.20 .... ... Sheri ff

Our next in vi tation is from Marvine Coneway. Marvine lives in

Oklahoma C ity, Oklahoma. and he re arc a few mo re frequenci es
from that area to add to those run in the past couple of issues.
460.2375 ... County jail
37. 12 ......... Sheriff
460.35 ....... Sheriff
15 l. 235 ..... Red Cross
155.55 ....... Lake Thunderbird Rangers 460.3875 ... County jail
156.01 5 ..... Lake Thunderbird Rangers 460.40 ....... OKU Campus Police
460.475 ..... Sheriff
158.73 . .. .... Police
462. 95 ....... Medi-Flight
165.375 ..... Federal agents
463.05 ....... EMSA ambulance
453.60 ....... Fire
465.40 ... .... OKU Campus Police
453.45 ... .... Fire
460.1875 ... County jail

Trave ling to the East Coa~ l. we"ll vis it w ith John Si ll. Herc arc
John"s favorite freque nc ies for Lynn, M assachusetts.

155.535 ..... Co.y Police "D" N .E.

155.58 ....... State Police
155.6 1 ....... Countywide Emerg.
155.64 .... ... Co. Police "A" N .W.
155.505 ..... Stole Police
155.51 ....... Stole Police
155.62 ....... State Police
155.655 ..... Manheim Twp. TAC.
155.685 ..... County Police "B"
155.73 ....... Lebo non Co. Dispatch
155.79 ....... State Police car to car
159.03 ....... City Police overflow
159.045 ..... State Police turnp. w.
159.075 ..... State Police
160.92 .. ..... Amtrak
160.98 ....... Amtrak & Con roil
453.975 ..... Red Rose Transit
463.00 ....... Medic (S.J.H.)
463.025 ..... Medic (L.G.H.)
463.175 ..... Lancaster Gen. Hosp.

C hris Reeves. lives near Burlington, Vermont. and he has

provided a list of hi s fa vorite monitoring targets:
37.64 ........ . Gm Co.
47.90 .... ..... Green Mtn. P..vr.
151 .925 ..... Gulf towing
152.30 ....... Taxi
157.60 . .... .. Taxi
45 1.1375 ... Electric Co.
451 .525 ..... Telephone Co.
461 .05 ...... . Bratt Leboro hosp.
46 1. 125 ..... Burlington Towing

462.875 ..... Burlington pvt. security

463.525 ..... S. Burlington school buses
463 .55 ....... Univ.of Vermont Admin
464 .15 ....... Bus service
464.375 ..... Univ. of Vermont Security
464.475 .... . South Burlington school
464.7 5 . ..... . Burlington Country Club
464.775 ..... Univ. of Vermont Security

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Realistic Pro:

34,37,39,2004,2005,2006,2022,2027 ... (Any)

43,46,2026,2030,2032 ... (Pre 3/94--3A4 dote code)

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During the month of August, back to school sales will lure tlwusamls
of shoppers to area malls.
The last stop on o ur August trip is Fairfax, Virginia. An ano nymous contributo r has sent in the fo ll owi ng:
150.85 ....... Bill's towing
151.655 ..... School Buses
151 .685 .. ... School Admin
151.805 .. ... School district
154.515 ..... Virginion News Poper

464.05 ....... George Mason Univ.

464.375 .... . Holiday Inn
464.475 ..... Foirooks Moll
464.525
Hospital
464.5375 George Mason Univ.

In Sono ma. C alifornia, a Loomi s Armored Car Serv ice Truck was
robbed as g uards were unloading bags of money. When th e robbery
ended , more than 19 sho ts were fired between the s uspects and the
g uards .
Witnesses to the daring. mid-afte rnoon robbery reported a woman
in a b londe wig running from the scene. The woman was later
confronted and identified by a citi zen w ho had heard he r description
over a scanner radio. (News clipping fro m John Shafer. )
In Virg inia Beach. Virgini a. two tee nagers sto le a stranger' s
identity and charged more than $ 11.000 dollars of me rchandi se on
credit cards. The scheme was discovered whe n a cit izen. li ste ning to
a scanner radi o overheard the two bragging about the scheme o n a
cellular pho ne. (News clipping from Virgi11ia11 Pilot.)

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90 of its rules . In do ing so. it has allowed the state of New York City
to utili ze the 482-488 te lev is io n band (channel 16). for public safety
com mu nicat ions .
The co nditio nal w ai ver wi ll prov ide some relief to the congested
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Law e nforcement offic ial s said the new techno logy will impro ve
communi cations and pu blic re lations between police and the community. With the push o f a butto n, c rime fi g hters have immediate access
to pol icc-9- I - I .
According to the poli ce. ce ll ula r pho nes arc d iscreet a nd safer than
utiliz ing a C B radio. In o rde r to partic ipate in the prog ram, c itizen
groups must be screened and trained by the police. (News c lipping
from C hicago Trih1111e.)

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Uncle Skip's Guide to Monitoring

Skip Arey, WB2GHA
TJAREY@AOL. COM

Hanging Ham Wallpaper

s you probably have fi gu red out by now. OIJ

Uncle Ski p will not rest unti l e\eryonc who read s
hi s column gets an Amateu r Radio license. I hope
that the information I have published in columns past has
served to .. Elmer more than a few of you into lhL: ham
radio ranks. But in the event that a few of you still hawn t
joined the fold. periodically I fee l the need to do a column
that lets you in on the fun you re m i~~i n g.
One of the things that hold~ a lot of attraction for
beginners is the many ham radio award prog ram~. You
can cover your walls with
proof o f your amateur ac complishments. cou rtesy
of several fine ham radio
orga ni La ti on~. If you have
ever hac.I the opportunit y
to sec a serious amateur
operator's personal QS L
card. you probabl y noticed
a rew groupsof letlerssuc h
a~ W !\S. WAC. DXCC.
and oth er~. These letter
groups have a lot of meaning in the ham commu,,..ca90
nity. For many folk s they
JtO'AS J. AREY. VBlCMA
show the va ri o u ~ operating milestones in a ham's
SSB
hobby career. Earning
t h e~e awards is even more
fun than th e bragging
rights that arc associated
with them. bcc;n1se they
rqm.:sent all the folks you
The Worked Alf States A ward is urna/ly one
have talked to around the
of the first pieces of wallpaper a begi1111i11g
country and around the
ham goes ajier.
world.
Let' s take a look at so me of the more we ll know n
awards that even a beg inning ham can acquire with
modest equipment and a bit o f tenac it y.

11

I Worked AJI States (WAS)

Worked All States is the fir~ l award most ham ~ try for.
To apply for thi s award you need to verify contact~ wi th
fellow hams in all fi fty states. Going fo r this award is one
of the best learning tool s for a ham just starting out. ;\s
you make contact with hams acros~ 1hc country. you will
develop and improve your operat ing skill s. You wi ll
hegin to und cr~tand the p ropcrt i c~ of propagation on the
amateur radio bands and how 10 make them work toward
yo ur goal or contacting eve ry state in the union.
40

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August 1995

You wi ll di scover the st rengths and weak nesses of

your stat ion and equ ipment and learn to make improvemen ts. Often th is education will come fro m the
very hams you con1act in the ques t for WAS. You will
encou nter indi viduals. round tables. and nel operations. But mainly. you wi ll inakc some great friends.
WAS i ~ possible to achieve even though you may
only ha,e 1 ovicc or Techni cia n Plu ~ statu s. As a
matter of fact you can get a ),pecial endor;;emcnt for
succeeding u~ in g onl y Novice frequencies and power
levels. You L:an get additional endorsements for CW.
SSB. and RTTY. as well a~ ot her modes. Many folks
find achievi ng thei r first WAS certificate so much fu n
that they goon to prove their skills further by going for
5 Band Worked All State~. To get 5BWAS you have
to contact all 50 states on the I 0. 15. 20, 40. and 80
meter ham bands.
T he key to success at WAS is to s im ply get on the
air and sta r! 1alk ing to fo lks. You' II he surprised how
fast the total s add up. Photocopy a map o f the Uni ted
States out or your favorite atlas and tack it up at you r
operati ng position. You'll find you rself checki ng off
states left and right. Soon you 11 be down to maybe ten
states 1hat you'll have to serious ly hunt fo r. Keep an
eye ou t in ham magazines for US-based contests and
indi vidual state QSO parti es. You'll grab those last ten
states with no trouble at all. Contests such as the
Novice Roundup in January and operating events such
as Field Day in J une offer beginning hams a contactrich environment that can fill in those gaps in a WAS
log. With a little he lp from the propagation gods. you
can even work W AS durin g a si ng le domestic cont esl
weekend.
The job's not over un til the p<1perwork is clone .
You'll need to swap QSL cards with each station you
contact so you have proof when appl ying for your
award. But QSL collecti ng is all part of the ham radio
experience. QSLs not only arc fun to displ ay as
remembrances of your co nt act~. they arc a means to an
encl when going after awards.
To obtain an offic ial WAS appli cation form and
further in formation. end an SASE to the American
Radio Relay League. attn: Special Req uests. 225
Main Street. Newi ngton. CT 06 111. You wi ll soon
have a beautiful award hanging in your shack for all to
see and you. too. wi ll be able to include the letters
WAS on your QSL cards.
I Worked All Continents (WAq
In the midst of chasi ng afo.:r I hose fo lks for your

Worked All States award. you may even run across a foreign stat ion
o r two. O ld Uncle Skip has just two words for this. WORK IT!
Maki ng contact with folks in o the r parts of the world is a big part of
amateur radio. Tt also leads to some ot her great awards. Your next
award goal sho uld be Worked All Continents (WAC) This award is
g iven for making contact with stations in each of the six continents:
North America. South America. Europe, Asia. Africa and Oceani a.
Thi s award can be ach ieved with just Novice or Tech Plu s
privileges, but you' ll need to depend on a lot of li stening and a few
m ajor contest events to grab thi s award. given the limited frequenc ies
you have to o perate w ith. If you've been looking for a reason to
upgrade, I have two more words for you ... TWENTY METERS.
The 20 meter ham band comes to you when you qualify for your
General Class license. Twenty mi::tcrs is where you are go ing to head
to work the majority of your overseas radio contacts throu ghout your
ham radio career. During favorable propagation conditions. 20 meters
is open to someplace just about all the time. In add ition to getting 20
meters, you get the 160. 30. and 12 meters bands, as we ll as increased
frequencies on 80. 40. 15. and I 0 meters. The e nthus iasm and
ex pe rience surrounding the path to Worked All States is like ly to get
you fired up e nough to upgrade to Genera l Class. So get on board and
go afte r that DX, Compadre 1
Tht:: first continent for WAC is as t::asy as ha vi ng a chat with a
fri e nd nearby and swapping QS L cards. If s li ke getting North
A merica fo r free. The experience of sending out for the other live
cards from your contacts in other countries will give you a notion of
how playing the award game means honi ng your postal sk ill s a long
w ith your operating skill s. Remember. Bunkey. the whole time you
arc com municating with fo lks on the ham bands you are going to be
learning. Don ' t be a fraid to ask questi ons. T here is a ton of ex perience
ou t the re ready to help you inc rease the quantity of wallpape r hanging
in your shac k.
T he Worked A ll Continents award is sponsored by the International Te lecommun icatio ns Unio n (ITU ). Information o n getting your
WAC certi ficate can a lso be had from the AR RL as stated above for
the Worked All States award. Do n' t forget the SASE.

Rag Chewers Club

One of the things that can happe n o n your path to c has ing awards
is you forg et where you are. Ham radio is about getting to know fo lks.
So before we push o n to the next major award, I want to tell you about
ano ther fun award that shou ld hang in every o perato r's shack.
To become a member of the Rag C hewers Club you must produce
proof of any si ngle contact of I/2 hour or longer. This award serves to
demo nstrate that you know how to have a conversation that consists
of mo re than an exc hange of signal reports and the weather. Take some
time to get lo know the person o n the other end of your transceiver.
Agai n, in formation on thi s most prestigious of amateur awards ca n be
had by sending an SASE to the ARRL.

B The DX Century Club fDXCCJ

Th is is the award that every ham tries for at some point in hi s or her
amateu r career. It serves as a demonstration of a person s mastery of
the ham radio environment. Simply put. you must contact hams in 100
cou ntrie s and be able to verify communication w ith I00 va lid QSL
cards. T here are currently 326 valid cou nt ries for DXCC. The complete li st and rules can be had by se nding $2.00 to the ARRL.
Becoming a member of the DX Ce ntury Club is not as hard as it
sounds. The main ingredi ent to the form ula for most fo lks is time. Yo u

just need to get on the air enough and pu t your sig na l in the way of
enou gh folks in enough places arou nd the world. O ne of the fi rst thin gs
you will di scover whe n you peruse the DXCC coun tries list is that there
are countries. and there are "countries." For instance, if you have
succeeded in earni ng the Worked All States award mentioned earli er,
you already have three countries toward DXCC. You see, the DXCC
countries li st cou nt s the 48 contiguous United States as one country and
Alaska and Hawaii are addition al ''countri es: Y~rious island g roupings and governmen ta l ent ities also serve to increase the DXCC
country list.
Nothing substitutes for ti me at the dials searching out the vari ous
countries. You ca n push the process a long a bit by making you rse lf
available o n majo r contest weekends. T he ARR L DX contest in
February a nd March , the IARU HF World Championshi ps in Jul y, and
the CQ World-Wide DX Contest in October and November. a long w ith
a few others. c an run your totals up nicely.
As you travel around the bands you wi ll run across several DX
'nets th at specia lize in helping people make contact wi th rare DX. If
you hear a station o n these nets that you need. stick around. However.
you are likely to find that the time spent waiti ng in line to make that Net
contact can be better spent listen ing around the bands for other DX,
especiall y when you arc searching fo r you r fi rst I OOcountries. C hances
are. you will find waiti ng by the mailbox for those QSL cards mo re
difficult than catchi ng I 00 cou ntries. But when the cards fina lly do
come in. you w ill be able to quali fy for membership in a cl ub that every
ham wants to belo ng to . Who knows. you may even be one of the select
few who go o n to achieve 5 Band DXCC.
So there you have the big three awards for a begi nning ham to aspire
to (and my personal favorite. The Rag Chewers C lub). This just touched
the surface. There's W orked A ll Zones. Worked All Counties, the
DXCC Honor Ro ll. You'vegot to work 'em to earn 'em , so get cracking
and have fun! I' 11 see you on the bands . Iain ' t rare DX. but I' II be happy
to help you get into the Rag Chewers Cl ub.

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fax: (405) 233-2948 ATT: Hauser

ALBANIA Major per~onncl reduction at R. Tirana: abolished correCity !WO. I?.) Despite numerous fa lse slam. l'ara Ins Diexistas has
spontkm:e section and Eng lish service has onl y two staff members (R.
never been on the air on R. Rebcldc. I continue struggl ing to convince
the authorities of the value of our hubby (Manolo de la Rosa. La
Japan Ml'dia 1?111111d1rp via BBCM)
Habana. late May ) RHC SSB on 11 960 al 2200-2300 in English is 20
ARMENIA Since May 6. external broadcasts ID as Vo ice of ArmekW. with 1.25 kW residual carrier (Arnie Coro. RHC DXUL )
nia. someti111es adding Radio Agency but no lnnger mentioning A rak~: in
Armenian before English and other;,says Ycrcvan n e Khosum .. ("Yerevan
CZECH REPUBLIC In late May. R. Prague had very poor. di storted
calling.. ). At ~ ig n -off. "llayastani Dzayni Radiogort sakalutyuni.. Fax#
audio on I 1640at 1800.5930 atOOOO.alsu7345(Brian Alexan<ler.PA)
Te~ tin g ne w compressor unti l Ju ne 7. spec ial QS L ror th is only: was to
+7-8852-55 151 3 (BBC Monitoring)
go into permanent use Jul y I for improved moduBELGIUM Th is summc1.. s open house at RVI
lation and reception (Nora Mike>. R. Prague. via
is the Wavre transmitter site. Sat. Aug. 19. for its
Pete Costello) Compressor made things worse.
50th anniversary: sign up in ad vance (RV I mailbag)
loud
hum on 73 ~5 at *0258 in early June (Diane
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA R. B-H.Sarajevo.
1
RADIO ""KKEY
Mauer. WT )
I I I I I I I
! I I I I I
added new I OkW AM 7 105. but also kept using US B
RFE/RL made their l a ~ l broadcasts from Munich
on 7 108. both on air most of the day (BBCM)
June 3. as move to Prague compl eted by remai ning
7108.08 US B fa ir al 0158-0230+ (Alexander. PA)
staff of 400. cut from 1500 (Reuters via Boston
BOUGAINVILLE Rebels fighting for indepenC1f'l1r1td1Pr0<1<Jt l o
Ill C'"""""'""'J84J
Globe via Malcolm Kaufman) fl s 300 ex -1100
dence must often resort to coconut oil to run generatJ.fJ41
S o "'"" Slfirllfu IOI II $1I190$
(AP via New York Times via Chet Copeland) 300
tor powering pirate Radio Free Bougai nville. Oil of
l11.Jd>o
fM I AC 104. I MHl
ex1200. Vladimir Ma t u~ovich. fo rmer director of
40 coconuts powers stat ion for one hour. But the
" Of. Orot/110 ~,,...._, IOJ S II
OlllO"O't:11 C1Jlr tS'
Russian service. wrote Cong re~' that programprice is hca,y. ;\ station supporter says four of his
firltOI JI 468 JJOOf1 10 1 1140 8011 tiit"" I t JJ91
f M 104, 1MH1 0.1i "'-rit1 d11 f.00 6 OO't
ming quality has deteriorated ' eriously in last two
friend~ harvesting coconuts were cxernted by the
years to become practicall y ind i ~ tin gu i ~ h able from
PNG army (/.A1 Ll'ttre. Reporters ~a n s frontieres via
Russian radi o: new' is slanted. ~o metime s outright
IFEX. via Brm:c Girard. USENET. via Pete Costell o
anti -A merican though we arc still payi ng for it (Washington Times
via George Thurman ) RFB on 3850 at 0900- 1 I00 when coconut power
editorial vi a Copeland ) Wi lli am Marsh. former RFE/RL director
available. less than 100 watts (Sam Voron. IARN via John Norfolk )
desc ribed transfe r to Prague as an ex pensive liasw leadi ng to poor
BRAZIL R. Mundial. 4974.97. carri es a Japanese mu sic program.
qual it y or broadcasting . ..catastrophic .. (CTK via BBCM) A wellRadio N iklw1. Mon -Sat 0800- 1000 (Yuji Omiya via Takayuki Inoue.
informed source in Munich tell s me that some RFE people took
l?c/i111p11go IJX via Radio Nll('\'O Mundo )
~ 100, 000 severance pay and the nex t day we re rehired by BIB/VOA
BULGARIA R. Varna heard Friday 2200-24000119775. mostly music.
(John Vodcni k, MD )
Bulgarian annou ncements. Normally on AM & FM onl y (BBCM)Also24
ECUADOR Al their request HCJB i' no longer carrying programs
hours on 15175. including English. French. German news al 08 15- 11 30
from TWR Brazil. which were in Portuguese and German . March/
[or -0830? 1. and maritime show 2200-2.mo (source unknown. REE
Apri l antenna experiment on 97~5 at OJ00-0500 was the steerable
Am igos de la 011da Coria. may be outdated)
aimed due north. better on eastern 'eaboar<l out signals dropped in
CANADA RCI i ~ on borrowed time and may disappear altogether due
Oklahoma because of its very narrow lobe: then went to curtain slewed
to severe CBC budget cu ts (Shawn Axelrod. IRCA DX Mo11i10r) In late
toward Kam;as City. but wi ll probabl y move it farther cast to cover
May. Andr.! Coure) announced on RCI Mai/hag that R c r ~ budget had
Boston and New York. hopefu lly not affecting Enid as it has a much
been extended at the present level. but for only one year (Diane Mauer.
wider pattern . As of June I we were switchi ng at 0500 from 344 to 324
WI) Still waiting to see if CBC budget cuts affect RCI: things may happen
(Rich McVicar. HCJB)
later in 1995 at RCI (A llan Fam ili ant. RCI , RN Media Network) RCI
New R. Buen Pastor. Saraguro. first heard J une 16 at 21 10 on
added a Sack ville frequency. 17870 fo r English at 2000-2 100: Skelton for
4830.23. most ly Quichua but Spanish ID 2 1 17. strong signal but
Europe 2200-2359 on 5995. 7 195 (Wil liam Westenhaver. PQ. World of
terri ble QRM fro m Tachira 4830 (Ri ch McV icar. HCJB Tire Latest
Radin )
Catch)
CHINA CRI on new 9560 at
R. Alianza. 5848.79 heard
0400 (Bria n Alexan<li:r. PA) Must be
All times UTC; All f requencies kHz; * before hr= sig11 on,
only on weekend afte rnoons
"mi ss ing .. Ca nada relay. supposed to
ajie r hr = sign off; II = parallel programming; + =
around I<)37 with Otavalefio folk
be on 118-rn thi s ~ummer . previously
continuing but not monitored; 2 xfreq 2nd har111011ic; Zmusic (McV icar. HCJ B TLC)
and still announced as 9595 (ghl
95 =.rnmmer season
Henrik Klemi:l7. has resigned as
COLOMBIA
R. Comunal.
monthl y reporter to DXPL si nce
Narilio. Amioquia. 2679.6~ = 2 x
certain DX publications have
13~0 - . heard 0050-0 I 02:20* (Rich Mc Vicar. Ecuador. Fine Tu11i11g ) New
qumed hi~ info without credit (DXPL) If I had re,i!!ncd for beill!.!
name for HJZI 15-50. Bmwta. heard on 3100 is MCI Radio meaning both
plag iarized. I would be long gone (gh)
~
~
Medio <le cumuni caci6n intern ac ional. and Mi siun. Cari s n~atica
EQUATORIALGUINEA R. Africa. 15186.5 before closing at 2300
Internac ional (Henrik Klemetz. ibid.. Dateline Bogot<i via RNM)
announces a Listener s clubat 1~0201 Parin /\ ve .. Suite 230. C~pcrtino.
COSTA RICA R. Alajuela. 5 119.68 = ~ x 1280 heard at 0400-0500
CA 950 I0-21 3'.! (Jim Frimmel. T X) Resembles broker Pan American
(Rich McVi car. HCJB TLC ) RFP I US address changed zip code so it' s
Broadca,ting address in WRTH (gh)
Box 20728. Portland. OR 97294. Two U11in 'rsitrofthc Air courses fo r 3rd
ETHIOPIA R. Ethiopia. 9705 at 0358-0445+ 1171 I0.05 and 9560
quarter are Global Spirit ual ity: and repeat or History of the UN-a
mi xed with China: so 9560 no longer used by V. or Peace (Brian
pcr~on al pe rspcct ive ( RFPI Ma ilbag) Tue- Fri 2230 and 2300 plus repeats.
Alexander. PA) [non] V. ofOromo Lihi:ration was last heard on WHRI
CROATIA C RZ English news on hour every hour 2200 through 0400
13760. April 28 al 1500-1 600: had bee n Tue & Fri (BBCM)
on 13830. 7370. 5895 (BBCM )
GABON R. Pakistan reports it has been invited to be relayed over
CUBA RHC s Spanish DX program introduced a new English
Moyabi with Islamic programming (BBCM )
announce r. sounded like Ed Lindell. who used to work for KKFI. Kansas

'Jilt
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GEORGIA R. Georgia is diffi cult in Europe. Engli sh at 0530-0600on

NETHERLANDS RN Wed documentaries. repeated Fri on alternate
11 805. 0700-0730 & 1600- 1630on 11910 (BDXC via RVI Radio World
broadcasts: Aug 23 & 30. Guatemalan refugees: Aug 24. survivors of the
via Busche!) Maybe Mon-Fri only? (Biischel)
Bomb-SO years later in Japan (RN 011 Targer via Diana Mauer. rb) But
GERMANY OW has a new 800 number for comments. mailing li st
Aug 24 is a Th ursday: wrong date? See also June MT. p 43
NEW ZEALAND RRS. Levin extended to I 130* M-F: Wo11de1f11I
requests: 203-9862 (Will Martin. MO) Will cease all SW broadcasts to N/
WIS Europe. replaci ng ASTRA satellite. local stations, contracts signed
W11rld ofRadio. Mon 0800. 1100. 2200 includes l\lmeScan. my DX news
and ham news (Arthur T. Cushen. MBE. RNZI Mailbox) No freqs,
with 350 in Europe (RV I via Blischel)
HONDURAS HRJ A, I 5675. greatly reduced sked in June for reorgapresumably at least 1602. 3935 (gh)RNZ I E-mail addr changed to:
ni zation. but will likely expand soon: was Mon 2200-2400. Tue & Wed
rnzi@actrix.9en.nz. Also posts skeds on USENET's rec.radio.sw and
2300-2400. Fri 2000-2400. Sat 1900-2400. Sun 2100-0 I00 (WRMI via
rec.radio.info; and started WWW page: http://www,actrux,gen .nz/
Diana Mauer)
users/ rnzi (Adrian Sainsbury. RNZI MailIRAN !non] V. of Human Rights and Freedl om for Iran writes that
/J11x)
they arc run by the Organization of Human Rights and Freedom for Iran
PALAU Kl-IB N expanded skcd on
with affi liated me mbers being Flag of Freedom Organization of Iran, the
9965 to *0800- 1830*, still only one tran sIranian Youth Solidarity. and League of Iranian Women. the Association
mitter as of June (Arthur Cushen. RNZI
for the Advanceme nt of Education in Iran and the Iranian Students'
Mailbox)
Association; and says on the air only at 1430-1625 on 9270, 9380. 11 470
PERU unID on 5556.26 until 0337*
tape heard by Jeff White who thinks it' s R.
(Finn Krone, AWR Slovakia via BBCM) Believed via Egypt. but still
heard at 0340 on 9380. 11 470 (BBCM) And three weeks later at 0250La lnmaculada. the name of a parish (HCJB
0442* on 9380// 11469.67. and with badly distorted audio on 9270. Later
TLC)
confinned with English opening at 0227 (Brian Alexander, PA. W.0.R. )
ROMANIA RR! fax & phone: 401 IRAQ I non I We too thought Jul y p. 47 item on 15 133 was Baghdad.
223-26 13: also gives separate telephone
Gire them desktop
40 1-6 17-2856. (via Ed Kusalik)
but furth er checks confirrn thi s at 1600 is the Iraqi opposiriv11 station
publishing a11d nut
mimicking government radio with same ID "Republ ic of Iraq Radio from
RUSSIA of the 250 transmitters be- comes th is.
Baghdad." but adding ''Voice of the Iraqi People." Has also been heard on
longing to the V. of Russia radio comfrequency used at other times by UAE Radio, Dubai. apparently by
pany. which broadcasts to foreign countries. only 50 are now operat ing
mi stake. for three days in May 13675 //15 133 and 9570 at 1530-1730.
( Mo ~cow 2x2 TV via BBCM) In Dec 1994. VOR told us they used 82 SW
subsequently carrying Dubai program at this time. V. of Rebell ious Iraq.
and 16 MW. Revising the figures last month. now that info direct from
with addresses in Iran and Syria. and believed from Iran. monitored at
VOR is recei ved, rather than based solely on monitoring. VOR program
1200-1 430 in Arabic. Kurdish on 6030-6070v. contrary to announced
hours per week total 574. although they ann ounced in April it would be
546 (BBCM)
schedule on other frequencies and times (BBCM) Developments continue to foo l us-subsequent ly, both Iraqi opposition on 13676 and UAE
Seemingly in connection with the Vietnam relay reschedu ling. lq.v.].
on 13675 heard simu ltaneously (Chris Greenway, BBCM)
VOR made unexpected changes in June, perhaps because the same
transmitter is in volved: 9530 with VOR English 2 130-2300, Vilnius
ITALY Through Play-DX. R. Mariquita became aware of the censored
2300-2330. Minsk 2330-2400*: and VOR on 9665 at
version of their nude mascot in MT, Jan. p.
0300-0500. Also moved 15 105 to 15400 at ?? 150043. Pedrito c l Drito responded, translated
Oun t. the Voice of the Silenced.
2000. to conflict with BBC/A fri ca rather than WHRI
from Sp;mish: "Evidently those gentleOun u the Radio for Liberty.
(Kevin Hecht.PA . W.0.R.) Dr Gene Scott University
men think two breasts could scandalize
Net: 0300-0700 on Krasnodar 17655. 0700- 1600 on
readers. But are the Yan kees without
Samara 15500 (W. Biischel)
shame? They send people to die in the
Voice of Burma
SA'UDI ARABIA Fax for BSKSA frequency manelectric chair or gas chamber, send their
agemen t in Ri yadh is 404 1692 (via Ed Kusali k) 15705 item in Ju ly may
soldie rs to fire on the world. and they're afraid of two naked breasts?
have been e rror or ex periment as not in BS KSA summer schedule (via
Breasts are pacifist. they don' t ever kill anybody, and furt hermore
Randy Stewart) and never heard here (gh)
promote feelings of peace. not war. Breasts are li fe! Long li ve life !" Often
SIERRA LEONE R. El Koran dropped from WRTH years ago as
on 3925 at 1800-2300. relaying Marabu (R. Pavanello. Italy. and S.
unconfirmed. but French DXer Bernard Chenal reports in COCQ bu lletin
G6mez, Catalunya. Play-DX) Edit was made by female in whom the
he visited Freetown. and it is acti ve with 250 kW on 9630 1500-1900 in
graphic did not promote feelings of peace' (rb)
Arabic. Engli sh. French, 7 African languages: maybe omni antenna
JAPAN R. Japan no longer has a mai ling list; it 's too much trouble.
explains why it 's so seldom reported outside Africa: address is P.M .B.
No E-mail address yet. but may be on Internet with program info soon
668 (A ndy Sennit. RNMN)
(Hello jiw11 Tokyo. R. Japan)
SOMALIA R. Free Somalia increased to 800 watts AM, including
JORDAN R. Jordan ex ternal service in Arabic: 0730- 1030 As/ Au on
13820 1225- 1300 to Australia. depending on donations of diesel fu el
11 8 10; 2 100-2400 Eu/Am on 11 935, 11 805 (BBCM )
(Sam Voron, IARN via John Norfolk)
LIBERIA ELBC, 7275. weak *0653-0705+ wi th anthem. Engl ish.
prayer (Brian Alexander. PA)
MOLDOVA I non I RM I via Bacau. Romania. English besides 1400
'
and 1930 on I 1580 is at 0 I 00 on 9540. 1230 on 153 15. now without
DX Listening Digest
forme r noise accompanying, Mon-Sat (Edwin Southwell , DSWCI)
MONGOLIA Answering last month 's question: I tried six or seven
More broadcasting information by country compiled
times to hear the " NAm" service of RUB at 0300-0330 on 12000. 9960
by Glenn Hauser
with an R-8 and a 400 ft-long outdoor horizontal closed loop. but was
unable to detect more than a weak het: nor was the 1445- 15 15 on 9950.
Review of International Broadcasting
7293 any better (B. Cooley. Victoria, BC. W.O.R.)
MYANMAR I non I Democratic V. of Burrna via Kvits0y. Norway.
SW Programming, opinion, equipment, satellite monitoring.
from National Coalition Govt. of Union of Burma. is on 11 850 at 1430Samples $2.50 each (outside North America US $3 or 71RCs)
1455. unconfirmed freq 173 15?] at 0300-0055: address: P.O. Box 6720.
10 issue subscriptions $26 in USA, or both for $49
St. Olavs Plas. N-01 30 Oslo. Norway: tel. +47-22-20002 1. fax +47-22Glenn Hauser, Box 1684-MT, Enid, OK 73702
114988 (Mon Aung in charge of DVOB. via W. Biischel)
August 1995

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43

the Global Forum (continued}

SUDAN I non I The Eritrcan president has asked Sudanese opposition
elements to set up a radio station in Asmcra (SU A via BBCMJ
SWITZERLAND UN Radio on I0461. 17520 reports may be sent
to Gene va or to Room 850. UN. NY 10017, they announce (BBCM )
THAILAND BBC SW relay mentioned last month wi ll be in Tambon
Ban Kacng. Muang District. Nak hon Sawan Pro\'ince. on an area of 300
rai , or about 48 hectares. with a budget of 1.115 gigabaht. Thai radio
repom (BBCM )
fnon'>J Mystery on I5470at I :n0-1400discovered by Ruman Pankov.
Bulgaria. very profc~s i o nal radio play and wdl-performed music: Victor
Goonetillekc idcnti fied the language as Bang la. addrc~s in Bangkok but no
definite ID or IS for R. Thailand (Wolfgang Blischel) Dai ly with Islamic
religious programs. st::ems from a C IS faci li ty. address given is
Muktaprabaha. GPO Box I605. Bangkok 105 10 (Alok Das Gupta. West
Bengal. Ausrralia11 DX Ne 11.1)
I non I 154 70 is rt::gistcrcd for Russia. and runs typical test tones before
1330; program is Di.1rn.uio11 Sessio11011 rhe \Vords<?fGod(Chris Greenway.
BBCM)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE Radio. Dubai. in English monitored:
1329- 1355 on 15394.94and 11674.95.1600- 1640on 2 1604.9. 15394.94.
had been also on 15435 but VOA replaced it: 0329-0355 on 11945. 13675.
15400. ab o announct::d 2 1485 (Brian Alexander. PA)
UKoGBaNI Want to get the BBCWS streamed (ugh! ) schedules on
the Web? Try: http:/ /www.bbcnc.org. uk.worldservice/ (Joel Rubin.
CA) Oily~ Powell. 93. film critic 1939-1976 and since then TV reviewer.
died June 5 (AP London via NY Times via Larry Ncbron} She was best
known to us as a longtime panelist on BBC' s Mr \Vord 1 (Nebron & gh)
URUGUAY Corrccting one item last month: R. Maldonado docs 1101
use SW feeder currently. and when it did it was 4900. not 4970 (Takayuki
Inoue N.. lfr/(111111ag11 DX via /?w/io Nuern A!fu11d11}
USA Your co l umni s t ~ World of Radio. always subject to change
without noti ce. latest known sked: first airi n!.! Fri 2 115 on WWCR 9475
in Aug & Sept after June & July on 15685: Fri 2229 WHRI 13760: Sat
0501WHRl 5745:0600WWCR5065:1629\VHRI
15 105. KWHR 6120: Sun 0930 WWCR 5065: Mon
0330 KW HR 175 10: Tue 1230 WWCR 15685. On
World Radio Network. Galaxy 5. 125 W. ch. 6.
3.820 GHz. Vert ical. 6.8 MH z aud io. Sun 1900.
Local relays of WRN bcliel'cd to be on al that time
are WUEV. 9 1.5 FM. Evanw illc. IN: and WWHS.
92. 1 FM. Hampden-Sydney. VA. Cable system~
carrying WRN on F:vl or TV audio or SAP full or
part time incl ude: Washington DC. Vancouver BC. NJ. Omaha. CalState
Polytcch. Denver, Austi n TX. A m h er~t MA. Northfield MN. S. Portland
ME. Burlington and Shelburn VT. Palo Alto CA. Minneapolis MN
(WRN) My Part 15 FM station. wB HI'" on 89.5. Bath. NY. carries
W. O.R. Sundays at 2:00 pm EDT . followed by Wa11esca11 (Jake Longwe ll )
Further two-way w rn plaints led WWC R to leave 5075 before you
could read about it last month , moved to 7435 for Bro. Stair on ly at 11001400. WWCR contin ues actively seeking a 90-mb frequency to repluce
7435 at least by winter late at night with lowest MUFs. Trurh Radio
Nerwork houghl 0500-0800 M-F on 7435. so previous occupants bumped
later: at 0800 Mon Sp1crn1111repeat: Tue Sou ml C11rre111s <~f'rhe Sj1iri1: Thu
Rock the U11i1er.w: at 0900 on 7435. Mon H11111 Radio & More: Tue So1111d
C11rre111S of 1/1e Spirir: Thu Ruck rhe U11i1erse: I 000 on 15685 Mon
Specf/'11111 repeat: Tue Tempered Sreel. But all these could shift into the
0700- 1000 period on 5065 in, tead (W\VC R)
Since Scrip111resfor !1111erirn landed WHRI in the '"Far Right"' lists in
national publicity followin g the Oklahoma City bombi ng. WHR I ha been
re-evaluating Pastor Pete Peters. monitoring him carefully (gh) PPP
mentioned in early June that he might be leaving WHRI. while claiming
he is not a hatc- monger(Don Thornton. NJ) Was weekdays 2 100-2200 on
13760. 0 I00-0200 on 5745: indt:ed miss ing following week at 2 100.
replaced by ubiquitous WHR music (gh) and 0100 replaced by equally
political Pmphecr C/uh (Don Thornton) Then Peters 5howcd up on
WJCR. 7490 at 2300 (Jim Moats. OH )

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LKking Bethany. and with Delano and Greenville inadequate. VOA

bought time on WHRI. not IOo far from Bethany. fo r R. Marti (John
Vodenik. MD) Tue-Sat 0 I 00-0400 on 9495. conveniently already jammed
by Cuba as previously ran La VoL de la Fundaci6n. another Mas Canosa
station (ghJ R. Marti then added 7365 from *0 100 (Kevin Hecht , PA) Site
unknown. hut VOA behal'ior with carricron a~ early as 0047. no ID. straight
into programming at exactly 0 I00. WWCR had al so been approached by R.
Marti but no deal as anti-Castro station slow in paying bills (gh) Richard
Lobo. head of RTV Mart i. rt::signcd May 26 amid mounting turmoil at the
stati ons. It took even close asso<.:iatcs hy ~ urpr bc . US IA in spector general
wa~ carrying out wide-ra nging probe. Associate said ""It"s a pressure
cookt::r. .. ont:: of the worst jobs in town: Joseph Sull ivan. chief of U.S.
Interests Section in Cuba. had protested to State Dept. that RM had placed
an employee at risk by broadcasting allegations he was a security agent for
the Cuban government (Christopher Marqu is & Don Bohning. Miami
Hemld via Aaron Pilchick) RrE/RL. sec CZEC H REPUBLIC
Aftt:r more than a month without its Saturday Night Nazi and far-rig ht
lineup. WRNO had rcsumt::d by June I 0 !1111erica11 Dissidelll Voices on
7355 at 0 I00. Herald of Trurh at 01 30. bu t still no Zundel at 0200. nor the
fo ll owi ng week (gh) Holocaust denier Zundel"s ""Bunker'" home in
Cabbagetown. Toronto. was hit by arson on VE Day. with more than
$ I00.000 damage while Zundel was away speaking in B.C. (Toronto S tar
via R.J . rliegl) Zu ndt:I and other purveyors of hatred arc clearly misguided,
but this vigilante act was wrong and must also be condemned! (Fliegl)
Someone in Toronto kee p' sending me Nazi literature: they needn't bother
(gh)
WV HAs DXrm was mi ss ing from schedul ed June broadcast UT Tue
June 6th at 0230 on 7465. hcf(~c whi ch they turned off the tr~nsmitter
without t::x planation or apnlogy (gh & Diane Mauer. WI) Nor was it on Tue
1800 on I 3720 (gh) Called P.C. in Florida and they fo und out someone
forgot to play the tape so it did run one week latc( Diane Mauer) Started
early. already at 0227 (gh) R c~ i d e nt s or Gree nbush. Maine. arc suspicious
ofwhat"s going on at WV HA. wh ich Prophecy Countdown is trying to have
dcsignatcu a ""church"" to avoid paying property taxes.
SI 15-S I 20 K per year amounted to I 8'7c of town s tax
take. and Greenbush had come to depend on it during
Chri stian Science yt:ars. But P.C. said it would pay if
exemption not grantt::d. and help the town in other
wa y~ if it was (Tom Weber. Bangor Daill' News via
Wes Linscott. NII Y}
.
Besides 7425 the 24 hours. WEWN has
""a lternat e~ for central and western N. America.
I 1875 at 1300- 1600 and 1361 :l at 1600-2400 (Gabriel's Hum via Gigi
Lytle )
Contrary lo Ju ne printed scht::dulc. WRM I. 9955 was ru nning two
W11ve.1rn11s in a row , last wet:k"s and this wcek"s. Sats 2200 & 22 15: al so
scheduled UT Tue-Sa10030-0045, presu mably old repeats (Diane Mauer,
WI) Beg in ning in late August, Viva Mi11111i! will present travel reports on
Tex as, Mex ico, Canadian Rockies. Glacier and Yellowstone. Weekday
times 2300 & 2400 subject to change (Jeff White. WRMI via Mauer)
lntl!rnational postal rates from U.S. fi nally went up J uly 9. including:
half-ounce ai rmail letters to Mexico 40e. Canada 4611. <il l other countries
60e: one ounce respect ively. 46e. 5211. $ 1.00: airmail postcards 35, 40,
50e: aerogrammcs to all count ries 5011. Internati ona l Reply Coupons cost
S 1.05. redeem for 60ft (Posw/ /J11lleri11 )
VIETNAM [non [ In earl y June. VOV relay via Russia shifted time and
fr~4uenc y uncxpl!ctcdl y. 0400-0600 on 7360 replaced by 0 100-0300 on
7250 (Ke,in Hecht. PA. \V.0.R.) Finall y rt::alizcd that had been too late for
listeners in East and summer propagation. Some are confused by VOV
announce ments: they give all frcqucncic~ and times without specifying
which ones are at which times: and kt::cp pluggi ng the ir 50th anniversary
contest (gh) Span bh 0300-0400 al so on 7250. sometimes starting at 0230
<BBCM) Since March 26. VOV vi a Pctropavlovsk- Kamchatka in Vietat 0700-0800 moved to 12010 (Wolfgang
namese to W. N. Am.
Blischcl. Germany) VOV fa x given as 255765. country code un known; no
direct dial from US? (Hecht)

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BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA: Radio Bosnia Hercegovina. Serbian. Operatic
vocals to lady's ballad. Station ID at 0100, 0140, 0200 as "Radio Bosnia
Hercegovina." English country tunes ahd pop music from 0102-0140. (Ed
Rausch, Cedar Grove, NJ)
0240 UTC on 5065
UNITED STATES: WWCR . Tom Valentine's Radio Free America show,
discussing mysterious black helicopter sightings throughout 1he U.S. (Fr.
John Bellovich, Macclenny, FL)
0258 UTC on 9615
GERMANY: Deutsche Welle. English/ German. Interval signal to program
promo and time tips at 0300. German announcement and English world
newscast. (Susan J. Wilden, Columbus, IN)
0300 UTC on 3300
GUATEMALA: Radio Cultural. Station sign-on ID. call letter ID into religious
text and music. (Bellovich, FL)
0314 UTC on 9820
CUBA: Radio Havana. Mailbag program 10 ID. (Wilden, IN) Arnie Coro's
DXer's Unlimited program, suffering interference at 0443 on 6000 /112000.
(Bellovich, FL)
0315 UTC on 9445
TURKEY: Voice of Turkey. Program on terrorists, and how they finance their
activities. Turkish pop music program. (Bellovich, FL) Audible on 9445 at
2220, with feature on teachers of religious tolerance in the Middle Ages. (Bob
Fraser, Cohasset, MA)
0440 UTC on 9905
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Radio lnt' I. Discussion on Swiss exports to China,
and news of consulate general's olfice reopening after being closed since
1962. (Bellovich, FL)
0512 UTC on 7360
VIETNAM (NON): Voice of Vietnam via Tbilisskaya, Russia. International
news, IDs and feature on the various provinces of Vietnam. Focus on
successful Vietnamese painter. Great reception for 0527'. (Bellovich, FL)
0532 UTC on 6015
CANADA: Radio Austria lnt'I relay. News, national weather, and focus on
sexual abuse charges against an Austrian archbishop. (Bellovich, FL; Wilden,
IN) Radio Austria Int' I heard on 15540 at 2300. (Jerry Witham, Keaau, HI)
0606 UTC on 7255
NIGERIA; Voice of Nigeria. Station ID to promotional for African Hour and
African Writers programs. Listener's Letter's show at 0615. (Bellovich, FL)
0630 UTC on 9640
ANTIGUA: BBC relay. Very interesting program on the United Nations
entitled The Scourge of War. The program covered action in Pales1ine,
Korea, and Kuwait. (Bellovich, FL)
0631 UTC on 9860
AUSTRALIA: Radio Australia. News on reoccurring problems within the
Rwandan refugee camps. (Bellovich, FL) Oklahoma City bombing discussion
on 9860 at 0700. (Wilden, IN) Report From Australia heard on 9580//9860 at
1040. (Fraser, MA)
0742 UTC on 9570
NEW ZEALAND: Radio New Zealand lnt'I. Interesting talk about their na1ional
role in world conflicts. Station sign-off at 0758. (Bellovich, FL; Stanley D.
Mayo, Winslow, ME)
1045 UTC on 6190
GERMANY: Radio Bremen. German. Pop music tunes to program announcement and station ID. (Giovanni Serra, Rome, l1aly)
1100 UTC on 17780
GABON: Japan Radio relay. Swedish and Italian announcement. News and
forecast to ID. Musical pause and featured programming in Swedish. Japanese song into Italian program at 1115. Station ID. frequency quote and
schedules. Feature Appuntamento Domenica/a by Michele Camandona, into
Italian service at 1130. (Serra, Italy)
1226 UTC on 15775
ICELAND: Rikisutvarpid/NBC. Icelandic. News format to interval signal.
Topical chat on Iceland, interval signal repeat, to closing ID at 1259. Signoff
at 1300. (Serra, Italy)
1242 UTC on 13625
FRANCE: Radio France lnt'I. News briefs, science quiz promotional. and
feature on major cleanup in the Baltic Sea. Discussion on human genetic
engineering at 1250. (Larry Zamora. Alamogordo, NM)
1356 UTC on 12005
ECUADOR: HCJB. Station ID and Quito address. Time tips at the hour to
Hope For the Heart program, discussing discipleship ministry. (Zamora, NM)
Studio 9 show heard on 15490 at 1725. (Wilden, IN ; Larry Van Horn,
Brasstown, NC)
1435 UTC on 9435
JAPAN: Radio Japan. Listener's letter segment of Radio Japan's Magazine
show. Commentary on subway gas attacks at 1450. Tokyo Pop-In program
at to 1500 ID. (Zamora, NM)

1548 UTC on 6030

GERMANY: Suddeutscher Rundfunk. German. Talk about election in Bremen
from male/female announcer duo. Pop music, time pips at 1600, station ID
into newscast. (Serra, Italy)
1610 UTC on 2754
CHINA: Voice of the Strait. Presumed Chinese with lady announcer. Additional Chinese loggings noted as; Xinijiang PBS-Urumqi on 4330 at 1635,
in Kazaki with male's monologue. CPBS-Beljlng on 3815 at 1645, in Chinese
with announcer's text and regional music. Guangxl BC Station on 5050 at
1655, in Chinese with music, lady announcer, time pips and 1100-, CPBS
Beijing on 4460 at 1705, and Radio China Int' I on 2330 at 12055. (Witham,
HI)
1645 UTC on 4400
NORTH KOREA: Voice of National Salvation. Korean. Heard under jamming
signal. The jammers for 4450 and 4557 were slightly off frequency, causing
heterodyning. North Korea's Chagong Provincial heard in Korean at 1655
on 3959.7 1/3970,3980 with talk and Korean music. (Witham, HI)
1737 UTC on 9825
UNITED STATES: Radio Marti. Spanish programming of news and IDs.
(Wilden. IN) Audible on 13820 at 2200, with rock music focus on Led
Zeppelin. (Zamora, NM) Heard on 15330, 2350-000" . (Witham, HI)
1755 UTC on 10461 use
SWITZERLAND: United Nations Radio. Interval signal and UN hymn. News
of international UN activities. Commentary on Palestinian economic advance. History of the United Nations segment, to QSL addresses for New
York City and Geneva. Audible at 0600 on 10461. (Rausch, NJ)
1830 UTC on 11675
RUSSIA: Voice of Russia. Moscow Yesterday and Today, on the 14th
century Battle of Kolykovo. Memories of Russian soldiers from the Battle of
Berlin discussed at 2215 on 9530. (Fraser, MA) Additional VOA monitored
as; 1605 on 11675, 1824 on 11675, 1959 on 15105. (Wilden, IN)
191 4 UTC on 4005
VATICAN CITY STATE: Vatican Radio. Italian. Newscast with correspondent's
reports. Announcements to interval signal at 1930, //5885. AM &FM frequencies 527, 1530 kHz and 105.0 MHz in FM audible. (Serra, Italy)
1915 UTC on 15440
FINLAND: YLE/Radio Finland. Closing bits of Finnish Press Review. Station
programming updates to ID. Media Roundup program heard on II 6120,
9730. (John Shelby, Boise, IA)
1925 UTC on 9746
BAHRAIN: Radio Bahrain. Arabic. Regional vocals and program announcements. Time pips and ID at 2000. (Witham, HI)
1935 UTC on 15315
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: Radio Netherland Bonaire relay. Happy Station
show featuring Sounds of the Occupation, a focus on old news broadcast and
music. (Fraser. MA)
1936 UTC on 5015
TURKMENISTAN: Turkmen Radio. Turkmen. Regional chant with instrumental music. Station ID by female, and possible news format from male/
female duo, followed by a repeat of regional chants. (Serra, Italy)
2010 UTC on 15095
SYRIA: Radio Damascus. Closing world news topics to station ID. Arabic
music to News and Views magazine show. (Tommy Patterson, Mobile, AL;
Tom Bank, Dallas, TX)
2030 UTC on 11750
MOLDOVA: Radio Dniester. Station ID and schedules quote. News magazine show to rock music promos. Numerous IDs and interview for Press
Review program. Co-channel interference and signal splatter. (Serra, Italy)
2055 UTC on 15135
RWANDA: Deutsche Welle relay. English ID to French transmitter site ID.
Interval signal. Station schedule quote and international newscast. European Journal program. Audible on 9735 at 1930. (Rausch, NJ; Patterson, AL)
2125 UTC on 15050
COSTA RICA: Radio For Peace Int' I. Feature on the progress after Mount St.
Helen's volcanic incident. Greenpeace public service announcements from
the Australian rock group Midnight Oil. about proper waste disposal. (Zamora,
NM)
2125 UTC on 13650
CANADA. Radio Canada lnt'I. Discussion on the roll of Canadian women
during World War II. Station ID to French service at 2130. (Bellovich) Health
and Science show heard on 5960 at 239. (Wilden, IN)
2310 UTC on 9700
BULGARIA: Radio Bulgaria. National anniversary celebrations of the 1876
uprising against the Ottoman Empire. (Fraser, MA; Don Taylor, Green Cove
Springs, FL)

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_Th_e_Q_S_L_R_e.._po_rt
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____~Ji[.]~i-rdJiiitcl-Gayfe Van Hom

Its Greek to Me!

Recog ni zin g and ide ntify ing languages on short wave can be an exasperating task! Do you ret:og ni ze the Romance dialects of Frent:h. Italian. Romani an. Portuguese. and Spanish? Whal
are the seven German it: languages? Did
you know that China' s Mandarin and
Cantonese languages have dist inctive
characteri stics''
If your li nguisti c skills are lack ing,
perhaps Canada s Ontario DX Assoc iati on has the answer. Foreig11 Language
Recog11itio11 Course on t:asselle is narrated by Dr. Richard Wood. an expert
linguist. author. and DXer. This course
wa~ origi nally aired in 1983 by Radio

CZECH REPUBLIC
Radio Pr:iguc. 7 345 k Hz. l'ull data "storks"
card unsigned. Prog ram schedule enclosed.
Received in 23 days for an Eng lish rcpon.
Station address: Yinohrad ska 12. 120 99
Prague 2 . Czech Republic. (Charl ie
Washburn. North Perry. ME)
ME DIUM WAVE
KNZR, 1560 AM k Hz. Full data QSL on
s ta ti on kttcrhcad. signed by Randy
Warwick-General Manager. Coverage map
enclosed. Recc.ived in 60 days for an AM
reception report. Station address: P.O. Box
80658. Bakersfield, CA 93 380. (Mark
Redfox, Seatt le. WA)
WNJC. 1360 AM kHz. Original reception repo rt
returned and sig ned by Augustine M.
Cawley-Notary Public of NJ. siampcd with
NJ seal. Received in I 0 days for an English
AM report. address label (used on reply)
and mint s tamps \used on reply). Station
address: Box 5500 Deptford. Vineland, NJ
0~096 . (Walter Szczepaniak. PA)
WBCB. 1490 AM kHz. Note on station letterhead. signed by Dan Rosenthal. Received in
l 3 days for a taped English AM repon.
address label (used on re ply). and mint
stamps (used on reply). Station address: 200
Mag nolia Dr.. Levittown Fairless Hills. P A
19054. ( S z~zcpan iak. PA)
Radio Democracy, I 0 35 AM kHz. Airborne
radio st:1tion over Haiti. Partial data QSL
handwritten on 8.5''x I l" fu ll-color laserprintcd photo of the EC- IJOE plane from
which broadra>ts ori~inated. Verification
signed by Lt. Co l. J in; Zambo. Received in
4 months for wpcd AM rcpon. Siation addres: I93rd Special O perations Group/
DOOVi, Pennsylvania Air National Guard.
Middletown. PA l 7057-5086. ( Randy
Stcwan . Springfield. MO)
BSKSA. 152 1 AM kHz. Full data QSL card
signed by Suliman A. Al Samnan-Director,
Frequency Managc111cn1. Letter and SW

46

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

Canada as a fund-raising venture for the

Handicapped Aid Program; however, it is
once again available and it is still an in valuable a id to shortwave listeners. For additional in fo rm ati on on thi s exccllelll, 90minute cassette, contact ODXA, Box 161,
Station A, Willowdale. Ontario M2N558
Canada.
"But." I hear you say. "now that I have
recognized a French broadcast, how do I
write a French ret:eption report? !"
I have the answer to that frustrating
problem. too. u111g11age u1b gives you everything you need in phrases. sentences,
salutati ons. and words. plus an exhaustive
listing of program details. Find what you

frequency schedule e nclosed. Received via registered mail in 6 months after follow-up AM report,
and one U.S. dollar (returned with reply). Total time
almost l 5 months! Station address: Ministry of
Information, Engineering Affairs . Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. (Stewart. MO)
NETHERLANDS
Radio Netherlands, 6020 kHz. Full data Solar Eclipse
card. unsigned. Received.in 60 days for an English
report. Station address : P.O. Box 222, 1200-JG
Hilversum, The Netherlands. (Washburn. ME)
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Radio Netherlands via Bonairerelay, 6 165 kHz. Full data noral scenery" card. unsigned. Received in 44
days for an Eng lish report. Station addrcss:(pleasc
refer to Radio Netherlands address ) (Gerry
LeStr:mgc, East Brunswick. NJ )
NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACONS
EY, 2 33 kHz Chesapeake. Virginia. Full data prepared QSLcard sig ned by Heather Snyder. Received
in 52 days for an English utility repon and mint
stamps. Station address: Chesap.:akc Municipal Airpon , Chesapeake. VA. 23320 (Hank Holbrook,
Dunkirk, MD)

Fl. 353 kHz Perry Sound. Ontario. Full data prepared

QSL card signed by fack Wallace. Received in 42
days for an Eng lish utility report and mint stamps.
Station address: Georgian Bay Airport. Parry Sound,
ONT Canada.
HFY, 3 18 kHz Indianapolis. Indiana. Full data prepared
QSL card signed by Rachel Olson, plus business
card. R eceived in 13 days for an English utility
report and mint stamps. Station address: Greenwood
Aviation l ne., Green Municipal Airport. Greenwood,
IN 461 4 3. (Holbrook. MD)
TOX. 371 k Hz Siler City. Nonh Carolina. Full data
prepared QSL card with illeg ible signature. Received in 24 days for an Eng lish utility report and
mint stamps. Station address: Siler City Municipal
Airpon. Siler City, NC 27344. (Holbrook. MD)
2R. 373 kHz T yendinaga Indian Reserve. Ontario. Full
data QSL lcucr plu< map oflndian Reserve.Technical

want to write in English, and the foreign languageequi valent is right there!
Gerry Dexter takes you th rough signal reports, taped report s. prepared
form cards, and tentati vc reports. Each
book is comb bound to lie llat as you
work al your typewriter or computer
keyboard.
Language LJ.1b is avai lable in Spanish, French, Portuguese. and Indonesian. and is considered The foreign
language reporting guide! For additional detai ls write, Ti arc Publications.
P.O. Box 493. Lake Geneva, WI
53 147 .

sheets on transmiucrand antenna info enclosed.

Received in 60 days for an English utility
report and mint st:1mps. Station add ress: c/o
First Nations Technical Institute Aviation, RR
# t , Airport Road, Deseromo. ONT. KOK lXO
Canada. (Holbrook, MD)
SHIP TRAFFIC

Biscay Ba y3SH2, 16384 kHz USB (Bulk Carrier). Full data prepared QSL card s igned by
Paraiso Ernesto-Radio Officer. QSL stamped
withship'sseal. Received for an English utility
report, one !RC, one U.S. dollar, and mint
stamps. Ship address: c/o Saint Navigation.
12th Flo or, 7-9 Atki Maouli, 185 35 Piraeus.
Greece. (Russ Hill. Oak Park, M l)
HMS Broadswo rd GUSS, 8240kHz USB (Fri gate ).
Full data prepared QSL card signed by Lt.
Lees. QSL stamped with ship's scat and ship
fact sheet enclosed. Received in 23 days for an
English utility report.one IRC. one U.S. dollar,
and mint stamps. Ship address: c/o BFPO Ships.
London, United Kingdom. (Hill. Ml)
Chemirnl Symphony 3EJG2, 4077 kH t. USB
(Chemical Tanker). Full data prepared QSL
stamped with ship' sseal. Received in'128 duys
for an English utility repon. one IRC, one U.S.
dollar, and mint stamps. Ship address: c/o
Yamaato Kisen K. K.. 7 50-2 Kuranukiura,
Nishi-uwa-gun. Ehime Pcrfcc1ure 796-05, Japan. (Hill. Ml)

Hyde Park C6CP6, 16390 kHz USB (General

Cargo). Full data prepared QSL stamped with
ship's seal. Received in 3 l days for an Eng l i ~h
utility repo n. one !RC. one U.S. dollar. and
mint stamps. Ship address: c/o Redericnt Otto
Danielsen. Kongevcjcn 40. 2840 Holte. Denmark. (Hill, Ml)
Canadian Highway 3EXH4. 500 kHz USB. (Pure
Car Carrier). Full data QSL letter verilied.
Received in 35 days for an English utility
repon and one U.S. dollar. Ship QSLuddress:
Kawasaki Kisen K.K. (' K'), Hibiyu Central
Bldg. 2-9. I chome-Ni ~hi -Shinbashi. Minatoku. Tokyo 105. Japan. (Holbrook. MD)

How to 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-hou r format; add (during Daylight Savings Time) 4, 5 , 6 or 7 hours for
Eastern. Central. Mountain or Pacific Time, respectively.
Note that all dates. as well as limes. are in UTC; for example, the BBC's
"John Dunn Show" (0030 UTC Sunday) will be heard on Saturday evening
(8:30 pm Eastern . 5:30 PM Pacific) in North America. not on Sunday.

2:

Choose a program or station you want to hear.

Some selected programs appear on the lower half of the page for prime
listenin g hours- space does not permit 24-hour listi ngs except for the
"Newsline" listing. which begins on the next page.
Occasionally program listings will be fol lowed 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.
T: Tuesday
H: Thursday A: Saturday
S: Sunday
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 "tent" and programming which

includes languages besides English are coded vr (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 freq uencies.
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 sti ll be audible. Every frequency is followed by one of
these target codes:
am: The Americas
as: Asia
au: Australia
na: North America
pa : Pacific
ca: Central America
va: various
sa: South America
do: domestic broadcast
eu: Europe
al: Africa
om : omnidirectional
me: Middle East
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.

RADIO PROGRAMS
Sundays

Mondays

0024
0030
0109
0124
0125
0200
0200
0200
0234
0245
0256
0315
0350
04 tO
0434
0507
0509
0524
0525
0510
0534
0535
0725
0610
0635
0915
0930
0940
1000
t 100
t 130
1137
t235
t235
1352
1425
t436
1635
1645
1725
1805
1920
1935
2005
2105
2115
2125
2145
2215
2235
2252
2300
2300
2300
2300
2325
2335

0000
0106
Ot25
Ot34
0330
0430
0445
0604
0520
0640
0700
0720
0800
t040
t2t5
t420
t435
t520
1840
t915
2130
2155
2239

Radio Extenor de Espana Dist Unkn ..

VOA (ca): commu111ca1 ons Wo1ld ..
HCJB (am) "DX Partylire
Radio Exte11or de Espana .. Dist Unkno
Radio Budapest Intl ox World"
Radio For Peace Inn world of Radio
WWCR 1 spectrum
VIWCR 13 spectrum
Radio Havana Cuba DXers Unlmuted
Radio Romama Inn ox Mailbag
Vatican Radio ..OntlleA11"
Voice of Turkey ox Corner (biweekly!"
BBC (eu) waveguide"
Radio Australia "Feedback
Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlurnted"
Vatrcan Radio on-1he-A11"
HCJB (am) ox Partylme
Radio Extenor de Espana. "Dist Unkn"
Radio Japan. "Media Roundup
Radio Australia "Feedback"
Radro llavana Cuba oxers Unlrm1ted"
Radio Vtaanderen Inn "Radio World"
Radio Japan "Media Roundup"
Radio Au stralia: "Feedback"
Radio Korea: "Shortwave Feedback"
AWA -Europe (Slovakra): "Wavescan"
WWCR13: "World ot Radro"
FEBC (Phrlippines): "DX Report ..
Radio For Peace Inn .. Worl tf of Radio ..
A\VR Lalin Amer ica: .. Wavesc.1n"
WRMI: 'Wavescan ..
Radio Korea: ..Shortwave Feedback..
Radio Korea: ..Stioriwave Feedb.1ck"
Radio Vlaanderen Inn "Radio World"
Vatican Radro. "On1l>eA11"
Radro Japan ' Media Roundup
Radio Korea ..Shortwave Feedback ..
Radio Korea. shortwave Feedback..
BBC (all wavegwde
Radio Japan ' Media Roundup"
Radio Vlaanderen Inn "Radio Vlorlr!"
AIVREurope 1s1ovak1a) wavescan
Radio Korea "Shortwave Feedback
BBC (eul waveguide'
R2d10 Vlaanderen Im I Radio Vlorlo
AIVREurope 1s1ovak1a) wavescan
Radio Japan "Media Roundup
R2d10 Bulgana 'Radio Bulgana Calling
AIVREurope 1s1ovak1ll wavescan
Radio Korea 'Shortwave Feedback"
v211can Radio on-theA11
AIVR Latm Ame11ca wavescan
KSOA (Guam) wavemn
Radio For Peace inn world of Radio"
WWCR ; 1 world of Radio ..
Radro Japan. Media Roundup ..
Radio Vlaanderen Int'! Radio World"

WRMI: "Wa.,escan..
Deutsche Welle. oxers Wo1ld Meeting
Radio Japan . ..Media Roundup
Radio Korea: "Shortwave Feedback"
KWHR (HaMrr): .. World of Radio"
Radro Nel'I Zealand Inn "Mailbox (bwkly)"
Radio Bulgarra "Radio Bulgana Calling"
WV/CR 1 "Spectrum..
Voice of Med (Malta). voM OX Corner"
Radro Korea. "Shortwave Feedback"
Radro For Peace Intl world of Radro"
Vorce ol Med (Malta). "VOM OX Corner
WWCR t spectrum
All India Radio: "OXers Corner (2.4f
Radio Bulgarra "Radio Bulgana Calling"
Voice of Med. (Malta)' voM OX Corner
All India Radio: ox-ers Corner (2.'4)"
voice of Med. (Malta). voM OX CornerAll India Radro. ox-ers Corner (2.'4)"
Radio Tallinn. "Radio Eslonra OX Program
All India Radio: ox-ers Corner (2.'4r
Radio Budapest Inn: "OX News..
Radio Exlenor de Espana: .. Dist.Unkn."

!~oes~~J:~Wavescan

0255
1147
t230
t249
t349
1349
1749
1900
1950
2049
2139
2149
2155
2239
2340

Radio Budapest lnrt: .. OX News..

Radio Sweclen: "Media Scan ..
WWCR #1: ' World of Radio..
Radio Sl'leden- "Media Scan"
Radio Romania Int'!: "For Radio Amatures..
Radio Sweden: " Media Scan..
Radio Sweden: "Media Scan..
Radio For Peace Int'!: "World of Radro ..
Polish Radro: "Polish Radio OX Club"
Radio Sweden. "Media Scan
Radro Havana Cuba. oxers Unl1m1ted ..
Radio Sl'leden "Media Scan..
Radio Budapest Intl ox Trps"
Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlimited"
All India Rao10 ox-ers Corner (2.4)"

Wednesdays

0030
0049
0135
0149
0220
0249
0255
0300
0335
0349
0535
0700
0600

WRMI wavescan
Radio Sl'leden "Media Scan"
Radio Havara Cuba oxers Unlimlled"
Radio Sl'leden "Media Scan
RAE Argentina oxers Specrar
Radio Sl'leden "Media Scan
Radro Budapest Int'!: ox Tips"
Radio For Peace Inn: world of Radro ..
Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlrm1ted"
Radio Sweden 'Media Scan
Radro Havana Cuba oxers Unlim11ed ..
HCJB (eu)' .. The Latest Catch ..
HCJB (eu) "Ham Radio Today"

0930
1030
t044
1100
1315
1530
1611
t 711
1720
1730
1600
1920
2010
2 t55

HCJB (pac). "Ham Radio Todaf

HCJB (pac): "The Latest Catch..
Radio Prague: callrng All Listeners"
Radio For Peace Intl "World of Radio ..
FEBC (Phrhppmes)' ox Repor1
BBC (south as): wavegurde
Radio Prague: calling All Listeners
Radio Prague: "Calling All Listeners
Polish Radio: "Polish Radio OX Club"
HCJB (eu): "Ham Radio Today
HCJB (eu): "The Lat~St Catch"
RAE Argentina: ox ers Spec1a1
Radro Prague. calling All Listeners"
Radio Budapest Intl ox World"

!~4U~~~y~gue
calling All Listeners
WRMI .. Wavescan

0030
Qt 14
0130
O152
0200
0235
0255
0314
0344
0530
0600
0752
0830
0930
0953
1053
1124
t 220
1353
1553
1753
1920
1942
1952

Radio Prague calling All Listeners"

HCJB (am): 'Ham Radio Today"
Radio Netherlands Inn ..Media Network"
HCJB (am): "Tile Latest Catch..
RAE Argentina: "OX'ers Special"
Radio Budapest Int'!: ..OX World..
Radio Prague: "Calling All Listeners"
Radio Prague: calling All Listeners"
HCJB (am): ..Ham Radio Todaf
HCJ8 (am): ..The Lalest Catch"
Radio Netherlands Int'!: "Media Network"
Radio New Zealand Intl .. Maill1ox (bwkly)"
HCJB (pac1: .. Harn Radio Today..
Radio Nethe1lands Int'!. "Media Network ..
Radio Netherlands Int'!: Media Network..
Deutsche Welle: ..OXers World Meeting..
Polish Radio: ' Polish Radio OX Club"
Radio Netherlands Int'!. "Media Network '
Radio Netherlands Int'!: "Media Network"
Radio Netherlands Int'!: "Media Network'
Radro Budapest lnrt ox News
Radio Finland. "YLE Media Roundup"
Radro Netherlands Inn "Media Network"

Fridays
0030
0053
0053
0120
0252
0430
0453
1145
1235
1245
t345
1346
1545

WRMI wavescan
Radro Netherlands Int I "Media Network"
Radro Netherlands Int'!: "Media Network"
Radro Budapest Intl ox News
Radio Netherlands Inn "Media Network"
BBC (as pac) wavegwde"
Radio Netherlands Intl "Media Network"
Radro f rn land: .. YLE Media Roundup"
BBC (am): waveguide"
Radro Fmland: "YLE Media Roundup"
Radio Finland: "YLE Media Roundup"
Radio Portugal Intl " Radio Portugal DX
(triweekly)"
Radio Finland. ' YLE Media Roundup..

1916
1925
1930
1945
2000
21 t5
22 t 0
2229
2345

Radro Portugal Intl .. Radio Portugal DX

(t11weeklyl"
Radro Budapest Intl ..OX Trps"
Radro New Zealand Intl " Mailbox (bwkly)"
Radio Bulgana. "Radro Bulgaria Calling"
Radio For Peace Intl world of Radio"
WWCR 11 world of Radio"
Radio Australia Feedback"
WHAi. "World of RadlO"
Radio Bulga11a " RadlO Bulgaria Calling

Saturdays
OOtO
0030
Ot25
01 45
0210
0235
0400
0500
0500
07 15
07 t 5
0739
09 t0
0940
1000
t030
1200
I 215
1230
1245
1342
1347
1529
1629
1709
1730
1730
1730
t 730
1800
1925
t94 5
2045
2t30
2136
2200
2215
2236
2245
2300
2300
2345

Radio Australia "Feedback"

WRMI wavescan
Radio Budapest Intl ox Tips
Radio Portugal Intl "Radio Portugal OX
(tnweekly)"
Radio Austraha: Feedback"
RAE Argentina. oxers Special"
Radro For Peace Inn world of Radio"
WHAi. world of Radio
WWCR i3. world of Radio"
BBC (as pac): ..Waveguide"
BOC (south as): ..Waveguide ..
HCJB (eu): ..OX Partyline..
HCJB (pac). "OX Partyline ..
FEBC !Philippines) "DX Dial"
BBC !south as): .. Waveguide..
WOA 1as pac): "Comm.World"
Radio For Peace Int'!: .. World of Radio..
Radio Bulgaria: "Radio Bulgaria Calling..
VOAa 1as pac): .. Comm.Wo1ld"
Voice of Turkey: .. DX Corner (biweekly)"
Radio Tashkent ox Program
Radio Romania Intl "OX Mailbag..
KWHR (Hal'lai1): world of Radio"
WHAi world ol Radio"
HCJB (eu) ox Panyline
VOA (al)' communications World"
VOA (as pac). communications World"
VOA (me) commumcat1ons World"
VOA (south asr comm.World"
Radio For Peace Intl world of Radio"
Radio Budapest tnn ox World"
Radio Romanra Intl ox Mailbag
Voice of Turkey ox Corner (biweekly)"
VOA(me) "Communrcauons World"
Radio Havana Cuba -oxers Unhmrted
WRMI. wavescan
Voice of Turkey ox Corner (biweekly)"
Radio Havana Cuba oxers Unlimited"
BBC (as pac). waveguide"
HRJA Honduras wavescan"
KSOA (Guam) w avescan"
WRMI. wavescan

Srml SASH to "/JX Pro1:rum l'"llpha l...i!lt " to

n ctive tlli.i; list sortetl in pro1:ram ord er.

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SlttltT\\'A\TUB
MT Monitoring Team
Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager
North Carolina

Dave Datko

Jeff Demers

California

New Hampshire

Next Reporting Deadline

August 19, 1995

Jim Frimmel, Program Manager

Texas

Jacques d'Avignon
Propagation Forecasts
Ontario, Canada

newsline
"Newsline" is your guide to news broadcasts on the air. All broadcasts are world news reports unless followed by an asterisk, which
means the broadcast is primarily national news. All broadcasts are daily unless otherwise noted by the day codes.
0000 UTC
(!!;QQ EM !;QI, S;QQ EM EQil
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac) (Newsdesk)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec)
China Radio l nt'I
Croatian Radio
Monitor Radio l nt'I [T-A]
Radio Australia
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
Radio Prague
Radio Thailand
Radio Ukraine l nt'I
Radio Yugoslavia
Spanish National Radio
Voice o f America (am)
Voice o f America (as)
Voice of America (ca)
Voice of Russia
0003
Radio Pyongyang
0010
China Radio lnff
Voice o f America (ca) [T-A]'
0015
Radio Cairo
0030
All India
Nacional de Venezuela [T-S]
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio New Zealand lnt'I {M-F]
Radio Sweden [T-AJ
Radio Thailand [T-SJ
Voice of America (am) [T-SJ
(Special En glish)
Voice of America (as) (Special
English)
Voice o f Russia
0045
BBC (am)'
BBC (south as)'
0050
RAI Italy
0100 UTC
(!!;QQ EM !;QI. !i;QQ EM e1m
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (south as) (Newsdesk)
Canada (North-Quebec) [SJ
Croatian Radio
Deutsche Welle
FEBC (Philippines)
HCJB
KVOH[W]
Monitor Radio l nt'I [T-A]
R Slovakia Inn [A]'
A Slovakia lnt'I [S/T-FJ
Radio Australia
Radio Budapest
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ

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Radio Japan
Radio Korea
Radio New Zealand fnt'I
Radio Norway lnt'I [MJ
Radio Prague
Spanish National Radio
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of America (am)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (ca)
Voice of Indonesia
Voice of Russia
Voice of Vietnam
0110
Radio Australia [M-F]'
0113
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SI'
0130
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Portugal lnt'I [T-AJ
Radio Sweden [T-A]
Voice of Greece
Voice of Russia [T-AJ
0145
Radio Tirana
0152
Vatican Radio [S]
0155
Radio Canada lnt'I [T-AJ
Vatican Radio [W/ FJ
Voice of Indonesia
0200 UTC
(10:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM PQD
BBC (am) (Newsday)
BBC (as pac) (Newsday)
BBC (eu) (Newsday)
BBC (south as) (Newsday)
Canada (North-Quebec)
Croatian Radio
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio fnt'I [T-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Canada Inn
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SI
Radio New Zealand fnt'I [M-AJ
Radio Romania lnt'I
RAE Argentina [T-AJ
Voice of America (as)
Voice of Myanmar (Burma)
Voice of Russia
Voice o f Vietnam
WINB[T-A]
WWCR #3 [T-A]
0203
Voice of Free China
0212
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S['
0215
Radio Cairo
Radio Nepal

August 1995

0228
Radio Havana Cuba [SJ
0230
Radio Austria fnt'I
Radio Budapest
Radio Havana Cuba [T-AJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Pakistan
Radio Sweden [T-AJ
Radio Tirana
Voice of Russia
0300 UTC
Cl l ;QQ EM E!:!I, !!;QQ EM POI)
BBC (al)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu) [S-FJ
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec)
Channel Africa
China Radio lnt'I
Croatian Radio
Deutsche Welle
KVOH [T/W/HJ
Monitor Radio lnt'I [T-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'l (M-AJ
Radio Prague
Radio Thailand
Radio Ukraine lnt'I
Voice of America (al) [A-SJ
Voice of Russia
Voice of Turkey
WHAi [T-AJ
WINB [T-AJ
WW9R#1 [SJ
WWCR #3 [T-AJ
0301
Voice of America (al) [M-F]'
0303
Voice of Free China
0310
China Radio lnff
0313
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]'
0315
Radio Cairo
Voice of Greece [S/H]
0320
Radio Philipinas [M-A]
Vatican Radio
0330
BBC (eu) [A]
Radio Dubai
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]
Radio Nacional de Venezuela
[T-SJ
Radio Prague
Radio Sweden [T-AJ
Voice of America (al) {M-F]

(Special English)
Voice of Russia
0340
BBC (al)'
Voice of Greece
0355
Radio Japan [W-MJ
0400 UTC
(12:QQ AM EDI. !!;QQ EM EQI)
BBC (al) (Newsdesk)
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu) [S-FJ (Newsdesk)
BBC (south as) (Newsdesk)
Canada (North-Quebec)
Channel Africa
China Radio lnt'I
Croatian Radio
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio lnt'I [T-FJ
Radio Australia
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Canada tnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [AJ
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-F]'
Radio Norway lnt'I [MJ
Radio Romania lnt'I
Radio Tanzania
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice o f America (al)
Voice of America (me)
Voice o f Israel
Voice of Russia
WWCR #1 [T-A]
WYFR (Satellite Network) [AJ
ZBC Zimbabwe
0403
Radio Pyongyang
0410
China Radio lnt'I '
0412
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]'
0425
RAI Italy
0430
BBC (al)'
BBC (eu) [AJ
Radio Finland
Radio Havana Cuba [T-AJ
Radio Netherlands fnt'I
Radio Yugoslavia
Voice of Russia
043t
Voice of America (al) [M-F]"
0500 UTC
(1 ;QQ AM EDI, l Q;QO..E.M...e.Ql)
BBC (al ) (Newsday)
BBC (am) (Newsday)
BBC (as pac) (Newsday)
BBC (eu) (Newsday)

BBC (south as)

Canada (North-Quebec)
Channel Africa
China Radio lnt'I
Deutsche Welle
HCJB
Monitor Radio lnt'I [T-F]
Radio Australia
Radio Cameroon
Radio Canada lnt'I {M-F]
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-F]
Spanish National Radio
Swiss Radio lnt'I (eu)
Vatican Radio {T/ FJ
Voice of America (al)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Russia
WWCR #1 [M-FJ
0510
China Radio lnff
Radio Australia [M-F]'
0513
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]'
0530
BBC (al)'
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [T-AJ
Radio Romania tnt'I
Voice of Nigeria
Voice of Russia
0555
Radio Japan [AJ
0600 UTC
(;!;QQ AM EDI, l l ;QQ EM Elm
BBC (al)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio lnt'I [T-FJ
Radio Australia
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Japan
Radio Korea
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-AJ
Radio Norway Inn {SJ
Radio Prague
Radio Yemen
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Swiss Radio lnt'I (eu)
Voice of America (al) [A-SJ
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Kenya
Voice of Malaysia
Voice of Russia
WWCR #1 [W-F/T]
WWCR#3[S]
0601
Voice of America (al) [M-F]'

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Radio Pyongyang
0612
Radio Havana Cuba (T-S]"
0628
Radio Havana Cuba (SJ
0630
BBC (al)"
Radio Austria l nt'I (T-SJ
Radio Havana Cuba (T-AJ
Radio Vlaanderen lnt'I
Radio Yemen
Vatican Radio [HJ
Voice of Nigeria IM-FJ
Voice of Russia
0632
Radio Romania lnt'I
0645
Radio Finland
Radio Romania lnt'I
Voice of Nigeria (M-F]
0655
Radio Japan (W-MJ
Voice of Med. (Malta) (MFJ
0700 UTC
(3:00 AM EDT, 12:!!!! AM POI}
BBC (al)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
KWHR (Hawaii) IM-FJ
Monitor Radio lnt'I fT-FJ
Papua New Guinea
Radio Australia
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [AJ
Radio New Zealand Int'! (M-F]'
Voice o f Myanmar (Burma)
Voice o f Russia
WWCR #1 IM-FJ
0703
Radio Pyongyang
Voice of Free China
0710
Radio Australia (M-F]"
0730
HCJB
Radio Austria lnt'I (T-SJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Pakistan
Radio Prague
Vatican Radio (MF]
Voice of Greece [S/HJ
Voice o f Russia [MAJ
0750
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [MF]
Russia (Radio Pacific Ocean)
[AJ
0755
Radio Japan
Voice of Med. (Malla) [M-FJ
0800 UTC
(4:QQ AM EIU. 1 ;O!! AM ei;m
BBC(af)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
KNLS
Monitor Radio lnt'I [MAJ
Radio Australia
Radio Finland
Radio Korea
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
Radio Pakistan
Voice of Indonesia (A-HJ
Voice of Malaysia
Voice of Russia

WWCR #1 [H-FJ
0803
Radio Pyongyang
0810
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-F]
0830
R Slovakia lnt'I
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Voice of Armenia !SJ
Voice of Russia
0855
Voice of Indonesia (A-HJ
0900 UTC
(5:!!!! AM EDI. 2;!!!! AM eon
BBC (af)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
China Radio lnt'I
Deutsche Welle
HCJB
Monitor Radio lnt'I (M-AJ
Papua New Guinea (M]'
Radio Australia
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-AJ
Radio Vlaanderen lnt'I (MAJ
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of Russia
WWCR #1 IHFJ
WWCR #3JAJ
0910
China Radio lnff
Radio Australia (M-F]'
0920
Voice of Greece (S/HJ
0930
!SJ
FEBC (Philippines)
Radio Austria l nt'l JMAJ
Radio Netherlands l nt'I
Voice o f Russia
0940
Voice o f Greece
0945
Deutsche Welle IM-F]'
0955
Radio Japan
1000 UTC
(:QQ AM EIU. a;!!!! AM e1m
All India Radio
BBC (af) (Newsdesk)
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac) (Newsdesk)
BBC (eu) (Newsdesk)
China Radio lnt'I
FEBC (Philippines) [M-F]"
Monitor Radio l nt'I
Papua New Guinea
Radio Australia
Radio New Zealand lnt'l JSF]
Radio Tanzania
Swiss Radio lnt'I (eu)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (ca)
Voice of Israel
Voice of Kenya
Voice o f Russia
Voice of Vietnam
WWCR #1 (M-F]
WYFR (Satellite Network) (M-AJ
1010
China Radio Inn
Radio New Zealand lnt'l JM FJ
1020
Radio New Zealand lnt'I (H]'
Vatican Radio (MAJ
1030

Radio Dubai
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Prague
Voice of Nigeria
Voice of Russia
WYFR (Satellite Network) [M-FJ
1045
Voice of Nigeria [A-SJ
1100 UTC
(7:QQ AM EQI, g;!!!! AM eQil
BBC (af) (Newsdesk)
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac) (Newsdesk)
BBC (eu) (Newsdesk)
BBC (south as) (H-T]
(Newsdesk)
Canada (North-Quebec) IA-SJ
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio lnt'I (M-AJ
Papua New Guinea
Radio Australia
Radio Ghana (A-SJ
Radio Japan
Radio Jordan
Radio Mozambique
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
(Newsdesk)
Radio Pakistan
Radio Singapore lnt'I
Swiss Radio l nt'I
Swiss Radio Int'! (eu)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (ca)
Voice of Russia
WHRIJAJ
WWCR #1 IM-AJ
WYFR (Satellite Network) (M-AJ
1103
Radio Pyongyang
1110
Radio Australia'
11 30
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Finland (M-F]
Radio Korea
Radio Nacional de Venezuela
(MAJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Singapore lnt'I
Radio Sweden (MF]
Voice of Asia
Voice of Russia
WYFR (Satellite Network) (M-AJ
1145
Deutsche Welle [M-F]'
1155
Radio Japan [SFJ
1200 UTC
(!!:QQ AM EDT, S:QQ AM PDT)
BBC (af) [MAl
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac) [MAJ
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec) [ASJ
China Radio lnt'I
Monitor Radio lnt'I (MAJ
Papua New Guinea
Polish Radio (Al
Polish Radio [M F]
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I [M-F]
Radio France lnt'I
Radio New Zealand lnt'l IHT]
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Singapore lnt'I
Radio Tashkent
Voice of America (as)

Voice of Russia
WYFR (Satellite Network) [M-F]
1203
Radio Korea
Voice of Free China
1204
HCJB [M-F]
1210
China Radio 1nr1
1215
BBC (al) JM-A]"
BBC (eu)"
BBC (south as) [M-AJ'
1230
HCJB [M-F]
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Bangladesh [S-MJ
Radio Cairo
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Finland IM-AJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Singapore lnt'I
Radio Sweden (M-F]
Radio Vlaanderen Int'! [SJ
Voice of Russia (M-AJ
Voice of Turkey
Voice of Vietnam
WYFR (Satellite Network) [M-F]
1231
Radio France lnt'I (T]
1240
Voice of Greece
1300 UTC
{2;!!!! AM EDT, :!!!! AM eQI)
BBC (al ) (Newshour)
BBC (am) (Newshour)
BBC (as pac) (Newshour)
BBC (eu) (Newshour)
BBC (south as) (Newshour)
Canada (North-Quebec) [SJ
China Radio lnt'I
KNLS
Monitor Radio lnt'I [MAJ
Papua New Guinea
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I [SJ
Radio Ghana
Radio Norway Int'! [SJ
Radio Romania Int'! [MA]
Radio Singapore lnt'I
Radio Tanzania [A-SJ
Radio Vlaanderen lnt'I (M-AJ
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice o f America (as)
Voice o f Kenya
Voice o f Russia
WWCR# 1 [AJ
WYFR (Satellite Network) [M-F]
1301
Radio Romania Int'! [SJ
1303
Radio Pyongyang
1307
Radiobr<;:s [M F]
1310
China Radio lnt'I'
1324
HCJB [M-FJ
1328
Radio Cairo
1330
All India Radio
FEBC (Philippines)
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Canada tnt'I
Radio Dubai
Radio Finland
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Portugal lnt'I (M-F]
Radio Singapore l nt'I

August 1995

Radio Sweden [M-FJ

Radio Tashkent
Voice of America (as) (Special
English)
Voice of Russia
Voice of Vietnam
1355
Radio Singapore lnt'I
1400 UTC
{1!!:QQ AM EDT, Z;QQ AM PQD
BBC (af)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec) IA-SJ
China Radio Int'!
Monitor Radio tnt'l JM-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Cameroon
Radio Canada lnl'l ISJ
Radio France lnt'I
Radio Ghana
Radio Japan
Radio Korea [M-AJ
Voice of America (as)
Voice of Russia
W INB(MF]
WWCR #1 (M-FJ
1410
China Radio lnt'1
1415
Radio Nepal
1424
HCJBIM-FJ
1430
FEBC (Philippines)
Nacional de Venezuela (M-AJ
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Romania l nt'I [T-SJ
RTM Morocco (SJ
Voice of Myanmar (Burma)
Voice of Russia
WYFR (Satellite Network) [M-FJ
1431
Radio France lnt'I (T]'
Radio Romania l nt'I (MJ
1440
FEBC (Philippines) [M-F]'
1445
All India Radio
Voice of Myanmar (Burma)
1455
Radio Japan [AJ
Voice of Med. (Malta) (MF]
1500 UTC
( l 1 :!!!! AM 1:121. !!;!!Q AM eon
BBC (al)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac) [A-SJ
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec) [A-SJ
Channel Africa
China Radio lnt'I
Monitor Radio lnt'I (MAJ
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I ISi
Radio Japan
Radio Jordan
Radio Omdurman
Radio Tallinn [M-F]
Swiss Radio Int'!
Swiss Radio lnt'I (eu)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Russia
W INS [M -W/ F]
WWCR #1 (MF]

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WYFR (Satellite Network) [A)

1503
Radio Pyongyang
1510
China Radio lnt'I'
1525
Radio Veritas [T-F)
1528
BBC (af)[Mr
1530
All India Radio
FEBA (Seychelles)
FEBC (Philippines)
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Finland
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Voice of Nigeria [M-H)
Voice of Russia
1540
Radio Veritas [A-MJ
1550
Voice of Med. (Malta) [FJ
1555
Radio Japan [AJ
Radio Veritas [A-MJ
Voice of Med. (Malta) [MHJ
1600 UTC
(12:00 PM EDT, 9:00 AM PDT)
BBC(af)
BBC (am)
BBC (aspac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec) [AJ
Channel Africa
China Radio lnt'I
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio Int'! [M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio France lnt'I
Radio Jordan
Radio Korea
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Pakistan
Radio Prague
Radio Tanzania
Radio Tirana
Voice of America (af) (A-SJ
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Ethiopia
Voice of Kenya
Voice of Russia
Voice o f Vietnam
WINB [M-F]
WRNO[M-FJ
WYFR (Satellite Network) [MAJ
1604
HCJB [M-FJ
1610
China Radio l nt'I'
1612
Vatican Radio
1615
Radio Sweden
Vatican Radio
1630
Channel Africa [F]"
HCJB [M-F]'
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Dubai
Voice of America (at) [M Fr
' OA (as) (Special English)
VOA (me)(Special English)
Voice of Ethiopia
Voice of Russia [S-F]
1638
Deutsche Welle [M-FJ
1645
BBC (am) [S-F]"

50

MONITORING TIMES

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Radio Canada lnt'I [M-F]
1700 UTC
(1 :OQ PM EDT, 1Q:QQ AM POD
BBC (af)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
BBC (south as)
Canada (North-Quebec) [A)
China Radio lnt'I
HCJB
Monitor Radio lnt'I [M-AJ
Polish Radio [A)
Polish Radio [M-Fr
Radio Australia
Radio Franee I nt'I
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand Int'! [M-F]"
Radio Pakistan
Radio Prague
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of America (af)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Russia
WINB [M-FJ
WWCR #3(AJ
1703
Radio Pyongyang
1710
China Radio lnt'I'
Radio Australia
1725
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [F]"
1730
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Romania lnt'I
Radio Sweden [M-FJ
Vatican Radio [FJ
Voice of Russia
1740
BBC (af) [W-M]"
1755
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-W]"
1758
BBC (al) (W]"
1800 UTC
(2:QQ PM EDT, 11 :00 AM PDT}
All India Radio
BBC (al) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac) (Newsdesk)
BBC (eu) (Newsdesk)
BBC (south as) (Newsdesk)
Monitor Radio lnt'I [M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Cameroon
Radio Mozambique
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-FJ'
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Omdurman
Radio Tanzania
Radio Vlaanderen lnt'I
Radio Yemen
Voice of America (af) (A-SJ
Voice of America (af) [M-F]"
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Kenya
Voice of Russia
Voice of Vietnam
WHA i [M F]
WINB[MF]
WWCR #1 [S-FJ
WWCR #3 [M-AJ
1830
BBC (al) [A-S]"
R Slovakia lnt'I
Radio Bangladesh
Radio Kuwait

August 1995

Radio Nacional de Venezuela

[M-A]
Radio Netherlands lnt'I
Radio Tirana
Radio Yemen
Radio Yugoslavia
VOA (af) [A-SJ (Special English)
yoA (me) (Special English)
Voice of Russia
1840
Voice of Greece [M-A)
1855
Radio New Zealand Int'! [M-Hr
1858
BBC (af) [M-F]"
1900 UTC
(3:00 PM EDT, 12:QQ PM POI)
All India Radio
BBC (af)
BBC (as pac) (Newshour)
BBC (eu) (Newshour)
China Radio lnt'I
Deutsche Welle
Monitor Radio lnt'I [MAJ
Radio Australia
Radio Budapest
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Japan
Radio Korea
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
Radio Portugal lnt'I [M-FJ
Radio Romania lnt'I [T-SJ
Radio Tallinn [M/HJ
Swiss Radio lnt'I (eu)
Voice of America (af)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Israel
Voice of Russia
Voice of Vietnam
WHAi [M-FJ
WINB [M-FJ
WWCR #3 [S-HJ
1901
Radio Romania lnt'I [MJ
1910
China Radio lnt'I'
Radio Australia [M F]"
1925
Deutsche Welle [M]'
1930
Deutsche Welle [T-Fr
Polish Radio [A-SJ
Polish Radio [M-F]"
Radio Austria l nt'I
Radio Finland
Radio Netherlands l nt'I
1935
RAI Italy
2000 UTC
(4:QO PM EDT, 1:OQ PM PDT)
BBC (af) (Newshour)
BBC (am)
BBC (as pac) [AJ
BBC (eu)
BBC (eu) [S-F]"
China Radio lnt'I
Deutsche Welle
KVOH (A-SJ
Monitor Radio lnt'I [M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Canada l nt'I
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
Radio Prague
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of America (af) (A-SJ
Voice of America (al) [M-Fr
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Greece [M-AJ

Voice of Indonesia
Voice of Nigeria [M-F]
Voice of Russia
Voice of Turkey
WHAi [M-F]
WINB[M-F]
WWCR#3 [SJ
2003
Radio Pyongyang
2007
Radio Damascus [M-F)
2010
China Radio l nr1
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-H]
2025
RAI Italy
2030
Radio Netherlands Int'!
Radio Riga lnt'I [M-F]
Radio Sweden [M-FJ
Radio Thailand
Voice of Russia
Voice of Vietnam
2055
Radio Canada lnt'I [M-F]
Voice of Indonesia [MJ
2057
Radio Kuwait
2100 UTC
(5:00 PM EDT, 5:QO PM PDT}
All India Radio
BBC(af)
BBC(am)
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
Canada (North-Quebec) [A-SJ
China Radio Int'!
Deutsche Welle
KVOH [SJ
Monitor Radio Int'! [MAJ
Radio Australia
Radio Budapest
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Cameroon
Radio Canada l nt'I
Radio Damascus [FJ
Radio Havana Cuba [MA)
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'I (A-HJ
Radio Romania lnt'I
Radio Ukraine lnt'I
Radio Vlaanderen Int'! [S-F]
Radio Yugoslavia
Spanish National Radio
Voice of America (af)
Voice of America (as)
Voice of America (me)
Voice of Russia
WWCR #1 [M-FJ
WWCR #3 [M-AJ
211 0
China Radio lnt'I'
Radio Damascus [S-MJ
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [MH]"
2112
Radio Damascus [FJ
211 5
BBC (at)'
BBC (eur
Radio Damascus (T]
2120
Radio Cairo
2130
Radio Cairo
Radio Finland
Radio Havana Cuba (M-A]"
Radio Nacional de Venezuela
[MAJ
Radio Sweden [M-FJ
Voice of Russia [M-FJ

2140
Voice of Greece [S-F)
2145
Radio Damascus [W)
Radio Korea
2200 UTC
(6:00 PM EDT, 3:DO PM eoT}
All India Radio
BBC (af) (Newsdesk)
BBC (am) (Newsdesk)
BBC (as pac) (Newsdesk)
BBC (eu) (Newsdesk)
Can ada (North-Quebec) [SJ
China Radio lnt'I
Croatian Radio
Monitor Radio Int'! [M-A)
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [M-AJ
Radio Korea
Radio New Zealand Int'! [A-HJ
RAI Italy
Spanish National Radio
Voice of America (as)
Voice of Armenia
Voice of Russia
Voice of Turkey
WHRl[M-FJ
2203
Voice of Free China
22 10
China Radio lnt'I'
2215
Radio Cairo
2230
Radio Canada lnt'I (AJ
Radio Finland
VOA (as) (Special English)
Voice of Russia
2240
Radio Cairo
Voice of Greece [S-FJ
2245
Org. of American States [MF]"
2300 UTC
(Z:OO PM EDT, 4:QQ PM PDT)
All India Radio
AWA Latin America [H]"
BBC (at)
BBC (am) [S-FJ
BBC (as pac)
BBC (eu)
Canada (North-Quebec) [A]
Croatian Radio
Deutsche Welle
KWHR (Hawaii) [M-FJ
Monitor Radio lnl'I [M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Canada lnt'I [A-SJ
Radio Japan
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [AHJ
Radio Vilnius
Voice of America (as)
Voice of Russia
WHAi [MF]
WWCR #3 [SJ
2303
Radio Pyongyang
2315
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00000015
00000100
00000100
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Ausrralia. Radro
Australia. VL8A Allee Spg
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Cambodia. Nall Vorce ol
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Hahlax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. Chrna Radro lnll
Costa Rica. AWR Ala1uela

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00000100
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Croa11a. Croatian Radio

Czech Rep. Radro Prague
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
India. Al' India Radio

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00000100
00000100
00000004
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
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00000100 vi
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ilaly. IRAS Milan

Lebanon. Vorce ol Hope
Lebanon. Wrngs ol Hope
Lrlhuania. Radro V1lnrus
Malaysia. Radro
Malaysia. RTM/Kola Kinab
Malaysia RTM/Kuchrng
Nelherlands. Radro
New Zealand R NZ Intl
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Russia. Voice of

00000100
00000030
00000100

Spain. RExterior Espm1a

Thailand. Radio
Ukraine. R Ukraine Intl

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Ukraine. R Ukraine Intl

9610as
4835do
5025do
4910do
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9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
9710na
5030am
13750am
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5930na
9900na
3366do
9705as
15145as
7125va
6280me
9960va
7150na
7295do
5980do
7160do
6020na
151 lSpa
11335na
4890do
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71 25na
9720na
11805na
9540na
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9685na
11610na
4825na

13605pa

11 715na
6150am
7370eu
7345na
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9950as

13745as

7375am

00000100

Uniled Kingdom.BBC London

00000030

United Kingdom.BBC London

OOOOOtOO
00000100
OOOOOtOO
00000100
OOOOO tOO
OOOOO tOO

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA, KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

00000100
00000100
00000 100
00000100 m
00000030 1Whfa
00000100
00000100
00000100
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00 t 50030 sm
00300100

USA. WEWN Birmingham Al

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMllR Miami Intl
USA. WRMl/R Miamr lnll
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Yugoslavia. Radio
USA, VOA Washington DC
Australia. Radio

00300100
00300100

Ecuador. HCJB Quito

Iran. VOIRI Tehran

5965as
6195as
9915sa
15360as
71 lOas
11945as
5810am
15590am
9975am
17510au
7535am
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15205am
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5825eu
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7490na
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5065am
6085na
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11 835am
9580pa
13755as
15510as
9745am
6175na

00300100
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Netherlands, Radio
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
Sweden. Radio
Thailand, Radio
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Italy. RAI Rome

5905as
15425as
6065sa
9655as
6065na
9645na

9725am

13830eu

11 745as

6165na

9845na

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9750na

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13750as

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9835na
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11875na 11950na

5970sa
7325va
11 750sa

5975va
941 0as
t 1955as

7180as

9580as

9430ca
6130am 7215as
9770as
9775am
13740am 15185au
17735as
7425na

6175na
9590va

7405am
1695am

17820as
15375eu

13595na

9475am

13845am

11 870na
t5155am
9660pa
15240pa
17795pa
15540am
7180na

11795as 13605pa
15365pa 15415as
17860pa
21455am
7260na
9022na

7305as
9810sa
11905as

15370na

11 800na

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

Tuesdays

0000

0000
0000
0000

KWHR (Hwan): End Tune Revival Network. Vanous

speakers presenl an evangelical program.
0000 WHRt: Musrc (5.745). Contemporary chrrstran musrc and
insprration
0000 WWCR '1 What Does the Brble Say? M. H Reynolds
exposes other rehgrons
0000 WWCR i13: World of Prophecy Texe Marrs and a guest
discuss the evrls and prrtalls of loday and the outlook for
tomorrow.
0005 BBC (south as): Human Interest The Rhythms of Lrfe
(6th.13th) See S 0350.
0005 Rado Thailand. News rn Perspective. A cu11en1 affairs
program.
0030 KWHR (Hawaii): Rhema Radio Church. Kenneth Hagin, Jr.
preaches from Tulsa. Oklahoma.
0030 WWCR i1'1: Constitutional Business (live). Davrd Gossack.
0042 Radio Thailand Business News. A recap of the day's
linancral actrvrty
0046 Rad o Thailand: Social News: News about people and
act1v1t1es rn Thailand
0052 Rado Thailand Sports Nel'IS A rundown of regional sports
results.

Mondays
0000
0000
0000
0000
0005
0030
0045
0052
0056

S2

KWHR (Hawa111 Musrc See S 0230.

WHRI: Music (5.745). See S 0000
WWCR 1 Trulh House Evangehstrc teachings by E.G.
Fultcher plus hrs global shortwave club
WWCR 3: Full Disclosure Lrve (hve). Glen L Roberts takes
calls and discusses sub1ects dealing wrth privacy and
surveillance technology
Radro Thailand News 111 Perspective See S 0005.
BBC (af/eu/as pac) Popular Musrc Ragga with Davrd
Rod gan (7th. t 4th). See S 0445.
Radro Thailand. Business News. See S 0042
Radro Thailand: Social News. See S 0046.
Radro Thailand Sports News Sec S 0052.

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

KWHR (Hawau): Music. See S 0230.

WHAi: Jack Mclamb Show (live) (5.745). Jack Mclamb.
WWCR: Protecting Your Wealth (lrve). Financial
commentary. investments. and politics dealing with money
issues.
0000 WWCR: The Baker Report (Page 2) (live). Across the nation
and around the world with Jeff Baker (2nd hour).
0005 Radro Thailand: News in Perspective. See S 0005.
0030 BBC (as pac): Background Current Affairs Feature. History
Today. See T0530.
0045 Radio Thailand: Business News. See S 0042.
0052 Radio Thailand: Social News. See S 0046
0056 Radio Thailand Sports News. See S 0052 .

Wednesdays

0000
0000
0000
0005
0030
0045
0052
0056

KWHR (Hawaii). Music. See S 0230.

WH RI: Jack Mcl amb Show (live) (5.745) See T 0000.
WWCR. The Baker Report (Page 2) (live). See T 0000
Radro Thailand: News rn Perspec11ve. See S 0005.
BBC (af/am/eu1: Background Current Affarrs Feature.
History Today Sec T 0530.
Radro Thailand Business News. See S 0042.
Radro Thailand. Socrat News. See S 0046.
Radro Tharland Sports News See S 0052.

Thursdays

0000
0000
0000
0005
0015

0045
0052
0056

KWHR (Hawa11). Musrc See S 0230.

WHRI Jack Mclamb Show (hve) (5 745) See T 0000.
WWCR. The Baker Report (Page 2) (hve). See T 0000.
Radro Ttiarland News in Perspective. See S 0005.
BBC (south as) General Feature. Pick of the World See M
0630
Radro Thailand Business News See S 0042.
Radro Thailand. Social News. See S 0046.
Radro Thailand: Sports News. See S 0052.

Fridays
0000 KWHR {Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
0000 WHRI: Jack Mclamb Show (live) (5.745). See T 0000.
0000 WWCR: The Baker Report {Page 2) (live). See T 0000.
0005 Radio Thailand: News in Perspective. See S 0005.
0045 Radio Thailand: Business News. See S 0042.
0052 Radio Thailand: Social News. See S 0046.
0056 Radio Thailand: Sports News. See S 0052

Saturdays
0000
0000
0000
0005
0015
0040
0045
0048
0053

KWHR (Hawaii): Musrc. See S 0230.

WHRI: Jack Mclamb Show {live) (5.745). See T 0000.
WWCR: The Baker Report {Page 2) (live). See T 0000.
Radio Thailand: News rn Perspective See S0005.
BBC (south as): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Beijing.
See A 1245.
Radio Thailand: News of the Week. Summary of the past
week's major news events.
Radio Thailand: Business News. See S 0042.
Radio Thailand: Social News. See S 0046.
Radio Thailand: Sports News. See S 0052

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Australia. AF Radio
Australia. Radio

0100-0200 vi
0100-0200 vi
0100-0200 vi
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200

Australia, VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VLBK 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
Canada. RCI Montreal

0100-0130
01000200
0100-0110
01000200
0100-0127
01000200
0100-0150

Costa Rica. AWR Alajuela

Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Croatia, Croatian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Germany, Deu1sche Welle

0100-0200
0100-0130
0100-0130
0100-01 15
0100-0200

Guatemala. Radio Cultural

Hungary. Radio Budapest
Iran. VOIRI Tehran
11aly. RAI Rome
Japan, NHK/Radio

0100-0200
O1000200 smtwh
0100-0130
01000200
0100-0125
0100-0200
01000130 m

Lebanon. Wings of Hope

Malaysia. Radio
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Netherlands. Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. RNZ Intl
Norway. Radio Norway Intl

13535as
9580pa
13755as
15415as
17795pa
4835do
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6120am
13670am
5030ca
7385am
5895eu
6000na
7345na
9745am
6040na
9555na
3300do
6000na
6175na
9645na
5960na
11900as
9960va
7295do
9540na
5905as
6020na
15115pa
7480na

9660pa
15240pa
15510as
17860pa

13605pa
15245as
17715as
17880as

13745as
15365pa
17750as

9535am

9755am

6150sa
9400am
7370eu
9830na
9405na
15540am
6085na
9640na

7375am 13750am
15050am
13830eu

9835na
7180na
11800na
9680as
11910as

11910na
7260na

9022na

11840as
17810as

11860as
17845as

7305as
6165na

11940am

21455am
6110na
6145na
11740na 11865na

9845na

0100-0200 vi
0100-0200
0100-0200

Papua New Guinea. NBC

Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Russia, Voice ot

01000200
0100-0127
01000200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0130
01000200

Slovakia. AWR
Slovakia. R Slovakia Intl
South Korea, R Korea Intl
Spam. R Extenor Espana
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
United Kingdom.BBC London

01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Morntor Radio Intl
USA, VOA Washington DC

01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
01300200
0130-0150
0130-0200
0130-0200 twhfa
0130-0200
0140-0200
01450200

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam, Voice 01
Austria. R Austria Intl
Greece. Voice of
Netherlands. Radio
Portugal. Radio
Sl'leden. Radio
Vatican State. Vatican R '
Albania. R Tirana Intl

4890do
15450as
9530na
13645na
15580as
9465as
5930na
7550eu
9540na
15425as
5890na
5970sa
7325va
9915sa
13740am
7510am
9975am
17510au
7535na
5995am
9775am
1s2soas
5825eu
5745am
7490na
7355am
9852eu
5065am
6065na
7250na
9655na
9420na
9860as
6175na
9695au
5980as
6145na

9675do
9620na
13665na

11750na
15180na

7300na
11810na

9440sa
15575sa

6135na
5975va
9410as
11750sa
13815am

9885na
9905na
6 t 75na
6195as
9590va
9605as
t 1955as 15360as

9430am
61 30am 7405am
13740am 15170as
17740as 21550as
7425na

12050na
15425na

9455am
15205am

13595na
5935am
9505na
9840na

7435am

9935na

11645na

13845am

15010na

9570na
7335as
7160na

9560na

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
0100
0100
0100
0100
0100
0105
0115
0130

KWHR (Hal'laii): The Water of Life Broadcast. Doyle

Davidson preaches from Plano. Texas.
Radio for Peace Int I: FIRE (Feminist lnt'I Radio
Endeavour). Featuring womens voices on every
imaginable topic.
WHRI: The Hour of Courage (5.745) Ron Wilson talks
politics and the precious metals market
WWCR 11: The Old Record Shop. Thirty mmutes of
selections of music from the days of the 78 rpm record.
Recommended.
WWCR 13: The American Way. The rare coin market.
RAI 11aly: Tunes for Whistling.
BBC (al/as pac/eu): Human Interest From Nairobi to
Beijing. See A 1245.
WWCR n The Lights of Spmtual Guidance. Gospel and
song with J. Harold Lowman.

Mondays
0100
0100
0100
0100
0105
0115
0130

KWHR (Hawaii): Remnant Church of God. Ruth Tetzlaff

evangelizes from Wisconsin.
Radio for Peace Int I: FIRE (Femm1s1lnrt Radio
Endeavour). See S 0100
WWCR !1 : World Wide Chns11an Center. No Information
a1a1lable.
l//WCR 13: Free at Last. Mike Seymour with a half-hour of
music and scripture.
RAI 11aly: No Parking.
BBC (al/as pac/eu) Science and Technology. Medicine
2020 (71h. 141h). The world's lop medical experts predict
the advances they see coming in the next 25 years.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Tuesdays
0100
0100
0100
0100

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace ln1I: FIRE (Feminist lnt'I Radio
Endeavour). See S 0100.
WHAi: Radio Marti (9.495). The Sparnsh language
program beamed 10 Cuba by the US Government.
WHRI. The Prophecy Club (5.745). A discussion of Bible
prophecy from Topeka, Kansas.

0100
0105
0115
0130

WWCR: Protecting Your Wealth (live) See T 0000.

RAI 11aly: Light Music.
BBC (af/as pac/eu): Popular Music. Rock Salad. Return of
this series of rock and heavy metal music with 1he
emphasis on loud guitars.
WHRI: The Hour of Courage (5.745). See S 0100.

Wednesdays

0100
0100

0100
0100
0100
0105
0130
0130

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace lnt'I: FIRE (Femm1s1 Inn Radio
Endeavour). See S 0100.
WHRI: Radio Marti (9.495). Sec T 0100.
WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745) See T 0100.
WWCR: Protectmg Your Weal1h (live). See T 0000.
RAI 11aly: Windol'I on the Bay.
BBC (af/as pac/eu) Classical Music. Music of the
Motherland (9th.16th). See M 1230.
WHRI: The Hour of Courage (5.745). See S 0100.

Thursdays

0100
0100

0100
0100
0100
0105
0130
0135

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace tnl'I: FIRE (Feminist lnt'I Radio
Endeavour). See S 0100.
WHAi: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100
WWCR: Protecting Your Wealth (live). See T 0000
RAI 11aly: Light Music.
WHRI: The Hour of Courage (5.745). See S 0100.
BBC (af/as pac/eu): Human Interest. The Rhy1hms of Life
(3rd.10th. 17th). See S 0350.

Fridays
0100
0100
0100
0100
0100
0105
0130

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230

Radio for Peace Int I: FIRE (Feminist lnt'I Radio
Endeavour). See S 0100.
WHRI: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). Sec T 0100.
WWCR: Protecting Your Wealth (live). See T0000.
RAI Italy: Light Music.
WHRI: The Hour of Courage (5.745) See S 0100.

Saturdays
0100
0100

KWHR (Hawaii): Music See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: FIRE (Feminist lnt'I Radio Endeavour).
See S 0100.
0100 WHRI: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
0100 WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). Sec T0100.
0100 WWCR: Protecting Your Wealth (live). See T 0000.
0105 RAI Italy: Contrast in Music.
0130 WHRI : The Hour of Courage (5.745). See S 0100.

THANK YOU ...

Additional contributors to this month's
Shortwave C uide:John Babbis. Silver
Spri ng, MD; Carl Craig, Shelbyvil le, TN;
Bob Fraser. Cohasset. MA: Jo hn L.
Gomer. Sacramento. CA: Semo n
Hachikian. Upper Darby. PA: Kev in
Hecht. Devon. PA: Frank Hillton,
Charleston, SC: Stanley Mayo. Wi nslow,
ME: Jim Moats. Ravenna. O H; Robert E.
T ho mas Tl. Robert G . Travers. Parkto n.
M D: Bridgepo11. CT: Loyd Van Horn.
Brasstown. NC: Hugh Waters. Singapore;
NASWA Joumal: Fine T1111i11R: BBCMS:
BBC World wide: BBC Sw11111wy <!{ World
Broadcasts: Wo rld DX C lub; Grove
Enterprises BBS: Internet Shortwave
Newsgroup via La1ry Van Horn.

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

53

FREQUENCIES
02000300 twhla
02000300

Argentina. RAE
Australia, Radio

02000300 vi
02000300 vi
02000300 vi
02000300 vi
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia, VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC NOuebet Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreat
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RGI Montreal

02000300
02000210
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000250

Costa Rica. RPeace Intl

Croatia, Croatian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Egypt. Radio Calfo
Germany, Deutsche Welle

02000300
02000300 smtwh
02000230
02000230
02000300
02000300 vi
02000300

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp

Malaysia, Radio
Myanmar, Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua Nm Guinea. NBC
Romania, R Romania Intl

02000300

Russia. Voice of

11710am
9580pa
15365pa
17750as
4835do
5025do
4910do
9625do
600Sdo
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6120na
13670am
7385am
5895eu
6000na
9745am
9475na
7285as
11945as
4885do
7295do
5990do
5905as
151 15pa
4890do
5990na
11940na
9530af
12050na

9660pa
15415as
17795pa

13605pa
15510as
17860pa

9535am

9755am

9400am
7370eu
9820na
15540am

12150am
t3830eu
9830na
21455am

96t5as
11965as
4935do

9640as
12045as

15240pa
17715as

0200-0230
02000300

Sn Lanka. SLBC Colombo

Taiwan. VO Free China

02000300

United Kingdom.BBC London

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. VOA Washington DC

02000230 !Vlhfa

USA. VOA Washington DC

02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300
02000300 thas
02000300
02000300
02000230
02300300
02300300
02300300
02300245

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam, Voice ol
Albania, R Tirana Intl
Austria. R Austria Intl
Hungary, Radio Budapest
Pakistan, Radio

02300300
02300300
0250-0300

Philippines. R P1l1pmas
Sweden, Radio
Vatican State. Vatican R

15180na
15425as
5950na
15345as
5970sa
6195eu
9760as
5810am
7510am
9975am
17510au
5850na
6130sa
9455sa
17740as
5995am
t3740am
7425na
5745am
7490na
7355am
7465eu
5065am
6065na
7250na
6145na
9655na
6000na
7290as
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SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
0200
0200

KWHR (Hawaii): Grace in Action. Paul Kamanu.

Radio for Peace Int I: World of Radio. Glenn Hauser's
essential program for the shortwave listener.
0200 WHAi: Music (9.495). See S 0000
0200 WHAi World of Prophety (5.745). Texe Marrs and a guest
discuss the evils and pitfalls ol today and the outlook for
tomorrow.
0200 WWCR: Spectrum (live). SWLs and Hams call 1-800-774
7435 with technical questions and comments.
0230 BBC (am) Classical Music. Music ol the Motherland
(6th.13th). See M 1230.
0230 KWHR (Ha\'laii): Music. Contemporary christian music and
inspiration.
0230 Radio for Peace Int I: Amnesty ln1ernat1onal Reports.
Human rights records ol culpable countries are examined in
this monthly program.
0245 KWHR (Hawaii): Israel Prayer Chain. B. Honeysucker.

Mondays
0200

KWHR (Hawaii): The Methodist Hour. No informalion

available.
0200 Radio for Peace Int I: The Global S1Uden1 Voice (biweekly).
An international lorum for students sponsored by the UN.
0200 Radio l or Peace Int I: Working Together (biweekly). A
program for both children and their lamilies about 1he
concerns expressed by youth.
0200 WHRI: Christ in Us Broadcast (9.495). Rudy de la Rosa
evangelizes in English and Spanish
0200 WHRI: Move of the Spint (5.745). Talk about everyday
Christian living lrom Heart Attitudes Ministry.
0200 WHRI: The America's Promise Broadcast (5.745). Dave
Farl ey preaches.
0200 WHRt: The Water of Life Broadcast (9 495). Doyle Davidson
evangelizes lrom Plano, Texas
0200 WWCR 11: World ol Prophecy. See S 0000.
0230 KWHR (Hawaii): A Study in God's Word. See S 0615.
0230 Radio lor Peace Int I: My Green Earth. An environment
program for children that explores the world of animals.
plants. and cultures.
0230 WHRI: Truth for the World (5.745) Churches ol Christ
spokesman Jim Dearman examines Scripture.

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0245

Tuesdays
0200
0200

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio tor Peace Int I: Radio Democracy. Michael Parenti
comments on the status ol US Government agencies and
institutions in this series.
0200 WHRI: Radio Marti (9.495). See T0100.
0200 WWCR #1 : Truth House. See M 0000.
0205 WWCR 13: Radio Free America (live). Tom Valentine
hosts this talk/interview program.
0206 WHAi. For the People (repeat) (5.745). Chuck Harder talk
radio.
0230 Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
0245 Radio for Peace Int I: UNESCO. A leature program of the
United Nations locusing on world educational. sc1entilic.
or cultural matters.

Wednesdays

0200
0200

KWHR (Ha\'laii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio lor Peace Int I: The Far Right Radio Review. See M
0600.
0200 WHRI: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
0200 WWCR 11: Truth House. See M 0000.
0205 WWCR 13: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
0206 WH Ai: For the People (repeat) (5 745). See T 0206.
0230 Radio lor Peace Int I: RFPI Reporis. See S 2345.
0254 Radio for Peace Int I: United Nations. See T 0500.

Thursdays

0200
0200

0200
0200
0205
0206
0230
0235
0240

1clevant to contemporary Alrican-Ame1ican issues

leaturing Dr Manning Ma1able.

KWHR (Hawaii): Battle Line. A production of Indiana

Christian University.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Second Opinion. Matthew
Rothschild. editor of "the Progressive". talks to a wide
variety of guests.
WHRI. Radio Marti (9.495). Sec 1 0100.
WWCR #1: Truth House. See M 0000.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHRI: For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
Radio tor Peace Int I: RFPI Reporis. See S 2345.
Radio lor Peace Int I: UNESCO See T 0245.
Radio for Peace Int I: Along the Color Line. Commentaries

Fridays
0200
0200
0200
0200
0205
0206
0230
0235

KIVHR (Hawani: Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int 1 Living Ennchment Center. See M
0400.
WHRI: Radio Ma111 (9.495). See T 0100.
WWCR 11: Truth House. See M 0000.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T0205.
WHRI: For the People (1epeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
Radio lor Peace Int I RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
Radio tor Peace Int I The Neumaier Report.
Poughkeepsie NY columnist. Or John Neumaier.
comments on a wide variety ol socially relevant issues.

Saturdays

0200
0200
0200
0200
0205
0206
0230
0245

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230

Radio lor Peace Int I: Making Contact. See S 0400.
WHRI: Radio Marti (9 ~95) . See T 0100.
WWCR ~1: Truth House. See M 0000.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHRI For the People trepeat) (5.745). Sec T 0206.
Radio tor Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
Radio for Peace Int I: Urnted Nations. See T 0500.

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FREQUENCIES
0300-0400

Australia. Radio

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0300-0400 vi
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0310
0300-0400
0300-0327
0300-0400
0300-0330
0300-0330

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VLBK Katherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Botswana. Radio
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
Costa Rica. R Peace lnll
Costa Rica.Faro del Carib
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. rlCJB Quito
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Germany. Oeutsche Welle

0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0330
0300-0400
0300-0400 smtwh
0300-0330 l\'I
0300-0325
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0330
0300-0400

Guatemala. Radio Cultural

Japan. NHK/Radio
Japan. NHK/Radio
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Malaysia. Radio
Mongolia. A Ulan Bator
Net11erlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. R Pilipinas
Russia. Voice of

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0300-0400
0300-0400

S Africa. Channel Africa

Taiwan. VO Free China

0300-0330
0300-0400
0300-0400

Thailand. Radio
Turkey. Voice of
Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl

0300-0330

United Kingdom,BBC London

0300-0400

United Kingdom.BBC London

0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 tha
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0315
0300-0400
0315-0330 s
0320-0350
0330-0357
0330-0400 fas
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0340-0350
0345-0400

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Zimbabwe. ZBC/Radio 3
Greece. Voice of
Vatican State. Vatican R
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Mongolia. A Ulan Bator
Sweden, Radio
Tanzania. Radio
UAE. Radio Dubai
United Kingdom.BBC London
Greece. Voice of
Tajikistan. Radio

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SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
KWHR (Hawaii): Truth House. Evangelistic teachings by
E.G. Fultcher plus his global shortwave club.
0300 Radio for Peace Int I: CounterSpin. Fairness and
Accuracy in Media (FAIR) examines how the media
reports key s1ories.
0300 WHAi: Biblical Studies lns1itute (5.745). Bob Tref
evangelizes from Rapid City. South Dakota.
0300 WHAi Music (9.495). See S 0000.
0300 WWCR #3: Morning Walch Chapel. Terry Parker of
California teaches from the Bible.
0305 WV/CR '1: The View from Europe. Harvey Thomas
presents the European point of view on current events.
0310 WV/CR #1 : The Spoken Word of God. Alexander Scourby
with the King James version of The New Testament.
0315 WV/CR #1: America's Promise Ministries. Dave Barley
teaches the bible from Idaho.
0330 Radio for Peace Int I: RFPl's Mailbag. The latest news
and happenings at RFPI and responses to listener letters.
0330 WHAi: The Big Beat! (5.745). NEW! The latest reissues
of blues. R&B. doo-wop. rockabilly and other ioots
music.
0345 WWGR #1: A Study in God's Word. From North Carolina.
Hezakiah Smith reads Scripture.
0350 BBC (am): Human Interest. The Rhythms of Life
(6th.13th). It's everwhere; from the urban landscape to
the natural world.

0300

0300

Mondays
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300

KWHR (Hawaii): The Sword of the Spirit. Mike Keyes

evangelizes.
Radio for Peace Int I: New Dimensions Radio.
Conversations with innovative thinkers whose ideas are
on the leading edge of change.
WHAi: Lester Sumrall (5.745). The head of the Christian
Center Church preaches.
WHAi: Music (9.495). See S 0000.
W\VCR #1: The Antishyster. No information available.

0330
0330

WWCR #3: The Extraordinary Science Radio Hour. J.W.

McGinrns of the Tesla Society.
BBC (am): Quiz. Brain of Britain. See A 1230.
KWHR (Hawaii): World of Radio. Glenn Hauser's
commurncations program for shortv1ave radio listeners

Tuesdays
0300
0300
0300
0300
0305
0307
0330
0330
0345

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Steppin' Out of Babylon. Sue
Supriano interviews people who speak out against infustice
and stand up for freedom and liberty.
WHAi : Radio Marti (9.495). See T0100.
WWCR 11: Focus on the Family. Psychologist James
Dobson on everyday family matters.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHAi : For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
Radio for Peace Int I: Voices of Our World. Maryknoll
missionary Steve De Mott hosts this social justice
magazine program.
WWCR #1: The Old Time Religion Hour. Brother Hogan
will send you a Bible.
WWCR #1: Bible Prophecy for Today. Tom Benvenutti
analyzes the news and its application to Bible prophecy.

Wednesdays
0300
0300
0300
0300
0305
0307
0330
0330
0345
0345

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. Sec S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int f: World of Radio. See S 0200.
WHAi: Radio Marti (9.495). Sec T0100.
WWCR #1: Focus on the Family. See T 0300.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (five). See T 0205.
WHRI For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
Radio for Peace Int I: RFPl's Mailbag. See S 0330.
WWCR #1: The Old Time Religion Hour. See T 0330.
BBC (am): Background Current Affairs Feature. History
Today. See T 0530.
WWCR #1: Bible Prophecy for Today. See T 0345.

Thursdays
0300

0300
0300
0300
0305
0307
0330
0330
0345
0345

Radio for Peace Int I: This Way Out. A lesbian and gay radio
magazine.
WHR I: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
WWCR #1: Focus on the Family. See T 0300.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHAi: For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
Radio for Peace Int I; Nm Dimensions Radio. See M 0300.
WWCR #1 : The Old Time Religion Hou r. See T 0330.
BBC (am) Science and Technology. Medicine 2020
(2nd .9th.16th). See T 0445.
WWCR #1: Bible Prophecy for Today. See T 0345.

Fridays
0300
0300
0300
0300
0305
0307
0330
0345
0345

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Alternative Radio. Fea1ured speakers
critique on multiculturalism. environment. racism.US foreign
policy, media, and indigenous rights.
WHAi: Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
WWCR #1 : Focus on the Family. See T 0300.
WWCR #3: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHAi: For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
WWCR #1: The Old Time Religion Hour. See T 0330.
BBC (am): Human 1n1erest. From Nairobi to Beijing. See A
1245.
WV/CR #1: Bible Prophecy for Today. See T 0345.

Saturdays
0300
0300
0300
0300
0305
0307
0330
0330
0345

KWHR (Hawaii): The Hour of Courage. Ron Wilson talks

politics and the precious metals market.
Radio for Peace Int I: New Dimensions Radio. See M 0300.
WHAi; Radio Marti (9.495). See T 0100.
WWCR #1: Focus on the Family. See T 0300.
WWCR 13: Radio Free America (live). See T 0205.
WHAi: For the People (repeat) (5.745). See T 0206.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
WWCR #1: The Olcl Time Religion Hour. See T 0330.
WWCR #1 : Bible Prophecy for Today. See T 0345.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

55

FREQUENCIES
0400-0500

Australia. Radio

0400-0500 vi
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0410
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0450

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Auslralia, VL8TT ent Crk
Bahrain, Radio
Bulgaria, Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, RGI Montreal
China, China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
Germany, Deutsche Welle

0400-0500 tvllfa
0400-0415
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 smtwh
0400-0458
0400-0450
0400-0430 m
0400-0500 vi
0400-0430

Guatemala, Radio Cultural

Israel. Kol Israel
Kenya. Kenya Broadc CJrp
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
North Korea, R Pyongyang
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania, R Romania Intl

0400-0500

Russia. Voice of

0400-0500
0400-0427
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0500

S Africa. Channel Africa

S Africa. Trans World R
Slovakia, AWR
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo
Swaziland, Swazi Radio

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Switzerland. Swiss R Intl

Tanzania. Radio
Uganda, Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Monitor Radio Intl
USA, VOA Washington DC

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 smtv1hf
0400-0500
0400-0500 s
0400-0500
0400-0445
0400-0459
0400-0430
0400-0500
0415-0440
0425-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Yugoslavia. Radio
Zimbabwe. ZBCI Radio 3
Italy, RAI Rome
Nigeria, FRCNIRadio
Australia. AF Radio
Finland, YLEIRadio
Netherlands. Radio
Swaziland, Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

0430-0457
0455-0500
0459-0500

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Nigeria. FRCNN oice of
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

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Sundays
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0430
0430
0445

KWHR (Hawaii): Gospel Crusade Ministries. Scripture

leachings by Roger Hedrick and free bible correspondence
courses.
Radio for Peace Int I: Making Contact. Fresh perspectives
on social and political dynamics in the US and around the
world.
WHRI: Turn Your Radio On. Bill Brasier plays southern
gospel music.
WWCR #1: The Old Land Mark Church. R. L Mitchell
presents the Holy Way Hour from Chicago.
WWCR #3: Morning Watch Chapel. See S 0300.
KWHR (Hawaii): Prophelic Voice Broadcast. A program
from Gospel Truth Ministries of Cincinnati.
Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. A grab bag of individual
programs and special short series received by RFPI.
BBC (af/eulsouth as): Popular Music. Ragga with Oavid
Rodigan (6th,13th). A selection of the latest ragga and
reggae singles with a few great tracks from the past.

Mondays
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0430
0430
0430
0445

S6

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Living Enrichment Center. Mary
Mannin Morrissey lectures on practical suggestions for
everyday living.
WHRI: Music (5.745). See S 0000.
WWCR #1: The Old Record Shop. See S 0100.
WWCR #3: America First Radio (live). Patriot ra dio hosted
by Don Wassail.
Radio for Peace Int I: Sound Currents of the Spirit. James
Bean provides music mixed with spiritual readings.
WHRI: John Hagee Today (5.745). Evangelizing by John
Hagee of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. TX.
WWCR #1: Wolfe Calling. Roland Wolfe.
BBC (af/eu) Science and Technology. Medicine 2020
(7th.14th). See T 0445.

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

Tuesdays
0400
0400
0400
0406
0430
0430

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100.
WWCR #3: The Hour of the Time (live). William Cooper
talk show.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
BBC (as pac): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Beijing.
See A 1245.
WHRI: Music (9.495). See S 0000.

Wednesdays
0400
0400
0400
0400
0406
0430
0430
0430

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.
WHAi: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100.
WWCR i 3: The Hour of the Time (live). See T0400.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
BBC (as pac): Quiz. Brain of Britain. See A 1230.
Radio for Peace Int I: Focus on Haiti. See S 0500.
WHRI: Music (9.495). See S 0000.

Thursdays
0400
0400
0400
0400
0406
0430
0430

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

WHAi: Bob Enyart (live) (9.495). Bob takes listener
phone calls about everyday Christian topics.
WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100.
WWCR #3: The Hour of the Time (live). See T0400.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
Radio for Peace Int I: Voices of Our World. See T 0330.
WHRI: Music (5.745). See S 0000.

Fridays
0400
0400
0400

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: Micro-Power Radio in the U.S .. See
T 0530.
Radio for Peace Int I: The Food Not Bombs Radio
Nelwork (monthly). See T 0530.

0400
0400
0400
0406
0430
0430

WHRI: Bob Enyart (hve) (9.495). See H 0400.

WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100.
WWCR #3: The Hour of the Time (live). See T 0400.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
Radio for Peace Int I: WINGS. See W 0530.
WHRI: John Hagee Today (5.745). See M 0430.

Saturdays
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0406
0430
0430

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: World of Radio. See S 0200.
WHRI: Bob Enyart (live) (9.495). See H 0400.
WHRI: The Prophecy Club (5.745). See T 0100.
WWCR #3: The Hour of the Time (live). See T 0400.
WWCR i 1: Point of View. See M 1106.
Radio for Peace Int I: RFPl 's Mailbag. See S 0330.
WHRI: Music (5.745). See S 0000.

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Australia. AF Radio
Australia. Radio

0500-0600 vi
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0500-0600 vi
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
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0500-0600 as
0500-0550

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VLSK Ka1he11ne
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada, RCI Montreal
Costa Rica, R Peace Intl
Croatia. Croatian Radio
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. A East Al11ca
Germany. Deutsche Welle

0500-0600 mtwll/VI
05000600

Italy. IRAS Milan

Japan. NHK/Aad10

05000600
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0500-0600 vi
0500-0600
0500-0600

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp

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Russia. AWA
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Swaziland. Swazi Radio
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Uganda, Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London

0500-0600
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USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVDH Los Angeles CA
USA, KWHR Naalehu HI
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SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
0500
0500
0500
0500
0500
0515
0530
0530
0530
0530

KWHR (Hav1aii): Breakthrough. Rod Parsley conducts

services from the World Harvest Church 111 Columbus. OH.
Radio lor Peace Int I: Focus on Ha111. Interviews with
leaders in the struggle for a return to democracy in Haili.
WHRI The Joy of living Broadcast. Hurst-Smith
Evangelists. Inc.
WWCR , t : These Last Days. Appa11t1ons ano prophecies
al the Lady of the Roses.
WWCR #3: Tempered Steel. Dale Early plays heavy metal.
WHRI. A Study in God's Word. Hezak1ah Smith reads
Scripture from Nonh Carolina.
Radio for Peace Int I: Science and Spirit (biweekly). The
findings of science and ancient l'lisdom teachings.
Radio for Peace Int I: Wisdom School al the Air (biweekly).
Lectures of the late Manly P. Hall. founder of the
Ph1losoph1cal Research Society.
WHRI: The Mercies of God Radio Broadcast. Pastor Peter
from M1ch1gan preaches mercy for lost sinners.
WWCR .;1: The Lutheran Reformation Hour. Richard
Sl1ekncr p1eaches from Chicago Heights. Illinois.

Mondays
0500
0500
0500
0500
0500
0500
0515
0530
0530
0555

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. Sec S 0230.

Radio lor Peace Int I: Peace Forum (biweekly). See S 0430.
Radio for Peace Int I: World Goodwill Forum (biweekly).
Lectures on the needs of humanity.
WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR 11 : The Dave Hinkson Show. Ozone and silver
water treatment for everything that ails you from the
Freedom Radio Ner..1ork.
WWCR 13. The Sower. Musical treat and spi11tual tonic
with Michael Guido.
WWCR 13: 70th Week Magazine Ben McKnight talks
about surv1vahst subjects
WHRt In Touch. See S 1200.
WWCR 13: The Hour of Courage. Ron Wilson talks politics
and the precious metals market.
WHRI: In Search of Messiah. Teaching and commentary
by Don Victor Bovey.

Tuesdays

0500
0500

58

KWHR (Hawaii) Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: United Nations A va11able UN Radio
Service program which could be Ca11bbcan Echo.

MONITORING TIMES

A ugust 19 95

Caribbean Magaz111e. Women. Scope, UN Daily News. or

the World in Review.
0500 WHRI: Music See S 0000.
0500 WWCR.; t: The Dave Hinkson Show See M 0500.
0500 WWCR '3: Herald of Trulh. Bible-based solu11ons to
personal and national problems.
0515 Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Repons. See S 2345.
05 t 5 WWCR 3 70th Week Magazine. See M 05 t 5.
0530 BBC (al/amleu): Background Current Affairs Feature.
History Today Each week of the series (until 9/12) a
program is devoted to an historical event relevant lo the
week's news.
0530 Radio for Peace Int I: Micro-Power Radio in the U.S.. The
best programming of citizen-owned radio stations in the

us.

0530
0530
0530
0555

Radio for Peace Int I: The Food Nol Bombs Radio Netl'lork
(monthly). Nonh America's homeless problems and
government oppression al home and abroad.
WHAi: In Touch. See S 1200.
WWCR ;3: The Hour al Courage. See M 0530.
WHRI: In Search al Messiah. See M 0555.

Wednesdays
0500
0500
0500
0500
0500
0515
0515
0525

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: UNESCO. See T 0245.
WHRI: Music. Sec S 0000.
WWCR 11: The Dave Hinkson Show. See M 0500.
WWCR 13: Herald of Truth. See T 0500.
Radio tor Peace Int I: RFPI Repons. See S 2345.
WWCR 13 70th Week Magazine. See M 05 t5.
Radio tor Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. A commentary by
Jim Hightower. the provocallve progressive voice from
Texas. on national issues.
0530 Radio lor Peace Int I: WINGS. Women's news and current
alfaus by the Women's International News Gathering
Servrce.
0530 WHRI: In Touch. See S 1200.
0530 WWCR 13: The Hour of Courage. See M 0530.
0555 WHRI: In Search al Messiah. See M 0555.

Thursdays
0500
0500
0500
0500

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio lor Peace Int I: United Nations. See T 0500.
WHRI. Music. See S 0000.
WWCR #1 : The Dave Hinkson Show. See M 0500.

0500
0515
05t5
0525
0530

WWCR #3: Herald of Truth. See T 0500.

Radio for Peace Int I RFPI Repons. See S 2345.
WWCR "3: 70111 Week Magazine. See M 05 t5.
Radio tor Peace Int 1 Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
Radio for Peace Intl Vietnam Veterans Radio Network. See S
0630
0530 WHRI. In Touch Sec S t200
0530 WWCR 3. The Hour of Courage. See M 0530.
0555 WHRI: In Search al Messiah. See M 0555.

Fridays

0500
0500
0500
0500
0500
0515
0515
0525
0530
0530
0530
0555

KWHR (Hawa11): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: UNESCO. See T 0245.
WHAi: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR #1: The Dave Hinkson Sh011. See M 0500.
WWCR #3. Herald al Truth. See T0500.
Radio for Peace Int 1 RFPI Repons. See S 2345.
WWCR 13: 70th Weck Magazine. See M 0515.
Radio lor Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See VI 0525.
Radio lor Peace Int I. Steppin' Out al Babylon See T 0300.
WHAi: In Touch. See S 1200.
WWCR #3. The Hour al Courage. See M 0530.
WHRI: In Search of Messiah. See M 0555.

Saturdays
0500
0500
0500

KWHR (Hawaii): End Time Revival Network. See S 0000.

Radio for Peace Int I: United Nations. See T 0500.
WHRI: World ol Radio (5 745). Glenn Hauser's communications program lor shonwave radio listeners.
0500 WWCR 1"1. First Hand. See S t200.
0500 WWCR 3. Herald of Truth. See T 0500.
0510 BBC (south as) Ourz Bram of Brrta1n. See A 1230.
0515 Radio for Peace Int I RFPI Repons. See S 2345.
0515 WWCR 11. Calvary Radio Hour Franklin Zu111 evangelizes.
0515 WWCR 3 Voice of Thunder Broadcast. See S 1t15.
0525 Radio for Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
0530 KWHR (Hawa11): Remnant Church of God. See M 0100.
0530 Radio for Peace Int I: Second Opinion. See H 0200.
0530 WHRI: Victorious Living. See S 1530.
0530 WWCR t1 : The Ame11can Catholic. See M 0300.
0530 WWCR #3: Unshackled. Pacific Garden Mission's radio
drama.
0540 BBC (south as): Human Interest. From Nairobi lo Beijing. See
A 1245.
0545 WWCR 11: Words of Hope. See S t tOO.

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Australia. VLBK Katherine
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Bahrain, Radio
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Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle

0600-0615
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0600-0700

Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp

Italy, IRAS Milan
Japan. NHK/Radio
Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Kiribati. Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Liberia, Radio ELWA
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. Voice of
Malta. V of Mediterranean
Malta, V of Mediterranean
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Nigeria. FRCNNoice of
Norway, Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of

0600-0700
0600-0630 vi
0600-0700

Slovakia, AWA
Solomon Islands, SIBC
South Korea. R Korea Intl

t 1910pa
t 5365pa
9580pa
4835do
5025do
4910do
6010do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
7385am
9820na
7345eu
9745am
958Saf
11915af
15225af
3316do
7125va
1195Sas
488Sdo
982Sdo
9960va
727Sdo
4760do
7295do
61 75as
9765me
9765me
9570pa
3326do
7255af
7295pa
4890do
12010na
13370as
I 5560as
7215eu
5020do
7205na

0600-0700
0600-0630

Swaziland. Swazi Radio

Switzerland, Swiss RIntl

0600-0615 s
0600-0700

Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London

0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700

17640af
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA, VOA Washington DC

0600-0630

USA. VOA Washington DC

06000700
06000700
0600-0700
06000700 smtwhf
0600-0700 a
06000700
0600-0700
06000610 mtwhfa

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R

4990do

0600-0700
0605-0700
06300700

Zimbabwe. ZBC/Radio 3
Swaziland, Trans World R
Australia. Radio

9675do
12030na
13645na
15580as
13715af
9545do
11945na

0630-0700
0630-0655
063 1-0640
0640-0700
0640-0700
0645-0700
0645-0700
0645-0700 s

Austria. R Austria Intl

Belgium, R Vlaanderen Int
Romania, R Romania Intl
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Vatican State, Vatican R
Finland. YLE/Radio
Romania, R Romania Intl
Romania, R Romania Intl

13605as
15510as
9660pa

13755pa
17715as
15415pa

15240pa
17795pa

9400am
15640eu
11960af
17820af
4915do

13790af
17875af

15185af
21680af

17810as
493Sdo

9750as

t 5295as

12040na
1366Sna
17570as

12050na
15425na

6155af
6165eu
15340af
4976do
6005af
7160af
9740as
12095va
15360va
17790as
5810am
7510am
9975am
17780as
7535eu
3985eu
6060eu
7325me
11965eu
6035af
11950af
7425na
5745am
7490na
9465eu
7455eu
5065am
5985na
4010eu
11740eu
5975do
5055af
5995as
15245as
6015na
6015eu
7225eu
7115eu
5865af
6120eu
15205pa
11775pa

9535af
7t 10do
6180eu
9410va
11760me
15070va
15400af
17885af
9815am

599Seu
6140af
740Saf
12080af
7405af
12035af

9885af

13635af

6190af
9600af
11940af
15280as
15420af

6195va
9640va
11955as
15310as
15575va

6035af
6873eu
9530af
15205me
9630af
12080af

6040eu
7170me
11 80Saf
15600af
9665af

9495am
13595na

5935am
7355eu
5865eu
152t0eu
6045do
6070af
6020pa
9925au
9550eu
7360af
9560eu
17720pa
15335pa

7435am
9985eu
7250eu

9645eu

9500af
6080pa

9650af
9860pa

9665eu

I 181 0eu

9660af
11755af
I 7805pa

11 625af

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
0600
0600
0605
0615
0630
0630
0645

KWHR (Hawaii): New Testament Studies. Joseph Sorrell.

WHRI: The Call to Worship. Services from Holland,
Michigan.
WWCR #3: The Golden Age of Radio Thea1er. Relive the
golden moments of radio's yesteryear.
KWHR (Hawaii): A Study in God's Word. Hezakiah Smith
reads Scripture from North Carolina.
Radio for Peace Int I: Vietnam Veterans Radio Network.
Bringing to light the real stories behind the Vietnam War.
WHRI: The Banner of Truth Broadcast. Sponsored by the
Free Reformed Churches of North America.
WHAi: Neal Frisby. Neal Frisby evangelizes.

Mondays
0600
0600
0600
0604
0615
0615
0630
0630
0630
0645

KV/HR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: The Far Right Radio Review. The
program that analyzes the growing phenomenon of far
righVhate programming on radio.
WHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. Dr. J. Harold Smith has
be"n preaching on the radio since 1935.
WWCR t1: Spectrum (repeat). See S 0200,
BBC (eu): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Beijing. See A
1245.
WHRI: Faith Seminar of the Arr. Kenneth Hagin
evangelizes.
BBC (at/am/as pac/eu/south as) General Feature. Pick of
the World. Reviving past glories; the best of the BBC
World Service.
Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.
WHAi: Listen to Jesus. Clinton and Sarah Outerbach from
The Redeeming Love Christian Center of Nanuet. NY.
WHRI: The Voice of Praise. Pastor Kenneth Ivy teaches
from the word of God.

Tuesdays
0600
0600
0600

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: CounterSpin. See S 0300.
WHAi: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.

0600
0615
0630
0630
0630
0630
0645

WWCR #1: Sound Currents of the Spirit. James Bean with

music mixed with spiritual readings.
WHRI: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
BBC lat/as pac/eu/south as): Popular Music. Rock Salad.
see S 0115.
BBC (am) General Feature. Pick of the World. See M 0630.
Radio for Peace Int I: New Dimensions Radio. See M
0300.
WHRI: Listen to Jesus. See M 0630.
WHAi: The Voice of Praise. See M 0645.

Wednesdays
0600 KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
0600 Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.
0600 WHAi: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
0605 WWCR #1: Inspirations Across America. Bert Johnson.
0615 BBC (am): Popular Music. Ragga with David Radigan
(2nd.9th.16th). See S 0445.
0615 BBC (as pac): Background Current Affairs Feature. History
Today. See T 0530.
06 t5 WHAi: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
0630 Radio for Peace Int I: University of the Arr. See T 2300.
0630 WHAi: Listen to Jesus. See M 0630.
0645 WHAi: The Voice of Praise See M 0645.

Fridays
0600
0600
0600
0605
06 15
0630
0630
0645

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: My Green Earth. See M 0230.
WHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
WWCR #1 : Point of View. See M 1106.
WHRI: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
Radio for Peace Int I: University of the Air. See T 2300.
WHRI: Listen to Jesus. See M 0630.
WHRI: The Voice of Praise. See M 0645

Saturdays
0600
0600
0600
0600
0600
0615
0630
0630
0630
0630
0645

KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Christian Church. Paul Shirek.

Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.
WHAi: The Call to Worship (5.745). See S 0600.
WHAi: Turn Your Radio On (9.495). See S 0400.
WWCR #3: World of Radio. See T 1230.
KWHR (Ha11aii): Music. See S 0230.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Word of God Broadcast. Sister Polly
preaches from the Knoxville House of Faith in Tennessee.
Radio for Peace Int I: University of the Air. See T 2300.
WHAi: Music (5.745) See S 0000.
WWCR #3: Live by Every Word. Lois Pierce preaches.
WWCR #3: What Sayeth the Scriptures. Victor McGee
teaches.

Thursdays
0600
0600
0600
0600
0605
0615
0615
0630
0630
0645

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

Radio for Peace Int I: The Global Student Voice (biweekly).
See M 0200.
Radio for Peace Int I: Working Together (biweekly). See M
0200.
WHAi: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
WWCR #t : Point of View. See M 1106.
BBC (as pac) Science and Technology. Medicine 2020
(3rd ,f 0th. 17th). See T 0445.
WHAi : Faith Seminar of the Air. Sec M 0615.
Radio for Peace Int I: University of the Air. See T 2300.
WHAi: Listen to Jesus. See M 0630.
WHAi: The Voice of Praise. See M 0645.

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FREQUENCIES
0700-0800

Austraha. Radio

0700-0730
07000800vl
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800
0700-0800
0700-0800 as
0700-0730
07000715
0700-0800 mtwh/vl
0700-0800

Aus1raha. Radio
Auslraha. VL8A Ahce Spg
Austraha. VL8K Katherine
Auslraha. VL8T Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eql Guinea. R East Africa
Georgia. Georgian Radio
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
llaly. IRRS Milan
Japan. NHK/Rad10

0700-0800
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800 asml\'lh
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0730
0700-0716 ml\'lhf
0700-0759 as
0700-0800 vi
0700-0715 s
0700-0800

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp

Kiribati, Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia, Radio ELBC
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia, Voice of
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Myanmar Radio
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of

07000715
0700-0800 vi
07000800
07000800
07000715 mtwtfa
07000800

Sierra Leone. SLBS

Solomon Islands. SIBC
Swaziland. Swazi Radio
Ta1r1an, VO Free Chma
Uganda. Radio
Urnted Kingdom.BBC London

07000730
070007t5
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 smt11hf
0700-0800 a
0700-0800
0700-0745
0700-0759
0700-0800
0705-0800
07 t 70800 mt\'/hf
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0800 mtwhfa
0730-0757
0730-0745 s
0730-0800
0730-0745 mtwhf

Umted Kingdom.BBC London

Uruted Kingdom.BBC London
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mon<1or Radio Intl
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zimbabwe, ZBC/Radio 3
Swaziland. Trans World R
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Austraha. Radio
Austria. R Austr1a Intl
Austr1a, R Austria Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Greece. Voice of
Netherlands, Radio
Va11can Slate. Vatican R

0745-0800 s
0745-0755
0755-0800

Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp

Greece, Voice of
Guam. AWR/KlWR

5995pa
9710pa
17695as
13605as
4835do
5025do
4910do
6010do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
7385am
6135pa
9585af
t t805eu
3366do
7125va
5975eu
t 1955as
21610au
4885do
9825do
9960va
7275do
4760do
7295do
6175as
7115eu
5990do
9570pa
9570pa
4890do
11775pa
13370as
17695as
3316do
5020do
6155af
5950na
4976do
6190af
9740as
12095va
15400va
17830af
6005af
7160af
5810am
7510am
9785am
17780as
7535eu
7425na
5745am
7490na
9465eu
7455eu
5065am
5985na
13695af
5975do
5055af
6100pa
9660pa
6155eu
15410me
15640af
9375au
9700pa
4010eu
15210eu
3366do
9375eu
15200as

6020pa
9860pa

6080pa
15240pa

15415as

17795as

15605af
5995pa
9710pa
4835do
5025do
491 Odo
6010do
6005do

18191af
6020pa
9860pa

9580pa
15565as

9400am
11615as

4915do
7230eu
11740as 11850as
15335me 17810me 17815eu
4935do

9750as

17570as

9600af
11940af
15280as
17640af

9640va
11 955as
15360va
17790as

6195eu

9495am
13595na
5935am
7355eu

7435am
9985eu

6045do
6070af

9500af

9650af

17880as
13730eu
17870me
9425eu
9720au
7250eu
15570eu
4915do
9425eu

Australia. AF Radio
Australia, Radio

08000830 vi
0800-0830 vi
0800-0830 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900

Australia, VL8A Allee Spg

Australia, VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal

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Sierra Leone, SLBS

Solomon Islands. SIBC
SoUh Korea. R Korea Intl
United Kingdom.BBC London

08000815
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900 smlwhf
0800-0900
0800-0900
0805-0820 smlwhf
0805-0835
0815-0900 mlwtf
0830-0900 s
0830-0900 vi
0830-0900 vi
0830-0900 vi
0830-0900
0830-0857
0855-0900

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KNLS Anchor Poinl AK
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA, WEWN Birmingham AL
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bel hel PA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
Zimbabwe, ZBC/Rad10 4
Monaco, Trans World Radio
Swaziland. Trans World R
Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
Armenia, Voice of
Australia. VL8A Alice Spg
Australia, VL8K Kalherine
Australia. VL8T Ten! Crk
Netherlands, Radio
Slovakia, R Slovakia Intl
Guam. lWR/KlWR

6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
7385am
9400am
11615eu
6135pa
9585af
1511 5au
17820as
3366do
15200as
7125va
4885do
4935do
9825do
6280me
9960va
7275do
4760do
7295do
9750as
6175as
71 15eu
9700pa
9720au
6100pa
15220me
15625eu
17900eu
9965as
4890do
9675do
11800as
9835as
15560as
17590as
17870as
3316do
9545do
5020do
7550eu
13670me
9410va
6190af
11955as
11940af
15280as
15310as
17640va
17830af
9640va
5810am
98 15am
9615as
7510am
9930as
7535eu
9425pa
7425na
5745am , 9495am
7490na
13595na
9465eu
5065am
5935am
5975do
6045do
7115eu
5055af
6070af
4990do
3326do
15170eu
15270eu
2310do
2485do
2325do
12065pa
9720pa
11990au
15640au
11830pa

15295as

11900as
1769Sas

13370as
17765as

9740as
12095va
15400va
I 7885af

11760me
15070va
15575me

7435am
7285do
9500af

9650af

13700pa
17485au

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS

ALGERIA: RAJ
11645eu
9645eu

I 1740eu

11645eu

0800 UTC
0800-0900
0800-0900

0800-0815
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900

17590as

9545do
7110do
9410va
11760me
15070va
15575me
17885af
6180eu
11860af
9815am

Canada. CFRX Toronto

Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica, R Peace Intl
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
Eq1Guinea. R East Af11ca
Finland. YLE/Rad10
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
Guam. 1WR/K1WR
llaly, IRAS Milan
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Kiribati, Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia, Radio ELBC
Liberia, Radio ELWA
Malaysia, Radio
Malaysia, Voice of
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
Norway, Radio Norway lnll
Pakistan. Radio
Palau. KHBN/Voice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of

15295as

9730do
9675do
15335pa
15560as
17870as

0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0830
0800-0900 as
0800-0830
0800-0805 s
0800-0900
0800-0900 mlwh/vl
0800-0900
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900 vi
0800-0830
0800-0900
0800-0830
0800-0805
0800-0825
0800-0900
0800-0830 m
0800-0850
0800-0900
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900

6080pa
17715as

9580pa
21 725as

Heard on new freq 15 160 in English 2000-2 100*

Also announcing. but unheard, on 9645, 15215, 17545.
7 145, 9535, 11 515, 15205: also at 1800- 1900 only heard
on 15 160
(Brian Alexander, PA)
1800- 1900 heard on 9535, 15 160. strong but low modulation, also giving 9625. 115 15, 15 120, 152 15. 17545
(Ed Rausch, NJ)
Inaudible on out-of- band l I5 15, I 7545- suspect RAI' s
own typos for previously used I I 7 15, 17745 (gh, OK)

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FREQUENCIES
0900-1000
0900-1000

Australia. AF Radio
Australia. Radio

0900-1000 vi
0900-1 000 vi
0900-1000 vi
0900-1000
0900-0925 mlwhfa
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000 as
0900-0950

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia, VLBK Katherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain, Radio
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. Cl1ina Radio Intl
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle

0900-0915 mtw11
0900-1000
0900-0915
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000 mtwh/vl
0900-1000
)900-0948 vi
)900-1000
)900-1000
)900-1000 vi
1900-1000
1900-0930
1900-1000
1900-1000 mt\'/1f
1900-1000
1900-1000
1900-1000 vi
1900-1000

Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp

Guam. AWR/KSDA
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Iraq. Radio Iraq Intl
Italy. IRAS Milan
Japan. NHK!Radio
Kiribati. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia, Radio ELBC
Malaysia, Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
Nigeria, FRCNNoice of
Palau, KHBNNoice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of

)900-1000
J900-1000 vi
0900-0930
0900-1000

Slovakia. AWA
Solomon Islands. SIBC
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
United Kingdom.BBC London

0900-0915

United Kingdom.BBC London

0900-0930
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900- 1000 smtwhl
0900-1000 a
0900-1000
0900-1000
0910-0940
0915-1000
0930-1000 mt\'lhla
0930-1000
0930-1000
0930-1000

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Monitor Radio Intl
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA, WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
Zimbab11e. ZBC/Radio 4
Mongolia. R Ulan Bator
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Austria. R Austria 1n11
Canada , CKZN St John's
Net11erlands. Radio
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl

15605af
5995as
9860pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
6035eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
11755pa
7385am
6135pa
9585af
6160as
15410al
21680as
3366do
9530as
15200as
11830pa
13680as
7125va
961 Oas
9825do
6280me
9960va
7275do
7295do
9720pa
6100pa
3326do
7255af
9965as
4890do
9835as
17695as
15620am
5020do
9885au
6190af
11940af
15280va
17705va
9575as
15360as
9410me
5810am
75 10am
9930as
7395sa
7425na
5745am
7490na
9465eu
9870af
5065am
5975do
9960as
6130do
6155eu
6160do
7260pa
11 690as

18191af
7240as
13605as

951 Oas
151 ?0as

15545af

17595af

9580pa
21725as

15440pa
9400am
9565af
17715as

11715as
17780as

12055as
21600at

4915do

11850au

15190as

13700pa
4990do
9675do
11800as
17765as
9545do
13685au
6195as
12095va
15400va
17830va
I I 765as

11900as
17870as
17515au
9740as
15070va
15575me
17885af
11955as

17590as

11750as
15190sa
17640va

9430as

Iraq. Radio Iraq Intl

Israel. Kol Israel
Italy, IRAS Milan
Lebanon. Voice of
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia, RTM/Kota Kinab
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Nigeria. FRCNNoice of
Palau. KHBNNoice ol Hope
Papua Ne\'/ Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Russia. Voice of

1000-1100
1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1015
1000-1100

Singapore. SBC Radio One

Sweden Radio
Switze1land. Swiss R Intl
Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London

1000-1030
1000-1 100
t000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA, Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

1000-1 100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1015 mtwhfa
1000-1030
1020-1 030 ml\'ltfa
1030-1100
t0301100
1030-1100
1030-1100
1030-1100
1030-1 100
1030-1100

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN

USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Vietnam. Voice of
Vatican Stale. Vatican R
AusJra. R Aus1ria Intl
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Malaysia. RTM/Kuching
Netherlands, Radio
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
UAE. Radio Dubai

13680eu
15640na
7125va
6280me
9960va
7295clo
5980do
7260pa
6100pa
4990do
7255af
9965as
4890do
11690as
9835as
15110as
17590as
6155do
. 6160eu
6165eu
4976do
6190af
11750as
15070va
15575mc
17885al
15280as
9815am
7510am
6095ca
5985pa
11720pa
6040am
7490na
5065am
5950na
6245eu
7250na
11740af
17870pa
7345eu
7160do
7260pa
11715na
11835as
13675eu

15650eu

17575eu

9720pa

9810pa

21505pa

11900as
15510eu
17870as

13370as
17560as

9410va
11940af
15310as
17705va

9740as
12095va
15400eu
17790as

7285do
9675do
11 BOOeu
15405as
17765as
9535eu
6195as
11760me
15190sa
17640va
17830as
7395sa
9430as
13625as
6165am 7405am 9590am
11915am 15120am 15425pa
9495am
13595na
5935am
11740eu
9840as
1521 Oaf

17550eu
12020as 15010as
17585me

9505eu
981 Opa
15120as
15320eu

17850au
15395eu

153 10as

11760me
9815am
7535eu

1000-1100
1000-1030
1000-1 100 mtl'lh/vl
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1030
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-11 00
1000-1 100
1000-1100 vi
1000-1100
1000-1100

13615pa

9495am
13595na
5935am
6045do
12000na
7295do
13730pa

7435am
7285do

9720pa

9810pa

21505pa

7240as
15170as

9580pa
21725as

9860pa

QUINTUM
ANNIVERSARIUivl
NUNTIORUM
LATINORUM

t 7870pa

1000 UTC
1000-1100

Australia. Radio

1000-1100 vi
10001100vl
1000-1100 vi
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-11 00
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
10001100as
1000-1040
1000-1100

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Aus tralia. VLBK Katherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Cos1a Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
EQt Guinea. R East Africa
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio

62

MONITORING TIMES

5995as
13605as
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
11755pa
7385arn
6135as
9585af
6130do
15050as

August 1995

15440pa
9400am
7295do
15180as

t7387au

17895as

This classic QSL, from the unique Latin broadcaast f rom Radio Finland, was sent to MT f rom
loyal listener Scott H. Sik es of Athens, Georgia.

21605me

FREQUENCIES
1100 1200

Aus tralia, Radio

11001200v1
11001200 v1
1100t200vl
11001200
1100-1200
1100t200
11001200
1100 t200
1100 t200
11001200
11001200
1100-t200
1100 t t30
1100t200
1100t200 as
11 00 1150

Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VLBK Katherine
Australia. VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica. AWR Alajuela
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
Germany. Deutsche Welte

11001110as
11001200
11 001200 mtwh/vl
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11 001200
11001200
11001105
11001150
11001120
11001200
11001200 11
11001200

Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp

Iraq. Radio Iraq Intl
Italy, IRRS Milan
Japan. NHKIRadio
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM/Kola Kinab
Malaysia. RTM/Kuching
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakistan. Radio
Palau. KHBNNoice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of
t3370as
151 tOas
17675as
17685as
t7835as
17870as

5995as
97t0pa
15530as
23t0do
2485do
2325do
60t0do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5030am
9400am
6t35pa
12005am
9585af
15370af
t 7800af
3366do
13680eu
7125va
6120na
15170eu
9960va
7295do
5980do
7160do
6100pa
4990do
6576na
15625as
9965as
4890do
4740as
15405as
17755as

7240as
9860pa
15565as

7375am

951 Opa
13605as

972Sam

9580pa
15170as

13750am

15115am 15540am 21455am

t5410af
17860af
4915do

96 t Oas

7285do
9977na
17900as
9675do
9835as
15510eu
17765as

17715af

Rl'landa. Radio
Singapore. SBC Radio One
Singapore.A Singapore Int
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl

11001200
11001 102
1100t200

11001 t30
1100-1200
t 1001200
11001200
110Q.1.200
11001200

Taiwan. Voice of Asia

Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London
9515na
9575as
11940af
11955as
15575me 17640va
United Kingdom.BBC London
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

11001200
11001200
11001200
11 00 1200 s/vl
1100 1200
1100-1200
11001 t30
11301200
1130 t200
1130 1200 vi
1130-1200
1130-1200

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice of
Austria. R Austria Intl
Bulgaria. Radio
China. China Radio Intl
Finland. YLE!Rad10
Iran, VOIRI Tehran

11301155 s
11301200
1t30t200
t1 30t200
1145-1200
11551200 a

Monaco. Trans World Radio

Netherlands. Radio
Sweden. Radio
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
Rwanda. Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radio

17765af

15350as

11335na

t 1900as
17560as
17775as

1100 1115
1f001 200
1100 1200
t 100t130
11001130

11940as
t7590as
17795as

6055do
6155do
9530as
11835as
6165eu
t7515as
7445as
7110do
5965na
9740va
12095va
17705af
6100au
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5985as
9590am
t 1720as
7425na
6040am
7490na
t3770af
5065am
5950na
7250as
t3730na
15635as
6995as
11900na
tt745as
15260af
7115eu
6045eu
13740au
9955am
6055do
7115eu

15120as
9535eu
7195do
6190af
11750as
15070va
17830af
15190sa
9815am

7395ca
61 l Oas
9615as
11915am

t 7850au
t 3635as

t 5545as

6195va
941 0va
11 760me t 1765as
15310as t 5360as
15400eu

17790va

9355eu
6165am
9645as
15160as

9425au
7405am
9760as
t5425as

9495am
t 3595na
13845am t5685am
11830na
9840as
t5010as
17625as
11445as 15135as
15400na
11790as 11 875me f 1930me
17750me
7130eu
t5120as

7160eu
15240as

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
1100 KWHR (Hav1a1i): The Water of Life Broadcast. See S 0100.
1100 WHRI: Breakthrough. Rod Parsley conducls services from
the World Harvest Church in Columbus. OH.
1100 WWCR il : Words of Hope. Paul Bryson preaches from
Georgia.
1100 WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). Brother R. G.
Stair preaches about the las1days.
1115 WWCR #1 : Voice of Thunder Broadcast. Terry Steenburg
teaches from scripture
1130 WWCR #1: Staff of Life. Irene Armstrong.
1145 WWCR #1: Back to the Bible Baptist Church. Floyd Hendren.

Mondays
1100
1100
11 06
1130
11 31
t 145
1155

WHRt Music. See S 0000.

WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WV/CR #1: Point of View. Marlin Maddoux interviewing on
current events of interest to Christians.
KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. Kenneth Hagin
evangelizes
WWCR # t : Freedom Under Fire. Attorney and author John
Whitehead defends life. liberty. and family freedom.
KWHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. Clinton and Sarah
Outerbach from The Redeeming Love Christian Center of
Nanuet. NY.
WWCR #1 : Bible Pathway. Rick Hash 111th five minutes of
Bible readings.

Tuesdays
1100
1tOO
1100
1106
1130
1131
1145
1155

KWHR (Hawaii): Modern Manna. Danny Vierra tells you how

to evaluale your life and make changes tor better health.
WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
KWHR (Hawaii): Failh Seminar of the Air. See M 1t30.
WWCR e'1: Freedom Under Fire. See M 1131.
KWHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1145.
WWCR #1. Bible Pathway. See M 1155.

Wednesdays
1100

Radio tor Peace Int I: World of Radio. See S 0200.

1100
t 100
1t06
1130
1131
11 45
1t45
1155

WHRI: Music. See S 0000.

WWCR #3 The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 1130.
WY/CR H1: Freedom Under Fire. See M 1131.
BBC (am): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Beijing. See A
1245.
KWHR (Hav1aii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1t45.
WWCR #1: Bible Pa1hway. See M 1155.

Thursdays
1100
1100
1100
1t06
1130
1130
t t30
t 131
t 145
1155

KWHR (Hawaii): Modem Manna. See T 1100.

WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR ,3: The Overcomer Broadcasl(live). See S 1100.
WWCR #1: Point of View. See M 1106.
BBC (af/eu): Popular Music. Rock Salad . see S 0115.
BBC (as pac1 General Feature. Pick of the World. See M
0630.
KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. See Mt 130.
WWCR #1: Freedom Under Fire. See M 1131.
KWHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1145.
WWCR #1: Bible Path11ay. Sec M 1155.

Fridays
t 100
1100
t 106
1130
1131
1145
t 155

WHRI: Music. Sec S 0000.

WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WWCR i"l: Point of View. See M 11 06.
KWHA (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 1130.
WWCR #1: Freedom Under Fire. See Mt t31.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
WWCR
Bible Pathway. See M 1155.

*1:
Saturdays

1100 KWHR (Hawaii): Sounds of Praise. A LeSEA Production.

1100 WWCR 13: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 11 00.
1t05 WWCR #1 : The Spoken Word of God See S 0310.
t t 06 WHRI: For the People (repeat) (6.0401. See T 0206.
1115 WWCR #1: Rhema Radio Church. Kenneth Hagin, Jr
preaches from Tulsa. Oklahoma
t 145 WWCR #1: Brother Ed. Ed Skultety evangelizes from
Oregon.

HAUSER'S H IGHLIGHTS

BANGLADESH: RB EXTERNAL
SERVICE

To Asia:
1230-1 300
English 9650, 7 185,
7105
13 15-1 345
Nepal i 9650, 7185,
4880
1400-1430
Urdu
1515-1545
Hindi
9650, 7185
To Mideast:
1600-1 630
Arabic
1630-1730
Bengal i 13615,9650
To Europe:
1745- 18 15
Voice oflslam in
English,
18 15-1900
English 15520, 9560,
7190
1915-2000
Bengali 15520, 9650,
7 190
All frequencies subject to variation
(BBCM)
15520, sli ghtly off channel, clashes with
HOB to Europe
. (Wolfgang Biischel, Germany)

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

63

FREQUENCIES
12001300

Australia. Radio

12001300 vi
1200 1300 11
12001300 11
1200-1300
12001300
12001230
12001215
12001300 vi
1200-1300
12001300
1200 1300
12001300
1200-1300
12001300
1200 1300 mtwhf
1200 1300

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VLBK Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Brazil, Radiobras
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 S1 John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, RGI Montreal
China. China Radio Intl

12001230 vi
1200-1300
12001300
1200-1300
1200 1300 as
1200-1300

China. China Radio Intl

Costa Rica. AWR Ala1uela
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. MCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. R East Afnca
France. Radio France Intl

1200-1230

Iran. VOIRI Tehran

12001300
1200 t 300 mtV1h/VI
12001300
12001300
12001300 vi
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1230 mw
12001230 ha
12001300
12001206
12001230
12001230 s
1200-1300 vi
12001300 vi
12001300

Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl

Italy. IRAS Milan
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM/Kota Kinab
Mongolia. R Ulan Bator
Mongolia. R Ulan Bator
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Norviay. Radio Norway Intl
Palau. KHBNNoice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Poland, Polish R Warsaw

5995pa
96 t Oas
231 Odo
2485do
2325do
60t0do
15445na
t5635as
1t940as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
9635am
8425na
1t795pa
8660as
5030am
6200am
12005am
9585af
9805eu
15195eu
11745as
15260af
13680eu
7125va
t 5270cu
9960va
7275do
7295do
5980do
7290na
7290na
6045eu
6100pa
4990do
13800as
9965as
4890do
6135eu
t 1815eu

6060pa
11800pa

6080pa
15565as

7260as

13650am
9715as
t 1660as
1211oas 15135as
9725am 13750am
15050am
15440am 21455am

11615au 13625na 15155eu

15325af 15530na
11790as 11875me 11930me
17750me

12015na
12000na
7130eu

7160eu

7285do
15t70as
9675do
7145eu

12001300
12001300
12001300
12001300
12001300

Russia. Voice of
9540na
9800pa
15105as
151 lOas
15570as
17590as
17775as
17780as
Singapore, SBC Radio One
Singapore.A Singapore Int
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Taiwan. VO Free China
United Kingdom.BBC London
9575as
9740va
11 865va
11940af
15360as
15575me
21660af
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

12001300
12001300
12001300
1200-1300 s
12001300 a
12001300
12001300
12001230
12061300 occsnal
12151300
12201229 vi
12301300
12301300
12301255 s
12301300
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12301300
12301300
12301300
1230-1300
12301300
12301300
1230-1300
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f 2401250

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA, WRMl /R Miami Intl
USA. l/NHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Uzbekistan. R Tashkent
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Austria. R Austria Intl
Bangladesh. Radio
Belgium, R Vlaanderen Int
Canada, RCI Montreal
Finland, YLE/Radio
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
Indonesia. ARI Sarong
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Sweden. Radio
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Tur1<ey, Voice of
Vietnam, Voice of
Greece. Voice of

12001300
12001300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

17625as

11855am
9655as
t5440pa
t 1445as
7375am
9400arn
15t 15am

1200-1300

7270eu

9525eu

4740as
9895as
15405as
17600as
17795as
6155do
9530as
7285as
7130au
6190af
11365am
11955as
17640va
5810arn
7510am
9930as
6095na
6110as
15160as
7425na
6040am
7490na
9955am
11695af
5065am
5950na
7285eu
6100pa
17595as
4915do
15450as
7105as
13670na
9660as
11900na
6130do
4875do
15315na
9570as
11650na
6165eu
9675;is
9840as
15650af

4975as
11820as
15435as
17645as
17835as

5960as
11880as
15510eu
17755as
17870as

7150as
13370as
15560as
17765as

961 Oas
6195va
11750as
12095va
17705va

9410va
11760me
15070va
17830af

9515na
11765as
15310as
17885af

9425au
9760as

9455na
11715as

9815am

9355as
9645as
t5425as
9540sa
9495am
13595na

13845am 15685am
6015na
11830na 17750na
9715eu
15295cu 17815eu

71 B5as

965Qas

11855na
15400na
7295do

15195as

9640as
15240na
9535eu

13670eu

12020as

150t 0as

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
1200
1200
1200
1215
t 230
1245

1250

WHAi: In Touch (6.040). The teaching ministry of Charles

Stanley.
WWCR #1: First Hand. Rick Livingood 1111h a "orld
evangelism update.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S t 100.
WWCR #1 : The Word ot Life Broadcast. Jerry L. Maynard
tells now to maximize your potential.
WWCR #1: Words of Hope. See S 1100.
WWCR #1: The Voice of Life. Evangelist C.C. Wells of
Memphis. Tennessee.

Mondays
1200
1200
t 200
1215
1215
t230

1230
1230
1230
1230
1245
1245

64

WHRI: The Voice of Praise (6.040). Sec M 0645.

WWCR #1 : End Time Revival Network. Various speakers
present an evangelical program.
WWGR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S t t 00.
WHAi: Reach Out. Pastor Jerry reaches out wi th Bible
teaching.
WWCR #1 : Words of Truth. Bible teaching by Jim Whitfield
ot Raleigh, NC.
BBC (eu) Classical Music. Music of the Motherland
(7th.14th). Exploring the virtues and vices of music and
musical life in Soviet Russia
WHRI: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
WWCR #1: Bread of Life Vic tory Hour (1 ). Brother Jilek
Meeks offers a free bible study correspondence course.
WWCR #1: The Sower (3/5) See M 0500.
WWCR #1: Victory Baptist Church (214). David Robmson
preaches from Hildebrand. NC
WHAi: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. Mickey Bonner
evangelizes.
WWCR #1 : Providence Baptist Church. Rick Kelly preaches
from Kentucky.

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

WHAi: Today's Family Life. Reaching out to familie s with

hope and encouragement l'lith Randy Carlson.

Tuesdays
1200
1200
t 200
1215
1215
t 230
1230
t230
1245
1250

WHAi: The Voice of Praise (6.040). See M 0645.

WWCR #1: End Time Revival Network. Sec M 1200.
WWCR 13: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WHAi: Reach Out. See M 1215.
WWCR #1: Words ofTruth. See M 1215.
BBC (eu) General Feature. Pick of the World. See M 0630.
WHAi: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
WWCR #1: World of Radio. Glenn Hauser's communica
tions program for shortv1ave radio listeners.
WHAi: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1245.
WHAi: Today's Family Life. See M 1250.

Wednesdays
t200
t200
1200
1215
1215
t230
1230

WHRI: The Voice of Praise (6.040). See M 0645.

WWCR #1: End Time Revival Nctv1ork. See M 1200.
WWCR ,3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WHAi: Reach Out. See M 1215.
WWCR #1: Words ofTruth. Sec M 1215.
WHAi: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
WWCR ! 1: The Chapel Hour. Otis Tillman evangelizes from
Buffalo. New York.
WHAi: The Spmtual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1245.
WHAi: Today's Family Life. See M 1250.

1215
1215
t230
1230
1245
1250

Fridays
1200
1200
1200
1215
1215
1230
1230
1230
1245
1245
1250
1200

Thursdays
1200
t 200
t 200
1215

1230
1245

WHRI: The Voice of Praise (6.040). See M 0645.

WWCR #1: End Time Revival Network. See M t 200.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
BBC (am) Classical Music. Music of the Motherland
(3rd .10th.17th). See M 1230.

WHAi: The Voice of Praise (6.040). See M 0645.

WWCR #1: End Time Revival Network. See M 1200.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WHRI: Reach Out. See M 1215.
WWCR t: Words of Trut11. See M 121 5.
BBC (south as): Popular Music. Rock Salad. see S 0115.
WHRI: Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
WWCR #1: Battle Cry Sounding. Deborah Green
evangelizes.
BBC (as pac): Popular Music. Rock Salad. see S 0115.
WHAi: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M t245.
WHAi: Today's Family Life. See M 1250.

Saturdays
1200
1200
t 200
1215
t 230

1245
1250

WHAi: Reach Out. Sec M 1215.

WWCR #1 : Words of Truth. See M 1215.
WHAi. Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 0615.
WWCR #1 : Jesus is Coming. Jim Everette.
WHAi: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1245.
WHRI: Today's Family Life. See M 1250.

KWHR (Hawaii): Friends trom Hawaii. No Information

Available.
Radio for Peace lnt'I: World of Radio. See S 0200.
WHAi: Music (6.040). See S 0000.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast (live). See S 1100.
WWCR fl : First Hand. See S 1200.
BBC (cu): Quiz. Brain of Britain. Robert Robinson has some
more questions with which to tease the wouldbe Brains of
Britain.
WWCR #t: Batlle Cry Sounding. Sec F 1230.
BBC (al): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Beijing. A look at
what has happened to women in the past decade.

FREQUENCIES
13001 400

Australia. Radio

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13001400 vi
13001400
13001335 mtwhla
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13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400
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13001400
13001400
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13001330
13001400 as
13001330
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t3001 400
1300 1400 vi
13001400
1300t400
13001400
13001325
13001400 occsnal
1300f350
13001330 s
13001400 vi
13001400 vi
13001400
13001400
1300 1400

Australia. Radio
Australia. VL8A Alice Spg
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. Vl8T Tenl Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Brazil. Rad1obras
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. RGI Montreal
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Italy. IRAS Milan
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM/Kota Kinab
Malaysia RTM/Kuching
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of

13001400

Singapore. SBC Radio One

5995pa
11800pa
6060pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
13670na
15445na
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
11955na
7405na
6200am
12005am
17595as
9585af
3366do
7125va
9960va
7275do
7295do
5980do
7160do
6045eu
6100pa
9345as
9590eu
9965as
4890do
11995as
11940eu
9540na
I 3370as
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6155do

7240as

9560pa

6080as

9510pa

9610as

17820na
9715as
11660pa 15440pa
9400am 15050am
15115am 21455eu

13001400
13001330.
13001400

Singapore.A Singapore lnl

Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
United Kingdom.BBC London

13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KNLS Anchor Point AK
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

13001400
13001400
13001400
13001400 s
13001400 a
13001400
13001400

USA, WEWN Birmingham Al

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA, WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

13001400
13301400
13301357
13301 400

Zambia. Christian Voice

Austria, R Austria Intl
Canada. RGI Montreal
Canada. RGI Montreal

13301400
1330-1400
13301400 tw
13301400
13301400
13301400
13301400
13301400
13301400
13301400
13351345
13451400

Costa Rica, R Peace Intl

Finland. YLE/Rad10
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Netherlands. Radio
Sweden. Radio
UAE. Radio Dubai
Uzbekistan. R Tashkent
Vietnam. Voice of
Greece, Voice of
Vatican State. Vatican R

4915do

7130eu

7160eu

11740as
I 1850na
9675do
15365eu
9800pa
17675as
I 7780as

17720eu
9895as
17685as
17795as

11940as
17725as
17835as

9530as
7230as
6190af
9515na
11760me
12095va
17640va
21470af
5810am
11715na
7365as
7510am
6095na
6110as
15160as
7425na
6040am
7490na
9955am
11695al
5065am
5950na
17750na
6065af
6155eu
9535as
15315eu
21455eu
9400am
11900na
4915do
13732as
15315eu
9895as
11650na
13675eu
7285eu
9840as
15630na
11625as

7480as
6195va
9740va
11860af
15070va
17705va
2166Qaf
9815am

13635as
7180as
11365am
11865va
15310as
17830af

9455na
9355as
9645as
9760as
I 5425as
11875na
15105am
13595na

15545as
9410va
11750as
11940af
15575me
17885af

13625as
1171 5as

13845am 15685am
6015na
11830na 13695na
13730eu
11 795as
15'325eu

15450as
17820eu

17895eu

15400na
15120as
13700as
15240na
15320eu
9715eu
12020as
17525na
12050as

15150as
15395eu
15295eu
15010as

21605me
17815eu

15585pa

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
1300
1300

Radio lor Peace Intl Focus on Ha1t1. See S 0500.

WHRI: Gospel Crusade Ministries. Scripture teachings by
Roger Hedrick and lree bible correspondence courses.
1300 WNCR II: Wings of Healing. Evelyn Wyatt directs this
international broadcast from Los Angeles.
1330 Radio for Peace Intl Science and Spirit (biweekly). See S
0530.
t 330 Radio for Peace lnt'I: Wisdom School of the Air
(b~veekly) See S 0530.
1330 WHRI: The Gospel Blessings Broadcast (t5.105). Glenn
McHatten evangelizes.
1330 WHRI: The Manna ol Truth Broadcast (6.040). See S
0630.
1330 WWCR 11: Wayne Avenue Church of God. J.C. Wilber
preaches from Columbus. Ohio.
1345 WHAi: Bible Pathway. Rick Hash with five minutes of Bible
readings.

Mondays
1300 Radio for Peace Int 1: Peace Forum (biweekly). See S
0430.
1300 Radio lor Peace Int I: World Goodwill Forum (biweekly).
See M 0500
1300 WHAi: Music. See S 0000.
1300 WV/CR 11: Hurricane Ann Whitman evangelizes lrom
West Virginia.
1315 WWCR #1: The Sower. See M 0500.
1330 WWCR #1: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. Five minutes
of evangelizing by Mickey Bonner.
1335 WWCR #1: The Bright Spot Hour. Music and meditation
by Harold Sightler of Greenville. South Carolina.

Tuesdays

1300 Radio for Peace Int I: United Nations. See T 0500

1300 WHAi: Music. See S 0000.
1300 WWCR 11: Hurricane. See M 1300.
1315 Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
1315 WWCR #1 . The Sower. See M 0500
1330 Radio for Peace Int I: Micro-Power Radio in !he U.S.. See
T 0530.

1330
1330
1335

Radio for Peace Int I: The Food Not Bombs Radio Network
(monthly). See T 0530.
WWCR #1: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1330.
WWCR 11: The Bright Spot Hour. See M 1335.

Wednesdays
1300 Radio for Peace Int I: UNESCO. See T 0245.
1300 WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
1300 WWCR i1: Hurricane. See M 1300
1315 Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. Sec S 2345.
1315 WWCR 11: The Sower. See M 0500.
1325 Radio for Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
1330 Radio for Peace Int I: WINGS. See W 0530.
1330 WWCR ~ 1 : The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1330.
1335 WWCR #1: The Bright Spot Hour. See M 1335.

Thursdays
1300
1300
1300
1315
1315
1325
t 330

Radio for Peace Int I: United Nations. Sec T0500.

WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR #1: Hurricane. See M 1300.
Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
WWCR i1: The Sower. See M 0500.
Radio for Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
Radio for Peace Int I: Vietnam Veterans Radio Network.
See S 0630
1330 WWCR #1: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1330.
1335 WWCR #1: The Bright Spot Hour. See M 1335.

Fridays

1300
1300
1300
1315
t315
t325
1330
1330
1335

Radio for Peace lnl I: UNESCO. See T 0245.

WHRI: Music. See S 0000.
WWCR #1: Hurricane. See M 1300.
Radio for Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S 2345.
WWCR 11 : The Sower. See M 0500.
Radio for Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
Radio for Peace Int I: Steppin' Out ol Babylon. See T 0300.
WWCR 11: The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M 1330.
WWCR 11: The Bright Spot Hour. See M 1335.

t 300
t300
t 300

Radio lor Peace Int I: United Nations. See T 0500.

WHRI: listen to Jesus (15.105). See M 0630.
WHRI: Modern Manna (6.040). Danny Vierra tells you how
to evaluate your life and make changes for betler health.
1303 WWCR #1: Focus on the Family (Weekend Edition). See T
0300.
1315 KWHR (Hawaii): River of life. Paul Roberts evangelizes.
t315 Radio lor Peace Int I: RFPI Reports. See S2345.
t 325 KWHR (Hawaii): Faith in Action. Betty Potterbaum.
t325 Radio for Peace Int I: Hightower Radio. See W 0525.
1330 KWHR (Hawaii): The Showers of Blessings Broadcast. Ed
McAbee sermonizes before a live congregation.
t 330 Radio lor Peace Int f: Second Opinion. See H 0200.
1330 WHRI: Biblical Studies Institute (6.040). See S 0300.
t330 WHRI: Eternal Good News (15. 105). Brother Lockwood
evangelizes.
1330 WWCR i 1: Hour ol Reasoning. P. Mobley preaches to his
congregation in Oakland. Calilornia.
1345 KWHR (Hawaii): The Bread of Lile Victory Hour. Brother
Jack Meeks with music and teaching.
t345 WHRI: Word of Failh (t5.105). Aaron Collins preaches from
Racine, Wisconsin.

GLEN MrLLER ON

WWCR:

An outstanding WWII broadcast will be

aired Saturday, August 5th, 1995, at
0600 UTC (l:OO AM-Central) 7.435
MHz, 1400 UTC (9:00 AM-Central) on
15.685 MHz and 2200 UtC (5:00 PMCentral on 12.160 MHz.

Saturdays
1300

KWHR (Hawaii): Spirit of Trull\. Don Young.

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

65

FREQU ENCIES
1400-1500
14001430

Australia. AF Radio
Australia. Radio

14001500 vi
1400 1500 vi
1400 1500 vi
1400 1500
1400 1500 vi
1400 1500
14001500
1400 1500
14001500
1400-1500
14001500
1400-1500 s
14001500
1400 1500
1400 I 500 as
14001500
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14001500
1400 t 500 mtwh/vl
14001500
14001500
14001500
14001500 vi
14001 500
1400 1500
14001 500
14001500 mtwhfa
14001435 s
14001425 mtwhfa
14001500 s
14001 500
14001500 occsnal
14001405
1400 1500 vi

Austraha. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia, VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN Sl John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RGI Montreal
China. China Radio Intl
Cosla Rica. R Peace Intl
Eql Guinea. R East Africa
France. Radio France Intl
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
India, All India Radio
Italy. IRAS Milan
Japan NHK/Radio
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia, Radio ELBC
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM/Kola Kinab
Malaysia, RTM/Kuching
Malla. V of Mediterranean
Malta. V of Mediterranean
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Morocco. ATV Maroca111e
Netherlands, Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Rad10
Palau, KHBN!Voice of Hope

8743af
5995pa
11695pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
11955na
7405na
6200am
9585af
71 lOas
3366do
13732as
7125va
9535na
15270na
9960va
7275do
7295do
5980do
7160do
11925me
11925me
11580eu
I 7575al
9890as
6100pa
4990do
9965as

10621af
7240pa
11800pa

17820na
11815as
9400am

9560as

15050am

15405as
4915do
15120as

17560as

11705na

11895as

13700as

9610pa

11915as

15150as

7285do

14001500
1400 1500

Philippines. FEBC/R Intl

Russia. Voice of

1400-1 500
14001500
14001500

Singapore. SBC Radio One

Slovakia. AWA
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London

1400-1500
14001500
1400-1 500
1400-1500
14001500

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA, KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KTBN Salt Lk Cily UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

14001 500
14001500
1400 1500
1400 1500
14001500 a
14001500
14001500
141 5 1500 mlwtla
1430 1500

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee fl
Bhulan. Bhutan BC Service
Australia. Radio

14301500 vi
1430 1500

China. China Radio Intl

Ecuador. HCJB Quito

14301500 s
1430 1500
1430 1500 mtwhf
14301500
14451500

Ghara. Ghana Broadc Corp

Myanmar. Radio
Portugal, Radio
Romania. R Romarna Intl
Mongolia, R Ulan Bator

11995as
9595as
11945sa
15320me
17710me
6155do
13595am
6190af
9515na
11865va
1531 Oas
17830af
5810am
11715na
7510am
9355as
61 lOas
15160as
7425na
6040am
7490na
t5420am
11695af
12160am
6015na
5025do
6060pa
11660as
8660as
6080am
15540am
3366do
5990do
21515me
11775as
7293as

11835as 11910as 11935as

11985me 12025as 13770as
15425me 15540me 17570af
17780as

6195as
9740va
11940af
15575me
21470af
9815am

7180as
11365am
12095va
17640va
21660af

721 Sas
9645as
15255as 15395as
11875na
15105am
I 3595na

941 Ova
11750as
15070va
17705va

9760as
15425as

13845am 15685an1
11830na 17750na
6080pa
7260as
9710pa
11695pa
11445as 15135as
12005am 15115am 15295am
21455cu
7185do
15335as
9950as

17720as
12000na

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Tuesdays

Sundays
1400
1400
1400
1401
1405
1430
1430

WHRI: Christian Center Cl1urch (hve). Dr. Lester Sumrall

preaches.
WWCR #1 : foursquare Gospel Tidings. J.E. Cartier presents
a halfhour of gospel music and mcditalion.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcas t !live). See S 1100.
BBC (south as) General Feature. Pick of the World. Sec M
0630.
BBC (am) Human Interest. The Rhythms of Life (61h.131h)
See S 0350.
KWHR (Hawaii): Day of Decision. Bob Roman evangelizes
from Texas.
WWCR 1 A Temple of Jesus Christ. Cleveland Waters
preaches from Philadelphia.

Mondays
1400
1400
1400
1402
1430
1445

Radio for Peace Int I: The Far Righl Radio Review. See M
0600.
WHAi: World Harvest (hve). An ho111 of Christian music and
information for WHAi supporters.
WWCR >'3 The Overcomer Broadcast. See S 1100
WWCR #1: The Grace Hour (live). Garf Stevens of Baltimore
answers hslcner ques11ons about religion.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
BBC (as pac): Popular Music. Ragga with David Radigan
(7tn,14th). See S 0445.

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1430
1445

Radio for Peace Int I: CounterSpin. See S 0300.

WHAi: World Harvest (live). See M 1400.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast. See S 11 00.
WWCR Pl : The Grace Hour (live). See M 1402.
BBC (south as) Science and Technology. Medicine 2020
(1st.8th. 15th). See T 0445.
KWHR (lial'laii): MUSIC. Sees 0230.
BBC (am): Popular Music. Ragga with David Radigan
(1st.8tlt.15th). See S 0445.

Wednesdays
1400
1400
1400
1402
1430
1430

Radio for Peace lnl I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.

WHAi. World Harvest (live). See M 1400.
WWCR #3: The Overcomer Broadcast. See S 1100.
WWCR #1: The Grace Hour (live). See M 1402.
BBC (s0ttth as): Background Current Affairs Feature.
Hislory Today. See T 0530.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

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Saturdays
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1400

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1400 Radio for Peace Int I: My Green Ear th. See M 0230.
1400 WHRI World Harvesl (live). See M 1400.
1400 WWCR #3' The Overcomer Broadcast. See S 1100.
1402 WWCR r t : The Grace Hour (hve). See M 1402.
1430 BBC (am): Human Interest. From Nairobi to Bei1ing. See A
1245.
1430 KWHR (Hawaii): MUSIC. See s 0230.
1430 Raoio for Peace Int I: University of the Air. See T 2300.

1400

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WHRI: World Harvesl (li1e). See M 1400.

WWCR #3' The Overcomer Broadcast. See S 1100.
WWCR #1. The Grace Hour (live). See M 1402.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.

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1400
1400
1402
1430

1400
1430

Radio for Peace Int I: Peace Forum. See S 0430.

WHRI: CCM Radio Magazine (6.040). The top con temporary
chr1s tian music hits and the stories behind lhcm.
WHAi: The Home Education Network (live) (15105). Terry
and Vicki Brady take calls about schooling.
'IN/CR 1 The Home Education Network (live) Terry and
Vicki Brady take calls about schooling.
vw;cR #3 Morning Watch Chapel See S 0300.
KWHR (Hawaii): Children's World (Canlonese). Lulheran
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For example. the community
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in which we li ved for several
HC.111, the Voice of the Andes. Photo
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months in 1990 in Costa
Rica was called El Faro
after the nearby site of El Faro def Caribe-T/FC.
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thus honored by having nearby sites named after them. As space
will permit MT will print pictures of a few such places Rich
Mc.: Vicar and I have encountered in our travels.

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bar retains its 11ame. Photos by Ken MacHarg
Right: El Faro Commercial Center is just one-half block from the
former studio and transmitter site of TIFC, El Faro de f Caribe (The
Light House of the Caribbean ) in a suburb of San Jose, Costa Rica.
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FREQUENCIES
1500-1600

Ausuaha. Radio

1500-1600 vi
1500- 1600 vi
1500- 1600 vi
1500- 1600
1500-1600 vi
1500- 1600
1500- t600
1500- 1600
1500- 1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600
1500-1600 s
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600

Austraha VLSA Alice Spg

Austraha. VLSK Katherine
Aus traha. VLBT Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX To1onto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RCI Montreal
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB Ou1to

1500-1600as
1500- 1600
1500-1600
1500-1600 mtwh/vl
1500- 1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600 vi
1500- 1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600
1500- 1515
t500-1525
1500- 1600 occsnal
1500-1530
1500-1600
1500-1550
1500-1600 vi
1500-1600
1500-1530
1500-1600

Eqt Guinea. R East Afnca

Guam. TWR/KTWR
11aty. AWR Europe
Italy. IRRS Molan
Japan NHK/Rad10
Jordan. Radio
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM/Kota Kinab
Malaysia. RHNKuching
Mongoha. R Ulan Bator
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Nigeria. FRCNN01ce of
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Palau. KHONNoice of Hope
Pl11lippones. FEBC/R lnll
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of

5995pa
9615as
11800pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
11955na
11815as
6200am
608oam
21455eu
9585af
11580as
7230eu
7125va
9535na
15270na
7275do
7295do
5980do
71 60do
7293as
989oas
6100pa
4990do
7255af
9325eu
9965as
11995as
11775as
4940as
11775as

6060pa
9710pa

6080pa
11660as

7260as
11695pa

17820na
15165as
9400am 15050am
12005am 15115am 15540am

11915as

9950as
13700as

11955as

15355al

12000na
15150as

7285do
9977na

15335as
4975as
11 890as

13785eu
17720as
7305me
11910as

9595as
11945sa

1500-1600
1500-1 600 twhf
1500-1545 asm
t500-1600
1500-1600
t500-t530
1500-1600

S Alnca. Channel Afnca

Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Singapore. SBC Radio One
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
Sl'litzerland. Swiss R Intl
United Kingdom.BBC London

1500-1530
1500- 1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washonglon DC

1500-1600
1500-1600
1500- 1600
1500-1600
1500-1600 1has
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1520-1530 mtwtt
1530-1600
1530-1 600
1530-1545

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville ltJ
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Christian Voice
Estonia. Estonian Rado
Aus111a, R Aus111a Intl
Finland. YLE/Radio
India. All India Radio

1530- 1600
1530-1600
1530-1600
1530 1600
1545-1600

Iran. VOIRI Tehran

Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Netherlands. Radio
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London
Valican State. Va11can R

12025as
15400al
17750me
322Qaf
9810as
12090as
6155do
9720as
t2075as
5965as
71SOas
t 1365am
I 1940af
17830al
11860al
13815am
15590am
9930as
9355as
61 l Oas
9700as
7425na
13760am
7490na
15420am
15665af
12160am
I 1705na
4965af
5925eu
11780as
11900na
7140as
I 1670me
I 1875as
9960va
9890as
I 1765as
9500as

12035me 15105eu 15320me

15480as 15540me 17570al
2174031
7240al
12090as
15425as
13635as
5975as
9410va
11750as
12095va
21470af
15400eu
15725am

t 5545as
6190af
6195as
9515na
9740va
I 1775va 11 865va
15070va 17705va
21660af
17880al 21490al

7125as
7215as
9645as
15205me 15395as
9760as
11875na
15105am
13595na

13845am 15685am
11830na 17750na

15400na
74 12as

9910as

15260as

I 7i50as

11585me

15150as
11 640as

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
1500

KV/HR (Hawau): Christian Genier Church (l,ve). Or. Lester

Sumrall preaches
1500 WHRI: Message 10 Israel. A program for Jewish hsteners.
1500 WWCR #1: Prophellc Word Program. A message of salvation
from Dan Kubish of the House of Yaweh.
1500 WWCR 13: Answers for Life. Gospel music and a sermon by
Pastor Hoover of W1ch1ta. Kansas.
1515 WHRI: The Bread of Life Broadcast Brolher Ron preaches.
1530 WHRI: Vic1orious Loving. Pastor Wilson Douglas preaches.
1530 WWCR 111 : Crossroads Bapt1s1Church. Lloyd Ferguson
preaches from Lawrenceville. Georgia.

Mondays
1500

KV/HR (Hawaii): Reach Out. Pasl or Jerry reaches out with Bible
leaching.
WHRI: Music. Sees 0000.
WWCR #1: Messianic M111utes. Ted Simon presents live
minutes of scriplural in1erpretat1on for Jewish listeners.
1510 WWCR , 1: Lile Issues John Wolke on evenls affecting
everyday living
1515 KWHR (Hawaii): The Sp11 11ual Warfare Broadcast Mickey
Bonner evangehzes
t 515 WWCR 11: The Living Wale rs Broadcast Falher Bob Guste
evangelizes from Louisiana.
1520 KWHR (Hawau): Today's Family Life. Reaching out to families
with hope and encouragemenl with Randy Carlson.
1530 KWHR (Hawau): Music See S 0230.
1530 W\VCR 1 : The Time o' Oehverance. Ben1amin Sm11h preaches
from 1he Time of Deliverance Evangehshc Church in
Philadelphia.
1545 BBC (eu): Popular Music. Ragga with David Rodigan
(71h.14th). See S 0445
1545 WWCR #1: Wisdom from Ille Word. From the New Covenanl
Church in Philadelphia.
1500
1505

68

MONITORING TIMES

A ugust 1995

Tuesdays
1500
1500
1505
1510
1515
1515
1520
1530
1530
1530
1545

KWHR (Hal'lau): Reach Oul See M 1500.

WHAi Music. See S 0000.
WWCR 11 : Messianic Minutes. See M 1505
WWCR 11: Life Issues. See M 1510.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Sp1ntual Warfare Broadcast
See M 1515.
WWCR ii : The Living Waters Broadcast. See M
1515
KWHR (Hal'lan): Today's Family Life See M 1520
BBC (al ) General Featu1e. Pick of the World. See M
0630.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230.
WWCR #1: The Time ol Deliverance. See M 1530.
WWCR #1: Wisdom from the Word. See M 1545.

Wednesdays
1500
1500
1505
1510
1515
15 t 5
15 t 5
1520
1530
1530
1545

KWHR (Hal'lai1): Reach Out See M 1500.

WHRI. Music. See S 0000
WWCR 41: Messianic Minutes. See M 1505.
WWCR 11 Life Issues. See M 1510.
BBC (am) Science and Technology. Medicine 2020
(2nd.91h.161h). See T 0445
KWHR (Hawaii): The Sp111tual Warfare Broadcast
SeeM 1515.
WWCR 1 1. The Living Walers Broadcast See M
1515.
KWHR (Hal'laii): Todays Famtly Ltfe See M 1520
KWHR (Hawaii) MUSIC See s 0230.
WWCR ,1 : The Time of Oehverance. See M 1530.
WWCR ! 1: Wisdom from the Word. See M 1545

Thursdays
1500
1500
1505

KWHR (Hawaii): Reach Out. Sec M 1500.

WHRI Music. See S 0000.
WWCR 11: Messianic Minutes See M 1505.

1510 WWCR 1 Lile Issues See M 1510

151 5 KWHR (Hawau): The Spmtual Warfare Broadcast See M
1515
1515 WWCR ' ' The Loving Waters Broadcast See M 1515.
1520 KWHR (Hal'lan): Today's Family Life. See M 1520.
1530 KWHR (Hawau): Music. See S 0230.
1530 WWCR #1 The Tome of Deliverance. See M 1530.
1545 WWCR ; 1 Wisdom lrom the Word See M 1545.

Fridays
1500
1500
1505
t510
1515

KWHR (Hawau). Reach Out. See M 1500

WHRI: Music See S 0000
WWCR f l . Messianic Minu1es. See M 1505.
WWCR #1: Lile Issues. See M 1510.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Spiritual Warfare Broadcast. See M
1515.
1515 WWCR 1: Tire Living Waters Broadcast. See M 1515.
1520 KWHR (Hawan) Today's Family Lile. See M 1520.
1530 KWHR (Hawau) Music. See S 0230
1530 WWCR 1. The Time of Deliverance. See M 1530.
1545 WWCR 11 Wisdom from the Word. See IA 1545.

Saturdays
1500
1500

WHRI: Bible Pa1hway (13.760). See S 1345.

WHRI: The Home Education Network (live) (15.105). See
A 1400.
1500 WWCR 1 Let 1he B1t>le Speak James Hickey with a
program lrom New Tes1ament Christ1anily in Oklahoma.
1500 VIWCR ,3 Morning Watch Chapel See S 0300.
1515 VIWCR ' ' E1ernal Good News. Germaine Lockwood.
1530 KWHR (Hawau). Mus c. See S 0230
1530 VIWCR '1 : The ShOwers of Blessings Broadcast Ed
~t cAbee sermonizes before a live congregation.
1545 KWHR (HawJ1i): Faith in Action. See A 1325.
1550 KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0230

FREQUENCIES
1600-1615
1600-1700

Albania. R Tirana Intl

Auslralia. Radio

1600-1700 vi
1600-1 700 vi
1600-1700 vi
16001700
1600-1700 vi
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
16001700
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001 700
1600-1627
1600-1700

Auslraha, VL8A Alice Spg

Auslralia, VL8K Kalherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bahrain Radio
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFRX Toron10
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio 1n11
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB Ou110

16001700
16001700

E1hiop1a Radio
France, Radio France Intl

1600-1630
1600 1700
1600- 1650

Georgia. Georgian Radio

Germany, Deutsche Welle
Germany. Deutsche Welle

1600 1700
1600-1615 mt
16001630whfas
1600-1630
1600-1700 m1whM
1600-1630
1600-1700
16001630
1600-1700 vi
1600- 1700
1600-1625
1600-1649 occsnal
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1630 s
1600 1630

Guam. AWR/KSDA
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Iran. VOiRI Tehran
Italy, IRAS Milan
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Malaysia. Radio
Netherlands, Radio
New Zealand. R NZ ln11
Nige11a, FRCN/Rad10
Nigeria, FRCNNoice ol
Norway, Radro Norway Intl
Pakistan Radio

1600-1700 vi
1600-1700

Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope

Russia. Voice of

7155eu
5995pa
9710pa
1169Spa
2310do
248Sdo
2325do
6010do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
4130af
6200am
5930eu
6080am
21455eu
7165af
6175eu
15210af
11910eu
9735af
6170as
I 5595as
9370as
11580as
I 1580as
11875as
7125va
15270na
6280me
9960va
7275do
7295do
9895as
6100pa
4990do
7255af
11850na
7425af
13590af
9965as
7350eu

9760eu
6060pa
9770as
11800pa

6080pa
9860pa

7260as
11660pa
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600- 1700
1600 1700
1600-1630
1600-1700
16001640
16001700
1600-1615

11575as 15110af
9400am 15050am
17485af
12005am 15115am 15540am
9560af
1161Saf
15460af
11 965af
7225as
178 10as

15260as

11700af
15530af
17800af
9875as

1600-1630
1600-1700
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600- 1700
1600 1700

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk C1ly UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Monilor Radio Intl
USA, VOA Washinglon OC
9645as
9700as
15395as
154 10;if
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

1600-1630
1600-1700
1615-1700
16151630
1630-1657
1630-1700
1630-1700 mlwhfa
1630-1645
1630-1700

V1e1nam. Voice of
Zambia, Chnslian Voice
United Kingdom.BBC London
Vatican S1a1e. Va1ican R
Canada. RGI Monlreal
Egypt Radio Cairo
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Sweden, Radio
USA. VOA Washington DC

1630- 1700
16401650 s
16451700 mtwhf
1645 1700
16501700 mrwhf

Zimbabwe, ZBC/Rad10 4
Rwanda, Radio
Canada. RCI Monlreal
Ta11k1stan. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

1201saf

13690as

11 675eu
11775as
11 990af
12025as
15540me 17570af
SAfrica, Channel Africa
SAfrica, Trans World R
Singapore. SBC Radio One
Soulh Korea, R Korea Intl
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo
Swaziland, Trans Work! R
UAE. Radio Dubai
United Kingdom.BBC London
7180as
9410va
11 77Sva
12095va
United Kingdom.BBC London

17750as

15150as
7285do
9485af
15555al

l 1570af

11 710af

9480eu

9880af

11630eu

11860af
15105as
17875af
3220af
9500af
6155do
5975as
972Gas
9500af
13675eu
3915as
9510as
15070va
5965as
17705va
11860af
13815am
15590am
6120as
9355af
3970af
9760as
7785af
742Sna
13760am
7490na
15420am
15665eu
12160am
1I 705na
21525af
9840eu
4965af
3255af
624Seu
7150as
15255af
4760do
6065eu
6040eu
17895af
3306do
6055do
9555eu
7245as
6145pa

11890as
1538Sas
21740af
7240af

11910as
15400af

11945sa
15480as

6480eu
15425as

9515af

9870af

15320eu
5975as
9515na
15400eu
6195as
21470af
11940af
1572Sam

15395me
6190af
9740va
17830va
11365am

15435me
6195va
11 750as
21660af
11 865va

7125as
13710af

7215as
15225af

17510af
61 lOas
12040af
13615na
15105am
13595na

13845am 1568Sam
11830na 17750na 21500eu
21745eu
12020eu 150\0eu
9630af
7250eu
9550as

9645eu

11810eu

15245me 15445af
19379me
3396do 4828do

17735af

11935eu

17820eu

15325eu

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
1600
1600
1600
1615
1630

1615

WHRI. The Voice of Tru:h. L R. Shellon evangelizes from

New Orleans.
WWCR 11: Lalin Catholic Mass Falher Gommar Oe Pauw
conducls the tradllional Latin Mass.
WWCR #3. Aposlolic Assembly. Lonnie Wollard preaches
from Milllown. Connec1icut.
BBC (al) Classical Music. Music of !he Molherland
(61tl.13th). See M 1230
WHAi: Banner to the Nation. Music and inspiration from
David Tucker of Lewiston. Idaho.

Mondays
1600
1600
1600
1615
1615
1630
1630
1630
1645
1645

WHRI Fa11h for Today (15 105). Music and rnsprraflOn

from Milwaukee. Wisconsin
WH'lt Lester Sumrall Teachrng Se11es (13.760). The head
of the Chns1ran Center Church leaches
WWCR 11 : Faith Alrve. Steve Ono1a speaks from !he
Chaoel 01Praise in Houston.
BBC (am) General Fealure. Pick of 1he World. See M 0630.
WWCR 11: Words of Truth. See M 1215.
WHRI: Midnigh1 Cry (15.105). C. Parker Thomas.
WHRI: The Voice of Praise (13.760). See M 0645.
WWCR
The Gospel Truth Broadcast Andy Wommak
teaches abou1 marriage. family, and the gospel.
WHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
WWCR , I The Lrving Word. An evangehzation oy Bobby
Hoo~er of Bethel Church. M11chellv11te. Maryland

Tuesdays
1600
1600
1600

WHRI Fa11h for Today (15.105). See M 1600

WHRI. Lester Sumrall Teaching Se11es (13.760). See M
1600
WWCR 1 : Fa11h Alive. See M 1600.

1630
1630
1630
1645
1645

WWCR 1: Day of the Challenge. Gary R. Ligh1foo1 1alks

abou1 reasons for righ1eous livrng.
WHRI: M1dnigh1Cry (15.105) See M 1630.
WHRI: The Voice of Praise (13.760). See M 0645.
WWCR 11 The Gospel rruth Broadcast See M 1630.
WHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
WWCR #1: The Living Word. See M 1645.

Wednesdays
1600
1600
1600
1615
1615
1630
1630
1630
1645
1645

WHRI: Fa11h for Today (15. 105). See M 1600.

WHRI Lesler Sumrall Teaching Series ( 13.760) See M
1600.
WWCR .!' 1: Failh Alive. See M 1600.
BBC (eu) General Feature. Pick of !he World See M
0630.
WWCR,. : Day of !he Challenge. See T 1615.
WHRI. Midnigh1 Cry (15.105) See M 1630
WHRI. The Voice of Prarse (13.760). See M 0645.
WWCR ,1 The Gospel Truth Broadcast See M 1630.
WHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
WWCR #1: The Living Word. Sec M 1645.

Thursdays
1600
1600
1600
1615
1630
1630
1630
1645
1645

WHRI: Failh for Today (15. 105). See M 1600.

WHAi: Lesler Sumrall Teachmg Series (13.760). See M
1600.
WWCR #1: Faith Alive See M 1600
WWCR 11. Day of !he Challenge. Seer 161 5.
WHRI. Midnight Cry (15. 105). See M 1630.
WHRI. The Voice of Praise (13.760). See M 0645.
WWCR 1 : The Gospel Trulh Broadcast See M 1630.
WHRI. The Radio Bible Hour See M 0600.
WWCR i1' The Living Word. See M 1645.

Fridays
1600
1600
1600
1615
1630
1630
1630
1645
1645

WHRI. Failh for Today (15. 105). See M 1600.

WHRI: Les1er Sumrall Teaching Senes (13.760). See M
1600
\VWCR 11: Fa11h Alive. See M 1600.
IVWCR 41: Day of the Challenge. See T 1615.
WHRI: Midnight Cry (15. 105) See M 1630.
WHRI: The Voice of Praise (13.760). See M 0645.
IVWCR ;1 : The Gospel Truth Broadcast See M 1630.
\VHRI: The Radio Bible Hour. See M 0600.
\VWCR #1: The Living Word. See M 1645.

Saturdays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600
1615
1615
1629
1629
1630
1630
1645
1645

KWHR (Hawaii): Turn Your Radio On. Bill Brasier plays

soulhern gospel music.
WHRI Bill Rudge M1mstries ( 13.760) Bill Rudge
evangelizes.
WHRI: Neal Frisby (15. 105). See S 0645
WWCR i1 : Touching !he Heart A message from Women's
Aglow of Tennessee.
WWCR #3: Cilizens Righls Forum (live). Mark Bozwell of
!he USA Patnol Network.
WHRI: Bill Rudge Ministries ( 15. 105). See A 1600.
WWCR #1: The Sower. See M 0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): World of Radio. See M 0330.
WHRI: World of Radio ( 15.105). See A 0500.
WHRI Shekinah (13.760). Irene Spi101ro on family and
children.
VNICR ;1 The Word of Victory. Joyce Corb111 preaches.
VNICR ; 1 Bible Gems. Jim Krrstolf evangelizes from
Indiana.
WWCR 11 : Words of Hope. See S 1100.

Augusf 1995

MONITORING TIMES

69

1700-1800

Auslralia. Radio

1700-1800 vi
1700-1600 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
17001800
17001800
1700-1800 as
17001800
1700-1727
17001800

Australia, VL6A Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL6T Tent Crk
Azerba11an. Voice of
Bahrain. Radio
Canada, CFCX Monlreal
Canada, CFRX Toronlo
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio lnll
Cosla Rica. AWR Alafuela
Cosla Rica. R Peace lnll
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB Quito

1700-1800
1700- 1730
1700 I 800 ITill'lhivl
17001800

Egypt. Radio Cairo

France. Radio France Intl
Italy, IRAS Milan
Japan. NHK1Rad10

17001800
17001800 vi
17001800
17001800
17001750
1700-1800
17001800 vi
1700 1800
1700f800

Lebanon. Voice of Hope

Liberia. Radio ELBC
Nevi Zealand. R NZ lnll
Nigeria. FRCN/Rad10
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakistan. Radio
Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope
Poland. Polish A Warsaw
Russia. Voice of

1700 1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1730
17001720
17001800

S Africa. Channel Africa

S Africa. Trans World R
Slovakia. AWA
S11itzerland. Swiss R lnll
Uganda. Radio
Umted Kingdom.BBC London

1700-1715
1700-1745
1700-1730
1700 1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800

Umted Kingdom.BBC London

Umted Kingdom.BBC London
United Kingdom.BBC London
USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk Cily UT
USA. KWHA Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio lnll
USA. VOA Washing1on DC

1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700 1800 sm1whl
1700-1800 as/vi
1700-1800
1700-1800 rnwf
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
17001800
1705-1800
1715-1800
17301800
17301800
17301800
17301800
17301800
17451800 mlVlhf
17451800
17451800

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Up1on KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRMllR Miami lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. Chrisltan Voice
Zimbabwe. ZBC/Aad10 4
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Umted Kingdom.BBC London
Auslna. R Austria lnll
Netherlands. Radio
Romania. R Romama lnll
Sweden. Radio
Vatican Slate. Va11can R
Armenia. Voice of
Bangladesh. Radio
India. All India Radio

1745- 1800 mlwhf

Swaziland. Trans World R

70

MONITORING TIMES

6060pa
9560pa
11695pa
2310do
2465do
2325do
7160eu
6010do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
7405af
13750am
6200am
593Qas
6080am
21455eu
15255af
15210af
7125va
6150na
11930as
6280me
7275do
6100pa
3326do
9325eu
7485eu
9965as
6095eu
9480eu
11890as
15105as
17875af
3220af
9500af
13595am
9685af
4976do
3255a1
6195eu
9740as
15070'/a
9515na
3915as
6005af
13615am
15590am
6120as
9355af
3980eu
6110as
9525as
976Qaf
11920af
15205as
19379me
7425na
13760am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
17612at
12160am
21500eu
4965af
3306do
3366do
7160me
9665me
6020af
11830at
6065eu
7305af
4810eu
7190eu
74 12eu
I 1935af
3200af

August 1995

6080pa
9710pa
11860pa

9535as

6090pa
9860pa

7260as
11660pa

11575af

9400am 15050am
15640af
12005am 15115am 15540am
15460at
9535na

9580as

I 1840as

4990do
964Qaf
11570eu

997iaf

13785eu

7270eu
9880af
11960af
15400af
21740at
7240af

7285eu
11630eu
11990eu
15480as

11715me
12065me
17570af

15620am
9905eu
12075me 13635me
5965as
7180as
11750as
15400va
177i5va
9630af

6180eu
9410va
11860af
17830af

6190af
9510as
12095va

15725am
17510af
5900as
7150as
9645as
9770af
11945al
15410af

5990eu
7170as
9690af
11870as
12040af
15445af

6045as
7215as
9700eu
11895at
13710af
17895af

1361 Sna
15105am
I 3595na

13845am 15685am
21745eu
3396do
11780as
9605af
15340at
13605me
9695af
7480eu
9560as
9650me
13750as

1800-1830
1800-1900

Albania, A Tirana lnll

Australia, Radio

1800-1900 vi
1800-1900 vi
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1825
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
18001900
18001900
18001900
18001900
1800-1900

Australia. VL6A Alice Spg

Australia, VL6T Tenl Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Bangladesh. Radio
Belgium. R Vlaanderen lnl
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgar1
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN Si John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Cosla Rica. R Peace !nil
Ecuador. HCJB Quito

1800-1830
18001830
1800-1845

Egypl. Radio Cairo

Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio

1800 I 900 mlwh/vl

1800-1900
1800-1900
1800 1830 mlwhfa
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900
18001830
1800-1849 mlwhf
18001830
1800-1830 s
18001830 vi
18001900

Italy. IRAS Milan

Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Kuwait. Radio
Lebanon. Voice ol
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Liberia. Radio HBC
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Nigeria. FRCN/Rad10
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope
Russia. Vmce of

1800-1830
1800-1900 irreg
1800-1900
18001900

S Africa. Trans World R

Sudan. Sudan Nall BC
Swaziland. Trans World R
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London

18001830
18001815
1800-1900
18001900
18001900
18001900
1800-1900
f 800 1900

United Kingdom.BBC London

United Kingdom.BBC London
USA KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KJES Mesqu11e NM
USA. KTBN Salt lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA, Monitor Radio lnll
USA, VOA Washinglon QC

18001900
18001900
18001900
18001900
18001900 as/vi
1800-1900
18001900 mwf
1800-1900 Slh
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1830
16001900
18001900
1800-1900
183019001
1830-1900

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Belhel PA
USA. WRMl/R M1am1 lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
Usa, WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vielnam. Voice of
Yemen. Yemeni Rep Radio
Zambia. Chrislian Voice
Zimbabwe. ZBC/Aad10 4
Belarus. Radio Minsk
Kazakhs1an. Radio Almaty

18301900

Nelherlands, Radio

18301845
1830-1857
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
18331900
18401850
1845-1900 irreg s
1850-1900

Rwanda. Radio
S Africa. Trans World R
Slovakia. R Slovakia lnll
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London
Yugoslavia. Radio
Cote D' lvoue. ROTV
Greece. Voice of
Mali. RDTV Mahenne
New Zealand. R NZ lnll

4828do

11655af
15365af
15600af
9725af
9675eu
15520as
9950me
15075me

17805af
11625af
11960me
11620eu

7230eu
6060pa
9860pa
2310do
2325do
6010do
7190eu
5910eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6200am
6080am
21455eu
15255af
3366do
7412eu
11935af
7125va
4885do
11990na
6550eu
6280me
7275do
4760do
6020af
6100pa
3326do
5960eu
9965as
7350eu
11630eu
11890as
151 OSas
9500af
9200al
3200af
3255af
9410va
12095va
5965as
7180as
13615am
i 5385na
15590am
13625au
9355me
3980eu
9770af
13710at
17895at
7425eu
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
15745af
I 3720eu
12160am
21500eu
9840eu
9780as
4965af
3306do
5905eu
5035eu
5970eu
6015af
9895af
6055do
9525af
591 Seu
6005af
6100eu
11920do
11645af
4763do
11910pa

9730eu
6060pa
11660as

6090pa
I 1695pa

9560as

15520as

9580pa
11660pa

9400am 15050am
12005am 151 lSam 15540am
4915do
9650me
13750as

9950me 11620eu
15075me

4935do

9605af

11655at

4990do
13805af

15220al

9480eu
11675eu
11910as
15480as

9755as
9880eu
11715me I 1775as
11945sa 11960af

6180eu
9740as
15070va
7160me

6190al
11860al
15400va
94 lOas

6195eu
11955au
17830af
9510as

15665eu
6040eu
12040al
15410at

17510af
9760eu
13680at
15580at

15725am

13770me
4875af
11920af
15205af
19379me
13615na
13760eu
13595na

13845am 15685am
21745eu
12020eu 15010eu
3396do
7210eu
5260eu
9505eu
6020ar
15315af
6055eu
9630af
9720af
15650af
4835do

4828do
11840eu
5940eu
9605af
17605al
7345eu

5995do

11960eu
5960eu
9660af

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AR1 Aircraft Receiver Kit
fully Wired 1 year warranty
CAR Case and Knobset for ARl

DF t foxhound direction find er kit

COF Matching case set fo r Dfl
FHTl SlyFox Foxhunt tran smitter kit
FHIDt Voice ID option
CFHT Heavy duty metal case set for FHTl

SS70 Scrambler/Descrambler kit

CSSD Matching case set
SS70WT Fully assembled SS-70 and case set

STEREO TRANSMITTER

1-P_R_2_B_ro_a_db_a_n_d_P_r_ea_m_p_._F_ul-'ly_W_ir_ed_a_nd_Te_s_te_d_____S:._5_9_.9_5-1

Locate hidden
FOXHOUND DIRECTION or unknown
transmitters
FINDER
fast. The fox
hound direction finder connects to theantenna and speaker
1ack on any radio receiver. AM or FM fr om 1 MHz to 1
GHz. The antenna (a pair of dipole telescopic whips) is
rota1ed until the Null meter shows a minimum. A pair
of LEDs indicate to turn Left or Right. The Foxhound is
ideal to use with a walkietalk1e, if you wish to transmit,
go ahead . a build- in T/R switch senses any tran smitted
Rf and switches itself out of circuit while you talk. It
doesn't get any easier than this! We provide all parts
except for a few feet of 112 inch PVC pipe available at
any hardware store for a dollar or two. Add our matching
case set tor a complete finished unit. Be the one with
the answers, win those transmitter hunts and track
down those jam me rs, you'll do it all with your Foxhound.

Descramble most scramble s~stems heard on your scanner radio or set up your
own scrambled communication system over the phone or radio. Latest 3rd
generation IC is used for fantastic audio quality-equivalent to over 30 opamps
and mixers! Crystal controlled for crystal clear sound with a built in 2 watt
audio amp for direct radio hook-up. For scramble systems. each user has a
unit for full duplex operation. Communicate in privacy with the SS-70. Add our
case set tor a fine professional finish.

Run your own Stereo FM radio station!

Transmits a stable signal In the 88108
MHz FM broadcast band up to 1 mile. De
tailed manual provides helpful info on FCC
regs, antenna ideas and range to expect.
Latest design features adjustable line level
inputs. pre-emphasis and crystal controlled
subcarrier. Connects to any CD or tape
player, mike mixer or radio. Includes free tuning tool too! for a pro
look add our matching case set with on-board whip antenna.

PR2 Specifications: Gain: 25dB, Noise Figure: 2.5 dB. lnpuVOutput

Impedance: 5075 ohms. Compression point: +18 dBm

AIRCRAFT RECEIVER

$49.95
$14.95
$89.95

SCRAMBLER/DESCRAMBLER

AM BROADCAST
TRANSMITTER

$299.95
$11.95

Cramped for space? Get

longwire performance
with this desktop an
tenna. Properly designed
unit has dual HF and
VHFcircuitry and built
in whip antenna, as well
as external jack. RF gain
control and 9V opera
tion makes unit ideal for
SWLs. traveling hams
or scanner buffs who
need hotter reception.
The matching case and knob set gives the unit a hundred
dollar look!

High quality, true AM broad AA 7 Kit

$28.95
cast band transmitter is CAA Matching case & knobset
$14.95
designed exactly like the big '--------------------~
commercial rigs. Power of
100 mW, legal range of up to 1/4 mile.
Accepts line level inputs from tape and
CD player s and mike mixers, tunable
550 1750 kHz. Complete manual ex
plains circuitry, help with FCC regs and
even antenna ideas. Be your own Rush
Limbaugh or Rick Dees with the AM1 !
Add our case set for a true station look.
AM1 Transmitter kit
CAM Matching case set

$29.95
$14.95

t-::===----- -- - - - - - - - - _ _ : :
H ere~ a complete shortwave radio guaranteed t o inspire
SHORTWAVE
awe 111 any listener. Imagine tuning in the BBC, Radio
RECEIVER
Moscow. Radio Baghdad and other services with just a
.
.
.
couple of feet of antenna. This very sensitive (about a
microvolt!) receiver 1s a true superhet des1n with AGC, Rf gain control and plenty of
speaker volume. Smooth varactor diode tunmg allows you to tune any 2 MHz portion of
the 4 to 11 MHz frequency range, and the kit conveniently runs on a 9 volt battery. Add
our match mg custom case and knob set to give your radio a fin ished. polished. look. Amaze
yourself-and otherssee how you can listen to the world on a receiver you built In an
evening.
SR1 Shortwave Radio Kit
$34.95
CSR Case and Knob Set
$14.95

FREQUENCIES
19002000 m1whf
19002000

Argentina, RAE
Australia. Radio

19002000vl
19002000 vi
19002000 vi
19002000
19002000
19002000
f9002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000 vi
19002000
19002000
19001930
19002000

Auslralia. VL8A Alice Spg

Auslralia. VL8K Katherine
Auslralia, VL8T Tenl Crk
Bahrain, Radio
Brazil. Radiobras
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada. CFCX Monl real
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica, AWA Alajuela
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Cote D' lvoire, RDTV
Ecuador. HCJB Duito

19001930
1900-1950

Finland. YLE/Rad10
Germany, Deulsche Welle

1900-2000
19001930
19001945

Gualemala. AWA
Hungary. Radio Budapesl
India, All India Radio

1900-1910

Israel, Kol Israel

1900-2000 mtwh/vl
t9002000

Italy, IRAS Milan

Japan, NHK/Radio

19002000
19002000
1900-2000
19002000
19002000
19001925
1900 1925

Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp

Ku11ai1. Radio
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Moldova, RMoldova Intl
Netherlands. Radio

1900-2000
19002000
19002000 vi
19002000
19002000

New Zealand, R NZ Intl

Nigeria. FRCNNoice of
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of
9880eu
11630eu
t t945sa
11990af
17875af
Rwanda. Radio
Slovakia. AWA
South Korea. RKorea ln11
Swaziland, Trans World R
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Thailand, Radio
Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London

1900-1915
19002000
1900-2000
19002000
t9001930
1900-2000
19001915
19002000
19002000
19002000
1900-2000 as
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000
19002000 astvl
19002000
19002000 s
19002000a
19002000 lh
19002000
19002000
19001930
19002000
19002000
19302000
19302000 mtwhfa
t9302000
19302000
t9302000

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA, KTBN Salt Lk Cily UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC
9525pa
9760af
15180as
15205af
USA, WEWN Birmingham AL
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN
USA, WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice of
Zambia, Christian Voice
Zimbabwe, ZBC/Radio 4
Austria, R Austria Intl
Austria. R Austria Intl
Iran. VOIRI Tehran
Mongolia. R Ulan Bator
Netherlands. Radio

19302000
19302000a
1930-2000
1935-1955
19502000

Poland, Polish R Warsaw

Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London
Italy, AAI Rome
Vatican State, Vatican R

72

MONITORING TIMES

15345eu
6060pa
7260as
11660pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
60t0do
15268eu
9700eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
9440af
13750am
6200am
11920do
6080am
21455cu
9730eu
7t70af
11785af
5980am
3955eu
74 12eu
11935af
7465na
15640af
7125va
6150as
t 1850au
4885do
11990eu
9960va
7275do
4760do
I 1580eu
6015af
9895af
11910pa
7255af
4890do
9690eu
7350eu
t 1675eu
t5105as
6055af
15620am
5975eu
3200af
6165eu
7200eu
4976do
3255af
7160va
11955au
13815am
15590am
17775am
13625au
15665eu
3980eu
9770af
15410af
7425eu
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
15745af
13720eu
15745af
12160am
21745eu
9840eu
4965af
3306do
5945eu
9665me
7260af
7530as
6020af
11655af
6095eu
4976do
11835af
7275eu
4010eu

August 1995

6080pa
9560as
11695pa

6150as
9580pa
11880pa

7240pa
9860pa

11720eu

11515me
15460am
9400am 15050am 17910am
12005am 1511 Sam 15490eu
15440af
9670af
13690af

9735af
13790af

6140eu
9650me
13750as
9435eu

7130eu
9835eu
9950me 11620eu
15075me
11603na 11685na

7140au

9535na

11740af

9580au

4935do

6020af
15315af
9675do
9750eu
9480eu
11775as
15400af

9605al
17605a1

11810eu
9755as
11890as
15480as

6480eu

7275as

9655eu
5026do
6005af
9410va
12095va

11905eu

17510al
6040eu
11870as
15445af
13615na
13760eu
13595na

6190af
9630af
15070va

7375af
11920af
15580af
13695eu

9860af

11940eu
9865af
11910as
17570af

6195eu
97 40au
17830af

7415af
12040af
19379me
15375eu

13845am 15685am
12020eu

15010eu

3396do
6155eu
13730af
9022eu
13670eu
9605af
15315al
6135eu
5026do

4828do

9575eu
5882eu

17900eu
9860af
17605al
7285eu
11905eu
7250eu

9895af

20002100
2000-2100

Algeria, R Algiers Intl

Australia. Radio

20002100 vi
20002100 vi
20002100 vi
2000-2100
20002020
20002 t00 vi
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
20002100
20002100

Auslraha, VLBA Allee Spg

Australia, VL8K Ka1henne
Auslralia, VLBT Tenl Crk
Bahrain, Radio
Brazil, Radiobras
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Hahlax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancou~er
Canada. ACI Montreal

20002100
20002100
20002027
20002 100
20002100
20002050
20002030
20002010
20002100
2000-2 100
2000-2030
20002015 mlwlilvl
2000-2100
20002100
20002100
20002100
20002100
2000-2025

China. China Radio Intl

Costa Rica, R Peace lnll
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany, Deu1sche Welle
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Greece. Voice ol
Guatemala. AWA
Indonesia, Voice of
Iran. VOIRI Teh1a11
Italy, JARS Milan
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Kul'lait. Radio
Lebanon, Wings of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELBC
Liberia, Radio ELWA
Nelherlands. Radio

2000-2050
20002005
2000-2100
20002050
20002100 vi
20002030
20002030 mlwhf
2000-2100

Ne11 Zealand, A NZ lnll

Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
Nigeria. FRCNNoice ol
North Korea. RPyongyang
Paoua New Guinea. NBC
Poland. Polish R Warsaw
Portugal, Radio
Russia. Voice of

2000-2100 vi
20002015
20002100
20002030
20002100
20002015
20002030
2000-2 100

Solomon Islands. SIBC

Swaziland. Trans World R
Sweden, Radio
Switzerland. Swiss R lnll
Turkey, Voice ol
Uganda. Radio
Urnled Kingdom.BBC London
United Kingdom.BBC London

20002100
2000-2100
20002100 as
2000-2100
20002100
20002 100
2000-2100
2000-2 100
20002100
2000-2100
20002100 as/vi
2000-2100
2000-2100 as
2000-2100
2000-2100
20002030
2000-2010
20002030
2000-2100
2005-2 100
20152100 f/vl
2015-2045 s
20252045
20302100
20302100
20302100 ml
2030-2100 as
2030-2100 asmlwh
2030-2100
2030-2045
2030-2100
20302100 nllwhf
20302100
2045-2100

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA, KTBN Sall Lk Cily UT
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA, KWHA Naalehu HI
USA, Monilor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC
9770af
1I 855af
15580af
17725af
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCA Uplon KY
USA, WMLK Belhel PA
USA. WRMl/A Miami lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCA Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Valican S1a1e. Val!can R
Vatican Slale, Va11can R
Zambia, Christian Voice
Zimbabwe, ZBC/Aad10 3
Syria, Radio Damascus
Italy, IRAS Milan
Swaziland, Trans World R
Italy, RAI Rome
Armenia. Voice of
Egypt, Radio Cairo
Estonia. Es1onian Radio
Latvia. Radio
Moldova. R Dnies1er Intl
Netherlands. Radio
Thailand. Radio
United Kingdom.BBC London
USA. WRMl/R Miami lnll
Vietnam, Voice ol
India. All India Radio

20512100

New Zealand, R NZ lnll

I 1715eu
6060pa
9580pa
11855as
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
15268eu
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5995eu
13670eu
6950eu
6200am
5930eu
6080am
15186af
7170eu
3366do
9375eu
5980am
9675as
7260af
7125va
4885do
11990eu
9960va
7275do
4760do
6020af
11655al
I 1910pa
3326do
7255af
6576eu
4890do
6095eu
6130af
7230eu
11630eu
12070eu
5020do
3200af
6065eu
9770af
9445eu
4976do
94 10va
3255af
6t95eu
9630af
11955au
13815am
15590am
17775am
15405as
13770eu
6040eu
13710af
17755af
7425na
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
13720eu
12160am
17845af
4005eu
4010eu
4965af
3306do
12085eu
7125va
3200af
7235me
11920na
15375af
5925eu
5935eu
11750na
9860af
9655eu
15400eu
9955am
9840eu
7412eu
I 1715pa
15115pa

6080pa
6150pa
9860pa
11 660pa
11880pa

7235eu
15150eu
9440af
9400am
11640pa
12005am

7260as
I 1695pa

11 985eu 13650eu
15325eu 17820eu
9920eu
1511 Oaf
15050am
15540am

9615eu
4915do

9022eu
4935do

9605af
15315al

9860al
17605af

9895af

4990do
9345as
9675do
6135eu
9780eu
9480eu
11675eu

9640al

9977na

7285eu
9815eu
9755as
11730na

15515af
9880eu
11890as

11 640af

13635af

6180eu
7325va
11 750sa
15070af

6190af
941 Ova
I 1835va
I 7830af

9545do
9655af
9885af
5026do
15070va
6005af
7160af
9740au
12095va
15725am

15665eu
7375af
7415af
15205me 15410af
19379me
13615na 15375eu
13760eu
13595na

9760af
15445af

13845am
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15685am
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11960na

I 1800me

9895af
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1I 905eu

I 2020as
991Oau
15225pa

150 I Oeu
9950eu

11620eu

FREQUENCIES
2100-2200

Auslralia. Radio

2100-2130 vi
2100-2130 vi
2100-2130 vi
2100-2115
2100-2125
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2130

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VLSK Kalherine
Australia. VLST Tent Crk
Bahrain. Radio
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RGI Montreal

2100-2200
2100-2130
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2150

China. China Radio Intl

China, China Radio Intl
Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany. Deutsche Welle

2100-2200
2100-2130
2100-2200

Guatemala. AWA
Hungary. Radio Budapest
India. All India Radio

2100-2200 f/vl
2100-2200

Italy, IRAS Milan

Japan. NHKi Radio

2100-2115
2100-2200
2100-2200 mtwhfa
2100-2125
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200 vi
2100-2200
2100-2200

Japan. NHKIRadio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia. Voice of

2100-2115
2100-2200
2100-2200 vi
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2t0021 10
2100-2200

Sierra Leone, SLBS

Slovakia. AWR
Solomon Islands. SIBC
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Spain. R Exterior Espana
Syria. Radio Damascus
Uganda. Radio
Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl

2100-2200

United Kingdom.BBC London

2100-2130
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200 s
2100-2200
2100-2200

2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2130 a
2100-2200
2100-2200 a
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2145
2100-2110
2100-2130
2100-2200
2115-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200 vi
21302200 vi

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washinglon DC

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Betnel PA
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Yugoslavia. Radio
Zimbabwe. ZBC/Radio 3
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Australia. Radio
Australia. VLSA Alice Spg
Australia. VLSK Katherine

6060pa
9580pa
11880pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
6010do
5910eu
9700eu
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5995eu
13670eu
6950eu
3985eu
7385am
11705eu
15375af
15186af
7115as
11 765af
5980am
3955eu
7412eu
11715au
7125va
6035eu
11865as
9660as
6280me
4760do
9860af
15115pa
3326do
4890do
7195eu
7350eu
9820eu
11730na
12070na
3316do
6055eu
5020do
6480eu
6125eu
12085eu
4976do
4825eu
6090eu
9750eu
11875eu
3255at
6005af
7325va
11750sa
12095va
9630af
13815am
15590am
17775am
13770na
6040eu
9535af
15185pa
15580af
7425na
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
15420am
13740eu
9475am
17845af
21745eu
5882eu
6100na
3306do
9900eu
9610as
4835do
5025do

6080pa
9660pa
11955pa

7240pa
11660pa

7260as
11855as

7235eu
15150eu
9920eu
15110af
9400am

11690eu
15325eu

9670as
11785as

9735af
15135al

13650eu
17820eu

15050am

9765as

5935eu
991 Oeu
15225au

7250eu
9950eu

9835eu
11620au

7140eu

9580af

11850as

11915as

4990do
9675do
9570eu
9480i?U
9880ou
11750as
13615as

11655af

9690eu
9530af
11630eu
11890as

11940eu
9755as
11680eu
11980eu

9545do
15575eu
15095na
5026do
5905eu
7240eu
11610eu
11950eu
3915as
6180eu
9410va
11835va
15070af

15665pa
6160eu
9760eu
15205me
17725af
13615na
13760am
13595na

12160eu
21515af

Australia, VL8T Tent Crk

Finland. YLE/Radio
Iran, VOIRI Tehran
Liberia. Radio ELWA
Lithuania, Radio Vilnius
Sweden. Radio
Armenia. Voice of

4910do
6120eu
6175au
4760do
9710eu
6065eu
11920na

2200-2300

Auslralia, Radio

2200-2300 vi
2200-2300 vi
2200-2300 vi
2200-2300 vi
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2230

Auslralia. VL8A Alice Spg

Aus1ralia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toron10
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RC! Montreal

2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2245
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2230

China, China Radio Intl

Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba
Egypt, Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Guatemala, AWA
India, All India Radio

2200-2230
2200-2300 I/vi
2200-2215 as/vi
2200-2225
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2205
2200-2300 vi
2200-2300
2200-2215
2200-2300
2200-2235 vi
2200-2230
2200-2300
2200-2205
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300

Iran. VOIRI Tehran

Italy. IRAS Milan
Italy. IRAS Milan
Italy, RAI Rome
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM/Kota Kinab
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of
Sierra Leone. SLBS
Slovakia. AWA
Solomon Islands, SIBC
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Spain, R EX1erior Espana
Syria, Radio Damascus
Taiwan. VO Free China
Turkey. Voice of
UAE. Radio Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom.BBC London

2200-2230
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300

United Kmgdom,BBC London

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA, KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

2200-2230 mtwhf
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300 as
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2245
2230-2300
2240-2250
2245-2300
2245-2300

USA, VOA Washington DC

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Up1on KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Finland. YLE/Radio
Greece, Voice of
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All India Radio

2245-2300 mtwhl
2245-2300

USA, Voice of the OAS

Vatican Slate. Vatican R

9580pa
11660pa
11955pa
17860pa
4835do
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5960am
13670am
9880eu
7385am
6180na
9900eu
15186af
5980am
7412eu
11715au
6175au
7215va
721 Sva
9710as
6280me
9960va
7295do
5980do
15115pa
3326do
4890do
9530af
3316do
11610am
5020do
5965eu
9675af
12085na
17750eu
7185me
11885na
6195eu
9890as
11955va
6180eu
13815am
15590am
17510as
13625eu
721 Sas
12080af
15305as
7340af
7425na
13760am
7490na
9955am
15420am
9852eu
9475am
17845af
9650na
9375au
3366do
9705as
15145as
9670na
6150as

9730eu

6010eu
7285eu
11780eu

6020eu
9560eu
11 825eu

3915as
6190af
9580as
11945as

5975na
6195va
9740va
11955va

15400eu

7375af
11870pa
15410al
17735pa
15375eu

74 15af
13710af
15445af
19379me

13845am

6185eu
3396do

4828do

9645as

15365pa

11755af

15400af

9645as
11855as
15365pa

9660pa
11880pa
17795pa

11960na

2200 UTC

11720eu

9895af

2130-2200 vi
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2145-2200

9610as
11695pa
13755as

9755am 11 705as 11895am

13740am 15305am
9400am
t 1960na

15050am

9910eu
15225au

9950eu

11800as

15330as

4990do
9675do
9720af

11730na

11750as

11 ?l Oeu
13605na
7325va
11750sa

9590va
11835af

11620au

9545do
15095na
21750eu
9445na
11970na
7110as
11695au

9410va
12095eu
15725am
13770am
9705as
13710af
17735as
7375'af
11820eu

15405as
9770as
15185au
17820as
7415af
13615na

17555sa
11760as
15290as

13595na

12160am 13845am
21525af
9665na
11845na
9425au
491 Sdo
11745as 13750as
9950as
11835na
7305as

15155na
9600au

11830pa

17860pa

August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

73

FREQUENCIES
2300-0000

Australia. Radio

2300-0000 vi
2300-0000 vi
2300-0000 vi
2300-0000
2300-0000 vi
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000

Australia. VL8A Allee Spg

Australia. VLSK Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Bulgaria, Radio
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifa x
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouve1
Canada. RCI Montreal

2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
23000000

Costa Rica. AWR Alaiuela

Costa Rica. R Peace Intl
Egypt, Radio Cairo
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Guam. AWRIKSDA
Guatemala. AWR
India, All India Radio

23000000 I/vi
2300-0000

Italy. IRRS Milan

Japan. NHK/Rad10

2300-0000
2300-0000
23002330 as
2300-0000
23000000
23000000

Lebanon. Voice of Hope

Lebanon. Wings of Hope
Lithuania. Radio Vilnius
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. RTM/Kota Kinab
New Zealand, R NZ Intl

9610as
11695as
17795pa
4835do
5025do
4910do
9700na
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5960am
15305am
5030am
7385am
9900na
7235as
11980as
5980am
9705as
15145as
7125va
5965eu
11850as
6280me
9960va
9530na
7295do
5980do
15115pa

2300-2305
2300-2350
2300-0000 vi
2300-0000

Nigeria, FRCN/Rad10
North Korea, R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Voice of

11720na

2300-2317
2300-0000
2300-0000

Sierra Leone. SLBS

UAE. Radio Abu Dhabi
Uiited Kingdom.BBC London

9755am

11 940am 13670am

2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
23000000

United Kingdom.BBC London

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. VOA Washington DC

7375am
9400am

9725am 13750am
15050am

9690as

I I 705as

9950as

11745as

13750as

6155cu

7140eu

9580as

2300-0000
23000000
23000000
23000000 as
2300-2330 mtwhf
2300-0000
2300-0000
23000000
2325-2336
2330-0000
23300000 irreg
2330-2355
23300000
23300000
2330-0000
23352345

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R Mram1 Intl
USA, WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. ~WHA Green Bush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
Lebanon. Voice of
Australia, Radio
Belarus. Radio Minsk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Netherlands. Radio
Palau. KHBNIV01ce of Hope
Vietnam. Voice of
Greece. Voice of

9660pa
11855as
17860pa

t 1645as
13755as

t t660pa
15365pa

3326do
1t700na
4890do
7300na
11750as
3316do
11885na
5975na
7250as
11750sa
3915as
t 3815am
15590am
17510as
13625pa
7215as
I 1760as
17735as
7425na
5745am
7490na
9955am
9955am
7355am
9852eu
9475am
6550cu
9645as
9530eu
6030na
6020na
15140as
9840eu
9375sa

4990do
t3650na
9675do
9530na
9720af
11970na
6175na
7325va
I 1945as
t t 835eu

13605na
6195va
9580as
11955va

13770eu 17555sa
9705as
9770as
15185au 15290as
17820as
15375eu

11730na

7110as
9590va

9890as
15305as

13595na

12t60am 13845am
9850as
13605as
15180cu 15425eu
13800na
6165na
9845na
12020eu
11595sa

15240pa

15010eu
11645sa

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays
2310

BBC (am): East Asia Today. News. analysis. press

reviews and reports from BBC
correspondents.
231 O Radio Japan: Let's Leain Japanese. See S 0310.
23 t0 Voice of America (as) VOA Today Up-10-theminute
news summaries. hourly
business and sports updates. interviews on world news
events. plus features on
topics from movies to med1c111e.
2325 Radio Japan: Media Roundup. See S 0525.
2330 BBC (am): Short Story. See S 0430
2330 BOC (as pac): Letter from America. See S 0030.
2345 BBC (am): Write On. See S 0145
2350 Radio Japan: Viewpoint See S 0550
2355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In See S 0155

Mondays
23 1O
2310
23 10
2315
2325
2330
2330
2355

BBC (am). East Asia Today See S 2310.

BBC (eu): Take Five. See M 04 tO.
Voice of America las) VOA Today See S 2310.
Radio Japan: Today's Top News Asia. See M 1515.
Radio Japan: Profile. See M 1525.
BBC (am): Outlook. Sec M 1405
BBC las pac): The World Today. Sec M 1645.
Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In See S 0155.

2310
2310
2315
2325
2330
2330
2355

BBC lam): East Asia Today. See S 2310.

Voice of Arnenca (as) VOA Today See S 2310.
Radio Japan: Today's Top Nel'1S Asia. See M t5t5.
Radio Japan Hrstory and Classics See W 1525.
BBC (am): Outlook. See M 1405
BBC (as pac) The World Today See M 1645.
Radio Japan Tokyo Pop-In See S 0155.

Thursdays
2310
23t0
2310
2315
2325
2330
2330
2355

BBC (am). East Asia Today See S 2310

BBC (eu) Take Five. See M Ot tO.
Voice of America (as). VOA Today See S 2310.
Radio Japan: Today's Top Ne11s Asia See M 1515.
Radio Japan En1oy Japanese See T 1525.
BBC (am1: Outlook. See M t405
BBC (as pac): The World Today See M 1645.
Radio Japan Tokyo Pop-In See S 0155.

Fridays

Tuesdays

231 O
23 10
23 tO
23 t0
23 15
2325
2330
2330
2355

2310
2310

Saturdays

BBC (am): East Asia Today See S 2310

BBC (eu): An AZ of Composers Life-stories of some of
the lesser knovm composers
2310 Voice of America (as): VOA Today. See S 2310.
2315 Radio Japan: Today's Top News Asia. See M 1515.
2325 Radio Japan: Enjoy Japanese. See T 1525.
2330 BBC (am): Outlook. See M 1405.
2330 BBC (as pac): The World Today See M t645.
2355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See S Ot55.

Wednesdays
23 t0

BBC (al). Topical Reports A five-minute current affairs

program.

2310
2310
2310
2310
23 t 1
2321
2325
2330
2340
2346
2355

BBC (af) Science Five. See W04 1O

BBC (am). East Asia Today See S 23t0.
BBC (cu): Science Five. Sec W041 0.
Voice of America (as) VOA Salllr<fay. See S 0010.
Radio Japan: Today's Top News Asia. See M 1515.
Radio Japan: Music and Book Beat. See F t 525.
BBC (am): Outlook. See M 1405
BBC tas pac): The World Today See M 1645.
Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See S Ot55.
BBC (af). Spotlight. See S 0410
BBC (eu): Spotlight. See S 04 to
Radio Japan: Asia Weekly. See S 01 10.
Voice of America (as): VOA Sunday See S 0010.
Radio Japan. Asian News Summary See S 0 t 11.
Radio Japan: Business Report. See S 0121 .
Radio Japan. Entertaining in Asia See S 0125
OBC (am) The John Dunn Shm1 See S 0330.
BBC (as pac): Book Choice. See S 1525
Radio Japan: Asia Kaleidoscope See S 0146.
Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In See S 0155

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Differences in Propagation Forecasting

By Jacques Davignon
any of you may not be aware that there arc two b<L~ic types of
propagation foreca>ting tcch11iql,1es: ..nowc~sting"' t.o s~c what can be
heard at pm.cnt. and the really long-term torecastmg or frequency
management thm you will 'cc published in magazine> and used for the planning of
new circuib.
The .. nowt:asting.. is U>Cd non11ally on fixed circuits when you have a
frequency agility capability and can choose at a moment's notice which frequency
you can use on a ~pec ific circuit. Think. for example. of the armed force;. and
organizations that hav.: many frcqucncie, spread across the RF pcctrum available
for communications.
Long-term fo recasting i' used for frequency management-finding the best
frcquency(ies) for a specifi.: circuit or area. and registering these frequencies
months ahead of time. for an example of long-tcnn fo recasting, think of the
broadcaster;. that h;m: to make dcci,ion.; month;. and. in some cases. years ahead of
time as to what frequcncic~ to us.: for a specified target. Another use of long-term
forecasting i;. for planning the construction of new station to serve a ;.pccific target
area. or for buying time on anothi:r station to ~en e that same target.
When I prepare the published for.:cast~. I can only a~sume that the ionosphere
will be ..quiet .. when the publications come~ out: there i~ no way I can forecast
exactly what the ~un wi ll he doing in a month. much less three months from now!
So I prepare the forCCiL\tS without taking into account the A and K indices, letting
the user make the decision if the prediction' will b..: co1Tect for that period
depending on the i nd icc~ available that day.
In other words. what I am reall y doing is telli ng thi: li,tl'ner/user: If thi: sun
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Do not expect to find any good signals above that frequency...
But if ] wa~ offering a "nowcasting.. service. I would be using a different
predicrion technique. In this case I would ;.ay: ..According to the trend of the
indices and the actual indices recorded today. the i\IUF on the Nonh America
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the day because of a possible ionospheric storm that will cause sc\ ere auror.1:
The A and K can be taken into account if you are doing some .. nowcasting..
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the program. IO co 15 days of running averages should he suflicient to ghe you a
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Propagation conditions: Eastern United States

How to use the propagation charts: Propagation charts can be an invaluable aid to the DXer in determining
which frequencies are likely to be open at a given time . To use the propagation charts, choose those for your location. Then look
for the one most closely describing the geographic location o f the station you wa nt to hear. The Sun Spot Number used this month
for forcasting purposes is 8.

CENTRAL AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA
Bnisilia .

WESTERN EUROPE

,.-- _ _

30

London

:: lr-

2S :

Nkr
20 ,.. \

i :: [ .. -- . .'. ,, , , ._ ,
5

12

15

18

21

I . .

15

18

21

25 '

25 '

20 '

20 .

15

:C

:E

IS I
I

': L .:
0

12

15

18

21

12

UTC

Johann~burg _

30

2S '

20

20

~15~
. - . - .. .
I

:E

I .

.
6

15

18

~
--

'l
I

:C

:E

5 "

12

15

18

21

l_

25 '

25

20 !. ...

20

i's~

_ . _ /

15

AUSTRALIA

10 :- ~~

'

12

UTC

25 '

10

21

10

30

il5~

18

IS

FAR EAST (P}

Tokyo
30 - -

'

21

S 0 U T H E A S T A S I A (P)
_Singap<?re
30 r

18

IND I A (P)

UTC

20

IS

30 ~--New ~lhi

UTC

12

UTC

o ~---

21

20 .

10~

--~

12

25 .

~15 :

".
.
9

21

---~Kuwait

25

18

MIDDLE EAST

_ _
30

10

IS

UTC

SOUTH AFRICA

21

I.

15

18

Ki~ngani

20
:E

IS

CENTRAL AFRICA
30

25

:c

12

UTC

l~klion

30

NEAR EAST

M.oscow

'

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UTC

EASTERN EUROPE (P)

- - -'6
9
12

UTC

30 r

~15~
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10
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'

20

Shepparton

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10 ~

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15

18

21

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UTC

August 1995

IS

18

21

12

UTC

15

18

21

Propagation CQnditions: Western United States

Once you've located the correct charts, look along the horizontal axis of the graph for the time you are listening . The top line
of the graph shows the max imum usable frequency (MUF), the heavy middle line is the frequency for best reception, or optimum
working frequency (OWF), and finally, the bottom line is the lowest usable frequency (LUF) . You will find the best reception along
the heavy middle line. Circuits labeled (P) cross the polar auroral zone. Expect poor reception on these circuits during ionospheric
disturbances.
CENTRAL AMERICA
Cost~.Rica

r _

30

30

2S

2S

25

1--

20

W E S T E R N E U R 0 P E (P)
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30

SOUTH AMERICA
-
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~IS~
\
.
. . . - -

:r

10

"

20
N

:r

15

--

SL

12

IS

18

12

IS

18

21

. MOKOW

20

I:

I:

'

10

10

15

18

'---- -

,_

21

UTC

--~-

10

UTC

INDIA(P)
New~lhi _ __

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; / ' \ ,, _I

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12

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Sin~pore

r--

12

15

18

21

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30

25

FAR EAST (P)

TokY._o_ _

25

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I:

10

12

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15

18

21

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0

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15

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30 1

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15

UTC

20

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UTC

:r

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~IS

30

18

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30

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UTC

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77

RADIO REFLECTIONS
THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND TECHNOLOGY OF YESTERYEAR

Revive a Five!
By Karl J. Zuk

into the underside of thei r bases, so

you can instantly ident ify which tab
your component is connec ted to. Your
ust turn a knob and it will start
drawing
wi ll eli minate panic if you
glowing! Thousand s of All remove
a
part and forget how it came
American Five tube radios were
out.
Note
where eac h tube is plugged
manufactured in the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
in. The information you gather wi ll
by a myri ad of man ufactu rers. Now
be a useful reference as long as you
they wait for kind souls to bri ng them
own
the set.
back to life. In the world of e lectronics,
From th is poi nt forward, use the
they are simple poetry. and a wonder- Post-War All-American Fives restored: A Bakelite RCA
care and pati ence of a skilled surful veh icle to teach yourself the basic 65XJ (left) and a rare Teletone Model JOO.
geon: Take your ti me. First. you must
techniques of radio repair. Look in your attic.
tempt.
They
often
employ
parts
that
wi
ll
be
out. Find yourself a small, fineget
the
dirt
go to a garage sale, or check the curbs on trash
hard to identify or replace.
bristled
paint
brush and very carefully stroke
day. Find some treasure and lots of fun: ReIf the antenna coil. the two or more IF the dust and di rt away from the metal chassis.
vive an All-A merican Five!
When you begin any radio restoration transformer cans. and the speaker and its Clean both the top and underside of the chasproject, your first considerations should be transformer arc damaged, they will be quite a sis. but use as li11Ie pressure on your strokes as
personal ones. If appearance is important to challenge to repair. Does it have a complete possible. Brush bristl es can scratch some plasyou. look over the conditi on of the existing set of tu bes? Has the wiring or components of tics, especia ll y transparent pieces, so use a
cabinet. Ifit is made of wood. how hard would the radio been tinkered with? Un less you chamois cloth on the se items.
Many sets were not man ufactured with
it be to refin ish? Unrestored plastic cabinet have a schemati c di agram for your particular
rad
io's
electronics,
successfu
ll
y
correcting
insulated
wire, so it is easy to push two wires
designs often have broken or missing decorative parts, and show the effects of the tube .. modifi cations" may be difficult. An undis- together that could create problems later.
heat. Can it be repai red? What is it worth to turbed chassis is most desirable. Think of it as Avoid getting dust into the tu ning capacitoror
a clean slate for your work.
I. F. cans. If you need to use a cleanser on the
you? You must decide.
outside surface of the cabinet. like soap or
After you find a rig that you admire on the
other liquids, try it in a small area on the
outside, look carefull y at the esse nt ial. and I Preliminaries
hard to replace. parts on the inside. If you
Before you begin. there are some things rad io's underside fi rst. Paint on glass or plastic dials fronts could disintegrate in your
have any doubt s about the condition of the you MUST do. (I) DON'T plug it in until
unit. or you think it may have been tampered you ve visually inspected it and made repairs. hands.
Now that the un it is clean. remove the five
wi th, examine it before you buy it. Try to if necessary. to ensure your safety. NEVER
carefully. li fti ng the m delicately fro m
tubes
avoid fo reign-made radi os fo r your first at- perform physical work on a piece of equi pthe
base.
not from the top. Set them aside in a
ment while it is plugged in.
safe
place
away from your work area. Start
(2) Immediately after removing the chasTABLE 1: Tube Reference Chart
with
basics:
examine the power cord for cracks
sis from the ca binet, cover the speaker cone
or
damage.
Fold a portion of the cord in half.
with a protective piece of cardboard or wood.
Octal
7 pin
Function
If
the
insulation
shows any sign uf cracking,
and attach it so it won' t come off. Old
12SA7
12BE6
Pentag rid converter/ mixer;
replace
it.
Check
the plug, too.
Mixes 455 kHz l.F.
speaker cones can be as fragi le as a butterfly' s
oscillator w ith RF signal.
wings. Putting a fingerth rough a speaker
12SK7
12BA6 Remote cutoff pentode/class
cone is a painful lesson! (3) Also, close
A, IF amp.
the tuning capacitor to prevent damage.
12SQ7
12AV6 Twin diode & high mu
Distorting a plate of a variab le capacitor.
triode amplifier, 2nd
detector, AVC, 1st audio
so that it touches another when it is
amplifier. A lternate
tuned. is nearly impossible to bend back
miniature type: 12AT6
in place correctly. and may cause dead
(lower gain)
spots in the tuning range when the bent
35Z5
35W4
Half wave rectifier with
capacitive input filter
plates touch.
identical to 35Z4 except
(4) Invest some time and draw a dia35Z4 has no heater tap for
gram
of the wiring, and precisely how
pilot lamps. Converts AC to
the dial cord is strung. Note the polarity
DC.
50L6
50C5
and values of all capacitors. the values
Beam kower tube: single
tube c ass A amplifier. Final
and wattages of all resistors, and how Picking up the p ieces: A11 RCA 65x I with dull
audio output tube
they are conn ec ted in the circuit. Some cabinet finish, dirty dial face, and dangerously
lu be sockets have pin numbers etched decayed AIC line cord.

78

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'.A ward Winning Filters

Corrective Surgery

Japan Radio

Some basic toob are nen:ssary to

your work. F ind a soldering
iron. a fine wire culler. a needle-nose
plier (a right -angle nose can be espec ially handy.) a wire-stripper. basic
strai ght-head a nd phillips head screwdri vers, a vacuum-type solder removal
de vice suc h as a Soldapullt. a volt/ohm
meter, and possibly a nutdri vcr set, as
we ll. An RF generator is handy for final
alignment of the radi o. but no t essential.
Your next step. as radio doctor, is to
perform a '"cap-ectomy ... At best. the
half-doze n or so paper and e lec trolytic capacitors now so ldered into the ci rcuit arc more
than twenty years old. Fo r pocket c hange.
replace them. and you' ll have a set that's
belier tha n new. Wax-covered paper capacitors shou ld he replaced with Sprague Orange
Drop equi valents. Dipped in a bright orange
seal111g epoxy. these polypropylene capacitors are very reliable a nd come in a oreat
varie ty of values and voltage ratings. you
can't read the va lues o n the wax-covered original caps. don' t be a fra id to scrape off a thin
laye r of wax to reveal the num bers.
Sil ver mi ca capac it0rs, also scaled wi th an
epoxy, can be used to replace small er va lue
originals. Re member micro micro farads (f)
arc the eq ui \ ale nt of picofarads.
The larger filter capac itors ofte n come in
mu hi -sectio n cy linders that are now unavailable. To replace the,e. u ~e single' alue capacitors,
. o ne for each secti on you are replacino~
us 111g the original common ground point fo r
a ll.
Read the o utside cover of the orioi
nal to
.
e
di scover the values of eac h sec tion and fo llow
the wiri ng co lor code used. Mu lti-sectio n.
c hassis-mounted. metalli c can types use ~ym
bols etc hed into their base to describe each
pin . Look for small semi -c ircles. triangles.
squares. e tc: then matc h the pin wi th the value
li sted on the s ide of the can.
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aware of their polarities-which side is neoa1ive ground. and which s ide is positi ve-;nd
replace !he m as o riginall y installed . Capacitors solde red in backwards become sma ll
firecrackers. creati ng an a1te n1io n-getting pop.
Electrolytic capacitors arc often the cause
when your radio produces a lo ud hum instead
of e nj oyable aud io.
Do n 1 overlook the res istors. Use an ohmmeter to check the values of eac h resistor
incl uded in your c ircuit. They sho uld measure within lcn pe rcent (or belie r) of the
values th at arc indicated by their colored
ba nds. Look all around the resistors 10 insure
that the colors you see arc correct. Heat and
age can blacke n the colored paint, so that on ly
o ne side of the com pone nt may indicate the
correct colors. Any res isto r that looks dark o r
s lightly burned in the center sho uld be replaced. and you 11 add reliability by insta lling the nex t la rger s ize. Replace burned halfwauers wi1h o ne waiters. and so o n.
Mystery surrounds components used in
some lube radios known as integrated c ircui ts . T hese arc no t the I.C.s you'll find in
modern e lect ro nic devices. Rectangular in
s hape. and usuall y brown or dark red in colo r.
they arc abo ut the size of a postage mach ine
stamp. w ith several wires running o ut of o ne
edge. A group o f capac itors. or res istors. o r
both arc st:aled ins ide.
Designed for manufacturing econo my and
to save space. 1hey are a resto re r's horror.
because there arc few sources of informatio n
about the m. If you are lucky. a description of
its conte nts wi ll be indicated on the o utside of
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Whos on First?

any broadcastc.rs claim to

be first." Your encyclopedia probably lists KDKA
Pittsburgh as the firs t broadcasting
station on the air. WWJ Detroit
clai ms to have beg un broadcasting
in mid- 1920, several months before
KDKA. WHA in Mad ison. Wis. WTM T also ran a DX Test n11 March 13. Do11 't forget In
claims a start date in 19 16. And the add to your log.
ear liest c laim I can fi nd is that of
~lat ion. 9XM at the Universit y of Wisconsin.
KCBS San Francisco. which specifies an
rccei,-cd ih lir~t license in 191 6. On that
ancestry dating back to 1909. Whos ffally
basis. 9XM" , s uccessor WHJ\-970 claims to
first? Good quest ion!
he America" lir t broadrnst slat ion.
In the early 1900s. a ll radio used Mo rse
O th er pri,atel y-ow ned stalions also
Code. Transmitters operated by using a huge
dabbled in broadcasts for amateu rs. An amaspark to generate noise: th i ~ noi se was turned
teur statio n in San Jn~e. California. whieh
on and off with a code key. The average
later became KQW (and is now KCBS-7-10
Ame rican had no int erc~ t in listening to Morse
San Francisco) was o ne such experimenter.
Code fo r entertainme nt. Radio was strict ly
fo r experimenters. ships. and hams.
Some c lai 111 that KCBS is the ti r"t station. first
going on the ai r in 1909. Anolher amateur
Some early experime nters tried to tran sstation. 8M Kat the De1roi1 Ne11.1. (now WWJmit voiee by connecting a carbon microphone
950) began broadcasting three months before
in the antenna lead. It worked- more or less.
KDKA went on the ai r.
If youve ever tried to listen to a di,tant AM
statio n during a severe thu nderstorm. you
In Pillshurgh. Frank Conrad. an engi neer
at Westinghou,e. had been experimenting
probably have a good idea of what these earl y
wi 1h vo ice t ran .,m i ,~ i on. Conrad \\'as an amavoice transmissions sounded like. Obviously.
these early voice t ran s m i ss i on~ wou ld not
teur. wi th the callsign 8X K. Sometime around
1920. Con rad "s s upe rviso r~ rea li zed that
convince anyone to buy a rad io'
people who wcren"t amateurs were buying
In 19 12. Edwin Anmtrong di scO\ered the
radio recei ,ers to Ii ~ l e n 10 8X K ~ transmisphenomena of regeneration. Armstrong s aim
sions. Thi' was too good of an opportunit y to
was to build a more scn, itivc: receiver for
pass up. We~ tin gho u ~e began market ing raMorse signals. and the regenerati ve receiver
dios. and took ove r operation of 8X K to
was indeed a mainstay o f radi o for decades.
ensure a source of programming for their
But regeneration also made it po,sib le to
buye rs.
build ''<.:ontinuous-wave" transmitters. The'e
KOK.A rceeived its first li ce n ~e . a J imi ted
transmi tters generate a pure signal. one which
rnm mereiar liccmc. on Ociohe r 27. 1920.
doesn"t contribute noise to vo iCL: transmisKDKA proved a succc,s. so Westi nghou se
sion.
It didn"t take long for experiments with
applied fo r li c1:n es for three more stati ons.
These were WJZ Newark. NJ (now WA BCArmstrong 's circuit and voice transmission
770J: WBZ Springfield. M f\ (now WBZto beg in . Radio businc,ses we ren "t the only
ICHO Bostun): and K YWChicago( now K YWoutfi ts involved-enginee ring 'choo l ~ and
1060 Phi ladclrhia). Wl3Z w a ~ the first of
radio amateurs were responsible for many of
these ~ t a t ions 10 rt'eeivc a licem.c. o n Septemthe early experi mental voice stations.
ber 15. 1921. On 1his ba~i'. and because
Once an experimente r had hi s voice transKDK A had been an 1:xpcri111e11tal and amami ller work ing. the nex t question had to he.
what do I say?' After al l. you ca n say Hello.
teur~tation as 8XK. \Ollle claim WBZ was the
fir, t broatka~te r.
testing .. o nly so many times' Some stali on'
Ynu now ha ve the cvidenec: it" s time fo r a
began transmi tting mus ie. At the engineering
vcrdi ct. Whn 1rns the first broadcast station?
schools nf major Midwest uni versities. stati ons began transmitting agri cultural reports
Of CO UrSC . it dcpencb O il your dcfinitiOll l>f a
.. broadcast.. statillll. Personal ly. I sti ll confor the benefi t of rural amateurs. One suc h
sider KOK .A first. as they were the firs! sta-

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August 1995

liste11 for th ese tests: they're a great way to

tion built ~pcc ifically to broadcast. But you

can now dec ide fo r yourself.

a What

about the "K" callsign?

Most broadcast DX en thusiasts know the

FCC assigns callsigns starting with the letter
K""to stations west of the Mi s~ i s~ i p pi Ri ver.
and calls starting with w .. to those east of
the river. While thi s policy dates back to the
first radio l i cen~ing act in 1912. the Mississi ppi has111 always been the di vid ing line .
In the early clays before Worl d War One.
most rad io station' were ei ther on ships. or
used to co111 111unitate with ships. So. the land
stati ons were usual ly located in major port
cities. The government issued K callsig ns to
land stalions on the Pacific Coast. and W
calls to th o~e on the Great Lakes. the Gu lf of
Mexico. and the At lant ic. J\11 shi ps received
four-letter calls begin ning with K.
But as the 1920s approached, stations
began appeari ng at inland locations. So me
kind of dividing li ne had to be created. The
fir~ t such li ne was the eastern border of
Montana. Wyoming. Colorado. and New
Mexico. It wasn"t until earl y 1923 that the
Mississippi was chosen as the W/K dividing
li ne . This explains man y of the W calls in the

TABLE 1
CBC Interna tional Sche dule
Effective May l, CBC AM transmitters are
relaying the following international
broadcasters:
l 2am
2-3am
3-3:30am
3:304am
45am
5-6am

Radio France International

Radio Netherlands
Radio Sweden
BBC World Service
Deutsche Welle
Radio Australia

All times are local at the CBC transmitter.

Frequencies lo try include: 740 (Toronto), 940
(Montreal), 990 (Winnipeg ), 540 (Regina),
and 690 (Vancouver).

$50 each and last about a

year. (Probably longerout~ id e Florida. where there is
~o much lightning!) Climbing the tower to replace
them takes roughly fo ur
hour~: lower crews earn
roughly $50/hour for thei r
work. FAA regulations reKWOC doern 't date hack to the early 1920s, but it did put a11
quire lights on all towers
excelle111 signal i11to Te1111essee duri11g their DX Test of
March 13
tal ler than 200 feet.
A unique silllation in Chicago may soon come to an end, according to a
West. ~ u c h as WB AP-820 Ft. Worth. WDA YS1111-Ti111es arti cle sent by Wi lliam Hassig.
970 Fa rgo. and WIBW-580 Tope ka.
Th ree different stations (WCRW. WEDC. and
The ~hi fli n g W/K dividing line doesnl
WSBC) share the 1240 kHz frequency in
explain how KDKA got a K calbign in PittsChicago.
WCRW broadcasts between noon
burgh. though. Whal really happened'?
and 3pm. and from 6 lo 8pm: WE DC from IFor some unknown reason. for several
7arn. 9:30-1 1am:4:30-6pm:8-9pm: and I l prnmonths in late 1920 and early 1921 "limited
midnight. WSBC has the frequency for the
commere iar stations were ass igned shi p
remaining hours.
callsig ns- fou r-leuen:alb beginning with K.
WSBCs owners. Diamond Broadcasting.
Onl y three of the limited commercial stati ons
recently sold their FM station (WXRT 93. I)
licensed during this period were broadcasters.
and KDKA i ~ the onl y one that survi\es to thi s anti the ir other AM ~tal i on (WSCR 820). They
kept tht: 1240 kHz station. and are now ne20day.
tiating to buy WC RW and WEDC and me;ge

them into WSBC, eliminating the time-sharing situation.

Time sharing of AM frequencies was popular in the 1930s. when there were many more
stations than frequencies. Today. I only know
of two other such arrangements on AM. Interestingly. two 11ew time sharing arrangeme nts have bee n authorized on FM in recent
years-one in Austi n. Texas. and the other in
Phoenix. Ari zona.

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month. Postal de lays do occur, and we
must wait until the 10th of the month
before send ing replacements for lost
issues.
Be patient and wait until the I 0th; if
you still don't have your MT, call us at
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to se nd a replacement.

SKIPPING IN
Yet more DX from William McGuire
in Maryland:

560 kHz

940 kHz
1050 kHz
1070 kHz
Greenville,
11 70 kHz
1430 kHz

WIND, Chicago
WMIX, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
WADC., Parkersburg, W. Vo .
W IBC, Indianapolis; WNCT
N .C.; WTSO Madison
WLGO, Lexington, S.C.
WVAM, A ltoona, Penna.

T .. .

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de
reference for

Don' t let William hove all the fun! Send me

your DX, at the Brosstown address.

aeronautical

DX1:1rs
worldwide.

Second Edition

Bits and Pieces

A few mont hs ago. I mentioned a relay of
some Vatican Radio programs on 1260 in
Boston. Now. six more international broadcasters arc going ro appear on your AM dia l.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation had
been signing their AM stations off the air at
1am. They wi ll now operate al l night. relaying
the signals of major internati onal broadcaster~. See the sidebar for the schedule and some
freq uencies to try.
"'Q: Who changes the lights atop radio
antennas?"" Martin The il sent th is questi on
fro m the .. Q&A .. section of the Tampa News.
As the paper reports. there are a small number
of local crews that specialize in workin2 on
broadcast and cellular antenna towers. Towers with red lop beacon lights often
require two620-wan bulbs wh ich cost roughly

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Summertime ... and the Listening Is Easy

shows up at Ilea markets and surell,summerhas hit its peak

plus sales for the 30-75 MHz range
and the low and VHF
and is designed for the above sets.
bands have been showing
The full power mobilesets have
increasing act ivity. The FM car radio
output powers of up to fifty waits.
reveals more and more stations comThese radios can be used wit h
ing in from the West each night. The
speech
scrambling add-ons. The
162 MHz weather channels are offermilitary had thei r own KW series.
ing weather report s from all over the
which has never been seen at surSoutheast.
plus sales-although I have looked.
This is a good time to set our
There are several commercial outscanners on a known bank of frefits manufacturing their own addquencies. such as FBI repeater outon scramblers. These scramblers
puts. point our outside beam antenare DES quality (Data Encryption
nas (we all h ~1 vc one, right?) to a
Standard). Remember, these were
direction we pick at random. and let it
made
for the military.
search. A voice-actuated tape re- Smmer is a good time to hear VHF such as these SC Army
Why have I mentioned these
corder, or one of the new scanners Nat'/ Guard exercises; MSG Phillip Jones Photographer
radios in this col umn? After all.
that provides channel usage fi gures.
thi s is the federal. not military, column. The
wi ll tel l us of openings we migh t not have Mewl Jacket or Platoon. this is the radio that
is carried on the back of the radioman. Hence.
reason is that some of the anti-drug units of
been aware of.
the
name
backpack
(or
manpack)
radio.
our
government- bot h civilian and militaryPersonally. I ha ve been aiming my antenThe radio is a marvel of technology. IL is
arc using thi s equipment in the anti-drug
nas down towards the Caribbean looking
(listening?) for mi litary traffic coming out of one of the first successful attempts at synthe- campaign. There are 1200 channels to choose
Haiti. A lot of Cuban traffic has been moni - sized equipment. The radio covers 30.00 to from. the equipment is readi ly available, and
it will stand up through almost any type of
tored in the 36-38 MHz band. One interesting 75.00 MHz in 50 kHz steps-such as 30.00.
freq uency to monitor is 4 1.000 MHz-one of 30.05. 30.10. 30. 15. etc .. all the way up to environment.
If one monitors between 30.00 and 35.00
the main channe ls used for DEA operations in 75.00 MHz. IL uses a subaudible tone of 150
hertz. which is the standard military private
MH1. .. especially on 30.00 and 30.05 MHz ..
Panama.
you wi ll hear the gypsy taxicabs of the New
Some of the more interesting low band line tone. The closest commercial tone is
151 .4 Hz. which is also known as 5Z.
York Ci ty area competing with the legitimate
freq uencies monitored recently include:
For those of you with private line capabilU.S. Military users. Or. sometimes it's the
ity on your scanners, the 151.4 Hz tone is
mil itary stations on 33.8 MHz that chase off
Caribbean Loggings
close enough to 150.0 Hz for ''government
the legit imate Los Angeles Government usllig
Use
work." Set your scanner to searc h a desi red
ers.
31.725 DUTCH WEST INDIES MILITARY
32.950 U.S. MILITARYPANAMA
range. say 30.00 LO 32.00. with the PL set al
33.000 U.S. NAVY REPEATER-CLEVELAND,
151.4 Hz. and search. The only frequencies
OHIO
that wi ll come through arc either legitimate
34.8 10 U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
military frequencies or someone using mili 34.830 U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
tary equipment.
36.300 U.S. MILITARYPANAMA
37.000 U.S. MILITARY-PANAMA
The deviation of these sets is 'sort of '
37.050 U.S. MILITARY--ST. CROIX
wideband. It is a little wider than narrow band
40.530 "SNOWTEL" METEOR TELEMETRY
and a li llle narrower than wide band. When I
(sort of federal)
was involved in law enforcement work bac.:k
41.500 U.S. MILITARY AIR OPERATIONS
N ationwide
in my other li fe time, our agency found some
50.350 U.S. MILITARY-USS Bainbridge
of the smugg ling groups using mil itary equipworking St. Croix
ment. The scanners that we were using would
skip right over the frequencies if the squelch
I Back Pack Radio
was set 100 ti ght.
These radios arc seeing a comehack wi th
The radios used by the military and some
of the various paramilitary groups revolve the paramilitary groups and others. There is a
around the PRC/25 and its solid state cousi n. mobi le adaptor for veh icles that wi ll let the set
These military man-packs are showing up
the PRCn7. These are low-powered (less be used as a mobile. Two radios c.:an be set up
in the anti-drug campaign and are also
than 5 watts). backpack radios. If you watch with the proper intercabling to make a repopular with paramilitary groups.
any of the Yiernam war movies. suc.:h as Full peater. Then: i ~ a low band duplexer that

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These sets are not readily available, but

they can be found. The PRC/25 has one tube
in the final and cannot go "X-Mode"-the
secure speech option. The PRC/77 is all
sol id-state and is full y secure-speech compatible. A good working PRC/77 with most
all of the accessories wi ll command up to
500-600 dollars, but it is well worth it. You
w ill have a radio that is still being used by
most of the major Allied Forces of the world
and wi ll not be phased out unti l the next
century.
The new version. which is being used in
Israel. has been changed somewhat. The two
dials on the fron t-one for the megahertz
and the other for the 50 kHz steps- have
been replaced wit h tuning knobs that will
read out on a light-emitting diode display
and wi ll tune in 25 kH z steps. These make
good little communications systems . You
can run voice. secure voice. or data. and do
it with the look and fe el of a real military
radio. Or you can use it to impress your
neighbors and tell them you are starting your
own militia and you are the communications
officer.

I Reader Check-Ins
1 received several nice intercepts thi s
month. The first one comes in from someone
at NASA. forwarded 10 us by Keith Stein.
who is a staff member for our sister publication, Satellite Times.

NASA Heodquarters, Washington, D.C.

~

170.2450
171.0450
408.4000

415. 2000
417.2000
41 8.0750

461 .8750
463.7250

Use
NASA HEADQUARTERS
AUDITORIUM WIRELESS MIKES
SAME
NASA HEADQUARTERS SECURITY
ALPHA 1 BRAVO 5
ALPHA 5 CENTRAL
ALPHA 7 DELTA 1
ALPHA 11 DISPATCH
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
CAR 5,8,5 1,70,90
EAGLE 2
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
CAR 16,31,40,41
EAGLE 12
NASA HEADQUARTERS SECURITY
ALPHA 3 CENTRAL
ALPHA 4 DISPATCH
ALPHA 5 PAPA 16
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC.
SAME-NASA Headquarters
Building Maintenance

An unknow n contributor sent in the fo llowing from the Argonne National Laboratory at Lemont. II. Thi s is a n installat ion of
the Department of Energy. I have no idea
what each c hanne l is used fur. or what. if any.
subaudib lc to nes arc used.

FAA at Oshkosh Fly-In

Argonne National Laboratory

~

Chon
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13

32.020
162.0500
162.2250
164.2250
164.2750
164.3750
167.8500
168.4500
169.9500
170.0750
171.2000
171.9500
173.0000

Another reader sent in the following li st

from Arnold Air Force Base, which is near
Manchester, Tennessee. Thi s is the home of
the USAF Engineering Development Center.

~
172.925
172.125

Use
Tone
SUITCASE RPTR OUT 136.5 Hz
SIMPLEX
136.5 Hz

The Federal Aviation Administration uses

the following radioconfigurationprclly much
nationwide. Their radio set up is:

FAA Nationwide Frequencies

Chan

F-'l

F2
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6
F7
F-8
F-9
F 10
F l 1

Rptr Out
172.925
172.950
172.975
172.850
172.875
172.900
172.825
172. 125
172. 150
172.175
166.175

Rptr In
169.325
169.350
169.375
169.250
169.275
169.300
169.225
SIMPLEX
SIMPLEX
SIMPLEX
SIMPLEX

Arnold Air Force Base

~
148.225
148.075
148.700
149.525
149.975
150.175
150.300
150.350
155.280
155.340
162.225
162.275
163.5125
168.525
173.025

173.5875

Use
AIRFIELDOPERATIONS
COMMANDER'S NET

INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE
BASE CONTRACTORS
AMBULANCE
HOSP.ITAL
BASE PAGING
NASA-TV /SPACE SHUTILE
MISSIONS AUDIO
BASE MEDICAL/FIRE/ CRASH

James BaumgartnerofGulfport. MS. sent

in a nice note that a military training mission
using the cal Isign ofTULSA I I. 2 1. 31. etc ..
was using 149.375 MHz in the AM mode
during a tactical training fligh t out of the
G ulfport Air National Guard facil ity thi s
spring . Thanks. James.
For those of you in Georgia, the Un ited
States Forestry Service has positions 9, I 0.
and I I in the State of Georgia Forestry
Comm iss ion rad ios. They arc:

I De-Railed?
Down my way here in South Florida, the
on ly passcngcrtrain we have left is AMTRAK.
I guess it is the same nation wide . I like trains
and spent my youth Ji ving three blocks from
the now-destroyed Florida East Coast Railroad terminal at West Pa lm Beach. I would go
over whe never I could lo sec the "snowbirds"
coming in.
Lately, I have begun to notice 900 MHz
antennas being erected every few miles a long
the AMTRAK line. I have seen the 900 MHz
allocations in the database fur some time, but
have never seen any radi o systems. I guess
they are now being installed. I wonder if this
new 900 MHz system will take away the
listening pleasure of those of us who still
enjoy monitoring on the I 60 MHz train c hanne ls?
That's it for this month. I' 111 gelling re ady
for At lanta- how about you? Hope to see
you there.

FREE
SAMPLE ~.....-~

Georgia Forestry Commission

Chan
09
10
11

Use
168.775--SIMPLEX
169.200--SIMPLEX
168.200--SIMPLEX

The annual Fly- In al O shkosh, Wi scons in. has been held in the late summer/fall the
past fe w years . The Federal Administration
usuall y sel:-. up o n s ite a couple of days
befo re. with the ir own communi cations syste m. They ha\'e been using:

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PiLANE TALK
MAKING SENSE OF CIVILIAN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Jeon Boker, K/N9DD

The Flight of the Concorde

elcome aboard. everyo ne! At

g lobe. as well as air show appearances.
1he 1994 Conven tio n in AtA lso. both airlines o ffer exotic aroundlanta. we showed a video casthe-world Concorde !ligh ts at least o nce a
se11e tape called How They Fly The
ycnr (droo l!).
C o ncorde ... It sparked qui1e a bi1 of in1erThe very first Concorde passenger
cs1 in 1hc 111o ni1o rs who viewed ii. and
tlighb were a~ fo llows: On 21 Jan uary
1976. British Airways' Concorde fle w
generated a lo t of le11e rs aski ng for the
Corn.:orde 10 be featured in my co lumn.
from London Hcalhrnw to Bah rain, and
T ime and consul1a1ion wi l h 1hree
Air France departed Paris fo r Rio de
Concorde experts has finall y produced
Jane iro. 24 May 1976 saw the start of
service from Paris to Washington. DC.
this ~ pec ial feature: A loo k at 1he fa ~c inat
and the New Yo rk roule was opened on 22
ing and beautiful surersonic aircrafl called
Concorde.
Nove mber 1977.
I was fortunate to see a Concorde o nce
Mexico City was 1he next recipie nt
Flying the Concorde, a traveler can arrive in New
of service-a continuation of the Paris... al Kennedy where my aircraft was
York about the same time as he left London ! l'hoto
taxiing in. and a Concorde fl ight was on
Washi ngton. DC. flight. A ll of these. w ith
by Bob Hubbard.
the exce ption of the Paris/New York and
the way o ut to its assigned runway. I had
my nose rressed against 1he window as
London/New Yo rk round tri ps. arc o nl y a
The U ni ted States' enlry into the world of
watched the g raceful aircraft until it was o ut
memo ry now.
SST flight was to have take n place in 1972.
of . ig ht. Much of the materia l and rhotos for
Singnrorc A irlines partnered BA for alBoeing had planned its 2707-300 to be 62 feet
thi s feature. however. were contributed by
most three years. and Braniff worked bric lly
lo nger 1han the 7..n. cruise at Mac h 2.7 and
Bob Burdick (CT). Bob Hubbard ( MD). and
wi th Air France and Briti).h Airways (not
scat 250 to 320 passengers. Projected seatBill Ba11 Ies (N H). lt" s a good be1 1hat 1hc~e
superson ically). At o ne time. these flights
mileoperating promised more reasonable fares
cont inued on to DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth)
gc111 Icmcn know mo re about the Concorde
for long inlcrnational trips lhan lhc I00 scat~
using a Brani ff Ai rlines crew. a nd a l ano ther
than do 1hose fortunate pa sse n ger~ who tly
that A ir France and British Airways offer o n
Concorde back and forth across 1he Atla111i c
time. they cont inued to Miami. Both of lhe
the ir smaller airc raft.
on a regular basis.
aforemen ti o ned trip). were continuatio ns of
President Nixon gave the go-ahead for
In 1962 lhe British and Frenc h Gove rn Bri tish Airways nights.
two rrotot ypes. The fed eral back ing required
ments sig ned an ag reement for joint desig n.
Al tho ug h there are no t a large number of
was to be re paid u pon de li very of the thrccdevelo pmen t, and manufacture of a superConcordes !lying today. they offer many fashundrcdth a ircraft. If as many a!> 500 were
sonic airliner. Concorde's maiden flight was
cinati ng monitori ng o pport un ities because of
built. the gove rnme nt would realize a $ I
AirFrancc s proto typcOOI o n 2March 1969.
their higher speed. With a c ruise speed of
billion re turn o n it s investment. Wi th 122
from Toulouse. France. British Airways soon
Mach 2 they span the I 0 degrees of latitude
orders in hand from 26 airlines, the designer
followed with Concorde 002 fro m Filton.
betwee n position reports in 20to22 m inutes!
went lo work. Then, unfortunatel y. the Senate
Bristo l. o n 9 April 1969. In the beg inning of
There arc three Atlantic ).Upcrson ic 'tracks"
voted 'no" to project fundin g.
the supersonic transport (SST ) passenger age.
allocated to C o nco rdes. They are located I
At prc~ent. there are the two round t rip~
two proto ty pes and tw o pre -production
degree apart and arc labe led SIERR A M IKE
daily be1wcen LI-IR ( Healh row Ai rport. LonConcordes were followed by 16 product io n
(Westbou nd) . SIERRA NOVEM BER
don ) and JFK (Kennedy Internatio nal. New
aircraft. A ir France and Briti ~ h Airways each
( Eastbound). and SIERRA OSCAR. whic h
York ). and o ne daily round 1rip between COG
have seven now: fi ve in U).e and two used for
(De Gau lle AirFIGURE 1: llnb Hubbard uses a worksheet ro track the Co11cordes.
standby.
port near Pari s)
Celebrating 20 years a). the world's only
and JFK. Flights
3 r- ?~
<18''l
operational SST. Concorde still manages to
to and from IAD
s64 9 thrill the imag ination. S upersonic trans- At(Dull es Airpor1.
Jftl!L .
---4-tt+~-.<:\IL----r-"""l-'--r-~-"l'--T-~
lantic crossings have beco me rou tine for those
Wa s hington
w ho can afford it. Today. British Airways and
D.C.) have been
Air France are the o nl y two o perators of
s us pc nded - unco mme rc ia l supersonic a irc raft. U nfortu fo rlunate ly. rrob-=_;!_,~ -1
natel y. the Russ ian versio n (the T U-144) did
a bl y fo r good.
=
~ -~+=-~+-no t have the longev it y that BA and AF arc
Concordes arc
enjoying. Maintenance support problems. and
doin g a 101 o f
Ii_'(
a ho rre ndous in-flight breakup of o ne of the ir
c harter service to
SSTs at the Paris Air Show some years back
over 150 destina_03
co ntributed lo an abrupt end to the ir program.
tions around the

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~ l_t:

Times to listen fo r Concorde

flights (all times given in UTC):
Eastbound lripsstart with Speedbird
2 leaving JFK at 1345, followed by
A ir France 001 at 1800 and
Specdbird 4. which leaves at the
gate at 1845. A note here: if you
monitor Concordes you will find
that they are very punctual After
all. their main se lling po int is the
Charles Bernth snapped this picture of a Falcon
time savings-at about $3900. one
200 bizjet or1 a short final at FRG.
way!
is reserved for schedule con llicts on Sierra
Monitors in most of central and eastern
Mike or Sierra November. Since the trac k
New England should receive good reception
defines the latitude. only longitude is involved
as the fli ght climbs and proceeds on about a 70
degree heading. At Gander (500 West) you
in a position report.
A common ATC Oceanic clearance wou ld
dust off the H F receiver. since this is where we
be: .. Speedbird Concorde Two cleared (to) go from VHF to H F; Speedbird 2 will be
London, Flight Level 550-590, Sierra No- calling his assigned HF freq fo r a SELCAL
vember. Mach 2.0 ... Clearance for supersonic
check. From here it's a check at 400 and 300
speed is not given until the aircraft is at a point West where it' s given over to Shannon Conwhere its sonic boom will not make landfall:
trol. sometimes with a frequency change. Inciin other words, where it wont rattle someone 's dentally. Shanwick goes over to VHF at 15
dentures or wake the baby! The supersonic
West.
Westbound flight monitoring starts with
accel eration and deceleration points vary acAir France 002 at 30 West at about 11 40 on
cording to air temperature and other seasonal
8879 and then Speedbird I at30 West at 1210.
changes which affect the propagation of sound.
Concorde is g ive n a block fli ght level as
Speedbird 3 usually pops up on 5649 at about
2040-still 20 minutes be tween c heckpoints,
opposed to a set level. This is due to the fact
that the plane continues to climb and accelerisn' tthatamazing? Afterthe westbound switch
ate as it crosses the ocean, reaching maxi mum
to VHF at 50. monitors face the same situation
altitude just prior to deceleration on the other described above fort he eastbound flights, only
side. Also, operational altitude is above other
in reverse. Bob Hubbard has contributed his
commercial aircraft and most weather. The
Concorde worksheet (Fig. I) as an example of
" hop" takes approx imately 3-112 hours. This
how to follow the schedule flights.
means that a London to New York trip arrives
at about the same time (EDT) as it left, rela Concorde Trivia
tive ly.
Now let's take a gander (no pun intended)
at some very interesti ng fac ts about the SSTs:
Tuning In
Concorde measures 204 in length; howNow that we have some background, let' s
ever, that stretches by almost I0 inches during
get on with the good stuff-monitoring! Startfli ght. due to heating of the airframe.
The characteristic "droop snoot" nose is
ing with company frequencies at Kennedy,
lowered to improve pi lots' visibi lity on landBA can be fou nd on 129. 150 and AF is
ing and taking off. Incidentally, Concorde
130. 125. Call signs are relatively easy as they
takes off at 220 knots. compared with 165
are all or part of the fo llowing: "Speedbird
Concorde#, Heavy,.. or Air France Concorde
knots fo r most subsonic traffic. Land ing speeds
are also higher: however, in other respects, she
#.Heavy."
performs in muc h the same way as subson ic
For you lucky monitors in the l\ew York
aircraft do.
a nd surrounding areas. VHF freqs that
Concorde generally utilizes are as fo llows:
The fastest fligh t time New York-London
was on 14 April 1990: total flyi ng time2 hours,
outbound trips - New York Depart ure on
135.900 and 134.550: NY Center on 132.150 54 minutes, and 30 seconds.
and then 125.920; Moncion (Canada) Center Concordes fuse lage is extremely narrow:
on 128. 700. Inbound flights can usually be
onl y 9 feet. 6 inches. This makes it a tad
difficu lt for the more port ly passengers to
heard on 132.150 (New York Center); New
York Approach freqs 134.550. 127.400.
navigate the is les.
125.700: and Kennedy Towe r on 119.100.
V 1 (the last chance a pi lot has to safely abort
a takeoff) is 160 knots; rotation (actual takeHF frequencies transm issions utilized are:
off) is at 195: and the a/c is airborne at 220 kts.
5598, 8906. 8879. 5649, and 13306.

Ycs, both airlines send QSLs. Don't forget

to include a couple of IRCs or other form of
return postage in your reception report!
Well, I cou ld go on and on and on. But that
would take up at least two more columns. If
you have any questions on any material that
you didn' t sec here, please drop me a line and
l'll try to find the info for you.

Readers' Corner
Charles Bernth contributed the photo of
the Falcon 200 on s hort final at FRG
(Farmingdale, NY). as well as the company
frequencies for ISP (Is li p, NY):
American Airlines:
Carnival Air
USAir

129.225 & 460.775

129.375 & 469.5375
130.050 & 460.700

Pl ease note that American Airlines uses

129.200 and 129.225 quite frequently around
the country.
Well , that's it for August. In October. our
feature wi ll be on tips for beginning and
intermediate monitors, plus lots of contributions to Readers Comer. See ya'll in the
sunny sou th at the Expo.

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SATELLITE TV
ADVENTURES IN THE CLARKE BELT

Ken Reitz, KC4GQA

The View from Europe

hoscofu~

in the U.S. who spend a lot

or time (and our spo uses
might ~ay too 11111ch time)
o n thi s intri g uing hobby. may feel
that we arc way ahead o r the rest of
the world. Do nt kid yourse lf. A less
publicized but no less in venti,e group
of European were there eve ry step of
the way toward thi s new satellite T V
indu stry.
In fac t. a British ex pe rime nte r. Steve n
Birkill. i ~ credited with having report ed the
.. . 'tJ!!I.,,_ !!!!!!!!! _<!!fll' ~ 1
first use of a ho me-built. sate llite TV insta llaThese three satellite images were captured
tion. Just month ~ later Americans j o ined the by Jaap R11stic11s back i11 1988. At that time,
fra y. and a lively race to keep up w ith industry he'd already been experi111e11ti11g for twefre
techno logy e nsued. T hat wa s 1976. a time years.
w hen cahlc T V meant Community Anten na
T e le vision (CAT V). Thi s was a way for rural po rtable 1.7 GH1. Yag i ante nna consisting of
towns to pick up nearby ci ty te lev isio n stations o ne re fle cto r. one dri ven ele ment and 16
by all s haring o m: big a nte nna system. It was a director c lement s. He built thi s to take with
time bc rore shopping c hannels. Court TV. or him on ho liday so as not to mi ss out o n hi s
eve n sc ramb ling. The ~ i g n a l s were there fort he weather imagery habi t. The proj ect. featured
tec hno logical elite-those whose co mmand of in the second quarter issue o f WeatherSat
e lectro nics se rn:d as a key to open this secret /11 /.:. shows the care ful c rafts mans hip with
which Jaa p construc ts hi s equi pme nt. Suc h
communicati o ns door.
e legant work is not done justice by the adjective ho mebrew: T hi s hand-he ld Yag i has a
Experimenter In the Netherlands
built-in preamp just behind the renecto r which
Jaap Ru ~tic u ~. PAOJR K. has been experifeeds a PLL receiver w ith the image disme nting with satel lite recepti on since 1979. A
on a 2 x 3 cm monito r screen of an old
played
teacher at a techni cal ~c h ool in the 1e therT V c amera. Nice work!
lands. Jaap e nj oys home-brewi ng antennas.
Jaap. a radio amateur for 23 years . just
feeds. and receivers for all manner of satellite
cant get away from e lectronics. W hen hc"s
s ig nal s from di g ital weather ~ atel litcs to C and
no t teachi ng or ho mcbrewing he e njoys reKu band broadcasting satelli tes.
pairing e lectronic o rgans.
Jo ined by several o f hi s frie nds. Jaap says.
Fea tured o n these pages an; photos Jaap
... o ur first ex perime nt s in TYRO reception
took of vari o us C band s ig nal s captured sevco nsisted of ho mebn.:w eq uipment. The fi rst
e ral years ago using hi s 3-mcter di sh.
th ing I buil! wa~ an I I G Hz prea mp with two
gaas-fet s. The n came a comme rcial radar deI AMSAT News
tec tio n unit whic h convert ed the sig nal to about
400 MH1.. I the n co nve rted it d own w ith a
Two photographs rct:entl y showed u p in
telev is io n tune r. di vided it by two. and de- the mailbox from AMSA T" s Vice President
modulated the s ig nal with an NE 56-L
fo r S trategic Planning Ke ith Baker. KB I SF.
M y fi rst a nt e nna ~ were 5 foo t and I 0 Both in volve the continuing progress o n
foot...A t this moment 1 use the I 0-foot dish for /\MSAT" s Phase 3- D spacecraft. the most
d igital Meteo~at receptio n. T he 5-foot is for ambitious amateur radi o space project ever.
a nal og Met eo~at. A -I-foot di ~ h is fo r receptio n In o ne. Keith(\\ ho w ill be a featured speaker
o f the Astra constel lation ( now fo ur satell ite s at the Grove Commun ications Expo in Octoon 19.2 degrees East). and a little 2-foot di sh is be r) i!> shown giv ing an on-ca mera intervie w
directed to 19 West whe re 1 can sec D2M AC to Dave Brody. Seg me nt Producer for the
tra nsmi ss ions . I al so use the I 0-foot dish for 4 Sc i- Fi ne twork prog ram fllside Space.
T he o ther photo s h ow~ tht.: sense of ingi.:GH z rece ptio n. lntc lsats . Gorizont. Arabsat.
etc."
nuit y usi.:d by hams o n thi s important project.
A mo ng hi s late st homebn::w projec ts is a Jeff Zerr is shown d isplaying his hand iwork.

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

which is a completed fli g ht model Lband a nte nna for Phase 3-D. The antenna is based o n a sho rt-back fire desig n and uses ll am not making this up)
an a ll -a luminum wedding cake baking pan fo r a re fl ector. Don "t you wish
De fense contractors were that inven ti ve?

I News Brief
By the time yo u read this. the hopi.:s a nd
d ri.:ams for the im mediate future of Di recTV
and USSB will be dec ided with the launch of
DBS-3 scheduled for June. It joins DBS- !.
laun c hed Dece mber 1993, and DBS -2.
launched A ug us t 199-1 at 10 I degrees West.
The extra bird will a llow DirecTV to add
another
channe ls.
Inte lsat has enjoyed the successful launch
of both 7 05 (March 22) and 706 (May 17)
from the Ari ane launch facilit y in Ko urou .
Frenc h G uiana. The 705 sate llite is operatio na l at 50 degrees West. and the 706 satellite will he located at 53 degrees West. 705
carries programming to Latin America and
706 is said to be used for telephone traffic at
the ratt.: of 11 0.000 co nversation s simultaneously. 1 wonder what percentage of those

:m

Jeff Zerr with the l-ba11d a11te1111a for the

amateur Phase 3-D .rntellite. Say, doesn 't
that look familiar ... ?

Satellite-TV FREE
are not on cable. lngeniu s is still avai lable v ia th e DBS programme r.
Primestar. To get in touch with your
local Primestar franchise dealer call
800-966-96 15. You will be asked for
your Zip Code and then you ' II be given
the name and number of your local
Primestar company.
Install ation fees vary from location
to location. My experience is that it
wi ll cost from $ 150-$250 for the initial
install at.ion ; after that there wil l be a
month ly fee based on video services
Keith Baker interviews Dave Brody of the Sci-Fi
you use. Once you have Primestar you
network.
may cal l lngen ius and sign up for the ir
calls wi ll be unsolici 1cd requests to sig n up for information service. There is a one-time
a certain Jong dislance service.
c ha rge of $ I 00 for the installation kit which
The FCC has decided lo re-examine the includes the necessary hook-up cables and
i ~s uc of Zoning. Covenants. Condi lions. am!
software. From that point you wi ll be charged
Restrictions relating lo the erecting of satellite $59.40 per year for the service. This means
antennas. The Satellite Broadcasting and Com- that for $3 10 you can get a Primes tar satellite
muni cat i o n ~ Association (SBCA ). a prosystem. get hooked up to Jngenius with a one
TVRO indu s1ry lobby, is sai d to be en thusias- year subscriplion, and enjoy DBS style entic about the review, hoping the new rul es wil l te11ainmen1. By the way, lngeni us is not
make it easier for home dish owners to brush offered on DirecTV or USS B systems. Too
aside local covenants and restri cti ons.
bad.
One wonders, though. if the Commission
If you arc al ready a Primestar subsc riber.
may not see the ex istence of lhe wildly popu- what in the world are you waiting for"7 Dial
lar DBS di shes as an alternati ve whic h home thi s number now! 800-7 PC-NEWS. And T
owners could choose and whic h would satisfy mean it!
the restrictions. Such a dec ision.whil e a blow
And while we re at it. lngenius announ1:es
to the TYRO market. could be see n as a that technical suppon is available via the
comprom ise for zoning boards and would be Internet. You can E-mai l your support quesvery friendl y to DBS entities which arc domi- tions to support@ingenius.com. They ask
nated by cable interests.
that you include a descripti on oft he problem,
0 Canada! Canadians are feeling really the version number of the lngenius soft ware,
feisty late ly. After a high seas donnybrook the make and model of your co mputer. and
with the Spanish they're ready to take o n your E-mail address. An E-mail response
anyth ing. Now. it' s Country Music Te lev i- will be sent no later than the next working
sion and DSS; next it' II be the shoppi ng chan- day . For the Internet deficient: call 800nel. Say, wha1ever happened to NA Fr A, eh? HELPOUT (S00-435-7688) and. finally.you
can fa x' em al 303-267 -4 172 .
In other Primestar news. Digital Music
I X*Press Update
Express (DMX) will add IO of its digital
Jn the April issue of MT the col umn lead
music ~e r vi ces to the Primestar aud io li newas on X*Press Information Services. now
up. This is an interim step to the addition of
known as Jngenius. Since the n a number of
all 120 DM X CD qual ity audio services
changes have occurred which should be noted.
which will be offered next year wi th the
A salesperson with whom I spoke at lngenius
lau nch of Primestar's new higher powered
indicated that the service had shi pped the last
DB S satell ite.
of the General Instrument lnfoCipher data
receivers (the box wh ich interfaces your
Nole: For more i1!f(1mwtio11 m1 1he qf"oreVC II RS and your PC) in May. Whi le no new
111e111io11ed Wea1herSa1 Ink, w1 excelle111.
T YRO services wi ll be added in the immedi q11ar1erlr p11blicario11 for rhe wemher sarelate futu re. current T VRO In genius customers
lire e111husias1. urile WemherSa1 /11k. c/u
will continue to be supported by the ~ervi cc.
B/11ebirdGrernho11ses. 482 I Jessie Dr.. Apex.
This means that ex isti ng ln foCi phcr I500R
NC 27502. or rn// 1/reir 24/dar FAX li11e al
data receivers have become very scarce items.
919-362 -5822. S11bscrip1io11.1 are $18/year
I hope that Jnge nius dec ides to continue to
USA $23/ri:a r foreiM" Edi1or Tom
develop its TY RO market and that the reGlembocki, K04BD. rn11 be reached ria 1he
sponse from thi s column has all owed them to
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BELOW soo KHZ

DXING THE BASEMENT BAND

Kevin Care

WB2QMY

The Results Are In!

ay back in March we presented the

Below 500 kH::. survey with an aim
towards keeping thi s column focused on the needs and interests of the readership. Not only did the survey help achieve that
goal. but it also told a lot about who we are and
what we are doing with the longwave frequencies.
For example, of the 25 survey partic ipants.
onl y a handful used the same recei ving eq uipment, and although "beacons" ranked as the
most popu lar monitoring pursu it, a surprising
number of readers also dabble in more exot ic
aspects of the longwave hobby such as "Natural Radio" or copying NA VTEX transmissions.
Listed below are the results of the survey.
I would like to thank each of you that participated. To the best of my knowledge, no survey of this kind has ever been conducted
among longwave li steners, and it provided
much-needed insight to this unique band.

I Below 500 kHz survey results

States represented in the survey: Alabama
(2), British Columbia, California (3), Illinois,
Massachusetts (2). Maryland (2), North Carolina. New York (5). New Mexico, Ohio.
Rhode Island. Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont. West Virginia.

Receivers used: (one of each type listed.

except where a 1u1111ber follows in parelltlresis)
Realistic DX-440/Sangean ATS-803A (3)
Kenwood R-5000 (2)
Drake RS (3)
RBL-5 Military
R1401 A/G Military
Japan Radio NRD 535 (2)
Japan Radio NRD 525 (2)
Kenwood .TS 930S
Sony SW 77
Yaesu FRG 8800
In-Mackay Marine
Kenwood TS 430S
learn R71A (2)
Kenwood R-1000
Realistic DX-390
Yaesu 1000
Uniden CR2021

Primary Antenna used: (totals out of 25

respondents)
Wire Antenna ( 16)
Ferrite Rod internal ( l )
Active Antenna (4)
Loop Antenna (3)
Vertical ( l)

How long have you been tuning below 500

kHz? (totals out of 25 respondents)
Less than a year (3)
l to 4 years (5)
5 to 9 years (8)
l 0 or more years (9)

Have you ever operated a transmitter in the license-free 160 -190

kHz band?
Five respondents have operated a
transmitter in this band.

Of the time you spend monitoring,

a pproximately what percentage is
spent tuning the longwaves? ( totals out of 25 respondents)
Less than l 0% (8)
25%( 10)
50% (4)
More than 70% (3)

Here's a View of PYA (260 kHz), Penn Yan, NY.

Photo by Kevin Carey

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highest possible scoreforany given selection

( 5 points X 25 respondellls = 125).

Please rank your longwave monitoring interests on a scale of I to 5

(with 5 indicating the highest interest): The total points for each
selection are listed below. 125 is the

Natural Radio" (0 to 20 kHz): 22 points

OMEGA: 16 points
10- 150 kHz Military/Utilities: 32 points
GWEN: 12 points
License-free "Lowfer" band ( 160- 190 kHz) : 42
points
Beacons: 90 points
Maritime CW stations: 54 points
European Broadcast stations: 59 points
NAVTEX: 25 points
Other radio interests: Medfer, Unidentified signals,
SW DX, AM DXing, V / UHF scanning, Exploring,
Below 20 Hertz, 500 kHz Marine, BBC/VOA
shortwave.

Please rank your interest in the following

sections of the Below 500 kHz column on a
scale of I to 5 (again, with 5 indicating the
highest interest): Tire total points for each
selection are listed below. 125 is the highest
possible score for am given selection (5
poims X 25 respondents = 125 ).
Mailbag/Reader news: 73 points
Laggings: 79 points
Technical topics: 80 points
Construction projects: 66 points
Receiving Tips: 8 4 points
Antenna Topics: 83 points
Medfer news: 28 points
QSLs/Beacon Photos 49 paints
M ini-reviews of longwave products and
publications: 65 points

What do you like most about the Below

500 kHz column? A representative sample
of all comments recei1,ed are prillled below.
"Well written"
"Helps advance my loggings! "
"Listing calls, freq. & locations of beacons"
"The friendliness of the Editor"
"Loggings & what receivers others use"
"That it exists at all"
"Good reading"
"The high interest in this band & amount of
reader input"
" It's not boring. A d ifferent topic each
month."
"Natural radio topics, earthquake studies"
"Antenna topics, tech. info."
"Broadcast station call letters, frequencies."
"Product reviews & loggings."
"Just about everything."
"Info on dedicated LF antennas."
"Construction p rojects"

Anything you ' d like to see done differ-

ently? A representati ve .w111ple

111e11ts receil'ed is listed belmr.

(1/" all co111-

"All is fine mis"

"Too few loggings listed"
"More QSL information"
"More low-end loggings"
"Explain what each beacon is used for"
"More tech. info on how to receive better"
"Print more QSLs"
"Nope, just keep up the good work"
"More construction tips"
"Would love to see a return of the LDXA
Contest"
"Make column longer"

What other publications do you read for

monthly news on longwavc monitoring?
The totals for each publication are listed
beloll'.
The Lowdown : 10
Popular Communications: 6
World Rodie: 1
OST: 1
Online usenet groups:
GeoMonitor: 1

How do you rate the technical level of

Below 500 kHz'? Tile 10talsj(1r each roting
(0111 of a possible 25) are listed be/01r.
Just right: l 8
Too simple: 5
Sometimes too advanced:
Usually too advanced: 1

How do you rate the timeliness of information in Below 500 kHz'! The Iota ls .fiH
each rnting (o111 (!/"II possible 25) are listed
belou.
Excellent: 13
Good: 10
Fair: 2
Poor: 0

How do you rate the accuracy of the information in Below 500 kHz'! The rotci/.1 .fiH
each ru1i11g (out ofa possible 25) are /isled
below.
Excellent: 16

Good: 9
Fair: 0
Poor: 0

I Loggings
Thi s mo nth' s loggings arc courtesy of
first-time contributo r Jill Dybka (TN). Jill is
using a Real ist ic DX440 receiver along with
its internal ferri te a ntenna . but has plans to

bui Id an external antenna this su mmer as she

lea rn s more about the band.
She has a spec ial interest in QSLing beacons and has even designed her ow n QSLeards
fur that purpose. As Jil l isacollegestudent,she
say s most o f her listen ing wi ll have to be
during the su mmer months-a time when cond it ions can be less than stellar. l f her loggings
in Table I an: any indication , she's off to a
great start 1 T hanks. Ji ll. fo r your loggings and
we lcome to the longwaves.

Beacon Loggings
ID
Freq
Location
DIW
Dixon, NC
198
203
DMZ
Dickson, TN
206
GLS
Galveston, TX
209
RN
McMinnville, TN
214
GYN
Gollotin,TN
216
CLB
Wilmington, NC
217
HZD
Huntingdon, TN
221
PED
Springfield, TN
236
GNI
Grand Isle, LA
245
LFB
Lafayette, TN
251
LUG
Lewisburg, TN
260
BVQ
Glasgow, KY
263
DYQ
Greenville, TN
263
FIO
Paducah, KY
289
FK
Hopkinsville, KY
300
C
Mobile Pt. Light Sta., LA
304
BN
Nashville, TN
317
MBT
Murfreesboro, TN
332
ULH
Tullohomo, TN
Jacksonville, FL
344
JA
353
FOA
Floro, IL
358
TNY
Fayetteville, TN
365
PCB
Mt. Pleasant, TN
368
BEQ
Bessemer, AL
379
TL
To llohosee, FL
379
BRA
Asheville, NC
382
VKS
Vicksburg, MS
391
SWZ
Smyrna, TN
391
DPP
Son Juan, PR
41 3
CBC
Anahuac, TX
417
EOG
Greensboro, AL
426
IZS
Montezuma, GA
426
FTP
Ft. Payne, AL
429
JNM
Monroe, GA
432
MHP
Metter, GA
521
TYX
Greencastle, IN
526
ZLS
Stello Moris, BAH
Loggings courtesy of Jill Dybko (TN)

I Going the Distance

If you' re a Macintosh use r. then you'll want
to know about the new Map function that
come s bundled insid e o f System 7.5. It is an
easy to use program that allows you to quickly
determine the ai rline distance between any two
points on Earth.
This cou ld come in ve ry handy for determin ing di stances to beacons tha t you hear.
While not every city is listed, there is a provisio n to add citics o f your choosing. You simpl y

spec ify the latitude and longi tude coordinates and the program does the rest. (You can
determ ine the exact latitude and longitude
coordinates for beacons fro m a directory ,
such as the Aero/Marine Beacon Guide.)

I Lost Manuals
Have you ever found a dream rig at a swap
meet. on ly to d iscover that the owner has lost
the a ll-im portant instruction manual? Dave
Schwinek, NW2T (NY) recently passed alo ng
a copy o f the W7FG Vintage Manuals catalog. It li sts manuals for many of the classics
such as Heath, Hall icrafters. Hammarlund,
National, and Coll ins. There are also manual s for popular test eq uipment. mil itary surplus. and a variety of station accessories. If
you're into vintage gear, you'll want to have
thi s catalog handy . The address is W7FG
Vintage Manuals. 3300 Ways ide Drive.
Bai1elsville, OK 74006. Their telephone number for inquiries is: (918) 333-7893; fo r orders: 800-807 -6146.
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ON THE HAM BANDS

lice Kerschner, N31K

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO

The Radio Shack HTX-212

road! Tandy gets a IO+ for fro nt

panel layout o n thi!-. one.
I was most surpri sed 10 sec
!he ~qu a re ho le and mo lex connector Tandy uses for the microphone con nec tor: I was not
sure how 1hat would ho ld up in
mo bi le service. However. aflcr
running !he uni! mobile forO\c r
30 00 mil es. the con nector ha ~
pro ven it self very strong and
trou ble free.
The ~ol id fee l o f the 212
comes from the weig ht o f the
heat sink o n the
back o f the uni t. That heal
HTX-212 Features
s ink docs the job it was inTwo power settings: 45 wott and 10 watt
tended to-keeping the '.2 J 2
True FM modulation for clear, pleasant signal.
cool. S ho rtly afte r installi ng
31 memory channels: one colling freq, 30 standard
Individually programmable repeater offsets for each memory;
the uni1 in my van I drove to
defoult offset for manually tuned frequencies.
a mo unta intop and kept the
Suboudible tone transmit and receive (CTCSS), required to use
rig in o perati o n for over fi ve
some repeaters
ho urs . At no po int did the
DTMF page with group colling, lets you set a sequence of up to
2 12 become hot: in fact. it is
seven DTMF tones to sound on alert tone and open the squelch.
DTMF transmit and memory, leis you manually send DTMF
the coolest ru nning piece of
tones or send DTMF sequences of up to 15 digits from each of
gear I have used in a long
six DTMF memories
time .
Selectable frequency step for tuning or scanning by 5, 10,
Each of the fea tures me n12.5, 25, 50, or 100 kHz steps
Extended bond coverage receives from 136 to 174 MHz;
tio ned in the ~ idebar is easy
transmit includes MARS (Military Amateur Radio Service), and
to access and u ~c. I did not
CAP (Civil Air Patrol).
have a c hance to check out
Dual VFO and duplex modes for two directlyentered frequen
the pe rfo rmance specs o n a
cies. Allows one VFO to be used as a repeater input frequency
good test benc h ti ll I had the
and the other as a repeater output frequency for odd split
machines.
rig in u ~e for abo ut five weeks .

adio S hack rece ntly introduced the

HTX-2 12 two meter FM transceiver.
I was alread y impressed w ith the published specificatio ns o n thi s ri g_. so I j umped
at the opportunity to obtain one.
My fir st impress ion of the 212 was that it
was a ve ry solid and comract piece of gear.
The front panel layout was ncal-cxcellent.
in fact. Every imponant control i ~ ill uminated. the functi on butlon s arc ra ised. easy to
locate. and in a logical orde r. It took o nly a
few minutes 10 mcmnri1e the locali on and
fu nction of each buuon. I am able to control
the 212 fu ll y without taking my eye~ off the

Sub!>eque nl test ing proved everythi ng to he as

advertised o r better.
The o nly complaint I have abo ut the rig is
the me lhod used to switch fro m transmi t to
receive on the m icropho ne . Tan dy uses a pi ece
of foam rubber instead o f a metal spring in the
mike switch, w ith 1he result that the ri g often
would not sw itc h properl y fro m transm it to
receive withou t ban g ing the m ike o n my leg.
T he problem was remed ied by solde ring a
piece of spring steel. 3/ 16 th-i nd1 wide and one
inc h long. to a piece of coppe r-clad pc board
cut to fit and epoxied between the micropho ne's
pc board and the ~w it c h bu tto n. and bending it
up about I/8th-i nc h.
The HTX-212 is a fa111astic rig. and Ta ndy
is to he complimented o n the design ! Price is
in the $300.00 pri ce range. C heck it o ut at your
loca l Radio S hack.

Ramseys 20 Meter SX-20 Transceiver l<it

hen I saw the advertisement for

the SX-20. I thou ght it mi g ht be a
fun rig to build a nd operate. The
features lhat particularly
appealed to me were the
Direct Dig it a l Sy nth es i ~
freq ue ncy control. and
dual YFO's in a 20 meter
QRP (JO-watt) rig.
The SX-20 also features a bu ilt -in iambi c
keyerwith a dig ital. speed
read-o ut: SSl3 or C W op-

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August 1995

eration : se lectable tuning s peed~ ; and a fairl y

lig ht weig ht and compac t sit:e.
I was really excited when lhe kit arri\ed
and cou ld hardly wait
to get going on it. I
opened the box. and
checked every component as per the instructi o ns (everyth ing was
there!). Going through
the instructions verifi ed this was not a ki t
for a fir s t-tim ..:r-

!he re are about

650 parts to the
kit and ~o me decent test gear is
required to get it
tuned up properly. Additionally. I fou nd an
illumi nated magnifyi ng g lass to
be wort h ii ~
wei ght in gold during construction.
Fo l lowing lhe manu al required about 40

hours of buildi ng and lllne-up ti me. There

were a few problems with the manual. Major
among my complaints was a tune-up procedure that was in verted. (Whe n setti ng bias on
the final transistors the sl.!quence went QI Q3 - Q2 instead of Q I - Q2 - Q3.) And. there
were a few errors of omissio n. A call to
Ramsey cleared the problems up anti they

conectcd the manual promptly.

Be warned that good lest equipment is
required. For example, l recommend using an
FS (field strength) mete r for tuning the exci ter. Listening lo the signal on a receiver and
trying to peak it as recommended by Ramsey
j ust docs not work. In addition, usi ng an analog VO M connected across the speaker is the

...... ..Q~

Ham DX Tips

When most people think of August they think (1f""Thc Dog Days and a month of ,cry hot weather.
But. if you DX the amateur bands you think of August as 'T he Mixed Bag Month'"-one that holds a
little something for everyone. as we hope these tips do.
AW ARDS Moniroring Times reader and frequent contributor John Reisnauer has he gun a new
awards program. The U.S. Islands Award Program. The program i~suc~ awards for contacts made with
U.S. islands located in rivers. lakes. as well as some salt water sources. Complete awards criteria. listing
of eligible islands. currently active ones. and applications can be obtained from John for 55 US or 8
IRC" s. Write John at: Rt 2 box 2161. Benton City, WA 99320. CA ROLINE ISLA NDS Henry Wong.
KH6YK (whose address is 2471 St Louis Dr. Honolulu. HI 968 16) will be spending his vacation on
Palau b land here from hne July to August 25th. Henry will operate all bands 160 to 6 meters plus
satel lit e~ in both CW and SSB using the callsign KC6YK. CHI NA BZ IHAM told several amateurs
at the Dayton Ham,ention that the People's Republic of China~ Radio Sports Association will be
hosting that country's first-ever ham radio convention slated for the 13th to 16th of October. Duri ng that
ti me frame the Association will also operate special events station BT I DX all bands and modes (SSB,
CW and RTIY) shortwave. As for the convention itself-times. locations. and how one can attcndthese detai ls have yet to be revealed. CONTESTS The week.:nd of the 5th and 6th wil l be the busiest
contest weekend this month with the R11111a11ia11 DX conrest taking place on the SW amateur bands.
Rumanian. YO-prdixed amateurs work the world 160 to I0 meters (no WARC hands) CW and SSB.
The exchange is callsign and conta<.:t number. The ARRL UH r comest will be 5 August at 1800 UTC
and end at 1800 UTC on 6 August. Operations will main ly he in weak signal portions (SSB and CW)
of the UHF and Microwave amateur bands. Popular frequencies to check are 22'.!. I I0 and 432. 110, and
you may find some FM operators on 223.500 MHz and 446.000 MH z. The exchange is Maiden Head
Grid Square and callsign. The SEAN ET (or Southeast Asia Net. which began several year~ ago as a net
for ham~ in and about Southeast Asia and latere\'olved into an international amateur radio ~oc i e ty). 1995
SSB DX comesr will take place on frequencies 40 to I0 meters. The exchange is call sign and contact
number. This contest often produces a number of rare South.:a!.t Asian locations. as amateurs in that pan
of the world look for contacts with the rest of the world. DX CONVENTIONS The 25th and 26th will
fi nd the New Orleans lnremario11al DX Co111e111io11 taking place at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon
St in the French Quarter of that city. Programs wi ll incl ude presentations about recent DXpeditions to
Ghana. Thailand, Belize. Conway Reef. and South Georgia Island near Antarctica. as well as QSLi ng.
operating. antennae, and other DX related topics. Contact Michael Mayer. W5ZPA. 5836 Marcia Ave,
New Orleans. LA 70 I24orduring the day at 504-283-4143 orc\'cning' at 504-524-2 129 for more details
and costs. September 9th. the annual W9 DXCC Co11ve11tio11 will be held in Rolli ng Meadows, IL.
Contact K9EC. Michael Zeug, 9N3 17 Corron Rd. Elgin. IL 601 23 for detai ls. fees. and scheduled
programs and presentations. NETS The Mid1rest Uled Eq11ip111e11t Net meets on 7275 kHz Saturdays
at 1330 UTC. If you arc traveli ng in a motor home on your vacation you might want to check into the
/111em<llio11al Recreario1111/ Vehicle Net which meets 1130 UTC Saturdays on 7233 kHz. SAUDI
ARAB IA 7Z500 will be active from here till June of 1996. taking a year long work assignment here.
He operates mostly CW and has been logged on 10105 kHz<ll approximately 0330 UTCand 140 15 kHz
at 1830 UTC. QSL to WI AF. Harvard Wireless Club. 6 Linden St. Harvard Uni versity. Cambridge. MA
02 138 THAILA ND The Radio Amateur Society ofThailand (RAST. G. P. 0. Box 2008, Bangkok.
1050 1 Thailand) will put the special station HS50A on the air till May 1996. to honor the 50th
anniversary of the reign of King Bhumiphol Adulayade. who has the amateur call sign HS IA. Look for
this station to be active on all bands 40 to 10 meter!.. CW. RTIY. and SSB. Also during contests.
UGANDA Starting in August 5Z4FO will move from Kenya to Uganda and will be using the callsign
SX IMW. Since at the time of this writing. he has not obtained hi' new address. we do not have QSL route
at this time. But he plans to be acti\'e on SSB. and RTIY 20. 15. and I0 meters and possibly some 40
and 80 meters later on. USA AA4V is active weekends from the Isle of Palms (IOTA reference number
NA- I I0) off the coast of South Carolina. near Charleston Harbor. u&ing the IOTA frequency of 14260
kHz at 1345 UTC. His present address is: Stephen Riechyn. 47 10 Meadowood Rd. Columbia. SC 29206.
but he plans to move to this island and operate permanentl y from hen: soon ...
Enjoy the DX and if you do venture out into the heat (or. if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. the
cold!) do so cauti ously. 73 de Roh

only way to really peak the receiver decentl y.

Again, Ramsey suggested tuning for loudest
signal by ear. My ears are not good enough for
that. (We" ll cover some testing techn iques in
more detail in an upcoming column this winter.)
Testing went fai rly well except for my
carelessness in causing a short that me lted the
interconnect cable between the main board
and the front pane l. A call to Ramsey brought
the new cable in one day (truly out standing
serv ice). Another feature of Ramsey's service
is the courteous and prompt manne r their
techn icians respond to customers requestsa real treat in this day and age!
With the rig lying on the table, an SS B
QSO was had with a W5 in Oklahoma who
refused to believe that l was only running ten
watts. Subsequent contacts on SSB were made
all over the USA, Europe, and South America
while using only a simple ground plane antenna.
After installing the rig in the incl uded case,
CW contacts were attempted with some success, but I fo und the tuning lo be so fine that
it was difficult to determine where the center
frequency was, with the result that few contacts were made on CW until l installed the
optional fi lter in the rig. I set the filler for 250
Hz and worked station after station on CW!
The dual VFO 's arc nice fo r qu ickly tuning
fro m one end of the band to the other. I set one
in the C W porti on and the other in the SSB
pan of the band, and could switch rapidly
fro m one mode to the other. Of course, the
dual VFO 's make it easy to work DX whe n
they arc work ing spli t freqs. My major complaint ahout the VFO" s is that when the power
is turned off. they return to 14. 125 and 14.225
MHz. I would like to see some memory incorporated into the un it.
The bui lt-in keyer is a dream to use and l
found myself actuall y enjoy ing using an electronic keyer (by preference . I am a bug man).
Frequency read-out is di g ital and all fun cti ons are co ntrolled by a microprocessor.
Changing modes, RIT, AGC, keyer speed.
and <lial speed are controlled by pushing the
proper switch on a membrane panel.
In general. I am very pleased with my SX20: the receiver is smooth and sensitivity is
excellent, audi o quality is good and tuning is
s mooth. I did get a lot of good information out
of the instruction manual. If you have some
experience building kits and want to get your
fee t wet in di gitally-controlled rigs, thi s is a
good one with which to start.
The unit is avai lable from Ramsey, 793
Canning Parkway, Victor, NY 14564,orphone
(7 16) 924-4560. Kit price is $349.95, wired
and tested $429.95.
See ya next month ; keep the letters coming. 73 de Ike. N3 1K

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QUTER LIMITS
THE CLANDESTINE, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNLICENSED

Geor e Zeller

Anti-Castro Clandestine Using Satellite Feed

ongt ime an ti -Castro

clandesti ne La Voz de l
CID is now using satellite technology to distribute some of its programming.
Monitoring Times Uti lit y
World columnist and Satellite Times ed itor Larry Van
Horn reports that C ID has
been spotted us in g a satellite
feed on a Spanish language
audi o feed on Spacenet 2.
Transponder 4. 5.8 MHz audio subearrier.
Priorto the CID audio feed
on June 4. the sate llite had S1111shi11e Radio
bee n relay ing programming
from another Cuban clande stine. La Voz de la
Federacion Mu ndial de Ex- Presos Po litico de
Cubanos. Ex-Presos is most famous for a 1992
FCC bust or its T ampa tran smiuer that resulted
in a$8.000 Notice or Apparent Liabili ty aga inst
Robert Pisano. In recent years the station has
been buying time on licensed US A int ern ational broadcasters for the tra nsmi ~s ion of its
programming.
C ID has been in the news lately because it
had been having financial diffic ult ies. I.ts formerl y 24 hour schedul e on 9941.7 kH z has
been cut back somewhat as the station attempted to ra ise fu nds to support its operations.
At times it moves its frequenc y down about 20
kH z to avoid jamming from Cuba. Apparently
the fundrai sing has been successful enough to
fi nance the satellite programming feed.
Larry played one CID satellite program for
me over the telephone. It became clear that thi s
feed was 1101 in parallel to the 994 1.7 kHz C ID
shortwave service. It therefore seems that C ID
and Ex-Presos were using the satel lite to feed
aud io actualities. /\ t press ti me. the downlink
target for these actualities was unclear. Ideas,
an yone?

~~11.sJt)ne
)~c}jo

j11 }en1a })on_o )__,"_

Ill NASWA Covers Pirates

For many years the North American Shortwave Association has been the largest shortwave hobby club in the Un ited States. Despite
the fact that they speciali ze in shortwave broadcast DXing. it has been odd that NAS WA 's The
Joumal printed pi rate QS L data. but no station
logg ings. During the summer. NASWA anno unced a policy change. Chris Lobdell will

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responds via various addresses.

now be editing a one page monthly column
on pi rate rad io. NASW A membership dues
arc now $26 to Nort h America. The club
address is 45 Wild flower Road. Lcvittown,
PA 19057 .
I Radio Pirana

Jorge of Radio Pirana has probably been

the best heard Europi ratc ove r the last year
in North America. Tht.:n. information spread
throughout the pirate hobby that he was.
unfortunately. permanentl y c.::asing operations from that cont inent. po,sibly to resume broadcasts from a location in Sout h
America. But. he wa' co n s i~tently heard in
May and June well after the dead line fo r hi s
intercontinent al move. In case he stays active after the deadl ine again. it wi ll pay to
check out I .N50 kH,: betwt.:cn 1900 and
2 100 GMT.
I Williams' 41 /43 Meter Notes

In the March MT we menti oned the very

useful 41143 Meter Notes that had been
compiled by Kirk Trummel. Thi s compi lation is a very detai led bandscan oft he 4 I and
43 mete r pirate bands. showing licensed
broadcasting and utility statil111S that arc
acti ve in th is range. The data are ve ry useful
fo r pirate DXcrs who routinely tune frequencies surrounding the 6955 and 7.+ 15
kHz hot spots.
In a change of editor. reg ul ar Ou ter Limits contri butor Ba1Ty Willia1 11' is now ed iting the pi rate bandscans. A self-addressed.
stamped envelope (SASEJ will get you in-

forma tion on this service from

Barry at 12 1 Crestview Drive.
Ent erpri se. AL 36330 . Kirk
Trummel st ill ed its an exceptional ly useful list of maildrops
used by al l active pirate and clandestine stations with known
addres-ses. lt"s acces~ed via the
in-terne l. A message to Ki rk will
get you info on this list via his
ktrummel@ozarks.sgcl.lib.mo.us
address.
ll More Foreign Pirates

D:111 Jacobson of Edmonton.

Alberta. se nd s in a note about
the new Greenpeace Party radio station in
Taiwan. lt"sjoined a flood of political opposition pirates that operate on that island. This
one operates on 97 MHz FM. ' upposed ly
us ing an address via 25F 97 Chung Hsin
Road. Section 4. San Chung 241. Taiwan.
Give n all o f the rece nt 111ilitary ncws fro m
Bosnia and Serbia. it" s interesting to now a
m in i- pirate war underway in nearby
Macedo ni a. Accordi ng to BB CMS who
quoted Deu tsche Wei le. the Macedonian
Ministry or Transport and Communications
(FY ROM) has "'cancelled .. the freq uencies o f
24 private domestic radio statio ns that did
not ha ve permits. FY ROM Comm unications Minister Dimitar Buzlevsky has said
that at least '.!50 small scale radio and TV
stations were operating without licenses. The
government plans a conti nued crackdown.

llil What We Are Hearing

Your loggings of pirate stati ons are always
welcome for this colum n. You can send them
via PO Box 98. Brasstown. NC 28902. Logg ing ti111es li sted here are in UTC. wi th frequenc ies in kHz.
Mai ldrop addre~ses used hy North American pirates heard by our readers this month
include PO Box 452 . Wellsvi lle. NY 14895:
PO Box I09. Blue Ridge Summit, PA 172 14:
PO Box 28-113. Providence. RI 02908: PO
Box .+0554. Washington, DC 200 16: PO Box
391 3. Schenectady. '.'JY 12.\03: Joe Vincent
c/o JRR. PO Box 39. Waterford City. Republi c o f Ireland: Ostra Porten 29. S-44254
Ytterby. Sweden: and Boi te Postalc 130. F9250.+ Rueil - Malmaision . Ceclex. France.

When writing to a pirate, you need to e nclose

return postage of three mint 321t stamps to
USA addresses and S I US cash to other
countries.

Radio Albatross lnternotional- 15675 at 2000.

Given the tragic passing of Michael Goetsch, who
was Pirate Mike on this pirate-like show via Radio
Copan in Honduras, Radio Animal has announced
that program production has been suspended
indefinitely on this project. Addr: Pittsburgh.
Black Rider Radio- 6965 at 2315. It's hard to
(Direct from the station; Pearce)
classify the programming on this station, since its
Radio Doomsday- 6956 at 0100. Nemesis hos
musical format is diverse. You might hear
resumed pirate broadcasting again . This time he
has been featuring an elaborate production of
anything from jazz to new age on this one.
Alexander says that at least one of thei r
rock music, parody sketches including preaching
transmissions was announced as a relay via
from Rev. Red Slate, and ads for an FCC fire sale
KDED. Addr: Wellsville. (Alexander Pangburn,
of equipment from field offices that ore being
Alta Loma, CA)
dismantled. The station hos been heard via both
Down East Radio- 6955 at 2300. Oscar Guggins
North American and European transmitters lately.
has been active lately. His programs always ore
Addr: Wellsville or Ytterby. (Neil Wolfish, Toronto,
dominated by o standup comic w ith a Moine
Ontario; Williams)
accent who tells funny jokes about Moine
Radio Fusion Radio- 6957 at 0115. We have two
formers. This station's QSL's always arrive on
mobile logs of a transmission from this rap music
picture postcards. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit.
station. Skip heard them while driving his truck
(George Zeller, Cleveland, OH)
through Maryland, while I heard them while
He Man Radio- 7 462 at 2200. He Man will
driving my car through southern Ontario. Skip
never be given on award by feminists, given his
uses a Yaesu FT-900, while I use a Philips DC-777
continual remarks about women from a self
on the road. Interestingly, one of this station's
proclaimed "manly dude" viewpoint. His !shirts
identifications used the same synthesized computer
are still for sale via his maildrop for S12.00.
voice that is a staple on Radio Is Not Radio. Addr:
Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Harold Frodge,
Providence. (Harwood, Zeller)
Midland, Ml; Skip Harwood, Inwood, WV; Dick
Radio Mindwebs- 7 416 al 1515. Although his
Pearce, Brattleboro, Vf)
April 2 log is a little old, Jesse's reception of this
Jolly Roger Radio Ireland- 6955 al 2300. The
one is worth noting. Few other DXers have
reported it since then. The programming consisted
return of NAPRS means thot we ore again
hearing European pirate stations via more
of repeated announcements of "This is Radio
frequent North American relay transmissions. As
Mindwebs calling pirates." Apparently none
answered. Addr: None. (Jesse Rose, Hampton,
the station name implies, this one carries Irish
VA)
music, along with travel ads for various European
destinations. Addr: Waterford City. (Harwood)
Radio USA- 6955 al 0115. Mr. Blue Sky and Joe
KXXX- 6956 at 011 5. Major Spook of "Extreme
King are still on the air after 14 years with their
Pirate Radio" become a guest on a recent RNI
punk rock music and comedy material. This is the
show on WWCR when he called in to speak with
real Radio USA, not one of the imposters. A recent
Johnny lightning. Addr: None. (Williams;
station infosheel said that two transmitters are
Frodge)
used, one with 80 watts and another
North American Pirate Relay Servicewith l 20 watts, normally using AM
6955 al 2300. Skip heard Dick
modulation. Addr: Wellsville.
Pistek with two different
(Direct from the station; Zeller)
relays of the Irish
\6)_
Sunshine Radio InternationalJolly Roger station
le:; o~
6957 at 2345. Paul points out
~
;;1 \..that this Europirate heavy
reported above. As
we mentioned lost
metal rocker has been
~
announcing a new address
month, it is now clear
. _.
during their North
that Dick's "perma
nent" retirement was of
American relays . II
short duration. Addr:
s'
appears that they use
Wellsville. (Pearce;
" 1o
multikle European
st'o
......,..
~
Harwood)
<" vti.t C,
mai drap services.
Omega Radio 6955 at
Addr: France. (Poul
0100. Dick Tatar's unique
a..~
4~ c~
Roales, Tulsa, OK;
format features Christian hard
\(:d) p
Pangburn)
rock and punk bands, often
~
5rot11
Up Against the
including interviews with the
/fa>
tO QSlWall Radio- 6957
artists. He livens up the program
. 11 \\Cl1
at 0130. Owsley's
1
ming with comedy and parody
e's 5
station programs classic rock
ads . Addr: Blue Ridge Summit.
. \{ peLtfC
selections from the late 60's and early
0
(Harwood)
ptC 5 0 11tb
70' s, creating a political protest mood of that
Outlaw Radio 6955 at 2315. It is
\)llrt
period. He still is easy lo recognize by his " oogah"
likely that this is a different station from
the
horn interval signal. Around Memorial Day they
"Outlaw X" pirate that was last heard in 1990.
relayed a broadcast from the New Zealand pirate
The new version special izes in classic rock music,
KIWI. Addr: Providence. (William Hassig, Mt.
with an air raid siren at sign-off. Addr: Provi
Prospect, IL; Williams; Harwood)
dence. (Williams; Pearce)
Voice of the Daleks- We have a correction on the
Primitive Radio- 6955 at 0215. Holden
log from Barry Will iams and Harold Frodge that
ran in the June column as "Voice of the Garlic." A
Caulfield' s calm voice reads narrative poems
vigorous investigation by many ACE club members
between selections of rock and pop music on this
philosophical environmental station. They are
with several taped ID's has determined that the
often one of the domestic stations relayed by
station actually uses the Doleks name from the Dr.
NAPRS. Addr: Wellsville. (Zeller)
Who television show. (Nick Grace, Washington,

1)\

6'0 _.. d O!
4'-.

1)'\JW"

DC; Williams)
Vox America 6957 at 0030. Most DXers have
found their professionally produced mix of rock
music, humor, and political commentary ta be
entertaining. But, their announced policy that
$3.00 must be enclosed with reports for QSL's
has attracted some negative criticism, porticu
larly since the veries did not arrive right away.
Addr: Schenectady. (Rose; Harwood; Williams)
WBNY- 7412 at 1515. Jesse soys that the
Peoples Committee in Solidarity with Rodent
Freedom Fighters should spend a little more
money on their transmitter, since their signal
was pretty weak this spring. The Washington
maildrop offers audio tapes of some of the best
stations that use it; an SASE will get you d etails
and prices. Addr: Washington. (Rose)
WREC- 6955 at 0230. P. J. Sparx hos been
using cameo segments from other pirates on his
Radio free East Coast programming lately,
including Phil Muzik of KNBS and Rev. Billy Bob
Huxley from the Voice of Laryngitis. Addr:
Wellsville. (Wolfish; Williams)
WRDO Relay- 6955 at 2130. Sometimes a
pirate transmitter will simply relay programming
from a licensed broadcaster. We hod a late
spring example with this one, including a rock
oldies countdown show. We don't really know
wh ich pirate furnished the free relay in this ca se.
Addr: None. (Harwood; Frodge)
WRNK- 7445 at 0400. Peter Pirate's relatively
new station plays rock music, and then mentions
the complete playlist when the tunes are
finished. Barry says that they completely
clobbered the Israeli Mossad numbers station
that inhabits this frequency. Addr: Wellsville.
(Williams)
XEROX, Radio Duplicado- 6955 at 2200. QSL's
ore now arriving from Bart Samba's station,
which makes fun of on old hoax in the QSL
column in NASWA's old Frendx bulletin.
Appropriately enough, as we see this month, the
station' s veries feature a picture of longtime
NASWA QSL editor Sam Barto. Addr:
Wellsville. (Pearce)

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WHAT'S NEW?

by Larry Miller

BOOK REVIEWS AND NEW PRODUCTS

G11e>t re1itll'ers: Rachel Ba11gh11. /lob Grme. George li-1/er

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Shortwave on Your
Car Radio?

At this point in the summer.

you' ve probably had your fill of
yard work. 1t' s no longer a special
time spent communing with nature: the mi11d wanders. There s
got to be something better to do
than this. You sti ll have lo cut the
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No need to buy a whole new
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beyond your yard. too, but that s
illegal in the U.S.) Just clamp on a
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you' re scanning on the riding
mower or keeping tabs on Nonh
Korea 's domestic service while
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The best thing about the FM25
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The next best th ing is that thi!-.
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The price isS 129.95 plus$.+.50
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Without a difficu lt installation or the purchase of an expensive, specialty radio. you can now
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Installation is a matterof plugging the MFJ-306 in between

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Ove r the past fe w years. the
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law is presented, in full legalese.
Where needed (and it generally
is). thi s is fo ll owed by a commentary by Terrane lla. who provides ex planatory in formation
suc h as the hi story and implications of the law, and how it has
been applied.
Anyone who owns a scanner.
especially if he travels across state
lines, would be we ll advised to
be informed about monitoring
laws. He re, Terranella has already done the work. A quic k
look-up chart in the back makes
it ev e n easier. Lisrener 's
La1vbook ($9.95 plus $5 UPS) is
published by Grove Enterprises
(P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC
28902: 800-438-8 155).

Radio Mod Book

Applied Communi cati ons and
Electronics (ACE) of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, has j ust released the
Rudio Modificarion Handbook.
The spiral-bound book is selfpublished in what Gerald Hynes
of ACE calls his first atte mpt at
in-house publi shing. Hynes' business specializes in the repair of
scanners, CB's, and shortwave
units. He says that the mods described in the book are ones th at
he has personal! y performed over
the years and verified. The book
covers most Radio Shack and
Bearcat models .

- RB

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Collecting
Few of us wou ld doubt tha t we
are e njoying a heyday of radio
collecting. Antique shops. swap
meets and flea marke ts burgeon
with all manner of "olde tyme
radi os," fro m pri zes down to pittances. So how does the shopper
know a bargain when he sees one?
Collector's B ooks' g lossy

Collector's Guide to Antique Radios guide, 3rd Edition. by Marty

and Sue Bunis, is a good start.
Hundreds of full -color photos illu strate the thousands of alphabetized li stings of Ameri can-

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A brief description, model
nu mber, date of manufacture, and
average market value accompany
the listings. The book is$ I 8.95
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95

from Collector Books (address

above).
T he Collector's Guide to
Transistor Radios by Marty and
Sue Bunis can guide you to more
treasures. Generall y speaking.
AM-onl y sets (no FM) arc older
and worth more. On a hum:h. I
recently bought an "cl cheapo"
Juliette brand pocket set fo r fifty
cents: accordi ng to thi s new
guide. it may be worth $ I 0 or so.
Had I spotted a Regency TR- I in
jade green. I would have earned
about $600!
With tube-type radios soaring
in value because of collector
awareness. the transistor sets are
the next wave. The au th or~ say
that this is the best time to start
in vesti ng, before the collectors
catch on! $ 15.95 plus shipping
fro m Collector Books or Grove
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- RB

Aero Freq Directory

3rd Edition
Robert Coburn knows how
aeronauti c;il data quickl y goes
out of date. so he is right on top of
things with the th ird edition of
the Aero11a11tica/ Frequency Directon. I' ve used Bob 's directories since the first edition. so I
can attest to the quality within
their pages.

- BC

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Shortwave broadcast stations
can now d ial a number and hear
fo r themselves how they arc coming across in the U.S. capital city.
Or. a phone call can net you the
news on a local Washi ngton. D.C.
AM stati on. For the month of
August only. theservice will only
cost the price of the phone call.
The automatic. remote receiving
in sta ll a ti on.
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Assoc iates, Inte rnat ional Consulting Broadcast Engineers. It
ca n be accessed from any
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963-7 127. The rece iver will ask
for a password, whi ch until August 3 1 will be # 12345 for anyone di aling in. To tu ne the receiver. enter the desired frequency in kHz in the following
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96

MONITORING TIMES

Covering everything from Air

Force GCC. air-to-ai r refueling,
ATC. Airlines. Civil Air Patrol.
commercial call signs. searc h and
rescue. and utility mobile stations, edition th ree lacks nothing .
You' ll appreciate the complete
Air Route Traffi c Control Center
frequency list, as well a~ the alphabetical commun ity listings
that help you lind the freq~ you re
looking for quickly.
This book is one of the standards for aero monitors. Pick it
up today by calling 603-432-26 15
or writing Official ScanncrG uidc.
P.O. Box 525. Londonderry. NH
03053. The Aeronautirnl Frequencr Directo1y, Jrd Edition is
$2 1.95. Also availa ble from
Grove (800-438-8 155 ).

Understanding
ACARS
If you' ve caught the sq uawking sounds on 13 1.55 MHz and
concluded that they were data
burs ts. you'd be right. T he
squawks are from ACARS (Aircraft Communications Address-

August 1995

ing and Reporting System). ai rcra ft-based VHF teletypes that

send important information about
a commercial aircraft' s health and
welfare to a company station on
the ground.
This data is j ust noise on a
scanner. but using one of the
widely avai lable ACARS decoders, you ca n tune into the actual
text messages. Ed Flynn 's book
Underswndi11g A CARS is now in
its thi rd edition and is a clean and
comprehensive guide. He takes a
complex subject and makes it possible to understand. Get yourself
a decode r and then get thi s book.
Understanding A CA RS is
available for S9.95 from Uni versal Radi o Research. 6830 Americana Parkway. Reynoldsburg.
Ohio. 43068: 800-431-3939/6 14866-2339 fax.

Magnetic Switch
Balun
Palomar Engineers has announced its new Magnetic Switch
Balun system for 500 kHz to 30
MHz reception. The system con-

sists of the MS B balun and a control box.

The balu n itself mounts in the
center of a bent dipole. with one
dipole leg going north-south. the
other east-west: or one leg horizontal and the other vertical. The
accompanying control box has a
three-position switch that connects the bal un to both wiresacti ng as a bent dipole-or to either one of the two wires- acti ng
as an e nd- fed longw ire.
The antenna therefore has
three, switchable, directional patterns to select the best signal. The
control box operates from I I 5v
AC and can be placed next to your
radio. A coax takes care of sending the sig nals down to the radio
and sending powerup to the balun.
The Magneti c Switch Balun
with control box is $ 135 plus $6
shipping/handling: coax cable.
antenna wire. and end insulators
not included. Contact Palomar
Engi neers. P.O. Box 462222.
Escondido. CA 92046or call 6 19747- 3343.

Kantronics KPC-3
GPS Compatible
Everybody is hooki ng into the
Globa l Positioning System these
days. even Kant ronics. who has
announced that their KPC-3 TNC
now offers GPS capabi lity. To
receive and retransmit GPS data.
the KPC-3 con nects to GPS receivers via an NMEA-0 183 interface.
Fea iures includ e multiple
string parsing. storage of outgoing data in tracking buffers. times lotted locat ion broadc as t ing
based on the GPS clock. remote
access. and APRS compatibilily.
For more in formation on the KPC3 version 6 or for upgrading to
version 6. conlact Kantronics.
1202 E. 23rd Street. Lawrence.
Kansas. 66046 or call 913-8427745.

Books and equipment for a111101111ce111e111 or review should

be sent to "What's New? c!o Mon itoring Times, P.O. Box
9R, 300 S. Hwy 64 West, Brasstown, NC 28902.

ARRL Catalog of
Books and Goodies
Hams should be aware that the
new ARRL Publications Catalog
is out. This six-page listing includes books. videos. tapes. maps.
binders. log books. stationaiy. and
more for the radio amateur. If
you're a beginner. planning lo
upgrade your license. or just need
reference materials. this catalog is
worth your time. Contact the
American Radio Relay League.
225 Main Street. Newington. CT
06 1 I I or call 203-666- 1541 (fax
203-665-7531 ). Following arc
only a few of the great books to be
had ...
Nearly all hams can make use
of the digital mode~ on HF. If
you'd like to get started in the
digital realm. the ARRL's Your
HF Digital Companion by Steve
Ford. WB81MY. is the book to
buy.
Wril!en with the digital beginner in mind. this book focuses
on selling up an HF digital station and operating digital modes.
"Technospeak" is avoided. replaced by easy-to-understand language and a wry sense of humor.
All modes are covered: RTTY.
AMTOR, PacTOR. HF packet.
CLOVER. and G-TOR.
Your HF Digital Co111pa11io11
retai ls for S IO (plus $4 UPS:
ARRL address above).
While FCC records arc read iIy
available from widely published
directories and databases. comprehensive lists of amateur repeaters arc not. The singular exception is the Pocket Repeater
Directory from the ARRL.
With more than 20.000 en-

tries from the U.S .. Ca nada.

Mex ico and Central America.
even the Virgin Islands and Europe. this handy handl"ul lists input/output frcqm:ncics. locations.
callsigns and sponsoring organizations for repeaters and even
propagation beacons in the 29.529.7. 51-54. 144-148. 222-225.
420-450. 902-928and 1240-1 300
MHz bands.
The new 1995-1996 edition is
avai lable for $7 from the ARRL
or MT ad verti se rs inc luding
Grove Enterprises (800--BS8 155).
Amateur radio has changed
quite a bit in the last five years. as
rcnected in the pagcsoftheARRL
Operating Manual. The new fifth
edition talks about VHF and UHF
operating. amateur sate Ilit e~. and
HF d igita l co mmuni cat io ns
modes. as well as information on
how to use a repeater autopatch.
gray line propagation. and even
how to sue a QSL bureau! Every
ham should have a copy next to
their mike.
Get your copy from your local
amateur radio dealer or send a
check for$22.00plus$-LOOshipping ($5 UPS) to ARRL Publicati on Sales (address above).
- BG

DC Power Supplies

Tripp Li te 's PR-series DC

power su pplies arc now available

in several amp sizes lo match

popular 2-way radios on the market. The new lineup includes 12.
20. 30. and 50 amp models.
comple menting Tripp Lite sexist ing line and bringing the total
of the PR series to more than 18.
Models are available in 3 to60
amp sizes in different configurations. including rack mount. and
both I 20V AC and 22/240V AC
arc supported. The power supplies are housed in compact. darkmctal cabinets with a decidedly
professional appearance. They
ha ve standard crowbar overvoltagc pro tection. automatic
overcurre nt protection. and full
line isolation lo protect your radio gear.
The PR series starts at S33.50.
For more information and pricing, contact Tripp Lite, 500 N.
Orleans, Chicago, Illinois, 606 104 188. 3 12-755 -5400. E-mail
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Measuring Equipment
from BK Predsion
For over forty years. BK Precision Market ing has offered high
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markets such things as the Multifuncti on DC/AC 600A Clamp
Meter for measuring AC/DC current and voltage. resistance. and
line frequenc y; thc 60 MHz Digital Storage Scope which fea tures
cursors. readouts, and RS232; and
a new line of Sweep Function
Generators with bandwidths from
2 MHz to 20 MHz. For info rmati on on any of these high quality
devices and more. contact BK

Precision. Maxtec International

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The Phone Book

I'm always skeptical when an

author decides that he 's going to
tell al l about the nasty world of
telephone eavesdroppers, asM.L.
Shannon purports lo do in The
Phone Book.
This time. however, I was
pleasantly su rpri sed to find information that went beyond hype
and titillation and actually gave
good. solid technical info. The
Phone Book has chapters on
landli ne telephones. wiretapping,
defenses agai nst tapping, hacking and phreaking. cellular and
cordless, data communications,
secure com munications and the
fuwre of phones.
It' s a fun book which even
lists cordless. aircraft, and cellular freq uencies in the appendices. Order your copy for $25.00
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August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

97

The JPS ANC-4 Antenna Noise Canceller

By George Zeller

Local noise is probably the most annoying problem that bothers

all DXers. Nearly every one of us has horror stories to tell about the
rare station that got covered up by neighborhood power lines, light
dimmers, electric fences, computer monitors, etc. Every new
modem <>izmo seems designed to drive shortwave listeners nuts.
Better an~ennas make matters worse by picking up local noise with
greater efficiency.
The best way to avoid this problem is to move-preferably to
a remote location where local noise is greatly minimized. But, most
ofusc;m'tdothis, so, when
our neighbor fires up his
electric drill right during
the identification announcement from Radio
Paucartambo, we just have
to gnash our teeth and live
with it.
Well, we used to have
to live with it. JPS Communications, well known
for its excellent digital signal processing audio filters such as the NIR-10,
has released the ANC-4
Antenna Noise Canceller "for reducing locally-generated noise."
The unit has no DSP circuitry, but instead operates on the principle
of antenna phasing.
An attractive black cabinet measuring 2"x6"x4" houses two
small indoor antennas, a short telescoping whip, and a three-foot
wire. The back panel of the unit is fitted with PL-259 coax
connectors for input from an outdoor antenna and output from the
ANC-4 to your receiver.
The short antennas pick up local noise sources in your shack.
Yo"u also have the option of adding an external noise antenna for
cancellation of neighborhood noise sources. A low noise amplifier
increases the gain of this noise until it matches the strength of the
noise from your main antenna. The ANC-4 then adjusts the indoor
noise so that it is phased 180 perpendicular to the outdoor antenna
noise. The result is magical. Presto, the noise disappears!
It has been noted in practice that it is possible to induce
overloading in a very high local RF environment. The trick is not
to turn the gain up any higher than necessary to get the noise nulls.
JPS also advises using the shortest noise antenna that will obtain
a null with the gain set in mid-range, and ensuring that the noise
antenna has the same polarization (horizontal or vertical) as your
main antenna.
Front panel controls include a power switch that activates a
yellow indicator light when the unit is operating, two rotary knobs
to control the amplifier gain and noise phase angle, and two
pushbuttons. One button varies the angle of phasing to increase the
possibility of nulling noise, while the other button selects frequency ranges above or below 20 MHz. The unit requires 150 ma
of 11 to 16 volts DC (power supply not included).

98

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

Operation
It takes a little practice to use the device, but operation is fairly
simple. The gain of the unit is adjusted so that it visibly impacts
your receiver' s S meter. You are changing the local noise gain
from the indoor antennas so that it matches the outdoor antenna
noise strength. The phase control is then manipulated until the
indoor noise is phased 180 from the outdoor noise. This.ha~ two
wonderful effects. The S meter noise reading drops substantially,
and the audible noise in your speaker vanishes.
Thi s thing really
works! It is amazing! The
manufacturer claims a typical noise reduction of
40dB. r have noticed that
the terrible horizontal oscillator buzz from my lossy
local cable TV lines can
drop as much as 50dB on
my S meter.' The beauty of
thi s design is that the noise
is cancelled out before it
enters the AOC of the receiver. The result can be
dramatic. A weak DX signal that is completely buried by your
neighbor' s fish tank heater can jump right into the clear. Copy can
instantly leap from 0% to 100%.
The construction quality of the ANC-4 is up to the high
standards we expect from JPS. A nice side effect is that the unit can
be used as an active antenna when not connected to external
antennas. It automatically bypasses itself when used with an
amateur transmitter rated up to 150 watts.
Be advised that the ANC-4 is designed to attenuate local noise.
Sources of noise that are basically band noise such as lightning
static and QRM from other transmitters are not reduced by the
device. One quirk is that it works Jess well with the high-pri ced
Watkins Johnson HF- IOOO than it does with analog receivers,
since the HF-1000 DSP chip transmits RF! hash noise that is
picked up by the ANC-4, but that is phased differently from other
ambient noise sources. So, an ANC-4 can phase out either the HF1000 noise or your teenage neighbor's hair dryer, but not both.
I don't get excited about a shortwave product very often, and
I'm not in the business of endorsements. But, I highly recommend
the ANC-4 in the strongest possible terms. It really does reduce
local noise very substantially. The effect is not usually atte11ua1ion,
but it is instead eliminalion of highly annoying local interference
sources. Since almost all shortwave listeners are bothered by
noise, I think that the ANC-4 should become standard equipment
in every shack. It's priced reasonably and is widely available from
MT advertisers.
JPS Communicalions, file, P. 0. Box 97757, Raleigh, NC 276247757; (919) 790-1011. The ANC-4 is also available from Grove
Enterprises for $174.95 plus $6 UPS.

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99

SCANNER EQUIPMENT
Bob Parnass, AJ95

EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR MONITORING POST

The Radio Shacl< PR0-26 Portable Scanner:

A Comparison with the Uniden/Bearcat BC3000XLT

hen it rains. it pours. No sooner had

we reviewed the Uni dc n/Bcarcat
BC3000X LT portable scanner (~ce
April 1995 Mo11itori11g Tim es) and declared it
great. than Radio S hack un veiled the new
PR0-26 and PR0-60 portables. We will review the PR0-60 in a futu n: column.
The PR0-26 is Radio Shacks top line
portable. and because it is in the same price
c lass. we elected to compare the PR0-26 with
Unidcns top line BC3000XLT. Which one is
.. better?" Don t lllrn that page.
For thi s re view. we u ~cd a PR0- 26 serial
number 55003 183 and a BC3000X LT wi th
serial number 45000433.
Both the PR0-26 and BCJOOOX LT arc
made by Unidcn and arc triple-up conversion
mode ls. hut they ha ve different frequency
coverage and different feawrcs. Both scanners have a bank size of 20 channe ls. but the
PR0-26 has only 200 mc11111ry channels compared with the Bearcat ~ 400 channels. Like
most other Radio Shack models. the PR0-26
has I 0 Monitor chan nels which can be used to
store the frequencies found during a scan.:h.
In both scanners. AM. NFM. and WFM
modt's arc user se lectable on al l freque ncies.
The PR0 - 26 s uppo rt ~ ~t c p ~ i1 es of 5. 12.5. and
25 kHz./\ large 6 MH1. ~tcp si1.e is avail able
while searching through most of the telev ision
spectrum. and '.WO kH1. ~ tc p~ can be used in
the 88 - I 08 commerc ial FM broadcast hand.
In co ntra~ t. the BC3000X LT provides !>tcps of
5. 12.5, 25. and 50 kH1..
We discovered .. hidden.. featu res. not menti oned in the operating guide. by pre~si n g a
combin ati o n of k ey~ while turning the
BC3000XLT power on. Some. but not all.
these keystrokes are described in the PR0- 26
o wner's manual. which is better written and
more comprehensive than the BC3000XLT
manual .
I Physical Description

The PR0 -26 i~ ~h ort cr and not as wide as

the BC3000XLT. maki ng the Radio Shack
portable ca~ i e r to carry in a jacket pocket.
There arc two printed circuit boards in the
PR0 -26 and three board s in the BC3000X LT.
The smaller ~ i zc comes at the cxpc11'c of
the keyboard. which is -.mailer and more dif'100

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How do e.~ the n ew PR0-26 (left) stack up

agai11st th e BCJOOOXU"! Read 011

The PR0-26a l socc n ~o rs 894.000- 896.1 I0

MH 7. What th e PR0-26 l'e nso rs. th e
BC.1000 X L T t une s ha ndi ly an d th e
BC3000X LT hears cell images clearly at I 005
Ml I;-. T he PR0-26 cannot hear these ce ll
images nearly so well.
The PR0-26 chooses a defau lt step size for
each frequency range-a tim i:-~ a, in g feature
whi ch can sometimes hinder. For example, if
you want toprogram 200.0MI-l;-. into a memory
channel. the PR0-26 changes thi s lo 197.75
1\1 Hz. the audio carrier freq uenl'y o f the nearc~t telc,ision channel. Then. you have to
change the stepsii'e to 5 kHz. open the squelch.
and use the direct ' earch to g ingerly tune up to
200.0 MHz. store th is frequ ency in a Mo nitor
mi:mory. and initiate the progra mming mode
again to transfer the Monit or memory content' into the C hannel memory.
I Memory Organization

licult to u ~c. The PR0-26 LCD display has

larger di git~ and bet ter cu n tra~ t th an the
BC3000XLT displ ay. Roth mode ls fea tu re
back li ghting at the pres~ of a key . usi ng an
orange light in the PI~ 0-2 6 and a gree n light
in the BO OOOX LT.
Tn conserve ' Palc. the PR0-26 u~es a
3 c m internal speaker veNr s the 4 cm s peaker
in the BC3000X LT.
The PR0-26 pl<l';tic belt cl ip ~crews int o
brass threaded in ~crt s on the bac k co\cr and
is larger than the odd. slide-on cl ip on the
BC3000X LT.
I Differing Frequency Coverage

The PR0-26 cover' 25 - 1300 M H7. whi le

the BC3000X LT has a gap in the 550 - 760
MH1 UH F te lev ision hand (TV channcb 27
- 6 1).
Neither model cove r ~ th.: ce ll ular phone
bantb. bu t the PR0-2(1 goe~ so far as to
prl'vent reception o n adjace nt fre qu e n cies~
R us ~c ll Keating ob se rve~ thal the PR0-26
wi ll not pi:rmit e ntry o r frcq uencie-. between
868.85 and 868.98 M H1 nor the input frequc ncii:s 45 MHz lo\\'cr. Therefore. hi: can not moni tor 868.8625. 868.8750 . and
868 .8875 MHz- fri:qucnc ies used hy the Tl lino is State Police trun ked radio system.

Each of the 200 c h an n el~ may be locked

out. hut unlike the BCJ OOOX LT . the PR0-26
wa~tcs time scanning c han ne l ~ programmed
with a frequency ofO.O. You ca n un lock all the
chan ne ls in the bani.. ~ you chonsi: by holding
the LIO key down for two seconds. Unfortunatcl y. thi!. un locks empty channels. loo. Each
111.:mnry c hanne l can he programmed with a
l\\'O-:-.econd rescan delay.
The PR0-26 allows but one priority channel in ~ tead of I() priority channels as in the
BC3000XLT.
Both models have a se lectable attenuator.
You ca n progra m the attenuator on o r off on a
per-channel bas i ~ and use it during ~earc hes.
too. There is no way to disab le the attenuator
on all channel s wi th a ~ in g l c command- a
fun ction which could he useful when usi ng the
~ca n n er in different places or using different
a nt L' nn a~.

W hen yo u ty pe in a freque ncy . th e

BC:HlOOXLT checks to sec if the same frequency is already programmed in memory
and displ<1ys the memory channel number.
Thi:rc i~ no query featu re in the PR0-26.
The PR0-26 suppom a \'cry handy Direct
Tunin g faci lity u ~ ing the up or down arrow
key-.. hut the BCJOOOXLT docs not.
Both models ha ve a W X key which scans
preprogra mmed NOAA wcath1:r channels.

II Fast Scanning and Searching

Both the PR 0-26 and BC3000XLT scan at
rates up to I 00 channels per second. Users
may choose to scan frequenc ies in sorted
o rder with in each bank. or in order of channe l
number at a reduced s peed.
Each scan ner has a sing le search range.
and up to 50 frequencies may he locked o ut
d uring a search.
As in the BC3000XL T. the PR0-26 A uto
Store fea ture searches a freque ncy ra nge
your c hoos ing and aut o mati call y stores active
freque ncies into empty channel s o f selected
ban ks . Both scanners are smart e nough to
store only freq uenc ies not already programmed
in memory.
PR0-26 users can start a direct search u p
o r down fro m the c urrent display frequencya feature miss ing from the BC3000XLT.
Both the PR0-26 and BC3000XLT have a
Data Skip feature w hich works d uring FM o r
W FM searches. The BC3000XLT's Dat a Sk ip
can also be used while scanning memory
channels. unlike the PR0-26.

or

II Different Audio
Due to the smaller s peaker. the PR0-26
audio is not nearly ascri spas the BC3000XL T.
but better than the muffled a udio o f the PR062 (sec February MTfo r a review o f the PR062).
The BC3000X LT pro vides separat e 1/8"
j acks o n top for external ~pea kcr and earphones. Stereo headphones work just fi ne and
audio is heard from both sides. no adapter
needed. The PR0-26 has o nl y o ne jack and it
is for o ld fa shi o ned monau ral headphones.
Sound is heard o nl y in one earpiece if stereo
head phones arc used-a drawback.

Us ing the PR0-26 , we hea r the local

s heritr s 460.525 M Hz repeater weakly o n
460.375 MHz at the same time and don ' t
know why. This isn ' t a proble m in the
BC3000XLT.

PR026: Claimed Specifications

Search speed:
Normal mode: 100 steps/sec.
Hyper mode (for 5 kHz steps only):
300 steps/ sec.
Scan speed: 50 channels/sec.
Priority sampling: 2 sec.
Rescan delay: 2 or 4 sec.
IF frequencies:
1st IF 380.7 MHz or 254.4 MHz
2nd IF 58.075 MHz.
3rd IF 455 kHz (NFM} or 5.5 MHz (WFM}
Audio power: 250 mw. maximum

Internal speaker: 1-7/ 16 inch, 8 ohm,

dynamic
Max. current drain: 220 ma.
Dimensions: 6-1/1 6 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 in.
Weight: 8.47 oz.

II Battery Consumption
T he BC3000 X LT is supp li e d w ith a
BP2500 rechargeable NiCd battery pack. Extra
packs are handy but e xpe nsive. The PR0-26
is powered by four AA penli g ht cells (not
s upplied). eithe r alkal ine or N iC d-we apprec iate the flex ibility. Our re view PR0-26
arrived during a tornado warn ing. With no
time to charge a NiCd pac k, we loaded the
PR0-26 w ith alkal ines a nd placed it into
service immediately . State police channe ls
were alive w ith to rnado sig htings nearby.
The cu rre nt cons umption of bo th the PR026 and BC3000X LT measured about the same
except for the LC D backl ig ht and me mo ry
backup. The PR0-26 backli g ht uses 33
milliamps versus on ly 20 milliamps in the
BC3000XLT. T he PR0-26 use s less than I 0
microamps of c urrent w hen turned o ff compared w ith 45 microamp s in the
BC3000XLT- both fi g ures are too s mall to
be s ig nifican1.
Th e BC3000X LT' s battery-save feature
can re duce cons umpti o n to a m ere 13
mil li a mps . The PR0-26 man ua l does not
mention a battery-save feature . and our measure ments d etect no balle ry--;ave actio n.
The same optio nal wall wan power s upply
used w ith the PR0-43 and PR0-62 scanners
works wi1h the PR0-26. There arc two small

jacks o n the s ide of the PR0-26: o ne for

powering the scanner from 9 volts DC, the
other for charg ing the ballcries.

Ill The Bottom Line

B oth the PR0-26 and the BC3000XL Tare
impressive. Each is priced near $400 and
offers a lot mo re features than the PR0-62 and
o lder PR0-43. Consu mers who feel strong ly
about battery fl exibi lity, full coveragcofU HF
television channe ls, a nd w ho apprec iate a
s maller scanner may choose the PR0-26.
However, the BC3000XLT has superio r
image rejection w here it counts. crisper aud io, more channe ls. automatic skip ping o f
empty cha nne ls, stereo pho ne jack, baltery
sa ver. and oth er advan tages as no ted above .

The PR0-26 is al'ailab/e from Grove Emerprises (800-438-8155 )for $349. 95 plus shippi11g.

II RF Performance
Our PR0-26 is slig htly more se nsiti ve than
o ur BC3000XLTon the V H F-high ba nd and
arc they arc equall y sensitive in the 460 and
860 MHz bands .
Some PR0 -26 owne rs complain o f interferen ce problems o n the V HF- hi gh band. and
o ur PR0-26 has problems there. too. We
traced the cause to images. a proble m o ne
ho pes to avo id in a rece iver using up-con versio n. T he fi rst IF is approx imate ly 380 .6 9
MHz and o ur PR0-26 hears images o f UH F
sig nals 761.3 75 MH z below the ir transmitting frequency. so 929 .7 125 and 929.5625
MHz pag ing sig nals appear o n 168.3375 and
168. 1875 M Hz respective ly.
If you li sle n carefully, you can hear the
same images o n a BC3000XLT. but measurements s how I hey are signi ficantly weaker. by
abo ut 15 dB .

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101

MAGNE TESTS
SHORTWAVE EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Lawrence Magne
Editor-in-Chief
Passport to World Bond Radio

Grundigs New Yacht Boy 305

scant few years ago, few Americans

had ever heard of Grundig. except
pe rha ps fro m trips to Europe. They
jus t weren1 players, but that all changed fa st
o nce they set u p their Lexlroni x distributi on
cen ter in Ca li fornia. Afte r o ffering al I manner
of Grundig produc ts -TVS. VCRs. ste reos
and such- they noti ced something funn y.
W hal was selling be\t. growing fastest. a nd
making the most mo ney was their line o f
shortwa,e radios.
'Expert s'" had advised them not even to
sell G rundig ~ h on wave radios over here. that
sho rt wave was dead- bu t they found differently. So after discovering which end of the
goose rea ll y laid the golden eggs. they di scontinued everyt hing in the ir line exce1i1 shortwa ve. and the rest you know. They' re now
bel ieved to be selling hundreds of thousands
of uni ts per year in North America alo ne. and
clai m that the growt h rate is inc reasing.
Problem wa~. when Grund ig first started
se lling sho rtwave in North America. it had a
line of technological ly o b~olcte portables. A
parti al exception was the to p-of-the- line
Sate Ilit 600 (laterthc 6SO J. but that CO!'>t around
S 1.000 and weighed as much as a su itc ase. So.
for the past several years. Grundig c.:ngineers
have been coming up with new and more
interesting models, ~uch as the top-end Sate II it
700 and the phenomenally successfu l Yac ht
Boy 400. S till , G rund ig models priced under
the 400' s $200 street price have been also-ran
pe rformers. se llin g well o nl y because of
Lex troni x' marketin g expert ise. Now. that's
about lo chan ge.

Simplified Version of YB 400

Enter the compact Yacht Boy :ms. basically a !-> implified 400. with a list price of
$ 149.95 but an a nticipated street price of
under S 130. Like the 400. the :ms is made in
C hina-Grundig products from C hina thus
far have held up surpri singly we ll- and in
ap pearance is cl earl y o ut of the same mold. It
tun e ~ AM S30- 1710 kH1. in 9 o r 10 kHz
inc rements; FM in 50 or JOO kl-Ii' increments.
and shortwave fro m 2300-2 I 8SO kHz in S
kH z inc re ments (onl y).
You can tune it by direcr-frequency keypad entry. up/down slew ing. 'sig nal-seek"
scanning and 30 c h.-in nel presets . There are

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also selectors to choose mete r bands. No

tuning knob. though.
For traveling. there s a power lock to keep
the set from firing up accidentally in a suitcase. scaring the pea !->OUp out of ai rline security personne l and running down your batteries. But there is no d is play il lu mination for
dim ho tel room s and the like-- no wake-up
fealllre. e ither- two minuses for travelers.
T he 3 0S comes with no AC converte r. and
G rundig d ocs n"t even so muc h as offer one.
But if you call their toll-fre e number in the
Un ited States and Canada. they' ll give you
the exact mode l numbcrofthe Rad io Shack or
o ther adaptor best suited to the rad io in question. Or. of cou r~e. you can get one from a
world band specialty firm . As a consolati o n
pri1.c. the 30S comes with two ..C .. cells. Not
the din ky-zincy batteries tucked in w ith some
rad ios . but genuine Duracclls.

exampl e, C aracol Co lo mbia o n S075 kHz

tcnds to suffer th is sort of inte rn all y-generated interfe re nce evenings from the BBC
World Service o n S97S kHz.
That' s the bad news. Less bad is that.
although th is is defini te ly a drawback, image
rejection on the 305 is virtually as good as
weve e ncountered in a single-convers ion
receiver. How good? Good enough for most
program li ~ t e ners in the Americas, but not
good e no ug h for most DXers, especially
those who stalk the 60- meter band.

I Superior Weak-Signal Sensitivity

But here s a s urprise, sort of. Surprise.
because the 305 is one o f the most sensitive
portables around for receivi ng weak sig nals;
sort of because sing le-conversion radios often are more sens iti ve to weak sig nal s than
are their more sophi sticated double-conversio n counterparts. That's o ne reason why. at
first blush. c heap radios can seem better than
costlier model s.
Grundig has played this card j ust about as
well as it can. Yes. there is image interference, but in North America it should be
acceptable to most. and the single-conversion circuitry that' s respons ible for it is also
partia ll y responsible for the set' s lower cost
and higher sens iti vi ty.

I Minor Overloading in North America

I No SSB or Dual Conversion
But. though the 305 looks like the 400, it is
clearly a different radio. Yes, its audi o quality
is similar and commendable. at least o n shortwave and AM ( FM is o nly okay," except
through headpho n e~. w hich al so g ive you
stereo). Many radio e nt husiasts-altho ug h
not everyday world ba nd li steners-wi ll miss
the 400's sing le -s ideband reception. Most
li stcners wi ll also miss the useful dual bandwidths round on the 400. but not on the 30S.
Yet. the 305"~ s ingle bandwidth is well cl10se n.
The real drawback is that the 305. unlike
the 400. has o nly single conversio n. This
means that station s "repeat'" at reduced
strength-in this instance. 900 kHz down in
frequency - possibly c reating image interfe rence to the station you're trying to hear. For

If youve been around the brack e nough

times. you re already asking yourself about
overl oading. T he rul e is simple: The g reater
the sensiti vity. the greater the propensity to
overload. and the 30S is no exceptio n. Our
tests within North America unearthed a small
amount o f cross- modularion. which was remediable by shortening the anrenna s lightly
(the .. DX - Locar attenuato r is too heavyhanded for much precision). So. fo r liste ning
in the Western Hemi sphere. the 305's helpful sc nsiti vity docs no t come at a high price
in terms or exceeded dynam ic range.
In Europe? We werent able to get ho ld of
a 305 until just after we returned from the
dc.:lig htful European DX Conference in De nmark in June. (Spoil yourse lf. if you can, and
go to nex t year's gathering in April , when it
will be in Flo re nce. Italy! ) However, it woul d

be surpri sing if the 305 as it is now arranged

were not to suffer from excessive cross-modulation in Europe.
Grundig apparently agrees. as 1hey are
talking about possibly i.:oming up with a "Euro'
version of the :ms that would be tai lored 10 the
special requirements of that pan of 1he world.

I Value Leader, Midwest and West

This is an encouraging development. Unti l

M A G N E ' S

P R 0

now. most shonwave portables have been

de. igned for 1he European or Japanese markets. with North America being something of
an afte rthought. But recepl ion conditions here
are different. Signal s do tend to be weaker
than in Europe. so overloading isn "t the problem it is there. Desensiti zing receivers so they
won' t overl oad in Europe, then selling those
same model s "as is" within the North American market. has never provi ded best performance result s. especially in the Midwest and

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I Drake RSA
Although Drake was expected to commence production of its new R8A receiver
sometime in May. as we go to press it is
running a month behind expectations. T here s
no official stanup date for production. but
presumably it will have taken place by the
ti me you read thi s.
We arc going to wait to test a production
unit before reporting on it in full y here. but our
initial and very tentati ve impression with a
test-producti on sample that we arc currently
evaluating is that the RSA s performance is so
c lose to that of the RS that the differences
border on the inaudible. However. the ergonomics. although sti ll far from ideal. are obviously improved.
Jn short. fornow it's hard to imagine much
good reason for replacing a perfect ly good RS
with an RSA-a relati vely costl y exc hangcalthough for first-time buyers the new version
is certainl y worth the extra ~ I 00 ove r the
original. Remember. that' s ba ed only on our
first qu ick peek. not the in-depth findings
fro m our laboratory and test panelists. which
we' II summarize in a fu ture issue.

I Lowe HF-250
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The bottom line is that the Grundig Yacht
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(OMPUTERS &RADIO
John Catalano, PhD

RADIO-RELATED SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Scan Manager Pro

Windows never lool<ed so good

o l being content w ith minding

a unique feature sho wing the future use of
Scan M1:1nager 1.0 Pr'o Help Assistant
my own business. I w ill oft en
mult imedia in compu ting.
call the authors o r so ft ware that
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The Main Scree n is the place where it
I am revie wing and g ive my opinio ns on
all happe ns. It is arranged into fi ve areas.
AM 81ood~os1 t.~emory Presets (S~t; M 'f'
Custom Seen (Seem Monogsr)
'.
modification s, added features, a nd e ven
From the top of the screen: Area I - local
Dotobase Control Panel (SM.. Monoger)
Oo1obo!;e Momte no11ce ($\NL Menager) ~ "
and GMT; Area 2- Mai n prog ram choi ces.
marketing suggestio ns fo r the next verDolobose Report Prt>"1.1ewW;ndaw
General He p (Scon Monege1)
sio n. Since I do it as free. fri e ndl y adv.ice.
database manage ment , program config uGene1a! Hep (SvVL Mo11oger)
at least the autho rs get the ir mo ney' s
Importing Te~1 Fi'e s
I
rati o n and he lp file: Area 3 - scan control,
~. Mtun Menu 1Scon M ruiager)
,1.
worth'
recei ver mode. database functions, and
:=:,::~:;:::=::=:=:::;=:
Mom Menu 1SVVL Moneiger)
M1scollon eous Scon Co1egory (Scan Ma , .;1
Back in December '94, we looked at
invoking the SWL Manager: Area 4- Fil e
P1C1011ol CveMew (Seen Monoger)
Seen Bond Seled1on \Seen Maneger)
ii
an exciting S l 9.95 program ca lled SWL
folder arrangement fo r pre-progranuned

1
Scon Contiol P~el SVVL MoneQ efl
Manage r 1.0. Thi s is a Windows- based
bands and database scan; and Area 5 (al
radio control and database that I considbottom ) - On-lin e keyboard/command
ered lo be a real value and very easy to
he lpfile .
use . Aft er my first e xpe rie nce wi th SW L
You can sec from Fig ure 2 that. w ith
Manager. I spoke with the nice peopl e at
the " User Database Scan'' fil e fo lder choFIGURE 1: Scan Manager Pro Help Assistant
KC4ZGL Ham Software a num ber of
se n, the right side o f the screen gives us
Main Screen
times. As I wrote in th at review , I thought
opcrat io nal choices. C licking o n the 'Scan
their first product was great. but. as usual , I
ing o ne or the individual to pic s listed in the Category" arrow brings u p frequen cy fil es to
w anted more.
scrol l box. can obtain detai led instructions . be loaded into the receiver. Via the Database
The instructio ns for the main program(s) arc command I have created a category ca lled
II Improving On Greatness
USAF, whic h is now the acti ve category. Whe n
called u p via the boxes o n the left of the sc ree n.
Thi s is o ne of the best "he lp" systems I have the scan is starred by pressing the space bar.
In my o pinion. the program had o ne g lareac h e ntry in thi s file is displayed w ith its
used.
ing omi s~ ion which pre vented il fro m qual ifyThe new program is really two programs: a frequency, mode, and comment s, and is also
ing as o ne of "the best of the be st": It d id no t
new ve rsion of SWL Manager, plus Scan sent to the receive r. Pressing the space bar a
have the abil ity to cont ro l o r read the o utput or
Manager. Both are run together ins ide of Scan second ti me stops the scan. The delay time
a decoderrfNC such as the PK-23 2. That's all
Manager 1.0 Pro. C lic ki ng o n the program betwee n entry loading is controlled o n the left
it lacked lo be considered a complete monitorstarts it runn ing. though I fo und it takes about s ide of scree n Area 3. The scan d irec tion can be
ing enviro nment. Well , Tony li stened careone minute from the lime you c lick on the changed with the up/down arrows next to the
fully and said he would get back lo me in a few
program unti l you can use ii. That seems frequency, also in Arca 3. T he basic fu nctions
months. The re sult is the program we wi ll
longer that any o ther program of its ty pe , are very simple to lea rn and easy 10 use .
review today. Scan Manager 1.0 Pro.
The number or categories and entries is
poss ibly due to the extensive use or graphics.
Out of the box I knew I had something very
The first time you run the program you limited only by your hard disk space. The
different from the orig inal program. h came
have to configure it 10 your receiver, and to e ntire database can be viewed and modified in
o n a si ngle disk. T he new program comes on
you r decoderrfNC. indicating w hic h serial a spreadsheet form by the F5 key . Direct modithree. high de nsity di sks for a to tal of approxifi cations can then be made , cell by cell , as if
pons arc being used and the ir parame ters. It is
mately 6 mcgs of hard d rive s pace 1 A lthoug h
a very sim ple procedure and can be changed at you were work ing in Lotus or Excel.
the program does not give minimum system
Altho ugh hi stori cally I have not been a fan
any time via pu ll-d own me nus and/or icons
requirements. I ran it successfull y o n my
located at the top o r the Main Screen (sec of Windows' programs . the graphi cal interface
small system. a :l86DX 33 w ith 4 Meg of
has been used by this prog ram 10 help the user.
Figure 2).
RAM and a VGA mo nitor. O r course. W inA nice touc h is the title box (no t s hown) not just for looks. This fac t alone makes this
dows 3. 1 is requ ired. Very little written docuw hic h appears next to any icon that the mouse program a leading edge prod uct in my opi nion.
mentat io n comes with the prog ram- in fact.
Where d id SWL Manager go? For shortarrow is over. This tell s you in words what
o nly a single page. Follo wing those printed
co mmand the icon (pic ture) bulton performs. wa ve broadcast liste ners the SWL Manager
installation instruc tio ns. the prog ram in stalled
Pretty nifty. since I kno w we a ll hate to dig out version 2.0 is perfect. The F6 key bri ngs the
very simp ly and qu ickly.
the instruction book in the heal o r a good DX now-famili ar screen with it s country flag, world
Opening W indows 3. I indi cates that. in
c hasing sess ion. Even digiti zed im ages of map location. and sea rch parameters sectio n.
additio n to Scan Manager I .0 Pro. Scan Man various receivers arc included with the pro- Not much has real ly c hanged from the $ 19.95
ager Pro Help A ssista nt is also available (sec
gram and a ppear whe n you ente r your receiver vers io n 1.0. but it 's hard to improve on perfecFigure I). Thi s program is a graphical interac ti on. For my comme nts on its use see o ur
type . The left s ide of Fig ure 2 shows a trusty
tive 'instruc tion booklet.'' The user. by c lickpreviou s disc ussio n in the December I994MT.
R- 7 1 in a ll its glory- reall y unnecessary. but

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I What About My
Suggestions?

09:45 LCL
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Is there a T NC/Dccoder
C":Of'lBol-d:......,11-7~=6""'"""''-....,,-~"'='!lo
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et.dSe"wt!ll
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scree n in the new Scan Manager 1.0 Pro') Well. these guy;,
User Categories/Database
have even gone one belier. If
you have a favorite Windm\ ;,.based terminal program- say
f'-eq(d-11, ... ....
mrm llL'DI r , .. <:..,
AEA. s Pc Pakratt for WinifflfM#ft@
dows-with u press or the F2
key it wi ll appear. It can then
be sized and run ri ght alo ngside Scan Manager Pro. Sec
Figure 3. This works 1cry we ll FIGURE 2: Mai11 Screen of Sca11 Ma11ager 1.0 Pro
gi ving the user instant acce~;,.
to all fcmurcs and functions of both programs
record button.
at the same time. Once again. I say that from
What would I like to !'tee changed in !he
an ease-of-use point of view. thi s is the best
11e.rt version'/ Although adequate . I wou ld li ke
to see a hit more speed avail ab le in the scan
use of Wi ndows features th at I ha ve seen to
mode. In di sc u ss i o n ~ with the soft ware s audate in a radio-related software pac kage.
thor. he has purposel y o mitted any s4uclchIf you don' t have a T NC prog ram. Scan
Manager will default to the Windows port
drive11 . scan stop fea ture. I agree with hi s
manager. Not as slick a~ a ded icated TNC
obsen -;1tion that due to signal conditions on
~ hort wavc th is reaturcs use is qw..:stio nablc.
program. hu1 it works just fi ne.
But why should the program be aimed onl y at
~ hort w a vc'.' Although it can be used wi th most
I Are There Any Negatives?
short \\ ave recei vers and ham HF rigs. it canScan Manager 1.0 Pro is an ambiti ous
not be used ,,ith an y VHF/U HF scanners.
endeavor. It ha ~ cro~~.:d a number of boundPe rh a p~ th is will change with a new version.
ari es inclu ding: a Window;,.-based total moni I belie\'e the capability of ~O rtin g the datatoring cn\' ironment. si mult aneous Wi ndows
ha ~c ba.;cd on fi elds other than Category. (for
programs. h elpfil e~ in graphical and written
example, Commenls). would be a va luable
forms. and a uni versal approach that sequall y
fea ture. And con1inuing as the grumpy old
u ~e fu l to SWLer. uti lity li~tc n c r~. and hams.
man. the lo ng (one minute) load ti mes can b<.:
For me. it has met its original dc~ ign goab
irri tati ng. Picky. picky.
ve ry wdl.
The program beha\'e;, very we ll in the
I Thumbs fand Price) Up?
Windows environment. However. make sure
I wa~ \c ry imp res~cd with the $ 19.95 SWL
you remove all blank line;,. from the database.
i\ lanager 1.0: Scan Manager 1.0 Pro proves
If you do leave a blank. the progra m may
indicate .. invalid use of null .. and stop. unload
li!!litenin!! can strike twice. It is an excellent
p~ogram.~and at this ti me. one-of-a-k ind in the
it ~clf. and return to the Windows ~creen . To
Windows env ironment. The price or Scan
make sure that you will 1101 have a problem.
ju ~ t remove all hlank lin e~ u ~ ing the delc1e
Mannger 1.0 Pro. wh ich in c lud e~ SWL Manage r 2.0 and Scan Manager. is S69
plusS& H. Thi s is a good hit higher
C ~fl<r.itl11ull~
than the $ 19.95 that fir!>t caught
my attent ion. but is still priced
lower or equal to it;,. competition.
Scan Manager 1.0 Pro is a,ailablc
di rectl y rrom KC4ZGL Ham
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ten by the dreaded RFr bug. At the up-coming

MT Convent ion (now the Grove Comm unications Expo.95). yours tru ly will be giving a
talk go ing over the ba s i c~ of computer ge nerated RFI. undcrsianding its cau se~ . and reviewing some simple ways o r reducing it. r II
look forward to meeting each of you and
swappi ng RFI war stories. M<.: anwhilc. Tom
i ~ having computer-generated RFI problems
when using an AEA Fax2 decoder on a Sony
ICF-SW7600. When he uses the decoder and
computer wi1h a Kenwood R-2000 he does
1101 experie nce the same problem.
Well. Tom, going back to basics: keep the
anlcnna lead-in away from the computer and
use n ~h i e l ded feed line. Don t use a long wire
or rod antenna as this will pick up the local
computer noise belier than short wave signab! You could try using a Radio Shack
transformer # 273-1 380 between the audio
output of the receiver and th<.: input to the
decoder. Try s1a11 ing with these simple sol utions before you turn to exorcism. We 11 have
l ot ~ more for you al the Expo on th is topic.
And we have a lot more programs to look at in
the nex t column. Till then ...

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DEMAW'S WORKBENCH
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TIPS

Dou Demaw, WI FB

Understanding Your S Meter

o recci vcr S meters Iic? The

answer to th is questi on can
be a simple ..yes" or 'no,"
depend ing upon your undcrstandi ng of what an S mete r is suppos..:d
to reveal. Genera lly speaking. a
signal-strengt h meter prov ides on ly
a relative ind icatio n of how strong
or weak an incoming signal mi ght
be. The calibrati on mark ings on
the meter face arc m..:aningless in
terms of microvolts of signal energy versus S uni ts. and dec ibels above and
be low the standard 59 refe rence mark on the
meter race or bar-gra ph display .
Despi te thi s fact, many short wave listeners and radi o amateurs accept the meter readin gs as gospel. So. let's take a closer look at
our S meters and try to understand how we
can use them more accurately.
I Understanding the Meter Scale

mu lti ba nd reeci ver. T his is h..:cause the overall gain of a rece iver (RF ampli fier throu gh
the last IF amp Ii ficr) vari ed from bnnd to
band . Therefore, it was not uncommon to
have muc h lower rece iver sens itivi ty on IO
and 15 meters thnn on 40 or 80 meters. Th is
resulted in lower meter readings at the high
end of the I-IF spec trum. despite an eq uivalen t. incomi ng signa l strength .
Prese nt-day manu fac turers use a variety
of mi crovolt references for calibratin g thei r S
meters. No two brands of receive r will register the same meter rending fo r the same input
signal level and antenna. Also. the meter
readi ng-' wi ll vary from band to band. even
though the input signa l magnitude at th..:
antenna jack is the same.
At this junctu re you are probably wondering if S meters have any practical U.'.e at all.
Indeed they do-at least in t..:rrns of making
relati ve measurements. Suppose. for example.

In the earlier days of rad io some rece iver

manufacturers (Hammarlund Corp .. for example) attempted to provide S- rnetercirc uits
that yie lded accurate meter readin gs whi ch
were referenced to the strength of the incoming signal versus the microvolts of energy
de livered to the receiver by the antenna. T he
S units (be low S9) were based on 6 d B (dec ibels) per S unit. Dec ibels arc referenced to
watts of power, wi th 0 d B being equ ivalent to
I watt. The meter
read ing above S9
indi ca ted how
ANT ENN A
FIGURE t
many dB above 59
the signal would
dellect the S- metcr
needl e. An arbi.____COAX
trary 50 microvolts
of sig nal energy
provided a readi ng
ofS9 in those days.
but no longer.
RECE I VE R
Th e S- me te r
scal es th en (and
S TE P
now) were seldo m
ATTENU ATOR
accurate over the
..: ntire coverage
COAX
ra nge of the reA resistil1e .1tep atte1111ator can he inserted between the 50-ohm
ce i vc r . At bes t.
coaxial.feed line all(/ ,the a11te1111a j ack of a receiver to permit
mete r acc ura cy
accurate sig nal comparisons i11 dB. A 50-ohm attenuator
was sati sfactory
sh ould be used in a 50-ohm a11te1111a system f or best accuracy.
fo r one band of a

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that a ham-radio fr iend has three

antennas avai lable for operation on
40 meters. Whi le you are on the air
with him he asks you for a comparat ivc signal-st rengt h reading for
the three antennas. As he tran smits
with an1ennas /\. B. and C you
observe your S meter and jot down
the reading for..:ach antenna. When
he sta nds by. you repo rt that ante nn a C dc llected you r meter to S9
plus 10 dB. Anten nas A and B
caused your meter to read S9. Although antenna C may not ha ve provided a true I 0-c!B
signal increas..:. thl meter did ind icate its
superiority-at least at your d istanee from his
stat ion.
An accurate signa l-increase measurement
could hav..: been made. hmvever. if you had
used a calibrated st..:p attenuator be twee n the
f..:cd li ne and the an1enna jack on your receiver. By adjusting the attenu ator to bring
his S9 + 10-dB ~ i gna l down to S9. you could
then have reported exactly how many dB of
difference there was between the antennas.
Figure I s ho w~ how thi s can be done. Detai ls
for a home-made step atte nuator arc ava i!able
in The ARNL /-/a11dlwok.
S-Meter Compression

Most modern S-mctcrci rcu itsarc desig ned

to limit the upper scale readings so that the
need le doesn ' t "peg" on very strong signals.
Th i~ limit ing often commences at 25-30 dB
abov..: S9. wh ich makes it even more difficult
to give comparative re ports to another station. A I 0-dB ~ignal incrcas<.:. for example.
may barely change the meter read in g.
It is in situations of this sort thnt nn atte nuator is he lpful. The bui lt-in IO- or 20-d B
rece iver attenuators can often be u~ed to resol vc thi s problem . If your recei ver has an
AI P (aclvanccd intercept point) sw itch. it may
be used to reduce the signal level. too. The
AIP switch disabks the RF amp lifier stage
ahead of the mixer and wi ll reduce the front..:nd ga in by IO to 20 dB. depe nding upon the
ga in of the RF stage. An outboard step attenuator is ideal fo r tlfr, appl ication.
I A Home-Made S-Meter Circuit

If you have a receiver that lacks an Smete r. it is a simp le matter to bu il d the circuit

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IL 60 I 18. Phone: (708) 426-243 1 afte r 6 p.m.
Send $4.50 for board plus shipping. Ask for
the S-meter PC board from WI FB 's QRP
Notebook.1
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Schematic diagram of a simple audio-derived S-meter circuit. An etched and drilled

PC board for this circuit is available from FAR Circuits. ' CJ is in F and is disc
ceramic. ALI other capacitors are electrolytic or tantalum, 16 volts or greater. Other
N-cha1111el JFETs may be used al QI. Q2 can be a 2N2222 or 2N440 if desired.
Resistors are 114-watt carbo11fi/111 types. RIO is a JOOK-ohm PC-mount miniature
control. See text for details about M 1.
in Figure 2 and install it in the audio channel
of your home-made or store-bought receive r.
The circ uit may be used with a regenerati ve,
direct-conversion, or superheterodyne receiver
because it operates from the audio system.
Most superhete rodyne receivers use what is
called " IF deri ved AGC," a nd the S meters are
connected to the AGC (automatic gain control) line . Signal ene rgy from the IF (inte rmediate frequency) a mplifie rs is rectified to provide AG C control voltage. The same de voltage is used with de amplifiers to deflect the S
mete r.
TheFigure 2circ ui temploys a J FET atQ I.
T his source fo ll ower presents a high resista nce (1 megohm) Lo the receive r a udio sampling point. T hi s prevents the S-meter circuit
from loading the audio amplifie r. Output from
QI is amplified by means of Q2. Di odes DI
and 02 convert the audio e nergy to de voltage. The stronger the received signal the higher
the de voltage becomes. This causes an inc rease o f c urre nt n ow through mete r M 1,
thereby defl ecting the me ter toward the upper
e nd of the scale. RI 0 sets the meter to zero
when no signal or a high noise le ve l is present.
C I in Figure 2 is connected to the high e nd
of the receiver audio gain control. as shown
by the inset draw ing . If it were attached to the
arm (center lug) of the control there would be
a change in the S-meter reading eac h time the
audio level was raised or lowered. Therefore.
it needs Lo be connected as shown.
MI in Figure 2 can be any new o r surplus
de me ter that has a I 00- or 200-microampe re
moveme nt. Most edgewise surplus signallevel meters satisfy this requirement. Although

I have not tried o ne in thi s circuit, I'm sure that

a 500-microampere me te r would work satisfac toril y also.
The S- meter circ uit can be tacked together
on a piece of perforated board or by using
..ugly" or ''dead hug" construction methods .
Keep the leads short and direct for best performance.

Scanners & Radios

2-Meter
Mobile
Transceiver
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I Some Final Thoughts

An understand ing o f S meters and how
they ope rate will e nable you to make more
mea ningful signal- level comparisons. It's
important to re me mbe r that a reading of. say,
20 dB over S9 may be obtained from a signal
that is onl y S8. or perlrnps 30 dB over S9. It all
depends on the receiver design and what the
e ngineers had in mind when they deve loped
the S- mcte r circuit. The use of an outboard
step attenuator will take the mystery out of
your signal co mparisons.

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EXPERIMENTER'S WORKSHOP
Bill Cheek

TWEAK, TUNE, AND MODIFY!

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Free-Space Radio Path Analysis for VHF-UHF

adio waves appear to behave in mysterious and magical fashions. but they
perform strictly according to ironclad physical laws, just like free-fall in gravity. No one understands exactly why grav ity
works, just as we don ' t understand why radio
waves work. T his lack of comprehension does
not hinder us. however. from using basic math
to predict or calculate the measurable behavior of these phenomena. In a word, measurements and calculations of radio waves can
coincide with the same results.
A radio wave transmitted from Point B
weakens to a certain level at Point A. The
strength of a radio wave can be measured. of
course, but it can also be calculated. Measurements are expensive and time-consuming.
SPREADSHEET CALCULATIONS
Remember the Great Circle spreadsheet
calculation from June-95? It has a lot of blanks.
We will fill them in over the coming months,
starling below.
Free Space Loss, dB
Enter the Frequency (MHz) into Cell E 16. Enter
distance (mi), A-B, in Cell E47 or let the Great
Circle spreadsheet in MT, June-95, do ii for you.
Then enter the below formula exodly os shown :
E32 =36 6 t 20-LOG!E 161 t 2oLQG!E47l
Cell E32 then calculates and displays the free
space loss, dB, of the radio wove.
Free Space Received Signal level. uV
Enter Tx Power (watts) into Cell E23
Enter Rx Antenna Goin (dB) into Cell E18
Enter Tx Antenna Goin (dB) into Cell E21
Enter the below locmulgs exodly as shown:

E 19,
E27
E28
E35
E38
E41

E22, E30 (leave blank for now)

= 1oLQG!E23l
=El8E2l E2 7
= E30tE32El9 E22
= E35-E28
=SQRT(Soo /(JO .... !E38/l Q))ll JO .... 6

Cell E4 1 then displays the free space received

signal level (RSL) in microvolts (V) .

The complete Gre.at Circle and VHF-UHF

Analysis Spreadsheet is available for free
download from the Hertzian Intercept BBS at
(619) 578-9247 before J:30pm & after 5:30pm,
PDT. ifyou don'/ want to construe/ ii yourself

Calculations are free and quick with a calculator or a computer.

Radio engi neer. Ken nelh Bullington. extensively studied VHF-UHF radio propagation in the 1940's and di scovered how to
accurately predict and model its be hav ior over
a variety ofconclitions 1 To follow Bullington 's
work is hairy. but !hanks to the computer and
other modern developments. you can use 1hese
tricky techn iques without knowi ng what you re
doi ng, and st ill snag valid information about
what it takes to receive sig nal s at Point A (your
site) from a distant transmitter a1 Site B.
Many variables affect radio waves between
Points A and B. conjuring up an aura of mystit: ism. Yet, if we know and apply lhese variables.
the result is an easily calculated estimate of
actual measurements. These variables will be
simplified into two major and several minor
ones to make the task of propagation analysis
actually kind of fun and exc iting. The process
gets drawn-out. but I will organi ze it into bitesizecl steps. spread out over a few momhs, that
can be assimilated and applied by anyone. This
monlh we have an easy one.

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

This bulk y formula can be si mplifi ed fo r

calc ulators and computers:

or (take your choice)

(2 )

a ds =

10

4.1
0

l0 12d2

attenuation, decibels
power transmitted, watts

attenuation, decibels
distance between antennas, miles

I Practical Example
Let's cal cul ate the " free space" attenuation or a radio signal from an aircraft operating on 120 MHz at 35.000-ft and 75 miles
from your location:
a ds

ad8
ad!l

36.6+20Log 10 F+20Log 10 D
36.6+20Log 10 120+20Log!O 75
36.6+20(2.08)+20(1 .88)
36.6+41.60+37.60
115.8 dB (be/ow transmitted
power)

This means the sig nal at the receiver antenna will be about 11 6-decibels below whatever is transmittt:cl ! Now we can calculate
ac tual Received Power (P)
to determine if
1
communication is poss ible
Let" s ass ume the aircraft transmits 4-watts
into an antenna wit h 3-dB gain. and that your
receiver's antenna has 3-clB ga in. First, we
assess system gai ns. at +3 dB for each antenna. The 4-watts of transmitter power is 6cl B above a 0-cl B W reference of onc- wat t: (dB
= I OLo~Gai11 or loss = /0Log4/I = 6) .
So +6-dBW ofTx (transmitter) power added
to 6-dB of antenna ga ins eq uals 12-dB of
system ga in to offset some o r that 116-dB
free-space path loss. Net received power wi ll
be I 16-clB (loss) - 12-dB (gain) = I04-clB
be low I-watt or - 104-dBW.

/...1

where:
a ds

36.6 + 20Log 10 F + 20Log 10 d

Frequency, M Hz

a ds

P,

a..,= 10 log P, = 10 Log,

a 0s =

where:

ads

Radio signals weaken primaril y clue to a

"spread ing effect" of !he wavefronl. on the
same principle <1s lhe way the illu minalion of
an object decreases the farther ii gels from a
source of li ght. This spreading e ffecl, or decay, is most consistent and predictable in "free
space," where the earth plane and physical
objects are no! an inlluencc.
Free space is best unclersiood as follows:
( I) there are no obstruc1ions or obstacles between Points A and B, (2) the rad io wave
between Poi nts A and B comes no c loser 1han
I wavelength to the eanh or other objects. A
line of optical sight is generally a good indicator of free space conditions. This reduces the
conditions to onl y 1wo other variables: the
di stance between Poi nts A and B. and the
frequency or wavele ngth. If free-space conditi ons exist. then a radio wave can be anal yzed
as follows:

power received, watts

distance between antennas, miles
wavelength in centimeters

I Free Space Analysis

P,

108

P,
d

Proceedings (!{ the IR E (now IEEE). October, 1947: Propagatio n or Rad io Freq uencies
above 30 Megacycles

Now let's convert -104-dBW into watts:

dB
10 Log Pt/Pr
104
104
104 + 10
10.4

10 Log 1 watt/Pr
10 Log 1/ Pr
Log 1/ Pr
Log 1/ Pr

lQlO < = l/Pr

2.Sl x 1010 = 1/ Pr
Pr = 1 + 2.Sl x 1010 watts, or

Pr= 3.98x 10 11 watts

(0.0000000000398-watts, 39.8-picowatts, 39.8
trillionths of o watt}

Duh'1 What's that mean?

I Brass Tacks
First convert receired po1rer to receil'ed
signal /ere/ (RS L). a more meaningful figure.

= E2

Taking the square root o f both sides:

E = Vl.99 x 10 ' . or

E = 4.46 x 10-5 volts, or = 0.0000446 volts

or 44.6-V (microvolts} or 44.6 millionths of
a volt
The thresh hold of detection for scanners is
about 1-Y ( I-millionth of a volt). below
\\-hich signals wi ll ei ther be noisy or undetectable. Some scanners are better. some worse.
but 1 -~tY is a nominal reference for passable
communications. so we can feel pretty good
with -l5-Y.

I Caveat

Ohms Law is our guide:

P = E2 + R, so:
11
3.98 x
watts = p
(most comm systems use
antennas}
(SQQ}( 3.98 x 10 11 watts} = E2

io

1.99 x 10

+son
son

Free-space form ulas apply only to those

portions of radio waves that travel in free
space: applications arc thereby Iimited to situations such as aircraft-to-aircraft. air to ground,

ground to air, and space communications.

Mountain-top to mountain-top and close
range communications might also qualify
under the "free space rul e.
Free space is generally that portion of the
wavefront that's at least one wavelength
away from earth or any obstacle. We engineers use three wavelengths as a rule to be
conservati ve ... Clear Line of sight" is a major
property of free space. though not the only
one. Next month, we will examine other
influences on radio waves.
If you haven' t already done so, refer to
and save my June-95 column and the Great
Circle Spreadsheet. The math we will be
using over the next few months wi ll plug
straight into that spreadsheet to provide a
phenomenal analytical tool fo r radio wave
analysis. This entire concept is treated in
detail in my new Ultimate Sca1111er book, if
you'd like to get a jump start instead of
waiting each month for the next article.

Current-Sensing IC Measures Battery Charge

The prolific IC man ufm:tu rcr, Maxim of
information abo ut the MAX47 I, co ntact
sheets and need not be treated in detail here.
Maxim a l 120 San Gabriel Drive, Sunnyvale.
Two sections of the LM-324 quad opSunnyvale. CA. has introduced the first comCA. 94086 or (408) 737-7600 or FAX (408)
amp (RS# 276- I 7 I I) can be pressed into this
plete, current-sensing. integrated ci rcuit to
737-7 194. DigiKey. (800) 344-4539, is a
service. The 30-milliohm resistor is probmeasure the charge and discharge rates of
primary distributor of Maxim IC's, and can
ably best made from 30-ga wire (RS #278batteries. The MAX47 I chip is especially
suited for portable eq uipment wi th recharge50 I, -503, -503) which has a resistance of
usuall y supply IC data sheets.
There seems nothing special about the
I03.Q per I000-ft. 30-milliohms would reable batteri es. including handhcld scanners.
MAX47 I in a general sense, and if you don' t
quire just 3- 1/2", easily wound into a small
ham radios, CB radios. business rad ios, cell umind hi gher current drain , a discre te circuit
coil 1 26-ga wire at 4 I.Q per 1000-ft wou ld
lar mobile telephones. etc .. thanks to an excan be built using the internal view of the chip
have 30 milliohms in just 9", also easily
ceptionally low power requ irement of less
as a guide. Critical components would be the
rolled into a small coil.
than I00-A. The IC with the required simple
Mind boggling? Just wait until next month
30 mi II iohm resistor, and a dual op-amp--one
external circuitry is depicted in Figure I.
when I give you some super-d uper, do-itThe 2-k resistor on the OUT lug calibrates
section configured as a differential amplifier
and the other as a comparator. These techyourself techniques for accurately measurthe signal for proportional I volt per ampere
niques are usually included in the op-amp data
ing and fabricating fract ional ohm resistors.
of drain or charge current. The SIGN function
If the implicat ions this
outputs a(+) or(-) logic to
month don 't open your mind
indicate whether the battery is
under charge or di sc harge.
to let your fantasies unwind.
FIGURE 1
next month' s wi ll !
Thus. a simple voltmeter can
detect and di splay these outMAXIM
puts. even though Maxim in Contest Time
tends for the functions to be
Remember my offer for
fed to an analog-digital (ND)
the next eleven months?
converter or to a microproces- -+3v lo +36v
Submit an idea or a project
Batto<y
sor for feedback and control
for this col umn and if seof the recharger. The SIGN
- .-.--.~~,~~-lected. you ' ll win a n
function can be connec tt:d 10 a
autographed copy of my
bicolor LED with a 2.2-k selatest book, The Ultimate
ries resistor to provide visual
Sca1111er.
Come on. guys n
2-k
100.k
feedback. A SHUTOOW
Gan
gals; he lp me out! It's going
MAXA71
control lug is provided 10 conto be a long, cold winter
serve power when cond itions
coming down. Somebody
are ad verse.
Curre11/-sensi11g I C m easures battery charge and discharge
get me warmed up. please !
For technical and sourcing
August 1995

MONITORING TIMES

109

ANTENNA TOPICS
BUYING, BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING ANTENNAS

W. Clem Sma, KR6A, CET

"UFO" and "Easy-Up" Antennas

f you would rea ll y like to check out the

pleasures of radio monitori ng but thin k
that you are n' t able to put up a workable
antenna. I offer you hope and a new vision:
read on 1
It is true that the best short wave (HF)
reception is usually had with antennas mounted
high and in the c lear. but perh aps you have too
little space to put up a good outdoor antenna,
or maybe you can't put up any m1re1111a at all.
Neverthel ess there arc many, many interesting short wave signals from both nearby
and distant lands which come booming in to
your locatio n strong enough that you can snag
them with just about any old antenna you can
come by 1 And. whether you realize it or not.
there are probably a number of "antennas"
already in your home orollice just waiting fo r
you to discover them and put them to work
rece iving those signals from " fa r away places
with strange sound ing muncs."
Therefore. thi s month we' re going to di scuss utili zing some of the things normall y
fou nd around the house as shortwave receiving antennas. We can call these antennas
"UFO" antennas becau se we get them by
.!ltili zing Eamiliar Qbjects as antennas.

FIGURE 1: The alligator-snake wire-sometimes an antenna by itself.

frequencies above I0 or 15 MHz are more
ac tive in day light hours.
The 'Propagation Gu ide" secti on of Monitoring Tim es can help you predict acti ve frequencies for receiving signals from particul ar
parts of the world. Also reme mber that. due to
the current low sunspot-cycle status, the high
end of the HF band is often qu ite "dead ...
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R Get ready, get set...

A useful accessory to have in ut ilizing

fami liar objects as antenn as is an "all igatorsnakc. " Thi s wire consists of an all igator c lip
on one end of a length of insulated wire with
the wire s other end connected to the antenna
input connector of your rel'.eiver. The all igator-snake can be from a fcw feet to several feet
long, depending on how fa r fro m your rece iver you will roa m in scurch of UFO antennas. To make the all igator-snake. remove the
insulation from a half-inch or less of each end
of the wi re and att ac h one cnd to an all igator
clip. the ot her to the antenna in put of your
receiver.
Your first UFO antenna is the all igatorsnake itself: often a few feet of wire will
perfo rm surprisingly well as an antcnna. When
the bands arc ope n you may be in for a surprise
al the number of stations you will log usi ng
only th is wire. To avoid disappointment. check
the bands whcn they arc li kely to produce
good signals. On the shon wavc band a rough
ru le-of-thu mb is that at nig ht you arc more
like ly to fi nd signals below 10 to 15 MHz:

110

MONITORING TIMES

August 1995

Now you' re ready to check out various

UFO antennas. Unplug the power cord of an
electric lamp and clip the alligator-snake to
one prong of its AC pl ug (note that the lamp
stays di sconnected from the AC powerline fo r
this application). Now try any 1111p/11gged appliance in thi s way- the larger the appliance
and the longer the cord the belier. Clip to most
anything that contains metal. but be carcfulneveru seanything wh ile it is still connec ted to
the power line. and don't connect dircctly to
your phone line.
The poss ibil ities for UFO antennas are
many; try cli ppi ng the alligator-snake to an
alumin um door or window frame. a metal
balcony ra il. porc h rails. a meta l desk. even
fences run ning near your house (but never an
electric fe nce 1). I had an excellent UFO antenna once just by clipping onto a 1111.:tal cab Ii.:
used as a dog run cable- the ki nd where a
cable is stretched between poles o r b ui l d i n g~
and the dog' s leash is hooked to a ri ng that
slides along the cable.
People have al so reported using such unlikely UFO antenn as as a metal rabbit hu tch.
an alum inum law n chair. a shopping cart. or

extended aluminum extension-ladders. Just

rece ntly there was a report of success in using
two auto mobi les. parked end to end on the
street. as the two halves of a dipole antenna.
Another repon tells of using a fire truck with
an e levated metal ladder to good advantage.
One of the most unusual UFO antennas I've
heard of is the use of a column of water
squirtin g fro m a nozzle of a firefighting boat
in a harbor as an antenna!
Many UFO antenna users report not only
good reception. but good transmi ssion from
their UFO antennas. The most outrageous
UFO antenna report I've received was the use
of an unfolded wire paper cli p as an antenna;
the write r claimed it worked for two-way
comm unications on the I0-meter amateur
band!
If you ha ve a ta ll tree near your house it
may make a fine UFO antenna. A balun
method of connect ing a feed li ne to a tree as a
UFO antenna is given in The A ntenna Handb ook.*

One reade r wrote me that he got good

reception by clipping the al ligator-snake to
the metal fi nger-stop on his phone dial. Making e lectrical connections to your phone line
can be dangerous and is probably illegal;
howeve r. one readc r wrote that good reception was had by just wrapping the all igatorsnakc around the body of the phone with no
actu al direct con nection.
Another indirect-connection UFO antenna
can be made by wrapping tinfo il for a length
or pi:rhaps 12 inches around your telephone
line and c lipping the all igator-snake to the

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foi l. Anuthi.:r vi.:rsion of thi s tin foi l coupler i~
tu wrap thi.: foi l around the AC puwi.:r core! nf
your rec:e iver instead of a phone line: make
sure that thi.: foi I doesn 1 get near the metal
prong!> of the AC plug. Abo he ~ u rc that the
curd ha!> nu bn:aks in it~ i n~ula ti on where the
foil could contact the co1H..luc: tor!> in the cord.

c:ondm; t RF can be used as an antenna. .:ven a

multiband antenna." And I aski.:d ''Docs that
include paper cl ips. lawn chairs and refri gerat or~? Or has he lost it and started making wi ld
clai m ~? Well. Lew is far from .. losing it: in
falt. a~ usual. h.: ~ri g ht - o n. and thi s month s
column g i ve~ ample support for his claim.

I In Summary

I This month:

Keep in mind that UFO ant ..: nn a ~-althoug h

they arc not the best pi.:rfonners you can
find- o ften provide a great di.:al or listening
pka!>urc where :.pace for larger antennas is
not availabk. Happy monitoring!

Wi; ve bc.:n tal king about some pretty short

this month. but when an antenna
lcc:hn icia n or engi neer talb about an electric:all y ~ h on antenna.. they could be talking
about an antenna as short a!> an im:h. or much
l e!>~. or as long as a mile. or much more! How
ca n 1hi s be?
Wc" ll have the answer to thi s month 's
riddle and much more in next month s issue of
Mu11ituri11g Times. "Til then. Peace. D X. and

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ASK BOB

ANSWERS TO YOUR RADIO QUESTIONS

Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

Q. What are CTCSS tones? Are they A. It i.., , im ply a ponahl.: cellular lelephon.:
present all during a transmission or in the 825-849 Ml-11 (tran , mit ) and 869-894
just at the beginning? Is it possible to Ml-1 7 (rccci>e) range.
detect their presence without special
equipment? (Lynn Gilliland,
Q. I miss the old shortwave receivDahlgren, VA)
ers with their analog dials and
A. CTCSS ( continu ou~ tone co ntrolled flywheel tuning. Are there any
squelch 'Y~lcm ). sumetim.:\ calkd ~ ubaud ibk available today? How did they
ton.: or .. PL.. (after the comme rcially trade- compare with today's digital ramarked Private Linc ~ys tcm ). all ows several dios? Were any of the old
d.:partmcnh to use the same frequency with- Hammarlunds, Collins, and
out ha ving to liste n lo each ot her. With lh.: Hallicrafters portable? Are they still
syst.:m. a subaudi bk (typicall y 60- 250 1-11)
available at reasonable prices, or
ton.: i' scnl cont inuously undcrneath the voi ce:
only as antique collectibles? {Ronald
onl y radi o~ with sque lch ~.:t 10 dc1ec11ha1tone
Schwartz, Madison, WI)
wi II allo\\ the rnicc to be h.:ard.
Mu~t two-way ra<lim (and ..,cann e r ~) ha,e
small 'peakers. ~u those ha ~~ notes arc not
easily heard. You rnuld allach a ' tcreo amplilicr tu the external audio jack of the scanner.
crank up the bass. aml hear the tone 10 dc1cr111inc its prese nce. An o'ci llo,cope could abo
be allached to rc veal the lone a' a conl inuou...
'i nc wa \ L' bclwcen ..,poken audi o.

Q. I recently spotted an ad for

"Tele-Go" cordless telephone

service. You can use it around the
house or carry it with you around
town. What is it and what frequencies does it use? (Phil Raczka,
Twinsburg, OH)

A. Tho~e old rad io' had a great .. fee r to

thcm. but such mechani cal an.:hitcclun.; is
now vcry cxpensi vc Ill manufaclllrc . Modern
digit al tec hno logy i' infinitcl y ' upcrior in
pcrformam:c. 1-fallicraflcr-; madc 'ome purlabks about half' a ccntury ago. but 1110, t of
tho e brands arc now c11 lkcti blc' rathcr tha n
compctil i' c u,ablc,: But they di d suund
good. were simp le r to opcrale. and were impr.:"ive 10 sec and touch.
The old radios arc rc;id il y available al
ha1nf..:st,. ofte n at low pric..:s. unk ~~ thcy have
h.:c n re, lor..:d by a coll..:clm. The Zenith Tra n ~01:canic is now e njoying re\' ived popularit y
a~ a collc..:ti ble and o ften command' unrc ali ~
ticall y hi gh price ~ .

Q. When I key up my CB trans-

ceiver, my adjacent scanner picks

up medium- and shortwave stations
when I search 25- 200 MHz. How
come? {Heather Peel, Oakville,
ONT}

A. Your 1ran~ mi11er ha~ dri ven the RF pr.:am plilier of your scanner inlll .. no n- linearity: a
di,1011ion wh ich ma~ I.!\ it act like a mixer.
Now the com bination of the 27 MHz CB plus
the incomi ng 1-30 M111 medium- and short'~ ave signals up-convert inln the sc ann~rs
lllning range .
T he fac t that you arc abo hearing the same
~ i g nab \.'. \'en highcr in fr..:q uency is a result of
addi tiona l mix ing produc t' " hid1. lik..: harmon ic,. repcal th..: prnc..:ss mer and o ver al
gradua lly reduced lc v.:b.
Q. After reading a recent MT article
concerning modifying a scanner, I
noticed that there was no warning
about being grounded before
touching any IC chips. Am I wrong,
or is that a good policy? {Ryan
McCarthy, North Babylon, LI, NY)

A.

You're right: it":-. a ve ry gotid pol ic y.

Vacuum !Ube.., are relatively immun..: lo sho rt
hur,ts of high \'Ollag.:: ..,cmieonduclor' (d iode~ . 1ransi,wrs. JC,J arc fa r m1>re dclicale

Increasing the IF Output Level on the ICOM R7000fl100

Some cuslorncrs ha ve complai ned that the we~1 kcs 1 signals
recei vable on the ICOM R7000 and R7 100 recei vers do nol
register as a spike on the Gro\'c SDU-1 00 sp..:clrum display un it.
IF out put leve l may be inm:ascd by di ~co nn cc tin g. L59. the RF
choke which i s o lat e ~ the +9 VDC on the IF output line.
On the R7000. remove the top CO \ "Cr and loGlle L59 at the right
rear of the RF unit next lo IC.:J bi.:! ween th..: LIO trap and filler F2.
Cut the accessible lead lo d i ~able it.
On the R7 I00. remove the bouom cover and locate L59 about
two inches behind the tuning knob. adjace nt IC4 and a coax plug.
Cut its lead.
If it is desirable lo have the +9 VDC rtstorcd later lo use it with
the ICOM video adaptor. the cul lead may bc resoldcrcd.

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C11t1i11g n11e lead will in crease the IF output /e1e/ of the

R7000/R7 JOO.

Questions or tips sent to "Ask Bob,"

c/ o MT, are printed in this column as
space permits. Ifyou desire a prompt,
personal reply, mail your questions
along with a self-addressed stamp ed
envelope (no telephone calls, please)
in care of MT.
due l o the small geometry and low melting
point of their internal work ings. Most vulnerable of all are CMOS devices. the !Cs that
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wide range of frequencies and lasts
for several seconds, often over a
period of several minutes. What is
it? (James Griswold, Dallas, TX}

A.

At the present time, this enigma seems to

be ascribable to one of two. or perhaps both.
possible sources ( I) Secure voice frequency
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East Coast. In any case it is most certainl y
military. and some li s ten e r~ insist it is coming
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Q. I would like to receive data

Q. How can I monitor the Motorola

communications like RTTY

(radioteletype} on my shortwave
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luck? (Nathan Suiter, Waterloo, IA)

mobile data terminals used in police

cars? (Charles Tanner, Phoenix, AZ)

A.

Depending upon the model. you may be

able to receive the fractional frequencies even
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who le-ki lohertz frequencies . This may be the
main tuning di al or a separate dial which.
whe n turned, wi ll cause the pitch of the received signal to change although the di al
frequenc y won't change.

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You ca111. At least no one has ever repuned to us successfull y doing so. Motorola
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uata bursts. but without compatibility within
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radios? (Robert Gallardo, San Jose,
CA)
A. Whil e there is no techni cal rea~on they
can't be prouuced. most CB SSB is confined
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(Radio Reflectio11s: cont'd from p. 79)

wiring. above and below the chassis. to

Capacitors and resistors can be
make sure that all your connections arc
found at Newark Electronics:
3 12-784-5100. All three offer
good, and no wires or components are
touching other objects that will create
interesti ng and useful catalogs.
trouble. Then, carefu ll y replace the fi ve
Don't forge t the pages of Monitubes into the ir correct sockets. Plug in
toring Times are fi lied wi th parts
the radio. and turn it on. For added
~up pli ers . so shop around.
safety. a variable AC transformer will
Hu nting for schematic diaall ow you to bring up the power slowly.
gra ms'! The Sams Photofacts seThey are avai lable commerc iall y. or at
ries covers nearly every conradio club Ilea markets. Hopefull y. no
sumer radio. Antique Elci:tronic
smoke will appear! You may hear some
Supply has a comprehensive
stations immediately. or just a low hum.
'tock of these guide .. or you can
If the tubes do not light up at all , use
find them at radio c lub swap
an ohmmeter and check to sec ir all your
meets or through friend s.
tube's filame nt s arc good. On 8-pi n. AOer: Ne w "Orange Drops" and sing le section filter caps along
Wood cabi nets often come
octal tubes in All-Ameri can Fi ves. the witIt new AIC line cord assure many years of e11joy 111 e11t.
to life by cleaning with Murphy's
fila ment appears on pins 2 and 7. except
Oil Soap. On plastic finishes. try
fi nd the source of your grief. Problem sol\'..:d? Meguiar's Mirror Glaze # 10 Plastic Polish
I 2SQ7s which are pins 7 and 8. On newer 7It s time for an alignment.
pin mi niature types. the filament appears on
and# 17 Plastic Cleaner available in au to parts
If you have an RF generator. close the stores. or order some Nov us 2 poli sh by calling
pins 3 and 4. When in doubt, check a receiving
tuning capacitor and tune the RF gcnerntor to 800-S48-6872. A sacred rule: Never use a
tube manual to verify which pins are used fo r
the
l.F. frequency. 4SS kH1. with tnne modu- cleaner with any type of abrasive on a radio
the filament.
lation
on. You' ll see two inte rmed iate fre- cabinet!
Touch one test probe to each pin. If it reads
quency
(-t55 kHz) transformer cans. each
An excellent text lilied with information o n
open, it has a bad filament and needs to be
with a dark grey ferrite core in~ide showing a ho usehold radios is Abraham Marcus Radio
replaced. A good filament should read like a
slot fo r a screwdriv..:r. With the RF generator SerFicing - Theory 011d Praclice published by
low value resistor. For exampl e. a working
loosely coupled to the rad io's wi re loop an- Prentice-Hall. Now out of print. you may be
SOCS fi lament measures aroun d 40 ohms. If
tenna. very gen tl y tune the transformer be- able: to find a copy in a local library. Also, the
they all look good, trace the wiring from the
tween the 12S K7/12BA6 and the 12SQ7/ RCA Recefring Tube Ma1111al is invaluable.
AC cord from filament to fi lament a lo ng the
I 2A V6 first by 1110\'ing the ferrite slug sli ghtly To discover what your radio might be worth.
ci rcuit. You' II probably find a break or short.
one
way or th..: ot her with a "nail. straight and other interesting information about its
Hint: if no li fe is seen from your set. see if
head, preferably non- metallic. sc rewdri ver. origi ns. consult Marty and Sue Bunis' Co//ecthe l. F. oscillator is working. Turn on a workTry to get the loudest tone poss ible out of the 1or.1 Gt1ide 10 A111iq11e Radio. (See thi s month s
ing radio nea r the one you arc repairing. With
speaker. Repeat the same procedu re wi th the what's New?" column for info.) You' ll also
both radios on. tune the working set to a
othcrtransfonrn.:r.
Jog back and forth between enjoy read ing the Antique Radio Classified,
frequency above I000 kHz. Then. tune the
the two unti l you can get the signal no louder. (P.O. Box 2. Carlisle. MA 0174 1. S08-37 1problem set 4SS kHz lower. Example: good
Now you are in tu ne.
set on 1450 kHz, bad set at 995 kHz. If the
0S l 2). a month ly magazine fil led with articl es
No Rf- generator? Pick a weak stati on and about radio restora tio n and hi story. and hunoscill ator in the bad set is work ing, it will act
adjust to it instead. Then. adju st to another dreds of sel l and swap ads from collectors all
like a miniature transmitter and send a signal
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to the good set.
if you can improve your re,ults.
see
If you do n 1 hear the carrier from the bad
subscription for$ I6.9S. The Antique Wi reless
As
a final ~tep. you wi ll probably notice Association (Box E. Breesport. NY 14816)
set, check your 12SA7/12BE6 or 12S K7/
two scre ws on the side of the tuning capacitor. publishes The Old Timer 's B11//e1in quarterl y.
I 2BA6. If the oscillator is active. but there is
O
ne will be for fine tuning the bu ilt-in loop fi lled with fasc inati ng stories. technii;al inforno sound from the speaker. try the SOL6/
antenna
to the radio s e h.:ctron ics. and the mation. and ancient radio lore. all fo r $ 12 per
SOCS. the fina l audio output tube. Swap tu be~
other will be to calibrate wh..:re the stations year. Questions and com ments? Please write
from a good set into the dead one. You should
appear across the dial. Adj ust the antenna me via MT Send me an SASE. and I'll mail
trimmer to a weak station around 1400 kH1. you a typica l schematic of an All-American
TABLE 2: Resistor Color Code
for maximum se nsi ti vity. The ot her trimmer Fi ve . Thi' brief art icle is only an introduction
5 Green
0 Black
should onl y be touched if stations appear in to a complex hobby.
l Brown
6 Blue
the wrong places across the dial. Most rnd ios
7
Violet
2 Red
Every radio you work on will be a slight ly
wi ll tune from 530 kHz up to 1600 kH1. or different creature. You might discover a rad io
3 Orange
8 Gray
9 White
4 Yellow
farthe r.
that has a mixture of the two varietie' of tubes.
First and second bands ore numbers,
some octal types. some 7-pin miniatures. Some
third band is multiplier.
Where to Go for Help
radios might use variable coils to tune in
Examples:
'tat ions instead of a variab le capacitor. LearnTube
tester'
arc
hard
to
find.
~l>
if
you
gi.:t
150 ohms: Brown, Green, Brown
one radio worki ng. you can u~c it a' a ba~ic ing takes time. ~o don 1 be discouraged if you
l 000 ohms: Brown, Block, Red
47,000 ohms (47K ohms}: Yellow, Violet,
tube tester for the tube type' it u~e~. lf you aren't an instant expert. The more radios you
Orange
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P.O. Box 3888. Memphis. TN 38173. Jim Pogue
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Memphis area; SW. MW, FM, TV, utilities. pirates.
etc.
Metro Radio System: Julian Olansky, P.O. Box 26,
Newton Highlands. MA 02161 , (617) 969-3000. New
England states; Public Safety. M.R.S. Newsletter.
Michigan Area Radio Enthus iast s: Bob Walker.
P .O. Box 8 1621, Rochester. Ml 48308. E-mail via
Internet MARE/Ken Zichi ab415@leo.nmc.edu. Great
Lakes Region. All bands. Great Lakes Monitor. $9.50
annual US & Canada. $1 sample.
Minnesota DX Club: Greg Renner, P .O. Box 10703.
White Bear Lake, MN 55 110, 612-822- t 186 for
meeting info. Minnesota . All bands. MDXC
Newsletter. $10 annual.
Monitoring the Long Island Sounds: Ed, 2134
Decker Ave, North Merrick, NY t 1566. Primarily
scanner. some SWL. 50 mi. radius of LI. Net Tues
8pm 146.805. Monitoring the Long Island Sounds.
MONIX (Cincinnati/Dayt on Area Monitoring
Exchange): Mark Meece. 79t7 Third St., West
Chester. OH 45069-2212, (513)777-2909. SW Ohio.
SE ind .. N Ken: All bands. Meets 2nd Sais 7pm. Net
Thurs 9:30 145.210/4.610. No dues.
Mountain NewsNet: James Richardson. P.O. Box
621124, Littleton. CO 80162-1124 , (303) 933-2195.

North American Club Listings M-Z

Colorado statewide. Public Safety notifi cation group.
Mile High Pages.
National Radio Club: Paul Swearingen. Publisher ,
P.O . Box 5711 , Topeka, K S 66605-0711 , (9 13)2665707. Worldwide: AM/FM. DX News 30 times yearly,
sample for a 29 cent stamp. Annual Labor Day
convention .
National Radio Club - DX Audio Servi ce: Ken
Chatterton, P.O. Box 164, Mannsville, NY 136610164. (315) 387-3583. Worldwide. North American
Broadcasters. DX-Audio Service (90-min.tape).
Sample S3.
North Ameri can SW Assoc.: Bob Brown. 45
Wildflower Lane, Levittown , PA 19057. (215) 9450543. Worldwide; Shortwave broadcast only. The
NASWA Journal. Regional m eetings.
North Central Texas SWL Club: Alton Coffey. 1830
Wildwood Drive. Grand Prairie, TX 75050. North
Central T X area; All bands.
Northeast Ohio SWUDXers: Donald J. Weber. P.O.
Box 652, Westlake. OH 44145-0652. NE Ohio; SWBC
and utilities. Check for new meeting sked.
Northeast Scanner Club: Les Mattson. P.O. Box
458, Rio Grande, NJ 08242, (609) 423-1603
evenings. Maine lhru Virginia; UHFNHF. public
safety. aircrafl, military. Nonheast Scanning News
(NESN). $29 annual.
Ontario DX Association : Harold Sellers. General

Monitoring Clubs Outside North America

Associazione ltaliana Radioascioto (AIR): C.P. 873,
34100 Trieste. Italy. All wave. utilities. pirates.
clandes tines, tropicals. lowfers. Rad1orama (Italianmonthly) Sample 2 IRCs - 70.000 lira + 27,000 via Air
Mail. April annual mtg. Tel/Fax: +30 40 421441
Alessandro Groppazzi.
Au stralian Radio DX Club Inc: P.O. Box 227. Box Hill,
Victoria 3128, Australia. SW. MW. Utilities. AL1stralian
DX News. Sample 2 tRCs or S2US cash.
British DX Club: Colin Wright, 126 Bargery Road.
Catford, London, SE6 2LR. United Kingdom. UK and
international. SW, MW, AM. FM DXing. pirate and
clandestine. CommL1nicalion. L 10UK. L1 2 Eur. L16 ww.
Sample 3 IRCs or S2 US cash. Meets monthly in
Twickenham (London).
DX Australia: P.O. Box 422, Moonee Ponds. Victoria
3039. Australia. MW. SW. OXers Calling.
DX Club of India: Navin Patel, 1-Dlll Niwas. 809 M.G. Road, Mulund, Bombay-400 080. India. India:
MW/SW/Ham. DX World (quanerly) Rs 50/-, 30 IRCs
outside India. 3 IRCs sample.
DX Club Paullsta: Marcelo Tonioto Dos Anjos. C.
Postal 592, Sao Carlos SP (Brasil). 13560-970. South
America. Shonwave, including utilities. Activ1dade DX
(in Ponuguese).
Finnish DX Association: Mr. Ano Mujunen. Suomen
DX-Liitto. P.O. Box 454, FIN-0010t Hels1nk1. Finland:
+358-0-842 146 fax. Finland and worldwide. SW and
BCB. Radiomaailma.
Friendship DXers Club: Ing. Santiago San Gil
Gonzalez, C.DX.A - International. P.O. Box 202,
Barinas 5201-a, Estado Barinas. Venezuela. Venezuela
and Caribbean. DXing all bands. Cadena DX. YV-2FSW. Sunday 11 30- 1330 UTC on 7113 kHz.
Venezuelan membership free.
International DX Association: Bedanta Das. t No.
Gahahati, Near Night School, Barpeta - 78 130t. Assam,
India.
International Listeners Organization: Kalab Abbas.
St. No. 1, H, No.231 Waris Rd. Sheikhupura. Pakistan
39350 South Asia. Broadcasting. Listener Times.
International Radio Youth Club: G.M. Mostafa Kamal.
Amla Wapda Colony-t . Kushtia-7032. Bangladesh
National Society of Pakistani DXers: Mr. Liaqat Ali,
E-161 / t , Iqbal Park. Opposite Adil Hospital Defence
Housing Society Road. Lahore Cann .. Pakistan.
Worldwide. All wave. Has library. meets ronnightly
t 400- 1800 UTC at library. 4 IRCs for more info.
New Zealand Radio DX League P .0 . Box 30 t 1.
Auckland, New Zealand. MW. SW. FM. TV. New
Zealand DX Times.
New Zealand DX Radio Association : Mr. R. Dickson.
88 Cockerell St., Brookville, Dunedin, New Zealand.
MW. SW, amateur and utilities. Tune-In.
North Ontago Radio Listener's Club: P.O. Box 179,

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Oamaru, New Zealand.

Paki stan SW Listeners Cl ub: Mrs. Fatima Naseem.
Sultanpura. Sheikhupura . 39350 Pakistan; Pakistan:
SWBC .
OSL Club de France: Patrick Frigerio, 40 Rue de
Haguonau. 67700 Saverne. France. SWBC. pirates. CB
DX. hams. etc. Courrier (in French). 6 bulletins. 72 FF.
EEC=16 IRCs. elsewhere 20 IRCs.
Shortwave Radio Communica tions Club: Atiqur
Rehman, Dawood Street. Khahd Road. She1khupura. PC.
39350 Pakistan. South Asia; MW/SW. The Amateur (Urdu
language). Meets 1st Fri on SW Complex, S.K.P.
South African DX Club (SADXC): P.O. Box t8008.
Hillbrow 2038. South Africa: MW. SW, ut1ht1es. $46 annual
airmail to US: The SoL1/h African Shortwave Listener.
Southern Cross DX Club Inc.: Stephen Newlyn , G.P.O.
Box t487. Adelaide. SA 500t , Australia. Worldwide and
Pacific. All bands. DX Post. $25 annual 1n Australia.
Meets last Fridays, 8pm. Thebarton.
Swedish DX Federation (SDXF): Box 3108. S-103 62
Stockholm. Sweden. t O issues Eter-Aklue/11. Membership
in Sweden t 60 SC annual. SweDX BBS +46-(0)853034727: F1donet 2:201/339: Internet
sysop @swedx.ct.se
Stichti ng ScanSearch Military Aircraft Communications (SC-MAC): Gerbrand Diebels, Roer 29. 575t TJ
Deurne, Netherlands. Military aviation NW Eur (VHF/UHF)
and worldwide (HF). Airlift (Dutch) bi-monthly. FL 35, up
to FL 45 outside Netherlands.
Universal DX Leagu e: Mr. Kanwarji1 Sandhu. 408,
Kri shna nagar. Ludhiana 141 001. India. India and lnt'I;
SW/MW/AM/FM/TV DXing/Pirate and Clandestine. DX
Post bi-monthly. sample 4 IRCs. Annual 24 IRCs or
USS t 0. SWL net: Sun 0300 UTC on 7080 I 1600 on
14 t 50 SSB. VU3SIO net control.
Viamiio DX-Club: Alencar Aldo Fossa. P.O Box t01.
Cunhas Road 1286. Jaguanbe Res1denllal Park. 94400970 Viamao. Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, South America.
SWBC. Meets occasionally: multi-lingual.
Wonderful World of Shortwave (WWSW): Baber
Shehzad, Chairman. 43-Habib Colony. Bahawalpur
63108 Pakistan. SW broadcasting. International. Waves
(quarterly). 5 IRCs Asia & ME : tO IRCs elsewhere. Meets
monthly; biennial 1n1'1 mtg.
Umbrella Organ izations (no individual memberships)
Association of North American Radio Clubs (ANARC):
Richard d'Angelo, 22t6, Burkey Drive. Wyomrssing. PA
196 t 0. 18 member clubs across Norlh America.
European DX Council (EDXC): Michael Murray. P.O.
Box 4. St. Ives. Huntingdon. Cambs PE 17 4FE, England.
t6 member clubs across Europe.
South Pacific Association of Radio Clubs (SPARC):
Anhur Cushen, 2t2 Earn Street. lnvercargill. New
Zealand.

Mgr., P .O. Box 161, Station A. Willowdale, Ontario

M2N SSS, Canada, {416) 853-3169 voice & tax. (4 16)
444-3526 DX-Change information svce; (905) 8416490 BBS. P redominantly Province o f Ontario; All
bands. DX Ontario. Meet 3rd Wednesdays, Toronto:
bi-monthly, Oltawa.
Pacific NW/BC DX Club: Phil Bytheway, 9705 Mary
NW, Seattle. WA 98117. (206) 356-3927. Pacific NW
and BC Canada. DXing all bands. PNBCDXC
Newsletter. Irregu lar m eetings.
Pitt Co SW/Scanner Listen ers Club: L. Neal
Sumrell, P.O. Box 1818, Winterville. NC 28590- 1818.
Eastern NC; All bands. The DX Listener. Irregular
meetings.
Puna DX Club : J erry Witham, P.O. Box 596, Keaau ,
H I 96749, (606) 982-9444; Puna, HI; SW and MW.
Meet 1sl Tuesdays. No dues.
Radio Monitors of Maryland: Ron Bruckman, P.O.
Box 394, Hampstead. MD 2 1074. Maryland. (410)
239-7366: VHF/UHF/HF utilities. Radio Monitors
Newsletter of MD. Meet irregularly.
RCMA (Radio Communicat ions 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.
Regio nal Communications Ne twor k (RCN): Jay
Delgado or Public Information Unit, Box 83-M,
Carlstadt, NJ 07072-0083. 50 mile radius of NY City:
2-way Radio Public safely notification group.# 10
SASE for info.
Rocky Mountain Radio Lis teners: Mike Curia. P.O .
Box 470776. Aurora. CO 80047-0776. Metro Denver.
Colorado. All bands. Meets monthly 2nd or 3rd
Sundays 1-4pm. Aurora Central Library.
Sandy River SW Radio DXers As s oc: Duncan or
Brenda Steele. R.R. 1. P .O. Box 1560, Norridgewock,
ME 04957. Worldwide. The OSL - irregular. No dues.
Scanning Wiscons in : Ken Bitter. Dept. MT. S. 67 W.
17912 Pearl Dr. , Muskego, WI 53150-9608, (414)
679-9442. Wisconsin. VHF/UHF. Scanning Wisconsin
($2 for sample)
S ignal Surfer DX C lub: Darcy Jabs, RR2, Burns
Lake. BC. Canada. VOJ 1EO; (604) 694-3760.
Canada and worldwide. MW and SW DXing.
Southern California Area DXer s (S.C.A.D.S.): Don
R. Schmidt. 3809 Rose Ave .. Long Beach . CA 908074334, (3t0) 424-4634. California area: AM, FM. TV,
scanner and shortwave b roadcasting.
Su squehanna Co Scanner Cl ub: Alan D. Grick, P.O.
Box 23. Prospect St., Montrose. PA 18801-0023. PA
area: Scanning. Meets irregularl y.
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.
Tria n gle A rea Scanner/SW Listen ing Group: Curt
Phillips. KD4YU, P.O. Box 28587. Raleigh , NC
276 t 1. Central NC.
Vancou ver Shortwave Association (previously
British Columbia Shortwave Listening Club): Box 500.
2245 Elon St .. Vancouver. BC Canada VSL 1C9.
(604) 255-6987 fax. Shortwave. LOGJAM. Meets 3rd
Thurs. 7pm al 920 Davie St.
Wor ld DX C lub: Arthur Ward, 17 Motspur Drive.
Northampton. England NN2 6L Y (in USA-Richard
D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey Drive. Wyomissing. PA
19610). Worldwide.
All bands with emphasis on SW. Contact. $20
overseas airmail. Meets every 6 weeks in Reading.
UK .
Worldwide TV/FM DXer s Association (WTFDA):
P.O. Box 514, Buffalo, NY 14205-05 14. Worldwide
membership: TV DX. FM BC. VHF utilities. VHF-UHF
Digest. Annual convention. S24 annual in U .S. $2 for
sample.
Worldwide Ute News: Rick Baker,
ae41 1@yfn.ysu.edu for info - worldwide membership;
non-broadcast under 30 MHz. Free electronic
newsletler WUNNEWS. join by sending e-mail to
ma1ordomo@phoque.info.uqam.ca with followi ng in e mail message: "subscribe wunnews." Through World
Wide Web: http://sun-gabriel.aero.org:8800/. For
paper version: $14.50/yr to Tim Braun, 159 15
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West Gulf Dovosoon Conventoon ' Joe Makeever WSEBJ. 8609 Tallwood Dr. Austin.
TX 78759. 5 12-345-0800
Valparaiso. IN
Porter County ARC I Richard Ard N90LO. PO Box 1782. Valparaiso. IN 463841782. 2 19-7628701
Springfield. MO
Southwest Missouri ARC I Ernie Decamp. PO Box 11 363. Springfield. MO 65808,
417-831-86 11
Greater Jacksonville & ARAL SE Dov Conv I Wayne Oehlman WB3DBE PO Box
Jacksonville. FL
23375. Jacksonville. FL 3224 t 904-292-0095, Location: Osborn Conventoon Center
1unc11on 1-9511-10. Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-2pm, Adm SS
Rocky Mt Div Conv (W.l.M.U. '95) I Wari en Morton WS7W, 134 1 Tro1an Dr. Casper.
Jackson Hole. WY
W Y 82609. 307-235-2799
Peotone. IL
Hamfesters Radio Club I Robert Truhla r W9LNO. 1701W 101 St. Chicago. IL
60643. 3 12-238-0544
Randolph. OH
Portage AR C I Joanne Solak KJ30 . 997 t Diagonal Rd. Mantua. OH 44255. 2 16274-8240
Now Kensington . PA Skyview Radio Society I Bob Reihm s N3 NOS. 192 N Washington Rd. Apollo. PA
15613 , 4 12-727-2 194
Mod-Ailantic ARC I Bob Josuwcit WA3PZO. 3341 Shefloeld Av. Philadelphia. PA
Warrington. PA
19136. 2 15-624-4034
Berryville. VA
Shenandoah Valley ARC I John Kanode N4MM. RFD 1 Box 73A. Boyce. VA 22620,
703-837-1 340
Charlotte. VT
Burhngton ARC I Ralph Stetson KD1 R. RR 1. Box 185. Westford, VT 05494. 802878-6454
Ithaca. NY
Tompkins County ARC Finger Lakes Hamlest 95 1 Richard Spongarn N21YS. 6067
Sirrine Rd. Trumansbuog. NY 14886. 607-387-5251. Location: Dryden HS
1ntersectoon RT 13/38. Talk-in 146.97 (-600). Adm SS
Bossier City. LA
Shreveport ARA I Alice Prudhomme KGSZZ. 17 1 Sloan Rd. Mansfield. LA 71052.
318872-5988
An11e1am Radio Association MD/ DC OSO Party / Ted Lawhead Jr WA3AAT. 16712
Hagerstown. MD
Tammany Manor Rd. W1lhamsport. MD 21795 Send logs by Sept 10. 1995. lo
Antoetam RC. PO Box 52. Hagerstown. MO 217410052
Kingston. ON
Perseid Meteor Shower I Ph1hp Gebhardt VA3ACK. 40 Cameron St. A1ax. ON.
Canada. L 1T 2W2. 905-683-0330. Looking for skeds in 10-meter amateur radio
band for meteor scatter contacts.
Charlotte ARC I Buck Escou WB40TP. PO Box 33582. Charlotte, NC 28233-3582.
Charlolle. NC
704-522-4971 . Ext 3330 Loca!1on. Roll-A-Round Skato Center, 8830 East W. T.
Harns Blvd, Charlotte, NC
Bluegrass ARC. ARAL Centra l Kentucky I Bill OeVore N4DIT. 11 2 Brigadoon Pkwy.
Frankfort. KY
Lexington, KY 40517. 606-257-3343 .. Locdl1on. Westeon Hills HS. Exit 53 ott 1-64,
AdmS6
Cedar Rapids. IA
Cedar Valley ARC I Wayne Kolos1k NOUGK. 65 Samoa Dr. Hiawatha, IA 52233.
3 19-393-4224
Easton. PA
Delaware-Lehigh ARC I Robin Moseley WA3T. 137 I Highland Ct, All entown, PA
18 t 03. 6 10-820-0944
Ft Herkimer ARC I Will operate KB2UYI 1400 Z to 2200 Z to commemorate the
Frankfort. NY
Annual Herki mer County Fair. For certifi cate send OSUSWL and 9 X 12 SASE to
KB2UYI clo John Reed. 6 t 7 Jeffrey SI. Herkimer. NY 13350.
Lower Columbia ARA I Bob Morehouse KB7A00, PO Box 906, Longview, W A
Longview. W A
98632. 360-425-6076 (eves). Localoon: Cowlitz County F airgrounds, Talk-in
147.26. pl 114.8. 9am-3pm, Adm S3
Huntsville. AL
Alabama State Conven11on I Steve Jones WA4CDG. 823 Baylor Dr. Huntsville. AL
35802. 2058835479
Clark County ARC I Special Event slat1on at NW Antique Aircrafl Club Fly-In.
Vancouver. WA
Loca11on: Evergreen Flying F1<!ld, east of Vancouver. Look for W7AIA, Certificate
OSL: SASE lo CCARC. PO Box 1424. VAncouver. WA 98668
Tippecanoe ARA I R Bruce Stewart N9GKE 5 Adina Pl, Lafayeue. IN 47905. 317Lafayeue. IN
742-2367
MIT Radio Soc & MIT Electronics Research Soc I Steve Fineberg W1GSL, PO Box
Cambridge. MA
397082 MIT Branch, Cambridge. MA 02139-7082. Tailga te electronics. amateur
radio FLEA MARKET - 9am-2pm. Albany & Main St. AdmS2. Free parking . Talk-on
146.52, 449.725/444.725 - pl 2A - W 1XMIA
Waroen ARA I Al Van Slyke NSIKX, 3931 County Line Tnpk Rd. Southington, OH
Warren. OH
44470. 2 16-8893376
New Orleans Intern ational OX Convention I Weston Strauch W5VBX. 2238 Lake
New Orleans. LA
Oaks Pkwy. New Orleans. LA 70 t 22, 504-263-4143
Bridgewater. NJ
SC ARS Ham fesl I Eric Lund NW2P. PO Box 742, Manville, NJ 08835. 908-7538290. Location: Somerset County 4H Center. Milltown Rd. Talk-in 448. t 75New Mexico State Convention I Joe Knight W5POY. 10408 Snow Heights Blvd NE.
Albuquerque. NM
Albuquerque. NM 87112. 505299-4581
Duke City Hamlesl I Judith Moller WB5L YJ . PO Box 6552, Albuquerque, NM 87197Albuquerque, NM
6552. 505-821-2771. Location: New Mexico ANG Armory. 600 Wyoming Blvd NE.
Open 7am
Radio Amateurs of Greater Syoacuse I V1v1an Douglas WA2PUU. Box 88, Liverpool.
Syracuse. NY
NY 13088. 315-4690590
Danville. IL
Verm1hon County ARA I Gary Denison KA9SKS 14704 E 2750 N Rd. Danville. IL
217-759-7389
Livingston ARK I Ray Melosh N8CPO. 4349 E Allen Rd. H owell. Ml 48843. 5 17Fowlervollo. Ml
546-9209. Location: Fowlerville Fair Goounds. Talk-on 146.68-. 8am-3pm, Adm $4
Yonkers ARC Hamlest/Computerfest I John Costa WB2AUL. 195 Woodlands Ave.
Yonkers. NY
Yonkers. NY 10703, 914-9631021. Locauon Yonkers Municipal Parking Garage,
Main St. Talk-in t46.865. 9am-3pm Adm 55
Chicago ARC I George at 31 2-545-3622. or write CARC 5631 W lrvingpark Rd,
Oak Brook Terr. IL
Chicago. IL 60634. Location Park View Do Nootn from Cormack Rd, one block west
of RT 83. Talk-in 147.255+ & 444.825+, 8am-3pm. Adm $5
Wooostock. IL
Tri-County Radio Group I Robert N9KXG. 708-638-1678. or write TCAG PO Box
3107. Skokie, IL 60077-6107. Location. Mc Henry County Fairgrounds. Rt 47 and
Country Club Ad. Talk-in 146 52 (simplex), Open 6:30am

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There are several reasons w hy I have
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languages were apparently developed by
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communication: second, they interfere with
radio reception; and third, hardware and
software become obsolescent the moment
you purchase them.
I've been a li censed ham radio operator
for 44 years, seduced by the mystique of
glowing vacuum tubes, nurtured by friendly
hams who were glad to sec me aspire to the
hobby. But my interest in ham radi o has
waned over the years as I saw talented
hobbyists drawn to computers, heard bickering and confrontation over the previously
gentle ham bands. and encountered growing
numbers of appliance operators with no
know ledge or interest of the technical aspects
of the hobby.
The allure was gone; the romance o f
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"CQ'', the art of building home-brew equipment and accessories- gone with the wind.
Then, just a couple of month s ago, I had a
reawakening, an epiphany, so to speak, as I
was walking through the oflice.
My son Bill , our computer manager, was,
as usual, talking to his computer. But suddenl y I reali zed the computer was talking
back! A distant, friendly , female voice on the
other end-somewhere . I asked Bill, "Where
is that coming from ?" "South Africa" he
answered!
Wait just a darned minute; this is a digital
device. It has no emotion, no humanity. just
zeroes and one, bits. Moments later, I heard a
distinct British accent, then French. I stood in
awe, almost in reverence. I was experiencing
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the same excitement, the same capti vation, that

held me nearly a half century ago. Tears came
to my eyes. I knew exactly what was happening: I was wi tnessing the renaissance of
hamming.
The art of communications had come full
circle, from the personal analog days, through
the impersonal digital age, and now back again
to humanization, The enticement was irresistible. Bi ll k new he had me; he smiled and
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friendly voice came back to me from another
part of the world. It was a magical moment as
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No license required. No code or theory test.
No antenna. No expensive transmitter or
receiver. And no static. All for about a dollar an
hour. It's called Internet Phone, an d it won' t be
ignored.
Ham radio will always ho ld a warm spot in
my heart; the memories arc precious and the
experi ences are fo rever. But I believe that
amateur radio has had its moment of fa me. It
was a beacon during the experimental era of
rad io communications. But now our frequenc ies are being sold to the hi ghest bidder;
interest in home brew, and even parts to bui ld
it, are hard to find ; eq ui pment is becoming
exorbitant to acquire; computers are attracting
the inte rest of the young; public awareness of
ham radi o is growing more d istant.
W hile I am rel uctant to let go of ham radio
as I knew it, I bow to the new forms of personal
communicati ons. Low earth orbiting satellites
will provide worldwide wireless in the near
future. but Internet Phone provides hands
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