The 1989
Passport
to World
Band Radio
Payment wil l be processed at time of o rder. For fo reign surface mail add S5.00 (Canada) or $6.00
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August 1988
Vol. 7, No. 8
The VOA : internation al beacon of freedom -- or is it? Try to reprint something you heard
on VOA and yo!! could go to jail! Steve Knoll reports on America's oddly secretive
shortwave station.
Got a passion
for scanners?
So does Bob
Parnass! p . 18
10
Welcome to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, home of two Tactical Air Command fighter
squadrons. MT publisher Bob Grove takes us on a pictorial tour of the base and imparts
som e closely-guarded TAC frequencies.
14
Wandering the earth, a group of American DJs and newsmen end up in the Republic of
China -- and create one of the most successful radio stations in Asia. Meet the staff of
Radio ! CRT, Taiwan.
18
L ooking for a scanner? Bob Pamass knows them all. Check out his piont-by-point, noholds-barred reviews of th e best -- and th e worst.
22
Marry a radio nlll and you may lose a husband. Betty Demaree has been th ere. Her "better
half" is a ham. But hey, ladies, at least they're not 0 111 in the bars!
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Communications
Shortwave Broadcasting
Broadcast Loggings
Utility World
Scanning the Nation
What's New?
Uncle Skip's Corner
The Federal File
Plane Talk
On the llam Bands
The QSL Report
Reading RTTY
Satell ite TV
Domestic Broadcasting
3
4
24
26
28
32
36
38
40
42
44
46
47
48
50
Outer Limits
Below 500 kllz
Consumer Electronics
Prog ra m Review
Day to Day Shortwave
Frequency Section
Magne Tests ...
Scanner Equipment
DeMaw's Workbench
Experimenter's Workshop
Antenna Topics
"Ask Bob"
Convention Calendar
Stock Exchange
Closing Comments
52
54
56
58
59
65
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90
92
94
96
98
101
102
104
ON TH E COVER: A lthough Myrtle Beach maintains the A10 T hunderbolts, other airc raft are utilized from time to time.
Here a T-38 j et trainer is silhouetted against the se tting sun
New columns
I If that kind of thing gets your soldering iron hot, then you'll definitely want to check
out Doug DeMaw's new column. DeMaw's easy-to-understand prose a nd geniunely
useful projects arc int e rnatio nally known. Doug joins us from the staff of amateur
radio's premier pub lication, QST. I Why would anyone venture down below the AM
band, down into the d ark recesses of the radio spectrum under 530 kHz? According to
LF expe rt and new Monito1ing Ti111es columnist Joe Woodlock, the reasons range from
the challenge of maritime beacons to powerful broadcasting stations in Europe and
A sia. Join Joe as he explores this strange world in his new column, The World Below 500
kHz.
I Not satisfied ? MT readers want
more. More prog ram details. So we
started Kannan Shanmugam's new
program review page. More DX news.
So we hired on the internat ionally
acclaimed DXpcrt G lenn Hauser. Put
him shoulder to shoulde r with Larry
Van Horn on shortwave utilities and,
my goodness, you just can't get any
better cove rage of the HF bands
anywhere. t But wait. There's more.
H ow about a trip to Myrtle Oeach Air Force Base with publisher Bob Grove? A column
to help you with your QSLs? A complete, hour-by-hour list of shortwave stat ions
broa dcasting in English plus propagation charts to help you hear them? We even help
you when it 's time to buy that all-important new receiver. Who else would you turn to
for the most accurate, unbiased equipme nt reviews anywhere besides Larry Magne. And,
of course, Monit01i11g Ti111es has him. I
In fact , Mo11itoli11g Ti111es has it all . From the
myst ery of the low frequencies all the way to outer space with Ken Reitz's monthly look
at satellite communicatio ns. J oin us this month and every month as we explore the
exciting and always fascina ting wo rld of communications.
A ugust 1988
MONITORING TIMES
IJNITORING
TIMES
Published by
Grove Enterprises
Publisher
Bob Grove WA4PYQ
Managing Editor
Larry Miller
Technical Editor
Ike Kerschner
Subscriber Services
Linda Newton
Advertising and
Dealerships
Judy Grove
Contributing Editors
Reading RTTY
Jack Albert
Uncle Skip's Corner
T.J. Arey WB2GHA
Plane Talk
Jean Baker
DeMaw's Workbench
Doug DeMaw
Shortwave Broadcasting
Glenn Hauser
High Seas
James R. Hay
Federal File
Dave Jones
Scanning Report
Bob Kay
On the Ham Bands
Ike Kerschner N31K
Magne Tests ...
Lawrence Magne
Adventures in the Clarke Belt
Ken Reitz
Outer Limits
Dr. John Santosuosso
On the Air
Day to Day Shortwave
Kannan Shanmugam
Antenna Topics
W. Clem Small KR6A, CET
Domestic Broadcasting
Paul Swearingen
Shortwave Broadcast Loggings
Gayle Van Horn
Utility World
Larry Van Horn
Scanner Equipment
LETTERS
Terry Powers
La Mesa, California
Sweeping Up
I really enjoy your publication,
especially the utility articles on
numbers stations a nd other strange
signals.
How abo ut an article on
"sweeper stations"? A sweeper
station is a transmitter which em its a
carrier that rapidly sweeps up the
MONITOR ING TIMES
August
1988
COMMUNICATIONS
America."
According to Magne, it still
,.h. b
'bl t 0 h
AFRTS by . .
mig
t e possi
. <.
monitoring
a 4e. k\lf . ea.r.
pomt-to-po111t)
transmission froin Barford, England, .
on 9239.25 USB, 9242.1 LSB, 9244.l
LSB and 9334.l LSB. These, caution
Magne, are irregular arici harder' to
hear than AFRTS broadcasts over
standard VOA transmitters like
6030 kHz.
AFRTS
~- . Gone
in September
August 1988
MT
MONITORING TIMES
or
;oh~
tti~ <most persistent
rumors fo the fridustry is the imminent replacement of ICOM's
popular R7000 general coverage
VHF/UHF reeiver. The latest
mistatement appears in a club newslefter; pointirigto a new unit which
"will soon be \ appearing at !COM
dealers."
...
The fact is that all manufacturers
anticipate follow-on receivers, but
according to an ICOM spokesman,
their replace01eht is at least a year
away and det~ils have not even
passed the pape rwork s~age. Don't
hold your breath for this one!
.. and Radio Shack is D..!l.t
closing out the PR02004!
Our offices were recently
bombarded with calls from customers who had heard that Radio Shack
was discontinuing the most popular
scanner on themarket, the featurepacked PR0-2004.
.
According . to a marketmg
spokesman, there are no sales.
clearances
or
discontinuations
plan ned for the 2004 wh.ich w~ ll
reappear in the new 1989 Radio
Shack catalog~
COMMUNICATIONS
Senate action.
A recently completed technical
feasibility study -- not expected until
this fall -- recommended a high altitude balloon, tethered over South
Florida, as the cheapest way to get
.. the .TV.signal into Cuba.
Working Together:
Tass and Associated Press
The Soviet Union's official news
agency, Tass, and the U.S.-based
Associated Press (AP), have signed
an agreement "for further development of professional cooperation
between two news agencies." The
Soviet agency's reports are already
availab le
on
the
Lexis/Nexis
computer data bank, as are those of
Xinhua, the official news service of
the People's Republic of China.
Regency Electronics
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August 1988
The
Banned
ID
the Land
of the Free
by Steve Knoll
It is a strange Jaw that most Americans -and even many membe rs of t he Fourth
Estate -- a re not aware of: the U.S.
Informat ion and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948, known as the Smith-M undt
Act. It st ipulates t hat any news a nd
information produced by the Voice of
A me rica, or its parent U.S. Information
Agency, shall be for overseas cars only
(although transcripts are to be kept on fi le
in Washington).
The original intent was paternalistic: to
protect the A me rican people from propaganda by their own government. But four
decades later, now that the VOA has
expanded to include the controversia l
Radio Marti a nd the USIA has given birth
to Worldnet, th e internationa l satellite
telev ision network, a reassessment may be
overdue. The fact is, unde r Smith-Mundt,
the wide-ranging information and propaganda apparatus of t he U.S. Government
functions wit hout a mechanism fo r d irect
accou ntability to the taxpayer.
R eprinted by permission ,
Washington Joumalis111 Re view
August 1988
MONITORING TIMES
made on th e outside."
It seems unlikely that the press,
accustomed to the bizarre workings
of the bureaucracy, fully grasped
that it was not dealing merely with
red tape but rather with something
more serious.
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August 1988
Moshcr's
National
Joumal
August 1988
piece
did
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Re liable communications for any defense
mission is mandatory. A t the 354th, the
2066th Commu nication Squadron manages,
maintain s and operates all radio and
com put e r systems for th e 353 rd ("Black
Panthers"), 355th ("Fig htin' Falco ns") and
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TAC Frequencies
HF SSB Voice Net Frequencies 121.5
(kHz)
4711
4725
4742
5703
6723
6727
8964
11182
13204
15015
15048
Jacksonville control
Air to air refueling
Scott airways
TAC bases common
Jacksonv ille control
Scott airways
TAC bases com mon
Scott airways
TAC bases common
Scott airways
TAC bases common
Emergency
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach
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125.4
126.l
126.2
126.65
134.l
138.025
138.25
138.3
138.425
138.475
138.65
138.9
139.8
139.825
139.9
139.925
140.375
141.675
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Universal emergency
Shaw clearance delivery
Shaw depart/arrive (N)
Shaw ground
Tower comm on
Shaw tower
Shaw arrive/final
19th TAC fig ht er squadron
19th TAC fighter squad ron
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17th TAC figh ter squadron
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17th TAC fighter squadron
17th TAC fighter squadron
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August 1988
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Taiwan Tunes
ID
Radio ICRT
by Charmain Martin
Island Beehive
News director Curtis is, like Roberts, fascinated with the nitty-gritty of life in Taiwan.
He majored in broadcasting at the University
of Southern California and worked on a
couple of newspapers on Long Island before
taking a ten-country tour of Asia. Along the
way, he became fasci nated by the idea of an
English-language radio station in a foreign
country.
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A 11g11st 1988
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Like firecrackers
/CRT is illegal but allowed
Now, thanks to the Board of Directors, Radio
!CRT has been able to expand this side of its
broadcasting and give it a new dimension.
Because there is no English-language TV on
the island, a big burden falls on Quick's staff.
In other parts of Asia, there is strong English- Radio !CRT is not without its critics, though.
language TV and there are strong English- "Success," says Quick, "has caused problems
language newspapers. The situation is differ- with our competitors. You .see, although we
ent in Taiwan, so in terms of the scope of are officially non-profit, we are allowed to sell
audience, International Community Radio commercials." Others charge that the station
is KMT and still others accuse the station of
Taipei's responsibility is very big.
slanting its coverage toward the independents.
Announcer Dana Morgan uses her hands to make a point to millions of Radio /CRT listeners.
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August 1988
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REGENCY
WHAM0-10 was Regency's first synthesized scanner. Discontinued long ago, its
appearance was more like a crysta l sca nner
with a single LED per channel. The user
has to break off teeth on a metal "comb" for
each channel according to a code book.
External frequency control unit DFS-5K
was optional and the UHF VCO reference
oscillator drifts on some un its. Soldered
sheet metal shields around so me circuity
also make access to some components difficult for servicing. The comb sockets arc
prone to bad connections after moderate
use.
T he TMR series was Regency's first generation of crystal scan ners and th ey come in all
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August 1988
Radio Shack
(manufactured by General
Research Electronics of
T okyo)
PR02004: Last year's top of the
line, wide band scanner. After a
diode is cut, owners of the
PR02004 can enjoy continuous
coverage from 25-520 and 7601300 MHz, AM, narrow band
FM, and wide band FM. The
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PR02001: An early, discontinued, single bank sixteen
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used for each channel. Delay is either on or
off for all channels at a time.
The PR02001 has a high synthesizer noise
level. Troublesome plated through holes on
the digital board in some units renders the
radio virtually unfixable. I could never get
mine to work more than a few days in a row
-- always another bad connection. Some
owners, however, report no trouble
whatsoever.
PROS2: The PR052 is a discontinued, eight
CRAIG
(division of Pioneer)
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TENNELC
This company, which went out of business
several years ago, manufactured the first
synthesized scanners. Schematics and parts
are difficult to obtain -- a point made relevant by the fact that the units are reputed
to be poor performers. I got my MS-2 and
MCP-1 basket cases for free and sometimes
regret taking them. Not worth fixing unless
you have access to DTL/RTL chips and
IE!]
circuit diagrams.
August 1988
21
"DXER'S WIFE"
by Betty Demaree
Phase II ...
As time goes by, they get more involved.
The tower goes higher a nd the expenses get
larger. It 's time to get into "DXing." I have
to admit, talking to T okyo, Japan, can be
very int riguing, but in case Frank didn't
hear us, we have to have a ca rd from J apa n
to prove it.
I think QSL cards ma ke nice wallpaper,
myself. As you walk into the "Ham Shack,"
yo u walk into a different world. If you have
Phase I ...
This is a different breed altogether. Most
ha ms sta rt as my spou se did many ye ars ago ,
co nservative, with a sma ll rig. With mine it
was a little green HW-16 (a little novice set
about the size of a shoe box) .
At first you a re glad they have someth ing to
absorb their time; you know, get their mind
off work and everyday stresses. Oh, but
hold on. It gets crazy. These mi ld mannered
men turn in to Masters of Com munications.
(If th e leade rs of all countr ies could only
com municate so well .)
All co mmunications break down within the
hou sehold but they kn ow everyt hing that's
doing on two met ers, six me te rs, and te n
meters. They know all about Joe, Sam, and
F rank, how much ra in they each got yesterday and how many fee t Joe added to his
tower over the weekend.
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August 1988
MONITORING TIMES
Secret Frequencies!
Beuy's DXer, WB90TX, has it bad. His 45 ft. ti/lover tower spons a
stacked mray with 11 elements011 2 meters, five 011 JO meters, five Oil
15 meters, four Oil 20 meters, 1/ 2 slopers for 160, 75, and 40 meters,
and a lromebrew vertical for 40 meters!
~~?A~!r~o~?..:~.~~'="'
If you have a story of how radio has played a pan in your life or tire
life of your community, send it to m onitoring Timer. If accepted for
pub/icatio11, we 'll send you $50. 00. All stofies should be trne, real
life events. Manuscripts should be approximately 1,000 words and
must include at least one clear photograph.
Phase IV ... ?
All in all, I guess, it isn't so bad. At least they're at home,
lad ies. Mine doesn't take his hand-held to bed yet -- and I
don't plan on letting him.
August 1988
23
ShortW'ave Broadcasting
Glenn Hauser
Box 1684 - MT
t;11id, OK 73702
August 1988
MONITORING T IMES
ShortW'ave Broadcasting
transm1ss1ons arc in Icelandic and upper sideband. The highest
frequ encies are heard best and all sign off times vary. (Ernie
Behr, Kcnora, O nt. DXLD)
Japan: Is the Far East Network (FEN) a thing of the
past on shortwave? It 's missing fro m 6155 and others. (Takcshi
Sejimo, Radio Nuevo Mundo) Gone also from 6155 a nd 39 10
kHz. (Bill Sparks, Fine Tuning) So, is anyone hearing it on the
remaining channels, 11750, 15260 (or 15257)? Sec Guiana,
French.
Jordan: This month, Radio Amman expects to sta rt
testing three 500 1..-w transmitters from a new site. (Allen
Dea n, WDX Contact)
Kiribati: Radio Kiribati, 14802 kHz, has been making it to
eastern North America again between 0554 and 1107 UTC.
The first hour is in English and includes a BBC news relay at
0600, then Pacific a nd local news. At 0630 there's
transcriptions from stat ions such as A ustralia, New Zealand,
Deutche Welle and VOA. All a nnounceme nts after 0700 are in
Gilbertese, but music includes Australian country and western
tunes such as the Johnny Williams hit, Nobody Makes
Vegetable Soup Like my Grandmaw Does. (Bill Peek, NC
DXLD) Sounds like they say "Kiribee" instead of "Kiribas."
(Ken Kuzcnski, LA DXLD) R eception a sure bet with solar
Oux as high as 165, A index as low as 06. (Chuck Rippel, VA
FT)
New Zealand: The Goon Show lives on Radio New
Zealand, UTC Saturday 0300 on 15150 kHz! (Deborah L.
Stark, NM WOR) Tire Sound of tire Goons was heard at 0700
on a M onday on 12045 a nd 15150 kHz. (William E.
Westenhaver, PQ, DXLD)
Niger: Those seeking QSL cards from here must be
advised that the Radio Niger verification signer unabashedly
requests various pornographic and sexual aid items in exchange
for verification. (Marzio Vizzoni, Play-DX)
Philippines: Radio Veritas Asia, the Catholic station,
schedules some interest ingly-titled programs. It's a shame that
the stat ion is so hard to hear clearly in North America.
Frequencies often change but Ed Lacrosse's latest monitori ng
from California shows 15325 and 15350 from 0130 to 0200
UTC; 11760 and 15220 from 1500 to 1530. A program
schedule via Gerry Bishop shows: for the 0130 broadcast (UTC
days) - Sunday, RVA Perspectives; Wednesday, Philippine
Expe1ience; Friday, A11 Beat; Saturday, RV Listeners
Intemational. After 1500 - Sunday, Peace Talks; Monday, Our
Asian Me111orand11111; Wednesday, rliendship Unlimited (pen
pals); Saturday, Wom en ; among other programs, church relat ed.
(RIB)
You can hear Glenn Hauser's DX news every week over RCl's SWL
Digest: Sal 2021 on 17675, 17820, 15325. 11 945, 9555, 6030; 2151 on
17820, 15150. 11880; UTC Sun 0021 on 9755, 5960; Sun 2321 on 11730,
9755; Tues 1247 on 9625, 11855, 17820. A broader range of Information
appears on World of Radio, via WANO. New Orleans: Thurs 1500 on
11965, UTC Fri 0030 on 7355, Sal 0300 on 6185, 2330, on 13760, Sun
2030 on 15420: and via Radio for Peace tnternallonat. Costa Rica. Mon
1800 on 21555, Tues 2300 on 13660, Wed 0300 on 7375, 0615 on 13660,
2000 on 21555, Fri 2100 on 13660, and Sat 0100 on 7375, 0415 on
13660.
Review of lnternallonal Broadcasting, also with Satelllte Watch and
Radio Equipment Forum columns. can be sampled for $2; 10 Issues for
$21. Same rates apply to DX Listening Digest. plus Enjoying Radio
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Canada. Mexico; US funds only on a US bank or postal money order.)
For further tnformat1on send a selfaddressed stamped envelope lo the
address In the masthead.
August 1988
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"'
Broadcast Loggings
Let other readers know what you're e11joyi11g.
Send your loggi11gs to Gayk Van Hom
160 Lester Drive, Orange Park, FL 32073
English broadcast unless otherwise i11dicated.
Brazil: Radio Bandelrantes. Portuguese. Evening stlOw chat with canned"
station ID. Co-<:hannel Interference disrupts signal. (Don Tumlinson, Dallas,
TX)
urc
on 3360
urc
on 1S115
Pakistan: Radio Pakistan. News covering Iran/ Iraq war. "Radio Pakistan ID
at 0245 signotf. Parallel frequencies 15580 and 11570 poor. (Fred Gartisle,
Tumwater. WA)
urc
August 1988
031S
urc
on 4780
0329
urc
on 6015
urc
on 11550
Tunisia: RTV Tunisienne. Arabic. Koran recitations and group Arabic music.
0400 intematlonal newscast. (Larry van Hom. Orange Park. FL)
Albania: Radio Tirana. Feature on the handicapped of Albania. Music vocals
to 0358 sign-off. (Harold Frodge, Midland. Ml)
Venezuela: Radio Nacional. Spanish. Venezuelan music spaced wllh
several 'Naclonal' IDs. Station schedule. national anthem, and 0357 sign-off
(ed)
0400
urc
on 4952.7
on 4832
Costa Rica: Radio Reio). Usual abundance of Aadio Reloj" IDs mixed amid
Spanish pops. (Frank Mierzwinski. Ml. Penn. PA)
26
on 1171S
0300
urc
Mall: Radio Beijing. Report on agrtcultural power sources, and feature, News
About China (Harold Frodge, Midland. Ml)
0233
0309
on 11990
urc
0230
urc
0340
on 4845
0146
Poland: Radio Poland. Polish press review and Focus on Culture. Signal
fading. (Jim Tedford, Seattle, WA)
0113
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ShortW'ave Broadcasting
Coker. Cucamonga, CA)
Iran: VOIRI. News and ID followed by edllorlal on the Iran/Iraq war. (James
Kline. Santa Monica. CA)
Cote o lvolre: RDTV lvolrenne. French. African hlghllfe music and station
announcements with ID. (Rod Pearson, St. Augustine. FL)
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Utility World
Larry Van Horn
160 Lester Drive
Orange Park, FL 32073
Most people will agree that weather plays an import ant part
of our daily lives. Nowhere is this more evident than within
the aviation community. Pilots must have accurate and up-todate weather reports and fo recasts to safely fly their ai rcraft.
The problem is furthe r compounded if the rou te the pilot takes
is over the major oceans of the world. Over the oceans, the
aircraft is out of the range of normal VHF communication and
other means of obtaining weather information must be used.
The answer to the problem was solved by the creation of
shortwave weather stations t hat transmit weather reports and
forecasts. These stations are called VOLMET stations.
VOLMET, loosely translated, is a French word meaning
"aviation weather."
Broad continental areas have been sectioned off to share
common fam ilies of frequencies for VOLMET purposes. These
broad geographic areas are listed as follows: Africa Caribbean - Europe - Middle East - North America - Pacific
- Southeast Asia - North Central Asia - South America
Listeners will usually find several differen t VOLMET
stations sharing not only frequencies but transmission time on
those frequencies based on the geographical assignments
mentioned above.
YOLMET broadcasts are in English and use the upper
sideband mode of transmission. You will find a few stations
that transmit weather information in Russian and also French
(Fre nch-speaking Africa primarily). There are also a few
holdouts that still have not converted over to sideband. These
stations still use the old aviation standard mode of AM.
Table 1 lists the most current information available on the
frequencies and broadcast times of VOLMET stations known
worldwide.
Hurricane Monitoring
Right now as you read your Mo11it01i11g Times, we are at
the peak of the hurricane season. Weather buffs and those of
us who are exposed to the potential danger of these giant
storms can use the list of frequencies that follows to keep
track of the progress of the storm.
Amateur radio operators afford the best and most current
information about the storm's position, current conditions and
damage in the affected areas. Check out the following
frequencies for action as it happens courtesy of amateur radio
operators.
Keep in mind tha t t hese frequencies are approximate.
Interference can move the net plus or minus 5 to 10 kHz from
the frequencies listed below.
LSB
LSB
3940
3943
3955
3965
7268
7290
14313
LSB
LSB
LSe
LSB
LSB
LSB
USB
14325
USB
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USB
4428.7
5562.0
USB
USB
6506.4
6673.0
use
USB
7507.0
8768.5
8876.0
USB
USB
USB
9380.0
100t5.0
USB
USB
11398.0
USB
1311 3.2
13260.0
13267.0
USB
USB
USB
21937.0
use
USA-SCH ELF
Sam Ricks reports monitoring t he German Democratic
Republic's "USA-SCHELF'' fishing fleet on HF. Sam says the
fleet is based in Rostock and operates off of the New Jersey
and Nova Scotia coastlines.
These East German fishin g fleets operate in groups of three
to four factory sh ips and they are designated by home port
and number, such as "ROS 331." The GDR trawlers have
operated as close as 110 to 120 miles offshore from Cape May,
New Jersey. Crews on these vessels are changed in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, apparently every four to six months.
Sam reports that these ships operate with a "fanglciter" or
grou p "catch" leader coordinating activities. The factory ships
transmit coded and plain text message traffic via RTTY (170
Hz shift/SO baud speed/reverse sense) to Rugen Radio, callsign
YSM. The East Germans also transmit and receive messages in
English from the U.S. Coast Guaard regarding their positions.
These ships get messages of maritime notices from ou r Coast
Guard.
Utility World
The following GDR trawlers have been monitored recently:
LUDWIG TUREK (Y4CA)
RUDOLF LEONHARD (Y4BN)
BODO UHSE (Y410)
WILLI BREDEL (Y41P)
LUDWIG RENN (Y4CG)
PETER KAST (Y4BM)
ARNOLD ZWEIG (Y4CE)
BRUNO APITZ (Y4CH)
JUNOE GARDE (Y4DM)
Allantlk"
super
' Super
'Super
RITY traffic from these ships can be seen around 13001500 UTC and 2000-2400 UTC on 4178.4, 6268.4, and 12525.9
kHz. The 4178.4 frequency seems to have the largest amount
of traffic from the GDR "USA-SCHELF' fishing fleet.
Utility World sends a hearty thanks to Sam Ricks in
Philadelphia, Pa. for this exclusive information.
Table One
VOLMET STATION LIST
Kiev, USSR
Anchorage, Alaska
2863, 6679, 8828, 13282
Antananarivo, Madagascar 5499
'
6617
10037
' 10057
3167.5, 5280, 7465.5
Antofagasta. Chile
Asuncion, Paraguay
5601
10067
AUcktand, New Zealand
2863, 6679, 8828, 13282
Baghdad, Iraq
3001, 5561, 8819
Bah rein
3001, 5561, 8819
Bangkok, Thailand
2965
6676
Basrah, Saudi Arabia
. 3001, 5561, 8819
Beirut, Lebanon
3001, 5561, 8819
Belem, Brazil
6603, 10057, 13352
6676, 11387
Bombay, India
BrasIlla. Braz It
.. 6603. t 0057, 13352
Brazzaville, Congo (P.R.) 10057
Buenos Aires, Argentina
25-30, 55-00/H24 ..
25 & 55/0225-1~ :
01 & 30/0225-1930
01 & 30/0225-193o
25 & 55/0225-19.30
20/H24
..
05/0905-2315
15/09052315 '
20 & 55/H24 .
OO/H24
10 & 40/ H24
10-15, 4().45/ 1210-2245
4().45/12102245 &
2310-1145
30/ H24
15 & 45/ H24
Contlnuous/ H24
2530, 5500/H24 .
c6nt1nuous/1 t oo-2100
00 & 25/0700.2200
(Eng)
. ...
Tehran, Iran
05 & 35/H24
3001, 5561, 8819
Tel AVIV, Israel
2998, 6580, t 1387
05 & 35/ H24
Trenton Miiitary, Ontario 6753
30/23001200
15035
30/1000-0100
Tokyo, Japan
2863, 6679, 8828, 13282 1015, 4Q.45/ H24
West Drayton(RAF), Eng 11200
Conllnuous/ 24
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Utility Loggings
65n.o
6730.0
6753.0
6602.0
7600.0
7651.0
no5.o
n23.6
2670.0
4016.6
4255.1
4285.0
4373.0
ISB
LSB
RTIY
UNID
USB
Independent Sideband
Lower Sideband
Radloteletype
Unidentified
Upper Sideband
AM
ARO
CW
FAX
FEC
ID
4536.0
4637.6
4764.7
5045.0
5320.0
5550.0
5526.0
5616.0
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vn
vn
vn
vn
7960.0
8023.7
6054.0
4426.7
7637.0
.
Essex Junclion, VI)
CLN219Prensa Lalina. Havana. Cuba. heard wllh an absolulely solid
RTIY signal. Very slrong wllh English Lallna America news at 0810.
(Lance Micklus. Essex Juncllon, -YT)
tCGR-Turkish vessel (M/V Kahramanmaras) asking for a signal reporl
from TAH In Istanbul on CW al 041 1 and giving lhe ship's focallon as
Bermuda (Garie Halmslead, Saini Albans, WV)
4XISlsraeli vessel (Zim California) heard working KPH on CW at 0549
wilh a noon posillon reporl for oceanroul e-San Francisco. (Garle
Halmstead. Saint Albans. WV)
PPXH-Brazilian vessel (M/ V Semiramis) heard working NMN In CW at
0536 with an AMVER message. Semiramis Is a legendary queen of
Assyria. (Garie Halmslead, Saint Albans. WV)
SZJUThe Greek registered vessel (M/V Elli) working MNM on kCW al
0641 wilh an AMVER message. (Garfe Halmstead, Saint Albans, WV)
UBCX-Soviel vessel T / H MovaJsk working USB on CW at 0423 wllh a
message for Odessa. Vessel gave poslllon of 2309 Sew (nor1h) and
06148 Zap (wesl) on his calling frequency prior to moving to 8:!97.5,
!heir working frequency. (Garfe Halmsl ead, Saint Albans, WV)
YCOWlndoneslan vessel (M/V Palembang) working SUH .In
Alexandria, Egypl, on CW al 0415 w1lh a message for Porl Said.
Message conlamed cargo Info and an ETA for lhe pilot slallon Suez
Canal. (Garie Halmslead. Saint Albans. WV)
SYDS-Vessel world Protector" heard working wee on cw at 0504.
Ship senl a message of arrival al Porl Everglades. Florida.
C4BM-Cypriol vessel Andromeda working the Peruvian shore stallon
OBC3 on CW al 0451. (Garie Halmslead. Saint Albans, WV)
CBV-DGTMMM Valparaiso, Chile. with a CW CO marker al 0854. (Bill
DickermanWllllamspor1, PA) Welcome l o the loggings seclion 13ill.
please reporl often-ed.
CWA-Cemto Punlas Radio, Uruguay. heard with a CO CW marker al
0926. (Bill Dickerman. Williamsporl, PA)
4LS (AKA UOA4)Murmansk Radio, USSA. sending frequencies in CW
at 0630. Slarled sending lrafflc llsl al 0635. (Jim Boehm, San M lonlo.
TX) Nice 10 see you oack Jim-ed.
OSN-Belgium Naval Radio, Ooesl ende. Belgium, wllh a v cw
marker at 0200. (Jim Boehm, San Anl onio, IX)
NMOU.S. Coasl Guard Honolulu, Hawaii. wilh a FEC wealher
broadcasl al 0340. 170 HZ shift/ 100 baud speed. (Palrick Sullivan. La
Crescenla, CA)
WOOOcean Gale Radio. New Jersey, working !he vessel Baroness In
USB al 1430. (Mike Pugh, Emporium, PA) This Is marine channel 815.
The ship side Is on 6238.4-ed.
Aeroflol 340 (Russian Airlines) heard working COL (Havana/ In CW al
0536. Aircraft gave posillon as 52N/ 20W over lhe NOrlh Al anllc with
an ETA lo Shannon (Ireland) of 6626. Crew also send an aircraft
regislralion number of 664n. (Garle Halmslead, Saint Albans. WV)
American 72 working Honolulu Aero at 0551 In USB wilh position
reporl. Gave the wind speed at his flighl level of 133 knols. When
asked by Honolulu 10 confirm his wind speed. he replied. "Yah, lrs
really blowin." (Garie Halmstead. Saini Albans, WV)
American 679 working New York Aeroradio al 1447 In USB and
repealing his oceanic clearance to !he Aruba Alrporl. Clearance to
lake 579 from Tallo lo Tooms via Red 69. then direct Grand Turk.
u sual roule of fli ghl is normally slralghl down Amber 554 via Lears
and sours. No reason given for this devlallon. (Garle Halmsl ead, Saini
Albans, WV) I lhlnk lhe Navy/Air Force was conducllng some missile
exercises In lhe area. Probably good enough reason to reroule-ed.
6060.0
8140.0
8368.0
6362.0
8387.0
6396.0
6397.5
6399.0
6402.0
6428.0
6522.0
6602.0
6698.0
8702.0
8718.0
6762.3
8842.0
6643.0
6846.0
Utility World
8855.0
8861.0
8993.0
9018.0
9020.0
9396.0
9438.6
9855.0
10158.8
10345.0
10400.0
10551 .5
10655.6
10972.0
11055.0
11 246.0
11476.0
12175.2
12476.1
12849.0
12984.0
13073.5
13077.0
13079.0
13081.5
13065.0
13085.5
13068.5
13097.5
vn
13285.0
Idler at 1045.
Rainbow Radio heard working Eastern 940 at 2335 In USB. Is this a
new aeroradlo station? The Eastern flight _gave poslllon reporl with
Intersection names. (Bob Doyle, Shelton,
Welcome to the column
Bob. This Is probably a Canadian regional route station. I show this to
be a Canadian route channel In area 10 as defined by the ITU. I know
there Is an aero station on this freq In Edmonton that sends traffic to
Quebec. I do not have a listing, however. for a Radlnbow Airlines. I
noticed only Eastern flights the afternoon I listened. ts this something
new for them? Any help here gang?-ed.
Rainbow Radio working HC259 for phone patch !raffle at 2355 In USB.
(Bob Ooyte, Shelton,
See my comments on 13265.0. I have
nothing on this channel. It Is outside the normal aero channels-ad.
NNNOGKF running phone patches for NNNOICE (McMurdo Station,
Antarctica) In use at 0313. McMurdo using MAAS call NNNOICE
Instead of NNNONBG as published In MT October, 1987. (Jim Boehm,
San Antonio, TX) I have noticed this a couple of times Jim. Realty
Interesting. Ma~ no one has told them they have a new call yet-ed.
on yang, Norlh Korea with RTIY news bulletins at
HMK25-KCNA
0430. 240 HZ sh ft/~ baud speed/reverse sense. (Patrick Sullivan, La
Crescenta, CA)
NNNONGBGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, working NNNOICE-McMurd o
Station. Antarctica In use at 0400. Both sides of the conversation
were loud and clear. (Jim Boehm, San Antonio, TX)
JAL44KYOOO Tokyo, Japan, with a RTIY news file a( 0720. 850 HZ
shlrt/50 baud"lreverse sense. (Patrick Sullivan, La Crescenta, CA)
JPNiHnterpol Komakl, Japan, with an ARO transmission at 072b.
They sent the Interpol list. This was about two or more pages (I only
stuck around for two pages) of lists of stolen Items with serial number,
description and cost. There were a tot of zeros after some of the
numbers. 170 HZ shlft/ 100 baud speed. (Patrick Sulltvan, La
Crescenta, CA)
NPMU.S. Navy Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, transmllllng FAX weather charls
at 0615. 120 LPM/ 576 IOC. (Patrick Sullivan, UI Crescenta, CA)
JMG4-Kyoto-Tot<yo metro, Ja~n . sending RTIY 5-letter g_roups
(weather) at 0055. 850 HZ shlft/50 baud speed/reverse sense. (Patrick
Sullivan, La Crescenta, CA)
HMF26KCNA Pvongyang, Norlh Korea, with RTIY news bulletins at
0440. 250 HZ shlft/ 50 baud speed/ normal sense. (Patrick Sullivan, La
Crescenta, CA)
WNU35-Slldell Radio, Louisiana, heard with a cw ca marker at 1539.
FUG-French Naval Radio La Regine, France, heard at 1545 wlth a v
CW marker.
IAR7Rome Radio, Italy, at 1548 with a CW v marker.
PCH60-Schevenlngen Radio, Holland, with a OE marker at 1549.
Noted two men speaklng In Spanish In USB at 1549. Drug smugglers?
WSC-Tuckerlon Radio, New Jersey, heard at 1556 wllh a OE CW
marker.
7TFEI OJaJa'lr Radio, Algeria, heard at 1055 with a ca CW marker.
(Bill Dickerman. Willlamsporl, PA)
VCS-Canadlan Coast Guard Halifax. Nova Scotia. with a v CW
marker at 1607.
LFTRogatand Radio, Norway, heard With a CQ CW marker at 1621.
PCH61-Schevenlngen Radio, Netherlands, heard at 2122 with a CQ
CW marker. (Lance Mlcklus. Essex Junction,
UOK2-Murmansk Radio, USSR, calling 4LS-Murmansk Radio, USSR,
In CW at 0031. Said was listening on 12588.0. Al 0036, UOK2
acknowledged 4LS and worked traffic on 12588 unlll 0058. What's
going on? No telephOnes In Murmansk? (Jim Boehm, San Antonio,
TX)
WNUSlldell Radio, Louisiana. monitored at 2112 wllh a ca cw
marker.
LP046General Pacheco Radio. Argentina. heard at 2355 with a CW
"V' marker. (Jim Boehm, San Anlonlo, TX)
XSGShangahl Radio, PRC heard with a CQ CW marker al 2345. (Jim
Boehm, S<in Antonio, TX)
PJC5-Curacao (Wllllamstad! Radio, Netherland Antilles In CW at 1130
wllh a CO marker. (8111 Ockerman, Wllllamsporl, PA)
HEC17-Beme Radio, Swllzer1and, heard at 1158 with a HEC ORV cw
marker. (Biii Dickerman, Wllllamsporl, PA)
WCCChatham RAdlo, Massachusetts, transmitting In the FEC mode
at 1945. 170 HZ shlft/ 100 baud speed. (Patrick SulTivan. La Crescenta,
CA)
HPPPanama Radio, Panama. heard at 1230 with HPP/Marllex ID In
CW and ARO Idler. (Bill Dickerman, Wllllamsporl. PA)
CLN603Prensa Latina Havana, Cuba, with ATTY news bulletins al
2145. 425 HZ shlft/50 baud speed/reverse sense. (Patrick Sullivan, La
Crescenta, CA)
VOA-USIA Monrovia, Liberia, sending an RTIY RY test tape at 2142.
425 HZ shlft/75 baud speed/ normal shift. (Patrick Sullivan, La
Crescenta. CA)
VOAUSIA Monrovia, Liberia. with parallel broadcast of the 18215.3
logging listed above. (Patrick Sullivan, La Crescenta. CA)
LOLArgenllne Naval f\adlo Buenos Aires, Argentina, monllored at
1927 with a RTIY RY test tape. 380 HZ shift/ 75 baud speed/ normal
sense. (Patrick Sullivan. La Crescenta, CA)
LSA600-Assoclated Press Buenos Aires, Argentina. monitored sending
news pies al 2016. 60 LPM/ 444 IOC. (Patrick Sullivan, La Crescenta,
CAI
NPMU.S. Navy Peart Harbor, Hawaii, with FAX weather charls al
1955. 120 LPM/576 IOC. (Patrick Sullivan. La Crescenta, CA)
CBVDGTMMM Valparaiso l'ladlo, Chile, sending ARO shtg traffic at
1841. 170 HZ shlft/ 100 baud speed. (Patrick Sullivan, La rescenta.
CA)
NRV-U.S. Coast Guard Apra Harbor, Guam. sending 5-letter groups In
the FEC mode at 2338. 170 HZ shlft/100 baud speed. (Patrick
Sullivan, La Crescenta. CA)
WCCCh81ham Radio, Massachusetts, sending a SELCAL list In the
FEC mode at 0055. 170 HZ shlft/ 100 baud speed. (Sullivan, CA)
en
13420.0
13826.0
13850.0
13974.0
14547.9
14817.6
14826.1
14880.0
15633.0
16861.7
16876.0
16895.5
16902.0
16904.8
16916.5
16932.0
16948.5
16952.4
17007.2
17020.2
17038.0
17045.6
17103.2
17170.4
17205.1
17207.6
17213.5
16193.6
16215.3
18542.7
18602.7
20736.0
21837.1
22565.5
22567.0
22569.3
MONITORING TIMES
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Disaster Communications
It was toward the end of one of those numbingly boring
no n-stops between the east a nd west coast. The date was
May 14, 1988, a Saturday. On board the aging 747 was
veteran pilot, Captain James K. Kilpatrick, two oth er crewmen and five flight a tte nda nt s. Further back in th e cabin
were 100 p assengers, mostly businessmen returning from
appointments o n the west coast who hoped to salvage at
least a p ort io n of their weekend.
As the plane began its final descent, the stewardesses
went about the ir normal j ob of rousing their slumbering
passengers for landing. Please fasten your seatbelt~:; exti11g~1ish
all smoking material and prepare f or an1val at Pl11/adelp/11a
!11te111atio11al Ai1port. Flight 1048 was rou tine, to say the
least.
A t 11:00 a m, howeve r, all that ch anged . As t he aircra ft
met the runway, one of the landing gears collapsed, jolt ing
all 108 people into sudden p anic. Insta nt ly, the co rresponding wingtip hit the ground, producing a spectacu la r rain of
sparks outside and fl ying luggage ins ide. The plane vee red
out of control. Several minutes later, night 1048 came to
rest on runway 9 Left, nea r what airport officia ls call
"taxiway ' U"'.
A fire, qui ckly escalating t o two alarms, began to spread
through the ill-fated craft. Firefighters from Engines 77 and
78 were quickly dispatched on 154.235 (South Band) a nd
arrived within minutes.
At about the same time, on 170.150, Philadelph ia Fire
Rescue (PFR) was dispatched, imm ediate ly setting up a
triage procedure, evalu a ting injuries a.n~ a.ffixing co l o~ed
tags to the victims. As the extent of 1nJ unes we re bemg
ascertained, PFR officials were busy co nt acting a rea
hospit als, co mpiling a list of available facilities at each.
As th e extent of the injuri es became known, ambulances
from adjoining Delawa re County, Pennsylva nia , were also
pressed into service, transpo rt ing vi cti~1 s t? hosp!t als, such
as nea rby Crozer Chester. Those needmg immediate attention, however, were fe rried away from the crash scene on
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Warning: Hurricanes!
Cordless
anxiety
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August 1988
33
Trame Reporters
Order Taker
31.0
171.105
170.245
170.305
154.600
154.570
Primary
Alternate A
Alternate B
Order Taker
35.02
30.84
33.140
154.600
154.570
151.895
Primary
Alternate A
Alternate B
Frequency List
Bob Murphy of Providence, Rhode Island, checks in with
a fairly extensive list of frequencies for his home state.
State Police
154.905
154.935
155.445
155.475
155. 505
155.610
South zone
North zone
Statewide repeater Tac
Tac #2
Administrative/Detective
Information
#1
Coast Guard
TV and Media
173.275
450.2125
450.3125
450.4875
August 1988
Providence Journal
WJAR TV 10
WLNE TV 6
WPRI TV 12
Fire Season
As the dry summer cont inues, t he infamous forest fire
season reaches kindling temperatures in California. A recent
issue of the RCMA newsletter included a list of frequencies
which West Coast scan ner enth usiasts may wish to monitor
due to their widespread use for fire dispatch.
The San Bernardino County dispatcher may be heard calling
responding departments over a wide a rea on 154.190 MHz.
Many desert firefighting companies may be heard on
154.070 MHz. Additional act ive frequencies include 154.025,
154.385 (San Bernardi no city), 154 .205, 33.80, 33.40, 33.64,
151.445 and 151.325 MHz.
Auxiliary
Operations
Operations
Helicopters
#1
National Guard
34
Samaritan vans
the Sky
net
net
net
net
49.40
49.90
148.150
C.V.S.
Spy In
Traffic
Traffic
Traffic
Traffic
Department of Transportation
47.22
Channel #1
47.340
Channel #2
143.280
156.600
157.050
164.550
450.1875
455.350
450.250
455.250
450.750
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product and that it is under study, none is
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The Beginner's
Handbook
of Amateur Radio
By Clay Laster, W5ZPV
New Multimode
Demodulator
from INFOTECH
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Frequency List
by Ken Winters
This new fifth edition of Winters'
directory has been enlarged to over 5500
frequency entries. While concentrating on
the Dallas/ Ft. Worth listening area, the
book is a collection of interesting
frequencies used across North America.
Gleaned from a number of sou rces,
including persona l monito ri ng, contributions from listeners and other publicati ons,
co nt ents cover the spectrum 45 Hz (US
Navy ELF) through 10525 MHz (police
radar speed guns).
Sorted by frequency and crossreferenced by alphabetized services, the list
is very easy to use and has high accuracy.
An excellent sou rce of nuggets for the
monitoring ent husiast.
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Guide to
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reference.
An introductory chapter on equipment
and accessories is particularly informative
and well illu strated. Successive chapters
cover techniques, regula tion s and characteristics of FAX transmissions, interpretation of weather charts and station
addresses.
(262 pages, 6-1/2" x 9-1/2", perfect
bound; $16.95 plus Sl sh ipping from
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Radio Programming:
Consultancy and
Formatics
By Michael Keith
Like TV, comme rcial radio programming in the United States is so competitive
and dynamic that a lmost every aspect of
Tenth Edition
what goes on the air must be carefully
planned. In fact, you'll be surprised lo find
One of the first hurdles encountered by just how much is planned. Gone arc the
new FAX, RTTY and CW utilities monitors days of radio past where DJ's ha d their own
is the extensive use of weather abbrevia- "show." The best "jocks" today arc talented ,
tions and codes. Rather than an attempt to to be sure, but they arc also the willing and
encrypt the transmissions, this symbolism is obedient serva nts of program directors,
a means of passing large quantities of who in turn, get their marching orders from
"consultants."
information in a sho rt Lime.
Radio I'rogra111111ing is a unique bo ok
Sample message fo r mats arc shown
along with decoding info rmation. The girth that gives readers a look at how today's
of the book is a concentration of commercial radio happen s. Also an
alphabetized codes and their interpreta- "insider" book, you'll leave it either a mazed
tions followed by station identifiers, or appalled. But you won't leave it
a llowing liste ners to pinpoint the sou rces of untouched.
Radio I'rogra111ming is available from
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Ohio Federal
Frequency Directory
1988 Edition
by Dave Jones
It has been four years since Dave Jones,
Federal File colum nist for MT, published
his first directory. Now updated, the list
contains freque ncy information on a wide
range of agencies over a wide range of
spectrum . Both routine and federal
undercover operations a re included.
Cross referenced by frequency and
agency, listings cover the 27 to 468 MHz
spectrum with representative data from
Justice, Treasury, Air Force, Coast Guard,
Energy, Army, Secret Service, Postal
Service, FAA, National Guard and many
more.
Callsigns, locations, repeate r plans,
channelization and use are shown where
known and, because th e agencies arc
Sound Enhancer
from Grove
When was the last time you paid good
money for a radio, then were disappointed
that the audio quality was nol what you
expected? Take a look at th e speake rs used
in today's receivers, scanners, ham and CB
MONITORING TIMES
Our test
The SP-100 was used in turn with a
Realistic PR0-2004 scanner, a Kenwood
TS440S transceiver and an !COM R7000
receiver. The speaker was custom adj usted
to su it the variety of programming found
across the spectrum.
On shortwave, shrill heterodynes and
static crashes could be reduced by lowering
the t reble slightly (at a sacrifice, of course,
in high frequency audio response). On
notoriously "boomy" stations like Radio
Havana Cuba, quality was improved considerably by reducing the bass and increasing
the treble.
Similar imp rovements were noted on
VHF /UHF scann ing, making ha rsh a udio
mellower and distorted audio clea rer.
Using the SP-100 on t he FM broadcast
band, its high fidelity capability really came
through. Bass cou ld be felt for the fi rst time
on receivers whose interna l speakers
couldn't begi n to compete, and treble was
clean and transparent.
The SP-100 dramatically demonstrates
what most of us have known for a long
Lime: manufactu re rs put miserable speakers
in t heir radios. A decent sp eaker system
like the G rove SP-100 can make a real
difference in listening enjoyment.
(Grove SP-100 Sound Enhancer, $99.50
plus $5.00 shipping from Grove Enterprises, P.O. Box 140, Brasstown, NC 28902;
credit card orders 1-800-438-8155)
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August 1988
37
A Time to Adjust
August is a time for summer fun. Still,
hard as it may seem to believe right now,
it'll only be another six or eight weeks
before you'll notice that the static crashes
of summer have begun to die down. Shortly
after that, you'll be looking forward to long
winter nights huddled up close to the magic
box that brings the rest of the world int o
one's home.
Yes, it's once again that time: time to give
our equipment the once over so that we can
be prepa red for the winter li ste ning season.
Adjustment, preparation, change, all
functions of having the most fun we can
playing radio.
Perhaps the best place to start is with a serious visual check of all hardware.
This is a good time to open up yo ur receiver
and examine it for dust pollution. Disconnect your radio from power and a nt e nna
and take a look inside. Any "dust bunnies"
can be carefully blown out. We don't often
give it much thought but dust presents the
opportunity for unneeded heat and even for
This is the time to (carefully) boat out any dust bunnies lurking in your
equipment Dust increases the heat and can create harmful static paths.
38
August 1988
MONITORING TIMES
CB RADIO PRODUCTS
L~l\R
If you are using any kind of dipole or longwire you might want to give consideratio n
to installing a strain spring at one end to
give your antenna a better cha nce against
the winds a nd ice of winte r. A good so urce
fo r weatherproofed springs would be those
springs sold for use with storm doors (the
ones th at install at the top of the door to
keep it from blowing too fa r open). Such
springs can be found at any hardware store.
MONITORING TIMES
August 1988
39
federal file
Dave Jones
430 Gamor Drive
Suffield, OH 44260
Ten Codes
The FBI field operations also utilize several
te n codes which arc listed in table two. This
isn't a complete listing but rather confirmed
Tab le One
Common Code Words and Terms
Big K, The
Bird Dog
Break Off
Cave, The
C.l.
Diaper Change
Digital
Eden
Eyeball
Eyes
F.F.
Flicks
Flyer
H.T.
Ha lf-Signal
Home Front
I, The
In the Clear
In the Pocket
L.L.
Main Man
Mickey Ds
Nest
Noise maker
Number One Man
0, The
Out of Pocket
Our Boy
40
K-Mart
Surveillance Aircraft
End
Surveillance;
Apply
distance
between suspect and surveillance units.
Surveillance Listening Post
Case Informant
Replacing batteries in mobile trai ling
transmitter
Reference to digit al scrambling transmission
Hired Subject
Surveill ance subject under agent's direct
vi ew
Starlight Nightvisio n Optics
F ield File
Surveillance Films
Surveillance Aircraft Pilot
Handie-Talkie (Hand-held unit)
Agent's Spouse
Agent's Home Office
Interstate Highway
Transmit Without Scrambling
Subject in surveillance net; Subject
whereabouts known by agents.
Land Line (telephone)
Primary surveillance subject of interest
MacDonalds
Surveillance Subject's Home
Mobile Trailing Transmitter
Primary Subj ect un der Surveillance
Agent's Office
Suject no longer under surveilla nce;
Subject whereabouts unknown to agents
Subject under Surveillance
August 1988
Our Friend
Our Main Interest
Ou r Man
Outside Agency
Package
Pigeon
Plank
Port
Private
Private Side
R, T he
Rabbit
Rabbit Tracks
Rcdballcd
Redboarded
R.D.0.
S.W.
Signal
Solo
Standard
Staging Area
Subject
T arget
Truck
Truck Garage
u.c.
Wagon
War Wagon
Wire
Walking the Dog
MONITORING TIMES
A D V A N C E D
-SEEKER~m
D.V.P. (Digital Voice Protection). A previous Federal File column
presented some of the general operat ing characteristics of D.E.S.
based systems and digital scrambling without delving into the technical realm. The following paragraphs will attempt to rectify that.
Digital Voice Protection employs two main levels to provide voice
transmission security. The first level is the conversion of the analog
voice into the digital domain by using Continuously Variable Slope
Delta Modulation (CVSDM), an analog to digital conversion technique. The second level is achieved by the scramb ling of digital
conversion output from the CVSDM via a nonlinear algorithm
which involves an Nth order polynominal and polynominal arithmetic.
The latter is accomplished digitally by feeding the digital
conversion ou tput into a seria l register. A specific output is
selected to be used as the den o minator by which the input is
divided. The selection of the register output determines which
level (Nth im plying a general order defined by a number in place of
N) or orde r of polynomin al is utilized. The resu lt ant q uot ient is
then transmitt ed as the signal content contained with the RF
carrier.
At th e receiving end a s imil a r process is utilized to reconstruct the
digital sig nal to an intelligible analog audio signa l based on the
knowledge of the polynominal factor utilized. The result hea rd by
units not equipped fo r the digital secure t ransmission is the sound
of rando m noise, mu ch like receiver noi se.
INSTAN TL Y DISPLAYS
broadcaster time and frequency schedules.
STORES, DESCRIBES,
PRINTS , and SCANS
hundreds of frequencies.
AF SYSTEMS
Mailbag
Mo11 itod11g Times reader J ames Webb provided additio nal
information on the net he monit ored on 469.600. James co nfigured
his scanner to rece ive the net on the stared frequency as well as on
453.800 and 458.800. Utilizing a PR0-32 indoo rs, he listened for
t raffic o n 453.800 and then manually switched to the channels
where 458.800 and 469.600 were programmed int o his scanner. No
traffic was noted on the latter two frequencies while radio traffic
was present on 453.800. The PR0-32, J a mes states, ha s a 10.7 MHz
IF and hence the 469.600 cannot be an im age within his receiver.
Bernard H immers, Jr. of Vienna, Virginia , also provided some data
on the sa m e net. Bernard states that t he net is ca lled P-MARS and
not T -MARS, as T-l\1ARS is the net used in the Norfolk area. PMARS is the Police Mutual Aid Radio System which operates on
453.550 in the Metro DC area. The P-MARS net tests three times a
day wit h a different station acting as net control. The mon itored
frequency of 469.600, however, is still not explained -- any ideas?
G!1
Have you gotten your
Table Two
Common Ten Codes
10-0
10-4
10-7
10-8
10-9
10-16
10-20
10-21
10-23
10-28
10-29
10-66
10-85
10-90
10-95
Negative
OK
Out of Service
In Service
Repeat Previous Transmission
Message Check
Location
Telephone Call
Stand By
License Plate Check
Operator's License Check
Alarm {?)
Meet with Agent . . .
Dank Robbery
Subjects apprehended, area cleared and secure
MONITORING TIMES
August 1988
41
plane talk
42
August 1988
For instance, Delta Airlines Operations in MT: As far as figures go, approximately how
Evansville may decide to put an extra flight on many pilots use your services -- or are briefed
or make a change in an existing flight plan. If in one day?
this happens, they call and file the change or
extra flight with us, the Terre Haute Flight Houck: On the average, anywhere from 550 to
1,000; our average is generally in the 650 to
Service Station.
700 range.
The military, such as the Air National Guard
which has active units with F-4s flying out of MT: Can you tell us something about the Pilot
Terre Haute and Ft. Wayne, will call us with Automated Telephone Weather Advisory
their flight plans. We store them in the Service -- I think it's called something like
computer. When they notify us which flight that isn't it?
plan they will be using on any particular day,
we pull that plan, process and forward it for Houck: Yes, pilots can call the Flight Service
them to the appropriate ARTCC. For that Station's 800 number and press the approprimatter, any military airfield which has traffic ate buttons on a touch-tone phone to get
coming and going will coordinate with us recorded weather service fo r various parts of
because we have military fli ght advisory the state. Then by pressing another code on
messages which we have to route to various these buttons, they can have their call transferred to a Weather Briefer who can elablocations for them.
orate on the information which they've just
MT I didn't realize that FSS scope of opera- heard. The recorded information is updated
as freque ntly as necessary. Also, there is a
tions was this extensive!
complete "menu" which a pilot may access by
Houck: We've barely scratched the surface yet tapping in another code, and select the service
as far as explaining our various services and he needs at that particular moment.
functions! For instance, any pilot anywhere in
the United States can call an FSS and get a MT: How many different weather radars do
briefing - no matter where they want to go, you use?
because weather and other details regarding
conditions can be obtained for anywhere in Houck: Two different systems. There's the
the country, and for overseas locations also. FAA's RRWDS system and a commercial
The pilot doesn't even have to be in their (the color weather radar type also. Incidentally, we
particular FSS's location) area at the time can access many of the National Weather
they call if they know the phone number of Service Radar sites in the U.S. and bring it up
the station in question. They can ascertain on a terminal VDS. You can see why this
that from any directory assistance operator. would be necessary if we're going to provide
MONITORING TIMES
1
1) Flight Service specialist Nancy Dene
working inflight position (2) Backup
weather/message computer (3) Buzz Woodcock at supe1visor's position (4) PATWAS/
HIWAS broadcast room, /Jany Steffy (5)
Enroute flight adviso1y sen>ice (EFAS)
position. (Photos by A. Dale Spurgeon)
areas of Indiana.
Oklahoma City, just as candidates for air traffic controllers do. Training there lasts 17
weeks or more, and then they arc assigned to
a FSS facility where they go through more
formalized classroom training. One of the
subjects that they are taught is called "Area
Knowledge." This covers technical subjects
and geographical items such as navaid locations, radio frequencies, airport landmarks,
runways, aviat ion weather for that location,
etc. Then, a developmental (trainee) is
assigned for a length of time to an on-the-job
training instructor.
Regularly scheduled training continues for
the developmental until they are able to be
checked out on every position that's utilized
in an FSS. I would expect that a very sharp
student could get through training in about
one year's time from when they start at the
Academy until they arc checked out on each
position.
August 1988
43
Amazing Gain
The gain of an antenna is a parameter th at
defines how well a particular antenna operates in reference to some standa rd unit.
Now then, in every text on antennas, the
standard used is the half wave dipole
a11te11na. R emember that. It is very
important! When a designer states that this
antenna has a gai n of 10 dB, he is saying
that it performs ten times better t ha n a half
wave dipole antenna cut for the sa me
frequen cy and located at the same height
above ground.
vertical radiation from such a n ante nna -this is an entire topic o f discussion a nd we
will address it in a futu re column .
Expect gai ns from 3 Lo 8 dB over a dipole
from most HF b eam type antennas. VHF
beams will often fea ture gains of ove r 10
dB, quite average and satisfacto ry fo r most
a mateurs. Higher gain can be had on both
HF and V HF and all you need is money, a
large sturdy tower and a lot la rge e nough to
accomm odate the monster.
A difference of 1 or 2 dB is not noticeable
enough to worry about, if you are
concerned about size or cost. If the idea l
size/priced antenna cla ims 5 dB over a half
wave dipole a nd a not he r specifies 6, go fo r
the 5 -- you won't notice any difference.
The Dipole
The easy-to-erect dipole has graced the air
space above more ham stations th an all
others combined. It 's a good antenna, especially on the lower frequencies.
A dipole always consists of two halves fed in
the center (dipole means two halves). The
most common dipole is call ed the hal f wave
dip ole, but a ny a ntenna -- be it longer or
short er than a half wave -- is a dipole as
long as it is fed in the center and t he re are
two equa l lengths on each side.
A 11g11st I 988
Hello, Tokyo!
There's still time -- time to catch a pla ne
bound for T okyo and the J apan A mateur
Radio League, Inc.'s "Ham Fair 88." The
event, to be held at the Tokyo Inte rnational Trade Fair in Harumi, Tokyo, will be
run from August 26 to Augu st 28. Topics
p lanned fo r discussion include "The Fascination of Ionosphere Communication," "A
Challenge Toward High Techn ology" and
"Fi rst Encount e r with G H z. " Last year, the
fair attracted some 54,000 visitors from 18
different count ries.
Tuning In
In terested in hearing ha ms from all over
the worl d? Med ical emergencies? Situation
reports from obscure countries? The
IM RA -- IMRA sta nds for International
Mission Rad io Association -- net is on the
air Monday through Saturday from 1830 to
2000 UTC. The frequency is 14.280 kHz.
The IM RA Net handles worldwide traffic
for missionaries of all denominations a nd
does other vol unt eer service. Non missionaries arc welcome to join in or just listen .
Fi nally, the Canadian A mateur Radio
Federatio n report s that Soviet a mateurs
may now commu nicate with any country
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reading rtty
Jack Albert
203 York Place
New Len ox, IL 60451
Boning Up
Today, it's far more difficult than it was
twenty years ago to tune in RTTY signals.
In spite of the growing number of RTTY
stations that are found on the shortwave
bands, more and more of them produce
nothing but garble. The main cause of this
problem is due to growing popularity of
data encryption equipment. This type of
gear has always been used by the military.
Now-a-days, though, because it's cheap to
build, embassies and other government
agencies are scrambling their RTTY signals
to increase security.
Even ir you owned an encryption unit, you
would copy nothing but gobbledygook
because a special code number is needed to
program it. The code number, in some
cases, is hand delivered to the embassy
(often on a daily basis) and entered int o the
encryption box. It's illegal (except for a spy)
to unscramble coded signals anyway!
Another thing which makes matters worse
is that there are other types of RTTY
signals such as SITOR, FEC and TDM .
With all of this confusion the novice RTTY
listener probably wonders, how do the pros
manage?
It takes many years of listening to RTTY
and kn owing how to tune in the various
signals. Anyone, fo r example, can listen to
an AM radio even on the SW bands. Ju st
tune the radio until you hear a clear voice
or undistorted music.
But when you tune in a RTTY signal, the
only th ing you hear is a strange beeping
sound. Other things have to be adjusted like
the speed (which is selected by the software
if you arc using a computer) and the shift
until readable characters arc displayed.
Then if that doesn't work, you have to
determine the proper mode (FEC TDM
SITOR or ARQ) or, if the signa l is reversed
or scra mbled. It's easy to sec \Vhy some
newcomers give up.
Help is available
If you arc in the same boat, don't cry! There
arc several books available which will help
you with this exciting hobby. These books
are written by the pros and arc very usefu l,
even if you are a veteran listener.
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Galactic Radio
Galactic Radio is the umbrella name
given to a collection of seven audio services
o ffered to cable companies by Jones
Intcrcable, itself a Multiple System Operator (MSO).
The chart below will assist in tuning
these services which quite handily are
located on the same transponder ( 11) of
Galaxy III. The services, except for InTouch which is monaura l, utilize the
Discreet Stereo tuni ng mode on your
receiver. Separate frequencies for each
service indicate Left and Right channels.
Service
Country Favorites
Adult Contemporary
(a lbu m rock)
Easy Listening
Variety
Classical
New Age of Jazz
In-Touch
Freqs (MHz)
5.04
7.75
5.22
5.58
5.96
6.30
7.38
7.875
5.40
5.76
6.12
6.48
6.56
All channels are narrowband and InTouch is even narrower and perhaps harder
to tune on some receivers.
These advertiser-supported services arc
designed for use by cable systems which,
using an A -B switch in the customer's home
can put these subcarriers throughout the
FM band on the consumer's FM radio.
J ones lntercable welcomes dish-owner's
listeni ng and suggestions for imp roving the
services.
COMPUTERS
RADIO =
Back to Basics
When last we left ou r dish owner-to-be, he was busy hurdling
obstacles p laced in his path by local zoning rules and deed
restrictions. Having sat isfied all the local busybodies, cable snoopers and petty bureaucrats, he must now do a "site survey."
The site survey will determine where the best location will be
on your property for satellite reception. This is a critical deter~ination . ~ site su'":'ey may reveal that trees or buildings may
~nterfere. wtth reception; that your dish may be looking squarely
into the Jaws of a point-to-point terrestrial microwave tower that
the best site on your property is the center of your front lawn (local
rest rictions may take a dim view of such a placement); or that the
look angle at your latitude requires that you hoist your dish atop a
20 fo?t steel. p~le. The object of a site survey is to eliminate nasty
surprises. Digging a hole and planting a ten foot steel post in 300
pounds of concrete is not something you'll want to do often.
Here are some generalizations about site surveys. If you are
east of the Mississippi River, you'll need an un obst ructed view to
the west at least 10 degrees above the horizon and to the south at
least 30 degrees above the horizon. West of the big river you'll
need the same degree reading only this time to the south and east.
To fi nd out if the view is unob structed at those anoles it would
be helpful to use an inclinometer (Sears sells the~ for about
Sl~.00). Yo.u may improvise a n inclinometer by attaching a
weighted stnng to a protractor and sighting along the straight edge
at the proper a ngle. Remember that deciduous trees which you
may see through clearly in winter may totally block signals in
summer.
Do your sighting from different parts of your prope rty but don't
stray too far. Most prepared cable packages sold with satellite TV
systems are 100 feet long. Be careful to include in your measurement any runs up and down walls, around corners, underground
and up to the dish. You don't want to come up short and you don't
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backyard in California, it offered a steady parade of entertainers
whose talents ranged from respectable to awful. While apparently
done o n short notice it did feature an amusing sat ire on the FCC
which was prerecorded.
Also noted on June 13 on NASA Select (F2, 13) there was a
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Paul Swearingen
3132 SE lrvi11glram
Topeka, KS 66605
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Above: Residents
network news
helicopter
move in.
Right: Townspeople
walk trail of
strewn guywire
near anchor.
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August 1988
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On to Central America
An anonymous friend in Maryland writes
to tell us he is hearing the anti-Sandinista
station o n 5889 at 0200 sign-o n identifying
as R ad io Libcracion. He states when he
heard it on 6215 at 2300 UTC , it was sti ll
occasionally using the old Radio Quince de
Septiembre identification. As he notes,
Contra name changes are not unusua l,
although Quince was arou nd for some
time .
Protesting Pirates
John Dcmmit t of Pennsylvania monitored
a n unusual pirate broadcasting o n 1600
kHz. It was coming from the T e lecommunications Building of Penn State University. The broadcasters said they were going
to stay there until the university president
would agree to meet with them to discuss
black and gay rights. The broadcast lasted
fo r about twenty minutes, and the
protestors used the theme or name of the
United Minority. They claimed that 130
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The BBC's Citizens are Alex (holding William), Anita, Julia, Mike and Hugh.
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MONITORING TIMES
Sha11mugam
.....
Sunday
0000 British Broadcasting Corporation:
World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
0010 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: People
0045 Radio Moscow: Feature
0100 BBC: News Sununary
0100
0101
0110
0125
0 130
0150
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Monday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Brit.ain
0010 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: Radio Bridge
0030 BBC: Religious Service
0045 Radio Moscow: Science And
Engineering
0100 BBC: News Summary
0100 Radio Moscow: News
0110 Radio Moscow: Moscow Mailbag
0125 Radio Moscow: Top Priority
0140 Radio Moscow: Sideligh ts On Soviet
Li fe
0200 BBC: World News
0200 Radio Moscow: News
0209 BBC: British Press Review
0210 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0215 BBC: Peebles' Choice (music)
0225 Radio Moscow: Radio Bridge
0230 BBC: Science in Action
0230 Radio Netherlands: Happy Station
(music and leuers)
0245 Radio Moscow: Science And
Engineering
0300 BBC: World News
0300 Radio Moscow: News
0309 BBC: News About Britain
0310 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0315 BBC: Good Books - **** - Detailed
opinions on specific books.
0325 Radio Moscow: Radio Bridge
0330 BBC: Anyth ing Goes
0345 Radio Moscow: Science And
Engineering
0400 BBC: Newsdcsk
0400 Radio Moscow: News
0410 Radio Moscow: Moscow Mailbag
0425 Radio Moscow: Top Priority
0440 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0445 BBC: Reflections (religion)
0450 BBC: Waveguide - **(sec Sun 0750)
0500 BBC: World News
0500 Radio Moscow: News
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours (news
magazine)
0510 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0525 Radio Moscow: Radio Bridge
0530 BBC: Nature Notebook
0530 Radio Netherlands: Happy Station
(music and lcuers)
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August 1988
Tuesday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
0010 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0030 BBC: Classical Music Feature
0055 Radio Moscow: DX Program
OlCXl BBC: News Summary
0100 Radio Moscow: News
0101 BBC: Outlook
0110 Radio Moscow: Actuality
0120 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0125 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0130 BBC: Short Story
0130 Radio Moscow: People
0145 Radio Moscow: Feature
0200 BBC: World News
0200 Radio Moscow: News
0209 BBC: British Press Rev iew
0210 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0215 BBC: Network UK (feature)
0230 BBC: Sports International (feature)
0230 Radio Netherlands: World News
0235 Radio Netherlands: Newsline
0250 Radio Netherlands: The Research File
(science)
0255 Radio Moscow: DX Program
0300 BBC: World News
0300 Radio Moscow: News
0309 BBC: News About Britain
03 10 Radio Moscow: Outlook
03 15 BBC: The World Today (news
feature)
0325 Radio Moscow: Feature
0330 BBC: John Peel (progressive rock
music)
0355 Radio Moscow: DX Program
0400 BBC: Ncwsdesk
0400 Radio Moscow: News
Wednesday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
0010 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0030 BBC: Omnibus (topical feature)
0030 Radio Moscow: Feature
0100 BBC: News Summary
0 100 Radio Moscow: News
0101 BBC: Outlook
0110 Radio Moscow: Top Priority
0125 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0130 BBC: Report On Religion - ****(sec
Tue 1945)
MONlTORING TllvIES
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August 1988
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August 1988
Thursday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
00 10 Radio Moscow: Outlook
00 15 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: Feature
0040 Radio Moscow: Home In The USSR
0100 BBC: News Summary
0 100 Radio Moscow: News
0101 BBC: Outlook
01 JO Radio Moscow: Moscow Mailbag
0125 Radio Moscow : Actuality
0130 BBC: Waveguide - ** (sec Sun 0750)
0130 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0140 BBC: Book Choice
0140 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0 145 Radio Moscow: Feature
0200 BBC: World News
0200 Radio Moscow: News
0209 BBC: British Press Review
02 JO Radio Moscow: Outlook
0215 BBC: Network UK (feature)
0225 Radio Moscow: Feature
0230 BBC: Assignment
0230 Radio Netherlands : World News
0235 Radio Netherlands: Newslinc
0240 Radio Moscow: Home In The USSR
0250 Radio Moscow: Feature
0250 Radio Netl1crlands: Feature
0300 BBC: World News
0300 Radio Moscow: News
0309 BBC: News About Britain
03JO Radio Moscow: Outlook
03 15 BBC: The World Today (news
feature)
0325 Radio Moscow : Feature
0340 Radio Moscow : Home In The USS R
0400 BBC: Newsdcsk
0400 Radio Moscow : News
0410 Radio Moscow : Moscow Mailbag
0425 Rad io Moscow: Actuality
0430 BBC: Classical Record Review
0430 Radio Moscow : Daily Talk
0440 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0445 BBC: Reflections (reli gion)
0445 Radio Moscow: Feature
0450 BB C: Financial News
0500 BBC: World News
0500 Radio Moscow : News
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours (news
magazine)
05 10 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0525 Radio Moscow: Feature
0530 BB C: Peebles' C hoice
0530 Radio Netl1crhmds: World News
0535 Rad io Nctl1crlands: Ncwslinc
0540 Radio Moscow: Home In The USSR
0545 BBC: T he World Today (news
feature)
MONITO RI NG TIMES
Friday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
00 10 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: Feature
0030 BBC: Music Now (modern classical
music)
0045 Radio Moscow: Science And
Engineering
0100 BBC: News Summary
01 00 Radio Moscow: News
0101 BBC: Outlook
0 1JO Radio Moscow: Actuality
0 120 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0125 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Soviet
Life
0 130 Rad io Moscow: Radio Bridge
0 145 BBC: Talking From ... (Northern
Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
0200 BBC: World News
0200 Radio Moscow: News
0209 BBC: British Press Review
02 10 Radio Moscow: Outlook
02 15 BBC: Health Matters
0225 Radio Moscow: Feature
0230 BBC: Citizens (drama serial)
0230 Radio Netherlands: World News
0235 Radio Netherlands: Ncwsline
0245 Radio Moscow: Sc ience And
Engineering
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Saturday
0000 BBC: World News
0000 Radio Moscow: News
0009 BBC: News About Britain
0010 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0015 BBC: Radio Newsreel
0025 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0030 BBC: Personal View
0030 Radio Moscow: Feature
0040 Radio Moscow: Home In The USSR
0045 BBC: Recording of the Weck
0050 Radio Moscow: Feature
0100 BBC: News Summary
0100 Radio Moscow: News
0101 BBC: Outlook
0110 Radio Moscow: Top Priority
0125 Radio Moscow: Sidelights On Sov iet
Life
0130 Radio Moscow: Feature
0145 BBC: Nature Notebook
0145 Radio Moscow: Science And
Engineering
0200 BBC: World News
0200 Radio Moscow: News
0209 BBC: Commentary
0210 Radio Moscow: Outlook
0215 BBC: Network UK (feature)
0225 Radio Moscow: Daily Talk
0230 BBC: People And Polilics
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Greg Jordan,
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1855-1 Fiancisdin Terrace
NC 27127
Winston-Salem,
Joe Hanlon, PA
0000 UTC
0000-0015
0000-0030
9693
5975
9515
12095
9435
0000-0030
Kol Israel, Jeru salem
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
6080
0000-0030
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
15575
0000-0030
9620
0000-0030 M Radio Norway lnl'I, Oslo
0000-0030 S,M WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15145
15115
0000-0050
Radio Pyongyang. Norm Korea
9no
0000-0055
Radio Beijing, PR China
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
0000-0100
6055
0000-0100
All India Radio. New Deihl
11715
6195
CBC Northern Quebec Service
0000-0100
0000-0100
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
0000-0100
6160
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
0000-0100
6030
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
0000-0100
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
0000-0100
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
0000-0100
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
0000-0100
FEBC, Manila, Philippines
15445
0000-0100
3910
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
0000-0100
KSDA. Guam
15125
0000-0100
9495
0000-0100 TA KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
KYOI, Salpan
15405
0000-0100
Radio Australia, Melbourne
15140
0000-0100
15395
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
11n5
0000-0100
5960
0000-0100 S,M Radio Canada inl'I. Montreat
Radio Havana Cuba
0000-0100
9655
6090
Radio Luxembourg
0000-0100
9530
Radio Moscow, USSR
0000-0100
9765
11780
Voice of Kampuchea. Phnom-Penn
BBC, London, England
11938
6005 6175
9580 9590
11955
11605 12080
9730
7325
9915
0000-0100
15160
11115 15455
11790 15345
7215 9535 9910
11745 15110
9625
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A = Saturday
..
W = Wednesday
an
we suggest that you begin with the lower frequencies that a station Is
broadcasting on and work your way up the dial. Remember that there Is no
guarantee that a station will be audible on any given day. Reception conditions
can change rapidly, though, and II It is not audible one night. it may well be on
another.
0030-01 00
0030-0100
0030-0100
0030-0100
0030-0100
0030-0100
0035-0040
HOW TO USE
THE PROPAGATION CHARTS
If there IS no entry, the broadcasts are heard daily. If, for example, there Is
entry of "M," the broadcast . would be heard only on Mondays. An entry of
"M,WF would mean Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. "M-P would
mean Mondays through Fridays. ' TEN" Indicates a tentative schedule and 'TES"
a test transmission.
...
Listings followed by an asterisk (<) are for Engllsh lessons and do not
contain regularly scheduled programming.
MONITORING TIMES
The first four digits of an entry are the broadcast start time In UTC.
Tne second four digits represent the end lime.
In tne space between the end time and the station name is tne broadcast
schedule.
M=Monday
F =Friday
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S=Sunday
H =Thursday
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0050-0100
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6150 9605 11780
KYOI, Salpan
Radio Australia, Melbourne
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
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Radio
Radio
Radio
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0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
9910
9835
17845
11785
9565
61 75
9915
0100-0200
Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta
0100-0200
WCSN, Boston, Massachusetts
01 00-0200
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
0100-0200
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
0100-0200
WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana
0100-0200
WYFR. Oakland, Calllomla
0100-0200 T-S WYFR Satellite Net, California
0130-0140 T-S Voice of Greece, Alhens
0130-0145TWFS Radio Budapest, Hungary
0130-0155
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7235
9645
9715
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
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3910
17855
6215
17780
9525
06300700
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06300700 A.S Voice of Kenya. Nairobi
0645-0700
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0630-0700 A CPBS-1, China
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06300655
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0630-0700
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10.00
0600-0700
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06000700
Voice of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur
0600-0700
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
06000700
WCSN, Boslon, Massachusetts
0600-0700
WHAi, Noblesville. Indiana
0600-0700 MA WMLK. Bethel, Pennsyvtanla
0600-0700
WYFR. Oakland, Galifornla
East Coast To
MHz.
25.00
0600-0700
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
0600-0700 A.S Radio Thailand. Bangkok
0600-0700
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
SBC Radio One, Singapore
0600-0700
0600-0700
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0600-0700
Trans World Radio Monte Carlo
Voice of America, Washington
0600-0700
0600 UTC
0600-0700
0600.0700
0600-0700
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17805
6050
9760
6130
11705
6130
11 940
17605
6050
9760
6130
11705
0645-0700
0645-0700
I 0100
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0700-0710
0700-0710
0700-0715
0700-0730
0700-0730
0700-0730
0700-0730
0700-0730
0700-0730
0700-0745
0700-0750
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800
0700-0800
MHz.
30.00
3925
6020
9520
11940
17805
5980
3366
5898
9600
15280
9730
5995
15240
21600
12045
11880
6065
15340
7257
6130
6005
6030
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
11800
4890
6040
5960
6080
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 A,S
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 s
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 A.S
0700-0800
0700-0800
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0700-0800
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5985
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0715-0735 s
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0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0735
15150
7355
17795
9852.5
6130
6080
6070
11830
3910
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11925
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6215
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17780
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6130
Radio Havana Cuba
9525
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5990
21695
Radio Kuwait
15345
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9765
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9655
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11940
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6135
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6070
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5985
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7270
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6175
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15120
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9495
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9620
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6065
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6040
21540
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11725
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15115
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6248
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71 05
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231 0
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2485
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9655
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0800-0625
Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
0600-0625
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
06000630
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06000900
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0840-0650 M-A Voice of Greece, Athens
Raello
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0645-0900
Raello Prague, Czectioslovakla
0645-0900
All lnelia Raello, New Deihl
0850-0900
I0900 UTC
0900-0910
0900-0910
Voice of Lebanon. Beirut
0900-0925 M-F BAT, Brussels, Belgium
FEBC, Manila, Philippines
0900-0930
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0900-0930
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0900-0930
Raello Beijing, China
0900-0930
0900-0930
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0900-0930
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0900-0930 A. s Radio Prague, Czechoslavkla
0900-0950
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0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
7200
5960
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71 10
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11650
3295
6020
9520
6546
17595
11650
11805
3925
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11665
9720
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2485
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15630
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0900-0905
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1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1055
1000-1 100
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1000-1100
1000-1100
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7220
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7165
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11 00-11 05
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11785
9745
11700
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6085
11755
15180
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MHz.
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KYOI, Salpan
1000-1 100
Radio Afghanistan. Kabul
1000-1 100
Radio Australia, Melbourne
1000-11 00
1000-11 00
Radio Moscow, USSR
1000-11 00
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
1000.1100
1000.1100
SBC Radio One, Singapore
1000-1100
Superpower KUSW, Utah
Voice of Amer1ca. Washington
1000.1 100
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
10001 100
1000.1100
Voice of Nlger1a. Lagos
1000.1100
WHRI, Noblesville. Indiana
WYFR, Oakland, Gallfomla
1000.1100
10051010
Radio Pakistan, Islamabad
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
1015-1030
1030-1040
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1030-1055
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HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
1030-11 00
1030-1045 A Radio Budapest, Hungary
1030-1100
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10301 100 A,S Radio Tanzania. Dar es Salaam
SLBC, Colombo, Sr1 Lanka
1030-11 00
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1030-1100
1040-1050 H Radio Free Europe. Munich*
9735
6130
9385
15650
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4450
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9700
9590
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7165
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9560
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21695
Voice of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
9560
12020
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
Trans World Radio, Monte Garlo
7105
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
2485
ABC, Katherine, Australia
2325
ABC, Tennant Creel<, Australia
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
All India Radio, New Deihl
11860
17387
9740
BBC, London, England
12095
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CFCF, Monlreal, Quebec
6005
6030
CFCN, Galgary, Alberta
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
(US) Far East NelWork. Tokyo
3910
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6150
KTWR. Agana, Guam
11805
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100().1030
1000-1030
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1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1030
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1100-1130
1100-1130
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1100-11 55
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
11 00-1200
11001200
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1100-1200
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11()()-1200
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1110-1120 MF Radio Botswana, Gaborone
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1115-1125
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1115-1130
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1130-1157
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1130-1200
1130-1200
1130-1200
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WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
1600-1700
1600-1700 s WANO, Louisiana
1600-1700
WYFR Satellite Net
1600-1700
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
1600-1700
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
1630-1655 M-A BAT, Brussels, Belgium
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1700-1800
1700-1800
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7445
12020
9535 11955
15435 17865
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5995 6195 7105
9515 9605 9740
11775 11820 12095
15260 15400 17885
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5995 6035 6060 6080
7205 7215 9580
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11 705 15360 17620
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11840 11950 15135
9705 9720
9684
21640
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11965
13645 15566
9535 11830 15170 15215
9580
17595 21810
17595 17815
1700-1705
Radio Uganda. Kampala
1700-1715
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
1700-17t5 M-A Voice or Namibia (Angola)
1700-1725
Radio Netherland, Hliversum
1700-1730
Radio Australia, MelbOurne
20.00
10.00
5055
5980
9840
9820
7245
15320
7295
2310
9610
2325
9700
15460
5975
7180
11705
15070
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS. Halifax. Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto. Ontario
6070
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
3910
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MHz.
15.00
4976 5026
9385 9640
11955
6020 15570
5995 6060
9580
Radio Berlin lnt'I, East Germany
611 5 7260
Radio Japan. Tokyo
5990 11815
Radio Norway lnt'I, Oslo
9655 15220
Radio Sweden lnt'I, Oslo
6065
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
3985 6165
BBC, London, England
5975 5995
11775 12095
15400 17685
7290 9325
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
Radio Beijing, China
7295 9570
ABC, Allee Springs. Australia
2310 [ML)
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325 [ML)
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
9700 15330
AWA Atrlca. GabOn
9625
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625 11720
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN. Calgary, Alberta
6030
MONITORING TIMES
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9925 11585
6080
7205
9730
15310
9535
9515 9740
15070 15260
9640
9977
15430
81
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1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1600
A,S
M-F
A.S
M-A
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800 S-F
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800
1715-1730
171 5- 1745
1715-1800
1718-1800
1725 1740
1725-1800
1730-1735
1730-1755
17301800
1730-1755
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1734-1800
1745-1800
1745-1800
i1000 UTC
1800-1805
1800-1815
1800-1815
1800-1825 A,S
1800-1825
1800-1825
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
18001830
1800-1830
18001830
1800-1830
1800-1830
82
6130
6080
6070
3910
11735
11920
9560
9553 [ML]
11 840 11950 15135
9705 9720
9684
9580
17815
5052 11940
6155
15225
15255
611 0 9575 9645 11760
11 920 15410 15445 15580
15600 17785 17800 17870
6100
11 770
21640
15105
15295
9465
15420
9535 11830 13695 15135
15170
13760
9870 15575
3975 6185 7165
9665 15145 15255
6210 7835
7835v
11780 15150
4840 4860 4920 6160
7412 9950
5910 11695
7355
7105 9530 9685 11790
11940
5995 6035 6060 6080
7205 9580
6115 7260 9730
6135 9540
13715 15165
7245 9560 11735 15310
5980 6100 7240 11 735
15345
11 760
12095 15260 15400
11 800
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Swiss
Voice
Bamako. Mall
Csnada tnn. Montreat
Mozambique. Maputo
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Solla Bulgaria
Radio lnl'I. Berne
of Africa. Egypt
August 1988
11940
3970
5010
11800
11760
9605
15t10
15345
9740
15400
4835
15260
3265
5930
7245
3985
15255
4750
4795
4850
MONITORING TIMES
frequencyl
'-~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~-===-~~~~~~~~~-
11900 UTC
1900-1903
1900-191 5
1900-1915
1900-1925
1900-1925
1900-1930 F
1900-1930 F
1900-1930
1900- 1930
1900-1930
1900- 1930
1900-1930
1900-1930 s
1900-1930 M-F
15475
6240
9684
6020
9695
2310
2325
11 605
7160
9665
9505
6010
9590
11870
7505
15175 17605 21685
[ML]
[ML)
15485 15592
9640
11920 15255
6090 6165
15220 15310
15250
7170
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-1955
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000 A,S
7245
5980
9840
6860
7412
9700
15400
9625
6160
6160
9560
7 240
12020
9470
11620
15330
12095
11 720
11735 15310
9620
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15430
15070
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1900-2000
1900-2000
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1900-2000
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1900-2000 M-A Radio
1900-2000
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1900-2000
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
1900-2000
Radio Prague. Czech oslovakia
1900-2000
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1900-2000
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
1900-2000
Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid
1900-2000 M-A Superpower KUSW, Utah
Swaziland Commercial Radio
1900-2000 A.
1900-2000
Trans World Radio Swaziland
Voice of America. Washington
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000
S-F
M-A
M-A
M-F
1930-2000
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
1930-2000 M-F Radio Portugal, Lisbon
Voice of Republic of Iran
1930-2000
1935-1955
RAI, Rome. llaly
1940-2000 M-A Radio Ulan Bator. Mongolia
1945-2000
All India Radio, New Delhi
1950-2000
Vatican Radio, Vatican Clly
i2000 UTC
17745
7205
12060
15445
17800
21615
5047
2485
6955 7480 9440
11940
5995 7235 11945 15325
17875
15575
9605 11740
9022 9770
7275 7290 9575
9575 11870
9755 11860
9645
2000-2005
Radio Zambia. Lusaka
2000-2005 M-A Vatican Radio, Vatican City
2000-2010 A Radio Zambia. Lusaka
2000-2010
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
2000-2015
Radio Togo, Lome
2000-2015 M-A Radio Ulan Bator. Mongolia
2000-2015
Trans World Radio, Swaziland
Radio Beijing, China
2000-2025
Radio Buchares1. Romania
2000-2025
KNLS. Anchor Point. Alaska
2000-2030
Radio Australia, Melbourne
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
August 1988
3295
6020
9520
3345
6190
9645
3345
6100
3220
9575
3205
6955
5990
7355
6035
9620
6110
11910
9555
17820
3366
15575
9590
4890
6040
5960
6080
6165
6248 7250
11700 15120
6165
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2045
2000-2045
84
7355
9495
9509 9685 15215
6035 6060 6080
7215 9580
6130
11800
11 665
9553 [ML)
9735 11840 11950
15135 15475
11780 15150
5930 7345
9705 9720
9580
9765 15375 15395
15690
6155
3205
9760 11760 15410
15580 15600 17785
17870
9595
6100
7255 11770
15390
13760 17830
15295
9465
15420
11830 13695 15 170
13695
3356 4820
7430 9425 11645
2000-2050
2000-2056
2000-2100 M-A
2000-2100
2000-2100 M-A
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
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2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
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2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2003-2100
2005-2100
2010-2100 A,S
2015-2100
2015-2100
2025-2045
2030-2055
2030-2100
2030-2100
5985
6140
2030-2100 A.S
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100 M-F
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2040-2100
2045-2100
9625
5047
11870
7480
6105
9440
7145
7195
7205
7215
9580
2045-2100
2045-2100
2045-2100
2045-2100
2050-2100
15310
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frequency I
i2100 UTC
2100-2105
2100-2105
2100-2110
2100-2110 A.S
2100-2125
2100-2115
2100-2125
2100-2125
2100-2125
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2100-2130
2100-2130 T,F
21002130
2100-2130
21002130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2135
2100-2140
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2100-2150
21002150
2100-2155
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2100-2200
2100-2200 MA
2100-2200
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2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
21002200
21002200
2100-2200
2100-2200
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21002200 MA
21002200
2100-2200 A.S
21 00-2200 A. s
2100-2200
21002200
21002200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
21002200
21002200
2110-2200
2115-2200
2115-2130
2125-2155
21302145
2130-2200
2130-2200
21302200
2130-2200
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21302200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
21352150 S-F
2150-2200 MF
2200 UTC
2200-2210
2200-2215
2200-2215
22002215
2200-2215
2200-2225
2200-2225
2200-2225
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2245
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MA
MF
S
MA
A.S
22002250
22002255
2200-2300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300 MF
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2215-2230
2230-2300 A.S
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
22302300
2245-2300
3993
3925
6020
9520
Radio Sierra Leone, Freetown
5980
ABC, Allee Springs, Aus1rana
2310
2325
ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia
BBC, London. England*
5965
Voice of America, Washington
9640
BRT, Brussels, Belgium
5910
RAI, Rome, Italy
5990
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
6015
ABC. Katherine, Australia
2485
All India Radio, New Deihl
9550
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
KGEI, San Francisco, California
15280
KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah
15580
Radio Canada lny'I, Montreal
5960
Radio Norway tnl'I. Oslo
151 65
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakla
6055
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
9700
Radio Vilnius, Uthusanlan SSR
9640
Radio Bertin lnt'I, E. Gemany
5965
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15185
WYFR, Oakland, California
9505
21525
Voice of Turkey, Ankara
7135
RAE, Buenos Aires. Argnetlna
9690
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
BBC. London, England
5975
7325
12095
6160
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Monrreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
King of Hope. Southern Lebanon
6280
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
17775
Radio Australia, Melbourne
15160
17795
Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
5960
Radio For Peace, Costa Rica
13660
Radio Havana Cuba
7140
Radio Moscow, USSR
6130
9665
5010
SBC Radio One. Singapore
Voice of America, Washington
15120
15320
Voice of Free China, Taiwan
15440
WCSN, Boston, Massachusens
15300
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
9770
WRNO. New Orteans. Louisiana
13760
BBC, London, England*
11820
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
Radio Beijing, China
3985
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya
11815
Radio Medllerran, Malta
6110
Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland
5995
Radio nrana, Albania
7215
All India Radio, New Deihl
6055
August 1988
11830
4890 5960 5985
6040 6080 6140
[ML)
[ML)
7160
11740 15120
9710 11800
9615 11830
9910 11620 11715
11720
9755
15180
11950
11790 13645 15180
9730 11965
11830 13695 15375
7160
11710
11790
6005
9410
15070
9445 17760
15345 15430
6175 6180
9590 9915
15260
9610 9640
11710
11940
15290 15305
17830
15390
11 720
6165
15450
6135
9480
7215
7125
7270
9535
9910
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2300-2315
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5975
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Kol Israel, Jerusalem
2300-2330
Raello Canaela lnt'I, Montreal
9755
23002330
2300-2330
Aaello Meellterran, Malta
6110
Raello Polonia, Warsaw
5995
2300-2330
Raello Sofia, Bulgaria
9700
23002330
2300-2330
Aaello Sweelen, Stockholm
9695
23002345
WINB, Reel Lion. Pennsylvania
15145
All lnella Aaello, New Deihl
2300-0000
6055
11715
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6030
23000000
6195
CBC Northam Quebec Servtce
2300-0000
2300-0000
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
2300-0000
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
2300-0000
2300-0000
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2300-0000
6130
2300-0000
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronlo, Ontario
6070
2300-0000
2300-0000
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
15560
2300-0000 MA KUSW, Salt Lake City, Ulah
2300-0000
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
17775
2300-0000
Radio Auslralia, Melbourne
15160
17795
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
23000000
6120
Radio tor Peace, Cosla Rica
13660
2300-0000
2300-0000
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya
11815
2300-0000
Radio Japan, Tokyo
11800
2300-0000
Radio Moscow, USSR
9765
11780
2300-0000
Radio Thailand. Bangkok
9655
WCSN, Boslon. Massachusetts
2300-0000
15300
2300-0000
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
9770
2300-0000
WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana
13760
2300-0000
WYFR. Oakland, California
5950
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BBC, London. England*
11620
BBC, Lonc:Jon. England
5975
2315-0000
9515
15435
2320-2325 MA Radio Prague, Czechoslovakla
6055
2330-2355 MA BAT, Brussels, Belgium
9925
2330-0000 MA Radio Buelapesl, Hungary
6110
11910
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5960
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August 1988
U mited Coverage
To begin with, the '702 covers only the 49,
41, 31, 25 and 19 meter bands. These arc the
most important bands, but they' re sti ll just
five out of the thirteen bands fo u nd within
the shortwave spectrum.
T he readout is analog -- that is, it uses a
bandspreaded dial with a need le instead of
a nu meric channel or frequency display.
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omits reference to the People's Republic of
China -- another tipoff that the radio comes
from Taiwan.
The clock also has a timer (t hat "World
Time Handy Radio Humane Wake System"
again) to wake you up or lull you to sleep.
Plus it displays both loca l time and UTC in
12- or 24-hour format. Seconds aren't
shown, though, except by a nashing co lon.
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That's all very nice, but the radio's shortwave perfo rma nce on the few b a nds it
cove rs is pretty uninspiring. To begin with,
a n assortment of whist les of varyi ng p it ch
a nd Morse-code-type sounds from images
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There's also coupling between the operator's body and th e '702's oscillator
circuitry. What this means is tha t the set ca n
act ually detune by the better part of a cha nnel if you, say, qu it holding the radio in the
palm of your hand a nd place it on a tab le
instead.
The set's sensitivity is only fair, too, so you
don't hear as many stations as you might
wit h a better radio . But there is a silve r
lining of sort s. Alth ough the speaker is
really tiny -- even smaller than the one on
Sony's micro 'SW1 -- t he audio quality isn't
too bad.
In all, it's more like you're gett ing a clock
with a radio, rather than the other way
around. The clock is a fu n thing to have -Casio and others make things like t his -- but
t he radi o is abou t as mediocre as you can
get.
As of now, neithe r the Siemens R K 702 nor
the Opal OP-35 is ava ilable for sale withi n
North A merica, although an agent in Texas
appears to be trying to line up deale rs. But
if either one docs become available, industry sources indicate th at the most likely
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scanner equipment
Larry Wiland
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August 1988
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Performance in Use
The MON-52 is rated for
continuous coverage between
25 and 1000 MHz. In use
(attached to a BEARCAT
950 scanner), the antenn a
seemed to favor some bands.
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demaW''s W'orkbench
Doug DeMaw
P.O. Box 98
Brass/own, NC 28902
Tooling around
How long has it been since you picked up a
soldering iron just for fun? At least 50% of
the thrills which accompany our electronics
hobby a rc found in the workshop. If you lack
experience, don't worry! I have always
believed strongly in the principle called "learn
by doing." Trial and error can sometimes be
frustrating, but you learn by your mistakes.
And you'll remember the pitfalls to avoid
when you tackle your next project. Gradually,
over time, your skills will increase to a point
where you will feel confident about building
and test ing a circuit.
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Figure 1
Ernmples of th e right and wro11g way to
mount pm1s on a PC board. Emmple A
shows components with excessive lead
lengths. The long leads can cause circuit
instability and low gai11. Siron leads are
shown at B . Tire pa11s should be snugged
against the PC board, or n early so as
shown .
WHY
good joint. The completed connection should
look smooth and shincy after it cools. If the
joint is d ull and rough, chances are that you
will have a cold-solder connection. Th.is may
cause a resist ive union and it may become
intermittent later on.
Too much heat can cause damage. Extensive
appl ication of heat may cause a PC board foil
to lift from the phenolic or glass-epoxy base
material. S imila rly, too much heat can flow up
the component leads and destroy a transistor,
IC, diode or capacitor. Even if a resistor or
capacitor is not destroyed by heat, it may still
become defective or suffer a perma nent
change in value.
When you solder a MOS (metal oxide silicon)
semiconductor (such as a 40673 dual-gate
MOSFET) into a PC board you may experience device fai lure from static charges. The
thin inte rnal layer of insulating material ca n
be perforated easi ly by static charges, such as
those found on soldering irons or plastic.
Handling them with your finge rs can also
cause damage, if you r body happens to be
cha rged. T his will happen if t he air in your
workshop is very dry and especia lly when
there is carpeting on the floor.
Some precautions a rc in order when you work
with MOS devices: (1) Ground the metal
portion of your soldering pencil to a good
earth ground (2) Use an iron that has a ULapproved three-wire ac cord. (3) Install the
MOS device last -- after the other components
are in place on the PC board. (4) connect an
earth ground to the ground foil on the PC
board before mounting the MOS device.
Genera lly speak ing, this proced ure will ensure
a damage-free assembly effort.
a PC Board?
A PC board is a flat piece of phenolic or glassepoxy material that has a thin coating of
copper completely covering one side. Compone nts are mounted on one side and their
pigtails soldered to the other through holes
drilled in the board.
I know a great many would-be experimenters
who feel t hat making a PC board is beyond
their ability. I do not agree wit h them. I do,
however, recommend that you avoid what is
called the "photo-etchi ng" process at the
beginning since it is somewhat complicated.
You'll fare a lot better by applying etch-resist
material to the board's copper surface, the n
removing the unwanted copper by means of
ferric chloride (avai lable at Radio Shack and
Kepro Corp.).
Your fi rst task is to develop a pattern for the
PC board. You may do this by collecting the
DO SCANNER OPERATORS
SPEND $150 TO $800 FOR
THEIR EQUIPMENT AND FOR
THE MOST PART ARE NOT
HAPPY WITH THE RESULT?
THE WEAK LINK IS THE
ANTENNA!
Now everyone can have
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but at a hobby price.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE
PROS, LJSTEN LJKE A PRO.
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experimenter's W'orkshop
Desk Top Active Receiving Antennas
Loop and Omni-Directional Configurations
'J - 12 V.
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Band Switching Active Antenna
antennas for the tuned circuit. Loop antennas are directional a nd exhibit the classic
"Figure 8" pattern wit h the gain lobes off the
plane of the loop and a sharp null off the
sides. For the loop model, the preamplifier
is mounted on a sma ll baseboard that
contained a support for a 3/4 inch spaced
banana plug socket.
I made four loops from 1/8 inch diameter copper tubing, 10", 23", and one 12 inches
in diameter using 3 turns spaced 1/2 in ch
apart. Another was 13 inches O.D. x 11 inches
l.D. wound as a spiral with 3 turns spaced 1/2
inch apart. The loops were contained in a
cross frame (wood) and mounted on a 3/4
inch spaced banana plug at the bottom or the
vertical support. The 10 inch loop was self
supporting on the banana plug.
Circuit Information
Figure 1 shows the circuit diagram for the
whip configuration. In this case, I indicate
the band switching model. A tapped coil
could be substituted for the individual coils
and fo r the plug in model a switch is needed.
Figure 2 shows the input circuit fo r the loop
configuration.
I mounted Q 1 a nd 02 and the associated
parts on a small piece of pcrf board. The
coils, switch and 365 pf tuning capacitor are
mounted on a separate assembly. I used six
coils connected 10 a single pole six position
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Active Loop Antenna
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Figure 3
by Ike Kerschner
Do you have a strong local broadcast
station that blocks half the band and covers
up those rare stations stations you are trying
to hear? Have you thought of or even tried
to obtain enough explosives to blast the
station to kingdom come?
Well forget it! There is a better, less
noisy way that does not disturb folks as much
as explosives. It's ca lled a wave trap. This
little device is easy to construct and can be
built two ways, either as a parallel or series
trap.
The parallel trap configuration produces a
high impeda nce to the frequency it is tuned to
and reduces the strength of the incoming
signal. Figure 1 is the circuit for a parallel
trap.
A series trap on the other harid presents a
low impedance to the interfering signal and it
is shunted to ground. See figure 2.
Both traps use the same components.
Capacitor Cl is a 50 to 400pf ceramic padder,
coil L1 is a conventional ferrite loopstick
antenna coil. All components are available
Figure 1
Figure 2
RADIO
PARALLEL WAVE
L1
Cl
TRAP
ANT
GND
RADI O
SER IE S WAVE
TRAP
Power
Use any 9 to 12 volt power supply or AC
adapter for power. Power drain is only 6 ma.
at 9 volts, so battery operation is ok. Be sure
to install a battery off/on switch though.
Comparisons
By using a DPDT switch you can switch
between your long wire antenna and the
active unit to compare results (sec figure 3).
In conclusion, I realize there is a school of
thought that dictates that longer and higher is
better when it comes to antennas. It may be
hard to believe that a miniature version can
be an excellent performer. All I can say is
"hearing is believing".
Figure 3
LI
Cl
Our Apologies
'711e Pros and Cons of Matchmakers,"
published in June's Experime11te1~s Workshop,
was submitted by Philip Acardi, 1101 Ike
Kerschner, as written. Our apologies, Plril!
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TABLE I
QUARTER WAVELENG THS AT
VARIOUS FREQUENCIES
STRING
1/4 >.
1/2 >. -
CENTER
CONDUCTOR
FREQ
MHZ
- '- -
+
.'
.>. =WAVELENGTH
LENGTH
BRAIDED
------- SHIELD
INCHES CENTIMETERS
800
3.5
8.9
460
6.1
15.5
23.8
9 .4
--1- 8.7
I 47.5
--21 ~~ - - -r - -; 4-.-9--- ---1
300
COAX
150
~ FEEDLJNE
130
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40
70.2
I 178.3
Sky Raider
A compact antenna for small yards
light waves, still bend a bit more than do light waves. Thus, the
radio line-of-sight goes past the visual horizon, and is longer than
the visual line-of-sigh t.
This Month:
There is at least one antenna design in which an antenna seems
to be constructed out of nothing! What is that antenna design?
Check in again next month for the answer to this bit of antenna
trivia.
RADIO RIDDLES
Last Month:
La st month I asked you if the "line-of-sight" which we talk
about in VHF-UHF commun ications is act ually something differe nt from the optical line-of-sight whi ch we know from our visual
experience. The answer is "yes."
Both radio waves and visible light waves arc examples of electromagnetic radiation. As the fr equency of e lectromagnetic waves
increases, there is less and less tendency for the waves to bend
away from a straight path when acted upon by outside forces. The
U.S. Navy bases much of it s long-distance co mmunications on the
fact that long wave radio signals bend around the earth easily.
As we go higher in frequency towards the VHF- UHF bands,
there is less of a tendency fo r the waves to follow the curvature of
the earth, and more of a tendency for them to travel in a straight
line. But VHF-UHF waves, which arc lowe r in frequency than
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LETTERS
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CB (Again)
Hurumph!
Reading a radio magazine about the
wonderful world of shortwave, I invested
$2,000.00 in two shortwave radios and antennas. I sure got shortchanged.
To some countries, I send verification and
return postage but get no answers.
And where is all the music? So far, there
hasn't been too much of it. All I get is talk and
more talk. And if you hear news, it is the
same, like a parrot talk ing.
A. Vojack
Phoenix, Arizona
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Sensitivity
While the PR0-2004 is acclaimed for its many attributes,
sensitivity is not one of th em. In large population areas this is an
advantage; it seems virtually immune to intermod fr om strong
signal overload. But in rural areas the use of a low noise
preamplifier is recommended. Be sure the rear-panel attenuator
switch is set to 0 dB.
point pick or needle in the other, gently bend the internal spring
leaves wh ich surround the center insulator slightly outward so that
they will make a tighter fit when mated to the PR0-2004.
Jim Nieznanski of West Allis, Wisconsin, discovered that the
simple addition of a Radio Shack FM trap (# 15-577) between the
antenna and the scanner reduced desensitization of the radio when
used in st rong signal areas, allowing it to operate at higher
sensi tivity, especially on high band. Jim also added a Radio Shack
# 15-578 variable attenuator which he adjusts for any residual
overload.
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