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C-SPAN

by Jeff Chanowitz

Shortwave broadcasters have found an unlikely entrance

into American homes -- through the ever-present te levision
set!
Public affairs cable network C-SPAN has expanded its
services to include two audio networks which carry
programm ing from at least twelve international broadcasters.
If your cable company doesn't yet carry C-SPAN, check out
this article!

Save a Life

by Laura Quarantiello

10

Two days can mean the d ifference between life and death for survivors of a plane crash.
Two days is the average time saved in locating a plane if it is equ ipped with an Emergency
Locator Transmitter. ELT's ' have improved battery life, and have cut down on the fa lse alarms
th at plagued their early use, but their effectiveness still depends upon the signal being heard by
a human being who responds. If you shou ld ever t une in an ELT , know what to do.

Around the World in 24 Hours

by Don Moore

14

We're getting the jump on Father Time as we get ready to send 1990 on its way. Don
Moore has cook ed up a way to celebrate the New Year 24 t imes and emerge o nly one year
older. Of co urse, you can chase m idnight around the world any night of the year ... if the
Sandman doesn't get to you first!

As the World Speaks, He

Listens
by Karl Zuk

18

Forget DXing the wo rl d with your super-duper

shortwave rec eiver -- He re's a guy who listens to
Australia, Japan, and Asia ... on his AM radio! The
pastures in Pat Martin 's Oregon countrys ide are
strung with Beverage antennas in p urs uit of his
main joy in life: listening to somethi ng nobody
else can hear.
COVER: Antenna tower at Fort Meade

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And More ...

The
Scanning
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winners at
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Time's awastin'--grab your pen and fill out that card. Meantime,
Bob Kay's got some tips for monitorin g the day after Christmas!

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''As you have no information about
him, then better considerhim to be a
KGB-man!!! Is the American attitude
still to consider any Russian to be a spy
of that like!"
"Let me at once here telLyou that
Igor Sannikov is a member our club
(Danish Shortwave Club International), he has visited me last year in
August as my personal guest and I
have just returned from a travel to
Kirov where he lives, and I had the
very great pleasure being gue~r(sic) of
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. Kirov together With hisfamily;Tstayed
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Igor up on his offer to answer
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December 1990

COMMUNICATIONS

U.S. Clamps Down on

Dolllinican Pirates
Local television stahC>ris . in the
Dom inican Republic have been
warned that they must stop pirating
American programming or risk losing
their licenses. Government action will
apparently be swift. According to
Dominican director of telecommunications, Leopoldo Nunez, the stations
have five days in which to document
that they have rights to the programs.
If not, he says, "we are ready to
suspend their licenses."

The new attitude by the government of the Don1iilicari Republic

towar.d TV pirating was . spurred by
economic considerations. A U.S.
D epartment of Commerce warning,
transmitted via the U .S. embassy,
threatened the D ominicans with
decreased benefits under the U.S.spo nsored Caribbean Basin Initiative.
The CBI is a 10-year-old piece of
American legislation aimed at promoting free trade and economic development in the r egio n. "The situation is
very worrisome to us," says Nunez.
Both television and radio sta tions,
as well as cable operators, have been
implicated in the pirating.

Radio Exhibit
From east to west coast, millions of
Americans listened as Walter Winchell
barked out his nightly greeting, "Good
eveni ng Mr. and Mrs. North America
and all the ships at sea." Just two
dec~des afte r the turn of the century,
radio had gained a near stranglehold
on the Ame rican imagination.
T he advances in radio technology
a nd the culrural effects of radio
programming are the topics of a new
exhibit at the Strong Museum in
Rochester, New York. " Radio Daze:
The Radio in American Family Life,
1920-1940," looks at how the rad io
affected fam il y life during its golden
era.

December 1990

How rad~o has shaped our culture is the topic of "Radio Daze" at the Strong
Museum in Rocheste1; New York. Photo cow1esy of the Margaret Woodbwy Strong
Museum.
The exhibit opens on February 16
and remains on view through June of
1992. For mo re information contact
the Strong Museum at 716-263-2700.

KJAM Crashed
Saying that " misuse of radio
frequencies is a serious offense," the
San Francisco office of the Federal
Communications Commission shu t
down unlicensed . FM station KJAM.
An FCC engineer using mobile rad io
direction-finding equipment located
the station at 1448 Ward Road the
residence of Victor Ruiz. That ~ight,
R uiz was fined $1,000 for unlicensed
operation on 90.7 MHz.
Call sign KJ AM is assigned to an
AM and FM combo in Madison, South
Dakota.

MON JTOR TNG TIMES

Betty Baghdad Fails

Fears that Baghdad's nightly
broadcasts to Ame rican troops in
Saudi A rabia might be effective have
withered after an informal survey of
troops. Accordi ng to a Reuter's report,
Baghdad Betty, Iraq's versio n of Tokyo
Rose, the female broadcaster wl10
beamed propaganda at U.S. troops in

COMMUNICATIONS

Wo rl d War II; has been creating the case under investigation is one of
laughter, not doubts.
wiretapping by illegally moni toring
"The bottom line is that it's phone conversatio ns.
extremely poor psy-ops (psychological
operations)," said Army spokesman
Blast Settles VOA Tower
Major Doug Biddle. Betty's command
of English is le$s thaf1 fluent, as well.
"It's reallf pretty funny,'' said soldier
When " a large device'' exploded at
Richard Carlish o f the 27th Engineer~ the base of a tower at the Voice of
America's Philippine relay site
ing Division.
Betty's taste in music is less than
recently, station engineers were
amazed at the result. The explosion
up-to-date, too: "It's kind of weird shattered the tower's concrete base,
stuff from the :60s and 70s," said
digging a large crater but fai ling to
Specialist Ric}1ard Lawrence of the . topple the huge structure. According
27th.
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FBI Probe$ Taping of

Car-Phone Conversations

Too much of a good thing can be

dangerous. At least that's how it
probably appears to Harvey Peters, J r.
What reportedly started out as an of Oakland, California. FCC engineers,
accidental discovery that car phones with the assista nce of Engineers from
could be tuned in on a portable TV has the FCC's San Francisco office,
turned into an FBI investigation of two executed a civil in rem seizure of illegal
F ayette; Georgia, women.
radio equipment from Pe ter's home.
According .to . newspaper reports,
T he equipme nt, valued at some
Nancy Charnock a nd her. daughter, . $2,000,
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Decem her 1990

To television viewe rs who have never even heard of

shortwave radio, cable TV is introducing some of the
best in shortwave programming, thanks to

C-SPAN
By Jeff Chanowitz

maginc being able to listen to shortwave

broadcasts that have t he so und qua lity of
local statio ns. Is this idea just a dream ? On
the contrary, C-SPAN, t he public affairs
cable network, has combined satellite and
cable technology to create a new netw o rk
that is revolutio nizing internatio nal broadcasting.
Known as the C -SPAN Audio Networks,
this service provides two audio channels that
relay broadcasts of international radio
services via satellite to homes wired for cable
television. Cable subscribers can then tune
into C-SPAN 1, which contains a total of 12
netwo rks including Swiss Radio I nternational, R adio Nederland, R a d io Canada
Intern ati onal, R adio Be ijing, R a dio Deutsche
Well e, Vo ice of Free China (Taiwan), R adio
Korea, R ad io H avana (Cuba), R adio Austria
I nternational, Radio J apan, the Voice of
Ame rica and the British Broadcasting

Company's World Service.

C -SPAN 2 a lso broadcasts the Il l3C, but
on a 24-hour basis.
The novelty of the service is not just that
cable subscribers can receive h igh fi delity
sho rtwave broad casts, but what makes this
service unusua l is C -SPAN's pionee ri ng
effort s in audio-without-video service
techno logy. T his effort could no t have taken
place if it weren't fo r relay agree me nt s that
Radio Canada International has wit h many
international radio services at their
transmitters in Sack.ville, Canada.
H erc's how it works: Many sho rtwave
services relay t heir broadcasts via sa tell ite to
R C J's st udios for transmissio n to North
Ame rica. C-SPAN downlinks ( receives t he
sig na l fro m the satelli te) befo re it goes to
the RC I transmitters and relays it to cable
compa nies th roughout the U nited States.
"I t provides a not he r point of view of

C-SPAN began as a traditional

cable network carrying live
c overage of sessions of
Congress. Congressional
hearings c ontinue to be covered
in the Audio 1 schedule.
world eve nts," Beth G latt, audio networks
manager, commented on th e audio networks
mission.
C-SPAN had been a traditional cable
network providing live television broadcasts
of the U.S . House of Representat ives and the
U.S. Senate. On Septe mber 5, 1989, the
audio service was inaugurated \\~th five cable
networks canying the service o n a trial basis.
Today, 24 cab le companies with over a
million and a ha lf subscribers carry the audio
nct\Yorks. By 1991 six more cable compa nies
arc expected to offer the scivicc.

Off to a bumpy start

Seated in front of a bulletin board filled with international

broadcast station logos is Beth Glatt, head of Audio Operations,
who is proud of the new audio service. "It provides another point
of view of world events."
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December 1990

MON ITORING T l l\ IES

Despite the service's cu rrcnt success,

getting the project off the ground has been
difficult. The audio networks were the
brainch ild of Brian Lockwood, then network
operations vice president. As an ;1v icl DXcr,
Lockwood thought t hat it would be a good
idea to provide C -SPAN's audience with
views from different countries. Since fo reign
television broadcasts were too expensive, he
decided to bring shortwave stat ions to cable

C-SPAN Audio 1 Schedule

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Coming in January ...

A CHANCE TO SOUND OFF!
Watch for the Monitoring Times'
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Stand up and be counted !

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television. While the technology for such a
service existed, convincing the inte rnational
radio b roadcasters was another matter.
"A lot of things like marketing a nd
technology that we took for granted here
requ ired a lot of explanation," Glatt
commented. In one incident, Glatt recalled
having to describe cable television to Radio
Beijing and what C-SPAN was going to do
with their programs once they rece ived them.
In addition, many international services
were so accustomed to American stations
only taking excerpts from their newscasts that
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unedited, and on a daily basis. But as Glall
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One of the reasons for the success of the
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low-cost ve nture. C-SPAN, which operates
off a budget that wouldn't pay the salary of
the average network anchorma n a nd is
known for its fru gality, has managed to offer
this service with no additional fee to
international radio networks, consu mers, or
cable operat ors.
The basic ope rating budget comes from
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The system that sends shortwave programs out to the many cable
operators is fully automated. Such technology already existed
when Brian Lockwood first conceived the audio service, but
generating interest from broadcasters, cable companies, and
listeners has been a more gradual process.
Jones l ntercable in Alexandria, Virginia, "lt 's
an interesting idea ... it seems to be what t he
customers arc asking for." Sharon Konzc of
Cox Cable in Sa n Diego, Cali fornia stated,
"It's fulfilling an importa nt need."
Yet 01her operators are less enthusiast ic
and doubt if anybody is listening. The gene ral
audience seems to be academic inst itutions,
fore ign natio nals, shortwave listeners, and
the typical C-SPAN "In fo rmation Junkie,"
which Glat t defines as "a person who want s
lo know everyt hing about everyth ing."
The prospect of a udiences tuning in 10
intcrirntiona l broadcasts could be a mixed
blessing for shortwave as a mediu m. A ndrew
Sim o n, the executive director at Radio
Canada Int ernational, expressed the positive
effects stating, 'The new a udio networks are
a good complement to shortwave. They
enable people who are not shortwave
hobbyists to receive our programs."
Howeve r, in times of tightening bu dgets
for many international broad casters and as
the audience for C-SPAN's audio networks
increases, there will be a greater temptation
10 bypass sho rtwave broadcasts and dist ribut e
programmi ng 10 A me rica via cable .
G latt d isavowed this prospect stating,
"We did not go into business lo do that
( replacing shortwave). Part of what we did is
say to people that we don't want you
producing a nyt hing special for us. A ll we

Decem ber 1990

want to d o is ride piggyback to shortwave."

With t he audio networks reaching only a
small percentage of the listening audience.
it's likely that this new service will not
replace sho rtwave, but provide another way
to listen to internat ional broadcasts.

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Tuning in
The schedule for the C-SPAN audio 1
service is printed in its newspaper "C-SPAN
Update." To subscribe, the number is 202737-3200 or write C-SPAN, 400 N. Capital
St., Suit e 650, Washingto n D .C. 20001.
The schedule for C-SPAN's aud io 2
service is listed in "London Calling"
magazine. Its address is P.O. Box 76, Bush
House, Strand, Londo n, E ngland, WC2B
4PH.
Those interested in receiving the C-SPAN
audio networks should call their local cable
operator. ff your local operator offers CSPAN television, they will have the ability 10
receive the C-SPAN audio networks. If you
don't get any response, then call t he C-SPAN
ma rket ing offi ce di rect ly at 202-737-3220.
They wi ll be glad to contact your cable
operator and explain the adva ntages of
carrying the audio networks.
If you have your own satell ite TV syste m,
C -SPAN is carried o n Galaxy 3, chan nel 24 .

lvfONITORJNG T IMES

Twelve international broadcast

stations currently contribute
programming to C-SPAN 1, but
you can look for more to take
advantage of the service; Three
were added since this flyer.
Audio I can be heard on 5.2~ MHz on the
sub-carrier and Audio 2 is on 5.~0. MTs
satellit e expert. Ken Reitz. repo rted that,
'The channel's po licy has alw:iys been ... that
it will not scramble its video or audio."
We echo Ken's se ntime nt s when he
addccl, 'There's linlc t o com mend in the
overall t rend toward more Pay Per View a nd
endless shopping channels. Yet here is CSPAN quiet ly and admirably fu lntling a ti ny
portio n of cable's o nce great promise."

Save A Life
Monitoring tor Emergency Locator Transmitters
by Laura Quarantiello
According to the United States Air Force
Air Rescue Service, the typical time requ ired
to locate a downed airpla ne is 55.6 hours. If
the plane has an Emerge ncy Locator
Transmitter (ELT) aboard, the time drops to
a mere 13.6 hours -- a difference of almost
11vo days. Considering the range of injuries
possible during the downing of an aircraft
and the potentia lly large number of people
involved, the use of an E LT ca n mean t he
di ffere nce between life and death for
hund reds.

homing and guidance information to search

and rescue crews.
Two types of ELTs arc current ly in use
aboard aircraft. One radiates 75 milliwatts of
power and is designed for airplanes operating
over land areas. The second type is capable
of 225 milliwatts of power and is for use by
aircraft on over-water flights. Its activation
occu rs manually by the pilot or following
exposure to salt water.

What is an ELT?

In 1974, following a Congressional

amendment to the 1970 Occupationa l Safety
and H ealth Act, the Federal Aviation
Administrat ion effected a regulati o n requiring most civil aircraft of the United States
registry to carry ELTs. The only except ions
were agricultural, research, local training
night and signal seat aircraft, helicopters an d
turbojets.

Emergency Locator Transmit ters arc

battery-operated electronic radio transmitters which broadcast a characterist ic "swept
tone" on 121.5 and 243.0 mcguhcrtz in t he
civilian und military aviation bands. Act ivat ing upon impact, t hese devices a rc designed
to broadcast for up to fifty hours, providing

Fifteen Years of False Alarms

What followed was fiftee n years of

troubling false alarms and E LT s that failed
to activate when needed. When the devices
where not needed, it seemed as though
anything could set off these sensitive devices.
To make matters worse, early models used
lithium sulphur dioxide batteries which were
known to vent volatil e and caustic gases into
the air. F or a while it looked like the
lifesavers were causing more trouble than
good.
Eventual ly, ELT batteries have been
repluccd w ith alkaline or magnesium cells to
reduce the risk of corrosion. At the same
tim e, the devices were redesigned to
withstand the impact of hard landings and
severe braking without going off.
13y early April 1990, the FAA had issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to upgrade
performance standards of ELT s even further.
Under these new standards, ELT G Force
sensit ivity lrns been downgraded to reject

U.S. Coast Guard photo: PA1 Carolyn __Feldman, photograp_

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activations that might result from excessive

ground an d fl ight loads. It is hoped that this
will help prevent the unnecessary launching
of rescuers fo r aircraft that a rc not in distress
but si mply have a malfunctioning ELT. A t
the cu rrent time, ELTs arc required to
activate at an inertial force of 5 Gs and a
force duration of longer than 11 milliseconds.

Crash Site

Search and Rescue

TI1c responsibil ity fo r search and rescue

(SAR) of downe d aircraft belongs to the
United States Coast Guard and the United
States Air Force through th e Civil Air Patrol.
In addition, t hree US and three Soviet
satellites eight hundred miles up in space
continuously o rbit the globe. Their job is to
keep t heir electronic ears wide ope n fo r
aviatio n and maritime distress beacons. The
majority o f signal responses arc handled by
the Air Force R escue Coordinati on Center
(AFRCC) located at Scott Air Fo rce Base in
Illinois.
AFRCC attempts, through satellite overpasses, flight plans of overdue aircraft, and
aircraft passing in t he vicinity of the ELT
signal, to determine if the signal is genuine.
Usually, two satellite passes arc needed to
confirm true or fa lse. If, on the second hit, it
turns out to be a n act ual distress beacon,
controllers at AFRCC open an incident file

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Flight procedure for locatin g ELT using a signal strength
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Table 1
Emergency and
Search and Rescue
Frequencies
121.5
243.0

Civilian Emergency
Military Emergency '"Guard"

123.1
122.925
122.9

SAR
SAR
SAR

122.75
122.85
123.45

Air-t o-air
Air-to-air
Air-to-air
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR

148.150
4582.0

Civil Air Patrol

CAP Emergency Shortwave

282.8
3023
5680
40.50

US Coast Guard SAR

US Coast Guard SAR
Shortwave
US Coast Guard SAR
Shortwave
US Army SAR

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155.160
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Wing Shadow method of
locating an ELT
CRASH SITE

and institute a telephone search for the

aircraft. Airports nearest the signal arc
contacted to rule out if it is coming from
parked aircraft. Air Traffic Co ntrol is
questioned about overdue flights. All bases
arc covered before a search team is finally
sent out. This part of the process can take up
to two hours.
In 1988, out of 54,292 signals processed by
AFRCC, 1,863 missions were initiated with
85 downed aircraft recovered.

The one drawback to this new Emergency

Locator Transmitt er is its price tag -- nearly
two times that of the 121.5/243.0 MH z units.
This would place it out of the reach of many
civilian aircraft owners and operators. The
benefits of what the FAA calls a "triplcfrequc ncy" ELT cannot be de nied, particularly for aircraft flying in remote areas. It
could, say some, mean the difference
between rescue and another night out in the
cold.

406 MHz ELTs

Listening to ELTs

In order to move away from the often

crowded aviation frequency band, a new ELT
has been developed to operate on 406
megahertz. Designed to functi on in coordination with the Sea rch and Rescue Satellite
Aided Tracking System (SARSAT), this ELT
will be able to provide aircraft registration
number, length of time the transmitter has
been activated, and latitude/longitude information (if equipped to operate with Loran C)
wit hin its signa l.
Performing on 406 MHz, less adjacentchannel interference will be experienced and
signal accuracy will be enhanced. 121.S MHz
is an unstable frequency in a cluttered band,
making definite position and distance
measurements difficult.

Your scanner, if possible, should always

have two slots reserved for 121.S and 243.0
MHz. In civilian aircraft, this channel is
referred to as the "Emergency Frequency."
To the military, it is known as "Guard."
Military aircraft religiously monitor Guard,
as do air traffic control facilities worldwide.
You will recognize a n Emergency Locator
Transmitter signal immediately by its swept
tone. Says one Mo11i10Ji11g Times reader who
has heard one, "It's a very distinctive sirenlikc tone th at repeats two or three times per
second. The sound is something like a police
siren or burglar alarm. In any case," he says,
'"you will recognize it the moment that you
hear it. It just jumps out at you."
If you should monitor one, check the

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frequency of the nearest ai r tra ffic contro l

facil ity to your location for a ny communications regarding the ELT. If none arc heard,
notify the FAA by telephone, stating that you
a rc a radio communications monitor, your
approximate geographic location (latitude/longitude, if you know it; street/cross-street
if you do not) and the strength of the signal,
especia lly if it has faded si nce you began
listening. Remember to also give you r phone
number so that the authorities can stay in
touch -- you arc a vital p::irt of the rescue
operation and your continu ed reports can
help save lives.
Voice communications may also be heard
on Guard as search and rescue facilities
communicate with downed aircraft or aircraft
in distress on this frequency. A ir traffic
controller will also resort to calling military
aircraft on Guard if all other means of
contact fail, SAR-related frequencies are
listed in T able I. T uning in these will put you
in touch with the act ion as air, sea and land
units work to find the source o f the signal.
It is the hope of every professiona l
monitor that they never hear an ELT. The
signal can only foretell a tragedy. H owever, if
you shou ld monitor one, do not fail lo report
it. Emergency Locator Transmitters -- and
responsible, professional monitors like yourself -- save Jives.

Monitors as Heros
Several real-life* stories in which radio monitors made
ill Baldwin did not like what he heard.
Turning on his scanner he had
accidentally tuned to the frequency of a
neighbor's baby monitor where he heard a
young chi ld receive a vicious beating from an
enraged father. Bill's stomach rolled. He
listened to the horrified screams of the
youngster until the commotion fuially
subsided some 40 minutes later.
Tliat night, Bill could not sleep. Himself
the victim of child abuse, he cursed l1imself
for having established the invisible link
between himself and his neighbor with his
scanner.
The next day, Balwin forced himself
behind the dial of his radio again. Once again
the scanner Jocked onto the baby monitor
and once again the cries of an angu ished
child spilled into his room. Unsure of the
legal implication of "turning in'' his neighbor
for child abuse, he wrestled with what to do.
"Obviously I knew that I cou ld not, in any
form of good consciounce, allow this to go
on," Baldwin later said. "On the oth er hand,
what right did r have to invade these people's
home? Finally I decided that the right of the
child overrode the parent's right to privacy."
Turning off his scanner and turning on his
elect ric typewriter, he carefully composed an
anonymous letter to the local Department of
Children and Youth Services. In the letter,
Baldwin carefully explained his hobby a nd
how he came to have access to the most
private details of his neighbor's lives. And he
ex-pressed his pain at what he was about to

walked away."
Kenney had watched the onslaught of
crack in other neighborhoods, anguished as
long-loved places gave way to a ghost town
appearance of dark streets and boarded-up
homes.
The 46 year old ironworker was not about
to surrender h.is neighborhood without a
fight. 'This is my home. I raised my family
here." Kenney turned to his scanner.
"It was like shootin' fish in a barrel," he
laughs deeply. "I would punch in a couple of
frequencies I got out of a magazine and
there they would be: drug dealers, pimps and
whatnot, talking on the phone."
Before Jong, Kenney had local police
absolutely astounded at the amount of
information he was giving them. 'These guys
apparently didn't know that anyone could
hear what they were talkingabout. I mean, I
got addresses, . phone numbers, names,
amounts, you .name it."
Today, the war on drugs : (;Ontiilues on
Kenney's street. "I do have to admit that it
feels good to know that I've at least 6een
able to keep it at bay, that I 've done my
part."

a difference

l fi.rst 1 didn't know' what to make of it.

have gone crazy long ago," he says.

1f Ken Gurney didn't have a scanner in
his truck, Ed Cunningham probably wouldn't
be alive today.
Cunningham, a local fa rmer, had been
plowing his fields when his tractor hit a ditch
and rolled over, pinning him to the ground.
His only contact was the radio he used to talk
to his wife back in the house. This time his
wife wasn't Lhere.
"I really had to get to work but something
didn't sound right," relates Gurney. "So I
kept circling around in the truck until I
pinpointed the signal. He was 'way back in
the woods. They wouldn't have found him
for days."
When Gurney arrived, Cunningham was
slipping into a nd out of consciousness. "I
tried to make him as comfortable as
possible," relates Gurney. "And then I drove
down the road until I found a phone and
called the sheriff." Local law enforcement
officials praised Gu rney's decision to
investigate that "small sound" he heard on
his scanner.
It took time. And in the end Ken lost half
a day's wages. "But it sure was worth it to be
able to help someone out like that," he says,
smiling.

was such a small sound. And

beside, I really thoughl it was just somebody

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envelope, sca led it and mailed it.
Apparently, the screams of this child
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Bill. Within the week, social workers began
an investigation of the neighbor, discovering
a long list of convictions for child abuse in
several states.
enney "O" was a black man with a
temper and a tendancy to use his fists.
"For years I've prayed to God, asking him to
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That anger served Kenny well as he saw
his neighborhood outside of Philadelphia
begin to go downhill. "At first, it was just the
local kids, smoking a littl e dope, dri1lking a
little beer. Before roo long, though, I didn't
seem to recognize anyone who lived here."
At about that time Ke nney was mugged for
the first time. "Hey, you can't go up against a
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Around the World

or,

24 Hours

Chasing Father Time

by Don Moore

verybody likes a good New Year's Eve

party, right ? The only problems arc that
they are too short and you can't DX. Wouldn't
a round-the-clock party you can DX at be
great?
Well, that's just what we're going to tell
you about in this article -- how you can have a
round-the-clock (two times) New Year's Eve
DX party. As we a ll know, the new year starts
at midnight on Dec. 31, but, midnight ha ppens
at different times in differenr places.
What? How was that again? It docs sound
a bit funny, but midnight, in terms of UTC, is
at a different time in each time zone. With the
wonder of shortwave radio we can circle the
globe, tuning in radio stat ions in each time
zone at local midnight and bring in the new
year with them. It's the only way to celebrate
the new year 24 times and be just one year
older. Of course, if you have a cup of holiday
cheer with each hourly celebration, you might
not make it through 24 hours, and you might
feel more than one year older.
The time zone homework has a lready been
done for you. Below is a list of New Year's
Eve midnight DX possibilities, by time zone
from 1100 to 1000 UTC. For each time zone,
some of the best bets or most interesting
listening, preferably in English, arc given.
Note that some of these countries are n't
Christian and may not celebrate the Christian
New Year -- so there won't be any special
programming. But, we can still tune them in
to chalk up another shortwave New Year.
A lso, international broadcasters with their
prerecorded programming usually don't do
anything special when their local midnight
comes around (an exception is the BBC).
Overall, the best New Year's Eve listening is
from the smaller domestic stations on
shortwave. As much as possible we'll mention
some of those at each hour.
So here it is -- the Mo11i1oii11g Times "DX
New Year Around the World" list. If you have
the energy, go for the 24 hour celebration. But
even if that's too much for your schedule, pick

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December 1990

out a few,convenie nt times, a nd join in a New

Year's toast with some radio friends across
the sea. Re membe r, however, that shortwave
broadcasters do change frequencies without
warning sometimes, so double-check them in
th e "Frequency Section" und in Glenn
Hauser's "Shortwave Broadcasting" column.

1100: Our shortwave New

Yea r's Eve will start before
most people in North America
have gott en out of bed yet.
New Zealand is on summertime, which puts their local
midnight at 1100. It's a good
thi.ng too, because Radio New
Zea la nd is on 9855 until 1100
sign-off.

1200: You've heard Midnight

in Moscmv on Radio Moscow.
Now it 's midnight 0 11 the other
end of the Soviet Union at
Pct ropavlovsk. The domcst ic
service on 4485 kHz is usually
very strong wimcr mornings.

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1300: Now it's back down

south to M elbourne, Australia,
and Radio Australia on 9580
kHz. Or, if the Soviets seemed
to be real party animals, tune
in the Magadan domestic
station on 5940, 7320, 9530 or
9600 kHz.
1400: It's now time fo r a
New Year's cheer in Saipan.
Give KHBI a try on 9530 or
15385, but don't expect anything special; the programming
will probably be canned from
Boston. For a more authentic
celebration, DXcrs on the
West Coast might still have a
shot at the tropical band
stations from Papua-New
Guinea.
1500: Let's drink a toast
wit h rice wine: it's 1991 in
J apan. Join Radio J apan's
English service on 21700,
11865 or 11815. The first
frequency is cheating, though.

Feeling Left Out?

It's actually a relay via Gabon.

1600:

As Father Time moves

into the Indian Ocean, things
will be tough for a few hours
for DXers east of the Rockies.
The best New Y ear's Eve
broadcast I've ever heard was
from VLW9, Pe rth, Australia,
about 10 years ago with two
announcers who had obviously
had more than their sha re of
the holiday cheer. T hey said
some things about Prin ce
Charles that would really have
made Lady Di blush. VL W9 is
still on 9610 kH z.

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1700: T he DX midnight
express is now in Southeast
Asia, but there's nothi ng easy
and nothing in English. The
best bet wou ld probably be the
Voice of Vietnam in Vietnamese on 9840 a nd 15010.
1800: Nothing in English
again. Bangladesh is always a
tough catch, but punch up
the ir Bengali service to Europe
on 11860, 15255 or 17805. If
it's comjng in, hang around,
because English starts at 1815.
1830:

It seems India tells

time a little bit differently.
Official time the re is UTC-5
1/2 hours, which put s midnight
at 1830. All India R:i dio has
English programming from
1800-2000 on 11935 and 15360.
It won't be easy.

1900: Take a nap here.

Pakistan is the only country
wirh midnight at 1900, and
they're not scheduled on the
air.
2000: Three choices here,
and they're all in Arabic. The
tough one is Radio Oman on
11890. Easier arc two station s
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Next, there's UAE Radio and

T elevision in Dubai, which a lso
changes frequencies a lot, bu t
might st ill be on 15320, 15300,
11 790 and 7185.

2030: With Iran, a noth er

split time zone country, thi ngs
get easier for cast coasters.
Iran, of course, doesn't celebrate the Christian New Yea r,
but they should be an easy
catch in P ersian on 15084 or
look for thei r English service
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2100:

N ow it really is
midnight in M oscow, so R adio
Moscow would be a good
choice. If co ndit ions to East
Africa seem good, check out
Tanzania on 4785.

111.!!:!.ll 2200:

Lot s of choices here.

The South A frica n domestic
services on 4880, 4810, 3320
and 3215 will probably have
some special programming. If

Dec cm her 1990

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conditions to Southern Africa

arc especially good, there's
Zambia on 4910, Malawi on
3380, and Lesotho on 4800 to
try for. Some easier catches
include Radio Damascus on
15095 and 12085 and the Voice
of Turkey on 9445 and 9665.
A tough Middle Eastern catch
would be Lebanon's Voice of
H ope on 6280.

111!!!!!!112300: Another full slate of

possibilities. Nigeria on 4990 or
4770 would be a good place
for some local English programming. Other African possibilities include Cameroons on
-~~-4795, 4850 and 5010; Benin on
4870 and Chad on 4905. This
is also midnight in most of
continental Europe, so check
the MT "Frequency Section"
for any of the big European
broadcasters.

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when the big mome111 comes.

You don't hnve to understand
the language to enjoy the
puny.
We start out in eastern and
coastal Ilrazil, which is cu rrent ly summert ime. The more
regular eastern Ilrazil ians
include Radio Clubc Paranacnse, J 1935; Radio
Bandeirantes, 11925; Radio
Gaucha, 11915; Radio Cultura
do Belem, 5045; Radio Aparacida, 5035 and Ra dio Cancao
Nova, 4825.

0300: Father Time is now

trying to find his way through
the Brazilian Amazon.

0330 : Yes, another oclcl time

zone. It'll be !Ough, but DXers
in the northeast and Canadian
maritimes might want to try
for CKZN on 6160.

Duenas Nuevas, 4800; Radio

Chort is, 3380; Radio Maya,
3325; and ultra-rare La Voz de
Atitlan, 2390.

0700: The DX New Year's

Eve is starting to wi nd down.
The only SW choices arc
either WWV or checki ng
KUSW's latest frequency.
Western DXers could switch
down to AM for a Mountain
Time Zone stat ion from the
US, Canada or th e Gulf of
Mexico area in Mexico.

0800: The most i111ercsting

shortwave choice now is lowpowered CKZU in Vancouver.
Ot hcrwisc. there's the interna' tional broadcasters in California , such as the VOA relay
stations and Pacific Zone AM
stations for those in the
region.

0000: There's no choice to

0400: Time for more Latin

make here. A shortwave New

Year's Eve wouldn't be complete without tuning in the
BBC World Service to hear
Big Ben ring in the new year
at 0000. If you have two
radios, there arc several West
African countries also welcoming in the New Year at
this hour. Take a shot at
Burkina Faso on 4815, Ivory
Coast on 7210v and 4940, or
Mali on 4783, 4835 or 5995.
These stations usually sign-off
at 0000.

0900: Only one choice here,

rhythms, this time from Venezuela. Tune in Ecos dcl Torbes

4980, Radio Rumbos 4970,
Radio Continental, 4940 or
Radio Tachi ra 4830.

KNLS, Alaska. They did have

English from 0800 to 0900 on
11715, but check for the most
current frequency.

0100: We're now fa r from

land in the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean. Do a liulc
bandscanning or take a short
nap. There's plenty of New
Year's Eve DX still ahead.

0200: Now we move into a

region fuU of lively New Year's
parties and radio programming
-- Latin America. New Years is
an important holiday in Latin
America, and the stations
celebrate with lots of lively
music and a tradit ional countdown with lots of shouting

December 1990

0500: We now have three

Latin count ries to choose from.
Caracol, Colombia, should be
st rong on 5075, as should la
' Voz dcl Ci naru co on 4865 and
La Voz dcl Rio Arauca on
4895. For a New Year's Eve,
Ecuadorian style, there's Radio
Quito 4920 or Radio Zaracay,
3395. Finally, if Andean
conditions arc reasonably good,
there's Radio Ancash, 4990 and
Radio Andina, 4996, from
Peru.

0600: Central America goes

to bed early, so there aren't
any Central American stations
scheduled to be on this late.
However, Guatemalan Indians
know the value of a good
fiesta, so some of their radio
stations will probably stay on
late. They did last New Year's
Eve. Among others, look for
Radio Kekchi, 4845; Radio

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1000: Twenty-t hree hours

nfter starting, we've traversed
the globe on our DX New
Year's Eve party. Time for the
last stop. It's eit her Hawaii's
WWV H time stat ion or Radio
Tahiti on 6135, 11 825, and
15170. They're scheduled to
sign-off at 0930, but maybe
they' ll stay on late to fi nish
the world's last New Year's
celcbra1 ion of J990-91.

Arc you st ill awake and wit h us? I don't

know about you, bu t I'm exhausted. Time to
catch a litt le shut-eye before the football
games begin in a few hours. Good night. Oh,
yes, and Happy New Year.

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by Karl Zuk

atrick Martin lives in a mobile home

"very, very out in the country" near
Seaside, Oregon. H e loves to te ll his friends:
"My nearest neighbor to the nonh is a cow."
Every morning, whi le most of his
neighbors listen to the loca l radio station
from town, KSWD, Pat tunes up and down
the dial and hears stations from all around
the world. Voices and music from Austra lia,
Japan, an d many othe r unusual places
entertain Pat as he gets ready fo r work. Pat
does 1101 listen to s/101t1vave. He hears these
far-mmy lands 011 his AM radio.
Professionally, Martin makes his living as
owner and o perator of M a rty's Locksmith
Shop, but his true passion is being an
excellent listener. Combining a spectacular
locat ion on the edge of the Pacific Ocean,
wonderfu l equipment, a nd many years of
expe rie nce, Pat has heard over 2,000 stations
fr om more than 70 countries o n good old
AM.
A carefully chosen listeni ng post centers
around his old and t ru sty receiver: A
H ammarlund SP-600 Super Pro. With a
multitude of 1ubes and fillers, this veteran set
can really pull signals ou t of 1he mud.
Jum ping from fencepost to fencepost, for
th ousands of fee t along the cow pastures, arc
a couple of lo ng wire a ntennas called
Beverages. If you drive up to Pat 's place,
you'll sec endless meadows of brown and
mack Angus cattle. You' ll also hear your car

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December 1990

radio get lo uder and louder. His antennas arc

powerful. ''The radiation is just tremendous
on these things."
Pat's ground system is equally important
to his hobby. Using four scatte red nine-foot
ground rods, su rrounded by rock salt , his
reception is optimized fo r AM. "If I

discon nect the grou nd, the signals arc cut in

half, at least."
One accessory is very important to Pat's
radio shack. A Yaesu FRT -7700 antenna
tuner combines and matches his outdoor
antennas with an indoor loop antenna
designed by Pat's pal, Ralph Sanserino.

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U sing his Sa nscrino loop, M a rtin ca n null out

unwa nted signa ls to reveal the rare ones.
"It works j ust like a phaser. I ca n get rid of
all my local signals." This abil ity to a dju st the
picku p p:mcrn of his ante nn a fo r111 e nhances
his receptio n furth er.
His motivation to become a n ace listener
is easily explained. "I want to hear something
nobody e lse can hear. It's kind of interesti ng
and a challenge. I love working with antennas
and I hme spent hours and hours improving
the m. When you start maki ng changes in one
antenna, it affects the ot hers a nd sometimes
making a little change makes a big
difference."
The resu lts a rc worth the effort. "I've
hea rd all the A ust ralian states including
Western Australia. I've gotten about 200
QSLs from Australia, 70 or 80 from New
Zea land a nd Japan, three or fou r fro m
Taiwa n a nd seven o r eight Ph ilippi nos. I've
got T he Voice of Vietnam verified on 1010
kHz a nd Thaila nd on two freq uencies: 891
and 1575 kHz.

It started in Seward
P at's interest in med iu mwave started in
Seward, South Ce ntra l Alaska . "My dad ran a
saw mill for yea rs up there a nd tha t s when I
started D X ing. My dad wcis a radio man in

World Wa r ll in the army and t inkered

arou nd with radios a nd stu ff. I heard all
so n s of things. I'd liste n to Europeans over
the pole o n the AM broadcast band in t he
miclclle of the day. I t ho ught DX was Ii.kc
th:n evel)whe re. I was really spoiled."
Event ua lly he moved south to pursue a
c:ireer in radio a nd the recording industry.
Eleve n years ago he surprised his d ad by
assu mi ng the ownershi p and operat io n of
the fa111ily locksmith business. "I hate living
in cit ies. 1'111 a country boy a nd I'll always be
one," confirms Pat.
Whe n !\fart in realized his new home was
a perfect DX location, his career change
became a fail accompli. Pat loves being a
locksmi th because he ca n make his own
hou rs ;ind almost never misses good
reception condit ions. Now the world waits to
be hc.:ard whenever M art in turns on his rig.
Corresponding wit h stations can be
almost as enjoyable as listening to them. "If I
can identify a station, I QSL it. I' m an avid
OSLer," a nd he really knows how to get a
response. "l'v1ost of the time, with my reports
I se nd tapes, because t hat way I don't have to
worry about language ba rriers. I don't have
to worry abou t getting the name of
somethi ng wrong. Engineers love tapes
because they can hea r whm t heir signa ls
so und like. Th ey don't have to d ig t hrough a
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Pat enjoys reporting and

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as he does listening. This
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their attention.
bu nch of program logs to see what
commercials aired. I've had many letters
back from chief eng ineers saying, 'Thank s for
t he tape. It made th ings a lot easier."'
Pat Manin buys inexpensive cassett es,
records his reception, and sends them along
wit h a letter. "Sometimes they reco rd music
on t hem a nd sen d them back to me. I got a
beaut ifu l tape of French mu sic fr om the
Wa llis J slands; I got a little J apanese travel
clock fro m J O RF in Yokohama, J apan,
severa l yea rs ago. The Australians and
Japanese have beautifu l Q SLs with brilliant
co lors."

Decem ber J990

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stronger it will become.

At the far end of the wire, si11k a ground
rod into the soil. Connect the end of the wire
to the ground rod using a 470 ohm resistor as
a termination in line. Ground your receiver
as well. Remember, there is no limit on
lengt h. Get out as much wire as you can. If
you have room for just a few hundred feet,
this may suffice. Experiment with different
terminating resistor values, by using a
potentiometer, to obtain the best signal from
your antenna .
It's ulso important that your receiver has
good selectivity to separate signals on the
dial. Pat's radio has several different crystal
filters that make tuning very sharp.

Pat loves his Hammarlund SP-600! He nulls out stations with a

Sanserino Loop antenna (on the right).
Your letters migh t also bring romantic
proposals. "f got a nice letter from a
Philippino station, and I also got a letter from
their secretary. She was looking for a
husband. She sent me pictures of herself and
her whole family and she told me her
measurements and all this stuff in her letter."
Should your radio receptions fly south,
Pat offers more strategics: "If you're going to
send a reception report to a Latin American
station, send it to their street address if you
can possibly get it. Post office boxes arc used
for bills, and the accounting office gets your
stuff and they're not going to know what a
reception report is for."
Don't forget return postage. Your post
office se lls I nt cnrn tional R ep ly Coupons for
95 cents apiece that can be cxchanoed for
return postage abroad. Send three o~ more
for a prompt response, especially if you
would like your cassett e recording returned.
Possibly your best bet is to incl ude mint
stamps issued in the coi.111t ry you are
reporting to. Look for them from stamp
dealers or philatelic supply houses.
Remember these are local stations that arc
generally not accustomed to QSL requests, so
try to make replying as easy as possible for
l hem .

Denver." With an excellent antenna and

ground system, you can still hear DX
worldwide on AM. "If you have some
property, put up an antenna if you want to
hear some foreign stuff. You can do very well
with a simple radio if the conditions are
good."
To experienced AM DXcrs "an antenna"
usually means a Beverage. All you need is
access to a large plot of real estate. Take a
thousand or more feet of wire and string it
along any nonmetallic structure in a straight
line pointing towards the area you want to
hear. Any height above five feet or so is fine.
The longer the wire, the more directional and

Listen for the whistle

Almost all stations operating in North
America use frequencies that are evenly
spaced every JO kHz al ong the AM band -530, 540, 550 etc. In othe r places in the world
stations arc packed tighter by using 9 kHz
spacing creating "split frequen cies" such as
1584 or 747 kHz.
When a foreign signal is received in
North America, the first sign of its presence
is an annoying heterodyne wh istle fami liar to
any shortwave listener. For example, if you
arc listen ing to K.KOB in Albuquerque on
770 kHz and Japan starts to come in on 774
kHz, you will first hear a 4 kHz whist le. Stay
with it. If the signal becomes strono enouoh
and you move you r tuner slowly t~vard

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travel about ten times better over water than
land. Location is very important for superior
reception, so head for the beach. Signals fade
rapidly only a few miles inland from shore.
"The closer to the ocean, the better," advises
Pat.
"Don't give up hope if you live in

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Martin highly recommends a current copy of

The World Radio and Television Handbook.

Read their listings regarding formats,
t ransmission times, and identification slogans
very carefully to gain clues about weak
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pips just before the hour. This can be a
penetrating signature to identify a station,
a11d the WRTJ-1 describes these patterns in
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broadcast, you've got your ID. Remember to
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cassettes prove your receptions to station
enginee rs and friends alike.
Becoming familiar with the sounds of
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become your free tutor. After listening to a
variety of their mu ltilingual services, you'll be
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When it's getting dark,

wake up!
Keep in mind that AM radio travels much
farther at night. "You have a darkness path to
consider and that's the rule of thumb. You're
not goi ng to hear J apan in broad daylight."
There are exceptions to very ru le: Pat once
received China on 1040 kHz at 10:40 a.m.
local time in the dead of winter. Some
interesting enhancements occur at sunrise
and sunset at either end of the reception path
providing conditions for unusual listening
too. The more you listen, the more you'll
hear.
East Coast listeners should look for
Europeans and African stations between
sunset to no later than 1 a.m. local time. By
that time the sun will rise on the other side of
the Atlantic and signals will fade. The West
Coast is at the mercy of its own sunrise, as
you try to tune in stations across the Pacific,
so early mornings arc best.
When you a nd your DX target are in
darkness, start looking. D on't forget to check
the station's operating schedule. Pat will tell
you, "Some of this stuff comes in like a ton of
bricks. Like Vietnam. I still cannot believe
that tape. You don't have to strain to hear it.
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You can just listen to it like anything."

Start from the bottom. " Nine chances out
of 10 the stuff at the lower part of the band
will get out much better than the upper part
of the band. When you get something on top,
you've got a j ewel, like Taiwan on 1521 kHz."
With so many stations in his logbook,
Martin can hardly decide which one is his
best. "If I had to pick one, it would be very,
very hard to do. A lot of this is once in a
lifetime stuff." How about the Cook Islands
on 630 kHz with 500 watts? A 100 watter
from N orthern Japan on 1584 kHz? Or the
fish that got away: a very tentative reception
of, possibly, Central India on 1071 kHz?
"I'd still like to hear India. I've been
sitting on 1134 kHz, when conditions are
favorable toward Calcutta, for years and
years. It's heard in Hawaii all the time, and I
keep sitting there. One of these days I'm
bound to get it." Pat has to fight off JOQR
with 100 kilowatts, from Japan on the same
frequency, making it quite a challenge. "I also
watch for 1071 kHz from Madras. You're
picking up these signals over the North Pole."
Pat Martin has met the challenge of
DXing the world on AM radio. Now it's your
turn.

December 1990

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January

MAY

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Preparing for the Worst with Radio
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Namibian Voices
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Mouse That Roared (Med Freq Exper Radio)

Zambia on Shortwave
Old Radios Never Die
Wildlife Tracking in the Everglades
The BBC's Pamela Creighton

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DXer's Discussion : Hearing More Stations
Scanner Programmi.ng Basics
FM DXing
Communications Expert to the
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Utility World: Soviet Space Program; USN Ship

Designations: lnt'I Ice Palrol
Scanning Report: Prison Pen Pals
Uncle Skip: Beginner's 1st 20 Countries
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European Bases. Texas FBI
High Seas: Washington State
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Utility World: SLHF Beacons

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APRIL

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Border Radio
F i esta QSL (verifying the Latins)
NORAD
DXing the Other Germans
Blizzard!

Departments:
U tility World: New life on HF; SAC freqs
Scanning Report: Cutting the PR0-2004 diode
What's New: Rev: Create CLP VHF/UHF ant
Uncle Skip: Tools you can use
Federal File: Spectrum Search; FL border patrol
Plane Talk: MGM Grand Air; Squawk Codes
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December 1990

Features:
The Flight of Colu mbia & Ron Parise
Beyond HCJB - DXing in Ecuador
An Ear to the Rails
The Military Madhouse (FACSFACs)
The Night Avianca #52 Came Down

Departments:
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Uncle Skip: Guide to Portable DXlng
Federal File: Sats In fed bands; USAF Calls
Plane Talk: Berna Radio, Berne. Switzerland
H am Bands: No Code License
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Faces of Nicaraguan Radio
Solar Power for Battery Charging
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SW Receiver Buyer's G uide
DXing Angola
She Married a Technoid

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Scanning: Leiter to cordless phone owners
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Beginners: Radio Jargon. part I
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AUGUST
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Summertime High Band DX
US Coast Guard "Eagle"
Intro to Monitoring Military Aircraft
A Visit to Radio Finland
At the A i rshow!

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Scanning: Nuclear laclllttes
Beginners: Radio Jargon, Part 2
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Scanner Equip:
Cobra SR-901 programmable scanner; updates
on PR0-2006 and AR-1000: Freq expansion
tor MX3000
Demaw: Circuit boards: etched and alternatives
Exp Workshop:
Sony 2010; adapting a high Impedance mlc

to a new transceiver: Murata filters; increasing

freq coverage In the Kenwood TM-721A and
TM-731A; hints tor field outings
Antennas: The Sloper
Ask Bob: Tip - Turbo Speed tor the PR034

SEPTEMBER
Features:
Ian McFarland: RCI
African H op scotch
San Diego Police Communicat ions
Flight over Manhallan
Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Depa rtments:
Utility Worl d: west Coast COMSTAs:
NMO Honolulu
Scanning: Cordless mods
What's New: Rev: Metrowest baltery pack
Beginners Corner: Radio conventions
Federal File: Santa Barbara. CA; Riverside. CA;
O'Neill MOA. Neb
High Seas: Australia
Harn Bands: Lightning pro1ection; FCC
Interference bulletin; FCC pioneer proposal;
MFJ-2040 repeater controller
RTTY: Using a tuning scope
Sat TV: TYRO news hound
BandScan: Carrier current AM stations
Below 500 kHz: Massachuselts
Magne: Electro Brand multiband portable
Scanner Equip: !COM IC-R1 handhcld
Demaw: Homemade Heat Sinks
fa.-p Worksh op: Buying and tuning up
a Haillcralters S-120. increasing selectivity
Ant enna Topics: A tree as an antenna
Ask Bob: Tip- ICOM HTs wide freq coverage

OCTOBER
Features:
The War of the Words
(BC stallons In mldeasl)
T he Gamble in the Gulf
(US lroop, aviation In ME)
Global Navies in the Persian Gulf
T ip s on Hearing More (DXlng forum)

Departments:
Utility World: Israeli Mossad; Nonh Allantic
MWARA changes: Soviet Space tracking ship
update; CANFORCE channel designators;
USAF HF Regional broadcasts (weather)
Scanning Report: Beyond Cellular
Beginner 's Corner: What Is thal sound?
Fed File: Texas
Plane T alk: Indianapolis ATC
Ham B ands: Amateur TV
Reading RTTY: HF Packet
Satellite TV: Direct Broadcast Sais. HDTV
BandScan: Eastern Tennessee
Below 500 kHz: Listening away from home
Magne: ICOM IC-R100 Car Radio
Scan Equip: Realistic PR0-2006
Demaw: ORP Transmitter for 40 Meters

Exp Workshop: sensitivity tor ICOM IC-202

Antenna Topics: Portable direction-finding

NOVEMBER
Features:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
The Terrible Twenty (Difficult DX)
Identifying L atin Amer ican stations
Hunting Quayle on AF2
Pictures at the 1990 Convention

Departments:
Util ity World: Israeli Mossad; CANFORCE;
Middle East build-up
Scanning: Scanning basics; 800 band allocallons
What's New: Rev: Mlcrodec Code/ATTY reader
Beginners: Safety Rrst
Federal File: Navy Air Station Dallas. TX
High Seas: Mediterranean Sea
H am Radio: RTTY/ SSTV on TASSO coco
RTTY: Digital Signal Processing
Smellit e TV: Sports on satelille
I3andscan: WWRX's trashcan transmiller
Below 500 kHz: Decommissioned Beacons
Magne Tests: Sangean ATSSOO
Scan ner Equip: AOR AR3000 vs.ICOM R7000
Demaw: Indoor Antennas for lhe SWL
Exp Workshop: Sony 2010--Selllng the record
straight: Portable scanning withoul a handheld
Antennas: Groundplane antenna
Ask Bob: Tip- ICOM HT update: BC100XLT
battery life

DECEMBER
Feat ures:
C-SPAN
Save A Life (Emergency Locator Transmlllers)
Around the World in 24 Hours
As the W o rld Speaks, He Listens
(Patrick Martin)
1990 Index

Departments:
Utility World: Strange Intercepts, SLHFBs
Scanning Report: Holiday monitoring
Beginner's Corner: Mail-Order
Federal File: Hawaii; Portland, OR, area
Plane Talk : LDOC stations; VOLMET lreqs
Ham Bands: WARC-932
RTTY: Noise reduction; VLF ATTY logs
Sat TV: xPress X*Change
Bandscan: WMRF (Daughters ot Israel,
W.Orange.NJ)
Outer Limits: RNI; Middle East update
Magne: Receiving Tough Signals
Scanner Equip: PR02025, PR036
Demaw: How to Build a Slable VFO
Exp Workshop: Unmasking Police Tones;
Adding an S-meler
Anten na Topics: More Super Looper
Ask Bob: Tip - Stronger signal on portables

Should you wish replints of any of the above anicles, please enclose a self-addrr:ssed, stamped envelope plus $2 per mticle.
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Shortw-ave Broadcasting
Glenn Hauser
Box 44164-MT
Tu cson, AZ 85733

SHOR7WAVE

STATIONS

INTO

PRISON

VIA

CABLE Remember John Dcmmitt, the Pennsylvania prisoner

who was repeatedly refused permission to have a shortwave
receiver? We were gratified to get this note fr om him:
"Now I can 'legally' hear you on RCI. Thanks to your info
about C-SPAN audio channels in past MT columns, I was inspired
to contact the local cable company, mentioning that the service
would be especially appreciated at Penn State University. They
agreed and the service has been added to our FM cable. The BBC is
heard 24 hours a day with excellent audio; the ot her C-SPAN
chan nels offers such stat io ns as Korea, J apan, Canada, Christian
Science M onitor, Cuba, T a iwan, Germany, China, Aust ria, VOAAfrica, etc. I'm not in the best of health so being able to listen to
these stat ions is especially meaningful to me. It b rings the world
closer. Thank you for providing information that inspired a solution
co my dream, to be able to listen to shortwave legally. Mere words
can't express the joy of being able to hear shortwave ... "
INTERNATIONAL HOUDAYS It may pay to tune these
countries for special programming or even extended tra nsmissio ns:
Nov. 28, Mauritania. Nov. 29, Albania, Yugoslavia. Nov. 30, Benin.
D ec. 2, Israel (Hanukkah). Dec. 16, Bangla desh. D ec. 17, Bhutan
(U niversal Almanac via Bruce MacGibbon, Radio Japan)
LONG-TERM PROPAGATION OUTLOOK Average activity levels and solar in dices fell dramatically in September
compared to August. D ai ly values for 10 cm flux, sunspot number,
and sunspot area fell by nearly 50% in some cases. It is now very
unlikely th at we will sec activity o f sufficient magnitude to change
the cycle maximum of July 1989. Solar cycle 22 will go on record as
the shortest rise to maximum ever recorded. Early outlooks showed
low activity around the first of the year, and a pulse of activity about
April 1991, but earlier outlooks of future pulses may be ta rdy.
(Space Environment Services Center, Boulder)
ANDAMAN ISLANDS (non) Interference problems to
AIR , Port Blair, 4760 kHz: Alma Ata, USSR at 1530-1630 parallel
to 5030 and 5260 (G. Galassi, Italy, Play-DX) And Radio Beijing.
China, 1530-1555 with English lesson from RCI (A rthur Cushen,
RNZI Mailbox)
AUSTRALIA A real disappointment to see Radio
Australia, a station once noted fo r its interesting QSLs featuring
flora and fauna, now sending out plain fo rm letters. Times sure must
be tough at RA! (John Fisher, DX 011 taiio)
BOLNIA Radio 16 de Marzo, 4865, was a mystery station,
location unknown and reports unanswered, so I visited it; had to
take a taxi from Oruro to Centro Minero Bolivar. Station is
unlicensed, so has no ca llsign; began regular transmissions March
16, 1985, thus the name. Schedule weekdays 1000-0100, weekends
1000-2330, mostly in Spanish, but Quechua at 1000-1100. Postal
delivery is hopeless; has not received a single letter from overseas;
t ry registered mail to Correo Central, Oruro, for the station to pick
up. Heavy rcvcrb on the IDs makes it difficult to understand
(Nobuyoshi Aoi, R adio J apan)
BRAZIL Radio Transamerica is a new station on 5965,
heard testing until 2200, from Santa Mario, RGS (Yuji Omiya,
Bandcirantcs, Parana) Is religious bu t not Catholic, heard test ing at
1100 (Fel ipe Flosi, Ri o via D ario Monfc rini, DX Liste11ing Digest)
Radio Transamazonica, in Acre, st ill heard until 0230 on 2410
kHz, not the planned 3255. Radio MEC. Rio, no longer a Radiobras
station, but ID at l 530 on 11950 says it belongs to Fundacao
Roqu ctte Pint o. Radio Nacional do Brasil still has English to North
December I 990

America on 11745, but heard at 1117 instead of 0200; to Africa at

1800 on 15265. The southern and southeastern states arc on DST of
UTC-2 from Oct. 21 until Feb. 17 (Anton io Ribeiro da Motta, Sao
Paulo, World of Radio)
CAMBODIA ( non) Voice of the Khmer, clandestine
station run by four non-communist resistance groups, on 6325: 04000700, 0900-1400, 2230-0200 (Sundays 0300). Publishes NCR Bulletin;
one of three addresses in Bangkok, Thailand is c/o FUNClNPEC,
P.O. Box 12-1014 (Gordon Da rli ng, PNG, DXLD)
CANADA Best time to hear Vancouver SW stations is after
0600 when both were clear: CKFX on 6080.1 and CKZU on 6160
(Ernie Beh r, Ont., RCI SWL Digest)
CI3C programs on SW via RCI include the comedy couple
Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Double Exposure, now reunited for
the winter UTC Mondays 0000-0100 on 9755, 5960. For those awake
o r taping around 0630 UTC on SacJ.."Ville 6150, 9760; Daventry 6050,
7155, 9740, 11840: Monday, Inside Track; Tuesday, Food Show;
Wednesday, Open I louse; Thursday, Media File; Friday, A11s Tonight
(DXLD)
CHAD (non) Voice of the St ruggling Chadian People,
11850, has been closed down by Libya, saying the dispute has been
refe rred to the International Court of Justice (BBC Monitoring)
CHINA Among changes
monitored on domestic nets,
CPBS-2 has replaced CPBS-1 on
7516 and 9065 kHz. Don't you
believe PW/JR-1991 listing of
15100 kHz site of Radi o Beijing as
domestic Baoding. It is and has
ro been Mali relay (Bruce MacGibbon & gh, DXLD)
(non) Voice of Democracy,
clandestine on 8057, came back
for another series of repet it ive
broadcasts for a few days leading
up to another Chinese holiday -- that's when to look for them
(Takashima, Suga & Kondo, AB!, Radio Japan)
COLOMBIA Radio Nacional heard closing at 2259 on
5985 and 17863.8, announcing 15335, 11795, 9635, 5985, 4955, 17865
(R. Bruni, Italy, Play-DX) Rdif. Nacional at 2l30 on 17884, no
longer on 11822 (Cra ig Seager, RA Japanese DX and ADXN)
(non?) Radio Patria Libre, clandestine on 6300-6315 at 00300100, continues to be jammed by a station in Spanish, Radio El
Pueblo Rcspondc, probably operated by CIA from a ship in the
Caribbean (Juan Ca rlos Codina, Switzerland, Play-DX)
COSTA RICA Radio for Peace Int ernational extended
AM 13630 beyond the previo us sign-off t imes to improve reception
in west ern North America . Once new higher-powered transm itters
arc running next year, weekday program cycle may expand to 4- 1/ 2
hours, with more repeats 24 hours (James La tham, RFPI)
CR is considering D ST for 'sum mer,' probably dry season
December-April. Would defi nitely affect Radi o Rcloj a nd TIFC
which si mulcast local programming on SW (Ken M acHarg, CR,
World of R adio)
CUBA RHC's DXers Unlimited planned 10 add a second
weekly edition, UTC Wednesdays at the same times as o n Sundays:
0040, 0240, 0640, 0840; also RHC on audio on very low power SSB
somewhe re o n 11 mctcrband fo r propagation testing, special QSL

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CHILE More and more private evangelical stations are
showing up out-of-band: Radio Eben-Ezer, 6825, Fridays 0230-0400,
Saturdays and Sundays daytime only; Radio Central Evangelica,
pentecostal on 5825, at 2300-0330; both near Santiago (WRTH LA
News)
DOMINICAN REPUBUC Radio Olimpica Internacional, Santiago plans to use 3205, 4980 and 6190 (DSWCJ SW
News)
ECUADOR At least part of HCJB's . . .eniis0,8lll
added hour to the Mideast, 1630-1730 on 21480,
mAl llltr.....
has been noted in Arabic instead of English. DX dA~\!Ul\
HCVB7
Pm1yli11e expands to 45 minutes, including these . . _ . , .
topics: Dec. 1, radio stamps; Dec. 8, Kenya,
ODXA perspective; Dec. 15, Radio Rumbo,
Costa Rica; Pacific and SPEEDX reports; Dec. i.s~o Miit. ond mrdi
22, HCIB's 59th anniversary; ANARC, SPARC, soo Kil ond <0112
EDXC reports; Dec. 29, changes in SWBC
........::.-;:-:,.~
during 1990. A bit of DX news emerging from
DXPL: Radio Cumanda is a new station on
3332-variablc from the remote town of Coca, a.k.a. Francisco de
Orellana, quite strong but heavy reverb announcing 3390 only, until
0400.
La Voz del Rio Tarqui, 3286 is inactive from Cuenca, but
transmitter might be moved to Gualaquiza in the eastern jungle,
and renamed. Radio Pastaza, Puyo on 3315 is owned by truckers'
union, and changes all its management every two years. Rdif.
Sangay, Macas, 3322, docs not exist. Ondas Qu evedcnas, 3325,
reported 24 hours but in fact inactive. Radio Puyo, 3440, not yet
active. Radio Fedcracion, Sucua, was to replace 3360 with 5980 for
better coverage; 1100-1300 and 2100-0100. Radio Nacional Espejo,
4680, probably inactive. La Voz de los Caras, 4795, only active local
evenings 2300-0300. Radio Paz y Bien, 4820, probably inactive on
SW in favor of FM. La Voz de Saquisili, 4900 inactive but hopes to
resume. Emisora Gran Colombia 4910, probably inactive as is Radio
Tarqui, 4971. Voz de! Upano has two services: entertainment on
5040, educational on new 5020, 5965, 6000. Radio Jesus del Gran
Poder, 5050, tries to keep going but often off air. (Hcrmod
Pedersen, visiting Ecuador, DX Listening Digest)
ESTONIA Radio Nadczhda (Hope), anti-separatist IntcrMovemcnt station, "from a military area" traced on 747 kHz but 25
meters also announced, 0430-0600, 1030-1200, 1630-1800 (BBCM)
FINL.AND Radio Finland has added Russian ex'Perimentally until spring, 2315-2330, 0430-0445 and 0530-0545 on 11 755,
6120 and other frequencies, the last timing bumping an E nglish
broadcast (BBCM) E nglish to North America first weekday
broadcast moved up to 1150-1215, then 1300-1325 and 1400-1425,
the last also on weekends, longer until 1435 on Satu rday, 1440 on
Sunday, all on 21550 and 15400. Radio Finland is one of few
broadcasters currently experimenting with SSB: 0930-1057 on 17800
to East Asia & Pacific, including English at 0930-0955; and 11001145 on 15325 to Europe in German and French. (DXLD)
FRANCE RFI terminated its English broadcast best heard
in North America, 0315 on 9800 via Guiana. Protests arc in order to
the embassy, or RFI, Box 9516, Paris (Larry Nebron, TN, RC! SWL
Digest)
GERMANY As ex'Pected, DW has appeared on numerous
former RBI frequencies and transmitters bur usually with different
language services {gh) DW has taken on only 21 of e~-RBI staffers,
and only till yearcnd for a new Berlin bureau which could not
function immediately, lacking proper communications with Cologne
(Dieter Wernig, DW, RCI SWLD) There is no hope of re-opening
DW's relay in Sri Lanka, but Radio Moscow has offered to relay
DW via former jamming transmitters to Asia! The RBI building was

a fom1er furniture factory and the owner dispossessed when the

communists took over now wants to have it back. (Wolfgang
Pleines, DW, on RN Media Network)
To appeal to former RBI listeners, DW may expand its North
American service from 50 to 60 minutes, and introduce a DX
program (Dieter Brauer, DW, via Tom Kuca, NY, DXLD)
GUAM KHBN is still delayed; equ ipment on the island, but
church-state separation issue prevented it from getting a 50-year
lease to government land at Pit i; so now looking for private land
(Paul Hunter, KVOH, RNMN)
INDONESIA RRI Sorong, I rian Jaya, 4874.6, heard with
an English program Sunday at 1104-1130 (Chuck Bolland, FL, RCI
SWLD)
INTERNATIONAL WATERS Voice of Peace, off Tel
Aviv, annou nced new 6370 kHz (SCDX)
/RAN (non) Clandestincs from Baghdad have gone off:
Free Voice of Iran, Voice of Mojahedin e-Khalq, Voice of Ahwaz
Revolution; but Radio Iran was still on at 0400-0500 on 7180, 9545,
as was the Voice of the Movement of Mojahedin of Iranian
Baluchistan at new time of 0700-0800. Also still active are stations
from Kurdi~h areas and outside Iraq (BBCM)
ITALY All unlicensed stations had to apply for a license; if
refused, they have up to two years to close down. Up to six
shortwave stations will be allowed (Allen Dean, WDXC Contact)
Radio Marconi was scheduled to test 11390 until 0700, but
coincidentally WYFR was also there at the same time, in Italian -- a
mixing product of 11770 and 11580 (Paul Routenburg, Ont., Fine
Tuning)
KASHMIR (non) A separatist leader has accused Indian
intelligence of setting up a clandestine to mislead mil itants involved
in Moslem uprising in India's Jammu & Kashmir state. J&K
Liberation Front chairman Amanullah Khan, in Pakistan, denied
that Hamara Kashmir (Our Kashmir) radio was broadcasting every
Friday in the name of JKLF (Reuter via Dave Alpert, Worfd of
Radio)
KOREA SOUTH Radio Korea has
resumed a direct broadcast to western North
America, 0600-0700 on 9570, 11830, repeating
previous day's program (Bill Mau hews, OH, SWLD)
Listeners' Fomm topics on Fridays: Nov. 30, what and
how you like to read; Dec. 7, 14 and 21, your views of
1990. Write in a letter or record on cassette and mail
to Listeners' Forum, English Service, Radio Korea, KBS, Seoul; or
after access and country code, fax to 781-3799 on Seoul (via Tom
Kuca, NY, WO.R.)
Clandestines have exlJancled schedu les: Voice of the People,
0000-0100 and 0500-0600 on 3912, 1200-1300 and 1500-1600 on 6600,
1800-1900 on 3912. Voice of Hope, 0500-0600 on 3985, 1100-1400
and 1430-1730 on 6348, 1800-2100 & 2300-0200 on 3985 (Toru
Yamashita, Radio Japan DX Comer)
UBER/A (non) VOA optimistically shows extensive
Monrovia usage in its current frequency schedule, but 21485 is
strong enough to be Greenville (DX Liste11i11g Digest}
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Radio Vilnius in finding a source of transmission outside the Soviet
Union; perhaps via US domestic stations (BBCM)
MARSHALL ISLANDS wszo, Majuro, is still trying to
solve broken balun transformer problem and get back on 4940 and
6070 (Maarten van Delft, Micronesia, DXLD )
NETHERLANDS AN11US Radio Nederland has
been using its backup third transmitter for some SSB tests, 0900 on
15560, 1230 on 15330, and may try it for 0030 English broadcast,
carrier suppressed 6 dB, to avoid selective fading (RN Radio-

E11face)

NEW ZEALAND I visited ZLXA for its inaugural

broadcast on 3935; lots of relaxed, jovial chit-chat; catch-phrase is
"we turn the printed word into sound". Schedule is Sunday 06000900 with religious readings; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 06301030 readings from various sources. DXers may try phoning them at
64-69-82229 in Levin (Bernie O'Shea, DX 011tmio) Schedule
probably advanced one hour now for DST.
Tentatively heard between 0630 and 0800 (Dave Clark, Ont.,
FT) and until closing at 0904 on a Wednesday (Dave Valko, PA, F1)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mount Hagen used 5965 briefly
as late as 0900 when their 3-MHz antenna was out of order, unaware
they were required to close by 0700 to avoid interfering with
Malaysia (Bob Padu la, Australia, DXLD)
PERU More new stations: Radio Pilcomoto, Huanuco on
5204, heard around 1200 and 2400 (Rafael Rojas F., Lima, Play-DX)
Radio Constelacion Radial, 6925, 1.5 kW, is new on SW. Schedules
supplied by the stations: 4013, R Frecucncia Popular, 1000-0400.
4418, Radio Frccucncia Lidcr, 1000-0500. 4530, Radio Naylamp,
0900-0500. 4890, Radio Huanta, 0900-3000. 5030, Radio Los Andes,
1000-0200. 5035-nominal-but-reported-on-4606.5, Radio Ayaviri,
1000-0300. 6242, Radio Calza, 1000-0300 (WRTH LA News via
Radio Nuevo M1111do)

POLAND Radio Polandia's English is not for North

America, but best chances a rc: 0630-0700 on 7270, 9675; 2230-2300
and 2305-2355 on 7270, 6135, 5995. Feature programs on the 2230
and 2305 broadcasts, next UTC day on the 0630, include: Pa11ora111a-currcnt affairs, Wednesday; Focus--cultural magazine, Thursday;
Postbag, Monday and Friday; DX Program, Wednesday; Request
Conceit, Sunday; What We Said--commcnts, Saturday.
ST. KITTS & NEVIS Radio Paradise, my 17th MW
harmonic country heard, at 0903-0921 on 2475, clearly parallel much
weaker 825 kHz (D on Moore, MI, DXLD)
SAUDI ARABIA (non) Holy
Medina Radio, from Baghdad (via
Kuwait) heard in Arabic with ID at
2127 on 11990, then with Iraqi
domestic service 2200-2300 (Stephen
J . Price, PA)
SOLOMON

ISLANDS

With QSL for SIBC on 9545 the

verifier asks for reports wit h 1 IRC
and a tape cassette; reports without
tape are surely thrown in the
paperbasket! This after manager discovered a lot of fake reports
from Europe! (M. Toniolo dos Anjos, Brasil via Play-Dx)
SWEDEN S1vede11 Ca//i11g DXers has been cut to t\\~ce a
month in the English broadcasts, first a nd third Tu esdays, and must
concentrate even more on Nordic media news. Printed bulletins
suspended, but electronic edit ion will remain (George Wood,
SCDX) That latter via computer nets, at least when George is not
on vacation.
SWITZERLAND will be
700 in 1991, provoking lots of
special programming starting Ja n.

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10; especially on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays April-September

(SRI via John Carson, OK)
TIMOR RRI Dili frequency varies 3304.4 to 3306.l, perhaps
from two different transmitters. Check before local sunrise (Kirk
Allen, OK; John Bryant, OK; Kevin A tkins, AL; Guy Atkins, WA;
Terry Palmersheim, WA, all Fine Tu11i11g)
TURKEY We have received Voice of Turkey's frequency
schedule for the winter; trouble is, they forgot to move all the times
one hour later from the su mmer schedule! We've confirmed English
to Northeast America really is at 2300 and 0400 on 9445. Just
another reason external broadcasters should not allow local DST to
affect broadcast times!
Turkish DX targets both sign on at 0458 UTC: meteorological
Radio on 6900, and Pol ice Radio, with new 10 kW transmitter, on
7370 (Andy Scnnitt, RNMN)
UKRAINE Radio Kiev is one of my favorites; English at
0000-0100, best in the west on 17665 and 15180, with fascinating
descriptions of the downfall of the Soviet Union and gradual
resurgence of Ukrainian nationalism, similar to Radio Vilnius
previously (Walt Salminiw, Victoria, BC, DXLD)
UNITED NATIONS UN Radio will verify with its own
QSL card, reports of its programs heard on Radio for Peace
International, Costa R ica (RFPI)
U S A VOA, whose mandate excludes broadcasting to
Americans whether at home or abroad, belatedly started a "radio
postcards" feature from families to hostages in Iraquwait, daily at
0455, 0555, 0655 (RNMN)
WWCR has been repeating The Onginal George Kline Elvis
Hour UTC Mondays at 0505 on 7520; the host keeps putting his own
name ahead of the King's. (DXLD)
It's already public knowledge that KUSW and WRNO are up
for sale, perhaps due to FCC's new spectrum usage fees (Jonathan
Marks, RNMN)
Mediumwave harmonics aud ible now include: 1760 kHz,
WOA Y, Oak Hill WV, 2 x 860, at 0000; 2460, WIGS, Gouverneur
NY, 2 x 1230 at 0300; 2920, WXRW, Mt. Pleasant TN, 2 x 1460 at
1115; 2720, WMOV, Ravenswood WV, 2 x 1360, around 1200. All
had also been heard previous years (Don Moore, MI, DXLD)
U S S R Chukot Radio, Anadyr, no longer broadcasts on
shortwave, but one of its local-language programs is relayed by
Magadan Monday-Friday 08 15-0900 on 9600, 5940, a unique
situation in Soviet broadcasting fo r a lower-ranking station to be
relayed by a higher one (Yosh inori Kato, Radio Japan DX Comer)
(non) Voice of Orthodoxy, 9690, at 0400 with a religious
program in Russian (Grigori Grigoriev, USSR via Radio Budapest
via Mike Fern, DXLD) We suspect this is a program on Radio
Liberty, frequen cy perhaps a bit off, rather than a clandestine.
UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashke nt in English at 1200 on new
11860 ex-11785, along with 15470, 9715, 9600, 7325, also at 13301400 (Craig Seager, A11s1m/ia11 DX Ne1vs) But best on unannounced
17740 (Tom Sundstrom, NJ)
YUGOSLAVIA Radio Yugoslavia, retimed one hour later
for winter, well heard at 1300-1330 on 21715 (World of Radio)
Regionally-produced programs air Saturday and Sunday 0700-1100
on 25795, including Radio Slovenia, new name for Radio Ljubljana,
Saturday 0900-1000; these play a lot of local music, many accordions
and fid dles (Bob Padu la, Australia, DXLD)
Does this whet your appetite for more? Sample gh's publications DX
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each: 10issue subscriptions $21 or both for $40. in North America, US funds on
a US bank to Glenn Hauser. Box 1684-MT. Enid. OK 73702.
See last month's column for details on Glenn Hauser"s broadcasts. One
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loggings Jo Gaylt: Van llom, c/o Monitoring Times.
E11glislr broadcast unless othe1wise noted.
0023 UTC on 9815
UNITED STATES: Voice of America. Discussion on Industrial developments In
eastern Europe. Monilored also on 6125 kHz at 0608 UTC. (John Carson.
Norman. OK) (Frank Hlllton. Charleston, SC)
0 025 UTC on 11730
YUGOSLAVIA: Radio Yugoslavia. science and Technology program on water
management in the Third World. Heard on paralled 7215 kHz. (Bob Fraser,
Cohasset, MA) (Carson. OK) (Jack Davis, Birmingham. AL)
0025 UTC on 1 1605
ISRAEL: Kol Israel. "DX Corner featuring Ben Dallen and his amateur radio
experiences. Heard also on parallel 9435 kHz. (Fraser, MA) (Carson, OK) (Jack
Davis, Birmingham. AL)
0027 UTC on 9630
SPAIN: Spanish Foreign Radio. Music from the Baleric Islands and Mlnorca.
Heard also on parallel 11880 kHz. (Fraser, MA) (Brian Bagwell, St. Louis.MO)
(Dennis Green. Allanta, GA)
0044 UTC on 17705
MALI: Radio Beijing (relay). "Listener's Lelterbox" answers questions about the
Forbidden City. Heard also on parallel 15100 kHz. (Fraser. MA) (Hillton, SC)
0100 UTC on 7425
PIRATE: WLIS. lnlerval signal variely from TWA Bonalre, Voice of Free China.
KOL Israel, Hillbilly Heaven, and Radio Tahill. DJ also announced he, would
never play the awful interval signal from WYFR. (Tim Johnson. Galesburg. IL)
0140 UTC o n 6155
BOLIVIA: Radio Fides. Spanish. Andean ballads, and Instrumentals to clear
Fides ID. Rechecked at 0300 UTC. and caught sign-off In progress. with ID.
and presumed national anthem. (Hlllton, SC) (Green, GA)
0145 UTC on 9875
AUSTRIA: Radio Austria International. Travelogue program, wllh discussion on
plans for summer of '91. Heard on parallel 9870/13730 kHz. (Fraser. MA)
(Carson. OK)
0223 UTC on 7375
COSTA RICA: Radio for Peace lnternallonal. "World of Radio" program Into
"Mailbag" show. Addllional programming at 2100 UTC on 21566 kHz. (Carson.
OK) (T.D. Leinweber, Blytheville, AR)
0300 UTC on 7190
YEMEN-PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: Republic Yemen Radio. Arabic.
Very long national anthem, followed by sign-on and Holy Koran recitations.
(Johnson. IL)
0300 UTC on 17675
NEW ZEALAND: Radio New Zealand. Excellent signal for nallonal news. music
and weather report. (Andrew Dalgleish. Lancaster, NY)
0310 UTC on 4934
KENYA: Voice of Kenya. Closing news headlines to anthem type m usic. DJ
format for music program of light pops and easy-listening tunes. (Johnson, IL)
(Richard Langer. Piltsburgh, PA)
0322 UTC o n 13675
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE Radio. News commentary on Prime Minister
Thalcher. Parallel frequencies monitored on 15400/15435 kHz. (Harold Bower.
Sunbury, PA) (John Miller, ThOmasvllle. GA)
0328 UTC on 6165
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: Radio Netherlands. News of the Middle East Into
"Media Network" program at 0352 UTC. Parallel program ming heard on 9590
kHz. Additional monilorlng on 15560 kHz at 0051 UTC. (Carson, OK) (Bower,
PA)
0330 UTC on 7541
ITALY: Voice of Europe. Pop/ rock music program by lady DJ. Station address
given with numerous IDs. (Earl Bailey, Oakland, CA)
0527 UTC on 15340
ROMANIA: Radio Romania lnternallonal. Interval signal and Enesco's
"Romanian Rhapsody Keaan. HI) Monitored at 0300 UTC on 15380 kHz.
(Andrew Dalgelsh. Lancaster. NY) (Carson. OK)
0540 UTC on 9670
GERMANY: Deutsche Welle. Interesting discussion on a super nova explosion.
to sign-off at 0550 UTC (Carson, OK)
0548 UTC on 9840
UNITED STATES: WCSN. Readings from religious article, in the Christian
Science Monilor newspaper to ID at 0550 UTC. (Carson. OK) (Miller. GA)
0550 UTC on 7520
UNITED STATES: WWCR. Discussion on the Middle East situation. and
speculation of Israel's role. (Carson. OK)
0610 UTC o n 11835
CUBA: Radio Havana. lnternallonal news and spotlight on Latin America
program. Monitored. on 11820 kHz at 2358 UTC. Audible at 0440 UTC on
11 760 kHz. (Carson. OK)
0657 UTC o n 4845
MAURITIANIA: Office de Radiodiff-Televislon de Mauritania. Arabic. Holy Koran
recilalions at tune In. Stallon ID and International news at the hour. (Johnson.
IL)

0725 UTC on 11 040

CHINA: CPBS. Chinese. Nostalgic slngalong tunes by a children's choir l o
0755 UTC. Great entertainment. (Jerry Witham, Keaau, HI)
1030 UTC on 3324.8
GUATEMALA: Radio Maya. Spanish. Stallon IDs. followed by music tunes of
guitar. organ. and accordlan. (Johnson. IL)
1035 UTC on 3385
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Radio East New Britain. Pidgin. Island music and pop
tunes from the Bee Gees. Lady OJ with chat and references to the Solomon
Islands. (Johnson, IL)
11 00 UTC on 3394.8
ECUADOR: Radio Zaracay. Spanish. Stallon ID 'Radio Zaracay" and great
Andean music. (Johnson. IL)
11 30 UTC on 6120
CANADA: Radio Japan (relay). Report o n a cooking contest for men only In
Osaka. (Fraser, MA) (Green, GA)
14 10 UTC on 21550
FINLAND: Radio Finland. Finnish newspaper editorials on the Middle East
crisis. Signal Interference from Radio Canada International. (Carson, OK)
(David ThOmpson, Houston. TX)
1520 UTC on 15430
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Radio International. March music and IDs to "Dateline
show. (Carson. OK)
1 527 UTC o n 15420
UNITED STAT ES: WANO. ' World of Radio" program. Heard also on 7355 kHz
at 0030 UTC, and parallel 13720 kHz at 2347 UTC. (Carson, OK)
1740 UTC on 11865
JAPAN: Radio Japan. "Magazine Hour" program discusses the decllne of
public bathhouses In Japan. Comments Included that they are still popular In
the city of Kyoto. however new devices and Incentives are needed to survive.
(Jerry Witham, Keaau. HI)
1750 UTC on 7230
SOUTH AFRICA: Radio South Africa. Portuguese. Bokmakerle Interval signal to
station ID. Program features heard also on parallel 15270 kHz. (Jerry Witham,
Keaau, HI) Monitored at 0400-0455 UTc on 7270/11 900 kHz. (Nicholas Adams,
Newark, NJ) (Carson. OK)
18 00 UTC on 15495
SAUDI ARABIA: Broadcasting service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arabic.
Station ID as, "Arrablyya Al-Sauiyyamin al -Riyadh." Arabic music wllh talkS on
Iraq and Kuwait. Sign-off at 2130 UTC. Parallel frequency 9870 kHz not heard.
(Slephen Price. Conemaugh, PA)
1835 UTC on 15255
BANGLADESH: Radio Bangladesh. Nallonal music program to ID and program
schedule. Slalion sign-off al 1900 UTC. with new programming com mencing at
1915 UTC. (Wilham. HI)
1850 UTC on 15330
BULGARIA: Radio Sofia. "The Old Treasure Book' featuring cameo carving.
(Fraser. MA)
2100 UTC on 1 1620
INDIA: All India Radio. Station ID and nallonal news to 2105 UTC.
Commenlary read on the nallonal Literacy Day, classical duel to 2120 UTC.
"Fallhfully Yours lelterbox program until 2130 UTC. (Nicholas Adams, Newark,
NJ) (Donald Westbrook, Columbus, OH)
2127 UTC o n 11990
IRAO: Holy Medina Radio. Arabic. Broadcast from Baghdad, with clear IDs
repealed several times. and talkS about Saddam Hussein. Second Arabic
programming at 2200 UTC identifying as, "ldha atu-saul gamahir min
Baghdad." Holy Koran recitations at 2255 UTC, station ID, and Iraqi national
antnem to 2300 UTC sign-off. (Price, PA) Nice log, Stephen.-ed.
2130 UTC on 13660
IRAO: Radio Baghdad. Lady announcer warns President Bush, "Get out of the
region," followed by "You are tuned to Radio Baghdad, the broadcasting
service of the Iraqi Arab Republic. (Johnson, IL) (Westbrook, OH)
2130 UTC on 7255
NIGERIA: Voice of Nigeria. French. 1c1 Lagos, la volx du Nigeria" ID at tune-In
followed by news. station schedule. and drum/ bamboo signal. Excellent signal
quality to 2300 UTC slgnoff. (Price. PA) Monitored o n 7255 kHz at 0539 UTC
In English. (Carson, OK)
2206 UTC on 15455
USSR: Radio Vilnius. National editorial, "Lelterbox program and "Sports
Roundup. Parallel frequency 15485 kHz audible. (Carson, OK) (Bruce
Groham, San Anlonio. TX)
2215 UTC on 4765
CONGO: Radiodlffuslon-Televlson Congolalse. French. Announcer duo chitchat to Afro pop slyle music. ID at 2356 UTC as. "lei Brazaville. la voix de la
revolulion Congolaise. Frequency quote for mediumwave, shortwave and FM
services. National anthem and sign-off al 0000 UTC. (Price. PA)
2230 UTC on 4870
BENIN: Office De Radlodiffusion Et Television Ou Benin. French. Light pop
and soft soul music nonstop to station and program annoucements. (Johnson.
IL)
2240 UTC o n 6050
NIGERIA: Radio Nigeria-Ibadan. African vernacular. National African vocals.
cha! to sign-off routine at 0300 UTC with ID and national anthem. (Hlllton, SC)
2 3 55 UTC o n 6010
BRAZIL: Radio lnconfldencia. Portuguese. Numerous lnconfldencla IDs, with
local Belo Horizonte commercials. and chat. (Johnson, IL) (Richard Langer,
Plllsburgh, PA)

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Utility World
Larry Van Horn
c/o MT, P.O. Box 98
Brasstown, NC 28902

All things strange and surprising

The "Utility World" is exciting and the bands can hold some
su rprises from time to time. Several of our listeners can vouch for
that this month.
I Jeff Mullowney in Richardson, Texas - that's around the
Dallas-Ft. Worth area -- was using a Kenwood R-5000 and JRC
NRD-525 and indoor antennas in his apartment when he caught
the following Strategic Air Command (SAC) intercept:
"I was listening to SAC on 6761 kHz while reading a book at
0620," says Jeff. "I heard an aircraft contact Sk-yking. When he
said, 'Yeah, we just lost a three by five piece off the number 2
nacelle up near the pylon.' I then started to pay real close
attention. It turns out that the aircraft was a B-52, had suffered
secondary structural fa ilure, and was returning to Carswell Air
Force Base instead of going on a night bomb run to Utah."
Now that is a real good example that, even though SAC is a
military outfit, a lot of the comms you will hear you can
understand and enjoy.
I Not all military aircraft comms occur on military frequencies.
Sam Ricks spent some time listening to 5598 fo r military aircraft
heading to the Persian Gulf. He says:
"It sou nded like a 'conga line' of US Air Force aircraft
requesting permjssion to go for their air refu eling tankers. An Air
France Concorde had difficulty contacting New York Aeradio. He
did manage to get everybody's attention when he reported that he
was at mach .84."
No doubt he did get everybody's attention, Sam. I'd pay
attention, that's for sure. Sam also reports that he is starting to sec
a lot of RTIY traffic from the "shadow" Soviet Navy, the quasimilitary research ships with civilian crews. They all have Soviet
Navy call signs. These vessels used to stay within Soviet waters.
Sam hopes to round up some additional information on these
vessels, so stay tuned to MT for the latest. T hanks, Sam.
I Pat Cox over Oxford, North Carolina way, has heard the
strangest transmission with regards to Operation Desert Shield. I
agree with Pat that this is a very unusual transmjssion and any
help with this one, I'd like some additional information.
Shortly after the announcement we were committing troops to
the Middle East, Pat began to scan the shortwave mjJitary
freq uencies. "One evening at 0100 on 8975.5 kHz (LSB) I found a
broadcast of music tunes ranging from country to pop to rock a nd
roll with the majority of the titles being popular over 20 years ago.
There were no announcements in between the different records.
At 0344 there was an identification of the 'Navy Broadcast Service'
asking for the return of listeners' surveys. Al 0402 there was
another ID and AP Network News. Incredible as it may seem, the
movement of American troops to the Saudi Peninsula and other
gulf related news was the sixth item in the broadcast. The lead
story was about highway safety.
"At 0410, the time was announced as 'ten past 6 Wednesday
morning.' A short advertisement for college courses at the Navy
campus was announced wit h a phone number of 2574 for inquiries.
A fa mily services announcement was made concerning 'Sea View
Pines.' This was followed by more music and then more news
concerning the Middle East situation."
Pat says in his thirty years of shortwave li stening and hamming,
this was one of the most unusual broadcasts he has ever heard .

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However, in view of the massive troop movements to the Middle

East, notrung is surprising. Says Pat, "I have never heard the Navy
Broadcasting Service before or since. I turned the rig off at 0430.
None of my reference material mentions a Navy Broadcasting
Service."
Well, Pat, the reason you have not heard about the service is
because this service is normally only heard on closed cable systems
of a srup or at Navy shore low power AM radio stations. The Navy
Broadcast system is the Navy's arm of AFRTS.
I will hazard a guess that you probably caught a bootleg
shortwave transmitter aboard one of the larger ships associated
with the Middle East operations. They were probably transmitting
to several other ships in the battle group to help entertain the
sailors on board. My guess is that they wanted everybody to hear
the President's speech and this was how they got the broadcast to
the smaller ships. My best guess is the USS Enterprise or the USS
Independence, but just about any of the larger ships could have
provided the service.
Congratulations on that interesting intercept, but good luck
getting it verified!
I Now for the bizarre. Jerry, KEOKI, has been working on a
band occupancy report. He started this last March and will finally
finish up in a couple of months. Jerry says a large chunk of the
spectrum is involved. R ecently, while he was doing his watch
period, he came across a Morse code station on 6980.5 kHz
singing beacon.
A ten second dash followed by about an eight second silent
period. Then: V V V V V V V V V DE BEACON 2 2 2 2 2
TESTING.
This was sent three times followed by: End of T est AR
'Three minutes of silence, then it started again. I have my
KWM-380 using a seven foot whip standing in a closet monitoring
this frequency. The signal strength is substantially the same, about
S7, throughout a 24 hour period. About 2100 the signal weakens
slightly but it never became unreadable and soon builds back to its
normal daily strength."
Jerry, I can tell you that I have discussed this station with a
couple of folks and it has more than one frequency it operates on.
Here are some additional frequencies to moni tor this new CW
mystery:
Around 1400 UTC on 7930 -- V V V V V V V V V DE
BEACON 6 6 6 6 6 TESTING.
Also check 11133 around 1618 UTC
VV V VV V VVV
DE BEACON 7 7 7 7 7 TESTING.
On the 11 MHz frequency, a QSA2 was also reported. Probably
only time will tell and we might be able to figure out who this is.
Stay tuned fo r furt her updates; this column will keep you posted.
I Finally, on the somewhat freakish side, Mo11itoli11g Times
publisher Bob Grove says that he copied a plain E nglish text CW
signal from bootleggers on or near the famous pirate frequency
7416 between 0030 and 0048 UTC. Bob says he thinks that was
interesting that CW also shares in the pirate pool. So do I, Bob.

UK Update
Geoff Halligey over across the pond dropped a note to update
some in formation from official sou rces. He adds 17084 kHz to the
list of official fr equencies for VHI-Darwin Radio which we

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published a couple of months ago. Thanks again for helping solve

another mystery call sign, Geoff.
He has not had any luck solving the UVA mystery. Most all of
us agree that it is Soviet, but as of now no other info is known
about this station. Any help would be appreciated.
In Spain, .P ozuelo de! Ray and Aranjuez are not finished, and
both of these stations are renamed "Madrid Radio" according to
the ITU.

Finally, Geoff mentions that Burma is now MYANMAR and

Rangoon is YANGON. Thanks, Geoff, for the update.

Inquiring minds want to know

Bill Buchsbaum, who should be back in San Antonio by now
(from Okinawa), wants a good reference on ICAO teletype nets
that broadcast international flight plans.
There are two, Bill, that I can think of right off the bat. Check
out the Klingenfuss A ir and Meteo Code Book for some details
about the messages and codes used. If you want a very good
detailed explanation of the system, pick up a copy of the
Ae1v nautical Communications Handbook: HF Edition by Robert
Evans. These are the two best sources I know of for the different
HF ICAO RTTY nets.

New Middle East book

A Perth, Scotland, firm called Interbooks has released a new
title called, Monitoring the Iraq/Kuwait Conflict. The author is
Langley Pierce. This small paper cover shows how to listen in to
the in.flight conversations between the fighters in the Gulf, ship to
shore calls, the US Navy, or broadcasting stations. IL shows where
to find the action, saving hours of scanning the bands, and clearly
explains what will be heard and the background.
Not only are many frequencies listed which have been
monitored by the author, but also sections on the joint US and
Gulf Air Forces, VIP and Presidential flights (small list of mystic
star channels), commercial aviation and gulf shipping.
You can write for more information to Interbooks, 8 Abbott
St reet, Perth PH2 OEB Scotland. It's 26 pages and costs $8.50 US
which includes airmail to the US, Canada and Mexico. Visa and
Master Charge accepted.

Still another new book

Another good reference book has been authored by James T.
Pogue on the US Coast Guard. Coast Guard Radio is a very good
guide to using and monitoring US Coast Guard communications.
There is a wealth of information on the Coast Guard history
operations, frequencies, ships, aircraft, shore stations ~nd can' sions
0
in this 90 page soft cover 8- 1/2 by 11-1/2.
You will get information on the Coast Guard's organization,
addresses, weather broadcast, Notice to Mariners Broadcast Loran
and Omeg~ stations, and terminology. Additional chapters ~rovide
complete lists of Coast Guard aircraft, air stations, ship fleet,
rescue centers and phone numbers. Jim also includes 'Q' and 'Z'
signals.
All in all this one deserves a place on your utility reference
book shelf but don't expect it to stay there if you monitor the
Coast Guard. I use it each and every session I monitor Coast
Guard comms.
The book is available from DX Radio Supply, P.O . Box 360,
Wagontown, PA 19376. The cost is $12.95 plus 1.20 book rate or
2.30 UPS. T ell 'em that Ute World sent 'ya.

The best is last

are probably saying, "When is that crazy sailor going to talk about
SLHFBs." I haven't forgotten you all. I just wanted to save the
best for last this lime (it's also a clever way to get you to read the
rest of the column).
SLHFBs stands for single letter HF ("shortwave") beacons. Yes,
those stations that send out a single letter ID such as K or W or
some such, in Morse code. They have been on the air for years
and while not as mu ch has been written about them as numbers
stations, they are no less of a mystery.
Recently, I had the good fortu ne to meet and talk with a
gentleman who worked in one of these stations. He is not
associated with the radio hobby and I can vouch for the source.
He is credible.
Some of you might remember in the early days we used to get a
lot of these beacons with all kinds of letters popping up all over
the spectrum. Well, it was a US-run operation. In fact it belonged
to US Army Signal Intelligence. Seems they set up an extensive
world wide monitoring capability to intercept HF communications.
Each station had their own CW beacon on shortwave that served a
dual purpose.
One of the purposes was for propagation checks. Say, if you
were in Europe and wanted to check propagation to the Far East,
then you tuned to the "K" beacon in Tob.-yo, Japan, for a signal
check. Know your alphabet and station location and you had an
instant propagation check. So far, so good?
A second purpose for the beacons was to pass traffic through
the network coded, of course, on the locations and frequencies of
stations they intercepted. Occasionally, these stations would break
into FSK transmissions and the encrypted messaoes
would contain
0
that information for the rest of the net.
According to my source, this net flourished for a number of
yea~s and work~d real well. So well, in fact, that the Russians (in
their usual fashion) fo rmed similar nets using single letter beacons.
My source says they used to laugh about it and were quite
flattered.
After military satellites became the rage, our US nets moved
ont? the military communications birds, and guess who stayed
behmd? Yep, th e Russians. Heck, they are still using basically the
same rocket that launched the Sputnik 1 satellite to launch their
men into space today (things change slow in the Soviet Union).
My source says that the reason we radio listeners were confused
over locations is because there were two separate nets beincr run
one US (worldwide) and one Russian (on Soviet soil and a few '
other places to boot).
Now a bunch of these Soviet beacons have recently left the air
and some others have replaced them. I see the Soviet system in a
state of flux and could possibly begin moving to satellite as well.
My source was unwilling to give me exact dates on the US move
to the birds so I can only assume that at this point Dave White
has been vindicated. To those who attacked Dave's position that
the beacons were located in areas outside the USSR, my source
indicates that Dave's monitoring was correct. Shame on you all.
Remember, you read it first, again in the Ute World pages.
As of this writing, I have still not heard any of the K or U
beacons on shortwave. George Zellar says he has heard a V
beacon on 7394.5 around 0005 UTC. I would be very interested in
getting reports of any single letter HF beacon activity you might
hear from any corner of the globe. Please on these logs include
the date of your reception, frequency and time in UTC as well as
your reception location.
Now the only question that remains to be answered at this point
about the status of the Soviet system is: "Is it propagation or is it
satellites?"

By now, those of you who inquired about this at the convention

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7588.0

Utility Loggings

7845.5

Abbreviations used in this column

8000.0
8161.0

All times UTC, frequencies in kilohem. All voice transmissions

are E11glis!z unless otherwise noted.
Amplliude modUlatlon
SITOR
Morse code
Facsimile
Forward error correction
ldentiflcallon

2182.0

Oil Champion working Wick Radio with position report In USB at 0225.
Profiler working Wick Radio wllh position report at 0017 and a Mayday
relay from yacht Donean at 2200. Aberdeen Radio coordinating the
operation. (Kiely-Ireland)
Foxtrot Tango/Oscar 6 and other stations with similar call In a net.
Heard references to 'Tracks," 'Pony," 'Romeo Square ancl some
targets that were 1n the red." Sounded like tactical ops, not a training
exercise. (Fernandez, MA)
HD210A-Guayaqull. Ecuador time station heard al 0544 with lime pips.
(Eric Forslund, Citrus Heights, CA)
NRPX-USCGC Bultonwood with position report to NMG-USCG New
Orleans and summary report on ship fire off Texas coast at 0314. RTIY
170/75R. (Ricks, PA)
MAC 40637 working New York, Shanwick and Gander Aeradlos In USB
at 0020. Enroute to aerial refueling with the tanker GALA 51. MAC
alrcratt In a conga-llne with tankers and other alrcratt enroute the
Middle East for Operation Desert Shield. (Ricks, PA)
Shanwlck and Gander Aeradio working various aircraft at various limes
In USB. (Tyke, UK)
R117 (Helo) working Aberdeen Coast Guard at 0831 In USB, menlloned
still looking for the Donean. (Kiely, Ireland)
San Diego Alr and San Francisco US Coast Guard COMSTA working
various coast guard alrcratt at various times in USB. (Koklnda. OH)

3203.0

3810.0
5421.4

5598.0

5616.0
5680.0
5696.0

ISB
LSB
RTIY
UNID
USB

Independent sideband
Lower sideband
Radioteletype
Unidentified
Upper sideband

AM
ARO
CW
FAX
FEC
ID

8213.0
8297.4

8299.0

8784.0
8879.0
8896.0

8980.0
8906.0
8989.0

8993.0
J

USCG Miami COMSTA working Rescue 1492 declaring an In flight

emergency (Low fuel state) In USB al 0500-0547. (Jeff Mullowney,
Richardson. TX) Welcome to the column, Jeff. Hope you can check In
often-Chief.

5762.0
6473.9
6519.0

6736.0
6748.0

6761.0

Rescue 1493/2121 working COMSTA Boston and Cape Cod Alr at

0915 In USB. (Henry Brown, East Falmouth, MA) Welcome, Henry.
Hope you check In otten.-Chief.
Spanish female five-digit number station In AM heard at 0622.
(Fernandez, MA)
NRCB-USCG Barque Eagle, with position and weather report to NMNPortsmouth at 1403. RTIY 170/75R. (Ricks, PA)
USCG COMSTA San Francisco giving medical orders to SS Bonnie to
not administer vallum along with morphine for a victim with an
extensive leg Injury. Heard In USB at 0820. (Plumlee. CA)
ETD3-Addls Ababa Aeradio. Ethiopia wllh RTIY 50 bd RY test tape at
2215. (Kiely, Ireland)
Alr Force missile launch practice maneuvers. Tracking missile by
updating co-ordinates. A MAC flight did call in the Chilice and Cob Web
were the IDs used. (No time or mode.-Chief) (L anonymous)
Red Wagon working Head Dancer telling him to call Blue 1 on 11220
kHz.. nothing heard on this frequency only Head Dancer 1 calling Head
Dancer 2 wllh a radio check at 1110 In USB. (Kiely, Ireland)
Crystal Palace l alklng to 30 about hydraulic system malfunction.
Told him to standby until maintenance could help. Heard al 1545 in
USB. (Thomas NichOls. IN)
Skyblrd worklng Poker 69 (KC-135) for a radio check on S391 In
USB at 0212. (Hill, Ml)

6868.0

6962.9

7404.0
7541.0

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W3 working W5 both enroute to Lajes AFB. Azores. W5 was about one

hour behind W3, there was several aircratt in this convoy In USB at
1213. (Kiely, Ireland)
WTEW-NOAA research vessel Whiting with position report to NMG
USCG COMSTA New Orleans (3 miles from me.-Chlef). RTTY 170/75.
(Ricks, PA)
German female three/two digit number station In AM heard at 0037.
(Fernandez. MA)
German female four-digit number station In AM at 0035. (Fernandez.
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9017.0

9034.0

9222.0
9325.0

9381.6

10069.0
10100.0
10361.0

10383.0
10400.0
10665.0
10970.0
11052.0
11 108.0
11160.0
11191.0

English female three/ two digit number station In AM at 0001.

(Fernandez. MA)
Spanish female five-digit number station In AM at 0605. (Fernandez.
MA)
JJY-Tokyo, Japan. time station heard at 1100 In AM. (Plumlee. CA)
Cairns and Darwin Control-Royal Australian Navy shore stations In USB
and very active weekdays 0730-1000. Called this channel Alpha four.
(Rick Albright, Merced, CA)
ZLW-Wellington Radio working two Royal Naval ships in USB for ship to
shore patches. (Albright, CA)
UOTH Soviet weather research vessel Mikhail Lomonosov with TESAC
weather report for ANO-Moscow at 0329. Position was south of Liberia,
near equator. RTTY 170/50. (Ricks. PA)
UBOP-Soviet oceanographic research ship NIS Vltyaz with Russian
traffic for UNO Novorosslysk Radio at 0320. Was at Halifax, NS. RTTY
170/50. (Ricks, PA)
HEB18-Berne Radio. Switzerland, with a long traffic list In USB at 1820.
(Kiely, Ireland)
Shanwick Aero working various alrcraf1 at various times In USB. (Tyke.
UK)
Heard at 0114 in USB Whiskey Jack and unld In general discussion of
propagation. Bad signal with lotsa splaller. (Bill Burghardt, Denville,
NY)
USCG Travis City Air working CG 9691 al 0226 In USB. (Fernandez.
MA)
New York Air radio working Western 900 at Ot 16 In USB going to
London Heathrow. Heard other transmissions as well. (Burghardt. NY)
Navy 49676 working McClellan AFB, allemptlng to contact Mdrews
AFB due to lost contact on 298 Upper. McClellan said to try 212 Upper.
(Cegielski. CA)
Landmine calling MacDlll AFB In USB. Alter contact made. Landmine
asked for HF frequency, both switched to 8968.5 and switched lnlo 75
baud encrypted RTIY. Had to send several times before a good copy
received at 2305. (Gary Inman, TN)
NATO 29 working Honorable and requesting a data check, then moved
to 6750 kHz. but not reading each other there. Then they went to
11176. Heard at 0855 In USB. (Kiely. Ireland)
Air Force One working Mdrews AFB with radio checks every 10
minutes 0314-0554 In USB. (Jim Thomas. Hamilton, ON Canada)
Welcome to you also, Jim. Nice log of Mystic Star activily.-Chief.
Spanish female four-digit number station In AM at 0218. (Fernandez.
MA)
German female with Whiskey Papa (X4). musical tones. then call-up at
0135. then into three/ two dlgll numbers (each group X2). I have copied
four/ five f groups and five f g roups here In the past. Several short texts
followed by the first. Heard starting at 0134 In AM. (Fernandez. MA)
LPL-General Pacheco Radio, Buenos Aires. Argentina In LSB with
female Spanish circuit adjustment tape voice marker at 2344.
(Fernandez. MA)
Della 39 working Berna Radio with a phone patch to flight control.
Heard at 1057 In USB. (Kiely, Ireland)
Spanish female fi ve-digit number station In AM at 0313. (Bilodeau. IL)
Seven musical notes repealed several times. then about 0310 another
musical selection repeated, 111en off the air without any lexls or call-ups
al 0309 in AM. (Fernandez. MA)
German female five-digit number station In AM at 0305. (Fernandez,
MA)
German female three/ two-digit number station heard In AM at 0210.
Also heard at 0300. (Fernandez. MA) Also 0324. (Bilodeau. IL)
Spanish female four-digit number station In AM at 2225. (Bilodeau, IL)
VLB2-lsraeli Moshad number station In AM at 0148. (Fernandez. MA)
Mdrews working Air Force One said to try 154 Upper and Navy 696 to
try 539 Upper at 2155 In USB. (Cegielski. CA)
German female three/ two-digit number station In AM at 0010. I have
heard five-digits here In the past. (Fernandez. MA)
English female five-digit number station heard in Am at Ot 42.
(Fernandez. MA)
Various Navy units with typical lelter-number-leller call signs referring
to themselves as Players In the Alligator Playground. many mentions of
Papa Uniform. Black Box and Delta Two Eight Frequency. They seldom
went green as all meaningful words were coded. Propagationally.
alrcraM operating in the Caribbean would be very possible. Land based
or carrier based? Ops with DEA? Heard her oft en from 2215 tune-in and
past 2300 tune-out. (Perdue. AL)

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16674.5 9VBT-Arild Maersk with a message l o Telex Dept of CPH with an ETA
for Wanderlaar (cannot find it in my three atlases) using SITOR-A al
1205. (Kiely, Ireland)

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11193.0 Moscow Aeradlo with several aircraft IDlng with Aeroflol prefix sending
flight data In Russian using USB al 2312. (Fernandez. MA)
11270.5 Magic 74 working Magic 66 (both E-3 aircraft}. They said see you at the
party (must have been talking about the MT convention. hi. hl-Lany).
Heard al 0756 In USB. Also heard DHN 66 (net call sign for NATO
Gellenklrchen. Germany) working Magic 66, had ATTY traffic for him.
(Kiely, Ireland)
11306.0 Monarch 409 w9rklng Portishead with a phone patch to headquarters
In Luton, had a problem with refueling In Larnaca. had to keep the reset
button In. Had 230 230 PAXs flying from Larnaca to Manchester. was
between Cyprus and Rome. In USB al 2107. (Kiely, Ireland)
11413.0 Alr Force One calling Andrews AFB in USB al 0026 with no apparent
reply. (Bilodeau, IL)
12494.0 ELDK9-Sky Princess with telex messages for Starship Atlantic (ELAJ4).
In SiTOR-A 170/100 al 0331. (Bilodeau, IL)
12506.4 RMGC-Sovlel Navy survey ship Andromeda with Russian traffic for UJYKalinlngrad Radio at 0302. ATTY 170/50. (Ricks, PA)
12520.4 UIGC-24, 800 Ion Soviel crane ship KMS Sl anislav Yudin with Russian
traffic for CLJ-Havana Radio al 0315. Enroule lo Cardenas, Cuba.
Vessel had helicopter pad al forward deck, large shipyard type crane al
stern. ATTY 170/50. (Ricks, PA)
12522.9 UKFl -Soviet tracking ship Kosmonaul Yuri Gagarin relaying orbital data
for "Object A-014," the Kristan module launched to MIR via Proton
launcher on June 1, 1990. UTDX-Kosmonaut Pavel Belyayev and
UZZV-Kosmonaul Georgi Dobrovolskl on net with Gagarin al 2205.
ATTY 170/50. (Ricks, PA)
12524.7 UNGT-Sovlet motor vessel S. Lazo heading to Havana, Cuba, with
Russian cyrtlllc telexes to Odessa. ATTY 170/SON al 0210. (Bilodeau.
IL)
12846.3 DZE-Mandaluyong Radio Philippines with CO CW marker at 0845.
(Hardester, Okinawa)
12871.5 XSG-Shanghal Radio, China, with CO CW marker at 0852. (Hardester,
Okinawa)
13022.0 SPE-Szczecin Radio, Poland, with ID. OSX, frequencies. etc in CW at
0436. (Bilodeau. IL)
13040.0 UFNNovorosslysk Radio, USSR, with DE CW marker al 1142. (Kiely,
Ireland)
13086.0 IDR6-llallan Naval Radio, Rome, Italy, with a v CW marker al 1034.
(Kiely, Ireland)
13134 .9 WLO-Moblie Radio, AL, USA, with weather for the Gulf of Mexico in
USB at 2318. (Kiely, Ireland)
13244.0 JIVE 61 working MacDlil AFB GCCS with phone patch traffic lo Utah
Command Post Ops In USB at 1319. (Campagna, CT)
13451.5 Spanish female four-digit number station in AM al 0007. (Fernandez.
MA)
13795.5 Spanish female four-digit number station in AM at 0106. (Fernandez.
MA) Also al 0107 (Bilodeau, IL)
14392.2 C37A calling 6XMB In ATTY 170/lOON also heard RYs, foxes. then
encrypted traffic at 0245. No ideas here. (Inman. TN) Not here either.
Chief.
14633.0 9UA-Bujumbura. Burundi, with DE 9UA RY test tape at 0501 . ATTY
393/50R. (Bilodeau. IL)
14824.5 Spanish female five-digit number station in AM al 0342. (Fernandez,
MA)
14928.4 WPAC with 24 hour prognosis chart, followed by a formatted Infrared
global satellite photo of cloud cover over Japan, East Indies and Pacific
Ocean. FAX 120/576 al 0342. (Bilodeau, IL) Looks like another AWS
station on the air. Might have to make a few pl1one calls.-Chief.
15048.0 SAM 203 working MacDill AFB GCCS. They had difficulty hearing each
other so they switched to 13210-lhen back lo 15048 around 1518 In
USB. (Campagna, CT)
15933.0 PWX33-Brazlllan Naval Radio, Rio de Janeiro, with RY/ SG test tape to 5
KM-Bogota Naval, Colombia al 2335. ATTY 850/ 75R. (Ricks, PA)
16335.9 EmbaCuba Zaire, Embassy al Kinshasa with Sub-Sahara Mlnlrex and
Visa applications al 2340. ATTY 850/75R. (Ricks, PA)
16666.0 RTMS-Sovlel vessel General Oslryakov lransmilling wealher In coded
form using 170/50 ATTY al 1444. (Kiely, Ireland)
16666.5 Sea Transporter (J8WL) wllh message to Mathship Chatham
"Stowaway discovered by crew member while attempting lo gel water,
he was hiding in top of funnel, which was not checked before leaving
Dakar, says his passport was Impounded by Dakar Police. In SITOR-A
al 1650. (Kiely, Ireland)

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in SITOR-A al 1203. (Kiely, Ireland)
16678.0 HZGV-M/V Pluto In Sofia with message sent flowers to his mother In
UK. In SITOR-A al 1155. (Kiely, Ireland)
16681.0 Owl Producer with message lo Owl Tankers, Norway, giving position
report 36.19N/ 3.53E with an ETA for Aratu. Salvador. In SITOR-A at
1120. (Kiely. Ireland)
16687.5 UUBD-Soviet lanker Krlvbass with messages lo SNAM Marcooperazione Milano and AGIP S.P.A. Roma, with an ETA for Taranlon
and said had no information about berthing prospects. In SITOR-A al
1112. (Kiely, Ireland)
16699.9 UKMl-Sovlel Navy Arctic hydrographic survey ship GS Nikolai
Kolomeylsyev wilh Russian traffic to UVA-Arkhangelsk Radio al 0326.
Enroute Lisbon from Monlevldeo. ATTY 170/ 50. (Ricks.PA)
17070.0 JJY-Kyodo Tokyo, Japan, with FAX weather chart at 1030. 120/ 576.
(Jacques d'Avignon, Cornwall, ON Canada) Welcome to the column
and I hope you report your logs often.-Chlef.
17916.0 Saudi 137 working Stockholm Radio with a phone patch lo
Casablanca, then moved to 20770 kHz for the phone patch. In USB al
2310. (Kiely, Ireland)
18111.2 FOY-French Alr Force Radio-Orleans with 425/ 45 RTTY broadcast
heard al 0010. (Ron Bruckman, Hampstead, MO) Nice to have you on
board, Ron. Please check in often.-Chief
19171 .0 MAP News Agency-Rabat, Morocco In French about the French
Academy Morocco in 425/ 50 ATTY in 1026. (Kiely, Ireland)
19387.6 Unld ID Associated Press (AP) news and sports scores at 1934. VFT
mode 85/ SON al 1934. (Bilodeau, IL)
19505.0 Prensa Latina (Cuban News Agency) via Moscow in Spanish about
Nicaragua in 425/ 50 ATTY al 1018. (Kiely, Ireland)
20065.0 Air Cargo Liberia working Portishead Radio wilh phone patch lo UK and
Moscow. He was fl ying from Monrovia to Abidjan. had a mealing with
the president of Liberia who wanted products? flown from Conakry to
Monrovia. and needed a B-737 or BA-111 for the job. USB signal was
weak al 1710. (Kiely, Ireland)
20805.2 RFOP-French Military with Conlrole de Vole lest message al 0325.
ARO-M2 mode, channel 2 378/ 200. (Bilodeau, IL)

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I

Bob Kay
c/o MT, P.O. Box 98
Brassto11111, NC 28902

The Day After

December 26. Christmas was over. Forget about "Joy to the
World," and "Peace on Earth." The inside of my local K-Mart
store resembled a war zone. The shelves were in disarray,
shoppers we re e lbowing their way through crowded isles, and
the police were removing two men that had been fist fi ghting
in th e "Customer Service Linc."
Across the entire nat ion, December 26 is our fi rst
opportun ity to return or exchange a ll those useless gifts that
will never get used or worn. In addition to excha nging items
and providing refunds, many stores will feature aft er Christmas
sales. As the de part ment stores fi ll with shoppers, your local
frequ encies will be filled with activity.
T o monitor the day after Christmas, there arc several
scanning tips that can help you to hear all of the action. Herc
arc a few of my favorites:
l ) Be sure to punch in your local a nd state police frequencies.
Scanner buffs that live in or near large cities should monitor
the traffic, parking and towing frequencies as well.
2) Your local ambulance and mcdevac helicopter frequencies
cou ld come alive at a ny moment. Other medical emergencies
ca n be monitored on the fo llowing frequ encies: 155.16, 155.28
and 155.34.
3) The department store and ma ll security frequencies will a lso
be active. He rc are a few frequency ranges that can be
searched: 461 to 465, 502 to 512, 851 to 853, and 902 to 928
MHz.
5) Don't fo rget the television and radio frequencies. M any
st ations will be covering special events that take place during
t he entire week of Christmas. T o discover your local news
frequencies, search between the following ranges: 450.05 to
450.925, 455.05 to 455.925, and 942 to 952 MHz.
6) Air traffic will be especia lly heavy on December 24. For a
special thrill, check out the fo llowing repai r frequencies:
129.3, 129.7, 130.25, 130.6, 130.65, 130.85, 131.150, 131.425,
132.0
7) During the entire week of Christmas, be sure to monitor the
cordless phone and baby monitor frequ encies. These two
gadgets arc popular gifts, and they can be monitore d on the
following freq uencies: Cordless ~--46. 610, 46.630, 46.670,
46.710, 46.730, 46.770, 46.830, 46.870, 46.930, 46.970. ~
monitors--49.830, 49.845, 49.860, 49.875, 49.890.
Readers can also monitor toy transceivers, FM headsets
and camcorder voice transmille rs by searching between 49.0
& 50.0 megahe rtz.
9) The itinerant frequ e ncies a rc often used to coordinate special
events. Some scanner bu ffs have also monitored long
distance truckers on the it inerant frequencies: 35.04, 43.04,
151.490, 151.625, 158.40, 464.500, 464.550
lO)Do you live near a night club that features live enterta inme nt? If so, be sure to check out the cordless
microphone frequencies: 170.245, 170.305, 171.845, 171.905. It
may be possib le to hear the e ntire show from the privacy of
you r home.
I !)Public transportati on will be heavily used. Tra ins, taxi cabs
and bus freq uencies will be especia lly busy du ring t he
morn ing a nd evening rush hou rs. Scanner buffs that live in

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not a creature was stirring, not even a

mouse."
Chase the mice off your scanner radio and
check out some red hot action December 26th.
the northern part of the country, shou ld occasionally monitor
the National Weather frequencies. A snow or ice storm is
guaranteed to increase the scanning action on all the bands.
The ":tv1ARS" frequencies will become very active during the
holidays. Soldiers and Sailors will be utilizing the MARS
network to send messages home. Here a rc a few frequencies to
check: 41.60, 143.35, 148.01 , 138.90, 148.075, 148.95, 142.155.
Scanner buffs t hat live near coastal areas can monitor the
ship to shore radio telephone frequ encies. Mariners will be
calling home a nd arranging their holiday plans on the following
frequencies: 157.200/ 161.800, 157.250/ 161.850, 157.300/ 161.900,
157.350/161.950, 157.400/162.00.
Finally, if you can't stay home on December 26, an entire
day of monitoring can be saved by using a voice activated tape
recorder. Listening to a prerecorded tape won't be as excit ing,
but it will provide you with a pe rma nent souvenir of all the
action.

Treasure Hunt
Hurry gang, this is your last chance to win one of six prizes.
Ir you read last mont h's column, you already know that the
folks at GRE A merica have provided two Super Converters,
two Super Convener !I's, two Super Amplifie rs and two rubber
dud.')' monitoring ant ennas.
The Super Converters will allow you to explore the entire
world of 800 megahertz without having to buy a new sca nner
radio. The Super Converter 1 converts the st andard UHF ba nd
to receive all of the action betwee n 806 and 960 megahertz-including cellular!
The Super Converter I is approximately 3" x 5" x 2". The
unit is equipped with a short length of coax, and a factory
installed Motorola plug. To conve rt the standard UHF ba nd to
800 megahertz, you simply connect the Super Co nverter to your
scanner radio, and then search betwee n 450 and 5 12 megahertz.

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The Super Converter II is only a few inches long, and it

attaches directly to the BNC connector on your scanner radio.
The engineers at GRE were able to reduce th e unit's size by
combining state-of-the-art components with surface mount
technology. When standard scann ing of the UHF band is
desired, there's a switch on the back that allows instant return
to normal scanning. Since power is supplied by an inte rnal 9
volt bat tery, the re's nothing to disconnect, and no adjustme nts
are required.
Although the Super Convert er II is the more current model,
the pe rforma nce of both unit s is nearly identical. If you don't
wa nt to buy a scanner radio with 800 megahertz capability,
either model can save you about $300.00 bucks.
In addition to providing fou r Converters, GRE also sent
along two "Super Amplifiers." The Super Amplifier is a preamp
that has been designed to improve reception on the VHF/UHF
bands from 100 MHz to 1 Gigahertz.
T he Super Amplifier has an adjustable gain that allows for
20dB of amplification. In a ppearance, the Super Amplifier is
nea rly identical to the Super Converter IL Both units arc
contained in professional quality aluminum boxes that have an
attractive black metal fin ish.
The Super Amplifier connects directly to the BNC connector
on your scanner radio. Power is supplied by an internal 9 volt
battery and the unit also incorporates "state-of-the-an" circuitry.
Best of all, I tested the Super Amplifier and the Super
Convert ers. All the units performed admirably a nd \\~thout
exhibiting any maj or flaws.
If you win the Super Ampl ifiers, I'll also include one of
GRE's rubber ducky antennas. These antennas feature extended
range and they can be the ideal compa nion fo r hand carried
sca nner radios.
To keep th ings simple, we will pick six winne rs. Two people
will wi n one Super Amplifier with a rubber dud.-y antenna. Two
people will ~n one Super Converter, and two people will wi n
one Super Converte r IL To become a lu d.-y winner, you'll need
to find the answers to the following clues:
1. What is the 800 telephone number for GRE America, Inc.?
2. An attenuator redu ces th e strength of the signal. True or
False?
3. "On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me -" Name the items that were received.
4. What is the mai n UHF backup frequency for the Space
Shutt le?

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Frequency Exchange
This month, we begin the F requency Exchange atop the
Berlin Wall. H ere are a few frequencies that are used in
Germany:

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85.235 Maintenance
85.575 Berlin
85.255 Reserve frequency 85.755 North Precinct s
85.355 Rescue vehicles
85.815 South Preci ncts
85.375 Rescue Helicopters 85.955 Traffic
85.455 Special E me rgencies

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Since it is nea rly C hristmas, let's re turn to the United States

and visit with Kevin Jackson. Kevin lives in Ohio, a nd he has
invited everyone for Christ mas dinner. H owever, there is a
catch. Kevin loves to eat at fast food chains. If you don't mind
having a "Big Mac," on Christmas day, Kevin said that he
would treat.
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Here are a few of Kevin's fast food frequencies:
Arby's-154.57
Burger King--30.84, 154.57
Hardee's-30.84, 154.57
Kentuck"Y Fried Chicken--30.82
Macdonald's--154.57, 154.60
Wendy's--460.8875, 461.8125
White Castle--461.8125.
From Ohio, we travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Frank
Demine has extended his hospitality by providing the following
list of Police and Fire Frequencies:

453.10
453.25
453.40
453.45
453.55
453.70
453.85
453.95
462.950

Zone l
Zone 2
Zone 3
Tactical
Index
Fire
Fire
Phone Patch & Detectives
Med channel

Anyone care to visit New Jersey? If so, I've got a

confidential list ing from "Mr. 'M'." It seems that Mr. M is a
railroad fan. Here's a sample of his list:
161.430 Used for company vans that transport train crews
160.680 Police channel #3. Primary channel in NY /NJ/Allentown
160.560 Police channel #4. Car to car, primary in Phila., PA
160.860 Chemical Coast Linc, some yard use
160.230 Morristown & Erie road. Repeater system
161.295 Amtrak Police repeater system
If you want the complete one page list, here's the deal.
Send an SASE to the Frequency Exchange, P.O. Box 98,
Brasstown, NC 28902. That's right, the list is free! But you'll
need to hurry, the supply is limited.
Ready for a quick trip to Connecticut? Kevin Cooper lives
in the city of Winsted, and he monitors the FBI on 167.425,
163.8875, 163.8625, and 167.5125.
Since we're already . in Connecticut, let's stop in rhe town of
Windsor, and visit with George Fuller. George is also interested
in monitoring the F131. Here are his favorites: 169.225, 172.125,
172.175, 172.900, and 172.950.
Our last holiday visit will be to the home of Mike Cantz.
Mike lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and he has asked for a
complete list of th e Federa l frequency ranges. No problem,
Mike. H ere's the breakdown:

46.61 - 46.99 +
29.90 - 30.55
32.01 - 32.99
49.61 - 49.99 +
34.01 - 34.99
162.025 - 173.20
36.01 - 36.99
173.4125 - 173.9875
225.00 - 400.00
38.27 - 38.99
40.01 - 41.99
406.125 - 419.99375
+Shared with co1tlfess phones
Are you thinking about inviting the Frequency Exchange into
you r home? If so, simply send you r favor ite frequencies to the
Frequency Exchange, P.O. 13ox 98, Brasstown, NC 28902.

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Scanning with the IRS

Are you thinking about padding you r deductions this year?
If so, don't talk about it on your cordless phone. Under new
gu idelines for criminal investigators, the IRS can use a scanner
radio to eavesdrop on cordless phone calls.
The new IRS policy comes in the wake of a Supreme Court
ruling that removed cordless phone conversations from federal
privacy protection.
If you catch the IRS snooping in you r neighborhood, don't
forget to take their picture and send it to the Scanning Report!

High Tech Car Alarm

"Intercept," is a high tech car alarm system that features
vehicle tracking, communication, and remote engine shut-off.
When the sensors detect an intruder, the cellular phone in the
vehicle is used to contact a local monit oring station. The car
phone sends informat ion on the stolen vehicle's make, and
model.
Tracking of the vehicle is accomplished by a hidden Loran
radar receiver. As most of you know, the Loran system was
developed by the Coast Guard, and it can pinpoint a location
with a high degree of accuracy.
After the vehicle is located, the monitoring station can shut
the engine off by sendi ng a message through the vehicle's
cellular phone. I probably shouldn't ask this question, but I
simply can't resist. "What happens if the car thief disconnects
the cellular a ntenna?"

Picking on the Ruskies

Sure, I've seen the newspaper headlines and I was watching
television when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. And I
will certainly admit that we are closer to world peace. However,
I'm not about to invite Gorbachev to dinner.
The man is a con artist. Here's an example: Gorby recently
stated that he wou ld eliminate 26 diesel-electric submarines, 7
missile submarines, 4 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 20 patrol boats.
Gorby claimed that he was reducing the fleet to promote world
peace.
Of course, Gorby neglected to tell everyone that the ships
were old and obsolete. Most of them were about 30 years old
and had been placed in a reserve or inactive status.
The elimination of these ships from the fleet merely reduces
the Soviet Navy's overhead costs, and therefore increases the
overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Soviet Navy.

The Christmas Spirit

I was touched by the Christmas Spirit this year. To prove
that I had been changed, I actually purchased a gift. And if
you live within scann ing range of the White House, you're in
for a real holiday treat - I sent Dan Quayle a Cordless
teleph one! Merry Christmas, and H appy Scanning.

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Monitoring
the
Military

JRC NRD-535
Coming Soon
s reported in MT earlier,
Japan Radio Corporation will shortly be
releasing their new NRD-535
general coverage communications receiver. While earlier
indications were that the new
radio would be available in
1992, official JRC contacts
assure us that early 1991 will
be more likely. For the
forseeable future, the popular
and luxurious NRD525 will
remain on line.
As revealed by the
accompanying photograph,
the front panel styling of the
new 535 is a radical
departure from its predecessor. Special features include
variable bandwidth control
(BWC), exalted carrier selectable sideband (ECSS) and an
internal RTTY demodulator
with a 1 kHz filter for the
four standard five-level Baudot
codes.
Tuning from 100 kHz
through 30 MHz, the 535
offers 200 memory channels
and 70 MHz up-conversion to
remove images. The triplesuperheterodyne circuit has a
frequency stability of 1O parts
per million after warmup and
excellent sensitivity along with
wide dynamic range for
outstanding signal handling
capability.
Selectivity bandwidths (6
dB) of 12, 6, 2 and 1 kHz

are standard, and an AM

phase lock detector reduces
distortion from shortwave
fading. Powered up from a
standard 120 or 240 VAC
source, provisions are made
for 13.8 volt mobile installation as well.
Look for the NRD-535 in
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frame with a price tag of
under $2000 from Grove
Enterprises and other MT
advertisers.

retains a format that makes it

easy for both beginner and
expert to use. Arranged by
agency, it takes no prior
knowledge to ferret out the
hottest frequencies for the
Coast Guard or the FBI, for
example.
Listings include U.S. and
foreign Air Force, Navy,
Coast Guard, Army, Energy
and State departments, FBI
and FCC networks, scientific
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emergency communications,
aircraft, ships, NASA - even
a look at English broadcasts
to the world.
All utility stations are
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The 7th edition of the
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from your favorite radio
bookseller.

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Directory
Released
tility monitoring, while
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difficult. There are 30 MHz
(10 kHz to 30 MHz) of radio
spectrum to cover and
dozens upon dozens of
organizations occupying it.
One of the best ways to
clear away the smoke and
dust is the Shortwave
Directory, edited by Monitoring Times publisher Bob
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based on two things: its
accuracy and its ease of use.
The new 7th edition of
the Shortwave Directory is
widely revised, bringing in
new and updated information.
At the same time, SWD

VHF/ UHF (scanner) frequencies for each base and the

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trucks, aircraft maintenance,
air traffic control, range
frequencies, POL trucks,
commanders nets, medical,
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There are over 10,000
verified frequencies and
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probably the most accurate
frequency reference for the
military in civilian hands.
Also included is a tenpage tactical call sign
identifier list, containing
almost 600 tactical call signs.
There is also a how-to-use
section and a tips and
techniques section which
explain some of the usages
of military freqs. Major units
assigned to each base are
also included as well as their
physical location.
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plus $1.55 book rate ($2.80
UPS) shipping from DX Radio
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Monitoring the
Military
Amplified
Extension
onitoring the Military
covers hundreds of
Speaker
military installations in

the continental USA, including

Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard and Air
National Guard. It lists the

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December 1990

MONITORING TIMES

ne of the most
common complaints
about radio monitoring

GEO Test
hortwave
listeners smug
about their
knowledge of geography will be
interested in a new
board game called
"On Assignment."
Players pretend that they
are photographers for
National Geographic
magazine and are given
assignments.
You may be able to
determine your destination
by the photo on the card.
Or you may need to use
the clues on the reverse.
With the right response,
the card goes into your
portfolio.
The game board is
gorgeous, as you might
expect from National
Geographic. And it's
designed on three levels
so that everyone can play.
OK. Some easy
questions, taken from the
game: (No peeking at the
answers!)
1. What is the new
name of Burma?
(Myanmar)
2. In which two
languages would you hear
official business conducted
in South Africa? (English
and Afrikaans)
3. The musical "Evita'
takes place mainly in
which country? (Argentine)
On Assignment is also
a game of chance so
your knowledge will only
take you so far.
It's a pretty decent
way to learn about the

is audio. Granted, these

signals aren't always sent
with the intention of
competing with hi-fi. However, a Jot of the time, the
mousy-little speakers that
manufacturers include in
their radios don't help
either.
Grove Enterprises is
now offering an amplified
extension speaker that's
designed to combat this
problem. The Grove SP10
uses your radio's volume
knob to set the speaker
output.
Capable of delivering a
powerful 10 watts when
connected to the radio
external speaker or earphone jack, the SP10 is
rugged, yet small enough
for under-dash mounting
where it can be powered
off the car's 12 volt
system. (Order the SP10A
for AC operation.)
The sleek, black, SP10
comes complete with a
mounting bracket.
Get yours for just
$49.00 plus $6.00 UPS
from Grove Enterprises,
P.O. Box 98, Brasstown,
NC 28902 or call 1-704837-9200.

world and a good way to

spend a few hours.
For more information
on 'On Assignment,' write
to National Geographic
Society, P.O. Box 1640,
Washington, DC 200779952. The price is $27.95.

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New SWR
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Shortwave
FJ is now
marketing an
innovative SWR
analyzer for shortwave device that gives the radio
hobbyist a complete
picture of his antenna
SWR over an entire band
-- and without a transmitter, SWR meter or
other equipment.
By using the MFJ-207,
all you do is plug your
antenna into the coax
connector, set the '207 to
the frequency you want,
and read your SWR. It
makes setting up and
tri mming your antenna
precise and easy.
Actually, the MFJ-207
is several instruments in
one. It has a low
distortion RF generator
that covers 10 to 160
meters, an SWR bridge
that gives forward and
reflected components, and
a computing circuit that

MONITORlNG TIMES

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Running lime:
Approx. 60 min.

bl'flB

GILFERfirst in Shortwave

The Besl Aclive Sc.anner

An le nna Gets Setler ilnd
Deller .. DRESSLER
1500.
Latest model in the evolu
Uon of this famo us ser ies,

th e 1500 offers wider freq.

coverage 1501500 M H z),
high gain l1116dBl. and
easy installation {indoors

o r out, vertically). Ideal

lor th e ICOM R7000 and
other wideband VH F/ UHF
receivers. Includ es 12 vd c
power supply, co uple r. 25'
coax, and mounting hard
wa re $189.95 (+$8).

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automatically computes the

SWR and displays it on the
meter. Everything is automatic.
The '207 runs on a 9 volt
battery or can be used with
the optional 110 VAC
converter.
For more information on
the all-in-one SWR analyzer,
contact MFJ at 601-323-5869
or write P.O. Box 494,
Mississippi State, MS 39762.

suaiiriis

money on the journey, will

find the item 22-1085
personal computer to fit the
bill.
Of course there are
hundreds of other items,
ranging from speakers ($1. 79)
to RF noise filters ($3.95) to
meters, lights, and more.
To get your copy of the
Surplus Center catalogue,
write to 1015 West o Street,
P.O. Box 82209, Lincoln,
Nebraska, 68501-2209 or
call 1-800-228-3407.

l;ENTER

World Time
Clock

company called H &

M Jewelry is now
offering a world time
clock for sale that allows
users to read not only
their own local time but
Order To//.free
800-228-3407
also the time anywhere in
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the world -- without
confusing conversions.
The names of 65 cities
and countries are displayed
around the periphery of the
World Time Clock. The local
hour at those cities is read
by the number on the ring
adjacent to the city or
country name; the minutes
ou never know when
after the hour are read from
you're going to need
the minute hand.
that special something
The World Time Clock
like a computer - for around
comes in a brushed goldtone
the shack. That's why it's
metal case with a bright,
always a good idea to keep
a copy of the Surplus Center polished faceted bezel and
runs approximately one year
catalogue handy.
on a single c cell. Overall
Say that you did need a
computer. There on page 107 height is nine inches.
The price is just $79.95
is their item 22-1085, a brand
plus $5.00 shipping and
new personal computer
for just $29.95. How
, - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -.....
could you go wrong?
Perfect for the
experimenter, it
connects to any TV or
outputs to a composite
monitor. Using the
BASIC language, it will
run any program for
TIMEX/ SINCLAIR
computers.
Those interested in
exploring the world of
computers but not
willing to risk any

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December 1990

insurance.
For more information on
this handsome and practical
timepiece, contact H & M
Jewelry Company, 26 Edgecomb Road, Binghamton, NY
13905 or call 607-797-5458.

Radio Shack:
Comic
Producer
ost people don't realize
it, but Radio Shack is
a major publisher of
comic books.
The Texas-based company
got into the business in 1978
in an effort to provide
teachers with an educational
tool aimed at elementary and
middle school children. Since
that time it has mailed out
over 35 million copies.
In 1990 alone, more than
4.75 million copies have been
distributed to educators,
private civic organizations,
summer camps, police
departments and vocational
schools. In one day, the
company receives more than
4,500 requests totaling more
than 528,000 comic books.
In past years there have
been two versions, one

.......

ot all satellites are easy

to monitor. The fact is
that all of satellite
technology is vulnerable to
the hazards of space. The
most obvious is the satellite
launch. One in twenty birds
is lost at launch. Further,
damage from jolts and
misfirings of maneuver
rockets send satellites to the
wrong orbit or cause them to
disappear into space.
A good example is GTE's
1988 launch of G Star A3,
which ended up in the wrong
orbit. GTE's engineers used
its station-keeping fuel to
move it to a geosynchronous
orbit at 125 degrees west. It
now has an inclined orbit
which requires a tracking
system to receive a continuous signal from the bird.
To receive a signal from
an inclined satellite, an earth
receiving station must continuously follow the figure 8
movement of the satellite.
Without a tracking system, a
signal may only be received
for a few hours each day.
Astroguide, Inc. a LaSalle,
Illinois firm, has solved this
problem with the manufacture
of the TRAX II auto tracking
system for satellites in

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featuring Archie and the other

featuring the "Tandy
Computer Whiz Kids." This
year, both books will be
combined into one.
For more information on
how you can help distribute
these fascinating comic
books, contact Fran McGehee
at Radio Shack, 1700 One
Tandy Center, Fort Worth,
Texas 76102.

MONITORING TIMES

Crazy Birds

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TRAX//

inclined orbits.
The Astroguide Trax II
interfaces with the consumer
system receiver to continuously move the antenna to
follow the movement of the
unstable satellite as it drifts in
and out of its best focal
point in its geosynchronous
orbit.
For more information on
the TRAX II system, contact
Astroguide at 815-224-2700.

Review:

Select-A-Tenna
In the 1950s and '60s, when AM
radio still had its allure, there were
many products available to enhance
reception oh consumer-grade radios.
But the inevitable saturation by TV has
made the AM market a shadow of its
former self, attracting few innovative
products.
C. Crane Company (147 Watson
Lane, Fortuna, CA 95540; phone 1-800. 522-8863) still provides down-home
service for this market. Owner Robert
C. Crane offers the personal touches
that set his mail order center out from
the crowd. His literature is accompanied by helpful hints for better
listening.
His equipment list includes
scanners, AM/ FM radios, antennas and
shortwave portables. Crane's sales
philosophy is to provide the best radio
in a line and the best value in that
line.
We had the opportunity to test one
unusual product, the "Select-a-tenna," a
tunable loop antenna for improved AM
performance on desktop or portable
AM radios with no external antenna.

adjustable, air-coupled RF transformer;

there is no active (amplified) circuitry,
so no power is required.
Does it work? You bet! We were
astounded at how it brought weak,
distant signals barely detectable on a
tabletop portable up to excellent clarity,
and the tuning is sharp as a razor!
The Select-A-Tanna looks like an
11-inch-wide, brown plastic lazy Susan
with a knob in the middle. Set on its
edge, it is positioned alongside the
radio where it becomes a frequency

Crane's price for the Select-A-Tenna

is $46.95 including shipping (See their
ad on page 101).

To have your new product or book considered for review in Monitoring Times,
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the beginner's corner

The Mail-Order Manual

I guess I was about seven or eight years old
at the time. I think T first saw the deal on the

back of a "Green Lantern" comic book.

"Recreate the great battles of World War
Two." 'Two complete armies." "Over five
hundred pieces." "Only $1.98 plus postage and
han dling." The p icture on the back of the comic
book showed all the fun I would have.
Well, how cou ld a ny red-blooded America n
kid resist a deal like this? I bugged my dad for
several weeks to kick in a little on the old
allowance so I could own 'Two complete
arm ies" and be the envy of every other kid on
the block. Little did I know ....
F our to six weeks later a teeny box came in
the mail. What came in the mail was five
hundred tiny, flat, almost featureless pieces of
plast ic that cou ld barely stand up and looked
small and wimpy against the standnrd "Green
Army Men" we a ll grew up playing with.

Uh ... Uncle Skip, Radio stuff,

remember?
Well, hey, I got ripped off, right'! Who in the
world would set up a sca m to burn little kids
out of their hard-ea rned allowance?

The point, Uncle Skip?

The point is most of us can point back to the
time when we have shopped via mail order with
less than successful results. Mail order shopping is particularly important to radio enthusiasts because most of us can't simply pop
down to the neighborhood Shortwave Store to
pick up a five pou nd bag of DX. This can keep
a beginner up nights.
Think of it. You have just begun to
understand the hobby a nd you arc about to

trust your hard-ea rned dollars to some

character to send you, sight unseen, a receiver
that will be your primary DX tool for the next
several years. You find yourself asking questions. Were the pictures in the catalog
accurate? Will the equipment be shipped
safely? Did I get a good piice?
And if you have had a few experiences
where you got 'Two complete armies" instead
of what you thought you had ordered, you may
not want to shop by mail order at all.
So of course, we simply have to segue into ...

: _: ,)m! lil!i! !l:; ~;~t~E~~ru[~~~:~~~lli:! i! il i l(l li! !~

Let's start out with a little good news. The
radio monitoring hobby is growing by leaps
and bounds. ll is becoming an increasingly
important segment of the consumer electronics
industry. This benefits the consumer in that it
creates a highly competitive mail-order
industry.
If you look through the pages of Monitoiing
Times, it is fairly easy to see that you can deal
with half a dozen firms when seeking out a
receiver. If any one of these companies were to
slip in the quality of equipment and service to
the customer which they provided, they would
quickly fall by the wayside. Word gets around
remarkably fast when half the folks involved
have amateur radios.
Also, as you begin to deal with the dealers in
the radio monitoring world, you find that many
of these entrepreneurs are also dedicated
hobbyists just like yourself.
With this said, let's take a look at some
gu idelines for mail-order shopping that will
help make this practice a pleasure.

Expensive piece of mail-order equipment or

peace of mind? Uncle Skip says it is possible
to have both!
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December 1990

uncle Skip Arey, WB2GHA

dollars.) Within a few days your mailbox will

be filled to the gills with books chock full of
radio gear ranging from modest to unobtainable.
Now go find a nice comfortable place to sit
that has good lighting and read read read read
READ. Cover to cover, folks, not just the stuff
you are interested in. You will learn a great
deal about the radio hobby this way. You will
also run across a few things that will need
further explaining, but this is also part of the
lea rning process. Besides, grokking catalogs is
a blast.
After you have digested the stack, you can
narrow your vision to the equipment you have
in mind. You may even discover that your indepth read has turned up a few more
interesting p ossibilities than you initially
planned on. At th.is point you can start to take
note of the prices.
Since competition runs high, you will
probably find that most of the vendors' prices
are in the same ball park. Or are they?
Whenever you arc dealing in the mail
environment, you have to take into the account
the policies and procedures of the companies
that you intend to work with. The full cost of
purchasing from a company must factor in all
the details of each considered company's
ordering, shipping, servicing, warranty and
return policies.

Ordering

Every company's catalog will have a page in

it that lists the company's ordering policies.
The first thing you will probably want to check
out will be the methods of payment that the
firm will accept. Most will want to deal in
plastic. Determine which credit cards the
company will accept -- Visa, Mastercard,
Amex, Discover, e tc.
If you are not a slave to those cards in your
wallet like the rest of us, you will find that most
companies will entertain a purchase made with
Catalog
a money order or cashier's check. If a company
Collections
accepts personal checks -- and many do not -Uncle Skip's first you will find your order may be delayed in
rule of radio purchas- shipping by 10 days or more because it is most
ing is: You can nel'er likely that the firm will wait for your check to
have enough catalogs. clear with the bank.
Some people prefer to shop C.O.D. (Cash
Search through the
ads in MT a nd send On Delivery). If you choose to go this route,
for the catalogs and you need to check to see if the company in
price sheets of any of questi on will ship via this method and what
the advertisers that charges this system will add to your overall
are offering equip- cost.
Don't forget that some outfits will have a
ment you may be
order amount or may apply a
minimum
interested in. Don't
forget to tell them you minimum order amount to credit card pursaw their ad in Mo11i- chases or certain shipping methods.
Need I say ... nel'er never never never send
ton11g Times. (This
cash.
helps companies deAlso, give some thought to how you can
cide whe re to spend
place
your order. Phone ordering is helpful
their
advertising
because you can usually get to talk with

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numbers to the Customer Service Representative; it makes everbody's
day go better. M a ny consumer advocates recommend that you confirm
pho ne orders with a fo llow-up le tter or fax.
If you are sending your order in by mail or fax, request that you be
notified if a ny items you have o rdered are out of stock. This is often
helpful information. If a particular item is out of stock you may choose
to find it somewhe re else.

Shipping
Most m odern mail order businesses are set up to utilize several
shipping modalities. They may, however, charge significantly different
rates for each of these shipping methods. Some methods will also
require you to kick in a little extra for insurance so you arc going to
really want to pay attention to deta il. It's those extra charges below the
subtotal on the order sheet that empty your ba nk account.
When you're rea lly eager for something to arrive, even next-day air
will seem like a slow b oat from Ch ina. Alas, all th ings take time. But you
are most definitely going to want to establish just how much time a
shipment is going to take. Don't forget that, in most cases, speed can
cost money. Only you a nd your pocketbook can decide if "Next Day"
services are wort h the additional cost.
Don't forget, only the Unite d States Postal Service can send
somet hing to a post office box. Other shipping compa nies -- United
Parcel Service, Federal Express, Purolator -- arc going to require a full
shipping address. If you don't do this, your post office box will contain a
post ca rd that says, "Corne and get it, pal."

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Warranties
Most e lectronic devices come with some sort of warranty on parts
and service. Many compa nies also offer warranties over and above those
established by the manufacturer. Know your warranty guarantees
before you make your purchase. Also, you will want to find out if the
compa ny you are dealing with is also an authorized wa rranty service
repair center for the product you plan to buy. If they are not , you r only
recourse fo r warranty service will be with the manufacturer.
Some vendors will offer outstanding modifications and improvements to rece ivers. If you are looking into one of these rigs, make sure
you get a written statement about how these m odifications affect any
warranty issued by the manufacturer.

Servicing
It is helpful to find o ut if your dealer will also service what they sell
a ft e r the warranty has expired. The reason this is useful knowledge,
besides knowing where you can get your rig fixed, is that o perations with
service centers tend to be a little more in touch with the hardware an d
can usually give you excellent technical advice before and aft er any
purchase. If you a rc dealing with a company tha t is offering some form
of "service contract" to extend the ma nufacturer's warranty, make su re
you take the time to determine if it is really worth the addit ional
expense.

Return Policy
No company can stay in business for very long if it does not stand
behind its product line. If you spend good money on a radio and didn't
get what you wanted, or if you receive something damaged in shipping,
you have every right to return this merchandise.
However, the firm you a re deal ing with will likely have a few simple
expectations su rrounding returns. Many companies want you to contact
them prior to returning your merchandise to obta in a return

authorization number. This helps them to process your return more

quickly. Most companies will expect all merchandise to be returned to
them in "as shipped" condit ion. This means that the item shou ld be
packed in its o riginal container with its original packing materials and
warranty cards.
If you r product is being shipped via a company such as UPS and it
arrives in obviously damaged condition, you have the right to refuse the
shipment from the drive r. However, if this happens to you, contact the
supplier for advice as well.
If you return an item for refund, many companies will charge you
between LO percent and 15 percent restocking fee.
As stated at the outset, most of these facts can be found in the
company's catalog. If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to
contact the firm and clear the air.
One last point that may be helpful to the beginner. The consumer
e lectronics world moves fast. Companies sometimes come and go
overnight. You will do well to take your bu siness to established fi rms
whenever possible. This is not to discourage your trading with any new
kids on the block. This is simply good sense if you are looking for service
and support after the sale. If you are dealing with a relatively new
company, try to stick to folks who have operated under the same name
and from the same place for at least a year.
Even though this is a hobby that keeps most of us down in our
basements for extended periods of time, we do on occasion associate
with one another at get togethers and radio conventions. When you
show up at these events, you can usually find somebody who has dealt
with most any of the major mail order houses in radio land. Ask around.
These personal testimonies may just steer you toward a company or two
you have not previously considered.
I hope you don't have to stand by the mai lbox for too long,
Com padre.

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December 1990

41

federal file

Rod Pearson

The Federal Government

"/ hal'e a great receive1; an R-7000. 1 even have a good anten11a. But i11
the 225 to 400 MHz range, 1 hear ve1y little i11 the way of militmy
com1111micatio11s and no satellites. What's going 011 ?"
This is a common question and the person who wrote it has followed
two of the three main rules of federa l monitoring. First, get the best
receiver that you can a fford. Second, get the best antenna that you can
afford. Third -- a nd here is where most people make thei r mistake -get t he best feedli ne that you can afford.
Most folks get their new rig a nd antenna in, then run down to the
nearest radio store and pull a hank of the cheapest coax they can fi nd
off the spool. My heart skips a beat at the very thought.
By using cheap coax and connectors, you have effectively thrown
away half or better of the signal at the UHF frequencies. Since you
have spent all t hat money on a nice receiver and antenna, spend a little
more to get some good fced line.
I usually recommend a good Belden coax if you can afford it, or
prowl your local hamfest for a good deal. Hardlinc coax wo rks
extremely well. 1f you have a specific frequency area you plan to
monitor (i.e. 240 to 270 MHz military satellites), you might want to get
a low noise gasfet preamp for that range. Again, you are dealing with
weak UHF signals a nd you want as much of that signal to the antenna
as possible.

292.500
293.000
293.700
296.800
300.600
305.400
311 .000
315. 100
327.400
337.400
339.200
344.600
349.400
354.200
27\).200
372.300
374.900
396.900

RECOVERY OPS
FLIGHT OPS (DOE)
154CG OPS/CP
TACTICAL COMMS
RECOVERY OPS
DIRECTION FINDING OPS
SAC CPPRIMARY
FLIGHT OPS (DOE)
HI ANG-TAC COMM
HI ANG COMMAND/CONTROL
15ABW OPS CENTER
HICKAM METRO: WEATH ER
MAC GP/TONIGHT
HI ANG GCI COMMS
PILOT TO-DISPATCH
HICKAM METRO: WEATHER
HICKAM ATI S
AIR T RAFFIC CONTROL COMMS

Pearl Harbor, HI -- US Navy

25.410 (air to ground comms), 32.05, 38.36, 138.550, 138.600,
138.370, 138.775, 138.975, 140.040, 140.075 (N!S), 140.100 (base
fire), 140.125, 140.220, 140.300, 140.350, 140.520, 140.575, 140.700,
140.775, 140.800, 140.825, 140.975, 141.000, 141.950, 142.020,
142.100, 142.500, 143.550, 148.325 (probably navy MARS), l48.905,
149.125, 150.150, 233.8 (tactical com ms), 301.3 (tactical com ms),
309.0, 328.2, 340.3, 353.0, 383.6 (tactical comms)

Federal Monitoring in Paradise

Hawa iian Air Nat ional Guard

Yes, to ma ny the Hawaiian Islands is paradise, and it sure is pretty

out there. I have been fortunate to spend some time on t he island of
Oahu and several of the other islands in the chain. The airwaves here
arc filled with federal communicati o ns.
Well, we now have a reporter to this colunrn from Oahu. That is
the island where Honolulu is. His na me is Rodney Souza. And while
most of his list fits nicely in Bob Kay's column, a few of his frequencies
fa ll illlo our domain.

In additio n to the Hawaii Air National Guard frequencies listed

under Hickam, the followi ng bases have ANG activity and frequencies.

US AI R FORCE MARS
CIVI L AIR PATROL
MT. HALEAKALA RANGERS
U.S. COAST GUARD DISTRESS
RESCUE AIRCRAFT/SHIPS
ADVISORIES
ARMY MAST (MEDEVAC IN OAHU)
MILITARY OPS

148.350 STATEWIDE
148.150 STATEWIDE
169.550
156.800 MARINE CHANNEL 16
157.150
157.100
36.50
32.450 SPECIAL OPS PEARL HARBOR

T hanks fo r the list, Rodney. Rodney is a lso looking for Air Force,
Navy and Hawa iian Air Guard channels for the islands.
Well, Rodney, you have come to t he right place, your wish is ou r
com ma nd.
US Air Force H icka m AFB, Oahu
139.650
139.750
139.770
139.950
141.680
141.800
228.800
235.400
250.900
252.800
253.400
259.700
261.700
282.800

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FACILITY OPS
RECOVERY OPS
FLIGHT OPS (DOE)
TRAINING RECOVERY COMMAND
FLIGHT OPS (DOE)
CONSOLIDATED COMMAND POST
FACILITY OPS
TACTICAL COMMS
SURVIVAL TRAIN
AIR RESCUE TRAINING
SURVIVAL TRAIN
TACTICAL COMMS
MAINTENANCE CTL
SEARCH ANO RESCU E OPS

December 1990

Kohee:
T ac Comms - 354.2, 264.8, 271.2, 279.8, 283 .0, 303.8, 358.2, 36 l.7
Kaa la :
271.2 (GC!), 275.9 (Air/Ground Ops Ct!), 283.0, 288.2, 358.2,
364.2
Well, fo lks, that about does it for Hawaii. Anybody else out there
in the H awaii area have some lists? I would like to print them up here.
Hawaii gets a lot of tourists to the islands and I am sure more than a
few t ravel wit h scanners so, folks, let's t ry to put together a list for the
islands.

Let's move east to the mainland

Back here o n the mainl a nd, Philip in Vancouver, Washington, has
provided some interesting frequ encies fo r his neck of the woods. Philip
uses a Grove Scanner Beam a nd Radio Shack Discone (snme here,
Philip-Roel) and Radio Shack Pro 2001, 2004 and Regency MX-7000
scanners.
Now on with Philip's look at the Pacific Northwest: (as te1isk
indicates you need to watch this one, Philip, I have no idca.-Rotl)
30.45
34.60
36.70

Fl. Lewis

38.90
165.0125 Portland
227.850
235.900 Bigfoot
238.900
239.300 Hillsboro
241.000

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Bearcreek, 3 Della calling range control

Flight Following Cenlr: Bulleye Radio
3-leller coded groups (Interesting. Probably
Yakima Firing CntrRod)
"You are on range control frequency (Probably
Roberts AAF, CA-Rod)
ANG
(weak)
NORAD: WOLF refueling A/C. also tactical
Unld A/ C (Pri air refu eling chnl-Rod)
Conlrol lower
Army airfield UHF common (weak)

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241.150
252.000 Bigfoot
252.600 Portland
253.400 McChord AFB
255.400 Portland

(weak)
NORAD: IDs as ch 9, tactical
ANG - Guadle 1/2. Janice. Button (?-Rod)
IDs as ch 1, tactical
FSS: Blue Angel 4, Navy 227, Lizard 7, Army
01194
257.600 Seattle Center
ARTCC: Janice, Phoenix 12/20
261.575 Hawaii (satellite) Blgboy 2 w/Australla coordinating a general's visit
Piiot to maintenance channel
261.900 Kingsley Field
Nationwide PACCS SAC channel: 66 Xray
266.000
267.500
Base 905, the mission was a success
ARTCC: 2010, Expo 93
269.000 Seattle Center
271.000 McChord AFB
(NORAD: A/G Comms on AR-717A/B-Rod)
277.350 Bigfoot
NORAD:
280.500
350, I'm 15 minutes out. (Probably or ANG Safety
of flight channel In Portland-Rod)
(Probably ARTCC Angels Camp remote-Rod)
281.500
282.600 Bigfoot
NORAD: Tactical (many aircraft)
282.800 Astoria
USCG on SAR mission
ANG, Fox 5, 960129, Expo 93 (maybe ch 5)
288.900 Portland
Lucky 1, Jingles 1 (Departure control-Rod)
290.300 Portland
NORAD: Puppy 2, Button 6 go to 317.6 Seattle
293.600 Bigfoot
Ctr
294.700 Bigfoot
Eagle 1, 75 Tango (listed App CtlRod)
(SAC Alr Refueling primary channel Rod)
295.400
295.800
(SAC AJr Refu eling primary channelRod)
Maintenance, Grunt 1, Baker 3 (142 FIG ANG
296.300 Portland
OPs-Rod)
299.200 Portland
Salt 1, Cougar 6 (Depanure Ctl-Rod)
315.600
317.600 Portland
Button 5 (ARTCC-Low Alt discrete.Rod)
342.500 McChord AFB
"G61 I'm a KC135 130 miles south of you; "Cato
87, I'm a C-135 going to Beale"; "Cherokee 16 Is
E3B A/C 70 miles south of you (This is
McChord Metro-Rod)
343.500 Bigfoot
Refueling, Fox 1/2, Shunk 1/2, Front 1, Grunt 1
(Air refueling channel-Rod)
348.600 Portland
1071 Mike (Alrport Ground CllRod)
349. 100 Portland
ANG (TacllcalfTralning Comms-Rod)
349.400 McChord AFB
MAC Com mand Post, MAC 59398, MAC 0004,
Navy UR495 (female)
353.525 Bigfoot
NORAD: Wolf refueling aircraft
355.200 Bigfoot
NORAD:
360.600 Portland
Eagle 6 (Approach Cll-Rod)
364.200 Bigfoot
NORAD: SF644, DX72 go to 260./39 (???Rod)
372.200 Bigfoot
Dispatch, RX756-l have 37 passengers to debark
(USAF PilOHOdlspalcher-Rod)
381.800 Astoria
USCG on SAR mission
386.000 Bigfoot
NORAD: Tactical
397.800 McChord AFB
(weak) (NORAD channel-Rod)
415.700 Crown
AF1 calling Swift. then Swan (Secret Service
Echo/Foxtrot combo, check 407.850 Echo for the
uplink-Rod)

Other federa l:
162.7625 Portland
163.200 Por11and
163.4375
163.4675 Por11and
163.5375
163.625 Portland
163.750 Portland
163.7625 Portland
163.8375 Portlanel
163.8625 Por11and
163.875
163.8875
163.925 Por11and
163.9625 Olympia
163.975 Por11and
164.000
164.650

Portland

164.700 Portland
164.850
164.9675
165.0875
165/1625
165.165
165.2375

FBI. Keys slmullaneously w/ 163.7625, 163.8375/8875. Input Is 167.4375

US Marshall svc transpor1ing prisoners
Dredge Aqulna w/ WUJ3
Police 1, Police 7 (l mage?-Rod)
This Is a strange one, calling Southern Pacific
799, 742, 703 etc (lmage?-Rod)
FBI (This might be INS-Rod)
FBI input Is 167.4375, Voice ID is KEX720 Simo
w/162.7625, 163.8375/ 8875 (This Is their main
channel)
FBI slmo w/above
Input Is 167.5375, Everybody IDs by first name
FBI: DES only
FBI: see 163.7625
FBI: Input Is 167.740, Voice ID KEX720, cw ID
AST725, Ch1 Is Alfa 1. This was main channel till
DES arrived
FBI: Voice ID KOD220, Input is 167.465
FBI: Voice ID KEX720, CW IC AST720, Channel
Is Alfa 7, Input Is 167.7625. Usually announces
night status at 1700 local.
"This is 660, I'm going to Portland"
Secret Service, used DES when Bush In Por11and
(SS channel Tango-Rod)
Same as above c/s KJS961 (Interesting-Rod)
VA Hospllal Pager
(weak) May be forest ranger control post
Whiskey 5 calling

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165.375
165.950
165.975
166.2125
166.410
167.4125
167.4375
167.4625
167.475
167.4875
167.5375
167.740
167.7625
168.000
166.175
168.325
166.500
406.825
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Portland

Portland
Portland
Olympia
Portland
Portland
Portland

Portland
Portland
Portland

414.175

Por11and

414.325

Por11and

414.750

Po111and

417.200
418.700
418.750

Ponland
Oregon
WA/Oregon

418.900
419.175
419.975

WA/ Oregon
Portland

ATF: (pretly quiet frequency)

Secret Service: Portland Base for Bush, (SS
channel CharlleRod)
IRS: c/ s 77, C9, Jay
"Koleva KS04 . .. calling
Secrel Service: Channel Hotel
Computer Data
Chnl Alfa 7, l npul to 163.750
Input to 163. 7625
Input to 163.9625, Also wkg Seattle
Input to 163.8625
Input to 163.925
Input to 163.975
VA m aintenance, c/s KES380
Phone conversation to Bravo 6
C/S 469
Post office
FAA
FAA
FBI CW ID AST725, Channel Alfa 3. Keyed into
163.925 (prior to DES) (FBI l ink-Rod)
FBI CW ID AST722 and AST728, Keyed Into
163.925 (Prior lo DES) (FBI link Rod)
Also keyed Into 167.4875 (prior to DES) (FBI linkRod)
Postal Inspectors, Also used for telephone. Believe
channel ID Is EC1.
C/ S KPA963, Also Seattle W/ C/ S KCA966
DEA: Not much activity
DEA: C/ S 12, 15, 17, 106, 109, Fling 611,
POr11and 12
DEA: C/S 11, 12, 13, 18, Flint 611. Blaine 01
Input to 417.2
CW ID KES. 380

Thanks a bunch for the list, Philip. I have added some comments to
help sort through the list. I really appreciate the time you have spent
submitt ing this material.
r;;;';l

(Customs) Calls In a/c NRs from Pearson airfield

In Vancouver

MONITORING TIMES

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December 1990

43

plane talk
LDOC Stations
As often as space permits, we like to
present sp ecific information and frequen cies
concern ing different types of stations
(airborne and grou nd) which ca n be heard on
the shortwave and VHF aero bands. This
month, we offer some frequencies fo r those of
our readers w ho enjoy mo nitoring shortwave
LDOC stations. Listed below are ground
stat ions which are relatively easy to hear in
most parts of the world because of t heir
multiple frequencies:
I Identifying as "Spccdbird London," the
company statio n of British A iiways works
their own flights as well as those of a few
o th er airlines. They can be heard on 5535,
8821, 10072 and 13333.
I
Houston Universal Radio (Universal
Weather and Aviation Services) can be
monitored on 6637, 10075, 13330, 17940 and
21964. Utilized by many airlines and
companies who fly execut ive jets, they arc a
contract service and charge according to the
nu mber of contacts an airlin e or biz jct pilot
makes with them per month.
I Portishead Radio (England) : 3482 5610
8170 8185, 8960 11306 12133 17405 18210
19510 20065
I Stockholm Radio: 5541 8930 11345 10066
13342 17916 23210
I Rainbow Radio: 3378 5604 8819 13285
13420 17910.

VOLMETs

. Jean Baker, KIN9DD

Chicago, Cleveland, Niagara Falls. MilwauKee.

Indianapolis
NEW YORK RADIO: H + 15 -- Bermuda, Miami,
Nassau. Freeport. Tampa, West Palm Beach
NEW YORK RADIO: H+05, H +35 -- Bangor,
Pittsburgh, Windsor LocKs, St. Louis, Syracuse,
Minneapolis
NEW YORK RADIO: H+10, H+40 - New YorK,
Newark, Boston. Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Washington D.C.

SHANNON AERADIO (EUR): 3413, 5640

(night), 8957, 13264 (day)
H +OO, H +25, H+30, H+55 - Shannon, Madrid,
Prestwick, London-Heathrow, Amsterdam, Oslo,
Copenhagen. Athens. Paris

EUROPE (EUR): 2998, 6580, 11387

BEN GURION RADIO (TEL AVIV): H+05, H+35 -Tel Aviv/Ben Gurlon. Haifa/ Ramal David, Ela!,
Jerusalem, Larnaca, Alhens. Mkara/Esenboga,
lstanbul/Yesilkoy
SOFIA. BULGARIA: 11273 (same times as above)
PRAGUE VOLMET-OKL: H +15, H+45 Prague.
Bratislava, Brno, Wien, Munich, Berlin, Warsaw,
Moscow. Budapest

SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA): 2965, 6676,

11387
SYDNEY VOLMET: H+OO, H +30 - Sydney/Kingston Smith. Brisbane. Melbourne, Adelaide, Alice
Springs, Brisbane. Perth
CALCUTTA RADIO: H +05, H+35 -- Calcutta,
Bombay, Deihl. Dhaka/Tezgaon. Mingaladon
BAN GKOK: H+10, H+40 Bangkok Intl,
Mingaladon. Tan Son Nhut. Kuala Lumpur Intl,
Singapore Changi/Paya, Lebar, U-Tapeo

PACIFIC REGION (PAC): 2863, 6679,

8828, 13282
HONOLULU RADIO: H+OO, H+30 -- Hickam AFB/
Honolulu Intl, Gen. Lyman Field/Hilo, Agana
(Guam). Kahull
HONOLULU RADIO: H +05, H+35 -- San Francisco,
Los Mgeles. Seattle/Tacoma. Portland.
Sacramento Metro, Ontario (CA). Las Vegas
HONOLULU RADIO: H +25, H + 55 Mchorage,
FairbankS, Cold Bay. King Salmon. Sl1eyma.
Mchorage. Vancouver
TOKYO RADIO: H + 10, H+40 New Tokyo-Narita
Intl, Tokyo Intl, Haneda, Chilose, Nagoya,
Osaka Intl. Fukuoka, Kimpo Intl
HONG KONG RADIO: H +15, H + 45 - Kai Tak,
Guang Zhou/Baiyan. Chaing Kai Shek Intl,
Manila Intl, Naha, Kaohsiumg Intl, Mactan Intl,
Hong Kong-Kai Tak.
AUCKLAND VOLMET: H +20, H+ 50 Auckland,
Christchurch, Wellington. Nandi. Noumean/ La
Tontouta, Pago-Pago. Tahiti

T he mention of YOLMETs in a previous

column sparked quite a n interest v.rith many of
ou r readers. We've received a lot of letters
requesting VOLMET frequencies and an
explanation of what VOLMET stations
actually are. "Plane Talk" aims to please, so
here we go:
VOLMET is a contraction of the French
for "flying weather." These stations broadcast
airport forecasts for designated parts of the
world at specific times each hour. In most
cases, you'll find that several stations in t he
Okay, these should keep the VOLMET
same general area of the world will sha re a
hunters busy for a while. We' ll li st some more
freq uency or frequencies.
Just as it's used for most other types of VOLMET frequ e ncies in ou r next column.
aviation communications, English is also
utilized for 90 percent of the world's Readers' Corner
YOLMET broadcasts. Transmission mode is
upper sideband (USB). Our YOLMET list I Bill Ba ttles (NH) contributes the photo of
shows the broadcast schedule in minutes past the EC-135 (Looking G lass) aircraft which
the hour (H +) and in sequence. Incidentally, was on display a t Pease Air Force Base. In
the abbreviation "inll" used after certain cit ies addit io n, he reports on the Dircc101y of N01th
Ame1ica11 Militwy Al'iation Vllf/U!JF. Bill
is short fo r "international."
says that t his guide is wit hout question the
NORTH ATLANTIC (NAT): 3485, 6604,
best frequency directory he's ever seen.
10051, 13270
Published in regional edit io ns, each
GANDER AERADIO: H+20, H+30, H+50, H+60
contains a state-by-state listing of frequencies,
NEW YORK RADIO: H+OO, H+30 -- Detroit,
as well as a nationwide list of common

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MON ITO RING TIMES

frequencies and a numerical-by-frequency

section so that the reader can look up
frequ e ncies found at random. Other sections
found in this book include a map of SAC
bases in the US, a fuel route map fo r aerial
refueling tracks throughout the country, scansearch ranges, a glossary of terms and ot her
aids fo r the military aero comms buff.
This book is available from DX Radio
Supply (P.O. Box 360, Wagontown, PA 19376)
or Grove Enterprises for $14.95 plus 1.55
book rate or 2.80 UPS shipping. Since the
books are produced by regio n, please specify
whether you want the Northeastern,
Southeastern, Central, or Western U.S. book.
Bi ll adds that he's found a bunch of new
VHF/ UHF military frequencies from the
Direct01y including a really great one for
MAC flights -- 319.4, which is a nationwide
calling frequency for A/C to MAC command
posts.
I
While on a business trip to Dallas, Eric
Rench, California, also had time to do some
VHF aero comms monitoring. He used a Pro
2004 in his motel room and a Uniden 200 in
the fie ld. He reports that Love Field is mostly
uti lized by biz jets and general aviation
aircraft ancl the only commercial airline st ill
flying into this airport is Sout hwest. However,
during the peak hours they have a flight
landing and taking off just about every five
minutes.
But DFW is where the action is as fa r as
the commercial airliners arc concerned.
Frequencies to monitor include:

ATIS (arrivals) - 117.0 and 134.90

ATIS (departing) - 135.50
T ower (east) - 126.55
T ower (west) - 124.15
Ground (cast) - 121.65
Ground (west) - 121.80
Clearance delivery - 128.25 and 127.50
Fire, emergency and medical - 453.05
Airport maintenance - 453.225
Airport operations - 453.80
Airport police - 460.35
The one thing that really impressed Eric
was t he ext reme inform:ility of communications. H e relates, "You'd think that at an
airport of this size th e conversat ion would be
very structured, terse, etc. No way! There was
lots or pilot chit-chat about the airplanes,
passengers, heat and so on, while the aircraft

were still on the ground. Most of these

conversatio ns took place over ground control
frequencies.
'The best one I monitored was between a
commercial airlines pilot (the airline company
name has been deleted to protect the guilty)
and the (west) ground controller. Ground
control asked the pilot if he would do her a
favo r. The pil ot replied in the affirmative.
"'When you land at Phoenix,' asked the
ground controller, 'wou ld you say hello to a
friend of min e who works at the tower there?'
H e said he wou ld.
'The controller at Dallas-Fort Worth
giggled and thanked him -- then added that
Joan would show him a real good time. T he
pilot's reply to this was 'oooh la-la,' which was
followed by the catcalls of other pilots.
"What's interesting about all of this is that
the conversatio n actually occurred after the
pilot had received his departure instructions
from clea rance delivery and was in the process
of taxiing to the runway fo r takeoff. This
happened at DFW, o ne of the nation's busiest
airports. This stuff is funny at a rural
UNICOtvl, but at DFW?"
Well, Eric, readers have told me about a
lot of unusual aero communications but yours
tops everything I've received so far. I'm not
too surprised at what you hea rd. Nowadays, it
seems that there's a more relaxed atmosphere
at just about every airport and enroute center

-- size of the facility not being a factor. Of

course, it also depends a lot on the shift boss
and just how tight a ship he/she runs.
However, if a n FAA official had been
listening to the young lady controller in
question, she would have been dead meat that l can guarantee you. Has anyone else
heard anything like the above at your local
airport ?
I
English is the international la nguage of
aviation operat ions, but the differences in
pronunciation, voice quality and terminology
can pose serious safety hazards to flights
operat ing internationally. Especially vulnerable to misunderstanding (in any country) are
flight crew /controller /a/g radio operator
communications that deviate from standard
"handbook" English as well as from the !CAO
Lexicon that is supposed to be in usage by
ICAO member countries.
However, as aero comrns monitors, we've
heard transm issions in which either the pilot
or the controller had to repeat himself many
times a nd/or qu ickly correct an incorrect
readback because the "English" or phraseology that was used wasn't clearly understood
by one or the othe r party.
As an example, an airline captain who mes
internatio nally reports that on one t rip in a far
eastern country he was cleared by Tower to
position and e ffect immediate release for

takeoff. He, as pilot in command of flight,

taxied into position on runway 14. As the
airliner arrived at the center of the runway,
the pilot spotted a light plane on fina l about
two miles out. He asked if the light plane was
going around (n ot attempting a landing) and
the tower controller answered yes.
The cont roller then said that the ai rliner
was not cleared on the runway. T he fi rst
officer replied that they were given position
and hold, as the captain thought he did and
acknowledged. But the tower cont roller said
no, they were not, that they don't use that
phraseology. They were supposed to hold
position, not the opposite, and the term
utilized in that country for taxiing into
position and holding was to "line up on the
runway."
The captain concluded his description of
this incident by saying that because of the
difference in phraseology, a serious situation
could have occurred. Tiiat, friends, is the
understatement of the year.
That's it fo r now. Coming up, a look at
VHF aero communications from a pilot's
point of view contributed by a guest writer.
We'll visit the Flight Operations at American
T rans Air, wi nd shear problems, more
VOLMETS a nd lots of contributions from
readers.
Until then, 73 and out.

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on the ham bands

The Battle of the Bands

Once every few years, government
communications officials from all over the
world get together to sort out the radio
spectrum. "Let's see," they mumble to one
another, "the international broadcasters are
complaining that they need more frequencies.
Hmmm. The hams seem weak right now. Let's
take some of their frequencies and give them
to the broadcasters."
Clearly, when these people meet (in what
are known as World Administrative Radio
Conferences or "WARC"), there can be big
winners and big losers. The radio spectrum is
a precious commodity. There arc only so
many radio frequencies available and it seems
that nowadays, everybody and their brother
has their hands in the frequency grab bag.
At first glance, it may sound a little
premature to be worrying about WARC since
the next meeting isn't scheduled to convene
until F ebruary of 1992. However, the
signatory nations of the International
Telecommunication Union, the organization
from which WARC delegates are drawn,
consider these meetings to be very important
and will spend literally years developing the
policies that they will take with them to the
WARC.
A few weeks ago, for example, the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
released a document detailing the approach it
plans to take in '92. It is officially ent itled

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Conference for Dealing witlr Frequency

Allocatio11s in Ce11ai11 Pa1ts of tire Spect1w11.
For the sake of brevity (not to mention
humor), detractors refer to the intimidating
document as "SNOIRTPFTITUWARCFDWFAfCPOTS."
The NOI reportedly runs some 150 pages
and addresses three areas that can greatly
impact on amateur radio in the United States.
Ham radio operators could lose space in the
40 meter ha m band (shortwave), plus
allocations at 420 MHz and 2.4 GHz. A fourth
issue, concerning the need for 900 MHz
spectrum to accommodate emerging wireless
personal communications equ ipment, could
hurt ham holdings between 902 and 928 MHz.
All of this started when the international
broadcasters began to ask for more room on
the shortwaves. According to the W5Yl
Repmt, fi fteen people responded to the FCC
request for comments on the subject. George
Jacobs, owner of George J acobs and
Associates (an engineering firm that works
with most of the commercial shortwave
broadcasters in the United States) said that
there just aren't e nough broadcast frequencies
to go around. [n fact, stated Jacobs, the ratio
of needed channe ls to available channels
varies from a high of over 5:1 at 6 MHz to a
low of 2:1 at 15 MHz.
Even the Association of North American
Radio C lubs (ANARC), since disbanded,
turned out in favor of big broadcast interests,
suggesting that an expansion of the current
broadcast bands is necessary. Jacobs proposed
a new band at 19 MHz and additio nal
segments in the 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 MHz
bands that are adjacent to existing broadcast
bands.
The FCC has responded to the situ at io n
by saying that "We believe that this situ ation
can be addressed by proposing to make the
existing amateur and broadcasting allocations
worldwide (i n nature) . In our opinion,"
continu es the document, "t he best way to
accomplish this is for both allocations to shift
somewhat. We (the FCC] propose that the
amateur (sic) receive 300 kilohertz at 69007200 kHz and that the broadcasters receive
200 kilohertz at 7200-7400 kHz."
On a more positive note, the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) has proposed
that, if time permits, the U.S. delegation 10
WARC shoul d also pursue the following new
amateur allocati ons: 50-100 kil ohertz in the
vicinity of 5 MHz, 200 kilohertz near 10.1 50
MHz, 50 kilohertz near 14.350 MHz, 150
kilohertz near 18. 168 MHz and 150 kilohertz
near 24.890 MHz.
As an interesting aside, o ne commenter,
MONITORING TIMES

Brian Cassidy, proposed the creation of an

internat ional "freehand" at 27.410 and 27.970
between CB channel 40 and the bottom of the
ten meter amateur band. Cassidy contends
that thousands of U.S. hobbyists al ready
operate there illegally anyhow and that by
legalizing the allocation, interference problems would be reduced.
You can get more details on the unfolding
drama of WARC-932 by subscribing to Fred
Maia's excellent W5YJ Repmt, available for
$23.00 a year from P.O. Box 565101, Dallas,
Texas 75356-5101. The situation is worth
keeping an eye on.

Canadian Ham Deregulation

The Canadians, looking more and more
progressive when it comes to the radio hobby,
have reportedly deregulated their mode
subbands. What this means is that Canadian
amateurs may use any mode or emission on
any amateur frequency. 16 kHz bandwidth is
allowed on 160, 75/80. 40, 20, 17, 15 and 12
meters; 1 kHz on 30 meters; 20 kHz o n 10
meters, 30 kHz on 6 and 2 meters, 100 kHz on
220-225 MHz, and 12 MHz on 430-450 and
902-928 MHz. Above 1.215 GHz, bandwidth
is not specified.
Thanks to this deregulation, new
technologies can be put to use immediately
without having to wait for an official
government OK. Our hat s arc off to our farsighted neighbors to the north.

Looking for Work?

If no-code is coming soon, it hasn't hit the
high seas yet. If you have a valid FCC
radiotelegraph license with six months
endorsement (or one that has not lapsed
more than five years), a U.S. Coast Guard
license, and are in good health, contact Mr.
Bernie Stoller of the ARA (radio officers
union) at 201-795-5536.
You must be available for immediate
assignment. Assignment will be to a ship from
the ready-reserve fleet. Thus far, due to the
Persian G ul f crisis, 40 ships have been
reactivated a nd more arc due to go on line in
the near future.

Mailbag
"What happened to the balloon launch
that was mentioned in the May issue on page
3," asks Bob McPhcrcson, KC4ADQ, of

@John Ro"'"'"'

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28495

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stations. QSL to: 1961 Norene St., Anchorage, Alaska 99508
ASCENSION IS - ZD8HF is a new 10 meter code beacon from
here on 28291 kHz
BOTSWANA - A22AA appears on 28495 kHz daily at 1600
UTC. QSL to: Charles Lewis, KY4P, 145 Cliffside, Wilmington, NC
28403
BURK.INA FASO - XT2BX, Millita, is a regular on the 21345
kHz family hour DX net at 1800 UTC. Reports go to: DLlHH,
Herman Groh, An der Bahn 5, 07530 PtorLheim, Germany
INDIA - Look for VU20RE between 14160 and 14180 kHz daily
starting at 0001 UTC. QSL's to: Richard White, 11564 Grand Point
Dr., Jerome, Ml 49249
l\'1ALA\VI - 7Q7LA, Les, is on 14175 kHz at 1700 UTC daily,
QSL to: A.R. Hickman, Conifers, High St., Elkesley, Retford,
Nottingtom, Nons DN22 BAJ, England, U.K.
NEW CALEDONIA - FK8FA, Aimee, is a dai ly event on 14,210
kHz starling at 1100 UTC. Her address: Aimee Tuband,
Lotissement Marrin, Box 447, F98607 Mont Dore, New Caledonia
SAN FELIX IS. - It has been a considerable time since there was
any ham activity from this Chilean owned island in the Pacific,
mainly due lo the fact that only military personnel are allowed on
the island! Now, rumors have it that a member of the Chilean
military will soon be assigned here who is a licensed amateur!
SAN l\'1ARINO - T77A, the club station here, shows on 10
RTTY, 28088 kHz at 1530 UTC most days!
SOUTH GEORGIA (DXPEDITION) VPSSGI will be active fill
bands CW, and SSB (possibly RTTY too') 'til 10 December. QSL to
AA6BB/ 7, Gerry Branson, 93787 Dorsey Lane, Junction City, OR
97448. Until sometime arou nd the middle of December, VP8CDJ
will be active from Sou th Georgia. Look for him on the 14256 kHz
DX Net at 2230 UTC several days a week
SOLOMONS - H44AP looks for N Americans on 3795 kHz at
1100 UTC every day and his address: Al Pearce, P.O. Box 11,
Honiara, Solomon Islands, Pacific
SOUTH SANDWICH IS. - A DXpedition to this near Antarctic
ls. is planned for 26 November and ending 13 December! Look for
VP8SSI on fill bands RTTY, CW, and SSB. QSL to AA6BB/7 (see
address above)
SPRATLY IS. -3W3RR (a Russian amateur- on an offshore oil
rig? - near Vietnam) is reportedly hoping for a ret urn trip to the
Spratly Islands in mid-December. Look for the same frequencies
used last spring (14145, 21295, 28495)
SWAZILAND - 3DAOBX (Christine) and 3DAOBW (Paul) arc a
wife and husband team who prefer 15 meter (21088 kHz t) starting
at 2000 UTC each day. QSL to: P.O. Box 57, Big Bend, Swaziland
ZAIRE - 9QSTE can be located on 21315 kHz at 1400 UTC an
14190 kHz at 0500 UTC most days. QSL to: Leif H ammarstom,
Biger Jarlsg, 38-4 TR, 511429, Stockholm, Sweden....
._..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..
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McPhereson, like many others who monitor the ham bands, heard
Strato-Net control KB4T annou nce that the balloon burst a few
minutes after liftoff at 4,000 ft. That was on July 14th. "I've heard
nothing further," puzzles Bob.
Rob Gerardi sent in a couple of unique news items: According to
the ARRL, U.S. amateurs located in New Mexico and West Texas
have been asked to refrain from using the 420 to 430 MHz ham band!
This is due to concerns of interference with operations at White Sa nds'
Department of Defense/Air Force Communicationa Command. The
FCC is studying that request...
Secondly, those who do not think that amateur radio can be
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the qsl report

Gayle Van Horn

AIRCRAFr TRAFFIC

la "oz di?/ n"tiar.

Air Force KING 974, 5696 kHz USO. full data

prepared form card , and unit patch. Received in 15
clays for an English utility report and a selr-addressed
envelope. Unit address: New York Air 1'ational Guard,
102nd Air Rescue Squadron, Suffolk County A1'G
Base, Westhampton Ilcach. NY 11987-1294. (Preston
0 . Sewell Jr., Franklin, NJ)

1 968
1988

20 afios

li."o
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TRANSMITIENDO DESDE ARAUCA PARA

U.S. Coast Guard-9691, USCG CH-3H Helicopter,

5692 kHz. Prepared form card, verified by Lt. J.G. K.J\.
Stear. comms. officer. Received in 11 days for an
English utility repo rt and mint stamps. Unit address:
USCGAS Traverse City, Traverse City, Ml. (Patrick
O'Conner, Hinsdale, NII)

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ARAUCA, COLOMBI A Y VENEZUELA

ALBANIA
Radio T irana, 9500 kllz. Full data QSL card, without
verification signer. Also received a souvenir lapel pin
and travel brochures o f Albania. Received in 44 days
for an English re port, two IRCs and a souvenir
postcard. Station address: Tirana, People's Socialist
Republic of Albania. (Ilrenda Steele, Norridgewock,
ME)

CANADA
CKZU, 6160 kHz. Full data QSL card, verified by
David 1'ewburg. Received in 15 days for an English
reception report and souvenir postcard, o ne I RC and
one dollar (which were returned). Station address: P.O.
Ilox 4600, Vancouver. IlC V6B 4A2 (Jerry A. Brown,
Dillingham, A la_~ka)

COLOl\IBIA
La Voz del Cinaruco. 4895 kHz. Full data frequency
fom1 card, without verification signer. Also received
three pennants. Received in 300 days for a Spanish
report. Station address: Calle 19 No. 19-62, Arauca,
Colombia. (Frank Mienwinski, Reading, Pa.)

ECUADOR
HOB, 21470/ 15155 kHz. Full data color scenery cards,
verified by Glenn VolkhMdt. Also received schedule
and station brochures. Received in 37/45 days for an
English report and mint stamps. Station address:
Casilla 691, Quito, Ecuador. (Nicholas P. Adams,
1'ewark, 1'J) (John Carson, Norman, OK)

FRANCE
Radio France Intemalional, 15135 kHz . Full data QSL
card. without verificat io n signer, and program schedule.
Received in 34 days for an English report. Station
address: Boite Postal 9516, Paris. france. (M:>ll
Stanley, Astoria. NY)

GERMANY
Sudweslfunk, 7265 kHz. Partial data c.1rd, verified by
Dr. Krank, technical director. Received in 31 days for
an English report and one DM (two 05 D~i coins) and
a souvenir postcard. Station add ress: Postfach 1115.
7570 Baden-Iladen. Republic of Gerniany. (I larold
Frodge, Midland, MI)

MONACO
Trans World Radio, 9-180 kHz. Full data QSL, without
verification sir,ner. Received in 39 days for an English
report. Station address: Il.P. 349, Monte Carlo 98007,
Monaco. (Malt Stanley. Astoria, NY)

P IRATE
WUS-"Wc Love Interval Sir,nal," 7423 kHz. Full data
Ian McFarland sheet, without verificatio n signer.
Received in eir,ht days for n self-nddressed envelope.

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Station address: P.O. Rox 109, llluc Ridge Summit, Pa.

17214 or P.O. Box 6527, 13allimorc, MD 21291. (1 larold
Frodge, Midland, Ml)

eight days for an Engli~h AM report and an SASE.

Station address: 1414 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton.
Oil 45401 (Russ Ilill. Oak Park. IL)

SHIP TRAFFIC
Gypsum 13aron-G UZJ (bulk carrier), 156.65 MI lz. Full
data prepMed QSL card. Received in 56 days for an
English utility report and return postage. Ship uddrcss:
Gypsum Transportation, Ud., Belvedere Building, Pitts
Bay Road, I Iamillon. Ilermuda. (Hank H olbrook,
Dunkirk, MD)
Airedalc-WZM (commercial fishing), 16463.l kllz.
Prepared fo m1 card, verified in 119 days fo r n ut ility
report and mint stamps. Ship address: M/V Airedale
Inc., P.O. Box C5030, 303, 303 1'E N, Lake Way,
Seattle, WA 98 105 (Patrick O'Conner, Hinsdale, 1'11)
Alexandria-J4UA (bulk carrier), 16463.l kHz.
Prepared form card with iller,ible signature. Received
in 36 days aner a follow-up utility report. Total of 447
days. Ship address: NJ. Goulandris (Agencies) Ltd.,
The Adelphi, John Adam St., London WC2N 6AP,
England. (Patrick O'Conner, I linsdale. NI I)
Gypsum King-GUQT (bulk carrier), 156.8 Milz.
Full d:il:i prepared QSL card and ship photo. Received
in 79 days for an English utility report and return
postage. Ship address: Gypsum Transportation. Ltd.,
Belvedere Iluilding, Pitts Bay Road, I lamilton,
Bermuda (I lank Holbrook, Dunkirk, MD) I ln11k's nt it
again-this is his 520th Bn'tish ship QSLld.
Shelly Ilay-3EKH3 (container), 500 kl lz. full data
prepa red QSL card. Received in 79 days for an English
utility report and return postage. Ship address: c/o ScaLand Se1vke, Inc., 10 Parsonage Road, lselin, NJ 08830
(Hank I Iolbrook, Dunkirk, MD)

SINGAPOUE
Radio One. Singapore Broadcasting Corp. 11940 kHz.
Full data OSL, without verificat ion signer. Received in
50 days for an English repo rt and one US do llar which
was returned. Station address: P.O. Ilox 60, Sinr,apore,
9128, Singapore. (Ilob Combs, Campbell. CA)

TOGO
Radiodiffusio n-Telcvison Togolaise, 50.J6.5 kl lz. Full
data Togo map card with schedule, without verificatio n
signer. Received in 62 clays fo r two IRCs and n French
report. Station address: Uoilc Postal 434, Lome, Togo.
Africa. (Tim Jo hnson. Galesburg. IL)

UNITED STATES

s~":,;;k-c;;::s:. v:rt

S1 ~5 ~5 ~- ~-~

La Voz def Ci11a111co was verified by Frank i\'1ierz1vi11ski of I'e1111syl1ta11ia.

Ileacon "llllG", 417 kHz. Full data prepared card,

with illegible signature. Received in six days for an
English utility report and un SASE. Station address:
Huntingto n Municipal Airpo11, 1365 Warren Road.
I luntington, IN 46750 (Russ I !ill, Oak Park, IL)
Will0-1290 AM. Full data station QSL c.1rd,
verified by Ronald Gain. chief engineer. Received in

MONITORI NG T IMES

Wl'MJ 620 AM. Full data spo rts logo station card,
verified by John Schweitzer. engineer supervisor,
Received in 13 days for an Enr,lish AM report and a
self-addressed envelope which was returned. Station
address: 720 E. Capitol Drive, ~1ilwaukee, WI 53201.
(Russ !!ill. 0.1k Park. IL)
CA~1SPAC San Frnncisco-:--1:\!C 5695/650.J kHz
USil. Full dala QSL c 1rd. Received in 13 days for an
English utility repo rt and a self-addressed envelope.
U nit add ress: Commander. Coast Guard Pacific Arca
and ~farilimc Defense Zone, Pacific Government
Island. Alameda, CA 94501. Additional address:
USCG CA ~ll'SA C San Francisco. P.O. Box 560, Point
Reyes Station. CA 9-1956 (Preston Sewell Jr.. Franklin,
KJ) (Bob Combs, C1mpbell, CA)

KNLSA nchor l'o inl, 117 15 kHz. Full data winier

scenery card. without verification signer. A lso received
leller from Beverly Jones. and a cloth pennant.
Received in 41 days for an English report. souvenir
postcard, and a self-addressed envelope. Station
address: P.O. Box 473, Anchor Point, Alas ka 99556.
(Nicholas Adams. Newark. NJ)
WOW-590 AM. Pa11ial data verificatio n on station
lcllerhe;id, verified by Gene Bridges. Px. director.
Received in 28 days for an AM rcpo11 and a sclfaddrcssed envelope. S1ation address: 615 N. 90th St.
Onrnha, NE 68 114. (I larolcl Frodge, Midland, MI)

USSR
Radio Kiev, 7400/11790 kl Iz. Full data color scenery
card. without verific;llion signer. Also received Soviet
stamps. schedules, and souvenirs. Received in 77 /93
days for an English report. Station address: 26
Kreshchatik Avenue, Ukrainian. SSR .. USSR (John
Carson, Norman, OK) (Mall Stanley. Astoria, NY)
(Ilob Combs, Campbell. CA)

reading rtty

Jack Albert

KEEPING DOWN THE NOISE

I receive many letters from readers who have the same problem. It
is, in my opinion, the biggest one that plagues hams or shortwave
listeners: the computer i n the shack. The problem I'm talking about is
computer noise.
There really isn't a simple solution to the problem especially if you
already have an established shack or listening post, but if you arc an
apartment dweller or l ive in a condo or townhouse you can reduce the
noise.
The noise that you experience from your computer, for the most
part, is generated by the data and address busses. The busses are like
wires that connect the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to other
microchips inside the computer. The busses transmit zeros and on es or
a five-volt signal that is switching on and off at a fast rate. The rate
changes as the digital information is passed from one chip to another
and it develops many different frequencies. The frequencies change so
rapidly that it sounds like noise.
Now that you are confused with all this technical jargon, how do
you stop the compu ter from being a radio noise transmitter? That's the
hard part. The only thing you can do is to limit the noise so the signal
can only transmit a few feet. I have been operating my computers in
the shack for many years with very little trouble. You can have similar
results if you follow these guide l ines.
i. Keep you r antenna as far from a noise source as p ossible.
Remember your neighbor may have a computer, too. So don't try to
install it in his back yard. If you are usi ng an active antenna, keep it
clear or above any electrical wires. Remember, your house or
apartment may have overhead wiring and it can b ecome a transmitting
antenna for your computer. The noise can travel tltrough th e AC line
cord.

2.

When you purchase a comput er, stick with name brands and make
sure they pass FCC part JS. The label on the rear of the computer will
indicate the compliance. I first used a R adio Shack Model I computer
in the late '70s (during the pre-part 15 ruling) and it was terribly noisy.
When I changed to a Commodore C64, the noise was great ly reduced.
My Tandy 1000 TL is even quieter.
If you try to build you r computer by purchasing parts from a
computer magazine or buy a privat e label brand, they may not meet
part 15 and you don't have the advantage of the extra shielding. Brand
name computers have brass "finger strips" around the cover and they
use ferrite filters i n the AC chord to insure proper shielding. Super fast
computers are nice but the speed isn't usually necessary in the shack or
listening post and they may cause interference at higher frequencies.
3. Cables from the computer w the monitor, print er, external modem
or even a packet TNC can act as antenna. You can u se Snap-on
interference chokes such as t he Grove ACC-91 between the cables to
redu ce the problem. I know several readers that have u sed as many as
six on each cable. It can b e an expensive proposition but it 's the on ly
way to correct the problem. Before you make the purchase, you can
make a si mple test by disconnecting the suspected cables on both ends
while listening to the radio. By the way, the ACC-91 would make a
great Christmas "stocking stuffer" from Sant a to yourself.
Computer noise may sound like a big problem but it can be
reduced to a manageable level. Using the techniques mentioned
above, your computer and radio can coexist in the sa me room without
the frustqltion.

ROCK BOTTOM RTTY

With the wint er months upon us the VLF bands arc on the top of
my monitoring l ist. The frequencies below 200 kHz arc noise free
b ecause most of the thunder storm act ivity is u1 the southern
h emisphere. Here is a mini list of RTTY stations t hat you can copy. I
like to call it "Rock Bottom RTTY." Most of the traffic down there is
encrypted but on occasions you can catch them sendi ng in the clear.

The MSK m ode (Minimum Shift Keying), according to some, is i n the

clear but requires a special modem.
FREQ
(VHF)
15.1*
16.025
16.2
16.4
16.8
17.1
17.4
18.975
19.575
20.27
21.4*
22.3
23.1*
23.4
24.8*
26.2
26.3
27.9
28.5
44.0
48.5+
51.6
51.95
53.0
53.6
55.5
57.4
58.7
60.0
65.8
66.66
68.0
68.9
73.6
76.9*
77.15*
82.75
83.1
88.0*
117.4
119.15
119.85
122.5+
124.0
125.8
128.25
128.3
128.3
131 .05
131.4
131.8
133.15*
136.3
134.9*
135.95
139.1
140.5
142.25
143.5
146.1
148.2
148.55
150.625
162.0
163.0
163.125
165.625
168.0
168.0
169.375
170.625
173.0
174.0
175.0
177.0
179.0
183.0
183.0
183.0
186.0
187.0
197.5
In the
+ In lhe

C.l\LL SRVC
FUB
GBR
UMS
JXZ
FU B
UMS
NOT
GOD
GBZ
tCV
NSS

LOCATION

MOOE

Naval
Naval
Naval
Naval
Naval
Naval
USN
Naval
Naval
Naval
USN
USN
USN
USN
USN
USN
USN
USN
USN

Rosnay, LeBlanc. France

FSK
Rugby, Warwickshire. UK
FSK
Petropavlosk Kamchalskly, USSR
FSK/ CW
Novik (Helgeland), Norway
FSK/CW
St. Asslse, France
FSK/CW
European USSR (not Moscow)
FSK/CW
Yosaml, Honshu, Japan
100 Bd MSK
Anthogn, Cumbria, UK
FSK
Crigglon, Powys, Wates
FSK
Tqavolara, Sardinia, Italy
FSK
Annapolis. MD
200 Bd MSK
Exmouth, Australia
200 Bd MSK
TACAMO aircraft
FSK/CW
NPM
Lualualel, Oahu, HI
200 Bd MSK
Jim Creek, Oso, WA
NLK
200 Bd MSK
NOV
TACAMO aircraft
FSK/800 Bd/CW
NJB
TACAMO aircraft
FSK/800 Bd/ CW
NJB
TACAMO aircraft
FSK/ 800 Bd/CW
NAU
Aguada, Puerto Rico
FSK/50 Bd
VHB
Belconnen, Australia
FSK/75 Bd
FXL
USAF SAC-Silver Creek, NE
FSK 5/50 Bd
NSS USN
Anapolls. MD
FSK 75 Bd
GYA Naval London. UK
FSK
NPL USN
San Diego (Chellis Heights. CA
FSK
RTO
Moscow. USSR
FAX-Meleo
GXH USN
Thurso, Highland, Scotland
FSK
CNL USN
Kenitra, Morocco
FSK
NBH ANMCC Ft. Ritchie, PA
FSK 5/50 Bd
WWVB SFTS Fort Collins, CO
Time Standard
FUE Naval Brest, Flnislere. France
FSK
RBU SFTS Moscow, USSR 2100-1700
GBY20 Naval Rugby, Warwickshire. UK
FSK
XPH USAF Thule AB, Greenland
FSK
CFH Naval Halifax NS, Canada
FSK 75 Bd
NAM USN
Norfolk (Driver). VA
FSK 50 Bd
NAM USN
Norfolk (Driver), VA
FSK 50 Bd
MKL Mil
Petreavle, Rosylh, Scotland
FSK/CW
OFS83 Meleo Helsinki, Finland
FAX 120/576
NSS USN
Annapolis. MD
FSK 50 Bd/MUL
OCF37 Meleo Malnflingen. GFR
FAX
Cll
ONO
Shilo, MAN, Canada
FSK
NPG USN
San Francisco (Dixon. CA
FSK
CFH Naval Halifax (Mill Cove). NS, Canada
FSK/CW/FAX
CKN Naval Vancouver. BC, Canada
cw
Cll
ONO
Shilo, MAN, Canada
FSK
NPL USN
San Otego (Chellis Heights). CA
FSK
VDD ONO
Debe rt, NS, Canada
FSK
VEX DND
Penhold, ALTA. Canada
FSK
FUF Naval Fort de France. Martinique
cw
VEV ONO
Valcartler, PO. Canada
FSK
FYA31 Meleo St. Asslse, France
FAX
CFH Naval Halifax (Miii Cove), NS, Canada
FSK
VEV ONO
Vatcartler. Canada
FSK
NSS USN
Norfolk (Driver). VA
FSK 50 Bd CW
NPG USN
San Francisco (Dixon), CA
MUL
VEV DND
Vatcar11er, PO. Canada
FSK
VEV DND
Ottawa, ON, Canada
FSK
TFK USN
Keflavtk, Iceland
VDD ONO
Debert, NS, Canada
FSK
NPM USN
Lualualel, Oahu , HI
MUL
NPL USN
San Diego (Chotlls Helghls), CA
FSK
VER ONO
Ottawa, ON, Canada
FSK
USAF GWEN-Hudson Falls, NY
FSK
VEX DND
Penhold, ALTA, Canada
FSK
Canadian net In NWI, MAN and PO FSK
USAF GWEN-Crownsvl lle, MD
USAF GWEN-Remsen, NY
CIF ONO
Cp. Borden. ON, Canada
FSK
KAFB USAF GWEN-Kirtland AFB, NM
CW/FSK
USAF GWEN-Penbroke, GA
USAF GWEN-Lappans, MO
USAF GWEN-Manhattan, KS
VER DND
011awa. ON. Canada
FSK
NWA USN
Bumpass, VA/Carroll Is., MD
test freq.
USAF GWEN-Alnesworth, NE
Canadian net In NWT
FSK
DND
Cp. Borden. ON, Canada
FSK
USAF GWEN-Belen, NM
Europe 1-Saartouls. GFR
USAF GWEN-Colby, KS
VEV DND
Vatcartler, PO, Canada
FSK
VER ONO
Ottawa, ON, Canada
FSK
clear on occasion
clear dally

MONITORI NG TIMES

December 1990

49

satellite tV - adventures in the clarke belt

X*PRESS X*CHANGE
Ever since I first started tuning the
shortwave bands back in high school, I've
yearned to have a wire service at home. In
those days, some twenty years ago, the HF
bands were crammed with the tuneful sound
of 60 baud radio teletype (RTIY) as many
wire services sent their stories around the
world. I could hear the transmission, knew
they were RTIY, but had no access to the
su rplus mechanical gear necessary to decode
those sounds and turn them into meaningful
copy. Cheap as that equipment may seem
today, it was unreachable on a high-schooler's
budget.
The breakthrough
of
solid
state
consumer electronics made it possible for
anyone with the money to copy virtually any
kind of digital communications but the price
was still fai rly high. Unfortunately, by the time
such gear became available most wire services
abandoned the shortwave bands for satellite.
It is possible to get wire services via satellite
using such equipment as a TVRO receiver, an
ICOM R-7000 and a sta nd-alone RTIY
demodulator such as the M-7000. But, again,
the investment for such reception would be
significant. Even so, it would not be possible
to get more than a few domestic services.

This is it!
General Instrument (GI) has come to the
rescue with its InfoC ipher 1500R data
receiver. The lnfoCipher, which connects
between the data port on your stand-alone
VCII or IRD and your Apple, Macintosh,
IBM, Atari or Amiga computers, brings the
wire services of the world to your home. The
service to which consume rs subscribe is called
X*Press X*Change and it's fantastic.
By all measures the InfoCiphcr is an
extraordinary device. X"Press data is sent in
9600 baud packets via Gl,18 (TBS Superstation, also the home of Elect ra, the World
Sta ndard T eletext service; See Mo11i1ali11g
fones, March '90). The InfoCipher data
receiver has an authorization module which is
a cart ridge that is slipped into the back of the
InfoCipher when the service is first actuated.
The authorization module a llows X"Press to
turn on or off the InfoCipher in the same
manner GI controls your VCIL In the event
your subscriptio n runs out, the unit will be
deauthorized and the information can not be
accessed.

Installation
Installing X*Press at your ho me couldn't
be simpler. The co nsumer loads the appropriate software provided for the above listed
computers, attaches t he data receiver to the

50

December 1990

computer via the RS-232, also provided, plugs

the data receiver into the wall, aims the dish
at Gl, 18 and enjoys 24 hour per day wire
services from around the world.

What you'll see

The information available on X"Prcss is
simply staggering. News fr.om TASS (Soviet
Union), Kyodo News International (Japan),
Agcnce France Press (France), Deutsche
Prcsse-Agcntur (Germany), Notimcx (Mexico
in Spanish), Xinhu a (China), CNA-Taiwan
(Taiwan), Associated Press, Copely News
Service , Knight-Rider News Service and more
arc available around the clock.
X*Press is a lso a sports fan's dream. H ere
you can keep up with all the games in progress
all evening long by turning to X"Prcss for
SportsTicker just the way the sports journalists do in the pressbox during the game. If
there is a pitching change, a rain delay or an
overtime in hockey or basketball, on the
professional or collegiate level , you'll know
about it. On top of that there arc standings,
personal statistics, sports news stories, columnists and my favorite: "Sport s Quiz."
Many will want to take advantage of
X*Press' financial services. Thorough financial news is updated all day. Aside fro m up-todatc fi gures on the metals, commodities,
futures, stocks, bonds and current foreign
markets, you can ask X*Press to automat ically
track your entire stock portfolio while you're
at work or out on your boat.

But wait, there's more

Added to all t he above you can get a
complete daily TV guide including updates on
all your favorite soaps, celebrity news and
information, book and movie reviews, lifestyle
and entertainment columnists, editorials and
opinion pieces.
There's in-depth weather data including
details fo r each state broken into regio ns and
provinces (XPress is for Canadians, too) as
well as a full national summary. Climatological data including rainfall this year to date,
record highs and lows and sunrise and sunset
data is also here. The weather data as well as
the sports, news and financi a l information is
updated continuously.

The bottom line

This service only for ho me dish owners.
Cable subscribers can take adva ntage of this
service as wel l. But w hether cable or TYRO,
the hardware, software, cable kit and a ll
retails at $189. After that you'll pay o nly $5
per month for a totally advertisement free, 24hou r per day, electronic newspaper.

MON ITORING T IM ES

Ken Reitz, KC4GQA

Big spende rs with a budget to match and a

need to know can also take advantage of
X"Press Executive service which concentrates
o n serio us mone tary matters. Herc, interest
and money rates are quoted rrom every
conceivable angle. All major North A merican
stock exchanges arc quoted on a 15-minute
delay. Active and volatile issues are reported
o n seven times daily. Options, commodities,
ruturcs, metals a nd business and financi al
news, including reports and commentaries
from Business Week magazine are all at your
command. xPress Executive costs $25 per
month.

Tips on X*Press
Ordering xPress is as simple as operating
it . Call their toll free number and order the
kit and a year's subscription with you r credit
card. Your kit will arrive in about a week.
When it docs, make sure to seat the module
properly in the data receiver. It is shipped not
rully pushe d in.
The RF cord for connecting you r VCH to
the InfoCipher is short. They don't recommend using anything longer, but unfortunately many VCIIs arc not within 10 feet of
the computer. In my case I had to add 50 feet
in order to reach the computer. If you do this,
you can expect the packet error rate to be
higher than it is supposed to be. They look for
an error rate under 2 percent. M ine is more
like 50 percent. The only problem with that is
that it takes longer for xrress to reach its
capacity - about 250 stories.
Pay attent io n to the user information sent
with the kit. It is very well written and has a
good number of hints on how to take full
advantage or X"Press.

Wall Street wizards

There are other programs you may purchase which are used with xPress. As an
example, X*Prcss Shadow" ... runs X"Change
or Executive in the background while using
your computer for other tasks. A udible or
visual alarms alert you to price changes,
volume, high/low prices." That program costs
$79.95. There are at least four other programs
available ranging from $90 to $300.
Simply put, the basic X"Prcss X*Change
service is the best dollar value in satellite
television today. G ive them a ca ll at their tollfree number 1-800-?PC-NEWS for best
response, o r write XPrcss xChangc,
Regency Plaza 1, 4643 S. Ulster St., Suite 340,
Denver, CO 80237.

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Scotland, wams to know where in the s/..y our

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Great questions, Jain, and it's always good to hear from our
overseas readers. Be low is a chart which should help you locate our
domestic satell it es.
Sa tellite
Spacenet 2
Satcom F2R
Gala'\y 2
Satcom F4
T elstar 302
Spacenet 3
Galaxy 3
Telstar 301
Westar 4
Ani.k D
Ani.k D2
Morelos 1
Spacenet 1
Westar 5
Tclstar 303
Satcom F3R
Galaxy 1
Satcom FlR

Abbreviation
S2
F2
G2
F4
T2
S3
G3

Tl
W4
Dl
D2
Ml

Sl
W5
T3
F3
Gl
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74
82
85
87
93.5
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120
122.5
125
131
134
139

The TVRO net is a long-running net of a mateur radio operators

which meets weekly each Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. eastern time,
regardless of time change. So, if you tu ne in during daylight savings
time (last Sunday in April to last Sunday in October) it would be 180?
UTC. If you tune in during standard time (the rest of the year), 1t
would be 1700 UTC. There is an "early bird" net wh ich.gets together at
least a half ho ur ea rlier t o establish the frequency (around 14.309
MHz). Some call signs to listen for so you'll know you're on the rig ht
track arc WA4NNJ, VE3 LOE, N5EB, WOPY l and KC4GQA. I'll be
happy to QSL reports from shortwave listeners, too.
An up-to-date source for all your American C and. Ku band
info rmatio n is my own Sare/lite Television Source Book which should
be out by th e time you read this. It's S20/ppd to Xenolith Press, Route
5, I3ox 156A, Louisa, Va. 23093.
David S heley of Blytheville, Arkansas, has noticed tiny satellite
dishes sho 1vi11g up on the roofs of focal savings and loans and other
t!111f t i11stitlllio11s. He can't seem to get a satisfact01y answer from the
i11sti1Utio11s themselves.
David, as you know, a lot of people have gotten little sat isfaction
fro m S & Ls these d ays. I3ut these little dishes are actually for data
recepti o n. Often a lending institution o r brokerage house will util ize
satellite delivered data services provided on a subscriptio n basis. TI1ese
data transmissions take up very little bandwidth and require very sma ll
dishes. ofte n only 18 inches in diameter, for delivery. They use

proprietary reception equipment for transmission and reception.

You may not have noticed small dishes showing up at your local
grocery store, auto dealer, or Domino's Pizza place. All t~ese
businesses have their own networks which distribute in-store music or
sales and service sem inars for their own use. Cable television
programmina is actually a small part of the total satellite picture.
Between thelrn ndreds of thousands of phone calls handled via satellite
every day, an d the over 100 channels available for occas ~o~al
transmissions, hundreds more channels for data, SCPC (both d1g1tal
a nd audio), there's room yet for over 100 TV channels and over 100
separate audio stereo FM subcarriers. The satell ite industry is
booming.
D ata transmissions on the higher power Ku satell ites makes use of
the smaller dishes p ossible. SBS II at 97 degrees west is a good
example . Using a traveling wave tube amplifie r (TWTA) power rat ing
of 20 watts which delivers a signal power of 47 d I3W (dB power
relative to one watt), this compares to it s C band next door neighbor
Westar 4 with 7.5 watts and 34 dBW.
SBS II is primarily a wideband d igital service satellite with nine of
it s 10 channels devoted to TDMA/ QPSK (Time Division Multiple
Access/Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying) which is a sophisticated
method of having many unrelated businesses share t he same channel
without gett ing in each other's way. This is where ~ou'll fin_d many of
these inst itutions aiming their dishes. A lot of America's business takes
place rig ht there. These systems can be of a one way or two way
nature.
Thanks to Robert Thomas of Bridgeport , Connecticut, for the
clipping from the Neiv York Post co ncerning SJ,,-y Cable's futu re. And to
Patrick Paventa who reports that so far World Standard Teletext
(WST) is fou nd only on the vert ical bla nking interva l (VB!) of TBS
Superstation (Gl ,18).

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bandscan
amer1can

Too Young to be Old

th e airwaves. If you are a poet, sports

commentator, political a nalyst, or a si nge r,
expect a visit from Edna. She'll put you on the
air to be heard everywhere. "I put on what I
please and so far we've been doing very great."
Celebrity stat us follows Edna a nd her
famous voice. "I heard one girl who was going
up in the elevator a nd she said to another girl,
'That Edna Newman. You know I think she
was a movie star when she was young.' I never
was, of course, but she th ought so and she
relayed it lo her friend. They think things in
their own mind and they believe it."
Determination and co nviction have made
the station successfu l under Edna's guidance.
"Whatever I do I do wit h all my heart and soul.
I'm very reliable and I do well. Whatever I've
tried, I've done well. I a lways like to be in

charge of th ings. I don't like being under

anybody and following orders. I like to give
orders."
Edna has always shown style and flair
throughout her life. "I started out as a fashion
model. I did so many things. I'm the type or
person that when I make up my mind to do
someth ing I do it completely."
An individualist since childhood, she set
new standards while in school. "Every child had
to speak before graduating and it was always
about Lincoln and Washington and all the
other president s. We all listened in the
audit orium and I thought that was terrible. So I
went to the hea d or the English department
and I said, 'Can I read a poem or something?
Not anyt hing about the presidents.' So he said,
'What kind or poem ?' Well, I said, 'How abo'ut
Li11/e 01plw11 A nnie by J ames O 'Reilly?'
"So I recited it fo r
,,.._,_..,,.,.,..i him with hand
motions a nd everything in it, a nd he
said, 'That's wonderful,' a nd let me do it.
The kids applauded.
They woke up. They
weren't sleepi ng in
the auditorium anymore.
Everybody
came to see me after
school and said it was
marvelous. So the
kids loved me for it."
Her fame was just
beginning. "I was the
first fe male president
a t Cem ral High in
Newark. Friends of
mine got the idea that
I would make a good
president of the G.O.
and in control.
(General
Organization) a nd they went
ahead all alone \vithout me. They had a
campaign that I had noth ing to do with and,
sure enough, I got elected because everybody
knew my name. I was very friendly."
In later life, her warm and entertaining
personality made her a natural fo r a broadcasting career. ''I'm very good at it. I really am. And
I enjoy the fact that I can put on whoever I
want. I fin d a lot of talent here and when I find
good talent I put t hem on t he air."
On F ridays, the center's Rabbi Karpel
handles the microphones at WfvfRF and
presents two hours or Jewish religious program ming. His progra m, "Torah Thoughts,"
combines inspirational talks with Jewish and
cantorial music.
The entire radio station was donated to th e
cemer by Morton a nd Rose Frenchman, and

52

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''Ile/lo again. Edna W Newman broadcasting from your 0111n radio sta1io11, WMRF,
Da11gl11ers of Israel. Please slay tuned and
lis1e11."
At the flick or a switch, another broadcast
day begins. Andy Williams' "Moon River"
starts echoing down the hall and a ll the
residents smile. Two hours a day, five days a
week, everyone listens to a place on the dial
created for them by somebody they know. A ll
the radios in the building are locked on to 540
a. m.
This little radio station is powered by a big
personality: Edna Newman. Along with being
WMRF's master or cere monies, she's also their
p roducer a nd talent scout. A friend to
everyone in The Daughters of Israel Geriatric
Center in West Orange, N.J., she's always on
the lookou t for the new voices to e ntertain on

Edna loves to be behind the mic

Decem ber 1990

Karl Zuk

their initials became the call le tt ers: WNIRF. It

operates on 540 kHz with a carrier current
transmitter that is only hea rd throughout The
Daughters or Israel Geriatric Center. Several
hundred listeners tune in every week and
WMRF's popularity is at a n all-time high.
"We have radios in the lobby, in the day
center, in the offices, in the Two Cents Plain
Coffee Shop, and in the therapy room. We
have radios that we just bought and we put
them all arou nd the center. The residents, of
course, have their own little radios in their
rooms that they listen to."
WMRF has become a lifel ine between the
center's residents and the world around t hem.
Edna reads the daily calenda r of activities
making sure they know about ceramics and tile
classes, poetry readings, musica l performances
a nd everything else that is happening. "It keeps
them abreast of what's going on because there
are loads or people here who have very poor
vision or who cannot read."
Thanks to Edna W. Newman and her
energetic personality, happiness is now as close
as a radio by your bedside.

Bits 'N' Pieces

I Up, up and away. There arc a lot or radio
stations on the air, but only one station floats
in the air. To stay on the air, Rhode Island's
WKFD used a Jot of creat ivity when their old
tower fell into the sea. It would be weeks
before they could see delivery of a replacement. Chief Engineer Duffy Egan quickly
constructe d a makeshift antenna using 120 feet
of \\fire a nd a bright yellow 12-foot helium
filled ba lloon. The \\fire flew high into the sky
acting like the vertical tower it replaced.
I A little programming ca n go a long way in
today's marketplace. FM broadcasters have
begun to simulcast not only on their AM sister
stations, but to other nearby FM stations as
well. Long Island's WWHB in H ampton Bays
has dropped most of its locally originated
programs to simulcast New York City classic
rocker WNEW-FM.
WWHB is owned by Saturday Night Live
producer Lorne Michaels, singer Paul Simon
and his brother, Eddie. If their company,
South Fork Broadcasting, purchases WBABFM, serving the center of Long Island, they
hope to create a three station classic rock
network. Listeners won't st rain to hear
WNEW-FM ever again.
Across the continent in San Francisco
KO FY-FM 98.9 constant ly bucked horns with
nearby KLRS-FM in Sa nta C ruz on 99.1.
Media giant Viacom recently bought both
stations, producing a powerfol dual transmitter commercial outlet for the bay area and
beyond calle d D ouble 99 FM. Simu lcastin" has
made both stations more profitable a~d a
more attractive buy for advertisers. KRXV and
KXVR, (98/99 FM) in the Mojave Desert or
California, and Atlanta, Georgia's "Country
Favorites" Yl06 and YL04 FM, have also

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Nebraska Class C FM, with out standing
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Harold Bower of Sunbury, Pa. His tiny county
has 17,575 residents and four AM and four FM potential, is bargain priced a nd ready to go.
stations with another on the way. WLGL-FM The owner will accept $100,000 cash if you will
in Riverside has just hit the air with 3,000 watts assume a mortgage of $125,000. A recent 30
percent price reduction
on 92.3 MHz.
and ample real estate
Their advertisi ng staff
make this property a diahas their work cut out for Be an American
mond in the rough. Call
them. Station manager BandScan Reporte~
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David Bernstein hoped to See any stories about
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radio in the local
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by covering nearby high
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annou nced what the format 28902.
I A
partnership of
will be, after transmitter
American and Japanese
tests are completed, leaving
companies will be transhis audience in suspense.
mitting digital audio, via satellite, to Africa
"We're leaving that opt ion open until we're and the M iddle East by 1993. Starting with
ready to start ou r regu la r schedule. We're nine stereo audio channels, Afrispace, Incorgoing to do so mething tha t hasn't been done in porated intends to expand their service to 100
this area." Anyway you look at it, it should be channels by the end of the century.
interesting.
The firm has asked various radio manufacI 50,000 watt clear cha nnel WBZ in Boston turers to offer proposals fo r 100,000 state-ofis being heard in Saudi Arabia. A special the-art digital audio broadcast radios to be
aoreement be tween the station and the Navy sold for about $200 each. Afrispace will utilize
O~oadcast Service has brought "The Spirit of 1470 to 1530 MHz, known as the L band, to
New England" to America n forces stationed in bring their sounds to earth. Proposals to
the mideast. An entire day's broadcast was establish digital a udio broadcasting in Amerrecorded and se nt on tape for rebroadcast. ica also include use of L band frequencies.
Included were num erous messages and best I The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
wishes from callers, especially with family has begun to compete with private enterprise
members overseas.
in television production and supplying news
WBZ expects to repeat the proj ect regular- copy to radio stations. Lloyd Capps, national
ly, and the Navy is looking fo r other stations to manager of television marketing, said the
join the proj ect to raise the morale of the ABC would start to exploit its facil ities and
troops and bring a little piece of America to huge resources to raise revenue to support
them. Beantown's Malcolm Kaufm an mailed their main task as a nationwide broadcaster.
us the news.
The ABC is now also producing in-flight
programs for British A irways and TV comNew station grants
mercials for a variety of clients. Development
More stat ions arc becoming active every of TV series for Australia's commercial broadday. Here are the latest allocations: Farming- casters is also underway. A specia l news copy
ton, II 95.7; Golconda, IL 105.1; G reenwood, service, tailored for independent radio staJN 106.7; Lakeville, MN 105.1; Cassville, MO tions, will compete with the long-established
100.1; Lucedale, MS 106.9; Bassett, NE 90.3; Australian Association Press Service. Many
North Platte, NE 91.7; Brownsville, OR 102.3; new journalists will be hired to increase the
and Elgin, TX 92.5. Courtesy of the M Street ABC's already voluminous output.
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Credits: Many thanks to Edna W. Newman
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It's not just for Pirates anymore

The crew of Radio Ncwyork International
made history with the ir initial broadcast via
WWCR. No doubt ma ny "Outer Limits"
readers heard it and those which have
followed. The RNI gang has been refreshing
with their ge nu ine ent hu siasm a nd obvious
love of broadcasting. They have given
listeners an opportunity to participate and air
opinions on a variety of subjects.
Even when I was not a n old codger, I
never cared tha t much for rock music.
However, Steve Cole's "oldies" show brings
back pleasa nt memories and makes me feel
you ng again. Then there is Johnny Light ning.
When you listen to JL, somehow the world
just seems bette r. And the QSL from Randi
Steele which showed up in the mailbox was
solid evidence RNI wants contact with
listeners to be two-way.
Al Weiner and all the RN1 personnel
deserve a big thank you for their ha rd work
and dedication. Thanks should also go to
WWCR for agreeing to relay RNI. A s some
listeners who have phoned in remarked, it
seems like a most unlikely marriage. Perhaps
so, but it has worked, an d that is all that
matters.
But with initial success, RN1 faces a new
challenge. No longer a pirate, its future will
increasingly depend on the quality of its
programs a nd not some sort of mysterious
"outlaw myst ique." Actually, even among
pirates, th ose with solid programming, such as
Ra dio Clandestine and Ra dio Confusion,
have been the ones which attracted a Joyal
following and not just been momentary
curiosities producing yet another QSL for the
collection .
With the talent the RNI staff has, we are
betting they can keep their initial audience

and enlarge it in the future. The audience can

help them do just that. If you want ro keep
RN I around for all of us to enjoy, the n write
or ca ll the m and Jct them know what you
liked, did not like, and want in t he future. Tell
your friends, even those who st ill think
sh ortwave is ham radio, about RNI. A lso,
when possible su pport their advertisers. This
is not a 10-wau homebrew operating out of
somebody's auic. Give t hese folks all the
support they can. They deserve it.
RNI can be reached at P.O. Box 270,
Flushing, NY 11 352 (ph. 800-73-69-RNI). If
by some chance you have not heard them, the
schedule at the time this is wriucn is UTC
Mondays (Sunday 9pm-lam EST) from 0200
to 0600 UTC.

Numbers Breakthrough

Canada is the location for a good deal of

Mossad activity. Some years ago a report
circulated that Kilo Papa Alpha Two was
actually a station in the Yugoslav Embassy in
O ttawa. Could this have been a bit of
disinformation circulated by Israel's Mossad
to conceal the real nat ure of the stat ion?
If the Mossad has used such a form of
communication, is there really any reason to
doubt previous Mo11ito1i11g Times reports that
the CfA, KGB, Cuba's DGI and other
in tell ige nce agencies use simi lar ones? In
short, what arc commonly called "spy
numbe rs" in shortwave circles arc precisely
that.

Middle East Update

Radio communications from the !\fiddle

East literally can undergo daily changes. The
"Each agent with a radio was given a best advice we can give you is the same as in
certain time each day that his message would the October colum n. Look around. Also,
be broadcast over a special nonstop stat ion because of time changes you may f'ind some
that is now computerized: for example, 'This transmissions an hour later tha n the times
is for Charlie,' the n a code of leu ers in groups given here. Monit oring the Middle East can
of five. The message changed only once a be some of the most difficult listening you will
week to give the agent a chance to hear it." So ever au empt but a lso some of the most
says Victor Ostrovsk-y in the controversial rewarding. Now here is some of what has
book, By Way of Deceptio11: the Mnki11g a11d been heard lately.
U11111aking of a Mossad Officer.
Some of the bc ~ t news coverage in English
Ostrovsk)', who fo r a brief period of time continues to come from the United Arab
was a Mossad agent, appears to confirm once Emirates stat ion in Dubai. Yqu will find them
again what Mo11ito1i11g Times has often sa id: on 15435 at 0330 a nd 21605 at 1330.
Those stations broadcasting groups of lette rs,
Want to find out what Saddam Hussein
rather than numbers, have a Mossad link. thinks about free access to the media by the
T hese normally identify with calls like Kilo Iraqi pu blic? Tune in 15225 around 0400. You
Papa Alpha Two, a nd are often heard with will hear a BBC Arabic program doi ng battle
just the identifier repeated continuously and with one of those notorious Iraqi bubble
no traffic.
j ammcrs.
It is interest ing that Ost rovsk-y claims
According to the ClA's Foreign Broadcast
Informati on Service, the Kuwait i government
in exile's H una a l-Kuwayt (This is Kuwait)
4647 Old Hyclea
Ferry Pike, Tenneuee 37218 USA
transmissions were to be over fre quencies
used by Egypt's Voice of the Arabs service
15,690 KHZ
fro m 0400 to 0500 and I 600 to 1900. I have
7,520 KHZ
heard Voice of t he Arabs before 0400 on
15285, but jamming has made it impossible to
tell if the Kuwaitis take over later. In any case,
this may be an interest ing frequency to watch.
One of the more unusual broadcasting
efforts to show up is that from Saudi Arabia.
While other things arc heard, frequent use is
made of phone-in shows. This is all in Arabic,
but the signals arc strong, and you can often
get some idea of what is going on. Saudi
World Wide Christian Radio
Arabia has often transmitted these on 15495
to block Iraqi use of a confiscated Kuwaiti
The seemingly strange marriage of a Christian broadcasting station transmitlcr which is normally heard
underneath with Iraq's General Arabic
and a former pirate seems to be working out.

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December 1990

M O N ITORI NG T IM ES

The Clandestine File

SeIVice. Another Kuwaiti transmitter will

often run parallel programming on 13610 or
13620.
As would be expected, there is plenty of
clandestine activity. I had a tentative logging
of Iraq's anti-Saudi Voice of the Peninsu la
and Arabian Gulf (Sawt al-Jazirah wa al
Khalij al-Arabi) on 21675 at 1252 sign-on. A
United Arab Emirates Arabic transmission
acts as an effective jammer of this, and shows
where the UAE's sympathies are.
Iraq's Voice of Arabist Egypt (Sawt Misr
al-Urubah) was definitely logged at 1955 on
13610. This one sometimes signs on earlier
but appears to have been preempted by a
Saddam Hussein speech.
One of the more elusive clandestines is
Iraq's Holy Medina Radio, which has been
reported on 11990. I may have come across
this on 15495 at 1910 to 2005, alt hough if it
was them, the broadcast is not daily on that
frequency. This one is also anti-Saudi, and the
Arabic ID is Ida'at al Madinah al-munawarah.
Finally, you might want to tune in the
Royal Dutch Navy's Sunday only show for
Dutch sailors in the gulf. It was heard here
signing off at 1000, and supposedly sign-on is
0900. Recorded messages in Dutch are aired
for seIViccmen, and there is pop music, much
of it in English. The frequency is 21745.
Although 25970 is announced, it has not been
audible here.
There is, of course, a lot more to hear (see
the October column), but this will give you
some idea of what 1s around. Thanks to Frank
McGuire, and the BDC Monitoring Service
for some of the above information.
Before leaving the Middle East crisis, let's
pass along some frequencies from Bob
Thomas. He says you can hear the USAF
from Turkey, Spain and England on 11176,
13244, 15015, 18848, 19219, 19272 and 19744.
All are SSB. An airlift to Saudi Arabia can
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which has been closed for

some time. Apparently the
folks at KMUD either did
not get word or don't want
any mail.
Virginia's Pat Murphy
has found still another
pirate. How many does
this make, Pat? This time
it was Radio Beaver on
7415 in USB at 0112.
Here and There
Radio Beaver claims to be
Canadian.
Clandestine harmonics? Yes. Both Dan
And John Braden
Owen in Texas and Diddi Hacker in managed to get his share
California have found the third harmonic of
of pirates up in MassachuTim Joh11so11 's first QSL from One Voice Radio
anti-Castro La Voz del Cid on 29825 setts. He got WORK on
(fundamental is 9941.7) between around 2000 7395 at 0100, One Voice Radio on 7410 at
Finally, Connecticut's Jim Kalach got a
and 2300 UTC.
1948, and Hope Radio International on 7395 QSL from OZ. We don't know where OZ is,
Have we got pirate loggings? Of course. at 0142. Ohio's Shaun Erwin now owns a One but we rea lize contributors don't always want
Jim Hale of Arkansas fou nd XERK on 7435
us to know where they arc either. We
Voice Radio QSL.
at 0138. Idaho's Frank Aden already has his
Log it while you stiJ I can department: understand, and to answer the question asked,
XERK QSL and, along with California's
Radio Free Europe's Radio Free Afghanistan we do not publish names provided the
Robert Plumlee, also received an information
program at 0230 on 9555, 11770 and 15370. contributor makes it clea r he does not want us
sheet from Radio Anarchy (7417 kHz), which Reports in English can be sent to Radio Free to do so.
claims QSL cards are on the way.
Europe, 1775 Broadway, New York, NY
In California Skip Harwood heard KMUD 10019. The end of the cold war means we may
on 7435 at 0412. Skip says they were finally get a peace settlement in this troubled
announcing the old Hilo, Hawaii, maildrop, land.
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below- soo khz

Joe Woodlock

Tying up loose ends

Why is it that no soone r docs one send off
the column whe n somc1hi11g just said is
changed? Now I learn that the change of !he
Montauk Po int beacon to 293 kHz an d
co nti nuou s ope rat ion (ra the r than sequenced)
is pe rmanent. The notice added that the ID
signal will be a little warbly when the signal is
being used to broadcast differe ntial corrections to use rs of the prototype G lobal
Positioning System.
T he Coast G uard expects minimal interfere nce with the Breton Reef Light Radio
Beacon, BR/ 295. They say it should not
prevent the Breton Reef beacon bei ng used fo r
navigational purposes.

them, possibly because their low power and

location makes lice nsing unnecessary.
Now comes the fascinating pa rt. Most
fishermen cannot rea d Morse Code. So, when
they place a pa rticular buoy at the beginn ing,
along the way or at the end of a set of nets, the
captain notes only the freque ncy it tra nsmits on
a nd the visible ma rkings. With the hundreds of
these buoys in use, ii is not unusual that two or
more will be transmitt ing on the same
frequency. Thus, a captain may be fo llowing a
bearing on someone else's buoy just because it
is transmilling on the same freque ncy. If they
could read code, they would save themselves
the wrong trip. Such is life on the high seas.

Antenna Follow Up

Loggings Time:

for the metropolitan airpon . Apparently the

same manufacturer installed bot h beacons, so
it made sense to do them about the same time.
As long as you have a work crew in the area, let
the m work on bot h.
Everything was known about these two
beacons several months ago -- everything, that
is, except the frequ ency. Sometimes the
advance information covers everyth ing else,
but cannot list the freque ncy until it has been
approved by the frequen cy ma nager from the
FAA. Occasionally, the early information may
include the freque ncy but the ID is still
uncertain. The partial info rmation just makes
it a little easier when the fi nal piece does fall in
place.

Back in J uly, I asked about experiences with

T hese loggings a rc from Kriss A nderson of
Editor's note: It is my firm b elief that
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p
Pine Island LT BC
347 co Coeur d'Alene 10
listed in a nyone's catalog that gave specs down 236 YZA Ashcroft BC
242 xc Cranbrook BC
307 G
Sand Heads LS BC
LFA Klamath Falls OR
to 100 kH z." F or two years he ran comparative
251 YCO Nanaimo BC
308 OST Missoula MT
NUO Adak NAS AK
1es1s on signal to noise ratio. He used a Sony 254 SPK Reno NV
312 CB Cape Beal LS BC
350 swu Idaho Falls 10
257 LW Kelowna BC
314 F
Farallon Island LS CA 356 FR Medford OR
2001D and a NRD 525.
260 EU Eugene OR
317 PB Piedras Blancas LS CA 359 BO Boise ID
H is top preference was the LF Engineering 266 ICK Metlakalla AK
320 A
Point Arena LS CA
YAZ. Totino BC
322 s
Point Sur LS CA
367 2X Ft. St. James BC
L-4008, with the Radio West 24 inch ferr it e 272 XS Prince George. BC
274 COi Council ID
324 u
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RD Redding CA
loop as the next best. He sa id that sometimes, 290 YYF Penlicton BC
326 MCY Mercury NV
368 ZP Sandsplt BC
when the re was a Jot of noise, the Radio West 292 YCJ SI. James BC
327 Cl
Chico CA
371 YK Yakima WA
293 MB Victoria BC
329 0
Carmanah Point BC
373 EP Estavan Point BC
loop was bett er. It was, however, trickier to 294
BMC Brigham City UT
UC Nicholson
Peninsula
MF Medford OR
optimize while the LFE requir ed no adjust- 296 B
Chetco River Ent. OR
NWT
ments.
The other ante nnas were not listed in any
At fi rst glance, it would seem that the two we a r e bound t ogeth er by a strong love of
pan icula r orde r of preference. These included beacons on 296 using the same ID of B might th e radio h obby and of this magazine . We
Palomar, Dymek, MFJ, Sony, A meco, Inter- cause potential conflict. O regon and British could ca ll ourselves a "club" b ut t he word is
ceptor Electron ics, A nt, D atong and D ressler Columbia don't see m that fa r apa rt. H owever, not stro ng enough. T ogethe r, we are
models.
a quick check of the Acro/Mr11i11e Beacon someth ing more . We a rc fami ly.
Guide shows that the Oregon beacon is just
This mo nth, Mo11i101i11g Times m ourns
Out of Range
barely over 42 degrees, wh ile Quatsino Sound the death o f a me mber of t he fam ily, Joe
LS is non h of 50 degrees. If a sa iJor doesn't W oodlock. D espite a diagnosis of advan ced
A couple of mont hs ago, 1 mentioned so me
know whe re he is in relat ion to eit her beacon, lu ng can cer , J oe was ada ma nt: he want ed to
activity in the frequencies between about 1620
he is already in deeper trouble tha n the continue writing h is column ' Lil the end. Joe
kHz a nd 1800. The signals reported are
beacons cou ld have caused. They arc many had less time tha n he tho ught , passing away
repeat ed apparent IDs varying fr om two or
miles apa rt and the iclcn1 ical IDs should cause be fore he comp leted his wo rk on this
l hrcc characte rs up to seve n characters in
no proble m.
ed ition .
le ngth. I Ds arc repeated two or three times
When Joe fi rst came on board, we
and then there may be seve ral minu tes of
Double
Header
openly
questioned w he ther anyone could
si le nce.
ma ke such an esoteric fa cet of the hobby as
f\ lurvin Tynda ll of Absecon, New Jersey,
ll is not unusual for two or three beacons to longwave seem inte resting. Your respo nse
confirms the theory that these are bu oys for begin ope ration about the same time. T hey are
indicates that he was successfu l.
fis hing nets. He also adds some interesting gene rally scatte red across various pa n s of the
We wa nt you to know tha t J oe Woodlock
sidelights to the sit uation. The buoys arc used count ry. It is unusual whe n two beacons sta rt
was a great guy. It was o ne oft he many gifts
whe n fishing 80 miles or more offshore. Their almost sim ulta neously in the sa me city.
of this job to have h ad the opportu nity to
transmitting power is 3 to 8 watt s, depe nding H FY/3 18 and UM P/338 are both in Indianknow h im.
on the pack<1gc and the battery condit ion.
apolis. HFY is the new beacon for the
-- L any Miller
There don't seem to be any FCC licenses for Greenwoods Memori<1l A irport and UMP is

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Decem ber 1990

MON IT O RIN G TIM ES

MT Program Team
Kannon Shanmugam,
Program. Manager
4412 Turnberty Circle
Lawrence, KS 66047

John Carson
Norman, Oklahoma

Jim Frimmel
Willow J'a1;k, Texas

Sunday
Dec 2nd, 9th, 16th,23rd,30th
0010 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
American Viewpoints. Experts discuss provocative magazine and newspaper articles.
001 O Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
Sports, science, business, music, and features
about America.
0030 BBC: The Ken Bruce Show. A mix of popular
music and entertainment news.
0030 Voice of America (Caribbean): Weekend
Magazine. Music, conversations with correspondents, and tall<s about the arts.
0040 Voice of America (Americas, East Asia):
Words and Their Stories (Special English).
Explanations of lhe origins of American
expressions.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): American
Stories (Special English). Fictional tales by
great American writers.
0045 Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0101 BBC: Play of the WeeK. Hour-long drama
selections.
0110 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Communications World. A look at modern
telecommunications.
0110 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0130 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Press Conference, U.S.A Correspondents ask
questions of newsmakers.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. Editorial opinion In
the British press.
0210 Voice o(Amerlca: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0215 BBC: They Made Our World. Scientists who
shaped the future of mankind.
0225 BBC: Book ChOlce. Short reviews of current

legend
* The first four digits of an entry are the
program start time in UTC.

* The time is followed by the station

name, program . name, and a brief
summary of the program's content.

* Some listings may be followed by

see X 0000. The letter stands for a
day of the week:
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T =Tuesday
H =Thursday
A=Saturday

M =Monday
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F =Friday

progra1n ';

or future best-sellers.
0230 BBC: The Making of the Middle East. The
conflicts which shaped the Mideast (except
December 23rd, 30th: Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee, the Native American today).
0310 Voice of Amer1ca: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0315 BBC: Society Today. A weekly look at
changes In Britain.
0330 BBC: From Our Own Correspondent. lndepth
news stories from correspondents worldwide.
0335 BBC (Africa) : Postmark Africa. Answers to
any question under the sun.
0350 BBC: Write On .... Paddy Feeny presents
listener letters.
0410 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0430 BBC: 'B'-Slde Beat. Mike Read plays 'B'-slde
singles from the '60s and '70s.
0435 BBC (Africa): Postmark Africa. See S 0335.
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. Analysis of the
main news of the day.
0510 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0530 BBC: Financial Review. A look back at the
financial weeK.
0540 BBC: words of Faith. People share how their
scripture gives meaning to their lives.
0545 BBC: Letter from America. Alistair Cooke's
distinctly British view of America.
0610 Voice of Amer1ca: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0630 BBC: Jazz for the Asking. A jazz music
request show.
0635 BBC (Africa): Postmark Africa. See S 0335.
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0730 BBC: From Our Own Correspondent. See S
0330.
0735 BBC (Africa): Postmark Africa. See S 0335.
0750 BBC: Write On.... See S 0350.
1110 Voice of America (Caribbean): Critic's
ChOlce. News from the world of lhe arts.
111 O Voice of America (East Asia): New Horizons.
The world of science. medicine, and
technology.
1115 BBC: Short Story. Brief tales written by BBC
listeners (except December 2nd: Seeing
Stars. a new monthly series on astronomy).
1130 BBC: The Ken Bruce Show. See S 0030.
1130 Voice of America (Caribbean): Studio One.
Dramatized and narrative documentaries.
1130 Voice of America (East Asia): Issues In the
News. Members of the Washlnglon press
corps discuss current topics.
1201 BBC: Play of the WeeK. See S 0101.
1210 Voice of America: Encounter. A discussion
program presenting opinions on world
Issues.
1230 Voice of America: Studio One. See S 1130.

The four digits stand for a time in UTC.

Listeners should check back to that date
and time to find out more about that
particular program.

* All days are in UTC. Remember that if

you are listening in North American
prime time, it is actually the next
morning UTC_
For example, if you are listening to a
program at 8:01 pm [EDT] on your
Thursday night, that's equal to 0001
UTC and therefore Friday morning UTC.

* We suggest that you tune in to a

1310 Voice of America: Critic's Choice. News from

the world of the arts.
1340 Voice of America: Words and Their Stones
(Special English). See S 0040.
1345 BBC: Sports Roundup. The day's sports
news.
1345 Voice of America: People In America (Special
English). A feature program about Amer1ca's
diverse people.
1401 BBC: Featu re. Topical programming on
various subjects.
141 o Voice of America: The Concert Hall. Classical
music and Interviews with America's great
artists and conductors.
1430 BBC: Anything Goes. Bob Holness presents a
variety of odd recordings.
1455 Voice of America: Editorial. American opinion.
1500 BBC (Africa): African Perspective. A look at a
major Issue affecting Africa.
1510 Voice of Amer1ca: New Horizons. See S
1110.
1515 BBC: Concert Hall. Recordings of classical
music selections.
1530 Voice of America: Studio One. See S 1130.
161O Voice of America (Alrica): Nlghtllne Africa.
News and repor1s on world and Alrlcan
issues.
1610 Voice of America: Encounter. See S 1210.

1/1e BBC's Cairo con-espondent, Bamaby

Mason, pursues a sto1y.

schedule start time, as some stations

have tentative schedules which may
slightly vary. Consult the frequency
section begining on page 65 for the
frequencies in use by that station at
that time.

newsline

is your guide to news

broadcasts on the air. All broadcasts are
daily unless otherwise noted by brackets
enclosing the day codes.
We invite listeners and stations to send
program information to the program
manager at the address above.

program a few minutes before the

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The busy newsroom
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Amelica

1615 BBC (Africa): African Perspective. See S 1500.

1615 BBC: The Making of the Middle East (except
December 23rd, 30th: Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee). See S 0230.
1640 Voice of America: Words and Their Stories
(Special English). See S 0040.
1645 BBC: Letter from America. See s 0545.
1645 Voice of America: People In America (Special
English). See S 1345.
2305 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
2310 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225.
231O Voice of America: Newsllne. News.
correspondent reports, Interviews. and
opinion.
2315 BBC: Letter from America. See S 0545.
2330 BBC: Feature. See S 1401.
2330 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

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0010 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Encounter. See S 1210.
0010 Voice of America (East Asia): Newsline. See
s 2310.
0030 BBC: In Praise of God. A half-hour program
of worship.
0030 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Spotlight. Reports and Interviews on people,

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Christian Science Monitor: News
Kol Israel: News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Canada lnt'l:[SMJ:World at 6[T-AJ
Radio Finland: Northern Report [T-A)
Radio Havana Cuba: News [ T-S]
Radio Korea: News
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: News (M-AJ
Radio Prague tnt'I: News
Radio Sofia: News
Spanish Fo reign Radio: News
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News [TAJ
Radio Pyongyang : News
Radio Beijing: News About China
BAT. Brussels: News (T-A]
Christian Science Monitor (Asia): News [MJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [TF]
HCJB: Lalin American News
Radio Budapest: News (T-S]
Radio Canada Inn: News (SMJ
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak (TS]

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places. and events of interest to listeners in

the Caribbean and Latin America.
Voice or America (East Asia): Science Report
(Special English). Developments In the world
of science and technology.
Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
BBC: In My Life: Lennon Remembered. The
Ille and career of the great Beatie (except
December 171h: Let It Be Liverpool,
excerpts from Paul McCartney's concert this
past summer In Liverpool).
Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean): New
Horizons. See S 111 0.
Voice of America (South Asia): Newsline. See
s 2310.
Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean) :
Issues in the News. See S 1130.
Voice or America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
BBC: Instruments or the Orchestra. A look at
each of the instruments in a typical orchestra
(except December 17th).
BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Andy Kershaws world or Music. Exotic
and Innovative music from the world over.
BBC: Composer of the Month. A month-long
series on a particular classical music
composer.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 001O.
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Nell1erlanc1s: News [T-S]
Voice of America (Americas. East Asia): News
(Special English) (T-S)

Voice of America (East Asia): News (Special

English) (M]
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
Spanish Foreign Radio: News Summary (SJ
KUSW: News (TS]
WANO: ABC News (H, A)
All India Radio: News
BBC: News Summary
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welte: World News
Kol Israel: News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News (SM]
Radio Havana Cuba: News [T-SJ
Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News (MF]
Radio Prague lnt'I: News
Radio Yugoslavia: News
Radlolelevlslone llallana: News
RAE, Buenos Aires: News (TA)
Spanish Foreign Radio: News

MON ITORl NG TIMES

0310 Voice of America: Daybreak Africa.

Correspondent reports, news features, and
background reports.
0315 BBC: Good BookS. A recommendation of a
bOok to read.
0330 BBC: Anything Goes. See S 1430.
0335 BBC (Africa): Network Africa. Hilton Fyle and
the team present Information, personalities,
and music.
0410 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 23 10.
0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. A reading selected from
the best of world literature.
0430 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0435 BBC (Africa): Network Africa See M 0335.
0445 BBC: The Learning w orld. Reports on
education and training programs worldwide.
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0510 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
0530 BBC: Waveguide. How to hear the BBC
better.
0530 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0540 BBC: Words of Fallh. See S 0540.
0545 BBC: Recording of the Week. A personal
choice from the latest classical music
releases.
0610 Voice of America (Africa): Daybreak Africa.
See M 0310.
0610 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
0630 BBC: Feature. See S 1401.
0630 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0635 BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0730 BBC: The Making of the Middle East (except
December 24th, 31st: Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee). See S 0230.
0735 BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
11 10 Voice of America (Caribbean): Focus. A look
at the major figures and issues that shape
contemporary hfe.
1110 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
111 5 BBC: Health Matters. New developments In
the world of medical science and fitness.
1115 Voice of America: This Is America (Special
English). A took at various unique aspects of

American culture.
11 30 BBC: Composer of the Month. See M 0230.
1130 Voice of America (Caribbean): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
1130 Voice of America: Music, U.S.A (Standards).
Classics of American popular music.
1210 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
1215 BBC: Hoax. Three guests tell stories In this
game show, and ones a hOax. But which?
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Voice of Indonesia: News
WWCR: USA Radio News (T-S)
Racllo Havana Cuba: Cuban Natl News [T-S]
HCJB: World News
Christian Science Monllor (Asia) : News (M]
Christian Science Monitor: News [T-FJ
Radio Austria tnt'I: News
Radio Budapest: News
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [TS]
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Voice of Greece: News (M-A]
Spanish Foreign Radio: News Summary (SJ
KUSW: News (T-S]
Voice of Indonesia: News In Brief
WANO: ABC News (W. A]
BBC: World News
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welle: World News
Kol Israel: News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Bras, Brasllla: News [TS]
Radio Canada lnt'I: The World al Six (TAJ
Radio Havana Cuba: News (T-S]
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: News (MF]
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november 1990
1230 Voice of America: Magazine Show. Features
about culture, science, sports, medicine, and
lhe arts In America.
1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.
1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
131 0 Voice of America Focus. See M 1110.
1330 BBC: Mdy Kershavls World of Music. See M
0215.
1340 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
1345 BBC: Personal View. See S 0445.
1345 Voice of America: This Is America (Special
English). See M 1115.
1405 BBC: Oullook. Conversalion, conlroversy, and
color from Britain and the rest of lhe world.
1410 Voice of America: Asia Report. News.
correspondent reports, Interviews, and
opinion.
1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
1445 BBC: They Made Our world. See S 0215.
1455 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225.
1455 Voice of America: Editorial. See S 1455.
1510 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
1515 BBC (Africa): Focus on Africa. African polillcs,
sports, economics, medicine. and media.
1515 BBC: In My Life: Lennon Remembered
(except December 17th, Let It Be
Liverpool). See M 0101.
1530 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
1610 Voice of America (Africa): Nlghlllne Africa
(until 1700). See S 1610.
1610 Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
1615 BBC (Africa) : Focus on Africa. See M 1515.
1615 BBC: New Ideas. A look at new preoducts
and technological developments.
1635 BBC: Tales From Wales. Four strange Welsh
stories from somewhere west or London!
1640 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
1645 BBC (Middle East): Gull linK. Information of
relevance on the Gull crisis.
1645 BBC: The World Today. News analysis on a
selecl ed locallon or evenl In the news.
1645 Voice of America: This Is America (Special
English). See M 1115.
2305 BBC: Commentary. Background lo the news
from a wide range of speciallsls.
2310 BBC: Financial News. News of commodity
prices and significant moves In currency and
stock markets.
2310 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
2315 BBC: Poems by Post. Michael Rosen presents
your poetry requests.
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Voice of Free China: News
WWCR: USA Radio News lTAJ
BBC (Asia): Newsreel
Radio Cairo: News
Christian Science Monitor (Af.Eur):(MI
Christian Science Monitor: News (TFJ
HCJB: Lalin American News
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [T-SJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brier
Radio Portugal: News (T-AI
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Radio for Peace lnl'I: UN Radio News [TA]
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
KUSW: News . (TSI
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Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welle: World News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Havana Cuba: News (TSJ
Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow: News
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A IlEEil CHRIST!'v1AS: Check out

"Holiday High lights" elsewhere in this
program section for details on special BBC
holiday programming. In addition, the BBC
also features these specials in their regular
weekly programs:
In "Off the Shelf," producer Richard
Dunn selects several spook.-y Christmas talcs,
including one or two by Charles Dickens.
These "Christmas Chillers" can be heard
from the 24th to the 28th at 0430 UTC,
repeated at 1430 UTC.
In "Play of the Week" on December 16th,
hear 'The White Carnation," n bizarre
Christmas story about time travel, ghosts,
and deserted houses! Tune in to find out
more at 0101 UTC, repeated at 1201 UTC.
On December 30th, "Financial Review"
presents the "Financial Review of 1990," a
year in which East Germany moved rapidly
toward unification - and a market economy.
The program airs at 0530 ITTC.
Hear the UK Christmas pop charts in
"Mullitrack 1" on the 24th. The top twenty
best-selling singles of 1990 are counted down
in "Multitrack 2" on the 26th, and
"Multitrack 3" reviews the year in p op music
on the 28th. All three programs are
broadcast at 2330 UTC, with repeats the
following day at 1215 UTC.
Finally, some readers will be glad to hear
that the special concert featuring Carreras,
Domingo, and Pavarotti in Rome during this
summer's World Cup will be broadcast on
"Concert Hall," December 23rd al 1515
UTC, with a repeat Christmas Day at 2315
UTC. Why will only some readers be glad?
13ecause others -- like me -- plunked down
$10 for the album version!
WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUB.JECf:
Two final comments on the BBC's holiday
programming. First, 'The Queen's Speech"
can be heard on several additional
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frequencies during the 1500 UTC broadcast

on Christmas Day: see the "Holiday
Highl ights'' fo r details. In addition, the 1502
UTC broadcast of "The Fest ival of Nine
Lessons and Carols" is simulcast on National
Public Radio in the U.S. and is telecast on a
delayed basis that evening on many PBS
television stat ions. Check local listings for
de1ails; needless to say, NPR on FM has
slightly belier fidelity than does the BBC on
shortwave!
Here arc some of the nine carols on this
year's program: Peter Cornelius' 'Three
Kings," Harold Darke's "In the Bleak
Midwinter," "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,"
"O Come, All Ye Faithful," and the
traditional opener, "Once in Royal David's
City."
HilC SHUFFLE: As expected, the BBC
has shuffled many of their regular programs.
Among other changes, "From Our Own
Correspondent" has expanded to 20 minutes,
with Paddy Feeny's letterbox program "Write
On ..." becoming a regular, 10-minute feature.
Please consult the program guide to make
su re you don't miss you r favorite regulars.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS: That docs
it for another year of the MT program
section. Quite a year, too - Radio Berlin
International and Radio RSA (most of it,
anyway) left the air and entered the history
books, and Radio Moscow continued to
open up to the world. Big changes are in
store for the program section, too, starting
from the January issue -- but it's a secret, so
I'll keep you guessing.
On behalf of the entire program section
staff, best wishes for the holidays and the
New Year.

Kn1111011 Sha11muga111
Program Manager

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WWCR: USA Radio News [TSI
0400 Radio Moscow: News
BBC: News About Britain
0400 Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News [MFJ
0400 Radio Prague lnt'I: News
Radio Beijing: News About China
0400 Radio Romania lnl'I: News
Radio Cairo: News
Radio France lnl'I: News
0400 Radio RSA: News
0400 Radio Soria: News
Radio Havana Cuba: Cuban Nall News (TSJ
0400 Swiss Radio lnl'I: News
HCJB: World News
BBC (Africa): African News
0400 Voice or America: News
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0400 Voice of Turkey: News
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Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Briel
0405
Radio Pyongyang: News
Radio Netherlands: News (TSJ
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
0410 Radio Beijing: News About China
0425 Radiotelevlslone ltallana: News
UAE Radio, Dubai: News
Voice of Greece: News [MAl
0430 BBC (Africa): African News
Radio Yerevan: News
0430 Christian Science Monitor (Africa. Europe, NE
Radiotelevlslone ltaliana: News
Asia): News [MJ
KUSW: News [TSJ
, 0430 Christian Science Monitor: News (TFJ
0430 Radio Canada lnl'I: News (TAI
Radio Japan: News (MFJ
BBC: Newsdesk
0430 Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [TSJ
Christian Science Monitor: News
0430 Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Briel
Deutsche Welle: World News
0430 Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Radio Auslra11a: International Report
0455 KUSW: News [TSl
0455 WYFR (Network): News [TA)
Radio Bel1lng: News
0500 BBC: World News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News

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59

prograni
2330 BBC: Multitrack 1 : Top 20. Tim Smith
presents what's hot on the British pop music
charts.
2330 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

Tuesday
Dec 4th, 11th, 18th,25th
0010 Voice of America (Americas. East Asia):
Newsllne. See S 2310.
0010 Voice of America (Caribbean): Caribbean
Report. The latest news. sports, financial
news. and weather reports for the Caribbean.
0030 BBC: Megamlx. A compendium of m usic,

reports, Interviews, and opinion.

0110 Voice of America (South Asia): Newsline. See
s 2310.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0130 BBC: Personal View. See S 0445.
0130 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
Sees 0010.
0145 BBC (Asia): The World Today. See M 1645.
0145 BBC: Europe's World. A magazine program
reflecting life In Europe and its links with
other parts of the world.
0155 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Editorial.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
0210 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Focus. See M 111 0.
0210 Voice of America (South Asia): Newsllne. See

Many C/11ist111as
fmm the Voice of
Turkey!
QSL from
Tim Joh11so11,
Galesburg, IL

-sport, fashion,- health, travel, news and views

for young people.
0030 Voice of America (Caribbean): Music, U.S.A
(Standards). See M 1130.
0040 Voice of America (Americas, East Asia):
Science Report (Special English). See M
0040.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): This Is America
(Special English). See M 1115.
0045 Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
0110 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Report to the Americas. News. correspondent
-

n ewsli ne cont'd from p.59

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Christian Science Monitor: News

Deutsche Welle: World News
HCJB: Latin American News
Kol Israel: News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Havana Cuba: News (TSJ
Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News (MAJ
Spanish Foreign Radio: News
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News (TAJ
Radio Beijing: News About China
Radio Havana Cuba: Cuban Natl News (T-SJ
Christian Science Monitor (Africa, Europe, NE
Asia): News [MJ
Christian Science Monitor: News (TFJ
Radio Austria lnt'I: News
Radio Finland: Northern Report (TAJ
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak (TS)
Radio Jordan: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News in Briel
Radio Romania lnt'I: News
UAE Radio, Dubai: News

December 1990

s 2310.
0215 BBC: Network UK A look at the issues and
events lhat affect the lives of people
throughout the UK.
0230 BBC: Sports International. Feature program
on a topic or person making sports
headlines.
0230 Voice or America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
031 O Voice of America: Daybreak Africa. See M
0310.
0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0330 BBC: John Peel. Tracks from newly released
albums and singles from the contemporary
0530
0545
0551
0555
0555
0600
0600
0600
0600
0600
0600
0600
0600
0605
0605
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0630
0630
0630
0630
0630
0630
0630
0640
0645
0655
0700

Voice of Nigeria: News

Voice or Nigeria: News About Nigeria
Spanish Foreign Radio: News Summary (SJ
HCJB: World News
KUSW: News [S, TF]
BBC: Newsdesk
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsclle Welle: World News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Havana Cuba: News (TS)
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: News (MF)
Voice of America: News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: NZ News (MFJ
Radio Pyongyang: News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News (M-FJ
BBC (Africa): African News
Chrislian Science Monitor: News (MFJ
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [TSJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Polonia: News
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Swiss Radio lnl'I: News
Radio Prague lnl'I: News
Radio Romania lnl'I: News
KUSW: News (S, T-F)
BBC: world News

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0410
0430
0430
0435
0445
0445
0509
0510
0530
0530
0540
0545
0610
0610
0630
0630
0635
0709
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0735
0750
111 O
11 10

music scene.
BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
BBC: Europes world. See T 0145.
BBC: TwenlyFour Hours. See S 0509.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
Voice of America (Africa): Daybreak Africa.
See M 0310.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: The Compleat Collins. The career of
Phil Collins, one of the most successful pop
musicians of our generation.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
BBC: Twenty.Four Hours. See S 0509.
BBC: New Ideas. See M 1615.
BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
BBC: Tates From Wales. See M 1635.
Voice of America (Caribbean): Focus. See M
11 10.
Voice of America (Special English):
Agriculture Report. Developments In agricul

lure.
1 115 BBC: waveguide. See M 0530.
1115 Voice of America (Special English): Science
In the News. The role of science In everyday
life.
1125 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225.
1130 BBC: Megamlx. See T 0030.
1130 Voice of America (Caribbean): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
1 130 Voice of America: Now Music, U.S.A Rock
and soul music from old favorites to the
latest hits, and profiles of the stars.
1210 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
1215 BBC: Multltrack 1: Top 20. See M 2330.
1230 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.
1309 BBC: TwentyFour Hours. See S 0509.
1310 Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
1330 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.
1340 Voice of America (Special English):
Agriculture Report. See T 1110.
1345 BBC: 'B'Slde Beat. See S 0430.
1345 Voice of America (Special English): Science
In the News. See T 11 15.

0700
0700
0700
0700
0700
0700
0700
0700
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0730
0730
0730
0730
0730
0730
0730
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0730
0730
0730
0755
0755
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0800
0800
0800

Christian Science Monitor: News

Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Havana Cuba: News [TSJ
Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News [M-FJ
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Voice of Free China: News
Radio Havana Cuba: Cuban Natl News [TSJ
BBC (Africa): African News
BAT, Brussels: News (MFJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [MFJ
HCJB: Latin American News
Radio Austria lnl'I: News
Radio Finland: Northern Report [TAJ
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak (TS)
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Netherlands: News [MA)
Radio Prague lnl'I: News
Radio Sofia: News
Swiss Radio lnl'I: News
KUSW: News [SJ
Radio Japan: News [MF)
BBC: World News
Christian Science Monitor: News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Jordan: News Summary

progran1
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141 o
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1515

1530
1610
1610
1615
161 5
1640
1645
1645
1645
2305
2310
23 10
2315
2330

BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.

Voice of America: Asia Report. See M 141 o.
BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
BBC: Instruments of the Orchestra. See M
0145.
Voice of America: Editorial. See S 1455.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC (Alrlca): Focus on Alrtca. See M 1515.
BBC: A Jolly Good Show. Dave Lee Travis
presenls requests, the Record of lhe Month.
and lhe album charts.
Voice of America: Magazine ShOw. See M
1230.
Voice of America (Alrlca): Nlghlllne Alrlca
(until 1700). See S 1610.
Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
BBC (Alrlca): Focus on Alrlca. See M 1515.
BBC: Omnibus. A half-hOur program on
pracllcally any topic.
Voice of America (Special English):
Agricullure Report. See T 111 o.
BBC (Middle Easl): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
BBC: The World TOday. See M 1645.
Voice of America (Special English): Science
In the News. See T 111 5.
BBC: Commentary. See M 2305.
BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Concert Hall. See S 1515.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

Wednesday
Dec 5th,1 2th,19th,26th
0010 Voice of America (Americas. East Asia):
Newsllne. See S 2310.
0010 Voice of America (Caribbean): Caribbean
Report. See T 001 o.
0030 BBC: Omnibus. See T 1615.
0030 Voice of America (Caribbean): Now Music,
U.S.A See T 1130.
0040 Voice of America (Americas): Agrlcullure
Report (Special English) .. See T 111 o.
0040 Voice of America (East Asia): Science Report
(Special English). See M 0040.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): Science In the
News (Special English). See T 1115.
0045 Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
0110 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Report to the Americas. See T 0110.
0800 Radio Korea: News
0800 Radio Moscow (World Service): News
0800 Voice of Indonesia: News
0805 Radio Pyongyang: News
0825 HCJB: World News
0830 Chrisllan Science Monitor: News (M-F]
0830 Radio Beijing: News
0830 Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
0830 Radio Netherlands: News [M-AJ

0830 Swiss Radio lnl'I: News

0840 Radio Beijing: News About China
0840 Voice of Greece: News
0855 KUSW: News [SJ
0855 Voice of Indonesia: News In Brief
0900 BBC: World News
0900 Christian Science Monitor: News
0900 Deutsche Welle: World News
0900 Radio Australia: World and Australian News
0900 Radio Finland : Northern Report [T-AJ
0900 Radio Japan: News
0900 Radio Moscow (World Service): News
0915 Radio Korea (World Nevis Service): News
0930 Christian Sci ence Monitor: News (M-FJ
0930 Deutsche Welle (Africa): African News [M-F]
0930 Radio Beijing: News
0930 Radio Finland:. Northern . Report [TAJ
0930 Radio Moscow (World Service): News lri Brief

0230
0310
0315
0330
0335
0410
0430
0430
0435
0445
0445
0509
0510
0530
0530
0540
0545
0610
0610
0630

Remember what was 011 the }Tip side of those

'60s and '70s hits? Mike Read plays them 011
the BBC's '"B' Side Beat" in the ultimate 11ivia
quest.

0630
0635
0709
0730
0735
1110
111 o

011 0 Voice of America (South Asia) : Newsllne. See

s 2310.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0 130 BBC: Mediawatch. Keith Hlndell presenls
media developments.
0130 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0145 BBC (Asia): The World TOday. See M 1645.
0145 BBC: Country Style. David Allan presents
Brllish country music.
01 55 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Editorial. See S 1455.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
021 O Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Focus. See M 1110.
021 o Voice of America (South Asia): Newsllne. See
2310.
0215 BBC: Health Mailers. See M 111 5.
0230 BBC: Storm Clouds Over the Himalayas. Mike

0940
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Radio Beijing: News About China

KUSW: News (SJ
Radio Japan: News [M-FJ
All India Radio: News
BBC: News Summary
BRT, Brussels: News (M-FJ
Christian Science Monitor: News
HCJB: Latin American News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Jordan: News Summary
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Swiss Radio lnl'I: News
Voice of America: News
Chrlsllan Science Monitor: News [M-FJ
Radio Austria lnt'I: News [M-FJ
Radio Korea: News (M-SJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Netherlands: News (MAJ
UAE Radio. Dubai: News
Voice of Greece: News
All India Radio: News Summary
HCJB: World News
KUSW: News (SJ
BBC: World News
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welle: World News
Kol Israel: N ews

MONITORING TIMES

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1115
11 30
1130
1130
1210
1215
1230
1235
1245
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1310
1330
11 00
1100
11 oo
1100
11 oo
11 00
1100
1100
11 00
1100
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111 o
111 5
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1130
11 30
11 30
11 30
11 50
11 55
11 55
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200

Bullen lookS at the political disharmony along

the world's highest mountains.
Voice of America (South Asia) : VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
Voice of America: Daybreak Africa. See M
0310.
BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
BBC: Discovery. An. in-depth look at scientific
research.
BBC (Alrlca): Network Alrlca. See M 0335.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 23t0.
BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC (Alrlca): Network Africa. See M 0335.
BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
BBC: Country Style. See W 0145.
BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC: Words of Fallh. See S 0540.
BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
Voice of America (Alrica): Daybreak Alrica.
See M 0310.
Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
BBC: Meridian. The world of the arts,
including music, drama, and bookS.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
BBC: Development '90. Aid and development
Issues.
BBC (Alrlca): Network Africa. See M 0335.
Voice of America (Caribbean) : Focus. See M
11 10.
Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
BBC: Country Slyle. See W 0145.
Voice of America: Space and Man (Special
English). various aspecls of tile in space.
BBC: Meridian. See w 0630.
Voice of America (Caribbean): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
Voice of America: Now Music, U.S.A See T
1130.
Voice of America: Newsline. See S 23t0.
BBC: New Ideas. See M 1615.
Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
BBC: Tales From Wales. See M 1635.
BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.
BBC: Twenl y-Four Hours. See S 0509.
Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
BBC: Development '90. See W 0730.

Radio Australia: World and Australian News

Radio Beijing: News
Radio Japan: News
Radio Jordan: News Summary
Radi o Korea: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio RSA: News
Swiss Radio lnt'I: News
Trans World Radio, Bonalre: News (M-FJ
Voice of America: News
Radio Pyongyang: News
BBC: News About Britain
Radio Beijing: News About China
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
Clirlslian Science Monitor: News (M-FJ
Deutsche Welle: Alrlcan News (M-FJ
Radio Austria lnt'I: News [M-FJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Briel
Radio Netherlands: News [MAJ
Radio Finland: Northern Report [T-FJ
KUSW: News [SJ
Radio Japan: News [M-F]
BBC: News Summary [SJ; Newsreel [M-AJ
Chrisllan Science Monitor: News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Jordan: News

Decem ber 1990

61

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1340 Voice of America: Science Report (Special

English). See M 0040.
1345 Voice of America: Space and Man (Special
English). See W 1115.
1405 BBC: OutlooK. See M 1405.
1410 Voice of America: Asia Report. See M 141 0.
1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
1445 BBC: Business Matlers. A weekly survey of
commercial and financial news.
1455 Voice of America: Editorial. See S 1455.
1510 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
1515 BBC (Alrica): Focus on Alrlca. See M 1515.
1515 BBC: Poems by Post. See M 2315.
1530 BBC: Smash of the Day. A comedy series.
1530 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
1610 Voice of America (Alrlca): Nlghttlne Alrica

;~ff'
..:.

;-

..

.
~

'7/:,~

Paula Wolfson se1ves as White Ilouse

com:spo11de111 for the Voice of Amelica.

1610
1615
1615
1640
1645
1645
1645
2305
2310
2310
2315
2330

(until 1700). See S 1610.

Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
BBC (Alrica): Focus on Alrlca. See M 1515.
BBC: The Compteat Collins. See T 0630.
Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
Voice of America: Space and Man (Special
Engllsh). See w 1115.
BBC: Commentary. See M 2305.
BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Good Books. See M 0315.
BBC: Multitrack 2. Graham Bannerman
presents new pop records, interviews. news.

newsline cont'd from p.61

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Radio Moscow (World Service): News

Radio Polonia: News
Radio Romania lnt'I: News
Voice of America: News
Radio Beijing: News About China
Radio Korea: News
Christian Science Monitor: News (MFJ
Radio Cairo: News

Radio France tnl'I: News

Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brio!
Trans World Radio, Bonalre: News [MA)
Voice of Greece: News
KUSW: News [SJ
BBC: News and Twenty-Four Hours on
Sunday [SJ; World News [MAJ
Christian Science Monitor: News
Radio Australla: World and Australlan News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Canada tnrt (Asia): News
Radio Canada tnt'I (N.Am.):World Report[MF]
Radio Finland: Northern Report (TF]
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio Ramanla Int'!: News .
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Radio Yugoslavia: News

December 1990

and competitions.
2330 voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

Thursday
Dec 6th, 13th,20th,27th
0010 Voice of America (Americas, East Asia):
Newsllne. See S 2310.
0010 Voice of America (Caribbean): Caribbean
Report. See T 001 O.
0030 BBC: Smash of the Day. See W 1530.
0030 Voice of America (Caribbean): Now Music,
U.S.A See T 1130.
0040 Voice of America (Americas, East Asia):
Science Report (Special English). See M
0040.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): Space and Man
(Special English). See w 1115.
0045 Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0101 BBC: OuttooK. See M 1405.
0110 voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Report to the Americas. See T 011 0.
0110 Valeo of America (South Asia): Newsline. See
s 2310.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0130 BBC: waveguide. See M 0530.
0130 votce of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0140 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225.
0145 BBC (Asia): The World Today. See M 1645.
0145 BBC: The Farming World. Developments and
Issues in the world of agriculture.
0155 voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Editorial. See S 1455.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
0210 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Focus. See M 11 1o.
0210 Voice of America (South Asia): Newsline. See
s 2310.
0215 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.
0230 BBC: Assignment. Examinations of current
topical Issues.
0230 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
Sees 0010.
0310 Voice of America: Daybreak Alrlca. See M
0310.
0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0330 BBC: Hoax. See M 1215.
0335 BBC (Africa): Network Alrlca. See M 0335.
0410 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
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1400
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Swiss Radio lnl'I: News

Trans World Radio. BonaJre: News [SJ
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News [SFJ
Radio Pyongyang: News
.
.
Radio Beijing: News About China
HCJB: News [MF]
Radio Cairo: News Headlines
Alt India Radio: News
BAT, Brussels: News [MFJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [MF]
Radio Austria tnl'I: News
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Swiss Radio tnt't: News
UAE Radio. Dubai: News
Voice of America: News (Special English)
Voice of Turkey: News
All India Radio: UN Radio News [AJ
WYFR (Network): News [MFJ
BBC:News Sum [A-SJ; 5-Min News[MFJ
Christian Science Monitor: News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News [SJ
Radio Finland: Nor1hern Report [TAJ
Radio France lnl'I: News

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0735
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1309
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Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

BBC (Alrtca): Network Alrlca. See M 0335.
BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
BBC: Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M
0215.
BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC: Words of Fallh. See S 0540.
BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
Voice of America (Alrica): Daybreak Alrlca
See M 0310.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Poems by Post. See M 2315.
Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
BBC (Alrica): Network Alrlca. See M 0335.
BBC: The Farming World. See H 0145.
BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
BBC: Storm Clouds OVer the Himalayas). See
w 0230.
BBC (Alrica): Network Alrlca. See M 0335.
Voice of America (Caribbean): Focus. See M
1110.
Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
BBC: The Farming World. See H 0145.
Voice of America: The Making of a Nation
(Special English). See H 0045.
BBC: Feature. Topical programming on
various subjects.
Voice of America (Caribbean): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
Voice of America: Now Music, U. S.A See T
1130.
Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
BBC: Multitrack 2. See w 2330.
Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.
BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.
Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
BBC: Folk In Britain or Jazz Now and Then.
A look at folk or jazz music on the British
Isles.
Voice of America: The Making of a Nation
(Special Engllsh). See H 0045.
BBC: OuttooK. See M 1405.
Voice of America: Asia Report. See M 1410.
BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.
BBC: Recording of the WeeK. See M 0545.
Voice of America: Editorial. See S 1455.

Radio Japan: News

Radio Jordan: News Summary
Radio Korea: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio Peace and Progress: News
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News [MFJ
Radio Pyongyang: News
Radio Beijing: News About China
HCJB: News [MFJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [MFJ
Radio Austria tnrt: News [MFJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Netherlands: News [MAJ
Radio Polonia: News
All tndla Radio: News
BBC: Newsreel
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welle: World News
Radio Australia: World and AUstrallan News
Radio Beijing: News

Radio Finland: Northern Report [TAJ

Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio Romania Int'!: News
Radio RSA: News
Voice of America: News

progra1n ..
t

1510 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.

15 15 OBC (Africa): Focus on Africa. See M 1515.
1515 BBC: Music for a While wilh Richard Baker.
Classical music wilh lhe well-known
broadcasler.
1530 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
1610 Voice of America (Africa): N1ghlllne Africa
(unlll 1700). See S 1610.
1610 Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
1615 OBC (Africa): Focus on Africa. See M 1515.
1615 BBC: Asslgnmenl. See H 0230.
1640 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
Engllsl1). See M 0040.
1645 BBC (Middle Easl): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
1645 Voice of America: The Making of a Nallon
(Special English). See H 0045.
2305 BBC: Commenlary. See M 2305.
2310 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
23 10 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 23 10.
2315 BBC: Music Review. Classical music evenls
and developmenls from around lhe world.
2330 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.

Friday

Dec 7th,14th,21st,28th
0010 Voice of America (Americas, Easl Asia):
Newsllne. See S 2310.
001O Voice of America (Caribbean): Caribbean
Report. See T 0010.
0030 BBC: The Greal Musicals. A look back al
some of !he besl musicals ever produced.
0030 Voice of America (Caribbean): Now Music,
U.SA See T 1130.
0040 Voice of America (Americas. Easl Asia):
Science Report (Special English). See M
0040.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): The Making of
a Nal1on (Special English). See H 0045.
0045 Voice of America (Easl Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 00 10.
0 101 BBC: Oullook. See M 1405.
0110 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Report l o lhe Americas. See T 01 1o.
0110 Voice of America (South Asia): Newsllne. See
s 2310.
0 125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0130 BBC: Folk In Britain or Jazz Now and Then.
See H 1345.
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Radio Pyongyang: News
Radio Oeljmg: News About China
Radio Canada lnl'I (Europe): News
Radio Finland: News Summary
Christian Science Monitor: News [MFl
Deutsche Welle: African Nell\'5 (M-F)
FEBA. Seychelles: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Tirana. Albania: News
Sll\1ss Radio lnt'l: News
Voice of Greece: News [MAJ
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
BBC: World News
Christian Science Monitor: News
Deutsche Welle: Wortd News
Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Beijing : News
Radio France lnt'l: News
Radio Jordan: News Summary
Radio Korea: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio Polonia: News
Rael10 Portugal: News [MFJ
Radio RSA: News
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News [M F)

~~~~~~-~

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
T he holidays arc always a special time on the
BBC World Service, with some of the best
programs to be heard all year. So grab a cup
of eggnog, move you r radio close to the
fireplace, and give these featured programs a
listen !
Sunday: December 23rd
1430 BBC: Tim R ice's Christmas Past.
Seasonal musica l oddities from the awardwinning lyricist and author.
Monday: December 24t h
0101 BBC: Uncle Christmas. A selection
of stories from the world over relating ro
the Christ mas holiday.
0330 BBC: Tim Rice's Christmas Past.
Sec 23rd, 1430.
1502 BBC: Festival of Nine Lessons a nd
Carols. Ninety minutes of the annual
Christmas concert from King's College,
Cambridge. Sec "The Program File" fo r
more details.
Tuesday: December 25th
0030 BBC: Festival of Nine Lessons and
Carols. Sec 24th, 1502.
0230 BBC: The Christmas Experience.
People worldwide talk about what the
festival of Christmas means to them.
1500 BBC: The Queen's Speech. Queen
Elizabeth II speaks to the Commonwealth. Extra frequencies: 6195, 9515,
15200, 15260, 15390, and 17830 kHz.
1645 BBC: The Christ mas Story. Excerpts
from the Gospels about the birth of
Christ.
2300 BBC: The Queen's Speech. Sec
25th, 1500.
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Radio Beijing: News About China
BRT, Brussels: News [MF)
Christian Science Monitor: News [M-F)
Radio Austria lnl'I: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News ln Brief
Radio Netherlands: News [ MAI
Radio Polonia: News
UAE Radio, Dubai: News
Voice of America (axe Africa):(Spec English)
WYFR (Network): News [A)
BBC: World News [SFJ: News Summary (A)
Christian Science Monitor: News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Japan: News
Radio Jordan: Newsdesk [SH]
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnl'l: News [MFJ
Radio Prague lnt'I: News
Radio RSA: News
Voice of America: News
Radio New Zealand lnl'l: NZ News (MFJ
Radio Pyongyang: News
BBC (Africa): African News (ASJ
Radio Beijing: News About China
Radio Canada lnl'I: News

MONITORING TIMES

Wedn esday: December 26th

0315 BBC: T he Christmas Story. See
25th, 1645.
0545 BBC: Holly. A fictional story about
a teacher killed in a road accident at
Ch ristmastime.
1530 BBC: The C hristmas Experience.
See 25th, 0230.
1615 BBC: Sportsworld Extra. Boxing Day
English league soccer and the second
Cricket test between England and
Australia for the Ashes.
Thursday: December 27t h
0030 BBC: A T aste of Christ mas Soul.
Robbie Vincent digs through his collection of Ch ristmas soul and jazz records.
Satu rday: December 29th
1430 BBC: Sports Review of 1990. Paddy
Feeny takes a look back at the sporting
year just past.
Monday: December 30th
1430 BBC: Tim Rice's Christmas Past.
Sec 23rd, 1430.
Tuesday: December 31st
0330 BBC: T im Rice's C hristmas Past.
See 23 rd, 1430.
1405 BBC: Bob's New Year Revolutions.
"Anything Goes" host Bob Holness plays
New Year requests.
2305 BBC: Bob's New Year Revolutions.
Sec 31st, 1405.
Wednesday: January !st, 1991
0230 BBC: Sports Review of 1990. See
29th, 1430.

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Christian Science Monitor: News [M-F]
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Peace and Progress: News
Radio Romania lnt'l: News
WYFR (Nelwork): News (MFJ
BBC (Africa): African News
KUSW: News [MFl
All India Radio: News
BBC: Newsdesk
Christian Science Monitor: News
Kol Israel: News
KVOH: UPI News
Radio Australia: lnternallonal Report
Radio Bras, Brasilia: News [MAJ
Radio Canada lnt'l: News
Radio Korea: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News [SF]
Radio RSA: News
RAE. Buenos Aires: News [MFl
Voice of America: News
WWCR: USA Radio News [A]
WYFR (Network): News [Al
BAT, Brussels: News [MFJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [MFl
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief

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progra1n
0130 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0145 BBC (Asia): The World Today. see M 1645.
0145 BBC: Global Concerns. Issues of an
environmental nature.
0155 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Editorial. See S 1455.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
0210 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Focus. See M 1110.
0210 Voice of America (South Asia): Newsllne. See
s 2310.
0215 BBC: Seven Seas. A weekly program about
ships and the sea.
0230 BBC: Fealure. See H 1130.
0230 Voice of America (Soulh Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0310 Voice of America: Daybreak Africa See M
0310.
0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0330 BBC: Focus on Faith. Comment and
discussion on lhe major Issues In lhe worlds
of faith.
0335 BBC (Africa): Nelwork Africa. See M 0335.
0410 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
0430 BBC: Off lhe Shelf. See M 0430.
0430 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0435 BBC (Africa): Nelwork Africa. See M 0335.
0445 BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
0445 BBC: Folk In Britain or Jazz Now and Then.
See H 1345.
0509 BBC: TwenlyFour Hours. See S 0509.
0510 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
0530 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0530 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
0545 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0610 Voice of America (Africa): Daybreak Africa.
See M 0310.
0610 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
0630 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.
0630 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0635 BBC (Africa): Nelwork Africa. See M 0335.
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0730 BBC: Whal Do Muslims Believe? Yet another
BBC series on lhe beliefs of a par11cular
religion. (Remember "Why I Am An Atheist"?)
0735 BBC (Africa): Network Africa. See M 0335.
1110 Voice of America (Caribbean): Focus. See M
1110.
1110 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
1115 BBC (Asia): Dateline Easl Asia. A look at lhe
polillcal and economic affairs of Asia.
11 t 5 BBC: Global Concerns. See F 0145.

newsli ne cont'd from p.63

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Radio Polonia: News
Radio Prague lnt'I: News
Radio Tirana. Albania: News
Swiss Radio lnt'I: News
Voice of America: News (Special English)
SLBC, Sri Lanka: News
Voice of Greece: News (M-AJ
BBC (Africa): African News (M-F]
KUSW: News [MA]
All India Radio: News
BBC: News Summary
Chrlsllan Science Monitor: News (M-A]
Deutsche Welle: World News
HCJB: Latin American News
KVOH: UPI News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News (M-F]
Radio Havana Cuba: News (M-AJ
Radio Japan: News
Radio Jordan: News Summary (S-H)
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News [S-F]
Spanish Foreign Radio: News

December 1990

David McNeil is the BBC's con'l!spo11de111

i11 Washington, D.C.

111 5 Voice of America: American Mosaic (Special

English). A feature program In s-to-w English.
1130 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.
11 30 Voice of America (Caribbean): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
1130 Voice of America: Country Music, U.S.A
Current popular country music tunes with a
sprinkling of old favorites.
1145 BBC (Asia): Dateline East Asia. See F 111 5.
1210 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
1215 BBC: Whal Do Muslims Believe? See F 0730.
1230 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M
1230.
1245 BBC: Spor1s Roundup. See S 1345.
1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
1310 Voice of America: Focus. See M 1110.
1330 BBC: Ouole... Unquole. Nigel Rees presents
lhe longrunnlng game show al>Out the
origins of various quotes.
1340 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
1345 Voice of America: American Mosaic (Special
English). See F 1115.
1405 BBC: Oullook. See M 1405.
1410 Voice of America: Asia Report. See M 141O.
1430 BBC: Off lhe Shelf. See M 0430.
1445 BBC: The Learning World. See M 0445.
1455 Voice of America: Editorial. See S 1455.
1510 Voice of America: Newsline. See S 2310.
1515 BBC (Africa): Focus on Africa See M 1515.
1515 BBC: Music Review. See H 2315.
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WWCR: USA Radio News [M-FJ
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya: News Headlines
Radio Beijing: News About China
Voice of Greece: News (M-A]
Christian Science Monitor: News [MF]
Deutsche Welle: African News (M-FJ
Radio Austria lnt'I: News
Radio Budapest: News
Radio Canada lnt'I: News (M-F]
Radio Finland: Nor1hern Report [M-F)
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [ M-AJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Romania lnl'I: News
Radio Sofia: News
Radio Yugoslavia: News
Radlolelevlslone ltallana: News
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya: News
HCJB: World News
KUSW: News [M-F]
Radio Finland: News Summary
WYFR (Network): News [M-A]
BBC: World News
Christian Science Monitor: News
Kol Israel: News
KVOH: UPI News

MON ITORING TIMES

1530 Voice of America: Magazine Show. See M

1230.
1610 Voice of America (Africa): Nlghtllne Africa
(unlil 1700). See S 1610.
161 o Voice of America: Focus. See M 111 o.
161 5 BBC (Africa): Focus on Africa See M 1515.
1615 BBC: Science In Aclion. The latest In
scientific developments.
1640 Voice of America: Science Report (Special
English). See M 0040.
1645 BBC (Middle East): Gulf Link. See M 1645.
1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
1645 Voice of America: American Mosaic (Special
English). See F 111 5.
2305 BBC: Commentary. See M 2305.
2310 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
2310 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
2315 BBC: Worldbrief. A roundup of the week's
news headlines and human-lnlerosl
happenings.
2330 BBC: Mullitrack 3. Sarah Ward surveys the
Brlllsh alternallve music scene.

Saturday
Dec 1st,8th,15th,22nd,29th
0010 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Newsllne. See S 2310.
0010 Voice of America (East Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0030 BBC: Fro m the Weeklies. A review of lhe
weekly Brlllsh press.
0030 Voice of America (Garibbean): Country Music,
U.S.A See F 1130.
0040 Voice of America (Americas): Science Repor1
(Special English). See M 0040.
0040 Voice of America (East Asia): Words and
Their Stories (Special English). See S 0040.
0045 BBC: Recording of lhe Week. See M 0545.
0045 Voice of America (Americas): American
Mosaic (Special English). See F 1115.
0045 Voice of America (Easl Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
0 11 0 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Report to the Americas. See T 0110.
01 10 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 231o.
0130 BBC: Short Slory (except December 1st:
Seeing Slars). See S 1115.
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Radio Beijing: News
Racllo Havana Cuba: News (MA]
Radio Jordan: News Summary (S-H]
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: News [SF]
Radio Polonia: News
Radio Portugal: News (M-F)
Radio Prague lnt'I: News
Voice of America: News
Voice of Indonesia: News
Radio New Zealand lnt'I: NZ News [S-HJ
Radio Pyongyang: News
Radio Beijing: News Aboul China
Radio Havana Cuba: Cuban Nall News (M-AJ
Radlolelevlslone ltaliana: News
Chrisllan Science Monitor: News (MF)
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak (MAJ
Radio Korea: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News Jn Brief
Radio Netherlands: News [M-AJ
Radio Korea (World News Service): News
KUSW: News [M-A)
Voice of lndonesla: News In Brief
All India Radio: News
BBC: News Summary
Chrlsllan Science Monitor: News (M-Aj

progran1
0145 BBC (Asia): South Asia Survey. An in-depth
analysis of developments In South Asia.
0145 BBC: Here's Humph! All that jazz with
Humphrey Lyttelton.
0155 Voice of America (Americas, Caribbean):
Editorial. See S 1455.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
0210 Voice of America (Americas. Caribbean):
Focus. See M 11 10.
02 10 Voice of America (South Asia): VOA Morning.
See S 0010.
0215 BBC: Networl< UK. See T 0215.
0230 BBC: People and Politics. Background to the
British political scene.
0310 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0330 BBC: The Vintage Chart Show. Paul Burnell
presents top ten hits from the music charts of
yesteryear.
0335 BBC (Africa): Saturdays Only. Special
programs for Africa, featuring talk, music. and
a monthly quiz.
0410 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0430 BBC: Here's Humph! See A 0145.
0435 BBC (Africa): Saturdays Only. See A 0335.
0445 BBC (Middle East): Gull Link. See M 1645.
0445 BBC: Worldbrlef. See F 2315.
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0510 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See s 0010.
0530 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
0545 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0610 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 0010.
0630 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.
0635 BBC (Africa): Saturdays Only. See A 0335.
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0730 BBC: From the Weeklies. See A 0030.
0735 BBC (Africa): Saturdays Only. See A 0335.
0745 BBC: lnslruments of the Orchestra See M
0145.
1110 Voice of America (Caribbean): American
Viewpoints. See S 0010.
111 o Voice of America: Focus. See M 111 o.
1115 BBC: Worldbrlef. See F 2315.
1130 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.
1130 Voice of America (Caribbean): Music, U. SA
(Jazz). Willis Conover looks at jazz of
yesterday and today, In the U.S.A and
abroad.
1130 Voice of America: Press Conference. U.S.A
See S 0130.
1210 Voice of America: Communications World.
See S 0110.
1215 BBC: Multilrack 3. See F 2330.
1230 Voice of America: Weekend Maqazine. See S
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KVOH: UPI News
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Japan: News
Radio Jordan: News Summary (S-H)
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnl'f: News (S-F)
Radio Portugal: News (M-F)
Radio Prague tnt't: News
Radio Romania lnt'I: News
Spanish Foreign Radio: News
Swiss Radio lnt'I: News
Voice of America: News
Voice of Turkey: News
Radio Beijing: News About China
WYFR (Networl<): News (M-FJ
Christian Science Monitor: News (M-FJ
Radio Budapest: News
Radio Cairo: News
Radio Canada lnt'I: News
Radio Moscow (Wortd Service): News in Brief
Radio Solla: News
KUSW: News [ MAJ
All India Radio: News
BBC: Newshour
BRT, Bru ssels: News (M-FJ

0030.
1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.
1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
131 O Voice of America: American Viewpoints. See
s 0010.
1330 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.
1340 Voice of America: Words and Their Stories
(Special English). See S 0040.
1345 BBC: Good Books. See M 0315.
1345 Voice or America: American Stories (Special
English). See S 0045.
t 401 BBC: John Peel. See T 0330.
1410 Voice of America: Music, U.SA (Jazz). See
A 1130.
t 430 BBC: Sportsworld. The weekly sports
magazine.
1455 Voice or America: Editorial. See S 1455.
1500 BBC (Africa): Arts and Africa A forum for
Africa's musicians. painters, and performers.
1510 Voice or America: Focus. See M 111 0.
1515 BBC: Sportsworld. See A 1430.
1530 Voice of America: Press Conference, U.S.A
See S 0130.
1610 Voice of America (Africa): Nightline Africa.
See S 1610.
1610 Voice of America: American Viewpoints. See
s 0010.
1615 BBC: Sportsworld. See A 1430.
1640 Voice of America: Words and Their Stories

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:;.:

(Special English). See S 0040.

1645 Voice of America: American Slorles (Special
English). See S 0045.
2305 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
2310 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0245.
2310 Voice of America: Newsllne. See S 2310.
2315 BBC: A Jolly Good Show. See T 1515.
2330 Voice of America: VOA Morning. See S 001o.

fl looks like C/11ist111as in July for these Japanese boys at KNLS Summer Camp.
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Radio Australia: International Report
Radio Beijing: News
Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia): News
'adlo Canada Inn (E;urope): The World at Six
.
(MFJ; News (A-SJ
Radio Finland: Northern Report [M-FJ
Radio Havana Cuba: News (M-AJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News [S-FJ
Radio Peace and Progress: News
Radio Yugoslavia: News
Radlotelevlslone llallana: News
Voice of America: News
Voice of Free China: News
Voice of Amerlca(Carlb):Carlbbean News(M-FJ
Radio Beijing: News About China
Radio Havana Cuba: Cuban Natt News [M-A)
Christian Science Monitor: News (M-FJ
Kol Israel: News
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak [M-AJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio Polonia: News
Radio Sofia: News
Radio Tirana, Albania: News
Radio Vilnius: News
Swiss Radio Inn: News

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WYFR (Networt<): News (M-FJ
KUSW: News (M-F)
WYFR (Network): News [M-A)
BBC: World News (A-SJ; Five-Minute News
[M-F)
Christian Science Monitor: News [M-AJ
Radio Australia: World and Australian News
Radio Canada lnt'I: News
Radio Japan: News
Radio Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand Inn: News (SFJ
Radio Vilnius: News
Voice of America: News
Voice of Turkey: News
Radio Polonia: News
Radio Pyongyang: News
All India Radio: News
Radio for Peace lnl'I: UN Radio News [M-FJ
Christian Science Monitor: News [M-FJ
Radio Moscow (World Service): News In Brief
Radio New Zealand Inn: News [S-H)
Radio Tirana. Albania: News
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya: News Headlines
Voice of Greece: News (M-A]
KUSW: News (M-A]
Radio Japan: News [M-FJ

December 1990

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0000-0100
0000-0100
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
00000100
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
WRNO Worldwide, Louisiana
0000-0100
0000-0100
WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
00000100
WYFR. Okeechobee, Florida
0030-0100 TS Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
0030-0100
Radio Australia, Melbourne
0030-0100 T-S Radio Budapest, Hungary

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Pe1111sylvania

I0000 UTC
0000-0015
0000-0025
0000-0030
0000-0030
0000-0030
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0 100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0 100
0000-0 100
0000-0100
0000-0100
00000100
00000100
0000-0100
0000-0 100
0000-0 100
0000-01 00
0000-01 00
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-01 00

(7:00 PM EST/ 4:00 PM PST]

7345 11680
11755 15185
5960 9755
9435 11605
11 880 13605
15465 17600
All India Radio, New Deihl
9535 9910
151 10
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
17675
BOC World Service. London, England 5975 6005
7325 9590
Adventist World Radio. Costa Rica
9725 11870
Radio Moscow N.American Service 11 710 11730
11 980 12040
11660 11 720
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
Radio Kiev, Ukraine
7400 9860
15280 17670
Radio Moscow World Service
CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625(ML)
CBN, SI. John's, Nfld, Canada
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia
6160
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta, Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc, Boston 7395 9850
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6070
FEBC Radio lnt'I. Philippines
15490
KSDA. Guam
15125
T-A KUSW, Sall Lake City, Ulah
15590
15100 17705
Radio Beijing, Beijing, China
6090
Radio Luxembourg, Junglinsler
9630 11 880
Spanish National Radio, Madrid
Voice of America-Americas Service
5995 9775
Voice of America-Caribbean Service 6130 9455
Radio Prague lnl'I. Czechoslovakia
Radio Finland, Helsinl<l
Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
Radio Australia, Melbourne

Voice of America-East Asia Service

0030-0100
0035-0100
0050-0100

11990

12077
15240 15380
17630 17750
11715 11 745

6175 6195
9915 11750
11780 11 850
15425 15580
11790 13645
17890 21690

9770 11 760 15185

17735 17820
13630 21566
9495
ML

13695
9755
15160
9520
15160
6165
17875
11780

15170
15240 15465
9585 9835
11740
25950ssb
15180

0100 UTC [8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST]

0100-0105
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
0100-0115
All India Radio, New Delhi
01000125
RAI, Rome, Italy
0100-0125
Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hilversum
01000130
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
01000130 S,M Radio Norway, Oslo
Radio Australia, Melbourne
0100-0130
0100-0130
01000130
01000130
01 00-0130
0100-0130
0100-0145
0100-0150
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200

13760 15225
0100-0200
0 100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0 1000200
9815 11580
11695

Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hilversum

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
Vatican Radio, Vatican City

7120
15290
7375
7315
15145
7355
7520
5985
5960
11 880
611 0
11910
6020
151 55
9605

0100-0200

9605 11780 15180

9535 9910
9575 11800
6020 6165 11740
9435 11 605 12077
9615 11925
11880 15160 15240 15465
15560 17630 17750 17795
Radio Canada lnl ernallonal. Montreal 5960 9755
Radio Japan Americas Svc, Tokyo 17755
Radio Prague lnl'I, Czechoslovakia
5930 7345 11 680
CBC Northern Quebec Service. Can 9625 (ML)
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
15405
Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade
5980 6005 11 735
Deutsche Welle, Koln, Wes! Germany 6040 6145 9565
Radio Thailand. Bangkok
4830 9655 11905
WINB Red Lion, PA
15145 ML
Radio Moscow North American Svc 11 690 11710 11730 11780
11 850 11980 12040 15290
BBC World Service. London, England 5975 6005 6175 7325
9590 9915 11 750 12095
CBN. St John's. Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia
6160
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec. Canada
6005
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta, Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc, Boston 7395 9850 13760 15225
15610 17555 (+ 17865 A.S)
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080

the frequency file

december 1990
A s promised, here are the results from the poll we conducted a
couple months ago concerning t he m ost important event covered on
radio this year. My apologies to those of you whose comments were not
received in ti me due to my recent move and the resulta nt mail delays.
Primarily, the attention focused on the Middle E ast, a lthough there
were some interesting alternative thoughts put forward. M rs. Leslie
Edwards, a faithful reader in Pennsylvania, wrote in to comment on the
C/11istia11 Science Monitor's purchase ofKYOI (now KHBI) in Saipan.
The main ite m, however, was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and
specifically Radio Kuwait's ability to stay on the air as long as it did in
the afte rmath of the invasion. Thank you a ll for writing in.
Since this is the holiday season, I have a gift for all of you: I will save
my boring tira des t his month and use the remainder of this space to
wi sh you all a very pleasant seaso n. I have moved again, as you can see
from the mast head, for the second time in less than five months. It's not
easy to uproot oneself and move on, a nd sometimes it's not productive,
either. It's very d ifficult for me - difficu lt is a grave understatement - to
leave friends and fami ly behi nd. Yet, in each insta nce, one can see a
pa rt of oneself left behind in them, but somehow still remaining an

integral part of your being.

Each o f you arc a bit like that, with your support and constant
feedback. I look fqrward to being with you all again next year.

-- Greg Jordan, Frequency Manager

A re You the Person We're Looking For?
As one who makes use of the MT fre que ncy section, you more than
anyone can appreciate the importa nce of maintaining its accuracy. fn
order to do that, we need one or two dedicated mo nitors across the
continent to help verify what can be hea rd in thei r area.
What makes a good frequency monitor? Well, it requires some
fa miliarity with tuning across the bands and in recognizing station I D 's.
It a lso requires some intensive monitoring for perhaps five days out of
the month. Most of all it requires reliability. But t hat's it !
If you'd like to give it a cry, please contact Greg J ordan at the address
above a nd Je t him know how he can get in touch wit h you to talk it over.
H elp us keep t he frequency section the best shortwave guide around!

MONITORTNG TIMES

Dcce111 ber 1990

67

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6070
15490
17875
15590
11820
5960
17845
6090
Radio Luxembourg, Jungllnster
7375
Radio for Peace lnl'I, Costa Rica
Spanish National Radio, Madrid
9630
5995
Voice of America-Americas Service
15205
Voice of America-Caribbean Service 6130
711 5
Voice of Amer ica-East Asia Service
15205
11753
Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta
7315
WHAi , Noblesville, Indiana
7355
WANO Worldwide, Louisian a
7520
WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
5985
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
61 10
Radio Budapest. Hungary
11 910
11 645
M-A Voice o f Greece. Alhens
11755
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
9870
Radio Austria International, Vienna
5960
S,M Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal
11880
Radio Au stralia, Melbourne
15560
21525
6165
Radio Korea, Seoul
9650
Vatican Radio, Vatican City

0200-0250

0100-0200
CFRB, Toronto, Ontar io, Canada
0100-0200
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Phlllpplnes
0100-0200
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
0100-0200 T-A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah
01 00-0200
Radio Havana Cuba
0100-0200
Radio Japan General Svc, Tokyo

17765 17810 17835

0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200

(TA add 13630)

11680
9775 9815 11580

0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200

0145-0200
0145-0200

I0200

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0200-0220
0200-0230
0200-0230
0200-0230 H,A

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300

15155

9455
7205
21525
11785
9495

9505
9520
15160
9395
11 810
9875
9755
15160
17630
2 1740
9640
11750

0 200-0300
0 200-0300
0200-0300

9740 11 705

11720 17612
9585 9835
9420
11830 21585
13730
15240 15465
17750 17795
21775
15575
15135

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300

0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300

[9:00 PM EST/ 6:00 PM PST]

Radio veritas-Asla, Phlllppln es
SLBC Domestic Service. Sri Lanka
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
Radio Budapest. Hungary

0200-0230
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Phlllpplnes
0200-0230 T-A Voice of Amer ica
0200-0230 S.M Radio Noiway, Oslo
0200-0230
British Forces Radio, UK
0200-0230
Swiss Radio International. Berne

15220
4940
9435
61 10
11910
15490
5995
15205
9615
7125
6095
12035

15360
11605 12077
9520 9585
15160
9775

9835

9815 11580

11 735
9640 13745
6135 9650
17730

9885

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300
0 2000300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300

LEGEND
The first four digits or an entry are the broadcast start time in UTC.
The second four digits rep resent the end time.
In the space between the end tim e and the station name Is the broadcast
schedule.
S =Sunday
H= Thursday

M =Monday
F=Frlday

T Tuesday
ASaturday

W =Wednesday

If there Is no entry, th e broadcasts are heard daily. If, for example, there Is an
entry of "M," the broadcast would be heard only on Mondays. An entry of "M,W,F
would mean Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays only. "MF" would mean
Mondays through Fridays. TEN" Indicates a tentative schedule and TES" a test
transmission.
The last entry on a line ts the frequency.
frequency as follows:

Several codes may be found aft er a

SSB Indicates Sin gle Sideband transmission.

v after a frequen cy Indicates that It varies
Notations o f USB and LSB (upper and lower sideband transmi ssions) usually
refer only to lhe Individual frequency after which they appear.
[ML] after a frequency Indicates a rnultHl ngual tran smission con tainin g
English-language programs. All o ther frequ encies m ay be assumed to be
English language programs direcled to various parts o f the world.
Listings followed by an asterisk ( ) are for English lessons an d do not contain
regularl y sch eduled programmi ng.
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 stallon will be audible on any given day. Reception conditions
can ch ange rapidly, though, and if It Is no t audibl e one night, It may well be on
another.

68

December 1990

MONITORING TIMES

Deutsche Welle, Koln, W. Germany

7285 9615 9690 11 835

11 945 15235 17770
4830 9655 11 905
Radio Thalland, Bangkok
9535 118 45 11 940 13720
T-A Radio Canada tnt'I, Montreat
BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 6110 6175
71 35 7325 9410 9590
9915 11750 12095 15260
15390 21715
11710
RAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13720
KSDA. Guam
Radio Moscow North American Svc 11 690 11710 11780 11 850
11 980 12040 12050 13605
13675 15290 15315 15425
15 435 15530 15580 15595
Radio Moscow World Service
15280 17690 21690 21790
CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625 (ML)
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland, Can 6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6005
6030
CFCN, Calgary, Albert a, Canada
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Chrlsllan Science world Svc, Boston 9455 9850 13720 13760
(+ 17865 & 17555 A, S)
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15155 17875 25950ssb
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
15590
T-A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah
11880 15160 15240 15320
Radio Australia, Melbourne
15465 15560 17630 17750
17795 21525 21740 21775
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
11 755 11810 11 830 21585
T-A Radio For Peace lnt'I, Costa Rica
7375 USB (TA add 13630)
Radio Romania lnt'I, Buch arest
5990 6155 9510 9570
11 830 11940 15380
Radio Cairo, Egypt
9475 9675
Radio Havana Cuba
9710 11 820
Radio Luxembourg, Jungllnster
6090
Voice o f America-South Asia Service 711 5 7205 9740 11705
Radio Cultura. Guatem ala
3300
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
17675
Voice o f Free Chi na, Taiwan
5950 7445 9680
WH Ai, Noblesville, Indiana
7315 9495
WANO Worldwide, Louisiana
7355
WWCR, Nash ville, Tennessee
7520
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15145
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
6065 9505 11 720

HOW TO USE
THE PROPAGATION CHARTS
Propagation charts can be an invaluable aid to the DXer in
determining which frequ encies are likely to be open at a
given time. To use the propagation charts, choose those
for your location (they are divided into east coast, midwest
and west coast of North America). Then look for the one
most closely describing the geographic location of the
station you want to hear.
Once you've located the correct charts, look along the
horizontal axis of the graph for the time that you are
listening. The top line of the graph shows the Maximu m
Useable Frequency (MUF] and the lower line th e Lowest
Useable Frequency [LUF) as indicated on the vertical axis
of the graph.
While there are exceptions to every rule (especi ally those
regarding shortwave listening), you should find the charts
helpful in determining the best times to listen for particular
reg ions of the world. Good luck!

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9545
17725
9600
9695
9500

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02300300
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
Radio Tirana, Albania
0230-0300

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0300-0315
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21730
9680 9705 11840
11705
11825

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Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan
WINB Red Lion, PA
Radio AUstralla. Melebourne

7286 4980 3665

15145 ML
11880 15160 15240 15320
15465 15560 17630 17750
17795 21525 21740 21775
03000330
9475 9675
Radio Cairo, Egypt
0300-0330
15325 17825 21610
Radio Japan , Tokyo
0300-0330
5930 7345 11680
Radio Prague lnl'I. Czechoslovakia
0300-0330
11755 11810 11830
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
0300-0350
Deutsche Welte, Koln, West Germany 6085 6120 9545 15205
11810
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0300-0355
9690 11715 15100
0300-0400
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
17675
0300-0400
BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 6175 6195
7135 7325 9410 9600
9915 11750 12095 15220
15260 15420 17705 21715
0300-0400
CBC, Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625 (ML)
0300-0400
Radio Moscow North Amer1can Svc 9635 12050 13605 15180
15425 15455 15530 15580
15595
0300-0400
Radio Moscow World Service
15280 17690 21690 21790
0300-0400
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland. Can 6160
0300-0400
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6160
03000400
6005
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0300-0400
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6030
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CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
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0300-0400
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CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
0300-0400
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6070
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Faro del Carlbe,San Jose.Costa Rica 5055 9645
0300-0400
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17875 15155
0300-0400
Radio Cultural, Guatemala
3300
03000400
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971 o 11820
03000400
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15195 17810 (+ 7125 to 0330)
03000400 TA KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah
15590/ 11695
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9535 11930
0300-0400
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9745
9590
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11880
15465
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11 675
15485
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15435
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0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
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0400-0500
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0400-0410 M-F Radio Zambia, Lusaka

04000410
RAI, Rome. Italy
04000415
Radio Prague lnt'i, Czechoslovakia
0400-0425
Radio Cultural, Guatemala
0400-0425
Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hltversum
0400-0430
Radio Tanzania
0400-0430
Radio Thalland, Bangkok
0400-0430
Radio Romania lnt'I. Bucharest

4910
11905 15330 17795
5930 7345 11680
3300
9590 11 720
9684
4830 9655 11905
5990 6155 9510
11 830 11 940 15380
0400-0430
Radio Australia, Melbourne
11 880 15160 15240
15465 15560 17795
21740 21775
Swiss Radio lnternalional, Berne
6135 9650 9885
0400-0430
Trans World Radio, Bonatre
11930 9535
0400-0430
Deutsche Welte, Kotn, West Germany 7225 7150 9765
04000450
11765 15265
0400-0450
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
15180 15230 17765
04000455
Radio Beijing. China
11665 11840
Voice of America-Africa Service
04000500
6025 6035 7280
9575 11785 11 835
04000500 T-A KUSW Salt Lake City, Ulah
96 15 IRR
04000500
Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal
11925
0400-0500
Radio Moscow North American Svc 9635 11895 12050
15180 15425 15455
15595(+17605 from
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
0400-0500
17675
BBC World Service, London. England 5975 6005 6195
0400-0500
7120 94 10 9580
9610 9670 9915
15070 15245 17885
21715

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
04000500
0400-0500
04000500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500

9570
15320
21525

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
04()()..0500
0425-0440
0430-0500
0430-0500

12035
0430-0500
9565
0430-0500
0455-0500

Radio Sofia. Bulgaria

7115 11 720
9445 17660
Voice of Turkey, Ankara
Radio Moscow World Service
15260 17690
CBC. Northern Quebec Service
9625 (ML)
Radio for Peace lnl., Costa Rica
7375 USB
Radio RSA. Johannesburg
7270 11900
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland, can 6160
6 160
CBU. Vancouver, British Columbia
6005
CFCF. Montreal. Quebec, Canada
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc. Boslon 9455 9840
15225 17780
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17875 15155
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
KSDA, Guam
15225
Radio Havana Cuba
9710 9750
S-F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania
9465
Voice of America-Middle East Service 3960 5995
7170 7200
73 15 9495
WH Ai, Noblesvitte. tndlana
6185
WANO Worldwide, Louisiana
7520
WWCR, Nashville. Tennessee
WYFR, OKeochObee. Florida
6065 9505
5990 7275
RAI. Rome. ttaty
M-F NBC Windhoek, Namibia
3270 3290
Radio Australia, Melbourne
11660 15160
15465 15560
17795 2 1525
IRA Radio Truth
5015
(clandestine intended for Zimbabwe)
Radio Tirana. Albania
9500 11835
7255
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos

11735 11760
21690 21790

13720 13760
( + 17555 A,S)

11 760 11620
6040 6140
11785 15205

15240 15320
17630 17750
21740 21775

9525

0500 UTC
13605
15530
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7105
9600
12095
21470

05000505
0500-0515
0500-0515
05000520
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0550

[12:00 AM EST/ 9:00 PM PST]

Radio Lesotho
Kot Israel. Jerusalem

4800
9435 11605 11655 12077
15640 17575
Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan
7268 4980 3665
Vatican Radio
6185 9645
Vatican Radio African Service
17710 17730 21650
M-F NBC Windhoek, Namibia
3270 3290
Deutsche Welle. Koln. west Germany 5960 6120 9670 11705
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0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
05000600
05000600
0500-0600

0500-0600
0500-0545
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600

0500..0600
050Q..0600
0500-0600
050()..0600
05000600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
05000600
0510-0530
05300600
05300600
0530-0600
0530-0600
05450600
0555-0600

06000645
06000650
06000650
06000650
06000700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700

0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0618-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
06450700
0645-0700
0645-0700
0645-0700

East Coast To

East Coast To

Middle East

West Africa

MHz.

50.00 . . - - - - - -- --,-.,
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0600 UTC

BBC World Service. London. England 5975 6005 6195 7120

9410 9600 9640 9915
12095 15070 17740 17885
21470 21715
6160
CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6005
CFCN. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6030
Radio Thailand, Bangkok
4830 9655 11905
6185
WRNO New Orteans. Louisiana
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia. Canada 6130
SF WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania
9465
Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9840 13720 13760
15225 17780 ( + 17555 A. S)
Radio Moscow North American Svc 9635 11 895 12050 13605
15180 15425 15455 15530
15595 17605
15280 17690 21690 21790
Radio Moscow World Service
17675
Radio New Zealand, Welllnglon
CKWX. Vancouver, Brlllsh Columbia 6080
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15155 17875
HCJB. Qullo, Ecuador
11 880 15160 15240 15320
Radio AUstralla, Melbourne
15465 15560 17630 17750
17795 21525 21740 21775
Radio Havana Cuba
5965 971 O 11 760 11820
Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo15195 17765 17810 17825
17890
7375 use
Radio for Peace Int.. Costa Rica
Spanish National Radio, Madrid
9630
3990 6035 7280 9540
Voice of America-Africa Service
9575
Voice of Amertca-Mlddle East Service 3980 5995 6140 7170
7200 11 785 15205
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
7255
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
7315 9495
WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
7520
5985 11 580 17640 15566
WYFR. OkeechObee, Florida
3356 4830 7255
MARadlo Botswana
Radio AUstrta International. Vienna
6015
Radio Romania lnt'I, Bucharest
15340 15380 17720 17745
17790 21665
3270
MF NBC Windhoek, Namibia
15435 17830 21700
UAE Radio Dubai
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
9855/17675
6175 9750 15295
Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

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50.00 .------- - - - -.........

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20.00

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50.00

30.00

0.00 -

Radio For Peace, Int .. Costa Rica

7375 use
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
15180 15230
Deutsche Welle, Koln, W. Germany 11765 13790 15185 17875
6160
CBU. Vancouver, British Columbia
11880 13700 13705 15240
Radio AUstralla. Melbourne
15465 17630 21525 21740
5965 11760 11820
Radio Havana Cuba
6248 9645 11740 Ml
MA Vatican Radio
BBC world Service, London. England 5975 6180 6195 7120
7150 9410 9580 9600
9640 12095 15070 15245
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SIBC Solomon Islands
5020 9545
9855/ 17675
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
WYFR. Okeechobee, Florida
5985 6065 7355 13760
ABC Domestic Network. AUstralia
15425
SF WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania
9465
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9840 11705 13720
CKWX. Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
6070
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Radio Moscow North American Svc. 9635 12050 13605 15180
15280 17690 21690 21790
Radio Moscow World Service
9765
Voice of the Mediterranean. Malta
15155 17875
HCJB. Quito. Ecuador
ABC Brisbane, Australia
9660
5030v
Radio Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga
3990 6035 6080 6125
Voice of America-Africa Service
7280 9530 9540 9575
Voice of America-Middle East Serv
3980 5965 5995 6060
WHRI, South Bend, Indiana
7315 9495
Voice of Hope, Lebanon
6280
Voice of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur
6175 9750 15295
MFRadlo Canada lnlernanonal. Montreal 6050 6150 7155 9740
9760 11840 17840
11755 9560 6120
Radio Finland, Helsinki
Vatican Radio African Service
17710 17730 21650
BRT. Brussells, Belgium
13675 11695
Radio Tirana. Albania
9500 7205
6135 7270 15120 9675
Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland
15430 17570 21770
Swiss Radio International, Berne
7375 use
A Radio for Peace Int.. Costa Rica
6130
GBC Radio, Accra, Ghana
961o 11835 (all 6050)
HCJB. Quito, Ecuador
11810 11940 15335 17720
Radio Romania lnl'I. Bucharest
17805 21665

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07000710
07000715
0700-0725
07000730
07000730
07000750
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800

07000800
07000800
0700-0800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000800
07000600
07100800
07300800
07300800
07300800
07300800
07300800
07300800

[2:00 AM EST/ 11 :00 PM PST]

Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Svc. Freetown 3316

Radio Romania lnl'I, Bucharest
11 81 O
17805
21815
BRT Brussels. Belgium
11 880
Radio Australia, Melbourne
17630
Radio Tirana. Albania
11 835
Radio Pyongyang. North Korea
15340
7375
A Radio for Peace lnl'I. Costa Rica
Voice of Hope, Lebanon
6280
CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia
6160
9480
TWR Monie Carlo
Radio Havana Cuba
11835
6065
WYFR. Okeechobee. Florida
9725
Voice of the Mediterranean. Malta
ZBC1, Zimbabwe
7283
Radio Now Zealand, Wellington
9855
5975
BBC World Service. London
9640
15070
2 1715
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
5020
Voice of Free China. Taiwan
5950
WHRI Noblesville. Indiana
7315
ABC Brisbane, Australia
9660
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta. Canada
6030
CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc. Boston 9455
15225
Radio Moscow Worl d Service
15280
CFRB. Toronto , Ontario, Canada
6070
GBC Radio. Accra, Ghana
6130
Radio Korea, Seoul
7550
HCJB. Quito, Ecuador
9610
KNLS, Anchor Point. Alaska
9785
17765
Radio Japan, Tokyo
21690
Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
6175
HCJB. Qulto.Ecuador(S. Pacific Sv.) 6130
Radio Prague lnl'I, Czechoslovakia 17840
ABC, Allee Springs, Australia
2310
ABC. Katherine, Australia
2485
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325
Radio Auslrla lnl'I, Vienna
21490
HCJB Qullo. Ecuador
9745

11 940 1 5335 17720

21665
11 695 6035
13705 15240 15465
21525 21740 21775
9500
17795
USB

07300800
07300800

KTWR. Agana Guam

Radio Australia. Melbourne

07300800
07300800
07300800

Radio Netherlands, Hllversum

Radio Sofia. Bulgaria
Swiss Radio lnl'I European Service

7150 9410 9600

9760 11940 12095
15280 15360 15400
9545

08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900

9495

9640 11705 13720

17780
17690 21690 21790

13670
11 835 15270
17810 17890 21590
9750 15295
9745 11 925
21705
(ML)

08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900

6155

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50.00 . . - - - - - - - - - - --

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Pakistan
17555 21575
Leone Brdcslng Co .. Freetown 3316
Netherlands lnl'I. Hilversum
9630 15560
6 175 9750 15295
of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Rnland, Helsinki
17800 21550
13705 15160 15240
Australia. Melbourne
17750 17795 21525
Voice of Islam. Dacca, Bangladesh 151 95 11705
151 80 15230
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
Radio Moscow World Service
15280 17690 21690
KTWR, Guam
15200
Trans World Radio. Monte Carlo
9480
ABC Brisbane, Auslralia
9660
BBC, London
15280 9640 12095
15360 21715 15400
21660
2310 (ML)
ABC. Alice Springs. Australia
ABC, Katherine. Australia
2485
15425
ABC, Perth, Australia
2325 (ML)
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
A Radio for Peace Int., Costa Rica
7375 USB
Voice of Hope, Lebanon
6280
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland, Can 6160
CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia
6160
Radio Havana. Cuba
11835
Radio Australia (Southwest Paciric)
6020 6035 6080
WHRI, South Bend. Indiana
7315 7355
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6005
6030
CFCN. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc
9455 9530 9840
15225 15610
CKWX, Vancouver. British Columbia 6080
CFRB, Toronto. Ontario. Canada
6070
HCJ B. Quito, Ecuador
6130 9610 11835
HCJB, Quito. Ecuador (all pro)
9745 11 925 15270
KNLS. AnchOr Point. Alaska
11 715
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
5020
Voice of Indonesia. Jakarta
11 753 11 785

08000830
08000650
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900
08000900

East Coast To

50.00

Radio
Sierra
Radio
Voice
Radio
Radio

08000603
08000810
06000825
06000825
08000825
08000830

South Africa

MHz.

11880 13705 15240

21525 21775
15560
15160 17825
6165 9535

0800 UTC [3:00 AM EST/ 12:00 AM PST]

7355 13760 15566

(ML)
15410 13730
11925

15200
6035
17630
9630
11 720
3985

0.00
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12 16 20 24

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0800-0900
Voice of Nigeri a, Lagos
0815-0830
Radio Korea. Seoul
0815-0900 S Italian Radio Relay Svc. Miian
0815-0900 AS Radio New Zealand, Wellington
0830-0855 M-F Radio Netherlands lnt'I. Hilversum
0830-0900
Radio Australia, Melbourne
0830-0900
0830-0900
0830-0900
0837-0841V
0840-0850
0845-0900

Radio Netherlands lnl'I. Hilversum

Radio Finland, Helsinki
Swiss Radio International, Berne
Radio Tikhiy Okean. Vladivostok
Voice of Greece. Athens
KTWR, Agana, Guam

I0900 UTC
0900-0920
0900-0925
0900-0925
0900-0930
0900-0930
0900-0930
0900-0945
0900-0950

0900-1000
0900- 1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000

0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
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7255
9570
9815
9855
15190
9580
21525
9630
21550
9560
4485
15625
15210

15240 17630 17750

21n5
17575 21485
17800
13685 17670 21695
5940 7210 7320
17535

[4:00 AM EST/1 :00 AM PST]

ABC, Perth, Australia
15425
BRT Brussels. Belgium
9925
Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hilversum
9630 17575
6020 6035
Radio Australia (Southwest Pacific)
5995 9580
Radio Australia, Melbourne
KTWR Agana Guam
15200
Italian Radio Relay Svc, Milan
9815
Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Germany 6160 9565
1n80 11820
2 1680
ABC. Allee Springs. Australia
2310 (ML)
Radio Beijing, China
11755 15440
9660
ABC Brisbane, Australia
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
5020
15280 17690
Radio Moscow World Service
ABC, Katherine, Australia
2485
ABC. Tennant Creek. Australia
2325 (ML)
Adventist World Radio. Portugal
9670
Radio for Peace Int.. Costa Rica
7375 USB
KTWR, Agana, Guam
11805
Radio New Zealand. Wellington
9855
Radio Bhutan, Thlmpu
5023v
Voice of Hope, Lebanon
6280
BBC World Service. London. England 5975 9740
15070 15190
17640 17705
21470 21660
CFCF, Montreat, Quebec, Canada
6005
CFCN. Calgary. Alberta. Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Svc. Boston 9455 9530
13720 15610

21485
6080 9710
9760 17715

11740 15410
21600 21650

40.00

11750 12095
15360 15400
17790 17885
21715

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9840 t 1980
1000-1100

Radio Budapest. Hungary

15160
9585
BRT Brussels, Belgium
21810
Radio Alghanistan. Kabul
4940
A Radio for Peace Int.. Costa Rica
7375
Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi
9840
Swiss Radio International. Berne
9560
Radio Australia. Melbourne
5995
21775
Radio Korea. Seoul
15575
9830
KHBN Guam
WHRI, South Bend, Indiana
731 5
Radio Beijing, China
11755
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
ABC. Katherine, Australia
2485
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
11860
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
5020
ABC, Perth, Australia
9610
ABC. Tennant Creek. Australia
2325
KSDA_ Guam
13720
Radio Moscow World Service
11840
Alt India Radio. New Delhi
15010
21735
BBC World Service. London, England 9410
15070
17705
CBN. St. John's, Nfld, Canada
6160

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9635 17655 21600

9580 9655
21775 21825
17695 21735

15220 11925 9835

6110
26050
9635 17655 21600
USS
15010
13685 17670 21695
9580 9655 17715

ML
7355
15440 17710
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(ML)
17690 21690 21790
15335 17387 17865
9740 9750 12095
15190 15360 15420
17790 17885 21660

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1000-1100
1000-11 00
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1 100
1000-1100
1000-1100

21690 21790

11925
17890
21610

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1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1030
1000-1030

17710

Central Asia
50.00

1000 UTC
1000-1015

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MHz.

0900-1000
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colum bia 6080
0900-1000
CFRB, Toronto. Ontario, Canada
6070
0900-1000
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines
11845
0900-1000
HCJB, Oullo,Ecuador
6130
0900-1000
HCJB. Quito,Ecuador(all pro)
9745
0900-1000
Radio Japan Australian Svc., Tokyo 15270
0900-1000
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Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
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ABC, Perth, Australia
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Radio Alghanlstan, Kabul
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5995
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Adventist World Radio, Forli, Italy
7230
15160
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9585
Voice of Greece, Alhens
15625
7220
Radio Budapest, Hungary
Radio Finland. Helsinki
15400

9495 9530 11 980

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11925
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Radio Pakistan
HCJB Quito, Ecuador
Radio Nelherlands lnt'I, Hliversum
Kol Israel. Jerusalem
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
Radio Mozambique, Mapulo
Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi
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7268 4980
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11860
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5985 6105
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6095 7285
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9500 11895
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9660
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2485
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9830 M L
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5985 6105
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17630 21775
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6160
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6005
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6030
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6070
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11850
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11740 17890
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11840 17690
Radio RSA, Johannesburg
9555 11925
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6110 9760
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Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
7255
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9465 15105
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WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
5950 6015
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11 550
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15185 21550
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11980 13625 (+21780 A,S)
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11840 17690 21690 21790
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5950 6015 11 550 11580
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11760 9565
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Radio Austria International, Vienna 15430
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5995 6020 6035 6080
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British Forces Broadcasting Svc.UK 15195 17695 21735
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9620 11 695 15570 17830
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UAE Radio, Dubai
15435 17865 21605
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1500-1550
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17605
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6248 7250 9645 11 740 ML
A.S Radio Tanzania
5985 6105 7165
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
17740 11905
Radio Romania lnter'I, Bucharest
11 775 11 940 15250 15335
17720 17745
FEBA. Seychelles
11865
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
9325 9640 9977 11 760
Deutsche Welle, Kain. w. Germany
9735 11965 17765 21600
Radio Beijing, China
11815 15165
Radio Jordan. Amman
9560
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11955 17820
FEBA. Seychelles
9590 15330
Voice of the Mediterranean, Malla
11 925
Voice of Hope. Lebanon
6280
F ABC, Alice Springs, AUstralla
2310 (ML)
ABC, Perth, AUstralla
9610
F ABC, Tennant Creek. AUstralla
2325 (ML)
BBC Wortd Service, London, England 9410 11 750 11775 12095
15070 15260 17640 17705
17780 21470 21660 21710
Voice of Myanmar (Burma)
5990v
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11955 17820
CBC Northern Quebec Service. Can 9625 (ML)
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU. Vancouver, British Columbia
6160
CFCF. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6005
CFCN. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Service
9530 11980 13625 13720
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines
11850
HCJ B. Quito, Ecuador
11740 17890 25950 USB
TS KNLS. Anchor Point, Alaska
11715 (or 9750)
KTWR. Agana, Guam
11650

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1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1515- 1530

KUSW, Salt Lake City. Utah

15590
Radio AUstralla. Melbourne
5995
Radio Moscow World Service
11 840
Radio RSA. Johannesburg S. Africa 7230
Voice of America-Middle East Service 9700
Voice of America-South Asia Service 6110
9760
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
7255
All India Radio Northeast Svcs
3255
KHBN Guam
9830
Radio Korea. Seoul
5975
WHRI, Noblesville. Indiana
15105
WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
15690
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
5950
17750
RCI European News Svc, Montreal 9555
21545

1530-1600
Radio Tirana, Albania
1530-1600
Radio Tanzania
1530-1600
Radio Omdurman, Sudan
15301600
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
1530-1600
Swiss Radio International, Berne
1540-1555 MAFEBA. Seychelles
1545-1600
Radio Pakistan

Arctic Europe

16001630
1600 1630
1600-1630
1600- 1630
1600-1630
1600-1640
1600-1650

4800
11865
6248
5985
7268
1 1680
3255
7287
21670
A.S Radio Norway International. Oslo
15220
Radio Polonia, Warsaw. Poland
6135
MFRadlo Portugal, Lisbon
21530
Radio Jordan. Amman
9560
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
9840
UAE Radio, Dubai
11795
Deutsche Welle, Kain, w. Germany
6170
17825

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1600-1610 M,AFEBA. Mahe. Seychelles
1600-1610
Vallcan Radio, Vatican City
16001615
Radio Tanzania
1600161 5
Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan
16001630
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
1600-1630
All India Radio Northeastern Svcs
1600-1630
Radio Pakistan

Middle East

50.00 .------ - - - - - - - .

6035 6060
21690 21790

11835
5985
11635
17880
13685
11865
21740 21480 17895 17580
15605 13665
11715 15090 17870
11865

1545-1600
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
1555-1600 M,A FEBA. Seychllles

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MHz.

6020
17670
15270
15205
7125
15205

10.00
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5930 6055 7345 11990
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9655
9325 9640 9977 11 760
15265
11800
9570 11575 15225
5995 6020 6035 6080
721 5 7240 9580 97t 0
9770 11855
1700-1800
9410 11 775 12095 15070
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15260 15310 15400 17640
17695 21470 21660
1700-1800
15575
Radio Korea. Seoul
1700-1800
7195 9575 11 920 15410
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15445 15580 15600 17785
17800 17870
1700-1800
11840 12010 12015 151 50
Radio Moscow World Service
15265 17585 17600 17670
17695 21585 25375
( + 11840 via Cuba)
1700-1800 S-F WMLK Bethel, PA
9465
17001800
Voice of America-Middle East Service 3980 6040 9700 9760
11760 15205 15260
1700-1800
Voice of America-South Asia Service 7125 9645 9700 15395
1700-1800
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
13760 15105
1700-1800
Radio RSA. Johannesburg
7230 15270 17790
1700-1800
Christian Science World Service
13625 21640
{ + 17555 & 156 10 A,S
1700-1800
15485
Radio New Zealand. Wellington
1700-1800
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
11 860
1700-1800
Radio Moscow Africa Service
11690 11745 t1775 11 850
11960 15230 15330 15415
15535 15585 17565 17570

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15220 t1910
7220
21810
6020
13730 21490
4830 7255

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Radio Prague Int'!, Czechoslovakia
1700-1730
1700-1730
Radio Sweden. Stockholm
1700-1730 A,S Radio Norway
1700-1750
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
1700-1750
Radio Bras. Brazil
1700-1800
ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
1700-1800
Radio Beijing, China
1700-1800
Radio Australia, Melbourne

South Africa

40.00

11740

1700 UTC [12:00 PM EST/ 9:00 AM PST]

Central Africa
50.00

20.00

1630-1655 M-ABRT Brussels, Belgium

1630-1700
Radio Netherlands, Hilversum
1630-1700
Radio Austria lnt'I, Vienna
1645-1700 MFRadio Botswana
1650-1700
Radio New Zealand, Wellington

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MHz.

9645
9870
15160
9585
17580
15570
11780
3356
15485

Vatican Radio, Vatican City

Radio Korea. Seoul. South Korea
Radio Budapest, Hungary

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78

1615-1620
1615-1630
1615-1630

KSDA, Guam
11980
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
11860
2310 (ML)
F ABC. Allee Springs. Australia
BBC world Service. London, England 941 O 11 775 12095 15070
15260 17640 17705 21660
Radio Australia. Melbourne
5995 6020 6035 6080
7215 9580 9710 9770
11800 13745
(+ 6060 until 1630)
ABC. Perth. Australia
9610
F ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia
2325 (ML)
CBC Northern Quebec Service. Can 9625 (ML)
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
s Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal
11955 17820
Radio Moscow world Service
7110 9655 9840 11630
11890 12005 12010 12015
15375 15540 17600 17670
17710 21585 21630 21 740
( + 11840 via Cuba)
CBU. Vancouver. British Columbia
6160
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec. Canada
6005
6030
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta. Canada
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia. Canada 6130
Christian Science World Service
9530 13625 13745 21640
CKWX. Vancouver. British Columbia 6080
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario
6070
KTWR, Agana, Guam
11650 11 910 13720
KUSW, Sall Lake City, Utah
15590
9570 151 10 15130
Radio Beijing. China
61 75 11 705 12015 15360
Radio France International, Paris
17620 17795 17845 17850
Trans World Radio-Swaziland
15135
Voice of America-Africa Service
7195 9575 11920 154 10
15445 15580 15600 17785
17800 17870
Voice of America-Middle East Service 3980 9700 15205 15260
Voice of America-Asia Service
71 25 9645 9700 9760
15205 15260 15395
Radio RSA, Johannesburg
7230 15270
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
7255
WHRI. Noblesville. Indiana
9465(MF) 13760(M-A)
15105(S) 21840(A,S)
WINB. Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15295
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15420
WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
15690
WYFR, Okeechobee. Florida
11830 13695 17750 15566
11580 17612 21525 216 15
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3356 4830 7255
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11865

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9695
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9325
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
15590
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WINB, Red Lion. Pennsylvania
15295
WRNO. New Orteans, Louisiana
15420
WWCR, Nashville. Tennessee
15690
11 830
WYFR, Okeechobee. Florida
17885
5995
Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
17820
Radio Pakistan
11 570
6150
Radio Bayrak, Northern Cyprus
11 695
BRT Brussells. Belgium
Radio Sta. Peace & Progress, USSR 6110
11 775
12055
15585
17655
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
11680
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
9535
Vatican Radio African Service
17710
Radio Truth
501 5

17301800
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7155 9480
Radio Tirana, Albania
15340 15365 17805 17860
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17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
17001800
17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800
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1800-1830
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1800-1845
1800-1845
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Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal
Radio Norway International, Oslo
Voice of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Radio Sweden. Stockholm
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
Trans World Radio, Swaziland
All India Radio, New Delhi
Radio Mozambique, Maputo
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
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13670
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6065
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11935
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15260 17820
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9720 15120
17775
1800-1900
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
1800-1900
BBC World Service, London
9410 12095 15070 17640
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995 6020 6035 6080
1800-1900
1800-1900
Radio Moscow World Service
11 765 11840 11690 13605
1800-1900
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
15485
1800-1900
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1800-1900
CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia
6160
1800-1900
CFCF, Mon treal, Quebec, Canada
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6030
1800-1900
1800-1900
CHNS, Halllax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130
Christian Science World Service
11650 13625 21640
1800-1900
1800-1900
CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
1800-1900
15590
1800-1900
KUSW, Sall Lake City, Utah
1800-1900
CBC Montreal
9625
1800-t900 S-F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania
9465
1800-1900
Radio RSA. Johannesburg, S. Africa 17765 15270 7230
1800-1900 A.S Radio for Peace lnl'I. Costa Rica
13630 21566
1800-1900
Voice of America-Africa Service
7195 9575 1 t920 15410
15445 15580 15600 17785
17800 17870 2t485
Voice of America-Middle East Service 6040 9700 9760 11760
1800-1900
15205
13760 17830
WHAi, Noblesville. Indiana
1800-1900
Radio Havana Cuba
15345
1800-1900
15295
WINS, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
1800-1900
WANO, New Orleans. Louisiana
15420
1800-1900
15690
1800-1900
WWCR, Nashville. Tennessee
11830 13695 15440 17885
1800-1900
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida
21500
1815-1900
Radio Bangladesh. Dacca
12032 15255
1830-1845
6055 7345
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1830-1845
Radio Finland. Helsinki
11755 9550 6120
5910 11695 13675
1830-1855
BRT Brussels, Belgium
Radio Polonia. Warsaw. Poland
5995 6135 7125 7285
1830-1855
9525 11840
1830-1900
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9705 9720
1830-1900 A.S Radio Canada lnl'I, Monreal
13670 15260 17820
Radio Afghanistan. Kabul
9635 15510 17745
1830-1900
1830-1900
Radio Tirana. Albania
7120 9480
1830-1900
Radio Netherlands lnl'I. Hilversum
6020 15560 17605 21685
1830-1900
Swiss Radio International, Berne
9885 11955
1830-1900
Swiss Radio lnl'I European Service
3985 6165 9535
1840-1850 M-AVolce of Greece, Athens
11645 12105 15625

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5985 6105 7165

6190 6248 7250
17710 17730 21650
1900-1915
Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co.,Freetown 3316
3356 4830
1900-1920
Radio Botswana
11635
1900-1920v
Radio Omdurman, Sudan
1900-1925
Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum
6020 15560 17605
15160 11910 9835
1900-1930 M-F Radio Budapest, Hungary
7220 6110
1900-1930
Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
13670 15260 17820
Radio Sofia. Bulgarfa
11680 15310 17825
1900-1930
1900-1930
Radio Afghanistan. Kabul
9635 15510 17745
1900-1930 M-F Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
13670 15260 17820
Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 11850 11865 15270
1900-1930
1900-1930 A,S Radio Norway International, Oslo
15220 15235 21705
11740 15250 21530
1900-1930 M-FRadio Portugal. Lisbon
9840 12020 15010
1900-1930
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
7412 9665 9910
1900-1945
All India Radio, New Delhi
11860 11935
1900-1950
Deutsche Welle, Kain. w. Germany 11 785 11 810 13790
17810
1900-2000
ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
11800
9625
1900-2000
CBC, Montreal
15485
1900-2000
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
Radio Moscow World Service
11 765 11840 12010
1900-2000
13605 15405 15540
17570 17670 21630
21630
Radio Moscow African Svc
1900-2000
11960 12035 15230
17655
(in English & Zulu)
1900-2000 M-F RAE, Buenos Aires. Argentina
15345
1900-2000
Radio Beijing, China
9440 11515
1900-2000
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co.
5020
1900-2000
17775
KVOH, Rancho Simi. California
1900-2000
BBC World Service, London. England 94 1O 12095 15070
1900-2000
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
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6160
1900-2000

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7412 9665
11860 11935
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1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
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1930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000
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11605 11 745 12077 15090
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15485 17575
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5955 9690 9750 11810
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6480 7550 15575
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2000-2030
6080 9022 15084
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6576 9345 9640 9977
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7330 11 630 11930 151 85
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9820 ML
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11753 11785
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2000-2100
6280
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2000-2100
15260 15400 17755 17760
17880
2000-2100
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6020 6035 7205 7215
7240 9580 11 855 13745
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2310 (ML)
2000-2100
ABC. Katherine, Australia
2485
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2000-21oo
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6160
2000-2100
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6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2000-2100
6005
2000-2100
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7315 11630 11670 11 805
11890 12060 13605 15185
15315 15355 15560 17695
2000-2 100
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11715 11775 11 960 12035
15520 15535 21630 21740
2000-2100
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9625 (ML)
2000-2100
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CHNS, Halifax, Nova Sco tia, Canada 61 30
2000-2100
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17790 21480 25950ssb
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15590
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9510 9685 15215
Radio Algiers, Alger
5995 6020 6035 6080
Radio Australia, Melbourne
7205 7215 7240 9580
11 855
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13630 21566
Sp anlsn Nation al Radio, Madrid
11 790 15280 15375 15395
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7195 15410 15 445 15580
15600 17785 17800 17870
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15205
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9525 11870 15180
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13760 17830
WINB, Red Lion, Penn sylvania
15295
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9465
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WWCR. Nashville, Tennessee
15690
11 830 13695 15440 15566
WYFR. OkeechObee. Florida
17612 17885 21615
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9395 11 645
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5925
5945 6155 12010 13730
Radio Austria International. Vienna
Radio Romania lnt'I. Buch arest
5955 9690 9750 11810
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6110 7220 9585 9835
Radio So fia. Bulgaria
11660 11 765 15330
Radio Yu goslavia, Belgrade
7215 9660 11 735
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5995 7235 11 945 15325
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6480 7550 15575
6080 n 9022 15084
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RAI, Rom e. Italy
7275 9710 11800
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9865
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2100-2200
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9820 ML
2100-2200
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6160
2100-2200
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6280
2100-2200
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2100-2200
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2100-2200
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15575
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Passport to World Ba11d Radio

11

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Musts for Receiving Tough Signals

More than any other mediu m, shortwave

brings its listeners a wealt h of information
and e ntertain ment. Signals leave transmitters
at locations all over the world, bringing with
them news a nd entertainment from nearly
every nation on the planet.
For the connoisseur of electronic communications, it's the 11e plus ultra of the airwaves,
a fish waiting just beyond the hook, daring to
be caught.
Shortwave, though, is not your average
fis h. As with the sport of angling, some of the
most desirable "catches" can also be the
toughest. How do you pull them in? What
l' m going to tell you may surprise you,
com ing as it is from Mo11ito1i11g Times'
resident equipment reviewer: it's not good
equipment. It's operator skill, tied to a solid
base of knowledge.

Too Good to be T rue?

Before he began working for Passpo11 to World
Band Radio, one of our
key monitors held a very
sensit ive posit ion as a government monitor. Because
of his position, I can't tell
you his name but I can
assure you that the story
I'm about to tell you is
true.

material made its way to the agency's central

admin istration, it seemed like the roof had
fa llen in. First, they wanted to know, how
could someone have done this much work in
three days? When they found out that it was
monitored from outside the agency, a load of
bricks dropped through the hole where the
roof used to be.

shortwave spectrum, we first need to look at

ourselves before we pore over the technol-

Who was this person ? And what kind of

receiver did he use? Central Administration
was aghast w hen they heard the answer. Our
monitor had done his incredible work using a
relatively inexpensive Barlow-Wadley XCR30 portable.

two, and - poof! - there it is. Try that on the

shortwave dials, and the station you want
may or may not be there, and if it comes in at
all it could sound bloody awful.

T hings suddenly changed for the agency's

young rising star monitor. And in due course,
he found himself forced out of the organization . The real reason for his dismissal was
never given, of course, but it was obvious.
This superior DXer was dismissed fo r having
clain1cd to have done something which the
fol.ks upstairs sim ply couldn't believe was
possible.

T hey wanted to
. know, how could
someone have done
this much work in
three days with a

Of course, the government's loss was Passpo11's gain. If you are able
to grasp the moral of the
story, it can be you r gain,
too. The operator, not
equipment, is th e key to
success in DXing tough
signals.

Too good to be true?

$2 00 portable?
During his work fo r the
We'll get back to that in a
government, our monitor
mome nt, but first let's
was employed preparing
clear up some nomenclaoff-the-air schedules of
ture to ensure we're all
various broadcasters, using the statc-of-thetalking the same language.
art professional monitoring receivers and
complex antenna fie lds. The equipment was
T hree Flavors of Shortwave
very, very costly - well into the six figures.
On one occasion he was called upon to
document the broadcasting activity of a
certain country that had suddenly become
politically sensitive. Rather than do th is from
the official monitoring site, he felt he would
have better results at a more su itable rural
site some miles away. So, off he went with his
$200 portable, and in three exhausting days
and nights he documented virtually all the
broadcasting activity that was requ ired.
While looking over his monitoring reports
over coffee back at the office, his chief stared
wit h disbelief. The resulting information was
excelle nt. Surprisingly, however, when the

The shortwave spectrum is sliced into

segments for three basic kinds of signals:
"ham," "utility" a nd "world band."
Utility and ham stations provide point-topoint signals not intended for reception by
the general public. But shortwave broadcasts
-- news, music and the like -- arc different.
These arc intended to be heard by everyone,
and so arc called "world band" to distinguish
them from the other two types of signals
heard on shorl\vave.
To sec how we can get the most ou t of the
huge number of offerings secreted with in the

MON ITORING T IMES

ogy.

Fishing for the Rare Catch

Everybody's used to bringing in an AM or

FM or TV station by operating a control or

There are two ways to view this -- as a

problem, or as a challenge. It's a problem if
you want your favorite station to pound in
clearly every day. But it's a real opportunity if
you like to go fishing for stations - to dial
around the bands to see what the gods of the
airwaves have chosen to place on the table
for us to feast upon.
Either way -- "fis hing" or "non-fishing" -there arc three key steps you can take to
improve your chances of hearing a station,
and also of hearing stations more clearly.
At publications like Mo11it01i11g Times and
Passpo11 to Wodd Band Radio, the staff has
to nush out even the faintest, toughest signal
so we can document it authoritatively, yearin-a nd-year-out. H ere's how it's done.

Step 1: Know the Bands

Just as you drive your famil iar local roads
with more ski ll and aplomb than you do
stra nge byways, so you can more easily
navigate shortwave by becoming intimate
with it.
Shortwave propagation characteristics in
the summer differ fro m those of the winter and differ again during the equinoxes (spring
a nd fall). This means that you need to
become familiar with what stations are on
when, and on what freque ncies, for each of
these three seasons; that is, fo r at least nine
consecutive months. T his will give you a good
fee l for spectrum usage -- or what old timers
call "knowing the bands."
As ofte n as possible during this ninemont h gestation, dial through the thirteen
portions of the shortwave spectrum referred
to collectively as world band. Even try those
you think shou ld be "dead" to see if there
might be a surprise or two. And do this at
various times of the day a nd night, not just

December 1990/

87

when it's handy. One now-successful DXcr

has made it a habit to spend at least 10
minu tes monitoring whenever he goes to the
bathroom -- day or night.

As to the specifics of when and where 10

tune, if you live in the northeastern United
States or southeastern Ca nada, you 'll probably find that the best time to tun e in lowAfter getting this sort
powcrcd
Brazilian
of experience under your
stations is during the fall,
belt, you'll know instincwi nter or spring fro m
0800 to 0900 World Time
tively which parts of the
How do you pull in
world come in best at what
(UTC) in t he 60 (4600time and o n which por5 100 kHz), 49 (5850-6250
the most desirable
t ions of the shortwave
kl-lz) a nd 31 (9300-9995
spectrum . There's no miskHz) meter bands catches? A tip: The
taking it. This is going to
somet imes 90 meters
take time. But as that tiny
secret's not in your
(3200-3400 kHz), too. A
handfu l of the world's
couple of hours later
equipment.
most elite DXers will tell
you' ll find Colombian
you, it is surely worth it.
and Venezuelan stati ons
chattering away on those
This is how the real
same bands, with the
pros the first-class DXers Brazilian stat ions by then having faded away.
- weak-signal chasers - co nsistently excel at
digging out rare and interesting stat ions.
Around that same time, you can dial 41
They haven't succeede d because of thdr
(7.J00-7600 kHz), 31 and 25 (11500-12100
equ ipment, or because they were bo rn that
kHz) meters and hear Pacific signals from the
way. They've become proficient because,
likes of Papua New G uinea and Australia. A
through the exceptional mix of the perseverlittle later, in roll a bunch of East and
ance of the mature and the curiosity of the
Southeast Asian signals -- gobs of nifty little
young, they've acquired a solid "feel" fo r the
domest ic stations in such hard-to-hear places
bands.
as China, Korea, Viet nam and Indonesia.
A nothe r of those special qualities a lso
comes with time behind the dials. These
senior DXers have usually acquired an car
fo r languages. T his doesn't mean that you
should be able to sit around t he dinner table,
e ffortlessly switching between A rabic and
Urdu as they discuss the day's events. What it
means is simply t hat you should be able to
recognize the languages of the radio targets
you seek.
As a serious DXer, it 's going to be a big
help in identifying stations when you inst inctively know wheth er something is in, say,
Portuguese instead of Spanish -- or Mandarin
C hinese instead of Cantonese. It a lso helps to
know common station identification words in
various la nguages. For example, "govorit"
means, more o r less, "here is" in Russian,
with the Arabic equivalent being "huna," the
Polish "mowi," and so o n.
Knowing how to understand tim e
an nounceme nts in other la nguages helps, too.
O nce you can make out the time
a nnouncements, you can do a little detective
work by co rrelating your fi ndi ngs with
Passpo1t's handy time zone to at least tell
what part of t he world a sta tion is com ing
from. That one clue alone shou ld go a long
way toward helping identify a station.

88

December 1990

You get the poim: There's a patt e rn as to

what comes in when, and that pattern varies
accordi ng to your location. The only way you
can get a solid feel for what's what is to tu ne
around day and night -- yourself -- over a
period that includes sum mer, winter, and at
least one equinox period.
What about lousy recept ion conditi ons?
For the DXer, fishing for the rare and
unusual, t here's really no such thing as "bad"
reception conditi ons. When statio ns from
Europe begi n to sound weak and gargling,
that's often when prized DX rarities from the
sout hern hemisphere peck through best.
That's not the only thing. Sometimes
during the onset of so-called bad reception
condit io ns, there's a brief period -- maybe
just a couple of hours -- when Asia n stations
suddenly become incredibly strong before
evolving recept ion conditions cause them to
peter out. Sort of like a lig ht bulb that
suddenly cl imaxes in brill iance just before it
bu rns out.
DXers live for these moments, and when
everyt hing fal ls together ju st right they can be
great events. T alk to any old-time DXer
abou t August 5th and 6t h, 1972, and you'll
immediately get a knowing smile. L atin

MONlTOR ING TI MES

rarities rolled in like a spri ng tide and some

of us even remember hearing Salvador
A llende loud and clear over Radio Portales,
giving o ne of the last of his impassioned
speeches in Sant iago's coliseum. Ironically,
after his assassination that same stadium was
turned into a mass prison fo r his supporters.

Step 2: Have Accurate

Information
After your own talents, the second
requ isite is accurate, readily accessible informat ion. There a rc a number of "must have"
references. You're holding o ne of them in
your hands. Anot her is, of course, the current
edit ion of Pas.,po11 to Wodd Band Radio.
You might also want to tu ne in to Radio
Ca nada lnternat ional's SWL Digest.
Keeping logs of what you've captured is
another "must." Ma rk up the Blue Pages of
your Passpo11' We don't mind! Show what
you've already heard and when. And use a
composit ion book to detail major catches.

Step 3: Obtain the

Right Equipment
Yes, in shortwave DXing it is human
talent that's crucial. Still, you can on ly do so
much if your equipment isn't capable of
fl ushing out the signals you want.
One of the interesting things we've fo und
in doing tests for the Passpo11 Buyer's Guide
is that receiver performance isn't always
related to money. Another equally important
fin e.li ng is that shortwave radios and communications receivers differ considerably
from model-to-m odel. T hey're not like, say,
TV sets, which don't differ much in
performa nce from o ne model to another.
With shortwave, pri nces and dogs sleep in
the same hay.
First, though, think in terms of your goals.
If all you're trying to hear arc the BBC and a
dozen or so ot her powerful stations, what you
need bears litt le resemblance to what
somebody else must have to hear La Yoz c.le
Galapagos.
Second, think in terms of systems. A
receiver and an a nt enna aren't two separate
items -- they work together to form a single
receiving system. Same th ing fo r most
accessories.
T ake the easier first. If you're interested
in hearing only the major world band stations

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Antenna Supermarket antennas, such as

So, here's DX equipment tip number one.
the Eavesdropper, now come with a lightning
Now is probably not the time to buy a seriou s
arrestor builr in -- a great idea. Alpha Delta
tabletop communications receiver. As we
sell s th eir separately.
have deta iled, at least two pote ntially excelAs to vertical antennas, these arc tough to
lent tabletop m odels are in the works from
erect, and how they perform varies from
Japan R a dio a nd the R.L. Drake Company of
model-to-model and location-to-location.
Ohio -- both top-notch manufacturers. These
Generally
speaking,
new models could tu rn out
we've fo und ordinary
to be worse than what's
horizontal wire a ntennas
currently available, but
to
be better performers.
given what we already
N ow is probably not
They're also cheaper and
know about them it's just
c;isicr to install.
as likely that one or both
a good t ime to buy
will be better.
One other point.
a serious
Keep in mind that
These should be ou t
antennas need to be set
communications
sometime between March
up rropcrly, or they can
and May of 1991, so unless
receiver. Wait and
do more harm than good.
you need some thing soon,
hang in the re to sec what's
see what the market
Other accessories to
coming up. The forthimprove
performance?
coming Drake RS is
has to offer in the
Genera lly
speaking,
expected to sell for under
forget
it.
However,
there
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next few months.
is one except ion, sort of.
J apan Radio NRD-535
will probably go for someWith
a
tabletop
thing less than S2,000.
receiver awarded at least
four stars in Pa.upn11, you'll probably find
Tip number two: If you are using a
that really faint signals can be made a bit
tabletop receiver, then get the best antenna
more readable a nd pleasant if you have a
you can afford, a nd preferably more than
first - rate amplified prcsclcc1or berwccn your
o ne. If it's at all possible, use passive ou tdoor
wire anrcnna and radio. The best of these is
wire antennas, such as those made by
made by Palomar in Ca lifornia; switch it on
Antenna Supermarket a nd Alpha De lta.
o nly when a signal is real ly down in the mud.
Small active anten nas a re handy, and fo r
most apartment dwellers they're the o nly
But don't hook these monste r antennas o r
practical choice. But outdoor wire antennas
prcselectors to ordina ry plastic portables!

MONITORlNG TIMES

With few exceptions, portables are made to

work best off their telescopic antennas. If you
want to juice them up a bit, just run a hank of
Brand X insulated wire with a n a lligato r clip
from the telescopic anren na (not the external
antenna jack, which is weaker) out to a
nearby tree or such. O n some portables, even
that may be too much.
Finally, operate your equipment properly.
Experience a nd a willingness to experiment
arc the keys here.

Bottom Line:
Three Keys to Success
The bottom line, then, is this: The three
keys to shortwave Listening success are
experience, fi rst; informat ion, second; and
equipment, third. Not the ot her way around.
Stick with it, a nd you'll find -- if you
already havcn'r -- that you've got your hands
on the best news and entertainment machine
on earth.

You can hear Larry Magne's equipment reviews

lhe first Saturday of each month, plus PASSPORT
editors Don Jensen and Tony Jones the third
Saturday, over Radio Canada's swL Digest: For
Nor1h America. swL Digest" Is heard at 7:35 PM ET
on 5960 and 9755 kHz. with a repeat Tuesday at 8 :30
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New Realistic Receivers

Patrolman PA0-2025
11S CHANNEL PAOGRAUMABlE SCAIOO:R
WX

Several new products have emerged

from T a ndy as announced by the 1991
Radio Shack catalog. Two products in
particu la r a re directed to sca nner monitors.

PR02025
A private-labelled an d thinly-veiled
Unidcn BC560XLT, the new PR02025 is
int e nded for mobile applications; as such it
is equipped w ith a mobi le mounting
bracket a nd DC co rd, but no at tach able
whip o r AC wall adap tor.
Featuring 16 memory channels, the
two-digit L E D readout displays channel
numbers only. Frequency entry is confirmed on a digit-by-digit bas is, ju st as a
review key automatically d isp lays m e m o rized fre quencies digi t by digit.
A sel ect able, two-second, a ll-channel
delay a nd individ ua l cha nn e l lockou t arc
pus hbu tton accessed. Channel one may be
selected for p riority to avoid missing
important t ransmissio ns while monitoring
another active channel.
With frequency coverage from 29-54,
136-J 74 and 406-512 MHz (narrowband
FM)' a nd pre-programme d weather cha nne ls, t he 2025 scans a t about 12 channe ls
per seco nd; there is no searc h capability.
Adjacent cha nne l selectivi ty a nd signa l
se nsitivity are as goo d as found on many
higher pri ced scanners, although ai rcraft
images arc qu ite preva lent in t he 155 MHz
pub lic service band. A simple 133 MHz
notch filt e r would so lve that problem.
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December 1990

Measuring a compact 13/4" Hx51/ 2"W

x 6 7/B"D, th e sturdy, metal-encased
sca nn er is especially suited for its
intende d purpose: under-the-dash mob ile
mount ing. A Motorola a ntenn a j ack a nd
1/8" (3.5 mm) extern al speaker jack are
provided.
Ar only $139.95 from Radio Shack
sto res, the PR02025 is a good cho ice fo r
a n in expensive mobile scanner where only
16 me m ory channe ls and absen ce of 800
MHz coverage are acceptable.

PR036
Fitted between the top-of-the-line
PR034 and entry-leve l P R 038 h and-held
scanners, the new PR036 o ffers 20
memory cha nn e ls to sto re frequen cies in
the 30-54, 108-174 and 380-5 12 MHz range,
including the VHF a ircra ft band. Up/down
programmable
search
capa bility
is
included.
A BNC- base rubbe r duckie antenna
and belt clip are supplied; the rema ining
accessories (6AA cells, AC and DC
adapto rs) must be purchased separately.
No protective case is avai lab le .
The sca n rate is a rat her slow 8
c hannels per seco nd, but a udio is unu sua lly
loud and clean fo r a sm a ll radio. Sensitivity
and adjacent channe l selec tivity are on pa r
with other hand- hclds. Bo th th e twoseco nd delay and channel lockout are
individually selectab le fo r each chan nel.
Measuring 6 1/2"H x 2 3/4"W x l 13/16"D
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The keyboard may be locked out to
avo id accide ntal activa tion of t he keys
when the sca nner is being worn . The
batteri es are standard AA size and eit her
nicad rccha rgeables or throw-away alkaline types may be used.
The PR036 is now availab le for
$199.95 at Radio Shack stores.

Better Audio
for Hand-Held Scanners
Allan Young of Grass Valley, Califo rnia , found a great way to improve his
PR0 -34 scan ner audio. Us ing a Radio
Shack p illow speaker, either model 33-206
($3.39) or 33-207 ($4.99 with volume
control), Allan glued a spring-loaded
a ll igator clip to the back of t he spea ker fo r
at ta chment to his col lar. If desired, t he
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Doug DeMaw

How to Build a Stable VFO

VFOs (variable frequ ency oscillators) are
used in receivers, transmitters and signal
generators, as well as in various other pieces
of test e quipment. Frequency stabil ity is an
objective that all designers pursue. A VFO
that exhibits fr equency drift can spoil the
pe rformance of an otherwise good circuit.
For exa mple, the greater the overall
selectivity of a receiver the more pronounced
the effects of VFO instability. T his is because
it becomes a tedious task of keeping the
receiver tuned so that the desired signal
rema ins with in the narrow IF (intermediate
frequency) passband.

Types of Drift
We have what is called short-te rm dri ft
a nd long-term drift. The la tt e r is perhaps the
most annoyi ng of the two conditions because
the equ ipment stability never seems to settle
down to permit the main tuni ng d ial to be left
at a given setting.
A n ideal VFO cou ld be turned on, set to
the selected frequency and never readj usted
unti l you become interested in a new
frequency. This is seldom possible without
incorporating a PLL (phase-locked loop) or
synthesizer. Most LC (in ducta nce/capacitance) t uned oscillators have some drift, but it

can be minimized to lessen the need for

frequent retuning of the system.
Drift is caused by heat. Internal heating
from RF and DC currents cause changes in
component capacitance and resistance, a nd
this results in a change of oscilla tor freq uency.
T his is true of solid state or tube types of
circuits. Variat ions in ambient temperatu re
arou nd the VFO compone nts also cause drift.
The operating frequency is affected a lso by
dampness (humidity) .
You can sec from this that we must deal
with numerous conditions that can affect the
circuit performance. Stray, unwanted RF
energy from other parts of a tra nsmitter
circuit may also enter the VFO circu it and
cause abrupt changes in oscillator frequency.
Good shieldi ng of the VFO circu it, along with
filter ing of the DC leads that enter the VFO
compartment, normally prevent this type of
circuit disruption .
Short-term drift is caused by the init ial
heating of the transistor junctions, a long with
internal heating of the VFO capacitors.
Generally, this form of drift ceases within five
minutes of circu it turn-on. It is, therefore, not
a matter for deep concern among a mateurs
and experimenters. An acceptable V FO may
have a short-term drift tha t amounts to, say,
300 Hz (0.3 kHz).

This form of drift can be reduced by using

low operating voltages and relying on small
amplifier stages after the oscillator for
building up the outpu t power of the overall
VFO circuit. The lower the operat ing voltage,
the less the DC and RF current that nows
through the components. For example, a
transistor t hat wou ld normally be operated
fro m 12 volts DC will give better service in a
VFO if the operat ing potential is reduced to
six volts, regulated. This can be done with a
Zener diode.
Also, the greater the internal surface area
of the VFO fixed-value capacitors the faster
the VFO will sett le down. This is because the
RF current flows over a larger area and
results in less heat ing. T his can be achieved
simply by using two capacitors in parallel at
each key ci rcuit point. By way of an
illustration, if the circuit calls for a 100-pF
NPO capacitor, use two 50-p F capacitors in
parallel. In a like manner, 1/ 4 or 1/ 2 \V
resistors a re better than 1/8 W units for
biasing the oscillator. The smaller resistors
can exhibit resistance changes from internal
heating caused by DC-current flow.
Very light cou pling between the VFO
t uned ci rcuit and t he oscillator transistor
helps great ly to min imize short and long term
drift. A good rule of thumb is to use the

02

MAIN
TUNE

7 MHz

6 . 8V

OSC
2 N4416

22 0

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+1 2 V

AMP

7 MHz

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+1 2 V

Figure 1 -- Sche mat ic diagram of a practical 7-Ml-l z VFO. Fixed-value capacitors arc disc ceramic unl ess ot herwise noted. NPO signifies
temperatu re-stable ceram ic capacitors. Cl is a double-beari ng air variable fo r use with a vern ier drive . C2 is a 25-pF NPO ceramic trimmer
or air variable trimmer. D2 is a 400-mW Zener diode. A miniat ure 1-mH RF choke is used for RFC l. T l has a primary winding of 15 turns
of no. 26 ena mel wire on an A mi don Assoc. FT-37-43 fe rrite toroid. The secondary wi nding has fou r turns (see text) of no. 26 e namel wire.
Many of the parts for this a nd other experime nter's circuits arc available from Oak H ills Research (KE8KL), 20879 Madison St., Big Rapids,
M I 49307. Send a large SASE with $.50 postage for a catalog.
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smallest value of coupling capacitor that is
consistent with reliable oscillator starting.
This also helps to p reserve t he Q of the tuned
circuit (reduced loading), which enhances the
purity of the VFO output waveform. T he
higher the Q the lower t he wide-band noise
from an oscillator.

Choices for Fixed and

Variable Capacitors
Some equipment builders like to use
silver-mica capacitors in a VFO. T hese were
among the better stable capacitors in the old
days of radio, but newer a nd better types arc
currently available. My first choice is the N PO
(zero temperature coefficient) ceramic capacitor. My second choice for circuits that operate
up to 10 M Hz is t he polystyrene capacitor.
Silver-micas are quite unpredictable with
respect to their temperature stability. We
might select four lSO-pF silver-mica capacitors from a given production run, only to find
that one is temperature-stable, while one has
a positive d rift trait and the remaining two
have a negative drift profile. You can,
however, hand p ick your silver-micas through
experimentat io n (tedious) until you have a
stable VFO.
Variable capacitors should have a bearing
(preferably the ball type) at each end of the
rotor. The capacitor shou ld turn freely to
prevent undue stress and lu mpy tun ing. The
vern ier drive used with t he tu ning capacito r
must be free of backlash. Variable capacitors
with aluminum plates are not good choices for
VFOs: the metal ex-pands and contracts with
tcmpcrawre changes, and this causes drift.
Plated brass vanes arc best for VFO service.

VFO Coils

TM

layers of Polystyrene Q Dope (General

Cement) to keep the turns firmly in place.

A Typical Circuit and Some Tips

Figure 1 shows an example of a practical
VFO. I suggest you duplicate this circuit for
the purpose of learning how VFOs operate. If
you have access to a frequency counter you
may test the circuit for stability.
L1 in Figure J is a 4.2 UH inductor. C2 is
a trimmer capacitor that is used to adjust the
tuning range and calibrate the VFO dial. Cl
is the main tuning capacitor. Note that C3. C4
and CS are temperature-stable NPO capacitors. Trimmer C2 should be an NPO ceramic
trimmer.
D 1 stabilizes the gate bias of 0 l to aid the
frequency stability. A lthough 1 have specified
a 2N4416 JFET at Ql and 02 (best choice),
you may use MPF102s for the sake of
experimentation. Output from QI is buffered
(isolated from 03) by source follower 02. It
has no gain. Its output is roughly 0.9 rhe
signal applied to its gate, which is the rule for
source o r cathode followers.
Q3 is a broadband amplifier that boosts
the output from Q2. The secondary winding
of Tl may be changed to increase or decrease
the impedance ratio of the transformer. More
turns will allow the circuit to match into
higher impedances (SO-ohms is specified in
Figure l).
The tap o n LI is for feedback, which is
necessary for oscillation. Typically, the
feedback power is 1/4 the oscillator output
power. The LI tap is made at a point that is
25 percent of the total L1 turns (tap up the
grou nded end). Use care to prevent shorting
adjacent coil turns when making the rap.
Shorted turns will ruin the 0 of the coil.

Whenever possible you should avoid using Closing Remarks

a coil that has a ferrite or powdered-iron core.
This core material is affected by temperature
T he circuit in Figure l may be changed
changes, and this can cause severe instability. for various frequencies in the MF or HF
An air-wound coil (glued to a ceramic fo rm) is range. For example, if you want to use the
my preference when the re is ample space for circuit on 3.S MHz, merely double the values
it. My second choice is a slug-tuned ceramic of Ll and Cl through CS. For 20-meter use,
fo rm that has suitable core material for the halve the component values. These changes
operating frequency.
will be approximate for the ranges specified.
The wrong core substance can ruin the Q You will need to experiment with the parts
of the coil and degrade the oscillator va lues to cover the exact tuning range you
performance. If you use a slug-tuned form, try desire.
to set up the circuit so that very litt le core
T he hints I have provided in this article
material is inserted into the coil winding. The may be applied also to factory-made VFOs if
less core you use the better the stability.
you encounter a stability problem. Total drift
Toroid cores shou ld be avoided whenever (an hour or more) should not cxccccl, say, 600
possible. This is because the entire coil is Hz from a cold start 10 the time of
wrapped around the powdered-iron core. If stabilization. Information about winding coils
you do use a toroid, stick with no. 6 (yellow for a part icu lar inductance is available in The
coding) material for the MF and HF ranges. ARRL l:Jectronics Data Book and '/11e ARRL
The no. 6 core (sold by Am idon Assoc.) is the Handbook.
most stable of the HF group. The completed
toroid coil should be coated with at least two
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experimenter's
Police Tones Unmasked

Group A
Frequency (Hz)

Group 8
FreQuency (Hz)

67 0
77 0

71 9
82 5
9,,8
103.5
110.9
118.8
127.3
136.5
1'8.2
157. 7
167.9
179.9
192 8
210.7
225.7
2'1 .8

Cloaking devices are not just restricted to

the Klingon Empire. It seems that the Ontario
Provincial Pol ice and the metro police are
using a system of CTCSS tones to "cloak" FM
tactical transmissions from the multitude of
scan ner listeners in Canada. I assume that this
"tone cloaking" is not restricted to Ontario, but
probably exists throughout Canada's provinces.
Simple radio security systems have been
employed for years in the law enforcement
arena in the U.S. Until recently, voiceinversion techniques have been widely
employed because they are inexpensive to
procure in bulk and easy for the officers to use.
Motorola and other comme rcial radio
manufacturers have come up with much more
sophisticated e ncryption hardware, but they
arc cost prohibitive for all but the largest
departments. Therefore, it is no surprise that
"tone cloaking" is an attractive alternative to
those departments that wish some fo rm of
secu rity from the constant prying cars of the
scanner listener.
If the "normal" scanner listener was the only
eavesdropper, 1 am sure that the law
enforcement agencies would care little about
securing their transmissions. H owever, with
the increase in "high-tech" criminals, the use of
scanners in crim inal circles has become
mundane. Therefore, most law enforcement
agencies agree that certain sensitive
information is in need of encryption.
Fred Noakes of Georgetown, Omario, has
provided the encl osed circuit wh ich can be
added to almost an scanner (Ficrure I) . Tt uses

Fig. 1: Metro Mod Uniden

December 1990

88 5
tOOO
107.2
11,,8
123.0
131 .8
1,1 .3
151 .
162.2
173.8
186 2
203.5
218.1
2:JJ 15
250.3

Rich Arland, K7YHA

various models of scanners, but if you need an

S-meter, this is the way to go.
NOTE: FOR ANYONE INEXPERIENCED WITH
WORKING ON HIGH DENSITY CIRCUIT BOARDS, DO
NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTEMPT THIS
MODIFICATION. NEITHER MYSELF NOR MONITORING TIMES MAGAZINE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BY
OWNERS OF PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS
COLUMN. REALIZE THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS
DONE TO A SCANNER STILL UNDER WARRANTY
WILL VOID THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.

First circuit is from Phil Moreau, GOFWU

in Sandbeach, England: Figure 3 shows the
schematic of the S-me ter circuit built for the
RS PR0-2004. This circu it uses an op amp (try
an MC-1458) where the AGC signal from the
IF chip is fed into pin #3 and t he inverting
input (pin #2) is connected via a voltage
divider to the Zero adjust pot which is a 10 turn
linear taper. The output is connected via a 15 K
pol to the S-meter (0-lmA movement). This
circuit needs both a positive and negative 12
Fig. 2: Standard EIA CTCCS Tone
VDC supply in order to function.
The second circuit is a simple -12 VDC
the police.
The entire circuit can be built on a small' supply that ca n be included on the main
piece of pcrf board or on one of the Radio scanner circuit board. Figure 5 shows the
Shack experimenter's boards. The entire unit internal 2004 circuit board and the pick-off
can then be placed inside the scanner with points for the-12 VDC supply (shown in fig. 4),
double sided stick")' tape and tuned to the local AGC, +12 VDC and ground. The entire unit
agency's CTCSS frequenc.y. This will enable can be housed in an external case and coupled
the scanner listener to rece ive the "cloaked" to the scanner via a cable and plug. It is
important to remember that the readings
transmission in the "clear."
obtained on the S-meter a rc relat ive readings.
Thanks, Fred, for an outstanding mod.
Bob Reedhole, WA61JD/7 sends in the
Adding an S-Meter
next S-meter mod for the RS 2004/2005/2006
scanners (Figure 6). Most parts can be
As promised last issue, here is a collection procured from Radio Shack except fo r the
of the S-Meter mods for scanners. You will LED bar graph display (used in place of the
have to ex'Pcriment a bit to get these to work in actual meter). This bar graph can be purchased
fr om Tri-Tek Inc., 9014 North 23rd Ave,
Phoenix, AZ 602-371-0860 (price unknown).
The relay, RL-1, TR-I, Rl, Dl and RlO can be
bui lt on a small PC board and mounted inside
the scanner. The LED bar graph display and
associated IC-2 and resistors are built up on a
piece of PC board and mounted in an outboard
case and connected to the scanner via a short
piece of three conductor cable and stereo plug.
Adjustment is done with R3 and R6
respectively. R3 is adjusted on an unoccupied
590-790
frequency with the squelch open until the first

the Plcssey 567 Phase-locked Loop (PLL) chip

(ed: I do not have a Motorola or National cross
reference for this chip) which is very easily
obta inable in Canada.
This part icular mod has been done to a
Uniden 590 scanne r (the Unide n 790 is very
similar) . Audio is picked off of pin LO of the
MC-3559 IF chip in the scanner. The lOK pol
connected between pins 5 and 6 on the PLL
chip is adjust ed to one of the standard EIA
CTCSS Lone frcqs listed in Figure 2. Tone for
the O ntario Provincial Police is 107.2 Hz while
the Metro Police is 110.9 Hz. Proper
adjustment of the lUK pot should eliminate the
annoying "tone cloaking" being tra nsmitted by

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LED on the bar graph extinguishes. An active
frequency is the n selected (be sure that it has a
good signal) and R6 is adj usted until the last
LED on t he bar graph is lit to full brightness.
~ech eck the high and low sellings and readjust
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T have two more S-mctcr circuits t hat I w ill
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submitted by Bill Eva ns of West Lafayette ,
l nd1ana, is an a rticle in itself -- makes for some
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antenna topics

W. Clem Small, KR6A, GET

An Even More Super Looper

The Super-Looper an tenna which we
covered in t his column a few mont hs back is a
surprisingly useful little device, consideri ng
rhat it is sma ll enough to fit right o n t he
mon itoring statio n table. B ut a ntennas
generally increase in gain as t hey increase in
size, a nd so you m igh t expect a larger loop to
give a greater signal o u tp ut. And you'd be
right if you did.
So this m o nth, let's look at a larger loop
ante nna which has a lot t o offer fo r
nondirectional, a ll-a round coverage across
the sho rtwave ba nds. A nd, not only does this
a ntenna have a nondirectional reception
pattern , it is provided with a simple means
for changin g its polarization. At times, th is
can be a valuable feature because the
a nte nna will sometimes give a g reater
response when the antenna's pola rization is
changed to more closely match the
pola rizatio n o f the received signal.
This mont h's antenna, the full-wavelength
loop, has been with us for a lo ng time. But it
is not as well known as many o f the other
a ntennas which we fi nd usefu l on the
shortwave bands. T his is a bit surprising, as
t he loop's construction is actually quite
simple: just cu t a wire a wavelength long and
hang it as high as you can in a spread-ou t,
horizo ntal fashion (Figure 1).
If you have a lot of trees or supports to
hang it fro m, you may be able to make it
almost circular, bu t an irregular rectangle, or
even a triangle, is more practical for the
situatio n most of us face on our "antenna
fa rms." An d re me mber, w hatever way you
p ut it up, stay away from power lines for bot h
safety and interference reduction.

So Let's Build One

l. To build the full-wavelength loop you will
need a lengt h o f wire as determine d by
the formu la in Figu re l. Actu ally, you
should buy a lengt h about eight in ches
longer than the form ula indicates, to
allow for the lengt h used in bending the
wire through the fecdl inc insu lator and
attaching to the fecdl inc.
2. Determine the number of suspension
points you will be using to support t he
amcnna "up-in-the-air." Take the same
number of insulators as you have
suspension points, and thread one end of
all but one of them o!llo the wire. Then
take the last insu lator and a1t:ich one end
o f the wire to each encl of t his last
insulator (Figure 1).
3. Obtain a length of feccl line which will
reach comfortably from the antenna to
your monitoring table. You may use any
coaxial cable you have for this. Twi nlead
is also okay. M ake su re thnt it has a coax
plug on one e ncl which fit s you r receiver.
On the other end of the fccd line,
prepare the wire feecllinc end s and the
antenna ends fo r connect ing (sec Figure
1). Scrape the wires bright and t hen wrap
and solder them in place. [le sure to sen!
the open end of the coa-.;ial cable with
some kind of coa-.; scaler to protect it
against the weather.
4. Next at tach ropes to the free ends of the
insulat o rs which you earlier threaded on
the loop wire, and also connect a rope to
one end of the insulator where the
fc cdlinc atwchcs to the amcnna. These
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i\10NITOR 1NG Tli\1ES

Using the Loop

For general, all-around recept ion, the
antenna is attached to the rig by its coax plug
in the ordinary way you would attach any
antenna lead-in. When you wa nt to vary the
antenna's polarizat io n to see if yo u can
improve o n a weak signal, short t he inner and
outer connector of the coax plug and run a
wire from these combined conductors to the
center con necto r of your receiver's coax
socket.
Figu re 1 shows how a n a dapt er for this
vertical-pola rization condition can be made
by connect ing both the con nectio ns o f a come
socket toget her, and running a single \virc
from these joined connectors to the center
conductor connector of a coaxial plug. T ry
shi fti ng the polariw t ion back a nd forth on
weak signals to see when t his can help you r
reception.
On occasion it may also help in reducing
unwanted interference by switching to a
po larizat ion different fro m t he pola rization
of t he int erference. Experiment and sec what
you come up wit h. Then you might d rop me a
line and tell me how it worked for your
applications.

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ropes will need to be long enough to

reach from th e insulato r to the intended
mou nting points (such as a tree Limb)
which you have chosen, a nd tic o n to that
poir1t.
Or, rath er tha n tying the m to the
mounting points, you may wish to make
them lo ng enough such that they ca n
rcnch from t he insulato r, over their
mou nting point, a nd the n reach to
grou nd-level so rhat you can adjust them
from the g roun d.
5. Using t hese ropes and tie points, mount
the antenna as high and in the clear as
possible.
6. The antenna is now ready fo r use, bu t
don't fo rget th e lightning protectio n of
you r choice. At min imum, d iscon nect the
antenna when it is not is use and never
operate it during weat her likely to
produce lightn ing.

Antenna-Trivia Call
The sky is pan of t h is antenna. 1 rccemly
read a report from Pen nsylvan ia State
Uni,crsity t hat a technique has been
developed whereby a o ne megawatt rad io
beam is aimed into the sl-.J', hea ting the
charg ed particles o f th e ionosphere far above

the ea rth.
Th is heating is t hought to create a
re ncctor for radio waves mak ing it possible
to communicate wit h dista nt stations via this
art ificial "antenna rcnector."

Nifty New Antenna Manual

I fi nally got my copy of Joe Carr's
Practical Antenna Handbook and it is a really
useful add it io n to the literatu re on p ractical
antenna d esign and co nst ruction. The
coverage is broad and you will .find a wide
selection of antenna types and a generous
quantity of inform ation pertinent to a ntenna
making and utilization. There are chapters on
an tennas fo r shortwave, U H F /V HF scanner
antennas, marine radio antennas, microwave
antennas, benms, limit ed-space a ntennas, and
vari ous other kinds of ante nn as.
Also covered are such antenna-relevant
topics as transmission lines, grounding, wave
propagation, and much more. Carr has
presented us wit h a very readable and useful

coverage of practica l antennas from MF

through microwave.

wh ile the wave is traveling throug h that

substance. The distance one wavelength can
travel into a substance in o ne wavelength's
t ime is farther in substances w here the wave
moves faster, and therefore they g ive longer
leng ths fo r a wavelength t han those with
slower travel times.

RADIO RIDDLES
Last Month: 1 poi nted out that
when antenna plans call for a n element of
some specific lengt h, like a quarter
wavelength of wire and a lso a quarter
wavelength of coaxial cable, these turn out to
be differe nt measured le ngt hs. For insta nce,
a quarter wavelengt h in regular coax at 10
MHz is 16.2 feet but in wire is 24.6 feet.
Well then, is a quarter wavelengt h
different for coaxial cab le than for plain
wire? You bet it is. Why? Radio waves t ravel
at
different
speeds
through
various
substa nces. For instance, they travel at one
speed through air, a slower speed through the
dielectric of foam-die lectric type coax, and
slower yet through regular polyet hylene
dielectric coax.
The length in wavelengt hs for a conductor
is the length o ccupied by one complete wave

MmmrruiJ:LJJr? Tut.cdld
1990 Equipment
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Next Month: Some monitoring buffs,

including Monitoring Times' own Bob Grove
(sec page 20, Oct 1990 issue) won 't allow a
digital computer in their shack. In view of the
computer's usefulness in many facets of
monit oring, why is this? Hint: it has to do
with certain signals emanating from the
computer.
Well then , is the computer a transmitter
of radio sig nals as well as a computer?
What's going on here? We'll try to clarify this
issue when next we meet.
Till then, Peace, DX, and 73.

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A cress stands for "continuous tone coded

squelch system"; as long as the use r has his
mike button pressed, a subaudible tone
(below 200 Hz and virtually inaudible) will
accompany his voice. There are several tones
that can be programmed into transmitters
and the ir respective receivers to utilize this
feature.
The purpose of cress, sometimes called
"PL" (Private Linc, a registered trademark of
Motorola), is to allow several different
departments to utilize the sa me frequency
without having to constantly mo nitor the
chatter of the other users. Their receiver
squelch will open only when the appropriate
tone is de tected fro m a desired tra nsmitte r.

Although rapidly disappea ring from

maritim e use, it can be heard on military
tra1111ng nets, below 500 kHz, diplomatic
circuits, at the lower end of each amateu r
radio band (mostly below 30 MHz), and still
some coastal public co rrespondence channels
in the 4.3, 6.3, 8.6, 13, 17 and 22.4 MHz
ranges.

Q. The two common types of st rong-signal-

In the early days of Morse code message

handling, it was far quicker to send
abbreviations a nd symbols for commonlyused words and phrases. "73" ("Best regards)
a nd "88" (Love and kisses) arc stra ight out
of the old telegraphers' code.
F or more complex radio use, a system of
triglyphs (three-letter combinations) was
invented: QSL (confi rm message), QSY
(change frequency) and QRM (interference)
are common remaining examples, used even
in voice transmissions fo r brevity.
A complete list of these is found in my
Sho1twave Directo1y ($19.95 plu s $3 UPS
sh ipping from Grove Enterprises, PO Box 98,
Brasstown, NC 28902, and other MT
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overload interference are intermodulation or

"intermod" (two or more signals m ix,
producing su m and difference fre quencies
heard on the receive r), and images (a
repeat ed signal exactly twice t he intermediate
frequcncy--" IF"--away from the origin al
frequen t)'.
For example, nearby mobile telephone
tones in the 450 MHz range may mix together
in your radio and be heard as interference in
the 900 MHz range. It \\ill be distorted, a
clue that it is int crmod.
Since most scanners have an intermediate
(conversion) frequency in the 10.7-10.85
MHz range, a second signal frequency 21.421.7 MHz away is commonly heard. Thus,
even though the 870-890 MHz cellula r range
was del eted at the factory. you can still hear
the signals on the iniage frequency
approximately 21 MH z higher.

A It

is unfortunate that vertica l antennas

are not presently in favor among sho rtwave
listeners. They arc easy to erect, arc
omnidirectional, inexpensive to assemble
and, if located away from electrical
interfe rence, excellent performers.
TI1e U.S. Navy some years ago
determined that a vertical antenna only 5 feet
long, if properly matched, is nearly always as
effective for receiving as a full -size antenn a.
Once you have enough coupling between an
antenna a nd the incoming signal to overcome
the internal noise gene rated by the receiver's
own circuitry, a larger a ntenna in creases not
only the signal, but the a tmospheric noise
and general interference coming in with it.
Vertical antennas a re, by their nature,
more susceptible to nearby electrical noise
interference which is mostly vertica lly
polarized. My advice would be to locate the
vertical antenna as far from the dwelling as
p ossible, make it 20-30 feet long (up a tree is
fine), and provide one or two eight-foot
ground rods at its base.
Always use coaxial cable for attaching
between an antenna and a receiver. At
frequencies below 30 MHz and in runs of
under 100 feet, vi rtua lly any kind of coax will
work fi ne. Attach the center conductor to the
vertical and the shield to the ground rod(s),
and enjoy excellent reception.

No t like ly; it is ba lanced fo r a steady

signal. You a re far more likely to set it off!

Bob's Tip of the Month:

STRONGER SIGNAL ON PORTABLE RADIOS
If yo ur portable has no pr ovision for an
external antenna, there are several ways to
improve reception. For example, an cxtru
10-20 feet of wire (any kind) m ay be
attached
to
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whip
(a nywh e re
conven ie nt) a nd run as straigh t away as
possiblc--out a window, in to an auic,
across door openings, through the hall.

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December 1990

Anoth er trick is to wrap two o r three

turns of insulated wire around the whip
and attach a wire antenna to one en d,
grou nd to t he ot her. For internal ferrit e
bar antennas, wrap the who le radio--top
to bouom--with several turns of wire,
attaching the antenna to one e nd and
ground to the ot her.

MONITOR I NG TIMES

T hey switched to digital scramb ling which

takes the entire speech spectrum and
rearranges it as bits of data. When that is
transmitted it sou nds like random noise.

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LETTERS
continued from page 3
It seems that Jim, whose radio room is
shown on page 3, was listening to his Sony
'2010 when he heard Saddam's buddies over
at Ra dio Baghdad. "It was coming in very weU
so I called channel 22, WYOU-TV, and told
th em about it. Th ey came out that afternoon.
W hen they asked how I found the sta tion, I
told them about MT. Thanks to you, I got on
TV."
No, Jim, our tha nks go to you for
promoting the hobby!

Robert Gallardo says t hat he wou ld like

to re mind people 11nt to rule ou t owning a
crystal-type scan ne r. "While at the local Radio
Shack store, I spotted an "as is" bargain table.
They had a Realistic Pro-55 crysta l scan ner on
sa le fo r nine dollars. This origina lly sold for
$119 in the 1988 catalogue!
''Th inking that I could use it for parts, I
took it home, cleaned it up, turned it o n , and
now I have a good back-up scanner for
monitoring my most important agencies. The
scanner works just fine."
The radio, admits Bob, did not co me with
a manual. "If anyone has a copy could they
forward a copy to me? I wou ld be happy to
pay copy a nd postage costs."
Contact Robert at 320 C hynoweth Ave. ,
Sa n Jose, Ca lifo rnia 95136. H is phone number
is 578-1156.
Roy Finney writes from Spring Hill ,
Florida, where he has been a little happier
about getting up in the m orning recently. "!
bought one of th ose DAK $49.00 portable
sho rtwave radios and hung it on the wall to
use while shavi ng. It is," says Roy, "one of the
best S49.00 radios I have ever heard. 111e
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"Of course , I don't expect you to me m ion
thi s in MT when one of your very good
advertisers has the same radio (with a better
case, probably) for sale at SB0.00 mo re. But if
any of your sta ff wanes a good cheap travel
radio, the DAK is it.
"No need to respo nd. It's just that l was so
impressed with the radio. I thought that you
would be interested."
We're always interested in feedback on
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100

December 1990

Last summer, one of our

his scanner "where few, if a ny, scanners had
gone before." Mark Cavallo is a police
detective and deputy fire chief in Haddon
township, New J ersey, who has relied on his
trusty Bearcat JOO through house fires, motor
vehicle accidents, shootings, and a stint on
the narcotics task fo rce . He's been kidded
abou t "A boy and his scanner... ," but he's
"showed the brass a time o r two how easy it
was to monitor their 'protected' transmissions."
Now, however, he thinks the DC- JOO has
"seen it all" afte r monitoring from the top of
the World Trade Center in New York City.
Mark in cludes some photos of the startling
variety of antennas bristling from roof. He
was especia lly interested in th e la rgest
antenna, especia lly since no ne of the
brochures wou ld show its base a nd no one
seemed 10 know it s function.
Thanks for the photos, Mark. Now if you
really want to break a record, how about
doing a repeat perfo rmance with your new
DC-200XLT in J a nu ary?!
Phyllis Werlin of Newton, Massachuse11s, was one of a number of people who
wrote 10 us to point out a credit at the e nd of
Karl Zu k's America n BandSca n column. "It
MONITORING T IMES

was interesting to sec the name Mary Chapin

Ca rpenter listed as a contributor," says
Phyllis. "I've enclosed a clipping, alt hough not
shortwave related, to show who reads your
n1agazine."

A very talented folksinger, f\ ls. Chapin

Carpenter, is indeed an /llT contributor.
Did we ever tell you that U.S. President
George Bush is a regula r Mo11ito1i11g Times
contributor? (He isn't. We were just aski ng if
we ever told you that he was.)

We can't give you much information on

this -- we had to promise to keep "mum ."
Take ou r word for it and listen to 1620
kilohertz -- just above the top of the AM dial - on Christmas eve, 8:00 p.m. eastern time.
Someone is going 10 celebrate the holiday
with a new 5,000 wall transmillcr.

CONVENTION CALENDAR
Stan Mayo reports that he has received
a QSL for his a mazingly detailed reception
report of Radio Beijing. This is not your
average reception report, folks. Stanley
reports the signal strength of the station in
microvolts.
'The Drake R-7 receiver is supposed to
indicate S-9 on a 50 microvolt signal," fi gures
Stanley, and uses that bit of knowledge to
calculate signal
strength
o n weaker
transmissions.
Stanley says that despite his met iculou s
reporting to the People's Republic, he has
hasn't "heard a word" on spurious signals that
he thinks the station is throwing off on 15037
and 15163 kHz. "l think these may be part of
the statio n's transmission on 15100 kHz."
Stanley lives in Winslow, Maine.

Mike Klassen is a writer who is cooking

up a book on things that people have heard on
their scanners while listening to cellular
phones. Well, you could have heard a pin drop
here at the office! After all, we've made it our
duty to spread the word that listening to
cellular phones is a violation of federal law.
You could go to .iail if the federa l government
ever found out that you , in the privacy of your
own home, were using your scanner to
monitor public airwaves on which (some
allege) private phone ca lls were being made.
Mike's address is 2316 Tremont, Ceda r
Falls, Iowa 50614.

Henry Middendorf lives in St. Louis,

Missouri, and he says that he wou ld like to
start a scanner club in his area. "Could you put
a notice in the next issue of Monitoring Times
asking any interested parties to contact me?"
Sure e nough, Henry.
H enry's address is 3930 Eiler, St. Louis,
MO 63116. Call him at 481-4609.
William Nichols and his wife were
Louring Europe not long ago when they
happened on a communications facil ity
located betwee n Munich, West Germany, and
Salzburg, Austria. H e re's what Bill says: "My
description may have errors. We got only a
brief look.
'The installation was set so me 500 to 1,000
feet off the highway. There we re many vertical
structures arranged in a circle of 1,000 to
2,500 feet in diameter." Each structure was 30
to 40 fe et high with what Bill says was "a
substantial amount of space between them."
"I have wondered if this could be a space

commun icati on
antenna system o r
so me type of commercial facility. Any
thoughts that you or
your readers might
be able to share on
this would be appreciated."
Regre tfully, Bill
has no photo and no
further details. Anyone care to take a
stab at this?

Date

Locat ion

Club/Contact Person

Dec 1-2

Ft.Lauderdale.FL

Jan 12

Cameron. MO

Jan 19

Monterey, CA

Broward ARC/ William Levisay

109 Thomas Rd, Hollywood, FL 33023
Green Hills. Missouri Valley & Ray Clay ARCS
Gordon Miller WAOZOG
15816 Oakmont Pl, Kearney, MO 64060
Naval Poslgraduale School ARC
Winlerfesl 91 - ham demonstrallons & flea mkt
Locallon: Monterey Fairgrounds Salinas Room,
8a.m.-3p.m. Contact Pal (days) 408-649-4444
Doug (evenings 40866361 17.
NPS Amateur Radio Club, Code 62, Naval
Poslgraduale School, Monterey 93943

Monitoring Times is happy to run brief announcements of radio events open to our
readers. Send your announcements at least 60 days before the event to: Monitoring
Times Convention Calendar, P.O. Box 98, Brass/own NC 28902.

"I just finished

the October issue of Monit01ing Times and I
must say thut it was fantastic," says Peter
Durant. "I'm a n English teacher here in
Gotemba, J apan, which is about two hours
south of Tokyo at the base of Mt. Fuji.
Pete r says t hat he bought a Sony ICFSW7600 portable in ToJ...')'O a nd now enjoys
listening to stations around the world. "I came
here in June of this year and was without the
help of your magazi ne fo r a few mo nths -until I wrote a n urgent let1er to my family
asking them Lo send me the issues of MT that
I missed."
"O ne other thing," says Peter. "I 've been
noticing the puns that Bob Grove has been
sprinkling throughout the pages of MT during
the last year a nd I want ed to warn him that

this kind of thing can only geisha into

trouble!"
Sayonara, Peter!
Th at's it for this issue. Thanks Lo all who
wrote.

We look fo1wmrl to lreming from you. We

welcome your fellers co11faini11g considered
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Advanced E lectronic T echnologies
99
AF Systems
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Airliners
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Antennas West
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33
C anScan
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101
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Co mmunications Elect ronics
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CQ Communications
97
CSRA
39
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69
DX Rad io Supply
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Electron Processing
95
Electronic Equ ipment Ilank
17
11-l'vfete r Comm unications
46
Franklin Video
37
Ga laxy E lectronics
39
Gilfer Shortwave
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GRE America
15
Grove Enterp rises
Cover III
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91
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In t' I Broadcasti ng Service
66
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M ilSpec Communicati o ns
19
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NilO Distribut ing
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OPTOelectronics
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93
Popu lar Electronics
85
Sca nn er Mast e r
35
Soft ware Syste ms Co ns ulting
53,93
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