03 March 1987
03 March 1987
03 March 1987
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March 1987
Communications Report
Cellular Industry
Misinforms FCC
In an- apparently continuing -policy of
misinformation, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) has submitted erroneous comments to the FCC stating
that "The national organization of
ham radio operators [ARRL] did not
oppose the Privacy Act."
Secret U.S./Contra
Network Revealed
An exclusive Philadelphia Inquirer
story recently provided details of a
clandestine HF (shortwave) single
sideband voice network between the
United States and Central American
contra bases.
Apparently funded
by money
diverted from the Iranian arms sale
fiasco, two U .S. Army special forces
veterans were hired to provide the
radio
communications . between
Northern Virginia and bases in El
Salvador and Costa Rica.
March 1987
Police Frequencies
on the Move
In an effort to avoid co-channel
congestion as well as casual
eavesdropping by scanner enthusiasts
as well as criminals, police agencies
across the country are taking steps to
move higher in frequency to the
emerging 800 MHz "cellular" band.
Even small agencies like _the Baxter
County (Arkansas) sheriffs department anticipates moving to 800 MHz
within the next two years to join the
system now in use by the Arkansas
State Police, a trunked system which
automatically switches frequencies to
adjust for user loading. (Contributed
by Harold Wilson, Mountain Home,
AR)
Sensi'tive Freq s
Published~ by Feds
With all the attention given
uninvited radio monitoring and
sensitive government information leaking into the wrong hands, . it
would seem unlikely that frequencies
utilized by the military for private
base communications would be
publicized indiscriminantly.
Nevertheless, a recent public bid
widely distributed by the United
States Air Force lists the following
frequencies used by Andersen Air
force Base on Guam: (Fl) 163.4375;
(F2) 163.4625; (F3) 163.5375; and
(F4) 163.100 MHz.
Novice Enhancement
is Here!
Greenpeace Changes
Radio Links
The Greenpeace Foundation, noted
worldwide for it~ aggressive conservationist activity at sea and on
land, has changed its radio communications network.
Formerly using conventional ship-toshore frequencies and commercial
coastal radiotelephone facilities,
Greenpeace has recently switched to
INMARSAT satellite links which
provide immediate press intercommunication capability.
Additionally, plans are underway to
install an Antarctic base camp which
will rely on HF SITOR (radioteleype) and may include a ham
station as well.
U.S./Soviet Hotline
Sends Pictures
Coach Fired
for Eavesdropping
on Opponents
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Argentina
The English .schedule for RAE
Argentina is:
0100-0200 9690, 11710 kHz
(Americas)
0400-0500 9690, 11710 kHz
(Americas)
1745-1845 15345 kHz
(Europe/Africa)
2100-2200 15345 kHz
(Europe/Africa) MonFri
2100-2200 (Europe/Africa/America)
Sat, Sun (BBCMS)
Radio Provincia de Santa Cruz
is a new station on 6100 kHz testing
with 500 watts. The station has been
heard between 1000-0600 UTC.
(SCDX)
Bangladesh
Radio Bangladesh's English
sei:Vice operates on the following
7
schedule: - - 0800-0830
1230-1300
1815-1915
Brazil
. The schedule for Radio Nacional
de Manaus on 4845 kHz is Monday
through Saturdays 0900 to 1530 UTC
and again from 2100 to 0330. Sundays
the station is heard from 0900 to 1300
and 2100 to 0300 UTC. (ADXN)
Chile
Radio System Nacional de Chile
reportedly plans to reactivate 9550
kHz from 1030 to 0400 UTC in parallel
with 15140 kHz. (SCDX)
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Clandestine
Egypt
Radio Cairo's schedule in
English is:
0200-0330 (Americas) 9475, 9675
kHz
1215-1330 (Asia) 17675 kHz
1630-1830 (Africa) 15255 kHz
2015-2145 (Europe) 9655 kHz
2030-2200 (Africa) 15375 kHz
(BBCMS)
Ethiopia
Germ~ny,
West
Iceland
The Icelandic State Broadcasting S~rvice continues to pop up on
new frequencies. It's been found on
11745 kHz at the unscheduled time of
1608 UTC with news in Icelandic. At
1626, a woman announced "Utvarp
Reykjavik" and the transmission
continued past 1630. Carrier plus USB,
as usual, with much improved audio.
(Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)
Indonesia
RRI Manado on 3215 kHz, fair
around 2135 UTC with garnelan
orchestra accompanying wayang kulit
performance narrated in Indonesian by
a man and woman. Dual 4753 kHz
(Ujung Pandang), so must have been a
relay of either Jakarta or Nusantara 4.
Faded out around 2145 UTC. Note: In
a report last month I referred to the
MONITORING TIMES
International Waters
Higlf Adventure Ministries in
California, which just launched KVOH
a few months ago, confirmed that they
are still planning to start an off-shore
religious station in Southeast Asia
The single-frequency ship-board shortwave transmitter will use a vertic;al,
polarized log-periodic antenna. High
Adventure Ministries is now negotiating on the purchase of a boat and
hopes to have the facility on the air this
year.
Italy
Radio Uno, Caltanissetta, heard
on 6060 kHz from 2102 to 2106 kHz
with good signals. Programming was in
Italian. (DXSF via ODXA)
Iraq
According to the official
program schedule, Radio Baghdad
broadcasts in English from 0100 to
0300 UTC on 11750 kHz and again
from 2100 to 2300 UTC on 15120 kHz.
Each broadcast includes news, political
commentary, press review and -"The
Song of Today."
Sunday: The Economic Programme, A Tour with the Microphone;
Monday: With the World Press, PostBag Corner; Tuesday: Iraq and the
Process of Development, From Our
Heritage; Wednesday: The Cultural
Programme, The City Tour; Thursday:
Palestine Programme, Miscellanea;
Friday: Post-Bag Corner, The Week in
Review; Saturday: Question and
Answer Programme, History of Iraqi
Art. (Ed Janusz, NJ)
Jordan
The Ministry of Information in
Jordan has placed an order with the
transmitter
manufacturer
Brown
Boveri for three 500 kW shortwave
transmitters to be installed at Qasr
Kherane. The project also calls for a
1000 kW AM and two 600 kW long
wave transmitters, plus antennas.
(ODXA)
According to the most recent
schedule, the English Service of Radio
Jordan on 9560 kHz has been
extended. The new schedule.is 1230 to
1700 UTC. Previously, the transmission ran only until 1500. (DSWCI)
Kenya
The Voice of Kenya was found
on 4934 (ex-4885) at 1926 with a man
in Swahili; choral number at 1930 then
into dialog or drama Operating in
parallel with the National Service on
6150. Checked again at 2007; by which
time it was a whopping signal, then off
at 2012. The General Service was
heard on 4915 kHz, dominating Ghana
at 2013 with English announcements,
Kiribati
Radio Kiribati was reported
shortwave from 0000 to 0130 UTC
14802 kHz USB and 16433. He;
with a relay of Radio Australia newi
0100. (ODXA)
Korea, North
Korean Central Broadcasti
Station found on 5871 from 2218 w
grandiose choral outpouring p
orchestral accompaniment; off at 2~
after short announcement in Kore
Not parallel 2850 kHz but did seem
be carrying the same program as 641
which continued cter 2f30 UTC. 1
5871 kHz outlet ~which, like 4770,
not mentioned in the World Radio :
Handbook despite having being act
for decades), appears Ito operate vc
irregularly. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA
Lesotho
Radio Lesotho's 100 kW trai
mitter on 4800 kHz has been off the ;
for the past few month. This has 11
Cameroon in the dear on 4795 kHz
the evenings although the signal is n
very strong. The reason for Lesothc
departure from the airwaves is n
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known. (RNMN)
Libya
Malaysijl
Radio
Malaysia,
Kuchir.
Sarawak, is being heard with tl
Bidayuh service at 0445 UTC on 713
not 7120 kHz as in the 1986 WRTVJ
Neither channel is given in the 191
edition. Other Sarawak services a
heard at the same time on 6050, 71
and 7160 kHz. (RCI SWLD)
Mali
Problems with the staff of R1
Mali have been avoided whc
Information Minister Gakou Fate
Niang made as her "first priority" ti
regular payment of staff salaries.
RTV de Mali on 7286 kHz wi1
March 1987
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SIGNING ON:
The Christian Science Monitor
Becomes a Global Broadcaster
By the Christian Science Publishing Society Staff
Office of the Director of Communication and Information
Only over shortwave can The Christian Science Monitor serve the
"global village" daily and hourly in a
direct and economic fashion, free of
constraints. With the installation of
our own 500-kilowatt transmitter in
Maine, and the purchase of our
facility in Saipan, we are joining with
major brqadcasters 'throughout the
world to provide quality news as well
as inspirational programming.
Sites:
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MONITORING TIMES
Schedule:
The two-hour programming tim(
blocks beamed toward differenareas of the world will be constanfor each of those areas seven days ;
week. All news programs out o
Maine will be in E nglish for the time
being, with 15 minutes of French anc
15 minutes of German in the las
half-hour of each two-hour weekda
edition of the "Herald." Othe.
language broadcasts will be intro
duced over the next two years wit]
Spanish and Portuguese, especiall:
on our southern U.S. transmitter.
A quarterly Program Guide will b
inserted into the newspaper's dail
and world editions. The Guide list
local listening times and frequencie
as well as descriptions of th
programs. It also carries articles c
general interest and advertising.
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MONITORING TIMES
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March 1987
An Introduction to
SURVEILLANCE
by Jerry V. Cody
odern
law
enforcement
depends greatly on electronic
M
surveillance devices to thwart
criminal and terrorist activities.
Today's lawman needs much more
than the traditional six senses of the
old West to arrest an outlaw. To
counter bad guys in a high tech
society, a law enforcement officer has
to employ specialized equipment.
Radio communications play a paramount role in the field of electronic
surveillance. Gone are the days of
the simple callbox linking an officer
in the field with police headquarters.
Today, equipment can pinpoint an
officer's position on a station wall
map should he or she not be able to
respond verbally.
Keeping posted on the activities of
other officers while conducting a
stakeout is a major factor in making
an arrest--and surviving. Many electronic devices are available for the
convenience as well as the protection
of undercover investigators.
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Spectrum Displaying Receiver
One invalu~ble piece of hardware is
the spectrum analyzer; This piece of
equipment can pinpoint an outlaw's
transceiver frequency anywhere in
the range of 0.4 through 1000 MHz.
Porta-peaters
Two strong ''pips" (signal traces) are displayed on a Tektronix 495P portable
spectrum analyzer.
..Body Bugs ..
One tool that has saved many a law
enforcement officer's life is the body
wire. Worn under street clothing of
detectives engaged in undercover
activities like dope buys, gunrunning,
or infiltration of criminal or terrorist
organizations, these devices have
been used for over 20 years.
Body wires are an undercover
officer's link with backup a short
distance away. They provide valuable
testimony as court evidence when
used in conjunction with recording
equipment.
One body microphone kit provides
1/4-mile range and is the size of a
cigarette pack. Crystal controlled and
operating in the frequency range of
150 to 220 MHz, it has a sensitivity of
.25 microvolt for 70 decibels of quieting. A short rubber ducky or flexible
wire antenna is used with standard
batteries supplying the power.
The Texscan AL-51 series spectrum analyzers are popular surveillance receivers
(Photo .courtesy Herbert, Inc.)
March J 987
The
miniature
transmitter
is
commonly referred to as a "bug."
Statistics show the bug to be one of
the most reliable pieces of law
enforcement equipment (Less than a
6% failure due to components). Even
the wireless microphone used in the
entertainment industry will suffice.
MQNITORING TIMES
ical developments
national security.
vital
to
the
ACCESS CONTROL
DESIGNATIONS
ORGANIZATION
The
Classification
System
within the U.S. Government gives
the appearance of being very
mysterious and complicated when
actually it is only very detailed. It is,
in fact, both straightforward and
logical. The Security System suffers
from the same' perception, but is
eq4ally logical.
If there are any confusing and
ridiculous aspects to these systems, it
is usually found in the way most
people handle or react to their
responsi\jilities working within the
system. They are often paranoid
about it (but not totally... after all, the
Russians and others really are after
the information!).
Even though dozens of thicI<
Regulations, Manuals, etc., are
required tq explain it all, I will give
you a clear description of it in just a
few thousand words!
The Classification and Security
Systems for the U.S. Government are
controlled by the Secretary of
Defense and, by written agreements,
apply to the following departments,
agencies and
all
their
suborganizations. They include every
government
organization which
handles classified information except
the Department of Energy whicfi,
because of its outgrowth from the
Atomic E nergy Commission, has its
own parallel system.
CLASS I FICATl ON
DESIGNATIONS
The Classification System has
three (and only three) levels of classification: Confidential, Secret, and
Top Secret. All other so-called "classifications" are actually access control
designations which limit access to
classified information and material
to a need-to-know basis, and source
designations which indicate the
sensitivity of sources of information.
Confidential:
This designation is applied to
or
material
the
information
unauthorized discl osure of which
could be reasonably expected to
cause damage to the national
security.
Examples of "damage" include
the compromise of information that
indicates strength of ground, air, and
naval forces in the U.S. and overseas
of technical
areas;
disclosure
information used for training; maintenance and inspection of <;lassified
munitions of war; and revelation of
performance characteristics, test
data, design, and production data on
munitions of war:
Secret:
This designation applies only to
information
or
material
the
unauthorized disclosure of which
reasonably could be expected to
cause serious damage to the national
security.
Examples of "serious damage"
include disruption of foreign relations significantly affecting 1 the
national secu rity; significant impairment of a program or policy directly
related to the national security;
revelation , of significant military
plans or intelligence operations; and
compromise of significant scientific
or
technological
developmeot,s
relating to national security.
Top Secret:
This designation is applied only
to information or material the
unauthorized disclosure of which
reasonably could be expected to
cause exceptionally grave damage to
the national security.
Examples of "exceptionally
grave damage" include armed
hostilities against the U.S. or its
allies; disruption of foreign relations
vitally affecting the national security;
the compromise of vital national
defense plans or complex cryptologic
and communications intelligence
systems; the revelation of sensitive
intelligence operations; and the
disclosure of scientific or techilolog-
MONITORING TIMES
about
Listener's
Handbook
by
Bob Grove
The eauipment and the
techniques for monitoring
the first 1,000 MHz of the
radio spectrum
A goldmine of information for SWL
and Scanner Monitors alike!
Looded with illustrotions,
photograph&,
charts,
dia
groma, and 1 i ata. Sub Ject
include frequency
closs4i~otion&,
radio wave
propagation, users 0 the
spectrum,
frequency
allocation& , ,
type&
0
eai&&ion, secur ity and sur
veil lance,
c hoo si ng
y our
receiver,
station
layout,
reconditioning
receivers,
scanners,
a ccessories ,
antennas, interference and
its c ures, listening hin ts.
Also included are excitiin~
hoae
proJecta
or
the
expez:iaenter.
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12. Keep several copies of your original report for use as a follow up -- if
necessary. If possible, send a new
logging in addition to the copy of
your old one, just to let the station
know you're still out there, listening.
If you make these twelve tips part o1
your standard operating procedure
on writing and sending receptior
reports,'! guarantee that you'll enjo)
better results. You'll still have yo111
share of stations that don' t seem tc
reply no matter what. you do. Even :
have come across one or two of theS<
during my fifty wonderful years o
QSLing the peace-loving nations o
the world.
MONITORING TIMES
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Sidelights on Cellular
806-960 MHz:
Who's Up There?
With the passage of the Electronic most likely candidates for finding 800
Privacy
Act MHz inhabitants.
Communications
(ECPA) ana the advent of scanners
covering the "new" 800 MHz band, Two-frequency simplex or full duplex
listeners are beginning to investigate (mobile telephone) are common,
that part of the UHF spectrum. especially below 900 MHz, with base
Who's up there and what can b7 and mobile frequencies separated by
exactly 45 MHz. heard?
Basically, there is very little
difference between the 800 MHz
band and the conventional UHF land
mobile band (450-512 MHz). True,
antennas are shorter, distances are
somewhat reduced, equipment ~ is
more expensive, and signals behave
in a more line-of-sight fashion, but
the services to be found there are
much the same.
The 800 MHz band is the harbor for
those licensees who have fled from
the lower VHF and UHF frequencies
of interference
from
because
congestion--urban RF pollution.
Thus, metropolitan areas are the
. 12
March 1987
800 MHz
CONVERTERS
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Cellular Woes
Commentary lJy Bob Grove
The cellular telephone lobby, in an
effort to reassure their customers
that their mobile telephone calls are
private, instigated the recentlypassed legislation which created the
Electronic Communications Privacy
Act (ECPA). But the ramifications
of the ramrod effort have resulted in
quite a bit of backwash.
Publicity surrounding the monopoly's maneuvering in Washington has
increased public awareness of the
cellular phone band and piqued
curiosity among hobby listeners who
have ready access to the two-way
radiophone calls on conventional
scanners.
One
reporter
monitored
two
Baltimore politicians as they openly
discussed a romance going on
between two of their colleagues.
944-947
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ECPA AFTERMATH:
The Oregon Ogre
Fresh on the heels of the successful
impleme ntatio n of the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, the
64th Oregon Legislative Assembly
has already had committee hearings
on its proposed anti-listening bill,
House Bill 2189.
ORS
165.540 and
Amending
repealing ORS 133.726, the new bill
will make it unlawful in the state of
Oregon to "Obtain or attempt to
obtain the whole or any part of a
telecommunication or a radio
communication to which such person
is not a participant:..unless consent is
given by at least one participant" or
"if all participants in the conversation are not specifically informed
that their conversation is being
obtained."
proposed law.
Toledo Moving to
800 MHz
(Submitted
by
Gmy
KG6ASP, Beaverton, OR)
Westfall,
Cellular Crime
in Canada
The Canadian Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP) has
reported con.s iderable unlawful u~e
of cellular mobile telephones by
organized crime. The automatic
switching among frequencies as a
vehicle moves from cell to cell
thwarts monitoring and, as scrambling deviCes become available for
consumers, tapping in will be even .
more difficult.
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DXing with
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series with by talking to one of the
world's leading DXers and we'll find
out some of the tricks of the trade.
We'll also present a quick
course on DXing designed to
maximize your chances of hearing
the big game.
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DXing. There's probably no
hobby so challenging and at the same
time frustrating and confusing. There
are hundreds and hundreds of
possible frequencies on shortwave.
And there are several stations on
each. At the same time!
At any given time a station
might be broadcasting in Farsi to the
Middle East. Another might be in
English to Asia. Yet another might
be a clandestine station, shouting out
its low power-message to anyone who
might be listening along with a
jammer broadcasting nothing but
white noise over its signal in an
attempt to blot it out. All this can be
happening on the same frequency at
the same time and the activity can
make for some pretty difficult
listening.
But wait. There are still more
variables. Add to that the distance
between the various satations, your
location, the differences in trnnsinitter power and the vagaries of the
ionosphere and differences in
receiver quality, antennas and
accessories and you've got confusion
with a capital "C".
Simply put, there is no
guarantee that what's audible tonight
will be audible the next.
~
The problem is that because
shortwave listeners are spread out
geograpically -- the ' nearest . one
might be 100 miles away or your next
door neighbor -- there's no way to
compare what you're hearing with
anyone else.
Am I hearing everything that I
should? Am I a lesser form of life
because I've never heard Mongolia's
Radio Ulan Bator?
In this, part III of our four-part
series, we present for your
consideration the logs of two
Monitoring Times readers -- Jack
Belck (who uses a $300 Sony ICF
2010 and a 30 foot longwire antenna)
in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Harold
Levinson (using a $900 ICOM R71A and 350 foot of wire wrapped
around a cylinder) in Philadelphia.
We thank everyone who sent in
logsheets for the project.
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Benin
4870 2250 ORTBPARAKOU: FF: OM anncr in terviewing another OM.
(33433, 12/1, Thompson-FL)
Namibia
3270 2312 R. SWA: Afrikaans: EZL mx, (good, 11/20 Thompson-FL)
South Africa
21590 1455 R. RSA: EE OM/ YL with tlk on physicians into jazz interlude to
1500. Then program "Africa Today" featurin g nx and views with OM host.
(25433, 11/28. Thompson-FL)
EUROPE
Editor: Greg Earhart
Albania
9480 2000 Radio Tirana: FF: IS, S-ON w/ID "lei Tirana" & NX (333,
11/28, Prath)
Austria
6155 0142 Radio Austria Int.: EE: OM & YL anncrs, Nx abt Reagan/Iran
decisions, Austria's poor du ring winter. Yout h and Sports (333, 11/28,
Choitz-IL)
Czechoslovakia
5930 0141 Radio Prague: EE: Czech Folk Music (232. 11/24. Earhart-NE)
Finland
15400 1440 Radio Finland: EE: Interview with elderly woman (444, 11/23,
Trumpy-IA)
Greece
9395 2200 VOG: GK: IS, ID, & Nx by OM (322, 11/11 Chorpe nning-AR)
Netherlands
13770 1455 Radio Netherlang: EE: SW F eedback w/Nevel Grey and
Dorothy Weir //5955, 11735, 15560 & 17575 (all weak) Some sort of echo
disturbing x-mission (342 12/ 13, Earhart-NE)
Norway
15310 1600 Radio Norway Int: Nor: IS & ID in EE & Norwegian the n px in
Norwegian (444, 11/22, Chorpenning-AR)
Portugal
9680 0030 Radio Portugal: EE: Nx, Yx abt. Compact discs in P ortugal,
Sports, Time & Freq. Sked, Tourism in Port ugal (344, 11/4. Choitz-IL)
Spain
6125 0040 Spanish Foreigh Radio: SS: OM w/travel feature on the towns of
Badajoz and Merida (332, 11/30, Frodge-TX)
Sweden
9695 2300 R adi o Sweden Int: EE S-On with IS, fight ing UNlO SS St. w/
moderate success (222, 11/26, Shanmugam-KS)
Vatican State
9615 0000 Vatican Radio: SS: IS, S-On to Latin America "Este es, Voz de
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Shortwave listeners are probably familiar with Radio Rebelde on
5025 kHz. But on the AM dial,
according to Larry Van Horn, the
Cubans have 5 national networks and
several provincial networks that are
quite audible all ovef the U.S. In the
last month he has monitored over 43
stations from Cuba using a small,
Panasonic RF-B300 portable radio -and no external antenna. The
following is a short summary to
MEDIUMWAVES
Editor: Harnld Frodge
Asia & Oceania
1215 Radio Filipinas, DYRF, Cebu
City, Phillipines FP/EE: ID, Very
clean, talking & music (1030, 10/6,
222+ Boehnke-HI)
Americas
540 Radio
Rumbo,
TICAL,
Cartago Rica SS: N.A., S-On
announcements by OM, and into
- nice LA ballada. Some ads, then OM
with news items, then folk songs.
Weak but elar. (1100, 10/25, 253,
Thompson-FL)
750 Radio One, Port Marina
Jamaica: EE: YL announce r heard
playing music mixture; reggae, U.S.
pops,. etc., numerous IDs as "Radio
One", in/out with WSB (2340, 1-/29.
333 WT-FL)
950 Radio
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Nacional
CMBE, Arroyo Arenas Cuba: SS:
Heard playing selection of classical
music, YL with commentary & ID @
1959. OM with ID, freq, and location
@ 2000 then opera music (1950,
10/24, 343 Thompson-FL)
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Voice of Indonesia......... .
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WINS, Pennsylvania........ .
WHRI, Indiana .............. .
WANO Worldwide ............. .
Voice of Greece........... ..
HCJB, Ecuador............... Radio Austria International.
Radio Budapest Hungary ......
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963<
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9775, 981
11580, 1168
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9420
9870, 1515
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Radio Budapest, Hungary.....
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9520, 98:
5960, 97!
7275, 110
6135, 96:
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12035
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WINB, Pennsylvania....... ..
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Deutsche Welle, W. Germany.. 6035, 721
9650, 96!
11945
Radio RSA, South. Africa.....
6010, 61 :
9615
ABC Perth, Australia.......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, -117
11790, 153
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 96
Christian Science Monitor...
9745
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HCJB, Ecuad or...............
6230, 98
KCBI, Texas.. ..............
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KSDA, Guam (AWR)... ........
KVOH, California...........
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KYOI, Saipan.,.............
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0200-0300
6910
5965, 6035
6090, 6035
6140, 6190
9740
0200-0300
Radio Japan ................
15420, 15195
17825
0200-0300
Radio Korea, South .........
11810
0200-0300
Radio Moscow ................
5915, 5940
6000, 6070
6130, 7115
7215
0200-0300
Radio New Zealand Intl ...
15150
0200-0300
Radio Polonia, Poland,......
6095 , 6135
7145, 7270
9525, 11815
15120
0200-0300
Radio Thailand ..............
9665, 11905
0200-0300 TES Radio Ventas, Philippines.
9740, 15195
0200-0300
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.....
11940
0200-0300
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp .
6005, 9720
15425
0200-0300
Voice of America ............
5995, 6130
7205, 9455
9575, 9650
9775, 11580
15205
0200-0300
Voic e of Asia, Taiwan .......
7285
0200-0300
Voice of Free' China, Taiwan.
5985, 9555
11740
0200-0300
WHRI, Indiana ...............
9690
0200-0300
WINS, Pennsylvania .........
15145
0200-0300 M
World Music Radio ...........
6910
0200-0300
WRNO Worldwide..............
7355
0200-0300 WYFR , Florida ..............
11805
0215-0220
Radio Nepal. ................
,5005
0215-0300
Radio Berlin International..
6080, 9730
0230-0300
BBC, England ................
5975, 6005
6120, 6175
7325, 9515
9915
0230-0300
KNLS, Alaska ...............
11905
0230-0300
Radio Netherland ............
6020, 6165
9590, 9895
0230-0245
Radio Pakistan ..............
5905, 7315
11745, 15115
15580, 1~
0230-0300
Radio Sweden International ..
9695,
17840 SSS
0230-0300
Radio Tirana Albania........
7060, 7120
9760
0230-0300
SLBC, Sri Lanka .............
9720
0230-0300 S,M WINS, Pennsylvania .........
15145
0240-0250
All India Radio .............
6110, 9545
9610
0245-0300
Radio Bertin International ..
6125, 6165
0300 UTC
0300-0310
0300-0315
0300-0325
0300-0330
BBC, England................
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330
Radio
Radio
Radio
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0300-0330
0300-0330 T-A
0300-0330 S,M
0300-0345
0300-0350
Bertin International ..
Cairo, E~ypt.. ........
Canada nternational..
Japan General Service
9520,
6020,
9590,
5975,
6120,
6175,
7185,
9515,
9915
6125,
9475,
5960,
17810,
17845
6200,
11790,
6075,
15145
9560,
Radio Portugal..............
WINS, Pennsrrlvania .........
Radio Berlin nternational ..
Deutsch e Welle, West Germany 6045,
9625
6110
9835
6165
9895
6005
6155
7160
7325
c:uI
0300-0400
0300-0400 M
0300-0400
KYOI, Saipan...............
15190
0315-0330
La Voz Evangelica, Honduras.-. 4820
Radio Australia............
15160, 15240
0300-0400
Radio
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 T-S
0300-0400 T-S
0300-0400
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
0300-0400
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0300-0400
0300-0400
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15320,
17715,
17795,
Beijing, China .......
15180,
15445
Belize ................
3285
Cultural, Guatemala ...
5955
Dublin International ..
6910
Earth .................
7400
5965,
Havana Cuba ...........
6090,
6140,
7400,
Moscow , U.S.S.R.......
5915,
6000,
6130,
7165,
7310,
12050,
New Zealand Int'!. ...
11780,
Polonia, Poland .......
6095,
7270,
11815
Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930,
RSA, South Africa.....
3230,
0300-0400
0300-0400
Radio
Radio
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 M
0300-0400 M
0300-0400
0305-0400 A
0310-0330
15395
17750 0330-0400 M
11750 0330-0400
15280
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
6035 0330-0400
6100 0330-0400
6190 0330-0400
9740
5940 0335-0340
6070
7115
7185
11770 0340-0400
13665 0345-0400
15150
6135
9525 0345-0400
7345 0350-0359
4990
7ZTO, 9585
9560, 11905
6005, 9720 0400 UTC
15425
0400-0410
5055
0400-04f5,
9535
5995, 6035
6130, 7280 0400-0415
9455, 9550 0400-0425
9575, 9650 0400-0425
9740, 9775
11580, 15205 0400-0430
5965, 9555
9680, 11745
0400-0430 T-A
4820
7400
0400-0430 M
6910
0400-0430
7355
5945, 6055
0400-0430
6155
0400-0430 S,M
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6005,
6175,
9535,
9790,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195,
BBC, England................
3955,
6120,
9410,
6155
Radio Austria International.
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
6090,
6140,
11705
Radio Sweden International.
Radio Tanzania ..............
5985
Radio Tirana Albania ........
6200,
UAE Radio, Dubai ............
9640,
15435
All India Radio .............
3905,
7105,
9610,
11895,
Voice of Greece.............
7430,
6175,
Radio France lnt~rnational..
7175,
9800,
, Radio New Zealand Int'!. ....
9620,
11705
Radio Yerevan ,Annenian SSR 11790,
15180
Radio France International..
9755
13645
9705
9620
6185
9545, 9565
9640
0300-0350
Voice of Turkey .............
9560
0300-0400
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 11730
11790, 12060
17765, 21570
0300-0400
CFCX, M ontreal, Canada......
6005
0300-0400
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
0300-0400
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada.......
6030
0300-0400
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada.......
6130
0300-0400 .TEN Christian Science M onitor...
9745
0300-0400
CKFX, Van couver, Canada .....
6080
0300-0400
HCJB, Ecuador...............
6230, 9870
0300-0400
KCBI , Texas ................
11910
0300-0400
KSDA, Guam (AWR) ...........
17840
0300-0400
KVOH, California ............
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CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .....\ .
6070
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada.......
6030
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada.......
0500-0600
6130
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0500-0600
9745"
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
0500-0600
6080
HCJB, Ecuador...............
6230, 9870
KNLS, Alaska ................
9670
KVOH, California ............
9852.5
Radio Australia ............
9755, 11945 0500-0600
15160, 15240 0500-0600
15320, 15395 0500-0600v
17715, 17795 0500-0600
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,.. 9645, 11980
Radio Beijing ..............
15180
Radio Belize................
0500-0600
3285
Radio Dublin International..
6910
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
6035, 6090 0500-0600
6140, 9740 0500-0600
Radio Japan ................
9595, 9675
"Radio Moscow ................
6130, 7155 0500-0600
9500, 11770 0500-0600
12030
0500-0600
Radio Moscow World Service. 5920, 5940 0500-0600
6000, 6170 0500-0600
7165, 7775 0500-0600
7185, 7ZlO 0500-0600
. 7310, 9635 0500-0600
9765, 11790 0500-0600
12050, 13645
Radio New Zealand ..........
9620, 11 780
Radio Pyongyang, N.Korea ...
15140, 15160 . 0500-0600
0500-0600
15180
Radio Sofia Bulgaria........
0500-0600v M
7115
Radio Uganda ................
4976, 5026 0500-0600
RAE, Argentina ..............
9690, 11710 0530-0600
0530-0600
VLW 15, Lyndhurst,Australia
15230
0530-0600
VLW 15, Waneroom , Australia 15425
Voice of America............
3990, 5995
6035, 6040
7170, 7280 i 0600 UTC
9575, 9670
11835, 15205 0600-0610
0600-0610
Voice of Turkey .............
9560
0600-0620
WHRI , Indiana ...............
7400
0600-0625
WMLK, PennsAlvania..........
9455
0600-0630
World Music adio ...........
6910
WRNO Worldwide..............
6185
Radio France International..
6175, 7135 0600-0700
0425-0450
0430-0455
0430-0500
RAI, 11~---
Radio 1rana Albania ........
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany..
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0445-Q500
Radio
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0500 UTC
0500-0505
0500-0510
0500-0515
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Radio Lesotho ...............
Kol Israel.. ................
0500-0515
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530 M
0500-0530 S,M
Berlin International..
Truth , S. Africa ......
Swaziland ..............
France International. .
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9600
39'Zl,
0500-0550
1fl 0'7
7-175, 9550
9790 , 9800
5980
9480, 11835
7150, 7225
9565, 9765
5945, 6155
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9560, 9620
3370
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6055, 6175
7135, 9535
9550, 9790
9800
5960, 6120
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ABC, Melbourne. Australia ..
15330
ABC, Perth, Australia......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 11790
15330, 17765
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625
6005
CFCX. Montreal, Canada ......
6070
CFRX. Toronto, Canada .......
6030
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
9745
Christian Science Monitor...
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
6230, 9870
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
11910
9852.5
KVOH, California ............
KYOI, Saipan .............. :
15190
Radio Australia ............
15160, 15240
15320, 15395
17715, 17750
17795, 17795
Radio Beijing, China ........
9565
Radio Canada International..
6140
Radio Dublin International..
6910
5965, 6035
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
6090, 6190
9740
9675, 15235
Radio Japan General Ser\iice.
17810
Radio Korea World News Svc .. 7275
5905, 5915
Radio Moscow ................
5940, 5980
Radio Uganda .. ..............
4976, 5026
Radio Zambia ...............
11880
11940
SBC Radio 1, Sin~apore .....
Soloman Islands casting Co
5020
9630
Spanish Foreign Radio .......
7210
TWR , Swaziland ..............
15230
VLW 15, Lyndhurst.Australia
15425
VLW 15, Waneroo, Australia.
5995, 6035
Voice of America...... ....~.
7200, 7280
0600-0700
0600-0700
6600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
6035,
6125,
9530 ,
9670
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
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0630-0700
0630-0700
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0630-0700
0630-0700
0645-0700 M -F
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0700-0712
6015
7400
0700-0730
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6185
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6165, 9715
0700-0730 A,S
0700-0730v
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0700-0735
0700-0745
4915
Ghana Radio .................
0700-0745
4808,
6090
Voice of Kenya ..............
6185,
9645.
Vatican Radio ............... -
0700-0750
Radio Netherland ............
6165, 9715
Deutsche Welle ..............
7290, 9625 0700-0800
9700
0700-0800
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 15330 0700-0800
17765
0700-0800
3955, 3975 0700-0800
BBC, London .................
0600-0700
5900, 5975 0700-0800
6175, 7105 0700-0800
7150, 7120 0700-0800
9510, 9600 0700-0800 A,S
9640, 9915 0700-0800
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
0700-0800
0600-0700
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
0600-0700
0700-0800
6030
CFVP, Calgary, Canada .......
0600-0700
6080
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
0600:0700
6130
CHNX, Halifax, Canada .......
0600-0700
0700-0800
7365
0600-0700 TEN Christian Science Mon[tor...
0700-0800
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana .........
3366
0600-0700
0700-0800
6230, 9870 0700-0800
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador ........
0600-0700
6280
Ki"O of Hope, Lebanon .......
0700-0800
0600-0700
KV H , California............
6005
0600-0700
0700-0800
15190
KYOI, Saipan ...............
0600-0700
0700-0800
15160, 15240 0700-0800
Radio Australia............
0600-0700
17715, 17750 0700-0800
1Tl95
11760
0600-0700
Radio Cook Islands .........
9525
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
0600-0700
0700-0800
9570, n75 0700-0800
0600-0700
Radio Korea, South ..........
5905,
5915
Radio Moscow ..... ...........
I
0600-0700
5940, 5980 0700-0800
7175, 7310 0700-0800
n70, 7300 0700-0800
9490, 9635 0700-0800
9580, 9755 0700-0800
11 770, 11950
12030, 13605
11 780
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
0600-0700
0600-0700
Radio Pyon!;lyang, N . Korea .. 13650, 13680
11880
0600-0700
Radio Zambia ...............
11940
0600-0700
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.....
0700-0800
9575
Voice of , Nicaragua..........
WHRI , Indiana ...............
World Mu sic Radio ...........
WRNO Worldwide ..............
BBC, London .................
Radio Cameroon ..............
Radio Netherland ............
3285
4800
7410, 9009
9435, 9860
11610, 11960
21710
11 725, 15190
5950, 5975
6005, 7105
7160, 9410
9510, 9600
9825, 12095
39'Zl.5
9670
11840
15180, 15165
9535
TWR , Bonaire................
Radio Zambia ...............
TWR Swaziland...............
Radio New Zealand Int'!. ...
WYFR, Florida ...............
7280
9550
7285
5985
6175, 9750
15295
6100
6910
6185
6065, 735!:
7365, 740C
9455, 968(
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9880, 2181(
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15335, 1779
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5950, 597
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7210, 951
15360
9535
11880v
6070
11780, 151!:
6065, 73!
7400, 94~
11930, 137!
15340
ABC Brisbane................
9660
ABC Lyndwurst... ............
9680
15400
Armed Forces Radio and TV..
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6030
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
ELWA, Liberia ..............
11830
11850, 153.
FEBC, Manila...............
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana .........
3366
HCJB ........................
6130, 62
9745, 98
9860, 117
6280
Ki"O of Hope, Lebanon .......
6005
KV H , California............
KNLS, Anch or Point, Alaska..
9555
KYOI, Saipan...............
15190
4890
NBC, Papua New Guinea .......
5995, 9li
Radio Australia ............
7295
Radio Earth (via Milano) ....
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
9525
Radio Japan General Service.
9675, 97
11955, 1~
17810. 17
Radio Kuwait... .............
9560
7165, ?'i.
Radio Moscow ................
17590. rn
Radio Thailand ..............
9655, rn
5010, rn
SBC Radio 1, Sin~apore......
Soloman Islands casting Svc 5020
VLM4 Brisbane, Australia ....
4920
3990, 5!
Voice of America............
Radio Pyongyang ............
6035,
MQNITORING TIMES
5995
6080
6125,
64
7:
9530,
9550,
91
11840
Voice of Free China .........
5985
0700-0800
Voice of Malaysia...........
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0715-0730 M-A
0715-0800
0725-0800
0730-0735
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0730-0800
WHRI , Indiana...............
World Music Radio ...........
WANO Worldwide..............
Vatican- Radio ..............
FEBA Radio, Sexchelles .....
lWR Monte Ca o .............
All India Radio .............
0730-0800
0735-0800 M-H
0730-0800
07300800
07300800
0800 UTC
0800-0805
0800-0825 M-F
0800-0825
0800-0825
0800-0830
0800-0830
Voice of Islam.Bangladesh ..
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
0800-0830
0800-0845
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
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0800-0900
0800-0900
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0830-0900
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0847-0852 A
6175,
15295
15120,
17800
9620
6910
6185
11725,
15120,
7105
5990,
6020,
7110,
9610,
11850,
9510,
9750
15185
15190
17795
6010
6050
7250
11730
11935
0900 UTC
0900-0905
0900-0915
0900-0925
0900-0930
9600
9600, 9640
11860
11330
15115
6120, 11755
15265
9630, 9715
11855, 17840
21705
3366
9880, 17595
9630, 9715
6175, 9750
15295
11645, 12030
6130. 6205
9745, 9860
7255, 15185
15120, 17795
6012
11750
9410, 9510
6035
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
6030, 11890
21475
3910, 6155
3366
6130, 9745
6280
Radio Korea.................
Radio Pyongyang N. Korea ....
0900-0930
0900-0950
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-0100
0900-1000
0900-1000
FEBC, Manila...............
FEN, Tokyo ..................
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
King of Hope, Lebanon .......
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska.
KSDA, Guam .................
Radio Afghanistan ...........
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
Moscow ................
New Zealand lnt'I. ....
Tanzania ..............
Prague ................
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0915-1000
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
0930-1000
WHRI , Indiana...............
WANO Worldwide..............
BBC, London .................
Radio Australia............
5960
15515
15190
5995,
9580,
9710,
11720,
17750
Radio Earth ~a Milan) .....
7295
Radio Korea
orld News Svc.. 7275
Radio Kuwait.. ..............
9750
Radio Prague................
6055,
11990
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea.. 13680,
15160,
RTE Portugal................
9670
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5010,
TWR M onte Carlo .............
7105
Voice of Indonesia .........
11790,
WHRI, Indiana ...........: ...
7355
WANO Worldwide ..............
6185
Radio Austrla lnt'I. ........
7210,
Radio Beijing...............
9700,
15440
Radio Prague.Czechoslovakia 11855,
21705
5960,
All India Radio .............
5990,
. 6020,
6100,
7125
Radio Netherlands ...........
9630
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
6130,
11925
Radio Netherlands ..........
17575,
Swiss Radio International ...
9560,
11905,
Radio Australia .............
6045,
9580,
R. Pacific Ocean, Vladivost.
9500,
9635,
9810,
11815,
1000 UTC
1000-1010
1000-1030
Voice of Kenya..............
Afghanistan .................
12010, 15260
15295, 17765
17815, 17850
1000-1100
7200, 15200
9410, 9510
9750, 11750
11860
17575, 21485
5995, 6080
9580, 9655
9710, 11720
7275
9765, 11830
13650
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1 100
1000-1100
1000-1100
100'5-1010
1030-1040
1030-1100
6125
9530,
9590
9700
9690,
15160,
15205,
17780,
21560
11890,
6155
6130,
6280
11850
15440
6085,
15255,
9675,
11955,
17810
11945
15185
15320
17800
21475
9745
7355
6185
9760,
11750
9580,
9710
1030-1100
1030-1000
1030-1100
1030-1100
1040-1050
1040-1050
1045-1000
1050-1100 M-F
Voice of Greece............
Radio Nepal.. ...............
Radio Budapest Hungary......
1100
9795
9600,
9685v
6055,
11990
5010,
7255,
15185,
1030-1100
9590
17655
11875
15235
urc
[6:00 AM EST!J:OO
11780 1100-1115
1100-1125
9505 1100-1130
11940 1100-1130
15120
17800
1100-1130
1100-1130
9750 1100-1130
1100-1130
9655
1100-1130
1100-1130
6080
9655
15395
17715
9665
6085,
15255,
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany.. 7225,
17765,
Kol Israel.................
11700,
15640,
17565,
17815
9580,
Radio Australia.............
1000-1030
1000-1030
9505
11830
15180
1000-1030
1000-1030
11940
1000-1030
15150
1000-1030
11840
11755
1000-1100
17840
1000-1100
5970
6010 . 1000-1100
6050
7110
. 9745
21485
9885
15570
6060
15395
9620
9795
11710
11910
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-11 00
MONTTORTNf1
9770
9590
17655
9735
21600
13725
15650
17685
1100-1156
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
9655
1100-1200
9590, 15175
15185, 15230
Swiss Radio lnt'I. ..........
9560, 9885
11905, 15570
Voice of Vietnam ............
9755, 9785
12035
1100-1200
6030, 6125 1100-1200
AFRTS.......................
9530, 9590 1100-1200
9700, 11805 1100-1200
All India Radio.:..........
11705, 11810 1100-1200
15320, 15335 1100-1200
17387, 17875 1100-1200
BBC, London ..............'. .
6195, 9410 1100-1200
9740, 9760 1100-1200
11750, 12095 .1100-1200
15070, 15280 1100-1200
.. 21660
B.S. Kin~dorn Saudi Arabia..
11855v
CFCX, ontreal, Canada......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
1100-1200
6030
CFVP, CalPiary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
1100-1200
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
FEN, J98an ..................
3910, 6155 1100-1200
HCJB, uito, Ecuador........
6130, 11925 1100-1200
KNLS, Alaska ...............
1100-1200
5960
Radio Dubai, UAE ...........
1100-1200
17775
Radio H.onaire, Soloman lls..
1100-1200
5020
TTMP~
7355
6185
15605, 171
5980
9625, 121
15270
9580
9835, 11 !
15160, 15:
17710, 211
6020,
91
6100,
11835,
17850
17775,
21605,
6250,
11740
15630,
5005,
9585,
11910,
17710
91
15
171
21
91
17!
9!
9!
151
PST]
1100-1130 .
9
131
13
15
15:
15
171
17
9600, 11'
6055, 9:
11990
5052, 11!
7255, 15
9600,
13645,
13680,
15110,
15155,
15265,
17625,
17665,
15605, 176
6020,
5995, 60
7215, 95
9710, fJ7
11945, 154
613)
9630, 151
11835, 151
17850
9665,
ee
11795, 155
6110, fJ7
15160, 152
15425
9755,
fJ7
12035
11900, 152
17780
4930
4920
9610
6030, 95
9700, 1181
15430
5965,
61~
9410;
95
97!
9740,
96
11605,
15560;-156
11750, 117
12095, 150'
15280
11855v
6005
6070
603!0
6130
6080
9535
9675, 118'
7275,' 155:
4950
9600,
11675,
13680,
15135,
15475,
6100,
97!
1361
137t
151 !
155!
961
7300, 97!
9'1TT
5052, 119
11815
5980, 74'
7255, 151 :
5995
.
r~quencyb
c:r.I
I
1100-1200
1115-11 30
1115-1200
1130-1200
1130-1200
11 30-1200
1130-1200
1130-1200
1150-1200 M-F
1200 UTC
1200-1 210
1200-1215
1200..1215 M-A
1200-1215
1200-1215
1200-1215
1200-1225
1200-1225
1200-1225
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1235
1200-1 235
1200-1242
1200-1250
1200-1 300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-130Q .
6185
17840, 21485
11790, 15084
5995, 6060
6080, 7215
9580, 9645
9710, 9770
11800
5960, 9755
5955, 9715
15560, 17575
17605, 21480
9655, 11905
11815
6025, 9585
9835, 11910
15160, 17710
15084
6100,
15190,
17865,
Vatican Radio ..............
17840,
Voice of Pe1,le of Kampuchea 9693,
Radio Finlan ..............
11945,
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
9530,
15345
Radio Netherland ............
5955,
15560,
17605,
Radio Polonia ...............
6095,
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador. .......
6075
Radio Tashkent... ...........
7325,
9715,
All India Radio .............
3905,
4920,
9565,
11620,
Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia..
12015
Trans World Radio Bonaire..
11815
Radio ~ongyang, N. Korea ...
9715
4VEH, aiti. ................
4930
ABC, Wanneroo, Australia ....
6140,
ABC, Brisbane.............. :
4920
AFRTS......................
6030,
9700,
15430,
BBC, London .................
. 5965,
9510,
9750,
11750,
12095,
17790,
11855v
S.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia..
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6065,
CFCX, M ontreal, Canada......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
6030
CFVP, CalJlary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
FEN, Tokyo ..................
3910,
GBC. Accra, Ghana ...........
7295
HCJB. Quito, Ecuador.......
11740,
15115,
11900
KYOI, Saipan...............
Pt Moresby,Papua New Guinea 4890
Radio Australia.............
5995,
9620
17840
21485
21485
11938
15400
11740
1215-1300
1215-1230
1230-1300
1230-1300
Radio
Voice
Radio
Radio
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
R. Bertin lntl,E.Germany
Radio Polonia ..............
Radio Sweden lnt'I. .........
TES Radio Veritas,Philippns.
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
1230-1300
1230-1300
1235-1245
1245-1300
1255-1300 M-A
1255-1330 A-S
1300 UTC
1300-1325
1300-13~0
9715
17575
21480
7285
9600
15460 1300-1330
4800
7280 1300-1330
9615 1300-1330
15245
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1337 A-S
9610 1300-1350
1330-1355
6125 1300-1400
15330 1300-1400
21670 1300-1400
6195
9740 1300-1400
11710 1300-1400
11775 1300-1400
15070 1300-1400
21710 1300-1400
1300-1400
9625 1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
6155
1300-1400 M-F
11745 1300-1400
17890
1300-1400
6060
1300-1400
9645
1300-1400
9575
11675
13665
15155
15475
17645
17820
1300-1400
6080, 7205
7215, 9580
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1210-1 300
1215-1300
1215-1245
22
9770
Radio Beijing ......... ., ....
9535,
Radio Korea World News Svc.. 7275
Radio Moscow ................
. 6000,
9820,
13615,
13790,
15225,
15595,
17655,
Radio Tanzania..............
9685
RAE, Argentina.............
15345
SBC Ra~io 1, Sin gapore......
5010,
11940
Voice of America ............
611 0,
11715,
17790
WHAi , Indiana ...............
5995
WANO Worldwide ..............
9715
WYFR, Florida...............
5965,
11 875
Voice of Nigeria............
7255,
Radio Cairo ................
17675
Radio Japan Regional Serv ..
11 875,
March 1987
Berlin International.
of Islamic Rep. Iran.
Austria International
Australia ............
5052
9760
15430
1300-1400 TES
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
9680
15120
15235
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1 400
1300-1400
21465,
11895,
15320
15320,
17800
15525,
21630
15240
15190,
9565,
6160
6075,
15425
15255
9680
11645,
15630,
15240
7235,
15305
11815
9715,
11855
15440,
5965,
9410,
9740,
11705,
12095,
15105.
17705.
21710
21540
15065
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1 400
17655
17653
.
15430
11735
1330-1400 M-A
1330-1 400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
9720
1330-1400
15360
17565
9575
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1355 M -F
1330-1445
1337-1400 A
1345-1400
11810, 15335
7113v
9750, 976(]
12095, 1507(]
17885, 21710
6035
.
BBS, Bhutan .................
Radio Bertin lnt'I.. .......
21465
Radio Korea World News Svc. 15575
Radio Tashkent... ...........
7325, 9715
15460
Swiss Radio International..
9730, ~
11905, 1195!
12030, 1557(
15585
U.A.E. Radio ...............
11940, 1111e
17865, 2160!
9840,15010\
Voice of Vietnam ...........
WYFR , Florida ..............
15055
15580, 1559(
BAT, Belgium ...............
BBS, Bu rma ..................
4725
TWA, Bonaire...............
11815
Vatican Radio ...............
7250, 964!
11740
11955
1400 UTC
17820
6195
9510
9750
11775
15070
17085
17790
1400-1415
1400-1 415
1400-1 415
6080, 7205
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
9580
15240
9690, 11940 1400-1430
15250
1400-1430
15400, 11945 1400-1430
Radio Finland ..............
6135
Radio Korea .................
1400-1430
15310, 15185 1400-1430
Radio Norway International.
11815
TWA , Bonaire ...............
1400-1500
9345, 11665
Radio !Yongyang, N. Korea ...
11945,
15400
Radio Finland ..............
1400-1500
4930
4VEH, Haiti. ................
1400-1500
6140, 9610
ABC Waneroo, Australia ......
6125, 9700
AFRTS .......................
15330, 15430
11855v
S.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia..
CBC Northern Quebec Service 9625, 11720 1400-1500
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
1400-1500
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
1400-1500
CFVP, CalJlary, Canada .......
6030
1400-1500
6130
1400-1500
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
1400-1500
6160
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada.....
1400-1500
11850
FEBC, M anila...............
1400-1500
6155
FEN, Tokyo ..................
GBC, Accra, Ghana ...........
7295
1400-1500
HCJB, Quito , Ecuador.......
11745, 15115 1400-1500
17890
1400-1500
KTWR, Guam ..................
9870
1400-1500
NBC, Port Moresby, Papua
New Guinea ..................
4890
H00-1500
Radio Australia .............
5995, 6060
6080, 9580 1400-1500
4460, 5320
Radio Beijing...............
5860, 5880
9550, 9730
11660, 11 755
7230, 9575
Radio Moscow ...............
9755, 9820
11900, 13665
13790, 15210
15225, 15475 1400-1500
15530, 15595 1400-1500
17655, 17565 1400-1500
17820
1400-1500
Radio RSA, South Africa ....
15220, 21535
21590
1400-1500
6160
Radio Veritas,Philippines ...
5010, 5052 1400-1500
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
1400-1500
11940
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
6075, 9720
1400-1500
15425
6110, 7230
Voice of America ............
9660, 9760 1400-1500
15205
141 5-1430 A,S
7255, 15120 1415-1500 S,A
Voice of Nigeria ............
11790
W HRI, Indiana ..............
1415-1500
WANO Worldwide..............
9715
WYFR, USA ...................
5965, 9680
11830 11875
Radio Berlin Intl. .........
Radio Bucharest, Romania....
MONITORING TIMES
7295
21465
11940, 1777!
17865, 2160!
Radio Australia .............
5995, 603!
6045, 606
6080, 958
9710
11945, 1540
Radio Finland...... .... ....
Radio Japan General Service.
5990, 7141
9675, 969!
11815
Radio Norway International.
9530, 1531!
Radio Polonia ...............
6095, 728!
Radio Sweden lnternationaL
9690, 1534
Radio Tirana ........ ........
9500, 1198
WANO, Worldwide.............
9715
AFRTS.......................
9700, 1180
15330, 1543
All India Radio ............
11 810, 1533
BBC, London ................
7105, 974
9750, 976
12095, 1507
17705, 1719
17885
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 1172
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
6030
CFVP, CalJlary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX. Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
FEBC, Manila ................
9665, 1181
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador .......
11740, 117
15115, 178!:
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
4950
KVOH, California ...........
11940
11600, 15H
Radio Beijin~
11955, 179;
Radio Cana a International.
15440
Radio Korea, South ..........
9570, 97!
15575
Radio Moscow ................
6020, 60!
7160, 724
9820, 117'
11840, 1361
13790, '152
15320, 154"
15585, 1551
17565, 178
17850
9555, 97
Radio PyongSang,N.Korea .....
Radio RSA, outh Africa .....
21590
Radio Veritas, Philippines
6160
SBC Radio 1, Singapore ......
5010, 50
11 940
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
6075, 97
15425
WHRI, Indianapolis .........
11790
WYFR, USA...................
9680, 118
11875
Voice of America............
6110, 72
9760, 117
Voice of Nigeria ............
7255, 151
KTWR. Guam ..................
9870
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana .........
3366
Radio Berlin lnt'I. ....... .
11795, 154
17700
r~quencyb
1430-1500
5995,
6060,
6080,
9580
1430-1500 M-A Radio Budapest Hungary......
9835,
15160,
17710,
1430-1500
Radio Korea World News Svc.. 7275,
1430-1500
Radio N'etherland ............
5955,
13770,
17575
1430-1500
Radio Ywoslavia ............
9620,
1430-1500
WRNO,
orldwide ............
11965
1448-1455
Radio Vatican ..............
15090
1445-1500
Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia ..
9575
1600-1700
1500 UTC
1500-1505 M-F
1500-1520
1500-1525
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1550
1500-1556
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
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1513-1600 F-S
1515-1600
1530-1545
1530-1600 M-A
1530-1600
1530-1600
1530-1600
1530-1600
1530-1600
1540-1550
1545-1600
15200
9615, 12015
15400, 17785
11740, 11745
15115, 17890
Radio Bucharest... .........
11940, 15250
15335
Radio Netherland ............
5955, 11735
13770, 15560
17575
Radio Veritas, Philippines..
9565, 15120
TWR, Guam...................
9870
Voice of N~eria ............
7255, 11770
Deutsche
elle .............
15135, 17825
Radio RSA, South Africa .....
21590
AFRTS.......................
9700, 11805
15330, 15430
BBC, London .................
9410, 9515
15070, 15260
15390. 17885
21710
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11720
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
CFVP, Calgary, Canada.......
6030
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
C HNX, Halifax, Canada.......
6130
FEBC, Manila ................
9670
KVOH , California...........
11940
Radio Australia .............
5995, 6030
6060, 6080
6035, 7205
9580
Radio Canada International.
11955, 15440
17820
Radio Japan General Service.
5990, 9695
17785
Radio Moscow ...............
9695, 11705
11840, 13790
15475
RTM, Sarawak, Malaysia ......
4950
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5010, 5052
11940
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
6075, 9720
15425
Voice of America ............
9535 LSB
6110, 15205
7255, 11770
Voice of Nideria............
Voice of In onesia .........
11790, 15150
V. Revolutionary Ethiopia..
9560
WHRI , Indiana ..............
15105
WRNO Worldwide .............
11965
FEBC, S~ch elles ...........
11820
Radio Be in lnt'I. ........
15240
Radio Bangladesh ............
7195
Radio Budapest Hungary......
9835, 11910
15160, 15220
17710, 21p65
R. Prague, Czechoslovakia ..
9735, 11690
11990, 13715
1Tl05, 17840
21505
Radio Yugoslavia ............
9620, 15240
Swiss Radio International..
9735, 11690
15430
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......
5980, 7445
WYFR , USA...................
9680, 11830
11875, 15170
Voice of Greece ............
11645, 15630
17565
Vatican Radio ..............
1181 15090
17730
o.
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600~1 700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1610-1620 M -F
1610-1645
1630-1655 M -F
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1645-1700
1700 UTC
1700-1710
1700-1720
1700-1730
1700-1730
Radio Australia.............
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1800
. 1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
MONITORING TIMES
6548
9515,
9515,
12095,
15260,
17880
6035,
7205
5990,
9590,
11850
15250
4930
9700,
15330,
15430
'9625;
6005
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800 S
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
11615
11735
15515
17660
15310
9540
15330
15010
1700-1800 MWF Radio Nacional, Eq.Guinea
Radio Nacional Angola .......
1700-1800
11805
15430
9515
12095
15260
1Tl05
11720
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
Radio
Radio
Radio
Voice
Voice
Voice of Nigeria...........
WHRI , Indiana ..............
WINB, Pennsylvania.........
WMLK, Pennsylvania .........
WRNO Worldwide .............
WYFR , Florida ..............
1730-1800
11955
1435 1745-1800
9575 1745-1800
15205
15445
15600
17800 1800 UTC
1800-1810
1800-1815
15420
11830
17645
21525
7255
1800-1815
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1900
1800-1830
1800-1900
AWR , Italy..................
Radio Bertin lnt'I. .........
Radio Canada International.
Radio Japan .................
Radio Mozambi~ue ............
Swiss Radio Int' ...........
TWR, Monte Carlo...........
Voice of Africa, Egypt.. ...
Voice of Vietnam ...........
Deutsche Welle..............
1800-1850
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
9535
15570
9525
7100
9465
15570
11775
15070 1800-1900
15400 1800-1900
1800-1900
6060 1800-1900
1800-1900
11815 1800-1900
9655 1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
11805 1800-1900
15345
6135
9385,
11655,
4750,
4850,
9745
6205
9730
15260,
7250,
3340,
9535
11965
15255
12020
7285,
9745,
15265
4930
15330,
1543o,
11620,
15280
6180,
7325,
11820,
15070,
9625,
6005
6070
6030
6080
6160
11735
9861
1374
479!
5011
1782
967.
9621
9701
11 78!
1534!
1776!
1194<
619!
9411
1209!
1540I
11n.
7355
17775
9665
5995, 604~
6060, 603~
6080, 72H
9580
15260, 1782(
March 1987
23
11720
1800-1900 A,S
7355
17775
9665
9570, 116(
5975, 155i
9470, M
11840
9535
7245, 95~
11955
7105, 72()
7305, 932
9960, 997
11665
9720v
6105
9505
15255
11760, 1541
15445, 1557
15580, 1560
17785, 1780
17870
11770
15105
15295
9455
15420
11830, 1187!
15170. 17751
15070
6035, 958
7145, 964'
9690, 1183'
6135, 954
17755
9410, 9751
11745, 1209!
15070, 15261
15400
11735, 11841
15310
9730
11800
7445
11770
11695
6070
6030
6130
6080
6160
11735
c:r.I
re.quencyL;
1800-1900 TES
1800-1800v
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 MWF
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
15045
15450v
5975, 15575
11675
9553
11780, 15150
7115, 7150
9825, 11840
9720v
6105
9505
15435
9550
11760,
11580,
15580,
15600,
17870,
1900-2000
1900-2000 A,S
1900-2000 TES
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
11920
15445
15410 1900-2000
17785 1900-2000
17800 1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
Voice of Nigeria.:.........
11770, 15120
17800
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
15105
15400
9455
1910-1920
15420
11580, 11830 1920-1930 M-A
11875, 15170
9725, 12015 1930-2000
1815-1900
1830-1855 M-A
1830-1900
----
1830-1900',
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1840-1900
Radio
Radio
Radio
Voice
1845-1900
1900-191 5
9~00
6165,
9885,
6020,
9480
9535
11955
9540
21685
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
11940
11795
11780, 15150
11645, 12105
15630
7412, 11620
6240,
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
24
9505
7230,
6090,
9590
7295
March 1987
6010
6165
15375
10040,15010v
4930
15330, 15345
15430, 17765
21620
7150, 9665
11620, 11845
15265
3955,
9410,
15070,
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia ..
97'20
CBC Northern Quebec Serv.... 9625,
CFCX,
CFRX;
CFVP,
CKFX,
CKZU,
HC JB,
2000-2005
2000-2005
2000-2010
Radio Ghana.................
Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia ...
Vatican Radio ...............
2000-2015 M-F
2000-2015
2000-2025
Voice
Radio
Radio
Radio
2000-2025
2000-2025 M-H
Radio Polonia...............
2000-2030
2000-2030
17605,
705. 9765
11840, 15375 2000-2010
1900-2000
2000 UTC
7325
11820
15400
6160
15220, 15270
17790
11735
7355
17775
5995,
6060,
6080,
9580
6045
6035
7'l05
of Kenya ..............
Cotonou, Benin ........
TO$)O, Lome............
Be11ing, China ........
2000-2030 M-F
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2045
2000-2100
AFRTS......................
2000-2100
117'20
6005
6070
6030
6080
11795
11675
11780, 15150
9700,
15445,
11760,
17800,
15410
15580 2000-2100
17785
2000-2100
17870
7255, 11770
9595
11705
15400
15420
2000-2100
9510, 11830 2000-21 00 S,A
11875, 15170 2000-2100
15566, 21615 2000-2100
3355, 4820
7430, 9395
9420
9440, 11515
11905
7145, 9690
9750, 11940
6120, 11755
9700
9022
7235, 15305
6190, 7250
9645
WHAi,
WINB,
WRNO
WYFR,
Indiana ..............
Red Lion, Penna ......
Worldwide .............
Okeechobee, Florida ..
2000-2030
2005-2100
2015-2100
2015:2045
2015-2100
2030-21 00
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100
Radio Netherland............
2030-21 00 M-F
4915
2030-2100
9575, 15305 2030-2100
6250, 7250 2045-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100 M-F
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
4808
4870
2045-2100
3220, 5047
9440, 11 515 2050-2025
11905
7145, 9690
9750, 11940
7125, 7145 2100 UTC
9525, 9695
7465, 9435 2100-2105
11610, 12080 2100-2110
6060, 6035
6045, 6080 2100-2115
7250, 9580 2100-2115
2100-2220
9620
21 00-2125 S-F
17745
6025, 7220 2100-2125
9585, 9635 2100-2125
11910, 12000
5995, 11945 2100-2130
15325, 17820 2100-2130
17875
7125, 9525
2100-2130
7125, 7145
9525,
5930,
9675 2100-2130
7345
6100, 7'240 2100-2130
9620
9022,
7255,
7160,
9755,
11620,
11805,
11930
11770
9665
9910
11 865
15330
15345,
17765
6180,
6195,
9410,
11820,
15260,
15430
712!
71~
953C
9825, 987?
11 840, 1780C
15106v
11780, 1515(
6575, 710!
9345, !J96j
9977
9505
6040, 604i
9620, 970
9760, 1176
15410, 1544!
15580, 1778!
17800, 17871
11705
15185
15420
6100, 9511
11875, 15171
7465, 900
9435, 1207
12085
11 830
7235.
11800
957
9655
2380 I 395
6110
6035, 604
6080, 721
9580, 962
6955, 748
9440, 1151
9540, 971
9895, 1174
9605
11770
10040, 12at
7160, 95~
9665, 991
11620, 1187
9625, 117C
11760, 151~
9022
7455,
6200,
99:
9645
9655
Radio Cairo, Egypt... .......
11780,
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
ELWA, Liberia ..............
11 830
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625,
9440,
Radio Beijing ...............
9540,
Radio Netherland............
9895,
6120,
Radio Finland ...............
6080,
Radio Australia ....... : .....
9620,
15395
6055,
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
7195,
11960,
Radio Canada lnt'I. ........
7140,
Radio Japan General Service.
151!
117.
115'
97
117
117:
95
1511
71
96
153
96
11815
11 845, 119
2100-2130
2100-2130
2 100-2130
2100-2140
2100-2150
WANO Worldwide.............
Radio Havana Cuba..........
Deutsche Welle, West Germany 6010,
9675,
9635, 98
11955, 120
15420
11725, 153
71
97
11815
6190 2100-2150
7320
9765 2100-2155
15070 2100-2156
15400
9670
11675
7115,
7150,
7250,
9645
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
9860; 11500
- 7130, 9555
11945, '15325
17875
15045
11845
7065,
15260, 15325
17820, 17875
21695
1900-1930
1900-1930
Radio Botswana..............
Voice of Greece.............
6115 1930-2000
9905 1930-2000.
6135 1930-2000
7285 1940-2000
9675 1950-2000
1900-1925
1900-1930 M-F
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-2000
9855, 11555
6020, 9540
Radio Netherland ............
17605, 21685
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930, 7345
5995, 7285
Radio Canada International..
1900-1925
7295 1930-2000
1900 UTC
1800-1900
17755
6240,
7505
6080,
5910,
5995,
7125,
9525,
11840
6070,
11720
Radio Beijing...............
Radio Canada International..
6575,
11660
11500
4810,
AFRTS......................
2100-2200
2100-2200
MONITORING TIMES
7~
9585, 1U
2100-2200
2100-2200
93
15330, 1~
15365, 15i
17765
7412, 9!
9910, 1H
6005,
6180,
7320,
15070,
15260
6005
6'
6'
9
15:
req
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2309
2200-2300 M-F
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200 M -F
2100-2200v
2100-2200
2100-2200 M -A
2100-2200
2100-2200 F.A
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2105-2200
2115-2145 -2115-2120 F
6070
6030
6130
6080
2380, 3958
15260
6280
2130-2200 S F
2130-2200
7355
11855
BBC Falklands Service ......
9915,
12040.
CBC Northern Quebec Service 9625.
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
11740,
2130-2200
2130 -2200
21302200
2130 2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130 2200
2145-2200
WANO Wor:dwide.......... ..
Radio Beriin ltTternalionaJ,
2200 UTC
2200-2205
2200 2207
2200-2230
2200-2230 S-F
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2300
11820
15390
11720
15270
15280
5945. 6000
9870
15150, f5160
15395
17795
11945, 15150
17820
6055
6070, 7115
7155
11705
6125
15330, 15345
BBC, London ................ .
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2300-2345
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
17765, 21570
3955, 5975
6005. 6120
6175, 6180
6195, 9410
9590, 9915
11750, 15260
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
2300-2330
3958
6280
2330-0000
5975, 6005
6120, 6175
6180. 6195
7325, 9410 -2330-0000 S F
9515, 9590 2330-0000 TES
9915
2330-0000
6070, 6125
6165
2330-0000
9755, 11710 2335-2345
11720
2345-0000
6045, 9695 2345-0000
6200, 7
9765, 11
13645, 15
15400
6105, 7
9560, 9
4930
4VEH , Haiti .................
6030, 11
AFRTS ......................
15345
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, !l
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6030
CFVP. Calffary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6'130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
CKZU, Vancouver.............
6160
2380 I 3
Falkland Islands Beast Svc..
15320
FEBC, Manila ...............
17775
KVOH, California ...........
15405
KYOI, Saipan ...............
15160, 15
Radio Australia ............
15320, 17
17795
Radio Clarin, Dominican R.
11700
7140, !l
Radio Japan General . Service.
9675, 15
Radio K orea, South .........
15575
5915, s
Radio Moscow........... .....
5980, 6
7115, 7
7195, 7
7310, 7
13665
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 6055, 9
Radio ';1;ongyang, N. Korea .. 11735, 13
9650, 11
Radio T ailand ..............
6090
RTL, Luxembourg ..............
6020
Spanish ForeiQn Radio .......
9640, 11
Voice of Amenca ...........
15160, 15
15290, 17
17740, 17:
11770
WHAi. Indiana .............
9852.5
WANO Worldwide ..............
6300, 7.
WYFR, Florida ...............
11830, 111
15365
5975, 61
BBC, London .................
6120, 6'
7325, 9!
9590, 91
12095
5960, 9
9740
9755, 9;
12035
6015
9395, 1H
6080, 9i
7275, 15!
WE'RE
UGLY
Station News
7455, 9950
11740, 15160
17730, 1Tn5
Radio Sierra Leone........ ..
5980
BRT, Belgium ............... .
5900, 5910
9710, 11800
RAI, _Italy................ ..
15330
All India Radio .............
7160, 9550
9665. 9910
11620, 11870
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 9755
11720
Radio Berlin International ..
6125
Radio Canada International..
5960, 9755
Radio Norway International..
9525, 9605
Radio Cairo, Egypt.. ...... ..
9805
WINB, Red Lion, Penna .... ..
15185
AFRTS ..................... .
6030, 11790
2200-2300
7160
2300-2345
17775
2300-2350
15405
15160, 15240 2300-0000
15320, 15395 2300-0000
17795
6170, 7230 2300-0000 A
Radio Canada International..
11945, 15325 2300-0000
11705
Radio Havana Cuba ..........
2300-0000
Radio Korea .................
6480, 7550 2300-0000
Radio Moscow ................
5915, 5945 2300-0000
6200, 7115 2300-0000
7310, 13665 2300-0000
11735
2300-0000
Radio ~ongyang , N.Korea ...
6045, 11775 2300-0000
Voice o America ...........
15185, 15290 2300-0000
15445, 15580 2300-0000
17740, 17775 2300-0000
17800, 17820
6155, 7355
Voice of Free China, Taiwan .
2300-0000
9955
WHAi, Indiana ...............
9770
2300-0000
WANO, Louisiana ............
11705
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida .. 11830, 15170 2300-0000
Vatican Radio ...............
6015, 9615 2300-0000
11830
Radio Yugoslavia ............
6100, 7240
9620
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11720
5885, 7465
Kol Israel..,. ..............
9435
2300-0000
Radio M editerran, Malta .....
6110
2300-0000
Radio Nacional Angola.......
7245, 9535 2300-0000
5995, 6135 2300-0000
Radio Polonia ...............
7125, 7270 2300-0000
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria ......
11720
230MOOO
Swiss Radio International...
6190
WANO, Louisiana .............
9852.5
All India Radio .............
6035, 7215
9595, 9912 2300-0000
11765
2300-0000
GBC1 Ghana ..................
4915
2300 -0000
9725
17790
2200-2210
2200-2225
2200-2225
2200-2300
2200-2300
7160, 11965
17775
9670
7170
2200-2300
11960, 15325
7245
2200-2300
9635, 1181 5 2200-2300
Radio Moscow ............. ..
5945, 7130 2200-2300
7150, 11840 2205-2230
13665
9535, 7245 2215-2230
Radio Nacional Angola .......
15106v
R. Nacional, Equal. Guinea.
Radio Zambia ................
9505
2230-2300
RTL, Luxembourg ........... ..
2230-2300
6090
Voice of Africa (Cairo) .. ..
15375
Voice of America .......... ..
7445 LSB
2230 -2300
6040, 6045 2230-2300
9605, 9760 2230-2300
11760, 1'5205
15410, 15445 2230-2300
15580, 17800 2230-2300
2230-2300
17870
Voice of Asia ...............
7445, 9845 2245-2300
Voice of Nigeria .......... .
15120
Voice of Turkey ........... ..
7215
2245-2300
WHAi, Indiana............. ..
9770
WYFR. Okeechobee. Florida .
6100, 9535
11830, 15170
21525
2300 UTC
Radio Damascus, Syria .......
9950
Radio Cairo............... ..
9805
2300-2330
Radio Free Europe,W.Germany 3970, 6135
7200,
2130 2200 T.F
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
6160
2380
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March 1987
.......
GETTING
STARTED
Ike Kerschner
RD 1 Box 181-A
Kunklefown, -PA 18058
A Good Ground
An adequate ground system consists
of a ground rod six to eight feet long
driven full length into the earth.
Connect the ground rod to the radio
via a low impedance conductor such
as #8 or #6 gauge copper wire (I use
1/4" copper pipe) that is as short as
possible. An alternative to the
ground rod is to use the cold water
system in your home for your
station's ground. Be sure that your
cold water system is constructed of
steel or copper pipe and not PVC!
copper
strap
secured
with
U-bolts
built. Address i& METZ Commu~ica
.unprotected radio is the voltage a
each
pipe
jo.int
between
your
aG
ross
tions
Corp., Lily Pond Road, Gilford,
lightning strike can induce in a wire-
the
point
where
the
pipe
radio
and
New
Hampshire
03246 or phone 1
even at great distances.
enters the house to guarantee
800 258-4680.)
conduction across pipe dope.
A strike near a power line that feeds
The second letter is from Michael
your home can result in a large surge
The
truth
of
the
matter
is
that
the
Cournoyer, Sr. WDX2RBL. He
_J>f electricity that is capable of
only
sure
way
you
can
avoid
damage
writes,"!
have two receivers, Radio
damaging any unprotected devices
Shack DX-160 an'd DX-400 and a
to your station is to disconnect the
connected to it including your expen
antenna and power line from your
Radio Shack TRS 80 Color
sive radio!
set. Ground all the antennas directly
Computer with a Slow Scan TV
Power companies go togreat lengths
to a good earth ground and wait for -program and a long wire. I am a
to protect their transmission lines
th.e storm to pass.
utility and military DXer and like to
with grounds and surge protectors,
monitor various FAX stations.'~.
but this will not pt;event .a.. neaFbyJ. - December Contest
- Mike'--enclosed - several E'AX and
strike- from ~auSlng damage to your The winner of the December contest
SSTV p}{otos he copied on his
was Helen Setty of 628 West State,
equipment (See figs. 1, 2, and 3). This
home electr.1cal system.
Kokomo, Indiana. The prize was a
goes to prove rhat you do not need a
lot of exotic gear to copy some
complete 80 meter antenna kit that
Devices are available that will
interesting modes.
was donated by the Radio Works,
provide good protection for your
home. Secondary, low-voltage light
P.O. Box 6159, Portsmouth, Virginia
The TRS 80 color computer was
ning arresters rated at 650 volts (i.e.,
23703 (a good source for antennas,
selling
for a hundred bucks last
GE Thyrite 9L15BC002) and low
wire and accessories).
Christmas
and the program and
voltage surge arresters (i.e., GE
not be more than
interface
should
V130PA20A) can be installed by an
Letters
another hundred or so. There are
electrician! Devices that you can
FAX programs available for the C64,
I received two letters . that I would
install yourself include transient
IBM
and Apple computers, too. I
is
like
to
share
with
you.
The
first
voltage protectors designed to plug
wonder . how many of you are
from Bob Brossell, 274 Meadowside
into the wall socket like the Alpha
receiving F AXJSSTV?
Delta ACTT and Grove Power
Protector ACC-2 (fig. A).
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The same strok~ that you have just
Fig. A. Alpha Delta
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arrested on the power line can still
ACC-TT and Grove ACC-27
damage your radio by entering
through the antenna. Even storms
miles away induce voltages in the
antenna that will damage the delicate
components in your receiver. While
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Scanners
I receive a lot of mail concern\ng
scanners; some folks want to know
more and others are bored by scanners. Seems to be about a 50-50 split.
Let me make a case why more of you
should use a scanner.
How many of you heard Voyager on
its epic around the world non-stop
flight? Did you know where to look
for their comms? I did--a scanner
told me! Listen~ng to_the local twcr
meter aniafoui r~peater on my
scanner I overheard one fellow say
he was reading Voyager on 8.822
MHz. Sure 'nuff, there he was loud
and clear!
This is not the first time I picked up
that kind of information on the local
repeater. Many hams are avid SWL's
and some have . extremely good
contacts in the communications field.
They are happy to pass that info on
to their friends and. listeners. Many
DX buffs use local repeaters as an
intercom to tell their buddies where
the new countries are and when they
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predetermining each individual's
access requirements), and the
information may be marked to
indicate the sensitivity of its source
and who controls it.
or
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potentially dangerous information
and material (such as atomic
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etc.) may also require two-person
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Larry Wiland
When I went shopping for a scanner
which covers the 225-400 MHz military. aircraft band, I found myself
looking at a very limited selection of
scanners; all of which had some sort
of drawback -of one kind or another.
Some had only 20 memory channels;
others had price tags up to $1000!
A look at the military surplus market
quickly revealed that this type of
equipment sells for as much or more
than some of the scanners which
cover this band! Not only that, some
dealers won't even guarantee them
to work nor offer any type of
warranty on what they s~ll.
More than one amateur friend have
advised me that replacement and
repair parts for these units are very
hard (if not altogether impossible) to
find, and most local repair shops
won't even touch them. So, if you
can't fix radios yourself, forget this
route!
Some time ago, I acquired a Bearcat
350 alpha-numeric scanner (now
discontinued); the display can be
programmed with both the frequency
and a user-programmed alphabet;
enabling the user to have the channel
read out in numbers or alphabetical
letters. This scanner can also receive
the AM civilian aircraft band.
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For the Novetel 150 the code i
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These codes must be entered withi
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RADIO
JAPAN
There was a time when Radio Japan
was a mere 20 kilowatt station -hardly worthy' of mention considering the awesome power of today's
transmitters. But that was fifty-two
years ago and today, Radio Japan is
itself one of the giants. Three
hundred kilowatts is the name of the
game for RJ today. .
Radio Japan is the overseas service
of NHK, the letters of which stand
for Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or, in
English, the Japan Broadcasting
Corporation. NHK is the oldest
broadcasting organization in Japan
and remains the only public broadcaster in the country.
Shortwave broadcasting began in
1935 as Radio Tokyo but that service
was suspended following the defeat
of Japan in World War II. It wasn't
until 1952 that international broadcasting resumed. When it did, there
was a name change as well, to the
present day "Radio Japan."
In addition to the international
shortwave service, NHK operates
two television channels and two AM
and one FM radio channels which
ensure domestic. coverage of the
islands. Radio Japan also faunched a
broadcasting satellite, the first in the
world, in January of 1984 for television programming.
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Now that you're ready to hear Radio
Japan, what about reception reports?
NHK welcomes your reports and are
some of the best verifiers in Asia.
Station schedules and literature are
usually included in the reply. QSL
cards are full color and feature wildlife, crafts, scenery, and items of
Japanese culture.
One recent change in their QSL
policy has been the introduction of
the "no data," , thank you for your
report" cards. Some listeners find
this method somewhat impersonal,
but an increasing number of internationai stations are using this "no
hassle" card.
And so,. you are now prepared to
tackle the land of the cherry blossom.
Whatever your listening pleasure -news, music or features -- Radio
Japan offers it all. Why not give it a
try and enjoy a look at Japan as only
shortwave can .bring.
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18115
18160
18236
18454
18612
18628
18638
18650
19060
19429
19785
19990
20130
20740
20945
23181
25041
Havana, Cuba
Panama
Guinea Bissau
Algiers, Algeria
Guif!ea, Conakry
Cotonou, Benin
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Maputo, Mozambique
Paramaribo, Surinam
Luanda, Angola
Georgetown, Guyana
Managua, Nicaragua
Mysterious Marker
A letter from Greg Wilson,
New Jersey, described the results of
some recent monitoring. Here are
some extracts from his letter: .
"Reference Utility Intrigue,
December 86. I am writing today to
let you know that I have also intercepted the VK30 marker (call sign
sent over and over for long periods)
in the 6 MHz band. In addition, I
have, within the past several -weeks,
intercepted
activity
remarkably
similar to VK30--these are:
DATE/FREQ kHzffIME
CALLSIGN
86-12-06/2355/0335Z
86-12-08/2380/0035Z
86-12.-08/2370/0115Z
86-12-14/2365/0040Z
86-12-14/2335/0215Z
86-12-15/2390/0355Z
OAOl
SA03
IP15
OG 17
34
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MY11
March 1987
G8T5
06PU
S72X
SXGZ
6J3F
SXGZ
C4SY
XGNJ
S45Y*
Greg
commented
"Those
marked with an are extremely
interesting for they have occasionally
passed traffic--in a most peculiar
manner!
"On 86-12-15 at OlOOZ, after a
seemingly endless stream of 'SXGZ,'
this marker began the following callup:
.
SXGZ SXGZ SXGZ DE IGC8
IGC8 IGC8 QTC 11 20 15 0200 BT
543 SXGZ BT VLU UOY DUY ......
etc. (Cut # system?)
"After passing some four
messages, the marker returned to
'SXGZ'!
"The other example, in remark
ably simi)ar fashion,'.changed from a
series of 'S45Y' on 86-12-21 at -ll 7Z
to S45Y S45Y S45Y DE UP7M
UP7M UP7M QTC 15 25 219217 BT
FOR L60D BT (into 4-digit cut
number groups).
"At the end of several
messages,the marker returned to
'S45Y.' From this activity I can make
the following assumptions:
1
The marker is designed to identify the receiving station rather
than the transmitting station
(Ref: callsign change in call-up)
1
With the message time, in both
instances, corresponding to
UTC + 1 hour (msg time of 0217
passed at 0117Z), the originating location is somewhere in
the time zone immediately east
of Greenwich (a large area,
indeed!).
"Don, I haven't seen anything
like these before, perhaps you or one
of your readers can help me on this
one!"
The targets reported on by
Greg are similar to some I have
observed and most recently I heard
OP5Z DE QQLA on 13555 kHz at
0058Z on 25 November and AB5A
DE 6UIT on 3028 kHz at o530Z on
14 December. It is interesting to note
that there is some similarity between
stations previously reported by Greg
(see Utility Intrigue, May 1986) and
these current . intercepts. Thanks,
Greg, - for sharing the information
with our readers.
"OM" Not Call Letters
Many of you will perhaps recall
my mentioning a station which sent
OM over and over (see Utility
Intrigue, J anuary 1987). Mark
DTOI
MODE/IDENTIFICATION/COMMENTS
13893.7
221S32
CW/CLP23 (Lagos, Nigeria) DE CLP1 (Havana)/PT Mesg in Spanish
13934
USB/2 OM conversing in Portuguese
13941.3 . 212121
CW(VW DE FOY (Orleans Air, France)
231616
13943.2
061356
RTIY S0-425/German text, appears to be Press items
13948
13963.5
251540
USS/Conversation by 2 OM in Italian
13967.2
212114
RTIY 50-425/Cuban MFA news briefs in Spanish
CW/CLP1 (Havana) wrkg uniden station
13984
222203
USB/MARS Tfc going to Green Bay, WI
13992.7
231838
RTIY 75-425/Press in English, items all deal with Afghanistan but is odd
232346
13993.4
because all bear September dates??
RTIY 50-170/Arabic text
14391
221615
211715
AM/YL-EE sending 5F groups, she has accent of some sort. Carrier ott
14440
1717
14472
241702
CW/Spanish language chatter
CW/DE SPW (Poland Alloc)
14SSO
201547
14SSS
232138
CW/Commercial telegramsin Spanish, Cities in Chile in headings
RTIY 50-42S/Arabic text
14S71.4
221628
14630
232329
CW/ Commercial telegram in Spanish, from LPS (Argentine Alloc)
14640
21170S
CW/DE EBA (Madrid Naval Rdo, Spain)/5F groups
RTIY 50-425ffNL (Brazzaville, Congo) Testing with RY's
14721
232131
14899.4
232125
RTIY 50-425/Prensa Latina, Cuban Press Agency/ Press items in English
202018
CW/CLP65 (Managua, Nicaragua) DE CLP1 (Havana)/QSY 12140, 14945,
14945
13940
14968.1
211925
CW/DE CMU967 (Santiago Naval Rdo, Cuba) SL grps with 4 spec charac
.
IM OE OT AA, good fist, very fast sending
241513
RTIY 50-425/Press in French (MAP - MAGHREB ARABE PRESSE,
15704.9
MOROCCO)
CW/DE KNY21 (Yu9oslavian Embassy in Washington, DC)
15857.9
241517
CW/DE CFN (Maritime Command, Halifax, NS, Canada)
15920
221852
RTIY 50-42S{fASS press items in English, Soviet New Agency
16346.5
241536
FSK CW/KNY23 (Czech Emb, Wash DC) DE OMZ (MFA Prague
121900
16395
Czechoslovakia)/After callup in CW they shifted to RTIY 75-425 and
passed 5F groups. Other end possibly on 19453.4.
USB/Several OM in conversation 1n what sounds like an African language.
16400
1'21841
16822.3
261453
CW/No calls/Hand sent 4F groups
CW/DE KFS (San Francisco, CA)
222145
17025
CW/CQ DE UDE/UFB (Odessa, Ukrainian, SSR){frattic list
261S01
17062.4
CW(VW DE LSA "(Boca, Argentina)
222200
17189
RTIY 45-425/Cuba-Angola link
19108.2
261519
CW(VW DE FUF (Fort de France Naval Rdo, Martinique)
22389
231626
CW/DE WLO (Mobile, Alabama)
22587.5
231624
2900
3072
341 3.5
180524
180530
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Jillson. Coullerville, CA
Lodi Police Department
Tracy Police Department
Manteca Police Department
Ripon Police Department
Escalon Police Department
District Attorney's Office
Wagon needed
Wagon enroute to jail
Wagon enroute to Detox Center
900 Stand by-emergency, cease transmitting
901
Vehicle accident, property damage
901A Vehicle accident-injury
901B Vehicle
accident,
ascertain
if
ambulance needed
902 Check out
903
Traffic congestion
903A Traffic hazard
905
Abandoned vehicle
905B Abandoned bicycle
906
Officer welfare check
907 . Officer secure (in reply to 906)
908
Out of service at
908C Out of service for_c_or=re-e-at
909
In service
- -909A In service on assignment
910
Powler, outside
910A Prowler, inside
911
Person shot
911A Person stabbed
912
Suspicious person
913
Suicide
813A Suicide, attempted
Call #-..,--914
914C Call your home
915
Call this radio station
918
Person calling for help
8918X Woman screaming
920
Follow-up investigation
922
Drunk
923
Begging or mooching
924
Go to your office
Report to Police Dept.
925
925R Go to P.O., RePorts
926
Give your location
928
Explosion
928A Bomb threat
928B Bomb device found
928C Explosive or ordnance found
929 Fire
929A Fire-auto
929B Fire-brush
929G Gire-grass
929II Fire-house or structure
9291 Fire-illegal burning
929L Car leaking gasoline
930
Smoke investigation
930A Gas investigation
931
Injured person
931A Sick person
932 Drowning
933
Alarm sounding
933211 Hold up alarm
933460 Burglar alarm
933T Alarm test
935
Traffic stop
9'36W Warrant service
937
Check on _ __
938
Cancel your last assignment
939 Tow truck needed
940
Meet an officer
940A Officer needs help
941
Citizen holding prisoner
942 Pick up --.--943
Fight (battery) no weapons involved
944
Busy, stand by unless urgent
945
Ambulance needed
945M Medics needed
949
Investigate suspicious occupants of car
949A Leaving car to check auto, dispatch car
to cover if not heard from in reasonable
time
728
7'29
730
731
732
733
800
800A
800B
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Check on conditions
Man down
955 Animals straying
955A Vicious animal
955B Noisy animal
955C Injured animal
955D Dead animal
955E Animal bite
955F Sick animal
955G Pick up animal
955H Cock or dog fight
9551 Bees swarming
956
Illegal Peddling
957
Discharge ,o f firearms
957B BB guns
958
Improper garbage/ trash disposal
959
Malicious mischief
960
Trespa5sing
961
Broken window
Meet a citizen
962
963
Ball playing in the street
965
Lost person or missing
965A Lost child or missing
965B Found person or child
Check. lights, traffic or street
967
969
Lines down
969A Poles down
969B Trees down
970
Auto improperly parked
970A Auto/Parked on sidewalk
970B Auto improperly parked in driveway
970C Auto improperly parked in restricted
zone
972
Possible de!ld . body report
974
Deputy- D.A. needed
976
Subpoena detail .
977
Check barricades
977A Check on open ditch
986C Repeat message just sent by _ __
986D Deliver message
987
Arrived on scene of la5t detail
987A Party gone on arrival
987C Prisoner(s) in custody
987G No report
988
Havy you anything for me?
989
Return to beat assignment
990 Be on the lookout for
and/or
attempt to locate
992 Advise when the detail is completed
: 1000
Plan~ crash
4000
Convoy or escort
1
4000B
Convoy or escort bank or money
4000F
Convoy or escort funeral
Prison or jail break (or juv.hall)
4532
5150
Mentally disturbed person
10851
Stolen vehicle
10851A Misplaced vehicle
10851R Stolen vehicle recovery
10852
Car clout
11300
Narco. violation
22350
22500
23102
23103
950
951
953
10-4
10-28
1().29
11-99
Speeding
Parking violation
Drunk driving (502)
Reckless driving
Acknowledge receipt of message
Complete registration information
Any wants or stops
CHP officer(s) need help (same a
940A)
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Cly ol...
Merced
Modesto Ch.1
Modesto Ch.2
Los Banos
Turlock
Turlock, Sonora, Tracy
Newman, Ceres
Manteca//153.950
Manteca//460.475
Stockton Ch.1
Stockton Ch.2
Stockton Ch.3
Sonora
Sonora Dispatch
Napa
Napa
Mendota
Atwater
Livingston
Gustine
Chowchilla
Riverbank
Fresno Ch.1
Fresno Ch.2
Fresno Ch.3
155.520
460.375
460.500
154.815
158.850
458.875
158.805
159.150
154.755
460.400
460.250
460.075
154.100
153.800
153.980
153.430
45.080
154.725
155.685
155.895
45.740
159.090
154.950
154.415
. 154.830
SHERIFF
159.210
158.730
158.865
154.890
153.995
45.420
45.540
45.320
45.540
45.700
39.420
45.780
County
Stanislaus Ch.1
Stanislaus Ch.2
Stanislaus Ch.3
Merced Dispatch
Mariposa
Tuolumne Ch.1
Tuolumne Ch.2
Calaveras Ch.1
Calaveras MutuaJ., Aid
Calaveras
Madera Dispatch
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The most-often-noted PTP
transmission from Davidsonville is
the multichannel RTTY/SSB (LSB
and USB telephone) voice trunk to
Lajes Air Base in the Azores. The
multichannel RTTY (FDM) is the
same as the 16 channel/17.0 Hz shift
type used by the U.S. Navy. The
multichannel Rrr'Y broadcasts have
been observed with clear 50 baud
news and 75 baud weather using
suitable equipment.
In the past, Davidsonville was
also noted 'with high baud ( 4F4)
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AMVER MESSAGES
by Bert Huneault
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NCONTINENTAL CHARTERER/ELAJ7//
B/021900Z//
G(fAMPN2756N/08226W//
I/CRISTOBAL
PILOT/0926N/07950W/072230Z//
L/RL/2200N/08511 WII
L/RL/2147N/08511W//
L/RL/1539N/08048W//
URL/0926N/07956WII
UCOASTAL/CRISTOBAL PILOT//
F/100//
MNCSSll
V/NO MEDIC//
XJNEXT REPORT 041600Z//
The
Greek
vessel,
the
Amerikanis, was reporting from the
South Pacific, off the coast of Peru,
with a speed of 16.5 knots; KFS (San
Francisco, CA) was .the coast station
it was guarding.
Older AMVER Message Format
The above messages were
. coded in the new AMVER format, in
use since about 1984. The older
AMVER format is still widely used
by many ships, however, so let's take
a brief look at the previous format.
There were four types of
AMVER messages: type 1 (Sailing
Plan), type 2 (Position Report), type
3 (Arrival Report), and type D
(Deviation Report).
In these messages, data was
transmitted in the following order
without slash bars between items:
1. Name of vessel
2. Call sign
3. Type of message
4. Position
5. Date-time
6. Sailing route
7. Speed
8. Destination
9. ETA
10. Call sign of coast station guarded
11. Medical personnel on board
The type of message determines which of the above data are
included. For example, the following
is a typical Typ~ 1 (Sailing Plan)
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message:
FUCINATORE IBOF 1 SOUTHWEST
PASS MISSISSIPPI 162000Z RL TO
FLORIDA STRAIT COASTAL TO ABACO
ISLAND RL TO GIBRALTAR STRAIT
13.2 GIBRALTAR 302400Z.
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sent AAA after each ten groups and
the other end would tell him to
continue by sending EE.
3195 kHz Dec 140533Z CW(Automatic)
The message started out ORA
DE T4B-P-0140515Z DEC GR 120
BT ARMTD JFKII DJKSD etc etc
ARMTD BT AR K K E. There was
no operator chatter .and the station
went down at 054.lZ.
1387.5 kHz Dec 221620Z RTTY 50170
CQ
CO
CO
DEDU58
(Followed by QUICK BROWN FOX
& RY's) QTC1 DE DU58 PPQ
221335Z GR 060 BT XWQHH
03062/09108 (into encrypted transmission) BT NNNNC E RPT RPT
(message repeated) BT AR AR
The message was complete and
the station went off the air at 1625Z.
13888 kHz DEC 231612Z CW
No heading noted just the
transmission of these three groups:
TMA UDWUA AMNAT (repeated
over and over).
Free Literature
. MT readers may request a free
copy of the AMVER User's Manual
and the latest issue of the AMVER
Bulletin which lists all the worldwide
AMVER coast stations and their
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James R. Hay
141 St. John's Blvd.
Pointe Claire, P. Q.
Canada, H9S 4Z2
CHESAPEAKE BAY
This month Chesapeake Bay is our subject of attention. To start, many
readers know that Norfqlk is a very busy naval center, but apart from military
frequencies, other channels have something to offer as well.
156.700
156.600
156.425
156.425
156.450
156.600
156.450
156.450
156.500
156.450
156.450
156.500
156.975
156.425
156.975
156.500
156.450
156.975
156.900
156.600
156.900
156.425
156.450
156.900 .
156.425
156.600
156.600
156.600
WNU 615
WHO 692
KFH 494
KYU 618
KSK 243
WHO 691
WEC
WHO 577
WHO 676
K.KJ 743
KPB 562
KIE 824
KFN 206
KIZ 664
KIZ 664
WHG 934
WQX 655
KPB 575
woo 419
KIA 270
KIA 270
WQD 391
WHG 500
KPB 677
KPB 677
WQZ 487
KPB 553
woo 419
Apart from the Norfolk area, Annapolis and Baltimure will also offer.
something for the maritime enthusiast.
156.425
156.575
156.425
156.425
156.450
156.900
156.425
156.500
156.500
156 425
156.450
156.425
156.425
156.425
156.500
156.700
156.500
156.500
156.600
156.450
156.450
156.600
156.500
156.500
156.450
156.900
156.900
156.450
156.900
156.550
156.850
WHU 521
WQZ 323
WNU 374
KGA 483
WRV 525
WQZ 375
WAB 951
WAB 955
wox. 605
KYU 825
KYU 825
WQB 599
woz 478
KTR 951
KLU 805
KLU 805
WQB 630
WQB 630
WOB 630
WQB 891
KGC 339
KVY 616
KZE 942
BTD 482
WHG 687
KBB 916
KGA 563
WQZ 242
KVL 869
WQB 495
WQB 495
An n apoli~,
MD
MD
MD
J\!D
J\1 D
Annapolis,
Annapolis,
Annapohs,
Annapolis,
Annapolis, ML>
Annapolis, MD
Annapoli~' MD
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MO
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
BaHimore, MD
Balrimorc, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Balrimorc , MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
The various bridges spanning the tributary rivers to Chesapeake Bay will
provide some interesting listening from time to time. Among those which are
radio equipped are the following: .
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.325
156.650
156.425
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KZA
KZA
KZA
KZA
KZA
KZA
KYQ
KYQ
KZA
872
872
871
871
873
873
894
894
871
March 1987
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, MD
Cambridge, MD
Cambridge, MD
Cambridge, MD
Cambridge, MD
Edgewater, MD
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.650
156.650
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.425
156.650
156.650
KZA 871
KXE 254
KXE 254
KZA 868
KZA 868
KYU 699
KYU 699
KYU 695
KYU 695
KQ7 166
KQ7 169
KA5 667
KZA 869
KZA 869
KYU 697
KYU 697
.KYQ 896
KYQ 896
KYQ 895
KQ7 166
KQ7 166
Edgewater, MD
Georgetown, MD
Georgetown, MD
Georgetown, MD
Georgetown, MD
Georgetown, MD
Georgetown, MD
Honga, MD
Honga, MD
Hopewell, VA
Newport News, VA
Riviera Beach, MD
Salisbury, MD
Salisbury, MD
Salisbury, MD
Salisbury, MD
Sharptown, MD
Vienna, MD
Vienna, MD
West Point, VA
Yorktown, VA
KGD 518
KGD 518
KRS 907
KIC 631
KI C 631
KIC 631
KIC 631
WHU 746
KSK 209
KAQ 383
KSK 223
C & P Telephone
C & P Telephone
C & P Telephone
C & P Telephone
C & P Tefophone
C & P Telephone
C & P Telephone
Niagara Communications
C & P Telephone
C Y P Telephone
C & P Telephone
Bodkin Point, MD
Bodkin Point, MD
Cambridge, MD
Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA
Norfolk, VA
Prince Frederick, MD
Ridge, MD
West Ocean City, MD
The U.S. Coast Guard stations listed below often become active,
particularly when the weather -turns foul. The usual frequencies for USCG
communications, including 157.100 MHz. should be tncd.
Annapolis, MD
Baltimore, MD
Cape Charles City, VA
Chincoteague, VA
Crisfield, MD
Dahlgrc(' n Station, MD
Hudgins, VA
Indian River Inlet, VA
Little Creek, VA
Ocean City, MD
Parramore Beach, VA
Portsmouth. \11\
Roosevelt lnkt, DE
St. lnigne:-;. MD
Still Pond, MD
Taylors Islam!. MD
Finally, while the National Weather Sen :n sI.!ll<"im do not prcl\ i,Je
traffic directly of interest, .ttiey can offer an indication o. p101 . . 1;1011. and
also their weather forecasts can suggest times when other frequencies. m.ight
be wonh checking--such as when storms are approaching.
162.400
162.475
162.400
162.400
wx 1. Baltimore. MD
wx 3 Hagerstown, MD
wx 2 Heathsville, MD
wx 2 tyiichhurg. VA
162.)5() "\\ .\ I
162.475
162.475
162.47)
'-.o
101L
wx 3 Rid1mu11d. VA
wx 3 Roano!-c, V\
wx 3 Sali<-lrnry. lvl !)
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SIGNALS
Larry Van Horn
160 Lester Drive
Orange Park, Ff-, 32073
VOYAGER
oyager pilots Richard G. Rutan
and Jeana Yeager earned a place
in aviation's record .book with the
completion of their nine day,
nonstop, unrefueled flight around
the world. Radio hobbyists from
around the world had a back seat
ride with the crew through their
shortwave and satellite receivers.
Satellite
261.475
262.150
262.550
Unconfirmed Frequencies
11407 MARS frequency
17487 MARS frequency
248.9
Marisat downlink
261.575 Fleet Bravo/Yankee
262.500 Fleet Charlie/Zulu
268.450 Fleet Charlie Navy relay
channel
295.500 Uplink "??
HF (kHz)
3004 Seconqary (not used)
5469 Secondary (not used)
6550 Primary, Ch 3 (night)
8822 Primary, Ch 4 (day)
10045 Secondary (not used)
13312 Primary (day)
20740 Secondary (not used)
(MHz)
Atlantic 23 west bird
Pac east 100 west bird
Pac east 100 west bird
Military Aircraft
It is quite obvious that many o:
our MT readers are interested ir
military aircraft communications
Since this is the case, I plan or
adding more coverage in this area
Starting next month, I will featun
different military bases and thei1
communications systems for militar:
aircraft. Some of the frequencies i1
these profiles will have usages taggec
on them; others will not but, b1
Albuquerque ARTCC
Key:
SFS 1'una In
Most of the information I monitored
consisted of weather and routing as
well as checks on the condition of the
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L-Low Altitude
H-High Altitude
March 1987
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Hoin.1.4.i}cpvere{~qU.ii.e a number'?.Jf
Neailf.:Jii air~to-grou~r,Jfrequencies in
the '225:~400 MHz jnilitary aircraft
1J!ltf4.):ai:e '.(ls_igne(i_ ( (n./. JOO . kflohertz
i~crefh.eh.is~< the following frequencies
are cqtjspii:uously ab"s.e_n(:
2z.5."7.24is :iu:~~ci69.4 3~:~
225:9 " 248.7 325.3 . 369.6 387.6
226,l" '>'252.6 325.6 ."370.6 -387.7
221~2.: .. ~254.l . . )~.Q .:; $70.8 388.3
2~:1 : \ 2555 . 328;7> :3713
388;6
230.3.0": \ 256.1 328.8<;-371.6 388.7
230.6 . 256.3 328.~.f '372.4 389.3
230.7 . 259.5 329~ 372.6 389.6
232.6 <::273.9. 335.5*. 373.2 389.7
235.2;._.:: :z74,1 3373). 374.1 . 390A
23s..6.. 274.9 342.0 \ 374.2 . 391.3
235:r t 21s:3 . 343.s .: .. 374.3 391.4.
236.9 . 279.1 345.7 374.5 391.6
237.1 .. 282.4 346.l . 374.6 392.3
239.6:.< 282.9 347.o.: ._ .374.7 392.4
242.8 -..;,.285.3 349.2... 375.4 392.6
242~9.; 2933
354.S( . . 375.9 ; . 392.7
243.l / 293.9 355.7 '. '_'. 376.4 .. 393.2
243.4'' 298;2 ' 3573> 377.3 393:6
244.6 ..~302.9' 357.7'. . 377.4 393.7
245.4".. :306.S 3~8.5.. _:377.7 393.9
245.6 208.3 360.5 ' 377.9 395.2
245.9 ":313.6 : .. 364.3\ "378.4 . -395.3
24"6 .i .: 314.1 364;7 . 378.7 397.3
246.4 .. J i6.0 365:6 . . 379.6 3983
246.6"" .. 316:6 366.4 382.3 398.4
246.9 . 319.S -367.8\ . 386.1 39"8.7.
247.1:/ .:322.2" ,.368.2 386.7 ... 399.l
247.~\\'323.6 .. 3.~9.;? >:) . ..
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Herb Shatz of Forest Hills, New York, sent his holiday greetings
along with a nice shot of himself and his listening post: a Collins
R390A, Drake TR4, Yaesu FRG7, Lafayette PF300, Bearcat 101,
Grove TUN3 MiniTuner, and all operating from a shortwave
dipole and VHF/ UHF ground plane
yoii
If
c~,;::tdenu/ji'>//thea; any activiiy
on any .of these, please notify Larry
Van Hom, 160 Lester. ])rive, Orange
Par.f4 :'FL :32073.
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March 1987
MONITORING TIMES
ON THE
HAM BANDS
Mike Mitchell, Jr, W7WHT
P. 0. Box 20279
Seattle, WA 98102-1279
Lots of Batteries
Tubes needed filament power
and this was usually accomplished
with a six-volt storage battery. The
plate supply was a bunch of dry cells
connected (soldered) together to
produce enough voltage.
The battery for the filaments
was called the "A" battery and the
plate supply the "B" battery. One
holdover that has remained in use to
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wHAT'S NEw?
Equipment Shelf
VIDEO MONOPOLIZES CES
LIBRARY SHEl,F
REGENCY'S 1NFORMANT"
Two
innovative
concepts
are
embodied in a new scanner from
Regency
Electronics.
The
"Info rmant"
(INF-1)
has
a
mammoth bank of pre-programmed
police
frequencies
nationwide,
selectable by state; scan (search)
speed is a whopping 50 per second!
Designed exclusively for mobile ose,
the INF-1 comes equipped with a 12
volt cord for direct wiring into the
vehicle's electrical system or plugging
into the cigarette lighter, a multiposition mounting bracket and a
telescoping wh ip an~enna.
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MONITORING TIMES
March 1987
Receiver Review
The R-5000:
Kenwood's Hot New Superset
Lawrence Magne, Editor-in-Chief
Radio Database International
I remember when I was a kid
and sports cars were either too costly
or had some problem or other. The
Mercedes gull-wing model was just
about ideal, but cost something like
$8000 -- big bucks in those days, and
Ferraris were way up there, too. At
the other end of the spectrum were
the .smat1 British cars, such as the
MG-TD, which were affordable and
fun, but not really in the same league
as their pricey counterparts from the
Continent. Jaguar occupied something of a middle ground, but the
things kept breaking down. Porsche,
though, came through with models
that were not ridiculously expensive,
but which really performed well.
Costly But Not Ridiculous
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March 1987
The Kenwood R-5000 -- sensitive, selective, stable, good dynamic range, super
- audio -- a super set indeed!
keypad and knob tuning; a scanner of
sorts; up to three voice bandwidths;
_passband tuning; a tunable notch
filter; dual noise blankers; two
clocks; and two VFO's. The synthesizer tunes in 10 Hertz segments, and
the frequency actually displays to this
degree of resolution. In all, there's
really not much more you can ask for
in the way of bells and whistles.
Worthy Ergonomics,
But Small Front Panel
Like the pricey Japan Radio
NRD-525, and unlike the ICOM ICR 71, the '5000's front panel is well
laid out and easy to use, even if its
controls are in the Japanese tradition
of being too small. Bl,lt here's the
kicker. Unlike the J apan Radio and
ICOM sets, the '5000 has surprisingly
good audio, especially if you run it
though a first-rate outb.o~d spe~ker.
Ai . last, you can have a real DX
mach'ine that also works well for
listening to shortwave programs.
Superb Overall Performance
Of course, if we're talking about
the radio equivalent of a sports car,
we do have to focus on performance
under difficult conditions. Here, the
unit we tested was a production
model fresh off the shelf, not a
prototype or special ve rsion. It
performs on a par with sets costing
hundreds -- even thousands -- of
dollars more. Nearly all our twentyodd lab measuremel'lts show results
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We are grateful to Dave for his
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someone who may forget?
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Whodunit?
I originated the World Radio TV
Handbook equ ipme nt reviews in 19-18
and did them until 1986. Unfortunately, this year it's not clear,
because of the way the section is laid
out, exactly who did the equipment
reviews. I do want to make it clear
that I had no part in preparing tqese.
My annu al reviews now appear exclusively in Radio Database Internation al, so I'm afraid I can't be
responsible for, those conclusions
reached in the 1987 WRTH.
A nother point raised in le tters
and calls I've received concerns the
lack of a Radio Database International advertisement -- or any other
mention -- in the 1987 WR TH. In
fact, an ad identical to that which
appears each month in Popular
have
Communications was to
appeared on page 176, but what actually materialized was a bl ank space,
instead.
1
Radio Discovery
Schedule Upate
A clarification of the schedule
for Radio Discovery in February:
The station will be on the air daily
except UTC Sunday and Monday
from 0000 to 0400 UTC on 6215
kHz. On Saturdays, the station signs
on at 1800 UTC and runs until 0000
UTC. (See program schedule,
below). The station is not.on the air
at all on Sundays.
Meanwhile, White updates the
station's Saturday.program schedule:
1800 Caribbean music
1815 Crown of Life Ministries
1830 Voices of Our World. A new 28
minute program produced by
the Macyknoll Missions, who
work in 30+ countries around
world. Basically a Third World
radio
magazine.
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BEHIND
THE DIALS
The Radio Shack PR0-2004
Programmable Scanner
The owner's manual refers to the
ability to delete a channel by storing
a 0 frequency in it, not a particularly
useful exercise. The scanner will
still spend time scanning a "deleted"
channel unless it is locked out with
the LOCKOlJf key, which then
means it appears in the lockout liSt
when
using
the
~OCKOlJf
REVIEW feature.
~0ency Coyer-le -
,
below... Ed.).
Lots of Memory
The PR0-2004 has the usual
features. that scanner buffs have
come to expect: indivfdual channel
lockouts, selectable rescan delay, an
external speaker jack, etc. But. the
300 channel capacity of the PR~
2004 sets an indQStry record! Casual
scanner risers may scoff at the use
fulness of having so many channels,
but . seasoned monitorists can have
those channels filled up in no time
fl!lt, especi~y with frequencies in
- the vast 225-40<r:'MHz military -air. band.
With so many channels to program,
one dreads the thought of a power
failure- which could
memory in
huny. " Not to worry; the PR02004 memory is backed up by a conv~ntional 9 volt alkaline battery (not
supplied). The 300 channels are'
divided into 10 banks of 30 channels
each, and one can select or deselect
any channel bank from the scan list.
. Individual channels can be locked
out in the customary .way, but the
PR0-2004 provides a .new feature, a
LOCKOlJf REVIEW. Successive
depressions of this key step through
the locked out channels.
clear
.:o/:'. .
,o.. ,.
Searching
..
on the'.<P,R0~2004
48
March 1987
46.610-46.970
telephones
MHz:
MONITORING TIMES
cordless
us Govt
Another unique feature is !he MONITOR key, which stops the search
and stores the frequency in one of
ten special monitor memories .
These memories are separate from
the 300 main . memory channels.
The search can be restarted from
where it left off by striking the up or
down arrow key.
The user can select the search direction (up or down), and step size of
5, _12.5, -or ~O KHz, alffiough the
PR@:2004 .:-is intelligent eno~ to
select a default step size baSed on
the frequencies being searched. The
owner's m~ual claims 1}tat ~a, ~
size o( 30 'KHz is als0 available, 'but
-~
apparently this Step size was <iisa):'.)led
when the cellular telephone ~e:
quency coverage was removed.
The
selected - pa.r-ameters
arc
displayed on the LcD panel. Search
speed is switchable between slow and
fast, with fast search being about 14
increnients/secoild (versus 12 for the
800XLT). For a 1~.5 KHz increment, this translates to 11.2
MHz/minute
(versus
9.6
MHz/minute for the 800XLT).
The D~CT key allows one to start
searching up or down from whatever
frequency is on the display. Let's
say the scanner is in MANUAL
mode, and set at channel 26, which
contains 460.100 MHz. Striking the
DIRECT then UP-ARROW keys
starts the PR0-2004 searching
upwards from 460.100. Tiris is a
nice feature.
The PR~2004 contains a "window
detector" circuit, which is called into
play during a ,SEARCH operation.
This circuit tries to detect when the
radio is tuned 'dose to the center frequency of a station, and prevents the
search from halting prematurely, off
the side of the signal.
to
PR0..2004
slightly less
sensitive
more sensitive
(not tested)
R7000
slightly more
sensitive
less sensitive
(not tested)
CQual
less sensitive
eaual
much more
sensitive
more sensitive
eaual
more sensitive
eaual
much less
sensitive
less sensitive
XLT
Band
47MHz
72MHz
Commercial
Air Band
150-165 MHz
460 MHz
855 MHz
(not tested)
equal
(manv ima11es)
NIA
(not tested)
less sensitive
less sensitive
slightly less
sensitive
more sensitive
more sensitive
slightly more
sensitive
NIA
Taping FacWty
to
800XLT
PR0-2004
equal
scanner.
What's Missing?
Summary
If all one wants is a scanner to monitor local police and fire, there are
certainly cheaper and simpler models
than the PR0-2004. This scanner is
for those who enjoy actively exploring voice communications in the
VHF/UHF spectrum.
Owner's Manual
from
..
Mechanical Construction
Basic Performance
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loudspeaker!
It follows from the above
discussion that a well designed
antenna can actually help you reject
out-of-band signals--signals to which
it is not tuned. This rejection effect is
of some interest, but usually we are
much more interested in optimizing
the antenna's response to the signals
to which it is tuned, those we want. to
monitor.
As we have discussed in this
column in the past(l), antenna
elements which are 1/2 or 1/4 of a
wavelength long are particularly
useful in creating resonant ("intune") antennas. Thus, the mystery
of why we find antennas with shorter
dimensions at higher frequencies
becomes clear: the highe.r the
frequency of a radio wave the shorter
its length.
SO,
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Last month we looked at the basics
of a synthesizer based on 3' reference
oscillator and a phase locked loop.
There are other synthesizer schemes
in user based on two crystal oscillators combined to give the desired
output. Many of the CB rigs of the
mid to late 70s used this scheme.
Crystal count was in the neighborhood of 12 to cover 23 frequencies.
The crystal frequencies were selected
so that many combinations of two
crystals yielded valid CB frequencies;
thus, one crystal being off frequency
cau sed several channels in the rig to
be wrong. I
The PLL synthesizer not only cut the
number of required crystals to one
two, but assured that as long as the
referenc;:e crystal was of the correct
frequency,
channels were also.
or
all
In a microprocessor-controlled rig,
the +N block setting is a register
whose contents are controlled by the
micro. Operation is as simple as
setting a front panel switch to, the
de~ired channel. The micro reads the
new front panel sWitch setting and
looks in a table for the +N block
setting that corresponds to the
desired channel frequency.
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Now as to what is waving. We
used to believe that the electromagnetic energy of a radio signal actually
did wave something besides its own
energy level. In the 1800s. and even
into the 1900s, scientists and engineers believed in something called
the "ether," a sort of all-pervading,
invisible, intangible fluid which filled
all space. However, this ether turned
out to be so intangible that the sci~n
tific world gave up hope of finding it,
and it is now out-of-fashion to
believe in its existence. When a radio
wave is transmitted, we now believe
that all that is waving is the energy
itself, varying in intensity as it wings
its way to your receiving antenna.
This month: Most of us occasionally like to-read a good mystery,
and be thrilled by talk of ghosts,
specters, and phantoms. But do such
frightening creatures. exist in the
world of radio tectmology too? To
learn the (spine tingling?) answer to
.that one, keep your dial tuned to
Monitoring Times, as next month we
discuss the answer to: "What' is a
phantom antenna?"
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specifically marked "1.2-1.5 V." The
infrared units fit the parameters but I
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.
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T he PC board used is rather
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s:
Q.
How do receiver manufacturers
decide on an IF bandwidth for
different modes? (J.B., Euclid, OH)
A.
A.
equipped
with
an extern
the whole project very ,easy.
R2 47K 1/2 W #271-042
antenna jack, then order a tunab
preselector from a reliable deale
11
You will probably have to attach tl
WOWUZ Ultimate Shortwave Preamp"
appropriate plug since radios vary
their requirements.
Even if there is no jack, you cc:
Fig. 1
attach the new antenna,mtem to tl
whip and .to__a meta\ screw (or ev(
the eaq~hone jack) on the radio for
+
.
"' 15 v
c5 470 uF
ground ; this is necessary to provic
correct tuning on the preselector.
Theoretically, tl].er~ should t
~Ant. out.
Cl
no _ di.ffetei:ice in .reception "'whe
using batteries or AC power; the1
are,
however,
some praetic
Ql, bottom. view.
A.
No. You would merely be
differences. Electrical line noi~
Ant . i n U B
duplicating what you already have if _ interterence is more prevalent wit
Dl
D2 C2
Gl 8 0 2
the AC-power (bad;), but .t he grour
you replaced them, and you would be
.en
R4 3.)K
return through the AC mains cc
addi9g more noise to the system to
enhance signal strengths (good
use them all at once. A better
It's not your imagination--the1
111914 ' e or
antenna
is
the
answer,
'
not
more
-'/D3 1. 2 - 1.5 V. L.E.D.
4148'e
really is a difference.
preamplification or preselection. .
Mariy readers are disappointed
0 0 0 0 D
in their shortwave reception at
Q.
I have a 1986 Pontiac Fier
present, quite possibly the result of
Fig. 2
with
a
plastic
body; how can I hook u
Fig. 4 A n t .
our being at the low ebb of the
Fig.
3
\\
my
CB?
(A.
L
":Campbell, Gillett, PA
sunspot cycle. Cheer up; we're
P over ::d'mr.
Power xfmr.
i/'lfl RL
out
of
it!
coming
A.
You have a real problem. Th
Gnd.
Voltage
D D D D 0
negative"lead (CB chassis) must b
doubler. 220
tied to the metal frame of the vehicl
Q.
Is there a converter I can use
Filament windings
or
to the battery directly. . Th
either with my Sony ICF2010 or
1N4003'e
positive
lead must go to the main 1
p;reen, brown or yellow.
Bearcat
800XLT
to
hear
the
225-400
Fig. 6
volt line of the car, but nc
AC mea.e ure 1 if 6 V. ,
military
aircraft
band?
(John
MHz
22~
-==
Tl
connected to the computer contrc
Todd, Anchorage, AK)
eee Fig. 3,
system!. As with the _neg<!!_ive lead, 1
A. At one time Grove Entermay be better to go directly to th
. No power tranefo~mer. --E'ig.- S ---~---..-::-:--=--;;--'B'---~1:!1..--ou_t_1_:9_
T,.~.......J...lh-p.:.:.
ri.ses . made a product called
battery with the positive lead as we!
~------------l'JAC 120 v.
"Scanverter" which permitted recepThe antenna is the re<
+ Existipg filter cap.
tion of the 225-400 MHz range on
problem; you have no ground plan<
Close spaced #22 insulated solid
any scanner with 118-136 MHz AM
150 v;
3.3K 2 w.
mandatory for proper operatior
wire, Glue or epox;y windincs to core.
aircraft capability, or any shortwave
You may try a bumper mount (if yo
L2 wo,(111d ove..t?. L 1 .
radio. lt was discontinued when the
can find some steel to attach it to:
wide-frequency-coverage
scanners
3.)K 2, w.
Fig. 7
but you are likely to damage the bod
emerged.
12 V + - - if you mount it to a fender or othe
At the present time, I believe
body part.
Findinr: vol tar;e of 811 L.E. D.
x
Hamtronics
(65 Moul Rd., Hilton,
The Fiero uses an in
Qr Zener diode.
NY 04468) is the only manufacturer
lK , ! Watt.
windshield
antenna for the AM/F~
Volt meter (VOM)
of a converter for that frequency
radio; you may wish to use it also fo
range. An SASE sent to that address
your CB antenna as a last resort. ]
should bring information.
so, you will need a CB matchin
D D D D D
device such as the stock numbe
03GK9185X ($11.95 plus shipping
Q.
I have a portable shortwave
radio. Can I attach an outside
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Capacitors: - Cl 4, .01 1.LF #272-131
CS 470 uF #272-1030
g:-
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March~, J-987
(t)
MONITORING TIMES
EXPERIMENTER'S
WORKSHOP
Terry Staudt
1.
2.
3.
Last IF xfmr.
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(RS 274-286)
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+12V to
circuitry
(red)(276-041)
Receiver/Scanner Auto-Record
120K.O.
"'.>l-----1-1\,/\/v
680K.O.
!Cl = LM 3900 (RS 276-1713)
IC2 = CD4049 (RS 276-2449)
300K.O.
+12V (VCC)
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=--
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Connected to remaining
!:>. detector/audio
_,.Im!
~auxili ary
Scanner
audio in
"Modified"
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11
4.7uF
+12V
MONITORING TIMES
IN4001 _ __
16
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Relay (RS 273-213)
Fits IC Pin Socket
March 1987
REFLECTIONS on radio
~~~~~~~ -
W~
-. . :} ..
by Gregory R . Mcintire
All you need in order to change
the tone control of the Kenwood R2000 receiver into an R.I.T. (fine
tuning) control is about three inches
of insulated wire and a soldering
iron.
First lay the radio upside'down
on a table and remove the bottom
cover. Locate the tone control (VR2)
and clip either lead of the adjacent
capacitor (Cl, connected to the tone
control lug nearest to it).
Next, solder about three inches
of small wire to the opposited lug of
the control (not the center lug).
Locate transistor 021 on the
main (large) circuit board (it will be
within reach of the three inch wire)
and adjacent resistor R163 (lOOK).
56
March 1987
MONITORING TIMES
3.
References:
1.
Foothill Electronics Museum of
the Perham Foundation. Foothill Electronics Museum, Los
Altos Hills, CA, (undated)
2.
George, 56 Years of Wireless by
Pioneer Broadcasting...
On full public view, complete
and intact, is pioneer broadcasting
station "FN," or "San Jose Calling."
This was the first radio station in the
United States to make regularly
scheduled broadcasts. FN, through a
series of call sign and location
changes, is now radio s~ation KCBS
in San Francisco.
... and Even Ham Radio
The equipment of early
amateur radio station "6CL" is
preserved complete with its log and
QSL cards! And, of course, there is a
modern amateur radio station on the
premises for use on special occasions.
Included in the expansive
collection ar mementos of inventors
like Farnsworth, the father of allelectronic television; early X-ray and
fluoroscope devices; early vacuum
tubes .- and VaCUUDr C<Jpacitorst and
even a computer-controlfed robot
with cutaway views of its wor1cing
interior systems.
In addition to the displays and
the library, the museum also provides
meeting space .for two amateur radio
clubs, a science c1ub, a compu~er
club, a rocket club, and various radio
and electronics-related classes for
Foothill Junior College (on whose
grounds the museum stands)!
Don't Miss It!
This museum is dedicated to all
those who bav~ been active in radio,
~\i:
~.
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':-,,.
~-
,~
-~1
11
<- .,..,....
Fig. 3. "San Jose Calling!" This was the first radio station to give regularly
scheduled broadcasts.
MONITORING TIMES
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Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Madera
Fresno Ch.1
Fresno Ch.2
Fresno Ch.3
Fresno Ch.4
San Joaquin 1
San Joaquin
Kings
Kings
Alameda
Alameda
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
Contra Costa .
Contra Costa Danville
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Alameda
Alameda
Alameda
Alameda
Alameda
Alameda
'Alameda
Alameda
Stanislaus
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
463.075
463.100
463.125
463.150
462.175
462.950
462.975
MEDICAL SERVICES
155.385
155.235
154.385
46.3200
155.220
154.320
155.400
155.295
154.515
155.220
155.295
155.160
155.220
155.295
UTILITIES
158.205
153:605
153.605
153.560
153.560
153.470
153.680
48.0150
47.9200
153.440
158.130
451.300
451.200
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
153.no
Stanislaus Co. Dispatch
154.430
Stanislaus Ca. Ch.2
154.130
San Joaquin Co.
154.070
San Joaquin Co.
154.400
Merced Co. Dispatch
154.340
.. ~ei:ced J~o. Ch.2
154.445
Mid Valley Dispatch
154.340 .
Mid Valley Ch.2
City of Merced Dispatch
154.130
154.175
City of Merced Firegroi.md
154.310
City of Fresno Ch.1
153.845
City of Fresno Ch.2
154.190
City of Turlock
155.940
City of Modesto Ch.1
154.145-:-" City of Mo~~sto Ch.2 ..
153.950
City of Manteca
154.070
City of Madera
460.600
Kings Co.
460.600
City of Stockton Dispatch
460.575
City of Stockton .Ch.2
154.235
Alameda Co. flregrounds
East
-~
154.07.0
Alameda Co. Firegrounds
West
33.920
Alameda Co. Dispatch
154.310
City of Tracy
Solano Co.
154.340
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
158.235
Stockton PG&E
Tracy PG&E
Fresno PG&E
Merced PG&E
Mariposa PG&E
Gustine PG&E
Modesto Irrigation District
Turlock Irrigation District
Merced lrrigatio.n District
Santa Paula PG&E
Modesto PG&E
Pacific Telephone Co. Modesto
Del Este Water Company
Modesto
Sonora PG&E
RAILROADS
.T
'
. 160.650
161.370
161.385
161 .010
.160'.590
160.30q
161.325
161.550
160.890
160.740
160.380
. 160.260 - 160:515
453.975
lt53.150
160.860
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155.n5
45.080
45.920
155.295
462.620
453.700
155.920
153.920
155.235
453.275
;153.785
-153.875
453.225
458225
453.550
453.275
153.965.
452.675
'155.175
154.025
. 154.025
153.995
MED NET
Med Net 1
Med Net 2
Med Net 3
"463.000
463.025
463.050
COLOR
Gold
Purple
Blue
Green
Silver
Red
Yellow
Black
Gray
Brow~
Tan
White
Orange
Copper
42.880
42.660
42.520
'42.300
42.340
42.460
42.560
42.720
42.440
42.080
42.280
42.340
42.120
42.520
- 154.005
BASE
MOBILE
42.120
42.400
42.340
42.540
42.080
42.440
42.520
42.460
42.480
42.500
. 42.420
42.560
42.880
42.600
42.200 .
42.160
42.180
42.180
42.280
42.280
42.300
42.700
42.680
42.820
42.840
42.720
42.660
42.740
44.640
44.680
44.720
44.800
44.880
151.430
151.415
159.420
159.435
151.205
151.235
151.370
151.325
151.340
151.385
151.190
151.355
151.310
151 .295
151.280
151.220
151.400
122.925
CALTR;\NS
47.020
47.020
47.040
47-.040
47.040
47.0tlO
47.080
47.100
47.100
47.120
47.160
47.160
47.180
47.200
.47.200
47.240
163.412
163.437
163.435
163.410
163.425
166.375
166.375
166.487
167.000
166.325
453.850
453.850
NATIONAL FOREST
MONITORING TIMES
FOrest Net #3
Fire Camp Net
Air Tac #2
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Delta Levees
Delta Levees
Dept of interior
Bureau of Land Management
453.900
453.900
453.850
453.850
453.850
45.3.900
Stanislaus Main
North Zone Net '
North Zor:ie Air Net
Forest Net
.crew Net
Ground to Air
'
-_ Stanislaus .Fire Camp Ne.t
Forest Net
Sierra Main
Forest Net #3 Sierra
Forest Net 14 Sierra
Fire Camp Net Sierra
Air Tac #3 Sierra
Voices . on
the Milsats
168.150
171.500
169.150
172.650
171.800
BRIDGES
168.750
166.585
166.625
168.625
168.200
170.000
171.475
172.225
171.400
171.475
169.875
164.125
169.200
Antioch
Carquinez
Dumbarton
Vincent Thomas
RichmondSan Rafael
Coronado
San FranciscoOakland
San Mateo
::-:~....
Ch.3 Administration
Ch.5 Administration
-Ch.4 Admir;iis.t'filtion
Ch.1 Fire
Ch.2 Fire
Ch.2 White Net
.Ch.1 Whlte Net.
c1;1.2 White. .Net
New Melones
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
Bureau of Reclamation
..
157.100
171.3125
171.3375
NEXr
Notice to Mariners
Intelligence
intelligence
..
Peru
Mauritius
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (tentative). Undoubtedly this
one on 4856 with audio from 1940
UTC. Could be discerned as choral
selections, man and woman announcer
in what sounded like French. At 2004,
male soloist singing until transmitter
suddenly cut off at 2006 and did not
return. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)
Morocco
RTV Morocaine at 1609 UTC on
17595 kHz in Arabic. International
newscast and Arabic music. Station
sign off at 1700 UTC. (J. Swait, Philadelphia, PA)
Mozambique
A
Portugal
Radio Renascenca, the shortwave station of the Portuguese Catholic church, (Sundays 0945 to 1230
UTC on 9575 kHz, Saturday and
Sundays 1400 to 1800 UTC on 9680
kHz, daily 1800-2000 on 9680 kHz and
daily from 0015 to 0130 on 9600 kHz;
all in Portuguese) is in a battle with the
government to retain a network of FM
stations it has owned since October;
1985. A new broadcasting bill
approved in late December withdraws
the station's authorization to operate
on the FM band. Portuguese bishops
are denouncing the action as "a grave
injustice." (BBCMS)
Spain
New Zealand
Sweden
Nethe.l!lands
Paraguay
Juan Carlos Codina in Switzerland reports a Paraguayan shortwave
station reactivated after many years:
Radio Internacional Incarnacion
11940.57 kHz heard January 12 from
2000 past 0130 UTC. For the news it's
parallel Radio Nacional, Asuncion on
9735 kHz. (RCI SWLD)
Philippines
Radio
Veritas
Asia
has
inaugurated a new 250 kW transmitter.
to
Cardinal
Joseph
According
Hoeffner, the new unit will show the
commitment of the Catholic church
to man's eternal salvation and wellbeing on earth. The schedule for the
new transmitters is now:
0000-0100 on 11820, 15255
0100-0200 on 11755, 15130
1230-1430 on 9585
1430-1600 on 9710, 15120 (DSWCI)
Tanzania
Radio Tanzania in English at
0400 UTC on 9684 kHz. Very weak
MONITORING TIMES
United States of
America
Radio
Netherlands'
Media
Network program talked to officials at
WCSN, the proposed station of the
Christian Science Monitor and was
told that they planned to sign on the
air in middle to late February. Look
for test transmissions now. As for their
other st.a tion in Saipan, the official said
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Utilities
~1987
A TARNISHED KNIGHT
The editorial in the January
issue of.MT has inspired this letter; I
am referring to "A Tarnished
playing like the METS while the
Knight"--the "Captain Midnight"
government looks like . the 57th
episode.
Street "Y" sandlot team. If they
What John MacDougall did
didn't leak, we couldn' t print! And
was probably wrong! But, more
believe me, there is a lot printed that
importantly, what he did was to focus
is there because someone in governnational attention on the price and
ment wants it to be.
tactics of cable TV and their unfair
Rick Moran, WA2BBG
and unreasonable attitudes towards
Photo Assoc. News Service Inc.
TYRO owners.
New York City & Wash D.C.
Now, no one believes that
TYRO people want totally free
LET'S COMPARE RELIABILI1Y
programming, and yet that seems to
. I have a suggestion that might be a common thought. "You used to
be of benefit to MT subscribers. How
get it free and now you are mad and
about a repair record analysis of
want to steal it," or words to that
some of the receivers versus
effect. Nothing could be further from
production year, like Consumer
the truth as regards the majority of
Report does for cars. Model/ Year/
TYRO owners.
Electrical/ . Mechanical/ Component,
Naturally, there are "freeetc.
,
loaders" in every crowd; our cx:owd
I own a Kenwood TS-430S-and
has them m{ch-to-the-dismai o(. the
in 4-1/2 years, have replaced (myself)
vast majority. But in no way do these
two switching transistors, one crystal,
often loud and noisy people repreone S meter pot, and one RF choke!
~ .._
,,_
sent all of us.
With more components in the
I will confess to a certain
advanced receivers, the probability of
sympathy with Captain Midnight. I
failure goes up quickly. If I didn't
can certainly understand his frustrahave an electrical engineering
tion and the way he feels about the
degree, my repair bill would have
unfair way that the industry is being
been pretty heavy! What kind of relisquelched by the cable industry.
ability have other MT readers found? , Captain Midnight's plight has simply
Woody Peitzer, AK2F
been a reflection of the plight of
Randolph, NJ
many of us, especially those of us in
the business, such as dealers of
Interesting concept and . I really
equipment like myself.
wish there were a way that such a
So, regardless of what he did,
"consumer's guide" could be accurately composed. Unfortunately, I
the good "Captain" has gotten
doubt that it would be possible. For
himself into a "folk hero" situation. I
couldn't care less if he makes some
example, my experience with the
money out of the whole thing! More
Kenwood TS430S after four years' use
power to him, regardless of what his
has been quite good; with no replaceoriginal motives were, or are now, for
ment parts necessary. This experience
that matter! I should be so lucky!
led me to replace it with the newer and
Chuck Boehnke
more flexible TS440S... Bob
Keaau, Hawaii
THE HAM COLUMN
I really enjoy MT greatly and
REASON TO WORRY
In regard to the article "The
look forward to its arrival each
FBI and FOIA" in MT for January
month. Since you joined with Larry
1987, it seems noteworthy to me that
Miller, I have found MT to be even
the
FBI
representatives . are
more interesting. I would like to add
described as saying, in regard to a
my two cents worth on the issue of
hypothetical recipient of mail from
inclusion of Ham Radio in
communist countries, that " ... an
Monitoring Times.
investigation without just cause ...
Since ham related publications
would be a violation of his civil
have items of interest to the SWLer,
rights."
why should the SWL community
Note that this doesn't actually
want to try and keep anything ham
say that no such investigation would
radio oriented out of such publicabe undertaken, only that it would be
tions as Monitoring Times? Most
hams started out as SWL's and 'are
a violation of civil rights: something
usually more than willing to help out
that has never deterred the present
an SWL with an antenna problem if
administration (or, to be fair, most of
its predecessors) for a moment.
only the SWL will take the time to
Even allowing for my native
seek out and ask one or two of the
MONITORING TIMES
A SCANNING SCHEDULE?
There are many events that g
on during t e year that can t
monitored on P-or VHF or Ul:l
frequencies. Since you know mo:
about what is going on in this arc
and many times know the freque1
be used, could ye
cies that
publisn 'the up-coming activities an
frequencies, say, a few months ahe<1
of time?
Tony Orelike
E. Pittsburgh, PA
wm
INFORMATION, PLEASE
I am a race fan nut, Cart and USAC fc
the most part. I like to take my scanner 1
the big races--Indianapolis, Michigan and
couple o( others. I wonder if any reade;
could supply me with a list of frequency use
by the various teams, tracks TV people ar
any other groups that would be interesting 1
listen to at a track.
An issue or so ago someone suggeste
that they would like to start a club of peop
that owned a Sony 2010; I would be inte
ested in joining a 2010 fan club, would al!
be interested in obtaining more informatic
on the operation of the 71A. William I
Quigley, 826 Illinois Ave., Ottawa, IL 613!
I enjoy general scanner monitoring.
live in the Kansas City, MO, area and ha1
been looking for any kind of rad
monitoring club in the area. I have written
many of the large clubs advertised in ti
various publications, but no luck with a1
contacts in my area. I am writing to you
hopes that you assist me in finding othi
hobbyists in the area, or maybe a club
a1
Broadcasting
Larry Miller, MT Broadcast FAlitor, P.O. Box .69], Thorndale, PA 19372
PROPAGATION PROFILE
Francis Jacobs of Youngstown,
Ohio, checks in with some comments
on . Monitoring Times, short and
sweet. "I think," he says, "you've
come a . long way since the first
Program Guide and I look forward to
reading Monitoring Times every
month.
Francis, who uses a Uniden
2021 receiver with a 60 foot antenna,
also wonders if we might put in a
propagation report -- "somethitfg in
a lay person's language as to where
RADIO ACTIVJ1Y
the low starts to enter the high."
Reuben Dagold, publisher of
I think that Bert Huneault has
the club Association of DX '
the
right
idea with "Propagation
Reporters, writes to thank us for
Report.'' Of course, that forecast is
featuring their bulletin in the
primarily (see p.30, December
December MT. "For your informaMonitoring Times)
for
points
(ion," he adds, "and not to appear as
. an ingrate, our utility column, which
domestic, such as "between Detroit
you neglected to excerpt from, is the
an
iam1. '-rvfaybe we can get him
to make up one of those charts for us
best club. utility column around
today!" Reuben adds a P.S. "You an
shortwave listeners.
Bob are putting out a fine publication. Keep l!P the good work."
MONTfORED FREQUENCIES
, A gentleman who prefers to
Well, thanks Reuben. It was
remain anonymous writes to say that
real nice to hear ffom you. If anyone
"I think many of your readers are
wants to check out "the best club
confused by the listings in your
utility column around today," why
frequency section. At the introducnot write for a sample copy. I don't
have a price list in front of me, but if
tion it says 'All frequencies in this list
you slipped Reuben a buck or two,
have been heard by one or more MT
Monitors during the previous
I'm st.ire he'd get a sample in the mail
month.'
to you. The add ress is 7008 Plymouth
"However, on page 56 it says
Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208.
that to expect all the listings to be
not
Unfortunately,
we're
audible is a mistake made by 'people
having too much luck with the rest of
new to the hobby.' I have been
the ANARC clubs. As of this date,
listening to the radio every day for
not one club has sent us a bulletin for
the past sixty years (with the
the purpose of showcasing in "Radioexception of the two years I spent in
activity." And that's really ironic
a Nazi concentration camp). In my
because while we're offering a full
opinion, many of the frequencies you
page of free publicity for the clubs,
they're constantly moaning about
list have not been heard in North
how club membership is dropping.
America for a lot longer than the
And they wonder why.
past couple of months.
"It looks to me like you are
Bob and I have discussed this
taking your information from
problem and we'll try to keep helping
the clubs in this way, but' if we don't
published schedules and only
get any cooperation, there is no
augmenting it with actual monitorquestion. We'll have no choice but to
ing. Why not admit this? Or better
close the column and do something
yet, only report what's actually been
heard?
else. It's sad but true.
You are, in part, right, but only
because of a small typographical
CANADIAN CHALLENGER
error. The phrase you mention
J.S. MacKay of Vancouver
should read "All frequencies in bold
sends in a little profile of a station
in this list have been heard by one or
he's hearing -- a local to him but a
more MT monitors during the
real DX challenge to those of us on
previous month." But the fact is that
the east coast. The station is CKZU.
MONITORING TIMES
NDXE LAMPOON
Finally; a complaint from Mr.
Norman
Monro
of
Gadsen,
Alabama, addressed to Bob Grove.
"In all the years I've been reading
.Monitoring _Times, I recall no
instance of. "putting the other fellow
down." But now that you've taken up
with Mr. Miller, we have twice been
treated to his musings on what he
considers to be a joke, namely Mr. H.
Dickson Norman's Radio NDXE.
"If Miller is going to report on
Norman's real or imagined shortcomings, he might well show a bit of
tact and do some investigating and
interviewing before lowering the
axe."
Mr. Monro. Look carefully. I
have not been writing things about
NDXE Global Radio. I've only been
quoting some of the most respected
media journalists in the world, many
of whom do quite clearly doubt the
promise of "Global Stereo Radio."
After all, you must remember, he was
the man who first announced his
proposed station by saying he was
going to beam the audio from U.S.
TV soap operas to Europe. Joke,
never. This man is serious.
And with that letter, we now
end our global mailbag for this
montn. By the way, did I ever tell you
that we were thinking of doing this
column in stereo? And if you'd lil~e
to join our mailbag listener's club,
just send $36.00 to .... See you in th~
funny papers.
1
March 1987
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