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Vol. 16, No. 3

March 1997

Flying with the Angels ......................................... 14

By Les Butler
His Optoelectronics Scout running over wi th pre airshow freque nc ies, our author brings you monitoring tips, schedules, and an interview with the intrepid
USN Blue Angels. As a bonus, you' ll find the 1997
USAF Thunderbird schedul e and Selfridge ANG
base frequencies, and more. If yo u ' re going to a n
airshow, load yo ur scanner before you go!

Mozambique ............................. 20
Cover Story

By Colin Miller

Uniden Parades
the li'unkTracker
Monitoring Times is proud to
present an exc lusive and comprehensive feature on the ground-breaking Uniden TrunkTracker scanners.
Though the radios were just unveiled at January's Consumer Electronics Show, thi s article includes
some s ignificant software upgrades
made since that release.
Des ig ned to fo llow Motorola
analog trunked systems, the scanners can track communications by
agency in a number of ways. It's all
spelled out for you in Monitoring
Times, beginning on page 8.
The trunked radio in our cover
photo is typical of the systems which
will once again be open to the news
media, scanner hobbyists, and offduty personnel or the ir spouses who
want to keep up with the action. Our
thanks to the Ci ty of Miami Police
Department and to photographer
Robert Wyman.

In good times and in bad, radio has played an

important part in the history of this fo rmer Portuguese
colo ny. Today, with at least
12 of its IS shortwave transmitters off the air, its days as
a shortwave broadcaster appear to be numbered.

Becoming an Effective Emergency Coordinator ........... 24

By Arthur Lee
Maybe no floods will ever stri ke your community. Maybe you ' ll never
have to flee a forest fire or che mical spill , or recover from the destructi on of
a tornado, hun-icane, pipeline explosion, or terrorist bomb. But you have to be ready-just in case.
One of the fo unding principles behind amateur radio is to provide com munications in c ircumstances Ii ke these, and such services are sti II
needed. Here are ten steps to becoming an e ffecti ve leader, even if you're a new ham yourse lf.

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DEPARTMENTS

The ICOM IC- R I0

general coverage handheld
scanner is in the country, and
due on the shelves at any
time. Bob Parnass looks at it
with a discrim inating eye and
finds it a mixed bag of
advanced technology.
llcxibility, and limitations.
Sec hi s write- up on page 94.
There arc some real advantages to
digital tuni ng over analog. but in
general a digi tal radi o means increased expense. One rather obscure
shortwave radio called the Electro
Brand SW-3000 has broken that price
barrier, com ing in at $40-$70-if you
can find one. See Magnc Tests on
page 92.

Letters ............................................... . 4
Communications ............................... .. 6
PCS Front Line ........... ......................... 28
Data Delivery
Scanning Report ................................ 30
Massachusetts Police
Utility World ..................................... 34
National Guard
Global Forum .................................... 38
Shortwave Television
QSL Report ........................................ 42
English Lang SW Guide ...................... 43
Propagation Conditions ...................... 63
Beginner's Corner .............................. 64
Rediscovering the Gee-Whiz
Below 500 kHz ................................. 66
Odds 'n Ends
American Bandscan .......................... 68
Did I really hear that?
Outer Limits ....................................... 70
WJDI Power Record
On the Ham Bands ............................. 72
Morse Keys
DeMaw's Workbench ........................ 74
Tuning the End-Fed Antenna
Plane Talk ........................................ 76
Air Traffic Trinity

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Getting Started

scanner antenna! ) The pictures

were good hut grainy.
One reader of Sk ip
I read the article again.
Arey' s "Beginner's Corlooked over the demodulator
ner" was inspired by hi s
diagram. and decided to try to
September '96 column on
build one. I knew somet hing
rediscovering the fun ofj ust
about electronics. but had never
tuning around. He wrote ,
bui lt anything. I we nt to Radio
"To make a long story short ,
Shack with MT in hand, got the
after r got home fro m work ,
parts. and went to work on it
I told my 6 yearold that we
that night. Two hours later it
were going to visit ~ome far
was complete: I install ed it and
away places. but not on the
fired up the computer- no
internet. I broke out my
smoke, so it must be ok. I
Realistic PR0-34 scanner
startedJY FAX and tuned in on
and my Realistic DX-440
a s ignal. Then here it comes, a
(that took me home each
fax.a great looking fax: WOW,
night whi le I was away in
thi s thi ng works great. Eve n
An MT reader.from Appleton, Wisconsin, tells us that hi.~ "sca1111er
Desert Storm). and cranked
with a weak and noisy signa l I
cat," Casey, has a warm and ji1zzy felin e, er, feeling, for h er Bearcat
them up.
coul d still make out a fax.
scanner (no relation). Cou ld she be the most devoted sca1111ist in the cat
"The first thing we heard
"The only explanation I
family? Or does she just enjoy the heal that the Ni-Cd battery produces
was an AM stati on in Chicould come up wi th is that the
during charging? Purrr-ty tough to say, all in all.
cago. (We li ve in the Dalstore-bought one was made tu
las/Ft. Worih area. so I
trans mit. too. and needed more
kinda figured thi s would be easy to get.) I
MT for a great magazine. I have been scanpower th an my scan ner could produce out the
s howed him on the map and ht: was hooked.
ning for about te n years. as a hobby. I had the
earphone. The demodulator in the MT arti cle
"Throughout the night we roamed around
average Bearcat I OOXL scanner. then went to
was for rece ive only. Well. all of th is was to
the world to such places as Quito. Ecuador.
a Radio Shack Pro 26 and thought I had
say 'Than ks, M 7~ for a great magazine, I'm
BBC in England. Germany. Austria. and finsomething. Then one Jay I signed up on the.:
going to order a subscripti on today." [And to
ished off in Japan. He was a lit tl e hard to wake
internet and fou nd Grove.net. saw an AR8000
other readers!. don't be afrai d to try.'
up thi s morning. but the first th ing he asked
scanner. and had to have one.
me th is morning was if we cou ld surf the
" I drove from Swannanoa to Brasstown .
world toni ght when I get home from work .
about I 00 mil es one way. and met the nice
"'Now we have to go get some l RCs and
Paul Spitzer wrote hi s appreciation for Jim
people at Grmc. Retu rn ing ho me with my
start collec ting some carcls .. .that should renewfound toy and fee ling like a kid a ChristFrimmel" s listing a webs ite which provides
ally get him fi red up when he secs the first one
mas. I started listening to all of those sounds
frequency information for Voice of Russia
come in. Now toy trai ns arc out and he wants
(www.vor.ru/worldnew.htm l). ''I've been
and wanting to know more. They had give n
a new antenna for Christmas. Thanks for
me a copy of Mo11itori11g Times and it was fu lI
listening-or try ing to listen- to YOR for a
reintroducing me and helping me show my
of information on what those sounds could
num ber of months now. and I found it frustratson another way to travel, ..
be. like WEFAX. RTTY. A:vtTOR and othing that I knew ofonly one frequency. Now if
Skip Arey says. "There ' s noth ing I enjoy
ers.
I only had a bigger uni t and a powerfu l anmore than hearing about how rad io brings a
'Boy. now I was intcrcstc.:d in how to scL:
tenna!"
parent and chi Id together. A neat school project
" I listen to YO Rand Deutsche Welle nearly
the weather oil the airwa ves~ l searched the
is to collect QSLs and place them around a
net, bought other radio magazines. and fo und
every day: I am a free-lance interpreter and
world map wi th strings to show the countries
lots of high doll ar wefax packages. Then
translator, and these broadcasts are really an
they come from. Maybe you and your son can
invaluable link for my work , as it is imperati ve
ordered the Baycom BP2M. which supposget other kids and their parents interested this
edly works great at under $70 do llars. When
to keep up wi th current e vents in Europe. not
way. I am happy that you and your son have
it arrived, I install ed the software that came
only for the vocabulary, but fo r their points of
found a way to share the world together.
vie\v."
with it. JV FAX and HamCom- two great
These times will be lasting memories for both
programs.
Frimmel had noted the change in VO R's
of you."
well. it took me two months to get the
sig natu re mus ic. Paul adds. "As a life-long fan
In this March iss ue. Skip and his own
thi ng to work: it d id n' t te ll me all the settings
ofc lassical music. I can confirm that the music
1
umber Two son turn the TV off and explore
I needed li ke which IOC. LPM. Deviation
chosen is Mu ssorgsky' s "The Great Gate of
the world of electricity together.
and so on. Then I got the August issue of MT.
Kiev." I heard comments about this change
read the article on "HF Fax on a Shoestring.""
on VOR: The announcerwas reading responses
tried the set ti ng s g iven there. started down the
from li steners. one of whom complained that
frequency list and finall y. a FAX! The BP2M
the signature had been changed, because.
This read.; r"s no longer a ki d. but he still
worked-all I had to do wa~ find a good
accord ing to that person, Kiev has nothing
gets excited about maki ng new discoveries.
s trong clean signal and it wou ld work. (Just
to do with Ru ss ia.' ( Ha! . I thought.
John Hall of Swannanoa. North Carolin a,
try to find a good clean signal with a scanner.
writes, 1 want to thank cveryonL: in vo lved at
(Continued on page 102)
AM mode, 70 f"cc.:t of coax. and a ground plane

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contrac1ing the dc\'asrating d isease. A lso at
ri sk arc carpen1ers and ot hers who use electrical powered tools c lose to their bodies. The
resu lts of that sllldy. publi shed in the journ a l.

The Voice of Money

Trouble at LAPD

Money i~ rolling out of thc Voice of

America in truckloads. A special judge. gathe ri ng evidence from 1. 100 women who claim
they were unl'airl y denied employ ment at the
Voice over the last 20 years. is now beg inning
to award dama ge~ . So far. on ly tcn awards
have been made. hut the amount total s mo re
than S4.S mi llion. With 1.090 suit s yet to
sett le, some say that awards w ill eventually
cost taxpayers o ve r a half billion dollars. In
addition . the government mu ~ t abo establi sh
retirement alcoun t ~ for the success ful claimant s and pay thcir lawyer s kc ~ .
Following an.: two examplcs of the s uccess ful s uits: Ly nn Goldman Banktl and her
hus band. Rohen Goldman. ran a Manhallan
recording studio. Bnth applied for jobs at the
VOA in 1980. mailing their application s in
the same en ve lope. He was hired: she was
to ld her application was neve r rece ived . She
applied two years later and was to ld another
form was needed . She learned the re was no
s uch form . Bartlett received a check for
$562.48 1.00.

It may have comc down to a ~ inglc overheatcd semiconductor. Whateve r the cause.
1hc resul t was that thc entire Los Angeles
voice police radio system went silent- and
remained so for abou t 90 minute,. O fficer~
" FCC. .. SWL.. .UTC. ..
in 1he field could ' 1i ll talk to each other
,___- POC~A~ ... ~TTY... _ "
u'ing non-repeated c hannt.:ls. and
UHl- ....S/ Nl 0 ... CQ7:J ...
they could communicatc with di v ision stati ons. O fficers and dis- ~~=::::::::::=:fr
patche rs could not co mmunicate
directly and had to re ly exclusive ly on moNeuro/ogr. fo llow' o n the heels of a
bil e data terminal s. Only Pri o rity I inciden ts
study in September from the . ational
could be hand led.
Cc nte r fo r Disease Con1rol and PrevenAccord ing to reports. the chip was loti o n indicating that a broad variety of
cated in the microwave system that carries
ncu rodcgcncrativc disl!ases. inc ludi ng
voice communications between the downA lzheimer' s. arc more com mon among
town communi cation~ center and a tran'workers ex posed to EMF o n the job.
miucr 'i1c on Mt. Lee. The MDT !>)'Stem
Four million Ame ri can~ suffe r from
u~c s a differe nt ~Cl o r tran ~ miu e r,, The
A lzhci mc r s . The d isease i~ c haracteri 1.ed by
Los Angeles C ity Council immediately call ed
memory loss. d isorientat io n. de pression . d efor a full in vestigatio n.
terioration of bod ily fu nctions ... !and an unCity Councilman Rudy Svorinic h said that
con trollable urge 10 s peak in radio acro"An ything w hic h de lays re~ pon sc ... such as
nyms'1)
l a~t ni ght' s breakdown. po te ntiall y poses an
un;1cceptable risk to A ngeleno, ... Mayor Ri c hard Riordan was particularl y irked. hut
mo re so that hi ~ office was not noti fied o f the
A no ther group has checked in with a vote
radio problem. wcrc concerned. We d id
to chuck Morse. T he Radio Amateurs of
not even get told about the pro blem ...
Canada. Inc .. wan l to e nd the international
Morse code test ing req uirement in the amaleur hobby. T hc RAC is lhe nationa l ham
radio soc iety in Canada. Admitting !hat the
Most new ce llular phones w ill reportedly
Morse code issue " touches upon someth ing
carry a label warn ing that they could interfe re
w h ich. for man y. is sacred: the group says
with a user's pace maker. Whil e researc h
that it ca nno t ... demand that it be kept as a
shows that the potcntial for s uc h int erfe re nce
ma ndatory requi re ment in the HF licensing
is slight- and that most pacemaker makers
proced ure . T he o rig inal nccd. to be able to
arc now taking ~ t cps to s hield the ir prodres pond to go\'ernrnent stations in CW. ha'
u c t ~-th e Cellular Telecommu nicati o ns In di~appea red ... [and its use as aj 1i1ter mechadustry Assoc iation (CTIA ) d ecid cd to move
nism to exc lude those unable or unwill ing to
ahead wi th the labe lin g plan as a safeguard .
learn the code . is di scriminatory."
The label w ill warn custom ers not to ho ld
In the U.S .. o n the othe r hand. the spec ial
thei r ce llul ar phone within 6 inc hcs of a
comm it1cc created by the A mateur Radio
pacemaker. reports ~ay.
Re lay Lcaguc to study i'~uc~ rc la1ing to th<.!
1999 World Radiocommun ication Confcrcncc (W RC-99) has reco mmended thal 1he
A RRL Board o f Directo rs 11111 suppo rt changEv idcncc is growing that e lec1ro mag nl!ti c
ing the requ ireme nt to test fo r Morse code
fields may be linked to Alzhei me r s di sease.
p roficie ncy in order to operate below 10
1,ay researche rs a1 the U ni versi ty of Sou1hern
MH1..
Cali l'ornia. According to a report. you re more
likely to come down with the di,ea'c ii' you
work in an occ upation whcrc you re cx p o~c d
to EMF fields.
T he U .S. Pos1al Service ran the ad s in the
According to o ne study. seamstrc,sl!,. w ho
Los A11ge/e.1 Times. \Vu// S1ree1 Jou mu/. a nd
ha\'c their head' dow n c lu'c to the motor o f
Neu York Ti111rs. Designed by 1he adverti stheir sewing machines. ha\'c. o n average.
ing agency Young and Rubicom 10 get busithree to Ii ve ti mes the c hance of co min g down
nesses to swi1ch fro m buyi ng time on radi o
with Alr.he imcr"s 1han the norma l ri~ k of
stat ions to pulli ng the ir money into di rect

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Voting "No" for Sam Morse

Dilara Ha ~ h em. a prolific w rit er in he r

native Ban g ladesh. was hired part-t ime for
the VOA b ut rcj ccted as a full-timer. After
M ~. Has hem was laid off by the Voice in
1975. the agency hired a ma n fu ll-time who
failed hi s vo ice test. The man was. according
to the Assoc iat ed Press, retrai ned . failed a
second test. a nd hi red anyway. II as he m s
c heck was for 52 22.75-1.00.

San Francisco's Foreign Policy

According to Oisparclr Mo111hlY. the city
of San Fran c i ~co has Slllmbl ed onto yet anothe r o bstacle to a\\arding a $40 million
contract for an 800 MHz trunked radio syste m fo r its po lice. fire. and emerge ncy serv ices age ncies- Burma.
Last year. c ity s upervisors passed an ordi nance forbidding c ity co ntra c t ~ with any company engaged in bu~ine ss with Burma. a tiny
Asian coun try unde r mil itary rule. The only
1wo Companie' 1hat bid on 1hc job. Motorola
and Ericsson. holh do business in Burma.
Assistant Po lice Ch ie r Earl Sandcrs sou nded
frustrated. "Ye,. we o b\'ious ly havc a problem. lt" s 1he radio ~ys t e m vcr~ u ~ the Bunna
ord inance. I bel ieve the re, a solutio n out
1hc rc somewhere. We just don 1 know w hat it
is yet."

MONITORING TIMES

March 1997

Medical News I

Medical News II

USPS vs. RADIO

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mail. the ads got a ttention- but perhaps not
the type of a tte ntio n they wanted .
''Her baby ' s crying. Sure, s he's listening
to your radio s pot ,'' read o ne ad. Another
noted that " when your radio spot is on. only
about a quarter of the people are re all y listening." Sti ll ano ther ad advised that 'about half
of all adverti sing o n radio goes unnoticed.''
Broadcasters, not surpri s ing ly, went nuts.
Many felt that the government had turned on
them. " Here is a taxp ayer-supported bureaucracy that is in compe tition w ith private industry ... ," sa id Gordon Mason. pres ident o f
the Southern Ca li fornia Broad casters Assoc iat ion. Post Office s p okes man Frank
Brennan 's s tatements to the press seemed to
sound like the whole thing was a complete
surprise to the USPS.
" W e didn't w rite that (ad)" Brennan defended. Brennan a lso said th at he " didn ' t have
a clue" as to w here the figures suggesting
radio is 75 percent ineffect ive came from.
Over the holi days, the USPS began competing with pho ne com panies by selling prepaid phone card s. Said one criti c, "What arc
they going to do next, start sell ing sandwiches
and coffee?"

Basketball Radio
Two blocks from the arena in whic h the
Portland Trail Blazers play. radio station
KFXX ("'The Fan") put up a billboard. The
words ''Blazers o n The Fan . Sports Radio
1520" appear nc xt to pic tures of afternoon
drive talk-show hosts Myc hal Thompson and
Ke rmit W ashingto n. both former Trai l Blazer
players. Beneath both of the p ictures were the
d ates on which Thompson and Washington
played for the team.
The bill board got the Trail Blazers and
KEX -AM, wh ic h carries the team s games,
hot. KEX General Manager Dave Milne r
complained th at we pay for an exclusive
relati ons hip wi th the Blazers. KFXX tried to
d ilute that relationshi p." Harry Hut, senior
v ice-president of the T rai l Blazers, called the
bi IIboard "gueri Ila-type markcti ng." Then the
lawyers s te pped in .
First they demanded that the billboard be
taken down. " We wanted to accommodate
the m ." said KFXX general manager Tom
Bake r, " but... we weren't doing anything that
was mi sleading. We have the dates that (Tho mpson and Was hington ) p layed for the B laze rs. Our attorneys felt that was s u fficie nt."
Apparentl y it was not. The heat continued
to grow. At the las t minute, KFXX threw a
tarpau lin over the word " B lazers." Still no t
e no ug h. When commute rs saw the billboard
the fo llowi ng Monday. so meone had addcd

the letters fa-" in fro nt of "B lazers ... Sti ll

more changes were dictated.
A n odd. c igare tte pack- li ke warning was
added : " Warning: Bl azer games are not on
( KFXX ) The Fan." Executives o f KEX remain unhappy. " It 's a lmost like going to a
fri e nd' s ho use and stealing the ir money ...
grumbled GM Mi lner.

BBC: Bye, Bye, Di?

Everyone has heard o f the bumps and g rinds
that the BBC is going through. But could it all
be caused by Princess Di? Here's how the
Princess Di conspiracy theory goes. according
to none othe r than Elle magazine. Last fall (or
was it the fall before?). Prince ss Diana was
embroiled in biller pre-di vorce publicity game
that included >.teamy charges o r adultery. Di
played the media li ke a violin , much to the
chagrin o f the Royal Fami ly. who wished that
Di would act more like a Blue Blood and shut
up.
When the RBC carried a tell -a ll interview
with Di worldwide. it w as all too much for the
Q ueen. In a Iii of pique, Her Royal Hi ghness

announced that s he was granting thc rights to

her future Christmas addresses to the BBC's
domestic rival. ITV. This is no s ma ll s light: the
Queen 's Chris tmas address is a hi gh forma lity
missed by few Brito ns ei ther at home or abroad.
What other royal intrig ue is going on beh ind
1he scenes? W ill the Quee n haw Waveguide
canceled because of this item in Mo11i10ri11g
Ti111es? It's not nice to cross the Queen.
"Co mmuni cat ions" can be blamed on Larry
Miller with help fro m MT editor Rachel
Baug hn. Al so part of the team this mo nth is
our regul ar anonymous cont ri butor: Harry
Ba ug hn , Brasstown , NC ; Pab lo Guerno.
Mancheste r. N H: Maryanne Ke hoe, Atlanta.
GA ; Mr. a11d Mrs. Kev in John Klein. Kjmberly. WI : Edward Mu ro. Cedarhu rt. J : Pasc hal Newman. cw Yo rk. Y: G le nn Richter. New York, NY: Jorge Rod rig uez: Edward
Schwartz. C hicago, IL: Richard S kl ar. Seattle. W A: Ni ck Terrence. Hunti ngton. NY:
and Larry Ulve. Topeka. KS. We also checked
out Dispatch M11111hly. /le. National Sca1111i11g, Radio \Vorld. Sarelllire Ti111es and W5YI
Reporr fro m the local library. We thank all for
thei r assistance.

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Uniden
Parades New
Scanners
This is an article 11e lw1e been 11'([ifing to 11.,-ite./(Jr over a
decade. Ever sin ce the early 1980s, when trunking radio
system s were fi rst constructed, public sc~/ety monitoring
has taken a dm111 tum. While trunking system s lw1 e
gen erally been a boon to their users, oJfering 1re111endous
.fiexibility with lil/liled spectrum, the news m edia. (dfduty
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Looking for all the world like a

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When scanning an analog trunked system in a11

extremely acti ve 11rba11 area such as Dade County,
Florida, it \ 11early impo.Hible to follow one
agency 's comm1111ications. But 110 longer! (Photo by
Robert Wyman)

re-ha~h

~ulfo.:e

e won't bore you with a

of ho\\' trunking \\'orks:
it to say that
trunked syste ms. generally co mpri ~c d of anywherc from three to 29 freque nc ies
a nd controlled by a si ng le data c hannel. can provi de com muni cation!. for
hundreds of groups of use rs. from the dog ca tc her 10 the fi re department arson s4u ad.
Conver,ations o n tru nked syslcms oft en jump frequenc ies between replies. It becomes ve ry
diffic ul t. if not impossible. to fo llow a convc r,at io n. especially o n busy urban systems .
Years ago w hen many of us first began to sca n. you k new that your local pol ice operated on
460.:'iOO MHz. your local fire de partment o n 154.445 M Hz and your local highway departme nt
on :n .900 MHz. With trun ked systems. you can never te ll o n whi c h freque ncy (agai n. among
a group of three to 29 freq ue ncies) a particular agency w ill com municate. Many peo ple who
moni tored as part of their work (the news medi a). o ff-duty public safety o ffi cia ls. and casual
scanner hobbyists. gave up monitoring when their local departments went tru nked: It wasn ,
worth the effort. News reporti ng su ffe red, off-d ut y response of emergency pe r~onn e l may have
~uffcred. and thc hobby suffered. as did the 'canner industry.
Unidcn ha~ ju~t changed a ll that. Their ncll' TrunkTracke r scanners. which made their debut
al the recent Con, ume r E lectronics Show in Las Vegas. wil l allow you to fo ll ow the
communications of agencies w hi ch operate Motorol a analog trunked radio ~ys t e m s. S im ply
put. these rad ios are a marvel. They work beautifull y. they themselves arc extreme ly llcxiblc.
and . perhaps be~t of all. TrunkTrackers arc a blast to use.
The fi rs t TrunkTracker to be released is the Bcarcat 2:\:'iX LT handheld. Thi s scanner uses
the same tooling (ca~c mold) a' the popular Bcarcat 220s and 230s. with o nl y o ne keypad

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Fire Department, ID 2569

Police Department, ID 83754

,
,,

------------ ......... .. .. ..

. .. ..

.. ..

.. ..

..

Any number of departm ents may share

a bank offrequency channel~" Jn a busy
system, each press of the microphone
may change the channel, as illustrated
by the arcs in the figure below. With
frequencies 110 longer at issue, you can
track the action by scanning f or the
department's ID. The TnmkTracker
will keep up with th e changes.

-- -- .. . ..

...

c hange: the T RUN K key. T he 235 is a ful ly

I Programming
fun ctio nal conventio nal canner(some people
T o make TrunkTrackcr work. use rs first
have m istakenly ass umed the TrunkTracke r
enter the frequenc ies o f the trun king system
w ill only work o n trunking syste ms). The 215
they w ish to listen 10 (using the re peater
o perates e ither in conventio na l o r trunking
o utput freq uenc ies). j ust as they wo uld promode. tho ugh no t both at o ne time. Also.
gram a con ventio nal scanner. Uniden w ill be
whi le yo u are in the trunkin g mode. o nly o ne
supplying a book of trunki ng systems and
tru nked system- which can represent hunfreque ncies around the nati o n, prepared by
dreds or tho usands o f users-can be
mo nitored at a ti me.
C hannel capacity of the 235 has
increased SOpercent to 300 chan ne ls.
as o pposed to the 200 c hannels prev io usly included in the 220s and 230s.
Band coverage re ma ins the same
(standard scanner ranges. incl ud ing
800 M Hz a nd VH F aircraft). In conventio nal searc h a nd scan mode. the
radio will operate as it a lways has.
T here a re a coup le o f m in o r
changes. The TRU K key re placed
the WX (weather) key. Now. to selec t weather searc h. whic h scans a ll
NOAA weather freq ue ncie;:s for an
active channe l in your area. the user
hits the S ERVICE key. Wea the r is
now pan of Service Seard1. a lo ng
with Police. Air. Marine. Fire/Emergency. One handy little ne w fea ture
of Marine service search is that w hen
an ac ti ve c hanne l is landed. the scanner di splay wi ll nip-flop between the
active freq uency and the marine c hannel num be r. e.g .. "I 56.800'' nashcs
a lte rna tely with ''CH 16:
Now on to w hat you reall y want to
read abo ut : TrunkTracker operatio n
and features. Yo u' 11 see as you read
Motorola analog trunked radio systems, such
the report be low that Un idcn worked
as
th e Spectra model used 0 11 Miami 's police
hard to make TrunkTrac ker fun ctio ns
motorcycles,
are th e most commonly used
as intuiti ve a nd as "scanner-li ke" as
trunked systems.
possible.

Rich Barnett . in the box w ith the scanne r.

Police Call or o ne o f 1he C D -ROMs o n the

market which contai n the FCC database are
a lso good resources fo r this info rmati o n.
Before you begin entering freq uencies.
thoug h. you first must te ll the scanne r that
you arc about to program a trunking bank.
You do th is by pressing and holdi ng the
T RUNK key for 2 seconds. The radio emits a
double-beep to ne and the bank ico ns begin to
ll ash in the di splay. The user the n identi fi e s
whi c h bank ( I through 10) he w ishes to
program w ith a trunked syste m. Once the
bank has been selected. the display j umps to
the first cha nne l in the desired bank (c hannel
9 1 in bank three. for instance). T he T RU K
icon appears in the di splay as the user programs the freq ue ncies fo r the chosen syste m.
If a user ente rs a no n-800 MHz trunked
re peate r o utput freq uency. he w il l receive an
erro r message. T he initia l TrunkT rac kermodels w il l not track 900 MH z systems . altho ugh
this fea ture is contemplated for fu ture versio ns . As of today, the re a re no kno wn 900
MH z analog public safety syste ms in the U.S.

I Search
Once the program ming is do ne. the user
w ill hit the SEARC H key a nd you ' ll notice
the scanner z ip through those prog ram med
freq ue ncie a it looks for the data channe l
which controls the system. The data channe l
broadcasts a conti nuo us stream of data and
so unds like a non-sto p braaaaap. T he data
c hanne l general ly c hanges every 12 to 24
ho urs. but th is has no e ffect on Trun kTrac ker
o perat ion.
Once the radio has acqui red the data channel (it usua lly takes a couple of seco nds at
mos t), the radio w ill beg in to trunk. Instantly,
tal k g ro up ID 's wi ll begin to appear on the

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MONITORING TIMES

display, suc h as ''5 12" or "204-18 ...

you begin trunking. the activity
Frequencies. now irrelevant. are
lighh pro,ide a ~ernn d-by - sec
nowhere to be seen. It's a comontl ~ n ap s h ot of sys1c111 acti vity
pletely new paradigm for scanby displaying acti ve frequencies
ning. and it s enjoyable to use and
via the channel indicator icons.
watch in action.
It '~ a kick to watch the activity of
T hese group ID' s represent a
a hu ~y 'ystcm a~ the lights flash
cl uster or users. "5 1r mi ght be
on-and-off across the screen. If
Police Patrol. East Side Operayou re holding on one ID. waiting
tions, and may include 30 officers
for activit y from that group. you
on foot and in squad cars.
l'an 'cc how much you're missi ng
"20448" might be the adm inistra- The U11ide11 BC895XLT " TruukTracker" looks exactly like
by watching the channe l indicati ve group for the Sanitation De- the BC890XLT, except for th e "trunk" key.
tors. Th is is a completely unique.
partment supervisors.
new way to sca n'
You won't know exactly who uses these ing on a group ID. This is where the trunk
Note: If more than 20 channels are proIDs until you've either monitored for awhile. tracking effect is particularly noticeable. You grammed for a particular trunked system. for
or until talk group ID lists start showing up in can ~ it and hold on a group. such a ~ EMS on- example 29. then acti vity on the 2 1st through
frequenc y books and on web sites. You' II sccnc operations. and not hear any other group 29th channels arc shown on activity lights I
easi ly nail down police, lire. and emergency on the ~ys t c m . No mat ter which frequency the
through 9. There i ~ no way tn di scern whether
medical system (EMS) !Os in a matter of a EMS conversation hops lo. you'll fo ll ow. it is channel I or 2 1. or both. that i ~ active. The
few minutes. Sometimes- for instance. on Again. frcquencie~ become as meaning Jes~ to BC-895. with ib larger di splay. has 30 indicacountyw idc trunked systems which serve a the TrunkTracker u~cr a~ they do to the actual
tor light~.
number of city and town publ ic safety agen- system user. It wil l appear as though EMS
c ies- it could take an hour or so to figure out tactical has a frequency all to itself.
I Search/Monitor Mode
wh ich ID matches up wit h which communit y.
Let' s say you ha ve your BC-235 with you
Wi th the SEARC H/MON ITOR mode. you
ID cracking is half the fu n of TrunkTracker 1 and you ~ u dden l y sec an ambul ance race
can
not only watch the channel indicators to
The important IDs arc easy: Figuring out the down the street. You don't have the ambu.
.cc
how active thc sys1e 111 is. yo u ca n also
secondary diannel ID fo r the town of Podunk
lance ID placed into memory of an y ~on
view
the IDs whi ch arc c urrentl y on-the-air.
building inspec tors ... that's the chal le nging (SCAN LIST me mory is described below).
Press and hold the SEARCH key fo r 1.5
part. Rest assured. hobbyis t ~ will have a bal l but you know the ID for EMS is 2368. To
sec0nds and you' II receive a double-beep
with it.
place an ID into temporary memory. user~ can
tonc. You wiII no longer hear tran smi ss ions
There is a web site. trun ktracker.com, fo llow th e~e key~ trok cs: HOLD. ID (2368).
from the groups. hut your TrunkTracker wil l
under development that may contain system HOLD. T he HOLD icon will flash and
flash the acti ve ID numbers (along wi th the
manufac ture r information (Motoro la. TrunkTracker wi ll onl y listen for the ac tivity
indicator li ghts). approximately one per secEri csson/GE. John. on, etc.) freque ncy data of thi~ group.
IDs which arc locked out will also flash
ond.
and ID information. We abo suspect that IDs
in
the
di splay\\ ith the LIO icon. This is a good
may begin showi ng up in frequency guides in Channel Activity Indicators
way to d i ~cover which are the predominate
the near future.
When you think ofrnnventional scanning.
users of a system.
you
think
ofa
radio
whid1
sequenti
ally
checks
I Delay
for acti vity on one memory channel after I Scan Lists
Let' s take a hypothetical group ID of2368. another. If your scanner passes channels I
Each of the I0 banks of a BC-235 scann..:r
In TrunkTrackcr search mode. as soon as this through 1-1 during a scan and finds no activity
can
be a trunking hank and thes..: banks can be
(or any) ID comes up active, you' ll be able to until channel 15. anti you then beg in lo listen
listen in on that talk group 's conversation. In to the activity on channel, or frequency. 15. scanned conventionall y if so desired . Each
delay mode. after a tran ~ mi ss ion ends. the you have no idea whether or not there is now active trunking hank contains five SCAN
scanner wil l hold that particular talk group ID activity on channels I through 14 (with the LI STS or te n memories eac h (50 total per
in the di splay for ti ve seconds, waiting for a possible exception of a priority check on system. 500 ma ximum for IO sy~ t cms ) . In any
reply. Numero us other groups on the system channe l I). With TrunkTracker. th is rnncepl trunked hank. you could assign Lists One a~
may be communicating, but TrunkTracker is turned on its ear. If you have the un it in your poli ce list. L i~ l Two for firc. etc .. Once
wi ll be looki ng at the data coming off the HOLD, SCAN. or other modes. TrunkTracker you determ ine your f:l\orite I[),, you can
control channel for the delayed ID to become wi ll display for you the actual activity of the manual I) cntcrth..:111 into SCAN UST memory
by put ti ng the rad io into MA1 UA L mode and
active again. If the ID is not active wi thin li ve system. Herc s how it works:
seconds, the 235 will retu rn to trunk search or
Every frequency you enter for a trunked entering an ID. ju~t as you would enter a
frequency in convent ional mode.
scan.
syste m correlates to a "channel acti vi ty" indiYou can also enter an ID into SCAN LIST
cator. Th c~c . mall ~q uare icons in the BC-235
memory
location on-the-fl y. a-. i111cresting
I Hold
display an: th..: ~amc icons used to indicate
JI), lxcomc acti,c in SEA RCH mode. Herc 's
whi ch bank~ arc active during conventional
Just as with HOLD in conventional scan
how thi s would work.
scan. except there arc double the number of
mode, HO LD in trunking mode all ows you to
Le t ~ say that you have Trun kTracker in
ico ns ava ilable (20 ) in the tru nking mode.
sit on a conversation indefin itely. Rather than
SEARCH mode. An ID of 522(1 becomes
Whi le frequencies hccomc meaningless once
holding on a frequency. however, you' re holdactive and it , the pol ice detail at a college
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MONITORING TIMES

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football game. Yo u decide that thi s would be

an interesting ID to place in memory for future
weekend monitoring. You can e nter this ID
into memory two ways:

no longe r hear these a nnoy ing drones. Imagine trying tu du that o n a con ventional scanner!

I Other System Notes

1) Simply hit the E" (ENTER) key while
there is activity o n the ID. Thi s wi ll place
the ID into the first avai lable memory location.
2) Hit the PRIOR ITY key. You can now use
the UP a nd DOWN arrow keys to scroll
through all 50 memory locations and select
the locatio n into whic h you would like to
place this ID. Once you hit the PRIORITY
key, the ID that interests you will remain in
the display. even if the conversati on on the
group e nds, un til you' ve se lected the
me mory location and have hit the ENTER
key.
Note: The PR IOR ITY key is a lso used to
toggle the display between showing which
SCAN LIST banks are active- since you can
turn banks o ne through fi ve o n or off indi vidu ally. just as in conventi o nal scan mode- or
showi ng the c hannel indi cators described
above.)

I Lockout
T run k lockout works sim il ar to lockout in
conventional scanning: howcv.::r. instead of
locking ou t a freq uency. you use the LOCKOUT key to loc k out a group ID. If you don't
want to hear the sanitation group on the system, just lock o ut that ID as soon as it
becomes active. or, if you know that ID
in advance. you can enter it whi le in the
HOLD mode and lock it o ut manually.
Lockout becomes more useful in the
c ase of data bursts sent over a trunking
system. In many areas of the country,
water meters. door alarms, traffic signals , and other types of mechan ical devices are each assigned a group ID o n a
syste m. These individua l devices- and
there could be hund reds of them in a
system-t ransmi t leve ls and various
other data to a central controller.
Listening to s uch a trunked system in
conventional mode. you hear pract ically
non-stop beeeeep. booooop. beeeep. in
between voice transmiss ions. Just like
voice groups. these data groups are apparently randomly assigned available frequencies on the syste m. mak ing it even
more difficult tu try to fo ll ow a normal
conversation on a standard receiver.
With TR UN K LOCKOUT . though.
you s imply loc k o ut eac h o f these data
ID 's so that , in SEA RCH mode, you w ill

T here arc two types or con\ersation s that

you will 1w1 h..:ar o n TrunkTracker. Tekphone interconnect call s. wh ich generally always occur o n the same o ne to three channels
of a trunkl:d system. are not trackahl c. al tho ugh they are in con\'entional scan mode.
since they are not known to change frequenc y
o nce an interconnect ca ll ha ~ been ini tiated.
Pri vateca lls. whic h arc o ne-to-one direct communication s between two units . are also not
tracked. Unscientific studies have shown that
these types of call s represent a small fraction
of all the cal ls broadcast ove r typical trunked
systems.
Fleet Maps And IDs

TrunkTracke r comes wi1h 15 default llect

maps which the user can select for T ype I and
othe r no n-Type 11 systems (the BC-:235 defaults to Type II where no maps need to be
set). Se lec t one of the 15 maps. using the
DATA and HOLD/LIM IT keys (it only takes
a couple of keystrokes and only needs tu be set
o nce) a nd you' re off. T he re is a lso a USER
DEFINABLE mode for thme soph isticated
users who wi~h to enter their ow n custom
maps .
In this article we've used the term "Group":

however. "talkgroup"-or in the case o f T ype

I user~. "llcet" and "subflcet"-would be
more appropriate terminology . Fleet and
subflect pertain to a hierarc hica l structure of
the ~ysh:m user. . i.e. your local fire department might o perate a lleet. w ith the ~ ublleet s
co n si~ ting of the various operations of the
department:

FLEET I FIRE DEPMlTMENT

Subfleet 1 ....................... Fire Dispatch
Subfleet 2 ................... Fi re Operati ons
Subfleet 3 .......... ............. Fi regro und 1
Subfleet 4 ....................... Fi reground 2
Subfleet 5 ....................... Arson Squad
Subfleet 6 ........................ Supervisors

A5. a llre t:aptain c hanges "channel, .. o n his

hand held radio, he accesses different subllcets
a nd therefore the group ID he will use c hanges
as well. (Individual unit IDs stay the same;
however, TrunkTrackcr does not make any
special use of thi s feature. )
For Type 11 systems. which are apparently
the newer and more advanced networks, no
llect map is requi red. as there is a fl at hie rarc hy.
Trun kTracke r defau lt s to T ype lJ mode
and. a fie r you've programmed the frequencies. all you need to do is hit the SEARC H key
and you'n; trunking.
T he DATA key is also used to identi fy the
bank in which you' re trunking. since the bank
indicator~. which arc ac ti ve in the conve ntional mode. arc no rmall y used as ei thcr c ha nnel activi ty indicators or as Scan Li st ind icators in the trunking mode.

I Future Models
One quc~tiun that w ill undoubtedly ari se is
why didn't Uniden address other trunking
protocols. such as Eric s~u n/GE' s ED ACS system') EDACS is a public safety trun ked syste m that is used in De nver. New O rl eans, and

Message TrackerrM
Paging System Monitor
POCSAG . 5 12, 1200. & 2400 baud
GOLAY. 600 baud

Auto Baud Rate Oe1ecuon

Allows opuon 10 monitof all messages on channel
Runs tn DOS and Windows (3 1 01 higher)
M1n1mum System Requirements

33 MHz 386 for Windows

20 MHz 101 DOS

RS232 16550 Senal Port

Run up to 4 Message Tracker units on a single computer
Each unil purchased separately

K & L Tochnology
P.O. Box 460838
Garland, TX 750460838
Phone/Fax: 972-414-7198
E-mail: KLTsupport@aol.com

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other areas. This system i~ actually more of a

ni!!.htmarc tu monitorconventionally. as beeps
and buzzing tunes and somcti mes even.jingles
are broadc~1st over the air. along with the
voice transmissions.
There arc. however. far more Motorola
trunked public safcl) sy,tcm' than there arc
Ericsson ~y~tems. And. Unidcn has acquired
riuhts to the unique G/WIZ t..:chnology. which
c li ,minalcs the excruciating (lo non-system
use rs) be..:ps and buzzing of GE/Ericsson systems. for use in future scann..:rs. In the meantime. G/WIZ boards can bl.! i11'talled in your
BC-235. and in most othl.!r :>canners. as an
after-market dev ice.'
In addi tion to the BC -235. othe r
TrunkTrackcr models an: planned. While the
235 is schedu led to be available in late March
ur early April. the base-model Bearcat 895. a
significant upgrade to the BC-890. should be
available by thi s summer. While the outl.!r
case of the BC-895 will look exactly the ~am..:
as the 890. the display and internal operations
are quite different. The 895 wi ll have 30
trunking indicator lights. built-in CTCSS (wi th
tone encode and tone rc.:adin g planned). a
signal strength meter. and an RS-232 port for
computer download and control. Mori.!
TrunkTrackcr scanner~ arl.! now in the planning stagl.!. but they arc plannl.!d for the futun.:.
The Bottom Line

Unide n must be commended for thi s bold

step they ha v..: taken. Whill.! Uniden may ha ve
taken a few shots in the past. the company has
wowed the industry with a t..:chnological adva ncement that is stunning in its importance
as well a~ in its easy-to-u~e interface.
Scannists have failed tocn:dit Uniden wi th
th e fact that it is not interested in
competingwith the manufm:turers of $2000
receivers. There are only ~o many customers
for Rolls Royccs. But. with TrunkTrac:ker.
Uniden has actually leapfrogged its high-end
competitors with a radio that. wh ile relati vely
inexpensive, is. in many ways. far more valu able and innovative than any receiver manufactured in the last 15 year~. Trunk Tracker is.
perhaps. thl.! most significant industry advanel.!mcn t ~incl.! the programmable scan ner.
It couldn't have come al a b..:tter lime for the
hobby.
Certain trade names mentioned in thi s article are the respective property of their owner~. The TrunkTracker radio~ arc avail abl.:
from Grove Emcrprises: ~l.!1.! ad on p. 13.
1 For i11for111111io11 011 C/WIZ. con wet Su111-

11er Master at 800-722 -6701.

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Uniden BC 235XLT Specifications

Channels:
300 channels (30 channels x 10 banks)
(20 channels search-skip memory)
(20 channels service search skip memory)
Freq Range (Mode):
29 to 29.7 MHz (10 meter amateur band)
29.7 to 50 MHz (VHF low band)
50 to 54 MHz (6 meter amateur band)
108 to 136.9875 (Aircraft band)
137 to 144 MHz (Military land mobile)
144 to 148 MHz (2 meter amateur band)
148 to 174 MHz (VHF high band)
406 to 420 MHz (Federal gov't land mobile)
420 to 450 MHz (70 cm amateur band)
450 to 470 MHz (UHFstandard band)
470 to 512 MHz (UHF 'T band)
806 to 956 MHz (Public service band, except cellular band)
162.400 to 162.550 MHz (.025 increments; WX channels)
Display:
LCD (with back light) 10 digits and special annunciator
(Bank 1-10, SCAN, PRI, DLY, SRCH, BATI, HOLD, WX, UO, DATA, P, KEY/
L, POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRN, TRUNK)
Controls/Switches:
Volume control with power off/on switch
Squelch control
External jacks:
ANT jack: BNC type
Stereo headphone jack: 3.5 mm
Compatible 3.5 mm monaural earphone
Internal speaker:
8 ohms 0.5 watts
Power requirements:
Ni-Cd battery 4.8 VDC: 800 mAH (included)
or AC 120V 60 Hz (with AC adapter AD-70U)
Scan/search rates:
Max 100 Ch/sec (scan)
Max 100 step/sec (Turbo off) - VHF low/high band (search)
Max 300 step/sec (Turbo on) - VHF low/high band (search)
Max 100 step/sec - UHF/aircraft band (search)
Max 100 step/sec - public service band (search)
Scan delay:
2 seconds
Audio Output:
Max 180 mW
Antenna:
50 ohms (impedance)
Operating temperature:
.
Minus 20 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius
Storage temperature:
Minus 30 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius
Size:
2.5 inches wide, 1.7 inches deep, 6 inches high
Weight:
12.6 oz.
Accessories:
CRX120 charger, 2 rechargeable long life Ni-Cd batteries, AC adapter,
rubber antenna, belt clip, owner's manual, frequency guide. trunk system
frequency guide, earphones

The Exciting New Uniden BC23SXLT

'Trunklracker' Follows Trunking Signals!

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-Bob Grove, Publisher, Monitoring Times

Co mpact and sleek. Unide n s new. handhc ld BC235X LT TrunkTrackcr lcb you fo llow
Motorola trunked communicatio ns from start to lin ish! Now you can moni tor thosc elusive 800
M Hz public sa fety communications th at have previou slyescapcd scanners by swi tc hing channe ls
between transmissions.
And the BC235XLT T runk Tracker offers other exc it ing features as we ll-con ventio na l
~canning of the 29-54, I08- 174. 406-512. and 806-956 MH z bands (less cellular): 300 chan nel
memory in I0 ba nks; I 0 prio rity channels. indi vidual channel delay and lockout: and choice of
user-programmable search ranges o r factory pre-programmed searc h of pol icc. lire. e mergency.
marine. aircraft. and weather frequen cies.
And inc luded at no extra cost are a wall charger and two rec hargeab le batteries. 13 NC-base fl ex
whi p. frequency guide. be lt clip. earpho ne, and instructio n man ua l. See o ur s ite o n the world w ide
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*NOTE: Uniden expects to

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process your credit card
until your unit is shipped.

Coming Soon...The BC895XLT "Trunk Tracker"

S im ilar in appea rance to the BC890XLT . the
'895 represents a s ig nifi ca nt upgrade. Th is new
deskto p Trunk Trac ker has 30 trunking indicator
ligh t ~. bu ilt -i n CTCSS (wi th tum: encode a nd tone
read ing). a ~ i gnal ~ t rc n g th meter. and an RS-232 port
fo r co mpu te r downl oad and control. Like the
BC235X LT above, thi s unit w ill fo llow age nc ies
whic h use Motorola's analog trun ked syste ms .
For conve ntional scanning. this new uni t is expected to c lo,c ly resemble the 890 (29-5-l. I 0817-l. 2 16-5 12. 806-956 YI Hz- k,, cellular). Tu rhoScan. ,,cat her a lert. c hannel activ ity counter.
c han nel prio rity. search auto, lo re. tape recorde r o utput. memory c hanne l transfer. and much
more! Expected delivery: summer 1997. O rder S C N 09.

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e-mail: order@grove.net
World Wide Web: www.grove.net
Check the Grove website for a review and updates
on specifications , price and availability for these
excit ing new products.

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By Les Butler KB8Wl<E

Picture yourself monitoring

this 11atio11 's m ost a wesome
aircrq/i. Yo11 hear them
report that they a re 6 miles
no rth of the to wer; se l'eral
minutes later, they fly right
over yo11r head! MT takes
you behind the scenes as
the Blue Angels prepa re f or
a 111qjor airs how
My excitement hcgan T minu s two days
before the public airshow at Se lfridge Air
National Guard 13a.,e in Mt. Clemerns. Mi chigan. I wa. about to interview the U.S. Na,y"s
Blue Angels o n beha lf of Mo11i1ori11g Times.
Si nce it' s about a 50 mile ride from my house
I had all the cxpec tecJ Blue Ange l freq uenc ies
programmed into my AR-8 K. About 5 miles
west of the base I saw F/A- 18' s l'l ying low. I
quickly tu nccJ to 345.9 MHz and heard. "2
mi les north on the left an Amoco .,ig n. 3 miles
a white van on the right." "Roger I sec them.
copy that."
The Ange ls were in the process of scopi ng
out the local landmarks for their precision
!lying. I began to breathe heavily (a sure -,ign
of Scanner Add iction) as I rea lized I wo uld
.,oon meet the.,c magicians of th..: sky in pe rso11.

I T Minus Two Days

After a brief wait at the gate the base Publ ic
Affairs Office r arri w d and shook han ds with
the press. He walked us to our ve hic les and

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March 1997

asked us to follow his truck into the base. We

e nded up near the ma intenance hanger that the
Blue's were using. Na vy Petty O ffice r Second Class Keith Wi lson approached ml'. with
a smil ing faeeand heartfelt greeti ng and a'>kl'.d.
who wou ld you like Ill intcr\'iewr Whe n I
rl'.pl ied I' d be happy to talk to any of them. he
thoug ht for a second and asked. 'How about
the boss?" My grin went from ear to car :" I
qu ickly j umped at the ofkr.
Fee li ng lucky. I a.,ked if I could talk to a
commun ications officer since this was to be
for a ctHlt nH1nica tions mag:1zinc . He informed

me that the main tenance chie f would hand le

that and it should be no problem. Afte r hi s
little i111 roduction we began the wa iti ng ga me
agai n. No problem: I had my '>Canner. I began
monitoring the Blue' s ground l'rl'.qs. Bi ngo 1
170.900 M Ht yielded sec me'1 This is where
the pre" i,., ... "OK. send them ove r to the
hanger.
The day wa ., <tbout to get very exc iting.
I Interviewing the Blue Angels

In a mome nt ' s ti me I fou nd myself shaking

hands with Captain Greg Woo lri dge, the com-

ma nding officer of the Blue Angels. I found

the inte rview process to be d ilfo:ult. since
two of their aircraft were in the air buzzing us
o n the ground. g iving the press a litt le show.
I was j uggling everything-scanner. notebook. pen, and came ra- and I wanted to
catch everything. Visual g reed got in the way
several times as my camera tried to capture
that Kodak mome nt.
Since the interview was brief. I made s ure
to ask the quest io n most on the m inds of Blue
Angel fans: why did the 1996 Captain quit?
The reply was that he quit because of safety
concerns he had with his own maneuvers. I
was impressed with the courage it must have
take n to think of the team over hi s career.
I felt I recognized Captain Woo lridge from
somewhere , and asked if he was in the cable
TV spec ial about the Blue's European Tour.
He smiled and said, yes. he was in command
during that time. Fortunate ly. with an ex perie nced Blue Angels Commander like himself
wi lli ng to step in. the change in captains
caused the Blue Angels to cancel on ly two
s hows of their 1996 season.
Captain Woolridge suggested that any
youngsters who arc interested in being a Blue
Angel should study math and science and
beco me active in a team sport to hone their
teamwork skills. The Navy req ui res a degree
in the sciences to even be considered for
aviation.
The Blue Angel s arc strictl y volunteers.
The pilots and leader are rotated every two
years: three every year so that there is an
ex pe rienced base present. The support staff is
usuall y rotated every three years . They return
to no rmal duty after the ir stint wi th the team.
T o fl y, you need to be a Nava l Aviator wi th
fighter or attack experience and carrier experience totall ing 1500 hours. whic h equates to
about six years of fl ying in the Navy. The
command slot requires 3000 ho urs of flight
time and previou s command ex pe rience.
The U.S. Mari nc C -1 30 transport that' s
painted with the squadron paint sc heme and
a ffectio nately named "Fat Albert" is used to
transport the suppo rt staff. Thi s tra nsport is
also used in the shows to demo nstrate the
JATO (Jet Assisted Takeoff). in which they
strap four rockets to each side of thi..: ain;raft.
Whe n the aircraft reaches takeoff speed, they
ig nite the rocke ts and the aircraft shoots upward at about a 45 degree angle. This e nables
the aircraft to use very sho rt runways in times
of war.
Since the Blue Angels we re fl ying all
du ring the interview I never d id g<..:t to talk to
the maintenance c hie f. When the planes are
up he' s always on duty. keeping 1,hem safe
and in working orde r. Since the world is

The author poses in front of a Blu e Angel F-18

becom ing a dangerous place to li vi..: la1clye .g., bombings at the World Trade Cente r. the
Oklahoma Federal Bu il ding. and Centennial
Park- we had two armed guards w ith us at all
Iimes. These guys catTicd full y auto matic rifles.
so it' s a good thing they were calm and le vel
headed.

T minus One Day and counting!

For those of you who own an OptoelectronScout-a freq uency counter which will
capt ure and slore lm:ally active rrcq ue nciesan airshow becomes a freque ncy expeditio n of
eno rmous magnitude . I left my Scout in the car
hooki..: d up to an external antenna during the
interv iew and carried it on my belt the day
before and day of the show. capturing and
swring ac ti ve frequenc ies. Those of you w ithout a Scout sho uld become int imate wit h your
scan ner's search function.
It' s now"Day Two": The Friday before the
show is V IP day. VIP in 1his case means the
handicapped. fri ends and famil y of1he worki c~

er~. local politici ans. suppo11ers. and. ofcourse.

you rs truly. Thi s is a relative ly low key dayaround 20.000 people instead of the 600.000
that wi ll be there over the weekend. Most
static d isplays aren't set up. bu1 f' II be able to
see them fl y in '
That' s righ t: the planes that don' t fly durin g the airshow fl y in the day before a nd. by so
d o ing, 1reat the scanner listene r to a fu ll day of
monito ring. You can even see the Blue Angels perform a spec ial show.
A ft er 1he Angels fl y you' II want 10 park
near the run way o uts ide o f the base. if there is
a road there and base security lets you. I jo ined
about ]0 cars and did so for severa l ho urs. I
was parked at the fe nce alo ng the road and in
lhe ccnti..:rline of the runway. S tand ing 50 to
60 feet be low a C- 5 is a very humbling experience! Every single fighter that came in d id a
low fl y-by l'irst, then a land ing. We saw F14 ' s. 1S"s. 16's. and F/A - I 8's. We also got to
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experience, as is seeing one up close and personal (right).
The Airbase
Don ' t let the fact that it isn"t an Air Force
base fool you: Selfridge is big. Its name actually came from the first military aviator to di e
in an air crash. Thomas Etholen Selfridge. On
September 17. 1908. Selfri dge was performing a demonstration for the Arm y wit h Orville
Wright when the plane crashed. Orvi lle survived. but Selfridge wasn"t so lucky.
The airbase that carries hi s name was an
Ai r Force base for 54 years: it celebrated 25
years as a Rese rve base in 1996. Sci fridge is
the largest such base in the worl d (3.600
acres) and is a home to all of the branches of
the acti ve service. too. The following is a list of tenants of the base.

127th Tactical Fighter Wing

USAF (F- 16J call signs: De mons
and Tejas (Texas). and (C-1 30 )
ca ll signs: Lucky fo r local !lights
and M01111rn when tra ve ling out
of the local area.
927th Air Refueling G roup
USAF KC- 135 ta nkers callsign:
Pi s1011

TACOMSA
U.S. Army Ta nk Aut omoti ve &
Armamen ts Command.
75th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army (Explosive ordn ance
disposal) who.by the way. provide bomb di sposal to the entire
state of Michigan and the northern part oflnd iana. including support of the U.S. Secret Service
and the State Depanment.
U.S. Naval Reserve Readiness
Center Detroit
U.S. Naval Air Reserve Activity Selfridge
U.S. Marine Corps Wing Support Group -17
U.S. Coast G uard Air Station
Detroit
U.S. Air Force 339th Recruiting Squadron
U.S.Air Force Auxiliary & Civil
Air Patrol
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U.S. Border Patrol

Rel oca ted from
Detroit. This positions theiroperations betwee n two
Canadian border cities- Detroit and Pon
Huron.

keep ii together. but pieces of rubbe r littered

the run way and the airport had to be closed. At
first I heard the tower on 340.700 MH z tell
Unexpected Excitement
pilots that the airport would be closed for 20
minmes. This was not a good thing. since
Late Friday (T min us 1/2 day) I saw an
many aircraft were still arri vi ng for the show.
U.S. Naval Ai r Reserve F- 14 aircraft from
To compound matters. the Rluc Angels
VF-20 I in Dallas. Texas (call sig n Huntl'.r 11)
land and blow a tire. The pilot managed 10 had used an ex tra half hour of c losed airspace
earlier in the day due to mechanical problems.
Whil e the planes arc up fo r a show
TABLE 1: Frequencies used during the Blue Angels or practice. the airspace is closed for
a 5 mile radius <tnd rrom base le vel
Airshow at Selfridge ABGB, Mt. Clemens, Ml
to 14.000 tcet. Consequentl y, a good
42.860 .......... Micl1igan State Police
niany planes we re in a holding pat128.700 ......... Airboss
tern i"(>r some time. The act ion picked
163.375 ......... Security
165.1 125 ....... Vehicle ground control
up several min utes later when a
168.900 ......... Blue Angels Ground Support
U.S. Ai r Force T-38 trainer (Home
170.900 ......... Blue Angels Pre Flight checks and ground support
0 I J asked when he could land: he
173.4375 ....... Police
173.5875 ....... Crash/Fire
needed to land soon becau se he was
238.150 ......... Blue Angels
running low on fue l.
275.350 ......... Blue Angels
345.900 ......... Blue Angels
About 20 min utes later he again
413.250 ......... Many different Comms including the AirBoss talking to the
called the tower and was told it
Pyrotechs (Setting off explosions for the show}
could be another 30 to W minutes.
460.1 50 ......... Mutual Aid channel for local police
460.250 ......... Macomb County Sheriff
The pilot then declared an emer460.400 ......... Macomb County Sheriff
ge ncy ' 1 need vectors to Detroit
460.425 ......... Chesterfield Twp. Police
Metro now 1 l"m dec laring an emerOther ac1ive freqs tor the base
gency! I want fuel and a battery
11 .447 USB ... Refueling operations (Piston flights to operations}
cart."' 'Roger th at. stand by. we wi ll
40.450 ........... National Guard
40.650 ........... National Guard
contact Detroit. Are you su re you
40.850 ........... National Guard
don1 want Detroit City instead?"'
41.050 ........... National Guard
The pi lot then asked what size the
41.250 ........... National Guard
41.450 ........... National Guard
run way was.
143.900 ......... Civil Air Patrol (callsign Red Robin)
I never did hear what ai rport he
148.150 ......... Civil Air Patrol (callsign Red Robin)
was di,ened to since I was running
163.625 ......... U.S. Border Patrol
238.900 ......... 927 ARG refueling operations (Piston callsign)
out of time myse lf and had to trek
259.950 ......... Clearance Delivery
acro~s town for home.
270.1 DO ......... Automatic Terminal Information Service (A TIS}
275.800 ......... Ground Control
As you can sec by the freque n282.700 ......... Refueling (Piston callsign}
cies in Table I. don"t lcave out any
307.800 ......... Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center
or the surrounding area police fre314.200 ....... .. 927th Air Refueling operations
342.500 ......... PMSV Metro (Pilot to Metro Service)
que ncies. They" ll be busy handling
381.700 ......... 927 ARG operations (aircraft callsign Piston) (sometimes l1eard
all
of the traffic leading into the
in secure mode)
base. They \\'ill also most likel y be
381.800 ......... U.S. Coast Guard Detroit Air
391.900 ......... Radar Approach
assiq i11g the base police on the in 395.900 ......... Departure Control
side. too.

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TABLE 2: Pontiac Oalcland

Airport Frequencies
,,,.
118.250 ..........
120.500 ..........
121 .100 ..........
121.900 ..........
122.950 ..........
123. 700 ..........
125.450 ..........
143.900 ..........

Clearance Delivery
Tower
Ground Control
Ground Control
Unicom
Tower
ATIS
Civil Air Patrol (Working the open
house)

...

.,.

..

..
...

Lift Off!

..

... ...
"'

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At last the airshow is officially here! After

1wo days of monitoring and picture taking
you ' ll be charged up fo r the show and armed
wi1h an arsenal of frequencies to keep you
busy.
The gates al thi ~ airshow opened at 8 a.m.
and the show started at I I a.m. I arri ved about
8: 15 to beat the tremendous amount of traffic
expected. It also got me there in time 10 plan
my day of monitoring. Another plus 10 arri ving earl y is beating 1he crowds 10 the tours
o nboard many of the aircraft. Pic1ure taking is
also an easier task before the swarms of people
arrive .
I headed for the KC- 135 and C-1 30 tours.
which were open when I arrived. I noticed the
AW ACS crew moving the boarding ra mps
nearer to the plane about 9 a.m .. so I stood by
and wai ted. About I0 minu tes later I was one
of the first onboard. I' m glad I was too.
because when I ex ited the aircraft there were
about 100 people in line.
Of co urse I had the Scout c lipped to my
belt while walking around. I used the anh.:nna
from my Yaesu FT-5 1 ham radi o, which pull s
in VHF and UHF ataston ishing distances.
After a few ho urs it was time to make my way
towards the tower for a better view of the
show. I also wanted to get c lose to the tower
so I could "Scout" out the airboss.
That reminded me to reach down and uncl ip
the Scout from my belt. Thum bing th rough
the fn.:quencies stored in me mory. I spotted

128. 700 MHz. Could this

be the ai rboss1 I punched it
into my scanner and presto.
it was. indeed. Capturing
this freque 1H.:y gave me the
jump on everyth ing that was
to happen during the sho w.
The Scout a lso fo und
413.250 MHz.. which ended
up being the ai rboss talki ng
to the pyro-techs. I heard
them coordinating the mock
explosions several minutes
before thl!y occ urred .
Ha ving seen the Blue
Ange ls fl y twice in the same
week Iopted to cx iuhe show
early. Thi s put rne in position to escape several hours
before the 350.000 fan s
ru shed the ex it gates. When
I finall y arri ved back at
home I fi red up the radios
about 6 p.m .. thinkin g the
planes would be rclllrning
to the ir home bases. The
scanner stopped on 307 .800
MHz (C le ve land Center )
and I heard Strike 11 lea\ing the a irfie ld. So my
"mon itoring times"
forthe week came full
circle .

Bonus Show

A local airslww is a good place to catch

public service frequencies, too. The Oakland
Co Slwriff's Dragoon: armor plated
personnel carrier.
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A few weeks after

thl! Blul! Ange ls show
I was lucky enough to
take in an "Ope n
House" at a local airport. Pont iac Oakland
Airport is a very busy
ai rstrip north of Detroit. It' s also home to

TABLE 3: Blue Angel 1997 Air Shows

MARCH
15
22-23

NAF El Centro, CA
Mesa, Arizona

Open House
Air Races Fair

APRIL
56
12-13
19-20
25-27

MacDill AFB. Florida

MCAS Cherry Point. NC
NAS Fallon. Nevada
MCAS El Toro, California

Airiest 97
Airshow
Airshow
Airshow

MAY
3-4
10-11
17-1 8
21-23
24

NAS Key West. Florida

Brunswick, Georgia
Montreal. Quebec. Caaada
U.S. Naval Academy, MD
NAS Patuxent River. MD

Open House
Military Appreciation Weekend
Airshow
Commissioning Week
Air Expo 97

JUNE
31(MAY)-1
7-8
14-1 5
21-22
28-29

Willow Run. Michigan

NAS Lemoore. California
Hillsboro, Oregon
NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA
North Kingstown. RI

Air Michigan Airshov1

Central Valley Lemoore Airshow
Rose Festival Airshow
Sounds of Freedom Airshow
Rhode Island National Guard
Open House

JULY
5-6
12
19-20
26-27

Fargo, North Dakota

Pensacola Beach, Florida
NAS Brunswick, Maine
Kansas City, Missouri

AirshoV/
Airshow
Great State of Maine Airshow
Airshow

AUGUST
2-3
9-10
15-17
23-24

Salinas, California
Seattle, Washington
NAS Miramar. California
NAS Corpus Christi, Texas

Calitornia International Airshow

SEAFAIR SummerFest
Airshow
Airshow

SEPTEMBER
30(AUG)-1
6-7
13-14
20-21
27-28

Jackson, Mississippi
Grand Junction. Colorado
Fort Smit11. Arkansas
NAS Oceana, Virginia
Smyrna. Tennessee

Sky Parade
Airshow
Airshow
Airshow
Tennessee Aviation Days

OCTOBER
4-5
11 -12
18-19
25-26

El Paso, Texas
San Francisco. California
Liberal. Kansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Amigo AirshoVI
Fleet Week Airshow
Mid-America Airshow
Centennial Celebration Airshow

NOVEMBER
1-2
NAS Cecil Field , Florida
8-9
NAS Pensacola. Florida

Open House
Open House

The Blue Angels schedule was officially released Jan. 16, 1997. by the
Assistant Secretary of Delense for Public Affairs. This schedule is courtesy of
the internet Milcom email list and study group.

most of Detroit's business jets, including

Chryslc rCorporation 's Pentastar Aviation division.
The night before the open ho use I monitored 120.500 MHz-one of the tower fre quencies. I was treated to communic ations
from an F-16 (Demon I), a Navy P-3, and a
Huey Cobra, all en route to the show. The
words 'Open Ho use" meant it wasn't really a
full-fl edged show, but it also meant the airport was sti ll open for airtraffic . The airtraffic
controllers had the ir hands full. The traffic o n
120.500 was unbelievable! These controllers
had to contend with several airplanes and

Table 4: U.S. Air Force

Thunderbirds 1997 Schedule
APRIL
5-6
12
13
19
26

Patrick Air Force Base. Florida

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Arizona
Fresno. California
Louisville, Kentucky
Nellis AFB. Nevada

MAY
3-4
17-18
24
28
31

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Andrews AFB, Maryland
RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
U.S. Air Force Academy. Colorado
Broomfield. Colorado

JUNE
1
7
8
14-15
21-22
28

Broomfield, Colorado
Scott AFB. Illinois
Grissom Air Reserve Base. Indiana
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
To be determined
Battle Creek. Michigan

JULY

4
12-13
19-20
23
26-27
AUGUST
2-3
5-11
15
16-17
23-24

30

Hickam AFB, Hawaii

Yakima, Washington
Dayton. Ohio
Cheyenne. Wyoming
Naval Air Station Whidby Island,
Washington
Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
Mid-season Break
Batavia. New York
Columbus. Ohio
Chicago, Illinois
Peterson AFB, Colorado

SEPTEMBER
1
Randolph AFB. Texas
5-6
Langley AFB. Virginia
7
Moody AFB, Georgia
13-14
Syracuse. New York
20-21
Youngstown, Ohio
27-28
Houston. Texas
OCTOBER
4-5
11-1 2
18-1 9
25-26

Midland, Texas
Birmingham. Alabama
Edwards AFB, California
NAS New Orleans. Louisiana

NOVEMBER
1-2
Eglin AFB, Florida
8-9
Daytona Beach, Florida
Courtesy Bruce Ames via Claude C. & Kurt S.

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quie t.
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land of
Promise
Unfulfilled
By Colin Miller

hen the Portu guese navigator Vasco da

Gama discovered the coast of Mozambique
in 1498. little did he reali 7.e that a few
centuries later thi s land would be one of
Portugal 's largest and ric hest colonies. In the
16th and 17th ce nturies an exten si ve coas tal
trade in gold and ivory \\a' developed with
the A rab~. who had already established sett leme nts along thl! East Afr ican coast.
1n 1544 the explorl!r Lourcm,:o Marques
visited the territory arou nd Delagoa Bay, and
built fortificati ons at the site of the city that
was later named after him. The Dutc h set up
a tradi ng post here in 172 1. the first attempt at
a permanent settlement. It \\'a ~ fo r many ye ar~
one of the unhealthiest places in Africa. being
notorious fo r fever and a bad climate. The real
growth of Lourenr;oM arqul!s wa~ ' timulated
by the con~truction of the railroad to South
Africa just Ovl!r a century ago. ft was for many
year' a popular holiday n~ ~o rt for South Afr ican,. and the l u\ u riou~ Pol;ma Hotel pro\ided
a Cont inental atmosphere. Known as Maputo
today. the population is ovl!r a mill ion.
Mo1 ambi que has a total land area of
309.49.+ square miles and a population of
mun: th an 17 million. It lies along the south east co a ~ t of Africa. and i' bounded by the
Indi an Ocea n on the cast. Tanzania in the
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March 1991

north. ,\11a lawi and Zambia in

the nortlnwst. Zi mbabwe and
Swazil and in the west. and South
Africa in the we't and south. It
eon s i ~ts of coastal lmv land,. and
high mou nt ai ns in the northwest. Pan
of l akl! Malawi lies along the nonh west border.
Ethnicall y. the population can be ui vidcd into three groups. The Tonga group li ve
south of thl! Save (Sabi) Ri ver. Between the
Sa\e and Zambeti i ~ the Karanga group. The
Nya nja inhabit the north western pan of
Mozamb ique. T he Limpo po. Save. and
Za mbc1.i an.: the main river-.. It i~ mainly an
agri cultural count ry. and sugar cane. ca-.hc\\'
nuts and ~ h r im p arc tht! rnajor produc ts.
Radio - the Beginning

Broadcasting began in Ponuguesl! East

Afri ca on March 18. 1933. when a -. mall
>ta t io n ope ned in Lo urc ni,:o Marques

(Mozambique's
ca pi ta!. now renamed Maputo). The
foll ow ing year C. J.
Mc Harry. a South Af
rican. made plans to
start a broadcasting
service to South A f.
rica. When the Radio
Clube de Mor;ambiq ue*
was fo unded in 1935. listener> in South Africa tuned
in to the fami liar Portuguc>e
voic e<; a nn o un c ing: "Aq ui
Lourern;o Marques, Radi o Clube
de Mor;ambiqtrl!. tran smitircn ondas
c urta ~. This is the Radio Club o f
Mozambiqul!."
The sta ti on. affecti onately known as LM.
pre>ented 111 0~ 1 programs in English. and a
few in Afrikaan,. with popul ar music and
entert ainment predo minating. When the Portuguese go,crnmt!nt g;l\c Mc Harry the right
to ~e ll advertising. on the air. LM introduced
commercial radio to southern Africa.
Colonel Richard L Meyer had bl!en associ
atcd with the Inh::rnati onal Broadcasti n2 Company of London. Thi ~ company opcra~ed English stati o ns. and Radio T oul ouse. Radio
Lyons. and Radio Normandy in France. In
194 7 he took over the management of LM

Radio in as~ociation with John

Davenport-la1er an execu1ive of
the Reader" s Digest Assoc iationand beamed 1his highly successful
commercial radio service in10
South Africa.
I The Golden Years
In 1948. i\11yrhi11g Goes was
one ofthi.: first South African-produced radio varic1y shows. It was
recorded by Charles Berman. produced and hosted by Peter Merrill ,
scripted by Monte Doyle. and featured Dan Hill and his orchestra
(not to be co nfused wi1h 1he one century.
Toronto-born si nger-songwriter)
and other we ll-known entertainment person- featured a drawing for gift certificates for
alit ies in South Africa. These celebrities pro- record si ngles.
vided many ~ubseq ue nt radio productions,
The youngsters were not forgotten, either.
especially after the birth of Springbok Radio Each afternoon at 4:00 there was a program of
in 1950, the first commercial station on South birthday greetings and music requests, folAfrican soil.
lowed by serials such as S11perma11 and speA11yrhi11g Goes was recorded in fron t of a cialty shows for children .
.. live" audience in the 20th Century Theater in
Also in the fifties, new transmilters were
Johan nesburg. for broadcast on LM Rad io. added, and a separate service was available
The show proved to be so popular that at one with reli gious programmi ng during the
performance in 1949. 4.000 people, surging eveni ng on a frequency in the 60 meter band.
into the theater. broke the large glass entra nce This feat ured various American syndicated
doors~ Another program at that time, This Is
programs like Back ro rhe Bible. Hour of
J-/mr. provided household hi nts and other Decision. and The World Tomorrow.
information fo r housewives. as well as conDuring this time. LM Radio carried out a
tests which awarded prizes of hampers filled series of stereo tests on shortwave. These
with sponsor~ products.
were the lirst such tests in southern Africa.
This was the golden era of radio in the and to my knowledge the fi rst on shortwave in
region. One of the most popular programs for the world. Two frequencies were used in the
many years was Lucky Dip. for which liste n- 60 meter band, one for the left channel and the
ers sent in music requests and dedications for other for the right. This meant that you had to
broadcast. One of the most popular broadcast- have two separate receivers to ach ieve the
ers on the station at that time was David stereo effect.
Davies, the .. man with the golden voice."
Not too many households had more than
When rock 11 roll was begin ning to make its one radio in those days, as transistor radios
presence fe lt in the fifties. it was quite com- were onl y just coming on the market. I was
mon to hear requests from various fa n cl ubs one of the unfortunate ones who could not
for hits by their performing stars-Elvis enjoy the program in stereo. I had to flick back
Presley, Pat Hoone. Cliff Richard .... Or. you and forth between the two freq uencies but
would often hear anonymous requests: ..to couldn t make much sense of it. The test
Cindy. from you-know-who." The end of the
program included a short
show always
drama presentation with some
dialogue between two people,
and e ither a ping-pong or tennis game.
I Changes - more
changes

P.

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~94

The station underwent a

major format change in the
late fifties, as the new trends
in music were attracting the

younger set. The block programming was replaced by DJ's playing rock 'n' roll and teenbeat
music. LM was becoming more
popular than Springbok Radio in
South Africa. especially fo r teenagers and young adults. This continued into the sixties and seventies.
It was political changes. in
both Mozambique and in Portugal. that put to an end the di rection
the station was headed. In 1962
the Marxist FRELI M0 movement
had begun its terrorist activities in
Mozambique. A guerrilla war
developed in the north of the country and the civil war spread. However, independence wasn't obtained unti l the Salazar
dictatorshi p in Portugal was overthrown in a
coup d'etat April 25. 1974. Portugal's Prime
Minister Caetano and President Tomas were
deposed, and Gen. Antonio de Spinola became provisional President.
A European upri si ng took place in
Loure111;:0 Marques in September of that same
year. The radio station was handed over to the
Armed Forces. and FRELIM O took over the
local administration. LM Radi o had been under SABC control since 1972. and the station
had bee n relayed on local mediumwave transmitters in South Africa.
On June 25. 1975. independe nce was
achieved from Portugal. The People's Republic of Mozambique wa created with a Marxist government. and Samora Machel became
its first President. The current president.
JoaquimChissano. was appointed Prime Minister. Radio Clube de Mor;ambique was renamed Radio Mor;ambique. and was controlled by the state. On October 12, the LM
Rad io fac ilities were nationalized, and the
existing station finall y closed. movi ng to
Johannesburg as Radio 5.
Broadcasts in Portuguese and
vernaculars
Of course. during the years that LM Radio
was on the air. RCM also operated a domestic
Portuguese service. This was also heard clearly
in South Africa and provided a radio service
for the large Portuguese community there. At
one time RCM was operating up to four programs. including LM Radio.
Shortwave regional stations were opened
in the fifties at Nampu la, Queli mane, and
Porto Amelia (now Pemba). These stations
broadcast in Portuguese as we ll as local vernaculars. In June 1969 the Dondo station
opened near Bei ra with two 10 kW, one 25
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1'/use '""" y our

Louren~o
menl. the mbira. similar to a
Marques
xylophone.
Radio
In the years following indeW:t\cbamb for ha1lp)' liste ning
pende nce. a new guerrilla war
was waged between the rul ing
CM.0()..-04 lQon '-t l1,'4.SU1 1 11'30 \ c
CM.)()-OS 00 on '117.'.&1.U,60Ki11M> Lt
4IH / 6.UO/ ll i j 0 tn
All llinn
GM l.
FR ELIM O pany and th e
1600- P .OOon 91 7/48HI 60$-0Jll7!0 l c
1700.-1 7 )Ova ?17(41H l lllW \ t
RENAMO rebels. who were
Private independent stations
17.JO-l: OOon 917/J: U/ SJS ._c
0001n 4 17/):IH:c:
hacked by South Africa. Under
During the Ponu guc'c colonial period. a
l OU t C l"' CO \I A QUI'
the strain or war and the exodus
r.,r..a"".. _....,
... ,..
re\\' indqJenJenl pri \ate stati on' \\ere on the of Po nu gue'e nati ona b. the
air. All of these we re nati onali zed in 1975
economy bcga n to c rum ble.
when the 1u:w government came lo power.
Radio Mm,:am biq ue introduced an ex ternal
and 0250-2255 on 9637v.
Refer lo the table li sting s t a ti o n ~ ope rating in
'crvice. broadcasting fo r a few hours each day
Em issao acional in Maputo. offi ciall y
195-L Emissora do Acroclubc da Beira. a in E n g l i~h lo i t ~ unsympathetic neighblirssc heduled al 0700-1500 on 15291 v.
comm..: rcial stati on operated by th..: Air Club
South Africa (still under the rule of aparthe id ) Emissora ln terprov incial de Maputo on
ofB eira. was on the air in the late forti..:s us in g
492 1.2 from 0250 sign on .
and what was then Rhodesia.
a 300 watt shorlwav..: transmitter with the ca ll
This service is still on the air. although the
CR7 !B. By 1958 the power had been innew political ' iluation in the entire reg ion has Conclusion
creased lo 5 kW . Radio Pax. abo localed in
changed the program content. Rhodesia is
Beira. opened in 1955. h was a rcl i giou~
What arc the prospects for the futu re> In
now Zimbabwe. South Africa has abolished
stati on. operated by the Franciscan Fathers. h
1990. at about the time of the fo ll of Commuaparthe id. FR ELI MO and REN A MO signed
used two low power short wave tran smitl..:rs
nis m in Europe. the country adopted a new
a truce after many year' or warfare.
cons titution al lowing for 111ore individual
with lhe calls C R7RJ\ and C R7RB. The power
was also later increased.
rights and a multiparty democracy. A general
The beginning of the end?
Jn 1%8. Radio Moddadc (Radio Youth).
peace accord was signed between RENA MO
As with so man y third -world countries. and FRELI MO. and electio ns were held in
a stati on for student s. was inaugurated on a
low pow..: r. med ium wave tran,mitter in
broadcasting facilities deteri orated because
1994.
spare parts wt: re difficult to obtain. Tran,mitLourern;o Marque,. It was ow n..:d and operFora brief pcriocl the futu re ofl'vlozambi4ue
ated by the Portug uese Youth Organi zation. tcrs either broke down or were not operati ng
looked bright. Bu t in 1992 a major drought
properly. Some drifted in frequency. I can brought work to a standstil l. This forced
and opcra led on an irrcgu lar schedule.
remember one occasion when one o f the
Mozambique to depend heavil y on fo reign
Maputo transmiuers drifted
a id. What had once been one of Portugal' s
Yet more
onto that or anothcr Maputo
richcst co loni es is now sadly o ne of the poorchanges
Lake
program. causi ng interfer- est independcn l countries in Africa-one that
As part or its na- 400 km
ence!
no doubt wi,hcs Vasco da Gama had le ft it
tionalistic policy. the
Radio Mo<;ambique. being "undiscove red ...
go,crnmcnt changed
a public company. has been
the names of va rious
facing severe financial clif*Mora111biq11e is the Port11g1wse spel/i11g of"
towns i 11 1976 to reficu ltics rccc ntl y. One or the L11glislt Mn:.11111hiq11e.
flect the ncw African
Rad io Mo r; ambiqu e s
rule.
Lo uren<;o
tran,millcrs in Mapu to beTABLE 1: Stations Operating
Mar4uc' was rcnamcd
gan carrying the 13BC PorMozambique
Maputo. In 1977. a
From Mozambique in 1954
tuguese serv ice in May
Channel
new int erva l s igna l
1996. Accordin g toa BBC
wa s introd uced o n
Cill1
k!::!z
kw.
Monit o ring rcpo n la ~t
Radio Mot,:ambiquc.
April. Manuel Vctcrano.
CLUBE DE MOfAMBIQUE, LOURENfO MARQUES
cons isting of an indigChairman of the station' s
cnous mus ical ins truPortuguese Network
board ofdi n.:ctors. indic<lled
CR7BO
737
0.3
that 12 ou t of the 15 shortCR7BK
927
7.5
AQUI PORTUGAL MOCAMBIQUE
wave transmitte rs were off
CR7BM
3420
7.5
Rad io Clubc de M o<;amb1quc
CR7BV
4829
7.5
the air. J\s a result. the domestic se rCR7BE
9804
10
com os seus crrnssorc s
vice.: was only audihlc in the sou thern
CR7BG
15285
10
em
part of the country. The finam:ial sit uEnglish Network
CR7BK
927
7.5
lou1enco Mm qucs
ation'' as so bad that unless thcrc was
CR7AB
3480
7.5
so mc rcsol uti on. the station could be
Ouelimano
CR7BU
4920
7.5
totally
off
the
air
at
any
momcnt.
- Nampul.1 o
CR7AA
7254
7.5
Stati on' that '1i ll seem to be act ive
CR7BJ
9762
7.5
- Potto Amclm
CR7BF
11 765
7.5
on \hort wave arc :
Emi ssora Provi ncia l de Sofala in
EMISSORA DO AEROCLUBE DA BE/RA
As emistOes ma1a populares do Conttnonte Atncano
Bcira. officiall y sc heduled at 0200Programas d1Ano1 om Portug 11As . 111u 1os. Afrik~ans o D1ltl octos Af dc:ftnOSl
CR71B
7258
0.3
l n l(trn...
dtfllh.,'9
0500 and 1500-2200 UTC on 3370v.
k\V. and one I00 kW short,,ave transmitters.
as wel l as one 50 kW and two IOkW medium
wave tran ~ mitt crs. Al least one o r the shortwave uni ls i~ ~ti ll operating o n :rno and 9637
kHz .

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'
To Beconiing a Good
Emergency Coordinator
At right, Rich Han sel, Kl6EH, Emergency
Coordinator for Sallla Cru z County contacts
members of his team for a trai11ing meeting.
Above, Susan Tracy, WA60CV, and Warren
Edwards, WD6HDF, participate in a simulated
emergency test (SET) under field conditions.
Warren operates his 2 meter rig 011 th e tailgate
of his station wagon. (Note the umbrella to keep
the rain off the equipment and log sheets.)

By Arthur R. Lee WF6P

ff you becam e a ha111 because y ou wanted

to serve the communi(v, or if you 're a
m embe r <~fa public service axency 1l'hich
responds to emerxencies, you kn ow the
importan ce of practice and tea11111ork.
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He re's some practical adl'ice 011 helping
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II radio ama1curs. w he ther they real ize it nr not. are li censed. in part. to au
as e me rgency comm unica!Ors in time of di saster. Few o f us 1hin k in te rms
of actual largc-~cale emergencies. M ore com mon 10 o u r fra ternity are the
countless numbers of smalle r eme rgem:ic~ handled daily by licenseu
ama1eurs from the ranks of Novice throug h Extra class. Many of the e mergenc ies arc
life-saving o r pote ntial ly li fe-sav ing in nature and poinl up the se ri ous side of the
hobby o f bc i ng a ham. Ind ividual amateur radio o perators o f1en play the role of '"good
neig hbor wi th a radio ... ju ~ t by being able 10 prov ide communicati ons w hen and where
none is avai lable .
Unforlunatcly. grave ca lamities disru p1ing the li ves of thousands do happen each
year throughou1 the world. Ca1astrophcs suc h as earthquakes. fires. flood s. to rnados.
and 1sunamis occur wi1h regularity. While emergencies o f1 his magnitude may never
affec1 a ll of us. o ne could. n cvert h e le s~. hap pen.

STEP I. Have a real desire to be an Emergency Coordinator ! It is an important and

vital role in volunteer com mu nity service. It
can be demandi ng and exciting-but is also
fu n. Like any job with value. it is worth doing
well ; the reward is in the ''doing."
STEP 2. Read the EC Handbook a~ pu blished by the Aillerican Radio Relay League
(price $5.00. see below). Thi s new publication is packed fu ll of extremely use ful information and preve nts wasted time and energy
in "reinve nti ng the wheel." However. suggestions fo r new or better ways of doing
thi ngs are always welcome and should be
fo rwarded to the ARRL fo r possible inclu~i on .

(/. To rt. ) Preston Rusch, N60DW, Bruce Wade, W6FKD, and Allan Handforth,
KC6VJL, operate the emergency communications van f or the A RES group during a
demonstration to grade school stlldents.
Com muni tie large i.:nough to have a local
amateur radio club arc large e nough to need
more organized communi cati ons assistance
in time of such major di sasters. In most towns
and cities. ham organi zati ons arc quick to
make their presence known to disaster control
officials and community lt!adcrs. Someone
from the ra nks of amateur radio operators
usually steps fo rward as a vol unteer. or one is
appointed by the ham d ub. and lo. an Emergency Coordinator (EC) is created.
Once a ham has volu111cered his si.: rviccs as
an EC. it is incumbent upon him or hcrto work
with community organizati ons in a reliable
and professional manner. Dependability. availability. since rity. and the exercise of common
sense arc all necessary allributes fo r any leadership position, especially one dealing with
real-li fe emergency siwations.
What arc some o f the a<.: tions to be taken to
ensure the suc<.:ess of a good emergem:y communication program?
Recentl y. in Santa Cruz. Cali forn ia. a new
EC volunteered to share the responsibil ities
wi th two other ECs and a District EC fo r
county-w ide emergency commun ications. The
EC progra m needed members. traini ng. organi zation. and a sense of direction- as in any
organization. new energy is ofte n needed to
keep the wheel turni ng. Ri ch Hansel. Kl 6EH,
himself new to ham radi o. volunteered to put
a team together for the mid-county area. A
severe winter was predicted with more than
ih share of rai nfall . The county had suffered
great ly in the past few seasons. both from
summer Ii res and wimer llonds, so much had
to be done in a short peri od of time .

He immediate ly found himself working in

earnest to bui ld a group of hams in to a viable
force that m ulct be depended upon in any
emergency. large or small . Some of the "old
tea m" had left the area or were working in
other aspects of ham radio. Others. un trained
or new to ham radio. wcre eager to learn. Jn
working with hi s team of amateurs. he fo und
the following 10 steps to be necessary in
organizing or reorganizing any ~ u c h prograill. While not all -i n c lu ~ i ve. they give a
prospecti ve EC an idea of what is to be
ex pected.

STEP 3. Decide on the type of Amateur

Rad io Emergency Service (A RES) appropriate ly fo r the community. Should it be
large? Small? Split into geographic groups?
Divided into areas where radio propagation
is compatibl e? (For exaI11plc. after considerati on of all the factors. Santa Cruz County
decided to split its organization into three
groups they called Secti ons.)
STEP 4. Establish the pu rpose, goals and
objectives for the group. Set deadlines for
achievement of these goals. Make the goals
realistic and attainable.
STEP 5. Establish the staff organization. The
Designated Assistant Emergency Coordinators (AECs) arc the people who will work
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Me mbership; Public Informati on: Packet
Coordinator: Repeater Coordin ator: Nationa l Tra ffic System Li aison. and others as
necessary. The staff posit ions wi ll be fil led
wi th those persons who show the most interest in emergency communications work.
and who will devote the necessary time to
"carrying the ba ll."
Because of their involvement. these members wil l be the most highly tra ined and upto-date ECs. and will normally participate
in the admin istration o f the group. The staff
will be augmented by the remain ing me mber of the EC group who have vol unteered
to he lp. but arc not norma lly available except in case of emergenc ies.

STEP 6. Recruit me mbers. The general

membership of the EC group is the working
part of the organization. The~c are the people
who will he called upon for the most work
duri ng actual emergenc ies and stand the
bulk of the radio watches in the various
locations needing commu ni cati ons. Radio
sites may have to be manned on a 24 hou r
basis at fire statio ns. hospita ls. pol ice stations, aid stat ions, churc hes. or public bu ildings ac ti ng as she lters. etc.

STEP 7. Establish classroom and on-the-air

net tra ining for staff and me mbers on a
regular sched ule . Regularit y is important. If
the train ing sessions arc too for apart. the
team will have a nan1ra l te ndency to drift
away from the organization. T he trai ning
coordinator will have a big job if the group
has had no recent emergency com mtmicati ons experience. A strong and illlc resti ng
train ing program will go far to fami li arize
the team with good operati ng procedures
and to elim inate confu sion du ring a time of
real emergency.

ST EP 8. Establish liaison with local governmental agencies. hospita ls. Red Cross.
e tc. Let them know who you are and that you
s tand ready to provide a team olf11//y rrai11ed
and responsibl e commu nicators. Present
the m wit h telephone nu mbers of important
m embe r~ . key perso nne l. etc. Help them
dec ide where and when you can best serve.
and in what capacities, and fo r how lo ng.
Some o f these agencies may have funds set
aside for emergency communications equ ipment and need he lp in deci~ion making as to
type, etc.

STEP 9. Sustain membe r and staff interest

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The author, WF6P, at hi.v home statio11, passes emergency trajjic.

and enthus iasm. Don 1 let things get horino
Change the training scenario f1~q~1ent ly. S~~
lic it and use the best thoughts of the stall and
members to work out better ways of doing
things .
Use every talent ava ila ble to you and
make every member fee l want ed a nd im porta nt. T hey arc part of the team and thei r input
is important to you and to them. Let the
member~ run the organi1.ation \\'hilc you
provide th..: leadersh ip.
Som..:timcs it is best to ask. gentl y but
firmly. f'or members to perform their tasks.
Many peo ple need to he a~ked .. pc r ~on all y ..
before doing anything. then perform beau ti fu lly. Learn to work wi th the n 1rious personali ties of the members. Some need to b..:
rewarded through recognition more than
ot he r~. Provide that reward often.

STEP 10. Put it all together. Like the muscb

in the hu man body whic h atrophy without
constant use. exercise the me mbers o f the
organiza t inn. Call staff meeti ngs and ask for
reg ular reports from each staff member. A
well- worded request to generate a r..:port
wi ll often produce excell ent res u l t ~.
People who have volunteered e.rpecr to
be asked to do something and may even
resign if not asked. A rnemher \\'ho states . .. I
volunteered bu t they didn' t need me !.. wi ll
nu ll ify a ll or your bes t e fforts.
Ask the staff to make up e111ergc ncy
exerc is..: sce narios. training goals . ..:te. A~k
~ome tu g..:n..:rare routim.! mc,sage~ through
the National Traflic S~rvice. I ni t iatc srn~e
yourself.
Start right away by work in g o n emergency d rill s. Hold frequen t d r i ll ~. bu t re-

member moderation is a key factor in training.

Keep the team working as a team.
~
Rich has a few words of ad\' icc for prospective
ufal l. .. say~ Rich ...dont be afraid 10
ask for he lp. The bigger the organi1.ation. the
111or..: help you will need. People want tu be
wanted. As soon as they sec an organizat ion run
a~ a one man show. they will Im..: interest. Sure.
some 111ay become burned out and resig n after
awhile. hut that give:-. another person an opport unity tn s tep in and fi II the vacancy. There arc many
valid rea~on s fo r people who wan t to step dow n.
Don 1 be afraid of pcrsunnel turnover:
When as ked about final ad\'icc for future ECs.
Rich ~aid ... Document the structure ~uffic ie ntly
so that others may hencl'it from what has gone on
before them. No organization should be built
around a ~inglc person: it should h..: made selfsustai ning so that any member can ~tcp in and run
i1.
.. Here in Santa Cruz we are in tht: process of
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1iuw-1u information plus local telephone numbers and names. It wil l be small enough to be
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Dan Veeneman
dan@decode.com

Data Delivery

!though voice conversa1ions have been

the dri,ing fo rce behind the development of cellular and PCS networks,
demand for data services is on the rise. Legions
of mobile office workers and the ex plosio n of
the World Wide Web have created a demand
for reli able, hi gh-speed data connectivity, and
nelwork operators arc fielding a variety of
solutions. This month we' II take a look al lhree
da1a de li very sol utions availabl e with current
cellular systems in the 800 MHL band.

Cellular Circuit Switched Data

~'

CDPD
Laptop

Modem

FIGURE 1

Just as a landl ine modem call dedica1cs a

c ircuit for 1hc dura1ion of the connec1ion. a
cellu lar circuil switched data conneclion uses a cellular channel for
the length of 1he call. Although the ac tual channel may change as the
mobile user is handed off from one cell site to another. one channel
is devoted for the exclusive use of a single data connection. The
cellu lar system doesn 1know 1hc difference betwee n a voice call and
a data call and prov i d1.:~ the same 30 kHz bandwidth channel for data
use that would norma ll y carry voice.
In a manner identical 10 1heir landline counterparts. cellular
modems convert the bits from 1hc computer into analog signal s 1ha1
fi1 within voice frequencies. These signal s are then 1ransmiuedjust as
a cell ular te lephone woul d transmit a human voice. Analog signals
coming into the mode m are converted back into bit ~ and deli vered to
the computer.
Because data calls suffer from lhe same audi o quality problems
that plague ,oice calls. mos1 current cell ular modems incorporate
industrial-strength error detection and correctio n. The two most
popular me1hods arc enhanced throughpul cellular (ETC), developed
by AT&T Network Sy. tems (now Luccnl Technolog ies. Inc.). and
mi croeom networki ng protocol I0 enhanced cellular (MNP-1 OEC).
from Rockwe ll lnternalional.
ETC-capable modems can send data up 10 14.400 bits per second
(bp~) . and a newer ''c r~ i on called ETC2 h a~ an adven i ~ed speed uf up
to 20.000 bps. Dependi ng on whom you be lieve. MNP-1 OEC is e ither
just as good or somewhat worse lhan ETC, bu t each of these protocol
en hancements detect and correct errors in 1he t ra n ~ mitt ed data. and
can dynam icall y adapt s peeds and other paramc1c rs to changing
cnvironmenlal condi1io11s. Des pite these efforts. however. real-world
data transfer rates fall far below lhc advertised mode m speeds due to
interfere nce. fading. and othe r hazards inherenl in a mobile radio
platfo rm.
A cell ular circuit swi1ched data call goes 1hrough fo ur phases:
selll p. where an available cellular channe l is found and the call i5
placed (the number i~ dialed): handshaking. where 1hc far end modem
ncgo1i ates with the local modem on speeds and coding methods:
session. where data is exchanged: and tearduwn. where 1he modems
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lo

MDBS

IMnisl

IRouter

lo

Host

MDBS

disconnec t and the call is lcrminated. T he sc1up and handshaking lime

can average 20 10 30 seconds or more. and for small amou nts of data
thi s can he a signi ficant portion of the cost of the call.
Cellular circuit switched data has the adva ntage or being widely
deployed and utili zing mostly standard equipment. Almost anywhere
a cellular voice call can be placed. c ircuit swi tched data may be used,
with no add itional equipment investment req uired by the cell ular
system operator. Drawbacks inc lude lower data 1ranslc r speeds and
high error rates due 10 radio link noise and in terference. Call s are also
billed al lhe voice rate. wh ich can be rather ex pensive.

Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPDJ

C DPD optimizes the use of cellular freq ue ncies by 1ransmitting
data o n idle voice chan nels. If one of the many voice channels at a cell
si te i ~ not in u~e at a particular time. the cellular operator may
temporarily transition that channel to CDPD service. If 1he cell site
needs 1he channel to handle a voice call , it can qu ickJy 1ransit ion back.
In this way the cellu lar operator need not permanen1ly dedicate a
lucrati ve voice channel to provide dala service.
Several new i1erns arc required to implement a CDPD network.
The mobile CD PD user needs a subscriber uni t. con~ i s ting of a
cellular radio. a modem. and a computer that creates and receives
packe1s. This setup is referred to in "CDPD-speak" as a Mobile End
Sy lem or M-ES.
In co mrast 10 a standard modem, a CDPD s u b~c ri bc r un it uses the
channel only inlermittently IO tran smit short bursts of data. call ed
packets. These pal:ket~ have a fixed amount of space, called the
payload. in which user data may be placed. The packet al~o conta ins
addrc~si ng information 1hat identifies the source and destination of
lhe da1a. Postcards sent through the mail arc a good analogy to
packels-each h a~ a destination address. return addre~s . and a place
to put a ~ h on mes~agc.
At each cell site is a mobile dala base sta1ion (MOBS), which
retri eves pack1.:ts from the M-ES and crea1es packe1s to be 1ransmit1ed
back to 1he mobile uni t. The MOBS units are controlled by a mob ile

data intermediate system (MD-IS). wh ich routes packets between MOBS sites and other networks. including the Internet. It also keeps track of where a particuSpeed
lar M-ES is located so that packets destined for a
(bps)
mobile user are deli vered to the appropriate cell site.
Since a subscriber uni t does not need to transmit
300
continuously. the selected CDPD channel may be
1200
shared by more than one user. CDPD subscriber units
2400
listen to the forwa rd channel (cell site to mobile)
9600
before transmitting . The forward channel. when being
used for CDPD. conta ins sychroni zati on and timing
14400
information for eve ry subscri ber within range. It also
19200
contains the re verse channel status. whether busy or
28800
idle. A CDPD modem with data to send listens to the
forward channel and waits for an idle indication. It
then transmits a packet on the reverse channel and waits for a status
message from the MOBS. If another subscriber un it transmits on the
same reverse channel at the same time, the MOBS will report a
co lli ~ ion and each subscriber will wait a random amount of time
before attempting to retransmit. This is very similar to the method
used to send information on Et hernet local area networks. Packets
from outside networks destined fo r a subscriber unit arc routed to the
nearest MDBS and sent over the forward channel.
CDPD subscriber units are capable of transmi tting at up to 19,200
bps, and the equivalent call setup time is only few seconds. This makes
CDPD very efficient for sending small amounts of data. Since
multiple users share a si ngle CDPD channel, it is also an efficient user
of channel capacity for short data packets.
Since CDPD uses onl y idle voice channels, cellu lar operators are
able to more full y utilize expensive radio equipment and provide data
service to users without needing an additional license fro m the FCC.
Operators are hoping that the World Wide Web will be the ..killer
application" fo r CD PD. since the short-query longer-response pattern
of web access fi ts CDPD capabilities wel l. Manufacturers are already
produc ing handhc lcl computers designed to use CDPD and handhe ld
device markup language (HDML. a subset of the common hypertext
markup language used on web pages today) to allow mobile users to
access the text portion of web pages.
CDPD is currently availab le in more than I00 markets in the
United States. and many providers have interconnection agreements
allowing customers to use their CDPD equipment in any of those
systems. Si nce additional expense is required on the part of the
ccllularoperator to install CDPD eq uipment, it may never be avai lable
in some remote or low use cell sites. Also, in some high demand
cellular markets such as Los Angcles, CDPD may not be available
from some cell sites because all thc channels are in continuous use
carrying voice calls.

Modem Speeds

I Cellemetry

Not al l users need to move large amounts of data. Some applications, such as alarms, meter reading, or package tracking, have only
a few bytes of information that need to be moved. BellSouth is
promoting a data deli very method to meet such needs cal led Cellemetry,
short for cell ular telemetry.
As discussed in the November 1996 column, control channels in
a cellular system arc devoted exclusively to suppon functions: locating and paging phones. collecting customer calling information. and
registering roaming phones. Since a single control channel can handle
more than 30.000 registrations each hour, often these channels are
act ually carrying data less than ten percent of the ti me. Cellemetry

uses small, inexpensive cellular rad ios to transmit

and receive very short messages on these underused control cha nnels. Cellemetry radios mimi ck a
ITU-T
roaming phone and use a phantom phone number to
standard
register and send data.
V.21
Cellemetry needs only a single additional piece
of equipment. called a gateway, at the mobi le
V.22
telephone switching office(MTSO) to interface the
V.22 bis
cellemetry network to the radio equipment. allowV.32
ing data to pass between the cellemetry rad ios and
the customer. The system is also attractive to celluV.32bi>
lar
operators since the entire region is covered from
V.32 /er
the fi rst day of installation. Cellemetry data is
V.34
carried on existing equipment and connections
between cell sites and the MTSO. and does not
interfere with other traffic.
The radios are inexpensive, since less hardware is needed than
even a cellular telephone-just the radio portion and a small microprocessor. No speakers, microphones, keypads. or other human
interfaces are necessary. and current cellemetry radios are just slightly
larger than a thick credit card.
In a typical installation, a cellemctry radio is installed in a vend ing
machine and transmits when the machine is running low on supplies
or needs more change. The vending machi ne owner may also query
the machine to get status information. Since the amount of data to be
transmitted is very small and the cost of the equipment is minimal.
cellemetry may be an attracti vc option forthose who wou ld otherwise
be unable to afford wire less data connecti vity.
I Which to Use?

Which cellular data solution to use depends on the application and

the amount of data to be sent. Circuit switched cellular data calls are
billed by the minute, just like voice calls, and are generally better fo r
sending amounts of data greater than about 2 kilobytes. Cell ular
digital packet data, where it is available, is billed accordi ng to how
much data was transferred. not how long it took. CDPD is almost
always cheaper for amounts of data under 2 ki lobytes. This threshold
is subject to change, of course. as cellular operators change pricing
strategics and compete for business.
Speaking of competition. cellular is not the only solut ion fo r
mobile data connectivity. Scvcral other freq uency spectrum users
offer data services. and we 11 take a look at some of them in future
columns. Until then, comments and quest ions are welcome at
dan@decode.com, and more info rmation is available on the Grove
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Richard Barnett
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Massachusetts Police Monitoring

hat docs the crystal ball say about scanning in 1997? Herc. in
the not too n:motc ou tpost of Massachusett s. scanning has
never been better. The Boston Police arc operating on thei r
460 MHz ~rtcm. all in c kar voice. with the exception of a couple o r
di gi tally scrambled channels for detectives and ,ice squads.
Pol ice depa rtm e nt ~ in eastern Vlassachusetts from the New Hampshire border to Rhode Island (with the exception of Cape Cod). operate
almost entirely o n powerfu l Ul-I F repeater systems. If you re ce ntra lly
located in Boston or j u ~t to the west. you ca n monitor police mo bi Jes
and portable~ in a 50-or-~o- mi le radius on these UHF ~ystcms. The
~canning is easy. and. part icularly wich Boscon Police. the acti on i ~
n on -~top. (T he Bo~ton Police. with their powerful transmi tters. can be
monitored from smilhcrn Maine. central New Ha mpshire. and even
eastern Connecticut !)
The only fl y in the ointme nt today for poli ce buffs in eastern
Massachu setts is the State Police syste m. This is an 800 MHz trunked
sy~tc m which is ex panding around the Commonwealth and is shared
by nurncrou ~ ~late agencie:-.: the Massachusetts Water Reso urce~
/\ uthority <MWRAJ. the Con\'cnti on Center. the Parole Board. Ce ntral /\rtery Co nstruction Project units. Sheriff~ Departments. Park~
un it,. public work ~ tru ck~. and others. Most troubling for listeners i'
that the MWR A uti li1.es talkgroups on the system to tran smit water
meter data. Li ste ners hear a constant drone of beeccp. braaap. bccccp.
We ha ve also been to ld that the skating rinks around Boston.
which had had problems wi th the emissions from zam bonis.
arc also tran. mitting data on the air quality inside the rinks.
You got it: more bc:ceep~ and braaaps for your monitoring
pleasure.
With tru nked ~ys tcms. o f course. these ta lkgroups can
show up o n practically any one of the 20 channe ls used in the
eastern Massachusetts State Police trunking system. T he
data groups trunk ra ndo ml y among the freq ue ncies. just like
a voice talkgroup doc~. Data groups make a lot of sense for
the system u se r~. as they saYc a great dea l of money on
charges fo r telephone lines. which often are used to tran smit
data. The M as~achu~e tt~ trunked system. which wa~ developed primaril y for the Metropolitan District Commission
police force (an age ncy which was later merged into the
State Police ). works ex treme ly well. For sca nner users.
however. tryi ng to catch con \'ersations as they jump channel s between repli e!> become!> even more fru~trating a:-, your
sca nner constantl y l and~ o n data group after data group.
The new TrunkTrackcr ~canners from Un idcn \\'ill resohc thc!>e problem), for 111 0~1 scanner li!>tencr'. The
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mode. Usi ng this feature. TrunkTracker users ca n ensure all
they hear arc the vo ice transmissions.
Trunk lockout and us cr-~c l ectable group 'can. arc great
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features. Now. with the TrunkTrackcr. the remaining obstacles to

in eastern Ma~sac husctts arc removed. and listening was
nc\'er better. Check out the cover story on the new TrunkTrackers by
Un iden in thi s issue for more deta ils on this new breakthrough in
sca nner engineering.
~canning

I ICOM R-1 0 Due on the Shelf

You vc seen the firs t advert i se me nt ~ for the new ICOM R-1 0
portable scanner. and a review by Bob Parna~s appears in this issue.
This radio wi ll be an aggressive challenger to the dominance of
the other high-e nd portable. the AOR AR-8000. With an alphanumeric display (an ex tremely useful feature we"J I discuss at
length in a later articl e). computer cont rol. wide-band coverage.
and more. this looks to he an exc iting radi o. due in late February.
The radi o is expected to be priced near the AR-8000. whi ch
sells in the $600 range. This begs the que~tion ... What is the
market fo r ~uc h high-priced gear? .. The new ICOM 8500 and the
AO R AR-5000 both hove r in the $2 .000 range. These are both
incred ible rccci\'crs. and certainl y they have use ful mi litary and
governmen t applicatio ns. How many orLIS regu lar fol k have the
kind of money to afford s uch luxuries. partic ul arly if we already
own an R-7000. 7 100. AR-8000. etc.'! We re very glad ICOM
and AO R have made the commitment to address the high-end
wi th such wonderful gear. We arc equa ll y thankful. though. that

manu fac turers suc h as Unidcn. Radi o Shack/GRE. and now RELM
continue to se rvice the low-end. mid-range. and the underside of the
high-end market with sca nners. too.

I Storytelling with Frequencies

Temple T. Berdan posted the fo llow ing story online. entitled.
.. Wild, wild west.'' We reprint it wi th Mr. Bcrdan's permission, to
demonstrate how you can utili ze your scanner and your frequency
knowledge to e njoy on-air act ion. We encourage our readers lO
submit thei r monitoring stories. and frequencies. as wel l.
.. Howdy. I'm over in the Sedona. AZ. area ( 120 m il e~ north of
Phoenix and 30 miles south of Flagstaff). enjoying what I thought
wou ld be a nice relaxing Christmas season and some boring littletown scanning. Wrong 1
.. FRIDAY: Local Bank of America was held up. One robber made
a clean get-away . Strange thing. as there arc not very many roads/
interstates into this area. Seems the robber made everyone hit the
deck. so no good description of get-away vehicle was obtained.
Sedona police: 158.760 MHz.
"SATURDAY: A beauti ful day lo go house- hunting in the village
of Oak Creek (where we' re staying)... ri ght '! Wrong. Seems a local
reahor went to show a beautiful 3,000 square fool house. As he and
hi s clients e nte red the house they saw a pai r of feet sticking out of a
doonvay. There was the owner (t he house had a lockbox on it) who
had been shot one time in the hcad .... sevcral days before. No weapon.
noth ing dislllrbcd. Local radio says there arc few clues. Yavapai
CountyShcriff: 154.740 MHz. Yavapai Count y Sheriff's Office detectives: 169.675 MHz (doing most of it on cell/land line phone s) .
"SUNDA Y: Coconi no Cou nty She riff Dispatcher (Flagstaff/
Grand Canyon areas): Officer down! Suspects leavi ng scene! Seems
that some fo lks in a one horse town halfway between Flagstaff and the
Canyon had had some sort o f dis pute. and the solo she riffs officer
(SO) had stepped into a hornets' nest with one of the panics involved
shooting the SO. And he (the SO) shot back. woundi ng the bad guy
in the arm (t hey said blood was all over thc crime scene). SO in
hospital, okay after the operation .
.;Immedi ately the dispatcher issued the sta ndard officer down call
for help and over ten SO and Arizona Dcpanmcm of Public Safety
(DPS, elsew here known as Highway Patrol) units came from as far as
75 miles away. They also scrambled a DPS Jet Ranger chopper that
played a key role in what tran spired nex t. For the next two hours the
chopper searched the areas paved highway and local dirt roads (they
call them single and two-track roads).
.. Finally. they fou nd the get-away \'an near a group of people
culling old timber from last summe1.. s forest fi res. They started
waving mad ly al the chopper, who directed a unit to the scene. Seems
the bad guys had hijacked one of the woodcutters trucks. and a new
search was on. The chopper and the ten ground un its started methodically goi ng from ranch to ranch (this was now out of fores t and in
open-range high-desert Colorado Plateau country).
"Hour two passed and sudde nl y the chopper spoiled the truck at
the ranch ri ght next door 10 Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbit's
ranch. And there was a guy standing out in fron t with a ri rie. Almost
all of the uni ts (exc luding those at inai n road block and the origi nal
crime scene officer who was on the way to Flag 1-l nspital ). were
directed to ranch. The truck fit the desc ription perfectly ...... except
that the front brushbar was not bent under. And the guy wit h the rifle
was too old to be one of the bad guys. Bad lead . The search wa~ back
on.... wi th only about 45 minutes of daylight left.
"Almost immediately the chopper spotted the hijacked truck and

dropped clown so they could see him. The nearest ground unit was now
20 minutes away and the chopper was told 10 stay away as he was
li able to get shot at. The chopper could see the ground un its coming
(he was watchi ng their dust trai ls) and they were now about fi ve
minutes away. Suddenly. the bad guys truck stopped and the wounded
passenger was rolled out into the roadside ditch. where he lay in the
prone position. The driver then mu st have seen the dust trai ls coming.
as he took off across country. For the nex t 30 minutes the chopper
trailed the truck (which was heading for the edge of the fo rest) and
directed the only two four whee l drive units as to where the truck was
going. He also must have become very conc.:rned. as he was losing
daylight. with the sun about to go down over the rim.
'On several occasions. the bad guy had to circle around. stop. get
out and look to see where he was. He obviously didn' t know the
terrain. Finally. he cmcrcd the edge of the fo rest. on ly to be greeted by
the two4wd units and one DPS 2wd un it (I' d s ure like to sec what kind
of shape it is in!). Suspect in custody 1 Code 4. Now they had three
different crime scenes. one of whi ch was rea lly in the boonies. And it
seemed that those on scene didn l know where they were (they had
received a ll of their directions from the chopper). Finall y. the chopper
went back and ga,e them a GPS reading.
.. lnteragcncy communi cations were not on C LEMARS o r
NA LEMARS. (Edi tor s note: CLEMARS and NA LEM ARS are California channel references. CLEMARS. Cali fo rnia Law Enforceme nt
Mutual Aid Radio System. is 154.920 M HL. NALEMARS. National
Law Enforcement Muwal Aid Radio System. is 155.475 MHz. which is
used in Arizona and in much oft he Un ited States.) Nor wcre they always

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Load 40 channels of information including ALPHA NUMERICS into
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Separate volume level, resume scan delay and maximum monitor
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Traditional scanning is a thing of the past with o ur CYBE RSCAN
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on direct. Some were from the DPS dispatcher to the Sheriffs Olfa:c
dispatcher. But in most cases. units communicated by usi ng their regular
frequencies and by listening to each other on their scanners. Those units
without scanners had to go through their dispatchers. which was
awkward at best. Coconini County Sheriff: 155.490.
" P.S. Interestingly enough. all of the above action was taking
place at leas t 60 miles away from my location. with a 12.000 foot
mountain in between. There must be a very good repeater system her..:.
as r m only using a makeshift 18 inch stripped end of a I0 foot piece
orRG58 hangi ng from a window drape and hooked into a Radio Shack
TV preamp ...
Favorite Scanner and Favorite Scanner Feature

A few months back we asked you to write us about your favorit..:

scanner. We were not really interested in which of your scanners had
the most feat ures and was the most ex pensive. hut rather which
scanner had the greatest impact on you and your growth in the hobby.
Unfortunately. we received only a few re s pon se~ to our rcque~l.
Perhaps there arc more intriguing questions. Here are a couple
which quick ly come to mind:
What sca nner feature (other than the basic features) do you most
enjoy and make use of? Some may answer CTCSS (and DCS)
operation. or perhaps select-sca n. which is founJ in high-end radios.
Which is it for you')
The second question is probably more important. What scanner
features Jo you most desire" Arc there feature s on the high-end
models that you would like to sec in the mid-range units'! Or, arc there
featu res youve never seen that you feel should be included in future
scanners? lf so. how exactly would these features work'/
Give the~c questions some thought and send your responses by
regular mail to me. Rich Barnett. care of the Mn11itori11 g Times office~.
You can also e-mail me at Scanmaster@aol.com. Irwe recciv1: some
interesti ng suggestions, we wil l present them to one or more of the
scanner manufacturers for thei r consideration.
Police Call Plus 1997

The new Police Call Pitts for 1997

is now on sale. As it is every year. the
new edition is completely updated and
includes more channel usage in formation than everberore. All public safety.
local government. and special 1:111crgency freq ue ncies are coherentl y presented, by state. in user order. Frequencies arc changing very fast around
the country and Police Call is always
the most up-lo-date directory that is on
the market.
---..The fron t sec tion of Police Call
Plus. known as the Listener s Gu ide
Book. contains. in my view. the single most informative introduction
to two-way radio systems and scanner monitoring e\'er wri tte n.
Covering radio. from the basic[> to future technologies. thi s section has
it all : skip. frequency range theory. frequency mixing. the upcoming
co-channel utilization schemes. antenna systems. coax cable, vehicle
location mapping. a detailed discussion of trunked systems. and much
more.
One of the most popular sections of Police Call ha~ alway been
the Listings by Frequency chapter. Herc you wi ll find all the public

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safety. local government. and special emergency frequencies for each

particular region listed in frequency sequence. This is an invaluable
resource for distance (DX) monitoring.
The Consolidated Frequency Li t. which charts the FCC designated use of all frequencies from 25 Ml-17. to I GHz. is equally
invaluable. Sections that have been added over the past few years
include system maps and I0-code listings for major agencies.
The Police Call Pltts!Bewmd Police Call section. edited by yours
truly. offers selected business data presen ted in a completely un ique
way. Because there are so many hundreds of thousands of business
licenses- far more than ever could be included in a nine-volume
set- we ve nilled ou t what we consider to he the most interesting and
valuable records. as follows:
Alarm companies
Amusement porks
Buses
Casinos
Conventions
Colleges and Universities
Country Clubs
Entertainers
Form Cooperatives
Hotels and motels
Limousines
Moll security
Movie crews
Neighborhood watch
Private investigators
Newspapers
Public utilities (electric, gos, telephone) Race crews (drivers, pits,
Railroads
and stadiums)
School districts
Resorts
Sports events
Ski areas
State fairs
Stadiums
Towing
Taxis

Practicall y every non-public safety FCC license in the nation was

rcviewcJ anJ considered for possible inclusion in the Beyond Police
Call chapter. Then. thousa nds of records were ..cleaned .. to make the
preselllation consistent th roughout each state. Lots of work goes on
behind the scenes in order to make all of Police Call easy-to-use and
well worth its price.
Be~ide~ all the great information. what makes Police Call Pitts so
terrific is that it" s like an old friend. It come~ out every year and
rel iably sits at your scan ner' s side a you moni tor from season to
season. It s the least expensive scanner gui de. bu t it packs more data
than almost every other book on the market. It's even easy to find at
all Radio Shack stores. by mail-order through Grove and almost all
other mail order distributors.
Perhaps best of all. though. coming out every year as it does,
Police Cull helps to define and validate ou r hobby as long-standing,
important. but sti ll just plain fu n.

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conti11gencies ... str11ctured and resourced to acco111plish its
111i.Hio11s ... capable and accessible wh en called... with trained
citizen -soldiers com111itted to preserving the timeless traditions
and valu es of service to our 11atio11 and communities."
(V ision statement of thc U.S. Army Nat ional Guard)

ow many ti mes have you heard on the news during a natural

disaster that the governor or a particul ar stale has activated the
National Gua rd 10 help in recovery? If you arc like me. you
probably have wondered if it was poss ible to dial in on the action even
though you mi ght 1101 li ve within VHF or UHF range.
The answer tu that question i ~ a rcsounding yes.
Heritage of The Army National Guard
The Army National Guard is Americas oldest military organization. tracing it~ heritage to the first mi litia units organized in the
Massachuselts Bay Colony on Dec. 13. 1636. The ational Guard wa~
fou nded on the tradition that it is both a pri,ilege and a responsibility
fo r able-bodied c itizens lo bear arms fo r the common defe nse of their
co mmunity and nati on. Since its inception, Army Guard citizensoldiers have fo ught in every American war from the Pequot War of
1637 to Operati on Desert Storm in 199 1.
Today. the Army Natio nal Guard is authorized 387.000 soldiers in
units located in 2.700 communities th roughout all 50 states. Puerto
Rico. Guam. the Virgin I s land~ and the District or Columbia. It
operates 3.360 installations to support training, av iation. administration. and logistics to maintain the National Guard's readiness and
presence th roughout the United States and its territories.
Roles and Missions
The National Guard' s primary rcderal miss ion is to maintain
properly trained and cquipped units availabl e fo r pro mpt mob ili zation
fo r war, nationa l eme rgency,
or as oth e rwi~c needed. Its
state mi ssion i~ to pro,ide
trained and disciplined fo rces
for domes!ic emergenc ies or
as otherwise rcquin;d by state
law. Th is dual-status role was
established by the U.S. Constillltion. Throughout thi s cenwry. the external and internal
ro les of the Guard have been
further clarificd and restated
by the Congress based on the
concept that America s citizens can and wi ll mobilize for
the common defense.

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To meet thc~c missions.

the Army National Guard
is structured to support both
international and domestic
requirements. At the federal leve l. the Guard provides decis ive land power
for major war and essential
combat s upport. and provides ;,ervice support unit s for contingency operations. /\t the stale
and communit y le,el. the Guard contributes a return on this federal
investment through the dome;,t ic support capabilities e mbedded in its
unit;,.

TABLE 1: National Guard Nationwide/Statewide

Admin Frequencies
4001 .5 .. ..... Missouri
4035.0 .... .. . Louisiana
4240.0 ... .... South Carolina
4244.5 .. ..... Tennessee
4250.0 ....... Georgio
4296.0 ....... Iowa
4445.0 ...... Michigon
4520.0 ....... New Jersey (Net Fridays
at l 400Z)/ South Dakota
4555.0 ....... New Mexico
4580.0 .... ... Washington
4607.0 .... ... Nebrasfo
4608.5 ....... New Hampshire
4610.0 ....... Illinois
4780.0 .... ... District of Colombio/lndiono
4860.0 ... .... Idaho
4867.0 .... ... Morylond
4927.5 ... .... Oklahoma
4960.0 ....... Mississippi
5045.0 ....... Montono

5062.0 ....... Puerto Rico

5087.0 .. ... .. Wisconsin
5203.5 ....... North Carolina
5205.0 ....... Florido/Colorado
5215.5 ...... . Virginia
5432.5 .. ..... New York
5821 .5 .. .. ... Texas
6010.0 .. .. .. . Kentucky
6910.5 ....... Rhode Island
6992 0 .. ..... Ari zona
7361.0 ....... Ohio
8038.5 ...... . Delaware
8047.0 ...... . Virginia
8056.0 .. ..... North Dakota/Wyoming
8057.5 ....... Vermont
8180.0 ....... Oregon
8622.0 ....... Alabama
9357 0 .. ..... Hawaii
13722.0 .... . NGNotionwide primory
l 4653.0 ..... NG Nationwide
20906.0 ..... NG Nationwide

The Guard and HF

The Guard doc:-. u~c the HF :-.pectrum for communicat i on ~ . Table
I is a li st of known ~l at e administrati ve freq ue ncic;, and nationwide
rreq ucncy allocations. Commu nication normall y is in cilhcr US B or
LSB. Table 2 is a complete list or Nationa l Guard state/national
hcaclquartcrcallsigns that the listener 111igh1 hear o n the I IF networks.
Unlcs;, a particular unit has been ac ti vated. you might not hear
111uch activi ty during the week. Ho\\'cvcr. si nce the Guard is compo;,ed o rciti1.cn-soldiers. li steners shuuld rind these frequenci es more
acti ve during d rill weekends at Nat ional Guard sites.
These frequenc ic;, will also be active when the~ c units perform
their !WO \\'eeks of active d uty eac h year. Of course. when units have
been activated l'or an e111crge1ic). any or1hc ~c frequcn c i e~ arc possible
target;, for li ~ tenin g in on the drama.

TABLE 2: U.S. Army National Guard Callsigns

AAB 1CT ......... Hartford, CT
AAB 1DC ......... Washington, DC
AAB 1DE ......... Wilmington, DE
AAB 1IA .......... Johnston, IA
AAB 1IL ... ..... ... Springfield, IL
AAB 1IN .......... Indianapolis, IN
AABlMA ........ Reading, MA
AAB 1MD ........ Baltimore, MD
AAB 1ME ......... Augusto, ME
AAB 1Ml .......... Lansing, Ml
AAB 1MN ........ St. Poul, MN
AAB 1NH ........ Concord, NH
AAB 1NJ ....... .. Trenton, NJ
AAB 1NY .. ....... Latham, NY
AAB1OH ...... .. Columbus, OH
AABlPA .. ....... Annville, PA
AAB1RI .... ....... Providence, RI
AAB l VA .. ....... Richmond, VA
AAB l VT .. ....... Winooski, VT
AAB 1WI ........ . Madison, WI
AAB l WV ... ..... Charleston, WV
AABl NGB ..... . Arlington, VA
AAC2AL ......... Montgomery, AL
AAC2FL .......... St. Augustine, FL
AAC2GA ........ A~onto, GA
AAC2KY ......... Frankfort, KY
AACMS .......... Jackson, MS

AAC2NC ........ Raleigh, NC

AAC2PR .. ...... . Son Juan, PR
AAC2SC ......... Columbia, SC
AAC2TN ........ . Nashville, TN
AAC2VI .......... St. Croix, VI
AAFSAR ......... North Little Rock, AR
AAFSKS .......... Topeka, KS
AAFSLA ....... ... New Orleans, LA
AAFSMO .. ..... Jefferson City, MO
AAFSNE ...... ... Lincoln, NE
AAFSOK ......... Oklahoma City, OK
AAFSTX .. ........ Austin, TX
AAWSNM ...... Santo Fe, NM
AAG6CA ........ Sacramento, CA
AAG6CO ....... Golden, CO
AAG61D ......... Boise, ID
AAG6MT ........ Helena, MT
AAG6ND ....... Bismark, ND
AAG6NV ....... . Corson City, NV
AAG60R ........ Solem, O R
AAG6SD ........ Rapid City, SD
AAG6UT .. ....... Draper, UT
AAG6WY ....... Cheyenne, WY
AAH6WA ....... Tacoma, WA
AAl.6Al. ......... Phoenix, Al
ABJ7GU ......... Tomuning, Guam
ABJ7HI ........... Honolulu, HI

And then there is Texas

T exas m ilitary forces trace the ir history to the ..Texian" revolutio nary mili tia whic h he lped c reate w hat is now Te xas. The Tex as
Natio nal Guard has acti vely partic ipated in every major A me rica n
co nnict and e mergency. From the first can non shot fi red at the Bat tl e
of G onzales in 1835 to the liberation o f Kuwait in 199 1, Texas men
and women in uni fo rm have served w ith disti ncti o n. T oday . Texas
mi li tary forces are co mprised of three military o rganizat ions : Army
Nati o nal Guard, Air Natio nal Guard, and the Texas State Guard.

the membe r. Personal vehicles are used for al l traini ng a nd operatio na l

transpo rt require ments.
This unique unit has its ow n frequenc ie s separate from the regular
Army Natio nal G uard units in the state. Table 3 list a ll the kno wn
freque ncies and callsig ns that have been discove red to date.
Updates to the Nati o na l Guard and Texas State Guard arc welcomed. Yo u can add re ss this informatio n to the e-mail or snail ma il
addresses in the masthead.

And Finally...
I recently mo nito red an o ld frie nd on HF that I ha ve no t heard or
seen repo rted in quite some ti me. USA F statio n Ac robat located at
Davidso n ville. Maryland (A ndrews AFB). made a rare voice appearance o n a frequency (a new o ne to me ) of 6798 kHz in upper sideband
( US B). Acrobat was worki ng a with the stati o n callsig n Punisher. The
o perator at Ac robat identi fied hi s freq uency as Alpha two (6798), and
me ntio ned that Pun is her was on a frequency w ith the designator
Bravo two (not found ). These stati ons were establi shing a loopback
c ircuit fo r the lo ng ha ul HF De fense Com munications System o r
DCS.
The fo llo w ing day Rick Baker called me to tell me he had fo und
Acrobat up again, talking to Pun isher o n 7690 kHz ( USB).
I have fo llo wed Ac robat c lose ly for several years now . and whi le
the DCS system is being phased out in lieu o f satelli tes, o nce in a g reat
whi le I sti ll rece ive reports fro m monitors intercepting com mun icatio ns fro m Acrobat.
Here are so me of the o ther reports I have received over th e years
regarding thi s statio n.
6753.0 ... USAF Acrobat working Butter, Q TY from 6830.0 (LSB)
68 30.0 ... USAF Acrobat working Butter, QTY lo 6753.0 (LSB)
69 10.0
7921 .0

Texas State Guard

Yoglund (2) worki ng Acrobat "transmitting on E3 and receiving

on F2." [USB)
Goldbloom calling Acrobat on channel Alpha 7 . (USB)

8055 .0 ... Acrobat working Declination setting up duplex voice/data

The State G uard is composed of a headq uarters and nine mili tary
police groups consisting of 20 baual io ns . The size and structure oft he
T exas State Guard are determined a nd directed by the Governor,
throug h the Adj utant General. There a re 70 companies collocated
with Army Natio nal G uard un its throughout the State. T exas State
Guard so ldiers are volunteers between the ages of 17 and 60, and train
a minimum of e ig ht ho urs each mo nth. All serve witho ut pay.
New Texas Guard soldiers are provided basic fie ld uniforms at a
no m inal cost from their regime nt of assignment. Indi vid ua l equ ipme nt item s such as web be lts, cantee ns, ponchos, and he lmet line rs arc
issued . Uniform accessories or d ress uniforms must be purchased by

circuits on the following frequency combinations: 8055 .0 ('?)/

6 910 .0 (Alpha 5? ); 805 5.0( ' ?)/ ? (Alpha 03); 8055 .0 (' ?)/
9 190.1 (A lpha 08 ). (' Indicates designator is probably an
Alpha or Bravo designato r). Acrobat mentioned, "yo u send out,
we receive, then send o ut to Albany." (LSB)
9101. 1 .. . USAF Acquire working Acrobat, O ST M ike 3 , mentioned M ike

4 (LSB)
9145 .0 ... Acrobat tell ing W4P that the callsign format for their data
transmission was w rong. Callsign, with on extra A, was relayed
OS

ARAT

uz YUW. (LSB)

91 90 . 1 .. Acquire working Acrobat, changed frequency to M ike 3 a nd

TABLE 3: Texas State Guard

2710 4 440

4520 52 14 5820 7360 8160

A6J .. .... ..... ...

B6P ...... ..... ...
B8E ..... ..... .. ..
DOV ......... ....
E7X .... ..... ....
G60 ........ ....
KOW ... .... .. ...
M 6R .... ........
M 9B ............

Lubbock
A marillo
San Angelo
El Paso
San Antonio
Dalla s
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Waco

N l B .... .... .....

S2A ........ .... .
S2F .......... ....
V4S .. ......... ..
W8D ...... .....
W8P . ...... ... ..
W9D ...... ... ..
X30 ....... ... ..
Z61. ... .......... .

McAllen
Po rt Arthur
Ft. W orth
Abilene
Corpus Christi
Ft. Worth
Corpus Christi
Ba strop
Austin

mentioned M ike 4 (LSB)

10905.0 .. Acrobat calling Zulu (LSB)
12056.5 .. Day Letter (USAF) attempti ng to contact Acrobat (LSB)

In additio n 10 the frequencies mentio ned above. mo nitors mig ht

also want to watch the fo ll owing freque ncie s fo r DCS operatio ns:
4751.5, 4845. 6909. 6989. 74 25. 7835. 804 1. I0648. I 0665. 114 10.
11535. 16090. and 17460 kHz. I wou ld like 10 thank Jeff Jones, J ack
Metca lfe , Harry Riddell. a nd Peter Stan w icki fo r supp lying the
intercepts above.
Now it is time to see w hat you ha ve bee n hearing thi s mo nth in the
Uti lity World .
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35

Utility Loggings
Larry Van Hom
Abb re via tions used in this column
AFB
ALE
ANDVT
AT&T

cw
Diplo
DSN
EAM
EOG
FAA
FEC-A
FEMA
GHFS
HF
ID
LOOC
LS8
MARAD
MFA

Air Force Base

Automatic Link Establishment
Advanced Narrowband
Digital Voice Terminal
American Telephone and
Telegraph
Continuous Wave (Morse
code)
Diplomatic
Defense Switch Network
Emergency Action
Message
Emergency Operations
Center
Federal Aviation
Administration
Forward Error Coreection
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Global HF System
High Frequency
Identification
Long Distance Operational
Control
Lower Sideband
U.S. Maritime Administralion
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MOI
MWARA
NAS
NECN
NS/EP
NTA
Ops
PIAB
RTTY
SAM
SATCOM
SHARES
SITO A-A
SITOR-8
Un id
USAF
USCG
USDA
USMC
VIP

Ministry of Information
Major World Air Route
Area
Naval Air Station
National Emergency
Coordination Network
National Security/
Emergency Preparedness
National Telecommunicalions Alliance
Operations
Presse- und
lnformationsamt der
8undesregierung
Radioteletype
Special Air Mission
Satellite communications
Shared resources
Simplex teleprinting over
radio system. mode A
Simplex teleprinting over
radio system. mode B
Unidentified
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
U.S. Marine Corps
Very Important Person

4165.0
4213.0
4445.0

4458.0
4463.0
4637.5
4665.0
4721 .0

All transmiss ions arc USB (upper sideband) unle ss otherwise indicated.
All freque ncies are in kHz(ki lohert1.) and all times an:: UTC (Coord inated
Time Universal)
4742.0
500.0
518.0
1641 .0
1775.9
2201 .0
2244.0
2357.5
2461.5
2622.0
2953.0
3068.0
3078.0
311 6.0
3134.0
3143.0
3150.0
3270.0
3417.0
3821.0

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VIM-Melbourne Radio. Australia. with CW marker at 0618. (Eddy WatersCollinswood, Australia)

Gislovsharnmer Radio. Sweden. with SITOR-8 NAVTEX at 0735. (Robin
Hood-UK)
GNl-Niton Radio. UK. with traffic list at 0738. (Hood-UK)
Spanish voice followed by CW signal with lots of numbers and slash bars
at 0359. Any ideas on t11is one? (Kevin Carey-NY) Not a clue Kevin. thanks
for cl1ecking in-Larry.
VIP-Perth Radio. Australia. with voice weather for western Australia at
1129. (Waters-Australia)
16DH-Possible Czech MOI station with 50 baud ATTY. Uses five callsigns
each hour at 2245. (Ary Boender-Netherlands)
OUA32-Danish Navy Stevns. Denmark. l'lith CW X21 C broadcast at 2209.
(Boender-Netherlands)
Irish Navy Dublin with routine SITOR-A messages at 2209. (BoenderNetherlands)
Liberty Star working Cape Radio at 0916. moved to 5711. (Anonymous)
ULXlsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2304. (Takashi
Yamaguchi-Nagasaki, Japan)
Nightwatch working WAR 46 at 0506 and Absorbine at 0509 v1ith signal
checks on Zulu 100. However. Absorbine didn't check into the net until
0535. (Jeff Jones-CA)
And rews working Nightwatch 01 on F182 at 0245 for signal checks moved
from 6730.0 and 8026.0 (Possibly related to the SAM 203 DV-2 mission
to Haiti earlier today. also using 6730.0) (Jones-CA)
Spar 67 working Andrews VIP for phone patch traffic at 0311 . (Jones-CA)
Nightwatch working WAR 46 on Zulu 110 at 0413. (Anonymous)
Bombcrew working Nightwatch 01 on Zulu 115 at 0706. (Anonymous)
PC D2-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2234. (Yamag uchi
Japan)
KPA2-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2218. also noted on
4463/4780. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
ART-Israeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2234 and 0804.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
Local ham operators trying to find Andrews AFB on the map after Andrews
(female operator) walked on them bigtime with a series signal checks with

MONITORIN G TIMES

March 1997

5091.0
5435.0
5437.0
521 1.0

5224.0
5236.0

5266.0
5271 .0
5340.0

5479.0
5517.0
5598.0
5700.4

SAM 300. Andrews did not acknowledge the hams' repeated attempts to
break into the com ms and the hams soon assumed that Andrews could not
hear them. As soon as SAM 300 shutdown for the night Andrews came up
on freq for a one-on-one with the hams. "This is a published USAF
frequency." One of the hams replies. "Sooo!!. you could hear us all this
time! ...Andrews you are in the middle of the ham band" (etc .. etc., etc ... )
Andrews scolds them once more and is gone. Loud and clear at 0523
(Jones-CA)
Cl02-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 0847. (Yamaguchi
Japan)
VI P-Perth Radio. Australia, with SITOR-A messages to shi ps at 1120.
(Waters-Australia)
UW Log of the Month. Vint Hill working Ft. Stewart and Ft. Gillem in voice
and CW. Heavy interference so station 11ent to telephone. At 0400 found
them on 4640. Sounded like a communications exercise with slow speed
(12 wpm) CW and USB voice. I found the use of CW curious for these days.
Assume Vint Hill is Vint Hill Communications and Electronic Support Group
at Warrenton. VA. There is also an intelligence group located at Ft. Stewart,
but I don't show anything similiar at Ft. Gillem. I have never seen Vint Hill
logged on HF. (Gary Russell-Urbana. IL) The only Vint Hill I see are 4-digit
Spanish number stations. Great catch, Gary-Larry.
SAM 27000 working Andrews VIP for SAM 974's primary freq. 0020
(Jones-CA)
KPA2-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2218. also noted on
2370/4780. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
HL4891 working Rig 38 (Oil platform some'llhere mthe Gulf of Mexico) and
other .. rigs .. at 0933 l'lith status reports. (Jones-CA)
VLB-lsraeli Mossad number station heard l'leakly at 2126. (YamaguchiJapan)
Andrews trying to raise SAM 27000 gets Foxtango player "PAPA." Andrews
asks for ID and upon verifying PAPA's call, ignores his request for a signal
cl1eck at 0830 (Jones-CA) SAM 27000 enroute home station from
Elmendorf working Waldorf via Andrews about coming up on RF5 out of
Wright Patterson . Previously on 4742.0 (as secondary) and 6993.0 at 0730
(Jones-CA)
Air Force 2 (with DV-2 + 32) enroute SLVR. working Andrews VIP with
phone patch traffic. Previously on 6993.0 at 0600 (Jones-CA)
JSR-Israeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 2132. (YamaguchiJapan)
ART2-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1032 (Yamaguchi
Japan)
ART-Israeli Mos sad number station heard weakly at 1434. 2103, and 2133.
(Yamaguchi-Japan)
KPC324-Virgi nia Task Force 2 checki ng into a FEMA NECN exercise at
1433. Station expressed an interest in joining the regular FEMA Tuesday
net. WTDL-MARAD King's Point. NY. with a 1512 check-in. DLA293-0LA
Alexandria. VA. at 1622. WNFT417-Bellcore Washington. D.C.. at 1618.
The NS/EP role of Bellcore and probably other industry stations has been
transferred to a new organization at the end of December 1996. The new
organization is the NTA (National Telecommunications Alliance). (Jack L.
Metcalfe, KY)
ANDVT comms noted here at 0855. (Jones-CA)
WPEH728-AT& T Conyers. GA. as coordinating station for the SHARES 963 exercise. Voice check-ins included: Big Lake-USAF Reserves. San Antonio. TX at 1304 ; WNWK804-Cincinnati Bell. OH. at 1400. S4L2nd US Army
Atlanta. GA, at 1509: and KCJ20-FAA. Farmington. MN. at 1553. (Metcalfe.
KY)
USCG Group Woods Hole, MA. to 'A' unit then secure comms at 1915.
(Roger Parmenter-Hyannis, MA)
ANDVT comms noted here at 0440 (Jones-CA)
Bravo-Whiskey frequently working Delta -Lima, Victor. etc.. etc. Ocasionally
BW passes net control to station Bravo-Bravo. Heard mentioned: 'Expedite
delouse" 'Malibu" "Camelot" "Birds RTB" "Air Wing Red" Weak-readable
with ATTY interference at 0210 (Jones-CA)
Masterpiece working Big Tiger and Mystery Ship at 1134. (BoenderNetherlands)
Tripoli Aeradio working Khartoum Aeradio at 2302. Seems that this new
MWARA AFl-3 frequency replaces 5658 as most of the AFl-3 stations are
now on this frequency l'llth little traffic heard on 5658. (Russell-IL)
New York Aeradio working Aeroflot 333. Delta 6300. KLM 158 at 2220.
(Edward Schwartz-Chicago, IL)
Magic Carpet Sierra at 0200 working/supporting data comms with A5C.
Also heard in t11e net: Habitat. MB. EBM. and EBJ at 0200 (Jones-CA)

5710.0
5718.8
5800.0
5820.0
6437.0
6507.0
6604.0
6673.0
6730.0

6798.0
6830.0
6840.0
6870.0
6993.0

7325.0
7690.0
7821.0
7873.0
8007.5
8026.0
8039.5
8047.0
8057.0
8080.0

8176.0
8417.0
8419.0
8445.0
8446.0
8457 .0
8469.0
8473.5
8502.0
8581.9
8843.0
8855.0
8968.0

SAM 26000 (0 DV + 2) working Andrews VI P for data freq assignment: F909 (7687.0) and for phone patch to SAM Command at 0428 (Jones-CA)
Unid U.S Navy station with transmission that sounded like a weeping
whale at 2144. (Boender-Netherlands)
Doorknob working Suitable with secure voice check. " Negative at this
time." 0722 (Jones-CA) Tigereye calling Nightwatch 0 t . No joy at 0312
(Jones-CA)
VHF-Israeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1404. (YamaguchiJapan)
PCD2-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1304. (YamaguchiJapan)
VIM-Melbourne Radio. Australia. giving weather info for the coasl of
South Australia at 1124. (Waters-Australia)
New York Volmet with aviation weather at 0808. (Schwartz-IL)
Gemini 172 with phone patch to Gemini Ops via Houston (Universal Radio
LDOC). (Anonymous)
SAM 203 (DV-2 + 2) enroute to Port-au -Prince , Haiti. working Andrews
VIP for phone patch traffic. Gave "Port-au- Prince Air Ops" as DSN 200290-3478 at 2323 (Jones-CA) Navy 50511 (DV-3 + 1) while still on the
ground, came up on this freq at 0123 working Andrews VIP for signal
checks. (Jones-CA)
Acrobat working Punisher setting up loop back circuit on B2. ID'ed this one
as A2. (Larry Van Horn-Brastovm, NC)
Andrews VIP checking SAM 26000 here for new primary. "867." 0533
(Jones-CA)
EZl-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1232. (YamaguchiJapan)
KDM49-FAA College Park, GA, and KEM80-FAA. Washington, D.C., with
LSB signal checks at 124 7. One of the operators was in a rooftop EOC
watching the sun rise. (Metcalfe, KY)
SAM 375 working Andrews VIP for phone patch to State Ops regarding
message relay to party in Guatemala. 2228 (Jones-CA) Air Force 2 (SAM
974) DV-2 + 32, worki ng Andrews VIP with phone patch traffic: CACTUS3 ("Camp David Comm Center") 301 -824-XXXX re: SATCOM problems
and SAM Command at 0159 (Jones-CA)
Andrews VIP checking SAM 26000 here on "268" re: data com ms. 0536
(Jones-CA)
Acrobat working Punisher setting up loopback circuit the day after the
6798 intercept. (Rick Baker-Austintown. OH) Also noted here in BrasstownLMry.
Analog "green" comms at 2308 (Jones-CA)
Nightwatch working MacDill AFB at 0518. (Anonymous)
C-E-B calling any station this net at 0616. (Anonymous)
SAM 60203 working Andrews on F290 at 2129. (Anonymous) SAM 27000
working SAM 97 4 regarding GEP channel coordination out of Waldorf at
0030 (Jones-CA)
P7X-U.S. military(?) with 5 letter groups in CW at 1648. Two high speed
data signals between CW transmissions. (Metcalfe , KY)
SAM 90300 working Andrews on F752 at 1636. (Anonymous)
SAM 201 working Andrews for phone patch to SAM Command Post at
2323 (Jones-CA)
7th Marines net control working KL43 datawith 3rd Track. Also heard: 3rd
TRACKC .O.C .. 3rd LAA, 3rd AMERICAN . and others. in a very active net.
(Believe it or not. the 7th Marine op told others in the net that callsigns
were NOT necessary!) at 0050 (Jones-CA)
VID-Darwin Radio. Australia , calling all ships listening on 6206 at 1208.
VIP-Perth Radio. Australia, with weather for western Australia at 1125.
(Waters-Australia)
ZLAGlobal Radio Wellington, New Zealand. in SITORB at 0936. (WatersAustralia)
VIP-Perth Radio. Australia. with CW channel marker at 1122. (WatersAustralia)
XSX-Keelung Radio. Taiwan. with CO CW marker at 1056. (WatersAustralia)
A4M-Muscat Radio, Oman. with DE CW marker at 1359. (WatersAustralia)
OFJ-Helsiniki Radio. Finland. with CW marker at 1332. (Waters-Australia)
EDI-Abbas Radio. Iran. with CO CW marker at 1334. (Waters-Australia)
A7D-Doha Radio, Qatar. with DE CW marker at 1335. (Waters-Australia)
XSG-Shanghai Radio. China, with CO CW marker at 1018. (WatersAustralia)
Ningbo Rad io. China. with CO CW marker at 0906. (Waters-Australia)
N78RP working Honolulu Aeradio at 0052. (Gordon Levine-Anaheim. CA)
Cayenne Aeradio working Springbok 266 at 2235. (Russell-IL)
King 83 calling an unid station (later referred to as Alpha Bravo) with
request for weather at 1858. (Steve Garrity-AZ)

8912.0
9014.0
9016.0
9017.0
9018.0
9023.0
9027.0
9042.7
9106.0
9120.0
9130.0
9152.4
9251.0
9362.0
10493.0

10583.0
10780.0
11039.0
11061.7
11153.5
11175.0
11181 .0
11214.0
11 217.0
11220.0
11244.0
11390.0
11413.0
11460.0
11494.0
11565.0
13951.0
14871.0
15043.0
15048.0
15770.0
18308.0

KDM80-FAA Hampton, GA, calling KDM49-Atlanta, GA at 1517. (Russell1L)

Gemini 91 working Raymond 07 with arrival message at 1420. (RussellIL)
Darkstar November with a phone patch via Hickam GHFS at 1841 .
(Anonymous)
SAM 204 phone patch to DSN 582-4442 at 0013. (Jones-CA)
Brill 11 working Brill 12 at 2032. (Anonymous)
SAM 56974 working Andrews on F467 at 0238. (Anonymous)
SAM 26000 working Andrews VIPfor phone patches and periodic signal
checks at 0453. (Jones-CA)
5YE-Nairobi Meleo, Kenya, at 0420 with 100 baud ATTY traffic. (John
Griffin-H illsdale. NJ) Welcome to the UWcolumn. John. I hope to seeyou
here often-Larry.
Bravo 050 and Foxtrot after several ALE bursts. Both returned to scan at
2138. (Metcalfe, KY)
SPAR 19 working Andrews VIP at 2314 (Jones-CA)
EZl -lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1202. (Yamag uchiJapan)
D4B-Sal, Cape Verde Islands, with 50 baud ATTY traffic at 0454. (GriffinIL)
Lincolnshire Poacher numbers station at 1800. (Mr TV-UK)
German government news service (PIAB) Bonn, Germany, with FECA
news bulletins at 1545. (Hood-UK)
W2B-U.S. Army Test &Evaluation Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground.
MD. at 1815. WGY918-FEMA Lakewood . CO (location given on the air).
at 1939. KCR873-USDA Boise, ID, at 2057. All heard during a FEMA NECN
exercise. (Metcalfe, KY)
SAM 375 working And rews on F987. (Anonymous)
Cape Radio working unid at 2135 (Jones-CA)
DOH-Offenbach Meleo, Germany. with 50 baud ATTY weather at 1216.
(Waters-Australia)
MFA Jakarta. Indonesia. with SITOR-A messages in Indonesian at 0958.
(Waters-Australia)
SAM 204 working Andrews VIP for phone patches at 2135 (Jones-CA)
Air Force 1working Andrews VIPand SAM 050 with signal checks on new
primary F-576. Previous primary was 8047.0 at 2220 (Jones-CA)
MB500 working Bluestar-NAS Roosevelt Roads via DSN phone patch to
831 -4344 at 152 1. (Russell-IL) PADX (spelled out phonetically) working
MacDill GHFS at 171 1. (Levine-CA)
96 with phone patch via Thule GHFS at 181 5. (Anonymous)
Chalice Bravo working many stations at 1900 and the next several hours
including Deerhunter and Bigfoot. (Levine-CA)
Shuck 96 returning from Saudi Arabia enroute Tinker AFB via "England
and Goose bay" working Macdill on this "discrete" for phone patches into
Tinker AFB at 2111 (Jones-CA)
PACAF 01 working Andrews VIP for phone patch traffic to SPAR Operations at 2315 (Jones-CA) SAM 60204 with phone patch via Andrews on
F311at1811. (Anonymous)
Ornament calling Thule GHFS with phone patch to Nightwatch 01. Moved
to 13200at151 7. (Mr TV-UK) Unid station sending EAM at 2156. (Mike
Layden-PA)
Aeroflot LDOC Moscow working unid aircraft in Russian at 1445. (RussellIL)
Air Force Two working Andrews AFB on F574 at 2330. (Anonymous ) SAM
375 (USAF C-20H) at 2020 working And rews VIP on freq. 574 regarding
SATCOM coordination. (Jones-CA)
PACAF01 working Andrews VIP for a brief signal check at 0120 (Jones CA)
Nightwatch 01 , as net control working Fivespot and Abruption. Also
mentioned using Zulu 211 (12070.0) at 2241 (Jones-CA)
EZl-lsraeli Mossad number station heard weakly at 1003. also noted on
13533.0. (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Unid station with 5 letter groups in SITORA at 1650. Possible diplo.
(Metcalfe. KY)
English female 5-digit Linconshire Poacher number station at 1015. very
strong here. also noted on 15682.0 (Yamaguchi-Japan)
Nlightwatch 01 attempting to work Macdill. Then in the blind. referred
Macdill to OSN 939-1852 at 2030. Shuck 96 trying to raise McClellan AFB
with no joy at 2106 (Jones-CA)
Navy 49676 working Andrews on F662 at 2028. (Anonymous)
Deutsche Welle relay Trincomalee, with RYs and ID test using 100 baud
ATTY at 0825. (Hood-UK)
Delta 3 Delta wo rking Wild Eagle 41 at 0903 (USMC?). (Anonymous) The
only thing I show for this frequency is that it is an Inter-American Air
Force Academy training support frequency-Larry.

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fmoil: <ghouser@hotmoil.com>; fox:(405) 233-2948, ATT: Hauser

Why Not Shortwave Television?

WWCR hopes to pioneer shortwave T Y-or should we call it
video? T he technology used for telephone video and Internet vi deo
can be adapted for digital shortwave transmission. The computer
program (and updates as needed) wou ld be prov ided by W\VCR on
Internet. Certai n shows on WWCR would be able to provide ~h ots of
the speaker. refer to graphic stills, or be accompained by other video
carried on a second out-of-band transmitter. As an international
medium. SW video might be objectionable to some countries wh ich
do not welcome fore ign images crossing their borders. WWCR is
looking f'or technical advice on how to make th is happen. and of
course await s FCC approval for experimentation. according to
George McCl intock of WWCR.
"Temporary so lution ~ are not enough!" says the Coalition to
Restore Full RCI Funding. Radio Canada International has been
saved for now. but government members continue to speak ambigu-

ously about the future. Now is the time to assure that this yearl y
confusion stops. they say. T he Coalit ion asks listeners to please make
it impossible for the pol iticians in Ottawa to ignore the message that
RCI need~ long-term. secure. separate, and sufficient funding. Please
fax or e-mail Prime M in iste r Jean Chret ien, 613-94 1-6900.
pm@pm.gc.ca: Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps. 613992-2727. min_copps@pch.gc.ca: and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lloyd Axworthy. 613 -996-3443. axworl (!Jl par l.gc.ca. Mail 10 all at
House of Commons. Ottawa KI A OA6.
This month we have news of new broadcasts from Denmark,
Malta: new programs from Australia. Bangladesh, Eth iopia. Germany: HCJ B s fuzzy plans for a relay in A ustralia. France and India
board the Internet. perhaps at the expense of shonwavc. A nd Radio
Free Asia struggles to keep transmitter sites, losing some. adding
some.

ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon local ID never heard. but Dr. Gene Scott finally
BURKINA FASO R. Burkina announced that its daytime frequency at 0800 would be
activated SW there in late Dec on 11775 before 2200, then 6090. same
7230 intead of 9515 for better reception: still on 4815 evenings and early
frequencies tested last summer: duplicates programming on WWCR. KAIJ. But
mornings (BBCM)
Anguilla frequencies would be off for days or a week at a time without
CANADA Madly Off in All Directions comedy show has replaced Royal Canadian Air
explanation. We hear that power grid on Anguilla is very unreliable and may
Farce until April, as RCAF produces TV version: via RGI Sat 2204 on 9805 and
damage unprotected transmitter. Scott also has commitment to keep existing
others, Sun 0332 on 6155. 9755 (gh) Comedy shows replaced byGlobal Village
WWCR. KAIJ transmissions.
Mon 1307-1400 on 9640. 11855 (Chet Copeland. DC)
ANTARCTICA LRA36. 15476. is expected to~~~------~
CFRX. 6070 has jacked up its audio power; barely aud ible in the past. now
resume broadcasting in March (Gabriel
L RA 3 6
sounds like 250 kW near the Ontario-Manitoba border. often stronger than RGI
Ivan Barrera. Argentina, BC-DX) Each year
(Ernie Behr, Kenora, Continent of Media)
.,_tCMOtL !.A" G MIRtU .
there is a completely new staff with little
CHILE R. Triunfal Evangelica. 5824.8 broadcasts 2100-2400' except Thu, Sun.
else to do during the winter. so program:'.: ffi:;.;~~d~!t~~
says owner Fernando Gonzalez Segura: typical gospel programming (Gabriel
ming may be quite different. (Harald Kuhl,
Ivan Barrera. Argentina. Radio Nuevo Mundo)
COLOMBIA La Voz de la Provinc1a, Guaranda. Sucre. an unlisted "community
DSWCI DX Wmdat'I)
I ~~_ ~':: I
ARMENIA R. Free Asia suffered another blow L--1:;~~--~~~
broadcaster" harmonic varies 2868 to 2915. nom. 1450. drifting downward
Jan. 1 when Armenia canceled its contract for Chinese broadcasts under
evening, s/off 2300 ' and upward in morning. RCN Caqueta, Florencia at 2242
pressure from Beijing, as Kazakl1stan had done earlier. But both have agreed to
on 2880.1: Ecos de Pueblo Rico, Risaralcla, harmonic on 2968.8v at 2300
carry broadcasts to other parts of Asia (Rone Tempest. Los Angeles Times via
(Henrik Klemetz, Dateline Bogota via DSWCI DX Window)
Mike Cooper)
COSTA RICA 88 Estereo. Perez Zeledon. were ready to go on SW 6075 from Jan 5
AUSTRALIA RA's revamped programming includes: standard 10 mins of news on
with a sesquikW at 1100-0500: Apartado 827-8000: fax +506- 771-5539. says
the hour. but 11ithin that. 5-mmute rotating segments of Asian. world. Pacific
Juan Vega. Director in a phone interview (Tetsuya Hirahara. CR. NU via BC-DX)
news. Current affairs program cut back to one hour, no repeats, recycled every
RFPI would like to install curtain antenna array. tho space at the University is
three hours. Rebroadcasters can pick modules they want. Ten percent budget
limited ; board was to conside r this in Jan (RFPI Global Community Forum)
cut may lead to closure of some languages (Terry Brown. RA Asst. GM. VOA
R. Universidad. 6105, 0535-0603 with film and classical music. 0600 ID,
Communications World) ABC seems about to give up on RA. Staff already
religious message (Don Moore. IA. DXing wil/1 Cumbre)
reduced from 220 in 1990 to about 150, and services broadcast hours cut
CUBA RHC English heard on 5025 one night at 0500-0515+ //9830. 9820. next day
(RodneyTiffen. The Australianvia EDXP) ABC's problem is too many managers
back to normal R. Rebelde in Spanish (Brian Alexander. PA) Compare RHC
and a hidden bureaucracy (Anne Davies. National World via Mike Cooper)
signals at 0500-0700 in English: 9820 is 100 kW toward WNAm, 2x4 curtain with
A WIAham broadcast said HCJB has purchased property in Australia to erect
15 dB gain; 9830-usb is toward Europe with 12 dB rhombic. Tinored server is
a SW sender for Asia. Location unclear, but previously talked about northwestsometimes down preventing E-mail to RHC. and cannot handle long or audio
ern WA in the Kimberly (Robin L. Harwood, Tasmania, rec.radio.shortwave)
files yet (RHC OXers Unlimited)
Ron Cline. WRMF president says it's a 500 ha site in WA. but it's up to the Oz
DENMARK !non] World Music Radio plans to launch on Easter Sunday. Mar 30. at
govt to decide whether they are 11ill1ng to take the heat for allowing Christian
least four hours every Sunday, to be listener-financed by middle-aged European
broadcasts to Moslem. Hindu countries (RNMN) No firm plans in place. and no
SWLs now in a position to do so (Stig Hartv1g Nielsen. Denmark. DX Window)
negotiations yet with Dz federal govt for permission to build or operate in WA
Previously did R. ABC/Denmark via Kaliningrad 7570-gh
(WRMF Oz office via HCJB DX Partyline)
ECUADOR There are plans for launching a project called R. Amaz6nica para la Paz,
BRAZIL Decree 2108 sets out regulations for new
along the disputed border with Peru. two
stations. one on each side. with participaradio and TV licenses. From now on. all will be
All
times
UTC;
All
frequencies
kH:.;
*
before
hr;;
issued through public bids in compliance with
tion of two Ecuadorian and two Peruvian
sign on, * after hr;; sign off: II ;; parallel
Law 8666. Only radio services for exclusively
tribes. per a report in El Universo, Guayaquil
programming: +;;continuing but not monitored; 2 x
(Harald Kuhl, Germany, DSWCI DX Wincultural purposes will be exempt. This includes
freq ;; 2nd harmonic; Z-96;; Summer season; W-96 ;;
SW and tropical band. The same company is
dow) January drought in Ecuador was expected to cause rotating blackouts affecting
eligible to be awarded no more than one radio
Winter season; [non} ;; Broadcast to or for the listed
broadcasting license in the same locality
all but tile largest radio stations having their
country, but not necenarily originating there.
(Agencia Estado news agency via BBCM)
own generators: even non-drought areas in

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jungle affected. since they depend on power from elsewhere (HCJB DXPL)
HCJB: see AUSTRALIA
ETHIOPIA R. Ethiopia undated printed
sked shows English on the National
Service 1030-1100 on 5990, 7110,
RADIO ETHIOPIA
9705; and on External Service 16001700 on 11800, 9560. 7165. with z 654. 1020
"Ir 11 11 11 . ss 10 11
news at 1630 amid these topical pro11.-0A ~ i..+f-llM
Mn ~nq
grams: Mon, Kaleidoscope. Women's
cable: Ethlocast. Addis Ababa
Forum. Tue, Press Review, Africa in Focus. Wed, Guest of the Week, Ethiopia
Today. Thu. Ethiopian Music. Spotlight. Fri, Press Review, Introducing Ethiopia. Sat. Contact. Ethiopia T/1is Week. Sun. Listener's Cfloice. Commentary(via
RCI , Bill Westenhaver)
V. of the Tigray Revolution , P.O. Box 450, Mekele, 10 kW in Tigrigna: 03300500 (Sat/Sun 0400-0800). 1500-1600 daily on 7515, 5500 (BBCM)
R. Fana (Torch), private station in Addis Ababa, heard on new 6940 //6210,
1625-1729 ' , ex-9335. The 6940 channel has been used by EPRDF radios in the
past (BBCM) 6940 //6210 at 0327-0350+. exotic vocals (Brian Alexander. PA)
FRANCE Heard on club des auditeurs that RFI plans to stop SW to Europe, NAm.
Apparently they believe that everybody has a satellite dish or Internet connection for continuous listening, but invites letters from listeners (Eric Dujardin.
rec.radio.shortwave) RFI programs from the past 24 hours in French, and some
English and Spanish are available at www.rfi.fr(Canal+ via BBCM) RFI 1 Monde,
the main external service in French. now "all news" does have a bit of music on
the schedule. such as Sat & Sun 2210-2230 Musiques du Monde on 5920.
5945, 9715. 9800, 13640 (via Bill Westenhaver) see also RUSSIA
GEORGIA Georgian Radio's new sked following transmitter upgrading includes
English half-hours: 0800 CEu 11910, 0930ME11910, 1630 ME 6230, 1800 CEu
6080; also has German, Russian and Georgian. R. Abkhazia from Tbilisi in
Russian 0430-0500 on 5040 Wed & Fri. Georgian Mon & Thu. R. of the Republic
of Abkahzia . Sukhumi in Abkhazian and Russian at 0430-0530. 1500-1 600 on
9495--really 9494. 75: Wed and Fri in Georgian, timings fluid (VOA DX Klub via
BBCM) Really 0430-0500. Wed & Sat 0530-0615, Tue & Sat 1130-1500, daily
1530-1800. Tue & Sat -1830 (BBCM)
Georgian Radio, Pgm I, 0100-0700 5040, 0700-11 00 5040, 4875. 11002130 5040. Pgm II , 0200-1830 4875 (BBCM)
GERMANY OW has an overall 10 megamark budget cut this year, but the program
budget in particular is being raised by 3 megamarks. Over the past two years.
OW has cut more than 300 jobs by early retirement to 1800 positions, a 15
percent reduction and net savings of 1Omegamarks. One fitth of the OW budget.
or about 120 megamarks. goes into dissemination via shortwave and other
media (Dieter Weirich, OW via BBCM) OW claims 30-40 megalisteners daily
(HCJB DXPL)
OW made several program changes in English to NAm: Mailbag now UT Sun
0135, 0535, one day earlier [and presumably DX program last week of month
also moved here]; Arts on the Air Mon 0108. 0308, 0508 complete. replacing
edited version Fri 0132. 0532. Living in Germany now Tue 0132. 0532, instead
of all three Mon broadcasts. German Tribune now Thu ex Tue at 0132, 0532.
What"s New. the new science program, Fri 0132. 0532. Religion and Society
Sun 0335, not at 0135, 0535. Times may vary 3 minutes either way (Jim Moats.
World of Radio)
GUINEA RTG Conakry. 7125.63v at 0635-0645+. voice modulation low.irregular
(Brian Clark, NZ. DSWCI DX Window) Often mars Voice of Russia 7125.0
around 2300 (gh. OK)
HONDURAS R. Galaxia, Santa Barbara, 6075. very weak but clear at 1505-1530+,
probably old La Voz del Junco transmitter (David Crawford, FL, BC-DX) What
I am hearing on 6075 is La Voz del Junco, at 1240 (Henrik Klemetz, Colombia)
Galaxia may be their FM relayed-gh
HRMI. La Voz de Misiones lnternacionales. may have raised power as
expected. became regular on 5890-usb but no BFO needed from 12oov; first
hour is live preacher, sometimes reading reception reports in Spanish from
Americans around 1245 such as Ed Rausch, Christopher Lobdell; time checks
run about 5 mins fast. Says station is part of a worldwide network (gh. OK)
HUNGARY R. Budapest's DX Show celebrates its 40th anniversary this year on Oct
4. In March would like to establish register of longstanding listeners: send
copies of of old OSLs or verification letters. and indicate receiver then used. In
May and June, quiz programs open to all listeners. In Sept and Oct, a DX contest
(BC-DX)
/NOIA AIR now available on Internet with RealAudio. news updates in Hindi. Englisl1.
also features: http://air.kode.net -but poor audio. perhaps due to narrov1
pipeline from Delhi to Europe (RNM/V) News audio is rugged. music better! Also
with Hindi drama (VOA CW)
/RAN [non] V. of Southern Azerbaijan, in Azeri. 0615-0715 on 11935, 1630-1730
on 6055. Supports National and Independent Front of Southern Azerbaijan,
hostile to Iranian government (BBCM)
V. of the Worker (Seda-ye Kargar), 1730-1815, repeated next day1530-1615

on 4200v, 3930v in Persian. Previously had a frequency 3885-4215v (BBCM)

/RAO A. Iraq , 11889 95. English at 2337-2400., very poo r (Don Phillips. UK, DSWCI
DX Window) [non] Observations of opposition radios the last week of 1996: V.
of t11e Iraqi People, V. of Democracy and Progress, theCommunist Party station,
1730-1830 on 3910. announcing also at 0400, and also on 49mb, but not found
tho previously on 5825. 7045. V. of the Iraqi Communist Workers' Party not
heard since early Sept.-experience has shown only one of these two is audible
at one time; was on 4000. V. of the Islamic Movement in Iraqi Kurdistan, 17001800 in Arabic on 4136. 4400. 6305. V. of the People of Kurdistan, in Arabic and
Kurdish around 4100, not traced on 49mb as announced. V. of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Kurdish and Arabic 1650-1930 on 4070. V. of Rebellious Iraq, 1300-1 530 on
6080. V. of Iraqi Islamic Revolution continues to be untraced. V of the People
of Kurdistan. of the Jalal Talabani -led PUK, announced in Arabic that from Jan
it would be on 6020 instead of 4080 daily at 1000. V. of Iraqi Ku rdistan reported
1hat R. of Kurdistan Region. mouth piece of the govt of Iraqi Kurdistan wou ld
soon be inaugurated. one hour daily on 75m (BBCM)
JORDAN R. Jordan expanded English to Europe/NAm another hour. opening at 1100
until 1730 on 11690 (Edwin Southwell, England. World of Radio) Puts to shame
Israel's short and always endangered English segments. Noticed a mailbag
show called SINPO-CONon aSat from 1640 tune-in until 1650 (gh) News on the
hour. but major newscast at 1700 (Eugene Gebreurs. RVI Radio World)
KURDISTAN [see IRAO]
LAOS LNR OS ling for first time since 1978: must be cleaning out files with full-data
card for 1995 report. along with used Lao stamps, sked, also received by other
Japanese listeners (Nobuaki Takahashi, R. Japan Media Roundup)
LITHUANIA R. Vilnius can be heard direct on 9710 from '0900 in Lith, 0930 English;
drifts downward so by 0915 on 9709.9 hetting Australia (Tony Jones. Paraguay,
DXing with Cumbre) [non] R. Vilnius English to NAm at 0030-0100 added 5890
due to Albanian interference on 6120 (Roger Tidy, England, W.O.R. ) via
Deutsche Telekom. Julich. Germany. and later dropped 6120 (BC-OX)
MALTA [non] VOM planned new tests to NAm as R. Melita from first Sunday in Feb,
to the east on 7400 and the west on 13600 at "11 am to 2 pm local time" starting
witl1 an hour in English; also new broadcasts to Japan. Europe (Bob Padula,
EDXP) Presumably starting at 1600 and 1900 respectively. more Russian
. sites ?-g/1
MEXICO XERMX is still working on putting a never-used 100 kW transmitter into
service, with aTCI log periodic antenna. Also being analyzed is the possibility of
moving the transmitter site to a new location in the interior of the country (R.
Mexico Internacional via Shoji Yamada, Radio Nuevo Mundo) In 1996 got a
thousand letters from 32 countries (XERMX Radio Correo de/ Aire)
XEXX, Super Dos Equis. nominal 1420, Tijuana. has been heard on 1680 by
Paul Ormandy in New Zealand. This could explain it: a mixing product with
another Tijuana station on 1550. especially if they share a tower (Andy Gardner,
NZ, rec.radio.shortwave)
MONGOLIA Mr. Batbayar Demchig of the English section at R. Ulaanbaatartook part
in a Saar DX meeting in November. Foreign service is using a site at Khon khor.
25 km Eof Ulaanbaatar with two SW transmitters: a250 kW unit can be fed into
three curtain antennas aimed 126 to EAs/Pac. 178 to Au/NZ. 220 to SAs; and
a 50 kW for a separate antenna to Eu at 279. In 1994 all reflectors on the Au
beam were removed. so the antenna pattern is broader towards N Siberia and
Australia. Now considering removing reflectors from 126 antenna, resulting in
better Eu coverage. SAs antenna also gives solid signals in to E&SAf. The 126
is also heard in Argentina and Brazil (Volker Willschrey, Wellweit-H6ren via BCDX via George Thurman)
NETHERLANDS RN's documentary Wed Mar 12 on primary hour, Fri Mar 14 on
secondary is "Andorra: The Mini State" (On Target via Diane Mauer, Steven
Cline, Jim Moats. Bob Tl1omas) Radio En/ace will have monthly reports thisyear
from Carlos Zipfel Valencia about Guatemalan radio, Fridays on the primary
hour. Sundays secondary (gh)

DX Listening Digest
More broadcasting information by country compiled
by Glenn Hauser

Review of International Broadcasting

SW Programming , opinion , equipment, satellite monitoring.
Samples S2.50 each (outside North America US S3 or 6 IRCs)
10 issue subscriptions $26 in USA, or both for $49
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NEW ZEALAND Kiwi OX is new monthly DX program on Print Disabled Radio. third
Tuesday at 0730 on 3935 and 5960 or 7290, repeated Sunday 0330. primarily
of interest to NZ listeners (Paul Ormandy, Kiwi DX via DX~
NICARAGUA R. Miskut, 5770-usb, did not stay on late for Xmas or New Year's Eve
thisyear (Brian Alexander. PA) Sometimes audible before and after 1200, much
weaker than HRMI (gh, OK)
NORWAY RNI decided to keep old Fredrikstad transmitter in use twice a day, even
though new 500 kW Sveio is in regular use. says Olav Mo Grimdalen (Joe
Hanlon. PA) Monthly scl1edule revisions do not specify sites, but presumably
Fred. is one of the frequencies when four are in use, at 0600, 1200. 1300. 1700,
1900 (gh)
PAKISTAN R. Pakistan. based on monitoring in Dec, is entirely in English to Eu at
0800-11 20 on 17900v, 15470: no English at 1700-1800 anymore, and the16001630 only on 15555. 11 570, 951 5 (BBCM)
PALAU V. of Hope began transmitting R. Free Asia in early January, over the
objections of Moses Sun, director of Mandarin broadcasts at the station. George
Otis. head of High Adventure Ministries. says it's a separate 100 kW transmitter
for RFA only, and will cut off RFA if they propagandize against the Chinese
government (Rone Tempest, Los Angeles Times via Mike Cooper) Did this long
article everget around to mentioning times or frequencies? Ofcourse not! Wt1en
it comes to stories about radio, mainstream writers must have flunked Journalism 101-gh. RFA via KHBN on 9910 at 1500-1600, 2300-2400 (Robert J.
German. George Jacobs & Associates via Electronic DX Press) Sometimes
audible here at 1500. no KHBN ID heard (gh, OK)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA NBC Port Moresby running all night on 4890, peaking here
around 1600 (Mike Barraclough, England, World OX Club Contact) Trevor
Watson on R. Australia reported from Port Moresby that the NBC has had the
same broadcast budget for 19 years. 7.5 megadollars. and that only 9 of the 19
transmitters were working either due to lack of maintenance-he called them in
an appalling state of repair-or no money for electricity. Main studios had no air
conditioning and were generally run down (David Norrie. South Africa. DSWCI
DX Window)
PARAGUAY R. Encarnacion. 11 939.25 at 1700 full ID claiming to broadcast on
1_1990, not 11940 (Gabriel Ivan Barrera. Argentina. Cumbre DX)
PERU R. El Sol. Pucara. northeast region of Marafion. new station on 5560. 7. 11301200+ with wakeup show, second SW station in this town after R. Estacion Uno,
still alive and kicking on 5955 (Henrik Klemetz. Colombia. World ofRadio) R. San
Miguel de El Faique, 6895.3. announcing El Faique distrito. Huancabamba
provincia, Piura departamento. Grau region. givessked as M-F 1100-2300.nothing
heard aboul weekends (Klemetz. Dateline Bogota via Cumbre DX) R. La Voz,
Andahuaylas. 6249.8. 0032-0100 and at 1058-11 52 Amanecer Andino partly
in Quechua. R. Laja, Chota. 5498.5 at 2132-2209 giving frequency as 5498
(Pedro F. Arrunategui. Lima)
Heard during my Jan stay in Peru: Radiomar FM via R. Apurimac. Abancay
on 5236.43 at 2320-2340. salsa. R. Universal. Moyobamba. 5767 .12 at sign-on
1003 gave sked as 1000-0100 daily, but frequency wrong as "6766. 49 metros
(Takayuki Inoue N.. Relampago DX)
ROMANIA RRI keeps announcing 5995 for Eu at 1900, 2100, but they have really
been on5955 for decades 1(Wolfgang BOsch el. BC-DX) 1300 in English unstable
on 9683.45 not 9690 (Jay Novello, NC)
RUSSIA V. of Russia is running a quiz for the upcoming 850th anniversary of the city
of Moscow. "An Ancient City of Peace and Friendship." Ten questions must be
answered correctly: listen to Sunday and Monday broadcasts twice a month for
help. Deadline for mailing May 20. Top ten winners get an expenses-paid trip to
Moscow (via Giovanni Serra)
North European Radio Relay Service-NEARS in Saint Petersburg, has
obtained a license to broadcast on SW. Well known DXer Mikhail Timofeyev is
involved; tests were to start in Jan (Nikolay Pashkevich, Russia)
R. France Int'! sneaked in new relay site. Ussuriysk, near Vladivostok: 22002300 Mandarin on 7315. 2300-2400 French to SEAs on 9830 (Bob Padula.
_ Electro_nic DX Press) 7135 [not 7315] (BBCM)
SAO TOME VOA morning frequency 4960 ex-4750, including English 0300-0330.
other languages 0500-0530(M-F -0600) (VOA C~
SA 'UDI ARABIA BSKSA has big transmitter problems: 0300 on 9553.6, 9619.5.
9718.3; 1200 on 15277.8, 1800-2000 on 12038.5 (Pan/view)
SEYCHELLES FEBA Radio has new service to India at 0800-0900 Thu-Sun only on
15540 in several languages, including Fri entirely in English (Alok Das Gupta.
India, BC-DX) English at 1500-1545v now on 11600 ex-11670, 11 870 (Alok Das
Gupta. EDXPvia The Four Winds)
SIKKIM AIR on 3390 now mornings and evenings, heard 0100and +1230-1 600
(Sarath Weerakoon, Sri Lanka, UADX via BC-DX)
SLOVAKIA AWR dropped 2130 English on 6055 due to skipping over Britain, and
co-channel from Russia: for Wavescan. KSDA Guam provides very good
reception Sun 1030 on 9530 (Peter Lee, AWR , World of Radio)
SOMALIA R. Mogadishu, V. of the Masses of the Somali Republic, pro-Aydid. has

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external service: English 1300-1315. 2000-2015: Arabic 1315-1330. 20152030: Amharic 1330-1345. 2030-2045: Swahili 1345-1400, 2045-2100; other
times in Somali such as 1700-2000. on 6870 or 6890 (BBCM)
SOUTH AFRICA R. Free Asia Meyerton relay ID. news in Chinese from 2254 on 7190
(Zdenek Elias. Czech Republic. WDXC ContacQ Site confirmed? No other
reports they were using this-gh
SUDAN [non] V. of Sudan from 0419 tribal music to 0502 ID in Arabic on 12008.02,
8000.1Oand 9025.30 (Gabriel Ivan Barrera. Argentina. Cumbre DX)
TAHITI RFO Tahiti presumed, no definite ID, but talked about Tahiti on their reported
frequency. 15167.4v, at 0832 past 0900 (Pete Costello, NJ) May be irregular, on
last legs -gh. No trace of 15167v heard in Nov. early Dec (Ernie Behr, Ont.)
THAILAND BBC relay started full operation Jan 1 to SAsia, including English 08001400 on 11750 (Alok das Gupta. EDXP)
TIBET [non] R. Free Asia, Tibetan at 1300-1400 on new 7355, maybe via KNLS?
(Dave Valko. PA. Cumbre DX) Probably via Tajikistan (Wolfgang Busche!.
Germany, BC-OX) KN LS still English at 1300 on 7365, vs. late-running Cuban
1amming against Marti (gh)
TURKEY TRT Ankara in English at 1930-2030 to Eu. NAm kept moving from 5965
to 5970 to 6035 on LSB. also on AM 6000; 2300-2400 6135 supposed to be USB
but heard on LSB (Wolfgang BOschel, BC-DX) The 0400 broadcast moved to
7100 ex-7300 ex-7340 (Gigi Lytle. TX, World of Radio) Runs until 0800: German
hams are filing protests (BC-DX)
UNITED ARAB EM/RA TES Dubai English at 0330-0400 on 13665. also announcing
11945, 15400, 21485 (Arthur Cushen. HCJB DXPL) Once in the morning I heard
Arabic back on 13675 (gh, OK)
US A VOA. Delano, verified direct for report on Communications World test on 9455
at 0030-very nice photo card, aerial view of the Jack R. Poppele Transm itting
Station, full data for taped report. from Perry G. Pitts. Station Manager, VOA,
11015 Melcher Rd .. Delano, CA 93215 (Jerry Berg. MA, DSWCI DX Windovl)
VOA-Europe became VOA-Express Jan 1 after a special farewell SSB/SW
broadcast New Year's Eve. but continuation depended on clinching a deal with
a private partner (VOA C~
Since 1994. USIA's broadcasting budget has been cut from S487 million to
S350 million, resulting in more than 1500 lost jobs. Broadcasting hours have
shrunk by about 30 percent. Republicans in Congress plan to cut further. calling
for a complete end of federal financing for RFE and RL after 1999 (Jonathan S.
Landay, Christian Science Monitor via Jim Moats)
R. Free Asia: see ARMENIA, PALAU, TIBET
World Of Radio on WWCR projected for March: Thu 2130 15685. Sat 1230
7435. 1400 15685. Sun 0400 3215. 1000 3210. Mon 0030 5070. Tue 1330
15685, Wed 1230 15685. See our website for latest update. This and all
otherWWCR programs move one UT hour later for DST from April 6, and
frequency spans may also change seasonally.
WWCR: Net Connection rescheduled to UT Mon 0100-0130 on 3215 (Adam
Lock. WWCR) Chuck Harder returned to SW 111 January. via WWCR: M-F 21002200 on 12160 his third hour live. and TuF 0600-0700 on 3210. 2nd hour
delayed (Adam Lock. WWCR ) Also on WHRI at 2100 on 9495, but not /NVWCR
(Domestic SW Report) Harder WHRI sked is M-F 2100-2200 live on 9495,
repeated M-F 0600-0700 on 5760, Sat 1300-1400 on 6040 (DXing ivith Cumbre)
William Cooper's The Hour of the Time is back on SW. via WRMI 9955, MF 2200-2400; WRMI also added several more new far-right daytime talkshows
weekdays, and weekly Voice of Reform. from Florida chapter of Ross Perot's
party, UTWed 0200 and 1400 ( W.O.R.) Awaiting permission from FCC, WRMl's
second antenna will be a yagi/log rotatable between north toward Toronto. west
towa rd northern Mexico; will split time on present transmitter. lateradd asecond
(Jeff White, WRMI on HCJB DXPL)
Prophecy Countdown got another extension to end of January in paying off
loan to purchase WVHA: claims 11 has a big audience in Nigeria. Kenya. and was
managing to raise enough to pay-as-you-go week by week (World of Radio)
UZBEKISTAN The station broadcasting towards Muslims in India and Bangladesh
with the program Mukto Probahois R. Jebon Torango: replied with non-detailed
letter in 5 months from P.O. Box 9406, Calcutta 700016. India. tho report was
sent to their address in Bangkok: summer frequency was 15470 (Harald Kuhl,
Germany, DXW)
VANUATU R. Vanuatu excellent one night, missing the next, on 4960 at 0800-0830+
including Pacific News in English. choral music (Steve Martin. CA. Cumbre DX)
VATICAN Xmas card from VR gives new E-mail address: <mc6778@mclink.it> and
says will now issue only two program guides per year in April. November (Joe
Hanlon. PA)
ZAIRE R. Candip, Bunia. heard at 11 00 Dec 26 on 5066with announcement in several
languages; appeared to be under control of the rebel movement, Alliance of
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire, led by Laurent Kabila
(BBCM)
Until the Next. Best of DX and 73 de Glenn!
http://hudson.idt .ne V~khecht1 9/radio/s hortwave/ghauser

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0023 UTC on 6055
SPAIN: Radio Exterior Espana. Report on Gypsy Week and their relations
with the Spaniards. (Bob Fraser, Cohasset, MA; Sue Wilden, Columbus, IN)
0026 UTC on 4500
CHINA: Xinjiang PBS-Urumqi. Chinese. Lady announcer to featured music.
Station ID at 0030 into program segment. (Giovanni Serra, Rome, Italy/The
Four Winds via email).
0030 UTC on 9650
UAUGUAY: Emlsora Ciudad de Montevideo. Two male announcers in
Spanish with rapid sports commentary. ORM from Iran's VOIRI present,
making for very poor signal reception. (liangas, Greece, TFW)
0045 UTC on 7235
AUSTRIA: Radio Austria lnt'I. Report on new hi story of Austria which covers
the Nazi era. (Bob Fraser, Cohasset, MA)
0051 UTC on 4770
ECUADOR: Radio Centinela del Sur. Spanish talk to tentative ID format.
Commercial and mentions of Ecuador. SINP0=24333. Ecuador's Radio
Quito noted on 4918.9, 0726-0733 with romantic music, taped ID/kHz
quote. Time check/ID slogan repeat, still audible at 0845. (Mark Veldhuis,
Borne, the Netherlands via email)
0055 UTC on 11750
INDONESIA: (Java) ARI-Jakarta. Indonesian. Local pops to "warta Serita
lbukota." ID at 0110 by lady, "Radio Republic Indonesia Jakarta programa
Nasional Dua," then local pops. Fair signal. (Yamada, Japan/ TFW).
0105 UTC on 4875.01
BRAZIL: Radio Difusora Aoraima. Portuguese. Canned announcement to
live soccer commentary (go-0-0-0-al) . Sound effects to commercial breaks,
time check and station ID. (Se rra, Italy, TFW)
0433 UTC on 6000
CUBA: Radio Havana. Report on how Cuba deals with hurricanes. (Wilden.IN)
0443 UTC on 4845.02
BOLIVIA: Radio Fides. Spanish. More romantic ballads with announcer talk
overs. Low modulation for ID as, "Aepublica de Bolivia en las siguiente
frecuencies : 9 ... kilociclos ... 6 .. .4845 kilociclos, banda d e sesenta
metros .. Radio Fides, la ... de Bolivia." Brief Spanish song to 0503. (Serra,
ltaly! TFW).
1048 UTC on 4780
GUATEMALA: Radio Coatan (Tent). Spanish music heard to 1120+. Additional Guatemalan's in Spanish, monitored as; Radio Cultural 3300 11001105; Radio Maya de Barillas 3324 1105-1110; Radio Tezulutlan 3370
1110-1115. (lee Silvi, Mentor. OH via email)
1100 UTC on 4760
MYANMAR: Radio Myanmar. Audio carrier with bil s of weak audio, including Asian m usic. audible on several mornings. (James De Young, VA/via
email) Voice of Myanmar heard on 4725 at 1350-1543 in presumed
Burmese. Talk and mentions of Yangon. (Veldhuis, Netherlands)
1108 UTC on 4939
CHINA: Voice of the Strait. Female announcer in rapid Chinese. Slight
interference from Venezuela's Radio Amazonas on 4939.4 7. VO Strait al so
heard on 5049.98 with very weak signal. (DeYoung, VA)
1121 UTC on 4890
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: NBC. Speech excerpts from National Parliament,
followed by Q & A session. (Silvi, OH)
1156 UTC on 4034.99
TIBET: Xinjiang PBS. Lhasa. China PR. Weak local music to Chinese text.
Utility and local storm interferences noted. (De Young, VA)
1200 UTC on 5060
UZBEKISTAN: Radio Tashkent. Heard on 117285 in English to Southeast
Asia. Unknown language at 1232, noting heterodyne from jammer on 5060.
Interferences noted from amateur radio on 7285. (Silvi, OH)
1245 UTC on 15244.5
ZAIR E: Voix du Zaire. French. Heard almost daily up to 15421 French
programming with talk and African pops, mentions of Zaire. (Veldhuis,
Netherlands)
1250 UTC on 4775
INDIA: All India Radio-Imphal. Vernacular dialect to regional Indian music.
Station ID at 1315. Best in USB, SINP0=23433. (Veldhui s. Netherlands)
This site noted at 1605-1705' in Hindu . Sl0=343. (Pavanello & Bernardini,
Italy, TFW)
1410 UTC on 5039.2
PERU: Radio Libertad. Spanish. M usic to "un saludos para todas las chicas
que estan en sintonia de radio libertad."(Arrunategui, PerufTFW)
1422 UTC on 9535
JAPAN: Radio Japan. News show with talk of Japanese consumption tax,
/1 11705 much weaker. (Brian Boulden, Fairfield, CA)

1456 UTC on 4800

CHINA: Central People's BS. Chinese. (Tent) Interval signal to mellow
sounding country & western style music. Talk was muttled and weak.
(Boulden, CA)
1550 UTC on 11750
QATAR: Qatar BC Svc. Arabic programming of music and features to
station ID. News form at at 1600. (Howard J . Moser, Lincolnshire, IL)
1554 UTC on 9705
MEXICO: Radio Mexico lnt'I. Spanish/English. Romantic ballads to program preview. Station ID at 1556 to announcer's chat. Music program to
canned" ID/kHz quote and Mexico City address (Apartado Postal 2 1-300,
04 20 1 Mexico D.F., Mexico). Program feature William Carlos William to
English programming. (lee Silvi, OH)
1604 UTC on 15240
SOUTH AFRICA: Channel Africa. News topics on traffic offenders in S.
Africa. Tourism report on Egypt and Somalian conflicts with Ethiopia.
(Boulden, CA)
1634 UTC on 11840
NORWAY: Radio Norway lnt'I. Norwegian. Male/female announcers with
national finance report. (Moser, IL; Fraser, MA)
1651 UTC on 6895.3
PERU: Radio San Miguel. Spanish. Peruvian music to station ID as. y ya
van hacer las 12 del dia y como siempre por su radio San Miguel
Arcanagel. .. onda internacional, uniendo todo el norte del pais."
(Arrunategui, Peru. TF\IV)
1757 UTC on 5021 .5
NIGER: La Voix du Sahel. African drums to male announcer speaking in
Hausa at 1800.(liangas, Greece, TFW) .
1759 UTC on 5009.6
MADAGASCAR: RTV Malagasy. FrenchNern. French pops to "Radio
Madagascar" ID. Multilingual newscast with fair signal quality. (Bernardini,
ltalyfTFW) Radio Netherland's Madagascar relay noted on 1900 at
9605. (Fraser, MA)
1835 UTC on 15265
BRAZIL: Radio Nacional do Brasil. Text on Amazon research. Lite
Brazilian rhythms. (Moser, IL) German service sign-on with ID/address on
15265 at 1930. (Fraser, MA)
1930 UTC on 9022
IRAN: VOIAI. Arab song to English ID and frequency quote. Newscast
read by lady announcer. (Fraser, MA)
1942 UTC on 11734.1
TANZANIA: Voice ofTanzania. Swahili. Arabic style music to announcer's
chat. Station sign-off at 2000. Fair signal quality. (Bernardini, ltaly! TFW).
2018 UTC on 7465
ISAAEL: Kol Israel. Report on Ethnic Music Week and other music
festivals in the nation. Heard on //9435, 9635. (Fraser, MA)
2045 UTC on 7335
BULGARIA: Radio Bulgaria. Cultural Review covers a project to publish
French classics into Bulgarian. Noted on 119100. (Fraser, MA) Descriptions on the Bulgarian landscapes at 2 150 on 11720. (Wilden, IN)
2110 UTC on 7195.2
ROMANIA: Radio Romania lnt'I. English service to Europe nqted with
World of Culture. Also noted on 117105, //5990 with BBC's Russian
interference. (Stokes Schwartz, Madison, WI)
2234 UTC on 6085
GERMANY: Bayerischer Aundfunk. German. Domestic service with enjoyable music program. Germany's Sudwestfunk noted on 7264.7 in
German at 0830. (Schwartz, W I; Larry Van Horn, Brasstown, NC)
2245 UTC on 5940
RUSSIA: Voice of Russia. Newmarket program interviews a Russian
woman who is an international investor. Heard on //9630, 7440, 7400.
(Fraser, MA) Prayers to St. Elizabeth on 7125 at 2358. (Wilden, IN)
2359 UTC on 5895
CROATIA: Croatian Radio. English news bulletin to 0003, noted on//7165.
(Schwartz, WI)
2324 UTC on 5323
PERU: Radio Origen. Spanish/Quecha. (Tent) Very weak signal with bits
of audio peaks. Tentative logging on Peru's Radio San Nicolas, heard on
several late evenings. Radio Sudamerica in Cutervo noted on 5522 at
2330, with high energy soccer play-by-play. Local commercial break.
(DeYoung, VA) Peru's Radio Atlantlda noted on 4790 at 0000-0027.
(Veldhuis, Netherlands).

Thanks to 011r contrib111ors - Have yo11 sent i11 YOUR logs?

Send to Gayle Va11 Hom , c/o Mo11i1ori11g Times (or e-mail gayle@grove.11e1)
English broadcast unless orlrerwise noted.

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Gayle Von Hom, goyle@grove.net

Try the Diplomatic Approach!

So. you ve tried multi ple report s to Radio Zwollerkerspel.
using every know n ad d ress in a ll the g uides ... and still no
response') Ha ve you sent innume rable endosures of IR Cs, mint
stamps. and c urre ncy? The SASE and a ll -out pleading didn ' t
he lpJ Not to mentio n the time you sent a family pho to' Docs the
thought of what you've spent o n inte rnational postage make
you feel fa int'!
When you' ve reac hed your limit of frustration. try the
diplomatic approach' Thi s proven verific ation method is no t as
far-ou t as you mi g ht think . By writi ng the e m bassy of the
country in questi on a polite letter. expl ain ing yo ur hobby and
AIRCRAFT TRAFFI C
P2-ANN-Dc Havilland DHC-7. 6622 kHz USB: P2-ANF-Fokke r F28MK1000.
6622 kHz USB: P2-ANE-Fokker F28 MK I 000. Three full-data prepared QSL
cards returned ,;s verified. Received for English utility rcpons of aircraft traffic
takeoff clearance & cnroute to Po rt :Vloresby. QSL address: Air Niugini. Chief
Pilot.. P.O. Box 7 I86. Boroko. NCD, Pap ua New Guinea. (Steve Mc Donald VE7SL. Mayne Bay. BC Canada/World Utilirv New.1 via email)
Air Francc-1 57. 5670 kHz USB. Full data prepared QSL card verified by M.
Dubou lay. Received in 26 days fo r an English utility report of aircraft traffic
from Si ngapore enroute to Paris. QSL address: 45 rue de Paris, F-75757 Roissy
CDG ceclcx. France. (McDonald. CAN/\\IUN).
Swiss Air- I87. 5670 kHz USB. Full data prepared QSL card verifi ed. Received
in I2 days for an Eng lish utility report of aircraft traffic from Singapore en route
to Zurich. QSL address: Attention:Flight Operatio ns (O CSC). Postfach CH8058. Zurich-Flughafen. Switzerland. (McDonald. CAN)
i\ NOAMAN ISLANDS
All India Radio via Port Blair. 4760 kHz. Full data QSL card. Received in 2 JO
foran English report. Sent to Pon Blair address . QSL recei ved from New Delhi.
Statio n address: Parli ment Street. P.O. Box 500. New Delhi-I 1000 I, India. (N.
Reiner. Germany/The Four Winds via email ).
UOLIVIA
Radio Santa Cruz. 6 I35 kHz. Partial data letter signed by Maria Yulanda MarcoDircctora. S tation sticker and pennant enclosed. Received in I 7 days for a
Spanish report. Station address: Emisora dcl lnstituto Radiofonko Fey A legria
(IRFA). Casilla 672. Santa CruL. Bolivia. (W. Mola. ltaly/TFl\I).
BRAZ IL
Radio Transmu ndial via Radio Nova Visao. I I 70 5 kHz. Full data card signed
bv Jose Eduardo Dias-Gerente. Received for a Portug uese report. Station
add ress: Caixa Postal I8300. Sao Paulo. SP 04699-970 Br<nil. (J. Moacir
Portera De Melo. Brazil/TFW).
Radio Cancao Nova. 4825 kHz. Full data QSL card signed by Claudia Santana.
Received for a Portuguese report. Station address: Caixa Postal I 5, 12630
Cachocira Pauiista. Sao Paulo. SP Brazil. (J.Souza Rodriguez. Brazil,/TFIV).
CA NADA
VA l-Vancouver Coast Guard Radio. 4384 kHz USB. Full data QS L card signed
by Walter S. l\.1ans7.-0fficer in Charge. Received in 347 days for an Eng lis h
uti lity report and two IRCs. Station add ress: 109-46 1 I Cowley Crescent.
Richmond. BC Canada V7B I B9 (Terry Jones. Plankinto n. SD )
GAUON
Radiodiffusion TV Gabonaisc. 4777 kHz. Full data verification on station
letterhead. signed by Technique Directeur. Received in I 33 days. Station
address: Boite Postal 10 I 50. Libreville. Gabon. (Do n N. Aspinall. Toano. V Al
Full data Jetter received in 75 days. signed by Ranaud Gotthardt. with one U.S.
dollar. (Matthias Gatzke. Gcrmany/TFW).

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what a Q SL is (and providing return postage) . I have found most

embassy personne l to be cooperati ve and helpful.
To assist you in your em bassy address searc h. The Elec tronic
Embassy <http://www.embassy.org/> is now o nline. Thi s exce lle nt website provides info rmation and addresses on all fore ig n embassies o n the World Wide Web, including resources of
the Washi ngto n, DC. embassy community. The He lp and Re fe rence Ce nte r provides he lp for users of the Electronic Embassy.
incl ud ing a Frequentl y Asked Questi o ns (FAQ) sectio n w ith Email embassy addresses and more . So. if Rudio Zwollerkerspel
still hasn' t an swered ... ll)' the d iplomatic approach!

MEDIUMWAVE
WNRB I 510-Aivl. Full data verificatio n on station letterhead. signed by Rose
Mi ller. Program Gu ide and Station Prolllc sheets enclosed. Received in 2 10
days for an English AM report. Sta tio n add ress: 500 West C ummings Park, Suite
2500. Woburn. MA 0 1801. (R. George Knight. Garfield. NJ)
NO"l-DIRECTIONAL BEACONS
RLS. 264 kHz Westerly. Rhode Island. Full data prepared QSL card returned as
verified by James Beauregard-Airport Manager. Received foran English utility
report and mint stamps. Station address: Westerly State Airport, Westerly, RI
0289 I. (Hank Holbrook. Dunkirk. MD)
IHM, 220 kHz Mansfield. Massachusetts. Full data prepared QSL card returned
as verified by A irport Manager. Received for an Eng lish utility report and mint
stamps. Station address: Mansfield Municipal A irport. Mansfield , MA 02048.
(Holbrook. MD)
S XD-265 kHz Springfield, Vermont. Full data prepared QSL card returned as
verified by R. Knots. Received for an English utility repo rt and mint stamps .
Station address: Ke m Aviation. Inc., Springfield State A irport. Route 2-Box 88.
North Spri ngfield, VT 05150. (Holbrook. MD)
YOG -300 kHz Ogaki Post, O nlUrio. Full data prepared QSL card returned as
verified by B.M. Davies-Regional Director Technical Services-Ontario Region. Received for an English utility report and mint stamps. Station address:
Transport Canada, Technical Services,4900 Yonge Street. Suite 300. Willowdale.
ONT Canada M2N 6A5. (Holbrook, MD)
YXL-346 kHz Sioux Lookout. Ontario . Full data prepared QSL card returned
as verified by Robert L. Kellow-Reg io nal Maintenance Officer. Rccei ved for an
Eng lish utility report and mint stamps. Station address: Transport Canada, I I th
Floor. 333 Main Street. P.O. Box 8550. Winnipeg. MB, Canada R3C OP6
(Holbrook, MD)
HEG-J acksonvillc. Florida. Full data prepared QSL card returned as verified by
Tommy L. Jones. Received for an English utility report and m int stamps. Station
address: Jacksonvi lle Port Authority. P.O . Box 3005. 283 I Tcllcyrand Avenue.
Jacksonville, FL 32206-()()(}5 . Addi tional address: Herlong Airport, 8977
Herlong Road. Jacksonville. FL 322 IO. (Holbrook, MD)
RJD-226 kHz Ridgely. Maryland . Full data prepared QSL card returned as
verified by Thomas R. Davis. Received for an English utility report and mint
stamps . St:11ion address: Ridgely A irpark. Ridgely. MD 2 I 660. (Holbrook.
MD)
PERU
Radio Satelite. 6725 kHz. Full data QSL card stamped with station seal, signed
by Sabino Llano Chavez. plus a lengthy personal letter from veri signer in
Spanish. Received in 33 days for an English report and one U.S. dollar. Station
address : Jiron Cutervo 543, Provincia De Santa Crnz. Cajamarca, Pern. (Richard W. Parker. Rochester. N Y).

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PROGRAMMING TIPS BY JIM FRIMMEL

NEWSWORTHY AUSTRALIA
In reaction to concern about
its fu ture and to provide
improved reg io nal coverage.
Radi o Australia has once again
changed its program format.
Since January 20th, the emphas is
has been on more news and less
music. Weekday programming
now inc ludes an hour of news
eve ry three hours. News at the
top or eac h hour is tail ored for
ei ther Asian. Australian . Paeilic .
or world listeners. depending on
the target area . Some programs
have been dropped, notably
lnten111/imwl Rcp01t. See the
cente rfold sect ion for J\ustralia
program listings and the
worldwide web al
www.abc.net .au/ra/elp/
rahome.htm for details.
BELGIANS Fm THE P1NcH
Radio Vlaandercn International (RV I) will reduce its
output beginning with the fall/
winter 1997 season . All broadcasts in Spanish. German and
Arabic will be eliminated . T he
remaining languages (Dutch.
French. and English ) arc
expected to undergo schedule

station name. Irregular broadcasts are indicated '1ent" and programming

which includes languages besides English are coded "vi" (various languages).

and formal chanues as the

present level or :foo hour~ per
week is cut to 140 hours. These
cost-saving n:forrn s w ill also
result in employee reduct ions.
lntcrnel broadcast in!! via the
World Radio Netwo~k is
expec ted lo Jill the void result ing
from this downsizing.

Some programs in Spanish and

English arc said to be ava il able.
A ll Ind ia Radio (A IR) is now
broadcasting rea l-time audio o n
the internet ( www.kodc.net ). The
pilot serv ice offers current
a ffai rs. music. dram a. speeches.
talks. and discussion s in Eng lish
and native languages.

PEEKING INTO (HINA

Chi na Radio In1 1 introduced
two new programs: Chinese
Folktales te lls about the traditions. moral values. etiquclte, and
customs of thi s anc ient country
and relates stories about both
historical and legendary figure s
of C hina (Sats from 1200 UTCJ.
Clwng::.hou lfrport.1 takes a look
at Changzhou. an industrial city
in East China\ Jiangsu Province
that supports Shangha is Pudong
New Deve lopment Zone (li rst
heard at 1239 Mondays ).

GERMAN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Deutsche Welle announced a
new hi -tech program called
What'.1 Neu-.~ in its broadcasts o n
Monday and Friday. T he
program wi ll consist or these
rotating sc ience prog rams:
MediaMag. Made i11 Cer111anr.
Headcrash. and Science and
Technology. MediaMag- the
newest entry-w ill cover the
internet. digital broadcast ing.
satell ites. and new media
technology. Made in Ger111anY is
a revamped program dealing wi th
new Gcmian products and
bu siness idea s. The other two
programs wi II cominuc with few
changes .

FRANCE, INDIA PUT AUDIO ON THE

WEB
Radio France lntemational's
updated internet s ite (www.rfi.fr)
now provides in RcalAud io
formal all programs broadcast in
French over the last 24 hours.

INVESTMENT ADVICE TO AFRICA

The /me.11111e111 Cha1111el. a
new com merc ial broadcaster.
bega n operation in late J anuary

via Sentech s s1a1e-or-1hc-an

facilities . Progra1m provide
investment advice and are
produced in A1la111a and red by
sate llite for broadcast 10 some 4 1
countries in Africa. A ll broadcasts are in English . The program
producers arc also investment
bankers. brokers. and dealers
who believe there is u111apped
wealth in the co111incnl. Check
for transm issions to West Africa
al 0530-0800 on 11 985115225.
I 130- 1400 on 1773512 1745 . and
1800-2200 on 15420/ 17890. See
the web si te at
www.scntcch.eo.za/invest.html
for a complete schedule.

USA (WINB)
By the time you read this you
should be able to receive station
W IN B, World Internat ion al
Broadcasters. of Red Lion,
Pennsy lvan ia. The station ceased
operation about two years ago.
Its format is cxpeetcd 10 be
rel i!!io us and can be heard fro m
1700- 1900 on 15715. 1900-2200
on 11740. and 2200-0300 o n
11950. Before it went off the air.
the statio n had been mainly a
conduit fo r right-wing patriot and
militia p rograms. not unlike
some current ly heard on WGTG.

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Canada. CFAX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. A Canada Intl
Canada. A Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Arca. Adv World A
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Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt Radio Cairo
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
India. All Indra Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Liberia.LCNIA Liberia Int
Malaysia. Radio
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Netherlands. Radio
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North Korea. R Pyongyang
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USA. Monrlor Radio Intl
USA, Voice ot America

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USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
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USA. WAMl/R M1am1Intl
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USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCA Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Australia. Radio

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Austria. A Austria Intl

Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
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Lilhuania. Radio Vilnius
Netherlands. Radio
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Sweden. Radio
Thailand. Radio
India. All India Radio

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Sundays
0000
0000
0000
0000
0010
0030

Wednesdays

Aus1ralia. Radio: World News. Ten minutes of news from

around the world.
KWHR (Hawaii): Prophetic Vorce Broadcast. A program from
Gospel Truth Ministries of Cincinnali.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. Contemporary christian music and
inspira1ion.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. Stan Johnson discusses
bible prophecy from Topeka. Kansas.
Australia. Radio: Charting Australia. A program intended to
strengthen Australia's links with India and to present the
issues of the subcontinent
Australia. Radio: Correspondents' Report A round-up of
global stories with Hamish Robertson.

Mondays
0000
0000
0010
0015
0022
0030
0030
0031

0000
0000
0005
0005
0005
0010
0022
0030
0031

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Australia, Radio: World News. See S 0000.

WHAi (Angel 2): Tomorrow's News Today. George Hyatt is
the presenter.
Australia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition. Twentytwo minutes
of background to the news.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
Aus tralia, Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio: Innovations. Desley Blanch repons on
Australian inventions and innovative practices.

0000
0000
0005
0005
0005
0010
0022
0030
0031

Morch 1997

Australia, Radio: Wortd News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. Sec S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 2): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
KWHR (Hawaii): People to People (live). See T 0005.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): People to People (live). See T 0005.
Australia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M 0010.
Australia, Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Science File. Ian Wood examines the world
of science, medicine and technology.

Thursdays

0000
0000
0000
0005
0005
0005
OOtO
0022
0030
0031
0054

Australia, Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHRI (Angel 1): UPI News. Sec S 0400.
KWHR (Hawaii): People to People (live). See T 0005.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): People to People (live). A program offering
practical scriptural insights with Bob George.
Australia. Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M 0010.
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1t 20.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Ans Australia. Lisa Harris presents reviews
and comment on current events within the Australian ans
scene.

MONITORING TIMES

0000

0000

Tuesdays

0000

0000

0054
0054
0054

Australia, Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHAi (Angel t ): UPI News. See S0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
KWHR (Hawaii): People to People (live). See T 0005.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): People to People (live). See T 0005.
Australia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M 0010.
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Book Talk. Jill Kitson presents an
entenaining mix of reviews and critical discussion of new
books.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini State
(13th). See A 2354.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. From the Wireless to the
World Wide Web: Part 2 (6th). Sec W 1254.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Elevent11Insight
(20th). See F 1454.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Marshall Plan (27th).
See F 2354.

Fridays

0000
0000
0000

Australia. Radio: World NeNS. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.

0000
0005
0005
0005
0010
0022
0030
0031

WHAi (Angel 2): USA Radio News. See M 0200.

KWHR (Hawaii): People to People (live). See T 0005.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): People to People (live). See T 0005.
Australia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M OOtO.
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1t 20.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia, Radio: The Words to Say It. Stephen Godley presents a
program about the personal beliefs and ideas ot a wide range of
women, men and young people.

Saturdays
0000

0000

0000
0000
0005
0005
0005
0010
0030

Australia. Radio: Wortd Ne-NS. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. See s 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
KWHR (Hawaii): People 10 People (live). See T0005.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi !Angel 2): People to People (live). See T 0005.
Australia, Radio: Feedback. See S 0410.
Australia, Radio: Indian Pacific_ News and analysis from across
the Pacific and Asia.

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Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany, Deutsche Welle

01000115
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0100-0128
0100-0200 t/h
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Ghana. Ghana 8roadc Corp

Indonesia, Voice of
Iran. VOIRI
lreland.W Coast R Ireland
Italy. RAI Intl
Japan. RJapan/NHK World

Kazakhstan. Radio Almaty

Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Lrbena.LCN/R Llbena Int
Malaysia. Radio
Netherlands. Radio
Netherlands. Radio
Ne11Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBCIR Intl
Russ1a,Vmce of Russia WS
Slovakia, ASlovakia Intl
Spain, R Exterior Espana

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

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0100-0200

United Kingdom. BBC WS

01000200
01000200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

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

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USA. Voice of America

01000200
0100-0200
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0100-0200
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01300150
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01300200
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01300156
0140-0200
0145-0200
0150-0200

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMllR M1am1 Intl
USA. WRMllR M1amr Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashvrlle TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee fl
Uzbekistan. R Tashkent
Vietnam. Voice of
Yugoslavia. Radio
Greece. Voice of
Greece. Voice of
Malta. VO Medrterranean
Ne1herlands, Radio
Sweden. Radio
Vietnam. Voice of
Vatican State. Vatican R
Albania. R Tirana Intl
Germany. Deutsche Welle

9830na

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6145na

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15475as

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17685as

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6175am
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6t30am

7405am

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7425na

7315am

32t5am
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711 5na
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7448na
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6085na

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Australia, Radio: World News. See S 0000.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World Nel'ls. Eight minutes of
world news from Deutsche Welle.
KWHR (Hawan): The Water of Life Broadcast. Doyle
Davidson preaches from Plano. Texas.
WHRI (Angel 2): Open Bible Dialog. Joseph Chambers
takes listeners phone calls.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe. A radio magazine
olfenng a European perspective on events of the week.
Australia. Radio: The Europeans. Maria Zijlstra presents
repo11s and features on aspects ol European politics.
culture and society.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Mailbag. Listener mail from the
Americas 1s answered
Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. See S t 100.
Germany, Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
WHRI (Anoel 2): Turn Your Radio On. See S 0300.
Germany, Deutsche W~lle : Ms on the Air. Reporls and
interviews on major cultural events and developments.
Australia. Radio: Dateline. Fifty minutes ol overseas and
local correspondent reports and analyses of regional and
global issues and events. including business news.
KWHR (Hawaii): Christ Gospel Broadcast. See S 1300.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German by Radio An advanced
German language course for English speakers.

Tuesdays

15240pa
17715as

9022na

Mondays
0100
0100
0100
0108

13755pa
15510as
17880pa

4915do

Sundays
0100

Australia. Radio

0100
0100

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0100-0200

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0100-0125
0100-0200
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Australia. Radio World and Australian News. See S 1100.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: World Nel'ls. See S 0100.
KWHR (Hawaii): Turn Your Radio On. See S 0300.
WHRI (Angel 2): Jack Mclamb ShOl'I (live). Jack Mclamb.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. A reVJew of
major events in Europe and Germany through interviews.
analyses and background reporls.
Australia, Radio: Dateline. See M 0110.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Living m Germany. A weekly look
at the social and political issues in the 1990s.

Wednesdays

0100
0100
0100
0100
0109
0110
0133

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): Jack Mclamb Shaw (live). See T 0100.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See T 0109.
Australia. Radio: Datellne. See M 0110.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Come to Germany. Focus on a
seasonal event. festival. or attraction.

Thursdays

0100
0100
0100
0100
0109
0110
0133

Australia, Radio: Wo~d and Australian News. See S 1100.

Germany, Deutsche Welle: Wo~d News. See S0100.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): Jack Mclamb Show (live). See T 0100.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See T 0109.
Australia. Radio: Dateline. See M 0110.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: German Tribune. News and views
from the Federal Republic.

Fridays

0100
0100
0100
0100
0109
011 0
0133
0133
0133
0133

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. Sec S 1100.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Anoet 2): Jack Mclamb Show (live). See T 0100.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See T 0109.
Australia. Radio: Dateline. See M 0110.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Headcrash (1). Wilfried Solbach
with news about computers for PC. Apple. and Amiga rechies.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Made In Germany (4). lwe Hessler
reports on new German products and business ideas.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: MediaMag (3). Host Hardy
Graupner reports on what's new in thefields of digital
broadcasting, the Internet. and satellite technology.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology (2).
Magazine program presenting new developments in these
fields.

Saturdays
0100
0100
0100

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

Germany. Deutsche Welle: World News. See S 0100.
KWHR (Hawaii): Horne Schooling. Terry and Vicki Brady of

0100
0108
0110
0130
0131
0154
0154
0154
0154

the Home Education network take calls atout schooling.

WHRI (Angel 2): Jack Mclamb Show (live). See T 0100.
Germa..y. Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See T 0109.
Australia. Radio: Oz Sounds rl. See S 151 0.
Australia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.
Germany. Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. In-depth
interviews with prominent German journalists.
Radio llethertands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini State (15th).
Jonathan Groubert travels to one of the hidden treasures of
Europe to unveil its mysteries.
Radro Netherlands: Documentary. From the Wireless to the World
Wide Web: Part 2 (8th). See w 1254.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Eleventh Insight (22st).
See F 1454.
Radio Nethertands: Documentary. The Marshall Plan (29th). See
F2354.

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0200-0300 vi
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0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300

Aus11alia. VLSK Katherine

Austraha. VLST Ten t Crk
Canad,1. CBC N Ouebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0250

Costa Rica.RF Peace lnll

Cuba. nadio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt. Radio Ca110
Germany. Deutsche Welle

0200-0230
0200-0300 vi
0200-03:>0
0200-0300 smtwh
0200-0230 s/vl
0200-0300
0200-0225
02000300
0200-0230 m
0200-0300 vi
0200-0300
0200-0300

Hungary. Radio Budapest

Kenya Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Ra<110
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Netherlands. Radio
Netherlands. Raclio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Norway. Radio Norway lnll
Papua New Gu111ea. NBC
Ph1lrppines. FEBC/R lnll
Rornarna. R Romania Intl

0200-0300

Russia.Voice ol Russia WS

0200-0300 mlwhfa
0200-0225

Russia.Voice of Russia WS
S Africa. Investment Ch

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11710am
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13605pa
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6160do
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0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
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South Korea. R Korea lnll
Sn Lanka Sn Lanka BC
Tar:ran VO Free China

0200-0300

United Kingdom BBC WS

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300

USA. KAIJ Oallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naaleliu HI
USA. Monitor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of A111e11ca

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-C300
0200-0300 ITil\':hf
0200-0300
0200-0300 mt11hf
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0226
0200-0230
0215-0225
0230-0300
0230-0259
0230-0300 vi
0230-0255
0230-0300
0230-0300
0230-0256
0245-0300

USA. WEWN B11m1ngharn AL

USA. IVGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Nol>lcSVllle IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl,R M1am1 lnll
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA 'NVHA Greenbush ME
USA N\VCR Nashville W
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice ol
Yugoslavia Radio
Nepal Radio
Albarna. R Tirana Intl
Austr a R Austria Intl
Pmlrpp1ncs. R P11ip1nas
S Africa. Investment Ch
Sweden. Radio
Un1tej K111gdom. BBC IVS
Vietnam, Voice of
India. All India Radio

0245-0300
0245-0300
0250-0300
0250-0300

United Kingdom. BBC IVS

USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
l/at1c.m Stale. Vatican R
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2

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SELECTED PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sundays
0200
0200
0200
0210
0230
0230
0245

Australra. Radio: World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): Open Bible Dialog. See S 0100.
Australia. Radro: Chaning Australia. See S 0010.
Australia. Radio: Correspondents Report. See S 0030.
KWHR (Hawaii). L1v111g Faith M1n1stries. Bil Perg.
KWHR (flawair): For God So Loved the World. Five minutes
of evangelism by Linda Leon.

Mondays
0200
0200
0200
0205
0206
0209
0210
0230

Australia. Radio: World Nws. See S 0000

KWHR (Hawaii): Melhodist Hour. Music. interviews. and
11me1y messages.
WHRI !Angel I ' 21. USA Radio News. A l1ve-minu1e news
bulletin.
WHRI !Angel 1): Music. Sec S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2) Radio Free America (lrve). Tom Valentine
hosts this lalk/inlerview program.
Australia. Radio: Sports Headlines. A one-minute sports
update
Australia. Radio: The World Today. No 1nformat1on available.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Voice of Power. RW Schambach
preaches from Tyler. Texas

Tuesdays
0200
0200
0200
0205
0209
02t0
0230

Australia. Radro: World News. See S 0000.

K\l/HR (Hawaii): UPI News See 0400
WHAi (Angel 2) Tlie Prophecy Club. Sec S 0000.
KWHR (Hawan): Music. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio Sports Headlines. See M 0209
Australia. Radio: The World Today. See M 0210.
WHRI (Angel 2). The Hour of Courage. Sec M 0500.

Wednesdavs
0200
0200
0200

46

Auslralia. Radio. World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): UPI News See S 0400
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club See S 0000.

MONITORING TIMES

March 1997

0205
0209
021 o
0230

KWHR (Hal'lau). Music See S 0000

Australia. Radio Sports Headlines. See M 0209
Auslraha Radio The World Today. Sec M 021 o
WHAi (Angel 2) The Hour of Courage See M 0500.

Thursdays
0200
0200
0200
0205
0209
02t0
0230
0254
0254
0254
0254

Australia, Radio World Ncl'IS See S 0000.

KWHR !Hawaii) UPI News See S 0400
WHRI !Angel 2) The Prophecy Club. See S0000.
KWHR !Hawaii) Music. See S 0000.
Austraha. Radio: Sports Headlines See M 0209
Australia. Radio The World Today. See M 0210.
WHAi !Angel 2): The Hour of Courage. See M 0500.
Radio Netherlands. Docurncntary Andorra: The Mini Stale
(13th) See A 2354
Radio Nelherlamls: Docu111e111ary. From the W11clcss to the
World Wide Web: Part 2 (6111). See W 1254.
Radio Nelherlands. Docurnenlary. The Eleventh Insight
(20th). See F 1454.
Radio Netherlands: Docurne111ary. The Marshall Plan (27th)
See F2354.

Fridays
0200
0200
0200
0205
0209
0210
0230

Australia. Radio World News See S0000.

KWHR (Ha:1au) UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 2) The Prophecy Club See S 0000.
KWHR (Hawaii) Music. Sec S 0000.
Australia. Radio Sports Headlines. See M 0209
Australia. Radio The World Today. See M 02t0.
WHRI (Angel 2) The Hour of Courage See M 0500.

Saturdays
0200
0200
0200
02t0
0230
0230
0230

Aus1ralia. Radio. World News. See S 0000

KWHR IHawau) OX1ng 111th Cumbrc. Sec S 0430
WHAi (Angel 2) The Prophecy Clull See S0000
Australia. Radio. Paci11c Focus ~2 . Sec S 0510
Australia, Radio: Indian Pac11tc. See A 0030.
KWHA IHawau). Music See S 0000
WHAi (Angel 2) The Hour of Courage See M 0500.

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FREQUENCIES .
0300-0400
0300-0400

Angu1lla.Ca11b~an

Beacon

Austraha. Radio

Austraha. VLSK Katherone

Austraha. VLST Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN SI John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
Chma. China Radro Intl
Costa Roca.Faro def Carob
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt, Radio Gairo
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Guatemala. Radio Cultural
Japan. R Japan/NHK World

0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400 S/\11
0300-0325
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400

Kenya. Kinya Broadc Corp

Lebanon Voice ol Hope
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Netherlands Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Gumea, NBC
Russia, Voice of Russia WS

0300-0400 mlwhla
0300-0355
0300-0325
0300-0403
0300-040)

Russia.Voice of Russia WS
S Al11ca. Channel Al 11ca
S Al11ca. Investment Ch
Sri Lanka, S11 Lanka BC
Taiwan. VO Free Cluna

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

6090am
9660pa
13755pa
t55t0as
17880pa
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6010am
9690am
5055do
6205am
6000na
5930na
9745am
9475na
6045na
3300do
5960na
15230na
4885do
9960va
1555oas
9860as
151 lSpa
9675do
5930na
7175na
5920na
3220al
7175va
9730as
5950na
15345as

0300
03t0
0330

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Turn Your Radio On. Bill Brasier plays
southern gospel music.
WHAi (Angel 1): 20 The Countdown Magazine. The top
twenty contemporary Christian music hits In the counlry.
WHAi (Angel 2): World of Prophecy. Texe Marrs and a
guesl discuss the evils and pitfalls of today and the outlook
for tomorrow.
Australia, Radio: Book Reading. Serialized readings ol the
best Australian novels.
Australia, Radio: At Your Request. Dick Paterson plays
favorite music.

Mondays

0300
0300
0300
0300
0305
0306
0310
0322
0330
0330
0331

Australia, Radio: World and Australian News. See S 11 00.

KWHR (Hawaii): The Sword ol the Spirit. Mike Keyes
evangelizes from Tucson, Arizona.
WHRI (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 2): USA Radio News. See M 0200.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. See S0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): Radio Free America (live). See M 0206.
Auslralla. Radio: Datehne Early Edilion. See M 0010.
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KWHR (Hawaii): DXing w1lh Cumbie. See S 0430.
Australia, Radio: Pacific Beat. A magazme l'lhich provides a
focus on the people and issues of 1he region.

Tuesdays
0300
0300
0300
0305
0305
0306
0310

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--

--c::;;

~-,.

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15240pa
17715as

9755am
9710am
7385am
9820na
7345na
21455am

12080pa
15365pa
17750pa

t3605pa
15415as
17795pa

11695am

9830na

6085na

9535na

9650na

t 1790na
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1184oas

11960as

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6150na
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5955af
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0300-0330
0300-0315 mtwhf
0300-0400
0300-0330
0300-0400

Thailand, Radio
Uganda. Radio
Ukrame. R Ukrame Intl
Uniled Kmgd om BBC WS
Umled Kmgdom, BBC WS

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

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA, KWHR Naalchu HI
USA, Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Arne11ca

0300-0330 smtwh
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0345
0300-0310
0300-0400 mtwhla
0300-0400 vi
0310-o340
0315-0330 s
0330-0357
0330-0400
0330-0400 vi
0330-0355
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0335-0355 vi
0340-0350
0345-0400 irreg
0345-0400 as
0356-0400

USA. Voice of Ame11ca

USA. WEWN B11m1ngham AL
USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Vatican Slate. Vatican R
Greece. Voice ol
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Hungary. Radio Budapest
Phihppmes. R Pohpmas
S Africa. Investment Ch
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Sweden. Radio
UAE. Radio Dubai
United Kingdom. BBC WS
India. All India Radio
Greece. Voice of
Burundi. Radio Natoonale
Uganda. Radio
Zambia. Ch11s11an Voice

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

Sundays
0300

... .

030004CO vi
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0327
0300-0400
0300-0330
0300-0350
0300-0400
0300-0400

0300
0300

_ --,.,-----=

0300 UTC

Australia, Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

KWHR (Hawaii): UPI Nel'IS. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. Sec S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). The
sis1er of the Republican presidenlial candidate talks politics
and other subjects.
Australia. Radio: Dateline Early Edilion. See M 0010.

0322
0330
0331

Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin See S 1120.

Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia, Radio: Pacific Beat. See M 0331.

~~d~~~ia~l~io: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

0300
0300
0305
0305
0306

0310
0322
0330
0331

KWHR (Hawaii): UPI Nel'IS. See S 0400.

WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Austraha, Radio: Dateline Early Edition See M 0010.
Au stralia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Pacific Beat. See M 0331 .

0322
0330
0331

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591 5na
6135af
3255af
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951Sarn
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5810arn
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6035al
7340al
4960al
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5085arn
5760am
7490na
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9355eu
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7350as
6195na
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.. ...... .. ...

Austraha. Radio. Sports Bulleton. See S 1120.

Austraha, Radio News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia, Radio Pacohc Beat. See M 0331.

Saturdays
0300
0300
0300
0305
0306
0310
0330

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Turn Your Radio On. See S 0300
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1): MUSIC. Sees 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Australia. Radio: Ockhams Razor. Robyn Williams wilh
straight. sharp talk about science.
Australia. Radio: The Auslrallan Music Show. See M 0531 .

Thursdays

0300
0300
0300
0305
0305
0306

03 tO
0322
0330
0331

Australia, Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

KWHR (Hawaii): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): UPI News. Sec S 0400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Aus1ralia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition See M 0010.
Austraha. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Austraha. Radio: News Headlines See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Pacific Beat. See M 0331 .

Fridays

0300
0300
0300
0305
0305
0306

0310

Australia, Radio: World and Australian News. See S 11 00.

KWHR (Hawaii): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. Sec S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Australia. Radio. Datehne Early EdlllOn. See M 0010.

The World Harvest Radio web site

(www.whri.com) includes background and technical information.

March 1991

MONITORING TIMES

47

FREQUENCIES .
0400-0500
04000500

..

.... ..

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

04000500 as
04000500 vi
0400-0500 vi
04000500 vi
0400-0500
04000500
04000500
04000500
04000500
04000500
04000430
04000500
04000500
0400-0500
04000500
04000450

Australia. Radio
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Ten! Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany. Deutsche Welle

0400-0500 twhla
04000500 vi
0400-0500
04000430 Sivl
04000430
04000458
0400-0450
0400-0430 rn
0400-0500 vi
04000430

Guatemala. Ra dio Cultural

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Vmce al Hope
Malta. VO Mediterranean
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
NCI'/ Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang
Norv1ay. Radio Norway Intl
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Romania. R Romania Intl

04000500

Russia.Voice of Russia WS

0400-0500 rn twhfa
04000455
0400-0425
0400-0430
04000430
04000430
04000430
04000500

Russ1a.Vo1ce ol Russia WS
S Africa. Channel Aloca
S Africa. Investment Ch
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
S11itzerland. Swiss R Intl
Tanzarna. Radio
Turkey Voice of

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

6090am
9660pa
15240pa
17750as
t 1640as
5025do
491 Odo
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6150rne
9560am
6205arn
6000na
9745am
6015af
9565af
3300do
4885do
99601a
t 5550as
9705na
t5115pa
15180as
5965eu
9675do
5990na
11940na
5930na
9580na
5920na
5955af
11985va
I 1600af
9730as
6135na
5050al
7100eu

11880pa
15365pa
17795pa

12080pa
15415as
t 7880pa

9505me
9730am
7385arn
9820na
21455am
6065af

9545me

4935do

6150do

.
13605as
15510as

9830rra
7225al

7265af

17570au

15230as
7305me

17765as
7440na

6155na

9510na

9570na

6150na

71i5na

7345na

9585af
15225va

9885na

9905na

9685na

t 7705cu

Wednesdays

0400
0400

0400
0400
0400
0405
0407

0400
0405
0410
0430
0430
0430

Australia. Radio: World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Gospel Crusade Mmislnes. Scripture
teachings by Roger Hedrick and lree bible correspondence
courses.
WHRI (Angel 1): UPI News. Five minutes ol news from the
UPI Radio Network.
WH Ai (Angel 2): Biblical Studies Institute. Bob Trcf
evangelizes from Rapid City, South Dakola.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S0000.
Australia. Radio: Feedback. Roger Broadbent answers letters
and discusses new programs. reception problems. and
Questions about Australia.
Australia, Radio: The Media Report. Agnes Warren presents
the inside story on how the media operates and puts the
spotlight on media people and their activities.
KWHR (Hawaii): Prophetic Voice Broadcast. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): DXing with Cumbre. A what'sontheair
program hosted by Marie Lamb.
Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.
KWHR (Hawaii): Gospel Country. Les Roberts.
WH Ai (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): Radio Free America (live). See M 0206.
Australia, Radio: Dateline. See M Ot 10.

Tuesdays
0400
0400
0400
0405
0407
04t0

48

04000415
0400-0500
04000500

Uganda. Radio
Ukraine. R Ukraine Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS

04000430
04000500
04000500
04000500
04000500
0400-0500
04000500

Uruted Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City Ui
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

0400-0500
04000500
04000500
04000500
0400-0500 smtwhf
04000500
0400-0500
04000500
04000445
04000430
04000500
0400-0410
0400-0500 vi
0415-0500 m
0425-0440
0425-0500
04300500
0430-0455 mtwhl
0430-0500
04300500 mtl'lhl
0430-0455
04300500
04300500
04300500
04300500
0455-0500
0459-0500

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA WJCR Upton KY
USA WMLK Bethel PA
USA WANO New Orleans LA
USA WWCR Nashville TN
USA WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vietnam. Voice of
Zarno1a, Christian Voice
Zamt>ia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
Italy, RAI Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Australia.DelenseForces R
Moldova. R Moldova Intl
Netherlands. Radio
Portugal. R Portugal Intl
S Alr1ca. Investment Ch
Swaziland. Trans World A
Switzerland. Swiss A Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. Voi ce ul America
Malaysia. Voice of
New Zealand. R NZ Intl

March 1997

Australia. Radio: World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Australia. Radm: Dateline. See M 01 10.

Thursdays
0400
0400
0400
0405
0407
0410
0454

0454

0454

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Bucllanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Australia. Radio: Dateline. See M 01IO.

MONITORING TIMES

0410

0454

Mondays
0400
0400
0400
0405
0406
0410

. .
5026do
59 15na
3255al
6175am
7160al
96t0af
15280as
9605as
5810am
7510am
9975am
17780as
7535eu
4960al
7340af
5B25cu
5085am
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7355am
2390arn
9985al
6065na
12020na
3330al
6165do
3396do
9955am
5975cu
3326do
13525as
7520eu
5995na
6150arn
11985va
3200af
9905na
15420af
7t 70va
6 t 75as
11905pa

7150na
3955eu
6180eu
94lOaf
11760va
15310as
11730af

....
9550na
5975al
6190al
9590am
11955as
15575va

6005al
6195eu
9600af
12085al

9840af
6035af
74 15af
6890na

6080al
9575al
7425na

7145af
9775af

32 t 5am

5070am

5935arn

9505na
150t0na

7275cu
4770do

4990do

6165na
9570am
15225va
4775af

6070af

9750as

15295au

6100af

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

Sundays

0400

.. .

Australia. Radio: World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hav1aii): Music. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel t &2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat) See T
0306.
Australia. Radio: Dateline. See M 0110.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini State
(131h). See A 2354.
Radio Netherlands:
Documentary. From
the Wireless to the
World Wide Web: Part
2 (6th). See w 1254.
";:"' ~~
Radio Netherlands:
Docurnentar1- The
Eleventh Insight
(20th). See f 1454.
Radio Netherlands:
Documentary. The
Marshall Plan (27th).
See F 2354.

0400
0400
0405
0407
0410

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.

WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S0000_
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Aus tralia. Radio: Daleline. See M 0110.

Saturdays
0400
0400
0400
0405
0407
0410
0430

Australia. Radio: World News. See S0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): The Pat Boone Show. Pat Boone sings.
WHRI (Angel I &2): UPI News. See S0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeat). See T
0306.
Australia. Radio: Book Reading. See S 0310.
Australia, Radio: The Health Report. A program that
examines health issues and makes complex scientific data
understandable.

Fridays
0400

Australia. Radio:
World News. Sec S
0000.

Radio Netherlands, " The European station with a Dutch

accent"

FREQUENCIES .
0500-0600
0500-0600

..

Anguilla.Caribbean Beacon
Australia. Radio

0500-060) as
0500-060) vi
0500-0600 vi
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0550
0500-0515
0500-0600

Australia. Radio
Australia. VLSK Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Australia.DefenseForces A
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgar1
Canada. CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China, China Radio ln11
Costa Rica. Adv World A
Cos1a Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Israel, Kol Israel
Japan. A Japan/NHK World

0500-0530
0500-0600 vi
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0510 mtwhf
05000600
0500-0530 m-alvl
0500-0525
0500-0600
0500-0505
0500-0600 vi
0500-0600
0500-0600 mlwhfa
0500-0555
05000525
0500-0600
0500-0600

Japan. A Japan/NHK World

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
L1beria.LCNIR Liberia ln1
Malawi. MBC
Malaysia. Voice of
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. A NZ fnll
Nigeria. F~CN, RM10
Papua Nw Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS
Russia.Voice of Ru ssia WS
S Africa. Channel Africa
S Africa. lnvestmenl Ch
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Spam. R Exter10r Espana

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

. ..
6090am
9660pa
15240pa
17880pa
11640as
5025do
4910do
13525as
7375na
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
9650am
5030ca
6205a111
6000na
9745am
6120na
7465na
6110na
1191Qarn
9635am
4885do
9960va
5100do
3380do
6175as
9705na
5995na
11905pa
3326do
9675do
5930na
5920na
5955al
11985va
7215eu
6055am

.. . .

11880pa
15365pa

12080pa
17715pa

13605as
17795pa

9725ca

9750as

15295au

6185na
17545af
9835na
17810as
12000am
6150do

9650na

6165na
4770do

4990do

6150na

7175na

11740as

Swaziland. Trans World R

0500-0515
0500-0600

Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

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

17640af
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio ln11
USA. Voice of America

0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600 smtwhf
0500-0600
0500-0600
05000600
0500-0528
0500-0600
0500-0510
0500-0510
0500-0530 vi
0525-0600
0530-0559

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Valican State. Vatican A
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Austria. A Aus1ria Intl

0530-0600

Romania. A Romania Intl

0530-0600
0530-0555
0530-0600
0530-0600
05300600 vi

1190031
15225va

Russia.Voice ol Russia WS
S Africa, Investment Ch
Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Thailand. Radio
Zimbabwe. Zirnbabwe BC

0530
0530
0531

0500
0500
0510

~~d~~~~a~l~o: World and Auslralian News and Sport. See

0530

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

~WHR (Hawaii): Breakthrough. Rod Parsley conducts
servrces from the WMd Harvest Church in Columbus, OH.
WHAi (Angel 1): Turn Your Radio On. See S 0300.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S0000.
Aus1raha, Radio: Pacil1c Focus #4. Coverage ol religious
issues ol relevance 10 people of the Pacific region.
Australia. Radio: Fine Music Auslralia. The besl Australian
fine music performances and composilions are presented by
Ivan Lloyd

Mondays

0500

0500
0500
0510
0525

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News and Sport. Five

minutes ol world news followed by five minu1es of Australian
news plus a sports wrap-up.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Hour of Courage. Ron Wilson lalks
politics and the precious metals market.
Aus1ralia, Radio: Pacific Focus. See S 0510.
Australia, Radio: On This Day. Anniversaries worth
remembering.
Auslralia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Auslialia. Radio: The Australian Music Show. Kim Taylor
presents the music. people, and issues of the Auslralian
contemporary music mdustry.

0500
0500
0500
0510
0525
0530
0530
053 1

Tuesdays

0500
0500

0500

0500

0500
0510
0525

4775al

6070af

6100af

3955va
6180va
i160af
11760va
15360as

5975am
6190af
9410va
11955as
15420af

6005af
6195eu
9600af
12095va
15575va

5970af
7295af
12080af
6890na

6035af
9700va
t2085eu
7425na

6080af
9775af
15205me

3215am
9985eu
9660af

5070am
11695af
I t625af

5935am

4915do
6155eu

13730eu

154 10me

15250af

15365af

I 7745af

7315am

7330na

11 905eu

1511 5eu

Auslralia, Radio: World and Australian News and Sport. See

M 0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Bob Enyart (lrve). Bob takes listener phone
calls about everyday Christian topics.
IVHRI (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S0000.
Australia. Radio: Pacific Focus. Sees 0510.
Aus1ralia, Radio: On This Day. See M 0525.

Auslralia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.

WHAi (Angel 2): The Hour of Courage. See M 0500.
Auslrafia. Radio: Jazz Notes. The best of Auslralian jazz is
introduced by Ivan Lloyd.

M0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Bob Enyart (live). See T 0500.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Australia, Radio: Pac1lic Focus. See S 0510.
Aus1ralia, Radio: On This Day. See M 0525.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Hour of Courage. See M 0500.
Australia. Radio: Blacktracker. Mal Honess with an insigh1
inlo the music and perlormance of Australia's aborigines.

0510
0525
0530
0530
0531

Australia. Radio: Pacilic Focus. See S0510.

Australia. Radio: On This Oay. See M 0525.
Aus1ralia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Hour ol Courage. See M 0500.
Australia. Radio: Music Deli. Paul Pelran presenl music from
a variety ol cultures.

Saturdays
0500
0500
0500
0510
0530
0530

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): DXing wilh Cumbre. Sec S 0430.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Bob Enyart (live). See T 0500.
Aus1ralia. Radio: Oz Sounds #1. See S 1510.
Australia. Radio: Social History Feature. No lnlormation
available.
KWHR (Hawaii): World Harvcsl Counlry Style. Joe Brashier
plays coun1ry music with a Cl1rlstian slant.

Thursdays

0500

0500
0500
0500
0510
0525
0530
0530
0531

0530
0530
0531

3200af
9500af
3340do
3255af
6175am
7150va
9740as
153 10as
17885af
5810am
75 10am
9975am
9930as
7535eu
4960af
7170va
11825me
5825eu
5085am
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7355am
2390am
5985na
5882eu
333oaf
7220do
6t65do
3396do
3366do
6015na
17870me
11940af
17790al
5905na
11985va
I 1600eu
9655eu
5975do

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

Sundays
0500
0500

..

0500-0600

9485na

6150ca
7385am
9830na
21455am
6145na
9435na
6150eu
11920na
11895am
493500

..

Australia, Radio: World and Australian Nms and Sport. See

M0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Bob Enyart (live). See T 0500.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S0000.
Australia. Radio: Pacific Focus. See S 0510.
Australia. Radio: On This Day. See M 0525.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (An gel 2): The Hour of Courage. See M 0500.
Australia. Radio: Australian Country Style. Graham Bell goes
up country.

Fridays

0500
0500
0500

Aus1ralia. Radio: World and Australian News and Sport. See

M 0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. Sees 0000.
WHRI (Angel 1): Bob Enyart (live). See T 0500.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.

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FREQUENCIES .

0600-0700
0600-0700

Angurlla.Canbbean Beacon
Australia. Radro

0600-0700 vi
06000700 vi
06000633
0600-0700 vi
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0630 mtwllf

Australia, VLSK K.1tllennc

Australia. VLST Tent C1k
Australra.DefenseForces R
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouve1
Canada. R Canada Intl

0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0650

Cosl a Rica.RF Peace lnll

Cuba. Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Germany Deulscl1e Welle

0600-0615
0600-0700 vi
0600-0700
0600-0700 vi
06000700 vi
0600-0700
06000700
06000700
0600-0700
06000630
06000650
0600-0630 s
0600-0700 vi
0600-0700

Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp

l1aly. IRAS
Japan. R Japan/NHK Worltl
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Kiribati. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
L1berra.LCN/R Lrbc11a Int
MJlays1a. Voice of
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radro
North Korea, R Pyongyang
Norway. Radro Norway lnll
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia. Vorce of Russia WS

06000625
0600-0655
06000610
0600-0630
0600-0700

S Afrrca. lnves1men1 Ch
S A111ca. Trans World R
Sierra Leone. SLBS
Slovakia, Adv Worl(I Radro
Slovakia. Adv Wor Id Radio

6090arn
9660pa
I 3605as
15530as
5025do
4910do
13525as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6050eu
11905me
6205am
6000na
9745am
7225af
17820as
3366do
3985va
11850as
4885do
9825do
9960va
5100do
6175as
11905pa
3326do
15180as
5965eu
9675do
5905na
7175na
15460as
9675af
11730al
33 16do
13715af
5905am

..

9860pa
15240pa
17715as

6150eu
7385am
9830na
21455am
9565af
21705me
4915do
11910as
4935do

11 BBOpa
15365pa
17880pa

9740af

11 765af

12080pa
15415as

9760af

13790af

17810au
6150do

975Das

15295au

1770do
15230as
7180af

4990do
9590rnc

15235af

5920na
7330na
15470au
11985af

5930na
12025pa
17570pa
15225af

6150na
12035as
21790au

..

0600-0630 vi
0600-0700

Solomon Islands. SIBC

Swaziland, Trans World R

0600-0630
0600-0700

Switzerland. Swiss R Intl

Unrtcd Kingdom, BBC WS

0600-0700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700
06000700
0600-0700

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk Crty UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalel1U HI
USA. Monitor Radro Intl
USA. Voice of Amenca

06000630
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700 smtwhl
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0620
06000645 vV'mf
0600-0630
0600-0700
0600-0700
06000605 mtwhfa
0600-0630
06000700 vi
0615-0630
0630)655
0630-)655
0630-0700
0630-0700
06310640
0645-0700

USA. Voice of America

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican Slate. Vatican R
Vatican State. va11can R
Vietnam. Voice of
Yemen. Yemeni Rep Radro
Zambia. Christian Vorce
Zambia. ZNBC Radio I
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Switzerland. Swrss R lnll
Austrra. R Austrra Intl
S Afr ca. lnvestmen1 Ch
United Kmgdom. BBC WS
Valrcan State, Valican R
Romania, R Romania lnll
Romania, R Romania Intl

5020do
3200af
9500af
9885af
3955eu
6180va
7160af
9740as
15360as
17885af
5810am
7510am
9975am
9930as
7535eu
5970eu
7170va
I 1825me
4960af
5085am
5760am
7490na
9465eu
7355am
2390am
59B5af
5880eu
15215me
5925as
9780do
3330af
7220do
6165do
5975do
5840eu
6015na
9675af
11780va
11625af
7105eu
15370pa

9545do
4775af
9650al
11860af
5975am
6190af
7325va
t 1940af
t 5420af
21660as

5995va
7285af
I 1950cu

. . . ..

6070al

6100af

13635al
6005al
6t95eu
9410eu
11955as
17640al

6175eu
7145as
9600af
15310as
I 7790as

6035eu
9760rne
15205mc

6080cu
I 1805va
15600eu

5070arn
9985af

5935am

7315am

3210am
7355eu
7250eu
10060as

6165eu
15225af
15565va
I 3765af
9525eu
17720pa

17735af
15570af
9665eu
17790as

I I 775cu
17805as

SELECTED PROGRAMS .
Sundays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0615
0630
0630
0630

Auslralra. Radro: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawa11): Music. See S0000.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): The Joy of L1v1ng Broadcast. Ms. Hurst
and Ms. Smtih evangelize wrlh words and song.
Australia. Radio: Feedback. See S 041 o.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. Sec S 0000.
Auslralia. Radio: Correspondents' Report. See S0030.
KWHR (Hawaii): Eternal Good News. Germaine Lockwood
leaches from the Old Testament
WHRI (Angel 1&2): The Mercies of God Radio Broadcast.
Pastor Peter !tom Michigan p1eaches mercy for lost sinners.

Mondays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0622
0630
0630
0631
0655

Australia, Radio: World News. Sec S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): World Harvest. Steve Sumrall 111th a full
hour of music and a mrnrstry update.
WHRI (Angel 1&2}: John Hagee Today. Evangelizmg by John
Hagee of the Cornerstone Church 111 San Anlonro, TX.
Australra, Radio: Dateline Early Edrtron. See M 0010.
Australia. Hadio: Spons Bulletm. Sec S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel t &2): In Touch. Sec S 1300.
Australra. Radio: Pacific Beat (repeat). See M 0331.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Alive Today See S 1300.

Tuesdays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0622
0630
0630
0631
0655

50

Ausl!alia. Radro: World News. Sec S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii}: World Harvest. See M 0600.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): John Hagee Today. See M 0600.
Ausl!alra, Radro: Dateline Early Edrlron. See M 0010.
Aus1ralra. Radro: Spans Bulletin. Sec S 1120.
Australia Radro: News Headlrncs Sec S 2330.
WHRI (Angel t&2) In Touch See S 1300
Australia. Radro: Pacific Beat (repeat). See M 0331.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Alive Today. Sec S 1300

MONITORING TIMES

Ma rch 1997

Wednesdays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0622
0630
0630
0631
0655

Australia. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): World Harvest. See M 0600.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): John Hagee Today. See M 0600.
Australia, Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M OOtO
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): In Touch. See S 1300.
Aus11alia. Radro: Pacifrc Beat (repeal}. See M 0331.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Alive Today. See S 1300.

0600
061 O
0630
0630
0630

WHRI (Angel 1&2): DXrng with Cumbre. Sec S0430.

Australia, Radio: Book Reading. See S 0310.
Australia. Radio: Indian Pacific. See A 0030.
KWHR (Hawaii): Truth for the World. See S 1430.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Musrc. See S 0000.

Thursdays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0622
0630
0630
0631
0655

Australia. Radio: World News. Sec S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii}: World Harvest. See M 0600
WHRI (Angel 1&2): John Hagee Today. See M 0600.
Australia. Radio: Dateline Early Edition. See M 0010
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Aus1raha. Radio: Nws Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): In Touch. See S 1300.
Australia. Radio: Pacific Beal (repeat). See M 0331.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Alive Today. See S 1300.

Fridays
0600
0600
0600
0610
0622
0630
0630
0631
0655

Australia. Radro: World Neris. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): Wo1ld Harvest. See M 0600.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): John Hagee Today. See M 0600.
Australia. Radio: Daleline Early Edrlron. See M 0010.
Australia. Radro: Spons Bulletin. Sec S 1120.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 1&2}: In Touch. See S 1300.
Australia, Radio: Pacific Beal (1epcat). See M 0331.
Wf!RI (Angel 1&2): Alive Today. See S 1300.

Saturdays
0600
0600

Australia. Radro: World News See S 0000

KWHR (Hal'lari}: Music. See S 0000.

A reception report to Radio

Netherlands may bring you this
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FREQUENCIES .

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0700-0800

Australia. Radio

0700-0800 as
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800
0700080C
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 as
0700-0800 mtl'1hf
0700-0715
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800

Aus1ralia. Radio
Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
EQt Guinea. R East Africa
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Italy, IRRS
Japan. R Japan/NHK World

0700-0800 11
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0715
0700-0800 asmll'lh
0700-0800
0700-0715 mtl'lht
0700-0758 as
0700-0750
07000800 vi
0700-0745
070007t5 s
0700-0800

Kenya. Kenya Broadc Co1p

Kmball. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
L1bena.LCNIR L1bena lnl
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. Voice of
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nonh Ko1ea. R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Roma111a. R Romania lnll
Romanta R Romania lnll
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

0700-0800 rn1w11ta
0700-0725
0700-0710
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800

Russia.Voice of Russia WS
S Alrica. lnves1ment Ch
Sierra Leone. SLBS
Solomon Islands. SIBC
Swaziland. Trans World R
Tai11an. VO F1ee China
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

0700-0800 as
0700-0715
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 s111111hl
0700-0800
0700-0745
0700-0800
07000800 vi
0700-0745 ;Unl-1
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 vi
07030710 mtwhl

Untied Ktngdom, BBC WS

United Ktngdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Oallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mo1111or Radio lnll
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Be1hel PA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vanualu. Radio
Vatican S1a1e. Vaucan R
Zambia. Christian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Croalta. C1oa1ian Radio

0715-0730
0720-0800 11
07300800
0730-0745 s
0730-0735
0730-0800
07300800 as
0730-0755
0740-0800
0745-0800 s
0745-0755
0745-0755 as
0755-0800 trlll'lhf
0759-0800 as

Sv111zerland S\'llSS R lnll

Chile. R Esoeianza
Belgium. RVlaanderen lnl
Greece. Voce of
India. All India Radio
Nelherlands. Radio
Palau KHBNN01ce ol Hope
S Afnca lnves11nent Ch
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Greece, Voice of
Monaco. T1ans World Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll

.
6020pa
9860pa
15415as
11640as
5025do
49t0do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6t30do
6160do
6205am
5860eu
t5 186af
t5186af
3366do
3985va
7230eu
t 1920as
178t5af
4885do
9825do
9960va
5100do
7295do
6175as
11905pa
11905pa
t5340af
4890do
15370pa
15370pa
5905as
7330na
15470pa
5920na
9675af
3316do
5020do
4775al
5950na
3955eu
6190af
94 lOeu
t 1780va
15310as
t5565va
17830af
17885af
6005af
5810am
75t0am
9975am
9930au
7535eu
5825eu
5760am
7490na
9465eu
2390am
7355eu
9455af
3945do
4005eu
6065af
6165do
5975do
5895eu
11635eu
5840eu
6089am
5985eu
7448eu
15185do
9830au
9730as
15225af
15200as
3366do
7448eu
71 15eu
71 15eu
9700pa

9580pa
t2080pa
t5530as

7385arn
9445pa

9660pa
t5240pa
17715pa

97t0as
t5365pa
t 7880as

21455au

49t 5do
t 1740as
15165me

11850pa
15590me

4935do

6150do

9750as

s529Sau

11910as
1781 Ova

17765me
17720pa
17720pa
5930na
12025au
17570pa

17790pa
t7790pa
61 SOna
12035as
21790a11

15225af

17735af

9545do
6100af

9500af

9650al

6175eu
7145as
9740as
11955as
15400af
17640af

6180va
7325eu
1t760as
12095va
t5-l85va
t7790as

5975arn
6195eu
9600af
t 1940af
15360as
15575me
21660as

17805pa
17805pa
7175na
15460as

7160af

6890na
7315am

7425na

3210am
9985eu

5070am

7260clo
5880eu

5935am

7250eu

9645eu

5920eu
t 1830eu
6165eu

7165eu
13830eu

9830eu

9925eu
9425eu
15260do
t 1895pa

9940au
15175au

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08000900

Australia. Radio

0800)830 vi
0800 )830 vi
08000900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
08000900
0800-0900
0800-0835 vi
0800-0900
0800-0827
08000900
0800-0900 as
08000900 mtl'lhf
08000830
08000805 s
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0830 vi
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0825
0800-0900
0800-0825
0800-0900
0800-0850
0800-0850
0800-0900 as
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900

Australia. VL8K Kalherine

Australia. VL8T Ten1 Crk
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Chile. R Esperanza
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R East Africa
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Georgia. Radio
Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Guam. TWR/KTWR
Indonesia. Voice of
Italy. IRAS
Kmbat1. Radio
Lebanon. Vmce of Hope
Ltberia.LCNIR Liberia Int
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. Voice of
Mona:o. Trans World Radio
Nelherlands. Radio
Ne\'/ Zealand. R NZ lnll
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Pakistan. Radio
Palau. KHBNN01ce of Hope
Papua Ne\'/ Gumea. NBC
Russia.Voice 01 Russia ws

0800-0825
08000810
0800-0900 vi
08000900
0800-0820
08000900

SAfrica. 1nves1men1Ch
Sierra Leone. SLBS
Solomon Islands. SIBC
South Korea. R Korea lnll
Swaziland. Trans World R
Uniled Kmgdom. BBC WS

0800-0900 as
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
08000900
0800-0900
08000900 Sllll\'lhl
0800-0900
08000830 vi
0800-0900
0800-0805 m~1hfa
0800-0900 vi
0803-081oas

United Kmgdom BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KNLS Anchor Point AK
USA. KTBN Sall Lk C11y UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. IA01111or Radio lnll
USA. WEWN Birmingham AL
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. \VJCR Uplon KY
USA. WMLK Belhel PA
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
Vanualu. Radio
Zambia. Chns11an Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Z1mbab\'le BC
Croalia. Croa11a11 Radio

08 15-0900 mtl'ltf
0816-0900 <Till'lhl
08300900 vi
0830-0900 vi
08300900 VI
0830-0855
0830-0840
0830-0900 vi
08300900
0830-0355
0830-0900
0850-0853 s
08550900

Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
Aus1raha. VL8A Altce Spg
Australia. VL8K Kalherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Aus1ria. R Auslria Intl
India. All India Radio
Italy. IRAS
Netherlands. Radio
S Africa. Investment Ch
Slovakia. R Slovakia lnll
Russia. R Pacific Ocean
Guam. TWR/KTWR

5995pa
9580pa
13605pa
5025do
49t0do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6t30do
6t60do
6089arn
6205am
7345eu
5860eu
t5186af
t5186af
11 910eu
3366do
1s2ooas
952Sas
3985va
9825do
9960va
5100do
7295do
6 t 75as
71t5eu
9830au
9700pa
15180as
15470eu
9730as
4890do
7220as
15460as
17735me
33 I 6do
5020do
9570au
4775af
6190af
9740as
t 1955as
15575me
t5565va
5810am
6t50as
7510am
9930as
7535eu
5825eu
5760am
7490na
9465eu
2390am
3945do
6065af
6165do
5975do
5895eu
11635eu
3326do
9700pa
231 Odo
2485do
2325do
6155eu
7250do
7125va
5965pa
t7735me
t t990au
7t 85as
I 1830au

6020pa
97 t0pa
15530as

6080pa
9860pa
17715pa

7385am
9505eu
9445pa

21455au

9750as

15295au

95 t 0as
12080pa
2t725as

t 1895pa
15230as
t7900eu

9875pa

12025au

12035as

9500al
7325va
11760as
15310as
17830af

9650af
94 1Oeu
I t940al
15485va
2t660as

21745me
9545do
13670eu
6100al
6195va
t 1750as
12095va
17640af

1t550pa
7425na
7315am

15665eu

3210am
7260do

5070am

5935am

5920e11
11830eu
4770cto

7165eu
13830eu
4990do

9830eu

t3730eu
15185do

15240as
15260do

17870au

9830au
21 745me
17550au

13700pa
21705au

I 7735al
4915do
9425eu

t5175au

March 1997

MONITORING TIMES

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FREQUENCIES .

..

0900-tOOO

Aus11aha. Radio

0900 1000 11
0900 t 000 11
0900 t 000 11
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-tOOO
0900-1000
0900- t oooas
0900 1000 mtwhf
0900-0950

Australia VL8A Alice Spg

Australia. VL8K Katheune
Australia VL8T Tent Crk
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFAX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
EQt Guinea. R East Al rica
Eqt Guinea. Radio Afnca
Germany, Deutsche Welle

09000915 mll'lt1
09000915
0900 t 000 mf/vt
09001000
0900-0930 vi
0900-1000
0900-0915
0900-tOOO
0900-0920 mtv1hl
0900-0905 a
09000925
0900-1000
09000930 s
0900-1000 as
0900 1000 vi
0900- tOOO

Ghana. GhJna Broadc Corp

Guam. TWR/KTWR
Italy, IRAS
Japan. A Japan/NHK World
K111bau Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Llbeua LCWR Llbe11a Int
Malaysia. Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nor:iay Radio Norway Intl
Palau. KHBNN01ce ol Hope
Papua New Gu111ea. NBC
l1ussia,Vo1cc of Russia ws

0900-0925
0900-0930
0900-tOOO

S Alrica. Investment Ch
Sv1111erland. S\'/ISS R Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS

0900-0915

United Kingdom. BBC WS

0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-tOOO
0900-1000
0900-tOOO as
0900-1000
09001000
0900 t 000 vi
09030910 mtw111

USA KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. WEWN Bnmingham AL
USA WHRI Noblesville IN
USA WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. V'/WCR Nashville TN
Zambia. Ch11st1an Voice
Zunbabwc. Zimbabwe BC
Croatia. Croatian Radio

0915-1000
0915-1000
09301000 s
0930- t OOO
09301000
09301000
0930-tOOO
0930-0955

Bhutan. Bhutan BC Service

G11ana. Ghan<l Broadc Corp
Armenia. Voice of
Canada, CKZN SI John's
Georgia. Radio
Netherlands. Radio
Philippines FEBCIA Intl
S Afnca. Investment Ch

5995pa
9580pa
t3605as
2310do
2485do
2325do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6t30do
6t60do
1t755pa
6205am
9445pa
t 5t 86al
t5 186al
6160pa
t5t45al
2t600al
3366do
15200as
7125va
7125as
9825do
9960va
5t00do
7295do
7115eu
7115eu
5965pa
9700pa
13800au
9730as
4890do
7220as
I 7860au
17735va
9885pa
6t90af
t t940at
15360as
t5575me
I 7885af
6065as
t t955as
58t0am
75t0am
7395sa
5825eu
5760am
7490na
t3825al
2390am
6065al
5975do
5895eu
t 1635eu
6035do
6t30do
t5270eu
6t60do
t 19t0rnc
5965as
t t635as
t 1985af

6020pa
9710pa
2t725as

6080pa
9860pa

95t0as
t2080pa

t 5440pa
7385am
2t455au

7380as
154t0al

9565af
t7800al

t t715as
t 7820pa

4915do

1\815as

9830au

t 1850au

13700pa

15220me

9675pa

9835au

21745va
12075au
6t95as
12095eu
15400.if
17640af

t 3685pa
94 lOeu
t5190S3
t 5485va
t 7705cu

t t750as
I 5280as
15565va
t 7830al

7325va
15310as

9580as

t t760as

7535eu
7425na
7315am

9430as

13840au

32t0am

5070am

5935am

5920eu
11830eu

7t 65eu
t 3830eu

9830eu

tOOOttOO

Australia. Radio

1000-t IOO vi
10001100 vi
t000-1100 vi
t 000 I 025 mtwhla
tOOO-t tOO vi
tOOOttOO
t000- 1tOO
tOOOt tOO
1000-t tOO
tOOO-t tOO
1000- t 100
tOOO- t tOO
1000-1 100
t OOOt030
10001 tOO
tOOOttOOas
t 000 t t 00 mtwhf
tOOOttOO
tOOOl 100

Australia. VL8A Ailee Spg

Australia. VL8K Katherine
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Ca1ga1y
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R East Afuca
Eqt Gmnea. Radio Afnca
Guam TWR/KTWR
India. All India Radio

10001100 vi
1000-tlOO
10001100
tOOO 1tOO vi
1000 1tOO vi
1000-1025
1000-ltOO
1000-tlOOas
1000-ttOOvl
1000-ttOO
1000-ltOO

Italy. IRAS
Lebanon Voice of Hope
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia ATM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Nethe~ands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Palau. KHBNNoice o1 Hope
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Philippines. FEBCIR Intl
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

t000 1025
tOOOltOO

S Aluca. lnves1ment Ch
United K111gdom. BBC WS

t000-1100 as
10001 tOO
1000' tOO
1000" tOO
tOOO-t 100
1000-i tOO

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. r<AIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHA Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

1000-i 100
1000-1100
10001 tOO
tOOO-t tOO
tOOO-t tOOas
tOOOt tOO
1000-t IOO
tOOOt 100 vl/mf
t000-t030

USA. WEWN B11m1ngham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville G~
USA WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA, WWCA Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican A
Vietnam, Voice ol

tOOOl tOO
t 000-1005 mtwhfa
t 030 I 055 mtwhfa
10301100
1030-t 100
10301100
t030t055
t 0301100
t030-1055
10441059vl

Zambia. Cl111stian Voice

Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Aust11a. A Austna Intl
Ethiopia. Radio
Guam. AWR/KSDA
Netherlands. Radio
S Af11ca. Investment Ch
Su Lanka. Su Lanka BC
UAE. Radio Dubai
Kazakhstan. Radio Almaty

9875au

9930am

7295do

7260as

9810as

t 7735va

21745va

9830au

. ....

..
5995as
9580pa
23t0do
2485do
2325do
6035eu
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6t60do
t 1755pa
6205am
17485af
9445pa
t5186af
t5186af
9870as
11585as
17640as
7t25va
9960va
7295do
7t60do
5980do
5965pa
9700pa
9730as
4890do
t t635as
7t50va
9875au
t3785as
t 7755as
t t985al
6190al
I 17503S
t5280as
I 5565va
t 7790as
t5 t90am
58t0am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5985pa
11720pa
7d25na
9400am
60J0am
7490na
t3825af
2390am
5950na
t t 740af
5940as
12020as
6065al
6t65do
6155eu
5990do
9870as
7260as
t 1985af
11835as
t3665eu
1t840eu

6020pa
9860pa

6080pa
13605as

95t0as
21725as

13700as

t5050as

\ 7387au

7260as

98t0as

9830au

7220as
1t655as
I 5490as
17860as
t 7735va
6t95am
I t760as
t53t0as
15575va
I 7885af
t5400am

9675pa
t t800as
t 5560as

9835pa
t 2025as
15580as

t 5440pa
7385am
21705me
2t455au

2t745va
94 t Oeu
I 1940af
15360as
t 7640va
2t650as
t 7830al

9740as
12095eu
15485va
t 7705va

7395sa
6t65am
t5425pa
t5565eu

9430as
7d05am

9495am

9930am

32t0am

5070am

5935am

152t0af
7270as
t 5010as

t 7550al
7400as

9840as

t 3730eu
71 tOdo

t 5240as
9705do

98 tOas
17735va
t 7850as
15395eu

t3840as
9590am

I 7870au

2t745va
t 7630cu

21605me

Your Name in Lights!

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FREQUENCIES .

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11001200

Australia. Radio

11001200vl
11001200 vi
1100 1200 vi
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
1100 1200
11001200
11001200 as
11001200
11001150
11001200 vi
11001200
11001 200
11001200
11001110
11001200
11001200vl
1100t200vl
11001125
11001200
11001150
11001130 as
11001200 vi
11001200

Australia. VL8A Alice Spg

Australia, VL8K Katherine
Australia. VLST Tent Crk
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica. Adv World R
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
Eql Guinea. R East Africa
Eqt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle
Italy, IRAS
Japan. RJapan/NHK World
Jordan. Radio
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Ltbena.LCN/R Liberia Int
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuching
Malaysia. ATM KotaKinabalu
Netherlands. Radio
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nonh Korea. A Pyongyang
Palau. KHBNN01cc of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

11001125
11001200
1100t t30
11001130

SAlnca. Investment Ch
Singapore.A Singapore Int
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
Switzerland. Swiss A Intl

SELECTED PROGRAMS .

9580pa
13605as
2310do
2485do
2325do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
7375am
6205am
12005am
15186af
9530as
1537Qal
7125va
6120na
11690eu
9960va
5100do
7295do
7160do
5980do
7260as
9700pa
6575na
9730as
4890do
9705as
15460as
17860as
11985af
6105as
11835as
6165eu
13635as

1100
1100
1120
1130

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. Five minu1es of

world news followed by five minutes of Australian news.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Water of Life Broadcast. See S 0100.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): The Water ol Lile Broadcast. See S 0100.
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin. A repon on Australian.
reolonal and international spon (8. 10 or 20 minutes).
Australia, Radio: Australia Today. Colin Tyrus presents the
Issues. the places. and lhe characters that make up Australia.

Mondays

1100
1100
1100
1105
1110
1130
1130

1131
t145

Australia, Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

KWHA (Hawaii): B1bllcal Studies Institute. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. Sees 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Music. See S 0000.
Australia, Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 11 20.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KIVHA (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. Kenneth Hagin
evangelizes.
Au stralla. Radio: Asia Focus. Sees 2310.
KIVHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. Clinton and Sarah
Outerbach from The Redeeming Love Christian Center of
Nanuet. NY.

Tuesdays
1100
1100
1100
1105
1110
1130
1130
113t
1145

Australia, Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

KWHR (Hawa11): Music. See S 0000.
\V~AI (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WrlRI (Angel 1&2): Music. See S 0000.
Australia, Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Seminar ol the Air. See M 1130.
Australia, Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
KWHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1145.

Wednesdavs
1100
1100
1100

9725am
7385am
151 15am

9860pa

12080pa

13750am

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

11001200
11001200

Taiwan. Voice of Asia

United Kingdom. BBC WS

11001130 as
11001130
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200

United Kingdom. BBC WS

United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Moni1or Radio Intl
USA. Voice of America

11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200
11001200 as
11001200
11001200
11001200 vVmI
11001130
11001200
11051120
11151127
11151200
11301200
11301200vl
11301157
11301200
11301200
11301200
11301200
11301155
11301200
11301200
11301200 I
1135t 140

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vatican R
Vietnam, Voice of
Zambia. Christian Voice
Pakistan, Radio
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 1
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Bulgaria. Radio
China. China Radio Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Finland. YLE/R Finland
Iran. VOIRI
Myanmar. Voice of
Netherlands. Radio
S Africa. lnveslment Ch
South Korea. A Korea Intl
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Vatican State. Vatican R
India. All India Radio

21455au

15410a1

17780al

7125na

11815as

17800af

9810as
9975na

11335na

11655as
15490as

13785as
15560as

17735va
6155as
17850as
9535eu

21745va

9885as

15120as
17755as

11995as

9280as
5965am
11760as
15310as
17640al
21660al
15190am
6195am
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
5985as
11705as
7425na
9400am
6040am
7490na
13825al
5070am
5950na
5880eu
7285as
6065al
15470eu
7220do
6 t65do
9440as
6995as
7345eu
15245as
11875me
5990do
6045eu
11985al
9650am
17705va
15595as
9595do

6190at
11940af
15485va
17790as

9410eu
12095eu
15565va
17830al

9700as
9815am

15400af

7395sa
61 IOas
11720as
15665eu

9355eu
964Sas
15425as

9495am

9930am

5935am
7355na

9475am

11750as
15220am
15575va
17885al

9430au
9760as

15685am

9730as
17900eu

11445as
9505eu
17685au
11930me

11700as

15260al

7190eu
17735al

21745af

17550au
11620do

11710do

15185do

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

Sundays
1100

9615as
21725as

. .. . . . .

Australia, Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

KWHA (Hawaii): B1bllcal Studies Institute. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel t &2): UPI News. See S0400.

1105
1110
1130
1130
1131
1145

WHAi (Angel 1&2): Music. See S 0000.

Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. S~ S 1120.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KWHA (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 1130.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
KWHA (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1145.

1106
1120
1130

WHAi (Angel 2): The Bay Buchanan Show (repeal). See T

0306.
Australia, Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia, Radio: Business Week. See S 1610.

Thursdays
1100
1100
1100
1105
1110
1130
1130
t 131
1145

Australia. Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S 0000.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Music. See S 0000.
Australia, Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KWHR (Hawaii): Faith Seminar of the Air. See M 1130.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S2310.
KWHR (Hawaii): Listen to Jesus. See M 1145.

Fridays
1100
1100
1100
1105
1110
1130
1130
1131
1154
1154
1154
1154

Australia, Rado: World and Asian News. Sees 1200.

KWHR (Hawaii): Biblical Studies Institu te. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See s 0400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): MUSIC. See s 0000.
Australia, Radio: Spons Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
KWHR (HawaH): Faith Seminar of 1he Air. See M 1130.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 231 O.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini State
(14th). See A 2354.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. f rom the Wireless to the
World Wide Web: Pan 2 (7th). See w 1254.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Eleventh Insight
(21th). See F 1454.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Marshall Pian (28th).
See F 2354.

Saturdays
1100
1100

HAUSER'S HIGHLIGHTS

CHINA:
Hcilongjiang PBS
Harbi n. Pgm 1
2 )00-0600
0835- )440
Mainly in Std Chinese. but Korean 08400940 and English 1330-1400 daily on 4840.
V. of the Strait
Fuzhou. Pgm 1
6 11 5. 5050. 4940
2 155-0200
7280. 61 15. 4940
0855-0959
7280. 6 115. 5508. 4940.
0959- 1130
4130. 2755
5508.5050.4940.4 130.
1130-1700
3900, 2755
Pg m II
9505.6000
0255-0700
6000.4900
0955- 1600
Both are mainly in Std. Chinese. partly in
Amoy
(BBC Monitoring)

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

WHRI (Angel 1&2): UPI News. See S0400.

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FREQUENCIES .

Auslraha Radro

120013CO vi
12001300 vi
1200-1300 vi
1200 1300
1200-1230
12001215
1200 1300 vi
1200-1300
1200 1300
1200 1300
1200 1300
1200 1300
1200 1300
1200- 1230
1200-1300

Auslralia. VL8A Alrce Spg

Australia, VL8K Kat11c11nc
Austr alia. VL8T Tenl Crk
Bra11I Radio Bras
Bulga11a Radio
Cambodia r~atl Vorce al
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Cariada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFR X Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Cana11a. CHNX Hal1la
Canatla. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
Cluna Clirna Radro lnll

1200-1230 \'I
12001300
1200 1300
1200 1300 as
1200 1300
12001300

Chma Chrna Radro Intl

Costa Rica. Adv World R
Ec11.1rlor. HCJB
Eql Gumca. R Easl Alrrca
Eq1 Gurnea. Radio Alrrca
France ~adro France Intl

12001230
1200-1300 vi
12001300
1200 1300
1200 1300
1200 I 300 vi
12001250
1200-1300
12001206
1200 1300 vi
1200 1300

Iran VOIRI
llaly. IRRS
Jordan Radio
Lebanon. Vorce al lfo~e
Mataysra. Radro
~lala1sra.RTM KotaK111abalu
Myanmar. Voice al
Nclllcrlands. Radro
Ne,1 Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Gurnea NBC
Russia Vorce of Russra WS

12001 225
12001300
12001300

...

1200-13(0

S A111ca. lnves1111en1 Ch
S1nqapcrc R Srngapore lnl
Soulh Korea R Korea Intl

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SHORTWAVE GUIDE
7150as
9770as
2310do
2485do
2325do
15445na
9440as
11940as
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
6150as
7385na
11795pa
6995as
5030am
12005arn
15186al
9530as
11600va
155.!0am
11875me
7125va
11690cu
9960va
7295do
5980do
5990do
6045eu
9700pa
4890do
4740as
9875as
15120as
11985al
6105as
i285al

9580pa
9860pa

11730as
9565as

9615as
t 1660as

9715as

9710as
I 1800pa

11660as

154~0am

11700as
6150am
151ISarn

1211oas
9725am
21455am

13750am

15155eu

15195eu

15530al

11930mc

15260al

7190cu

9725as
11 655as
17755as
17735al
6155as

9755as
I 1880as
I 7860as
21745al

9820as
t 3785as

. ~

1200-1300
1200-1300

Taiwan. VO Free Cluna

Unrted Krngdom BBC WS

12001215
12001300
12001300
12001300
12001300
12001300

Untied Kingdom BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTB~J Sall Lk Crty UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Mo111101Radio Intl
USA. Vorce al America

t200t300
1200-1300
12001300
12001300 as
12001300
12001300
1200 1245
1200 1230
1200 1300
1200 1300 m111hl
1206 I 300 occsnal
12151300
12301300 as
1230-1300
1230 1300 01111111
1230 1235
1230 1300 \'I
12301300 a
12301255s
12301255
12301300
1230 1300 mMhl
1230-1300
1230 1300
1230 1300 s
12301300

USA. WEWN B11rn111gham AL

USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA WYFR Okcecllobee FL
Uzbekrstan. r; Tashkenl
Zambia. Chnsl ian Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
New Zealand R NZ Intl
Egypl. Radro Cano
Ausualra, Radro
Bangladesh,Bangla Be1ar
Finland. YLE/R Frnland
Indra. All Indra Radio
Indonesia. RRI Sarong
Monaco. Trans World Radio
Monaco. Trans World Radro
S Alrica. lnveslment Ch
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Srr Lanka. Sn Lanka BC
Sweden. Radro
Thailand. Radio
USA. WRMl/11 Mrarni lnll
Vietnam. Vorce al

12401250

Greece Voice al

7130au
5965am
94 lOeu
t 1760as
15485va
17705va
15220am
5810am
7510am
9930as
6095na
s 11oas
15425as
7425na
6040am
7490na
13825eu
5935am
5950na
7355na
5060as
6065al
6165do
6105pa
17595as
5995pa
7185as
11 735na
4860do
4875do
71 15eu
711 5eu
17735al
9570as
9730as
11650na
9505as
9955am
5940as
1202oas
I 1645at

9610as
6065as
9580as
t t940af
15565va
17830af

6190al
9740as
11 955as
t 5575rn e
17885al

6195va
11750as
15310as
17640af
21660af

9355as
9760as

9430au
11 705as

9455sa
11715as

7435am
11 830na

9475am
11970na

15685am

5975as

6025as

971 5as

9548as
15400na
6185do

17865do

21745al
9640as

13670as

15240na
9655as

981Oas

15665eu
9495am

7270as
15010as
15650al

7400as

9840as

t 7525al

SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1200
1200
1200
1210
121 5
1230
1230

AuSlraha. Radro World and Asian News Frie mrnu1es ol

world news !allowed by live mrnutes al Asran news
Jordan. Radio News Bullelrn. An 1en mrnu1e bulle11n al
rntcrnalional news
WHRI (Angel 1&2) Breakthrough. Sec S 0500.
Auslralia. Radio Charling Austraha Sec S001 O
Jordan. Radio Music. A hall-hour or rnore of popular music.
Austraha. Radro Report lrom Asra Aweek~/ roundup al

1200
1200
1205
1210
1215
1215
1222
1230
1230
1231

Asian events

Wednesdays
1200

Australia. Radio World and Asian News aM Sport. Frve

mrnulcs ol world news lollowcd by hvc mrnutes or Asian
news plus a spans '"rap-up.
WHRI (Angel I ): Ever lncreasrng fa1lh Fredrick "K.C." Prrce
evangelizes lrom Crenshaw Chroshan Ccnler in Los Angeles
WHRI (Angel 2) UPI News. See S 0400
'I/HAI (Angel 2) Music See S 0000
Auslraha. Radio Da1elrne Early Edr11011 See M 0010
WHAi (Angel 1). Soulctl Out 10 Jcs11s fvangelrz111g fr om
Cooklon Park, New York.
WHRI (Angel 2) Abundant Lile w.111er Holland evangelrzes
from Texas
Aus1ralra Radro BuS1ness Day An eighlmrnute look al the
day's busrness developments
A11stralra, R.1dio News Headlrnes See S 2330
WHRI (Angel 1&2) The Hour of Co11ragc. See M 0500
Australra. Radio Australia Today See S 1130.

Tuesdays
1200
1200
1200
1200

54

WHRI (Angel 2): Musrc. See S 0000.

Aus1ralra. Radro: Dalelrne Early Edilron. See M 0010.
WHAi (Angel I) Souled Ou110 Jesus. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2) Abundant Lrle. See M 1215
Australra, Radro Busrness Day. Sec M 1222.
Aus1ralia. Radio: News Headlines. Sec S 2330.
WHAi (Angel I &2): The Hour ol Courage. Sec M 0500.
Australra, Radro: Australra Today See S 1130.

Jordan. Radro Science Report. WhalS ne,, rn lhe science

and 1echnology arena.

Mondays
1200

1205
1210
1215
1215
1222
1?30
1230
1231

Auslralra. Radro. World and Asran News and Sport See M

1200
Jordan. Radro: News Bullelrn. Sec S 1200
WHRI (Angel 1) Ever lncreasrng Fa1lh See M 1200
WHRI (Angel 2) UPI News. See S 0400

MONITORING TIMES

March 1997

1200
1200
1205
1210
1215
1215
1222
1230
1230
1231
1254
1254

1254
1254

Auslralra. Radro. Wo~d and As1n News and Sport. See M

1200.
WHAi (Angel 1): Ever Increasing Faith. See M 1200.
WHRI (Angel 2) UPI News. Sees 0400.
WHRI (Angel 2) Music. See S 0000
Australia. Radro. Datelrne Early Ed1t1on. See M 0010.
WHRI (Angel I): Souled Dul 10Jesus. See M 1215.
WHAi (Angel 2). Abundanl Lile Sec M 1215.
Auslralra. Radio Business Day See M 1222.
Aus1ratra. Radro. News Headlines See S 2330
WHAi (Angel 1&2). The Hour al Courage See M 0500.
~ustralra. Radro Aus1ralra Today See S 1130.
Radro Netherlanos: Docurnenlary. Andorra: Tire Mrni Slale
(12th). See A 2354.
Radio Netherlands Documenlary From Ille W11eless to lhe
World Wrde Web Part 2 (51h) As Radro Net11erlands
celebra1es rls 501h anniversary 1rus year Pete Myers and Luc
Lucas 1e11 me 1asc1na11ng slory
Radro Nelherlands Oocumenlary The Eleventh lnsighl
(19th). Sec F 1454.
Radio Net11erlancls: Documenlary. The Marshall Plan (261h).
See f 2354

Thursdays
1200
1?00
1200

Australra. Radio. World and Asian News and Sport. See M

1200
WHRI fAngel 1) Ever lncreasrng Fa11h. See M 1200.
WHAi (Angel 2) UPI News See s 0400

1205
1210
1215
1215
1222
1230
1230
1231

WHRI (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.

Auslralra, Radio Daleline Early Edilion. See M 0010.
WHRI (Angel 1): Souled Dul 10 Jesus. See M 1215.
WHAi (Angel 2): Abundant Lile. See M 1215.
Aus11alia, Radro: Business Day. See M 1222.
Au stralia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHAi (Angel I &2): The Hour al Courage. See M 0500.
Auslralia. Radio: Auslralia Today. See S 1130.

Fridays
1200

Auslralra. Radro: World and Asian News and Sport. See M

1200.
1200 Jordan. Radio: News Bullelin. See S 1200.
1200 WHRI (Angel I): Ever Increasing Failh. See M 1200.
1200 WHRI (Angel 2): UPI News. See S 0400.
1205 WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
121 O Aus11alia. Radio: Da1elrne Early Edilion. See M 001O.
1215 WHAi (Angel 1): Souled Dul to Jesus. See M 1215.
1215 WHRI (Angel 2): Abundam Lile. See M 1215.
1222 Auslfalia, Radro: Busrness Day. See M 1222.
1230 Aus\lalra. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330
1230 WHAi (Angel 1&2): The Hour ol Courage. See M 0500.
1231 Aus11alia, Radio: Auslralia Today. See S 1130.

Saturdays
1200
1200
1200
1200
1207
1210
1215
1230
1230
1230

Australia. Radro: World and Asran News See S 1200.

Jordan. Radro News Bulle11n See S 1200.
WHAi (Angel 1): Musrc. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): UPI News. See s 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): For the People (repeal). Jerry Hughes, Bay
Buchanan. and alhers provide talk radio lrom lhe Uniled
Broadcasting Nelwork.
Auslralra. Radro: Ockhams Razor. See A 0310.
KWHR (Hawaii): God's Miracle Hour. Gordon Genlry
evangelrzes.
Australia. Radio: Background Report. lndeplh reports
examining a broad range of inlluences l llal shape our world.
KWHR (Hawari): Day al Decision. See S 1430.
WHAi (Angel 1): The Vorce ol Power. See M 0230.

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SHORTWAVE GUIDE
'

FREQUENCIES .

1300-1400
Ausllal,a, Radio
1300-1~00 vi
Ausl ral a. VLSA Ahce Spg
13001400 vi
Ausual a. VLSK Ka1he11ne
1300-1400 vi
Ausl ral a. VIST Tenl Crk
1300 1320
Bra11I. Radio Bras
1300-1400 vi
Canada CBC N Quebec Svc
1300-1400
Canada CFCX Monireal
1300- 1400
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
1300-1400
Canada. CFVP Calgary
1300-1400
Canada CHNX Hahlax
13001400
Canada CKZN St John's
13001400
Canada CKZU Vancouver
1300 1400
Canacta R Canada 11111
13001400
China. Chma Radio 11111
13001400
Cos1a Rica.RF Peace !nil
13001400
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Jordan. Radio
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Malaysia. RTM Kuchmg
1300 1400 vi
Malays1a,RTM Ko1aK111abalu
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1300 1350
North Ko1ea R Pyongyang
1300 1330 s
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1300 1400 vi
Papua New Guinea. NBC
1300-1400
Philippines. FEBC/R lnll
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Poland Pohsh R Warsaw
1300 1400
1300-1400

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Russ1a.Vo1ce of Russia WS

1300-1325
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1300 1400 mtwhl
1300-1330
1300 1400
1300-1400

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Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
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USA KWHR Naalehu HI
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USA Voice ot America

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USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHRI Nolilesvrlle IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMllR M1am1 !nil
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
USA. WYFR Okeechobee r~
Zambia. Ch11s11an Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Croal a. Croalran Radio
Bhutan. Bhutan BC Service
Au stria. R Aus111a Intl
Belgmm. R Vl,1ande1en lul
Canada. R Canada Intl
China. Heilongpang PBS
Finland. YL[JR Finland
Guam. AWR/KSOA
India. All Indra Radio
Mongoha. Vorce of
Netherlands. Radio
S Africa. l11ves1ment Ch
Sweden, Radio
Turkey. Voice ot
UAE. Radio Dubai
USA. WRMl/R M1am1lnll
ULbekislan. R Tashkenl
Vietnam Vorce ot
Yugoslavia Radio
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1300
1300
1300
1300
1310
1330

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

KWHR (Hawaii): Christ Gospel Broadcasl. BRHicks with a
Bible lesson.
WHRI (Angel 1): Ahve Today. Dwayne Johnson w11h a sholl
evangelical message.
IVHRI (Angel 2): In Touch. The Allanta Bible-teaching
minislry of Charles Sta1ie</.
Australia. Radio: The Europeans See S 0110
KWHR (Hawaii): The Call 10 Wo1slup. Bernie Timmerman
wilh services from Zion Chapel, Holland. Michigan.

Mondays
1300

1300
1310
1315
1330
1345
1345

Aus1ral1a, Radio: World and Aus1ralian News and Sport. See

M 0500.
VIHRI (Angel 2): The Voice of Praise. Paslor Kenneth Ivey
teaches lrom the word of God.
Australia. Radio: Daleline. See M 0110.
VIHRI (Angel 1&2): Reach Dul. P.1slor Jerry Lynn. Calvary
Chapel of Albany. New York with Bible leaching.
V/HRI (Angel 1&2): Fal!h Sem1na1 of the Au. See M 1130.
V/HRI (Angel 1): Abundanl Lile. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2): Life rn the Word. Joyce Meyer otters help
by example for eve1yday Irving.

Tuesdays
1300
1300
1310
1315
1330
1345
1345

Auslralia. Radio: World and Auslrahan News and Sporl. See

M0500.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Voice ol Praise See M 1300.
Austraha. Radio Da1ehne. See M 0110.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Reach Out See M 1315.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Failh Seminar ol lhe Air. See M 1130.
WHRI (Angel 1): Abundanl Life. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2): Life Ill !he Word See M 1345

Wednesdays
1300
1300
1310
1315
1330
1345
1345
1354
1354
1354
1354

Ausl ralia. R;rdio: World and Au slralian News and Sport See
M 0500.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Vorce of Praise. See M 1300.
Aus1ralia. Rado: Dalelme. See M 0110
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Reach Oul. See M 1315.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Failh Seminar ol llre Arr See M 1130.
WHRI (Angel I): Abundani Life. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2). Life rn the Word. See M t 345.
Radio Nelherlands: Documen1ary. Andorra: The M1m Slale
(12th). See A 2354.
Radio Nelherlands: Documentary. From lhe Wueless 10 the
World Wide Web: Part 2 (51h). See W 1254.
Radio Nelherlands: Documentary. The Elevenlh lns1gl11
(19th). See F 1454.
Radio Nelherlands: Documenrary. The Marshall Plan (26lh).
See F 2354.

Thursdays
1300

1300
1310
1315
1330
1345
1345

Australia. Radio: World and Auslrahan News and Spon. See

MOSCO
WHRI (Angel 2): The Vorce ot Praise See M 1300.
Aus1ralia. Radio. Dateline. See M 0110
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Reach Oul. See M 1315.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Faith Seminar of the Au See M 1130.
WHRI (Angel I). Abundan t Life. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2): Lil e in 111e Word. See M 1345.

Fridays
1300

1300
1310
1315
1330
1345
1345

Auslraha. Radio: world and Austrahan News and Sport. See

M 0500.
WliRI (Angel 2): The Voice of Praise. See M 1300.
Auslraha. Radro: Dateline. See M 0110.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): Reach Dul. See M 1315.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Fa11h Seminar of lhe Au. See M 1130.
WHRI (Angel I): Abundanl Life. See M 1215.
WHRI (Angel 2): Lile in the Word. See M 1345.

Saturdays
1300
1300
1300
1300
1305
1310
1315
1320
1325
1330
1330
1330
1345

Ausualia, Radio: World and Aus1ralian News. See S 1100.

KWllR (Hawaii) Sprril of T1u111. Don Young otters words of
encouragemenl and 1oy.
WlfRI (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400
WlfRI (Angel 2): The Gospel Trumpet Broadcast Joel Becke
lrom the 1st Nellrerlands Reformed Church 1n Grand Rapids.
M1chgan.
WHRI (Angel 1&2). Music See S0000
Auslraha, Radio: Business Week. See S 1610.
KWHR (Hawan): Bible Palhway See S 1445
KWHR (Hawau). How 10 Manage Your Money Larry Burken
KWHR (Hawaii) Faith in Aclron. Belty Po11e1baum ol Hawaii
1n1erpre1s the Bible.
Auslralia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.
KWHR (Hawaii): Christ Gospel Broadcasl. See S 1300.
WHRI (Angel 2) The Voice of Salvation Wilham Wilson ol lhe
Church of God ol Prophecy presents music and 1nspua1ion.
KWllR (Hawa11): The Bread of Lile Viclory !four. Brother Jack
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Aus1raha, l/LSK Kalherine
Auslralia, VIST Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Mon1real
Canada. CFRX Toronlo
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada lnll
China China Radio lnll
Cosla Rica.RF Peace lnll
Czech Rep, Radio Prague
Ecuador. HCJB
Eqt Guinea. R Easl Ah 1ca
France. Radio France Intl
India, All India Radio
llaly, IRAS
Japan RJapan/NHK World

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Jordan. Radio
Malaysia. Radio
Malaysia. ATM Kuch1ng
Malaysia ATM Ko1aK1nabalu
Netherlands. Radio
Ne\'/ Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nomay. Radio Nomay Intl
Pakistan. Radio
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Phihppmes. FEBC/R 11111
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1400 t 425
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S Al11ca. Investment Ch
Sri Lanka. Sn Lanka BC

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1400-1430
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Thailand. Radio
Turkey. Voice ol
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
14001500
1400-1500

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KJES Mesquite NM
USA. KTBN Sall Lk Cil'( UT
USA. Monilor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of Ame11ca

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1430 t 500 11111'/hf
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USA. WEWN B11mingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Uplon KY
USA. WRMll R M1am1 lnll
USA. WRMll R M1am1 Intl
USA. WI/HA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Vatican State. Vaucan R
Zamb a. Ch11s11an Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Nepal. Radio
Palau KHBNN01ce of Hope
Canada. R Canada Intl
Chma, China Radio Intl
India, All India Radio
Indonesia. ARI U1 Pandang
Italy. RRS
Portugal. A Ponugal Intl
Romania. R Romania lnll
S Africa. lnves1ment Ch
Sweden. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Greece. Voice of
Myanmar. Voice ol

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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1400
1400
1400
1403
1410
t 430
1430
1430
1430
1445
1450

Aus1ralia. Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

Jordan. Radio News Summary. The world news in brief.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Gospel Crusade Ministries. See S 0400.
Jordan. Radio: Music. See S 1215.
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S t 120.
Australia. Radio: The Sports Factor A program that
investigates the passions. controversies and pohlics of sport.
KWHR (Hal'lan): Day of Decision Bob Roman evangelizes from
Texas.
WHAi (Angel I): Truth for the World. Churches of Chrisl
spokesman Jim Dearman examines Scripture.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Banner of Truth Broadcast. Sponsored by
the Free Reformed Churches ol North Amertca.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Bible Pathway. Rick Hash with five minutes
of Bible readings.
WHRI (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000

Mondays
1400
1400
1400
1403
1410
1418
1426
1430
1431

Australia. Radio: World and Asian Nel'ls. See S t200.

Jordan. Radio: News Summary. See S 1400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): World Harvest See M 0600.
Jordan. Radio: Music See S 1215
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: Business Day. See M t222.
Australia. Radio Around Aus1raha See M 0210.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Auslralia. Rad10 1nnova11ons. See M 0031 .

Tuesdays
1400
1400
1400
1403
1410
1418

56

Australia. Radio World and Asian News See S 1200

Jordan. Radio. News Summary. See S 1400.
WH Ai (Angel 1&2) World Harvest See M 0600.
Jordan. Radio: Music See S 1215
Australia. Radio Sports Bulleun See S 1120
Auslraha. Radio Business Day. See M 1222.

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1426
1430
1431

Auslraha, Radio: Around Australia. See M 0210.

Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Auslralia. Radio: Arts Auslralia. See T 0031 .

~~d~~a~a
~l~10: World and Asian News. See S 1200.
1400 Jordan, Radio: News Summary. See S 1400.
1400
1403
1410
1418
1426
1430
1431

WHAi (Angel 1&2): World Harvest See M 0600.

Jordan. Radio: Music. See S 1215.
Australia, Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Australia, Radio: Business Day. See M 1222.
Auslralia, Radio: Around Australia. See M 0210.
Auslralia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Auslraha. Radio: Science File. See W 0031 .

Thursdays
1400
1400
1400
1403
141 O
14tB
1426
1430
1431

Australia. Radro: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

Jordan. Radio. News Summary. See S 1400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): World Harvest. See M 0600.
Jordan, Radro: Music. See S 1215.
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Aus1ralia. Radio: Business Day. See M 1222.
Auslralia, Radio: Around Auslralia. See M 0210.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Aus1ralia. Radio: Book Talk. See H 0031 .

1454
1454
1454
1454

Radio Nelhertands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini

State (14th). See A 2354.
Radio Nelherlands: Documenlary. From the Wireless to
the World Wide Web: Pan 2 (7th). See W 1254.
Radio Nelherlands. Documen1ary. The Eleventh lnsighl
(21th). Theo Tamis looks at achieving personal growth
in Holland.
Radio Nelheriands: Documenlary. The Mars~<ill Pian
(28th). See F 2354

Saturdays
1400
1400
1400
1410
t430
1430
1430
1430
1445

Australia, Radio: World and Asian News. See S 1200.

Jordan. Radio. News Summary. See S 1400.
\VHRI (Angel 1): Lrsten to Jesus. See M 1t 45.
Australia. Radio: Sports Bulletin. See S 1120.
Auslralia. Radio. The Heal1h Report. See A 0430.
KWHR (Hawaii) The Hour of Decision. Old-fashioned
preaching from Oklahoma.
IVHRI (Angel t ): Eternal Good News. See S 0630.
WHAi (Angel 2): Biblical Sludies lns1itu1e. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 1): Word of Failh. Aaron Collins preaches
from Jesus is Lord World Outreach Center in Racine,
Wisconsin.

Fridays
1400
1400
1400
1403
1410
1418
1426
1430
1431

Australia. Radio: World and Asian Ne\'IS. See S 1200.

Jordan. Radio: News Summary. See S 1400.
WHRI (Angel 1&2): World Harvest. See M 0600.
Jordan. Radio: Music. See S 1215.
Australia. Radio: Spons Bulletin See S 1120.
Australia. Radio: Business Day. See M 1222.
Auslralia. Radio: Around Australia. See M 0210.
Australia. Radio: Ne\'IS Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: The Words 10Say11. See F 0031

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Australia. VLBA Alice Spg

Australia. VLBK Katherine
Auslralia. VLBT Tenl Crk
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Monlreal
Canada, CFRX Toron1o
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John"s
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. A Canada Intl
China. China Radio Intl
Cosla Rica.RF Peace Intl
Ecuador. HCJB
EQI Guinea. R Easl A1nca
Guam. TWR/KTWR
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Israel. Kol Israel
Italy. IRAS
Japan. A ,apanlNHK World

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Malaysia. qad10
Malaysia. qTM Kuching
Malaysia.ATM KotaKinabalu
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
Myanmar, Voice of
Nelherlands. Radio
New Zealand. A NZ Intl
Nonh Korea. A Pyongyang
Palau. KHBN/Voice of Hope
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Philippines. FEBC/R Intl
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia, Voice of Assyria
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

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7325do
4740me
7115af
9585al
7155af

6060pa
9615as

11855am
9535as
7385am
15115am

6080pa
11660as

7380as
1tBOOpa

. . .....

S Atrica. Channel Africa

Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Seychelles. FEBA Radio
Singapore.A Corp of Sing
Switzerland. Swiss R Intl
Uniled Kingdom. BBC WS

15001530

21660al
United Kingdom. BBC WS

1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. Moni1or Radio tnll
USA. Voice ol America

1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
15001600
1500-1600
1500 1600 as
15001600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1530-1555
1530-1545

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

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

15301600
1530-1600
15301600
1530 1555
1530-1600 rntwhf
1530-I 600 rntwhf
15301600
1545-1600

Iran. VOIRI
Mongolia, Voice of
Nelherlands. Radio
S Africa, lnves1men1 Ch
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka BC
United Kingdom. BBC WS
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Pakis1an. Radio

1550 1600 a/vi

Vatican Stale. Va11can R

9785as
21455am

11605na
7240al

15001 525
1500-1600 mtwhfa
15001545s
15001515 wh
1500-1530 ml fa
15001600
1500-1530
1500-1600

7240al

9535na

13700as

15585as

9640eu

9975na

13785me

15335as
9730do
4940me
7130me
9635me
9685al

9880do
4975me
7165me
9840me

5925me
9470af
15205me

17735va
9810as
11600as
11870as
11870as
6155do
9885as
5975as
941 0va
11750as
15485af
17705eu

2t745va

11860at
21490al
13815am
7510am
9355as
6110as
9645as
9455na
9400am
13760am
7490na
7395am
15745na
9475am
11830na
6065al
6155as
3945do
9530do
9910do
7290as
9745eu
9895as
17735va
9730as
7180as
17705va
9425as
13590af
9940as

12075as
5990as
9515na
12095as
15565va
17830al

13635as
6190al
9590am
15220am
15575eu
17840am

6195as
9740am
15400af
17640va
21470al

I 1940al

15420al

17880al

7125as
9760as
I 1875na

7215as
15205as
15665eu

9575me
15395as

12160am
17760na

13845am

15685am

9655me
6185do
9565do
11740do
9635as
12025au
12090as
21745va

11780as
7140do
9685do

I 3730af
74 IOdo
9700do

9515as
t5555af
11640as

11570af

11955af

15105am

SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays

1530

1500
1500

1531

1500
1510
1530
1550

Australia, Radio: World and Australian News. See S 1100.

Jordan, Radio: Listeners' Choice. Popular music sefeclions
requesled by listeners.
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Christian Center Church (live). Sieve
Sumrall preaches from Christian Center ol Praise in
Noblesville, Indiana.
Australia. Radio: Oz Sounds #2. Twenty minutes of music
selections by Radio Australia announcers.
Australia. Radio: Fine Music Australia. See S 0530.
WHRI (Angel 1): Music. See s 0000.

Mondays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1503
1505
151 o
1530
1531

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News and Spon. See

M 0500.
Jordan. Radio: Program Review. The program line-up lor
loday is oullined, but in Jordan time.
WHRI (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
Jordan. Radio: Music. See S 1215.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 231 o.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.

Tuesdays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1502
1505
1510
1530

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News and Spon. See

M0500.
Jordan. Radio Program Review. See M 1500.
V/HRI (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
V/HRI (Angel 2): Music. See S0000.
Jordan. Radio: Women. A review of the human rights
sllualion of women and girls around the world.
V/HRI (Angel 1): Music. See S0000.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.

Jordan, Radio: Pop Breaker. A half-hour ol recently released

recordings.
Australia, Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.

~:d~~~l~o: World and Auslralian News and Spon. See

1500
1500
1500
1502
1505
151 O
1530
1531
1531
1545
1554
1554
1554
1554

M 0500.
Jordan, Radio: Program Review. See M 1500.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
Jordan, Radio: Jordan Weekly. See T 1215.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. Sec S 2310.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Rado: Australia Today. See S 1130.
Jordan. Radio: Fealure Sertes. A senes of quaner-hour
programs dealing with a variety of subjects.
Jordan, Radio: Pop Session. The history of British pop
music.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini S1a1e
( 12lh). See A 2354.
Radio Nethertands: Documentary. From the Wireless 10 the
Wortd Wide Web: Part 2 (5th). See IV 1254.
Radio Netherlands: Documenlary. The Eleventh lnsighl
(19th). See F 1454.
Radio Nethertands: Documentary. The Marshall Plan (26th).
See F2354.

Thursdays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1502

Australia. Radio: World and Auslrahan News and Spon. See

M 0500.
Jordan, Radio: Program Review. See M 1500.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. Sec S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
Jordan, Radio: New Horizons. A London-produced program
aboul innovations in technology.

I 505
1510
1530
1531
1532

WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.

Australia, Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
Australia, Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Australia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.
Jordan. Radio: Pop Session. See W 1545.

Fridays
1500
1500
1500
1500
1502
1505
1510
t515
1530
1531

Auslralia. Radio: World and Australian News and Spon.

SeeM 0500.
Jordan. Radio: Program Review. See M 1500.
WHRI (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S0000.
Jordan, Radio: In Concert. Recordings ol live pop/rock
music concerts.
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. Sees 0000.
Australia, Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
KWHR (Hawaii): Lite in the Word. See M 1345.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
Ausiralla. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.

Saturdays
1500
I 500
I 500
1500
1502
1505
I 505
1510
1515
1530
1530
1530
1530

Australia. Radio: World and Auslralian News. See S 1100.

Jordan. Radio: Program Review. See M 1500.
WHAi (Angel 1): UPI News. See S 0400.
WHAi (Angel 2): Bible Pathway. See S 1445.
Jordan, Radio: Jordan Weekly. See T 1215.
WHAi (Angel 1): Home Schooling (live). See A 0100.
WHAi (Angel 2): The People's larter. Legal advice lor
the average citizen as well as employers.
Auslralia, Radio: Dz Sounds #1. See S 1510
WHAi (Angel 2): Heanfell Minislries. Advice lrom the
heart.
Australia. Radio: Business Week. See S 1610.
Jordan. Radio: Music. See S 1215.
KWHR (Hawaii): Rhema Radio Church. Kennel h Hagin,
Jr. preaches from Tulsa. Oklahoma.
WHAi (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.

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MONITORING TIMES

57

FREQUENCIES .

...

1600-1700

Australia. Radio

1600-1700 vi
1600- t 700 vi
1600-1700 vi
t 600- t 700 vi
t600- t700
t600 t 700
1600 t 700
1600-1700
t600- t 700
t600-1700
1600-t700s
16001700
t600 t 700
t600t 700
t6001700

Austraha. VL8A Ahce Spg

Austraha. VLBK Katherine
Auslraha. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada CFVP Calgary
Canada CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St Johns
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. RCanada Intl
Chma. China Radio Intl
Costa Arca.RF Peace Intl
Ethiopia. Radro
France. Radro r rance Intl

16001650

Germany. Deutsche Welle

16001700

Germany. Deutsche Welle

16001700
1600 1630
1600-1700 vi
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1 630
1600-1625
1600 1650 occsnal
16001630 s
1600-1630

Guam. AV/R/KSDA
Iran VOIRI
Italy. IRAS
Jordan. Radro
Malaysia. Radio
Mexrco. Radio Mexrco Intl
Nel11er lands. Radro
New Zealand R NZ lnll
Norway. Radio Norway Intl
Pakrs1an. Radio

1600-1 700 \I
1600t700

Papua Il e,, Guinea NBC

Russra.Vo1ce of Russia WS

t 600-1700 srn
1600 1700
1600-1625
1600-1 700
1600-1700

Russia.Vorce of Russia WS
S Afrrca. Channel Afrrca
S Afrrca. Investment Ch
Singapore.A Corp of Sing
Slovakia. Adv Wo1ld Radro

5995pa
9580pa
11800pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6t60do
6160do
9640am
t51 t0al
6205am
7165al
6175eu
t 20 t5af
61 SOas
9585as
7195af
15145af
7395as
7290as
3985va
11690eu
7295do
9705na
9895as
6105pa
9590af
7230as
11955af
J890do
4740me
71 15af
7330eu
9585af
I 5205rne
6005me
7155af
17735va
6155do
13590as

6060pa
96 tSpa
t 2080pa

6080pa
9860pa

6090pa
t 1660pa

t t855am
t5 130.1f
7385am
9560al
9485af
I 5530af
6170as

t t800af
11615me

t1 700af

7225as

7305as

9735af

t t8t0af

136t0af

9635as

12090as
9985eu
9425as
13590af

11840na
95 15as
15555af

t 1570af

4940rne
7175af
9470me
9635af

4975me
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6175me
7275af
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13670af

9685af

15240af

....

... ....

16001 700
1600-1700
1600-1640
1600-1700

South Korea. R Korea Intl

Sr1az1land. Trans World R
UAE. Radio Dubai
United Kingdom. BBC WS

t600-t6 t 5 mtwhf
t600 1615

United K111 ydom. BBC WS

United Kingdom. BBC WS

1600 1615 as
16001700
t600t700
t6001700
1600t700
t 600 t 700

Unrted Ktngdom BBC WS

USA KAIJ Dallas ]](
USA. KTBN Sall Lk C1ly UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Vorce of America

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

USA WEWN B11mingham AL

USA. IVGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCl1 Upton KY
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashvrlle TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL

1600 1630 a
1600 1620 srntwhf
1600-1630
1600-1700
1600-1610 m1v1hfa
16151700
1615-1630
I 620 1630 rnlwhf
1630-1655
1630- 1700
1630- 1700
1630-1700
lf.301655
1630-1700
1645-1700 irreg
1650 1700
1650-1700 mtwhl

Vatican State Va11can R

Vatican State. Va11can R
Vietnam. Voice of
Zambia, Chrrslran Voice
Zambia. ZNBC Radro 2
Unild Kingdom BBC WS
Vatrcan Slate. Vatican R
Estonia. Radro
Auslria. R Ausl ria Intl
Canada. R Canada Intl
Egypt Radio Ca110
Georgia. Radro
S Africa. Investment Ch
Slovakia. Adv World Radro
Afghanisl an. Radio
EQ1 Gumea Radro Africa
Ne1-. Zealand. R NZ Intl

5975eu
9500af
11795me
3915as
94t0va
15400af
2t470al
71BOas
5990as
15420af
1t 860af
13815am
t 5590arn
6120as
9355eu
6035af
9575as
t 2040af
15225af
17895af
11875na
9400am
13760am
7490na
7355am
15745va
9475am
t 1830na
17760eu
9940as
9940as
7400eu
3330af
6165do
9510as
5880eu
5925eu
t 1780as
7150as
15255af
6230me
17735va
15620af
7200as
15186af
6070pa

9515af

9870af

13675eu
5975as
9515am
t5485eu
21660af

15395me
6190af
11940af
t 7830af

t7825me
7135va
t2095as
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6195as
15575va

9510as
17705af

9740as

9385af
Et 10as
9645as
13600af
t 5395as

7125as
9760as
13710af
t5410af

7215as
t 1920af
t 5205af
t 5445af

t3615na

t5665eu

15105am

12160am
15215na
21525af
11640as
11640as
9840eu

11860af
1250eu

13845am
15695eu

15685am
17555eu

9645eu

11810eu

9550as

SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1600
1600
1600
1603
1610
1615
1630
1630

Auslralia. Radro: World News. See S0000.

Jordan. Radio: News Summary. See S 1400
WHAi (Angel 1&2): Message lo Israel. A program for Jewish
hs1eners from Brooklyn. NY.
Jordan. Radio: Listeners Choice. See S 1500.
Australia. Radio: Business Week. Review ol developmen1s in
business and hnance rn lhe Asia Pacifrc region.
WHAi (Angel 1&2). The Bread of Life Broadcast Ron Kresge
preaches from the Church ol God at Norwalk. Connecticut.
Australia. Radio: Report from Asia. See S 1230.
WHAi (Angel 2): Sandra Davis Ministries. Sandra Davis
evangelizes from Massachusetts.

Mondays
1600
1600
1600
1600
160J
1605
1606
1610
1610
1615
1630
1645

Australia. Radio: World News and Sport Ten minutes of

news from around the world wi111 a sports wrap-up.
Jordan. Radio: News Summary See S 1400.
WHAi (Angel 1) Brb'e Pathway. See S 1445.
WHAi (Angel 2) UPI News See S 0400
Jordan. Radro: On the All 1f You Dare. A hve. IWOhour QUil
program during which listeners call in and win prizes.
WHAi (Angel 2): Our Foundation. Ken Miller shares five
minutes of rnspiralion.
WHAi (Angel 1). Music See S 0000.
Australia. Ratlro: Datehne. See M 0110.
WHAi (Angel 2): Frve Mrnutes to Victory. Wrllram Wilson ol
the Church of God of Propf1ecy with a Chrrstran anecdote.
WHAi (Angel 2) Ever Increasing Farlh. See M 1200.
WHAi (Angel 2) The Voice of Power. See M 0230.
WHRI (Angel 2): Reach Out See M 1315

Tuesdays
1600
1600

58

Auslraha. Radio. World News and Sport. See M 1600.

Jordan. Radio News Summary See S 1400.

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1600
1600
1600
1604
1605
1606
1610
1610
1615
1630
1645

KWHR (Hawari): Music. See S 0000.

WHAi (Angel 11 Bible Palhway. See S 1445.
WHRI (Angel 2): UPI News. See S0400.
Jordan. Radro: Classical Jam. The program tha1 goes beyond
classical music.
WHRI (Angel 2): Our Founda11on. See M 1605.
WH Ai (Angel 1): Music. See S 0000.
Australia. Radro Datehne. See M 01 10.
WHAi (Angel 2): Five Mrnutes to 1/rctory See M 1610.
WHAi (Angel 2): Ever Increasing Failh. See M 1200.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Voice of Power. See M 0230.
WHAi (Angel 2): Reach Out. See M I 315.

Wednesdays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600
1604
1605
1606
1610
1610
1615
t630
1645

Australia. Radio: World News and Sport See M 1600.

Jordan. Radio: News Summary. See S 1400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Bible Pathway. See S 1445.
WHAi (Angel 2): UPI News. See s 0400.
Jordan. Radio: The Mrx. The latest pop musrc news and
releases.
WHAi (Angel 2): Our Foundation. See M 1605.
WHAi (Angel 1): MUSIC. Sees 0000.
Au s1raha, Radio: Daleline. See M 0110.
WHAi (Angel 2): Five Minutes to Victory. See M 1610.
WHRI (Angel 2): Ever lncreasrng Faith. See M 1200.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Voice of Power. See M 0230.
WHAi (Angel 2): Reach Out See M 1315.

Thursdays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600

Aus1raha, Radio: World News ana Sport. See M 1600.

Jordan. Radro: News Summary. See S 1400.
KWHR (Hawaii): Music. See S0000.
WHAi (Angel 1): Bible Palhway See S 1445.
WHAi (Angel 2). UPI News. See S0400.

t603
1605
1606
1610
t610
161 5
1630
1645

Jordan. Radro: Radio Jordan's Top 20. A hi! parade of

western pop music releases in Jordan.
WHAi (Angel 2): Our Foundation. See M 1605
WHAi (Angel 1): Music. See SOOOO.
Aus1ralia. Radro: Dateline. See M 0110.
WHAi (Angel 2): Five Minutes 10 Viclory. See M 1610.
WHAi (Angel 2): Ever Increasing Failh. See M t200.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Voice of Power. See M 0230
WHAi (Angel 2): Reach Out See M 1315.

Fridays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1604
1605
1606
1610
16t0
1615
1630
1645

Australia. Radio: World News and Sport. See M 1600.

Jordan. Radio: News Summary. See S 1400.
\VHRt (Angel 1): Brble Pathway. See S 1445.
WHAi (Angel 2): UPI Ne\'I S. See S 0400.
Jordan. Radio: Country Music. An hour of the best of
country & western music.
WHRI (Angel 2): Our Foundanon See M 1605.
WHAi (Angel t) Music. See S0000.
Australia. Radio: Dalehne. See M 01 10.
WHAi (Angel 2) Frve Minutes to Viclory. See M 16t0.
WHAi (Angel 2): Ever Increasing Failh. See M t200.
WHAi (Angel 2): The Voice of Power. See M 0230.
WHAi (Angel 2): Reach Out. See M 1315.

Saturdays
1600
1600
1600
1600
1610
1613
1630
1630

Australia. Radro: World News. See S0000.

Jordan. Radio: News Bullelin. See S 1200.
KWHR (Hawaii): Turn Your Radro On. See S 0300.
WHAi (Angel 2). Home Schooling (live). See A 0100.
Australia, Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
Jordan. Radro: Music. See S 1215.
Austraha. Radio: Background Report. See A 1230.
Jordan. Radro: SINPOCON. Listener verification reports
(SINPO) and leners are read on lhe air dunno lhe pop music
CONcert.

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1700-180J

Aus1ral1a Radio

1700 1800 vi
1700 1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800 vi
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700 1800
17001800
1700-1730
1700 1800 as
17001800
1700-172i
17001800
1700-1800
1700 1730
1700 1800 vi
1700 180G

Australia. VL8A Allee Spg

Australia. VL8K KalhCllllC
Australia. VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFAX Toronto
Canada CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
China. Chma Radio lnll
China. Chma Radio lnll
Costa Rica. Adv World R
Costa Arca.RF Peace lnll
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Egypt. Raj10 Cairo
Eql Gumea. Radio Ahica
F1ance. Radio France lnll
llaly. IRRS
Japan. A Japan!NHK World

17001730
1700-1752 nllwhf
1700- 1750
1700-1800 vi
1700 1800

Jordan. Radio
New Zealand. A NZ tnll
North Korea. R Pyongyang
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

1700 1755
1700- 1725
17001730
1700-1800
17001800

S Africa Channel Atrica

S Arica. Investment Ch
Switzerland. Swiss A lnll
Switzerland, Swiss R lnll
United Kingdom. BBC WS

1700-1745
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700 1800
17001800
17001800
17001800

United Kingdom. BBC WS

USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA
USA KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monrtor Radio lnll
USA. Voice of America

1700-1800 m!Vlhf

USA. Voice of America

1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700- 1800
1700 I 800 sm111hf
1700-1800
1700- 1800
1700-1800
17001800
17001800 a
1700-1800 11
1715 1730
1730-1800
1730 1800
1730-1800 vi
17301800
1730-1800
1730-1800
17301800
1745 1800
1745-1800

USA. WEWN Birrrnngham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WMLK Bethel PA
USA WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WWCR NaslMlle TN
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia. C~ns11an Voice
Lambia. ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe BC
Albania. R Tirana lnll
Guam. AWRIKSDA
Netherlands. Radio
Pl11hpp111es. A Pihp1nas
Romania, R Romania lnll
Slovakia. R Slovakia lnll
Swaziland. Trans World A
Vat1Can State. Vatican R
Bangladesh Bangta Betar
India. All India Radio

1753 1800 lllll'lhf

New Zealand. R NZ Intl

6060pa
9615as
12080pa
2310do
2485do
2325do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5220af
6965af
13750am
15050am
5930eu
15255at
15186al
9485at
3985va
6035na
11880as
11690eu
6070pa
9325eu
4890do
4740me
6130cu
7180eu
7305af
9505af
13670af
7155af
17735va
5850af
7410eu
3955eu
6190af
9740as
15400af
17830af
3915as
13815am
15590am
l 7775na
6120as
9355eu
6035af
7215as
12040al
15395as
5990as
9770as
11875na
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Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl

21002200
2100-2130
21002200
21002200
21002200
2100-2200
21002200
21002150

China, China Radio Intl

China, China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba, Radio Havana
Ecuador. HCJB
Egypt, Radio Cairo
EQt Guinea. Radio Africa
Germany, Deutsche Welle

2100-2200

India. All India Radio

21002200 vi
21002200
21002110
21002107 vi
2100-2200
21002115
2100-2130
21002135 smtwh
2100-2200 fa
21002200
21002200 vi
21002125
21002130 mlwhf
21002200
2t 002200

Italy, IRRS
Japan. R Japan/NHK Wortd
Japan. R Japanl NHK World
Kenya, Kenya Broadc Corp
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Uberia.LCNIR Liberia Int
Mexico. Radio Mexico Intl
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nel'I Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria. FRCN/Radio
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Poland. Polish R Warsaw
Portugal. R Portugal Intl
Romania. R Romania Intl
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

21002125
21002200
2100-2200
21002110
21002200

S Africa. Investment Ch
Slovakia, Aov Wortd Radio
South Korea. R Korea Intl
Uganda. Radio
United Kingdom. BBC WS

21002130
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200

United Kingdom, BBC WS

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

2100-2200
21002200
21002200
21002200
2t002200 smtwhf
21002200 a
21002130 s
21002200
21002200 mtwhfa
21002200
2t002200
2t00-2105
21002200vl
2115-2200
21152130
21302200
21302200
21302200
2130-2200
2130-2200
21302135 mt11hf
21302155
21302200as

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
USA, WRMllR Miami Intl
USA. WRMllR Miami Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA. WVHA Greenbush ME
USA, WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe BC
Egypt, Radio Cairo
United Kingdom. BBC WS
Armenia. Voice of
Au stralia. Radio
Finland, YLEIR Finland
Guam, AWRIKSDA
Iran. VOIRI
Latvia, Radio
S Africa, Investment Ch
Sweden, Radio

7240pa
11640as
12080pa
6080pa
2310do
2485do
5025do
2325do
491 Odo
5010do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6130do
6160do
6160do
5925eu
I 1945af
5220eu
11715af
15050am
9585eu
11960eu
15375af
15186af
9615af
11865af
71 SOeu
11620au
3955va
6035as
9860as
4885do
9960va
5100do
9705na
11735pa
11735pa
3326do
4890do
6035eu
6130eu
5955eu
5940eu
7320eu
15420af
6055eu
6480eu
3340do
3255af
5975am
6190af
9410va
11835af
9630af
13815am
15590am
1l8 15as
5835eu
6035af
9760me
15410eu
7425na
9400am
9495am
7490na
9465eu
9955am
9955am
7355am
9930va
7435am
7355eu
6165do
4828do
9900eu
11680am
7480eu
13755pa
6135eu
15310as
6175au
5935eu
t 5420af
6065eu

9660pa
11695pa
13605pa
11800pa

9850pa
11855as

9860as
11880pa

21302200

Uzbekis1an. R Tashken1

21362200 smtwh
21452200 a

New Zealand. R NZ Intl

Greece, Voice of

2200 UTC

5995eu
13650af
6950eu
151 lOaf

7235eu
13690af
9920af

9805af
15150af

9620eu
21 455am

9670as
15275af
7410eu
11715au

9765as

11785pa

9910eu

9950eu

9560as
11685as
4935do

9825as

11850pa

6150do

4770do

4990do

6095eu
9780eu
5990eu
61 l Oeu
7440eu
17890at

7285eu
9815eu
7105eu
7170eu
9890eu

7195eu
7180eu

15575eu
3915as
6005af
6195va
9740as
11955as

7510eu
6070me
11975af
15580eu
13615na

3955eu
6120as
7150va
11680va
12095va

13840au
7415af
13710eu
17725eu
17695eu

5965as
6180eu
7325eu
11 750sa

9595me
15205me

13760am

9475am
11580eu

12160am
15565eu

1539Gam
9965eu
17795pa

17715am
11615eu
17860pa

17890af
7230af

13845am

22002300

Australia. Radio

22002300 vi
22002300 vi
2200-2225
22002300
2200-2300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002230

Aus1ra11a, VL8K Katherine

Australia. VLST Tent Crk
Belgium. R Vlaanderen Int
Bulgaria. Radio
Canada, CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Canada, R Canada Intl

2200-2300
22002230
22002300
22002300
22002245
22002300
2200-2215
22002230
2200-2230

China, China Radio Intl

China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.RF Peace Intl
Cuba. Radio Havana
Egypt. Radio Cairo
Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
Hungary, Radio Budapest
India. All India Radio

22002230
22002300 vi
22002225
2200-2300
22002215
22002300
22002225 mtwhf
22002300 smtwh
22002215
22002208 vi
22002300

Iran, VOIRI
llaly. IRRS
llaly, RAI Intl
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Llberia,LCNIR Liberia Int
Malaysia. Radio
Moldova, R Moldova Intl
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Nigeria, FRCN/Radio
Papua New Guinea. NBC
Russia.Voice of Russia WS

2200-2215
22002300
22002300 as
22002205
2200-2300
22002300

Sierra Leone. SLBS

Slovakia. Adv World Radio
Spain, R Exlerior Espana
Syria, Radio Damascus
Taiwan. VO Free China
Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl

2200-2300

United Kingdom, BBC WS

22002300
2200-2300
22002300
22002300

USA, KAIJ Dallas TX

USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice of Ameri ca

22002230 mtwhf

USA. Vorce of America

22002300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300 a
22002300
22002300 smtwhf
2200-2300
22002245
2200-2230
220022 10
22072300 fa
22102300 vi
22302255
22302257
2230-2300
22302300 mtwhf
2240-2250
22452300
22452300
22452300

USA, WEWN Birmingham AL

USA, WGTG McCaysville GA
USA, WHR I Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA, WRMll R Miami Intl
USA. WRNO New Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
USA, WYFR Okeechobee Fl
Yugoslavia, Radio
Zambia, ZNBC Radio 2
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
Papua New Guinea, NBC
Austria. R Auslria Intl
Czech Rep. Radio Prague
Sweden, Radio
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
Greece. Voice of
Ghana, Ghana Broadc Corp
India, All India Radio
Vatican State. Vatican R

March 1997

9700eu

7235eu
13690eu
7170eu
15050am

4915do
9705as
7305as

9950as
9600as

13845am

11620as
11830au

MONITORING TIMES

61

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2300 UTC

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FREQUENCIES
23000000 vi
23000000 vi
23000000
23000000
2300-0000
23000000
23000000
23000000
2300-0000
2300-2330

Ausuaha. VL8K Kathe11ne

Austraha VL8T Tent Crk
Canada. CBC N Quebec Svc
Canada. CFCX Montreal
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZN St John's
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Canada. R Canada Intl

23000000

Crista R1c<1. Adv World R

23000000
23000000
2300-2350
23000000
23000000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-2315
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23000000 as
23002315
23002350
23002330 s
2300-0000 vi
2300-0000
23000000

Cos1a Rica.RF Peace Intl

Egypt Radio Cairo
Germany. Deutsche Welle
Guam AWR'KSDA
Guatennla Ad; World R
India. All India Radio
Japan. R Japan/NHK World
Lebanon. Voice of Hope
Liberia LCN/R Liberia lnl
Malaysia. Radio
Moldova R Moldova Intl
New Zealand R NZ Intl
N1ge11a FRCN Radio
Norll1 Korea R Pyongyang
Norway Radio Norway lnll
Papua New Gmnea. NBC
Roma111a. R Romania lnll
Ru ssia.Voice of Russia WS

230000)0

Turkey Voice of

SELECTED PROGRAMS

9660pa
15365pa
5025do
4910do
9625do
6005do
6070do
6030do
6t30do
6160do
6t60do
5960am
11940am
5030am
13750am
7385am
9900na
6000as
1I775as
117i5am
7170as
6180eu
9960va
5100do
7295do
7520na
15115pa
3326do
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5905sa
9675do
7175na
5940na
7180na
6135na

11695as
17795pa

233t

2300
2300
2310
2330
2330
2331
2345

9535am

9755am

7375am

97253111

6160as

7235as

9705as
9560as

995Das
9825eu

4990do

9510na
7105na
7330na
7280na

9570na
7125na

11940na
71 ?0na

9560na

9655na

Australia. Radio World News See S 0000

WHRI (Angel 2) DXing with Cumbre See S 0430.
Australia. Radio Asia Focus. Reporting oi1 lhe commercial
1n1errela11onsl11ps ol lhe Asia/Pacific Region.
Australia. Radio News Headhnes. a one-nunule wrap-up of
currenl news
WHRI (Angel 2) Universal Lile The radio program o1 the
011g1nal Ch11stians n universal hie
Austraha Rao10 The Sports Factor. See S 1430
Auslralia. Radio World and Austrahan News and Sport. See
M 0500.
KWHR (Hawa11): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Ausualia. Racho. Asia Focus. See S 2310
Auslralia. Radio Nel'ls Headhnes. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 2) MUSIC. See 0000
Australia. Radio. Australia Today See S 1130.
KWHR (Hawa11). Reach Out. See M 1315

2300

2300
2300
23t0
2330
2330
2331
2345

Australia. Radio: World and Australian News and Sport. See

M 0500.
KWHR (Hawa11) The Prophecy Club Sees 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2) 1he Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio Asia Focus. See S 23t0
Austraha. Radio News Headlines. See S 2330
WHRI (Angel 2) Music See S 0000
Austraha. Radio. Austraha Today See S 1130.
KWHR (Hawa11). Reach Dul. See M 1315

Wednesdavs
Austraha Radio World and Aus11ahan News and Sport_See
MOSOO
KWHR (Hawa11) The Prophecy Club See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2) The Prophecy Club. See S 0000
Australia. Radio Asia Focus. See S 23t 0
Australia. Radio News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 2): Music. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 11 30.
KWHR (Hawa11): Reach Dul. See M 1315

MONITORING TIMES

Un ted Kingdom BBC WS

2300-2330 a
2300-2345
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000

United Kingdom. BBC WS

United Kingdom. BBC WS
USA. KAIJ Dallas TX
USA. KTBN Sall Lk City UT
USA. KWHR Naalehu HI
USA. Monitor Radio Intl
USA. Voice 01Am e11ca

2300-0000
2300-0000
23000000
2300-0000
2300-0000 mtwhf
2300-0000
2300-0000 s
2300-0000
2300-2315
2303-2310 as

USA. WEWN Birmingham AL

USA. WGTG McCaysville GA
USA. WHRI Noblesville IN
USA. WJCR Upton KY
USA. WRMl/R Miami Intl
USA. WRNONew Orleans LA
USA, WVHA Greenbush ME
USA. WWCR Nashville TN
Va'.ican S1a1e. Valican R
Croatia. Croatian Radio

23::0-0000 as

Canada. R Canada lnll

2330-0000
2330-0000 vi
2330-0000
2330-2359
2330-0000

Canada. R Canada Intl

Ghana. Ghana Broadc Corp
Iraq. Radio Iraq Intl
Netherlands, Radio
Vietnam. Voice ol

2335-2345
2355-0000

Greece. Voice of
Japan. R Japan/NHK World

March 1997

Auslraha. Radio: World and Australian Nel'IS and Sport. See

M 0500.
KWHR (Hawaii): The Prophecy Club. See S0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Austraha. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
Australia. Radio: News Headlines. See S 2330.
WHRI (Angel 2): MUSIC. Sees 0000.
Australia. Radio Austraha Today. See S 1t30.
KWHR (Hawa11) Reach Oul. See M 1315

Fridays
2300
2300
2300
2310
2330
2330
2345
2354

2354

62

7465na

2300-0000

5965as

5975am

6175am

6195am

71lOas

7180as

9580as

9590na

9915am

I 1750sa

I 1945as

11955as

13770sa
9770as
15290as

9890as
15305as

1I 760as
17735as

7435am
11830na
7165eu
13830eu
9535am

13845am

9755am

7400as

9840as

11835al
391 Sva
13815am
15590am
17510as
7510af
72 1Sas
15185as
17820as
6890na
5085am
5745am
7490na
9955am
7355am
5850eu
3215am
7305as
5895eu
11635eu
5960am
11940am
5960na
49t5af
6050eu
6020na
5940as
12020as
7448sa
9860as

13615na

5070am
9600as
5920eu
1t830eu
6010am

9830eu

9755na
11890eu
6165na
7270as
15010as
9935sa
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t 1640sa

Thursdays

2300

2300
2300
2310
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2330
233t
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... .. .. . .. ... ... . .. .... .. . ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ..

2354

2300

11620as
11850pa

4770do
13650na
7275as

Tuesdays
2300
2300
2310
2330
2330
233t
2345

13755as

6040am

Mondays
2300

I 1855as
17860pa

6150am
15460am
15050am

Sundays

2330

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2330

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2300-0000

2300
2300
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3:00
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Australia, Radio. World News. See S 0000.

KWHR (Hawaii): The Propt1ecy Club. See S 0000.
WHRI (Angel 2): The Prophecy Club. See S 0000.
Australia. Radio: Asia Focus. See S 2310.
Australia. Radio: Australia Today. See S 1130.
WHRI (Angel 2): DXing wil h Cumbre. See S 0430.
KWHR (Hawaii): Reach Dul. See M 131 5.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. Andorra: The Mini State
(1411i). See A 2354.
Radio Netherlands. Documentary. From the Wireless to the
World Wide Weh: Part 2 (7th). See W 1254.
Radio Nelherlands: Documentary. The Elevenlh lnsighl
(211h). See F 1454.
Radio Netherlands: Documentary. The Marshall Plan (28th)_
Man1ke van der Meer analyzes the achievements and legacies
ol th1s World War II European Recovery Plan

Saturdays
2300
2300
2310
2330
2330
2330

Austraha. Radio: World News. See S 0000.

WHRI (Angel 2): Biblical Sludies Institute. See S 0400.
Australia. Radio The Science Shol'I. Robyn Williams presents
the world ol science. both at home and abroad.
Austraha. Radio: Australia All Over. Join listeners across the
island continent as Ian McNamara throws the spothghl on life
1n Australia
WHAi (Angel t ) OXing with Cumbre. See S 0430.
WHAi (Angel 2): Prophetic Voice 81oadcas1 See S 0000.

MT M ONITORING TEAM
Ne.rl l?eporting Deadline: March 20.
19<)7
Gayk Van Horn
Ji m r rimmel
Frequency Managcr Program Manager
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Jacqm:s d"Avignon
Dave Datko, CA
Propagalion
Loyd Van Horn. NC
Ontario. Canada
111011i1ur@li111es1011e.ku.w11e.co111

THANK YOU ...

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS
MONTH's SHORTWAVE GUIDE:
Danie l L. Abrahamso n. Schofie ld. WI:
John Babbis. Sil ver Springs. MD:
Frank Hillton. C harll!slon. SC; Robert
E. Thomas. Bridgeport. CT: Larry Van
Horn. Brasstown. C: Alden E. Wires
Jr.. Ea~1 Poi nt. GA: BBC MS: BBC
\Vorld Media: BBC S11111111w~1 uf World
Broadcasts: Internet Sho rtwave
Newsgroups; C11111hre DX: NASWA
J1111mal: The Four Winds

PROPAGATION MODES
By Jacques d'Avignon
When we think of radio wave propagation . the first mode that comes to a
sho rtwave li stener's mind , is what is
known as th e "ionospheric mode." The
short waves. 3 to 30 MHz, normall y are
propagated by re fractio n by the " D: "E,"
or " F" layers o f the ionosphe re. depending
o n the time of day. But there are other
modes as we ll , and l will briefly disc uss
them this month.
Free-space propagation is the mode
by which sig nals using VHF/UHF and
above travel. Thi s mode does not rely o n
any mean s of re fracti o n or reflection to
reach the rece ive desti nation. Matter of
fact. if a broadcast FM signal is reflected
by a bu ilding before reaching your
receive r. you may e ncounter e ither
complete c a nce llati o n of the sig nal o r an
e nhance me nt. These signals are most
happy followi ng the '' line of sig ht"
be twee n the transmitting antenn a and the
rece iver.
However. the same waves th at find it
natural to go directly from the transmitte r
to the receiver, w ill occasiona lly find
the mselves trapped in a n atmospheric
duct and are carried much furth e r tha n
norma l. A n atmospheri c duct will form
whe n the normal te mperature gradi ent is
di sturbed, and instead of having colde r ai r
as you go up in a ltitude , you ge t warme r
a ir. This is called a te mperatu re inversion,
a nd it will result in the formati o n of a
'duct" (like a heatin g duct or pipe). in
whic h the radio waves are bo unced up and
down until they can escape. Whe rever the
ducts sto ps- often many mi le s away- the
wave s fall out of the "pipe" !
This is w hat causes a small handheld
amateur transce iver. operating o n 144
MH z w ith 3 watts, to reach across La ke
Ontario fro m Rochester, New York. and
trigge r a repeater in the Kingston area of
Ontario. This type o f propagation no rmally
happe ns in the fall and earl y w inte r
month s in o ur area.
An other me thod of transmission is the
"ground wave" mode. Thi s mode
normall y carri es mediumwave broadcasting sig nals, low freque ncy be acon
transmission s. and other. more unique

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17

17

16

13

11

11

11

MEDITERRANEAN

11

10

11

10

MIOOLE EAST (P)

11

11

11

10

12

14

15

16

17

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

CENTRAL AFRICA

15

13

12

II

10

10

11

10

16

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

21

20

20

19

SOUTH AFRICA

11

II

11

10

11

11

15

18

18

18

19

19

20

19

15

12

11

12

SOUHI EAST ASIA (P)

14

13

10

12

14

14

12

13

12

fAR EAST

15

14

13

I8

,, j 12 11

13

16

16

16

AUSTRALIA

19

17

14

10

10

11

10

11

13

13

15

19

20

20

s ignals. T hi s is a brute fo rce me thod . as it

is necessary to trans mit at very hig h power
to overcome the atte nuation of radio waves
at g round leve l. Jn the tropics, this method
of broadcast in g is tota ll y ine ffec ti ve. as the
vegetati o n absorbs all the signals at gro und
leve l. In thi s in stance the ionospheric
propagation mode called NY IS (Near
Vertical Incidence Skywave) is used w ith
great success. NVIS propagatio n wi ll be
disc ussed at a later date .
Earl y in November. Kev in Carey (MT's
''Below 500 kl-lz" co lumni st) and l
atte nded a DX camp. and we heard the

11

13

13

11

17
11

fo ll owi ng stations on LF: Bechar in Algeria

o n 153 kl-l z; Allo uis. France. o n 162 kHz :
a nd Ki lme ssan in Ire land o n 252 kH z. The
powe r o f these stations run s between I 00
and 2000 kW! Yes. that is . I to 2 megawatt s! These int ercepts were made with a
Sony 20 I 0 fed by the now famo us ''Mag ic
Wand" antenna and a Q-STIC K Plu s (sec
MT April l 996. page 15 for a de scripti o n of
the ho me brew Magic Wand). Were these
trans missio ns heard via ground wave or via
an ionospheric mode? You dec ide '
T he sunspot numbe rs are going up'
Good DX.

March 1997

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63

BEGINNER'S CORNER
UNCLE SKIP'S GUIDE TO MONITORING

SKIP AREY, N2EI

tiarey@mosquito.com

Rediscovering the Gee-Whiz

ne pessi mi, tic view of the radio

hobby cente rs on the notion that
modern consumer e lectronics are so
pcrvasi\e. who can get exc ited about the
magic of radio communi cations when an yone
can cram a cellular phone in their pocket or
pu rse? I suggest that the truth of thi s viewpoint depe nds upon what aspect of the radi o
hobby ca used each of us to experience our
origi nal 'Gee-Whi z:
The radio hobby is not simply about the
movement of radio signals through the air.
magical though that may be. Nor is it simpl y
the thrill of communication with fo lks in our
community or across the globe who share our
interest. There s a lot of ..Gee-Whiz.. to be
found investigating the hardware and the principles that
mak e radi o communication
possible- and that kind of curiosity has been going on since
the day s o f Marc o ni and
Fessende n.
Nowaday s you may a~k
yourself where curiosity ha'
gone to. when it seems you
can t pry a young pe rson away
from a video game or the
lnte rnet'1 But take a lo ng look
at what they are doing: Most
video game' and j ust about e veryt hing in volved with the
World Wide Web are about
explorat ion.e ven though much
of it is "virtual'' rather than
.. real. .. But it causes me to
wo nder. wouldn't real Jive exploration be a
lot more fun than vi rtual if presented in the
right way J
To this end I dccidcd to conduct a few
cxreriment s o n my "Number T wo Son." Most
of hi s free time is spent trying to get some
characte r or ot her through various virtual
worlds o n his vi deo game system. But. like
most kids. he is intensely curious about the
world around him. I intended to see if I could
take thi s curiosity beyond the nearest T Y set.
I Electronic Theory Made Easy

I Look a trip down to my local Radio Shack

to 'cc what "after Chri stmas" bargains might
be found. and l came across something I had
seen in the ir catalogs for many years but had

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never really examined- the Science Fair 60ln-OneElectronic Project Lab (Catalog number 28-26 1). Hmmm . .. When l was a much
younger pup I enjoyed building quite a few
Radio Shack .. Science Fair'' kits before l
graduat ed to 1-Icathkits. This had some potenti al.
It was listed as being useful to kids from
ages ten and up ... in the ball park fo r Number
Two Son s needs. T he unit comes practically
assembled with around t\venty-five components mounted on a work board. These components can be connected to one another by
short runs of common insulated hook-u p wire
(supplied). The cnds of the mounted components are attached to little tightly wound

springs that serve as easy-to-use binding posts.

This set-up makes it easy to quickly wire up a
project or change it around. To further fac ilitate use. each spring connector is assigned a
num ber. All that is req uired to build any of the
sixty projects is to fol low the numbered wiring sequence. Thi s makes it great for anyone
who has yet to master the art of reading an
electroni cs schematic.
By the way. each experiment incl udes both
the lab-number-oriented wiring diagram and
a tradi tional schematic. Along the way the
user is prompted to study the schematic as a
way of beginning to understand this basic
electronics diagramm ing co ncept. essentia l
for moving on to future study. Four common .
garden variety ... AA" batteri es are all th at is

needed to power the work board up. The only

unmounted items are an earphone and, obviously. the assembly wire.
Even before glanc ing at the manual I saw
some real potential for serious curiosity-six
resistors. rive capaci tors, three tran sistors, a
diode. a relay. two LED's. a tran sformer. a
buzzer, a potenti ometer, a variable capacitor.
a loopstick antenna. and two switches (one
SPST and one momentary type). Experienced
as l am in the ways of the radio hobby I had
half a dozen ideas already without looking at
the manual. There was nothing here that any
well stocked junk box wouldn't yield. but the
packaging and ease of use make thi s an ideal
learning environment.
The manual is well written
and I wish its authors were given
we ll-deserved credit. Each of the
60 experiments is fully explained
in basic terms that make clear
the intention of the concept presented. Additionally, each experiment has a breakout box labeled .. Going Further ..... These
boxes direct the curious to further investi gation of the basic
concept.
Maybe l need to stop here for
a minute to make an important
point: Even though this project
lab is essentiall y marketed to
kids. a11yo11e interested in the
basics of electronic s and radi o
communication could learn quite
a few things from play ing with
thi s training platform. Remember, the box
said ages ten and 11p. Anybody could learn a
great deal about basic DC electronics by spending a bit of time with this simple ..child' s.. toy.
I The Real Fun Begins

So the Project Lab was brought home and

Number Two Son went to work. All the lab
lacked was a wire cutter and stripper for the
hook-up wire. These items ex ist in abundance
around my shack. Then aga in. I can always
resort to my chi pped fron t tooth that has
served me we ll with number 10 and number
12 gauge wi re stripping since the days of
.. Slinky'' Austell' s electronics class. (Don't
try this at home. I' m a highly trained professional and I'm sure the American Dental

Association wou ld strongly frown on thi s

practice.)
The first series of experiments serve to
educate the user to the basic use of the lab
while teac hing sound foundations about electronics' most basic components . Nu mber Two
Son and 1began things with a look into the li fe
of the humble diode. By hooking the diode up
with one of the LEDs, a resi stor. a switch and
the battery source, I was able to show my kid
how a diode can act as a gate. 1 was also able
to show that the LED was a Light _Emitting
Qiode-a diode w ith the additional property
of emitt ing photons. Even wit h this most
basic of experiments, Numbe r Two Son was
getting a kick out of all those "Star Trek"
words. We were a long way from constructing
a Photon Torpedo, but the whee ls were turning in the right direction.
Next we tackled Series and Parallel connections . By putting the LEDs and the switches
in different configurations and tracing the
wiring with our fin gers. it was easy to see the
current paths . We were also able to determine
the difference in brightness brought about by
how we connected things. This is an important prelude to understanding that basic e lectronic concept: Ohm's Law. But doing it thi s
way it 's just plain fun , and you don't need the
math. Since the lab only had two LEDs, I
merel y had to scrounge my junk box for a few
more to wire up longer series and parallel
c hains to further demonstrate these points.
By expe riment 5 and 6 we we re wiring up
resistors in series and parallel to de monstrate
how they control the now of c urrent. At this
point the "Going Further ... " boxes do lay out
the bas ic math for Ohm's Law. and my son
and I broke out the calculator and a VOM
meter and checked to make sure that Ohm's
Law hasn't been repealed. (It is still in force as
best we cou ld te ll. )
Well, after a few more experi ments w ith
resistors and LED 's. making suc h things as
s imple dimmer circuits, we moved on to capacitors. Now things started to get really
interesting. The experiments used the concept
of the capacitor as an electrical storage tank.
When we started to hook up capac itors in both
series and parallel, it was fun to watch Number Two Son discover that the mathematica l
predictions around capac itors were the opposite of resislors. Yep, my boy fi gured out that
you add up resistors in series and capac itors in
parallel all by himself.
Next ca me a series of experiments with the
relay thal is supplied w ith the lab. Thi s allowed us to begin to discuss and discover
latching circuits and even think a wee bit
about di gital concepts. However, it was beyond the scope of the kit to show how re lays

allow low voltages and currents to safely

control higher ones. To nail this concept down
I once again hit my junk box to show how a
nine-volt battery could be used to turn on a
house light.
The first twenty experime nts brought us up
to the transistor. We began by wiring up an
LED to the various leads of the transistor to
trace how electric ity flows through a trans istor. In doing this, we saw how the transi stor
paths act like diodes, only allowing electricity
to flow in one direction. This led to further
experiments in using the transi stor as an electronic switch. It was easy at this point to jump
into a discuss ion of how computers work,
topped off by pu lli ng the cover off of my
home computer and showing Number T wo
Son the Pentium Microprocessor chip and its
many millions of transistors, all acting like
the switches we built with our lab. You want
"Gee-Whiz"? I got some there!
I then took the lid off one of m y more
modern receivers and showed Number Two
Son the microprocessor inside that did all the
work. (You just knew we were going to get
around to talking about radios, didn't you?)
You see , 1 looked ahead in the Lab Manual
and saw that we were going to have opportunities to build both receivers and transm itters.
But first, we had the opportunity to make a
few amplifiers and oscillators. We built one
and two transistor amplifier c ircuits and
learned about Darlington Connections. Then
we got to make some noise with a whole series
of osci llator circuits. including e lectronic sirens. Later in the manual these would be
combined other things we learned to buildsuch things as meta l detectors and burglar
alarms. There's also a circuit of a Morse Code
Oscill ator. You can bet we' ll be using that in
the near future 1
But the real fun and a lot of "Gee-Whiz"
showed up when we got to experiment number 42-a good old fashio ned Crystal Radio.
I had bui lt Number Two Son a couple of

crysta l sets over the years, but this was the

first one he go1 to wire up himself. To make
the crystal circuit eas ier to hear, we added a
stage o f ampli fication based upon our earlier
experiments. Now we were getting somewhere '
A t this point I coul dn' t resist jumping to
experiment number 53. a simple o ne trans istor AM transmitte r. True. you had to hold it
about two feet from a receiver to hear it, but it
was real, honest to goodness, wire less radio.
I don't think it w ill be too long now before
Number Two Son asks to borrow one of Dad's
Part 15 transm itters. I'd better get him started
with that Morse code osc illator before he
j oi ns the free radio moveme nt.
Well, we went on fo r almost a week without turning the TY on after 1 got home from
work. I've nudged my kid into the d irection of
the greatest hobby in the world. But more
importantly, I saw that gleam in hi s eye as he
hooked those wires together to make things.
The "Gee-Whiz" is still there. m y fri ends. We
j ust have to take the time to awaken it. And
have some fun yourself!

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BELOW
soo KHZ
DXING THE BASEMENT BAND

Kevin Carey, WB2QMY

kevinc@mdsroc.com

Odds n' Ends

1

DX-160 Update
A fc\\ month.'> aeo I asked if anvone knew
where I could l oca~c a !>er\ice 111,;nual for a
Reali st ic DX- 160 rccc ivcr. Thcrc were three
responses. hut one came without a return au dres,. My onl y clue i' a brief note written 011
.. Unasy n.. stationery attached to the manual
copy. Whoever you arc. thank you! Another
reader pointed me to a very helpful art icle appearing in the Nove mber 89 issue of MT With
all of this help. I am we ll on my \\ay to restoring
this classic receiver.

Li steners Club for a DXpcdit iun at Camp

Aldercsgale in Brantingham. New York. In ad dition to enjoying the !'inc fac ilitic' o f the camp
and the surrounding woodlands. I managed to
log several new beacon s and even ca111e out or
th~ baseme nt for a bit or shortwave listening. as
we ll .
If vou'\ c nc\cr tried a rural DXpedition. I
can I{ighl y recom111end it. It is an exce llent
chance to exchange idcas. try out new equipment. and cscape the interference that is ofte n
present during home monitoring.

I SAO Transmission
From time to timc we \e me ntio ned Swcdi,h
lo ngwavc statio n S/\Q ( 17.2 kHz ) in thi' column . This station is the last Alcxanderson Altcrnator sti ll in wo rking condit ion and is located at
Grimcton. Sweden.
In Octobe r. word came \ia the.: Internet that
this old warhorse would be fircd up in connection wi th a ce remon y to mark Grimcton station
as a hi , torical landmark. Unfortunate ly. there
\\ere conflicting time' given for the broadcast.
and man y probabl y mi ssed it for that reason.
Next time I hope to gel more ad vance notice or
the station's schedu le.
Brnce Kelley. Cur;Hor of the Antique Wircless Museum. wa' kind enough to fo1ward a
color brochure from the stati on and a note from
a Swedish ham. Acco rding to the note. a few
U.S. listeners did hcar the station including
W2AZQ (NJ ). WB 2LJ W (N H). and Alan Douglas (Mi\ ). If you were lucky eno ugh to catch
the tran smission. I'd like to hcar from you.
Photocopie s of QSL cards would bc espec ia lly
welcome. Here s the exact text or the Octobe r
23rd transmi ss ion:

CQ CQ DE SAQ
CQ CO DE SAO
CO
CQ DE SAO
THE RADIO STA TION GRIM ETON IS NOW
DECLARED A LISTED HISTORIC BUILDING BY
THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HALLAND,
SWEDEN AND GOVERNOR BJOERN MOLIN
THIS MESSAGE IS TRANSMITIED BY A 200
KW GENERATOR, CONSTRUCTED AT GE BY
ERNST ALEXANDERSON 80 YEARS AGO

Finally. for those intLTCstecl in learning more

about SAQ. be sure to check o ut their web ~ it c
at htt1>://www .telcmuscum.sc/G rimcton/.

I DXpedition Report
In No w mbcr. I had the pri\ilcgc of joining
me mbers of the Mohawk Ya llcy Short Wave

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sition plan has been annou nced that will phase

out round-based system s by the year 20 I 0.
\.Vhat docs this mean for us'J Well. fi rst. don't
look for a mass exodus or beacons from the band
anytime soon. There remains a huge user base or
ND B rece ivers aboard airc raft that will require
support for several more years. if only as a
bac kup to the mo re advanced systems . Also. a
thinning of the band could well mean enhanced
DX ing opport uni ties for lo ngwave listcnersespeciall y to foreign cou nt ries.
This same report also contained a bright spot
for natural radio fa ns.By the end of this year,
support for OMEGA navigat ion system ( I 0- 14
kHz) wi ll be discont inued. This globa l network
of eight tran smitters has been a major source of
fru st7'ation for natural radio buffs who enjoy
listening and tapi ng thcsc earth sou nds.

I SSB Lowfer Rig

Group photo of MT readers

DXpedition

0 11

The.: attendee' of the.: DXpedition. many of

whom arc avid MT n.:adcrs. inc Iuded (top row):
C harlie Rebeck. Kc\in Carey. Howard 1\fort ..
Mo rtimer. John Fi glioZl i. Roge r Cham bers.
Dary l Rocker. (2nd row ): \lick Dudish. MT'.1
Jacques d A 1i gnon and Chet Dougherty. (Photo
cm11"/l's1 o f Nick s

11ifr' ).

I Web Update
Paul o Santos ha' announced a new address
for hi' Air\la1 ho mepage . The ne\\. addres' is:
http://www.a irnav.com! t the.: o ld URL \\as
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/dbl/lly/). AirNav is
the o nl y wcb site wit h detailed fligh t information on cvcry airport and navaid in the U.S.
Ir your main interc.'> t i' looking up non directional bcaco n' (N DB s) by ident ifi cation or frequency. a bo be sure to c heck out the.: site main tained by C hri s Piggot (WZ213J at http://
www . mdsroc.co m/ nava id. For Europea n
DXer, . there.: is now a site li sting Swedi sh beacons at http://homc I.swipnet-se/-w-1 2269/.
Check under the WA YE sect io n or thi s site.

I SATNAV vs. NAVAIDS

It sho uld come as 110 >Urprise that the emphasis on navigation in the 2 1st ccntury wi ll be o n
the glo hal position ing satellite' (GPS) rather
than gro und-based 'Y'tc ms. In a report released
by the U.S. Federal Aviation Admini stration
(FAA) /\d1 11 inistrawr Da vid Hin,on. a GPS tran -

Curry Co mmunications recently announced

their EXP- 17 Single Sideband lowfcr transceiver. This unit uses a variable crystal oscillator (YX 0) that provides for fi ve operating channels. The EXP-17 is available as a kit or full y
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I Loggings
Th is month s logging are courtesy of Joseph
Farcnholtz(O I-1 ). Besidt:s some impressive stateside catches. Joe managed to log beacons in
Cuba. Mcx ico. and Greenland! He uses a variety
of equipment including a Drake R8A receiver, a
70 foot en d-fed wire. and an MFJ-956 antenna
tuner. Many of his loggings are listed in Table I.

TABLE 1: Selected NDB Loggings

FREQ

!1!

LOCATION

194
248
253
270
303
306
318
329
330
332
379
387
423
51 3
515
51 7
51 7

TUK
FRT
YTF
EZM

Nantucket, MA
Spartanburg. SC
Alma, QUE
Eastman. GA
Pt. Petre, ONT
Godhavn. Greenland
Indianapolis, IN
Rogersville. TN
Cozumel. MEX
Key West. FL
Talahassee , FL
Providenciales. BWI
Cherokee, IA
Omaha. NE
Jefferson City. MO
Clinton, IA
Kansas City, MO

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HFY
RVN
CZM
FIS
TL
PV
CKP
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you really can ' t believe you rears. What reall y
is possible in DX? That station you heard
broadcasting in Korean on 1480-was it actuall y Korea, or diet you actuall y hear something less exotic? You li ve in Chicago but
would like to listen to the Portland Trail blazers game on the radio- can you get a Port land station? What are the normal limits of
DX reception1
If there were onl y one radio station on each
AM freq uency, nationwi de (and even internat ional) DX would be commonplace. My
100-watt ham stat ion on 1800 kHz uses an
anten na that broadcaste rs would laugh at. But
I've contacted 49 of the 50 states and several
foreign countries. The 1.000 watt signals of
expanded-band stations WJDM. KXBT. and
-- KTRK .. (as we ll as numerous pirates) prove
that AM recepti on at di stances of over 2.000
mi les is very possible.
Unfortunately for the DXer, virtuall y all

AM CALL CHANGES
The following AM stations have changed callsigns:
QllLcall;
KAAN
KAPY
KAVA
KDFX
KEGE
KHKR
KIOA
KIRS
KJEL
KKTR
KLVJ
KQRS
KSBT
KUUY
KVEG
KVVA
KXTN
new
new
WAIU
WNCO
WODZ
WPDQ
WRVH
WSCR
WSFN
WTMM

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KIRK
KKNW
KMCA
KOOO
KKMS
KKGR
KXTK
KIHM
KBNN
KCBL
KMHI
KDIZ
KBCR
KMRZ
KXNT
KMVP
KPOZ
WPNP
WJNL
WRNJ
WCIZ
WFRY
WBWL
WRNL
WYPA
WMHG
WVNZ

Freaueocy & Citv

870, Bethany, MO
1290. Port Angeles, WA
1450. Burney, CA
1190. Dallas. TX
980, Richfield, MN
680, E. Helena, MT
940. Des Moines, IA
1590, Sun Valley, NV
750, Lebanon. MO
1340, Fresno, CA
1240, Mountain Home, ID
1440, Golden Valley. MN
1230, Steamboat Springs. CO
650, Orchard Valley, WY
840, Las Vegas, NV
860, Phoenix, AZ
1310, San Antonio. TX
780. Mulberry, FL
750, Petoskey, Ml
1000, Hackettstown , NJ
1410. Watertown, NY
1450, Rome, NY
600, Jacksonville, FL
910, Richmond, VA
820. Ch icago, IL
1600. Muskegon, Ml
990, Richmond, VA

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March 1997

KGTF-GUAM
At 7, 700 miles from Nashville, I don 't expect to ever receive KGTF channel 12 ! If you think
you 've received this station (and you don 't live on Guam), you need to be verv skeptical!

AM-band frequenc ies have mult.ipl c stations.

Interference is the limiting fac tor in AM DX.
And the best predictor of the amount of interference on a frequency is the "class" of the
stations on that frequency (see Dece mber
1996 Ameri can Bandscan for more information). T he "clear" channels. used by Class I
and II stati ons. have fe wer stations and thus
less interference. Nex t come the "regional"
channe ls used by Class Ill stations. T he 10cal " channels used by C lass IV stations are
jammed with interference. Even the most
experienced DXcrs consider any station
more than I00 mil es away to be excellent
DX when logged on a local channe l!
The Class I stations have by far the best
co ve rage . Stations Ii ke KAA Y- 1090,
WBBM-780, and WB Z-1030 can easily be
heard as fa r as 1.500 miles away under
normal conditions and on consumer-grade
radios. The powers of Class 11 stations vary
widely. Some higher-power Class Jls like
K.FEQ-680 may be heard for several hundred mil es. But most are low-power outlets
that you shouldn ' t expect to hear more than
200-300 miles from their towers.
Class Ill freq uencies are rather crowded.
and power is usuall y limited to 5 kW. I
consider a Class III stati on I50 mi les away
to be good DX. and one 300 miles or more
distant is an excelle nt catch. My personal
record is about 800 miles, and that recepti on
was extremely weak.
Again, the Class IV frequencies are very
crowded. My home is 25 miles fro m two of
these stations, and I can t get either one at
night. It' s actually easier to DX these frequencies during the day (because of the

reduced interference). On average. 75 mi les is

about the limit for day ti me reception on Class
IV channels.
How about FM and TV? Here, your an tenna and location make a huge di fference.
T he typical rooftop antenna in a suburban
area can routinely deli ver signals from as far
as 200 mi les. Anything further is DX, subjec t
to the limits of natura l phenomena rather than
in terference and station power.
I Help from Mother Nature

There are two pri mary phenomena responsible for FM and TV DX. Tropospheric propagation is more common. It can enhance signals from as close as 30 miles. but it can also
carry things much further. The recogni zed
record fo r distant reception of a broadcast
signal by troposphcri cpropagation is just over
1.500 miles (WPXT, channel 5 1 in Portland.
Mai ne, received in the Turks and Caicos Islands off the eastern end of the Bahamas). I' ve
rece ived stations from northern Mexico. just
under I ,000 miles fro m my location. However. both cases involve over-water reception. Distances over land are generally much
shorter. Di stances of more than 500 miles
over land arc ex tremely rare.
T hese longer distances are. however, covered by sporadic-E skip. This phenomena
onl y affects FM and VHF TV. but distances of
800 to 1.200 mi les are common. The li mit fo r
a si ngle E-skipopeni ng is roughly 1.500 mi les.
It is possible for two (or more!) openings to
" link," all owi ng "multiple-hop" propagation.
Wh ile radio amateurs have used 3-. 4-, and 5hop skip to cover ex tre me distances. broad-

music, with no announcements heard. There is an experimental station Iicensed on

this frequency in Bluff City.
Tennessee, but nobody has
heard anything except test
tones on that station. My guess
is that John heard an unlicensed station.
Have you ever run into
the frustrating situation where
a DX stat ion airs a string of
WSLM- 1220, however, is a more reasonable target. Most
local commercials. none of
DXers east of the Mississippi stand a chance of getting one
them mentioning the name of
of these cards.
the city served? Joh n has
cast propagation seems limited to two hops
fo und a n Inte rn e t site th at can hel p.
and di stances rarely much over 2,000 miles.
www.switchboard.com has searchable listEven this is very rare- I' ve never seen a twoings for all U.S. businesses. I used this site to
hop opening in my IO yearsofFM!fV DXing.
identify a mystery NBC TV station on chanSo now you know when to accept a lognel 56 with an ad fo r " Hastings Books and
ging as fac t. and when to be skeptical about it!
Video .., A check of the Internet showed nuAnd you know that. when your Uncle Arnold
merous Hastings locations in northeastTexas;
asks you to tune in the Cal State football game
the TV stati on was KETK-TV Jacksonville.
on that 5,000 watt station 2,000 mi les away,
Texas.
that he's just dreaming...
Believe it or not, ice forming on broadcast
antennas and towers is a more serious probI Bits and Pieces
lem here in the South than it is in the colder
Midwest. Howeve r, a November storm took
The new AM station approved last year
two Minnesota stations off the air tempofor Elko. Nevada. is now on the air. The call
raril y. KWOA -730 and KWOA-FM " K0letters are KTS N. and it broadcasts on 1340
95" lost their 600-foot tower in a November
kHz with an all-talk formal. As you've just
ice storm. According to a Worthington Daily
read. its going to be very diffic ult to log this
Globe article fo rwarded by Lloyd Matth iesen.
one (unless you happen to live in Elko !)
the tower collapsed on itsel f, landing a few
John Mayson of Palm Bay. Florida, has
feet from the stati on's back door. Nobody
been busy on the AM dial. He's logged
was injured. Another arti cle the next week
WKH X-590 Atl anta with the new "Radio
indicates the stati on had returned to the air on
Disney"' children's format. similar to what
reduced power of 200 walls on the AM dial.
WJDM-1 660 airs. Also logged was an uniOne doesn' t build towers in winter in
dentified stati on on 1680 play ing light rock
Minnesota; I suspect (and the paper reports)
MO$T POWlltfUl RADIO STATION IN soum-aN'IRAl IN.DIANA

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return to full-powe r operati on until spring.
(Unfo rtunately. the storm also took down
Lloyd's antenna. a 100-foot longwire ... )
I want to take a minu te to than k C'veryone
who' s been sending cli ppings. letters. and
email. I reall y appreciate all of it, and wish
there was space to use it all. Please keep the
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THE CLANDESTINE, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNLICENSED

George Zeller
George.Zeller@acclink.com

WJDI Breal<s Pirate Power Record

istencrs throughout North America were

startled on Chri stmas Eve by the most
powerfu I signal that has ever been put
out by a pira1c in this hc:misphe re . WJDI,
famo us in the past for its leehn ica l prowess.
blasted forth on 1620 kHz with a new 15.000
watt transmitte r'. Ch ief Engineer George
Donahue. in an i11terview wi1h M7: said that it
took 2.000 hours to construct this monster
tran>m itter. Including the power supply and
station equ ipme nt. the new facility cost S 15.000.
or a dollar a wan. The station used a 5 element
cage antenna erected 75 feet above the ground.
Donahue has rece ived hundred~ of reception reports from 43 states and eve ry Canadian
province except British Colombia. Many li steners noted the extremely clean and \\"ell modulated signal that came from the stati on. ri val ing
or exceeding the techni ca l standards used by
most commercial mediumwave stations. As in
the past. the station format was rock oldies
music and comedy advertiscmc11ts.
WJD I quick ly mailed out pl en ty of sharp
QSL s. If you heard them. reception reports go
to 570 Ulster Avenue. Kingston. NY 1240 I.
Station IDs fea tured a slogan of "'the King o r
Pirates ... Thi s hi storic broadcast certainly li ved
up to the name.

I WJDI Competitor Busted

Accarding to the Christmas edition of Radio
World, WDBS-FM in Bolingbrokc. Georgia.
transmitted on I02. 1 MHz between September
1995 and November 29. 1996. despite the fact
that the FCC had not issu..:d them a license.
General Manager William Tay lor sa id that the
station fina lly went sile nt to avo id "'a negati ve
impac1 on the appli cati on or station owner
Joseph Kendrick" s reapp lication fo r a broadcasti ng license. The FCC had previously revoked the stati on sex pireel construct ion pem1i1
and den ied a li cense applicat ion. Diel any ofour
Georgia readers hear th is station> It was, at
least technical ly. a pirate.

I 1996 Activity Sets Record

It s now offic ial. Rc,earch by Mo11i1ori11g
Times finds that nearly 280 differe11t t\onh
American pirate stations were active in 1996.
Thi s breaks the previous record set in l 994.
Some pundit>. including th is magazine. have
puzzled over a flat trend in worldwide shortwave broadcasting. The all eged sl um p certainly doesnt app ly to pirates '

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MONITORING TIMES

March 1997

I New ACE President

Longt ime MTsubscribe rs
will recognize the name of
Pat Murphy of Chesapeake.
Virginia. who has o ften contributed to this colu mn over
the y..:ars. The Association of
Clandestine rad io Enthusiasts
has announced that longtime
AC E Pres ident Kirk Baxter
has retired, and that Pat has
replaced him. With the ass istance of Steve Rogovich. Pat
will he publishing month ly
Th e amazing W./IJI 15 kW pirate tra11s111itter
issues of The A CE.
Since 1982. ACE has providcd dc1ailedcoverageof1hc unl icen>cd broadin Coordinated Un i1-crsal Time (UTC).
casti ng scene. Pat says that new colu mns, an
North Ameri can pirate stati ons listed here
expanded bull et in. and an improved internet
use the followi ng addresses: P.O. Box I. Belfas t.
web page are forthcomi ng in 1997. Annual
NY 14711: P.O. Box 109. Blue Ridge Sum mit.
subscriptions are $20 in the USA . 52 1 to Canada
PA 172 14; P.O. Box 2841 3. Providence. RI
and Mexico. and $27 elsewhere in the world. 02908: P.O. Box 146. Stoneham. MA 02 l 80;
Pat Murphy notes that the ACE address has
P.O. Box 605. Hunts ville. Alabama 35804;
changed. and is now P.O. Box 121 l 2. Norfo lk. P.O. Box 88. Moli ne. Ml 49335: P.O. Box
VA 2354 1.
5617, Vemura, CA 93005: P.O. Box 293. Merli n. Ontario NOP I WO: and P. O. Box 3 103,
Radio Free Lenawee Still On
Napier. New Zealand. For return postage. en close
three 32c stamps in the enve lope to
Last month we mentioned the FCC bust of
United
States addresses. $2 US or two InternaRadi o Free Lenawee, operateclby Rev. Rick
tional
Reply
Coupons go to for..:ig n mai lclrops.
Strawculler in Adrian. Mich igan. The station
remains on 97.7 MHz despite the bust. wit h
Strawcu11er cal li ng himse lf the "Rosa Parks of
Radio: Stay tuned . Thanks go to Ira Paul.
Royal Oak, Michi gan; James Luman. Tiffin.
Ohio; and Michael KuentzofWaterford. Michigan, who sent in fresh materi al on the situation.
Clandestine Web Site

C landestine bu IT Nick Grace operates a new

internet si te covering clandestine radio. The
web page. titled Clandest ine Radio In ternationa l. is chock full of informat ion about
clandestinescurrcntly operating throughout the
world. It includes links to other sites with data
o n th e s ta tions. A URL of http://
gw is2.drc.:. gwu.cdu /-gr in~o/ takes you to th is
trul y exce llent resource.
What We Are Hearing

Your pirate loggings an: always welcome

via P. O. Box 98. Brasstow n. NC 28902 USA.
or via the e-mail address at the top of the
col umn. Al l frequencies arc in kHz. with times

6YVOS- 6955 at 2300. The Voice of Smoke is

active ago in w ith reggae music from Jamaica,
"sponsored" lately by Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Addr:
Belfast. (Charles Crawford, Henderson, KY;
William Hassig, Mt. Prospect, IL; Harold Frodge,
Midland, M l)
Alan Masyga Project- 6955 at 2345. They ploy
Alan Parsons Pro ject rock, with ID' s stolen from a
tape sent in to them by MT contributor Alan
Masygo. Addr: Providence. (Rich and Ta leo
Jurrens, Katy, TX; Lee Silvi, Mentor, OH)
Anteater Radio 6955 at 18 15. So far this new
one has transm itted rock and ID's, but its format
appears to be evolving. Addr: Belfast. (Mi ke
Prindle, New Suffo lk, NY; Si lvi)
Cat in the Hat- 6953 at 181 5 . Using CJTH coll
letters, they program stories by Dr. Seuss. Addr:
Providence. (Jerry Coatsworth, Merlin, Ontario;
Howard E. Lyon, Oz; Prindle; Silvi; Murphy;
Crawford)
Dyke Radio- 6955 at 0200. Th is unusual new
station transm its fem inist messages in Morse
code. Add r: None. {Jeff Ryon, Ya rd ley, PAI
Earth Radio- 6960 at 0 300 . Richa rd sent in two
logs this month, but both were relatively ra re
intercepts. They p loy classic rock. Addr:
Providence. {Richard Arndt, Austin, TX)

FBI Radio 6955 at 0400. This one hos nothing to

do with lawmen. Its rock music uses the slogan
"Females Broadcasting Interference." Addr:
None. (Alon Roberts, St. Lambert, Quebec; Barry
Williams, Enterprise, AL; Prindle; Silvi)
Free Hope Experience 6955 at 1945. Major
Spook' s rock and comedy shows frequen tly
promote pirate and amateur radio. Addr: Blue
Ridge Summit. (Kevin Nauta, Grand Rapids, Ml;
Frodge; Prindle; Williams; Silvi)
Friday Radio 6955 al 2345. They still transmit
on Friday to celebrate the beginning of the
weekend. Addr: Providence. (Williams)
Happy Hanukkah 6955 of 1615. Jewish stories
and show tunes ore heard seasonally on this
veteran pirate. Addr: Merlin. (Neil Wolfish,
Taranto, Ontario; Williams; Prindle; Silvi)
Jerry Rigged Radio 6957 of 2230. Their rock
music format hos appeared again in 1997. Addr:
Providence. (Williams)
Key West Radio 6955 a t 2330. This South
Florido theme pirate is intermittently active. Addr:
None. (Jurrens)
KIWI 7475 at 0730. Rob hears Graham
Barclay's New Zealand pirate fairly regularly.
You hove lo stay up late lo hit the Oceania
greyline. Addr: Napier. (Ross)
KOLO 6957 at 2215. Aldo Batista's big bond
formal is promoted as o "hot hits" ploylist. Addr:
Stoneham. (Joel Gosse, St. Poul, MN; Hassig;
Jurrens; Coatsworth; Frodge)
KRAP 6955 at 0230. Few heard this station, but
it was active late in 1996 with a format of classic
rock. This was Richard's first pirate log; nice
catch! Addr: None. (Arndt)
Laser Hot Hits 6955 at 1715. When you hear a
Europirate at this time of day, propagation tells
us that it's from a North American relay. Addr:
Merlin. (Rick Doehner, Pasadena, TX; Crowford)
Mystery Radio 6955 at 0100. Electronic and
techno music is the normal fore on this one.
Addr: Stoneham. (Crawford; Jurrens; Doehner;
Prindle; Williams)
Omega Radio 6955 a t 1600. Dick Tatar's
Christian rock shows ore easily identified by their
interval signal of rock riffs from "Spirit in the
Sky." He's added more comedy lately. Addr:
Moline. (Crawford; Prindle; Silvi)
ORTQ- 6955 at 1645. The abbreviation for this
one has caught on; it's the only French language
pirate currently active in North America. Addr:
Providence. (Lyon; Wolfish; Silvi; Frodge; Prindle)
Pirates Den 6955 at 1630. This new one reads
items from Edward Teach's column in Popular
Communications magazine. Addr: None.
(Crawford)
Pirate Radio Boston 6955 a t 0130. Charlie
Loudenboomer and Mr. X have returned with
miscellaneous music and talk about pirate radio.
Addr: Stoneham . (Coatsworth; Murphy; Ryan;
Crowford; Wolfish; Silvi; Frodge; Prindle)
Radio Eclipse 6955 at 1900. Steve Monn uses o
chime interval signal, followed by rock, in-studio
banter, and genuine old radio ads. Addr: None
yet. (Frodge; Prindle; Silvi)
Radio Free Brooklyn 6955 al 1645. This new
oldies rock pirate (with o WRFB call) said that
reports should be sent lo magazines, but they
should start working with a maildrop service.
Addr: None. (Doehner; Crawford; Silvi)
Radio Free Speech 6955 al 2145. Bill 0. Rights
was the most active North American shortwave
pirate station in 1996. He' s says that Earl Pitts,
arrested as o spy, is not the Earl Pitts who is the
station's editorial director. Addr: Belfast. (Howard

Espravnik, Gallatin, TN; Hassig; Ryan; Jurrens;

Wolfish; Murphy; Prindle; Crawford; Frodge;
Silvi; Coatsworth; Ross; Williams; direct from the
station)
Radio Free Pennsylvania 6955 a t 1500. Part of
the dark side of pirate radio, they transmitted
false information about another pirate's location.
Addr: None. (Silvi; Lyon)
Radio Garbanzo 6955 at 2 145. It's hard to
believe, but the raunchy sidesplitting humor of
Fearless Fred has now been heard on the pirate
bands far ten years. Addr: Belfast. (Murphy;
Wolfish; Silvi; Prindle; W illiams)
Radio KAOS 6955 at 0045. Joe Mama always
plays rock music; sometimes complete album cuts.
Addr: Belfast. (Williams; Murphy; Silvi; Axelrod)
Radio Three 6955 at 2215. Two versions of this
syrupy pop oldies station exist, the regular one
and a fake. The impostor, Totally Bogus Radio
Three, sent a QSL to Harold. Addr: None;
occasionally verifies logs in The ACE. (Ken
Coughlin, Shelby Township, Ml; Murphy;
Williams; Wolfish; Frodge; Silvi)
Radio USA 6955 at 1645. Amazingly, Mr. Blue
Sky and Joe King hove transmitted punk rock and
comedy far 14 years. Addr: Belfast. (Prindle;
Silvi; Williams)
Radio USA (fake) 6955 at 1715. Also known as
"The Real Radio USA," this impostor returned
with reruns of former shows attacking George
Zeller and Andrew Yoder. Addr: None,
sometimes QSL's logs in The ACE. (Crawford;
Frodge; Prindle)
RFM- 6955 of 0600. H. V. Short has been firing
up his transmitter late at night. Heprog rams
diverse mellow music and comedy. Addr: Belfast.
(Crawford)
Rock-It Radio- 6955 at 2230. In addition to their
normal relays via European and North American
licensed transmitters, this one shows up on the
pirate bands. Addr: Ventura . (Jurrens; Frodge)
Solid Rock Radio- 6955 at 1445. Dr. Love' s soul
music is now broadcast in parallel on l 05. l MHz
FM. Addr: Belfast. (Doehner; Ryan; Crawford;
Si lvi ; Lyon ; Williams)
Stereo Sound Radio 6955 at 21 45. This new
rocker was widely heard, but nobody noticed
actual stereo modulation in their upper sideband
signal. Addr: None. (Shawn Axelrod, Winnipeg,
Manitoba; Jurrens; Silvi; Williams; Ross)
Tellus Radio 6955 at 0430. They seem to have
settled on o rock music formal. Addr: Providence.
(Andrew Yoder, Blue Ridge Summit, PA; Prindle;
Silvi; Williams)
The Fox 6955 at 0345. The flagship station for
the Fox Broadcasting Network features comedy
and parody bits. Addr: Providence. (Crawford;
Lyon; Silvi; Williams)
The Talking Pirate- 6955 at 2130. As advertised,
the announcer talks an this new one, but he mixes
in recorded comedy. Addr: None. (Nauto;
Crowford; Coatsworth; Frodge; Silvi; Yoder;
Williams; Ross)
Up Against the Woll Radio 6955 at 1800.
Owsley still recreates the late l 960' s on most
shows, but his productio ns now include more
comedy. Addr: Providence. (Silvi; Crowford;
Lyon; Murphy; Williams)
Up Your Radio Shortwave- 6955 at 1730. The
elaborate left wing productions on this one are
well done. When their QSL's show Rush
Limbaugh as a pig, you know they're not
endorsed by Newt G ingrich. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (Coatsworth; Crawford; Sivli; Lyon)
Voice of Anarchy 6955 al 2300. It's good to see

the return of veteran pirate Leonard Longwire,

who programs different musical styles in every
broadcast. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Axelrod;
Jurrens)
Voice of Bo Bo Booey- 6955 a t 2015. They play
a Cajun version of "Old MacDonald" called
"Looky, Looky Here." Addr: None. (Silvi)
Voice of Christmas- 6955 at 1600. The Yuletide
music from this one uses on "O Tannenbaum"
interval signal on a music box. Addr: Providence.
(Ryan; Coatsworth; Crawford; Murphy; Prindle;
Wolfish; Frodge; Yoder; Silvi; Will iams)
Voice of Helium- 6955 at 1500. This gas
oriented pirate sometimes ID' s as "The Gasman."
Addr: Providence. (N ick Terrence, Huntington,
NY; Ryon; Silvi; Murphy; Williams; Doehner;
Jurrens; Ross)
Voice of Indigestion- 6955 at 1815. Harold says
that their transmitter and their stomach had
technical problems during holiday shows. Addr:
Unknown. (Frodge; Silvi)
Voice of the Purple Pumpkin- 6955 at 2015.
Many stations have used this ID in pirate history,
so it's hard to tell who the latest version is. Addr:
None. (George Zeller, Cleveland, O H; Wolfish)
WARR- 6955 al 0030. After a lull far a few
months, this station has resumed frequent activity
with rock music and advocacy of marijuana
legalization. They' re now announcing an
address, but it's unconfirmed. Addr: Belfast.
(Jurrens; Hassig; Doehner; Crawford; Coatsworth;
Frodge; Prindle; Williams; Silvi)
WBIG- 6955 at 1530. On this new one, Big Mike
says he's o big guy with a big microphone. Addr:
Belfast. (Ryan; Silvi; Crawford; Wolfish; Frodge;
Prindle)
WGLR- 6955 a l 1600. Rock music is the staple
on Green Lantern Radio. Addr: Belfast.
(Crawford; Murphy; Doehner; Prindle;
Coatsworth; Wolfish; Frodge; Silvi; Williams)
WJDI 1620 al 02 15. See the headline article!
(Murphy; Frodge; Ross; Coatsworth; direct from
the station)
WKND 6955 at 1545. Rodia Animal, famous
builder of "Grenade" low power AM shortwave
transmitters, still takes lo the ai r occasionally with
rock and comedy shows. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (Ryan; Crawford)
WUS 695501 2130. Jack Boggan' s interval
signal broadcasts are still unique, but lately he' s
added football discussions. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (Crawford; Frodge; Coatsworth; Silvi;
Williams; Yoder; Ross; Prindle)
WMPR 6955 at 1645. This music station has
a lways featured lechnorock and electronic music.
Addr: None. (Williams; Coughlin; Wolfish; Silvi)
WPRS- 6955 at 1945. Comedy and novelty bits
make this one entertaining. Addr: Providence.
(Doehner; Crawford; Coatsworth; Silvi; Lyon)
WREC 6960 a t 2045. P. J. Sparx adds cornea
ID's by other pirates to his rock and comedy
format. Not all pirates use 6955 kHz; it pays to
lune around a little bit. Addrs: Belfast and Blue
Ridge Summit (Ryon; Crowford; Ross; Terrence;
Frodge; Doehner; Silvi; Mu rphy; Will iams;
Coatsworth; Lyon)
WSKY 6953 at 2100. The slick rock oldies
programming at "Whiskey Rodia" have been
with us since 1991. Addr: Belfast. (Yoder;
Frodge)
WSRR 6955 al 1645. Diverse shows from this
new operation hove included gospel music, rap
tunes, and Europirate relays. This might be a new
call for Sol id Rock Radio. Addr: Belfast. (Frodge;
Crawford; Prindle)

March 1997

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71

ON THE HAM BANDS

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO

- ....... - " /ke'Kerschner, N3/K . -

Morse l<eys

have been a CW (Morse code) operator

~ i nce first getting my 1 ovice ti cket in
the earl y 1950. s. It 's a mode I enjoy,
and use more than an y other- to me it is the
e~se n ce or ham radi o. My first Morse key
wa~ a surplus J-38: it is tough. easy to use,
and still has a place of honor in my shack.
A~ my code speed increased. upgrading
to a hug became necessary. I found the bug
somewhat mo re di fficult to master, but certain ly a lot easier to use o ver extended
r eriocls. Perhaps the hardest part of learning
to send with a bug was gelling the proper
ro lling moti on wi th the wrist and appl ying
thc con-eel pressure 10 each side or the
padd le so as not to drop a <lit or send ex tra
tl ih. Selling a bug up correct! ) can take a
long time. Once properly set up, the setlings
arc locket! in and the bug is handled with
car..: '-O the adjustments are not disturbed.
The late 5()'s saw the introduction of the
elect ronic kcyer along with a lot of terribl e
C\V. as most operators hat! difficu lty getting the hang of letti ng go of the dah side
before sending a few ex tra . Initi all y. modified bugs or homemade paddles were used
to operate the electro ni c keyers, and the
motion of sending stayed prelly much the
same-a rolling motio n ~: i th the wrist identical to operating a bug. but getting off the
dah -.itle faster.

the no vice. and then as a paddle after graduating to an au tomatic keyer.

Initially I was a bit skeptical. recalling
that a straight key was okay for a short time
but tiri ng for longer sessions. Hooking the
Kitano into my Morse Machi ne keyer. I was
pleased with the ease or se nding with it. In
fact, it was easier to operate over extended
peri ods than any other paddle I have ever
used. At an average sending speed of 15 to
25 words per minute (WPM), the Kitano is
a joy to use. When attempting to send above
30 WPM or so. I find the key difficult to use.
but I' m sure that my abi lity wi ll improve
wi th further use.
After using the key as a key paddle for
several days, I removed the kcyer and hooked
the Kitano up as a strai ght key. Us ing both
sides of the key I was able to mai ntain
speeds of 20 WPM fo r very long periods of
time without undue fati gue. In fact. I have to
say that even as a straight key. the Kitano is
best I have ever used! I'm sure that many
owners wi ll never hook it into a keyer since
it is so much fun to use as a straight key.
At a size of l/4x l-l /2 x 3 inches the key

wi ll fit anywhere. It is very stable and does

not slide all over the desk, and it can be
mounted in any position (even vertical). It is
the ideal key for mobile CW ops as it can be
mounted onto any surface. I might mention
that two models of the Kitano Key are
available. a standard model and a unit that
has a spring, applying back pressure so the
key can be used in areas of high vibration or
motion such as automobiles or trucks.
The Kitano Key is available from Kitano
Key Company, 6 19 Cherry Valley Rel,
Princeton, NJ 08540. Price is $55.00 for the
standard key. and $85.00 fo r the mobile
model (with spring) plus $7.00 for shipping
and handling.
I Shareware

Shareware is computer software that is

available on a trial basis. In other words, you
purchase a copy, look al it fo r awhile, and if
you like it, register it with whomever produces it to receive upgrades and additional
info on the program.
One of the problems with shareware is
that a lot of it is poorly designed or does not
run properly. Of course. you pay your money
and take your chances. It would be nice if
you could know before paying anything if
the program wi ll do what you want it to.
Since I go to a lot of hamfests I do buy a
great deal of shareware. Over the past two
The Kitano Key
years. I have chosen a number of shareware
About a year ago. ad veni ~e mcnts fo r the
programs that run well. work as promised.
Kitano Key began appearing in various amaand arc truly worth the price. The software
teur publications. The Kitano was touted as
I have examined is for the most part radio
a ni.:w type of key. or kcycr
related. al though there are a
paddle. I deci ded to give this
few nonradio pieces of softnew model a try to see if there
ware in my collection. I have
wa~ anythin g to the hype.
compiled a fairly lengthy list.
The difference between the
including complete details on
Kitano key and other types of
what the software is. how it
padd les is that you use your
runs, and hardware requ ired
thumb and forefinger in a vertito run it. If you would like a
cal motion. not unli ke that or a
copy of my list in order to
~ trai g ht key . A second and sigmake mo re in formed purnificant difference is that the
chases. send a business size.
Ki tano key takes up about o ne
self addressed, stamped enfourth th e space o r any other
velope (SASE) to Ike
paJ <lle on the market. This key Here is Dave Yingling'.~, AAOFN, key 11101111ted in his suburban. Ma ny
Kerschner, 6347 Chapmans
can he used as a straight key by Kita110 Key owners use tlte key mobile because it is small, sturdy and
Road, Allentown. PA 18 106.
comfortable.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TIPS

Dou Demaw, W I FB

Tuning the End-Fed Wire Antenna

listener~

any shortwaw
use random
len gths of wire for general purpose
antennas. Various sc hemes for resonating these antennas and matching them to the
50-ohm input o f a rccc i\'er have been di scussed in the literature. Some of the methods
used are cumbersome and diffi cult to bui Id and
adjust. Thi ~ month \\'e wi ll cliswss a bandswitching mi ni-t uner that will work with any
encl-fed length of wire to enhance reception
and he lp reject strong ~ignab that arc apart
from the de~ired monitoring frequency.
You may hear people refer to wire antennas
without feed lines as "long wires." Actually.
that term i ~ a technical mi~nom er. A true longwire antenna is a c.le,icc that i ~ one wa\'e length
or greater in length at the partirn lar operating
frequency. Hence. a onc-\\'avclengt h wire for.
say. 2 MH7. wou ld be -192 feet long . Factually.
a large cnd-l'cd wire may be long only in term s
of its English or metric dimens ion s.
Because most end-l'cd ll' ires are cut to lit
into availabl e space on a shortwave li stener's
property. they are seldom resonant at fa vored
listen ing frequencie~. I lowever. at spec ific frequenc ies fro m 550 k l-1 1 to 30 M H1. they may be
resonant as 1/4-. 1/2- 31-1- or I-wave length
antennas.
Furthermore. the c ha racte r i~tic impedance
of these wires c h ange~ with frequency. The
impedance (ac res i ~ta n ce in ohms) may be
anything from 15 to 2000 ohm!-. at a g i,en
frequency. An an ten na tuner wi 11convert these
random impedances tu 50 ohms. whi ch is the
u~ua l recei \'er input impcc.lanct:. Maximum
signa l or power tra n ~fc r occurs onl y when
unl ike impedances nre matchec.l. Along wit h
so lving thi s problem. a resonant tu ner (figure
I) provides additi onal recei ver front -end selectivity (rejection of un wanted signals elsewhere in the radio spectrum ).

A Practical Antenna Tuner

The ' implc circui t in figure I use' an air
wound main t:oil (l I. L2) and three small
toroid coi ls to pro,idc coverago.: from 550 kHz
through -10 MHz. L2 i' used h~ itse lf for
rc~on ati n g and matching a wire antenna du ring
recept ion in the standard AM broadcast band.
C2 is ac.lju ~ ted for po.:a k , ignal response as
noted by the recei\'cr S mete r or audio output
level.L I connec ts to the recci ver antenna jack.
It provides a tuncroutpu t impedance o f rough ly

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AO
Jl

Sl
RANGE

Cl

ANT
J2
C2
365

RCVR

Ll

Sl POSITION
A

550 to 1600 kHz

1.6 to 5 MHz

5 to 15 MHz

8.5 to 40 MHz

FIGURE 1 - Schemalic diagram of a reso11a111 hand-switch ed a11te1111a tuner for receiving.

C l is a [(}() pF ceramic or silver-mica capacitor. A 200-pF variable may be used (see texl).
C2 is a 365-pF 11ariable capacitor. Ll is 15 turns of 110. 28 enam. wire over the grounded
end of L2. Coil L2 (230 )-IH) has 152 close-wo1111d tu m s of 110. 28 enam. wire 011 a 1- by 3inch piece of PVC tubing or other low-loss tubular form. L3 (30 )-Ill) has 2 1 turns of no. 26
enam el wire 011 an A midon FT-50-61 ferrite toroid. IA (3.5 )-Ill) has 27 turns of no. 26
enamel wire 1111 an A midon TS0-2 toroid. LS (0..1 )-Iii) has JO fl/m s of no. 24 enamel wire on
an ,\midon TS0 -6 toroid. J 1 and 12 are RCA style phono jacks. S I is a si11gle-pole, 7positiou mt111:y wafer .~witch (Mo user 110. I OWWOJ 7) with four positions 111111sed.
50 ohms.
Figure I shows a variable capacitor at CI .
The pictorial drawi ng in figure 2 ill ustrates a

li xed-val uc ceramic capaci tor for C I. A 200pF vari able capacitor would be a good choice
if thi s type o f tuner were usec.l with a transmit-

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ter. If both C I and C2 are variable, the operator
can adjust the antenna system 5WR for I: I by
juggling the settings of both capacitors. However.C I would have to he lloated aboveground
by means of an insulated tuning shaft if it were
a vari able capacitor. You may want to use a
variable capacitor at CI for on-the-nose matching purposes. A I00 pF or less ( I0 to I00 pF)
fixed-value capacitor will provide acceptable
performance for most receivi ng applications.
Use the smallest value that will not cause a loss
in rece ived signal strength. The smaller the C I
value the greater the selecti vity of the C2/L2
tuned circuit.
Toroidal coils L3, L4. and LS arc selected by
means of 5 I to accommodate the frequencies
above 1600 kHL. They are switched in parallel
with L2 to lower its effective inductance. The
turns rat io of LI and L2 remains the same when
this is done. Inductances in parallel yield a
lower net inductance. as is the case with resistors in parallel. Coils that are connected in
series yield a higher net inductance. L3. L4. and
LS have progressively lower values of inductance in order to make L2 ex hibi t reduced
inductances fo r various segment~ of the HF
band.

Construction Tips
There is no reason why you can not use
wood or plastic for the chassis and panel of the
figure I tuner. A non -metal chnssis and panel
would simplify the mounting of C I if it were a
variable capacitor. since neither its rotor nor
stator should be grounded.
Figure 2 shows a suggested arrangement for
the tuner parts. There is nothi ng critical about
the layout. The importalll consideration is to
keep all of the leads as short and direct as
practicable. Excessively long RF leads introduce unwanted parasitic inductance that can
spoil the tuner performance from IOto 30 MHz.
especially.
The two antenna jacks are RCA style phono
connet:tors. You may use any type of coaxial
connector at JI and J2. The ground connection
can be made to a I-inch. 6-32 machine screw at
the rear of the tuner. as shown.
If you plan to make C I variable. consider
utilizing the tuning capacitor froma discarded
BC-band transistor radio or Mouser part no.
24TR222.1 Con nect the two sections in parallel
to obtain approximately 200 pF of capacitance.
A 1/4-inch dowel rod can be glued to the
existing short capacitor shaft to allow adjustment from the front panel. If you are unable to
locate a 36S-pF broadcast band variable capacitor. you may use a Mouser no. 24T R2 I 8
capacitor with both 266-pF sections connected
in parallel. These capacitors are not suitable fo r
transmitting app lications. Metric mounting

screws arc part no. 4855003. Toroid cores are

also available by mail. ~

n Summary
The tuner is a good weekend project. even
for beginners. Operation is simple. With the
receiver and antenna connected to the tuner.
adjust C2 through its range. If there is no
increase in rece ived signal strength , try each SI
posi tion and readjust C2 for a peak. There will
be a sharp ri se in signa l strength when the
correct setting is fou nd.
The tuner may be used also with coax-fed
antennas. Dipoles and verticals that are cut fo r
a specific frequency do not operate efficient ly
at some far-removed frequency because they
are not resonant there. An antenna tuner can
perk up the signal in such situations by providing an impedance match between the feed line
and the receiver. Off-frequency antenna operati on causes impedances other than 50 ohms to
be appear at the station end of the coax cable.

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75

PiLANE TALK
MAKING SENSE OF CIVILIAN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Jean Baker, KIN9DD

Air Traffic Trinity

clcome aboard. and happy St.

Patrick 's day! Thi s monlh we wil l
briefl y rev iew the trini ty of a ir
traffic control (ATC). because just about everyone who sent in answers to the Septembe r
quiz missed the question pertaining to the
three areas of air traffic cont rol. Speci fi ca ll y.
we'l l look at ATC communications so we can
understand what we re hearing when \ VC monito r them .
I.) Tower and TR ACON : The tower controller gives permission for land ings and takeoffs. He (or she) also receives handoffs from
the approach contro ller o n inbound traffic.
and hands off o utbound traffic to departure.
The g ro und co ntroller oversees al I movement
o n the airport su rface by aircraft and ground
vehicles. C learance delive ry is hand led by a
contro lle r who gives IFR (instrument flight
rules) and a lso some VFR (visual flighl rules)
clearances . Tower personne l can visual ly see
the traffic they work, but also depend on a
radar unit called the ''B RITE Display ...
In the terminal radar approach contro l
(TRACO N) we fin d controlle rs working approach and departure traffic. In most large
airports . thcTRACON and lOwer a re in separate buildings; however, in others, they arecolocatcd. albeit on d ifferent floors. The
TRACON is d im ly lit so that the controllers
can see thei r radarscopes u pon wh ich aircraft
arc represented by slashes and num bers. Traffic is usua lly worked from 10,000 fee t on
down to the su rface. Control lers on ly see thei r
traffic on the radarscopes .
2.) Air Route Traffic Cont rol Centers. Controllers in these fac ilities handle traffic en
roule between dest ination airpons . Their area
of coverage ranges from I 1.000 feel up to the
li mi ts of controlled airspace- 60.000 feet.
Nine ty-nine percenl of the ir traffic is IFR.
Timeand workload permitting, they will g ive
adv isories to VFR pi lots. They also handle
takeoffs and landings for fields without towers or a fter a small airport. tower closes for lhe
night.
3.) Flighl Service Stations. No. you don' t
go to an FSS to gas up o r get directions! Fli g ht
Serv ice Station personnel handle weather
briefings. file and c lose out flight plans. test
and ma inla in navaids. and perform a my ri ad
other duties. mostly for genera l aviation pilots. However. airline pilots contact FSSes

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Virgin Atlantic about to lea ve Jolly Old

England; colllributed by Carolyn Stone,
Cali}:

This brings to 15 the number of new MD83s on firm o rde r by TWA. The fi rst de li very
of these ai rcraft is planned for July 1997.
TWA will utilize the aircraft tosuppon planned
schedu le growth and the retirement o f older
jets. The new a ircraft wi ll be configured with
12 first-c lass seats and seating for 130 in
coach-class. (TWA calls the latter "Comfort
C lass" and it's the first coach environment
that's tru ly comfortable. - jb). By the end of
1997. TWA is expecting to add 24 more fue lcfficient new and used aircraft. most ly as
replacements for o lder planes in it s fleet. Th is
wil l include eight Boeing 757- 200s.

and fli ght watch for weather informatio n quite

frequent ly.

New Breed of ATC Equipment

Emerges

North Atlantic Routes

In a j o int acquisition by the FAA and lhe

Defense Depa11mcnt, Raytheon Industries wi ll
suppl y new computers. display~. and software for up to 199 military and 172 FAA
approach control and tower radar faci lities.
Installation is to begin in 1998.
Raytheon's Equipme nt Divis ion will act
as prime con tractor for the standard automation replacement system. known as STARS.
The first system will become operational
at Boston's TRACON fac ility as of December 1998 . Tentatively. the fina l system will be
installed in 2007 .
Most of the automated radar terminal systems (k nown as ARTS) TRACON radars in
use were custom-built and installed in the
1970s or early 1980s. Their software programs are too expensive to support. and they
are incapable of meeting termi na l area tra ffic
growth in to the next century.
However, the new system s hardware and
much of the software are based on commercial spec ifications that allow more affordab le
upgrades as well as lower maintenance costs,
resul ting in the system bei ng designed to
accept additional capaci ty and functions wi thout mod ifica tio n to the basic arch iteclllre.
The new radars w ill be capable of inte rconnecting with up to 16 o ther surveillance
radars and can perform multi-sensor tracking
lo provide expanded and redundant coverage.
T hanks to Ed Dun bar of Nebraska for contribut ing the above material.
That' s all for this ti me. See you next month
w ith more aero news and views. C ntiI then. 73
and out.

In response to many req uests. here are the

North Atlantic major world air route areas
(MW ARA) frequenci es and the ground station locations that take their guard:
NAT-A: 3016.5598.13306, 17946-Canarias.
Gander. New York, Paramaribo. Piarco, Santa
Maria. Shanwick (Shanno n).
NAT-B : 2899. 5616. 8864. 13291 , 17946 Gander. Iceland. NcwYork. Santa Maria,
Shan wick.
NAT-C: 2862. 5649. 8879. 3306. 17946 Gander. Iceland. Shannon.
NAT-D: 297 1, 4675 , 889 1. 11279. 1329 1,
17946 - Bodo. Cambridge Bay, Church ill.
Iqal uit. Gander. Iceland. Sondrestrom.
NAT-E: 2962. 6628. 8825, 11 309, 13354 New York. Santa Maria.
NAT-F: 3476. 6622, 883 1, 13291 - Gander.
Shanwick.
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stations will verify a reception report .

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fEDERAL FILE

A GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS

John Fulford, WA4VPY

email: iohnf@emi.net

FBI Found on 800 MHz ....

f you have been following thi s column

the past few months. the question of
"where have the federa l agenc ies gone?"
has been the salient point. We are hearing no
acti vity on 160 MH z channels where traffi c
should be. and we arc start ing to see federal
vehicles with 8001900 MHz antennas on
them- without their usual 160 MHz antennas.
It has long been rumored that fede ral agencies have been using commcrcial radio facil ities up in the 800/900 MHz band. There was
eve n an operation going on here in South
Florida known as "Blue Halo.'' which used a
wide area 800 MHz trunking system for their
communications. This operation inc luded units
from county. state. and federa l agencies. They
were hiding up on a trunked system along
with a hundred or so leg iti mate commercial
businesses. Who woulcl evcrha ve have known
10 look for them up there ?
It is repo rted that they arc still operat ing.
using a Motorola system located on one of the
tallest buildings in downtown Miami, thereby
giving complete South Florida coverage. By
using thei r di gital e ncryption. as many businesses arc now doing. they are completely
hidden.
Now for the lir~t time comes a submi ssion
from a reader who wishe~ to remain anonymous-for obviou. reasons. This reader, shal l
we say. would be "i n the know."Thi. submission is the a llocation for the FBI in Brevard
County. Florida, on 800 Ml-l z.
While thi s list is dated 1994. it wou ld be
reasonable to suspec t that the frequencies arc
still in use-or may have been ex panded
upon. Hen: arc the freq uenc ies.
866.xxxx
0750
3250
867.0375
868.xxxx
.0375
.6000

.1250
.5500

.1875
.5875

.2125
.6250

2500
.8250

.2625

.1625
.6875

.3750
.7375

.4125
.7875

.5375
.8125

.5625
8500

All of the frequenc ies arc in MHz.

I ran the freq uencies th rough the database
and guess what I found ? All of the frequencies
come back licensed to County of BrevardStatc of Florida. What a surprise. It see ms that
the FBI was, and still may be, using a fleet on
the Brevard County 800 MHz trunked radio

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system.
What are fleets? Without go ing into a lot of
detail on 800 trun king. no one frequency is
assigned 10 a particul ar rad io. The cou nty
sheriff could have his own fleet. In this fleet
would be num..:rous subtlcets-juvenilc crime.
detecti ve d ivis ion. internal affai rs. etc. If your
radio is not programmed to fol low the particular info rmation whic h is being sent out from
the control channel, you will not hear the
conversations.
For example. the county sheriff's radios
could be structured so that the Sheri ff had
access to all of the sub-fleets. The detectives
mi ght have their own subfleet for thei r un its
plus the uni fo rm patrol channel. Internal affairs wou ld ha ve thei r own subfleet that no
one else could monitor. yet they would have
access to detec ti ves. patrol, etc.
Into thi s mix you can acid othcrdivi sions of
government- the co unt y fire depa rtmen t
could have thei r ow n fleet with possibl y one
or two subtlccts: county government administration would have their own fleets for such
agencies as an imal control, code e nforcement
... well. you get the idea.
It is enti rely possible that the FB I has their
own fleet up there hidden along with anima l
control. sheri ffs patrol. etc. Onl y the people
programming the radios and the actual agencies involved wou ld know they even existed.
The sheriff would never hear the FBI. but the
FB I probabl y had (or ha ~) the sheriff ~ fleet
programmed into thei r radi os for such operations as mutual aid. etc. The possibili ties are
unlimited.
Why stop at the FBI ? Extend thi s scenari o
to other branches or the federal government.
Wh o is to say that Customs does not have
radios programmed onto Miami s 800 MHz
trunked syste m? Why couldn't the Marshal' s
office have a fleet up there al so?
I obtained a iist of radio callsign prefixes
for Metropolitan Dade Count y Florida. There
were the usual callsigns for patrol. tactical.
detecti ve. vice. even internal affairs. What
also was on the list were the ca ll s ign~ fo r
every federal agency in Miami. ri ght clown to
the f-'BI. the Ma rshal's Office. e ven the units
clow n at Homi.:stead Air Force Base. Arc these
federal units sharing the main Dade County
channels. or do they have their own fleet s and

subflccts on the Dade County system?

The re s no reason to think Miami is the
only metropoli tan system 10 make use of such
an arrangement. The new Motorola radios
have the capaci ty for 256 lleets on them, wi th
an unknow n number of subtlccts per fleet.
What is 10 stop the Feds fro m programm ing
the ir radios for every major c ity in the country
that uses SOO MHz trunki ng? When they travel
from city to ci ty they would just have to
change the knob on the radio to Miami, Atlanta. Los Ange les. etc. Besides these governmental 800 MHz systems, there often are
commercial 800 MHz trunk ing systems in
major c ities. As you can sec. the possibilities
get very interesting.
Wh at can we listeners do to monitor or
even verify the presence of these transmissions? Unless you possess one of the Motorola
radios that has been programmed 10 those
fl eets. you are out of luck. Motorola protects
its program ming software very carefully . Nor
will owni ng a radio help you. Some change
may be on the horizon wi th the int roduc tion of
Uniclen s new trunk-tracki ng scanners, featured in th is issue of MT. Stay tuned!
The Long Arm of the IRS

I had occasion last month to visit my local

office or the Internal Reve nue Service. It was
a friendly visi t and it turned ou1 to be most
info rmati ve. The IRS is composed of differe nt pa ns. T he one with which we are most
familia r is the 'audit and collection" division.
There is another di vision whose attention you
do not want to draw: the Cri mi nal Investi gative Di vision.
The local Criminal Investigati ve Di vision,
or CID. has its offices in the ma in IRS office
here in my fa ir city. This may a lso be true in
yours. Look them up in the telephone di rectory: There will probab ly be a local address
fo r the IRS. whereas the CID will just have a
phone number. You can almost rest assured
that they are in the same building.
Whi le I was there. one of thei r "undercover" agents came out into the lobby to look
for one of her associates. You could tell from
the way she carried herself and by a certain
1ook" that thi s was a Fed, with a capital F.
Besides. 1hc fa nny pac k which held her gun ,
the alphanumeric pager. and the cell phone

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Repeater Output
Repeater Input
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Repeater Output
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11
Simplex
12
Simplex
The sub-audible tone is 3Z ( 123 .0 Hz).
There was an old VHF system used for
many ye ar~ . It may still be in use in some areas
by the CID. Here is that assignme nt.
04
05
06

sort of gave he r away.

As I was leaving the IRS office. I decided
to drive around behi nd the bui lding. There. all
parked in a neat little row, were all of their
undercover vehicles. All low-slung new sedans with tinted wi ndows. I saw our friend
come out of the building with anot her agent
and get intoo ncol' the vehicles-It was lunchtime and they were headed out for lunch.
What att racted my altcntion was the 800 MHz
antenna on the rear trunk li p.
Was thi s an 800 MH z anten na or a disguised 4 18 MHz antenna? There arc several
companies out there that manufacture antennas that look like commercial cellular antennas. Some antennas even extend down into
the 27 MHz Citizen' s Band and some cmer
the 30/50 MHz commercial band. r ve always
wondered how we ll their transmissions get
out using a piece of wire the same ph ys ical
dimension as a cell ular and/or 800 MHz
trunking antenna?
The question of antennas keeps recurring:
Has the IRS also gone to 800 MH z LO hide as
mentioned above. or is this just a clevcrlooking -ll 8 MHz antenna? I hear very little
41 8 MHz IRS traffic, and what I hear comes
from Miam i and Ft. Lauderdale.
The government generally does not do its
own rad io instal lation work. ls there someone
al a radio shop who could- anonymously. of
course-submit what he/she knows about the
radios in the IRS vehicles and also info rmation on the antennas? All submissions will be
treated with the strictest confidence.
For what it is worth. here is a listing of the
Internal Revenue Servic..: Di visions and thei r
correspond ing radi o channels.
I RS Criminal In vestigative Division
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01
418.2250
Simplex
02
418.2250
Repeater Output
414.7000
Repeater Input
03
418.1750
Simplex

418.2000
418.2250
418.2250
414.7000
418.2250
41 5.7250
418.2250
415.0000
418.1750
414.7000
418.7250
41 5.7250
418.1750
41 8.2000

Criminal Investigative Division

.G.b.Mn.e1
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l.!.s..e
01
165.9500
Simplex
02
167.0000
Simplex
03
165.9500
Repeater Output
167.0000
Repeater Input
04
166.4625
Treasury Commmon
The sub-audible tone is I Z ( I00.0 Hz).
I Office of the Inspector General

This division of the IRS conducts internal

investigati ons and audits on its employees. It
investi gates employee misconduct and in ves-

ti gates threats made against I RS officials.

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Treasury Common
There is no suhaud ible tone avai labk.
01
02
03

166.0000
167.1000
166.0000
167.1000
166.4625

I have heard agents from the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami tleld oflice using the 166.000
MHz freq ue ncy fol lowing the ir own CID
age nts around. All transmissions were in the
c lea r-no sc ram bling. The repeater on
166.000 MH z could barely he heard up my
way. but I did hcarthc inpu t c h ~ n ne l as we ll as
the simplex operations.
I-l as anyone been checki ng out the 220/222
MH1. band? There is a lot of activity there
now. It is mostly trun king and use~ ACSB
(Amplitude Compatible Side Band) emissions.
The antenn as look like two meter ( 150 MHz)
5/8 wave gain whips wi th about half of the
whip missing. Once you sec one you wi ll
realize what it is. There arc some exd usive
federal govern ment as. ignmcnts there and
remember-i t is set up fo rtrun king. Could we
be seeing a repeat of the 800 MHz scenario
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SATELLITE TV
ADVENTURES IN THE CLARKE BELT

Ken Reitz, KS4ZR

Review of DBS Services

the world of satel lite te levision. one

year i~ long eno ugh to he considered an
establ ished success. Cu rrently the re are
fo ur direct broadcast satellite <DBS) service s
ava ilable to America' s co n ~ um e r s . ranging
fro m the !>ix y.::nr old Pri mestar to the less than
one yea r old AlphaS tar. wi th the all -ti me
popular Dir.::cTV and lesser-known USSB
also in the com pet it ion. Thi ~ month we 11take
a look at thc).C scrvic.::s and you <:an determi ne
for yourself which might be b.::st for you.
Un less you' ve been in ex ile on another
planet for the last scvernl yea rs. your senses
ha,e been a~~a ulted by the ~teady promotio nal ca mraign of the small dish revoluti on.
Thceffcet has been sensationa l. Di rect broadca~ t satellite TV has tru ly become the hnttestselling e lectronic gadget in thc meteoric history of e lectron ic gadgets. But. once weve
pcclcd away the hype. wha t ~ really the best
deal? It t ake~ a lot of sorting to come to any
conclusions. hut. conside ring the money you' II
ha w to ~pcnd for thi ~ type of en tertainment.
your effort s will be worthwhile.
The fi rst thing you should know is that
when.::vcr you hear th.:: word "channel" these
scnice. arc talking about \'ideo and audio.
So. a service offering I 00 channel s might
actually o nly have 50 or 60 video channels
available. When) ou \'i,it showrooms and talk
to deal ers you should know that prices for the
sa1m: ~y~tems vary widely from dealer to
dealer. Shop around. D ea l e r~ arc making a lot
of money l >ll peripheral s and add-ons ... Installation ki ts can cost from $50 to$ I00 and
ma y no! C\'Cn be nc<:c,,ary.
Big di scount s an:! often give n but onl y if
you agree lo sign up for programming Iota ling
any1,herc frn 111 5300 to 5600 per year. Many
salespeople arc work ing on commissio n and
the more they can add to your bi11 the better
thcir monthly income. Also. d.::alers often get
co mmi ssio n ~ from programmer' for subscription sales for which they receive a residual
income for y.::ar to come after the installation. I' ve ca lculated ) early co,ts. inc luding
instal lation and co'h a fter li ve years of subscribing. Your act ual co~l may vary depending on'' hat you >Uh,cri be to.
The mo't import ant thing to know. howeve r. is that of the three DBS 'c rviccs available (])irccTV and USS B both use the DSS
system). none of them arc co111 patible with
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each other. In addition to the regular video

' ervices offered. all have pay-per-view movies and specials which typical ly cost 52 .99 per
movie to $30 and more fo r special events.
Primestar's Age Edge

l'rimestar '.1 elliptical dish. (Courtesy

Primestar)

Test marketi ng fo r Primestar began in

Nove111b1.:ro f 1990 using five analog (BM AC
c ncryptt:d ) channels on GE Amc ricom' s
Satcom K I. The service qu ickly grew to ni ne
channels and se rved 70.000 subscribers. By
March of 1994 test market ing ended and the
national rollout began . Les~ than two years
later they had ga rnered more than one million
~u bsc ri bc r~. Currentl y Pri mestar se n e, 1.7
mi ll ion cu,tomer~ and offers 95 channels.
Pri mestar has a lways soft-pedd led the fact
that their dish has bee n somewhat bigge r (27
inches. required by the lower powered Kuband sate lli te o n which its program111 ing has
been tran smitted). Its leap to the higher-powe red bi rd wil l make it possible for Pri mestar to
join the pizza-size crowd and takes the teeth
out of one advantage over Primestar exp loited
by other services.
T he b iggest se lli ng po int going for
Pri mcstar is that subscribers are not req uired
to purcha' c any receiving equi pment. lnstalla1ion is done by Pri mestar personnd and
varies between 5150 and S200. depending on
your location. and usually takes just a fe\\'
hours.
Prim c~ t ar offers fo ur program111ing packages ranging from their PrimeValue at
$32.99 per month (j ust unde r S400 pe r year).
T his docs no! include The Weather Channe l
<TWC ). considered a basic on most cable
systems. To rcceivt! TWC you' II have to go to

the next package. "Variety T ier." and kick in

another $4.99 a month. bringing your yearly
total to$455. The ir nexl level is .. Prime Entertainmcn1," which includes all of Prime Value
and Variety and includes the Encore channe ls-Mys te ry. Western s. and S1arz- at
54 I .99 per month or $503 per year.
Their big ticket is .. PrimeFamily." which
includes all of th.:: above plus three channels
of HBO and two of Cinemax for $54.99 or a
whopping S660 per year. Total cost for your
fi rst year with Primestar. assuming the lower
installation charge: 58 10. Total charge for
five years service: $3.450. Oh. by the way.
!hat doesn r include any of the premium sports
packages such as Major League Baseball's
"Extra In n in g ~ .. ($ 139) and the 'BA .. League
Pass" ($149).
The DirecTV/USSB Twins
Known collecti ve ly as DSS (Digital Satellite System). these two competing services
use the same satellites (DBS 1/2/3) and identical rcc;eiving equipme nt. Subscribers may
choose one or bot h fo r their programming
source. DirecTV i~ a child of Hughes Commun ications. which is a div i ~ ion General Mo-

Installing a Digital Satellite System.

(Co urtesy DirecT V)

tors so there are some deep pockets for them through the DBS industry and panicked
to plumb. USSB is the brainchild of Stanely DirecTV to do something it had never had to
Hubbard , whose Min neapolis based Hubbard do before: compete. DirecTV/USS B retaliBroadcasting has been a quiet force in terres- ated with a simi lar offer and system prices
trial and satellite communications forthe past have remained there since. Despite its frenetic
twenty years.
ad ca mp aign, featuring th e obnoxious
USSB's program packages start cheaply "Dishman" character, consumers were atenough. The ir USSB Basics is onlyS7.95 per tracted by the hardware price and the program
month but li st only six channels, im;luding the package prices which start as low as $ I0/
All News Channel (Hubbard 's feeble answer month. The basic sche me at DISH is their
to CNN Headline News). Emphasis at USSB "America's Top 40" basic service which costs
is on movie channels HBO (5 channe ls), $ 19.95/month and features 40 cable services.
Showtime (3 ch anne ls).
including The Weather
Cinemax (3 channels), and
Channel , Disney, and
The Movie Channel (2 chanothers considered preminels). Their USSB Enterums by other services.
S0.1\l"
Ten more channels cost
tainme nt Plus package is
S24.99/month or S300
$34.95/month and they' ll
knock off $40 with an anwith a prepaid annual
subscription.
nual subscription ($379.40/
year)-and st ill no Weather
In addition, subscribers can choose from a
Channel. You' ll have to go
wide variety of various
to DirecTV for that.
networks and c hanne ls
DirecTV has six program
and pay a la cart e. For
packages which range from
"Plus DirecTV" at $ 14.95
example, their Spanish
Lan g uag e
Pac ka ge
( 16 channels of cable basics
(Telemundo,
Fox Sports
and 31 audio channe ls from
Sony DSS DBS satellite TV
Ame ricas, and MTV
Music Choice). But if you' re system. (Courtesy Sony)
Latino) is $4.99 extra.
looking fo r th e Weather
Channel you' ll havetojump to ''SelectChoice" Movie channels HBO. and Cinemax are $ 15
at $19.95 fo r 28 video and Music Choice to $25 per month extra. Their Ameri ca's Top
channels. Their top package is 'Total Choice 50 with Premium Value Package (movie chanPlatinum" at $44.95, which includes virtually nels) would be $600 per year.
With basic system and one year subscripevery entertainment and sports channel there
is excepT HBO, Showtime, The Movie Chan- tion, your first year with di sh would be $850,
nel. or Cinemax (you' ll have to go to USSB assuming self-installation. Five years with
fo r those). DirecTV also offers professional DISH and you will have spent $3,250. DISH
and college sports packages such as "NFL charges $3.95 per month for its monthl y guide
Sunday Ticket" (S 159): ''NBA League Pass" Dish Emerrai11111e11T Maga zine (as a gracious
($ 149); "N HL Center lee" ($ 129); "M LB gesture you get the first month free).
Extra Innings" ($ 139): "ESPN GamePlan
College Football" ($79); and "ESPN Full I The A lphaStar Puzzle
Court College Basketball" ($79).
Launched last year am id high hopes from
Their 'Total Choice Platinum." less any
parent company Tee-Com Electron ics, Inc.,
movie chan nels, would be $540 per year.
longtime C-bancl satellite equipment manuWith a $200 basic system p1ice tag and the
facturer, AlphaStar, was to be distributed by
$60 do-i t-yourself installation kit. that would
the Amway Corporation, with its legions of
be $800 for the fi rst year. Fi ve years out. your
highly energized sales people. Alphastar
total would be just under $3.000.
looked poised to charge into the DB S fray
wi th effectiveness, but, the first six months
I The DISH Option
saw a company in disarray. Followi ng the
Echostar Satellite Corporation launched pull-out of Amway and a lifeless promotional
its DISH (Digital Sky Highway) service less campaign AlphaStar had netted only a few
than a year ago and wasted no time homing in th ousa nd sub sc ribers . Like th e ea rli er
on the DirecTV/USSB tin y dish lock. To get Primestar, AlphaStar transmits on medium
the public and their competitor' s attenti on, power Ku-band satellite Telstar 402 .
AlphaStar offers two program packages,
they started off by selli ng their complete systems for just $200. Thi s news sent shockwaves the "Basic Pak" at $24.99 per month and " I00

AlphaStar DBS system. (Courtesy

AlphaStar)

Channels" for S49.99 per month. AlphaStar

offers th irty chan nels of OMX (forme rly
known as Digital Music Express) as part of
each package and counts in the per-channel
count. The future looks qui te uncertain for
this DBS challenger. With no current system
price avai lable, as this was written. yearly
charges can' t be calculated.

I For More Information

Primestar is avai lable throughout the U.S.
at 1-800-PRIMESTAR or at many Rad io
Shack retail stores throughou t the country.
USSB receiving equipment and programmi ng
can be reached at 1-800-204-USSB. DirecTV
satellite systems are avai lable through numerous large retail c hains and electronics
store and can be reached at I -800-DIRECTV.
DISH satellite systems arc sold through a vast
network of independent satellite TV dealers.
To find one in your area call 1-800-333DISH. AlphaStar may be reached at thei r
corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, at 1-203-359-8077 .

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EXPERIMENTER'S WORKSHOP
TWEAK, TUNE, AND MODIFY!

Bill Cheek

Internet: bcheek@cts.com

Electronic Design with a Spreadsheet

he Information Age unleashed monumental chan!.!es into our lives. the

most profound of which might be new
and improved learning tools. Hu man learn ing
isn't fu lly grasped even by the experts. but it
is generally agreed that trial and error (repetition) arc key ingredients. In ot her words. do
something long enough. and get the right
feedback. and you're bound to lea rn!
But with improved tool~. thcre s a faster
way ... I am pleased to oiler. with a twist. a
time-honored trial and error process for the
design of a low noise. high gain transistor
preamplifier. except that the trial and error
phase is reduced to seconds instead of hours
or days. You need on ly a hobbyi st' s grasp of
soldering and circuit building.
Experts and students alike ca n des ign and
build a tape recorder or microphone preamplifier to hear ants partying in the carpet or
college professors mumblin g across lecture
halls. A compu ter and a spreadsheet crunch
o ut opti mi zed designs. You' II have an important electronics learn ing tool. because the
spreadsheet does all the trial. freeing you to
learn the concepts.
If you don't have a compute r and spreadsheet. a calc ulator produces the sa me resu lts:
it just takes longer ... the old \\'ay.

The Circuit

high voltage gain (a mplification ). excellent

noise immunity, good impedance transfer
characteristics. and si mpli city. A practical
example of a common-emitter is an audio
preamp Ii fie r for tape recorde rs. stereo sou rces,
radio detectors. and microphones. especially
for Radio Shack ' s elcctrct mies. #33-3003,
#33-3013. or even #270-090 or #270-092.
The circuit includes a 2N3904 low noise
transistor and a few resistors and capacitors.
Acid a battery. input/output jacks (and cables),
for a low cost performer and lots of fun.

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Any of several variables in preamp des ign

can alter circuit values enough to make thi s a
form idable magazine art ic le. Variables include power supply type and voltage, output
impedance of the signal source to be amplified. input impedance of what the preamplifier is to' feed. and the type of amplifyi ng
transistor to be used. Pick these firs t. plug in
the data. and the spreadshee t docs most of my
work. calcu lating component va lues and c ircuit parameters fo r yo u.
If you don t have a spreadsheet or computer. j ust Iist the data from Figures I and 2,
cells 83-B 10 and use a calc ulator to perform
the math in Figure 2. cells B 12-827.

You need to know the output impedancc of

the signal source to be amplified . Th is is found in the specs
for the source. For example,
.! awe,.,,
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mi c rophones arc typi ca ll y
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t Sec:11on
fa irl y standard. Referring to
Figures I and 2. enter this
output impedance value
(ohms) in cell 8 3. Good design calls for the input impedance of the preamp to match
the ou tput impedance of the
sou rce. So if you want a microphone preamp. and the output impedance of the mic is
I000 ohms. then enter I000
in cell 83. (My example
project needed an input im,., r

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The Design Approach

I Getting Started

The common emitter is a basic bu ilding

block for bipolar transistor circuits. offering

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pedancc of 3200 ohms.)

Next is the input im peda nce of the device
or circuit that will be fed by the preamp.
Typical ly. the input impedance of' an intermediate amplifier is rather high. in the range of
25k- IOOk ohms. My design called fo r 47k
ohms. so l entered 47000 in cell 84. If you
absolutely don't know your req uired value,
47000 is always a good trial entry for cell 8 4.
The lowest frequency to be amplified goes
in cell 85 . Good bass response cal ls for20 Hz,
so I entered "20" in cell 8 5. What kind and
source of power will run your preamp? I
selected a 9-vol t battery. but wanted performance to improve as the battery ran down, so
I selected 8.5-volts for cell 86. rationalizing
that 8-volts is about the end of life fo r a 9-volt
battery. This mid-life optimization ensures
good performance over the life of the battery.
The data fo r ce ll 87 really isn't a variable
for preampli fie rs. It's a DC "bias" point for
the transistor when there is no signal input.
It s possible forthe transistor's coll ector voltage to run anywhere between 0-volts and
+Vee. but if near ei ther ex treme, the output
signa l will be distorted. Therefore, to ensure
low distortion , the transistor must statically
run at a point midway (Class A) between 0
and the supply voltage. Entering ".5" in cell

87 converts to " 50%" e lsewhere in the calculatio ns. Do n' t worry if you d o n't understand
wh y; always enter .5 in cell 8 7 for amplifier
ci rc uits.
Cell 8 8 is an arbitrary value of R3, w hich
we choose based o n a percentage o f the in put
impedance of the next stage (see cell 84).
Good pream plifier design ca ll s forthe value of
R3 to be about I 0 percent of the input impedance of the ne xt stage , so I 0 percent of 470 00
(8 4) is 4700. Ente r 4700 in cell 88.
Now select your trans istor. I chose the
2N3904 for its availability, low no ise. a nd
go od ampli fy ing characte ri stics. The only formal spec needed is the " Hr/' a me as ure of the
transistor's current amplifying capability. This
number isn ' t too im porta nt so lo ng as it's I 0 0
or g reater. H,. of the 2N3904 is specified to be
a minimum of I 00 and a maximum of 400. I
e ntered " I 00'' in cell 8 9 to be ultraconservati ve .
The fun is about to beg in. Dec ide o n the
m inimum signal gain you need . In my ap pl icatio n, the in put source puts o ut abo ut 2-mV
(0 .002v) but the next stage needs 100-mY
(50) . I entered "47" into cell B 10 as a compromise to simplify the design as we' ll sec in a
moment.

wired in series.
Va lues of input and o utput coupling capacitors (Ci and Co) are calculated to be .332F, fo r which the commo n 0.33-F is perfect,
but s ince ta nta lum c apacito rs are be tter for
low no ise , low leakage. and good hig h freq uency characteri stics, it is acceptab le to use
the a vailable .5-F o r 1.0-F values . Yo u'l l
just have bette r bass respo nse than o rig ina lly
spec ified.

I Enhanced Design

O nce the desig n is tri ed and adjusted to

commo n value compo nents. the additio n of
two more can improve performance. A11 e mitter bypass capac ito r (Ce) g reatly improves
circuit gain wi thout a ltering the safety o r bias
points. Cell B26 ca lculates an optimum value
for Ce to be 246-F. a bi t hefty for a mi croc ircui t. but anything in the range of 22-F and
up will g ive improved bass respo nse and more
gain . Depend ing o n need. Ce is optio na l. but
it provides so much for so little that it just
makes sense to use it. You can test your
prototype with and w itho ut it to see w hat I
mean.
Not calcul ated in the spreadsheet, but in
the sche matic is C I, a 2 20-pF ca pacitor connected across the transistor's e mitter and base .
I The Calculations
Cl i s n't s tri c tl y
needed, but is an e lEnter the formuegant touch to prolas into ce ll s B 12FIG-3: PERFBOARD LAYOUT
tect the tran sisto r's
827 exactly as shown
bias from RF, spikes.
in Fig ure 2. Ce ll B 12
and trans ients. A lso
performs the fi rst cal no t o n the s preadc u I a t io n fo r th e
sheet is the optio nal
trans istor's co llector
i111pedance matching
current. At less than
feed resistor (Rx ) fo r
1-mA. it proves e miel ec tre t
mi crone ntly acce ptabl e.
pho nes. Some need
Ce ll B 13 calcul ates
it: some do n' t. C heck
the valueof R4, based
the s pe cs of your
on the value of R3
SOLDER 111Rl1\'G ,\'WE
e lectret m ic clement.
d ivided by the des ired
Usually a I k o hm
voltage ga in e ntered
res istor is s peci lied.
into cell B 10 (4700
ohms/4 7= I 00 ohm s, a commo n resistor value). but values to 3.3k o hm s are poss ible. By the
Now you sec wh y I c hose "47" for my mini- way. the value of this res istor sets the o utput
imped ance of the electret as needed in Cell
mu m desired vo ltage gain.
In the inte rests o f brev it y, I' II di spense with 8 3.
La st, but no t in the calcul atio ns. is a byexplaining the rest of the calculatio ns (whi c h
you can fi g ure ou t w ith a little study) and pass decoupling capacito r (C2) for the + Vee
instead call your atte ntio n to ce ll s B 18. 8 23. power supply line to g round. Thi s can be a n
a nd 8 25 whe re the values of the rest of the e lectro lytic capacito r of about 22-F o r larger.
c irc uit compo ne nts are calcul ated a nd di splayed. In my example, R2 is 4706 o hms I Wrapup
(we' ll use the common value, 4700 o hms) .
I could write a book o n ampli fier des ig n
Ce ll B23 calcul ates 50072 o hms for R I. not a
and bo re you to tears. Or. you can play w ith
commo n value, but we can get close eno ug h
thi s spreadsheet; c hange a few values here
with commo n 47k o hm and 3.3 k o hm res istors

and the re in cell s 8 3- B I 0 for instant results;

and perhaps learn mo re in less time than from
a d ry old book. Build your spreads heet exactly as show n in Fig ure 2. colu m n B. Co lumns A and Care just desc ri pti ve text and ca n
be reworded o r annotated to suit your needs.
Hil//s: ( I ) Figure 3 is the perfboard layout
fo r the prototype. (2) Try a desig n using tiny
merc ury o r li thium ce ll s as a +3-vo lt supp ly.
Use 2.90-volt as the design ce nter. (3) A fte r
your design proves up, build it with surfaccmo unt compone nts into a minuscul e module 1
There isn' t an ythi ng hairy about the formul as. T ype the m as shown into any spreadsheet program . Ir you fo ll ow the fo rmul as
w ith a calculato r, use standa rd algebraic rul es
for working w ith pare ntheses .
Stri king a blow for rh yme and reason. I
annota ted the schematic in Fig ure I with
arrows to sig ni fy d irectio n of e lectron fl ow.
Eng ineering professors will gasp and clutc h
the ir hearts s ince they now teach a theory with
arrows po inted oppos ite mine. They c all it
"current fl ow." Um- m-m . o kay, but when I
wate r 111y garden. water fl ows out the e nd of
the hose to the soil. no t the o ther way around .
Theorie s aside . my arrows s how the direc ti o n
of e lectron fl ow in the circ uit.
I ha ve combined the Exce l spreadsheet fo r
thi s proj ect with the file that contains o ther
spreadsheets from past Experimenter's Workshop art icles and have made it a vailable on my
BBS (6 19) 578-9247 in the free download
area and o n my FTP site. ftp://ftp.cts.com/
pub/bcheek. T he fil ename is S PR ED I.ZIP
So te ll me : how do you like working w ith
spreadsheets and d atabases so far'J
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(OMPUTERS & RADIO

RADIO-RElATED SOFTWARE REVIEWS

John Catalano, PhD

;_catalano@conknef.com

The Piel< of Top Decoders

connect~

dernder
to the speaker/
record out put of your receiver. It
takes th t: audi o of radioteletype
(RTTY). FAX. AMTO R. Packet. and other
digitally encoded forms of signal modulation,
and decodes. or trans lates, them into letters
and numbers.
Now. l et'~ get one thing straight up front.
When we say decode we do not imply that
plain language. read able text results. The text
may have bee n encoded with a "secret .. language before it wa. transmitted. For example.
assume a message was se nt in French as a
RTTY signal. A working digital signal decoder wou Id ~ how letters on a computer screen.
However. lo understand what the message
said we wou ld have lO know the messages
original language. In our example it woul d be
French. Therefore. if the signal modulation
ca n be tkcoclcd. it docs nol guarantee that the
m e s ~ ;1gc i~ be in g se nt in an internationall y
recogni zed language. The sender may not
want Joe Monitor to read hi s "mail." In practice, the majori ty of the HF sig nal s will be
encrypted. e ither by a unique modulation
method. secret lang uage. or both.

RS- 232. standard serial pon. Ht:nce the origin

of the PK-232's name. The user also sends
cont rol instructi ons 10 the decoder by the
serial connect ion. The ud vantagc of thi s approach is that the u ~cr 's computer is not being
tied up in the decoding process and is free to
do other things. such as run a receiver controller program and database.
The PK-232 decoders are some of the
easiest to u ~e in the hardware intensive category. The signal is tuned via a number of
LEDs on the PK"s fro nt panel. for maximum
left and right deflec ti on. Then, by typing s1"'.
the PK-232 anempts to identify the signal
automatically. The SI fu nction works we ll for
the identification of simple digital modes.

FIGURE 2 - Code 3 Gold T1111i11g Screen

I Heavy on Hardware
Decod e r~ come in a numbt:r of fo rms.
They range from decoders which are 90 percent software and I0 percent hardware. to
o n e ~ wh ich are just the opposite: 90 percent
self-contained hardware and I0 percent software. An exampl e of the second type is the
famous AEA PK-232.
The PK-232 is a hardware decoding system. It contain s audio filler ci rcuits, a microprocessor, and decoding programs stored in a
read onl y memory (ROM ). T he decoded output is sent to your computer fo r display via the

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ROIJ- YEC
PICCOLO MK VI
COQUELET B
COQUELET 13
TOM
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TOM
CC IR 342
SPORE

FIGURE 1 - Code 3 Gold Mode Screens

84

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Wi th ROM upgrades from the manufacturer.

AEA, the latest PK-232s decode all forms of
ham radio modes. both I-I F and VHF/UHF.
Navtt:x. ARQ. FEC, and a few more arc
included. In addi ti on. the lutes! PK-232 includes a position report ing fu nction which
all ows the user's Global Position Sate llite
(GPS) receiver out put to be automatically
encoded and decoded o n signal s. Th is gives
real time station position informat ion. even if
it" s mo bi le.

March 1997

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FIGURE 3 - Code 3 Gold Mode

Deter111i11atio11
I Software Based Decoders
We said the value of a hardware based
decoder was that it did not tie up your
computer s proces~or. That's the good part.
On the other hand. nowadays PC processors
are very. very powe1ful. The best softwarebased decoders can exp loit this power capabil ity by prov idin g man y more decoding features: automat ic signal analysis, audi o/digital
level display. cataloging of signals. plain language decod ing in various languages. und
even secondary decoding levels. We ' JI see an
example of secondary decoding in a minute.
The down side of software-based decoding i' the lim ited amount and e ffective ness of
its input signal conditioning. T his condit ioning converts audio lo digital logic leve ls readab le by the computer. Due to the small amount
of c ircuit hardware in the software-bused decoder, all hardware. including signal conditioning. is min imized.
Counter-balancing this limitation is the
software-based dt:l:Odcr' s ability to add new
feat ures and decode modes via a simple software upload. be il fro m di sk or even the
Internet. The Code 3 Gold is one of the most
sophisticated of these software-based decoders avai lable today.

I Code 3 Gold
We have used and repon ed in this colu mn
o n the whole Code .. fami ly of decoders.
from the Granddaddy of the product fami ly.
Code 30. to the Code 3 and now the Gold
\'er, ion. We have operated them all. The Code
30 comes in the form of a PC expansion card,
docs just about C\'erythi ng a decoder can do.
and wi ll ' ct you back more than a Grand
($ 1000). The Code 3 comes with a 4-by-7-

inch plastic c ircuit box which is attached to

110/220 V AC. receiver audio. and the serial
port. The Code 3 only decodes thuse modes
used in the shortwave spectrum.
Now we have the Code 3 Gold. which
decodes both shortwave and V HF/ UHF s ignals. Figure 1. whic h is a ~creen shot from the
program. shows al l the modes decodable by
Code 3 Gold. Note that the re is now a mode
scree n with the top titl e o f ''YHP" wh ich was
not presen t in the Code 3 vers ion. The V HF
mode s include ACARS for airli ne moni tors.
DTMF (telephone keyboard decoding), and
other 'inte resting." modes.
The on ly hardware that comes with the
Code 3 Gold is a cable that connects the serial
port of the computer to the receiver's audio.
The shell of the ~e rial port connector houses
the simple. but effective. circuit elements.
which allow the software to perform its magic.
The c irc uit' s power comes from the serial
port. Therefore. no addit ional connection s are
required. You must have a 486 PCwith a
minimum clock frequency of 33 MHz and
YGA/SVGA display capabi lity.

I Soft or Hard Results?

Figure 2 shows what 1ca ll Gold's " receiver
tuning screen." Here you ca n clearly see the
two tone s of the signal represented by the two
peaks. Once you have tuned your receiver to
obtain screen cente red peaks. all yuu need to
do is to press the enter key. Code 3 Gold takes
over from here: it determines the baud rate of
the signa l. The n it switches to Fi!rnre 3 where
it considers and di splays the pos~ible modes.
Finally. if al l goes right. the bottom of the
screen j umps to life di splay ing the probability
of s ucces. of its mode selection. Th is takes
about I 0 seconds. during which time you can
watch the confidence level measurement increase. if Gold ha~ guessed correct ly. Again.
automatically. and without user intervention.
if the confi dence leve l goes up Code 3 Gold
switches to the Jccode scree n, Figure 4 . O ne
keystroke decodini.: is here '
Since we arc doing a1~ overv iew of the
Best-of-the-Best. we will not go into the man y
other features and capabilities of Code 3 Gold.
However. l do want lo mention that Code 3
Gold i ~ capable of secondary decoding of
meteo sy nop weather messages. These messages come in a number o f fom1s. including
groups of five c haracters. Us ing Code 3 Gold.
the recei ver signal can not only be decoded
into these c haracters. but they are then converted into plain language weather reports.
The feawrc is ve ry nicely imple me nted anJ
easy to use.

I Be Careful of the Setup!

The things to watch out for when us ino

Code -~ Gold have to do with the in itial instal~

l ati~n/se t u p of the program and setting the

audio levels. The program comes on one hi2h
density 3.5 inch disk. When l tried instal li~g
the soft ware I had e rratic operation. T he onlv
way l cou ld obta in reliable Code 3 Gold
operation was to re move my virus checker
and memory manager (QEMM). The other
thing to watc h out for is setting the audio level
comi ng fr o m the rece iver. Check the
"ADLevel Scope" on the A nalys is Menu to
set the level.
The Code 3 Gold deserves to be arnono the
Best-of-the-Best. It is available from Computer Aided Technologies. the Scan cat people.
Its price ranges from 5425 to S595. depending
on the options ordered. Check out their MT ad
and web s ite at http://www.scancat.com .
Their order te lephone number is (318) 6361234.

FIGURE 4 - Code 3 Gold Decoding Screen

address is lis ted as: W.F. Schroed er.
Augsburger Weg 63. D-33 102 Paderborn ,
Germany.

I Wrap-up
Well. there you have it. in my opinion. the
Best-of-the-Best. ... at least for now. Next
month we'll try more radio-re lated Internet
web sites that you have E-mailed to me and
lots more new monitoring software.

I Don't Forget HamComm!

We couldn' t c lose thi s col umn without
mentioning HamCornm 3.0-one of the best
and cheapest of decode rs . Any 286 or better
PC w ill ru n it. All the bas ic HF modes are
decoded. It also does sy nop weather decoding
and tran slati on into plain language. T he software includes an in struc tion manual fi le and
detail s on building the required simple hardware interface. A number of ready-built interfaces can be used i ncludin g JYFAX ,
PKTMON. EasyFax. and others.
Hamcomm 3.0 works very well and is an
inexpensive way to give decodi ng a serious
try. The software costs S30. But remember.
you have to build or buy the interface. This
cost can run from $7 to $50. Contact DL5YEC
via his E-Mail s ite, DLSYEC @DBOBQ.
DEV.EU for ordering informatio n. A mail ing

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The Poster loop is our most economical aircore loop

antenna. Excellent for boosting low level signals.

Tunes 540-1,7~ kHz. The loop inductively couples to
the receivers interna l fornle rod antenna by p lacing it
alongside the radio. The Poster Loop featwes photos
of air-core loop antennas from the early days of radio

to the present. Capture area: 9 x 12 inches.

Outperforms loops of similar design

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KIS RADIO
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FRUGAL MONITOR

Rich Arland, K7SZ

k7yha@1uno.com

Simple Antenna Solutions

trust Santa left you some good radio

stuff' du ring h i~ annu al trek a ro und the
world: I know he d id a sple nd id j ob at
K 7SZ . As you sec. my ham radi o vanity
call sig n. K 7SZ. arri vcd- along w ith a pri stine Hallicrafte rs SX- 11 7 rece ive r and matching HT-44 transmitte r.
This column will focus o n ant ennas. We all
kno w that ante nnas arc the pi votal po int in o ur
radio shac ks. whether we arc pursuin g ham
rad io. sho rt wa,e DX ing. general liste ning. or
scanning. Ir you do no t have a good syste m
antenna, yo u arc miss in g out on a lot of action
and fun .
Notice I said "system ... In real ity. you mu st
tre at your ante nna(s) as a syste m and appl y
some system architec ture when de si g ning
the m. Whi k it is desi rable to erect a large wire
o r series o r wires hi g h in the air. the re ality o f
today's ho using sit uat io n o ft en dic tates that
the radi o ho bby ist must be co nte nt with
smalle r. less efficie nt. o ftt imes indoor antcnnas.
In o rder to ado pt a system approach to o ur
hum ble ante nna fa rm we are going to resort to
compute r mode ling. O ne piece of so ftware
worth its we ig ht in go ld is EL EC anten na
mode ling soft ware by Roy Lewallen, W7EL. 1
Roy deve lo ped the ori g ina l ELNEC se veral
years ago. and EZNEC is its latest evoluti o n.
T he prima ry d iffe rence is speed. with EZNEC
bei ng desig ned to work o n a 486/586 o r
Pentium processor (with m ath co-processor
included). ELN EC w ill still g ive a good account of itse lf for those of us who use 286/
386s. Both programs reatu rc an extreme ly
user fri e nd ly enviro nme nt.
Exac tly what can ELNEC o r EZNEC d o
fo r us? Darn near everything blll pull the w ire
into the trecs 1 Usi ng e ithe r of these programs.
you c an mode l almos t any antenna confi g uratio n imag inable and have an idea of how it
w ill pe rfo rm prior to actuall y building and
e recting the antenna . After surveying yo ur
location or property. it is a simple matter to
start lay in g o ut yo ur anten na needs via
ELNEC/EZN EC. The result s will te ll you
how the a nte nn a syste m w ill work. a nd if the
wire~ will interfe re wi th each other.
CASE# I : A ho t to pic o n o ne oft he internet
li sts l s ubscribe to was the use o r rain gutte rs
as an antenna . By ta king the phys ical dimensions of your rain gu11crs and downspouts and

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a nte nnas o nly slightly larger

crankin g these into a ntenna
than most T V arrays.
mo de ling soft ware. you can
CASE#4: M y wife, Tricia,
o btain an idea of how these
had been a ft er me to install a
proposed antennas will work
c lo thes line from o ur secondin the re al world.
noor back porch 75 fee t across
Let me inject a word of
the yard to a pole adjoin ing
c autio n: When you use rain
our neighbor's property. T ota l
g ulters as 1ra11s111i 11i11g ante nheight: 25 feet. I surprised
nas. re memberthat ex tre me ly
T ricia by eagerly erecting a
hi g h RF voltages c an appear
clothesline in record time. The
at various point s al o ng the
c lothesline was steel w ire wit h
ante nn a. You 111 11s1 reduce
a plas t ic co a ti ng, rout e d
yo ur trans mitting powe r down
throug h two pulleys (one at
to I 0 or 25 watts output to
ensure that you do n 1 start a
each end) to facili ta te hanging
the clothes. I re moved abo ut
fire or fry some siding. Havo ne inch o f plastic insulati o n
in g bee n invo lve d in low The MP} 259 a11te1111a
from o ne s ide of the clothespower (QRP) ham radi o for a11aly-:.er/M FJ-66 dip
line loop and connected a 15
the last 30+ years. l can state meter combo
foo t wire j umpe r from the
with some autho rity that 1025 watt s is more than enoug h RF power to
shack. I now ha ve a 150 foot e ncl-fed wire
open loop ante nna for SW listen ing and Tricia
work the world re liably . Obv io us ly, the
long wave. sho rtwave DXcr. a nd scanni st need
has her c lo thesli ne.
Ye~. I did model thi s via ELNEC, and
not worry about th is aspect of hid den ante nwhile it is of little value fo r transmitting, it
nas .
certai nly works well for receiving. So well. in
C ASE #2: M y ne ig h bor. Dav id. a nd his
fac t. that before I had bui lt the ante nna c hangewife arc both rad io amateurs. He wants a
couple of decent antennas in the a ir a nd his
over relays fo r my vi ntage Hall icrafters SX1 17/HT-44 HF ham station, l used the clotheswife says ''No !" What should he do? ELNEC
li ne anten na fo r the receive r and connected
comes to the rescue. Da ve's fertile m ind came
the transmitter to the 80 meter Zepp antenna.
up with an idea o f lay ing# 12 A WG I I0 vol t
AC ho use wire alo ng the eves a nd so li ts w hen
T his system worked li ne for two months,
he re- roo fed his house. Usin g EL NEC. Dave
allow ing me to work some really good DX on
mode led not o ne, but two HF ante nnas for his
40 and 80 mete rs and also c heck in to the
shack. The plots obtained fro m computer
Boatanchor Net o n 3597 kH z nightly.
modeli ng accurately depicted good perforW hi le the preceding examples dealt primance o n -10 th roug h I0 meters includ ing all
marily w ith ha m radio, you can press computer model ing soft ware in to service to dethe W ARC bands. T he result : no an te nnas
sign longwavc and shortwave wire antennas
anywhere in sig ht . Dave has ac hieved hi s
and V HF/U HF scanner beams. As you can
goal. and his w ife still spea ks to him !
CASE #3: One we ll-kno wn radio ho bby
see. it is re lati vely simple to preplan your
columnist recently recounted hi s e ffort s to
antenna syste m to max imize the results using
e rect a small 6 and 2 mete r stack for VHF
computer modeling.
DXing. Li ving in suburbia. he could n' t erect
Longwave a nd sho rtwa ve DXcrs and listeners actually have an advantage over the
a set of huge lo ng-boom Yag is d ue to loll ing
rcstrictiom and o bjectio ns from hi s ne ighham rad io o perato r when it comes to antennas .
bors. So. us ing antenna modeling software.
Most o rtoday's receivers respond very we ll to
thi s enterpri sing ham redes ig ned two comshort wire a ntennas and/or indoor a nte nnas.
mercial antennas to fit his needs. The result:
a set o f li ve-e le me nt two-me te r beams be Activate Your Antenna
tween a set ofthrcc-elc ment six- me ter beams.
One word about "active" anten nas. Th is
all o n o ne mast. turned by a s ing le roto r. He
special breed of anten na is designed exc lunow enjoys weak-sig nal V HF DX ing wi th

sively for limited space use where it is difficult

or imposs ibl e 10 erect an outs ide antenna. The
real purpose behind an active antenna is not to
prov ide gain but lo match impedances. The
vertica l whip or son dipole associated with an
active ante nna is not resonant at an y HF frequency. The i111ernal workings of the acti ve
antenna provide an impedance match bet ween
this short antenna and the receiver at HF. Gain
is a factor. but it is not the real reason true
acti ve antennas work.
Over the last few years. the industry has
marketed several "active" antennas that arc
nothing more than wide-band RF amplifiers.
Raw RF gain is not the solution to the problem.
A wide-band RF amplifier serves to inject
large amounts of no ise into the receiver. While
the overall s ignal strength o f the target station
may increase, so docs the accompanying noise
level. Hence, you ga in nothing. As a matter o f
fac t. you actua ll y lose rece iver pe rfo nnance
by injecting wide-band noise into the front end
of the radio. Takea lesson from the VHF/ UHF
weak signal crowd: reduce the noise entering
the system and you will have a much "hotter"
receiving syste m.
Other Tools of the Trade

So far we ha ve dealt with preplanning and

designing our antenna system. When it comes
time to pul l some wire. there are a couple of
handy tools you mi ght want employ. Antenna
analyzers have been around for a few years
and ha ve evo lved into very use ful pieces of

test gear. Last June I trave led to the San

Gabrie l Mountains j ust outside Los Ange les,
for a QRP Field Day with the Z uni Loop QRP
Expeditionary Force . Watching some of the
Zun is qui ckl y prune our antennas to proper
operating frequency using the MFJ -259 HF/
VHF ante nna anal yze1-.2 prompted me to purchase one as soon as I arri ved back ho me.
The MFJ-259 allows you lo prune antennas lo ex act frequency and minimum SWR
between 1.8 and 170 MH z. via a built-in tendi git LCD. 170 MH z freque ncy cou nter and
assoc iated RF oscillator. and two analog
meters-one fo r SWR and the othe r for di reel
impedance readout. It is much easier to sec the
tuning process with an analog mete r than
watching di gits flip on a di gital di splay.
The MFJ-259 al so includes circuitry that
enables you to use the analyzer as a standalone 170 MH z counter. In addition, it can be
carri ed up the tower or onto the roof for
fee dpoint impedance and resonance measurements.
To protect you r new analyzer I highly
recommend buying the MFJ-29B tole pouch
with clear plastic windows for the display and
an alog meters. The opti onal MFJ -66 dip meter
accessory turns the analyzer imo an accurate
band-s witched dip meter for winding coils.
checking capac itance and inductance, and
meas uring ve locit y fac tor and e lect rica l
lengths of coaxial cables and phasing lines.
The MFJ-259 HF/V HF antenna anal yzer is an
extremely useful tool and is well worth its

$239.95 price tag .

OK. you're on the grou nd. the tree limb
from which you wan t lo hang the end of the
antenna is about 65 or 75 feet in the air: now
what do you do? Try the ..Zun i-Loop Allli gravity Device": i.e .. a modified slingshot
with closed face spi nni ng ree l all achccl . These
thing s arc great for gcning the ends o f wi res
into high trees. Unfortunate ly. no one currentl y markets this device so you.I I have lo
bui ld you r own, but it s worth the e ffort, even
ir you use i l on Iy once or t wicc a year. (Look
./(Ha simple co11s1 met ion a rt icle i 11 a11 111>co111i11g spri11g "a111e1111a is.rne .. _ed. )

Jn the past I have used a how and arrow.

fi shing pole and ree l. weights tied onto "spec ial" nylon li ne. and a tota ll y use less device
called ' T he Quick Launch System" to get the
e nds of my ante nnas off the ground. Norhi11g
beats the slingshot/spinni ng ree l co mbo. The
first shot sends a 3/4 ounce fish ing weigh t on
I0 pound monofilame nt fi shi ng line over the
desired tree Ii mb. A l"tcr the weight reaches the
ground. a light duty nylon line is allachcd and
ree led back over the tree limb. This is detached and the antenna rope or encl of the
ante nna is then attached to the li ght duty line
and pulled into the tree. That's all there is to
it. Si mple. quic k. dead ly acc urate. and amazingly easy to use.
NOTE: If you write me. please include an
SAS E if you wish a reply. The bes! way to
comact me is via e-mail: k7yha@j11110.co111.
but be sure to include K!S Ri\L>IO in the
subject li ne to e nsure I don ' t de lete your
message without read ing it.
That's it fur this column. Now go out there
and gel some wi re into the ai r ;rncl enj oy some
real DXing. Ti ll next ti me. Keep It Simple.
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Darcy Shortwave Booster

By Bob Grove

perating from roughly 200 kHz

through 40 MHz, the Darcy Shortw;ivc Booster is a combination acti ve ante nna/prese lector targeted toward shortwave listeners w ho haven't enough room for
an outside wire antenna. O bviously hand made,
it is tempting to call the Darcy booster an
" ugly duckling." but its performance exceeds
its appearance by a considerable margin, and
its price is lower than competiti ve units.
Enclosed in a plastic project box. its 30
inch telescopic wh ip may be extended for
tabletop convenie nce. or a random wire may
be attached under a spring (Fahnstock) clip; a
simi lar grounding clip is also provided. A
nine-volt battery is he ld by an externa l bracket,
and a short , s hielded cable is term inated with
a 1/8 inc h (3.5 mm) mini plug to mate with

s hortwave radios which utilize that size jack

for external a nte nna attachment. The instruc-

tions advise cutting off this pl ug for use with

other connectors.
The two- trans istor a mpli fie r provides
roughly 12- 15 dB gain over the application
range, and selecti vity is quite sharp. U nfortunately the 12 position bandswitch has no calibrations, so proper selection is hit and miss. A
mediumwave high-pass filter may be switched
in to dimini sh broadcast band inte1ference.
Users may object to the crudeness of the
un it w ith its typed gu mmed labe ls a nd
uncalibrated control s, but the unit is relati vely
intuitive to use once you fi gure it out, and its
sharp selecti vity does help draw the weak
ones out of the mire. Instructions are included.
$64.95 plus $8 shipping from Darcy Jabs,
RR 2, Burns Lake, BC, CanadaYOJ I EO; ph.
250-694-3760; or e mai l djabs@awinc.com.

Alinco HTs: Simple and affordable

Steve Donnell, WAlYKL

linco Electronics has introduced a

new miniature. low power, UHF FM
tran~ccivcr. Meas urin g o nly 2 .2
inches by 4 inches by I. I inches and fe aturing
a flip-up rubber antenna. the DJ-S4 I may be
the perfect cho ice as a portable that can easi ly
slip into your pocket or purse. W hile the DJS4 l is intended fo r amateur band use, covering only the 420-450 MH z band. a simple
" remove the j umper" type modification will
open the frequency programming of the 'S4 l
to cover 400 - 500 MHz (although the actual
synthes izer 'tock'' range on the unit that we
got covers from about 425 - 490 M Hz).
Receive sensiti vity above the ham band is
very good, making it a great UHF band monitor. While transmit output power fo r the 'S4 l
is rated at on ly 340 mW. this easily permits
short range direct frequency contacts or access to most local repeaters.
Compared with other ham band po11ablcs,
the DJ-S4 I is a major departure from the
norm, where each new radio seems to be
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whistles. The features offered in the 'S4 l are rather

"Sparta n" though you do get
2 1 memories that can be
can be set up for any frequency, any transmit offse t, and a n y s ta nd ard
CTCSS tone (encode only),
and the memory channels
can be scanned. There is,
however. no priority function nor even a ny me mory
"lockouts."
The 'S4 1doesoffersome
basic features s uch as LCD
ba ckli g htin g, keyboard
lock, bar graph S meter,
along with provisions for
external speaker, microphone, and DC power.
A linco is reportedly working on an updated
version of the 'S4 1 that will include CTCSS
decoding as a standard or optional fea ture.
Battery power fort he 'S4 I is supplied through
three AA batteries. Ni-Cd batteries can be

used but require the use of a c harging stand.

The DJ-S41 is available from most ham
radio dealers for a surprisingly low price of
about $ 140, making it the lowest-priced FM
voice, non -kit radi o on the amateur marke t
today. The 'S4 l is a great c hoice for any ham,
young or old, on a budget. Or for anyone
looking for a simple-to-use UHF band portable.
Given the simplicity and low cost of the
'S4 l , it comes as no surprise that Alinco plans
to inn-oduce a very similar unit, intended for
use in the new Family Radio Service. lt is
expected that thi s new mode l will be
preprogrammed to operate only on the fourteen 462 - 467 MHz freque ncies assigned to
the FRS. The new FRS Ali nco radio will be
available sometime in Marc h.
One of the DJ-S4 I's features that we did
find interesting is its "bell" func tion . With the
"bell" acti vated, if the radio receives a signal,
the speaker will emit a series o f "ri ng-ring"
beeps that closely resemble an incoming call
for a cellular phone. Beam me up Scotty ....

WHAT'S NEW?
by Larry Miller

PRODUCTS AND BOOKS OF INTEREST TO THE RADIO HOBBYIST

Guest Riviewer.c Rachel Baughn. Bob Grove, Gayle Van Hom, Dan Veeneman

Shortwave Skymatch Shortwave Asia

We ve all heard the nightmarish stories about the neig hbor

who doesn't like antennas and
drags a radio hobbyist into a sixyear. $600.000 lawsuit, trying to
bring it down. Combine crabby
neig hbors with apartment rules
and the welter of federal, state,
and local laws that can come to
play o n the a nte nna issue, and
you' ll know why there 's always a
strong de mand for acti ve antennas.
For those who are not familiar
with active antennas, a good basic definitition is that an active
antenna electrically simulates a
longer antenna. If you are in a
situatio n whe re a lo ngwire would
no t be allowed or practical, you
may want to cons ide r the H800
Sky matc h: it 's a me re two feet
lo ng, yet performs like a I 00-foot
longw irc . You c an mount the
H800 Skymatc h inconspicuously
o n a porc h, out side a window, o n
a roof. o r in a tree.
A compact unit. it fits neatly in
luggage or your brief case, making it gre at fo r trave le rs to liven
up an otherwise boring motel
room. Spectrum coverage by the
H800 is interesti ng, too: 10 kHz
through 50 MH z. That's VLF.
medium wave, shortwave , and
eve n a chunk of scanning's low
ba nd.
The H800 can plug into a wall
outle t o r can be operated with a 9
vo lt battery. Included is the ante nna, 50 feet of coax, the control
box, and an AC adaptor. Because
the unit terminates in a RCA jack,
you' ll need an adaptor kit (about
$7.00). if you don ' t have the adaptors in your junk box. The H800
Skymatch is $99.95 plus $8.00
UPS from Grove Enterprises, Box
98, Brasstown. NC 28902, o r you
can order toll-free, 800-438-8 155.

If you live in Asia or the Pac ific Rim, there 's a new publication that you mi ght want to check
out. The first ed iti o n of the
Australasian Shortwave Guide is
now a vailabl e and it contain s
times, frequencies, target areas,
relay sites, languages, and broadcast days of the external service
tran s missions
targeted to Australia, Asia, the
---Far East, and the
:::::::
...-~
Pacific .
." 'a.talo-en----
With nearly
600 entries, the
data is arranged
m-m=it1-:iaz
in two parts: by
order of country of originating
studio, and by time. Other features inc lude a shortwave receiver
g uide, internet addresses of shortwave stations , and an art icle o n
DXing Madagascar. MT frequency manager Gayle Yan Horn
calls the book "helpful, comprehensive, and timely."
The Guide is sponsored by the
Electronic DX Press Australia and
is a no n-commercial ,non- profit
venture. Whether the Guide will
be publis hed again in July is " dependan t on support for this issue ."
The book is A$ I 0.00 (w ithin
Australia), or A$ I2.00/US$ 10.00
(or equi valent out side of Australia). Pe rsonal checks made o ut to
Robert J . Padula. author, are accepted, as are money orde rs and
Australi an cash. To get yourcopy,
write to 404 M o nt Albert Road,
Surrey Hills, Victoria 3 I 27, Austral ia . Tell Robert you saw it in
Monitoring Times.

Mini AM/FM
This is a really neat radio. It's
tiny-j ust 3 inc hes by 1.5 inc hes
by hal f an inc h. It 's inexpensivejust $29.95 . And it works.
Down in Brasstown, the crew
has been fascinated by the little
SR-77 receiver and the way it

pulls in signal s. It al so de livers

high-quality FM stereo to its tiny
earphones (included) or to the jack
where you can plug in headpho ne s. There s even a "deep
bass" switch that can put surpri sing punch into the audio o utput.
And while it' s perfect for general
use, thi s radio al so leaps to mind
as a perfect unit to keep o n hand
for emergency status.
Over the past decade o r so.
I' ve run across a dozen "emergency" type radios. Some come
with solar pane ls o r hand-crank
ge nerato rs of varying quali ty.
Others have every imaginable a nd
seemingly silly doo-dahs from
sirens to flashing strobe lig hts .
(I ' m wait ing for a radio with a
water- purificati o n unit built in. )
The bottom line is that in the
case o f your standard, run-of-them ill disaster like a hurricane or
earthquake, yo u get disaster info
fro m the local broadcast stations.
Your radio should be handy (i.e.,
"small") and re liable , made by a
company that you can trust. And
while that sounds much like a
well-worn adverti sing slogan, it's
really important.

You know that Sangean shortwave po rtables are solid. This one
is Sangean' s SR-77. You can get
your SR-77 from Grove Enterprises. It' s just $29.95 (!) Order
by calling 800-438-8 155 . Or write
to Grove at Box 98, Brasstown,
NC 28902.

Hot Ham Calls

One of the hot thi ngs in the
world of ham radio these days is
"vanity" call sig ns-no t unlike

March 1997

the vanity license plates for cars .

There is far less room for creat ivity because of ho w ham calls are
composed- I -by-2, 2-by- I formats, and so fo rth-bu t hams are
scrambling to get the call s igns of
deceased family me m bers, calls
that conta in thei r ini tials. etc. One
ham, James H. Roach o f San Ju an
Capistrano, Cal iforn ia, has reported ly bought 30. including his initials in three call areas : W2JR ,
W5JR and W6JRI
A new service is being offered
by Fred Maia, publisher of the
exce ll e nt W5 YI R epo rt. Fo r
S 15.95 plus shipping. Fred wi II
put together a li st of available
preferentia l ca lls signs o n IBMcompatib le computer di sk. Each
disk is custom made to you r spec ified call sign area a nd license
c lass from a database updated
daily. It takes into consideration
every possible call s ign fact or.
including call signs which can't
be ass igned for one reason or ano ther. Included with every di skette is a 30+ page re port that tells
you everything you need to know
about getting the call sign of your
c hoice.
To o rder, call W5Y I at 1-800669-9594 o r write them at P. O .
Box 565 10 I, Dallas, TX 75356.
Fred says that, as of the e nd of last
year. over 6.000 vanity call sig ns
have been issued and requests
continue to pour into the FCC at
the rate of 400 a week.
One other thi ng worth no tin g:
in at least some cases, if your call
s ign is no t g ranted, the FCC does
not automatically refund your
$30.00 applicatio n fee: you must
spec ifica lly req uest a re fund .

Put Sam Morse in

Your Pocket
Here's a neat idea fro m MFJ .
It' s a pocket-sized Morse code
tutor. About the size of a pack of
cigarettes, it weighs j ust 5 ounces
and can be ta ken anywhere.
Using earpho nes or the bu ilt-

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or write to them at P.O. Box 49-L
M i~s i~s ippi S tat e. MS 39762.
Mention MT when you call.

So Cal Freq Book

in speaker. you start by learning indi vidual letters. numbers. and prosign
sets. As you <lo. previous ly karnc<l
sets arc combined with new sets to
reinforce all that you've learned. If
you have trouble with certain characters. you can cu~tom build and
save a set of problem characte rs for
ex tra practice. You can a<ljusl the
s peed anywhere from 3 to a mindbending 55 words per minute.
Once you get go ing. you can al so
copy realistic. on-the-a ir-style pl ain
English QSOs. This will hdp you
get ready foryour FCC exam. Theres
also a "'Wor<l Recognition Mode"'
that g ive~ you hundreds of common ly use<l words in amateu r radio.
The MFJ :vtorse Code Tutor i' only
$79.95 and comes wit h a "'No Matt er

One of the best local frequency guides i ~ published by

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The book i ~ now in it~ 3-lth
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You can fin d the Police Call
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SHORTWAVE EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Breal<ing the Digital/Price Barrier

ince the latt.: 1970s the most basic choice

shortwave listeners ha ve raced is between an analog portable that s cheap.
or a digital portable that's costlier.
Obviously. it s much easier to tune a dig ital portable. for two good reasons. First. you
can see the exact frequency on the digital
di splay. Second. you n 111 put favori te stations
in presets. like on a car radio . On an ana log
portable. all you have is a tuni ng knob. plus a
coarse dial -and-needle- like slide rules you
or your parents used years bac k.

I Frequencies change often

Of co ursc . if yo u listen to the same freq uency all tht.: ti me. you really don't need a
digital model. After all. once youve set a
radio to the stat ion you want. that' s pretty
much it. But on shortwave. most international
broadcasters change frequenc it.:s th roughout
the clay, se a ~o nall y . and at other times. Even
~o mething like 15070 kHz. which the BBC
World Service used fo r ha lf a century. was
pem1anently withdrawn recently.
There arc lots of reasons shortwave broadcasters change frequencies. Sometimes the
reason i ~ technical. where stations work together and hagg le over who uses which frequency, whe n. and to where. The upshot is a
fair amount of ..~ hurtlin g or the deck"' two or
more times a year.
At ot her times. larger foreign pol icy considerations intrude. For t.:xample. during the
Cold War when the su nspot cycle was nt.:ar its
max imum. International Broadcast Serviccs
(I BS) was doing the frequency management
fo r a ma jor broadcaster wh ich was being intt.:nsely jammed by Soviet authorities. As an
experiment. we had them pu t a retired radiotelephone transmitter on a frequency which I
thought mi ght bt.: above the operating range of
Soviet jammers. It turned out my hunch was
right. and our client's sig nal started bei ng
heard without a trace or ja111111i ng.
This went on for about a year. when at an
international conference the Sov i et ~ had lunch
wi th a delegation fro111 a neutral European
country. Right aftt.:r lunch. thi s influential
European delegation suddenly dt.:eiclecl to lodge
a co111ph1int. say ing our client's transmission
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broadcast in stereo through

earphones. and most shortwave bands. But unl ike
many other cheap digi tal
portabks. it can ope rate on
AM at the 10 kHz channel
spacing used throughou t the
Americas. as wel l as the 9
kHz spacing used e lscwhert.:.
There s keypad tun ing,
another feature rart.:ly fou nd
on inexpensive digital portab les. a nd up/down fre quency slewing- plus 36
station presets. of whid1 18
If y ou can fiml a radio that looks like this 11ow-def1111ct DllK
are for short wave. As if that
product, it may well be tile '3000 under yet another name.
weren 1enough. there's also
a
rudimentary scanner. an
Notwithstanding that this was the onl y one of
a
larm.
a
snooze
con
trol. an illu minated di sour clie nt' s man y frequencies getting through
play.
and
no
less
than
two c locks !
unjammed, I was told to changt.: it-even
thoug h this meant a huge number o r listeners
would no longt.:r be able to hear the station
reliabl y.
Becau~c of all these reasons and mo re.
frequenc ies change often. So Iisteners need to
be prepared to chase arou nd the bands if they
want to hear the ir favoritt.: stations. For th is.
you can' t beat a digi tal radio.

I Electro Brand SW-3000 a viable

alternative
Fortunately. things are moving in the right
direct ion. and the inexpensive di gital radio
weve been testing is a good example of that.
It 's sold under various names, such as the
Electro Brand SW-3000 and Tesonic R3000- and it' s made by the Disheng Electronic Cooperati ve in Guangzhou. China. But
the ma in thing is that it sells worldwide for the
equivalent of between $40-75.
Actually. thi s radio wa~ originall y sold as
tht.: DMR-3000 hy the now-defunct mailorder firm or DA K. But it suffered from
significant qu ality control and other problems that kept it from doing all it could do.
Now. thanks to what appears to be muchimproved qualit y ass uranct.:. it's a better
radio.

I Many features for price

The '3000 covers the AM broadcast. FM

I Performance now reasonable

The '3000 had all these fea tures back when
OAK was offering it. but the difference is that
it now performs better. Selec ti vit y isn't bri lliant, bu t it is a step above what you' ll usually
find in this prict.: class. Because it' s singleconversion. image rejection is medi ocre. al beit no worse than any other model in this
price range.
But sensitivi ty to weak signal s is what' s
improved most- it used to be that because of
casual assembl y ~ome shortwave bands came
through much better than others. While we
haven' t gone out and bought a boatload of
these radios to ensurt.: that quality con tro l is all
it should be, it appears to be better.
Front-end sekcti vity cont inues to be poor.
but if you don t Ii ve very close to a powerful
radio stati on this shouldn' t be a problem.
DAK ust.:d to sell a $30 prcselcctor to help
overcome this. but if you have to spend $30
and add an outboard box and ext ra con trols to
make a $50 portabk work right. you may as
well spring for ~o rn e th i n g that works ri ght in
the li rst plact.:.
Another con tin uing problem is that the
'3000 doesn' t cover the important 22 meter
( 13 MHz) band. and it misses everything in the
3 1 meter band below 9500 kHl . There arc
some other ~ mall freq uency chunks that it
mi s~es . too. So while its shortwave frequency

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coverage isn' t bad, it docs omit some channels
that better mode ls include.

I Attractive value, but hard to find

Withal. 1he bottom line is that the 3000 is
a passable performer with l ot~ of features at an
exceptionally low price. Heartland America.
a large mail-order firm in Min nesota, offered
a variant of this model recently for $50. Unfortunate ly. they' re now sold out and. according to a spo kes man, " It docsn ' t look as if we' ll
be carrying 1his again anytime soon ... Still, it
wouldn't hurt Lo check firstha nd with 1hem at
800/966-1233 or http ://www.hea rll and
america.com: ask about Ite m o. KC-7589.
The version sold as the Tesonic R-3000 is
available in some shops in Beijing, but ironicall y ii cosls more !here 1han outside China.
Colleagues in Beijing tell me thi s is because
radios made in China's economic zones are
subject to a tariff, as if they ca me from a
foreign cou ntry.
But 1his model is almost certainly out there
in s t on~s . somewhere. possibly unde r whoknows-what-names besides Electro Brand and
Tesonic. Probably the wisest thing to look fo r
is a digital rad io that fits the picture and also
has "3000" as part of its model designation. At
$50 or so, it' s dclinitely no superset, or even
c lose. But ii i.rnn awfully good bu y. and points
to the day when digital radios will virtually
replace thei r ana log cousins.
If you do manage to find one, remember
that even with its improved build quality it is
a good idea to try 10 buy something like this on
a money-back basis. To begin with. even
well-known radios can have sample-to-sample
variati ons in pcrformam:e. But in addition,
whe n you get your new plastic toy home and
use it for a few days. you may find that it
doesnt meet your ex pectations. If you can't
buy it on a money-back basis. at least try to
ensure you can exchange it immediately if it's
acti ng up.

took Sony awhile to iron out the kinks in the

production process. the ICF-SW7600G, at a
street price of $200. now deserves a big
"thumbs up"' among portables on the sunny
side of S350.
I Grundig Satellit 900 due out late

1997
What's happened to the Grundig Satellit
series? Whether because of listeners' cynic ism being in hi gh gear or poor communication from Grundig, the word has been out for
several weeks that the first-rate Satellit 700 is
no longer in producti on, and that its planned
replace ment, the Satellit 900, has been
scrubbed.
Not quite, say ournormall y reliable sources
at Grundig. Yes, the 700 has been dropped,
although as of January some dealers still had
a few new units waiting to be given good
homes. But the 900 is ali ve and well, scheduled to come into production. probably from
China, by year's end.
Yes, we ve heard all thi s before, only to be
treated to vaporware. But according to our
sources, the primary chip used in the '900 was
unexpectedly discontinued by its manufacturer. leaving Grundig with a radio that
couldn't be produced. So they've gone back
to the drawing boardand come up with a
revised design using a new-and, they say.
better- chip. Grundig c laims they' re using
the opportunity to improve upon the original
circuit design. so maybe th is saga will yet turn
out to have a happy ending.

This equipment re view is performed i11depe11de111/y by /.,(lwrence Mag11e and his colleagues
in accordance with the policies and procedures ofInternational Broadcasting Services,
Ltd. It is completely independent Ci[ the policies and procedures of Grove E111erprises.
Inc.. its advertisers and affiliated organizations.

I Sony ICFSW7600G quality improves

Speaking of quality contro l, at Passport to

World Band Radio we've ceased getting complaints about misalignment and other manufacturing shortcomings with the Sony ICFSW7600G. The last sample we tested straight
out of the box was spot on, as wel l. This is
good news. indeed. because the '7600G. complete wi th sync hronous selectable sideband.
is one of the truly great values in a shortwave
portable.
In fact, the "7600G actual ly appears to be
commendably robust. holding up bette r over
ti me than to most portables. So although it

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S CANNER EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR MONITORING POST

Bob Parnass, AJ95

ICOM R10 Portable Communications Receiver

he ICOM IC-RI 0 is a shirt pocket size

multimodc receiver coveri ng 0.5 to
1300 MHz. Cellular phone band coverage has bee n deleted from the United States
version. Narrowband frequency modulation
(NFM). wideband freque ncy modulat ion
(WFM). upper sideband (US B). lower sideband (LSB J. amplitude mod ulation (A M).
and continuous wave (C W) detectors are included. IF bandwi d t h ~ arc li xc<l and a 30 kl-11.
bandwidth fo r satellite or FM military monitoring is not prov ided.
The IC- RI 0 is powered by fo ur AA penlight cells and is furn ished with a ..wall wart"
power supply fo r operation from 117 VAC. A
subminiatu re slide switc h in the battery compartment preve nts accidenta ll y recharging
alkaline battc rie ~. While the AC adaptor provided i~ incapable or operating the rad io and
charging nicads at the same ti me. an adaptor
or hi gher current 1.:apacity should do thi s satisfa<.:tori ly. A battery saver <.: irc uit. with selectab le duty cycle. is built into the radio. We
used fou r alkal ine ce lls to power our review
rad io. serial number 0 I 0-18.

Memory Organization
The IC-RI 0 cont ains a sing le VFO and
I000 memory chan nels. There are 900 me mory
channels di vided into 18 banks of 50channels
each. Another bank o f I00 cha nnels can be
used to hold unique frcquc n cic~ found duri ng
an auto ~ tore operation. which !COM te rm ~
..auto-memory write scan ... Up to I 00 freque ncies may be loc ked out during a search
and stored in a final bank of I00 channels.
Eac h channel can be programmed wi th the
dcte<.:tor mo<le (e.g.. AM. US B). a lllning step
size. an atte nuator enable fl ag. and an e ightcharactcr label. It s a pity the me mory label is
only ,isiblc in manual mode. and only for a
few seconds. after which a se,en segment Smctcr appears in its place.

I Scanning and Searching

Individual channels can be locked out, or
.. ski pped .. rrom scann ing. The IC-R IO permits scanning memories in one bank or all
banks. You cannot se lect various combinati ons of banks. as you can in most other
~can ne rs. This limitation applies to the ICOM
R7 100A and R8500. as wel l.

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Mode select scan, as found in other

!COM mode ls. plods through all
memory channels programmed wi th
the same mode. Frankly , we have
never found a good use for this type of
scan ning. More importantly. we measured a memory scan speed of six
channe ls per second. very slow compared with other scanners (see bar
chart ).
The IC- RI 0 supports several types
of searc hes including VFO and limit
searches. Users can program 20 pairs
of search limits. along wit h associated mode, step size, and search bank
label. The auto-memory write and skip
searches were discussed earl ier. To
choose a search type, you must press
the V/F key to get into VFO mode.
then press the side moun ted FUNC
key and another key at the same time.
Searching doesn t commence unti l
you press the SCAN key.
You can stop the search by pressing the
SCAN key. but restarting the search is an
ordeal. The IC-R I0 doesn' t remember what
type of searc h you last chose, so it always
stans over again in the VFO search mode.
You can select a global rescan delay which
resumes scanning two seconds after the carrier drops, or a fi ve or I 0 second global
preemptive pause. As in the R8500. the !CR I O' s rescan de lay cannot be defeated. making it more difficult to follow conversations
on trunked ortwo rrequency simplex systems.
At about 16 steps per second, our IC-R I0
searches faster than it scans. but still slow by
current standards. A "Signal Navigator" function is designed to speed up searchi ng by
looking for stations up to I00 kHz away while
stopped on a busy freq uency. but we didn' t
fi nd it helpful.

HF reception moderately.
AM selectivity is fi xed at 15 kHz.
which permits good fidelity but is
wide for listening under crowded band
condit ions. The 0. 1 and 0.5 kHz step
sizes make SSB and CW tuni ng easier,
but the tuning knob moves in discrete
steps and one won<lers how long it
will last if used often as a VFO control.
Taking the IC-R I0 mobi le? You
can enable either the built-in noise
blanker (SS B, CW) or automat ic noise
limiter (AM) to combat ignition noise.

I Shortwave
The cont rol used fo r sque lch in FM and
AM modes becomes an RF ga in control when
recei ving SSB or CW. Our bench tests show
the IC-R IO to be sensitive. but we couldn' t
receive many signals below 30 MHz using the
suppl ied rubberi zed antenna. The HF signals
we could hear were very weak. Replac ing the
fac tory anten na with a 19 inch whip improved

Observations

The VSC (Voice Scanning Control) feature is designed to ignore

unmodulated or constant tone signals
whi le scanning or searching. It seems
to work different Iy from the excellent
VSC in the R8500. The IC-RIO's
VSC mutes the audio unless it thinks the radio
is receiving a voice. It works even while in
manual mode, albeit clipping human speech
at times.
A key is used as a "soft" power switch
instead ofa mechanical switch in tegrated with
the vo lume control. You must remove the
radio from your bel t or pocket to turn it on or
off unless you can !ind the power key by
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The 78 page instruction manual contains a
few typographical errors and confus ing passages. For example. the sect ion w hi ch explains how to program a custom tuning ste p
siLe is labe led set sleep timer (p. 66).
This column evaluates equipment from
the perspective of a Y HF/U Hr: ~c ann er user.
How we ll does it perform the types of tasks
for which hobbyists. espec iall y MT readers.
use a scanning receiver? The sma ll size. wide
freque ncy coverage. and V HF/UHF sensiti vit y of the IC-RI 0 are attrac ti ve. The fou r AA
batteri es are eas ily replaced . Its audio is adequate. though not room filling.
Whi le the IC- R 10 is packed with advanced
features. it scans at torto ise speed and lacks
the impo rtant rescan delay and bank flexibilit y fo und in VHF/UHF scanners costing far
less. Time will tell whether the RI s s maller
size, new ness. and features w ill successfull y
c hallenge AOR" s AR8000 as the hand-he ld
leader.

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and Uniden BCJOOOXLT for comparison.
(photo by Pam !'amass N9HR Z)

touch. T he LCD dis play is impressive. It has

adjustable contrast and can be back lit by green
LED~ when any ke ys are pre ssed . A sleep
time r can be armed to shut off the IC- R I0 afte r
a prc ~e t time .
Wi th optional acccssorie ~ . o ne R 10 can
clone another: it can al so be used for Reactio n Tuning (automatic loading into memo ry
of acti ve freque ncies) w hen connected to the
popular Optoe lectronics Scout. and it can be
connec ted to a host computer both for PC

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We stated in the December 1996 column
that the /\OR ARSOOO isn 1 as fast as o ur
Un iden/Bearcat BC9000XLT. Althoug h the
BC9000X LT pe rforms limit searche s faster
than the sample A RSOOO, the A R5000 meas ured a practical memory scan rate of -B
c h a n nel~ per second Ys. ~2 channels per second fo r the BC9000XLT. Enahling CT CSS
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Frequency coverage (MHz):
0 .500 - 823.999
849.0001 - 868.9999
894.0001 - 1300
Tuning steps (kHz):
0 .1, 0.5, 1,6,6.25,8,9, 10,
12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100,
or programmable 0.1 - 999.99
in 0. 1 increments
Intermediate Frequencies (MHz) :
266.7, 429. l, l 0.7, 0.455
Image rejection:
70.5 dB @ 155 MHz due to
1st IF (1013.2 MHz image),
50 dB @ 155 MHz due ta
2nd IF (176.4 MHz image)
MDS (Minimum Discernible Signal),
USB mode:
- 132 dBm (.05 uV)
measured at approx. 2, l 0, 20,
and 30 MHz
Sensitivity, USB, 10 dB S+N/ N :
0 .24 uV al 2 MH z
0 . 18 uV al l 0 MHz
0 . 13 uV at 20 MHz
0 .22 uV al 30 MHz
Sensitivity, AM, 10 dB S+N /N ,
l kHz tone modulated 30 percent:
0.79 uV at 2 MH z
0 .63 uV at 10 MHz
0.59 uV al 20 MHz
0.79 uV al 30 MHz
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better than 0.35 uY, 30 900 MHz
better thon 0.45 uY, 900 - 1300
MHz
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11 kHz
Audio output (measured at earphone jack):
7 6 mW at l 0 percent distortion
into 8 ohms
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15 .8 steps per second
Scan rate (approximate):
6 channels per second
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13 1 mA squelched manual
158 mA squelched scanning
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ANTENNA TOPICS
:'.BUYING,BUILDINGAND'UNDERSTANDING 'ANTENNAS" '-- :"..:"..'- :- ' .. . " .... -.. "' ....... ,. .. .' :Clem Small, KR6A,.CET.

An Easy-Up Beam for Receiving or Transmitting

hy do many radio monitors and

love beam antenna J
The bottom line is that a beam can
ot'len make an unreadable signa l readable. A
beam rccci ,'l:s optimall y from a particular
directi on. and this fact can be utilized to make
the desired !>ignal stronger. Just as importamly. the beam responds much less to noise
and interference from direc ti ons other than
that of the de. ired stati on.
In comparing the performance of a beam
antenna to a non-directional antenna. these
two factors-increased ~t reng th of the desired signal and reduced interference levelwork together lo gi\'c a better signal-to-noise
ratio for the desi red signal. This. of course,
improves reception. Ot'len dramaticall y so.
operatorsj u ~t

I Various Beam Antennas

One category of beams is known as "wire
beams ... These include the lung- wire beam.
Vee. and rhombic beam. Although these beams
are good performers. their disad vamages arc
that they are difficult to install. cost a good bit
because of the large poles and long wires

needed. and their optimum direction of reception cannot be changed once they are installed.
Some beams are known as "phased arrays ... These are useful beam antennas: however. they tend to be time-consuming to construct. require a number of poles or towers.
and cannot be reoriented once they are installed.
Beam desi gns such as the Yagi-Uda, quad
or delta, and log-periodic array (LPA ) are
relati ve ly small and less expensive compared
to the beams discussed thus far. They can be
made to rotate in any desired direction and are
very useful. but still somewhat expensive, and
above what many of us can afford.
An even simpler. easier to make, and less
expensive beam than those discussed so far i ~
the dipole sloper. This is a vertical. halfwave
dipole near the ground. with its top end sloping away from the direction of the desired
target. This gives both directionality and gain.
By using more than one sloper held up by a
single pole. you can have a useful beam (figure I).
The sloper has modest gain. and can often

do a good job of eliminati ng noise, including

interfering stations. when that noise is not in
the general direction of the desired station.
And for the hams or CBers among us, thi s
an tenna gi ves good directional patterns for
transmi tti ng as well as fo r receiving.
I Let's Make One
For my beam I used three slopers with their
top ends tied to the same pole. You can use
more or fewer slopers. Due to the slope1"s
broad reception pattern. four slopers is about
the maximum you should try with th is simple
desig n.
Make the pole about as tall as one full
dipole length. using the equations be low. If
you can' t manage this length the beam wi ll
probably still work reasonabl y well with somewhat shorter poles. Don' t make it too much
higher than one di pole length. however. because it needs ground reflecti on to produce its
beam effect.
I. You need two wires for each dipole a ~
shown in figure 1. Thei r combined length can

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shown in the side view.
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be found by either equation I or 2 below. Cut

each section 6 to 8 inches longer than half the
equation's calculated length. to allow for attaching to the insulators.
( 1): Length {feet)

=468/ frequency(MHz)

(2): Length (meters) = 143/frequency(MHz)

2. Assemble the two wires fo r each dipole as

shown in figu re I and attach thei r feed line. It 's
best to solder the connections if possible.
Cover the connections and the ends of the
coax with a coax sealant to keep out the
weather.
3. A11ach the dipoles so that the ends which
are connected to the coax center conductor are
tied by rope tethers to the top of the pole as
shown in figure I. Make these tethers about
I .5 fee t long.
4. If possible tic the lower tether ends to
stakes such that each tether makes something
li ke a 60 degree angle with the ground (figure
I ).

5. Run the fecdlines from the dipoles to the

pole. then to the ground. then along the ground
to the radio (figure I).
6. Minimum lightning-induced damage protection is disconnecting and grounding the
feed li nes when not in use. Don' t use any
anten na in weather likely to prod uce lightning.

I Using the Beam

To use the beam connect onl y one feedline
to your receiver. The others are connected to
nothing. Tune in a station and change from
one feed linc to another to observe the beam's
directional effects. Not every station will show
an effect.
You can switch feedl ines by simply unplugging one feed line and plugging in another. or by using a coaxial swi tch to change
between feedlines. For HF antennas, if you
don' t have a coax switch. you can probably
get good results if you use any switches you
have on hand.
I have to admit that this simple beam's
performance surprised me. I often fou nd that
l could either eliminate, or greatl y reduce the
strength of many interferi ng signals by switching fro m one sloper to another. Switching
slopers often had a dramatic effect on the
strength of the desired signal as well. The
di rectional selectivity obtained with this beam
is well worth the modest effort requi red to
make it.

I Boom, Boom, Boom

Bill Fawns. KE6HEZ. sends along the sug-

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gestion that if you need a fiberglass mast or

boom for a VHF or UH F anten na, consider
using one of the poles hardware stores carry to
extend those short, curved, tree saws. The
poles come in 6, 10, and 14 foot lengths, and
should do a great job. Take a look at the price
tag, though; they can be a bit pricey. Sometimes the longer ones cost in the $40 range.
~RADIO

RIDDLES

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I last Month:
I asked ''Why do you care if your antenna
is resonant? Maybe you don' t. If you don' t,
should you? What is resonance anyhow?"
For transmi tting antennas resonance is usually important for such things as developing a
desired radiation pattern or having an acceptable impedance at the desired feedpoi nt location. However. for receive-onl y antennasthose of most interest to Monitoring Times
readers-it is a different story.
Resonance, in simple terms, is the condition of an electrical circuit such that it responds maximally to a specific freque ncy.
This frequency is its resonant frequency, or
the frequency to which it is said to be tuned.
An antenna which is resonant to the signal
which it is receiving generally develops more
output from that signal than would a nonresonant antenna.
On VHF and higher frequencies, this increased strength means better reception. and
so most antennas for those freq uencies are
resonant designs. But at HF and lower frequencies you or may not benefit fro m having
the extra signal strength which resonance can
provide. Therefore. a resonant antenna may
not be of particular val ue on the noisy HF band
or lower frequencies. In these bands a simple
short wire may do as well as a more sophisti cated antenna. So, yes. you should care if your
antenna is resonant-sometimes.
Now let's continue this line of thought, and
try to understand the "sometimes" aspect of
our answer as we move to this month's riddle.

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Why is it usually useful to increase the
strength of received VHF and higher frequency signals by making a receiving antenna
resonant, but it's not often useful at HF or
lower freq uencies? Hint: these lower freque ncies usually have more received noise than
VHF or higher frequencies.
You' ll find an answer for this month 's
riddle, and much more. in next month' s issue
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Mammoth Cave ARC I Mark Woodcock. N4SFA. 502-651 -a777
Shore Points ARC I John G. Barbieri. KB2HZU, 609-653-19a7
Split Rock ARA, W Morris Wireless I Bernie Brownstein,
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W Central OK ARC I Earl Bottom. NSNEB. 405-473-2572
Ocoee AAS I Alan Pinney, AE4FC, 423-47a-1 141
Livermore ARK I Noel Anklam. KC6QZK, 510-447-3a57
Insurance City Rptr Club I Pete Brunelli, a60-620-0176
Maine State Conv I Dave Blethen. KD10W, 207-353-6433
Acadiana ARA I L. Al Oubre. K5DPG, 31a-367-3901
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Morgan Co Rptr Assn./ Brian Elliott. N9JPX. 317-342-7236
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Rd.. Monclova. OH 43542. 419-243-3a36/ (Info & Voice Mail a66-592a)
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Rd., York. PA 17404. 717-764-4a05/Fax 17 -a193
Charleston Area I Jimmie Hewlett, WDaMKS, 304-76a-1 142
Tri-County ARC I TCARC. 414-563-6502
Jonesboro ARC I Pat Snodgrass, KB5FYN. 501-972-9132
Highlands Co ARC I Roy Loweke. KE4JCT. 941-3a2-4607
Ararat AR Shrine C I Roger E. Bessmer. KBOllG. a16-a42-0400/
fax: -oaoo
Irvington-Roseland AC I Jim Howe, N2TDI. 201 -402-6066
Libertyville&Mundelein AAS I Frank Avellone. W9GLO, a47-2344124
Delaware Vall RA I Darryl Foyuth. N2JVP, DVRA. PO Box 7024,
West Trenton. NJ Oa62a. 609-aa2-2240. Location: Tall Cedars of
Lebanon picnic grove. Sawmill Rd. Talk-in 146.670 -. a am. adm
SS. non-ham spouses. children. free.
Westchester Emerg Com Assn. I Thomas Raffaelli, WB2NHC,
914-741-6606
Down East Hamfest I Doug Burt, W40FO. 919-524-5724
Lake County ARA I Roxanne. 5777 Fernwood Ct .. Mentor/Lake,
OH 44060, 216-256-0320. Location: Madison High School. 8am2pm; adm $5.
Two Rivers ARC I Bill Hetrick. N3LQC, 412-754-0562
Columbus ARC I Randy Hancock. KT4KP. 706-596-aa20
Michigan City ARC I Ron Stahoviak, N9TPC. 219-325-90a9
Interstate Rptr Society I John Brunelle. KA 1FYB.603-a81-5796/
Fax -59a-01a1
Mid Tennessee AAS / Ian Haynes. AB4SW,615-649-51a7/fax 2941
ARC of Parker Co I Allen "GrifF Griffith. KBSUNY, a17-441 -9114

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North American Club Listings I - P

lnt'I Radio Club of America (IRCA): Ralph
Sanserino, P.O. Box 1831 , Perris, CA 925721831 . Worldwide; BCB/AM DX. DX Monitor (34
x) $25 US. $27 Can/Mex, $28.50 ww. Firstclass stamp or 2 IRCs for sample.
Longwave Club of America: Bill Oliver, 45
Wildflower Rd .. Levittown. PA 19057,
(2 15)945-0543. Worldwide; Longwave only.
The Lowdown. $18 US, $19 Can/Mex, $26 ww.
Metro Radio System: Julian Olansky, P.O.
Box 26, Newton Highlands, MA 02161 , (61 7}
969-3000. New England states; Public Safety.
M.R.S. Newsletter.
Michigan Area Radio Enthus iasts: P.O. Box
530933, Livonia, Ml 48153-0933. E-mail
xx024@detroit.freenet.org. Great Lakes
Region. All bands. Great Lakes Monitor. $9.50
annual US & Canada. $1 sample.
Minnesota DX Club: Greg Renner, 16330
Germane Court, Rosemount, MN 55068, for
meeting info. Minnesota. All bands. MDXC
Newsletter. $10 annual.
Monitoring the Long Island Sounds: Ed,
2134 Decker Ave, North Merrick, NY 11566.
Primarily scanner, some SWL. 50 mi. radius of
LI. Net Tues Spm 146.805. Monitoring the Long
Island Sounds.
MONIX (Cincinnati/Dayton Area Monitoring
Exchange): Mark Meece, 79 17 Third St .. West
Chester, OH 45069-22 12. (513)777-2909. SW
Ohio, SE Ind .. N Ken ; All bands. Meets 2nd
Sats ?pm. Net Thurs 9:30 145.210/4.610. No
dues.
Mountain NewsNet: James Richardson, P.O.
Box 4488, Estes Park, CO 80517-4488, (970)
586-4325vx; 4357fax; Internet jimfun@aol.com.
Colorado statewide. Public Safety notification
group. Mile High Pages.
National Radio Club: Paul Swearingen,
Publisher, P.O. Box 5711, Topeka. KS 666050711, (913)266-5707; http://wcoil.com/-gnbc/
Worldwide; AM DXing. DX News 30 times
yearly, sample for a first class stamp. Annual
Labor Day convention.
New England Scanner Group: P.O. Box
1024, Derry, NH 03038. CT, ME, MA, NH, RI,
VT. $29.95 annual.
North American SW Assoc: Bill Oliver. 45
Wildflower Lane, Levittown. PA 19057,
naswa1 @aol. com (215) 945-0543. Worldwide;
Shortwave broadcast only. The Journal. Web
site: http://www.mcs.com/- ralph/html/naswa/.
Regional meetings. $26 annual in NA.
North Central Texas SWL Club : Alton Coffey,
1830 Wildwood Drive, Grand Prairie, TX
75050. North Central TX area; All bands.
Ontario DX Associatio n: Joe Robinson,
General Mgr.. P.O. Box 161 , Station A,
Willowdale, Ontario M2N SSS. Canada:
Internet 70400.2660@compuserve.com; (416)
293-8919 voice & fax, (4 16) 444-3526 DXChange information svce; (905) 84 1-6490 BBS.
Predominantly Province of Ontario; All bands.
DX Ontario. Meet 3rd Wednesdays, Toronto
Pacific NW/ BC DX Club: Bruce Portzer, 6546
19th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98 11 5. Pacific NW
and BC Canada. DXing all bands. $9 US, $1 O
Canada. PNBCDXC Newsletter. Irregular
meetings.

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ASK BOB

Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

ANSWERS TO YOUR RADIO QUESTIONS

bob@grove.net
POSTSCRIPT P.S.
A reader sent this comment via e-mail:
"You missed the best answer: The real way
to print Postscript on a non-Postscript printer
is to use the soft ware Ghostscript or the
software ROPS. I prefer ROPS which can
be found on lnfo-Magic"s "The Best of
Windows 95.com Shareware Collection."
One could also check ftp sites for these.

Is there an optimum length of

antenna for receiving shortwave
signals? {Donald Michael Choleva,
Euclid, OH)
Q.

A. Theoretically. it depends upon the frequency band of inte rest. For the tradi tional.
center-fed dipole, which has a rece ption pattern which fa vors signals at right angles to the
wire, and rejec ts signals off the end s, the wi re
shoul d be a half-wavelength (in feet ) at the
center freq uency. You would calculate this
length by di viding the number 468 by that
frequency in megahertz. For example. at 7
MH z, you would divide 7 into 468, making
the wi re 67 feet long. the common length of a

Bob's Tip of
the Month

wire dipole fo rthe 40 meter ham and adjacent

4 1 meter shortwave broadcast band.
So what happens if you use another length ?
If the wire is twice as long as it should be,
there are two directions of re sponse off each
side (a cloverleaf pattern). and four nulls
(little or no response to signals), two off the
ends. and two at right ang les to the wire. Al
higher and hi gher frequenci es with the same
wi re (which is the same as saying at longer
and longer wire lengths fo r the same frequency). the patterns grow more and more
multi -lobed.
In some cases th is isn't bad. For example.
you could cut the dipole for lower- freq uency.
ground-wave coverage frequencies where you
know the signals wi ll be arriving fairl y consistently from a particular direction broadside
to the wire. but you would also reccivehigherfrequency skip signals from various directions around the earth because of the mullilobed pattern of the hi gher freque ncies on that
wire.
Se c thi s mo nth' s adjace nt tip for
bandplanning your shortwave antenna.

What substance was used in the

old crystal sets? Con super crystals
be made for better pickup?How can
Q.

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A. A crystal set is nothing more than an audio

detector connected to a tuned circuit: as such.
it can tune any freque ncy range. but its selectivity and sensitivity is very limited and it can
only receive amplitude-modulated signals.
There were more than I 00 different materials used fo r the detector crystal. incl uding
carborundum. copper sulfide. and iron sulfide
(fool" s gold), but galena (lead sulfide) was by
far the most successful. With advent of transistors. mass-produced, wire-leaded diodes of
germanium and silicon were substituted with
better sensiti vity and dependability. An inexpensive Rad io Shack 1N34A germanium diode is better than any cat's whisker detector
eve r made.
Later-era crystal sets became more sophisticated by e mploying several tuned stages to
sharpen selectivity and adding active (amplifier tubes) ci rcuits to improve se nsitivity.
Any noise limiter would have to be placed
either before a simple crystal set (such as the
JPS oise Canceler) or after it (I ike the Grove

Bandplanning Your Shortwave

Antenna
(A)

The 67 foot , 7 MHz, half-wave dipole

is the most com mon shon wave ante nna
for both transmitting and receiving. It has
good impedance-matching characteristics for transmitting on 40 and 15 meters
even without a transmatch ("'tuner"), a nd
works very we ll for receiving the entire
shortwave spectru m. But knowing a little
about the patte rn it generates can be useful for e recting it to favor ce nain directi ons.
To "bandplan" your dipole, secure a
world globe and stretch a piece of string
between your locati on and a target country you wish to hear at the lower frequen-

you improve a crystal set? Can they

tune any frequency range? Can they
have noise limiters? {Robert Brock,
Phoenix, AZ)

1/2 wavelength
7 MHz

(B)

Full wavelength
14 MHz

(C)

1-1/2 wavelength
2 1 MHz

.....

A halfwa11e dipole (A) as seen f rom above

has a classical figure-eight pattern at
right angles to the wire. Th e same
a11te1111a at twice the frequ ency, now a
full wavele11gtlz, has a cloverleaf pattern.
As the freque11cy increases as shown at
(C), more lobes are added.

cies (5-10 MHz). Suspend your antenna

so that the signals arrive broadside to the
wire. In other words, if you wanted to
favo r signals directly east or west, the
antenna wire would be stretched north
and south. At higher frequencies ( I 1-30
MHz), you will receive signals from
several different directions.
Referring to the accompanying diagrams, note that as the frequency increases for any given length of antenna,
its radiation pattern (the same as its
reception pattern) becomes more multilobed. but signals directly off the e nds of
the wi re are still deeply a ttenuated.

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reading a military aeronautical frequency directory and

saw that 30-88 MHz is used in
wideband FM; can I hear anything
by tuning iust below 88 MHz on my
FM broadcast tuner? {Robert Brock,
Phoenix, AZ)
Q. I was

A. Not in Region 2 (North America). In

foreign countries, the 66-88 MHz part of the

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spectrum is sometimes occupied by low power

PRC (portable radio communi cations) backpack units used by ground troops, and even
rarely in the U.S. during practice maneuvers
by the National Guard, but never in air-toground communications because the greater
distances wou ld cause interference to TV reception; channels 2-6 are found between 54
and 88 MHz.
30-54 MHz is commonly used by many
military servi ces in the U.S. and elsewhere,
but the mode is not wideband FM ( 150 kHz
deviation), but medi umband FM (30-40 kHz
deviation), as opposed to common narrowband
FM ( 15 kHz) as fou nd in the domestic land
mobile services.

Q . What is the difference between

AM and SSB? {J_ Hammond}

A. Most CB, shortwave, and medium wave

broadcast signals use ampl itude modulation
(AM). This means that the carrier wave Uust
the pure transmitted power with no voice
modulation, the signal that holds the S meter
up) is modulated. or varied. with the voice
freq uencies. In other words, when you hum or
whistle at I000 Hz (a pitch of 1000 vibrations
per second) into the microphone of that AM
transmitter, the carrier wave vibrates up in
down in strength, or amplitude, 1000 times
per second.
Modul ation also causes the single-frequency carrier wave to widen in un ison with
the sound, occupyi ng more spectrum space
above and below the center of the carrier
frequency. These added sidebands are identical to each other in their sound content, so if
we could remove one sideband and the carrier
wave. we could sti ll detect the sou nd, but we
would have substantially narrowed the signal
width. allowing more stat ions to occ upy the
same amount of' spectrum. We have created,
then, a signal consisting of on ly one single
sideband (SSB). We can choose either the
upper sideband (USB) or the lower sideband
(LSB) for our information.
There are othe r advantages SSB has over
AM besides spec trum effici ency. For one
thing. your receiver can use sharper selectivity since the signal bandwidth is narrower.
thus rejecting adjacent channel interference
and reducing the amount of background noises.
making it easier to hear.
Additionall y, the narrow SSB signal is not
as vulnerable as wider AM to the distortion
produced by frequency-selecti ve fading resulting from ionospheric refracti on. so the
integrity of the sound is better as signals
waver and flutter.

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Antique Radio Classified ........ ......... 69
Atlantic Ham Radio ... ........... .......... 27
Austin Antenna ...... ... ....... ... ...... ..... 77
Cellular Security Group ................... 97
Communications Electronics ... ..... ...... . 3
Computer Aided Technologies ... 90, 91
Davis Instruments ....... ...... .. .. .... .. ... .. 83
Delta Research ....... ...... ..... ..... ...... .. 31
DX Computing ... ... .. .. ..... ... ... .... ...... 44
Electronics Book Club ...... .... .. .. ....... 73
Electronic Distributors ..... ........... ... .. . 67
Erie Aviation .............. ............. ..... .. 65
Future Scanning Systems .......... ....... 75
Gilfer Shortwave ......................... ... 85
Glenn Hauser ...................... ... .. ..... 39
Grove Enterprises ..... .. .. 13, 27, 49, 99
plus special 16-page Buyer's Guide
ICOM .. ...... .................... .. ..... Cover Ill
Index Publishing .............. .. .. ....... .. .. 23
Jacques d'Avignon .. ........ ............... 55
JPS Communications ............. ...... .. .. 79
K&l Technology .. .... . . .. .. ..... ... . .. ..... . 11
KIWA Electronics .... ... .............. 65, 85
Klingenfuss .................................... 27
Lentini Communica tions ................... 23
Microcraft ...................................... 87
Monitoring Times ......................... 103
Motron Electronics .......................... 25
National Scanning Report .... ........... 32
OptoElectronics .............. .... Cover II, IV
Palomar Engineering ....... ........ .... ... 93
PW Publishing .. .. .. . ... .... . .. ... .... . .. . . .. 17
Radiomap .... .... ......... .............. .. ... . 95
Radio Progressive ....... .. ........ .. ........ 83
Ramsey Electron ics .. .. ... .......... ........ 33
R.D.I. White Papers ........ ....... ......... 93
Satellite Times ............. ....... ... ... .... 103
Scanner Master ........... ................... 77
SGC Inc . .......... ........ .............. ....... 19
Signal Intelligence ......... ................. 23
Skyvision ... .................................. .. 81
S.R.P. Trading ................................ 17
Universal Radio ......... .. .. ... ......... ..... 69
Viking International ..... ..... .............. 15
WiNRADIO .............. .. ..... ............ .... 5
Worldcom Technology ................... . 75

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Letters
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how quic kly and convenienily lhey forget
!heir own cullure"s hislory !) The previous
!heme. by 1hc way, was lhc fo lksong known in
Russian as vopo leheryoza ~toyal a (A birch
trcc stood in the field ).
"VOR also comme nted on 1he recent (now
O\"erturned ) decision of1h c Canad ian governme nl 10 slop RC I broadcasts lhis com ing
April. The ge ne ral 1e nor wa ~ one of support
for RC I a nd 1hc role ~ uc h broadcasts played in
lhe pasl (i.e .. RCI. BBC. and others broughl
lhcm lhc n..:ws lhcy clidn 't gel e lsewhere ).
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SHACK CLEAN-OUT! SASE for !isl of

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FOR SALE: A VC-20 VHF converter for a
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address for VOA ? I haven '! picked up any of

their broadcasts recentl y, at lcast not in Russian, and I wanl lo find ouc whai s going o n
wilh lhem."
You lhoughl findin g VOA frequencies
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Robert Senkmajer. who used 1he address provided in the World Radio TV Handbook 10
wrile lo the Voice of America requesl ing a
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MclNTOSH MR-78. considered ' 'Simply
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of information aboul lhe U.S .. its people, and

its policies when prepared by lhe Agency for
audie nces abroad.""
The Acl se rves as a safeguard against lhe
governmenl spreading propaganda to ils own
cilizens. Of course. it al so di scourages us
from "lindingoul wha1' sgoingon with them."
Thank goodness for lhe Web! Now you may
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gopher.VOA.GOV for schedu les in all languages.

Letters are edited for brevily and clarity by

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MONITORING TIMES

103

LOSING
OMMENTS

By Bob Grove,
Publisher

Gingrich and the Cellular Telephone:

Much Ado About Newting
In the third \\'CCk or January. the telephone lines at Monitoring Tim es wi;:n: jammed with inquiries from the media about the
celebrated cellular intcrcept of Newt Gingrich's telephone conversation. For the benefit of Mo11irori11g Times readers, the
foll owing i~ a slightl y corn.lensed version of my response which
was posted 011 thc Grove web site as an ai d to media and
hobbyists ali ke.
How was it done?

A Gain c~\ ille. Florida. couple. John and Alice Manin. claimed
to have snagged a conversation between several parties on a
recent-model RadioShack scanner. l\'ewt Gringich was in Washington. but one of tht: conference-call participants, Rep. John
Boehner, was in Florida, close enough for his cell phone to be
heard by the Mart in s.
While the tellular indu stry may give their customers the
illusion of pri\acy by assuring customers that it is illegal to
li sten. million ~ of Americans do listen in. They do it with the
older. cel lular-capable scanners that arc still in service. and they
even do it with modern scanners by .. image reception." the
lllning in of ce llular w nvcrsations on non-cellular frequencies
which arc inad vertentl y generated by all scanners. Frequency
co n vener~ arc also no longer allowed to be manu factured or
imported. but there arc plenty or them around.
Some ccllular-dclctcd ~can n ers. like the AOR AR8000 and
AR3000A . can have that tuning range easily restored by a
computer routine: others can be internally modified. Government agencies. which include volunteer fi re dc.:partments, may
also purchase rellular-capable scanners
Test equipment is not required to have fCC approval to
includecellularrn' crage: thi s is how the.: Optoelcl'lronics Xplorer
frequency cou111<.:r/FM receiver is perm itted to be manufactured
and marketed nati onwide. Simil arl y, higher-priced equipment
li ke ~ pectrum anal) zcrs and service monitors abo have full
frequency co\'aagc.
Can you reveal what you hear?

Is it lawful to li sten in and tell'' No. Section 605 of the I934

Com111u11icati o11' /\ct ' pecificall y forbids the di ~c los ure of infor111ation ovc.:rhcard on the radio. or the use of that information for
personal ga in. And the Elcrtronic Communications Pri vacy Act
of 1986 (ECP/\ ' 86)proscribes agai nsl even li stening to the radio
pon ion of a tc.:lephone conversation. While the Martins may
plead ignorance of the law. that s no excuse in the courts. There s
also a credibility i s~ u c: Is it reasonable to believe that the
Mart ins. awan: of the import of the.: co nvc r~a ti o n . did not thi nk

that turning the tape over to the Congressional in vesti gators

wou ld be harmful to Gingrich?
So who's to blame?

Why arc cellular calls so vulnerable toea ve~ dropping? Aren't

there scrambling devices available to secure privacy? Yes, but
they are in use in only a tiny minority of cellular syste ms: the vast
majority of cellular telephone calls are in the.: clc.:ar, capable of
being overheard by mill ion> of scanner listencn,, The cellular
industry does not pro,idc the security which their subscribers
expect.
Are scanner listeners ju~t a bunch of nosy, unconscionable
snoops? No. Like you. me. and most other Americans, we are
interested in what goes on around us and instinctively drawn to
dramatic situations. The vast majorit y of scanner enth usiasts arc
intellectuall y acti ve, recreational listeners who enj oy scanners as
an extension of. or replacement for. broadcast radio and television.
By tuning in on communications. we get the fee ling of ..being
there." and would never use overheard infor mation to cause
harm. To the contrary. police reports common ly ci te scanner
monitors as good citizens. with their tips often leading to the
recovery of missing persons and stolen property. interruption of
crimes in progress. evidence leading to arrests. and other suppon
fo r law enforcement.
Can listeners report criminal activities overheard on
a radio telephone?

The negative stereotyping of scanner owners by some news

med ia may have a chilling effect on contributions li steners make
to law e nfon:ement. Stri ctly speaking. we should not be listeni ng
in on telephone call s made over cellular. cordless. air-to-ground.
~ hi p- to -sho re. or any other type of radio system . But what if a
scanner buff illegally overhears the discussion of a crime? Can he
report it to officials and expect immunity from p ro~ec uti on ?
The law says that you cannot listen to radio tckphone': it also
says that you are requi red to report to authorities any knowledge
you have of a crime. If you are in possession of important
information. it is rerommencled that you appear in front of the Jaw
cnforccmem offi ciab wi th an attorney to guarantee your immuni ty from prosecution in return for yourtcstimony. Can a civil suit
be brought agai nst you b) the defendant? Perhaps. but there is
general opinion among those who practice law that the userof any
radio telephone waives any rea. onable expectati on to privacy.
The outcome of the Gingrich cellular telephone.: intercept may
have fa r-reaching impl ications in radio law.

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