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DXing Cambodia
by Charles Sorell
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Recent predictions on the future of Cambodia (nee Kampuchea) have been dire. This Asian
nation, once the victim of ruthless genocide by the Khmer Rouge, has been, until recently, occupied
by Vietnam. Now th at the Vietnamese have gone, vario us factions have begu n to fight for control of
the count ry.
After experiencing the slaughter of millions of its people on ly a decade or so ago, how could the
people of this beautiful , but somehow cursed, land survive yet anothe r conflict? We look at how you
can use you r radio to tune in Cambodia. But do it soon. The situation is, at best, unpredictable.
by Jerry McKinney
Every day, a group of very brave men and women ventu re out into the
world's "hot spots" in search of the news. These peop le are members of the
VOA correspo ndents corp and eve ry day the y risk life and limb in an effort to
prese nt accurate, unbi ased informat ion to th e world as part of the Voice of
America.
It doesn't matter whether bombs are falling or people rioting . There is a job
to be done. Yes, it can be exciting; the lifestyle romantic. But bein g a newsman
for the VOA can also cost you your life.
ON THE COVER: VOA reporters David Borgida and Robert Lodge on Capitol Hill:
Photo by Carmelo Ciancio.
by Dave Garner
COLLISION AT SEA!
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It all started out rather pleasantly for Dave Garner, a Monitoring Times
subscriber from Knoxville, Tennessee. Chosen as a winner in his
company's annual sales promotion, he and some fe llow workers set out for
an all-expense paid cruise to the Caribbean.
Little did they know that halfway through th e voyage their ship would
end up cutting a Cuban freighter in half and almost spark an international
incident. Fortunately, Dave was smart enough to bring along his radio.
AND MORE --In the Scanning Report, Bob Kay talks about monitoring cordless
telephones. It's easy to do and often sounds like a lot of fun . But, warns
Kay, "Before you begin to monitor your neighbor's cordless phone, ask
yourself if you really want to learn about his or her personal activities,
sexual habits, and other intimate secrets. If you decide to unlock your
neighbor's door with a scanner radio," he says, "there is no way of limiting
the number of skeletons that may decide to fall out."
It is called the USS Eisenhower, a monstrous U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
On board are dozens of sailors and Monitoring Times utility expert Larry
Van Horn. Here to experience the thrill of life on this floating city, he takes
readers this month from the flight deck awash in the flames of giant F-14
Tomcats to the ship's MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System) station where
he operated as N5FPW.
Antennas are so important to DXing. That's why each month, Antenna
columnist Clem Small has a step-by-step project for you. This time, Clem
explains how to build a dipole. No matter where you listen -- from the low
frequencies on up to shortwave and UHF, the dipole is the durable old
workhorse of the radio hobbyist. Best of all, it's effective and easy to
make.
Christmas is not that far away and ham columnist Ike Kerschner has
been preparing a list for Santa Claus. Gayle Van Horn features QSLs from
Cameroon, India, Iran (including a Khomeini pennant!), Jord an, Panama,
Syria and Tahiti. "Basic Beacons" is the title of Joe Woodlock's "Below 500
kHz column this month. If you've never listened to beacons before, Joe
points out three high-power beacons that carry voice weather broadcasts.
Own one of those old Radio Shack DX150/ 160 shortwave radios? Now
going for between $40 and $70 dollars on the flea market circuit, Rich
Arland says that when modified, they can be a decent back up receiver.
Then he tells you how to do it.
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Letters
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Shortwave Broadcasting
Utility World
The Scanning Report
What's New?
Uncle Skip 's Corner
The Federal File
High Seas
On the Ham Bands
The OSL Report
Reading RTTY
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Americ an Bandscan
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DeMaw's Workbench
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COMMUNICATIONS
American Voice
Unknown at Home
Philomena Jurey has finished
writing her memoirs but can't find
anyone who will publish them. Jurey,
who recently ended a 37-year career
with the Voice of America, is virtually
unknown in her native America. To
people who live in hamlets in Albania
and huts in Borneo, however, she is a
megasrar.
Jurey's boss, Sid Davis, relishes
telling about an incident that illustrates the upside-down life of a VOA
broadcaster. When President Gerald
Ford went to China in 1975, a huge
press corp accompanied him.
"You had some of the titans of the
broadcasting industry making the trip
-- Barbara Walters, all the top anchor
people." says Davis. "When we arrived
in China and you had all these
Chinese people lining the streets
ignoring the television stars and
asking, 'Where is Philomena? Where
No11e111ber 1989
Illegal Scanning
May Be Charged
April Lorrai ne Giliham, who was
arrested and charged with several
drug-related offenses by the sheriff in
Wewoka, Ohio, may face the additional charge that she monitored the
FBI on her scanner during the
commission of a felony.
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Aging Radios
The Federal Communications
Commission is considering whether to
allow about 93,000 aging aircraft
communications radios not meeting
international frequency stability standards to be used beyond January 1,
1990.
General aviation groups have petitioned the agency to exempt avionics
COMMUNICATIONS
Listening to Cosmonauts
Russian Cosmonauts have once
again occupied the mothballed MIR
space station. The two, Alexander
Viktoenko and Alexander Serebrov,
are expected to remain aboard MIR
until early March.
Cosmonauts. on previous missions
used 145.550 and occasionally 145.650.
QSLs were available through Boris
Stepanov, UW3AX, P.O. Box 679,
Moscow, 107207, USSR.
MIR was abandoned last April
over disputes concerning the cost and
effecriveness of the Russian space
program. At least one of the problems
TV Trump
Having bestowed his name on an
airline, a casino, a yacht and a tower,
Donald Trump now plans to extend it
into a new territory: Trump, the television game show. Accord ing to newspaper reports, the real estate developer and Lorimar Television have
agreed to develop a synd icated game
show to be called, "Trump Carel."
Trump will not appear on the
show; howeve r, he will share in the
ownership of the show, which will be
taped at Trump Castle, Mr. T rump's
casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Now that TV airwaves are taken
care of, look for a small Alba nian firm
to begin production of a shortwave
game show called "Grove of Fortune."
(With New York Times)
November 1989
by Jerry McKinney
THE VOA
CORRESPONDENTS
CORPS
REPORTING
THE WORLD
Correspondent John
Schulz in Islamabad.
November 1989
MONITORING T IMES
also conduct interviews with key personalities, attend news conferences, and review
the local media.
VOA expects correspondents to file
reports that are accurate, balanced, and
complete. Editors in the Washington
Newsroom are quick to challenge any hint
of a correspondent's personal opinion or
bias. Correspondents are also expected
to make every effort to get and report all
important sides of an issue.
VOA correspondents travel on regular -
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November 1989
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Johannesburg correspondent Mallory Saleson interviewing South
African anti-apartheid activist Vumi Vilakazi.
them the sort of questions they think in telligent listeners would want answered abou t
a story.
G iven the imp o rtance the Voice of
America p laces on the re liab ility of it s
news, VOA correspondents are less
con ce rned than some of their fell ow
jou rna lists with being first to "b reak" a
story.
MONITORINCi TIMES
COMPUTERS
Transport at ion a nd commu nications can co mplicate a correspond e nt's life. John Roberts, who now covers national affa irs in
Washingt on, recalls once having to fly from Sudan to Rome to get
a fli ght to the Ivory Coast. Mall ory Salcson has covered sto ries in
parts of sout hern Africa where telecommuni ca ti ons are nonexistent. On such occasions she must wait until she returns to her
Joh annesburg office to file he r reports.
Even whe re communications a nd transport arc readily available, the work ca n be exhausting. While covering the final phase
of D e mocrat ic Candidate Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential
campaign, I went three days without sleep as the campaign plane
flew more than 14,000 kilometers back and forth across th e nation.
In the final 48 hours, we vi si ted 11 citie s in nine states.
At each stop, I wrote, recorded, and telephoned fresh news
re ports back to the VOA Newsroom in Washingto n. After the
last stop in Mr. D ukakis's hometown of Boston, I caught a flight
back to Washington, rested a few hours, and went into the office
to help cover the election re turn s that night.
Exhausted or not, correspondents are expected to voice their
reports with clarity and e nthu siasm . The reports themselves must
be written succi nctly, bu t with enough inform ation so that an audience half-a-world away can grasp the significance of the story.
Philomen Jurey, w ho was VOA'S White House corresp o ndent
for 14 years and is now editor-in-chief of News a nd English Broadcasts, recently summed up the role of the correspondents with
these words: oay in and day out, ou r correspondent s do a
superio r job of report ing developments a rou nd the world. ! think
they provide more substantive reporting th a n those of any other
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were runn111g up the stairs. A few passengers were run ning down the stairs into the
lower decks of the sh ip. Everyone we saw
had that sleepy look along with a tinge of
fear.
Upon reaching the top deck, we ran out
onto the su n deck at t he back of the ship.
About two dozen passengers and some crew
members arrived upon the deck at the same
time we reach ed it. The sky was just beoinning to show first light in the east Atla;tic.
The crippled freighter was clearly in two
halves at a range of about 1000 yards off the
starboard (right) side of the ship. The bow
of the freighter was venical with trapped air
preventing it from si nking. The aft section
was listi ng at an increasing angle. The lights
and . engi ne were st ill operati ng on this
section. Spot light s from our ship were
focused on both sections of the freighter.
The Captain explained that the Celebration crew did not see the Cuban freighter
until it was only about 200 feet from the collision. The Celebration officer of the bridge
put the engines in full reverse and tried to
steer away but was unable to prevent the
collision. He explained that we were staying
in the area as per international rules until the
Cuban Coast Guard could arrive to conduct
their investigation.
At 0900, the first aircraft overflew the
site. The aircraft was a jet. I could not
identify the type or nationality. At 0945,
two helicopters bearing the markings of the
Cuban Air Force arrived and began to search
the area for the missing three crew members
of the Cuban freighter Capitan San Luis.
A t 10:30 a.m. the first of three Cuban
Navy patrol boats arrived. The first Cuban
Navy vessel came along side of the Celebration and off loaded the most severely injured
crew members. The Cuban Navy patrol
boat left for the nearest Cuban port with the
injured Cuban crew. Two other Cuban
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Stealth Spy Aircraft
Graphic by Teresa Ligon
Sourco: Lockheed
No vember 1989
The F-19
Whe n the F-117 was revealed, many
thought the aircraft designation number was
the real numbe r for a Stealth fighter called the
F-19. Whe n a Stealt h ai rcraft crashed in
Cali fo rnia, A n Air Force official remarked tha t
it was "definite ly not an F-19." The press
thought that this was a cute way of denying the
pla ne's existe nce by giving it a different
designation, but evide nce now reveals there
may well be a differen t Stealth aircraft called
the F-19 Stealt h fighte r.
The F-11 7 Stealth fight er is not really a
fighte r at all. The aircraft is a n attack vehicle.
The F-117 docs not engage in dogfights; it is
used only to attack ta rgets on the ground. The
jct is not supersonic, not agile and not even
armed with guns or <i ir-to-air missiles.
The Night hawk's primary mission is to
attack missile, co mnrn nd and radar installations, not othe r aircraft. Anothe r mission e nvisioned for the Nighthawk is tha t of an a ntitcrroris1 a ttack plane. The F-11 7 was considered f'or the a ttack on Libya in 1987 but was
conside red t(10 risky to lose.
The F-117 is a Stealth replacement for the
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Due to the amount of DX news this month, let's jump straight into it:
Nove111ber 1989
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November 1989
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Broadcast Loggings
11a1y: RAI. Usual news Including talk on the hostages held In Lebanon.
(Bob Fraser. Cohasset, MA)
0125 UTC
Oil
15042.5
OJ 16 UTC on 15139.53
Chile: Radio Nacional de Chile. Spanish. Studio talk show until 0200 UTC.
"Musica de la Neche" with Latin and western pop tunes. (Paul Wickliffe,
Warren. NJ)
World and
Sultanate of Oman: Radio Oman. Arabic. Very good signal observed for a
fifteen minute radio drama, and Arabic pop music program. (Paul Wickliffe.
Warren, NJ)
2105 UTC o n 15105
Yugoslavia: Radio Yugoslavia. News and weather reports. Rather dry text
on politics and fish In the Adriatic. Monilored al 2118 UTC on Sunday for a
great third world music show called 'Sidewalk Rock.' (Paul Wickliffe,
Warren. NJ)
Vietnam Socialist Republic: Voice of Vietnam. Martial music and ID. News,
local pop music and mailbag show. Transmitter cuts out several times
through broadcast with bad modulation on voices. (Paul Wickliffe, Warren,
NJ) Monitored on 15009.5 at 1010. (Mark Seiden, Coral Gables, FL)
Nigeria: Voice of Nigeria. News scrip! and slallon ID al 0535 UTC. TalkS on
Jimmy Carter's proposed visit to Nigeria, and debt problems of Ghana and
Nigeria. Program schedule at 0558, African drum signal and English sign-off,
with French following. (Mark Selden, Coral Gables, FL)
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Utility World
Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
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Gretna, LA 70053- 1088
Life On Board
Slowly one of the world's largest warships turns into the wind.
A fres h breeze now blows into your face. A lot is going on
aroun d you. You lea rn to grow eyes in the back of your head and
that sixth sense now tells you that you had better move. Seconds
later, an F-14 Tomcat jet aircraft taxies by a nd rolls over the very
spot where you were standing on the flight deck.
The noise arou nd you is deafening. A ircra ft all over the deck
arc turn ing up th eir engines. T hey are preparing to comme nce
the day's fi rst launch. You must wear ear protection or you wou ld
go deaf within seconds.
You watch as the F-14 moves toward number one catapu lt.
Steam from the cats, hot exhaust from the e ngines, a nd noise fill
the air around you.
Looking around the big flat metal deck you now see a ircraft
being taxied a nd attended to by a sea of men wearing colorful
jerseys.
T hen suddenly the F-14 that a lmost hit you kicks his two
engines into afterburner for launch. A long stream of fire belches
out of his two engines. A member of the flight deck crew wearing
a blue jersey cli mbs from under the belly of the aircraft. He has
just checke d the T omcat's hook-up to the catapult.
H and signa ls arc passed a mongst the flight deck crew and a
hand salute fro m the pilot indicates he is ready to launch. Now
the pilot only looks fo rward in the cockpit at his airspeed
indicator. It is the only thing that matters, since he needs 150
knots of airspe ed to get airborne off the ship. Without that 150
knots of airspeed, the a ircrew aboard the T omcat would have to
eject.
Within seconds, it is over. The giant fighter aircraft sla ms
fo rwa rd and dips slightly as it clears the ship. The F -14 is now
a irborne; his primary mission is to protect the carrier from e nemy
aggressors.
T his scene is carried out dozens of times every day aboard an
aircraft carrier of the Unite d States Navy. Recently, your Utility
World colu mn edito r had an opportu nity to expe rie nce the flight
No vember 1989
QJam
CONUS MARS Reg M PR HI
Japan l'tlUippines
ALL
1-2-34
1-2-35-7
x
1-24
x
ALL
(NAV GUARD/COMMON EMERGENCY CHANNEL)
5-7
x
x
5-7
1-2-34-5
ALL
ALL
ALL
ALL
1-2-5-7
ALL*
ALL
x
x
x
(CALLING CH
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
5
x
1-2-34
ALL
5-7
x
x
x
x
ALL
1-2-34
ALL
x
x
x
ALL
x
x
x
ALL
x x
ALL
(CALLING/ EMERGENCY CHANNEL FOR ALL AREAS)
(CALLING CH)
ALL
x
ALL
ALL
ALL
ALL
x
ALL
x
ALL
x
x
ALL
x
x
ALL
x
ALL*
ALL
x x
x
1-2-34
5.7
x
x
x
x
ALL
x
x
ALL
x
ALL (CALLING CH)
x x
ALL
ALL
ALL
ALL*
ALL
x
ALL
X
a MARSTELSYS (MARS ATTY Channel) frequency
MONITORING TIMES
November 1989
29
Utility World
Utility Loggings
8450.0
FEC
ID
2336.0
2846.0
Amplitude modulallon
SITOR
Morse code
Facsimile
Forward error correction
Identification
ISB
LSB
RTlY
UNID
USB
Independent sideband
Lower sideband
Radloteletype
Unidentified
Upper sideband
"NIC E" heard at 0750 sending RTlY RYS and SGs. Could not find
"N ICE" for either the USN or USCG. 850/100N. Any ideas? (John
Richardson, Tllusville, FL) Welcome, John, hope to see you more often
in these pages. Probably a general call sign sign used by a naval or
coast guard station. Readers?-ed.
Valley String and Diamond Bar allempting l o set up an ATTY transmission on another frequency. Mentioned 2336.0 al 0738 In USB. Pretly
positive these were Navy units. (Richardson, Fl)
6728.0
6994.5
Air Force Two working Andrews AFB at 1434 In USB. (Batlles. NH)
AA6USA-U.S. Army MARS Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. monitored at 0105
in CW. Nol sure whelher short or long palh? (Gregory Dome, San
Antonio, TX) Bel on ground wave, Greg.-ed.
Weak Eyes working Candlewic k in LSB al 1910. Advised we are
taking hits when we extend lo Tuck Control. Meet tomorrow at 10 on
the same frequency." {This Weak Eyes call has also been heard
evenings on 5696 working USCG COMSTA Miami). (Batlles, NH)
Bill, II is obvious they are talking about ATTY by reference to the "taking
hits statement. This could be part of the government drug Interdiction
network, maybe even a Bravo channel.ed.
JJYRadlo Research Labs Station, Tokyo, Japan, heard al 0814.
Second ticks unlll 0815 then minute tone only until 0819 plus 23
seconds. ID then In CW JJY JJY 1820 then both Japanese and
English voice ID followed by NNNNN In CW. (Boehm, TX)
8000.0
8144.0
824 1.5
8255.0
8297.5
8299.5
8300.0
30
8655.3
8672.5
8678.0
4055.0
7540.0
8597.0
8632.0
8682.0
8688.0
8719.0
8825.0
8864.0
8981.5
8990.0
November 1989
via air. They also talked abOut a case of Budweiser beer. Who?
(Joe Topinka, Berwyn. IL) I really don't have the foggiest, Joe.-ed.
5AB-Benghaz Radio, Libya, with CW marker al 2238. (Nick Grace,
Harvard, MA) Welcome to the Utility World column, Nick. Hope to see
you report often. -ed.
MONITORING TIMES
8993.0
9000.0
9006.0
901 1.0
(Grace.
901 7.0
9042.0
heard al 1437.
(Szalony, CA)
9043.0
9120.0
(Szalony, CA)
Sliver Dollar working Catch said that advance have lost communications
with Carnation in USB al 1526. (Barnes. NH)
9220.0 Canary Seed 0 1 calling any station w ith a radio check In USB al 1422.
Also monitored Locker working Cocktail said was going to Tango
Bravo In USB al 1403. (Battles, NH)
10112.0 McClellan (???ed.) working Zarlbo In use. then Into cryplo RTIY.
Zarlbo then advised lo switch to 12205 then into more cryplo RTIY at
2012. (Blacl< Bart, Tucson. AZ) Hey, Black Bart, did I read the hand
writing right, was that McClellan?-ed.
10169.5 HSW63-Bangkok, Thailand. heard at 1407 with coded meteo In RTIY
650/50N. (Blair, CA)
10194.0 WGY-903 heard working WGY-907 (FEMA station) In USB at 1544.
(Battles, NH)
10321.0 BAASBeijlng, PRC heard at 1018 with ceded meleo RTlY 850/ 50N.
(Blair, CA)
10478.0 November Lima w ith a EAM broadcast of 88 Items lllen told all sl allons
lo standby to acknowledge message originated from Golf India In USB
at 2036. (Battles, NH)
10573.0 Noted stations 9AC, SOX, 9VN, 4RO, and 4YA in CW w11h traffic at 2200.
(Mr. Deulsche Welle-Al Sea) Welcome aboard, OW. Hope to hear
from you often.-ed.
10644.0 Single letter CW beacon p- heard at 0311 .
10644.5 Single letter
(Szatony, CA)
(Battles. NH)
11 226.0 Head Dancer working Lajes GCCS with phone patch to Raymond Head
Dancer Metro. Weather given for stations 11 -18, deleted stations 19.
Station 19 had a METEOSAT problem. Heard In USB at 1519. Also
heard MacDill with an EAM Skyklng broadcast In USB at 2347 and
Sticker working Alley OOP on X-Ray 905 In USB at 0124. (Ballles, NH)
This might prove to be another Interesting channel like 13247, 8111. It
definitely bears watching also.-ed.
11441.0 SAM 201 passing traffic to Andrews at 1732 In USB. Al 1739 both
stations went to Mystic Siar channel 175L for phone patch traffic. (Dan
Burns, Alexandria, VA)
12150.0 Single leller CW beacon "K" heard at 0004. (Szalony, CA)
12216.0 WGY-903 heard working WGY-907 In USB at 1553 with a weak seven
test and talked about the new Harris modems In USB at at 1553.
(Ballles, NH)
12265.0 BZA62-Beljlng, PRC heard at 1457 with Xlnhua news In Engllsh. ATTY
425/ 75R. (Blair. CA)
12512.0 UKFl-Sovlel spaceflight tracking ship KOSMONAUT YURI GAGARI N with
MIA tracking data for UTDX, and UZVV-KOSMONAUT VIKTOR
PATSAYEV at 0314. Still tracking MIA several weekS after the manned
crew departed. (RlckS, PA)
12524.0 UJPL-Sovlet research ship AKADEMIK GOLIYTSYN with a position
report for Murmansk Radio via CLJ Havana Radio at 0335. Ship was in
the Florlda Straits. ATTY 170/50. (RlckS, PA)
12977.0 URL-Sevastopol Radio, Ukraine SSA with CO CW marker parallel to
17153.0 at 0404. (Boehm. TX)
12978.8 IC B-Genoa Radio, Italy, with V CW marker at 0753. (Boehm. TX)
13040.0 KLC Galveston Radio, Texas. with CW weather Information for the Gulf
of Mexico Including wind speed and sea height at 2340. (Richard
Walton, Chico, CA) Welcome, Rich. Please report often.-ed.
13205.0 Royal Air Force Sydney, Auslralla. calling an UNID aircraft at 2026.
Also UNID slatio n sounded like Tango Tango or Pango Pango called
aboul the time of arrival of princlples on a DC-8. (Doyle, CT)
13211 .0 Andrews AFB working SAM 201 with a phone palch In USB al 1951 .
(Doyle, CT) Spar 65 calling Andrews on LSB. Andy calling 65 on USB
at 1735. Flnally got together on LSB were Andy patches 65 to Robbins
Metro. Bolh stalions then move to Mystic Star channel 20U. (Burns,
VA)
13312.0 Slingshot working Calypso 04 with an Intercept at 2209 In USB.
(Doyle, CT) U.S. customs channel.-ed.
13336.0 Amsterdam LDOC working an aircraft with a SELCAL of PDTL with write
ups at 2239 In USB. (Doyle. CT)
13380.0 TIM-Limon Radio, Costa Rica, calling CO In CW al 0150. (RickS, PA)
13444.0 JACZ working SRCZ In regards to a message at 1534 In USB. Told to
go to channel Alpha Charlie One. (Patrick Kerrigan, Chicago. IL)
Welcome to the column, Pat, please report often.-ed.
13637.0 Slngle lelter CW beacon "K" heard at 0001.
(Szalony. CA)
(Szalony, CA)
~~~
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Rad~~se
~
COSTA RICA
Chris Merchant, KA 1LMR, checks in with a QSL
from TIM in Costa Rica.
1442. (Grace. MA)
16700.0 UKBYSoviet spaceflight tracking ship KEGOSTROV calllng UT DX
KOSMONAUT PAVEL BELYAYEV with F2 schedule of dally positions,
course and speed for trip to retrofire position off northern Brazil, at 0310.
The KEGOSTROV was docked at Willemstad, Curacao. ATTY 170/50.
(AickS, PA)
16868.0 9VG53Slngapore Radio. Singapore, w ith their CW marker at 2252.
(Grace, MA)
16869.0 HPP-Panama lntelmar Radio. Panama. sending a 22 wpm CW cw
marker at 0213. (Pyne, MD)
16904.0 FUV-DJlbouti French Naval Radio with CW marker at 0414.
MA)
16998.0 JDC-Chosl Radio, Japan. with a CW marker at 0335.
(Grace,
(Grace, MA)
(Ricks,
Roads,
working
(Dome.
(Boehm, TX)
MONITORING TrMES
November 1989
31
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\.
Bob Kay
P.O. Box 98
1Jrassto 1v11, NC 28902
Scanner Temptations
How many times have you been fishing and failed to
re lease a catch that was just under the size limitations? H ow
many of you arc computer buffs wh o have enjoyed using a
piece of licensed software that was passed on by a friend?
And how many of you have violated the ECPA by monitoring
cellular p hone calls?
The point I'm t rying to make is that practically every hobby
has rules and regulations that can easily be broken. The
hobby of scanning is certainly no exception. Scanning requires
that we exercise a degree of common sense and responsibility.
If we were fish ing instead of sca n ning, our common se nse
and responsible behavior would probably be called sportsman~hip. All fishermen know that casting over another angler's
line or wading through his casting area arc direct violations of
unwritten Jaws.
In the hobby of scanning, both newcomers and seasoned
veterans rarely give a thought to scanning sportsmanship.
After all, there are no "bag limits" or size limitations to
govern t he number or type of freque ncies that we capture.
We simply turn on our scan ner radios, pu nch up a few
frequencies and listen to the entire neighborhood -- and that's
exactly when we get into trouble.
Cordless phone monitoring is a classic example. Before
you begin to monitor your neighbor's cordless phone, ask yourself if you really want to learn about his or her personal activit ics, sexual habits, and other intimate secrets. Everyone has a
few skeletons that arc locked away. If you decide to unlock
your neighbor's door with a scanner radio, there is no way of
limiting the number of skeletons that may decide to fall out.
T he fo llowing lcuer fro m a woman in Mad ison, W isconsin ,
is a good example of what can happen when we decide to
peck behind locked doors.
"My neighbor and I were the best of friend s for over
fi fteen years. Bui that friendship came to an end after I
staned monitoring her cordless phone conversations on my
sca nner radio. I simply could not carry on our friendship
when I discovered that she was cheating on her husband."
Anot her popular area that is often mo nitored by scanner
buffs is the baby monitor frequencies between 49.0 and 50.0
megahertz. If cordless monitoring seems risky, then stay away
from baby monitors' Some folks never shut the things off!
As a result. all of the sounds from within a particular room
can be monitored twenty-fou r hou rs a day. Some of the
snu nds o n this band would receive at least an "R" rating by
the motion picture industry.
With o u r nation figh ti ng a drug war, the DEA freque ncies
arc o ne of the honest bands in the en1 ire VHF/UHF spcc1rum. Sca n ner buffs from around the counrry are constantly
writing to me and requesting specific DEA information. Bu t
the DEA frequencies, like the baby monitor and cordless
frequencies, should be monitored with caution.
If you monitor a surveillance team working within your
neighborhood, can you resist the temptation to venture out
and personally view l he act iun? Worse yet, can you resist
telling your neighbor that the house at the end of the street is
being watched by federal agents?
32
Monitoring your
neighbor's
cordless phone
may not be
such a good
idea!
I openly provided so-called "sensitive" frequencies and codcwo rds'I More imporrantly, what would you do? Was I correct
in saying that cordless and baby monitors should be scanned
with some degree of caut io n? O r have I been fishing in a dry
well?
I'd like to read a nd publish your respo nse to t hese
questions. Send your letters to The Sca1rning Report, P.O . Box
98, Brasstown, NC 28902.
MT Treasure Hunt
Don't miss this one! At the end of this mont h, two luck.)'
winne rs wi ll each receive a 1300 H / A frequency counter from
Opto Elect ron ics, and two more lucky winners will receive a
gooscncck lamp from Littl ite.
The 1300 H /A counters featu re eight digit displays, excellent
sensit ivity, rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries, a telescoping whip
antenna and a nine-volt wa ll transformer. The frequency
counters are provided by Opto Electronics, 5821 N.E. 14th
Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334. Retail price per unit
is approximately Sl 70.00.
The goosencck lamps measure 2" x 4" and the 12" neck can
be twisted into practically any position. The lamp head
co ntains two grooves for easy in stallation of a plast ic filter and
the lamp is d immer controlled. The lamps are provided by
Littlitc/CAE Inc., P.O . Box 430, Hamburg, MI 48139. If you
discover that you wanted o ne yesterday, the phone n umber to
Littlitc is 313-231-9373. R etail price of each lamp is $49.95.
H erc are the clues:
856.2125
857.2375
858.2625
859.4375
857.2125
858.2375
859.2625
860.4375
858.2125
859.2375
860.2625
2.
3.
4.
5.
464.575
464.675
151.235
153.860
856.2375
857.2625
858.4375
155.595
Crossville Police
155.070
Cumberland Police
155.070
460.325
Chattanooga Police
460.075 (Adam)
460.350 (Baker)
460.225 (Ch. 3)
460.475 (Ch. 4)
460.400 (Ch. 5, Mutual Aid)
167.625
167.565
414.250
419.552
165.850
165.8625
165.375
165.2875
AT&F Repeater
166.5375
167.500
Customs
41 3.925
166.200
410.325
169.850
414.750
407.750
165.950
409.325
409.400
413.875
419. 175
Frequency Exchange
163.200
166.950
166.900
860.2125
856.2625
857.4375
859.2125
860.2375
856.4375
163.125
167. 175
163.4875
167.0125
148.650
U. S. Postal Inspectors
U.S. Postal Inspectors (DVP Capability)
U.S. Postal Inspectors (DVP Capability)
Internal Revenue Service
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration
Federal Protection Service
GSA Usage unknown
U.S. Marshal
Petersburg National Battlefield
Richmond National Balllefield Park
Shenandoatl National Park
Blue Ridge ParkWay
Air National Guard Security at RIC Airport
Air National Guard at RIC
National Guard, Ch 8
No11e111ber 1989
33
148.900
149.925
143.750
148.150
143. 900
163.625
Nallonal Guard, Ch 5
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Palrol, Input to 149.925
Civil Air Palrol
Civil Air Patrol, Input to 148.150
Immigration (Not confirmed)
Federal
Cpstoms
166.400
166.4625
166.5875*
168.6300
169.535
171.25
255.60
269.3
281 .4*
297.2
299.2
353.9
354.2
381.5
418.225
154.475*
162.825
163.000
163.225
163.675
164.100
164.200
164.250
164.325
164.550
164.700
164.775
164.9125
165.2375
165.2875**
165.3377*
165.4625
165.5375
165.6875
165.7375
165.9125
165.950*
165.975*
165 .3750
163.96
163.625
167.79
419.4
165.3375
167.6375
166.00
171.2875
415.7
163.2
167.6875
165.65
165.7875
163.85
165.95
1'0TE
167.05
162.55
162.55
162.55
162.55
162.55
162.40
162.475
162.475
162.40
162.475
162.55
162.55
162.55
162.40
162.40
162.40
Bob Kay's first book. "The Citizen's Guide to Scanning." is available from
many Monitoring Times advertisers this month. Look for advertisements In
this issue of Monilorlng Times.
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November 1989
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The
Shortwave Listener's
Program Guide
A "Citizen's
Guide" to
Scanning
[Q] :
........
Canadian
Scanner
Handbook
rian Keegans' new handbook is just what t he
title implies; it's not only
a frequency directory, but an
information-packed guide to
help Canadian scanner listeners get the most out of
their hobby.
Regionalized by province
and categorized by topic,
hundreds of discrete frequencies as well as several allocation tables tell the listener
where to hunt for targets of
interest. Liberally illustrated,
the handbook provides systems insights into civilian and
government radio installations.
Major topics include
antenna systems and signal
propagation, public safety
agencies, maritime and aircraft, railroads, weather monitoring, mobile and portable
telephones, and scanner
equipment.
A list of ten codes,
special communications codes
and sources for equipment
and publications caps off this
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The Canadian Scanner
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MONITORING TIMES
Scanning
Handbook
ike Bob Kay's book, The
Scanner Listener's
Handbook is a thorough
treatment of the scanning
hobby. From getting started
to receivers, antennas,
computer controlled monitoring, monitoring laws and
more, it's all here.
The Scanner Listener's
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Program
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for the SWL
onitoring Times readers
who enjoy the program
guide section will enjoy
Kraig Krist's new Shortwave
Listener's Program Guide.
The Guide lists shortwave
programs by day and by
time within each day.
Accompanying the guide
is a frequency section much
like the one in Monitoring
Times which can be
coordinated with the program
section for a handy reference.
The Shortwave Listener's
Program Guide does not provide advance program details
or even a brief summary of
what a listed program is
The Spook
Book
ust what is so controversial about The Spook
Book? The fact that it is
well written, well documented
and comprehensive in its
divulgence of methods used
for audio and video surveillance, lock picking, security
system defeating, weapons
fabrications and fireworks
formulating.
Under pyrotechnics, Tyner
cautions the reader: oo not
make any of the devices
discussed here." While that
may be like telling someone
with a scanner not to listen
in on mobile telephones, at
least the caveat is well
meant.
At quick glance, the
reader may equate The
Spook Book with early antiestablishment works like
William Powell's The Anarchist's Cookbook or Scott
French's The Big Brother
Game.
In fact, Tyner's writing is
far more articulate and nonpolitical. It is objective, wellpaced and informative. Rather
than sinister and inflamatory,
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Railroad
Scanning
here is a resurgence of
delight in the old steam
locomotives in this
country and scanner listeners
are tuning in on the railroad
frequencies-when they
know where to look. That's
where Hea/d's Scan Rail
directory comes in.
By way of introduction,
Bruce Heald describes
himself as a "third generation railroad man and
former boomer operator."
Heald begins his collection with a listing by name
of railroads and their associated frequencies. Next
comes commuter authorities, including AMTRAK,
and their frequencies. then
an alphabetized cross
reference by state and city,
MIL-SPEC
COMMUNICATIONS
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MONITORING TIMES
37
Dabbling
Utilityland
businesses, govenuncnt, and military
types tend to use plenty of power to
get their signol fro m poi nt "A" to
point "B." Snatching these signa ls
out of the air can be done with fairly
modest equipment a nd antennas.
Navy
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November 1989
Army, Navy, Air Force, commercial airlines, coast gu ard, ships at sea,
C\'Cn spies. All these things arc a
simple twist of the dial away. Let's
take a look at some thi ngs we might
monitor.
Army
CAP
MONITORING TI MES
7365 kHz (USB), and 14905 kHz (LSB) . Again, if you have a memory
bank on your rig, you will want to program in 4582 kHz, their emergency
and calling frequency.
VHF monitors will do well to listen in to the same band of frequencies
as I listed for VHF MARS operations.
Air Force
The Air Force always seems to have something going on on the radio.
Worldwide air operations including one-third of the Strategic Air
Command on alert at all t imes makes for a lot of tactical chatter. If you
are looking for the most potential excitement, you ca n monitor SAC o n
4725, 6761, 9027, 11243 , 13241, 15041, 17975, 20631, or 23337 kHz, or
give an car to NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense
Comma nd) on 5297, 9023, 9793, 11441, 14894, or 29855 kHz.
I know a guy who has these frequencies all plugged into the memories
of his Sony 2010. Every morning when he wakes up, he turns on the
radio and scans these channels. If it doesn't sound like they arc going to
drop "The Big One," he gets dressed fo r work. lfyou are not that pessimistic, you could try 6075, 6738, 8989, 8993, 9014, 9027, or 11176 kHz.
VHF ope rations can be found in the area of 255 through 275 MHz for
tower frequencies. Scanner buffs will also be able to tune in to SAC on
311 MHz .
Commercial Aircraft
HF voice communicat io ns can be found for most transcontinental
flights. Fru it ful frequencies are 5598, 5616, 6577, 6586, 8825, 8846, 8879,
8891,8921, 11282, and 13306 kHz. You will want to keep an ear open fo r
"Speedbird" as this might be one of the Concord SST aircraft. Memory
frequencies would be 3023 and 5680 kHz for search and rescue operations.
VHF listeners have the e ntire 116 through 136 MHz aircraft band to
listen to with 123.1 MHz identified for search and rescue work.
Commercial Shipping
Ships arc fun to listen to but you have to remember that most ship to
shore operations are duplex in nature. The frequencies fo r common
traffic arc too numerous to list but you might listen in to 4125 kHz which
is a calling channel as a place to get you r feet wet. Once you have heard
how shipboard operat ions are conducted, you will be able to go with the
now on the other maritime frequencies.
Scanner owners can tune through the Maritime Mobile channels
running from 156.025 through 157.4250 and 160.625 through 162.0250
MHz, once again allowing for duplex operations.
Intrigue
If you have been tuning around looking for any oft he above HF stuff,
you have probably already heard o ne or two "Spy Number" stations. MT
has carried many fine articles on the probable background and locations
of these stat ions. What you most often hear is a voice reading off groups
of numbers in any one of half a dozen languages. Monitoring number
stations has become, for some, a hobby in itself.
To assist these folks in their study of spy stations, you might want to
take notes a nd send your loggings in to Larry Van Horn's "Utility World"
column. Since so much about these stations remains shrouded in
secrecy, information exchange between listeners is the only way to get to
the bottom of things. Monitor 4670, 4742, 5812, 6802, and 8418 kHz to
get a taste of the clandestine.
While there is nothing quite so dramatic to be found in the VHF
bands, Old Uncle Skip perio dica lly hears of fo lks using business band
and cellular ph one systems for all sorts of iUegal activity. One publication even did an extensive article on the use of cellular phones in the drug
smuggl ing trade, even alluding to modifications to the radios that wou ld
affect track ing and billing.
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EJ
NOPember 1989
39
federal file
Dave Jones
430 Gamor Drive
Suffield, OTT 44260
Stick-to-itiveness
The second term mentioned earlier is
perseverance, which is just as importa nt as
patience. Once a monitor develo ps the
patience to ca lmly sir and monitor a given set
of fre quencies, t hen the monitor must learn
that the reward in all likeli hood will not
come in one monitoring session, nor even in
several sessions. The rewards of finding
new frequencies/channels, or monitoring of
a raid of a drug house may take weeks or
even months of constant monitoring and the
one time when the guard is relented for even
a moment, the effort is weakened.
Also, it can be stated as Murphy's Law for
Monitors -- the one day, th e one hour that
you do not monitor or tape a frequency that
has been under scrutiny for months will be
the day or hour that the frequency comes
a live.
There is no end to the activities that can be enjoyed while waiting for a
channel to become active. Have patience!
40
November 1989
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Perhaps stat ing simply -- st ick with it, do
not g ive up or relent in you r p ursu it and do
not quit until yo u have reached your goal s.
All avid, experie nced federal mo nitors abide
by t he rules of patience a nd perseverance.
T he longer the time spent in pu rsuit of the
goals, the g reater the rewards and satisfact ion.
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Sources of Data
A mo nitor may have or develo p the
pat ience a nd persevera nce necessary t o
capt ure new frequencies or listen to interesting radio transm issions; however, without
a good data base as a starting po int , all t he
pa tience a nd perseverance may be for
naught.
Mo11itoii11g Times is an excelle nt po int to
sta rt searching for material for your d ata
base through the vario us co lu mns and
articles that appear mo nt hly in each issue.
An d , u n like many ot he r p ublicat io ns, if a
mistake occurs in the report ing o f
information in M T, it will be corrected a nd
pri nt ed in a futu re issue.
If you are usin g Moni101i11g Tim es nlong
with another source, ask yo urself if t he d ata
you r read in other p ublicat ions is mon itored
by the writer or is it second or t hird-ha nd'?
Dma that is regu rgi ta te d fro m wr itings of
others or from previous published dara seems
to have a mult ipl icity of erro rs that is
expo ne ntial in natu re.
MONITORING T IMES
Jonathan Ma rks
The World Radio TV Handbook 1989
r. Fo r t he Maclntcosh
DX C oMp uTi"G
"Zi"
(8171
441-9188
No11c111ber 1989
41
high seas
James R Hay
141 St. John's BlPd.
Pointe Claire, PQ, Canada H9S 4Z2
incoming voice from the landli ne telephone. The usual frequencies for voice
duplex operation are seen in T able 1.
Apart fr om these frequencies, there a rc
a few two-frequency channels used for
harbor control.
Facsimile was the reason behind the
reader wanting to know about duplex and
semi-duplex operat ion. On VHF, the only
place where one might be able to monitor
facsimile wou ld be the pu blic co rrespondence channels listed above. I have not
yet run across any coast stations offering
two-way facsimile service on VHF.
If a telephone call were put through to
a FAX machine, and the shi p had appropriate equipment, FAX messages could be
sent. However, except for broadcasting
weather a nd ice maps, facsimile has not yet
come to VHF or MF/HF in a major way.
The Ca nadia n Coast Guard docs make
some scheduled broadcasts of ice information via radiofacsimile on VHF. T hese
1
The best known use of duplex or semiduplex transmission in the VHF marine
band is for public correspondence -- the
handling of telephone calls. Frequently
the coast stu tion will ret ransmit what is
rece ived from the ship, as well as the
Table 1
Public Correspondence
Duplex Channels
Channel
24
25
26
27
28
84
85
86
87
42
Ship Freq
157.200
157.250
157.300
157.350
157.400
157.225
157.275
157.325
157.375
Coast Freq
161.800
161.850
161.900
161.950
162.000
161.825
161.875
161.925
161.975
Cunard Princess
Sea Goddess I
Sea Goddess Ii
Bahamas
Norway
Norway
Argonaut/SWXZ
Atlas
Hermes/SXIP
Jason/SZLZ
Jupiter
Neptunc/SXOS
Oceanos/SZPK
Odysseus/J4 G U
Orpheus/SXUI
Pcgasus/SWPL
Wo rld Renaissance/
SYXQ
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
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cies.
A good example of duplex operation is
an amateur repeater, where transmissions
received on one frequency are simultaneously
retransmitted
on
another
frequency.
Jubilcc/ELFK6
Panama
Ma rdi Gras/3EGN
Panama
Sensation
To be delivered
1990-91
Tropicalc/ ELBM9
Liberia
Nieuw Amsterdam /
PJCH
Noordam/PJCO
Netherlands
Ant illes
Netherlands
Antilles
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connections.
Ecstasy
To be delivered
1990-91
Fantasy
To be delivered
1990
Fcstivale/HPFG
Pa nama
Carnivale/ H OKL
Panama
Cclcbration/ELFT8
Panama
H oliday/3EYK3
Liberia
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Crown Princess
Dawn Princess
Fair Princess
Sky Princess
Star Princess
T o be delivered
1990
Italy
Italy
Italy
Liberi a
Nordic Empress
T o be delivered
1990
Nord ic Princc/ LAPJ
Norway
Song of America/LENA Norway
Sovereign o f the Seas/
LAE82
Norway
Sun Viking/LIZA
Norway
*Sitmar Cru ises has been purchased by
Princess Cruises with the neet being
merged in to the Princess fleet.
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_8.2942
12.4323
16.5902
22.1240
156.2750
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156.5000
156.5000
156:5500
156:6000
156.8000
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156.8000
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Oil transportation has become important to our society, and
tankers come in all shapes and sizes, from fueling barges to
garga ntu an supertankers capable of carrying over half a million
tons of crude oil. These ships are so large that r adio is even used
for on-boa rd communications. T ankers will be found on virtually
every major shipping route, but the Middle East sees particularly
heavy tanker t raffic.
When monitoring the oil ships, especially when an accident has
occurred, marine emergency frequencies, Coast Guard, and other
frequencies must not be forgo tten. Emergency Measures groups
may be activated and other agencies often become involved in the
sa lvage and subsequent cleanup.
Good listening until next
time.
Nol'ember 1989
43
Nol'ember 1989
Digitrex
Is a name that is becoming well known
wit hin the amateur community. I have been
using two of their products for some time now
and highly recommend them .
Their PA-19 Wideband Preamplifier was
installed in a old Hammarlund HQ-145 that is
used for shortwave listening a nd monitoring
the ham bands. Before installing the PA-19, I
don't think l heard a half dozen signals on ten
meters with th is rig.
With the PA-19, however, the ten meter
band came to life -- as did all of the bands
above 20 MHz. In short, this unit can make
the difference between heari ng a signal and
not hearing the signal. The PA-19 operates
from 0.5 to 200 MHz. While I did not use it
at 200 MHz, I can report it works great at 6
meters and put new life into an olde r Gonset
6 meter sidcbander. The PA-19 is well worth
the $18.95 price.
Ar the same time that I obtained the PA19, I picked up one of Digitrex's PFC-4500
micro miniature frequency counters. I needed
a portable frequency counter and could not
find anything as small (both in size and price:
$59.95.) This little unit will sit in the palm of
your hand with ease.
It operates from 1 to 500 MHz with a 1
kHz resolution, has four digits, switchable to
six and has a sensitivity of 20 to 200 millivolts
at the upper and lower band edges. Power is
from one 9 volt battery. Size is 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.2
inches. In addition the unit can be easily
modified (parts included) to cover up to 1300
MHz!
With a quarter watt out of my 2 meter HT
I was able 10 read the frequency at a range of
about ten feet without trouble (when using a
half wave whip on the counter.)
Digitrcx makes several other pieces of
gea r for hams, among them a neat two meter
transmitter and a low power HF transceiver.
Write for their catalog to Digitrcx Electronics,
1005 Bloomer Road, Rochester, MI 48063 -tell em Mu11iton'11g Times sent you.
the latest catalog though, as there may be a price increase by the time
you read this.
MFJ
MFJ has bee n producing products for the H am and SWL for many
years. If you do no t have the ir catalog I urge you t o write for it. Let me
tell you about two of their products that I have been using for some
t ime and enjoy a great deal.
The fir st is the model MFJ-752C Signal Enhancer II. This un it is
two tunable audio filt ering systems and d esigned to clarify and el iminate QRM from SSB, AM and CW or RTTY signals. The primary
filter is a two-sect ion, four-pole variable filter and has peak, notch, low
pass a nd high pass functions. There is also a auxiliary filter which is a
single section two po le peak or notch fi lter. U sing the two independent
filters together allows the operator enormous flexibility in filtering
signals.
T here have been many times when use of this system allowed a
contact to take place that simply wou ld not have been possible without
it. Users of modest equipment will especially benefit from this filter.
Even users of the super rigs will often find the Signal Enhancer II LO
be a godsend.
The second device that I really like is the MFJ-1270B Packet TNC.
TI1is TNC features both VHF and HF packet modems, Easy Mail
(personal mail box) and the unit allows the user to copy WEFAX
pictures. At a price of only $139.95 this is a lot of performance. Mine
has been in nearly daily operation for over a year and performs
without a glitch.
MFJ products arc available from MFJ Enterprises, Inc, P.O. Box
494, Mississippi State, MS 39762.
DX News
XT2PS, Peter will be active for about two years from Burkina Faso.
Look for him around 21265 kHz at 2300 UTC, also arou nd 142JO.
KNOE/ K.H3 Johnston Island, will be active for the next year. Look
for him on 1832 kHz at 1130Z, 23405 kHz at 1145Z, 7003 kHz at
1115Z, 14024 kHz at 10302 and 2J025 kHz at 0230Z. Peter will be
especially active in contests. QSL via K9UIY.
TI1c USSR has reactivated the MIR space station and by the time
you read this two meter QSO's with space may again be a regu lar
thing!
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Adds frequency and associated Info memory limited only by disk
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45
Belgi um
B.R.T., 9925 kl lz. Full data colo r card of "View of
the G rand Place Brussels." without verificatio n signer.
Received in 60 days for an English report. Station
address: P.O. 13ox 26. Brnsscls. B-1000 Belgium.
(John Miller, T homasville. GA)
Cameroon
Radio Cameroon. 4850 kHz. Full data printed letter
a nd photograph. Verification signer. James Achany
Fonlcm. Received in 82 days for an English report.
Station :iddress: P.O. Box 751. Ebolowa, South
Province, C1mcroon. (Nick Grace, Harvard. MA)
Costa Rica
Radio fo r Peace International, 13660 kHz. Full data
QSL card with stat io n logo. Verification signer,
James L1tham. Station Manager. Received in 46
days for an English repo n and two IRCs. Station
address: P.O. llox 88. Santa A na, Costa Rica.
(Robert l.1ndau, Secaucus, NJ) (Fraser Bo nnett,
Kettering. 011)
Czechoslovakia
Radio Prague, 73-15/5930 kHz. Aerial view of Svihov
C1s1le, with illegib le verificatio n signer. Received in
72 d ays for an English report and o ne !RC. Statio n
12099
l'r;iha
2.
Vinohradska
12,
address:
Czechoslovakia. (John Carson, Korman. OK)
(Grego1y Grushko. C hester, NY)
As we head into
the winter
months, readers
in northern
climes may enjoy
a taste of
summer below
the equator!
(from Gert
Rudolph Jahncke
of St. Leonard,
Quebec)
in 30 days for an E nglish report and one U.S. dollar.
Station add ress: P.O. llox 909, Amman, Jordan.
(John Miller. T ho masville, GA) (Nick Grace.
Harvard. MA)
Libya
Radio Jamahiriya. 15235 kllz. Full d;ita Q SL card.
wit hout verific:1t io n signer. Received in llO days fo r
an English report and three IRCs. Station address:
P.O . Box 17. Hamrun, Malta. (Gregory Grushko.
Chester, NY) (Fraser Oonnett, Kettering, OH)
Ecua dor
HCJB, 9585 kl lz. Partial <.lata QSL letter.
Verific.11io n signer Vladimir Kulakov. Received in
32 days for a Russian report and three IRCs. Statio n
address: Box 69 1. Quito, Ecuador. (Gregory
Gru, hko. Chester. NY\ (Jack Watemian. Mundelein, IL)
Egypt
Ra<.lio Cairo, 7255 kl lz. 1'ai1ial data QSL card, with
illegible verificat io n signature. Received in 90 days
for an English report. and two IRCs. Station
address: P.O. llox 1186, Cairo. Egypt. (Fraser
Bonnett, Kettering. 01 1)
India
A ll India Radio. 11 620 kHz. Full dala QSL card,
without verificatio n signer. Received in 55 days for
an English report and three I RC. Statio n address:
External Services Divisio n. P.O. llox 500, New Delhi,
India. (Grego1y G rushko. C hester. NY) (Fraser
13onnelt, Kettering. OH)
Iran
Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 15084 kHz.
Full data paper QSL (confirmation in Spanish).
wilho ut verificatio n signer. Received schedules,
E nglish magazine "Echo of Islam." Spanish language
cxccq>ts from Kho meini speeches. and Khomeini
pennanl. Rece ived in 84 days for a Spanish/English
rcpo11. Stalio n ;iddrcss: P.O. Box 19395/3333,
Tehran, I ra n. (Robe11 Landau. SecauctLs, NJ)
J ordan
Radio Jordan, 13655/9560 kl lz. Full data station
logo car<.l with hand stamp for verification. Received
Mexico
XEWW.OC. La Voz de la America L11ina. 9514 kHz.
Full data QSL card. perso nal lefter and "X E\V"
signer,
Miguel
Angel
pennant. Verificatio n
Barrientas. V. Received in 93 days fo r a Spanish
repo rt. Station
address:
Sistema
Radiopolis.
Ayvtamiento Num. 52. 06070, ~exico City. D.F..
Mexico. (l'ick Grace, I larvard, 1'-11\)
Panama
I !PP. 8589 kHz. Full data QSL lctlcr. with an
illegible signature. Received in 3 1 days for an
English ut ility report. Station address: Panama
lntelmar Radio/I !PP, P.O. Box 2009, Balbo a.
Panama. (Nick Grace, l la1vard, MA)
Pirate
Radio Angeline. 7415 kl lz. Full data QSL card.
without verification signer. Received in 13 days for
an English report and three U.S. mint stamps.
Statio n address: P.O. Box 40554. Wa.,hingion. DC
20016. (Fraser 13onnctt. Keltering. OH)
The Voice o f Stench. 7415 kllz. Full data Q SL
letter, with verification signer. Received in 22 days
for an E nglish repo rt and three U.S. mini stamps.
Station address: 3007 R. 4th Avenue. Beaver Falls. PA
15010. (Fraser 13onnelt. Keltc ring. O H )
Portugal
Radio Po 1111gal Internatio nal. 9680/118.10 kl lz. Full
data QSL card of ancient map and ship. wit hout
verification signer. Received in 2 12 days for an
English report and two IRCs. Station address:
Rad iodifusao. Portugcsa. Rua S. Marca! I. 1200
Lisboa. l'onugal. (Randy Bradford. Bellevue. :'\ El
(Robert Landau. Secaucus. l'J)
Seychell es
F.E.0.A .Mahc. 11 8 10 kl lz. Full data QSLcard with
verification stamp fro m QSL secretary and program
schedule. Received in 5 1 days for an English report
and three IRCs. Station address: Uox 23.1. :O.lahe.
Seychelles, Indian Ocean. (Ran<.ly Bradford.
Bellevue, l'E)
46
Nov<!llrber 1989
Ship Trntlic
l'ICOPOLIS-ELC W3. 500 kl I;.. Tanker. Full data
prepared QSL card verified and ham QSI. with ship.
Received for a utility rcpon .1nd one !RC (which was
relurned). and return po>tage. Ship add1css: ~!fr
Nicopolis, U nited O peratlll.,, Shipping Agencies. 660
Madiso n Avenue. New York. NY 10021. (Hank
I lolbrook. Dunkirk. MD)
KAST:--IERGJGV-500 kl It.. Bulk Ore Carrier
vessel. Full data letter. Received fo r a utility repon
and one !RC (wh ich was returned ) and return
postage. Quo ting in part from a fine lcllcr. "It is sad
that nowaday;. the 500kl17 is sclc.lo m used. most ships
arc C<1uipped with satellite o r telex <.lircc1 to shore
statio ns. it looks as tho 11 ~h the 500 kl 1,. has had its
time. which is still an emergency freq uency fo r ships
in d istress. together with 2 182 kllz for telephone."
Shi p address: Fundy Gyps um Co.. Oox 398.
I lantsport, l'.S. BOP 1 PO. Canada. (Hank
llolbroo k. Dunkirk. ~ID) Uris WllS llank's 5191/z
Blitish sh1i> QSLcd! Kudos OM!cd.
BA UCHlELFP3500 kl ll.. Bulk Cai rier vessel.
Full data prepared QSL card verified. Received for
a utility repo11. one IRC an<.l return postage. (TI1cy
kept the !RC. but no postage o n the envelope.) Ship
address: Penins ular Eleclronic-s. 13-17 Long Lane.
London, ECIA X 9 PN. Engkind. (I lank l lolbrook.
Ounkirk, MD)
ll U L.KPLOT U S ll3YS2 18 1/ 2 118 kl lz. Bulk Carrier vessel. Full data prepared QSL card verified.
Received fo r a utility repo rt. one IRC (returned) an<.l
rcl urn postage. Ship ac.ldrcss: Capo Falcone Sociela
Di Navigazione Spa, Vido Giannini 26. 1 612~
Genoa. Italy. (I lank I lolb rook. Dunkirk. MD)
Tahiti
R.F.O. Tahiti. 15170 kl 11.. l'anial d;ita QSL card.
witho ut verification signer. Received in ~2 days for
an English repo11. two !RC< and a casse1te recording.
Station address: llo ite Posial 125. Papee te. Tahiti.
Society Island>. (R;111dy Bradfo rd. Bellevue. :-IE)
USS!{
Armenian SSR R.1dio Ye1cvan, 15180 kl I;.. Pa11ial
data QSL card. without verilic;llion signer. Received
in 53 days flH an English rqw11 . Stat io n ac.ldress: 5
~rav ian St.. Yerevan 375025. Armenian SSR. USSR.
(Randy Bradford, Bellevue. :"El (R<>bcrt L1ndau,
Secaucus. NJ)
reading rtty
Jack Albert
203 York Place
Neiv Len ox, IL 60451
Strange Interference
on the Ham Bands
While driving home from work one
eveni ng, I heard what sounded like a
buzzsaw on the 20 mete r amateur band on
14.188 LSB . Some hams were complaining about the interference and didn't kn ow
what it was . W hen I got home I recorded
the sound .
The next day I played the cassette
recording back into a spect rum analyze r
and I immediate ly recognized it as the 16
tone syste m (mentioned above). I don't
know why t he milit a ry is using the ham
band s fo r test purpo ses wh e n t hey have
most of the H F spect ru m available LO
t he m.
NNN
t:i. X= 2 7 8.0 Hz
t:i. Y a .,,,7 65 . Sm
Voice Channels,
Are They Really Secure?
From time to time I have the opportunity to converse with persons tha t a rc
involved in the "High T ech" e lectro ni cs
industry a nd a ccording to them voice is a
difficult th ing to scramble.
The te chnical a spects arc very complex
a nd arc fa r bey ond th e scope of t his
colum n. However, I would like to di scuss
some ins ights on a form of communica tions
t hat lrn s intrigued s ho rtwave li steners and
scanner enthusiasts alike.
One system wh ich invo lves voice transmissio ns is used by the Navy. They
usually 1ra nsmit voice in the clear and can
be found just about anywhere on the HF
ban ds. When t hey have t he nee d for
privacy. they use the code word "Go
November 1989
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for SCPC?
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Left Out?
Mailbag
In the July 1989 issue of MT, I wrote about
TYRO only FM subcarriers and two in
particular. They were K-SAT, run by Chuck
Dawson, and FM America, run by Keith
Lamonica. These two enjoyed a certain popularity and nearly slavish devotion among home
dish owners the likes of which has yet to be
repeated.
Among the responses to that column were
two letters which were so well thought out and
sincerely expressed that I'm bound to relay
Have your favorite communications (Police, Fire, etc) moved to the
them here with some editing.
Jon S. VanAllen, WB70WL, of West
800 MHz band? Are the scanners available which access this band
Jordan, Utah, wrote of his recollections of
too expensive? If you are like many scanning enthusiasts, this can
FMA's Keith Lamonica, W7DXX:
"... He ran a great little HF remote base
be a real dilemma.
from his 145.43 repeater. This was an SSJ3 link
and everyone was encouraged to use it (at no
charge). Same with the 2M auto-patch. As
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with everything else equipment-related, all the
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ning or monitoring receiver to receive the 810 to 912 MHz band.
was across the street from the Skaggs
Telecomm Satellite facilities ... His garage was
converted into a studio and was full of state of
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the art equipment. As a student of Broadcast
Engineering at the time, I spent as much time as
was possible learning technical info from him,
while still not wearing out my welcome!
"He also ran a ham radio awareness call-in
program on Su nday afternoons. He probably
converted quite a few dish owners to ham radio
this way, so although he became abusive on the
air at times, he was a plus to the growth of
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"Keith also disappeared as fast as he
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the least.... Very strange indeed."
a man who found himself in a situation he was hour news channel. Marketed directly and
Loren Cox, Jr. of Lexington, Kentud..-y; intellectually incapable of handling, in addition only to home dish owners, it will be the first
wrote the following observations:
to having the burden of his obvious competition CNN and Headlines news has
"... Dawson did not start K-SAT with the psychological problems. FMA had a lot of known. Sources say news, sports, weather,
idea that it would be a money maker; it would possibilities both as an entertainment and business, and feature material will run in a
be a means of personal enrichment. The most informat ion medium, but Lamonica blew it.
cyclical schedule in a thirty tninute cycle.
he hoped for was enough industry and indiThe 1990 Worfd Satellite Annual written and
"... My main problem with Dawson and the
vidual support to permit the operation to break K-SAT "Army" was their right-wing popu list compiled by Mark Long is now available. Th.is
even . ... K-SAT turned ou t to be more costly to political orientation. If they love anything is a must for serious TVRO experimenters.
Dawson personally than he probably originally more than their satellite "dishes," it would have Buy it directly from MLE Inc., P.O. Box 159,
anticipated. Significant industry support was to be their gun collcc\ions.. . ."
Winter Beach, FL 32971, or through the STV
not forthcoming.
Bookstore at 800-234-0021. Expect the price
"As for the Lamonica-Dawson feud: neither Transponder Notes
to be about S40 plus shipping.
gentleman was wholly blameless, but by far the
Starting this 1110111 h, Viacom Satellite and
greater part of the blame must go to Lamonica,
Conus Communica tions will launch a new 24-
49
Karl Zuk
P.O. Box 98
Brasstown, NC 28902
And All
How would a jazz musician describe How could you not notice that?
WJAZ is hardly a one-man station. Rick
Heaven? Playing an all night session with
Charlie "Bird" Parker? Going back in time to Petrone is on the air from 3 to 6 p.m., and his
join the Duke Ellington Orchestra? Complet- old friend and assistant, Ray Lamm, does
ing a trio with Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour? "morning drive" from 6 to 10 a.m. Ray helps
How about being able to visit a jazz club that is program the station and worked there before
the first jazz record was played.
always open and always hot?
WJAZ listeners also enjoy Pam Landry
WJAZ in Stamford, Connecticut, may be
even better! Twenty-four hours a day jazz middays and Yolanda Benton at night. "We
lovers just tune to 96.7 FM to hear the groove, have lots of women on the air, and they really
and they don't even have to leave home!
know what they are doing. Because they're
Rick Petrone is the father of WJAZ. There good broadcasters, they know it better now
is usually a smile below his mustache, and he than when they got here. Jazz was new and
has good reasons to be happy. He has created different to them, and they had to learn how to
a very successful radio station, with an pronounce names and learn jazz history. The
extremely loyal audience.
station now is mostly music, so there is less talk,
The format was developed over ten years by but they still do a great job," Rick says proudly.
The excitement of WJAZ doesn't end when
trial and error. Rick used to play jazz before
University of Connecticut basketball and Yale you turn off your radio. The station has
football coverage as a novelty back when the become the cultural center of the local jazz
station was known as WYRS. The owner of community. Not only is it a good place to hear
the station was very old and trusted Petrone's what other musicians are playing, it's a good
instincts.
place to find out where they're playing. WJAZ
When the station was sold three years later, announces who is appearing at clubs in their
the new owners suggested scientific audience listening area several times a day, and you can
research. "You can't go into a club and play call the station's hot line anytime.
whatever you want. You have to know your
WJAZ also brings the musicians to the
audience to please your audience," Rick discov- listeners, free, all year long. Their "Jazz on the
ered. "We're our own best competitor. You Beach" series fills many afternoons with pleahave to be when you air an alternative format." sure. "It's really exciting to see a C.E.O. sitting
Once a year listeners send in the titles of next to someone unemployed and they are both
their top three favorites to be compiled into the having a great time," says Petrone.
"WJAZ Top 96" special. A "Comment Line" is
Although the WJAZ audience is primarily30
available for phone-in suggestions. The to 60 years old with more expendable income
response is important. "If! see a trend, I go with than most, Rick describes his audience as
it," notes Petrone. "We have quality listeners, "loyal, almost maniacal. They know what they
and they listen for long periods of time."
like and they really let us know." Since the
When the station became all jazz in 1981, it station has only 3,000 watts of power in the
was very eager for attention. The first annual crowded New York City market, listeners are
WYRS McDonald's Big Band Festival was buying super antennas and receivers to receive
held, the "Jazz on the Beach" concert series the station. Petrone has also started 'The
began, and General Manager Warren Lada
danced the hula in a snowstorm on The
Ferguson Library steps in downtown Stamford.
November 1989
Company Store" where you can mailorder WJAZ tote bags, sweatshirts,
mugs, and other memorabilia.
This month WJAZ changes ownership from
Chase Broadcasting of Stamford to The
Forrest Broadcasting Company. Fingers are
crossed that this center for jazz will continue to
play.
AMERICA'S
105jFM9s!
Mailbag
November 1989
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THE SOUND
Take a Number
Pat Murphy has brought an unusual
numbers station to our attention. This one is
on 6840 at 2300 on Sundays only. You will
not get groups of numbers but cou nting in
English, and you will hear a mysterious hum
o r buzz before and afte r the voice transmission. Su pposedly this one comes from
Warrenton, Virginia.
RNI Update
Radio Nc,\york International is in the
news again. The station's ship, the Sarah,
has been sold to a Iloston group known as
The Fragil e Peace Grou p. They intend to
sail to Europe, rename the ship Liberty, and
seek funding fr om such groups as Greenpeace
and Amnesty International as well as sell
commercial time.
What the Caroline raid will do to their
plans remains to be seen. Our thanks to
Robert Thomas and H .R. Gesell fo r t he RN!
update.
MONITORING TIMES
Eurologs
$34.95
ppd.
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Joe Woodlock
P.O. JJox 98
Brnss1ow11, NC 28902
Basic Beacons
The mornings arc crisp, the n ights clearer.
In most parts of the country, t he leaves have
a lready migrated earthward, providing DXers
with the t1n111istakable sign that the DX
season fo r beacons is upon us.
Yes, Virginia, there is a DX season for
beacons. Now that it is under way, you might
consider some targets to look fo r on the dial.
Amateur radio has some awards to work
for: contests and other incentives to keep
interest up. One of the awards for amateurs
is the WAS certificate, or Worked All States.
This is a pn:tty difficult thing to acco mplis h in
high frequencies and a virtual impossibil ity in
low frequency beacons.
13ut that doesn't mean that you can't set a
goal for yourself of IO or 20 or 30 states.
These are rca~onable possibilities for a lmost
anyone in any part of the 48 conterminous
states (U.S. minus Alaska and H awaii).
CW Onl y
T\VE13 beaC\lnS arc becoming a n endangered species. The voice broadcasts have
been eliminated from many of them already.
H owever, this is ;ilso a benefit. Ma ny of the
54
November 1989
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Atlanta GA
SG K Kno>.villc TN
DN
Nas hv ille TN
RO
R oswell NM
HTN M iles City MT
OM Omaha NE
PKZ Pensacola FL
Charleston SC
CH
Wichita KS
IC
LM
St. Louis MO
J acksonville FL
JA
CKK Miami FL
TS
Memphis TN
ELM Elmira NY
AM T ampa FL
North Platte NE
Hu ntington IN
Coats NC
Rin e
Lake C harles 1A
RYS Grosse Ile M I
CEK C re te NE
TU
Tupelo MS
AU
Auburn AL
C KP Cherokee IA
RVJ R e idsville GA
FfP Fort Payne AL
IZS
M o ntezuma GA
EEJ Sanford NC
Metter GA
IIY
LB
HH G
H QT
RGB
cw
co
GTB F t. Dru m NY
pp
Omaha NE
CL
Port A ngles WA
O HN Jefferson City MO
OS
Columbt1s OH
SA K Kalispell MT
VPX Pineville WV
GQ
Kansas City MO
BF
Seat tle WA
GF
Cleveland OH
G M Greenville SC
!NE M issoula MT
AJG Mt. Carmel IL
H E H Newark O H
OJ
Olathe KS
Dixon NC
Wilmington NC
Dry T ortugas FL
Yankeetown FL
Galveston TX
Cape H enry VA"
Fo rt M acon NC
Ca pe H enlopen D P
Oak Island NC*
Cape Dlanco OR*
Aransas Pass TX
SW Pass E ntr. LA
E gmont Key FL
Padre Island TX
Cape Canaveral FL
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Sunday
.M T
Dale Vanderpoel
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
0445
0509
0509
0513
0515
0517
0520
0530
0539
0540
0545
0609
0619
0630
0634
0434.
0709 BBC: lWenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0715 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0720 Radio Japen: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0520.
0730 BBC: From Our Own Correspondent. See S
0315.
0745 BBC: Book Choice. Short reviews of current
or future best-sellers.
0750 BBC: waveguide. How to h ear the BBC
better.
1109 Deutsche Welle: Arts on the Alr. Reports and
Interviews on major cunuraJ evenls and
developments.
1115 BBC: From Our Own Correspondent. See S
0315.
1115 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
1120 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0520.
1130 BBC: Composer of the Month. See S 0030.
LEGEND
56
M=Monday
S=Sunday
T=Tuesday W=Wednesday
H=Thursday F=Friday
A=Saturday
MONITORING TIMES
progra111
1134 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S
0139.
1201 BBC: Play of the Week. See S 0101.
1304 Radio Canada lnt'I: Sunday Morning. A three
hour magazine program, covering virtually
everything under the sun.
1308 Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia/Pacific): 1nnova11on
Canada. See S 0008.
1309 BBC: TwenlyFour Hours. See S 0509.
1330 BBC: Sports Roundup. The day's sports
news.
1345 BBC: Personal View. See S 0445.
1401 BBC: The Chinese People Sland Up. Chinese
hlslory, from lhe 1949 revolullon to the
Tiananmen Square uprising.
1415 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
1420 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0520.
1430 BBC: Anything Goes. Sounds from the BBC
archives as requested by llsleners.
1509 Deutsche Welle: Commenlary. See s 0109.
1513 Deutsche Welle: lnternallonal Talking Poinl. A
round-table discussion on major trends and
events.
1515 BBC: From Brilain's Music Festivals. A
program of classical music from lhe Britain's
great concert festivals.
1515 Radio Japan : Commenlary. See S 0515.
1525 Radio Japan: DX Corner. Kaz Malsuda
presenl s short wave radio news. features. and
recepllon reports.
1534 Deulsche Welle: Pop from Germany. A look
al 1he German pop music scene.
1544 Radio Japan: Japan Music Scene. See S
01 15.
1609 Deul sche Welle: Ms on lhe Air. See S 1109.
1615 BBC: In the Psychiatrisl's Chair. The BBC
goes Freudian: A psychlalrlst lnlerviews wellknown personalilies.
1634 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S
0139.
1645 BBC: Leller from America. See S 0545.
2308 Radio Canaaa int'I: SWL Digest See S 0108.
2310 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0745.
2315 BBC: Leller from America. See S 0545.
23 15 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
2320 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0520.
2330 BBC: The Chinese People Sland Up. See S
1401.
0115.
0145 BBC: Cole Porter Among Friends. A look al
the great American songwriter.
0209 BBC: Brlllsh Press Review. See S 0209.
0209 Deulscne Welle: Morning Magazine. A
magazine program wilh background Information on major world evenls.
0215 BBC: Andy Kershaw's World of Music. E.xollc
and lnnovallve music from the world over.
0230 BBC: Science in Acllon. The lal est in
scientific developments.
0234 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology.
New scientific and technological developments.
0304 Radio Canada inl'I: L'altltude. No details
available at press time.
0309 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109.
0312 Deutsche Welle: Letter from Berlin/ Bonn. See
M 0112.
Monday
Nov 6th, 13th, 2oth, 27th
0008 Radio Canada lnt'I: Listeners Corner. See S
0300.
.NEWS GUIDE
This is your guide to news broadcasts on the air. All broadcasts are
daily unless otherwise noted by
brackets. These brackets enclose
day codes denoting days of broadcast. .The codes are as follows:
S'c
T=
H=
A=
Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday
Saturday
M= Monday
W = Wednesday
F= Friday
E11glish Sc1vice staff flf Deutsche Welle: Peggy Graham, Crr:go1y Bc11zo 1v, Manin Fa11r111,
Dieter Wcmig, l.n11y Way11e, l lelgn Ko1fge11, and / l11drr:w Cnmcgie.
OBC: Newsdesk
C11rls1tan Science Monitor: News
Kol Israel: News
KVOH : UPI Radio News
Racllo Australia: international Report
Radio Be1j1ng: News
Radio Canada lnl'I: News (SMI
Radio Havana Cuba: lnt'I Nows (MAJ
Racllo Moscow: News
Radio New Zealand lnl'I: News
Spanish Nahonal Radio: News
Voice of America: News
WWCR: News (MF]
Radio Be11ing: News About Cl1ina
Cllrisllan Science Monilor: News (T-FJ
KVOH: UPI Headline News
Radio Havana Cuba: Newsbreak (M-A]
Radio Kiev: News
Radio Moscow (World Service): News in
Oriel (MJ
0030 Racllo Nelherlands: News IT-SJ
0030 Voice of America (Americas. East Asia}:
News (Special English} (T-SJ
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0010
0030
0030
0030
0030
0030
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0409
0430
0434
0445
0509
0509
0512
0515
0516
0520
0526
0530
0536
0540
0545
0551
0556
0609
0630
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0634
0709
0715
0720
0730
0736
0751
0756
1109
1115
1115
1120
1130
1134
0200
0200
0200
0200
0200
0200
0200
0200
0215
0230
0230
0230
0230
0230
0230
0230
0245
0300
0300
0300
0300
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11 36
11 51
11 56
1215
1230
1234
1245
1308
1309
1330
1405
1415
1420
1430
1436
1445
1451
1456
1509
1515
1515
1520
1534
1536
1538
1551
1556
1609
1615
1630
1634
1645
2305
2308
2310
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0300
0309
0310
0315
0315
0315
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BULLETIN BOARD
A guide t o the "Newshour"
Tho BBC's ' Nowshour has blossomed into one
of ltle top news programs on shortwave after a mere
twelve monlhs of existence. Here's a guide to the
segments of the program (all limes are UTC and
may sllghlly vary fro m day to day).
2159
2200
2209
2225
2230
2232
2239
2244
2250
2253
2258
0151
0156
0209
0209
0215
0230
0234
0308
0309
0315
0315
0320
0326
0330
Tu esday
Nov 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
0030 BBC: Megamlx. A compendium of music, sport.
fashion, heallh, travel. news and views for young
people.
0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
0109 Deulsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M 1109.
0115 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0120 Radio Japan: Cross Currents. See M 0520.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0126 Radio Japan (North America): Tokyo Pop In. See
M 0556.
0130 BBC: Short Story. Brief tales written by BBC
listeners.
0134 Deutsche Welte: Arts on the Air. See S 1109.
0136 Radio Japan: Lei's Learn Japanese. See M 0115.
0145 BBC: Europe's World. A magazine program
reflecting life In Europe and il s links with other
0330
0330
0330
0330
0330
0350
0353
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0400
0410
0334
0336
0351
0356
0404
0409
0430
0434
0445
0455
0509
0509
0515
0520
0530
0534
0536
0540
0545
0551
0556
0630
0709
0715
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Wednesday
Nov 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd,
29th
0030
0101
0109
0115
0 120
01 25
01 26
0130
01 34
0136
0145
01 51
01 56
0209
0209
0215
0230
0234
0308
0309
0315
031 5
0320
0325
0330
0334
0336
0351
0356
0404
0409
0430
0434
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0534
0536
0540
0545
0551
0556
0609
0630
0634
0709
0715
0720
0730
0736
0751
0756
0730
0730
0800
0800
0800
0800
0800
0800
0800
0830
0830
0830
0830
0830
0845
0855
0900
0900
0900
0900
0900
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2308 Raello Canada lnt'I: Current Alfalrs. See M
1308.
2310 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
2315 BBC: Good Books. See M 0315.
2315 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
2320 Raello Japan: Radio Japan Joumal. See W
0520.
2330 BBC: Muttltrack 2. The latest In Brttlsh pop
music anel news.
2338 Raello Japan: Asian Crossroads. See W 0536.
2351 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
2356 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0556.
Thursday
Nov 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd,
3oth
0030 BBC: King Street Junior (except November
2nd, 30\h: TWo Cheers..). See W 1530.
0101 BBC: OUtlook. See M 1405.
0109 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M
1109.
0115 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0120 Raello Japan: Radio Japan Journal. See W
0520.
0125 BBC: Ananclal News. See M 2310.
0126 Radio Japan (North America): Tokyo Pop-In.
See M 0556.
0130 BBC: waveguide. See s 0750.
0134 Deutsche Welle: Living In Germany. See W
1534.
0136 Radio Japan: Asian Crossroads. See W 0536.
0140 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0745.
0145 BBC: Society Today. A weekly look at the
changes In Brllaln.
0151 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0156 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0556.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See s 0209.
0209 Deutsche Welle: Morning Magazine. See M
0209.
0215 BBC: Nelwol1< UK. See T 0215.
0230 BBC: Assignment. examinations of current
topical Issues.
0234 Deutsche Welle: Living In Germany. See w
1534.
0308 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See M
1308.
0309 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M
1109.
0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0315 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0320 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal. See W
0520.
. 1500
1510
1400 Radio Moscow (WOftd Servlce): : News.
1400 Radio RSA: News
.
1525
1400 Voice of. America: News
1526
1400 . WWCA: Newa [M-F]
. . ..
1530
1405 Radio .Anland: Northern RePort (T;A)
1530
1410: Radio Belling: NeWs About China
1530
1425 HCJB: "lews (MF]
1530
1430 Christian Science Monitor: News- [MFJ
1530
1430 Radio Moscow (World Service): News In. Brief . 1545
(SJ
. 1552
1430 Radio Nethenanda! News (MAJ
1600 .
1445 Radio Berlin lot'I: News
1600
1445 Radio Canada lnl'I: News
1600
1500 BBC: Newsreel
1600
1500 Bellze Radio One: News [M-A)
1600
1500 Christian Science Monitor: News
1600
1500 Deutsche Welle: Wortd News
1600
Radio Australia: World and Australian NeWS
1500
1600
1500 .~Clio Beijing: News
.
1600
1609
.1500 Radlo Japan: News
News
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1625
1630
1630
1630
1630
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1645
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1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
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1405 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
1415 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
1420 Radio Japan: Business and Science. See H
0520.
1430 BBC: OH the Shelf. See M 0430.
1445 BBC: Write On... See H 0730.
1451 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
1456 Radio Japan: Tokyo Popln. See M 0556.
1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M
1109.
1515 BBC: The Pleasure's Yours. Gordon Clyde
presents classical music requests.
62
Nove111ber 1989
Friday
Nov 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
0030 BBC: Verdi and His World. A look at the
great o peratic composer.
01 01 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.
0109 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M
1109.
011 5 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0120 Radio Japan: Business and Science. See H
0520.
0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0126 Radio Japan (North America): Tokyo Popln.
See M 0556.
0130 BBC: Jazz Scene UK (November 3rd, 17th)
or Folk In Britain (November 10th, 24th). See
H 1345.
0134 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology.
See M 0234.
0145 BBC: Talking From ... Profiles from Northern
Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
0151 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0156 Radio Japan: Tokyo Popln. See M 0556.
0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209.
0209 Deutsche Welle: Morning Magazine. See M
0209.
0215 BBC: Seven Seas. A weekly program about
ships and the sea
0230 BBC: Dramah. See H 1130.
0234 Deutsche Welle: Spotlight on Sport. See H
1534.
0308 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See M
1308.
0309 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M
1109.
03 15 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
03 15 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0320 Radio Japan: Business and Science. See H
0520.
0326 Radio Japan (Americas): Tokyo Popln. See
M 0556.
0330 BBC: Focus on Faith. Comment and
discussion on the major Issues In the worlds
of faith.
0334 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology.
See M 0234.
0351 Radio Japan: Commentary. See S 0515.
0356 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0556.
0404 Radio Canada lnt'I: Spotlight o n Science. See
H 1234.
0409 Deutsche Welle: Morning Magazine. See M
0209.
0430 BBC: OH the Shelf. See M 0430.
0434 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See M 0434.
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1210
1230
1230
1230
1230
1230
1245
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
0445
0509
0509
0515
0520
0530
0534
0540
0545
0551
0556
0609
0630
0634
0709
071 5
0720
0730
0751
0756
1109
111 5
1115
1120
1130
11 34
11 51
11 56
1215
1230
1234
1245
1308
1309
1330
1405
1415
1420
1430
1445
1451
1456
1509
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1315
1325
1330
1330
1330
1330
1345
1352
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
1400
c..
progra111 ..
Saturday
Africa.
0423 Deutsche Welle: Development Forum. Reports
and Interviews on projects and progress In
Africa and Asia.
0430 BBC: Heres Humph! All that Jazz with
Humphrey Lyltellon.
0434 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology.
See M 0234.
0445 BBC: Personal View. See A 0030.
0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0509 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M
1109.
0515 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115.
0527 Deutsche Welle: Caribbean Report. See A
0127.
0530 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310.
0534 Deutsche Welle: Random Selection. See A
0134.
0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540.
0545 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
0609 Deutsche Welle: Africa Highlight. See A 0409.
0623 Deutsche Welle: Development Forum. See A
0423.
0630 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.
0634 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology.
See M 0234.
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509.
0715 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115.
0730 BBC: From the weeklies. See F 2315.
0745 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.
1109 Deutsche Welle: Panorama. A review or the
major events of the week.
1115 BBC: Behind the Wall. See A 0130.
1115 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115.
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1903
1930
1930
1930
1930
1935
1947
1950
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2200
2200
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2230
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2300
2300
2300
2300
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2300
2330
2330
2330
2330
2330
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Frequency Manager
1855-1 Francisca n Terrace
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00000100
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Philadelphi a, Pennsylvani a
Ri chard A. Keen
Golde n, Colorad o
I0000 UTC
5975
9590
17675
11 605
00000030
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
9755
00000030
Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
15575
Radio Korea (South), Seoul
00000030
15165
0000-0030 M Radio Norway, Oslo
15145
00000045
WINB. Red Lion. Pennsylvania
1511 5
00000050
Radio Pyongyang. No rth Korea
15066
00000055
Radio Beijing, PR China
6055
All India Radio. New Deihl
0000-0100
11 715
00000100
9725
Adventlsl World Radio. Costa Rica
0000-0100
CBC Northern Quebec Service
6195
6160
00000100
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU , Vancouver, British Colombia
0000-0100
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
00000100
6030
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta
00000100
6130
00000100
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolia
7400
00000100
Christian Science World Service
00000100
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6060
6070
CFRB. Toronto. Onlario
0000-0100
00000100
FEBC. Manila. Philippines
15445
15125
00000100
KSDA. Guam
000001 00
17775
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
Australia,
Melbourne
15140
Radio
0000-0100
17750
5960
Radio Canada lnl'I. Monlreal
0000-0100
11820
Radio Havana Cuba
00000100
0000-01 00
Radio Japan. Tokyo
11660
0000-0030
15160
15130 17715 17655
7215 9535 9910
11 745 15110
11670
9625
9650 13760
T = Tuesday
A = Saturday
W = Wednesday
If there Is no entry. the broadcasts are heard daily. If, for example. there Is an
entry of "M." the broadcast would be heard only on Mondays. An entry of "M,W,F"
would mean Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. "MF" would mean
Mondays through Fridays. "TEN" Indicates a tentative schedule and "TES" a lest
transmission.
The last entry on a line is the frequency.
frequency as follows:
:a
Radio Luxembourg
Radio Moscow
i--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - ---,1
01 00 UTC
15330
The first four digits of an entry are lhe broadcast slart lime In UTC.
The second four digits represent the end time.
In the space between the end time and the station name Is the broadcast
schedule.
M = Monday
F= Friday
ft
6090
11 845 12025 12055 15415
17880 21690 21790
Radio Moscow N. America Service 7150 9600 9700 9720
0000-0100
9765 9865 11750 12050
15425 17605 17700 17840
21460 21470
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
15485 17705
0000-0100
13660 21565
00000100
Radio for Peace, Costa Rica
9655 11 905
Radio Thailand. Bangkok
00000100
5050
Radio Tonga. Tonga
00000100
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010 5052 11 940
0000-0100
Spanish Natlonal Radio, Madrid
9630 151 10
0000-0100
00000100 T-S Superpower KUSW. Utah
15580
00000100
5995 6130 9455 9775
Voice of America, Washington
9815 11 580 11695 11740
15205
0000-0100
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
7315 9495
0000-0100
7355
WANO. New Orleans, Louisiana
00000100 IRR WWCR. Nashville. Tennessee
15690
00000100
WYFR. Oakland, California
5985 9505 15170
00300045
6195 7235 9570 11945
BBC, London, England
15360 17875
5975 6005 6175 7325
BBC, London, England
00300100
9915 9590 12095 15260
00300100 T-S BRT, Brussels. Belgium
9925
9745 11 775 15155 15230
00300100
HCJB, Quito. Ecuador
00300100
Radio Budapest. Hungary
6110 9520 9598 9835
11910 15160
00300100
Radio Kiev. Ukrainian SSR
9610 11675 15180 17665
17690
6020 61 65 15315
00300100
Radio Ne111er1ands, Hllversum
0030-0100
6005 9720
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
0035-0040
All India Radio. New Delhi
3925 4860
00450100
Radio Berlin lnl'I. E. Germany
6080 11 890
0045-0100
Radio Korea (Soulh), Seoul
15575
00450100
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
15485 17705
00480100
15145
WINB. Red Lion, Pennsylvania
0050-0100
Vatican Radio. Vatican Clly
9605 11780 15180
01000110
LEGEND
S =Sunday
H = Tllursday
...
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HOW TO USE
THE PROPAGATION CHARTS
Propagation charts can be an invaluable aid to the DXer in
determining wh ich freque ncies are li kely t o b e open at a
given tim e. To use the propagation charts, choose th os e
for your location (the are divided into east coast, midwest
and west coast of North America). Then look for the one
mo st clo sely describing the geographic location of the
station you want to hear.
Once you've located the correct charts, look along the
horizontal axis of th e graph for the time that you are
listening. The top line of the graph shows the Maximum
Useable Frequency [M UF) and the lower line the Lowest
Useable Frequency [LUF) as indicated on the vertical axis
of the graph.
While there are exceptions to every rule (especially those
regardi ng shortwave listening), you should find th e charts
helpful in determining the best times to listen for particular
regions of the world. Good luck!
MONITORING TIMES
No11ember 1989
65
[frequency
6055 7215
11715 11745
9575 11800
RAI, Rome, Italy
Radio Nelherlands, Hilversum
6020 6165
11605 12080
Kol Israel. Jerusalem
6080 11890
Radio Berlin lnt'I, E. Germany
Radio Japan, Tokyo
17775
15405 17800
Radio Sweden, Slockholm
71 13V
Laotian Nal lonal Radio
15145
WINS, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade
7215 11735
Deutsche Welte, West Germany
6040 6085
9735 11865
5975 6005
BBC, London, England
9410 9590
15260 17705
CBC Northern Quebec Service
6195 9625
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver. British Colom bia
6160
CFCF, Monlreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolla
6130
7400 9850
Christian Science World Service
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB. Toronto. Ontario
6070
FEBC, Manila. Philippines
15445
HCJB. Quito. Ecuador
9745 11 775
17775 (ML)
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
Radio Aus1ralla, Melbourne
15160 15180
15395 17715
17750 21740
Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal
9535 9755
Radio Havana Cuba
11820
5960 17810
Radio Japan, Tokyo
Radio Luxembourg
6090
Radio Moscow
12055 15415
17850 17860
21690 21790
Radio Moscow, N. American Service 7150 7290
9720 9865
15425 17605
21460
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
15485 17705
Radio for Peace. Costa Rica
13660 21565
All India Radio, New Delhi
010001 15
0100-0120
0100-0125
0100-0130
01000130
01000130
01000130
01000130
01000130 S,M
01000145
01000150
0100.0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0 100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
0 1000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200 T-A
0100-0200
01000200 S,M
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200 TA
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15105
6145 9565
15105
6175 7325
9915 12095
01000200
Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta
01000200
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
01000200
WRNO New Orleans, Louisiana
01000200 IRR WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
01000200
WYFR, Oakland, California
0130-0140 T-S Voice of Greece. Alhens
Radio Auslrla lnl'I, Vienna
01300155
01300200
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
Radio Budapest, Hungary
01300200
Radio Canada lnt'I, Monlreal
Radio Veritas Asia, Philippines
WINB, Red Lion. Pennsylvania
0130-0200
0130-0200
01300200
11940
9720 15425
151 10
6130 7205 9455
9775 9815 11580
15160 15205 17735
USB
11784
9495
9505
9420
9875
11810
9520
151 60
9755
15360
9680 15170
11 645
13730
9585
11845 11 940
0200 UTC
15240 15320
17795
02000215
0200-0230
0200-0230
0200-0230
15590 17600
17880 21585
0200-0230
9600 9700
11750 12050
17700 17840
02000245
0200-0250
25945(A)
02000250
02000255
11845 11940
17835 17845
7125 9650
7185
11605 12080
6095 6135
12035 17730
5995 7205
11 580 15160
USB
6080 11890
6035 7285
15205 15235
11 745v
6155 9510
11 940 15380
11 750
15615
9725
9690 11 945
17770
9570 11830
Western Europe
Eastern Eu rope
Arctic Europe
MHz.
40.00
40.00
9885
9775 9815
15205 181 57
East Coast To
MHz.
9835
151 55 15230
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5930
11990
9655
5030
9690
5052
6005
9630
11 695
5995
9740
11 740
18157
9680
7315
7355
15690
5985
9395
9870
9515
61 10
11910
9535
15220
15145
13760
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01000200
Radio Thailand. Bangkok
01000200
Radio Tonga. Tonga
01000200
RAE. Buenos Aires. Argenllna
01000200
SBC Radio One. Singapore
01000200
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
Spanish National Radio, Madrid
01000200
01000200 TS Superpower KUSW, Utah
01000200
Voice of America, Washington
15315
15615
01000200
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9910
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50.00
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9535
15110
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20.00
12. 16 20
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24
10.00
0.00
0
12
UTC
16 20 24
frequency
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 A,S
0200-0300 T-A
02000300
0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300 T-A
0200-0300
02000300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 T-A
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
02000300
0200-0300 T-S
02000300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
5975
7325
9915
15310
CBC Northern Quebec Service
6195
6160
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
CBU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CFRB, Toronto. Ontario
6070
6130
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia
Christian Science World Service
9455
CKWX, Vancou ver, British Colombia 6080
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
9745
KSDA, Guam
17865
KVOH, Rancho Simi. California
17775
15160
Radio Auslratia. Melbourne
15395
21740
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
9515
9475
Radio Cairo, Egypt
Radio Canada lnl'I, Montreal
9535
9710
Radio Havana Cuba
Radio Luxembourg
6090
Radio Moscow. USSR
11845
17600
21790
7165
Radio Moscow N. America Service
9720
15425
Radio Orion, South Africa
3955
Radio for Peace, Costa Rica
13660
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
15485
Radio RSA. South Africa
9580
Radio Thailand, Bangkok
9655
Radio Tonga. Tonga
5030
RAE. Buenos Aires, Argentina
11710
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5052
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
6005
Superpower KUSW, Utah
11695
Voice of Asia, Taiwan
7285
Voice of Free China, Taiwan
5950
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
6045
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15145
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
7315
02000300
WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana
0200-0300 IRA WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
0200-0300
WYFR, California
0215-0220
Radio Nepal, Kathmandu
0230-0240
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
02300300
0230-0300 T-A
0230-0300
0230-0300
0240-0250
0245-0300
0245-0300
11775 15155
(ML)
15180 15240 15320
17715 17750 17795
11810
9675
9755 11845 11940
11820
0300 UTC
11940
9720 15425
7445
9680 11 740
9495
East Coast To
ft
:a
7355
7520
5985 9505 15170
5005 7165
3925 4890 5960 5985
6020 6040 6080 61 40
9520
61 10 9520 9585 9835
11910 15160
7010 11 570 15115 15580
17660
11755 151 85
6060 6080 9600 9680
9705 11 840
9762v
7205 151 60
3905 4860 4880 4895
5960 5990 6110 6120
7195 7295 9550 9610
11830 11870 15305
6080 11785 11 890 15125
9640 15575
0300-0330
0300-0307
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
0300-0330
0300-0350
0300-0350
0300-0355
0300-0400
0300-0400
15145
5090
3955
6195
9915
15390
6080
9475
15195
9610
17665
9695
6085
11810
9690
15510
6195
6160
5930
5975
7325
11 750
15420
11 785
9675
15325
11675
17690
11 705
9545
11 945
11715
17855
9625
7095
6005 6180
94 10 9660
12095 15260
11 890 15125
17825 21 610
12000 15180
11 810 15205
15066 15130
East Coast To
East Coast To
Middle East
..
West Africa
Central Africa
MHz.
MHz.
40.00
40.00
40.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
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16 20
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24
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[frequency JJ
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
Voice or Kenya, Nairobi
0300-0400
Voice or Turkey, Ankara
0300-0400
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
WMLK, Bethel, Pennsylvania
0300-0400
0300-0400
WRNO. New Orleans. Louisiana
0300-0400 IRA WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
WYFR Satellite Net, California
0300-0400
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
0310-0330
Radio France Int'!. Paris
0315-0345
0330-0400
6160
6005
6030
6130
9455 9850
6080
6070
9745 11775
4820
11945 15160
15395 17750
9710 11820
7165 7290
9720 11 675
15280 15415
17605 17665
21585 21625
15485 17705
7375 21565
5930 7345
11 990 13715
9655 11905
5052 11940
6005 9720
9815
5055 9645
9535 11930
6035 7280
11835
5950 7445
15345
6045
9445 17760
7315 9495
9465
6185
7520
5985 9505
9610
3965 5990
9550 9745
11700 11995
3955 5975
9410 9915
15420
0330-0400
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
0330-0400 S,M WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
0335-0400
0330-0400
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
0330-0400
Radio Tirana, Albania
0330-0400
United Arab Emirales Radio
0335-0340
All India Radio, New Delhi
13760
15155
0340-0350 M-A Voice of Greece, Alhens
0350-0400
RAI, Rome, Italy
0352-0357v
Radio Yerevan, Armenian SSA
15240 15320
17795 21740
7390
11750
15425
17840
21690
9600
12050
17600
17880
21790
0400 UTC
0400-0405
Radio Uganda, Kampala
0400-0410
Radio Thailand, Bangkok
0400-0410
RAI, Rome, Italy
0400-0415
Radio Berlin lnt'I, E. Germany
Radio Botswana, Gabarone
0400-0420
0400-0420 T-S Radio Zambia. Lusaka
0400-0425
Radio Bucharest, Romania
9540 11685
15540
9525
9575
9680 11 745
0400-0430
La voz Evangellca, Honduras
0400-0430
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
0400-0430
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
0400-0430
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
0400-0500
TIO, Costa Rica
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0600-0630
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21600
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15485
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15340
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15425
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6160
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6005
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6030
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6130
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9455
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CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
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11 830
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11925
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6215
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6130
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11835
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5052
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9485
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6070
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6020
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5950
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7270
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6175
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9495
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6065
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9850
Radio RSA. South Africa
11805
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010
Superpower KUSW, Utah
6135
Voice of America, Washington
6030
11 915
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
7270
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
7355
WYFR, Oakland, California
5950
Radio Pakistan, Islamabad
15606
Voice of Asia, Taiwan
5980
Radio Austria lnt'I, Vienna
15450
BBC, London, England
7180
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
6130
6020
Radio Netherlands, Hllversum
Radio Tanzania. Dar es Salaam
7165
SLBC, Colombo. Sri Lanka
11835
UAE Radio, United Arab Emirates
15320
Voice of America. Washington
11965
1040-1050
[ML]
11915 15130 15335
11785
9740 11750 12095
15360 17640 17790
25750
1100 UTC
1100-1105
1100-1120
1100-1 125
11 00-11 30
1100-1 130
1100-1 130
1100-1130
1100-11 30
1100-1130
1100-1130
1100-11 30
1100-11 30
1100-1150
1100-1150
1100-1155
11001200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
9495
9590 11720
21490
9660 9725
9745 11925
9675
6090
15606
6020
7120
6130
9820
6115
15400
9525
. 11835
13635
9840
15410
9600
9660
2310
9660
2485
9610
2325
5965
9515
15070
21470
CBC Northern Quebec Service
6065
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia
6130
Christian Science World Service
9455
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
11 00-1200
1100-1200
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MHz.
50.00
74
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otc
16 20 24
9505
7290
17760
9675
9745 11925
11 665
21550
11616
15120
15570
15010
17765
9977
15540
[ML]
11635
17850 [ML]
17830 21770
17800 21600
11735
17655
[ML]
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9740 11750 11 775
15420 17640 17790
21710 25750
9625
9495
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15345
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30.00
9725
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40.00
9695
15355
15630
17660
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7115
11895
11645
6115
7220
151 60
6055
11815
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1100-1200
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1200-1205
1200-1215
1200-1215
1200-1215
6080 7215
9710 11800
11 840
15220 15585
17815 17830
1200-1220
Radio Bucharest. Romania
1200-1225 M-F Radio Finland, Helsinki
1200-1225
Radio Polonia. Warsaw, Poland
1200-1225
Voice of Islamic Republic Iran
1200-1230
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
21665
21550
7285
9575 11715 11790
9715 17575 21480
21590
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1235
1200-1255
[IRR]
5052 11940
15345
6030 9590 9660
11915 15160 15425
7445
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11580
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21485
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15390 17695
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11850 15320
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1200-1300
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1200-1300
1200-1300
9850 11780
3915 6065
17865 21515
9693 11 938
7275
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11870
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11940 12095 15070
17705 17790 21470
25750
9625
9530 11 930
151 15 17890
6060 6080
9580 9710
11 855
9875
15490
17830
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Central Asia
Indian Ocean
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1200-1300
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1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
17720
15400
6095
7215
5955
21520
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15165
Radio Somalia, Mogadishu
6095
Radio Tashkent, Uzbek, USSR
9540
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9655
s Radio Zambia. Lusaka
11880
Swiss Radio lny'I, Berne
6165
M-A Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia
9615
Radio Beijing, China
11600
17855
ABC. Alice Springs, Australia
2310
ABC Brisbane. Australla
9660
ABC, Katherine. Australia
2485
ABC, Per1h, Australia
9610
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325
s Adventist World Radio, Africa
17890
AFAN, Antarctica
6012
Adventist World Radio, Costa Rica
9725
BBC, London, England
6195
11775
17640
21710
CBC Nor1hern Quebec Service
6065
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, AJber1a
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scolla
6130
Christian Science Worl d Service
9495
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
HCJB. Qullo, Ecuador
11 740
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995
7215
11800
Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal
9635
Radio Moscow. USSR
9600
15320
15585
Radio RSA, South Africa
9585
A,S Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
7165
Midwest To
MHz.
7205
9770
17820
11800 15135
15540 15550
17850
21590
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50.00
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6060
9645
11 815
151 35
17660
11780
11900
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5995
9580
6120
9600
17645
9850
11805
7165
11 880
5010
9850
11815
5985
9760
5980
7270
9465
6185
5950
4820
11740
17840
5005
7220
15160
6155
1511 5
11740
5955
21520
9655
9480
7215
6065
11620
6248
6055
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12 16 20 24
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November 1989
75
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0
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1200-1300
1200-1300 A,S
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1215-1245
1215-1300
1230-1 235
1230-1245
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1235-1245
1240-1250
1245-1300
11300 UTC
13001310
1300-1315
1300-1 325
1300-1 330
4915
9590
17740
11 920
7270
11815
9325
11335
11600
Radio Beijing. China
1300-1355
15455
1300-1400
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
9660
1300-1400
ABC Brisbane. Australia
1300-1400
ABC, Katherine, Australia
2485
ABC, Perth, Australia
9610
1300-1 400
ABC, Tennant Creek. Australia
2325
1300-1400
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
1300-1400
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1300-1400
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
1300-1400
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec
6005
1300-1400
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
1300-1400
6130
1300-1400
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Christian Science World Service
9495
1300-1400
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
1300-1400
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario
6070
1300-1400
11 830
1300-1400 s ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia
FEBC, Manila, Pl1llipplnes
11850
1300-1400
1300-1400
11740
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
1300-1400
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska
9725
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995
1300-1400
9580
1300-1400
Radio Canada Inn. Montreal
9625
13001400
Radio Jordan, Amman
9560
Radio Korea (South), Seoul
9750
1300-1400
1300-1400
Radio Moscow, USSR
7315
9655
15220
17830
1300-1400
Radio Peace and Progress. USSR 11870
Radio RSA, South Africa
1300-1400
11805
1300-1400 A,S Radio Tan zania, Oar es Salaam
7165
SBC Radio One, Singapore
1300-1400
5010
1300-1400 A,S Superpower KUSW, Ul ah
9850
Voice of America. Washington
1300-1400
6110
15425
1300-1400
Voice of Malaysia
7295
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1 330
1300-1 330
1300-1332 A,S
1300-1350
15345
9760 11715 15160
11 790
11580 11830 13695
15255
11740
4800 4920 7280
9615 11620 11 735
15250 17620
9585 9835 11910
15220
21815
7255 6195 9635
11780 12040 15270
15435 17695
17710
17880 21465 21540
21610
15630 17550
7115 9695 9725
15355
11670 15155 15195
17650 21635 21645
17650
21540
17750
9515
11940
15420
21710
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Indonesia
Far East
MHz.
50.00
50.00
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Radio
Radio
Trans
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Trans
Radio
Ghana, Accra
Norway lnl'I, Oslo
Yugoslavia, Belgrade
World Radio, Sri Lanka
of Kenya, Nai robi
World Radio, Bonaire
Pyongyang, North Korea
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MHz.
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5052 11940
1300-1330
1300-1 330
5010
9850
11815
11 920
61 10
15425
7270
9465
5950
15215
7275
17595
3905
9565
15120
7220
15160
17555
15255
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9660
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15440
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9640 9650
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11735
11660 11855 15280
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1300-1400 IRA WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
1300-1400
WYFR, Oakland, California
1315-1400
1330-1345
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1332-1400
1345-1400
11400 UTC
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1450
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Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Voice
Radio
1400-1450
1400-1455
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1 500
1400-1500
1400-1500
2310
2325
9560
17800
21770
21710
6095
17740
9500
9550
5985
11895
6576
7405
2485
9610
7275
9545
5995
9750
15140
17705
25750
1400-1500
CBN, St. John 's, Newfoundland
6160
1400-1500
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
1400-1500 M-A CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
1400-1500
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
1400-1500
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta
6030
1400-1500
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
1400-1500
Christian Science World Service
13760
1400-1500
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
1400-1500
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
1400-1500
ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
11830
1400-1500
FEBC. Manila, Philippines
9670
1400-1500
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
11740
1400-1500
KNLS, Anchor Point. Alaska
9725
1400-1500
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5995
7205
1400-1500 s Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal
9625
1400-1500
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9505
15410
1400-1500
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9570
1400-1500
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9640
12010
15320
17660
1400-1500
Radio RSA. South Africa
11925
1400-1500 A,S Radio Tanzania. oar es Salaam
7165
1400-1500
5010
SBC Radio One. Singapore
1400-1500
Superpower KUSW, Utah
9850
1400-1500
Voice o f America, Washington
6110
15205
1400-1500
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
6100
1400-1500
Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
4950
1400-1500
Voice of Mediterranean, Malla
11 925
1400-1 500
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
9465
1400-1500 IRA WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee
15690
1400-1500
WYFR, Oakland, California
5950
15130
1415-1420
Radio Nepal, Kathmandu
3230
1430-1500 F ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
1430-1500 F ABC, Tennant Creek, Austral ia
2325
13695
9410
12095
17790
25750
15335
11785
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[MLJ
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7285
21610
11985
11 710
7115 7695 9725
15355
11 735
11600 11 855 15165
17555 21780
11850
151 15 17890
6035 6060 6080
9580 15140 15245
11720 11955 17820
9695 11 865 11815
9750
9655
12065
15490
17815
21535
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15575
11 840
15135
15540
21630
21590
5052 11940
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15335
7180 9740
12095 15070
15400 17640
21710 21470
11720
Midwest To
MHz.
11810
6195
11750
15310
17790
15570
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
9465 11790
15690
5950 11580 11830
15215
11705 15240
7275 11740
5995 6195 7180
9515 11750 11 775
15140 15310 17640
17885 21470 21710
9545 10330 11810
7113
15430
15400 21550
5945 9540 9600
15460
9620 11695 13635
17830 21695
15435 17775 21605
9525 9685 9770
6100
12010 15010
11815 15345
9730
otc
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20.00
10.00
0.00 .__.__.__.___.__.__..._.___.__..__....____.. .,
0 4 8 12. 16 20 24
UIC
November 1989
77
frequency ~
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1430-1500
1430-1 500
1430-1500
1430-1500
1430-1500
1430-1500
1445-1500
5985
6280
9780
6155
5955
9605
17705
11 935
17795
9645
i 1soo uTc
1500-1505
1500-1510
1500-1515
1500-1515
1500-1525
1500-1555
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
F
F
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
13730 21490
15150 17605
13715 15110
15305 15325
21545
1500-1525
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530 A,S
1500-1530
1500-1550
1500-1550
11780
13770
11685
21505
15160
17820
15305
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
17870
11775 11940
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
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Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
15150 17605
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
15310
15445
17765 21600
9345 9640
11795 15165
6195
11750
15070
17640
21470
7180
11775
15140
17705
21660
1530-1555
1530-1600
1530-1600
6030
6130
13760 17555 21780
6080
6070
11830
11850
11740 15115 17890
6280
11700
11650
5995 6035 6060 6080
7205 7215 9580 15140
15245
9625 11720 11 955 17820
11 815 11865 15195 21700
9560
9870
9640 9755 11840 11900
11995 12010 12065 15135
15295 15490 15585 17660
11925 21535 21590 25790
5010 5052 11940
9720
9850
6110 9575 9645 9700
9760 15205 15260
7165 9560
11784 151 50
6100
4950
11925
15105 21840
11965
15690
5950 11 580
11830 13695 15215
11865 15325
3905 3925 4860 6160
7160 7412 9545 9950
17595 21810
6055 7395 9605 11 685
11990 13715 15110 15155
17705 17840 21405 21505
7245 9740 11735
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West Coast To
West Coast To
Alaska
Western Europe
Eastern Eurqpe
MHz.
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50.00
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40.00
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16 20 24
1i 16 20 24
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frequency
1530-1600
Radio Sweden. Stockholm
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
1530-1600
1530-1600
Radio Tirana. Albania
Radio-Television Morocco, Rabat
1530-1600
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
1530-1600
Voice of Asia, Taiwan
1530-1600
1530-1540 M-A Voice of Greece, Athens
1545-1600
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
1545-1600
Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi
1550-1600 H-S KTWR, Agana. Guam
17880
9684
9480
17595
13685
5980
15630
15120
10011
9780
1600- 1630
1600-1630
1600-1630
1600-1630
1600-1630
ELWA.
HCJB,
Radio
Radio
Radio
Monrovia, Liberia
Quito. Ecuador
Berlin tnt'I, E. Germany
Norway lnl'I, Oslo
Pakistan. Islamabad
1600-1630
Radio Polonia. Warsaw. Poland
1600-1630 M-F Radio Portugal, Lisbon
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
1600-1630
SLBC, Colombo. Sri Lanka
1600-1630
Trans world Radio, Swaziland
1600-1630
Voice of Asia, Taiwan
1600-1630
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
1600-1630
Radio Nacional Angola, Luanda
1600-1645
1600-1645
UAE Radio, United Nab Emirates
1600-1650
Deutche Welle, west Germany
1600-1655
1600-1 700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1 700
MHz.
F
F
11835
15430 17830 21630
7445
17550
17730 21650
11750
11600 UTC
1600-1605
1600-1610
1600-1610
1600-1625
21610 21675
5010
11865
4800
6055
11 990
17705
11830
15115
15240
17840
7365
11625
6135
15120
9560
6075
5055
5980
12020
7245
15320
6170
15595
9570
2310
9610
2325
15460
5975
9740
11775
5052 11940
15325
9605 11665 11685
13715 15110 15155
21450 21505
17890
17880
21705
9465
15125
9540
11 735
9720
9525
7445
15010
9535
15435
7200
17825
11 600
[ML]
9785 11615
15310
11955
21605
9745 15105
21680
11715 15110
[ML]
5995 6195 7180
9410 11640 11750
11810 12095 15070
15260
17695
21710
1600-1700
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625
1600-1700
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1600-1700
CBU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
1600-1700
6005
6030
1600-1700
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6130
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1600-1700
1600-1700
Christian Science World Service
21640
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
1600-1700
6070
1600-1700
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
12025
1600-1700
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska
KSDA, Guam
11980
1600-1700
KTWR, Guam
11 650
1600-1700
1600-1700
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995
7205
15130
1600-1700
Radio Beijing, China
1600-1700
Radio Canada lnl'I, Montreal
11720
1600-1700
Radio France lnl'I, Paris
6175
17795
Radio Jordan, Amman
1600-1700
9560
1600-1700
Radio Korea, Seoul, Soulh Korea
5985
Radio Malawi, Blantyre
1600-1700
3380
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1600-1700
9655
12010
15425
17685
1600-1700
Radio for Peace, Costa Rica
21565
1600-1700
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Nabla
9705
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
9684
1600-1700
Superpower KUSW, Utah
15650
1600-1700
Voice of America, Washington, DC 9575
1600-1700
15205
15600
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
15105
1600-1700
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15295
1600-1700
1600-1700
WRNO, New Orleans. Louisiana
11 965
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15690
11 580
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1600-1700
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13695
1600-1700
Radio Zam bia, Lusaka
9580
1600-1700
5052
1605-1700 F,A SBC Radio One, Singapore
1615-1630 M-H Radio Budapest, Hungary
7220
15160
6035
7215
9870
5995
11 840 11900 11 995
12050 15135 15295
15540 15585 17660
25945
9720
21525 21615
15170 15215 15566
11940
9535
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1630-1700
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Austria lnl'f. Vienn a
Netherland s. Hilversum
Peace & Progress. USSR
RTM Morocco
Radio Korea (South ), Seoul
10011
6155
6020
9830
11775
17595
5975
11750
11780
15570
11 670
12055
17815
7275
1700-1705
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1700-1715 M-A Voice of Namibia (Angola)
1700-1725
Radio Budapesl, Hu ngary
4976 5026
11955
61 10 9585
15160
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
6020 15570
Radio Australia. Melbourn e
5995 6060
9580 15140
Radio Berlin lnt'I, E. Ger many
7295 9730
Radio Japan, Tokyo
9695 1181 5
Radio Norway lnl'I. Oslo
17840 25730
6065 9655
Radio Sweden lnl'I. Stockholm
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
11800
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9410 9740
11940 12095
15310 15400
17880 21470
7290 9345
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
11760
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9570 9750
ABC. Alice Springs. Australia
2310 [ML]
ABC. Tenn ant Creek, Auslralia
2325 [ML]
AWR Africa, Gabon
9625
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9625 11720
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
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6160
CFCF. Monlreal, Qu ebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
Chrislian Science World Service
21640
CKWX. Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB. Toronto. Ontario
6070
Radio Havana Cuba
11920
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9560
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5975 9870
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1700-1750
1700-1755
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1700-1800
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1700-1800
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1700-1800
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1700-1800
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17695
21710
9977
11575
15575
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18001825 AS FEBA Mahe, Seychelles
11760
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9605 11685
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15110 17840
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7325 9410
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15420 17640
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4835 5995
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3265 4855
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15235
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15255
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12020 t 5010
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11920
1800- t 845
1800 1845
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9525
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15265
1800-1850
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17765 21535
18001856
2310 [ML)
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2325 [ML)
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11 935 15360
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9625 11 720
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6160
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6160
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18001900
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6005
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6030
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6130
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21640
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6070
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11945
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11510 15510
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9740 11750
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18151900
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1900-2000
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1900-2000
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6030
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6130
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1900-2000
21640
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1900-2000
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9509
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6035
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1900-2000
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1900-2000
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1900-2000
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1900-2000
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1930-2000
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1930-2000
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1930-2000
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Budapest, Hungary
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2 100-2130
2100-2135
21002150
21002150
2100-2200
21002150
Deutsche Welle, West Germany
Radio Beijing, China
2100-2155
2100-2200 MA ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
ABC, Katherine, Australia
21002200
2100-2200 MA ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia
2100-2200
All India Radio, New Delhi
2100-2200
BBC, London, England
15095
15485
3345
6100
7110
5915
5990
9690
6120
9860
61 15
6110
11 910
11800
17810
6480
7340
11 980
9655
9885
11 830
13660
9795
11580
15566
9670
9820
2310
2485
2325
7412
3995
61 95
12095
17755
9625
6160
6160
17710
17705
6165
9925
6105 7145
9750 11940
11755 11845
13700 15560
7220
15160
11 765
17890
7550
7420
15240
11705
13635
9585
7195
9835
15230 15270
15575
9550
2100-2200
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
2 100-2200
CFCN, Calgary, AJber1a
2100-2200
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolla
Christian Science World Service
2100-2200
2100-2200
CKWX, Vancouver, Brlllsh Colombia
21002200
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
21002200
King of Hope, Southern Lebanon
KSDA, Agal, Guam
21002200
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
2100-2200
Radio Australia, Melborurne
2100-2200
2100-2200 A,S Radio Canada lnl'I, Montreal
2100-2200
Radio Jordan, Amman
Radio Moscow, USSR
2100-2200
9820
15525
IRA
A,S
S-F
MF
West Coost To
Alaska
MHz.
50.00
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20.00
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MONlTORING TIMES
6005
6030
6 130
15390 1561O
6080
6070
6280
7365 15125
17775 (M L)
15160 15240
15325 17875
9560
9665 9735
11840 11940
12050 15295
17700 17850
9552.5
5025
21566 25944
9580
11790 15280
15650
15280
9700 9760
15410 15445
17785 17800
13760 17830
13720
15690
15185
15095 17710
9525 11 965
9900
5965 7160
6030 7230
15270 17790
11880 15150
6190
11830
5965 9730
11830
17555
15395 17795
9865 11820
11980 12030
15425 17605
11760 15205
15580 15600
17870
15185
9635
21470
17820
[lrequeney t J
i 2200
UTC
2200-2205
2200-2205
2200-2210
2200-2215
2200-2215
2200-2215
2200-2215
2200-2225
2200-2225
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
3993 11830
15095 17710
5980
2310 [ML]
2325 [ML]
5965 7160
9640 11740
5990 9710
9615 11830
2485
7412 9550
11715
9625 11720
CBC Northern Quebec Service
15280
KGEI, San Francisco, California
3985 6165
Radio Beijing, China
9560
Radio Jordan, Amman
15265
Radio Norway lnt'I, Oslo
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
6055
BBC, London, England
3955 5975
7325 941 0
11955 12095
15400 17755
9730
Radio Berlin lnl'I. E. Germany
Radio Cairo, Egypt
9900
Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade
7215 9620
6160
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6005
CFCF. Montreal. Quebec
6030
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6130
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Christian Science World Service
9465 15300
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
King of Hope, Southern Lebanon
6280
KVOH, Rancho Sim i, California
17775
15160
15240
Radio Australia, Melbourne
17795 21740
21566 25944
Radio for Peace, Costa Rica
7140
Radio Havana Cuba
12025 12050
Radio Moscow, USSR
Radio Moscow North American Svc 9720 9865
11750
5025
Radio Tonga, Tonga
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010 5052
Superpower KUSW, Utah
15580
Voice of America, Washington
11880 15185
15320 17735
18157 USB
9955 15345
Voice of Free China, Taiwan
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2215-2230
BBC. London. England*
2230-2300 AS CBC Northern Quebec Service
2230-2300
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
15120
15105
9910 11620
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2245-2300
2245-2300
6005 6175
2245-2300
Radio Berlin lnt'I, E. Germany
9590 9915
15070 15260
17760
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9660 11735
17555
15320 15395
17570 17700
9530 9765
11940
15290 15305
17740 17820
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2345
2300-2345
2300-2350
2300-0000
6110
11785
15145
5985 11 580 15170
13650
6055 7215 9535
11715 11745
2300-0000
Adventist World Radio, Costa Rica
9725 11 870
BBC, London, England
3955 5975 6110
2300-0000
7325 9410 9590
11945 12095 15260
6195 9625
2300-0000 M-F CBC Northern Quebec Service
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
2300-0000
CBU, Vancouver. Brillsh Colombia
6160
2300-0000
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
2300-0000
6005
2300-0000
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
6130
CHNS. Halifax. Nova Scotia
2300-0000
Christian Science World Service
9465 15300 17555
2300-0000
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
2300-0000
6070
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
2300-0000
17775
KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
2300-0000
Radio Australia, Melbourne
15160 15240 15320
2300-0000
17795 21740
Radio for Peace. Costa Rica
21565
2300-0000
11765 15195 17810
Radio Japan, Tokyo
2300-0000
Radio Luxembourg
6090
2300-0000
11845 12025 12055
Radio Moscow
2300-0000
17850 21690 21790
Radio Moscow, (N. American Srvc) 9530 9765 11710
2300-0000
11750 15290
Radio Polonia, Warsaw
5995 6135 7125
2300-0000
9655 11905
Radio Thailand, Bangkok
2300-0000
Radio Tonga, Tonga
5050
2300-0000
SBC Radio One. Singapore
5010 5052 11940
2300-0000
15580
Superpower KUSW. Utah
2300-0000
Voice of America, Washinglon, DC 15290 17735 17820
2300-0000
USB
Voice of the UAE
9595 11985 13605
2300-0000
13760 17830
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
2300-0000
WRNO, New Orleans, Louisiana
13720
2300-0000
11820 15390
2315-2330
BBC, London, England*
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
15575
2330-0000
9760v
Radio Tirana. Albania
2330-0000
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
9840 15010
2330-0000
2335-2345 MA Voice of Greece, Alhens
9395 9420 11645
2345-0000
3915 6080 7180
BBC, London, England*
15145
WINB. Red Lion. Pennsylvania
2348-0000
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November 1989
9910
6175
9915
15395
17620
11730
7270
18157
9580
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Lawrence Magne
Editor-in-Chief
Passport to World Band Radio
Panasonic's RF-865
For traveling, there are all
sorts of tiny mini-portables to
be had. Most of these midgets
sound about as pleasant as an
electric drill.
Compact Portables
Preferred
As a result, savvy shortwave
listeners tend to look for something just a bit beefier and m?re
satisfying to take along on tnps.
For years, the standard was the
compact, sensible Sony ICF7600. However, it came with
analog frequency readout a~d
had other limitations. So, m
1983 Sony introduced the digital
ICF-2002 -- since repackaged as
the ICF-2003 -- to provide synthesizer
tuning and digital readout in a compact,
high-tech package.
Panasonic, as usual, took its time
coming up wit h something similar. But
when it did it was a winner. The model
RF-B60 did' pretty much all the '2003 did,
but generally did it just a bit better.
However, what the 'B60 didn't do was t o
receive single-sideband signals.
Single-Sideband Capability
Enter its replacement, the new RF-B65,
which does process single-sideband signals
properly.
The 'B65 is obviously a takeoff on
Sony's ICF-2003. Its tuning is fully
synthesized, and the set's ~ize,. we~ght and
fea tures combine to make 1t mgh ideal for
traveling. But it does have a number of
improvements -- along with some
drawbacks -- as compared with Sony's
popular model.
Improvements over
Sony Model
The first and most notable plus is in the
tuning. The Sony has up/down slewing
but tons -- like on a TV remote control -but no tu ning knob. T he Panasonic, on
the other hand, has both a knob and
slewing controls. Also, the Sony tunes
only in 5 kHz increments, wherea~ the
Panasonic tunes in either 5 or 1 kHz increments.
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November 1989
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Bottom Line:
Informative Catalogs
HAM CATALOG
$1 Postpaid
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A Superior Value
Universal Radio
The new 1990 Passporl to World Band Radio shows the Sony
ICF-2003 as listing for $299.95 in the US. The Panasonic RFB65, though, lists for twenty bucks less: $279.95.
NO CHIP, MAN
Word from industry sources has it that Sangean's long-awaited
model ATS-808, which was to have been on the market by now,
will not appear until March of 1990 or thereabouts. The
problem: The LSI microprocessor chip repo rtedly has a fail~re
rate of around 90%!
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scanner equipment
New Scanners
from Radio Shack
Each August the annual Radio Shack catalog is mailed to
millions of faithful Tandy customers nationwide. Most MT
recipients of that catalog probably turn immediatefY to the scanner
radios to see what 's new!
This year's catalog introduces four new models (actually three;
the PR02005 has been available for about six months and has
been pre viously revie wed in MT). Let's take a peek at the
remaining three, examining their key features.
channels in six
scan/search speed
banks
and
fast/slow
S\\~tching.
PR0-2023
T his 20-clrnnnel desk top u nit offers 29-54,
108-17-l and 406-512 M Hz frequency
coverage and automatic weather search. ft
also allows user-programmable search over
any range in a band, as well as up/down
manual steppi ng. A mon it or ba nk allows
temporary storage of frequencies uncovered
during the search operation. Also provided
arc channel one priority, individua l channel
lockour and delay. and a backlit LC D
frequency /starus display.
A telescop ic whip is provided for compact
operation, while a rear-panel M otorola jack
offers attachment to an external antenna.
List p rice, S 169.95.
PR02024
For another thirty dollars added to the
price of the PR02023 described above, the
scanne r enthusiast nwy also enjoy 60 memory
No Pember 1989
PR02022
T o climb to Ll]e next incremem requires
an additional S15Q -- let's sec wh::it tha t buys
us. 200 memory channels (IO banks of 20
each) for a start. Frequency Cll\'erage is 3054, 108-136. 138 ~ 174 , 380-512 ::ind 806-960
MHz (cellu lar ra)1ges censored, of cour5e).
While primary power is 120 VAC, a jack
is provided for an optional 12 voe mobile
power cord. T he antenna jack is a 131 C
l)'pe and a snap-on wh ip is provided. List
p rice, 5349.95.
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PR02005
Eoic;ram
Oeginning in JCJ90. the old 118-136 MHz
VHF aircraft commu nications band will be
expand<:d to 137 MH z. Sin ce this is AM
mode, it wi ll be interesting to sec how long ic
takes scanner manufacturers to mod ify thei r
microproccs~ors for this provision -- scanners
now automaticnlly dcfau lc to FM mode
above 136 M Hz.
Everything
You Ever Wanted To Know
About Scanning ...
Bob Kay
legends are silk screened quite professionally. Could the insides be
as good looking as the case? The temptation was too much to resist.
Anyway, the cover has to be removed to change batteries, so we
decided it was time for a thorough internal examination.
Just to make sure that you don't lose the screws that hold the cover
in place (and they .a.@ small!), GRE packages an extra pair in a little
plastic bag.
The GRE uses a double-sided printed circuit board with platedthrough holes. Surface mount devices (SMDs) are used exclusively
except for tunable coils which are in shielded cans. Some
inductances are etched on the board, as are the RF circuit paths which
makes switching virtually lossless.
Although not all 800 MHz band freque ncies can be exactly
registered on your scan ner due to the "rounding off' that scanners do,
frequencies come close enough for monitoring wi th no problem.
The rugged steel housing has a black, baked enamel finish; the
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Meets the
Masses
When Mobile Oil starts to
list worldband radios in their
catalog, you know that shortwave has reached the status
of fad. And there it is. On
page 16 of their "Fall Parade
of Values," is "Grundig's Miniature Multi-Band Radio," the
Yacht Boy 220.
So how exciting is this 12band radio? The brochure
says that in addition to AM,
FM and the always exciting
longwave (beep beep beep),
you can enjoy "international
shortwave ... Tokyo, Moscow,
London, Radio Free Europe."
We'll buy the Tokyo,
Moscow, and London part.
But it's not likely you'll be
enjoying RFE from the states
- especially not unless you
can speak Serbo-Croate or
one of RFE's other more
esoteric languages.
There's a pricetag on all of
this excitement, right? Right.
You can get the Grundig
Yachtboy 220 for $129.96 plus
$9.96 shipping and handling.
Use your Mobile credit card
and dial 1-800-992-0212.
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No vember 1989
Talking Egg
"Leave messages to your
family or staff by pulling the
string and talking into the
egg."
No kidding. That's what
the catalog says. Your
message is recorded onto a
magnetic disk which is
housed in what appears to be
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Plugaround
Interested in using the
scanner out on the front
porch? Lounging around on
the deck listening to the
BBC? Do all of these possibilities excite you but at the
same time make you cringe
because you'd have to disassemble the shack to bring the
radio outside?
B.N. Genius may have the
answer in what they call the
plugaround. "Turn Any
Speaker Into A Wireless
Component!" says the catalog.
The idea is simple. The
plugaround's transmitter plugs
into your stereo and the 20
watt RMS remote amplifier
plugs into a wall socket. You
put the speakers wherever
you want them.
Plugaround is really
designed for your stereo but
could probably be adapted to
your scanner or shortwave. A
bit pricey at $199.95 plus
shipping .. B.N. Genius also
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The RF Probe
Figure 2 is a hybrid diagram of the RF
probe I use wit h my meter. You may use
copper or aluminum tubing fo r the probe
body. Wooden dowel-rod e nd plugs arc
held in place by means of four small screws,
as shown (two at each end).
The probe cable is made of miniature
RG -1 74 coaxial cable. My cable is 24 inches
long. The cable shield bra id is co nnected to
the probe case to ensure p roper shielding of
the inne r workings of the probe. You may
glue the cable to the dowel plug by means of
epoxy cement. Likewise fo r the probe tip at
the oppos ite end of the assembly.
A small nail (head removed) may be used
fo r the probe tip, or you may elect to use a
piece of 1/8" brazing rod fo r the tip clement.
T he interna l di ode, capacitor and resistor ca n
be assembl ed on a small chip of Formica,
PerrI3oa rd or PC boa rd.
Construction Notes
The Figure I circuit may be housed in a
cabinet or box of you r ch oice. I recomme nd
a metal enclosure th at will act as an RF
shield for the circuit. The box size will
depend upon the size of mete r you insw ll.
You may assemble the circu it of Figure l
on a piece of Pcrf Boa rd. Keep the leads as
short and direct as pract icable. The 0.001ur ga te bypass capacit or and the 0.01-uf cl rn in
capacitor should be located as close to Q l as
you can place them. Th ese capacitors keep
unwa nted RF or AC energy out of 1he meter
ampl ifier.
J I and PI may be any type of pho ne jack
:ind pl ug, bu r I recomme nd the large r PL-255
plug an d jack for best du rability. The
ground lead with the alligator clip should be
made from stra nded hookup wi re for best
longevity, owing to a lot of stress on tha t
Ieacl. Th is lead need be only six inches lon g.
+ 2V
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the output jack or port of the transmitter
with a 50-ohm noninclu cti,e loatl, such as a
H eath Cantenna. Turn on the transmitter
and measure across the SO-ohm load with the
RF probe and meter. The RM S volt age is
15 .
In order to convert this da ta to power in
wans you \\~ ll use: P(wa!ls) = E2 / R, where E
is the RMS voltage and R is the load
resistance in ohms. Hence, W = 225/50,
which result s in 4.5 walls. The same
procedure is used no mallcr wh at the load
resista nce for a circu it happens to be.
Closing Remarks
This project is simple enough for a ny
beginne r to handle. The end product need
not be a work of art, so don't feel that you
shou Id avoid gel! ing involved. You will
learn by doing, and you will have a neat lil! le
test instrument fo r future use.
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IF Selectivity
Now for t he IF select ivity mod. The DX160 has a silk-screened PC board so parts
locat ion is a snap. The DX-150, however,
docs not have t he pans silk-screened so refer
to F igure 1 for the locat ion of Q5 (!st IF
amp), 06 (2nd lF amp), and capacitors C16
an cl l9 which will be replaced by two 455 kHz
ccrnmic resonators (available from the Small
Pans Center, Lansing, MI) .
C l6 and 19 urc bypass capucitors (.04 mfd
each) connected to the bases of 05 and 06
respectively. Once
located,
they
are
removed from the main PC board and the
ceramic resonators arc soldered in thei r place.
There is just enough lead length on the
resona tors to co nn ect with the holes o n the
PC board.
Now the I F bandwidt h is quite narrow, so
m1rrow, in facr, that sta ndard AM docs not
sound 100 good; the sidebands arc nctually
being cut off! What to do 9 Re-wire the
REC/ STBY switch on the front panel to
switch the second resona tor into and out of
the circuit, of course! The REC/STBY
swirch then becomes t he WIDE/NARROW
se lect ivity switch for the receiver.
Locate the wires from t he REC/STl3Y
III
Record Jack
1.f you like to record your listening
sessions, a record jack could be added by
simply installing a l /8 inch phone jack on the
back panel and running th e audio pick up to
the high side of the volume control. This
will place preamplificd audio on the record
jack and the audio will not vary with the
volume control setting.
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If anyone has a method of addin 0a a
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QUOTE DISPLAY SOFTWARE
r hope that these mods will be of use to those
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That's a wrap for this month, gang. Next
month we'll be rc\'isiting the R-7000 mods
and goi ng over so me reader mail. Till then,
73s and Gud DXing.
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November 1989
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antenna topics
Step One
END .INSULATOR
GUY
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Step Two
At the ends of the antenna wires where
they will be twisted toget her on each side
of the center insulator, scrape them clean
before attaching them to t he insu la tor.
T hen attach them and solder the lead-in
cable in place as shown in Figure 1.
If you can't solder the conn ections,
wrap and twist the wires together as tightly
as you can. T hen cove r them with plastic
electrical tape. Expect nonsoldered connecti ons to need rework ing every few
weeks or months.
Sometimes a balun is recommended at
the cente r insu lator connections. If you
use the antenna for receive-only, fo rget the
balun. If you intend to use the antenna to
transmit also, sometimes a balun helps, but
even for tra nsmitting, a balun is often not
necessary or helpful. If you do use a
balun, follow the manufactu rer's instructions in installing it.
CENTER INSULATOR
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Step Three
Attach the two end insulators as shown
in the inset in Figure 1.
Step Four
Attach guy r opes to th e end insulators
and mount the antenna as high and in-theclear as possible. If you can't get it high,
get it up anyhow. I've seen dipoles w ork
DX when hung only five feet off the
ground. It isn't recommended though.
The antenna i s now r eady to use.
Happy monitoring!
RADIO RIDDLES
Last Month: After telling you how to
make a reflector ("afterburner! ") for y our
antenna, I asked you "who it w as that made
the first antenna system which ut ilized a
reflector, and where did they get the idea?"
Well, i t was the first man to produce
radio waves, H einrich Hertz. H ertz, an
out standing physicist, knew that hi s "elect ric waves" were t he same sort of waves as
light waves. Thus, he applied the already
well-devel oped technology of optics t o his
electric waves.
So, in his r esearch on t hese w aves,
Hertz not onl y used parabolic reflectors on
his microwave (yes, microwave!) antennas,
he used a l arge pri sm made of p itch to
bend the waves at times!
T his Mon th : A s mentioned above,
H er tz's demonstrations of el ectromagneti c
waves in th e l at e 1800s we re in th e m icrowave region of the spectru m . O n the
other hand, all early radio communications
development was in the lon g and v ery long
waves. Microw ave communi cati ons was
not a common engineering r ea lity until the
1930s and 40s.
If r adio w as discov ered in the microwave region o f the sp ectrum , w hy did t he
early radio pi oneers, like M ar coni, first
develop the l ess useful lon ger w av es and
ignore t he more useful short, v ery short,
and ultra short waves for so many deca des?
Find the answ er to t his mont h 's riddle,
and much more, next month in your copy
of Monitoring Times . Ti! t hen, H appy
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