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From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Questions for an article I'm writing.
Date: 1 Aug 1996 01:06:38 GMT
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In article <4tnvrf$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrot
e:

> [e-mail] (Bruce Tadd) wrote:
>
> >Agreed on the "floor" of $150...got my YB400 last year on sale
> >for $139.   That would be my "technology" floor, tho.
>
> >On 1 Jul 1996 23:27:33 GMT, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> >:I recommend "Monitoring Times" as the one magazine that is a must, it
has an
> >:excellent SWL section. I think $150 is the sweet spot for SW radios.
For $150 or
> >:less you can purchase a YB 305 or Sony SW 30. Both are very good
radios, I would
> >:recommend the Sony on the basis of its double conversion and
sensitivity and
> >:selectivty.  The Passport book is a must if you really want to get the mos
t
> >:knowledge about SW radios and listening that you can.
>
> >:Dan Schopp
>
> Grundig YB-305 is also double conversion, isn't it?
>
>
> Dave Rickmers                 speak you clear and nasal
> [e-mail]             for distance

 YB-305 is single conversion.

  Dan Schopp


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:04 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Robert Casey)
Subject: Re: Sony ICF-SW77 dead
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In article <4tojsu$8kc$[e-mail]> Edward Kaplan <10454
[e-mail]> writes:
>My 3-year old SW-77 seems to have given up the ghost.  It simply
>refuses to power up with either the adaptor or fresh C-cells.
>Is this common?  Is there any way out of paying the $120 to Sony
>to fix what is probably a very simple problem?  Thanks in
>advance.
>
Maybe there is a small lithium (or similar) battery buried inside
that has died?  Something that should provide voltage to store
saved frequencies, or scan the keyboard for keystrokes?  (I'm
making a big guess that this radio is digitally tuned and controlled).

Or maybe the control microprocessor has gotten "confused", ie, lost
in an endless loop in its programming?  In which case removing the
lithium battery *might* "wake it up" when you reconnect it?


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (BRENT REYNOLDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Followup-To: rec.antiques.radio+phono
Subject: FS-or trade, Nordmende receiver
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Date: Thu, 01 Aug 96 07:34:00 -0500
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I have for sale or trade, one Nordmende Globe Traveller VIP portable radio fro
m
CA. 1970.  The unit is in excellent working and very good cosmetic condition.
Coverage is LW, MW, FM, Marine (low shortwave), and shortwave on 11 bands.  I
would like the best offer closest to $300 including shipping within contiguous
U.S., or will consider conbination of cash and radio gear to equal that.
Items of interest include such multi-band analog portables as Panasonic RF-500
0
or RF-3100, Sony CRF series, or Sony ICF-2001D or ICF-2010.  Please respond vi
a
E-mail to
[e-mail]
or call 404-814-0768.


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:07 1996
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From: [e-mail] (BRENT REYNOLDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Followup-To: rec.radio.swap
Subject: Info wanted-Sony ICF-8900L portable
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Date: Thu, 01 Aug 96 07:42:00 -0500
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I recently acquired an older Sony portable receiver in a swap deal and would
like some information.  The unit is a Sony ICF-8900L from some time after 1970
,
since that's when the first IC chips began to be used in consumer products.
The unit has LW, MW, and 3 shortwave bands, plus FM; an internal power supply
with attached power cord; "2 IC's and 6 transistors".  This unit was also made
for the European market since it has the names of European cities printed on
the dial, although it has a North American AC power plug.  I would appreciate
any information on the unit, what it sold for new, what it might be worth now,
does it have any sort of collector value, etc.  This unit is in excellent
cosmetic condition, all knobs and case parts, including antenna are present,
and it works!  I might even be for sale, if what I could get for it would
justify packing and shipping.
Please contacrt me via E-mail
[e-mail]
or call 404-814-0768, Atlanta.
Thanks in advance.
Brent


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:07 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Armed Forces Radio Broadcasts
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 08:27:03 +0100
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Anthony Princiotti) wrote:

> I used to do a lot of Shortwave listening about 10 years ago, and one of
> the things I used to enjoy was listening to Armed Forces Radio
> broadcasts.  I recently started to do some SW listening again, but I can't
> seem to find these broadcasts; is it still possible to pick them up in the
> US?  Any help would be appreciated.

In short, NO. They ceased using SW for relaying & broadcasting.

I have a couple of QSLs from AFRTS back in the Olden days. But no longer.

Sorry.

Charlie in western KY.

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WGTG
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 08:58:50 GMT
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[e-mail] (Andy Sennitt) wrote:

>I found the following info at http://aloha.nmsu.edu/w5gb/swl/wgtg.txt

>Call Sign - WGTG
>Transmitter Location - McCaysville GA (near GA, NC and TN border)
>Power Output - 50 KW
[snip]
>        Apparently this station has been in the works for the last
>year-and-a-half though I cannot recall seeing mention of this station
>in any of the SW magazines that I read. Anybody recall mention of this
>station?

  There was an article on this station on Monitoring Times a couple of
months ago.  They also had a couple of pictures.
  Evidently, to save money, the owner/chief engineer built most of the
equipment himself.

=========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI) | They that can give up essential
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group | liberty to obtain a little
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA;AEE/temporary safety deserve neither
Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114   |liberty nor safety. -Ben Franklin
== [e-mail] === [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]===



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Patrick Tatro)
Subject: Re: The "I" man is a ham HI HI
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>Burt Fisher <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Hams suffer from the "I" disease.
>I did this.
>I did that.
>I worked this country, I bought that rig, I got
>my Extra, I am going to
>work the contest, I put up a 30 element 20 meter
>beam, I visited W1AW

OKAY Burt how does this sound.....

  My family worked this country, my city bought
that rig, my state got its Extra, the whole
country is going to work the contest, the whole
flipping world put up a 30 element 20 meter beam.

This is a hobby of individual accomplishments.
Many individuals in this hobby are not keen on
group activities.  As you can see most of the öIö
things you listed cant be done as ôWEö things.


>I work at.....etc etc etc. The only time they say
>"we" is when they
>really mean "I."
>In a contact see if a ham  E V E R  asks YOU
>about  Y O U .

As far as the YOU thing, we all know what YOU are.

Sincerly
Pat N0WCG






From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:11 1996
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From: "Jim Altman" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: All Ham Bands, Reply to Republican Congress - NOT
Date: 1 Aug 1996 19:58:37 GMT
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Is it your understanding this did not occur prior to 1992?  What planet
were you on?
--

Jim Altman  [e-mail]   non illegitimus carborundum
cserve 74213,1125   http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html

Gerry Feid <[e-mail]> wrote in article
<4tqadk$[e-mail]>...
>So don't be stupid enough to blame a Republican Congress for what the
> Democratic appointees are doing. Not only is it incorrect, it's
> indicative of the childish partisan finger-pointing that's been going on
> since 1992.
> Gerry
> N9RJV
>
>
>


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:11 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Alex Sanks)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS DX-380/Sangean ATS-808 stopped working !!!
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 20:29:50 -0800
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The Same happend to my DX-390...
-alex

In article <4ti4vn$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Christopher Cronin) wrote:

> My ATS-808 is two years old and stopped receiving all AM signals.
> Medium and shortwave frequencies only receive the faintest
> signals, even of neighborhood medium wave stations . . . any ideas?
>
>
> Thanks
> --

--
Alex Sanks
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:13 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Say)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 5.975 the shared frequency!
Date: 1 Aug 1996 21:40:59 GMT
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Roger Wiseman ([e-mail]) wrote:
: The other night I was listening to the BBCWS at 5.975 and it was being
: "shared" with RAI-Rome..around 00:50 UTC. Anybody else hear this?

        And I'm getting Deutsche Welle and WYFR signals next to
        it also


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:16 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Cheap Radio Shack Shortwave Radio
Date: 1 Aug 1996 23:23:51 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] wrote:

> I purchased a cheap Radio Shack shortwave radio.  I have never owned one,
> I just thought it would be fun to use.  I live in a sizable apartment
> building, and with it, could not pick up one single shortwave station.  I
> was tenative to spend more if I know it won't work.  Is it possible to
> pick up shortwave from inside a large building?  Is there something I
> should buy specifically for this problem?
>
> Any input would be appreciated..
> Bridgette Longero

Try buying a longwire antenna, they're at the same place in the Radio
Shack as the other antennas (CB,etc.). Put the wire up on your walls, and
wrap it around the whip antenna of your radio. Then tune your radio to
5000 kHz. You should hear a *ping  ping  ping  ping*, that's the federal
government's atomic clock in Colorado, if you listen long enough you'll
hear a time announcement in *Coordinated Universal Time* (aka GMT). If you
can recieve the time station on 5000 you're doing pretty well. Next tune
your radio to 5800 and tune up from there. You should hear about a half
dozen stations. BTW, I live in Sacramento too so I can help you with
antennas if you want. I live in a large (20 unit) downtown apartment
building and have no problems, except for interference from streetlights
and neon signs and such. :(


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:17 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Armed Forces Radio Broadcasts
Date: 1 Aug 1996 23:28:21 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Anthony Princiotti) wrote:

> I used to do a lot of Shortwave listening about 10 years ago, and one of
> the things I used to enjoy was listening to Armed Forces Radio
> broadcasts.  I recently started to do some SW listening again, but I can't
> seem to find these broadcasts; is it still possible to pick them up in the
> US?  Any help would be appreciated.

AFRTS has been using satellites exclusively for about 6-8 years. When they
went to satellite, they stopped SW transmissions. And all the satellite
transmissions are encoded, so you can't get them with a regular satellite
setup. I too can remember when AFRTS SW broadcasts were a mainstay of the
listening day, and I miss them too. :(


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:17 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Mark Veldhuis)
Subject: Re: jingles
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Rik Vermeir <[e-mail]> wrote:


>I used to work for divers radiostations where i became obsessed by
>jingles.  Now i'm looking to expand my collection.  if you have any,
>please mail them.

Did you try the following URL?


http://www.iaehv.nl/users/maarten/






Kind regards,

Mark Veldhuis, Borne, the Netherlands.
E-mail: [e-mail]
           [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:18 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
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Subject: Channel Africa to move at 0500
Date: 1 Aug 1996 23:57:31 GMT
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The Channel Africa broadcast to West Africa on 9590 kHz at 0500 will move to
9675 kHz, beginning 5 August. The reason is that those of us in Western North
America have been complaining about QRM with Radio Nederlands Bonnaire to WCNA
.

(1 Aug. Media Network)
--
 "The Misinformation Highway Begins Here."
        -- Monty Python Web Site (http://www.pythonline.com)



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From: FRSH <[e-mail]>
Subject: Join the jingle-playground !
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         <<<< Free Radio Service Holland info >>>>


Hi to all,


"We're there dude," (by Beavis & Butthead)

The official site on the world wide web of the Free Radio Service Holland is
born !

You can reach us at: HTTP://WWW.TIP.NL/USERS/JOOP.TER.ZEE/INDEX.HTM

Find out all the latest, news about the last broadcasts, comming broadcasts,
jingles,
"Alternative Thoughts", and more to come !!

See you there !


Joop ter Zee
FRSH





<< The Free Radio Service Holland is an European based non-commercial
radiostation with
transmissions mostly every third sunday. We bring a mix of music and
information across
Europe and have regular test to the USA / Africa.
For info: FRSH, PO box 2727, 6049ZG Herten, The Netherlands or E-mail:
[e-mail] >>



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:20 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryce Hooker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony ICF-SW77 dead
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 00:54:23 EDT
Organization: COMPUSERVE
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I had the same problem, but the radio showed some life on the LCD
display.  It would not, however, play or display any frequency
information.  I reset it, and it came back to life!

Good Luck,
Bryce

In article <4tojsu$8kc$[e-mail]>,
Edward Kaplan writes:

My 3-year old SW-77 seems to have given up the ghost.  It simply
refuses to power up with either the adaptor or fresh C-cells.
Is this common?  Is there any way out of paying the $120 to Sony
to fix what is probably a very simple problem?  Thanks in
advance.

Ed K.



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:21 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dave)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WTB: Matching speaker for TS-820S and R1000 wanted
Date: 2 Aug 1996 01:20:46 GMT
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Looking for

Matching speaker for TS-820S xcvr
Matching speaker for R1000 (if there is such a thing)


Let me know what you have by email


Dave WB7AWK
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jukka Pievilainen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Any Web-site in EU-couyntries to sell SONY products?
Date: 2 Aug 1996 09:31:50 GMT
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Is there any Web -site in EU to sell SONY products?

Jukka



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From: [e-mail] (lness)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antichrist - SPECIAL REBROADCAST!
Date: 2 Aug 1996 12:03:53 GMT
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Steve Quest ([e-mail]) wrote:


>       No, I think you're confusing Bro. Stair with Bill Clinton!  :)

        I've never heard Bill Clinton on WRNO.

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:24 1996
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From: Paul Hansen <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: US television channel 1
Date: 2 Aug 1996 13:43:58 GMT
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This is from memory, but I believe that Channel 1 was from
44 to 50 Mhz, just below the amateur 6 meter band.  It has
since been deleted for reasons unknown to me.

paulh




From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:25 1996
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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Association for International Broadcasting: new frequency guide
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 13:45:10 GMT
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[e-mail] (Dan Ferguson) wrote:
>[e-mail] wrote:
>
>>The Association for International Broadcasting has just published the
>>latest edition of its Global Radio Guide to international radio
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>So which edition is it?  73?  13?  2?  Or the world's most arbirtary
>number - 17?
>
>It's the second issue, covering May to October 1996


>>broadcasts in English.
>
>>It's comprehensive, up to date, and exceptionally easy to use. The
>>information is valid anywhere in the world, and as it's only 30 pages
>>long, it's very portable.
>
>>The price is only 4.25 British pounds postpaid worldwide.  Or join the
>>Association, get their magazine, and get the Guide for 3.25 British
>>pounds.
>
>>Details/application form: [e-mail]
>
>>Other addresses:  fax: [phone]   post:  AIB, PO Box 990, London
>>SE3 9XL
>
>>URL: http://www.cityscape.co.uk/users/in73/index.html
>
>
>




From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:26 1996
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From: Travelin' Man <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Repair: RS DX-302
Date: 2 Aug 1996 15:50:27 GMT
Organization: CompuServe, Inc. (1-800-689-0736)
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Message-ID: <4tt843$qd4$[e-mail]>

I have an old Realistic DX-302 shortwave receiver that I enjoy
listening to..but it needs repair.

Does anyone know if Radio Shack still works on this item..or if
not, do you have any suggestions about where to get good quality
repair?

Thanks...


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:27 1996
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From: [e-mail] (James W. KELLEY)
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Subject: Re: They will never ask
Date: 2 Aug 1996 15:53:10 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, Burt Fisher  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Curt Phillips wrote:

>>   Not true, not true, not true.
>>   Often after I have been talking about my station for a while I'll
>> say,  "But enough about what *I* think... what do YOU think about my
>> station."

>You want to know what the other guy thinks about YOUR station.
>You do not give a damn about his station.
>You proved my point.
>Thank you.

Sounded like a joke to me, Burt.  I laughed when I read it.  Guess you
didn't catch on.  That makes me laugh too!  Yes, you proved a point, but
not the one you wanted to.

BTW - your comments to our German friend were uncalled for.  Going for
"Ugly American of the Year" there Burt?

KE6JPO


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:28 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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[e-mail] (James W. KELLEY) wrote:

>In article <[e-mail]>, Burt Fisher  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>Curt Phillips wrote:

>>>   Not true, not true, not true.
>>>   Often after I have been talking about my station for a while I'll
>>> say,  "But enough about what *I* think... what do YOU think about my
>>> station."

>>You want to know what the other guy thinks about YOUR station.
>>You do not give a damn about his station.
>>You proved my point.
>>Thank you.

>Sounded like a joke to me, Burt.  I laughed when I read it.  Guess you
>didn't catch on.  That makes me laugh too!  Yes, you proved a point, but
>not the one you wanted to.

>BTW - your comments to our German friend were uncalled for.  Going for
>"Ugly American of the Year" there Burt?

>KE6JPO
Tonight at 8, be sure to catch the dry wit of Curt and Burt,  as they
trade wacky barbs as only they can...
Dave Rickmers
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kees van Engelen)
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Subject: Klingenfuss CD/read?
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 21:25:46 GMT
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Hello There!

I wonder anyone has (made) a program to read the CD (database) from
Klingenfuss, so it can transform it into another  file-form e.g.
ascii. Or maybe that it can copy more than 1 (one!) frequency at a
time!


Thanks for your attention in this wood of messages!


Kees



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From: [e-mail] (David Somen)
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Subject: Is the ART BELL radio show on shortwave?
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 21:36:02 GMT
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Can anyone tell me if the American radio show

ART BELL

is transmitted on shortwave. If so what is/are the frequences and
times of transmission.

Many thanks


[e-mail]
Birmingham, England, UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/ddpweb/ufo/


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:31 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Morrison Hoyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: VOA Transmitter Harmonic
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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As a radio amateur, I do NOT appreciate my scheduled contacts on a regular
frequency being blocked by a harmonic from a VOA transmitter.

The offender is on 7110 Khz until 2200 UTC carrying the VOA English to
Africa service.  This transmitter produces a spurious on 14120 Khz in the
20 metre amateur band.

Although not an exact multiple from 7110, it may be a mixing product from
that and another transmitter.  I suspect the recently commissioned site on
Sao Tome off the west coast of Africa to be the offender.  I can put the
two frequencies in my A and B VFOs and switch back and forth between them.
They are exactly synchronised.

I wonder what the VOA has to say about this - but, more to the point, what
are they going to do to eliminate the spurious?  We have been used to the
Beijing spurious on 14240 Khz at times but I don't hear it these days.  Is
China now ahead of the U.S. in technology?

- Morrison Hoyle, VK3BCY

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From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:31 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dave)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Opinions on R1000 receiver????
Date: 3 Aug 1996 03:54:37 GMT
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In article <4tfq79$[e-mail]>,
   "Denes S. Varady" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I think you will like it...


Thanks to all who replied!


I now have the receiver and I LOVE it!  I haven't owned a decent SW
receiver in years, and never had one as nice as this.  The lack of
memories is no drawback - my old Hammurland HQ-110 didn't have them
either (!!)


Nice machine - I recommend it to anyone.


Dave WB7AWK
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: US television channel 1
Date: 3 Aug 1996 04:26:59 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Bill Matthews) wrot
e:

> Channel 1 was right below the frequency allocation for 2 - and if
> memory serves me, the allocation was 48 to 54 mhz.
>
> The United States Government removed it from service around 1945 or
> 1946 and gave the frequency range to other broadcasting (radio)
> services.   According to the reports I remember, no station was ever
> authorized to broadcast on the channel - and it was deleted from
> "available" when the Government started to assign channel allocations
> across the country.  (They are done in a manner to minimize
> interference)
>
> I believe TV broadcasting was suspended in at least the U.S. due to
> World War II (they didn't want the signals to serve as beacons for
> incoming aircraft) - and it was not resumed until 1946...but the
> deletion occurred as the Government was making determinations as to
> what would be allocated.
>
> Interestingly, I saw a television set built before the decision had
> been reached (i.e., a manufacturer getting ready for when TV service
> resumed)...and it had a Channel 1 indicator on the dial.  Don't know
> if the set still exists (it did as of the early 1970's), but this tv
> set was in the basement of the Physics Lab at Washington and
> Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania.

There were a number of TVs built between 1946-48 that had channel 1 on the
dial. When I was collecting old radios I was fortunate enough to buy a
1947 Airline that had Channel 1. I no longer have the set-I sold it when I
moved on from antique radio collecting. If you or anybody else wants to
own an old Channel 1 set, you could ask in rec.antiques.radio+phono and
rec.antiques.marketplace.


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DAVID IFVERSEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Icom R8500:  how much?
Date: 3 Aug 1996 11:04:19 GMT
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Dan K Nelson ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Bill Whitacre wrote:
: >
: > Anybody know how much the Icom R8500 will cost?  Based on the fact that
: > the cost of the R9000 was similar to the model number, I'm not too
: > hopeful. ;-)
: >
: > bw
:
: From what I'm hearing, it should be less than $2,000. My guess is
: somewhere around $1700-$1800.
:
: <dan>


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:36 1996
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From: "Gary L. Sanders" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: TV 4:1 baluns at shortwave frequencies?
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 12:17:28 -0700
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To: Bruce Wilson <[e-mail]>

BTW if you want them to work at lower frequencies, change the core to a
lower frequency core or make your own, see ARRL handbook under baluns.

Bruce Wilson wrote:
>
> I was wondering if I can use TV 300:75 ohm baluns
> at shortwave frequencies?  Are they still 4:1?
> --
> Bruce Wilson
> [e-mail]

--
Gary L. Sanders, V.P. Engineering
Sanders Media Adventures, Inc.
Video Design Consulting
C-MAC/SMA Active, Hybrid Video Filters
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gls_sma
phone/fax [phone]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:37 1996
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From: [e-mail] (lness)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where can I get a Great Circle map ??
Date: 3 Aug 1996 12:18:47 GMT
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        A good globe will do the job.

Lester Ness

Noel Waddoup ([e-mail]) wrote:
> I think a Great Circle map based on one's location would be a handy
> tool in the shack. But where can I get one based on Johannesburg,
> S.Africa?

> Is there a page on the Web where one can send one's co-ordinates and
> get back a graphical file? Is there shareware (or Freeware) which will
> do the job?

> Noel.


--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Steven Fritts)
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Subject: F.S. HOKA CODE 3
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 14:12:32 GMT
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For Sale:

Hoka Code 3-the ULTIMATE decoder.
This is the full enhanced version with all options

450.00 shipped

email as I do not check in too often

[e-mail]

Steve 423-525-0801



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:38 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Pierce)
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Can some kind reader provide me with Art Bell's e-mail address?
I apologize if this is too far astray from the subject of this news
group . . . but I have seen some mention here of Art recently.

Regards,  John  <[e-mail]>




From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:39 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kevin)
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Subject: Radio Registration/Tax?
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 14:41:38 -0500
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I remember that in times past, European governments were able to
confiscate radio receivers to limit access to outside news, because the
receivers were registered and taxed.  Is this still the case?  In what
countries?

In the United States, reception has always been a recognized right, with
the exception of the recent ban on cellular phone frequencies.  Is
reception regulated at all in Europe?

Thanks for your input.

Kevin Craig

*********************************************************
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n.
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From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Pierce)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Trade Ham HF Transceiver, Want JRD-525
Date: 3 Aug 1996 20:00:55 GMT
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I have for trade a mint, like new, Yaesu FT-890AT all HF band
transceiver.  This is a compact radio with 100 kHz to 30 mHz general
coverage receiver with 32 memories, noise blanker, notch filter, IF
shift, built in electronic keyer, speach processor, and the standard 100
watts input power.  Operates AM, SSB, FM, and CW.  It is equipped with
the factory installed internal automatic antenna tuner.  I am the
original owner of this, almost unused, 1992 model digital transceiver.  I
am a non-smnoker, and have never operated this radio mobile.  It comes
with the original box, manual, and hand-held scanner controlling
microphone. This is a much better radio that the current equivalent Yaesu
model.  You could not find a more mint example of this radio.

I will trade all or part for a JRD-525 receiver (sorry, no other trades
are possible) or sell for $950.

Regards,  John Pierce, KF7Z





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From: Robby <[e-mail]>
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Paul Gruber wrote:
>
> Develop a part to full time income while working your present job.
> this is a real opportunity to live the life you want.
> Reply by email for free report.
>
> mailto:[e-mail]
OK I may be a little stupid here but ..............



WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH CB RADIOS ???????????????


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kees van Engelen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: T2FD, Beverage and G5RV antenna questions
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 20:33:01 GMT
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[e-mail] (Bruce Wilson) wrote:


>Hi all.  I have some questions concerning broadband antennas.  It's my
>understanding that the broadband characteristic is a result of the non-
>resonant nature of an antenna, and that this non-resonant characteristic
>comes from the terminating resistor.  For example, the 600 ohm resistor
>in the beverage (600 ohm being the longwire impeadance), the 500 ohm resistor

>in the T2FD (which is likewise 500 ohm?).  Is this correct?  I don't
>understand how the G5RV works, so perhaps someone might enlighten me.  It
>seems that the G5RV is just a tuned dipole with a line matching section of
>open wire, but maybe tuned lines act altogether differently.
I dont know the other ones than the T2FD
>So my questions:  Why is the T2FD tilted? Does it have lobes at 30 degrees or

>does it need a ground interaction?
I suspect that it show to be omnidirectional (many lobes) with an
angle of 30 degr AND with the ground interaction.
>Is it possible to build a T2FD out of 300 ohm twin lead?  It would be a long
>length of twin lead (maybe 80 feet), separated in the middle.  The upper wire

>would be joined by a 300 ohm resistor, and the bottom wire(s) would be
>connected to the twin lead down-lead, and terminate at a balun (4:1).  Would
>this work?  Is the length of the down-lead important?  Would the antenna stay

>300 ohm with the resistor in place?  Would the 300 ohm resistor make the
>antenna non-resonant, thus broadband?

I don't think so: the length is 100/l but the dustance between the
(tilded) wires is 3/l . And it's a travelling wave antenna (= not a
normal dipole).

Kees

>How broadband would an HF twin lead folded dipole antenna be (as above but
>without the resistor)?

>Thanks,

>Bruce
>[e-mail]
>length




From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:43 1996
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From: Michael Neidich <[e-mail]>
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Subject: WTB: Zenith TransOceanic 7000
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 21:43:38 -0700
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I'm looking for the model with two tunable VHF bands.
73,
Mike


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:44 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: Where can I get a Great Circle map ??
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[e-mail] (lness) wrote:

>       A good globe will do the job.

>Lester Ness

>Noel Waddoup ([e-mail]) wrote:
>> I think a Great Circle map based on one's location would be a handy
>> tool in the shack. But where can I get one based on Johannesburg,
>> S.Africa?

>> Is there a page on the Web where one can send one's co-ordinates and
>> get back a graphical file? Is there shareware (or Freeware) which will
>> do the job?

>> Noel.


>--
>Lester Ness    [e-mail]
a globe and a string...
Dave Rickmers
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:45 1996
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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: TV 4:1 baluns at shortwave frequencies?
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 23:08:11 GMT
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"Gary L. Sanders" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>They will still be 4:1, thats the way they are constructed, they should
>work from 50MHz-500MHz.

>Bruce Wilson wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering if I can use TV 300:75 ohm baluns
>> at shortwave frequencies?  Are they still 4:1?
>> --
>> Bruce Wilson
>> [e-mail]

>--
>Gary L. Sanders, V.P. Engineering
>Sanders Media Adventures, Inc.
>Video Design Consulting
>C-MAC/SMA Active, Hybrid Video Filters
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gls_sma
>phone/fax [phone]
They work great at HF frequencies.  All my dipoles are folded (made
from 300 Ohm ribbon line).  Put the 99 cent balun (with the lugs
removed for ease of soldering) at the feedpoint.  Clamp some plastic
and permatex over the joint (for protection).  Use RG-6 through a CATV
ground block at the side of the house.  Use CATV A/B switches, pads,
preamps, whatever.  It works well.  Oh dear, 75 Ohms into a 50 Ohm
input....tough noogies...it works just fine.
dr
Dave Rickmers
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:46 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Liberia on 5100
Date: 4 Aug 1996 02:12:11 GMT
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In article <4u0hp5$[e-mail]>, Charles Bolland
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Does anyone know the name and complete address of the LIberian on
> 5100 kHz that is very loud in the evenings?
>
> Answer via my web page at   http://www.flinet.com/~chuck/
>
> Thanks
>
> Chuck

Forget about a QSL-Liberia no longer has a postal service. As for the name
of the radio station, I'll have to listen to 5100 and see which warlord it
is.


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From: [e-mail] (D.F. Yriart)
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In message <[e-mail]> -
[e-mail] (John Rethorst)Thu, 01 Aug 1996 22:48:48 -0400 writes:
:>
:>In article <[e-mail]>, Garrett Fisher <[e-mail]> wrot
e:
:>
:>>PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE AT http://www.buffnet.net/~glf and tell me what
:>you think!
:>
:>Very well done. Comprehensive with a good interface.
:>
:>John R.

I agree that the information on the site is very useful. Disagree about the
interface. The frames don't really add much value compared to the same site
without frames (I've checked it both ways). The developer should focus on
delivering information to as many visitors as possible, without annoying some
of them and making it harder for them to get to the information. This is not a
site where frames make a big difference.

----------------------------------------
D.F. Yriart           [e-mail]




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From: [e-mail] (Jack Kemp)
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: >
: >: CALL RIGHT NOW, and start building your income today.
: >:           $$$  1-800-223-6477 $$$
: >
Fight back against spam.  Call his 800 number.  As soon as you hear the
pre-recorded message's first word, hang up.  He gets the bill for your
call and you get a tiny smile.  Of course it would probably help to
reduce spam if I didn't respond to this in all these groups, but hey,
what the heck.

Jack


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:52 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Thierry VIGNAUD)
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Subject: Re: Radio Registration/Tax?
Date: 4 Aug 1996 07:37:52 GMT
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In article <4u0dpq$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>[e-mail] (Kevin) wrote:
>>I remember that in times past, European governments were able to
>>confiscate radio receivers to limit access to outside news, because the
>>receivers were registered and taxed.  Is this still the case?  In what
>>countries?
>>
>>In the United States, reception has always been a recognized right, with
>>the exception of the recent ban on cellular phone frequencies.  Is
>>reception regulated at all in Europe?

In France the tax for radio receiver was stopped around 1975 but
I don't remember exactly. In fact the tax was only for people
which have not TV receiver because in this case you paid only
TV TAX. The last price for radio tax was 30 F/year. Actually
it will be make 6 dollars US. Due to the administrative cost
for following this taxe it was delayed. Actually the national
RADIO FRANCE is finance by tax TV (actually 700 F/year for a
colour tv set) (140 dollars US)

Regards

--
           Thierry VIGNAUD  -  [e-mail]
                    Boulogne-Billancourt (France)



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:53 1996
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From: Burt Fisher <[e-mail]>
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Gerald Schmitt wrote:

> Burt does little but bitch and apparently stir up trouble on 20 meters.
>
> Caught a packet message from the Bertster where he is threatening to
> get even with someone who insulted him on 20 meters. He brags about
> challenging the fellow to "tell me that to my face" apparently an
> invitation to a physical confrontation. They guy Burt is challenging is
> 71 years old, gutsy move Burt.

The guys lives down the street, he also has friends that are bigger than me.
I invited him to bring along any friends he wished. He has not the guts
to even do that. He made his remarks thinking I was not around (more guts uh?)
I have challenged all ages. Maybe you would like to speak face to face?



> Burt I do agree WA1AOH should not have called you scum; it is an insult
> to scum everywhere. Have a nice non-confrontational weekend.

And you agree it was OK for him to insult my wife? He further
tried to expose me with false rumours in front of my daughter.
The guy is as phoney as they come. There is not a butt he has not
kissed .


#================#=====================================================#
|  Burt Fisher   |  Teacher of video, broadcasting and electronics     |
| Amateur call   |         South Dennis, Ma. (Cape Cod)                |
|    K1OIK       |    Mr. Happy should not be happy all the time.      |
#================#=====================================================#
| [e-mail]       [e-mail]       [e-mail]  |
#======================================================================#


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:54 1996
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From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Liberia on 5100
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 09:41:46 -0400
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To: Charles Bolland <[e-mail]>

Charles Bolland wrote:
> Does anyone know the name and complete address of the LIberian on
> 5100 kHz that is very loud in the evenings?

I believe that station is called the Liberian Communications Network.

73,

[ Mark J. Fine -- FineWare * Smart R8 Control * TTY Reader ]
[   11252 Cardinal Drive   *     SWBC Interval Signals     ]
[ Remington, VA 22734-2032 *      Smart Audio Control      ]
[ United States of America * ---- [e-mail] ---- ]
[       3834N 07751W       * ----- [e-mail] ----- ]
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: What is a Transoceanic?
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Guy has Transoceanic for sale for $50 used. Don't htik i've seen one. is
it a newer portable or older desk type? tia

--

.sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:56 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Costello)
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Subject: Re: Req: affordable radio wanted.
Date: 4 Aug 1996 10:54:09 GMT
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In article <4u0m51$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] goes on
about ...
>
>In <4u00nu$[e-mail]> [e-mail]
>(Matthew A Piechota) writes:
>>
>>I'm interested in a used shortwve radio. I do not want a cheap
>>portable Radio Shack (aka Shit Shack) radio. Maybe something that
>>works fora while. Also, in the proce rage below $100.
>
>Hi--Universal Radio and Grove Electronics both sell decent used SW
>equipment...and they will tell you about any extras/optional equipment
>the radio has.  They'll also give you a good idea on what the radio's
>condition is.    I believe they both have websites.   --j lequesne
>


   Try these URLS and seek out the used equipment lists:

  GILFER: http://www.gilfer.com/
  UNIVERSAL: http://www.universal-radio.com/
  EEB: http://www.access.digex.net/~eeb/eeb.html
  TUCKER (maybe): http://www.tucker.com/

--
               -------------------
 Pete Costello -        Shortwave/Radio Catalog  http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
 E-mail: [e-mail]                                         ^^^^
 "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 Megabytes" - Rocktopolis Inc.



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:57 1996
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From: [e-mail] (WB or CM Hilbrich)
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Subject: Re: Earn $10,000+\month  Working At Home!!
Date: 4 Aug 1996 16:36:10 GMT
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Jack Kemp ([e-mail]) wrote:
: : >
: : >: CALL RIGHT NOW, and start building your income today.
: : >:           $$$  1-800-223-6477 $$$
: : >
: Fight back against spam.  Call his 800 number.  As soon as you hear the
: pre-recorded message's first word, hang up.  He gets the bill for your
: call and you get a tiny smile.  Of course it would probably help to
: reduce spam if I didn't respond to this in all these groups, but hey,
: what the heck.

: Jack

******* OK.... Sounds like fun EXCEPT that now the Jerk has your Phone
Number, and he can call you day and night... Say, Jack.. Is it possible
that YOU are one of the partners in this little scam.... --


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:57 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bill Matthews)
Subject: ANDREW YODER Request
Date: 4 Aug 96 20:52:48 -0700
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In July, Andrew Yoder wrote he received a QSL from the Syrian Arab
Broadcasting Service in Damascus belonging to Mr. Olsson but had no
way to contact him.

Andrew, the e-mail address you sent in your private message to me was
faulty.   Sorry for this public posting, but I now have Mr. Olsson's
e-mail address.

Please send me your phone number via private e-mail - I'll call and
give the address to you...I'm not going to post it here.


Bill Matthews
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[e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:48:58 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What is a Transoceanic?
Date: 4 Aug 1996 20:53:06 GMT
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kEN Colburn ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Guy has Transoceanic for sale for $50 used. Don't htik i've seen one. is
: it a newer portable or older desk type? tia

: --

: .sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
: lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
: http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html
Transoceanic is a long running model of Zenith shortwave portables, the
first model appearing in the 1930s and the last in the late '70s.  The
earlier models are among the most collectable of shortwave radios ever
released.  There's a fellow who has material on the Transoceanic series
on his web page.  I can't remember the URL but you can probably find it
via one of the search engines.  There's also a book on them called
"Transoceanic;  The Royalty of Radio".  Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky
and he's got one of the older ones.

tim gueguen [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:49:00 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charlie Bennett)
Subject: AM Reception
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I'm new to SW, and am looking for a radio that can pick up  AM
stations from as far away as 700 miles. Could any  of you make a
recommendation? Also, what's the best place to look for a radio like
this? Thanks in advance.

Charlie Bennett
[e-mail]


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Subject: Re: Need SW Receiver Purchasing Advice
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Best I could say would be:
The Sat 700 is Very good portable. Very precise tuning.
it has a fine tune (Clarifier).
You might see what people have to say about Drake SW8  apx 680.00
and the Yeasu  FRG 100B apx 590.00
Yeasu and Drake have been around for a long time, and they both have made
good units, but I do not have any exper. with these two new units.
charlie


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:49:01 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jack Kemp)
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Subject: Re: Earn $10,000+\month  Working At Home!!
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WB or CM Hilbrich ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Jack Kemp ([e-mail]) wrote:
: : : >
: : : >: CALL RIGHT NOW, and start building your income today.
: : : >:           $$$  1-800-223-6477 $$$
: : : >
: : Fight back against spam.  Call his 800 number.  As soon as you hear the
: : pre-recorded message's first word, hang up.  He gets the bill for your
: : call and you get a tiny smile.  Of course it would probably help to
: : reduce spam if I didn't respond to this in all these groups, but hey,
: : what the heck.

: : Jack

: ******* OK.... Sounds like fun EXCEPT that now the Jerk has your Phone
: Number, and he can call you day and night... Say, Jack.. Is it possible
: that YOU are one of the partners in this little scam.... --

No, I'm not part of this scam.  I just hate people trying to scam the
internet, or anyone for that matter.  Besides, do you think scammers are
that smart?  If he wants to call me day and night, that's fine.  It'll
just be more money out of his pocket everytime he connects to my
answering machine.  I will still never listen to his pitch.

Jack


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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
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Subject: Re: BBC
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In article <4u3gjr$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>I just returned from a East Coast visit and found BBC rebroadcasted on a
>Pittsburgh station! Nice discovery. Anyone know if anyother station in
the
>USA rebroadcasts BBC?
>
KALW, licensed to the San Francisco Unified School District, carries
BBCWS from midnight to 5 A.M. local and until 6 A.M. on Saturday and
Sunday. They also carry a few other programs. The defunct magazine "BBC
Worldwide" used to carry a whole section of stations which rebroadcast
some BBC programs.

I've heard that WNET (the main N.Y.C. area PBS TV station) carries BBC on
their second audio channel, at least when they are not carrying something
like Mystery with a verbose narration for the blind.

--
 "The Misinformation Highway Begins Here."
        -- Monty Python Web Site (http://www.pythonline.com)



From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:49:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Liberia on 5100
Date: 5 Aug 1996 07:58:35 GMT
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[e-mail] (Tore Johnny Br}tveit) wrote:

>The last time I listened to the station - about a week ago - the station
>simply enough identified itself as "Radio Liberia".

They use several ID's. Liberian Communications Network is the parent
organization, Radio Liberia is specifically the shortwave station.
They have an FM station in Monrovia which identifies as Kiss-FM.


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:49:04 1996
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From: Kim Niendorf <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Liberia on 5100
Date: 5 Aug 1996 09:41:26 GMT
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[e-mail] (Bryan Cowan) wrote:
>
> In article <4u0hp5$[e-mail]>, Charles Bolland
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know the name and complete address of the LIberian on
> > 5100 kHz that is very loud in the evenings?

> Forget about a QSL-Liberia no longer has a postal service. As for the name
> of the radio station, I'll have to listen to 5100 and see which warlord it
> is.

Well, FWIW the station has announced an address as
Box 16,
Gbarnga,
Liberia.

Give it a try.  Isn't that what QSLing is all about?


Kim


From [e-mail] Mon Aug 05 11:49:05 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Pierce)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Trade HF Ham Transceiver, Want NRD-535
Date: 5 Aug 1996 11:31:49 GMT
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When I posted this article earlier, I mistyped the model number of the
receiver that I would like to trade for.  I really am looking for a Japan
Radio NRD-535.  Sorry.

I am intermittenlty dislecix I geuss.

I have for trade a mint, like new, Yaesu FT-890AT all HF band
transceiver.  This is a compact radio with 100 kHz to 30 mHz general
coverage receiver with 32 memories, noise blanker, notch filter, IF
shift, built in electronic keyer, speach processor, and the standard 100
watts input power.  Operates AM, SSB, FM, and CW.  It is equipped with
the factory installed internal automatic antenna tuner.  I am the
original owner of this, almost unused, 1992 model digital transceiver.  I
am a non-smnoker, and have never operated this radio mobile.  It comes
with the original box, manual, and hand-held scanner controlling
microphone. This is a much better radio that the current equivalent Yaesu
model.  You could not find a more mint example of this radio.

I will trade all or part for a Japan Radio NRD-535 receiver (sorry, no
other trades are possible) or sell for $950.

Regards,  John Pierce, KF7Z






From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:31 1996
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From: AC6V <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: !?! Help Me I'm Just Getting Started !?!
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 19:27:39 -0700
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K2oFaTTy wrote:
>
> Hey,  I have been scaning for a couple of years now and am about to get a
> shortwave radio but I don't now anything about it. could someone please
> E-mail me the basics.      Thanx
>                                       [e-mail]

Yo K2oFaTTy

Much info is available on the WWW, try the following URLs:

http://itre.uncecs.edu/radio/RadioCatalogSW.html#Broadcasters

http://www.rnw.nl/en/hitlist.html

http://www.portal.com/~pff/bcst.html

And you might want to take a look at a book titled "Passport To World
Band Radio" -- tis a good one.

Good DX
Rod in San Diego
Amateur Radio Callsign AC6V
--
Hark for I have hurled my words to the far reaches of the earth!
What King of old could do thus??
..... AC6V


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:31 1996
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From: [e-mail] (WildcatMcC)
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Subject: Re: !?! Help Me I'm Just Getting Started !?!
Date: 6 Aug 1996 20:22:37 -0400
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I'd start by buying the next issue of Passport to World Band radio for
receiver comparisons.  Also, check your library for the guidebooks--Harry
Helms has a good book for beginners.

I use a Sangean 909 (new model) and a Yaesu FRG-100--love 'em both.

You might also check out Monitoring Times magazine--they carry a monthly
receiver and equipment review.  Popular Communications is a good magazine
to check, too.

Good luck!

Marc


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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 02:59:55 GMT
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[e-mail] (Truman Harris) wrote:

>After a long hiatus, the local (2km away) AM transmitter has come back up
>with a vengance, on the new frequency of 1390khz.  They also come in loud
>and clear on most multiples of 1390:

>2780; 4170; 5560; 6950; 8340; 9730 (hetrodyne); 11120; 12510 (strong!),
>etc.

>Should I be picking up all these harmonics, or is the new station sloppy?
> (Using an AR7030 with 25 metre dipole. Sony 7600G with whip gets the
>about the same result.)  Is there anything I can do to eliminate the
>problem and still recieve medium wave broadcasts?  Thanks in advance for
>your help!

Try working with the station manager before going to the FCC.  The
harmonics must be a certain # of dBs below the fundamental.  How far
the harmonics are allowed to go depends how strong the station is
supposed to be.  My guess is something's mistuned and they should be
glad you brought it to their attention.  Good luck.
dr



Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
[e-mail]    on my block



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:33 1996
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From: "Denes S. Varady" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
Date: 10 Aug 1996 15:00:29 GMT
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These harmonics COULD be generated by the first stage of your receiver...

Rusty barbed-wire fence OR bad GUTTER system on your roof!

Any radios around with long antenna wire attached to it would do it too, espec
ially
if it is NOT TURNED ON!
--

Denes S. Varady,  N3NV




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
Date: 8 Aug 1996 04:29:40 GMT
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robert colin newell ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Walter Salmaniw and I have been picking this up nightly in Victoria
: on NRD535D, R2000 and a Sony 7600G receivers.

: Tell me that we are not the only ones picking up this NEW Out-of-band
: babble-broadcaster from the deep south!

: This could establish a whole new band for the bible-thumpers and kook-
: broadcasters...

: If anyone is hearing this station : Please drop a line.

: > > http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
: > > The "only" interactive SWL site on the web
: > >
Just checked at 0420 UT August 7 and its coming in 59 into Saskatoon on
6890 khz.  The most recent edition of the Confidential Frequency List
lists the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service on that frequency, and a
NASA tracking frequency on 6893 khz, so don't expect Mother Angelica and
the overload brigade to stay there for long without trouble.  As far as I
can tell it is WEWN.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Robert K Brunner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
Date: 7 Aug 1996 02:50:47 GMT
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In <[e-mail]> Kevin Hecht <[e-mail]> writes:

>robert colin newell wrote:
>>
>> I see another religious broadcaster has appeared here.
>>
>> Noted on the Weekend.
>>
>> From Alabama. The Catholic group.
>>
>Are you sure this isn't a mixing product generated in your receiver?
>WEWN shouldn't (and had better not) be there. The high-power
>transmitters they use can get into the front end of many receivers and
>cause images of them to show up all over the place.

I was getting them last night around 0330.  Tonight at 0245, I'm not
getting them.  Here in central Illinois, they were stronger than the
BBC from Antigua, so I doubt it was a mixing product.

Robert
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:37 1996
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From: Kevin Hecht <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 20:25:26 -0400
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robert colin newell wrote:
>
> I see another religious broadcaster has appeared here.
>
> Noted on the Weekend.
>
> From Alabama. The Catholic group.
>
> Great : More out-of-band  noise!
>
> http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
> The "only" interactive SWL site on the web

Are you sure this isn't a mixing product generated in your receiver?
WEWN shouldn't (and had better not) be there. The high-power
transmitters they use can get into the front end of many receivers and
cause images of them to show up all over the place.
--
Kevin Hecht
College of Commerce and Finance, Villanova University
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:38 1996
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From: Greg White <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 19:19:27 -0500
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On 8 Aug 1996, Bryan Cowan wrote:

> Date: 8 Aug 1996 05:55:40 GMT
> From: Bryan Cowan <[e-mail]>
> Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
> Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
>
> In article <4u90a7$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> > In <[e-mail]> Kevin Hecht <[e-mail]> writes
:
> >
> > >robert colin newell wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I see another religious broadcaster has appeared here.
> > >>
> > >> Noted on the Weekend.
> > >>
> > >> From Alabama. The Catholic group.
> > >>
> > >Are you sure this isn't a mixing product generated in your receiver?
> > >WEWN shouldn't (and had better not) be there. The high-power
> > >transmitters they use can get into the front end of many receivers and
> > >cause images of them to show up all over the place.
> >
> > I was getting them last night around 0330.  Tonight at 0245, I'm not
> > getting them.  Here in central Illinois, they were stronger than the
> > BBC from Antigua, so I doubt it was a mixing product.
> >
> > Robert
> > [e-mail]
>
> So why the hell are they out of band, and why hasn't the FCC gotten on
> their ass?
Just the publicity that the government and the FCC needs.  I mean People
would be furious if they saw a bunch of Nuns being hearded out of their
place by chains and have their property confiscated.  I mean Mother
Angelica is a little old woman.



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:39 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (J
ohn Barnard) writes:
>       Maybe someone at WEWN who reads rec.radio.shortwave can shed some
> light on their choice of operating frequency?

Did my article from several days ago get lost?  According to someone who wrote
to Hauser a few weeks ago after writing to WEWN, whoever is choosing their
frequencies apparently doesn't care if anyone can hear anything other than the
m.
Quote: "The purpose of radio is to broadcast information, not to let people
collect silly little slips of paper."

--
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 Jim Shaffer, Jr.     | IRC: JustnCase             //  | a good universe
 37 Brook Street      | "Real AM radios go        //   | next door; let's go"
 Montgomery, PA 17752 |  from 150 to 30000"    \\//    |     (e.e. cummings)


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:40 1996
From: [e-mail] (Samuel Diaz, Jr.)
Subject: advice on antenna installation
Date: 6 Aug 96 17:43:31 -0700
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    Hello,

    I have a Realistic DX-440 with a longwire antenna (approx 45ft)
attached at one end  8feet from the ground and the other end
approximately 14feet (window).

    With the same set-up, I was able to get many stations from South
America (Colombia,Peru,Argentina,Venezuela) in the 60meters and 49
meters.  This was possible in the late evenings .

     Currently, I am not able to get any stations from these
countries. I really enjoy listening to news and music from South
America.  All I am receiving is "static"  this did not occur last
year.

     please provide advice on how I can receive transmissions.  I
live near the southern Califonia desert.,


Send reply to [e-mail]

Thanks


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Amidon Associates address
Date: Fri,  9 Aug 1996 06:38:00 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: TGT Technologies / The MOG-UR'S EMS: 818-366-1238
Distribution: world
Lines: 9

For those who want iron powder and ferrite products for baluns, coils,
beads, etc., Amidon Associates takes small orders.  2216 East Gladwick
St., Dominguez Hills, CA 90220; voice 213-763-5770, fax [phone].

I posted the wrong address to somebody and forgot whether it was in
public or private e-mail.

---
 * OLX 2.1 * Every morning is the dawn of a new error.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ross Archer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Ant tip
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 01:53:24 GMT
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[e-mail] (kEN Colburn) wrote:

>Putting up a longwire i borrowed a friends crossbow and tied a fishig
>line to it. Then the ant rope to the line. Shot it up in the tree, pulled
>it around and pulled the rope up. Worked for me cuz i didn't have a ladder.
>If u use this tip, pls send me $50.
Well, okay, but only if you'll agree to pay for all the skewered pets
and children.
;)

>--

>.sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
>lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
>http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html





From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bry)
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Subject: Re: Antenna
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 18:17:15 GMT
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[e-mail] scribbled:

#>[e-mail] (BuD-E) wrote:

#>>Hi, I'm wondering what is a good SW antenna for long range DX.
#>> I'm in Canada and would like to get the SW freq's in the States when
#>>there is a Hurricane.
#>>
#>>        All the advice will be grately appreciated.
#>>                                  Jeff
#>Hey.  For all-around good performance a random wire about chimney
#>height off the ground is hard to beat.  10-30 meters long.  Horizontal
#>or sloping.
#>For NOAA aircraft freqs:

BUT if he wants SUPERIOR reception the only way to go is a YAGI beam of QUAD
antenna with directional characteristics.

Only the most serious SWLs use these, but they DO make a MAJOR difference!




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:43 1996
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From: T  E  I  X  E  I  R  A <[e-mail]>
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>BUT if he wants SUPERIOR reception the only way to go is a YAGI beam of QUAD
>antenna with directional characteristics.
>
>Only the most serious SWLs use these, but they DO make a MAJOR difference!
>

A Yagi is a great antenna but.........it as many limitations.  You need one fo
r each band or at
least a set of traps for each band.  They are ok up to 20 meters but a 40 mete
r Yagi would
be over 65 feet wide.  Double that for 80 meters and so on.  Not too practical
.  A Yagi is
also not too broad banded although it does have gain.  I would think for short
 wave
listening a Log Periodic would be much more broad banded although you would ha
ve the
same size limitations on the low band.

Don AC6TG




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:44 1996
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From: [e-mail] (james m quillian)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Antenna Optimum Length for .535 to 30. Mhz Advice needed
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 22:04:47 -0500
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Can anyone tell me how much wire I need for full wave receiving antenna
covering .535 to 30 Mhz band width?

Thank You
Your Friend


Ralph Green


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:45 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antenna Optimum Length for .535 to 30. Mhz Advice needed
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 01:49:52 GMT
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[e-mail] (james m quillian) wrote:
>Can anyone tell me how much wire I need for full wave receiving antenna
>covering .535 to 30 Mhz band width?

  Well, the "ole" tried and true formula for a HALF wave antenna is
468/freq (MHz).  Most people that need a tuned antenna base it on
a half-wave dipole.

  So for 30 MHz a half wave would be 15.6 feet... a full wave 30.2 feet.

  For the 40/41 meter range, say 7.3 MHz
a half wave is 64.1 feet, a full wave 128.2 feet.

  But at 0.535 MHz, a half wave is 875 feet and a full wave 1750 feet.
Obviously it requires a LOT of real estate.

  Typically, people use one antenna on the shortwave frequencies
(3-30 MHz) and another on mediumwave (MW), the AM "Broadcast" band.

  For shortwave, a wire 25-75 feet usually works pretty well.  If a
specific frequency needs "special attention", a half wave dipole
(per the frequency above) works well.

  For mediumwave, loops and other antennas (smaller that even a
half wave :-) are pressed into service, since few of us have the
real estate.  There are plans for several of these type antennas
on the net and BBSes.

  If you DO have the space, a Beverage antenna (perhaps several THOUSAND
feet long) can do wonders.  Actually, a beverage at "only" one
thousand feet or so can be quite interesting. :-)
  Antenna handbooks (such as the one by the ARRL) and some web sites
have complete info on the Beverage antenna.  No, it's NOT constructed
of beer cans.

=========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author ==========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  | They that can give up essential
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  | liberty to obtain a little
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=== [e-mail] ==== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]===



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:46 1996
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From: Richard Paschal <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Basic OUutdoor Antenna Question
Date: 5 Aug 1996 16:51:03 -0700
Organization: Primenet [phone]
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X-Posted-By: rpaschal@206.165.5.102 (rpaschal)

[e-mail] wrote:
: Unadilla...isn't that an armored mammal frequently seen under truck
: tires in Texas?

I wish people would get that right.  That's the Armoredilla.  The Unadilla
doesn't have the armor.

--
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[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:47 1996
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From: Travelin' Man <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: BCB Loop Antenna Plans
Date: 9 Aug 1996 16:06:55 GMT
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Hi,

Does anyone know where I can find...or do you have some plans for
building a good broadcast band loop antenna I can hook to my
shortware receiver?

I appreciate the feedback..

Wayne M.
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Best SW book?>
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IF u could only buy one SWL book , which would it be?

--

.sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:49 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andrew  Mark Tyrrell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Boots (the chemists!) RX200 Shortwave Radio
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 18:42:40
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I know that boots isn't normally the first stop for radio equipment but I saw
this radio today and it looked interesting. Basically it's a 4 band(LW,MW,FM
and SW) digitalradio. The frequency display seems to go up in 5Khz steps and
it has 20 presets 5 for each band, it even has FM stereo! The cost 30 English
pounds! Seems pretty cheap to me, can anyone report on this sets performance?

Regards

Andy Tyrrell


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:50 1996
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From: Ed Ellers <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: CORRECTION - FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Envir
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 96 14:42:05 -0500
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Bill Nelson <[e-mail]> writes:

>This is a bit misleading Gary.  It should be output power, minus
>feeline losses, multiplied by the antenna gain. For example, 150
>watts out of transmitter, minus 10 watts feedline loss, is 140 watts
>at the antenna. If the antenna has 10 dB gain, then the ERP would be
>140 times 10 or 1400 watts - which is too much.

But you have to look at ERP in terms of the direction of radiation.  If your
antenna directs the power out toward the horizon, the ERP on the ground can
easily be far lower.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:51 1996
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Subject: Re: CORRECTION - FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: 6 Aug 1996 11:38:01 -0700
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I just want to know how to check if I comply or not. I downloaded the
PDF from the FCC, and the measurements listed there are WAY above me.
Is there a chart available for this?
I'm not too concerned because I only exceed 50W on 10M (100W), but
would still be interesting to know.


Rob Neff (N7ORY)



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From: "Richard E. Hankison" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Daybreak Africa
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 21:07:24 -0700
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I have been looking for "Daybreak Africa" from the VOA at 0300.  I can't
find it.  7.405 kHz, the old standby, appears to have R. Marti.  All
other frequencies listed are without signals.  Anyone know what the
current schedule is?


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:52 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Do u have RS's book?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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If u have RShacks WWide SW listeing Guide: on page 110, they list Menu
for Americas. BUT it doesn't show what day the prgs are on. Wanting to
hear the SW Comm prgs, i marked each one by what day its on. Heres the list:
1=Sunday 2=monday,etc
page 110:
1,1,1,2,4,7,6,2,1,5,4,5,1,5,2,2,5,1,7,4,1,4,4,2,4,7,1,1,6,1,1,1,5
,4,7,5,
next column: starting with 0600 WHRI1:
7,7,1,2,2,1,1,4,7,1,6,3,1,3,7,1,3,1,1,1,7,3,1,6,4,3,7,6,7,1,1,1,1
,7,6,1

missing: 0230 KBS day 2 SW Feedback 7275,11725,11810
1140 KBS day 1 SW Feedback 9650

--

.sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:53 1996
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From: wickies@
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Subject: Enquirey
Date: 7 Aug 1996 15:09:45 GMT
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Hello,
        Can anyone answer this question... I live in England, so if a broadcas
t was
being transmitted to Europe with Short Wave, would I be able to pick it up on
a normal SW reciever?

Chris Wickland
All things are possible to him who beleives
CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
IBM
8WICKLC at BASVM1



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:55 1996
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From: [e-mail] (erikc)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 03:46:34 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:

>>|[e-mail] (Gary Fiber) wrote:

>>|It won't be long before our stools must be tested to comply with EPA
>>|emissions standards.  Why don't they just skip right to the end
>>|result, and declare everything to cause cancer. Then we can sue
>>|everyone for being a contibutor to our demise. Problem with that is,
>>|there would probably be an environmental fee attached to whatever you
>>|are awarded, so the government and enviro-weirdos can sleep easier at
>>|night knowing you can't spend it on waste-producing polutants.

>>|New Surgeon Generals warning label:

>>|"The Surgeon General has determined that prolonged brain usage may
>>|cause cancer, premature aging and death. Try not to think, live
>>|longer."

>>|Rob Neff (N7ORY)

More to the point, the leading cause of death in this country is being
born.  ;-)  Get used to it.

Erikc


Religious fundamentalists are a plague sent by God to
punish us for our joys. -- me



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:56 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bill Sohl)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 02:52:42 GMT
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OK, so where can we find a copy of these rules
on the internet?

>In article  [e-mail] (Ed Mitchell) writes:
>:>The FCC has issued new rules regarding the evaluation of RF Emissions and
>:>health effects from all transmitters. As always, the devil is in the detail
s
>:>and the details say that if you transmit over 50 watts, you may have
>:>to perform an RF emissions environmental assessment of your Amateur station
.


Bill Sohl  K2UNK
ARRL Local Gov't Liaison, Mt. Olive Township, NJ



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:03:58 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bill Sohl)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
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[e-mail] (Gary Fiber) wrote:

>[e-mail] (Ed Mitchell) wrote:
>>The FCC has issued new rules regarding the evaluation of RF Emissions and
>>health effects from all transmitters.
>>You can read the complete text of the relevent FCC ruling in FCC 96-396 at
>>Ham Radio Online magazine, available on the Internet at:
>>   http://206.13.40.11/
>>(we had to move to a new server and are waiting for InterNIC to move our
>>www.hamradio-online.com domain name to the new server)

>This could get real interesting.  .......
>  Also I wonder what the FCC intends to do with all the land mobile equipment
>as most all is 100 watts.  The article implies a mobile station operating ove
r
>50 watts could also not be in compliance with the guidelines..
>Gary

Yep, all the police cars in my town run 100 watts at 39 MHz.
Should be interesting as said...

Bill Sohl  K2UNK
ARRL Local Gov't Liaison, Mt. Olive Township, NJ



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From: [e-mail] (Dan Finn)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
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[e-mail] (Gary Coffman) wrote:


>However, Part 90 *portable* radio stations are categorically exempted.
>I'm not sure the FCC considers "mobile" rigs to be "portable" radio
>stations. If not, *each* installation must be certified. Otherwise,
>they're exempt *regardless* of power level. Cops always seem to be
>"more equal" under the law than you or me.

Does anyone know off hand if they are using the IEEE C92.1 limits? If
so, Anybody trying to transmit at the normal 100W in a residential
neighborhood (ie, low wire dipole antenna) may be in trouble. Forget
about using attic antennas. The standard penalizes efficient antennas.
I also believe the limits vary wiith frequency; I know that that the
allowable ERP at 800MHz is only about 0.4W, compared to the previous
7W Max. transmitter power (the old standard did not consider antenna
efficiency). I also know that 800MHz products designed well below the
7W transmitter power level usually did not meet the 0.4W ERP or that
other parameter, SAR (for products held close to the ear). Yes, our
handheld devices may be exempted but my point is that, if FCC is using
the 1992 IEEE standard, amateurs in residential areas (a large portion
of the ham population) will at the very least be marginal at 100W, if
they use wire dipoles, G5RV's, slopers etc.,  and I believe the small
600W linears will be out of the question. I hate to sound like I'm
sounding a false alarm but I'm not ready yet to buy into ARRL's
contention ( D. Sumner) that the new regulation will show how safe
amateur installations really are. I'm sure he has a high tower to take
advantage of 1/R**2. The new IEEE limits are much lower than the
previous standard, but we will not start seeing this until after we
start making the measurements.

73

KR4AJ



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From: [e-mail] (Paul E. Campbell)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
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Date: 7 Aug 1996 15:13:53 -0400
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[e-mail] wrote:
: [e-mail] (Gary Fiber) wrote:
:
: It won't be long before our stools must be tested to comply with EPA
: emissions standards.  Why don't they just skip right to the end
: result, and declare everything to cause cancer. Then we can sue
: everyone for being a contibutor to our demise. Problem with that is,
: there would probably be an environmental fee attached to whatever you
: are awarded, so the government and enviro-weirdos can sleep easier at
: night knowing you can't spend it on waste-producing polutants.

Uhh..you do realize that rainwater does not meet EPA regulations for discharge
into public bodies of water? EPA rules say pH MUST be 6-8. The fact that
absorbed carbon dioxide makes it pH 5.5 makes rainwater a violation of EPA
regulations.

Also spring floods due to particulates. To say nothing of natural background
radiation, mercury, lead, etc., in areas that have that stuff.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:02 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andy Domonkos)
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Peter A. Klein ([e-mail]) wrote:
:
: I'm sure the ARRL, not to mention many commercial organizations, would
: raise quite a squawk if every user of a 50+ watt transmitter in the U.S.
: had to file Love Canal-style paperwork.  This would involve every police
: and fire department in the country, for starters.
:
: 73,
: Peter - KD7MW

Exactly! What about hospitals (where one goes to get healed supposedly)
and their 5 kilowatt ERP pager antennas? I'm serious, I've seen the specs
required by some hospitals here in Md for their paging network. Not to
mention commercial pagers.

Like the new bogus stricter vehicle emmissions laws, if you don't meet EPA
requirement you have to pay waiver penalty (in Maryland, $150 for 2
years).

Sounds like another money-grubbing scam from Washington.

Andy N3LCW



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:03 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: Finding static source?
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 16:43:28 GMT
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[e-mail] (kEN Colburn) wrote:

>Tonite i got a lotta static , loud cracks and pops. Any ideas on finding
>if its coming from my house or ant or what? tia
>2 SW radios on one 70ft longwire outdoor ant. Both staticy.
>--

>.sigmund: "I think,ez, you're using the Net to replace the puppy you
>lost as a child." "What banana?" "What?" "Huh?"  [e-mail]
>http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html

Wander around with a portable, turn breakers off one at a time, etc.
Look for lamps/neon signs/aquarium thermostats flickering at the same
rate as your noise.  Check your antenna for loose connex blowing in
the wind.  The last time this happened to me it was a neighbor's
photocell controlled porchlight fixture.
dr
Dave Rickmers            never get out
[e-mail]    of the boat



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:04 1996
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From: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)
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Subject: Re: GE SR III Battery Life
Date: 9 Aug 1996 21:09:01 -0400
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Have mine for 1 year. Probably 30 a month use. Still on first set of
batteries (honest!!)

john


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Date: 06 Aug 1996 18:53:00 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Wolf Harranth)
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I am definitively fed up with the trash put out by Burt Fisher.
I do not think that he will stop to denounce himself.
I am convinced he will continue his racist crusade in this newsgroup.
So I yield to him and unsubscribe.

I am a broadcast journalist by profession, and produce and present a
weekly program devoted to ham radio and aired worldwide on shortwave and
satellite.
Newsgathering, therefore, is essential for me.
I would appreciate a netmail msg as soon as this Fisherism has disappeared
from this newsgroup.

Tnx, 73 de Wolf

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HIGH FREQUENCY SPECTRUM STUDY

I am pleased to advise that the HIGH FREQUENCY SPECTRUM STUDY #1 is now availa
ble. This portrays detailed monitoring observations made in Victoria, Australi
a, during June 1996, for SW commercial broadcasts between 0000 and 0400 UTC, o
n frequencies from 4750 to 7490 kHz.  Some 160 entries are included, giving br
oadcasting organizations, transmitter sites, and languages. The Study period w
as chosen to coincide with the Australian mid-winter solstice period, from 10a
m until 2pm local time, at the minimum point in Solar Cycle 22, for Z96.

The Study is accompanied by descriptive material outlining propagation mechani
sms, which discusses transmission into eastern Australia at local noon, on 6 M
Hz, from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. Comparisons are ma
de with reception during the Australian mid-winter made during the last solar
maximum. The Study includes one entry for reception of Radio Nacional, Luanda,
 Angola, on 4950, heard at the exraordinarily late time of 11.30am - 01.30 UTC
 - via a short-path mode of some 13,000 km, nearly four hours after the local
Victorian sunrise.

The Study is ONLY available in printed form, and runs to some 14 A4 pages, inc
luding five pages of bar-charts arranged in frequency order. File length is so
me 200K.

Copies of the Study are available FREE to anyone with an interest in internati
onal broadcasting and transmission, whether hobbyist or professional. However,
 a small charge is required to cover costs of printing and postage: within Aus
tralia - ten 45c mint Australian stamps; other countries (airmailed) - five IR
Cs or US$5.00. Note that the publication is produced on a private basis, and i
s not sponsored by any DX Club or organization. A professional version of it i
s being submitted to relevant learned engineering institutions here in Austral
ia for formal publication. Further specialized Spectrum Studies are planned in
 the months ahead.

As the author of the Survey, I believe that it will be of specific interest to
 any person or organization having an involvement in international spectrum oc
cupancy and propagation, whether at the hobby level, for frequency planning, t
ransmission studies, or for general technical information.

Requests for copies should be forwarded to the postal addreess shown above.

Thank you!

Bob Padula
6 August  1996



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: how to use antenna ma
Date: Wed,  7 Aug 1996 00:29:00 GMT
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JD>From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
JD>Subject: Re: how to use antenna ma

JD>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Len Anderso
n
JD>rites:
JD>>DG>From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)

[continued from first part...]

JD>In short, Dan had it right: if everything else in your receiving
JD>system is in order, an antenna tuner is not normally needed. If a
JD>tuner produces an improvement, it's usually a symptom of a problem
JD>more serious than an impedance mismatch. The specific solution to
JD>the real problem will probably be simpler, less expensive, and more
JD>effective than a tuner. The exception is antennas of restricted
JD>size in quiet environments (an unusual situation, since most limited
JD>space situations are also noisy).

   I really don't know what could be simpler than one inductor and one,
   or maybe two capacitors in a passive antenna tuner.  My R70 receives
   weak through strong signals without a tuner.  With the tuner, the
   weak signals are less weak, and those with fading are more
   intelligible.  There is NO, repeat NO, "serious problem."

   Antennas have varying impedance over frequency.  Depending on the
   shape, length, distance over ground (perfectly conducting or not),
   proximity to other conducting objects, whatever versus frequency, the
   VSWR can be very high.  The resulting mismatch can mean the
   difference between just hearing something in the noise versus being
   able to identify the station.

   I'm not requiring everyone to realize that antenna impedances vary.
   Nor am I requiring everyone to realize that mismatches can mean loss
   of signal strength.  However, the _first_ session with an antenna
   bridge measuring antenna impedance over many HF BC bands will prove
   that impedance DOES vary.  The _first_ A-B comparison test of using
   versus not-using an antenna tuner with a mismatched antenna will
   prove that it does improve signal strength.  That improvement can
   mean that _very_ weak signals can now be heard and understood.

   QRT

---
 * OLX 2.1 * Where does the fire go when the fire goes out?


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:09 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Inexpensive, Easily Erected, Lightweight "Mast"
Date: 11 Aug 1996 02:46:38 GMT
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> [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg) wrote:

>>Yesterday, while I was replacing the rope with that hoists my
>>60-foot skywire to the top of my antenna "mast", I realized
>>something.  I constructed my two "masts" out of household PVC
>>drain pipe in 1991, for less than $40 TOTAL.  The "masts" were
>>supposed
> [snip]
>>I constructed the two-story-tall masts in the way suggested in
>
> Based on what you say, I guess the wire is 60 feet, but how
> tall is the combined mast?  "Two story" is a little vague.
>

The length of each mast is approximately 18.5 feet (approximately
5.6 meters).


>>"Easy Up Antennas for Radio Listeners and Hams", by Edward M.
>>Noll, ISBN 0-672-2295-8.  To make each "mast", two lengths of
>>different diameter drain pipe, one telescoped a short way into
>>the other, were drilled and then bolted together.  Each "mast"
was drilled
>
>   Also, what the diameters of the two masts?
>

Each of my masts was constructed by pushing about 18 inches (46 cm)
of a 10 foot (3 meter) length of 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) PVC drain tubing
into a 10 foot section of 2 inch (5.1 cm) plastic PVC tubing.  The
tubes were match drilled on parallel diameters 6 inches (15 cm) and
12 inches (30 cm) from the end of the 10 foot section, to
accommodate the two, 3/8 x 24(?) x 3 inch bolts (heavier than Noll
recommends) with which the tubes were fastened together.

The manufactured (by others) chicken-wire fence anchors were 5 foot
(1.5 m) lengths of 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) right angle stock, with a
stabilizing device fastened to them.  After the anchors were
hammered into the ground, the height remaining above ground was
measured.  An additional hole was drilled on a diameter of the
unfastened end of the 2 inch tube, to rest on the top of the
anchor, holding the end of the tube approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm)
above the ground.  (This prevent moisture from collecting in the
tub and rusting the anchor.)

3/8 x 24(?) x 3 inch ring bolts were inserted through diametric
holes (directed at 0, 120, and 240 degrees) in the unfastened end
of the 1.5 inch tube, 6 inches from the end, 12 inches from the
end, and 18 inches (45 cm) from the end.  The first ring supports
a pulley for hoisting the antenna.  Guy wires are threaded through
the other two holes.

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Many Thanks For The Help
Date: 10 Aug 1996 22:09:01 -0400
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Many thanks to the 41 DX'ers who offered to teach "this old dog" a few new
tricks in regards to upgrading my DX shack. Looks like I'm gonna be quite
busy for a while.

john
Bolingbrook, Illinois


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:11 1996
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From: Mike Nowacki <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.climbing,va.general,rec.aviation.products,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Re: New Weather Site!!
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 09:14:37 -0400
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Garrett Fisher wrote:
>
> Just recently I unveiled a new weather site.
> PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE AT http://www.buffnet.net/~glf and tell me what you t
hink!


Garrett,

Great site, one of the most comprehensive weather sites I've found to date.
I'd be prepared to dump all of the other weather sites listed in my bookmarks
and use only yours.  HOWEVER, you have chosen to leave CANADA out of your
list.  I guess we don't count for much up here, eh?

Cheers,
Mike
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From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:12 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Nathaniel S Prentice)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Newbie needs FAQ
Date: 7 Aug 1996 23:51:14 GMT
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I just bought a cheap shortwave radio (Radio Shack DX-375) and am
interested in whether or not you have a FAQ which would tell me how to
access radio frequencies.  I am particularly interested in BBC and
Vatican Radio.

Nate

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From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:13 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Ashby)
Subject: Normende Globetraveler II
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From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:14 1996
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Date: 06 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Ralf Radermacher)
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Am 02.08.1996 um 12:45:43 schrieb [e-mail] (h.r.baillie-johnson)
zu: "Picture fax":

h.> News agencies used to send pictures by HF fax a couple of years ago.
h.> Now, it mostly goes by satellite, but does anyone know of any such
h.> stations which are still active on HF?
h.> --
h.> h.r.baillie-johnson

After the end of the fax transmissions from Buenos Aires, the only one I
know of is KCNA Pyongyang on 11475.7 and 13580, carrying RTTY during most
of the day and fax press transmissions between 2330 and 0030 UTC.

Ralf


Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG
Koeln
MicroDot 1.10                   PGP Schluessel auf Anfrage/Keyserver


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:15 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Re: Pirates on 6954-55
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Why are all the pirates (in this issueo fo POPCOMM anyway) on
6955? microtansmitters sold at that freq?

--

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From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:16 1996
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From: "Dr. Sameer Bhatia" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Portable SW used in car?
Date: 6 Aug 1996 17:12:07 GMT
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I have tried using my Realistic DX 375 while driving around...
I jam the radio in the almost closed driver's side window with the radio's
backrest and antenna sticking out and the speaker a few inches off my
ear... You have to open another window slightly or else the radio falls on
your head when you get to the highway speed limits..
This seems to work well enough with BBC... of course, you have to keep the
volume high and listen above the noise of the wind...
Works fine if you are driving alone... Others protest about the noise too
much... Maybe I need to get a larger speaker or something...
Also.. I have handcranked windows... so I can adjust the force on the
radio well... I don't know if you'll damage the radio or the windows if
you have power windows...
Sameer




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:17 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Q: Drake SW-8 'Secret Setups"
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:49:15 GMT
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I have heard so far unsubstiantiated rumors that you could get the
SW-8 to do some things undocumented in the manual with keypresses and
power on.  I know about the channel spacing one, it's in the manual.
Are there others??????



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:18 1996
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From: Christopher Kaine <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Question on GE SuperRadio III
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 16:08:01 -0700
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David Milgram wrote:
>
> Does the GE SuperRadio support stereo FM?Yes is does reviece FM.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:19 1996
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From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Registration/Tax?
Date: 5 Aug 1996 19:31:30 GMT
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Jay123a <[e-mail]> wrote:
>[e-mail] (Kevin) wrote:
>>I remember that in times past, European governments were able to
>>confiscate radio receivers to limit access to outside news, because the
>>receivers were registered and taxed.  Is this still the case?  In what
>>countries?
>>
>>In the United States, reception has always been a recognized right, with
>>the exception of the recent ban on cellular phone frequencies.  Is
>>reception regulated at all in Europe?
>>
>>Thanks for your input.
>>
>>Kevin Craig
>>
>>*********************************************************
>>A much wittier reply came to mind immediately after I clicked the "Send" but
ton.
>>***********************************************************
>
>
>Hello Kevin:
>
>I was working in England a few years ago, and had to purchase a TV
>license for about 80 pounds, which is 120 dollars American. I still have
>the License for a reminder, of how good we have it hear in the Good
>old United States.
>
>One other thing I'd like to menation is that the English government would
>advertise that if you didn't purchase a TV License you could be fined a
>1000 pounds ( 1500 American Dollars ) if you were found out to not have
>the TV license.
>
>The English need to have a Tea Party and change things around a little.
>Then again they kicked out all the talent over all the last several 100
>years. I consider the English to be our helpers.
>
>Jay.
>  It is these TV license fees which pay for the operation of the BBC.
A great deal of the BBC's television programming is more insightful, artistic,
 and entertaining, than what we have in the rest of th=
e supposed "free world"(ie North America).
                                        JM




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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: Radio Registration/Tax?
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[e-mail] (Kevin) wrote:

>I remember that in times past, European governments were able to
>confiscate radio receivers to limit access to outside news, because the
>receivers were registered and taxed.  Is this still the case?  In what
>countries?

>In the United States, reception has always been a recognized right, with
>the exception of the recent ban on cellular phone frequencies.  Is
>reception regulated at all in Europe?

>Thanks for your input.

>Kevin Craig

>*********************************************************
>A much wittier reply came to mind immediately after I clicked the "Send" butt
on.
>***********************************************************
England still has a tax/license fee for televisions, payable yearly. A
color (or if you're Brit-"Colour") Teevee was something like $24 a
year and a mono was like $12. Unsure about radio. In some other
European countries the seller of a radio must register it, and HAM
radio is a very difficult thing to be licensed for. Many far eastern
countries have almost unlimited band space available to amateurs, but
the power restrictions are severe. I think most (if not all )
Japaneese hams are limited to 5 watts or so.



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:20 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dave Kernick)
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Subject: Radio Rwanda
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 20:34:41 GMT
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For anyone wanting to hear Radio Rwanda: it's on 6055 kHz and best
time is when there's a "window" at 1730-1800 daily, as Radio Slovakia
International takes a breather and leaves it in the clear. Signal is
not so strong at the moment, but of course should improve in the
coming weeks as the days get shorter.  Also, it may be heard here in
Europe mixed with Radio Kuwait signing-on at 0255 with ID's in
French, English, Swahili and Kinyarwanda.



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[e-mail] (Vincent Stevens) wrote:

>Does someone have a cct for a digital readoout for valve/older
>communications receivers. I have an AR88 made by RCA that works great
>but I am so used to digital readout that I miss it now, even tho' I
>started with analogue readout on an FRG-7 in the early eighties.

>Thanx

>Vince Stevens
>Cape Town, South Africa

Palomar Engineers (1924-F West Mission Rd.  Escondido CA  92029) used
to sell an add on unit for radios with a 455 kHz final if...they may
be able to help you.
dr
Dave Rickmers            never get out
[e-mail]    of the boat



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Adrian Sainsbury)
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Subject: RNZ International Sports Sched Aug/08
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 02:28:38 GMT
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Updated:  Monday 05 August 1996

                  RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL
                           SPORTS COVERAGE


AUGUST  UTC     kHz                                         VENUE

06     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v Boland Inv.XV         Worcester

09     0930    6100     Auck Warriors v St George          Sydney

10     0230    15115    Rugby - Otago v Canterbury         Dunedin

10     1515    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA          Cape Town

11     0230    15115    Rugby - Auck v Bay of Plenty       Auckland

13     1715    6145     ALL BLACKS v Eastern Prov.         Port Eliz.

16-18   TBC             Auck Warriors v Sydney Bulldogs    Auckland

17     0230    15115    Rugby - Otago v Waikato            Dunedin

17     1515    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA (1)      Durban

18     0230    15115    Rugby - Canterbury v Counties      ChCh

20     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v West.Transvaal    Potchefstroom

24     0230    15115    Rugby - Auckland v Taranaki        Auckland

24     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA (2)      Pretoria

25     0200    15115    Rugby - Nth Harbour v Otago        Takapuna

27     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v Griqualand West       Kimberly

31     1515    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA (3)      J'burg




               Adrian Sainsbury, Frequency Manager
                 Radio New Zealand International
                          P O Box 123
                     Wellington, NEW ZEALAND

                   E-mail: [e-mail]
                http://www.actrix.gen.nz/biz/rnzi
              Fax:  [phone]  OR    [phone]

                       Phone [phone]



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (philippe bertrand)
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Subject: rwi 's back on air
Date: 6 Aug 1996 18:08:54 GMT
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RWI 'll be on air next weekend on 11401khz
tune to it or visit our site on the web:
http://www.imaginet.fr/~rwaves/index.htm

73's F.F.F.R
from Peter HILLS & Philippe


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:24 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: Schematics NEEDED
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 17:33:43 GMT
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dave hills <[e-mail]> wrote:

>I have a WWII vintage Army receiver, model BC-348, which does not
>operate on the high band.  Does any one know where I can obtain a
>schematic for this model?  I would very much appreciate any help!

>Thank You!
>--
>Dave Hills, P.E.
>[e-mail]

Fair Radio Sales
PO Box 1105
Lima OH  45802
419 223 2196
419 227 6573
419 227 1313 (fax)
dr
Dave Rickmers            never get out
[e-mail]    of the boat



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:25 1996
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From: Ellen Bean <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Shortwave & Scanner Accessories
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 13:43:05 +0000
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Extention Speaker : 10ft. cable with 1/8" plug, 5 watts, 8 ohms ------
$11.00
Amplified Indoor Antenna : boosts shortwave reception ------ $22.00
LCD Frequency Counter : shows frequencies from 1 to 1300MHz ------
$75.00

All three are in like new condition and are Radio Shack products.

If you are interested & live in the Portland OR area, email
[e-mail] or call Ellen at 503-252-9682.
--
Ysoryd Tragwyddol Y Keltiaid
The Spirit of the Celts is Eternall


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:26 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andrew Thall)
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Subject: Re: SONY 2001
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 13:02:37 GMT
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A word of caution.  In the US, there was a model ICF-2001 that was
much inferior to the ICF-2001-D.

Andrew, WS7J



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:28 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
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Subject: Re: SONY 2001
Date: 5 Aug 1996 13:39:35 GMT
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James V. Reveaux ([e-mail]) writes:
> I got one of these recently and it's in excellent condition.  Question is:
>
> Anyone know the difference between this and the later 2001 (D) model?
> Also, how much improvement was made in the sucessor, the 2010?  I also
> have a SONY 7600, not the (G) model.  Which one is actually better?
>
> I've been looking all over the web for a review of either the 2001 or
> 2001D but can't find one.  I also can't find a review of the SW 7600.
> Anyone know where, if it exists, that is?
>
> Many thanks for any advice,
>
> Jim
>
> --
> James V. Reveaux
>
> San Francisco, CA


The 2001 is the same as the 2010, but the 2010 was for sale in the USA
(and Canada?).  The reason for the two model numbers was that some USA
_camera_ retailerss were buying 2001's, importing them, and beating the
USA Sony dealers' price on them. (but withput factory sevice).  There
was acourt case and Sony lost.  Sony then tried to protect their USA
dealers by changing the Model number on the receiver sent to the USA.

The 7600G has a sync detector, the 7600 without the G does not.
Personally, I'd go for the sync detector.

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
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Subject: Re: SONY 2010 SHORTAGE?
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In article <[e-mail]>,
Glayol Sahba <[e-mail]> wrote:

> I have been attempting to locate a SONY 2010 to purchase for the last 3
> months without success.
>
> Is SONY still making the radio?
>
> Can anyone recommend a comparable substition for around $350 US?
>
> Doug.

Doug, I just ordered one from Grove Enterprises. They have them in stock.
It is to arrive Friday. Price $349.95 + $9.00 2 day shipping.

Charlie

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:30 1996
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From: Serge <[e-mail]>
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Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 15:43:33 +0200
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Hello

Recently I contacted the Gabon embassy to get Africa#1 frequencies and
broadcasting times to North America but when I started to tune in there
was no signal even with my
active antenna on. Can anyone please tell me their snailmail address and
their current broadcasting times and frequencies ?

Thanks in advance
Frederic Laflamme


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From: [e-mail] (Piran Mohazzabi)
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Wanted latesst vwersion of SWLOGIT Software? Where can I find it?



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:31 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Costello)
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In article <4ug5b0$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] goes
on about ...
>
>Wanted latesst vwersion of SWLOGIT Software? Where can I find it?
>

   I looked at the Shortwave/Radio Catalog and found this URL for
SWLOGit:

        http://www.interlog.com/~saturn/SWLOGit.html
--
               -------------------
 Pete Costello -        Shortwave/Radio Catalog
http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
 E-mail: [e-mail]                                         ^^^^
 "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 Megabytes" - Rocktopolis
Inc.



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: The "I" man is a ham
Date: Tue,  6 Aug 1996 23:40:00 GMT
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AC>From: AC6V <[e-mail]>
AC>Subject: Re: The "I" man is a ham HI HI

AC>Burt Fisher wrote:
AC>>
AC>> Hams suffer from the "I" disease.

AC>P.S. The gentle art of conversation died at the turn of the Century, or
AC>maybe before!!

AC>Cheers and an 807

   Psst...wanna buy a couple 1625s?  :)

---
 * OLX 2.1 * Mistress:  Something between a mister and a mattress.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:33 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: TOM VALENTINE&RADIO FREE AMERICA
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 96 11:19:36 PDT
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From: Ray Bridger---SUBJECT----TOm Valentine & Radio Free America, on
shortwave station W.W.C.R.---506.6----(8-10-1996)  Sorry you had to "cut back"

on your regular program Radio Free America. Radio Free America is one of the
best talk shows in America. In my opinion Tom Valentine is the best talk show
host in America! Radio Free America and Liberty Lobby are not part of the
"controlled" news scene in America. All your mainstream programming, news,ect.

ect., such as Rush Limbaugh are "controlled." On Radio Free America, you hear
it as it is. All due respect to the oldest grass roots political lobby in
Washington, D.C. and Tom Valentine who are not afraid to tell it like it is!
It seems that most Americans do not have a political viewpoint outside of what

they are brainwashed into by the mainstream political parties and what is
expected by their friends. Radio Free America offers very intelligent and
refined viewpoints that often differ with what is taught as the "normal" views

of America. These views are not radical or different, but they may not be
accepted as "normal" by the people who are in "control." They are intelligent
and very down to earth. There is a wide variety of guests who espouse their
establishment-hated alternative energy inventions, various members of the
state legislatures, state representatives, military officers and a good
selection of very interesting and valid people who have viewpoints that might
differ with the agendas of the so-called mainstream. These are viewpoints that

the establishment-controlled mainstream are "Afraid" that you might find out.
After all the establishment-controlled mainstream is "Afraid" and
"Controlled." Actually they are "Weak" and "Controlled." They are "Afraid" to
claim and stand on their constitutional liberties and freedoms which so many
Americans fight to preserve and so many Americans have died in the process of
preservation.----A BIG SALUTE, TOM VALENTINE AND LIBERTY LOBBY for a job WELL
DONE. These are the type of people who make up the real backbone of America.
Real Men. Men of renoun......Men of great stature. Radio Free America is
coming back in a new 3 hour format on Sunday night on W.W.C.R, 506.5. The new
time and date has not been definately determined. This was announced as the
probable new time. If you want to hear the truth the "Controlled" power
structure does not want you to hear, not extreme or radical in any true sense
of the word, I suggest Radio Free America as your "true" listening source!
Conspiracy theories? I think not! I have not been having any problems with my
internet browser. I have been trying to post this for about an hour. My
internet connection has been cut off about 8 times. Every time you venture on
the internet you are constantly being "WATCHED" by members of the national
Security Agency, C.I.A., ect. ect. After all it was our national defense
security agencies who gave you the internet. What do you think they really
want to do on the internet? It's their "playground!"



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:34 1996
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Your frequency is OFF by two dec. points,,,

The right one=5065 kHz

[or 5,965 MHz]

Remember: we ALL have to vote for CLINTON!

[HE will bring MORE change and POLARISATION than ANYBODY else..]ja6969@avana.n
et
wrote:
>
>From: Ray Bridger---SUBJECT----Tom Valentine & Radio Free America, on
>shortwave station W.W.C.R.---506.6----(8-10-1996)  Sorry you had to "cut back
"
>on your regular program Radio Free America.
--

Denes S. Varady,  N3NV




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John)
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Subject: Trade Yaesu FT-890AT.   Want NRD-535.
Date: 11 Aug 1996 05:10:57 GMT
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I have for trade a mint, like new, Yaesu FT-890AT all HF band
transceiver.  This is a compact radio with 100 kHz to 30 mHz general
coverage receiver with 32 memories, noise blanker, notch filter, IF
shift, built in electronic keyer, speach processor, and the standard 100
watts input power.  Operates AM, SSB, FM, and CW.  It is equipped with
the factory installed internal automatic antenna tuner.  I am the
original owner of this, almost unused, 1992 model digital transceiver.  I
am a non-smnoker, and have never operated this radio mobile.  It comes
with the original box, manual, and hand-held scanner controlling
microphone. This is a much better radio that the current equivalent Yaesu
model.  You could not find a more mint example of this radio.

I will trade all or part for a Japan Radio NRD-535 receiver (sorry, no
other trades are possible) or sell for $950.

Regards,  John Pierce, KF7Z








From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:36 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
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Subject: Re: TV 4:1 baluns at shortwav
Date: Wed,  7 Aug 1996 00:28:00 GMT
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BE>From: "Bruce Wilson" <[e-mail]>
BE>Subject: TV 4:1 baluns at shortwave frequencies?

BE>I was wondering if I can use TV 300:75 ohm baluns
BE>at shortwave frequencies?  Are they still 4:1?

   I doubt it.  Baluns are generally made using iron powder or ferrite
   toroidal or multi-holed sleeve cores.  The lower frequency limit of
   baluns is due to the core material permitivity versus frequency.
   Higher frequency limit is based on the "transmission line" length
   of windings on the toroid (generally twisted pairs or triads).

   If in doubt, get two of them, connect the high impedance windings
   together and measure the insertion loss with a signal generator over
   a wide frequency range.  If the loss drops more than a few db over
   HF, it isn't good for HF.

   Do-it-yourself balun kits are available in elecronic hardware shops
   specializing in amateur radio equipment.  Core material in those will
   work in the HF band.

---
 * OLX 2.1 * I compute therefore I am.


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In <01bb8161$1b0bf580$[e-mail]> "Bruce Wilson"
<[e-mail]> writes:
>
>I was wondering if I can use TV 300:75 ohm baluns
>at shortwave frequencies?  Are they still 4:1?

Nope, they look like short circuits because the windings are too short.


>--
>Bruce Wilson
>[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:38 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: US television channel 1
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 96 22:02:55
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In article <4uajau$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Norm Le
hfeldt) writes:
> Interesting.
>
> I had always heard that ABC was betting that the entire low VHF band
> would be given to other services and thus the ABC O&Os would end up in
> the new Channel 1 position.
>
> D Lewis <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> >A history of the American Broadcasting Corp. made the
> >interesting observation that the reason ABC programs in many major
> cities
> >can be seen on Channel 7 is because ABC was the only network
> interested in
> >applying for that channel in the late 1940s.

Very interesting indeed!  I just heard on "World of Radio" last Sunday that
when HDTV arrives, channels 2 through 6 will be deallocated.

--
 *  From the disk of: | [e-mail]      | "there's a hell of
 Jim Shaffer, Jr.     | IRC: JustnCase             //  | a good universe
 37 Brook Street      | "Real AM radios go        //   | next door; let's go"
 Montgomery, PA 17752 |  from 150 to 30000"    \\//    |     (e.e. cummings)


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:40 1996
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From: Leon Heller <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: misc.industry.electronics.marketplace,rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap,sci.electronics.components
Subject: Re: Variable Capacitors
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 96 18:24:55 GMT
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In article <4u6hdd$m7s$[e-mail]>
           [e-mail] "Joe Pfeifer" writes:

>
> Does anyone know where to get some 0-365pf variable caps, you know,
> like go in old tube radios. (may use kind that go in transistor
> radios too, but want to put a knob on it.) need a consistant source.

Jackson Bros. here in the UK still manufactures these. Maplin
Electronics should have them in stock. Maplin is on [phone].

Leon
--
Leon Heller, G1HSM                | "Do not adjust your mind, there is
E-mail [e-mail]  |  a fault in reality": on a wall
Phone: [phone]         |  many years ago in Oxford.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:41 1996
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From: robert colin newell <[e-mail]>
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Joe Pfeifer wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where to get some 0-365pf variable caps, you know,
> like go in old tube radios. (may use kind that go in transistor
> radios too, but want to put a knob on it.) need a consistant source.

CIRKIT
Park Lane , Broxbourne, Herts
EN10 7NQ
ENGLAND

or

MAPLINS ELECTRONICS ENGLAND



ARMACO used to sell Jackson product.
Now JACKSON is selling them at the above locations.

http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
c o l i n   n e w e l l


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kim Andrew Elliott)
Subject: VOA's Communications World, August 10/11, 1996
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Voice of America
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 00:52:52 GMT
Lines: 70

August 10/11 on VOA's Communications World:

--   KVH Industries of Rhode Island makes a dish antenna that can
     receive DirecTV and USSB DBS signals on a boat.  Despite a
     boat's lateral and vertical movements, the dish remains
     pointed to the Hughes satellite.  A version of the antenna is
     being developed for use with other vehicles, e.g. buses and
     trains.  Interview with KVH's VP for marketing.

--   Interview with Radio New Zealand International's manager
     Linden Clark.  Any budget problems at RNZI?  New technologies
     in the future?

--   Interview with Radio Australia's controller for resources Neil
     Deer about the closing of the Carnarvon shortwave site and
     RA's other technical facilities.  RA's future includes a new
     World Wide Web site and perhaps other new technologies, though
     shortwave will remain important.

Hope you can tune in.

All the best,

Kim


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Kim Andrew Elliott                                Internet: [e-mail]
Producer and Presenter, Communications World
VOICE OF AMERICA
330 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20547 USA
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Communications World is broadcast on Saturdays at the
following UTC times (frequencies in kHz):

To East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific
1030-1100      5985  11720  15425
1230-1300      6160  9645  9760  11715  15160  15425

To South Asia
1730-1800      6110  6160  7215  9645  9760  15395

To the Middle East and North Africa.
(Also to Europe on medium wave frequencies indicated with an
asterisk *.  One or more of the shortwave frequencies may be
audible in parts of Europe.  Listeners in Europe might also
try the shortwave frequencies directed to Africa.)
1730-1800      1197*  9705  9760  15255  10454LSB
2130-2200      1260*  6040  9535  9760  10454LSB

To Africa
1730-1800      909  6035  11895  13710  15410  15445  17895

To the Caribbean (UTC Sunday)
0030-0100      930  6130  9455  11695

Via satellite and internet:

Sunday at 1400-1430 UTC on the World Radio Network in
Europe (Astra 1B, Transponder 22, 11.538 GHz [VH-1], V-Pol, audio
subcarrier 7.38 MHz mono, and on cable in several cities).  And
on WRN's Web Page, http://www.wrn.org/

Communications World audio is also available from http://www.voa.gov,
gopher.voa.gov, and ftp.voa.gov





From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:43 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What is a Transoceanic?
Date: Tue,  6 Aug 1996 23:41:00 GMT
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KC>From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
KC>Subject: What is a Transoceanic?

KC>Guy has Transoceanic for sale for $50 used. Don't htik i've seen one. is
KC>it a newer portable or older desk type? tia

   The classic Zenith Transoceanic multi-band portable that I'm familar
   with had vacuum tubes and used bulky, extinct batteries.  It worked
   okay when new but I think the nicely-styled case sold it more than
   the insides.  It had the cubic size of today's boom-box.

   Better to ask about it in the antique radio newsgroup?

---
 * OLX 2.1 * Everyone is gifted. Some open the package sooner.


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:44 1996
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From: Padgett <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: What is a Transoceanic?
Date: 9 Aug 1996 22:19:55 GMT
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See my web page: http://www.netmind.com/~padgett/index.html

--
                      A. Padgett Peterson, P.E.
                Totally Obsessed with TransOceanics
               Who Cares About Lawyers, I Own A Judge
                   KW-26s Make Good Room Heaters
                         We Also Walk Dogs




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:45 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where to buy vintage SW receivers?
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 18:16:20 GMT
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Guys there are many other sources listed in my file MEGALIST.TXT -

Re: MEGALIST
These files are available via e-mail by sending the following commands,
in the body of an e-mail, to [e-mail]

     GET QRP-L/COMPONENTS TUBES.TXT
     GET QRP-L/COMPONENTS XTALS.TXT
     GET QRP-L/MISC DEALERS.TXT
     GET QRP-L/MISC MANUALS.TXT
     GET QRP-L/MISC MEGALIST.TXT

They are also available via anonymous FTP from ftp.Lehigh.EDU:

     ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/components/tubes.txt
     ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/components/xtals.txt
     ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/misc/dealers.txt
     ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/misc/manuals.txt
     ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/misc/megalist.txt

Additional FTP locations:
ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/qrp-l/misc/megalist.txt
http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/docs/misc/megalist.
http://qrp.cc.nd.edu/QRP-L/index.html
http://www.nd.edu/~shideg/
http://www.innotts.co.uk/~asperges

Also via BBS sources:
[phone], [phone], [phone], [phone]
[phone], [phone], [phone], [phone]

DOWNLOAD as MEGALIST.ZIP or individually as:
megalist.txt
manuals.txt
dealers.txt
tubes.txt
xtals.txt
========

Send all additions, corrections and updates to:
[e-mail]



[e-mail] (Steve Byan) scribbled:

#>> 1) If vintage SW radios aren't sold at antique radio swaps, then
#>> where?

#>Around here, some do show up at antique radio swaps.  There are many more at

#>the local ham radio fleamarkets. Contact your local amateur radio club.

#>> 2) Anyone know of a *reliable* source for buying such radios via
#>> mail?

#>Most are sold by individuals rather than dealers. As such, you're on your
#>own for determining "reliability". Check out the advertisers in "Electric
#>Radio" magazine:

#>Electric Radio
#>14643 Road G
#>Cortez, CO  81321-9575
#>[phone]   phone/fax
#>email: <[e-mail]>

#>Regards,
#>-Steve

#>--
#>Steve Byan                                  internet: [e-mail]
#>Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
#>1601 Trapelo Road                           phone: [phone]
#>Waltham, MA 02154                           FAX: [phone]




From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:46 1996
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From: [e-mail](J. LeQuesne)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Which model to buy?
Date: 7 Aug 1996 02:38:16 GMT
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In <4u7v66$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Paul
Alan Yachnes) writes:
>
>Any recommendations on these or>ther models? Also, what are the pros
and cons of analog and digital>tuners? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
>
>
>Paul Yachnes

Analog tuners are good for ferreting out weak signaLs (unfortunately,
the radios you mentioned aren't).  They can be hard to tune
precisely--seeing as there are thousands of SW signals on the air daily
(no, not at the same time).  Digital sets are more expensive.  The main
advantage is the ease in tuning  (but in the lower price ranges they
tend to tune in 5mHz incriments...somewhat coarse.  But okay for a
starter).
**
If the Traveller II is a digital model now--I'm very surprised.  It
used to be an analog model with a "thing" on it which {I presume} was
to tell you what time UTC it was.
***
My suggestion is to go digital for the simplicity.  I dont know
anything about the Sony receiver...but the Radio Shack models 375 and
395 are in that price range.  Also the Grundig 303 (Grundig is a good
name).
***
Lastly, invest in (or borrow from the library) a copy of "Passport to
World Band Radio."   In simple English, it will explain a lot about
this hobby.  The book costs about $20.
***
Good luck!
***
j. lequesne


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:47 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DXFool)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Who's QRMing R. Netherlands?
Date: 10 Aug 1996 08:08:50 -0400
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At my location, the only way to hear R. Netherlands in English is at
0430-0525 UTC on 9590 and 6165 kHz, one slightly behind the other (phone
line?).  Now that it's August, reception of the channels is lousy.  What's
worse is that both frequencies have interference.  The one on 9590 was
easy to decipher--it turns out to be, ironically, Channel Africa,
broadcasting from a former Dutch territory.  CA's in English on 9590 from
0500 to 0550.  The one on 6165 is more difficult to determine.  Once I did
hear NHK-KBS type pips (three short, one long at a higher octave, all in
key of *A*).  It's driving me nuts!  Any help IDing 6165 at 0430-0545+ is
most appreciated.  BTW, I'm in Hawaii.
--The DX Fool


From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Who's QRMing R. Netherlands?
Date: 10 Aug 1996 12:40:44 GMT
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Wasn't Channel Africa supposed to have moved from 9590 at 0500 by now? I,
and many others complained about this and they were supposed to have gone
to 9675.

By the way, you might want to check out the options using World Radio
Network on the internet. I'm having trouble with the new version of
Xingtech Streamworks which is what you need for the live feed. They do
put up the previous day's version on Real Audio, either for listening on
demand or downloading and listening off-line, and they have collections
of Media Networks. It might get expensive on a per-hour service like AOL,
though.



From [e-mail] Sun Aug 11 06:04:49 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bernie Rataj)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Who's QRMing R. Netherlands?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 96 04:59:42 GMT
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In article <4uhu4i$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (DXFool) wrote:
>It's driving me nuts!  Any help IDing 6165 at 0430-0545+ is
>most appreciated.  BTW, I'm in Hawaii.

I suspected Swiss Radio International for some time due to language changes
(French, Italian, ...), but it's difficult to key in to another language
behind a broadcast in a language you use every day.

Tonight they were practically as strong as RNW and at 0445 I got an id
in French in the form of an invitation to write ("Ecrivon nous a Suisse
Radio International... they didn't mention about what, but I'm sure you have a

topic in mind), along with a report on economic conditions on Manchuria from
RNW.

Bernie


--
Bernie Rataj     [e-mail]    qth://toronto.on.ca
Member: Ontario DX Association, Tsuruoka Canadian Budokai
--


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:42:56 1996
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From: Thomas Voelkner <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: "Reflections Europe" NEED QSL ADDRESS
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:03:04 +0200
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Hi there!

Required OSL address is as follows:

Reflections Europe
The Forge
Cranleigh
GU6 7BG
England

They usually QSL within a few days, sending the old "Radiofax"-QSL card.

73's

Thomas



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:42:58 1996
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From: Truman Harris <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
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Denes S. Varady wrote:
>
> These harmonics COULD be generated by the first stage of your receiver...
>
> Rusty barbed-wire fence OR bad GUTTER system on your roof!
>
> Any radios around with long antenna wire attached to it would do it too, esp
ecially
> if it is NOT TURNED ON!
> --
>
> Denes S. Varady,  N3NV

 Thanks for your reply; someone has recommended some sheet lead folded
into an outer case for the receiver to ward off RFI.  Is that a good
idea?  Where can I find sheet lead thick enough?  Should it be painted or
coated with something to prevent poisoning? Would steel work well enough?
(the receiver case is already heavy aluminum on an AR7030). Since I get
the same result on two different radios (one with only a whip), doesn't
that mean that the RFI is coming from outside, not generated from within?
 Lots of questions!  Thanks - Truman


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:42:58 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles Mikelson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
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In article <4ue2e0$[e-mail]>,
Truman Harris ([e-mail]) writes:
>After a long hiatus, the local (2km away) AM transmitter has come back up
>with a vengance, on the new frequency of 1390khz.  They also come in loud
>and clear on most multiples of 1390:
>
>2780; 4170; 5560; 6950; 8340; 9730 (hetrodyne); 11120; 12510 (strong!),
>etc.
>
>Should I be picking up all these harmonics, or is the new station sloppy?
> (Using an AR7030 with 25 metre dipole. Sony 7600G with whip gets the
>about the same result.)  Is there anything I can do to eliminate the
>problem and still recieve medium wave broadcasts?  Thanks in advance for
>your help!
>
>
I have the same Problem with a local station on 1290 khz but not as
bad as you seem to be getting, but it does make SW listening below
5 Mhz almost immpossible.

A solution that works (most of the time) was to buy some kind of
filter I'm not sure what kind it was but when I explained my
problem to the dealer he sold it to me and it works fairly well
at blocking anything below 2 Mhz.





From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:00 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 02:53:25 GMT
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[e-mail] (Truman Harris) wrote:

=>After a long hiatus, the local (2km away) AM transmitter has come
back up
=>with a vengance, on the new frequency of 1390khz.  They also come in
loud
=>and clear on most multiples of 1390:

=>2780; 4170; 5560; 6950; 8340; 9730 (hetrodyne); 11120; 12510
(strong!),
=>etc.

=>Should I be picking up all these harmonics, or is the new station
sloppy?
=> (Using an AR7030 with 25 metre dipole. Sony 7600G with whip gets
the
=>about the same result.)  Is there anything I can do to eliminate the

=>problem and still recieve medium wave broadcasts?  Thanks in advance
for
=>your help!
Sounds like a bad case of receiver overload. Take a look at the Kiwa
broadcast band reject filter at http://www.wolfenet.com/~kiwa/bcb.html
I have several and am very happy with the performance- my local
broadcast transmitter is within 1 mile of my location- only 1KW
thankfully, but still enough to tear things up and down the SW band.
Specifications:

      Input/Output Impedance: 50 ohms

      Passband insertion loss @ 3.0 MHz: -0.5 dB

      -60 dB attenuation point: 1.22 MHz
      Signals below 1.2 MHz are attenuated 60 dB

      Static protection is provide on the input.

I hope that this info helps.
-Dave







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From: [e-mail] (Bill Ezell)
Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
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Truman Harris <[e-mail]> writes:
> Thanks for your reply; someone has recommended some sheet lead folded
>into an outer case for the receiver to ward off RFI.

Lead is not a particularly good choice. RFI is not from gamma rays.
What you want is a good electrical conductor. Copper is the best practical
choice. However, given that the case is already aluminum, wrapping the whole
thing in copper will probably do nothing at all. A better choice would be
a good line RFI filter, and possibly an antenna trap if the RF is narrowband.
--
__
Bill Ezell
[e-mail]
Home of the AR2700 page:
www.mv.com/users/wje/aor.html


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:01 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Rob Neff)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 1390 powerhouse - what's a mother to do?
Date: 14 Aug 1996 13:44:02 -0700
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[e-mail] (Truman Harris) wrote:

>After a long hiatus, the local (2km away) AM transmitter has come back up
>with a vengance, on the new frequency of 1390khz.  They also come in loud
>and clear on most multiples of 1390:

>2780; 4170; 5560; 6950; 8340; 9730 (hetrodyne); 11120; 12510 (strong!),
>etc.

>Should I be picking up all these harmonics, or is the new station sloppy?
> (Using an AR7030 with 25 metre dipole. Sony 7600G with whip gets the
>about the same result.)  Is there anything I can do to eliminate the
>problem and still recieve medium wave broadcasts?  Thanks in advance for
>your help!


I live 2 miles from a 15KW AM station. I hear it on 1360 KHz only.
I used to live 2 blocks from it and heard it on the telephone (conair)
but only one place on the dial. As far as the telephone was concerned,
they played classical music at the time, and didn't realy bother us.
Now it's a sports/talk station (I think) , I feel sorry for the people
in the area. Oh, and they plan to up power soon.. hehehe

Rob Neff (N7ORY)




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Richard Blum)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: 2010 v 700
Date: 16 Aug 1996 08:16:45 -0400
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I will be making a decision shortly to buy either the Sony 2010 or the
Grundig 700. Not being an expert (and unfortunately not having the
opportunity to actually listen to either radio) I have asked a bunch of
vendors that sell both for their opinions. Almost everyone of them has
indicated that the Grundig is the way to go. Their basic two comments are
that the audio on the Grundig is superior to that of the Sony and
secondly, that the Sony's technology is 10 years old and can't compare to
the Grundig. On the other side of the argument, the I wonder whether they
are just trying to make a higher sale in that the 700 is about $100
higher in cost. Additionally, in the 1996 edition of Passport to World
Band Radio, they still judge the Sony (even with its old technology) as
the best in class. They have glowing comments regarding the Grundig, but,
to quote their review "... since its introduction (Sony 2010) has always
been, and very much still is, our unanimous choice among the portables."

I would appreciate any comments from individuals that have had a chance
to listen and use both radios so that they can give an honest comparison.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:04 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Barnard)
Subject: Re: 6890 khz continuing american invasion
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In article <4u90a7$[e-mail]>,
Robert K Brunner <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In <[e-mail]> Kevin Hecht <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>>robert colin newell wrote:
>>>
>>> I see another religious broadcaster has appeared here.
>>>
>>> Noted on the Weekend.
>>>
>>> From Alabama. The Catholic group.
>>>
>>Are you sure this isn't a mixing product generated in your receiver?
>>WEWN shouldn't (and had better not) be there. The high-power
>>transmitters they use can get into the front end of many receivers and
>>cause images of them to show up all over the place.
>
>I was getting them last night around 0330.  Tonight at 0245, I'm not
>getting them.  Here in central Illinois, they were stronger than the
>BBC from Antigua, so I doubt it was a mixing product.
>
>Robert
>[e-mail]


        Unfortunately WWCR likes to use 2390, 3215 and 5065 kHz so I'm not
terribly surprised to hear that WEWN would be using 6890 kHz. Another fine
example of the high-powered USA religious stations running around where
they shouldn't be located. All this with the blessings of the FCC. So
much for DXing the tropical bands when the big guns splatter several kHz
on either side of their assigned freqs. WEWN probably chose 6890 kHz
since their is nothing powerful to interfere with their signal. I haven't
checked to see how bad the spaltter is on 6890 kHz but my guess is that
it'll make the Turkish station on 6900 kHz much more of a challenge to DX.

        Maybe someone at WEWN who reads rec.radio.shortwave can shed some
light on their choice of operating frequency?

        Good DX (though it's damned more difficult now)

        John Barnard


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Keith Riehl ([e-mail]) wrote:
: ==COLOR VIDEO CAMERAS== for sale

: Check out these cameras, they are priced to sell, new in the box intel
: cameras. CHECK OUT THE WEB PAGE FOR SAMPLES

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I thought this is REC.RUNNING not REC.PLEASE.BUY.MY.CAMERAS



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
Date: 16 Aug 1996 07:52:40 GMT
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In article <4uu04d$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

(big snip)
> A Life-Style of Self-Denial and Hardship:
>
> I have found that the type of people that provide the "formatted"
> programs on many of the Patriot Networks are: self-sacrificing,
> family, church-going  people.  Not NUTS like the mass media makes them
> out to be. They don't make millions like those on ABC, NBC, and CBS.
> Some of them struggle to just pay the "800" phone bill that allows
> their listeners to call in and share their input on what is happeing
> around the country and in the glen. Many of the second group have
> denied themselves comfort and a normal life-style to get their "truth"
> out to you and I.

Honestly, Kerry, I don't trust any radio station licensed by the FCC. You
*do* know that the FCC listens to all radio programming carried by
licensed American stations, don't you? If something really gets their goat
it's quickly pulled off the air-most socalled *independent* programs, even
on SW, have been tacitly approved by the FCC-stuff the govt considers so
far out there that they figure nobody will believe it. If these patriot
programs had the real truth on them, you can bet the FCC would pull their
plugs faster than you could punch in the frequency on your DX390. Soon,
even approved *dissident* programming will be off the air. It is quickly
becoming a situation where the only true independent radio programming out
there will be on unlicensed or socalled *pirate* stations. I would
recommend that you start your own pirate station. Go to alt.radio.pirate
for a discussion of pirate radio, and to
http://www.clandjop.com/~jcruzan/frn.html for links to pirate transmitters
on the web (they're in the library under *links*). Good luck, and remember
that nothing drives the FCC crazier than true independent broadcasting!


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:07 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Clifford Brian Odom)
Subject: A possibly silly question...
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This may be a stupid question and please, no flames..but my question is this,
Is the Rush Limbaugh show broadcast over shortwave? I live way back in
the hills of West Virginia and short wave is probably the only shot I
have at listening from home, Any information would be helpful, esp.
frequencies and times (I currently do not have a receiver, but am
seriously considering buying one).

Thanks in advance!

Brian
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Michael Mooney)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TUNING
Date: 16 Aug 1996 06:10:08 -0400
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Suppose a person used to analog tuning wants to switch to digital
tuning.

Is there a way to scan a particular SW band digitally, i.e. seeing
what's coming through between 9400 and 9600 kHz?

I've always thought digital tuning meant punching in a known frequency
and, bingo, you're there.

Thanks.

--
Michael J. Mooney                   |   Internet:
140-10 Franklin Avenue (B44)        |      [e-mail]
Flushing, New York 11355-2657, USA  |      [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]                 |   Compuserve: 70372,2454


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lennart Benschop)
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Subject: Re: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TUNING
Date: 16 Aug 1996 13:11:10 GMT
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In article <4v1he0$[e-mail]>,
Michael Mooney <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Suppose a person used to analog tuning wants to switch to digital
>tuning.
>
>Is there a way to scan a particular SW band digitally, i.e. seeing
>what's coming through between 9400 and 9600 kHz?
>
>I've always thought digital tuning meant punching in a known frequency
>and, bingo, you're there.

It depends on the receiver type. Almost all digitally tuned shortwave
receivers have UP/DOWN buttons to step through a frequency band in 1 or 5
kHz steps. Many have automatic band scanning and/or a numeric key pad as
well. The more expensive radios have a real tuning knob.

Some shortwave receivers are more suitable for band scanning than others.
I've heard that the Grundig Satellit 700, despite having a tuning knob, is
not very suitabe for band scanning, less so than the Sony receivers. It has
no automatic band scanning and the sound is muted when the tuning knob is
rotated.

If you are really used to a tuning knob, buy a low end communications
receiver, such as the Lowe HF150, Drake SW8 or Yeasu FRG100. Better try
several radios and choose the one you like best. Communications receivers
have small tuning steps (10Hz instead of 100Hz or 1kHz) and their manual
tuning is more like an analog radio. I would not be satisfied with a
portable, especially for amateur SSB listening.

--
Lennart -- the proud owner of a very outdated Lowe HF125.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:11 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TUNING
Date: 16 Aug 1996 13:23:44 GMT
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in a posting to rec.radio.shortwave
        Subject: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TUNING
           Date: Fri Aug 16 06:10:08 1996

[e-mail] (Michael Mooney) said:

MM> Suppose a person used to analog tuning wants to switch to
MM> digital tuning.

MM> Is there a way to scan a particular SW band digitally, i.e.
MM> seeing >what's coming through between 9400 and 9600 kHz?

MM> I've always thought digital tuning meant punching in a known
MM> frequency and, bingo, you're there.

Between the lines of hyphens, is a part of an article I posted, in
answer to something Will Flor said on this topic.

---------------------------------------------------------------

in a posting to rec.radio.shortwave
        Subject: Re: Digital vs. Analog
           Date: Wed Apr 24 23:13:03 MDT 1996

Will Flor <[e-mail]> said:

WF> Daniel Grunberg wrote:

[snip]

DG>>
DG>> The listener tunes a digital receiver by using keys to select
DG>> the desired over-the-air frequency.

WF> This isn't necessarily true at all!  It's possible to build a
WF> *digital* radio that still uses an analog tuning dial - I have
WF> one, in fact!  The digital frequency synthesizer's input can
WF> easily come from a line-shaft encoder on a dial, etc.

DG: Absolutely.  I have a Panasonic RF-B65 that has both keys, and
DG: a shaft input that can control tuning in 1 kHZ steps.  I also
DG: have a Lowe HF-150 that comes with a shaft input that can
DG: control tuning in 8 Hz steps.  [Keys are an accessory for the
DG: HF-150.]  On the other hand, what is a shaft encoder and it's
DG: associated logic, if not a digital analog of a key pad (;-)?

----------------------------------------------

If you want to tune sequentially through frequencies, find a
receiver that has something that looks like a tuning knob, or
something that looks like an up/down frequency step switch.  Such
a receiver (and there are many) can be tuned, _in_steps_, through
its range.  The fineness of the steps, is a function of the price
of the receiver.  The steps may not be as fine as what is possible
with a good analog receiver that has both a main-tuning capacitor
and a bandspread capacitor, or a main-tuning capacitor turned by a
vernier tuning knob, but the steps should serve well enough to help
you find a station to listen to.

--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:13 1996
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From: H Scott Cameron <[e-mail]>
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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 09:35:52 -0700
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I have a Sony 2010. It has a scanning feature with two scanning modes: (1)
the radio stops at each station it locates until you push the scan button
again, or (2) the radio stops briefly (too briefly) at each station it
finds and then begins scanning again.

The scanning feature allows you to scan one sw band at a time. There are
buttons assigned to each band. Push the button for the band you want to
scan then push the scan button. There are also two programmable buttons
that you can use to define a frequency range to scan.

The Sony 2010 also has a tuning knob. You can tune in either 1 kHz or 0.1
kHz increments.

Scott Cameron




On 16 Aug 1996, Michael Mooney wrote:

> Suppose a person used to analog tuning wants to switch to digital
> tuning.
>
> Is there a way to scan a particular SW band digitally, i.e. seeing
> what's coming through between 9400 and 9600 kHz?
>
> I've always thought digital tuning meant punching in a known frequency
> and, bingo, you're there.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Michael J. Mooney                 |   Internet:
> 140-10 Franklin Avenue (B44)      |      [e-mail]
> Flushing, New York 11355-2657, USA  |    [e-mail]
> Fax: [phone]               |   Compuserve: 70372,2454
>
>



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:14 1996
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From: "Christopher A. King" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antenna Optimum Length for .535 to 30. Mhz Advice needed
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:41:48 -0400
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Daniel Grunberg wrote:
>
> Andrew Thall ([e-mail]) writes:
> > Your best bet would be to put out 75 to 150 feet of wire as high as
> > you can, the, use a simple antenna tuner.  MFJ makes a cheap, yet
> > effective, wire antenna tuner. (MFJ-901B sells for around $65 -- give
> > Universal Radio a call at 800-431-3939)
> >
> > Andrew, WS7J
> >
>
> THE ANTENNA TUNER most likely ISN'T NECESSARY.

It could be, depending on the proximity of strong local AM broadcast
stations and the radio... while the antenna tuner probably won't do
much to boost signals above around 7 Mcs or so, it does function ex-
tremely well to block out spurious interference... seems to have the
effect of "cleaning up" the RF before it reaches the receiver.

Back when I had a sloper antenna outdoors, I could not connect my
DX-440 (ATS-803A) to it unless I had the tuner in line.  The synthesized
front end of the receiver would go beserk from the BCB interference
if I didn't... even my Hallicrafters SX-71 had problems between 1600
and 5000 Kcs, due to how close I lived to the two 50Kw stations that
were the culprits.

Below about 7 Mcs, the tuner should provide a noticable improvement in
signal transfer from the antenna to the receiver, if the receiver does
not already have an "antenna trimmer" adjustment; some, like the
Hammarlund HQ-180, Hallicrafters SX-100, or RS DX-150/160, do have
at least a series variable capacitor for this purpose built in to the
front panel.  You can actually see improvement in reception on the
S-meter when everything is peaked.

The tuner I have is an MFJ-953; just a simple series resonant circuit
with switchable inductance values for the desired frequency range.
Would avoid any type of amplifier signal boosting; I have never had
any luck with this sort of thing doing any more than boosting noise...

C.K.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:15 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Lemmon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Any Listeners in ATLANTA?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 18:51:25 GMT
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There sure are a lot of listeners from all over the world.

Any of Y'all right here in Atlanta, Georgia?

-Tim, WK4U




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:16 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Plasma)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Anyone Seen the Drake Coupon?
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:26:14 GMT
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Just Curious if not check it out

http://www.rldrake.com/



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:17 1996
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From: gerrad madden <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Attention Anoraks!!
Date: 13 Aug 1996 15:55:11 GMT
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Greetings Anoraks!!


If you want to check out a brand new Irish Local/Satelite stations
homepage, send mail to " [e-mail] " with subject line
"SEND ADDRESS".

You can listen to Limerick 95 in Europe on the Astra satelite on
television channel VH1, audio subcarrier 7.92Mhz!

Check it out!

The pages include AIF Jingles, JPEG's of transmission racks,
schedules, jock picture (Euuk!) and all the other things you'd
expect to find!!!

Tony G



[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:17 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
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Date: 14 Aug 1996 15:18:35 GMT
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I believe C. Crane, a mail-order business somewhere near San Francisco or
Sacramento also carries it. They have 800 #'s in both the U.S. and
Canada as I recall and I think they may have some web stuff in the
www.artbell.com area.





From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:19 1996
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From: John Evans <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: BCB Loop Antenna Plans
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 23:59:54 +0100
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In article <[e-mail]>, SHAWN AXELROD
<[e-mail]> writes
>Travelin' Man wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can find...or do you have some plans for
>> building a good broadcast band loop antenna I can hook to my
>> shortware receiver?
>>
>> I appreciate the feedback..
>>
>> Wayne M.
>> [e-mail]

Hello Travelin' man,
                    Greetings from Leicester in the UK.

One place you might like to try for your plans for a broadcast band loop
antenna is the ''Medium Wave Circle'' radio club in the UK.

They do a massive reprint list of technical articles carried in their
monthly magazine 'Medium Wave News'.

You can contact the club via the Reprints manager at the following E-
Mail address;

[e-mail]

Antenna reprints carried, go from the simple 'Lash it together in 5
seconds' type of antenna to 'Ground mounted, electrically steerable
diversity antennas'. (Don't ask, I don't know either!!!).

Give them a try. I have had some good service from this crew.

Best wishes and 73 de,
--
John Evans. G7CEC.   "....tis better to have listened and not heard,
                          than never to have listened at all."



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:20 1996
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From: Christian Becker <[e-mail]>
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Subject: BDXC Homepage got lost?
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:34:58 +0200
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Hi,

does anyone now what's on with the DBXC Homepage? Did it move to another
site? I tried www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html and always get an
error message:

>Fatal Error 500
>Can't Access Document: http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html.
>Reason: System call `connect' failed: Connection timed out.

Did I miss any announcements?

Thanks in advance.

Chris


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:21 1996
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From: "Mark Hufstetler" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Beginner's antenna question
Date: 15 Aug 1996 13:14:31 GMT
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Hello ...

I've got a gasic question for anyone.  A couple of years ago I bought a
Grundig YB 500 to use when traveling, and it's worked well for that.  Now,
though, I've gotten hooked on BBC World Service and Radio Canada
International, and I'd like to listen to them at home.  Problem is, I need
a little more "oomph" out of my antenna.

Any suggestions on how to do this at minimal/moderate cost, since the YB
500 doesn't seem to be designed for an added antenna?  (I assume a solution
involves something a little more complicated than buying a coil of wire and
wrapping the end of around the existing antenna! ... or does it?)

Thanks for your help.

Mark Hufstetler


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Beginner's antenna question
Date: 15 Aug 1996 15:23:37 GMT
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"Mark Hufstetler" ([e-mail]) writes:
> Hello ...
>
> I've got a gasic question for anyone.  A couple of years ago I bought a
> Grundig YB 500 to use when traveling, and it's worked well for that.  Now,
> though, I've gotten hooked on BBC World Service and Radio Canada
> International, and I'd like to listen to them at home.  Problem is, I need
> a little more "oomph" out of my antenna.
>
> Any suggestions on how to do this at minimal/moderate cost, since the YB
> 500 doesn't seem to be designed for an added antenna?  (I assume a solution
> involves something a little more complicated than buying a coil of wire and
> wrapping the end of around the existing antenna! ... or does it?)
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mark Hufstetler


First try grounding your receiver to a reasonable ground (a cold-water
line or, less desireably, to an AC-outlet's ground), and using it's
built-on whip antenna.

Next try stringing up an indoor antenna, say 20-feet or so of wire, and
using it with the grounded receiver.

Only then, consider using an outdoor antenna.  If you use an outdoor
antenna, consider protecting your house and equipment by using a
gas-discharge lightening arrestor, connected to a really good ground.
--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:24 1996
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From: [e-mail] (PATRICK STODDARD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: CBC's Nothern Qubec Shortwave Service
Date: 15 Aug 1996 15:10:49 GMT
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I have received letters basically confirming my signal reports, but
as a policy they will not issue their own QSL cards.  They will, if
asked, provide a programme schedule and other literature about the
service and other services across Canada's northlands.  The mailing
address to use is the same as Radio Canada International:

PO Box 6000
Montreal QC H3C 3A8
Canada


No postage is required; they returned a C$2 note I sent with a report
previously in fact.

I don't have a FAX number or e-mail address specifically for the North-
Quebec service; the CBC Radio web page on www.radio.cbc.ca might have a
link or address for that service, though.


Bye!
--
Patrick E. Stoddard           Internet:  [e-mail]
Glendale, Arizona, USA        AX.25:     [e-mail]
                              Facsimile: [phone]
                              ICBM:      33.3 N 112.0 W (close enough)


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: CBC's Nothern Qubec Shortwave Service
Date: 16 Aug 1996 03:58:23 GMT
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Disco Kid ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Has anyone ever gotten a verification from the CBC's Nothern Quebec
: Shortwave Service and if you did where did you send the letter.  Also must
: you send return postage.  Thank you ahead of time.
The address is CBC Quebec Northern Service, Box 6000, Montreal, PQ, H3C
3A8, Canada.  I'm pretty sure they verify.  As for return postage, it
never hurts.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



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Rainbow V 1.11 for Delphi - Test Drive



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:27 1996
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From: Travelin' Man <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Drake R8
Date: 13 Aug 1996 04:34:25 GMT
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I have an opportunity to purchase a used Drake R8.  It's in great
shape.

I'd be interested in hearing from any Drake owners on the pros and
cons of this receiver...or reading any published reviews you might
be able to send along on the R8.

Thanks,
Wayne M.




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:28 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Re: E-Mail Addresses
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DAVID M. QUINTIERI ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Does anyone have the e-mail address for RAI's Radio Roma?

From PASSPORT tO WBand RADIO, they dont list an emale, just a web site
URL, fone and fax.
:
--

My Mom's Net rules:
No running on the Net with scissors!
Don't read emale from strangers.
Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
Shut up, I'm on the modem!    [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:29 1996
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From: Steven Thow <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: E-Mail Addresses
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 22:41:59 -0700
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DAVID M. QUINTIERI wrote:
>
> Does anyone have the e-mail address for RAI's Radio Roma?
>
> Does anyone know if there is a list anywhere of e-mail addresses
> for any of the SW foreign services around the world?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> ---David Q.---
> --

Try http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jblythe/short-wave.html

Steven


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:29 1996
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Subject: Extraordinary Science
From: [e-mail] (Monte Carroll)
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WA>"Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]> wrote:
WA>>>what happened to the Tesla Society Broadcast?

WA>>I believe that the program was moved from Monday UT mornings to Sunday
WA>>UT mornings at 0300UT, right after Spectrum.

WA>11 PM Central Sunday Nights.

I thought it moved, as Mark originally pointed out, or maybe was added
to UT Sunday 0300. That's Saturday night 10:00 Central time. That's when
I heard it last, about a month ago.  Good show.  I also heard an
interesting program immediately following ESH.  Host was speaking about
herbs and their uses.  I was really enjoying it but it got to be bed
time and I had to crash.  Happy listening.

Monte



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:30 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Overstreet)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Extraordinary Science Radio Hour?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 23:33:01 GMT
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"Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>what happened to the Tesla Society Broadcast?

>I believe that the program was moved from Monday UT mornings to Sunday
>UT mornings at 0300UT, right after Spectrum.

11 PM Central Sunday Nights.



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:31 1996
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Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 23:50:42 -0500
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What freq is this program on?  It sounds very interesting.

thanks

3po


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Phil Hodge)
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Subject: Re: Extraordinary Science Radio Hour?
Date: 12 Aug 1996 16:46:26 GMT
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In article <01bb8359$8d505240$5b7478c7@default>, "Marty Maher" <maherm@pionet.
net> writes:
|>
|>
|> John Scavarda <[e-mail]> wrote in article
|> <[e-mail]>...
|> > Jim Overstreet wrote:
|> > >
|> > > [e-mail] (Thomas Mahanna) wrote:
|> > >  Does anyone know
|> > > >what happened to the Tesla Society Broadcast?
|> > >
|> > > Sunday nights, either 10 or 11 pm CDT.
|> >
|> > Sounds very interesting.  What frequency?
|>
|> 5.065 MHz, Sundays 10 pm central time (03:00 UTC, I believe.) It's on WWCR
|> and I think they shift their schedules at the daylight/standard time
|> changeover.
|>

Last night (Sunday) at 11 PM EDT (0300 UTC) the program on WWCR 5065 kHz
was a call-in show about ham radio.  I too was trying to find the Tesla
Society program.  Since I record the programs while I sleep and only
listen to them later, it can take a while to find them without an accurate
schedule.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:33 1996
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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 11:56:41 -0700
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I'm just curious Gary, did you use a speaker mike all the time?  And
did you transmit with the radio on your belt?
--
Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:34 1996
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From: "Bill Turner, WB4ALM" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 21:50:20 -0400
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Gary Sanders wrote:
>

> Cancer isn't any fun.
>
> Sure, I know I'll get flamed, because I don't _know_ that the cancer
> was caused by the HT's, but then again, I don't _know_ that thay
> _didn't_ cause it.

Hopefully it WASN'T caused by the HT's...
...but even much more important, hopefully you recover. FULLY!
   (and quickly.)

73's Bill Turner, WB4ALM


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Curt Phillips)
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Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
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[e-mail] (Gary Fiber) wrote:
>[e-mail] wrote:
>>>>The FCC has issued new rules regarding the evaluation of RF Emissions and
>>>>health effects from all transmitters. As always, the devil is in the detai
ls
[snip]
>>Oh knowledge of the affair isn't really required!  Product liability, for ex
ample
>>transcends all reasonable sane limits for time elapsed on that, with or with
out
>>knowledge.
[snip]
>It might be the manufacturers will have to apply a warning label on equipment
>to remind the installer / user of the possiable electromagnetic radiation
>problems of improperly installed equipment.
[snip]
>I would guess this might also be a good case for antenna heighth.  The higher
>the radiating element the less signal affects the  immediate surrounding area

  YEAH!!!!!  That's the ticket.  Not only can they NOT restrict you
from having a tower, you MUST have at least, say, a 100 foot tower.

  If you can't afford one, the government must assist you in getting
one... today FOOD STAMPS, tomorrow TOWER STAMPS!!  :-)

========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author =========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  |   Hey, cut me some slack!
 Engineer/Writer/Adventurer/Raconteur |   This is just the
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  |      BETA-TEST
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA; AEE|   version of me.
== [e-mail] ==== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]==




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:36 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Gary Fiber)
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[e-mail] (Michael L. Ardai) wrote:

>In article <4uacqb$[e-mail]> Ed Hare <[e-mail]> writes:
>-The VAST majority of amateur stations are already in compliance with
>-these rules.

>Does it include those (MANY) of us who *CANT* put up a tower; who operate
>with apartment balcony antennas or wires attached to houses?  I can just
>see all the city boards gleefully getting rid of ham radio with the
>"We won't allow a tall tower, and the FCC won't allow power with a low
>antenna" opinions.  I guess it is time to dust off the HW-8.

>We are trying to promote ham radio other than 2M thru repeaters, and now
>we get socked with this.  Or will it be like all those 300 watt Italian
>stations...

>/mike
>(Does the negative gain from my windowsill-mounted hamstick reduce my
>100W to a safe level :-)

>--
>\|/     Michael L. Ardai        N1IST       [e-mail]     \|/
>-*- === Boston Amateur Radio Club:  http://www.barc.org/barc === -*-
>/|\       or send "info barc-list" to [e-mail]        /|\

In this thread there has been mentioned of the FCC study on this issue.  A
number of months ago I downloaded this " article "  for work it prints out to
be over 70 pages. We have nbeen looking at this issue for  a while now
casually.  It was worth the time to download , lots of information  was
surprized to see how many typre of antennas the FCC used for testing and the
tables and charts with test results included..
Download and print it today.  Take a few nights to read and digest it.

Gary



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:37 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Karl Sollmann)
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Subject: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 22:17:16 GMT
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Somewhat late in announcing this but some of you may catch this "tidbit"
in time to make tonites' broadcast:

Fidel Castro turns 70 years old today. Might be interesting to hear what
RHC has to say about this tonite. According to the Monday edition of USA
Today, he is not supposed to be celebrating too much about his birthday.

73's, Karl in Jackson Tennessee


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:38 1996
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Subject: Re: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
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Karl Sollmann wrote:
>
> Somewhat late in announcing this but some of you may catch this "tidbit"
> in time to make tonites' broadcast:
>
> Fidel Castro turns 70 years old today. Might be interesting to hear what
> RHC has to say about this tonite.


How about :

" FIDEL CASTRO : The man who  brought freedom from American oppresion
    and imperialism.
    The Man who outlasted 30 years of "lesser" american presidents. "

Happy Birthday Fidel !

God Bless Fidel !

Colin Newell

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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:39 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bill Kirkpatrick)
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Subject: Re: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
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[e-mail] (Roger Wiseman) wrote:


>It would be more interesting to send him a birthday cake with
>nitroglycerin (or some other high explosive).

Why?? What did he do to you??

>--
>[e-mail] (Crow(Roger Wiseman))
>#(:)o] ----< 73's> Grid: EM 99
>Kenwood R-5000 & an inverted "V" dipole
>West Virginia, U.S.A.


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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (zommbee)
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Subject: Found One!
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In article <4u11ug$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (chuck sudds) wrote:
>[e-mail] (Dave) wrote:
>
>>I am looking for the matching speaker for the TS-820S.
>
>>Email what you have to:
>
>>Dave  WB7AWK
>>[e-mail]
>
>Good luck, Dave!
>I have been looking on here for MONTHS!
>Still nothing <G>


Just found one for $70 including original box and manual,
and including shipping!  Just got it and it's in
to notch shape.

It really pays to be patient and keep the ad running
even when you think no one is reading it.  Keep
trying - you'll find one.


Dave WB7AWK
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (zommbee)
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Subject: Re: FREQUENCIES WANTED PLEASE!!!!!!!!
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In article <4uc7bb$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>I have a fantastic Shortwave receiver gathering
>dust and I'd like to know if YOU could send me
>some interesting frequencies to listen to.


Some of the best discoveries are made WITHOUT any list or previous knowlege
of what you are hearing.  Just hook up an antenna and tune.  5000 to 11000
virtually any time of day or night should offer all kinds of good stuff to
hear.

It's actually kind of neat to listen to some fading static-laden frequency,
straining to hear the announcer, only to realize you've just 'discovered'
the BBC or Voice of America on one of their lesser frequencies.  If you knew
ahead of time what might be there, you may not tune in in the first place.
Instead, you got to discover your own DX find!  I usually only refer to a
frequency chart until AFTER I have listened to a station, just to verify
what I heard.

Just a thought.


Dave WB7AWK
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:42 1996
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From: Wilson Jarvis <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: FS Grundig Sat 700
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 18:32:57 -0500
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Howard Sherer wrote:
>
> For Sale Mint condition Grundig Sat 700 receiver $400.
> Howard AE3T

Howard, Universal Radio is advertising new ones for about $450 and
factory reconditioned units with one year factory warranty
for about $370.  Don't you think your price is a little high?


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Subject: Re: FS or trade-Yupiteru MVT 7100 scanner
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 18:48:49 GMT
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There is a correction to this post. The frequency coverage is 100 khz
- 1650 mhz

[e-mail] wrote:

>I have an excellent condition, continuous coverage, Yupiteru MVT-7100
>hand held scanner for sale. Frequency coverage is continuous from 535
>Khz to 1650 Mhz(including cellular freqs.). It has 1000 memory
>channels, wideband FM, narrowband FM, AM, LSB and USB modes. Many
>other features. This is one of the best hand helds on the market. It
>comes with two different operating manuals, ac adapter, rechargeable
>batteries, carrying strap, and belt clip. The unit can also run on 4
>AA batteries in a pinch. It is for sale at $425 + shipping or I would
>trade for an interesting short wave receiver. Email for more info.
>Thanks, Barry Gluck, WA2KLS


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* When we are born, we are all Democrats, however,*
* knowledge, experience and intelligence cause us,*
* in time, to become   -- R E P U B L I C A N --  *
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:44 1996
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From: Steve Ickes <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: FS: All Ham Bands, Reply to Republican Congress
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 15:17:52 -0700
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T E I X E I R A wrote:
>
> >The Democrats screw up and the Republicans have a party. Then the
> >Republicans screw up and the Democrats have a party.
> >
> >This is known as the 'two-party' system.
> >
> Yea.....Politicians treat us like Mushrooms.........They keep us in the dark
 and feed us Bull
> Shit!
>
> Dole ain't worth a damn & Clinton is a Republican in a Democrats cloths.
More like a socialist in Democrat's clothing.  Oops, same thing! :)


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:45 1996
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From: Karl Oyster <[e-mail]>
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Isn't it wonderful that in this country we have freedom of speech,
which also is the freedom to act like a total ass.  I'm glad you
took advantage of that freedom, Steve.  I'm also glad that you
said what you said, because that way I don't have to say anything
whatever critical of you -- you ensured that everyone who read
what you wrote would understand that you took advantage of the
freedom.




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:46 1996
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From: Steve Ickes <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: FS: All Ham Bands, Reply to Republican Congress
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 17:42:30 -0700
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Steve Sampson wrote:
>
> T E I X E I R A wrote:
> >
> > >Socialist, communist pimps...  Only a moron would claim to be
> > >a democrat.
> > >
> > >Steve
> >
> > With the likes of people like Nixon, Regan, Bush, Gingrich, Buchanon, Limb
augh and the
> > Watergate Gang.........Do you still want to associate with the Republicans
?????   We sure
> > have short memories.  d8-)
>
> Elephants have good memories.  Like the fact Clinton was a draft
> dodger and a pimp.  At least Nixon got caught in only a cover-up,
> Clinton got caught with the whole fucking FBI files.  And that
> asshole Panetta (or whatever the pimp spells it) saying Gingrich
> lied when he said that the White House staff all had clearance
> problems because of recent drug use.  Turns out the spokesman was
> the biggest pimp of them all.
>
> Only a moron would claim to be a democrat...


Let's face it, both the Dems and Repubs have had their fair share of
problems and crooks along the way.  What started this was the posit that
the Repubs were going to sell off the hams bands.  My contention was that
the Repubs were no more likely to do it than the Dems.  And that the info
put out by the ARRL was in error.

Unfortunately, that discussion turned into a political discussion
(rather than any counter or refute to my original comment)which has
minimal relevance (if any) in these news groups.

S


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:47 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Kehler)
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Steve Sampson <[e-mail]> wrote:

<potty mouth adjectives snipped...........>

>Only a moron would claim to be a democrat...

And only a moron would get that upset about what politicians do or don't
do  - and then post it in three radio related newsgroups.  So does that
proves there are morons in both parties ?

Hafa Adai,
Jim KH2D





From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: GE Superradio III
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 07:55:50 GMT
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Make an offer (you pay postage).  The power switch broke off and I
rigged a new one (you could probably do better), other than that the
radio is new (just bought it).  If interested, write with your offer
to [e-mail].  Thanks.

Tim
[e-mail]

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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:49 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Edwards)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Kenwood R-1000 General Coverage Receiver
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        I am sellling my Kenwood R-1000 General Coverage receiver.
It is in good physical condition and works GREAT.  I have purchased
a new transceiver that has general coverage built in so I no longer
need the R-1000.

        I will take $225 for it and will prepay UPS shipping charges
in the USA

Bryan  W5KFT



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:50 1996
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From: gerrad madden <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Give me a Radio Link!!
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If you're able to include a Link to my Radio stations new homepage,
on yoyr page, please mail me direct and let me know!

It should be ready in a few days!

Thanks....

Tony G.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:51 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Paul M Blais)
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In message <[e-mail]> - Radagast
<[e-mail]>Sat, 27 Jul 1996 16:14:49 -0700 writes:
:>
:>I now have a Garmin 45.  Won't work at over 99 kts (but the Magellans
:>wouldn't work *below* 99 kt most of the time).
:>

Garmin 55 works pretty good for aviation.  Has a power point so no
batteries.  Works at speeds from 0 on up till the wings fly off.  Also has
all airports and VOR's preloaded for N America.  It will lose lock from time
to time, but all GPS's do that.


//=========================================//
Paul M Blais - [e-mail] - St Paul, MN



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:52 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig Yacht Boy 400 - terrible reception concern
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Justin
C. Haase) wrote:

> Greetings.  I received a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 shortwave radio for my
> graduation.  This suffers from horrid reception, even at night with the
> external antenna extended all the way.  FYI - I live in Iowa.  Before, I
lived
> in Washington and the reception was exactly the same, if not better than the

> Iowa reception.  I am attempting to receive the Deutsche Welle broadcasts.
> Any suggestions on how to increase my reception?  It also seems to fade
in and
> out with any shortwave broadcast, with a nice clear signal for about one
> second and then a surge of static and noise comes along and kills the
voice of
> the person talking.  This is really annoying, especially from a $200 radio.

> Is it defective, or is it just crappy like that?  Thanks for any information

> you have about my difficulty.
>
> Justin C. Haase

  In my experience YB 400's do not exhibit the problem you've encountered.
I beleive there is a problem with your radio and suggest you call
Grundig's 1-800 number and report it. The 800 number is shown in the
owners manual.

Dan Schopp


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:53 1996
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From: Lenny Tamulonis <[e-mail]>
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Justin C. Haase wrote:
>
> Greetings.  I received a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 shortwave radio for my
> graduation.  This suffers from horrid reception, even at night with the-----
---------snip-----------------
> Is it defective, or is it just crappy like that?  Thanks for any information
> you have about my difficulty.
>

Justin: I have used a YB400 and it performed remarkably well! Suggest you give
 Grundig a
call. I believe they have an 800 # in California.  Sounds like you got a lemon
. Grundig
folks are pretty nice and I'm sure they'll help rectify the problem.

   Good luck.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:54 1996
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From: [e-mail](Bruce W Bacon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hallicrafters SX-71
Date: 16 Aug 1996 01:04:19 GMT
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In <4uueg6$[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(Charles Hunter) writes:
>
>
>One of my favorite radios is the Hallicrafters SX-71. Anyone know what
>time period it was built and sold? I can't find a date on the
builder's plate.

According to *Communications Receivers, the Vacuum Tube Era, Third
Edition (R.S.Moore) book, the SX-71 was built from 1949-55.

Bruce Bacon <<>>KE6GLS<<>> Brentwood, CA


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:56 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ed Mitchell)
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Subject: Ham Radio Online web site is still "on the air"
Date: 11 Aug 1996 22:15:43 GMT
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The Ham Radio Online web is still "on the air." However, our new web server
located in California's Silicon Valley lost power during the massive west coas
t
power outage this weekend and as of Sunday morning (U.S.) 11 August the http
web server is still not functioning. Our ftp access to the web site came back
up this morning so we've updated the files. We assume the web server will be
brought back online by Monday.

You can access the Ham Radio Online web site at:
     http://206.13.40.11/
(www.hamradio-online.com when InterNIC gets their directory updated.) You can
also check for updates at our backup web address:
     http://www.accessone.com/~vbook/hronline.htm

We've completely redesigned the "List of Other Ham Radio web sites",
"Commercial Products Directory" and the Ham Radio Online Library for easier
access to all the information that is stored online. It really looks cool and
we had a lot of fun learning how to use "frames" for the web pages.

Thanks!
Ed, KF7VY
------------------------
Ed (KF7VY) and Kim (N7VPL) Mitchell
email to [e-mail]
Visit Ham Radio Online, it's free! at
http://www.hamradio-online.com



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:57 1996
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From: Igor Kalinichenko <[e-mail]>
Subject: hand held scanner
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Hi,
Please anybody who has experience with shortwave portable receivers
(preferably Sony SW7600 G, Sony SW 100 S/E, Sony SW 77) and
wide band hand held scanners (like AR 2700, AR 8000) give me your
opinion whether a hand held scanner is any good for broadcast listening
on SW. If yes, how can it be compared against SW portables?
Thank you in advance.
Igor


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:58 1996
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From: IAF <[e-mail]>
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Subject: HYGAIN TH3Mk3 HF ANTENNA UK
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I have for disposal numerous HF Radio Antenna. One off Hygain TH3
Mk3 Tribander Resonant on 10, 15, 20 Metres with Balun. Magnetic
Loop Antenna Two Off LF 40 and 80 Metres and HF 10, 15 and 20
Metres Commercial manufacture not homebrew. If anyone is
interested please email [e-mail]. will ship
anywhere.

--
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:58 1996
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From: David Pearson <[e-mail]>
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Subject: ID Logic for shortwave stations
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Does anyone know if any of the international broadcasters or using the
ID-Logic system, or equivalent to transmit station ID, Program
information and time in digital form on their signals?
I know that BBC was considering doing this.  Some of the new receivers
can decode the signals ( Sangean ATS-909).
Any information on stations using this service and a technical details
on the method of encoding would be helpfull.
I am trying to build a decoder to connect to the audio output of my
receiver to decode these signal to make the radio jump to the best
frequency to a particular broadcaster based on the encoded information.
To do this I need the timing specs on the signal as well as the signal
format.

Dave


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:43:59 1996
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From: zliangas <[e-mail]>
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Subject: interest in  "Fine  Tuning"   books
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There below are the guides i am looking for buying ,but yamron does not
answer in his two email adresses
If you know how and where i can find them ......

DXers guide to Indonesia
DXers guide to LA
DXres handbook = indonesia
Proceedings 96-97


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:00 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Lemmon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: KIWA AM Loop Antenna - Any Good?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 18:48:14 GMT
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I'm toying around with the idea of getting a KIWA AM loop antenna.  I
live in a house that's not made up of metal, so I wonder if it would
work 'considerably' ($350 worth!) better than any dipole, long wire or
vertical antenna that I've already got up?

Thanks,

-Tim, WK4U (in Atlanta)




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:01 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: KIWA AM Loop Antenna - Any Good?
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 02:46:51 GMT
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[e-mail] (Tim Lemmon) wrote:

=>I'm toying around with the idea of getting a KIWA AM loop antenna.
I
=>live in a house that's not made up of metal, so I wonder if it would
=>work 'considerably' ($350 worth!) better than any dipole, long wire
or
=>vertical antenna that I've already got up?

=>Thanks,

=>-Tim, WK4U (in Atlanta)
Here is a review of the Kiwa Pocket Loop antenna, it can be found at
http://www.wolfenet.com/~kiwa/naswarvw.html
It is a review done by the NASWA .
Here are a couple  reviews of the AM Broadcast Antenna that Kiwa
Sells,
http://www.wolfenet.com/~kiwa/wrth.html - World Radio TV Hand book
http://www.wolfenet.com/~kiwa/mt.htm - Monitoring Times
I have both of these loops, the beat the pants off of the dipole and
vertical antennas that I also have. Much better signal to noise ratio,
also you can null out local noise. In my opionion these beat the pants
off of all the other loop ants. on the market.
-Dave






From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:02 1996
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From: Imprint general email <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: LIBERIA 5100 kHz
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> What's the Liberian on 5100 kHz? Do they have an address?

As a follow-up, I listened to my aircheck of the broadcast and
they ID'd themself as Radio Liberia International of the Liberian
Communications Network. I checked the WRTH and they listed a Liberian
Broadcasting Corporation (supports ECOMOG peace-keeping forces) on
7275 kHz, and a Radio Liberia - ELRL (Licensed by the National Patriotic
Reconstruction Assembly on 6090 kHz. Is the Liberian I monitored on
5100 kHz either of these?

dave, waterloo, ont. canada


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Making ant switch
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To make your own ant switch, would the case or switches need any
shielding or just possibly a cheap 3way toggle or rotary type switch?
Want to have my 100ft longwire, then a shorter ant at 90deg to that and
maybe inside portable Sangean ant and switch btwn them to get best
reception. TIA

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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:03 1996
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Subject: Manual for AOR 1000 Neede
From: [e-mail] (Monte Carroll)
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DA>I am looking for a manual for the AOR 1000. When I bought mine from
DA>ACE Communications some years ago, all I got from them was copies. Any
DA>help would be greatly appreciated

Hi Dan,
I have an AOR 1000XLT from ACE.  My manual is original.  However it is
somewhat worn now.  Tears mended with tape, and creases and dog ears and
such.  I still have the scanner and use the manual.  I'll be glad to
make copies for you though.  Send me an e-mail with your mailing address
if you're interested.
Monte


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From: [e-mail] (Rusty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Manual for AOR 1000 Neede
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 05:25:25 GMT
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Thanks for the response but I think my problem is solved. I have one
kind soul out there sending me the aftermarket book written for this
model (I can't remember the name of the book right now). But again,
thanks for the response.

On 12 Aug 96 22:09:38 , [e-mail] (Monte Carroll)
wrote:

>DA>I am looking for a manual for the AOR 1000. When I bought mine from
>DA>ACE Communications some years ago, all I got from them was copies. Any
>DA>help would be greatly appreciated
>
>Hi Dan,
>I have an AOR 1000XLT from ACE.  My manual is original.  However it is
>somewhat worn now.  Tears mended with tape, and creases and dog ears and
>such.  I still have the scanner and use the manual.  I'll be glad to
>make copies for you though.  Send me an e-mail with your mailing address
>if you're interested.
>Monte



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:05 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Rusty)
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Subject: Re: Manual for AOR 1000 Needed
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Nothing in particular, it's just that I never got a true manual but
rather, 3 zeroxed pages. I do have one kind soul sending me the
aftermarket book written for this model(I can't remember the name
right now) Thanks for the response.

On Tue, 13 Aug 1996 07:11:46 +0100, P Morgan <[e-mail]>
wrote:

>In message <[e-mail]>
>        [e-mail] (Dan Morgan) writes:
>
>> I am looking for a manual for the AOR 1000. When I bought mine from
>> ACE Communications some years ago, all I got from them was copies. Any
>> help would be greatly appreciated
>
>Is there anything specific you want to check ?
>
>I _think_ I can put my hand on the manual, but if there's
>something specific, like circuit diagrams, and they _don't_
>have them (for example), you could be looking for paperwork
>that isn't there :-<   Let me know... 73, Peter.
>
>



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Winkler)
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Nancy Kott, of FISTS, The Organization for the Preservation of Morse
Code, will be the special guest this sunday, 8/18/96, on the Ham Radio
& More Show. Fireworks will surely fly as the Morse Code requirement
is debated. And your opinions are invited by fax or by phone. During
the show call in toll free, at 1-800-293-5366 in the US,
1-602-230-2755 outside the US, and fax at 1-602-241-1540.
This is your chance to get your opinions heard. Show info is below.
Len Winkler, KB7LPW                        [e-mail]
P.O. Box 9219                                         [e-mail]
Phoenix, AZ. 85068-9219

Ham Radio & More Show (host); info at:
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The Ham Radio & More Show airs LIVE each Sunday at 6:00pm ET,
(2200utc), on many local commercial stations throughout the country.
ALSO: LIVE on WWCR Shortwave, 7.435mhz and 12.160mhz, 100,000 watts.(Thanks WW
CR)
ALSO: LIVE on RealAudio at: http://ww2.audionet.com/pub/kbnp/kbnp.htm (Thanks
KBNP)

Also available tape delayed via WWCR Shortwave on Mondays, at 0900utc on 3.210
mhz; Saturdays, at 1600utc on 12.160mhz; and on Sundays, at 0400utc on 5.065mh
z.

Support "WOG", the Written Only General!



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Robert McKenzie)
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Subject: New AOR Product Mailing List
Date: 13 Aug 1996 23:12:05 GMT
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Hello folks,

I have created the new AOR list.  This list will permit the discussion
of ALL AOR products current and future.  I would like to see the AOR
folks on that list and perhaps use it as a sounding board for new
features or for gathering thoughts and ideas.  Initially this new list
can be used as a support area for other AOR scanners like the 2700,
5000, 3000, etc., etc.  If there are not other specific mailing lists
out for those other scanners I will create new lists as needed.

I won't stop the discussion of the AR8000 but I will post when it comes
up that those looking to discuss at radio should join the ar8000 list.

Again, the new AOR list is up and running.

To subscribe to it simply send an email to:

        [e-mail]

In the BODY of the message put these 2 lines:

        subscribe aor
        end

Or if you want the digest version put THESE 2 lines in the message:

        subscribe aor-digest
        end

If anyone sends this new list info to anyone (in the newsgroups or by
email) please keep it as I have writen it to eliminate any incorrect
instructions for getting on the the list.  I don't need any more bounce
messages a day!! :)

Cheers!!!

--

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
       Robert McKenzie                           [e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:09 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: Newbie & SW
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 18:09:47 GMT
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[e-mail] (Truman Harris) wrote:

>[e-mail] wrote:
>>I'm a student just recently interested in shortwave. I really enjoy
>>listening to the radio but my hearings not all that great. I'm just
>>using a small portable sw/lw/am/fm radio right now, but stations are
>>intermittent if at all and not very clear.
>>What can y'all suggest as far as getting clear, reliable worldwide
>>shortwave? Is there a set you can buy or a setup you can reccommend? I
>>don't want to spend alot of $$$ as its just a secondary kind of hobby
>>but I do get a kick out of listening to BBC  or whatever from western
>>Canada.
>>
>>ciao

>Have you tried wrapping one end of a length of wire (10 meters maybe)
>around the whip antenna of your radio and sending the wire out the window
>to a tree, or whatever?  Even better if you're several stories up in
>student housing.  Of course, disconnect the wire if storms are in the
>area.  BTW, if you post exactly what portable you're using folks can
>probably help more.... cheers! Truman

Try 9740 kHz early mornings (Pacific time)...the BBC Singapore relay
comes in real well.
dr
Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
[e-mail]    on my block



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Gerard Foley)
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Hugh Macaulay ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Why do dimmer switches "broadcast" noise, whereas normal light
: switches don't.  The same question applies to tri-light bulbs.

: Also, are there other, seemingly passive household things that
: provide noise?


: --

:                              ********
: Hugh Macaulay
: Ottawa, Canada

  These things are far from passive.  It is my guess that they work
by slicing the 60 hz ac wave, cutting off part of the cycle from the
load, and do it pretty quickly, generating wide band noise very
efficiently.  If you have noise, check everything that has current
flowing in it.

K8EF

--
Gerry


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From: Orrin Edwards <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: noise from dimmer switches
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On 13 Aug 1996, Hugh Macaulay wrote:
> Why do dimmer switches "broadcast" noise, whereas normal light
> switches don't.  The same question applies to tri-light bulbs.

Dimmer switches work by 'chopping' the AC power waveform to dim the
light.  As a result it produces high frequency radiation with lot's of
harmonics.  The manufactures are generally too cheap to include a
filter capacitor to minimize the radiation.  I don't use dimmers any
more!  Many motorized devices will also interfere with SW radio while
they are starting and/or stopping... especially those that use
switches, thermostats, humidistats, etc. that the manufacturer left
out the filter capacitor to save money!

----
Orrin - Long Island, New York
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:12 1996
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From: "Benjamin D. Hall" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Panoramic Model SA-8b Type T-200 Panadaptor
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 16:58:33 -0500
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Hi Folks...

Anyone have a manual, schematic, or information on a Panoramic Radio
Products Model SA-8b Type T-200 Panadaptor?

I need a manual and the PS-8b matching power supply.  Any leads
appreciated.

Thanks and 73,
Ben
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:13 1996
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"Dr. Sameer Bhatia" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>news:[e-mail]
>Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>I have a ham radio/general coverage receiver in my car.  The Kenwood
>>TS-50 sounds real good listening to RCI, BBC, Radio Australia, and
>>others.  Perhaps someone will get smart about making a shortwave
>>receiver that fits in standard car radio slots.  Grundig, Sony, are
>>you listening?
>>
>>--
>>Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
>>PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
>>Amateur Radio Station AB3A
>>"Beware of the massive impossible!"


>Blaupunkt makes a car SW radio...
>Sameer

Have none of us tried the MFJ converter.  Am I going to have to be the
guinee pig?
dr
Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
[e-mail]    on my block



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:14 1996
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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Portable SW used in car?
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:58:49 -0700
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[e-mail] wrote:

> Have none of us tried the MFJ converter.  Am I going to have to be the
> guinee pig?

I wouldn't go there.  AM in car radios is usually added as an
afterthought.  Audio quality is poor, the frequency steps are 10
KHz (instead of 5 KHz), and MFJ's converter isn't all that cheap.

Another thing my car radio lacks is a 5 KHz audio beat filter.  In
fact, lots of SW radios ought to have that.

73,

Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:15 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jerry Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Portable SW used in car?
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In article <4untrs$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>"Dr. Sameer Bhatia" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>>news:[e-mail]
>>Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>I have a ham radio/general coverage receiver in my car.  The Kenwood
>>>TS-50 sounds real good listening to RCI, BBC, Radio Australia, and
>>>others.  Perhaps someone will get smart about making a shortwave
>>>receiver that fits in standard car radio slots.  Grundig, Sony, are
>>>you listening?
>>>
>>>on this same subject about shortwave in cars what is a good antenna
for receiving shortwave signals on portable while traveling in a car?  I
have had no luck listening to shortwave in my car.

                                Jerry



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From: [e-mail] (Kn3a Plaques)
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http://members.gnn.com/kn3a/plaques.htm


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:17 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Robert Strauss)
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I hope this is the right group. Please advise if not.

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina and want to get a radio. It
needs to be short wave and have a battery backu, if that is possible (for
multi-day power outages).
I'd like to keep the price under $100 if that is possible, but it has been man
y
years since I last owned a sw radio (Hallicrafters). If I have to pay more, so
be it.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Or pointers to a FAQ.
Thanks.

Bob Strauss
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:18 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Orban)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Sangean 789 alignment
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 08:35:43 -0400
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I would like to align my Sangean 789 SW receiver. Does anyone know the
layout of the different controls (coils and trimmer caps)? Does anyone has
a service manual with the alignment points?

Thanks, Peter
--
Peter Orban
National Research Council of Canada
[e-mail]


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In article <[e-mail]>, dave hills <[e-mail]>
writes
>I have a WWII vintage Army receiver, model BC-348, which does not
>operate on the high band.  Does any one know where I can obtain a
>schematic for this model?  I would very much appreciate any help!
>
Dave,

If you have WWW access you could try the site at:-

http://linux.cec.army.mil/Bille/m*.htm, where * is the list number
starting at m1.

This site has a list of most (?) of the radio gear used by US forces
back to WWII and although most of the entries just give basic details of
equipment some of the older stuff has schematics in .GIF format. I'm
fairly sure that the BC-348 will be one of these as it has all the
different marks listed. I copied the BC-1306 TX & RX schematics and they
printed out nicely.

Cheers,


Roger Basford, G3VKM


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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:21 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Michael Mooney)
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Subject: SHORTWAVE RADIO IN SCHOOLS
Date: 16 Aug 1996 06:01:24 -0400
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How and where is shortwave radio being used in primary and secondary
schools?  I understand it is seen as an active, "here and now" tool in
increasing the student's grasp of world events, etc.

I'd like to contact educational types who are active in this laudable
endeavor.  Any clues?  Thanks.





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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:21 1996
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From: "eran" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: software for dxing?
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Can anyone recommend me please on a pc software for SW listening and
decoding
Morse code,fax etc that works with sony icf-2001d  and a regular
soundblaster-pc sound card?


with thanks, eran


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Marek Urbanik)
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Subject: Re: subject: wanted:Africa #1
Date: 12 Aug 1996 15:55:42 GMT
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Serge ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hello
:
: Recently I contacted the Gabon embassy to get Africa#1 frequencies and
: broadcasting times to North America but when I started to tune in there
: was no signal even with my
: active antenna on. Can anyone please tell me their snailmail address and
: their current broadcasting times and frequencies ?
:
: Thanks in advance
: Frederic Laflamme
Hi,
Here are frequencies of Africa#1 from my observations:
<<10.00 - 16.00  17630   well heard  in Europe
  16.00 - 19.00  15475     "    "       "
<<10.00 - 00.00   9580   poor reception here
Greater than "<<" signs mean that they start much earlier
than this hour,, but this is the earliest time I observed
the station. All times are UTC. I know that 15475 is weel heard
in America from published logs & my experiments with web-tunable
radio located in US. Have a good listening.
                    73,    Marek Urbanik
P.S. To my memory thsir address is
Africa no. 1
Boit postale 1
Libreville
Gabon.
They give it quite often.
              73, M.



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Subject: subject: wanted:Africa #1
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 20:50:32 +0200
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Hello,

Recently I contacted the Gabon embassy to get Africa#1 frequencies and
broadcasting
times to North America but when I started to tune in there was no signal
even with my
active antenna on. Can anyone please tell me their snailmail address and
their current
broadcasting times and frequencies ?

Thanks in advance

Fred


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:24 1996
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From: Glenn Ludlow <[e-mail]>
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Subject: SW BC Logbook Programmes
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Anyone know of any good Windows based logbook programmes, whilst I am waiting
for
SWLOGit WIN to be issued.

Also does anyone know how I can import a log file generated by
Microsoft access into SWLOGit?

Cheers.

Glenn


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:25 1996
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From: wickies@
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Subject: Re: SW TRANSMISSIONS
Date: 13 Aug 1996 12:09:31 GMT
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In <4uafib$[e-mail]>, wickies@ writes:
>hello
>       can someone please reply...
>If a SW broadcast is being transmitted to europe,  will I recieve it here in
England.
>
>
Chris Wickland
All things are possible to him who beleives
CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
IBM
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:26 1996
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From: "John F. Pinckney" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: US television channel 1
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 18:23:12 -0400
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Tony Calguire wrote:
>
> On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, D Lewis wrote:
>
> >
> > Interestingly, apparently during the 1940s many people thought that channe
ls
> > 2-6 would provide enough frequencies for all the stations that would go on
> > the air in the U.S. A history of the American Broadcasting Corp. made the
> > interesting observation that the reason ABC programs in many major cities
> > can be seen on Channel 7 is because ABC was the only network interested in
> > applying for that channel in the late 1940s. Apparently NBC and CBS only
> > applied for channels between 2 and 6 because there was a widespread feelin
g
> > that the TV spectrum would one day be narrowed to channels 2-6, with all t
he
> > other channels being applied to uses for which there would be a heavier
> > demand.
> >
>
> And isn't it interesting how history repeats itself?  I just heard that
> as part of the new HDTV allotment scheme, the FCC plans to reassign
> channels 2-6 and 60-69 away from TV!  That, in my opinion, is insane.
> They want to give every single TV station in the country a second channel
> to broadcast on, and they want to squeeze them all into a space smaller
> than they have now.  Isn't the TV band overcrowded already?  What would
> this type of proposal do for stuff like LPTV and translators?
>
> I do hope that when they reassign channels 2-6, they give some
> consideration to expanding the FM radio band down to 82 Mhz, or maybe
> even 76 Mhz.
>
> PS... Many thanks to everyone who replied to this thread.  I knew SWLs
> would be able to come through with the info I needed!  Thanks.
>
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Where this will become interesting is the TVDX opportunity that will be
created when the USA drops 54-82Mhz for TV, and there is QRM-free Es from
Central & South America!




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:27 1996
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From: Michael Bethman <[e-mail]>
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Subject: VERY STUPID QUESTION
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:31:58 -0500
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I'm sorry to ask this. I just got interested in shortwave radios, like,
well, today. I have been reading groups & faq's for an hour or so. All I
see are units titled "recievers" ...here goes- can you talk back on
these things? I understand some of them are only listening devices like
scanners, but I have seen a few units such as the Drake R8-A around
$1,000. still called a reciever. I have not seen anything refered to as
a transmiter. Help Me   Thanx


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:28 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kim Andrew Elliott)
Subject: VOA's Communications World, August 17/18, 1996
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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 21:15:17 GMT
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August 17/18 on VOA's Communications World:

--   YLE Radio Finland uses an interesting mix of shortwave and
     satellite to reach its audiences.  Interview with Juhani
     Niinisto, head of Radio Finland, about the station's
     technology and programming -- and about Juhani's listening
     to VOA since the 1960s.

--   Scheduled interview with Jerry Hoffman of the Stocks and
     Funds Radio and TV Network, which plans to use shortwave to
     sell mutual funds, stocks, etc.

--   World media news and catching up with the mailbag.

The above time permitting.

Hope you can tune in.

73

Kim


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Kim Andrew Elliott                                Internet: [e-mail]
Producer and Presenter, Communications World
VOICE OF AMERICA
330 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20547 USA
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Communications World is broadcast on Saturdays at the
following UTC times (frequencies in kHz):

To East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific
1030-1100      5985  11720  15425
1230-1300      6160  9645  9760  11715  15160  15425

To South Asia
1730-1800      6110  6160  7215  9645  9760  15395

To the Middle East and North Africa.
(Also to Europe on medium wave frequencies indicated with an
asterisk *.  One or more of the shortwave frequencies may be
audible in parts of Europe.  Listeners in Europe might also
try the shortwave frequencies directed to Africa.)
1730-1800      1197*  9705  9760  15255  10454LSB
2130-2200      1260*  6040  9535  9760  10454LSB

To Africa
1730-1800      909  6035  11895  13710  15410  15445  17895

To the Caribbean (UTC Sunday)
0030-0100      930  6130  9455  11695

Via satellite and internet:

Sunday at 1400-1430 UTC on the World Radio Network in
Europe (Astra 1B, Transponder 22, 11.538 GHz [VH-1], V-Pol, audio
subcarrier 7.38 MHz mono, and on cable in several cities).  And
on WRN's Web Page, http://www.wrn.org/

Communications World audio is also available from http://www.voa.gov,
gopher.voa.gov, and ftp.voa.gov






From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:30 1996
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From: Tony Calguire <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: VOA, WORLDNET, RADIO AND TV MARTI COVER AMERICA'S IMPORTANT STO
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 00:04:34 -0500
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On Mon, 12 Aug 1996 [e-mail] wrote:

>
> Washington, D.C, Aug. 12, 1996 -- For the first time in covering the
> conventions of the major U.S. political parties, the Voice of America
> will boost its medium wave (AM) signal strength to over 5,000,000 watts
> on the last evening of each convention, providing a direct signal to
> millions of listeners in East Asia, Africa, and Europe.
>

What in the world are you talking about?  Which medium wave transmitter?
Or are you talking about all of the VOA's mediumwave facilities' powers
added together?  Is that 5 Megawatts real power, or some convoluted ERP
formula?  Surely, you're not suggesting that VOA's 1180khz mediumwave
facility in the Florida Keys will be boosted to 5 Megawatts!

Or are you?



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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:30 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Weird station
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Tonite 8/15 0809 UTC on approx 4700 mHz (not sure, old analog dial!)
this male voice was saying
Foxtrot...charlie...alpha...foxtrot...
Off air at 0819 .VERy sttrong signal.
any ideas what it was?
--

My Mom's Net rules:
No running on the Net with scissors!
Don't read emale from strangers.
Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
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From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:32 1996
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From: robert colin newell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What's a good radio? Without searching the Web...
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:26:19 -0700
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tHATDUDE! wrote:
>
> On 9 Aug 96 09:04:37 EST, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> >Ok, I'm an idiot.
> >Price? I don't expect a lot, but around $150 is my limit...
> >unless the deal is really sweet.
> >
> >Nils R. B. Young
> >WB8IJN &c
> >
> Check out the Sony 7600G, an excellent radio and the only one in it's
> price range with sync.


Right on. There is nothing on this planet or this dimension that
tops the Sony ICF-7600G for pure perfromance, bells & whistles
per square inch, and out & out unadulterated fun where World Band Radio
is concerned!

Buy it.

http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
       The Caffeine Addicts Web Page  & Radio Graffiti
          the  worlds ONLY SWL scratchboard on the WWW.


From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:33 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ross Archer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Which model to buy?
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 06:52:05 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:

>[e-mail] (Paul Alan Yachnes) wrote:

>>Could someone please advise me about what would be a good shortwave radio
>>for a first-time buyer with a modest budget. Some models I've seen
>>advertised in the $100 or less range include the Sony ICF-SW10 and Grundig
>>Yacht Boy 207 ($60 range, analog tuner), and the Sony ICFS-W30 and Grundig
>>Traveller II ($100 range, digital tuner). Any recommendations on these or
>>other models? Also, what are the pros and cons of analog and digital
>>tuners? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


>>Paul Yachnes
>You don't want an analog display.  You will get frustrated and mad at
>yourself for not getting digital.  The Radio Shack DX 375 is decent
>for a hundred dollars.  You'll probably be happier in the long run
>with a Grundig  YB-305, about $130-$150.  Paste this into your web
>browser:

>               http://www.rnw.nl/rnw/en/pub/

>The info contained therein will help you make an informed decision.
>Have fun.
>dr

>Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
>[e-mail]    on my block

This is excellent advice.  Do read the review in Passport on the
Grundig Yacht Boy 305.  It's digital, reported to be extraordinarily
sensitive to weak signals -- overall a great buy if you live where
almost all shortwave signals are weak (West coast of North America,
Pacific, Australia/NZ).  You want to avoid the YB305 where shortwave
signals are strong because it's a single-conversion radio, which will
cause major grief in Europe/Asia/Middle East.

Anyone have a 305 who can comment on how it handles weak signals?




From [e-mail] Fri Aug 16 15:44:34 1996
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From: "eran" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: WRTH IN ISRAEL
Date: 16 Aug 1996 07:04:45 GMT
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Where can I buy the WRTH 96 in ISRAEL?

In most bookstores this publication is unknown - also it is unknown in  the
main bookstores chain "steimatzky" which is listed in wrth 95.

with thanks, eran



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:16 1996
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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:18 1996
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Subject: Re: 2010 v 700
Date: 16 Aug 1996 23:40:43 GMT
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In <4v1ord$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Richard B
lum) writes:
>I will be making a decision shortly to buy either the Sony 2010 or the
>Grundig 700. Not being an expert (and unfortunately not having the
>opportunity to actually listen to either radio) I have asked a bunch of
>vendors that sell both for their opinions. Almost everyone of them has
>indicated that the Grundig is the way to go. Their basic two comments are
>that the audio on the Grundig is superior to that of the Sony and

Yes, the Grundig's audio is superior, the Sony is only so-so.


>secondly, that the Sony's technology is 10 years old and can't compare to
>the Grundig.

Bunk.  The 2010 is still pretty "state of the art".  Its only shortcoming
from an electrical design standpoint is a too-wide "WIDE" audio filter and
insufficient protection on the external antenna input.  Its pretty easy to fry
a front end transistor.  I've gone through 1, and had the radio since about
'90.  From a mechanical standpoint, it wears well, but I wish it weren't
as big as it is.  It is portable, but I wouldn't take it on an airplane with m
e.

The Sony's Synchronous detector works a lot better than the Satellite 700's
does.  I don't think anyone will argue with me here, all you have to do is
try tuning both in Sync mode to figure this out.

On the other side of the argument, the I wonder whether they
>are just trying to make a higher sale in that the 700 is about $100
>higher in cost. Additionally, in the 1996 edition of Passport to World
>Band Radio, they still judge the Sony (even with its old technology) as
>the best in class. They have glowing comments regarding the Grundig, but,
>to quote their review "... since its introduction (Sony 2010) has always
>been, and very much still is, our unanimous choice among the portables."

Goes to show ya.  I don't know how much longer Sony will support the 2010,
it is getting pretty old for a receiver.

One last thing to consider is your location in the US.  If you're on the
east coast, then either would do just fine.  If you are in the mid-west or
the west, the Sony's superior sensitivity would definitely be the way to
go.  The Grundig is a good radio, but it isn't especially sensitive.  (Let
me make it *quite* clear that I'm not flaming the 700, I'd love to have
one of those...too)

Regards,
Steve



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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
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Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
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Radiomatt ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I can't address the issues of diversity of programming, but i can tell you
: that there are independent broadcasters still licensed by the fcc---the
: pacifica fm chain (ny, dc, la, sf, and houston). a lot of left wing stuff,
: but to their credit  they do air right wing programming.

: one comment is that the fcc monitors everything broadcast domestically. i
: doubt it, it is an understaffed underfunded agency. not to say the nsa or
: fbi or some other agency might not monitor the rush limbaughs of the
: world.

: but most importantly what happens on jan 1, 1997?

: i've not heard anything about that at all.

: [e-mail]
Frankly I found his post rather amusing.  He's seemingly another person
who claims to distrust the "mainstream" media, yet is too ready to
believe whatever comes out of the mouths of the so-called patriots, no
matter how illogical or silly it is.  As for Jan 1, 1997, thats probably
another ultra-right scare that has no basis in reality.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan
) writes:
>
> Honestly, Kerry, I don't trust any radio station licensed by the FCC. You
> *do* know that the FCC listens to all radio programming carried by
> licensed American stations, don't you? If something really gets their goat
> it's quickly pulled off the air-

You *are* trying to flame Kerry, aren't you?

If not, give me an example of the government shutting down a station for
broadcasting truthful information.

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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:21 1996
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Radiomatt wrote:
>
> I can't address the issues of diversity of programming, but i can tell you
> that there are independent broadcasters still licensed by the fcc---the

> one comment is that the fcc monitors everything broadcast domestically. i
> doubt it, it is an understaffed underfunded agency. not to say the nsa or
> fbi or some other agency might not monitor the rush limbaughs of the
>world.
> but most importantly what happens on jan 1, 1997?

        What is the story behind this date? Haven't heard that one.

        I work in the broadcast industry, and can tell you that the
FCC is essentially dead. The real villian now is the many mega-mergers
and station buy-ups being allowed with no one (private or Gov't) seeming
to care.  Who can justify one company owning 6 to 8 radio stations
in the same market??  What has happened is that station prices
are now so high (>>60 million for an FM station) that competition
and diversity are gone.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
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Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bryan Cowa
n) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]>,
> [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.) wrote:
>
> > In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bryan
> Cowan) writes:
> > >
> > > Honestly, Kerry, I don't trust any radio station licensed by the FCC. Yo
u
> > > *do* know that the FCC listens to all radio programming carried by
> > > licensed American stations, don't you? If something really gets their go
at
> > > it's quickly pulled off the air-
> >
> > You *are* trying to flame Kerry, aren't you?
> >
> > If not, give me an example of the government shutting down a station for
> > broadcasting truthful information.
>
> Well, most licensed broadcast stations only broadcast government approved
> propaganda as *news*, so cases like this are rare with licensed broadcast
> stations. However, it's been said that the surest way to get the
> government interested in a pirate station is for the pirate to broadcast
> political news and commentary not allowed on regular broadcast stations.

That's not what you said.  You were talking about licensed stations, not
pirate stations.

BTW, Kerry never got back to me or the newsgroup about the new law that he
claims takes effect next year.

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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:23 1996
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From: "Peter Mott" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Active Antenna for Tropical Bands
Date: 18 Aug 1996 10:08:08 GMT
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I have a AOR7030 receiver and looking to do some DX on tropical bands. I
live in an urban area with little space for longwire antennas.  I have read
that Dressler ara60 active antenna is a good product.  Any suggestions
people?

Peter
New Zealand


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:24 1996
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From: [e-mail](J. LeQuesne)
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Subject: Re: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TUNING
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In <4v1he0$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Michael Mooney)
writes:
>
Is there a way to scan a particular SW band digitally, i.e. seeing
>what's coming through between 9400 and 9600 kHz?
>
>I've always thought digital tuning meant punching in a known frequency

>and, bingo, you're there.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
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Many digital radios have a "scan" feature.  You start at a frequency
(say 9000) and then hit the "scan" (or whatever the company calls it).
It then goes up the dial...stopping at each signal it comes to.   Sort
of like a TV remote.

--j. lequesne


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From: [e-mail] (Luc Lecuyer)
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Subject: Antenna
Date: 18 Aug 1996 19:29:37 GMT
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Good afternoon
I'm considering buying an MFJ-1312 active antenna. Anybody
with experience with hat antenna?

Or any suggestion for a good shortwave side band antenna.

thank you
Luc


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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
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Subject: Re: Battery life?  & AM reception?
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In article <4uvpho$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Da
niel Grunberg) writes:
> [e-mail] (Dick James) said:
>
> > <snip>  I'm new to SW radio & have just bought a Grundig Yacht
> >Boy 400. So far each set of batteries (6 of AA or LR6) have lasted
> >just  one week. Does this signify a faulty radio or is it just the
> >way SW radios are?
>
> You didn't say how many hours you listen per week.  Nevertheless,
> although I don't have a YB-400, so I cant know for sure, I'd guess
> is that your YB-400 is working as it should.

When I had a DAK MR-101S, a set of four AAs would last between 2 and 5
weeks, depending on how many hours I used it each night.  (Always at
least one.)  However, I always used headphones.

> 2.  You can use rechargeable nickel-cadmium (NiCad) batteries.
>     Radio Shack sells NiCad AAs for US$5.49 for a package of two
>     (Radio Shack 23-125).  Since NiCads have considerably less
>     available energy per charge than do fresh alkalines, Many
>     people buy two sets of NiCads: one to use, and one to recharge.

Having a set to recharge is always a good idea.

Alkaline rechargeables last about twice as long per charge as NiCds, at
least at the beginning of their life.  However, their life span is a lot
shorter than NiCds.

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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:27 1996
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From: Rodger <[e-mail]>
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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 21:21:01 -0400
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I've had a YB400 for about 2 years... I noticed early on that it seemed
a little "heavy" on batteries.  I took two routes:

First, I started using Ni-cads... found these to last only about 2 or
three hours a charge.  BTW, these are *good* Ni-cads, and I routinely
check to see if I have a week cell.  I have two sets of Ni-cads, so I
can easily change when the batteries grow week.

Second: I purchased a Radio Shack single voltage battery eliminator
(Catalog no. 273-1455D).  This gives a nice reliable and *quiet* power
supply.  I tried a multi voltage model -- also by Radio Shack, but found
it introduced a hum into the set.

In using the Ni-cads, I had no problems with the lower voltage.
Performance with the batteries or the adaptor is virtually identical.

BTW, be *careful* of the antenna on your YB400... seems to be *very*
fragile.  Mine broke off inside the case - just from normal wear.  Also,
be careful of the fragile fold out "stand"... I could see that breaking
in a real hurry!  Hopefully Grundig will come out with an improved model
in the future that will correct these apparent problems with an
otherwise nice radio.

Good luck


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From: T  E  I  X  E  I  R  A <[e-mail]>
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Date: 15 Aug 1996 22:46:05 GMT
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 Problem is, I need
>a little more "oomph" out of my antenna.
>
>Any suggestions on how to do this at minimal/moderate cost,
>Mark Hufstetler

Mark:
Get a book at the library on antenna theory.  You need to answer some question
s.  What
band is your antenna built for?  What band or bands do you want to use?  If th
ey are not
the same that's part of the problem.  Different bands work better or worse at
different
times of the day. Above 20 meters works best in day light.  40 meters and belo
w works
better at night.  Check the condition of your antenna and feed lines.   Last,
 ground the
receiver.

Hope that helps,
Don AC6TG




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From: Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Buying a radio for Dad...
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 03:02:17 +0200
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> Aron Felix Gurski wrote:
> >
> > Robert Surtees wrote:
> > >
> > > Getting a radio for my Dad's birthday. He's enjoying the retired life
> > > and is often traveling overseas on various tours and cruises. Thought a
> > > radio with a shortwave band would be fun. Looking for one last bit of
> > > advice prior to purchase.
> > >
> > > The original concept was the Grundig Traveler II Digital ($99). Price is
> > > right. Listened to it at a Circuit City and wasn't too impressed with
> > > the sound quality (at least what I could hear over the Rap music blaring
> > > in the background). Next to it was the Grundig Yacht Boy 400 ($199).
> > > Another hundred bucks ...hmmmm... it does sound a whole bunch better.
> > >
> > > Anyway, the sound issue alone has me on the edge of spending the extra
> > > hundred bucks but I'm looking for someone to say "And the reception is
> > > much better too" or something of that like. Couldn't really judge this
> > > in the store.
> > >
> > > And finally -- I know nothing of this stuff -- would you expect these
> > > radios to do a better job than your basic walkman tuning in a standard
> > > AM or FM station if you were out in the middle of nowhere?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any input. Anything will be better than what I heard at
> > > Circuit City!
> >
> > I've never used either of the models that you mention, but if you have
> > access to a web browser, I'd suggest that you point it at
> >
> >         http://www.rnw.nl/en/pub/rxshop/rx_index.html
> >
> > This is a one of a series of web pages run by Radio Netherlands and they
> > have information about choosing short wave radios as well as neutral
> > information about current models.
> >
> >                                         -- Aron

This is a comment to all of you who have tried to help Robert Surtees by
e-mail. I am the guy that recommended the Radio Netherlands site. So far,
I have received about a half a dozen e-mail messages giving me advice
about what radio to buy. *I* am not the one who asked for advice. Please
address your e-mail to

        [e-mail]

I made my choices for worldband radios long ago.

                                        -- Aron


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From: zeteo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Buying a radio for Dad...
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Aron Felix Gurski wrote:
>
> Robert Surtees wrote:
> >
> > Getting a radio for my Dad's birthday. He's enjoying the retired life
> > and is often traveling overseas on various tours and cruises. Thought a
> > radio with a shortwave band would be fun. Looking for one last bit of
> > advice prior to purchase.
> >
> > The original concept was the Grundig Traveler II Digital ($99). Price is
> > right. Listened to it at a Circuit City and wasn't too impressed with
> > the sound quality (at least what I could hear over the Rap music blaring
> > in the background). Next to it was the Grundig Yacht Boy 400 ($199).
> > Another hundred bucks ...hmmmm... it does sound a whole bunch better.
> >
> > Anyway, the sound issue alone has me on the edge of spending the extra
> > hundred bucks but I'm looking for someone to say "And the reception is
> > much better too" or something of that like. Couldn't really judge this
> > in the store.
> >
> > And finally -- I know nothing of this stuff -- would you expect these
> > radios to do a better job than your basic walkman tuning in a standard
> > AM or FM station if you were out in the middle of nowhere?
> >
> > Thanks for any input. Anything will be better than what I heard at
> > Circuit City!
>
> I've never used either of the models that you mention, but if you have
> access to a web browser, I'd suggest that you point it at
>
>         http://www.rnw.nl/en/pub/rxshop/rx_index.html
>
> This is a one of a series of web pages run by Radio Netherlands and they
> have information about choosing short wave radios as well as neutral
> information about current models.
>
>                                         -- Aron


Ihave used both the Sony 7600G and the Grundig 400.  In my estimation
the Grundig is a superior performer.  It is also built with much greater
quality control.  I would encourage you to handle both radios.

Ironically I do not believe the Traveler comes with the alsrms, clocks,
etc. that the 400 does.  It is very easy to use also.

Good luck.



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:31 1996
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From: Rodger <[e-mail]>
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I've had a YB400 for a couple of years.  I love the digital tuner
and found the reception to be nothing short of outstanding.  The quality
of the sound is on a par with much larger radios.

On the down side, I don't like the fold out stand -- I think it's too
delecate for real use.  The antenna can also cause a problem.  Mine
broke on the inside of the redio after a little over a year of moderate,
but careful use.

On the whole, if I had it all to do over again, I'd probably buy the
Sony 2010.  A little more expensive, but something that your dad will be
*really* proud of for many years to come.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Wilmac291)
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>>Does MLB provide static protection?<<

No, but they occasionally play doubleheaders.  Sorry. Nevermind.



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:33 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
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Jake Brodsky ([e-mail]) writes:
> Luan Cong wrote:
>>
>> If an MLB is used for connecting a piece of long wire to a radio,
>> does the MLB block all the static since it does magnetic transfer
>> of high frequency signals?
>
> No.  It may limit some of the damage, but if you get a strong nearby
> strike, you're screwed.  Get some NE-2 neon bulbs.  Put that across
> the antenna and ground terminal near the radio.  If your radio is
> a tabletop communications receiver, you'd best put that protection
> near the entrance to your house and then ground the neon bulb there.
>
> --
> Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
> PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
> Amateur Radio Station AB3A
> "Beware of the massive impossible!"

The problem with the neon bulb is its relatively high breakdown voltage
(approximately 67 volts).  Another solution, based on the use of diodes,
each of which has a forward drop of approximately 0.7 volts, is shown
below.

REMEMBER, THIS IS A METHOD OF LIMITING STATIC BUILD-UP.  IT DOES NOT HELP
WITH REGARD TO LIGHTNING STRIKE.

Even static electricity levels ordinarily found around the house,
have been known to blow the front-end transistors of SOME
receivers.

Many receivers have (and IMHO a well designed receiver ought to
have) static discharge protection built-in.  If yours doesn't,
shunting your receiver's antenna input circuitry (including its
built-on whip antenna's input) to you receiver's ground with
the following circuit will give a measure of protection against
the levels of static discharge often found around the house.


         antenna o-----x---->|-------->|---x
                       |    CR1       CR2  |
                       |                   |
                       x----|<--------|<---x
                       |    CR3       CR4  |
                       |                   |
                       x-----/\/\/\--------x-----o ground
                            10 kOhm

            The four diodes are 1N4148 (Radio Shack 276-1122).

            The resistor is carbon-film (Radio Shack 271-1335).


--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Itchy & Scratchy)
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CT,

I just bought a "refurbished" DX-390 at a Radio Shack (512-454-3090)
outlet in Austin, TX for $110. They have one more here, and they're not
going fast. I'm sure they'd hold it for you or maybe even ship it or work
out some arrangement. Or you could check around to see if they have a
Radio Shack outlet in your area.

good luck


David

In article <4v5jp2$[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I cross-wired the power cord to my RS DX-390 and soon found battery
> ooze running out the bottom. All bands but SW work. Took it apart and
> the circuit board seems a bit fried at the bottom. I really miss the
> SW capabilities of this radio--very powerful; could even listen to
> ship-to-shore from the high seas here in Oklahoma. Radio cost me about
> $200 and I'd sure like to have it back to full potential, but would
> repair cost be prohibitive? Should I think about another radio?
> Thanks.
> CTJones


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I just bought a radio shack dx-160 s/w receiver (with sp-150 speaker..which
kinda looks like the speaker used in the movie 'apollo 13')...at a local
garage sale :-)

Does anyone have any comments on this radio?

Is it a good radio?  Any problems with it?

It is missing the knob for main tuning, any ideas on a source?

Any ideas on where to get a manual?

thanks very much!

(I got the radio w/speaker for $10).

Pls respond via email....

-boB  (KB9LFR) -- Low Frequency Radio


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The RS Dx-160 is not a bad radio. I own one that works fine.
It's a pretty good starter radio...

-Larry


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Marty Maher wrote:
>
> John Scavarda <[e-mail]> wrote in article
> <[e-mail]>...
> > Jim Overstreet wrote:
> > >
> > > [e-mail] (Thomas Mahanna) wrote:
> > >  Does anyone know
> > > >what happened to the Tesla Society Broadcast?
> > >
> > > Sunday nights, either 10 or 11 pm CDT.
> >
> > Sounds very interesting.  What frequency?
>
> 5.065 MHz, Sundays 10 pm central time (03:00 UTC, I believe.) It's on WWCR
> and I think they shift their schedules at the daylight/standard time
> changeover.I could only find it on 2390 khz at 3:00 UTC on Sunday(10:00pm CD
T
Saturday), which is another WWCR frequency.

3po


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3PO wrote:
>
> Marty Maher wrote:
> >
> > John Scavarda <[e-mail]> wrote in article
> > <[e-mail]>...
> > > Jim Overstreet wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [e-mail] (Thomas Mahanna) wrote:
> > > >  Does anyone know
> > > > >what happened to the Tesla Society Broadcast?
> > > >
> > > > Sunday nights, either 10 or 11 pm CDT.
> > >
> > > Sounds very interesting.  What frequency?
> >
> > 5.065 MHz, Sundays 10 pm central time (03:00 UTC, I believe.) It's on WWCR
> > and I think they shift their schedules at the daylight/standard time
> > changeover.I could only find it on 2390 khz at 3:00 UTC on Sunday(10:00pm
CDT
> Saturday), which is another WWCR frequency.
>
> 3po

I have now heard the program on WWCR at 0400 UTC Monday night.(Sunday at
11:00 PM CDT).  It is a rebroadcast of the program last night if you
missed it.  Apparently you can catch it the next day.  Monitoring Times
has the times backwards for the Ham radio program and the Tesla program.

3po


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FS Hoka Code 3 with ALL options. Includes Klig. frq guide, all
instructions. Like New

$ 450.00 or BO

Please email as I do not check in too often
[e-mail]
Steve
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In article <4uvhre$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Rob Neff)
writes:
>
> Perhaps the use of an HT helped keep the cancer cells at lower level
> than they would have been without it?

Anything's possible -- ask Beck, Rife, or Lakhovsky.  (OK, Beck -- the rest ar
e
dead.)  But if EM radiation does have non-thermal biological effects, my guess
is that at an arbitrary frequency and power level it would be more likely to
harm than help.

--
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>keep emotion out of this ruling. Self-denial that RF cannot cause illness
>will only hurt yourself, but coming on here and stating that to hundreds

Unfortunately, your emotionally charged arguement is all you have to
prove your point that regulation is needed to the level it has been
applied.

It would be much better if we could ignore the people who wanted
to pass laws based on ficticious or emotionally founded fantasies.

Every so often the government does that, goes out on a "jag".  They take
some information that is normally quite emotionally charged and use
it to pass laws that far surpass the need.

A good example was the "fact" that 50,000 children a year are abducted
and we needed new laws to stem this tide.  They passed a bunch of new
laws, citing the dopey figure, without ever considering that it was
a lie.  The laws remain to show how harmful a well-meaning but terribly
misdirected group can do.

--
73,
Steve
        Internet:  [e-mail]
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Steve Wolf ([e-mail]) wrote:

: A good example was the "fact" that 50,000 children a year are abducted
: and we needed new laws to stem this tide.  They passed a bunch of new
: laws, citing the dopey figure, without ever considering that it was
: a lie.  The laws remain to show how harmful a well-meaning but terribly
: misdirected group can do.

They neglected to say that, perhaps, in 95 percent of these cases the
children were "abducted" by the child's non-custodial parent.


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Rob Neff wrote:
>
> [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) wrote:
>
> >More like a fantasy. I am *very* sorry to read of your loss; statistics
>
> Fantasy? RF is used all the time in medicine. Tell that to the
> Chiropractor that totaly screws up 10m with his massaging wand. Uses
> RF in the 27-28 MHz band to warm tissue deep inside. Tell that to my
> Dentist who used an 'Radio Scapel' to trim back my gums the other day.
>
> >show 1 in 4 women will suffer from that form of cancer. But let's please
> >keep emotion out of this ruling. Self-denial that RF cannot cause illness
> >will only hurt yourself, but coming on here and stating that to hundreds
> >of thousands of folks is irresponsible.
>
> No self denial. It would be irresponsible to keep quiet and bend over
> for crap like this. They show proof that it harms, and how, then we
> will worry about it. I thought we stopped using 'blood-letting' as a
> treatment a long time ago, what they sugguest is the same thing.
>
> 'We don't know what it is, or if it is at all, but slit their rists
> and let some blood out just in case.'
>
> >Keep your HT at its lowest power setting (not only for health reasons
> >but also to comply with Part 97). Use a speaker mic and hold the HT
> >at arm's length when transmitting (who cares what that will look like -
> >you'll be setting a good example).
>
> Compliance in the face of stupidity is cowardice.
>
> >Be safe,
> >Jeff KH2PZ
>
> Ditto..
>
> Rob Neff (N7ORY)Hey Rob, go talk to W5RWW, he can teach you a little bit. 73
. Brian.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:46 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
Date: 16 Aug 1996 16:34:37 GMT
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Dan Morisseau ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article  [e-mail] (Bill Kirkpatrick) writes:

: >[e-mail] (Roger Wiseman) wrote:


: >>It would be more interesting to send him a birthday cake with
: >>nitroglycerin (or some other high explosive).

: >Why?? What did he do to you??


:        Created all kinds of unhappiness and trouble (read murder, pillage,
: loot and rape at his behest) for innocent people throughout Central America
: for openers. The Sandanistas are a case in point. Otherwise, see the late Ch
e
: Guevera. Aside from that he's behaved like a textbook definition of an assho
le
: for the past 40 years or so. It's enough to convince me that he is thoroughl
y
: detestable. I wouldn't wish him physical harm, but there is no reason to
: characterize him as anything but the worthless piece of dog excertia that he

: is. Hell, even the Russians will now acknowledge that to be the case!!!



: ====================================================================
: "I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time
: to talk and says the wrong things. Talking is something you can't do
: judiciously unless you keep in practice"
:                                - Casper Gutman, The Maltese Falcon
: ========== This .sig exceeds Plate "C" specifications ==============
Funny, I've always had the impression that the right wing anti communist
governments of the region killed far more people than Fidel.  After all,
Castro hasn't dumped hundreds of live civilians from aircraft like the
Argentine military did in the '70s, sent his military out to murder
unarmed peasants like various Guatemalan governments did etc. etc.  Fidel
should go the way of the other dinosaurs, but by dictator standards he's
pretty tame.  I'd say he's roughly at the same level as Francisco Franco
of Spain was, and he was a U.S. ally for twenty years.

We now return you to your regularily scheduled shortwave newsgroup.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



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From: jmarvin <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
Date: 18 Aug 1996 23:46:59 GMT
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIDEL! Hey, Jorge Mas eat your stone cold power
grabbing heart out!


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:47 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Frank Burke)
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Subject: Finding static source?
Date: 19 Aug 1996 12:13:36 GMT
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I have an rfi problem here caused a nearby telephone PABX system. That's
those new-fangled phone setups in offices which have a switching box
somewhere in the building plugged into the mains. Progress :(
        You said *tonight* - does that mean the problem just popped up?
Did something change in your immediate neighbourhood?
        Anyway, consider the telephone possibility. And good luck.

--
Frank J. Burke
[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Rob Neff (N7ORY))
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[e-mail] wrote:


>AGREED:
> President William Jefferson Clinton is the greatest president since
> George Washington.

>Now can we get back to shortwave?

GAG!




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:49 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Frank Turzanski)
Subject: Re: FS: Lowe HF150 Rack System
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I was wondering what your asking for the complete unit..I may be
interested if the price is right..I live in Toronto Canada.

Thanks



In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>Complete Lowe HF150 Rack system consisting of the following:
>
>Lowe HF150 Receiver (backlit option installed)
>Lowe PR150 Pre-Selector
>Lowe SP150 Audio filter/Notch/Ext. Speaker/Signal Meter
>Lowe 3 level custom rackmount for all three components
>Lowe Keypad for direct frequency entry
>Lowe IF150 computer interface w/Windows control software
>
>This sytem is over $1500 new (verify at Universal Radio). Please
>e-mail me if you have serious interest.....
>
>
>Michael N9LFN



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:50 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ken)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS:Icom R1 Unblocked Scanner(100khz-1300mhz)
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 23:53:32 GMT
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I have an Icom R1 Unblocked 100khz-1300mhz. $300. It comes with the
large battery(BP-84) It is in good
condition. Please email me if interested.
                    Thanks, Ken
                     [e-mail]





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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE SRIII - Very Disappointed
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:30:22 GMT
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On 16 Aug 1996 08:34:29 -0400, [e-mail] (RDsmyrna) wrote:

>GE Super Radio III is a winner!

What does it win, the "overhyped el-cheapo junk radio" award?


--
Check out my home page at http://www.blarg.net/~future/index.html
I'm a volunteer at the Win95 Help Site.  Drop by if you need help with Win95.

http://www.isisnet.com/terrymo/index.html


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:52 1996
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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grounding question!
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:18:16 -0700
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Radiomatt wrote:
>
> Everything I've ever read says you should run gnd wire from receiver to
> nearest  water pipe or a ground rod in the ground.

Uhh, not so fast.  I work for a water and sewer utility.  Many houses
we serve these days use plastic at the entrance.  Stick with the
ground rod.

--
Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


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From: Lenny Tamulonis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig Yacht Boy 400 - terrible reception concern
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 21:32:00 -0400
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R C NEWELL wrote:
>

>
> There is nothing wrong with his radio --
> He knows nothing about shortwave and
> has no experience with fading, lightning static,
> ionospheric conditions and the like...
>
> Some of you people are too quick to condemn equipment
> before you evaluate the radio-users prowess or lack thereof..

1. He was not condemning the equipment. He was suggesting an avenue of informa
tion. YOU,
OTOH, did not hesitate to condemn the user.
2. The user may know more about SW than you think.
3. Attempting to help others is a virtue
4. If you can't help the user with something constructive, why do you bother t
o post?

No flame. Just an observation.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:53 1996
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From: zeteo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Grundig Yacht Boy 400 - terrible reception concern
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 18:15:30 -0400
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[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> The fading IS quite a normal part of shortwave listening. The Grundig 400
> does NOT have a sync detector which will help eliminate much of this
> problem.
>
> I never understood why the Grundig received the positive press it has....
>
> Tom
> Rainbow V 1.11 for Delphi - Test Drive


I am surprised your having problems with the 400.  It is one of the best
radios I have ever owned, and I have owned a bunch.

Good Luck :)



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:54 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steve Blackmore)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hearing VOA in Ireland and Britain?
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 19:36:18 GMT
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On 19 Aug 1996 15:29:33 GMT, [e-mail] (John Monaghan)
wrote:

>I spend quite a bit of time in Ireland and England. I have never been
>able to find the VOA there. Does anyone know if, when, and where on the
>dial VOA can be found in those countries?


0400-0600 7.170, 11.965, 15.205
0600-0700 6.140, 7.170, 11.805, 11.965, 15.205
1500-1700 9.700, 15.205, 15.225
1700-1800 9.700, 9.760, 15.225
1800-2100 9.760, 9.770
2100-2200 6.160, 9.535, 9.760

Hope this helps.


--
Steve Blackmore

SAB Computers - On-site Archiving Service & Data Storage
--------------- PC Sales and Maintenance----------------
Telephone [phone]          Mobile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]   WWW:   http://www.personal.u-net.com/~sabcom


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:55 1996
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From: Ray Woodward <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Hearing VOA in Ireland and Britain?
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In article <4va18t$[e-mail]>, John Monaghan
<[e-mail]> comments :

>I spend quite a bit of time in Ireland and England. I have never been
>able to find the VOA there. Does anyone know if, when, and where on the
>dial VOA can be found in those countries?

VOA Europe can be heard 24 hours in Europe via Eutelsat II F1 at 13
degrees east (it is on the back of DW-tv).

Last I heard it was also carried (at certain times) via a Munich relay
on 1197 kHz - this channel is used in the UK by Virgin Radio which tends
to ruin reception in many parts of England.

It is also carried via many European cable outlets (and several
continental local stations use it as a sustaining service).

VOA no longer carries any European *specific* shortwave channels. You
can however hear them in Europe most evenings (conditions permitting) on
various African and Asian targetted frequencies :

7415, 9760, 13710, 15205, 15255, 15410, 15445

... are all worth a check in the European evening hours.

--

Ray


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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:56 1996
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From: [e-mail] (dreamer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: inexpensive shortwave radio wanted
Date: 17 Aug 1996 06:52:19 GMT
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Please call Saul Linseth until 9 pm pacific. If not at home, leave message:

(206)-265-3940


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:57 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ric Dube)
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I have been told not to waste my money on a shortwave radio, because
reception in Seattle, Washington would be terrible, and I'd just get
frustrated.  This is supposedly because it is an urban/metropolitan area,
and because it is on the West coast.  Is this actually true?

Further, if I were to buy, I've been thinking about about the Sangean 818.
Anyone out there with an opinion on this radio?
--
_____________________________
Ric Dube
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:51:58 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Perry Baer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Maritime Nets, need the frequencies
Date: 19 Aug 1996 13:41:02 GMT
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Alan,   I find Herb's Maritime WX Net makes for interesting monitoring.
Early evenings  5-7 pm EDT on 12359.  I found it particularly interesting
as Hurricane Bertha was approaching the SE coast.

Perry



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From: crypto <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Mobile Scanners - Illegal in USA?
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Ramon V. Samson wrote:
>
> My friend is planning to travel by car throughout US West Coast from British
> Colummbia, Can. He has a scanner and would like to take to take it with
> him in his trip but heard from another guy that scanners, particularly
> mobile ones are now illegal in the US. I have not heard of that...is it
> true??? Would appreciate a reply or clarification on this...
>


Mobile scanners are illegal in SOME states, not ALL. Actually the number
of states that allow mobile scanners is greater than the number that
don't. It is not a big deal if you are careful, I just wouldnt flaunt the
fact that you have one in the states where it's illegal.

I believe that the book "Monitor USA" has the details for each state.


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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Mobile Scanners - Illegal in USA?
Date: 18 Aug 1996 06:18:45 GMT
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Ramon V. Samson ([e-mail]) wrote:
: My friend is planning to travel by car throughout US West Coast from British

: Colummbia, Can. He has a scanner and would like to take to take it with
: him in his trip but heard from another guy that scanners, particularly
: mobile ones are now illegal in the US. I have not heard of that...is it
: true??? Would appreciate a reply or clarification on this...

: --
: Regards,

: Ramon
: [e-mail]
Scanners are legal in the U.S.  However, in some states its illegal to
use a mobile scanner in your vehicle.  Your best way to find out would
probably be to ask, if you haven't already, on rec.radio.scanners

tim gueguen [e-mail]



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From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
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Subject: Re: Mobile Scanners - Illegal in USA?
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In article <4v3ips$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Ramon V. Samson) wr
ites:
> My friend is planning to travel by car throughout US West Coast from British
> Colummbia, Can. He has a scanner and would like to take to take it with
> him in his trip but heard from another guy that scanners, particularly
> mobile ones are now illegal in the US. I have not heard of that...is it
> true??? Would appreciate a reply or clarification on this...

Fixed scanners are legal everywhere as long as they don't receive cellular
telephone frequencies, as far as I know.

Mobile scanners are regulated in some areas, but not all.  I don't remember
whether the regulations are at the state or local level.

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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:02 1996
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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
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Jim Shaffer, Jr. wrote:
>
> In article <4v3ips$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Ramon V. Samson)
writes:
> > My friend is planning to travel by car throughout US West Coast from Briti
sh
> > Colummbia, Can. He has a scanner and would like to take to take it with
> > him in his trip but heard from another guy that scanners, particularly
> > mobile ones are now illegal in the US. I have not heard of that...is it
> > true??? Would appreciate a reply or clarification on this...
>
> Fixed scanners are legal everywhere as long as they don't receive cellular
> telephone frequencies, as far as I know.
>
> Mobile scanners are regulated in some areas, but not all.  I don't remember
> whether the regulations are at the state or local level.

It is usually regulated State by State.  I think NJ has such a law.  There
may be others.

--
Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


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From: Robert Ogburn <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Please ID these antennas
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Donald R. Putnick wrote:
.
. Does anyone know the purpose of the four "flagpole" antennas
. on the golf course next to Highway 1 in Aptos?
.
. --
. Don Putnick
. [e-mail]
. [e-mail]


Don, I believe these are broadcast antennas.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Mike Witkowski)
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For the Avid swl who dxes the ham bands. Our latest qsl info file now
contains over 43,234 qsl managers or direct addresses. For your copy
on the net go to http://www.coredcs.com/~mtw If you can't find it here
just email us at [e-mail] as we have a ton of qsl info from the
past to the present. Best of DX


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:04 1996
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From: [e-mail](Bradley Jay Hernlem Ph.D.)
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Subject: Questions about ICF-2010
Date: 19 Aug 1996 01:00:31 GMT
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Where might I find a schematic diagram of the Sony ICF-2010
receiver? Also, is SW reception improved with the use of an
active antenna in conjuction with this receiver?

Thanks,

Brad
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:05 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dan Ferguson)
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Subject: Re: R8 vs AR7030
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Ray Woodward <[e-mail]> wrote:

>In article <[e-mail]>, charles andrade
><[e-mail]> comments :

>>   * The Sync detector on the AR7030 tracks faster than my R8's sync detecto
r.
>>     The AR7030 lacks the annoying howl that the R8 has.
>>     But the R8's detector seems to improve the tonal quality of a
>>     strong signal noticiably better than the AR7030's detector.

>Then I can only assume that the 7030 you have is faulty in some way and
>you are *the* Drake R8 owner whose sync detector stays locked to the
>received carrier throughout even the smallest of fades ...

Make that two!

df








From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Ralph Brandi)
Subject: Re: Radio Marti is 5 Megawatts?!?!? (Was: Re: VOA, WORLDNET, RADIO...)
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In article <Pine.SGI.3.91r.960815235616.10616A-100000@freenet>, Tony
Calguire <[e-mail]> wrote:

> > conventions of the major U.S. political parties, the Voice of America
> > will boost its medium wave (AM) signal strength to over 5,000,000 watts

> What in the world are you talking about?  Which medium wave transmitter?
> Or are you talking about all of the VOA's mediumwave facilities' powers
> added together?  Is that 5 Megawatts real power, or some convoluted ERP
> formula?  Surely, you're not suggesting that VOA's 1180khz mediumwave
> facility in the Florida Keys will be boosted to 5 Megawatts!
>
> Or are you?

Think about this for a second.  The VOA uses many mediumwave transmitters
throughout the world.  It's unlikely that they're installing new equipment
just for a couple of weeks worth of coverage.  Consider also that the
article you're responding to is a press release, designed more for an
audience of reporters who don't know much about the VOA or international
broadcasting.  So, if you were going to take some of the mediumwave
transmitters you have around the world broadcasting in various languages
and reschedule them to broadcast in English during a special event, how
would you phrase the press release to grab the attention of the press and
maybe get a little coverage for the VOA?

Looking at the various transmitters that VOA uses on mediumwave, adding up
their powers makes 5 MW seem just about right.

--
Ralph Brandi     [e-mail]     http://www.mcs.com/~ralph/
"I have never seen a normal human being compare the Mac OS, Windows and Unix
systems side by side and come away saying, 'Gee, I really prefer the way
Windows and Unix work.'"  --Peter H. Lewis, New York Times, 13 Aug 1996


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:07 1996
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From: "Joseph Gantt" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Radio questions for mountain area
Date: 17 Aug 1996 02:37:49 GMT
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Buy a used Sony 2010 or a new Grundig Yacht Boy 400 for $200 or less.

Joseph Gantt
Asheville, NC




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dude)
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Subject: Re: Radio questions for mountain area
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>I hope this is the right group. Please advise if not.
>
>I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina and want to get a radio. It
>needs to be short wave and have a battery backu, if that is possible (for
>multi-day power outages).
>I'd like to keep the price under $100 if that is possible, but it has been ma
ny
>years since I last owned a sw radio (Hallicrafters). If I have to pay more, s
o
>be it.
>
>Any help/advice would be appreciated.
>Or pointers to a FAQ.
>Thanks.
>
>Bob Strauss
>[e-mail]

Can't think of much in that price range except the SONY ICF-SW10 for
$52. I've had good luck with this radio all over the east coast. Am
now in Dallas Texas and it picks up all the major stations. 12 bands,
AM, FM,  and in SW - 60, 49, 41,31,25,22,19,16,13 meter bands.




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:09 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bob)
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Subject: Re: Radio Shack Antenna Tuner
Date: 21 Aug 1996 11:39:44 GMT
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I use it more as a frequency tuner for the antenna than as a powered
antenna, i.e. it is attached to an external antenna and I don't use the
telescoping antenna on the RS unit. It has an adjustable gain which can
overload the receiver if turned up, but the frequency control allows me
to "hone in" on stations.

For $29 it does its job...

Bob

You can't miss what you ain't got,
You can't lose what you ain't never had.
- Muddy Waters


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (SP3027)
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Subject: Radios for sale...
Date: 18 Aug 1996 23:08:47 -0400
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For Sale...

ICOM R-71A HF Communications Receiver, and a Motorola HT600 six-channel
VHF-hi 5-watt portable transmitter. Both units in excellant condition. A
MFJ random wire antenna tuner is included with ICOM. Make offer. Getting
out of hobby.

For more information, E-Mail me at:
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:11 1996
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Date: 16 Aug 1996 23:29:25 GMT
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In <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Len Anderson) writes:
>CR>From: Scott Ryan <[e-mail]>
>CR>Subject: Random longwire questions (again)
>
>CR>Being a novice shortwave listener, I still have a couple of questions
>CR>involving grounding;
>
>CR>1. Do I need a earth ground on my longwire (it uses insulated wire
>CR>lead-in), and if so, how do I ground it?  It seems that a ground from the
>CR>longwire to earth ground would "short" the antenna.
>
>CR>2. Is a lightning arrestor needed in addition to a earth ground?
>
>   You don't ground the longwire directly.  A receiver's antenna

I disagree here.  If it is a true longwire, it would be a good idea to
terminate it to ground through a resistor.  This would prevent a
high static charge from frying the front end of his radio.  Probably not
as important for a tabletop, but a must if he's using a portable.

>If you are located in a thunderstorm area, a lightning arrester MUST be
>used for safety.

Absolutely!  And if you happen to be at home during the storm, disconnect
your radio anyway!


Good listening,
Steve


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:12 1996
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From: Larry Korkowski <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Request for Patriotic Verse
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 10:40:30 -0600
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To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> I am searching for a verse...
>
> The taped verse was read by a policeman...concerns the visit of a founding
> fathers ghost and voices concerns over present day America.
>
> Anyone who knows of this verse....

It's called "A Vistor From The Past" and is read by David Mann.  A cassette
tape of this (about 4 minutes in length) can be purchased for $5 from:

Dave & Gayle Mann
P. O. Box 1309
St. Johns, AZ 85936

Regards,
Larry


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:12 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Rob Pugliese)
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Subject: Sangean 803a for sale
Date: 18 Aug 1996 00:44:37 GMT
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After purchase of a new 7600G I'm selling my 803a.  It's about 5 years old
and in good condition.  It is branded with the Christian Science Monitor
Logo, as I purchased it from them.  It comes with the ac adapter and a really
nice padded Targus case from Universal that has enough room for both the
radio and a copy of Passport or a logbook or whatever.  It still works great,
but I just couldnt resist the temptation of the Sony and I can't afford to
have both.

Price: $130 for everything, shipping not included.


Thankx!

Rob Pugliese
Tangent, OR



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:13 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jav Atar)
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Subject: Re: Sangean 909 Information
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 12:43:57 GMT
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I bought a 909 and so far I like it! The price was a consideration, as
this unit competes with the 2010 and the SW77, but for much less.

I also liked the of RDS, as it is starting to be used by more
stations.

I cannot rate it on sensitivity yet, and I am waiting for a Popular
Communications review for that kind of information. I have to say,
I've used the FM a lot and it is the most sensitive of the many FM
radios I own.

Regards,
David



On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 16:14:40 GMT, [e-mail] (Dan Tzur)
wrote:

>Hello:
>      I would like to know from users and general public that are acquainted
>with the Sangean 909, what are the features that made them choose or prefer
>to purchase it. Was it the speaker, SSB, price, other? How does it compare
>to others (ie which Sony?)?
>      Thanks, Dan.
>



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:14 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Costello)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: schedules for VOA and BBC
Date: 17 Aug 1996 15:10:49 GMT
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George Monsma ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I'm planning to go to Moscow in the fall, and would like to find a source
: on the internet for schedules for BBC, VOA, and/or other shortwave
: sources of news in English.  Can anyone point me to Web sites that would
: have this information?

: thanks.
: George Monsma
: [e-mail]

    Besides the VOA and BBC web sites, Thorsten Koch maintains a list
of international braodcasters web sites and e-mail addresses at:


     http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/~thkoch/


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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:15 1996
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From: (Frank Bobbit)
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Subject: Short wave + scanner
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 Are there scanners with short wave frequenceis also? I'd like to buy
a scanner where I can listen to public brodcast also (AM,FM,SW)


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:16 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Brian Johnson)
Date: 16 Aug 96 17:39:30
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SHORTWAVE RADIO IN SCHOOLS
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
X-FTN-To: Piran Mohazzabi
Organization: The Alien Biker Kat BBS via UUCP
Lines: 5

A great many people are involved with bringing shortwave radio into the class
room.  The first group I can name easily is most probably the amateur radio co
mmunity.  I remember that during my high school years there were many maateur
radio clubs at high schools and colleges spread throughout the United States.
 Lately, though, the increase in personal computing has sort of put the damper
 on enthusiasm for establishing radio clubs in schools.  That's why the ARRL i
s agressively promoting amateur radio for young people.  Personally, I feel ha
m radio is great and should be re-vitalized in the nation's class rooms with t
he help of local amateur enthusiasts.  Ovder the past few years, there has bee
n a gradual decline in the numbr of students who are interesdsted in shortwave
 and ham radio.  I certainly hope this decline is not a permanent one.
---------
When I was a freshman in high school my parents presented me with a Hallicraft
ers S-38E.  That one radio helped me prepare wisely for a few current events a
ssignments.  I was probably way ahead of other students in the class as the in
formation gleaned from listening to shortwave broadcasts was often up to date
stuff and I was right there listening to events as they unfolded.  Needless to
 say, the reports that were turned in to the teacher all received "A."  Shortw
ave radio helped me to get ahead in school.  It should also be able to help ot
hers.  Happy Monitoring...Brian.
---------
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:17 1996
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From: John Figliozzi <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SHORTWAVE RADIO IN SCHOOLS
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 00:04:58 -0400
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
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Hello, Michael!

Yes, there are some very real efforts as regards the use of shortwave
radio in the schools.  A teacher by the name of Myles Mustoe has
written an excellent book and teachers' guide on the subject which is
available from Tiare Publications.

In addition, a teacher from the Ottawa region of Canada--Neil
Carleton--is attempting to coordinate receiver manufacturers, schools,
shortwave hobbyists and their clubs, and shortwave stations in an
organized effort to encourage the use of shortwave radio in classrooms
in an integrated manner to help teach various subjects such as
geography, foreign language, technology, and critical listening
skills, among others.  I am proud to say that I am a part of this
effort, along with some members of the Ontario DX Association and
former RCI and RJ broadcaster Ian McFarland.

If you would like to discuss this further, drop me an e-mail note.  As
I will be on vacation at a place with no telephone (heaven!) for about
a week, I will not be checking my e-mail again until the 25th.  So
don't be concerned if you don't get an immediate response from me.

All the best,
John Figliozzi

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Treat yourself and your shortwave radio to a copy of
THE WORLDWIDE SHORTWAVE LISTENING GUIDE
comprehensive listings of English language programs on shortwave
$8.99 at your local Radio Shack store/RS catalog #62-1335
----------------------------------------------------------------------


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:18 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Terry Fugate)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Slow scan television?
Date: 19 Aug 1996 15:30:02 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, fatcrab@norfolk.
infi.net says:
>
>Back in 1988-89 I did some research for a paper about slow scan television
>within the shortwave radio area.
>can anyone tell me how this technology has increased/improved?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>JPC
I do not know what you mean by "improved", but there is a lot software
to send and receive Slowscan.  JVFAX 7.xc comes to mind.  A recent
QST article gave a lot of data about TRUESCAN, a multi mode sstv
de"coder".  I think you can find it at the oak.oakland ftp archive or
at the arrl ftp site.  While I did use JVFAX to receive on sstv image,
for testing, I am more "into" wefax.  I hope this points you in the right
direction.
.............................................................................
Terry Fugate
UKTV
University of Kentucky
"The opinions expressed herein are mine, and soley mine.  They do not
represent the official view of the University of Kentucky, the State
of Kentucky, or any agency of any government.  If you do not like my
opinion, just get on with your life.  I will not change your mind and
you can not change mine."


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:19 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Langner WB2OSZ)
Subject: Re: Slow scan television?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 13:54:30 GMT
Lines: 28

In article <[e-mail]>,
 <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Back in 1988-89 I did some research for a paper about slow scan television
>within the shortwave radio area.
>can anyone tell me how this technology has increased/improved?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>JPC

Take a look at

        http://www.ultranet.com/~sstv

for lots of information about SSTV.
Topics include:
        History
        Typical images
        Commercial systems
        Free software
        Questions + Answers
        Links to all other known SSTV sites
        Convention reports
        and much much more ...

John



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:21 1996
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From: Richard Paul Merrell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: So why do it with a posting instead of email???
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:50:24 -0700
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. wrote:
>
> In article <[e-mail]>,
>    Wilson Jarvis <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >Howard Sherer wrote:
> >>
> >> For Sale Mint condition Grundig Sat 700 receiver $400.
> >> Howard AE3T
> >
> >Howard, Universal Radio is advertising new ones for about $450 and
> >factory reconditioned units with one year factory warranty
> >for about $370.  Don't you think your price is a little high?
>
> Don't you think it would be a little more polite to express
> your views of his pricing by email, instead of a posting?
>
> The price some one charges is really no ones business but the
> seller.  More power to him if he gets close to what he's asking.
> Save your opinions for email or keep them to yourself.
>
> This isn't Russia, and last time I looked, the Free Market was
> still alive and well.
>
> I would STONGLY suggest you don't buy this guys radio.  Try
> Universal Radio instead.
>
> A conservative republican.I see prices on the net that I find objectional at
 times but I figure
either I was not meant to have it or I just do not have the money.  If
one does not like the price one does not have to buy.  it is very simple
and that is the way it works.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:22 1996
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From: Wilson Jarvis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: So why do it with a posting instead of email???
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 18:27:43 -0500
Organization: Houston Area League of PC Users
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Rod Cerkoney wrote:
>
> OTH. Maybe it is good, in a free market economy, to post alternatives.
> That way someone new (possibly naive) to the market will get a better idea
> of what is available WRT: price, location...etc.
>
> This isn't Russia, and the last time I looked, the right to free speech
> was still alive and well.
>
> A political GDI with conservative principles and an open mind.
>
> --
>
> -rc-, It's good to be root!

Thank you, Rod.  Got to watch those closet Democrats!

Wilson


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Itchy & Scratchy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: soccer/football on shortwave
Date: 18 Aug 1996 16:57:06 GMT
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Please help,

I'm having no luck being able to contact the BBC. I am trying to find when
the BBC or other shortwave broadcasters air English Premier League soccer
games. Can someone please aim in the proper direction or tell me where I
can find this information. I will be forever grateful.


David in Austin, TX


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:24 1996
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From: crypto <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2001
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:21:50 -0700
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Duc Tran wrote:


[snip]


> I don't intend to make the 2010 looks bad, it is a pretty good radio
> for it class, but certainly is not the best.
>
> Listening is beleiving, borrow a 700 and test the result yourself.
>
> Duc Tran


Thanks for the details. Looks like you did your homework, I will try it.


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Frank Burke)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SWL with a Rhombic?
Date: 20 Aug 1996 01:54:58 GMT
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Anyone used a rhombic for swl? I used a minature one (each of the four
legs approx. 110') for the 10 meter ham band about six years ago. My goal
was to communicate with friends in Penn. and Mo. - which happen to line
up with my location :) It worked great, but I never got around to hooking
it to my sw radio, and wonder what I might have missed. BTW, it was
unterminated, and so was bidirectional, giving me a nice signal into
Europe as well as the USA.

--
Frank J. Burke VO1BZ
[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:25 1996
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From: wickies@
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: test
Date: 19 Aug 1996 10:54:12 GMT
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this is a test

Chris Wickland
'All things are possible to him who beleives.'
Jesus is the Way the Truth & the Life



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:26 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles Mikelson)
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   This is a test to see it I am doing this right.
   [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:27 1996
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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 14:13:26 -0700
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kEN Colburn wrote:
>
> i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
> religious stations on SW? The thing is, on this old Heathkit, i've got
> the volume up loud to hear the DX and then BAMMMMMM they blast thru and
> blow ya outta the chair. And it seems ALL the American SW stations are
> religioius based. WHRI,WWCR,KWHR,etc.

Yeh, and I think your subject line is quite appropriate.  They're a
damned bunch, aren't they?  I've always been suspicious of their
breed of religious evangelism.  Let 'em waste their money, though.
Anyone smart enough to know what shortwave listening is, is not very
likely to throw money at them.

73,

Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:28 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel P. Rakowski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 21 Aug 1996 11:08:04 GMT
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Tim Gerchmez ([e-mail]) wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:17:15 GMT, [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
> wrote:
>
> >i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
> >religious stations on SW?
>
> Yep.  I also get tired of hearing them on Mediumwave.  You won't be
> going to hell, since hell is a myth.

There's a pretty simple solution to being tired of religious
broadcasters.  I just don't listen, and therefore don't get annoyed.

I guess its easier to complain about it, though.

--
Daniel P. Rakowski
Software Configuration Management
General Dynamics Land Systems
Email:  [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 03:16:27 GMT
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On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:17:15 GMT, [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
wrote:

>i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
>religious stations on SW?

Yep.  I also get tired of hearing them on Mediumwave.  You won't be
going to hell, since hell is a myth.

--
Check out my home page at http://www.blarg.net/~future/index.html
I'm a volunteer at the Win95 Help Site.  Drop by if you need help with Win95.

http://www.isisnet.com/terrymo/index.html


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:30 1996
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From: Orrin Edwards <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: US television channel 1
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 09:15:23 -0400
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On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Jim Shaffer, Jr. wrote:
> > created when the USA drops 54-82Mhz for TV, and there is QRM-free Es from
> > Central & South America!
>
> South America doesn't use NTSC, does it?

According to WRTV, South America is a mix of NTSC and PAL.

----
Orrin - Long Island, New York
[e-mail]
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/            (Personal)
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/syocc.html  (Camera Club)



From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:31 1996
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From: Jonathan Marks <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Vintage Radio
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 22:40:03 +0100
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After a lot of requests we're re-running the special on
Vintage Radio with Gerald Wells in next week's Media Network
on Radio Netherlands. This covers some fascinating stories
concerning various brands of shortwave and mediumwave radios from
the 30's onwards. The show was recorded at the Vintage Wireless
Museum in Dulwich, South London. Worth a visit if you're in the
area.

We're just about to announce a major upgrade to the WWW site and
new audio subcarriers on Astra as from September 1st. The current
transponder is being transfered to new owners.


Cheers from Holland


Jonathan Marks & Diana Janssen
Presenters Media Network
Radio Netherlands


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Weird station
Date: 16 Aug 1996 16:27:28 GMT
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kEN Colburn ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Tonite 8/15 0809 UTC on approx 4700 mHz (not sure, old analog dial!)
: this male voice was saying
: Foxtrot...charlie...alpha...foxtrot...
: Off air at 0819 .VERy sttrong signal.
: any ideas what it was?
: --

: My Mom's Net rules:
: No running on the Net with scissors!
: Don't read emale from strangers.
: Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
: Shut up, I'm on the modem!    [e-mail]
: http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html
If it was in AM, its probably a "Mossad" (thats who is presumed to run
them) phonetic alphabet station.  They have a repeated callsign like
"Charlie India Oscar Two" and occasionally send phonetic message groups.

tim gueguen [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:33 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Weird station
Date: 21 Aug 1996 05:23:46 GMT
Organization: Midtown Computer Services
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In article <[e-mail]>, Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]> wrote:

> kEN Colburn wrote:
> >
> > Tonite 8/15 0809 UTC on approx 4700 mHz (not sure, old analog dial!)
> > this male voice was saying
> > Foxtrot...charlie...alpha...foxtrot...
> > Off air at 0819 .VERy sttrong signal.
> > any ideas what it was?
>
> Congratulations, you found a code broadcast stations for spy traffic.
> It can be hard to know exactly who is behind all this.  If you had
> a directional antenna, perhaps you can DF the sucker with the help
> of a few freinds here on the net.
>
> Years ago, (Days of the USSR) I used to hear a male and female
> voices on the air saying "This broadcast is for testing purposes
> only from the Moscow Radiotelephone Station" and then they'd say
> "Book ___ Page ___ Group ___ " or something like that, and then
> they'd start with a bunch of phonetics which was probably a coded
> message to their operatives.
>
> I'm told that once, on Christmas or New Years Eve, they even added a
> little something extra that went "and greetings to our friends in
> the CIA!"

Rumor has it that the stations are run by Israel's Mossad. Other suspects
are the American CIA and British MI5.


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Reply-To: [e-mail] (Irdial-Discs)
From: [e-mail] (Irdial-Discs)
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 13:51:47 GMT
Subject: Re: Weird station (Numbers Station?)
Lines: 35


In article <4v27hg$[e-mail]>, TIMOTHY GUEGUEN ([e-mail]
.sk.ca) writes:
>kEN Colburn ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Tonite 8/15 0809 UTC on approx 4700 mHz (not sure, old analog dial!)
>: this male voice was saying
>: Foxtrot...charlie...alpha...foxtrot...
>: Off air at 0819 .VERy sttrong signal.
>: any ideas what it was?
>: --


>If it was in AM, its probably a "Mossad" (thats who is presumed to run
>them) phonetic alphabet station.  They have a repeated callsign like
>"Charlie India Oscar Two" and occasionally send phonetic message groups.
>

The MOSSAD stations that I am aware of use a sampled *female* voice, on a numb
er
of frequencies, so this may not be a MOSSAD station, unless they have
introduced a new voice.

This is EXACTLY why we are releasing 'The CONET Project'. This Triple CD
release, which is at the pressing plant now, will be the difinitive
Numbers Station refrence document, including over 70 different signal examples
.

ENIGMA has created letter designations for all known Numbers Stations (eg 'S9'
'V12') so that monitors have a common reference point when logging and
describing a Numbers Station that they hear. Its not enough to simply log
'YL/OM...5 figure Groups'; it leads to confusion. The ENIGMA designation codes
along with the reorded signals will make it much easier for everyone to monito
r
Numbers Stations.


Irdial-Discs





From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:36 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where can I find RealAudio sites?
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:14:29 GMT
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On Sat, 17 Aug 1996 20:19:47 -0500, Jane <[e-mail]> wrote:

>SiAaron M wrote:
>>
>> In message <4udo3u$[e-mail]> - [e-mail]8 Aug 1996
>> 22:01:34 GMT writes:
>> :>
>> :>>Where can I find RealAudio sites with shortwave radio stations on?
>> :>
>> :>Try    http://www.wrn.org/audio.html
>>
>> Geee let's see the way I've done it in the past was to go to
>> http://www.metacrawler.com  (which is a metasearch engine) and typed in Rea
l
>> Audio   This then goes out and searches Alta Vista, Yahoo, Web Crawler, Ope
n
>> Text, Lycos, Excite.  I remember getting back somewhere around 50 returns.
>
> Simply type in   audionet   into the Infoseek or Yahoo search engines.
>However, I don't know if it's safe to download the real audio player as
>asked.  Let me know........

Try http://www.wrn.org

--
Check out my home page at http://www.blarg.net/~future/index.html
I'm a volunteer at the Win95 Help Site.  Drop by if you need help with Win95.

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From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:38 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Who's QRMing R. Netherlands?
Date: 17 Aug 1996 08:31:20 GMT
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Ray Woodward <[e-mail]> wrote:

>It is (IMHO) a little "over the top" to accuse a station who have been
>using a channel on a daily basis for over a quarter of a century of
>causing QRM ...

Agreed...especially when the stations concerned work together closely
at all levels, and participate at the frequency coordination meetings.
It's easy to tell who hasn't been listening since the 60's and
70's...co-channel interference in those days was the norm, rather than
the exception (largely, but not exclusively) because of the large
number of frequencies used by the Soviet Union.

Hard work in recent years by most of the world's international
broadcasters has improved reception conditions for SWL's so
dramatically that now people actually take notice of co-channel
intereference because it is unusual.

The way to solve the inevitable problems that will occur when the
ionosophere doesn't behave as predicted is not to rant and rave in
this newsgroup and make ill-informed judgements, but to contact the
stations concerned with factual information about the interference,
and if possible details of who is causing it.

The chances are that the stations will already know about the problem
and be working on a solution. How quickly this can be done depends on
the country concerned. Radio Netherlands, for example, has complete
responsibility for its own frequency management, whereas some stations
have to go through a government department in order to get something
changed, or in some cases (such as South Africa) a different agency
which is responsible for technical matters.

One caveat...if you are listening to an 'out of area' transmission
(eg. if you happen to listen to a broadcast beamed to Africa but live
in North America) you cannot expect a station to change a frequency
that works well in the target area. By all means report such
instances, as stations like to have as much data as they can, but bear
in mind that this is sort of reception is a bonus and is not of high
priority when frequencies are selected.


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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: World of Radio not on 15685 Fr @ 2115?
Date: 17 Aug 1996 02:36:44 GMT
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I heard Spanish. Oh well, I finally have Streamworks 2.0 working from the
WRN British server. I'll hear it at 0530 on WRN.
--
 "The Misinformation Highway Begins Here."
        -- Monty Python Web Site (http://www.pythonline.com)




From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:39 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WRNO transmitter down ??
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 17:22:57 +0100
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In article <[e-mail]>, Orrin
Edwards <[e-mail]> wrote:

> For several days now, 15420 kHz has been silent.  I noticed that they
> did come up on their night frequency of 7355 kHz.  I looked at their
> web site (www.wrnoworldwide.com), but there was no mention of any
> problem and the schedule says they are still suppose to be on 15420
> during the day!
>
Have you tried 7355 during the day? I caught them last week with Rush
around 11am local on 7355.

Charlie in western KY.

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WRTH IN ISRAEL
Date: 17 Aug 1996 08:31:24 GMT
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"eran" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Where can I buy the WRTH 96 in ISRAEL?
>
>In most bookstores this publication is unknown - also it is unknown in  the
>main bookstores chain "steimatzky" which is listed in wrth 95.

Sorry to learn of your problems getting WRTH.

The Israeli dealer we have listed in the 1996 edition is Literary
Transactions Inc., P.O. Box 1444, Bnei Brak 51114.

Have you tried this company? If not, I suggest you contact them and
see if they can help you. If you have, and they have not been helpful,
please let me know by E-mail and I will pass that information on to
our sales people.




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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:18:23 EDT
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Sender: "Short Wave Listener's List" <SWL$[e-mail]>
From: Tom Sundstrom <[e-mail]>
Subject: WWCR Update 17 Aug 96
Lines: 11

http://www.wwcr.com/

Program schedules and transmitter schedules were updated 17 August. Note
that you will need a tables-capable Web browser to view the program
listings organized by days of the week.

---
 Thomas R. Sundstrom                      [e-mail]
 TRS Consultants                          http://www.trsc.com
 PO Box 2275                              [e-mail]
 Vincentown, NJ 08088-2275, USA
 [phone] | Fax [phone]


From [e-mail] Wed Aug 21 13:52:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (xcitor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Yaesu FRG-100
Date: 19 Aug 1996 12:02:45 GMT
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Greg R. Broderick ([e-mail]) (<4v4o7n$[e-mail]>) wr
ote:
: In article <[e-mail]>, MatthewJP <MatthewJP@worldnet.a
tt.net> wrote:
: :Does anyone have this SW radio?  Do you know of a keypad that can be
: :attached?  How does it rate?

: Universal Radio sells one for around fifty bucks.  I don't have one, but I'v
e
: heard very good reports from people who do have them.

I've heard that one can use the same keypad that Lowe sells for their
HF-150. Dunno if the one UR is selling is the same...


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:48 1996
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From: Robert Ganter <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: !!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:44:43 +0200
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Hi,

<off topic on>
Aron Felix Gurski wrote:
> Dear:
>   [ ] Clueless newbie       [ ] Lamer       [ ] AOL'er
>   [ ] Me too'er             [ ] Pervert     [ ] Geek
>   [ ] Spammer               [ ] Nerd        [ ] Bigot
>   [ ] Fed                   [ ] Freak       [x] Christian

I'd prefer this one:

  [ ] Clueless newbie       [ ] Lamer       [ ] AOL'er
  [ ] Me too'er             [X] Pervert     [ ] Geek
  [ ] Spammer               [ ] Nerd        [X] Bigot
  [ ] Fed                   [ ] Freak       [ ] Christian

All those fucking assholes claiming to be *real christians* (or jews, or
muslims or whatever) are actually perverting the idea of the religion
they say they believe in.

This is religous fundamentalism, which is *always* bad!
<off topic off>

Robert (HBH9NBY)


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Reply-To: [e-mail] (Simon Collings)
From: [e-mail] (Simon Collings)
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 16:11:16 GMT
Subject: *** Announce: Website Face Lift ***
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Dear All

I have just finished a major programme of refurbishment work to my
website which greatly improves the appearance and will help you
navigate round the 120+ pages.

                http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~g4sgi/

Subjects include:

SWL working aids covering: Foreign Language Recognition,
Propagation, Bandplan, Modulation.  MS-Windows help file version
available for download.

Demo of FREE PC-MONITOR DOS software for the FRG8800 and FRG9600

Information and demo of MUFsight MS-Windows propagation predicition
software implementing the MINIMUF algorithm

Information and demo of MS-Windows control software for the Yaesu
FRG-100 and Icom R-7100

Information and demos of leading AOR control software (including
details of forthcoming Data Master software for the AR7030/AR3030)

Loads of links to Broadcast stations, radio dealers, personal pages
and other www resources on the Internet

Feel free to take a look and let me know what you think.

Simon

--
Simon Collings, G4SGI
Radio Communications Consultant
http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~g4sgi/






From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:49 1996
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From: "John L. Berenyi" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: <<<< Sony 2010 owners..read this !!! >>>>>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 07:53:12 -0500
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This sound is driving me crazy.  No ..its not the speaker because I've
pulled it from the radio and checked it.  In fact its been pulled 4
times!  I've tried tightening it in several different rotations...looked
for cracks in the cabinet..no luck.  The buzz is coming from the front
exactly 1 inch below the start of the speakers holes and 1" to the right
if you start from the top left corner.


_______front view______

  X                    |
                       |
                       |
                       |
                       |
                       |
_______________________

This is the radio..x marks spot.


If I push on this spot with moderate pressure the buzz goes away.
Anybody else have this problem?  Any solutions?


John


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:51 1996
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From: Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 22:48:02 +0200
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Doug Boynton wrote:
>
> Bryan Cowan wrote:
> > Well, most licensed broadcast stations only broadcast government approved
> > propaganda as *news*, so cases like this are rare with licensed broadcast
> > stations. However, it's been said that the surest way to get the
> > government interested in a pirate station is for the pirate to broadcast
> > political news and commentary not allowed on regular broadcast stations.
>
> Call it a dumb question, if you like.  What could one possibly say on a
> "pirate" radio station that isn't being said on the air already?
>
> Bryan, I worked at a "licensed broadcast station" for many years.  We
> always
> said whatever we pleased.  The FCC guys showed up twice.  Once, it was
> a regular inspection of our transmitting facilities.  Once, it was
> because
> the transmitter was malfunctioning, and we were putting a signal out on
> several frequencies at once.  The FCC was very concerned about
> interference,
> not about our programs
>
> No one ever cared about the content of our programming.  Our programs
> ran the spectrum from far right to far left.  Believe me.  No one cared.
>
> --
> *****************************************
> * Doug Boynton - [e-mail] *
> *              Free Willie.             *
> *****************************************

I lived in New York during much of the Vietnam War. I remember there being
an uproar at one point because of a television programme. The CBC had sent
a film team to Vietnam -- both to the south and the north. The resulting
film was not overly pro-American.

The programme was offered to the American television networks (ABC, CBS and
NBC at that time). None of them would broadcast it. The CBC broadcast it in
Canada; Ottawa received a complaint the next day from Washington saying,
roughly, "How dare you broadcast such things. Americans should not be
exposed to your lies." I don't know how Ottawa replied (but I can guess
what they would have *liked* to tell Washington). Eventually the programme
was broadcast by PBS. This is the same kind of self-censorship that the USA
happily complained about in Eastern Bloc countries at the time. The only
difference was that the commercial television stations claimed that it was
because they were afraid that their *advertisers* would object. Quite
frankly, I doubt that the situation has changed all that much since then.

                                                -- Aron


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:52 1996
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From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
Date: 24 Aug 1996 18:20:03 -0700
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Doug Boynton <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Bryan Cowan wrote:
>> Well, most licensed broadcast stations only broadcast government approved
>> propaganda as *news*, so cases like this are rare with licensed broadcast
>> stations. However, it's been said that the surest way to get the
>> government interested in a pirate station is for the pirate to broadcast
>> political news and commentary not allowed on regular broadcast stations.
>
>Call it a dumb question, if you like.  What could one possibly say on a
>"pirate" radio station that isn't being said on the air already?
>

Geez, you've got Pacifica on the left, WRNO/WWCR and not a few AM
stations on the right, and Howard Stern, etc. covering the off-color
department pretty well.

What more out there is there to say, that the US government might
*really* get up in arms about (besides *legitimate* concerns about
national security)?





From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:54 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
Date: 25 Aug 1996 02:58:39 GMT
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In article <4vo9o3$[e-mail]>, "Charles P. Hobbs"
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Doug Boynton <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >Bryan Cowan wrote:
> >> Well, most licensed broadcast stations only broadcast government approved
> >> propaganda as *news*, so cases like this are rare with licensed broadcast
> >> stations. However, it's been said that the surest way to get the
> >> government interested in a pirate station is for the pirate to broadcast
> >> political news and commentary not allowed on regular broadcast stations.
> >
> >Call it a dumb question, if you like.  What could one possibly say on a
> >"pirate" radio station that isn't being said on the air already?
> >
>
> Geez, you've got Pacifica on the left, WRNO/WWCR and not a few AM
> stations on the right, and Howard Stern, etc. covering the off-color
> department pretty well.
>
> What more out there is there to say, that the US government might
> *really* get up in arms about (besides *legitimate* concerns about
> national security)?

Well, they could start talking about the One World Government, the UN
Biodiversity Plan, the eight banks that rule the world, the computer chips
implanted in our brains that control our thoughts and actions, the Council
on Foreign Relations, and so on. ALL stations broadcast govt approved
material-they only give the *illusion* of free speech so people won't ask
too many questions.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:47:56 1996
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From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
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[e-mail] (Bryan Cowan) wrote:
>In article <4vo9o3$[e-mail]>, "Charles P. Hobbs"
><[e-mail]> wrote:

>> Geez, you've got Pacifica on the left, WRNO/WWCR and not a few AM
>> stations on the right, and Howard Stern, etc. covering the off-color
>> department pretty well.
>>
>> What more out there is there to say, that the US government might
>> *really* get up in arms about (besides *legitimate* concerns about
>> national security)?
>
>Well, they could start talking about the One World Government, the UN
>Biodiversity Plan, the eight banks that rule the world, the computer chips
>implanted in our brains that control our thoughts and actions, the Council
>on Foreign Relations, and so on

Hey, you forgot about the Black Helicopters and the special stickers
on the back of traffic signs!

You *obviously* haven't been listening to WWCR and/or WRNO drivelling
this stuff almost 24-hours a day.

And, the government does nothing to stop them.




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From: Doug Boynton <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: A Little Short-Wave Nostalgia & Some Comments
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Bryan Cowan wrote:

> Well, they could start talking about the One World Government, the UN
> Biodiversity Plan, the eight banks that rule the world, the computer chips
> implanted in our brains that control our thoughts and actions, the Council
> on Foreign Relations, and so on. ALL stations broadcast govt approved
> material-they only give the *illusion* of free speech so people won't ask
> too many questions.

Awwwwww geez.  I didn't know you were talking about _that_ stuff.  I'd
write more about it, but I took an oath with the Tri-Lateral Commission
and UNICEF not to discuss it.

Excuse me.  I've got to get back into my black helicopter and get more
crystals to put into the "chapel" at the United Nations HQ building.

Take care!  Oh - and by the way, I learned all that stuff by listening
to government-licensed radio stations.

;-)

--
*****************************************
* Doug Boynton - [e-mail] *
*              Free Willie.             *
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From: [e-mail] (DARKLY BRIGHT)
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Subject: Re: Active Antenna for Tr
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 -=> Quoting Larry Davis to All <=-

 LD> Peter Mott wrote:
 > I have a AOR7030 receiver and looking to do some DX on tropical bands. I
 > live in an urban area with little space for longwire antennas.  I have read
 > that Dressler ara60 active antenna is a good product.
 LD> I bought a Dressler ara60 a few months ago and have to tell
 LD> you it was a waste of money. I use a Drake R8A receiver, and the
 LD> antenna was useless, because of high intermod from local MW AM
 LD> transmitters (no such problem with my longwire or T2fd antennas).

        I've read that an active antenna almost always has to be used
        in conjunction with a tuner box between it and the receiver to
        compensate for the range of frequencies in the short length of
        its whip. This might be the source of the problem.

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:00 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Kolb)
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Subject: Re: Active Antenna for Tr
Date: 25 Aug 1996 04:27:29 GMT
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DARKLY BRIGHT ([e-mail]) wrote:
:  -=> Quoting Larry Davis to All <=-

:  LD> I bought a Dressler ara60 a few months ago and have to tell
:  LD> you it was a waste of money. I use a Drake R8A receiver, and the
:  LD> antenna was useless, because of high intermod from local MW AM

:         I've read that an active antenna almost always has to be used
:         in conjunction with a tuner box between it and the receiver to
:         compensate for the range of frequencies in the short length of
:         its whip. This might be the source of the problem.


An active antenna is a short whip antenna ( 1 meter long, typical ),
which is connected to a high input impedance amplifier, usually FET.
The whip at HF or lower is electrically very short, and thus has
a high impedance. If the whip was connected directly to a coax or
low impedance receiver input, the mismatch would cause a high loss.
The amplifier usually does not have usually have voltage gain, but
matches the high output impedance of the whip to the low impedance
of the receiver, providing current gain.

Since the amplifier is untuned, a strong enough input signal will
overload it causing crossmod, intermod, etc. Refer to some of the
published product reviews to see how the Dressler compares to
others. Active antennas do vary in the amount of RF input energy
they can handle. When I was designing the KRS AA-1 active antenna
formerly sold by Radio West, I made several trips to a location
near some of the local AM stations for testing. Worked well up to
a half mile away, but certainly would not work in the shadows of
the towers.

Received a schematic last Friday for an active antenna based on
the 807 transmitting tube. I expect it would be very hard to
overload, but not having a 300 V DC battery supply, I can't take
it for testing :)


Back to the point I meant to make - Since the overloading if any
occurs in the broadband amp directly at the whip, and since
the amp has a low output impedance to go to the receiver, a
tuner box between the active antenna and the receiver should
have no effect on intermodulation, and a very small effect
on the sensitivity of the receiver/antenna combination.
If the intermod occurs in the receiver itself because
the signals coming in are too strong, then the receiver would
also have problems connected to a decent logn wire antenna.


John Kolb   [e-mail]



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From: T  E  I  X  E  I  R  A <[e-mail]>
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"Peter Mott" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I have a AOR7030 receiver and looking to do some DX on tropical bands. I
>live in an urban area with little space for longwire antennas.  I have read
>that Dressler ara60 active antenna is a good product.  Any suggestions
>people?
>
>Peter
>New Zealand

Peter,
It's not the location you have to think about.......it's the frequency.  Then
get or build a
resonant antenna.  Some type of directional antenna may also help.  Pick up an
 antenna
book.

Don
AC6TG




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From: [e-mail] (Steve Blackmore)
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On 24 Aug 1996 03:37:51 GMT, [e-mail] (George F.) wrote:


>
>The basic question--->  What is the best Active Antenna to get.
>

I've had very good results with a Dataong AD-370

Ther are two versions - the AD-270 is the "internal" mode - the 370
the external. It consists of an approx 4" plastic box with 2 - 6ft
stainless whips sticking out the side - coax down to a switchable
pre-amp (requires 12V to power antenna & amp).

It was originally designed for Royal Navy - optimum coverage is
0.2-100Mhz. It works VERY well!

They can be contacted at

Datong Elecronics Ltd.
Clayton Wood Close
West Park
Leeds LS16 6QE
England

Tel [phone]
Fax + 44 113 274 2872


I have no connection with them other than being a very satisfied
customer.


--
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SAB Computers - On-site Archiving Service & Data Storage
--------------- PC Sales and Maintenance----------------
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:02 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)
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Subject: Re: Active Antennas
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i've got two dymek da-100 antennas, which i use along with outdoor
longwires.
there are times when the longwire is better, and other times when the
da-100 digs out the signal...no clear winner. however for longwave (below
600 kHz) i use a LW Active antenna from LF Engineering (LF-400).
the dymeks are about $180 from Universal Radio, Gilfer, EEB  etc.
Universal is at 800 431 3939


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From: Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]>
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For bands above 4 MHz you probably need only move that wire
to the outside, away from your PC, the house, etc.  If you can't
do that, don't expect an active antenna to do any better for you.
Active antennas are not magic.  They're only preamps attached to
a small (compared to the wavelength) antenna.  If the signals in
your house have lots of interference, the active antenna will only
amplify what it hears --the interference.

For the Tropical and MW bands, I suggest you purchase a loop
antenna.  These can get outrageously expensive (over $100) if you
purchase them from vendors such as Palomar Engineers.  I suggest
building one if you are technically inclined.

The nice thing about a loop is that they're pretty much
omnidirectional except for a deep null along the axis of the
loop.  That null is useful for killing nearby sources of
interference (dimmer switches, your PC, or whatever).

The sad thing is that there is only one null.  So you can kill
the interference from only one direction at a time.  But that's a
lot better than not being able to do it at all.

--
Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


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From: [e-mail] (Michael A. Boyle)
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Subject: ANTENNA 20-280 FOR A REALISTIC DX 370
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Any suggestions re this antenna ( A $29 CAN VALUE ) for the DX RELISTIC 370/



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:05 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
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 >What does Bro. Stair charge?  Is HE worth it?

        It depends on your tastes.  Listening Bro.  Stair gives the same
sort of pleasure as going to a freak show and watching the Wild Man of
Borneo eat a live chicken, save that Bro. Stair is sincere.

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Hans Tenney)
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Subject: Any fall schedules out yet?
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 96 01:38:09 GMT
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 I am looking for schedules for the fall/winter season. The reason
I ask is that the local swl group here in the Syracuse NY area is
having it's annual <7th> picnic. I attempt to compile a listing of
shortwave station schedules to pass out to any interested folks
attending.

Saturday September 7th is the date.  10:00am till 5:00 is the time.
Clay <NY> town park is the place. If anyone is in the area, just
e-mail me for more details.

 Thanks for any schedule information that can be posted.

                                   Hans/Baldwinsville/NY


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From: [e-mail] (Charles Hunter)
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Subject: BBC "Transcription"
Date: 23 Aug 1996 06:00:32 GMT
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Did anyone else out there catch the final minutes of BBC's "Press Review"
at 03:57z today (Friday, Aug 23, 1996)?

I could hardly believe my ears when I actually heard the announcer's voice
stuck in the groove of a transcription. She kept repeating the word over,
and over, and over and over, and over ... until the staff announcer
proclaimed that there was a technical problem with the program and started
reading promos to fill the time slot.

Who could believe that the  BBC is still using transcription to record
news programs for replay on air! And I thought reel to reel tape was
becoming obsolete in this age of CD burners in many professional
operations not to mention the ones in the basements of many of my computer
freak friends.

And now back to "Boston Blackie", "The Green Hornet", "The Archers"
or whatever :)

--
               [e-mail] (Charles Hunter)


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BENELUX DX-CLUB (BDXC) INFORMATION
==================================

THE BDXC HOME PAGE IS 'ALIVE' AGAIN .........

NEW & UPDATED info available via "World Wide Web" on Internet at:

  http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html

* NEW - "DX-Hotline (19 August 1996)"

73's   Jan


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From: [e-mail] (James Sylva)
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What is the best portable receiver available today?


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:10 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jenhull)
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Subject: C-SPAN SW relays?
Date: 25 Aug 1996 13:11:48 -0400
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I know C-SPAN operates satellite feeds of several international radio
broadcasters. Is this available only via satellite or does C-SPAN also
carry the relays via SAP? I'd like to find out if I can listen using the
SAP feature on my TV (assuming I can get it to work).

Thanks,
Jen Hull


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From: Valentina Zlobina <[e-mail]>
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Subject: CHECK OUT VOICE OF RUSSIA HOME PAGE http://www.vor.ru
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 13:17:21 +0400
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Our home page http://www.vor.ru work in experimental mode-your opinion
and suggestions,pls!!!
--
Yours Sincerly, Valentina Zlobina, Director, Center for Sociological
Research, The Voice of Russia.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:12 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Al Lemas)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Downloadable SW Broadcast Skeds
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 96 22:00:07 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
:In article <[e-mail]>,
:    [e-mail] (Tom Childers) wrote:
:>
:> I am looking for information regarding shortwave broadcast schedules
:> that are downloadable in text file format.  Anyone know of a web site
:> or ftp site that has such things?
:>
:   The best I have found to date is Bob Colyard's Shortwave & DX Page which
: allows searching by program name rather than simply by station. Try Bob's pa
ge
: at: http://www.cybercomm.net/~slapshot/speedx.html

 You gotta take a look at: http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/

 lemas

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:13 1996
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From: Dan Phillips <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Early Days of Radio
Date: 25 Aug 1996 20:08:06 GMT
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For those intrested in Marconi and his first shortwave station see:

http://edge.edge.net/~dphillip/DistantListener.html




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:14 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Costello)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Eddystone Short Wave Receivers
Date: 23 Aug 1996 11:58:58 GMT
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The Forts ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Are there any active groups, forums or the like suporting these
: wonderful old receivers?
: I have acquired a 960 (solid state - ugh!!) circa 1964 and am looking
: to get hold of more - anybody know of any resources/sources especially
: in Australia?

: Cheers - Mark Fort


--


    If you have WWW access, explore the classic radio links on the WWW
Shortwave/Radio Catalog - Radio Topics page.  http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
There are a lot more links but those will lead you directly to them. Also ther
e
is a news group where you can post your question: rec.antiques.radio+phono

    Pete Costello
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 E-mail: [e-mail]                                         ^^^^
 "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 Megabytes" - Rocktopolis Inc.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:15 1996
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From: Steve Whitt <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Eddystone Short Wave Receivers
Date: 27 Aug 1996 11:26:34 GMT
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In article <4vk6e2$[e-mail]> Peter Costello, [e-mail] writes:
>The Forts ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Are there any active groups, forums or the like suporting these
>: wonderful old receivers?
>: I have acquired a 960 (solid state - ugh!!) circa 1964 and am looking
>: to get hold of more - anybody know of any resources/sources especially
>: in Australia?
>
>: Cheers - Mark Fort
>
>
>--
>
>
>    If you have WWW access, explore the classic radio links on the WWW
>Shortwave/Radio Catalog - Radio Topics page.  http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
>There are a lot more links but those will lead you directly to them. Also the
re
>is a news group where you can post your question: rec.antiques.radio+phono
>
>

By amazing co-incidence the following text will be in the next issue of
Medium Wave News;

"Eddystone Users Group
Most Circle members who have been around a while will have heard of the
range of shortwave receivers made by Eddystone. For many these receivers
were the "bees knees" in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Their receivers were
justly renowned for their robustness and for the famous dials and
flywheel tuning drives. Even so you may not realise that Eddystone are
still in business today (producing transmitters and receivers for the
broadcast and marine markets). On the otherhand you may not be surprised
to learn of the Eddystone User Group since their are many proud owners of
Eddystone equipment.

Now in its sixth year, this is a society of collectors and users of
Eddystone equipment. The Eddystone User Group produces a bi-monthly
newsletter of hints, tips and features and provides access to the world's
largest collection of Eddystone documents and technical information. The
April 1996 newsletter (issue number 36) ran to 36 (A4) pages. Membership
in the UK costs ú10 (overseas ú11) and further details are available from
Graeme Wormald G3GGL, 15 Sabrina Drive, Bewdley, Worcs DY12 2RJ. The User
Group is actively supported by Eddystone Radio Ltd."

If you contact Graeme please  say I sent you.

Steve Editor Medium Wave News


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:16 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Requi
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 08:01:00 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: TGT Technologies / The MOG-UR'S EMS: 818-366-1238
Distribution: world
References: <[e-mail]> <4u2uvk$[e-mail]> <4uapth$d8c@mmlab
Lines: 16

NO>> With the 2.5 watts my little HT puts out, I get into some of the
NO>> repeaters in the area marginaly, others not at all. With the 5 watt
NO>> pack, I get into most of them full-quieting, some of them marginaly.

NO>Hmmm, strange, 2.5 to 5 watts is only 3db.  3db is only 1/2 an S unit,
NO>certainly not much if any practical difference.

   "S" units were sort of standardized back in the glory days of
   Hallicrafters, National Radio, and RME as 1 S-unit being 10 to 12
   db.  My Icom IC-R70 has S-units of 2 to 4 db, as measured with an H-P
   608D.  Apparently the constant "40db over S9" reports have had an
   effect on Japanese receiver designers, bringing down the S-unit
   intervals...:)

---
 * OLX 2.1 * Eveready bunny arrested, charged with battery!


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:17 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Rob Neff)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
Date: 21 Aug 1996 08:16:05 -0700
Organization: Screw the EPA, they screw us.
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"Brian E. Oakley" <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hey Rob, go talk to W5RWW, he can teach you a little bit. 73. Brian.

Teach me what? What in my post are you reffering to?
But regardless, I am sure there is a lot I can learn from a ton of
Amateurs, thats why I love this hobby/service so much.
Always something you don't know, and a person willing to tell you
about it.

See ya

Rob Neff (N7ORY)



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:18 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steve Work)
Subject: Re: FCC Ruling Will Require Some Hams to File Environmental Impact Reports
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Ohrstal Fembrock ([e-mail]) wrote:

: This is the same science that stated that bran was wonderful, only to
: state a few short months later that it was not.

It was only OAT bran that was wonderful, not all kinds of bran.

: Chocolate is SIMILAR to marijuana?

Yeah, but you'd have to eat 50 pounds of chocolate to get the kick of a
single reefer.

: The prez has declared that tobacco (cigarettes) are a nicotine
: delivery system while VERY recently we de-drugged Nicorette gum.

Not!  Nicorette was not de-drugged, it was taken off of prescription
status but is still very much regulated by the FDA, as are all
over-the-counter medications.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:18 1996
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From: Robert Ganter <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FIDEL IS 70 TODAY!
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:56:57 +0200
Organization: Ascom Business Systems AG
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Ruben Heston wrote:
> Well, sir. I'm not any Francisco Franco enthusiast, but I must say your
> comparison Castro-Franco is stupid. Franco's regime was not
> a totalitarian system.What? The Franco regime was in no way better than the
German national
socialism!
So be careful, what You say. If You don't know enough about history, then
keep quiet.

Robert (HB9NBY)


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:19 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Morrison Hoyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Frequency database
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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 10> From: [e-mail] (Peter Hartog)
 10> Organization: CompuServe Incorporated

 10> a limited amount of records. To get the whole database please send me a
 10> mail.
Peter, please email the database, but not if is greater than 100kb as my
current server bounces anything larger than that.



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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:20 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequency database
Date: 25 Aug 1996 11:09:17 GMT
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any data base manager will do...get yourself a CD with a Masterfile on it
(FCC Database) and you're in business...I've got one, and have imported
many frequencies from theCD into my own database..my DB is about 5Mb..add
in the indexes and related files..uses up about 10mb of disk space!!
---
JOHN/PHX ([e-mail]) computing & making good Chemistry!
-------


Morrison Hoyle ([e-mail]) wrote:

:  10> From: [e-mail] (Peter Hartog)
:  10> Organization: CompuServe Incorporated

:  10> a limited amount of records. To get the whole database please send me a
:  10> mail.
: Peter, please email the database, but not if is greater than 100kb as my
: current server bounces anything larger than that.



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:  ║ /  Oz  \  ║                  - PO Box 248, FOSTER, Vic 3960, Australia ║
:  ║ \_,--\_/  ║ Via Packet Radio - VK3BCY@VK3KSD.#MEL.VIC.AUS.OC           ║
:  ║       v   ║ ampr.org  tcp/ip - 44.136.128.20                           ║
:  ╚═══════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:21 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequency database
Date: 25 Aug 1996 11:12:58 GMT
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does anyone else have a shortwave frequency database. I have built a
database of about 4500 records. Whensearching, I supply the service and
time, the DB responds with the frequencies in use...I can also just
supply the time and get everything active at the time specified.....well
almost everything....frequencies change it takes time to update the database

---
JOHN/PHX ([e-mail]) computing & making good Chemistry!
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Howard Sherer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS Grundig Sat 700
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 10:23:07 -0400
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FS mint condition Grundig sat 700 receiver $375. Howard AE3T


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steven E. Skindel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Drake R8A (like new) trade for computer or for sale
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 01:17:21 GMT
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Will trade Drake R8A (like new)  for computer.

Leave email if interested.



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steven E. Skindel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Drake R8A (LIKE NEW) will trade for computer
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 01:21:37 GMT
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Will trade Drake R8A (like new)  for computer.

Leave email if interested.

[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:24 1996
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From: Brian Parry <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Sony 2010 $200
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 23:28:48 -0700
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
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6 month old Sony 2010. Perfect condition. All original materials - box,
AC adapter etc. $200.

[e-mail] for best results


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steven E. Skindel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Trade Drake R8A (like new)  for computer
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 01:18:30 GMT
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Will trade Drake R8A (like new)  for computer.

Leave email if interested.



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:26 1996
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From: David Ezell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: YAESU FRG-100
Date: 24 Aug 1996 02:06:37 GMT
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YAESU FRG-100
Mint condition
$575
I will pay shipping.

David
[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:26 1996
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From: Michael Neidich <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Zenith TransOceanic 7000-1
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:15:46 -0700
Organization: Hooked Online Services
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Short wave buffs:  Zenith 7000 Trans-Oceanic, Chassis 18ZT40, last of
US-made T-O's, exc condition.  11-bands:
13M,16M,19M,25M,31M,3.5-9MHz,1.6-3.5MHz,BC, 150-400 LW, 88-108MHz FM, and
16.255 MHz Xtal Controlled Weather.  Controls: BFO, Vol, Tone, RF
gain/AGC, Narrow/Wide IF, FM AFC, Meter Mode. S-meter, earphone jack,
telescoping antenna, world time converter, black &  chrome.  Asking $250.
 Mike in Santa Clara, CA


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:28 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Larry Dawson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: GE Super Radio III & Thompson's?
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 19:58:55 -0500
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My brother is trying to locate a GE Super Radio III but the two dealers
(Best Buy & KMart) who carried them locally no longer offer them.  Does
anyone know if they've been discontinued?  I bought my Super Radio II from
Thompson's (refurb outlet) but can't find their phone number.  I'd
appreciate it if someone could send me their number.

Please respond by e-mail.

Thanks,
Larry
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:30 1996
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From: [e-mail] (J.Tedford)
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Subject: Re: GE Super Radio III & Thompson's?
Date: 27 Aug 1996 12:53:09 GMT
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>   [e-mail] (Larry Dawson) writes:
>  My brother is trying to locate a GE Super Radio III but the two dealers
>  (Best Buy & KMart) who carried them locally no longer offer them.  Does
>  anyone know if they've been discontinued?  I bought my Super Radio II from
>  Thompson's (refurb outlet) but can't find their phone number.  I'd
>  appreciate it if someone could send me their number.
>
>  Please respond by e-mail.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Larry
>  ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~
>  Larry Dawson ([e-mail])
>  I love a dog.  He does nothing for political reasons.  Will Rogers
>  ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~
>
>>>>

It's amazing how inconsistent the distribution is on this radio.  I read post
after
post from people who can't find the SRIII.  Is it because it's very popular an
d
people snap them up, or are the quantities being manufactured relatively small
.
  I dunno.  For a good long time you could find them
everywhere here in Seattle - - drug stores, discount stores (K-Mart, Target, e
t. al.)
even saw them once at a grocery stores.  Now, it's harder to find them.

If you can't find them at retail, your best bet is to get them through the man
y mail
order oufits that sell radio gear (Grove, C. Crane, etc.)

jdt


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:31 1996
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Subject: GE Superrado III Demod Tap
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 00:25:25 -0700
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Can anyone tell me where to tap the raw demod signal in a GE Superadio
III?


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:32 1996
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Re: Good SW Programs?
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The RS WW SWL GUide book lists various dif prgs in the back Called Menu
for the Americas- news, science, radio,etc. Have fun

--

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No running on the Net with scissors!
Don't read emale from strangers.
Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:33 1996
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From: "G. Gomez" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: GRUNDING SATELLIT 700: INFO ON ACCESORIES NEEDED
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 00:36:36 -0600
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Hello there,

I wonder if you could supply me with info on this:

1. Accesories available for the Grundig Satellite 700 such as an
external speaker for FM stereo.

2. Timers that could work with a tape recorder for taping programs
when one is away from the receiver.

3. Improved computer chips??? I heard some German DX clubs have
developed some chips for this receiver. Thanks for your time.

Gil Gomez
Indiana, USA


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles Hunter)
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Date: 22 Aug 1996 08:20:37 GMT
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Thanks to all who contributed information in response to my request. I
tried to e-mail thanks to all of you but several of my e-mails were
returned undeliverable.

--
               [e-mail] (Charles Hunter)


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Piran Mohazzabi)
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Subject: Re: Hearing VOA in Ireland and Britain?
Date: 25 Aug 1996 19:40:02 GMT
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In article <GUIC2GAj7$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>In article <[e-mail]>, Peter Goodey
><[e-mail]> comments :
>
>>In 30 years of SWLing i've always found VOA recption in UK to be
crap. Now they
>>have
>>officially stopped broadcasting to Europe. it's even worse. But are
we an
>>unhappier people
>>because of that? Not really!
>
><Grin>
>
>The reason for VOA being difficult to hear in the UK (certainly in
>recent years [when they still had frequencies to Europe that is]) in
my
>view is the same reason it is easier to hear the BBC W/S to Africa in
>the UK than it is to hear the European service on HF.
>
>As the signals originate(d) from UK based senders the skip for UK
>listeners was wrong.
>
>I bet the continent used to get VOA English to Europe (via UK
senders)
>like a ton of bricks ...
>
>--
>Ray
>
>       /////\\
>       ( # # )
>-----oOO-(_)-OOo-----------------------------------------------------

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>                       [[e-mail]]
Try 6873 Khz.LSB or USB Ido not remember the mode. good luck.



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:36 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lawrence S Schenck)
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 07:08:40 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, Peter Goodey (peter@inerti
a.demon.co.uk) writes:
>In article <4va18t$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]  says.
..
>>
>>I spend quite a bit of time in Ireland and England. I have never been
>>able to find the VOA there. Does anyone know if, when, and where on the
>>dial VOA can be found in those countries?
>>                      Thank you  -  John Monaghan
>>
>In 30 years of SWLing i've always found VOA recption in UK to be crap. Now th
ey have
>officially stopped broadcasting to Europe. it's even worse. But are we an unh
appier people
>because of that? Not really!
>

I find the VOA usually has a rather good signal in southern England from
2100 to 2300 on 7.415.  I listen to them almost every evening around those
hours. Try also 5.995 and 6.035.  Hope this helps.


Cheers,
Larry S

Lawrence S Schenck
Alresford, England


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:37 1996
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From: Ray Woodward <[e-mail]>
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In article <[e-mail]>, Peter Goodey
<[e-mail]> comments :

>In 30 years of SWLing i've always found VOA recption in UK to be crap. Now th
ey
>have
>officially stopped broadcasting to Europe. it's even worse. But are we an
>unhappier people
>because of that? Not really!

<Grin>

The reason for VOA being difficult to hear in the UK (certainly in
recent years [when they still had frequencies to Europe that is]) in my
view is the same reason it is easier to hear the BBC W/S to Africa in
the UK than it is to hear the European service on HF.

As the signals originate(d) from UK based senders the skip for UK
listeners was wrong.

I bet the continent used to get VOA English to Europe (via UK senders)
like a ton of bricks ...

--
Ray

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:39 1996
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From: Philip Yant <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Hearing VOA in Ireland and Britain?
Date: 26 Aug 1996 14:34:42 GMT
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[e-mail] (John Monaghan) wrote:
>I spend quite a bit of time in Ireland and England. I have never been
>able to find the VOA there. Does anyone know if, when, and where on the
>dial VOA can be found in those countries?
>                      Thank you  -  John Monaghan
>

Check out http://www.voa.gov/ for complete listings.  Nothing is reliable
here in Belgium, but 9760 in the evenings (1800+ UTC) is usually the most
likely, in spite of interference from nearby Voice of Russia.  VOA does
not target Europe on SW any more, so I need to intercept broadcasts to
the Middle East or Africa.  Their listings cite 1197 MW, but that
frequency is used by one or more UK broadcasters, so is no good in
Western Europe.

--
Philip Yant, Zottegem, Belgium <[e-mail]>
My employer wants you to know:




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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
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Subject: Re: HF150 questions
Date: 23 Aug 1996 13:23:16 GMT
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"Jeff Segawa" ([e-mail]) writes:
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> I've owned a Lowe HF150 for around two years now and have been very
> happy with it. In Hawaii, it worked just great, and the synch detector
> improved the audio greatly. I've since relocated to Colorado and have
> installed an indoor wire antenna in place of the roof-mounted one I
> had in Hawaii. Signals seem to be stronger in Colorado, but what a
> disaster the synch is now; it makes the audio WORSE, and no amount of
> fussing with settings will remove the audio distortion. I thought that
> maybe this was all symptomatic of some sort of front end overload and
> have gone ahead and used the built-in attenuator, but this does not
> dramatically improve matters. Could it be that I need a preselector
> now, and if so, is there any particular reason why I should favor
> Lowe's expensive unit over the $40 MFJ?
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Jeff Segawa ([e-mail])
> Boulder, Colorado, USA

I'm not convinced that what you're describing is overload.  Does your sync
detector work properly, when you're tuned to a local broadcast station and
you use a VERY SHORT antenna?  Can you take the HF-150 to another
location, away from all known radio stations, and will the sync detector
work properly there?

I live quite close to a MW radio station.  I've had it overload my HF-150,
but never when I use my 1-meter (+/-) whip antenna.  The only time I recall
the sync detector working poorly, was when I tried to run it on
close-to-fully-discharged batteries.  And I live close enough (0.75 miles)
to a rock-crusher on 1500 kHz, that I've had overload problems IN MY
TELEPHONE!!

I found that I needed something, when I used my 60-foot (or so) end-fed
outdoor wire, so I bought Lowe's pricey pre-selector, because I got a
really good price, and I like it.  The PR-150 allows me to listen to
a New York station (I live near Washington DC) on 1560, using my
outdoor antenna, in the presence of the rock crusher, with no
overload noted.  However, if I were you, I'd try the MFJ first (with return
priveledges), and see what happens.
--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


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Thanks for the replies, folks!

It may be awhile before I can retrieve my whip antenna, but meanwhile,
I can certainly come up with something comparable. And as silly as it
might seem, I think weak batteries may have something to do with it!
Previously, I had the thing hooked up to a 220 A-H 12V battery and
never really had to think much about this. Now, I've got a brand-new
set of the heaviest-duty AA nicads I could find, but of course,
they're nowhere near 220 A-H :-)


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Jeff Segawa ([e-mail])
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Specialist in interesting, quality junk.
Seeking Kiev 60 and Horizont-202 related items.
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<SMALLER><X-FONTSIZE><PARAM>10</PARAM><FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Geneva</PARAM>=
Thanks for the replies, folks!


It may be awhile before I can retrieve my whip antenna, but meanwhile,
I can certainly come up with something comparable. And as silly as it
might seem, I think weak batteries may have something to do with it!
Previously, I had the thing hooked up to a 220 A-H 12V battery and
never really had to think much about this. Now, I've got a brand-new
set of the heaviest-duty AA nicads I could find, but of course,
they're nowhere near 220 A-H :-)



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Jeff Segawa ([e-mail])

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Specialist in interesting, quality junk.

Seeking Kiev 60 and Horizont-202 related items.

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Roger Pettengill)
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Subject: Re: Hurricane Frequencies
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 06:21:28 GMT
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On 23 Aug 1996 15:59:29 GMT, [e-mail]
(KD4PON) wrote:
>
>Frequencies of interest during hurricane season

< freq list deleted for brevity>

Your list of hurricane frequencies appears to be the list originally
maintained by W3IAS and now maintained by AA6KC (Bill Snyder) and
myself.

Most of the frequencies you have for CFH, NMN and the hurricane hunter
aircraft have been obsolete since the HF marine bands were realigned
on July 1, 1991 and the aeronautical "OR" bands were realigned in
Nov/Dec 1994.

Look for Bill's posts elsewhere in this thread for the current
frequency assignments. His list is updated every month during
hurricane season and posted here.


Roger Pettengill - [e-mail] - 41N 73W


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I am interested in hearing some shortwave number stations, but so far, i
can't find them.  What I normely do is, around 10:00 pm, I'll set up my
radio (a Radio shack  DX 360)  and just start to tune outside all the
Broadcast, Ham, marine, and areonutical bands, in 5khz steps.  I never
hear any.  If anyone out there can help, please e-mail me at
[e-mail]
Thanx!


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:44 1996
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From: Tom Sundstrom <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Ireland : times and frequencies?
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 96 22:17:47 EDT
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In Article<4vr41f$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
writes:

>     I am trying to locate short wave  transmissions from Ireland
> (broadcast to the Southern US).    But have been unable to find any.
Could
> someone please help?  All the books and magazines I've founf\d that do
> list Ireland are older and the listinf\gs are no longer valid.

Ireland does not broadcast on SW. The only transmitter that is widely
heard in North America is the LW broadcaster on 252 kHz.

RTE does broadcast via WWCR, Nashville, TN, 7 days a week. As the WWCR
Webmaster, I just updated the schedule as of August 17. The URL is
http://www.wwcr.com. There are separate tables (you will need a
tables-capable browser) for Sunday, Monday through Friday and Saturday. I
suggest using the search function of your Web browser and look for "RTE"
(without the quotes).

Hope that helps.


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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:45 1996
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From: T  E  I  X  E  I  R  A <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
Date: 21 Aug 1996 20:28:46 GMT
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Seattle is not the problem...... it's all the coffee you guys drink  d8-)  Ok
I am joking but
there is some truth in it.  SW listening requires patience.  Start by reading
about SWL.  Get
to know the band characteristics ect.


Don




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:46 1996
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From: Asif Zaidi <az1>
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Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
Date: 23 Aug 1996 23:52:07 GMT
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it is absolutely absurd to say that reception would be poor.the only thing in
nature that can really disturb is the high tall builidings around your place,i
f
there are any.otherwise you can use a thin wire especially designed for
listening to shortwave radio.you can contact radio shack for this purpose.



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:46 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Brian Johnson)
Date: 22 Aug 96 17:06:40
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
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Shortwave can be heard world wide and not just in Seattle.  At my listening po
st in San Diego I am able to pick from a multitude of international shortwave
broadcasters.  Many of us have favorite stations we like to hear at various ti
mes throughout the day.  There are others here who are more specialized when i
t comes to listening.  Some like to hear UTE (utility stations) while others l
ike to listen for marine band traffic as well as aero band traffic.  There's a
 bunch of stuff for your listening enjoyment no matter where you live.  Happy
Monitoring...Brian.
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
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Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 05:34:19 GMT
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On 21 Aug 1996 20:28:46 GMT, T  E  I  X  E  I  R  A
<[e-mail]> wrote:

>Seattle is not the problem...... it's all the coffee you guys drink  d8-)  Ok
 I am joking but
>there is some truth in it.  SW listening requires patience.  Start by reading
 about SWL.  Get
>to know the band characteristics ect.
>
>
>Don

You're right, and mediumwave DXing requires even more patience, since
stations sometimes only ID on the hour.  Sometimes you have to set
aside 4 hrs. or more for a decent number of loggings.  Unfortunately,
patience is a dying art, and may be one reason why the radio hobbies
are declining somewhat.  The 15-second attention span just won't work
when DX'ing.

--
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I'm a volunteer at the Win95 Help Site.  Drop by if you need help with Win95.

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:48 1996
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From: gatkins <gatkins.seanet.com>
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Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
Date: 26 Aug 1996 01:12:12 GMT
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Hugh is right-- that's nonsense. I lived within a mile of the downtown
skyscrapers in Seattle for three years, and listened to many desireable
DX targets across SE Asia and the Pacific on a regular basis. Many of the
Indonesian RRI regionals can be heard (90-75-60 meters), the Solomons on
5020, many of the Papua New Guinea stations, and so on.

Like in any other location, a good antenna and receiver are important.
Even more important is: DXing Patience! It's amazing what some SWLs/DXers
can accomplish with a simple receiver and antenna, but who are patient,
developing their DXing skills as they wait for good ionospheric
propagation.

Two accessories were useful in this location: a preselector and a
highpass (broadcastband reject) filter.

73, Guy





From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:49 1996
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From: Edward Chaban <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Jean Shepherd Question
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Does anyone know the name of the theme that Jean Shepherd used on his
WOR radio show in the 70's?  It sounds like a Sousa march, but I don't
think it is.

thanks!

-Ed


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:50 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
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Edward Chaban ([e-mail]) writes:
> Does anyone know the name of the theme that Jean Shepherd used on his
> WOR radio show in the 70's?  It sounds like a Sousa march, but I don't
> think it is.
>
> thanks!
>
> -Ed

The last time I heard Jean Shepherd on WOR was in the 50s.  Filtered
through the haze of years, let me say  that I'd give a listen to
Johann Strauss' (I think the younger Johann Strauss) "Racetrack Polka",
and see if it isn't the theme you seek.

--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:52 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Al Lemas)
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Subject: JPS ANC-4
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 96 00:29:38 GMT
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 I recently purchased(8/7) the ANC-4 from JPS hoping to get some relief from
my computer/monitor noise.
 I'm not real great in writing reviews,but I sure like reading other dx'ers
comments about their real world experiences,so I thought I'd drop a note about

how it's worked for me.I guess one of the first things I noticed about the
ANC-4 was that it actually works.One of the few times a product lives up to
it's billing.
 I have a JRC 535-D with a Alpha Delta DX-SWL(60') antenna.My p/c is a home
brew IBM clone P133.
 I split approx 70/30,with digital monitoring on the high end & voice
ute/broadcasting for the rest.I use a M-8000v5 for the decoding.The M-8000 is
a stand alone unit but I still like to have the p/c going for notes,log
referals,etc.After I upgraded to my P133,the interference got somewhat
worse,enough so that when I was going for those weak signals I cut the p/c off

or at the least the monitor.
 With the ANC I can leave the p/c on 90% of the time where without it,it
became almost automatic to cut the p/c off.
To be sure,the ANC does not cut out 100% of the various noises, & it takes
quite of bit of fine tuning,more so with big station jumps.But without a
doubt,for me,the price($170) was well worth it.Also the ANC can be used as a
active antenna if needed.It's well made & it's weight suprised me.
 It has two antennas,a vertical & a short wire type to find the noise
source.The wire one seems to work the best for me.

 Reguards,
  Alec Lemas

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:53 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Gene Fornario)
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In article <4vp1jn$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (ArtEpstein)
writes:
>In article <4vlnje$[e-mail]>, "Charles P. Hobbs"
><[e-mail]> writes:
>
>>You didn't miss too much, really. KUSW played mostly AOR-type music
>>that most people could get on a local FM station. (On Sundays, they
>>had a few Mormon religious programs, being that they're from SLC).
>>Occasionally, they'd hawk a Sangean radio or some T-shirts, but none
>>of that was enough to keep the station alive.
>>
>WRONG!!!  Too bad you didn't get a chance the hear KUSW.  It was easily
>the best rock station I've ever heard.  The programming was uncanny with a
>perfect mix of old and new rock.  I listened to it all the time and even
>bought a SONY SW-1so I could listen when I was away from home.   Dr. Art
>Epstein

I have been told that the demise of KUSW came because of a $35,000 license
renewal fee that the FCC began to levy several years ago.  It could also be
that KUSW was on a shoestring and this is what broke it.

Gene--


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:54 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jonathan Helis)
Subject: Re: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
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"Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>[e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN) wrote:
>>: Did anyone else see Paul Crouch blow up the record collection at the
>>: Salt Lake City station?   I forget the call.  They're now WTBN.  They
>>: used to be an international album rock station (it's where the Army
>>: got the music used to drive Noriega out of the convent).  They were
>>: sold to Trinity who had every right to buy it.  The arrogance and ego
>>: shown by Crouch et al was beyond belief, even by "Christian"
>>: standards.  He said that when Jesus came back that he, Paul Crouch,
>>: would be the Head of the FCC and that there'd be no more Rock music.
>>: What a creep!
>>: dr
>>: Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
>>: [e-mail]    on my block
>>The station was originally KUSW.  They became KTBN when Trinity bought them.
>>Unfortunately this happened just before I got my first shortwave so I
>>never got to hear them.  Even the horrid Prosonic receiver (which wasn't
>>"Pro" and sucked in the "sonic" dept.) I had could've picked them up.
>>

>You didn't miss too much, really. KUSW played mostly AOR-type music
>that most people could get on a local FM station. (On Sundays, they
>had a few Mormon religious programs, being that they're from SLC).
>Occasionally, they'd hawk a Sangean radio or some T-shirts, but none
>of that was enough to keep the station alive.

I enjoyed listening to KUSW's AOR format.  Where I lived, there were
only 2 rock stations, one top 40, one lite rock, so I had no other way
to hear the music I liked.

TBN really did some questionable things when they bought KUSW.  When
the station went up for sale, one TBN program started asking for money
to buy it so they could stop them from beaming the devil's music to
the world.  One program held a microphone up to a shortwave portable
to show the viewers the devil's music.  If they were really concerned
about the devil's music being beamed to the world, they would have
started screaming when WRNO Worldwide went on the air in 1981.  Of
course, WRNO Worldwide wasn't for sale.




73,

Jonathan Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Lousiana, USA

[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:56 1996
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From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 24 Aug 1996 18:14:03 -0700
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[e-mail] (Jonathan Helis) wrote:

>
>TBN really did some questionable things when they bought KUSW.  When
>the station went up for sale, one TBN program started asking for money
>to buy it so they could stop them from beaming the devil's music to
>the world.  One program held a microphone up to a shortwave portable
>to show the viewers the devil's music.  If they were really concerned
>about the devil's music being beamed to the world, they would have
>started screaming when WRNO Worldwide went on the air in 1981.  Of
>course, WRNO Worldwide wasn't for sale.
>

I remember reading about this on the 'net, not too long after it
happened.

Besides, most of the stuff KUSW normally played was pretty innocuous
anyway. Rumor had it that TBN had *already bought* the station before
engaging in all of the "devil music" theatrics (which were just a
ruse to raise money.)






From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:58 1996
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From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 23 Aug 1996 18:58:06 -0700
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[e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN) wrote:
>: Did anyone else see Paul Crouch blow up the record collection at the
>: Salt Lake City station?   I forget the call.  They're now WTBN.  They
>: used to be an international album rock station (it's where the Army
>: got the music used to drive Noriega out of the convent).  They were
>: sold to Trinity who had every right to buy it.  The arrogance and ego
>: shown by Crouch et al was beyond belief, even by "Christian"
>: standards.  He said that when Jesus came back that he, Paul Crouch,
>: would be the Head of the FCC and that there'd be no more Rock music.
>: What a creep!
>: dr
>: Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
>: [e-mail]    on my block
>The station was originally KUSW.  They became KTBN when Trinity bought them.
>Unfortunately this happened just before I got my first shortwave so I
>never got to hear them.  Even the horrid Prosonic receiver (which wasn't
>"Pro" and sucked in the "sonic" dept.) I had could've picked them up.
>

You didn't miss too much, really. KUSW played mostly AOR-type music
that most people could get on a local FM station. (On Sundays, they
had a few Mormon religious programs, being that they're from SLC).
Occasionally, they'd hawk a Sangean radio or some T-shirts, but none
of that was enough to keep the station alive.




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:48:59 1996
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Subject: Re: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 21:00:52 GMT
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>You didn't miss too much, really. KUSW played mostly AOR-type music
>that most people could get on a local FM station. (On Sundays, they
>had a few Mormon religious programs, being that they're from SLC).
>Occasionally, they'd hawk a Sangean radio or some T-shirts, but none
>of that was enough to keep the station alive.

It came in handy for a lot of music lovers who had no local FM, e.g.
mariners, military types, campers in the wilderness, Noriega in the
convent...
dr

Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



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Hello DX friends,


A few loggings from me again....


ANGOLA   9534,8   Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos   2046-2100   English
service with talk about Red Cross, (Afro-)music, news with frequent mention
of Angola, tentative ID in English, followed by ID in Portuguese at start
of program just before the hour, mention of frequencies.
At exactly 2100 UTC, VOA signed on (via Kavala?) SINPO before 2100: 32432
(Veldhuis AUG 22)

AUSTRALIA   2485,0   VL8K, Katherine   2029-2031   Music, English ID,
ABC-newstune, news. SINPO: 23232   (Veldhuis AUG 22)

INDIA   3223,0   AIR, Shimla   1716-1730*   Native music, Vernacular
announcements. Best in LSB (UTE-QRM in USB). SINPO: 24243   (Veldhuis AUG
22)





Kind regards,


Mark Veldhuis.

_________________________________________________________________________

//////////   Mark Veldhuis                *  Receivers: JRC NRD-535
    ____oo   Borne, the Netherlands       *             Lowe HF-150
c        ^   E-mail: [e-mail] *             Sony SW-ICF7600G
 \      ~/           [e-mail]    *  Antenna:   12 meter longwire
                                                        + MLB
 The Mark Veldhuis Shortwave Plaza: http://www.tip.nl/users/mark.veldhuis
_________________________________________________________________________



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:01 1996
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From: "dnl" <dnl@net>
Subject: Lowe HF-150
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My HF-150 doesn't operate anymore on its internal (and fully loaded)
Ni-Cad's.
I tried various Ni-Cad's (normally all 8 of same type).
Does anyone knows, which component failed?
Kind regards,
dnl



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:02 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
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Subject: Re: Lowe HF-150
Date: 26 Aug 1996 15:24:02 GMT
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"dnl" (dnl@net) writes:
> My HF-150 doesn't operate anymore on its internal (and fully loaded)
> Ni-Cad's.
> I tried various Ni-Cad's (normally all 8 of same type).
> Does anyone knows, which component failed?
> Kind regards,
> dnl
>


I tried to reply by E-mail but "dnl@net" didn't work.


You haven't given enough information for any sort of diagnosis.

Some questions that occur to me are:

Are you charging the NiCads, using an AC-line adapter and the HF-150's
charger circuitry?  Have you measured the voltage to which each one of the
AAs is being charged?

Does the receiver work OK, when it is powered by the AC-adapter?

Have you tried unplugging the adapter and using 8 _fresh_ AA alkalines?
What happens then?

Do you have the owners manual?  If not, do you need a copy of the
schematic?

E-mail me, I'd like to help.


--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kenneth V Zichi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: MARE Home Page Facelift/Update
Date: 24 Aug 1996 15:29:36 GMT
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If you haven't been there lately (or at all) the Michigan Area
Radio Enthusiasts' WWW page  <http://www.detroit.freenet.org/sigs/radio/>
has undergone a bit of a facelift -- check it out for links to auido
servers, vintage radio and colectable sites, and local resources like
the MARE radio activities calendar and English SWBC schedules as maint-
ained by MARE.

73 and good DX!

//kv zichi


And if you know of other neat net things or have suggestions, feel
free to pass them on to me at either of the above addresses!
--
73  //kv zichi  [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:04 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Victor Gregg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Need Ext. Ant. 4 YB 500
Date: 22 Aug 1996 18:35:32 GMT
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I bought a used Grundig Yacht Boy 500. I like the
radio, but...

Only after buying it do I understand that it does
not have an external antenna jack like the YB 400.

What can I do?  Can I buy a spool of #22 copper wire
and run it out the window (plenty of trees and yard)
and then how could I attach it to the existing
telescoping antenna?

Any help appreciated,

Thanks,

[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:05 1996
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From: "J. Eric Pierson" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Need Ext. Ant. 4 YB 500
Date: 23 Aug 1996 05:10:01 GMT
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Victor Gregg <[e-mail]> wrote in article
<4vi99k$[e-mail]>...
> I bought a used Grundig Yacht Boy 500. I like the
> radio, but...
>
> Only after buying it do I understand that it does
> not have an external antenna jack like the YB 400.
>
> What can I do?  Can I buy a spool of #22 copper wire
> and run it out the window (plenty of trees and yard)
> and then how could I attach it to the existing
> telescoping antenna?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Thanks,
>
> [e-mail]
>
>

Hello..

A simple alligator clip attached to the end of the wire, then clipped on
the antenna, will do.

Take it easy..

J. Eric Pierson
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:06 1996
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From: Steven Thow <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Need Ext. Ant. 4 YB 500
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 00:39:37 -0700
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Victor Gregg wrote:
>
> I bought a used Grundig Yacht Boy 500. I like the
> radio, but...
>
> Only after buying it do I understand that it does
> not have an external antenna jack like the YB 400.
>
> What can I do?  Can I buy a spool of #22 copper wire
> and run it out the window (plenty of trees and yard)
> and then how could I attach it to the existing
> telescoping antenna?
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
> Thanks,
>
> [e-mail]

Victor,

You can try attaching the wire to the telescopic antenna with an aligator
clip, or try something like the Radio Shack "Smart Shortwave Antenna"
which reels out and clips to the telescopic.

I never had much better performance with an external antenna attached to
my YB 500, but you may fare better.

Steven


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:07 1996
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From: charles andrade <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Need Receiver Recommendations
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 14:50:01 -0700
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Tom Bredemus wrote:
>
> I am looking at buying a new SW receiver to upgrade from my DX440. My intere
sts are broadcast and utility listening with a special interest in MW DXing. T
he mo
> the greatest interest in are the R8A, AOR7030, R5000, and the R71A.

If I were you, I would narrow it down to either the R8A or the AR7030. The R50
00 and the R71A are way too
over priced, when one factors the the cost of the needed features that you mus
t add, like filtering and
computer interface. Which come standard on the Drake and the AOR. The R5000 an
d the R71A do not have any synch
detection or provisions therof. Both the R8A and the AR7030(I own the R8 & the
 AR7030) come standard with wide
assortment of good quality filters. Both radios also come with the computer in
terface as standard, unlike thier
Japanese competition. The R8A has better ergonomics and noise imunity than the
 AR7030. The The R8A has a notch
filter and dual noise blankers, while the AR7030 does not. But the AR7030 has
a better front end and superior
AGC section. The case that the AR7030 has is built like a tank. In an age when
 manufacturers face economic
pressure to add thin sheet metal and much plastic  to their radios, you'll fin
d none of that  in the
AR7030. I guess that is a result of stubborn English pig headedness in resisti
ng modern trends. I suggest that
you read the soon to be released Passport to World Band Radio due out Septembe
r. PWBR reviews all the tabletops
available to the consumer market and I'm sure you will find it very informativ
e. The WRTH reviews will not be
released until Jan 97.




> I am in a
> suburban location approx. 4 miles from a major TV/FM antenna site which many
 of the
> stations here use, so I have some concern for intermod. rejection. There als
o are a couple of MW stations approx. 5 miles away.

Both the R8A and AR7030 won't much problem with those conditions.
>
> I would appreciate any comments on these receivers and comparisons. I have r
ead all
> of the published reviews and would like comments from actual users of these
receivers.
>
> Thanks in advance.


Feel free to "ask" for any more info.


Charlie................


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:08 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Plasma)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Only One More Day Left!!!!!
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 16:11:31 GMT
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"Drake has a special offer on the R8A and SW8 radios.  You can save
$50 on the R8A and $25 on the SW8."  You might want to place a request
for advice or information from current owners about the performance of
the radios.  It is good for us to hear from owners from time to time
and get their input.  If you put the message out there as Plasma it
may head off the appearance of Drake solliciting or advertising over
the newsgroups.




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:09 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Visual)
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Subject: passive transponder
Date: 24 Aug 1996 15:43:49 GMT
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hi,
   I was wondering if there is any passive transponder that will
self-destruct meaning being wipe off its memory when the tag senses a
moving field or any touch sensoe activating the tag. I know of such tags
using RF and is active but I need it in the passive state. Anyone out
there know anything? If in the case of the active tag, which kind of
power source is suitable NiCad? Any constructive suggestions will be
welcomed.

Regards

--
                                                TS


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:10 1996
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From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: PC BBC (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 22 Aug 1996 19:46:02 -0700
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[e-mail] (Jim Joseph) wrote:

>>i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
>>religious stations on SW?
>>--
> They do provide alternative political viewpoints that aren't heard
>on the AM/FM bands in the US. Even the BBC World Service has sunk into
>a politically correct style of reporting, especially about the United
>States. Does anyone besides me find this sad?

Who knows, the Beeb is being relayed on so many NPR-type US FM stations
around the country, they might have "caught" it from them. :-)

But really. Are there any examples of BBCWS news being more "politically
correct" nowadays, than, say five or ten years ago?

(I remember not too long ago, there were complaints about the BBC's
supposedly slanted coverage of the IRA . .. )





From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:11 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Wilmac291)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Press pictures received
Date: 23 Aug 1996 04:03:10 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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>>So far as I know there are no other press picture transmissions still on
shortwave.  Don't believe the sales promotion by MFJ suggesting that there
is a lot to see.  I believe that the last surviving real news picture
transmissions listed from Argentina have gone from short wave along with
all the other major news services.<<

I would tend to agree with your statement.  I think I last saw Argentina
2-3 years ago.  I have somewhat recently seen Kyodo News, Japan with
transmissions of newspapers that include pictures, but I'm unsure if that
continues.  Try around 17069 kHz at different times of the day.

Also, if you send a reception report to Radio Pyongyang for their
broadcasts, include a copy of one of those KCNA fax photos.  It'll
definitely help to get a response.

73's,
Bill McClintock
Mpls


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:14 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Morrison Hoyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Press pictures received
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 18:12:00 +1000
Organization: Cloud Nine BBS, Melbourne, Australia
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I am currently receiving press pictures very easily from KCNA Pyongyang
between about 2330 and 0100 UTC on 11476 and 13580 khz.

I use the Jvfax version 7.0 shareware programme and a simple single op amp
interface between my receiver audio and the PC serial port.

The settings to get the picture are:-
deviation 500 hz
lines per minute 60
index of cooperation IOC 352

Pictures are sent from the bottom to the top unlike weather fax
transmissions so you should set up jvfax for Left to Right and Bottom to
Top image creation.

The caption on the pictures is handwritten in Korean so you have to guess
what they are about, but they are interesting (to me anyway) just the same.

So far as I know there are no other press picture transmissions still on
shortwave.  Don't believe the sales promotion by MFJ suggesting that there
is a lot to see.  I believe that the last surviving real news picture
transmissions listed from Argentina have gone from short wave along with
all the other major news services.

I am keen to hear from anyone else who can add to this topic in any way.

Morrison Hoyle

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:15 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: QSL by email?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 14:22:31 GMT
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Are QSL reports taken thru email now?
2) How do u know if they want $1 or IRC with your report? (snailmail)
tia

--

My Mom's Net rules:
No running on the Net with scissors!
Don't read emale from strangers.
Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
Shut up, I'm on the modem!    [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bill Matthews)
Subject: Re: QSL by email?
Date: 25 Aug 96 21:26:58 -0700
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One added note....

Some stations do NOT want U.S. dollar bills enclosed with the report
as it increases the chance of mail theft and the station never even
receiving your report.    This info direct from Radio Nepal's Chief
Engineer.

If you send a report to Radio Nepal, enclose three International
Reply Coupons, which are available at your local post office.
Anyway, that's Radio Nepal's specific request - which was mentioned
several months ago.

Bill Matthews

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:16 1996
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From: Bob <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 19:03:27 -0700
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When buying a handheld radio is it a good idea to buy a 2 meter / 220 as
opposed to a 2 meter / 440.

I would appreciate anyone's opinion on this matter.
Thanks, Bob


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:17 1996
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From: Tom Gray <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 07:48:07 -0500
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Timothy is probably correct on this Bob
being a new ham myself, there is much more activity on the
2 meter and 440 bands than the other.
i just purchased a Yaesu FT-50R 2meter/440 handheld and its
pretty kool.
good luck
KB9OCX
Tom


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:18 1996
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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Marti is 5 Megawatts?!?!? (Was: Re: VOA, WORLDNET, RADIO...)
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[e-mail] (Ralph Brandi) wrote:

>In article <Pine.SGI.3.91r.960815235616.10616A-100000@freenet>, Tony
>Calguire <[e-mail]> wrote:

>> > conventions of the major U.S. political parties, the Voice of America
>> > will boost its medium wave (AM) signal strength to over 5,000,000 watts

>> What in the world are you talking about?  Which medium wave transmitter?
>> Or are you talking about all of the VOA's mediumwave facilities' powers
>> added together?  Is that 5 Megawatts real power, or some convoluted ERP
>> formula?  Surely, you're not suggesting that VOA's 1180khz mediumwave
>> facility in the Florida Keys will be boosted to 5 Megawatts!
>>
>> Or are you?

>Think about this for a second.  The VOA uses many mediumwave transmitters
>throughout the world.  It's unlikely that they're installing new equipment
>just for a couple of weeks worth of coverage.  Consider also that the
>article you're responding to is a press release, designed more for an
>audience of reporters who don't know much about the VOA or international
>broadcasting.  So, if you were going to take some of the mediumwave
>transmitters you have around the world broadcasting in various languages
>and reschedule them to broadcast in English during a special event, how
>would you phrase the press release to grab the attention of the press and
>maybe get a little coverage for the VOA?

>Looking at the various transmitters that VOA uses on mediumwave, adding up
>their powers makes 5 MW seem just about right.

>--
>Ralph Brandi     [e-mail]     http://www.mcs.com/~ralph/
>"I have never seen a normal human being compare the Mac OS, Windows and Unix
>systems side by side and come away saying, 'Gee, I really prefer the way
>Windows and Unix work.'"  --Peter H. Lewis, New York Times, 13 Aug 1996
Actually, 5,000 kW is not an outrageously high power for a single
medium wave station in the Middle East.  I don't have my WRTH with me,
but I'm sure there are a few stations with transmitter power outputs
in that range.
dr
Dave Rickmers            not the only Martian
[e-mail]    on my block



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:19 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DARKLY BRIGHT)
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Subject: Re: Radio Shack Antenna T
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 -=> Quoting Rodger to All <=-
 >
 > Just today I noticed that Radio Shack seems to be offering their shortwave
 > amplified antenna tuner on sale at $29.  Has anyone had a good experience
 > with this product.  I've heard on the mail bag program on Radio For Peace
 > Ben McNenly
 > Ontario
 Ro> I bought the antenna you described above to use with my Grundig YB400.
 Ro> It did nothing to improve reception.  Fortunately, I purchased the
 Ro> unit  from a local Radio Shack store.  They gave me a cheerful refund.

        I took one look at the RS shortwave amplified antenna in the store
        and decided from that alone it was a piece of junk. It looks real
        cheap, almost like a toy.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:21 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Gorsky)
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The effectiveness of the RS active antenna depends on the radio it is
driving.
I used one of these with a DX-390 and it really worked well. On a (IMHO) more
sensitive receiver, such as a YB-400 (great radio - nice job Grundig!) it is
unnecessary and can make reception worse. Like all amplifiers, it amplifies
noise as well as signal. The amplifier can easily overload many receivers
with the RF gain control turned up. I had the best results with the gain set
fairly low.
Give it a try. It's cheap, returnable, and sometimes can make an amazing
difference.

John

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>BMcnenly wrote:
>>
>> Just today I noticed that Radio Shack seems to be offering their shortwave
>> amplified antenna tuner on sale at $29.  Has anyone had a good experience
>> with this product.  I've heard on the mail bag program on Radio For Peace
>> Int'l
>> that its subject to overloading the receiver, but this can be fixed if a
>> reduced
>> voltage is used with it. Any comments?
>>
>> Ben McNenly
>> Ontario
>
>I bought the antenna you described above to use with my Grundig YB400.
>It did nothing to improve reception.  Fortunately, I purchased the unit
>from a local Radio Shack store.  They gave me a cheerful refund.
>
>Who knows, it may work for you.  Try it... if it dosn't meet your needs
>you can return it.
>
>Rodger



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dan the Man)
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Date: Sat, 24 Aug 96 16:04:49 GMT
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Your local Radio Shack now has an "Optimus" version
of the GE Superadio III. It lists for 59.99.

---------------------------------------------------------------
Dan the Man's home page http://www.city-net.com/~dans/dans.htm.


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While the Optimus looks better and seems to have better quality
controls(which is why I bought it instead of the GE), the AM section
didn't seem to be very senstive at all. I  returned it the next day.
Barry
[e-mail] (Dan the Man) wrote:

>Your local Radio Shack now has an "Optimus" version
>of the GE Superadio III. It lists for 59.99.

>---------------------------------------------------------------
>Dan the Man's home page http://www.city-net.com/~dans/dans.htm.




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:24 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
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Jake Brodsky <[e-mail]> wrote:

>That's about all the detail I can remember.  If anyone else remembers
>the "Moscow Radiotelephone Station" I'd love to know what you heard.
>The existence of this station was not a secret among the hams I knew
>at the time.  Surely someone else has heard it...

There is, and was, nothing "weird" about this station. If you had the
patience to stay tuned to it for long enough, you would have heard
routine communications in Russian. These stations make it possible for
people on board ships to have phone conversations with their offices
on land, or maybe their friends and family. Russia is no different
from any other country in that it has a large merchant fleet.

Incidentally, the continuous tape announcement in English was voiced
by the late Doris Maxina, a Brit who was senior announcer with Radio
Moscow's service to Great Britain and Ireland for many years before
their World Service was established. The exact announcement was "This
is a transmission for circuit adjustment purposes from the Moscow
Radiotelephone Station".


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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
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Subject: Re: Religious broadcasters are a bother? You ain't lived 'nuff yit.
Date: 24 Aug 1996 13:28:44 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:
:
: The other 'cast that I catch now and then is from some outfit in
: the West Coast. It's a rary, but it's cool. YOu can send in a dollar
: and get a genuine prayer cloth that has been prayed over and blessed
: by Sister Eunice or somebody. The announcer between preachments
: sounds like he's been around the heads of old wire recorders before.
: And the music is cut in pretty bad too. But it's radio and it's
: stuff I can listen to while I try to figure out how to get a steady-
: cam mount on my soldering iron.
--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
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Subject: Re: Religious broadcasters are a bother? You ain't lived 'nuff yit.
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Nils, this has got to be one of the better and more interesting to read
postings that I have seen here. Most of the time I can't get into
following all the threads of some of these silly discussions. I read about
1 sentence, scan the next and go on to the next post. I read your entire
posting. Pretty good stuff.

Charlie

PS: what is > A"za"t Sxa"rqiy Tu"rkistan! ???




In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

> First off, I just have to respond to what appears to be a very
> big-time "conversation" (in the decidedly postmodernist, deconstructed
> sense) about religious broadcasters.
>
> Yeah, I hear 'em too. Some of them are pretty interesting, even if
> I have to wonder about the buy who has this dead-pan tenor voice
> and who reads very slowly about the skin of the Mohabonites being
> ripped from their bodies before the flaming sword of righteousness
> or something. I listen to that guy sometimes when I'm building stuff.
> Keeps me from noticing that my hands are starting to shake and I
> ain't even had the second quad-espresso yit.
>
........deleted.....
> And you think listening to religious broadcasters is a pain?
> A"za"t Sxa"rqiy Tu"rkistan!
>
> 73 and off the soap box....
>
> Nils
> WB8IJN &c

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
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Subject: Re: Religious broadcasters are a bother? You ain't lived 'nuff yit.
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[e-mail] wrote:
: The people of East
: Turkistan scare the Chinese anyway. It was them what the Chinese
: built the wall to keep out. Too bad it ain't efficient in the other
: direction.

        Interesting remarks, but allow me a couple corrections.  The Wall
was to keep out the Mongols, and to keep in the Chinese, and, of course,
keep dissidents busy.

        Strong dynasties always tried to control Xinjiang (pardon my
uncertain spelling) so they could buy goodies from Iran and points farther
West.  That began with the First Emperor, who was interested in some kind
of immortality potion.  The oldest Chinese printed documents were found in
Turfan, in Xinjiang.

        I haven't tuned in to the PRC's radio lately.  The comments about
religion make me want to try!

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Andrew Murgatroyd)
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Subject: Replacement for SW-77 ?
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 19:51:51 GMT
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The Radio Netherlands review of the Sony SW-77 suggests that a new set is
expected in "late 1995", although I believe this review is from 1991 so the
information may be well out of date.

Does anybody know if a replacement is due soon, and if so how if will
differ from the SW-77?



Andrew Murgatroyd



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:30 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steve Byan)
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 12:33:35 -0400
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My solution to my local RFI problems (computer, oil-burner ignitor, cheap
switching power-supplies in halogen lamps, TV, etc) was to install a
well-shielded and well-grounded coaxial feedline to an outside antenna
mounted 50 feet away from any dwellings or power-lines. Use quality coax
such as RG-6 or RG-8 or Belden 8259. Do not use Radio Shack RG-58 or RG-59
as these do not have sufficient shielding.

This works quite well because most RFI is from devices that aren't big
enough to be efficient antennas at shortwave frequencies. Consequently the
dominant mechanism carrying the noise to your reciever is the "near-field"
induction fields. These fields decay by the third or fourth power of
distance from the source, so moving just a little further from the noise
source makes a huge reduction in the strength of the received
interference.

Regards,
-Steve

--
Steve Byan                                  internet: [e-mail]
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
1601 Trapelo Road                           phone: [phone]
Waltham, MA 02154                           FAX: [phone]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:33 1996
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On Thu, 22 Aug 1996 12:33:35 -0400, [e-mail] (Steve Byan) wrote:

>My solution to my local RFI problems (computer, oil-burner ignitor, cheap
>switching power-supplies in halogen lamps, TV, etc) was to install a
>well-shielded and well-grounded coaxial feedline to an outside antenna
>mounted 50 feet away from any dwellings or power-lines. Use quality coax
>such as RG-6 or RG-8 or Belden 8259. Do not use Radio Shack RG-58 or RG-59
>as these do not have sufficient shielding.

This was discussed in the original posting - coax feed is a "must"
tho' in urban areas getting the antenna 50' away from anything can be
a problem :-)

As for Radio Shack - They are the most expensive supplier of anything
like that in the UK and I would avoid them for that reason, but GOOD
quality RG58 is available. My local electronics supplier has two sorts
- one with very sparse copper sheilding and one with a heavy "tinned"
sheild which is very good. As you imply - decent cable does make a
difference.

--
Steve Blackmore

SAB Computers - On-site Archiving Service & Data Storage
--------------- PC Sales and Maintenance----------------
Telephone [phone]          Mobile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]   WWW:   http://www.personal.u-net.com/~sabcom


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:33 1996
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From: Tony Calguire <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: RNZI Sports Schedule/AUG24
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 23:35:30 -0500
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On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Adrian Sainsbury wrote:

>
> 24     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA (2)      Pretoria
>

I'm sorry, but I've wanted to ask this qoestion for a long time...
what's an "all-black"?  Here in the US, we're used to naming our sports
teams after animals (Tigers, Lions, Dolphins) or historic groupings of
people (Vikings, Pirates, 49ers, etc.).  So what is an "all-black", and
how does it relate to sports?  It's not some type of racial reference, is it?

Just Curious.


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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:35 1996
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From: Richard Buckby <[e-mail]>
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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 07:30:36 +0100
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Hello Tony,

        No nothing racial!  The title refers to the New Zealand national
Rugby Union team who wear an all black strip, i.e. black shirts, shorts
and socks.  They are a very formidable team and just before a match
always perform a Maori "chant" which is supposed to give them a moral
advantage over their opponents.

        Yesterdays match was against South Africa who are known as the
"Springboks".

        If you are not familiar with the game of Rugby football, it is
alleged to have started last century when during a soccer match at the
famous Rugby Public School (which of course is private and fee-paying!)
a pupil picked up the ball and ran with it instead of kicking it.  Since
then the game has developed and the ball is now a similar shape to an
American football and you can kick it or pick it up and run with it and
attempt to score a "try".  The shape of the ball has given rise to a car
bumper sticker reading - "Rugby is a game played by men with funny
shaped balls"!

        Just to confuse matters, there are now two sorts of Rugby, the
Union version has 15 players and Rugby League has 13.  The latter game
is most popular in Northern England.  League pays its players big money,
whereas Union was until recently an amateur game, but much publicised
defections by players to the League has shaken up the Union and they are
starting to pay up as well!

        Hope this clarifies things a little.

                Best wishes from England,

                        Richard Buckby   (A cricket fan!)


In article <Pine.SGI.3.91r.960823233011.20728A-100000@freenet>, Tony
Calguire <[e-mail]> writes
>On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Adrian Sainsbury wrote:
>
>>
>> 24     1315    6100     ALL BLACKS v SOUTH AFRICA (2)      Pretoria
>>
>
>I'm sorry, but I've wanted to ask this qoestion for a long time...
>what's an "all-black"?  Here in the US, we're used to naming our sports
>teams after animals (Tigers, Lions, Dolphins) or historic groupings of
>people (Vikings, Pirates, 49ers, etc.).  So what is an "all-black", and
>how does it relate to sports?  It's not some type of racial reference, is it?
>
>Just Curious.
>
>
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>   _____________
>  /_____  _____/  Tony Calguire
>  _____/_/____
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From: Phil Wakely <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: SAMS Needs Your Electronics URLs
Date: 23 Aug 1996 12:05:57 GMT
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[e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez) wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Aug 1996 04:46:16 GMT, [e-mail] (Gregg) wrote:
>
>
>>>Vs lbh pna ernq guvf, lbh ernyyl bhtug gb trg bhg zber
>>
>>Url!  Jung xvaq bs n penpx vf gung?  :-D
>
>Urururur.. V gubhtug EBG13 jnf bhg bs qngr.. guvf vf gur svefg gvzr
>V'ir frra vg hfrq va dhvgr n juvyr ;)
>

Jung vf/jnf EBG13 ??









From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:38 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
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Subject: Re: SAMS Needs Your Electronics URLs
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On 23 Aug 1996 12:05:57 GMT, Phil Wakely <[e-mail]> wrote:

>[e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez) wrote:
>>On Wed, 21 Aug 1996 04:46:16 GMT, [e-mail] (Gregg) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Vs lbh pna ernq guvf, lbh ernyyl bhtug gb trg bhg zber
>>>
>>>Url!  Jung xvaq bs n penpx vf gung?  :-D
>>
>>Urururur.. V gubhtug EBG13 jnf bhg bs qngr.. guvf vf gur svefg gvzr
>>V'ir frra vg hfrq va dhvgr n juvyr ;)
>>
>
>Jung vf/jnf EBG13 ??
>

Tvira gung lbh rapbqrq gur nobir, lbh onfvpnyyl nyernql xabj jung vg
vf.  Vg'f n fvzcyr Hfrarg rapbqvat zrgubq (sbetbg jurer vg bevtvangrq,
fbzrbar ryfr pbhyq cebonoyl gryy lbh).  V unqa'g rire frra vg hfrq
orsber hagvy guvf guernq fgnegrq.  Zl arjfernqre (Ntrag .99S) vapyhqrf
n EBG13 rapbqre/qrpbqre, fb V'z abg qbvat guvf ol unaq ;)


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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Christensen)
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Subject: Re: SAMS Needs Your Electronics URLs
Date: 26 Aug 1996 04:13:51 GMT
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In article <4vqiur$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>In <4vqfae$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (GeorgeS) writes:
>>
>>In article <[e-mail]>,
>>[e-mail]
 says...
>>
>>>Nf gb jurer vg bevtvangrq, vg'f n irel fvzcyr Pnrfne pvcure gung'f
>orra nebhaq n ybat juvyr (fvapr ng yrnfg gur qnlf bs Whyvhf Pnrfne) -
>lbh whfg fuvsg rirel yrggre 13 fcnprf va gur nycunorg (jenccvat nebhaq
>nf arprffnel.)  V'z abg pregnva jung "EBG" zrnaf be jurer vg pnzr sebz,
>>>gubhtu.
>>>
>>
>>My guess is ROT13 is short for ROTATE 13. If you imagine the alphabet
>on a wheel, you would cipher the text by rotating the wheel 13 spaces
>>
>
>By goom, you're right!  I did it the hard way - I noticed Ken Harker
>had capitalized a V in the middle of one of his sentences.  I assumed
>this was "I" (what other single letter do we capitalize?) and
>translated (rotated) the alphabet accordingly.  Everything fell out
>nicely from there.
>
>After deciphering "If you can read this, you really ought to get out
>more," I decided the effort greatly outweighed the rewards!
>
>- Jeff (wrss)

Gurer vf nabgure ernyyl rnfl jnl gb qrpvcure guvf. Vs lbh ner hfvat Jvaivz nf
n
arjf ernqre, nyy lbh unir gb qb vf uvg PGEY. E naq vg punatrf gur grkg evtug
orsber lbhe irel ryes.

Jim
>



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Robert F. Good)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sangean 909 Information
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 02:40:04 GMT
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[e-mail] (Dan Tzur) wrote:

>Hello:
>      I would like to know from users and general public that are acquainted
>with the Sangean 909, what are the features that made them choose or prefer


I have one & am quite pleased with it for a portable choice.  The AC
adapter is easily replaced by going to Office Depot, Radio Shack (most
expensive source), it has a nice soft case, but I would have liked it
to have a carrying strap.

Bob Good, AE4XV, [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Short wave + scanner
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 20:59:27 GMT
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(Frank Bobbit) wrote:
> Are there scanners with short wave frequenceis also? I'd like to buy
>a scanner where I can listen to public brodcast also (AM,FM,SW)

  There are a couple of excellent radios that will do this.  Both of
them are "walkie-talkie" or "hand-held" sized.
  One is the Yupiteru MVT-7100 (actually, there is an MVT-7200 which
is better, but it is harder to find).
  The other is the AOR AR-8000.

  Both of them cover wide band FM, narrow band FM, AM, USB and LSB.
Their frequency range is about 500Khz to 1300 MHz.  Both have 1000
memories.  The Yupiteru covers the entire frequency range, including
the cellular frequencies, so it is available only from sources outside
the USA.  The USA version of the 8000 blocks the cellular frequencies.

  The AOR has more "bells and whistles" (computer interface, etc),
while most people consider the Yupiteru to be a slightly better "pure
radio".

  Both are top notch scanners of the UHF/VHF frequencies, and are
usuable at the shortwave frequencies.  For shortwave use, neither of
them will make you want to sell your Sony 2010 :-), but they generally
do a good job.  My rough estimate is that as shortwave receivers they
are approximately equivalent to the Sangean ATS-803A/RS DX-440.

  I have a Yupiteru as do a couple of other club members and we also
have a couple of club members with AORs, so we have mixed, matched and
compared on several occasions.  Both of them do a good job.

  Technically, the Icom R1, AOR AR-1000 and AR-1500 also qualify, but
my recommendation is not to waste your money on them (and I'm an ICOM
fan).  They are not in the same class as the 7100/8000.

========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author =========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  |  "There's so much comedy on
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  |  television. Does that cause
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA; AEE|  comedy in the streets?"
Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114     |            --Dick Cavett
=== [e-mail] ====== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]===



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:43 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Moran)
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Subject: Re: Short wave + scanner
Date: 25 Aug 1996 11:07:17 GMT
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I have an AOR-1000..gets everything from 0.1-1300mhz..including shortwave...
I was having lunch last week and was listening to something in GErman
from Deutsche Welle on the shortwave while i waited for my lunch to be
delivered. I sat near a window...was surprised, thought the neon and
other RFI sources would interfere.
---
JOHN/PHX ([e-mail]) computing & making good Chemistry!
-------


Curt Phillips ([e-mail]) wrote:
: (Frank Bobbit) wrote:
: > Are there scanners with short wave frequenceis also? I'd like to buy
: >a scanner where I can listen to public brodcast also (AM,FM,SW)

:   There are a couple of excellent radios that will do this.  Both of
: them are "walkie-talkie" or "hand-held" sized.
:   One is the Yupiteru MVT-7100 (actually, there is an MVT-7200 which
: is better, but it is harder to find).
:   The other is the AOR AR-8000.

:   Both of them cover wide band FM, narrow band FM, AM, USB and LSB.
: Their frequency range is about 500Khz to 1300 MHz.  Both have 1000
: memories.  The Yupiteru covers the entire frequency range, including
: the cellular frequencies, so it is available only from sources outside
: the USA.  The USA version of the 8000 blocks the cellular frequencies.

:   The AOR has more "bells and whistles" (computer interface, etc),
: while most people consider the Yupiteru to be a slightly better "pure
: radio".

:   Both are top notch scanners of the UHF/VHF frequencies, and are
: usuable at the shortwave frequencies.  For shortwave use, neither of
: them will make you want to sell your Sony 2010 :-), but they generally
: do a good job.  My rough estimate is that as shortwave receivers they
: are approximately equivalent to the Sangean ATS-803A/RS DX-440.

:   I have a Yupiteru as do a couple of other club members and we also
: have a couple of club members with AORs, so we have mixed, matched and
: compared on several occasions.  Both of them do a good job.

:   Technically, the Icom R1, AOR AR-1000 and AR-1500 also qualify, but
: my recommendation is not to waste your money on them (and I'm an ICOM
: fan).  They are not in the same class as the 7100/8000.

: ========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author =========
: Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  |  "There's so much comedy on
: Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  |  television. Does that cause
: ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA; AEE|  comedy in the streets?"
: Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114     |            --Dick Cavett
: === [e-mail] ====== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]===



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:44 1996
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From: SHAWN AXELROD <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: shortwave scanner
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 22:43:43 -0700
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wickies@ wrote:
>
> Hi, can anyone advice me on a cheapish SW scanner to buy?
>
> Chris Wickland
> All things are possible to him who beleives
> CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
> IBM
> [e-mail]


Well as for a sw SCANNER I know of none. The radio receivers are very
common and you can scan the memories in some.
As for cheap that is relative but look at the Sony 7600G and the Grundig
YB-400. the later is getting very good reviews from all over and is
probably your best bet.

Good luck Shawn


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:45 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
Date: 26 Aug 1996 12:13:49 GMT
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        So don't listen to  it!  I don't listen to anything that I don't
like.

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Cliff)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
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[e-mail] (Eric Marks) wrote:

>I agree.  The Christian radio station I hate the most is that pile of
>right-wing Cr_p WWCR.  Those people make me sick.  Do you think god
>loves them and wants them in heaven.  I'd appreciate any Response.
>If you right-wingers want to e-mail me personally.  Try me at

>[e-mail]

>P.S.  won't be at that address after the 15th of September

If you don't like don't listen!!!




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:46 1996
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From: [e-mail] (WildcatMcC)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
Date: 26 Aug 1996 20:53:11 -0400
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I agree.  The only decent program on WWCR is World of Radio.  Thankfully,
there are a lot of other good stations that don't spew a lot of paranoid
conspiracy junk which is presented as "fact".


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
Date: 27 Aug 1996 05:01:57 GMT
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Christopher Saunders ([e-mail]) wrote:
: [e-mail] (Eric Marks) wrote:

: >I agree.  The Christian radio station I hate the most is that pile of
: >right-wing Cr_p WWCR.  Those people make me sick.  Do you think god
: >loves them and wants them in heaven.  I'd appreciate any Response.
: >If you right-wingers want to e-mail me personally.  Try me at

: I don't listen to everyone on WWCR, but I do enjoy listening to people
: like Texe Marrs, Brother Stair, William Cooper and Ron Wilson ("The
: Hour of Courage.")  I don't necessarily agree with everything they
: say, but they do have good information.

: If you don't like WWCR, then you don't have to listen to it.  There
: are hundreds of radio stations on shortwave, so you should find
: something you like.  If you don't like "right-wing Cr_p," then try
: listening to Radio for Peace International.  It is a left-wing,
: socialist radio station run by the United Nations in Costa Rica.  I
: don't have the frequencies for RFPI, so you should ask someone else in
: this newsgroup.
William Cooper is nuts!  He hasn't met a conspiracy theory he didn't
partly absorb into his own insane world view.  As for Tex, I remember him
as being too chummy with the "I don't hate Jews, but..." crowd and other
rascist twits.  If I were you, I wouldn't trust anything you here from
these two as far as I could spit.  Brother Stair fits into his own category.

tim gueguen [e-mail]






From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:50 1996
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From: [e-mail] (WB3U)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: So why do it with a posting instead of email???
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 96 04:54:24 GMT
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   [e-mail] (Topher Eliot) wrote:

>There's nothing wrong with posting legitimate information to
>help protect others from being ripped off.

When one person advertises a product for sale, and it is in the
condition claimed, no voluntary buyer can be said to have been
ripped off, no matter how high the price.  You are right about
posting helpful info, but in its absence, don't confuse thievery
with stupidity.  ;)

73,
Jack  WB3U


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From: [e-mail] (Roger)
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:52 1996
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Subject: SW Antenna Book List & WW
From: [e-mail] (Mike Balistreri)
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Subject: SW Antenna Book List & WWW Antenna Page

To: [e-mail]
Subject: SW Antenna Book List & WWW Antenna Page

[e-mail] (Rod) helpfully wrote . . .

A>Here are some interesting books on antennas for shortwave listeners.

A>1. "Build Your Own Shortwave Antennas, 2nd Edition, Andrew Yoder, ISBN
 >0-07-076534". <snip>

A>2. "Easy-Up Antennas for Radio Listeners and Hams, Edward M. Knoll,
 >Howard Sams & Co. ISBN 0-672-22495-x.

Very good!  But what about Joe Carr?!

3. "Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook", Joe Carr - K4IPV,
HighText Pubs. Inc.  ISBN 1-878707-07-8

4. "Practical Antenna Handbook, 2nd Ed." Joe Carr - K4IPV, TAB
Books - div of McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-011105-7 (pbk.)

If you have not read Joe's stuff before, give him a try.  I also
have his "Secretes of RF Circuit Design" which covers many
antenna related topics and other good radio related topics.  A
great book for those looking for a good mix of theory, practice,
and a bit of Joe's insight.

5. "Secretes of RF Circuit Design", Joeseph J. Carr, TAB Books -
div of McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-8306-3710-9 (pbk.)

A>I receive, therefore I am!

Veni, Vidi, Antennabildi!  I came, I saw, I put up an antenna!

Cheers, & 73 - Mike KC8CUK

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:53 1996
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What is a good SW radio to start off with.  I don't have much money so
something simple to learn with.  I have electronic skills so kits
won't be a problem.  I live in a duplex so anntennias have to be
small.  thanxs in advance



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:54 1996
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Gus wrote:
>
> What is a good SW radio to start off with.  I don't have much money so
> something simple to learn with.  I have electronic skills so kits
> won't be a problem.  I live in a duplex so anntennias have to be
> small.  thanxs in advance


Try looking at a Grundig YB-400 or the Sony 7600G models. Both are fairly
cheap and work quite well. I lean towards the Grundig model but that is a
personal bias and may not be everyone's opinion.

Take care  Shawn


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:55 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez)
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On 20 Aug 1996 14:16:37 -0400, [e-mail] (Radiomatt) wrote:

>I don't recommend using a big antenna of any type for SWLing, primarily
>because you'll pick up too many stations and will begin neglecting your
>friends and family trying to find more and more elusive DX; first you'll
>startt staying up late because there's so much there, then you'll get up
>early, and before you know it you'll start popping caffeine pills to stay
>up at all hours; soon you'll be reprimanded at work for tiredness and soon
>thereafter the relative values of home/family/work versus a new DX catch
>will tilt in favor of round-the-cxlock DXing; eventually, your wife and
>children will pack and leave; stragely you'll hardly notice it since they
>timed for the "top of the hour", but you need that ID!.
>So, forget about a big antenna. Consider yourself lucky!

He may already be addicted to the Internet though, so getting into SWL
would just be switching addictions (grin).

--
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:56 1996
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Subject: SWL with AOR1000xlt & AOR2700?
Date: 22 Aug 1996 19:31:17 GMT
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Is there anything that I can listen to with my AOR1000XLT or AOR2700 below 27M
Hz?
Because both of these scanners do not have SSB modes, I guess I am limited to
what I
can listen to?

Thanks in advance.

Ronnie



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Quoting AronFelixGurski<agurski from a message in rec.radio.shortwave
 Ar[ Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
 Ar[ I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.
 Ar[                          -- Aron

I've used a Sw-100 side by side with the 7600G and the 7600G outperformed
the Sw-100.

You must have a bum 7600G.

Tom
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:49:58 1996
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From: Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: The ICF-SW7600G suggestion appreciated &c...
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robert colin newell wrote:
>
> [e-mail] wrote:One heck of a 7600G Review !!
>
> Yesterday morning on the West Coast of Canada I got my
> first Trans-pacific Medium Wave on it !!
>
> 3LO from Melbourne on 774 Khz at 1300 UTC Sync-locked on the 7600G !
>
> I cannot say how much fun it is to own a 7600G portable.
> It kicks the stuffing out of my Kenwood R2000, rendering
> it vestigial. It pulls crystal clear audio out of places
> where the Kenwood only delivers noise !
>
> This morning while I was walking into my office
> at 1520 UTC I was listening to Japan on 3925Khz,
> 2 hours after sunrise !
>
> What a radio.
>
> http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
> The SWL's own interactive WEB page.
> Leave reception reprts | Read reception reports
>
> colin newell
> Victoria BC Canada

Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.

                                        -- Aron


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In <[e-mail]> Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]> writes:

>robert colin newell wrote:
>> I cannot say how much fun it is to own a 7600G portable.

>Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
>I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.

Sez you ! Nyah-nyah !

Both good receivers BUT you get what you pay for !

colin


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From: [e-mail] (Phil Hodge)
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Nils R. Bull Young ([e-mail]) said:

> And it weren't 'til I started loading frequencies in the memories
> that I found out that there are 20 (not 22, as the advert in the
> WRTH said), 10 for VHF FM and 10 for LW/MW/SW AM.  ...

The "a" and "b" keys are for alarms or turning on the radio at a
particular time, but you can use them as presets and just not turn
the alarms on.  So that's where the extra 2 comes from.

                                                Phil


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From: Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]>
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R C NEWELL wrote:
>
> In <[e-mail]> Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]> writes:
>
> >robert colin newell wrote:
> >> I cannot say how much fun it is to own a 7600G portable.
>
> >Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
> >I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.
>
> Sez you ! Nyah-nyah !
>
> Both good receivers BUT you get what you pay for !
>
> colin

Sorry, I didn't mean for that message to come across like a children's
argument. I meant it for those of the readers who are looking around
for information about receivers. The SW100 really is an *amazing*
little radio, but it *is* an expensive little thing.

                                        -- Aron


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From: [e-mail] (Hugues Caron)
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Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]> wrote:

>R C NEWELL wrote:
>>
>> In <[e-mail]> Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]> writes:
>>
>> >robert colin newell wrote:
>> >> I cannot say how much fun it is to own a 7600G portable.
>>
>> >Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
>> >I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.
>>
>> Sez you ! Nyah-nyah !
>>
>> Both good receivers BUT you get what you pay for !
>>
>> colin

>Sorry, I didn't mean for that message to come across like a children's
>argument. I meant it for those of the readers who are looking around
>for information about receivers. The SW100 really is an *amazing*
>little radio, but it *is* an expensive little thing.

>                                       -- Aron

Hey Aron,

You woke my curiosity up.
How about  few words on it?
Where would it surpass the "G".
Any idea of street price?

H.C.



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From: [e-mail] (Dean Robinson)
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[e-mail] writes:

>Quoting AronFelixGurski<agurski from a message in rec.radio.shortwave
> Ar[ Actually, reception on the Sony SW100 makes the 7600G look pretty bad;
> Ar[ I've used them side by side. There is, however, a difference in price.
> Ar[                          -- Aron

>I've used a Sw-100 side by side with the 7600G and the 7600G outperformed
>the Sw-100.

>You must have a bum 7600G.

If your sample size was one of each, it's just as likely that you had a
bum SW100, no?

Incidentally, I have been disappointed with my 7600G.  I bought it soon
after it came on the market, on the strength of reviews and price/features.
Only much later did I read of quality control problems with the radio.
I now suspect that I got a bad one, as its sync detector is worse than
useless (doesn't help with fading distortion, tends to lose lock).  The
only way I can deal with fading distortion is to use SSB and zero beat.
Unfortunately, I've had the radio too long to return or exchange it.

Someday I'd like to try the 7600G that people rave about (i.e., a properly
functioning one).  Oh well.

Dean Robinson


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From: "Mr. David Pulkinen" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:17:32 -0400
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Daniel P. Rakowski wrote:
>
> Tim Gerchmez ([e-mail]) wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:17:15 GMT, [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
> > >religious stations on SW?
> >
> > Yep.  I also get tired of hearing them on Mediumwave.  You won't be
> > going to hell, since hell is a myth.
>
> There's a pretty simple solution to being tired of religious
> broadcasters.  I just don't listen, and therefore don't get annoyed.
>
> I guess its easier to complain about it, though.
>
> --
> Daniel P. Rakowski
> Software Configuration Management
> General Dynamics Land Systems
> Email:  [e-mail] am one of "Those damn Christians", as you put it.
 Before you start
blasting things which you apparently know little about, why don't you
take some time and remedy that. I'm assuming you've read little, or none
of the Bible. If you want to at least understand that which you are
condeming, why don't you at least look at the following verses.
     Romans 1:16, Acts 4:12, John 3:16-21....Also the book of Romans
gives a very good overview of Christianity.
     I fully understand that this is a Short-Wave newsgroup, and I
wouldn't usually bring this up here, but the comments of the author of
this article, and some of the followups left me little choice.
Thanks very much.                   David Pulkinen


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On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:17:15 GMT, [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
wrote:

>i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
>religious stations on SW?

Yup. Most of them really aren't all that interesting. A real objection
is their out-of-bandwidth frequencies and sometimes poorly tuned
transmitters.

> The thing is, on this old Heathkit, i've got
>the volume up loud to hear the DX and then BAMMMMMM they blast thru and
>blow ya outta the chair. And it seems ALL the American SW stations are
>religioius based. WHRI,WWCR,KWHR,etc.
>--
 They do provide alternative political viewpoints that aren't heard
on the AM/FM bands in the US. Even the BBC World Service has sunk into
a politically correct style of reporting, especially about the United
States. Does anyone besides me find this sad?

>
>My Mom's Net rules:
>No running on the Net with scissors!
>Don't read emale from strangers.
>Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
>Shut up, I'm on the modem!    [e-mail]
>http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html
>
>



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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
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        But consider, if they weren't on the radio, they'd probably go
door-to-door, like the Jehovah's Witnesses.

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:07 1996
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From: Ed Ellers <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
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Bryan Cowan wrote:

> Yes, it seems that the majority of American SW stations (excepting VOA of
> course) are religious based, or they sell airtime to whoever will pay for
> it, which usually results in a mix of preachers and extreme right wing
> loonies. I remember in the mid 80s when WRNO broadcast rock music on SW,
> now WRNO is one of the aforementioned stations who sells airtime to any
> nut case with enough money. :(

They always were -- that rock format we heard was a simulcast of WRNO-FM
in New Orleans (then co-owned with the SW station), and it was there to
fill time between paid programs.


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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians?
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Ed Ellers <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Bryan Cowan wrote:

>> Yes, it seems that the majority of American SW stations (excepting VOA of
>> course) are religious based, or they sell airtime to whoever will pay for
>> it, which usually results in a mix of preachers and extreme right wing
>> loonies. I remember in the mid 80s when WRNO broadcast rock music on SW,
>> now WRNO is one of the aforementioned stations who sells airtime to any
>> nut case with enough money. :(

>They always were -- that rock format we heard was a simulcast of WRNO-FM
>in New Orleans (then co-owned with the SW station), and it was there to
>fill time between paid programs.

WRNO did also produce original programming.  There was a nightly
program called "The Worldwide Dedication Show" which took requests
from all over the U.S. via 1-800 number and all over the world via
another number.  This was also a rock music program.  WRNO also
carried rock music DJ programs similar to what was on FM, but
separate.  I know this firsthand because I lived in New Orleans during
that time.  They also had World of Radio with Glenn Hauser, and
Saints, Tulane, and LSU sports, which they still carry.

WRNO FM has been sold and is now "The River," and plays all 70s music.
The Worldwide carries basically syndicated programming and time
brokered programming from anyone who will pay for it, much like WWCR,
which is also partially owned by a man from New Orleans.


73,

Jonathan Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Lousiana, USA

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:10 1996
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From: Matt Brunton <[e-mail]>
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Sorry if this is not the correct forum for this...

I'm trying to find some info on the Trio R1000 - someone is advertising
it and I'd like to know if it's worth following up.  Searches on
Altivista & the Radio Netherlands page turn up nothing.

Thanks,
Matt


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VOICE OF THE ROCK, a low powered experiemtal 10 watt shortwave station
plans to broadcast from an island off the coast of Massachusetts as follows:
8-24 (Sat) at 2200-2345 UTC  (6:00-7:45 pm EDT) and Sunday UTC 0005-0100
(8:05-9:00 pm )
on 6955 kHz shortwave.
Reception reports are solicited to Box 28413, Providence, RI 02908 or
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From: [e-mail] (Sumit Roy)
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Subject: Waveguide
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:19:49 +0200
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Hi,

Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
(which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

TIA.

Sumit Roy


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From: [e-mail] (Emarit Ranu)
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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Sumit Roy ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hi,

: Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
: possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
: thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
: electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
: the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
: (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
: not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

        That would be a large set of waveguides!

: TIA.

: Sumit Roy

--
        -Emarit Ranu, KG0CQ 73's  [e-mail]
        Electrical Engineering     Colorado State University
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From: "Marcus H. Mendenhall" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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Sumit Roy wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
> possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
> thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
> electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
> the range 500kHz to 75MHz.
There are good reasons why coax is used in this frequency range.  The
radius (or height, if rectangular) of a waveguide is of order 1/2
wavelength.  For 75 MHz, this would alread be something like a 2 meter
radius or height, and at 500 kHz it would be 300 meters or so.

> Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
> (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
> not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.  Especially
at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
much radiation.  There are very few things that are as effective for
moving signals around without interference as coax cable.


Marcus Mendenhall


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From: Ted Davis <[e-mail]>
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Sumit Roy wrote:
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as
soon as
 > possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
 > thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
 > electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie
in
 > the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial
cable
 > (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because
do
 > not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.
 >

For 500kHz the ruling dimension for waveguides is several hundred meters
- even for 75MHz it is still measured in meters.  You would probably be
better off using a shielded balanced line or a triax cable.  Or even
rigid coax, which has the solid wall of a waveguid but nothing like the
size.

--
T.E.D. ([e-mail])


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From: [e-mail] (Tom Childers)
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On Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:19:49 +0200, [e-mail] (Sumit
Roy) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
>possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
>thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
>electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
>the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
>(which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
>not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

Wall thickness is not important except for structural integrity.  In
the case of a wave guide for 500 KHz you had probably better use a
wall thickness of about six to twelve inches, since the height of a
square waveguide would be about 234 feet at that frequency.

Seriously...

Waveguides are normally used to reduce transmission line loss.  Using
coax for transmission line at the frequencies you mention is quite
acceptable.  For instance the signal loss at 75 MHz when using Belden
9913 coax (This is a semi rigid low loss coax.) is just over 1 dB,
which is acceptable for both transmitting and receiving.  The loss at
500 KHz for the same coax is less than 0.15 dB.

+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Tom Childers - Arlington, Texas                          |
| mailto:[e-mail] http://rampages.onramp.net/~n5ge/ |
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From: Jim <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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Marcus H. Mendenhall wrote:
 >
 > Sumit Roy wrote:
 > >
 > > Hi,
 > >
 > > Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon a
s
 > > possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
 > > thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
 > > electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
 > > the range 500kHz to 75MHz.
 > There are good reasons why coax is used in this frequency range.  The
 > radius (or height, if rectangular) of a waveguide is of order 1/2
 > wavelength.  For 75 MHz, this would alread be something like a 2 meter
 > radius or height, and at 500 kHz it would be 300 meters or so.
 >
 > > Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
 > > (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
 > > not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.
 >
 > Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.  Especially
 > at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
 > much radiation.  There are very few things that are as effective for
 > moving signals around without interference as coax cable.
 >
 > Marcus Mendenhall

I you are _really_ worried about leakage then there is something called "Helia
x"
which has a solid (but flexible) jacket. Sizes range from 1/4" up through
1 7/8" and larger. There are even very fexible varities tradenamed 'SuperFlex'
.
Mnufactures are: Andrew and Celwave
Small diameter (.1" or so) cable known as 'semi-rigid' is also available.

Jim


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From: [e-mail] (matt weber)
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In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...
>
>Hi,
>
>Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
>possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
>thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
>electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
>the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
>(which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
>not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.
>
>That is going to be one BIG waveguide. The rule of thumb is the highest
lowest frequency that will propogate down a wave guide is determined by
width of the guide. If the guide is narrower than 1/4 wave, you can't get it
down the guide. At 500khz that would be 150 meters wide minimum!! Even at
75Mhz, that would be 1 meter wide. The thickness of the walls would be
determined from a
skin effect calculation. I haven't done the calculation, and I don't think
I would want to use aluminum anyway. The better the conductor, the thinner
the walls that would be required. My recollection is at 500khz the required
thickness is probably measured in feet.

You can generally avoid the noise generation problem by using a double
shielded coaxial cable, A waveguide is an unrealistic solution for this
problem.



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From: [e-mail] (Jim Hollenback)
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Sumit Roy ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hi,

: Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
: possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
: thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
: electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
: the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
: (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
: not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

: TIA.

: Sumit Roy

from a real misty past when I had the plumbing course in tech school,
the waveguide is around 1/2 lambda in diameter at the lowest frequency.
At least something like the sticks in the mind. So for 500kHz, I would
suggest you discuss your needs with large sewer pipe vendors. The wall
thickness, in addition to being thick enough to hold itself up, must
be thick enough to keep all those pesky waves inside.

Are you really serious about this idea? Man, the lowest frequency
waveguide I ever saw was for 200 mHz. It was used in a linear
particle accelarator and looked like a heating duct for a very large
building.

73, Jim, WA6SDM



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From: [e-mail] (Alan Burgstahler)
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Jim <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Marcus H. Mendenhall wrote:
> >
> > Sumit Roy wrote:

> > > Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon
as
> > > possible.  Frequencies of interest lie in
> > > the range 500kHz to 75MHz.
> > There are good reasons why coax is used in this frequency range.  The
> > radius (or height, if rectangular) of a waveguide is of order 1/2
> > wavelength.  For 75 MHz, this would alread be something like a 2 meter
> > radius or height, and at 500 kHz it would be 300 meters or so.
> >
> > > Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
> > > (which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
> > > not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.
> >
> > Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.  Especially
> > at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
> > much radiation.  There are very few things that are as effective for
> > moving signals around without interference as coax cable.

Well, that's not quite true.  Coaxial cables using a braided outer conductor
do radiate some, just not enough to bother in most cases.  However, I work in
two-way radio and sometimes we have quite a number of coaxial lines going up a
tower, sometimes in very close proximity to each other.  If you use a coaxial
line that has a solid aluminum or copper outer conductor there is extremely
little radiation from the coax, and that's what we use.  Our shop uses Andrews
Heliax, which has a corugated solid copper outer conductor, and either a solid
or hollow inner conductor, depending on the coax size.  This is what the next
person writing was talking about too......

>I you are _really_ worried about leakage then there is something called "Heli
ax"
>which has a solid (but flexible) jacket. Sizes range from 1/4" up through
>1 7/8" and larger. There are even very fexible varities tradenamed 'SuperFlex
'.
>Mnufactures are: Andrew and Celwave
>Small diameter (.1" or so) cable known as 'semi-rigid' is also available.

However, Heliax and such can be rather expensive, so you have to have the need
to really keep the radiation down to low extremes to make it worthwhile.  Ther
e
is also double-shielded coaxial cable that is much more flexible than Heliax,
such as RG-214 (which can be expensive by itself).  Our shop uses a
double-shielded coax for coaxial jumpers that is like RG-214 but not quite as
expensive; I think it doesn't have silver-plated braid like RG-214 does, but
is still double-shielded, and can use standard connectors that RG-8 uses.


Alan Burgstahler - WA6AWD - Kent, WA, USA



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[e-mail] (Sumit Roy) wrote:

>Hi,

>Would appreciate some basic information about hollow waveguides as soon as
>possible. How does one calculate the appropriate diameter and wall
>thickness of a cylindrical aluminium waveguide for transmitting an
>electromagnetic wave of a known frequency? Frequencies of interest lie in
>the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide over a coaxial cable
>(which probably is more appropriate at this frequency range) because do
>not want the transmission to generating RF noise in the surrounding.

>TIA.

>Sumit Roy

Who's backyard are you building this in? You will need a building
permit to do it.
NIMBY



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Len Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Waveguide
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 06:01:00 GMT
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CM>From: Cecil Moore <[e-mail]>
CM>Subject: Re: Waveguide

CM>Sumit Roy wrote:
CM>> Frequencies of interest lie in
CM>> the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide ...

CM>Hi Roy, when you get your 500kHz waveguide completed, I would like to
CM>take a picture of it. Course, I'll need a wider angle lens to capture
CM>that 0.186 mile wide waveguide.

Er...to clear up the confusion some folks may have, a waveguide in
normal TE 1,0 mode is one wavelength along the wide part of a cross-
section.  One wavelength at 500 KHz would be less than a thousand feet
(0.186 mile = 982 feet) (didn't bother to figure velocity of
propagation).  It would be less than 500 feet along the narrow part.  :)

A waveguide _below_cutoff_ makes an excellent linear-with-db attenuator
at a 100th or less frequency of guide and is the "output power" control
of most lab signal generators made between WWII and the 80s.

---
 * OLX 2.1 * "Energize," said Picard, and a pink bunny appeared.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:27 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Graham Seale)
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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In message <[e-mail]> "Marcus H. Mendenhall" wrote:


> Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.  Especially
> at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
> much radiation.  There are very few things that are as effective for
> moving signals around without interference as coax cable.

Hmm.. Sorry Marcus - I have to disagree. The outer of a coax is the
return half of an unbalanced transmission line. It can be made to radiate
magnificently if the load does not completely accept the power. In principle
the common mode current in a coax outer _can_ be zero, provided both the
centre and the outer couple equally to the surroundings. In the case of coax
this situation is hard to maintain. One conductor shapes to completely
surround the other.

As others have pointed out, waveguide is inappropriate. Leakage is not
a problem, and could even be hard to measure with regular quality coax
provided the match to the cable is good. For situations where shielding is
critical, Roy could use traix. The coax is in the middle, and the very
outer is a grounded Faraday shield. If the (triax outer) shield and the
equipment have to be at a common potential you join them at _one_ point
only. For immunity to fields (broadcast/radar etc.) one can take measures
to frustrate induced very outer shield currents by using ferrites.

Putting the coax a few inches underground effectively loses a radiation
problem, but that may not suit all situations. The coax needs to be
suitable for the power transfer and installation conditions. A special danger
is if it goes between equipments fed from a different district mains power
feeds, or different phases. I once got a nasty surprise to discover how
my cable on a ship installation was the "better" path for a arc welder's
kit.

Hope this helps
73's G4WNT
--
Graham


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From: [e-mail] (Tom Bruhns)
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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[e-mail] wrote:
: "Marcus H. Mendenhall" <[e-mail]> wrote:

: > Especially
: >at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
: >much radiation.
: Ever heard of a slot antenna?

So what's the radiation resistance of a .001 wavelength long slot?
Like Marcus posted, not much radiation...

: >Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.
: Above is true only when VSWR is 1:1.

??  Do you believe in linear systems?  Non-1:1 SWR is merely energy
travelling each direction on the line.



--
Cheers,
Tom
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Roy McCammon)
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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[e-mail] (Brian Denheyer) wrote:
>In article <[e-mail]>,
>       Jim <[e-mail]> writes:
>>[e-mail] wrote:
>> >
>> > "Marcus H. Mendenhall" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Especially
>> > >at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
>> > >much radiation.
>> > Ever heard of a slot antenna?
>> >
>> > >Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.
>> > Above is true only when VSWR is 1:1.
>
>So they have infinite attenuation ? hmmm...Probably not.
>
>I bet garden variety RG-58 is only good for about 50-70dB with shield
>intact AND both ends matched...


Let me devide coax into two classes, those with solid shields and those withou
t.

The solid shields are real good at keeping the rf in.  The other, usually
braided shields leak.  One only has to look in the Belden catalog to notice th
at
one can buy coax with various percentage of coverage by the shield.  For a
pretty good but still flexible shield, two braids are used, hoping that
the gaps in one do not line up too often with the gaps in the other.


Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employe
r.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:30 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jeroen BELLEMAN)
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In article <4vtpum$[e-mail]>,
Brian Denheyer <[e-mail]> wrote:

... about leakage from coaxial cable ...
>
>So they have infinite attenuation ? hmmm...Probably not.
>
>I bet garden variety RG-58 is only good for about 50-70dB with shield
>intact AND both ends matched...

I happen to have done some measurements of cable leakage. The
dominating effect I have seen concerns low frequency leakage,
associated with the screen resistance.

Normally, the current in the central conductor is perfectly
balanced by an equal but opposite 'image' current in the screen.
The screen is not a perfect conductor however, so this image
current causes a voltage drop, and thus an E-field external to the
cable. That's precisely what leakage is. The mechanism works both
ways, also allowing a cable to pick up an external field.

For increasing frequencies, the skin-effect confines the image
current to the inside surface of the screen. So the sum effect is
that for low frequencies, the cable leakage depends on the screen
resistance, and is therefore proportional to cable length. The
effect then drops 20dB/decade with increasing frequency.

To give some ballpark figures, a 3ns length of RG58 terminated into
50 Ohms has some 70dB of attenuation at 100kHz, increasing with
frequency at 20dB/decade. Not all RG58 is equal, and connector
quality also plays its role.

Consistent with the above model is the fact that an open-ended cable
does *not* leak, and a shorted cable leakes twice as much as the
terminated case. (Source always 50 Ohms)

I have not investigated leakage at high frequencies.

Jeroen Belleman
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:31 1996
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From: "Christopher A. King" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: What's Really Awful About WEWN On 6890KHz
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 13:19:00 -0400
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6890KHz - (2 x 455KHz) = 5980KHz

BBC on 5975KHz

If your receiver is single conversion with a 455KHz IF, you get the
idea.

I have other receivers where this is not a problem, but still...

C.K.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:32 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Peter Costello)
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Subject: Re: Woody Allen Radio address?, & Kiwi Radio
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Charles P. Crawford ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Tonight (22 August, 0146-0219?? UTC) I heard Woody Allen Radio, 6955U.
: If anybody else heard this did you get an address?
: The broadcast was fading in and out very bad, and lots of t-storm static
: crashes made copying difficult.
: ----------------------
: Also logged Kiwi Radio via NAPRS relay. 22 August, 6955U, 0007-0033*
: ----------------------
: unusual activity for Wednesday evening!
: Charlie in western KY.
--
      Looks like I should have tuned in to 6955 instead of downloading the new
Netscape 3.0!


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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:33 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Scott Gillen)
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Subject: Re: Woody Allen Radio address?, & Kiwi Radio
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Charles P. Crawford ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Also logged Kiwi Radio via NAPRS relay. 22 August, 6955U, 0007-0033*

What is Kiwi Radio and NAPRS relay?


Scott
[e-mail]
Auckland New Zealand


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
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Subject: Re: Woody Allen Radio address?, & Kiwi Radio
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In article <4vlo23$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Scott Gillen) wrote
:

> Charles P. Crawford ([e-mail]) wrote:
> : Also logged Kiwi Radio via NAPRS relay. 22 August, 6955U, 0007-0033*
>
> What is Kiwi Radio and NAPRS relay?
>
>
> Scott
> [e-mail]
> Auckland New Zealand


Kiwi Radio is a pirate sw station out of Napier, NZ. Some listeners in the
states have actually logged and QSL'd Kiwi Radio. But not many have. So
apparently Kiwi Radio made arrangements with NAPRS, so they could be heard
more easily.

NAPRS is North American Pirate Relay Service. NAPRS broadcasts programs
for pirates who do not have a transmitter of their own or are outside of
the states and would like to have their programs aired in the states.

Charlie

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:34 1996
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From: [e-mail] (K5ODZ)
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Subject: Worked Central America Certificate For SWLers....
Date: 25 Aug 1996 07:26:28 -0400
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Checkout:  http://www.hic.net/tomcat/Index.html
to see how you can qualify for the Worked Central America Certificate
(WCA) and order it by E-mail.  SWLers elligible too!

Thanks & gud DX,

Tom, K5ODZ

[e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
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Subject: WRNO
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        WRNO seems to have disappeared on its evening frequency, 7.355
MHZ. I'm addicted to Bro.  Stair's ravings and don't want to do
without!

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:36 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Kevin)
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Subject: Re: WRNO transmitter down ??
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:58:47 -0500
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In article <[e-mail]>, Orrin
Edwards <[e-mail]> wrote:

> On 19 Aug 1996, Brian Johnson wrote:
>
> > I've been picking up WRNO at my listening post in San Diego between
> > 0200 and 0300 UTC with a fairly good signal on 7355 kHz.  Happy
>
> Yes, they seem to be on at night but their 15420 kHz frequency during
> the day has been silent!
>
> ----
> Orrin - Long Island, New York


I'm a newbie SWL, but I haven't been able to get WRNO/15420 for several
months.  I used to listen to Rush there if I was travelling, but like I
say, I haven't been able to pick it up since Spring, and I'm only 600
miles north of New Orleans.

I thought maybe I static-zapped my Radio Shack DX-375 by hooking up a 60
foot longwire, but I still get all the major broadcasters (WWCR, BBC, DW,
etc.) just fine on the stock whip.

Kevin

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From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:37 1996
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Subject: Re: WRNO transmitter down ??
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Lester John Ness wrote:
>
>         Maybe the antichrist of WWCR is eliminating competition. :-)
>
> --
> Lester Ness     [e-mail]

Saw a newspaper article a week or so ago about one of their towers being
destroyed in a windstorm.  Several vehicles in the parking area were
crushed by the falling tower as I recall.




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:38 1996
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From: [e-mail]
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Subject: WTB Yaesu FRG-100
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 18:59:46 GMT
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I wish to buy a Yaesu FRG-100 in excellent condition. Email with the
details. Thanks,Barry WA2KLS




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:39 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bill English)
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Subject: Yaesu FT890, Ameritron Al-80A, MFJ DPS - FOR SALE!!!
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:11:21 GMT
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I would like to sell the following radio equipment:

I have a Yaesu FT890 with internal antenna tuner retail price 1600
USD... on
the used market they are bringing 900 to 1000 EASY

I have an Ameritron Al-80A 1 KW amp with full breakin built-in (no
relays,,,pin diode switching... you can send morse code and receive
between
the dits and dahs...it's slick!!) retail 1200 USD WITHOUT the full
breakin.... the pin diode board is around 300USD. Used it's worth
around 900
for a FAST sell WITHOUT full breakin

I have a MFJ DPS (digital signal processor) retail 250 USD....175 used
EASY

All I want is 1500 for all the stuff.....

Email reply to:

[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Topher Eliot)
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Subject: YB400 vs DX392
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My wife has requested a shortwave radio for Christmas.  I've looked at
the listings on the Radio Netherlands web page, and browsed through the
1994 copy of Passport to World Band Radio that was at my local public
library.

From this, I see that lots of people love the Grundig YB 400
("Yachtboy" -- I love it.)  But I can't quite tell when the reviews
say things like "the best compact portable at any price" if they are
really saying that it is better than, for example, the Radio Shack
DX392, which is considerably larger.  Are they including the larger
model in the comparison?  We don't really care much about portability.
The DX392 is on sale for $190 through the end of the month.

Can anyone compare the two for me?

For that matter, someone had a used Sangean 803A here on the net (and I
went and lost the posting).  How would it compare to the Grundig or RS?

Topher Eliot                           Data General Unix Core Development
[phone]                                        eliot at dg-rtp.dg.com
Obviously, I speak for myself, not for DG.
Visit misc.consumers.house archive at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7400


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:41 1996
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John R. Spencer <[e-mail]> wrote in article
<[e-mail]>...
> I have a Sangean 803A that got zapped when lightning struck too close to
> our house.  I have the radio and the technical reference manual
> available.  Make an offer if you want a radio for parts.
>
> John Spencer

Sorry I'm not interested in either ....except... from the tech manual,
could you tell me how to make or buu a 5 pin Din plug for the tape in/out
port.  I'm not getting much help from other sources.

thanks in advance
Chuck Bennett : [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:41 1996
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From: Michael Neidich <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Zenith TransOceanic 7000-1
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 21:29:40 -0700
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Short wave buffs:  Classic Zenith solid state 7000-1 Trans-Oceanic, Chassis
18ZT40, last of US-made T-O's, exc condition.  11-bands:  13M, 16M, 19M, 25M,
31M, 3.5-9MHz,1.6-3.5MHz,BC, 150-400 LW, 88-108MHz FM, and 16.255 MHz Xtal
Controlled Weather.  Controls: BFO, Vol, Tone, RF gain/AGC, Narrow/Wide IF,
FM AFC, Meter Mode. S-meter, earphone jack, telescoping antenna, world time
converter, black &  chrome.  Asking $295 obo.  Mike in Santa Clara, CA.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:42 1996
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From: [e-mail] (MCamp4)
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Subject: | Drake SW-8 FS
Date: 23 Aug 1996 23:07:43 -0400
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Drake SW8: Original box, AC adaptor, manuals.
MINT condition.  Only a few hours of use.
$469.

Matt.


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:56 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jay Kopycinski)
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Subject: *** FS: Kenwood TH-78A Dual Band HT
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FOR SALE

Kenwood TH-78A FM Dual Bander Handie Talkie with 7.2V battery
(radio is in excellent shape with no scratches or damage)

Extras:

case

additional PB13 7.2V battery

BC-15 rapid charger

KLF-3 cigarette lighter adapter

SMC-33 remote programmable mic

BT-8 AA battery case for use with dry cells or nicads

All in great working order, used very little.

Asking $375 for all

Jay Kopycinski
[e-mail]
[phone]  (eves and weekends)

-----------------------------------------------
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Chandler, AZ               '91 4Runner

Motorola Fourwheelers      ASA4WDC   UFWDA
Fun Country Fourwheelers   SWFWDA    TLCA

Check out the latest Toyota 4WD book at:
http://www.indirect.com/www/a4x4/action.html
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From: [e-mail] (Greg)
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Thanks to all of you who responded.  To be fair I chose the first
response to my posting.
Greg
73's KB6WKW



From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:58 1996
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From: Greg Mast <[e-mail]>
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Subject: **SOLD** Lionel Telegraph Key **SOLD**
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This sucker is gone! Thanks for all the response. Too bad I didn't have
20 of them!

Greg

On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Greg Mast wrote:

>
>
> WWII semi-automatic key in good shape except Thumb knob broken/missing and
> name plate broken/half missing. With connector. S/N006317. Stamp on
> bottom says 1939 (I think, hard to read). First $20 + shipping takes it.
>
>


From [e-mail] Tue Aug 27 16:50:59 1996
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From: [e-mail] (MCamp4)
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Subject: *Drake SW-8 FS
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Drake SW8: Original box, AC adaptor, manuals.
MINT condition.  Only a few hours of use.
$469.

Matt.


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From: [e-mail](Chris Paul Edwards)
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Subject: Words on TS-940/AT
Date: 25 Aug 1996 00:40:09 GMT
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Hello
Do you have an words to say about the TS-940. I have been looking for
some HF rigs and wanted to see about this particular rig.
I just want to know what you think of it.

TNX
chris, Marietta, GA
AE4XO


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:12 1996
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From: Cecil Moore <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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Sumit Roy wrote:
> Frequencies of interest lie in
> the range 500kHz to 75MHz. Prefer a hollow waveguide ...

Hi Roy, when you get your 500kHz waveguide completed, I would like to
take a picture of it. Course, I'll need a wider angle lens to capture
that 0.186 mile wide waveguide.

73, Cecil, W6RCA, OOTC  (not speaking for my employer)


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[e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg) wrote:


>"Jeff Segawa" ([e-mail]) writes:

>> dramatically improve matters. Could it be that I need a preselector
>> now, and if so, is there any particular reason why I should favor
>> Lowe's expensive unit over the $40 MFJ?
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> Jeff Segawa ([e-mail])
>> Boulder, Colorado, USA


>overload noted.  However, if I were you, I'd try the MFJ first (with return
>priveledges), and see what happens.
>--
>Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA
Universal <http://www.universal-radio.com/alert.html> has a Lowe
Preselector used for $199.00.
dr
Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:14 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
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Subject: News on SW?
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What are the best newscasts to North America (about North America) on SW?
I'd like to know freqs and times and so on. I got this question when I saw
a review of *The Trigger Effect*, a disaster movie where all radio and TV
stations go off the air due to a a massive power outage, and I was
thinking, if these guys had a shortwave radio (battery, of course) and a
list of newscasts beamed to North America about NA, then they wouldn't be
in the dark about what's happening. (But that wouldn't make for a good
movie, now would it? :) Besides, foreign newscasts can often give a
different perspective than our domestic corporate media, and sometimes
news that our domestic media censors.


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test



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:16 1996
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From: Don Putnick <[e-mail]>
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Bryan Cowan wrote:
>
> What are the best newscasts to North America (about North America) on SW?
> I'd like to know freqs and times and so on.[snip]
> Besides, foreign newscasts can often give a
> different perspective than our domestic corporate media, and sometimes
> news that our domestic media censors.

Bryan, there IS quality news beamed from NA to NA about NA.
Try Voice of America, Radio Canada International or
Monitor Radio International.  They may not have the different
perspective that you're looking for, but it's quality news
nevertheless.

For a sampler, here's MRI's evening schedule to NA:

to East NA and Carib: 0000 UTC 7535 kHz
to Cent NA:           0100 UTC 7535 kHz
to Cent and West NA:  0200 UTC 5850 kHz
to Mexico:            0200 UTC 9430 kHz
to West NA:           0300 UTC 5850 kHz

Listeners in Southwest USA should also try the broadcast
to Mexico.

--
Don Putnick
[e-mail]
[e-mail]


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From: Jim <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Waveguide
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[e-mail] wrote:
 >
 > "Marcus H. Mendenhall" <[e-mail]> wrote:
 >
 > > Especially
 > >at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result in
 > >much radiation.
 > Ever heard of a slot antenna?
 >
 > >Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.
 > Above is true only when VSWR is 1:1.
 >
 > The largest standard waveguide is RG-290/U which works as low as 256
 > mHz.
 > dr
 >
 > Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
 > [e-mail]   there'd be nothing...

Rick, I was just wondering if you'd ever played with a simple TDR (Time
Domain Reflectometer)? A TDR can be easily thrown together with a pulse
generator, a scope, a BNC Tee adapter and coax.

In particular, I was wondering if you've ever seen the pulse characteristics
with the load in each of the three states: Open, Shorted and properly terminat
ed
(like 50 Ohms).

Regards, Jim


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:19 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
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Subject: Re: YB-400 vs: 7600G
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In article <4vqqrs$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Dennis
Lathem) wrote:

> I am looking around for a new portable SW receiver for general use.
> The sets I have the most interest in are the Grundig (YB-400) and Sony
> (7600G & SW 100-S).  I know the SW 100 is a little more pricey and
> perhaps with the small speaker it's audio quality will suffer.
>
> I am most interested in being able to really cut thru the clutter and
> tune in the major services and stay on frequency for long periods of
> time.  (on Sunday evenings I have a cigar and a listen the the BBC on
> the deck for hours)  My Zenith Transoceanic (Royal 1000) is a fine
> radio but it does not stay on station and is really out of alignment.
> Plus..it is real hard to travel with.
>
> The YB 400 does not have AM synchronous detection and I wonder if that
> will be a problem.  The 7600G has that and SSB like the YB-400,
> however, I have read reports of poor quality of the SONY.
>
> I would really appreciate some comments from those of you who might
> have had the fortune to be able to compare the two units (YB-400 and
> 7600G).  Unless the SW-100 is soooooo much better I'll probably not
> really consider the much higher price.
>
> Both units can be had for less than 200 dollars.  So far I have only
> found the Grundig here in Birmingham, Alabama.  I am still looking to
> put my hands on the SONY.
>
> Of course, alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Dennis Lathem

   I can't speak for the SW 100 but I currently own a Sony 7600G. I
previously owned a YB 400 but returned it. I found both the Sony and
Grundig to be comparable in reception. The YB 400 has more bells and
whistles than the 7600G, more memories, clock displays when the radio is
turned on, and the YB 400 has a signal strength meter. I think the YB 400
is more user friendly for the beginning shortwave listner. The sync
detector of the 7600G  really improves the quality of the signal and
allows the radio to stay locked on the signal.

  The reason I returned the YB 400 was high battery consumption. The YB
400 requires 6 x AA batteries and at normal volume will go through it's
batteries in  20 hours or less. The 7600G requires 4 X AA batteries and a
set of batteries lasts a lot longer. With the 7600G you can turn off the
sync detector, when listening to MW or a strong SW station. This increases
battery life. So if portability is important to you the Sony is the radio
to buy.

  I also think the build quality of the Sony is better than the Grundig,
the Sony is a very solidly built radio that gives the impression of
quality. The Grundig is not as solid as the Sony.

  I have not had any problems with the sync detector of my Sony. If you
decide the buy the Sony the best price is from a mail order outlet.
Electronic Equipment Bank in Virginia sells the 7600G for $169.95.

  There has been much talk about the audio quality of the Grundig but in
my opinion this is much overated. Both radios have good audio quality and
audio quality is really a personal prefrence. I leave the tone control of
my 7600G set on music which gives the sound more treble.

I hope this helps,

Dan Schopp


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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS DX-394 tabletop just went down $100
Date: 26 Aug 1996 11:48:51 GMT
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In article <4vrbjm$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Scott W. Petersen)
wrote:

> I just got the new Radio Shack DX-394 table top receiver, they are
> advertising it in the 1997 catalog for $299.  Radio Shack has to give
> it to you for that price.
>
> Does anyone else have this radio and is it a good one?
>
> Scott - N9SLA

  If Radio Shack puts it on sale and knock another $100 off of the price I
would be interested.


Dan Schopp


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From: [e-mail] (HBBP RFFE)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Need Receiver Recommendations
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:33:07 -0800
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In article <4vkjo1$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

> I am looking at buying a new SW receiver to upgrade from my DX440. My
interests are broadcast and utility listening with a special interest in
MW DXing. The models I have
> the greatest interest in are the R8A, AOR7030, R5000, and the R71A. I am in
a
> suburban location approx. 4 miles from a major TV/FM antenna site which
many of the
> stations here use, so I have some concern for intermod. rejection. There
also are a couple of MW stations approx. 5 miles away.
>
> I would appreciate any comments on these receivers and comparisons. I
have read all
> of the published reviews and would like comments from actual users of
these receivers.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

Hi. I live one mile from coastal HF station KFS, with about 6 transmitters
on the air at any time. My former receiver, an Icom R-71A, with an indoor
20 foot wire antenna overloaded, producing spurious signals all thru the
HF bands. Several months ago I purchased an AR7030 receiver. It does not
overload, period. I can not use an outside antenna with no problems
whatsoever caused by the receiver. I still get some spurious responses,
but they are generated externally to the receiver. I also live within 10
miles of several high power AMBC stations, and have no problems from the
receiver. This is the best radio I've yet owned, and I unreservedly
recommend it if overload is a concern.
Steve-------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------
> The above views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, but
they are mine,
> nor should they be construed as an endorsement of any type!


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:22 1996
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Tim Gerchmez has written to the theme
"Re: Those damn Christians?":


> On Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:17:15 GMT, [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
> wrote:

>>i'll probably go to Hell for this but anyone else get tired of all the
>>religious stations on SW?

> Yep.  I also get tired of hearing them on Mediumwave.  You won't be
> going to hell, since hell is a myth.
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You are right for 50 percent !
You are wrong for 50 percent !



Theme of this newsgroup: shortwave

If you don't allow religious broadcasting,
other people all english broadcastings,
other people all spain         "      ,
other people all music         "      ,
other people all news          "      ,
other people all CW, RTTY, FAX,...    ,
other ...


What will you hear then on shortwave ?

And if you living in hell (chance = 50%), you would like
to hear christian broadcastings.  ;-)


Ha det godt !

Rainer


--

"Der Hauptunterschied zwischen etwas, was m÷glicherweise kaputtgehen
 k÷nnte, und etwas, was unm÷glich kaputtgehen kann, besteht darin,
 da▀ sich bei allem, was unm÷glich kaputtgehen kann, falls es doch
 kaputtgeht, normalerweise herausstellt, da▀ es unm÷glich zerlegt
 oder repariert werden kann."
                                                       Douglas Adams



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:24 1996
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Subject: Re: Is there really no SW to hear in Seattle?
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:24:30 GMT
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[e-mail] (Brian Johnson) wrote:

>Shortwave can be heard world wide and not just in Seattle.  At my listening p
ost in San Diego I am able to pick from a multitude of international shortwave
 broadcasters.  Many of us have favorite stations we like to hear at various t
imes throughout the day.  There are others here who are more specialized when
it comes to listening.  Some like to hear UTE (utility stations) while others
like to listen for marine band traffic as well as aero band traffic.  There's
a bunch of stuff for your listening enjoyment no matter where you live.  Happy
 Monitoring...Brian.
>---------
>[e-mail]
Brian, the Times Square/TickerTape thing went out last year...try an
80 character maximum width on your posts.
dr

Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Gorsky)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: YB400 vs DX392
Date: 26 Aug 1996 17:31:11 GMT
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I've had both radios. They both are good radios with differing features.
Personally, If you don't need the cassette recorder, I would get the
Grundig. It is compact, very easy to use, and the performance is superb -
noticably better the the 392 in side by side tests.

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]≡ says...
>
>My wife has requested a shortwave radio for Christmas.  I've looked at
>the listings on the Radio Netherlands web page, and browsed through the
>1994 copy of Passport to World Band Radio that was at my local public
>library.
>
>From this, I see that lots of people love the Grundig YB 400
>("Yachtboy" -- I love it.)  But I can't quite tell when the reviews
>say things like "the best compact portable at any price" if they are
>really saying that it is better than, for example, the Radio Shack
>DX392, which is considerably larger.  Are they including the larger
>model in the comparison?  We don't really care much about portability.
>The DX392 is on sale for $190 through the end of the month.
>
>Can anyone compare the two for me?
>
>For that matter, someone had a used Sangean 803A here on the net (and I
>went and lost the posting).  How would it compare to the Grundig or RS?
>
>Topher Eliot                           Data General Unix Core Development
>[phone]                                        eliot at dg-rtp.dg.com
>Obviously, I speak for myself, not for DG.
>Visit misc.consumers.house archive at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7400



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:27 1996
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Jim <[e-mail]> wrote:



>Rick, I was just wondering if you'd ever played with a simple TDR (Time
>Domain Reflectometer)? A TDR can be easily thrown together with a pulse
>generator, a scope, a BNC Tee adapter and coax.

>In particular, I was wondering if you've ever seen the pulse characteristics
>with the load in each of the three states: Open, Shorted and properly termina
ted
>(like 50 Ohms).

>Regards, Jim
I have used a digital TDR which, unfortunately, just says "OPEN AT 345
METERS" etc.
dr
Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:28 1996
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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Active Antennas
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:38:38 GMT
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[e-mail] (George F.) wrote:

>Hello All,
>I'm looking to buy an outdoor active antenna for shortwave.  I currently have

>an Icom R71A and am using a 40' longwire inside my attic.  I want something
>better, but an outdoor wire or dipole is out of the question.

Why is an outdoor wire out of the question?  You can make an invisible
antenna with 42 g.  coil wire that is virtually undetectable.  Try to
find a copy of the ARRL antenna book.  It has a few good ideas for
sneaky antennas.  Also, you may wan't to make sure you've done all you
can to reduce emissions from your computer.
dr
Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:29 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Ireland  : times and frequencies?
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 18:40:47 +0100
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In article <4vr41f$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Maraisells) wrote:

> Hello,
>     I am trying to locate short wave  transmissions from Ireland
> (broadcast to the Southern US).    But have been unable to find any. Could
> someone please help?  All the books and magazines I've founf\d that do
> list Ireland are older and the listinf\gs are no longer valid.    Thanks
> for your time,
>
>  Maraisells

Sorry, Ireland has no legal SW outlet from Ireland. They do have World
Radio Network affiliation. WRN is usually in the larger cities (AM or FM)
and on satellite. Also WWCR shortwave station out of Nashville carries a
program from Ireland. Both WWCR and WRN have a web presence. So do a web
search.

Good luck,

Charlie

--
   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
                                          B. Dylan


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From: [e-mail] (Steve Blackmore)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: AOR AR7030 Review by Guy Atkins!
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 19:50:07 GMT
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On Mon, 26 Aug 96 03:22:46 GMT, [e-mail] (Bernie Rataj)
wrote:

>In article <[e-mail]>, robert colin newell <rnewell@castl
e.uvic.ca> wrote:
>>You asked for it : You got it!
>>The Best review yet of the Amazing
>>AOR AR7030.
>>on the WEB site ..
>>http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca/
>
>Maybe if the <pre>'s were removed and real HTML formatting supplied it might
>just be readable in a standard VGA...

The content is good - but as you say, pity about the formatting - its
not even readable easily @ 800x600 some lines go on & on.

I saved the screens to local and re-formatted them!

--
Steve Blackmore

SAB Computers - On-site Archiving Service & Data Storage
--------------- PC Sales and Maintenance----------------
Telephone [phone]          Mobile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]   WWW:   http://www.personal.u-net.com/~sabcom


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:31 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steve Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SWL with AOR1000xlt & AOR2700?
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 21:02:37 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:

>Is there anything that I can listen to with my AOR1000XLT or AOR2700 below 27
MHz?
>Because both of these scanners do not have SSB modes, I guess I am limited to
 what I
>can listen to?

>Thanks in advance.

>Ronnie
>


You can listen to WWV and WWVH time stations at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0
and 20.0 Mhz AM mode, as well as international shortwave in AM mode.

Just don't expect to hear much with a rubber duck!  These aren't
"real" shortwave radios, so leave a lot to be desired in the low
frequency sensitivity department.  Hang a long-wire on it but NOT in a
thunder storm!

Steve



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Subject: Sony icf2001
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 21:22:26 +0100
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Ive just bought one of these secondhand
and wondered whether its much the same as
the 7600 or 2010 receiver. I didn`t get an
instruction book so could somebody tell me what the L1 L2
buttons are for and how the scan function works.
Any other info would be much appeciated as i can
feel a new hobby comming on.

Thanks :)
Colin




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Subject: Re: Confused about Aerials Long Wire Or Active. Can anyone help
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[e-mail] wrote:


>I have read about magnetic baluns, ATU's and pre-selectors what are they
>and would they be of any use to me.

>Nigel Moxon


>Email: [e-mail]


>P.S. To the best of my knowledge there are no transmitters close to
>my      residence.

I too have an HF-150 with a  "longwire".  I strongly recomment the use
of an MLB (mine is a Palomar, 'cause they're a short drive down
Interstate 15 from my home, you'd probably do better getting an RF
Systems [a short swim ?] being in Europe and all.  An ATU is not
needed.  A preselector is required only if you are bothered by strong
local signals (I use my $40 MFJ-956 in the daytime when numerous MW
facilities are spewing at their maximum output, at night I leave the
preselector on bypass).  Steven Lare <[e-mail]> was hinting
that he might be selling 10:1 transformers;  check with him if you
might want to build your own "MLB".  For me, it was worth $40 for the
Palomar 'cause you get the weatherproof case with the connector
attached and all.  I may have saved a few bucks by building my own but
I would have made a big mess doing it.
dr
Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:34 1996
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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians
Date: 27 Aug 1996 00:49:05 GMT
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Michaelr ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I hated it when TBN bought KUSW (From the West to the World) because I
: enjoyed the KUSW short wave rock music as I traveled across country.

        How did KUSW manage to meet the FAA's requirement to address
audiences outside the US?

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians
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        Rock & Roll stations are as common as fleas on a dog.  Give me a
good raving lunatic any day!   Bro. Stair gives me the same pleasure as
going to a freakshow and watching the geek eat a live chicken.  Except
Bro. Stair really believes his crazy stuff!

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


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Gregg ([e-mail]) wrote:
: >
: >After deciphering "If you can read this, you really ought to get out
: >more," I decided the effort greatly outweighed the rewards!

: Jeff, you're using the built-in newsreader in the Netcruiser software.
: It's crap.  Try using Free Agent -- and, if you like it, you can buy
: Agent -- and you can do ROT13 with a couple of mouse clicks.  Much
: more importantly, you can also do most of your Usenet news stuff
: offline.

Or, if you use 'tin' as the newsreader, you can do so by simply pressing
a lower case d key while in read mode.

Bill


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From: [e-mail] (GJordan172)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Hey!
Date: 27 Aug 1996 05:02:43 -0400
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Hey dudes it's me, Greg Jordan, former frequency affilitae of Monitoring
Times...... I have been away from SW so long, but I got on the net tonight
to see that World of Radio and other stuff is still there... I wish I
could still hear Moscow and Johannesburg like I used to but anyway... how
have things been? I have been so busy with my regular job I foGOT about
leISurE!!!

So whats happenin?


Greg A. Jordan ([e-mail]) 800-MCI-PAGE pin 2035493


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:38 1996
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Those damn Christians
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 09:18:58 -0700
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To: kEN Colburn <[e-mail]>

kEN Colburn wrote:
>
> i got some hatemale from God and want to clear this up-
> In my origiinal post, i meant i didn't object to the PROGRAMMING on these
> stations, just that when yoiu've got headphones on and radio loud,
> dialing around trying
> to hear weak stations, they BLASSSSSTTTTTT thru and kill your ears.
>  That and they sometimes block out stations i'm trying to get.

Technically, these stations aren't too bad.  This is where you start
to notice the difference between an inexpensive SW radio and a
good communications receiver.  If you're still interested in the DX
stuff, you might want to upgrade.

As for the hate mail, did you really expect those twits to turn the
other cheek when you post a subject title like that?

73,

Jake Brodsky, mailto:[e-mail]
PP-ASEL-IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ MD24
Amateur Radio Station AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"


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From: Jim <[e-mail]>
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Harry H Conover wrote:
 >
 > Jim ([e-mail]) wrote:
 > : [e-mail] wrote:
 > :  >
 > :  > "Marcus H. Mendenhall" <[e-mail]> wrote:
 > :  >
 > :  > > Especially
 > :  > >at these frequencies, even large gaps in the shield would not result
in
 > :  > >much radiation.
 > :  > Ever heard of a slot antenna?
 > :  >
 > :  > >Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.
 > :  > Above is true only when VSWR is 1:1.
 > :  >
 > :  > The largest standard waveguide is RG-290/U which works as low as 256
 > :  > mHz.
 > :  > dr
 > :  >
 > :  > Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
 > :  > [e-mail]   there'd be nothing...
 > :
 > : Rick, I was just wondering if you'd ever played with a simple TDR (Time
 > : Domain Reflectometer)? A TDR can be easily thrown together with a pulse
 > : generator, a scope, a BNC Tee adapter and coax.
 > :
 > : In particular, I was wondering if you've ever seen the pulse characterist
ics
 > : with the load in each of the three states: Open, Shorted and properly ter
minated
 > : (like 50 Ohms).
 >
 > Anyone that has ever studied either electronics or physics would realized
 > that in these cases, you get: A normal reflection, an inverse reflection,
 > and no reflection.  It shouldn't take a TDR to reveal this.

true ...

 >
 > I am compelled to ask: What is the point you're trying to make?
 >
 >                                        Harry C.


... that all this takes place on the inside (of the coax) ...

RE: (above)
> :  > >Coaxial cables do not leak _any_ RF if the shield is intact.
> :  > Above is true only when VSWR is 1:1.

Question: Did you see the above two lines in the post?

Regards, Jim


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (William Merrill)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Old time Radio shows
Date: 27 Aug 1996 12:09:57 -0400
Organization: Tufts University
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:   > > I am a fan of old time radio and enjoy Yesterday USA on my Satellite d
ish.
:   > > Are there any old time shows on short wave???

I caught Groucho's "You Bet your Life" on CFRB, Toronto, relayed
by CFRX 6070. This was on Thanksgiving last year, around 3-3:30
in the afternoon EST.
73s,
Bill


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (BRENT REYNOLDS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: 2010 VS. 700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 96 12:58:00 -0500
Distribution: rec.radio.shortwave
Organization: ShareWare South Decatur, GA 30030
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a reader posted a "warning" recently advising that the Sync detector on the
Grundig Satellite 700 was noisy and that the Sony ICF-2010 was "still the best
portable" around.  I was reading it live on line and blew by it so I don't hav
e
the exact quote, or the reader's name and E-mail address.
I have recently owned both radios, and tested them under the identical
conditions.  If you took a poll of knowledgeable people who have owned both
radios, about 90 percnet would vote the Grundig as the better radio.
The Sync detector on the 2010 is, judging by my experience, only marginally
less noisy, and the one on the Grundig is easier to use and holds its lock mor
e
solidly, making it more useful on side band stuff.  The knobs and control on
the Grundig are much better designed and more ruggedly constructed.  The
Grundig has 120 programmed memories plus 512 user-programmable memories,
expandable with E-PROM chips to 2,048 versus the Sony's 32 total.  The Grundig
has RDS and the Sony does not, a feature useful in Europe, and beginning to
appear in North America.
There's no comparison between the sound of the two radios, the Grundig sounds
better than Any other portable currently being made, with the Drake SW8 b


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:42 1996
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From: wickies@
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: HELP BUILDING ANTENNA
Date: 27 Aug 1996 14:21:39 GMT
Organization: IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
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Hi
   I am trying to build myself an inexpensive but powerful antenna, I live in
a block
of flats and would appreciate any advice.  Does anyone have any EASY non
tech advice on how to build an active antenna?

Chris Wickland
All things are possible to him who beleives
CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
IBM
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:42 1996
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From: wickies@
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: HELP BUILDING AN ANTENNA
Date: 27 Aug 1996 15:33:52 GMT
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Hi
   I am currently looking at some ways to build an antenna, ie longwire or wha
t
ever.  I would like someone to guide me about making inexspensive antenna
amps or active antennas for my shortwave scanner.  My current longwire is
giving off a lot of noise and is very faintly picking up certain signals which
 I
would like to here more clearly.
Can someone out there advise?

Chris Wickland
All things are possible to him who beleives
CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
IBM
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:43 1996
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From: [e-mail] (fallowsj)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Active Antennas
Date: 27 Aug 1996 15:47:11 GMT
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In article <4vltef$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (George F.) says:

>I'm looking to buy an outdoor active antenna for shortwave.  I currently have

>an Icom R71A and am using a 40' longwire inside my attic.  I want something
>better, but an outdoor wire or dipole is out of the question.  Also, my wire
>is currently running pretty close to me computer, and its very very noisey.
>I'm hoping that with an active antenna I can get it far enough away from the
>computer to reduce the interference.

I have been using three antennas for the past few years: a 100' dipole at
32 feet, a Cushcraft R7 vertical above the hosue and a SONY AN-1 active
antenna mounted on the outside of the house at about 20' above ground.
As one would expect, the AN-1 is the weakest antenna overall, but puts
in good performance between 6-12 Mhz and, so some degree on BCB.
Different propagation condx favour the antennas differently.

At first, I had serious RF noise problems with the AN-1.
Any active antenna inside the house or in close proximity to house wiring
or TV set willbe subject to RFI.  I moved the AN-1 to an outside wall
with the least wiring and furthest from any TVsets.  This helped a lot.

RFI can also enter your active antenna through its power supply.

I am fairly happy with the AN-1.  It costs around $100 Cdn and is a
"medium sensitivity" active antenna.

Overall, I believe that if you cannot get your active antenna sufficiently
away from noise, you are probably going to be disappointed with
its performance, which will be well below that of your R71 on a
"receiving system" basis.  Its antenna pattern is isotropic (favours all
directions equally), which means that its proximity to a noise source is
a critical factor in degrading performance.

You can walk around your house with a portable SW receiver tuned to
various bands, and check out the noise levels for yourself.  You will
find some wiring carries more noise than others.  When you have a
television turned on, you can usually use your portable receiver as a
"wiring in the wall finder"!  Use this approach to find your quietest
will.  Usually, an active antenna will come with at least 50-75 feet
of narrow shielded cable which gives you some installation alternatives.

Also, I have read very good reviews of the JPS ANC-4 digital noise
reduction system, which is something you might also consider using to
reduce noise.  There was a good review in May 1995 Shortwave Magazine,
and also in various ham journals including QST.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:44 1996
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From: "Brett D. Saylor" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: dx160 (just bought)
Date: 27 Aug 1996 15:53:00 GMT
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> >
> > On Sat, 17 Aug 1996 14:07:21 CDT, <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >
> > >I just bought a radio shack dx-160 s/w receiver (with sp-150
speaker..which
> > >kinda looks like the speaker used in the movie 'apollo 13')...at a
local
> > >garage sale :-)
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any comments on this radio?
> > >
> > >Is it a good radio?  Any problems with it?


As others have said, it was the first radio for a lot of us. Zip'd up with
a digital readout (not Radio West - I don't remember who I bought it from
in 1978), I heard my first 175 or so countries on the '160. Most of the
members of the local DX community had a '160 or variety (150-A, 150-B,
etc). I still remember the process of buying it in ~1975-1976 at my local
RS store.

I developed a set of "tuning curves" for the major meter bands to help
tuning with the bandspread dial. Without the curves (or a digital readout),
it was completely hit or miss when trying to tune the radio.

If you are serious about using it, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the
curves I developed. Of course, your radio may be slightly different but it
would be a start.

Brett Saylor
N3EVB


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test Message


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:47 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Curt Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: well? read it!!!!
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 16:49:59 GMT
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Tony Calguire <[e-mail]> wrote:
>On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Charles P. Crawford wrote:
>> Well, don't get your panties in a wad! Take a deep breath and relax.

>Well, in defense of KeV, I went and did a DejaNews search of this group
>in search of his questions.  It appears that he did, in fact, post all of
>his questions separately, and the tone of his posts was extremely cordial
>and earnest (in contrast to his most recent post).

  I'm glad you did that.  Like some others here, I checked by on my
newslist and couldn't find any of his questions.  It still seems as
though his questions may not have (for some unknown reason) had the
full distribution.

>My own experience in this group has been mixed, but on the whole, I have

  Same here with various Usenet newsgroups... also with Fidonet, etc.
The best place to get a reply has been Compu$erve, usually because
each area has moderators who will often answer the question themselves
(even if it's nothing more than "I suggest you ask John Doe about
this") if a post doesn't get an answer after a couple of days.

>received tremendous response to the items I've posted.  The thread about
[snip]
>about the VOA's press release.  Here's the trick:  If nobody answers your
>question the first time you post it, re-post it once every week or two
>until somebody notices it.  Sometimes, messages don't get through to
>everybody's news servers.

  Absolutely.  I often will wait to see if someone else answers a
question before I post "my" answer.  We've got a lot of experienced
people here on the group and, although I'm pretty experienced myself,
you never know when a person with EXACTLY the required knowledge and
experience will come along.

  Also, try different newsgroups.  Even if you have a "purely"
shortwave question, sometimes a !limited! crossposting to other
related groups (in this case, some of the rec.radio.amateur groups
maybe) will stir up some responses.

========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author =========
Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  |  Hey, cut me some slack!
Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  |   This is just the
ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA; AEE|    BETA-TEST
Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114     |     version of me.
== [e-mail] ==== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]==



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:49 1996
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From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: dx160 (just bought)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:28:01 -0400
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J.Tedford wrote:
> poor dial resolution, single conversion and thus full of images, controls pr
one
> to get dirty and noisy, and boy, I'd kill to find one again.   In some ways
it's

and Brett D. Saylor wrote:
> I developed a set of "tuning curves" for the major meter bands to help
> tuning with the bandspread dial. Without the curves (or a digital readout),
> it was completely hit or miss when trying to tune the radio.

Man, this sure is bringing back some memories for me too.  It wasn't
exactly my first radio.  But certainly was the first one I bought fully
assembled.  If I remember correctly, the DX-160 was going for around
$300 back in 1977.  I do remember saving my pennies for it.

I also developed a set of tuning curves, based on WWV (or CHU) and using
the "log" reading on the bandspread dial.  Seemed the cheap and logical
way to use it.  This, despite the third-party digital readout that was
available.  I don't think it was from Radio West tho.  I seem to
remember that it was from some guy named McCormick (or something like
that) and saw it in a write-up in Popular Electronics of all things.

73,

[ Mark J. Fine -- FineWare * Smart R8 Control * TTY Reader ]
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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:50 1996
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From: SHAWN AXELROD <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Pirate Radio
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:02:17 -0700
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> > Does anyone know any good pirate radio stations.  Thanks
> >
> > [e-mail]**********
>

Yes try 6955 khz most weekends from 1600 to 0500 UTC. There are stations
coming and going from this site and nearby frequencies.
many are weak depending on your location and propagtion but if you try
enough you will be rewarded.

73 Shawn


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:51 1996
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From: SHAWN AXELROD <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS DX-394 tabletop just went down $100
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:09:49 -0700
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Nick Marsh wrote:
>
> In article <4vrbjm$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Scott W. Petersen) s
ays:
> >
> >I just got the new Radio Shack DX-394 table top receiver, they are
> >advertising it in the 1997 catalog for $299.  Radio Shack has to give
> >it to you for that price.
> >
> >Does anyone else have this radio and is it a good one?
> >
> >Scott - N9SLA


I tried one of these units out in fact two of them and I was suitable
unimpressed with how it operated. One unit was more that 1 KHZ out on the
readout and both suffered from a lack of decent filters. It seems that
the filters are all just about equal around 5-6 khz. This makes for a
VERY poor unit on SSB.

I agree that a Sony 2010 or a Grundig YB400 might be a better bet.

Radio Shack blew it with this one in my books.

73   Shawn


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:51 1996
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From: [e-mail] (CASchwark)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: <<<< Sony 2010 owners..read this !!! >>>>>
Date: 27 Aug 1996 21:15:17 -0400
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Have you checked for loose pc board or sub-assy screws?
Maybe there's a cracked plastic cabinet or mounting stud
in that area.

Chuck

Chuck Schwark, Chicago, IL
Antique Radio Club of Illinois (Elgin)
Antique Radio Resource Page:
http://members.aol.com/caschwark/index.htm


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:52 1996
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From: charles andrade <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Hallicrafters SX-99 Parts
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:17:44 -0700
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I am trying to restore an old Hallicrafters SX-99 communications
receiver. Could anybody please tell where I can obtain parts for this
grand old radio, like parallell plate capacitors and so on?


Charlie..........


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:53 1996
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From: SHAWN AXELROD <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Battery life?  & AM reception?
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:20:11 -0700
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To: Steve Carter <[e-mail]>

Steve Carter wrote:
>
> > > > <snip>  I'm new to SW radio & have just bought a Grundig Yacht
> > > >Boy 400. So far each set of batteries (6 of AA or LR6) have lasted
> > > >just  one week. Does this signify a faulty radio or is it just the
> > > >way SW radios are?



Not too unusual but buy two sets of rechargables and don't worry because
one set is always ready to go.

73 Shawn


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:54 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David Ryan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio w/ TV UHF
Date: 27 Aug 1996 21:35:15 GMT
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I'm trying to locate a portable radio that will recieve the audio part of
UHF television broadcasts.  The VHF version of this is common.  Any
suggestions on where to look?

Thanks,

David Ryan



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From: Richard Jary <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WGTG QSL?
Date: 27 Aug 1996 22:38:51 GMT
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A few months ago I heard WGTG signing on. The announcement stated "We QSL 100%
" and
asking for 2 International Reply Coupons.

The report went off a few days later and nothing has come back. Nobody else he
re has
had any luck either.

Has anyone got a WGTG QSL, or are they just in the IRC collecting business?

Richard



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:55 1996
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From: [e-mail] (SWL SIG)
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Subject: SWL Site
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If you are in Ohio, Western PA, or WV, check out the SWL SIG on the youngstown
freenet.  I am just trying to get things going again after having the SIG
inactive for some time.  But we need people to contribute, most anyting is
accepted logs, schedules etc...

We want to make this a regional SIG for both UTEs and Broadcast people.
You can telnet to yfn2.ysu.edu and type go swl

--
Michael A. Rea  ([e-mail])     | SWL Sysop ([e-mail])
Girard, Ohio       KA8STO               | Youngstown Free Net


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:56 1996
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From: llafrin @cp.duluth.mn.us (Lance LaFrinier)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Pirate Radio
Date: 27 Aug 1996 23:01:26 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Eric Marks) says:
>
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know any good pirate radio stations.  Thanks
>
>[e-mail]

You might try the newsgroup alt.radio.pirate...lots of listings there.

Lance


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From: [e-mail] (Michael Boyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
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Date: 27 Aug 1996 23:09:47 GMT
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--
Michael Boyle
Holy Family
364 6845
email:[e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Michael Boyle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
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YES  Sunday @ 2pm UTC to 5pm GMT
from Dublin Ireland  via Deutsche Welkomen on 15600 MHZ TO Cenral and
North AMERICA
OR CHECK WITH RTE   www.rte .ie
HURLING -SEPT 1 AND FOOTBALL ON SEPT 15
 I hope this helps some folks info from THE IRISH EMIGRANT paper .

--
Michael Boyle
Holy Family
364 6845
email:[e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Josh)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: radio
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 23:24:34 GMT
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Could someone recomend a radio for up to 500 with hf so I could cover
large areas.  New to ghams all help greatly appreciated!

-josh

[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:43:59 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lucerne  Van KESTEREN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: CBC's Nothern Qubec Shortwave Service
Date: 28 Aug 1996 00:12:31 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>,
Charles P. Crawford <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <4uu7t4$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Disco
>Kid) wrote:
>
>> Has anyone ever gotten a verification from the CBC's Nothern Quebec
>> Shortwave Service and if you did where did you send the letter.  Also must
>> you send return postage.  Thank you ahead of time.
>
>I know this is rather old, but---> I have a CBC Northern Service QSL for
>reception on 5960 kHz, 0550 GMT, from  26th October 1972.  :-)
>v/s: Brian Townsley
>Supervisor, Information Services
>
>address at that time:
>Northern Service
>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
>PO Box 6000
>Montreal, Canada
>
>The QSL shows "An example of Eskimo sculpture." Looks like an Auk or Puffin??
>
>The older I get, the better these old QSLs look.
>
>Charlie in western KY.
>
>--
>   "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
>                                          B. Dylan

I received a QSL from CBC Northern Quebec Service for a transmission I
heard on February 23, 1986.  The card I received is white and blue picture
of two eskimos conversing and there are igloos in the background.

This is the address the card was sent from:
                 CBC Northern Quebec Service
                 P.O. Box 6000
                 Montreal, Quebec
                 Canada H3C 3A8

Hope this helps.

Nancy
c/o  [e-mail]



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From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Nearby FM/AM/TV stations overload my radio.. Help..
Date: 28 Aug 1996 00:43:12 GMT
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In article <4vtlqd$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Ralph
Carpenter) wrote:

> I live about 2 miles from the foothills where many of the Portland
> FM/AM/TV stations have their antennas. The result is that my RS DX440
> receiver, I suppose, won't find any stations when it scans, and receives
> less stations than a *very* old analog Radio Shack portable I bought at a
> garage sale for $1 :-(.
>
> All my FM radios also receive the same station(s) at multiple spots on the
> radio dial. Only my Honda car radio seems to avoid the problem.
>
> Isn't this a pretty common problem, especially for city dwellers? What
> can I make/buy/do to minimize/fix the problem. Someone once told me I
> needed to build a bandpass (notch?) filter, but I really need more
> specific instructions. Pointers to any plans I can download would also be
> wonderful.
>
> Ralph Carpenter
>
> --
> [e-mail]  Public Access User --- Not affiliated with Teleport
> Public Access UNIX and Internet at [phone] (2400-28800, N81)

People living on San Francisco's Mount Sutro have this same problem, and
somebody once told me that they had to put all their equipment in a steel
enclosure to solve the problem. I have a similar problem-a nearby morse
code station that overwhelmes the front end of my DX440, and I'd like to
know if there is a way to filter out just this station. (When the station
goes off the air reception is fine, but when it's on the air reception is
inaudible at best.)


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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: $$$
Date: 28 Aug 1996 04:09:02 GMT
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These "pyramid schemes" are generally considered frauds, and posting it
from an educational account can get you in big trouble. About 3 weeks
ago, someone lost his account at Ohio State for posting it.

Here is why it's a fraud:

Suppose one person gets thousands of times what he put in. Then, there
must be thousands of people sending him money.

Suppose THOSE thousands of people get thousands of times what they put
in. Then, there must be MILLIONS of people sending them money.

Suppose that THOSE MILLIONS get thousands of times what they put in.
There must be BILLIONS of people sending them money.

Surely, there aren't billions of people who are in a position to read the
chain letter and send in money. And, even if there were, what species
would pay the billions? Cockroaches? Martians?

The crooks who start the scheme make money, but almost everyone else gets
in too late to make the money.

See http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm



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From: [e-mail] (KvE)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: well? read it!!!!
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 05:20:45 GMT
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[e-mail] (Curt Phillips) wrote:

>Tony Calguire <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Charles P. Crawford wrote:
>>> Well, don't get your panties in a wad! Take a deep breath and relax.

>>Well, in defense of KeV, I went and did a DejaNews search of this group
>>in search of his questions.  It appears that he did, in fact, post all of
>>his questions separately, and the tone of his posts was extremely cordial
>>and earnest (in contrast to his most recent post).

>  I'm glad you did that.  Like some others here, I checked by on my
>newslist and couldn't find any of his questions.  It still seems as
>though his questions may not have (for some unknown reason) had the
>full distribution.

>>My own experience in this group has been mixed, but on the whole, I have

>  Same here with various Usenet newsgroups... also with Fidonet, etc.
>The best place to get a reply has been Compu$erve, usually because
>each area has moderators who will often answer the question themselves
>(even if it's nothing more than "I suggest you ask John Doe about
>this") if a post doesn't get an answer after a couple of days.

>>received tremendous response to the items I've posted.  The thread about
>[snip]
>>about the VOA's press release.  Here's the trick:  If nobody answers your
>>question the first time you post it, re-post it once every week or two
>>until somebody notices it.  Sometimes, messages don't get through to
>>everybody's news servers.

>  Absolutely.  I often will wait to see if someone else answers a
>question before I post "my" answer.  We've got a lot of experienced
>people here on the group and, although I'm pretty experienced myself,
>you never know when a person with EXACTLY the required knowledge and
>experience will come along.

>  Also, try different newsgroups.  Even if you have a "purely"
>shortwave question, sometimes a !limited! crossposting to other
>related groups (in this case, some of the rec.radio.amateur groups
>maybe) will stir up some responses.

>========== Opinions expressed are solely those of the author =========
>Curt Phillips, CEM KD4YU (ex-WB4LHI)  |  Hey, cut me some slack!
>Chairman, Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group  |   This is just the
>ARRL Life; QCWA; Raleigh ARS; NRA; AEE|    BETA-TEST
>Energy/Recycling BBS 704-547-3114     |     version of me.
>== [e-mail] ==== [Copyright 1996 All rights reserved]==

Well, at first, my apologies for my bad words.
It wasn't ment to be that general!

I ve got a lot of personal messages, most very positive and sying they
didn't see my message. And if they did, they would answer them , if
could.

So to all readers here: sorry again.
Ill repost my questiobs again in a while and... let's hope for the
best!


Okay , very much pleasure with our hobby and good DX!

Kees (Netherlands)





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From: [e-mail] (GJordan172)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
Date: 28 Aug 1996 05:53:10 -0400
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In article <4vtgtn$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(WildcatMcC) writes:

>
>I agree.  The only decent program on WWCR is World of Radio.

What time is this on? Where does that ever-movin Glen live now?

Greg A. Jordan ([e-mail]) 800-MCI-PAGE pin 2035493


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Charles Mikelson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: QSL by email?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 06:10:22 GMT
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In article <4vurdt$[e-mail]>, J.Tedford ([e-mail]) writ
es:
>>   [e-mail] (kEN Colburn) writes:
>>  Are QSL reports taken thru email now?
>>  2) How do u know if they want $1 or IRC with your report? (snailmail)
>>  tia
>
>
>I have an e-mail QSL from RFPI from last year, in response to an e-mail repor
t
>I sent them.  I have it stored on a diskette I set up just for the purpose.
(Kind of
>bizzare, I know.)  Just doesn't have the same feel of the QSL album.
>
>Some stations, of course, will take e-mail reports and reply with a QSL by po
st.
>VOA seems to be about the best at doing this, though I've gotten QSLs from
>R. Havana Cuba this way as well.
>
>jdt
>
>

+ WYFR(USA)                      [e-mail]
+ R.  AUSTRIA                    [e-mail]
+ KNLS (USA)                     [e-mail].
+ RadioCanada                    [e-mail]
+ CFRX Toronto                   [e-mail]
+ R.Denmark                      [e-mail]

I have received QSL's from the following I e-mailed the station
with my QSL and received a QSL in the mail in due time.

Most of these with maybe R. Denmark as an exception(now asks for
money) should still QSL.





From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:07 1996
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From: [e-mail] (GJordan172)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 28 Aug 1996 06:17:35 -0400
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In article <4vtimp$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Dan Ferguson)
writes:

>Too bad you didn't get a chance the hear KUSW.  It was easily
>>the best rock station I've ever heard.  The programming was uncanny with
a
>>perfect mix of old and new rock.  I listened to it all the time and even
>>bought a SONY SW-1so I could listen when I was away from home.   Dr. Art
>>Epstein

Faith Martin ruled.  I still have the QL card she wrote me a note on.
Wonder where she is these days?  And you know KUSW was what was blaring at
Manuel Noriega courtesy the US forcecs on the scene trying to blast him
outta his hiding in Panama City.....

I loved it!

Greg A. Jordan ([e-mail]) 800-MCI-PAGE pin 2035493


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:08 1996
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From: "John L. Berenyi" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: No E-mail Service for JRC ??
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 07:39:42 -0500
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Tom Sundstrom wrote:
>
> In Article<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
> writes:
>
> > I can't believe that JRC does not have E-mail.  Of all companies you'd
> > think they would have it!  Come on guys...this is the 90's.
>
> Believe it or not, John, some companies can function without e-mail. Fax
> machines work just fine, as does something called a telephone... :-)

Tom,

Did you ever hear of trying to save money with E-mail? Faxing and
telephones are expensive you know.  Or did you forget that we are living
in the age of the information highway. Come to think of it ..why are you
even on the Net?


JB


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:09 1996
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From: [e-mail] (John Rethorst)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ALL-IRELAND HURLING ON SW TO NORTH AMERICA
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 08:39:45 -0400
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

> [e-mail] (Michael Boyle) writes:
>
> > YES  Sunday @ 2pm UTC to 5pm GMT
> > from Dublin Ireland  via Deutsche Welkomen on 15600 MHZ TO Cenral and
> > North AMERICA
> > OR CHECK WITH RTE   www.rte .ie
> > HURLING -SEPT 1 AND FOOTBALL ON SEPT 15
> >  I hope this helps some folks info from THE IRISH EMIGRANT paper .
>
> Errrr.....what are you calling "hurling" ? Around here hurling is
> synonymous with throwing up or upchucking or vomiting - none of which is
> usually covered by Shortwave Radio.
>
Sounds like a game, maybe something like football.

John


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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FS: Old SW receivers & transceivers
Date: 28 Aug 1996 08:40:02 -0700
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National NCX-3 transceiver with AC power supply, AM: 25 W/SSB 150 W out, 80-10
 m, Nice
     condition, $150.
Swan 350C transceiver with AC & DC power supplies, 100 W AM/300 W SSB out, 80-
10 m, all
     papers & nice condition, $200
Hallicrafters S-120 receiver (60s beginners shortwave receiver), nice conditio
n, $70.
Grundig AM/FM/SW receiver from 40s or 50s?--works well on AM/FM, but very weak
 output
     on SW, $50
Also have set of 3 1991 R.Amateur Callbooks, $5 & 1970s ARRL handbooks for $5
apiece.

For info, etc., email me at: [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:11 1996
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From: [e-mail] (RDsmyrna)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FIDEL will soon be 71.  Who cares!
Date: 28 Aug 1996 09:05:52 -0400
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Not me!


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:12 1996
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From: [e-mail] (RDsmyrna)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: KUSW (was: Re: Those damn Christians?
Date: 28 Aug 1996 09:06:30 -0400
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I've listened to KUSW.  KUSW was a friend of mine.  But KUSW was a station
with a shortwave transmitter and no idea what to do with it or who to aim
their signal at.  They had no game plan!


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:13 1996
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From: [e-mail] (xcitor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Lowe HF-150
Date: 28 Aug 1996 11:54:51 GMT
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dnl (dnl@net) (<01bb91ed$decbde80$LocalHost@t029055>) wrote:
: My HF-150 doesn't operate anymore on its internal (and fully loaded)
: Ni-Cad's.
: I tried various Ni-Cad's (normally all 8 of same type).
: Does anyone knows, which component failed?
: Kind regards,
: dnl

This could be a problem with the battery cases not fitting properly in
the slots in back. I had this problem. I had to reach in with a pair of
needle nose pliers and sort of pull forward the battery contacts. This
could be the problem. You can probably verify it by pushing in both
battery carriers and see if that makes a difference.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:14 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Nearby FM/AM/TV stations overload my radio.. Help..
Date: 28 Aug 1996 14:04:45 GMT
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Bryan Cowan ([e-mail]) writes:
> In article <4vtlqd$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Ralph
> Carpenter) wrote:
>
>> I live about 2 miles from the foothills where many of the Portland
>> FM/AM/TV stations have their antennas. The result is that my RS DX440
>> receiver, I suppose, won't find any stations when it scans, and receives
>> less stations than a *very* old analog Radio Shack portable I bought at a
>> garage sale for $1 :-(.
>>
>> All my FM radios also receive the same station(s) at multiple spots on the
>> radio dial. Only my Honda car radio seems to avoid the problem.
>>
>> Isn't this a pretty common problem, especially for city dwellers? What
>> can I make/buy/do to minimize/fix the problem. Someone once told me I
>> needed to build a bandpass (notch?) filter, but I really need more
>> specific instructions. Pointers to any plans I can download would also be
>> wonderful.
>>
>> Ralph Carpenter
>>
>> --
>> [e-mail]  Public Access User --- Not affiliated with Teleport
>> Public Access UNIX and Internet at [phone] (2400-28800, N81)
>
> People living on San Francisco's Mount Sutro have this same problem, and
> somebody once told me that they had to put all their equipment in a steel
> enclosure to solve the problem. I have a similar problem-a nearby morse
> code station that overwhelmes the front end of my DX440, and I'd like to
> know if there is a way to filter out just this station. (When the station
> goes off the air reception is fine, but when it's on the air reception is
> inaudible at best.)

This is one of the situations in which a preselector (possibly with its
gain set back), or an antenna tuner can help.

When you peak the response of your system at the desired signal's frequency,
you attenuate the response of your system to off-frequency, interfereing
signals.

Grove, EEB, etc. would be good places to try for what's available
assembled.  Both RCI and Radio Netherlands used to have (perhaps they
still have) antenna pamphlets that had do-it-yourself tuner information.
--
Daniel A. Grunberg              Kensington, Maryland  USA


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:15 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Chandos Michael Brown)
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Subject: Re: Outboard spkr for Drake R8
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charles andrade <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Travelin' Man wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've received a couple bad reviews on the Drake MS-8 speaker.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for a great quality outboard
>> speaker that would work well with the Drake R8?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wayne M.
>> [e-mail]


>Try the Radio Shack Minimus-7 speaker. It works really well on both my R8 and
 my
>RR7030.

>Charlie...

I replaced the cone/driver in the Drake speaker w/ a RS 3" (I think)
cone/driver, which has a larger magnet and altogether better sound.
The improvement is dramatic, to my ears, at least, and the cost was
negligible--under $20 as I recollect.  I wanted to preserve the
cosmetic match between the receiver and the speaker case.

-Chandos Michael Brown



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:16 1996
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From: Craig Siegenthaler <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: <<<< Sony 2010 owners..read this !!! >>>>>
Date: 28 Aug 1996 15:35:10 GMT
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The problem may be due to the small pc board to the side of
the speaker.  No screws are used to secure it, instead the
back case is used to make a compression fit.  If it is not
secure, it might vibrate with audio.

Hope this helps...

Craig Siegenthaler
Kiwa Electronics
http://www.wolfe.net/~kiwa





From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:17 1996
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From: "Bruce Wilson" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Random wire/balun/coax/ATU question
Date: 28 Aug 1996 15:37:18 GMT
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Let's say a random wire is connected to a balun (like the MLB),
and then the coax from the balun connects to an antenna tuner
then to the radio.  What is tuned when the ATU knobs are
adjusted?  The wire or the coax?  In other words, does the
ATU match the coax impeadance to the receiver input impeadance,
or is the entire system, from wire to the ATU, tuned to match
the receiver?  I've looked theough many books and can't find
an answer.  Maybe experimental evidence will answer the question.
--
Bruce Wilson
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:18 1996
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From: Orrin Edwards <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: video and audio signal from video camera
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On 16 Aug 1996, ccb104 wrote:
> Question, this adapter is very small, what would the circuit diagram
> look like for this device, i.e., what components (capacitors,
> resistors..) are needed to combine these two signals so that it can be
> sent to the VHF antenna connection?

It's more complicated than that.  It generates a composite TV signal
that is usually set to channel 3 or 4.  Since there are a lot of these
things around, I would guess that it is all on one or two special
IC chips!

----
Orrin - Long Island, New York
[e-mail]
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/            (Personal)
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/syocc.html  (Camera Club)



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:19 1996
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From: Orrin Edwards <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: long distance
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:48:31 -0400
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On Wed, 28 Aug 1996 [e-mail] wrote:
>       I am new in the shortwave business. I was wondering if it is possible
> to talk to someone from Buffalo,NY to Seattle, WA. I know this is a long
> distance, but I heard that it could be done. Is this true? And what kind
> of equipment would I need and cost. Any suggestions is appreciated.

After you get your Amateur (HAM) radio license so it is legal for you
to transmit, you will find a variety of equipment that will do the
job.

----
Orrin - Long Island, New York
[e-mail]
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/            (Personal)
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards/syocc.html  (Camera Club)



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:20 1996
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From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Those damn Christians
Date: 28 Aug 1996 16:46:10 GMT
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  This reminds me of the addage(?) I once saw in Toronto's "Globe and
Mail": "The better the reception, the more religious the station!"
                                                                   JM




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Subject: Re: STRANGE NOISES ON MY LONG WIRE
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wickies@ wrote:

>Hi,
>    many thanks to all those who wrote to me re: making an antenna.
>Well I have decided to go for the longwire.  I have made a 70ft longwire whic
h
>is currently on the ground outside my house infront of some trees.  The overa
ll
>signal has been improved, but now I am getting lots of high pitched code type

>noise all the time which is pushing my signal meter to full.
>Can anyone help, with a shoestring budget alternative or advice?

>Thanks in advance...

>Chris Wickland
>All things are possible to him who beleives
>CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
>IBM
>[e-mail]

 You are intercepting crude communications from the mole people.
Chris, the wire goes up in the air.  Use UV resistant plastic rope.
If a tree is one of your supports leave enough slack to allow swaying
or do what I did;  a pulley and a weight.  Seriously though, you may
be overloading your front end...try swithcing in some attenuation.
dr
Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
[e-mail]   there'd be nothing...



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:22 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Sriram Narayan)
Subject: Re: ICF-2010 VS. Satellite 700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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You may be right about the 700 being an overall better radio.
I bought my 2010 around 1986 and it still is
around selling for more than when I bought it! I am not sure
when the Grundig Sat 700 came out. At that time the 2010 had
no peer. Also, I am not sure if the 700 has the aircraft band,
I doubt it, considering it is from Germany. As an "aero" band
DXer and a pilot I find this a very useful feature being able
to monitor flights both on HF and VHF. The receive
sensitivity of the 2010 in the aircraft band is almost as
good as the Icom AC-22 air band transceiver that I use. It
would be nice if the 2010 had a squelch feature though. I
also like the Sony's scan and scan skip features.
I agree the ruggedness of the Sony could be improved
with some rubberised edges or something.

Sriram
--

#include <std.disclaimer>                    [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:23 1996
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From: [e-mail] (kEN Colburn)
Subject: Re: DX FREQ LIST
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wickies@ wrote:
: hi
:    Being new to SWL I was wondering if anyone could give me a handful of tim
e,
: dates and frequencies to hunt for in the realm of the DX.  This will help me
 in
: working out wether my antenna is any good.  By the way I am based in souther
n
: England in the UK.


Have u tried the SWL websites?
--

My Mom's Net rules:
No running on the Net with scissors!
Don't read emale from strangers.
Let your sister get online for awhile, dammit!
Shut up, I'm on the modem!    [e-mail]
http://www.mainelink.net/~writer/poster/Poster.html




From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:24 1996
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From: Patrick <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: WRNO
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Lester John Ness wrote:
>
>         WRNO seems to have disappeared on its evening frequency, 7.355
> MHZ. I'm addicted to Bro.  Stair's ravings and don't want to do
> without!

Me too! I'm not a believer by any stretch of the imagination, but Brother
Stair is just about the most passionate and entertaining voice on the
radio. He's old school and hard core *at the same time*. With the year
2000 fast approaching, he's going to get even better, and that's saying
something, but we need him back on ALL the frequencies!!


>
> --
> Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:25 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sangean info
Date: 28 Aug 1996 18:21:13 -0400
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In article <5025f9$[e-mail]>,  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I recently inherited a Sangean ATS-808.  I need to buy a part--a replacement
>knob for the manual tuning--and the instruction manual doesn't give an
>address or phone number for the company or any distributor.  Any help
>appreciated!

Try www.tandy.com and look in the Radio Shack tech support section for the
parts list on the DX-380 (catalog# 20-213) which is the same radio.


--
Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:26 1996
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From: Ray Woodward <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ALL-IRELAND HURLING ON SW TO NORTH AMERICA
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 18:23:33 +0100
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] comments :

>[e-mail] (Michael Boyle) writes:
>
>> YES  Sunday @ 2pm UTC to 5pm GMT
>> from Dublin Ireland  via Deutsche Welkomen on 15600 MHZ TO Cenral and
>> North AMERICA
>> OR CHECK WITH RTE   www.rte .ie
>> HURLING -SEPT 1 AND FOOTBALL ON SEPT 15
>>  I hope this helps some folks info from THE IRISH EMIGRANT paper .
>
>Errrr.....what are you calling "hurling" ? Around here hurling is
>synonymous with throwing up or upchucking or vomiting - none of which is
>usually covered by Shortwave Radio.

Er no Bob, this is "hurling" as in the sport played by two teams - it is
very popular in Ireland ...
--
Ray

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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:28 1996
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From: Ann MacKeigan <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.music.world,alt.radio.networks.cbc,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.afro-latin
Subject: Seaon Finale - Global Village on CBC & RCI
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If you have musical news you want to share with a worldwide radio
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September 1 will be our last show of this season. WeÆll join you again at
a new time in January 1997 on CBC Radio, CBC Stereo and, of course, Radio
Canada International. Watch this space for details.

HereÆs whatÆs coming up on this weekÆs show:


Global Village Rundown for September 1, 1996
Reports from:

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2. Melbourne, Australia - A Capella at The Boite.
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From: [e-mail] (Daniel Say)
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John Rethorst ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:

: > [e-mail] (Michael Boyle) writes:
: >
: > > YES  Sunday @ 2pm UTC to 5pm GMT
: > > from Dublin Ireland  via Deutsche Welkomen on 15600 MHZ TO Cenral and
: > > North AMERICA
: > > OR CHECK WITH RTE   www.rte .ie
: > > HURLING -SEPT 1 AND FOOTBALL ON SEPT 15
: > >  I hope this helps some folks info from THE IRISH EMIGRANT paper .
: >
: > Errrr.....what are you calling "hurling" ? Around here hurling is
: > synonymous with throwing up or upchucking or vomiting - none of which is
: > usually covered by Shortwave Radio.
: >
: Sounds like a game, maybe something like football.
: John
                Grass Hockey anyone, but Lacrosse, the Best Game rules.

        And chundering in the bay are songs from Radio Australia



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:30 1996
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From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Sangean info
Date: 28 Aug 1996 19:08:24 GMT
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I recently inherited a Sangean ATS-808.  I need to buy a part--a replacement
knob for the manual tuning--and the instruction manual doesn't give an
address or phone number for the company or any distributor.  Any help
appreciated!

[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:31 1996
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From: Aron Felix Gurski <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Sony icf2001
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:37:02 +0200
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c anderson wrote:
>
> Ive just bought one of these secondhand
> and wondered whether its much the same as
> the 7600 or 2010 receiver. I didn`t get an
> instruction book so could somebody tell me what the L1 L2
> buttons are for and how the scan function works.
> Any other info would be much appeciated as i can
> feel a new hobby comming on.
>
> Thanks :)
> Colin

If you write a polite letter to Sony in Japan, explaining that you've
bought a secondhand receiver and give them the exact model number
(I usually add the serial number as well), they will usually be willing
to send you a copy (or a photocopy) of the instruction manual.

This, incidentally, is something that I have found to be generally true
for all sorts of equipment bought secondhand, and not just Sony.

                                        -- Aron


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:32 1996
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From: "Richard E. Hankison" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ALL-IRELAND HURLING ON SW TO NORTH AMERICA
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:23 -0700
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[e-mail] wrote:
>
> [e-mail] (Michael Boyle) writes:
>
> > YES  Sunday @ 2pm UTC to 5pm GMT
> > from Dublin Ireland  via Deutsche Welkomen on 15600 MHZ TO Cenral and
> > North AMERICA
> > OR CHECK WITH RTE   www.rte .ie
> > HURLING -SEPT 1 AND FOOTBALL ON SEPT 15
> >  I hope this helps some folks info from THE IRISH EMIGRANT paper .
>
> Errrr.....what are you calling "hurling" ? Around here hurling is
> synonymous with throwing up or upchucking or vomiting - none of which is
> usually covered by Shortwave Radio.
>
> Bob in British Columbia
>
> [e-mail]  Robert Smits, VE7HS, Ladysmith B.C.


Pretty narrow-minded, Bob.  How would you feel if someone made
fun of your national sport.

FYI, hurling is pretty serious stuff in Ireland.  Pretty tough
stuff, too.  Played on a pitch, a bunch of crazy Irishmen run
about bouncing and hitting a small, hard ball with a wooden stick
or bat that looks like a machette.  The goal is to score goals.

I've seen a few matched back in the sixties on Wide World of Sports.
Definitely not a sport for the weak at heart.  it might make you
hurl.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:33 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Panasonic RF-B45 - need advice please
Date: 28 Aug 1996 21:57:54 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:
: Steve <[e-mail]> wrote:

: >I am interested in comments about the Panasonic RF-B45 (or equivalent
: >National model) from past or present owners of the radio.



: >I may be able to purchase the radio for as low as about US$150 (AUS$180)
: >and I think this is a pretty good deal for the class of radio??
: It was a good deal when Reagan was president.
: Universal had a guaranteed used one for $99 last week:
: http://www.universal-radio.com/alert.html
: I'd spend a few dollars more for a Sony 7600G or a YB400.
: dr
: >Thanks a megahertz, Steve

: Dave Rickmers            I'd wake up and
: [e-mail]   there'd be nothing...
Given the prices I've seen for gear in Australia that might actually be a
good deal.  How much do the '400 and '7600G go for "down under" anyways?

tim gueguen [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:34 1996
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From: "Jeff Tripp" <[e-mail]>
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If anyone has G Gordon Liddy's shortwave frequency and broadcast time could
you please email it to me?Thanks
Jeff,Bangor Maine


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:35 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Roger)
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Subject: Re: Sangean info
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 00:42:44 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:

>I recently inherited a Sangean ATS-808.  I need to buy a part--a replacement
>knob for the manual tuning--and the instruction manual doesn't give an
>address or phone number for the company or any distributor.  Any help
>appreciated!

>[e-mail]
Sangean America
818-579 1600
*Wow- is the 818 area code a conincidents? 808s big brother! Get it!
There located at
2651 troy ave, South El Monte,CA

Straight from my CES Official Directory

YW


<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Roger Eastman             [e-mail]
http://www.indirect.com/www/sxi/rogers.htm
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:36 1996
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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:37 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David Barts)
Subject: Re: Q: is there a AM/FM/SW *car* radio out there?
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Mike Nemeth) writes:

> if not, i once heard of a box that you would plug into your car radio
> that would allow you to receive SW.  has anybody heard of that?

I think MFJ makes such boxes, although I'm not qualified to comment
further on them as I've never used one.

Regarding the question in the subject line of your message, yes there
are AM/FM/SW car radios.  If you buy one new, expect to pay $500 or
more for it.

Since I'm such a cheapskate, what I did was keep my eye open for an
old European car radio with shortwave on it (there a quite a few such
models that were/are made in Europe).  Took several years, but I found
an old Blaupunkt Derby 660 this month for $5 and it is now installed
in my car.  Note that TANSTAAFL: such radios typically only tune the
49 m band (I lucked out: mine tunes from 2 - 7.5 MHz in two bands),
have analog dials (however, because the SW band(s) don't tune much
spectrum, they spread a short range across a big piece of dial and are
easier to tune than you may think), and are single conversion (I lucked
out again: though single conversion, my Blaupunkt has a tuned RF amp
ahead of the converter and two stages of IF amplification, making it a
better performer than one would think at first glance).  Also, the
separate bass and treble tone controls on it can be used to shape the
audio passband and make annoying heterodyne whistles less so.

Also, I found my radio to be -very- picky about antenna orientation on
shortwave (MW and FM didn't seem to mind as much).  It wanted a
-vertical- whip antenna.  Like many small cars, my car's antenna
leaves at an angle that makes it closer to parallel than perpindicular
to the metal roof.  With this antenna, shortwave was completely,
totally dead.  I've had to add an extra gutter-mount antenna (bought
from Rat Shack) to get good SW reception.

Still can't hold a candle to a $700 radio with dual conversion, crystal
bandpass filters, and digital frequency readout, but for $5 I'm not
complaining!

--
        David W. Barts ([e-mail]) / REAL radios glow in the dark.
                ++++ stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++
         ++++ if you agree copy these 3 sentences in your own sig ++++
      ++++ more info: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm ++++



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:38 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David Barts)
Subject: Re: FS: Old SW receivers & transceivers
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In a previous article, [e-mail] () says:

>[snip!]
>Hallicrafters S-120 receiver (60s beginners shortwave receiver), nice conditi
on, $70.

I recently bought an S-38C (early 50s version of the same) for $17.50.
Going price for such sets at hamfests seems to be in the $10 to $40
range.  FYI.

--
        David W. Barts ([e-mail]) / REAL radios glow in the dark.
                ++++ stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++
         ++++ if you agree copy these 3 sentences in your own sig ++++
      ++++ more info: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm ++++



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:39 1996
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From: wickies@
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Strange Noise on Long Wire???
Date: 29 Aug 1996 08:13:08 GMT
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Hi
   Just set up a long wire outside my house and am getting lots of fast code t
ype
sound bleeding over on almost all frequencies.  It is so strong that its pushi
ng
the signal indicator to full.  Anyone got any advice on how to get rid of this
?

Chris Wickland
All things are possible to him who beleives
CSO TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
IBM
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:40 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David Cripps)
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Subject: Re: DX FREQ LIST
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Being new to SWL I was wondering if anyone could give me a handful of
time,dates and frequencies to hunt for in the realm of the DX.  This will
help me in working out wether my antenna is any good.  By the way I am
based in southern England in the UK.
>
>
Chris,

The best and most authoritive list I've come across is produced by
Jan Nieuwenhuis of the Benelux DX Club. They produce lists of broadcasts
directed to Europe in English and Broadcast specifically for DX listeners.

Jan occasionally posts the lists to this news group, but their web site
gives a lot more info.

Try http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html

Good luck

Dave Cripps (also in S England)



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:41 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
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Subject: Re: WRNO
Date: 29 Aug 1996 10:41:41 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, Patrick
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Lester John Ness wrote:
> >
> >         WRNO seems to have disappeared on its evening frequency, 7.355
> > MHZ. I'm addicted to Bro.  Stair's ravings and don't want to do
> > without!
>
> Me too! I'm not a believer by any stretch of the imagination, but Brother
> Stair is just about the most passionate and entertaining voice on the
> radio. He's old school and hard core *at the same time*. With the year
> 2000 fast approaching, he's going to get even better, and that's saying
> something, but we need him back on ALL the frequencies!!
>
>
> >
> > --
> > Lester Ness     [e-mail]

I'm in dispair without Brother Stair! I checked last evening and nothing
but static on 7.355 mHz. When scanning the MW band one evening I did come
across Brother Stair on an AM station, it was the same rant that is on
WRNO. I didn't note the frequency or ID the station. So for all those
Brother Stair fans out there, try Dx'ing the MW band for Brother Stair.

Dan Schopp


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:42 1996
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        I got hooked on Bro. Stair when he predicted that Bush would
resign and make Dan Quayle president for their last month in office.  The
Bible clearly states that the Israelites ate quail for 30 days in the
wilderness, and everything in the Bible applies to our generation!

 --
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:43 1996
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From: [e-mail] (PaulB)
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Subject: Re: Grundig 900
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 20:03:31
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In article <5051i7$[e-mail]> TIMOTHY GUEGUEN wrote:
>
>ron cain ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: x-no-archive: yes
>
>
>: Has anybody heard anything more about the availability of the new
Grundig
>: 900?
>
>: Last I heard, it was supposed to be available at this time. It will be
>: interesting to see if it's up to snuff or not.
>
>: Cheers, Ron Cain
>I've heard no news on it in awhile.  Don't forget how long we waited for
>the Sangean 909 before it finally appeared.  The best way to find out what

>new
>receivers are available, or just about to appear, is to check the ads in
>Popular Communications and Monitoring Times for the major shortwave
>dealers such as EEB and Universal Radio.
>
>tim gueguen [e-mail]
>

The Radio Netherland's Receiver Test Lab web page still says Grundig's new
target date for the 900 is "in the course of 1997."  It is supposedly a
"software" problem that is holding it up.  Possibly not good news is the
900 has been re-styled by the same design company that did the Yacht Boy
500.



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:45 1996
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From: Brian Gilhuly <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Panasonic RF-B45 - need advice please
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 21:39:12 -0400
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Steve wrote:
>
> I am interested in comments about the Panasonic RF-B45 (or equivalent
> National model) from past or present owners of the radio.
>
> I have read Passport '96's review but would very much appreciate any
> comments about sensitivity, selectivity and SSB reception.
>
> I may be able to purchase the radio for as low as about US$150 (AUS$180)
> and I think this is a pretty good deal for the class of radio??
>
> Also if anyone has any similar info on the new San 909 I would
> appreciate comments on that too.
>
> Thanks a megahertz, Steve

I have one, along with several other radios, and I think the RF-B45 is a
great unit. Sensitivity is very good, selectivity as well. SSB is
another matter though. Thumbwheel tuning 'blind' on SSB (and narrowband
AM) is a total pain, though no worse on the 45 than on others.

If you intend to listen to SSB a significant amount, get a radio that
allows direct keypad/knob tuning of SSB freqs. A used 2001D/2010 is hard
to beat. But if it will mostly be AM and FM, the 45 is great!

Brian

--
  Brian Gilhuly VE3BGB         Kentrol Software Web Site:
                               http://www.synapse.net/~kentrol/
  e-mail:                      Latest files:
  [e-mail]            ftp.synapse.net/private/k/kentrol/


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:46 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Sudhakar Ganti)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SW Car Radios (SONY)
Date: 29 Aug 1996 23:18:00 GMT
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Hi Everyone,

I returned recently from Singapore and there I saw an impressive line
of SONY Car audio with shortwave. Some model numbers are: XRS-666,
XR-6450, XR-C214, XR-C290, XR-C300 and XR-C500. These all vary in the
amp output power and features. The "C" versions control the CD/MD
changers. I myself got a XR-C500 which has 35x4 amp, 20FM/10AM/20SW
memories for station preset, detachable front panel, a wireless remote,
a wired remote and Dolby B. I have to still install this one in my car.
So I will post about it's performance later. Thought I will share this
info with you.

-Sudhakar
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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:47 1996
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From: Tom C <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Random wire/balun/coax/ATU question
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 23:18:42 -0700
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Bruce Wilson wrote:
>
> Let's say a random wire is connected to a balun (like the MLB),
> and then the coax from the balun connects to an antenna tuner
> then to the radio.  What is tuned when the ATU knobs are
> adjusted?  The wire or the coax?  In other words, does the
> ATU match the coax impeadance to the receiver input impeadance,
> or is the entire system, from wire to the ATU, tuned to match
> the receiver?  I've looked theough many books and can't find
> an answer.  Maybe experimental evidence will answer the question.
> --
> Bruce Wilson
> [e-mail] answer is that the antenna tuner tunes the entire tr
ansmission
line/antenna system.
Tom/WA1NVS


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:48 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jonathan Helis)
Subject: Re: QSL by email?
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[e-mail] (Charles Mikelson) wrote:

>
>In article <4vurdt$[e-mail]>, J.Tedford ([e-mail]) wri
tes:
>>>   [e-mail] (kEN Colburn) writes:
>>>  Are QSL reports taken thru email now?
>>>  2) How do u know if they want $1 or IRC with your report? (snailmail)
>>>  tia
>>
>>
>>I have an e-mail QSL from RFPI from last year, in response to an e-mail repo
rt
>>I sent them.  I have it stored on a diskette I set up just for the purpose.
 (Kind of
>>bizzare, I know.)  Just doesn't have the same feel of the QSL album.
>>
>>Some stations, of course, will take e-mail reports and reply with a QSL by p
ost.
>>VOA seems to be about the best at doing this, though I've gotten QSLs from
>>R. Havana Cuba this way as well.
>>
>>jdt
>>
>>

>+ WYFR(USA)                      [e-mail]
>+ R.  AUSTRIA                    [e-mail]
>+ KNLS (USA)                     [e-mail].
>+ RadioCanada                    [e-mail]
>+ CFRX Toronto                   [e-mail]
>+ R.Denmark                      [e-mail]

>I have received QSL's from the following I e-mailed the station
>with my QSL and received a QSL in the mail in due time.

Radio Miami International did that for me once.  I emailed the report
to their EMail address [e-mail], and got a reply in a
couple  of months.  Reduces the chance of mail theft.

I've also been told some stations will take FAXed reports.  I've never
used this method, but would like to try it on some stations in out of
the way places I can't get cards from.

There's good information about this in Gerry Dexter's "Secrets of
Successful QSLing."






73,

Jonathan Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Lousiana, USA

[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:50 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joe Pritchard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Active Antennas & the Proletarian World Hegemony!
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 05:29:56 GMT
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[e-mail] wrote:

>Bottom line: don't use active antennas. They only cost money
>and the rewards ain't all that good. And when I can't hear
>about Cyprus, I read a book. Yeah, it's a linguistics book.
>But I don't have to tune anything but my head. WHich is a deal
>hard enough. Ask my wife. She knows.

Hi,

Nice thread title!  Have to disgaree with the conclusion, though; I've
used a number of active antennas, tuned loops, etc. in the rather
'hot' European HF environment and I get reasonable results, equivalent
or better than a loft space dipole through my ATU.

The main issue is preventing overloading as well as maintaining
impedance matching.  This usually involves some element of
pre-selection of whatever RF comes from your element before it gets
amplified and shoved in to your RX.  A tunable active antenna is the
best bet, though the nicest commercial unit I've seen at a reasonable
price was the Sony one.

Because I've lived in a variety of flats and apartments in my life,
having any roof space for an aerial was difficult until a few years
back, so I explored a wide range of actives.

Joe, G0RNC

There's only one decision to make;
get busy living or get busy dying.

Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank redemption.



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:51 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joe Pritchard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: STRANGE NOISES ON MY LONG WIRE
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 05:32:37 GMT
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wickies@ wrote:

>Hi,
>    many thanks to all those who wrote to me re: making an antenna.
>Well I have decided to go for the longwire.  I have made a 70ft longwire whic
h
>is currently on the ground outside my house infront of some trees.  The overa
ll
>signal has been improved, but now I am getting lots of high pitched code type

>noise all the time which is pushing my signal meter to full.
>Can anyone help, with a shoestring budget alternative or advice?


Chris,

Are you running the wire into an ATU at all?  If you're not you'll get
overload, and it sounds like the signal you're getting could be
overload related.   Is the signal tunable?

If it isn't overload, then it sounds like the aliens from
'Independence Day'...<g>

Seriously though, most modern RXs can only be fed from a long wire via
an ATU; too long an aerial without an ATU can cause overload.

Joe, G0RNC
There's only one decision to make;
get busy living or get busy dying.

Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank redemption.



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:52 1996
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From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
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Lester John Ness ([e-mail]) wrote:
:       Bro. Stair has three am stations in the Cincinnati area, but he's
: always on late at night, when I need to sleep.  He's on WWCR for a couple
: of hours in the morning, but I can't get WWCR well in those hours.  What
: to do?  I've been reduced to listening to the dull whining on WWCR in the
: early evenings.  It's just like going home for Christmas!

:  --
: Lester Ness   [e-mail]
He was on KOMA 1520 khz at night two or three years ago, but I haven't
checked in a good while to see if he's still on.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:53 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Pat Durkin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE Super Radio?
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 12:30:55 -0500
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Jonathan Helis wrote:

> Several months ago, I got to be present at a live remote broadcast by
> a local AM station.  The radio they used as a monitor was a GE Super
> Radio.  When I took a good look at it, I noticed it had a switch on
> the back of it labeled "SCA."  Is the radio available like this from
> the factory, is it a modification aftermarket, or what?

Bruce Elving, who writes a column for the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association's
newsletter, and also publishes "FM Atlas", sells GE Superadios with the
SCA modification built-in. I don't know what the current cost is, or if
he is still selling the radios, but you can contact him at the address
below.

Bruce Elving, PO Box 336, Esko MN 55733-0336

Pat Durkin
(Former WTFDA member)

Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employe
r.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:54 1996
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From: Bob Needleman <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Outboard spkr for Drake R8
Date: 30 Aug 1996 14:05:20 GMT
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charles andrade <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> Travelin' Man wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've received a couple bad reviews on the Drake MS-8 speaker.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for a great quality outboard
> > speaker that would work well with the Drake R8?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne M.
> > [e-mail]
>
>
> Try the Radio Shack Minimus-7 speaker. It works really well on both my R8 an
d my
> RR7030.
>
> Charlie...

I have a Radio Shack Optimus (7?). Paid $50 on sale. It is dual-firing - with
a nice tweeter and midrange in black bookshelf enclosure. Audio is
excellent and very good on speech and music.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:55 1996
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From: [e-mail] (DSchopp)
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Subject: Grundig Satellit 500
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I am interested in comments or information about this radio from past or
present owners. I currently own a Sony 2010 so I would be interested in
comparisions, plus or minus, to the 2010.

Thanks,

Dan Schopp


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From: Avatar <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: HELP: Antenna Tuner Design Needed
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Michael Neidich wrote:
>
> Need a schematic/parts list to build a receiving antenna
> tuner/preselector 10-25 MHz, mostly to reject interfering out of band
> signals.  Point me in the right direction if there is a good commercial
> unit, please.
> Mike

Any recommendation would be suspect without the advisor knowing more
about your setup.

1. Does your receiver have a 50 ohm or Hi-Z input?
2. What type of antenna and feedline are you using?
3. Are you adept at building electronics equipment?
4. How much are you willing to spend for a tuner?




From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:57 1996
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From: [e-mail] (George Thurman)
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Test Message





....





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          GEORGE S. THURMAN                           [e-mail]

*****       RUSH IS RIGHT.....AND THE RIGHT IS WRONG  !!!!      *****
*****           FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS VOTE REPUBLICAN       *****

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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:58 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Bruce Oltman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: taping off a 2010 ---- Help!
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 20:05:55 -0500
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In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford) wrote:

> OK dx recording experts:
>
> I want to tape to a cassette recorder off my Sony ICF-2010. Plug the patch
> into the recorder out jack in the 2010 then to the mic input on my
> cassette recorder. But nothing gets recorded. Am I doing this right. Or do
> I need a different kind of jack input to the cassette recorder. I suspect
> this is the case. Should it be something like AUX input??
>
> What is a source of a resonably priced cassette recorder rather than the
> $159 Viking advertised in MT? I don't need 10 hours recording time!
>
> Please e-mail with some help.
>
> Charlie in western KY.
>
> --
>    "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
>                                           B. Dylan

The 2010 is setup to record at *magnetic microphone* levels (0.7mv)
and your recorder may not be that sensitive.  Try the headphone
output instead (even if the speaker is muted).  Or use the mic input
to the recorder!

--
Signing off...
  primary: [e-mail] or alternate: [e-mail]
   ...Bruce Oltman


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:44:59 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dennis Lathem)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: GE Super Radio/RS Clone?
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 23:30:33 GMT
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I was in a local Radio Shack today and saw a large AM/FM type radio
that carried the Optimus brand native to RS.   It  had external
antenna connections and such.  Can I assume that this is the RS clone
of the Super Radio?

I took it to the window and played around with it and it did seem to
have a good AM sound (not quite big tone).  It even did a good jop of
picking up some of the weaker AM stations in the metro Birmingham
area.  The dial tuning was very, very close..I checked stations on
each ends of the band.

They also had another version of the same radio that tuned all of the
TV band from channel 2 to channel 69!  I have never seen this on a
portable radio!  Usually the TV audio stops at channel 13.  I tried
this on some local stations and several of them actually came in very
well.  Another station about 35 miles away (which is on a short stick,
but soon to go 2,000ASL/5.5 ERW) was no where to be found.  I was in a
hole.

I have heard lots of talk about the Super Radio and I even remember a
post about the Radio Shack version.  However, I never heard of the TV
audio band version.

Does GE sell a branded Super Radio with TV band audio?  Or, did RS go
to the same Chinese manufacturer and ask them to add the TV stuff?
The AM/FM was $59 and the AM/FM/TV was $79.

I recently ordred a refurbished unit from Thompson and eagerly await
its arrival.  I may get one of the AM/FM/TV versions from RS and do a
did by side comparison of the two AM sections.  I do remember the post
saying that the RS version of the Super Radio did not appear to work
as well as the actual SR II.

Dennis Lathem



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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:02 1996
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From: [e-mail] (David A. Kaye)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: KUSW
Date: 30 Aug 1996 23:47:09 -0700
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" [e-mail] (RDsmyrna) wrote:
" >I've listened to KUSW.  KUSW was a friend of mine.  But KUSW was a station
" >with a shortwave transmitter and no idea what to do with it or who to aim
" >their signal at.  They had no game plan!

Probably true, but the economics of shortwave are such that they pretty
much have to serve a U.S. audience, but FCC law prohibits SW stations
from serving the U.S.  It's a terrible bind to be in.  This is probably
why so many American SW stations carry religious block programming: they
don't have to worry about who's listening, as long as they can convince
the program producers they'll rake in enough donations to cover the cost
of their airtime.


--
(c) 1996                          Everything is beautiful in its own way,
David Kaye      like a starry summer night and snow-covered winter's day.


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:03 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: is there a FAQ for this newsroup??
Date: 31 Aug 1996 14:20:05 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>I've never heard of any of the stuff you guys talk about on this
>newsgroup, but I'm interested in radio as a hobby. Also I would like
>to someday get a portable HAM radio to take climbing with me so I
>can call out in an emergancy. Any guidance here would be greatly
>appreciated. Is there a FAQ for this hobby??
>
>thanks
>Scott
>[e-mail]
Newsgroup FAQ's are usually available in
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/name-of-group.

You can also look in /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/firstname/secondname/...

e.g. ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/radio/shortwave/

or ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.radio.shortwave/

This site is also widely mirrored. I believe it is on mirrors.aol.com and
ftp.psi.net.


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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:04 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Tedford / Nan Hawthorne)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: RFPI Relay Site
Date: 31 Aug 1996 14:32:23 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
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About a year or so ago, there was some talk of RFPI building a
transmitter site in the Pacific NW (British Columbia was mentioned
a lot) to relay it's signal to western NAm.  Anyone know if this was
just a rumor, or if it's still a plan?

jdt


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:05 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Tedford / Nan Hawthorne)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX 390 modification
Date: 31 Aug 1996 14:36:25 GMT
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I'm trying to find an article that came out a couple of years ago on how
to modify a Radio Shack DX 390. The article had instructions on how to
get rid of the muting when using the tuning dial.  I found it on an ftp site,
but I've lost the article and don't remember where I found it.  Anyone
know where this kind of article might live?

jdt


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:06 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Steve_Coletti)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: taping off a 2010 ---- Help!
Date: 31 Aug 1996 14:51:05 -0400
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In article <506nvc$[e-mail]>,
Steve Whitt <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>The level of audio out of the tape socket on the 2001D is very low.
>Generally too low for conventional cassette deck inputs (47kohm inputt
>impedance).
>
>To overcome the problem I altered internal resistors in my 2001D to up
>the audio output by a factor of four.

You're forgetting something, the patch cord.  Many places still sell the
older type of cord designed for portable cassette machines.  They have an
attenuator, (and sometimes a load resistor), built in to the molded plug.
These were the cords designed for dubbing from the ear phone jack to the
mike input.  A straight cord is required from the 2010 since the output is
only a few milivolts as it was designed to connect to a mike input.

I have no idea about what inpedience the rec output jack of the 2010/2001D
is, but my original 2001 is a transformer output of low Z.  Now that leads
to some interesing hum problems when connected to an unbalanced input.  But
that's another story.

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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:07 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Lester John Ness)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RFPI on 7385?
Date: 31 Aug 1996 20:24:07 GMT
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
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Truman Harris ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Anybody else having trouble finding RFPI on 7385khz?  Last few nights,
: all I've gotten is static....  Are they off the air?

        I had the same problem, but they seemed to be back on this
morning, 31 Aug 96, 7 am EST.

--
Lester Ness     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:09 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE Super Radio?
Date: 31 Aug 1996 21:06:52 GMT
Organization: Nattering Nabobs of Negativism
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>In article <81d7cc$1693.e@NEWS>,
>[e-mail] (Jonathan Helis) wrote:
>>
>>Several months ago, I got to be present at a live remote broadcast by
>>a local AM station.  The radio they used as a monitor was a GE Super
>>Radio.  When I took a good look at it, I noticed it had a switch on
>>the back of it labeled "SCA."  Is the radio available like this from
>>the factory, is it a modification aftermarket, or what?
>
>Since it is illegal to listen to an SCA signal you don't subscribe to,
it

I assume that if you used Muzak in your store without paying the Muzak
company, you might, if they found out about it, get sued. But is it
illegal for a private party to listen to an unencrypted SCA broadcast in
the privacy of his own home?

In any case, here is an ad from the new 9/96 Monitoring Times, page 102
(classifieds) in which you may be interested:

Disclaimer: I am just quoting an ad. I have no knowledge about this
company, the quality of its work or its honesty and I do not warrant any
of these. Caveat Emptor.

"GE Superadio III, custom designed with up to four noise-free SCA
channels. Performance guaranteed. Credit Card orders accepted. (800)
944-0630"
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From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:10 1996
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From: "Dick " <[e-mail]>
Subject: HF-150 / dnl
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 21:28:03 GMT
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Re: set not functioning on Ni-cads.

Thank you, Daniel Grunberg and "xcitor", for your reply  to my question.

Several months ago, I checked, whether or not the battery inserts made
proper connections to the contacts inside their boxes.
I did bow these contacts somewhat to ensure a good connection with the
batteries, however, without result.
This morning, however, by pressing hard on the outer side of both fitted
inserts simultaneously, while the set was switched on, it started to
operate.
This proofed that the problem was purely mechanical.
By using a better tool than the one I used before I brought the box
contacts in line with the gaps of the battery inserts.
The set now operates well again on its internal batteries.
(Mostly I power the receiver via it's 12DC/220VAC psu, instead of the
Ni-cads).

When I looked into this newsgroup this afternoon, I read "xcitels" reply
and found it
amusing to see that it was excactly that !

For your info: I bought the HF-150  in 1991, find it an excellent receiver
and a pleasure to use it.

Regards,
Dick



From [e-mail] Mon Sep 02 07:45:12 1996
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From: [e-mail] (Dan Morisseau)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sick and Tired of Christian Radio!!
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 22:24:00 PST
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In article  [e-mail] (Eric Marks) writes:

>I agree.  The Christian radio station I hate the most is that pile of
>right-wing Cr_p WWCR.  Those people make me sick.  Do you think god
>loves them and wants them in heaven.  I'd appreciate any Response.


      Well, I am CERTAINLY no "Christian", but why whine to us about who you
like and don't like? There are about 29.5 mHz worth of spectrum that you can
tune through to find something you DO like. I have to wonder at the sense of
someone who insists on listening to such stuff and dwelling on his unhappiness

with it in a public forum. This is something closely akin to hitting yourself
on the head with a hammer because "...it feels so good" when you stop!!! You
know, one of the clasic definitions of insanity is doing the same thing the
same way over and over again and expecting a different result. Are you on
some kind of meds? If so, have the doctor try altering the dosage.

     Just do as I do and DON'T LISTEN TO THE BLOODY STUFF!! And for the sake
of the sanity of the rest of us quit your infernal bleating on the subject.





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