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From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (R.J. Baranick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Leaking batteries....HELP!
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 00:59:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4m6cu1$[e-mail]>
References: <4m2rl6$[e-mail]>

Most battery manufacturers provide some
sort of warranty against damage caused
by leaking batterys...
check into it.
B.



From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (Kris Kasalo)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: THINNING HAIR?....MINOXIDIL USERS?....
Date: 1 May 1996 05:26:27 GMT
Message-ID: <4m6sm3$[e-mail]>

Now available in the U.S.  Pentadecanoic Acid Glyceride.  World's
leading treatments for thinning hair from Japan.  2.5X more
effective than minoxidil. Featured on CNN, NEWSWEEK,
New York Times.  Doctor recommended.  For free info,
please call 1-800-555-8655


From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:45 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 11:45:33 -0400
Reply-To: "Charles J. Hargrove" <[e-mail]>
From: "Charles J. Hargrove" <[e-mail]>
Subject: NYDXA SWL/Scanner Net Back On The Air

Just a heads up to those in the NYC metropolitan area that the NYDXA
Shortwave and Scanner Listeners Net is back on the air after 3 months.  This
was due to a dead transmitter that is in the process of coming back (the
repeater site is an awkward one to get to and get into).

The Net will resume its Wednesday night schedule at 8PM on 145.190 (PL
141.3) starting
tonight with a lower powered transmitter at someone's house while the repair
work is
going on.  For those who have trouble hearing the 145.19 transmitter, they
can tune
into the UHF link frequency of 440.200.  There is NO input on UHF, it's only
a link!

If you are not a licensed amateur, you may drop a mesage to me before the
net on my
voicemail (212-978-3375) or to my email address above or to my TCP/IP packet
address
([e-mail] or n2nov@ny2s.#nli.ny).  You may also call into the
NYDXA BBS
at 718-876-7928 and leave a message to SYSOP.  Please login with your
callsign or
with your first initial and lastname if you are not licensed.

The Net has been on the air since the USAir crash at LaGuardia in March of 199
2.
We would have celebrated our 4th anniversary this March but we were off the ai
r.
Check page 67 of the June issue of Monitoring Times for more information.

73's - Charlie N2NOV


From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:46 1996
From: "Roy D." <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: Hammarlund SP-600 3 each!
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 12:38:26 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4m440h$n6j$[e-mail]>
To: Joe Pfeifer <[e-mail]>

Joe Pfeifer wrote:
>
> I have 3 Hammarlund SP-600 receivers for sale. Also a B&W T368E
> Transmitter. For more Information:
>
> Joe Pfeifer
> [e-mail]


How much for the SP's?

 KD3LZ


From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:49 1996
From: [e-mail] (Adrian Sainsbury)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info,soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: RNZI FREQUENCY SCHEDULE/MAY 96
Date: 1 May 1996 16:10:41 +1200
Message-ID: <4m6o81$[e-mail]>

            RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL

                  FREQUENCY SCHEDULE

    EFFECTIVE FROM 1900 UTC 04 MAY to 05 OCTOBER 1996

                 UTC        kHz
Mon-Fri       1650-1952     6145   (49m)

Sun-Thu       1953-2217     9810   (31m)
Fri           1953-2206       "
Sat           1955-2206       "

Sun-Thu       2217-0106     11735  (25m)
Fri           2207-0106       "
Sat           2207-0106       "

Sun-Thu       0107-0458     15115  (19m)
Fri & Sat     0107-0458       "

Mon-Fri       0459-0715     9570   (31m)
Sat & Sun     0459-0758       "

Mon-Fri       0716-1206     6100   (49m)
Sat & Sun     0758-1206     6100

CLOSEDOWN     1206-1650

Occasional Use
 eg Sport     1206-1650     6100


               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] Fri May 03 12:19:50 1996
From: Bjorn Larsen <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: eavesdropping
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 18:03:50 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4m8dgc$[e-mail]>
To: john maxwell <[e-mail]>

On 1 May 1996, john maxwell wrote:

>   In the local evenings,in Ontario,I often pick up one side of phone
> conversations,which I assume to be Ship or aircraft-to-shore
> conversations.These calls occur in the 8700-8800 kHz segment of the HF
> bands.At least half of these conversations are in Spanish,and the rest
> are in English.Perhaps this is what you are referring to.Much of the
> modern stuff is also encrypted.

No, i recognized these voices as being people (female) in my dorm... since
then i've found three or four other frequencies (all over the dial) with
similar occurences (one of these i actually heard both sides).

>   I'm curious to find out where the other side of the conservation is,
> as it doesn't appear to be a simplex type of operation.

Me too.         BJORN
                             _
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From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:51 1996
From: [e-mail] (Steve Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Icom 8500 Receiver?
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 18:29:29 GMT
Message-ID: <4m5pn4$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

"Ed O'Keefe" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Hi ya'll,

>   Recently, I was talking to the folks down at the neighborhood Ham store
>and they were telling me about the Icom 8500, which is suppose to be released
>at the 96 Dayton Hamfest.  Anyone have any info on this "poor man's 9000"?

>TNX
>Ed


See page 15 of the June 1996 (yes, it was out last week) issue of
Popular Communications magazine.  Icom placed an ad for the IC-R8500
using an "artists rendering" of the receiver, no real picture!

Relevant features:  IF Shift, APF (Audio Peak Filter),
100kHz-1,999.000 Mhz coverage
10Hz Tuning steps, SSB(USB/LSB), AM(Normal/Narrow/Wide)
FM(Narrow/Normal), WFM, and CW.
CI-V port and RS-232C port
800 memory channels (20 banks of 40)
High Stability (,30Mhz:+/- 100Hz, V/UHF: +/- 3ppm)
100 skip scan memory channels
100 AutoWrite memory channels
Selectable AGC time constants
S-meter Squelch
SSB/AM Noise Blanker
3 antenna connectors
12VDC/120VAC


That's all they mention...

Steve
WB7PSD



From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:52 1996
From: "E. W.  Balinski" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SW4-A/SPR4
Date: 2 May 1996 02:12:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4m95lj$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

I also have a Drake SPR-4. It is sitting on the table
next to me tuned to WCBS-NY (880 kHz).  It does perform well
and as Rick mentioned, Drake will referbish the radio.

There are a few useful options that Rick did not mention.
The first one is the AL-4 Loop Antenns. This is a 1'x 3'
wire antenna with an aluminum cross brace. It plugs
directly into the top of the SPR-4 receiver. As it is
inserted into the radio, it autimatically makes contact
with a loop amplifier. It is rotatable and provides about
10-15 dB of nulling.  This is very helpful for LW/BCB
work especially to null out electrical noise.

The second is the FS-4 Frequency Synthesizer.  This
unit takes the place of all of the xtals in the
radio and allows the rig to cover 200 kHz to 30 MHz
SSB, CW, and AM.

I may have mine for sale to the right home - then again
maybe not.

73
Gene WA1UXA



From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:53 1996
From: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: eavesdropping
Date: 2 May 1996 06:54:39 -0400
Message-ID: <4ma49f$[e-mail]>
References: <4m927v$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)

early US cordless phones operated in the range 1700 to 1800 kHz...maybe
you're picking up an older set?
newer phones are at 46 and 49 MHz, but a new band at 43 Mhz has just been
opened up. There's also a band starting at 902 Mhz; some phones there are
narrow FM, but most 902-928 Mhz units are digital and not decodable, but
the NBFM should be audible on scanner.
If you picked up phone calls around 4.3,    8.6,    13.5, and    18.3 MHz
(+-) you probably were picking up high seas telephone service on
shortwave...used for ocean liners, freightrs, yacht and smaller aircraft.


From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:54 1996
From: PHREdd <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Introduction
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 09:59:08 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Just figured I'd introduce myself...I'm Blaine Thompson from Ft. Wayne,
IN (I'm a frequent poster to rec.radio.broadcasting).  I recently
purchased a Grundig YB207.  I've tuned in several stations at
night...most are foreign language.  I've not purchased any kind of
frequency list (any suggestions?).  Grundig sent along a list, and it is
somewhat accurate.  I've tuned in Swiss Radio International the best...

Anyway...just figured I'd introduce myself...interesting commentary
here.  I'm learning...

Blaine
([e-mail])



From [e-mail] Fri May 03 12:19:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (Sergio A. Florez)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Shack DSP
Date: 2 May 1996 16:54:47 -0400
Message-ID: <4mb7en$[e-mail]>

Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with Radio Shack's
discontinued DSP (Digital Signal Processor)? My local dealer was clearing
out his stock and I bought one for $40.

On some stations the DSP works great in that it really filters out alot
of noise but on other stations it seems to over muffle the signal. Also
on lower volumes it tends to have a constant hum.

Anyone every try this piece of equipment?

Sergio Florez
[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:42 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FOR SALE ICOM R71-A RECEIVER
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 15:36:48
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

FOR SALE Icom r71-a Shortwave receiver 100 khz to 30 Mhz coverage. Mint shape
asking 750.00 CDN. dollar
email [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:43 1996
Distribution: world
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Don Dennis)
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 21:47:00 -0600
Subject: FS - Hammurlund 129-X
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

HQ 129-x for sale.  $125 plus shipping.

Comes with matching speaker and copy of manual.

Reply to [e-mail] or [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:44 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Jon Van Allen)
Subject: FS: Grundig Satellit 500
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 96 15:35:32 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

For sale: Grundig Satellit 500. $195 shipped in US.

Email me if interested.

Jon


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YachtBoy 500 - Is this still the latest model ?
Date: 2 May 1996 13:08:02 -0400
Message-ID: <4maq5i$[e-mail]>
References: <4lqje7$[e-mail]>

In article <4lqje7$[e-mail]>,
Joel Saacks <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Grundig YachtBoy 500 - Is this still the latest model ?

No. The Yacht Boy 400 and 305 followed, as well as the Traveller II.

>Please email responses to: [e-mail]

Done as well.


--
Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:46 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 22:20:25 -0500
Reply-To: - <[e-mail]>
From: - <[e-mail]>
Subject: http://pobox.com/~jjjsmith

http://pobox.com/~jjjsmith

CHECK OUT THIS DYNAMIC NEW SITE! WOW!


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:46 1996
From: John Lavis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Joe Versus the Volcano
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 23:08:13 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In a scene from the movie Joe Versus the Volcano, Joe (played by Tom
Hanks) buys things for his journey to the volcano.  I noticed he buys a
shortwave radio.(I think it is a ICF-2010.)  Does anyone know what type
of shortwave radio Joe buys for his journey.

I have way to much spare time:)

John
de KK5GN
_._



From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:47 1996
Distribution: world
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Don Dennis)
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 21:45:00 -0600
Subject: Sony 330k for Sale
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Sony ICF-330k for sale, very similiar to ICF-320, but with built in
tape.

Make an offer.

Reply to [e-mail] or [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat May 04 15:58:48 1996
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Stegman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: RE: WWV ads and sale of 10 MHz
Date: 3 May 1996 10:23:01 -0700
Message-ID: <4mdfdl$[e-mail]>
References: <4m2804$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Summary: I love Internet, you can say anything.
Keywords: APRIL FOOL

Peter writes:

>the Continental U.S. and beyond.  FORGET spots on WWV/WWVH, it is not
>going to happen.  WOW, one station that won't be going to Infinity ;-) !

WWV is not for sale.  However, to compete better with the Japanese JJY,
they've hired a radio consultant in L.A. to jazz things up a little.
They'll be using famous shock-jocks.

"It's [sevEn] hours, [ThiRty][ttwo] minutes, Co-ordinated Universal Time.
You got a problem with that?"

"Don't touch that dial, big-time at the tone mark
[tWentY][twO][fiftY][SEVeN] UTC on the WORLD WIDE VOICE!!!"


-hugh
APRIL FOOL.



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:02 1996
From: [e-mail] (Antonio)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: 9 May 1996 04:43:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]>

MY FRIENDS, SHORTLY, WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN WHICH WILL CHANGE TH
E
FACE OF THE WORLD:  THE SOVIET UNION WILL RISE AGAIN, LIKE A GREAT PHOENIX,
FROM THE ASHES OF HISTORY.

ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE MIGHTY MEMBERS OF THE POLITBURO STAND ON THE GREAT
MAUSOLEUM OF LENIN AND WATCH THE TANKS AND MISSILES ROLL BY, SYMBOLS OF THE
AWESOME POWER OF THE RED ARMY.  ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE K.G.B. SILENCE ANTI-SOVIE
T
THINKERS WHO ARE FOOLISH ENOUGH, OR INSANE ENOUGH, TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AGAIN
ST
THE RULE OF THE PROLETARIAT.  ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE PEOPLES OF EASTERN EUROPE
LOOK TO MOSCOW FOR GUIDANCE AND IDEOLOGICAL GUIDANCE.

COMRADE GENNADY ZYUGANOV WILL RULE A NEW POLITBURO FROM THE HALLS OF THE
GREAT KREMLIN.   THE NEWS MEDIA WILL AGAIN GIVE HOMAGE TO THE REVOLUTIONARY
IDEALS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.  THE WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR JOBS, THE
FACTORIES WILL AGAIN HUM WITH ACTIVITY, AND THE GLORIOUS PROLETARIAT WILL MARC
H
AGAIN TO THE STRAINS OF THE GREAT SOVIET ANTHEM:

       "OH GLORIOUS UNION OF FREE-BORN REPUBLICS.  GREAT RUSSIA UNITED
                            FOREVER TO STAND...."

ONCE AGAIN, THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE AT THE SIGHT OF THE MIGHTY
FORCES OF THE SOVIET UNION, READY TO FIGHT A NEW, HEROIC REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGL
E,
IN THE NAME OF V.I. LENIN, IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHERLAND, AND IN THE GLORIOUS
NAME OF COMMUNISM!

LONG LIVE THE NEW SOVIET UNION!


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:03 1996
From: "Denes S. Varady" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: ,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: 12 May 1996 04:36:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4n3psl$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Antonio) wrote:

>COMRADE GENNADY ZYUGANOV WILL RULE A NEW POLITBURO FROM THE HALLS OF THE
>GREAT KREMLIN.
>
>ONCE AGAIN, THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE AT THE SIGHT OF THE MIGHTY
>FORCES OF THE SOVIET UNION, READY TO FIGHT A NEW, HEROIC REVOLUTIONARY STRUGG
LE,
>IN THE NAME OF V.I. LENIN, IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHERLAND, AND IN THE GLORIOUS
>NAME OF COMMUNISM!
>
>LONG LIVE THE NEW SOVIET UNION!

Why do you post to rec.radio.shortwave??

Will your great Comarade Zyuganov revive the 45 millions of dead [victims of t
he
Great Soviet concentrations camps]

Do you remember Naftaliy Frankel?? We do.. Beria? Yagoda? Yezhov? [We DO, and
we do
not forgive or forget..]

Even the Nazis were more humane..

Let's hope you are right and so we can NUKE all of you!! [For Stalin and for t
he
country!!]

Slava Velikomy Stalinu!
--

Denes S. Varady,  N3NV




From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:04 1996
From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: "KTRK" QSL's
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 21:42:57 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mjirs$[e-mail]>

In article <4mjirs$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Bernie
Rataj) wrote:

> Has anyone received a QSL from the ABS for "KTRK", or are they still in the
> mail?
>
> Bernie
>

Not me. Will they QSL? They wanted reports I understood. So I called them,
and I sent a letter, with stamps. I'm still waiting.

Charlie in western KY.

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


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 87.9 in Chicago??
Date: 11 May 1996 09:01:38 -0400
Message-ID: <4n233i$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)

wcbs in new york is on AM band at 880 kHz; i think you have a bigger
mystery than you realize


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 87.9 in Chicago??
Date: 11 May 1996 11:25:57 -0400
Message-ID: <4n2bi5$[e-mail]>
References: <4n233i$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)

Ok. WCBS or not. "The One-on-One-Sports" comes from WSCR on 820 AM. Maybe
there was imaging problem there. Their transmitter supposedly is in the
area. I live near the area and have not heard this mystery...yet.

No FM stations are listed, since the FM band begins at 88mhz. While, I
don't doubt your ears, that area is chock full with transmitters,
repeaters, cell phone towers since the OHare area is so congested. It must
be some kind of intereference being generated there.


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:07 1996
From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: 8 May 1996 20:08:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4mquv3$[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

  You may be aware of the international distress and calling frequency
of 2182kHz(USB,I think),and 5,696kHz is a US coast guard frequency which
I have heard them use in situations of distress.There are more,but these
are the ones I'm most familiar with.
                                    JM




From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:08 1996
From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: 8 May 1996 20:07:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4mquu4$[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

  You may be aware of the international distress and calling frequency
of 2182kHz(USB,I think),and 5,696kHz is a US coast guard frequency which
I have heard them use in situations of distress.There are more,but these
are the ones I'm most familiar with.
                                    JM




From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:09 1996
From: Mike Mayer <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 16:35:26 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

In addition to the shortwave distress frequencies, the VHF channels
of interest are usually:

Ch. 16 - Marine calling and distress: 156.800
Ch. 21 - USCG operations, secondary channel: 157.050
Ch. 22 - USCG operations and emergency: 157.100

These frequencies are nationwide for inland and offshore waterways.
They are narrowband FM.

Mike

--
v^v^v^v^v Catch the PV-WAVE! Where It's @: http://www.vni.com ^v^v^v^v
Mike Mayer, Senior Technical Support Engineer    [e-mail]
Visual Numerics, Inc. 32915 Aurora Rd. Suite 160  Solon, OH 44139  USA
Human: 216-248-4900       Fax: [phone]       Amateur Radio KB8RJO
v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v  GOOD * CHEAP * QUICK  (Pick any two)  v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:09 1996
From: John Kirby <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Current value Icom R71A??
Date: 11 May 1996 01:49:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4n0rnq$[e-mail]>

I have an Icom R71A general coverage HF receiver, recently returned from
the shop (new trimmer caps., battery etc., in other words tip top shape).
My question is this, what is the current value for this rig? I have
recently received my tech license and my interests have drifted from
SWL/BCL. The unit has the remote control, computer interface and DC
wiring. I would be interested in selling, so I can buy some VHF/UHF
equipment. I'am in the Chicago area, any interest and/or comments on
current value appreciated.
Thanks, KB9NLY

   John Kirby                                    [e-mail]
 St. Charles, IL                             _____________________
     60174                              A CITIZEN IN THE STATE OF YARAK


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:10 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Daily Czech News and General Information about Czech Republic
Date: 10 May 1996 09:49:26 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4mv3f7$[e-mail]>

Keywords: www radio prague address

Radio Prague has WWW pages whose CORRECT URL is:

http://www.radio.cz

email: [e-mail]

ftp:           ftp.radio.cz    (URL is ftp://ftp.radio.cz)
gopher:        gopher.radio.cz  (URL is gopher://gopher.radio.cz)


Please copy this notice to all relevant USENET newsgroups


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:11 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Rethorst)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daytime MW DX'ing
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 14:27:12 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n547k$[e-mail]>

In article <4n547k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Anty em) wrote:

> Yesterday afternoon, around 1430, I heard a station at 620 kHz.  It ID'ed
> as WSUN, which I found out was from St. Petersburg, FL.  The sound quality
> was quite good.  There was sports programming, and when I turned it back
> on at 1600, a soccer football game featuring the local Tampa team  was
> being broadcast.
>
> My question is, how far away should a station be before picking it up in
> the daytime would be considered noteworthy?  I think the air distance to
> St. Petersburg would be around 400 miles (although most of the miles are
> over water).
>
WSUN lists as 5 kw, but stations at the lower end of the dial are easier to DX
.

If you're not already using one, try a GE SuperRadio III ($45) and an
antenna of, simply, long wire (30 or 60 feet is a good start), outside if
possible.

This is a noteworthy catch - keep it up!

John


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:12 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 21:40:00 PDT
Reply-To: "Ryan, Jeffrey W." <[e-mail]>
From: "Ryan, Jeffrey W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: DX test info

Could someone on this list please send me details of the DX tests going on
this summer until late August? I'm going home for the summer and I'd like to
have this information. Thanks.

Jeff Ryan


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:13 1996
From: Sideshow Bob <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: eavesdropping
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:11:52
Message-ID: <4mrvbe$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4m8dgc$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

>No, i recognized these voices as being people (female) in my dorm... since
>then i've found three or four other frequencies (all over the dial) with
>similar occurences (one of these i actually heard both sides).

I think your just picking up cordless phones from around your dorm area.  I ca
n pick
up my own Cobra Intenna (yech!) phone on shortwave at points from 26kHz to 8kH
z...
And, it's usually only one side of the conversation.  I don't know why it does
 this,
as it is a 2-channel 46/49MHz phone...  Hope this helps.

SSB

Sideshow Bob...  Need I say more?
[e-mail] (KE4OYN)
---------------------------------------
"Sideshow Bob!  Yacking it up on the ol' yackbox!"
-Homer



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:14 1996
From: Bill Robinson <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS - Hallicrafters S-53A
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 17:09:26 -0700
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hallicrqfters S-53A for sale - $25.00
plus shipping.  Works OK, however the
strings that drive the tuning pointers
should be replaced and adjusted.

Prefer that you use e-mail to contact me.

Thanks, Bill



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (Neil L. Chavigny)
Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: Hammarlund SP-600 3 each!
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 13:36:31 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4m440h$n6j$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

I would be interested in the SP 600,s. Are the the JX models. How much do
you want for them. Thanks, Neil

--
Neil L. Chavigny
Austin, Texas
512 459 6855


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:16 1996
From: [e-mail] (Eric Matthews)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FS:Sangean ATS-803a SW receiver
Date: 8 May 1996 03:39:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4mp50u$[e-mail]>
References: <4m9g5c$[e-mail]> <4ml46m$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Eric Matthews)


Let me get this straight, you cant possibly imigine I might want
an old XT laptop computer for the 803a?

Please everyone, this guy is a perfect example of why you should
think before you post.
--
Eric Matthews
[e-mail]
"Huked on Fonics Wurked Fir Mee!"


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:17 1996
From: [e-mail] (Christopher A. King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FS:Sangean ATS-803a SW receiver
Date: 6 May 1996 15:00:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4ml46m$[e-mail]>
References: <4m9g5c$[e-mail]>

In article <4m9g5c$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>
>Hello.
>I am selling my Sangean ATS-803a shortwave receiver.
>Digital tuning continuous from 150kHz to 30mHz.
>BFO for receiving LSB USB and CW.
>FM stereo, headphone jack, tape out, external antenna, manual,
>carrying strap, AC adapter.
>
>Send mail for price, or offer me something in trade.
>I am looking for a notebook computer,,

Let me get this straight: you want someone to trade you a notebook
computer for a radio that never cost more than $250.00 when it was
new...?

Count me in!  I have an DX-440 that *I'd* like to trade for an
NRD-535...

C.K.









From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bill Matthews)
Subject: RE: Get a clue, radio Romania!
Date: 8 May 96 00:41:07 -0700
References: <[e-mail]>
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

I believe the problem for Romanian authorities is that their
transmitters are "fixed frequency" units, that is, station engineers
cannot switch from one frequency to another as more modern
transmitter units would allow.

Just for the record, Radio Romania International was very well heard
for years on end on 9570 kilohertz during the 0200-0300 UTC English
segment to North America.  That quality of reception (it was their
"best" frequency for reception on the East Coast) continued until
Radio Portugal began using the same frequency suddenly and without
warning.   Repeated protests to Portugal by any number of radio
administrations and listeners were ignored, despite the fact that
Romania (then using the call of Radio Bucharest) was a long
established user of that frequency during that broadcasting period.
So in this particular instance, Romania did not begin to broadcast on
a frequency being used by Portugal - it was the opposite situation.

The Radio Canada International/Romania conflict on 11940 has been
well known for years.  RCI was not a regular user of that channel
during that time period in all the broadcast "seasons" of the year
(formerly 4).  During the "off" periods when Canada was not using the
channel, Romania had the frequency "free and clear"...and the change
by RCI to use around the year was not offset by the selection of a
different frequency by Romanian authorities.   The cause?  I believe
it is back to the earlier referenced "fixed frequency" units.

Bill Matthews

-----------------
[e-mail]
-----------------


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:19 1996
From: Harry Dontje <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB 400
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 21:36:39 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

> Tom Turnbull wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have any polite suggestions for what I might put in the
> > 3.5mm jack aerial socket of my Grundig YB 400.
> >
> > Is it OK to solder a long wire to the centre pin? Do I need an ATU of
> > some kind?
> >
> > Or should I fork out the 16.95 UK pound my local dealer wants for a
> > "portable" aerial?
> >
> > I want to see if I can improve reception on some of the weaker signals.

Tom,

I just got a YB400 also, and am most impressed with its capabilities. I
hooked up my 100 ft. longwire to the antenna jack by making an adapter
from a PL-259 to an 1/8 inch phone jack. I wired the center conductor to
the tip and the outer conductor (the braid of the coax) to the sleeve of
the phone jack, and it works just fine - no overloading of the front end,
as I had feared.

Good luck.
--
Harry Dontje  email: [e-mail]
              homepage: http://www.afn.org/~afn02720/


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (WWCR)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Ham Radio & More on WWCR?
Date: 7 May 1996 23:51:43 -0400
Message-ID: <4mp5of$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (WWCR)

Note that the 0900 UTC Tape delay broadcast will now be 3.230 Mhz, not
3.315, as of 13 May 96.



Going boldly where no other SW broadcaster dares.
World Wide Christian Radio (WWCR-SW)
1300 WWCR Avenue
Nashville, TN  37218, USA


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:21 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: hamcomm
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 23:48:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4mondc$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

Piers Rochford <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Can anybody help me?

>I am using hamcomm with the recievce interface and it works fine on cw,
>however when it comes to rtty or any other mode supported by hamcomm
>all I can recive is similar to

>kjsdhuigi32q4">#3'p3;5%%$%{5;1khg

>Could anybody supply me with any plain text rtty etc so as I can check
>the thing is working.

>Thanks in advance :-)

>please reply as bel

>

you may want to try 10534 khz that sends rtty weather reports and
notice to mariners in the clear, it's on 24 hrs a day & swithces
between wefax charts and rtty.



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (Future)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help! (newbie)
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 22:25:15 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4miudf$[e-mail]>

On 5 May 1996 19:09:35 GMT, [e-mail] (Geoffrey
Holden) wrote:

>Help me! I have an old Shortwave radio, and a crappy antenna, and I want
>to hear something. Could somebody tell me what frequencies I can pick up
>in Newfoundland, CANADA? The radio can get form 3.5 MHz to 29.5 MHz.
>Thanks in advance!

Well first, try improving your antenna :-)

Then try the following frequency ranges:

5.85 to 6.25 mHz (night time)
9.30 to 10.10 mHz (afternoon, evenings)
15.10 to 16.00 mHz (afternoon)

Look on 5.0, 10.0 and 15.0 mHz for time signal stations (you should
hear regular beeping or pulses on these frequencies).

There are a lot of other frequency ranges available, but this should
give you a start at hearing SW broadcasts.


--
Who the heck is Janeane Garofalo? -
Find out at http://www.blarg.net/~future/garofalo.html


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:23 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joe Lynn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help: I want to recieve Radio singles from Britan!!!!!
Date: 7 May 1996 13:45:50 -0500
Message-ID: <4mo5ou$[e-mail]>
References: <4mhgn3$[e-mail]> <4mips0$[e-mail]>


One thing to add to the responses:

Do *not* expect to be able to hear the local radio services of
the BBC on shortwave-- you'll be hearing the BBC World Service,
which carries different programming.

jtl
--
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:24 1996
From: Takashi Nakajima <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: I make my homepage
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 16:01:29 +0900
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I make my homepage.

Homepage name: DX world radio information homepage
http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~takanaka
mail to:[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (Steven Skindell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: IC-R72 Shortwave Receiver .030 to 30.0 Mhz
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 13:18:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4msgpo$[e-mail]>

First $475.00 ... buying new receiver.



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:26 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ICF2010 help
Date: 8 May 96 22:26:01 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mfvfo$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (TZampini) writes:
>1)  Is the synchronous detector always enabled, or can the user switch
>between the synchro. det. and a normal diode detector.

You can turn off sync detection.

>2)  For AM, with the syncro det. , can the user choose which sideband to
>tune to?

Yes.

>3)  I plan to build a circuit that filters the 100 Hz subcarrier from the
>WWV time signal. Is the audio output bandwidth of the ICF2010 adequate at
>the low end to pass this 100 Hz signal without significant attenuation? I
>will be using the earphone jack ( I assume the 2010 has an earphone jack)
>to connect the 2010 to my circuit.

Don't know.

>4)  Does an AC adapter come with the radio.

Yes, 110V 60Hz.

>5)  Can you use NiCads as well as Alkaline batteries, and if so, can the
>NiCads be charged while in the radio.

I don't think you can use nicads.  I know there's no plug in for charging.

Rich



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:27 1996
From: LatinoUSA <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Latino USA on Shortwave?
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 01:56:45 +0000
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi.  I'm a student volunteering with an NPR produced program
called Latino USA.  I've been told it is being aired on shortwave
by a station somewhere but haven't been able to find out which.

If you have any information about when Latino USA on
shortwave... the frequency, band, and time it airs... please e-mail
me:   [e-mail].

Thank you very much.   Sincerely,   ricardo guerrero   :D


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Lowe HF-150 computer control
Date: 8 May 1996 00:28:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4mopr8$[e-mail]>
References: <4mbm06$[e-mail]>

In article <4mbm06$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Richard Williams) w
rites:
+Does anyone have experience with the Lowe HF-150 configured for
+computer control?  My understanding is that an RS-232 serial port
+interface is available as an upgrade for the 150, but have yet to see
+a review of this feature.  As an owner of an HF-150, (and considering
+the dimensions of the cabinet) I'm wondering where  on the case they
+would put it.  I might try to post an e-mail to the factory; if I find
+out anything, I'll post a follow-up.  TIA.

        The RS-232  interface simply replaces the keypad, using the same
        plug.  Some people have reported  good  results using a mini
        plug splitter so they can run both  keyboard and  computer
        interface.  There is no  DB9 or  DB25 plug installed :-).


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: M-8000 EMI
Date: 9 May 1996 12:44:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4mspbn$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrj5m$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <4mrj5m$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
> My long-wire antenna is about 20 feet from my equipment and I get definite
> EMI from the M-8000.  I am getting numerous signals, around 0.25 to 0.75 uV
> at the receiver, when the M-8000 is on.  These signals are either a clean
> carrier or a data-modulated-sounding AM signal.  It is definitely coupling
> through the antenna and not the power line, audio connection, or right to
> the receiver.

You say it's not coming through the power line or audio connection,
but you don't say how you know. RF current flowing from the power
line through your radio's chassis can flow through the radio's
input to the antenna wire, causing you to hear noise. Disconnect
the antenna, the current has nowhere to flow, and the noise goes
away. This makes it seem like the noise is coming from the antenna,
when in fact the energy is coming from the power line (although
the antenna is definitely involved!).

The solution is to use a well grounded coaxial feedline: the noise
current then flows on the coaxial shield from the receiver chassis
to ground, and doesn't find its way into the receiver's input.

For more details, check out:

http://www.sds.se/org/swl/antenn/feed1.html
--
John Doty               "You can't confuse me, that's my job."
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:29 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Muzak on Shortwave?
Date: 6 May 1996 23:09:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4mm0rj$[e-mail]>
References: <4mhh9f$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <4mhh9f$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (CHRISTOPHER T
NICHOLS) wrote:

> Does anyone know if Muzak can be heard on shortwave? If so, what
> frequency?

About the closest thing is Radio 2000 on South Africa's domestic SW
service from 2300-0300 UT on 3320 kHz. Not easily heard in North
America (but possible, given a good antenna system in a quiet
location).
--
John Doty               "You can't confuse me, that's my job."
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:30 1996
From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Muzak on Shortwave?
Date: Mon, 06 May 1996 20:31:38 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mh78p$[e-mail]>
To: CHRISTOPHER T NICHOLS <[e-mail]>

CHRISTOPHER T NICHOLS wrote:
> Does anyone know if you can listen to Muzak on shortwave? Or is there
> any music like it on shortwave. If so, please tell me which frequencies.

Well, back in the good old days when a Soviet Leader died, Radio Moscow
would play a lot of "Muzakski."  No IDs, no news, no Joe Adamov, no
caustic commentary by Vladimir Posner (what the heck ever happened to
him?), just a ton of Russian dentist music.

Now, if you want to hear my style of Muzak, try The John Peel Show on the
BBC.<G>

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] ----- ]
[  FineWare WWW Page --- http://www.crosslink.net/~mfine/  ]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:31 1996
From: [e-mail] (Beckford00)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: mysterious fellow
Date: 8 May 1996 10:27:04 -0400
Message-ID: <4mqavo$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Beckford00)

I have not experienced this. I would guess that there is maybe a problem
with your server, or perhaps in the way you use your software to access
this newsgroup. Maybe you could try listing all unread articles. If that
does not work, maybe posting the subject and author of a few articles that
you believe have disappeared, to see if the rest of us are experiencing
this.


In article <[e-mail]>, the following was asked by
Igor Kalinichenko <[e-mail]>:

>Hi,
>Has anybody gotten an idea about that mysterious fellow
>kicking out all the interesting contributions from rec.radio.shortwave
newsgroup
>at least every half an hour, leaving in the best case something
>you would not read, but as a standard sweeping it clean, so that
accessing
>this newsgroup two times out of three I can have the pleasure of seeing
>newsgroups`s window in the virginal condition?
>Thanks.
>Igor



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:32 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Igor Kalinichenko <[e-mail]>
Subject: mysterious fellow
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 05:38:52 GMT

Hi,
Has anybody gotten an idea about that mysterious fellow
kicking out all the interesting contributions from rec.radio.shortwave newsgro
up
at least every half an hour, leaving in the best case something
you would not read, but as a standard sweeping it clean, so that accessing
this newsgroup two times out of three I can have the pleasure of seeing
newsgroups`s window in the virginal condition?
Thanks.
Igor


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:33 1996
From: [e-mail] (Alex)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: New comer seeks info on Sangean ATS818
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 04:24:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4n1859$[e-mail]>


Hi, am a fairly newcomer to SW and would like to start off buying a
good radio. From what I have heard the Sangean ATS818 is a good
starter. Any thoughts (good or bad)? Or if anybody out there can
recommend a good starting radio  please e-mail me at
[e-mail]. Thanks in advance for the help.

Thanks again! :-)




From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:34 1996
From: [e-mail] (George Thurman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: NEW TIME FOR WORLD OF RADIO
Date: 8 May 1996 12:28:39 -0500
Message-ID: <4mqlk7$[e-mail]>


Glenn Hausers World of Radio show has been given another time slot on
WWCR.

It is 1300UTC SATURDAY on 15685.  Starts this week.


gst


--
          GEORGE S. THURMAN                           [e-mail]
                **  Mr. Clinton, tear down that embargo !!  **
*****           FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS VOTE REPUBLICAN       *****
            Dole, Limbaugh and GingRICH suck Florida oranges

                   LONG LIVE FIDEL CASTRO    !!!!!!!!!


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (Patrick Crumhorn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: NPR in Puerto Rico?
Date: 8 May 1996 19:34:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4mqsvv$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4mjdhb$[e-mail]>

Joel Rubin ([e-mail]) wrote:

> According to NPR's web page (http://www.npr.org), the Armed Forces Station o
n
> 1200 kHz AM in Roosevelt Roads carries NPR. They give the AFN schedule as

     Unfortunately, the Rosey Roads AFRTS station is only about 25 watts,
and can not be heard in San Juan (assuming that is where the listener
is).  There used to be an AFRTS relay at Ft. Buchanan in San Juan on 1040
kHz that carried All Things Considered as well as the oddly generic
country-music programming that AFRTS is so "famous" for, but alas, that
relay is long gone.


--
          Patrick Crumhorn                 [e-mail]
                      http://www.io.com/~patrik
                        "REMEMBER CARCOSA!!!"


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Philips DC777, service manual
Date: 9 MAY 96 15:08:04
Message-ID: <4mtfkt$[e-mail]>


I was wondering if a service manual existed for the Philips DC777 car stereo
w/shortwave.

thanks,
Ken



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:36 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Michael Rivkin)
Subject: Re: RF Systems DX-One
Message-ID: <4mjok6$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 02:36:54 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>,
   [e-mail] (Angus Graham) wrote:
>O.K., third attempt at this:ï
>Has anyone tried one of these (apart from writing out the cheque)?
>The WRTH report suggests that this is better than the "biggest is best"
>syndrome.
>Any genuine user reports?
>
>Angus Graham
>[e-mail]

I use both the RF Systems DX-One and their magnetic Transfer passive vertical
antenna.

The DX-One is a super antenna. It usually picks up 2 S-units better than the
passive antenna, EXCEPT, when a nearby local AM station is broadcasting at
peak power. Then the DX-1 overloads, but the passive does not overload.
I find that the noise level is higher on the active antenna, but the signal
strength is also substantially higher, esp on the lower frequencies.
I do a lot of Navtex decoding and the DX-1 is outstanding on 518KC.

I would highly recommend the DX-1, as well as the passive antenna. Given a
choice of a single unit, I would opt for the active antenna.
Mike Rivkin
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:37 1996
From: [e-mail] (SBrown1528)
Newsgroups: misc.invest.stocks,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Rush Limbaugh LOVES Visioneer Paperport
Date: 10 May 1996 23:57:34 -0400
Message-ID: <4n137e$[e-mail]>
References: <4n01bu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (SBrown1528)

Not to worry  he does not know what he said. Just political bs


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:39 1996
From: "Alexander Ageenkov" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Russian Lang Freqs Wanted
Date: 10 May 1996 15:37:19 +0400
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

>   Can anyone give me some frequencies and times for broadcasts in russian
>   to Eastern US?    I studied the language quite a while back and would
>   like to brush up.
>   Thanks,
>   M. Wildey

Hi,
This is summer sked of Russian service Voice of RUSSIA for N.America.
I also have many other skeds broadcast in Russian,if you like get, let me know
.

Best,
Alex

Sochi, RUSSIA

VOICE OF RUSSIA, Summer Schedule 1996 for RUSSIAN Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Target area  Time UTC      Frequencies
---------------------------------------------------------------------
West North  01:00-05:00    6030,7125,11840,15430
America     10:00-14:00

East North  01:00-07:00    7345,9795,11660,12000,12060,13605,15455
America     14:00-18:00

Latin       01:00-05:00    7310,7430,9785,9830,9880,11900,15560,17840,
America     10:00-14:00    17860

Europe &    04:00-07:00    6030,7310,7400,9450,9610,9880,11690,11805,
Atlantic    14:00-22:00    11840,11900,11930,12020,12030,12040

Source: Voice of Russia, "Club DX " program of March 31, 1996
-------------------------------------------------------------
Alexander Ageenkov, P.O.Box 1551, Sochi, 354000, Russia
                    [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:40 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Aschauer)
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: world
Subject: Satellit 700
Date: 08 May 1996 17:59:43 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi there,
Im looking for some nice swls, who can tell me more about their experience
with the grundig satellit 700.
who can compare the satellit 700 with other world receivers, like the lowe
hf-150, drake sw-8, yaesu frg-100, icom ic-r71 and so on...
who has experience using the satellit 700 with long wire antennas.
please give me more information. i wanna use the satellit 700 in an old
farmers house, and i have much place for longwires.

thanks in advance for any information

michael
--- OffRoad 1.9n unregistered



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dan Morisseau)
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,sci.electronics,rec.radio.pirates
Subject: Re: Seattle Quake Story At Ham Radio Online
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 21:09:18 PST
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mdd58$[e-mail]> <4mia6i$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article Don Skidmore <[e-mail]> writes:



:>I was there.  There were a few isolated outages for a short period, and some
:>delayed dial tones (People calling each other to ask "What was that?!". I
:turned>on my monitor--it was actually relatively quiet.

:>I'm really glad hams are available to help.  They perform extremely valuable
:>services during emergencies.  This one was more in the nature of one hell
:>of a wake-up call rather than a catastrophe (except for a small number of
:>folks who did have serious damage).

:>I thought the account was a bit overblown under the circumstances.


    I was there too, Don and I agree. It was grossly overblown and the Ham
Radio Online story echoed the silliness with which the local media handled
the non-event. Hysteria and anxiety make some people seem much more imprtant
than boredom and business as usual.

>Just my $.02

>Don
>Bellevue, WA

==========================================================================
  Dan Morisseau, N7ZXL| I root for 2 teams  -  The St. Louis Cardinals ...
   47.28N/122.50W/300'| and whoever is playing against the New York Mets!
  [e-mail]|
==========================================================================


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:42 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Shortwave through the years:the good and bad
Date: 7 May 1996 17:23:51 GMT
Message-ID: <4mo0v7$[e-mail]>
References: <4megoi$[e-mail]> <4mma19$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

>What I like from back then:
WIBC from Granada. Real local color.
>What I like about now:
>       Digital readouts on shortwave receivers...sure makes finding a certain
>               frequency SO much easier!
Sometimes I think this makes it too easy. Seems like I had more fun when I had
 to
search around!

David Truitt, Still Listening after all these years.....


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:43 1996
From: Tony Bonanno <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony SW77 vs. 2010?
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 22:46:52 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mnnda$[e-mail]>
To: Kendel McCarley <[e-mail]>

Kendel,

I don't know about the Lowe HF-150. I've heard it is an excellent radio.
 However, I've owned two 2010's and used a 77.  The 77 has some
interesting features (memories/pages,etc), lots of bells and whistles,
etc.  It is more expensive than the 2010.  However, for sheer raw
performance in a portable, I think the 2010 slightly outperforms the 77
and is considerably cheaper.  The 2010 is hard to beat in my opinion for
the money.  If you are going to spend enough to get a 77, then perhaps
you should consider some of the other options such as the HF-150..

Good luck and good listening!

Tony


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:43 1996
From: [e-mail](bumologist)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Static
Date: 6 May 1996 20:59:47 GMT
Message-ID: <4mlp83$[e-mail]>
References: <4mljse$[e-mail]>

Hey,it's spring,it will get worse!It happens every year,due to
thunderstorms.Lower freqs are affected the worst and the higher ones are
better..
--

Bumologist....
BARRY FELSTEIN N8PVX


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:44 1996
From: Charles George <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Station with weather on 790.
Date: Mon, 6 May 96 21:00:16 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Today when tuning around on the DX-440 and Select-Antenna, I heard a station
on 790 operated by the City of Ovilla.
The station has been running a loop with information about Thunderstorms,
with information about what to do. They also mentioned elections.
Anyway, I found it is a town just a little South of Dallas. I am wondering how
long this has been in operation.


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Stegman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: sun spots
Date: 10 May 1996 17:10:03 -0700
Message-ID: <4n0lsr$[e-mail]>
References: <4mro58$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Sunspots

In article <4mro58$[e-mail]>,
   [e-mail] (Jack Baud) wrote:

>I started listening to shortwave about four years ago.

Yep.  This is about when the solar cycle 22 went into the low part.  There
was a recurrent coronal hole for about 6 months around then, so the
conditions were even worse than they should have been.  Now they're just
bad due to no sunspots.


>keep reading that the ionosphere is poor to terrible for radio
>reception.

Now now, often it improves to merely subpar.  :-)


>I've never heard "good" reception with friendly sunspots making
>listening better.

The big improvement is on the higher frequencies.  Right now it's easy to
wonder why they bother to put anything above 21 MHz on the radios.  This is
when you find out.  They become the prime DX bands in the day time.  MW
actually gets worse because the d and e regions are denser.


>When does the ionosphere start to get better?

Around this time next year, far as anyone can tell.  This is the subject of
considerable debate.  It doesn't improve all at once, but statistically the
good days become more frequent.  Eventually it's good most of the time.

-hugh


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:46 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SuperRadio...in the computer room?
Date: 10 May 1996 13:43:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4mvh6i$[e-mail]>
References: <4mv8jr$[e-mail]>

In article <4mv8jr$[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(C319Chris) writes:
> "The idea that local interference is mostly E-field is a myth."
>
> I'm inclined to agree.  It is my understanding that small loops respond
to
> the H-field.  If noise were mostly E-field, then in theory small loops
> would be immune to noise, which we know they are not.  If it is true
that
> small loops respond to the H-field, shielding a small loop against
E-field
> noise is futile.  Shielding against H-field noise would not only reduce
> the noise but the signal as well.  Am I on the right track?

Yes.
--
John Doty               "You can't confuse me, that's my job."
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:47 1996
From: [e-mail] (C319Chris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SuperRadio...in the computer room?
Date: 10 May 1996 07:19:03 -0400
Message-ID: <4mv8n7$[e-mail]>
References: <4mlcc0$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (C319Chris)

"The bottom line is whether or not any improvement in the S/N of an AM BCB
signal could be had by placing the SRIII in a homemade Faraday cage; if it
works so much the better. If not, a few cents and hour's worth of time
isn't
going to kill anyone, right?"

If it were that simple, why haven't receiver manufacturers been shielding
their loops all along, especially if it would only cost pennies and
dramatically improve the performance of the receiver?


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:48 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (ROCHELLE SMITH)
From: [e-mail] (ROCHELLE SMITH)
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 11:09:00 GMT
Subject: Re: this is a test
References: <[e-mail]>


Not that any staff would be available to tell you where to take
cover-they've all been replaced by the new digital wonder!



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:49 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Tom Morse <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: WHATS THE BEST LONG RANGE AM RADIO
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 12:14:14 -0700
References: <4mud74$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>
>      I would really appreciate if anyone would e-mail me and tell me what th
e best long range AM radio is to buy.
>     The brand and model number will help.   Thanks, James


It depends, if you are talking about a current, self contained model,
then the GE Superadio III is it. If you are talking about a tabletop
communications receiver there are several good ones made by Icom,
Kenwood, lowe, JRC, etc. If you are looking for used ones there are two
excellent ones that you can obtain cheaply if you can find them. They
are the Sony ICF-S5W and the Radio Shack TRF receiver (12-656), both are
self contained and easily the equal of the GE SRIII.

You also might consider an older car radio with a power supply and
external antenna.

Tom  KE6DIO
[e-mail]
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: who was this pirate?
Date: Wed, 8 May 96 17:34:46
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

At 2323 GMT on May 4, I tuned to 6955 and was surprised to find a fairly
strong *AM* signal, playing techno music.  At 2326 it went off the air
momentarily and came back as a much stronger SSB signal, then at 2328 it
again disappeared momentarily and came back as a weaker AM signal.  At
2338 there was an announcement which I couldn't copy due to increasing
QRN, then the station went off the air.  The station's name sounded like
WMOM to me.  Has this been on the air before, and what's the real name?

--
 *  From the disk of: | [e-mail]      | "there's a hell of
 Jim Shaffer, Jr.     |                            //  | a good universe
 37 Brook Street      | Watch this space:         //   | next door; let's go"
 Montgomery, PA 17752 | sig under construction \\//    |     (e.e. cummings)


From [e-mail] Sun May 12 18:12:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR leaves 3315
Date: 11 May 1996 02:49:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4n0v86$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
: Jens Sondergaard <[e-mail]> writes:
:
: >Q: Who is WWCR's target? North America?!?!  :-)
:
: Of course it's not North America!  Everyone knows the militia/survivalist/
: precious metal information is for the consumption of persons "outside
: the U S of A."
:
: Humorous dramatization, not a real life event!
:
Believe it or not, a lot of more "mainstream" American evangelists see
Canada as fertile ground for their work.  They apparently seem to think
that everyone up here is a godless soul in need of salvation.  Frankly,
we already have enough of our own crop up here thank you very much.
Nevertheless, you'll find that several of the American religious
shortwave stations specifically target Canada.  Other evangelical groups
have offered money for would be Canadian evangelical broadcasters.  Some
have accepted, others resent the kind of conditions that have been put on
the money.

tim gueguen [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: "Cluster" spacecraft to measure solar effects of earth's magnetic field
Date: 14 May 1996 10:16:39 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n92m1$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Joel Rubin) wrote:

>Of course, as all SWL's are aware, we are right near solar minimum, and, unli
ke
>many other users of the electromagnetic spectrum, we are waiting for the
>activity to go up.

Further to this, I was talking to Mike Bird the other day, and Mike
thinks that we might be *at* the mimimum right now. But as always a
definitive pronouncement cannot be made until 6 months afterwards. We
are hoping that we can include this in WRTH97, if IPS and other
agencies have made their "decision". Either way, there is not likely
to be much noticeable improvement for the rest of this year, but
hopefully 1997 will see the first signs of an upswing.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:29 1996
From: [e-mail] (Antonio)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: 9 May 1996 04:43:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]>

MY FRIENDS, SHORTLY, WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN WHICH WILL CHANGE TH
E
FACE OF THE WORLD:  THE SOVIET UNION WILL RISE AGAIN, LIKE A GREAT PHOENIX,
FROM THE ASHES OF HISTORY.

ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE MIGHTY MEMBERS OF THE POLITBURO STAND ON THE GREAT
MAUSOLEUM OF LENIN AND WATCH THE TANKS AND MISSILES ROLL BY, SYMBOLS OF THE
AWESOME POWER OF THE RED ARMY.  ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE K.G.B. SILENCE ANTI-SOVIE
T
THINKERS WHO ARE FOOLISH ENOUGH, OR INSANE ENOUGH, TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AGAIN
ST
THE RULE OF THE PROLETARIAT.  ONCE AGAIN SHALL THE PEOPLES OF EASTERN EUROPE
LOOK TO MOSCOW FOR GUIDANCE AND IDEOLOGICAL GUIDANCE.

COMRADE GENNADY ZYUGANOV WILL RULE A NEW POLITBURO FROM THE HALLS OF THE
GREAT KREMLIN.   THE NEWS MEDIA WILL AGAIN GIVE HOMAGE TO THE REVOLUTIONARY
IDEALS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.  THE WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR JOBS, THE
FACTORIES WILL AGAIN HUM WITH ACTIVITY, AND THE GLORIOUS PROLETARIAT WILL MARC
H
AGAIN TO THE STRAINS OF THE GREAT SOVIET ANTHEM:

       "OH GLORIOUS UNION OF FREE-BORN REPUBLICS.  GREAT RUSSIA UNITED
                            FOREVER TO STAND...."

ONCE AGAIN, THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE AT THE SIGHT OF THE MIGHTY
FORCES OF THE SOVIET UNION, READY TO FIGHT A NEW, HEROIC REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGL
E,
IN THE NAME OF V.I. LENIN, IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHERLAND, AND IN THE GLORIOUS
NAME OF COMMUNISM!

LONG LIVE THE NEW SOVIET UNION!


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:30 1996
From: "Denes S. Varady" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: ,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: 12 May 1996 04:36:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4n3psl$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Antonio) wrote:

>COMRADE GENNADY ZYUGANOV WILL RULE A NEW POLITBURO FROM THE HALLS OF THE
>GREAT KREMLIN.
>
>ONCE AGAIN, THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE AT THE SIGHT OF THE MIGHTY
>FORCES OF THE SOVIET UNION, READY TO FIGHT A NEW, HEROIC REVOLUTIONARY STRUGG
LE,
>IN THE NAME OF V.I. LENIN, IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHERLAND, AND IN THE GLORIOUS
>NAME OF COMMUNISM!
>
>LONG LIVE THE NEW SOVIET UNION!

Why do you post to rec.radio.shortwave??

Will your great Comarade Zyuganov revive the 45 millions of dead [victims of t
he
Great Soviet concentrations camps]

Do you remember Naftaliy Frankel?? We do.. Beria? Yagoda? Yezhov? [We DO, and
we do
not forgive or forget..]

Even the Nazis were more humane..

Let's hope you are right and so we can NUKE all of you!! [For Stalin and for t
he
country!!]

Slava Velikomy Stalinu!
--

Denes S. Varady,  N3NV




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:32 1996
From: [e-mail] (Roman Kielich)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 20:41:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4n86q9$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <4msvi4$[e-mail]>

Alan \"Uncle Al\" Schwartz <[e-mail]> wrote:

  ++since the October Revolution (which transpired in September - they used

or was it November all over the civilised world?


Roman




[e-mail]
Lane Cove, Australia
[phone]

+++and now let's get drunk and play ping pong - Ned Flanders+++



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:34 1996
From: eric kimball <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: 18 May 1996 05:48:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4njobs$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]



              And before the wall came down all the wacks were claiming
that Russia was going to invade Isreal any day.  Now they are scrambling
to try to make current events fit into the bible again.



                  Eric the Theolog and porter drinker



              "Its a dangerous thing to interpret the bible by the
newspaper."



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:36 1996
From: gid <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:53:58 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> In article <4mrt5t$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
> (Antonio) wrote:
>
> > MY FRIENDS, SHORTLY, WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN WHICH WILL
> CHANGE THE
> > FACE OF THE WORLD:  THE SOVIET UNION WILL RISE AGAIN, LIKE A GREAT PHOENIX
,
> > FROM THE ASHES OF HISTORY.
>
> Doubt it bro.   Good Luck! I dont know what you been smokin, but Its
> DEFINATELY the wrong shit.

a.  what evidence do you have that he's wrong?

b.  if he is smoking something, it seems to be some pretty damn good
shit!  what evidence do you have that it's wrong?


i AM the devil's advocate! (hee hee)


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:37 1996
From: KXBT-1640 <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: "KTRK" QSL's
Date: 13 May 1996 03:01:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4n68ld$mbc$[e-mail]>
References: <4mjirs$[e-mail]>

I have just heard of the first KTRK QSLs being received - and
also word from the "station" about a week ago said they have
about 60% of the QSLs ready to go.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:38 1996
From: [e-mail] (Curtis D. Levin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: (no subject)
Date: 17 May 1996 19:49:53 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nglp8$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

On 17 May 1996 01:46:16 GMT, Jonathan Helis <[e-mail]> wrot
e:
|There is a program that will call WWV through the modem and set your
|computer's clock by it.  I once saw it on a BBS that's no longer running.
| Does anyone know where I can download this file from, either from FTP or
|the WWW?  Any help is appreciated.

There are a couple of them for os/2. one called nistime, which does
the same thing over inet. check nic.funet.fi for files of this type
in the /pub/ham dir. Theres prolly one for dos too. Maybe one for
win.

--
_________________________________________________________________
| Curtis D. Levin    | Team Os/2 | kd4zkw.ampr.org [44.98.2.22] |
| [e-mail] ~~~~~~~~~~~~|       [e-mail]       |
| http://www.shadow.net/~cdlevin | kd4zkw@ae4ej.#MIAFL.USA.NOAM |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Warning!! This post may be inappropriate for .misc newsgroups.
            Suitable discretion is advised.





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:39 1996
From: Jonathan Helis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: (no subject)
Date: 17 May 1996 01:46:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4nglp8$[e-mail]>

There is a program that will call WWV through the modem and set your
computer's clock by it.  I once saw it on a BBS that's no longer running.
 Does anyone know where I can download this file from, either from FTP or
the WWW?  Any help is appreciated.

73,

Jon Helis, KB5IAV

Baton Rouge,Louisiana, USA

[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:40 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: -> RADIO VOYAGER, ≥ß≤≡Θ≤ßεΘσ ≥ßΓ∩⌠∙ ≥ßΣΘ∩≤⌠ßεπΘΩ εß ≥⌡≤≤δ∩φ ±·∙δσ, ≈σ≤εß 1996
Date: Mon, 13 May 96 19:46:58
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

And in ASCII, that reads...?

(P.S.  Somebody's news system is broken.  The header says "Distribution: su",
but I got it here in Pennsylvania.)

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


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 87.9 in Chicago??
Date: 11 May 1996 09:01:38 -0400
Message-ID: <4n233i$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)

wcbs in new york is on AM band at 880 kHz; i think you have a bigger
mystery than you realize


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:42 1996
From: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 87.9 in Chicago??
Date: 11 May 1996 11:25:57 -0400
Message-ID: <4n2bi5$[e-mail]>
References: <4n233i$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)

Ok. WCBS or not. "The One-on-One-Sports" comes from WSCR on 820 AM. Maybe
there was imaging problem there. Their transmitter supposedly is in the
area. I live near the area and have not heard this mystery...yet.

No FM stations are listed, since the FM band begins at 88mhz. While, I
don't doubt your ears, that area is chock full with transmitters,
repeaters, cell phone towers since the OHare area is so congested. It must
be some kind of intereference being generated there.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:42 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ziggae)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 87.9 in Chicago??
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 09:56:47 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n233i$[e-mail]> <4n2bi5$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4n53r8$[e-mail]>


The only station that has ever carried one on one sports that I'm aware of in
Chicagoland is WCBR 92.7 FM out in Arlington Heights.  I don't know if they
still do or not. If they do, its only late at night on weekends.




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:44 1996
From: [e-mail](J. LeQuesne)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A list of stations?
Date: 19 May 1996 02:43:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4nm1rs$[e-mail]>
References: <4nlnio$[e-mail]>

Best bets are either one of the following two books:  "World Radio-TV
Handbook" or "Passport to World Band Radio"

J. LeQuesne
On May 18, 1996 19:47:36 in article <A list of stations?>, '[e-mail]
(Chunor)' wrote:


>Where can I find a list of shortwave stations,their freq.and so on.Thanks


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Racenis)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Advice on small SW radio
Date: 13 May 1996 16:06:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4n7mml$[e-mail]>
References: <4n3plu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Karl Racenis)


In a previous article, [e-mail] (Joel P Kollin) says:

>I am looking for a small shortwave radio. This is to be used during
>trips aboard to hear the news in English - not for DXing.
>
>I saw a Phillips AE3905 today - new - for $100. Would this fill the
>bill OR does anyone have any good ideas.


Hi Joel!

For $100, the AE3905 is probably what you are looking for. It is not the equal
of the Sony SW-100 at $350 or so, but it is useful for what you have in mind.

Here are a few observations about traveling with mine:


        * Satisfactory performance requires the 10 foot windup wire antenna.
          The whip alone is insensitive to all but the strongest stations at
          night. Any more than 10 feet of wire hopelessly overloads the radio.

        * The radio uses 2 AAA batteries, which last about 10 hours or so.
          Since these batteries are not always easy to find, especially in
          Eastern Europe, bring spares.

        * For a example of the performance available, some of the stations I
          logged during a recent trip to Germany included:
                R. Riga International           5935
                RAI-Caltanissetta, Sicily       6060
                HCJB                            15270
                R.Pyongyang, N. Korea           6700 ?
                Swiss R. Int'l.                 3905 ?
          (the frequencies are as best I can remember. My logs from that trip
          are in a file at home, while I am sending this message from work.)
          Overall, not too bad from a noisy hotel environment.

        * The shirt pocket size is a major advantage compared to the
          "paperback book" sized Sony and Grundig radios. It allows me to
          the SW radio with me in my briefcase, without seriously intruding
          into the space for everything else needed.

Good Luck on your trip to the Baltics. I went to Latvia a couple of years ago
and thoroughly enjoyed it.


73,
Karl Racenis
--


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:46 1996
From: [e-mail] (Gerard Foley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Advice on small SW radio
Date: 16 May 1996 00:06:08 -0400
Message-ID: <4ne9jg$[e-mail]>
References: <4n3plu$[e-mail]> <4n7mml$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Sheldon Miller ([e-mail]) wrote:
: don't ignore radio shack, they have some pretty good stuff made in
: china, in the $200 price range.
: I took one to argentina & heard almost every part of the world.

  In this range, the Sony ICF7600G is hard to beat.

K8EF

--
Gerry


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:47 1996
From: [e-mail] (Marie A. Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Alex Batman II
Date: 17 May 1996 19:28:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4nik1i$[e-mail]>
References: <4mu900$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Ken Kuzenski ([e-mail]) wrote:

: David Cole tells me that he talked to Glenn Hauser and a mention of
: Alex's death may show up on World of Radio this weekend.

: I repeat the mention because a cousin of Alex's is looking for
: remembrances of him; email me for her snailmail address, or send whatever
: and I'll send it on to her.

: If you missed the original msg, Alex Batman, longtime SWL, program
: specialist, and contributor to SWL programs and publications, died on
: 18_April_96 of a heart attack.  All of you who knew Alex will join me in
: mourning his passing.
:       --Ken
:  _______________________________________________
It will also be mentioned on DXing with Cumbre in our May 18-20
transmissions.

73--
Marie Lamb


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:48 1996
From: Allan Casey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Antenna help a/o FAQ
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 14:46:10 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I have had a Sony ICF-2002 for some time and don't get as much out of
it as I would like. I wonder if there are some antenna options I
should try. My receiver lives in the middle of the Canadian prairie,
if that is an issue. Couldn't find much of use in the FAQs I saw in
rec.radio.info. If there is a better place to look, could someone
point the way.

As always, thanks in advance.

Allan


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:49 1996
From: Gerry Moersdorf <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: ANTENNA SUGGESTIONS FOR 10MHZ AND BELOW
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 11:45:52 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

I'm headed to the hamvention this weekend and looking to replace my
traped dipole swl antenna for 1-10mhz, the traps were full of water, so
much for "sealed" traps, no wonder it was working crapier than my
longwire "beverage" antenna.  Does anyone have a recomendation for a 60'
span between tree and house.  Should i try a new beverage antenna, you
know the one with the counterpoise and wierd 300ohm to 74ohm feedline
arrangement?  This seems to work well, with my antenna tuner.  Is there
any wire technology wideband solutions which are hotter?
--
Gerry Moersdorf, President/CEO
                 Applied Innovation INC
                 5800 Innovation Dr, Dublin OH 800-247-9482



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (CASchwark)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antennas HELP!
Date: 14 May 1996 07:18:18 -0400
Message-ID: <4n9q5q$[e-mail]>
References: <4n8lc9$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (CASchwark)

No you don't need an antenna tuner for reception.  A tuner only
helps with impedance matching from the transmitter to the
antenna to allow the best match between the two for greatest
power transfer to the antenna.  Receiving does not need this.
Many people confuse a TRUE antenna tuner with the popular
active antennas which may or may not have a tuned circuit in them.
This acts as a pre-selector NOT a true impedance matching device.

Two very good sources for antenna information and
construction details for all types of indoor and
outdoor, large and small  antennas are:

Joe Carr's Receiveing Antenna Handbook
by Joseph J. Carr,  K41PV
High Text Publications, Inc.  $19.95
ISBN 1-878707-07-8 softcover
(Available at any good bookseller -
  Barnes&Nobel, B. Dalton, etc.)

. . . and . . .

The Antenna Handbook by Clem Small
Available from:
Grove Enterprises
P.O. Box 98
Brasstown, NC  28902
1-800-438-8155
Price - $12.95 + $2 book rate postage ($4.50 UPS)


Chuck Schwark, Chicago, IL
Antique Radio Club of Illinois (Elgin)



Chuck Schwark, Chicago, IL
Antique Radio Club of Illinois (Elgin)
Antique Radio Resource Page:
http://members.aol.com/caschwark/index.htm


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:51 1996
From: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antennas HELP!
Date: Tue, 14 May 96 12:31:36 CST
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: <[e-mail]>

>No you don't need an antenna tuner for reception.  A tuner only
>helps with impedance matching from the transmitter to the
>antenna to allow the best match between the two for greatest
>power transfer to the antenna.  Receiving does not need this.
>
>Chuck Schwark, Chicago, IL
>Antique Radio Club of Illinois (Elgin)

I guess I have to take exception with your statement.  I would think the
inverse would also have to be true, that the antenna should have the same
impedance as the input of the receiver to get the best power transfer of
the received signal into the receiver.

I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to antenna design and
function I really believe it's all done with smoke and mirrors, but I do
have a practical example:

I have a Kenwood TS-440s, Dentron tuner, and a 20 meter dipole.  When
SWLing, I always use the tuner to peak the signals.  Bypassing the tuner
almost always results in signal loss and a decrease in the signal/noise
ratio.  I have seen the signal drop as much as 20-30 db by switching the
tuner out.  All I can say is, that for me the tuner is definitely
improving my SWLing.

de George

WD0AKZ



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:52 1996
From: Gary Broughton <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: BBC on Air June 1996
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 08:39:16 -0500
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ndifi$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>

Thank you for providing this information.  I never received any subscription
info for BBC on Air after Worldwide ceased.

GaryB


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:54 1996
From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Beginners READ THIS
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 18:04:05 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

If you are new to shortwaving, you probably have lots of questions.
If you are looking to buy a radio and/or just get answers to frequently
asked questions then the best advice I can offer you is to pick up the
following book. (I am not connected in any way with the publisher.)
It explains how international broadcasters frequencies change constantly
and where to find them. It also lists every broadcast freq. on the dial
by location/power/target area/and country. It will tell you the how and
why to purchasing a radio; and it has many excellent and detailed
reviews.
In my opinion, it is required reading, and is a must have reference.
($20 U.S.) Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned listener;
you would still own the same book. Good luck to all.

    PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO by IBS Ltd.
     24 hour orders @ [phone]

This is not an advertisement just some well intentioned advice.
No B.S.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:55 1996
From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: 8 May 1996 20:08:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4mquv3$[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

  You may be aware of the international distress and calling frequency
of 2182kHz(USB,I think),and 5,696kHz is a US coast guard frequency which
I have heard them use in situations of distress.There are more,but these
are the ones I'm most familiar with.
                                    JM




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:56 1996
From: john maxwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: 8 May 1996 20:07:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4mquu4$[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

  You may be aware of the international distress and calling frequency
of 2182kHz(USB,I think),and 5,696kHz is a US coast guard frequency which
I have heard them use in situations of distress.There are more,but these
are the ones I'm most familiar with.
                                    JM




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:57 1996
From: Mike Mayer <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Boat traffic
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 16:35:26 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mqf92$[e-mail]>

In addition to the shortwave distress frequencies, the VHF channels
of interest are usually:

Ch. 16 - Marine calling and distress: 156.800
Ch. 21 - USCG operations, secondary channel: 157.050
Ch. 22 - USCG operations and emergency: 157.100

These frequencies are nationwide for inland and offshore waterways.
They are narrowband FM.

Mike

--
v^v^v^v^v Catch the PV-WAVE! Where It's @: http://www.vni.com ^v^v^v^v
Mike Mayer, Senior Technical Support Engineer    [e-mail]
Visual Numerics, Inc. 32915 Aurora Rd. Suite 160  Solon, OH 44139  USA
Human: 216-248-4900       Fax: [phone]       Amateur Radio KB8RJO
v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v  GOOD * CHEAP * QUICK  (Pick any two)  v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:58 1996
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Guerrera)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: car radio with shortwave
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:24:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4nabu6$[e-mail]>
References: <scott-0805961652090001@198.83.9.4> <4n3doi$[e-mail]>

[e-mail](Bob B) wrote:

>On May 08, 1996 16:52:04 in article <car radio with shortwave>,
>'[e-mail] (scott jones)' wrote:
>
>Phillips makes one but I don't know a thing about it.
>By the way I use my Sangean portable in the car for listening
>I am searching for a good antenna. Any thoughts.
>>Has anyone out there seen or used a car radio that is decent for mobile
>>shortwave reception.  I spend quite a bit of time on the road and would
>>like to pass some of the miles checking out the sw bands.  Also how about
>>antenna usage?  Thanks in advance, scott
>--
>
>Bob Busselle

The problem with the Phillips is that they don't make it any more!!!
Haven't since 1994.  You *might* be able to find one still in the box
if you check around some of the radio places that specialize in
amateur/shortwave equipment, but it is a slim chance.

Another thing about this radio is that it is TOTALLY dependent on the
state of the shielding in your vehicle.  Don't expect great
performance as your driving down the highway at 75 mph!  For the big
guns like the BBC, Radio Moscow, VOA, etc, no problem.  If you are
trying for Radio Ishkabibble, no dice.

Good luck!

 - Larry

--
Lawrence Guerrera
Email: [e-mail]
WWWeb: http://www.bway.net/~lg



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:59 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Clear Channel Stations
Date: 12 May 1996 02:34:52 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Does anyone know where I can find a list of clear channel U.S. AM radio
stations?


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:43:59 1996
From: [e-mail] (Peter Morgan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Confused with scanner/shortwave difference
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 11:01:47 +0100
Message-ID: <4nkki8$[e-mail]>
References: <4nfor8$[e-mail]> <4nh0d4$[e-mail]>

In message <4nh0d4$[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Curt Phillips) writes:

>   HOWEVER, many scanners cover a range down to 25 MHz, which is into the
> "shortwave" range.  The CB frequencies around 27 MHz may be one reason
> for this.

I have an AOR 1000 scanner which goes down to 8 MHz, and I think that
Yupiteru (sp?) have even lower frequency coverage.  However, since my
AOR had a top end frequency of around 1300 MHz, it might not prove as
sensitive as others may want...  I could hear many European stations,
but I'm in Europe :-)  73 Peter.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:00 1996
From: John Kirby <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Current value Icom R71A??
Date: 11 May 1996 01:49:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4n0rnq$[e-mail]>

I have an Icom R71A general coverage HF receiver, recently returned from
the shop (new trimmer caps., battery etc., in other words tip top shape).
My question is this, what is the current value for this rig? I have
recently received my tech license and my interests have drifted from
SWL/BCL. The unit has the remote control, computer interface and DC
wiring. I would be interested in selling, so I can buy some VHF/UHF
equipment. I'am in the Chicago area, any interest and/or comments on
current value appreciated.
Thanks, KB9NLY

   John Kirby                                    [e-mail]
 St. Charles, IL                             _____________________
     60174                              A CITIZEN IN THE STATE OF YARAK


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:01 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Daily Czech News and General Information about Czech Republic
Date: 10 May 1996 09:49:26 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4mv3f7$[e-mail]>

Keywords: www radio prague address

Radio Prague has WWW pages whose CORRECT URL is:

http://www.radio.cz

email: [e-mail]

ftp:           ftp.radio.cz    (URL is ftp://ftp.radio.cz)
gopher:        gopher.radio.cz  (URL is gopher://gopher.radio.cz)


Please copy this notice to all relevant USENET newsgroups


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:02 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Simon Collings)
From: [e-mail] (Simon Collings)
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 17:57:34 GMT
Subject: Daylight Saving Time?

I am writing a simple utility for Windows 95 to display the local
time and GMT as an aid to shortwave listening.  This is easy to do
since there are appropriate variables in Windows 95 (Win32 actually)
to indicate the time zone and whether daylight saving is in
operation or not.

One question though is: what does daylight saving mean in practice?

Here in the UK daylight saving time means the clocks advance by one
whole hour.  Is this true everywhere or do some countries change the
clocks by a different amount or in the other direction?

Answers or suggestions by e-mail preferred.

TIA

Simon

--
Simon Collings, G4SGI
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~g4sgi/





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daylight Saving Time?
Date: 16 May 1996 09:11:30 -0400
Message-ID: <4nf9i2$[e-mail]>
References: <4ncihc$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)

In addition to parts of Canada not observing DST, three states in the US
don't change their clocks in the summer.  Most of Indiana (except counties
near Chicago and Cinncinnati), Arizona and Hawaii observe standard time
year round.

Say, has anyone heard Paul Harvey's annual harangue on the "evils" of DST.
 I like Paul, but boy is he off base with this one.



Bill R.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:04 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Rethorst)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daytime MW DX'ing
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 14:27:12 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n547k$[e-mail]>

In article <4n547k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Anty em) wrote:

> Yesterday afternoon, around 1430, I heard a station at 620 kHz.  It ID'ed
> as WSUN, which I found out was from St. Petersburg, FL.  The sound quality
> was quite good.  There was sports programming, and when I turned it back
> on at 1600, a soccer football game featuring the local Tampa team  was
> being broadcast.
>
> My question is, how far away should a station be before picking it up in
> the daytime would be considered noteworthy?  I think the air distance to
> St. Petersburg would be around 400 miles (although most of the miles are
> over water).
>
WSUN lists as 5 kw, but stations at the lower end of the dial are easier to DX
.

If you're not already using one, try a GE SuperRadio III ($45) and an
antenna of, simply, long wire (30 or 60 feet is a good start), outside if
possible.

This is a noteworthy catch - keep it up!

John


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:05 1996
From: Kent Winrich <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daytime MW DX'ing
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 09:08:13 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n547k$[e-mail]>

Dear Anty:

I often hear WSM Nashville 650 here in Milwaukee, WI during the day.  WLW
Cincinatti 700 ALWAYS.  WJR Detroit 760 stops my car radio scanner.  So
you can get some decent DX during the day.  Especially over the ol' slat
water route!

Kent Winrich, NI9U
Waukesha, WI
Wisconsin Radio Page http://www.execpc.com/~kwin/radio.html

Anty em wrote:
>
> Yesterday afternoon, around 1430, I heard a station at 620 kHz.  It ID'ed
> as WSUN, which I found out was from St. Petersburg, FL.  The sound quality
> was quite good.  There was sports programming, and when I turned it back
> on at 1600, a soccer football game featuring the local Tampa team  was
> being broadcast.
>
> My question is, how far away should a station be before picking it up in
> the daytime would be considered noteworthy?  I think the air distance to
> St. Petersburg would be around 400 miles (although most of the miles are
> over water).
>
> Once again, thanks.
>
> Elizabeth
> New Orleans
> [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ray Rocker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daytime MW DX'ing
Date: 17 May 1996 18:45:35 -0500
Message-ID: <4nj32v$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4n6jmk$[e-mail]> <4n8rae$[e-mail]>

In article <4n8rae$[e-mail]>, Sideshow Bob  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>>Not unusual over the " salt water path" between N.O. and Tampa Bay. WWL on
>>870, as well as 690, 1060 and the longwave beacon GNI (@ 2KW) can be heard
>> in Tampa on a good radio in the daytime. I used to even hear a station in
>>Slidell (sp?), with 1 KW on 1560 at 12 Noon with a good loop and radio in
>>Sarasota on the gulf coast.

Wouldn't doubt you can WVMI/570 in Biloxi too.

Here on the Mississippi Coast, WSUN/620 in St. Petersburg booms in.
Go more than 25 miles or so inland, and it fades fast, eventually
replaced by a station in Jackson, MS.

I don't get the Texas MW stations here during daytime as it's not a
straight shot over water. If you want fun MW DX in the middle of
the day, go to Grand Isle, LA. They have salt water paths to everything
bordering the Gulf. I remember KCTA/1010(?) in Corpus Christi at 50kw
being especially strong.

> What IS unusual, I have found, is that when I'm on the Alabama Gulf Coast,
> I get stations from Tampa/St. Pete, Fort Meyers and (only once, sigh)
> Key West.... On FM..  They're especially strong during the afternoons,
> strong enough to stop the seek on my FM radio...  Next time I'm there,
> I'll check the AM band, too!

Tropospheric ducting is COOL, huh huh. Happens all the time. Here,
I get the Texas and western Louisiana stations more often than Florida.
One particularly good night I logged several 950 mHz studio/transmitter
links from Houston area stations.

On the down side, nighttime MW DXing from the Gulf Coast sux, unless
you speak Spanish...

--
                Ray Rocker * WQ5L * [e-mail]
Datasync * Your Internet Connection on the Mississippi-Alabama Gulf Coast
Ocean Springs MS / Pass Christian MS / Mobile AL * http://www.datasync.com





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:07 1996
From: [e-mail] (Your Name)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Drake 2-C Receiver
Date: 13 May 1996 14:52:54 GMT
Message-ID: <4n7ic6$[e-mail]>

Have no use for this receiver would like to sell but, am told I can not
sell it here. Best Offer.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:08 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 21:40:00 PDT
Reply-To: "Ryan, Jeffrey W." <[e-mail]>
From: "Ryan, Jeffrey W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: DX test info

Could someone on this list please send me details of the DX tests going on
this summer until late August? I'm going home for the summer and I'd like to
have this information. Thanks.

Jeff Ryan


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:10 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Rethorst)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: DX-B Sloper Ant Angle ???
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 19:05:26 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nalbl$[e-mail]>

In article <4nalbl$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Tom
Pawlik) wrote:

> Hi SWL'ers,
>
> I'm a little confused as to how to get the best performance out of my
> sw antenna. Last week, I bought a DX-B single wire sloper by
> Alpha-Delta Comm, Inc. It's 60 ft long with a 23 ft stub and 2  large
> rf choke-resonators for 160 thur 10 meters operation. The apex
> with my feed in is 25 ft high on top of my house with the lower
> about 11 ft high. The instructions suggest the low end be about
> 8 to 9 ft high for good dx performance. Because of a mounting
> problem at both ends of my antenna, I cannot get the low end
> down any further without moving my tri-pod on the roof. Does the
> low end of a sloper ant make any difference on my setup. Right
> now, I don't hear any difference in performance between my sloper and
> a 26 ft di-pole ant which is in my antic for 20 meters and above.
>
>                                   Tom

I got a sloper a few months ago (same model) and, per written
instructions, put the top end at 25 ft and the bottom at 8 ft. Reception
OK, not as good as I expected. I called Alpha-Delta and talked to an
engineer who said put it as high as possible. So it's now 40 ft at the
top, 15 ft at the bottom, with better reception.

I think the sloper is somewhat directional at its lower end, i.e. the MW
band. Angle may have something to do with directionality. The engineer
said it's a forgiving antenna, but mount it high.

John


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:11 1996
From: Sideshow Bob <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: eavesdropping
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:11:52
Message-ID: <4mrvbe$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4m8dgc$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

>No, i recognized these voices as being people (female) in my dorm... since
>then i've found three or four other frequencies (all over the dial) with
>similar occurences (one of these i actually heard both sides).

I think your just picking up cordless phones from around your dorm area.  I ca
n pick
up my own Cobra Intenna (yech!) phone on shortwave at points from 26kHz to 8kH
z...
And, it's usually only one side of the conversation.  I don't know why it does
 this,
as it is a 2-channel 46/49MHz phone...  Hope this helps.

SSB

Sideshow Bob...  Need I say more?
[e-mail] (KE4OYN)
---------------------------------------
"Sideshow Bob!  Yacking it up on the ol' yackbox!"
-Homer



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Guerrera)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: enquiry
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 14:55:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4ni3rv$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Peterson <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Tim Manwell wrote:
>>
>> am I still subscribed to this list?

>Yes you are. You'll figure it out someday...

What list would you like to be subscribed to?

BTW, this is USENET.

--
Lawrence Guerrera
Email: [e-mail]
WWWeb: http://www.bway.net/~lg



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:12 1996
From: Marine Services <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: F/S Icom R71a
Date: 11 May 1996 14:36:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4n28l0$[e-mail]>

Just got ham lic. and have a mint R71a with all the xtras for sale.
Almost 2,000 worth of radio, remote, FM, voice synth., filters, speaker
and more. Make serious offer.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:13 1996
From: Thomas Grennefors <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FM receiver recomendations
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 13:40:00 +0200
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I'm looking for a good FM receiver for advanced FM DX-ing.
Is there anyone who can recomend a good or at least decent
receiver?

The requirements i have is that sensivity and selectivity should be
good. Selectivity is the most important since there ar several strong
Transmitters very close to my shack. And the price should me low to
moderate. The upper pricerange is somwhere in the region of 1000$
(may be thats low to hig price range?).

I prefer if the receiver have a tuning knob. RDS is good but not
required. Digital readout a must and it should preferably be tunable
in 25kHz steps.

Any recomendations is accepted gratefully.

--

Thomas Grennefors ! What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:14 1996
From: [e-mail] (Art S.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: FOR  SALE Ranger 2950 (100 Watt)
Date: Fri, 17 May 96 17:38:02 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I have a ranger 2950,   100 watt,10-11 meter , for sale.
This radio was $539.00 new. I still is new, but I will sacrifice
for $250.00 OBO.
ALSO have a new 20 Watt external power supply for $75.00

I will consider $300.00 for Entire setup with wilson antena and
panasonic external speaker unit.

All Offers considered. Also consider swap on  good set of Handheld's

Contact Art via;
[e-mail]

Thanks,
Art



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:15 1996
From: Dave <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: For Sale- Rider Manuals & SAMS
Date: 18 May 1996 13:57:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4nkkvt$fqt$[e-mail]>

Hello Friends,

I have several Rider Perpetual troubleshooting manuals for Radio
and Televisions for sale. I also have a nearly complete set of
SAMS Photofact of the month series until the year 1991. This from
my Father's business which I closed a few years ago. The overall
condition of the Rider manuals are good, as well as most of the
sams folders. If you have any interest in all or part of these
sets, please respond by E-Mail to [e-mail] , OR
[e-mail]

Thanks for your time

Dave Skalish


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:16 1996
From: Mark Johnson <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: For Sale: Sony SW7600G
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 13:52:51 +0200
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mbt92$[e-mail]> <4mr6v6$[e-mail]> <4mtd72$[e-mail]>

Hugues Caron wrote:
>
> [e-mail] (Ruth Lewart) wrote:
>
> >JAMES T. DUNNE ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
> >: I've got a Sony SW7600G World Band Receiver I'd like to sell.  It's in
> >: excellent condition, and comes with case and clip-on 'yo-yo' antenna
> >: (in addition to the built-in telescoping antenna, of course.)
>
> >: It's only 4 months old, and there's nothing wrong with it - I'm just not
> >: using it very much.  Paid $220, asking $150.  If you're interested,
> >: reply via email.

 ...........

> >I think you overpaid. The radio sells in NYC area for around $150. I paid
> >$158 a year ago.
>
> Ruth,
>
> Could you indicate where in NYC this deal can be found and its
> Internet address if possible.

 ...........

You walk around the stores between 40th and 60th streets, make an
enquiry but generally don't seem too interested, and just before you
walk out the prices come tumbling down.  I was in NYC a couple
of months ago, and received offers from the first two stores I
went into that started at $200 and then went down to $140 just as
I was about to leave the store.

But I didn't buy it from either of them, more fool me! I had
just read in Passport that some 7600Gs have bad build quality, and
well, I just wanted to look around some more.

Of course, when I finally _did_ decide to buy, I would up paying
around $180.  I guess I am just not a very good negotiator!  Maybe
I should practice my poker face?

Oh, and it is a very nice little radio which I use when I go travelling.
It seems to be almost as sensitive as my Sony 2010, but the audio quality
is notably worse (not surprising given the speaker size, I guess).

Mark
--
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From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (Gerard Foley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequency question?
Date: 18 May 1996 09:35:24 -0400
Message-ID: <4nkjms$[e-mail]>
References: <4njki7$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:


: Hello all, I have a question for this newsgroup.  I read in a post somewhere

: that the frequencies 8880 - 9000 khz are used by commercial airliners and
: such.  Well I tuned in to see if I could hear anything and I found what
: sounded to be a ham broadcast in upper-sideband in Spanish, and then
: another ham conversation in Chinese or something like that.

: Anyway my question is this.  Is this range used in other countries as a
: amateur band?  I also picked up a few other broadcasts in this range but
: they seemed to be RTTY or some other kind of data being broadcast.

: Thanks,
: DL

   Ham, or amateur, is a designation that should be reserved to licensed
stations operating in accordance with national and international regulation.
A licensed amateur who operates outside an amateur band is not being a
ham - he/she is a pirate.

   There is a lot of unlicensed illegal radio activity in the world.  On
the other hand, if you do not understand the language, you might hear
two-way legal transmissions in other countries on the band you mention
and not recognize the subject of the contact.

   There is an amateur band at 10100-10150 KHz which might be used for
voice operation outside the US (In the US it cannot be used for voice)
which could conceivably give images (false) signals at 8800-9000 KHz.
There is no amateur band at 8800-9000 KHz.

K8EF

--
Gerry


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:19 1996
From: Bill Robinson <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS - Hallicrafters S-53A
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 17:09:26 -0700
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hallicrqfters S-53A for sale - $25.00
plus shipping.  Works OK, however the
strings that drive the tuning pointers
should be replaced and adjusted.

Prefer that you use e-mail to contact me.

Thanks, Bill



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:21 1996
From: [e-mail] (Neil L. Chavigny)
Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: Hammarlund SP-600 3 each!
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 13:36:31 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4m440h$n6j$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

I would be interested in the SP 600,s. Are the the JX models. How much do
you want for them. Thanks, Neil

--
Neil L. Chavigny
Austin, Texas
512 459 6855


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (JMooney776)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: RADIO SHACK DX-160
Date: 14 May 1996 06:14:48 -0400
Message-ID: <4n9meo$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JMooney776)

I have a Realistic DX-160 for sale.  COmes with matching speaker and
manual.  Full working condition.  Asking $100.  ANy reasonable offer
considered.  If interrested e-mail me at [e-mail]


                                                                     JIM

            Jim Mooney N3SIR

        [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:23 1996
From: Denny Alford <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Realistic DX-440 AM/FM Direct Entry Communications Receiver.
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 14:48:03 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

FS: Realistic DX-440 AM/FM Direct Entry Communications Receiver.
Perfect Condition.  Original Packaging and Owners Manual.
Make "reasonable" offers...
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Christopher A. King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FS:Sangean ATS-803a SW receiver
Date: 6 May 1996 15:00:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4ml46m$[e-mail]>
References: <4m9g5c$[e-mail]>

In article <4m9g5c$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>
>Hello.
>I am selling my Sangean ATS-803a shortwave receiver.
>Digital tuning continuous from 150kHz to 30mHz.
>BFO for receiving LSB USB and CW.
>FM stereo, headphone jack, tape out, external antenna, manual,
>carrying strap, AC adapter.
>
>Send mail for price, or offer me something in trade.
>I am looking for a notebook computer,,

Let me get this straight: you want someone to trade you a notebook
computer for a radio that never cost more than $250.00 when it was
new...?

Count me in!  I have an DX-440 that *I'd* like to trade for an
NRD-535...

C.K.









From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (Christopher A. King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: FS:Sangean ATS-803a SW receiver
Date: 13 May 1996 20:35:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4n86e3$[e-mail]>
References: <4m9g5c$[e-mail]> <4ml46m$[e-mail]> <4mp50u$[e-mail]>

In article <4mp50u$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>
>Let me get this straight, you cant possibly imigine I might want
>an old XT laptop computer for the 803a?
>
>Please everyone, this guy is a perfect example of why you should
>think before you post.

I did.  You did not state "old XT laptop" in your original post...
I think that most folks would not consider something this old and
obsolete as being appropriately described by the name "notebook
computer"... what with the size and weight being what they were
back when "XT" class was the current state-of-the-art.  But at
least now we have a better idea of what you're looking for in ex-
change.

C.K.







From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:25 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Alex Pshevlozky <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Grundig Classic 50th Anniversary Edition Model 960
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
To: rec.radio.shortwave
References: <4nec4d$[e-mail]> <4ng174$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:42:06 GMT

50's Style Tabletop Radio (solid state)

FM   87.5 - 108  MHz
AM   530  - 1710 KHz
SW   2.27 - 22.2 MHz

15.25"L x 11'H x 6.25'D
2.2 KGs
Polished wwoden cabinet
2 x 3W and 1x5W speaker

Warranty: 25 years parts and labor

Price $259 plus S/H



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:26 1996
From: Harry Dontje <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB 400
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 21:36:39 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

> Tom Turnbull wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have any polite suggestions for what I might put in the
> > 3.5mm jack aerial socket of my Grundig YB 400.
> >
> > Is it OK to solder a long wire to the centre pin? Do I need an ATU of
> > some kind?
> >
> > Or should I fork out the 16.95 UK pound my local dealer wants for a
> > "portable" aerial?
> >
> > I want to see if I can improve reception on some of the weaker signals.

Tom,

I just got a YB400 also, and am most impressed with its capabilities. I
hooked up my 100 ft. longwire to the antenna jack by making an adapter
from a PL-259 to an 1/8 inch phone jack. I wired the center conductor to
the tip and the outer conductor (the braid of the coax) to the sleeve of
the phone jack, and it works just fine - no overloading of the front end,
as I had feared.

Good luck.
--
Harry Dontje  email: [e-mail]
              homepage: http://www.afn.org/~afn02720/


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (WWCR)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Ham Radio & More on WWCR?
Date: 7 May 1996 23:51:43 -0400
Message-ID: <4mp5of$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (WWCR)

Note that the 0900 UTC Tape delay broadcast will now be 3.230 Mhz, not
3.315, as of 13 May 96.



Going boldly where no other SW broadcaster dares.
World Wide Christian Radio (WWCR-SW)
1300 WWCR Avenue
Nashville, TN  37218, USA


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (David Cripps)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner.uk,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Heathrow and Volmet Freqs?
Date: Tue, 14 May 96 17:29:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4nacdv$[e-mail]>

Hi,

I'm of to Chicago on Friday and thought I'd take my AR8000 to
listen in to the air/ground comms during the BA flight.

I've started programing my AR, but am confused over what freqs
are actually used, it all seems to depending on where the
information comes from?

For example London Heathrow Radar I've seen two lists

one     124.475/127.525/135.125
and     119.20/119.50/120.40/127.55

Also Volmet, I've seen RAF on 4715/11178 and another list shows
4722/11200.

Help!

Basically where can I get the "latest up to date" freq listing
for the various NAT tracks, Heathrow, etc. Also any tips on
what the flow is for takeoff in listening in?

Thanks

Dave Cripps




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:29 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian Prendergast)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: help needed
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 12:34:36 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Here the situation, I'm just starting in on this radio thing and I'm having
a problem figuring out what is best.  I started with a couple of 49 MHZ
radio shat in pocket communicators so I could play paintball and talk to
another member of my team at the same time.  I quickly found out that the
refs use the same frequency and that the rang and clearity wasn't that
good.  I nneded something that would work better since I didn't have time
to play around with things while I was playing paintball.  I also tryed to
use these in the car since we travel in multiple cars a lot and I thought
it would be nice to be able to talk to each other.  At any rate this didn't
work.  I returned them and figured I would give a CB a shot.  It started
out really good, then I realized that the CB (a hand held one) would be
great for paintball, but not very good for the car since it picked up every
little electronic devise in my car, since I have a stereo well over $1000
and an alarm to guard it along with a radar detector to watch for police oh
and I can't forget about the pager and cell phone.  Anyway you get the
point, I'm into electronics.  So now I hear all about these HAM radios, and
VHF.  How far can they reach and what kinds are the best, how much do they
cost, where can I get them, are there a lot of people using them?  You get
the idea, I have no clue about them.  I know I need a licencse and that's
about it.  Some one has been a great help to me so far, any more help would
be greatly appreciated.  I am extreamly interested in what the benefits are
off having the VHF as opposed to the CB.  Well please get back to me, one
of the more important things is cost and range.  I want to creat a docking
station for it for my home and for my pickup truck.  I am very interested
on how far people think they can go.  Please email me at
[e-mail] with any help.  I don't read these all the time
so I would probibly miss any resonse to this.  Thanks for any help at
all......


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:31 1996
From: KXBT-1640 <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help with 1610-1710 kHz
Date: 13 May 1996 03:09:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4n695o$mbc$[e-mail]>
References: <4mil6p$[e-mail]>

There are currently only 2 stations broadcasting in the expanded
band; WJDM-1660 in ELizabeth, New Jersey with "Radio Oz"
kids programming, and KXBT-1630 in Vallejo, CA with "Classic
Soul" programming.  KXBT started broadcasting in the expanded
band on 1640 and about a week or two ago switched to 1630 kHz.

If you'd like to keep up with what's going on in the expanded
band, and the rest of the AM band, check out the International
Radio Club of America (IRCA).  I've been a member for 8 or 9
years.  You can get a sample copy of their bulletin by sending
one first class stamp to IRCA, P.O. Box 1831, Perris, CA
92572-1831.  Or, if you have access to the World Wide Web, check
out IRCA's home page at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~waholler/irca.htm


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:32 1996
From: [e-mail] (Future)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help! (newbie)
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 22:25:15 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4miudf$[e-mail]>

On 5 May 1996 19:09:35 GMT, [e-mail] (Geoffrey
Holden) wrote:

>Help me! I have an old Shortwave radio, and a crappy antenna, and I want
>to hear something. Could somebody tell me what frequencies I can pick up
>in Newfoundland, CANADA? The radio can get form 3.5 MHz to 29.5 MHz.
>Thanks in advance!

Well first, try improving your antenna :-)

Then try the following frequency ranges:

5.85 to 6.25 mHz (night time)
9.30 to 10.10 mHz (afternoon, evenings)
15.10 to 16.00 mHz (afternoon)

Look on 5.0, 10.0 and 15.0 mHz for time signal stations (you should
hear regular beeping or pulses on these frequencies).

There are a lot of other frequency ranges available, but this should
give you a start at hearing SW broadcasts.


--
Who the heck is Janeane Garofalo? -
Find out at http://www.blarg.net/~future/garofalo.html


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:32 1996
From: Takashi Nakajima <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: I make my homepage
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 16:01:29 +0900
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I make my homepage.

Homepage name: DX world radio information homepage
http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~takanaka
mail to:[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:33 1996
From: [e-mail] (Steven Skindell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: IC-R72 Shortwave Receiver .030 to 30.0 Mhz
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 13:18:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4msgpo$[e-mail]>

First $475.00 ... buying new receiver.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:34 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ICF2010 help
Date: 8 May 96 22:26:01 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mfvfo$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (TZampini) writes:
>1)  Is the synchronous detector always enabled, or can the user switch
>between the synchro. det. and a normal diode detector.

You can turn off sync detection.

>2)  For AM, with the syncro det. , can the user choose which sideband to
>tune to?

Yes.

>3)  I plan to build a circuit that filters the 100 Hz subcarrier from the
>WWV time signal. Is the audio output bandwidth of the ICF2010 adequate at
>the low end to pass this 100 Hz signal without significant attenuation? I
>will be using the earphone jack ( I assume the 2010 has an earphone jack)
>to connect the 2010 to my circuit.

Don't know.

>4)  Does an AC adapter come with the radio.

Yes, 110V 60Hz.

>5)  Can you use NiCads as well as Alkaline batteries, and if so, can the
>NiCads be charged while in the radio.

I don't think you can use nicads.  I know there's no plug in for charging.

Rich



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (Donald R. Putnick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 17 May 1996 15:56:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4ni7js$[e-mail]>

The Los Angeles Times reported today on the VOA's new 600 kilowatt
mediumwave transmitter in Kuwait.  The article described the target
area as Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Persian Gulf,and
Central Asia.  The reporter noted that the listeners in Iran and
Iraq will no longer need shortwave radios to pick up American
broadcasts.  Then, and quoting:

"The United States still will not outgun Iran.  The Voice of the
Islamic Republic of Iran has 13,500-kilowatt [sic] transmitters
through which it has been broadcasting in 21 languages - from
Arabic to Uzbek, English to Russian - for twice as many hours as
The United States, according to the World Radio/TV Handbook."

I know propagation is bad from the Mideast to Southern California,
but with 13.5 megawatts, I should at least be able to hear a het!

--
Don Putnick
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:36 1996
From: LatinoUSA <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Latino USA on Shortwave?
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 01:56:45 +0000
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi.  I'm a student volunteering with an NPR produced program
called Latino USA.  I've been told it is being aired on shortwave
by a station somewhere but haven't been able to find out which.

If you have any information about when Latino USA on
shortwave... the frequency, band, and time it airs... please e-mail
me:   [e-mail].

Thank you very much.   Sincerely,   ricardo guerrero   :D


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:37 1996
From: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Latino USA on Shortwave?
Date: 18 May 1996 15:23:03 -0400
Message-ID: <4nl82n$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)

I have it listed on:

WRNO Worldwide    15420 kHz.   2030 UTC/4:30 pm ET  Wednesdays

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
WATCH for release of:
The Worldwide Shortwave Listening Guide
at your local Radio Shack dealer          ---     catalog number 62-1335


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:38 1996
From: [e-mail]    (Bill Newkirk)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for old Radio Shack catalogs
Date: 13 May 1996 04:11:35 GMT
Message-ID: <4n6cpn$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4mn2k1$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bill Newkirk)

In <[e-mail]>, "Oliver P. Timme" <[e-mail]> writes:
>Anonymous wrote:
>
>>> In article <[e-mail]>,
>>> [e-mail] (Randy Padawer) wrote:
>> Why?
>
>Why not?

Why ask why?

Bill Newkirk WB9IVR                  The Space Coast Amateur Technical Group
Melbourne, FL                       duty now for the future of amateur radio
Lombardi's 1st Law of Business:
Companies succeed in spite of their best effort.  If they succeed at all.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:39 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mark L9)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for old Radio Shack catalogs
Date: 16 May 1996 01:36:07 -0400
Message-ID: <4nees8$[e-mail]>
References: <4n7k1d$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Mark L9)

I have, hidden away somewhere, a Radio Shack catalogue from... 1973!

Believe it or not, it has a number of items that are STILL carried by the
company TODAY!


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:40 1996
From: [e-mail] (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Lowe HF-150 computer control
Date: 8 May 1996 00:28:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4mopr8$[e-mail]>
References: <4mbm06$[e-mail]>

In article <4mbm06$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Richard Williams) w
rites:
+Does anyone have experience with the Lowe HF-150 configured for
+computer control?  My understanding is that an RS-232 serial port
+interface is available as an upgrade for the 150, but have yet to see
+a review of this feature.  As an owner of an HF-150, (and considering
+the dimensions of the cabinet) I'm wondering where  on the case they
+would put it.  I might try to post an e-mail to the factory; if I find
+out anything, I'll post a follow-up.  TIA.

        The RS-232  interface simply replaces the keypad, using the same
        plug.  Some people have reported  good  results using a mini
        plug splitter so they can run both  keyboard and  computer
        interface.  There is no  DB9 or  DB25 plug installed :-).


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: M-8000 EMI
Date: 9 May 1996 12:44:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4mspbn$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrj5m$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <4mrj5m$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
> My long-wire antenna is about 20 feet from my equipment and I get definite
> EMI from the M-8000.  I am getting numerous signals, around 0.25 to 0.75 uV
> at the receiver, when the M-8000 is on.  These signals are either a clean
> carrier or a data-modulated-sounding AM signal.  It is definitely coupling
> through the antenna and not the power line, audio connection, or right to
> the receiver.

You say it's not coming through the power line or audio connection,
but you don't say how you know. RF current flowing from the power
line through your radio's chassis can flow through the radio's
input to the antenna wire, causing you to hear noise. Disconnect
the antenna, the current has nowhere to flow, and the noise goes
away. This makes it seem like the noise is coming from the antenna,
when in fact the energy is coming from the power line (although
the antenna is definitely involved!).

The solution is to use a well grounded coaxial feedline: the noise
current then flows on the coaxial shield from the receiver chassis
to ground, and doesn't find its way into the receiver's input.

For more details, check out:

http://www.sds.se/org/swl/antenn/feed1.html
--
John Doty               "You can't confuse me, that's my job."
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:42 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jennifer Day-Elgee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Musica del Ecuador...airs when?
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 12:48:50 AST
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Jennifer Day-Elgee)

Could someone please tell me what time, date UTC the
program "Musica del Ecuador" airs on HCJB?  I've lost
track of it.

73
Jennifer, VE9AO


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:43 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Igor Kalinichenko <[e-mail]>
Subject: mysterious fellow
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 05:38:52 GMT

Hi,
Has anybody gotten an idea about that mysterious fellow
kicking out all the interesting contributions from rec.radio.shortwave newsgro
up
at least every half an hour, leaving in the best case something
you would not read, but as a standard sweeping it clean, so that accessing
this newsgroup two times out of three I can have the pleasure of seeing
newsgroups`s window in the virginal condition?
Thanks.
Igor


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:44 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Mystic star
Date: 14 May 1996 09:07:23 -0400
Message-ID: <4na0ib$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)

I'm sort of a newbe.  Would someone please explain what Mystic star
activity is.
Thanks.

Bill R.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Alex)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: New comer seeks info on Sangean ATS818
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 04:24:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4n1859$[e-mail]>


Hi, am a fairly newcomer to SW and would like to start off buying a
good radio. From what I have heard the Sangean ATS818 is a good
starter. Any thoughts (good or bad)? Or if anybody out there can
recommend a good starting radio  please e-mail me at
[e-mail]. Thanks in advance for the help.

Thanks again! :-)




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Marie A. Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: New DXing with Cumbre schedule
Date: 17 May 1996 19:36:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4nikfh$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Hello, everyone.  For everyone who's been asking, here is the new
schedule for DXing with Cumbre.  Joe Brashier at World Harvest Radio
faxed it to me this week.  I know some of you have had trouble finding
us because of the changes, so my apologies for that.  Now that I know
what they are, I can pass them to you!

73--
Marie Lamb
Host and Producer
DXing with Cumbre

VIA WHRI, INDIANA:
Sat     0500    5760    N Am/Eu/Rus/ME/Af
Sat     0500    7315    Americas
Sat     2230    9495    Americas
Sun     0330    5745    Americas


VIA KWHR, HAWAII (all transmissions to Asia and South Pacific)
Sat     0200    17510
Sat     0500    17780
Sun     1830    13625
Mon     0330    17510


Reception reports for both WHRI and KWHR may be sent to:

World Harvest Radio
P.O. Box 12
South Bend, IN 46624
U.S.A.

Thanks, and we hope you'll tune in!



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:46 1996
From: [e-mail] (George Thurman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: NEW TIME FOR WORLD OF RADIO
Date: 8 May 1996 12:28:39 -0500
Message-ID: <4mqlk7$[e-mail]>


Glenn Hausers World of Radio show has been given another time slot on
WWCR.

It is 1300UTC SATURDAY on 15685.  Starts this week.


gst


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            Dole, Limbaugh and GingRICH suck Florida oranges

                   LONG LIVE FIDEL CASTRO    !!!!!!!!!


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:47 1996
From: [e-mail] (Patrick Crumhorn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: NPR in Puerto Rico?
Date: 8 May 1996 19:34:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4mqsvv$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4mjdhb$[e-mail]>

Joel Rubin ([e-mail]) wrote:

> According to NPR's web page (http://www.npr.org), the Armed Forces Station o
n
> 1200 kHz AM in Roosevelt Roads carries NPR. They give the AFN schedule as

     Unfortunately, the Rosey Roads AFRTS station is only about 25 watts,
and can not be heard in San Juan (assuming that is where the listener
is).  There used to be an AFRTS relay at Ft. Buchanan in San Juan on 1040
kHz that carried All Things Considered as well as the oddly generic
country-music programming that AFRTS is so "famous" for, but alas, that
relay is long gone.


--
          Patrick Crumhorn                 [e-mail]
                      http://www.io.com/~patrik
                        "REMEMBER CARCOSA!!!"


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:48 1996
From: [e-mail] (Chris Smolinski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Numbers Stations - info ?
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 19:26:13 -0400
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, Vince Shirley
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>          I recollect seeing a URL for a home page which concerned itself wit
h
> "numbers stations" Can anyone let me know what it is ?
>

You can find my Spy Numbers page at the following URL:

http://www.access.digex.net/~cps/numbers.html

Chris

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From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:49 1996
From: [e-mail] (Thurtub)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Opinions on the Sony ICF-SW77
Date: 18 May 1996 13:23:17 -0400
Message-ID: <4nl125$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Thurtub)

I am looking for opinions on the Sony ICF-SW77 from anyone that uses one.

Thanks,

Tim


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:50 1996
From: Piers Rochford <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: PACKET RECEIVE
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 12:06:21 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]


--

I have a second computer don't laugh 8086!

Is there any packet receive software I can download from somewhere
which will run on this machine.   I do not want to go and buy an
expense TNC so is there any sort of interface able to be build by
the homebrew user - such as that available for the HAMCOMM package.


Thanks.
Piers
     __________________________________________________________________

                          [e-mail]
     __________________________________________________________________





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:51 1996
From: [e-mail] (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Philips DC777, service manual
Date: 9 MAY 96 15:08:04
Message-ID: <4mtfkt$[e-mail]>


I was wondering if a service manual existed for the Philips DC777 car stereo
w/shortwave.

thanks,
Ken



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:52 1996
From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Pirate Radio
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 19:12:09 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n6lp4$[e-mail]>

In article <4n6lp4$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(IwntJustis) wrote:

> Does anyone have any good pirate frequencies? I haven't been listening in
> a while, and since they change so fast, all of my favorites have moved on
> me. Please email me if you have any.
> Thanx
Try 6950 & 6955 have been most active since the legal broadcasters took
over the area above 7355 to 7550.

Past 3 weekends have been active in this area. Especially Saturday evening
and Sunday evening. Newest ones I have been hearing are "Montana Audio
Relay Service," KOLD, and "Radio One, Just For Fun."

Charlie in western KY.

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


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:52 1996
From: KXBT-1640 <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Pirate Radio
Date: 18 May 1996 04:27:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4njjj0$9cl$[e-mail]>
References: <4n6lp4$[e-mail]>

6,955 kHz (and frequencies plus or minus a kiloHertz or two) is
far and away the most frequent pirate "hangout".  Most
transmissions are in upper sideband, although a few are in lower
sideband or AM.

73  --  J.D. Stephens


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:54 1996
From: [e-mail](Stephen McGreevy )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Date: 16 May 1996 19:03:11 GMT
Message-ID: <4nfu5f$[e-mail]>
References: <4ndn2a$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Anyone hearing overseas brodcasts fairly clearly on standard 10 kHz
plan stations in North America, particularly after midnight Eastern
time, should be aware that it may be the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. MW
stations throughout Canada relaying them via WRN, etc.

Yes, there are US stations now doing the same thing too.

In this case, the 800 station may be US in origination, unless one of
the non-CBC Canadian stations is airing RFI/RFE.

Steve

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
writes:
>
>[e-mail] (michael) wrote:
>
>>      I was visiting the Louisville Ky. area on May 3.  After a
horrendous
>>hail, thunder, tornado storm I began listening to a small Sony
Walkman
>>radio.  Around 800 on mw. I heard an English language Radio France
>>International broadcast.  The reception was very clear.  The program
>>seemed to be directed to England as they spent alot of time on
English
>>soccer results.  Does anyone know where this broadcast originated
>>from?  Also is it unusual to hear this in North America?  Thanks.
>
>I think RFI is busy signing up US broadcasters to carry its material.
>I don't have the RFI schedule to hand (it;'s a public holiday here and
>the WRTH office is closed today) but I know that WNWR in Philly on
>1540 carries RFI for two hours in the local mornings (I think it's
>7-9am). The station you heard must have been WWKY Louisville on 790.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Carlock)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Prague's Internet WWW Page URL
Date: 11 May 1996 21:59:09 -0400
Message-ID: <4n3gld$[e-mail]>
Summary: Radio Prague's WWW Page URL
Keywords: Radio Prague WWW Page URL


Radio Prague, as the International broadcast station for the Czech
Republic, offers Czech news (in English, Czech, German, Spanish, and
French) via e-mail, via GOPHER, and as RealAudio files each weekday.
You'll find general information about all aspects of Czech life
including Czech history, the Czech economy, Czech recipes and Czech
culture in their database, as well as information from the station's
"Internet Partners"-cultural and not-for-profit organizations whose
activities focus on the Czech Republic and for whom their server
provides free space.


Internet e-mail:    [e-mail]

GOPHER:             gopher.radio.cz    (URL is gopher://gopher.radio.cz)
FTP:                ftp.radio.cz       (URL is ftp://ftp.radio.cz)
WWW:                http://www.radio.cz





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (MICHAEL WILLIAM TENCZAR)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio shack DX 390
Date: 13 May 1996 23:52:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4n8i00$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (MICHAEL WILLIAM TENCZAR)


I received my radio back from the repair shop.  Indeed as many of you have
 said it was the RF transistor.  I am greatfull that I invested in the
Waranty.  If I had not, it would have cost me $$43. The repair service was
 good. I received the radio back in one week and works fine.


--
Life is like a box of Chocolate... Your never know what you will get.
                                Forest Gump


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:57 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mark Menkhus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Shack DX 390 SW AM LW reception Problem
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 21:15:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4n5gss$[e-mail]>
References: <4mismd$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (MICHAEL WILLIAM TENCZAR) wrote:


>Hello everyone:

>I am having trouble with my DX 390 radio. The FM portion works fine, but
>the SW, AM and Longwave portions receive no stations, or very weak.
>Even the AM broadcast band is effected. The normally real strong stations
>come in at S1 or less.  Most of the time I  just get static.  Is this
>a typical problem with this receiver, or is it just my receiver?
>Radio Shack is fixing my receiver since it is under an extended warranty.
>The salesman says this problem is not typical.
>--
>Life is like a box of Chocolate... Your never know what you will get.
>                               Forest Gump

I just returned my 390 to the store when this happend to me.  I would
have got another one, but even the store's demo model had the same
problem.  I REALLY liked this radio and was GREATLY disappointed
it was so easy to blow out the front end.

What is there that is as good as the 390 or the Sangean?  I am
replacing my analog Panasonic RF-2200 and really liked all
the great SWL features and the price of the 390.

The Radio Shack catalog has a model 394, that seems to have the
same features as the 390, but in a "base station" config ($400 US).

Mark Menkhus



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:58 1996
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Shack DX390 SW AM LW reception Problem
Date: 12 May 1996 14:08:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4n4rci$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)


in a posting to rec.radio.shortwave
        Subj: Re: Radio Shack DX 390 SW AM LW reception Problem
        Date: Mon May 06 19:40:15 MDT 1996

[e-mail] (Dennis Nuetzel) said:

> In article <4mismd$[e-mail]>,
>  [e-mail] (MICHAEL WILLIAM TENCZAR) wrote:
>
>> I am having trouble with my DX 390 radio. The FM portion works
>> fine, but the SW, AM and Longwave portions receive no stations,
>> or very weak. Even the AM broadcast band is effected. The
>> normally real strong stations >come in at S1 or less.  Most of
>> the time I  just get static.  <snip>
>
> <snip>
> What happened most likely is that two diodes in the antenna
> circuit burned out from a static electricity  over charge.
>

No, that's not quite ot quite.

The problem is most likely that the transistor, amplifying the
signal from the antenna, burned out due to a static electricity
zap of some kind.  The key thing to remember is that even levels
of static electricity ORDINARILY FOUND IN THE HOME have been
reported to have zapped DX-390s.  I suppose you could wear only
clothes with non-static-producing fabrics, and you could walk
barefoot whenever you night contemplate using your receiver <G>,
but a more dependable way to prevent the damage from happening
again is to add some diodes and a resistor to the antenna circuit.


Try this:

                 |--------|-----|--->   to receiver antenna lead
                 |        |     |
                 |        |     |
                 A        V     >
                 |        |     <  10k .25watt
                 A        V     >
                 |        |     |
                 |        |     |
                 |--------|-----|--->   to receiver ground

     Where:    A is a diode "pointing up"
               V is a diode "pointing down"

               diodes are 1N914/4148  (Radio Shack 276-1122)

The idea is to keep the static discharge as far from the guts of
the receiver as possible.  So mount the diodes in the receiver, as
close to the antenna (or antenna connector) as possible.

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:59 1996
From: [e-mail] (Nicholas Evancik)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS DX-375 weak reception
Date: 13 May 1996 17:23:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4n7r6v$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

have you changed the batteries lately.

--

Nicholas Evancik
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:44:59 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS375 should have been DX375
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 03:49:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4n6bg4$[e-mail]>
References: <4n6b0s$[e-mail]>

I made a mistake on this number. I guess the Radio Shack radio was a
DX375 not an RS375. Sorry



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:00 1996
From: [e-mail] (SBrown1528)
Newsgroups: misc.invest.stocks,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Rush Limbaugh LOVES Visioneer Paperport
Date: 10 May 1996 23:57:34 -0400
Message-ID: <4n137e$[e-mail]>
References: <4n01bu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (SBrown1528)

Not to worry  he does not know what he said. Just political bs


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:02 1996
From: "Alexander Ageenkov" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Russian Lang Freqs Wanted
Date: 10 May 1996 15:37:19 +0400
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

>   Can anyone give me some frequencies and times for broadcasts in russian
>   to Eastern US?    I studied the language quite a while back and would
>   like to brush up.
>   Thanks,
>   M. Wildey

Hi,
This is summer sked of Russian service Voice of RUSSIA for N.America.
I also have many other skeds broadcast in Russian,if you like get, let me know
.

Best,
Alex

Sochi, RUSSIA

VOICE OF RUSSIA, Summer Schedule 1996 for RUSSIAN Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Target area  Time UTC      Frequencies
---------------------------------------------------------------------
West North  01:00-05:00    6030,7125,11840,15430
America     10:00-14:00

East North  01:00-07:00    7345,9795,11660,12000,12060,13605,15455
America     14:00-18:00

Latin       01:00-05:00    7310,7430,9785,9830,9880,11900,15560,17840,
America     10:00-14:00    17860

Europe &    04:00-07:00    6030,7310,7400,9450,9610,9880,11690,11805,
Atlantic    14:00-22:00    11840,11900,11930,12020,12030,12040

Source: Voice of Russia, "Club DX " program of March 31, 1996
-------------------------------------------------------------
Alexander Ageenkov, P.O.Box 1551, Sochi, 354000, Russia
                    [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Konstantin Gusev)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Russian Lang Freqs Wanted
Date: 16 May 1996 13:27:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4nfagl$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...

>Can anyone give me some frequencies and times for broadcasts in russian
>to Eastern US?    I studied the language quite a while back and would
>like to brush up.

   Hello,
   I tried to send you this info by e-mail but it has bounced back, so
I'm posting it here.

  Since January 1996 Moscow Information DX Bulletin (MIDXB) has resumed
  its publication. Here are subscription costs for MIDXB and
  handbook "Broadcasts from abroad in Russian language". Both
  publications are in Russian. MIDXB is monthly, handbook is
  twice a year. The 9th edition of handbook (80 pages) is to be printed
  in the end of May. It will contain (in addition to other stations)
  full frequency and programme schedule for Voice of Russia Russian
  service.

                  MIDXB-96(6 issues)  Handbook(9th edition)   Both

 cost for non-CIS  25 IRC (11.5 US$)    10 IRC( 6 US$)       32 IRC (15 US$)
 countries,
 including postage

   Send IRCs by letter (no cheques!) to:
   Vadim Alexeew, P.O.Box 65 Moscow A-581, 125581 Russia


 Payment in US$ you may send to
           SAVING BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
        MOSCOW BANK (Voikovskoye branch 5282/01544)
             Currency department
             for corr. acc. 081000005
             Voikovskoye Branch 5282/01544
             125565, Moscow, Leningradskoye road, 84
             acc. 3800100503427
             Mr. Vadim Alexeew

   For more information send your e-mails to Konstantin Gusev:
   [e-mail]

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From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:04 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Peter McIntosh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sangean ATS-909 owner reports
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 23:27:11 GMT

Hi all,

I vaguely remember a thread on this radio a short time ago.
Trouble is,  I never kept it, and now the radio is available
here.  Would appreciate some owners e-mailing me directly with
their opinions ofthe 909...

Thanks in advance,

Peter Mac
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From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Aschauer)
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: world
Subject: Satellit 700
Date: 08 May 1996 17:59:43 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi there,
Im looking for some nice swls, who can tell me more about their experience
with the grundig satellit 700.
who can compare the satellit 700 with other world receivers, like the lowe
hf-150, drake sw-8, yaesu frg-100, icom ic-r71 and so on...
who has experience using the satellit 700 with long wire antennas.
please give me more information. i wanna use the satellit 700 in an old
farmers house, and i have much place for longwires.

thanks in advance for any information

michael
--- OffRoad 1.9n unregistered



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jason Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Seasonal changes in the magnetic field
Date: 14 May 1996 07:33:14 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4n9cvq$[e-mail]>
Summary: Seasonal changes in the magnetic field


I have a question: what is the time dependence of the magnetic field
at the surface of the Earth?  Is the field stronger in winter than
summer?  Stronger at night than in day?  Stronger in if there are
many sun spots than if there are few?
--
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http://www.wam.umd.edu/~theoblit| operating table you've ruined this week!"


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:08 1996
From: McKey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Selling out of ham radio
Date: 12 May 1996 04:32:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4n3pka$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4l0o2u$[e-mail]> <4l0oim$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4lm3iu$[e-mail]> <4m8ero$[e-mail]>


>I'll say the same thing I said on the ham group.  Why do you want
>to limit
>your membership via a pointless skill?  If you really want to do
>something
>useful make the test a non-gimmee.  Currently all the test answers
>are
>published.  If you want evidence of actual interest make someone
>work out
>antenna specs.  Make someone design a simple oscillator.  Do
>something of
>real world value, not some bogus, "Well when I did it" type of
>pointless
>initiation.  Get a grip.  If morse is your hobby, and you want to
>reserve
>parts of the spectrum for those that have demonstrated proficiency
>in
>morse that is fine.  Don't force someone who wants to set up a
>computer
>repeater to learn a skill that is of absolutely no use to him.  I
>get the
>feeling that the "must learn code" group falls into two catagories:
>the
>aforementionned "I did it so you should" and those that are afraid
>if
>real testing is implemented they would fall on their faces.
>
>Roger
>
>

If you think the size=lobby power/quality etc. of ham radio is endangered by t
he code test just wait till
you make the test more difficult....we might recruit a few more engineers but
in general I think the #'s/quality/enthusiasim will decline.  Ham Radio is an
educational hobby...you don't make someone take
the final exam in order to gain admission to class.  Those who take the time t
o review the material, even the canned question variety, are showing a motivat
ion level that the hobby needs to survive.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:09 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bernie Rataj)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Serendipitous MW/SW Antenna - What Happened?
Date: Tue, 14 May 96 16:44:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4nadb4$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

This is a well known 2010 "feature". There is an in-between position of the
external antenna jack where both the external antenna and the builtin MW
antenna are in the circuit.
        As the MW antenna has an extra stage of amplification, the extra
amplification is applied to the external signal source as well.

Bernie

In article <[e-mail]>, Wildey Johnson <[e-mail]>
wrote:
>  I recently put a 77 foot longwire antenna in the attic of our
>split level house.  It worked great on SW frequencies but not
>well for MW.  Inserting the external antenna on my Sony 2010
>automatically disconnects the built-in MW antenna.  So going back
>and forth between SW and MW I had to plug and unplug the external
>antenna.  One time when I was stitching to a weak MW station with
>the external antenna plugged in, I decided to only pull the
>antenna jack out far enough to disconnect the antenna.  As I
>slowly pulled out the jack the MW station suddenly came in very
>strong; pulling it further it got weak.  In the intermediate
>position I am getting great reception on both MW and SW
>frequencies.  Now I am getting much improved MW reception
>(without the need to rotate the radio), and without the bother of
>switching antennas.
>
>  Can anyone explain what is happening here?
>
>Wildey Johnson   Lerona,  W. Va.
>


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


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:09 1996
From: Jonathan Helis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Shortwave Antenna for Cars
Date: 13 May 1996 03:21:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4n69re$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

About 15 years ago or so, I read an article in the ANDEX bulletin about
how a member in the Carribean mounted a Heathkit shortwave receiver in
his VW Campmobile.  The antenna he used was a Shakespeare CB antenna,
which had really good results on all bands, even though the antenna was
designed for 27 mhz.

The SWLer wrote to both manufacturers telling them of his success.
Heatkit sent him a letter, while Shakespeare didn't respond at all.

It was an interesting idea, that may be worth a try.

73,

Jon Helis, KB5IAV





From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:10 1996
From: [e-mail](J. LeQuesne)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: shortwave radios
Date: 11 May 1996 08:29:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4n1j67$[e-mail]>
References: <4n0sqe$[e-mail]>

If you budget is less than $100...you might be best suited with the Radio
Shack DX-375.   It's not as good as most decent Sony/Sangaen/Grundig
models...but it will get most of your shortwave "biggies."  As the radio
doesn't come with a clock, you'll need one.  I make do with a cheap watch I
set with a 12-hour version of GMT/UTC.

Lastly, borrow a copy of "Passport to World Band Radio" (although the
approx. $15-$20 would be money well spent).  It'll make all of this
confusion make sense.

J. LeQuesne
On May 11, 1996 02:08:14 in article <shortwave radios>,
'[e-mail](Rob Osborn)' wrote:


>I need some help!  I would like to get started in shortwave radio but I
>don't know how and I am working with a VERY limited budget.  Any
>suggestions?


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Ray Osborne <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Shortwave through the years:the good and bad
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (RAYO)
References: <4mrec7$[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 16:59:32 GMT


>=========="Charles P. Hobbs", 5/8/96==========
Wrote (among other things)
>[snip]
>
>I remember DJ's on the FEN (Far Eastern Network) out of Tokyo. They'd
>have "block" programming (an hour of country, then an hour of disco, then
>a Casey Kasem count-down, etc.) This was around 1979-80. I still have
>their QSL card.
>
>FEN "went away" around the same time AFRTS Shortwave did . . .

FEN (Far East Network) Shortwave went away about the same time
as AFRTS Shortwave went away, would be more correct. FEN itself
is still on the air in Tokyo and at a few others bases in Japan.

Ray Osborne
[e-mail]











From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (Peter Reiner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Sony sw55 battery runs down in storage
Date: 17 May 1996 10:46:55 -0400
Message-ID: <4ni3gv$[e-mail]>

My SW-55 will run down a set of new alkalines over about 6 months, even
when its not used; this is a real problem, since it has a full alphanumeric
station memory. It also means I need to replace the batteries every
other time I use it, as I'm an occasional user.

Sony has told me that battery life during storage is an "undefined
specification" and won't fix it, so I'm looking for advice on how
I may fix the radio myself.

The problem is not due to drain from the memory, because I can take
the batteries out overnight and the capacitors will still
keep the memory intact.  There must be some component which leaks
current when the radio's off; is there a transistor or capacitor
I should replace? Thanks.


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:13 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony SW7600G vs Grundig YB400
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 02:40:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4n67df$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4mm9kb$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (StevenR314) wrote:

>I recently bought the YB400...any tips on using the SSB would be
>appreciated.
>Regards,

>Steve

I just received a YB400 for a birthday present from my family. To use
the SSB (Single Side Band) function;

In my area best reception for SSB is in the 20 meter band.
1. Switch the SSB switch on the right side of the receiver to the ON
position.
2. Set the WIDE/NARROW switch on the left to NARROW
3. Leave the DX/LOCAL switch set to DX.

Now begin to search up and down the band for a signal. SSB will sound
like an overmodulated signal - sounding muffeled. Once you lock on the
signal, begin adjusting the FINE TUNE (BFO) dial on the right side
until the voice is understandable.

You may need to keep adjusting the Fine Tune as the signal fades. If
you can't get the signal to be clear, try tuning up or down 1kHz and
adjusting the Fine Tune once more.

Hope this works for you. Just remember to return the switchs to DX,
WIDE, SSB OFF before returning to Shortwave listening.

Good Luck,
Dennis Wish



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:14 1996
From: Tony Bonanno <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony SW77 vs. 2010?
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 22:46:52 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mnnda$[e-mail]>
To: Kendel McCarley <[e-mail]>

Kendel,

I don't know about the Lowe HF-150. I've heard it is an excellent radio.
 However, I've owned two 2010's and used a 77.  The 77 has some
interesting features (memories/pages,etc), lots of bells and whistles,
etc.  It is more expensive than the 2010.  However, for sheer raw
performance in a portable, I think the 2010 slightly outperforms the 77
and is considerably cheaper.  The 2010 is hard to beat in my opinion for
the money.  If you are going to spend enough to get a 77, then perhaps
you should consider some of the other options such as the HF-150..

Good luck and good listening!

Tony


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:16 1996
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Guerrera)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony SW77 vs. 2010?
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 14:53:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4ni3p6$[e-mail]>
References: <4mnnda$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4n2rqp$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4n8tce$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Michael Mantoudis) wrote:



>>Note that FM in the Sony 2010 is monophonic, even through earphones.  It
>>does not include an FM stereo decoder.  According to my notes from
>>several reviews, including the one in PWBR, the 2010's FM performance is
>>mediocre.

>       The FM reception of my 2010 is fantastic, better than some other FM
>radios I own.  Just my two cents...

>       Mike

Mike, I wouldn't call it fantastic (my 2 cents worth!), but it is
definitely not mediocre.  What I did notice is that there is really
not great image rejection on the low end of the band, especially.  I
can pick up in-band stations below 88MHz without much problem.

Still the audio is fine even with this deficiency.

 - Larry

--
Lawrence Guerrera
Email: [e-mail]
WWWeb: http://www.bway.net/~lg



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:16 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dayglo)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Stoner Dymek DA-100E antenas
Date: 12 May 1996 23:03:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4n5qot$[e-mail]>

I have an ICOM R71A S/W receiver and am getting very poor reception.  I live i
n
an apt and therefore have limited space.  I was wondering if anyone had any
experience with these antennas?  Right now I am using a homebrew quad loop.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Stegman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: sun spots
Date: 10 May 1996 17:10:03 -0700
Message-ID: <4n0lsr$[e-mail]>
References: <4mro58$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Sunspots

In article <4mro58$[e-mail]>,
   [e-mail] (Jack Baud) wrote:

>I started listening to shortwave about four years ago.

Yep.  This is about when the solar cycle 22 went into the low part.  There
was a recurrent coronal hole for about 6 months around then, so the
conditions were even worse than they should have been.  Now they're just
bad due to no sunspots.


>keep reading that the ionosphere is poor to terrible for radio
>reception.

Now now, often it improves to merely subpar.  :-)


>I've never heard "good" reception with friendly sunspots making
>listening better.

The big improvement is on the higher frequencies.  Right now it's easy to
wonder why they bother to put anything above 21 MHz on the radios.  This is
when you find out.  They become the prime DX bands in the day time.  MW
actually gets worse because the d and e regions are denser.


>When does the ionosphere start to get better?

Around this time next year, far as anyone can tell.  This is the subject of
considerable debate.  It doesn't improve all at once, but statistically the
good days become more frequent.  Eventually it's good most of the time.

-hugh


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Doty)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SuperRadio...in the computer room?
Date: 10 May 1996 13:43:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4mvh6i$[e-mail]>
References: <4mv8jr$[e-mail]>

In article <4mv8jr$[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(C319Chris) writes:
> "The idea that local interference is mostly E-field is a myth."
>
> I'm inclined to agree.  It is my understanding that small loops respond
to
> the H-field.  If noise were mostly E-field, then in theory small loops
> would be immune to noise, which we know they are not.  If it is true
that
> small loops respond to the H-field, shielding a small loop against
E-field
> noise is futile.  Shielding against H-field noise would not only reduce
> the noise but the signal as well.  Am I on the right track?

Yes.
--
John Doty               "You can't confuse me, that's my job."
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (C319Chris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SuperRadio...in the computer room?
Date: 10 May 1996 07:19:03 -0400
Message-ID: <4mv8n7$[e-mail]>
References: <4mlcc0$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (C319Chris)

"The bottom line is whether or not any improvement in the S/N of an AM BCB
signal could be had by placing the SRIII in a homemade Faraday cage; if it
works so much the better. If not, a few cents and hour's worth of time
isn't
going to kill anyone, right?"

If it were that simple, why haven't receiver manufacturers been shielding
their loops all along, especially if it would only cost pennies and
dramatically improve the performance of the receiver?


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (Nataa Guerfi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: test
Date: 17 May 1996 03:14:43 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ngqv3$[e-mail]>
References: <4n1bkl$[e-mail]> <4n2336$[e-mail]> <4n8a0k$[e-mail]> <4nap9v$[e-mail]>

ignore


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:21 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (ROCHELLE SMITH)
From: [e-mail] (ROCHELLE SMITH)
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 11:09:00 GMT
Subject: Re: this is a test
References: <[e-mail]>


Not that any staff would be available to tell you where to take
cover-they've all been replaced by the new digital wonder!



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Visiting NYC?  Any good SW stores??
Date: 16 May 1996 13:12:37 -0400
Message-ID: <4nfnm5$[e-mail]>
References: <4nebr9$[e-mail]>

In article <4nebr9$[e-mail]>,
Georgetoon <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I'll be in New York city this weekend.  Can anyone recomend a reputable SW
>dealer in Manhattan where I can get a good price on a Sangean 606?

No.

>Or, would I be better off getting the 606 through mail orcer?

Yes.


NYC is a shortwave (and ham) wasteland. The only radio dealer is Barry,
who is nasty, overpriced, poorly stocked, and ignorant. J&R on Park Row
does have a decent selection of SW portables at competitive prices, and is
mostly honest. But you won't get anything you can't do better on by mail
order.


--
Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:23 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Visiting NYC?  Any good SW stores??
Date: 17 May 1996 15:19:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4ni5dk$[e-mail]>
References: <4nebr9$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...
>
>In article <4nebr9$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
>(Georgetoon) wrote:
>
>> I'll be in New York city this weekend.  Can anyone recomend a reputable SW
>> dealer in Manhattan where I can get a good price on a Sangean 606?
>>
>> Or, would I be better off getting the 606 through mail orcer?
>>
>I think Gilfer is only 15 minutes from Manhattan, in northern Jersey.
>Haven't bought from them myself, but I've heard lotsa good things about
>them.
>
>John

If you're looking at portables, you might want to look at some of the camera
stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn that advertise in the N.Y. Times, especially
on Sunday. I don't know if they are still in business (I know they went throug
h
bankruptcy) but the most famous one was Fourty-Seventh Street Foto (I think
they spelled it with an "F") in the Diamond District. (between 6th and 7th
Avenues, as I recall)

At one time, a lot of these stores sold what was known as "gray market"
merchandise. Sony of America charged much more than say the Sony distributor i
n
Panama so these stores would buy from the Sony distributor in Panama. That
meant that you didn't get the Sony of America warranty but the Sony of America

warranty was so minimal that no one much cared. The Supreme Court ruled it was

legal. That's why the ICF-2010 is known outside North America as the 2001D. I
think the days of being able to beat U.S. distributors is pretty well gone.

Many of these stores are owned by extremely religious Jews and are closed
Friday afternoon and Saturday and open Sunday.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Rich Samuels)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Website: Broadcasting in Chicago, 1921-1989
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 17:07:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4n2hfr$[e-mail]>

The evolution of broadcasting in Chicago from day 1.
http://www.mcs.net/~richsam/home.html



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Wolfgang Schwanke)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What's on 72-76 megahertz?
Date: 13 May 1996 21:36:20 GMT
Message-ID: <4n8a0k$[e-mail]>
References: <4n1bkl$[e-mail]> <4n2336$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Radiomatt) writes:

>In the former communist block  there's an FM broadcast band called the UKW

UKW is the German abbrev. for VHF. It's not specifically eastern block.
UKW radio usually refers to the FM band 87.5 - 108 MHz, in both
parts of Germany.

Greetings

Wolfgang


--
Elektropost:  [e-mail] | [e-mail] | [e-mail]
WeltweitesSpinnweb:                               http://www.snafu.de/~wolfi/
IRC:                   wolfi  |       der die das,  wieso weshalb warum
RealLife:  Wolfgang Schwanke  |       the the the,  why  why  why


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jens Wuepper)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What's on 72-76 megahertz?
Date: 13 May 1996 16:14:03 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4n7n4b$[e-mail]>
References: <4n1bkl$[e-mail]> <4n2336$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Ray Woodward ([e-mail]) wrote:
:
: I believe most (if not all) former Communist states in Europe are in the
: process of reallocating their VHF FM broadcast services from the old
: band to the more usual 87.5 - 108 mHz band.
:
In East Germany no such reallocation was necessary -- they used the
87.5 to 108 MHz band anyway.

Greetings,
        Jens
--
Jens Wuepper   [e-mail]                    CARPE DIEM!


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:26 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Tom Morse <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: WHATS THE BEST LONG RANGE AM RADIO
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 12:14:14 -0700
References: <4mud74$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>
>      I would really appreciate if anyone would e-mail me and tell me what th
e best long range AM radio is to buy.
>     The brand and model number will help.   Thanks, James


It depends, if you are talking about a current, self contained model,
then the GE Superadio III is it. If you are talking about a tabletop
communications receiver there are several good ones made by Icom,
Kenwood, lowe, JRC, etc. If you are looking for used ones there are two
excellent ones that you can obtain cheaply if you can find them. They
are the Sony ICF-S5W and the Radio Shack TRF receiver (12-656), both are
self contained and easily the equal of the GE SRIII.

You also might consider an older car radio with a power supply and
external antenna.

Tom  KE6DIO
[e-mail]
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (Kendel McCarley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Where to buy ICF-2010?
Date: 13 May 1996 16:53:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4n7pe1$[e-mail]>

Now that I've decided to buy a 2010, I'm trying to figure out
where to buy it.  Grove is out of stock for two to three weeks
and AES has a dismal return policy.

Any suggestions?


--
Kendel McCarley                                   [e-mail]
KC7FRS                            http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/~kendelm


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (CASchwark)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where to buy ICF-2010?
Date: 14 May 1996 07:14:59 -0400
Message-ID: <4n9pvj$[e-mail]>
References: <4n7pe1$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (CASchwark)

Sitck with Grove!  Well worth wait for their sales
and cust. service.

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] Sun May 19 14:45:29 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: who was this pirate?
Date: Wed, 8 May 96 17:34:46
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

At 2323 GMT on May 4, I tuned to 6955 and was surprised to find a fairly
strong *AM* signal, playing techno music.  At 2326 it went off the air
momentarily and came back as a much stronger SSB signal, then at 2328 it
again disappeared momentarily and came back as a weaker AM signal.  At
2338 there was an announcement which I couldn't copy due to increasing
QRN, then the station went off the air.  The station's name sounded like
WMOM to me.  Has this been on the air before, and what's the real name?

--
 *  From the disk of: | [e-mail]      | "there's a hell of
 Jim Shaffer, Jr.     |                            //  | a good universe
 37 Brook Street      | Watch this space:         //   | next door; let's go"
 Montgomery, PA 17752 | sig under construction \\//    |     (e.e. cummings)


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:30 1996
From: [e-mail] (rolphe v.d. graaf)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WWCR freq and progs ,where ?
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 01:45:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4njhkc$[e-mail]>

I'am looking for wwcr freq and progs ,where can I find them ?
Grx  Rolphe



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:31 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR leaves 3315
Date: 11 May 1996 02:49:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4n0v86$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
: Jens Sondergaard <[e-mail]> writes:
:
: >Q: Who is WWCR's target? North America?!?!  :-)
:
: Of course it's not North America!  Everyone knows the militia/survivalist/
: precious metal information is for the consumption of persons "outside
: the U S of A."
:
: Humorous dramatization, not a real life event!
:
Believe it or not, a lot of more "mainstream" American evangelists see
Canada as fertile ground for their work.  They apparently seem to think
that everyone up here is a godless soul in need of salvation.  Frankly,
we already have enough of our own crop up here thank you very much.
Nevertheless, you'll find that several of the American religious
shortwave stations specifically target Canada.  Other evangelical groups
have offered money for would be Canadian evangelical broadcasters.  Some
have accepted, others resent the kind of conditions that have been put on
the money.

tim gueguen [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:32 1996
From: Richard Jary <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR leaves 3315
Date: 13 May 1996 21:47:27 GMT
Message-ID: <4n8alg$g6n@cdn_news.telecom.com.au>
References: <[e-mail]> <4mov6h$[e-mail]>


>>WWCR announced today that they will soon be leaving 3315 KHz...
>
>
>Yes this is good news! I am unhappy with the proliferation of North American
stations on the sacred tropical bands.

Still  on 3315 last night, weak but useable from east coast of Australia.

Richard



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:33 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR problems
Date: 13 May 1996 12:24:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4n79ln$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>For the past few weeks I've been trying to pick up WWCR's program Full
>Disclosure, but I haven't had any luck.  Their website has conflicting
>information on it - one page says its on 5065khz at 0000UTC, the other at
>0100UTC.  I've been listening at both times, but I haven't been able to
>get anything other than static.  I don't have an external atenna, but I
>don't think that's the problem - I've been able to pick up amateur
>stations operating from all over the country on it (a Radio Shack
>DX-390.)  I live in Sacramento, CA, so if anyone in the area could let me
>know if you're picking it up or not, it'd be appreciated.  Thanks!
>
>
I would think that 5 P.M. DST (0000 UTC) is a bit early for 60 meters (I
know, they're 5 kHz out of the tropical band) in mid spring. Too much daylight

in the path.



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:34 1996
From: William W Janssen <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWV via modem (was No subject)
Date: 17 May 1996 06:58:37 GMT
Message-ID: <4nh82t$[e-mail]>
References: <4nglp8$[e-mail]> <4nhefr$[e-mail]>

For the program to set your clock by dialing NIST (WWV) get
in touch with the frequency and time division of NIST in
Boulder Colorado. I have used the program and it works very well.
The program is accurate to about 1/10 second but the computer
only sets to 1 second.

Bill K7NOM



From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:35 1996
From: "Judson L. Ahern" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWV via modem (was No subject)
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:07:59 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nglp8$[e-mail]> <4nhefr$[e-mail]>

Joel Rubin wrote:
>
> There is a kind of program called a "tardis" program which automatically
> adjusts your computer clock by contacting a time server through the 'net. Th
at
> should be available through www.tucows.net or www.cswapps.com.

I've been using Tardis for a few months, and it is slicker than snot on
a doorknob!

--
Jud Ahern  [e-mail]  Amateur Radio: KC5RI
Geology & Geophysics, U. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019
"Opinions expressed here reflect the entire
 University, in one convenient location."


From [e-mail] Sun May 19 14:45:36 1996
From: William W Janssen <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWV via modem (was No subject)
Date: 18 May 1996 09:13:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4nk4ba$[e-mail]>
References: <4nglp8$[e-mail]> <4nhefr$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

"Judson L. Ahern" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Joel Rubin wrote:
>>
>> There is a kind of program called a "tardis" program which automatically
>> adjusts your computer clock by contacting a time server through the 'net. T
hat
>> should be available through www.tucows.net or www.cswapps.com.
>
>I've been using Tardis for a few months, and it is slicker than snot on
>a doorknob!
>
>--
>Jud Ahern  [e-mail]  Amateur Radio: KC5RI
>Geology & Geophysics, U. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019
>"Opinions expressed here reflect the entire
> University, in one convenient location."

The NIST program is called (by NIST) Automated Computer Time Service
(ACTS). The NIST program measures the time delay between the user
and the receiver, it then adjusts the sent time info so that the
received time is accurate to about 1/10 second.

Has anyone checked the accuracy of the time received from Tardis
program? I would be interested in how the transit time through the
Internet is determined.

The NIST program is (or was) available from NIST. I have a phone
number of 301 975 6776

Bill K7NOM



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:51 1996
From: "Alexander Ageenkov" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: -> KTWR - Guam, summer schedule
Date: 17 May 1996 23:07:16 +0400
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

KTWR, Trans World Radio - GUAM       Schedule effective from March 31,1996

Target    Language    UTC         Days      Frequency
-----------------------------------------------------------
China     Amoy       1410-1500    Sat        9870
          Amoy       1445-1500    Mon-Fri    9870
          Amoy       2215-2300    Fri       11660
          Amoy       2245-2300    Sun-Thu   11660
          Cantonese  1345-1415    Sat        9870
          Cantonese  1345-1445    Mon-Fri    9870
          Cantonese  1345-1500    Sun        9870
          Cantonese  2200-2315    Fri       11660
          Cantonese  2200-2245    Sun-Thu   11660
          Cantonese  2200-2300    Sat       11660
          Hakka      0825-0855    Daily     11665
          Mandarin   0900-1130    Daily      9785,11665
          Mandarin   1100-1325    Daily      9590
          Mandarin   1130-1525    Daily      7465,9820
          Mandarin   2130-2330    Daily     11580
          Swatow     1315-1345    Daily      9870
CIS       Russian    1000-1145    Mon-Fri    9870
          Russian    1000-1130    Sat-Sun    9870
          Russian    1600-1615    Sat-Mon    9475
          Kazakh     1530-1545    Mon-Fri    9475
          Kirghiz    1545-1600    Mon-Thu    9475
          Korean     1600-1615    Thu-Fri    9475
          Tadjik     1530-1545    Sat-Sun    9475
          Uzbek      1545-1600    Fri-Sun    9475
Far East  English    0755-0915    Daily     15200
Indonesia Balinese   0915-0930    Mon-Tue   15200
          Indonesian 0930-1100    Daily     15200
          Indonesian 2100-2230    Daily      9815
          Madurese   0915-0930    Fri-Sun   15200
          Torajanese 0915-0930    Wed-Thu   15200
Japan     Japanese   1200-1300    Daily      9870
          Japanese   2100-2200    Daily     11700
Korea     Korean     2030-2130    Daily      9475
Myanmar   Burmese    1430-1515    Daily      9430
South     Assamese   1330-1345    Mon-Tue    9430
Asia      Boro       1330-1345    Wed-Sun    9430
          English    1500-1630    Daily     11580
          Santali    1345-1400    Daily      9430
          Tamil      1400-1415    Daily      9430
          Vietnamese 1415-1430    Daily      9430
S.Pacific English    0855-1000    Daily     11830
------------------------------------------------------
Address: KTWR, P.O.Box CC, Agana, Guam 96910-8980, USA


Thanks to Yuri Vlasov (Krasnodar) for this schedule.
-------------------------------------------------------
Alexander Ageenkov, P.O.Box 1551, Sochi, 354000, Russia
                    [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:52 1996
From: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A list of stations?
Date: 19 May 1996 00:45:41 -0400
Message-ID: <4nm91l$[e-mail]>
References: <4nlnio$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JBerszoner)

A list of shortwave stations? Come on. Which country? What service? What
bands? What....ever!! In the future pluheeeze be more specific. You are
are asking for a listing of probably hundreds of thousands of stations.

What would you REALLY like to hear?


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:53 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave Murrell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: A list of stations?
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 19:15:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4nqgcn$[e-mail]>
References: <4nlnio$[e-mail]> <4nm1rs$[e-mail]>

I received a great program that runs in DOS that has comprehensive
listings from [e-mail].  His program called orchid is
shareware and will run under Win95.  I have used it with great
success.  It allows you to search by frequency, time, language etc.
Drop him an email and I'm sure that he'll send you a demo copy.




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:54 1996
From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Advice on small SW radio
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 09:53:42 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n3plu$[e-mail]> <4n7mml$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4nds4r$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4nm7o6$[e-mail]>
To: Phillip Potts <[e-mail]>

Phillip Potts wrote:
> they included the power adaptor and the recording jack.. Why Radio Shack
> eliminated that... Who knows..)

You know: Save a nail on every house you build, and pretty soon you can build
a
whole new house.<G>

> The ICF 2001 was the predecessor to the 2010, correct?

Yes, sort of.  The 2010 replaced the 2001 on the market, and was (is?)
even called the 2001D in Europe.  But it's a completely different radio too.

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] ----- ]
[  FineWare WWW Page --- http://www.crosslink.net/~mfine/  ]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (James Litchfield)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Antenna HELP needed!!!!!
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 15:11:15
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Can anyone give me advice on a good shortwave longwire antenna,
I live on a farm so wire distance is no problem.

From what I can gather, the longer the wire the better (within reason), so if
I were to mount a 200 meter lingwire for full 50Khz to 30Mhz, (properly
insulated) between two trees as high as I could get it (which is about 20-30
meters high) with a coax feed-in line (the coax I was looking at has a foil
shield as well as tinned copper shield, supposed to be 100% shielded) one of
the problems I could have is the length of coax (about 25 meters).

I'm told I also need some sort of  transformer between the lingwire and coax.

I really need help on the subject, so any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot


James




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:56 1996
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antennas HELP!
Date: 20 May 1996 17:57:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4nqbql$[e-mail]>
References: <4n8lc9$[e-mail]> <4n9q5q$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)


Butch Magee ([e-mail]) writes:
> CASchwark wrote:
>>
>> No you don't need an antenna tuner for reception.  A tuner only
>> helps with impedance matching from the transmitter to the
>> antenna to allow the best match between the two for greatest
>> power transfer to the antenna.  Receiving does not need this.
>>Nay, Nay, Charles....
>   A tuner WILL help receive.  Just listen to your audio as you turn your
> tuner knobs, you can tune for max noise/signal.  Gets much louder as you
> play with the tuner in the receive mode.  Try it my friend.
>
> Butch KF5DE

Sorry, Butch, IMHO you're wrong.

Lets assume that your noise is on the frequency of the desired signal.
Peaking the noise also _would_ peak the signal by the same amount.

Assume that without an antenna tuner, the signal level originally was 10 db
(relative to some arbitrary 0 db level), and the noise level was 1 db
(relative to the same 0 db level).  The signal to noise ratio would be
given by S/N = 10 db - 1 db = 9 db.

Now lets add the antenna tuner.  Assume that by peaking the noise (when
the signal is silent) you raise the noise level by 6 db (I'm pulling the
number out of the air).  Then the signal appears on the frequency and it
too is increased in strength by 6 db.  The new signal to noise ratio is
given by  S/N = (10 db + 6 db) - (1 db + 6 db) = 16 - 7 = 9 db.

The signal to noise ratios are the same, and there is no improvement.

Tuning the antenna would be useful if there were an interfering signal
(say a strong local AM-band station) that was well off frequency.  Then
"peaking the noise" with the antenna tuner might well null the AM
broadcast station, relative to the desired shortwave signal.  Perhaps if
you were listening to a 6 MHz SW station, the AM broadcast station might
be say 20 or db down relative to the SW station.  If, AND ONLY IF, you had
previously been having trouble with a well off frequency station, would the
antenna tuner have been worth the effort.

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:57 1996
From: [e-mail] (Marie A. Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Daylight Saving Time?
Date: 17 May 1996 19:49:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4nil7d$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4ncihc$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Jacques d'Avignon ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Good morning:

: For your information some provinces in Canada
: do not have Daylight saving Times.  I believe that
: Saskatchewan stay on regular time year round.

There are some U.S. states that also don't observe Daylight Saving Time, such
as Hawaii and (I believe) part of Indiana.

73--
Marie Lamb




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:58 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequency question?
Date: 19 May 1996 03:46:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4nm5i4$[e-mail]>
References: <4njki7$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:


: Hello all, I have a question for this newsgroup.  I read in a post somewhere

: that the frequencies 8880 - 9000 khz are used by commercial airliners and
: such.  Well I tuned in to see if I could hear anything and I found what
: sounded to be a ham broadcast in upper-sideband in Spanish, and then
: another ham conversation in Chinese or something like that.

: Anyway my question is this.  Is this range used in other countries as a
: amateur band?  I also picked up a few other broadcasts in this range but
: they seemed to be RTTY or some other kind of data being broadcast.

: Thanks,
: DL
Its very possible that what you heard were airliners making contact with
their companies.  Obviously an airliner from Taiwan or mainland China
would contact the company that owns the aircraft in Chinese.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 18:59:59 1996
From: alan gray <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: JRC NRD-525
Date: 19 May 1996 21:54:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4no5b6$[e-mail]>

For Sale: Japan Radio Company NRD-525 Short Wave Receiver with
optional narrow filter. Mint physical and electrical condition.
This is a back-up receiver that has seen little use. $650 +
shipping

reply: [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:00 1996
From: [e-mail] (Tim Smolen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Kenwood R-5000
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 17:10:09 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

For sale Kenwood R-5000 shortwave receiver!

A little over 1 year old, cosmetically and functionally perfect. Has
the computer control option and the upgraded AM filter. All cables and
software included.

$750

email [e-mail] if you are interested.



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:00 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dan Schopp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig Traveler II vs. Yacht Boy 205?
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 18:13:04 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

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

> Heartland America is advertising the Grundig Traveler II (5 SW
frequencies plus
> Am and FM) for $70, and  Yacht Boy 205 (9 SW bands plus AM and FM) for $40 (
it
> is supposedly reduced from $130). Any recommendations? Or, should I opt
for the
> Yacht Boy 400 or the Sony 2010)?
>
> Harold Gellis  ([e-mail])

   Both of these radios are analog models. I owned a Travler II and
wouldn't recommend it even at $70. I would wait until Radio Shack had the
DX 375 on sale for $69.95 and purchase it. The DX 375 is a much better
radio than either of the Grundigs.

Dan Schopp

--
If life is a bowl of cherries why are there pits?


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:01 1996
From: Scott Cooper <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Help on Equipment
Message-ID: <APC&1'0'7ccfe78c'[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 08:18:52 -0700 (PDT)

I am looking to purchase a new shortwave radio for about $500, one that
is digital and will (hopefully) allow for some station presets. I
haven't kept up with my shortwave listening for a few years (I have a
small Grundig that I hardly ever use), but am hoping that some of you
out there can offer some advice.

Please reply via e-mail. I don't look at this conference very often.

Thanks much.

Scott Cooper
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:02 1996
From: [e-mail] (Richard A Madsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help: Beginnger wants to get radio
Date: 20 May 1996 11:05:29 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nfor1$[e-mail]>


OK David, no problem.  I live on second floor of apt bldg with a so-
called long-wire hanging out the window.  Best to get the best Rcvr
you can afford.  I have been SWL since 1938 and I still bring in lots
of DX from Europe, Japan, Israel etc.  Listening takes a lot of patience
but the rewards are great.  So gud luck .  I am W0MM here in Minnesota
with Collins 75S-1 Rcvr.



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (G. Michael Paine)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: How to get Sony 2010 service manual
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:05:16 -0800
Message-ID: <gmp-2005961105160001@pma2_117.loop.com>
References: <4nigj1$[e-mail]>

In article <4nigj1$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Kendel
McCarley) wrote:
=====snip======
>
> FWIW: I'm also going to sew a vinyl case for my 2010 in order
> to keep the "like new" look for it.  I'll put in cutouts for the
> slide, power, and tuning knobs.  The buttons and display will be
> covered with clear vinyl.  I'll put a picture of it on my web site
> when finished.
>
>
>
> --
> Kendel McCarley                                   [e-mail]
> KC7FRS                            http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/~kendelm

Kendel

I am very interested in your plan to sew a vinyl case for your 2010. Do
you sew yourself or will you have it done by a shop of some sort?

Regards

Michael

--
Michael Paine
[e-mail]
Mit der Dummheit kampfen Gotter selbst vergebens.


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:04 1996
From: [e-mail] (Kendel McCarley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: How to get Sony 2010 service manual
Date: 17 May 1996 18:29:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4nigj1$[e-mail]>

Now that I've got my 2010 (Yes, I'm enjoying it very much but
have spent too much of my nights listening instead of sleeping)
I'd like to see how to add to its capabilities.  One idea is to
drop an 8051 microcontroller between the keyboard and the main
board in order to make the radio RS-232 controllable.

Anyhow, following some instructions I found on the radio mods ftp
site, I ordered the service manual (owner's manual, disassembly,
alignment, voltage testpoint tables, sample waveform patterns,
parts mounting diagram and schematic) from Sony and thought some
of you might want to know how get your copy.

In the US, call [phone].  Keep pressing "3" until you
get a live person.  Tell them what you want and have your credit
card ready.  Cost, including tax and shipping, was $16.10.

FWIW: I'm also going to sew a vinyl case for my 2010 in order
to keep the "like new" look for it.  I'll put in cutouts for the
slide, power, and tuning knobs.  The buttons and display will be
covered with clear vinyl.  I'll put a picture of it on my web site
when finished.



--
Kendel McCarley                                   [e-mail]
KC7FRS                            http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/~kendelm


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:05 1996
From: Gerry Moersdorf <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: How to test for RX front end damage
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 11:42:53 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Is there a quick way to test for non-catastrophic damage to your
reciever's front end circuit.  The type of damage that might happen due
to static discharges and not direct lightning hits.  I just wonder if my
HF and VHF radios are performing as originaly designed or if they have
had some minor hits.  We get lotza rain in COWlumbus.
--
Gerry Moersdorf, President/CEO
                 Applied Innovation INC
                 5800 Innovation Dr, Dublin OH 800-247-9482



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:05 1996
From: John Kitchens <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Huh?
Date: 20 May 1996 18:59:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4nqffe$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

If SWR gets the most power out of the transmitter into the antenna,
doesn't it stand to reason that if the antenna is not matched to the
radio, you won't get the maximum power out of the antenna into the
receiver?



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (Marie A. Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: In search of DXing with Cumbre
Date: 17 May 1996 19:44:38 GMT
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <4nikv6$[e-mail]>
References: <4n2mfi$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Donald R. Putnick ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Does anyone have the "as monitored" schedule for DXing with Cumbre,
: as opposed to the "as advertised" one?  I'm particularly interested
: in the KWHR half.  Thanks.

: --
: Don Putnick
: [e-mail]

The schedule was changed, but I didn't get it until this week.  In case you
didn't see it elsewhere, here it is:

VIA WHRI:
Sat     0500    5760    N Am/Eu/Rus/ME/Af
"       "       7315    Americas
Sat     2230    9495    Americas
Sun     0330    5745    N Am/Eu/Rus/ME/Af

VIA KWHR (all to Asia and South Pacific):
Sat     0200    17510
Sat     0500    17780
Sun     1830    13625
Mon     0330    17510


Reception reports should be sent to:
World Harvest Radio
P.O. Box 12
South Bend, IN 46624
U.S.A.

Sorry for any problems finding the show, and thanks to those of you who told
me that certain transmissions had been changed.


73--
Marie Lamb
Host and Producer
DXing with Cumbre


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:07 1996
From: Kim Niendorf <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 20 May 1996 09:42:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4npeq8$[e-mail]>
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]> <4nibsm$[e-mail]> <4nj48s$[e-mail]> <4nnkii$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Donald R. Putnick) wrote:
>
> In article <4nj48s$[e-mail]>,
> >I think the suggestion that the Iranians
> >have thirteen transmitters of half megawatt each is more probable
> >than that they have one 13.5 MW set.  Some of the over the horizon
> >radars may, for all I know, employ very high peak powers.
>
> Even more probable is that the reporter simply added up ALL of Iran's
> kilowatts in WRTH, since the reporter referenced WRTH.  Without being
> very careful, I came up with around 13 megawatts.

It is unlikely that most journalists can do such complex mathematics:-)
Probably, it was a figure plucked out of the air by someone and the
writer never checked the source.

Kim











From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:09 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 17 May 1996 17:09:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4nibsm$[e-mail]>
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]>

In article <4ni7js$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>The Los Angeles Times reported today on the VOA's new 600 kilowatt
>mediumwave transmitter in Kuwait.  The article described the target
>area as Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Persian Gulf,and
>Central Asia.  The reporter noted that the listeners in Iran and
>Iraq will no longer need shortwave radios to pick up American
>broadcasts.  Then, and quoting:
>
>"The United States still will not outgun Iran.  The Voice of the
>Islamic Republic of Iran has 13,500-kilowatt [sic] transmitters
>through which it has been broadcasting in 21 languages - from
>Arabic to Uzbek, English to Russian - for twice as many hours as
>The United States, according to the World Radio/TV Handbook."
>
>I know propagation is bad from the Mideast to Southern California,
>but with 13.5 megawatts, I should at least be able to hear a het!
>

What kind of ionospheric effects would you get if they actually had that sort
of power? Isn't there something called "the Luxembourg effect" which takes
place over Europe due to the high power of Radio Luxembourg on long wave and
medium wave? (2 and 1.2 megs respectively according to the WRTH) I've heard al
l
sorts of things about local effects of these Mexican border blasters (like car

headlights being lit while they were parked and turned off) and those aren't
all that high.




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:10 1996
From: [e-mail] (nadine horan)
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 20 May 96 01:22:45 -0700
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

There must have been a typo somewhere. What they must have meant is
that Iran has 13 500-kw tx'ers, not 13,500 kw tx'ers. I'm sick of the
mass media butchering facts about international broadcasting.
Mike Horan

[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:11 1996
From: MOHAZABI <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 17:47:34 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]>
To: "Donald R. Putnick" <[e-mail]>

\\\\

On 17 May 1996, Donald R. Putnick wrote:

> The Los Angeles Times reported today on the VOA's new 600 kilowatt
> mediumwave transmitter in Kuwait.  The article described the target
> area as Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Persian Gulf,and
> Central Asia.  The reporter noted that the listeners in Iran and
> Iraq will no longer need shortwave radios to pick up American
> broadcasts.  Then, and quoting:
>
> "The United States still will not outgun Iran.  The Voice of the
> Islamic Republic of Iran has 13,500-kilowatt [sic] transmitters
> through which it has been broadcasting in 21 languages - from
> Arabic to Uzbek, English to Russian - for twice as many hours as
> The United States, according to the World Radio/TV Handbook."
>
> I know propagation is bad from the Mideast to Southern California,
> but with 13.5 megawatts, I should at least be able to hear a het!
>
> --
> Don Putnick
> [e-mail]
>
>
Tryu 15084 Khz. mostly Persian (Farsi) programs.



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 17 May 1996 21:46:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4nis3u$[e-mail]>
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]>

Donald R. Putnick ([e-mail]) wrote:
: The Los Angeles Times reported today on the VOA's new 600 kilowatt
: mediumwave transmitter in Kuwait.  The article described the target
: area as Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Persian Gulf,and
: Central Asia.  The reporter noted that the listeners in Iran and
: Iraq will no longer need shortwave radios to pick up American
: broadcasts.  Then, and quoting:

: "The United States still will not outgun Iran.  The Voice of the
: Islamic Republic of Iran has 13,500-kilowatt [sic] transmitters
: through which it has been broadcasting in 21 languages - from
: Arabic to Uzbek, English to Russian - for twice as many hours as
: The United States, according to the World Radio/TV Handbook."

: I know propagation is bad from the Mideast to Southern California,
: but with 13.5 megawatts, I should at least be able to hear a het!

: --
: Don Putnick
: [e-mail]
I think that whats going on in that article is a punctuation mistake.
The copy should probably read that Iran has thirteen 500kw transmitters,
not that it uses 13.5 megawatt transmitters.

tim gueguen  [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:13 1996
Date: 21 May 1996 01:01:00 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Christian Becker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <69G6NI2$[e-mail]>
References: <4nge3s$[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Nasa stuff

Hi,

 > That's true.  3860 ssb is the most reliable frequency for me.  It's
 > broadcast from Maryland.
did anyone in Germany listen to this frequency with effort? I tried it several

times but didn't receive anything. Maybe it was not in time.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Christian

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From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:14 1996
From: DIRK KRANE <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Need a good antenna
Date: 18 May 1996 06:03:04 GMT
Message-ID: <4njp6o$[e-mail]>

I have a Icom IC-R71A communications receiver and would like to know
what kind of antenna to buy. I live in Southern California on the coast
near the Mexican border and reception is rather poor here for TV and
Radio if you are not close to the stations. I would like to do some real
long distance shortwave listening, like Europe etc.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
Thanks
Dirk




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:14 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Fickenscher)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Needed: FM stereo multiplex ICs
Date: 22 May 1996 17:33:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4nvj4r$[e-mail]>

As stated in the subject, I need to get my hands on a couple of stereo FM
multiplexor chips (and their appropriate demultiplexor IC).  Additional
requirement: must be cheap, as these are for weather balloons that I will
probably never see again after launch.

Please email me with any ideas on where I can get these chips.

--
    Michael Fickenscher -----------------------------------------------------
   Undergraduate Student,        Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
  Electrical Engineering        And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
 University of Nebraska-Lincoln         - Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"
------------------------/ [e-mail] /--------------------------


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:16 1996
From: Ray Woodward <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Press Photo's
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 18:22:57 +0100
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, Andre Berwald
<[e-mail]> comments :

>Does anyone know where the Press Photo's of the Deutsche Press Agentur
>(D.P.A.) 110.55 Long Wave, are broadcasted now?

I suspect you'll find that these (together with the German long wave FAX
transmissions) are now distributed via satellite circuits.

--

Ray


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       ++++ My WWW site: http://www.webcom.com/raymondw/ ++++
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                       [[e-mail]]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:17 1996
From: Gerry Moersdorf <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio on a PC board from Australia EXPERIENCES ANYONE?
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 10:37:01 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

I Saw a board for a PC backplane at the Hamfest in dayton this
past weekend which implements a 0-2GHz radio and comes with windows
software to implement the controls.  I have the flyer,, but it's at
home, but it's the one made in Australia.  Has anyone out there in
SWL/Scanner land actualy used one who could comment on their actual
experiences with this radio.  Thanks in advance.
--
Gerry Moersdorf, President/CEO
                 Applied Innovation INC
                 5800 Innovation Dr, Dublin OH 800-247-9482



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:18 1996
From: "Knox D. Alford, Jr." <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio on a PC board from Australia EXPERIENCES ANYONE?
Date: 21 May 1996 17:46:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4nsvi0$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

Gerry Moersdorf <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I Saw a board for a PC backplane at the Hamfest in dayton this
>past weekend which implements a 0-2GHz radio and comes with windows
>software to implement the controls...
>Has anyone out there in SWL/Scanner land actualy used one who could comment o
n their >actual experiences with this radio.  Thanks in advance.
>--
>Gerry Moersdorf, President/CEO
>                Applied Innovation INC
>                5800 Innovation Dr, Dublin OH 800-247-9482

I would also appreciate any available info on same.
Denny Alford
1341 Woodmere Lane
Owensboro, KY 42303



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:18 1996
From: Tony Calguire <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RFPI: Where's 7385?
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 02:36:36 -0500
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.91r.960520023320.27596A-100000@freenet>
References: <Pine.SGI.3.91r.960520011732.26456A-100000@freenet>

On Mon, 20 May 1996, I myself wrote:

> Is RFPI's 7385 off the air, or am I just the victim of bad sky?  I've
> been trying UTC Mon mornings at 0600, but wasn't able to hear it on the
> 13th or 20th.  It's strange; my 41m reception usually gets better in the
> summer, not worse.
>
Well, whaddya know... I checked again at 0653 and they were booming in,
loud and clear.  They did have one 15-second dropout during World of
Radio, however.

Someone must've kicked the plug out of the wall.:-)

__
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  /_____  _____/  Tony Calguire
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 / __________/    [e-mail]
( (__/ /____
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From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:20 1996
From: Piers Rochford <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Schematic Wanted
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 22:06:56 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]


--Wanted Info

                Can anybody either fax me or scan, or I will
                pay the cost of postage for the schematic for
                a Radio Shack/Realistic PRO-41 scanner.


Please reply by e-mail

Piers.
     _______________________________________________________________

                        [e-mail]
     _______________________________________________________________




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:21 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman)
Subject: Re: Some Weirdo on 3950 Khz???
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mumt3$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 21:10:28 GMT

Bill Macpherson  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Jeffrey Herman wrote:

>> >       Further proof for the geezers that Morris Code keeps the
>> >riff-raff out the HF bands.

>> Again, it must be pointed out that the small percentage of HF riff-raff
>> conduct their bad behavior on SSB and not code. That we even have riff-raff
>> means anyone can pass the code tests.
>> Jeff KH2PZ

>Not to be picky guys ... but I thought it was called the MORSE Code ...
>named after Samuel F B Morse :-)

Be careful with the attribution lines, Bill. I didn't write the first
sentence. Code is my favorite mode - I surely know the spelling of its
inventor. But the spelling "Morris" first appeared on here as a little
prank - something about Morris The Cat.

Jeff KH2PZ



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (G. Michael Paine)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2010 mailing list address needed
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:11:15 -0800
Message-ID: <gmp-2005961111150001@pma2_117.loop.com>
References: <4nkp4i$[e-mail]>

In article <4nkp4i$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (russ) wrote:

> Can someone post the address for subscribing to this list?  Thanks.

As I remember there was one some time ago, but by the time I found it I
was told it has been discontinued by the keeper.

I also am looking for a new list

Goo luck,

Michael

--
Michael Paine
[e-mail]
Mit der Dummheit kampfen Gotter selbst vergebens.


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:23 1996
From: Tom Morse <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2010 mailing list address needed
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 12:57:59 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nkp4i$[e-mail]>

russ wrote:
>
> Can someone post the address for subscribing to this list?  Thanks.

The ICF-2010 list has, apparently, been discontinued. I was on the list
until it went silent. The reason for its demise was the incursion of the
ill-mannered newsgroup people, who tried to raise the noise level.

Tom


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Don Putnick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2010 mailing list address needed
Date: 20 May 1996 23:55:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4nr0pt$[e-mail]>
References: <4nkp4i$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>russ wrote:
>> Can someone post the address for subscribing to this list?  Thanks.
>The ICF-2010 list has, apparently, been discontinued. I was on the list
>until it went silent. The reason for its demise was the incursion of the
>ill-mannered newsgroup people, who tried to raise the noise level.

That's interesting, considering how proud the moderator was of his spam-
proof mailing list software.  He put a lot of work into it and I'm sorry
it didn't work out.

Another possibility is that his company finally stepped on him.  Once he
mentioned to me that his company was becoming less tolerant of his
mailing list activities, especially of a politically-incorrect list.



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (James Rosenzweig)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony ICF-SW7600G vs Grundig YB 400 and 500 with RDS
Date: 20 May 1996 16:10:28 -0400
Message-ID: <4nqjjk$[e-mail]>
References: <4nnvnd$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
: Hello, i have discover this interesting NewsGroup.
: I wish to buy one of the radio suggested in the subject, did someone know th
e
: advantage/disvantage of the one ?
: My best Regards, Giorgio.

Forget the YB 500! The 400 is the better performer. The 7600 G has
synchronous detection circuitry that many find a tremendous asset. The
400 has superior audio. Those are the crucial differences although their
are others.


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:26 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (KURT SHEDD)
Subject: Sony SW-55 For Sale
Message-ID: <5147cc$[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 04:59:00 GMT
Reply-To: [e-mail] (KURT SHEDD)


Sony SW-55 radio for sale.

Includes:

Travel case, storage pouch for rcvr., stereo earphones, Sony AN71 windup
clip-on antenna, AC Adapter, orig docs/manuals, quick cards.

In very good condition.

A few features:
continuous coverage 150Khz - 30 Mhz
World Wide Clock
Alpha Numeric naming of pages
125 Memory Presets
FM stereo (w/headphones)
am/lsb/usb modes, narrow/wide fiter
direct freq. entry with keypad, up/down buttons, scanning, or tuning with a
dial in configured steps

Jacks for external antenna, lineout to stereo, headphone, remote for taping, A
C
power

Built-in clock with alarm, sleep timer, etc.
World map showing dark areas according to UTC time

Many more features.

Approximate size:  7.5" x 5" x 1.5"


PRICE:   $200.00 includes shipping and COD charges.

I will bubble wrap equip. and pack in styrofoam.

---
 * Traders' Connection Web BBS * http://www.trader.com * [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Syndicated Dance Radio Show
Date: Sun, 19 May 96 07:22:24 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4nns9b$[e-mail]>

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From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Top 10 Dance Chart
Date: Sun, 19 May 96 07:21:50 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4nns86$[e-mail]>

Tuned In Radio, The New Rhythm Of The Nation
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zik/PolyTel
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        Mercury/Aqua Boogie
  2      8      6   I Believe                                  Herbie
           BMG
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       EMI
  7      4      8   Shine Like A Star                    Berri
        FFRR/Merc/Polydor
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From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:30 1996
From: John Kitchens <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Tuner just as important on receive as on transmit
Date: 20 May 1996 18:57:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4nqfaa$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

A common misconception is that a tuner/transmatch is not needed for
receive.  A tuner is needed to match the antenna to the radio, regardless
of whether one is receiving or transmitting.  The reason one hears for a
tuner on transmit is to prevent damage to the radio's finals.  In the old
days, when one would tune the radio, you were actually matching the
antenna to the radio, also.  Today, with the transisitor finals, no-tune
radios, a tuner is needed to protect the radio.  But, on receive, if the
impedance is not matched between the antenna and radio, teh electrical
signal that is the received signals will not pass along the antenna
through the feedline into the radio.  It will meet various resistances to
that flow.  A "tuner" will allow those signals to electrically flow from
the antenna into the radio.

This is a very simplistic explanation, but I have heard too many people
assume the tuner is only for transmit.  It is critical for receive, as
the antenna is frequency sensitive.  An antenna is designed, built, or
thrown together without intention, but has a specific frequency to which
it is "resonant".  (We normally consider 50 ohms to be resonant, as that
is the impedance of normal coax cable, and most modern radios that use
coax has a 50 ohm impedance).  If the receiver is tuned to any frequency
other than the resonant frequency of the antenna, one must have some
means of electrically matching the antenna system, that includes the
feedline, to the radio receiver.  If not, the full electrical "signal"
will not be passed to the receiver.  As Butch stated, connect a tuner in
line sometime, spin it around, and discover what you have been missing.
It works, does it really matter why?

John NS6X



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:32 1996
From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Visiting NYC?  Any good SW stores??
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 00:27:19 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nebr9$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
To: John Rethorst <[e-mail]>

John Rethorst wrote:
> I think Gilfer is only 15 minutes from Manhattan, in northern Jersey.
> Haven't bought from them myself, but I've heard lotsa good things about
> them.

Hah!  The only thing 15 minutes from NYC _is_ NYC!  It would take 15
minutes just to drive one city block, let alone get to the Holland
Tunnel.  Now, trying to actually get _through_ the Holland, now there's a
challenge.<G>

Seriously, tho.  Another store that used to have portables in the city
was 47th Street Photo, if they're either still around or in the biz.  I
got my (first) ICF-2001 there back in the early eighties.

But, if it's a true SW store that you're looking for, I recommend Gilfer
also.  It'll be worth the drive.

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] ----- ]
[  FineWare WWW Page --- http://www.crosslink.net/~mfine/  ]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:34 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Visiting NYC?  Any good SW stores??
Date: 17 May 1996 19:06:37 -0400
Message-ID: <4nj0pt$[e-mail]>
References: <4nebr9$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>,
John Rethorst <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <4nebr9$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
>(Georgetoon) wrote:
>
>> I'll be in New York city this weekend.  Can anyone recomend a reputable SW
>> dealer in Manhattan where I can get a good price on a Sangean 606?
>>
>> Or, would I be better off getting the 606 through mail orcer?
>>
>I think Gilfer is only 15 minutes from Manhattan, in northern Jersey.
>Haven't bought from them myself, but I've heard lotsa good things about
>them.


Gilfer is MUCH more than 15 minutes from Manhattan, which is why I didn't
mention them in my previous response to this thread.

But if the visitor has access to a car and wants to take a 45 minute drive
up the Garden State, it's worth the trip.


--
Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:35 1996
From: "Jeff Segawa" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Wanted: Service Manual for Realistic DX-440
Date: 17 May 96 17:00:34 -0600
Message-ID: <ADC26C67-88413@206.83.104.24>
References: <[e-mail]>


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>Would like to locate a Service Manual for Realistic DX-440.

Tandy has an 800 number you can call for parts and service manuals
(sorry, I recorded this into my Newton which is locked away right
now). They accept most credit cards. Alternately, you can probably
have any Radio  Shack store get them for you.


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Tandy has an 800 number you can call for parts and service manuals
(sorry, I recorded this into my Newton which is locked away right
now). They accept most credit cards. Alternately, you can probably
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From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:36 1996
From: Denny Alford <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Wanted: Service Manual for Realistic DX-440
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:41:47 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Would like to locate a Service Manual for Realistic DX-440.


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:37 1996
From: Wes Padilla <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: What do you think about the Grundig Satellit 700??
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 16:47:55 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Please post any comments relating to how the 700 performs??


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:38 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Frank Turzanski)
Subject: RE: What do you think about the Grundig Satellit 700??
Message-ID: <01bb458a.6f33f4e0$1214cecd@milkman>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: 19 May 96 13:44:24 UTC

If you want a real good review of the radio, go to Radio Netherlands home
page..They have excellent reviews on alot o current and not so current
radios..
On Saturday, May 18, 1996, Wes Padilla wrote...
> Please post any comments relating to how the 700 performs??
>



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:39 1996
From: Masahiro Mimura <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What Japanese Stations Can I Find On Shortwave?
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 09:08:43 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nr6dj$[e-mail]>

Leonard Wu wrote:
>
> I like to know what Japanese stations can we find on SW?

You might first want to try Radio Japan, the overseas service of Japanese
Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).  It has English programs for North
America.  Schedules are available at
        http://www.nhk.or.jp/rjnet/
The following broadcasts are relayed in Sackville, Canada.
        01:00-02:00 (EDT)  6110 kHz
        07:00-08:00        6120
        10:00-11:00       11705
        21:00-22:00        5960

NHK has some shortwave relay stations for domestic services, but their
signals are all low-powered (less than 1 kw) and in SSB/DSB mode.

If you would like to listen to domestic broadcasts in Japanese, there is
a possibility of catching Radio _Tanpa_ (Radio Shortwave) by Nihon
Shortwave Broadcasting Company.  It has two different programs, but both
are similar in contents and specialize in stock market information,
education on radio, and horse racing.
        Program 1  3925, 6055, 9595 kHz
        Program 2  3945, 6115, 9760 kHz
I have never received either of them here in East Lansing, Michigan with
my Sony ICF-SW1.

Enjoy.

--
Masa Mimura
mailto:[e-mail]
Go Wings!


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:40 1996
From: Mark Schoonover - KA6WKE <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where are the UTE listings?
Date: 17 May 1996 21:41:20 GMT
Message-ID: <4nirq0$[e-mail]>
References: <4n5qgd$[e-mail]> <4ndgfh$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (RPRMORTON) wrote:
>I agree there are not enough utility station listings in this group.

Try out the WUN mailing list. Much traffic on UTE stuff. Don't
have the URL handy, but do a search on WUN on InfoSeek, etc.

HTH

Mark

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Schoonover -- KA6WKE                   E-Mail: [e-mail]
San Diego, CA
   Kenwood R-1000, BC2500XLT, PK232MBX/JVFAX, 66' Indoor Dipole
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:41 1996
From: Paul Johnson <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Where to buy ICF-2010?
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 13:24:35 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4n7pe1$[e-mail]> <4n9pvj$[e-mail]> <4nb2i5$[e-mail]> <Pine.SOL.3.91.960515083945.19085A-100000@pavan>

Kendel McCarley wrote:
>
> On 14 May 1996, Don Putnick wrote:
>
> > In article <4n9pvj$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
> > >Sitck with Grove!  Well worth wait for their sales
> > >and cust. service.
> >
> > Agree, especially if the return policy is important to you.  Grove has the
> > best in the business.
> >
> >

After surveying Tucker, Grove and the Ham Radio Outlet, I found that HRO
was willing to beat the best price I could get elsewhere! They did AND
the ICF-2010 was in stock. I bought from the Salem NH store. BarryO was
the sales person. good guy to deal with!

The first 2010 received from HRO had a distinct background hum. They
swapped for another by overnight UPS at their expense!




From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:41 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Willis Connover, RIP
Date: Sun, 19 May 96 19:57:27 PDT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nkjt7$[e-mail]>  <4nmq12$[e-mail]>


I met a Russian (USSR) family when I was in college in the
early 70's who had migrated to the USofA via Isreal.  They
couldn't believe that no one in the USofA knew who Willis
Connover was -- they assumed that he was probably treated
like a god over here -- because in the USSR he was
considered the best know American -- better known even
than the president.  Imagine being able to have that kind
of effect on that many people just by bringing them music
and discussion of music.  He will be -- indeed, has been
-- missed.



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:43 1996
From: Ray Woodward <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Willis Connover, RIP
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 18:33:34 +0100
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <m5EQ$[e-mail]>
References: <4nkjt7$[e-mail]> <4nmq12$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] comments :

>I met a Russian (USSR) family when I was in college in the
>early 70's who had migrated to the USofA via Isreal.  They
>couldn't believe that no one in the USofA knew who Willis
>Connover was -- they assumed that he was probably treated
>like a god over here -- because in the USSR he was
>considered the best know American -- better known even
>than the president.  Imagine being able to have that kind
>of effect on that many people just by bringing them music
>and discussion of music.  He will be -- indeed, has been
>-- missed.

I must admit whenever I hear mention of the VOA the first thing I think
of is Willis Connover and the "Voice Of America Jazz Hour" - with Willis
using 'special English'.

Rest in peace Mr. Connover, and thank you Sir ...
--

Ray


       /////\\
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-----oOO-(_)-OOo-----------------------------------------------------
       ++++ My WWW site: http://www.webcom.com/raymondw/ ++++
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                       [[e-mail]]


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:44 1996
From: [e-mail](Robert Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Willis Conover
Date: 20 May 1996 06:43:29 -0700
Message-ID: <4npsu1$[e-mail]>

I first heard "Music USA" on the Voice of America in the late 1950s.
From 1964 through 1985, I worked as a radio announcer in several small
stations in Missouri and Kansas.  And my inspiration was Willis Conover.
I never met the man, but I tried to pattern some of my DJ work after
the example of Mr. Conover.  He was intelligent, he was calm, he was
(as one poster wrote in this newsgroup) the most famous American outside
the USA.  And he was unknown in the country except to those of us who
were strange enough to own shortwave receivers.

His passing was noted this weekend on National Public Radio with a
partial repeat of an interview done several years ago.

Under US law, the VOA was not permitted to promote its programming
within the USA.  That kept Willis Conover from becoming known in this
country.

With satellite TV (and satellite radio) I doubt that any single person
shall ever again have the attention and respect of a truly world-wide
audience as did Willis Conover.

[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:45 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Rob Kennedy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Willis Conover
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 18:04:44 GMT

Seifert, Rick wrote:

> I am sorry to
> report that Willis Conover, perhaps the Voice of America's most
> recognized personality, passed away yesterday at the age of 75.


That is sad. He is remembered in the UK by a
good number of people not normally
associated with shortwave radio. In the 60s when night-time
radio here was largely dull, many tuned in to Music USA and
Jazz Hour on AM/medium wave from VOA Munich. Great programmes,
and that "special English" delivery; it was disorienting
to hear him speak at normal speed during guest interviews.

Rob K

------------------------------------------------------------
Rob Kennedy    [e-mail]
Language Depts, Birkbeck College, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Texts for learners and teachers of Spanish at
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/Departments/Spanish/TeclaHome.html
------------------------------------------------------------


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:46 1996
From: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WTB:  Philips AE 3905 receiver
Date: 21 May 1996 00:18:15 -0400
Message-ID: <4nrg67$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)

I'm looking to purchase a used Philips AE 3905 miniature digital
FM/MW/LW/SW receiver that opens like a little book.  I don't believe this
radio was marketed in the US, but am not certain of that.  Please send
responses to my e-mail address and state condition of radio, asking price
and terms of shipping.   Thanks.


From [e-mail] Wed May 22 19:00:47 1996
From: [e-mail](ronald p. cain )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR freq and progs ,where ?
Date: 20 May 1996 18:52:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4nqf29$[e-mail]>
References: <4njhkc$[e-mail]>

In <4njhkc$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (rolphe v.d. graaf)
writes:
>
>I'am looking for wwcr freq and progs ,where can I find them ?
>Grx  Rolphe
>

Rolphe, get yourself a copy of the 1996 Passport to World Band Radio.
WWCR freqs. and programs vary. It would take too much space and time to
put it here.

Cheers, Ron Cain


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:46 1996
From: Michael Neidich <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.antiques.marketplace,rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave,ba.market.misc
Subject: FS:  ZENITH TransOceanic
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 06:45:28 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Selling Zenith TransOceanic L600-L (Leather Covered-beautiful) mint
condition, complete, including original owners manual, schematics and extra
tubes. Perfect working condition $400 o.b.o. plus UPS.  Money back if not as
described.  Photo avail $5 refunded with purchase.  Serious collectors only.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:47 1996
From: [e-mail] (Edward J. Zeranski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union CERTAINLY COULD Rise Again!
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 03:34:51 GMT
Message-ID: <4odsc5$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4nsj7t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4ocfe3$[e-mail]>


>Todays Russia is in a situation very similar to Germany in the 1920's. With o
ne
>major difference, they already have a huge ....  Amounts of money coming in f
rom thr USA tg=o support 'em.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:48 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bmoore 2nd)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Radio Shack rs 400
Date: 27 May 1996 20:07:32 -0400
Message-ID: <4odg44$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bmoore 2nd)

I have one in rough shape for sale with the manual.  It works, kinda
$15 plus ship

Bill


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:49 1996
From: [e-mail] (Kent Kostuk)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: GE Super Radio Web Page
Date: Tue, 28 May 96 20:14:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4ofu7b$[e-mail]>

Does anyone know the URL for the GE Super Radio Web Page?

Kent Kostuk
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:50 1996
From: "Allan E. Casterline" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: World Harvest Radio International
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 17:53:46 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

        I've been away from the shortwave for awhile and many of the
frequencies I had programed into memory must have vbeen changed.  In
particular I have been unable to find WHRI in the evening.  Can anyone
provide me with their current program schedule or at least their late
afternoon and evening frequency schedule.  Many thanks in advance.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (Alex)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: RE:Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 06:40:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4o14k8$[e-mail]>

Ok I'm totally new the SW and I am considering a jump into SW with the
grundig yacht boy 4000. Before I make this jump is there any veterans
out there willing to help a new comer. Tell me what you have and is
the grundig good or not? Thanks in advance.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:51 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave Millard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Need help for old Spartan Radio
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 16:23:43 -0100
Message-ID: <username-220596162344@128.146.12.190>

It sounds like your radio has a defective filter capacitor.
It will be either a metal can or cardboard tube mounted
under or on top of the chassis. It can have either terminal
lugs or colored wires. Read the voltage and capacitance
values on it and either match them or go slightly above them.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:52 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
From: [e-mail] (Andy Sennitt)
Date: 24 May 1996 09:08:49 GMT

The Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority has set up a Web site with
detailed information on broadcasting in Hong Kong and links to the
broadcasters. You can check it out at

http://www.hkba.org.hk/


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:53 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: antennas
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 19:26:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4nvpqg$[e-mail]>

I am interested on ant info about active antennas. Does anyone have
any recomendations regarding the super active antenna , the indoor
active antenna , or the compact active antenna advertised by MFJ
Enterprises Inc.  Also does anyone know if this company has a web
page.  Thanks for your input.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:54 1996
From: [e-mail] (JTWard99)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sangean ATS-909 owner reports
Date: 22 May 1996 05:30:50 -0400
Message-ID: <4numsa$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JTWard99)

Since the Sangean V.P. for marketing told me last week that the 909s won't
be shipped to dealers until the end of next month you've probably got a
bit of a wait before you get any reports. In fact, there are only two of
the radios in the U.S. right now, both engineering prototypes. One is
going through performance evaluation while the other is being photographed
for ads, catalogs etc.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:55 1996
From: "Daniel (Doni) Rosenzweig" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.pirate,soc.culture.israel
Subject: Re: Israeli air traffic disrupted by pirate stations
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 11:59:44 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960523115817.8667A-100000@itsop2>
References: <4npu3n$[e-mail]> <4nsj5j$[e-mail]> <Pine.SUN.3.91.960522134016.3926B-100000@itsop2> <Pine.SUN.3.91.960522152724.9524A-100000@itsop2> <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

On Thu, 23 May 1996, Liron Lightwood wrote:

> Was it Radio Active?

I heard the word Active in it- but not Radio... I can't make out the
other word, the recording was too muffled for that word!


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:55 1996
From: "Denes S. Varady" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: TEST - Do not read
Date: 25 May 1996 21:07:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4o7sqb$[e-mail]>


xxxxxxxxx
--

Denes S. Varady,  N3NV




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:56 1996
From: [e-mail] (Robert Weiss)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SONY  7600 D FOR SALE
Date: 25 May 1996 17:20:24 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4o7fgo$[e-mail]>

FOR SALE SONY 7600 D IN MINT CONDITION IN ORIGIINAL CARTON
COMPLETE WITH ALL ACCESSORIES, UNIVERSAL AC ADAPTER
EARPHON, SOFT CASE, MANUELS SW BOOK AND LONG WIRE ANTENNA
PRICE  $100.00
[e-mail]

fone 619-459-1553   san diego,ca.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:57 1996
From: [e-mail] (colin newell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: KENWOOD R2000 How Much ?
Date: 28 May 1996 17:07:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4ofbrs$[e-mail]>

I have been offered an immaculate KENWOOD R2000.

What is it worth?  It has the VHF Option.

--
Robert Colin Newell
http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca
The Coffee Expert's Web Page


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:58 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Mark Veldhuis)
Subject: Re: shortwave freq for Malaysia RTM ?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o1tti$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 13:03:03 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mark Veldhuis) wrote:

>Yes, I can, at least for Malyasia. :-)))
>English is scheduled from 0555-0825 UTC on 6175, 0750 and 15295 Khz

0750 should be 9750 of course. Sorry....


Mark.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:59 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bmoore 2nd)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WTB: Pilot radios and related items
Date: 27 May 1996 20:09:25 -0400
Message-ID: <4odg7l$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bmoore 2nd)

Hello

I am a private collector of Pilot brand radios from the east coast prior
to WWII.  Please consider me if you have any Pilot radios to sell or
related items like tubes or paper or parts.

Thanks

Bill


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:54:59 1996
From: [e-mail] (Philippe Cadic)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Seeking WWW site to add as linnks to mine
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 13:07:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4oc9s9$[e-mail]>

I'm at http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/2413
I've planed to make as many links as possible to other sites relected
to radio.

If you like my site and want yours to be linked, please tell.

Bye bye




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:00 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Low Band Stuff
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:32:27 GMT
Message-ID: <4oi8lp$[e-mail]>
References: <4ob05d$[e-mail]>

[e-mail](Jeff Cohen) wrote:

>Could somebody please ID these two stations-- I heard 2390 and 3215
>around 5:00 UTC They sounded like right wing/WWCR kinda stuff. The
>signal was real good in Atlanta. Please e-mail at [e-mail]

They sounded like WWCR because the *were* WWCR.  The transmit on those
frequencies also!



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:01 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ryan Richards)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2010 mailing list address needed
Date: 21 May 1996 18:21:52 GMT
Message-ID: <4nt1k0$[e-mail]>
References: <4nkp4i$[e-mail]>

russ ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Can someone post the address for subscribing to this list?  Thanks.

I heard that the sony-2010 list wasn't running anymore. I hope I am wrong
because I would like to subscribe as well. I had an address a few months
ago and subscribed to it but never received anything from it. I no longer
have the address.

Ryan



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:02 1996
From: "Daniel (Doni) Rosenzweig" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Israeli air traffic disrupted by pirate stations
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 20:41:27 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960521204008.21929B-100000@itsop2>
References: <4npu3n$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

On Mon, 20 May 1996, Mark J. Fine wrote:

> Joel Rubin wrote:
> > The Monday 1400 GMT BBCWS newscast mentioned that Israeli air traffic had
been
> > disrupted by music pirates. Does anyone have any details?

If you can still catch it, it was in Tue's Jerusalem Post - which you can
read at http://www.jpost.co.il  - they update the paper around 9 PM ET...
That is the Wed Jpost is available Tuesday night at about 9 PM (it
depends on the day)...


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Israeli cops close another pirate
Date: 27 May 1996 13:53:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4occ4l$[e-mail]>

According to the Kol Yisrael 1000 GMT English news, heard via
www.artificia.com/www.vocaltec.com, police have seized the equipment of Radio
Classic. (Last week, there was a problem with pirates interfering with the air

traffic control at Ben Gurion Airport. Whether this station was part of the
problem or whether this is just a general crackdown on pirates after this even
t
was not mentioned. An offshore right-wing/religious pirate decided not to dock

for the Shavuot holiday in the fear that they might be seized. They said that
the government was using the interference as an excuse to get rid of their
criticism.)



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:04 1996
From: Bruce Amey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 21:32:36 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

gid wrote:
>
> i have a nagging feeling that i left my last message incomplete.  if i
> forgot ask you to read this week's time magazine, i apologize for my
> incoherence and do so (ask you to etc...) now.  if i did mention the
> mag., then i apologize once again.  please exuse my chronic
> forgetfulness.

Man, just how many homebrews have you had.  I assume you are a home
brewer by virtue of the fact that you posted here - I assume you consume
a lot of it at one time from the above rambling diatribe.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: ICOM R71A Channel Expansion Mod ?
Date: 23 May 1996 15:06:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4o1usr$[e-mail]>
References: <4o0erc$[e-mail]>

Mark S. Conway ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hmmm, only 32 memories.  Not enough for me.
: Are there any mods to expand the memory channels ???
Willco Electronics has manufactured a memory upgrade for the R71.  It
allows expansion to 1024 memory channels.  You'll either need a bit of
electronics knowledge to put it in or have a tech install it.  Their
address is Willco Electronics, P.O. Box 788, New Lennox, IL 60451.  Not
having an R71 I obviously don't have any direct experience with this product.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (D. Brent Wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Correct day of week/UTC problem?
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 22:54:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4o2r2n$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Ok...here's the deal.  It has been so long since I listened to SW
radio at night, that I forgot how the UTC/Day thing works.  For
example, if DW has a programme that begins at 0130 UTC on Monday, and
I am in the EDT time zone, then would I tune in on Sunday night at
2130?  Help!  I am really confused on this one...I guess I can figure
it out by trial and error if need be, but there are some programmes
coming up that I don't want to miss!  Thanks for any input.

Brent Wilson
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: 28 May 1996 13:18:20 -0400
Message-ID: <4ofcgs$[e-mail]>
References: <4oek8i$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Ngs1145)

Have the specs on the YB-400 changed?  The one I have came with 6
batteries, in their current ads they mention 4 (which would mean that the
"new" units run on 6 volts rather than 9), I did not get any headphones or
AC converter.  I have also noted that the unit pictured in their ad is
slightly different than the one I own.  All of the controlls are the same
but the labeling in slightly differnt.

Also, I have a devil of a time getting the AA cells to fit properly into
the unit.

Bill R.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:07 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Vecchiola)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: K-Truck/KTRK/ARMY QSL
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:48:25 LOCAL
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I just received my QSL from K-Truck.  It was well-worth the wait!  An 8 1/2 by

11 inch verification certificate imprinted with my name, lots of technical
data on the equipment in the trailer, and a "low power endorsement" since I
heard them when they were running low power ( 1 kw).  Also included was a copy

of several "Radio World" articles about the operation.  All this was sent
unfolded between two stiff cardboard sheets in a big envelope.  Boy, when you
combine ham operators with the Feds, you DO get a nice QSL!!

I guess the rest of you will be getting yours soon if you haven't received a
QSL yet.

Jim KR2T


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:08 1996
From: "Daniel (Doni) Rosenzweig" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Israeli air traffic disrupted by pirate stations
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 20:39:54 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960521203731.21929A-100000@itsop2>
References: <4npu3n$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>


On Mon, 20 May 1996, Mark J. Fine wrote:

> Joel Rubin wrote:
> > The Monday 1400 GMT BBCWS newscast mentioned that Israeli air traffic had
been
> > disrupted by music pirates. Does anyone have any details?

I heard about this on Kol Israel yesterday- and in today's paper... Not
many more details other than the airport was closed for more than 3
hours- and a French airline had to use an emergency channel in order to
land. From the article, it seems that "Radio Center" was the illegal pirate
station that was the culprit.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:09 1996
From: Jonathan Helis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Need advices for my first SW receiver!!
Date: 25 May 1996 01:46:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5oqj$[e-mail]>
References: <4o4gqd$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

Can you get on the World Wide Web?  If so, Radio Netherlands home page
has a nice collection of reciever reviews, for radios of all types and
price ranges.  The URL is http://www.rnw.nl/


Good luck!

73,

Jon Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:10 1996
From: Orrin Edwards <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RS DX-394 Good or bad!!
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 09:11:46 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4odrtc$[e-mail]> <4oe7mt$[e-mail]>

On Tue, 28 May 1996, SDU wrote:
> [e-mail] (SDU) wrote:
> >Does anyone can tell me any option about RS DX-394, Good or bad... If
> >compare with YB-400 or SONY ICF-SW-7600G/2010??? Thank you!!

Check the June 1996 Monitoring Times for a review!

----
Orrin - Long Island, New York
    [e-mail]
http://hoflink.com/~oedwards



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:11 1996
From: [e-mail] (Allan Risk)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Looking for DX-392 mod info
Date: 22 May 1996 02:00:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4ntsfl$[e-mail]>

I am looking for info on the mod which disables muting during frequency
scanning.  I have found the mod for the DX-390, which replaces C167 with a
jumper.  The difference between the 390 and 392 is the tape recorder.  Does
anyone know if the components are numbered the same between the two models.  I

can't seem to locate a C167 on the 392.


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From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Mark Veldhuis)
Subject: Re: shortwave freq for Malaysia RTM ?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o1tti$[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 12:58:30 GMT

In article <4o1tti$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Sze Keong Denn
is Chan) wrote:

>Can someone please inform me as to the shortwave frequencies used
>by RTM Malaysia ? (maybe also for Singapore ?)

Yes, I can, at least for Malyasia. :-)))
English is scheduled from 0555-0825 UTC on 6175, 0750 and 15295 Khz. I also
recall hearing them in Arabic on 15295 during our European evenings...


73',

Mark.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (KD4PON)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Shack DSP Filter sale
Date: 28 May 1996 11:33:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4oeoal$[e-mail]>
References: <4odpkm$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <4odpkm$[e-mail]>, T E I X E I R A <[e-mail]>
 writes:
>Radio Shack is closing out there DSP filters  reg $79.00 for $34.99.
>They are said to work well.  They connect to the audio out.
>
>Don AC6TG

Don't bother!!! I had one and returned it the next day. The one
I had just didn't do a good job at all. Why do you think they are
closing it out?? I even wonder if it has a "real DSP" inside it at
all???

KD4PON



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:13 1996
From: [e-mail] (R.J.Ring)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Kol Yisrael & Galeh Tsahal, etc.
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 12:04:46 +0200
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>



Hi.

Could anyone out there please give me there current short wave
schedules of Kol Yisrael for Europe (especially Germany)?

Does Galeh Tsahal broadcast on short wave?  Or are there any
other Israeli stations which do?

Thanks a lot!

Rod.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:14 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Mark Veldhuis)
Subject: Re: Nasa stuff
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nge3s$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 19:26:53 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Jim Shaffer, Jr.) wrote:

>> I heard that you can listen to nasa missons over shortwave.  Is this
>> true?  and if yes what freqs would i find it on? and when?  i guess it
>> would only be when a shuttle is in mission.
>
>That's true.  3860 ssb is the most reliable frequency for me.  It's broadcast
>from Maryland.

Anyone from Europe who's been able to hear te shuttle? Please send me the
frequencies via E-mail. Thanks.


Mark Veldhuis ([e-mail])


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (PeteDarvon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What's on 72-76 megahertz?
Date: 24 May 1996 07:28:50 -0400
Message-ID: <4o46hi$[e-mail]>
References: <4nap9v$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (PeteDarvon)

By far the most entertaining thing you'll hear is the  COMTEK personal
transmitter/receiver system. These are used in museums, theaters and
tourist attractions to transmit audio programs to patrons. Listeners rent
personal walkman-type receivers from the theater. They can be used for the
hard-of-hearing or for walking tours in museums.
The transmitters run less than 1 watt of power between 72 -82 mHz.
Location sound mixers on movies and commercials use them to transmit the
audio to the director and other crew people on the set who need to hear
the sound. The system is crystal controlled and very reliable.  Music
video productions also use them to transmit the time code from the
playback tape to the digital slate, which the camera sees, to keep music
and picture in sync. If a movie or commercial is shooting in your area,
hang out with a scanner and you'll very likely hear a COMTEK system.
Comtek, the company that makes them, is in Utah.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:16 1996
From: Richard Jary <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WGTG Schedule ?
Date: 27 May 1996 22:12:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4od9bo$sdj@cdn_news.telecom.com.au>
References: <[e-mail]>

Jyri Rauhala <[e-mail]> wrote:
>WGTG is supposed to be on the air on 9400 from 1300 to 2100 UTC during
>week-ends.
>
>Apparently that info is already outdated, since I have heard of someone
>listening to them at 0000 to 0100 hours UTC.
>Is the friday to sunday limitation also outdated?

I heard a report on HCJB's DX Partyline last week that they were on air
from 1000 UTC. Not heard then, but putting in a good signal by 1040 from
here in Australia - that was Saturday night 18 May.

Richard



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:17 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Roach)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 19:38:56 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

When Captain Sheridan asked, "What the hell is that?", gid
<[e-mail]> espoused:

|i have a nagging feeling that i left my last message incomplete.  if i
|forgot ask you to read this week's time magazine, i apologize for my
|incoherence and do so (ask you to etc...) now.  if i did mention the
|mag., then i apologize once again.  please exuse my chronic
|forgetfulness.

you did mention it. so while you thought you were wrong, you were
mistaken.
--
"Wherever there is belching, we'll be there! Wherever there
is stupidity, we'll be there! Wherever there is candy, we'll
be there!", Wacko, Yakko and Dot Warner


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dennis)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Nasa stuff
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 05:52:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5sl1$[e-mail]>
References: <4nge3s$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Rick) wrote:

>Hello,

>I heard that you can listen to nasa missons over shortwave.  Is this
>true?  and if yes what freqs would i find it on? and when?  i guess it
>would only be when a shuttle is in mission.


>Thanks

Try 3860 and 7185 USB. It's Goddard Space Center in MD's
Amateur Radio Club that broadcasts the voice transmissions
over ham bands.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Low Band Stuff
Date: 27 May 1996 17:43:31 GMT
Message-ID: <4ocpk3$[e-mail]>
References: <4ob05d$[e-mail]> <4oc3q9$[e-mail]>

Radiomatt ([e-mail]) wrote:
: 3315 (not 3215) is WWCR
: 2390 could be image or spurious of superpower WWCR
: even in NY they overpower everything around them with garbage(technical
: not programming...i never listen)

: 3315kHz minus 910 khz is 2405; pretty close to 2390; if they were on 3300
: it would be 2390 at which image would show up
2390 khz is a new WWCR frequency, not a mixing product.  Yes, they've
gone that low to counter the effects of bad propagation on higher
frequencies due to the end of the solar cycle, as well as to escape
crowded conditions on higher bands.  As you can imagine, anyone trying to
catch 120m dx is not amused.

tim gueguen [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (NMBINC)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: 2 questions from dabbler
Date: 29 May 1996 09:27:00 -0400
Message-ID: <4ohjb4$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (NMBINC)

I've been dabbling in DX for a couple of years with a cheapie radio from
DAK. I recently upgraded to a YB400.  I have a couple of questions about
DX.

First, fequencies and times in the guidebooks often seem not to match what
is on the radio.  For example, an English language broadcast scheduled for
a particular time and frequency is not found, or is found on a different
frequency by chance.  I wonder if it's schedule changes, interference from
more powerful stations, etc. Any help?

Secondly, I have strung the external antenna that came with the YB400 up
around the tops of some doors, dressers, etc.  Is there a way it's
supposed to be done to get best receptception, or dosn't it really matter?

Thanks for helping.


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:21 1996
From: [e-mail] (Gayle Van Horn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: R. Mexico Int'l Eng Sked
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:15:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4of1re$[e-mail]>

Anyone interested in the following English sked?

Radio Mexico International
All times UTC/kHz/Target Areas: na=N. America

0300-0330:  9750na
0400-0430:  9750na (Mon-Sat)
1430-1500:  9750na
1530-1600:  9750na
1630-1700:  9750na
1930-2000:  9750na
2000-2030:  9750na

Updates/additions appreciated!



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:21 1996
From: Fritz Benedict <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Willis Conover
Date: 22 May 1996 02:54:44 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ntvlk$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

I remember listening to Jazz USA on Voice of America in the early 1960's.
Made
evenings at a boarding school in Beirut Lebanon much easier to endure. I
still get
goosebumps at the opening riffs of Take the A Train. Often sweated blood
to
get a clear signal off a truly rotten SW radio (8 transistor, I think).
Bless
Willis Conover.


Fritz Benedict          | This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing
McDonald Observatory    | To waft me from distraction.
Phone: [phone]   |
Fax:    [phone]
WWW: http://clyde.as.utexas.edu/GFBDefault.html


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Is it a good price ???
Date: 25 May 1996 00:09:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5j4n$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4o5625$[e-mail]>

Michael Schuster ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <[e-mail]>,
: Peto Zozulak  <[e-mail]> wrote:
: >Is a USD $207 good price for new Sony ICF-SW 7600 G ???


: Too high. Wouldn't pay more than $200.

: --
: Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
: ------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]
I suppose it depends on what the usual price for Sony stuff is in "sk".
What  place does it refer to?  South Korea?

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:23 1996
From: Mike & Caroline Hardester <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: K-TRUCK QSL Certificate
Date: 25 May 1996 23:29:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4o8555$[e-mail]>

A date/frequency (1670 kHz) KTRK/K-Truck/ABS/etc QSL Certificate,
with "All-Call Endorsement" was received today (5/25) for reports on
each of their transmissions/various IDs. Pwr was listed as 5kw. The
certificate lists a lot of technical info, in addition to thw QSL.
V/S & Address:
                Mr. Donald S. Browne
                Project Manager
                QSL Verification Section
                601 N. Fairfax St. - Room 340
                Alexandria, VA. 22314-2054


My QSL was sent (postmarked) 23 May, so start checking those mail and
PO Boxes!

                Mike in the other Jacksonville (NC)


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Tom Pawlik)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX-B Ant Sloper Angle ???
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 08:30:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4nujcv$[e-mail]>

Hi SWL'ers,

I'm a little confused as to how to get the best performance out of my
sw antenna. Last week, I bought a DX-B single wire sloper by
Alpha-Delta Comm, Inc. It's 60 ft long with a 23 ft stub and 2  large
rf choke-resonators for 160 thur 10 meters operation. The apex
with my feed in is 25 ft high on top of my house with the lower
about 11 ft high. The instructions suggest the low end be about
8 to 9 ft high for good dx performance. Because of a mounting
problem at both ends of my antenna, I cannot get the low end
down any further without moving my tri-pod on the roof. Does the
low end of a sloper ant make any difference on my setup. Right
now, I don't hear any difference in performance between my sloper and
a 26 ft di-pole ant which is in my antic for 20 meters and above.

                      Tom



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: new filters for Sony 7600G
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 03:19:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4nu11p$[e-mail]>
References: <68p3DLU$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Adi Doron <[e-mail]> wrote:



>  I was looking also for some , but no luck till now.

>  the filter is SFR 455I. the I indicate a nerrow filter I don't

>  think a nerrower is avilable (it should be marked J).

>                                   best 73's            adi

Try: http://www.wolfe.net/~kiwa/
 They have 455kHz filters as narrow as 2.5kHz and as wide as 9kHz.
-Dave




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:26 1996
From: [e-mail] (Sze Keong Dennis Chan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: shortwave freq for Malaysia RTM ?
Date: Thu, 23 May 96 14:51:16 GMT
Message-ID: <4o1tti$[e-mail]>

Hi,

Can someone please inform me as to the shortwave frequencies used
by RTM Malaysia ? (maybe also for Singapore ?)

Thanks in Advance,
Dennis Chan

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 Suite 208, Box 92     |  Voice : 416 598-3200
 Toronto, Ontario      |  Fax   : [phone]
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From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:27 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Joe Kubasha)
Subject: KTRK QSL Received
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 15:59:24 GMT

I received my QSL from KTRK today.  A very nice certificate suitable for
framing.  It has all the info about the station on it.  This is the first
QSL I've sent for in years, but it was worth it! It is going in a frame to
be hung in my radio room.

Joe
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From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Is it a good price ???
Date: 25 May 1996 03:34:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5v3i$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4o5625$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)


Michael Schuster ([e-mail]) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]>,
> Peto Zozulak  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>Is a USD $207 good price for new Sony ICF-SW 7600 G ???
>
>
> Too high. Wouldn't pay more than $200.
>
> --
> Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
> ------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]
Saw the 7600 in Grove's online catalog for US$179.95, last month.
(Shipping and handling extra, but unknown).

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:28 1996
From: AC6V <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: GMT/UTC TIME INFO ON WWW
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:55:40 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Saw several posts asking about GMT time, try this WWW page:

http://atm.geo.nsf.gov/ieis/time.html

73
Rod
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_______________________________________________________________

A Man May Know Of The Whole World Without Leaving The Shelter Of His Own
Home.
..... Loa Tsze

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] Wed May 29 23:55:29 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Roach)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 19:38:51 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

When Captain Sheridan asked, "What the hell is that?", gid
<[e-mail]> espoused:

[SNAP!]
|ALL YOU FUCKING IDIOTS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOUR TALKING ABOUT NEED
|TO JUST SHUT-UP.  IF YOU'LD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, PICK UP THIS

|WEEKS COPY OF TIME AND READ (YES, THAT'S RIGHT, READ; TRY TO COMPREHEND TOO)
|IT.  IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T LAUGHINGLY DISMISS SOMETHING YOU
|OBVIOSLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!

WELL MAYBE SOME OF US ARE SO BUSY RESPONDING TO POSTS THAT WE NEVER HAD
ENOUGH TIME TO LEARN HOW TO READ! DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT!!??!?!?!!?!

?

--
 "It was a joke, son, a flag waver! You're built too low,
 the fast ones go over your head!", Foghorn Leghorn


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:31 1996
From: [e-mail] (rrotz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: difference between Sony 2010 & 2001
Date: 24 May 1996 16:55:52 GMT
Message-ID: <4o4pmo$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4npgq5$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

        I bought a used (probably rebuilt) 2001 here in the US
at what was probably a much too high price, at a time when I
didn't know what I was doing with shortwave, but in fairness I
must say it has served me faithfully on three continents.  It
*definitely* gets BBC and VOA, and many other things as well.
Since it had digital tuning the difference between 10-step and
8-step, or whatever it is, didn't matter, so I could tune in
exact frequencies in the US, England, and Zimbabwe.  Six memory
slots is indeed paltry but in London they worked quite nicely
for BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 etc.  In short, if I had only paid $75
for mine I'd think I'd gotten a pretty good deal.  As it is
(I think I paid $150 four years ago) I've still almost certainly
gotten my money's worth.
        Maybe there were severe problems with quality control or
something that explain these vastly different experiences.  Mine
eats batteries but other than that, while it doesn't do the things
a new $600 radio will, I certainly wouldn't say "avoid at all costs."



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:32 1996
From: [e-mail] (phyllis robinson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: Sun, 26 May 96 14:20:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4o9pdv$[e-mail]>
References: <4o14k8$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Uncle Bob) wrote:
>Orrin Edwards ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
>: If you mean the YB-400, I have one and it's a fine portable receiver!
>
>I'm happy with mine also.
>
>--
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>        Uncle [e-mail]
>
 I also have  aYB 400. I am having some trouble with overloading I think. Also

how is your 540-1700 frequency output. I know that you can hear these stations

better at night, but they are all mumbled together. I have a great am/fm radio

in my car and I can hear all kinds of stations. Last night in my car I heard
Chicago and Indiana and i live in Baltimore, Md. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Phyl


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:33 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Shabtai Lerner)
Subject: Re: Opinions on the Sony ICF-SW77
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nl125$[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 14:11:28 GMT

Thurtub ([e-mail]) wrote:
> I am looking for opinions on the Sony ICF-SW77 from anyone that uses one.

> Thanks,

> Tim
I can tell you from my three years experience - I love it.
Once I learned how to program it and the layout of the keys
I find it easy to use. Often I use it at night, while it is
on the night stand next to my bad with a pair of "earplug"
earphones so as not to disturnb my SO. I can almost
always bring up the popular stations by touch and feel.
I have no interest in ham so no opinion here.
Great value for MY money.
Shabtai

--
S. Lerner                   |Internet:  [e-mail]
121 Walnut Hill Road        |CompuServe:  73150,3102
Newton, Massachusetts 02161 |UUCP: {...uunet}!linus!eingedi!slerner



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:33 1996
From: Tom Sundstrom <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Bulletin: Updates
Date: Sat, 25 May 96 09:25:09 EDT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


For subscribers to the SCHEDULES data files, new updates were placed on the
BBS and Web site this morning (May 25).

Our "hot links" file has been updated with new sites for propagation info,
two audio sources of the amateur radio "Newsline", and more.


 Thomas R. Sundstrom             [e-mail] * [e-mail]
 TRS Consultants                 Pics OnLine BBS  609-753-2540
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 English Language SCHEDULES * Rx Control (JRC NRD-535/525, Lowe HF-150,
 Kenwood R-5000, Watkins-Johnson HF-1000) * UTC Clock for Windows(tm)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Catalog requests, orders to GILFER     %   For an on-line catalog from
 SHORTWAVE, 52 Park Ave, Park Ridge,    %   Pics OnLine BBS type SWL at
 NJ 07656, 201-391-7887, fax [phone]   %   main menu prompt or go to
 or http://www.gilfer.com               %   http://www.trsc.com
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dungeon Master)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Data on 170Khz..
Date: 23 May 1996 13:11:01 -0700
Message-ID: <4o2gol$[e-mail]>

I've been having a problem with powerline noise for a while now, and
have scheduled with the power company to come out and look into the
problem. When I got home, they had visited and left a card, so I tuned
in on my radio to see if the noise was still there.

For some reason, I had tuned down to 170Khz, and left the room to get
something to drink. When I came back the radio was squawking what
seemed to hame been 2400bps data in short bursts of about 1 second on,
and 3 seconds off.  It lasted for about 15 transmissions and then
quit.  10 minutes later it started up again.

My TNC is on it's way back to AEA (AGAIN), so I don't have that to
mess with. But I wonder if anyone else has heard this?

I also noticed other stations in and around that freq..  CW id's of
GEU and others constantly repeat their id's over and over again at
about 5-7wpm on 213-215KHz, others on 232Khz..

Any ideas?

Rob (N7ORY)




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Correct day of week/UTC problem?
Date: 24 May 1996 12:50:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4o4bbg$[e-mail]>
References: <4o2r2n$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Daniel Grunberg)


D. Brent Wilson ([e-mail]) writes:
> Ok...here's the deal.  It has been so long since I listened to SW
> radio at night, that I forgot how the UTC/Day thing works.  For
> example, if DW has a programme that begins at 0130 UTC on Monday, and
> I am in the EDT time zone, then would I tune in on Sunday night at
> 2130?  Help!  I am really confused on this one...I guess I can figure
> it out by trial and error if need be, but there are some programmes
> coming up that I don't want to miss!  Thanks for any input.
>
> Brent Wilson
> [e-mail]
>

Unless the broadcaster's schedule specifically says otherwise, the
broadcaster's day is the GMT day.

So, since EDT is 4 hours behind GMT, in like manner the EDT day also
is 4 hours behind the GMT day.  Therefore you would listen to DW's
0130 Monday UTC broadcast at 9:30 PM (2130) Sunday EDT.

--
Dan Grunberg    Kensington, Maryland   USA


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:36 1996
From: [e-mail] (Roger Wiseman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Mystic star
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 22:57:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4nj0io$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4na0ib$[e-mail]> <4ndl9u$[e-mail]> <4nejhn$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Tim Tyler) wrote:

>  Mystic Star is a joint network managed by DISA, but certsinly the
>majority of it is USAF-operated.
I knew that they did some restructuring in the early '90's.

>   I don't think that MacDill is a MS site, but it is certainly active on
>GHFS channels like 11175 & 6739.
Hmmm, maybe not after all...I got out in "77...

>>[e-mail] (Crow(Roger Wiseman))


>--
>Tim Tyler    Internet: [e-mail]  C$erve: Hooligan  AOL: Hooligan
>P.O. Box 443   Amateur Radio: KA8VIR @WB8ZPN.#SEMI.MI.USA.NOAM
>Ypsilanti, MI
>48197-0443             In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream.

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



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:38 1996
From: Larry Davis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antenna noise cancellers?  Was Re:  Tuner just as...
Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 08:11:52 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o1t63$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4o5ho1$[e-mail]>

Peter Bell wrote:
>
>
> I've tried the cheap Radio Shack tuner on my longwire, and I have to
> agree that at the low end also, the tuner doesn't help...
>
> My question, though, is this:  I'm looking at an advertisement for what
> *looks* like a Really Good Idea, an antenna noise canceller for $175 from
> JPS communications.  What it claims to be able to do is wipe out ambient
> noise (power lines, the neighbors' A/C, etc.).  Do these devices work?
>       I have the JPS antenna unit and I recommend it highly. It will null out
your local noise, often totally. The only catches are: you can only cancel one

noise at a time(power line buzz OR the neighbors TV-not both together). The
unit has to have a separate (short) antenna that picks up the noise-I put a
5 ft dipole in a tree , near the offending power line ( there's also a built-
in
whip). There is a slight signal loss to your receiver, but only a factor in
weak signal DXing.
        About your longwire, a tuner won't make a great difference. Just make
the LW as high and long as possible- I also found the Palomar Magnetic Balun
and a coax feedline well worth it.
        Also, check out the JPS website-if you purchase direct they offer a
money back guarantee.
        Good luck!
>


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:38 1996
From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: radio frequencies
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 16:01:35 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o2g31$[e-mail]>

In article <4o2g31$[e-mail]>,
[e-mail](Bob B) wrote:

> I am trying to find hf radio freq being used on the Mississippi and Alabama
> rivers by the shipping industry ( tugs,barges,etc)
> I am a SW listener and can hear on certain freq on Gulf of Mexico and
> Mobile bay, but have been limited to only two thay are consistently active.
> Would like to moniter these two rivers from Dunedin Fl.
> Can anyone help?
> email  [e-mail]
>
> Bob Busselle

Bob,

   I hear a lot in the early evenings on 6224, 6227, 6230. It includes
traffic for Mississippi and Ohio. Maybe for Alabama, I don't know.


Charlie in western KY.

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


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:40 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Richard Helton)
Subject: Re: Which Direction to Orient a Long Wire Antenna
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <01bb49af.5ddeaf40$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 23:27:00 GMT

Dennis S. Wish ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I have strung a long wire approimately sixty feet accross my roof in the
: East to West direction. I am located in Southern California - Palm Springs
: area. My home is surrounded on three sides by mountains (I am located in a
: cove).

  Generally the antenna will pick up signals from across the wire, i.e. north
  to south and vis versa.  So you should hear a lot of south american and
  some signals comeing over the poles.  If you wish to listen to European
  stations, reorient your antenna.

  Your best signal path will be whatever direction faces away from the
  mountains, the open side.

  Finally, here in the west, we are at about as far away from the
  transmitters as one can get, and we are at the bottom of a sun spot cycle,
  and you have mountains blocking signal.  Don't expect broadcast quality!

  Your signals should improve somewhat, in a couple of years with the
  improvement of the sun spot cycle.  If your signals are very weak, you
  may need an RF amp at the antenna.

  Hope this helps.
--
                                             [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Date: 24 May 1996 14:52:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4o4ieo$[e-mail]>
References: <4ndn2a$[e-mail]> <4o370t$[e-mail]>

In article <4o370t$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>In <4ndn2a$[e-mail]> [e-mail]
>(michael) writes:
>>
>>       I was visiting the Louisville Ky. area on May 3.  After a
>horrendous
>>hail, thunder, tornado storm I began listening to a small Sony Walkman
>>radio.  Around 800 on mw. I heard an English language Radio France
>>International broadcast.
>
>Hi,
>
>I first got interested in SWL with a cheap clock radio with a LONG
>extension cord I sat on my waterbed as a combination nightlight/noise
>generator....and one night I just happened across the BBC....later I
>heard Radio Netherlands and Deuthe Welle and others....I'm not sure
>exactly how it works but I think it's some sort of harmonic...
>
>

I don't see France listed as one of the stations being relayed overnight on CB
C
via the World Radio Network which was my first thought. W.R.N. carries RFI on
its North American satellite service at 1500 GMT for what that's worth so
someone could be picking them up and rebroadcasting them.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Guerrera)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony 2010 mailing list address needed
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 16:08:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4o7b87$[e-mail]>
References: <4nkp4i$[e-mail]> <4nt1k0$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Ryan Richards) wrote:

>russ ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Can someone post the address for subscribing to this list?  Thanks.

>I heard that the sony-2010 list wasn't running anymore. I hope I am wrong
>because I would like to subscribe as well. I had an address a few months
>ago and subscribed to it but never received anything from it. I no longer
>have the address.

>Ryan

I have been trying on and off for the last 8 months to subscribe to
this group.

It is most definitely DEAD!!!!

Maybe the time has come to start a new one!

  - Larry

--
Lawrence Guerrera
Email: [e-mail]
WWWeb: http://www.bway.net/~lg



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:42 1996
From: [e-mail] (Richard Koser)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: difference between Sony 2010 & 2001
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 02:35:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5rk7$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4npgq5$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Tim Gerchmez) wrote:


>I had an ICF-2001 at one point (years ago).  The radio was so
>insensitive that I don't think it even received BBC or VOA worth a
>damn.  I second the original poster, avoid this radio at all costs
>(unless you want shelf decoration, I s'pose).

Mine's a good 10 years old and still working fine (except for the
scratchy volume control that proves it's a genuine Sony!).

Side-by-side with my Drake R8, there's not a lot of difference in
sensitivity; the Sony simply lacks selectivity and all the features
that permit precise listening to less-than-perfect signals under
less-than-perfect conditions.

Perhaps your sample was defective.

-RK-


Richard Koser
Croton Falls, N.Y.  USA
[e-mail]




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:43 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Tom R. Rice)
Subject: AR-88 lovers, unite!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 18:26:49 GMT

        As a proud new owner of an RCA AR-88D receiver, and
        having run into another nut like me, it occurs to me
        that there just might be enough of these beasts out
        there to justify an AR-88 newsletter, hard copy or
        e-mail.

        This, then, is a feeler;  if you might be interested,
        from anywhere in the world, let's hear from you.  I'm
        proposing an operation which would cover both the
        technical and historical aspects of these interesting
        radios.

        73 de WB6BYH
        [e-mail]

=================================================================
                       Holler Observatory
Tom R. Rice                  WB6BYH           Lat:  37d 25m 10s N
Star Route Box 34 Mines Road                 Long: 121d 30m 20s W
Livermore, CA   94550                       Maidenhead Grid: CM97
=================================================================
--
"Start off every day with a smile and get it over with."  --W.C.Fields
Tom R. Rice
[e-mail]
CIS: 71160,1122


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Gerard Foley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Iran has 13.5 megawatt transmitters???
Date: 17 May 1996 20:05:48 -0400
Message-ID: <4nj48s$[e-mail]>
References: <4ni7js$[e-mail]> <4nibsm$[e-mail]>

Joel Rubin ([e-mail]) wrote:
<snip>

: What kind of ionospheric effects would you get if they actually had that sor
t
: of power? Isn't there something called "the Luxembourg effect" which takes
: place over Europe due to the high power of Radio Luxembourg on long wave and

: medium wave?

 <snip>

  The Luxemburg effect occurs because of modulation of the reflecting
layer of the ionosphere by an AM radio signal.  The wavelength of a
long wave transmitter is so great that the height of the antenna, in
wavelengths, is very small, so that a very large portion of the radiated
power goes up at very high angles.  Medium wave signals reflected
from the ionosphere above the transmitter are then modulated by the
program of the long wave transmitter.

  Short wave antennas are usually designed to be aimed at low angles,
toward the horizon, so they intercept the ionosphere a long way
from the transmitter.  I think the suggestion that the Iranians
have thirteen transmitters of half megawatt each is more probable
than that they have one 13.5 MW set.  Some of the over the horizon
radars may, for all I know, employ very high peak powers.

K8EF

--
Gerry


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:46 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Scott Gennari)
Subject: Re: What Japanese Stations Can I Find On Shortwave?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nr6dj$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 19:02:27 GMT

Masahiro Mimura ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Leonard Wu wrote:
: >
: > I like to know what Japanese stations can we find on SW?

: If you would like to listen to domestic broadcasts in Japanese, there is
: a possibility of catching Radio _Tanpa_ (Radio Shortwave) by Nihon
: Shortwave Broadcasting Company.  It has two different programs, but both
: are similar in contents and specialize in stock market information,
: education on radio, and horse racing.
:       Program 1  3925, 6055, 9595 kHz
:       Program 2  3945, 6115, 9760 kHz
: I have never received either of them here in East Lansing, Michigan with
: my Sony ICF-SW1.

I regularly receive a good signal from Radio Tanpa but I am a bit
closer to the source than most North Americans. :) The best signals
for me are 39x5 around/after 0800 UTC (based on my memory so don't qoute
me on that). :)

Aloha,
Scott

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From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:47 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Tim Sullins)
Subject: FS: Grundig Satellit 700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 23:34:22 GMT

========
For Sale
========

1 - Grundig Satellit 700 Luxury Portable
    Covers 1.6 to 30 MHz, AM, and has outstanding FM Stereo Reception
    (Excellent condition includes ac adapter, coax adapter, and manual)
1 - Additional Memory Expansion Chip programed by C. Crane Co. with English
    language broadcast frequencies for North America
4 - Rechargeable NiCads for the S700


Price  $US300.00 including shipping (within CONUSA).
----------------------------------------------------
This is a great receiver that lives up to its top rating in the
1996 Passport to World Band Radio Review (pg. 107).  The only reason I'm
selling this is that I've purchased a table top receiver and no longer
use the S700.

Please respond by e-mail.
=========================

--
============================================================================
R. Tim Sullins, Ph.D.            finger for Public Key: <[e-mail]>
North West Area Sales Manager                            Pager: 800-672-1713
Bio-Rad / Digilab Division                         Voice & Fax: [phone]
San Francisco Bay Area, USA         400 Castle Crest  Walnut Creek, CA 94595
============================================================================


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:48 1996
From: [e-mail] (Peter G. Campbell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Is it a good price ???
Date: 24 May 1996 21:30:18 -0400
Message-ID: <4o5nra$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4o5625$[e-mail]> <4o5j4n$[e-mail]>

TIMOTHY GUEGUEN ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Michael Schuster ([e-mail]) wrote:
: : In article <[e-mail]>,
: : Peto Zozulak  <[e-mail]> wrote:
: : >Is a USD $207 good price for new Sony ICF-SW 7600 G ???


: : Too high. Wouldn't pay more than $200.

: : --
: : Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
M
: : ------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]
: I suppose it depends on what the usual price for Sony stuff is in "sk".
: What  place does it refer to?  South Korea?

: tim gueguen [e-mail]


Take a second look at the original poster's signature line.
It very plainly gives his full address, including his country of
Slovakia.

Such lack of attention to detail from readers is unfortunate.

BTW, there are people who will look at your post and believe that
CA refers to California.

:)




From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:49 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Gene Fornario)
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o370t$[e-mail]> <4o4ieo$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 21:53:23 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> Sandy Atwal@impr
int2.uwaterloo.ca writes:
>[e-mail] (Joel Rubin) writes:
>>
>>I don't see France listed as one of the stations being relayed overnight on
CBC
>>via the World Radio Network which was my first thought. W.R.N. carries RFI o
n
>>its North American satellite service at 1500 GMT for what that's worth so
>>someone could be picking them up and rebroadcasting them.
>>
>
>I think CBC has been picking up RFI overnite.
>
>dave, waterloo, ont.
>

Definitely.  CBC used to shut down their transmitters at the end of the
broadcast day, but now they fill the late hours with broadcasts from RFI,
Radio Nederlands, Deutsche Welle and others.

I guess I've been slow in noticing it, but broadcasting over a target
country's local medium wave and FM outlets is becoming a trend.  At a tour
of the VOA I learned that they make arrangements to buy time on stations in
India.  When I think about it, I wonder why it wasn't done long ago.  Most
casual listeners have AM/FM sets, and those are the folks an international
broadcaster wants to reach.  I keep thinking that this is a side benefit to
the end of the "cold war"....as tensions ease more local broadcasters feel
less heat over airing foreign broadcasts.  I never would have thought that I
would see Russian transmitters air the very programs that they used to jam
out.

Gene--



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mary Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Top Ten Surprises On DX Partyline
Date: 25 May 1996 17:28:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4o7fv0$[e-mail]>


From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska, the Top Ten Surprises on the DX
Partyline Anniversary Show

10. Don Moore actually admits he has been wrong

9.  Rich actually logs something outside of Quito

8.  Lisa dumps Rich for Melrose Place hunk, Antonio Sabato Jr.

7.  Rich discovers the Arch Deluxe and abandons DX Partyline

6.  This weeks contest: Find the Real Killers. (oops, wrong list)

5.  Giant angry ants carry HCJB transmitter away in big sweeps month
    cliffhanger

4.  Rich and Lisa McVickar are actually robots sent from planet Phaeton
    to destroy the world through mind controlling radio program

3.  Trying to bolster ratings, Lisa has new clothing line made by little
    children in Cuenca in an attempt to cash in on Kathie Lee Gifford fiasco

2.  That bastard Andy Rooney interviewed Kevorkian instead of them

and the number one surprise revealed on the DX Partyline Anniversary

1.  Kent McHarg is actually Rich McVickar


CONGRATS RICH AND LISA  CONGRATS RICH AND LISA   CONGRATS RICH AND LISA
 --



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:51 1996
From: Eric Lucas <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union SHALL Rise Again!
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 22:35:44 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: "<[e-mail]>" <[e-mail]>

gid wrote:
>
> Alan "Uncle Al" Schwartz wrote:
> >
> > eric kimball <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >              And before the wall came down all the wacks were claiming
> > >that Russia was going to invade Isreal any day.  Now they are scrambling
> > >to try to make current events fit into the bible again.
> >
> > The world is filled with hind gut fermenters, and well beyond the classic
> > and destructive stupidities of the bible.  Nostradamous ranted about "the
> > Eagle, the Bear, and the Dragon"  This was peachy keen neato during the
> > Cold War (America, Russia, China).  Unfortunately, America has Clinton,
> > who couldn't commit his phallus to a one night stand.  Russia is Mexico
> > with decaying H-bombs.  China's big worry is how material affluence
> > (Jordache jeans, Big Macs, and Nirvana) fit into Socialist dialectic.
> > The Eagle is a starling, the Bear is raiding garbage cans, and the Dragon
> > has discovered cellulite and multiple orgasms.
> >
> > No problem.
> >
>
> ALL YOU FUCKING IDIOTS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOUR TALKING ABOUT NEED
> TO JUST SHUT-UP.  IF YOU'LD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, PICK UP THI
S
> WEEKS COPY OF TIME AND READ (YES, THAT'S RIGHT, READ; TRY TO COMPREHEND TOO)
> IT.  IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T LAUGHINGLY DISMISS SOMETHING YOU
> OBVIOSLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!

And perhaps you could restrict your loony rantings to newsgroups that
give a hairy rat's-ass.  sci.chem fer Chrissakes??!?!

     Eric
     [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:53 1996
From: "Daniel (Doni) Rosenzweig" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Israeli air traffic disrupted by pirate stations
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:45:53 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960522134016.3926B-100000@itsop2>
References: <4npu3n$[e-mail]> <4nsj5j$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]


BTW, on KI today they talked about more disruption- I didn't listen...
I'll record it at 1900 UTC - or you can listen to some English KI
broadcasts on http://www.jer1.co.il and http://www.artificia.com
(artificia only had 1 broadcast while jer1 has two or three a day)...
Don't remember which carries which broadcast off hand. BTW, while the
newspaper said one pirate- I DO vaguely remember KI mentioning (a few
days ago) Kol Hashalom- but I didn't pay attention to what they were
saying about it (or its resurrection(sp) ). Over the past year, there has
been a large influx of pirate radio stations in Israel. Many were hoping
that if they could prove that they had an audience, they might get picked
as a legitimate radio station (when they were choosing who'd get the
first private radio licenses)... Of course the government then said that
if they didn't get off the air, they wouldn't be considered for a
license... That was about (a little over, I think) a year ago..
Many are still on the air...

On 21 May 1996, Joel Rubin wrote:

> In article <4npu3n$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says..
.
> >
> >The Monday 1400 GMT BBCWS newscast mentioned that Israeli air traffic had b
een
> >disrupted by music pirates. Does anyone have any details?
> >
> >Of course, the best-known Israeli pirate, for many years, was Abbie Nathan'
s
> >Kol Hashalom (Voice of Peace), "from somewhere in the Mediterranean".
> >
> Interestingly, according to the Tuesday www.jpost.co.il (Jerusalem Post) a
> station that was busted WAS called Kol Hashalom, but they were broadcasting
> from somewhere on Mamorek St. in Tel Aviv, and the staff fled just in front
of
> a raid which seized their equipment.
>
> Does anyone know what fx they were using? I assume they were using a standar
d
> VHF BC frequency and their technical standards were so sh*tty than they QRM'
ed
> the ATC people.
>
>
>


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:54 1996
From: Ian Smith <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Which Direction to Orient a Long Wire Antenna
Date: Sat, 25 May 96 08:59:04 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <01bb49af.5ddeaf40$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

In article <01bb49af.5ddeaf40$[e-mail]>
           [e-mail] "Dennis S. Wish" writes:

> I have strung a long wire approimately sixty feet accross my roof in the
> East to West direction. I am located in Southern California - Palm Springs
> area. My home is surrounded on three sides by mountains (I am located in a
> cove).
> I did not give much consideration for the orientation of the antenna, but
> rather where I could gain the longest run of wire. Fortunatly, my home is
> a southwest style home with a flat roof and parapets. I can easily change
> the orientation if necessary.
>
> I am using the long wire with my YB400. I seems to work much better than
> the whip antenna, but I am only able to pick up the most common channels
> with broadcasting power. I would like to try for some of the harder to
> find stations and am wondering if the wire orientation will provide an
> improvment.
>
> Any thoughts on the subject would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dennis Wish

Don't worry about it. "Short" long wires (less than a wavelength) have
no directional properties. The best thing you can do is experiment to
find out if it runs near a source of noise. The antenna picks up signal
and noise, both local and remote. You probably can't do much about
either the signal level or the remote noise, but the local stuff is
normally very local. Even moving the antenna a few yards may reduce it
and it's well worth trying. I've no idea how your antenna is connected
to your receiver, but if it's isolated by a capacitor it'll build up
static which is a source of noise. A resistor over 10Kohms from the
antenna to earth will bleed that static away.

Ian.
--

  |  Ian Smith            | "The Moving Finger writes;
  |  [e-mail] |  and, having writ, Moves on."


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:55 1996
From: Jonathan Helis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: New to Short Wave
Date: 25 May 1996 01:44:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4o5om6$[e-mail]>
References: <4o4bp3$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Peter Michaud) wrote:
>I just bought my first short wave radio yesterday (Realistic DX-375), and I
>cold get a few stations from home with just the antenna that is mounted on
>it. However, when I brought it to work, virtually no stations. Anything I
>can do to help reception?
>

At my office, it is very difficult to listen to even a MW or FM receiver
while at work.  There are some reasons for this that I can think of which
may be causing problems with your reciever at the office.  One could be
computers.  At my office, every desk has a PC sitting on it, and we are
linked to LAN.  PCs generate alot of noise, which interferes even with a
strong local station.

Another reason could be your building.  Modern, high rise, steel frame
buildings are notorious for blocking signals, which also makes listening
difficult.  Reorienting the radio, moving to another location, sometimes
helps.  Putting the radio next to a window, if possible, may also help.

Other sources of interference could be other transmitters close by, auto
ignition noise, or other electical devices.  Power lines can also
interfere with shortwave reception.

Try listening to it outside of your office and see what happens.  Does
this radio receive anything in the car or on the bus(however you get to
work)? If you monitor reception from home to work, you may find that
hearing anything is more difficult in some parts of town.  I've found
that on MW, some areas of town are noisier than others.

I've been listening to shortwave since 1981, when I built a Heathkit
SW-717 receiver and began tuning the world.  In 1988, I studied for and
passed the test for my ham radio license.  I now use a Kenwood TS-140S
ham transciever with general coverage receive built in for my SWL
activities.  If you have other questions, just ask.

73,

Jon Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.



From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:56 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dan Schopp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX 394 for $260.50
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 18:55:29 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

 I went to my loacal RS yesterday to see if the DX 394 had gone on sale. I
know this rig hasn't received rave reviews butI own a Radio Shack base
scanner which I really like and since the DX 394 is also made by GRE I am
willing to give it a listen. But I didn't want to pay $400 for it.

  When I got there the store was having a tent sale. I saw a DX 390 for
$119.95 which I started to buy. As I was talking to the clerk he told me
that the roof had leaked. The insurance company had given the store 65
cents on the dollar for the store merchandise and that's what it was
selling for. He mentioned that they had one of the table model shortwaves
in the case.

  Well there it was, a DX 394 marked $260.50. The clerk told me it was
their display model and they only had it for a week before the roof
leaked.It was in excellent shape since it hadn't gotten wet. At the price
I couldn't pass it up so I bought it.

   My first impressions of the radio:

   Likes

   Excellent sensitivity - I compared reception to my Sony 2010 using both
radio's whip antenna and to be honest the reception of the DX 394 was
almost as good as the 2010.I've since plugged in my long wire antenna and
the reception is excellent. Radio North Korea reception was very good on
11335 at 1200 GMT.
   Good display- easy to read and I like the dual clocks.
   I like the step setup and the tuning knob.
   Good MW recption when the long wire antenna is connected

  Dislikes

  Small buttons
  Beep
  Akward interface, not the equal of the 2010. You must press two buttons
to acces most functions.
  Poor MW reception when using the radio's whip antenna.

What do other DX 394 owners think? Can anyone explain what the noise
blanker does. It's not mentioned in the manual. When I turn it on I don't
really notice a difference.

Dan Schopp

--
If life is a bowl of cherries why are there pits?


From [e-mail] Wed May 29 23:55:57 1996
From: Tom Sundstrom <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Need Info: Sony SW100S and SW55
Date: Mon, 27 May 96 19:58:29 EDT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>


In Article<[e-mail]>,
<[e-mail]> writes:

> I am thinking about buying one of these radios for travel. My priority is
>
>       excellent reception sensitivity/quality
>       small and compact, light weight
>       digital tuning, with a clock/alarm
>       long battery life.
>
> If you have any experience with the models, I would like to hear from you.

Take a look at our Web page on buying a receiver:
http://www.trsc.com/what_rx.htm.

We owned a SW-55 for quite a while, traded it off for an SW-100S. If you own
only one SW radio, then the SW-55 is (IMHO) the better portable. It seems
more sensitive and selective than the SW-100S. The singular downside is that
it uses a set of batteries in about 20 hours. Some people loudly complain
that the SW-55 lacks synchronous detection, but I didn't find that to be a
drawback.

The SW-100S' distinct advantage is the travel size so long as you don't drag
the other accessories around with it. It too will go through a battery set in
about 22-25 hours. As I have other SW radios, I picked up the SW-100S for
traveling with a airline flight bag...

You can also find reviews on the Radio Netherlands server (www.rnw.nl).

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From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:40 1996
From: Chris Davis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequency question?
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 18:14:48 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4njki7$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Hello all, I have a question for this newsgroup.  I read in a post somewhere
> that the frequencies 8880 - 9000 khz are used by commercial airliners and
> such.  Well I tuned in to see if I could hear anything and I found what
> sounded to be a ham broadcast in upper-sideband in Spanish, and then
> another ham conversation in Chinese or something like that.

Aircraft, commercial or otherwise, that transit across the ocean, Atlantic or
Pacific, use the HF band for communications with air traffic control.  It is
referred to as Enroute Communications.  The following are some of the
frequencies that are used by aircraft in the north Pacific Ocean:

2869 kHz, 3413 kHz, 5547 kHz, 5574 kHz, 8843 kHz, 8867 kHz, 10048 kHz,
11282 kHz.  All of these are USB, or upper sideband.

These are not all of the frequencies used, but it was all I could spare
in my receiver's memory slots.

--
  Chris Davis                       ***                  mailto:[e-mail]
  Paso Robles, California          *****
  United States of America          ***            http://www.fix.net/~wdavis/


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:42 1996
From: Bill L Boggs - 3077179 <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 16:36:03 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o14k8$[e-mail]> <4o8efh$[e-mail]>
To: James Rosenzweig <[e-mail]>

I know this will draw fire, but here is my opinion on the YB-400 vrs Sony
SW76000. The Sony is very good radio. However the syn.Det circuit does not
alway work depending how well your unit was put together. Sony has some
quaily control problems. The service rep admitted that to me upon the
return of the radio. I owned two units. Cost was $199.

I traded the radio for a YB-400. cost $169 at Affordable Portables in Lake
Forest CA. 714-581-1600 ask for Steve Lin. 1996 Passport to WBR also found
the same problem with Sony in their test. The YB-400 has a much better
auio and is great with stero headphones, which come with it. I've found it
to be very sensitive and will pick up more programs than i can listen
utilizing the Passport as a guide. No it is not a Drake but it cost so
much less and does more than radio in it's class. I would buy another
goiven the low cost.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mike Scanlan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Friend Gave Me Radio, Now what? HELP!
Date: 26 May 96 19:22:57 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Alright. I am totally confused.  Let me tell you what I got from a friend:

FROM BOX:

Realistic DX-380 Digital Tuning All Band AM/FM/SW/LW Radio
LW and SW: 150-29.999 kHz and 87.50-108 MHz
2 Antennas. One mounted on the top of the radio that extends to about a
yard or a little less.  And another "Long Wire" one that clips onto the
extending antenna, and has a shit-load of cable that can be streched out.

Now, about myself.  I live in an Apartment building.  I am on the 6th
floor, with a deck that has a metal railing.  I am enclosed on all sides
except where I can look out over the street.  I face the South, west, and
a little of the north horizon.

What do I do with the antenna to get the best reception?  where do I put
it? Can i put it along the railing which is about 25 feet long? After
that, what do I tune into?  Anyone have any freq's that I should be able
to get?  To help you, I am in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Thanks for any and all information!

-Mike


--
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From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:44 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Shaffer, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 1660 AM
Date: Sun, 26 May 96 19:58:56
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4oaaad$[e-mail]>


In article <4oaaad$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
> Last night I logged AM 1660 -- Radio Ahs (sic) from Elizabeth NJ in
> the USA. I'm in western Pennsylania. Does anyone have the correct call
> letters (WBPM?) and an address for this staion. Also anybody QSL them?

They used to be WJDM, and as far as I know they still are.

> The signal was great with only occasional noise (right in time for the
> call sign). How many stations are there in this expanded AM band.

There's one in California on 1630 or 1640.  People claim to have heard
it on the east coast.  I haven't, but then again I haven't made much
effort either.  I don't have time to rig a lot of antenna wire right now.

--
 *  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] Mon Jun 03 19:23:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Charles P. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: 1660 AM
Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 20:34:02 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4oaaad$[e-mail]>

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

> Last night I logged AM 1660 -- Radio Ahs (sic) from Elizabeth NJ in
> the USA. I'm in western Pennsylania. Does anyone have the correct call
> letters (WBPM?) and an address for this staion. Also anybody QSL them?
>
> The signal was great with only occasional noise (right in time for the
> call sign). How many stations are there in this expanded AM band.
>
> Peace -- Tony

Call letters and address:

WJDM
9 Caldwell Place
Elizabeth NJ 07201

Many have QSLd them. I think they've been heard in Europe.

The other station on the expanded band is in Vallejo CA on 1630 kHz.

Many have QSLd them also.

No others are on the exanded band yet.

Charlie in western KY.

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


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:45 1996
From: keith rothwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Request email address list
Date: Sun, 26 May 96 23:51:37 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nfq4h$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Hi

The BBC World Service can be contacted at

[e-mail]

They even send an Automatic Response with their World Wide Web URL - not a lot

of use for those of us restricted to using MS-DOS Net Access Software because
we use a Speech Output! Ah well, we're probably a 'dying bread' just like Radi
o
Amateurs!

Bi de Keith G8EAP and G0WQD

--
Keith Rothwell
Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:47 1996
From: [e-mail] (James Muir)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Excellent radio gear for sale
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 01:24:06 +0100
Message-ID: <4oasrl$[e-mail]>

YUPITERU MVT-7100 HAND-HELD SCANNING RECEIVER

Covers frequency range 100 khz - 1650 Mhz, with WFM, FM, AM, LSB and
USB receive modes.

1000 programmable memories, 30 channels / second scanning rate.

Excellent mint condition, barely used. Comes complete with quality leather
case, rechargeable batteries, charger and full user-manual. A truly SUPERB
receiver, the only reason I am selling it is because I have lost interest
in the hobby.

        UKP 175.00


REALISTIC PRO-2006 DESKTOP SCANNING RECEIVER

Covers frequency ranges 25 Mhz - 520 Mhz and 760 Mhz - 1300 Mhz, with WFM, FM
and AM receive modes.

400 programmable memories, 26 channels / second scanning rate.

Excellent mint condition, barely used. Comes with mains power supply and
full user-manual. Again, I am only selling it due to my lack of interest
in the hobby.

        UKP 140.00


ERA MK II MICROREADER

This high-quality device used in conjunction with a good quality shortwave
radio receiver allows AUTOMATIC decoding and display of the contents of the
following types of radio transmission:-

CW (Morse code),
RTTY (Radio Teletype, all speeds),
TOR,
SITOR.

It also has a built-in Morse tutor which is an ideal aid for those studying
for the Radio Amateurs Exam (RAE).

Again, the unit is in first-class condition and comes with full instructions
and a power-supply.

        UKP 80.00


---------

I will consider personal delivery of any of the above items to a buyer within
a 150 mile radius of Hamilton in Central Scotland. Otherwise the buyer
collects or pays for P&P.

---------
James Muir,
Hamilton,
scotland.

Tel:-(Home)   [phone]
     (Mobile) [phone]                  [e-mail]






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:48 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Ron McOuat)
Subject: Re: How to improve the reception on DX-394?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 06:35:45 GMT
References: <4ob0gr$[e-mail]>


I have been looking at this receiver as well wondering if it would
work for me.  Radio Netherlands has receiver reviews and gave this
receiver a not so good rating mostly because it can't control a tape
recorder motor and it lacks selectivity.  The IF bandwidth is ~ 9-10
kHz at -6dB on AM and 7kHz on SSB/CW both of which is too wide.

Kiwa Electronics offers a set of replacement filters for this radio on
their web page

http://www.wolfe.net/~kiwa/

which puts the AM selectivity at 6.5 kHz and SSB/CW at 3.5kHz if
memory serves me right.  When I was in the Radio Shack store the label
below the radio inicated that they offer a narrower filter set as
parts they order in.  Don't know the specs.

When you said the reception is messed up, do you mean you get several
staions at the same time?  If so a better antenna probably won't help
much.  The ratings sheet gave the receiver good sensitivity marks.
This radio should be free of image rejection problems because the
design up converts the received signal to 54 MHz for the first IF and
then down converts to the usual 455kHz for the second IF frequency.

Since I do not own one of these receivers I cannot say the filter
replacement above made this into a much better radio, it is only info
I have been gathering to consider.  I used to SWL 30 years ago on an
old Heathkit AR-2 (195x) era and then I got a Heathkit GR78 when the
transformer burnt out on the AR2.  Haven't had much time since but am
wanting to try it again.  The new PLL tuners just make it look so much
easier than the old analog tuners.

Ron McOuat


"T.N.Seshan" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I recently bought this Radio Shack DX-394 Radio.  The price is about 400
>dollars.  So I expected crystal clear reception for atleast some powerful
>stations like the BBC.  Boy! I was wrong.  The reception is totally messed up
.
>I know..I know...the antenna they provided is not sufficient.  Now..I need to
>attach an external antenna? Well..unfortunately thats ruled out..I stay in an
>apartment and my landlord will kick me out if I do any of this fancy stuff :-
)

>I was going through one of these Radio Shack magazines.  They were mentioning
>about this Amplied Shortwave Antenna which costs about 30 dollars.  It has a
>29" Telescopic whip and plugs into radio's external antenna jack..they claim.
>The questions are

>1. Does anyone own a DX-394...If so what kind of antenna are you using?

>2. How good is this Amplified Antenna?

>Please post your questions here..so that everyone who owns a DX-394 can get t
he
>best out of their radio.

>Thanks in advance..

>Ravi...





From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:49 1996
From: AC6V <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: shortwave freq for Malaysia RTM ?
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 07:19:18 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o1tti$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
To: "4o1tti$mbi"@reaper.uunet.ca

> In article <4o1tti$[e-mail]>, Sze Keong Dennis Chan
> <[e-mail]> writes
> >Hi,
> >
> >Can someone please inform me as to the shortwave frequencies used
> >by RTM Malaysia ? (maybe also for Singapore ?)
> >
> >Thanks in Advance,
> >Dennis ChanHi Dennis

Try Shortwave / Radio Catalog's "What's on Shortwave?"  at URL:

http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/whatson.html#FREQ

73
Rod
_______________________________________________________________

A Man May Know Of The Whole World Without Leaving The Shelter Of His Own
Home.
..... Loa Tsze

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] Mon Jun 03 19:23:50 1996
From: [e-mail](d7dot .)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: NEW! Radio Equipment Spec Sheets at Ham Radio Online
Date: 27 May 1996 12:25:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4oc6vs$[e-mail]>
References: <4ob65j$[e-mail]>

On May 27, 1996 03:05:23 in article <NEW! Radio Equipment Spec Sheets at
Ham Radio Online>, '[e-mail] (Ed Mitchell)' wrote:


>We've added a directory of Amateur Radio Equipment specification
datasheets to
>
>the Ham Radio Online web site at:
>http://www.accessone.com/~vbook/hronline.htm

Good site Ed. Thanks.

Regards, Brad  d7dot

Home Page URL  http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~d7dot

Be careful what you wish for, you might get it!






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:50 1996
From: [e-mail](d7dot .)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Old Time SW Rcvrs
Date: 27 May 1996 12:30:05 GMT
Message-ID: <4oc78d$[e-mail]>

Does nayone here remember when "the" name in SW rcvrs was Hallicrafters??

Regards, Brad  d7dot

Home Page URL  http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~d7dot

Be careful what you wish for, you might get it!






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:52 1996
From: [e-mail] (Billy Bob)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism,alt.revisionism,alt.cyberspace,alt.cyberpunk,alt.punk,alt.culture.usenet,alt.cyberpunk.movement,alt.beer,alt.angst,alt.drugs,alt.dreams,alt.cascade,alt.bogus.group,alt.discordia,alt.rave,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.society.futures,alt.stupidity,alt.thrash,alt.tv.muppets,sci.chem,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.baltics
Subject: Re: "Cyberchrist" Says:  The Soviet Union CERTAINLY COULD Rise Again!
Date: 27 May 1996 14:49:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4ocfe3$[e-mail]>
References: <4mrt5t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4njobs$[e-mail]> <4nkopl$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4nsj7t$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, gid <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > Still having problems with that shift key, eh?
> nO iT wOrKs JuSt FiNe, ThAnKs FoR AsKiNg  ThOuGh.
>
> > If you had seen "60 Minutes" this past Sunday, you would now have access
> > to the information that,
> >
> >      1) Average Russian life expectancy is dropping more than one
> > year/year.  It was at 57 years in 1995.
> >
> >      2) Annual Russian deaths exceed births by 800,000.  That, plus
> > emigration are lessening the national population by about 1,000,000/year
> > - the greatest percentage decrease of any nation on the planet, incuding
> > Somalia.
> >
> >      3) The clasic diseases which comprised one of the Four Horsemen -
> > Pestilence - measles, rubella, mumps, cholera, pertussis, malaria,
> > tuberculosis, anthrax... are each and all powerfully resurgent in Russia,
> > and threaten to spill over into the rest of the planet.
>
> and if you had read time this week (btw, i did both), you would now have
> access to the information that:
>
>         a)yelstin, the best bet for "the american way in russia" (not
> nessisaraly a good thing) seems to be slipping in the eyes of russians,
>
>         b)zyuganov has a pretty good chance, given that 20% of voters are
> undecided.  hell, even zhirinovsky has some chance winning (you do know what

> THAT would mean, don't you?  why not?)
>
>         c)russia is not incapable of blowing us all to shit!
>
> > Gee, "gid,"  maybe you can learn a little HTML and do an entire posting
> > as a Level 1 Header.  Those huge black letters will surely alter the
> > nature of physical reality.  That, or pray.  Prayer was so effective in
> > alleviated the Black Plague in Medieval Europe, mostly caused by the
> > local One True Church exhorting the populace to kill off cats as they
> > were familiars of the Devil.  It was the rats who were God's chosen.
>
> gee "uncle al" may be you can learn to stay on subject and do an entire
> coherant post.  or just did you stop reading just because i showed a little
> emotion with the caps lock?  plague, prayer, cats, devil; exuse me but:
> what?
>
> > BTW, which One True Church has you by the balls?  One cannot tell one god
> > from another without a program.
>
> well, once someone had me by the skin on the end of my dick, but he cut it
> off. that's another story though.  don't see how it matters anyway.


Todays Russia is in a situation very similar to Germany in the 1920's. With on
e
major difference, they already have a huge army, and enough nukes to really
start some bigtime shit!!! The world had better find a way to bring economic
stability to Russia.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:53 1996
From: Ken Knapp <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE SuperRadio III
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:11:41 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4odrrv$[e-mail]>

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!!

I have a Superadio and LOVE it!! It gives you the extra you need on the
tough ones. On the strong stations, anything will do. But, on the ones
that are marginal, the superadio will make the difference between not
being able to listen and comfortable listening. The sound quality is supurb!!


On 28 May 1996, Ryan Richards wrote:

> Date: 28 MAY 1996 03:27:59 GMT
> From: Ryan Richards <[e-mail]>
> Newgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
> Subject: GE SuperRadio III
>
> Does the GE SuperRadio III really do a better job at MW dx'ing than your
> avg ANALOG (not digital) radio? Just wondering if it's worht the money.
>
>
> Thanks
> Ryan
>
>
>


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:53 1996
From: [e-mail] (Roger M. Selby)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: best current prices for YB-400 and 7600G
Date: 28 May 1996 08:14:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4oecku$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Roger M. Selby)

I was wondering what the current best prices would be for both the Grundig
YB-400 and the Sony 7600G receivers (i.e. where would be the best place to
purchase these?). Are there good/reputable mail order places in the U.S.?

RMS



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:54 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Sandy [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ndn2a$[e-mail]> <4o370t$[e-mail]> <4o4ieo$[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:43:31 GMT

[e-mail] (Joel Rubin) writes:
>
>I don't see France listed as one of the stations being relayed overnight on C
BC
>via the World Radio Network which was my first thought. W.R.N. carries RFI on

>its North American satellite service at 1500 GMT for what that's worth so
>someone could be picking them up and rebroadcasting them.
>

I think CBC has been picking up RFI overnite.

dave, waterloo, ont.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (David Cripps)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner.uk,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Heathrow and Volmet Freqs? Now Chicago PD
Date: Tue, 28 May 96 13:39:17 GMT
Message-ID: <4oes5g$[e-mail]>
References: <4nacdv$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

>
>> I'm of to Chicago on Friday and thought I'd take my AR8000 to
>> listen in to the air/ground comms during the BA flight.
>
>Don't forget to check with the Driver if its OK :-)
>

I checked with the aircrew and walkmans were OK but radios were not!

As a consolation prize lastening to Chicago PD was a real ear opener!
complete with "shots fired" and "crack smoking gangs".

The local Radio Shack had some "Radio" magazines and the "Police call"
book which listed every Police station, call sign, frequencey, etc.
Freedom of information taken to the extreme.

Dave Cripps



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:56 1996
From: Barry Millman <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Q-Multiplier
Date: 28 May 1996 16:13:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4of8o7$[e-mail]>

Way back in the 60's, when I was a ham radio operator, I bought a
Q-Multiplier kit from Heathkit.  It worked with receivers with a
455kHz IF.  Its purpose was to really BOOST the selectivity of the
receiver.

One of the complaints of the Radio Shack DX-394 is its selectivity.
It does have a 455 kHz IF.

Does anyone still make Q-Multipliers?  (In the 60's there were articles
for making -- I believe -- 1 transdistor Q multipliers.

Wouldn't such a device be a reasonable solution to the selectivity
problem?

Barry



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:56 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Kenwood R2000 worth..
Date: 28 May 1996 20:24:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4ofnel$[e-mail]>

I have been offered an immaculate R2000 Kenwood

Receiver w/ VHF Option.

What is a good offering price ?

http://nether.net/~cnewell/
the coffee experts web page..


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:58 1996
From: David Galletly <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Taping from a 2010
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 21:32:50 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4odsrb$[e-mail]>

JFigliozzi wrote:
>
> Hello, All:
> Does anyone out there have a suggestion or suggestions on what (relatively
> inexpensive) cassette tape recorders work well with the output of the SONY
> 2010.  I currently have an older Craig model of recorder and the sound
> often comes out distorted.  I've tried an attenuator cord, but this yields
> no sound whatsoever.  I've heard that the 2010 only tapes well with
> certain types of recorders (SONY only?)
> Thanks for any light you can bring to this problem...

Hi John,
        I had good luck with a Radio Shack Computer Cassette deck out of a 2010.  The
se portables
looked just like the standard RS cassette but may have had a better auto level
 circuit.  I don't
know if they are still available...maybe through the catalog.  You may also be
 running into a
Sony quirk.  Sony miniplugs have a special bevel on the tip.  Sometimes using
a non-Sony plug
bends the innards of the jack...sometimes permanently!

Looking forward to being with you Friday on WAMC's VoxPop show on SWLing. (May
 31, 2-3 PM)
(Shameless Plug!)
--

        David Galletly                      [e-mail]
        Albany NY USA           http://www.wizvax.net/galletly/



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:23:58 1996
From: [e-mail] (AnitaM1061)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Is Josh Gaffin there?
Date: 29 May 1996 05:52:39 -0400
Message-ID: <4oh6p7$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (AnitaM1061)

Hello-

Does Josh Gaffin still frequent this newsgroup?  If anyone has his current
E-mail address, please forward it to to me.

Thank you,\
Anita Louise McCormick
Author of "Shortwave Radio Listening for Beginners"and "The Shortwave
Listener's Q and A Book," TAB/McGraw-Hill, publisher.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:01 1996
From: Jyri Rauhala <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio Argentina
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 08:47:53 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4obang$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

Tom Sundstrom wrote:
>
> In Article<4obang$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
> writes:
>
> > Anyone know their operating schedule/freqs ??
>
> Yes. RAE's 1 hour English programming is at UT Mo-Fr 19 to Eu/Af on 15335, U
T
> Tu-Sa 02 on 11710. Normally they are difficult to hear. I get the best
> results on TE when conditions are disturbed.
>
>  Thomas R. Sundstrom             [e-mail] * [e-mail]
>  TRS Consultants                 Pics OnLine BBS  609-753-2540
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  English Language SCHEDULES * Rx Control (JRC NRD-535/525, Lowe HF-150,
>  Kenwood R-5000, Watkins-Johnson HF-1000) * UTC Clock for Windows(tm)
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Catalog requests, orders to GILFER     %   For an on-line catalog from
>  SHORTWAVE, 52 Park Ave, Park Ridge,    %   Pics OnLine BBS type SWL at
>  NJ 07656, 201-391-7887, fax [phone]   %   main menu prompt or go to
>  or http://www.gilfer.com               %   http://www.trsc.com
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------


Here in Northern Europe the 15345 kHz at 1900 hours comes through with
amazingly good signal in most evenings. Maybe this is a very seasonal
phenomena and the station will be gone in a few weeks...

Nice relays of home service during week-ends.

Jyri


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:01 1996
From: Kent Winrich <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE SuperRadio III
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 09:23:36 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4odrrv$[e-mail]>

Ryan:

Stop what you are doing now, and go get one.  It is worth it!

Kent
Wisconsin Radio Pages http://www.execpc.com/~kwin/radio.html

Ryan Richards wrote:
>
> Does the GE SuperRadio III really do a better job at MW dx'ing than your
> avg ANALOG (not digital) radio? Just wondering if it's worht the money.
>
> Thanks
> Ryan


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:02 1996
From: [e-mail] (Charles Mikelson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Swiss Radio Int.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:17:41 GMT
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Charles Mikelson)

Does anyone have the current schedule for Swiss Radio Int?

I used to listen Sat afternoons to North America,but can't find
them any more.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Lennart Deimert)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio St. Helena
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 12:52:00 +0200
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]


The Radio St. Helena Day will take place at October 27, 1996,
19-23 UTC on 11092,5 kHz USB.

For more info, please take a look at

http://www.algonet.se/~ltd/sthelena


Rgrds

___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:04 1996
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Help with SSB
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:50:31 GMT
Message-ID: <4oho9q$[e-mail]>

Hello:
 Can anyone give me the frquency range of SSB if there is any such
thing ?   Thanks in advance.

Nels.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (Morris the Cat)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Q-Multiplier
Date: 29 May 1996 15:20:29 GMT
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <4ohpvt$[e-mail]>

|Way back in the 60's, when I was a ham radio operator, I bought a
|Q-Multiplier kit from Heathkit.  It worked with receivers with a
|455kHz IF.  Its purpose was to really BOOST the selectivity of the
|receiver.

I recall some designs that placed a Q-Multiplier on the frontend
receiver LC circuits to improve the RF passband.

|One of the complaints of the Radio Shack DX-394 is its selectivity.
|It does have a 455 kHz IF.
|Does anyone still make Q-Multipliers?  (In the 60's there were articles
|for making -- I believe -- 1 transdistor Q multipliers.
|Wouldn't such a device be a reasonable solution to the selectivity
|problem?

Hmm, basically, the Q-Multiplier acted upon a single LC circuit in
the IF, I think. That means the passband's shape factor is going to
be relatively narrow at top with a relatively broad base; this is
fine if you are going to listen to CW or maybe even SSB. But if you
are going to be listening to an AM signal, you are going to be slicing
off significant portions of the higher frequencies of the recovered
audio. Personally, having owned a Drake R-4 for awhile and using it's
50kHz LC IF bandpass filters, I am less than enthused by any SW set
which has an IF passband that slices off the highs. It gets fatiguing
after awhile listening to very bassy audio sans highs...

|Barry


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (Phil Hodge)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Q-Multiplier
Date: 29 May 1996 15:57:54 GMT
Message-ID: <4ohs62$[e-mail]>
References: <4of8o7$[e-mail]>

A simpler solution is an audio filter.  The only real advantage
of the Heathkit Q-multiplier is that it also had a notch filter.
The one I had never really worked very well, though.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:06 1996
From: Savun Neang <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: LOOKing  FOR Shortwave Sation in USA would sale times  broadcast to SE Asia
Date: 29 May 1996 15:58:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4ohs6t$[e-mail]>



Dear all,


We're looking for a Shortwave radio station that would sale time
at lease 1/2 hour per week. broadcast to Country like Cambodia in

South east Asia.

My E-mail address is   [e-mail]

Thank you very much

Savun



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:08 1996
From: Jason <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.ads,alt.bbs.lists,alt.bbs.wildcat,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.shortwave,alt.bbs,alt.bbs.doors,
Subject: Re: HAM-INFO-LINK-SOURCE-BBS
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:09:29 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o5hmm$[e-mail]>
To: JOSEPH A CIRA <[e-mail]>

JOSEPH A CIRA wrote:
>
>         HELLO FELLOW HAMS:and FUTURE HAMS !!!!!!!
>
>         HAM BBS dedicated to amateur radio !!!!
>
> There is a DEVOTED AMATEUR RADIO BBS in town ,from your
> ARRL/LAX  affiliated club coordinator , JOE CIRA , KB6AXK ...........
> Everything and anything about AMATEUR RADIO will be found here,
> IF NOT ? Let me know and we will post it and file it !!!!!!!!===============
=========================================================


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From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:09 1996
From: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Heathrow and Volmet Freqs? Now Chicago PD
Date: 29 May 1996 17:18:28 -0400
Message-ID: <4oiev4$[e-mail]>
References: <4oes5g$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Radiomatt)

I think that's one reason we colonies broke away.
But a lot of PDs are digitizing and encrypting voice these days.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:12 1996
From: "Mark J. Fine" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: difference between Sony 2010 & 2001
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:52:47 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4npgq5$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
To: Ralph Brandi <[e-mail]>

Ralph Brandi wrote:
> Not only that, but Mark thinks so highly of the old 2001 that he designed
> the interface of his SWBC Interval Signals program for Windows
> <http://www.crosslink.com/~mfine/index.html#SWBCIS> to look just like a
> 2001.  :-)

Gee, I _must_ be tired or something.  You mean I actually missed an
opportunity for a "plug"? <G>

> college and added more countries to my total with it than with any other
> radio I've ever owned.  Got some very nice catches with it, too, like the

Ditto.

> either, unlike most Sonys.  From my then-location in State College,
> Pennsylvania, I could receive WAMU-FM 88.5 in Washington, DC, about 250

I had similar experiences getting FM DX from DC on the 2001 from the beaches
at Wildwood, NJ.  And, on a lighter side, the 2001 is even known for making
both Joe Paterno _and_ the lion a DXer.<G>

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] ----- ]
[  FineWare WWW Page --- http://www.crosslink.net/~mfine/  ]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:13 1996
From: Greg White <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: found x rated pictures on shortwave!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:12:53 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hello,
I will be taking a course here on the survey of Blues culture and i wonder
if any of you know if there are any good blues shows on shortwave
thanx
greg white
e



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:13 1996
From: [e-mail] (Gayle Van Horn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: R. Mexico Intl Freq Correction
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:48:54 GMT
Message-ID: <4oid99$[e-mail]>

Opps! Yeah, guess what folks? I reversed the R. Mexico Intl freq. For
all hours, freq should be 9705 instead of my reported 9750! Hope ya
hear em!




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:14 1996
From: [e-mail] (Christopher A. King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WTB: Service Manual for Realistic DX-440
Date: 29 May 1996 21:35:43 GMT
Message-ID: <4oifvf$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] says...
>
>I need a Service Manual for Realistic DX-440.  Would be willing to
>reimburse for photocopy of same.

But you'd probably be hard pressed to find anyone willing to Xerox
that many pages... it's a rather *lengthy* service manual! :^)

Recommendation would be to go to RS directly and order your own copy.
By the time you'd pay for all of those copied pages, and the mailing
costs, it would probably be less expensive to you this way anyway.

I think that the model number is something like 20-221 (sometimes
followed by a letter), and it was like $10-12 when I bought mine
about a year ago or so...

C.K.




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Swiss Radio Int.
Date: 29 May 1996 23:08:59 -0400
Message-ID: <4oj3gb$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (JFigliozzi)

SRI can be heard at 0100 on 6135 and 9905;  0400 on 6135, 9885 and 9905;
and 0430 on 9905.  Sun. Night UTC is the only night with features at 0100
and 0400 with The Name Game on the 1st Sun.; Capital Letters on the 2nd
and 4th; Sounds Good on the 3rd.  These are repeated UTC Mondays at 0430.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Srinivas Ramanathan)
Subject: Realistic DX 440 for sale
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 06:27:36 GMT
Distribution: ba


FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!!

DX-440 AM/FM All-Band Portable Receiver (Radio Shack Realistic Voice
of the World)
_________________________________________

Has the following features:

* FM, AM, LW, MW and SW broadcast bands
* 5 way tuning for direct keyboard entry, memory recall,
  auto/manual scan and rotary knob.
* Nine frequency presets
* 12 preset SW bands
* CW and SSB reception
* Has a jack for FM stereo with optional headphones.
* LCD clock with alarm and sleep timer

In excellent condition. $ 100 or b.o - If interested, please
contact me at [e-mail].




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:19 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 08:01:39 +0000
Reply-To: [e-mail]
From: Jan Nieuwenhuis <[e-mail]>
Subject: French transmissions to EUROPE list

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  | FRENCH  Transmissions On ShortWave directed to EUROPE - compiled by:|
  |              Cees van Oudheusden,                                   |
  |              Euklaasdijk 16, NL-4706 JA Roosendaal, The Netherlands |
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  |              Echomail   (FIDO): 'Shortwave Listeners'               |
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FRENCH  TRANSMISSIONS ON SHORTWAVE DIRECTED TO EUROPE            ( Time order
)
==============================================================================
=

COUNTRY          STATION           TIME (UTC)   FREQUENCY (kHz)
-------          -------           ----------   ---------------
USA              WRNO Worldwide    0000-0100(a) 7355                        [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0000-0300(A) 3965                        [
]
MONACO           Trans World Radio 0215-0230(b) (216)                       [
]
.                .                 0230-0300    (216)                       [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0300-0400(A) 3965,5990,6045,7280         [
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  0400-0445    6165,9535                   [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0400-0500(A) 3965,5990,6045,7280,9745    [
]
MONACO           R.Monte Carlo     0400-2400    (216)                       [
]
ISRAEL           Kol Israel        0415-0430(C) 7465,9435,17545             [
]
USA              WRNO Worldwide    0430-0530(o) 6185                        [
]
VAT. CITY STATE  Vatican Radio     0440-0500    (527,1530),7465,9435,17545  [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0500-0600(A) 3965,6045,6175,7280,9745    [
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  0530-0600    6165,9535                   [
]
CANADA           R.Canada Int.     0530-0600(F) 6050(S),7295(S),15430,17840 [
]
.                .                 .            15430(S),17840(S)           [
]
FINLAND          R.Finland         0545-0600    (558,963),6120              [#
]
CZECH REPUBLIC   R.Prague          0600-0627    5930,7345                   [#
]
BULGARIA         R.Bulgaria        0600-0700    9700,11635                  [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0600-0700(A) 3965,6045,6175,7280,9745    [
]
USA              WYFR Family Radio 0600-0700(F) 9355,9985,11580             [
]
.                WSHB              0605-0657(d) 7535                        [
]
ROMANIA          R.Romania Int.    0610-0620    9550,9665,11810             [
]
VAT. CITY STATE  Vatican Radio     0615-0630(b) (527,1530),4005,5880,7250,  [
]
.                .                 .            9645,15215                  [
]
ECUADOR          HCJB              0630-0700    12025                       [
]
AUSTRIA          R.Austria Int.    0630-0700    6155,13730                  [
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  0630-0700    6165,9535                   [
]
IRAN             R.Tehran          0630-0725    11790,15260,15320           [
]
BELGIUM          R.Vlaanderen Int. 0700-0725    (1512),6035,9925            [
]
CHINA (R.TAIWAN) V.of Free China   0700-0800    7520                        [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0700-0800(A) 3965,6175,7280,9805,11670   [
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  0700-1000    6165 (domestic service)     [
]
USA              WSHB              0705-0757(o) 7535                        [
]
.                .                 0729-0757(a) 7535                        [
]
ITALY            IRRS (UNESCO)     0800-0830(a) 7125                        [
]
ARMENIA          V.of Armenia      0800-0830(a) 15270                       [#
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0800-0900(A) 3965,6175,9805,11670,15195  [
]
ITALY            IRRS (UN Radio)   0830-0900(a) 7125                        [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     0900-1000(A) 6175,9805,11670,15155,15195 [
]
FINLAND          R.Finland         0915-0930(F) 11755                       [#
]
BELGIUM          R.Vlaanderen Int. 0930-0955(g) (1512),6035                 [
]
JAPAN            R.Japan (Reg.Sce) 0930-1000    9600(S)                     [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1000-1100(A) 6175,9805,11670,15155,15195 [
]
VAT. CITY STATE  Vatican Radio     1010-1020(g) (527,1530),5880,11740,      [
]
.                .                 .            15570,17550                 [
]
AUSTRIA          R.Austria Int.    1030-1100    6155,13730                  [
]
CZECH REPUBLIC   R.Prague          1100-1127    7345,9505                   [#
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  1100-1130    6165,9535                   [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1100-1200(A) 6175,9805,11670,15155,15195 [
]
MOROCCO          RTM-Rabat         1100-1400    17815                       [
]
ROMANIA          R.Romania Int.    1130-1230(D) 11775,11810,15365,15390     [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1200-1300(A) 6175,11615,11670            [
]
ITALY            AWR-Forli         1300-1330    7230                        [
]
LAOS             V.of Laos         1300-1330    7145                        [
]
VIETNAM          V.of Vietnam      1300-1330    9840,12020-alt,15010-alt    [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1300-1400(A) 6175,9805,11615,15195       [
]
BELGIUM          R.Vlaanderen Int. 1330-1355(g) (1512)                      [
]
GERMANY          Deutsche Welle    1400-1430    6040,7130                   [#
]
KOREA (D.P.R.)   R.Pyongyang       1400-1450    9345,11740                  [
]
CANADA           R.Canada Int.     1400-1500    11935(S),15325(P),          [
]
.                .                 .            15305,17820,17895           [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1400-1500(A) 6175,11615,15155,15195      [
]
MOROCCO          RTM-Rabat         1400-1700    17595                       [
]
CZECH REPUBLIC   R.Prague          1430-1457    5930                        [#
]
ISRAEL           Kol Israel        1430-1500    12077,15615                 [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1500-1600(A) 6175,9495,9605,15195        [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       1500-1600(A) 9710,9775,15340,15455,17855 [#
]
ITALY            RAI, Rome         1530-1555    5990,7290,9755              [
]
VAT. CITY STATE  Vatican Radio     1600-1615    (527,1530),4005,7250,11810  [
]
SLOVAKIA         R.Slovakia Int.   1600-1627    5915,6055,7345              [
]
YUGOSLAVIA       R.Yugoslavia      1600-1630(F) 6100                        [#
]
KOREA (D.P.R.)   R.Pyongyang       1600-1650(A) 6575,9345,9375              [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1600-1700(A) 3965,9495,9605,11670        [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       1600-1700(A) 9710,9890,11810,11960,15455 [#
]
.                .                 .            17855                       [#
]
CZECH REPUBLIC   R.Prague          1630-1657(F) 5835,15640                  [#
]
AUSTRIA          R.Austria Int.    1630-1700    6155,13730                  [
]
ROMANIA          R.Romania Int.    1630-1700    9625,11970                  [
]
ALGERIA          R.Algiers         1700-1800    (252),11715,15160           [
]
BULGARIA         R.Bulgaria        1700-1800    9700,11720                  [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1700-1800(A) 3965,6175,9495,9605,9805    [
]
SUDAN            R.Omdurman        1700-1800(A) 9025v,9200                  [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       1700-1800(A) 7325,9710,11810,11945,11960,[#
]
.                .                 .            12070,15350,15455,17855     [#
]
MOROCCO          RTM-Rabat         1700-1900    17815                       [
]
LEBANON          V.of Lebanon      1715-1725(b) (873),6550                  [
]
ALBANIA          R.Tirana          1730-1800(F) (1458),7270,9740            [
]
FINLAND          R.Finland         1800-1815    (558)                       [#
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1800-1900(A) 3965,6175,7135,9495,9605    [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       1800-1900(A) 7440,9710,9820,9890,11810,  [#
]
.                .                 .            12070,15455,17855,17875     [#
]
USA              WYFR Family Radio 1800-1900(F) 17735,21525,21720           [
]
SPAIN            R.Exterior de Esp 1800-1900(b) 6125                        [
]
ALGERIA          R.Algiers         1800-2100    (252),11910,15160           [
]
BELGIUM          R.Vlaanderen Int. 1830-1855    (1512)                      [
]
CZECH REPUBLIC   R.Prague          1830-1857(F) 5930,11640                  [#
]
SWITZERLAND      Swiss Radio Int.  1830-1900    6165,9905                   [
]
VIETNAM          V.of Vietnam      1830-1900    9840,12020-alt,15010-alt    [
]
IRAN             R.Tehran          1830-1930    7260,9022                   [
]
CHINA (P.R.)     China Radio Int.  1830-1930(A) 7110,7335,7350,7700,7800,   [
]
.                .                 .            15100                       [
]
CANADA           R.Canada Int.     1845-1900(b) 7235(S),11905(S),           [
]
.                .                 .            13670,15325,17820           [
]
MOROCCO          RTM-Rabat         1900-0100    11920                       [
]
ROMANIA          R.Romania Int.    1900-1930    9510,11970                  [
]
KOREA (D.P.R.)   R.Pyongyang       1900-1950(A) 9325,9975,13785             [
]
INDONESIA        V.of Indonesia    1900-2000    7125,7225,9525,9675         [
]
CANADA           R.Canada Int.     1900-2000    5995(S),7235(S),            [
]
.                .                 .            11700,13650,13670,15150,    [
]
.                .                 .            15325,17820,17870           [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     1900-2000(A) 3965,6175,7350,9495,9605    [
]
KOREA (Rep.)     R.Korea Int.      1900-2000(A) 6145(S),9870                [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       1900-2000(A) (693,1323),7310,9580,9710,  [#
]
.                .                 .            9720,9740,9820,9890,11810,  [#
]
.                .                 .            11960,12000,12070,13815     [#
]
SYRIAN ARAB REP. R.Damascus        1905-2005(C) 12085,15095                 [
]
N.MARIANA ISL.   KHBI              1929-1957(a) 9355                        [
]
VAT. CITY STATE  Vatican Radio     1930-1950    (527,1530),5880             [
]
ISRAEL           Kol Israel        1930-1950(C) 7465,9435,11605,15615,15640 [
]
SLOVAKIA         R.Slovakia Int.   1930-2000    5915,6055,7345              [
]
VIETNAM          V.of Vietnam      1930-2000    9840,12020-alt,15010-alt    [
]
PORTUGAL         R.Portugal        1930-2000(b) 6130,9780,9815,15515        [
]
CHINA (P.R.)     China Radio Int.  1930-2030    4020,7335,7350,7800         [
]
TURKEY           V.of Turkey       1930-2030    9445,9590,9675              [
]
PAKISTAN         R.Pakistan        1930-2030(A) 9400,11570                  [
]
INDIA            All India Radio   1945-2030(A) 9910,13732                  [
]
MOLDOVA          R.Moldova Int.    2000-2025(b) 7520                        [
]
ARMENIA          V.of Armenia      2000-2030    9965,11615                  [#
]
BULGARIA         R.Bulgaria        2000-2100    9700,11720                  [
]
CUBA             R.Habana Cub      2000-2100    13715,13725U                [#
]
ROMANIA          R.Romania Int.    2000-2100    9570,9690,11830,11940       [
]
CHINA (R.TAIWAN) V.of Free China   2000-2100    9610,15600,17750            [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     2000-2100(A) 3965,5915,6175,7350,9495    [
]
RUSSIA           V.of Russia       2000-2100(A) (693,1323),7310,9580,9710,  [#
]
.                .                 .            9720,9740,9820,11810,12000, [#
]
.                .                 .            12070,13815,15340,17875L    [#
]
USA              WYFR Family Radio 2000-2100(F) 5825                        [
]
EGYPT            R.Cairo           2000-2115    9900                        [
]
GREECE           V.of Greece       2010-2020    7430                        [
]
THAILAND         R.Thailand        2015-2030    9555                        [
]
ECUADOR          HCJB              2030-2100    15520                       [
]
YUGOSLAVIA       R.Yugoslavia      2030-2100    6100                        [#
]
SLOVAKIA         AWR-Rim.Sobota    2030-2100(A) 11610                       [
]
CHINA (P.R.)     China Radio Int.  2030-2125    4020,7215,7335,7350,7700,   [
]
.                .                 .            7800,9640                   [
]
MOLDOVA          R.Moldova Int.    2100-2125(b) 7520                        [
]
VIETNAM          V.of Vietnam      2100-2130    9840,12020-alt,15010-alt    [
]
KOREA (D.P.R.)   R.Pyongyang       2100-2150(A) 6576,9345,9375              [
]
ALGERIA          R.Algiers         2100-2200    (252),11715                 [
]
KOREA (Rep.)     R.Korea Int.      2100-2200    9870                        [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     2100-2200(A) 3965,5900,6175,9805         [
]
ARGENTINA        RAE               2100-2200(b) 15345 (also to Africa)      [
]
BELGIUM          R.Vlaanderen Int. 2130-2155    (1512)                      [
]
AUSTRIA          R.Austria Int.    2130-2200    5945,6155,9880              [
]
CANADA           R.Canada Int.     2130-2200    5995(S),7235(S),            [
]
.                .                 .            11690,13650,13670,17820     [
]
CHINA (P.R.)     China Radio Int.  2130-2230    4020,7335,7700,7800,11790,  [
]
.                .                 .            15110                       [
]
FRANCE           R.France Int.     2200-2300(C) 3965                        [
]
.                .                 2300-2400(C) 3965                        [
]
CUBA             R.Habana Cub      2300-2400(C) 6180U,9505,9830U ??         [#
]
USA              WSHB              2305-2357(d) 13770                       [
]
.                WINB              2330-2345    15145                       [
]

(*) REMARKS:
 (A)   = Also to Africa & M.East
 (C)   = Also to America
 (D)   = Also to Africa & America
 (F)   = Also to Africa
 (a)   = Sunday only
 (b)   = Monday-Friday
 (d)   = Saturday only
 (f)   = Last Sunday of the month
 (g)   = Except Sunday
 (o)   = Monday only

WITH THANKS TO FOLLOWING SOURCES (in alphabetic order):
 - Amitie Radio, France
 - BBC Monitoring, United Kingdom
 - Daniel Wantz, France
 - IRRS, Italy (via FIDO)
 - Jan Nieuwenhuis, Holland
 - Jean-Jacques Meyer, France
 - Martijn Reneman, Holland
 - Nicolas Josson, Belgium
 - Radio World, Belgium
 - Richard McVicar, Ecuador (Internet)

  =======================================================================
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  | an UPDATED listing available in the first week of the next month.   |
  | A [#] indicates a change to the previous version of this list.      |
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  |                                                                     |
  | For REMARKS, UPDATES and COMMENTS about the given information,      |
  | please contact me via one af the addresses mentioned at the top.    |
  =======================================================================
  |  or: contact Jan Nieuwenhuis (editor BDXC-bulletin) via:            |
  |              Echomail   (FIDO): 'Shortwave Listeners'               |
  |              E-mail (Internet): [e-mail]                       |
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  |BDXC information is also available via WORLD WIDE WEB on INTERNET at:|
  |              http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html        |
  |=====================================================================|
  | *****  73's from Roosendaal & Texel Island, The Netherlands  *****  |
  =======================================================================


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:20 1996
From: Jason <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.ads,alt.bbs.lists,alt.bbs.wildcat,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.shortwave,alt.bbs,alt.bbs.doors,
Subject: Re: HAM-INFO-LINK-SOURCE-BBS
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 11:02:25 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4o5hmm$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4okdma$[e-mail]>

joseph a. cira wrote:
>
> jason
>
> THIS PERSON DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A HUMAN !?
> PAY IT NO MIND !
> YOUR JUST ANOTHER LUNITIC FROM THE ASYLUM !
> BYE FOREVER.
>
> JOE,KB6AXK
>


YES I TOO CAN TYPE IN ALL CAPS.  But I don't because people with a positive
IQ have figured out what the CAPS LOCK key is for :)

Jason


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (Larry Russell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: UAE heard
Date: 30 May 1996 11:05:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4ojvcv$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Larry Russell)


In a previous article, [e-mail] (BRETSKI) says:

>
>United Arab Emerates - Abu Dhabi
>May 28, 1996
>2350 UTC
>9605 KHz

>Any one have a current schedule?

I believe it's 22-00 UTC on 9605 9695 9770.

All 3 freqs heard here, interference varies;
check all 3 every half hour or so.

Larry

--
(  Always drink upstream from the herd...                    )
(                                       it's the Cowboy Way  )


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:23 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Israeli cops close another pirate
Date: 30 May 1996 11:23:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4ok0fe$[e-mail]>
References: <4occ4l$[e-mail]> <4ohh1b$[e-mail]>

In article <4ohh1b$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>Joel Rubin ([e-mail]) wrote: > An offshore
>right-wing/religious pirate decided not to dock > for the Shavuot holiday
>in the fear that they might be seized. They said that > the government was
>using the interference as an excuse to get rid of their > criticism.)
>
>        Is this a successor to The Voice of Peace?
>
Certainly not politically. Abbie Nathan's old Kol Hashalom (Voice of Peace) wa
s
to the political left, although most of its audience was there for the music.
Arutz7 (www.arutz7.jer1.co.il) is "is committed to the broadcasting of
positive, Torah oriented Zionism, and affording people who support the
communities of Yehuda, Shomron, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights to voice thei
r
opinion." (Yehuda and Shomron is Judaea and Samaria, the name used for the Wes
t
Bank by people who wish to say "this is an historic part of the land of Israel
,
perhaps more so than the big coastal cities like Tel Aviv and Haifa".)

By the way, The Voice of Peace (Kol Hashalom) was the name of the first statio
n
to be busted after the airport problem, but this Kol Hashalom was land-based i
n
Tel Aviv.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bart Z. Lederman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Q-Multiplier
Date: 30 May 1996 11:29:12 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ok0q8$[e-mail]>
References: <4of8o7$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bart Z. Lederman)


In article <4of8o7$[e-mail]>, Barry Millman <[e-mail]
m> writes:
>
>Does anyone still make Q-Multipliers?  (In the 60's there were articles
>for making -- I believe -- 1 transdistor Q multipliers.
>
>Wouldn't such a device be a reasonable solution to the selectivity
>problem?
>
>Barry
>
>

You could still find plans for them in old Ham radio books, back
issues of "Pop 'Tronics", etc.  But I doubt if they would be worth
while.  Inexpensive ceramic filters are available now that do as
good a job as Q multipliers, and they don't require constant
re-adjustment during use as a Q multiplier does.

If selectivity is a problem, the first step now is usually to put
better filters into the IF strip.

--
 B. Z. Lederman   Personal Opinions Only

 Posting to a News group does NOT give anyone permission
 to send me advertsing by E-mail or put me on a mailing
 list of any kind.



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:25 1996
From: John Lloyd KE4UTX <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Help!! Need advice for RS DX-394??
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 12:20:44 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ogeqm$[e-mail]>
To: SDU <[e-mail]>

Hello,
        You can find some reviews of Shortwave Radios that I collected
from this group at the following URL:

http://www.vectorbd.com/sw_review.html

I hope this is helpful

John




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:26 1996
From: ayoder <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FYI: Pirate radio talk in Marlton, NJ
Date: 30 May 1996 12:43:11 GMT
Message-ID: <4ok54v$[e-mail]>

I guess it's a bit too late for most people reading this anyway, but...
I'll be talking about pirate radio tonight (5/30) at 7:30 pm at the
Border's book store in Marlton, NJ. It will probably be very informal:
some BSing about pirate listening, broadcasting, the types of
deodorant that they use (or don't use), etc. I'll probably also bring
along an album or so of QSLs & photos. I won't have any beef jerky or
pirate grog, but if you're interested in pirate radio (and live in
Philly or central NJ), I hope you can make it.
        Thanks!

Andrew Yoder      [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:26 1996
From: Kevin Alfred Strom <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Taping from a 2010
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 12:46:02 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4odsrb$[e-mail]>
To: JFigliozzi <[e-mail]>

I use a Sony TCM-82V to record from the 2010, and the sound is quite
acceptable.

A bonus is the voice-operated feature of the recorder, which allows me to
record using the Sony's timer, for recording when I'm not around.

Good luck,
--


Kevin Alfred Strom

-----------------------------------------------------------
      Resource list; not all are affiliated with me;
                  I speak only for myself:

                 Occupied America Homepage:
      http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/america/

     Information on Amateur Radio Operations on 3950 kHz:
            http://www.usaor.net/users/mckinney/

                The Finest in European Art:
      http://www.telecall.co.uk/~synergy/gframing/cat2.html

                   Patriotic Resistance:
                  http://www.natvan.com/
                  http://www.natall.com/


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (David J. Kanter)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: best current prices for YB-400 and 7600G
Date: Thu, 30 May 96 14:20:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4okarn$[e-mail]>
References: <4oecku$[e-mail]> <4ok0if$[e-mail]>

In article <4ok0if$[e-mail]>,
   [e-mail] (Daniel P. Rakowski) wrote:
>Roger M. Selby ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: I was wondering what the current best prices would be for both the Grundig
>: YB-400 and the Sony 7600G receivers (i.e. where would be the best place to
>: purchase these?). Are there good/reputable mail order places in the U.S.?
>:
>: RMS
EEB (Electronic Equipment Bank, in Vienna, Virginia) has the 7600G for
$179.95. The YB is a little less expensive.


David J. Kanter
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.   USA
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:28 1996
From: C MILLER          <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio History
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 15:05:42 -0400
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I am working on a chronology of world broadcasting, for each country of
the world. It includes information about on-air dates of stations,
technical developments, famous programs and people related to radio.

I need help with some existing details, as well as obtaining new
information. Please contact me if you think you are able to help. Perhaps
you have access to station profiles in DX magazines, or historical
information on broadcasting from other countries.

Please e-mail me directly.

73

Colin Miller
Sarnia, Ontario




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:29 1996
From: "joseph a. cira" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.ads,alt.bbs.lists,alt.bbs.wildcat,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.shortwave,alt.bbs,alt.bbs.doors,
Subject: Re: HAM-INFO-LINK-SOURCE-BBS
Date: 30 May 1996 15:08:58 GMT
Message-ID: <4okdma$[e-mail]>
References: <4o5hmm$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

jason

THIS PERSON DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A HUMAN !?
PAY IT NO MIND !
YOUR JUST ANOTHER LUNITIC FROM THE ASYLUM !
BYE FOREVER.

JOE,KB6AXK






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From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:30 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Tom R. Rice)
Subject: Re: Double CD of VLF & Aurora Borealis Recordings Now Available.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4okhi1$[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 17:24:20 GMT

[e-mail] (colin newell) writes:

>You have to be kidding! Radio-geekdom has reached a new low...

>Imagine the conversation:
>"Honey, come and listen to the new CD's that I bought for 50$ !! "
>" hiss...crackle....pop...whistle .. "
>"What in Bollocks name is that Walter!!!!! ??? "
>"Those are Natural VLF recordings puddin-cake"
>"You idiot! Put on some Pink Floyd!!! "
>"yes...punky....** smile **

        Oh, I dunno.  Back in the glorious Fifties, a branch
        of Cook Records, Road Recordings, put out an LP one
        side of which was recordings of whistlers and tweeks
        and the famous Dawn Chorus and the other side consisted
        of earthquake sounds, made by speeding up actual e-quake
        recordings ~700 times so that they became audible.

        This last was very popular for demonstrating the bass
        capabilities of that new Hi-Fi (pre-stereo) system!

--
"Start off every day with a smile and get it over with."  --W.C.Fields
Tom R. Rice
[e-mail]
CIS: 71160,1122



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:31 1996
From: [e-mail] (David Wells)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner.uk,rec.radio.amateur,rec.radio.shortwave,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: Frequencies for shortwave testing
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 18:37:28 GMT
Message-ID: <4oktdo$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Decklin Hackett) wrote:

>Hi

>this may be a bit of a duff question but as I am new to short wave
>listening I have got to ask. Is there a list of stations that transmit
>continiously or to a pre defined schedule that are easy to recive in
>the U.K. for evaluating different antena / reciver combinations.

For the H.F. Band try RAF Volmet 4715 or 11253 khz usb, Shannon Volmet
5505 khz usb. For VHF depending on your location London Volmet South
128.6 mhz, 126.6 mhz London Volmet North, 135.375 mhz London Volmet
Main. For UHF Locate Amateur 70 cms Beacons, can be found in various
Radio Amateur Publications. For frequencies above 1 ghz you can use
LATCC Radar Sites, give me your location and I will suggest the best
freqs to try.
Best Regards David Wells. East Sussex.






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:32 1996
From: [e-mail] (Marie A. Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Willis Conover obituary
Date: 30 May 1996 18:41:52 GMT
Message-ID: <4okq5g$[e-mail]>
References: <4nmvfb$[e-mail]> <4nu1uu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

H Sontz ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I missed the obituary of Willis Conover in the newspapers.  Thanks for
: publicizing it here.

: I remember Willis' Conover's jazz broadcasts back from the late 50's over
: the VOA.   My first shortwave receiver was a regenerative set built from a
: kit I purchased from Lafayette Radio (remember them?).   We lived only a
: dozen or so miles from a VOA transmitter site in Bound Brook, NJ (long
: gone), and the VOA, including Willis Conover's program, boomed in loud and
: clear over my small set.
: His program was actually written about from time to time in our national
: press, while the Soviet government experimented with turning on and off
: the tremendous radio jamming effort they expended to keep their population
: from hearing Conover's "decadent" music, along with of course news and
: current events.

: I remember reading in the New York Times years ago that American tourists
: and diplomats in the USSR, when recognized on the street by Soviet
: citizens, would often be greeted by the phrase, in heavily accented
: English, "This is Willis Conover", the only English phrase that many of
: Conover's clandestine Soviet listeners knew.

: H.

You and others may be interested to know a couple of things.

First, VOA is running repeats of Conover's "Music USA Jazz" and "Music USA
Standards" at the programs' usual times and frequencies; I hear them best in
the Eastern U.S.A. at 2010 Monday through Saturday on 9760 or 10454 LSB.
They intend to continue this for the time being.  They have plenty of
material; even though some 5,000 of Willis' taped broadcasts were trashed
by some bright bulb some years ago, according to "Communications World" on
VOA, some 15,000 programs still exist!  Kim Elliott suggested, if I
understood him correctly, that at sometime in the indefinite future, there
may be a weekly program with the best of the broadcasts.  It's only under
consideration right now...if you'd enjoy such a show and would listen.
let VOA know at [e-mail] (outside U.S.).  Although VOA cannot target
the U.S., I'm sure that it can't hurt for U.S. listeners to add their
opinions at [e-mail].

Also, I heard it announced yesterday (5/29) on VOA that they will air a LIVE
Willis Conover memorial concert on Wednesday, June 5th at 2300 UTC; the
frequencies had not yet been picked for the special broadcast, but they will
give them when ready, so listen for them or watch the newsgroup.  They didn't
mention who would be playing, but I'm sure it'll be worth listening to.

73--
Marie Lamb
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:34 1996
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Hansen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Tuning in hams...need help
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 18:44:06 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ohssn$[e-mail]> <4oi0bq$[e-mail]>

In article <4oi0bq$[e-mail]> john maxwell <security.john.maxwell@nt
.com> writes:
>  I believe that everything from 1800-2000 kHz up to 7000-7200kHz is in lower
>side band,and any ham frequencies higher than that are=
> in upper side band(ie 14000 kHz and up).

1800-2000khz,  3500-4000khz and 7000 to 7300khz are the ham bands that usually

will use LSB. The U.S. phone bands are all of 1800-2000khz and the upper half
of
the other two. Don't just look there though. Some good DX can be heard in the
middle of the U.S. CW portion. It is open for phone usage in a number of
different countries.

>  I suppose the general rule of thumb is"Lower side band for lower
>frequencies,Upper side band for the upper frequencies"

..........and the other side band if it doesn't work the first way.


Glenn





From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:34 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Slovakia address?
From: [e-mail] (Monte Carroll)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 30 May 96 19:31:20

Hi all,

While testing a new antenna wire scheme I heard Radio Slovakia.  UT May
28, 0120-0130, 7300kHz, 222.  I'd like to send a reception report but
fear the address in my '94 Passport may be outdated if it is listed at
all. Would someone please post it or e-mail me?  Thanks.

Monte



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:35 1996
From: Giovanni D'Amico <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Swiss Radio Int.
Date: 30 May 1996 20:58:21 GMT
Message-ID: <4ol25d$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

SRI has its own Web page with programme schedule:

           http://www.srg-ssr.ch

73s

Giovanni D'Amico




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:36 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SONY SW-1000T
Date: 30 May 1996 21:16:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4ol382$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

Stephan Burkhardt ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hi all,

: today I saw a new radio by SONY in the shops' windows.
: Costs a hell of a lot (at least here in Germany),
: but it's lovely to look at,
: small, neat, seems to even have a button for sync and ssb.

: Does anybody have an opinion if it is good, or not so good ?
: Sensitivity ? and all that stuff ? Could it replace my good ole
: 2010 ?

: Any comments welcome, tia folks

: Stephan
: Stuttgart, Germany
: e-mail: [e-mail]
The SW1000T is basically the circuitry of the SW7600G  combined with a tape
recorder and timer.  Its quite expensive in most places, no doubt due to
its compact design

Radio Netherlands did a review of it a while ago, but I haven't checked
their web page lately so I don't know if they've posted it yet.

tim gueguen [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:36 1996
From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Date: 30 May 1996 22:46:02 -0700
Message-ID: <4om12q$[e-mail]>
References: <4oh6in$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Peter Morgan) wrote:
>Sorry - I do not wish to appear completely anti-BBC but there are
>a number of excellent English services across Europe and beyond,
>and I really enjoy hearing about differences in our societies...
>

Can you easily hear medium wave from the Continent from your location?

If so, what stations can you reliably hear?





From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:37 1996
From: "Charles J. Shaw" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 23:22:57 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4oek8i$[e-mail]> <4ofcgs$[e-mail]>

Wow! I'm not sure what to say. I've recently purchased a re-conditioned
YB-400 from Universal Radio, and I'm taking it with me on vacation to
Bar Harbor, Maine on 6/1/96.
  I've used it sparingly, but I can not complain about its performance.
At this stage, all that I can say is," It's money well spent."
 I can't wait to get to Maine and " run some wire...."


  Charlie Shaw


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:38 1996
From: [e-mail] (Paul A. Froehlich)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE SuperRadio III
Date: 30 May 1996 23:25:45 GMT
Message-ID: <4olapp$[e-mail]>
References: <4odrrv$[e-mail]>




Wow.... a lot of positive comments about the Superadio III.  But how does it
stack up against, say, a Sony 2010?  Probably has better fidelity, I'm
supposing, but what about sensitivity and selectivty?  If you already own a
2010, is it redundant to buy a Superadio III?

BTW, One of the best AM DX radios I've found, that conbines wonderful station
pulling power with beautiful sound, is the Philco 116B table model from 1936!
Awhile back I had no idea antique radios could measure up so well to modern
stuff.  Of course, I spent a lot more than the price of a Superadio on it,
and invested a lot of sweat equity to get it going!  Ain't too portable,
either....

In article <4odrrv$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>Does the GE SuperRadio III really do a better job at MW dx'ing than your
>avg ANALOG (not digital) radio? Just wondering if it's worht the money.
>
>
>Thanks
>Ryan
>

--
Paul A. Froehlich
Cross Plains, WI
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:39 1996
From: Savun Neang <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DO I NEED  FCC LICENSE TO OPERATE A SW STATION?
Date: 31 May 1996 02:03:20 GMT
Message-ID: <4olk18$[e-mail]>

Hello all,

Please, let me know...  I'm NEW


Thank you in advance.




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:40 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Kim Andrew Elliott)
Subject: VOA's Communications World: Stratospheric relays, etc.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 02:38:08 GMT

June 1/2 on VOA's Communications World...

--   First, geosynchronous satellites.  Then low earth orbiting
     satellites.  Now communications via platforms floating in the
     stratosphere, held in place by ion generators.  Interview with
     representatives of Sky Station International, who are planning
     this amazing system.

--   More imminent is Web access via a Zenith television set.  No
     PC or even a keyboard required.  Interview with Joe Gillach of
     Diba, Inc. which is working with Zenith on this system.

--   Back to HF, a conversation with Fred Osterman of Universal
     Radio about new receivers introduced at the Dayton Hamvention.

--   Media news, including the schedule for the third shortwave
     transmitter on line at the VOA Sao Tome relay.

The above time permitting.

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(NEW)  9645  9760  11715  15160  15425

To South Asia
1730-1800      6110  6160(NEW)  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  11920  12040  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] Mon Jun 03 19:24:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Paul Cady)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: Radio Shack DX-440
Date: 31 May 1996 03:28:13 GMT
Message-ID: <4olp0d$[e-mail]>

For Sale: Radio Shack DX-440 (aka Sangean 803A). Good radio in good condition.

Has the anti-chugging and fine tuning mods. $100

Paul Cady
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:42 1996
From: [e-mail] (Truman Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: AOR 7030
Date: 31 May 1996 03:38:21 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4olpjd$[e-mail]>

Anyone had experience with this radio?



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bryan Cowan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Antenna question
Date: 31 May 1996 03:51:53 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I live in Sacramento CA and am trying to recieve KMEL, 106.1 FM from San
Francisco. The problem is that there is a station in Arnold (can't
remember call) on the same freq. With a regular dipole the station in
Arnold comes in over SF 99% of the time. I need someway to null Arnold to
get SF in. What would be the best way to do this? (Arnold-60 miles; SF-90
miles)


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:44 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joel Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Israel
Date: 31 May 1996 04:31:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4olsns$[e-mail]>
References: <4ol9vf$[e-mail]>

In article <4ol9vf$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>
>Can anyone tell me when and on what frequencies Radio Israel
>broadcasts to North America in English?
>Many thanks
>Dan
>Toronto
>
>------------------------------------------------
>   Dan Bjarnason / Toronto, Canada
>          [e-mail]
>------------------------------------------------
>
>

According to Artificia's (Israeli IAP) web page, Israel is on in English at

0400-0415: 7465 (W Eu/N Am), 9435 (W Eu), 17545 (Austr)
1400-1430: 12077, 15615 (W Eu/N Am)
1900-1930: ((7465, 11605 W Eu), (15615 E Eu)--all N Am), (9435, (15640 C.
Afr)--both S. Am.)

In addition, some broadcasts can be heard over the Internet 30 minutes or so
after they are broadcast using www.vocaltec.com Internet Wave. See the web
pages www.artificia.com and www.virtual.co.il for details. Artificia also make
s
some of their broadcasts available in RealAudio format.






From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (TIMOTHY GUEGUEN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: DO I NEED  FCC LICENSE TO OPERATE A SW STATION?
Date: 31 May 1996 05:36:14 GMT
Message-ID: <4om0ge$[e-mail]>
References: <4olk18$[e-mail]>

Savun Neang ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hello all,

: Please, let me know...  I'm NEW


: Thank you in advance.
Indeed you do need a licence to legally operate a shortwave station in
the U.S., as in most countries.  Furthermore, you are supposed to be
broadcasting with the purpose of reaching non-Americans.  This peculiar
regulation was intended to prevent the Voice of America from becoming a
govenrment propaganda station directed at American citizens.  Of course,
if you've listened to much of the programming put out by private U.S.
shortwave stations you probably noticed that this regulation is not enforced.

tim gueguen [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (39704456)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: German course
Date: 31 May 1996 06:07:41 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4om2bd$[e-mail]>

Does anyone know if there is any SW Station that broadcasts German
courses. I've been emailing Detsche Welle but they just don't answer.

                                TKS, Antoni Lacasta.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:46 1996
From: Tom Morse <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Antenna question
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 07:26:31 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

Bryan Cowan wrote:
>
> I live in Sacramento CA and am trying to recieve KMEL, 106.1 FM from San
> Francisco. The problem is that there is a station in Arnold (can't
> remember call) on the same freq. With a regular dipole the station in
> Arnold comes in over SF 99% of the time. I need someway to null Arnold to
> get SF in. What would be the best way to do this? (Arnold-60 miles; SF-90
> miles)

If you can, use an outside antenna. I use the large one in the Radio
Shack catalog. I live in the Bay Area and use my antenna to listen to
stations in Sacramento. I live in an apartment so I cannot put the
antenna outside. I solved that problem by attaching the antenna to one of
those metal turntable used to make Lazy Susans, and then screwing it to
the ceiling. This method usually only works for single guys, wives don't
like the aesthetics. Anyway after it is installed point it toward the
station you want to hear. (I hope KMEL and the station you don't want do
not happen to be in the same direction)

Tom


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:47 1996
From: Tom Morse <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: DO I NEED  FCC LICENSE TO OPERATE A SW STATION?
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 07:28:10 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4olk18$[e-mail]>

Savun Neang wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Please, let me know...  I'm NEW
>
> Thank you in advance.


Do you mean a transmitter or a receiver?

You need a license to transmit or broadcast.

You DO NOT need a license to listen.

Tom


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:48 1996
From: Len Winkler <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Band Threat:Discussed on National Show
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 09:49:59 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

This sunday, 6/2/96, normally RagChew Sunday on the Ham Radio & More
Show, the 2m/440 band attack will be on the table for discussion. Since
the show is heard all over the world, this is your chance to voice your
opinions. Lines open at 6:00pm ET (2200utc)at 1-800-293-5366 and
602-230-2755.
Info below tells you more.
73,
Len
--
Len Winkler, KB7LPW                           [e-mail]
P.O. Box 9219                                   [e-mail]
Phoenix, Az. 85068-9219
Ham Radio & More Show info at:
http://www.barc.org/barc/ham-more.html
RealAudio site:http://www.tapr.org/hrm

The show airs LIVE each SUNDAY at 6:00pm ET (2200utc) on many stations
throughout the country.
ALSO: LIVE everywhere on WWCR shortwave, 100,000 watts, on 7.435mhz and
12.160mhz, 2200utc.

******NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW**********
          LISTEN LIVE ON REALAUDIO ON THE INTERNET:
    courtesy of  affiliate station KBNP in Portland, Oregon
           http://ww2.audionet.com/pub/kbnp/kbnp.htm

The show also airs on WWCR shortwave, tape delayed at 0900utc on 3.215,
on Mondays, Saturdays at 1600utc on 12.160, and Sundays at 0400utc on
5.065.

Support "WOG". Written only General!!!


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:49 1996
From: [e-mail] (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Philips DC777
Date: 31 MAY 96 11:26:10
Message-ID: <4on39r$[e-mail]>

Is there a service manual for the DC777 AM/FM/cassette w/shortwave?

Ken


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:50 1996
From: [e-mail] (David B. Lection)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sangean ATS-909 owner reports
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 11:27:19 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4numsa$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (David B. Lection) wrote:

EEB Quotes early July for this radio's availability. I checked several
of the dealers for this radio, and they all quote early July. EEB
seems to have the best prices, and is giving away some goodies with
the order.

Regards,
David




>[e-mail] (JTWard99) wrote:
>
>Hmm,
>
>I called EEB today to check on there price on this new machine
>($269.95). I got the impression they were in stock, but I did not
>order one cause I wanted to see if anyone had a better price.
>
>
---------------------------------------------------
If its not VRML its not really >reality<


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:51 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: [e-mail] (Michael J. Wade)
Subject: NC-188
Message-ID: <4omisa$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 12:04:18 GMT

I recently purchased a National NC-188 shortwave reciever (at the recent
Dayton Hamfest). I also sent for a manual, though it does seem to be quite
sparse on information.  Do any of you have this radio? It does work fairly
well I just have a couple of questions.

1.      The S-Meter does not go above 3. I have adjusted the pot on the back
but that is all the higher it will go. I can recieve a good signal which I
thought should give me at least a 9. Any idea what I should look for?

2.      RF gain control seems to only work in the maximum position. On other
radios that would overdrive the reciever on a hot signal and allow me to
strengthen a weak signal.

3.      Do you have an alignment procedure for this radio? It is not in the
manual.

Thanks

73 de kb9kdg



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:52 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 12:06:37 LCL
Reply-To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail]
Subject: VOA INAUGURATES RADIO RELAY STATION IN AFRICA

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VOA INAUGURATES RADIO RELAY STATION IN AFRICA

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 1996 -- Filling the coverage gaps created by
the loss of its relay station in Liberia in 1990, the Voice of America is
now beaming signals from a new relay station in Sao Tome, an island
nation off the west coast of Africa.

The Sao Tome Relay Station, which went on the air last month, consists of

five, 100-kilowatt shortwave transmitters and a powerful 600-kilowatt
medium wave (AM) transmitter.   Four of the shortwave transmitters are
capable of reaching audiences throughout  sub-Sahara, northeast Africa,
and parts of Saudi Arabia.  The fifth short wave system is designed to
reach the nations of west central Africa.  This shortwave capability
provides VOA programs in Hausa, French, Portuguese, English, Amharic and
Swahili.

VOA's medium wave transmitter provides a strong signal into west and
central Africa, and under good conditions, can be heard clearly as far
south as Botswana and as far north as Portugal.  Listeners will no longer
need shortwave radios, making VOA programs available on home and car
radios.

MEDIA ARE INVITED TO THE WASHINGTON  INAUGURATION OF VOA'S  SAOTOME RELAY
STATION AT 11:30 A.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 4,  VOA VISITORS CENTER, 330
INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, S.W.
For more information, call VOA's  Public Affairs at 202/619-2538.


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:53 1996
From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Shortwave Radio Shops in NYC
Date: 31 May 1996 13:32:12 -0400
Message-ID: <4onaes$[e-mail]>
References: <qili.833510192@copper>

In article <qili.833510192@copper>, Kenneth Li <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Hi, there,
>
>I will be in the city for hte weekend (5/31 - 6/2), and would
>like to visit a few good radio shops. Could some one please
>let me know any good shops in the city?

Lotsa people must be on vacation of late; we covered this recently.

The only places in NYC proper worth mentioning are the electronics giants
lime J&R Music World (Park Row) and 47th St Photo (a couple of locations)
who usually have the plastic portables at good prices.

If you have access to a car and wish to take a side trip to Park Ridge NJ
(near the NY border in north Jersey) it is highly recommended to visit
Gilfer Shortwave.


--
Mike Schuster       |        [e-mail] | [e-mail]
------------------- | [e-mail] | [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:53 1996
From: [e-mail] (Cliff Kinzel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: GE SuperRadio III
Date: 31 May 1996 15:09:23 GMT
Message-ID: <4on233$[e-mail]>
References: <4odrrv$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4ol7v1$[e-mail]>

Dave Peppar <[e-mail]> writes:

>Has anyone seen the III for sale in Canada....or more closer to
>home...Vancouver?
:i

Sears in Edmonton sells the SR III for about $76 Can.  They probably sell
it in Vancouver as well.
:


:x
:
?



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:54 1996
From: [e-mail] (Cliff Kinzel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Grundig YB4000 any comments?
Date: 31 May 1996 15:30:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4on3a2$[e-mail]>
References: <4oek8i$[e-mail]> <4ofcgs$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

"Charles J. Shaw" <[e-mail]> writes:

>Wow! I'm not sure what to say. I've recently purchased a re-conditioned
>YB-400 from Universal Radio, and I'm taking it with me on vacation to
>Bar Harbor, Maine on 6/1/96.
>  I've used it sparingly, but I can not complain about its performance.
>At this stage, all that I can say is," It's money well spent."
> I can't wait to get to Maine and " run some wire...."
>

There seems to be a lot of people with the YB 400 who have had MW
failure.  I had the problem alos and it cost me $80 to get it repaire
Personally I don't think the YB is as well constructed as the RS
portables.  I have a DX 380 that seems virtually indestructible.
I hate to be critical but watch out for the rotary volume control.
When listening with headphones you can easily blast your ears
with the over sensitivity of the knob.  IMHO the audio via headphones
is rather harsh due to a bumped up high frequency on the YB 400.
The reason it sounds good on the speaker is due to this high
end boost.  a technician could verify this.

To close on a positive note the MW when working is the equal of
the SR III.  Once again in my humble opinion.




C

>  Charlie Shaw


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:55 1996
From: [e-mail] (Steve Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: best current prices for YB-400 and 7600G
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 15:48:05 GMT
Message-ID: <4okjga$[e-mail]>
References: <4oecku$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Roger M. Selby) wrote:

>I was wondering what the current best prices would be for both the Grundig
>YB-400 and the Sony 7600G receivers (i.e. where would be the best place to
>purchase these?). Are there good/reputable mail order places in the U.S.?

>RMS

I bought my 7600G from Camera World in Portland, Oregon mail order for
$169, and this was the lowest price I have seen.  It is another $20
for the AC supply(if needed) I seem to recall.

Steve



From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:56 1996
From: [e-mail] (Peter Morgan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio France Int. on Medium Wave?
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 16:22:27 +0100
Message-ID: <4on42f$[e-mail]>
References: <4oh6in$[e-mail]> <4om12q$[e-mail]>

In message <4om12q$[e-mail]>
        "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]> writes:

> [e-mail] (Peter Morgan) wrote:
> >Sorry - I do not wish to appear completely anti-BBC but there are
> >a number of excellent English services across Europe and beyond,
> >and I really enjoy hearing about differences in our societies...

> Can you easily hear medium wave from the Continent from your location?

> If so, what stations can you reliably hear?

Sorry, I've not been much into MW listening.  When my sat rx died I
did listen now and then to R Sweden and R Netherlands [which was using
a Russian station, and was a bit noisy here].  I tend not to try to rx
on MW because of the computers I run.

If you posted a general query about MW listening within Europe, I am
sure others would respond.. I cannot even suggest any "web" links for
MW, I'm sorry.  73 Peter.




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:57 1996
From: keith rothwell <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: BBC World Service: European Stream Schedule
Date: Fri, 31 May 96 18:07:39 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Hi

In the past, a very kind Employee of the BBC World Service has posted to this
Group the Schedules for each Stream for the coming month but I seem to have
missed any Posting for June for any Stream albeit I am interested personally
only in the European Stream.

I am aware that this Information is available on the World Wide Web from the
BBC's Web Pages. Unfortunately, I am totally blind and do not have access to
appropriate Access Technology to allow WWW use - it's 'just a bit expensive'!
-
which means that the Postings to this Group are very much appreciated.
Accordingly, if anyone has still got a copy of the Posting for the European
Stream for June, I for one would be very grateful if it could be re-posted her
e
or E-Mailed to me.

Thanks in anticipation.

Best wishes

Bi de Keith G8EAP and G0WQD


--
Keith Rothwell
Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom
[e-mail]

[Blind Person - NO Graphics pleas]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:58 1996
From: "Charles P. Hobbs" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Taping from a 2010
Date: 31 May 1996 18:30:02 -0700
Message-ID: <4oo6eq$[e-mail]>
References: <4odsrb$[e-mail]> <4og176$[e-mail]>

Jacques d'Avignon <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Good evening John:
>
>The output of the 2010 is matched to the microphone
>input of a tape recorder,  If you try a line or auxiliary input
>it will not work.  The match is important and the level is low.
>
>Cheers
>

I use a Radio Shack CTR-76 tape recorder, and a regular (not
attenuating)
patchcord from the record jack to the mic jack.

Sounds pretty good! (for a 2010, that is . . . )
>
>




From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:24:59 1996
From: Al Cargill <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Which Direction to Orient a Long Wire Antenna
Date: Fri, 31 May 96 18:32:55 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <01bb49af.5ddeaf40$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Hi

 What happens if you run half the wire N-S and the other half E-W or
 is this a Bad Idea (TM)?

Al


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:00 1996
From: [e-mail] (Christopher A. King)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Old Time SW Rcvrs
Date: 31 May 1996 18:39:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4onecg$[e-mail]>
References: <4oc78d$[e-mail]>

In article <4oc78d$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>Does anyone here remember when "the" name in SW rcvrs was Hallicrafters??

Still is with me, at least one of the names anyway.  Have both an SX-71 and
an SX-100, along with a Hammarlund HQ-180 and Nationals SW-54 and NC-188...
radios that glow in the dark are great!

At 35, I'm a bit too young to have been there at the point in time that you
are referring to, but tubes were still in widespread use when I cut my teeth
on them as a youngster... still prefer them to this day, even in the face of
the advantages of digital tuning, though lately my interest is starting to
turn a little bit more to solid state analog receivers...

C.K.





From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:01 1996
From: Steve <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Cheap Select-A-Tenna?
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 19:24:42 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Does anyone know where I could find the Select-A-Tenna for really cheap?
Used or new it doesnt matter..Or if anyone has one for sale I would be
interested...I saw that Grove sells them for $65.00 but I have heard
that they sell for as cheap as $40.00 elsewhere...Anyway..Thanks in
advance..

Steve

http://www.ngwwmall.com/frontier/vortex
WeatherLinks USA!


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:01 1996
From: [e-mail] (Allen Little)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: ZLXA - 3935 kHz
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 20:00:00 +12

New Zealands volunteer RADIO READING SERVICE is keen to get reception
reports in SINFO for its transmissions on 3935 kHz and 5960 kHz.

3935 kHz is on air 24 hours X seven days.
5960 kHz is on air only NZT 800am till 600pm Monday to Saturday.

For a QSL pease address any comments and reception reports with a few
programme details to:-

Brian Stokoe
QSL Manager
RADIO READING SERVICE
P.O. Box 360
Levin 5500
New Zealand.

This Station has been reported often from Europe and North America.
Please refer to the WRTVH for more details.

73s
Allen  ZL2GB


--


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:02 1996
From: [e-mail] (A.Kostomaroff)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: FS: SONY 2010
Date: 31 May 1996 20:41:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Message-ID: <4onlhu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

FOR SALE:

SONY-2010 modified with Ni-Cad batteries and a trickle charger. AC
adapter included, boxes lost.

Price: best offer over $225.00
Sale conditions: UPS C.O.D. cash or cashiers check.

alex kostomaroff
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:03 1996
From: "h.baillie-johnson" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Nasa stuff
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 20:55:52 +0100
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4nge3s$[e-mail]> <4o5sl1$[e-mail]>

Also 14.295USB and sometimes 20.186usb, 20.192USB.
There is also live video from the shuttle on NASA tv via CUSEEME
reflectors on the Internet. You can find out more with an AltaVista
search. regards, h.
In article <4o5sl1$[e-mail]>, Dennis
<[e-mail]> writes
>[e-mail] (Rick) wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>
>>I heard that you can listen to nasa missons over shortwave.  Is this
>>true?  and if yes what freqs would i find it on? and when?  i guess it
>>would only be when a shuttle is in mission.
>
>
>>Thanks
>
>Try 3860 and 7185 USB. It's Goddard Space Center in MD's
>Amateur Radio Club that broadcasts the voice transmissions
>over ham bands.
>

--
h.baillie-johnson


From [e-mail] Mon Jun 03 19:25:04 1996
From: Giles <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SONY ICF-PRO80 - Reviws / Opinions
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 22:52:39 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Does anyone know of an online source of a review of the Sony ICF-PRO80
receiver or would like to offer their opinion of this unit.

Giles